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OLD TESTAMENT (舊約)

Genesis (創世紀)

Genesis - Chapter 1

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

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

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

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

1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
神稱光為“晝”, 稱暗為“夜”. 有晚上, 有早晨, 這是頭一日.

1:6 And God said, “Let there be a vaulted dome in the midst of the waters, and let it cause a separation between the waters.”
神說: “諸水之間要有空氣, 將水分為上下. ”

1:7 So God made the vaulted dome, and he caused a separation between the waters which were under the vaulted dome and between the waters which were over the vaulted dome. And it was so.
神就造出空氣, 將空氣以下的水,空氣以上的水分開了. 事就這樣成了.

1:8 And God called the vaulted dome “heaven.” And there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
神稱空氣為“天”. 有晚上, 有早晨, 是第二日.

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

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

1:11 And God said, “Let the earth produce green plants that will bear seed—fruit trees bearing fruit in which there is seed—according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so.
神說: “地要發生青草和結種子的菜蔬, 並結果子的樹木, 各從其類, 果子都包著核. ”事就這樣成了.

1:12 And the earth brought forth green plants bearing seed according to its kind, and trees bearing fruit in which there was seed according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
於是地發生了青草和結種子的菜蔬, 各從其類; 並結果子的樹木, 各從其類; 果子都包著核. 神看著是好的.

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

1:14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vaulted dome of heaven to separate day from night, and let them be as signs and for appointed times, and for days and years,
神說: “天上要有光體, 可以分晝夜, 作記號, 定節令,日子,年歲,

1:15 and they shall be as lights in the vaulted dome of heaven to give light on the earth.” And it was so.
並要發光在天空, 普照在地上. ”事就這樣成了.

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

1:17 And God placed them in the vaulted dome of heaven to give light on the earth
就把這些光擺列在天空, 普照在地上,

1:18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
管理晝夜, 分別明暗. 神看著是好的.

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

1:20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly over the earth across the face of the vaulted dome of heaven.
神說: “水要多多滋生有生命的物; 要有雀鳥飛在地面以上, 天空之中. ”

1:21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kind, and every bird with wings according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
神就造出大魚和水中所滋生各樣有生命的動物, 各從其類; 又造出各樣飛鳥, 各從其類. 神看著是好的.

1:22 And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
神就賜福給這一切, 說: “滋生繁多, 充滿海中的水; 雀鳥也要多生在地上. ”

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

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

1:25 So God made wild animals according to their kind and the cattle according to their kind, and every creeping thing of the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
於是神造出野獸, 各從其類; 牲畜, 各從其類; 地上一切昆蟲, 各從其類. 神看著是好的.

1:26 And God said, “Let us make humankind in our image and according to our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of heaven, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every moving thing that moves upon the earth.”
神說: “我們要照著我們的形像,按著我們的樣式造人, 使他們管理海裡的魚,空中的鳥,地上的牲畜, 和全地, 並地上所爬的一切昆蟲. ”

1:27 So God created humankind in his image, in the likeness of God he created him, male and female he created them.
神就照著自己的形像造人, 乃是照著他的形像造男造女.

1:28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of heaven, and over every animal that moves upon the earth.”
神就賜福給他們, 又對他們說: “要生養眾多, 遍滿地面, 治理這地, 也要管理海裡的魚,空中的鳥, 和地上各樣行動的活物. ”

1:29 And God said, “Look—I am giving to you every plant that bears seed which is on the face of the whole earth, and every kind of tree that bears fruit. They shall be yours as food.”
神說: “看哪, 我將遍地上一切結種子的菜蔬和一切樹上所結有核的果子全賜給你們作食物.

1:30 And to every kind of animal of the earth and to every bird of heaven, and to everything that moves upon the earth in which there is life I am giving every green plant as food.” And it was so.
至於地上的走獸和空中的飛鳥, 並各樣爬在地上有生命的物, 我將青草賜給牠們作食物. ”事就這樣成了.

1:31 And God saw everything that he had made and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning, a sixth day.
神看著一切所造的都甚好. 有晚上, 有早晨, 是第六日.

Genesis - Chapter 2

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

2:2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.
到第七日, 神造物的工已經完畢, 就在第七日歇了他一切的工, 安息了.

2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and he sanctified it, because on it he rested from all his work of creating that there was to do.
神賜福給第七日, 定為聖日; 因為在這日, 神歇了他一切創造的工, 就安息了.

2:4 These are the generations of heaven and earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh God made earth and heaven—
創造天地的來歷, 在耶和華神造天地的日子, 乃是這樣,

2:5 before any plant of the field was on earth, and before any plant of the field had sprung up, because Yahweh God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no human being to cultivate the ground,
野地還沒有草木, 田間的菜蔬還沒有長起來; 因為耶和華神還沒有降雨在地上, 也沒有人耕地,

2:6 but a stream would rise from the earth and water the whole face of the ground—
但有霧氣從地上騰, 滋潤遍地.

2:7 when Yahweh God formed the man of dust from the ground, and he blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
耶和華神用地上的塵土造人, 將生氣吹在他鼻孔裡, 他就成了有靈的活人, 名叫亞當.

2:8 And Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
耶和華神在東方的伊甸立了一個園子, 把所造的人安置在那裡.

2:9 And Yahweh God caused to grow every tree that was pleasing to the sight and good for food. And the tree of life was in the midst of the garden, along with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
耶和華神使各樣的樹從地裡長出來, 可以悅人的眼目, 其上的果子好作食物. 園子當中又有生命樹和分別善惡的樹.

2:10 Now a river flowed out from Eden that watered the garden, and from there it diverged and became four branches.
有河從伊甸流出來, 滋潤那園子, 從那裡分為四道:

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

2:12 (The gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stones are there.)
並且那地的金子是好的; 在那裡又有珍珠和紅瑪瑙.

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

2:14 And the name of the third is Tigris. It flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
第三道河名叫底格里斯, 流在亞述的東邊. 第四道河就是幼發拉底河.

2:15 And Yahweh God took the man and set him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and to keep it.
耶和華神將那人安置在伊甸園, 使他修理, 看守.

2:16 And Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “From every tree of the garden you may freely eat,
耶和華神吩咐他說: “園中各樣樹上的果子, 你可以隨意吃,

2:17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.”
只是分別善惡樹上的果子, 你不可吃, 因為你吃的日子必定死! ”

2:18 Then Yahweh God said, “it is not good that the man is alone. I will make for him a helper as his counterpart.”
耶和華神說: “那人獨居不好, 我要為他造一個配偶幫助他. ”

2:19 And out of the ground Yahweh God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and he brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called that living creature was its name.
耶和華神用土所造成的野地各樣走獸和空中各樣飛鳥都帶到那人面前, 看他叫甚麼. 那人怎樣叫各樣的活物, 那就是牠的名字.

2:20 And the man gave names to every domesticated animal and to the birds of heaven and to all the wild animals. But for the man there was not found a helper as his counterpart.
那人便給一切牲畜和空中飛鳥,野地走獸都起了名; 只是那人沒有遇見配偶幫助他.

2:21 And Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man. While he slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh where it had been.
耶和華神使他沉睡, 他就睡了; 於是取下他的一條肋骨, 又把肉合起來.

2:22 And Yahweh God fashioned the rib which he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.
耶和華神就用那人身上所取的肋骨造成一個女人, 領她到那人跟前.

2:23 And the man said, “She is now bone from my bones and flesh from my flesh; she shall be called ‘Woman,’ for she was taken from man.”
那人說: 這是我骨中的骨, 肉中的肉, 可以稱她為“女人”, 因為她是從“男人”身上取出來的.

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

2:25 And the man and his wife, both of them, were naked, and they were not ashamed.
當時夫妻二人赤身露體, 並不羞恥.

Genesis - Chapter 3

3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God indeed say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
耶和華神所造的, 惟有蛇比田野一切的活物更狡猾. 蛇對女人說: “神豈是真說不許你們吃園中所有樹上的果子嗎? ”

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

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

3:4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You shall not surely die.
蛇對女人說: “你們不一定死;

3:5 For God knows that on the day you both eat from it, then your eyes will be opened and you both shall be like gods, knowing good and evil.”
因為神知道, 你們吃的日子眼睛就明亮了, 你們便如神能知道善惡. ”

3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was a delight to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise, then she took from its fruit and she ate. And she gave it also to her husband with her, and he ate.
於是女人見那棵樹的果子好作食物, 也悅人的眼目, 且是可喜愛的, 能使人有智慧, 就摘下果子來吃了, 又給她丈夫, 她丈夫也吃了.

3:7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed together fig leaves and they made for themselves coverings.
他們二人的眼睛就明亮了, 才知道自己是赤身露體, 便拿無花果樹的葉子為自己編做裙子.

3:8 Then they heard the sound of Yahweh God walking in the garden at the windy time of day. And the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.
天起了涼風, 耶和華神在園中行走. 那人和他妻子聽見神的聲音, 就藏在園裡的樹木中, 躲避耶和華神的面.

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

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

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

3:12 And the man replied, “The woman whom you gave to be with me—she gave to me from the tree and I ate.”
那人說: “你所賜給我,與我同居的女人, 她把那樹上的果子給我, 我就吃了. ”

3:13 Then Yahweh God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
耶和華神對女人說: “你做的是甚麼事呢? ”女人說: “那蛇引誘我, 我就吃了. ”

3:14 Then Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you will be cursed more than any domesticated animal and more than any wild animal. On your belly you shall go and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
耶和華神對蛇說: 你既做了這事, 就必受咒詛, 比一切的牲畜野獸更甚; 你必用肚子行走, 終身吃土.

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

3:16 To the woman he said, “I will greatly increase your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bear children. And to your husband shall be your desire. And he shall rule over you.”
又對女人說: 我必多多加增你懷胎的苦楚; 你生產兒女必多受苦楚. 你必戀慕你丈夫; 你丈夫必管轄你.

3:17 And to Adam he said, “Because you listened to the voice of your wife and you ate from the tree from which I forbade you to eat, the ground shall be cursed on your account. In pain you shall eat from it all the days of your life.
又對亞當說: 你既聽從妻子的話, 吃了我所吩咐你不可吃的那樹上的果子, 地必為你的緣故受咒詛; 你必終身勞苦才能從地裡得吃的.

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

3:19 By the sweat of your brow you shall eat bread, until your return to the ground. For from it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
你必汗流滿面才得糊口, 直到你歸了土, 因為你是從土而出的. 你本是塵土, 仍要歸於塵土.

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

3:21 And Yahweh God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skin, and he clothed them.
耶和華神為亞當和他妻子用皮子做衣服給他們穿.

3:22 And Yahweh God said, “Look—the man has become as one of us, to know good and evil. What if he stretches out his hand and takes also from the tree of life and eats, and lives forever?”
耶和華神說: “那人已經與我們相似, 能知道善惡; 現在恐怕他伸手又摘生命樹的果子吃, 就永遠活著. ”

3:23 And Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
耶和華神便打發他出伊甸園去, 耕種他所自出之土.

3:24 So he drove the man out, and placed cherubim east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming, turning sword to guard the way to the tree of life.
於是把他趕出去了; 又在伊甸園的東邊安設基路伯和四面轉動發火焰的劍, 要把守生命樹的道路.

Genesis - Chapter 4

4:1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain. And she said, “I have given birth to a man with the help of Yahweh.”
有一日, 那人和他妻子夏娃同房, 夏娃就懷孕, 生了該隱(就是得的意思), 便說: “耶和華使我得了一個男子. ”

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

4:3 And in the course of time Cain brought an offering from the fruit of the ground to Yahweh,
有一日, 該隱拿地裡的出產為供物獻給耶和華;

4:4 and Abel also brought an offering from the choicest firstlings of his flock. And Yahweh looked with favor to Abel and to his offering,
亞伯也將他羊群中頭生的和羊的脂油獻上. 耶和華看中了亞伯和他的供物,

4:5 but to Cain and to his offering he did not look with favor. And Cain became very angry, and his face fell.
只是看不中該隱和他的供物. 該隱就大大地發怒, 變了臉色.

4:6 And Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your face fallen?
耶和華對該隱說: “你為甚麼發怒呢? 你為甚麼變了臉色呢?

4:7 If you do well will I not accept you? But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. And its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”
你若行得好, 豈不蒙悅納? 你若行得不好, 罪就伏在門前. 它必戀慕你, 你卻要制伏它. ”

4:8 Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out into the field.” And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
該隱與他兄弟亞伯說話; 二人正在田間. 該隱起來打他兄弟亞伯, 把他殺了.

4:9 Then Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?”
耶和華對該隱說: “你兄弟亞伯在哪裡? ”他說: “我不知道! 我豈是看守我兄弟的嗎? ”

4:10 And he said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.
耶和華說: “你做了甚麼事呢? 你兄弟的血有聲音從地裡向我哀告.

4:11 So now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand.
地開了口, 從你手裡接受你兄弟的血. 現在你必從這地受咒詛.

4:12 When you till the ground it shall no longer yield its strength to you. You shall be a wanderer and a fugitive on the earth.”
你種地, 地不再給你效力; 你必流離飄蕩在地上. ”

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

4:14 Look, you have driven me out today from the face of the ground, and from your face I must hide. I will be a wanderer and a fugitive on the earth, and it will happen that whoever finds me will kill me.”
你如今趕逐我離開這地, 以致不見你面; 我必流離飄蕩在地上, 凡遇見我的必殺我. ”

4:15 Then Yahweh said to him, “Therefore, whoever kills Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” Then Yahweh put a sign on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him.
耶和華對他說: “凡殺該隱的, 必遭報七倍. ”耶和華就給該隱立一個記號, 免得人遇見他就殺他.

4:16 And Cain went out from the presence of Yahweh, and he settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
於是該隱離開耶和華的面, 去住在伊甸東邊挪得之地.

4:17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. And when he built a city he named the city after his son, Enoch.
該隱與妻子同房, 他妻子就懷孕, 生了以諾. 該隱建造了一座城, 就按著他兒子的名將那城叫做以諾.

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

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

4:20 And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and those who have livestock.
亞大生雅八; 雅八就是住帳棚,牧養牲畜之人的祖師.

4:21 And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and wind instruments.
雅八的兄弟名叫猶八; 他是一切彈琴吹簫之人的祖師.

4:22 Then Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-Cain who forged all kinds of tools of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
洗拉又生了土八‧該隱; 他是打造各樣銅鐵利器的(或譯: 是銅匠鐵匠的祖師). 土八‧該隱的妹子是拿瑪.

4:23 Then Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice; O wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, Even a young man for injuring me.
拉麥對他兩個妻子說: 亞大,洗拉, 聽我的聲音; 拉麥的妻子, 細聽我的話語: 壯年人傷我, 我把他殺了; 少年人損我, 我把他害了(或譯: 我殺壯士卻傷自己, 我害幼童卻損本身).

4:24 If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech will be avenged seventy and seven times.
若殺該隱, 遭報七倍, 殺拉麥, 必遭報七十七倍.

4:25 Then Adam knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. And she called his name Seth, for she said “God has appointed to me another child in the place of Abel, because Cain killed him.”
亞當又與妻子同房, 她就生了一個兒子, 起名叫塞特, 意思說: “神另給我立了一個兒子代替亞伯, 因為該隱殺了他. ”

4:26 And as for Seth, he also fathered a son, and he called his name Enosh. At that time he began to call on the name of Yahweh.
塞特也生了一個兒子, 起名叫以挪士. 那時候, 人才求告耶和華的名.

Genesis - Chapter 5

5:1 This is the record of the generations of Adam. When God created Adam, he made him in the likeness of God.
亞當的後代記在下面. (當神造人的日子, 是照著自己的樣式造的,

5:2 Male and female he created them. And he blessed them. And he called their name “Humankind” when they were created.
並且造男造女. 在他們被造的日子, 神賜福給他們, 稱他們為“人”. )

5:3 And when Adam had lived one hundred and thirty years, he fathered a child in his likeness, according to his image. And he called his name Seth.
亞當活到一百三十歲, 生了一個兒子, 形像樣式和自己相似, 就給他起名叫塞特.

5:4 And the days of Adam after he fathered Seth were eight hundred years. And he fathered sons and daughters.
亞當生塞特之後, 又在世八百年, 並且生兒養女.

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

5:6 When Seth had lived one hundred and five years, he fathered Enosh.
塞特活到一百零五歲, 生了以挪士.

5:7 And after Seth had fathered Enosh he lived eight hundred and seven years, and fathered sons and daughters.
塞特生以挪士之後, 又活了八百零七年, 並且生兒養女.

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

5:9 When Enosh lived ninety years, he fathered Kenan.
以挪士活到九十歲, 生了該南.

5:10 And after Enosh fathered Kenan he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and fathered sons and daughters.
以挪士生該南之後, 又活了八百一十五年, 並且生兒養女.

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

5:12 When Kenan had lived seventy years, he fathered Mahalalel.
該南活到七十歲, 生了瑪勒列.

5:13 And after Kenan had fathered Mahalalel, he lived eight hundred and forty years, and fathered sons and daughters.
該南生瑪勒列之後, 又活了八百四十年, 並且生兒養女.

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

5:15 When Mahalalel had lived sixty-five years, he fathered Jared.
瑪勒列活到六十五歲, 生了雅列.

5:16 And after Mahalalel had fathered Jared, he lived eight hundred and thirty years, and fathered sons and daughters.
瑪勒列生雅列之後, 又活了八百三十年, 並且生兒養女.

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

5:18 When Jared had lived one hundred and sixty-two years, he fathered Enoch.
雅列活到一百六十二歲, 生了以諾.

5:19 And after Jared had fathered Enoch, he lived eight hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters.
雅列生以諾之後, 又活了八百年, 並且生兒養女.

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

5:21 When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he fathered Methuselah.
以諾活到六十五歲, 生了瑪土撒拉.

5:22 And Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah three hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters.
以諾生瑪土撒拉之後, 與神同行三百年, 並且生兒養女.

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

5:24 And Enoch walked with God, and he was no more, for God took him.
以諾與神同行, 神將他取去, 他就不在世了.

5:25 When Methuselah had lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, he fathered Lamech.
瑪土撒拉活到一百八十七歲, 生了拉麥.

5:26 And after Methuselah had fathered Lamech, he lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and fathered sons and daughters.
瑪土撒拉生拉麥之後, 又活了七百八十二年, 並且生兒養女.

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

5:28 When Lamech had lived one hundred and eighty-two years, he fathered a son.
拉麥活到一百八十二歲, 生了一個兒子,

5:29 And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one shall relieve us from our work, and from the hard labor of our hands, from the ground which Yahweh had cursed.
給他起名叫挪亞, 說: “這個兒子必為我們的操作和手中的勞苦安慰我們; 這操作勞苦是因為耶和華咒詛地. ”

5:30 And after Lamech had fathered Noah he lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and he fathered sons and daughters.
拉麥生挪亞之後, 又活了五百九十五年, 並且生兒養女.

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

5:32 When Noah was five hundred years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
挪亞五百歲生了閃,含,雅弗.

Genesis - Chapter 6

6:1 And it happened that, when humankind began to multiply on the face of the ground, daughters were born to them.
當人在世上多起來,又生女兒的時候,

6:2 Then the sons of God saw the daughters of humankind, that they were beautiful. And they took for themselves wives from all that they chose.
神的兒子們看見人的女子美貌, 就隨意挑選, 娶來為妻.

6:3 And Yahweh said, “My Spirit shall not abide with humankind forever in that he is also flesh. And his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”
耶和華說: “人既屬乎血氣, 我的靈就不永遠住在他裡面; 然而他的日子還可到一百二十年. ”

6:4 The Nephilim were upon the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God went into the daughters of humankind, and they bore children to them.
那時候有偉人在地上, 後來神的兒子們和人的女子們交合生子; 那就是上古英武有名的人.

6:5 And Yahweh saw that the evil of humankind was great upon the earth, and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was always only evil.
耶和華見人在地上罪惡很大, 終日所思想的盡都是惡,

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

6:7 And Yahweh said, “I will destroy humankind whom I created from upon the face of the earth, from humankind, to animals, to creeping things, and to the birds of heaven, for I regret that I have made them.”
耶和華說: “我要將所造的人和走獸, 並昆蟲, 以及空中的飛鳥, 都從地上除滅, 因為我造他們後悔了. ”

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

6:9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, without defect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
挪亞的後代記在下面. 挪亞是個義人, 在當時的世代是個完全人. 挪亞與神同行.

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

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

6:12 And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.
神觀看世界, 見是敗壞了; 凡有血氣的人在地上都敗壞了行為.

6:13 And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth was filled with violence because of them. Now, look, I am going to destroy them along with the earth.
神就對挪亞說: “凡有血氣的人, 他的盡頭已經來到我面前; 因為地上滿了他們的強暴, 我要把他們和地一併毀滅.

6:14 Make for yourself an ark of cypress wood; you must make the ark with rooms, then you must cover it with pitch, inside and outside.
你要用歌斐木造一隻方舟, 分一間一間地造, 裡外抹上松香.

6:15 And this is how you must make it: the length of the ark, three hundred cubits; its width fifty cubits; its height, thirty cubits.
方舟的造法乃是這樣: 要長三百肘, 寬五十肘, 高三十肘.

6:16 You must make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above. And as for the door of the ark, you must put it in its side. You must make it with a lower, second, and a third deck.
方舟上邊要留透光處, 高一肘. 方舟的門要開在旁邊. 方舟要分上,中,下三層.

6:17 And I, behold, I am about to bring the flood waters over the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life from under the heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.
看哪, 我要使洪水氾濫在地上, 毀滅天下; 凡地上有血肉,有氣息的活物, 無一不死.

6:18 And I will establish my covenant with you, and you must go into the ark—you, and your sons, and your wife, and the wives of your sons with you.
我卻要與你立約; 你同你的妻, 與兒子兒婦, 都要進入方舟.

6:19 And of every living thing, from all flesh, you must bring two from every kind into the ark to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.
凡有血肉的活物, 每樣兩個, 一公一母, 你要帶進方舟, 好在你那裡保全生命.

6:20 From the birds according to their kind, and from the animals according to their kind, from every creeping thing on the ground according to its kind—two from every kind shall come to you to keep them alive.
飛鳥各從其類, 牲畜各從其類, 地上的昆蟲各從其類, 每樣兩個, 要到你那裡, 好保全生命.

6:21 And as for you, take for yourself from every kind of food that is eaten. And you must gather it to yourself. And it shall be for you and for them for food.”
你要拿各樣食物積蓄起來, 好作你和牠們的食物. ”

6:22 And Noah did according to all that God commanded him; thus he did.
挪亞就這樣行. 凡神所吩咐的, 他都照樣行了.

Genesis - Chapter 7

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

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

7:3 as well as from the birds of heaven seven pairs, male and female, to keep their kind alive on the face of the earth.
空中的飛鳥也要帶七公七母, 可以留種, 活在全地上;

7:4 For within seven days I will send rain upon the earth for forty days and forty nights. And I will blot out all the living creatures that I have made from upon the face of the ground.”
因為再過七天, 我要降雨在地上四十晝夜, 把我所造的各種活物都從地上除滅. ”

7:5 And Noah did according to all that Yahweh commanded him.
挪亞就遵著耶和華所吩咐的行了.

7:6 Noah was six hundred years old when the flood waters came upon the earth.
當洪水氾濫在地上的時候, 挪亞整六百歲.

7:7 And Noah and his sons and his wife, and the wives of his sons with him, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood.
挪亞就同他的妻和兒子兒婦都進入方舟, 躲避洪水.

7:8 Of clean animals, and of animals which are not clean, and of the birds, and everything that creeps upon the ground,
潔淨的畜類和不潔淨的畜類, 飛鳥並地上一切的昆蟲,

7:9 two of each went to Noah, into the ark, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.
都是一對一對地, 有公有母, 到挪亞那裡進入方舟, 正如神所吩咐挪亞的.

7:10 And it happened that after seven days the waters of the flood came over the earth.
過了那七天, 洪水氾濫在地上.

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

7:12 And the rain came upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
四十晝夜降大雨在地上.

7:13 On this same day, Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and the wife of Noah and the three wives of his sons with them, went into the ark,
正當那日, 挪亞和他三個兒子閃,含,雅弗, 並挪亞的妻子和三個兒婦, 都進入方舟.

7:14 they and all the living creatures according to their kind, and all the domesticated animals according to their kind, and all the creatures that creep upon the earth according to their kind, all the birds according to their kind, every winged creature.
他們和百獸, 各從其類, 一切牲畜, 各從其類, 爬在地上的昆蟲, 各從其類, 一切禽鳥, 各從其類, 都進入方舟.

7:15 And they came to Noah to the ark, two of each, from every living thing in which was the breath of life.
凡有血肉,有氣息的活物, 都一對一對地到挪亞那裡, 進入方舟.

7:16 And those that came, male and female, of every living thing, came as God had commanded him. And Yahweh shut the door behind him.
凡有血肉進入方舟的, 都是有公有母, 正如神所吩咐挪亞的. 耶和華就把他關在方舟裡頭.

7:17 And the flood came forty days and forty nights upon the earth. And the waters increased, and lifted the ark, and it rose up from the earth.
洪水氾濫在地上四十天, 水往上長, 把方舟從地上漂起.

7:18 And the waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth. And the ark went upon the surface of the waters.
水勢浩大, 在地上大大地往上長, 方舟在水面上漂來漂去.

7:19 And the waters prevailed overwhelmingly upon the earth, and they covered all the high mountains which were under the entire heaven.
水勢在地上極其浩大, 天下的高山都淹沒了.

7:20 The waters swelled fifteen cubits above the mountains, covering them.
水勢比山高過十五肘, 山嶺都淹沒了.

7:21 And every living thing that moved on the earth perished—the birds, and the domesticated animals, and the wild animals, and everything that swarmed on the earth, and all humankind.
凡在地上有血肉的動物, 就是飛鳥,牲畜,走獸, 和爬在地上的昆蟲, 以及所有的人, 都死了.

7:22 Everything in whose nostrils was the breath of life, among all that was on dry land, died.
凡在旱地上,鼻孔有氣息的生靈都死了.

7:23 And he blotted out every living thing upon the surface of the ground, from humankind, to animals, to creeping things, and to the birds of heaven; they were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained.
凡地上各類的活物, 連人帶牲畜,昆蟲, 以及空中的飛鳥, 都從地上除滅了, 只留下挪亞和那些與他同在方舟裡的.

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

Genesis - Chapter 8

8:1 And God remembered Noah and all the wild animals, and all the domesticated animals that were with him in the ark. And God caused a wind to blow over the earth, and the waters subsided.
神記念挪亞和挪亞方舟裡的一切走獸牲畜. 神叫風吹地, 水勢漸落.

8:2 And the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the heavens was restrained.
淵源和天上的窗戶都閉塞了, 天上的大雨也止住了.

8:3 And the waters receded from the earth gradually, and the waters abated at the end of one hundred and fifty days.
水從地上漸退. 過了一百五十天, 水就漸消.

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

8:5 And the waters continued to recede to the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.
水又漸消, 到十月初一日, 山頂都現出來了.

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

8:7 And he sent out a raven; it went to and fro until the waters were dried up from upon the earth.
放出一隻烏鴉去; 那烏鴉飛來飛去, 直到地上的水都乾了.

8:8 And he sent out a dove to see whether the waters had subsided from upon the ground.
他又放出一隻鴿子去, 要看看水從地上退了沒有.

8:9 But the dove did not find a resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned to him into the ark, for the waters were still on the face of the earth. And he stretched out his hand and took her, and brought her to himself into the ark.
但遍地上都是水, 鴿子找不著落腳之地, 就回到方舟挪亞那裡, 挪亞伸手把鴿子接進方舟來.

8:10 And he waited another seven days, and again he sent out the dove from the ark.
他又等了七天, 再把鴿子從方舟放出去.

8:11 And the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly-picked olive tree leaf was in her mouth. And Noah knew that the waters had subsided from upon the earth.
到了晚上, 鴿子回到他那裡, 嘴裡叼著一個新擰下來的橄欖葉子, 挪亞就知道地上的水退了.

8:12 And he waited seven more days, and he sent out the dove. But it did not return again to him.
他又等了七天, 放出鴿子去, 鴿子就不再回來了.

8:13 And it happened that, in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters dried up from upon the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked. And behold, the face of the ground was dried up.
到挪亞六百零一歲, 正月初一日, 地上的水都乾了. 挪亞撤去方舟的蓋觀看, 便見地面上乾了.

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

8:15 And God spoke to Noah, saying:
神對挪亞說:

8:16 “Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your sons, and your sons’ wives with you.
“你和你的妻子,兒子,兒婦都可以出方舟.

8:17 Bring out with you all the living things which are with you, from all the living creatures—birds, and animals, and everything that creeps on the earth, and let them swarm on the earth and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”
在你那裡凡有血肉的活物, 就是飛鳥,牲畜, 和一切爬在地上的昆蟲, 都要帶出來, 叫牠在地上多多滋生, 大大興旺. ”

8:18 So Noah went out, with his sons and his wife, and the wives of his sons with him.
於是挪亞和他的妻子,兒子,兒婦都出來了.

8:19 Every animal, every creeping thing, and every bird, and everything that moves upon the earth, according to its families, went out from the ark.
一切走獸,昆蟲,飛鳥, 和地上所有的動物, 各從其類, 也都出了方舟.

8:20 And Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and he took from all the clean animals and from all the clean birds, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
挪亞為耶和華築了一座壇, 拿各類潔淨的牲畜,飛鳥獻在壇上為燔祭.

8:21 And Yahweh smelled the soothing fragrance, and Yahweh said to himself, “Never again will I curse the ground for the sake of humankind, because the inclination of the heart of humankind is evil from his youth. Nor will I ever again destroy all life as I have done.
耶和華聞那馨香之氣, 就心裡說: “我不再因人的緣故咒詛地(人從小時心裡懷著惡念), 也不再按著我才行的滅各種的活物了.

8:22 As long as the earth endures, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will not cease.
地還存留的時候, 稼穡,寒暑,冬夏,晝夜就永不停息了. ”

Genesis - Chapter 9

9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
神賜福給挪亞和他的兒子, 對他們說: “你們要生養眾多, 遍滿了地.

9:2 And fear of you and dread of you shall be upon every animal of the earth, and on every bird of heaven, and on everything that moves upon the ground, and on all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they shall be given.
凡地上的走獸和空中的飛鳥都必驚恐, 懼怕你們, 連地上一切的昆蟲並海裡一切的魚都交付你們的手.

9:3 Every moving thing that lives shall be for you as food. As I gave the green plants to you, I have now given you everything.
凡活著的動物都可以作你們的食物. 這一切我都賜給你們, 如同菜蔬一樣.

9:4 Only you shall not eat raw flesh with blood in it.
惟獨肉帶著血, 那就是牠的生命, 你們不可吃.

9:5 And your lifeblood I will require; from every animal I will require it. And from the hand of humankind, from the hand of each man to his brother I will require the life of humankind.
流你們血,害你們命的, 無論是獸是人, 我必討他的罪, 就是向各人的弟兄也是如此.

9:6 “As for the one shedding the blood of humankind, by humankind his blood shall be shed, for God made humankind in his own image.
凡流人血的, 他的血也必被人所流, 因為神造人是照自己的形像造的.

9:7 “And you, be fruitful and multiply, swarm on the earth and multiply in it.”
你們要生養眾多, 在地上昌盛繁茂. ”

9:8 And God said to Noah and to his sons with him,
神曉諭挪亞和他的兒子說:

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

9:10 and with every living creature that is with you—the birds, the animals, and every animal of the earth with you, from all that came out of the ark to all the animals of the earth.
並與你們這裡的一切活物─就是飛鳥,牲畜,走獸, 凡從方舟裡出來的活物─立約.

9:11 I am establishing my covenant with you, that never again will all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, nor will there ever be a flood that destroys the earth.”
我與你們立約, 凡有血肉的, 不再被洪水滅絕, 也不再有洪水毀壞地了. ”

9:12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I am making between me and you, and between every living creature that is with you for future generations.
神說: “我與你們並你們這裡的各樣活物所立的永約是有記號的.

9:13 My bow I have set in the clouds, and it shall be for a sign of the covenant between me and between the earth.
我把虹放在雲彩中, 這就可作我與地立約的記號了.

9:14 And when I make clouds appear over the earth the bow shall be seen in the clouds.
我使雲彩蓋地的時候, 必有虹現在雲彩中,

9:15 Then I will remember my covenant that is between me and you, and between every living creature, with all flesh. And the waters of a flood will never again cause the destruction of all flesh.
我便記念我與你們和各樣有血肉的活物所立的約, 水就再不氾濫,毀壞一切有血肉的物了.

9:16 The bow shall be in the clouds, and I will see it, so as to remember the everlasting covenant between God and between every living creature, with all flesh that is upon the earth.”
虹必現在雲彩中, 我看見, 就要記念我與地上各樣有血肉的活物所立的永約. ”

9:17 And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am establishing between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
神對挪亞說: “這就是我與地上一切有血肉之物立約的記號了. ”

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

9:19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.
這是挪亞的三個兒子, 他們的後裔分散在全地.

9:20 And Noah began to be a man of the ground, and he planted a vineyard.
挪亞作起農夫來, 栽了一個葡萄園.

9:21 And he drank some of the wine and became drunk, and he exposed himself in the midst of his tent.
他喝了園中的酒便醉了, 在帳棚裡赤著身子.

9:22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and he told his two brothers outside.
迦南的父親含看見他父親赤身, 就到外邊告訴他兩個弟兄.

9:23 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, and the two of them put it on their shoulders and, walking backward, they covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces were turned backward, so that they did not see the nakedness of their father.
於是閃和雅弗拿件衣服搭在肩上, 倒退著進去, 給他父親蓋上; 他們背著臉就看不見父親的赤身.

9:24 Then Noah awoke from his drunkenness, and he knew what his youngest son had done to him.
挪亞醒了酒, 知道小兒子向他所做的事,

9:25 And he said, “Cursed be Canaan, a slave of slaves he shall be to his brothers.”
就說: 迦南當受咒詛, 必給他弟兄作奴僕的奴僕;

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

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

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

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

Genesis - Chapter 10

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

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

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

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

10:5 From these the coastland peoples spread out through their lands, each according to his own language by their own families, in their nations.
這些人的後裔將各國的地土,海島分開居住, 各隨各的方言,宗族立國.

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

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

10:8 And Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty warrior.
古實又生寧錄, 他為世上英雄之首.

10:9 He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it was said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Yahweh.”
他在耶和華面前是個英勇的獵戶, 所以俗語說: “像寧錄在耶和華面前是個英勇的獵戶. ”

10:10 Now, the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
他國的起頭是巴別,以力,亞甲,甲尼, 都在示拿地.

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

10:12 Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
和尼尼微,迦拉中間的利鮮, 這就是那大城.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10:19 And the territory of the Canaanites was from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
迦南的境界是從西頓向基拉耳的路上, 直到迦薩, 又向所多瑪,蛾摩拉,押瑪,洗扁的路上, 直到拉沙.

10:20 These are the descendants of Ham, according to their families and their languages, in their lands, and in their nations.
這就是含的後裔, 各隨他們的宗族,方言, 所住的地土,邦國.

10:21 And to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the older brother of Japheth, children were also born.
雅弗的哥哥閃, 是希伯子孫之祖, 他也生了兒子.

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

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

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

10:25 And to Eber two sons were born. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother was Joktan.
希伯生了兩個兒子, 一個名叫法勒(就是分的意思), 因為那時人就分地居住; 法勒的兄弟名叫約坍.

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

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

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

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

10:30 And their dwelling place extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east.
他們所住的地方是從米沙直到西發東邊的山.

10:31 These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands, and according to their nations.
這就是閃的子孫, 各隨他們的宗族,方言, 所住的地土,邦國.

10:32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations and in their nations. And from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
這些都是挪亞三個兒子的宗族, 各隨他們的支派立國. 洪水以後, 他們在地上分為邦國.

Genesis - Chapter 11

11:1 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
那時, 天下人的口音,言語都是一樣.

11:2 And as people migrated from the east they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
他們往東邊遷移的時候, 在示拿地遇見一片平原, 就住在那裡.

11:3 And they said to each other, “Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone and they had tar for mortar.
他們彼此商量說: “來吧! 我們要做磚, 把磚燒透了. ”他們就拿磚當石頭, 又拿石漆當灰泥.

11:4 And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower whose top reaches to the heavens. And let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”
他們說: “來吧! 我們要建造一座城和一座塔, 塔頂通天, 為要傳揚我們的名, 免得我們分散在全地上. ”

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

11:6 And Yahweh said, “Behold, they are one people with one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. So now nothing that they intend to do will be impossible for them.
耶和華說: “看哪, 他們成為一樣的人民, 都是一樣的言語, 如今既做起這事來, 以後他們所要做的事就沒有不成就的了.

11:7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand each other’s language.”
我們下去, 在那裡變亂他們的口音, 使他們的言語彼此不通. ”

11:8 So Yahweh scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.
於是耶和華使他們從那裡分散在全地上; 他們就停工, 不造那城了.

11:9 Therefore its name was called Babel, for there Yahweh confused the language of the whole earth, and there Yahweh scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
因為耶和華在那裡變亂天下人的言語, 使眾人分散在全地上, 所以那城名叫巴別.

11:10 These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was one hundred years old, he fathered Arphaxad, two years after the flood.
閃的後代記在下面. 洪水以後二年, 閃一百歲生了亞法撒.

11:11 And Shem lived five hundred years after he fathered Arphaxad, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
閃生亞法撒之後又活了五百年, 並且生兒養女.

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

11:13 And Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years after he fathered Shelah, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
亞法撒生沙拉之後又活了四百零三年, 並且生兒養女.

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

11:15 And Shelah lived four hundred and three years after he fathered Eber, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
沙拉生希伯之後又活了四百零三年, 並且生兒養女.

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

11:17 And Eber lived four hundred and thirty years after he fathered Peleg, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
希伯生法勒之後又活了四百三十年, 並且生兒養女.

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

11:19 And Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he fathered Reu, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
法勒生拉吳之後又活了二百零九年, 並且生兒養女.

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

11:21 And Reu lived two hundred and seven years after he fathered Serug, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
拉吳生西鹿之後又活了二百零七年, 並且生兒養女.

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

11:23 And Serug lived two hundred years after he fathered Nahor, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
西鹿生拿鶴之後又活了二百年, 並且生兒養女.

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

11:25 And Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years after he fathered Terah, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
拿鶴生他拉之後又活了一百一十九年, 並且生兒養女.

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

11:27 Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran, and Haran fathered Lot.
他拉的後代記在下面. 他拉生亞伯蘭,拿鶴,哈蘭; 哈蘭生羅得.

11:28 And Haran died in the presence of Terah his father in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
哈蘭死在他的本地迦勒底的吾珥, 在他父親他拉之先.

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

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

11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot, the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, the wife of Abram his son, and went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan. And they went to Haran, and they settled there.
他拉帶著他兒子亞伯蘭和他孫子哈蘭的兒子羅得, 並他兒婦亞伯蘭的妻子撒萊, 出了迦勒底的吾珥, 要往迦南地去; 他們走到哈蘭, 就住在那裡.

11:32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.
他拉共活了二百零五歲, 就死在哈蘭.

Genesis - Chapter 12

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

12:2 And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great. And you will be a blessing.
我必叫你成為大國. 我必賜福給你, 叫你的名為大; 你也要叫別人得福.

12:3 And I will bless those who bless you, and those who curse you I will curse. And all families of the earth will be blessed in you.”
為你祝福的, 我必賜福與他; 那咒詛你的, 我必咒詛他. 地上的萬族都要因你得福. ”

12:4 And Abram went out as Yahweh had told him, and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he went out from Haran.
亞伯蘭就照著耶和華的吩咐去了; 羅得也和他同去. 亞伯蘭出哈蘭的時候年七十五歲.

12:5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and all the persons that they had acquired in Haran, and they went out to go to the land of Canaan. And they went to the land of Canaan.
亞伯蘭將他妻子撒萊和姪兒羅得, 連他們在哈蘭所積蓄的財物,所得的人口, 都帶往迦南地去. 他們就到了迦南地.

12:6 And Abram traveled through the land up to the place of Shechem, to the Oak of Moreh. Now the Canaanites were in the land at that time.
亞伯蘭經過那地, 到了示劍地方,摩利橡樹那裡. 那時迦南人住在那地.

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

12:8 And he moved on from there to the hill country, east of Bethel. And he pitched his tent at Bethel on the west, and at Ai on the east. And he built an altar there to Yahweh. And he called on the name of Yahweh.
從那裡他又遷到伯特利東邊的山, 支搭帳棚; 西邊是伯特利, 東邊是艾. 他在那裡又為耶和華築了一座壇, 求告耶和華的名.

12:9 And Abram kept moving on, toward the Negev.
後來亞伯蘭又漸漸遷往南地去.

12:10 And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to dwell as an alien there, for the famine was severe in the land.
那地遭遇饑荒. 因饑荒甚大, 亞伯蘭就下埃及去, 要在那裡暫居.

12:11 And it happened that as he drew near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “Look now, I know that you are a woman beautiful of appearance,
將近埃及, 就對他妻子撒萊說: “我知道你是容貌俊美的婦人.

12:12 and it shall happen that, if the Egyptians see you, then they will say, ‘This is his wife,’ then they will kill me but let you live.
埃及人看見你必說: ‘這是他的妻子’, 他們就要殺我, 卻叫你存活.

12:13 Please say you are my sister so that it will go well for me on your account. Then I will live on account of you.”
求你說, 你是我的妹子, 使我因你得平安, 我的命也因你存活. ”

12:14 And it happened that as Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.
及至亞伯蘭到了埃及, 埃及人看見那婦人極其美貌.

12:15 And the officials of Pharaoh saw her, and they praised her beauty to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to the house of Pharaoh.
法老的臣宰看見了她, 就在法老面前誇獎她. 那婦人就被帶進法老的宮去.

12:16 And he dealt well with Abram on account of her, and he had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
法老因這婦人就厚待亞伯蘭, 亞伯蘭得了許多牛,羊,駱駝,公驢,母驢,僕婢.

12:17 Then Yahweh afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues on account of the matter of Sarai the wife of Abram.
耶和華因亞伯蘭妻子撒萊的緣故, 降大災與法老和他的全家.

12:18 Then Pharaoh called for Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?
法老就召了亞伯蘭來, 說: “你這向我做的是甚麼事呢? 為甚麼沒有告訴我她是你的妻子?

12:19 Why did you say ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to myself as a wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go.”
為甚麼說她是你的妹子, 以致我把她取來要作我的妻子? 現在你的妻子在這裡, 可以帶她走吧. ”

12:20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him, and then sent him and his wife and all that was with him away.
於是法老吩咐人將亞伯蘭和他妻子, 並他所有的都送走了.

Genesis - Chapter 13

13:1 Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that was with him. And Lot went with him to the Negev.
亞伯蘭帶著他的妻子與羅得, 並一切所有的, 都從埃及上南地去.

13:2 Now Abram was very wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
亞伯蘭的金,銀,牲畜極多.

13:3 And he went according to his journey from the Negev, then to Bethel, to the place where his tent was at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
他從南地漸漸往伯特利去, 到了伯特利和艾的中間, 就是從前支搭帳棚的地方,

13:4 to the place where he had made an altar at the beginning. And Abram called on the name of Yahweh there.
也是他起先築壇的地方; 他又在那裡求告耶和華的名.

13:5 And Lot, who went with Abram, also had herds and tents.
與亞伯蘭同行的羅得也有牛群,羊群,帳棚.

13:6 And the land could not support them so as to live together, because their possessions were so many that they were not able to live together.
那地容不下他們; 因為他們的財物甚多, 使他們不能同居.

13:7 And there was a quarrel between the herdsmen of the livestock of Abram and the herdsmen of the livestock of Lot. Now at that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.
當時, 迦南人與比利洗人在那地居住. 亞伯蘭的牧人和羅得的牧人相爭.

13:8 Then Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there not be quarreling between me and you, and between my shepherds and your shepherds, for we men are brothers.
亞伯蘭就對羅得說: “你我不可相爭, 你的牧人和我的牧人也不可相爭, 因為我們是骨肉(原文是弟兄).

13:9 Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you want what is on the left, then I will go right; if you want what is on the right, I will go left.”
遍地不都在你眼前嗎? 請你離開我: 你向左, 我就向右; 你向右, 我就向左. ”

13:10 And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw the whole plain of the Jordan, that all of it was well-watered land—this was before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt in the direction of Zoar.
羅得舉目看見約旦河的全平原, 直到瑣珥, 都是滋潤的, 那地在耶和華未滅所多瑪,蛾摩拉以先如同耶和華的園子, 也像埃及地.

13:11 So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan. And Lot journeyed from the east, and so they separated from each other.
於是羅得選擇約旦河的全平原, 往東遷移; 他們就彼此分離了.

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

13:13 Now the men of Sodom were extremely wicked sinners against Yahweh.
所多瑪人在耶和華面前罪大惡極.

13:14 And Yahweh said to Abram after Lot had separated from him, “Now, lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are to the north, and to the south, and to the east and to the west,
羅得離別亞伯蘭以後, 耶和華對亞伯蘭說: “從你所在的地方, 你舉目向東西南北觀看;

13:15 for all the land which you see I will give to you, and to your descendants, forever.
凡你所看見的一切地, 我都要賜給你和你的後裔, 直到永遠.

13:16 I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth which, if anyone were able to count the dust of the earth, your descendants would be so counted.
我也要使你的後裔如同地上的塵沙那樣多, 人若能數算地上的塵沙才能數算你的後裔.

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

13:18 So Abram pitched his tent, and he came and settled at the oaks of Mamre, which were at Hebron. And there he built an altar to Yahweh.
亞伯蘭就搬了帳棚, 來到希伯崙幔利的橡樹那裡居住, 在那裡為耶和華築了一座壇.

Genesis - Chapter 14

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

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

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

14:4 Twelve years they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
他們已經事奉基大老瑪十二年, 到十三年就背叛了.

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

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

14:7 Then they turned back and came to En-Mishpat (that is, Kadesh). And they defeated the whole territory of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who were living in Hazazon-Tamar.
他們回到安‧密巴, 就是加低斯, 殺敗了亞瑪力全地的人, 以及住在哈洗遜‧他瑪的亞摩利人.

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

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

14:10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. And the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and fell into them, but the rest fled to the mountains.
西訂谷有許多石漆坑. 所多瑪王和蛾摩拉王逃跑, 有掉在坑裡的, 其餘的人都往山上逃跑.

14:11 So they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their provisions, and they left.
四王就把所多瑪和蛾摩拉所有的財物, 並一切的糧食都擄掠去了;

14:12 And they took Lot, the son of the brother of Abram, and his possessions, and left. (Now he had been living in Sodom.)
又把亞伯蘭的姪兒羅得和羅得的財物擄掠去了. 當時羅得正住在所多瑪.

14:13 Then one who escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew. And he was living at the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner. They were allies with Abram.
有一個逃出來的人告訴希伯來人亞伯蘭; 亞伯蘭正住在亞摩利人幔利的橡樹那裡. 幔利和以實各並亞乃都是弟兄, 曾與亞伯蘭聯盟.

14:14 When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he summoned his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen of them, and he went in pursuit up to Dan.
亞伯蘭聽見他姪兒被擄去, 就率領他家裡生養的精練壯丁三百一十八人, 直追到但,

14:15 And he divided his trained men against them at night, he and his servants. And he defeated them and pursued them to Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
便在夜間, 自己同僕人分隊殺敗敵人, 又追到大馬士革北邊的何把,

14:16 And he brought back all the possessions. And he also brought back Lot, his relative, and his possessions, and the women and the people as well.
將被擄掠的一切財物奪回來, 連他姪兒羅得和他的財物, 以及婦女,人民也都奪回來.

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

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

14:19 And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth.
他為亞伯蘭祝福, 說: “願天地的主,至高的神賜福與亞伯蘭!

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

14:21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but the possessions take for yourself.”
所多瑪王對亞伯蘭說: “你把人口給我, 財物你自己拿去吧! ”

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

14:23 that neither a thread nor a thong of a sandal would I take from all that belongs to you, that you might not say, ‘I made Abram rich.’
凡是你的東西, 就是一根線,一根鞋帶, 我都不拿, 免得你說: ‘我使亞伯蘭富足! ’

14:24 Nothing besides what the servants have eaten and the share of the men who went out with me will I take. Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.”
只有僕人所吃的, 並與我同行的亞乃,以實各,幔利所應得的分, 可以任憑他們拿去. ”

Genesis - Chapter 15

15:1 After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying: “Do not be afraid, Abram; I am your shield, and your reward shall be very great.”
這事以後, 耶和華在異象中有話對亞伯蘭說: “亞伯蘭, 你不要懼怕! 我是你的盾牌, 必大大地賞賜你. ”

15:2 Then Abram said, “O Yahweh, my Lord, what will you give me? I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus.”
亞伯蘭說: “主耶和華啊, 我既無子, 你還賜我甚麼呢? 並且要承受我家業的是大馬士革人以利以謝. ”

15:3 And Abram said, “Look, you have not given me a descendant, and here, a member of my household is my heir.”
亞伯蘭又說: “你沒有給我兒子; 那生在我家中的人就是我的後嗣. ”

15:4 And behold, the word of Yahweh came to him saying, “This person will not be your heir, but your own son will be your heir.”
耶和華又有話對他說: “這人必不成為你的後嗣; 你本身所生的才成為你的後嗣. ”

15:5 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward the heavens and count the stars if you are able to count them.” And he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
於是領他走到外邊, 說: “你向天觀看, 數算眾星, 能數得過來嗎? ”又對他說: “你的後裔將要如此. ”

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

15:7 And he said to him, “I am Yahweh, who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give this land to you, to possess it.”
耶和華又對他說: “我是耶和華, 曾領你出了迦勒底的吾珥, 為要將這地賜你為業. ”

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

15:9 And he said to him, “Take for me a three-year-old heifer, and a three-year-old female goat, and a three-year-old ram, and a turtledove and a young pigeon.”
他說: “你為我取一隻三年的母牛, 一隻三年的母山羊, 一隻三年的公綿羊, 一隻斑鳩, 一隻雛鴿. ”

15:10 And he took for him all these and cut them in pieces down the middle. And he put each piece opposite the other, but the birds he did not cut.
亞伯蘭就取了這些來, 每樣劈開, 分成兩半, 一半對著一半地擺列, 只有鳥沒有劈開.

15:11 And the birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
有鷙鳥下來, 落在那死畜的肉上, 亞伯蘭就把牠嚇飛了.

15:12 And it happened, as the sun went down, then a deep sleep fell upon Abram and, behold, a great terrifying darkness fell upon him.
日頭正落的時候, 亞伯蘭沉沉地睡了; 忽然有驚人的大黑暗落在他身上.

15:13 And he said to Abram, “You must surely know that your descendants shall be as aliens in a land not their own. And they shall serve them and they shall oppress them four hundred years.
耶和華對亞伯蘭說: “你要的確知道, 你的後裔必寄居別人的地, 又服事那地的人; 那地的人要苦待他們四百年.

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

15:15 And as for you, you shall go to your ancestors in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.
但你要享大壽數, 平平安安地歸到你列祖那裡, 被人埋葬.

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

15:17 And after the sun had gone down and it was dusk, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch passed between those half pieces.
日落天黑, 不料有冒煙的爐並燒著的火把從那些肉塊中經過.

15:18 On that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram saying, “To your offspring I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates river,
當那日, 耶和華與亞伯蘭立約, 說: “我已賜給你的後裔, 從埃及河直到幼發拉底大河之地,

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

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

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

Genesis - Chapter 16

16:1 Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had borne him no children. And she had a female Egyptian servant, and her name was Hagar.
亞伯蘭的妻子撒萊不給他生兒女. 撒萊有一個使女, 名叫夏甲, 是埃及人.

16:2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Look, please, Yahweh has prevented me from bearing children. Please go in to my servant; perhaps I will have children by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
撒萊對亞伯蘭說: “耶和華使我不能生育. 求你和我的使女同房, 或者我可以因她得孩子(得孩子: 原文是被建立)”. 亞伯蘭聽從了撒萊的話.

16:3 Then Sarai, the wife of Abram, took Hagar, her Egyptian servant, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband as his wife.
於是亞伯蘭的妻子撒萊將使女埃及人夏甲給了丈夫為妾; 那時亞伯蘭在迦南已經住了十年.

16:4 And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, then her mistress grew small in her eyes.
亞伯蘭與夏甲同房, 夏甲就懷了孕; 她見自己有孕, 就小看她的主母.

16:5 And Sarai said to Abram, “may my harm be upon you. I had my servant sleep with you, and when she saw that she had conceived, she no longer respected me. May Yahweh judge between me and you!”
撒萊對亞伯蘭說: “我因你受屈. 我將我的使女放在你懷中, 她見自己有了孕, 就小看我. 願耶和華在你我中間判斷. ”

16:6 And Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your servant is under your authority. Do to her that which is good in your eyes.” And Sarai mistreated her, and she fled from her presence.
亞伯蘭對撒萊說: “使女在你手下, 你可以隨意待她. ”撒萊苦待她, 她就從撒萊面前逃走了.

16:7 And the angel of Yahweh found her at a spring of water in the wilderness, at the spring by the road of Shur.
耶和華的使者在曠野書珥路上的水泉旁遇見她,

16:8 And he said to Hagar, the servant of Sarai, “From where have you come, and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the presence of Sarai my mistress.”
對她說: “撒萊的使女夏甲, 你從哪裡來? 要往哪裡去? ”夏甲說: “我從我的主母撒萊面前逃出來. ”

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

16:10 And the angel of Yahweh said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, so that they cannot be counted for their abundance.”
又說: “我必使你的後裔極其繁多, 甚至不可勝數”;

16:11 And the angel of Yahweh said to her: “Behold, you are pregnant and shall have a son. And you shall call his name Ishmael, for Yahweh has listened to your suffering.
並說: “你如今懷孕要生一個兒子, 可以給他起名叫以實瑪利(就是神聽見的意思), 因為耶和華聽見了你的苦情.

16:12 And he shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand will be against everyone, and the hand of everyone will be against him, and he will live in hostility with all his brothers.”
他為人必像野驢. 他的手要攻打人, 人的手也要攻打他; 他必住在眾弟兄的東邊. ”

16:13 So she called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “You are El-Roi,” for she said, “Here I have seen after he who sees me.”
夏甲就稱那對她說話的耶和華為“看顧人的神”. 因而說: “在這裡我也看見那看顧我的嗎? ”

16:14 Therefore the well was called Beer-Lahai-Roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
所以這井名叫庇耳‧拉海‧萊. 這井正在加低斯和巴列中間.

16:15 And Hagar had a child for Abram, a son. And Abram called the name of his son whom Hagar bore to him, Ishmael.
後來夏甲給亞伯蘭生了一個兒子; 亞伯蘭給他起名叫以實瑪利.

16:16 And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
夏甲給亞伯蘭生以實瑪利的時候, 亞伯蘭年八十六歲.

Genesis - Chapter 17

17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old Yahweh appeared to Abram. And he said to him, “I am El-Shaddai; walk before me and be blameless
亞伯蘭年九十九歲的時候, 耶和華向他顯現, 對他說: “我是全能的神. 你當在我面前作完全人,

17:2 so that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you exceedingly.”
我就與你立約, 使你的後裔極其繁多. ”

17:3 Then Abram fell upon his face and God spoke with him, saying,
亞伯蘭俯伏在地; 神又對他說: “

17:4 “As for me, behold, my covenant shall be with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.
我與你立約: 你要作多國的父.

17:5 Your name shall no longer be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.
從此以後, 你的名不再叫亞伯蘭, 要叫亞伯拉罕, 因為我已立你作多國的父.

17:6 And I will make you exceedingly fruitful. I will make you a nation, and kings shall go out from you.
我必使你的後裔極其繁多; 國度從你而立, 君王從你而出.

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

17:8 And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land in which you are living as an alien, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting property. And I will be to them as God.”
我要將你現在寄居的地, 就是迦南全地, 賜給你和你的後裔永遠為業, 我也必作他們的神. ”

17:9 And God said to Abraham, “Now as for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you, throughout their generations.
神又對亞伯拉罕說: “你和你的後裔必世世代代遵守我的約.

17:10 This is my covenant which you shall keep, between me and you, and also with your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.
你們所有的男子都要受割禮; 這就是我與你並你的後裔所立的約, 是你們所當遵守的.

17:11 And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.
你們都要受割禮; 這是我與你們立約的證據.

17:12 And at eight days of age you shall yourselves circumcise every male belonging to your generations and the servant born in your house and the one bought from any foreigner who is not from your offspring.
你們世世代代的男子, 無論是家裡生的, 是在你後裔之外用銀子從外人買的, 生下來第八日, 都要受割禮.

17:13 You must certainly circumcise the servant born in your house and the one bought from any foreigner. And my covenant shall be with your flesh as an everlasting covenant.
你家裡生的和你用銀子買的, 都必須受割禮. 這樣, 我的約就立在你們肉體上作永遠的約.

17:14 And as for any uncircumcised male who has not circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant.
但不受割禮的男子必從民中剪除, 因他背了我的約. ”

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

17:16 And I will bless her; moreover, I give to you from her a son. And I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations. Kings of peoples shall come from her.”
我必賜福給她, 也要使你從她得一個兒子. 我要賜福給她, 她也要作多國之母; 必有百姓的君王從她而出. ”

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

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

17:19 And God said, “No, but Sarah your wife shall bear a son for you, and you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant to his offspring after him.
神說: “不然, 你妻子撒拉要給你生一個兒子, 你要給他起名叫以撒. 我要與他堅定所立的約, 作他後裔永遠的約.

17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I will bless him and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him exceedingly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
至於以實瑪利, 我也應允你: 我必賜福給他, 使他昌盛, 極其繁多. 他必生十二個族長; 我也要使他成為大國.

17:21 But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this appointed time next year.”
到明年這時節, 撒拉必給你生以撒, 我要與他堅定所立的約. ”

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

17:23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son and all who were born of his house, and all those acquired by his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on the same day that God spoke with him.
正當那日, 亞伯拉罕遵著神的命, 給他的兒子以實瑪利和家裡的一切男子, 無論是在家裡生的, 是用銀子買的, 都行了割禮.

17:24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.
亞伯拉罕受割禮的時候年九十九歲.

17:25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.
他兒子以實瑪利受割禮的時候年十三歲.

17:26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.
正當那日, 亞伯拉罕和他兒子以實瑪利一同受了割禮.

17:27 And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those acquired by money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
家裡所有的人, 無論是在家裡生的, 是用銀子從外人買的, 也都一同受了割禮.

Genesis - Chapter 18

18:1 And Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre. And he was sitting in the doorway of the tent at the heat of the day.
耶和華在幔利橡樹那裡向亞伯拉罕顯現出來. 那時正熱, 亞伯拉罕坐在帳棚門口,

18:2 And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men were standing near him. And he saw them and ran from the doorway of the tent to meet them. And he bowed down to the ground.
舉目觀看, 見有三個人在對面站著. 他一見, 就從帳棚門口跑去迎接他們, 俯伏在地,

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

18:4 Let a little water be brought and wash your feet, and rest under the tree.
容我拿點水來, 你們洗洗腳, 在樹下歇息歇息.

18:5 And let me bring a piece of bread, then refresh yourselves. Afterward you can pass on, once you have passed by with your servant.” Then they said, “Do so as you have said.”
我再拿一點餅來, 你們可以加添心力, 然後往前去. 你們既到僕人這裡來, 理當如此. ”他們說: “就照你說的行吧. ”

18:6 Then Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and he said, “Quickly—make three seahs of fine flour for kneading and make bread cakes!”
亞伯拉罕急忙進帳棚見撒拉, 說: “你速速拿三細亞細麵調和做餅. ”

18:7 And Abraham ran to the cattle and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to the servant, and he made haste to prepare it.
亞伯拉罕又跑到牛群裡, 牽了一隻又嫩又好的牛犢來, 交給僕人, 僕人急忙預備好了.

18:8 Then he took curds and milk, and the calf which he prepared, and set it before them. And he was standing by them under the tree while they ate.
亞伯拉罕又取了奶油和奶, 並預備好的牛犢來, 擺在他們面前, 自己在樹下站在旁邊, 他們就吃了.

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

18:10 And he said, “I will certainly return to you in the spring, and look, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Now Sarah was listening at the doorway of the tent, and which was behind him.
三人中有一位說: “到明年這時候, 我必要回到你這裡; 你的妻子撒拉必生一個兒子. ”撒拉在那人後邊的帳棚門口也聽見了這話.

18:11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; the way of women had ceased to be for Sarah.
亞伯拉罕和撒拉年紀老邁, 撒拉的月經已斷絕了.

18:12 So Sarah laughed to herself saying, “After I am worn out and my husband is old, shall this pleasure be to me?”
撒拉心裡暗笑, 說: “我既已衰敗, 我主也老邁, 豈能有這喜事呢? ”

18:13 Then Yahweh said to Abraham, “What is this that Sarah laughed, saying, ‘Is it indeed true that I will bear a child, now that I have grown old?’
耶和華對亞伯拉罕說: “撒拉為甚麼暗笑, 說: ‘我既已年老, 果真能生養嗎? ’

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

18:15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
撒拉就害怕, 不承認, 說: “我沒有笑. ”那位說: “不然, 你實在笑了. ”

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

18:17 Then Yahweh said, “Shall I conceal from Abraham what I am going to do?
耶和華說: “我所要做的事豈可瞞著亞伯拉罕呢?

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

18:19 For I have chosen him, that he will command his children and his household after him that they will keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice, so that Yahweh may bring upon Abraham that which he said to him.”
我眷顧他, 為要叫他吩咐他的眾子和他的眷屬遵守我的道, 秉公行義, 使我所應許亞伯拉罕的話都成就了. ”

18:20 Then Yahweh said, “Because the outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and because their sin is very serious,
耶和華說: “所多瑪和蛾摩拉的罪惡甚重, 聲聞於我.

18:21 I will go down and I will see. Have they done altogether according to its cry of distress which has come to me? If not, I will know.”
我現在要下去, 察看他們所行的, 果然盡像那達到我耳中的聲音一樣嗎? 若是不然, 我也必知道. ”

18:22 And the men turned from there and went toward Sodom. And Abraham was still standing before Yahweh.
二人轉身離開那裡, 向所多瑪去; 但亞伯拉罕仍舊站在耶和華面前.

18:23 And Abraham drew near to Yahweh and said, “Will you also sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
亞伯拉罕近前來, 說: “無論善惡, 你都要剿滅嗎?

18:24 If perhaps there are fifty righteous in the midst of the city, will you also sweep them away and not forgive the place on account of the fifty righteous in her midst?
假若那城裡有五十個義人, 你還剿滅那地方嗎? 不為城裡這五十個義人饒恕其中的人嗎?

18:25 Far be it from you to do such a thing as this, to kill the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous would be as the wicked! Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do justice?”
將義人與惡人同殺, 將義人與惡人一樣看待, 這斷不是你所行的. 審判全地的主豈不行公義嗎? ”

18:26 And Yahweh said, “If I find fifty righteous in Sodom, in the midst of the city, then I will forgive the whole place for their sake.”
耶和華說: “我若在所多瑪城裡見有五十個義人, 我就為他們的緣故饒恕那地方的眾人. ”

18:27 Then Abraham answered and said, “Look, please, I was bold to speak to my Lord, but I am dust and ashes.
亞伯拉罕說: “我雖然是灰塵, 還敢對主說話.

18:28 Perhaps the fifty righteous are lacking five—will you destroy the whole city on account of the five?” And he answered, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”
假若這五十個義人短了五個, 你就因為短了五個毀滅全城嗎? ”他說: “我在那裡若見有四十五個, 也不毀滅那城. ”

18:29 And once again he spoke to him and said, “What if forty are found there?” And he answered, “I will not do it on account of the forty.”
亞伯拉罕又對他說: “假若在那裡見有四十個怎麼樣呢? ”他說: “為這四十個的緣故, 我也不做這事. ”

18:30 And he said, “Please, let not my Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if thirty be found there?” And he answered, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
亞伯拉罕說: “求主不要動怒, 容我說, 假若在那裡見有三十個怎麼樣呢? ”他說: “我在那裡若見有三十個, 我也不做這事. ”

18:31 And he said, “Please, now, I was bold to speak to my Lord. What if twenty be found there?” And he answered, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”
亞伯拉罕說: “我還敢對主說話, 假若在那裡見有二十個怎麼樣呢? ”他說: “為這二十個的緣故, 我也不毀滅那城. ”

18:32 And he said, “Please, let not my Lord be angry, and I will speak only once more. What if ten are found there?” And he answered, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
亞伯拉罕說: “求主不要動怒, 我再說這一次, 假若在那裡見有十個呢? ”他說: “為這十個的緣故, 我也不毀滅那城. ”

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

Genesis - Chapter 19

19:1 And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening. And Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. Then Lot saw them and stood up to meet them. And he bowed down with his face to the ground.
那兩個天使晚上到了所多瑪; 羅得正坐在所多瑪城門口, 看見他們, 就起來迎接, 臉伏於地下拜,

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

19:3 But he urged them strongly, and they turned aside with him and came into his house. And he made a meal for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
羅得切切地請他們, 他們這才進去, 到他屋裡. 羅得為他們預備筵席, 烤無酵餅, 他們就吃了.

19:4 Before they laid down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house.
他們還沒有躺下, 所多瑪城裡各處的人, 連老帶少, 都來圍住那房子,

19:5 And they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we may know them.”
呼叫羅得說: “今日晚上到你這裡來的人在哪裡呢? 把他們帶出來, 任我們所為. ”

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

19:7 And he said, “No, my brothers, please do not do such a wrong thing.
說: “眾弟兄, 請你們不要做這惡事.

19:8 Behold, I have two daughters who have not known a man. Please, let me bring them out to you; then do to them as it seems good in your eyes. Only to these men do not do this thing, since they came under my roof for protection.”
我有兩個女兒, 還是處女, 容我領出來, 任憑你們的心願而行; 只是這兩個人既然到我舍下, 不要向他們做甚麼. ”

19:9 But they said, “Step aside!” Then they said, “This fellow came to dwell as a foreigner and he acts as a judge! Now we shall do worse to you than them!” And they pressed very hard against the man, against Lot, and they drew near to break the door.
眾人說: “退去吧! ”又說: “這個人來寄居, 還想要作官哪! 現在我們要害你比害他們更甚. ”眾人就向前擁擠羅得, 要攻破房門.

19:10 Then the men reached out with their hands and brought Lot in to them, into the house, and they shut the door.
只是那二人伸出手來, 將羅得拉進屋去, 把門關上,

19:11 And the men who were at the entrance of the house they struck with blindness, both small and great, and they were unable to find the entrance.
並且使門外的人, 無論老少, 眼都昏迷; 他們摸來摸去, 總尋不著房門.

19:12 Then the men said to Lot, “Who is here with you? Bring out from the place your sons-in-law, and your sons and your daughters, and all who are with you in the city.
二人對羅得說: “你這裡還有甚麼人嗎? 無論是女婿是兒女, 和這城中一切屬你的人, 你都要將他們從這地方帶出去.

19:13 For we are about to destroy this place, because their cry has become great before Yahweh. Yahweh sent us to destroy it.”
我們要毀滅這地方; 因為城內罪惡的聲音在耶和華面前甚大, 耶和華差我們來, 要毀滅這地方. ”

19:14 Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who were taking his daughters and said, “Get up! Go out from this place, because Yahweh is going to destroy the city!” But it seemed like a joke in the eyes of his sons-in-law.
羅得就出去, 告訴娶了(或譯: 將要娶)他女兒的女婿們說: “你們起來離開這地方, 因為耶和華要毀滅這城. ”他女婿們卻以為他說的是戲言.

19:15 And as the dawn came up the angels urged Lot saying, “Get up, take your wife and your two daughters who are staying with you, lest you be destroyed with the punishment of the city.”
天明了, 天使催逼羅得說: “起來! 帶著你的妻子和你在這裡的兩個女兒出去, 免得你因這城裡的罪惡同被剿滅. ”

19:16 But when he lingered, the men seized him by his hand and his wife’s hand, and his two daughters by hand, on account of the mercy of Yahweh upon him. And they brought him out and set him outside of the city.
但羅得遲延不走. 二人因為耶和華憐恤羅得, 就拉著他的手和他妻子的手, 並他兩個女兒的手, 把他們領出來, 安置在城外;

19:17 And after bringing them outside one said, “Flee for your life; do not look behind you, and do not stand anywhere in the plain. Flee to the mountains lest you be destroyed.”
領他們出來以後, 就說: “逃命吧! 不可回頭看, 也不可在平原站住. 要往山上逃跑, 免得你被剿滅. ”

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

19:19 Behold, your servant has found favor in your eyes and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot flee to the mountains, lest the disaster overtake me and I die.
你僕人已經在你眼前蒙恩; 你又向我顯出莫大的慈愛, 救我的性命. 我不能逃到山上去, 恐怕這災禍臨到我, 我便死了.

19:20 Behold, this city is near enough to flee there, and it is a little one. Please, let me flee there. Is it not a little one? Then my life shall be saved.”
看哪, 這座城又小又近, 容易逃到, 這不是一個小的嗎? 求你容我逃到那裡, 我的性命就得存活. ”

19:21 And he said to him, “Behold, I will grant this favor as well; that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.
天使對他說: “這事我也應允你; 我不傾覆你所說的這城.

19:22 Escape there quickly, for I cannot do this thing until you get there.” Therefore, there name of the city was called Zoar.
你要速速地逃到那城; 因為你還沒有到那裡, 我不能做甚麼. ”因此那城名叫瑣珥(就是小的意思).

19:23 After the sun had risen upon the earth and Lot had entered Zoar,
羅得到了瑣珥, 日頭已經出來了.

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

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

19:26 But his wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
羅得的妻子在後邊回頭一看, 就變成了一根鹽柱.

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

19:28 And he looked down upon the surface of Sodom and Gomorrah, and upon the whole surface of the land, the plain. And he saw that, behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a smelting furnace.
向所多瑪和蛾摩拉與平原的全地觀看, 不料, 那地方煙氣上騰, 如同燒窯一般.

19:29 So it was, when God destroyed the cities of the plain that God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out from the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.
當神毀滅平原諸城的時候, 他記念亞伯拉罕, 正在傾覆羅得所住之城的時候, 就打發羅得從傾覆之中出來.

19:30 And Lot went out from Zoar and settled in the hill country with his two daughters, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. So he lived in a cave, he and his two daughters.
羅得因為怕住在瑣珥, 就同他兩個女兒從瑣珥上去, 住在山裡; 他和兩個女兒住在一個洞裡.

19:31 And the firstborn daughter said to the younger one, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to come in to us according to the manner of all the land.
大女兒對小女兒說: “我們的父親老了, 地上又無人按著世上的常規進到我們這裡.

19:32 Come, let us give our father wine to drink and let us lie with him that we may secure descendants through our father.”
來! 我們可以叫父親喝酒, 與他同寢. 這樣, 我們好從他存留後裔. ”

19:33 And they gave their father wine to drink that night, and the firstborn went and lay with her father, but he did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
於是, 那夜她們叫父親喝酒, 大女兒就進去和她父親同寢; 她幾時躺下, 幾時起來, 父親都不知道.

19:34 And it happened that, the next day the firstborn said to the younger one, “Look, I laid with my father last night. Let us give him wine to drink also tonight, then go and lie with him that we may secure descendants through our father.”
第二天, 大女兒對小女兒說: “我昨夜與父親同寢. 今夜我們再叫他喝酒, 你可以進去與他同寢. 這樣, 我們好從父親存留後裔. ”

19:35 And they gave their father wine to drink again that night, and the younger got up and lay with him, but he did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
於是, 那夜她們又叫父親喝酒, 小女兒起來與她父親同寢; 她幾時躺下, 幾時起來, 父親都不知道.

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

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

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

Genesis - Chapter 20

20:1 And Abraham journeyed from there to the land of the Negev, and he settled between Kadesh and Shur. And he dwelled as an alien in Gerar.
亞伯拉罕從那裡向南地遷去, 寄居在加低斯和書珥中間的基拉耳.

20:2 And Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
亞伯拉罕稱他的妻撒拉為妹子, 基拉耳王亞比米勒差人把撒拉取了去.

20:3 And God came to Abimelech in a dream at night. And he said to him, “Look, you are a dead man on account of the woman you have taken. For she is a married woman.”
但夜間, 神來, 在夢中對亞比米勒說: “你是個死人哪! 因為你取了那女人來; 她原是別人的妻子. ”

20:4 Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, “my Lord, will you even kill a righteous people?”
亞比米勒卻還沒有親近撒拉; 他說: “主啊, 連有義的國, 你也要毀滅嗎?

20:5 Did not he himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ With integrity of my heart and with cleanness of my hands I did this.”
那人豈不是自己對我說‘她是我的妹子’嗎? 就是女人也自己說: ‘他是我的哥哥. ’我做這事是心正手潔的. ”

20:6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you did this, and I also kept you from sinning against me. Therefore, I did not allow you to touch her.
神在夢中對他說: “我知道你做這事是心中正直; 我也攔阻了你, 免得你得罪我, 所以我不容你沾著她.

20:7 So now, return the wife of the man, for he is a prophet, so that he will pray for you and you will live. And if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, and all that are yours.”
現在你把這人的妻子歸還他; 因為他是先知, 他要為你禱告, 使你存活. 你若不歸還他, 你當知道, 你和你所有的人都必要死. ”

20:8 So Abimelech rose early in the morning. And he called all his servants and told them all these things, and the men were very afraid.
亞比米勒清早起來, 召了眾臣僕來, 將這些事都說給他們聽, 他們都甚懼怕.

20:9 And Abimelech called for Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you that you brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
亞比米勒召了亞伯拉罕來, 對他說: “你怎麼向我這樣行呢? 我在甚麼事上得罪了你, 你竟使我和我國裡的人陷在大罪裡? 你向我行不當行的事了! ”

20:10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What were you thinking that you did this thing?”
亞比米勒又對亞伯拉罕說: “你見了甚麼才做這事呢? ”

20:11 And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place; they will kill me on account of the matter of my wife.
亞伯拉罕說: “我以為這地方的人總不懼怕神, 必為我妻子的緣故殺我.

20:12 Besides, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother. And she became my wife.
況且她也實在是我的妹子; 她與我是同父異母, 後來作了我的妻子.

20:13 And it happened that as God caused me to wander from the house of my father I said to her, ‘This is your loyal kindness that you must do for me at every place where we come: say concerning me, “He is my brother.” ’ ”
當神叫我離開父家,飄流在外的時候, 我對她說: ‘我們無論走到甚麼地方, 你可以對人說: 他是我的哥哥; 這就是你待我的恩典了. ’”

20:14 And Abimelech took sheep and cattle and male slaves and female slaves, and he gave them to Abraham. And he returned Sarah his wife to him.
亞比米勒把牛,羊,僕婢賜給亞伯拉罕, 又把他的妻子撒拉歸還他.

20:15 And Abimelech said, “Here is my land before you; settle where it pleases you.”
亞比米勒又說: “看哪, 我的地都在你面前, 你可以隨意居住”;

20:16 And to Sarah he said, “Look, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your brother. It shall be an exoneration. You are vindicated before all who are with you.”
又對撒拉說: “我給你哥哥一千銀子, 作為你在閤家人面前遮羞的(羞: 原文是眼), 你就在眾人面前沒有不是了. ”

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

20:18 For Yahweh had completely closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of the matter of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.
因耶和華為亞伯拉罕的妻子撒拉的緣故, 已經使亞比米勒家中的婦人不能生育.

Genesis - Chapter 21

21:1 And Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said. And Yahweh did to Sarah as he had promised.
耶和華按著先前的話眷顧撒拉, 便照他所說的給撒拉成就.

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

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

21:4 And Abraham circumcised Isaac his son when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
以撒生下來第八日, 亞伯拉罕照著神所吩咐的, 給以撒行了割禮.

21:5 And Abraham was one hundred years old when Isaac his son was born to him.
他兒子以撒生的時候, 亞伯拉罕年一百歲.

21:6 And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; all who hear will laugh for me.”
撒拉說: “神使我喜笑, 凡聽見的必與我一同喜笑”;

21:7 And she said, “Who would announce to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne a son to Abraham in his old age.”
又說: “誰能預先對亞伯拉罕說‘撒拉要乳養嬰孩’呢? 因為在他年老的時候, 我給他生了一個兒子. ”

21:8 And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
孩子漸長, 就斷了奶. 以撒斷奶的日子, 亞伯拉罕設擺豐盛的筵席.

21:9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne Abraham, mocking.
當時, 撒拉看見埃及人夏甲給亞伯拉罕所生的兒子戲笑,

21:10 Then she said to Abraham, “Drive out this slave woman and her son, for the son of this slave woman will not be heir with my son, with Isaac.”
就對亞伯拉罕說: “你把這使女和她兒子趕出去! 因為這使女的兒子不可與我的兒子以撒一同承受產業. ”

21:11 And the matter displeased Abraham very much on account of his son.
亞伯拉罕因他兒子的緣故很憂愁.

21:12 Then God said to Abraham, “Do not be displeased on account of the boy and on account of the slave woman. Listen to everything that Sarah said to you, for through Isaac your offspring will be named.
神對亞伯拉罕說: “你不必為這童子和你的使女憂愁. 凡撒拉對你說的話, 你都該聽從; 因為從以撒生的, 才要稱為你的後裔.

21:13 And I will also make the son of the slave woman into a nation, for he is your offspring.”
至於使女的兒子, 我也必使他的後裔成立一國, 因為他是你所生的. ”

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

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

21:16 And she went and she sat a good distance away, for she said, “Let me not see the child’s death.” So she sat away from him and lifted up her voice and wept.
自己走開約有一箭之遠, 相對而坐, 說: “我不忍見孩子死”, 就相對而坐, 放聲大哭.

21:17 And God heard the cry of the boy and the angel of God called to Hagar from the heavens and said to her, “What is the matter Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the cry of the boy from where he is.
神聽見童子的聲音; 神的使者從天上呼叫夏甲說: “夏甲, 你為何這樣呢? 不要害怕, 神已經聽見童子的聲音了.

21:18 Get up, take up the boy and take him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.”
起來! 把童子抱在懷中(懷: 原文是手), 我必使他的後裔成為大國. ”

21:19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water and gave a drink to the boy.
神使夏甲的眼睛明亮, 她就看見一口水井, 便去將皮袋盛滿了水, 給童子喝.

21:20 And God was with the boy, and he grew and lived in the wilderness. And he became an expert with a bow.
神保佑童子, 他就漸長, 住在曠野, 成了弓箭手.

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

21:22 And it happened that at that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “God is with you, in all that you do.
當那時候, 亞比米勒同他軍長非各對亞伯拉罕說: “凡你所行的事都有神的保佑.

21:23 So now, swear to me here by God that you will not deal with me falsely, or with my descendants, or my posterity. According to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall pledge to do with me and with the land where you have dwelled as an alien.”
我願你如今在這裡指著神對我起誓, 不要欺負我與我的兒子, 並我的子孫. 我怎樣厚待了你, 你也要照樣厚待我與你所寄居這地的民. ”

21:24 And Abraham said, “I swear.”
亞伯拉罕說: “我情願起誓. ”

21:25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelech on account of the well of water that servants of Abimelech had seized.
從前, 亞比米勒的僕人霸佔了一口水井, 亞伯拉罕為這事指責亞比米勒.

21:26 And Abimelech said, “I do not know who did this thing, neither did you tell me, nor have I heard of it except for today.”
亞比米勒說: “誰做這事, 我不知道, 你也沒有告訴我, 今日我才聽見了. ”

21:27 And Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. And the two of them made a covenant.
亞伯拉罕把羊和牛給了亞比米勒, 二人就彼此立約.

21:28 Then Abraham set off seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.
亞伯拉罕把七隻母羊羔另放在一處.

21:29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe-lambs that you have set off by themselves?”
亞比米勒問亞伯拉罕說: “你把這七隻母羊羔另放在一處, 是甚麼意思呢? ”

21:30 And he said, “You shall take the seven ewe-lambs from my hand as proof on my behalf that I dug this well.”
他說: “你要從我手裡受這七隻母羊羔, 作我挖這口井的證據. ”

21:31 Therefore that place is called Beersheba, because there the two of them swore an oath.
所以他給那地方起名叫別是巴(就是盟誓的井的意思), 因為他們二人在那裡起了誓.

21:32 And they made a covenant at Beersheba. And Abimelech, and Phicol his army commander stood and returned to the land of the Philistines.
他們在別是巴立了約, 亞比米勒就同他軍長非各起身回非利士地去了.

21:33 And he planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of Yahweh, the everlasting God.
亞伯拉罕在別是巴栽上一棵垂絲柳樹, 又在那裡求告耶和華─永生神的名.

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

Genesis - Chapter 22

22:1 And it happened that after these things, God tested Abraham. And he said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
這些事以後, 神要試驗亞伯拉罕, 就呼叫他說: “亞伯拉罕! ”他說: “我在這裡. ”

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

22:3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his donkey. And he took two of his servants with him, and Isaac his son. And he chopped wood for a burnt offering. And he got up and went to the place which God had told him.
亞伯拉罕清早起來, 備上驢, 帶著兩個僕人和他兒子以撒, 也劈好了燔祭的柴, 就起身往神所指示他的地方去了.

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

22:5 And Abraham said to his servants, “You stay here with the donkey, and I and the boy will go up there. We will worship, then we will return to you.”
亞伯拉罕對他的僕人說: “你們和驢在此等候, 我與童子往那裡去拜一拜, 就回到你們這裡來. ”

22:6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and placed it on Isaac his son. And he took the fire in his hand and the knife, and the two of them went together.
亞伯拉罕把燔祭的柴放在他兒子以撒身上, 自己手裡拿著火與刀; 於是二人同行.

22:7 And Isaac said to Abraham his father, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” And he said, “Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”
以撒對他父親亞伯拉罕說: “父親哪! ”亞伯拉罕說: “我兒, 我在這裡. ”以撒說: “請看, 火與柴都有了, 但燔祭的羊羔在哪裡呢? ”

22:8 And Abraham said, “God will provide the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went together.
亞伯拉罕說: “我兒, 神必自己預備作燔祭的羊羔. ”於是二人同行.

22:9 And they came to the place that God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood. Then he bound Isaac his son and placed him on the altar atop the wood.
他們到了神所指示的地方, 亞伯拉罕在那裡築壇, 把柴擺好, 捆綁他的兒子以撒, 放在壇的柴上.

22:10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
亞伯拉罕就伸手拿刀, 要殺他的兒子.

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

22:12 And he said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the boy; do not do anything to him. For now I know that you are one who fears God, since you have not withheld your son, your only child, from me.”
天使說: “你不可在這童子身上下手. 一點不可害他! 現在我知道你是敬畏神的了; 因為你沒有將你的兒子, 就是你獨生的兒子, 留下不給我. ”

22:13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked. And behold, a ram was caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
亞伯拉罕舉目觀看, 不料, 有一隻公羊, 兩角扣在稠密的小樹中. 亞伯拉罕就取了那隻公羊來, 獻為燔祭, 代替他的兒子.

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

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

22:16 And he said, “I swear by myself, declares Yahweh, that because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only child,
“耶和華說: ‘你既行了這事, 不留下你的兒子, 就是你獨生的兒子, 我便指著自己起誓說:

22:17 that I will certainly bless you and greatly multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the shore of the sea. And your offspring will take possession of the gate of his enemies.
論福, 我必賜大福給你; 論子孫, 我必叫你的子孫多起來, 如同天上的星, 海邊的沙. 你子孫必得著仇敵的城門,

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

22:19 And Abraham returned to his servants, and they got up and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived in Beersheba.
於是亞伯拉罕回到他僕人那裡, 他們一同起身往別是巴去, 亞伯拉罕就住在別是巴.

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

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

22:22 and Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”
並基薛,哈瑣,必達,益拉,彼土利(彼土利生利百加). ”

22:23 (Now, Bethuel fathered Rebekah). These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, the brother of Abraham.
這八個人都是密迦給亞伯拉罕的兄弟拿鶴生的.

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

Genesis - Chapter 23

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

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

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

23:4 “I am a stranger and an alien among you; give to me my own burial site among you so that I may bury my dead from before me.”
“我在你們中間是外人, 是寄居的. 求你們在這裡給我一塊地, 我好埋葬我的死人, 使她不在我眼前. ”

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

23:6 “Hear us, my lord, you are a mighty prince in our midst. Bury your dead in the choicest of our burial sites. None of us will withhold his burial site from you for burying your dead.”
“我主請聽. 你在我們中間是一位尊大的王子, 只管在我們最好的墳地裡埋葬你的死人; 我們沒有一人不容你在他的墳地裡埋葬你的死人. ”

23:7 And Abraham rose up and bowed to the people of the land, to the Hittites.
亞伯拉罕就起來, 向那地的赫人下拜,

23:8 And he spoke with them, saying, “If you are willing that I bury my dead from before me, hear me and intercede for me with Ephron the son of Zohar,
對他們說: “你們若有意叫我埋葬我的死人, 使她不在我眼前, 就請聽我的話, 為我求瑣轄的兒子以弗崙,

23:9 that he may sell to me the cave of Machpelah which belongs to him, which is at the end of his field. At full value let him sell it to me in your midst as a burial site.”
把田頭上那麥比拉洞給我, 他可以按著足價賣給我, 作我在你們中間的墳地. ”

23:10 Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites with respect to all who were entering the gate of his city, and said,
當時以弗崙正坐在赫人中間. 於是, 赫人以弗崙在城門出入的赫人面前對亞伯拉罕說:

23:11 “No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field and the cave which is in it, I also give it to you in the sight of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”
“不然, 我主請聽. 我送給你這塊田, 連田間的洞也送給你, 在我同族的人面前都給你, 可以埋葬你的死人. ”

23:12 And Abraham bowed before the people of the land.
亞伯拉罕就在那地的人民面前下拜,

23:13 And he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If only you will hear me—I give the price of the field. Take it from me that I may bury my dead there.”
在他們面前對以弗崙說: “你若應允, 請聽我的話. 我要把田價給你, 求你收下, 我就在那裡埋葬我的死人. ”

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

23:15 “My lord, hear me. A piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver—what is that between me and you? Bury your dead.”
“我主請聽. 值四百舍客勒銀子的一塊田, 在你我中間還算甚麼呢? 只管埋葬你的死人吧! ”

23:16 Then Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver at the merchants’ current rate.
亞伯拉罕聽從了以弗崙, 照著他在赫人面前所說的話, 把買賣通用的銀子平了四百舍客勒給以弗崙.

23:17 So the field of Ephron which was in the Machpelah, which was near Mamre—the field and the cave which was in it, with all the trees that were in the field, which were within all its surrounding boundaries—passed
於是, 麥比拉,幔利前,以弗崙的那塊田和其中的洞, 並田間四圍的樹木,

23:18 to Abraham as a property in the presence of the Hittites, with respect to all who were entering the gate of his city.
都定準歸與亞伯拉罕, 乃是他在赫人面前並城門出入的人面前買妥的.

23:19 And thus afterward Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah near Mamre; that is Hebron, in the land of Canaan.
此後, 亞伯拉罕把他妻子撒拉埋葬在迦南地幔利前的麥比拉田間的洞裡. (幔利就是希伯崙).

23:20 And the field and the cave which was in it passed to Abraham as a burial site from the Hittites.
從此, 那塊田和田間的洞就藉著赫人定準歸與亞伯拉罕作墳地.

Genesis - Chapter 24

24:1 Now Abraham was old, advanced in age, and Yahweh had blessed Abraham in everything.
亞伯拉罕年紀老邁, 向來在一切事上耶和華都賜福給他.

24:2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh
亞伯拉罕對管理他全業最老的僕人說: “請你把手放在我大腿底下.

24:3 that I may make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose midst I am dwelling,
我要叫你指著耶和華─天地的主起誓, 不要為我兒子娶這迦南地中的女子為妻.

24:4 but that you will go to my land and to my family, and take a wife for my son, for Isaac.”
你要往我本地本族去, 為我的兒子以撒娶一個妻子. ”

24:5 And the servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land—must I then return your son to the land from whence you came?”
僕人對他說: “倘若女子不肯跟我到這地方來, 我必須將你的兒子帶回你原出之地嗎? ”

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

24:7 Yahweh, the God of heaven who took me from the house of my father and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘to your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
耶和華─天上的主曾帶領我離開父家和本族的地, 對我說話, 向我起誓說: ‘我要將這地賜給你的後裔. ’他必差遣使者在你面前, 你就可以從那裡為我兒子娶一個妻子.

24:8 And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you shall be released from this oath of mine—only you must not return my son there.”
倘若女子不肯跟你來, 我使你起的誓就與你無干了, 只是不可帶我的兒子回那裡去. ”

24:9 Then the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and he swore to him concerning this matter.
僕人就把手放在他主人亞伯拉罕的大腿底下, 為這事向他起誓.

24:10 And the servant took ten camels from his master’s camels, and he went with all kinds of his master’s good things in his hand. And he arose and went to Aram-Naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
那僕人從他主人的駱駝裡取了十匹駱駝, 並帶些他主人各樣的財物, 起身往美索不達米亞去, 到了拿鶴的城.

24:11 And he made the camels kneel outside the city at the well of water, at the time of evening, toward the time the women went out to draw water.
天將晚, 眾女子出來打水的時候, 他便叫駱駝跪在城外的水井那裡.

24:12 And he said, “O Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show loyal love to my master Abraham.
他說: “耶和華─我主人亞伯拉罕的神啊, 求你施恩給我主人亞伯拉罕, 使我今日遇見好機會.

24:13 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are going out to draw water.
我現今站在井旁, 城內居民的女子們正出來打水.

24:14 And let it be that the girl to whom I shall say, ‘Please, offer your jar that I may drink’ and who says, ‘Drink—and I will also water your camels,’ she is the one you have chosen for your servant, for Isaac. By her I will know that you have shown loyal love to my master.”
我向那一個女子說: ‘請你拿下水瓶來, 給我水喝. ’她若說: ‘請喝! 我也給你的駱駝喝. ’願那女子就作你所預定給你僕人以撒的妻. 這樣, 我便知道你施恩給我主人了. ”

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

24:16 Now the girl was very pleasing in appearance. She was a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up.
那女子容貌極其俊美, 還是處女, 也未曾有人親近她. 她下到井旁, 打滿了瓶, 又上來.

24:17 And the servant ran to meet her. And he said, “Please, let me drink a little of the water from your jar.”
僕人跑上前去迎著她, 說: “求你將瓶裡的水給我一點喝. ”

24:18 And she said, “Drink, my lord.” And she quickly lowered her jar in her hand and gave him a drink.
女子說: “我主請喝! ”就急忙拿下瓶來, 托在手上給他喝.

24:19 When she finished giving him a drink she said, “I will also draw water for your camels until they finish drinking.”
女子給他喝了, 就說: “我再為你的駱駝打水, 叫駱駝也喝足. ”

24:20 And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water. And she drew water for all his camels.
她就急忙把瓶裡的水倒在槽裡, 又跑到井旁打水, 就為所有的駱駝打上水來.

24:21 And the man was gazing at her silently to know if Yahweh had made his journey successful or not.
那人定睛看她, 一句話也不說, 要曉得耶和華賜他通達的道路沒有.

24:22 And it happened that as the camels finished drinking the man took a gold ring of a half shekel in weight and two bracelets for her arms, ten shekels in weight,
駱駝喝足了, 那人就拿一個金環, 重半舍客勒, 兩個金鐲, 重十舍客勒, 給了那女子,

24:23 and said, “Please tell me, whose daughter are you? Is there a place at the house of your father for us to spend the night?”
說: “請告訴我, 你是誰的女兒? 你父親家裡有我們住宿的地方沒有? ”

24:24 And she said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
女子說: “我是密迦與拿鶴之子彼土利的女兒”;

24:25 Then she said to him, “We have both straw and fodder in abundance, as well as a place to spend the night.”
又說: “我們家裡足有糧草, 也有住宿的地方. ”

24:26 And the man knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.
那人就低頭向耶和華下拜,

24:27 And he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld his loyal love and his faithfulness from my master. I was on the way and Yahweh led me to the house of my master’s brother.”
說: “耶和華─我主人亞伯拉罕的神是應當稱頌的, 因他不斷地以慈愛誠實待我主人. 至於我, 耶和華在路上引領我, 直走到我主人的兄弟家裡. ”

24:28 Then the girl ran and reported these things to the household of her mother.
女子跑回去, 照著這些話告訴她母親和她家裡的人.

24:29 Now Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. And Laban ran out to the man toward the spring.
利百加有一個哥哥, 名叫拉班, 看見金環, 又看見金鐲在他妹子的手上, 並聽見他妹子利百加的話, 說那人對我如此如此說. 拉班就跑出來往井旁去, 到那人跟前, 見他仍站在駱駝旁邊的井旁那裡,

24:30 And when he saw the ring and the bracelets on the arms of his sister and heard the words of Rebekah his sister, who said, “Thus the man spoke to me,” he went to the man. And behold, he was standing with the camels at the spring.
併入上節

24:31 And he said, “Come, O blessed one of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? Now I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
便對他說: “你這蒙耶和華賜福的, 請進來, 為甚麼站在外邊? 我已經收拾了房屋, 也為駱駝預備了地方. ”

24:32 And the man came to the house and unloaded the camels. And he gave straw and fodder to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
那人就進了拉班的家. 拉班卸了駱駝, 用草料餵上, 拿水給那人和跟隨的人洗腳;

24:33 And food was placed before him to eat. And he said, “I will not eat until I have told my errand.” And he said, “Speak.”
把飯擺在他面前, 叫他吃, 他卻說: “我不吃, 等我說明白我的事情再吃. ”拉班說: “請說. ”

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

24:35 Now Yahweh has blessed my master exceedingly, and he has become great. He has given to him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male slaves and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.
耶和華大大地賜福給我主人, 使他昌大, 又賜給他羊群,牛群,金銀,僕婢,駱駝, 和驢.

24:36 And Sarah, the wife of my master, has borne a son to my master after her old age. And he has given to him all that he has.
我主人的妻子撒拉年老的時候給我主人生了一個兒子; 我主人也將一切所有的都給了這個兒子.

24:37 And my master made me swear, saying, ‘Do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I am living.
我主人叫我起誓說: ‘你不要為我兒子娶迦南地的女子為妻.

24:38 But you shall go to the house of my father, and to my family, and you shall take a wife for my son.’
你要往我父家,我本族那裡去, 為我的兒子娶一個妻子. ’

24:39 And I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me.’
我對我主人說: ‘恐怕女子不肯跟我來. ’

24:40 And he said to me, ‘Yahweh, before whom I have walked, shall send his angel with you and will make your journey successful. And you shall take a wife for my son from my family, and from the house of my father.
他就說: ‘我所事奉的耶和華必要差遣他的使者與你同去, 叫你的道路通達, 你就得以在我父家,我本族那裡, 給我的兒子娶一個妻子.

24:41 Then you shall be released from my oath, when you come to my family. And if they will not give a woman to you, then you will be released from my oath.’
只要你到了我本族那裡, 我使你起的誓就與你無干. 他們若不把女子交給你, 我使你起的誓也與你無干. ’

24:42 Then today I came to the spring, and I said, ‘O Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, if you would please make my journey successful, upon which I am going.
“我今日到了井旁, 便說: ‘耶和華─我主人亞伯拉罕的神啊, 願你叫我所行的道路通達.

24:43 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let it be that the young woman who comes out to draw water and to whom I say, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar,”
我如今站在井旁, 對哪一個出來打水的女子說: 請你把你瓶裡的水給我一點喝;

24:44 let her say to me, “Drink; I will also draw water for your camels,” she is the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for the son of my master.’
她若說: 你只管喝, 我也為你的駱駝打水; 願那女子就作耶和華給我主人兒子所預定的妻. ’

24:45 I had not yet finished speaking to myself when, behold, Rebekah was coming out with her jar on her shoulder. And she went down to the spring and drew water. And I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
我心裡的話還沒有說完, 利百加就出來, 肩頭上扛著水瓶, 下到井旁打水. 我便對她說: ‘請你給我水喝. ’

24:46 And she hastened and let down her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will give a drink to your camels also.’ Then I drank and she gave a drink to the camels also.
她就急忙從肩頭上拿下瓶來, 說: ‘請喝! 我也給你的駱駝喝. ’我便喝了; 她又給我的駱駝喝了.

24:47 Then I asked her and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ And I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms.
我問她說: ‘你是誰的女兒? ’她說: ‘我是密迦與拿鶴之子彼土利的女兒. ’我就把環子戴在她鼻子上, 把鐲子戴在她兩手上.

24:48 And I knelt down and worshiped Yahweh, and I praised Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right way, to take the daughter of the brother of my master for his son.
隨後我低頭向耶和華下拜, 稱頌耶和華─我主人亞伯拉罕的神; 因為他引導我走合適的道路, 使我得著我主人兄弟的孫女, 給我主人的兒子為妻.

24:49 So now, if you are going to deal loyally and truly with my master, tell me. And if not, tell me, so that I may turn to the right or to the left.”
現在你們若願以慈愛誠實待我主人, 就告訴我; 若不然, 也告訴我, 使我可以或向左, 或向右. ”

24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered, and they said, “The matter has gone out from Yahweh; we are not able to speak bad or good to you.
拉班和彼土利回答說: “這事乃出於耶和華, 我們不能向你說好說歹.

24:51 Here is Rebekah before you. Take her and go; let her be a wife for the son of your master as Yahweh has spoken.”
看哪, 利百加在你面前, 可以將她帶去, 照著耶和華所說的, 給你主人的兒子為妻. ”

24:52 And it happened that when the servant of Abraham heard their words he bowed down to the ground to Yahweh.
亞伯拉罕的僕人聽見他們這話, 就向耶和華俯伏在地.

24:53 And the servant brought out silver jewelry and gold jewelry, and garments, and he gave them to Rebekah. And he gave precious gifts to her brother and to her mother.
當下僕人拿出金器,銀器, 和衣服送給利百加, 又將寶物送給她哥哥和她母親.

24:54 And he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and they spent the night. And they got up in the morning, and he said, “Let me go to my master.”
僕人和跟從他的人吃了喝了, 住了一夜. 早晨起來, 僕人就說: “請打發我回我主人那裡去吧. ”

24:55 And her brother and her mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so; after that she may go.”
利百加的哥哥和她母親說: “讓女子同我們再住幾天, 至少十天, 然後她可以去. ”

24:56 And he said to them, “Do not delay me. Now, Yahweh has made my journey successful. Let me go. I must go to my master.”
僕人說: “耶和華既賜給我通達的道路, 你們不要耽誤我, 請打發我走, 回我主人那裡去吧. ”

24:57 And they said, “Let us call the girl and ask her opinion.”
他們說: “我們把女子叫來問問她”,

24:58 And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” And she said, “I will go.”
就叫了利百加來, 問她說: “你和這人同去嗎? ”利百加說: “我去. ”

24:59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and the servant of Abraham and his men.
於是他們打發妹子利百加和她的乳母, 同亞伯拉罕的僕人, 並跟從僕人的, 都走了.

24:60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “You are our sister; may you become countless thousands; and may your offspring take possession of the gate of his enemies.”
他們就給利百加祝福說: 我們的妹子啊, 願你作千萬人的母! 願你的後裔得著仇敵的城門!

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

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

24:63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field early in the evening, and he lifted up his eyes and saw—behold, camels were coming.
天將晚, 以撒出來在田間默想, 舉目一看, 見來了些駱駝.

24:64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac. And she got down from the camel.
利百加舉目看見以撒, 就急忙下了駱駝,

24:65 And she said to the servant, “Who is this man walking around in the field to meet us?” And the servant said, “That is my master.” And she took her veil and covered herself.
問那僕人說: “這田間走來迎接我們的是誰? ”僕人說: “是我的主人. ”利百加就拿帕子蒙上臉.

24:66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
僕人就將所辦的一切事都告訴以撒.

24:67 And Isaac brought her to the tent of Sarah his mother. And he took Rebekah, and she became his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after the death of his mother.
以撒便領利百加進了他母親撒拉的帳棚, 娶了她為妻, 並且愛她. 以撒自從他母親不在了, 這才得了安慰.

Genesis - Chapter 25

25:1 Now Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
亞伯拉罕又娶了一妻, 名叫基土拉.

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

25:3 And Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.
約珊生了示巴和底但. 底但的子孫是亞書利族,利都是族, 和利烏米族.

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

25:5 And Abraham gave all he had to Isaac.
亞伯拉罕將一切所有的都給了以撒.

25:6 But to the sons of Abraham’s concubines Abraham gave gifts. And while he was still living he sent them away eastward, away from his son Isaac, to the land of the east.
亞伯拉罕把財物分給他庶出的眾子, 趁著自己還在世的時候打發他們離開他的兒子以撒, 往東方去.

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

25:8 And Abraham passed away and died in a good old age, old and full of years. And he was gathered to his people.
亞伯拉罕壽高年邁, 氣絕而死, 歸到他列祖(原文是本民)那裡.

25:9 And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, son of Zohar the Hittite, that was east of Mamre,
他兩個兒子以撒,以實瑪利把他埋葬在麥比拉洞裡. 這洞在幔利前,赫人瑣轄的兒子以弗崙的田中,

25:10 the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried and Sarah his wife.
就是亞伯拉罕向赫人買的那塊田. 亞伯拉罕和他妻子撒拉都葬在那裡.

25:11 And it happened that after the death of Abraham God blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac settled at Beer-Lahai-Roi.
亞伯拉罕死了以後, 神賜福給他的兒子以撒. 以撒靠近庇耳‧拉海‧萊居住.

25:12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, that Hagar the Egyptian, the maidservant of Sarah, bore to Abraham.
撒拉的使女埃及人夏甲給亞伯拉罕所生的兒子是以實瑪利.

25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names according to their family records. The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
以實瑪利兒子們的名字, 按著他們的家譜記在下面. 以實瑪利的長子是尼拜約, 又有基達,亞德別,米比衫,

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

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

25:16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their villages and by their encampments—12 leaders according to their tribes.
這是以實瑪利眾子的名字, 照著他們的村莊,營寨, 作了十二族的族長.

25:17 Now these are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. And he passed away and died, and was gathered to his people.
以實瑪利享壽一百三十七歲, 氣絕而死, 歸到他列祖(原文是本民)那裡.

25:18 They settled from Havilah to Shur, which was opposite Egypt, going toward Asshur, opposite; he settled opposite all his brothers.
他子孫的住處在他眾弟兄東邊, 從哈腓拉直到埃及前的書珥, 正在亞述的道上.

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

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

25:21 And Isaac prayed to Yahweh on behalf of his wife, for she was barren. And Yahweh responded to his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
以撒因他妻子不生育, 就為她祈求耶和華; 耶和華應允他的祈求, 他的妻子利百加就懷了孕.

25:22 And the children in her womb jostled each other, and she said, “If it is going to be like this, why be pregnant?” And she went to inquire of Yahweh.
孩子們在她腹中彼此相爭, 她就說: “若是這樣, 我為甚麼活著呢(或譯: 我為甚麼如此呢)? ”她就去求問耶和華.

25:23 And Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from birth shall be divided. And one people shall be stronger than the other. And the elder shall serve the younger.”
耶和華對她說: 兩國在你腹內; 兩族要從你身上出來. 這族必強於那族; 將來大的要服事小的.

25:24 And when her days to give birth were completed, then—behold—twins were in her womb.
生產的日子到了, 腹中果然是雙子.

25:25 And the first came out red, all his body was like a hairy coat, so they called his name Esau.
先產的身體發紅, 渾身有毛, 如同皮衣, 他們就給他起名叫以掃(就是有毛的意思).

25:26 And afterward his brother came out, and his hand grasped the heel of Esau, so his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old at their birth.
隨後又生了以掃的兄弟, 手抓住以掃的腳跟, 因此給他起名叫雅各(就是抓住的意思). 利百加生下兩個兒子的時候, 以撒年正六十歲.

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

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

25:29 Once Jacob cooked a thick stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted.
有一天, 雅各熬湯, 以掃從田野回來累昏了.

25:30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stuff to gulp down, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom).
以掃對雅各說: “我累昏了, 求你把這紅湯給我喝. ”因此以掃又叫以東(就是紅的意思).

25:31 Then Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright first.”
雅各說: “你今日把長子的名分賣給我吧. ”

25:32 And Esau said, “Look, I am going to die; now what is this birthright to me?”
以掃說: “我將要死, 這長子的名分於我有甚麼益處呢? ”

25:33 Then Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” And he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.
雅各說: “你今日對我起誓吧. ”以掃就對他起了誓, 把長子的名分賣給雅各.

25:34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread, and thick lentil stew, and he ate and drank. Then he got up and went away. So Esau despised his birthright.
於是雅各將餅和紅豆湯給了以掃, 以掃吃了喝了, 便起來走了. 這就是以掃輕看了他長子的名分.

Genesis - Chapter 26

26:1 And there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine which was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, to Gerar.
在亞伯拉罕的日子, 那地有一次饑荒; 這時又有饑荒, 以撒就往基拉耳去, 到非利士人的王亞比米勒那裡.

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

26:3 Dwell as an alien in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham you father.
你寄居在這地, 我必與你同在, 賜福給你, 因為我要將這些地都賜給你和你的後裔. 我必堅定我向你父亞伯拉罕所起的誓.

26:4 And I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and I will give to your descendants all these lands. And all nations of the earth will be blessed through your offspring,
我要加增你的後裔, 像天上的星那樣多, 又要將這些地都賜給你的後裔. 並且地上萬國必因你的後裔得福－

26:5 because Abraham listened to my voice and kept my charge: my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
都因亞伯拉罕聽從我的話, 遵守我的吩咐和我的命令,律例,法度. ”

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

26:7 When the men of the place asked concerning his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “my wife,” thinking “the men of the place will kill me on account of Rebekah, for she was beautiful.”
那地方的人問到他的妻子, 他便說: “那是我的妹子. ”原來他怕說: “是我的妻子”; 他心裡想: “恐怕這地方的人為利百加的緣故殺我”, 因為她容貌俊美.

26:8 And it happened that, when he had been there a long time, Abimelech the king of the Philistines looked through the window, and saw—behold—Isaac was fondling Rebekah his wife.
他在那裡住了許久. 有一天, 非利士人的王亞比米勒從窗戶裡往外觀看, 見以撒和他的妻子利百加戲玩.

26:9 And Abimelech called Isaac and said, “Surely she is your wife. Now why did you say ‘She is my sister’?” And Isaac said to him, “Because I thought I would die on account of her.”
亞比米勒召了以撒來, 對他說: “她實在是你的妻子, 你怎麼說她是你的妹子? ”以撒說: “我心裡想, 恐怕我因她而死. ”

26:10 And Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have slept with your wife! Then you would have brought guilt upon us!”
亞比米勒說: “你向我們做的是甚麼事呢? 民中險些有人和你的妻同寢, 把我們陷在罪裡. ”

26:11 Then Abimelech instructed all the people, saying, “The one who touches this man or his wife shall certainly die.”
於是亞比米勒曉諭眾民說: “凡沾著這個人, 或是他妻子的, 定要把他治死. ”

26:12 And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in that same year a hundredfold, and Yahweh blessed him.
以撒在那地耕種, 那一年有百倍的收成. 耶和華賜福給他,

26:13 And the man became wealthier and wealthier until he was exceedingly wealthy.
他就昌大, 日增月盛, 成了大富戶.

26:14 And he possessed sheep and cattle and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.
他有羊群牛群, 又有許多僕人, 非利士人就嫉妒他.

26:15 And the Philistines stopped up all the wells that the servants of his father had dug in the days of Abraham his father. They filled them with earth.
當他父親亞伯拉罕在世的日子, 他父親的僕人所挖的井, 非利士人全都塞住, 填滿了土.

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

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

26:18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after the death of Abraham. And he gave to them the same names which his father had given them.
當他父親亞伯拉罕在世之日所挖的水井因非利士人在亞伯拉罕死後塞住了, 以撒就重新挖出來, 仍照他父親所叫的叫那些井的名字.

26:19 And when the servants of Isaac dug in the valley, they found a well of fresh water there.
以撒的僕人在谷中挖井, 便得了一口活水井.

26:20 Then the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours.” And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
基拉耳的牧人與以撒的牧人爭競, 說: “這水是我們的. ”以撒就給那井起名叫埃色(就是相敵的意思), 因為他們和他相爭.

26:21 And they dug another well, and they quarreled over it also. And he called its name Sitnah.
以撒的僕人又挖了一口井, 他們又為這井爭競, 因此以撒給這井起名叫西提拿(就是為敵的意思).

26:22 Then he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. And he called its name Rehoboth, and said, “Now Yahweh has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.”
以撒離開那裡, 又挖了一口井, 他們不為這井爭競了, 他就給那井起名叫利河伯(就是寬闊的意思). 他說: “耶和華現在給我們寬闊之地, 我們必在這地昌盛. ”

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

26:24 And Yahweh appeared to him that night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you, and I will bless you and make your descendants numerous for the sake of my servant Abraham.”
當夜耶和華向他顯現, 說: “我是你父親亞伯拉罕的神, 不要懼怕! 因為我與你同在, 要賜福給你, 並要為我僕人亞伯拉罕的緣故, 使你的後裔繁多. ”

26:25 And he built an altar there and called on the name of Yahweh. And he pitched his tent there, and the servants of Isaac dug a well there.
以撒就在那裡築了一座壇, 求告耶和華的名, 並且支搭帳棚; 他的僕人便在那裡挖了一口井.

26:26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his friend and Phicol his army commander.
亞比米勒, 同他的朋友亞戶撒和他的軍長非各, 從基拉耳來見以撒.

26:27 And Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me? You hate me and sent me away from you.”
以撒對他們說: “你們既然恨我, 打發我走了, 為甚麼到我這裡來呢? ”

26:28 And they said, “We see clearly that Yahweh has been with you, so we thought let there be an oath between us—between us and you—and let us make a covenant with you
他們說: “我們明明地看見耶和華與你同在, 便說, 不如我們兩下彼此起誓, 彼此立約,

26:29 that you may not do us harm just as we have not touched you, but have only done good to you and sent you away in peace. You are now blessed by Yahweh.”
使你不害我們, 正如我們未曾害你, 一味地厚待你, 並且打發你平平安安地走. 你是蒙耶和華賜福的了. ”

26:30 So he made a meal for them, and they ate and drank.
以撒就為他們設擺筵席, 他們便吃了喝了.

26:31 And they arose early in the morning and each one swore to the other, and Isaac sent them away. And they left him in peace.
他們清早起來彼此起誓. 以撒打發他們走, 他們就平平安安地離開他走了.

26:32 And it happened that on that same day the servants of Isaac came and told him about the well that they had dug. And they said, “We have found water!”
那一天, 以撒的僕人來, 將挖井的事告訴他說: “我們得了水了. ”

26:33 And he called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
他就給那井起名叫示巴; 因此那城叫做別是巴, 直到今日.

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

26:35 And they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.
她們常使以撒和利百加心裡愁煩.

Genesis - Chapter 27

27:1 And it happened that when Isaac was old and his eyesight was weak, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” And he said to him, “Here I am.”
以撒年老, 眼睛昏花, 不能看見, 就叫了他大兒子以掃來, 說: “我兒. ”以掃說: “我在這裡. ”

27:2 And he said, “Look, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.
他說: “我如今老了, 不知道那一天死.

27:3 So now, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt food for me.
現在拿你的器械, 就是箭囊和弓, 往田野去為我打獵,

27:4 Then make for me tasty food like I love, and bring it to me. And I will eat it so that I can bless you before I die.
照我所愛的做成美味, 拿來給我吃, 使我在未死之先給你祝福. ”

27:5 Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to Esau his son, and when Esau went to the field to hunt wild game to bring back,
以撒對他兒子以掃說話, 利百加也聽見了. 以掃往田野去打獵, 要得野味帶來.

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

27:7 ‘Bring wild game to me and prepare tasty food so I can eat it and bless you before Yahweh before my death.’
‘你去把野獸帶來, 做成美味給我吃, 我好在未死之先, 在耶和華面前給你祝福. ’

27:8 So now, my son, listen to my voice, to what I command you.
現在, 我兒, 你要照著我所吩咐你的, 聽從我的話.

27:9 Go to the flock and take two good young goats from it for me, and I will prepare them as tasty food for your father, just as he likes.
你到羊群裡去, 給我拿兩隻肥山羊羔來, 我便照你父親所愛的給他做成美味.

27:10 Then you must take it to your father and he will eat it so that he may bless you before his death.”
你拿到你父親那裡給他吃, 使他在未死之先給你祝福. ”

27:11 Then Jacob said to his mother, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, but I am a smooth man.
雅各對他母親利百加說: “我哥哥以掃渾身是有毛的, 我身上是光滑的;

27:12 Perhaps my father will feel me and I will be in his eyes as a mocker, and he will bring upon me a curse and not a blessing.”
倘若我父親摸著我, 必以我為欺哄人的, 我就招咒詛, 不得祝福. ”

27:13 Then his mother said to him, “Your curse be upon me, my son, only listen to my voice—go and get them for me.”
他母親對他說: “我兒, 你招的咒詛歸到我身上; 你只管聽我的話, 去把羊羔給我拿來. ”

27:14 So he went and took them, and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared tasty food as his father liked.
他便去拿來, 交給他母親; 他母親就照他父親所愛的做成美味.

27:15 Then Rebekah took some of her older son Esau’s best garments that were with her in the house, and she put them on Jacob her younger son.
利百加又把家裡所存大兒子以掃上好的衣服給她小兒子雅各穿上,

27:16 And she put the skins of the young goats over his hands and over the smooth part of his neck.
又用山羊羔皮包在雅各的手上和頸項的光滑處,

27:17 And she put the tasty food and the bread that she had made into the hand of Jacob, her son.
就把所做的美味和餅交在她兒子雅各的手裡.

27:18 And he went to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”
雅各到他父親那裡說: “我父親! ”他說: “我在這裡. 我兒, 你是誰? ”

27:19 And Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please get up, sit up and eat from my wild game so that you may bless me.”
雅各對他父親說: “我是你的長子以掃; 我已照你所吩咐我的行了. 請起來坐著, 吃我的野味, 好給我祝福. ”

27:20 Then Isaac said to his son, “How did you find it so quickly, my son?” And he said, “Because Yahweh your God caused me to find it.”
以撒對他兒子說: “我兒, 你如何找得這麼快呢? ”他說: “因為耶和華─你的神使我遇見好機會得著的. ”

27:21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please, come near and let me feel you, my son. Are you really my son Esau or not?”
以撒對雅各說: “我兒, 你近前來, 我摸摸你, 知道你真是我的兒子以掃不是. ”

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

27:23 And he did not recognize him because his hands were hairy like the hands of Esau his brother. And he blessed him.
以撒就辨不出他來; 因為他手上有毛, 像他哥哥以掃的手一樣, 就給他祝福;

27:24 And he said, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he said, “I am.”
又說: “你真是我兒子以掃嗎? ”他說: “我是. ”

27:25 Then he said, “Bring it near to me that I may eat from the game of my son, so that I may bless you.” And he brought it to him, and he ate. And he brought wine to him, and he drank.
以撒說: “你遞給我, 我好吃我兒子的野味, 給你祝福. ”雅各就遞給他, 他便吃了, 又拿酒給他, 他也喝了.

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

27:27 And he drew near and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his garments, and he blessed him and said, “Look, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed!
他就上前與父親親嘴. 他父親一聞他衣服上的香氣, 就給他祝福, 說: 我兒的香氣如同耶和華賜福之田地的香氣一樣.

27:28 May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and new wine.
願神賜你天上的甘露, 地上的肥土, 並許多五穀新酒.

27:29 Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you; Be lord of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those cursing you, and blessed be those blessing you.”
願多民事奉你, 多國跪拜你. 願你作你弟兄的主; 你母親的兒子向你跪拜. 凡咒詛你的, 願他受咒詛; 為你祝福的, 願他蒙福.

27:30 And as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, immediately after Jacob had gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came back from his hunting.
以撒為雅各祝福已畢, 雅各從他父親那裡才出來, 他哥哥以掃正打獵回來,

27:31 He too prepared tasty food and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat from the wild game of his son, that you may bless me.”
也做了美味, 拿來給他父親, 說: “請父親起來, 吃你兒子的野味, 好給我祝福. ”

27:32 And Isaac his father said to him, “Who are you?” And he said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”
他父親以撒對他說: “你是誰? ”他說: “我是你的長子以掃. ”

27:33 Then Isaac trembled violently. Then he said, “Who then was he that hunted wild game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I blessed him? Moreover, he will be blessed!”
以撒就大大地戰兢, 說: “你未來之先, 是誰得了野味拿來給我呢? 我已經吃了, 為他祝福; 他將來也必蒙福. ”

27:34 When Esau heard the words of his father he cried out with a great and exceedingly bitter cry of distress. And he said to his father, “Bless me as well, my father!”
以掃聽了他父親的話, 就放聲痛哭, 說: “我父啊, 求你也為我祝福! ”

27:35 And he said, “Your brother came in deceit and took your blessing.”
以撒說: “你兄弟已經用詭計來將你的福分奪去了. ”

27:36 Then he said, “Isn’t that why he is named Jacob? He has deceived me these two times. He took my birthright and, look, now he has taken my blessing!” Then he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”
以掃說: “他名雅各, 豈不是正對嗎? 因為他欺騙了我兩次: 他從前奪了我長子的名分, 你看, 他現在又奪了我的福分. ”以掃又說: “你沒有留下為我可祝的福嗎? ”

27:37 Then Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, I have made him lord over you and I have given him all his brothers as servants, and with grain and wine I have sustained him. Now what can I do for you, my son?”
以撒回答以掃說: “我已立他為你的主, 使他的弟兄都給他作僕人, 並賜他五穀新酒可以養生. 我兒, 現在我還能為你做甚麼呢? ”

27:38 And Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me also, my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
以掃對他父親說: “父啊, 你只有一樣可祝的福嗎? 我父啊, 求你也為我祝福! ”以掃就放聲而哭.

27:39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to him, “Your home shall be from the fatness of the land, and from the dew of heaven above.
他父親以撒說: 地上的肥土必為你所住; 天上的甘露必為你所得.

27:40 But by your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother. But it shall be that when free yourself you shall tear off his yoke from your neck.
你必倚靠刀劍度日, 又必事奉你的兄弟; 到你強盛的時候, 必從你頸項上掙開他的軛.

27:41 Then Esau held a grudge against Jacob on account of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are coming, then I will kill Jacob my brother.”
以掃因他父親給雅各祝的福, 就怨恨雅各, 心裡說: “為我父親居喪的日子近了, 到那時候, 我要殺我的兄弟雅各. ”

27:42 But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called for her younger son Jacob. And she said to him, “Look, Esau your brother is consoling himself concerning you, intending to kill you.
有人把利百加大兒子以掃的話告訴利百加, 她就打發人去, 叫了她小兒子雅各來, 對他說: “你哥哥以掃想要殺你, 報仇雪恨.

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

27:44 Stay with him a few days until the wrath of your brother has turned—
同他住些日子, 直等你哥哥的怒氣消了.

27:45 until the anger of your brother turns from you and he has forgotten what you have done to him. Then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I lose the two of you in one day?”
你哥哥向你消了怒氣, 忘了你向他所做的事, 我便打發人去把你從那裡帶回來. 為甚麼一日喪你們二人呢? ”

27:46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I loathe my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from Hittite women like these, from the native women, what am I living for?”
利百加對以撒說: “我因這赫人的女子連性命都厭煩了; 倘若雅各也娶赫人的女子為妻, 像這些一樣, 我活著還有甚麼益處呢? ”

Genesis - Chapter 28

28:1 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him. And he instructed him and said to him, “You must not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
以撒叫了雅各來, 給他祝福, 並囑咐他說: “你不要娶迦南的女子為妻.

28:2 Arise, go to Paddan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and take for yourself a wife from there, from the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother.
你起身往巴旦‧亞蘭去, 到你外祖彼土利家裡, 在你母舅拉班的女兒中娶一女為妻.

28:3 Now, may El-Shaddai bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become an assembly of peoples.
願全能的神賜福給你, 使你生養眾多, 成為多族,

28:4 And may he give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojourning, which God gave to Abraham.”
將應許亞伯拉罕的福賜給你和你的後裔, 使你承受你所寄居的地為業, 就是神賜給亞伯拉罕的地. ”

28:5 Then Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
以撒打發雅各走了, 他就往巴旦‧亞蘭去, 到亞蘭人彼土利的兒子拉班那裡. 拉班是雅各,以掃的母舅.

28:6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-Aram, to take for himself a wife from there, and he blessed him and instructed him, saying, “You must not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,”
以掃見以撒已經給雅各祝福, 而且打發他往巴旦‧亞蘭去, 在那裡娶妻, 並見祝福的時候囑咐他說: “不要娶迦南的女子為妻”,

28:7 and that Jacob listened to his father and to his mother and went to Paddan-Aram.
又見雅各聽從父母的話往巴旦‧亞蘭去了,

28:8 Then Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan were evil in the eyes of Isaac his father,
以掃就曉得他父親以撒看不中迦南的女子,

28:9 then Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, son of Abraham, sister of Nebaioth, as a wife, in addition to the wives he had.
便往以實瑪利那裡去, 在他二妻之外又娶了瑪哈拉為妻. 她是亞伯拉罕兒子以實瑪利的女兒, 尼拜約的妹子.

28:10 Then Jacob went out from Beersheba and went to Haran.
雅各出了別是巴, 向哈蘭走去;

28:11 And he arrived at a certain place and spent the night there, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head and slept at that place.
到了一個地方, 因為太陽落了, 就在那裡住宿, 便拾起那地方的一塊石頭枕在頭下, 在那裡躺臥睡了,

28:12 And he dreamed, and behold, a stairway was set on the earth, and its top touched the heavens. And behold, angels of God were going up and going down on it.
夢見一個梯子立在地上, 梯子的頭頂著天, 有神的使者在梯子上, 上去下來.

28:13 And behold, Yahweh was standing beside him, and he said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The ground on which you were sleeping I will give to you and to your descendants.
耶和華站在梯子以上(或譯: 站在他旁邊), 說: “我是耶和華─你祖亞伯拉罕的神, 也是以撒的神; 我要將你現在所躺臥之地賜給你和你的後裔.

28:14 Your descendants shall be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, and to the east, and to the north and to the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and through your descendants.
你的後裔必像地上的塵沙那樣多, 必向東西南北開展; 地上萬族必因你和你的後裔得福.

28:15 Now behold, I am with you, and I will keep you wherever you go. And I will bring you to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised to you.”
我也與你同在. 你無論往哪裡去, 我必保佑你, 領你歸回這地, 總不離棄你, 直到我成全了向你所應許的. ”

28:16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely Yahweh is indeed in this place and I did not know!”
雅各睡醒了, 說: “耶和華真在這裡, 我竟不知道! ”

28:17 Then he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is nothing else than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”
就懼怕, 說: “這地方何等可畏! 這不是別的, 乃是神的殿, 也是天的門. ”

28:18 And Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a stone pillar, and poured oil on top of it.
雅各清早起來, 把所枕的石頭立作柱子, 澆油在上面.

28:19 And he called the name of that place Bethel; however, the name of the city was formerly Luz.
他就給那地方起名叫伯特利(就是神殿的意思); 但那地方起先名叫路斯.

28:20 And Jacob made a vow saying, “If God will be with me and protect me on this way that I am going, and gives me food to eat and clothing to wear,
雅各許願說: “神若與我同在, 在我所行的路上保佑我, 又給我食物吃, 衣服穿,

28:21 and if I return in peace to the house of my father, then Yahweh will become my God.
使我平平安安地回到我父親的家, 我就必以耶和華為我的神.

28:22 And this stone that I have set up as a pillar shall be the house of God, and of all that you give to me I will certainly give a tenth to you.”
我所立為柱子的石頭也必作神的殿; 凡你所賜給我的, 我必將十分之一獻給你. ”

Genesis - Chapter 29

29:1 And Jacob continued his journey and went to the land of the Easterners.
雅各起行, 到了東方人之地,

29:2 And he looked, and behold, there was a well in the field, and behold, there were three flocks of sheep lying beside it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. And the stone on the mouth of the well was large.
看見田間有一口井, 有三群羊臥在井旁; 因為人飲羊群都是用那井裡的水. 井口上的石頭是大的.

29:3 And when all the flocks were gathered there, they rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well. And they watered the sheep and returned the stone upon the mouth of the well to its place.
常有羊群在那裡聚集, 牧人把石頭轉離井口飲羊, 隨後又把石頭放在井口的原處.

29:4 And Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where are you from?” And they said, “We are from Haran.”
雅各對牧人說: “弟兄們, 你們是哪裡來的? ”他們說: “我們是哈蘭來的. ”

29:5 And he said to them, “Do you know Laban, son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.”
他問他們說: “拿鶴的孫子拉班, 你們認識嗎? ”他們說: “我們認識. ”

29:6 And he said to them, “Is he well?” And they said, “He is well. Now look, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep.”
雅各說: “他平安嗎? ”他們說: “平安. 看哪, 他女兒拉結領著羊來了. ”

29:7 And he said, “Look, it is still broad daylight; it is not the time for the livestock to be gathered. Give water to the sheep and go, pasture them.”
雅各說: “日頭還高, 不是羊群聚集的時候, 你們不如飲羊, 再去放一放. ”

29:8 And they said, “We are not able, until all the flocks are gathered. Then the stone is rolled away from the mouth of the well, and we water the sheep.”
他們說: “我們不能, 必等羊群聚齊, 人把石頭轉離井口才可飲羊. ”

29:9 While he was speaking with them, Rachel came with the sheep which belonged to her father, for she was pasturing them.
雅各正和他們說話的時候, 拉結領著她父親的羊來了, 因為那些羊是她牧放的.

29:10 And it happened that, when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, Jacob drew near and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother.
雅各看見母舅拉班的女兒拉結和母舅拉班的羊群, 就上前把石頭轉離井口, 飲他母舅拉班的羊群.

29:11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept.
雅各與拉結親嘴, 就放聲而哭.

29:12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was the relative of her father, and that he was the son of Rebekah. And she ran and told her father.
雅各告訴拉結, 自己是她父親的外甥, 是利百加的兒子, 拉結就跑去告訴她父親.

29:13 And it happened that when Laban heard the message about Jacob, the son of his sister, he ran to meet him. And he embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
拉班聽見外甥雅各的信息, 就跑去迎接, 抱著他, 與他親嘴, 領他到自己的家. 雅各將一切的情由告訴拉班.

29:14 And Laban said to him, “Surely you are my flesh and my bone!” And he stayed with him a month.
拉班對他說: “你實在是我的骨肉. ”雅各就和他同住了一個月.

29:15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Just because you are my brother should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wage should be.”
拉班對雅各說: “你雖是我的骨肉(原文是弟兄), 豈可白白地服事我? 請告訴我, 你要甚麼為工價? ”

29:16 Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
拉班有兩個女兒, 大的名叫利亞, 小的名叫拉結.

29:17 Now the eyes of Leah were dull, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.
利亞的眼睛沒有神氣, 拉結卻生得美貌俊秀.

29:18 And Jacob loved Rachel and said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.”
雅各愛拉結, 就說: “我願為你小女兒拉結服事你七年. ”

29:19 Then Laban said, “Better that I give her to you than I give her to another man. Stay with me.”
拉班說: “我把她給你, 勝似給別人, 你與我同住吧! ”

29:20 And Jacob worked for Rachel seven years, but they were as a few days in his eyes because he loved her.
雅各就為拉結服事了七年; 他因為深愛拉結, 就看這七年如同幾天.

29:21 And Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, that I may go in to her, for my time is completed.”
雅各對拉班說: “日期已經滿了, 求你把我的妻子給我, 我好與她同房. ”

29:22 So Laban gathered all the men of the place and prepared a feast.
拉班就擺設筵席, 請齊了那地方的眾人.

29:23 And it happened that in the evening he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he went in to her.
到晚上, 拉班將女兒利亞送來給雅各, 雅各就與她同房.

29:24 And Laban gave Zilpah his female servant to her, to Leah his daughter as a female servant.
拉班又將婢女悉帕給女兒利亞作使女.

29:25 And it happened that in the morning, behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Now why did you deceive me?”
到了早晨, 雅各一看是利亞, 就對拉班說: “你向我做的是甚麼事呢? 我服事你, 不是為拉結嗎? 你為甚麼欺哄我呢? ”

29:26 Then Laban said, “It is not the custom in our country to give the younger before the firstborn.
拉班說: “大女兒還沒有給人, 先把小女兒給人, 在我們這地方沒有這規矩.

29:27 Complete the week of this one, then I will also give you the other, on the condition that you will work for me another seven years.”
你為這個滿了七日, 我就把那個也給你, 你再為她服事我七年. ”

29:28 And Jacob did so. So he completed the week of this one, then he gave Rachel his daughter to him as a wife.
雅各就如此行. 滿了利亞的七日, 拉班便將女兒拉結給雅各為妻.

29:29 And Laban gave Bilhah his female servant to Rachel his daughter as a female servant.
拉班又將婢女辟拉給女兒拉結作使女.

29:30 Then he also went in to Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with him yet another seven years.
雅各也與拉結同房, 並且愛拉結勝似愛利亞, 於是又服事了拉班七年.

29:31 When Yahweh saw that Leah was unloved he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
耶和華見利亞失寵(原文是被恨; 下同), 就使她生育, 拉結卻不生育.

29:32 Then Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, “Because Yahweh has noticed my misery, that I am unloved. Now my husband will love me.”
利亞懷孕生子, 就給他起名叫流便(就是有兒子的意思), 因而說: “耶和華看見我的苦情, 如今我的丈夫必愛我. ”

29:33 And she conceived again and gave birth to a son. And she said, “It is because Yahweh has heard that I am unloved that he gave me this son also.” And she called his name Simeon.
她又懷孕生子, 就說: “耶和華因為聽見我失寵, 所以又賜給我這個兒子”, 於是給他起名叫西緬(就是聽見的意思).

29:34 And she conceived again and gave birth to a son. Then she said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, for I have borne him three sons.” Therefore, she called his name Levi.
她又懷孕生子, 起名叫利未(就是聯合的意思), 說: “我給丈夫生了三個兒子, 他必與我聯合. ”

29:35 And she conceived again and gave birth to a son. And she said, “This time I will praise Yahweh.” Therefore she called his name Judah. And she ceased bearing children.
她又懷孕生子, 說: “這回我要讚美耶和華”, 因此給他起名叫猶大(就是讚美的意思). 這才停了生育.

Genesis - Chapter 30

30:1 When Rachel saw that she could not bear children to Jacob, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, “Give me children—if not, I will die!”
拉結見自己不給雅各生子, 就嫉妒她姊姊, 對雅各說: “你給我孩子, 不然我就死了. ”

30:2 And Jacob became angry with Rachel. And he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”
雅各向拉結生氣, 說: “叫你不生育的是神, 我豈能代替他作主呢? ”

30:3 Then she said, “Here is my servant girl Bilhah; go in to her that she may bear children as my surrogate. Then I will even have children by her.”
拉結說: “有我的使女辟拉在這裡, 你可以與她同房, 使她生子在我膝下, 我便因她也得孩子(原文是被建立). ”

30:4 Then she gave him Bilhah, her female servant, as a wife, and Jacob went in to her
拉結就把她的使女辟拉給丈夫為妾; 雅各便與她同房,

30:5 And Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
辟拉就懷孕, 給雅各生了一個兒子.

30:6 Then Rachel said, “God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan.
拉結說: “神伸了我的冤, 也聽了我的聲音, 賜我一個兒子”, 因此給他起名叫但(就是伸冤的意思).

30:7 And Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, conceived again and bore a second son to Jacob.
拉結的使女辟拉又懷孕, 給雅各生了第二個兒子.

30:8 And Rachel said, “I have struggled a mighty struggle with my sister and have prevailed.” And she called his name Naphtali.
拉結說: “我與我姊姊大大相爭, 並且得勝”, 於是給他起名叫拿弗他利(就是相爭的意思).

30:9 When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took Zilpah her female servant and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
利亞見自己停了生育, 就把使女悉帕給雅各為妾.

30:10 And Zilpah, the female slave of Leah, bore a son to Jacob.
利亞的使女悉帕給雅各生了一個兒子.

30:11 Then Leah said, “Good fortune!” And she called his name Gad.
利亞說: “萬幸! ”於是給他起名叫迦得(就是萬幸的意思).

30:12 And Zilpah, Leah’s female servant, bore a second son to Jacob.
利亞的使女悉帕又給雅各生了第二個兒子.

30:13 Then Leah said, “How happy am I! For women have called me happy.” So she called his name Asher.
利亞說: “我有福啊, 眾女子都要稱我是有福的”, 於是給他起名叫亞設(就是有福的意思).

30:14 And in the days of the wheat harvest, Reuben went and found mandrakes in the field and he brought them to Leah his mother. And Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
割麥子的時候, 流便往田裡去, 尋見風茄, 拿來給他母親利亞. 拉結對利亞說: “請你把你兒子的風茄給我些. ”

30:15 And she said to her, “Is your taking my husband such a small thing that you will also take the mandrakes of my son?” Then Rachel said, “Then he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
利亞說: “你奪了我的丈夫還算小事嗎? 你又要奪我兒子的風茄嗎? ”拉結說: “為你兒子的風茄, 今夜他可以與你同寢. ”

30:16 When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him. And she said, “Come in to me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” And he slept with her that night.
到了晚上, 雅各從田裡回來, 利亞出來迎接他, 說: “你要與我同寢, 因為我實在用我兒子的風茄把你雇下了. ”那一夜, 雅各就與她同寢.

30:17 And God listened to Leah and she conceived and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.
神應允了利亞, 她就懷孕, 給雅各生了第五個兒子.

30:18 Then Leah said, “God has given me my wage since I gave my servant girl to my husband.” And she called his name Issachar.
利亞說: “神給了我價值, 因為我把使女給了我丈夫”, 於是給他起名叫以薩迦(就是價值的意思).

30:19 And Leah conceived again and gave birth to a sixth son for Jacob.
利亞又懷孕, 給雅各生了第六個兒子.

30:20 And Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good gift. This time my husband will acknowledge me, because I bore him six sons.” And she called his name Zebulun.
利亞說: “神賜我厚賞; 我丈夫必與我同住, 因我給他生了六個兒子”, 於是給他起名西布倫(就是同住的意思).

30:21 And afterward she gave birth to a daughter. And she called her name Dinah.
後來又生了一個女兒, 給她起名叫底拿.

30:22 Then God remembered Rachel and listened to her, and God opened her womb.
神顧念拉結, 應允了她, 使她能生育.

30:23 And she conceived and gave birth to a son. And she said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”
拉結懷孕生子, 說: “神除去了我的羞恥”,

30:24 And she called his name Joseph, saying, “Yahweh has added to me another son.”
就給他起名叫約瑟(就是增添的意思), 意思說: “願耶和華再增添我一個兒子. ”

30:25 And it happened that as soon as Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away that I may go to my place and my land.
拉結生約瑟之後, 雅各對拉班說: “請打發我走, 叫我回到我本鄉本土去.

30:26 Give me my wives and my children for which I have served you, and let me go. For you yourself know my service that I have rendered to you.”
請你把我服事你所得的妻子和兒女給我, 讓我走; 我怎樣服事你, 你都知道. ”

30:27 But Laban said to him, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, I have learned by divination that Yahweh has blessed me because of you.”
拉班對他說: “我若在你眼前蒙恩, 請你仍與我同住, 因為我已算定, 耶和華賜福與我是為你的緣故”;

30:28 And he said, “Name your wage to me and I will give it.”
又說: “請你定你的工價, 我就給你. ”

30:29 Then he said to him, “You yourself know how I have served you and how your livestock have been with me.
雅各對他說: “我怎樣服事你, 你的牲畜在我手裡怎樣, 是你知道的.

30:30 For you had little before me, and it has increased abundantly. And Yahweh has blessed you wherever I turned. So then, when shall I provide for my own family also?”
我未來之先, 你所有的很少, 現今卻發大眾多, 耶和華隨我的腳步賜福與你. 如今, 我甚麼時候才為自己興家立業呢? ”

30:31 And he said, “What shall I give you?” And Jacob said, “Do not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed your flocks and keep them.
拉班說: “我當給你甚麼呢? ”雅各說: “甚麼你也不必給我, 只有一件事, 你若應承, 我便仍舊牧放你的羊群.

30:32 Let me pass through all your flocks today, removing all the speckled and spotted sheep from them, along with every dark-colored sheep among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats. That shall be my wages.
今天我要走遍你的羊群, 把綿羊中凡有點的,有斑的, 和黑色的, 並山羊中凡有斑的,有點的, 都挑出來; 將來這一等的就算我的工價.

30:33 And my righteousness will answer for me later when you come concerning my wages before you. Every one that is not speckled or spotted among the goats, or dark-colored among the sheep shall be stolen if it is with me.”
以後你來查看我的工價, 凡在我手裡的山羊不是有點有斑的, 綿羊不是黑色的, 那就算是我偷的; 這樣便可證出我的公義來. ”

30:34 Then Laban said, “Look! Very well. It shall be according to your word.”
拉班說: “好啊! 我情願照著你的話行. ”

30:35 But that day he removed the streaked and spotted male goats and all the speckled and spotted female goats, all that had white on it, and every dark-colored ram, and put them in the charge of his sons.
當日, 拉班把有紋的,有斑的公山羊, 有點的,有斑的,有雜白紋的母山羊, 並黑色的綿羊, 都挑出來, 交在他兒子們的手下,

30:36 And he put a journey of three days between him and Jacob, and Jacob pastured the remainder of Laban’s flock.
又使自己和雅各相離三天的路程. 雅各就牧養拉班其餘的羊.

30:37 Then Jacob took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees and peeled white strips on them, exposing the white which was on the branches.
雅各拿楊樹,杏樹,楓樹的嫩枝, 將皮剝成白紋, 使枝子露出白的來,

30:38 And he set the branches that he had peeled in front of the flocks, in the troughs and in the water containers. And they were in heat when they came to drink.
將剝了皮的枝子, 對著羊群, 插在飲羊的水溝裡和水槽裡, 羊來喝的時候, 牝牡配合.

30:39 And the flocks mated by the branches, so the flocks bore streaked, speckled, and spotted.
羊對著枝子配合, 就生下有紋的,有點的,有斑的來.

30:40 And Jacob separated the lambs and turned the faces of the flocks toward the streaked and all the dark-colored in Laban’s flocks. And he put his own herds apart, and did not put them with the flocks of Laban.
雅各把羊羔分出來, 使拉班的羊與這有紋和黑色的羊相對, 把自己的羊另放一處, 不叫他和拉班的羊混雜.

30:41 And whenever any of the stronger of the flocks were in heat, Jacob put the branches in full view of the flock in the troughs that they might mate among the branches.
到羊群肥壯配合的時候, 雅各就把枝子插在水溝裡, 使羊對著枝子配合.

30:42 But with the more feeble of the flock he would not put them there. So the feebler were Laban’s and the stronger were Jacob’s.
只是到羊瘦弱配合的時候就不插枝子. 這樣, 瘦弱的就歸拉班, 肥壯的就歸雅各.

30:43 And the man became exceedingly rich and had large flocks, female slaves, male slaves, camels, and donkeys.
於是雅各極其發大, 得了許多的羊群,僕婢,駱駝, 和驢.

Genesis - Chapter 31

31:1 Now he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, “Jacob has taken all that our father has,” and “From that which was our father’s he has gained all this wealth.”
雅各聽見拉班的兒子們有話說: “雅各把我們父親所有的都奪了去, 並藉著我們父親的, 得了這一切的榮耀(或譯: 財). ”

31:2 Then Jacob saw the face of Laban and, behold, it was not like it had been in the past.
雅各見拉班的氣色向他不如從前了.

31:3 And Yahweh said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your ancestors and to your family, and I will be with you.”
耶和華對雅各說: “你要回你祖,你父之地, 到你親族那裡去, 我必與你同在. ”

31:4 So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flocks,
雅各就打發人, 叫拉結和利亞到田野羊群那裡來,

31:5 and he said to them, “Look, I see the face of your father, that it is not like it has been toward me in the past. But the God of my father is with me.
對她們說: “我看你們父親的氣色向我不如從前了; 但我父親的神向來與我同在.

31:6 Now you yourselves know that I have served your father with all my strength,
你們也知道, 我盡了我的力量服事你們的父親.

31:7 and your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, but God has not allowed him to harm me.
你們的父親欺哄我, 十次改了我的工價; 然而神不容他害我.

31:8 If thus he said, ‘Speckled shall be your wage,’ then all the flock bore speckled. And if he said, ‘Streaked shall be your wage,’ then all the flock bore streaked.
他若說: ‘有點的歸你作工價’, 羊群所生的都有點; 他若說: ‘有紋的歸你作工價’, 羊群所生的都有紋.

31:9 God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me.
這樣, 神把你們父親的牲畜奪來賜給我了.

31:10 Now it happened that at the time of the mating of the flock I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams mounting the flock were streaked, speckled, and dappled.
羊配合的時候, 我夢中舉目一看, 見跳母羊的公羊都是有紋的,有點的,有花斑的.

31:11 Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’
神的使者在那夢中呼叫我說: ‘雅各. ’我說: ‘我在這裡. ’

31:12 And he said, ‘Lift up your eyes and see—all the rams mounting the flock are streaked, speckled, and dappled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you.
他說: ‘你舉目觀看, 跳母羊的公羊都是有紋的,有點的,有花斑的; 凡拉班向你所做的, 我都看見了.

31:13 I am the God of Bethel where you anointed a stone pillar, where you made a vow to me. Now get up, go out from this land and return to the land of your birth.’ ”
我是伯特利的神; 你在那裡用油澆過柱子, 向我許過願. 現今你起來, 離開這地, 回你本地去吧! ’”

31:14 Then Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, “Is there yet a portion for us, and an inheritance in the house of our father?
拉結和利亞回答雅各說: “在我們父親的家裡還有我們可得的分嗎? 還有我們的產業嗎?

31:15 Are we not regarded as foreigners by him, because he has sold us and completely consumed our money?
我們不是被他當作外人嗎? 因為他賣了我們, 吞了我們的價值.

31:16 For all the wealth that God has taken away from our father, it belongs to us and to our sons. So now, all that God has said to you, do.”
神從我們父親所奪出來的一切財物, 那就是我們和我們孩子們的. 現今凡神所吩咐你的, 你只管去行吧! ”

31:17 Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on the camels.
雅各起來, 使他的兒子和妻子都騎上駱駝,

31:18 And he drove all his livestock and his possessions that he had acquired, the livestock of his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-Aram, in order to go to Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan.
又帶著他在巴旦‧亞蘭所得的一切牲畜和財物, 往迦南地,他父親以撒那裡去了.

31:19 Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole the idols that belonged to her father.
當時拉班剪羊毛去了, 拉結偷了他父親家中的神像.

31:20 And Jacob tricked Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he intended to flee.
雅各背著亞蘭人拉班偷走了, 並不告訴他,

31:21 Then he fled with all that he had, and arose and crossed the Euphrates and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead.
就帶著所有的逃跑. 他起身過大河, 面向基列山行去.

31:22 And on the third day it was told to Laban that Jacob had fled.
到第三日, 有人告訴拉班, 雅各逃跑了.

31:23 Then he took his kinsmen with him and pursued after him, a seven-day journey, and he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.
拉班帶領他的眾弟兄去追趕, 追了七日, 在基列山就追上了.

31:24 And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Take care that you not speak with Jacob, whether good or evil.”
夜間, 神到亞蘭人拉班那裡, 在夢中對他說: “你要小心, 不可與雅各說好說歹. ”

31:25 And Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban and his kinsmen pitched their tents in the hill country of Gilead.
拉班追上雅各. 雅各在山上支搭帳棚; 拉班和他的眾弟兄也在基列山上支搭帳棚.

31:26 Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done that you tricked me and have carried off my daughters like captives of the sword?
拉班對雅各說: “你做的是甚麼事呢? 你背著我偷走了, 又把我的女兒們帶了去, 如同用刀劍擄去的一般.

31:27 Why did you hide your intention to flee and trick me, and did not tell me so that I would have sent you away with joy and song and tambourine and lyre?
你為甚麼暗暗地逃跑, 偷著走, 並不告訴我, 叫我可以歡樂,唱歌,擊鼓,彈琴地送你回去?

31:28 And why did you not give me opportunity to kiss my grandsons and my daughters goodbye? Now you have behaved foolishly by doing this.
又不容我與外孫和女兒親嘴? 你所行的真是愚昧!

31:29 It is in my power to do harm to you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night saying, ‘Take care from speaking with Jacob, whether good or evil.’
我手中原有能力害你, 只是你父親的神昨夜對我說: ‘你要小心, 不可與雅各說好說歹. ’

31:30 Now, you have surely gone because you desperately longed for the house of your father, but why did you steal my gods?”
現在你雖然想你父家, 不得不去, 為甚麼又偷了我的神像呢? ”

31:31 Then Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought, ‘Lest you take your daughters from me by force.’
雅各回答拉班說: “恐怕你把你的女兒從我奪去, 所以我逃跑.

31:32 But with whomever you find your gods, he shall not live. In the presence of your kinsmen now identify what is with me that is yours and take it.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.
至於你的神像, 你在誰那裡搜出來, 就不容誰存活. 當著我們的眾弟兄, 你認一認, 在我這裡有甚麼東西是你的, 就拿去. ”原來雅各不知道拉結偷了那些神像.

31:33 Then Laban went into Jacob’s tent and Leah’s tent and the tent of the two female servants and did not find his gods. And he came out of Leah’s tent and went into Rachel’s tent.
拉班進了雅各,利亞, 並兩個使女的帳棚, 都沒有搜出來, 就從利亞的帳棚出來, 進了拉結的帳棚.

31:34 Now Rachel had taken the idols and put them in the saddle bag of the camel and sat on them. And Jacob searched the whole tent thoroughly but did not find them.
拉結已經把神像藏在駱駝的馱簍裡, 便坐在上頭. 拉班摸遍了那帳棚, 並沒有摸著.

31:35 And she said to her father, “Let there not be anger in the eyes of my lord, for I am not able to rise before you, for the way of women is with me. And he searched carefully and did not find the idols.
拉結對她父親說: “現在我身上不便, 不能在你面前起來, 求我主不要生氣. ”這樣, 拉班搜尋神像, 竟沒有搜出來.

31:36 Then Jacob became angry and quarreled with Laban. Jacob answered and said to Laban, “What is my offense? What is my sin that you pursued after me?
雅各就發怒斥責拉班說: “我有甚麼過犯, 有甚麼罪惡, 你竟這樣火速地追我?

31:37 For you have searched all my possessions and what did you find among all the possessions of my household? Set it before my kinsmen and your kinsmen that they may decide between the two of us!
你摸遍了我一切的家具, 你搜出甚麼來呢? 可以放在你我弟兄面前, 叫他們在你我中間辨別辨別.

31:38 These twenty years I was with you; your ewes and your female goats did not miscarry, and the rams of your flocks I did not eat.
我在你家這二十年, 你的母綿羊,母山羊沒有掉過胎. 你群中的公羊, 我沒有吃過;

31:39 I brought no mangled carcass to you—I bore its loss. From my hand you sought it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
被野獸撕裂的, 我沒有帶來給你, 是我自己賠上. 無論是白日, 是黑夜, 被偷去的, 你都向我索要.

31:40 There I was, during the day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.
我白日受盡乾熱, 黑夜受盡寒霜, 不得合眼睡著, 我常是這樣.

31:41 These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.
我這二十年在你家裡, 為你的兩個女兒服事你十四年, 為你的羊群服事你六年, 你又十次改了我的工價.

31:42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac had not been with me, indeed now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my misery and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night.”
若不是我父親以撒所敬畏的神, 就是亞伯拉罕的神與我同在, 你如今必定打發我空手而去. 神看見我的苦情和我的勞碌, 就在昨夜責備你. ”

31:43 Then Laban answered and said to Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters and the grandsons are my grandsons, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see, it is mine. Now, what can I do for these my daughters today, or for their children whom they have borne?
拉班回答雅各說: “這女兒是我的女兒, 這些孩子是我的孩子, 這些羊群也是我的羊群; 凡在你眼前的都是我的. 我的女兒並她們所生的孩子, 我今日能向他們做甚麼呢?

31:44 So now, come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it be a witness between me and you.”
來吧! 你我二人可以立約, 作你我中間的證據. ”

31:45 And Jacob took a stone and set it up as a stone pillar.
雅各就拿一塊石頭立作柱子,

31:46 And Jacob said to his kinsmen, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a pile of stones, and they ate there by the pile of stones.
又對眾弟兄說: “你們堆聚石頭. ”他們就拿石頭來堆成一堆, 大家便在旁邊吃喝.

31:47 And Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
拉班稱那石堆為伊迦爾‧撒哈杜他, 雅各卻稱那石堆為迦累得(都是以石堆為證的意思).

31:48 Then Laban said, “This pile of stones is a witness between me and you today.” Therefore its name is called Galeed,
拉班說: “今日這石堆作你我中間的證據. ”因此這地方名叫迦累得,

31:49 and Mizpah, because he said, “Yahweh watch between me and you when we are out of sight of each other.
又叫米斯巴, 意思說: “我們彼此離別以後, 願耶和華在你我中間鑒察.

31:50 If you mistreat my daughters, and if you take wives besides my daughters, when there is no man with us, see—God is a witness between me and you.”
你若苦待我的女兒, 又在我的女兒以外另娶妻, 雖沒有人知道, 卻有神在你我中間作見證. ”

31:51 And Laban said to Jacob, “See, this pile of stones, and see the pillar that I have set up between me and you.
拉班又說: “你看我在你我中間所立的這石堆和柱子.

31:52 This pile of stones is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass beyond this pile of stones to you, and that you will not pass beyond this pile of stones and this pillar to me intending harm.
這石堆作證據, 這柱子也作證據. 我必不過這石堆去害你; 你也不可過這石堆和柱子來害我.

31:53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father judge between us.” Then Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
但願亞伯拉罕的神和拿鶴的神, 就是他們父親的神, 在你我中間判斷. ”雅各就指著他父親以撒所敬畏的神起誓,

31:54 And Jacob sacrificed a sacrifice on the hill, and he called his kinsmen to eat the meal. And they ate the meal and spent the night on the hill.
又在山上獻祭, 請眾弟兄來吃飯. 他們吃了飯, 便在山上住宿.

31:55 And Laban arose early in the morning and kissed his grandsons and his daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his homeland.
拉班清早起來, 與他外孫和女兒親嘴, 給他們祝福, 回往自己的地方去了.

Genesis - Chapter 32

32:1 And Jacob went on his way, and angels of God met him.
雅各仍舊行路, 神的使者遇見他.

32:2 And when he saw them, Jacob said, “This is the camp of God!” And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
雅各看見他們就說: “這是神的軍兵”, 於是給那地方起名叫瑪哈念(就是二軍兵的意思).

32:3 Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the territory of Edom.
雅各打發人先往西珥地去, 就是以東地, 見他哥哥以掃,

32:4 And he instructed them, saying, “Thus you must say to my lord, to Esau, ‘Thus says your servant Jacob, I have dwelled as an alien with Laban, and I have remained there until now.
吩咐他們說: “你們對我主以掃說: ‘你的僕人雅各這樣說: 我在拉班那裡寄居, 直到如今.

32:5 And I have acquired cattle, male donkeys, flocks, and male and female slaves, and I have sent to tell my lord, to find favor in your eyes.’ ”
我有牛,驢,羊群,僕婢, 現在打發人來報告我主, 為要在你眼前蒙恩. ’”

32:6 And the messengers returned to Jacob and said, “We came to your brother, to Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”
所打發的人回到雅各那裡, 說: “我們到了你哥哥以掃那裡, 他帶著四百人, 正迎著你來. ”

32:7 Then Jacob was very frightened and distressed. So he divided the people, flocks, cattle, and camels that were with him into two companies.
雅各就甚懼怕, 而且愁煩, 便把那與他同在的人口和羊群,牛群,駱駝分做兩隊,

32:8 And he thought, “If Esau comes to one company and destroys it, the remaining company will be able to escape.”
說: “以掃若來擊殺這一隊, 剩下的那一隊還可以逃避. ”

32:9 Then Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Yahweh, who said to me, ‘Return to your land and to your family, and I will deal well with you.’
雅各說: “耶和華─我祖亞伯拉罕的神, 我父親以撒的神啊, 你曾對我說: ‘回你本地本族去, 我要厚待你. ’

32:10 I am not worthy of all the loyal love and all the faithfulness that you have shown your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.
你向僕人所施的一切慈愛和誠實, 我一點也不配得; 我先前只拿著我的杖過這約旦河, 如今我卻成了兩隊了.

32:11 Please rescue me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, lest he come and attack mother and children alike.
求你救我脫離我哥哥以掃的手; 因為我怕他來殺我, 連妻子帶兒女一同殺了.

32:12 Now you yourself said, ‘I will surely deal well with you and make your offspring as the sand of the sea that cannot be counted for abundance.’ ”
你曾說: ‘我必定厚待你, 使你的後裔如同海邊的沙, 多得不可勝數. ’”

32:13 And he lodged there that night. Then he took from what he had with him a gift for Esau his brother:
當夜, 雅各在那裡住宿, 就從他所有的物中拿禮物要送給他哥哥以掃:

32:14 two hundred female goats, twenty male goats, two hundred ewes, twenty rams,
母山羊二百隻, 公山羊二十隻, 母綿羊二百隻, 公綿羊二十隻,

32:15 thirty milk camels with their young, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty female donkeys, and ten male donkeys.
奶崽子的駱駝三十隻─各帶著崽子, 母牛四十隻, 公牛十隻, 母驢二十匹, 驢駒十匹;

32:16 And he put them under the hand of his servants, herd by herd, and said to his servants, “Cross on ahead before me, and put some distance between herds.
每樣各分一群, 交在僕人手下, 就對僕人說: “你們要在我前頭過去, 使群群相離, 有空閒的地方”;

32:17 And he instructed the foremost, saying, “When Esau my brother comes upon you and asks you, saying, ‘Whose are you and where are you going? To whom do these animals belong ahead of you?’
又吩咐儘先走的說: “我哥哥以掃遇見你的時候, 問你說: ‘你是哪家的人? 要往哪裡去? 你前頭這些是誰的? ’

32:18 Then you must say, ‘To your servant, to Jacob. It is a gift sent to my lord, to Esau. Now behold, he is also coming after us.’ ”
你就說: ‘是你僕人雅各的, 是送給我主以掃的禮物; 他自己也在我們後邊. ’”

32:19 And he also instructed the second servant and the third, and everyone else who was behind the herds, saying, “You must speak to Esau according to this word when you find him.
又吩咐第二,第三, 和一切趕群畜的人說: “你們遇見以掃的時候也要這樣對他說;

32:20 And moreover, you shall say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he thought, “Let me appease him with the gift going before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will show me favor.”
並且你們要說: ‘你僕人雅各在我們後邊. ’”因雅各心裡說: “我藉著在我前頭去的禮物解他的恨, 然後再見他的面, 或者他容納我. ”

32:21 So the gift passed on before him, but he himself spent that night in the camp.
於是禮物先過去了; 那夜, 雅各在隊中住宿.

32:22 That night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
他夜間起來, 帶著兩個妻子, 兩個使女, 並十一個兒子, 都過了雅博渡口,

32:23 And he took them and sent them across the stream. Then he sent across all his possessions.
先打發他們過河, 又打發所有的都過去,

32:24 And Jacob remained alone, and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the dawn.
只剩下雅各一人. 有一個人來和他摔跤, 直到黎明.

32:25 And when he saw that he could not prevail against him, he struck his hip socket, so that Jacob’s hip socket was sprained as he wrestled with him.
那人見自己勝不過他, 就將他的大腿窩摸了一把, 雅各的大腿窩正在摔跤的時候就扭了.

32:26 Then he said, “Let me go, for dawn is breaking.” But he answered, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
那人說: “天黎明了, 容我去吧! ”雅各說: “你不給我祝福, 我就不容你去. ”

32:27 Then he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.”
那人說: “你名叫甚麼? ”他說: “我名叫雅各. ”

32:28 And he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”
那人說: “你的名不要再叫雅各, 要叫以色列; 因為你與神與人較力, 都得了勝. ”

32:29 Then Jacob asked and said, “Please tell me your name.” And he said, “Why do you ask this—for my name?” And he blessed him there.
雅各問他說: “請將你的名告訴我. ”那人說: “何必問我的名? ”於是在那裡給雅各祝福.

32:30 Then Jacob called the name of the place Peniel which means “I have seen God face to face and my life was spared.”
雅各便給那地方起名叫毘努伊勒(就是神之面的意思), 意思說: “我面對面見了神, 我的性命仍得保全. ”

32:31 Then the sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
日頭剛出來的時候, 雅各經過毘努伊勒, 他的大腿就瘸了.

32:32 Therefore the Israelites do not eat the sinew of the sciatic nerve that is upon the socket of the hip unto this day, because he struck the socket of the thigh of Jacob at the sinew of the sciatic nerve.
故此, 以色列人不吃大腿窩的筋, 直到今日, 因為那人摸了雅各大腿窩的筋.

Genesis - Chapter 33

33:1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked. And behold, Esau was coming and four hundred men were with him. And he divided the children among Leah and among Rachel, and among the two of his female servants.
雅各舉目觀看, 見以掃來了, 後頭跟著四百人, 他就把孩子們分開交給利亞,拉結, 和兩個使女,

33:2 And he put the female slaves and their children first, then Leah and her children next, then Rachel with Joseph last.
並且叫兩個使女和她們的孩子在前頭, 利亞和她的孩子在後頭, 拉結和約瑟在儘後頭.

33:3 And he himself passed on before them and bowed down to the ground seven times until he came to his brother.
他自己在他們前頭過去, 一連七次俯伏在地才就近他哥哥.

33:4 But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell upon his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
以掃跑來迎接他, 將他抱住, 又摟著他的頸項, 與他親嘴, 兩個人就哭了.

33:5 Then Esau lifted up his eyes and saw the women and the children and said, “Who are these with you?” And he said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
以掃舉目看見婦人孩子, 就說: “這些和你同行的是誰呢? ”雅各說: “這些孩子是神施恩給你的僕人的. ”

33:6 Then the female servants drew near, they and their children, and they bowed down.
於是兩個使女和她們的孩子前來下拜;

33:7 Then Leah and her children drew near and bowed down, and afterward Joseph and Rachel drew near and they bowed down.
利亞和她的孩子也前來下拜; 隨後約瑟和拉結也前來下拜.

33:8 And he said, “What do you mean by all this company that I have met?” Then he said, “To find favor in the eyes of my lord.”
以掃說: “我所遇見的這些群畜是甚麼意思呢? ”雅各說: “是要在我主面前蒙恩的. ”

33:9 Then Esau said, “I have enough my brother; keep what you have.”
以掃說: “兄弟啊, 我的已經夠了, 你的仍歸你吧! ”

33:10 And Jacob said, “No, please, if I have found favor in your eyes, you must take my gift from my hand, for then I have seen your face which is like seeing the face of God, and you have received me.
雅各說: “不然, 我若在你眼前蒙恩, 就求你從我手裡收下這禮物; 因為我見了你的面, 如同見了神的面, 並且你容納了我.

33:11 Please take my gift which has been brought to you, for God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” And he urged him, so he took it.
求你收下我帶來給你的禮物; 因為神恩待我, 使我充足. ”雅各再三地求他, 他才收下了.

33:12 Then he said, “Let us journey and go on, and I will go ahead of you.”
以掃說: “我們可以起身前往, 我在你前頭走. ”

33:13 But he said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and the flocks and the cattle which are nursing are a concern to me. Now if they drove them hard for a day all the flocks would die.
雅各對他說: “我主知道孩子們年幼嬌嫩, 牛羊也正在乳養的時候, 若是催趕一天, 群畜都必死了.

33:14 Let my lord pass on before his servant and I will move along slowly at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me, and at the pace of the children until I come to my lord in Seir.”
求我主在僕人前頭走, 我要量著在我面前群畜和孩子的力量慢慢地前行, 直走到西珥我主那裡. ”

33:15 And Esau said, “Let me leave some of my people with you.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the eyes of my lord.”
以掃說: “容我把跟隨我的人留幾個在你這裡. ”雅各說: “何必呢? 只要在我主眼前蒙恩就是了. ”

33:16 So Esau turned that day on his way to Seir.
於是, 以掃當日起行, 回往西珥去了.

33:17 But Jacob traveled on to Succoth, and he built for himself a house, and he made shelters for his livestock. Therefore he called the name of the place Succoth.
雅各就往疏割去, 在那裡為自己蓋造房屋, 又為牲畜搭棚; 因此那地方名叫疏割(就是棚的意思).

33:18 And Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-Aram. And he camped before the city.
雅各從巴旦‧亞蘭回來的時候, 平平安安地到了迦南地的示劍城, 在城東支搭帳棚,

33:19 And he bought a piece of land where he pitched his tent for one hundred pieces of money from the hand of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem.
就用一百塊銀子向示劍的父親,哈抹的子孫買了支帳棚的那塊地,

33:20 And there he erected an altar and called it “El Elohe Israel.”
在那裡築了一座壇, 起名叫伊利‧伊羅伊‧以色列(就是神,以色列神的意思).

Genesis - Chapter 34

34:1 Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
利亞給雅各所生的女兒底拿出去, 要見那地的女子們.

34:2 And Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. And he took her and lay with her and raped her.
那地的主─希未人,哈抹的兒子示劍看見她, 就拉住她, 與她行淫, 玷辱她.

34:3 And his soul clung to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and spoke tenderly to the girl.
示劍的心繫戀雅各的女兒底拿, 喜愛這女子, 甜言蜜語地安慰她.

34:4 So Shechem said to Hamor his father, saying, “Get this girl for me as a wife.”
示劍對他父親哈抹說: “求你為我聘這女子為妻. ”

34:5 And Jacob heard that Dinah his daughter had been defiled, but his sons were with his flocks in the field. And Jacob kept silent until they came.
雅各聽見示劍玷污了他的女兒底拿. 那時他的兒子們正和群畜在田野, 雅各就閉口不言, 等他們回來.

34:6 And Hamor, father of Shechem, went out to Jacob to speak with him.
示劍的父親哈抹出來見雅各, 要和他商議.

34:7 And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. And the men were distressed and very angry because he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by having sexual relations with the daughter of Jacob—something that should not be done.
雅各的兒子們聽見這事, 就從田野回來, 人人忿恨, 十分惱怒; 因示劍在以色列家做了醜事, 與雅各的女兒行淫, 這本是不該做的事.

34:8 And Hamor spoke with them saying, “Shechem my son is in love with your daughter. Please give her to him for a wife.
哈抹和他們商議說: “我兒子示劍的心戀慕這女子, 求你們將她給我的兒子為妻.

34:9 Make marriages with us. Give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.
你們與我們彼此結親; 你們可以把女兒給我們, 也可以娶我們的女兒.

34:10 You shall dwell with us and the land shall be before you; settle and trade in it, and acquire property in it.”
你們與我們同住吧! 這地都在你們面前, 只管在此居住, 做買賣, 置產業. ”

34:11 Then Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will do.
示劍對女兒的父親和弟兄們說: “但願我在你們眼前蒙恩, 你們向我要甚麼, 我必給你們.

34:12 Make the bride price and gift as high as you like; I will give what you say to me. But give me the girl as a wife.”
任憑向我要多重的聘金和禮物, 我必照你們所說的給你們; 只要把女子給我為妻. ”

34:13 Then the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor speaking deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.
雅各的兒子們因為示劍玷污了他們的妹子底拿, 就用詭詐的話回答示劍和他父親哈抹,

34:14 And they said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for that is a disgrace for us.
對他們說: “我們不能把我們的妹子給沒有受割禮的人為妻, 因為那是我們的羞辱.

34:15 Only on this condition will we give consent to you; if you will become like us—every male among you to be circumcised.
惟有一件才可以應允: 若你們所有的男丁都受割禮, 和我們一樣,

34:16 Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take for ourselves your daughters, and we will live with you and become one family.
我們就把女兒給你們, 也娶你們的女兒; 我們便與你們同住, 兩下成為一樣的人民.

34:17 But if you will not listen to us, to be circumcised, then we will take our daughters and we will go.”
倘若你們不聽從我們受割禮, 我們就帶著妹子走了. ”

34:18 And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and in the eyes of Shechem, the son of Hamor.
哈抹和他的兒子示劍喜歡這話.

34:19 And the young man did not delay to do the thing, for he wanted the daughter of Jacob. Now he was the most honored of his father’s house.
那少年人做這事並不遲延, 因為他喜愛雅各的女兒; 他在他父親家中也是人最尊重的.

34:20 Then Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city, and they spoke to the men of their city, saying,
哈抹和他兒子示劍到本城的門口, 對本城的人說:

34:21 “These men are at peace with us. Let them dwell in the land and let them trade in it. Now, behold, the land is broad enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give our daughters to them.
“這些人與我們和睦, 不如許他們在這地居住, 做買賣; 這地也寬闊, 足可容下他們. 我們可以娶他們的女兒為妻, 也可以把我們的女兒嫁給他們.

34:22 Only on this condition will they give consent to us, to live with us and to become one family—when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised.
惟有一件事我們必須做, 他們才肯應允和我們同住, 成為一樣的人民: 就是我們中間所有的男丁都要受割禮, 和他們一樣.

34:23 Will not their livestock and their property and all their animals be ours? Only let us give consent to them so they will live among us.”
他們的群畜,貨財, 和一切的牲口豈不都歸我們嗎? 只要依從他們, 他們就與我們同住. ”

34:24 And all those who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and Shechem. Every male was circumcised, all those who went out of the gate of his city.
凡從城門出入的人就都聽從哈抹和他兒子示劍的話; 於是凡從城門出入的男丁都受了割禮.

34:25 And it happened that on the third day, while they were in pain, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, each took his sword and came against the unsuspecting city and killed all the males.
到第三天, 眾人正在疼痛的時候, 雅各的兩個兒子, 就是底拿的哥哥西緬和利未, 各拿刀劍, 趁著眾人想不到的時候來到城中, 把一切男丁都殺了,

34:26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword, and they took Dinah from the house of Shechem and went out.
又用刀殺了哈抹和他兒子示劍, 把底拿從示劍家裡帶出來就走了.

34:27 The other sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
雅各的兒子們因為他們的妹子受了玷污, 就來到被殺的人那裡, 擄掠那城,

34:28 They took their flocks and their cattle and their donkeys, and whatever was in the field.
奪了他們的羊群,牛群, 和驢, 並城裡田間所有的;

34:29 They captured and plundered all that was in the houses—all their wealth, their little ones, and their women.
又把他們一切貨財,孩子,婦女, 並各房中所有的, 都擄掠去了.

34:30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me, making me stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites! I am few in number! If they gather against me and attack me, I will be destroyed—I and my household!”
雅各對西緬和利未說: “你們連累我, 使我在這地的居民中, 就是在迦南人和比利洗人中, 有了臭名. 我的人丁既然稀少, 他們必聚集來擊殺我, 我和全家的人都必滅絕. ”

34:31 But they said, “Shall he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
他們說: “他豈可待我們的妹子如同妓女嗎? ”

Genesis - Chapter 35

35:1 And God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there, and make an altar to the God who appeared to you when you fled from before Esau your brother.”
神對雅各說: “起來! 上伯特利去, 住在那裡; 要在那裡築一座壇給神, 就是你逃避你哥哥以掃的時候向你顯現的那位. ”

35:2 Then Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are in your midst and purify yourselves and change your garments.
雅各就對他家中的人並一切與他同在的人說: “你們要除掉你們中間的外邦神, 也要自潔, 更換衣裳.

35:3 Then let us make ready and let us go up to Bethel, so that I can make an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my trouble, and who has been with me on the way that I have gone.”
我們要起來, 上伯特利去, 在那裡我要築一座壇給神, 就是在我遭難的日子應允我的禱告,在我行的路上保佑我的那位. ”

35:4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their hands, and the ornamental rings that were in their ears. And Jacob buried them under the oak which was near Shechem.
他們就把外邦人的神像和他們耳朵上的環子交給雅各; 雅各都藏在示劍那裡的橡樹底下.

35:5 Then they set out on their journey, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, so that they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
他們便起行前往. 神使那周圍城邑的人都甚驚懼, 就不追趕雅各的眾子了.

35:6 And Jacob came to Luz which was in the land of Canaan (that is Bethel), he and all the people that were with him.
於是雅各和一切與他同在的人到了迦南地的路斯, 就是伯特利.

35:7 And he built an altar there and called the place El-Bethel, for there God had appeared to him when he fled before his brother.
他在那裡築了一座壇, 就給那地方起名叫伊勒‧伯特利(就是伯特利之神的意思); 因為他逃避他哥哥的時候, 神在那裡向他顯現.

35:8 And Deborah, the nurse of Rebekah, died. And she was buried below Bethel, under the oak. And its name was called Allon-Bacuth.
利百加的奶母底波拉死了, 就葬在伯特利下邊橡樹底下; 那棵樹名叫亞倫‧巴古.

35:9 And God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-Aram, and he blessed him.
雅各從巴旦‧亞蘭回來, 神又向他顯現, 賜福與他,

35:10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name.” Then his name was called Israel.
且對他說: “你的名原是雅各, 從今以後不要再叫雅各, 要叫以色列. ”這樣, 他就改名叫以色列.

35:11 And God said to him, “I am El-Shaddai. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and an assemblage of nations shall be from you, and kings shall go out from your loins.
神又對他說: “我是全能的神; 你要生養眾多, 將來有一族和多國的民從你而生, 又有君王從你而出.

35:12 And as for the land that I gave to Abraham and to Isaac, I will give it to you. And to your descendants after you I will give the land.
我所賜給亞伯拉罕和以撒的地, 我要賜給你與你的後裔. ”

35:13 And God went up from him at the place where he spoke with him.
神就從那與雅各說話的地方升上去了.

35:14 And Jacob set up a pillar at the place where God had spoken with him, a pillar of stone. And he poured out a drink offering upon it, and poured oil on it.
雅各便在那裡立了一根石柱, 在柱子上奠酒, 澆油.

35:15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.
雅各就給那地方起名叫伯特利.

35:16 Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor. And she had hard labor.
他們從伯特利起行, 離以法他還有一段路程, 拉結臨產甚是艱難.

35:17 And when her labor was the most difficult the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid for you have another son.”
正在艱難的時候, 收生婆對她說: “不要怕, 你又要得一個兒子了. ”

35:18 And it happened that when her life was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-Oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
她將近於死, 靈魂要走的時候, 就給她兒子起名叫便‧俄尼; 他父親卻給他起名叫便雅憫.

35:19 And Rachel died and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
拉結死了, 葬在以法他的路旁; 以法他就是伯利恆.

35:20 And Jacob erected a pillar at her burial site. That is the pillar of the burial site of Rachel unto this day.
雅各在她的墳上立了一統碑, 就是拉結的墓碑, 到今日還在.

35:21 And Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
以色列起行前往, 在以得臺那邊支搭帳棚.

35:22 And while Israel was living in that land Reuben went and had sexual relations with Bilhah, his father’s concubine. And Israel heard about it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
以色列住在那地的時候, 流便去與他父親的妾辟拉同寢, 以色列也聽見了. 雅各共有十二個兒子.

35:23 The sons of Leah: The firstborn of Jacob was Reuben. Then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
利亞所生的是雅各的長子流便, 還有西緬,利未,猶大,以薩迦,西布倫.

35:24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
拉結所生的是約瑟,便雅憫.

35:25 The sons of Bilhah, the female servant of Rachel: Dan and Naphtali.
拉結的使女辟拉所生的是但,拿弗他利.

35:26 The sons of Zilpah, the female servant of Leah: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-Aram.
利亞的使女悉帕所生的是迦得,亞設. 這是雅各在巴旦‧亞蘭所生的兒子.

35:27 And Jacob came to Isaac his father at Mamre, or Kiriath-Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac dwelled as aliens.
雅各來到他父親以撒那裡, 到了基列‧亞巴的幔利, 乃是亞伯拉罕和以撒寄居的地方; 基列‧亞巴就是希伯崙.

35:28 Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years.
以撒共活了一百八十歲.

35:29 And Isaac passed away and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
以撒年紀老邁, 日子滿足, 氣絕而死, 歸到他列祖(原文是本民)那裡. 他兩個兒子以掃,雅各把他埋葬了.

Genesis - Chapter 36

36:1 Now these are the descendants of Esau (that is, Edom).
以掃就是以東, 他的後代記在下面.

36:2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah, daughter of Elon, the Hittite, and Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite,
以掃娶迦南的女子為妻, 就是赫人以倫的女兒亞大和希未人祭便的孫女,亞拿的女兒阿何利巴瑪,

36:3 and Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael, the sister of Nebaioth.
又娶了以實瑪利的女兒,尼拜約的妹子巴實抹.

36:4 And Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz; and Basemath bore Reuel;
亞大給以掃生了以利法; 巴實抹生了流珥;

36:5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush and Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
阿何利巴瑪生了耶烏施,雅蘭,可拉. 這都是以掃的兒子, 是在迦南地生的.

36:6 And Esau took his wives and his sons and his daughters, and all the persons of his household, and his sheep and goats, and all his cattle, and all the goods that he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to a land away from his brother Jacob.
以掃帶著他的妻子,兒女, 與家中一切的人口, 並他的牛羊,牲畜, 和一切貨財, 就是他在迦南地所得的, 往別處去, 離了他兄弟雅各.

36:7 For their possessions were too many to live together, so that the land of their sojourning was not able to support them on account of their livestock.
因為二人的財物群畜甚多, 寄居的地方容不下他們, 所以不能同居.

36:8 So Esau dwelled in the hill country of Seir (Esau, that is Edom).
於是以掃住在西珥山裡; 以掃就是以東.

36:9 Now these are the descendants of Esau, the father of Edom, in the hill country of Seir.
以掃是西珥山裡以東人的始祖, 他的後代記在下面.

36:10 These are the names of the sons of Esau: Eliphaz, the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; Reuel, the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.
以掃眾子的名字如下. 以掃的妻子亞大生以利法; 以掃的妻子巴實抹生流珥.

36:11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
以利法的兒子是提幔,阿抹,洗玻,迦坦,基納斯.

36:12 (Now Timnah was the concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau. And she bore Amalek to Eliphaz.) These are the sons of Adah, the wife of Esau.
亭納是以掃兒子以利法的妾; 她給以利法生了亞瑪力. 這是以掃的妻子亞大的子孫.

36:13 Now these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the sons of Basemath, the wife of Esau.
流珥的兒子是拿哈,謝拉,沙瑪,米撒. 這是以掃妻子巴實抹的子孫.

36:14 Now these are the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon, the wife of Esau: She bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
以掃的妻子阿何利巴瑪是祭便的孫女, 亞拿的女兒; 她給以掃生了耶烏施,雅蘭,可拉.

36:15 These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: the chiefs of Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
以掃子孫中作族長的記在下面. 以掃的長子以利法的子孫中, 有提幔族長,阿抹族長,洗玻族長,基納斯族長,

36:16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah.
可拉族長,迦坦族長,亞瑪力族長. 這是在以東地從以利法所出的族長, 都是亞大的子孫.

36:17 Now these are the sons Reuel, the son of Esau: the chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath, the wife of Esau.
以掃的兒子流珥的子孫中, 有拿哈族長,謝拉族長,沙瑪族長,米撒族長. 這是在以東地從流珥所出的族長, 都是以掃妻子巴實抹的子孫.

36:18 Now these are the sons of Oholibamah, the wife of Esau: the chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the chiefs born of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the wife of Esau.
以掃的妻子阿何利巴瑪的子孫中, 有耶烏施族長,雅蘭族長,可拉族長. 這是從以掃妻子, 亞拿的女兒, 阿何利巴瑪子孫中所出的族長.

36:19 These are the sons of Esau, and these are their chiefs (that is, Edom).
以上的族長都是以掃的子孫; 以掃就是以東.

36:20 These are the sons of Seir, the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
那地原有的居民─何利人西珥的子孫記在下面: 就是羅坍,朔巴,祭便,亞拿,

36:21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.
底順,以察,底珊. 這是從以東地的何利人西珥子孫中所出的族長.

36:22 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. And Lotan’s sister was Timna.
羅坍的兒子是何利,希幔; 羅坍的妹子是亭納.

36:23 Now these are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
朔巴的兒子是亞勒文,瑪拿轄,以巴錄,示玻,阿南.

36:24 Now these are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah—he is Anah who found the hot springs in the desert while he pastured the donkeys of Zibeon his father.
祭便的兒子是亞雅,亞拿(當時在曠野放他父親祭便的驢, 遇著溫泉的, 就是這亞拿).

36:25 Now these are the sons of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
亞拿的兒子是底順; 亞拿的女兒是阿何利巴瑪.

36:26 Now these are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
底順的兒子是欣但,伊是班,益蘭,基蘭.

36:27 These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
以察的兒子是辟罕,撒番,亞干.

36:28 These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
底珊的兒子是烏斯,亞蘭.

36:29 These are the chiefs of the Horites: the chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
從何利人所出的族長記在下面: 就是羅坍族長,朔巴族長,祭便族長,亞拿族長,

36:30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
底順族長,以察族長,底珊族長. 這是從何利人所出的族長, 都在西珥地, 按著宗族作族長.

36:31 Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites.
以色列人未有君王治理以先, 在以東地作王的記在下面.

36:32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom. And the name of his city was Dinhabah.
比珥的兒子比拉在以東作王, 他的京城名叫亭哈巴.

36:33 And Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah from Bozrah, reigned in his place.
比拉死了, 波斯拉人謝拉的兒子約巴接續他作王.

36:34 And Jobab died, and Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
約巴死了, 提幔地的人戶珊接續他作王.

36:35 And Husham died, and Hadad, son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
戶珊死了, 比達的兒子哈達接續他作王; 這哈達就是在摩押地殺敗米甸人的, 他的京城名叫亞未得.

36:36 And Hadad died, and Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
哈達死了, 瑪士利加人桑拉接續他作王.

36:37 And Samlah died, and Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place.
桑拉死了, 大河邊的利河伯人掃羅接續他作王.

36:38 And Shaul died, and Baal-Hanan, the son of Acbor, reigned in his place.
掃羅死了, 亞革波的兒子巴勒‧哈南接續他作王.

36:39 And Baal-Hanan the son of Acbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Pau, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.
亞革波的兒子巴勒‧哈南死了, 哈達接續他作王, 他的京城名叫巴烏; 他的妻子名叫米希她別, 是米‧薩合的孫女, 瑪特列的女兒.

36:40 Now these are the names of the chiefs of Esau according to their families, according to their dwelling places, by their names: the chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
從以掃所出的族長, 按著他們的宗族,住處,名字記在下面: 就是亭納族長,亞勒瓦族長,耶帖族長,

36:41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
阿何利巴瑪族長,以拉族長,比嫩族長,

36:42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
基納斯族長,提幔族長,米比薩族長,

36:43 Magdiel, and Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of Edom) according to their settlements in the land of their possession.
瑪基疊族長,以蘭族長. 這是以東人在所得為業的地上, 按著他們的住處. 〈所有的族長都是以東人的始祖以掃的後代. 〉

Genesis - Chapter 37

37:1 And Jacob settled in the land of the sojourning of his father, in the land of Canaan.
雅各住在迦南地, 就是他父親寄居的地.

37:2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers. Now he was a helper with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, the wives of his father. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father.
雅各的記略如下. 約瑟十七歲與他哥哥們一同牧羊. 他是個童子, 與他父親的妾辟拉,悉帕的兒子們常在一處. 約瑟將他哥哥們的惡行報給他們的父親.

37:3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, for he was a son of his old age. And he made a robe with long sleeves for him.
以色列原來愛約瑟過於愛他的眾子, 因為約瑟是他年老生的; 他給約瑟做了一件彩衣.

37:4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and were not able to speak peaceably to him.
約瑟的哥哥們見父親愛約瑟過於愛他們, 就恨約瑟, 不與他說和睦的話.

37:5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers. And they hated him even more.
約瑟做了一夢, 告訴他哥哥們, 他們就越發恨他.

37:6 And he said to them, “Listen now to this dream that I dreamed.
約瑟對他們說: “請聽我所做的夢:

37:7 Now behold, we were binding sheaves in the midst of the field and, behold, my sheaf stood up and it remained standing. Then behold, your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf.”
我們在田裡捆禾稼, 我的捆起來站著, 你們的捆來圍著我的捆下拜. ”

37:8 Then his brothers said to him, “Will you really rule over us?” And they hated him even more on account of his dream and because of his words.
他的哥哥們回答說: “難道你真要作我們的王嗎? 難道你真要管轄我們嗎? ”他們就因為他的夢和他的話越發恨他.

37:9 Then he dreamed yet another dream and told it to his brothers. And he said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream again, and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
後來他又做了一夢, 也告訴他的哥哥們說: “看哪, 我又做了一夢, 夢見太陽,月亮, 與十一個星向我下拜. ”

37:10 And he told it to his father and to his brothers. And his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the ground to you?”
約瑟將這夢告訴他父親和他哥哥們, 他父親就責備他說: “你做的這是甚麼夢! 難道我和你母親,你弟兄果然要來俯伏在地, 向你下拜嗎? ”

37:11 And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
他哥哥們都嫉妒他, 他父親卻把這話存在心裡.

37:12 Now his brothers went to pasture the flock of their father in Shechem.
約瑟的哥哥們往示劍去放他們父親的羊.

37:13 And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing in Shechem? Come, let me send you to them.” And he said, “Here I am.”
以色列對約瑟說: “你哥哥們不是在示劍放羊嗎? 你來, 我要打發你往他們那裡去. ”約瑟說: “我在這裡. ”

37:14 Then he said to him, “Go now, see if it goes well for your brothers and for the flock, then return word to me.” And he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he arrived at Shechem.
以色列說: “你去看看你哥哥們平安不平安, 群羊平安不平安, 就回來報信給我. ”於是打發他出希伯崙谷, 他就往示劍去了.

37:15 And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering about in a field. And the man asked him, “What do you seek?”
有人遇見他在田野走迷了路, 就問他說: “你找甚麼? ”

37:16 And he said, “I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are pasturing.”
他說: “我找我的哥哥們, 求你告訴我, 他們在何處放羊. ”

37:17 And the man said, “They have moved on from here, for I heard them saying, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’ ” Then Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.
那人說: “他們已經走了, 我聽見他們說要往多坍去. ”約瑟就去追趕他哥哥們, 遇見他們在多坍.

37:18 And they saw him from a distance. And before he drew near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
他們遠遠地看見他, 趁他還沒有走到跟前, 大家就同謀要害死他,

37:19 And each said to his brothers, “Look, this master of dreams is coming.
彼此說: “你看! 那做夢的來了.

37:20 Now then, come, let us kill him and throw him in one of the pits. Then we will say a wild animal devoured him. Then we will see what his dreams become.”
來吧! 我們將他殺了, 丟在一個坑裡, 就說有惡獸把他吃了. 我們且看他的夢將來怎麼樣. ”

37:21 And Reuben heard it and delivered him from their hand and said, “We must not take his life.”
流便聽見了, 要救他脫離他們的手, 說: “我們不可害他的性命”;

37:22 And Reuben said to them, “You must not shed blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the desert, but do not lay a hand on him”—so that he might rescue him from their hand to return him to his father.
又說: “不可流他的血, 可以把他丟在這野地的坑裡, 不可下手害他. ”流便的意思是要救他脫離他們的手, 把他歸還他的父親.

37:23 And it happened that as Joseph came to his brothers they stripped Joseph of his robe, the robe with long sleeves, that was upon him.
約瑟到了他哥哥們那裡, 他們就剝了他的外衣, 就是他穿的那件彩衣,

37:24 And they took him and threw him into the pit (the pit was empty; there was no water in it).
把他丟在坑裡; 那坑是空的, 裡頭沒有水.

37:25 Then they sat down to eat some food. And they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead. And their camels were carrying aromatic gum and balm and spices on the way to Egypt.
他們坐下吃飯, 舉目觀看, 見有一夥米甸的以實瑪利人從基列來, 用駱駝馱著香料,乳香,沒藥, 要帶下埃及去.

37:26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
猶大對眾弟兄說: “我們殺我們的兄弟, 藏了他的血有甚麼益處呢?

37:27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, but our hand shall not be against him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers agreed.
我們不如將他賣給以實瑪利人, 不可下手害他; 因為他是我們的兄弟, 我們的骨肉. ”眾弟兄就聽從了他.

37:28 Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and brought him up from the pit, and they sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph to Egypt.
有些米甸的商人從那裡經過, 哥哥們就把約瑟從坑裡拉上來, 講定二十舍客勒銀子, 把約瑟賣給以實瑪利人. 他們就把約瑟帶到埃及去了.

37:29 Then Reuben returned to the pit and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit. And he tore his clothes.
流便回到坑邊, 見約瑟不在坑裡, 就撕裂衣服,

37:30 And he returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone! Now I, what can I do?”
回到兄弟們那裡, 說: “童子沒有了. 我往哪裡去才好呢? ”

37:31 Then they took the robe of Joseph and slaughtered a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood.
他們宰了一隻公山羊, 把約瑟的那件彩衣染了血,

37:32 Then they sent the robe with long sleeves and they brought it to their father and said, “We found this; please examine it. Is it the robe of your son or not?”
打發人送到他們的父親那裡, 說: “我們撿了這個; 請認一認是你兒子的外衣不是? ”

37:33 And he recognized it and said, “The robe of my son! A wild animal has devoured him! Joseph is surely torn to pieces!”
他認得, 就說: “這是我兒子的外衣. 有惡獸把他吃了, 約瑟被撕碎了! 撕碎了! ”

37:34 And Jacob tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.
雅各便撕裂衣服, 腰間圍上麻布, 為他兒子悲哀了多日.

37:35 And all his sons and daughters tried to console him, but he refused to be consoled. And he said, “No, I shall go down to my son, to Sheol, mourning.” And his father wept for him.
他的兒女都起來安慰他, 他卻不肯受安慰, 說: “我必悲哀著下陰間, 到我兒子那裡. ”約瑟的父親就為他哀哭.

37:36 And the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, a court official of Pharaoh, a commander of the imperial guard.
米甸人帶約瑟到埃及, 把他賣給法老的內臣─護衛長波提乏.

Genesis - Chapter 38

38:1 And it happened that at that time Judah went down from his brothers and pitched his tent near a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
那時, 猶大離開他弟兄下去, 到一個亞杜蘭人名叫希拉的家裡去.

38:2 And Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite there whose name was Shua. And he took her and went in to her.
猶大在那裡看見一個迦南人名叫書亞的女兒, 就娶她為妻, 與她同房,

38:3 And she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er.
她就懷孕生了兒子, 猶大給他起名叫珥.

38:4 And she conceived again and bore a son, and he called his name Onan.
她又懷孕生了兒子, 母親給他起名叫俄南.

38:5 And once again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah. And he was in Chezib when she bore him.
她復又生了兒子, 給他起名叫示拉. 她生示拉的時候, 猶大正在基悉.

38:6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
猶大為長子珥娶妻, 名叫她瑪.

38:7 And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Yahweh killed him.
猶大的長子珥在耶和華眼中看為惡, 耶和華就叫他死了.

38:8 Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to the wife of your brother and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
猶大對俄南說: “你當與你哥哥的妻子同房, 向她盡你為弟的本分, 為你哥哥生子立後. ”

38:9 But Onan knew that the offspring would not be for him, so whenever he went in to the wife of his brother he would waste it on the ground so as not to give offspring to his brother.
俄南知道生子不歸自己, 所以同房的時候便遺在地, 免得給他哥哥留後.

38:10 And what he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh, so he killed him also.
俄南所做的在耶和華眼中看為惡, 耶和華也就叫他死了.

38:11 Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Stay a widow in your father’s house until Shelah my son grows up,” for he feared he would also die like his brother. So Tamar went and stayed in the house of her father.
猶大心裡說: “恐怕示拉也死, 像他兩個哥哥一樣”, 就對他兒婦她瑪說: “你去, 在你父親家裡守寡, 等我兒子示拉長大. ”她瑪就回去, 住在她父親家裡.

38:12 And in the course of time the daughter of Shua, the wife of Judah, died. When Judah was consoled he went up to his sheepshearers, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite, to Timnah.
過了許久, 猶大的妻子書亞的女兒死了. 猶大得了安慰, 就和他朋友亞杜蘭人希拉上亭拿去, 到他剪羊毛的人那裡.

38:13 And it was told to Tamar, saying, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
有人告訴她瑪說: “你的公公上亭拿剪羊毛去了. ”

38:14 So she removed the clothes of her widowhood and covered herself with the veil and disguised herself. And she sat at the entrance to Eynayim, which is on the way to Timnah, for she saw that Shelah was grown but she had not been given to him as a wife.
她瑪見示拉已經長大, 還沒有娶她為妻, 就脫了她作寡婦的衣裳, 用帕子蒙著臉, 又遮住身體, 坐在亭拿路上的伊拿印城門口.

38:15 And Judah saw her and reckoned her to be a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
猶大看見她, 以為是妓女, 因為她蒙著臉.

38:16 And he turned aside to her at the roadside and said, “Please come, let me come in to you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, “What will you give to me that you may come in to me?”
猶大就轉到她那裡去, 說: “來吧! 讓我與你同寢. ”他原不知道是他的兒婦. 她瑪說: “你要與我同寢, 把甚麼給我呢? ”

38:17 And he said, “I will send a kid from the goats of the flock.” And she said, “Only if you give a pledge until you send it.”
猶大說: “我從羊群裡取一隻山羊羔, 打發人送來給你. ”她瑪說: “在未送以先, 你願意給我一個當頭嗎? ”

38:18 And he said, “What is the pledge that I must give to you?” And she said, “your seal, your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” And he gave them to her and went in to her. And she conceived by him.
他說: “我給你甚麼當頭呢? ”她瑪說: “你的印,你的帶子, 和你手裡的杖. ”猶大就給了她, 與她同寢, 她就從猶大懷了孕.

38:19 And she arose and left, and she removed her veil from herself and put on the garments of her widowhood.
她瑪起來走了, 除去帕子, 仍舊穿上作寡婦的衣裳.

38:20 And Judah sent the kid from the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite to take back the pledge from the hand of the woman, but he could not find her.
猶大託他朋友亞杜蘭人送一隻山羊羔去, 要從那女人手裡取回當頭來, 卻找不著她,

38:21 So he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is that cult prostitute that was at Eynayim by the roadside?” And they said, “There is no cult prostitute here.”
就問那地方的人說: “伊拿印路旁的妓女在哪裡? ”他們說: “這裡並沒有妓女. ”

38:22 Then he returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her. Morever, the men of the place said, ‘There is no cult prostitute here.’ ”
他回去見猶大說: “我沒有找著她, 並且那地方的人說: ‘這裡沒有妓女. ’”

38:23 And Judah said, “Let her take them for herself, lest we be laughed at. Behold, I sent this kid, but you could not find her.”
猶大說: “我把這山羊羔送去了, 你竟找不著她. 任憑她拿去吧, 免得我們被羞辱. ”

38:24 And about three months later it was told to Judah, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the whore, and now, behold, she has conceived by prostitution.” And Judah said, “Bring her out and let her be burned.”
約過了三個月, 有人告訴猶大說: “你的兒婦她瑪作了妓女, 且因行淫有了身孕. ”猶大說: “拉出她來, 把她燒了! ”

38:25 She was brought out, but she sent to her father-in-law saying, “By the man to whom these belong I have conceived.” And she said, “Now discern to whom these belong: the seal and cord and the staff.”
她瑪被拉出來的時候便打發人去見她公公, 對他說: “這些東西是誰的, 我就是從誰懷的孕. 請你認一認, 這印和帶子並杖都是誰的? ”

38:26 Then Judah recognized them and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not know her again.
猶大承認說: “她比我更有義, 因為我沒有將她給我的兒子示拉. ”從此猶大不再與她同寢了.

38:27 And it happened that at the time she gave birth that, behold, twins were in her womb.
她瑪將要生產, 不料她腹裡是一對雙生.

38:28 And it happened that at her labor one child put out a hand. And the midwife took it and tied a crimson thread on his hand saying, “This one came out first.”
到生產的時候, 一個孩子伸出一隻手來; 收生婆拿紅線拴在他手上, 說: “這是頭生的. ”

38:29 Then his hand drew back and, behold, his brother came out, and she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” And she called his name Perez.
隨後這孩子把手收回去, 他哥哥生出來了; 收生婆說: “你為甚麼搶著來呢? ”因此給他起名叫法勒斯.

38:30 And afterward his brother who had the crimson thread on his hand came out. And his name was called Zerah.
後來, 他兄弟那手上有紅線的也生出來, 就給他起名叫謝拉.

Genesis - Chapter 39

39:1 Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, a court official of Pharaoh, commander of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.
約瑟被帶下埃及去. 有一個埃及人, 是法老的內臣─護衛長波提乏, 從那些帶下他來的以實瑪利人手下買了他去.

39:2 And Yahweh was with Joseph, and he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.
約瑟住在他主人埃及人的家中, 耶和華與他同在, 他就百事順利.

39:3 And his master observed that Yahweh was with him, and everything that was in his hand to do Yahweh made successful.
他主人見耶和華與他同在, 又見耶和華使他手裡所辦的盡都順利,

39:4 And Joseph found favor in his eyes and he served him. Then he appointed him over his house and all that he owned he put into his hand.
約瑟就在主人眼前蒙恩, 伺候他主人, 並且主人派他管理家務, 把一切所有的都交在他手裡.

39:5 And it happened that from the time he appointed him over his house and over all that he had, Yahweh blessed the house of the Egyptian on account of Joseph. And the blessing of Yahweh was upon all that he had in the house and in the field.
自從主人派約瑟管理家務和他一切所有的, 耶和華就因約瑟的緣故賜福與那埃及人的家; 凡家裡和田間一切所有的都蒙耶和華賜福.

39:6 And he left all that he had in the hand of Joseph, and he did not worry about anything except the food that he ate. Now Joseph was well built and handsome.
波提乏將一切所有的都交在約瑟的手中, 除了自己所吃的飯, 別的事一概不知. 約瑟原來秀雅俊美.

39:7 And it happened that after these things his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”
這事以後, 約瑟主人的妻以目送情給約瑟, 說: “你與我同寢吧! ”

39:8 But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not worry about what is in the house, and everything he owns he has put in my hand.
約瑟不從, 對他主人的妻說: “看哪, 一切家務, 我主人都不知道; 他把所有的都交在我手裡.

39:9 He has no greater authority in this house than me, and he has not withheld anything from me except you, since you are his wife. Now how could I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”
在這家裡沒有比我大的; 並且他沒有留下一樣不交給我, 只留下了你, 因為你是他的妻子. 我怎能作這大惡, 得罪神呢? ”

39:10 And it happened that as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not heed her to lie beside her or to be with her.
後來她天天和約瑟說, 約瑟卻不聽從她, 不與她同寢, 也不和她在一處.

39:11 But one particular day he came into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house were there in the house,
有一天, 約瑟進屋裡去辦事, 家中人沒有一個在那屋裡,

39:12 she seized him by his garment and said, “Lie with me!” And he left his garment in her hand and fled, and he went outside.
婦人就拉住他的衣裳, 說: “你與我同寢吧! ”約瑟把衣裳丟在婦人手裡, 跑到外邊去了.

39:13 And it happened that when she saw that he left his garment in her hand and fled outside,
婦人看見約瑟把衣裳丟在她手裡跑出去了,

39:14 she called to the men of her house and said to them, “Look! He brought a Hebrew man to us to mock us! He came to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.
就叫了家裡的人來, 對他們說: “你們看! 他帶了一個希伯來人進入我們家裡, 要戲弄我們. 他到我這裡來, 要與我同寢, 我就大聲喊叫.

39:15 And when he heard me, that I raised my voice and called out, he left his garment beside me and fled, and he went outside.”
他聽見我放聲喊起來, 就把衣裳丟在我這裡, 跑到外邊去了. ”

39:16 Then she put his garment beside her until his master came to his house.
婦人把約瑟的衣裳放在自己那裡, 等著他主人回家,

39:17 Then she spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew slave that you brought to us came to me to make fun of me.
就對他如此如此說: “你所帶到我們這裡的那希伯來僕人進來要戲弄我,

39:18 And it happened that as I raised my voice and called out, he left his garment beside me and fled outside.”
我放聲喊起來, 他就把衣裳丟在我這裡, 跑出去了. ”

39:19 And when his master heard the words of his wife that she spoke to him, “This is what your servant did to me,” he became very angry.
約瑟的主人聽見他妻子對他所說的話, 說“你的僕人如此如此待我”, 他就生氣,

39:20 And Joseph’s master took him and put him into prison, the place that the king’s prisoners were confined. And he was there in prison.
把約瑟下在監裡, 就是王的囚犯被囚的地方. 於是約瑟在那裡坐監.

39:21 And Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed loyal love to him, and gave him favor in the eyes of the chief of the prison.
但耶和華與約瑟同在, 向他施恩, 使他在司獄的眼前蒙恩.

39:22 And the chief of the prison put all the prisoners that were in the prison into the hand of Joseph. And everything that was done there, he was the one who did it.
司獄就把監裡所有的囚犯都交在約瑟的手下; 他們在那裡所辦的事都是經他的手.

39:23 The chief of the prison did not worry about anything in his hand, since Yahweh was with him. And whatever he did Yahweh made it successful.
凡在約瑟手下的事, 司獄一概不察, 因為耶和華與約瑟同在; 耶和華使他所做的盡都順利.

Genesis - Chapter 40

40:1 And it happened that after these things the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker did wrong against their lord, against the king of Egypt.
這事以後, 埃及王的酒政和膳長得罪了他們的主─埃及王,

40:2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, with the chief cupbearer and chief baker.
法老就惱怒酒政和膳長這二臣,

40:3 And he put them in custody in the house of the chief of the guard, into the prison where Joseph was confined.
把他們下在護衛長府內的監裡, 就是約瑟被囚的地方.

40:4 And the chief of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. And they were in custody many days.
護衛長把他們交給約瑟, 約瑟便伺候他們; 他們有些日子在監裡.

40:5 And the two of them, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, dreamed a dream, each his own dream, with its own interpretation.
被囚在監之埃及王的酒政和膳長二人同夜各做一夢, 各夢都有講解.

40:6 When Joseph came to them in the morning he looked at them, and behold, they were troubled.
到了早晨, 約瑟進到他們那裡, 見他們有愁悶的樣子.

40:7 And he asked the court officials of Pharaoh that were with him in the custody of his master’s house, “Why are your faces sad today?”
他便問法老的二臣, 就是與他同囚在他主人府裡的, 說: “你們今日為甚麼面帶愁容呢? ”

40:8 And they said to him, “We each dreamed a dream, but there is no one to interpret it.” And Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me.”
他們對他說: “我們各人做了一夢, 沒有人能解. ”約瑟說: “解夢不是出於神嗎? 請你們將夢告訴我. ”

40:9 Then the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and he said to him, “In my dream, now behold, there was a vine before me,
酒政便將他的夢告訴約瑟說: “我夢見在我面前有一棵葡萄樹,

40:10 and on the vine were three branches. And as it budded, its blossoms came up, and its clusters of grapes grew ripe.
樹上有三根枝子, 好像發了芽, 開了花, 上頭的葡萄都成熟了.

40:11 And the cup of Pharaoh was in my hand, and I took the grapes and squeezed them into the cup of Pharaoh. Then I placed the cup into the hand of Pharaoh.”
法老的杯在我手中, 我就拿葡萄擠在法老的杯裡, 將杯遞在他手中. ”

40:12 Then Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: The three branches, they are three days.
約瑟對他說: “你所做的夢是這樣解: 三根枝子就是三天;

40:13 In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and will restore you to your office. And you shall put the cup of Pharaoh into his hand as was formerly the custom, when you were his cupbearer.
三天之內, 法老必提你出監, 叫你官復原職, 你仍要遞杯在法老的手中, 和先前作他的酒政一樣.

40:14 But remember me when it goes well with you, and please may you show kindness with respect to me, and mention me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.
但你得好處的時候, 求你記念我, 施恩與我, 在法老面前提說我, 救我出這監牢.

40:15 For I was surely kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me in this pit.”
我實在是從希伯來人之地被拐來的; 我在這裡也沒有做過甚麼, 叫他們把我下在監裡. ”

40:16 And when the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good he said to Joseph, “I also dreamed. In my dream, now behold, there were three baskets of bread upon my head.
膳長見夢解得好, 就對約瑟說: “我在夢中見我頭上頂著三筐白餅;

40:17 And in the upper basket were all sorts of baked foods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket upon my head.”
極上的筐子裡有為法老烤的各樣食物, 有飛鳥來吃我頭上筐子裡的食物. ”

40:18 Then Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: The three baskets, they are three days.
約瑟說: “你的夢是這樣解: 三個筐子就是三天;

40:19 In three days Pharaoh will lift your head from you and hang you on a pole, and the birds will eat your flesh from you.”
三天之內, 法老必斬斷你的頭, 把你掛在木頭上, 必有飛鳥來吃你身上的肉. ”

40:20 And it happened that on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants. And he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker in the midst of his servants.
到了第三天, 是法老的生日, 他為眾臣僕設擺筵席, 把酒政和膳長提出監來,

40:21 And he restored the chief cupbearer to his cupbearing position. And he placed the cup in the hand of Pharaoh.
使酒政官復原職, 他仍舊遞杯在法老手中;

40:22 But the chief baker he hanged as Joseph had interpreted to them.
但把膳長掛起來, 正如約瑟向他們所解的話.

40:23 But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
酒政卻不記念約瑟, 竟忘了他.

Genesis - Chapter 41

41:1 And it happened that after two full years Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he was standing by the Nile.
過了兩年, 法老做夢, 夢見自己站在河邊,

41:2 And behold, seven cows, well built and fat, were coming up from the Nile, and they grazed among the reeds.
有七隻母牛從河裡上來, 又美好又肥壯, 在蘆荻中吃草.

41:3 And behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, ugly and gaunt, and they stood beside those cows on the bank of the Nile.
隨後又有七隻母牛從河裡上來, 又醜陋又乾瘦, 與那七隻母牛一同站在河邊.

41:4 And the ugly and gaunt cows ate the seven well built and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.
這又醜陋又乾瘦的七隻母牛吃盡了那又美好又肥壯的七隻母牛. 法老就醒了.

41:5 And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time, and behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were coming out of one stalk.
他又睡著, 第二回做夢, 夢見一棵麥子長了七個穗子, 又肥大又佳美,

41:6 And behold, seven thin ears of grain, scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.
隨後又長了七個穗子, 又細弱又被東風吹焦了.

41:7 And the thin ears of grain swallowed up the seven plump and full ears of grain. Then Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.
這細弱的穗子吞了那七個又肥大又飽滿的穗子. 法老醒了, 不料是個夢.

41:8 And it happened that in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called all of the magicians of Egypt, and all its wise men, and Pharaoh told his dream to them. But they had no interpretation for Pharaoh.
到了早晨, 法老心裡不安, 就差人召了埃及所有的術士和博士來; 法老就把所做的夢告訴他們, 卻沒有人能給法老圓解.

41:9 Then the chief of the cupbearers spoke with Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my sins today.
那時酒政對法老說: “我今日想起我的罪來.

41:10 Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the house of the chief of the guard.
從前法老惱怒臣僕, 把我和膳長下在護衛長府內的監裡.

41:11 And we dreamed a dream one night, I and he, each with a dream that had a meaning.
我們二人同夜各做一夢, 各夢都有講解.

41:12 And there with us was a young man, a Hebrew servant of the chief of the guard, and we told him the dream, and he interpreted our dreams for us, each according to his dream he interpreted.
在那裡同著我們有一個希伯來的少年人, 是護衛長的僕人, 我們告訴他, 他就把我們的夢圓解, 是按著各人的夢圓解的.

41:13 And it happened just as he interpreted to us, so it was. He restored me to my office, and him he hanged.”
後來正如他給我們圓解的成就了: 我官復原職, 膳長被掛起來了.

41:14 Then Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph, and they brought him quickly from the prison. And he shaved and changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.
法老遂即差人去召約瑟, 他們便急忙帶他出監, 他就剃頭, 刮臉, 換衣裳, 進到法老面前.

41:15 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I dreamed a dream, but there is none to interpret it. Now, I have heard concerning you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
法老對約瑟說: “我做了一夢, 沒有人能解; 我聽見人說, 你聽了夢就能解. ”

41:16 Then Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, “It is not in my power; God will answer concerning the well-being of Pharaoh.”
約瑟回答法老說: “這不在乎我, 神必將平安的話回答法老. ”

41:17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now in my dream, behold, I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
法老對約瑟說: “我夢見我站在河邊,

41:18 and behold, seven cows, well built and fat, were coming up from the Nile, and they grazed among the reeds.
有七隻母牛從河裡上來, 又肥壯又美好, 在蘆荻中吃草.

41:19 And behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, very ugly and gaunt—never have I seen any as them in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.
隨後又有七隻母牛上來, 又軟弱又醜陋又乾瘦, 在埃及遍地, 我沒有見過這樣不好的.

41:20 And the thin and ugly cows ate the former seven healthy cows.
這又乾瘦又醜陋的母牛吃盡了那以先的七隻肥母牛,

41:21 But when they went into their bellies it could not be known that they went into their bellies, for their appearance was as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke.
吃了以後卻看不出是吃了, 那醜陋的樣子仍舊和先前一樣. 我就醒了.

41:22 Then I saw in my dream and behold, seven ears of grain were coming out of one stalk, full and good.
我又夢見一棵麥子, 長了七個穗子, 又飽滿又佳美,

41:23 And behold, seven withered ears of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.
隨後又長了七個穗子, 枯槁細弱, 被東風吹焦了.

41:24 And the thin ears of grain swallowed up the seven good ears of grain. And I told the magicians, but there was none to explain it to me.”
這些細弱的穗子吞了那七個佳美的穗子. 我將這夢告訴了術士, 卻沒有人能給我解說. ”

41:25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.
約瑟對法老說: “法老的夢乃是一個. 神已將所要做的事指示法老了.

41:26 The seven good cows, they are seven years, and the seven good ears of grain, they are seven years. The dreams are one.
七隻好母牛是七年, 七個好穗子也是七年; 這夢乃是一個.

41:27 And the seven thin and ugly cows coming up after them, they are seven years, and the seven empty ears of grain, scorched by the east wind, they are also seven years of famine.
那隨後上來的七隻又乾瘦又醜陋的母牛是七年, 那七個虛空,被東風吹焦的穗子也是七年, 都是七個荒年.

41:28 This is the word that I have spoken to Pharaoh; God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
這就是我對法老所說, 神已將所要做的事顯明給法老了.

41:29 Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the whole land of Egypt.
埃及遍地必來七個大豐年,

41:30 Then seven years of famine will arise after them, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will consume the land.
隨後又要來七個荒年, 甚至在埃及地都忘了先前的豐收, 全地必被饑荒所滅.

41:31 Abundance in the land will not be known because of the famine that follows, for it will be very heavy.
因那以後的饑荒甚大, 便不覺得先前的豐收了.

41:32 Now concerning the repetition of the dream twice to Pharaoh, it is because the matter is established by God, and God will do it quickly.
至於法老兩回做夢, 是因神命定這事, 而且必速速成就.

41:33 Now then, let Pharaoh select a man who is discerning and wise, and let him set him over the land of Egypt.
所以, 法老當揀選一個有聰明有智慧的人, 派他治理埃及地.

41:34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint supervisors over the land, and let him take one-fifth from the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance.
法老當這樣行, 又派官員管理這地. 當七個豐年的時候, 征收埃及地的五分之一,

41:35 Then let them gather all the food of these coming good years and let them pile up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
叫他們把將來豐年一切的糧食聚斂起來, 積蓄五穀, 收存在各城裡做食物, 歸於法老的手下.

41:36 Then the food shall be as a deposit for the land for the seven years of the famine that will be in the land of Egypt, that the land will not perish on account of the famine.”
所積蓄的糧食可以防備埃及地將來的七個荒年, 免得這地被饑荒所滅. ”

41:37 And the plan was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants.
法老和他一切臣僕都以這事為妙.

41:38 Then Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this in whom is the spirit of God?”
法老對臣僕說: “像這樣的人, 有神的靈在他裡頭, 我們豈能找得著呢? ”

41:39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all of this known to you there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
法老對約瑟說: “神既將這事都指示你, 可見沒有人像你這樣有聰明有智慧.

41:40 You shall be over my house, and to your word all my people shall submit. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.”
你可以掌管我的家; 我的民都必聽從你的話. 惟獨在寶座上我比你大. ”

41:41 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”
法老又對約瑟說: “我派你治理埃及全地. ”

41:42 Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his finger and put it on the finger of Joseph. And he clothed him with garments of fine linen, and he put a chain of gold around his neck.
法老就摘下手上打印的戒指, 戴在約瑟的手上, 給他穿上細麻衣, 把金鍊戴在他的頸項上,

41:43 And he had him ride in his second chariot. And they cried out before him, “Kneel!” And Pharaoh set him over all the land of Egypt.
又叫約瑟坐他的副車, 喝道的在前呼叫說: “跪下. ”這樣, 法老派他治理埃及全地.

41:44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your consent no one will lift his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”
法老對約瑟說: “我是法老, 在埃及全地, 若沒有你的命令, 不許人擅自辦事(原文是動手動腳). ”

41:45 And Pharaoh called the name of Joseph Zaphenath-paneah and gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, as a wife. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
法老賜名給約瑟, 叫撒發那忒‧巴內亞, 又將安城的祭司波提非拉的女兒亞西納給他為妻. 約瑟就出去巡行埃及地.

41:46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and traveled through the whole land of Egypt.
約瑟見埃及王法老的時候年三十歲. 他從法老面前出去, 遍行埃及全地.

41:47 And the land produced a plenty in the seven years of abundance.
七個豐年之內, 地的出產極豐極盛(原文是一把一把的),

41:48 And he gathered all the food of the seven years which occurred in the land of Egypt. And he stored the food in the cities. The food of the field that surrounded each city he stored in its midst.
約瑟聚斂埃及地七個豐年一切的糧食, 把糧食積存在各城裡; 各城周圍田地的糧食都積存在本城裡.

41:49 And Joseph piled up grain like the sand of the sea in great abundance until he stopped counting it, for it could not be counted.
約瑟積蓄五穀甚多, 如同海邊的沙, 無法計算, 因為穀不可勝數.

41:50 Before the years of famine came, Asenath, daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore two sons to him.
荒年未到以前, 安城的祭司波提非拉的女兒亞西納給約瑟生了兩個兒子.

41:51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, for he said, “God has caused me to forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.”
約瑟給長子起名叫瑪拿西(就是使之忘了的意思), 因為他說: “神使我忘了一切的困苦和我父的全家. ”

41:52 And the name of the second he called Ephraim, for he said, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortune.”
他給次子起名叫以法蓮(就是使之昌盛的意思), 因為他說: “神使我在受苦的地方昌盛. ”

41:53 And the seven years of abundance which were in the land of Egypt came to an end.
埃及地的七個豐年一完,

41:54 And the seven years of famine began to come as Joseph had said. And there was famine in all of the countries, but in the land of Egypt there was food.
七個荒年就來了. 正如約瑟所說的, 各地都有饑荒; 惟獨埃及全地有糧食.

41:55 And when all the land of Egypt was hungry the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. And Pharaoh said to all the land of Egypt, “Go to Joseph; what he says to you, you must do.”
及至埃及全地有了饑荒, 眾民向法老哀求糧食, 法老對他們說: “你們往約瑟那裡去, 凡他所說的, 你們都要做. ”

41:56 And the famine was over the whole land, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold food to the Egyptians. And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
當時饑荒遍滿天下, 約瑟開了各處的倉, 糶糧給埃及人; 在埃及地饑荒甚大.

41:57 And every land came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land.
各地的人都往埃及去, 到約瑟那裡糴糧, 因為天下的饑荒甚大.

Genesis - Chapter 42

42:1 When Jacob realized that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”
雅各見埃及有糧, 就對兒子們說: “你們為甚麼彼此觀望呢?

42:2 Then he said, “Look, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us there that we may live and not die.”
我聽見埃及有糧, 你們可以下去, 從那裡為我們糴些來, 使我們可以存活, 不至於死. ”

42:3 And the ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain from Egypt.
於是, 約瑟的十個哥哥都下埃及糴糧去了.

42:4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, for he feared harm would come to him.
但約瑟的兄弟便雅憫, 雅各沒有打發他和哥哥們同去, 因為雅各說: “恐怕他遭害. ”

42:5 Then the sons of Israel went to buy grain amid those other people who went as well, for there was famine in the land of Canaan.
來糴糧的人中有以色列的兒子們, 因為迦南地也有饑荒.

42:6 Now Joseph was the governor over the land. He was the one who sold food to all the people of the land. And the brothers of Joseph came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.
當時治理埃及地的是約瑟; 糶糧給那地眾民的就是他. 約瑟的哥哥們來了, 臉伏於地, 向他下拜.

42:7 And Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them. And he spoke with them harshly and said to them, “From where have you come?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”
約瑟看見他哥哥們, 就認得他們, 卻裝作生人, 向他們說些嚴厲話, 問他們說: “你們從哪裡來? ”他們說: “我們從迦南地來糴糧. ”

42:8 And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.
約瑟認得他哥哥們, 他們卻不認得他.

42:9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed concerning them, and he said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land!”
約瑟想起從前所做的那兩個夢, 就對他們說: “你們是奸細, 來窺探這地的虛實. ”

42:10 And they said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.
他們對他說: “我主啊, 不是的. 僕人們是糴糧來的.

42:11 We all are sons of one man. We are honest men. We, your servants, are not spies.”
我們都是一個人的兒子, 是誠實人; 僕人們並不是奸細. ”

42:12 Then he said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”
約瑟說: “不然, 你們必是窺探這地的虛實來的. ”

42:13 Then they said, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, but behold, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no more.”
他們說: “僕人們本是弟兄十二人, 是迦南地一個人的兒子, 頂小的現今在我們的父親那裡, 有一個沒有了. ”

42:14 But Joseph said to them, “It is what I said to you—you are spies.
約瑟說: “我才說你們是奸細, 這話實在不錯.

42:15 By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh you will not go out from here unless your youngest brother comes here.
我指著法老的性命起誓, 若是你們的小兄弟不到這裡來, 你們就不得出這地方, 從此就可以把你們證驗出來了.

42:16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, but you will be kept in prison so that your words might be tested to see if there is truth with you. And if not, by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.”
須要打發你們中間一個人去, 把你們的兄弟帶來. 至於你們, 都要囚在這裡, 好證驗你們的話真不真, 若不真, 我指著法老的性命起誓, 你們一定是奸細. ”

42:17 Then he gathered them into the prison for three days.
於是約瑟把他們都下在監裡三天.

42:18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live; I fear God.
到第三天, 約瑟對他們說: “我是敬畏神的; 你們照我的話行就可以存活.

42:19 If you are honest, let one of your brothers be kept in prison where you are now being kept, but the rest of you go, carry grain for the famine for your households.
你們如果是誠實人, 可以留你們中間的一個人囚在監裡, 但你們可以帶著糧食回去, 救你們家裡的饑荒.

42:20 You must bring your youngest brother to me, and then your words will be confirmed and you will not die.” And they did so.
把你們的小兄弟帶到我這裡來, 如此, 你們的話便有證據, 你們也不至於死. ”他們就照樣而行.

42:21 Then each said to his brother, “Surely we are guilty on account of our brother when we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded for mercy to us and we would not listen. Therefore this trouble has come to us.”
他們彼此說: “我們在兄弟身上實在有罪. 他哀求我們的時候, 我們見他心裡的愁苦, 卻不肯聽, 所以這場苦難臨到我們身上. ”

42:22 Then Reuben answered them, saying, “Did I not say to you, do not sin against the boy? But you did not listen, and now, behold, his blood has been sought.”
流便說: “我豈不是對你們說過, 不可傷害那孩子嗎? 只是你們不肯聽, 所以流他血的罪向我們追討. ”

42:23 Now they did not know that Joseph understood, for the interpreter was between them.
他們不知道約瑟聽得出來, 因為在他們中間用通事傳話.

42:24 And he turned away from them and wept. Then he returned to them and spoke to them, and took Simeon from them and tied him up in front of them.
約瑟轉身退去, 哭了一場, 又回來對他們說話, 就從他們中間挑出西緬來, 在他們眼前把他捆綁.

42:25 Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain and to return their money to each sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. Thus he did for them.
約瑟吩咐人把糧食裝滿他們的器具, 把各人的銀子歸還在各人的口袋裡, 又給他們路上用的食物, 人就照他的話辦了.

42:26 Then they loaded their grain upon their donkeys and went away from there.
他們就把糧食馱在驢上, 離開那裡去了.

42:27 And one of them later opened his sack to give fodder to his donkey at the lodging place and saw his money—behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.
到了住宿的地方, 他們中間有一個人打開口袋, 要拿料餵驢, 才看見自己的銀子仍在口袋裡,

42:28 And he said to his brothers, “My money was returned and moreover, behold, it is in my sack!” Then their hearts failed them and each of them trembled and said, “What is this God has done to us?”
就對弟兄們說: “我的銀子歸還了, 看哪, 仍在我口袋裡! ”他們就提心吊膽, 戰戰兢兢地彼此說: “這是神向我們做甚麼呢? ”

42:29 And when they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan they told him everything that had happened to them, saying,
他們來到迦南地,他們的父親雅各那裡, 將所遭遇的事都告訴他, 說:

42:30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying out the land.
“那地的主對我們說嚴厲的話, 把我們當作窺探那地的奸細.

42:31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest; we are not spies.
我們對他說: ‘我們是誠實人, 並不是奸細.

42:32 We are twelve brothers, the sons of our father. One is no more and the youngest is with our father now in the land of Canaan.’
我們本是弟兄十二人, 都是一個父親的兒子, 有一個沒有了, 頂小的如今同我們的父親在迦南地. ’

42:33 Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are honest. Leave one brother with me, and take food for the famine in your households and go.
那地的主對我們說: ‘若要我知道你們是誠實人, 可以留下你們中間的一個人在我這裡, 你們可以帶著糧食回去, 救你們家裡的饑荒.

42:34 And bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies but you are honest. And I will give your brother back to you, and you will trade in the land.’ ”
把你們的小兄弟帶到我這裡來, 我便知道你們不是奸細, 乃是誠實人. 這樣, 我就把你們的弟兄交給你們, 你們也可以在這地做買賣. ’”

42:35 And it happened that when they emptied their sacks, behold, each one’s pouch of money was in his sack. And when they and their father saw the pouches of their money, they were greatly distressed.
後來他們倒口袋, 不料, 各人的銀包都在口袋裡; 他們和父親看見銀包就都害怕.

42:36 And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me—Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and Benjamin you would take! All of this is against me!
他們的父親雅各對他們說: “你們使我喪失我的兒子: “約瑟沒有了, 西緬也沒有了, 你們又要將便雅憫帶去; 這些事都歸到我身上了. ”

42:37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hand and I myself will return him to you.”
流便對他父親說: “我若不帶他回來交給你, 你可以殺我的兩個兒子. 只管把他交在我手裡, 我必帶他回來交給你. ”

42:38 But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone remains. If harm meets him on the journey that you would take, you would bring down my gray head in sorrow to Sheol.”
雅各說: “我的兒子不可與你們一同下去; 他哥哥死了, 只剩下他, 他若在你們所行的路上遭害, 那便是你們使我白髮蒼蒼,悲悲慘慘地下陰間去了. ”

Genesis - Chapter 43

43:1 Now the famine in the land was severe.
那地的饑荒甚大.

43:2 And it happened that as they finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt their father said to them, “Return and buy a little food for us.”
他們從埃及帶來的糧食吃盡了, 他們的父親就對他們說: “你們再去給我糴些糧來. ”

43:3 Then Judah said to him, “The man solemnly admonished us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’
猶大對他說: “那人諄諄地告誡我們說: ‘你們的兄弟若不與你們同來, 你們就不得見我的面. ’

43:4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you,
你若打發我們的兄弟與我們同去, 我們就下去給你糴糧;

43:5 but if you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ ”
你若不打發他去, 我們就不下去, 因為那人對我們說: ‘你們的兄弟若不與你們同來, 你們就不得見我的面. ’”

43:6 Then Israel said, “Why did you bring trouble to me by telling the man you still had a brother?”
以色列說: “你們為甚麼這樣害我, 告訴那人你們還有兄弟呢? ”

43:7 And they said, “The man asked explicitly about us and about our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have a brother?’ And we answered him according to these words. How could we know that he would say, ‘Bring down your brother’?”
他們回答說: “那人詳細問到我們和我們的親屬, 說: ‘你們的父親還在嗎? 你們還有兄弟嗎? ’我們就按著他所問的告訴他, 焉能知道他要說‘必須把你們的兄弟帶下來’呢? ”

43:8 Then Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and let us arise and go, so that we will live and not die—you, we, and our children.
猶大又對他父親以色列說: “你打發童子與我同去, 我們就起身下去, 好叫我們和你, 並我們的婦人孩子, 都得存活, 不至於死.

43:9 I myself will be surety for him. You may seek him from my hand. If I do not bring him back to you and present him before you, then I will stand guilty before you forever.
我為他作保; 你可以從我手中追討, 我若不帶他回來交在你面前, 我情願永遠擔罪.

43:10 Surely if we had not hesitated by this time we would have returned twice.”
我們若沒有耽擱, 如今第二次都回來了. ”

43:11 Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so then do this. Take some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift—a little balm and honey, aromatic gum and myrrh, and pistachios and almonds.
他們的父親以色列說: “若必須如此, 你們就當這樣行: 可以將這地土產中最好的乳香,蜂蜜,香料,沒藥,榧子,杏仁都取一點, 收在器具裡, 帶下去送給那人作禮物,

43:12 And take double the money in your hands. Take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
又要手裡加倍地帶銀子, 並將歸還在你們口袋內的銀子仍帶在手裡; 那或者是錯了.

43:13 And take your brother. Now arise and return to the man.
也帶著你們的兄弟, 起身去見那人.

43:14 And may El-Shaddai grant you compassion before the man that he may release your other brother to you and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
但願全能的神使你們在那人面前蒙憐憫, 釋放你們的那弟兄和便雅憫回來. 我若喪了兒子, 就喪了吧! ”

43:15 So the men took this gift, and they took double money in their hands, and Benjamin, and they rose up and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
於是, 他們拿著那禮物, 又手裡加倍地帶銀子, 並且帶著便雅憫, 起身下到埃及, 站在約瑟面前.

43:16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them he said to the one who was over his household, “Bring the men into the house and slaughter and prepare an animal, for the men shall eat with me at noon.”
約瑟見便雅憫和他們同來, 就對家宰說: “將這些人領到屋裡. 要宰殺牲畜, 預備筵席, 因為晌午這些人同我吃飯. ”

43:17 And the man did as Joseph had said, and the man brought the men into the house of Joseph.
家宰就遵著約瑟的命去行, 領他們進約瑟的屋裡.

43:18 And the men were afraid when they were brought into the house of Joseph. And they said “We were brought here on account of the money that was returned to our sacks the first time, that he might attack us and fall upon us to take us as slaves with our donkeys.”
他們因為被領到約瑟的屋裡, 就害怕, 說: “領我們到這裡來, 必是因為頭次歸還在我們口袋裡的銀子, 找我們的錯縫, 下手害我們, 強取我們為奴僕, 搶奪我們的驢. ”

43:19 So they approached the man who was over Joseph’s house and spoke to him at the doorway of the house.
他們就挨近約瑟的家宰, 在屋門口和他說話,

43:20 And they said, “Please, my lord, we surely came down once before to buy food,
說: “我主啊, 我們頭次下來實在是要糴糧.

43:21 but when we came to the place of lodging and we opened our sacks, then behold, each one’s money was in the mouth of his sack—our money in its full weight—so we have returned with it in our hands.
後來到了住宿的地方, 我們打開口袋, 不料, 各人的銀子, 分量足數, 仍在各人的口袋內, 現在我們手裡又帶回來了.

43:22 Now, other money we have brought down in our hand to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks.”
另外又帶下銀子來糴糧. 不知道先前誰把銀子放在我們的口袋裡. ”

43:23 And he said, “Peace to you; do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father must have given you a treasure in your sacks; your money came to me.” And he brought Simeon out to them.
家宰說: “你們可以放心, 不要害怕, 是你們的神和你們父親的神賜給你們財寶在你們的口袋裡; 你們的銀子, 我早已收了. ”他就把西緬帶出來, 交給他們.

43:24 Then the man brought the men into Joseph’s house and he gave them water and washed their feet, and gave fodder to their donkeys.
家宰就領他們進約瑟的屋裡, 給他們水洗腳, 又給他們草料餵驢.

43:25 Then they laid out the gift until Joseph came at noon, for they had heard that they were to eat food there.
他們就預備那禮物, 等候約瑟晌午來, 因為他們聽見要在那裡吃飯.

43:26 And when Joseph came into the house they brought the gift that was in their hand into the house to him, and they bowed down before him to the ground.
約瑟來到家裡, 他們就把手中的禮物拿進屋去給他, 又俯伏在地, 向他下拜.

43:27 And he greeted them and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”
約瑟問他們好, 又問: “你們的父親─就是你們所說的那老人家平安嗎? 他還在嗎? ”

43:28 And they said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they knelt and bowed down.
他們回答說: “你僕人─我們的父親平安; 他還在. ”於是他們低頭下拜.

43:29 Then he lifted up his eyes and saw Benjamin his brother, the son of his mother, and said, “Is this your youngest brother of whom you told me?” And he continued, “God be gracious to you, my son.”
約瑟舉目看見他同母的兄弟便雅憫, 就說: “你們向我所說那頂小的兄弟就是這位嗎? ”又說: “小兒啊, 願神賜恩給你! ”

43:30 Then Joseph hurried away, being overcome with emotion toward his brother, and sought for a place to cry. Then he went into a room and wept there.
約瑟愛弟之情發動, 就急忙尋找可哭之地, 進入自己的屋裡, 哭了一場.

43:31 Then he washed his face and went out, now controlling himself, and said, “Serve the food.”
他洗了臉出來, 勉強隱忍, 吩咐人擺飯.

43:32 And they served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who were eating with him by themselves, for Egyptians could not dine with Hebrews, because that was a detestable thing to Egyptians.
他們就為約瑟單擺了一席, 為那些人又擺了一席, 也為和約瑟同吃飯的埃及人另擺了一席, 因為埃及人不可和希伯來人一同吃飯; 那原是埃及人所厭惡的.

43:33 And they were seated before him from the firstborn according to his birthright to the youngest according to his youth. And the men looked at one another amazed.
約瑟使眾弟兄在他面前排列坐席, 都按著長幼的次序, 眾弟兄就彼此詫異.

43:34 And portions were served to them from his table, and the portion of Benjamin was five times greater than the portion of any of them. And they drank and became drunk with him.
約瑟把他面前的食物分出來, 送給他們; 但便雅憫所得的比別人多五倍. 他們就飲酒, 和約瑟一同宴樂.

Genesis - Chapter 44

44:1 Then he commanded the one who was over his household, saying, “Fill the sacks of the men with food as much as they are able to carry, and put each one’s money in the mouth of his sack.
約瑟吩咐家宰說: “把糧食裝滿這些人的口袋, 儘著他們的驢所能馱的, 又把各人的銀子放在各人的口袋裡,

44:2 And my cup—the cup of silver—you shall put into the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and the money for his grain. And he did according to the word of Joseph that he had commanded.
並將我的銀杯和那少年人糴糧的銀子一同裝在他的口袋裡. ”家宰就照約瑟所說的話行了;

44:3 When the morning light came the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
天一亮就打發那些人帶著驢走了.

44:4 They went out of the city, and had not gone far when Joseph said to the one who was over his house, “Arise! Pursue after the men and overtake them. Then you shall say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?
他們出城走了不遠, 約瑟對家宰說: “起來, 追那些人去, 追上了就對他們說: ‘你們為甚麼以惡報善呢?

44:5 Is this not that from which my master drinks? Now he himself certainly practices divination with it. You have done evil in what you have done.’ ”
這不是我主人飲酒的杯嗎? 豈不是他占卜用的嗎? 你們這樣行是作惡了. ’”

44:6 When he overtook them he spoke these words to them.
家宰追上他們, 將這些話對他們說了.

44:7 And they said to him, “Why has my lord spoken according to these words? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
他們回答說: “我主為甚麼說這樣的話呢? 你僕人斷不能做這樣的事.

44:8 Behold, the money that we found in the mouth of our sacks we returned to you from the land of Canaan. Now why would we steal silver or gold from the house of my lord?
你看, 我們從前在口袋裡所見的銀子, 尚且從迦南地帶來還你, 我們怎能從你主人家裡偷竊金銀呢?

44:9 Whoever is found with it from among your servants shall die. And moreover, we will become slaves to my lord.”
你僕人中無論在誰那裡搜出來, 就叫他死, 我們也作我主的奴僕. ”

44:10 Then he said, “Now also according to your words, thus will it be. He who is found with it shall be my slave, but you shall be innocent.”
家宰說: “現在就照你們的話行吧! 在誰那裡搜出來, 誰就作我的奴僕; 其餘的都沒有罪. ”

44:11 Then each man quickly brought down his sack to the ground, and each one opened his sack.
於是他們各人急忙把口袋卸在地下, 各人打開口袋.

44:12 And he searched, beginning with the oldest and finishing with the youngest. And the cup was found in the sack of Benjamin.
家宰就搜查, 從年長的起到年幼的為止, 那杯竟在便雅憫的口袋裡搜出來.

44:13 Then they tore their clothes, and each one loaded his donkey and they returned to the city.
他們就撕裂衣服, 各人把馱子抬在驢上, 回城去了.

44:14 And Judah and his brothers came to the house of Joseph—now he was still there—they fell before him to the ground.
猶大和他弟兄們來到約瑟的屋中, 約瑟還在那裡, 他們就在他面前俯伏於地.

44:15 Then Joseph said to them, “What is this deed that you have done? Did you not know that a man who is like me surely practices divination?”
約瑟對他們說: “你們做的是甚麼事呢? 你們豈不知像我這樣的人必能占卜嗎? ”

44:16 And Judah said, “What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? Now how can we show ourselves innocent? God has found the guilt of your servants! Behold, we are slaves to my lord, both we and also he in whose hand the cup was found.”
猶大說: “我們對我主說甚麼呢? 還有甚麼話可說呢? 我們怎能自己表白出來呢? 神已經查出僕人的罪孽了. 我們與那在他手中搜出杯來的都是我主的奴僕. ”

44:17 But he said, “Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found, he will become my slave. But as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
約瑟說: “我斷不能這樣行! 在誰的手中搜出杯來, 誰就作我的奴僕; 至於你們, 可以平平安安地上你們父親那裡去. ”

44:18 But Judah drew near to him and said, “Please my lord, let your servant speak a word in the ears of my lord, and let not your anger burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself.
猶大挨近他, 說: “我主啊, 求你容僕人說一句話給我主聽, 不要向僕人發烈怒, 因為你如同法老一樣.

44:19 My lord had asked his servants, saying, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
我主曾問僕人們說: ‘你們有父親有兄弟沒有? ’

44:20 And we said to my lord, ‘We have an aged father, and a younger brother, the child of his old age, and his brother died, and he alone remains from his mother, and his father loves him.’
我們對我主說: ‘我們有父親, 已經年老, 還有他老年所生的一個小孩子. 他哥哥死了, 他母親只撇下他一人, 他父親疼愛他. ’

44:21 Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me that I may set my eyes upon him.’
你對僕人說: ‘把他帶到我這裡來, 叫我親眼看看他. ’

44:22 Then we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he should leave his father, then he would die.’
我們對我主說: ‘童子不能離開他父親, 若是離開, 他父親必死. ’

44:23 Then you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall not again see my face.’
你對僕人說: ‘你們的小兄弟若不與你們一同下來, 你們就不得再見我的面. ’

44:24 And it happened that we went up to your servant, my father, and told him the words of my lord.
我們上到你僕人─我們父親那裡, 就把我主的話告訴了他.

44:25 And when our father said, ‘Buy a little food for us,’
我們的父親說: ‘你們再去給我糴些糧來. ’

44:26 then we said, ‘We cannot go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we shall go down. For we will not be able to see the face of the man unless our youngest brother is with us.’
我們就說: ‘我們不能下去. 我們的小兄弟若和我們同往, 我們就可以下去. 因為, 小兄弟若不與我們同往, 我們必不得見那人的面. ’

44:27 Then your servant, my father, said to us, ‘You yourselves know that my wife bore two sons to me.
你僕人─我父親對我們說: ‘你們知道我的妻子給我生了兩個兒子.

44:28 One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he must have been torn to pieces,” and I have never seen him since.
一個離開我出去了; 我說他必是被撕碎了, 直到如今我也沒有見他.

44:29 And if you take this one also from me, and he encounters harm, you will bring down my gray head in sorrow to Sheol.’
現在你們又要把這個帶去離開我, 倘若他遭害, 那便是你們使我白髮蒼蒼,悲悲慘慘地下陰間去了. ’

44:30 So now, when I come to your servant, my father, and the boy is not with us—now his life is bound up with his life—
我父親的命與這童子的命相連. 如今我回到你僕人─我父親那裡, 若沒有童子與我們同在,

44:31 it shall happen that when he sees that the boy is gone, he will die. And your servants will bring down the gray head of your servant, our father, to Sheol with sorrow.
我們的父親見沒有童子, 他就必死. 這便是我們使你僕人─我們的父親白髮蒼蒼,悲悲慘慘地下陰間去了.

44:32 For your servant is pledged as surety for the boy by my father, saying, If I do not bring him to you, then I shall be culpable to my father forever.
因為僕人曾向我父親為這童子作保, 說: ‘我若不帶他回來交給父親, 我便在父親面前永遠擔罪. ’

44:33 So then, please let your servant remain in place of the boy as a slave to my lord, and let the boy go up with his brothers.
現在求你容僕人住下, 替這童子作我主的奴僕, 叫童子和他哥哥們一同上去.

44:34 For how can I go up to my father if the boy is not with me? I do not want to see the misery which will find my father.”
若童子不和我同去, 我怎能上去見我父親呢? 恐怕我看見災禍臨到我父親身上. ”

Genesis - Chapter 45

45:1 Then Joseph was not able to control himself before all who were standing by him. And he cried out, “Make every man go out from me!” So no one stood with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
約瑟在左右站著的人面前情不自禁, 吩咐一聲說: “人都要離開我出去! ”約瑟和弟兄們相認的時候並沒有一人站在他面前.

45:2 And he wept loudly, so that the Egyptians heard it and the household of Pharaoh heard it.
他就放聲大哭; 埃及人和法老家中的人都聽見了.

45:3 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” And his brothers were unable to answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.
約瑟對他弟兄們說: “我是約瑟. 我的父親還在嗎? ”他弟兄不能回答, 因為在他面前都驚惶.

45:4 So Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” And they drew near. And he said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
約瑟又對他弟兄們說: “請你們近前來. ”他們就近前來. 他說: “我是你們的兄弟約瑟, 就是你們所賣到埃及的.

45:5 So now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves that you sold me here, for God sent me as deliverance before you.
現在, 不要因為把我賣到這裡自憂自恨. 這是神差我在你們以先來, 為要保全生命.

45:6 For these two years the famine has been in the midst of the land, but there will be five more years where there is no plowing or harvest.
現在這地的饑荒已經二年了, 還有五年不能耕種, 不能收成.

45:7 And God sent me before you all to preserve for you a remnant in the land and to keep alive among you many survivors.
神差我在你們以先來, 為要給你們存留餘種在世上, 又要大施拯救, 保全你們的生命.

45:8 So now, you yourselves did not send me here, but God put me here as father to Pharaoh and as master of all his household, and a ruler over all the land of Egypt.
這樣看來, 差我到這裡來的不是你們, 乃是神. 他又使我如法老的父, 作他全家的主, 並埃及全地的宰相.

45:9 Hurry, and go up to my father and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me and do not delay.
你們要趕緊上到我父親那裡, 對他說: ‘你兒子約瑟這樣說: 神使我作全埃及的主, 請你下到我這裡來, 不要耽延.

45:10 You shall settle in the land of Goshen so that you will be near me, you and your children and your grandchildren, and your flocks and your herds and all that you have.
你和你的兒子孫子, 連牛群羊群, 並一切所有的, 都可以住在歌珊地, 與我相近.

45:11 And I will provide for you there, because there are still five years of famine—lest you and your household and all that you have become destitute.’
我要在那裡奉養你; 因為還有五年的饑荒, 免得你和你的眷屬, 並一切所有的, 都敗落了. ’

45:12 Now behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is I who am speaking to you.
況且你們的眼和我兄弟便雅憫的眼都看見是我親口對你們說話.

45:13 And you must tell my father of all my honor in Egypt and all that you have seen. Now hurry and bring my father here.”
你們也要將我在埃及一切的榮耀和你們所看見的事都告訴我父親, 又要趕緊地將我父親搬到我這裡來. ”

45:14 Then he fell upon the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
於是約瑟伏在他兄弟便雅憫的頸項上哭, 便雅憫也在他的頸項上哭.

45:15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. And afterward his brothers spoke with him.
他又與眾弟兄親嘴, 抱著他們哭, 隨後他弟兄們就和他說話.

45:16 Then the report was heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” And it pleased Pharaoh and his servants.
這風聲傳到法老的宮裡, 說: “約瑟的弟兄們來了. ”法老和他的臣僕都很喜歡.

45:17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers: ‘Do this—load your donkeys and go back to the land of Canaan,
法老對約瑟說: “你吩咐你的弟兄們說: ‘你們要這樣行: 把馱子抬在牲口上, 起身往迦南地去.

45:18 and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.’
將你們的父親和你們的眷屬都搬到我這裡來, 我要把埃及地的美物賜給你們, 你們也要吃這地肥美的出產.

45:19 And you Joseph, are commanded to say this: ‘Do this! Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and your wives, and bring your father and come!
現在我吩咐你們要這樣行: 從埃及地帶著車輛去, 把你們的孩子和妻子, 並你們的父親都搬來.

45:20 Do not worry about your possessions, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’ ”
你們眼中不要愛惜你們的家具, 因為埃及全地的美物都是你們的. ’”

45:21 And the sons of Israel did so. And Joseph gave them wagons at the word of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey.
以色列的兒子們就如此行. 約瑟照著法老的吩咐給他們車輛和路上用的食物,

45:22 To each and to all of them he gave sets of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of clothing.
又給他們各人一套衣服, 惟獨給便雅憫三百銀子, 五套衣服;

45:23 And to his father he sent as follows: ten donkeys carrying the best of Egypt, and ten donkeys carrying grain and food and provisions for his father for the journey.
送給他父親公驢十匹, 馱著埃及的美物, 母驢十匹, 馱著糧食與餅和菜, 為他父親路上用.

45:24 Then he sent his brothers away, and when they departed he said to them, “Do not be agitated on the journey.”
於是約瑟打發他弟兄們回去, 又對他們說: “你們不要在路上相爭. ”

45:25 So they went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to Jacob their father.
他們從埃及上去, 來到迦南地,他們的父親雅各那裡,

45:26 And they spoke to him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his heart went numb, because he did not believe him.
告訴他說: “約瑟還在, 並且作埃及全地的宰相. ”雅各心裡冰涼, 因為不信他們.

45:27 Then they told him all the words of Joseph that he had spoken to them. And when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, then the spirit of Jacob their father revived.
他們便將約瑟對他們說的一切話都告訴了他. 他們父親雅各又看見約瑟打發來接他的車輛, 心就甦醒了.

45:28 And Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
以色列說: “罷了! 罷了! 我的兒子約瑟還在, 趁我未死以先, 我要去見他一面. ”

Genesis - Chapter 46

46:1 So Israel journeyed with all that he had, and he came to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
以色列帶著一切所有的, 起身來到別是巴, 就獻祭給他父親以撒的神.

46:2 And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”
夜間, 神在異象中對以色列說: “雅各! 雅各! ”他說: “我在這裡. ”

46:3 Then he said, “I am the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.
神說: “我是神, 就是你父親的神. 你下埃及去不要害怕, 因為我必使你在那裡成為大族.

46:4 I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I myself will also bring you up. And Joseph will place his hand over your eyes.”
我要和你同下埃及去, 也必定帶你上來; 約瑟必給你送終. ”

46:5 So Jacob arose from Beersheba. And the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, and their little ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to transport him.
雅各就從別是巴起行. 以色列的兒子們使他們的父親雅各和他們的妻子,兒女都坐在法老為雅各送來的車上.

46:6 And they took their livestock and their possessions that they had acquired in the land of Canaan. And they came to Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him,
他們又帶著迦南地所得的牲畜,貨財來到埃及. 雅各和他的一切子孫都一同來了.

46:7 his sons and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters and his daughters’ daughters with him, into Egypt.
雅各把他的兒子,孫子,女兒,孫女, 並他的子子孫孫, 一同帶到埃及.

46:8 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob
來到埃及的以色列人名字記在下面. 雅各和他的兒孫: 雅各的長子是流便.

46:9 and the sons of Reuben: Enoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
流便的兒子是哈諾,法路,希斯倫,迦米.

46:10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
西緬的兒子是耶母利,雅憫,阿轄,雅斤,瑣轄, 還有迦南女子所生的掃羅.

46:11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
利未的兒子是革順,哥轄,米拉利.

46:12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
猶大的兒子是珥,俄南,示拉,法勒斯,謝拉; 惟有珥與俄南死在迦南地. 法勒斯的兒子是希斯倫,哈母勒.

46:13 The sons of Issachar: Tolah, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron.
以薩迦的兒子是陀拉,普瓦,約伯,伸崙.

46:14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
西布倫的兒子是西烈,以倫,雅利.

46:15 These are the sons of Leah that she bore to Jacob in Paddan-Aram, and Dinah his daughter. His sons and daughters were thirty-three persons in all.
這是利亞在巴旦‧亞蘭給雅各所生的兒子, 還有女兒底拿. 兒孫共三十三人.

46:16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
迦得的兒子是洗非芸,哈基,書尼,以斯本,以利,亞羅底,亞列利.

46:17 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and their sister Serah. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel.
亞設的兒子是音拿,亦施瓦,亦施韋,比利亞, 還有他們的妹子西拉. 比利亞的兒子是希別,瑪結.

46:18 There are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob—sixteen persons.
這是拉班給他女兒利亞的婢女悉帕從雅各所生的兒孫, 共有十六人.

46:19 The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
雅各之妻拉結的兒子是約瑟和便雅憫.

46:20 And Ephraim and Manasseh, whom Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest of On bore to him, were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt.
約瑟在埃及地生了瑪拿西和以法蓮, 就是安城的祭司波提非拉的女兒亞西納給約瑟生的.

46:21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
便雅憫的兒子是比拉,比結,亞實別,基拉,乃幔,以希,羅實,母平,戶平,亞勒.

46:22 These are the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob—fourteen persons in all.
這是拉結給雅各所生的兒孫, 共有十四人.

46:23 The sons of Dan: Hushim.
但的兒子是戶伸.

46:24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
拿弗他利的兒子是雅薛,沽尼,耶色,示冷.

46:25 These are the sons of Bilhah whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob—seven persons in all.
這是拉班給他女兒拉結的婢女辟拉從雅各所生的兒孫, 共有七人.

46:26 All the persons belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt who were his descendants, not including the wives of the sons of Jacob were sixty-six persons in all.
那與雅各同到埃及的, 除了他兒婦之外, 凡從他所生的, 共有六十六人.

46:27 And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt were two persons. All the persons of the house of Jacob who came to Egypt were seventy.
還有約瑟在埃及所生的兩個兒子. 雅各家來到埃及的共有七十人.

46:28 He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to appear before him in Goshen. And they came to the land of Goshen.
雅各打發猶大先去見約瑟, 請派人引路往歌珊去; 於是他們來到歌珊地.

46:29 Then Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell upon his neck and wept upon his neck a long time.
約瑟套車往歌珊去, 迎接他父親以色列, 及至見了面, 就伏在父親的頸項上, 哭了許久.

46:30 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die since I have seen your face, for you are still alive.”
以色列對約瑟說: “我既得見你的面, 知道你還在, 就是死我也甘心. ”

46:31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and report to Pharaoh, and I will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household who were in the land of Canaan have come to me.
約瑟對他的弟兄和他父的全家說: “我要上去告訴法老, 對他說: ‘我的弟兄和我父的全家從前在迦南地, 現今都到我這裡來了.

46:32 And the men are shepherds, for they are men of livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their cattle and all that they have.’
他們本是牧羊的人, 以養牲畜為業; 他們把羊群牛群和一切所有的都帶來了. ’

46:33 And it shall be that when Pharaoh calls you he will say, ‘What is your occupation?’
等法老召你們的時候, 問你們說: ‘你們以何事為業? ’

46:34 Then you must say, ‘You servants are men of livestock from our childhood until now, both we and also our ancestors,’ so that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is a detestable thing to Egyptians.”
你們要說: ‘你的僕人, 從幼年直到如今, 都以養牲畜為業, 連我們的祖宗也都以此為業. ’這樣, 你們可以住在歌珊地, 因為凡牧羊的都被埃及人所厭惡. ”

Genesis - Chapter 47

47:1 So Joseph went and reported to Pharaoh. And he said, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and their herds, and all that they have, have come from the land of Canaan. Now they are here in the land of Goshen.”
約瑟進去告訴法老說: “我的父親和我的弟兄帶著羊群牛群, 並一切所有的, 從迦南地來了, 如今在歌珊地. ”

47:2 And from among his brothers he took five men and presented them before Pharaoh.
約瑟從他弟兄中挑出五個人來, 引他們去見法老.

47:3 And Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are keepers of sheep, both we and also our ancestors.”
法老問約瑟的弟兄說: “你們以何事為業? ”他們對法老說: “你僕人是牧羊的, 連我們的祖宗也是牧羊的. ”

47:4 And they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servant’s flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
他們又對法老說: “迦南地的饑荒甚大, 僕人的羊群沒有草吃, 所以我們來到這地寄居. 現在求你容僕人住在歌珊地. ”

47:5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.
法老對約瑟說: “你父親和你弟兄到你這裡來了,

47:6 The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land. Let them live in the land of Goshen, and if you know there is among them men of ability, then appoint them overseers of my own livestock.”
埃及地都在你面前, 只管叫你父親和你弟兄住在國中最好的地; 他們可以住在歌珊地. 你若知道他們中間有甚麼能人, 就派他們看管我的牲畜. ”

47:7 Then Joseph brought his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
約瑟領他父親雅各進到法老面前, 雅各就給法老祝福.

47:8 Then Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How old are you?”
法老問雅各說: “你平生的年日是多少呢? ”

47:9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my sojourning are one hundred and thirty years. Few and hard have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not reached the days of the years of the lives of my ancestors in the days of their sojourning.”
雅各對法老說: “我寄居在世的年日是一百三十歲, 我平生的年日又少又苦, 不及我列祖在世寄居的年日. ”

47:10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and he went out from the presence of Pharaoh.
雅各又給法老祝福, 就從法老面前出去了.

47:11 And Joseph settled his father and his brothers, and he gave them property in the land of Egypt in the best part of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had instructed.
約瑟遵著法老的命, 把埃及國最好的地, 就是蘭塞境內的地, 給他父親和弟兄居住, 作為產業.

47:12 And Joseph provided his father and his brothers and all the household of his father with food, according to the number of their children.
約瑟用糧食奉養他父親和他弟兄, 並他父親全家的眷屬, 都是照各家的人口奉養他們.

47:13 Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe. And the land of Egypt languished, with the land of Canaan, on account of the famine.
饑荒甚大, 全地都絕了糧, 甚至埃及地和迦南地的人因那饑荒的緣故都餓昏了.

47:14 And Joseph collected all the money found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain that they were buying. And Joseph brought the money into the house of Pharaoh.
約瑟收聚了埃及地和迦南地所有的銀子, 就是眾人糴糧的銀子, 約瑟就把那銀子帶到法老的宮裡.

47:15 And when the money was spent in the land of Egypt and from the land of Canaan, all of Egypt came to Joseph, saying, “Give us food! Why should we die before you? For the money is used up.”
埃及地和迦南地的銀子都花盡了, 埃及眾人都來見約瑟, 說: “我們的銀子都用盡了, 求你給我們糧食, 我們為甚麼死在你面前呢? ”

47:16 And Joseph said, “Give your livestock and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock if your money is used up.”
約瑟說: “若是銀子用盡了, 可以把你們的牲畜給我, 我就為你們的牲畜給你們糧食. ”

47:17 So they brought their herds to Joseph, and Joseph gave food to them in exchange for horses, their flocks, and their cattle and donkeys. And he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock that year.
於是他們把牲畜趕到約瑟那裡, 約瑟就拿糧食換了他們的牛,羊,驢,馬; 那一年因換他們一切的牲畜, 就用糧食養活他們.

47:18 When that year ended, they came to him in the following year and said to him, “We cannot hide from my lord that our money and livestock belong to my lord. Nothing remains before my lord except our bodies and our land.
那一年過去, 第二年他們又來見約瑟, 說: “我們不瞞我主, 我們的銀子都花盡了, 牲畜也都歸了我主. 我們在我主眼前, 除了我們的身體和田地之外, 一無所剩.

47:19 Why should we die in front of you, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, then we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. Then give us seed and we shall live and not die, and the land will not become desolate.”
你何忍見我們人死地荒呢? 求你用糧食買我們和我們的地, 我們和我們的地就要給法老效力. 又求你給我們種子, 使我們得以存活, 不致死亡, 地土也不致荒涼. ”

47:20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for each Egyptian sold his field, for the famine was severe upon them. And the land became Pharaoh’s.
於是, 約瑟為法老買了埃及所有的地, 埃及人因被饑荒所迫, 各都賣了自己的田地; 那地就都歸了法老.

47:21 As for the people, he transferred them to the cities, from one end of the territory of Egypt to the other.
至於百姓, 約瑟叫他們, 從埃及這邊直到埃及那邊, 都各歸各城.

47:22 Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for there was an allotment for the priests from Pharaoh, and they lived on the allotment that Pharaoh gave to them. Therefore they did not sell their land.
惟有祭司的地, 約瑟沒有買, 因為祭司有從法老所得的常俸. 他們吃法老所給的常俸, 所以他們不賣自己的地.

47:23 And Joseph said to the people, “Look, I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you so you can sow the land.
約瑟對百姓說: “我今日為法老買了你們和你們的地, 看哪, 這裡有種子給你們, 你們可以種地.

47:24 And it shall happen that at the harvest, you must give a fifth to Pharaoh and four-fifths shall be yours, as seed for the field and for your food and for those who are in your households, and as food for your little ones.”
後來打糧食的時候, 你們要把五分之一納給法老, 四分可以歸你們做地裡的種子, 也做你們和你們家口孩童的食物. ”

47:25 And they said, “You have saved our lives. If we have found favor in the eyes of my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh.”
他們說: “你救了我們的性命. 但願我們在我主眼前蒙恩, 我們就作法老的僕人. ”

47:26 So Joseph made it a statute unto this day concerning the land of Egypt: one fifth to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests alone did not belong to Pharaoh.
於是約瑟為埃及地定下常例, 直到今日: 法老必得五分之一, 惟獨祭司的地不歸法老.

47:27 So Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they acquired possessions in it and were fruitful and multiplied greatly.
以色列人住在埃及的歌珊地. 他們在那裡置了產業, 並且生育甚多.

47:28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. And the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred and forty-seven years.
雅各住在埃及地十七年, 雅各平生的年日是一百四十七歲.

47:29 When the time of Israel’s death drew near, he called to his son, to Joseph. And he said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please put your hand under my thigh, that you might vow to deal kindly and faithfully with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt,
以色列的死期臨近了, 他就叫了他兒子約瑟來, 說: “我若在你眼前蒙恩, 請你把手放在我大腿底下, 用慈愛和誠實待我, 請你不要將我葬在埃及.

47:30 but let me lie with my ancestors. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial site.” And he said, “I will do according to your word.”
我與我祖我父同睡的時候, 你要將我帶出埃及, 葬在他們所葬的地方. ”約瑟說: “我必遵著你的命而行. ”

47:31 Then he said, “Swear to me.” And he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed.
雅各說: “你要向我起誓. ”約瑟就向他起了誓, 於是以色列在床頭上敬拜神.

Genesis - Chapter 48

48:1 And it happened that after these things, it was said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is ill.” And he took his two sons with him, Ephraim and Manasseh.
這事以後, 有人告訴約瑟說: “你的父親病了. ”他就帶著兩個兒子瑪拿西和以法蓮同去.

48:2 And it was told to Jacob, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel strengthened himself and he sat up in the bed.
有人告訴雅各說: “請看, 你兒子約瑟到你這裡來了. ”以色列就勉強在床上坐起來.

48:3 Then Jacob said to Joseph, “El-Shaddai appeared to me in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
雅各對約瑟說: “全能的神曾在迦南地的路斯向我顯現, 賜福與我,

48:4 and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and make you numerous, and will make you a company of nations. And I will give this land to your offspring after you as an everlasting possession.’
對我說: ‘我必使你生養眾多, 成為多民, 又要把這地賜給你的後裔, 永遠為業. ’

48:5 And now, your two sons who were born to you in the land of Egypt before my coming to you in Egypt, are mine. Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine as Reuben and Simeon are.
我未到埃及見你之先, 你在埃及地所生的以法蓮和瑪拿西這兩個兒子是我的, 正如流便和西緬是我的一樣.

48:6 And your children whom you father after them shall be yours. By the name of their brothers they shall be called, with respect to their inheritance.
你在他們以後所生的就是你的, 他們可以歸於他們弟兄的名下得產業.

48:7 As for me, when I came to Paddan-Aram Rachel died to my sorrow in the land of Canaan on the way when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath. And I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”
至於我, 我從巴旦來的時候, 拉結死在我眼前, 在迦南地的路上, 離以法他還有一段路程, 我就把她葬在以法他的路上〈以法他就是伯利恆〉. ”

48:8 When Israel saw the sons of Joseph he said, “Who are these?”
以色列看見約瑟的兩個兒子, 就說: “這是誰? ”

48:9 Then Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons whom God has given me here.” And he said, “Please bring them to me that I may bless them.”
約瑟對他父親說: “這是神在這裡賜給我的兒子. ”以色列說: “請你領他們到我跟前, 我要給他們祝福. ”

48:10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim on account of old age; he was not able to see. So he brought them near to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
以色列年紀老邁, 眼睛昏花, 不能看見. 約瑟領他們到他跟前, 他就和他們親嘴, 抱著他們.

48:11 And Israel said to Joseph, “I did not expect to see your face and behold, God has also shown me your offspring.”
以色列對約瑟說: “我想不到得見你的面, 不料, 神又使我得見你的兒子. ”

48:12 Then Joseph removed them from his knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.
約瑟把兩個兒子從以色列兩膝中領出來, 自己就臉伏於地下拜.

48:13 And Joseph took the two of them, Ephraim at his right to the left of Israel, and Manasseh at his left to the right of Israel. And he brought them near to him.
隨後, 約瑟又拉著他們兩個, 以法蓮在他的右手裡, 對著以色列的左手, 瑪拿西在他的左手裡, 對著以色列的右手, 領他們到以色列的跟前.

48:14 And Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim (now he was the younger), and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
以色列伸出右手來, 按在以法蓮的頭上〈以法蓮乃是次子〉, 又剪搭過左手來, 按在瑪拿西的頭上〈瑪拿西原是長子〉.

48:15 And he blessed Joseph and said, “The God before whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, walked, The God who shepherded me all my life unto this day,
他就給約瑟祝福說: “願我祖亞伯拉罕和我父以撒所事奉的神, 就是一生牧養我直到今日的神,

48:16 The angel who redeemed me from all evil, may he bless the boys. And through them let my name be perpetuated, and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac. And let them multiply into many in the midst of the earth.
救贖我脫離一切患難的那使者, 賜福與這兩個童子. 願他們歸在我的名下和我祖亞伯拉罕,我父以撒的名下. 又願他們在世界中生養眾多. ”

48:17 When Joseph saw that his father put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, he was displeased. And he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from the head of Ephraim over to the head of Manasseh.
約瑟見他父親把右手按在以法蓮的頭上, 就不喜悅, 便提起他父親的手, 要從以法蓮頭上挪到瑪拿西的頭上.

48:18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father; because this one is the firstborn. Put your right hand upon his head.”
約瑟對他父親說: “我父, 不是這樣. 這本是長子, 求你把右手按在他的頭上. ”

48:19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son; I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great, but his younger brother shall be greater than him, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
他父親不從, 說: “我知道, 我兒, 我知道. 他也必成為一族, 也必昌大. 只是他的兄弟將來比他還大; 他兄弟的後裔要成為多族. ”

48:20 So he blessed them that day, saying, Through you Israel shall pronounce blessing, saying, ‘May God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh.’ ” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
當日就給他們祝福說: “以色列人要指著你們祝福說: ‘願神使你如以法蓮,瑪拿西一樣. ’”於是立以法蓮在瑪拿西以上.

48:21 And Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your ancestors.
以色列又對約瑟說: “我要死了, 但神必與你們同在, 領你們回到你們列祖之地.

48:22 And I have given to you one slope of land rather than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorites by my sword and with my bow.”
並且我從前用弓用刀從亞摩利人手下奪的那塊地, 我都賜給你, 使你比眾弟兄多得一分. ”

Genesis - Chapter 49

49:1 Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together so that I can tell you what will happen with you in days to come.
雅各叫了他的兒子們來, 說: “你們都來聚集, 我好把你們日後必遇的事告訴你們.

49:2 Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob! Listen to Israel your father!
雅各的兒子們, 你們要聚集而聽, 要聽你們父親以色列的話.

49:3 Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, and the firstfruit of my vigor, excelling in rank and excelling in power.
流便哪, 你是我的長子, 是我力量強壯的時候生的, 本當大有尊榮, 權力超眾.

49:4 Unstable as water, you shall not excel any longer, for you went up upon the bed of your father, then defiled it. You went up upon my couch!
但你放縱情慾, 滾沸如水, 必不得居首位; 因為你上了你父親的床, 污穢了我的榻.

49:5 Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords. Let me not come into their council.
西緬和利未是弟兄; 他們的刀劍是殘忍的器具.

49:6 Let not my person be joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and at their pleasure they hamstrung cattle.
我的靈啊, 不要與他們同謀; 我的心哪, 不要與他們聯絡; 因為他們趁怒殺害人命, 任意砍斷牛腿大筋.

49:7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and I will scatter them in Israel.
他們的怒氣暴烈可咒; 他們的忿恨殘忍可詛. 我要使他們分居在雅各家裡, 散住在以色列地中.

49:8 Judah, as for you, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies. The sons of your father shall bow down to you.
猶大啊, 你弟兄們必讚美你; 你手必掐住仇敵的頸項; 你父親的兒子們必向你下拜.

49:9 Judah is a lion’s cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bowed down; he crouched like a lion and as a lioness. Who shall rouse him?
猶大是個小獅子; 我兒啊, 你抓了食便上去. 你屈下身去, 臥如公獅, 蹲如母獅, 誰敢惹你?

49:10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff between his feet, until Shiloh comes. And to him shall be the obedience of nations.
圭必不離猶大, 杖必不離他兩腳之間, 直等細羅來到, 萬民都必歸順.

49:11 Binding his donkey to the vine and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he washes his clothing in the wine and his garment in the blood of grapes.
猶大把小驢拴在葡萄樹上, 把驢駒拴在美好的葡萄樹上. 他在葡萄酒中洗了衣服, 在葡萄汁中洗了袍褂.

49:12 The eyes are darker than wine, and the teeth whiter than milk.
他的眼睛必因酒紅潤; 他的牙齒必因奶白亮.

49:13 Zebulun shall settle by the shore of the sea. He shall become a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon.
西布倫必住在海口, 必成為停船的海口; 他的境界必延到西頓.

49:14 Issachar is a strong donkey, crouching between the sheepfolds.
以薩迦是個強壯的驢, 臥在羊圈之中.

49:15 He saw a resting place that was good, and land that was pleasant. So he bowed his shoulder to the burden and became a servant of forced labor.
他以安靜為佳, 以肥地為美, 便低肩背重, 成為服苦的僕人.

49:16 Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
但必判斷他的民, 作以色列支派之一.

49:17 Dan shall be a serpent on the way, a viper on the road that bites the heels of a horse, so that its rider falls backward.
但必作道上的蛇, 路中的虺, 咬傷馬蹄, 使騎馬的墜落於後.

49:18 I wait for your salvation, O Yahweh.
耶和華啊, 我向來等候你的救恩.

49:19 Bandits shall attack Gad, but he shall attack their heels.
迦得必被敵軍追逼, 他卻要追逼他們的腳跟.

49:20 Asher’s food is delicious, and he shall provide from the king’s delicacies.
亞設之地必出肥美的糧食, 且出君王的美味.

49:21 Naphtali is a doe running free that puts forth beautiful words.
拿弗他利是被釋放的母鹿; 他出嘉美的言語.

49:22 Joseph is the bough of a fruitful vine, a fruitful bough by a spring. His branches climb over the wall.
約瑟是多結果子的樹枝, 是泉旁多結果的枝子; 他的枝條探出牆外.

49:23 The archers fiercely attacked him. They shot arrows at him and were hostile to him.
弓箭手將他苦害, 向他射箭, 逼迫他.

49:24 But his bow remained in a steady position; his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob. From there is the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
但他的弓仍舊堅硬; 他的手健壯敏捷. 這是因以色列的牧者, 以色列的磐石─就是雅各的大能者.

49:25 Because of the God of your father he will help you and by Shaddai he will bless you with the blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that crouches beneath, blessings of the breasts and the womb.
你父親的神必幫助你; 那全能者必將天上所有的福, 地裡所藏的福, 以及生產乳養的福, 都賜給你.

49:26 The blessings of your father are superior to the blessings of my ancestors, to the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they be on the head of Joseph, and on the forehead of the prince of his brothers.
你父親所祝的福勝過我祖先所祝的福如永世的山嶺, 至極的邊界; 這些福必降在約瑟的頭上, 臨到那與弟兄迥別之人的頂上.

49:27 Benjamin is a devouring wolf, devouring the prey in the morning, and dividing the plunder in the evening.
便雅憫是個撕掠的狼, 早晨要吃他所抓的, 晚上要分他所奪的. ”

49:28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, each according to their blessing.
這一切是以色列的十二支派; 這也是他們的父親對他們所說的話, 為他們所祝的福, 都是按著各人的福分為他們祝福.

49:29 Then he instructed them and said to them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me among my ancestors in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
他又囑咐他們說: “我將要歸到我列祖那裡, 你們要將我葬在赫人以弗崙田間的洞裡, 與我祖我父在一處,

49:30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah that is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
就是在迦南地幔利前,麥比拉田間的洞; 那洞和田是亞伯拉罕向赫人以弗崙買來為業, 作墳地的.

49:31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife. And there I buried Leah—
他們在那裡葬了亞伯拉罕和他妻撒拉, 又在那裡葬了以撒和他的妻子利百加; 我也在那裡葬了利亞.

49:32 the purchase of the field and the cave which was in it from the Hittites.”
那塊田和田間的洞原是向赫人買的. ”

49:33 When Jacob finished instructing his sons he drew his feet up to the bed. Then he took his last breath and was gathered to his people.
雅各囑咐眾子已畢, 就把腳收在床上, 氣絕而死, 歸他列祖那裡去了.

Genesis - Chapter 50

50:1 Then Joseph fell on the face of his father and wept upon him and kissed him.
約瑟伏在他父親的面上哀哭, 與他親嘴.

50:2 And Joseph instructed his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.
約瑟吩咐伺候他的醫生用香料薰他父親, 醫生就用香料薰了以色列.

50:3 Forty days were required for it, for thus are the days required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.
薰屍的常例是四十天; 那四十天滿了, 埃及人為他哀哭了七十天.

50:4 When the days of his weeping had passed, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the hearing of Pharaoh, saying,
為他哀哭的日子過了, 約瑟對法老家中的人說: “我若在你們眼前蒙恩, 請你們報告法老說: ‘

50:5 ‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am about to die. In the tomb that I have hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan—there you must bury me.” So then, please let me go up and let me bury my father; then I will return.’ ”
我父親要死的時候叫我起誓說: 你要將我葬在迦南地, 在我為自己所掘的墳墓裡. ’現在求你讓我上去葬我父親, 以後我必回來. ”

50:6 Then Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father as he made you swear.”
法老說: “你可以上去, 照著你父親叫你起的誓, 將他葬埋. ”

50:7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. And all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, went up with him,
於是約瑟上去葬他父親. 與他一同上去的, 有法老的臣僕和法老家中的長老, 並埃及國的長老,

50:8 with all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and the household of his father. They left only their little children and their flocks and their herds in the land of Goshen.
還有約瑟的全家和他的弟兄們, 並他父親的眷屬; 只有他們的婦人孩子, 和羊群牛群, 都留在歌珊地.

50:9 And there also went up with him chariots and horsemen. The company was very great.
又有車輛馬兵, 和他一同上去; 那一幫人甚多.

50:10 When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which was beyond the Jordan, they lamented there with a very great and sorrowful wailing. And he made a mourning ceremony for his father seven days.
他們到了約旦河外,亞達的禾場, 就在那裡大大地號咷痛哭. 約瑟為他父親哀哭了七天.

50:11 And when the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, saw the mourning ceremony at the threshing floor of Atad they said, “This is a severe mourning for the Egyptians.” Therefore its name was called Abel-Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.
迦南的居民見亞達禾場上的哀哭, 就說: “這是埃及人一場極大的哀哭. ”因此那地方名叫亞伯‧麥西, 是在約旦河東.

50:12 Thus his sons did to him just as he had instructed them.
雅各的兒子們就遵著他父親所吩咐的辦了,

50:13 And his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which field Abraham had bought as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite before Mamre.
把他搬到迦南地, 葬在幔利前,麥比拉田間的洞裡; 那洞和田是亞伯拉罕向赫人以弗崙買來為業, 作墳地的.

50:14 And after burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury his father.
約瑟葬了他父親以後, 就和眾弟兄, 並一切同他上去葬他父親的人, 都回埃及去了.

50:15 And when the brothers of Joseph saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hold a grudge against us and pay us back dearly for all the evil that we did to him.”
約瑟的哥哥們見父親死了, 就說: “或者約瑟懷恨我們, 照著我們從前待他一切的惡足足地報復我們. ”

50:16 So they sent word to Joseph saying, “Your father commanded us before his death, saying,
他們就打發人去見約瑟, 說: “你父親未死以先吩咐說: ‘

50:17 “Thus you must say to Joseph, ‘O, please now forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, for they did evil to you.’ So now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
你們要對約瑟這樣說: 從前你哥哥們惡待你, 求你饒恕他們的過犯和罪惡. ’如今求你饒恕你父親神之僕人的過犯. ”他們對約瑟說這話, 約瑟就哭了.

50:18 Then his brothers went also and fell before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.”
他的哥哥們又來俯伏在他面前, 說: “我們是你的僕人. ”

50:19 Then Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God?
約瑟對他們說: “不要害怕, 我豈能代替神呢?

50:20 As for you, you planned evil against me, but God planned it for good, in order to do this—to keep many people alive—as it is today.
從前你們的意思是要害我, 但神的意思原是好的, 要保全許多人的性命, 成就今日的光景.

50:21 So then, do not be afraid. I myself will provide for you and your little ones. And he consoled them and spoke kindly to them.
現在你們不要害怕, 我必養活你們和你們的婦人孩子. ”於是約瑟用親愛的話安慰他們.

50:22 So Joseph remained in Egypt, he and the house of his father. And Joseph lived one hundred and ten years.
約瑟和他父親的眷屬都住在埃及. 約瑟活了一百一十歲.

50:23 And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation. Moreover, the children of Makir, son of Manasseh, were born on the knees of Joseph.
約瑟得見以法蓮第三代的子孫. 瑪拿西的孫子,瑪吉的兒子也養在約瑟的膝上.

50:24 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will certainly visit you and bring you up from this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
約瑟對他弟兄們說: “我要死了, 但神必定看顧你們, 領你們從這地上去, 到他起誓所應許給亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各之地. ”

50:25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall bring up my bones from here.”
約瑟叫以色列的子孫起誓說: “神必定看顧你們; 你們要把我的骸骨從這裡搬上去. ”

50:26 So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old. They embalmed him and he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
約瑟死了, 正一百一十歲. 人用香料將他薰了, 把他收殮在棺材裡, 停在埃及.

Exodus (出埃及記)

Exodus - Chapter 1

1:1 And these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt; with Jacob, they each came with his family:
以色列的眾子, 各帶家眷, 和雅各一同來到埃及. 他們的名字記在下面.

1:2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
有流便,西緬,利未,猶大,

1:3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
以薩迦,西布倫,便雅憫,

1:4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
但,拿弗他利,迦得,亞設.

1:5 And all those who descended from Jacob were seventy individuals, and Joseph was in Egypt.
凡從雅各而生的, 共有七十人. 約瑟已經在埃及.

1:6 And Joseph died and all of his brothers and all of that generation.
約瑟和他的弟兄, 並那一代的人, 都死了.

1:7 And the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied and were many and were very, very numerous, and the land was filled with them.
以色列人生養眾多, 並且繁茂, 極其強盛, 滿了那地.

1:8 And a new king rose over Egypt who did not know Joseph.
有不認識約瑟的新王起來, 治理埃及,

1:9 And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the Israelites are greater and more numerous than us.
對他的百姓說: “看哪, 這以色列民比我們還多, 又比我們強盛.

1:10 Come, we must deal shrewdly with them, lest they become many, and when war happens, they also will join our enemies and will fight against us and go up from the land.”
來吧, 我們不如用巧計待他們, 恐怕他們多起來, 日後若遇甚麼爭戰的事, 就連合我們的仇敵攻擊我們, 離開這地去了. ”

1:11 And they appointed commanders of forced labor over them in order to oppress them with their forced labor, and they built storage cities for Pharaoh—Pithom and Rameses.
於是埃及人派督工的轄制他們, 加重擔苦害他們. 他們為法老建造兩座積貨城, 就是比東和蘭塞.

1:12 And as he oppressed them, so they became many, and so they spread out, and the Egyptians were afraid because of the presence of the Israelites.
只是越發苦害他們, 他們越發多起來, 越發蔓延; 埃及人就因以色列人愁煩.

1:13 And the Egyptians ruthlessly compelled the Israelites to work.
埃及人嚴嚴地使以色列人做工,

1:14 And they made their lives bitter with hard work with mortar and with bricks and with all sorts of work in the field—with all their work in which they ruthlessly enslaved them.
使他們因做苦工覺得命苦; 無論是和泥, 是做磚, 是做田間各樣的工, 在一切的工上都嚴嚴地待他們.

1:15 And the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives—of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah and the name of the second was Puah—
有希伯來的兩個收生婆, 一名施弗拉, 一名普阿; 埃及王對她們說:

1:16 and he said, “When you help the Hebrews give birth, you will look upon the pairs of testicles; if he is a son, you will put him to death, and if she is a daughter, she will live.”
“你們為希伯來婦人收生, 看她們臨盆的時候, 若是男孩, 就把他殺了; 若是女孩, 就留她存活. ”

1:17 But the midwives feared God, and they did not do as the king of Egypt had said to them. They let the boys live.
但是收生婆敬畏神, 不照埃及王的吩咐行, 竟存留男孩的性命.

1:18 And the king of Egypt summoned the midwives, and he said to them, “Why have you done this thing and let the boys live?”
埃及王召了收生婆來, 說: “你們為甚麼做這事, 存留男孩的性命呢? ”

1:19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, because they are vigorous; before the midwife comes to them, they have given birth.”
收生婆對法老說: “因為希伯來婦人與埃及婦人不同; 希伯來婦人本是健壯的(原文是活潑的), 收生婆還沒有到, 她們已經生產了. ”

1:20 And God did the midwives good, and the Israelite people became many and were very numerous.
神厚待收生婆. 以色列人多起來, 極其強盛.

1:21 And so because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
收生婆因為敬畏神, 神便叫她們成立家室.

1:22 And Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “Every son who is born you will throw into the Nile, and every daughter you will let live.”
法老吩咐他的眾民說: “以色列人所生的男孩, 你們都要丟在河裡; 一切的女孩, 你們要存留她的性命. ”

Exodus - Chapter 2

2:1 And a man from the family of Levi went, and he took a descendent of Levi.
有一個利未家的人娶了一個利未女子為妻.

2:2 And the woman conceived, and she gave birth to a son, and she saw him, that he was a fine baby, and she hid him three months.
那女人懷孕, 生一個兒子, 見他俊美, 就藏了他三個月,

2:3 But when she could no longer hide him, she got a papyrus basket for him, and she coated it with tar and with pitch, and she placed the boy in it, and she placed it among the reeds on the bank of the Nile.
後來不能再藏, 就取了一個蒲草箱, 抹上石漆和石油, 將孩子放在裡頭, 把箱子擱在河邊的蘆荻中.

2:4 And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.
孩子的姊姊遠遠站著, 要知道他究竟怎麼樣.

2:5 And the daughter of Pharaoh went down to wash at the Nile, while her maidservants were walking alongside the Nile, and she saw the basket in the midst of the reeds, and she sent her slave woman for it and took it
法老的女兒來到河邊洗澡, 她的使女們在河邊行走. 她看見箱子在蘆荻中, 就打發一個婢女拿來.

2:6 and opened it and saw him—the boy—and it was a lad weeping, and she had compassion for him and said, “This must be from the boys of the Hebrews.”
她打開箱子, 看見那孩子. 孩子哭了, 她就可憐他, 說: “這是希伯來人的一個孩子. ”

2:7 And his sister said to the daughter of Pharaoh, “Shall I go and call for you a woman from the Hebrews who is nursing so that she will nurse the boy for you?”
孩子的姊姊對法老的女兒說: “我去在希伯來婦人中叫一個奶媽來, 為你奶這孩子, 可以不可以? ”

2:8 And the daughter of Pharaoh said to her, “Go.” And the girl went, and she called the mother of the boy.
法老的女兒說: “可以. ”童女就去叫了孩子的母親來.

2:9 And the daughter of Pharaoh said, “Take this boy and nurse him for me, and I myself will give you wages, and the woman took the boy, and she nursed him.
法老的女兒對她說: “你把這孩子抱去, 為我奶他, 我必給你工價. ”婦人就抱了孩子去奶他.

2:10 And the boy grew, and she brought him to the daughter of Pharaoh, and he became her son, and she called his name Moses, and she said, “Because I drew him out from the water.”
孩子漸長, 婦人把他帶到法老的女兒那裡, 就作了她的兒子. 她給孩子起名叫摩西, 意思說: “因我把他從水裡拉出來. ”

2:11 And then in those days when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers, and he saw their forced labor, and he saw an Egyptian man striking a Hebrew man, one of his brothers.
後來, 摩西長大, 他出去到他弟兄那裡, 看他們的重擔, 見一個埃及人打希伯來人的一個弟兄.

2:12 And he turned here and there, and he saw no one, and he struck the Egyptian, and he hid him in the sand.
他左右觀看, 見沒有人, 就把埃及人打死了, 藏在沙土裡.

2:13 And he went out on the second day, and there were two Hebrew men fighting, and he said to the guilty one, “Why do you strike your neighbor?”
第二天他出去, 見有兩個希伯來人爭鬥, 就對那欺負人的說: “你為甚麼打你同族的人呢? ”

2:14 And he said, “Who appointed you as a commander and a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me like you killed the Egyptian?” And Moses was afraid, and he said, “Surely the matter has become known.”
那人說: “誰立你作我們的首領和審判官呢? 難道你要殺我, 像殺那埃及人嗎? ”摩西便懼怕, 說: “這事必是被人知道了. ”

2:15 And Pharaoh heard this matter, and he sought to kill Moses, and Moses fled from Pharaoh, and he lived in the land of Midian, and he lived at a certain well.
法老聽見這事, 就想殺摩西, 但摩西躲避法老, 逃往米甸地居住.

2:16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
一日, 他在井旁坐下. 米甸的祭司有七個女兒; 她們來打水, 打滿了槽, 要飲父親的群羊.

2:17 And the shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and came to their rescue and watered their flock.
有牧羊的人來, 把她們趕走了, 摩西卻起來幫助她們, 又飲了她們的群羊.

2:18 And they came to Reuel, their father, and he said, “Why have you come so quickly today?”
她們來到父親流珥那裡; 他說: “今日你們為何來得這麼快呢? ”

2:19 And they said, “An Egyptian man delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
她們說: “有一個埃及人救我們脫離牧羊人的手, 並且為我們打水飲了群羊. ”

2:20 And he said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why then have you left the man? Call him so that he can eat some food.”
他對女兒們說: “那個人在哪裡? 你們為甚麼撇下他呢? 你們去請他來吃飯. ”

2:21 And Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
摩西甘心和那人同住; 那人把他的女兒西坡拉給摩西為妻.

2:22 And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom because he said, “I am an alien in a foreign land.”
西坡拉生了一個兒子, 摩西給他起名叫革舜, 意思說: “因我在外邦作了寄居的. ”

2:23 And then during those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites groaned because of the work, and they cried out, and their cry for help because of the work went up to God.
過了多年, 埃及王死了. 以色列人因做苦工, 就歎息哀求, 他們的哀聲達於神.

2:24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob,
神聽見他們的哀聲, 就記念他與亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各所立的約.

2:25 and God saw the Israelites, and God took notice.
神看顧以色列人, 也知道他們的苦情.

Exodus - Chapter 3

3:1 And Moses was a shepherd with the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the west of the desert, and he came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.
摩西牧養他岳父米甸祭司葉忒羅的羊群; 一日領羊群往野外去, 到了神的山, 就是何烈山.

3:2 And the angel of Yahweh appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush, and he looked, and there was the bush burning with fire, but the bush was not being consumed.
耶和華的使者從荊棘裡火焰中向摩西顯現. 摩西觀看, 不料, 荊棘被火燒著, 卻沒有燒毀.

3:3 And Moses said, “Let me turn aside and see this great sight. Why does the bush not burn up?”
摩西說: “我要過去看這大異象, 這荊棘為何沒有燒壞呢? ”

3:4 And Yahweh saw that he turned aside to see, and God called to him from the midst of the bush, and he said, “Moses, Moses.” And he said, “Here I am.”
耶和華神見他過去要看, 就從荊棘裡呼叫說: “摩西! 摩西! ”他說: “我在這裡. ”

3:5 And he said, “You must not come near to here. Take off your sandals from on your feet, because the place on which you are standing, it is holy ground.”
神說: “不要近前來. 當把你腳上的鞋脫下來, 因為你所站之地是聖地”;

3:6 And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face because he was afraid of looking at God.
又說: “我是你父親的神, 是亞伯拉罕的神, 以撒的神, 雅各的神. ”摩西蒙上臉, 因為怕看神.

3:7 And Yahweh said, “Surely I have seen the misery of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their cry of distress because of their oppressors, for I know their sufferings.
耶和華說: “我的百姓在埃及所受的困苦, 我實在看見了; 他們因受督工的轄制所發的哀聲, 我也聽見了. 我原知道他們的痛苦,

3:8 And I have come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up from this land to a good and wide land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.
我下來是要救他們脫離埃及人的手, 領他們出了那地, 到美好,寬闊,流奶與蜜之地, 就是到迦南人,赫人,亞摩利人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人之地.

3:9 And now, look, the cry of distress of the Israelites has come to me, and also I see the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.
現在以色列人的哀聲達到我耳中, 我也看見埃及人怎樣欺壓他們.

3:10 And now come, and I will send you to Pharaoh, and you must bring my people, the Israelites, out from Egypt.”
故此, 我要打發你去見法老, 使你可以將我的百姓以色列人從埃及領出來. ”

3:11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the Israelites out from Egypt?”
摩西對神說: “我是甚麼人, 竟能去見法老, 將以色列人從埃及領出來呢? ”

3:12 And he said, “Because I am with you, and this will be the sign for you that I myself have sent you: When you bring the people out from Egypt, you will serve God on this mountain.”
神說: “我必與你同在. 你將百姓從埃及領出來之後, 你們必在這山上事奉我; 這就是我打發你去的證據. ”

3:13 But Moses said to God, “Look, if I go to the Israelites and I say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is his name?’ then what shall I say to them?”
摩西對神說: “我到以色列人那裡, 對他們說: ‘你們祖宗的神打發我到你們這裡來. ’他們若問我說: ‘他叫甚麼名字? ’我要對他們說甚麼呢? ”

3:14 And God said to Moses, “I am that I am.” And he said, “So you must say to the Israelites, ‘I am sent me to you.’ ”
神對摩西說: “我是自有永有的”; 又說: “你要對以色列人這樣說: ‘那自有的打發我到你們這裡來. ’”

3:15 And God said again to Moses, “So you must say to the Israelites, ‘Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is my remembrance from generation to generation.’
神又對摩西說: “你要對以色列人這樣說: ‘耶和華─你們祖宗的神, 就是亞伯拉罕的神, 以撒的神, 雅各的神, 打發我到你們這裡來. ’耶和華是我的名, 直到永遠; 這也是我的紀念, 直到萬代.

3:16 Go and gather the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, appeared to me, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, “I have carefully attended to you and what has been done to you in Egypt.”
你去招聚以色列的長老, 對他們說: ‘耶和華－你們祖宗的神, 就是亞伯拉罕的神, 以撒的神, 雅各的神, 向我顯現, 說: 我實在眷顧了你們, 我也看見埃及人怎樣待你們.

3:17 And I said, “I will bring you up from the misery of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’
我也說: 要將你們從埃及的困苦中領出來, 往迦南人,赫人,亞摩利人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人的地去, 就是到流奶與蜜之地. ’

3:18 And they will listen to your voice, and you will go, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you will say to him, ‘Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews has met with us, and now let us please go on a journey of three days into the desert, and let us sacrifice to Yahweh our God.’
他們必聽你的話. 你和以色列的長老要去見埃及王, 對他說: ‘耶和華─希伯來人的神遇見了我們, 現在求你容我們往曠野去, 走三天的路程, 為要祭祀耶和華─我們的神. ’

3:19 But I myself know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless compelled by a strong hand.
我知道雖用大能的手, 埃及王也不容你們去.

3:20 And I will stretch out my hand, and I will strike Egypt with all of my wonders that I will do in its midst, and afterward he will release you.
我必伸手在埃及中間施行我一切的奇事, 攻擊那地, 然後他才容你們去.

3:21 And I will give this people favor in the eyes of the Egyptians, and then when you go, you will not go empty-handed.
我必叫你們在埃及人眼前蒙恩, 你們去的時候就不至於空手而去.

3:22 And a woman will ask from her neighbor and from the woman dwelling as an alien in her house for objects of silver and objects of gold and garments, and you will put them on your sons and on your daughters; and you will plunder Egypt.”
但各婦女必向她的鄰舍, 並居住在她家裡的女人, 要金器銀器和衣裳, 好給你們的兒女穿戴. 這樣你們就把埃及人的財物奪去了. ”

Exodus - Chapter 4

4:1 And Moses answered, and he said, “And if they do not believe me and they do not listen to my voice, but they say, ‘Yahweh did not appear to you?’ ”
摩西回答說: “他們必不信我, 也不聽我的話, 必說: ‘耶和華並沒有向你顯現. ’”

4:2 And Yahweh said to him, “What is this in your hand?” And he said, “A staff.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你手裡是甚麼? ”他說: “是杖. ”

4:3 And he said, “Throw it onto the ground.” And he threw it onto the ground, and it became a snake, and Moses fled from it.
耶和華說: “丟在地上. ”他一丟下去, 就變作蛇; 摩西便跑開.

4:4 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Reach out your hand and grasp it by its tail”—” (And he reached out his hand and grabbed it, and it became a staff in his palm.)—
耶和華對摩西說: “伸出手來, 拿住牠的尾巴, 牠必在你手中仍變為杖;

4:5 “so that they may believe that Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, appeared to you, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”
如此好叫他們信耶和華─他們祖宗的神, 就是亞伯拉罕的神, 以撒的神, 雅各的神, 是向你顯現了. ”

4:6 And Yahweh said to him again, “Put your hand into the fold of your garment.” And he put his hand into the fold of his garment, and he took it out, and, to his surprise, his hand was afflicted with a skin disease, like snow.
耶和華又對他說: “把手放在懷裡. ”他就把手放在懷裡, 及至抽出來, 不料, 手長了大痲瘋, 有雪那樣白.

4:7 And he said, “Return your hand to the fold of your garment.” And he returned his hand to the fold of his garment, and he took it out from the fold of his garment, and, to his surprise, it was restored like the rest of his body.
耶和華說: “再把手放在懷裡. ”他就再把手放在懷裡, 及至從懷裡抽出來, 不料, 手已經復原, 與周身的肉一樣;

4:8 “And if they do not believe you and they will not listen to the voice of the former sign, then they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
又說: “倘或他們不聽你的話, 也不信頭一個神蹟, 他們必信第二個神蹟.

4:9 And if they also do not believe the second of these signs and they will not listen to your voice, then you must take water from the Nile and pour it onto the dry ground, and the water that you take from the Nile will become blood on the dry ground.”
這兩個神蹟若都不信, 也不聽你的話, 你就從河裡取些水, 倒在旱地上, 你從河裡取的水必在旱地上變作血. ”

4:10 And Moses said to Yahweh, “Please, Lord, I am not a man of words, neither recently nor in the past nor since your speaking to your servant, because I am heavy of mouth and of tongue.”
摩西對耶和華說: “主啊, 我素日不是能言的人, 就是從你對僕人說話以後, 也是這樣. 我本是拙口笨舌的. ”

4:11 And Yahweh said to him, “Who gave a mouth to humankind, or who makes mute or deaf or sighted or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh?
耶和華對他說: “誰造人的口呢? 誰使人口啞,耳聾,目明,眼瞎呢? 豈不是我─耶和華嗎?

4:12 So then go, and I myself will be with your mouth, and I will teach you what you must speak.”
現在去吧, 我必賜你口才, 指教你所當說的話. ”

4:13 And he said, “Please, Lord, do send anyone else whom you wish to send.”
摩西說: “主啊, 你願意打發誰, 就打發誰去吧! ”

4:14 And Yahweh was angry with Moses and said, “Is there not Aaron your brother the Levite? I know that he certainly can speak, and also there he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will rejoice in his heart.
耶和華向摩西發怒說: “不是有你的哥哥利未人亞倫嗎? 我知道他是能言的; 現在他出來迎接你, 他一見你, 心裡就歡喜.

4:15 And you will speak to him, and you will put words in his mouth, and I myself will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what you must do.
你要將當說的話傳給他; 我也要賜你和他口才, 又要指教你們所當行的事.

4:16 And he will speak for you to the people, and then he will be to you as a mouth, and you will be to him as a god.
他要替你對百姓說話; 你要以他當作口, 他要以你當作神.

4:17 And you must take this staff in your hand, with which you will do the signs.”
你手裡要拿這杖, 好行神蹟. ”

4:18 And Moses went, and he returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and he said to him, “Please let me go, and let me return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and let me see whether they are yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
於是, 摩西回到他岳父葉忒羅那裡, 對他說: “求你容我回去見我在埃及的弟兄, 看他們還在不在. ”葉忒羅對摩西說: “你可以平平安安地去吧! ”

4:19 And Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return to Egypt because all the men have died who were seeking your life.”
耶和華在米甸對摩西說: “你要回埃及去, 因為尋索你命的人都死了. ”

4:20 And Moses took his wife and his sons and had them ride on the donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt, and Moses took the staff of God in his hand.
摩西就帶著妻子和兩個兒子, 叫他們騎上驢, 回埃及地去. 摩西手裡拿著神的杖.

4:21 And Yahweh said to Moses, “When you go to return to Egypt, see all of the wonders that I have put in your hand, and do them before Pharaoh, and I myself will harden his heart, and he will not release the people.
耶和華對摩西說: “你回到埃及的時候, 要留意將我指示你的一切奇事行在法老面前. 但我要使(或譯: 任憑; 下同)他的心剛硬, 他必不容百姓去.

4:22 And you must say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Israel is my son, my firstborn.”
你要對法老說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 以色列是我的兒子, 我的長子.

4:23 And I said to you, “Release my son and let him serve me,” but you refused to release him. Look, I am about to kill your son, your firstborn.’ ”
我對你說過: 容我的兒子去, 好事奉我. 你還是不肯容他去. 看哪, 我要殺你的長子. ’”

4:24 And on the way, at the place of overnight lodging, Yahweh encountered him and sought to kill him.
摩西在路上住宿的地方, 耶和華遇見他, 想要殺他.

4:25 But Zipporah took a flint knife, and she cut off the foreskin of her son, and she touched his feet, and she said, “Yes, you are a bridegroom of blood to me.”
西坡拉就拿一塊火石, 割下他兒子的陽皮, 丟在摩西腳前, 說: “你真是我的血郎了. ”

4:26 And he left him alone. At that time she said, “A bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.
這樣, 耶和華才放了他. 西坡拉說: “你因割禮就是血郎了. ”

4:27 And Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go to the desert to meet Moses.” And he went and encountered him at the mountain of God and kissed him.
耶和華對亞倫說: “你往曠野去迎接摩西. ”他就去, 在神的山遇見摩西, 和他親嘴.

4:28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of Yahweh, who had sent him—and all the signs that he had commanded him.
摩西將耶和華打發他所說的言語和囑咐他所行的神蹟都告訴了亞倫.

4:29 And Moses and Aaron went, and they gathered all of the elders of the Israelites.
摩西,亞倫就去招聚以色列的眾長老.

4:30 And Aaron spoke all the words that Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and he did the signs before the eyes of the people.
亞倫將耶和華對摩西所說的一切話述說了一遍, 又在百姓眼前行了那些神蹟,

4:31 And the people believed when they heard that Yahweh had attended to the Israelites and that he had seen their misery, and they knelt down and they worshiped.
百姓就信了. 以色列人聽見耶和華眷顧他們, 鑒察他們的困苦, 就低頭下拜.

Exodus - Chapter 5

5:1 And afterward, Moses and Aaron went, and they said to Pharaoh, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel, ‘Release my people so that they may hold a festival for me in the desert.’ ”
後來摩西,亞倫去對法老說: “耶和華─以色列的神這樣說: ‘容我的百姓去, 在曠野向我守節. ’”

5:2 And Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh that I should listen to his voice to release Israel? I do not know Yahweh, and also I will not release Israel.”
法老說: “耶和華是誰, 使我聽他的話, 容以色列人去呢? 我不認識耶和華, 也不容以色列人去! ”

5:3 And they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go on a three-day journey into the desert, and let us sacrifice to Yahweh our God, lest he strike us with plague or with sword.”
他們說: “希伯來人的神遇見了我們. 求你容我們往曠野去, 走三天的路程, 祭祀耶和華─我們的神, 免得他用瘟疫,刀兵攻擊我們. ”

5:4 And the king of Egypt said, “Why, Moses and Aaron, do you take the people from their work? Go to your forced labor!”
埃及王對他們說: “摩西,亞倫! 你們為甚麼叫百姓曠工呢? 你們去擔你們的擔子吧! ”

5:5 And Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now many, and you want to stop them from their forced labor.”
又說: “看哪, 這地的以色列人如今眾多, 你們竟叫他們歇下擔子! ”

5:6 And on that day Pharaoh commanded the slave drivers over the people and his foremen, saying,
當天, 法老吩咐督工的和官長說:

5:7 “You must no longer give straw to the people to make the bricks like before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
“你們不可照常把草給百姓做磚, 叫他們自己去撿草.

5:8 But the quota of the bricks that they were making before you must require of them. You must not reduce from it, because they are lazy. Therefore they are crying out, saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’
他們素常做磚的數目, 你們仍舊向他們要, 一點不可減少; 因為他們是懶惰的, 所以呼求說: ‘容我們去祭祀我們的神. ’

5:9 Let the work be heavier on the men so that they will do it and not pay attention to words of deception.”
你們要把更重的工夫加在這些人身上, 叫他們勞碌, 不聽虛謊的言語. ”

5:10 And the slave drivers of the people and their foremen went out, and they spoke to the people, saying, “Thus says Pharaoh, ‘I am not giving you straw.
督工的和官長出來對百姓說: “法老這樣說: ‘我不給你們草.

5:11 You go, get straw for yourselves from whatever you find because not a thing is being reduced from your work.’ ”
你們自己在哪裡能找草, 就往那裡去找吧! 但你們的工一點不可減少. ’”

5:12 And the people spread out in all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for the straw.
於是百姓散在埃及遍地, 撿碎秸當作草.

5:13 And the slave drivers were insisting, saying, “Finish your work for each day on its day, as when there was straw.”
督工的催著說: “你們一天當完一天的工, 與先前有草一樣. ”

5:14 And the foremen of the Israelites, whom Pharaoh’s slave drivers had appointed over them, were beaten by men who were saying, “Why have you not completed your portion of brickmaking as before, both yesterday and today?”
法老督工的, 責打他所派以色列人的官長, 說: “你們昨天今天為甚麼沒有照向來的數目做磚,完你們的工作呢? ”

5:15 And the foremen of the Israelites came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying, “Why do you treat your servants like this?
以色列人的官長就來哀求法老說: “為甚麼這樣待你的僕人?

5:16 Straw is not being given to your servants, but they are saying to us, ‘Make bricks!’ and, look, your servants are being beaten, but it is the fault of your people.”
督工的不把草給僕人, 並且對我們說: ‘做磚吧! ’看哪, 你僕人挨了打, 其實是你百姓的錯. ”

5:17 And he said, “You are lazy, lazy! Therefore you are saying, ‘Let us go; let us sacrifice to Yahweh.’
但法老說: “你們是懶惰的! 你們是懶惰的! 所以說: ‘容我們去祭祀耶和華. ’

5:18 And now go, work, but straw will not be given to you, and you must give the full quota of bricks.”
現在你們去做工吧! 草是不給你們的, 磚卻要如數交納. ”

5:19 And the foremen of the Israelites saw they were in trouble with the saying, “You will not reduce from your bricks for each day on its day.”
以色列人的官長聽說“你們每天做磚的工作一點不可減少”, 就知道是遭遇禍患了.

5:20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting to meet them when they were going out from Pharaoh.
他們離了法老出來, 正遇見摩西,亞倫站在對面,

5:21 And they said to them, “May Yahweh look upon you and judge because you have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants so as to put a sword into their hand to kill us.”
就向他們說: “願耶和華鑒察你們, 施行判斷; 因你們使我們在法老和他臣僕面前有了臭名, 把刀遞在他們手中殺我們. ”

5:22 And Moses returned to Yahweh and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble to this people? Why ever did you send me?
摩西回到耶和華那裡, 說: “主啊, 你為甚麼苦待這百姓呢? 為甚麼打發我去呢? ”

5:23 And from the time I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble to this people, and you have certainly not delivered your people.”
自從我去見法老, 奉你的名說話, 他就苦待這百姓, 你一點也沒有拯救他們. ”

Exodus - Chapter 6

6:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, because with a strong hand he will release them, and with a strong hand he will drive them out from his land.”
耶和華對摩西說: “現在你必看見我向法老所行的事, 使他因我大能的手容以色列人去, 且把他們趕出他的地. ”

6:2 And God spoke to Moses, and he said to him, “I am Yahweh.
神曉諭摩西說: “我是耶和華.

6:3 And I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Shaddai, but by my name Yahweh I was not known to them.
我從前向亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各顯現為全能的神; 至於我名耶和華, 他們未曾知道.

6:4 And I not only established my covenant with them to give to them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, in which they dwelt as aliens,
我與他們堅定所立的約, 要把他們寄居的迦南地賜給他們.

6:5 but also I myself heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are making to work, and I remembered my covenant.
我也聽見以色列人被埃及人苦待的哀聲, 我也記念我的約.

6:6 Therefore say to the Israelites, ‘I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the forced labor of Egypt, and I will deliver you from their slavery, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great punishments.
所以你要對以色列人說: ‘我是耶和華; 我要用伸出來的膀臂重重地刑罰埃及人, 救贖你們脫離他們的重擔, 不做他們的苦工.

6:7 And I will take you as my people, and I will be your God, and you will know that I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out from under the forced labor of Egypt.
我要以你們為我的百姓, 我也要作你們的神. 你們要知道我是耶和華─你們的神, 是救你們脫離埃及人之重擔的.

6:8 And I will bring you to the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am Yahweh.”
我起誓應許給亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各的那地, 我要把你們領進去, 將那地賜給你們為業. 我是耶和華. ’”

6:9 And Moses spoke thus to the Israelites, but they did not listen to Moses, because of discouragement and because of hard work.
摩西將這話告訴以色列人, 只是他們因苦工愁煩, 不肯聽他的話.

6:10 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

6:11 “Go, speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and let him release the Israelites from his land.”
“你進去對埃及王法老說, 要容以色列人出他的地. ”

6:12 And Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying, “Look, the Israelites do not listen to me, and how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am a poor speaker?”
摩西在耶和華面前說: “以色列人尚且不聽我的話, 法老怎肯聽我這拙口笨舌的人呢? ”

6:13 And Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and he commanded them to go to the Israelites and to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out from the land of Egypt.
耶和華吩咐摩西,亞倫往以色列人和埃及王法老那裡去, 把以色列人從埃及地領出來.

6:14 These are the heads of their families. The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, are Enoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These are the clans of Reuben.
以色列人家長的名字記在下面. 以色列長子流便的兒子是哈諾,法路,希斯崙,迦米; 這是流便的各家.

6:15 And the sons of Simeon are Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jakin and Zohar and Shaul the son of the Canaanitess. These are the clans of Simeon.
西緬的兒子是耶母利,雅憫,阿轄,雅斤,瑣轄, 和迦南女子的兒子掃羅; 這是西緬的各家.

6:16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their genealogies: Gershon and Kohath and Merari, and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven years.
利未眾子的名字按著他們的後代記在下面: 就是革順,哥轄,米拉利. 利未一生的歲數是一百三十七歲.

6:17 The sons of Gershon are Libni and Shimei according to their clans.
革順的兒子按著家室是立尼,示每.

6:18 And the sons of Kohath are Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel, and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three years.
哥轄的兒子是暗蘭,以斯哈,希伯倫,烏薛. 哥轄一生的歲數是一百三十三歲.

6:19 And the sons of Merari are Mahli and Mushi. These are clans of the Levites according to their genealogies.
米拉利的兒子是抹利和母示; 這是利未的家, 都按著他們的後代.

6:20 And Amram took Jochebed his aunt for himself as a wife, and she bore for him Aaron and Moses, and the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven years.
暗蘭娶了他父親的妹妹約基別為妻, 她給他生了亞倫和摩西. 暗蘭一生的歲數是一百三十七歲.

6:21 And the sons of Izhar are Korah and Nepheg and Zikri.
以斯哈的兒子是可拉,尼斐,細基利.

6:22 And the sons of Uzziel are Mishael and Elzaphan and Sithri.
烏薛的兒子是米沙利,以利撒反,西提利.

6:23 And Aaron took Elisheba the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, for himself as a wife, and she bore for him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
亞倫娶了亞米拿達的女兒, 拿順的妹妹, 以利沙巴為妻, 她給他生了拿答,亞比戶,以利亞撒,以他瑪.

6:24 And the sons of Korah are Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the clans of the Korahites.
可拉的兒子是亞惜,以利加拿,亞比亞撒; 這是可拉的各家.

6:25 And Eleazar the son of Aaron took for himself one from the daughters of Putiel as a wife, and she bore for him Phinehas. These are the heads of the families of the Levites according to their clans.
亞倫的兒子以利亞撒娶了普鐵的一個女兒為妻, 她給他生了非尼哈. 這是利未人的家長, 都按著他們的家.

6:26 It was that Aaron and Moses to whom Yahweh said, “Bring the Israelites out from the land of Egypt according to their divisions.”
耶和華說: “將以色列人按著他們的軍隊從埃及地領出來. ”這是對那亞倫,摩西說的.

6:27 They were those who spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, in order to bring the Israelites out from Egypt. It was that Moses and Aaron.
對埃及王法老說要將以色列人從埃及領出來的, 就是這摩西,亞倫.

6:28 And so it was on a certain day Yahweh spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt.
當耶和華在埃及地對摩西說話的日子,

6:29 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “I am Yahweh. Speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, all that I am speaking to you.”
他向摩西說: “我是耶和華; 我對你說的一切話, 你都要告訴埃及王法老. ”

6:30 And Moses said before Yahweh, “Look, I am a poor speaker. And how will Pharaoh listen to me?”
摩西在耶和華面前說: “看哪, 我是拙口笨舌的人, 法老怎肯聽我呢? ”

Exodus - Chapter 7

7:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “See, I have made you as a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother will be your prophet.
耶和華對摩西說: “我使你在法老面前代替神, 你的哥哥亞倫是替你說話的.

7:2 You will speak all that I will command you, and Aaron your brother will speak to Pharaoh, and he will release the Israelites from his land.
凡我所吩咐你的, 你都要說. 你的哥哥亞倫要對法老說, 容以色列人出他的地.

7:3 And I myself will harden the heart of Pharaoh, and I will make my signs and my wonders numerous in the land of Egypt.
我要使法老的心剛硬, 也要在埃及地多行神蹟奇事.

7:4 And Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will put my hand into Egypt and bring out my divisions, my people, the Israelites, from the land of Egypt with great punishments.
但法老必不聽你們; 我要伸手重重地刑罰埃及, 將我的軍隊以色列民從埃及地領出來.

7:5 And the Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh when I stretch out my hand over Egypt and bring the Israelites out from their midst.”
我伸手攻擊埃及, 將以色列人從他們中間領出來的時候, 埃及人就要知道我是耶和華. ”

7:6 And Moses and Aaron did it; as Yahweh commanded them, so they did.
摩西,亞倫這樣行; 耶和華怎樣吩咐他們, 他們就照樣行了.

7:7 (And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron was eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.)
摩西,亞倫與法老說話的時候, 摩西八十歲, 亞倫八十三歲.

7:8 And Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西,亞倫說:

7:9 “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Do a wonder for yourselves,’ you will say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it before Pharaoh, and it will become a snake.’ ”
“法老若對你們說: ‘你們行件奇事吧! ’你就吩咐亞倫說: ‘把杖丟在法老面前, 使杖變作蛇. ’”

7:10 And Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and they did so, as Yahweh had commanded. And Aaron threw his staff before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a snake.
摩西,亞倫進去見法老, 就照耶和華所吩咐的行. 亞倫把杖丟在法老和臣僕面前, 杖就變作蛇.

7:11 And Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did likewise with their secret arts.
於是法老召了博士和術士來; 他們是埃及行法術的, 也用邪術照樣而行.

7:12 Each threw down his staff, and they became snakes, and Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.
他們各人丟下自己的杖, 杖就變作蛇; 但亞倫的杖吞了他們的杖.

7:13 And Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had said.
法老心裡剛硬, 不肯聽從摩西,亞倫, 正如耶和華所說的.

7:14 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is insensitive; he refuses to release the people.
耶和華對摩西說: “法老心裡固執, 不肯容百姓去.

7:15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning. Look, he is going out to the water, and you must wait to meet him on the bank of the Nile, and you must take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.
明日早晨, 他出來往水邊去, 你要往河邊迎接他, 手裡要拿著那變過蛇的杖,

7:16 And you must say to him, ‘Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, “Release my people that they may serve me in the desert, and, look, you have not listened until now.”
對他說: ‘耶和華─希伯來人的神打發我來見你, 說: 容我的百姓去, 好在曠野事奉我. 到如今你還是不聽.

7:17 Thus says Yahweh, “By this you will know that I am Yahweh. Look, I am about to strike with the staff that is in my hand the water that is in the Nile, and it will be changed to blood.
耶和華這樣說: 我要用我手裡的杖擊打河中的水, 水就變作血; 因此, 你必知道我是耶和華.

7:18 And the fish that are in the Nile will die, and the Nile will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink water from the Nile.” ’ ”
河裡的魚必死, 河也要腥臭, 埃及人就要厭惡吃這河裡的水. ’”

7:19 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch your hand out over the waters of Egypt and over their rivers, over their canals, and over their pools and over all of their reservoirs of water, so that they become blood,’ and blood will be in all the land of Egypt and in vessels of wood and of stone.”
耶和華曉諭摩西說: “你對亞倫說: ‘把你的杖伸在埃及所有的水以上, 就是在他們的江,河,池,塘以上, 叫水都變作血. 在埃及遍地, 無論在木器中, 石器中, 都必有血. ’”

7:20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as Yahweh had commanded, and he raised the staff and struck the water that was in the Nile before the eyes of Pharaoh and before the eyes of his servants, and all of the water that was in the Nile was changed to blood.
摩西,亞倫就照耶和華所吩咐的行. 亞倫在法老和臣僕眼前舉杖擊打河裡的水, 河裡的水都變作血了.

7:21 And the fish that were in the Nile died, and the Nile stank, and the Egyptians were not able to drink water from the Nile, and the blood was in all the land of Egypt.
河裡的魚死了, 河也腥臭了, 埃及人就不能吃這河裡的水; 埃及遍地都有了血.

7:22 And the magicians of Egypt did likewise with their secret arts, and Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
埃及行法術的, 也用邪術照樣而行. 法老心裡剛硬, 不肯聽摩西,亞倫, 正如耶和華所說的.

7:23 And Pharaoh turned and went to his house, and he did not take also this to heart.
法老轉身進宮, 也不把這事放在心上.

7:24 And all of the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they were unable to drink from the water of the Nile.
埃及人都在河的兩邊挖地, 要得水喝, 因為他們不能喝這河裡的水.

7:25 And seven days passed after Yahweh struck the Nile.
耶和華擊打河以後滿了七天.

Exodus - Chapter 8

8:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Release my people so that they may serve me.”
耶和華吩咐摩西說: “你進去見法老, 對他說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 容我的百姓去, 好事奉我.

8:2 And if you are refusing to release, look, I am going to plague all of your territory with frogs.
你若不肯容他們去, 我必使青蛙糟蹋你的四境.

8:3 And the Nile will swarm with frogs, and they will go up and come into your house and into your bedroom and onto your bed and into the house of your servants and among your people and into your ovens and into your kneading troughs.
河裡要滋生青蛙; 這青蛙要上來進你的宮殿和你的臥房, 上你的床榻, 進你臣僕的房屋, 上你百姓的身上, 進你的爐灶和你的摶麵盆,

8:4 And the frogs will go up against you and against your people and against all of your servants.’ ”
又要上你和你百姓並你眾臣僕的身上. ’”

8:5 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the canals, and over the pools, and bring up the frogs on the land of Egypt.’ ”
耶和華曉諭摩西說: “你對亞倫說: ‘把你的杖伸在江,河,池以上, 使青蛙到埃及地上來. ’”

8:6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs went up and covered the land of Egypt.
亞倫便伸杖在埃及的諸水以上, 青蛙就上來, 遮滿了埃及地.

8:7 And the magicians did likewise with their secret arts, and they brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.
行法術的也用他們的邪術照樣而行, 叫青蛙上了埃及地.

8:8 And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to Yahweh, and let him remove the frogs from me and from my people, and let me release the people so that they can sacrifice to Yahweh.”
法老召了摩西,亞倫來, 說: “請你們求耶和華使這青蛙離開我和我的民, 我就容百姓去祭祀耶和華. ”

8:9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “I leave to you the honor over me. When shall I pray for you and for your servants and for your people to cut off the frogs from you and from your houses? They will be left only in the Nile.”
摩西對法老說: “任憑你吧, 我要何時為你和你的臣僕並你的百姓祈求, 除滅青蛙離開你和你的宮殿只留在河裡呢? ”

8:10 And he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Let it be according to your word so that you will know that there is no one like Yahweh our God.
他說: “明天. ”摩西說: “可以照你的話吧, 好叫你知道沒有像耶和華─我們神的.

8:11 And the frogs will depart from you and from your house and from your servants. They will be left only in the Nile.”
青蛙要離開你和你的宮殿, 並你的臣僕與你的百姓, 只留在河裡. ”

8:12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried out to Yahweh over the matter of the frogs that he had brought on Pharaoh.
於是摩西,亞倫離開法老出去. 摩西為擾害法老的青蛙呼求耶和華.

8:13 And Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died from the houses, from the courtyards, and from the fields.
耶和華就照摩西的話行. 凡在房裡,院中,田間的青蛙都死了.

8:14 And they piled them in countless heaps, and the land stank.
眾人把青蛙聚攏成堆, 遍地就都腥臭.

8:15 And Pharaoh saw that there was relief, and he made his heart insensitive, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
但法老見災禍鬆緩, 就硬著心, 不肯聽他們, 正如耶和華所說的.

8:16 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the land, and it will become gnats in all the land of Egypt.’ ”
耶和華吩咐摩西說: “你對亞倫說: ‘伸出你的杖擊打地上的塵土, 使塵土在埃及遍地變作虱子(或譯: 虼蚤; 下同). ’”

8:17 And he did so, and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and he struck the dust of the land, and it became gnats on the humans and on the animals; all of the dust of the land became gnats in all the land of Egypt.
他們就這樣行. 亞倫伸杖擊打地上的塵土, 就在人身上和牲畜身上有了虱子; 埃及遍地的塵土都變成虱子了.

8:18 And the magicians did so with their secret arts to bring out the gnats, but they were not able, and the gnats were on the humans and on the animals.
行法術的也用邪術要生出虱子來, 卻是不能. 於是在人身上和牲畜身上都有了虱子.

8:19 And the magicians said to Pharaoh, “It is the finger of God.” But the heart of Pharaoh was hard, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
行法術的就對法老說: “這是神的手段. ”法老心裡剛硬, 不肯聽摩西,亞倫, 正如耶和華所說的.

8:20 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Start early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh. Look, he is going out to the water, and you must say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Release my people so that they may serve me.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你清早起來, 法老來到水邊, 你站在他面前, 對他說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 容我的百姓去, 好事奉我.

8:21 But if you are not about to release my people, look, I am about to send out flies among you and among your servants and among your people and in your houses; and the houses of Egypt will fill up with the flies and also the ground that they are on.
你若不容我的百姓去, 我要叫成群的蒼蠅到你和你臣僕並你百姓的身上, 進你的房屋, 並且埃及人的房屋和他們所住的地都要滿了成群的蒼蠅.

8:22 But on that day I will distinguish the land of Goshen, where my people are staying, by there not being flies there, so that you will know that I am Yahweh in the midst of the land.
當那日, 我必分別我百姓所住的歌珊地, 使那裡沒有成群的蒼蠅, 好叫你知道我是天下的耶和華.

8:23 And I will put a distinction between my people and your people; this sign will be tomorrow.’ ”
我要將我的百姓和你的百姓分別出來. 明天必有這神蹟. ’”

8:24 And Yahweh did so, and a severe swarm of flies came to the house of Pharaoh and the house of his servants and in all the land of Egypt; the land was ruined because of the flies.
耶和華就這樣行. 蒼蠅成了大群, 進入法老的宮殿, 和他臣僕的房屋; 埃及遍地就因這成群的蒼蠅敗壞了.

8:25 And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and he said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”
法老召了摩西,亞倫來, 說: “你們去, 在這地祭祀你們的神吧! ”

8:26 And Moses said, “To do so is not right, because we will sacrifice to Yahweh our God a thing detestable to the Egyptians. Look, if we sacrifice before their eyes the thing detestable to the Egyptians, will they not stone us?
摩西說: “這樣行本不相宜, 因為我們要把埃及人所厭惡的祭祀耶和華─我們的神; 若把埃及人所厭惡的在他們眼前獻為祭, 他們豈不拿石頭打死我們嗎?

8:27 We will go a journey of three days into the desert, and we will sacrifice to Yahweh our God according to what he says to us.”
我們要往曠野去, 走三天的路程, 照著耶和華─我們神所要吩咐我們的祭祀他. ”

8:28 And Pharaoh said, “I myself will release you, and you will sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the desert. Only surely you must not go far. Pray for me.”
法老說: “我容你們去, 在曠野祭祀耶和華─你們的神; 只是不要走得很遠. 求你們為我祈禱. ”

8:29 And Moses said, “Look, I am going out from you, and I will pray to Yahweh so that the flies depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people tomorrow. Only let not Pharaoh again deceive us by not releasing the people to sacrifice to Yahweh.”
摩西說: “我要出去求耶和華, 使成群的蒼蠅明天離開法老和法老的臣僕並法老的百姓; 法老卻不可再行詭詐, 不容百姓去祭祀耶和華. ”

8:30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to Yahweh.
於是摩西離開法老去求耶和華.

8:31 And Yahweh did according to the word of Moses and removed the flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; not one was left.
耶和華就照摩西的話行, 叫成群的蒼蠅離開法老和他的臣僕並他的百姓, 一個也沒有留下.

8:32 And Pharaoh made his heart insensitive also this time, and he did not release the people.
這一次法老又硬著心, 不容百姓去.

Exodus - Chapter 9

9:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, “Release my people so that they may serve me.”
耶和華吩咐摩西說: “你進去見法老, 對他說: ‘耶和華─希伯來人的神這樣說: 容我的百姓去, 好事奉我.

9:2 But if you are refusing to release and you still are keeping hold of them,
你若不肯容他們去, 仍舊強留他們,

9:3 look, the hand of Yahweh is about to be present with a very severe plague on your livestock that are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the cattle, and on the sheep and goats.
耶和華的手加在你田間的牲畜上, 就是在馬,驢,駱駝,牛群,羊群上, 必有重重的瘟疫.

9:4 But Yahweh will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, and not a thing will die from all that belongs to the Israelites.’ ”
耶和華要分別以色列的牲畜和埃及的牲畜, 凡屬以色列人的, 一樣都不死. ’”

9:5 And Yahweh set an appointed time, saying, “Tomorrow Yahweh will do this thing in the land.”
耶和華就定了時候, 說: “明天耶和華必在此地行這事. ”

9:6 And Yahweh did this thing the next day; all the livestock of Egypt died, but from the livestock of the Israelites not one died.
第二天, 耶和華就行這事. 埃及的牲畜幾乎都死了, 只是以色列人的牲畜, 一個都沒有死.

9:7 And Pharaoh sent to check, and it turned out not even one from the livestock of Israel had died, but Pharaoh’s heart was insensitive, and he did not release the people.
法老打發人去看, 誰知以色列人的牲畜連一個都沒有死. 法老的心卻是固執, 不容百姓去.

9:8 And Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron, “Take for yourselves full handfuls of soot from a smelting furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heavens before the eyes of Pharaoh.
耶和華吩咐摩西,亞倫說: “你們取幾捧爐灰, 摩西要在法老面前向天揚起來.

9:9 And it will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and it will become on humans and on animals a skin sore sprouting blisters in all the land of Egypt.”
這灰要在埃及全地變作塵土, 在人身上和牲畜身上成了起泡的瘡. ”

9:10 And they took the soot of the smelting furnace, and they stood before Pharaoh, and Moses sprinkled it toward the heavens, and it became skin sores sprouting blisters on humans and on animals.
摩西,亞倫取了爐灰, 站在法老面前. 摩西向天揚起來, 就在人身上和牲畜身上成了起泡的瘡.

9:11 And the magicians were not able to stand before Moses because of the skin sores, for the skin sores were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.
行法術的在摩西面前站立不住, 因為在他們身上和一切埃及人身上都有這瘡.

9:12 And Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken to Moses.
耶和華使法老的心剛硬, 不聽他們, 正如耶和華對摩西所說的.

9:13 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Start early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh. Look, he is going out to the water, and you must say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, “Release my people so that they may serve me.
耶和華對摩西說: “你清早起來, 站在法老面前, 對他說: ‘耶和華─希伯來人的神這樣說: 容我的百姓去, 好事奉我.

9:14 For at this time I am sending all of my plagues to you personally and among your servants and among your people so that you will know that there is no one like me in all the earth.
因為這一次我要叫一切的災殃臨到你和你臣僕並你百姓的身上, 叫你知道在普天下沒有像我的.

9:15 For now I could have stretched out my hand, and I could have struck you and your people with the plague, and you would have perished from the earth.
我若伸手用瘟疫攻擊你和你的百姓, 你早就從地上除滅了.

9:16 But for the sake of this I have caused you to stand—for the sake of showing you my strength and in order to proclaim my name in all the earth.
其實, 我叫你存立, 是特要向你顯我的大能, 並要使我的名傳遍天下.

9:17 Still you are behaving haughtily to my people by not releasing them.
你還向我的百姓自高, 不容他們去嗎?

9:18 Look, about this time tomorrow, I am going to cause very severe hail to rain, the like of which has not been in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.
到明天約在這時候, 我必叫重大的冰雹降下, 自從埃及開國以來, 沒有這樣的冰雹.

9:19 And now send word; bring into safety your livestock and all that belongs to you in the field. The hail will come down on every human and animal that is found in the field and not gathered into the house, and they will die.” ’ ”
現在你要打發人把你的牲畜和你田間一切所有的催進來; 凡在田間不收回家的, 無論是人是牲畜, 冰雹必降在他們身上, 他們就必死. ’”

9:20 Anyone from the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of Yahweh caused his servants and livestock to flee to the houses.
法老的臣僕中, 懼怕耶和華這話的, 便叫他的奴僕和牲畜跑進家來.

9:21 But whoever did not give regard to the word of Yahweh abandoned his servants and his livestock in the field.
但那不把耶和華這話放在心上的, 就將他的奴僕和牲畜留在田裡.

9:22 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand to the heavens, and let there be hail in all the land of Egypt, on human and on animal and on all the vegetation of the field in the land of Egypt.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你向天伸杖, 使埃及遍地的人身上和牲畜身上, 並田間各樣菜蔬上, 都有冰雹. ”

9:23 And Moses stretched out his staff to the heavens, and Yahweh gave thunder and hail, and fire went to the earth, and Yahweh caused hail to rain on the land of Egypt.
摩西向天伸杖, 耶和華就打雷下雹, 有火閃到地上; 耶和華下雹在埃及地上.

9:24 And there was hail, and fire was flashing back and forth in the midst of the very severe hail, the like of which was not in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.
那時, 雹與火攙雜, 甚是厲害, 自從埃及成國以來, 遍地沒有這樣的.

9:25 And the hail struck in all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, from human to animal, and the hail struck all the vegetation of the field and smashed every tree of the field.
在埃及遍地, 雹擊打了田間所有的人和牲畜, 並一切的菜蔬, 又打壞田間一切的樹木.

9:26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were, there was no hail.
惟獨以色列人所住的歌珊地沒有冰雹.

9:27 And Pharaoh sent and called Moses and Aaron and said to them, “I have sinned this time. Yahweh is the righteous one, and I and my people are the wicked ones.
法老打發人召摩西,亞倫來, 對他們說: “這一次我犯了罪了. 耶和華是公義的; 我和我的百姓是邪惡的.

9:28 Pray to Yahweh. The thunder of God and hail are enough, and I will release you, and you will no longer have to stay.”
這雷轟和冰雹已經夠了. 請你們求耶和華, 我就容你們去, 不再留住你們. ”

9:29 And Moses said to him, “At my leaving the city, I will spread out my hands to Yahweh. The thunder will stop, and the hail will be no more, so that you will know that the earth belongs to Yahweh.
摩西對他說: “我一出城, 就要向耶和華舉手禱告; 雷必止住, 也不再有冰雹, 叫你知道全地都是屬耶和華的.

9:30 But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the presence of Yahweh God.”
至於你和你的臣僕, 我知道你們還是不懼怕耶和華神. ”

9:31 And the flax and the barley were struck, because the barley was in the ear and the flax was in bud.
(那時, 麻和大麥被雹擊打; 因為大麥已經吐穗, 麻也開了花.

9:32 But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, because they are late-ripening.
只是小麥和粗麥沒有被擊打, 因為還沒有長成. )

9:33 And Moses went from Pharaoh out of the city, and he spread his hands to Yahweh, and the thunder and the hail stopped, and rain did not pour on the earth.
摩西離了法老出城, 向耶和華舉手禱告; 雷和雹就止住, 雨也不再澆在地上了.

9:34 And Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder stopped, and he again sinned and made his heart insensitive, he and his servants.
法老見雨和雹與雷止住, 就越發犯罪; 他和他的臣僕都硬著心.

9:35 And Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he did not release the Israelites, as Yahweh had said by the agency of Moses.
法老的心剛硬, 不容以色列人去, 正如耶和華藉著摩西所說的.

Exodus - Chapter 10

10:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have made his heart insensitive and the heart of his servants in order to put these signs of mine in his midst,
耶和華對摩西說: “你進去見法老. 我使他和他臣僕的心剛硬, 為要在他們中間顯我這些神蹟,

10:2 so that you will tell in the ears of your child and your grandchild that I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and so that you will tell about my signs that I have done among them, and so you will know that I am Yahweh.”
並要叫你將我向埃及人所做的事, 和在他們中間所行的神蹟, 傳於你兒子和你孫子的耳中, 好叫你們知道我是耶和華. ”

10:3 And Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and they said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, ‘Until when will you refuse to submit before me? Release my people so that they may serve me.
摩西,亞倫就進去見法老, 對他說: “耶和華─希伯來人的神這樣說: ‘你在我面前不肯自卑要到幾時呢? 容我的百姓去, 好事奉我.

10:4 But if you are refusing to release my people, look, I am about to bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.
你若不肯容我的百姓去, 明天我要使蝗蟲進入你的境內,

10:5 And they will cover the surface of the land, and no one will be able to see the land, and they will eat the remainder of what is left—what is left over for you from the hail—and they will eat every sprouting tree belonging to you from the field.
遮滿地面, 甚至看不見地, 並且吃那冰雹所剩的和田間所長的一切樹木.

10:6 And your houses will be full, and the houses of all your servants and the houses of all Egypt, something that your fathers and your grandfathers never saw from the day they were on the earth until this day.’ ” And he turned and went out from Pharaoh.
你的宮殿和你眾臣僕的房屋, 並一切埃及人的房屋, 都要被蝗蟲佔滿了; 自從你祖宗和你祖宗的祖宗在世以來, 直到今日, 沒有見過這樣的災. ’”摩西就轉身離開法老出去.

10:7 And the servants of Pharaoh said to him, “Until when will this be a snare for us? Release the men so that they may serve Yahweh their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?”
法老的臣僕對法老說: “這人為我們的網羅要到幾時呢? 容這些人去事奉耶和華─他們的神吧! 埃及已經敗壞了, 你還不知道嗎? ”

10:8 And Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Serve Yahweh your God. Who are the ones going?
於是摩西,亞倫被召回來見法老; 法老對他們說: “你們去事奉耶和華─你們的神; 但那要去的是誰呢? ”

10:9 And Moses said, “With our young and with our old we will go; with our sons and with our daughters, with our sheep and goats and with our cattle we will go because it is the feast of Yahweh for us.”
摩西說: “我們要和我們老的少的,兒子女兒同去, 且把羊群牛群一同帶去, 因為我們務要向耶和華守節. ”

10:10 And he said to them, “Let Yahweh be thus with you as soon as I release you and your dependents. See that evil is before your faces.
法老對他們說: “我容你們和你們婦人孩子去的時候, 耶和華與你們同在吧! 你們要謹慎; 因為有禍在你們眼前(或譯: 你們存著惡意),

10:11 No indeed; just the men go and serve Yahweh, since this is what you are seeking.” And he drove them out from the presence of Pharaoh.
不可都去! 你們這壯年人去事奉耶和華吧, 因為這是你們所求的. ”於是把他們從法老面前攆出去.

10:12 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt with the locusts so that they may come up over the land of Egypt, and let them eat all the vegetation of the land, all that the hail left behind.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你向埃及地伸杖, 使蝗蟲到埃及地上來, 吃地上一切的菜蔬, 就是冰雹所剩的. ”

10:13 And Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and Yahweh drove an east wind into the land all that day and all night. The morning came, and the east wind had brought the locusts.
摩西就向埃及地伸杖, 那一晝一夜, 耶和華使東風颳在埃及地上; 到了早晨, 東風把蝗蟲颳了來.

10:14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and they settled in all the territory of Egypt, very severe. Before it there were not locusts like them, nor will there be after it.
蝗蟲上來, 落在埃及的四境, 甚是厲害; 以前沒有這樣的, 以後也必沒有.

10:15 And they covered the surface of all the land, and the land was dark with them, and they ate all the vegetation of the land and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left, and no green was left in the trees nor in the vegetation of the field in all the land of Egypt.
因為這蝗蟲遮滿地面, 甚至地都黑暗了, 又吃地上一切的菜蔬和冰雹所剩樹上的果子. 埃及遍地, 無論是樹木, 是田間的菜蔬, 連一點青的也沒有留下.

10:16 And Pharaoh hurried to call Moses and Aaron, and he said, “I have sinned against Yahweh your God and against you.
於是法老急忙召了摩西,亞倫來, 說: “我得罪耶和華─你們的神, 又得罪了你們.

10:17 And now forgive my sin surely this time, and pray to Yahweh your God so that he may only remove from me this death.”
現在求你, 只這一次, 饒恕我的罪, 求耶和華─你們的神使我脫離這一次的死亡. ”

10:18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and he prayed to Yahweh.
摩西就離開法老去求耶和華.

10:19 And Yahweh turned a very strong west wind and lifted up the locusts and thrust them into the Red Sea, and not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.
耶和華轉了極大的西風, 把蝗蟲颳起, 吹入紅海; 在埃及的四境連一個也沒有留下.

10:20 And Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not release the Israelites.
但耶和華使法老的心剛硬, 不容以色列人去.

10:21 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the heavens so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt and so that a person can feel darkness.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你向天伸杖, 使埃及地黑暗; 這黑暗似乎摸得著. ”

10:22 And Moses stretched out his hand toward the heavens, and there was darkness of night in all the land of Egypt for three days.
摩西向天伸杖, 埃及遍地就烏黑了三天.

10:23 No one could see his brother, and because of it no one could move from where they were for three days, but there was light for the Israelites in their dwellings.
三天之久, 人不能相見, 誰也不敢起來離開本處; 惟有以色列人家中都有亮光.

10:24 And Pharaoh called Moses and said, “Go, serve Yahweh. Only your sheep and goats and your cattle must be left behind. Your dependents may also go with you.”
法老就召摩西來, 說: “你們去事奉耶和華; 只是你們的羊群牛群要留下; 你們的婦人孩子可以和你們同去. ”

10:25 And Moses said, “Even if you yourself put into our hand sacrifices and burnt offerings and we offer them to Yahweh our God,
摩西說: “你總要把祭物和燔祭牲交給我們, 使我們可以祭祀耶和華─我們的神.

10:26 our livestock must also go with us. Not a hoof can be left because we must take from them to serve Yahweh our God. And we will not know with what we are to serve Yahweh until we come there.”
我們的牲畜也要帶去, 連一蹄也不留下; 因為我們要從其中取出來, 事奉耶和華─我們的神. 我們未到那裡, 還不知道用甚麼事奉耶和華. ”

10:27 And Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was not willing to release them.
但耶和華使法老的心剛硬, 不肯容他們去.

10:28 And Pharaoh said to him, “Go from me. Be careful not to see my face again, because on the day of your seeing my face you will die.”
法老對摩西說: “你離開我去吧, 你要小心, 不要再見我的面! 因為你見我面的那日你就必死! ”

10:29 And Moses said, “That is right. I will not again see your face.”
摩西說: “你說得好! 我必不再見你的面了. ”

Exodus - Chapter 11

11:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Still one plague I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt; afterward he will release you from here. At the moment of his releasing, he will certainly drive you completely out from here.
耶和華對摩西說: “我再使一樣的災殃臨到法老和埃及, 然後他必容你們離開這地. 他容你們去的時候, 總要催逼你們都從這地出去.

11:2 Speak in the ears of the people, and let them ask, a man from his neighbor and a woman from her neighbor, for objects of silver and objects of gold.”
你要傳於百姓的耳中, 叫他們男女各人向鄰舍要金器銀器. ”

11:3 And Yahweh gave the people favor in the eyes of Egypt. Also the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the eyes of the servants of Pharaoh and in the eyes of the people.
耶和華叫百姓在埃及人眼前蒙恩, 並且摩西在埃及地,法老臣僕, 和百姓的眼中看為極大.

11:4 And Moses said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘About the middle of the night I will go out through the midst of Egypt,
摩西說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘約到半夜, 我必出去巡行埃及遍地.

11:5 and every firstborn in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the slave woman who is behind the pair of millstones and every firstborn animal.
凡在埃及地, 從坐寶座的法老直到磨子後的婢女所有的長子, 以及一切頭生的牲畜, 都必死.

11:6 And there will be a great cry of distress in all the land of Egypt, the like of which has not been nor will be again.
埃及遍地必有大哀號; 從前沒有這樣的, 後來也必沒有.

11:7 But against all the Israelites, from a man to an animal, a dog will not even bark, so that you will know that Yahweh makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.’
至於以色列中, 無論是人是牲畜, 連狗也不敢向他們搖舌, 好叫你們知道耶和華是將埃及人和以色列人分別出來. ’

11:8 And all of these your servants will come down to me and bow to me, saying, ‘Go out, you and all the people who are at your feet.’ And afterward I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in great anger.
你這一切臣僕都要俯伏來見我, 說: ‘求你和跟從你的百姓都出去’, 然後我要出去. ”於是, 摩西氣忿忿地離開法老, 出去了.

11:9 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that my wonders may multiply in the land of Egypt.”
耶和華對摩西說: “法老必不聽你們, 使我的奇事在埃及地多起來. ”

11:10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, and Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not release the Israelites from his land.
摩西,亞倫在法老面前行了這一切奇事; 耶和華使法老的心剛硬, 不容以色列人出離他的地.

Exodus - Chapter 12

12:1 And Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
耶和華在埃及地曉諭摩西,亞倫說:

12:2 “This month will be the beginning of months; it will be for you the first of the months of the year.
“你們要以本月為正月, 為一年之首.

12:3 Speak to all the community of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth of this month, they will each take for themselves a lamb for the family, a lamb for the household.
你們吩咐以色列全會眾說: 本月初十日, 各人要按著父家取羊羔, 一家一隻.

12:4 And if the household is too small for a lamb, he and the neighbor nearest to his house will take one according to the number of persons; you will count out portions of the lamb according to how much each one can eat.
若是一家的人太少, 吃不了一隻羊羔, 本人就要和他隔壁的鄰舍共取一隻. 你們預備羊羔, 要按著人數和飯量計算.

12:5 The lamb for you must be a male, without defect, in its first year; you will take it from the sheep or from the goats.
要無殘疾,一歲的公羊羔, 你們或從綿羊裡取, 或從山羊裡取, 都可以.

12:6 “You will keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, and all the assembly of the community of Israel will slaughter it at twilight.
要留到本月十四日, 在黃昏的時候, 以色列全會眾把羊羔宰了.

12:7 And they will take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel on the houses in which they eat it.
各家要取點血, 塗在吃羊羔的房屋左右的門框上和門楣上.

12:8 And they will eat the meat on this night; they will eat it fire-roasted and with unleavened bread on bitter herbs.
當夜要吃羊羔的肉; 用火烤了, 與無酵餅和苦菜同吃.

12:9 You must not eat any of it raw or boiled, boiled in the water, but rather roasted with fire, its head with its legs and with its inner parts.
不可吃生的, 斷不可吃水煮的, 要帶著頭,腿,五臟, 用火烤了吃.

12:10 And you must not leave any of it until morning; anything left from it until morning you must burn in the fire.
不可剩下一點留到早晨; 若留到早晨, 要用火燒了.

12:11 And this is how you will eat it—with your waists fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand, and you will eat it in haste. It is Yahweh’s Passover.
你們吃羊羔當腰間束帶, 腳上穿鞋, 手中拿杖, 趕緊地吃; 這是耶和華的逾越節.

12:12 “And I will go through the land of Egypt during this night, and I will strike all of the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human to animal, and I will do punishments among all of the gods of Egypt. I am Yahweh.
因為那夜我要巡行埃及地, 把埃及地一切頭生的, 無論是人是牲畜, 都擊殺了, 又要敗壞埃及一切的神. 我是耶和華.

12:13 And the blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and I will see the blood, and I will pass over you, and there will not be a destructive plague among you when I strike the land of Egypt.
這血要在你們所住的房屋上作記號; 我一見這血, 就越過你們去. 我擊殺埃及地頭生的時候, 災殃必不臨到你們身上滅你們. ”

12:14 “And this day will become a memorial for you, and you will celebrate it as a religious feast for Yahweh throughout your generations; you will celebrate it as a lasting statute.
“你們要記念這日, 守為耶和華的節, 作為你們世世代代永遠的定例.

12:15 You will eat unleavened bread for seven days. Surely on the first day you shall remove yeast from your houses, because anyone who eats food with yeast from the first day until the seventh day—that person will be cut off from Israel.
你們要吃無酵餅七日. 頭一日要把酵從你們各家中除去; 因為從頭一日起, 到第七日為止, 凡吃有酵之餅的, 必從以色列中剪除.

12:16 It will be for you on the first day a holy assembly and on the seventh day a holy assembly; no work will be done on them; only what is eaten by every person, it alone will be prepared for you.
頭一日你們當有聖會, 第七日也當有聖會. 這兩日之內, 除了預備各人所要吃的以外, 無論何工都不可做.

12:17 “And you will keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because on this very day I brought out your divisions from the land of Egypt, and you will keep this day for your generations as a lasting statute.
你們要守無酵節, 因為我正當這日把你們的軍隊從埃及地領出來. 所以, 你們要守這日, 作為世世代代永遠的定例.

12:18 On the first day, on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, you will eat unleavened bread until the evening of the twenty-first day of the month.
從正月十四日晚上, 直到二十一日晚上, 你們要吃無酵餅.

12:19 For seven days yeast must not be found in your houses, because anyone eating food with yeast will be cut off from the community of Israel—whether an alien or a native of the land.
在你們各家中, 七日之內不可有酵; 因為凡吃有酵之物的, 無論是寄居的, 是本地的, 必從以色列的會中剪除.

12:20 You will eat no food with yeast; in all of your dwellings you will eat unleavened bread.”
有酵的物, 你們都不可吃; 在你們一切住處要吃無酵餅. ”

12:21 And Moses called all the elders of Israel, and he said to them, “Select and take for yourselves sheep for your clans and slaughter the Passover sacrifice.
於是, 摩西召了以色列的眾長老來, 對他們說: “你們要按著家口取出羊羔, 把這逾越節的羊羔宰了.

12:22 And take a bunch of hyssop and dip it into the blood that is in the basin and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts. And you will not go out, anyone from the doorway of his house, until morning.
拿一把牛膝草, 蘸盆裡的血, 打在門楣上和左右的門框上. 你們誰也不可出自己的房門, 直到早晨.

12:23 And Yahweh will go through to strike Egypt, and he will see the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, and Yahweh will pass over the doorway and will not allow the destroyer to come to your houses to strike you.
因為耶和華要巡行擊殺埃及人, 他看見血在門楣上和左右的門框上, 就必越過那門, 不容滅命的進你們的房屋, 擊殺你們.

12:24 “And you will keep this event as a rule for you and for your children forever.
這例, 你們要守著, 作為你們和你們子孫永遠的定例.

12:25 And when you come into the land that Yahweh will give to you, as he said, you will keep this religious custom.
日後, 你們到了耶和華按著所應許賜給你們的那地, 就要守這禮.

12:26 And when your children say to you, ‘What is this religious custom for you?’
你們的兒女問你們說: ‘行這禮是甚麼意思? ’

12:27 you will say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice for Yahweh, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when he struck Egypt; and he delivered our houses.’ ” And the people knelt down and they worshiped.
你們就說: ‘這是獻給耶和華逾越節的祭. 當以色列人在埃及的時候, 他擊殺埃及人, 越過以色列人的房屋, 救了我們各家. ’”於是百姓低頭下拜.

12:28 And the Israelites went, and they did as Yahweh had commanded Moses and Aaron; so they did.
耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西,亞倫, 以色列人就怎樣行.

12:29 And in the middle of the night, Yahweh struck all of the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the prison house and every firstborn of an animal.
到了半夜, 耶和華把埃及地所有的長子, 就是從坐寶座的法老, 直到被擄囚在監裡之人的長子, 以及一切頭生的牲畜, 盡都殺了.

12:30 And Pharaoh got up at night, he and all his servants and all Egypt, and a great cry of distress was in Egypt because there was not a house where there was no one dead.
法老和一切臣僕, 並埃及眾人, 夜間都起來了. 在埃及有大哀號, 無一家不死一個人的.

12:31 And he called Moses and Aaron at night, and he said, “Get up, go out from the midst of my people, both you as well as the Israelites, and go, serve Yahweh, as you have said.
夜間, 法老召了摩西,亞倫來, 說: “起來! 連你們帶以色列人, 從我民中出去, 依你們所說的, 去事奉耶和華吧!

12:32 Take both your sheep and goats as well as your cattle, and go, and bless also me.”
也依你們所說的, 連羊群牛群帶著走吧! 並要為我祝福. ”

12:33 And the Egyptians urged the people in order to hurry their release from the land, because they said, “All of us will die!”
埃及人催促百姓, 打發他們快快出離那地, 因為埃及人說: “我們都要死了. ”

12:34 And the people lifted up their dough before it had yeast; their kneading troughs were wrapped up in their cloaks on their shoulder.
百姓就拿著沒有酵的生麵, 把摶麵盆包在衣服中, 扛在肩頭上.

12:35 And the Israelites did according to the word of Moses, and they asked from the Egyptians for objects of silver and objects of gold and for clothing.
以色列人照著摩西的話行, 向埃及人要金器,銀器, 和衣裳.

12:36 And Yahweh gave the people favor in the eyes of the Egyptians, and they granted their requests, and they plundered the Egyptians.
耶和華叫百姓在埃及人眼前蒙恩, 以致埃及人給他們所要的. 他們就把埃及人的財物奪去了.

12:37 And the Israelites set out from Rameses to Succoth; the men were about six hundred thousand on foot, besides dependents.
以色列人從蘭塞起行, 往疏割去; 除了婦人孩子, 步行的男人約有六十萬.

12:38 And also a mixed multitude went up with them and sheep and goats and cattle, very numerous livestock.
又有許多閒雜人, 並有羊群牛群, 和他們一同上去.

12:39 And they baked the dough that they had brought out from Egypt as cakes, unleavened bread, because it had no yeast when they were driven out from Egypt, and they were not able to delay, and also they had not made provisions for themselves.
他們用埃及帶出來的生麵烤成無酵餅. 這生麵原沒有發起; 因為他們被催逼離開埃及, 不能耽延, 也沒有為自己預備甚麼食物.

12:40 And the period of dwelling of the Israelites that they dwelled in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.
以色列人住在埃及共有四百三十年.

12:41 And at the end of four hundred and thirty years, on this exact day, all of Yahweh’s divisions went out from the land of Egypt.
正滿了四百三十年的那一天, 耶和華的軍隊都從埃及地出來了.

12:42 It is a night of vigils belonging to Yahweh for bringing them out from the land of Egypt; it is this night belonging to Yahweh with vigils for all of the Israelites throughout their generations.
這夜是耶和華的夜; 因耶和華領他們出了埃及地, 所以當向耶和華謹守, 是以色列眾人世世代代該謹守的.

12:43 And Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner may eat it.
耶和華對摩西,亞倫說: “逾越節的例是這樣: 外邦人都不可吃這羊羔.

12:44 But any slave of a man, an acquisition by money, and you have circumcised him, then he may eat it.
但各人用銀子買的奴僕, 既受了割禮就可以吃.

12:45 A temporary resident and a hired worker may not eat it.
寄居的和雇工人都不可吃.

12:46 It will be eaten in one house; you will not bring part of the meat out from the house to the outside; and you will not break a bone of it.
應當在一個房子裡吃; 不可把一點肉從房子裡帶到外頭去. 羊羔的骨頭一根也不可折斷.

12:47 All of the community of Israel will prepare it.
以色列全會眾都要守這禮.

12:48 And when an alien dwells with you and he wants to prepare the Passover for Yahweh, every male belonging to him must be circumcised, and then he may come near to prepare it, and he will be as the native of the land, but any uncircumcised man may not eat it.
若有外人寄居在你們中間, 願向耶和華守逾越節, 他所有的男子務要受割禮, 然後才容他前來遵守, 他也就像本地人一樣; 但未受割禮的, 都不可吃這羊羔.

12:49 One law will be for the native and for the alien who is dwelling in your midst.”
本地人和寄居在你們中間的外人同歸一例. ”

12:50 And all the Israelites did as Yahweh had commanded Moses and Aaron; so they did.
耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西,亞倫, 以色列眾人就怎樣行了.

12:51 And it was on exactly this day Yahweh brought the Israelites out from the land of Egypt by their divisions.
正當那日, 耶和華將以色列人按著他們的軍隊, 從埃及地領出來.

Exodus - Chapter 13

13:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

13:2 “Consecrate to me every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the Israelites, among humans and among domestic animals; it belongs to me.”
“以色列中凡頭生的, 無論是人是牲畜, 都是我的, 要分別為聖歸我. ”

13:3 And Moses said to the people, “Remember this day when you went out from Egypt, from a house of slaves, because with strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from here, and food with yeast will not be eaten.
摩西對百姓說: “你們要記念從埃及為奴之家出來的這日, 因為耶和華用大能的手將你們從這地方領出來. 有酵的餅都不可吃.

13:4 Today you are going out in the month of Abib.
亞筆月間的這日是你們出來的日子.

13:5 And when Yahweh brings you to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Hivites and the Jebusites—which he swore to your ancestors to give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you will perform this service in this month.
將來耶和華領你進迦南人,赫人,亞摩利人,希未人,耶布斯人之地, 就是他向你的祖宗起誓應許給你那流奶與蜜之地, 那時你要在這月間守這禮.

13:6 Seven days you will eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day will be a feast for Yahweh.
你要吃無酵餅七日, 到第七日要向耶和華守節.

13:7 Unleavened bread will be eaten the seven days; food with yeast will not be seen for you; and yeast will not be seen for you in all your territory.
這七日之久, 要吃無酵餅; 在你四境之內不可見有酵的餅, 也不可見發酵的物.

13:8 And you shall tell your son on that day, saying, ‘This is because of what Yahweh did for me when I came out from Egypt.’
當那日, 你要告訴你的兒子說: ‘這是因耶和華在我出埃及的時候為我所行的事.

13:9 And it will be as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes so that the law of Yahweh will be in your mouth, that with a strong hand Yahweh brought you out from Egypt.
這要在你手上作記號, 在你額上作紀念, 使耶和華的律法常在你口中, 因為耶和華曾用大能的手將你從埃及領出來.

13:10 And you will keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year.
所以你每年要按著日期守這例. ’”

13:11 “And when Yahweh brings you to the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your ancestors, and he gives it to you,
“將來, 耶和華照他向你和你祖宗所起的誓將你領進迦南人之地, 把這地賜給你,

13:12 you will hand over every first offspring of a womb to Yahweh, and every first offspring dropped by a domestic animal that will belong to you, the males will be for Yahweh.
那時你要將一切頭生的, 並牲畜中頭生的, 歸給耶和華; 公的都要屬耶和華.

13:13 And every first offspring of a donkey you will redeem with small livestock, and if you will not redeem it, then you will break its neck, and every firstborn human among your sons you will redeem.
凡頭生的驢, 你要用羊羔代贖; 若不代贖, 就要打折牠的頸項. 凡你兒子中頭生的都要贖出來.

13:14 And when your son asks you in the future, saying, ‘What is this?’ you will say to him, ‘With strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt, from a house of slaves.
日後, 你的兒子問你說: ‘這是甚麼意思? ’你就說: ‘耶和華用大能的手將我們從埃及為奴之家領出來.

13:15 And when Pharaoh was stubborn to release us, Yahweh killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from firstborn human to firstborn domestic animal. Therefore I am sacrificing to Yahweh every first offspring of a womb, the males, and every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’
那時法老幾乎不容我們去, 耶和華就把埃及地所有頭生的, 無論是人是牲畜, 都殺了. 因此, 我把一切頭生的公牲畜獻給耶和華為祭, 但將頭生的兒子都贖出來.

13:16 And it will be as a sign on your hand and as symbolic ornaments between your eyes that with strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt.”
這要在你手上作記號, 在你額上作經文, 因為耶和華用大能的手將我們從埃及領出來. ’”

13:17 And when Pharaoh released the people, God did not lead them the way of the land of the Philistines, though it was nearer, because God said, “Lest the people change their mind when they see war and return to Egypt.”
法老容百姓去的時候, 非利士地的道路雖近, 神卻不領他們從那裡走; 因為神說: “恐怕百姓遇見打仗後悔, 就回埃及去. ”

13:18 So God led the people around by the way of the desert to the Red Sea, and the Israelites went up in battle array from the land of Egypt.
所以神領百姓繞道而行, 走紅海曠野的路. 以色列人出埃及地, 都帶著兵器上去.

13:19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the Israelites solemnly swear an oath, saying, “God will surely attend to you, and you will take up my bones from here with you.”
摩西把約瑟的骸骨一同帶去; 因為約瑟曾叫以色列人嚴嚴地起誓, 對他們說: “神必眷顧你們, 你們要把我的骸骨從這裡一同帶上去. ”

13:20 And they set out from Succoth, and they encamped at Etham on the edge of the desert.
他們從疏割起行, 在曠野邊的以倘安營.

13:21 And Yahweh was going before them by day in a column of cloud to lead them on the way and by night in a column of fire to give light to them to go by day and night.
日間, 耶和華在雲柱中領他們的路; 夜間, 在火柱中光照他們, 使他們日夜都可以行走.

13:22 The column of cloud by day and the column of fire by night did not depart from before the people.
日間雲柱, 夜間火柱, 總不離開百姓的面前.

Exodus - Chapter 14

14:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

14:2 “Speak to the Israelites so that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea; before Baal Zephon, which is opposite it, you will camp by the sea.
“你吩咐以色列人轉回, 安營在比‧哈希錄前, 密奪和海的中間, 對著巴力‧洗分, 靠近海邊安營.

14:3 And Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering around in the land. The desert has closed in on them.’
法老必說: ‘以色列人在地中繞迷了, 曠野把他們困住了. ’

14:4 And I will harden the heart of Pharaoh, and he will chase after them, and I will be glorified through Pharaoh and through all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh.” And they did so.
我要使法老的心剛硬, 他要追趕他們, 我便在法老和他全軍身上得榮耀; 埃及人就知道我是耶和華. ”於是以色列人這樣行了.

14:5 And it was told to the king of Egypt that the people fled, and the heart of Pharaoh was changed and that of his servants toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have released Israel from serving us!”
有人告訴埃及王說: “百姓逃跑. ”法老和他的臣僕就向百姓變心, 說: “我們容以色列人去, 不再服事我們, 這做的是甚麼事呢? ”

14:6 And he harnessed his chariot and took with him his people.
法老就預備他的車輛, 帶領軍兵同去,

14:7 And he took six hundred select chariots and all the chariots of Egypt and officers over all of them.
並帶著六百輛特選的車和埃及所有的車, 每輛都有車兵長.

14:8 And Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and he chased after the Israelites. (Now the Israelites were going out boldly.)
耶和華使埃及王法老的心剛硬, 他就追趕以色列人, 因為以色列人是昂然無懼地出埃及.

14:9 And the Egyptians chased after them, and they overtook them encamped at the sea—all the horses of the chariots of Pharaoh and his charioteers and his army—at Pi-hahiroth before Baal Zephon.
埃及人追趕他們, 法老一切的馬匹,車輛,馬兵, 與軍兵就在海邊上, 靠近比‧哈希錄, 對著巴力‧洗分, 在他們安營的地方追上了.

14:10 And Pharaoh approached, and the Israelites lifted their eyes, and there were the Egyptians traveling after them! And they were very afraid, and the Israelites cried out to Yahweh.
法老臨近的時候, 以色列人舉目看見埃及人趕來, 就甚懼怕, 向耶和華哀求.

14:11 And they said to Moses, “Because there are no graves in Egypt? Is that why you have taken us to die in the desert? What is this you have done to us by bringing us out from Egypt!
他們對摩西說: “難道在埃及沒有墳地, 你把我們帶來死在曠野嗎? 你為甚麼這樣待我們, 將我們從埃及領出來呢?

14:12 Isn’t this the word we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, ‘Leave us alone so that we can serve Egypt!’ because serving Egypt is better for us than our dying in the desert.”
我們在埃及豈沒有對你說過, 不要攪擾我們, 容我們服事埃及人嗎? 因為服事埃及人比死在曠野還好. ”

14:13 And Moses said to the people, “You must not be afraid. Stand still and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will accomplish for you today, because the Egyptians whom you see today you will see never again.
摩西對百姓說: “不要懼怕, 只管站住! 看耶和華今天向你們所要施行的救恩. 因為, 你們今天所看見的埃及人必永遠不再看見了.

14:14 Yahweh will fight for you, and you must be quiet.”
耶和華必為你們爭戰; 你們只管靜默, 不要作聲. ”

14:15 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Why do you cry out to me? Speak to the Israelites so that they set out.
耶和華對摩西說: “你為甚麼向我哀求呢? 你吩咐以色列人往前走.

14:16 And you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it so that the Israelites can go in the middle of the sea on the dry land.
你舉手向海伸杖, 把水分開. 以色列人要下海中走乾地.

14:17 And as for me, look, I am about to harden the heart of the Egyptians so that they come after them, and I will display my glory through Pharaoh and through all of his army, through his chariots and through his charioteers.
我要使埃及人的心剛硬, 他們就跟著下去. 我要在法老和他的全軍,車輛,馬兵上得榮耀.

14:18 And the Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh when I display my glory through Pharaoh, through his chariots, and through his charioteers.”
我在法老和他的車輛,馬兵上得榮耀的時候, 埃及人就知道我是耶和華了. ”

14:19 And the angel of God who was going before the camp of Israel set out and went behind them. And the column of cloud set out ahead of them, and it stood still behind them,
在以色列營前行走神的使者, 轉到他們後邊去; 雲柱也從他們前邊轉到他們後邊立住.

14:20 so that it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. And it was a dark cloud, but it gave light to the night, so that neither approached the other all night.
在埃及營和以色列營中間有雲柱, 一邊黑暗, 一邊發光, 終夜兩下不得相近.

14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Yahweh moved the sea with a strong east wind all night, and he made the sea become dry ground, and the waters were divided.
摩西向海伸杖, 耶和華便用大東風, 使海水一夜退去, 水便分開, 海就成了乾地.

14:22 And the Israelites entered the middle of the sea on the dry land. The waters were a wall for them on their right and on their left.
以色列人下海中走乾地, 水在他們的左右作了牆垣.

14:23 And the Egyptians gave chase and entered after them—all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his charioteers—into the middle of the sea.
埃及人追趕他們, 法老一切的馬匹,車輛, 和馬兵都跟著下到海中.

14:24 And during the morning watch, Yahweh looked down to the Egyptian camp from in the column of fire and cloud, and he threw the Egyptian camp into a panic.
到了晨更的時候, 耶和華從雲火柱中向埃及的軍兵觀看, 使埃及的軍兵混亂了;

14:25 And he removed the wheels of their chariots so that they drove them with difficulty, and the Egyptians said, “We must flee away from Israel because Yahweh is fighting for them against Egypt.”
又使他們的車輪脫落, 難以行走, 以致埃及人說: “我們從以色列人面前逃跑吧! 因耶和華為他們攻擊我們了. ”

14:26 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, and let the waters return over the Egyptians, over their chariots, and over their charioteers.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你向海伸杖, 叫水仍合在埃及人並他們的車輛,馬兵身上. ”

14:27 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned at daybreak to its normal level, and the Egyptians were fleeing because of it, and Yahweh swept the Egyptians into the middle of the sea.
摩西就向海伸杖, 到了天一亮, 海水仍舊復原. 埃及人避水逃跑的時候, 耶和華把他們推翻在海中,

14:28 And the waters returned and covered the chariots and the charioteers—all the army of Pharaoh coming after them into the sea. Not even one survived among them.
水就回流, 淹沒了車輛和馬兵. 那些跟著以色列人下海法老的全軍, 連一個也沒有剩下.

14:29 But the Israelites walked on the dry land in the middle of the sea. The waters were a wall for them on their right and on their left.
以色列人卻在海中走乾地; 水在他們的左右作了牆垣.

14:30 And Yahweh saved Israel on that day from the hand of Egypt, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the sea.
當日, 耶和華這樣拯救以色列人脫離埃及人的手, 以色列人看見埃及人的死屍都在海邊了.

14:31 And Israel saw the great hand that Yahweh displayed against Egypt, and the people feared Yahweh, and they believed in Yahweh and in Moses his servant.
以色列人看見耶和華向埃及人所行的大事, 就敬畏耶和華, 又信服他和他的僕人摩西.

Exodus - Chapter 15

15:1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to Yahweh, and they said, “Let me sing to Yahweh because he is highly exalted; the horse and its rider he hurled into the sea.
那時, 摩西和以色列人向耶和華唱歌說: 我要向耶和華歌唱, 因他大大戰勝, 將馬和騎馬的投在海中.

15:2 Yah is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him—the God of my father—and I will exalt him.
耶和華是我的力量, 我的詩歌, 也成了我的拯救. 這是我的神, 我要讚美他, 是我父親的神, 我要尊崇他.

15:3 Yahweh is a man of war; Yahweh is his name.
耶和華是戰士; 他的名是耶和華.

15:4 The chariots of Pharaoh and his army he cast into the sea, and his choice adjutants were sunk in the Red Sea.
法老的車輛,軍兵, 耶和華已拋在海中; 他特選的軍長都沉於紅海.

15:5 The deep waters covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone.
深水淹沒他們; 他們如同石頭墜到深處.

15:6 Yahweh, your right hand is glorious in power; Yahweh, your right hand destroyed the enemy.
耶和華啊, 你的右手施展能力, 顯出榮耀; 耶和華啊, 你的右手摔碎仇敵.

15:7 And in the greatness of your majesty you overthrew those standing up to you; you released your fierce anger, and it consumed them like stubble.
你大發威嚴, 推翻那些起來攻擊你的; 你發出烈怒如火, 燒滅他們像燒碎秸一樣.

15:8 And by the breath of your nostrils waters were piled up; waves stood like a heap; deep waters in the middle of the sea congealed.
你發鼻中的氣, 水便聚起成堆, 大水直立如壘, 海中的深水凝結.

15:9 The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide plunder, my desire will be full of them, I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
仇敵說: 我要追趕, 我要追上; 我要分擄物, 我要在他們身上稱我的心願. 我要拔出刀來, 親手殺滅他們.

15:10 You blew with your breath; the sea covered them; they dropped like lead in the mighty waters.
你叫風一吹, 海就把他們淹沒; 他們如鉛沉在大水之中.

15:11 Who is like you among the gods, Yahweh? Who is like you—glorious in holiness, awesome in praiseworthy actions, doing wonders?
耶和華啊, 眾神之中, 誰能像你? 誰能像你─至聖至榮, 可頌可畏, 施行奇事?

15:12 You stretched out your right hand; the earth swallowed them.
你伸出右手, 地便吞滅他們.

15:13 In your loyal love you led the people whom you redeemed; in your strength you guided them to the abode of your holiness.
你憑慈愛領了你所贖的百姓; 你憑能力引他們到了你的聖所.

15:14 Peoples heard; they trembled; anguish seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
外邦人聽見就發顫; 疼痛抓住非利士的居民.

15:15 Then the chiefs of Edom were horrified; great distress seized the leaders of Moab; all of the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.
那時, 以東的族長驚惶, 摩押的英雄被戰兢抓住, 迦南的居民心都消化了.

15:16 Terror and dread fell on them; at the greatness of your arm they became silent like the stone, until your people passed by, Yahweh, until the people whom you bought passed by.
驚駭恐懼臨到他們. 耶和華啊, 因你膀臂的大能, 他們如石頭寂然不動, 等候你的百姓過去, 等候你所贖的百姓過去.

15:17 You brought them and planted them on the mountain of your inheritance, a place you made for yourself to inhabit, Yahweh, a sanctuary, Lord, that your hands established.
你要將他們領進去, 栽於你產業的山上─耶和華啊, 就是你為自己所造的住處; 主啊, 就是你手所建立的聖所.

15:18 Yahweh will reign as king forever and ever.”
耶和華必作王, 直到永永遠遠!

15:19 When the horses of Pharaoh came into the sea with his chariots and with his charioteers, Yahweh brought back upon them the waters of the sea, and the Israelites traveled on dry ground through the middle of the sea.
法老的馬匹,車輛, 和馬兵下到海中, 耶和華使海水回流, 淹沒他們; 惟有以色列人在海中走乾地.

15:20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took her tambourine in her hand, and all of the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.
亞倫的姊姊, 女先知米利暗, 手裡拿著鼓; 眾婦女也跟她出去拿鼓跳舞.

15:21 And Miriam answered, “Sing to Yahweh because he is highly exalted; the horse and its rider he hurled into the sea.”
米利暗應聲說: 你們要歌頌耶和華, 因他大大戰勝, 將馬和騎馬的投在海中.

15:22 And Moses caused Israel to set out from the Red Sea, and they went out into the desert of Shur, and they traveled three days in the desert, and they did not find water.
摩西領以色列人從紅海往前行, 到了書珥的曠野, 在曠野走了三天, 找不著水.

15:23 And they came to Marah, and they were not able to drink water from Marah because it was bitter. Therefore it was named Marah.
到了瑪拉, 不能喝那裡的水; 因為水苦, 所以那地名叫瑪拉.

15:24 And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”
百姓就向摩西發怨言, 說: “我們喝甚麼呢? ”

15:25 And he cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh showed him a piece of wood, and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There he made a rule and regulation for them, and there he tested them.
摩西呼求耶和華, 耶和華指示他一棵樹. 他把樹丟在水裡, 水就變甜了. 耶和華在那裡為他們定了律例,典章, 在那裡試驗他們;

15:26 And he said, “If you carefully listen to the voice of Yahweh your God and you do what is right in his eyes and give heed to his commands and you keep all his rules, then I will not bring about on you any of the diseases that I brought about on Egypt, because I am Yahweh your healer.
又說: “你若留意聽耶和華─你神的話, 又行我眼中看為正的事, 留心聽我的誡命, 守我一切的律例, 我就不將所加與埃及人的疾病加在你身上, 因為我─耶和華是醫治你的. ”

15:27 And they came to Elim, and twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees were there, and they encamped there at the water.
他們到了以琳, 在那裡有十二股水泉, 七十棵棕樹; 他們就在那裡的水邊安營.

Exodus - Chapter 16

16:1 And they set out from Elim, and all the community of the Israelites came to the desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, in the fifteenth day of the second month of their going out from the land of Egypt.
以色列全會眾從以琳起行, 在出埃及後第二個月十五日到了以琳和西奈中間,汛的曠野.

16:2 And all the community of the Israelites grumbled against Moses and against Aaron in the desert.
以色列全會眾在曠野向摩西,亞倫發怨言,

16:3 And the Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread until we were full, because you have brought us out to this desert to kill all of this assembly with hunger.”
說: “巴不得我們早死在埃及地,耶和華的手下; 那時我們坐在肉鍋旁邊, 吃得飽足. 你們將我們領出來, 到這曠野, 是要叫這全會眾都餓死啊! ”

16:4 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, I am going to rain down for you bread from the heavens, and the people will go out and gather enough for the day on its day; in that way I will test them: Will they go according to my law or not?
耶和華對摩西說: “我要將糧食從天降給你們. 百姓可以出去, 每天收每天的分, 我好試驗他們遵不遵我的法度.

16:5 And then on the sixth day, they will prepare what they bring, and it will be twice over what they will gather every other day.”
到第六天, 他們要把所收進來的預備好了, 比每天所收的多一倍. ”

16:6 And Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening, you will know that Yahweh has brought you out from the land of Egypt,
摩西,亞倫對以色列眾人說: “到了晚上, 你們要知道是耶和華將你們從埃及地領出來的.

16:7 and in the morning, you will see the glory of Yahweh, for he hears your grumblings against Yahweh, and what are we that you grumble against us?”
早晨, 你們要看見耶和華的榮耀, 因為耶和華聽見你們向他所發的怨言了. 我們算甚麼, 你們竟向我們發怨言呢? ”

16:8 And Moses said, “When in the evening Yahweh gives you meat to eat and bread in the morning to fill up on, for he hears your grumblings that you grumble against him—and what are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against Yahweh.”
摩西又說: “耶和華晚上必給你們肉吃, 早晨必給你們食物得飽; 因為你們向耶和華發的怨言, 他都聽見了. 我們算甚麼, 你們的怨言不是向我們發的, 乃是向耶和華發的. ”

16:9 And Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the community of the Israelites, ‘Come near before Yahweh because he has heard your grumblings.’ ”
摩西對亞倫說: “你告訴以色列全會眾說: ‘你們就近耶和華面前, 因為他已經聽見你們的怨言了. ’”

16:10 And at the moment of Aaron’s speaking to all the community of the Israelites, they turned to the desert, and just then the glory of Yahweh appeared in the cloud.
亞倫正對以色列全會眾說話的時候, 他們向曠野觀看, 不料, 耶和華的榮光在雲中顯現.

16:11 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

16:12 “I have heard the grumblings of the Israelites. Speak to them, saying, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be full with bread, and you will know that I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
“我已經聽見以色列人的怨言. 你告訴他們說: ‘到黃昏的時候, 你們要吃肉, 早晨必有食物得飽, 你們就知道我是耶和華─你們的神. ’”

16:13 And so it was, in the evening, the quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning, a layer of dew was all around the camp.
到了晚上, 有鵪鶉飛來, 遮滿了營; 早晨在營四圍的地上有露水.

16:14 And the layer of dew came up, and there on the face of the desert was a fine granular substance, fine like frost on the ground.
露水上升之後, 不料, 野地面上有如白霜的小圓物.

16:15 And the Israelites saw, and they said to each other, “What is this?” because they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “That is the bread that Yahweh has given to you as food.
以色列人看見, 不知道是甚麼, 就彼此對問說: “這是甚麼呢? ”摩西對他們說: “這就是耶和華給你們吃的食物.

16:16 This is the word that Yahweh commanded, ‘Gather from it, each according to what he can eat, an omer per person according to the number of you. You each shall take enough for whoever is in his tent.’ ”
耶和華所吩咐的是這樣: 你們要按著各人的飯量, 為帳棚裡的人, 按著人數收起來, 各拿一俄梅珥. ”

16:17 And the Israelites did so, and they gathered, some more and some less.
以色列人就這樣行; 有多收的, 有少收的.

16:18 And when they measured with the omer, the one gathering more had no surplus, and the one gathering less had no lack; they gathered each according to what he could eat.
及至用俄梅珥量一量, 多收的也沒有餘, 少收的也沒有缺; 各人按著自己的飯量收取.

16:19 And Moses said to them, “Let no one leave any of it until morning.”
摩西對他們說: “所收的, 不許甚麼人留到早晨. ”

16:20 But they did not listen to Moses. Some people left some of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them.
然而他們不聽摩西的話, 內中有留到早晨的, 就生蟲變臭了; 摩西便向他們發怒.

16:21 And they gathered it morning by morning, each according to what he could eat, and it melted when the sun was hot.
他們每日早晨, 按著各人的飯量收取, 日頭一發熱, 就消化了.

16:22 And when it was the sixth day, they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one person, and all the leaders of the community came and told Moses.
到第六天, 他們收了雙倍的食物, 每人兩俄梅珥. 會眾的官長來告訴摩西;

16:23 And he said to them, “This is what Yahweh has said. Tomorrow is a rest period, a holy Sabbath for Yahweh. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Put aside all the surplus for yourselves for safekeeping until the morning.”
摩西對他們說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘明天是聖安息日, 是向耶和華守的聖安息日. 你們要烤的就烤了, 要煮的就煮了, 所剩下的都留到早晨. ’”

16:24 And they put it aside until the morning, as Moses had commanded, and it did not make a stench, and not a maggot was in it.
他們就照摩西的吩咐留到早晨, 也不臭, 裡頭也沒有蟲子.

16:25 And Moses said, “Eat it today, because today is a Sabbath for Yahweh. Today you will not find it in the field.
摩西說: “你們今天吃這個吧! 因為今天是向耶和華守的安息日; 你們在田野必找不著了.

16:26 Six days you will gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it will not be present on it.”
六天可以收取, 第七天乃是安息日, 那一天必沒有了. ”

16:27 And on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, and they did not find any.
第七天, 百姓中有人出去收, 甚麼也找不著.

16:28 And Yahweh said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commands and my laws?
耶和華對摩西說: “你們不肯守我的誡命和律法, 要到幾時呢?

16:29 See, because Yahweh has given to you the Sabbath, therefore he is giving to you on the sixth day bread for two days. Stay, each in his location; let no one go from his place on the seventh day.”
你們看! 耶和華既將安息日賜給你們, 所以第六天他賜給你們兩天的食物, 第七天各人要住在自己的地方, 不許甚麼人出去. ”

16:30 And the people rested on the seventh day.
於是百姓第七天安息了.

16:31 And the house of Israel called its name “manna.” And it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like a wafer with honey.
這食物, 以色列家叫嗎哪; 樣子像芫荽子, 顏色是白的, 滋味如同攙蜜的薄餅.

16:32 And Moses said, “This is the word that Yahweh has commanded. ‘A full omer of it is for safekeeping for your generations so that they will see the bread that I fed you in the desert when I brought you from the land of Egypt.’ ”
摩西說: “耶和華所吩咐的是這樣: ‘要將一滿俄梅珥嗎哪留到世世代代, 使後人可以看見我當日將你們領出埃及地, 在曠野所給你們吃的食物. ’”

16:33 And Moses said to Aaron, “Take one jar and put there a full omer of manna. Leave it before Yahweh for safekeeping for your generations.”
摩西對亞倫說: “你拿一個罐子, 盛一滿俄梅珥嗎哪, 存在耶和華面前, 要留到世世代代. ”

16:34 As Yahweh had commanded Moses, so Aaron left it before the testimony for safekeeping.
耶和華怎麼吩咐摩西, 亞倫就怎麼行, 把嗎哪放在法櫃前存留.

16:35 And the Israelites ate the manna forty years, until their coming to an inhabited land; they ate the manna until their coming to the border of the land of Canaan.
以色列人吃嗎哪共四十年, 直到進了有人居住之地, 就是迦南的境界.

16:36 (And an omer is a tenth of an ephah.)
(俄梅珥就是伊法十分之一. )

Exodus - Chapter 17

17:1 And all the community of the Israelites set out from the desert of Sin for their journeys according to the command of Yahweh, and they camped in Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink.
以色列全會眾都遵耶和華的吩咐, 按著站口從汛的曠野往前行, 在利非訂安營. 百姓沒有水喝,

17:2 And the people quarreled with Moses, and they said, “Give us water so that we can drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?”
所以與摩西爭鬧, 說: “給我們水喝吧! ”摩西對他們說: “你們為甚麼與我爭鬧? 為甚麼試探耶和華呢? ”

17:3 And the people thirsted for water, and the people grumbled against Moses and said, “Why ever did you bring us up from Egypt to kill me and my sons and my cattle with thirst?”
百姓在那裡甚渴, 要喝水, 就向摩西發怨言, 說: “你為甚麼將我們從埃及領出來, 使我們和我們的兒女並牲畜都渴死呢? ”

17:4 And Moses cried out to Yahweh, saying, “What will I do with this people? A little longer and they will stone me.”
摩西就呼求耶和華說: “我向這百姓怎樣行呢? 他們幾乎要拿石頭打死我. ”

17:5 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go on before the people and take with you some from the elders of Israel, and the staff with which you struck the Nile take in your hand, and go.
耶和華對摩西說: “你手裡拿著你先前擊打河水的杖, 帶領以色列的幾個長老, 從百姓面前走過去.

17:6 Look, I will be standing before you there on the rock in Horeb, and you will strike the rock, and water will come out from it, and the people will drink.” And Moses did so before the eyes of the elders of Israel.
我必在何烈的磐石那裡, 站在你面前. 你要擊打磐石, 從磐石裡必有水流出來, 使百姓可以喝. ”摩西就在以色列的長老眼前這樣行了.

17:7 And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the Israelites and because of their testing Yahweh by saying, “Is Yahweh in our midst or not?”
他給那地方起名叫瑪撒(就是試探的意思), 又叫米利巴(就是爭鬧的意思); 因以色列人爭鬧, 又因他們試探耶和華, 說: “耶和華是在我們中間不是? ”

17:8 And Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.
那時, 亞瑪力人來在利非訂, 和以色列人爭戰.

17:9 And Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us, and go out, fight against Amalek tomorrow. I will be standing on the top of the hill, and the staff of God will be in my hand.”
摩西對約書亞說: “你為我們選出人來, 出去和亞瑪力人爭戰. 明天我手裡要拿著神的杖, 站在山頂上. ”

17:10 And Joshua did as Moses had said to him to fight with Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
於是約書亞照著摩西對他所說的話行, 和亞瑪力人爭戰. 摩西,亞倫, 與戶珥都上了山頂.

17:11 And when Moses raised his hand, Israel would prevail, but when he rested his hand, Amalek would prevail.
摩西何時舉手, 以色列人就得勝, 何時垂手, 亞瑪力人就得勝.

17:12 But the hands of Moses were heavy, and they took a stone and placed it under him, and he sat on it; Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on each side, and his hands were steady until sundown.
但摩西的手發沉, 他們就搬石頭來, 放在他以下, 他就坐在上面. 亞倫與戶珥扶著他的手, 一個在這邊, 一個在那邊, 他的手就穩住, 直到日落的時候.

17:13 And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
約書亞用刀殺了亞瑪力王和他的百姓.

17:14 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in the scroll and recite it in the hearing of Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.”
耶和華對摩西說: “我要將亞瑪力的名號從天下全然塗抹了; 你要將這話寫在書上作紀念, 又念給約書亞聽. ”

17:15 And Moses built an altar, and he called its name Yahweh Is My Banner.
摩西築了一座壇, 起名叫“耶和華尼西”(就是耶和華是我旌旗的意思),

17:16 And he said, “Because a hand was against the throne of Yah, a war will be for Yahweh with Amalek from generation to generation.”
又說: “耶和華已經起了誓, 必世世代代和亞瑪力人爭戰. ”

Exodus - Chapter 18

18:1 And Jethro, the priest of Midian, the father-in-law of Moses, heard all that God had done for Moses and for Israel, his people, that Yahweh had brought Israel out from Egypt.
摩西的岳父, 米甸祭司葉忒羅, 聽見神為摩西和神的百姓以色列所行的一切事, 就是耶和華將以色列從埃及領出來的事,

18:2 And Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, took Zipporah the wife of Moses after her sending away,
便帶著摩西的妻子西坡拉, 就是摩西從前打發回去的,

18:3 and her two sons—the one whose name was Gershom, for he had said, “I have been an alien in a foreign land,”
又帶著西坡拉的兩個兒子, 一個名叫革舜, 因為摩西說: “我在外邦作了寄居的”;

18:4 and the one whose name was Eliezer, for “the God of my father was my help, and he delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
一個名叫以利以謝, 因為他說: “我父親的神幫助了我, 救我脫離法老的刀. ”

18:5 And Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, came and his sons and his wife to Moses, to the desert where he was camping there at the mountain of God.
摩西的岳父葉忒羅帶著摩西的妻子和兩個兒子來到神的山, 就是摩西在曠野安營的地方.

18:6 And he said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you and your wife and her two sons with her.”
他對摩西說: “我是你岳父葉忒羅, 帶著你的妻子和兩個兒子來到你這裡. ”

18:7 And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and he bowed, and he kissed him, and they each asked about the other’s welfare, and they came into the tent.
摩西迎接他的岳父, 向他下拜, 與他親嘴, 彼此問安, 都進了帳棚.

18:8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that Yahweh had done to Pharaoh and to Egypt on account of Israel, all the hardship that had found them on the way, and how Yahweh delivered them.
摩西將耶和華為以色列的緣故向法老和埃及人所行的一切事, 以及路上所遭遇的一切艱難, 並耶和華怎樣搭救他們, 都述說與他岳父聽.

18:9 And Jethro rejoiced over all the good that Yahweh had done for Israel when he delivered them from the hand of Egypt.
葉忒羅因耶和華待以色列的一切好處, 就是拯救他們脫離埃及人的手, 便甚歡喜.

18:10 And Jethro said, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has delivered you from the hand of Egypt and from the hand of Pharaoh—who has delivered the people from under the hand of Egypt.
葉忒羅說: “耶和華是應當稱頌的; 他救了你們脫離埃及人和法老的手, 將這百姓從埃及人的手下救出來.

18:11 Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all the gods, even in the matter where they the Egyptians dealt arrogantly against the Israelites.”
我現今在埃及人向這百姓發狂傲的事上得知, 耶和華比萬神都大. ”

18:12 And Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, and Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses before God.
摩西的岳父葉忒羅把燔祭和平安祭獻給神. 亞倫和以色列的眾長老都來了, 與摩西的岳父在神面前吃飯.

18:13 And the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood before Moses from the morning until the evening.
第二天, 摩西坐著審判百姓, 百姓從早到晚都站在摩西的左右.

18:14 And the father-in-law of Moses saw all that he was doing for the people, and he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why are you sitting alone and all the people are standing by you from morning until evening?”
摩西的岳父看見他向百姓所做的一切事, 就說: “你向百姓做的是甚麼事呢? 你為甚麼獨自坐著, 眾百姓從早到晚都站在你的左右呢? ”

18:15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek God.
摩西對岳父說: “這是因百姓到我這裡來求問神.

18:16 When they have an issue, it comes to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make known God’s rule and his instructions.”
他們有事的時候就到我這裡來, 我便在兩造之間施行審判; 我又叫他們知道神的律例和法度. ”

18:17 And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, “The thing that you are doing is not good.
摩西的岳父說: “你這做的不好.

18:18 Surely you will wear out, both you and this people who are with you, because the thing is too difficult for you. You are not able to do it alone.
你和這些百姓必都疲憊; 因為這事太重, 你獨自一人辦理不了.

18:19 Now listen to my voice; I will advise you, and may God be with you. You be for the people before God, and you bring the issues to God.
現在你要聽我的話. 我為你出個主意, 願神與你同在. 你要替百姓到神面前, 將案件奏告神;

18:20 And you warn them of the rules and the instructions, and you make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work that they must do.
又要將律例和法度教訓他們, 指示他們當行的道, 當做的事;

18:21 And you will select from all the people men of ability, fearers of God, trustworthy men, haters of dishonest gain, and you will appoint such men over them as commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens.
並要從百姓中揀選有才能的人, 就是敬畏神,誠實無妄,恨不義之財的人, 派他們作千夫長,百夫長,五十夫長,十夫長, 管理百姓,

18:22 And let them judge the people all the time, and every major issue they will bring to you, and every minor issue they will judge themselves. And so lighten it for yourself, and they will bear it with you.
叫他們隨時審判百姓, 大事都要呈到你這裡, 小事他們自己可以審判. 這樣, 你就輕省些, 他們也可以同當此任.

18:23 If you will do this thing and God will command you, then you will be able to endure, and also each of the people will go to his home in peace.”
你若這樣行, 神也這樣吩咐你, 你就能受得住, 這百姓也都平平安安歸回他們的住處. ”

18:24 And Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and he did all that he had said.
於是, 摩西聽從他岳父的話, 按著他所說的去行.

18:25 And Moses chose men of ability from all Israel, and he appointed them as heads over the people, as commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens.
摩西從以色列人中揀選了有才能的人, 立他們為百姓的首領, 作千夫長,百夫長,五十夫長,十夫長.

18:26 And they judged the people all the time; the difficult issues they would bring to Moses, and every minor issue they would judge themselves.
他們隨時審判百姓, 有難斷的案件就呈到摩西那裡, 但各樣小事他們自己審判.

18:27 And Moses let his father-in-law go, and he went to his land.
此後, 摩西讓他的岳父去, 他就往本地去了.

Exodus - Chapter 19

19:1 In the third month after the Israelites went out from the land of Egypt, on this day they came to the Sinai desert.
以色列人出埃及地以後, 滿了三個月的那一天, 就來到西奈的曠野.

19:2 They set out from Rephidim, and they came to the desert of Sinai, and they camped in the desert, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain.
他們離了利非訂, 來到西奈的曠野, 就在那裡的山下安營.

19:3 And Moses went up to God, and Yahweh called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you will say to the house of Jacob and you will tell the Israelites,
摩西到神那裡, 耶和華從山上呼喚他說: “你要這樣告訴雅各家, 曉諭以色列人說:

19:4 ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and I brought you to me.
‘我向埃及人所行的事, 你們都看見了, 且看見我如鷹將你們背在翅膀上, 帶來歸我.

19:5 And now if you will carefully listen to my voice and keep my covenant, you will be a treasured possession for me out of all the peoples, for all the earth is mine,
如今你們若實在聽從我的話, 遵守我的約, 就要在萬民中作屬我的子民, 因為全地都是我的.

19:6 but you, you will belong to me as a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you will speak to the Israelites.”
你們要歸我作祭司的國度, 為聖潔的國民. ’這些話你要告訴以色列人. ”

19:7 And Moses came and called the elders of the people, and he placed before them all these words that Yahweh had commanded him.
摩西去召了民間的長老來, 將耶和華所吩咐他的話都在他們面前陳明.

19:8 And all the people together answered and said, “All that Yahweh has spoken we will do.” And Moses brought back the words of the people to Yahweh.
百姓都同聲回答說: “凡耶和華所說的, 我們都要遵行. ”摩西就將百姓的話回覆耶和華.

19:9 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, I am going to come to you in a thick cloud in order that the people will hear when I speak with you and will also trust in you forever.” And Moses told the words of the people to Yahweh.
耶和華對摩西說: “我要在密雲中臨到你那裡, 叫百姓在我與你說話的時候可以聽見, 也可以永遠信你了. ”於是, 摩西將百姓的話奏告耶和華.

19:10 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes,
耶和華又對摩西說: “你往百姓那裡去, 叫他們今天明天自潔, 又叫他們洗衣服.

19:11 and they must be prepared for the third day, because on the third day, Yahweh will go down on Mount Sinai before the eyes of all the people.
到第三天要預備好了, 因為第三天耶和華要在眾百姓眼前降臨在西奈山上.

19:12 And you must set limits for the people all around, saying, ‘Guard yourselves against going up to the mountain and touching its edge. Anyone touching the mountain will certainly be put to death.
你要在山的四圍給百姓定界限, 說: ‘你們當謹慎, 不可上山去, 也不可摸山的邊界; 凡摸這山的, 必要治死他.

19:13 Not a hand will touch it, because he will certainly be stoned or certainly be shot; whether an animal or a man, he will not live.’ At the blowing of the ram’s horn they may go up to the mountain.”
不可用手摸他, 必用石頭打死, 或用箭射透; 無論是人是牲畜, 都不得活. 到角聲拖長的時候, 他們才可到山根來. ’”

19:14 And Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and he consecrated the people, and they washed their clothes.
摩西下山往百姓那裡去, 叫他們自潔, 他們就洗衣服.

19:15 And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day. Do not go near to a woman.”
他對百姓說: “到第三天要預備好了. 不可親近女人. ”

19:16 And on the third day, when it was morning, there was thunder and lightning, and a heavy cloud over the mountain and a very loud ram’s horn sound, and all the people who were in the camp trembled.
到了第三天早晨, 在山上有雷轟,閃電, 和密雲, 並且角聲甚大, 營中的百姓盡都發顫.

19:17 And Moses brought the people out from the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain.
摩西率領百姓出營迎接神, 都站在山下.

19:18 And Mount Sinai was all wrapped in smoke because Yahweh went down on it in the fire, and its smoke went up like the smoke of a smelting furnace, and the whole mountain trembled greatly.
西奈全山冒煙, 因為耶和華在火中降於山上. 山的煙氣上騰, 如燒窯一般, 遍山大大地震動.

19:19 And the sound of the ram’s horn became louder and louder, and Moses would speak, and God would answer him with a voice.
角聲漸漸地高而又高, 摩西就說話, 神有聲音答應他.

19:20 And Yahweh went down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, and Yahweh called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
耶和華降臨在西奈山頂上, 耶和華召摩西上山頂, 摩西就上去.

19:21 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to see and many from them fall.
耶和華對摩西說: “你下去囑咐百姓, 不可闖過來到我面前觀看, 恐怕他們有多人死亡;

19:22 And even the priests who come near Yahweh must consecrate themselves, lest Yahweh break out against them.”
又叫親近我的祭司自潔, 恐怕我忽然出來擊殺他們. ”

19:23 And Moses said to Yahweh, “The people are not able to go up to Mount Sinai, because you yourself warned us, saying, ‘Set limits around the mountain and consecrate it.’ ”
摩西對耶和華說: “百姓不能上西奈山, 因為你已經囑咐我們說: ‘要在山的四圍定界限, 叫山成聖. ’”

19:24 And Yahweh said to him, “Go, go down, and come up, you and Aaron with you and the priests, but the people must not break through to go up to Yahweh, lest he break out against them.”
耶和華對他說: “下去吧, 你要和亞倫一同上來; 只是祭司和百姓不可闖過來上到我面前, 恐怕我忽然出來擊殺他們. ”

19:25 And Moses went down to the people, and he told them.
於是摩西下到百姓那裡告訴他們.

Exodus - Chapter 20

20:1 And God spoke all these words, saying,
神吩咐這一切的話說:

20:2 “I am Yahweh, your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slaves.
“我是耶和華─你的神, 曾將你從埃及地為奴之家領出來.

20:3 “There shall be for you no other gods before me.
“除了我以外, 你不可有別的神.

20:4 “You shall not make for yourself a divine image with any form that is in the heavens above or that is in the earth below or that is in the water below the earth.
“不可為自己雕刻偶像, 也不可做甚麼形像彷彿上天,下地, 和地底下,水中的百物.

20:5 You will not bow down to them, and you will not serve them, because I am Yahweh your God, a jealous God, punishing the guilt of the parents on the children on the third and on the fourth generations of those hating me,
不可跪拜那些像, 也不可事奉它, 因為我耶和華─你的神是忌邪的神. 恨我的, 我必追討他的罪, 自父及子, 直到三四代;

20:6 and showing loyal love to thousands of generations of those loving me and of those keeping my commandments.
愛我,守我誡命的, 我必向他們發慈愛, 直到千代.

20:7 “You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God, because Yahweh will not leave unpunished anyone who misuses his name.
“不可妄稱耶和華─你神的名; 因為妄稱耶和華名的, 耶和華必不以他為無罪.

20:8 “Remember the day of the Sabbath, to consecrate it.
“當記念安息日, 守為聖日.

20:9 Six days you will work, and you will do all your work.
六日要勞碌做你一切的工,

20:10 But the seventh day is a Sabbath for Yahweh your God; you will not do any work—you or your son or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your animal, or your alien who is in your gates—
但第七日是向耶和華─你神當守的安息日. 這一日你和你的兒女,僕婢,牲畜, 並你城裡寄居的客旅, 無論何工都不可做;

20:11 because in six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and on the seventh day he rested. Therefore Yahweh blessed the seventh day and consecrated it.
因為六日之內, 耶和華造天,地,海, 和其中的萬物, 第七日便安息, 所以耶和華賜福與安息日, 定為聖日.

20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that your days can be long on the land that Yahweh your God is giving you.
“當孝敬父母, 使你的日子在耶和華─你神所賜你的地上得以長久.

20:13 “You shall not murder.
“不可殺人.

20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.
“不可姦淫.

20:15 “You shall not steal.
“不可偷盜.

20:16 “You shall not testify against your neighbor with a false witness.
“不可作假見證陷害人.

20:17 “You shall not covet the house of your neighbor; you will not covet the wife of your neighbor or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that is your neighbor’s.”
“不可貪戀人的房屋; 也不可貪戀人的妻子,僕婢,牛驢, 並他一切所有的. ”

20:18 And all the people were seeing the thunder and the lightning and the sound of the ram’s horn and the mountain smoking, and the people saw, and they trembled, and they stood at a distance.
眾百姓見雷轟,閃電,角聲,山上冒煙, 就都發顫, 遠遠地站立,

20:19 And they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will listen, but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
對摩西說: “求你和我們說話, 我們必聽; 不要神和我們說話, 恐怕我們死亡. ”

20:20 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you so that his fear will be before you so that you do not sin.”
摩西對百姓說: “不要懼怕; 因為神降臨是要試驗你們, 叫你們時常敬畏他, 不致犯罪. ”

20:21 And the people stood at a distance, and Moses approached the very thick cloud where God was.
於是百姓遠遠地站立; 摩西就挨近神所在的幽暗之中.

20:22 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Thus you will say to the Israelites, ‘You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from the heavens.
耶和華對摩西說: “你要向以色列人這樣說: ‘你們自己看見我從天上和你們說話了.

20:23 You will not make alongside me gods of silver, and gods of gold you will not make for yourselves.
你們不可做甚麼神像與我相配, 不可為自己做金銀的神像.

20:24 An altar of earth you will make for me, and you will sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your fellowship offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered, I will come to you, and I will bless you.
你要為我築土壇, 在上面以牛羊獻為燔祭和平安祭. 凡記下我名的地方, 我必到那裡賜福給你.

20:25 And if you make an altar of stones for me, you will not build them as hewn stone, because if you use your chisel on it, you have defiled it.
你若為我築一座石壇, 不可用鑿成的石頭, 因你在上頭一動家具, 就把壇污穢了.

20:26 You will not go up with steps onto my altar, that your nakedness not be exposed on it.’
你上我的壇, 不可用臺階, 免得露出你的下體來. ’”

Exodus - Chapter 21

21:1 “And these are the regulations that you will set before them.
“你在百姓面前所要立的典章是這樣:

21:2 ‘If you buy a Hebrew slave, he will serve six years, and in the seventh he will go out as free for nothing.
你若買希伯來人作奴僕, 他必服事你六年; 第七年他可以自由, 白白地出去.

21:3 If he comes in single, he will go out single. If he is the husband of a wife, his wife will go out with him.
他若孤身來就可以孤身去; 他若有妻, 他的妻就可以同他出去.

21:4 If his master gives him a wife and she bears for him sons or daughters, the wife and her children will belong to her master, and the slave will go out single.
他主人若給他妻子, 妻子給他生了兒子或女兒, 妻子和兒女要歸主人, 他要獨自出去.

21:5 But if the slave explicitly says, “I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,”
倘或奴僕明說: ‘我愛我的主人和我的妻子兒女, 不願意自由出去. ’

21:6 his master will present him to God and bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master will pierce his ear with an awl, and he will serve him forever.
他的主人就要帶他到審判官(或譯: 神; 下同)那裡, 又要帶他到門前, 靠近門框, 用錐子穿他的耳朵, 他就永遠服事主人.

21:7 “ ‘And if a man sells his daughter as a slave woman, she will not go out as male slaves go out.
“人若賣女兒作婢女, 婢女不可像男僕那樣出去.

21:8 If she does not please her master who selected her, he will allow her to be redeemed; he has no authority to sell her to foreign people, since he has dealt treacherously with her.
主人選定她歸自己, 若不喜歡她, 就要許她贖身; 主人既然用詭詐待她, 就沒有權柄賣給外邦人.

21:9 And if he selects her for his son, he shall do for her according to the regulations for daughters.
主人若選定她給自己的兒子, 就當待她如同女兒.

21:10 If he takes for himself another, he will not reduce her food, her clothing, or her right of cohabitation.
若另娶一個, 那女子的吃食,衣服, 並好合的事, 仍不可減少.

21:11 And if he does not do for her these three, she shall go out for nothing; there will not be silver paid for her.
若不向她行這三樣, 她就可以不用錢贖, 白白地出去. ”

21:12 “ ‘Whoever strikes someone and he dies will surely be put to death.
“打人以致打死的, 必要把他治死.

21:13 But if he did not lie in wait and it was an accident, I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee.
人若不是埋伏著殺人, 乃是神交在他手中, 我就設下一個地方, 他可以往那裡逃跑.

21:14 But if a man schemes against his neighbor to kill him by treachery, you will take him from my altar to die.
人若任意用詭計殺了他的鄰舍, 就是逃到我的壇那裡, 也當捉去把他治死.

21:15 And whoever strikes his father or his mother will surely be put to death.
“打父母的, 必要把他治死.

21:16 “ ‘And whoever kidnaps someone and sells him, or he is found in his possession, he will surely be put to death.
“拐帶人口, 或是把人賣了, 或是留在他手下, 必要把他治死.

21:17 “ ‘And one who curses his father or his mother will surely be put to death.
“咒罵父母的, 必要把他治死.

21:18 “ ‘And if men quarrel and a man strikes his neighbor with a stone or with a fist and he does not die, but he is confined to bed,
“人若彼此相爭, 這個用石頭或是拳頭打那個, 尚且不至於死, 不過躺臥在床,

21:19 if he stands and walks about in the outside on his staff, the striker will be unpunished; he will only pay for his inactivity toward his full recovery.”
若再能起來扶杖而出, 那打他的可算無罪; 但要將他耽誤的工夫用錢賠補, 並要將他全然醫好.

21:20 And if a man strikes his male slave or his female slave with the rod and he dies under his hand, he will surely be avenged.
“人若用棍子打奴僕或婢女, 立時死在他的手下, 他必要受刑.

21:21 Yet if he survives a day or two days, he will not be avenged, because he is his money.
若過一兩天才死, 就可以不受刑, 因為是用錢買的.

21:22 “ ‘And if men fight and they injure a pregnant woman, and her children go out and there is not serious injury, he will surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands concerning him and as the judges determine.
“人若彼此爭鬥, 傷害有孕的婦人, 甚至墜胎, 隨後卻無別害, 那傷害她的, 總要按婦人的丈夫所要的, 照審判官所斷的, 受罰.

21:23 And if there is serious injury, you will give life in place of life,
若有別害, 就要以命償命,

21:24 eye in place of eye, tooth in place of tooth, hand in place of hand, foot in place of foot,
以眼還眼, 以牙還牙, 以手還手, 以腳還腳,

21:25 burn in place of burn, wound in place of wound, bruise in place of bruise.
以烙還烙, 以傷還傷, 以打還打.

21:26 “ ‘And if a man strikes the eye of his male slave or the eye of his female slave and destroys it, he shall release him as free in place of his eye.
“人若打壞了他奴僕或是婢女的一隻眼, 就要因他的眼放他去得以自由.

21:27 And if he causes the tooth of his male slave or the tooth of his female slave to fall out, he will release him as free in place of his tooth.
若打掉了他奴僕或是婢女的一個牙, 就要因他的牙放他去得以自由. ”

21:28 “ ‘And if an ox gores a man or a woman and he dies, the ox will surely be stoned, and its meat will not be eaten, and the owner of the ox is innocent.
“牛若觸死男人或是女人, 總要用石頭打死那牛, 卻不可吃牠的肉; 牛的主人可算無罪.

21:29 But if it was a goring ox before and its owner was warned and did not restrain it and it kills a man or a woman, the ox will be stoned, and the owner also will be put to death.
倘若那牛素來是觸人的, 有人報告了牛主, 他竟不把牛拴著, 以致把男人或是女人觸死, 就要用石頭打死那牛, 牛主也必治死.

21:30 If a ransom is set on him, he will pay the redemption money for his life according to all that is set on him.
若罰他贖命的價銀, 他必照所罰的贖他的命.

21:31 If it gores a son or it gores a daughter, according to this regulation it shall be done to him.
牛無論觸了人的兒子或是女兒, 必照這例辦理.

21:32 If the ox gores a male slave or a female slave, he will give thirty shekels of silver to his master, and the ox will be stoned.
牛若觸了奴僕或是婢女, 必將銀子三十舍客勒給他們的主人, 也要用石頭把牛打死.

21:33 “ ‘If a man opens a pit or if a man digs a pit and he does not cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
“人若敞著井口, 或挖井不遮蓋, 有牛或驢掉在裡頭,

21:34 the owner of the pit will pay restitution; he will pay silver to its owner, but the dead animal will be for him.
井主要拿錢賠還本主人, 死牲畜要歸自己.

21:35 And if a man’s ox injures the ox of his neighbor and it dies, they will sell the living ox and divide the money, and they will also divide the dead one.
“這人的牛若傷了那人的牛, 以至於死, 他們要賣了活牛, 平分價值, 也要平分死牛.

21:36 Or if it was known that it was a goring ox before and its owner did not restrain it, he will surely make restitution, an ox in place of the ox, and the dead one will be for him.
人若知道這牛素來是觸人的, 主人竟不把牛拴著, 他必要以牛還牛, 死牛要歸自己. ”

Exodus - Chapter 22

22:1 “ ‘If a man steals an ox or small livestock and slaughters it or sells it, he will make restitution with five cattle in place of the ox and with four sheep or goats in place of the small livestock.
“人若偷牛或羊, 無論是宰了, 是賣了, 他就要以五牛賠一牛, 四羊賠一羊.

22:2 “ ‘If a thief is found in the act of breaking in and he is struck and he dies, there is not bloodguilt for him.
人若遇見賊挖窟窿, 把賊打了, 以至於死, 就不能為他有流血的罪.

22:3 (If the sun has risen over him, there is bloodguilt for him. He will make full restitution. If he does not have enough, he will be sold for his theft.
若太陽已經出來, 就為他有流血的罪. 賊若被拿, 總要賠還. 若他一無所有, 就要被賣, 頂他所偷的物.

22:4 If indeed the stolen item is found in his possession alive, from ox to donkey to small livestock, he will make double restitution.
若他所偷的, 或牛, 或驢, 或羊, 仍在他手下存活, 他就要加倍賠還.

22:5 “ ‘If a man grazes his livestock in a field or a vineyard and he releases his livestock and it grazes in the field of another, he will make restitution from the best of his field and the best of his vineyard.
“人若在田間或在葡萄園裡放牲畜, 任憑牲畜上別人的田裡去吃, 就必拿自己田間上好的和葡萄園上好的賠還.

22:6 “ ‘If a fire is started and finds thorn bushes and a stack of sheaves or the standing grain or the field is consumed, the one who started the fire will surely make restitution.
“若點火焚燒荊棘, 以致將別人堆積的禾捆, 站著的禾稼, 或是田園, 都燒盡了, 那點火的必要賠還.

22:7 “ ‘If a man gives to his neighbor money or objects to watch over and it is stolen from the house of the man, if the thief is found, he will make double restitution.
“人若將銀錢或家具交付鄰舍看守, 這物從那人的家被偷去, 若把賊找到了, 賊要加倍賠還;

22:8 If the thief is not found, the owner of the house will be brought to the sanctuary to learn whether or not he reached out his hand to his neighbor’s possession.
若找不到賊, 那家主必就近審判官, 要看看他拿了原主的物件沒有.

22:9 Concerning every account of transgression—concerning an ox, concerning a donkey, concerning small livestock, concerning clothing, concerning all lost property—where someone says, “This belongs to me,” the matter of the two of them will come to God; whomever God declares guilty will make double restitution to his neighbor.
“兩個人的案件, 無論是為甚麼過犯, 或是為牛, 為驢, 為羊, 為衣裳, 或是為甚麼失掉之物, 有一人說: ‘這是我的’, 兩造就要將案件稟告審判官, 審判官定誰有罪, 誰就要加倍賠還.

22:10 “ ‘If a man gives to his neighbor a donkey or an ox or small livestock or any beast to watch over and it dies or is injured or is captured when there is no one who sees,
“人若將驢, 或牛, 或羊, 或別的牲畜, 交付鄰舍看守, 牲畜或死, 或受傷, 或被趕去, 無人看見,

22:11 the oath of Yahweh will be between the two of them concerning whether or not he has reached out his hand to his neighbor’s possession, and its owner will accept this, and he will not make restitution.
那看守的人要憑著耶和華起誓, 手裡未曾拿鄰舍的物, 本主就要罷休, 看守的人不必賠還.

22:12 But if indeed it was stolen from him, he will make restitution to its owner.
牲畜若從看守的那裡被偷去, 他就要賠還本主;

22:13 If indeed it was torn to pieces, he will bring it as evidence—the mangled carcass; he will not make restitution.
若被野獸撕碎, 看守的要帶來當作證據, 所撕的不必賠還.

22:14 “ ‘If a man borrows from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not with it, he will make restitution.
“人若向鄰舍借甚麼, 所借的或受傷, 或死, 本主沒有同在一處, 借的人總要賠還;

22:15 If its owner was with it, he will not make restitution; if it was hired, it came with its hiring fee.
若本主同在一處, 他就不必賠還; 若是雇的, 也不必賠還, 本是為雇價來的. ”

22:16 “ ‘If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged and he lies with her, he surely will give her bride price to have her as his wife.
“人若引誘沒有受聘的處女, 與她行淫, 他總要交出聘禮, 娶她為妻.

22:17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he will weigh out money according to the bride price for the virgin.
若女子的父親決不肯將女子給他, 他就要按處女的聘禮, 交出錢來.

22:18 “ ‘You will not let a witch live.
“行邪術的女人, 不可容她存活.

22:19 “ ‘Anyone lying with an animal will surely be put to death.
“凡與獸淫合的, 總要把他治死.

22:20 “ ‘Whoever sacrifices to the gods—not to Yahweh, to him alone—will be destroyed.
“祭祀別神, 不單單祭祀耶和華的, 那人必要滅絕.

22:21 “ ‘You will not mistreat an alien, and you will not oppress him, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
“不可虧負寄居的, 也不可欺壓他, 因為你們在埃及地也作過寄居的.

22:22 “ ‘You will not afflict any widow or orphan.
不可苦待寡婦和孤兒;

22:23 If you indeed afflict him, yes, if he cries out at all to me, I will certainly hear his cry of distress.
若是苦待他們一點, 他們向我一哀求, 我總要聽他們的哀聲,

22:24 And I will become angry, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children orphans.
並要發烈怒, 用刀殺你們, 使你們的妻子為寡婦, 兒女為孤兒.

22:25 “ ‘If you lend money to my people, to the needy with you, you will not be to him as a creditor; you will not charge him interest.
“我民中有貧窮人與你同住, 你若借錢給他, 不可如放債的向他取利.

22:26 If indeed you require the cloak of your neighbor as a pledge, you will return it to him at sundown,
你即或拿鄰舍的衣服作當頭, 必在日落以先歸還他;

22:27 because it is his only garment; it is his cloak for his skin. In what will he sleep? And when he cries out to me, I will hear, because I am gracious.
因他只有這一件當蓋頭, 是他蓋身的衣服, 若是沒有, 他拿甚麼睡覺呢? 他哀求我, 我就應允, 因為我是有恩惠的.

22:28 “ ‘You will not curse God, and you will not curse a leader among your people.
“不可毀謗神; 也不可毀謗你百姓的官長.

22:29 “ ‘You will not delay the fullness of your harvest and the juice from your press; you will give me the firstborn of your sons.
“你要從你莊稼中的穀和酒醡中滴出來的酒拿來獻上, 不可遲延. “你要將頭生的兒子歸給我.

22:30 You will do likewise for your ox and for your sheep and goats; seven days it will be with its mother; on the eighth, you will give it to me.
你牛羊頭生的, 也要這樣; 七天當跟著母, 第八天要歸給我.

22:31 And you will be men of holiness for me; and you will not eat meat from a carcass mangled in the field; you will throw it to the dog.
“你們要在我面前為聖潔的人. 因此, 田間被野獸撕裂牲畜的肉, 你們不可吃, 要丟給狗吃. ”

Exodus - Chapter 23

23:1 “ ‘You will not spread a false report. Do not lift your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
“不可隨夥佈散謠言; 不可與惡人連手妄作見證.

23:2 You will not follow a majority for evil, and you will not testify concerning a legal dispute to turn aside after a majority to pervert justice.
不可隨眾行惡; 不可在爭訟的事上隨眾偏行, 作見證屈枉正直;

23:3 You will not be partial to a powerless person in his legal dispute.
也不可在爭訟的事上偏護窮人.

23:4 “ ‘If you come upon the ox of your enemy or his donkey going astray, you will certainly bring it back to him.
“若遇見你仇敵的牛或驢失迷了路, 總要牽回來交給他.

23:5 If you see the donkey of your enemy lying down under its burden, you will refrain from abandoning him. You will surely arrange it with him.
若看見恨你人的驢壓臥在重馱之下, 不可走開, 務要和驢主一同抬開重馱.

23:6 “ ‘You will not pervert the justice of your poor in his legal dispute.
“不可在窮人爭訟的事上屈枉正直.

23:7 You will stay far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and the righteous, because I will not declare the wicked righteous.
當遠離虛假的事. 不可殺無辜和有義的人, 因我必不以惡人為義.

23:8 And you will not take a bribe, because the bribe makes the sighted blind and ruins the words of the righteous.
不可受賄賂; 因為賄賂能叫明眼人變瞎了, 又能顛倒義人的話.

23:9 And you will not oppress an alien; you yourselves know the feelings of the alien, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
“不可欺壓寄居的; 因為你們在埃及地作過寄居的, 知道寄居的心. ”

23:10 “ ‘And six years you will sow your land and gather its yield.
“六年你要耕種田地, 收藏土產,

23:11 But the seventh you will let it rest and leave it fallow, and the poor of your people will eat, and their remainder the animals of the field will eat. You will do likewise for your vineyard and for your olive trees.
只是第七年要叫地歇息, 不耕不種, 使你民中的窮人有吃的; 他們所剩下的, 野獸可以吃. 你的葡萄園和橄欖園也要照樣辦理.

23:12 “ ‘Six days you will do your work, but on the seventh day you will stop so that your ox and your donkey will rest and the son of your slave woman and the alien will be refreshed.
“六日你要做工, 第七日要安息, 使牛,驢可以歇息, 並使你婢女的兒子和寄居的都可以舒暢.

23:13 “ ‘And you will be attentive to all that I have said to you, and you will not profess the name of other gods; it will not be heard in your mouth.
“凡我對你們說的話, 你們要謹守. 別神的名, 你不可提, 也不可從你口中傳說. ”

23:14 “ ‘Three times in the year you will hold a festival for me.
“一年三次, 你要向我守節.

23:15 You will keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you will eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you at the appointed time, the month of Abib, because in it you came out from Egypt, and no one will appear before me empty-handed.
你要守除酵節, 照我所吩咐你的, 在亞筆月內所定的日期, 吃無酵餅七天. 誰也不可空手朝見我, 因為你是這月出了埃及.

23:16 And you will keep the Feast of Harvest, with the firstfruits of your work, what you sow in the field. And you will keep the Feast of Harvest Gathering when the year goes out, when you gather your work from the field.
又要守收割節, 所收的是你田間所種,勞碌得來初熟之物. 並在年底收藏, 要守收藏節.

23:17 Three times in the year all your men will appear before the Lord Yahweh.
一切的男丁要一年三次朝見主耶和華.

23:18 “ ‘You will not sacrifice the blood of my sacrifice together with food with yeast, and you will not leave the fat of my feast overnight until morning.
“不可將我祭牲的血和有酵的餅一同獻上; 也不可將我節上祭牲的脂油留到早晨.

23:19 “ ‘The best of the firstfruits of your land you will bring to the house of Yahweh your God. “ ‘You will not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
“地裡首先初熟之物要送到耶和華─你神的殿. “不可用山羊羔母的奶煮山羊羔. ”

23:20 “ ‘Look, I am about to send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared.
“看哪, 我差遣使者在你前面, 在路上保護你, 領你到我所預備的地方去.

23:21 Be attentive to him and listen to his voice; do not rebel against him, because he will not forgive your transgression, for my name is in him.
他是奉我名來的; 你們要在他面前謹慎, 聽從他的話, 不可惹(或譯: 違背)他, 因為他必不赦免你們的過犯.

23:22 But if you listen attentively to his voice and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
“你若實在聽從他的話, 照著我一切所說的去行, 我就向你的仇敵作仇敵, 向你的敵人作敵人.

23:23 When my angel goes before you and brings you to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, I will wipe them out.
“我的使者要在你前面行, 領你到亞摩利人,赫人,比利洗人,迦南人,希未人,耶布斯人那裡去, 我必將他們剪除.

23:24 “ ‘You will not bow to their gods, and you will not serve them, and you will not act according to their actions, because you will utterly demolish them, and you will utterly break their stone pillars.
你不可跪拜他們的神, 不可事奉他, 也不可效法他們的行為, 卻要把神像盡行拆毀, 打碎他們的柱像.

23:25 And you will serve Yahweh your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will remove sickness from among you.
你們要事奉耶和華─你們的神, 他必賜福與你的糧與你的水, 也必從你們中間除去疾病.

23:26 There will be no one suffering miscarriage or infertile in your land. I will make full the number of your days.
你境內必沒有墜胎的, 不生產的. 我要使你滿了你年日的數目.

23:27 “ ‘I will release my terror before you, and I will throw into confusion all the people against whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their back to you.
凡你所到的地方, 我要使那裡的眾民在你面前驚駭, 擾亂, 又要使你一切仇敵轉背逃跑.

23:28 And I will send the hornet before you, and it will drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from before you.
我要打發黃蜂飛在你前面, 把希未人,迦南人,赫人攆出去.

23:29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become a desolation and the wild animals multiply against you.
我不在一年之內將他們從你面前攆出去, 恐怕地成為荒涼, 野地的獸多起來害你.

23:30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you until you are fruitful and take possession of the land.
我要漸漸地將他們從你面前攆出去, 等到你的人數加多, 承受那地為業.

23:31 “ ‘And I will set your boundary from the Red Sea and up to the sea of the Philistines and from the desert up to the river, because I will give the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out from before you.
我要定你的境界, 從紅海直到非利士海, 又從曠野直到大河. 我要將那地的居民交在你手中, 你要將他們從你面前攆出去.

23:32 You will not make a covenant with them and with their gods.
不可和他們並他們的神立約.

23:33 They will not live in your land, lest they cause you to sin against me when you serve their gods, for it will be a snare to you.’ ”
他們不可住在你的地上, 恐怕他們使你得罪我. 你若事奉他們的神, 這必成為你的網羅. ”

Exodus - Chapter 24

24:1 And to Moses he said, “Go up to Yahweh—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy from the elders of Israel—and you will worship at a distance.
耶和華對摩西說: “你和亞倫,拿答,亞比戶, 並以色列長老中的七十人, 都要上到我這裡來, 遠遠地下拜.

24:2 And Moses alone will come near to Yahweh, and they will not come near, and the people will not go up with him.”
惟獨你可以親近耶和華; 他們卻不可親近; 百姓也不可和你一同上來. ”

24:3 And Moses came, and he told the people all the words of Yahweh and all the regulations. And all the people answered with one voice, and they said, “All the words that Yahweh has spoken we will do.”
摩西下山, 將耶和華的命令典章都述說與百姓聽. 眾百姓齊聲說: “耶和華所吩咐的, 我們都必遵行. ”

24:4 And Moses wrote all the words of Yahweh, and he rose early in the morning, and he built an altar at the base of the mountain and set up twelve memorial stones for the twelve tribes of Israel.
摩西將耶和華的命令都寫上. 清早起來, 在山下築一座壇, 按以色列十二支派立十二根柱子,

24:5 And he sent young men from the Israelites, and they offered burnt offerings, and they sacrificed sacrifices as fellowship offerings to Yahweh using bulls.
又打發以色列人中的少年人去獻燔祭, 又向耶和華獻牛為平安祭.

24:6 And Moses took half of the blood, and he put it in bowls, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
摩西將血一半盛在盆中, 一半灑在壇上;

24:7 And he took the scroll of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, “All that Yahweh has spoken we will do, and we will listen.”
又將約書念給百姓聽. 他們說: “耶和華所吩咐的, 我們都必遵行. ”

24:8 And Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, and he said, “Look, the blood of the covenant that Yahweh has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
摩西將血灑在百姓身上, 說: “你看! 這是立約的血, 是耶和華按這一切話與你們立約的憑據. ”

24:9 And Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy from the elders of Israel went up.
摩西,亞倫,拿答,亞比戶, 並以色列長老中的七十人, 都上了山.

24:10 And they saw the God of Israel, and what was under his feet was like sapphire tile work and like the very heavens for clearness.
他們看見以色列的神, 他腳下彷彿有平鋪的藍寶石, 如同天色明淨.

24:11 And toward the leaders of the Israelites he did not stretch out his hand, and they beheld God, and they ate, and they drank.
他的手不加害在以色列的尊者身上. 他們觀看神; 他們又吃又喝.

24:12 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and be there, and I will give you the tablets of stone and the law and the commandments that I have written to instruct them.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你上山到我這裡來, 住在這裡, 我要將石版並我所寫的律法和誡命賜給你, 使你可以教訓百姓. ”

24:13 And Moses got up, and Joshua, his assistant, and Moses went up to the mountain of God.
摩西和他的幫手約書亞起來, 上了神的山.

24:14 And to the elders he said, “Wait for us here until we return to you. And look, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute will bring it to you.”
摩西對長老說: “你們在這裡等著, 等到我們再回來, 有亞倫,戶珥與你們同在. 凡有爭訟的, 都可以就近他們去. ”

24:15 And Moses went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
摩西上山, 有雲彩把山遮蓋.

24:16 And the glory of Yahweh settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days, and he called to Moses on the seventh day from the midst of the cloud.
耶和華的榮耀停於西奈山; 雲彩遮蓋山六天, 第七天他從雲中召摩西.

24:17 And the appearance of the glory of Yahweh was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain to the eyes of the Israelites.
耶和華的榮耀在山頂上, 在以色列人眼前, 形狀如烈火.

24:18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and he went up the mountain, and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
摩西進入雲中上山, 在山上四十晝夜.

Exodus - Chapter 25

25:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

25:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and let them bring to me a contribution. You will receive my contribution from every man whose heart prompts him.
“你告訴以色列人當為我送禮物來; 凡甘心樂意的, 你們就可以收下歸我.

25:3 And this is the contribution that you will receive from them—gold and silver and bronze,
所要收的禮物: 就是金,銀,銅,

25:4 blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and fine linen and goat hair,
藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 細麻, 山羊毛,

25:5 and red-dyed ram skins, and fine leather, and acacia wood,
染紅的公羊皮, 海狗皮, 皂莢木,

25:6 oil for the lamp, balsam oils for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
點燈的油並做膏油和香的香料,

25:7 onyx stones and stones for mountings on the ephod and the breast piece.
紅瑪瑙與別樣的寶石, 可以鑲嵌在以弗得和胸牌上.

25:8 And make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell in the midst of them,
又當為我造聖所, 使我可以住在他們中間.

25:9 according to all that I show you—the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its equipment—and so you will do.
製造帳幕和其中的一切器具都要照我所指示你的樣式. ”

25:10 “And they will make an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits its length and a cubit and a half its width and a cubit and a half its height.
“要用皂莢木做一櫃, 長二肘半, 寬一肘半, 高一肘半.

25:11 And you will overlay it with pure gold, inside and outside you will overlay it, and you will make on it a gold molding all around.
要裡外包上精金, 四圍鑲上金牙邊.

25:12 And you will cast for it four gold rings, and you will put them on its four feet, with two rings on its one side and two rings on its second side.
也要鑄四個金環, 安在櫃的四腳上; 這邊兩環, 那邊兩環.

25:13 And you will make poles of acacia wood, and you will overlay them with gold.
要用皂莢木做兩根槓, 用金包裹.

25:14 And you will put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark with them.
要把槓穿在櫃旁的環內, 以便抬櫃.

25:15 In the rings of the ark will be the poles; they will not be removed from it.
這槓要常在櫃的環內, 不可抽出來.

25:16 And you will put into the ark the testimony that I will give to you.
必將我所要賜給你的法版放在櫃裡.

25:17 “And you will make an atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits its length and a cubit and a half its width.
要用精金做施恩座(施恩: 或譯蔽罪; 下同), 長二肘半, 寬一肘半.

25:18 And you will make two cherubim of gold; you will make them of hammered work at the two ends of the atonement cover.
要用金子錘出兩個基路伯來, 安在施恩座的兩頭.

25:19 And make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end of the atonement cover; you will make the cherubim on its two ends.
這頭做一個基路伯, 那頭做一個基路伯, 二基路伯要接連一塊, 在施恩座的兩頭.

25:20 And the cherubim will be with outspread wings above, covering with their wings over the atonement cover and facing each other; the faces of the cherubim will be toward the atonement cover.
二基路伯要高張翅膀, 遮掩施恩座. 基路伯要臉對臉, 朝著施恩座.

25:21 And you will put the atonement cover above onto the ark, and into the ark you will put the testimony that I will give you.
要將施恩座安在櫃的上邊, 又將我所要賜給你的法版放在櫃裡.

25:22 And I will meet you there, and I will speak with you from over the atonement cover, from between the two cherubim that are to be on the ark of the testimony—all that I will command you to the Israelites.
我要在那裡與你相會, 又要從法櫃施恩座上二基路伯中間, 和你說我所要吩咐你傳給以色列人的一切事. ”

25:23 “And you will make a table of acacia wood, two cubits its length and a cubit its width and a cubit and a half its height.
“要用皂莢木做一張桌子, 長二肘, 寬一肘, 高一肘半.

25:24 And you will overlay it with pure gold, and you will make for it a gold molding all around.
要包上精金, 四圍鑲上金牙邊.

25:25 And you will make for it a handbreadth rim all around, and you will make a gold molding for its rim all around.
桌子的四圍各做一掌寬的橫樑, 橫樑上鑲著金牙邊.

25:26 And you will make four gold rings for it, and you will put the rings on the four corners where its four legs are.
要做四個金環, 安在桌子的四角上, 就是桌子四腳上的四角.

25:27 The rings will be near the rim as holders for poles to carry the table.
安環子的地方要挨近橫樑, 可以穿槓抬桌子.

25:28 And you will make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, and the table will be carried with them.
要用皂莢木做兩根槓, 用金包裹, 以便抬桌子.

25:29 And you will make its plates and its ladles and its pitchers and its bowls with which libations will be poured; of pure gold you will make them.
要做桌子上的盤子,調羹, 並奠酒的爵和瓶; 這都要用精金製作.

25:30 And you will put on the table the bread of presence to be before me continually.
又要在桌子上, 在我面前, 常擺陳設餅. ”

25:31 “And you will make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand will be made of hammered work—its base and its branch, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms will be from it.
“要用精金做一個燈臺. 燈臺的座和幹與杯,球,花, 都要接連一塊錘出來.

25:32 And six branches will be going out from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its second side.
燈臺兩旁要杈出六個枝子: 這旁三個, 那旁三個.

25:33 Three almond-flower cups will be on the one branch with a bud and a blossom, and three almond-flower cups will be on the one branch with a bud and a blossom—likewise for the six branches going out from the lampstand.
這旁每枝上有三個杯, 形狀像杏花, 有球, 有花; 那旁每枝上也有三個杯, 形狀像杏花, 有球, 有花. 從燈臺杈出來的六個枝子都是如此.

25:34 And on the lampstand will be four almond-flower cups, with its buds and its blossoms.
燈臺上有四個杯, 形狀像杏花, 有球, 有花.

25:35 And a bud will be under the two branches that come from it, and a bud under the two branches from it, and a bud under the two branches from it, likewise for the six branches coming out from the lampstand.
燈臺每兩個枝子以下有球與枝子接連一塊. 燈臺出的六個枝子都是如此.

25:36 Their buds and their branches will be from it, all of it one piece of pure gold hammered work.
球和枝子要接連一塊, 都是一塊精金錘出來的.

25:37 And you will make its seven lamps, and its lamps will be set up, and it will give light in the space in front of it.
要做燈臺的七個燈盞. 祭司要點這燈, 使燈光對照.

25:38 And its snuffers and its fire pans will be pure gold.
燈臺的蠟剪和蠟花盤也是要精金的.

25:39 It will be made from a talent of pure gold, with all these pieces of equipment.
做燈臺和這一切的器具要用精金一他連得.

25:40 And see and make all according to their pattern, which you were shown in the mountain.
要謹慎做這些物件, 都要照著在山上指示你的樣式. ”

Exodus - Chapter 26

26:1 “And the tabernacle you will make with ten curtains; you will make them of finely twisted linen and blue and purple and crimson yarns, with cherubim, the work of a skilled craftsman.
“你要用十幅幔子做帳幕. 這些幔子要用撚的細麻和藍色,紫色,朱紅色線製造, 並用巧匠的手工繡上基路伯.

26:2 The length of the one curtain will be twenty-eight cubits, and the width will be four cubits for the one curtain; one measure will be for all the curtains.
每幅幔子要長二十八肘, 寬四肘, 幔子都要一樣的尺寸.

26:3 Five curtains will be joined to one another, and five curtains joined to one another.
這五幅幔子要幅幅相連; 那五幅幔子也要幅幅相連.

26:4 And you will make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain, at the end in the set; and you will do so on the edge of the end curtain in the second set.
在這相連的幔子末幅邊上要做藍色的鈕扣; 在那相連的幔子末幅邊上也要照樣做.

26:5 You will make fifty loops on the one curtain, and you will make fifty loops on the end of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops are to be opposite to one another.
要在這相連的幔子上做五十個鈕扣; 在那相連的幔子上也做五十個鈕扣, 都要兩兩相對.

26:6 And you will make fifty gold clasps and join the curtains to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be one.
又要做五十個金鉤, 用鉤使幔子相連, 這才成了一個帳幕.

26:7 “And you will make curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you will make them eleven curtains.
“你要用山羊毛織十一幅幔子, 作為帳幕以上的罩棚.

26:8 The length of the one curtain will be thirty cubits, and the width will be four cubits for the one curtain; one measure will be for the eleven curtains.
每幅幔子要長三十肘, 寬四肘; 十一幅幔子都要一樣的尺寸.

26:9 And you will join five curtains together and six curtains together, and you will fold double the sixth curtain at the front of the tent.
要把五幅幔子連成一幅, 又把六幅幔子連成一幅, 這第六幅幔子要在罩棚的前面摺上去.

26:10 And you will make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain at the end of the first set and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set.
在這相連的幔子末幅邊上要做五十個鈕扣; 在那相連的幔子末幅邊上也做五十個鈕扣.

26:11 And you will make fifty bronze clasps, and you will put the clasps in the loops and join the tent, so that it will be one.
又要做五十個銅鉤, 鉤在鈕扣中, 使罩棚連成一個.

26:12 “And the surplus in the curtains of the tent will be an overhang; the surplus half curtain will hang over the back of the tabernacle.
罩棚的幔子所餘那垂下來的半幅幔子, 要垂在帳幕的後頭.

26:13 And a cubit from one side and a cubit from the other side in the surplus in the length of the curtains of the tent will be hung over the sides of the tabernacle equally to cover it.
罩棚的幔子所餘長的, 這邊一肘, 那邊一肘, 要垂在帳幕的兩旁, 遮蓋帳幕.

26:14 “And you will make a covering for the tent of red-dyed ram skins and a covering of fine leather to go above.
又要用染紅的公羊皮做罩棚的蓋; 再用海狗皮做一層罩棚上的頂蓋.

26:15 “And you will make the frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood as uprights.
“你要用皂莢木做帳幕的豎板.

26:16 The length of the frame will be ten cubits, and the width of the one frame will be one and a half cubits.
每塊要長十肘, 寬一肘半;

26:17 You will make two pegs for the one frame for joining each to another and likewise for all the frames of the tabernacle.
每塊必有兩榫相對. 帳幕一切的板都要這樣做.

26:18 And you will make the frames for the tabernacle with twenty frames for the south side.
帳幕的南面要做板二十塊.

26:19 And you will make forty silver bases under the twenty frames, with two bases under the one frame for its two pegs and two bases under the next frame for its two pegs.
在這二十塊板底下要做四十個帶卯的銀座, 兩卯接這塊板上的兩榫, 兩卯接那塊板上的兩榫.

26:20 And for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, there will be twenty frames
帳幕第二面, 就是北面, 也要做板二十塊

26:21 and their forty silver bases, with two bases under the one frame and two bases under the next frame.
和帶卯的銀座四十個; 這板底下有兩卯, 那板底下也有兩卯.

26:22 “And for the rear of the tabernacle on the west you will make six frames.
帳幕的後面, 就是西面, 要做板六塊.

26:23 And you will make two frames for the tabernacle corners at the rear.
帳幕後面的拐角要做板兩塊.

26:24 They will be double at the bottom, and they will be completely together on its top to the one ring; it will be likewise for the two of them; they will be for the two corners.
板的下半截要雙的, 上半截要整的, 直頂到第一個環子; 兩塊都要這樣做兩個拐角.

26:25 And there will be eight frames and their silver bases, sixteen bases, with two bases under the one frame and two bases under the next frame.
必有八塊板和十六個帶卯的銀座; 這板底下有兩卯, 那板底下也有兩卯.

26:26 “You will make five bars of acacia wood for the frames on the one side of the tabernacle,
“你要用皂莢木做閂: 為帳幕這面的板做五閂,

26:27 and five bars for the frames on the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames on the side of the tabernacle at the rear on the west.
為帳幕那面的板做五閂, 又為帳幕後面的板做五閂.

26:28 And the bar in the middle, in the midst of the frames will run from end to end.
板腰間的中閂要從這一頭通到那一頭.

26:29 And you will overlay the frames with gold, and you will make their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and you will overlay the bars with gold.
板要用金子包裹, 又要做板上的金環套閂; 閂也要用金子包裹.

26:30 And you will erect the tabernacle according to its plan, which you have been shown on the mountain.
要照著在山上指示你的樣式立起帳幕.

26:31 “And you will make a curtain of blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen, the work of a skilled craftsman; he will make it with cherubim.
“你要用藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 和撚的細麻織幔子, 以巧匠的手工繡上基路伯.

26:32 And you will put it on four acacia pillars overlaid with gold with their gold hooks on four silver bases.
要把幔子掛在四根包金的皂莢木柱子上, 柱子上當有金鉤, 柱子安在四個帶卯的銀座上.

26:33 And you will put the curtain under the clasps, and you will bring the ark of the testimony there inside the curtain, and the curtain will separate for you between the holy and the most holy place.
要使幔子垂在鉤子下, 把法櫃抬進幔子內; 這幔子要將聖所和至聖所隔開.

26:34 And you will put the atonement cover on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
又要把施恩座安在至聖所內的法櫃上,

26:35 And you will place the table outside the curtain and the lampstand opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle, and you will put the table on the north side.
把桌子安在幔子外帳幕的北面; 把燈臺安在帳幕的南面, 彼此相對.

26:36 “And you will make for the entrance of the tent a screen of blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer.
“你要拿藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 和撚的細麻, 用繡花的手工織帳幕的門簾.

26:37 And you will make for the screen five acacia pillars, and you will overlay them with gold with their gold hooks, and you will cast for them five bronze bases.
要用皂莢木為簾子做五根柱子, 用金子包裹. 柱子上當有金鉤; 又要為柱子用銅鑄造五個帶卯的座. ”

Exodus - Chapter 27

27:1 “And you will make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide; the altar will be square, and its height will be three cubits.
“你要用皂莢木做壇. 這壇要四方的, 長五肘, 寬五肘, 高三肘.

27:2 And you will make its horns on its four corners; its horns will be of one piece with it, and you will overlay it with bronze.
要在壇的四拐角上做四個角, 與壇接連一塊, 用銅把壇包裹.

27:3 And you will make its pots for removing its fat-soaked ashes and its shovels and its sprinkling bowls and its forks and its fire pans; you will make all its equipment with bronze.
要做盆, 收去壇上的灰, 又做鏟子,盤子,肉鍤子,火鼎; 壇上一切的器具都用銅做.

27:4 And you will make for it a grating, a work of bronze network, and you will make on the network four bronze rings on its four ends.
要為壇做一個銅網, 在網的四角上做四個銅環,

27:5 And you will put it under the ledge of the altar, below, and the network will be up to the middle of the altar.
把網安在壇四面的圍腰板以下, 使網從下達到壇的半腰.

27:6 And you will make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and you will overlay them with bronze.
又要用皂莢木為壇做槓, 用銅包裹.

27:7 And the poles will be put into the rings, and the poles will be on the two sides of the altar when carrying it.
這槓要穿在壇兩旁的環子內, 用以抬壇.

27:8 You will make it hollow with boards. As it was shown you on the mountain, so they will do.
要用板做壇, 壇是空的, 都照著在山上指示你的樣式做. ”

27:9 “You will make the courtyard of the tabernacle; for the south side will be hangings for the courtyard of finely twisted linen, one hundred cubits long for the one side.
“你要做帳幕的院子. 院子的南面要用撚的細麻做帷子, 長一百肘.

27:10 And its twenty pillars and their twenty bases will be bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands will be silver.
帷子的柱子要二十根, 帶卯的銅座二十個. 柱子上的鉤子和杆子都要用銀子做.

27:11 And likewise for the north side along the length will be hangings one hundred cubits long; and its twenty pillars and their bases will be bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands will be silver.
北面也當有帷子, 長一百肘, 帷子的柱子二十根, 帶卯的銅座二十個. 柱子上的鉤子和杆子都要用銀子做.

27:12 And the width of the courtyard for the west side will be hangings of fifty cubits, their ten pillars and their ten bases.
院子的西面當有帷子, 寬五十肘, 帷子的柱子十根, 帶卯的座十個.

27:13 And the width of the courtyard for the east side, toward sunrise, will be fifty cubits.
院子的東面要寬五十肘.

27:14 And hangings for the shoulder will be fifteen cubits with their three pillars and their three bases.
門這邊的帷子要十五肘, 帷子的柱子三根, 帶卯的座三個.

27:15 And fifteen cubits of hangings will be for the second shoulder with their three pillars and their three bases.
門那邊的帷子也要十五肘, 帷子的柱子三根, 帶卯的座三個.

27:16 And for the gate of the courtyard there will be a screen of twenty cubits of blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer; with their four pillars and their four bases.
院子的門當有簾子, 長二十肘, 要拿藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 和撚的細麻, 用繡花的手工織成, 柱子四根, 帶卯的座四個.

27:17 “All the pillars of the courtyard all around will be banded with silver, and their hooks will be silver, and their bases will be bronze.
院子四圍一切的柱子都要用銀杆連絡, 柱子上的鉤子要用銀做, 帶卯的座要用銅做.

27:18 The length of the courtyard will be one hundred cubits and the width fifty cubits and the height five cubits, of finely twisted linen, with their bronze bases.
院子要長一百肘, 寬五十肘, 高五肘, 帷子要用撚的細麻做, 帶卯的座要用銅做.

27:19 Bronze will be for all the equipment of the tabernacle in all its service and all its pegs and all the pegs of the courtyard.
帳幕各樣用處的器具, 並帳幕一切的橛子, 和院子裡一切的橛子, 都要用銅做. ”

27:20 “And you will command the Israelites, and they will bring to you pure, beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
“你要吩咐以色列人, 把那為點燈搗成的清橄欖油拿來給你, 使燈常常點著.

27:21 In the tent of assembly outside the curtain that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons will arrange it, from evening until morning, before Yahweh as a lasting statute throughout their generations from the Israelites.
在會幕中法櫃前的幔外, 亞倫和他的兒子, 從晚上到早晨, 要在耶和華面前經理這燈. 這要作以色列人世世代代永遠的定例. ”

Exodus - Chapter 28

28:1 “And bring near to you Aaron, your brother, and his sons with him from the midst of the Israelites to serve as priests for me—Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron.
“你要從以色列人中, 使你的哥哥亞倫和他的兒子拿答,亞比戶,以利亞撒,以他瑪一同就近你, 給我供祭司的職分.

28:2 And you will make holy garments for Aaron, your brother, for glory and for splendor.
你要給你哥哥亞倫做聖衣為榮耀, 為華美.

28:3 And you will speak to all the skilled of heart, whom I have given a gift of skill, and they will make the garments of Aaron to consecrate him for his serving as my priest.
又要吩咐一切心中有智慧的, 就是我用智慧的靈所充滿的, 給亞倫做衣服, 使他分別為聖, 可以給我供祭司的職分.

28:4 And these are the garments that they will make: A breast piece and an ephod and a robe and a tunic of specially woven fabric, a turban and a sash. And they will make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and for his sons to serve as priests for me.
所要做的就是胸牌,以弗得,外袍,雜色的內袍,冠冕,腰帶, 使你哥哥亞倫和他兒子穿這聖服, 可以給我供祭司的職分.

28:5 “And they will take the gold and the blue and the purple and the crimson yarns and the fine linen,
要用金線和藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 並細麻去做.

28:6 and they will make the ephod of gold, blue and purple, and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen, the work of a skilled craftsman.
“他們要拿金線和藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 並撚的細麻, 用巧匠的手工做以弗得.

28:7 It will have two joining shoulder pieces at its two edges, so that it can be fastened.
以弗得當有兩條肩帶, 接上兩頭, 使它相連.

28:8 And the waistband of his ephod, which is on it, will be of like work to it—gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen.
其上巧工織的帶子, 要和以弗得一樣的做法, 用以束上, 與以弗得接連一塊, 要用金線和藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 並撚的細麻做成.

28:9 “And you will take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the Israelites,
要取兩塊紅瑪瑙, 在上面刻以色列兒子的名字:

28:10 with six of their names on the one stone and the remaining six on the second, according to their genealogies.
六個名字在這塊寶石上, 六個名字在那塊寶石上, 都照他們生來的次序.

28:11 As the work of a skilled stone craftsman, with seal engravings you will engrave on the two stones the names of the Israelites; you will make them mounted in gold filigree settings.
要用刻寶石的手工, 彷彿刻圖書, 按著以色列兒子的名字, 刻這兩塊寶石, 要鑲在金槽上.

28:12 And you will set the two stones on the ephod’s shoulder pieces as stones of remembrance for the Israelites, and Aaron will bear their names before Yahweh on his two shoulder pieces for remembrance.
要將這兩塊寶石安在以弗得的兩條肩帶上, 為以色列人做紀念石. 亞倫要在兩肩上擔他們的名字, 在耶和華面前作為紀念.

28:13 “And you will make gold filigree settings.
要用金子做二槽,

28:14 And you will make two braided chains of pure gold ornamental cord work, and you will put the chains of the ornamental cords on the filigree settings.
又拿精金, 用擰工彷彿擰繩子, 做兩條鍊子, 把這擰成的鍊子搭在二槽上. ”

28:15 And you will make a breast piece of judgment, a work of a skilled craftsman; you will make it like the work of the ephod; you will make it of gold, blue and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen.
“你要用巧匠的手工做一個決斷的胸牌. 要和以弗得一樣的做法: 用金線和藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 並撚的細麻做成.

28:16 It will be squared, doubled, a span its length and a span its width.
這胸牌要四方的, 疊為兩層, 長一虎口, 寬一虎口.

28:17 And you will fill it with stone mounting, four rows of stone, a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald is the first row;
要在上面鑲寶石四行: 第一行是紅寶石,紅璧璽,紅玉;

28:18 and the second row is a malachite, a sapphire, and a moonstone;
第二行是綠寶石,藍寶石,金鋼石;

28:19 and the third row is a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
第三行是紫瑪瑙,白瑪瑙,紫晶;

28:20 and the fourth row is a turquoise and an onyx and a jasper. Their settings will be woven with gold.
第四行是水蒼玉,紅瑪瑙,碧玉. 這都要鑲在金槽中.

28:21 The stones will be according to the names of the Israelites, twelve according to their names, with seal engravings, each according to its name they will be for the twelve tribes.
這些寶石都要按著以色列十二個兒子的名字, 彷彿刻圖書, 刻十二個支派的名字.

28:22 “And you will make on the breast piece braided chains, a work of pure gold ornamental cord.
要在胸牌上用精金擰成如繩的鍊子.

28:23 And you will make on the breast piece two gold rings, and you will put the two rings on the two edges of the breast piece.
在胸牌上也要做兩個金環, 安在胸牌的兩頭.

28:24 And you will put the two gold ornamental cords on the two rings on the edges of the breast piece.
要把那兩條擰成的金鍊子, 穿過胸牌兩頭的環子.

28:25 And you will put the two ends of the two ornamental cords on the two filigree settings, and you will put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.
又要把鍊子的那兩頭接在兩槽上, 安在以弗得前面肩帶上.

28:26 And you will make two gold rings, and you will place them on the two ends of the breast piece, on its edge that is on the other side of the ephod, to the inside.
要做兩個金環, 安在胸牌的兩頭, 在以弗得裡面的邊上.

28:27 And you will make two rings and put them on the two shoulder pieces of the ephod below at its front near its seam above the waistband of the ephod.
又要做兩個金環, 安在以弗得前面兩條肩帶的下邊, 挨近相接之處, 在以弗得巧工織的帶子以上.

28:28 And they will tie the breast piece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord to be on the waistband of the ephod, and the breast piece will not come loose from the ephod.
要用藍細帶子把胸牌的環子與以弗得的環子繫住, 使胸牌貼在以弗得巧工織的帶子上, 不可與以弗得離縫.

28:29 And Aaron will bear the names of the Israelites in the breast piece of judgment on his heart, when he comes to the sanctuary, for a remembrance before Yahweh continually.
亞倫進聖所的時候, 要將決斷胸牌, 就是刻著以色列兒子名字的, 帶在胸前, 在耶和華面前常作紀念.

28:30 And you will put the Urim and the Thummim on the breast piece of judgment, and they will be on the heart of Aaron when he comes before Yahweh, and Aaron will bear the judgment of the Israelites on his heart before Yahweh continually.
又要將烏陵和土明放在決斷的胸牌裡; 亞倫進到耶和華面前的時候, 要帶在胸前, 在耶和華面前常將以色列人的決斷牌帶在胸前. ”

28:31 “And you will make the robe of the ephod totally of blue yarn.
“你要做以弗得的外袍, 顏色全是藍的.

28:32 And the opening for his head will be in the middle of it; its opening will have an edge all around, the work of a weaver; it will be like the opening of a sturdy garment for it, so that it will not be torn.
袍上要為頭留一領口, 口的周圍織出領邊來, 彷彿鎧甲的領口, 免得破裂.

28:33 And you will make on its hem pomegranates of blue and purple and crimson yarns on its hem all around and bells of gold in the midst of them all around,
袍子周圍底邊上要用藍色,紫色,朱紅色線做石榴. 在袍子周圍的石榴中間要有金鈴鐺:

28:34 a gold bell and a pomegranate, a gold bell and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe all around.
一個金鈴鐺一個石榴, 一個金鈴鐺一個石榴, 在袍子周圍的底邊上.

28:35 And it will be on Aaron for serving, and its sound will be heard at his coming into the sanctuary before Yahweh and at his going out, so that he will not die.
亞倫供職的時候要穿這袍子. 他進聖所到耶和華面前, 以及出來的時候, 袍上的響聲必被聽見, 使他不至於死亡.

28:36 “And you will make a pure gold rosette, and you will engrave on it with seal engravings: “A holy object for Yahweh.”
“你要用精金做一面牌, 在上面按刻圖書之法刻著‘歸耶和華為聖’.

28:37 And you will place it on a blue cord, and it will be on the turban, at the front of the turban it will be.
要用一條藍細帶子將牌繫在冠冕的前面.

28:38 And it will be on the forehead of Aaron, and Aaron will bear the guilt of the holy objects that the Israelites will consecrate for all their holy gifts, and it will be on his forehead continually for acceptance for them before Yahweh.
這牌必在亞倫的額上, 亞倫要擔當干犯聖物條例的罪孽; 這聖物是以色列人在一切的聖禮物上所分別為聖的. 這牌要常在他的額上, 使他們可以在耶和華面前蒙悅納.

28:39 “And you will weave the tunic of fine linen, and you will make a turban of fine linen, and you will make a sash, the work of an embroiderer.
要用雜色細麻線織內袍, 用細麻布做冠冕, 又用繡花的手工做腰帶.

28:40 And for the sons of Aaron you will make tunics, and you will make for them sashes and headdresses; you will make them for glory and for splendor.
“你要為亞倫的兒子做內袍,腰帶,裹頭巾, 為榮耀, 為華美.

28:41 And you will clothe them—Aaron, your brother, and his sons with him—and you will anoint them and ordain them and consecrate them, and they will serve as priests for me.
要把這些給你的哥哥亞倫和他的兒子穿戴, 又要膏他們, 將他們分別為聖, 好給我供祭司的職分.

28:42 And make for them undergarments of linen to cover naked flesh; they will be from loins to thigh.
要給他們做細麻布褲子, 遮掩下體; 褲子當從腰達到大腿.

28:43 And they will be on Aaron and on his sons when they come to the tent of assembly or when they approach the altar to serve in the sanctuary, so that they will not bear guilt and die. It is a lasting statute for him and for his offspring after him.
亞倫和他兒子進入會幕, 或就近壇, 在聖所供職的時候必穿上, 免得擔罪而死. 這要為亞倫和他的後裔作永遠的定例. ”

Exodus - Chapter 29

29:1 “And this is the thing that you will do for them to consecrate them to serve as a priest for me: Take one young bull and two rams without defect
“你使亞倫和他兒子成聖, 給我供祭司的職分, 要如此行: 取一隻公牛犢, 兩隻無殘疾的公綿羊,

29:2 and unleavened bread and unleavened, ring-shaped bread cakes mixed with oil, and wafers of unleavened breads smeared with oil. You will make them with finely milled wheat flour,
無酵餅和調油的無酵餅, 與抹油的無酵薄餅; 這都要用細麥麵做成.

29:3 and you will put them on one basket, and you will bring them on the basket and bring the bull and the two rams.
這餅要裝在一個筐子裡, 連筐子帶來, 又把公牛和兩隻公綿羊牽來.

29:4 And you will bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of assembly, and you will wash them with water.
要使亞倫和他兒子到會幕門口來, 用水洗身.

29:5 And you will take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic and the robe of the ephod, and you will fasten to him the ephod and the breast piece with the waistband of the ephod.
要給亞倫穿上內袍和以弗得的外袍, 並以弗得, 又帶上胸牌, 束上以弗得巧工織的帶子.

29:6 And you will set the turban on his head, and you will put the holy diadem on the turban.
把冠冕戴在他頭上, 將聖冠加在冠冕上,

29:7 And you will take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.
就把膏油倒在他頭上膏他.

29:8 And you will bring his sons and clothe them with tunics.
要叫他的兒子來, 給他們穿上內袍.

29:9 And you will gird Aaron and his sons with sashes and wrap headdresses on them. And priesthood will be theirs as a lasting rule, and you will ordain Aaron and his sons.
給亞倫和他兒子束上腰帶, 包上裹頭巾, 他們就憑永遠的定例得了祭司的職任. 又要將亞倫和他兒子分別為聖.

29:10 “And you will bring the bull before the tent of assembly, and Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on the head of the bull.
“你要把公牛牽到會幕前, 亞倫和他兒子要按手在公牛的頭上.

29:11 And you will slaughter the bull before Yahweh at the entrance of the tent of assembly.
你要在耶和華面前, 在會幕門口, 宰這公牛.

29:12 And you will take some of the blood of the bull and with your finger put it on the horns of the altar, and you will pour out all the blood at the base of the altar.
要取些公牛的血, 用指頭抹在壇的四角上, 把血都倒在壇腳那裡.

29:13 And you will take and turn into smoke on the altar all the fat covering the inner parts and the lobe on the liver and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them.
要把一切蓋臟的脂油與肝上的網子, 並兩個腰子和腰子上的脂油, 都燒在壇上.

29:14 And the flesh of the bull and its skin and its offal you will burn with fire outside the camp; it is a sin offering.
只是公牛的皮,肉,糞都要用火燒在營外. 這牛是贖罪祭.

29:15 “And you will take the one ram, and Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on the head of the ram.
“你要牽一隻公綿羊來, 亞倫和他兒子要按手在這羊的頭上.

29:16 And you will slaughter the ram and take its blood and sprinkle it on the altar all around.
要宰這羊, 把血灑在壇的周圍.

29:17 And you will cut the ram into pieces and wash its inner parts, and you will put its legs with its pieces and with its head.
要把羊切成塊子, 洗淨五臟和腿, 連塊子帶頭, 都放在一處.

29:18 And you will turn into smoke on the altar all of the ram; it is a burnt offering for Yahweh; it is a smell of appeasement, an offering by fire for Yahweh.
要把全羊燒在壇上, 是給耶和華獻的燔祭, 是獻給耶和華為馨香的火祭.

29:19 “And you will take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on the head of the ram.
“你要將那一隻公綿羊牽來, 亞倫和他兒子要按手在羊的頭上.

29:20 And you will slaughter the ram and take some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe and on the right earlobe of his sons and on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, and you will sprinkle the blood at the base of the altar all around.
你要宰這羊, 取點血抹在亞倫的右耳垂上和他兒子的右耳垂上, 又抹在他們右手的大拇指上和右腳的大拇指上; 並要把血灑在壇的四圍.

29:21 And you will take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil, and you will spatter it on Aaron and on his garments and on his sons and on his sons’ garments with him, and he will be sacred, and his garments and his sons and his sons’ garments with him.
你要取點膏油和壇上的血, 彈在亞倫和他的衣服上, 並他兒子和他兒子的衣服上, 他們和他們的衣服就一同成聖.

29:22 And you will take from the ram the fat and the fat tail and the fat covering the inner parts and the lobe of the liver and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them and the right thigh, because it is the ram of ordination.
“你要取這羊的脂油和肥尾巴, 並蓋臟的脂油與肝上的網子, 兩個腰子和腰子上的脂油並右腿(這是承接聖職所獻的羊).

29:23 “And one loaf of bread and one ring-shaped bread cake of oiled bread and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before Yahweh—
再從耶和華面前裝無酵餅的筐子中取一個餅, 一個調油的餅和一個薄餅,

29:24 you will put them all on the palms of Aaron and on the palms of his sons, and you will wave them as a wave offering before Yahweh.
都放在亞倫的手上和他兒子的手上, 作為搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖.

29:25 And you will take them from their hand and turn them to smoke on the altar beside the burnt offering as a fragrance of appeasement before Yahweh; it is an offering made by fire before Yahweh.
要從他們手中接過來, 燒在耶和華面前壇上的燔祭上, 是獻給耶和華為馨香的火祭.

29:26 “And you will take the breast section from the ram of ordination that is for Aaron, and you will wave it as a wave offering before Yahweh. It will be your portion.
“你要取亞倫承接聖職所獻公羊的胸, 作為搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖, 這就可以作你的分.

29:27 And you will consecrate the wave offering breast section and the thigh of the contribution that was waved and that was presented from the ram of the ordination that is for Aaron and for his sons.
那搖祭的胸和舉祭的腿, 就是承接聖職所搖的,所舉的, 是歸亞倫和他兒子的. 這些你都要成為聖,

29:28 And it will be for Aaron and for his sons as a lasting rule from the Israelites, because it is a contribution, and it will be a contribution from the Israelites from their sacrifices of fellowship, their contribution to Yahweh.
作亞倫和他子孫從以色列人中永遠所得的分, 因為是舉祭. 這要從以色列人的平安祭中, 作為獻給耶和華的舉祭.

29:29 “And the holy garments that are for Aaron will be for his sons after him in which to anoint them and to ordain them.
“亞倫的聖衣要留給他的子孫, 可以穿著受膏, 又穿著承接聖職.

29:30 Seven days the priest who replaces him from among his sons will wear them, who comes to the tent of assembly to serve in the sanctuary.
他的子孫接續他當祭司的, 每逢進會幕在聖所供職的時候, 要穿七天.

29:31 And you will take the ram of ordination and boil its meat in a holy place.
“你要將承接聖職所獻公羊的肉煮在聖處.

29:32 And Aaron and his sons will eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket at the entrance of the tent of assembly.
亞倫和他兒子要在會幕門口吃這羊的肉和筐內的餅.

29:33 And they will eat them—the things by which atonement was made for them to ordain them to consecrate them—and a stranger will not eat them because they are holy objects.
他們吃那些贖罪之物, 好承接聖職, 使他們成聖; 只是外人不可吃, 因為這是聖物.

29:34 If any remains until morning from the ordination meat or from the bread, you will burn the remainder in fire; it will not be eaten, because it is a holy object.
那承接聖職所獻的肉或餅, 若有一點留到早晨, 就要用火燒了, 不可吃這物, 因為是聖物.

29:35 And you will do so for Aaron and for his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; seven days you will ordain them.
“你要這樣照我一切所吩咐的, 向亞倫和他兒子行承接聖職的禮七天.

29:36 “And you will offer a bull for a sin offering every day for the atonement; and you will offer a sin offering on the altar when you make atonement for it, and you will anoint it to consecrate it.
每天要獻公牛一隻為贖罪祭. 你潔淨壇的時候, 壇就潔淨了; 且要用膏抹壇, 使壇成聖.

29:37 Seven days you will make atonement for the altar, and you will consecrate it, and the altar will be a most holy thing. Anyone who touches the altar will be holy.
要潔淨壇七天, 使壇成聖, 壇就成為至聖. 凡挨著壇的都成為聖. ”

29:38 “And this is what you shall offer on the altar: Two one-year-old male lambs every day continually.
“你每天所要獻在壇上的就是兩隻一歲的羊羔;

29:39 The first lamb you will offer in the morning, and the second lamb you will offer at twilight.
早晨要獻這一隻, 黃昏的時候要獻那一隻.

29:40 And a tenth of finely milled flour mixed with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil, and a fourth of a hin of wine as a libation with the first lamb.
和這一隻羊羔同獻的, 要用細麵伊法十分之一與搗成的油一欣四分之一調和, 又用酒一欣四分之一作為奠祭.

29:41 And the second lamb you will offer at twilight; you will offer a grain offering and its libation like that of the morning for a fragrance of appeasement, an offering made by fire for Yahweh.
那一隻羊羔要在黃昏的時候獻上, 照著早晨的素祭和奠祭的禮辦理, 作為獻給耶和華馨香的火祭.

29:42 It will be a burnt offering of continuity throughout your generations at the entrance of the tent of assembly before Yahweh, where I will meet with you to speak to you there.
這要在耶和華面前,會幕門口, 作你們世世代代常獻的燔祭. 我要在那裡與你們相會, 和你們說話.

29:43 “And I will meet with the Israelites there, and it will be consecrated by my glory.
我要在那裡與以色列人相會, 會幕就要因我的榮耀成為聖.

29:44 And I will consecrate the tent of assembly and the altar, and Aaron and his sons I will consecrate to serve as priests for me.
我要使會幕和壇成聖, 也要使亞倫和他的兒子成聖, 給我供祭司的職分.

29:45 And I will dwell in the midst of the Israelites, and I will be their God.
我要住在以色列人中間, 作他們的神.

29:46 And they will know that I am Yahweh, their God, who brought them out from the land of Egypt in order to dwell in their midst. I am Yahweh their God.
他們必知道我是耶和華─他們的神, 是將他們從埃及地領出來的, 為要住在他們中間. 我是耶和華─他們的神. ”

Exodus - Chapter 30

30:1 “And you will make an altar for burning incense; you will make it of acacia wood,
“你要用皂莢木做一座燒香的壇.

30:2 a cubit its length and a cubit its width—it will be square—and two cubits its height, its horns of one piece with it.
這壇要四方的, 長一肘, 寬一肘, 高二肘; 壇的四角要與壇接連一塊.

30:3 And you will overlay it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around and its horns, and you will make for it a gold molding all around.
要用精金把壇的上面與壇的四圍, 並壇的四角, 包裹; 又要在壇的四圍鑲上金牙邊.

30:4 And you will make two gold rings for it; under its molding on two opposite sides you will make them as holders for poles to carry it with them.
要做兩個金環安在牙子邊以下, 在壇的兩旁, 兩根橫撐上, 作為穿槓的用處, 以便抬壇.

30:5 You will make the poles of acacia wood, and you will overlay them with gold.
要用皂莢木做槓, 用金包裹.

30:6 And you will put it before the curtain that is upon the ark of the testimony, before the atonement cover, which is on the testimony, there where I will meet with you.
要把壇放在法櫃前的幔子外, 對著法櫃上的施恩座, 就是我要與你相會的地方.

30:7 “And on it Aaron will turn fragrant incense into smoke; each morning when he tends the lamps, he will turn it into smoke.
亞倫在壇上要燒馨香料做的香; 每早晨他收拾燈的時候, 要燒這香.

30:8 And when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he will turn it into smoke—incense of continuity—before Yahweh throughout your generations.
黃昏點燈的時候, 他要在耶和華面前燒這香, 作為世世代代常燒的香.

30:9 You will not offer on it strange incense or a burnt offering or a grain offering, and you will not pour a libation on it.
在這壇上不可奉上異樣的香, 不可獻燔祭,素祭, 也不可澆上奠祭.

30:10 And Aaron will make atonement on its horns one time in the year from the blood of the sin offering of the atonement; one time in the year he will make atonement on it throughout your generations; it is a most holy thing for Yahweh.”
亞倫一年一次要在壇的角上行贖罪之禮. 他一年一次要用贖罪祭牲的血在壇上行贖罪之禮, 作為世世代代的定例. 這壇在耶和華面前為至聖. ”

30:11 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

30:12 “When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, they will each give the ransom of his life for Yahweh when counting them, and a plague will not be among them when counting them.
“你要按以色列人被數的, 計算總數, 你數的時候, 他們各人要為自己的生命把贖價奉給耶和華, 免得數的時候在他們中間有災殃.

30:13 This they will give, everyone who is counted, the half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs per shekel. The half shekel is a contribution for Yahweh.
凡過去歸那些被數之人的, 每人要按聖所的平, 拿銀子半舍客勒; 這半舍客勒是奉給耶和華的禮物(一舍客勒是二十季拉).

30:14 Everyone who is counted from twenty years old and above will give the contribution of Yahweh.
凡過去歸那些被數的人, 從二十歲以外的, 要將這禮物奉給耶和華.

30:15 The rich will not give more, and the poor will not give less than the half shekel to give the contribution of Yahweh to make atonement for their lives.
他們為贖生命將禮物奉給耶和華, 富足的不可多出, 貧窮的也不可少出, 各人要出半舍客勒.

30:16 And you will take the atonement money from the Israelites and give it to the service of the tent of assembly, and it will be as a memorial for the Israelites before Yahweh to make atonement for your lives.”
你要從以色列人收這贖罪銀, 作為會幕的使用, 可以在耶和華面前為以色列人作紀念, 贖生命. ”

30:17 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

30:18 “And you will make a basin of bronze and its bronze stand for washing, and you will put it between the tent of assembly and the altar, and you will put water there.
“你要用銅做洗濯盆和盆座, 以便洗濯. 要將盆放在會幕和壇的中間, 在盆裡盛水.

30:19 And Aaron and his sons will wash their hands and their feet with it.
亞倫和他的兒子要在這盆裡洗手洗腳.

30:20 When they come to the tent of assembly, they will wash with water so that they do not die, or when they approach the altar to serve by turning to smoke an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
他們進會幕, 或是就近壇前供職給耶和華獻火祭的時候, 必用水洗濯, 免得死亡.

30:21 And they will wash their hands and their feet so that they do not die, and it will be a lasting rule for them—to him and to his offspring throughout their generations.
他們洗手洗腳就免得死亡. 這要作亞倫和他後裔世世代代永遠的定例. ”

30:22 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

30:23 “And take for yourself top quality balsam oils, five hundred shekels of flowing myrrh, half as much—two hundred and fifty shekels of fragrant cinnamon, and two hundred and fifty shekels of fragrant reed,
“你要取上品的香料, 就是流質的沒藥五百舍客勒, 香肉桂一半, 就是二百五十舍客勒, 菖蒲二百五十舍客勒,

30:24 and five hundred shekels of cassia, according to the sanctuary shekel, and a hin of olive oil.
桂皮五百舍客勒, 都按著聖所的平, 又取橄欖油一欣,

30:25 And you will make it into holy anointing oil, a spice blend of a fragrant ointment the work of a perfumer; it will be holy anointing oil.
按做香之法調和做成聖膏油.

30:26 And you will anoint with it the tent of assembly and the ark of the testimony,
要用這膏油抹會幕和法櫃,

30:27 and the table and all its equipment and the lampstand and its equipment and the incense altar,
桌子與桌子的一切器具, 燈臺和燈臺的器具, 並香壇,

30:28 and the altar of burnt offering and all its equipment and the basin and its stand.
燔祭壇, 和壇的一切器具, 洗濯盆和盆座.

30:29 And you will consecrate them, and they will be most holy things; anyone who touches them will be holy.
要使這些物成為聖, 好成為至聖; 凡挨著的都成為聖.

30:30 And you will anoint Aaron and his sons, and you will consecrate them to serve as priests for me.
要膏亞倫和他的兒子, 使他們成為聖, 可以給我供祭司的職分.

30:31 “And you will speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘This will be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations.
你要對以色列人說: ‘這油, 我要世世代代以為聖膏油.

30:32 It will not be poured on human flesh, and with its measurements you will not make any like it; it is holy; it will be holy to you.
不可倒在別人的身上, 也不可按這調和之法做與此相似的. 這膏油是聖的, 你們也要以為聖.

30:33 Anyone who compounds perfume like it and who puts it on a stranger will be cut off from his people.’ ”
凡調和與此相似的, 或將這膏膏在別人身上的, 這人要從民中剪除. ’”

30:34 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Take for yourself fragrant perfumes—stacte resin and onycha and galbanum—fragrant perfumes and pure frankincense, an equal part of each,
耶和華吩咐摩西說: “你要取馨香的香料, 就是拿他弗,施喜列,喜利比拿; 這馨香的香料和淨乳香各樣要一般大的分量.

30:35 and make it into a compound of incense, the work of a perfumer, salted, pure, holy.
你要用這些加上鹽, 按做香之法做成清淨聖潔的香.

30:36 And you will grind part of it to powder, and you will put part of it before the testimony in the tent of assembly where I will meet with you; it will be a most holy thing to you.
這香要取點搗得極細, 放在會幕內,法櫃前, 我要在那裡與你相會. 你們要以這香為至聖.

30:37 And the incense that you will make with its measurements you will not make for yourselves; it will be holy to you for Yahweh.
你們不可按這調和之法為自己做香; 要以這香為聖, 歸耶和華.

30:38 Anyone who makes any like it to smell it will be cut off from his people.”
凡做香和這香一樣, 為要聞香味的, 這人要從民中剪除. ”

Exodus - Chapter 31

31:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

31:2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.
“看哪, 猶大支派中, 戶珥的孫子,烏利的兒子比撒列, 我已經題他的名召他.

31:3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom and with skill and with knowledge and with every kind of craftsmanship,
我也以我的靈充滿了他, 使他有智慧, 有聰明, 有知識, 能做各樣的工,

31:4 to devise designs, to work with gold and with silver and with bronze,
能想出巧工, 用金,銀,銅製造各物,

31:5 and in stonecutting for setting and in cutting wood, for doing every kind of craftsmanship.
又能刻寶石, 可以鑲嵌, 能雕刻木頭, 能做各樣的工.

31:6 And, look, I have given with him Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, and I have put skill in the heart of all the skilled of heart, and they will make all that I have commanded you—
我分派但支派中,亞希撒抹的兒子亞何利亞伯與他同工. 凡心裡有智慧的, 我更使他們有智慧, 能做我一切所吩咐的,

31:7 the tent of assembly and the ark of the testimony and the atonement cover that is on it and all the equipment of the tent,
就是會幕和法櫃, 並其上的施恩座, 與會幕中一切的器具,

31:8 and the table and all its equipment, and the pure gold lampstand and all its equipment, and the incense altar,
桌子和桌子的器具, 精金的燈臺和燈臺的一切器具並香壇,

31:9 and the altar of burnt offering and all its equipment, and the basin and its stand,
燔祭壇和壇的一切器具, 並洗濯盆與盆座,

31:10 and the garments of woven material, and the garments of the sanctuary for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons to serve as priests,
精工做的禮服, 和祭司亞倫並他兒子用以供祭司職分的聖衣,

31:11 and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the sanctuary. According to all that I have commanded you, they will make it.
膏油和為聖所用馨香的香料. 他們都要照我一切所吩咐的去做. ”

31:12 And Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

31:13 “And you, speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘Surely you must keep my Sabbaths, because it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, in order to know that I am Yahweh, who consecrates you.
“你要吩咐以色列人說: ‘你們務要守我的安息日; 因為這是你我之間世世代代的證據, 使你們知道我─耶和華是叫你們成為聖的.

31:14 And you must keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you; defilers of it will surely be put to death, because anyone who does work on it—that person will be cut off from among his people.
所以你們要守安息日, 以為聖日. 凡干犯這日的, 必要把他治死; 凡在這日做工的, 必從民中剪除.

31:15 On six days work can be done, and on the seventh is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy day for Yahweh; anyone doing work on the Sabbath day will surely be put to death.
六日要做工, 但第七日是安息聖日, 是向耶和華守為聖的. 凡在安息日做工的, 必要把他治死. ’

31:16 The Israelites will pay attention to the Sabbath in order to fulfill the Sabbath throughout their generations as a lasting covenant.
故此, 以色列人要世世代代守安息日為永遠的約.

31:17 It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever, because in six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh he ceased and recovered.”
這是我和以色列人永遠的證據; 因為六日之內耶和華造天地, 第七日便安息舒暢. ”

31:18 And when he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, he gave to Moses the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets, written with the finger of God.
耶和華在西奈山和摩西說完了話, 就把兩塊法版交給他, 是神用指頭寫的石版.

Exodus - Chapter 32

32:1 And the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, and the people gathered opposite Aaron, and they said to him, “Come, make for us gods who will go before us, because this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”
百姓見摩西遲延不下山, 就大家聚集到亞倫那裡, 對他說: “起來! 為我們做神像, 可以在我們前面引路; 因為領我們出埃及地的那個摩西, 我們不知道他遭了甚麼事. ”

32:2 And Aaron said to them, “Take off the rings of gold that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring it to me.”
亞倫對他們說: “你們去摘下你們妻子,兒女耳上的金環, 拿來給我. ”

32:3 And all the people took off the rings of gold that were on their ears and brought it to Aaron.
百姓就都摘下他們耳上的金環, 拿來給亞倫.

32:4 And he took from their hand, and he shaped it with a tool, and he made it a cast-image bull calf, and they said, “These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
亞倫從他們手裡接過來, 鑄了一隻牛犢, 用雕刻的器具做成. 他們就說: “以色列啊, 這是領你出埃及地的神. ”

32:5 And Aaron saw, and he built an altar before it, and Aaron called, and he said, “A feast for Yahweh tomorrow.”
亞倫看見, 就在牛犢面前築壇, 且宣告說: “明日要向耶和華守節. ”

32:6 And they started early the next day, and they offered burnt offerings, and they presented fellowship offerings, and the people sat to eat and drink, and they rose up to revel.
次日清早, 百姓起來獻燔祭和平安祭, 就坐下吃喝, 起來玩耍.

32:7 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Go, go down because your people behave corruptly, whom you brought up from the land of Egypt.
耶和華吩咐摩西說: “下去吧, 因為你的百姓, 就是你從埃及地領出來的, 已經敗壞了.

32:8 They have turned aside quickly from the way that I commanded them; they have made for themselves a cast-image bull calf, and they bowed to it, and they sacrificed to it, and they said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.’ ”
他們快快偏離了我所吩咐的道, 為自己鑄了一隻牛犢, 向它下拜獻祭, 說: ‘以色列啊, 這就是領你出埃及地的神. ’”

32:9 And Yahweh said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and, indeed, they are a stiff-necked people.
耶和華對摩西說: “我看這百姓真是硬著頸項的百姓.

32:10 And now leave me alone so that my anger may blaze against them, and let me destroy them, and I will make you into a great nation.”
你且由著我, 我要向他們發烈怒, 將他們滅絕, 使你的後裔成為大國. ”

32:11 And Moses implored Yahweh his God, and he said, “Why, Yahweh, should your anger blaze against your people whom you brought up from the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong hand?
摩西便懇求耶和華─他的神說: “耶和華啊, 你為甚麼向你的百姓發烈怒呢? 這百姓是你用大力和大能的手從埃及地領出來的.

32:12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘With evil intent he brought them out to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce anger and relent concerning the disaster for your people.
為甚麼使埃及人議論說‘他領他們出去, 是要降禍與他們, 把他們殺在山中, 將他們從地上除滅’? 求你轉意, 不發你的烈怒, 後悔, 不降禍與你的百姓.

32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by yourself, and you told them, ‘I will multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens, and all this land that I promised I will give to your offspring, and they will inherit it forever.’ ”
求你記念你的僕人亞伯拉罕,以撒,以色列. 你曾指著自己起誓說: ‘我必使你們的後裔像天上的星那樣多, 並且我所應許的這全地, 必給你們的後裔, 他們要永遠承受為業. ’”

32:14 And Yahweh relented concerning the disaster that he had threatened to do to his people.
於是耶和華後悔, 不把所說的禍降與他的百姓.

32:15 And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tablets of the testimony were in his hand, tablets written on their two sides; on the front and on the back they were written.
摩西轉身下山, 手裡拿著兩塊法版. 這版是兩面寫的, 這面那面都有字,

32:16 And the tablets, they were the work of God; and the writing, it was the writing of God engraved on the tablets.
是神的工作, 字是神寫的, 刻在版上.

32:17 And Joshua heard the sound of the people in their shouting, and he said to Moses, “A sound of war is in the camp.”
約書亞一聽見百姓呼喊的聲音, 就對摩西說: “在營裡有爭戰的聲音. ”

32:18 But he said, “There is not a sound of shouting of victory, and there is not a sound of shouting of defeat. I hear a sound of singing.”
摩西說: “這不是人打勝仗的聲音, 也不是人打敗仗的聲音, 我所聽見的乃是人歌唱的聲音. ”

32:19 And as he came near to the camp, he saw the bull calf and dancing, and Moses became angry, and he threw the tablets from his hand, and he broke them under the mountain.
摩西挨近營前就看見牛犢, 又看見人跳舞, 便發烈怒, 把兩塊版扔在山下摔碎了,

32:20 And he took the bull calf that they had made, and he burned it with the fire, and he crushed it until it became fine, and he scattered it on the surface of the water, and he made the Israelites drink.
又將他們所鑄的牛犢用火焚燒, 磨得粉碎, 撒在水面上, 叫以色列人喝.

32:21 And Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you brought on them such a great sin?”
摩西對亞倫說: “這百姓向你做了甚麼? 你竟使他們陷在大罪裡! ”

32:22 And Aaron said, “Let not my lord become angry. You yourself know the people, that they are intent on evil.
亞倫說: “求我主不要發烈怒. 這百姓專於作惡, 是你知道的.

32:23 And they said to me, ‘Make for us gods who will go before us, because this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’
他們對我說: ‘你為我們做神像, 可以在我們前面引路; 因為領我們出埃及地的那個摩西, 我們不知道他遭了甚麼事. ’

32:24 And I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, take it off.’ And they gave it to me, and I threw it in the fire, and out came this bull calf.”
我對他們說: ‘凡有金環的可以摘下來’, 他們就給了我. 我把金環扔在火中, 這牛犢便出來了. ”

32:25 And Moses saw the people, that they were running wild because Aaron had allowed them to run wild, for a laughingstock among their enemies.
摩西見百姓放肆(亞倫縱容他們, 使他們在仇敵中間被譏刺),

32:26 And Moses stood at the entrance of the camp, and he said, “Whoever is for Yahweh, to me.” And all the sons of Levi were gathered to him.
就站在營門中, 說: “凡屬耶和華的, 都要到我這裡來! ”於是利未的子孫都到他那裡聚集.

32:27 And he said to them, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Put each his sword on his side. Go back and forth from gate to gate in the camp, and kill, each his brother and each his friend and each his close relative.’ ”
他對他們說: “耶和華─以色列的神這樣說: ‘你們各人把刀跨在腰間, 在營中往來, 從這門到那門, 各人殺他的弟兄與同伴並鄰舍. ’”

32:28 And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses, and from the people on that day about three thousand persons fell.
利未的子孫照摩西的話行了. 那一天百姓中被殺的約有三千.

32:29 And Moses said, “You are ordained today for Yahweh, because each has been against his son and against his brother and so bringing on you today a blessing.”
摩西說: “今天你們要自潔, 歸耶和華為聖, 各人攻擊他的兒子和弟兄, 使耶和華賜福與你們. ”

32:30 And the next day Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. And now I will go up to Yahweh. Perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
到了第二天, 摩西對百姓說: “你們犯了大罪. 我如今要上耶和華那裡去, 或者可以為你們贖罪. ”

32:31 And Moses returned to Yahweh, and he said, “Alas, this people has sinned a great sin and made for themselves gods of gold.
摩西回到耶和華那裡, 說: “唉! 這百姓犯了大罪, 為自己做了金像.

32:32 And now if you will forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me from your scroll that you have written.”
倘或你肯赦免他們的罪……不然, 求你從你所寫的冊上塗抹我的名. ”

32:33 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot him from my scroll.
耶和華對摩西說: “誰得罪我, 我就從我的冊上塗抹誰的名.

32:34 And now go, lead the people to where I spoke to you. Look, my angel will go before you, and on the day when I punish I will punish them for their sin.”
現在你去領這百姓, 往我所告訴你的地方去, 我的使者必在你前面引路; 只是到我追討的日子, 我必追討他們的罪. ”

32:35 And Yahweh afflicted the people because they had made the bull calf that Aaron had made.
耶和華殺百姓的緣故是因他們同亞倫做了牛犢.

Exodus - Chapter 33

33:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Go, go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought up from the land of Egypt, to the land that I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your offspring.’
耶和華吩咐摩西說: “我曾起誓應許亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各說: ‘要將迦南地賜給你的後裔. ’現在你和你從埃及地所領出來的百姓, 要從這裡往那地去.

33:2 And I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, the Amorites, and the Hittites and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites,
我要差遣使者在你前面, 攆出迦南人,亞摩利人,赫人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人,

33:3 Go to a land flowing with milk and honey, but I will not go up among you, because you are a stiff-necked people, lest I destroy you on the way.”
領你到那流奶與蜜之地. 我自己不同你們上去; 因為你們是硬著頸項的百姓, 恐怕我在路上把你們滅絕. ”

33:4 And the people heard this troubling word, and they mourned, and they each did not put their ornaments on themselves.
百姓聽見這凶信就悲哀, 也沒有人佩戴妝飾.

33:5 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people; if one moment I were to go up among you, I would destroy you. And now take down your ornaments from on you, and I will decide what I will do to you.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你告訴以色列人說: ‘耶和華說: 你們是硬著頸項的百姓, 我若一霎時臨到你們中間, 必滅絕你們. 現在你們要把身上的妝飾摘下來, 使我可以知道怎樣待你們. ’”

33:6 And the Israelites stripped themselves of their ornaments from Mount Horeb onward.
以色列人從住何烈山以後, 就把身上的妝飾摘得乾淨.

33:7 And Moses took the tent and pitched it outside the camp far from the camp, and he called it the tent of assembly, and all seeking Yahweh would go out to the tent of assembly, which was outside the camp.
摩西素常將帳棚支搭在營外, 離營卻遠, 他稱這帳棚為會幕. 凡求問耶和華的, 就到營外的會幕那裡去.

33:8 And at the going out of Moses to the tent, all the people would rise and stand, each at the opening of his tent, and gaze after Moses until his entering the tent.
當摩西出營到會幕去的時候, 百姓就都起來, 各人站在自己帳棚的門口, 望著摩西, 直等到他進了會幕.

33:9 And at the entering of Moses into the tent the column of cloud would descend and stand at the opening of the tent, and he would speak with Moses.
摩西進會幕的時候, 雲柱降下來, 立在會幕的門前, 耶和華便與摩西說話.

33:10 And all the people would see the column of cloud standing at the opening of the tent, and all the people would rise and bow in worship, each at the opening of his tent.
眾百姓看見雲柱立在會幕門前, 就都起來, 各人在自己帳棚的門口下拜.

33:11 And Yahweh would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his neighbor. And he would return to the camp, and his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not leave the middle of the tent.
耶和華與摩西面對面說話, 好像人與朋友說話一般. 摩西轉到營裡去, 惟有他的幫手─一個少年人嫩的兒子約書亞不離開會幕.

33:12 And Moses said to Yahweh, “See, you are saying to me, ‘Take this people up.’ But you have not let me know whom you will send with me, and you yourself have said, ‘I know you by name, and you also have found favor in my eyes.’
摩西對耶和華說: “你吩咐我說: ‘將這百姓領上去’, 卻沒有叫我知道你要打發誰與我同去, 只說: ‘我按你的名認識你, 你在我眼前也蒙了恩. ’

33:13 And now if I have found favor in your eyes, make known to me, please, your way, and so I may know you so that I can find favor in your eyes. And see that this nation is your people.”
我如今若在你眼前蒙恩, 求你將你的道指示我, 使我可以認識你, 好在你眼前蒙恩. 求你想到這民是你的民. ”

33:14 And he said, “My presence will go, and I will give you rest.”
耶和華說: “我必親自和你同去, 使你得安息. ”

33:15 And he said to him, “If your presence is not going, do not bring us up from here.
摩西說: “你若不親自和我同去, 就不要把我們從這裡領上去.

33:16 And by what will it be known then that I have found favor in your eyes, I and your people? Is it not by your going with us? And so we will be distinguished, I and your people, from all the people who are on the face of the ground.”
人在何事上得以知道我和你的百姓在你眼前蒙恩呢? 豈不是因你與我們同去,使我和你的百姓與地上的萬民有分別嗎? ”

33:17 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Also I will do this thing that you have spoken, because you have found favor in my eyes and I have known you by name.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你這所求的我也要行; 因為你在我眼前蒙了恩, 並且我按你的名認識你. ”

33:18 And he said, “Please show me your glory.”
摩西說: “求你顯出你的榮耀給我看. ”

33:19 And he said, “I myself will cause all my goodness to pass over before you, and I will proclaim the name of Yahweh before you, and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will show compassion to whom I will show compassion.”
耶和華說: “我要顯我一切的恩慈, 在你面前經過, 宣告我的名. 我要恩待誰就恩待誰; 要憐憫誰就憐憫誰”;

33:20 But he said, “You are not able to see my face, because a human will not see me and live.”
又說: “你不能看見我的面, 因為人見我的面不能存活. ”

33:21 And Yahweh said, “There is a place with me, and you will stand on the rock.
耶和華說: “看哪, 在我這裡有地方, 你要站在磐石上.

33:22 And when my glory passes over, I will put you in the rock’s crevice, and I will cover you with my hand until I pass over.
我的榮耀經過的時候, 我必將你放在磐石穴中, 用我的手遮掩你, 等我過去,

33:23 And I will remove my hand, and you will see my back, but my face will not be visible.”
然後我要將我的手收回, 你就得見我的背, 卻不得見我的面. ”

Exodus - Chapter 34

34:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Cut for yourself two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.
耶和華吩咐摩西說: “你要鑿出兩塊石版, 和先前你摔碎的那版一樣; 其上的字我要寫在這版上.

34:2 And be ready for the morning, and go up in the morning to Mount Sinai and present yourself to me there on the top of the mountain.
明日早晨, 你要預備好了, 上西奈山, 在山頂上站在我面前.

34:3 And no one will go up with you, and neither let anyone be seen on all the mountain, nor let the sheep and goats and the cattle graze opposite that mountain.”
誰也不可和你一同上去, 遍山都不可有人, 在山根也不可叫羊群牛群吃草. ”

34:4 And Moses cut two stone tablets like the first ones, and he started early in the morning, and he went up to Mount Sinai, as Yahweh had commanded him, and he took in his hand the two stone tablets.
摩西就鑿出兩塊石版, 和先前的一樣. 清晨起來, 照耶和華所吩咐的上西奈山去, 手裡拿著兩塊石版.

34:5 And Yahweh descended in the cloud, and he stood with him there, and he proclaimed the name of Yahweh.
耶和華在雲中降臨, 和摩西一同站在那裡, 宣告耶和華的名.

34:6 And Yahweh passed over before him, and he proclaimed, “Yahweh, Yahweh, God, who is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding with loyal love and faithfulness,
耶和華在他面前宣告說: “耶和華, 耶和華, 是有憐憫有恩典的神, 不輕易發怒, 並有豐盛的慈愛和誠實,

34:7 keeping loyal love to the thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and he does not leave utterly unpunished, punishing the guilt of fathers on sons and on sons of sons on third and fourth generations.”
為千萬人存留慈愛, 赦免罪孽,過犯, 和罪惡, 萬不以有罪的為無罪, 必追討他的罪, 自父及子, 直到三,四代. ”

34:8 And Moses hurried and knelt down to the earth and worshiped.
摩西急忙伏地下拜,

34:9 And he said, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, Lord, let my Lord, please, go among us—indeed it is a stiff-necked people—and forgive our iniquity and our sin and take us as your possession.”
說: “主啊, 我若在你眼前蒙恩, 求你在我們中間同行, 因為這是硬著頸項的百姓. 又求你赦免我們的罪孽和罪惡, 以我們為你的產業. ”

34:10 And he said, “Look, I am about to make a covenant. In front of all your people I will do wonders that have not been created on all the earth and among all the nations, and all the people among whom you are will see Yahweh’s work, because what I am about to do with you will be awesome.
耶和華說: “我要立約, 要在百姓面前行奇妙的事, 是在遍地萬國中所未曾行的. 在你四圍的外邦人就要看見耶和華的作為, 因我向你所行的是可畏懼的事.

34:11 “Keep for yourself what I myself have commanded you today. Look, I am about to drive from before you the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.
“我今天所吩咐你的, 你要謹守. 我要從你面前攆出亞摩利人,迦南人,赫人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人.

34:12 Be careful for yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you are going, lest it be a snare among you.
你要謹慎, 不可與你所去那地的居民立約, 恐怕成為你們中間的網羅;

34:13 Rather, you will tear down their altars, and you will break their stone pillars, and you will cut off their Asherah poles.
卻要拆毀他們的祭壇, 打碎他們的柱像, 砍下他們的木偶.

34:14 For you will not bow in worship to another god, for ‘Yahweh Is Jealous’ is his name, he is a jealous God,
不可敬拜別神; 因為耶和華是忌邪的神, 名為忌邪者.

34:15 lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they prostitute themselves after their gods, and they sacrifice to their gods, and they invite you, and you eat their sacrifice,
只怕你與那地的居民立約, 百姓隨從他們的神, 就行邪淫, 祭祀他們的神, 有人叫你, 你便吃他的祭物,

34:16 and you take from their daughters for your sons, and their daughters prostitute themselves after their gods, and they cause your sons to prostitute themselves after their gods.
又為你的兒子娶他們的女兒為妻, 他們的女兒隨從他們的神, 就行邪淫, 使你的兒子也隨從她們的神行邪淫.

34:17 You will not make gods of cast metal for yourself.
“不可為自己鑄造神像.

34:18 “You will keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Seven days you will eat unleavened bread, which I commanded you, at the appointed time of the month of Abib, for in the month of Abib you came out from Egypt.
“你要守除酵節, 照我所吩咐你的, 在亞筆月內所定的日期吃無酵餅七天, 因為你是這亞筆月內出了埃及.

34:19 Every first offspring of a womb is for me—all of your male livestock, the first offspring of cattle and small livestock.
凡頭生的都是我的; 一切牲畜頭生的, 無論是牛是羊, 公的都是我的.

34:20 But the first offspring of a donkey you will redeem with small livestock, and if you will not redeem it, you will break its neck. Every firstborn of your sons you will redeem, and you will not appear before me empty-handed.
頭生的驢要用羊羔代贖, 若不代贖就要打折牠的頸項. 凡頭生的兒子都要贖出來. 誰也不可空手朝見我.

34:21 Six days you will work, and on the seventh day you will rest; in the time of plowing and in the time of harvest you will rest.
“你六日要做工, 第七日要安息, 雖在耕種收割的時候也要安息.

34:22 And you yourself will observe the Feast of Weeks—the firstfruits of the wheat harvest—and the Feast of Harvest Gathering at the turn of the year.
在收割初熟麥子的時候要守七七節; 又在年底要守收藏節.

34:23 Three times in the year all your males will appear before the Lord, Yahweh, the God of Israel,
你們一切男丁要一年三次朝見主耶和華─以色列的神.

34:24 because I will evict nations before you, and I will enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up to appear before Yahweh your God three times in the year.
我要從你面前趕出外邦人, 擴張你的境界. 你一年三次上去朝見耶和華─你神的時候, 必沒有人貪慕你的地土.

34:25 “You will not slaughter the blood of my sacrifice on food with yeast, and the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover will not stay overnight to the morning.
“你不可將我祭物的血和有酵的餅一同獻上. 逾越節的祭物也不可留到早晨.

34:26 The beginning of the firstfruits of your land you will bring to the house of Yahweh your God. You will not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
地裡首先初熟之物要送到耶和華─你神的殿. 不可用山羊羔母的奶煮山羊羔. ”

34:27 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Write for yourself these words, because according to these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”
耶和華吩咐摩西說: “你要將這些話寫上, 因為我是按這話與你和以色列人立約. ”

34:28 And he was there with Yahweh forty days and forty nights. He ate no food and drank no water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the ten words.
摩西在耶和華那裡四十晝夜, 也不吃飯也不喝水. 耶和華將這約的話, 就是十條誡, 寫在兩塊版上.

34:29 And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony were in the hand of Moses at his coming down from the mountain; and Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because of his speaking with him.
摩西手裡拿著兩塊法版下西奈山的時候, 不知道自己的面皮因耶和華和他說話就發了光.

34:30 And Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, and, to their amazement, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid of coming near to him.
亞倫和以色列眾人看見摩西的面皮發光就怕挨近他.

34:31 And Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the community returned to him, and Moses spoke to them.
摩西叫他們來; 於是亞倫和會眾的官長都到他那裡去, 摩西就與他們說話.

34:32 And afterward all the Israelites came near, and he commanded them all that Yahweh had spoken with him on Mount Sinai.
隨後以色列眾人都近前來, 他就把耶和華在西奈山與他所說的一切話都吩咐他們.

34:33 And Moses finished speaking with them, and he put a veil on his face.
摩西與他們說完了話就用帕子蒙上臉.

34:34 And when Moses came before Yahweh to speak with him, he would remove the veil until he went out, and he would go out and would speak to the Israelites what he had been commanded.
但摩西進到耶和華面前與他說話就揭去帕子, 及至出來的時候便將耶和華所吩咐的告訴以色列人.

34:35 And the Israelites would see the face of Moses, that the skin of the face of Moses shone, and Moses would put back the veil on his face until his coming to speak with him.
以色列人看見摩西的面皮發光. 摩西又用帕子蒙上臉, 等到他進去與耶和華說話就揭去帕子.

Exodus - Chapter 35

35:1 And Moses assembled all the community of the Israelites, and he said to them, “These are the words that Yahweh has commanded for us to do them.
摩西招聚以色列全會眾, 對他們說: “這是耶和華所吩咐的話, 叫你們照著行:

35:2 On six days work can be done, and on the seventh there will be for you a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest, for Yahweh; anyone doing work on it will be put to death.
六日要做工, 第七日乃為聖日, 當向耶和華守為安息聖日. 凡這日之內做工的, 必把他治死.

35:3 You will not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the day of the Sabbath.”
當安息日, 不可在你們一切的住處生火. ”

35:4 And Moses said to all the community of the Israelites, saying, “This is the word that Yahweh has commanded, saying,
摩西對以色列全會眾說: “耶和華所吩咐的是這樣:

35:5 ‘Take from among you a contribution for Yahweh, anyone willing of heart, let him bring Yahweh’s contribution—gold and silver and bronze,
你們中間要拿禮物獻給耶和華, 凡樂意獻的可以拿耶和華的禮物來, 就是金,銀,銅,

35:6 and blue and purple and crimson yarns, and fine linen and goat hair,
藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 細麻, 山羊毛,

35:7 and red-dyed ram skins, and fine leather, and acacia wood,
染紅的公羊皮, 海狗皮, 皂莢木,

35:8 and oil for the lamp, balsam oils for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
點燈的油, 並做膏油和香的香料,

35:9 onyx stones and stones for mountings on the ephod and the breast piece.
紅瑪瑙與別樣的寶石, 可以鑲嵌在以弗得和胸牌上. ”

35:10 “And let all the skilled of heart among you come and make all that Yahweh has commanded:
“你們中間凡心裡有智慧的都要來做耶和華一切所吩咐的:

35:11 The tabernacle, its tent, and its covering; its clasps and its frames; its bars, its pillars, and its bases;
就是帳幕和帳幕的罩棚, 並帳幕的蓋,鉤子,板,閂,柱子,帶卯的座,

35:12 the ark and its poles; the atonement cover and the curtain of the screen;
櫃和櫃的槓, 施恩座和遮掩櫃的幔子,

35:13 the table and its poles and all its equipment; and the bread of the presence;
桌子和桌子的槓與桌子的一切器具, 並陳設餅,

35:14 and lampstand of the light and its equipment and its lamps and the oil for the light;
燈臺和燈臺的器具, 燈盞並點燈的油,

35:15 and the altar of incense and its poles; and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense and the entrance curtain for the entrance of the tabernacle;
香壇和壇的槓, 膏油和馨香的香料, 並帳幕門口的簾子,

35:16 the altar of the burnt offering and the bronze grating that is for it, its poles and all its equipment; the basin and its stand;
燔祭壇和壇的銅網, 壇的槓並壇的一切器具, 洗濯盆和盆座,

35:17 the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars, and its bases, and the screen for the courtyard gate;
院子的帷子和帷子的柱子, 帶卯的座和院子的門簾,

35:18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the courtyard and their cords;
帳幕的橛子並院子的橛子, 和這兩處的繩子,

35:19 the woven garments for serving in the sanctuary—the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons to serve as priests.”
精工做的禮服和祭司亞倫並他兒子在聖所用以供祭司職分的聖衣. ”

35:20 And all the community of the Israelites went out from before Moses.
以色列全會眾從摩西面前退去.

35:21 And they came—every man whose heart lifted him and every man whose spirit impelled him—they brought Yahweh’s contribution for the work of the tent of assembly and for all its service and for the holy garments.
凡心裡受感和甘心樂意的都拿耶和華的禮物來, 用以做會幕和其中一切的使用, 又用以做聖衣.

35:22 And they came, the men in addition to the women, all who were willing of heart; they brought brooches and jewelry rings and signet rings and ornaments—every variety of gold object—every man who waved a wave offering of gold for Yahweh,
凡心裡樂意獻禮物的, 連男帶女, 各將金器, 就是胸前鍼,耳環(或譯: 鼻環),打印的戒指, 和手釧帶來獻給耶和華.

35:23 and every man with whom was found blue and purple and crimson yarns and fine linen and goat hair and red-dyed ram skins and fine leather brought it.
凡有藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 細麻, 山羊毛, 染紅的公羊皮, 海狗皮的, 都拿了來;

35:24 All who were presenting a contribution of silver and bronze brought Yahweh’s contribution, and all with whom was found acacia wood for all the work of service brought it.
凡獻銀子和銅給耶和華為禮物的都拿了來; 凡有皂莢木可做甚麼使用的也拿了來.

35:25 And every woman who was skilled of heart with her hands they spun, and they brought yarn—the blue and the purple, the crimson and the fine linen.
凡心中有智慧的婦女親手紡線, 把所紡的藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 和細麻都拿了來.

35:26 And all the women whose heart lifted them with skill spun the goat hair.
凡有智慧,心裡受感的婦女就紡山羊毛.

35:27 And the leaders brought the onyx stones and stones for mountings for the ephod and for the breast piece
眾官長把紅瑪瑙和別樣的寶石, 可以鑲嵌在以弗得與胸牌上的, 都拿了來;

35:28 and the balsam oils and the oil for light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.
又拿香料做香, 拿油點燈, 做膏油.

35:29 Every man and woman whose heart impelled them to bring for all the work to be done that Yahweh had commanded by the agency of Moses—the Israelites brought freely to Yahweh.
以色列人, 無論男女, 凡甘心樂意獻禮物給耶和華的, 都將禮物拿來, 做耶和華藉摩西所吩咐的一切工.

35:30 And Moses said to the Israelites, “See, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.
摩西對以色列人說: “猶大支派中, 戶珥的孫子,烏利的兒子比撒列, 耶和華已經題他的名召他,

35:31 And he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom and with skill and with knowledge and with every kind of craftsmanship,
又以神的靈充滿了他, 使他有智慧,聰明,知識, 能做各樣的工,

35:32 and to devise designs, to work with the gold and with the silver and with the bronze,
能想出巧工, 用金,銀,銅製造各物,

35:33 and in stonecutting for setting and in cutting wood, for doing every kind of design craftsmanship.
又能刻寶石, 可以鑲嵌, 能雕刻木頭, 能做各樣的巧工.

35:34 And he has put it in his heart to teach—he and Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan.
耶和華又使他, 和但支派中亞希撒抹的兒子亞何利亞伯, 心裡靈明, 能教導人.

35:35 He has filled them with skill of heart to do every work of a craftsman and a designer and an embroiderer with the blue and with the purple, with the crimson yarns and with the fine linen and a weaver; they are doers of every kind of craftsmanship and devisers of designs.
耶和華使他們的心滿有智慧, 能做各樣的工, 無論是雕刻的工, 巧匠的工, 用藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 和細麻,繡花的工, 並機匠的工, 他們都能做, 也能想出奇巧的工.

Exodus - Chapter 36

36:1 And Bezalel and Oholiab and everyone who is skilled of heart in whom Yahweh has put wisdom and skill to know and to do all the work for the service of the sanctuary—they will do it, according to all that Yahweh has commanded.”
“比撒列和亞何利亞伯, 並一切心裡有智慧的, 就是蒙耶和華賜智慧聰明,叫他知道做聖所各樣使用之工的, 都要照耶和華所吩咐的做工. ”

36:2 And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and everyone skilled of heart, in whose heart Yahweh had put skill, all whose heart lifted him to come near to the work in order to do it.
凡耶和華賜他心裡有智慧,而且受感前來做這工的, 摩西把他們和比撒列並亞何利亞伯一同召來.

36:3 And they took from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought for the work of the service for the sanctuary in order to do it, and they still brought to him voluntary offerings every morning.
這些人就從摩西收了以色列人為做聖所並聖所使用之工所拿來的禮物. 百姓每早晨還把甘心獻的禮物拿來.

36:4 And all the skilled workers who were doing all the work for the sanctuary came, each from his work that they were doing.
凡做聖所一切工的智慧人各都離開他所做的工,

36:5 And they said to Moses, saying, “The people are bringing more than enough for the service of the work that Yahweh has commanded to be done.”
來對摩西說: “百姓為耶和華吩咐使用之工所拿來的, 富富有餘. ”

36:6 And Moses commanded, and they proclaimed the message in the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman again make anything for the sanctuary contribution.” And so the people were restrained from bringing.
摩西傳命, 他們就在全營中宣告說: “無論男女, 不必再為聖所拿甚麼禮物來. ”這樣才攔住百姓不再拿禮物來.

36:7 And the material was enough for doing all the work, and it was left over.
因為他們所有的材料夠做一切當做的物, 而且有餘.

36:8 And all who were skilled of heart among the doers of the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue and purple and crimson yarns, with cherubim; he made them, the work of a skilled craftsman.
他們中間, 凡心裡有智慧做工的, 用十幅幔子做帳幕. 這幔子是比撒列用撚的細麻和藍色,紫色,朱紅色線製造的, 並用巧匠的手工繡上基路伯.

36:9 The length of the one curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the width was four cubits for the one curtain; one measurement was for all the curtains.
每幅幔子長二十八肘, 寬四肘, 都是一樣的尺寸.

36:10 And he joined five of the curtains one to another, and five curtains he joined one to another.
他使這五幅幔子幅幅相連, 又使那五幅幔子幅幅相連;

36:11 And he made loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain, at the end in the set; so he did on the edge of the end curtain in the second set.
在這相連的幔子末幅邊上做藍色的鈕扣, 在那相連的幔子末幅邊上也照樣做;

36:12 He made fifty loops on the one curtain, and he made fifty loops on the end of the curtain that was in the second set; the loops were opposite one to another.
在這相連的幔子上做五十個鈕扣, 在那相連的幔子上也做五十個鈕扣, 都是兩兩相對;

36:13 And he made fifty gold clasps and joined the curtains one to another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle was one.
又做五十個金鉤, 使幔子相連. 這才成了一個帳幕.

36:14 And he made curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made them eleven curtains.
他用山羊毛織十一幅幔子, 作為帳幕以上的罩棚.

36:15 The length of the one curtain was thirty cubits, and the width was four cubits for the one curtain; one measure was for the eleven curtains.
每幅幔子長三十肘, 寬四肘; 十一幅幔子都是一樣的尺寸.

36:16 And he joined five curtains together and six curtains together.
他把五幅幔子連成一幅, 又把六幅幔子連成一幅;

36:17 And he made fifty loops on the edge of the end curtain in the set, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set.
在這相連的幔子末幅邊上做五十個鈕扣, 在那相連的幔子末幅邊上也做五十個鈕扣;

36:18 And he made fifty bronze clasps for joining the tent to become one.
又做五十個銅鉤, 使罩棚連成一個;

36:19 And he made a covering for the tent of red-dyed ram skin and a covering of fine leather to go above.
並用染紅的公羊皮做罩棚的蓋, 再用海狗皮做一層罩棚上的頂蓋.

36:20 And he made the frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood as uprights.
他用皂莢木做帳幕的豎板.

36:21 The length of the frame was ten cubits, and the width of the one frame was one and a half cubits.
每塊長十肘, 寬一肘半;

36:22 He made two pegs for the one frame for joining one to another and likewise for all the frames of the tabernacle.
每塊有兩榫相對. 帳幕一切的板都是這樣做.

36:23 And he made the frames for the tabernacle with twenty frames for the south side.
帳幕的南面做板二十塊.

36:24 And he made forty silver bases under the twenty frames, with two bases under the one frame for its two pegs and two bases under the next frame for its two pegs.
在這二十塊板底下又做四十個帶卯的銀座: 兩卯接這塊板上的兩榫, 兩卯接那塊板上的兩榫.

36:25 And for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frames
帳幕的第二面, 就是北面, 也做板二十塊

36:26 and their forty silver bases, with two bases under the one frame and two bases under the next frame.
和帶卯的銀座四十個: 這板底下有兩卯, 那板底下也有兩卯.

36:27 And for the rear of the tabernacle on the west he made six frames.
帳幕的後面, 就是西面, 做板六塊.

36:28 And he made two frames for the tabernacle corners at the rear.
帳幕後面的拐角做板兩塊.

36:29 And they were double at the bottom, and they were completely together on its top to the one ring; he did likewise for the two of them, for the two corners.
板的下半截是雙的, 上半截是整的, 直到第一個環子; 在帳幕的兩個拐角上都是這樣做.

36:30 And there were eight frames and their sixteen silver bases, two bases, two bases under the one frame.
有八塊板和十六個帶卯的銀座, 每塊板底下有兩卯.

36:31 And he made five bars of acacia wood for the frames on the one side of the tabernacle,
他用皂莢木做閂: 為帳幕這面的板做五閂,

36:32 and five bars for the frames on the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames at the rear on the west.
為帳幕那面的板做五閂, 又為帳幕後面的板做五閂,

36:33 And he made the middle bar to run in the midst of the frames from end to end.
使板腰間的中閂從這一頭通到那一頭.

36:34 And he overlaid the frames with gold, and he made their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and he overlaid the bars with gold.
用金子將板包裹, 又做板上的金環套閂; 閂也用金子包裹.

36:35 And he made the curtain of blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen, the work of a craftsman; he made it with cherubim.
他用藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 和撚的細麻織幔子, 以巧匠的手工繡上基路伯.

36:36 And he made for it four acacia pillars, and he overlaid them with gold, with their gold hooks, and he cast for them four silver bases.
為幔子做四根皂莢木柱子, 用金包裹, 柱子上有金鉤, 又為柱子鑄了四個帶卯的銀座.

36:37 And he made for the entrance of the tent a screen of blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer,
拿藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 和撚的細麻, 用繡花的手工織帳幕的門簾;

36:38 and the five pillars and their hooks, and he overlaid their tops and their connections with gold, and their five bases were bronze.
又為簾子做五根柱子和柱子上的鉤子, 用金子把柱頂和柱子上的杆子包裹. 柱子有五個帶卯的座, 是銅的.

Exodus - Chapter 37

37:1 And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits its length and a cubit and a half its width and a cubit and a half its height.
比撒列用皂莢木做櫃, 長二肘半, 寬一肘半, 高一肘半.

37:2 And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and he made for it a gold molding all around.
裡外包上精金, 四圍鑲上金牙邊,

37:3 And he cast for it four gold rings on its four feet; and two rings were on its one side, and two rings were on its second side.
又鑄四個金環, 安在櫃的四腳上: 這邊兩環, 那邊兩環.

37:4 And he made poles of acacia wood, and he overlaid them with gold.
用皂莢木做兩根槓, 用金包裹.

37:5 And he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.
把槓穿在櫃旁的環內, 以便抬櫃.

37:6 And he made an atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits its length and a cubit and a half its width.
用精金做施恩座, 長二肘半, 寬一肘半.

37:7 And he made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the atonement cover.
用金子錘出兩個基路伯來, 安在施恩座的兩頭,

37:8 One cherub was at one end, and one cherub was at the other end of the atonement cover; he made the cherubim at its two ends.
這頭做一個基路伯, 那頭做一個基路伯, 二基路伯接連一塊, 在施恩座的兩頭.

37:9 And the cherubim were with outspread wings above, covering with their wings over the atonement cover and facing each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the atonement cover.
二基路伯高張翅膀, 遮掩施恩座; 基路伯是臉對臉, 朝著施恩座.

37:10 And he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits its length and a cubit its width and a cubit and a half its height.
他用皂莢木做一張桌子, 長二肘, 寬一肘, 高一肘半,

37:11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and he made for it a gold molding all around.
又包上精金, 四圍鑲上金牙邊.

37:12 And he made for it a handbreadth rim all around, and he made a gold molding for its rim all around.
桌子的四圍各做一掌寬的橫樑, 橫樑上鑲著金牙邊,

37:13 And he cast for it four gold rings, and he put the rings on the four corners where its four legs were.
又鑄了四個金環, 安在桌子四腳的四角上.

37:14 The rings were near the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table.
安環子的地方是挨近橫樑, 可以穿槓抬桌子.

37:15 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and he overlaid them with gold to carry the table.
他用皂莢木做兩根槓, 用金包裹, 以便抬桌子;

37:16 And he made the vessels that were on the table—its plates and its ladles, and its bowls and its pitchers with which libations were poured—of pure gold.
又用精金做桌子上的器皿, 就是盤子,調羹, 並奠酒的瓶和爵.

37:17 And he made the lampstand of pure gold; he made the lampstand of hammered work—its base and its branch, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms were all part of it.
他用精金做一個燈臺; 這燈臺的座和幹, 與杯,球,花, 都是接連一塊錘出來的.

37:18 And six branches were going out from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its second side.
燈臺兩旁杈出六個枝子: 這旁三個, 那旁三個.

37:19 Three almond-flower cups were on the one branch with a bud and a blossom, and three almond-flower cups were on the one branch with a bud and a blossom—likewise for the six branches going out from the lampstand.
這旁每枝上有三個杯, 形狀像杏花, 有球有花; 那旁每枝上也有三個杯, 形狀像杏花, 有球有花. 從燈臺杈出來的六個枝子都是如此.

37:20 And on the lampstand were four almond-flower cups, with its buds and its blossoms.
燈臺上有四個杯, 形狀像杏花, 有球有花.

37:21 And a bud was under the two branches that came from it, and a bud under the two branches from it, and a bud under the two branches from it, likewise for the six branches coming out from the lampstand.
燈臺每兩個枝子以下有球, 與枝子接連一塊; 燈臺杈出的六個枝子都是如此.

37:22 Their buds and their branches were from it, all of it one piece of pure gold, hammered work.
球和枝子是接連一塊, 都是一塊精金錘出來的.

37:23 And he made its seven lamps and its snuffers and its fire pans of pure gold.
用精金做燈臺的七個燈盞, 並燈臺的蠟剪和蠟花盤.

37:24 He made it from a talent of pure gold and all its pieces of equipment.
他用精金一他連得做燈臺和燈臺的一切器具.

37:25 And he made the incense altar of acacia wood, a cubit its length and a cubit its width—a square—and two cubits its height; its horns were of one piece with it.
他用皂莢木做香壇, 是四方的, 長一肘, 寬一肘, 高二肘, 壇的四角與壇接連一塊;

37:26 And he overlaid it with pure gold—its top and its sides all around and its horns—and he made for it a gold molding all around.
又用精金把壇的上面與壇的四面並壇的四角包裹, 又在壇的四圍鑲上金牙邊.

37:27 And he made for it two gold rings under its molding on two opposite sides as holders for poles to carry it with them.
做兩個金環, 安在牙子邊以下, 在壇的兩旁,兩根橫撐上, 作為穿槓的用處, 以便抬壇.

37:28 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and he overlaid them with gold.
用皂莢木做槓, 用金包裹.

37:29 And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense—work of a perfumer.
又按做香之法做聖膏油和馨香料的淨香.

Exodus - Chapter 38

38:1 And he made the burnt-offering altar of acacia wood; its length was five cubits, and its width was five cubits—it was square—and its height was three cubits.
他用皂莢木做燔祭壇, 是四方的, 長五肘, 寬五肘, 高三肘,

38:2 And he made its horns on its four corners; its horns were of one piece with it; and he overlaid it with bronze.
在壇的四拐角上做四個角, 與壇接連一塊, 用銅把壇包裹.

38:3 And he made all the equipment of the altar—the pots and the shovels and the sprinkling bowls and the forks and the fire pans—all its equipment he made with bronze.
他做壇上的盆,鏟子,盤子,肉鍤子,火鼎; 這一切器具都是用銅做的.

38:4 And he made for the altar a grating, a work of bronze network under its ledge, below, up to its middle.
又為壇做一個銅網, 安在壇四面的圍腰板以下, 從下達到壇的半腰.

38:5 And he cast four rings on the four ends of the bronze grating as holders for the poles.
為銅網的四角鑄四個環子, 作為穿槓的用處.

38:6 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and he overlaid them with bronze.
用皂莢木做槓, 用銅包裹,

38:7 And he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it with them. He made it hollow with boards.
把槓穿在壇兩旁的環子內, 用以抬壇, 並用板做壇; 壇是空的.

38:8 And he made the basin of bronze and its stand of bronze from the mirrors of the serving women who served at the entrance of the tent of assembly.
他用銅做洗濯盆和盆座, 是用會幕門前伺候的婦人之鏡子做的.

38:9 And he made the courtyard; for the south side were the hangings of the court of finely twisted linen, one hundred cubits,
他做帳幕的院子. 院子的南面用撚的細麻做帷子, 寬一百肘.

38:10 with their twenty pillars and their twenty bases of bronze and with the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.
帷子的柱子二十根, 帶卯的銅座二十個; 柱子上的鉤子和杆子都是用銀子做的.

38:11 And for the north side the hangings were one hundred cubits with their twenty pillars and their twenty bases of bronze and with the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.
北面也有帷子, 寬一百肘. 帷子的柱子二十根, 帶卯的銅座二十個; 柱子上的鉤子和杆子都是用銀子做的.

38:12 And for the west side fifty cubits of hangings with their ten pillars and their ten bases and with the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.
院子的西面有帷子, 寬五十肘. 帷子的柱子十根, 帶卯的座十個; 柱子的鉤子和杆子都是用銀子做的.

38:13 And for the eastward side, toward sunrise, fifty cubits;
院子的東面, 寬五十肘.

38:14 fifteen cubits of hangings were to the shoulder, with their three pillars and their three bases,
門這邊的帷子十五肘, 那邊也是一樣. 帷子的柱子三根, 帶卯的座三個. 在門的左右各有帷子十五肘, 帷子的柱子三根, 帶卯的座三個.

38:15 and for the second shoulder on each side of the gate of the courtyard were fifteen cubits of hangings, with their three pillars and their three bases.
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38:16 All the hangings of the courtyard all around were finely twisted linen,
院子四面的帷子都是用撚的細麻做的.

38:17 and the bases for the pillars were bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver, and the overlay of their tops was silver, and all the pillars of the courtyard were banded with silver.
柱子帶卯的座是銅的, 柱子上的鉤子和杆子是銀的, 柱頂是用銀子包的. 院子一切的柱子都是用銀杆連絡的.

38:18 And the screen of the gate of the courtyard was the work of an embroiderer, with blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen; it was twenty cubits long and five cubits high, like the hangings of the courtyard,
院子的門簾是以繡花的手工, 用藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 和撚的細麻織的, 寬二十肘, 高五肘, 與院子的帷子相配.

38:19 and with their four pillars and their four bases of bronze, with their silver hooks and with their tops and their bands of silver.
帷子的柱子四根, 帶卯的銅座四個; 柱子上的鉤子和杆子是銀的; 柱頂是用銀子包的.

38:20 And all the pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard all around were bronze.
帳幕一切的橛子和院子四圍的橛子都是銅的.

38:21 These are the records of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, which were recorded at the command of Moses, the work of the Levites, in the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
這是法櫃的帳幕中利未人所用物件的總數, 是照摩西的吩咐, 經祭司亞倫的兒子以他瑪的手數點的.

38:22 And Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, did all that Yahweh commanded Moses.
凡耶和華所吩咐摩西的都是猶大支派戶珥的孫子,烏利的兒子比撒列做的.

38:23 And with him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan, a skilled craftsman and a designer and an embroiderer with the blue and with the purple and with the crimson yarns and with the linen.
與他同工的有但支派中亞希撒抹的兒子亞何利亞伯; 他是雕刻匠, 又是巧匠, 又能用藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 和細麻繡花.

38:24 And all the gold used for the work, in the work of the sanctuary, it was the gold of the wave offering—twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
為聖所一切工作使用所獻的金子, 按聖所的平, 有二十九他連得並七百三十舍客勒.

38:25 And the silver recorded from the community was a hundred talents and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
會中被數的人所出的銀子, 按聖所的平, 有一百他連得並一千七百七十五舍客勒.

38:26 It was a bekah for the individual, the half shekel according to the sanctuary shekel, for everyone who was counted, from twenty years old and above, for six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
凡過去歸那些被數之人的, 從二十歲以外, 有六十萬零三千五百五十人. 按聖所的平, 每人出銀半舍客勒, 就是一比加.

38:27 And it was one hundred talents of the silver to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the curtain—one hundred bases for one hundred talents of silver, a talent for each base.
用那一百他連得銀子鑄造聖所帶卯的座和幔子柱子帶卯的座; 一百他連得共一百帶卯的座, 每帶卯的座用一他連得.

38:28 And from the thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and he overlaid their tops, and he made bands for them.
用那一千七百七十五舍客勒銀子做柱子上的鉤子, 包裹柱頂並柱子上的杆子.

38:29 And the bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels.
所獻的銅有七十他連得並二千四百舍客勒.

38:30 And he made with it the bases of the entrance of the tent of assembly and the bronze altar and the bronze grating that belonged to it and all the equipment of the altar
用這銅做會幕門帶卯的座和銅壇, 並壇上的銅網和壇的一切器具,

38:31 and the bases of the courtyard all around and the bases of the gate of the courtyard and all the pegs of the tabernacle and all the pegs of the courtyard all around.
並院子四圍帶卯的座和院門帶卯的座, 與帳幕一切的橛子和院子四圍所有的橛子.

Exodus - Chapter 39

39:1 And from the blue and the purple and the crimson yarns they made woven garments for serving in the sanctuary, and they made the holy garments that were for Aaron, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
比撒列用藍色,紫色,朱紅色線做精緻的衣服, 在聖所用以供職, 又為亞倫做聖衣, 是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

39:2 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen.
他用金線和藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 並撚的細麻做以弗得;

39:3 And he hammered out the leaves of gold, and he cut off cords to weave in the midst of the blue and in the midst of the purple and in the midst of the crimson and in the midst of the linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.
把金子錘成薄片, 剪出線來, 與藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 用巧匠的手工一同繡上.

39:4 They made joined shoulder pieces for it; it was joined on its two edges.
又為以弗得做兩條相連的肩帶, 接連在以弗得的兩頭.

39:5 And the waistband of his ephod, which was of one piece with it, was of like work, gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
其上巧工織的帶子和以弗得一樣的做法, 用以束上, 與以弗得接連一塊, 是用金線和藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 並撚的細麻做的, 是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

39:6 And they made onyx stones mounted in gold filigree settings, engraved with seal engravings according to the names of the Israelites.
又琢出兩塊紅瑪瑙, 鑲在金槽上, 彷彿刻圖書, 按著以色列兒子的名字雕刻;

39:7 And he set them on the ephod’s shoulder pieces as stones of remembrance for the Israelites, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
將這兩塊寶石安在以弗得的兩條肩帶上, 為以色列人做紀念石, 是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

39:8 And he made the breast piece, the work of a skilled craftsman, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen.
他用巧匠的手工做胸牌, 和以弗得一樣的做法, 用金線與藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 並撚的細麻做的.

39:9 It was squared; they made the breast piece doubled; its length was a span, and its width was a span when doubled.
胸牌是四方的, 疊為兩層; 這兩層長一虎口, 寬一虎口,

39:10 And they filled it with four rows of stone; a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald was the first row;
上面鑲著寶石四行: 第一行是紅寶石,紅璧璽,紅玉;

39:11 and the second row was a malachite, a sapphire, and a moonstone;
第二行是綠寶石,藍寶石,金鋼石;

39:12 and the third row was a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
第三行是紫瑪瑙,白瑪瑙,紫晶;

39:13 and the fourth row was a turquoise, an onyx, and a jasper. They were set with gold filigree settings in their mountings.
第四行是水蒼玉,紅瑪瑙,碧玉. 這都鑲在金槽中.

39:14 And the stones were according to the names of the Israelites; they were twelve according to their names, with seal engravings, each according to its name for the twelve tribes.
這些寶石都是按著以色列十二個兒子的名字, 彷彿刻圖書, 刻十二個支派的名字.

39:15 And they made on the breast piece braided chains, a work of pure gold ornamental cord.
在胸牌上, 用精金擰成如繩子的鍊子.

39:16 And they made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and they put the two rings on the two edges of the breast piece.
又做兩個金槽和兩個金環, 安在胸牌的兩頭.

39:17 And they put the two gold ornamental cords on the two rings on the edges of the breast piece.
把那兩條擰成的金鍊子穿過胸牌兩頭的環子,

39:18 And they put the two ends of the two ornamental cords on the two filigree settings, and they put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.
又把鍊子的那兩頭接在兩槽上, 安在以弗得前面肩帶上.

39:19 And they made two gold rings, and they placed them on the two edges of the breast piece, on its lip that is on the other side of the ephod, to the inside.
做兩個金環, 安在胸牌的兩頭, 在以弗得裡面的邊上,

39:20 And they made two gold rings and put them on the ephod’s two shoulder pieces below, at its front near its seam above the waistband of the ephod.
又做兩個金環, 安在以弗得前面兩條肩帶的下邊, 挨近相接之處, 在以弗得巧工織的帶子以上.

39:21 And they tied the breast piece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord so that the breast piece would be on the waistband of the ephod and not come loose from the ephod, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
用一條藍細帶子把胸牌的環子和以弗得的環子繫住, 使胸牌貼在以弗得巧工織的帶子上, 不可與以弗得離縫, 是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

39:22 And he made the robe of the ephod, weaver’s work, totally of blue yarn.
他用織工做以弗得的外袍, 顏色全是藍的.

39:23 And the opening of the robe in the middle of it was like the opening of a sturdy garment, with an edge for its opening all around so that it would not be torn.
袍上留一領口, 口的周圍織出領邊來, 彷彿鎧甲的領口, 免得破裂.

39:24 And they made on the hem of the robe pomegranates of finely twisted blue and purple and crimson.
在袍子底邊上, 用藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 並撚的細麻做石榴,

39:25 And they made pure gold bells and put the bells in the midst of the pomegranates on the hem of the robe all around in the midst of the pomegranates,
又用精金做鈴鐺, 把鈴鐺釘在袍子周圍底邊上的石榴中間:

39:26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate on the hem of the robe all around for serving, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
一個鈴鐺一個石榴, 一個鈴鐺一個石榴, 在袍子周圍底邊上用以供職, 是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

39:27 And they made the tunics of fine linen, a weaver’s work, for Aaron and for his sons,
他用織成的細麻布為亞倫和他的兒子做內袍,

39:28 and the turban of fine linen and the headdresses of the headbands of fine linen and undergarments of the linen cloth, finely twisted,
並用細麻布做冠冕和華美的裹頭巾, 用撚的細麻布做褲子,

39:29 and the sash of finely twisted linen and blue and purple and crimson yarns, the work of an embroiderer, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
又用藍色,紫色,朱紅色線, 並撚的細麻, 以繡花的手工做腰帶, 是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

39:30 And they made the rosette of the holy diadem of pure gold, and they wrote on it with the writing of seal engravings: “A holy object for Yahweh.”
他用精金做聖冠上的牌, 在上面按刻圖書之法, 刻著“歸耶和華為聖”.

39:31 And they put a blue cord on it to put it above on the turban, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
又用一條藍細帶子將牌繫在冠冕上, 是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

39:32 And all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of assembly was finished, and the Israelites had done according to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses; so they did.
帳幕, 就是會幕, 一切的工就這樣做完了. 凡耶和華所吩咐摩西的, 以色列人都照樣做了.

39:33 And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its equipment, its hooks, its frames, its bars, and its pillars and its bases;
他們送到摩西那裡. 帳幕和帳幕的一切器具, 就是鉤子,板,閂,柱子,帶卯的座,

39:34 and the covering of the red-dyed ram skins and the covering of fine leather and the curtain of the screen;
染紅公羊皮的蓋,海狗皮的頂蓋, 和遮掩櫃的幔子,

39:35 the ark of the testimony and its poles and the atonement cover;
法櫃和櫃的槓並施恩座,

39:36 the table, all its equipment, and the bread of the presence;
桌子和桌子的一切器具並陳設餅,

39:37 the pure gold lampstand, its lamps—the lamps of the row—and all its equipment and the oil of the light;
精金的燈臺和擺列的燈盞, 與燈臺的一切器具, 並點燈的油,

39:38 the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the screen of the entrance of the tent;
金壇,膏油,馨香的香料,會幕的門簾,

39:39 the bronze altar, and the bronze grating that is for it, its poles, and all its equipment, the basin and its stand,
銅壇和壇上的銅網, 壇的槓並壇的一切器具, 洗濯盆和盆座,

39:40 the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars, and its bases; and the screen for the courtyard gate, its tent cords and its pegs; and all the equipment of the service of the tabernacle for the tent of assembly,
院子的帷子和柱子, 並帶卯的座, 院子的門簾,繩子,橛子, 並帳幕和會幕中一切使用的器具,

39:41 the woven garments for serving in the sanctuary—the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.
精工做的禮服, 和祭司亞倫並他兒子在聖所用以供祭司職分的聖衣.

39:42 According to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses, so the Israelites did all the work.
這一切工作都是以色列人照耶和華所吩咐摩西做的.

39:43 And Moses saw all the work, and, indeed, they had done it as Yahweh had commanded; so they did, and Moses blessed them.
耶和華怎樣吩咐的, 他們就怎樣做了. 摩西看見一切的工都做成了, 就給他們祝福.

Exodus - Chapter 40

40:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

40:2 “On the first day of the month, you will set up the tabernacle of the tent of assembly.
“正月初一日, 你要立起帳幕,

40:3 And you will put there the ark of the testimony, and you will cover over the ark with the curtain.
把法櫃安放在裡面, 用幔子將櫃遮掩.

40:4 And you will bring the table, and you will arrange its setting, and you will bring the lampstand, and you will set up its lamps.
把桌子搬進去, 擺設上面的物. 把燈臺搬進去, 點其上的燈.

40:5 And you will put the gold altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and you will set up the entrance screen for the tabernacle.
把燒香的金壇安在法櫃前, 掛上帳幕的門簾.

40:6 And you will put the altar of the burnt offering before the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of assembly.
把燔祭壇安在帳幕門前.

40:7 And you will put the basin between the tent of assembly and the altar, and you will put water in it.
把洗濯盆安在會幕和壇的中間, 在盆裡盛水.

40:8 And you will set up the courtyard all around, and you will put up the screen of the gate of the courtyard.
又在四圍立院帷, 把院子的門簾掛上.

40:9 “And you will take the anointing oil, and you will anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and you will consecrate all of its equipment, and it will be holy.
用膏油把帳幕和其中所有的都抹上, 使帳幕和一切器具成聖, 就都成聖.

40:10 And you will anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all of its equipment, and you will consecrate the altar, and the altar will be a most holy thing.
又要抹燔祭壇和一切器具, 使壇成聖, 就都成為至聖.

40:11 And you will anoint the basin and its stand, and you will consecrate it.
要抹洗濯盆和盆座, 使盆成聖.

40:12 And you will bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of assembly, and you will wash them with the water.
要使亞倫和他兒子到會幕門口來, 用水洗身.

40:13 And you will clothe Aaron with the holy garments, and you will anoint him, and you will consecrate him, and he will serve as a priest for me.
要給亞倫穿上聖衣, 又膏他, 使他成聖, 可以給我供祭司的職分;

40:14 And you will bring his sons, and you will clothe them with tunics.
又要使他兒子來, 給他們穿上內袍.

40:15 And you will anoint them as you anointed their father, and they will serve as priests for me. And their anointing will be for them to be a lasting priesthood throughout their generations.”
怎樣膏他們的父親, 也要照樣膏他們, 使他們給我供祭司的職分. 他們世世代代凡受膏的, 就永遠當祭司的職任. ”

40:16 And Moses did according to all that Yahweh had commanded him; so he did.
摩西這樣行, 都是照耶和華所吩咐他的.

40:17 In the first month of the second year, on the first of the month, the tabernacle was set up.
第二年正月初一日, 帳幕就立起來.

40:18 And Moses raised the tabernacle, and he placed its bases, and he set up its frames, and he placed its bars, and he raised its pillars.
摩西立起帳幕, 安上帶卯的座, 立上板, 穿上閂, 立起柱子.

40:19 And he spread the tent over the tabernacle; he placed the covering of the tent over it, above it, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
在帳幕以上搭罩棚, 把罩棚的頂蓋蓋在其上, 是照耶和華所吩咐他的.

40:20 And he took and he put the testimony into the ark, and he placed the poles on the ark, and he put the atonement cover on the ark, above it.
又把法版放在櫃裡, 把槓穿在櫃的兩旁, 把施恩座安在櫃上.

40:21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and he set up the curtain of the screening, and he shielded the ark of the testimony, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
把櫃抬進帳幕, 掛上遮掩櫃的幔子, 把法櫃遮掩了, 是照耶和華所吩咐他的.

40:22 And he put the table in the tent of assembly on the north side of the tabernacle outside the curtain.
又把桌子安在會幕內, 在帳幕北邊, 在幔子外.

40:23 And he arranged on it an arrangement of bread before Yahweh, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
在桌子上將餅陳設在耶和華面前, 是照耶和華所吩咐他的.

40:24 And he placed the lampstand in the tent of assembly opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle.
又把燈臺安在會幕內, 在帳幕南邊, 與桌子相對,

40:25 And he set up the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
在耶和華面前點燈, 是照耶和華所吩咐他的.

40:26 And he placed the gold altar in the tent of assembly before the curtain.
把金壇安在會幕內的幔子前,

40:27 And he turned fragrant incense into smoke on it, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
在壇上燒了馨香料做的香, 是照耶和華所吩咐他的.

40:28 And he set up the entrance screen for the tabernacle.
又掛上帳幕的門簾.

40:29 And the altar of burnt offering he placed at the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of assembly, and he offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
在會幕的帳幕門前, 安設燔祭壇, 把燔祭和素祭獻在其上, 是照耶和華所吩咐他的.

40:30 And he placed the basin between the tent of assembly and the altar, and he put there water for washing.
把洗濯盆安在會幕和壇的中間, 盆中盛水, 以便洗濯.

40:31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet from it.
摩西和亞倫並亞倫的兒子在這盆裡洗手洗腳.

40:32 At their going into the tent of assembly and at their approaching the altar, they washed, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
他們進會幕或就近壇的時候, 便都洗濯, 是照耶和華所吩咐他的.

40:33 And he set up the courtyard all around the tabernacle and the altar, and he put up the screen of the gate of the courtyard, and Moses completed the work.
在帳幕和壇的四圍立了院帷, 把院子的門簾掛上. 這樣, 摩西就完了工.

40:34 And the cloud covered the tent of assembly, and the glory of Yahweh filled the tabernacle.
當時, 雲彩遮蓋會幕, 耶和華的榮光就充滿了帳幕.

40:35 And Moses was unable to go into the tent of assembly because the cloud settled on it and the glory of Yahweh filled the tabernacle.
摩西不能進會幕; 因為雲彩停在其上, 並且耶和華的榮光充滿了帳幕.

40:36 And when the cloud was lifted from the tabernacle, the Israelites set out on all their journeys.
每逢雲彩從帳幕收上去, 以色列人就起程前往;

40:37 But if the cloud was not lifted, they did not set out until the day of its being lifted.
雲彩若不收上去, 他們就不起程, 直等到雲彩收上去.

40:38 For the cloud of Yahweh was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night before the eyes of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.
日間, 耶和華的雲彩是在帳幕以上; 夜間, 雲中有火, 在以色列全家的眼前. 在他們所行的路上都是這樣.

Leviticus (利未記)

Leviticus - Chapter 1

1:1 Then Yahweh called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of assembly, saying,
耶和華從會幕中呼叫摩西, 對他說:

1:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘When a person from you presents an offering to Yahweh, you shall present your offering from domestic animals, from the cattle or from the flock.
“你曉諭以色列人說: 你們中間若有人獻供物給耶和華, 要從牛群羊群中獻牲畜為供物.

1:3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the cattle, then he must present an unblemished male; he must present it at the door of the tent of assembly for his acceptance before Yahweh.
“他的供物若以牛為燔祭, 就要在會幕門口獻一隻沒有殘疾的公牛, 可以在耶和華面前蒙悅納.

1:4 “ ‘He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering and it will be accepted for him in order to make atonement for him.
他要按手在燔祭牲的頭上, 燔祭便蒙悅納, 為他贖罪.

1:5 He must slaughter the young bull before Yahweh, then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will present the blood and sprinkle the blood all around the altar that is at the door of the tent of assembly.
他要在耶和華面前宰公牛; 亞倫子孫作祭司的, 要奉上血, 把血灑在會幕門口,壇的周圍.

1:6 Then he must remove the skin of the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.
那人要剝去燔祭牲的皮, 把燔祭牲切成塊子.

1:7 The sons of Aaron the priest will put fire on the altar and arrange the wood on the fire.
祭司亞倫的子孫要把火放在壇上, 把柴擺在火上.

1:8 Then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will arrange the pieces of meat, the head, and the suet on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar.
亞倫子孫作祭司的, 要把肉塊和頭並脂油擺在壇上火的柴上.

1:9 Then he must wash its inner parts and its lower leg bones with water, and the priest will turn into smoke the whole animal on the altar as a burnt offering by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
但燔祭的臟腑與腿要用水洗. 祭司就要把一切全燒在壇上, 當作燔祭, 獻與耶和華為馨香的火祭.

1:10 “ ‘But if his offering is from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats for a burnt offering, he must present an unblemished male.
“人的供物若以綿羊或山羊為燔祭, 就要獻上沒有殘疾的公羊.

1:11 He must slaughter it on the north side of the altar before Yahweh; then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will sprinkle its blood all around the altar.
要把羊宰於壇的北邊, 在耶和華面前; 亞倫子孫作祭司的, 要把羊血灑在壇的周圍.

1:12 Then he must cut it into pieces along with its head and its suet; and the priest will arrange them on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar.
要把燔祭牲切成塊子, 連頭和脂油, 祭司就要擺在壇上火的柴上;

1:13 Then he must wash the inner parts and the lower leg bones with water and the priest shall present the whole animal and will turn it into smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
但臟腑與腿要用水洗, 祭司就要全然奉獻, 燒在壇上. 這是燔祭, 是獻與耶和華為馨香的火祭.

1:14 “ ‘But if his offering for Yahweh is a burnt offering from the birds, then he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from the young doves.
“人奉給耶和華的供物, 若以鳥為燔祭, 就要獻斑鳩或是雛鴿為供物.

1:15 The priest will present it at the altar and must wring off its head and turn it into smoke on the altar, and its blood will be drained out on the wall of the altar.
祭司要把鳥拿到壇前, 揪下頭來, 把鳥燒在壇上; 鳥的血要流在壇的旁邊;

1:16 He must remove its crop with its plumage and throw it to the east beside the altar on the place of the fatty ashes.
又要把鳥的嗉子和髒物(髒物: 或譯翎毛)除掉, 丟在壇的東邊倒灰的地方.

1:17 Then he must tear it apart by its wings but must not sever it; then the priest will turn it into smoke on the altar. It is a burnt offering by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.’ ”
要拿著鳥的兩個翅膀, 把鳥撕開, 只是不可撕斷; 祭司要在壇上,在火的柴上焚燒. 這是燔祭, 是獻與耶和華為馨香的火祭. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 2

2:1 “ ‘When a person brings a grain offering to Yahweh, his offering must be finely milled flour, and he must pour out oil on it and place frankincense on it.
“若有人獻素祭為供物給耶和華, 要用細麵澆上油, 加上乳香,

2:2 And he shall bring it to the sons of Aaron, the priests, and he shall take his handful from its finely milled flour and from its oil in addition to all its frankincense. The priest shall turn its token portion into smoke on the altar as an offering made by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
帶到亞倫子孫作祭司的那裡; 祭司就要從細麵中取出一把來, 並取些油和所有的乳香, 然後要把所取的這些作為紀念, 燒在壇上, 是獻與耶和華為馨香的火祭.

2:3 The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons—it is a most holy thing from the offerings made by fire for Yahweh.
素祭所剩的要歸給亞倫和他的子孫; 這是獻與耶和華的火祭中為至聖的.

2:4 “ ‘But if you bring a grain offering of something oven-baked, it must be of finely milled flour as ring-shaped unleavened bread mixed with oil or wafers of unleavened bread smeared with oil.
“若用爐中烤的物為素祭, 就要用調油的無酵細麵餅, 或是抹油的無酵薄餅.

2:5 If your offering is a grain offering baked on a flat baking pan, it must be finely milled flour, unleavened bread mixed with oil;
若用鐵鏊上做的物為素祭, 就要用調油的無酵細麵,

2:6 break it into pieces and pour out oil on it; it is a grain offering.
分成塊子, 澆上油; 這是素祭.

2:7 “ ‘If your offering is a grain offering prepared in a cooking pan, it must be with finely milled flour in oil.
若用煎盤做的物為素祭, 就要用油與細麵做成.

2:8 And you shall bring the grain offering that is made from these things to Yahweh, and the offerer shall bring it to the priest, and he shall bring it to the altar.
要把這些東西做的素祭帶到耶和華面前, 並奉給祭司, 帶到壇前.

2:9 And the priest shall take away from the grain offering its token portion, and he shall turn it into smoke on the altar as an offering made by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
祭司要從素祭中取出作為紀念的, 燒在壇上, 是獻與耶和華為馨香的火祭.

2:10 And the remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons—it is a most holy thing from the offerings made by fire for Yahweh.
素祭所剩的要歸給亞倫和他的子孫. 這是獻與耶和華的火祭中為至聖的.

2:11 “ ‘Every grain offering you bring to Yahweh must not be made of yeasted food, because you must not turn into smoke any yeast or any honey from an offering made by fire for Yahweh.
“凡獻給耶和華的素祭都不可有酵; 因為你們不可燒一點酵,一點蜜當作火祭獻給耶和華.

2:12 As an offering of the choicest portion, you may bring them to Yahweh, but they must not be offered on the altar as an appeasing fragrance.
這些物要獻給耶和華作為初熟的供物, 只是不可在壇上獻為馨香的祭.

2:13 Also all of your grain offerings you must season with salt; you must not omit the salt of your God’s covenant from your offering.
凡獻為素祭的供物都要用鹽調和, 在素祭上不可缺了你神立約的鹽. 一切的供物都要配鹽而獻.

2:14 “ ‘And if you bring to Yahweh a grain offering of firstfruits, you must bring an ear of new grain roasted by fire, coarsely crushed ripe grain, as the grain offering of your firstfruits.
若向耶和華獻初熟之物為素祭, 要獻上烘了的禾穗子, 就是軋了的新穗子, 當作初熟之物的素祭.

2:15 And you shall put oil on it and place frankincense on it; it is a grain offering.
並要抹上油, 加上乳香; 這是素祭.

2:16 The priest shall turn into smoke its token portion from its coarsely crushed grain together with all of its frankincense—it is an offering made by fire for Yahweh.’ ”
祭司要把其中作為紀念的, 就是一些軋了的禾穗子和一些油, 並所有的乳香, 都焚燒, 是向耶和華獻的火祭. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 3

3:1 “ ‘Now if his offering is a sacrifice of fellowship offering, if he brings it from the cattle, whether male or female, he must bring it without defect before Yahweh.
“人獻供物為平安祭(平安: 或譯酬恩; 下同), 若是從牛群中獻, 無論是公的是母的, 必用沒有殘疾的獻在耶和華面前.

3:2 He must lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the tent of assembly, and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood on the altar all around.
他要按手在供物的頭上, 宰於會幕門口. 亞倫子孫作祭司的, 要把血灑在壇的周圍.

3:3 He shall present from the sacrifice of the fellowship offering an offering made by fire for Yahweh consisting of the fat covering the inner parts and all the fat that is on the inner parts,
從平安祭中, 將火祭獻給耶和華, 也要把蓋臟的脂油和臟上所有的脂油,

3:4 the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys.
並兩個腰子和腰子上的脂油, 就是靠腰兩旁的脂油, 與肝上的網子和腰子, 一概取下.

3:5 Aaron’s sons shall turn it to smoke on the altar in addition to the burnt offering that is on the wood, which is on the fire; it is an offering made by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
亞倫的子孫要把這些燒在壇的燔祭上, 就是在火的柴上, 是獻與耶和華為馨香的火祭.

3:6 “ ‘But if his offering for a sacrifice of fellowship offering for Yahweh is from the flock, he must bring a male or a female without defect.
“人向耶和華獻供物為平安祭, 若是從羊群中獻, 無論是公的是母的, 必用沒有殘疾的.

3:7 If he brings a sheep as his offering, then he shall present it before Yahweh,
若獻一隻羊羔為供物, 必在耶和華面前獻上,

3:8 and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and he shall slaughter it before the tent of assembly, and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on the altar all around.
並要按手在供物的頭上, 宰於會幕前. 亞倫的子孫要把血灑在壇的周圍.

3:9 He shall present from the sacrifice of the fellowship offering an offering made by fire for Yahweh: he must remove its fat, the entire fat tail near the tailbone, and the fat covering the inner parts and all the fat that is on the inner parts,
從平安祭中, 將火祭獻給耶和華, 其中的脂油和整肥尾巴都要在靠近脊骨處取下, 並要把蓋臟的脂油和臟上所有的脂油,

3:10 the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys.
兩個腰子和腰子上的脂油, 就是靠腰兩旁的脂油, 並肝上的網子和腰子, 一概取下.

3:11 The priest shall turn it into smoke on the altar as a food offering made by fire for Yahweh.
祭司要在壇上焚燒, 是獻給耶和華為食物的火祭.

3:12 “ ‘And if his offering is a goat, then he shall bring it before Yahweh,
“人的供物若是山羊, 必在耶和華面前獻上.

3:13 and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and he shall slaughter it before the tent of assembly, and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on the altar all around.
要按手在山羊頭上, 宰於會幕前. 亞倫的子孫要把血灑在壇的周圍,

3:14 He shall present his offering from it as an offering made by fire for Yahweh: the fat covering the inner parts and all the fat that is on the inner parts,
又把蓋臟的脂油和臟上所有的脂油, 兩個腰子和腰子上的脂油, 就是靠腰兩旁的脂油, 並肝上的網子和腰子, 一概取下, 獻給耶和華為火祭.

3:15 the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys.
併入上節

3:16 The priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar as a food offering; all the fat is an offering made by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
祭司要在壇上焚燒, 作為馨香火祭的食物. 脂油都是耶和華的.

3:17 This is a lasting statute for your generations in all your dwellings: you must not eat any fat or any blood.’ ”
在你們一切的住處, 脂油和血都不可吃; 這要成為你們世世代代永遠的定例. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 4

4:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

4:2 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘If a person sins by an unintentional wrong from any of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated, and he violates any of them—
“你曉諭以色列人說: 若有人在耶和華所吩咐不可行的甚麼事上誤犯了一件,

4:3 if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then, concerning the sin that he has committed, he shall bring a young bull without defect for Yahweh as a sin offering.
或是受膏的祭司犯罪, 使百姓陷在罪裡, 就當為他所犯的罪把沒有殘疾的公牛犢獻給耶和華為贖罪祭.

4:4 He shall bring the bull to the tent of assembly’s entrance before Yahweh, place his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter the bull before Yahweh.
他要牽公牛到會幕門口, 在耶和華面前按手在牛的頭上, 把牛宰於耶和華面前.

4:5 The anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and shall bring it to the tent of assembly,
受膏的祭司要取些公牛的血帶到會幕,

4:6 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and shall spatter some of the blood seven times before Yahweh in front of the sanctuary’s curtain.
把指頭蘸於血中, 在耶和華面前對著聖所的幔子彈血七次,

4:7 The priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before Yahweh, which is in the tent of assembly, and all the rest of the bull’s blood he must pour out on the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the entrance of the tent of assembly.
又要把些血抹在會幕內,耶和華面前香壇的四角上, 再把公牛所有的血倒在會幕門口,燔祭壇的腳那裡.

4:8 “ ‘He must remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering: the fat that covers the inner parts and all of the fat that is on the inner parts,
要把贖罪祭公牛所有的脂油, 乃是蓋臟的脂油和臟上所有的脂油,

4:9 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the liver’s lobe that he must remove in addition to the kidneys—
並兩個腰子和腰子上的脂油, 就是靠腰兩旁的脂油, 與肝上的網子和腰子, 一概取下,

4:10 just as it is removed from the ox of the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice—and the priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar of the burnt offering.
與平安祭公牛上所取的一樣; 祭司要把這些燒在燔祭的壇上.

4:11 But the bull’s skin and its meat, in addition to its head, its lower leg bones, its inner parts, and its offal—
公牛的皮和所有的肉, 並頭,腿,臟,腑,糞,

4:12 he shall carry all of the bull outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place, to the fatty ashes’ dump, and he shall burn it on wood in the fire; it must be burned up on the fatty ashes’ dump.
就是全公牛, 要搬到營外潔淨之地,倒灰之所, 用火燒在柴上.

4:13 “ ‘If Israel’s whole assembly did wrong unintentionally and the matter was concealed from the assembly’s eyes, and they acted against any of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated, so that they incur guilt,
“以色列全會眾若行了耶和華所吩咐不可行的甚麼事, 誤犯了罪, 是隱而未現,會眾看不出來的,

4:14 when the sin that they have committed against that command becomes known, the assembly shall present a young bull as a sin offering, and they shall bring it before the tent of assembly.
會眾一知道所犯的罪就要獻一隻公牛犢為贖罪祭, 牽到會幕前.

4:15 And the elders of the community shall place their hands on the bull’s head before Yahweh, and he shall slaughter the bull before Yahweh.
會中的長老就要在耶和華面前按手在牛的頭上, 將牛在耶和華面前宰了.

4:16 Then the anointed priest shall bring some of the bull’s blood to the tent of assembly,
受膏的祭司要取些公牛的血帶到會幕,

4:17 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and shall spatter it seven times before Yahweh in front of the curtain.
把指頭蘸於血中, 在耶和華面前對著幔子彈血七次,

4:18 He must put some of the blood on the altar’s horns before Yahweh in the tent of assembly, and all the rest of the blood he must pour out on the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the tent of assembly’s entrance.
又要把些血抹在會幕內,耶和華面前壇的四角上, 再把所有的血倒在會幕門口,燔祭壇的腳那裡.

4:19 He must remove all its fat from it, and he shall turn it into smoke on the altar.
把牛所有的脂油都取下, 燒在壇上;

4:20 He shall do to the bull just as he did to the sin offering’s bull, so he must do to it. The priest shall make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.
收拾這牛, 與那贖罪祭的牛一樣. 祭司要為他們贖罪, 他們必蒙赦免.

4:21 He shall bring the rest of the bull outside the camp, and he shall burn it just as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly.
他要把牛搬到營外燒了, 像燒頭一個牛一樣; 這是會眾的贖罪祭.

4:22 “ ‘When a leader sins and commits an unintentional wrong against any of the commands of Yahweh his God that should not be violated, so that he incurs guilt,
“官長若行了耶和華─他神所吩咐不可行的甚麼事, 誤犯了罪,

4:23 or his sin he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring a male goat without defect as his offering.
所犯的罪自己知道了, 就要牽一隻沒有殘疾的公山羊為供物,

4:24 He shall place his hand on the he-goat’s head and slaughter it in the place where he slaughtered the burnt offering before Yahweh; it is a sin offering.
按手在羊的頭上, 宰於耶和華面前,宰燔祭牲的地方; 這是贖罪祭.

4:25 The priest shall take some of the sin offering’s blood with his finger, and he shall put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering, and he must pour out the rest of its blood on the base of the altar of the burnt offering.
祭司要用指頭蘸些贖罪祭牲的血, 抹在燔祭壇的四角上, 把血倒在燔祭壇的腳那裡.

4:26 He must turn all of its fat into smoke on the altar like the fat of the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, and the priest shall make atonement for him because of his sin, and he will be forgiven.
所有的脂油, 祭司都要燒在壇上, 正如平安祭的脂油一樣. 至於他的罪, 祭司要為他贖了, 他必蒙赦免.

4:27 “ ‘If anyone of the people of the land sins by an unintentional wrong by violating one of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated, so that he incurs guilt,
“民中若有人行了耶和華所吩咐不可行的甚麼事, 誤犯了罪,

4:28 or his sin he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a female goat without defect as his offering for his sin that he committed.
所犯的罪自己知道了, 就要為所犯的罪牽一隻沒有殘疾的母山羊為供物,

4:29 He shall place his hand on the sin offering’s head and slaughter the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.
按手在贖罪祭牲的頭上, 在那宰燔祭牲的地方宰了.

4:30 The priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and he shall put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest of its blood on the altar’s base.
祭司要用指頭蘸些羊的血, 抹在燔祭壇的四角上, 所有的血都要倒在壇的腳那裡,

4:31 He must remove all of its fat just as the fat was removed from the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, and the priest shall turn it into smoke on the altar as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. The priest shall make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.
又要把羊所有的脂油都取下, 正如取平安祭牲的脂油一樣. 祭司要在壇上焚燒, 在耶和華面前作為馨香的祭, 為他贖罪, 他必蒙赦免.

4:32 “ ‘But if he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he must bring a female without defect.
“人若牽一隻綿羊羔為贖罪祭的供物, 必要牽一隻沒有殘疾的母羊,

4:33 He shall place his hand on the sin offering’s head, and he shall slaughter it as a sin offering in the place where he slaughtered the burnt offering.
按手在贖罪祭牲的頭上, 在那宰燔祭牲的地方宰了作贖罪祭.

4:34 The priest shall take some of the sin offering’s blood with his finger, and he shall put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest of its blood on the altar’s base.
祭司要用指頭蘸些贖罪祭牲的血, 抹在燔祭壇的四角上, 所有的血都要倒在壇的腳那裡,

4:35 He must remove all of its fat just as the lamb’s fat from the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice was removed, and the priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar upon Yahweh’s offerings made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him because of his sin that he committed, and he will be forgiven.’ ”
又要把所有的脂油都取下, 正如取平安祭羊羔的脂油一樣. 祭司要按獻給耶和華火祭的條例, 燒在壇上. 至於所犯的罪, 祭司要為他贖了, 他必蒙赦免. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 5

5:1 “ ‘When a person sins in that he hears the utterance of a curse and he is a witness or he sees or he knows, if he does not make it known, then he shall bear his guilt.
“若有人聽見發誓的聲音(或譯: 若有人聽見叫人發誓的聲音), 他本是見證, 卻不把所看見的,所知道的說出來, 這就是罪; 他要擔當他的罪孽.

5:2 Or if a person touches anything unclean, whether an unclean wild animal’s dead body or an unclean domestic animal’s dead body or an unclean swarmer’s dead body, but he is unaware of it, he is unclean and he is guilty.
或是有人摸了不潔的物, 無論是不潔的死獸, 是不潔的死畜, 是不潔的死蟲, 他卻不知道, 因此成了不潔, 就有了罪.

5:3 Or when he touches human uncleanness, namely any uncleanness of his by which he might become unclean, but he is unaware of it, and he himself finds out, then he will be guilty.
或是他摸了別人的污穢, 無論是染了甚麼污穢, 他卻不知道, 一知道了就有了罪.

5:4 Or when a person swears, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips, to do evil or to do good with regard to anything that the person in a sworn oath speaks thoughtlessly, but he is unaware of it, he will be guilty in any of these.
或是有人嘴裡冒失發誓, 要行惡, 要行善, 無論人在甚麼事上冒失發誓, 他卻不知道, 一知道了就要在這其中的一件上有了罪.

5:5 When he becomes guilty in any of these, he shall confess what he has sinned regarding it,
他有了罪的時候, 就要承認所犯的罪,

5:6 and he shall bring his guilt offering to Yahweh for his sin that he has committed: a female from the flock, a ewe-lamb or a she-goat, as a sin offering, and the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin.
並要因所犯的罪, 把他的贖愆祭牲─就是羊群中的母羊, 或是一隻羊羔, 或是一隻山羊─牽到耶和華面前為贖罪祭. 至於他的罪, 祭司要為他贖了.

5:7 “ ‘If he cannot afford a sheep, he shall bring as his guilt offering for what he sinned two turtledoves or two young doves for Yahweh, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering.
“他的力量若不夠獻一隻羊羔, 就要因所犯的罪, 把兩隻斑鳩或是兩隻雛鴿帶到耶和華面前為贖愆祭: 一隻作贖罪祭, 一隻作燔祭.

5:8 He shall bring them to the priest, and he shall present that which is for the sin offering first, and the priest shall wring its head off at the back of its neck, but he must not sever it,
把這些帶到祭司那裡, 祭司就要先把那贖罪祭獻上, 從鳥的頸項上揪下頭來, 只是不可把鳥撕斷,

5:9 and he shall spatter some of the sin offering’s blood on the altar’s side, and the leftover blood must be drained out on the altar’s base; it is a sin offering.
也把些贖罪祭牲的血彈在壇的旁邊, 剩下的血要流在壇的腳那裡; 這是贖罪祭.

5:10 The second bird he must prepare as a burnt offering according to the regulation, and the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.
他要照例獻第二隻為燔祭. 至於他所犯的罪, 祭司要為他贖了, 他必蒙赦免.

5:11 “ ‘But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young doves, then, because he has sinned, he shall bring as his offering a tenth of an ephah of finely milled flour as a sin offering. He must not put oil on it, nor should he put frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering.
“他的力量若不夠獻兩隻斑鳩或是兩隻雛鴿, 就要因所犯的罪帶供物來, 就是細麵伊法十分之一為贖罪祭; 不可加上油, 也不可加上乳香, 因為是贖罪祭.

5:12 He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take a handful of it for its token portion, and he shall turn it to smoke on the altar in addition to the offerings made by fire to Yahweh; it is a sin offering.
他要把供物帶到祭司那裡, 祭司要取出自己的一把來作為紀念, 按獻給耶和華火祭的條例燒在壇上; 這是贖罪祭.

5:13 Thus the priest shall make atonement for him because of the sin that he has committed in any of these, and he shall be forgiven. It shall be for the priest, like the grain offering.’ ”
至於他在這幾件事中所犯的罪, 祭司要為他贖了, 他必蒙赦免. 剩下的麵都歸與祭司, 和素祭一樣. ”

5:14 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

5:15 “When a person displays infidelity and he sins in an unintentional wrong in any of Yahweh’s holy things, then he shall bring his guilt offering to Yahweh: a ram without defect from the flock as a guilt offering by your valuation in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel.
“人若在耶和華的聖物上誤犯了罪, 有了過犯, 就要照你所估的, 按聖所的舍客勒拿銀子, 將贖愆祭牲─就是羊群中一隻沒有殘疾的公綿羊─牽到耶和華面前為贖愆祭;

5:16 And he shall make restitution for what he sinned because of a holy thing and shall add one-fifth of its value onto it and shall give it to the priest. The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.
並且他因在聖物上的差錯要償還, 另外加五分之一, 都給祭司. 祭司要用贖愆祭的公綿羊為他贖罪, 他必蒙赦免.

5:17 “If a person when he sins violates one from all of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated, but he did not know, then he is guilty and he shall bear his guilt.
“若有人犯罪, 行了耶和華所吩咐不可行的甚麼事, 他雖然不知道, 還是有了罪, 就要擔當他的罪孽;

5:18 He shall bring to the priest a ram without defect from the flock as a guilt offering by your valuation, and the priest shall make atonement for him because of his unintentional wrong (although he himself did not know), and he will be forgiven.
也要照你所估定的價, 從羊群中牽一隻沒有殘疾的公綿羊來, 給祭司作贖愆祭. 至於他誤行的那錯事, 祭司要為他贖罪, 他必蒙赦免.

5:19 It is a guilt offering; he certainly was guilty before Yahweh.”
這是贖愆祭, 因他在耶和華面前實在有了罪. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 6

6:1  Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

6:2 “When a person displays infidelity against Yahweh and he deceives his fellow citizen regarding something entrusted or a pledge or stealing or he exploits his fellow citizen,
“若有人犯罪, 干犯耶和華, 在鄰舍交付他的物上, 或是在交易上行了詭詐, 或是搶奪人的財物, 或是欺壓鄰舍,

6:3 or he finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely in regard to any one of these things by which a person might commit sin,
或是在撿了遺失的物上行了詭詐, 說謊起誓, 在這一切的事上犯了甚麼罪;

6:4 and when he sins and is guilty, then he shall bring back the things he had stolen or what he had extorted or something with which he had been entrusted or the lost property that he had found,
他既犯了罪, 有了過犯, 就要歸還他所搶奪的, 或是因欺壓所得的, 或是人交付他的, 或是人遺失他所撿的物,

6:5 or regarding anything about which he has sworn falsely, then he shall repay it according to its value and shall add one-fifth of its value to it—he must give it to whom it belongs on the day of his guilt offering.
或是他因甚麼物起了假誓, 就要如數歸還, 另外加上五分之一, 在查出他有罪的日子要交還本主.

6:6 And he must bring as his guilt offering to Yahweh a ram without defect from the flock by your valuation as a guilt offering to the priest,
也要照你所估定的價, 把贖愆祭牲─就是羊群中一隻沒有殘疾的公綿羊─牽到耶和華面前, 給祭司為贖愆祭.

6:7 and the priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh, and he shall be forgiven anything from all that he might do by which he might incur guilt.”
祭司要在耶和華面前為他贖罪; 他無論行了甚麼事, 使他有了罪, 都必蒙赦免. ”

6:8 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

6:9 “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the regulation of the burnt offering: The burnt offering must remain on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the altar’s fire must be kept burning on it.
“你要吩咐亞倫和他的子孫說, 燔祭的條例乃是這樣: 燔祭要放在壇的柴上, 從晚上到天亮, 壇上的火要常常燒著.

6:10 And the priest shall put on his linen robe, and he must put his linen undergarments on his body, and he shall take away the fatty ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar, and he shall place them beside the altar.
祭司要穿上細麻布衣服, 又要把細麻布褲子穿在身上, 把壇上所燒的燔祭灰收起來, 倒在壇的旁邊;

6:11 And he shall take off his garments and put on other garments, and he shall bring out the fatty ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place,
隨後要脫去這衣服, 穿上別的衣服, 把灰拿到營外潔淨之處.

6:12 but the fire on the altar must be kept burning on it; it must not be quenched. And the priest must burn wood every morning on it, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it, and he shall turn into smoke the fat portions of the fellowship offerings on it.
壇上的火要在其上常常燒著, 不可熄滅. 祭司要每日早晨在上面燒柴, 並要把燔祭擺在壇上, 在其上燒平安祭牲的脂油.

6:13 A perpetual fire must be kept burning on the altar; it must not be quenched.
在壇上必有常常燒著的火, 不可熄滅. ”

6:14 “ ‘And this is the regulation of the grain offering. Aaron’s sons shall present it before Yahweh in front of the altar,
“素祭的條例乃是這樣: 亞倫的子孫要在壇前把這祭獻在耶和華面前.

6:15 and he in his fist shall take away from it some of the grain offering’s finely milled flour, and some of its oil and all of the frankincense that is on the grain offering, and he shall turn into smoke its token portion on the altar as an appeasing fragrance to Yahweh.
祭司要從其中─就是從素祭的細麵中─取出自己的一把, 又要取些油和素祭上所有的乳香, 燒在壇上, 奉給耶和華為馨香素祭的紀念.

6:16 And Aaron and his sons must eat the remainder of it; they must eat it as unleavened bread in a holy place—in the tent of assembly’s courtyard they must eat it.
所剩下的, 亞倫和他子孫要吃, 必在聖處不帶酵而吃, 要在會幕的院子裡吃.

6:17 It must not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their share from my offerings made by fire. It is a most holy thing, like the sin offering and like the guilt offering.
烤的時候不可攙酵. 這是從所獻給我的火祭中賜給他們的分, 是至聖的, 和贖罪祭並贖愆祭一樣.

6:18 Every male among Aaron’s sons may eat it as a lasting rule among your generations from the offerings made by fire belonging to Yahweh. Anything that touches them will become holy.’ ”
凡獻給耶和華的火祭, 亞倫子孫中的男丁都要吃這一分, 直到萬代, 作他們永得的分. 摸這些祭物的, 都要成為聖. ”

6:19 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

6:20 “This is the offering of Aaron and his sons that they shall present to Yahweh on the day of his being anointed: a tenth of an ephah of finely milled flour as a perpetual grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening.
“當亞倫受膏的日子, 他和他子孫所要獻給耶和華的供物, 就是細麵伊法十分之一, 為常獻的素祭: 早晨一半, 晚上一半.

6:21 It must be made in oil on a flat baking pan; you must bring it well-mixed; you must present pieces of a grain offering’s baked goods as an appeasing fragrance to Yahweh.
要在鐵鏊上用油調和做成, 調勻了, 你就拿進來; 烤好了分成塊子, 獻給耶和華為馨香的素祭.

6:22 And the anointed priest taking his place from among his sons must do it. As a lasting rule, it must be turned into smoke totally for Yahweh.
亞倫的子孫中, 接續他為受膏的祭司, 要把這素祭獻上, 要全燒給耶和華. 這是永遠的定例.

6:23 And every grain offering of a priest must be a whole burnt offering; it must not be eaten.”
祭司的素祭都要燒了, 卻不可吃. ”

6:24 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

6:25 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the regulation of the sin offering: In the place where the sin offering is slaughtered, the sin offering must be slaughtered before Yahweh; it is a most holy thing.
“你對亞倫和他的子孫說, 贖罪祭的條例乃是這樣: 要在耶和華面前,宰燔祭牲的地方宰贖罪祭牲; 這是至聖的.

6:26 The priest who offers the sin offering must eat it in a holy place—in the tent of assembly’s courtyard.
為贖罪獻這祭的祭司要吃, 要在聖處, 就是在會幕的院子裡吃.

6:27 Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and when some of its blood spatters on a garment, what was spattered on it you shall wash in a holy place.
凡摸這祭肉的要成為聖; 這祭牲的血若彈在甚麼衣服上, 所彈的那一件要在聖處洗淨.

6:28 And a clay vessel in which it was boiled must be broken, but if it was boiled in a bronze vessel, then it shall be thoroughly scoured and rinsed with water.
惟有煮祭物的瓦器要打碎; 若是煮在銅器裡, 這銅器要擦磨, 在水中涮淨.

6:29 Any male among the priests may eat it; it is a most holy thing.
凡祭司中的男丁都可以吃; 這是至聖的.

6:30 But any sin offering from which some of its blood is brought to the tent of assembly to make atonement in the sanctuary must not be eaten; it must be burned in the fire.’ ”
凡贖罪祭, 若將血帶進會幕在聖所贖罪, 那肉都不可吃, 必用火焚燒. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 7

7:1 “ ‘And this is the regulation of the guilt offering; it is a most holy thing.
“贖愆祭的條例乃是如此: 這祭是至聖的.

7:2 In the place where they slaughter the burnt offering, they must slaughter the guilt offering, and he must sprinkle its blood upon the altar all around.
人在那裡宰燔祭牲, 也要在那裡宰贖愆祭牲; 其血, 祭司要灑在壇的周圍.

7:3 And he must present all of its fat: the fat tail and the fat that covers the inner parts,
又要將肥尾巴和蓋臟的脂油,

7:4 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys.
兩個腰子和腰子上的脂油, 就是靠腰兩旁的脂油, 並肝上的網子和腰子, 一概取下.

7:5 And the priest shall turn it into smoke it on the altar as a food offering made by fire for Yahweh; it is a guilt offering.
祭司要在壇上焚燒, 為獻給耶和華的火祭, 是贖愆祭.

7:6 Every male among the priests may eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place; it is a most holy thing.
祭司中的男丁都可以吃這祭物; 要在聖處吃, 是至聖的.

7:7 The instruction is the same for the guilt offering as for the sin offering; it belongs to the priest, who makes atonement with it.
贖罪祭怎樣, 贖愆祭也是怎樣, 兩個祭是一個條例. 獻贖愆祭贖罪的祭司要得這祭物.

7:8 “ ‘And the priest who presents a person’s burnt offering, to that priest belongs the skin of the burnt offering that he presented.
獻燔祭的祭司, 無論為誰奉獻, 要親自得他所獻那燔祭牲的皮.

7:9 And every grain offering that is baked in the oven and all that is prepared in a cooking pan or on a flat baking pan belongs to the priest who presented it.
凡在爐中烤的素祭和煎盤中做的, 並鐵鏊上做的, 都要歸那獻祭的祭司.

7:10 And every grain offering, whether mixed with oil or dry, shall be for all of Aaron’s sons equally.
凡素祭, 無論是油調和的是乾的, 都要歸亞倫的子孫, 大家均分. ”

7:11 “ ‘And this is the regulation of the fellowship offerings that he must present to Yahweh:
“人獻與耶和華平安祭的條例乃是這樣:

7:12 If he presents it for thanksgiving, in addition to the thanksgiving sacrifice he shall present ring-shaped unleavened bread mixed with oil and unleavened bread wafers smeared with oil and well-mixed ring-shaped bread cakes of finely milled flour mixed with oil.
他若為感謝獻上, 就要用調油的無酵餅和抹油的無酵薄餅, 並用油調勻細麵做的餅, 與感謝祭一同獻上.

7:13 In addition to ring-shaped cakes of bread with yeast, he must present his grain offering together with his sacrifice of thanksgiving peace offerings.
要用有酵的餅和為感謝獻的平安祭, 與供物一同獻上.

7:14 And he shall present one of each kind of grain offering as a contribution for Yahweh; it belongs to the priest who sprinkles the fellowship offerings’ blood.
從各樣的供物中, 他要把一個餅獻給耶和華為舉祭, 是要歸給灑平安祭牲血的祭司.

7:15 And the meat of the sacrifice of his thanksgiving fellowship offerings must be eaten on the day of his offering; he must not leave it until morning.
為感謝獻平安祭牲的肉, 要在獻的日子吃, 一點不可留到早晨.

7:16 “ ‘But if his sacrifice is for a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be eaten on the day of his presenting his sacrifice, and on the next day the remainder from it may be eaten,
若所獻的是為還願, 或是甘心獻的, 必在獻祭的日子吃, 所剩下的第二天也可以吃.

7:17 but the remainder from the sacrifice’s meat must be burned up in the fire on the third day.
但所剩下的祭肉, 到第三天要用火焚燒;

7:18 And if indeed some of the meat of his fellowship offerings’ sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted; it will not be considered of benefit for the one who presented it—it shall be unclean meat, and the person who eats it shall bear his guilt.
第三天若吃了平安祭的肉, 這祭必不蒙悅納, 人所獻的也不算為祭, 反為可憎嫌的, 吃這祭肉的, 就必擔當他的罪孽.

7:19 And the meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned with fire, and as for the clean meat, anyone who is clean may eat the meat.
“挨了污穢物的肉就不可吃, 要用火焚燒. 至於平安祭的肉, 凡潔淨的人都要吃;

7:20 And the person who eats meat from the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, which is for Yahweh, and whose uncleanness is upon him—that person shall be cut off from his people.
只是獻與耶和華平安祭的肉, 人若不潔淨而吃了, 這人必從民中剪除.

7:21 And when a person touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness or an unclean animal or any unclean detestable thing, and he eats from the meat of the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, which is for Yahweh, then that person shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
有人摸了甚麼不潔淨的物, 或是人的不潔淨, 或是不潔淨的牲畜, 或是不潔可憎之物, 吃了獻與耶和華平安祭的肉, 這人必從民中剪除. ”

7:22 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

7:23 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘You must not eat any fat of ox, or sheep, or goat;
“你曉諭以色列人說: 牛的脂油,綿羊的脂油,山羊的脂油, 你們都不可吃.

7:24 and a dead body’s fat or mangled carcass’s fat may be used for any purpose, but you certainly must not eat it.
自死的和被野獸撕裂的, 那脂油可以做別的使用, 只是你們萬不可吃.

7:25 When anyone eats fat from the domestic animal from which he presented an offering made by fire for Yahweh, then that person who ate shall be cut off from his people.
無論何人吃了獻給耶和華當火祭牲畜的脂油, 那人必從民中剪除.

7:26 And in any of your dwellings, you must not eat any blood belonging to birds or domestic animals.
在你們一切的住處, 無論是雀鳥的血是野獸的血, 你們都不可吃.

7:27 Any person who eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
無論是誰吃血, 那人必從民中剪除. ”

7:28 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

7:29 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘The one who presents his fellowship offerings’ sacrifice for Yahweh shall bring his offering to Yahweh from his fellowship offerings’ sacrifice.
“你曉諭以色列人說: 獻平安祭給耶和華的, 要從平安祭中取些來奉給耶和華.

7:30 His own hands must bring Yahweh’s offerings made by fire. He must bring the fat in addition to the breast section to wave the breast section as a wave offering before Yahweh,
他親手獻給耶和華的火祭, 就是脂油和胸, 要帶來, 好把胸在耶和華面前作搖祭, 搖一搖.

7:31 and the priest shall turn the fat into smoke on the altar, and the breast section shall be for Aaron and his sons.
祭司要把脂油在壇上焚燒, 但胸要歸亞倫和他的子孫.

7:32 And the right upper thigh you must give as a contribution for the priest from your fellowship offerings’ sacrifice.
你們要從平安祭中把右腿作舉祭, 奉給祭司.

7:33 As for the one from Aaron’s sons who presents the blood of the fellowship offerings and the fat, the right upper thigh shall belong to him as his share,
亞倫子孫中, 獻平安祭牲血和脂油的, 要得這右腿為分;

7:34 because I have taken the wave offering’s breast section and the contribution offering’s upper thigh from the Israelites out of their fellowship offerings’ sacrifices, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons from the Israelites as a lasting rule.’ ”
因為我從以色列人的平安祭中, 取了這搖的胸和舉的腿給祭司亞倫和他子孫, 作他們從以色列人中所永得的分. ”

7:35 This is Aaron’s allotted portion and his sons’ allotted portion from Yahweh’s offerings made by fire when he brought them forward to serve as priests for Yahweh.
這是從耶和華火祭中, 作亞倫受膏的分和他子孫受膏的分, 正在摩西(原文是他)叫他們前來給耶和華供祭司職分的日子,

7:36 This is what Yahweh commanded to give them from the Israelites on the day of his anointing them; it is a lasting statute for their generations.
就是在摩西(原文是他)膏他們的日子, 耶和華吩咐以色列人給他們的. 這是他們世世代代永得的分.

7:37 This is the regulation for the burnt offering, for the grain offering and for the sin offering and for the guilt offering and for the consecration offering and for the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice,
這就是燔祭,素祭,贖罪祭,贖愆祭, 和平安祭的條例, 並承接聖職的禮,

7:38 which Yahweh commanded Moses on Mount Sinai on the day of his commanding the Israelites to present their offerings to Yahweh in the desert of Sinai.
都是耶和華在西奈山所吩咐摩西的, 就是他在西奈曠野吩咐以色列人獻供物給耶和華之日所說的.

Leviticus - Chapter 8

8:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

8:2 “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments and the anointing oil and the bull of the sin offering and the two rams and the basket of the unleavened bread,
“你將亞倫和他兒子一同帶來, 並將聖衣,膏油, 與贖罪祭的一隻公牛,兩隻公綿羊,一筐無酵餅都帶來,

8:3 and summon all of the community to the entrance to the tent of assembly.”
又招聚會眾到會幕門口. ”

8:4 So Moses did just as Yahweh commanded him, and the community gathered by the entrance to the tent of assembly.
摩西就照耶和華所吩咐的行了; 於是會眾聚集在會幕門口.

8:5 Then Moses said to the community, “This is the word that Yahweh has commanded to be done.”
摩西告訴會眾說: “這就是耶和華所吩咐當行的事. ”

8:6 So Moses brought Aaron and his sons near, and he washed them with water.
摩西帶了亞倫和他兒子來, 用水洗了他們.

8:7 Then he put the tunic on him and tied the sash around him; then he clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him; then he tied the ephod’s waistband around him and fastened the ephod to him with it.
給亞倫穿上內袍, 束上腰帶, 穿上外袍, 又加上以弗得, 用其上巧工織的帶子把以弗得繫在他身上,

8:8 Then he placed the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and the Thummim into the breastpiece;
又給他戴上胸牌, 把烏陵和土明放在胸牌內,

8:9 and he placed the turban on his head, and on the front of the turban he placed the gold rosette, the holy diadem, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
把冠冕戴在他頭上, 在冠冕的前面釘上金牌, 就是聖冠, 都是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

8:10 Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and he consecrated them.
摩西用膏油抹帳幕和其中所有的, 使它成聖;

8:11 And he spattered part of it on the altar seven times—thus he anointed the altar and all of its utensils, and the basin and its stand, to consecrate them.
又用膏油在壇上彈了七次, 又抹了壇和壇的一切器皿, 並洗濯盆和盆座, 使它成聖;

8:12 Then he poured out part of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head—thus he anointed him in order to consecrate him.
又把膏油倒在亞倫的頭上膏他, 使他成聖.

8:13 Then Moses brought Aaron’s sons near and clothed them with tunics and tied a sash around each one, and he bound headbands on them, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
摩西帶了亞倫的兒子來, 給他們穿上內袍, 束上腰帶, 包上裹頭巾, 都是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

8:14 Then he brought forth the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons placed their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering,
他牽了贖罪祭的公牛來, 亞倫和他兒子按手在贖罪祭公牛的頭上,

8:15 and he slaughtered it, and Moses took the blood and put it with his finger on the altar’s horns all around and purified the altar; then he poured the blood out on the altar’s base—thus he consecrated it in order to make atonement for it.
就宰了公牛. 摩西用指頭蘸血, 抹在壇上四角的周圍, 使壇潔淨, 把血倒在壇的腳那裡, 使壇成聖, 壇就潔淨了;

8:16 Then he took all the fat that was on the inner parts and the lobe on the liver and the two kidneys and their fat, and Moses turned them into smoke on the altar,
又取臟上所有的脂油和肝上的網子, 並兩個腰子與腰子上的脂油, 都燒在壇上;

8:17 but he burned the bull and its skin and its meat and its offal in the fire outside the camp, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
惟有公牛, 連皮帶肉並糞, 用火燒在營外, 都是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

8:18 Then he brought the ram of the burnt offering near, and Aaron and his sons placed their hands on the ram’s head,
他奉上燔祭的公綿羊; 亞倫和他兒子按手在羊的頭上,

8:19 and he slaughtered it. Then Moses sprinkled the blood on the altar all around.
就宰了公羊. 摩西把血灑在壇的周圍,

8:20 Then he cut the ram into pieces, and Moses turned into smoke the head and the pieces and the suet,
把羊切成塊子, 把頭和肉塊並脂油都燒了.

8:21 but he washed the inner parts and the lower leg bones with water, and Moses turned into smoke all of the ram on the altar; it was a burnt offering as an appeasing fragrance, an offering made by fire for Yahweh, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
用水洗了臟腑和腿, 就把全羊燒在壇上為馨香的燔祭, 是獻給耶和華的火祭, 都是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

8:22 Then he brought the second ram near, the ram of the consecration, and Aaron and his sons placed their hands on the ram’s head,
他又奉上第二隻公綿羊, 就是承接聖職之禮的羊; 亞倫和他兒子按手在羊的頭上,

8:23 and he slaughtered it. Then Moses took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right ear lobe and on his right hand’s thumb and on his right foot’s big toe.
就宰了羊. 摩西把些血抹在亞倫的右耳垂上和右手的大拇指上, 並右腳的大拇指上,

8:24 Then he brought Aaron’s sons near, and Moses put some of the blood on their right ear lobe and on their right hand’s thumb and on their right foot’s big toe, and Moses sprinkled the blood on the altar all around.
又帶了亞倫的兒子來, 把些血抹在他們的右耳垂上和右手的大拇指上, 並右腳的大拇指上, 又把血灑在壇的周圍.

8:25 Then he took the fat and the fat tail and all of the fat that was on the inner parts and the lobe of the liver and the two kidneys and their fat and the right upper thigh;
取脂油和肥尾巴, 並臟上一切的脂油與肝上的網子, 兩個腰子和腰子上的脂油, 並右腿,

8:26 and from the basket of the unleavened bread that was before Yahweh he took one ring-shaped unleavened bread and one ring-shaped bread with oil and one wafer, and he placed them on the fat parts and on the right upper thigh.
再從耶和華面前,盛無酵餅的筐子裡取出一個無酵餅, 一個油餅, 一個薄餅, 都放在脂油和右腿上,

8:27 Then he put all of these on Aaron’s palms and on his sons’ palms, and he waved them as a wave offering before Yahweh.
把這一切放在亞倫的手上和他兒子的手上作搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖.

8:28 Then Moses took them from upon their palms, and he turned them into smoke upon the burnt offering on the altar; they were a consecration offering as an appeasing fragrance—it was an offering made by fire for Yahweh.
摩西從他們的手上拿下來, 燒在壇上的燔祭上, 都是為承接聖職獻給耶和華馨香的火祭.

8:29 Then Moses took the breast section, and he waved it as a wave offering before Yahweh from the ram of the consecration offering; it was Moses’ share, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
摩西拿羊的胸作為搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖, 是承接聖職之禮, 歸摩西的分, 都是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

8:30 Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, and he spattered them on Aaron, on his garments, and on Aaron’s sons and on his sons’ garments with him—thus he consecrated Aaron, his garments, and his sons and his sons’ garments with him.
摩西取點膏油和壇上的血, 彈在亞倫和他的衣服上, 並他兒子和他兒子的衣服上, 使他和他們的衣服一同成聖.

8:31 Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, “Boil the meat in the entrance to the tent of assembly, and there you must eat it and the bread that is in the basket of the consecration offering, just as I have commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons must eat it,’
摩西對亞倫和他兒子說: “把肉煮在會幕門口, 在那裡吃, 又吃承接聖職筐子裡的餅, 按我所吩咐的說(或譯: 按所吩咐我的說): ‘這是亞倫和他兒子要吃的. ’

8:32 but the remainder of the meat and the bread you must burn in the fire.
剩下的肉和餅, 你們要用火焚燒.

8:33 And you must not go out from the entrance to the tent of assembly for seven days, until the day of fulfilling the days of your consecration, because it will take seven days to ordain you.
你們七天不可出會幕的門, 等到你們承接聖職的日子滿了, 因為主叫你們七天承接聖職.

8:34 Just as was done on this day, Yahweh commanded to be done in order to make atonement for you.
像今天所行的都是耶和華吩咐行的, 為你們贖罪.

8:35 And you must stay at the entrance to the tent of assembly day and night for seven days, and you shall keep the obligation from Yahweh, so you might not die, for thus I have been commanded.”
七天你們要晝夜住在會幕門口, 遵守耶和華的吩咐, 免得你們死亡, 因為所吩咐我的就是這樣. ”

8:36 So Aaron and his sons did all the things that Yahweh had commanded through Moses.
於是亞倫和他兒子行了耶和華藉著摩西所吩咐的一切事.

Leviticus - Chapter 9

9:1 Then on the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and Israel’s elders,
到了第八天, 摩西召了亞倫和他兒子, 並以色列的眾長老來,

9:2 and he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a bull calf as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, without defect, and present them before Yahweh.
對亞倫說: “你當取牛群中的一隻公牛犢作贖罪祭, 一隻公綿羊作燔祭, 都要沒有殘疾的, 獻在耶和華面前.

9:3 Then you must speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘Take a he-goat as a sin offering and a bull calf and a male sheep, yearlings without defect, as a burnt offering,
你也要對以色列人說: ‘你們當取一隻公山羊作贖罪祭, 又取一隻牛犢和一隻綿羊羔, 都要一歲,沒有殘疾的, 作燔祭,

9:4 and an ox and a ram as fellowship offerings to sacrifice before Yahweh, and a grain offering mixed with oil, because today Yahweh will appear to you.”
又取一隻公牛, 一隻公綿羊作平安祭, 獻在耶和華面前, 並取調油的素祭, 因為今天耶和華要向你們顯現. ’

9:5 So they took what Moses had commanded to the front of the tent of assembly, and the whole community presented themselves, and they stood before Yahweh.
於是他們把摩西所吩咐的, 帶到會幕前; 全會眾都近前來, 站在耶和華面前.

9:6 Then Moses said, “This is the word that Yahweh commanded you to do so that the glory of Yahweh might appear to you.”
摩西說: “這是耶和華吩咐你們所當行的; 耶和華的榮光就要向你們顯現. ”

9:7 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people. And sacrifice the people’s offering and make atonement for them, just as Yahweh has commanded.”
摩西對亞倫說: “你就近壇前, 獻你的贖罪祭和燔祭, 為自己與百姓贖罪, 又獻上百姓的供物, 為他們贖罪, 都照耶和華所吩咐的. ”

9:8 Then Aaron approached the altar, and he slaughtered the bull calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
於是, 亞倫就近壇前, 宰了為自己作贖罪祭的牛犢.

9:9 Then Aaron’s sons presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood, and he put it on the altar’s horns, and he poured out the blood on the altar’s base.
亞倫的兒子把血奉給他, 他就把指頭蘸在血中, 抹在壇的四角上, 又把血倒在壇腳那裡.

9:10 And the fat and the kidneys and the lobe from the sin offering’s liver he turned into smoke on the altar, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses,
惟有贖罪祭的脂油和腰子, 並肝上取的網子, 都燒在壇上, 是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的;

9:11 but the meat and the skin he burned with fire outside the camp.
又用火將肉和皮燒在營外.

9:12 Then he slaughtered the burnt offering, and Aaron’s sons brought the blood to him, and he sprinkled it on the altar all around;
亞倫宰了燔祭牲, 他兒子把血遞給他, 他就灑在壇的周圍,

9:13 and they brought the burnt offering to him by its pieces, as well as the head, and he turned them into smoke on the altar;
又把燔祭一塊一塊地,連頭遞給他, 他都燒在壇上;

9:14 and he washed the inner parts and the lower leg bones, then he turned them into smoke upon the burnt offering on the altar.
又洗了臟腑和腿, 燒在壇上的燔祭上.

9:15 Then he presented the people’s offering, and he took the goat of the sin offering, which was for the people, and he slaughtered it and offered it as a sin offering like the first one.
他奉上百姓的供物, 把那給百姓作贖罪祭的公山羊宰了, 為罪獻上, 和先獻的一樣;

9:16 Then he presented the burnt offering, and he sacrificed it according to the regulation.
也奉上燔祭, 照例而獻.

9:17 Then he presented the grain offering, and he filled his palm with some of it, and he turned it into smoke on the altar besides the morning’s burnt offering.
他又奉上素祭, 從其中取一滿把, 燒在壇上; 這是在早晨的燔祭以外.

9:18 Then he slaughtered the ox and the ram, the fellowship offerings that are for the people, and Aaron’s sons brought the blood to him, and he sprinkled it on the altar all around.
亞倫宰了那給百姓作平安祭的公牛和公綿羊. 他兒子把血遞給他, 他就灑在壇的周圍;

9:19 And as for the fat portions from the ox and from the ram (the fat tail and the layer of fat and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver),
又把公牛和公綿羊的脂油,肥尾巴, 並蓋臟的脂油與腰子, 和肝上的網子, 都遞給他;

9:20 they placed the fat portions on the breast sections, and he turned the fat portions into smoke on the altar.
把脂油放在胸上, 他就把脂油燒在壇上.

9:21 Then Aaron waved the breast sections and the right upper thigh as a wave offering before Yahweh, just as Moses had commanded.
胸和右腿, 亞倫當作搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖, 都是照摩西所吩咐的.

9:22 Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, and he blessed them, and he came down after sacrificing the sin offering and the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.
亞倫向百姓舉手, 為他們祝福. 他獻了贖罪祭,燔祭,平安祭就下來了.

9:23 Then Moses and Aaron entered the tent of assembly. When they came out, they blessed the people, and Yahweh’s glory appeared to all the people.
摩西,亞倫進入會幕, 又出來為百姓祝福, 耶和華的榮光就向眾民顯現.

9:24 Then a fire went out from before Yahweh, and it consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And all the people saw it, so they shouted for joy, and they fell on their faces.
有火從耶和華面前出來, 在壇上燒盡燔祭和脂油; 眾民一見, 就都歡呼, 俯伏在地.

Leviticus - Chapter 10

10:1 And Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his censer, and they put fire in them and placed incense on it; then they presented before Yahweh illegitimate fire, which he had not commanded them.
亞倫的兒子拿答,亞比戶各拿自己的香爐, 盛上火, 加上香, 在耶和華面前獻上凡火, 是耶和華沒有吩咐他們的,

10:2 So fire went out from before Yahweh, and it consumed them so that they died before Yahweh.
就有火從耶和華面前出來, 把他們燒滅, 他們就死在耶和華面前.

10:3 Therefore Moses said to Aaron, “This is what Yahweh spoke, saying, ‘Among those who are close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of all the people I will display my glory.’ ” So Aaron was silent.
於是摩西對亞倫說: “這就是耶和華所說: ‘我在親近我的人中要顯為聖; 在眾民面前, 我要得榮耀. ’”亞倫就默默不言.

10:4 Then Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan the sons of Uzziel, Aaron’s uncle, and he said to them, “Come forward. Carry your brothers from the front of the sanctuary to outside the camp.”
摩西召了亞倫叔父烏薛的兒子米沙利,以利撒反來, 對他們說: “上前來, 把你們的親屬從聖所前抬到營外. ”

10:5 So they came forward, and they carried them outside the camp in their tunics, just as Moses had ordered.
於是二人上前來, 把他們穿著袍子抬到營外, 是照摩西所吩咐的.

10:6 Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “You must not let your hair hang loosely, and you must not tear your garments, so that you will not die and he will be angry with all the community. But your brothers, all the house of Israel, may weep because of the burning that Yahweh caused,
摩西對亞倫和他兒子以利亞撒,以他瑪說: “不可蓬頭散髮, 也不可撕裂衣裳, 免得你們死亡, 又免得耶和華向會眾發怒; 只要你們的弟兄以色列全家為耶和華所發的火哀哭.

10:7 but you must not go out from the entrance to the tent of assembly lest you die, because Yahweh’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did according to Moses’ word.
你們也不可出會幕的門, 恐怕你們死亡, 因為耶和華的膏油在你們的身上. ”他們就照摩西的話行了.

10:8 Then Yahweh spoke to Aaron, saying,
耶和華曉諭亞倫說:

10:9 “You and your sons with you may not drink wine or strong drink when you come to the tent of assembly, so that you will not die—it is a lasting statute for your generations—
“你和你兒子進會幕的時候, 清酒,濃酒都不可喝, 免得你們死亡; 這要作你們世世代代永遠的定例.

10:10 and to distinguish between the holy and the unholy, as well as between the unclean and the clean,
使你們可以將聖的,俗的, 潔淨的,不潔淨的, 分別出來;

10:11 and to teach the Israelites all the rules that Yahweh has spoken to them through Moses.”
又使你們可以將耶和華藉摩西曉諭以色列人的一切律例教訓他們. ”

10:12 Then Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “As for the remaining parts, take the remainder of the grain offering from Yahweh’s offerings made by fire and eat it, the unleavened bread, beside the altar, because it is a most holy thing.
摩西對亞倫和他剩下的兒子以利亞撒,以他瑪說: “你們獻給耶和華火祭中所剩的素祭, 要在壇旁不帶酵而吃, 因為是至聖的.

10:13 And you shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your allotted portion and the allotted portion of your sons from Yahweh’s offerings made by fire, for so I have been commanded.
你們要在聖處吃; 因為在獻給耶和華的火祭中, 這是你的分和你兒子的分; 所吩咐我的本是這樣.

10:14 And the wave offering’s breast section and the upper thigh of the contribution offering you must eat in a clean place, you and your sons and your daughters with you, because they are given as your allotted portion and your sons’ allotted portion from the sacrifices of the Israelites’ fellowship offerings.
所搖的胸, 所舉的腿, 你們要在潔淨地方吃. 你和你的兒女都要同吃; 因為這些是從以色列人平安祭中給你, 當你的分和你兒子的分.

10:15 They must bring the thigh of the contribution offering and the breast section of the wave offering in addition to the offerings made by fire, consisting of the fat portions, to wave as a wave offering before Yahweh; and it will be for you and for your sons with you as a lasting rule, just as Yahweh had commanded.”
所舉的腿, 所搖的胸, 他們要與火祭的脂油一同帶來當搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖; 這要歸你和你兒子, 當作永得的分, 都是照耶和華所吩咐的. ”

10:16 Then Moses sought all over for the goat of the sin offering and behold, it was burned up. So he was angry with Aaron’s remaining sons Eleazar and Ithamar, saying,
當下摩西急切地尋找作贖罪祭的公山羊, 誰知已經焚燒了, 便向亞倫剩下的兒子以利亞撒,以他瑪發怒, 說:

10:17 “Why did you not eat the sin offering on the sanctuary’s site, because it is a most holy thing? And he gave it to you to remove the community’s guilt, to make atonement for them before Yahweh.
“這贖罪祭既是至聖的, 主又給了你們, 為要你們擔當會眾的罪孽, 在耶和華面前為他們贖罪, 你們為何沒有在聖所吃呢?

10:18 Look, its blood was not brought inside the sanctuary. Certainly you should have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded.”
看哪, 這祭牲的血並沒有拿到聖所裡去, 你們本當照我所吩咐的, 在聖所裡吃這祭肉. ”

10:19 So Aaron said to Moses, “Look, today they presented their sin offering and their burnt offering before Yahweh, and things such as these have happened to me, and if I were to eat a sin offering today, would it have been good in Yahweh’s eyes?”
亞倫對摩西說: “今天他們在耶和華面前獻上贖罪祭和燔祭, 我又遇見這樣的災, 若今天吃了贖罪祭, 耶和華豈能看為美呢? ”

10:20 When Moses heard, it was good in his eyes.
摩西聽見這話, 便以為美.

Leviticus - Chapter 11

11:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
耶和華對摩西,亞倫說:

11:2 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘These are the animals that you may eat from all the animals that are on the land:
“你們曉諭以色列人說, 在地上一切走獸中可吃的乃是這些:

11:3 Any among the animals that has a divided hoof and has a split cleft in the hoof, such you may eat.
凡蹄分兩瓣,倒嚼的走獸, 你們都可以吃.

11:4 However, these you may not eat from those that chew the cud and from those that have a divided hoof: the camel, because it is a chewer of cud but it does not have a hoof that is divided—it is unclean for you;
但那倒嚼或分蹄之中不可吃的乃是: 駱駝─因為倒嚼不分蹄, 就與你們不潔淨;

11:5 and the coney, because it is a chewer of cud but it does not have a hoof that is divided—it is unclean for you;
沙番─因為倒嚼不分蹄, 就與你們不潔淨;

11:6 and the hare, because it is a chewer of cud but it does not have a hoof that is divided—it is unclean for you;
兔子─因為倒嚼不分蹄, 就與你們不潔淨;

11:7 and the pig, because it has a divided hoof and has a split cleft in the hoof but it does not chew cud—it is unclean for you.
豬─因為蹄分兩瓣, 卻不倒嚼, 就與你們不潔淨.

11:8 You must not eat from their meat, and you must not touch their dead body—they are unclean for you.
這些獸的肉, 你們不可吃; 死的, 你們不可摸, 都與你們不潔淨.

11:9 “ ‘These you may eat from all that are in the water: any in the water that has a fin and scales, whether in the seas or in the streams—such you may eat.
“水中可吃的乃是這些: 凡在水裡,海裡,河裡,有翅有鱗的, 都可以吃.

11:10 But any that does not have a fin and scales, whether in the seas or in the streams, among all the water’s swarmers among all the living creatures that are in the water—they are a detestable thing to you.
凡在海裡,河裡, 並一切水裡游動的活物, 無翅無鱗的, 你們都當以為可憎.

11:11 And they shall be detestable to you; you must not eat from their meat, and you must detest their dead body.
這些無翅無鱗,以為可憎的, 你們不可吃牠的肉; 死的也當以為可憎.

11:12 Any that does not have a fin and scales in the water—it is a detestable thing to you.
凡水裡無翅無鱗的, 你們都當以為可憎.

11:13 “ ‘And these you must detest from the birds; they must not be eaten—they are detestable: the eagle and the vulture and the short-toed eagle,
“雀鳥中你們當以為可憎,不可吃的乃是: 鵰,狗頭鵰,紅頭鵰,

11:14 and the red kite and the black kite according to its kind,
鷂鷹,小鷹與其類;

11:15 every crow according to its kind,
烏鴉與其類;

11:16 and the ostrich and the short-eared owl and the seagull and the hawk according to its kind,
鴕鳥,夜鷹,魚鷹,鷹與其類;

11:17 and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl,
鴞鳥,鸕鶿,貓頭鷹,

11:18 and the barn owl and the desert owl and the carrion vulture,
角鴟,鵜鶘,禿鵰,

11:19 and the stork, the heron according to its kind and the hoopoe and the bat.
鸛,鷺鷥與其類; 戴鵀與蝙蝠.

11:20 “ ‘Any winged insect that walks on all fours is detestable to you.
“凡有翅膀用四足爬行的物, 你們都當以為可憎.

11:21 Only this may you eat from any of the winged insects that walk on all fours—that which has jointed legs above its feet for leaping upon the land.
只是有翅膀用四足爬行的物中, 有足有腿, 在地上蹦跳的, 你們還可以吃.

11:22 From these you may eat the locust according to its kind and the bald locust according to its kind and the cricket according to its kind and the grasshopper according to its kind.
其中有蝗蟲,螞蚱,蟋蟀與其類; 蚱蜢與其類; 這些你們都可以吃.

11:23 But any other winged insect that has four legs is detestable to you.
但是有翅膀有四足的爬物, 你們都當以為可憎.

11:24 And by these you shall become unclean—anyone who touches their dead body shall become unclean until the evening,
“這些都能使你們不潔淨. 凡摸了死的, 必不潔淨到晚上.

11:25 and anyone who carries their dead body must wash his garments, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
凡拿了死的, 必不潔淨到晚上, 並要洗衣服.

11:26 “ ‘With regard to any animal that has a divided hoof but does not split the hoof, or does not have a cud for chewing—they are unclean for you; anyone who touches them shall become unclean.
凡走獸分蹄不成兩瓣,也不倒嚼的, 是與你們不潔淨; 凡摸了的就不潔淨.

11:27 And anything that walks upon its paws among any of the animals that walks on all fours—they are unclean for you; anyone who touches their dead body shall become unclean until the evening,
凡四足的走獸, 用掌行走的, 是與你們不潔淨; 摸其屍的, 必不潔淨到晚上.

11:28 and the one who carries their dead body must wash his garments, and he shall be unclean until the evening—they are unclean for you.
拿其屍的, 必不潔淨到晚上, 並要洗衣服. 這些是與你們不潔淨的.

11:29 “ ‘And these are the unclean for you among the swarmers that swarm on the land: the weasel and the mouse and the thorn-tailed lizard according to its kind,
“地上爬物與你們不潔淨的乃是這些: 鼬鼠,鼫鼠,蜥蜴與其類;

11:30 and the gecko and the land crocodile and the lizard and the sand lizard and the chameleon.
壁虎,龍子,守宮,蛇醫,蝘蜓.

11:31 These are the unclean for you among all the swarmers; anyone who touches them at their death shall become unclean until the evening.
這些爬物都是與你們不潔淨的. 在牠死了以後, 凡摸了的, 必不潔淨到晚上.

11:32 And anything on which one of them falls at their death shall become unclean: any object of wood or garment or skin or sackcloth—any object that has performed work—must be placed in water, and it shall be unclean until the evening, and then it shall be clean.
其中死了的, 掉在甚麼東西上, 這東西就不潔淨, 無論是木器,衣服,皮子,口袋, 不拘是做甚麼工用的器皿, 須要放在水中, 必不潔淨到晚上, 到晚上才潔淨了.

11:33 And any clay vessel into which it falls shall become unclean, and you must break it.
若有死了掉在瓦器裡的, 其中不拘有甚麼, 就不潔淨, 你們要把這瓦器打破了.

11:34 Any of the food that could be eaten on which water from such a vessel comes shall become unclean, and any liquid that could be drunk in any such vessel shall become unclean.
其中一切可吃的食物, 沾水的就不潔淨, 並且那樣器皿中一切可喝的, 也必不潔淨.

11:35 And anything on which one of their dead bodies falls shall become unclean: an oven or a stove must be broken—they are unclean and shall be unclean for you.
其中已死的, 若有一點掉在甚麼物件上, 那物件就不潔淨, 不拘是爐子, 是鍋臺, 就要打碎, 都不潔淨, 也必與你們不潔淨.

11:36 Surely a spring or a cistern collecting water shall be clean, but that which touches their dead body shall become unclean.
但是泉源或是聚水的池子仍是潔淨; 惟挨了那死的, 就不潔淨.

11:37 And when one of their dead bodies falls on any seed for sowing, it is clean.
若是死的, 有一點掉在要種的子粒上, 子粒仍是潔淨;

11:38 But when water is put on the seed and one of their dead bodies falls on it, it is unclean for you.
若水已經澆在子粒上, 那死的有一點掉在上頭, 這子粒就與你們不潔淨.

11:39 “ ‘And when one of the animals dies that is for you to eat, the one who touches its dead body shall become unclean until the evening.
“你們可吃的走獸若是死了, 有人摸牠, 必不潔淨到晚上;

11:40 And the one who eats some of its dead body must wash his garments, and he shall be unclean until the evening; and the one who carries its dead body must wash his garments, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
有人吃那死了的走獸, 必不潔淨到晚上, 並要洗衣服; 拿了死走獸的, 必不潔淨到晚上, 並要洗衣服.

11:41 “ ‘And any swarmer that swarms on the land is detestable; it must not be eaten.
“凡地上的爬物是可憎的, 都不可吃.

11:42 You must not eat anything that moves upon its belly or that walks on all fours, even any with numerous feet belonging to any swarmer that swarms on the land, because they are detestable.
凡用肚子行走的和用四足行走的, 或是有許多足的, 就是一切爬在地上的, 你們都不可吃, 因為是可憎的.

11:43 You must not defile yourselves with any swarmer that swarms, and you must not make yourselves unclean by them and so be made unclean by them,
你們不可因甚麼爬物使自己成為可憎的, 也不可因這些使自己不潔淨, 以致染了污穢.

11:44 because I am Yahweh your God, and you must keep yourselves sanctified, so that you shall be holy, because I am holy. And you must not make yourselves unclean with any swarmer that moves along on the land,
我是耶和華─你們的神; 所以你們要成為聖潔, 因為我是聖潔的. 你們也不可在地上的爬物污穢自己.

11:45 because I am Yahweh, who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be for you as God. Thus you shall be holy, because I am holy.
我是把你們從埃及地領出來的耶和華, 要作你們的神; 所以你們要聖潔, 因為我是聖潔的. ”

11:46 “ ‘This is the regulation of the animals and the birds and all living creatures that move along in the water and concerning all the creatures that swarm on the land,
這是走獸,飛鳥, 和水中游動的活物, 並地上爬物的條例.

11:47 to distinguish between the unclean and the clean and between the animal that is to be eaten and the animal that must not be eaten.’ ”
要把潔淨的和不潔淨的, 可吃的與不可吃的活物, 都分別出來.

Leviticus - Chapter 12

12:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

12:2 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘When a woman becomes pregnant and she gives birth to a male, then she shall be unclean seven days—as in the time of her menstrual bleeding, she shall become unclean.
“你曉諭以色列人說: 若有婦人懷孕生男孩, 她就不潔淨七天, 像在月經污穢的日子不潔淨一樣.

12:3 And on the eighth day his foreskin’s flesh shall be circumcised.
第八天, 要給嬰孩行割禮.

12:4 And for thirty-three days she shall stay in the blood of her cleansing; she must not touch any holy object, and she may not come to the sanctuary until the fulfilling of the days of her cleansing.
婦人在產血不潔之中, 要家居三十三天. 她潔淨的日子未滿, 不可摸聖物, 也不可進入聖所.

12:5 But if she gives birth to a female, then she shall be unclean for two weeks as in her menstruation, and for sixty-six days she shall stay through the blood of her cleansing.
她若生女孩, 就不潔淨兩個七天, 像污穢的時候一樣, 要在產血不潔之中, 家居六十六天.

12:6 And at the fulfilling of the days of her cleansing, whether for a son or for a daughter, she must bring to the priest at the tent of assembly’s entrance a yearling male lamb as a burnt offering and young dove or a turtledove as a sin offering.
“滿了潔淨的日子, 無論是為男孩是為女孩, 她要把一歲的羊羔為燔祭, 一隻雛鴿或是一隻斑鳩為贖罪祭, 帶到會幕門口交給祭司.

12:7 And the priest shall present it before Yahweh, and he shall make atonement for her, so that she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This is the regulation of childbearing for the male or for the female.
祭司要獻在耶和華面前, 為她贖罪, 她的血源就潔淨了. 這條例是為生育的婦人, 無論是生男生女.

12:8 And if she cannot afford a sheep, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young doves—one as a burnt offering and one as a sin offering—and the priest shall make atonement for her, so that she shall be clean.’ ”
她的力量若不夠獻一隻羊羔, 她就要取兩隻斑鳩或是兩隻雛鴿, 一隻為燔祭, 一隻為贖罪祭. 祭司要為她贖罪, 她就潔淨了. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 13

13:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西,亞倫說:

13:2 “When a person has on his body’s skin a swelling or an epidermal eruption or a spot and it becomes an infectious skin disease on his body’s skin, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests.
“人的肉皮上若長了癤子, 或長了癬, 或長了火斑, 在他肉皮上成了大痲瘋的災病, 就要將他帶到祭司亞倫或亞倫作祭司的一個子孫面前.

13:3 And the priest shall examine the infection on his body’s skin, and if the hair in the infection turns white and the appearance of the infection is deeper than his body’s skin, it is an infectious skin disease, and the priest shall examine it, and he shall declare him unclean.
祭司要察看肉皮上的災病, 若災病處的毛已經變白, 災病的現象深於肉上的皮, 這便是大痲瘋的災病. 祭司要察看他, 定他為不潔淨.

13:4 But if a spot is white on his body’s skin and its appearance is not deeper than the skin and its hair does not turn white, then the priest shall confine the afflicted person for seven days.
若火斑在他肉皮上是白的, 現象不深於皮, 其上的毛也沒有變白, 祭司就要將有災病的人關鎖七天.

13:5 And the priest shall examine it on the seventh day, and if, in his eyes, the infection has stayed unchanged, the infection has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall confine him for seven days a second time.
第七天, 祭司要察看他, 若看災病止住了, 沒有在皮上發散, 祭司還要將他關鎖七天.

13:6 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day for a second time, and if the infection has faded and the infection has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall declare him clean—it is an epidermal eruption; and he shall wash his garments, and so he shall be clean.
第七天, 祭司要再察看他, 若災病發暗, 而且沒有在皮上發散, 祭司要定他為潔淨, 原來是癬; 那人就要洗衣服, 得為潔淨.

13:7 But if the epidermal eruption spreads further on the skin after showing himself to the priest for his cleansing, then he shall appear a second time to the priest.
但他為得潔淨, 將身體給祭司察看以後, 癬若在皮上發散開了, 他要再將身體給祭司察看.

13:8 And the priest shall examine it, and if the epidermal eruption has spread on the skin, then the priest shall declare him unclean—it is an infectious skin disease.
祭司要察看, 癬若在皮上發散, 就要定他為不潔淨, 是大痲瘋.

13:9 “When an infectious skin disease is on a person and he is brought to the priest,
“人有了大痲瘋的災病, 就要將他帶到祭司面前.

13:10 the priest shall examine it, and if a white swelling is on the skin and it turns the hair white and raw flesh is in the swelling,
祭司要察看, 皮上若長了白癤, 使毛變白, 在長白癤之處有了紅瘀肉,

13:11 it is a chronic infectious skin disease on his body’s skin, and the priest shall declare him unclean; he shall not confine him, because he is unclean.
這是肉皮上的舊大痲瘋, 祭司要定他為不潔淨, 不用將他關鎖, 因為他是不潔淨了.

13:12 And if the infectious skin disease breaks out all over on the skin and the infectious skin disease covers all of the afflicted person’s skin from his head to his feed, so far as the priest can see,
大痲瘋若在皮上四外發散, 長滿了患災病人的皮, 據祭司察看, 從頭到腳無處不有,

13:13 then the priest shall examine it, and if the infectious skin disease covers his whole body, then he shall pronounce the afflicted person clean—all of it has turned white; he is clean.
祭司就要察看, 全身的肉若長滿了大痲瘋, 就要定那患災病的為潔淨; 全身都變為白, 他乃潔淨了.

13:14 But whenever raw flesh appears on him, he shall become unclean.
但紅肉幾時顯在他的身上就幾時不潔淨.

13:15 And the priest shall examine the raw flesh, and he shall pronounce him unclean—the raw flesh is unclean; it is an infectious skin disease.
祭司一看那紅肉就定他為不潔淨. 紅肉本是不潔淨, 是大痲瘋.

13:16 Or, when the raw flesh returns and it has changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,
紅肉若復原, 又變白了, 他就要來見祭司.

13:17 and the priest shall examine him, and if the infection has changed to white, then the priest shall pronounce the afflicted person clean—he is clean.
祭司要察看, 災病處若變白了, 祭司就要定那患災病的為潔淨, 他乃潔淨了.

13:18 “And when someone’s body has a skin sore on his skin and it is healed
“人若在皮肉上長瘡, 卻治好了,

13:19 and a white swelling or a pinkish spot appears in the skin sore’s place, then he shall show himself to the priest.
在長瘡之處又起了白癤, 或是白中帶紅的火斑, 就要給祭司察看.

13:20 And the priest shall examine it, and if its appearance is deeper than the skin and its hair has changed to white, then the priest shall declare him unclean—it is an infectious skin disease; it has broken out in the skin sore.
祭司要察看, 若現象窪於皮, 其上的毛也變白了, 就要定他為不潔淨, 是大痲瘋的災病發在瘡中.

13:21 And if the priest examines it and if there is no white hair in it and it is not deeper than the skin and it is faded, then the priest shall confine him for seven days.
祭司若察看, 其上沒有白毛, 也沒有窪於皮, 乃是發暗, 就要將他關鎖七天.

13:22 But if it has spread further on the skin, then the priest shall declare him unclean—it is an infection.
若在皮上發散開了, 祭司就要定他為不潔淨, 是災病.

13:23 But if the spot has stayed unchanged, it has not spread, it is the skin sore’s scar, so the priest shall declare him clean.
火斑若在原處止住, 沒有發散, 便是瘡的痕跡, 祭司就要定他為潔淨.

13:24 “Or when a body has a burn-spot from fire on its skin and the raw flesh of the burn-spot is pinkish or white,
“人的皮肉上若起了火毒, 火毒的瘀肉成了火斑, 或是白中帶紅的, 或是全白的,

13:25 then the priest shall examine it, and if the hair turns white in the spot and its appearance is deeper than the skin, it is an infectious skin disease—it has broken out in the burn-spot; so the priest shall declare him unclean—it is an infectious skin disease.
祭司就要察看, 火斑中的毛若變白了, 現象又深於皮, 是大痲瘋在火毒中發出, 就要定他為不潔淨, 是大痲瘋的災病.

13:26 But if the priest examines it and if there is not white hair in the spot and it is not deeper than the skin and it is faded, then the priest shall confine him for seven days.
但是祭司察看, 在火斑中若沒有白毛, 也沒有窪於皮, 乃是發暗, 就要將他關鎖七天.

13:27 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day; if it has spread further on the skin, then the priest shall declare him unclean—it is an infectious skin disease.
到第七天, 祭司要察看他, 火斑若在皮上發散開了, 就要定他為不潔淨, 是大痲瘋的災病.

13:28 But if it the spot has stayed unchanged in its place, it has not spread on the skin and it is faded, then it is the burn-spot’s swelling, so the priest shall declare him clean, because it is the burn-spot’s scar.
火斑若在原處止住, 沒有在皮上發散, 乃是發暗, 是起的火毒, 祭司要定他為潔淨, 不過是火毒的痕跡.

13:29 “And when a man or a woman has an infection on the head or in the beard,
“無論男女, 若在頭上有災病, 或是男人鬍鬚上有災病,

13:30 then the priest shall examine the infection, and if its appearance is deeper than the skin and in it is thin bright red hair, then the priest shall declare it unclean—it is a diseased area of skin; it is an infectious skin disease of the head or the beard.
祭司就要察看; 這災病現象若深於皮, 其間有細黃毛, 就要定他為不潔淨, 這是頭疥, 是頭上或是鬍鬚上的大痲瘋.

13:31 But if the priest examines the diseased area of the skin’s infection and if its appearance is not deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall confine the afflicted person with the diseased area of skin for seven days.
祭司若察看頭疥的災病, 現象不深於皮, 其間也沒有黑毛, 就要將長頭疥災病的關鎖七天.

13:32 And the priest shall examine the infection on the seventh day, and if the diseased area of skin has not spread and it does not have bright red hair in it and the diseased area of the skin’s appearance is not deeper than the skin,
第七天, 祭司要察看災病, 若頭疥沒有發散, 其間也沒有黃毛, 頭疥的現象不深於皮,

13:33 then he shall shave himself, but he shall not shave the diseased area of skin, and the priest shall confine the person with the diseased area of skin a second time for seven days.
那人就要剃去鬚髮, 但他不可剃頭疥之處. 祭司要將那長頭疥的, 再關鎖七天.

13:34 And the priest shall examine the diseased area of skin on the seventh day, and if the diseased area has not spread on the skin and its appearance is not deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean, and he shall wash his garments, and he shall be clean.
第七天, 祭司要察看頭疥, 頭疥若沒有在皮上發散, 現象也不深於皮, 就要定他為潔淨, 他要洗衣服, 便成為潔淨.

13:35 But if the diseased area of skin has not spread further on the skin after his cleansing,
但他得潔淨以後, 頭疥若在皮上發散開了,

13:36 then the priest shall examine him, and if the diseased area of skin has spread on the skin, the priest shall not inspect for bright red hair—he is unclean.
祭司就要察看他. 頭疥若在皮上發散, 就不必找那黃毛, 他是不潔淨了.

13:37 But if, in his eyes, the diseased area of skin has stayed unchanged and black hair has grown in it, the diseased area of skin is healed—he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
祭司若看頭疥已經止住, 其間也長了黑毛, 頭疥已然痊癒, 那人是潔淨了, 就要定他為潔淨.

13:38 “And when a man or a woman has spots on their body’s skin, white spots,
“無論男女, 皮肉上若起了火斑, 就是白火斑,

13:39 then the priest shall examine them, and if the spots on their body’s skin are a faded white, it is a skin rash; it has broken out on the skin—it is clean.
祭司就要察看, 他們肉皮上的火斑若白中帶黑, 這是皮上發出的白癬, 那人是潔淨了.

13:40 “And if a man becomes bald, his head is bald, he is clean.
“人頭上的髮若掉了, 他不過是頭禿, 還是潔淨.

13:41 And if he becomes bald from his forehead, his head is bald, he is clean.
他頂前若掉了頭髮, 他不過是頂門禿, 還是潔淨.

13:42 But if a pinkish infection occurs on the bald spot or on the bald forehead, it is an infectious skin disease that sprouts on his bald spot or on his bald forehead.
頭禿處或是頂門禿處若有白中帶紅的災病, 這就是大痲瘋發在他頭禿處或是頂門禿處,

13:43 So the priest shall examine him, and if the infection’s swelling is pinkish on his bald spot or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of an infectious skin disease on the body,
祭司就要察看, 他起的那災病若在頭禿處或是頂門禿處有白中帶紅的, 像肉皮上大痲瘋的現象,

13:44 he is a man afflicted with a skin disease—he is unclean; the priest certainly shall declare him unclean—his infection is on his head.
那人就是長大痲瘋, 不潔淨的, 祭司總要定他為不潔淨, 他的災病是在頭上.

13:45 “As for the person who is afflicted with a skin disease, his garments must be torn and his hair must be allowed to hang loosely, and he must cover his upper lip, and he must call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’
“身上有長大痲瘋災病的, 他的衣服要撕裂, 也要蓬頭散髮, 蒙著上唇, 喊叫說: ‘不潔淨了! 不潔淨了! ’

13:46 For all the days during which the infection is on him, he shall be unclean; he must live alone; his dwelling must be outside the camp.”
災病在他身上的日子, 他便是不潔淨; 他既是不潔淨, 就要獨居營外. ”

13:47 “And when the garment has an infectious skin disease on it, on a wool garment or on a linen garment,
“染了大痲瘋災病的衣服, 無論是羊毛衣服,是麻布衣服,

13:48 or on woven material or on a linen fabric, or on wool or on leather or on any work of leather,
無論是在經上,在緯上, 是麻布的,是羊毛的, 是在皮子上, 或在皮子做的甚麼物件上,

13:49 and if the infection is yellowish green or reddish on the garment or on the leather or on the woven material or on the fabric or on any leather object, it is an infectious skin disease and it shall be shown to the priest.
或在衣服上,皮子上, 經上,緯上, 或在皮子做的甚麼物件上, 這災病若是發綠, 或是發紅, 是大痲瘋的災病, 要給祭司察看.

13:50 And the priest shall examine the infection, and he shall confine the infected article for seven days.
祭司就要察看那災病, 把染了災病的物件關鎖七天.

13:51 And he shall examine the infection on the seventh day; if the infection has spread on the garment or on the woven material or on the fabric or on the leather, for any work for which the leather is used, the infection is a destructive skin disease—it is unclean.
第七天, 他要察看那災病, 災病或在衣服上, 經上,緯上, 皮子上, 若發散, 這皮子無論當作何用, 這災病是蠶食的大痲瘋, 都是不潔淨了.

13:52 And he shall burn the garment or the woven material or the fabric, whether wool or linen, or any leather object that has the infection, because it is an infectious skin disease, which is destructive—it must be burned in the fire.
那染了災病的衣服, 或是經上,緯上, 羊毛上, 麻衣上, 或是皮子做的甚麼物件上, 他都要焚燒; 因為這是蠶食的大痲瘋, 必在火中焚燒.

13:53 “But if the priest examines it and if the infection has not spread on the garment or on the woven material or on the fabric or on any leather object,
“祭司要察看, 若災病在衣服上, 經上,緯上, 或是皮子做的甚麼物件上, 沒有發散,

13:54 then the priest shall command, and someone shall wash that on which the infection is, and he shall confine it a second time for seven days.
祭司就要吩咐他們, 把染了災病的物件洗了, 再關鎖七天.

13:55 And the priest shall examine it after the infection has been washed off, and if the infection has not changed its outward appearance and the infection has not spread, it is unclean; he must burn it in the fire; it is a fungus on its back or on its front.
洗過以後, 祭司要察看, 那物件若沒有變色, 災病也沒有消散, 那物件就不潔淨, 是透重的災病, 無論正面反面, 都要在火中焚燒.

13:56 But if the priest examines it and if the infection is faded after it has been washed off, then he shall tear it from the garment or from the leather or from the woven material or from the fabric.
洗過以後, 祭司要察看, 若見那災病發暗, 他就要把那災病從衣服上,皮子上,經上,緯上, 都撕去.

13:57 And if it appears again on the garment or on the woven material or on the fabric or on any leather object, it is spreading; you must burn in the fire that which has the infection in it.
若仍現在衣服上, 或是經上,緯上,皮子做的甚麼物件上, 這就是災病又發了,必用火焚燒那染災病的物件.

13:58 And the garment or the woven material or the fabric or any leather object that he might wash and the infection is removed from them then shall be washed a second time, and it shall be clean.”
所洗的衣服, 或是經, 或是緯, 或是皮子做的甚麼物件, 若災病離開了, 要再洗, 就潔淨了. ”

13:59 This is the regulation of the infectious skin disease in the wool garment or the linen or the woven material or the fabric or any leather object to declare it clean or to declare it unclean.
這就是大痲瘋災病的條例, 無論是在羊毛衣服上, 麻布衣服上, 經上,緯上, 和皮子做的甚麼物件上, 可以定為潔淨或是不潔淨.

Leviticus - Chapter 14

14:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

14:2 “This is the regulation of the person afflicted with a skin disease at the time of his cleansing. And he shall be brought to the priest,
“長大痲瘋得潔淨的日子, 其例乃是這樣: 要帶他去見祭司;

14:3 and the priest shall go outside the camp, and the priest shall examine him, and if the skin disease’s infection is healed on the afflicted person,
祭司要出到營外察看, 若見他的大痲瘋痊癒了,

14:4 then the priest shall command, and he shall take two living, clean birds and cedar wood and a crimson thread and hyssop for the one who presents himself for cleansing.
就要吩咐人為那求潔淨的拿兩隻潔淨的活鳥和香柏木,朱紅色線, 並牛膝草來.

14:5 Then the priest shall command someone to slaughter one bird over fresh water in a clay vessel.
祭司要吩咐用瓦器盛活水, 把一隻鳥宰在上面.

14:6 He must take the living bird and the cedar wood and the crimson thread and the hyssop, and he shall dip them and the living bird in the bird’s blood slaughtered over the fresh water.
至於那隻活鳥, 祭司要把牠和香柏木,朱紅色線並牛膝草一同蘸於宰在活水上的鳥血中,

14:7 And he shall spatter the blood seven times on the one who presents himself for cleansing from the infectious skin disease, and he shall declare him clean, and he shall send the living bird into the open field.
用以在那長大痲瘋求潔淨的人身上灑七次, 就定他為潔淨, 又把活鳥放在田野裡.

14:8 Then the one who presents himself for cleansing shall wash his garments, and he shall shave off all his hair, and he shall wash himself in the water; thus he shall be clean, and afterward he shall enter the camp, but he shall stay outside his tent for seven days.
求潔淨的人當洗衣服, 剃去毛髮, 用水洗澡, 就潔淨了; 然後可以進營, 只是要在自己的帳棚外居住七天.

14:9 And then on the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—he must shave his head and his beard and his eyebrows and all the rest of his hair—and he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash his body in the water; thus he shall be clean.
第七天, 再把頭上所有的頭髮與鬍鬚,眉毛, 並全身的毛, 都剃了; 又要洗衣服, 用水洗身, 就潔淨了.

14:10 “And on the eighth day he must take two male lambs without defect and one ewe-lamb in its first year without defect and three-tenths of an ephah of finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering and one log of oil.
“第八天, 他要取兩隻沒有殘疾的公羊羔和一隻沒有殘疾,一歲的母羊羔, 又要把調油的細麵伊法十分之三為素祭, 並油一羅革, 一同取來.

14:11 And the priest who cleanses him shall present the man who presents himself for cleansing and these things before the tent of assembly’s entrance.
行潔淨之禮的祭司要將那求潔淨的人和這些東西安置在會幕門口,耶和華面前.

14:12 Then the priest shall take the one male lamb, and he shall present it as a guilt offering, and the log of oil, and he shall wave them as a wave offering before Yahweh.
祭司要取一隻公羊羔獻為贖愆祭, 和那一羅革油一同作搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖;

14:13 And he shall slaughter the male lamb in the place where he slaughters the sin offering and the burnt offering in the sanctuary’s space, because as the sin offering belongs to the priest, so also the guilt offering—it is a most holy thing.
把公羊羔宰於聖地, 就是宰贖罪祭牲和燔祭牲之地. 贖愆祭要歸祭司, 與贖罪祭一樣, 是至聖的.

14:14 And the priest shall take some of the guilt offering’s blood, and the priest shall put it on the right ear’s lobe of the one who presents himself for cleansing and on his right hand’s thumb and on his right foot’s big toe.
祭司要取些贖愆祭牲的血, 抹在求潔淨人的右耳垂上和右手的大拇指上, 並右腳的大拇指上.

14:15 And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and he shall pour it on his left palm;
祭司要從那一羅革油中取些倒在自己的左手掌裡,

14:16 and the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is on his left palm, and he shall spatter some of the oil with his finger seven times before Yahweh.
把右手的一個指頭蘸在左手的油裡, 在耶和華面前用指頭彈七次.

14:17 Then the priest shall put some of the remaining oil, which is on his palm, on the right ear’s lobe of the one to be cleansed and on his right hand’s thumb and on his right foot’s big toe, on top of the guilt offering’s blood.
將手裡所剩的油抹在那求潔淨人的右耳垂上和右手的大拇指上, 並右腳的大拇指上, 就是抹在贖愆祭牲的血上.

14:18 And the remaining oil that is on the priest’s palm he shall put on the head of the one who presents himself for cleansing, and the priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh.
祭司手裡所剩的油要抹在那求潔淨人的頭上, 在耶和華面前為他贖罪.

14:19 Thus the priest shall sacrifice the sin offering, and he shall make atonement for the one who presents himself for cleansing from his uncleanness, and afterward he shall slaughter the burnt offering.
祭司要獻贖罪祭, 為那本不潔淨,求潔淨的人贖罪; 然後要宰燔祭牲,

14:20 Then the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar, and the priest shall make atonement for him, and so he shall be clean.
把燔祭和素祭獻在壇上, 為他贖罪, 他就潔淨了.

14:21 “But if he is poor and he cannot afford it, then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering as a wave offering to make atonement for himself and one-tenth of an ephah of finely milled flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil,
“他若貧窮不能預備夠數, 就要取一隻公羊羔作贖愆祭, 可以搖一搖, 為他贖罪; 也要把調油的細麵伊法十分之一為素祭, 和油一羅革一同取來;

14:22 and two turtledoves or two young doves that he can afford, and one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
又照他的力量取兩隻斑鳩或是兩隻雛鴿, 一隻作贖罪祭, 一隻作燔祭.

14:23 And he shall bring them to the priest at the tent of assembly’s entrance before Yahweh on the eighth day for his cleansing.
第八天, 要為潔淨, 把這些帶到會幕門口,耶和華面前, 交給祭司.

14:24 And the priest shall take the male lamb for the guilt offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them as a wave offering before Yahweh;
祭司要把贖愆祭的羊羔和那一羅革油一同作搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖.

14:25 and he shall slaughter the male lamb of the guilt offering, and the priest shall take some of the guilt offering’s blood, and he shall put it on the right ear’s lobe of the one who presents himself for cleansing and on his right hand’s thumb and on his right foot’s big toe.
要宰了贖愆祭的羊羔, 取些贖愆祭牲的血, 抹在那求潔淨人的右耳垂上和右手的大拇指上, 並右腳的大拇指上.

14:26 Then the priest shall pour out some of the oil on his own left palm,
祭司要把些油倒在自己的左手掌裡,

14:27 and with his right finger the priest shall spatter some of the oil that is on his left palm seven times before Yahweh.
把左手裡的油, 在耶和華面前, 用右手的一個指頭彈七次,

14:28 Then the priest shall put some of the oil that is on his palm on the right ear’s lobe of the one who presents himself for cleansing and on his right hand’s thumb and on his right foot’s big toe on the place of the guilt offering’s blood.
又把手裡的油抹些在那求潔淨人的右耳垂上和右手的大拇指上, 並右腳的大拇指上, 就是抹贖愆祭之血的原處.

14:29 And the remaining oil that is on the priest’s palm he shall put on the head of the one who presents himself for cleansing to make atonement for him before Yahweh.
祭司手裡所剩的油要抹在那求潔淨人的頭上, 在耶和華面前為他贖罪.

14:30 And he shall sacrifice one of the turtledoves or the young doves that he can afford,
那人又要照他的力量獻上一隻斑鳩或是一隻雛鴿,

14:31 even what he can afford, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering in addition to the grain offering, and the priest shall make atonement for the one who presents himself for cleansing before Yahweh.
就是他所能辦的, 一隻為贖罪祭, 一隻為燔祭, 與素祭一同獻上; 祭司要在耶和華面前為他贖罪.

14:32 This is the regulation of the one on whom is an infectious skin disease who cannot afford the cost for his cleansing.”
這是那有大痲瘋災病的人,不能將關乎得潔淨之物預備夠數的條例. ”

14:33 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西,亞倫說:

14:34 “When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am about to give to you as your possession, and I put mildew in a house in the land of your possession,
“你們到了我賜給你們為業的迦南地, 我若使你們所得為業之地的房屋中有大痲瘋的災病,

14:35 then the one who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, ‘It appears to me that an infection is in the house.’
房主就要去告訴祭司說: ‘據我看, 房屋中似乎有災病. ’

14:36 And the priest shall issue a command, and they shall clear out the house before the priest comes to examine the infection, so that all that is in the house might not become unclean; and afterward the priest shall go to examine the house.
祭司還沒有進去察看災病以前, 就要吩咐人把房子騰空, 免得房子裡所有的都成了不潔淨; 然後祭司要進去察看房子.

14:37 And he shall examine the infection, and if the infection on the house’s wall has yellowish-green or reddish spots and its appearance is deeper than the surface of the wall,
他要察看那災病, 災病若在房子的牆上有發綠或發紅的凹斑紋, 現象窪於牆,

14:38 then the priest shall go out from the house to the house’s entrance, and he shall confine the house for seven days.
祭司就要出到房門外, 把房子封鎖七天.

14:39 And the priest shall return on the seventh day, and he shall examine the infection, and if the infection has spread on the house’s wall,
第七天, 祭司要再去察看, 災病若在房子的牆上發散,

14:40 the priest shall issue a command and they shall remove the stones on which is the infection, and they shall throw them outside the city on an unclean place.
就要吩咐人把那有災病的石頭挖出來, 扔在城外不潔淨之處;

14:41 Then they shall scrape off the plaster from all around the house, and they shall pour out the plaster, which they scraped off, outside the city on an unclean place.
也要叫人刮房內的四圍, 所刮掉的灰泥要倒在城外不潔淨之處;

14:42 And they shall take other stones, and they shall put them in place of those stones, and they shall take other plaster, and they shall replaster the house.
又要用別的石頭代替那挖出來的石頭, 要另用灰泥墁房子.

14:43 “But if the infection should return and it breaks out in the house after they have removed the stones and after scraping off the plaster of the house and after it has been replastered,
“他挖出石頭, 刮了房子, 墁了以後, 災病若在房子裡又發現,

14:44 then the priest shall come, and he shall examine the infection, and if the infection has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew in the house—it is unclean.
祭司就要進去察看, 災病若在房子裡發散, 這就是房內蠶食的大痲瘋, 是不潔淨.

14:45 So he shall break down the house, its stones and its wood and all of the house’s plaster, and he shall bring it all outside the city to an unclean place.
他就要拆毀房子, 把石頭,木頭,灰泥都搬到城外不潔淨之處.

14:46 And the person who enters into the house during all the days that he confined it shall become unclean until the evening.
在房子封鎖的時候, 進去的人必不潔淨到晚上;

14:47 And the person who sleeps in the house must wash his garments, and the person who eats in the house shall wash his garments.
在房子裡躺著的必洗衣服; 在房子裡吃飯的也必洗衣服.

14:48 “And if the priest comes again and examines the house and if the infection has not spread in the house after being replastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the infection is healed.
“房子墁了以後, 祭司若進去察看, 見災病在房內沒有發散, 就要定房子為潔淨, 因為災病已經消除.

14:49 And he shall take two birds and cedar wood and a crimson thread and hyssop to cleanse the house;
要為潔淨房子取兩隻鳥和香柏木,朱紅色線並牛膝草,

14:50 and he shall slaughter the first bird over fresh water on a clay vessel.
用瓦器盛活水, 把一隻鳥宰在上面,

14:51 Then he shall take the cedar wood and the hyssop and the crimson thread and the living bird, and he shall dip them in the slaughtered bird’s blood and in the fresh water, and he shall spatter them on the house seven times.
把香柏木,牛膝草,朱紅色線, 並那活鳥, 都蘸在被宰的鳥血中與活水中, 用以灑房子七次.

14:52 Thus he shall purify the house with the bird’s blood and with the fresh water and with the living bird and with the cedar wood and with the hyssop and with the crimson thread.
要用鳥血,活水,活鳥,香柏木,牛膝草, 並朱紅色線, 潔淨那房子.

14:53 And he shall send the living bird outside the city into the open field; and so he shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.
但要把活鳥放在城外田野裡. 這樣潔淨房子(原文是為房子贖罪), 房子就潔淨了. ”

14:54 “This is the instruction for any infectious skin disease and for the diseased area of skin,
這是為各類大痲瘋的災病和頭疥,

14:55 and for a mildew of the garment and for the house,
並衣服與房子的大痲瘋,

14:56 and for the swelling and for the epidermal eruption and for the spot,
以及癤子,癬,火斑所立的條例,

14:57 to teach when something is unclean and when something is clean. This is the regulation of the infectious skin disease.”
指明何時為潔淨, 何時為不潔淨. 這是大痲瘋的條例.

Leviticus - Chapter 15

15:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
耶和華對摩西,亞倫說:

15:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and you shall say to them, ‘Any man when a fluid discharge occurs from his body, his fluid discharge is unclean.
“你們曉諭以色列人說: 人若身患漏症, 他因這漏症就不潔淨了.

15:3 And this becomes his uncleanness in his fluid discharge: whether his body secretes his fluid discharge or his body blocks his fluid discharge, it is his uncleanness.
他患漏症, 無論是下流的, 是止住的, 都是不潔淨.

15:4 Any bed upon which the person who discharges lies down becomes unclean, and any object upon which he sits becomes unclean.
他所躺的床都為不潔淨, 所坐的物也為不潔淨.

15:5 And anyone who touches his bed must wash his garments and shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until evening.
凡摸那床的, 必不潔淨到晚上, 並要洗衣服, 用水洗澡.

15:6 And the person who sits on the object upon which the person who discharges has sat must wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
那坐患漏症人所坐之物的, 必不潔淨到晚上, 並要洗衣服, 用水洗澡.

15:7 And the person who touches the body of the person who discharges must wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
那摸患漏症人身體的, 必不潔淨到晚上, 並要洗衣服, 用水洗澡.

15:8 And if the person who discharges spits on one who is clean, then that one shall wash is garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
若患漏症人吐在潔淨的人身上, 那人必不潔淨到晚上, 並要洗衣服, 用水洗澡.

15:9 And any saddle upon which the person who discharges rides becomes unclean.
患漏症人所騎的鞍子也為不潔淨.

15:10 And any person who touches anything that happened to be under him becomes unclean until the evening, and the person who carries them must wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
凡摸了他身下之物的, 必不潔淨到晚上; 拿了那物的, 必不潔淨到晚上, 並要洗衣服, 用水洗澡.

15:11 And anyone whom the person who discharges might touch without rinsing off his hands with water shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
患漏症的人沒有用水涮手, 無論摸了誰, 誰必不潔淨到晚上, 並要洗衣服, 用水洗澡.

15:12 But a clay vessel that the person who discharges touches must be broken, and any wood object must be rinsed with water.
患漏症人所摸的瓦器就必打破; 所摸的一切木器也必用水涮洗.

15:13 “ ‘And when the person who discharges becomes clean from his body fluid discharge, he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing; then he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash his body with fresh water, and he shall be clean.
“患漏症的人痊癒了, 就要為潔淨自己計算七天, 也必洗衣服, 用活水洗身, 就潔淨了.

15:14 Then on the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young doves, and he shall come before Yahweh at the tent of assembly’s entrance, and he shall give them to the priest.
第八天, 要取兩隻斑鳩或是兩隻雛鴿, 來到會幕門口,耶和華面前, 把鳥交給祭司.

15:15 And the priest shall sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and so the priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh from his body fluid discharge.
祭司要獻上一隻為贖罪祭, 一隻為燔祭; 因那人患的漏症, 祭司要在耶和華面前為他贖罪.

15:16 “ ‘And if an emission of semen goes out from anyone, then he shall wash all of his body with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
“人若夢遺, 他必不潔淨到晚上, 並要用水洗全身.

15:17 And any garment and anything leather on which is an emission of semen shall be washed with water, and it shall be unclean until the evening.
無論是衣服是皮子, 被精所染, 必不潔淨到晚上, 並要用水洗.

15:18 If there is a woman with whom a man lies down and there is an emission of semen, then they shall wash themselves with water, and they shall be unclean until the evening.
若男女交合, 兩個人必不潔淨到晚上, 並要用水洗澡.

15:19 “ ‘And when a woman is menstruating, her body fluid discharge occurs in her body; for seven days she shall be in her menstruation, and any person who touches her shall become unclean until the evening.
“女人行經, 必污穢七天; 凡摸她的, 必不潔淨到晚上.

15:20 And anything upon which she lies down during her menstruation shall become unclean, and anything upon which she sits shall become unclean.
女人在污穢之中, 凡她所躺的物件都為不潔淨, 所坐的物件也都不潔淨.

15:21 And any person who touches her bed must wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
凡摸她床的, 必不潔淨到晚上, 並要洗衣服, 用水洗澡.

15:22 And any person who touches any object on which she sat must wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
凡摸她所坐甚麼物件的, 必不潔淨到晚上, 並要洗衣服, 用水洗澡.

15:23 And if it is on the bed or on the object on which she sits, at his touching it he becomes unclean until the evening.
在女人的床上, 或在她坐的物上, 若有別的物件, 人一摸了, 必不潔淨到晚上.

15:24 And if a man indeed lies with her and her menstruation occurs on him, then he shall be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies down becomes unclean.
男人若與那女人同房, 染了她的污穢, 就要七天不潔淨; 所躺的床也為不潔淨.

15:25 “ ‘And when a woman discharges a body fluid consisting of her blood for many days, but not at the time of her menstruation, or when she discharges in addition to her menstruation, all the days of her unclean body fluid discharge she shall become unclean as in the days of her menstruation.
“女人若在經期以外患多日的血漏, 或是經期過長, 有了漏症, 她就因這漏症不潔淨, 與她在經期不潔淨一樣.

15:26 Any bed on which she lies during all the days of her body fluid discharge shall become for her as her bed of menstruation, and any object on which she sits becomes unclean as her menstruation’s uncleanness.
她在患漏症的日子所躺的床,所坐的物都要看為不潔淨, 與她月經的時候一樣.

15:27 And any person who touches them becomes unclean, and he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
凡摸這些物件的, 就為不潔淨, 必不潔淨到晚上, 並要洗衣服, 用水洗澡.

15:28 “ ‘And if she is clean from her body fluid discharge, then she shall count for herself seven days, and afterward she becomes clean.
女人的漏症若好了, 就要計算七天, 然後才為潔淨.

15:29 And on the eighth day she shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young doves, and she shall bring them to the priest at the tent of assembly’s entrance.
第八天, 要取兩隻斑鳩或是兩隻雛鴿, 帶到會幕門口給祭司.

15:30 And the priest shall sacrifice the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and so the priest shall make atonement for her before Yahweh from her unclean body fluid discharge.’
祭司要獻一隻為贖罪祭, 一隻為燔祭; 因那人血漏不潔, 祭司要在耶和華面前為她贖罪.

15:31 “And you shall keep the Israelites separate from their uncleanness so that they might not die because of their uncleanness by their making my tabernacle, which is in their midst, unclean.
“你們要這樣使以色列人與他們的污穢隔絕, 免得他們玷污我的帳幕, 就因自己的污穢死亡. ”

15:32 “This is the regulation of the one with the body fluid discharge and the one from whom an emission of semen goes out so that he becomes unclean by it
這是患漏症和夢遺而不潔淨的,

15:33 and concerning the menstruating woman in her bleeding and the person who discharges his body fluid, for the male and for the female and for a man who lies with an unclean woman.”
並有月經病的和患漏症的, 無論男女, 並人與不潔淨女人同房的條例.

Leviticus - Chapter 16

16:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron’s two sons, when they had come near before Yahweh and they died.
亞倫的兩個兒子近到耶和華面前死了. 死了之後, 耶和華曉諭摩西說:

16:2 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell your brother Aaron that he should not enter at any time into the sanctuary behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover that is on the ark, so that he might not die, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.
“要告訴你哥哥亞倫, 不可隨時進聖所的幔子內,到櫃上的施恩座前, 免得他死亡, 因為我要從雲中顯現在施恩座上.

16:3 “Aaron must enter the sanctuary with this: a young bull as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering.
亞倫進聖所, 要帶一隻公牛犢為贖罪祭, 一隻公綿羊為燔祭.

16:4 He must put on a holy linen tunic, and linen undergarments must be on his body, and he must fasten himself with a linen sash, and he must wrap a linen turban around his head—they are holy garments, and he shall wash his body with water, then he shall put them on.
要穿上細麻布聖內袍, 把細麻布褲子穿在身上, 腰束細麻布帶子, 頭戴細麻布冠冕; 這都是聖服. 他要用水洗身, 然後穿戴.

16:5 And he must take from the Israelites’ community two he-goats as a sin offering and one ram as a burnt offering.
要從以色列會眾取兩隻公山羊為贖罪祭, 一隻公綿羊為燔祭.

16:6 “And Aaron shall present the sin offering’s bull, which is for himself, and so he shall make atonement for himself and for his family.
“亞倫要把贖罪祭的公牛奉上, 為自己和本家贖罪;

16:7 And he shall take the two goats, and he shall present them before Yahweh at the tent of assembly’s entrance.
也要把兩隻公山羊安置在會幕門口,耶和華面前,

16:8 Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for Yahweh and one for Azazel.
為那兩隻羊拈鬮, 一鬮歸與耶和華, 一鬮歸與阿撒瀉勒.

16:9 And Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot for Yahweh fell, and he shall sacrifice it as a sin offering.
亞倫要把那拈鬮歸與耶和華的羊獻為贖罪祭,

16:10 But he must present alive before Yahweh the goat on which the lot for Azazel fell to make atonement for himself, to send it away into the desert to Azazel.
但那拈鬮歸與阿撒瀉勒的羊要活著安置在耶和華面前, 用以贖罪, 打發人送到曠野去, 歸與阿撒瀉勒.

16:11 “And Aaron shall present the sin offering’s bull, which is for himself, and so he shall make atonement for himself and for his family; then he shall slaughter the sin offering’s bull, which is for himself.
“亞倫要把贖罪祭的公牛牽來宰了, 為自己和本家贖罪;

16:12 And he shall take a censer full of burning charcoal from upon the altar from before Yahweh and two handfuls of incense of powdered fragrant perfumes, and he shall bring it from behind the curtain,
拿香爐, 從耶和華面前的壇上盛滿火炭, 又拿一捧搗細的香料, 都帶入幔子內,

16:13 and he shall put the incense on the fire before Yahweh so that the cloud of incense might cover the atonement cover, which is on the covenant text, so that he might not die.
在耶和華面前, 把香放在火上, 使香的煙雲遮掩法櫃上的施恩座, 免得他死亡;

16:14 And he shall take some of the bull’s blood, and he shall spatter it with his finger on the atonement cover’s surface on the eastern side, and before the atonement cover he shall spatter some of the blood with his finger seven times.
也要取些公牛的血, 用指頭彈在施恩座的東面, 又在施恩座的前面彈血七次.

16:15 “And he shall slaughter the sin offering’s goat, which is for the people, and he shall bring its blood from behind the curtain, and he shall do with its blood as that which he did with the bull’s blood, and he shall spatter it on the atonement cover and before the atonement cover.
“隨後他要宰那為百姓作贖罪祭的公山羊, 把羊的血帶入幔子內, 彈在施恩座的上面和前面, 好像彈公牛的血一樣.

16:16 Thus he shall make atonement for the sanctuary from the Israelites’ impurities and from their transgressions for all their sins; and so he must do for the tent of assembly, which dwells with them in the midst of their impurities.
他因以色列人諸般的污穢,過犯, 就是他們一切的罪愆, 當這樣在聖所行贖罪之禮, 並因會幕在他們污穢之中, 也要照樣而行.

16:17 And no person shall be in the tent of assembly when he enters to make atonement in the sanctuary until he comes out, and so he shall make atonement for himself and for his family and for all of Israel’s assembly.
他進聖所贖罪的時候, 會幕裡不可有人, 直等到他為自己和本家並以色列全會眾贖了罪出來.

16:18 “Then he shall go out to the altar that is before Yahweh, and he shall make atonement for it; and he shall take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood, and he shall put it all around on the altar’s horns.
他出來, 要到耶和華面前的壇那裡, 在壇上行贖罪之禮, 又要取些公牛的血和公山羊的血, 抹在壇上四角的周圍;

16:19 And he shall spatter some of the blood on it seven times with his finger, and he shall cleanse it and consecrate it from the Israelites’ impurities.
也要用指頭把血彈在壇上七次, 潔淨了壇, 從壇上除掉以色列人諸般的污穢, 使壇成聖. ”

16:20 “And he shall finish making atonement for the sanctuary and the tent of assembly and the altar; then he shall present the living goat.
“亞倫為聖所和會幕並壇獻完了贖罪祭, 就要把那隻活著的公山羊奉上.

16:21 And Aaron shall place his two hands on the living goat’s head, and he shall confess over it all the Israelites’ iniquities and all their transgressions for all their sins, and he shall put them on the goat’s head, and he shall send it away into the desert with a man standing ready.
兩手按在羊頭上, 承認以色列人諸般的罪孽過犯, 就是他們一切的罪愆, 把這罪都歸在羊的頭上, 藉著所派之人的手, 送到曠野去.

16:22 Thus the goat shall bear on it to a barren region all their guilt, and he shall send the goat away into the desert.
要把這羊放在曠野, 這羊要擔當他們一切的罪孽, 帶到無人之地.

16:23 “And Aaron shall enter the tent of assembly, and he shall take off the linen garments that he put on at his coming to the sanctuary, and he shall leave them there.
“亞倫要進會幕, 把他進聖所時所穿的細麻布衣服脫下, 放在那裡,

16:24 And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place, and he shall put on his garments and go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering, and so he shall make atonement for himself and for people.
又要在聖處用水洗身, 穿上衣服, 出來, 把自己的燔祭和百姓的燔祭獻上, 為自己和百姓贖罪.

16:25 And he must turn into smoke the sin offering’s fat on the altar.
贖罪祭牲的脂油要在壇上焚燒.

16:26 “And the person who sends out the goat for Azazel shall wash his garments, and he shall wash his body with water, and afterward he shall come to the camp.
那放羊歸與阿撒瀉勒的人要洗衣服, 用水洗身, 然後進營.

16:27 And the sin offering’s bull and the sin offering’s goat, whose blood was brought to make atonement in the sanctuary, shall be brought outside the camp, and they shall burn their hide and their flesh and their offal in the fire.
作贖罪祭的公牛和公山羊的血既帶入聖所贖罪, 這牛羊就要搬到營外, 將皮,肉,糞用火焚燒.

16:28 And the person who burns them shall wash his garments, and he shall wash his body with water, and afterward he must come to the camp.
焚燒的人要洗衣服, 用水洗身, 然後進營. ”

16:29 “And this shall be a lasting statute for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth of the month, you must deny yourselves and you must not do any work, whether the native or the alien who is dwelling in your midst,
“每逢七月初十日, 你們要刻苦己心, 無論是本地人, 是寄居在你們中間的外人, 甚麼工都不可做; 這要作你們永遠的定例.

16:30 because on this day he shall make atonement for you to cleanse you; you must be clean from all your sins before Yahweh.
因在這日要為你們贖罪, 使你們潔淨. 你們要在耶和華面前得以潔淨, 脫盡一切的罪愆.

16:31 It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves—it is a lasting statute.
這日你們要守為聖安息日, 要刻苦己心; 這為永遠的定例.

16:32 And the priest who is anointed and who is ordained to serve as a priest in place of his father shall make atonement; thus he shall put on the linen garments, the holy garments,
那受膏,接續他父親承接聖職的祭司要穿上細麻布的聖衣, 行贖罪之禮.

16:33 and he shall make atonement for the sanctuary’s holy place, and he shall make atonement for the tent of assembly and the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all of the assembly’s people.
他要在至聖所和會幕與壇行贖罪之禮, 並要為眾祭司和會眾的百姓贖罪.

16:34 And this shall be a lasting statute for you to make atonement for the Israelites one time in a year from all their sins.”
這要作你們永遠的定例─就是因以色列人一切的罪, 要一年一次為他們贖罪. ”於是, 亞倫照耶和華所吩咐摩西的行了.

Leviticus - Chapter 17

17:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

17:2 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites, and you shall say to them, ‘This is the word that Yahweh has commanded, saying,
“你曉諭亞倫和他兒子並以色列眾人說, 耶和華所吩咐的乃是這樣:

17:3 “Any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a sheep or a goat in the camp or who slaughters it outside the camp
凡以色列家中的人宰公牛, 或是綿羊羔, 或是山羊, 不拘宰於營內營外,

17:4 and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to present an offering to Yahweh before Yahweh’s tabernacle, then that man shall be accounted bloodguilty—he has poured out blood, and that man shall be cut off from the midst of his people.
若未曾牽到會幕門口,耶和華的帳幕前獻給耶和華為供物, 流血的罪必歸到那人身上. 他流了血, 要從民中剪除.

17:5 This is so that the Israelites may bring their sacrifices that they are sacrificing in the open field and bring them for Yahweh to the tent of assembly’s entrance to the priest, and they shall sacrifice fellowship offerings for Yahweh with them.
這是為要使以色列人把他們在田野裡所獻的祭帶到會幕門口,耶和華面前, 交給祭司, 獻與耶和華為平安祭.

17:6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood on Yahweh’s altar at the tent of assembly’s entrance, and he shall burn the fat as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
祭司要把血灑在會幕門口,耶和華的壇上, 把脂油焚燒, 獻給耶和華為馨香的祭.

17:7 And they may no longer sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat-idols after which they were prostituting. This is a lasting statute for them throughout their generations.” ’
他們不可再獻祭給他們行邪淫所隨從的鬼魔(原文是公山羊); 這要作他們世世代代永遠的定例.

17:8 “And you shall say to them, ‘if there is anyone from the house of Israel or from the alien who dwells in their midst who offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice
“你要曉諭他們說: 凡以色列家中的人, 或是寄居在他們中間的外人, 獻燔祭或是平安祭,

17:9 and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to sacrifice it for Yahweh, then that man shall be cut off from his people.
若不帶到會幕門口獻給耶和華, 那人必從民中剪除.

17:10 And if there is anyone from the house of Israel or from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who eats any blood, then I will set my face against the person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people.
“凡以色列家中的人, 或是寄居在他們中間的外人, 若吃甚麼血, 我必向那吃血的人變臉, 把他從民中剪除.

17:11 Indeed the flesh’s life is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, because it is the blood with the life that makes atonement.
因為活物的生命是在血中. 我把這血賜給你們, 可以在壇上為你們的生命贖罪; 因血裡有生命, 所以能贖罪.

17:12 Therefore I said to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may the alien who is dwelling in your midst eat blood.’
因此, 我對以色列人說: 你們都不可吃血; 寄居在你們中間的外人也不可吃血.

17:13 “And if there is anyone from the Israelites or from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who hunts a wild game animal or a bird that may be eaten, then he shall pour out its blood, and he shall cover it with the soil.
凡以色列人, 或是寄居在他們中間的外人, 若打獵得了可吃的禽獸, 必放出牠的血來, 用土掩蓋.

17:14 Indeed, the life of all flesh, its blood, is in its life, so I said to the Israelites, ‘You may not eat the blood of any flesh, because the life of all flesh is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.’
“論到一切活物的生命, 就在血中. 所以我對以色列人說: 無論甚麼活物的血, 你們都不可吃, 因為一切活物的血就是他的生命. 凡吃了血的, 必被剪除.

17:15 “And if there is any person who eats a dead body or a mangled carcass, whether among the native or among the alien, then he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall be clean.
凡吃自死的, 或是被野獸撕裂的, 無論是本地人, 是寄居的, 必不潔淨到晚上, 都要洗衣服, 用水洗身, 到了晚上才為潔淨.

17:16 But if he does not wash his garments and he does not wash his body, then he shall bear his guilt.”
但他若不洗衣服, 也不洗身, 就必擔當他的罪孽. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 18

18:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

18:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘I am Yahweh your God.
“你曉諭以色列人說: 我是耶和華─你們的神.

18:3 You must not carry out the practices of the land of Egypt, in which you lived, and you must not carry out the practices of the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you; and you must not follow their statutes.
你們從前住的埃及地, 那裡人的行為, 你們不可效法, 我要領你們到的迦南地, 那裡人的行為也不可效法, 也不可照他們的惡俗行.

18:4 You must carry out my regulations, and you must observe my statutes by following them; I am Yahweh your God.
你們要遵我的典章, 守我的律例, 按此而行. 我是耶和華─你們的神.

18:5 And you shall observe my statutes and my regulations by which the person doing them shall live; I am Yahweh.
所以, 你們要守我的律例典章; 人若遵行, 就必因此活著. 我是耶和華.

18:6 “ ‘None of you shall approach anyone who is his close relative to expose nakedness; I am Yahweh.
“你們都不可露骨肉之親的下體, 親近他們. 我是耶和華.

18:7 You must not expose your father’s nakedness or your mother’s nakedness—she is your mother; you must not expose her nakedness.
不可露你母親的下體, 羞辱了你父親. 她是你的母親, 不可露她的下體.

18:8 You must not expose the nakedness of your father’s wife—it is your father’s nakedness.
不可露你繼母的下體; 這本是你父親的下體.

18:9 As for your sister’s nakedness, whether your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born at home or born abroad, you must not expose their nakedness.
你的姊妹, 不拘是異母同父的, 是異父同母的, 無論是生在家生在外的, 都不可露她們的下體.

18:10 As for the nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, you must not expose their nakedness, because they are your nakedness.
不可露你孫女或是外孫女的下體, 露了她們的下體就是露了自己的下體.

18:11 As for the nakedness of the daughter of your father’s wife, she is your sister, a relative of your father; you must not expose her nakedness.
你繼母從你父親生的女兒本是你的妹妹, 不可露她的下體.

18:12 You must not expose the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.
不可露你姑母的下體; 她是你父親的骨肉之親.

18:13 You must not expose the nakedness of your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.
不可露你姨母的下體; 她是你母親的骨肉之親.

18:14 You must not expose the nakedness of your father’s brother; you must not have sex with his wife—she is your aunt.
不可親近你伯叔之妻, 羞辱了你伯叔; 她是你的伯叔母.

18:15 You must not expose your daughter-in-law’s nakedness; she is your son’s wife; you must not expose her nakedness.
不可露你兒婦的下體; 她是你兒子的妻, 不可露她的下體.

18:16 You must not expose the nakedness of your brother’s wife; she is your brother’s nakedness.
不可露你弟兄妻子的下體; 這本是你弟兄的下體.

18:17 You must not expose the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, or her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter; you must not take her as wife to expose her nakedness; they are close relatives—that is wickedness.
不可露了婦人的下體, 又露她女兒的下體, 也不可娶她孫女或是外孫女, 露她們的下體; 她們是骨肉之親, 這本是大惡.

18:18 And you must not take as wife a woman with her sister, to be a rival-wife, to expose her nakedness before her during her life.
你妻還在的時候, 不可另娶她的姊妹作對頭, 露她的下體.

18:19 “ ‘And you must not have sex with a woman to expose her nakedness during her menstrual uncleanness.
“女人行經不潔淨的時候, 不可露她的下體, 與她親近.

18:20 And you must not have sex with your fellow citizen’s wife, becoming unclean with her.
不可與鄰舍的妻行淫, 玷污自己.

18:21 “ ‘And you shall not give any of your offspring in order to sacrifice them to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God; I am Yahweh.
不可使你的兒女經火歸與摩洛, 也不可褻瀆你神的名. 我是耶和華.

18:22 And you shall not lie with a male as lying with a woman; that is a detestable thing.
不可與男人苟合, 像與女人一樣; 這本是可憎惡的.

18:23 And you shall not have sexual relations with any animal, becoming unclean with it; and a woman shall not stand before an animal to copulate with it—that is a perversion.
不可與獸淫合, 玷污自己. 女人也不可站在獸前, 與牠淫合; 這本是逆性的事.

18:24 “ ‘You must not make yourself unclean in any of these things, because the nations whom I am driving out from your presence were made unclean by all of these.
“在這一切的事上, 你們都不可玷污自己; 因為我在你們面前所逐出的列邦, 在這一切的事上玷污了自己;

18:25 So the land became unclean, and I have brought the punishment of its guilt upon it, and the land has vomited out its inhabitants.
連地也玷污了, 所以我追討那地的罪孽, 那地也吐出它的居民.

18:26 But you (neither the native nor the alien who is dwelling in your midst) shall keep my statutes and my regulations, and you shall not practice any of these detestable things
故此, 你們要守我的律例典章. 這一切可憎惡的事, 無論是本地人, 是寄居在你們中間的外人, 都不可行,

18:27 (because the people of the land, who were before you, did all these detestable things, so the land became unclean),
(在你們以先居住那地的人行了這一切可憎惡的事, 地就玷污了, )

18:28 so that the land will not vomit you out when you make it unclean just as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
免得你們玷污那地的時候, 地就把你們吐出, 像吐出在你們以先的國民一樣.

18:29 Indeed, anyone who does any of these detestable things, even those persons who do so shall be cut off from the midst of their people.
無論甚麼人, 行了其中可憎的一件事, 必從民中剪除.

18:30 Thus you shall keep my obligation to not do any of the statutes regarding the detestable things that they did before you, so that you will not make yourselves unclean by them; I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
所以, 你們要守我所吩咐的, 免得你們隨從那些可憎的惡俗, 就是在你們以先的人所常行的, 以致玷污了自己. 我是耶和華─你們的神. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 19

19:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

19:2 “Speak to all the community of the Israelites, and say to them, ‘You must be holy, because I, Yahweh your God, am holy.
“你曉諭以色列全會眾說: 你們要聖潔, 因為我耶和華─你們的神是聖潔的.

19:3 Each of you must revere your mother and your father, and you must keep my Sabbaths; I am Yahweh your God.
你們各人都當孝敬父母, 也要守我的安息日. 我是耶和華─你們的神.

19:4 You must not turn to idols, and you must not make for yourselves gods of cast metal; I am Yahweh your God.
你們不可偏向虛無的神, 也不可為自己鑄造神像. 我是耶和華─你們的神.

19:5 “ ‘And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it for your acceptance.
“你們獻平安祭給耶和華的時候, 要獻得可蒙悅納.

19:6 It must be eaten on the day of your sacrifice and the next day; but the remainder must be burned up in the fire by the third day.
這祭物要在獻的那一天和第二天吃, 若有剩到第三天的, 就必用火焚燒.

19:7 And if it is indeed eaten on the third day, it is unclean meat; it shall not be regarded as accepted.
第三天若再吃, 這就為可憎惡的, 必不蒙悅納.

19:8 And the one who eats it shall bear his guilt, because he has profaned Yahweh’s holiness, and that person shall be cut off from his people.
凡吃的人必擔當他的罪孽; 因為他褻瀆了耶和華的聖物, 那人必從民中剪除.

19:9 “ ‘And at your reaping the harvest of your land you must not finish reaping the edge of your field, and you must not glean the remnants of your harvest.
“在你們的地收割莊稼, 不可割盡田角, 也不可拾取所遺落的.

19:10 And you must not glean your vineyard, and you must not gather your vineyard’s fallen grapes; you must leave them behind for the needy and for the alien; I am Yahweh your God.
不可摘盡葡萄園的果子, 也不可拾取葡萄園所掉的果子; 要留給窮人和寄居的. 我是耶和華你─們的神.

19:11 “ ‘You shall not steal, and you shall not deceive, and you shall not lie to one another;
“你們不可偷盜, 不可欺騙, 也不可彼此說謊.

19:12 and you shall not swear falsely in my name, and so one of you profane the name of your God; I am Yahweh.
不可指著我的名起假誓, 褻瀆你神的名. 我是耶和華.

19:13 “ ‘You shall not exploit your neighbor, and you shall not rob him; a hired worker’s wage you shall not withhold overnight until morning.
“不可欺壓你的鄰舍, 也不可搶奪他的物. 雇工人的工價, 不可在你那裡過夜, 留到早晨.

19:14 You shall not curse the deaf, and you shall not put a stumbling block before a blind person, but you shall revere your God; I am Yahweh.
不可咒罵聾子, 也不可將絆腳石放在瞎子面前, 只要敬畏你的神. 我是耶和華.

19:15 “ ‘You shall not do injustice in judgment; you shall not show partiality to the powerless; you shall not give preference to the powerful; you shall judge your fellow citizen with justice.
“你們施行審判, 不可行不義; 不可偏護窮人, 也不可重看有勢力的人, 只要按著公義審判你的鄰舍.

19:16 You shall not go about with slander among your people; you shall not endanger your neighbor’s life; I am Yahweh.
不可在民中往來搬弄是非, 也不可與鄰舍為敵, 置之於死(原文是流他的血). 我是耶和華.

19:17 “ ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your fellow citizen, so that you do not incur sin along with him.
“不可心裡恨你的弟兄; 總要指摘你的鄰舍, 免得因他擔罪.

19:18 You shall not seek vengeance, and you shall not harbor a grudge against your fellow citizens; and you shall love your neighbor like yourself; I am Yahweh.
不可報仇, 也不可埋怨你本國的子民, 卻要愛人如己. 我是耶和華.

19:19 “ ‘You must keep my statutes: as for your domestic animals, you shall not cause two differing kinds to breed; as for your field, you shall not sow two differing kinds of seed; and, a garment of two differing kinds of woven material should not be worn on you.
“你們要守我的律例. 不可叫你的牲畜與異類配合; 不可用兩樣攙雜的種種你的地, 也不可用兩樣攙雜的料做衣服穿在身上.

19:20 “ ‘And when a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen and she is a female slave promised to a man, but she indeed has not been ransomed or freedom has not be given to her, there shall be an obligation to compensate; they shall not be put to death, because she has not been freed.
“婢女許配了丈夫, 還沒有被贖,得釋放, 人若與她行淫, 二人要受刑罰, 卻不把他們治死, 因為婢女還沒有得自由.

19:21 And he shall bring his guilt offering to Yahweh at the tent of assembly’s entrance: a ram for a guilt offering.
那人要把贖愆祭, 就是一隻公綿羊牽到會幕門口,耶和華面前.

19:22 And the priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh with the ram of the guilt offering for his sin that he committed, and so his sin that he committed shall be forgiven him.
祭司要用贖愆祭的羊在耶和華面前贖他所犯的罪, 他的罪就必蒙赦免.

19:23 “ ‘And when you have come into the land and you plant any tree for food, you shall regard its fruit as unharvestable; for three years it shall be forbidden for you; it shall not be eaten.
“你們到了迦南地, 栽種各樣結果子的樹木, 就要以所結的果子如未受割禮的一樣. 三年之久, 你們要以這些果子, 如未受割禮的, 是不可吃的.

19:24 But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, offerings of praise for Yahweh.
但第四年所結的果子全要成為聖, 用以讚美耶和華.

19:25 And in the fifth year you shall eat its fruit to increase its yield for you; I am Yahweh your God.
第五年, 你們要吃那樹上的果子, 好叫樹給你們結果子更多. 我是耶和華─你們的神.

19:26 “ ‘You must not eat anything with the blood; you shall not practice divination, nor shall you interpret signs.
“你們不可吃帶血的物; 不可用法術, 也不可觀兆.

19:27 You shall not round off the corner hair of your head, and you shall not trim the corner of your beard.
頭的周圍(或譯: 兩鬢)不可剃, 鬍鬚的周圍也不可損壞.

19:28 And you shall not make a slash in your body for a dead person, nor shall you make on yourselves a tattoo’s mark; I am Yahweh.
不可為死人用刀劃身, 也不可在身上刺花紋. 我是耶和華.

19:29 “ ‘You shall not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land be prostituted and the land fill up with depravity.
“不可辱沒你的女兒, 使她為娼妓, 恐怕地上的人專向淫亂, 地就滿了大惡.

19:30 You shall keep my Sabbaths, and you shall revere my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.
你們要守我的安息日, 敬我的聖所. 我是耶和華.

19:31 “ ‘You shall not turn to the mediums and to the soothsayers; you shall not seek them to become unclean with them; I am Yahweh your God.
“不可偏向那些交鬼的和行巫術的; 不可求問他們, 以致被他們玷污了. 我是耶和華─你們的神.

19:32 “ ‘Before old age you shall get up, and you shall show respect for an old person; and you shall revere your God; I am Yahweh.
“在白髮的人面前, 你要站起來; 也要尊敬老人, 又要敬畏你的神. 我是耶和華.

19:33 “ ‘And when an alien dwells with you in your land, you shall not oppress him.
“若有外人在你們國中和你同居, 就不可欺負他.

19:34 The alien who is dwelling with you shall be like a native among you, and you shall love him like yourself, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am Yahweh your God.
和你們同居的外人, 你們要看他如本地人一樣, 並要愛他如己, 因為你們在埃及地也作過寄居的. 我是耶和華─你們的神.

19:35 “ ‘You shall not commit injustice in regulation, in measurement, in weight, or volume.
“你們施行審判, 不可行不義; 在尺,秤,升,斗上也是如此.

19:36 You must have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin; I am Yahweh your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.
要用公道天平,公道法碼,公道升斗,公道秤. 我是耶和華─你們的神, 曾把你們從埃及地領出來的.

19:37 “ ‘Thus you shall keep all my statutes and all my regulations, and you shall do them; I am Yahweh.’ ”
你們要謹守遵行我一切的律例典章. 我是耶和華. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 20

20:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

20:2 “And to the Israelites you shall say, ‘If there is anyone from the Israelites or from the alien who is dwelling in Israel, who gives any of his offspring to Molech, he must surely be put to death; the people of the land must stone him with stones.
“你還要曉諭以色列人說: 凡以色列人, 或是在以色列中寄居的外人, 把自己的兒女獻給摩洛的, 總要治死他; 本地人要用石頭把他打死.

20:3 And I myself will set my face against that man, and I will cut him off from the midst of his people, because he has given some of his offspring to Molech, so that he makes my sanctuary unclean and profanes my holy name.
我也要向那人變臉, 把他從民中剪除; 因為他把兒女獻給摩洛, 玷污我的聖所, 褻瀆我的聖名.

20:4 And if the people of the land ever shut their eyes from that man at his giving some of his offspring to Molech, not putting him to death,
那人把兒女獻給摩洛, 本地人若佯為不見, 不把他治死,

20:5 then I myself will set my face against that man and against his clan, and I will cut him off and all those from the midst of their people who prostitute after Molech.
我就要向這人和他的家變臉, 把他和一切隨他與摩洛行邪淫的人都從民中剪除.

20:6 As for the person who turns to the mediums and the soothsayers to prostitute after them, I will set my face against that person, and I will cut him off from the midst of his people.
“人偏向交鬼的和行巫術的, 隨他們行邪淫, 我要向那人變臉, 把他從民中剪除.

20:7 “ ‘And you shall consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy, because I am Yahweh your God.
所以你們要自潔成聖, 因為我是耶和華─你們的神.

20:8 And you shall keep my statutes, and you shall do them; I am Yahweh who consecrates you.
你們要謹守遵行我的律例; 我是叫你們成聖的耶和華.

20:9 “ ‘If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father and his mother—his blood is upon him.
凡咒罵父母的, 總要治死他; 他咒罵了父母, 他的罪(原文是血; 本章同)要歸到他身上.

20:10 “ ‘As for a man who commits adultery with a man’s wife, who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the man who commits adultery and the woman who commits adultery shall surely be put to death.
“與鄰舍之妻行淫的, 姦夫淫婦都必治死.

20:11 As for a man who lies with his father’s wife, he has exposed his father’s nakedness; both of them shall be put to death—their blood is on them.
與繼母行淫的, 就是羞辱了他父親, 總要把他們二人治死, 罪要歸到他們身上.

20:12 As for a man who lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall be put to death; they have committed a perversion—their blood is on them.
與兒婦同房的, 總要把他們二人治死; 他們行了逆倫的事, 罪要歸到他們身上.

20:13 “ ‘As for the man who lies with a male as lying with a woman, they have committed a detestable thing; they shall surely be put to death—their blood is on them.
人若與男人苟合, 像與女人一樣, 他們二人行了可憎的事, 總要把他們治死, 罪要歸到他們身上.

20:14 “ ‘As for a man who marries a woman and her mother, that is depravity; they shall burn him and them, so that it shall not become depravity in the midst of you all.
人若娶妻, 並娶其母, 便是大惡, 要把這三人用火焚燒, 使你們中間免去大惡.

20:15 “ ‘As for a man who has sexual relations with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you must kill the animal.
人若與獸淫合, 總要治死他, 也要殺那獸.

20:16 As for a woman who approaches any animal to copulate with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death—their blood is on them.
女人若與獸親近, 與牠淫合, 你要殺那女人和那獸, 總要把他們治死, 罪要歸到他們身上.

20:17 “ ‘As for a man who takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and he sees her nakedness and she herself sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off before the eyes of their people; he has exposed his sister’s nakedness—he must bear his guilt.
“人若娶他的姊妹, 無論是異母同父的, 是異父同母的, 彼此見了下體, 這是可恥的事; 他們必在本民的眼前被剪除. 他露了姊妹的下體, 必擔當自己的罪孽.

20:18 As for a man who lies with a menstruating woman, he exposes her nakedness—her source he exposes and she herself reveals her blood’s source—both of them shall be cut off from the midst of their people.
婦人有月經, 若與她同房, 露了她的下體, 就是露了婦人的血源, 婦人也露了自己的血源, 二人必從民中剪除.

20:19 And you shall not expose the nakedness of your mother’s sister, and you shall not expose your father’s sister, because such a person has dishonored his close relative—they must bear their guilt.
不可露姨母或是姑母的下體, 這是露了骨肉之親的下體; 二人必擔當自己的罪孽.

20:20 As for a man who lies with his aunt, he has exposed his uncle’s nakedness—they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
人若與伯叔之妻同房, 就羞辱了他的伯叔; 二人要擔當自己的罪, 必無子女而死.

20:21 As for a man who marries his brother’s wife, it is an abomination; he has exposed his brother’s nakedness—they shall be childless.
人若娶弟兄之妻, 這本是污穢的事, 羞辱了他的弟兄; 二人必無子女.

20:22 “ ‘And you shall keep all my statutes and all my regulations, and you shall do them, so that the land, to which I am bringing you to inhabit it, shall not vomit you out.
“所以, 你們要謹守遵行我一切的律例典章, 免得我領你們去住的那地把你們吐出.

20:23 And you shall not follow the statutes of the nation that I am driving out from before you, because they did all these things, and I detested them.
我在你們面前所逐出的國民, 你們不可隨從他們的風俗; 因為他們行了這一切的事, 所以我厭惡他們.

20:24 So I said to you, “You yourselves shall take possession of their land, and I myself shall give it to you to possess it—a land flowing with milk and honey”; I am Yahweh your God, who has set you apart from the nations.
但我對你們說過, 你們要承受他們的地, 就是我要賜給你們為業,流奶與蜜之地. 我是耶和華─你們的神, 使你們與萬民有分別的.

20:25 And you shall distinguish between the clean and the unclean animal and between the unclean and the clean bird; and you shall not defile yourselves with the animal or with the bird or with anything that moves along the ground that I have set apart for you as unclean.
所以, 你們要把潔淨和不潔淨的禽獸分別出來; 不可因我給你們分為不潔淨的禽獸, 或是滋生在地上的活物, 使自己成為可憎惡的.

20:26 And you shall be holy for me, because I, Yahweh, am holy, and I have singled you out from the nations to be mine.
你們要歸我為聖, 因為我─耶和華是聖的, 並叫你們與萬民有分別, 使你們作我的民.

20:27 “ ‘And a man or a woman, if a spirit of the dead or a spirit of divination is in them, they shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones—their blood is on them.’ ”
“無論男女, 是交鬼的或行巫術的, 總要治死他們. 人必用石頭把他們打死, 罪要歸到他們身上. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 21

21:1 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, Aaron’s sons, and say to them, ‘One must not make himself unclean for a dead person among his own people,
耶和華對摩西說: “你告訴亞倫子孫作祭司的說: 祭司不可為民中的死人沾染自己,

21:2 except for his direct relative closest to him: his mother and his father, and his son and his daughter, and his brother,
除非為他骨肉之親的父母,兒女,弟兄,

21:3 and for his sister, a virgin, who is closest to him, who has not had a husband—for her he may defile himself.
和未曾出嫁,作處女的姊妹, 才可以沾染自己.

21:4 He must not make himself unclean as a kinsman by marriage, defiling himself.
祭司既在民中為首, 就不可從俗沾染自己.

21:5 “ ‘And they shall not shave bald patches on their head, and they shall not shave off the corner of their beard, and they shall not make a cut in their body.
不可使頭光禿; 不可剃除鬍鬚的周圍, 也不可用刀劃身.

21:6 They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not profane the name of their God, because they are bringing near the offerings made by fire to Yahweh—their God’s food—and they shall be holy.
要歸神為聖, 不可褻瀆神的名; 因為耶和華的火祭, 就是神的食物, 是他們獻的, 所以他們要成為聖.

21:7 “ ‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute and defiled, nor shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband, because each priest is holy for his God.
不可娶妓女或被污的女人為妻, 也不可娶被休的婦人為妻, 因為祭司是歸神為聖.

21:8 And you shall consecrate him, because he is bringing near your God’s food; he shall be holy to you, since I, Yahweh, who consecrates you, am holy.
所以你要使他成聖, 因為他奉獻你神的食物; 你要以他為聖, 因為我─使你們成聖的耶和華─是聖的.

21:9 “ ‘As for the daughter of any priest, if she is defiled by prostituting, she is disgracing her father—she shall be burned in the fire.
祭司的女兒若行淫辱沒自己, 就辱沒了父親, 必用火將她焚燒.

21:10 “ ‘As for the priest who is higher than his brothers, on whose head the oil of anointment is poured and he was ordained to wear the garments, he shall not dishevel his head, and he shall not tear his garments.
“在弟兄中作大祭司,頭上倒了膏油,又承接聖職, 穿了聖衣的, 不可蓬頭散髮, 也不可撕裂衣服.

21:11 And he shall not go near any dead person, nor shall he make himself unclean for his father or for his mother.
不可挨近死屍, 也不可為父母沾染自己.

21:12 And he shall not go out from the sanctuary, and he shall not profane his God’s sanctuary, because the dedication of his God’s oil of anointment is on him; I am Yahweh.
不可出聖所, 也不可褻瀆神的聖所, 因為神膏油的冠冕在他頭上. 我是耶和華.

21:13 “ ‘And he himself must take a wife in her virginity.
他要娶處女為妻.

21:14 A widow or a divorced woman or a defiled woman, a prostitute—these he must not take; he shall take only a virgin from his people as wife.
寡婦或是被休的婦人, 或是被污為妓的女人, 都不可娶; 只可娶本民中的處女為妻.

21:15 And he shall not profane his offspring among his people, because I am Yahweh, who consecrates him.’ ”
不可在民中辱沒他的兒女, 因為我是叫他成聖的耶和華. ”

21:16 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

21:17 “Speak to Aaron, saying, ‘A man from your offspring throughout their generations, in whom is a physical defect, shall not come near to present your God’s food.
“你告訴亞倫說: 你世世代代的後裔, 凡有殘疾的, 都不可近前來獻他神的食物.

21:18 Indeed, any man in whom is a physical defect shall not come near: a blind man or lame or disfigured or deformed,
因為凡有殘疾的, 無論是瞎眼的,瘸腿的,塌鼻子的,肢體有餘的,

21:19 or a man in whom is a broken foot or a broken hand,
折腳折手的,

21:20 or a hunchback or a dwarf, or a spot in his eye or a skin disorder or a skin eruption or a crushed testicle.
駝背的,矮矬的,眼睛有毛病的,長癬的,長疥的, 或是損壞腎子的, 都不可近前來.

21:21 Any man from Aaron the priest’s offspring in whom is a physical defect shall not come near to present offerings made by fire to Yahweh; a physical defect is in him; he shall not come near to present his God’s food.
祭司亞倫的後裔, 凡有殘疾的, 都不可近前來, 將火祭獻給耶和華. 他有殘疾, 不可近前來獻神的食物.

21:22 He may eat his God’s food, from the most holy things and from the holy things.
神的食物, 無論是聖的, 至聖的, 他都可以吃.

21:23 But he must not enter the curtain, and he must not come near to the altar, because a physical defect is in him, and he must not profane my sanctuary, because I am Yahweh, who consecrates them.’ ”
但不可進到幔子前, 也不可就近壇前; 因為他有殘疾, 免得褻瀆我的聖所. 我是叫他成聖的耶和華. ”

21:24 Thus Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites.
於是, 摩西曉諭亞倫和亞倫的子孫, 並以色列眾人.

Leviticus - Chapter 22

22:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

22:2 “Tell Aaron and his sons that they must deal respectfully with the Israelites’ votive offerings, and they must not profane my holy name, which they are consecrating to me; I am Yahweh.
“你吩咐亞倫和他子孫說: 要遠離以色列人所分別為聖,歸給我的聖物, 免得褻瀆我的聖名. 我是耶和華.

22:3 “Say to them, ‘Throughout your generations, any man from any of your offspring who comes near the votive offerings that the Israelites consecrate to Yahweh with his uncleanness on him, that person shall be cut off from before me; I am Yahweh.
你要對他們說: 你們世世代代的後裔, 凡身上有污穢,親近以色列人所分別為聖,歸耶和華聖物的, 那人必在我面前剪除. 我是耶和華.

22:4 “ ‘Anyone from Aaron’s offspring, if he is afflicted with a skin disease or a fluid discharge, shall not eat in the sanctuary until he is clean; and the one who touches any unclean person or a man from whom an emission of semen goes out,
亞倫的後裔, 凡長大痲瘋的, 或是有漏症的, 不可吃聖物, 直等他潔淨了. 無論誰摸那因死屍不潔淨的物(或譯: 人), 或是遺精的人,

22:5 or a man who touches any swarmer that is unclean for him or who touches a person who is unclean for him due to whatever his uncleanness,
或是摸甚麼使他不潔淨的爬物, 或是摸那使他不潔淨的人(不拘那人有甚麼不潔淨),

22:6 a person who touches such a thing shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall not eat from the votive offerings, except when he washes his body with water
摸了這些人,物的, 必不潔淨到晚上; 若不用水洗身, 就不可吃聖物.

22:7 and the sun sets, and he shall be clean; then afterward he may eat from the votive offerings, because it is his food.
日落的時候, 他就潔淨了, 然後可以吃聖物, 因為這是他的食物.

22:8 He shall not eat a naturally dead body or a mangled carcass, so that he becomes unclean by it; I am Yahweh.
自死的或是被野獸撕裂的, 他不可吃, 因此污穢自己. 我是耶和華.

22:9 “ ‘And they shall keep my obligation, and they shall not incur guilt because of it, so that they die through it, because they have profaned it; I am Yahweh who consecrates them.
所以他們要守我所吩咐的, 免得輕忽了, 因此擔罪而死. 我是叫他們成聖的耶和華.

22:10 “ ‘No stranger shall eat the votive offering; nor shall a temporary resident with a priest or a hired worker eat the votive offering.
“凡外人不可吃聖物; 寄居在祭司家的, 或是雇工人, 都不可吃聖物;

22:11 But a priest, if with his money he buys a person as his possession, that one may eat it, and the descendants of his house themselves may eat his food.
倘若祭司買人, 是他的錢買的, 那人就可以吃聖物; 生在他家的人也可以吃.

22:12 And a priest’s daughter, when she marries a layman, she herself may not eat the votive offering.
祭司的女兒若嫁外人, 就不可吃舉祭的聖物.

22:13 But a priest’s daughter, when she becomes a widow or divorced or there is no offspring for her, and she returns to her father’s house as in her childhood, she may eat from her father’s food, but no layman may eat it.
但祭司的女兒若是寡婦, 或是被休的, 沒有孩子, 又歸回父家, 與她青年一樣, 就可以吃她父親的食物; 只是外人不可吃.

22:14 And if a man eats the votive offering unintentionally, then he shall add to it a fifth of it, and he shall give the votive offering to the priest.
若有人誤吃了聖物, 要照聖物的原數加上五分之一交給祭司.

22:15 And they shall not profane the Israelites’ votive offerings that they present to Yahweh,
祭司不可褻瀆以色列人所獻給耶和華的聖物,

22:16 and so cause them, by their eating their votive offerings, to bear guilt requiring a guilt offering, because I am Yahweh, who consecrates them.’ ”
免得他們在吃聖物上自取罪孽, 因為我是叫他們成聖的耶和華. ”

22:17 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

22:18 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites, and say to them, ‘Anyone from the house of Israel or from the alien in Israel who presents his offering for any of their vows or for any of their freewill offerings that they present to Yahweh as a burnt offering,
“你曉諭亞倫和他子孫, 並以色列眾人說: 以色列家中的人, 或在以色列中寄居的, 凡獻供物, 無論是所許的願, 是甘心獻的, 就是獻給耶和華作燔祭的,

22:19 it must be without defect to be acceptable for you: a male among the cattle, among the sheep, or among the goats.
要將沒有殘疾的公牛, 或是綿羊, 或是山羊獻上, 如此方蒙悅納.

22:20 You shall not present any animal in which is a physical defect, because it shall not be acceptable for you.
凡有殘疾的, 你們不可獻上, 因為這不蒙悅納.

22:21 And if anyone brings a sacrifice of fellowship offerings for Yahweh to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the cattle or from the flock, it must be without defect to be acceptable; there must not be any physical defect in it.
凡從牛群或是羊群中, 將平安祭獻給耶和華, 為要還特許的願, 或是作甘心獻的, 所獻的必純全無殘疾的才蒙悅納.

22:22 The blind or the injured or the maimed or the seeping or one with a skin disorder or one with a skin eruption—these you shall not present to Yahweh, nor shall you give from them an offering made by fire on the altar for Yahweh.
瞎眼的,折傷的,殘廢的,有瘤子的,長癬的,長疥的都不可獻給耶和華, 也不可在壇上作為火祭獻給耶和華.

22:23 As for an ox or sheep that is deformed or that is stunted, you may present it as a freewill offering, but for a vow it will not be accepted.
無論是公牛是綿羊羔, 若肢體有餘的, 或是缺少的, 只可作甘心祭獻上; 用以還願, 卻不蒙悅納.

22:24 And you shall not present anything for Yahweh with bruised or shattered or torn or cut-off testicles, and you shall not sacrifice such in your land.
腎子損傷的, 或是壓碎的, 或是破裂的, 或是騸了的, 不可獻給耶和華, 在你們的地上也不可這樣行.

22:25 And you shall not present your God’s food from any of these by the hand of a foreigner, because their deformity is in them; a physical defect is in them; they shall not be accepted for you.’ ”
這類的物, 你們從外人的手, 一樣也不可接受作你們神的食物獻上; 因為這些都有損壞, 有殘疾, 不蒙悅納. ”

22:26 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

22:27 “When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, then it shall be under its mother for seven days, and from the eighth day and beyond it is acceptable as an offering made by fire for Yahweh.
“才生的公牛, 或是綿羊或是山羊, 七天當跟著母; 從第八天以後, 可以當供物蒙悅納, 作為耶和華的火祭.

22:28 And you shall not slaughter an ox or a sheep and its young on the same day.
無論是母牛是母羊, 不可同日宰母和子.

22:29 And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it to be acceptable for you.
你們獻感謝祭給耶和華, 要獻得可蒙悅納.

22:30 It must be eaten on that day; you must not leave over anything from it until morning; I am Yahweh.
要當天吃, 一點不可留到早晨. 我是耶和華.

22:31 “Thus you shall keep my commands, and you shall do them; I am Yahweh.
“你們要謹守遵行我的誡命. 我是耶和華.

22:32 “And you shall not profane my holy name, so that I may be consecrated in the midst of the Israelites; I am Yahweh, who consecrates you,
你們不可褻瀆我的聖名; 我在以色列人中, 卻要被尊為聖. 我是叫你們成聖的耶和華,

22:33 the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be as God for you; I am Yahweh.”
把你們從埃及地領出來, 作你們的神. 我是耶和華. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 23

23:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

23:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘The festivals of Yahweh that you shall proclaim are holy assemblies; these are my appointed times.
“你曉諭以色列人說: 耶和華的節期, 你們要宣告為聖會的節期.

23:3 “ ‘For six days work is to be done, and on the seventh day shall be a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly; you shall not do any work; it shall be a Sabbath for Yahweh in all your dwellings.
六日要做工, 第七日是聖安息日, 當有聖會; 你們甚麼工都不可做. 這是在你們一切的住處向耶和華守的安息日.

23:4 “ ‘These are Yahweh’s appointed times, holy assemblies, which you shall proclaim at their appointed time.
耶和華的節期, 就是你們到了日期要宣告為聖會的, 乃是這些. ”

23:5 In the first month, on the fourteenth of the month at the evening is Yahweh’s Passover.
“正月十四日, 黃昏的時候, 是耶和華的逾越節.

23:6 And on the fifteenth day of this month is Yahweh’s Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.
這月十五日是向耶和華守的無酵節; 你們要吃無酵餅七日.

23:7 On the first day there shall be a holy assembly for you; you shall not do any regular work.
第一日當有聖會, 甚麼勞碌的工都不可做;

23:8 And you shall present an offering for Yahweh made by fire for seven days; on the seventh day there shall be a holy assembly; you shall not do any regular work.’ ”
要將火祭獻給耶和華七日. 第七日是聖會, 甚麼勞碌的工都不可做. ”

23:9 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

23:10 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘When you come to the land that I am about to give to you and you reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruit of your harvest to the priest.
“你曉諭以色列人說: 你們到了我賜給你們的地, 收割莊稼的時候, 要將初熟的莊稼一捆帶給祭司.

23:11 And he shall wave the sheaf before Yahweh for your acceptance; the priest shall wave it on the day after the Sabbath.
他要把這一捆在耶和華面前搖一搖, 使你們得蒙悅納. 祭司要在安息日的次日把這捆搖一搖.

23:12 And on the day of your waving the sheaf you shall offer a yearling male lamb without defect as a burnt offering to Yahweh.
搖這捆的日子, 你們要把一歲,沒有殘疾的公綿羊羔獻給耶和華為燔祭.

23:13 And its grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah of finely milled flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire for Yahweh, an appeasing fragrance; and its libation shall be a fourth of a hin of wine.
同獻的素祭, 就是調油的細麵伊法十分之二, 作為馨香的火祭, 獻給耶和華. 同獻的奠祭, 要酒一欣四分之一.

23:14 And you shall not eat bread or roasted grain or ripe grain until this very same day, until you present your God’s offering. This must be a lasting statute for your generations in all your dwellings.
無論是餅, 是烘的子粒, 是新穗子, 你們都不可吃, 直等到把你們獻給神的供物帶來的那一天才可以吃. 這在你們一切的住處作為世世代代永遠的定例. ”

23:15 “ ‘And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day of your bringing the wave offering’s sheaf—there shall be seven full weeks.
“你們要從安息日的次日, 獻禾捆為搖祭的那日算起, 要滿了七個安息日.

23:16 Until the day after the seventh Sabbath you shall count fifty days; then you shall present a new grain offering for Yahweh.
到第七個安息日的次日, 共計五十天, 又要將新素祭獻給耶和華.

23:17 You shall bring from your dwellings for a wave offering two loaves of bread made with two-tenths of an ephah of finely milled flour; they must be baked with leaven—the firstfruits belonging to Yahweh.
要從你們的住處取出細麵伊法十分之二, 加酵, 烤成兩個搖祭的餅, 當作初熟之物獻給耶和華.

23:18 And, in addition to the bread, you shall present seven yearling male lambs without defects and one young bull and two rams—they shall be a burnt offering for Yahweh with their grain offering and their libations, an offering made by fire, an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
又要將一歲,沒有殘疾的羊羔七隻,公牛犢一隻,公綿羊兩隻, 和餅一同奉上. 這些與同獻的素祭和奠祭要作為燔祭獻給耶和華, 就是作馨香的火祭獻給耶和華.

23:19 And you shall offer one he-goat as a sin offering and two yearling male lambs as a sacrifice of fellowship offerings.
你們要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭, 兩隻一歲的公綿羊羔為平安祭.

23:20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before Yahweh; in addition to the two male lambs, they shall be holy for Yahweh for the priest.
祭司要把這些和初熟麥子做的餅一同作搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖; 這是獻與耶和華為聖物歸給祭司的.

23:21 And you shall make a proclamation on this very same day; it shall be a holy assembly for you; you shall not do any regular work; this is a lasting statute in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
當這日, 你們要宣告聖會; 甚麼勞碌的工都不可做. 這在你們一切的住處作為世世代代永遠的定例.

23:22 And when you reap the harvest of your land, you must not finish the edge of your field at your reaping, and you must not glean the remnants of your harvest—you shall leave them behind for the needy and for the alien; I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
“在你們的地收割莊稼, 不可割盡田角, 也不可拾取所遺落的; 要留給窮人和寄居的. 我是耶和華─你們的神. ”

23:23 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

23:24 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you must have a rest period, a remembrance of the trumpet blast, a holy assembly.
“你曉諭以色列人說: 七月初一, 你們要守為聖安息日, 要吹角作紀念, 當有聖會.

23:25 You must not do any regular work, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh.’ ”
甚麼勞碌的工都不可做; 要將火祭獻給耶和華. ”

23:26 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

23:27 “Surely the Day of Atonement is on the tenth day of the seventh month; it shall be a holy assembly for you, and you shall deny yourselves, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
“七月初十是贖罪日; 你們要守為聖會, 並要刻苦己心, 也要將火祭獻給耶和華.

23:28 And you must not do any regular work on this very same day, because it is the Day of Atonement to make atonement for you before Yahweh your God.
當這日, 甚麼工都不可做; 因為是贖罪日, 要在耶和華─你們的神面前贖罪.

23:29 If there is any person who does not deny himself on this very same day, then he shall be cut off from his people.
當這日, 凡不刻苦己心的, 必從民中剪除.

23:30 As for any person who does any work on this very same day, I will exterminate that person from the midst of his people.
凡這日做甚麼工的, 我必將他從民中除滅.

23:31 You must not do any work; it is a lasting statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
你們甚麼工都不可做. 這在你們一切的住處作為世世代代永遠的定例.

23:32 It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves on the ninth day of the month in the evening—from evening to evening you must observe your extraordinary Sabbath.”
你們要守這日為聖安息日, 並要刻苦己心. 從這月初九日晚上到次日晚上, 要守為安息日. ”

23:33 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

23:34 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, this shall be the Feast of Booths for seven days for Yahweh.
“你曉諭以色列人說: 這七月十五日是住棚節, 要在耶和華面前守這節七日.

23:35 On the first day there shall be a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.
第一日當有聖會, 甚麼勞碌的工都不可做.

23:36 For seven days you must present an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day it shall be a holy assembly for you, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh; it is a celebration; you must not do any regular work.
七日內要將火祭獻給耶和華. 第八日當守聖會, 要將火祭獻給耶和華. 這是嚴肅會, 甚麼勞碌的工都不可做.

23:37 “ ‘These are Yahweh’s festivals, which you must proclaim, holy assemblies to present an offering made by fire to Yahweh—burnt offering and grain offering, sacrifice and libations, each on its proper day—
“這是耶和華的節期, 就是你們要宣告為聖會的節期; 要將火祭,燔祭,素祭,祭物, 並奠祭, 各歸各日, 獻給耶和華.

23:38 besides Yahweh’s Sabbaths and besides your gifts and besides your vows and besides all your freewill offerings that you give to Yahweh.
這是在耶和華的安息日以外, 又在你們的供物和所許的願, 並甘心獻給耶和華的以外.

23:39 “ ‘Surely on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, at your gathering the land’s produce, you shall hold Yahweh’s festival for seven days; on the first day there shall be a rest period and on the eighth day a rest period.
“你們收藏了地的出產, 就從七月十五日起, 要守耶和華的節七日. 第一日為聖安息; 第八日也為聖安息.

23:40 And on the first day you shall take for yourselves the first fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees and branches of a leafy tree and of a brook’s poplar trees, and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God for seven days.
第一日要拿美好樹上的果子和棕樹上的枝子, 與茂密樹的枝條並河旁的柳枝, 在耶和華─你們的神面前歡樂七日.

23:41 And you must hold it as a festival for Yahweh for seven days in the year; it shall be a lasting statute throughout your generations; in the seventh month you must hold it.
每年七月間, 要向耶和華守這節七日. 這為你們世世代代永遠的定例.

23:42 You must live in the booths for seven days; all the natives in Israel must live in the booths,
你們要住在棚裡七日; 凡以色列家的人都要住在棚裡,

23:43 so that your generations shall know that I made the Israelites live in booths when I brought them from the land of Egypt; I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
好叫你們世世代代知道, 我領以色列人出埃及地的時候曾使他們住在棚裡. 我是耶和華─你們的神. ”

23:44 Thus Moses announced to the Israelites Yahweh’s appointed times.
於是, 摩西將耶和華的節期傳給以色列人.

Leviticus - Chapter 24

24:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

24:2 “Command the Israelites that they should bring pure olive oil from beaten olives for the light to present a lamp continually.
“要吩咐以色列人, 把那為點燈搗成的清橄欖油拿來給你, 使燈常常點著.

24:3 Aaron shall arrange for it outside the curtain of the testimony in the tent of assembly from evening until morning before Yahweh continually; it shall be a lasting statute throughout your generations.
在會幕中法櫃的幔子外, 亞倫從晚上到早晨必在耶和華面前經理這燈. 這要作你們世世代代永遠的定例.

24:4 On the pure golden lampstand he shall arrange for the lamps before Yahweh continually.
他要在耶和華面前常收拾精金燈臺上的燈. ”

24:5 “And you shall take finely milled flour, and you shall bake with it twelve ring-shaped bread cakes: each one shall be two-tenths of an ephah.
“你要取細麵, 烤成十二個餅, 每餅用麵伊法十分之二.

24:6 And you shall place them in two rows, six to the row, on the pure gold table before Yahweh.
要把餅擺列兩行(或譯: 摞; 下同), 每行六個, 在耶和華面前精金的桌子上;

24:7 And you shall put pure frankincense on each row so that it shall be for the bread as a memorial offering, an offering made by fire for Yahweh.
又要把淨乳香放在每行餅上, 作為紀念, 就是作為火祭獻給耶和華.

24:8 On every Sabbath he shall arrange it in rows before Yahweh continually; they are from the Israelites as an everlasting covenant.
每安息日要常擺在耶和華面前; 這為以色列人作永遠的約.

24:9 And it shall be for Aaron and for his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, because it is a most holy thing for him from Yahweh’s offerings made by fire—a lasting rule.”
這餅是要給亞倫和他子孫的; 他們要在聖處吃, 為永遠的定例, 因為在獻給耶和華的火祭中是至聖的. ”

24:10 And an Israelite woman’s son, and he was an Egyptian man’s son, went out in the midst of the Israelites; and the Israelite woman’s son and an Israelite man fought in the camp.
有一個以色列婦人的兒子, 他父親是埃及人, 一日閒遊在以色列人中. 這以色列婦人的兒子和一個以色列人在營裡爭鬥.

24:11 Then the Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the name, and he cursed, so they brought him to Moses—and the name of his mother was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
這以色列婦人的兒子褻瀆了聖名, 並且咒詛, 就有人把他送到摩西那裡. (他母親名叫示羅密, 是但支派底伯利的女兒. )

24:12 Then they put him in custody so that the matter might be made clear to them in accordance with the mouth of Yahweh.
他們把那人收在監裡, 要得耶和華所指示的話.

24:13 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

24:14 “Bring the curser outside the camp, and all the hearers shall place their hands on his head, and the whole community shall stone him.
“把那咒詛聖名的人帶到營外. 叫聽見的人都放手在他頭上; 全會眾就要用石頭打死他.

24:15 And you shall speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘Any man when he curses his God shall bear his sin.
你要曉諭以色列人說: 凡咒詛神的, 必擔當他的罪.

24:16 And he who blasphemes Yahweh’s name certainly shall be put to death; the whole community certainly shall stone him. As the alien, so the native shall be put to death at blaspheming his name.
那褻瀆耶和華名的, 必被治死; 全會眾總要用石頭打死他. 不管是寄居的是本地人, 他褻瀆耶和華名的時候, 必被治死.

24:17 “ ‘And when a man kills any human being, he certainly shall be put to death.
打死人的, 必被治死;

24:18 And he who kills a domestic animal must repay for it life in place of life.
打死牲畜的, 必賠上牲畜, 以命償命.

24:19 And when a man causes a physical defect in his fellow citizen according to what he has done, so it shall be done to him:
人若使他鄰舍的身體有殘疾, 他怎樣行, 也要照樣向他行:

24:20 fracture in place of fracture, eye in place of eye, tooth in place of tooth—according to the physical defect he causes to the person, likewise it shall be caused to him.
以傷還傷, 以眼還眼, 以牙還牙. 他怎樣叫人的身體有殘疾, 也要照樣向他行.

24:21 And a killer of a domestic animal must repay for it, and a killer of a human shall be put to death.
打死牲畜的, 必賠上牲畜; 打死人的, 必被治死.

24:22 You must have one norm; as for the alien, so it must be for the native, because I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
不管是寄居的是本地人, 同歸一例. 我是耶和華─你們的神. ”

24:23 Thus Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they brought the curser outside the camp, and they stoned him with stones, and the Israelites did just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
於是, 摩西曉諭以色列人, 他們就把那咒詛聖名的人帶到營外, 用石頭打死. 以色列人就照耶和華所吩咐摩西的行了.

Leviticus - Chapter 25

25:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying,
耶和華在西奈山對摩西說:

25:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘When you come into the land that I am about to give to you, then the land shall observe a Sabbath for Yahweh.
“你曉諭以色列人說: 你們到了我所賜你們那地的時候, 地就要向耶和華守安息.

25:3 Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and you shall gather its yield.
六年要耕種田地, 也要修理葡萄園, 收藏地的出產.

25:4 But in the seventh year it shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land—a Sabbath for Yahweh; you must not sow your field, and you must not prune your vineyard.
第七年, 地要守聖安息, 就是向耶和華守的安息, 不可耕種田地, 也不可修理葡萄園.

25:5 You must not reap your harvest’s aftergrowth, and you must not harvest the grapes of your unpruned vines—it shall be a year of complete rest for the land.
遺落自長的莊稼不可收割; 沒有修理的葡萄樹也不可摘取葡萄. 這年, 地要守聖安息.

25:6 And a Sabbath of the land shall be for food for you: for you and for your slave and for your slave woman and for your hired worker and for your temporary residents who are dwelling as aliens with you;
地在安息年所出的, 要給你和你的僕人,婢女,雇工人, 並寄居的外人當食物.

25:7 and all its yield shall be for your domestic animal and for the wild animal, which are in your land to eat.
這年的土產也要給你的牲畜和你地上的走獸當食物. ”

25:8 “ ‘And you shall count for yourself seven Sabbaths of years, seven times seven years, and they shall be for you time periods of years: forty-nine years.
“你要計算七個安息年, 就是七七年. 這便為你成了七個安息年, 共是四十九年.

25:9 And you shall cause a loud horn blast to be heard on the seventh month on the tenth of the month; on the Day of Atonement you shall cause a ram’s horn to be heard in all your land.
當年七月初十日, 你要大發角聲; 這日就是贖罪日, 要在遍地發出角聲.

25:10 And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and you shall proclaim a release in the land for all its inhabitants. It is a Jubilee; it shall be for you, and you shall return. You must return—everyone to his property and everyone to his clan.
第五十年, 你們要當作聖年, 在遍地給一切的居民宣告自由. 這年必為你們的禧年, 各人要歸自己的產業, 各歸本家.

25:11 You shall have the fiftieth year as a Jubilee; you must not reap its aftergrowth, and you must not harvest its unpruned vines.
第五十年要作為你們的禧年. 這年不可耕種; 地中自長的, 不可收割; 沒有修理的葡萄樹也不可摘取葡萄.

25:12 Because it is a Jubilee, it shall be holy to you. You must eat its produce from the field.
因為這是禧年, 你們要當作聖年, 吃地中自出的土產.

25:13 “ ‘In this Year of Jubilee each of you shall return to his property.
“這禧年, 你們各人要歸自己的地業.

25:14 And when you sell something to your fellow citizen or you buy from your neighbor’s hand, you must not oppress one another.
你若賣甚麼給鄰舍, 或是從鄰舍的手中買甚麼, 彼此不可虧負.

25:15 You must buy from your fellow citizen according to the number of years after the Jubilee; he must sell to you according to the number of years of yield.
你要按禧年以後的年數向鄰舍買; 他也要按年數的收成賣給你.

25:16 You must increase its price according to a greater number of years, but you must decrease its price according to a lesser number of years, because he is selling its yields to you.
年歲若多, 要照數加添價值; 年歲若少, 要照數減去價值, 因為他照收成的數目賣給你.

25:17 And you must not oppress one another, but you shall revere your God, because I am Yahweh, your God.
你們彼此不可虧負, 只要敬畏你們的神, 因為我是耶和華─你們的神. ”

25:18 “ ‘And you shall do my statutes, and you must keep my regulations, and you shall do them, so that you shall live securely on the land.
“我的律例, 你們要遵行, 我的典章, 你們要謹守, 就可以在那地上安然居住.

25:19 And the land shall give its fruit, and you shall eat your fill, and you shall live securely on it.
地必出土產, 你們就要吃飽, 在那地上安然居住.

25:20 And if you should say, “What shall we eat in the seventh year, if we do not sow and we do not gather its yield?”
你們若說: ‘這第七年我們不耕種, 也不收藏土產, 吃甚麼呢? ’

25:21 then I will command my blessing for you in the sixth year, so that it will make the yield for three years.
我必在第六年將我所命的福賜給你們, 地便生三年的土產.

25:22 And you will sow in the eighth year, and you shall eat from the old yield; until the ninth year, until the coming of its yield, you shall eat the old yield.
第八年, 你們要耕種, 也要吃陳糧, 等到第九年出產收來的時候, 你們還吃陳糧. ”

25:23 “ ‘But the land must not be sold in perpetuity, because the land is mine, because you are aliens and temporary residents with me.
“地不可永賣, 因為地是我的; 你們在我面前是客旅, 是寄居的.

25:24 And in all your property’s land you must provide redemption for the land.
在你們所得為業的全地, 也要准人將地贖回.

25:25 “ ‘When your brother becomes poor and he sells part of his property, then his nearest redeemer shall come, and he shall redeem the thing sold by his brother.
你的弟兄(弟兄是指本國人說; 下同)若漸漸窮乏, 賣了幾分地業, 他至近的親屬就要來把弟兄所賣的贖回.

25:26 But if a man does not have a redeemer, then he prospers and he finds enough for his redemption,
若沒有能給他贖回的, 他自己漸漸富足, 能夠贖回,

25:27 then he shall calculate the years of its selling, and he shall refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and he shall return to his property.
就要算出賣地的年數, 把餘剩年數的價值還那買主, 自己便歸回自己的地業.

25:28 But if his hand does not find enough to refund to him, then what he has sold shall be in the buyer’s hand until the Year of Jubilee; and it shall go out of the buyer’s hand in the Jubilee, and he shall return to his property.
倘若不能為自己得回所賣的, 仍要存在買主的手裡直到禧年; 到了禧年, 地業要出買主的手, 自己便歸回自己的地業.

25:29 “ ‘And if a man sells a residential house in a walled city, then it shall be his redemption until completing a year after his selling; its redemption shall last a year.
“人若賣城內的住宅, 賣了以後, 一年之內可以贖回; 在一整年, 必有贖回的權柄.

25:30 But if it is not redeemed before a full year has passed, then the house that is in the walled city shall belong to the buyer in perpetuity throughout his generations; it shall not go out of the buyer’s hand in the Jubilee.
若在一整年之內不贖回, 這城內的房屋就定准永歸買主, 世世代代為業; 在禧年也不得出買主的手.

25:31 However, village houses that have no surrounding wall shall be considered open country; there is redemption for it, and in the Jubilee it shall go out of the buyer’s hand.
但房屋在無城牆的村莊裡, 要看如鄉下的田地一樣, 可以贖回; 到了禧年, 都要出買主的手.

25:32 “ ‘As for the cities of the Levites, that is, the houses in their property’s cities, it shall be a lasting redemption for the Levites.
然而利未人所得為業的城邑, 其中的房屋, 利未人可以隨時贖回.

25:33 And whatever anyone redeems from the Levites then must go out of the buyer’s hand in the Jubilee, including a house’s selling in his city’s property, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their property in the midst of the Israelites.
若是一個利未人不將所賣的房屋贖回, 是在所得為業的城內, 到了禧年就要出買主的手, 因為利未人城邑的房屋是他們在以色列人中的產業.

25:34 But a field of their cities’ pastureland must not be sold, because it is their property for all time.
只是他們各城郊野之地不可賣, 因為是他們永遠的產業. ”

25:35 “ ‘And if your countryman becomes poor and if he becomes dependent on you, then you shall support him like an alien and like a temporary resident, and he shall live with you.
“你的弟兄在你那裡若漸漸貧窮, 手中缺乏, 你就要幫補他, 使他與你同住, 像外人和寄居的一樣.

25:36 You must not take interest or usury from him, but you shall revere your God, and your countryman shall live with you.
不可向他取利, 也不可向他多要; 只要敬畏你的神, 使你的弟兄與你同住.

25:37 You must not give your money to him with interest or give your food for profit.
你借錢給他, 不可向他取利; 借糧給他, 也不可向他多要.

25:38 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, to be as God for you.
我是耶和華─你們的神, 曾領你們從埃及地出來, 為要把迦南地賜給你們, 要作你們的神. ”

25:39 “ ‘And if your countryman who is with you becomes poor, and he is sold to you, you shall not treat him as a slave.
“你的弟兄若在你那裡漸漸窮乏, 將自己賣給你, 不可叫他像奴僕服事你.

25:40 He shall be with you like a hired worker, like a temporary resident; he shall work with you until the Year of Jubilee.
他要在你那裡像雇工人和寄居的一樣, 要服事你直到禧年.

25:41 And he and his sons with him shall go out from you, and he shall return to his clan, and to the property of his ancestors he shall return.
到了禧年, 他和他兒女要離開你, 一同出去歸回本家, 到他祖宗的地業那裡去.

25:42 Because they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt, they shall not be sold as a slave.
因為他們是我的僕人, 是我從埃及地領出來的, 不可賣為奴僕.

25:43 You shall not rule over him with ruthlessness, but you shall revere your God.
不可嚴嚴地轄管他, 只要敬畏你的神.

25:44 “ ‘As for your slave and your slave woman who are yours, from the nations that are all around you, from them you may buy a slave or a slave woman.
至於你的奴僕,婢女, 可以從你四圍的國中買.

25:45 And you may buy also from the children of the temporary residents who are dwelling with you as aliens and from their clan who are with you, who have children in your land; indeed, they may be as property for you.
並且那寄居在你們中間的外人和他們的家屬, 在你們地上所生的, 你們也可以從其中買人; 他們要作你們的產業.

25:46 And you may pass them on as an inheritance to your sons after you to take possession of as property for all time—you may let them work. But as for your countrymen, the Israelites, you shall not rule with ruthlessness over one another.
你們要將他們遺留給你們的子孫為產業, 要永遠從他們中間揀出奴僕; 只是你們的弟兄以色列人, 你們不可嚴嚴地轄管.

25:47 “ ‘And if the alien or the temporary resident who are with you prosper, but your countryman who is with him becomes poor and he is sold to an alien, a temporary resident who is with you, or to a descendant of an alien’s clan,
“住在你那裡的外人, 或是寄居的, 若漸漸富足, 你的弟兄卻漸漸窮乏, 將自己賣給那外人, 或是寄居的, 或是外人的宗族,

25:48 after he is sold redemption shall be for him; one of his brothers may redeem him,
賣了以後, 可以將他贖回. 無論是他的弟兄,

25:49 or his uncle or his uncle’s son may redeem him, or one of his close relatives from his clan may redeem him; or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.
或伯叔,伯叔的兒子, 本家的近支, 都可以贖他. 他自己若漸漸富足, 也可以自贖.

25:50 And he shall calculate with his buyer from the year of his selling himself until the Jubilee; and the value of his selling shall be according to the number of years—it shall be with him like a hired worker’s days.
他要和買主計算, 從賣自己的那年起, 算到禧年; 所賣的價值照著年數多少, 好像工人每年的工價.

25:51 If there are still many years, in keeping with them he shall restore his redemption in proportion to his purchase price.
若缺少的年數多, 就要按著年數從買價中償還他的贖價.

25:52 And if there are a few years left until the Year of Jubilee, then he shall calculate for himself; he shall restore his redemption according to the number of his years.
若到禧年只缺少幾年, 就要按著年數和買主計算, 償還他的贖價.

25:53 He shall be with him as a yearly hired worker; he shall not rule over him with ruthlessness in your sight.
他和買主同住, 要像每年雇的工人, 買主不可嚴嚴地轄管他.

25:54 And if he is not redeemed by any of these ways, then he and his sons with him shall go out in the Year of Jubilee.
他若不這樣被贖, 到了禧年, 要和他的兒女一同出去.

25:55 Indeed, the Israelites are servants for me; they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
因為以色列人都是我的僕人, 是我從埃及地領出來的. 我是耶和華─你們的神. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 26

26:1 “ ‘You shall not make for yourselves idols and divine images, and you shall not raise up stone pillars for yourselves, and you shall not put a sculptured stone in your land in order to worship before it, because I am Yahweh your God.
“你們不可做甚麼虛無的神像, 不可立雕刻的偶像或是柱像, 也不可在你們的地上安甚麼鏨成的石像, 向它跪拜, 因為我是耶和華─你們的神.

26:2 “ ‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and you shall revere my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.
你們要守我的安息日, 敬我的聖所. 我是耶和華.

26:3 “ ‘If you walk in my statutes and you keep my commands and you do them,
“你們若遵行我的律例, 謹守我的誡命,

26:4 then I will give you rains in their time, and the land shall give its produce, and the trees of the field shall give their fruit.
我就給你們降下時雨, 叫地生出土產, 田野的樹木結果子.

26:5 And for you the threshing season shall overtake the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall overtake the sowing, and you shall eat your food to your fill and you shall live securely in your land.
你們打糧食要打到摘葡萄的時候, 摘葡萄要摘到撒種的時候; 並且要吃得飽足, 在你們的地上安然居住.

26:6 And I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and there shall not be anybody who makes you afraid, and I will remove harmful animals from the land, and no sword shall pass through your land.
我要賜平安在你們的地上; 你們躺臥, 無人驚嚇. 我要叫惡獸從你們的地上息滅; 刀劍也必不經過你們的地.

26:7 And you shall pursue your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you.
你們要追趕仇敵, 他們必倒在你們刀下.

26:8 And five of you shall pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you shall pursue a myriad; and your enemies shall fall by the sword before you.
你們五個人要追趕一百人, 一百人要追趕一萬人; 仇敵必倒在你們刀下.

26:9 And I will turn to you, and I will make you fruitful, and I will make you numerous; and I will keep my covenant with you.
我要眷顧你們, 使你們生養眾多, 也要與你們堅定所立的約.

26:10 And you shall eat old grain, and you shall clear away the old before the new.
你們要吃陳糧, 又因新糧挪開陳糧.

26:11 And I will put my dwelling place in your midst, and my inner self shall not abhor you.
我要在你們中間立我的帳幕; 我的心也不厭惡你們.

26:12 And I will walk about in your midst, and I shall be your God, and you shall be my people.
我要在你們中間行走; 我要作你們的神, 你們要作我的子民.

26:13 I am Yahweh, your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from being their slaves; and I broke the bars of your yoke, and I caused you to walk erectly.
我是耶和華─你們的神, 曾將你們從埃及地領出來, 使你們不作埃及人的奴僕; 我也折斷你們所負的軛, 叫你們挺身而走. ”

26:14 “ ‘But if you do not listen to me and you do not carry out all these commands,
“你們若不聽從我, 不遵行我的誡命,

26:15 and if you reject my statutes and if your inner self abhors my regulations, to not carry out all my commands by your breaking my covenant,
厭棄我的律例, 厭惡我的典章, 不遵行我一切的誡命, 背棄我的約,

26:16 I in turn will do this to you: then I will summon onto you horror, the wasting disease, and the fever that wastes eyes and that drains away life; and you shall sow your seed in vain, and your enemies shall eat it.
我待你們就要這樣: 我必命定驚惶, 叫眼目乾癟,精神消耗的癆病熱病轄制你們. 你們也要白白地撒種, 因為仇敵要吃你們所種的.

26:17 And I will set my face against you, and you shall be defeated before your enemies; and your haters shall rule over you, and you shall flee away, but there shall not be anybody who is pursuing you.
我要向你們變臉, 你們就要敗在仇敵面前. 恨惡你們的, 必轄管你們; 無人追趕, 你們卻要逃跑.

26:18 “ ‘And if in spite of these things you do not listen to me, then I will continue to discipline you seven times for your sins.
你們因這些事若還不聽從我, 我就要為你們的罪加七倍懲罰你們.

26:19 And I will break the pride of your strength; and I will make your heaven like iron and your land like copper.
我必斷絕你們因勢力而有的驕傲, 又要使覆你們的天如鐵, 載你們的地如銅.

26:20 And your strength shall be consumed in vain; and your land shall not give its produce, and the land’s trees shall not give their fruit.
你們要白白地勞力; 因為你們的地不出土產, 其上的樹木也不結果子.

26:21 “ ‘And if you go against me in hostility and you are not willing to listen to me, then I will add a plague onto you seven times according to your sins.
“你們行事若與我反對, 不肯聽從我, 我就要按你們的罪加七倍降災與你們.

26:22 And I will send wild animals out among you, and they shall make you childless, and they shall cut down your domestic animals, and they shall make you fewer; and your roads shall be desolate.
我也要打發野地的走獸到你們中間, 搶吃你們的兒女, 吞滅你們的牲畜, 使你們的人數減少, 道路荒涼.

26:23 “ ‘And if you do not accept correction from me through these things, but you go against me in hostility,
“你們因這些事若仍不改正歸我, 行事與我反對,

26:24 then I myself will also go against you in hostility, and I myself also will strike you seven times for your sins.
我就要行事與你們反對, 因你們的罪擊打你們七次.

26:25 And I will bring upon you a sword that seeks vengeance for the covenant, and you shall be gathered to your cities; and I will send a plague in your midst, and you shall be given into the hand of an enemy.
我又要使刀劍臨到你們, 報復你們背約的仇; 聚集你們在各城內, 降瘟疫在你們中間, 也必將你們交在仇敵的手中.

26:26 At my breaking the supply of bread for you, then ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall return your bread by weight; and you shall eat it, and you shall not be satisfied.
我要折斷你們的杖, 就是斷絕你們的糧. 那時, 必有十個女人在一個爐子給你們烤餅, 按分量秤給你們; 你們要吃, 也吃不飽.

26:27 “ ‘And if through this you do not listen to me and you go against me in hostility,
“你們因這一切的事若不聽從我, 卻行事與我反對,

26:28 then I will go against you in hostile anger, and also I myself will discipline you seven times for your sins.
我就要發烈怒, 行事與你們反對, 又因你們的罪懲罰你們七次.

26:29 And you shall eat the flesh of your sons; and the flesh of your daughters you shall eat.
並且你們要吃兒子的肉, 也要吃女兒的肉.

26:30 And I will destroy your high places, and I will cut down your incense altars, and I will place your corpses on your idols’ corpses; and my inner self shall abhor you.
我又要毀壞你們的邱壇, 砍下你們的日像, 把你們的屍首扔在你們偶像的身上; 我的心也必厭惡你們.

26:31 And I will lay your cities in ruins, and I will lay waste your sanctuaries; and I shall not smell your sacrifices’ appeasing fragrance.
我要使你們的城邑變為荒涼, 使你們的眾聖所成為荒場; 我也不聞你們馨香的香氣.

26:32 And I myself will lay waste the land, and your enemies who are living in it shall be appalled over it.
我要使地成為荒場, 住在其上的仇敵就因此詫異.

26:33 And I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw a sword behind you; and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a ruin.
我要把你們散在列邦中; 我也要拔刀追趕你們. 你們的地要成為荒場; 你們的城邑要變為荒涼.

26:34 Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths all the days of its lying desolate, and you shall be in the land of your enemies; then the land shall rest, and it shall enjoy its Sabbaths.
“你們在仇敵之地居住的時候, 你們的地荒涼, 要享受眾安息; 正在那時候, 地要歇息, 享受安息.

26:35 All the days of its lying desolate it shall rest for the time that it had not rested during your Sabbaths while you were living on it.
地多時為荒場, 就要多時歇息; 地這樣歇息, 是你們住在其上的安息年所不能得的.

26:36 As for the ones who remain among you, I will bring fearfulness in their hearts in the land of their enemies; and a sound of a windblown leaf shall pursue them, and they shall flee like flight before a sword, and they shall fall, but there shall not be a pursuer.
至於你們剩下的人, 我要使他們在仇敵之地心驚膽怯. 葉子被風吹的響聲, 要追趕他們; 他們要逃避, 像人逃避刀劍, 無人追趕, 卻要跌倒.

26:37 And they shall stumble over one another as from before a sword, but there shall not be a pursuer; and you shall have no resistance before your enemies.
無人追趕, 他們要彼此撞跌, 像在刀劍之前. 你們在仇敵面前也必站立不住.

26:38 And you shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you.
你們要在列邦中滅亡; 仇敵之地要吞吃你們.

26:39 And because of their guilt, the ones among you who remain shall decay in the land of their enemies; and also because of the iniquities of their ancestors, they shall decay with them.
你們剩下的人必因自己的罪孽和祖宗的罪孽在仇敵之地消滅.

26:40 “ ‘But when they confess their guilt and the guilt of their ancestors in their infidelity that they displayed against me, and moreover that they went against me in hostility—
“他們要承認自己的罪和他們祖宗的罪, 就是干犯我的那罪, 並且承認自己行事與我反對,

26:41 I myself also went against them in hostility, and I brought them into the land of their enemies—or if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled and then they pay for their guilt,
我所以行事與他們反對, 把他們帶到仇敵之地. 那時, 他們未受割禮的心若謙卑了, 他們也服了罪孽的刑罰,

26:42 I will remember my covenant with Jacob; and I will remember also my covenant with Isaac and also my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
我就要記念我與雅各所立的約, 與以撒所立的約, 與亞伯拉罕所立的約, 並要記念這地.

26:43 And the land shall be deserted by them, and it shall enjoy its Sabbaths in its being desolate from them, and they themselves must pay for their guilt, simply because they rejected my regulations, and their inner self abhorred my statutes.
他們離開這地, 地在荒廢無人的時候就要享受安息. 並且他們要服罪孽的刑罰; 因為他們厭棄了我的典章, 心中厭惡了我的律例.

26:44 And in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies I will not reject them, and I will not abhor them to destroy them, to break my covenant with them, because I am Yahweh their God.
雖是這樣, 他們在仇敵之地, 我卻不厭棄他們, 也不厭惡他們, 將他們盡行滅絕, 也不背棄我與他們所立的約, 因為我是耶和華─他們的神.

26:45 And I will remember the first covenant for them—whom I brought out from the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations to be their God. I am Yahweh.’ ”
我卻要為他們的緣故記念我與他們先祖所立的約. 他們的先祖是我在列邦人眼前,從埃及地領出來的, 為要作他們的神. 我是耶和華. ”

26:46 These are the rules and the regulations and the laws that Yahweh gave between himself and the Israelites on Mount Sinai through Moses.
這些律例,典章, 和法度是耶和華與以色列人在西奈山藉著摩西立的.

Leviticus - Chapter 27

27:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

27:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘When a man makes a vow according to your proper value of persons to Yahweh,
“你曉諭以色列人說: 人還特許的願, 被許的人要按你所估的價值歸給耶和華.

27:3 if your proper value is for a male from twenty years of age up to sixty years of age, then your proper value shall be fifty shekels of money according to the sanctuary’s shekel.
你估定的, 從二十歲到六十歲的男人, 要按聖所的平, 估定價銀五十舍客勒.

27:4 But if it is for a female, then your proper value shall be thirty shekels.
若是女人, 你要估定三十舍客勒.

27:5 And if from five years of age up to twenty years of age, then your proper value shall be twenty shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female.
若是從五歲到二十歲, 男子你要估定二十舍客勒, 女子估定十舍客勒.

27:6 And if from a month of age up to five years of age, then your proper value shall be five shekels of money for the male, and your proper value for the female shall be three shekels of money.
若是從一月到五歲, 男子你要估定五舍客勒, 女子估定三舍客勒.

27:7 And if from sixty years of age and above: if a male, then your proper value shall be fifteen shekels; and for the female, ten shekels.
若是從六十歲以上, 男人你要估定十五舍客勒, 女人估定十舍客勒.

27:8 But if he is poorer than your proper value, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall set a value on him; the priest shall value him according to what the person who made a vow can afford.
他若貧窮, 不能照你所估定的價, 就要把他帶到祭司面前, 祭司要按許願人的力量估定他的價.

27:9 “ ‘And if it is a domestic animal from which they present an offering for Yahweh, all that he gives from it for Yahweh shall be a holy object.
“所許的若是牲畜, 就是人獻給耶和華為供物的, 凡這一類獻給耶和華的, 都要成為聖.

27:10 He shall not replace it, nor shall he exchange it, either good with bad or bad with good; and if he indeed exchanges a domestic animal with a domestic animal, then it and its substitution shall be a holy object.
人不可改換, 也不可更換, 或是好的換壞的, 或是壞的換好的. 若以牲畜更換牲畜, 所許的與所換的都要成為聖.

27:11 But if it is any unclean animal from which they may not present an offering for Yahweh, then he shall present the animal before the priest.
若牲畜不潔淨, 是不可獻給耶和華為供物的, 就要把牲畜安置在祭司面前.

27:12 And the priest shall set a value on it, either good or bad; as the priest sets your proper value, so it shall be.
祭司就要估定價值; 牲畜是好是壞, 祭司怎樣估定, 就要以怎樣為是.

27:13 And if he indeed wants to redeem it, then he shall add a fifth of it onto your proper value.
他若一定要贖回, 就要在你所估定的價值以外加上五分之一.

27:14 “ ‘And if a man consecrates his house as a holy object for Yahweh, then the priest shall set a value on it, either good or bad; just as the priest sets a value on it, so it shall remain.
“人將房屋分別為聖, 歸給耶和華, 祭司就要估定價值. 房屋是好是壞, 祭司怎樣估定, 就要以怎樣為定.

27:15 But if the one who consecrates it wants to redeem his house, then he shall add a fifth of your proper value’s money onto it, and it shall be his.
將房屋分別為聖的人, 若要贖回房屋, 就必在你所估定的價值以外加上五分之一, 房屋仍舊歸他.

27:16 “ ‘And if a man consecrates some of his property’s fields for Yahweh, then your proper value shall be in accordance with its seed requirements: a homer of barley seed for fifty shekels of money.
“人若將承受為業的幾分地分別為聖, 歸給耶和華, 你要按這地撒種多少估定價值, 若撒大麥一賀梅珥, 要估價五十舍客勒.

27:17 If he consecrates his field from the Year of Jubilee, it shall stand as your proper value.
他若從禧年將地分別為聖, 就要以你所估定的價為定.

27:18 But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall calculate the money for him according to the number of years that are left over until the Year of Jubilee; and it shall be deducted from your proper value.
倘若他在禧年以後將地分別為聖, 祭司就要按著未到禧年所剩的年數推算價值, 也要從你所估的減去價值.

27:19 And if he indeed redeems the field that is consecrated, then he shall add a fifth of your proper value’s money onto it, and it shall stand for him.
將地分別為聖的人若定要把地贖回, 他便要在你所估的價值以外加上五分之一, 地就准定歸他.

27:20 And if he does not redeem the field and if he sells the field to another man, it may not be redeemed again,
他若不贖回那地, 或是將地賣給別人, 就再不能贖了.

27:21 and the field shall be a holy object for Yahweh when it goes out in the Jubilee, like a devoted field; it shall be the priest’s property.
但到了禧年, 那地從買主手下出來的時候, 就要歸耶和華為聖, 和永獻的地一樣, 要歸祭司為業.

27:22 “ ‘And if he consecrates for Yahweh his acquired field that is not the field of his inherited possession,
他若將所買的一塊地, 不是承受為業的, 分別為聖歸給耶和華,

27:23 then the priest shall calculate for him the amount of your proper value until the year of the Jubilee, and he shall give your proper value on that day as a holy object for Yahweh.
祭司就要將你所估的價值給他推算到禧年. 當日, 他要以你所估的價銀為聖, 歸給耶和華.

27:24 In the Year of the Jubilee the field shall return to the one who bought it from him, to the one whose property the land is.
到了禧年, 那地要歸賣主, 就是那承受為業的原主.

27:25 And every proper value of yours shall be in the sanctuary’s shekel—the shekel shall be twenty gerahs.
凡你所估定的價銀都要按著聖所的平: 二十季拉為一舍客勒.

27:26 “ ‘However, a man shall not consecrate a firstborn among livestock, which belongs as firstborn to Yahweh; whether an ox or small livestock, it is for Yahweh.
“惟獨牲畜中頭生的, 無論是牛是羊, 既歸耶和華, 誰也不可再分別為聖, 因為這是耶和華的.

27:27 And if it is among the unclean animals, then he shall ransom it according to your proper value, and he shall add a fifth of its value onto it; and if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your proper value.
若是不潔淨的牲畜生的, 就要按你所估定的價值加上五分之一贖回; 若不贖回, 就要按你所估定的價值賣了.

27:28 However, anything devoted that a man has devoted to Yahweh from all that he has, from human or animal, or from the field of his property, may not be sold, and it may not be redeemed; anything devoted is a most holy thing for Yahweh.
“但一切永獻的, 就是人從他所有永獻給耶和華的, 無論是人, 是牲畜, 是他承受為業的地, 都不可賣, 也不可贖. 凡永獻的是歸給耶和華為至聖.

27:29 Anyone devoted who is devoted from human beings cannot be ransomed—he shall surely be put to death.
凡從人中當滅的都不可贖, 必被治死. ”

27:30 “ ‘And any tithe of the land from the land’s seed or from the fruit of the trees is for Yahweh; it is a holy object for Yahweh.
“地上所有的, 無論是地上的種子是樹上的果子, 十分之一是耶和華的, 是歸給耶和華為聖的.

27:31 And if a man indeed redeems from his tithe, he shall add a fifth of its value onto it.
人若要贖這十分之一的甚麼物, 就要加上五分之一.

27:32 As for every tithe of cattle or of the flock, all which crosses under the rod, the tenth shall be a holy object for Yahweh.
凡牛群羊群中, 一切從杖下經過的, 每第十隻要歸給耶和華為聖.

27:33 He shall not inspect between the good and the bad, and he shall not exchange it; but if he indeed exchanges it, then it and its substitution shall be a holy object—it shall not be redeemed.’ ”
不可問是好是壞, 也不可更換; 若定要更換, 所更換的與本來的牲畜都要成為聖, 不可贖回. ”

27:34 These are the commands that Yahweh commanded Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.
這就是耶和華在西奈山為以色列人所吩咐摩西的命令.

Numbers (民數記)

Numbers - Chapter 1

1:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the tent of assembly, on the first of the month, in the second year after they came out of the land of Egypt, saying,
以色列人出埃及地後, 第二年二月初一日, 耶和華在西奈的曠野,會幕中曉諭摩西說:

1:2 “Take a census of the entire community of the Israelites according to their clans and their families, according to the number of names, every male individually
“你要按以色列全會眾的家室,宗族,人名的數目計算所有的男丁.

1:3 from twenty years old and above, everyone in Israel who is able to go to war. You and Aaron must muster them for their wars.
凡以色列中, 從二十歲以外, 能出去打仗的, 你和亞倫要照他們的軍隊數點.

1:4 A man from each tribe will be with you, each man the head of his family.
每支派中必有一人作本支派的族長, 幫助你們.

1:5 And these are the names of the men who will assist you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
他們的名字: 屬流便的, 有示丟珥的兒子以利蓿;

1:6 from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
屬西緬的, 有蘇利沙代的兒子示路蔑;

1:7 from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
屬猶大的, 有亞米拿達的兒子拿順;

1:8 from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;
屬以薩迦的, 有蘇押的兒子拿坦業;

1:9 from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon.
屬西布倫的, 有希倫的兒子以利押;

1:10 From the descendants of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
約瑟子孫,屬以法蓮的, 有亞米忽的兒子以利沙瑪; 屬瑪拿西的, 有比大蓿的兒子迦瑪列;

1:11 From Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
屬便雅憫的, 有基多尼的兒子亞比但;

1:12 from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
屬但的, 有亞米沙代的兒子亞希以謝;

1:13 from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;
屬亞設的, 有俄蘭的兒子帕結;

1:14 from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
屬迦得的, 有丟珥的兒子以利雅薩;

1:15 and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
屬拿弗他利的, 有以南的兒子亞希拉.

1:16 These are the ones summoned from the community, the leaders of their ancestors’ tribes; they are the heads of Israel’s clans.
這都是從會中選召的, 各作本支派的首領, 都是以色列軍中的統領. ”

1:17 So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,
於是, 摩西,亞倫帶著這些按名指定的人,

1:18 and they summoned the entire community on the first day of the second month. And they registered themselves among their clans according to their families, according to the number of names from those twenty years old and above individually,
當二月初一日招聚全會眾. 會眾就照他們的家室,宗族,人名的數目, 從二十歲以外的, 都述說自己的家譜.

1:19 just as Yahweh commanded Moses. And he counted them in the desert of Sinai.
耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西, 他就怎樣在西奈的曠野數點他們.

1:20 The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, every male individually from twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
以色列的長子, 流便子孫的後代, 照著家室,宗族,人名的數目, 從二十歲以外, 凡能出去打仗,被數的男丁, 共有四萬六千五百名.

1:21 those who were counted from the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred.
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1:22 From the descendants of Simeon, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, those who were counted according to the number of their names, every individual male from twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
西緬子孫的後代, 照著家室,宗族,人名的數目, 從二十歲以外, 凡能出去打仗,被數的男丁, 共有五萬九千三百名.

1:23 those who were counted from the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
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1:24 From the descendants of Gad, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
迦得子孫的後代, 照著家室,宗族,人名的數目, 從二十歲以外, 凡能出去打仗,被數的, 共有四萬五千六百五十名.

1:25 those who were counted from the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
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1:26 From the descendants of Judah, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
猶大子孫的後代, 照著家室,宗族,人名的數目, 從二十歲以外, 凡能出去打仗,被數的, 共有七萬四千六百名.

1:27 those who were counted from the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
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1:28 From the descendants of Issachar, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
以薩迦子孫的後代, 照著家室,宗族,人名的數目, 從二十歲以外, 凡能出去打仗,被數的, 共有五萬四千四百名.

1:29 those who were counted from the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
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1:30 From the descendants of Zebulun, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
西布倫子孫的後代, 照著家室,宗族,人名的數目, 從二十歲以外, 凡能出去打仗,被數的, 共有五萬七千四百名.

1:31 those who were counted from the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
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1:32 From the descendants of Joseph: from the descendants of Ephraim, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
約瑟子孫屬以法蓮子孫的後代, 照著家室,宗族,人名的數目, 從二十歲以外, 凡能出去打仗,被數的, 共有四萬零五百名.

1:33 those who were counted from the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred.
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1:34 From the descendants of Manasseh, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
瑪拿西子孫的後代, 照著家室,宗族,人名的數目, 從二十歲以外, 凡能出去打仗,被數的, 共有三萬二千二百名.

1:35 those who were counted from the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
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1:36 From the descendants of Benjamin, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
便雅憫子孫的後代, 照著家室,宗族,人名的數目, 從二十歲以外, 凡能出去打仗,被數的, 共有三萬五千四百名.

1:37 those who were counted from the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
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1:38 From the descendants of Dan, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
但子孫的後代, 照著家室,宗族,人名的數目, 從二十歲以外, 凡能出去打仗,被數的, 共有六萬二千七百名.

1:39 those who were counted from the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
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1:40 From the descendants of Asher, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
亞設子孫的後代, 照著家室,宗族,人名的數目, 從二十歲以外, 凡能出去打仗,被數的, 共有四萬一千五百名.

1:41 those who were counted from the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred.
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1:42 From the descendants of Naphtali, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
拿弗他利子孫的後代, 照著家室,宗族,人名的數目, 從二十歲以外, 凡能出去打仗,被數的, 共有五萬三千四百名.

1:43 those who were counted from the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
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1:44 These are the ones counted whom Moses and Aaron mustered, with the twelve leaders of Israel, each one from his family.
這些就是被數點的, 是摩西,亞倫, 和以色列中十二個首領所數點的; 這十二個人各作各宗族的代表.

1:45 So all those who were counted from the Israelites according to their families, from those twenty years old and above, everyone in Israel who is able to go to war.
這樣, 凡以色列人中被數的, 照著宗族, 從二十歲以外, 能出去打仗,被數的, 共有六十萬零三千五百五十名.

1:46 All of the ones counted were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
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1:47 The Levites from their ancestors’ tribe were not mustered in their midst.
利未人卻沒有按著支派數在其中,

1:48 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
因為耶和華曉諭摩西說:

1:49 “You will not muster the tribe of Levi, and you will not take a census of them in the midst of the Israelites.
“惟獨利未支派你不可數點, 也不可在以色列人中計算他們的總數.

1:50 You will appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, over all its vessels, and over all that belongs to it. They will carry the tabernacle and all its vessels, and they will care for it; and they will camp around the tabernacle.
只要派利未人管法櫃的帳幕和其中的器具, 並屬乎帳幕的; 他們要抬(或譯: 搬運)帳幕和其中的器具, 並要辦理帳幕的事, 在帳幕的四圍安營.

1:51 And when the tabernacle is set out, the Levites will take it down, and when encamping the tabernacle the Levites will set it up; the stranger that approaches it will be put to death.
帳幕將往前行的時候, 利未人要拆卸; 將支搭的時候, 利未人要豎起. 近前來的外人必被治死.

1:52 The Israelites will encamp, each in their own camp, and each by their own banner according to their divisions.
以色列人支搭帳棚, 要照他們的軍隊, 各歸本營, 各歸本纛.

1:53 But the Levites will encamp around the tabernacle of the testimony, and there will not be wrath on the community of the Israelites; and the Levites will keep the requirements of the tabernacle of the testimony.”
但利未人要在法櫃帳幕的四圍安營, 免得忿怒臨到以色列會眾; 利未人並要謹守法櫃的帳幕. ”

1:54 And the Israelites did thus; they did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses.
以色列人就這樣行. 凡耶和華所吩咐摩西的, 他們就照樣行了.

Numbers - Chapter 2

2:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西,亞倫說:

2:2 “The Israelites will encamp each with his standard, with a banner according to their families; they will encamp around the tent of assembly.
“以色列人要各歸自己的纛下, 在本族的旗號那裡, 對著會幕的四圍安營.

2:3 The ones who encamp on the eastern side, toward the sunrise, will be of the standard of the camp of Judah according to their divisions; and the leader of the descendants of Judah will be Nahshon son of Amminadab,
在東邊, 向日出之地, 照著軍隊安營的是猶大營的纛. 有亞米拿達的兒子拿順作猶大人的首領.

2:4 and his division and the ones counted are seventy-four thousand six hundred.
他軍隊被數的, 共有七萬四千六百名.

2:5 And the ones who encamp next to him will be the tribe of Issachar. And the leader of the descendants of Issachar will be Nethanel son of Zuar,
挨著他安營的是以薩迦支派. 有蘇押的兒子拿坦業作以薩迦人的首領.

2:6 and his division are fifty-four thousand four hundred.
他軍隊被數的, 共有五萬四千四百名.

2:7 For the tribe of Zebulun: the leader of the descendants of Zebulun will be Eliab son of Helon,
又有西布倫支派. 希倫的兒子以利押作西布倫人的首領.

2:8 and his division and the ones counted are fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
他軍隊被數的, 共有五萬七千四百名.

2:9 All those counted from the camp of Judah are one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred. They will set out first according to their divisions.
凡屬猶大營,按著軍隊被數的, 共有十八萬六千四百名, 要作第一隊往前行.

2:10 “The standard of the camp of Reuben will be to the south according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants will be Elizur son of Shedeur.
“在南邊, 按著軍隊是流便營的纛. 有示丟珥的兒子以利蓿作流便人的首領.

2:11 And his division and the ones counted are forty-six thousand five hundred.
他軍隊被數的, 共有四萬六千五百名.

2:12 Those encamped next to him will be the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the descendants of Simeon will be Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
挨著他安營的是西緬支派. 蘇利沙代的兒子示路蔑作西緬人的首領.

2:13 And his division and the ones counted are fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
他軍隊被數的, 共有五萬九千三百名.

2:14 For the tribe of Gad: the leader of the descendants of Gad will be Eliasaph son of Reuel.
又有迦得支派. 丟珥的兒子以利雅薩作迦得人的首領.

2:15 And his division and the ones counted are forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
他軍隊被數的, 共有四萬五千六百五十名,

2:16 All those counted from the camp of Reuben are one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty. They will set out second according to their divisions.
凡屬流便營,按著軍隊被數的, 共有十五萬一千四百五十名, 要作第二隊往前行.

2:17 “The tent of assembly the camp of the Levites will set out in the midst of the camps; they will set out just as they encamped, each according to their standards.
“隨後, 會幕要往前行, 有利未營在諸營中間. 他們怎樣安營就怎樣往前行, 各按本位, 各歸本纛.

2:18 “The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions will be to the west. The leader of the descendants of Ephraim will be Elishama son of Ammihud.
“在西邊, 按著軍隊是以法蓮營的纛. 亞米忽的兒子以利沙瑪作以法蓮人的首領.

2:19 And his division and the ones counted are forty thousand five hundred.
他軍隊被數的, 共有四萬零五百名.

2:20 The tribe of Manasseh will be next to him. The leader of the descendants of the tribe of Manasseh will be Camaliel son of Pedahzur.
挨著他的是瑪拿西支派. 比大蓿的兒子迦瑪列作瑪拿西人的首領.

2:21 And his division and the ones counted are thirty-two thousand two hundred.
他軍隊被數的, 共有三萬二千二百名.

2:22 For the tribe of Benjamin: the leader of the descendants of Benjamin will be Abidan son of Gideoni.
又有便雅憫支派. 基多尼的兒子亞比但作便雅憫人的首領.

2:23 And his division and the ones counted are thirty-five thousand four hundred.
他軍隊被數的, 共有三萬五千四百名.

2:24 All those counted from the camp of Ephraim are one hundred and eighty thousand one hundred. They will set out third according to their divisions.
凡屬以法蓮營,按著軍隊被數的, 共有十萬零八千一百名, 要作第三隊往前行.

2:25 “The standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions will be to the west. The leader of the descendants of Dan will be Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
“在北邊, 按著軍隊是但營的纛. 亞米沙代的兒子亞希以謝作但人的首領.

2:26 And his division and the ones counted are sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
他軍隊被數的, 共有六萬二千七百名.

2:27 Those encamped next to him will be the tribe of Asher. The leader of the descendants of Asher will be Pagiel son of Ocran.
挨著他安營的是亞設支派. 俄蘭的兒子帕結作亞設人的首領.

2:28 And his division and the ones counted are forty-one thousand five hundred.
他軍隊被數的, 共有四萬一千五百名.

2:29 For the tribe of Naphtali: the leader of the descendants of Naphtali will be Ahira son of Enan.
又有拿弗他利支派. 以南的兒子亞希拉作拿弗他利人的首領.

2:30 And his division and the ones counted are fifty-three thousand four hundred.
他軍隊被數的, 共有五萬三千四百名.

2:31 All the ones counted from the camp of Dan are one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They will set out last according to their divisions.”
凡但營被數的, 共有十五萬七千六百名, 要歸本纛作末隊往前行. ”

2:32 These were the ones counted of the Israelites according to their families; all those counted from the camps according to their divisions were six hundred and three thousand five hundred.
這些以色列人, 照他們的宗族, 按他們的軍隊, 在諸營中被數的, 共有六十萬零三千五百五十名.

2:33 The Levites were not counted in the midst of the Israelites, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
惟獨利未人沒有數在以色列人中, 是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

2:34 And the Israelites did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses. They encamped according to their standards, and they set out each one according to their clans among their families.
以色列人就這樣行, 各人照他們的家室,宗族歸於本纛, 安營起行, 都是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

Numbers - Chapter 3

3:1 These are the genealogies of Aaron and Moses at the time when Yahweh spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai.
耶和華在西奈山曉諭摩西的日子, 亞倫和摩西的後代如下:

3:2 These are the names of the descendants of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
亞倫的兒子, 長子名叫拿答, 還有亞比戶,以利亞撒,以他瑪.

3:3 These are the names of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, the anointed ones whom he consecrated as priests.
這是亞倫兒子的名字, 都是受膏的祭司, 是摩西叫他們承接聖職供祭司職分的.

3:4 Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh when they presented a strange fire before Yahweh in the desert of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priest during the presence of Aaron their father.
拿答,亞比戶在西奈的曠野向耶和華獻凡火的時候就死在耶和華面前了. 他們也沒有兒子. 以利亞撒,以他瑪在他們的父親亞倫面前供祭司的職分.

3:5 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

3:6 “Bring near the tribe of Levi, and set the tribe before Aaron the priest, and they will minister to him.
“你使利未支派近前來, 站在祭司亞倫面前好服事他,

3:7 They shall observe his duties and the duties of the entire community before the tent of assembly, to do the work of the tabernacle.
替他和會眾在會幕前守所吩咐的, 辦理帳幕的事.

3:8 And they will keep all the vessels of the tent of assembly and the responsibilities of the Israelites, to do the work of the tabernacle.
又要看守會幕的器具, 並守所吩咐以色列人的, 辦理帳幕的事.

3:9 You will give the Levites to Aaron and to his descendants; they are surely assigned to him from among the Israelites.
你要將利未人給亞倫和他的兒子, 因為他們是從以色列人中選出來給他的.

3:10 But you will count Aaron and his descendants; they will keep their priesthood, and the stranger who approaches will be put to death.”
你要囑咐亞倫和他的兒子謹守自己祭司的職任. 近前來的外人必被治死. ”

3:11 Yahweh spoke to Moses saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

3:12 “I myself receive the Levites from the midst of the Israelites in the place of all the firstborn of the offspring of the womb from the Israelites. The Levites will be mine
“我從以色列人中揀選了利未人, 代替以色列人一切頭生的; 利未人要歸我.

3:13 because all the firstborn are mine; on the day of my killing all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both humankind and animal; they will be mine. I am Yahweh.”
因為凡頭生的是我的; 我在埃及地擊殺一切頭生的那日就把以色列中一切頭生的, 連人帶牲畜都分別為聖歸我; 他們定要屬我. 我是耶和華. ”

3:14 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying,
耶和華在西奈的曠野曉諭摩西說:

3:15 “Muster the descendants of Levi according to their families, according to their clans. You will count every male from one month and above.”
“你要照利未人的宗族,家室數點他們. 凡一個月以外的男子都要數點. ”

3:16 So Moses mustered them according to the command of Yahweh, just as he commanded.
於是摩西照耶和華所吩咐的數點他們.

3:17 These were the sons of Levi according to their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
利未眾子的名字是革順,哥轄,米拉利.

3:18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon according to their clans: Libni and Shimei.
革順的兒子, 按著家室, 是立尼,示每.

3:19 And the sons of Kohath according to their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
哥轄的兒子, 按著家室, 是暗蘭,以斯哈,希伯倫,烏薛.

3:20 The sons of Merari according to their tribes: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their families.
米拉利的兒子, 按著家室, 是抹利,母示. 這些按著宗族是利未人的家室.

3:21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these are the clans of the Gershonites.
屬革順的, 有立尼族,示每族. 這是革順的二族.

3:22 The ones counted according to the number of every male from one month and above were seven thousand five hundred.
其中被數,從一個月以外所有的男子共有七千五百名.

3:23 The clans of the Gershonites will camp behind the tabernacle to the west,
這革順的二族要在帳幕後西邊安營.

3:24 and the leader of the family of the Gershonites is Eliasaph son of Lael.
拉伊勒的兒子以利雅薩作革順人宗族的首領.

3:25 And the responsibility of the descendants of Gershon in the tent of assembly is the tabernacle, and the tent covering it and the curtain of the doorway of the tent of the assembly,
革順的子孫在會幕中所要看守的, 就是帳幕和罩棚, 並罩棚的蓋與會幕的門簾,

3:26 and the hangings of the courtyard and the curtain of the doorway of the courtyard that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its ten cords, all of its use.
院子的帷子和門簾(院子是圍帳幕和壇的), 並一切使用的繩子.

3:27 To Kohath belonged the clan of Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
屬哥轄的, 有暗蘭族,以斯哈族,希伯倫族,烏薛族. 這是哥轄的諸族.

3:28 According to the number of every male from one month and above there were eight thousand six hundred keeping the responsibility of the sanctuary.
按所有男子的數目, 從一個月以外看守聖所的, 共有八千六百名.

3:29 The clan of the descendants of Kohath will encamp on the side of the tabernacle to the south.
哥轄兒子的諸族要在帳幕的南邊安營.

3:30 The leader of his family according to the clans of the Kohathites is Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
烏薛的兒子以利撒反作哥轄宗族家室的首領.

3:31 Their responsibility was the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altar, and the vessels of the sanctuary, with which they ministered, and the curtain, and all of its use.
他們所要看守的是約櫃,桌子,燈臺,兩座壇與聖所內使用的器皿, 並簾子和一切使用之物.

3:32 The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest who had oversight of those keeping the responsibility of the sanctuary.
祭司亞倫的兒子以利亞撒作利未人眾首領的領袖, 要監察那些看守聖所的人.

3:33 To Merari belonged the clan of Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari.
屬米拉利的, 有抹利族,母示族. 這是米拉利的二族.

3:34 The ones counted according to the number of every male from one month and above were six thousand two hundred.
他們被數的, 按所有男子的數目, 從一個月以外的, 共有六千二百名.

3:35 The leader of the family according to the clans of Merari is Zuriel son of Abihail; they will encamp of the side of the tabernacle to the north.
亞比亥的兒子蘇列作米拉利二宗族的首領. 他們要在帳幕的北邊安營.

3:36 The responsibility of the sons of Merari was the supervision of the frames of the tabernacle, its bars, pillars, bases, and all its vessels and all its service,
米拉利子孫的職分是看守帳幕的板,閂,柱子,帶卯的座, 和帳幕一切所使用的器具,

3:37 and the pillars around the courtyard, and their bases, pegs, and cords.
院子四圍的柱子,帶卯的座,橛子, 和繩子.

3:38 Those encamped before the tabernacle to the east—before the tent of assembly to the east—were Moses and Aaron and his sons; they will keep the responsibility of the sanctuary for the Israelites; and the stranger who approaches will be put to death.
在帳幕前東邊, 向日出之地安營的是摩西,亞倫, 和亞倫的兒子. 他們看守聖所, 替以色列人守耶和華所吩咐的. 近前來的外人必被治死.

3:39 All those counted from the Levites whom Moses and Aaron mustered according to the word of Yahweh, according to their clans, every male from one month and above were twenty-two thousand.
凡被數的利未人, 就是摩西,亞倫照耶和華吩咐所數的, 按著家室, 從一個月以外的男子, 共有二萬二千名.

3:40 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Muster every firstborn male from the Israelites from one month and above and count their names.
耶和華對摩西說: “你要從以色列人中數點一個月以外,凡頭生的男子, 把他們的名字記下.

3:41 And you will receive the Levites for me—I am Yahweh—in the place of all the firstborn among the Israelites, and the animals of the Levites in the place of all the firstborn among the animals among the Israelites.”
我是耶和華. 你要揀選利未人歸我, 代替以色列人所有頭生的, 也取利未人的牲畜代替以色列所有頭生的牲畜. ”

3:42 So Moses mustered all the firstborn among the Israelites just as Yahweh commanded him.
摩西就照耶和華所吩咐的把以色列人頭生的都數點了.

3:43 And all the firstborn males among the number of names from one month and above, the ones counted, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
按人名的數目, 從一個月以外,凡頭生的男子, 共有二萬二千二百七十三名.

3:44 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

3:45 “Receive the Levites in the place of all the firstborn among the Israelites, and the animals of the Levites in the place of their animals; the Levites will be mine. I am Yahweh.
“你揀選利未人代替以色列人所有頭生的, 也取利未人的牲畜代替以色列人的牲畜. 利未人要歸我; 我是耶和華.

3:46 And the ransom of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the Israelites who are excessive over the Levites,
以色列人中頭生的男子比利未人多二百七十三個, 必當將他們贖出來.

3:47 you will receive five shekels a person, in the sanctuary shekel; you will collect twenty gerahs per shekel.
你要按人丁, 照聖所的平, 每人取贖銀五舍客勒(一舍客勒是二十季拉),

3:48 You will give the money to Aaron, and to his sons the ransom of the ones who are excessive among them.”
把那多餘之人的贖銀交給亞倫和他的兒子. ”

3:49 And Moses received the money of the redemption from the ones who were excessive from those redeemed of the Levites.
於是摩西從那被利未人所贖以外的人取了贖銀.

3:50 From the firstborn of the Israelites he took the money, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, in the sanctuary shekel.
從以色列人頭生的所取之銀, 按聖所的平, 有一千三百六十五舍客勒.

3:51 And Moses gave the money of the ransom to Aaron and to his sons according to the word of Yahweh just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
摩西照耶和華的話把這贖銀給亞倫和他的兒子, 正如耶和華所吩咐的.

Numbers - Chapter 4

4:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西,亞倫說:

4:2 “Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from the midst of the descendants of Levi, according to their clans and their families,
“你從利未人中, 將哥轄子孫的總數, 照他們的家室,宗族,

4:3 from thirty years old and above, up to fifty years old, everyone who comes to the service to do the work in the tent of assembly.
從三十歲直到五十歲, 凡前來任職,在會幕裡辦事的, 全都計算.

4:4 This is the work of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of assembly, concerning the holiness of the sanctuary:
哥轄子孫在會幕搬運至聖之物, 所辦的事乃是這樣:

4:5 When setting out the camp, Aaron and his sons will go and lower the curtain of the covering and cover with it the ark of the testimony.
起營的時候, 亞倫和他兒子要進去摘下遮掩櫃的幔子, 用以蒙蓋法櫃,

4:6 They will put on it a covering of fine leather, and they will spread a cloth of perfect blue over it, and they will place its poles.
又用海狗皮蓋在上頭, 再蒙上純藍色的毯子, 把槓穿上.

4:7 And over the table of the presence they will spread out a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes, and libation bowls, and the pitchers of the libation; and the bread of continuity will be on it.
又用藍色毯子鋪在陳設餅的桌子上, 將盤子,調羹,奠酒的爵, 和杯擺在上頭. 桌子上也必有常設的餅.

4:8 They will spread over it a scarlet cloth, and they will cover it with a covering of fine leather, and they will place its poles.
在其上又要蒙朱紅色的毯子, 再蒙上海狗皮, 把槓穿上.

4:9 They will take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light source, its lamps, a pair of its tongs, its small pans, and all the vessels of its oil with which they attend to it.
要拿藍色毯子, 把燈臺和燈臺上所用的燈盞,剪子,蠟花盤, 並一切盛油的器皿, 全都遮蓋.

4:10 They will put it and all its vessels inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame.
又要把燈臺和燈臺的一切器具包在海狗皮裡, 放在抬架上.

4:11 Over the altar of gold they will spread a blue cloth, and they will cover it with a covering of fine leather and place its poles.
在金壇上要鋪藍色毯子, 蒙上海狗皮, 把槓穿上.

4:12 They will take all the vessels of the cultic service with which they serve in the sanctuary and put them on a blue cloth, and they will cover them with a covering of fine leather; and they will put them on the carrying frame.
又要把聖所用的一切器具包在藍色毯子裡, 用海狗皮蒙上, 放在抬架上.

4:13 They will remove the fat-soaked ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it;
要收去壇上的灰, 把紫色毯子鋪在壇上;

4:14 they will put on it all the vessels with which they serve, the fire pans, forks, shovels, and bowls—all the vessels of the altar. They will spread on it a covering of fine leather; and they will place its poles.
又要把所用的一切器具, 就是火鼎,肉鍤子,鏟子,盤子, 一切屬壇的器具都擺在壇上, 又蒙上海狗皮, 把槓穿上.

4:15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the vessels of the sanctuary when the camp sets out, the descendants of Kohath will come after to carry these, but they must not touch the sanctuary, or they will die. These are the load of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of assembly.
將要起營的時候, 亞倫和他兒子把聖所和聖所的一切器具遮蓋完了, 哥轄的子孫就要來抬, 只是不可摸聖物, 免得他們死亡. 會幕裡這些物件是哥轄子孫所當抬的.

4:16 “Eleazar son of Aaron the priest is to supervise the oil of the light source, the incense, the regular grain offering, the oil of anointment, the supervision of all the tabernacle and all that is in it, in the sanctuary and in its vessels.”
“祭司亞倫的兒子以利亞撒所要看守的是點燈的油與香料, 並當獻的素祭和膏油, 也要看守全帳幕與其中所有的, 並聖所和聖所的器具. ”

4:17 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西,亞倫說:

4:18 “You must not cut off the tribe of the clan of the Kohathites from the midst of the Levites.
“你們不可將哥轄人的支派從利未人中剪除.

4:19 Do this to them and they will live and not die when they come near the most holy things. Aaron and his sons will go and appoint them, each one to his task and burden.
他們挨近至聖物的時候, 亞倫和他兒子要進去派他們各人所當辦的, 所當抬的. 這樣待他們, 好使他們活著, 不致死亡.

4:20 But they must not go and look for a moment at the holy objects.”
只是他們連片時不可進去觀看聖所, 免得他們死亡. ”

4:21 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

4:22 “Take a census of the descendants of Gershon also, according to their families and clans,
“你要將革順子孫的總數, 照著宗族,家室,

4:23 from those twenty years old and above until fifty years old; you will muster them, all who come to help to do the work of the tent of assembly.
從三十歲直到五十歲, 凡前來任職,在會幕裡辦事的, 全都數點.

4:24 This is the work of the clans of the Gershonites: to serve and to carry.
革順人各族所辦的事,所抬的物乃是這樣:

4:25 They will carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of assembly and its covering and the covering of fine leather, which is on top of it, and the curtain of the doorway of the tent of assembly,
他們要抬帳幕的幔子和會幕, 並會幕的蓋與其上的海狗皮, 和會幕的門簾,

4:26 and the curtains of the courtyard, and the covering for the doorway of the gate of the courtyard, which is all around on the tabernacle and altar, and their cords and all the vessels of their work; and all that is done to them they will do.
院子的帷子和門簾(院子是圍帳幕和壇的),繩子, 並所用的器具, 不論是做甚麼用的, 他們都要經理.

4:27 And all the work of the descendants of the Gershonites will be at the command of Aaron and his sons, for all they are to carry and for all their work, and you will appoint to them responsibility for all they are to carry.
革順的子孫在一切抬物辦事之上都要憑亞倫和他兒子的吩咐; 他們所當抬的, 要派他們看守.

4:28 This is the work of the clan of the descendants of the Gershonites in the tent of assembly, and their responsibility lies under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
這是革順子孫的各族在會幕裡所辦的事; 他們所看守的, 必在祭司亞倫兒子以他瑪的手下. ”

4:29 “For the descendants of Merari according to their clans, according to their families, you will muster them;
“至於米拉利的子孫, 你要照著家室,宗族把他們數點.

4:30 from those thirty years old and above until fifty years old; you will muster them, all who come to do the work of the tent of assembly.
從三十歲直到五十歲, 凡前來任職,在會幕裡辦事的, 你都要數點.

4:31 And this is the responsibility of those who are to carry, all their work in the tent of assembly: the frames of the tabernacle and its bars, pillars, and bases,
他們辦理會幕的事, 就是抬帳幕的板,閂,柱子, 和帶卯的座,

4:32 and the pillars of the courtyard all around, and their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their vessels and for all their work. You will appoint by name the vessels that they are responsible to carry.
院子四圍的柱子和其上帶卯的座,橛子,繩子, 並一切使用的器具. 他們所抬的器具, 你們要按名指定.

4:33 This is the work of the clan of the descendants of Merari, for all their work in the tent of assembly under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”
這是米拉利子孫各族在會幕裡所辦的事, 都在祭司亞倫兒子以他瑪的手下. ”

4:34 And Moses and Aaron mustered the leaders of the community according to the house of their families,
摩西,亞倫與會眾的諸首領將哥轄的子孫, 照著家室,宗族,

4:35 from those thirty years old and above until fifty years old; everyone who comes to the service to work in the tent of assembly,
從三十歲直到五十歲, 凡前來任職,在會幕裡辦事的, 都數點了.

4:36 the ones counted were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
被數的共有二千七百五十名.

4:37 These were those counted of the clans of the Kohathites, everyone who served in the tent of assembly whom Moses and Aaron mustered according to the command of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.
這是哥轄各族中被數的, 是在會幕裡辦事的, 就是摩西,亞倫照耶和華藉摩西所吩咐數點的.

4:38 And the descendants of Gershon counted according to their clans and according to their families,
革順子孫被數的, 照著家室,宗族,

4:39 from those thirty years old and above until fifty years old, everyone who comes to the service to work in the tent of assembly;
從三十歲直到五十歲, 凡前來任職,在會幕裡辦事的, 共有二千六百三十名.

4:40 the ones counted, according to their clans, according to their families, were two thousand six hundred and thirty.
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4:41 These were those counted of the clans of the descendants of Gershon, everyone who serves in the tent of assembly whom Moses and Aaron mustered according to the command of Yahweh.
這是革順子孫各族中被數的, 是在會幕裡辦事的, 就是摩西,亞倫照耶和華藉摩西所吩咐數點的.

4:42 Those counted of the clans of the descendants of Merari according to their clans, according to their families,
米拉利子孫中各族被數的, 照著家室,宗族,

4:43 from those thirty years old and above until fifty years old, everyone who comes to the service to work in the tent of assembly,
從三十歲直到五十歲, 凡前來任職,在會幕裡辦事的, 共有三千二百名.

4:44 the ones counted, according to their clans, were three thousand two hundred.
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4:45 These were those counted of the clans of the descendants of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron mustered according to the command of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.
這是米拉利子孫各族中被數的, 就是摩西,亞倫照耶和華藉摩西所吩咐數點的.

4:46 All those counted of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron and all the leaders of Israel mustered according to their clans, according to their families,
凡被數的利未人, 就是摩西,亞倫並以色列眾首領, 照著家室,宗族所數點的,

4:47 from those thirty years old and above until fifty years old, everyone who comes to the service to do the work of the service carrying in the tent of assembly,
從三十歲直到五十歲, 凡前來任職,在會幕裡做抬物之工的, 共有八千五百八十名.

4:48 the ones counted were eighty thousand five hundred and eighty.
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4:49 According to the command of Yahweh by the hand of Moses they were mustered, each man according to his service and according to their service and according to their burden; and so they were counted by him just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
摩西按他們所辦的事,所抬的物, 憑耶和華的吩咐數點他們; 他們這樣被摩西數點, 正如耶和華所吩咐他的.

Numbers - Chapter 5

5:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

5:2 “Command the Israelites: they must send everyone from the camp who is afflicted with a rash, everyone with a fluid discharge, and everyone unclean through contact with a corpse.
“你吩咐以色列人, 使一切長大痲瘋的, 患漏症的, 並因死屍不潔淨的, 都出營外去.

5:3 You will send away both male and female; you will send them outside the camp. They must not make unclean their camps where I am dwelling in their midst.”
無論男女都要使他們出到營外, 免得污穢他們的營; 這營是我所住的. ”

5:4 So the Israelites did so. They sent them away outside the camp; just as Yahweh spoke to Moses, so did the Israelites.
以色列人就這樣行, 使他們出到營外. 耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西, 以色列人就怎樣行了.

5:5 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

5:6 “Speak to the Israelites: ‘When a man or woman commits any of the sins of humankind by acting unfaithfully, it is a sin against Yahweh, and that person will be guilty;
“你曉諭以色列人說: 無論男女, 若犯了人所常犯的罪, 以致干犯耶和華, 那人就有了罪.

5:7 they will confess their sin that they did and will make restitution for their guilt by adding a fifth to it and giving it to whomever was wronged.
他要承認所犯的罪, 將所虧負人的, 如數賠還, 另外加上五分之一, 也歸與所虧負的人.

5:8 But if the man does not have a redeemer to make restitution to him for the reparation, the reparation is to be given to Yahweh for the priest, in addition to the ram of atonement by which atonement is made for him.
那人若沒有親屬可受所賠還的, 那所賠還的就要歸與服事耶和華的祭司; 至於那為他贖罪的公羊是在外.

5:9 And every contribution of all the holy objects of the Israelites that they bring to the priest for him will be his.
以色列人一切的聖物中, 所奉給祭司的舉祭都要歸與祭司.

5:10 The holy objects of a man will be for him; whatever he gives to the priest will be for him.’ ”
各人所分別為聖的物, 無論是甚麼, 都要歸給祭司. ”

5:11 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

5:12 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and acts unfaithfully to him,
“你曉諭以色列人說: 人的妻若有邪行, 得罪她丈夫,

5:13 and a man sleeps with her and ejaculates and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and she is concealed, although she is defiled, and there is no witness against her and she was not caught,
有人與她行淫, 事情嚴密, 瞞過她丈夫, 而且她被玷污, 沒有作見證的人, 當她行淫的時候也沒有被捉住,

5:14 if a spirit of jealousy comes over him, and he is jealous of his wife and she is defiled; or if a spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife but she is not defiled,
她丈夫生了疑恨的心, 疑恨她, 她是被玷污, 或是她丈夫生了疑恨的心, 疑恨她, 她並沒有被玷污,

5:15 he will bring his wife to the priest. And he will bring her offering for her, one-tenth of an ephah of flour. He will not pour oil on it, and he will not put frankincense on it because it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembering, a reminding of guilt.
這人就要將妻送到祭司那裡, 又為她帶著大麥麵伊法十分之一作供物, 不可澆上油, 也不可加上乳香; 因為這是疑恨的素祭, 是思念的素祭, 使人思念罪孽.

5:16 “ ‘Then the priest will bring her near and present her before Yahweh;
“祭司要使那婦人近前來, 站在耶和華面前.

5:17 the priest will take holy waters in a clay vessel, and from the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle, and the priest will put it into the waters.
祭司要把聖水盛在瓦器裡, 又從帳幕的地上取點塵土, 放在水中.

5:18 And the priest will present the woman before Yahweh, and he will uncover the head of the woman; he will then put in her hands the grain offering of the remembering—which is the grain offering of jealousy—and in the hand of the priest will be the waters of bitterness that brings a curse.
祭司要叫那婦人蓬頭散髮, 站在耶和華面前, 把思念的素祭, 就是疑恨的素祭, 放在她手中. 祭司手裡拿著致咒詛的苦水,

5:19 Then the priest will make her swear an oath, and he will say to the woman, “If a man has not slept with you, and if you have not had an impurity affair under your husband, go unpunished from the waters of bitterness that brings this curse.
要叫婦人起誓, 對她說: ‘若沒有人與你行淫, 也未曾背著丈夫做污穢的事, 你就免受這致咒詛苦水的災.

5:20 But if you have had an affair under your husband, and if you are defiled and a man other than your husband had intercourse with you,”
你若背著丈夫行了污穢的事, 在你丈夫以外有人與你行淫,

5:21 the priest will make the woman swear an oath of the sworn oath of the curse, the priest will say to the woman, “May Yahweh give you a curse and a sworn oath in the midst of your people with Yahweh making your hip fall away and your stomach swollen;
(祭司叫婦人發咒起誓), 願耶和華叫你大腿消瘦, 肚腹發脹, 使你在你民中被人咒詛, 成了誓語;

5:22 and these waters that bring a curse will go into your intestines to cause your womb to swell and to make your hip fall away.” And the women will say, “Amen. Amen.”
並且這致咒詛的水入你的腸中, 要叫你的肚腹發脹, 大腿消瘦. ’婦人要回答說: ‘阿們, 阿們. ’

5:23 “ ‘And the priests will write these curses on the scroll, and he will wipe them off into the waters of the bitterness.
“祭司要寫這咒詛的話, 將所寫的字抹在苦水裡,

5:24 He will make the woman drink the waters of the bitterness that brings a curse, and the waters of bitterness that bring a curse will go into her.
又叫婦人喝這致咒詛的苦水; 這水要進入她裡面變苦了.

5:25 The priest will take the grain offering of jealousy from the hand of the woman, and he will wave the grain offering before Yahweh, and he will present it to the altar;
祭司要從婦人的手中取那疑恨的素祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖, 拿到壇前;

5:26 the priest will grasp her memorial offering from the grain offering, and he will turn it into smoke on the altar, and afterward he will make the woman drink the waters.
又要從素祭中取出一把, 作為這事的紀念, 燒在壇上, 然後叫婦人喝這水.

5:27 When he has made her drink the waters, it will come about, if she has defiled herself and acted unfaithfully to her husband and the waters of bitterness that bring a curse go into her and her stomach swells and her hip falls away, the woman will be as a curse in the midst of her people.
叫她喝了以後, 她若被玷污, 得罪了丈夫, 這致咒詛的水必進入她裡面變苦了, 她的肚腹就要發脹, 大腿就要消瘦, 那婦人便要在他民中被人咒詛.

5:28 And if the woman is not defiled, and she is pure, she will go unpunished and be able to conceive children.
若婦人沒有被玷污, 卻是清潔的, 就要免受這災, 且要懷孕.

5:29 “ ‘This is the regulation of jealousy, when a woman has an affair under her husband and she is defiled,
“妻子背著丈夫行了污穢的事,

5:30 or when a spirit of jealousy comes over a man and he is jealous of his wife, he will present the woman before Yahweh,and the priest will do to her all of this law.
或是人生了疑恨的心, 疑恨他的妻, 就有這疑恨的條例. 那時他要叫婦人站在耶和華面前, 祭司要在她身上照這條例而行.

5:31 The man will go unpunished from guilt, and the woman, she will bear her guilt.’ ”
男人就為無罪, 婦人必擔當自己的罪孽. ”

Numbers - Chapter 6

6:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

6:2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When a man or a woman takes a special vow, a vow of a Nazirite, to keep separate for Yahweh,
“你曉諭以色列人說: 無論男女許了特別的願, 就是拿細耳人的願(拿細耳就是歸主的意思; 下同), 要離俗歸耶和華.

6:3 he will abstain from wine and fermented drink; he will not drink wine vinegar or vinegar of fermented drink; he will not drink the fruit juice of grapes or eat fresh or dry grapes.
他就要遠離清酒濃酒, 也不可喝甚麼清酒濃酒做的醋; 不可喝甚麼葡萄汁, 也不可吃鮮葡萄和乾葡萄.

6:4 All the days of his separation you will not eat from anything that is made from the grapevine, from sour grapes to the skin of grapes.
在一切離俗的日子, 凡葡萄樹上結的, 自核至皮所做的物, 都不可吃.

6:5 “ ‘All the days of the vow of his separation a razor will not pass over his head. Until fulfilling the days that he separated himself to Yahweh he will be holy and grow long the locks of the hair of his head.
“在他一切許願離俗的日子, 不可用剃頭刀剃頭, 要由髮綹長長了. 他要聖潔, 直到離俗歸耶和華的日子滿了.

6:6 “ ‘All the days of keeping himself separated for Yahweh he will not go to a person who is dead;
在他離俗歸耶和華的一切日子, 不可挨近死屍.

6:7 for even his father, mother, brother, or sister he will not make himself unclean by their death, because the separation to his God is on his head.
他的父母或是弟兄姊妹死了的時候, 他不可因他們使自己不潔淨, 因為那離俗歸神的憑據是在他頭上.

6:8 He will be holy for Yahweh all the days of his separation.
在他一切離俗的日子是歸耶和華為聖.

6:9 “ ‘If someone dies suddenly and makes the head of his separation unclean, he will shave off the hair of his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he will shave it off.
“若在他旁邊忽然有人死了, 以致沾染了他離俗的頭, 他要在第七日, 得潔淨的時候, 剃頭.

6:10 On the eighth day he will bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest by the doorway of the tent of assembly,
第八日, 他要把兩隻斑鳩或兩隻雛鴿帶到會幕門口, 交給祭司.

6:11 and the priest will offer one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering, and he will make atonement for him because he sinned concerning the corpse. He will consecrate his head on that day.
祭司要獻一隻作贖罪祭, 一隻作燔祭, 為他贖那因死屍而有的罪, 並要當日使他的頭成為聖潔.

6:12 He will rededicate to Yahweh the days of his separation and bring a ram-lamb in its first year as a guilt offering. The former days of his vow will fall away because his separation was defiled.
他要另選離俗歸耶和華的日子, 又要牽一隻一歲的公羊羔來作贖愆祭; 但先前的日子要歸徒然, 因為他在離俗之間被玷污了.

6:13 “ ‘This is the regulation of the Nazirite for the day of the fulfilling of the days of his separation: one will bring him to the doorway of the tent of the assembly.
“拿細耳人滿了離俗的日子乃有這條例: 人要領他到會幕門口,

6:14 He will present his offering to Yahweh, one ram-lamb in its first year without defect as a burnt offering, and one ewe-lamb in its first year without defect as a sin offering, and one ram without defect as a fellowship offering;
他要將供物奉給耶和華, 就是一隻沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔作燔祭, 一隻沒有殘疾,一歲的母羊羔作贖罪祭, 和一隻沒有殘疾的公綿羊作平安祭,

6:15 and a basket of unleavened bread, finely milled flour of ring-shaped bread cakes mixed with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread smeared with oil, and their grain offering and their libations.
並一筐子無酵調油的細麵餅, 與抹油的無酵薄餅, 並同獻的素祭和奠祭.

6:16 The priest will present before Yahweh and offer his sin offering, his burnt offering;
祭司要在耶和華面前獻那人的贖罪祭和燔祭;

6:17 he will offer a ram as a sacrifice of a fellowship offering to Yahweh, in addition to the basket of the unleavened bread; the priest will offer his grain offering and his libation.
也要把那隻公羊和那筐無酵餅獻給耶和華作平安祭, 又要將同獻的素祭和奠祭獻上.

6:18 The Nazirite will shave off the hair of his consecrated head at the doorway of the tent of assembly, and he will take the hair of his consecrated head, and he will put it on the fire that is beneath the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.
拿細耳人要在會幕門口剃離俗的頭, 把離俗頭上的髮放在平安祭下的火上.

6:19 The priest will take the shoulder from the ram that is boiled, and one ring-shaped bread cake of unleavened bread from the basket, and one wafer of unleavened bread, and he will put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his consecrated head.
他剃了以後, 祭司就要取那已煮的公羊一條前腿, 又從筐子裡取一個無酵餅和一個無酵薄餅, 都放在他手上.

6:20 The priest will wave them as a wave offering before the presence of Yahweh; they are a holy object to the priest, in addition to the breast section of the wave offering, and in addition to the upper thigh of the contribution; and afterward the Nazirite may drink wine.
祭司要拿這些作為搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖; 這與所搖的胸,所舉的腿同為聖物, 歸給祭司. 然後拿細耳人可以喝酒.

6:21 “ ‘This is the regulation of the Nazirite who has made a vow of his offering to Yahweh according to his separation, in addition to what he can afford. In accordance to the word of his vow that he vowed, he will do, concerning the instruction of his separation.’ ”
“許願的拿細耳人為離俗所獻的供物, 和他以外所能得的獻給耶和華, 就有這條例. 他怎樣許願就當照離俗的條例行. ”

6:22 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

6:23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘You will bless the Israelites: You will say to them:
“你告訴亞倫和他兒子說: 你們要這樣為以色列人祝福, 說:

6:24 Yahweh will bless you and keep you;
‘願耶和華賜福給你, 保護你.

6:25 Yahweh will make shine his face on you and be gracious to you;
願耶和華使他的臉光照你, 賜恩給你.

6:26 Yahweh will lift up his face upon you, and he will give you peace.’
願耶和華向你仰臉, 賜你平安. ’

6:27 And they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
他們要如此奉我的名為以色列人祝福; 我也要賜福給他們. ”

Numbers - Chapter 7

7:1 On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle and appointed and consecrated it and all its vessels, and the altar and its vessels, and he appointed them and consecrated them,
摩西立完了帳幕, 就把帳幕用膏抹了, 使它成聖, 又把其中的器具和壇, 並壇上的器具, 都抹了, 使它成聖.

7:2 the leaders of Israel, the heads of the families, presented an offering; they were the leaders of the tribes and were the ones in charge of the counting.
當天, 以色列的眾首領, 就是各族的族長, 都來奉獻. 他們是各支派的首領, 管理那些被數的人.

7:3 They brought their offering before the presence of Yahweh, six covered utility carts and twelve cattle, a utility cart for two of the leaders, and a bull for each; and they presented them before the tabernacle.
他們把自己的供物送到耶和華面前, 就是六輛篷子車和十二隻公牛. 每兩個首領奉獻一輛車, 每首領奉獻一隻牛. 他們把這些都奉到帳幕前.

7:4 Yahweh said to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

7:5 “Take them, and they will be used to do the work of the tent of the assembly; and you will give them to the Levites, each according to his required service.”
“你要收下這些, 好作會幕的使用, 都要照利未人所辦的事交給他們. ”

7:6 So Moses took the utility carts and the cattle, and he gave them to the Levites.
於是摩西收了車和牛, 交給利未人,

7:7 Two utility carts and four cattle he gave to the descendants of Gershon according to their required service;
把兩輛車, 四隻牛, 照革順子孫所辦的事交給他們,

7:8 and four utility carts and eight cattle he gave to the descendants of Merari according to their required service, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
又把四輛車, 八隻牛, 照米拉利子孫所辦的事交給他們; 他們都在祭司亞倫的兒子以他瑪手下.

7:9 But to the descendants of Kohath he did not give anything because the work of the sanctuary they carried upon them on their shoulders.
但車與牛都沒有交給哥轄子孫; 因為他們辦的是聖所的事, 在肩頭上抬聖物.

7:10 The leaders presented offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day of its anointing, and the leaders presented their offerings before the altar.
用膏抹壇的日子, 首領都來行奉獻壇的禮, 眾首領就在壇前獻供物.

7:11 Yahweh said to Moses, “One leader for each day will present their offering for the dedication of the altar.”
耶和華對摩西說: “眾首領為行奉獻壇的禮, 要每天一個首領來獻供物. ”

7:12 And it happened, the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah.
頭一日獻供物的是猶大支派的亞米拿達的兒子拿順.

7:13 His offering was one plate of silver—its weight was one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是: 一個銀盤子, 重一百三十舍客勒, 一個銀碗, 重七十舍客勒, 都是按聖所的平, 也都盛滿了調油的細麵作素祭;

7:14 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重十舍客勒, 盛滿了香;

7:15 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一隻公牛犢, 一隻公綿羊, 一隻一歲的公羊羔作燔祭;

7:16 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:17 and as a sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
兩隻公牛, 五隻公綿羊, 五隻公山羊, 五隻一歲的公羊羔作平安祭. 這是亞米拿達兒子拿順的供物.

7:18 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering.
第二日來獻的是以薩迦子孫的首領,蘇押的兒子拿坦業.

7:19 He presented as his offering one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking wine weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering.
他獻為供物的是: 一個銀盤子, 重一百三十舍客勒, 一個銀碗, 重七十舍客勒, 都是按聖所的平, 也都盛滿了調油的細麵作素祭;

7:20 One dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重十舍客勒, 盛滿了香;

7:21 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一隻公牛犢, 一隻公綿羊, 一隻一歲的公羊羔作燔祭;

7:22 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:23 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.
兩隻公牛, 五隻公綿羊, 五隻公山羊, 五隻一歲的公羊羔作平安祭. 這是蘇押兒子拿坦業的供物.

7:24 On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the descendants of Zebulun:
第三日來獻的是西布倫子孫的首領,希倫的兒子以利押.

7:25 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking wine weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是: 一個銀盤子, 重一百三十舍客勒, 一個銀碗, 重七十舍客勒, 都是按聖所的平, 也都盛滿了調油的細麵作素祭;

7:26 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重十舍客勒, 盛滿了香;

7:27 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一隻公牛犢, 一隻公綿羊, 一隻一歲的公羊羔作燔祭;

7:28 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:29 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.
兩隻公牛, 五隻公綿羊, 五隻公山羊, 五隻一歲的公羊羔作平安祭. 這是希倫兒子以利押的供物.

7:30 On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the descendants of Reuben:
第四日來獻的是流便子孫的首領,示丟珥的兒子以利蓿.

7:31 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是: 一個銀盤子, 重一百三十舍客勒, 一個銀碗, 重七十舍客勒, 都是按聖所的平, 也都盛滿了調油的細麵作素祭;

7:32 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重十舍客勒, 盛滿了香;

7:33 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一隻公牛犢, 一隻公綿羊, 一隻一歲的公羊羔作燔祭;

7:34 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:35 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.
兩隻公牛, 五隻公綿羊, 五隻公山羊, 五隻一歲的公羊羔作平安祭. 這是示丟珥的兒子以利蓿的供物.

7:36 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the descendants of Simeon:
第五日來獻的是西緬子孫的首領,蘇利沙代的兒子示路蔑.

7:37 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是: 一個銀盤子, 重一百三十舍客勒, 一個銀碗, 重七十舍客勒, 都是按聖所的平, 也都盛滿了調油的細麵作素祭;

7:38 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重十舍客勒, 盛滿了香;

7:39 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一隻公牛犢, 一隻公綿羊, 一隻一歲的公羊羔作燔祭;

7:40 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:41 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
兩隻公牛, 五隻公綿羊, 五隻公山羊, 五隻一歲的公羊羔作平安祭. 這是蘇利沙代兒子示路蔑的供物.

7:42 On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the descendants of Gad:
第六日來獻的是迦得子孫的首領,丟珥的兒子以利雅薩.

7:43 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是: 一個銀盤子, 重一百三十舍客勒, 一個銀碗, 重七十舍客勒, 都是按聖所的平, 也都盛滿了調油的細麵作素祭;

7:44 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重十舍客勒, 盛滿了香;

7:45 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一隻公牛犢, 一隻公綿羊, 一隻一歲的公羊羔作燔祭;

7:46 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:47 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
兩隻公牛, 五隻公綿羊, 五隻公山羊, 五隻一歲的公羊羔作平安祭. 這是丟珥的兒子以利雅薩的供物.

7:48 On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the descendants of Ephraim:
第七日來獻的是以法蓮子孫的首領,亞米忽的兒子以利沙瑪.

7:49 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是: 一個銀盤子, 重一百三十舍客勒, 一個銀碗, 重七十舍客勒, 都是按聖所的平, 也都盛滿了調油的細麵作素祭;

7:50 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重十舍客勒, 盛滿了香;

7:51 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一隻公牛犢, 一隻公綿羊, 一隻一歲的公羊羔作燔祭;

7:52 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:53 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.
兩隻公牛, 五隻公綿羊, 五隻公山羊, 五隻一歲的公羊羔作平安祭. 這是亞米忽兒子以利沙瑪的供物.

7:54 On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the descendants of Manasseh:
第八日來獻的是瑪拿西子孫的首領,比大蓿的兒子迦瑪列.

7:55 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是: 一個銀盤子, 重一百三十舍客勒, 一個銀碗, 重七十舍客勒, 都是按聖所的平, 也都盛滿了調油的細麵作素祭;

7:56 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重十舍客勒, 盛滿了香;

7:57 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一隻公牛犢, 一隻公綿羊, 一隻一歲的公羊羔作燔祭;

7:58 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:59 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
兩隻公牛, 五隻公綿羊, 五隻公山羊, 五隻一歲的公羊羔作平安祭. 這是比大蓿兒子迦瑪列的供物.

7:60 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the descendants of Benjamin:
第九日來獻的是便雅憫子孫的首領,基多尼的兒子亞比但.

7:61 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是: 一個銀盤子, 重一百三十舍客勒, 一個銀碗, 重七十舍客勒, 都是按聖所的平, 也都盛滿了調油的細麵作素祭;

7:62 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重十舍客勒, 盛滿了香;

7:63 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一隻公牛犢, 一隻公綿羊, 一隻一歲的公羊羔作燔祭;

7:64 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:65 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.
兩隻公牛, 五隻公綿羊, 五隻公山羊, 五隻一歲的公羊羔作平安祭. 這是基多尼兒子亞比但的供物.

7:66 On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the descendants of Dan:
第十日來獻的是但子孫的首領,亞米沙代的兒子亞希以謝.

7:67 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是: 一個銀盤子, 重一百三十舍客勒, 一個銀碗, 重七十舍客勒, 都是按聖所的平, 也都盛滿了調油的細麵作素祭;

7:68 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重十舍客勒, 盛滿了香;

7:69 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一隻公牛犢, 一隻公綿羊, 一隻一歲的公羊羔作燔祭;

7:70 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:71 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
兩隻公牛, 五隻公綿羊, 五隻公山羊, 五隻一歲的公羊羔作平安祭. 這是亞米沙代兒子亞希以謝的供物.

7:72 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader of the descendants of Asher:
第十一日來獻的是亞設子孫的首領,俄蘭的兒子帕結.

7:73 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是: 一個銀盤子, 重一百三十舍客勒, 一個銀碗, 重七十舍客勒, 都是按聖所的平, 也都盛滿了調油的細麵作素祭;

7:74 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重十舍客勒, 盛滿了香;

7:75 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一隻公牛犢, 一隻公綿羊, 一隻一歲的公羊羔作燔祭;

7:76 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:77 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.
兩隻公牛, 五隻公綿羊, 五隻公山羊, 五隻一歲的公羊羔作平安祭. 這是俄蘭兒子帕結的供物.

7:78 On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the descendants of Naphtali:
第十二日來獻的是拿弗他利子孫的首領,以南兒子亞希拉.

7:79 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是: 一個銀盤子, 重一百三十舍客勒, 一個銀碗, 重七十舍客勒, 都是按聖所的平, 也都盛滿了調油的細麵作素祭;

7:80 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重十舍客勒, 盛滿了香;

7:81 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一隻公牛犢, 一隻公綿羊, 一隻一歲的公羊羔作燔祭;

7:82 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:83 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.
兩隻公牛, 五隻公綿羊, 五隻公山羊, 五隻一歲的公羊羔作平安祭. 這是以南兒子亞希拉的供物.

7:84 This was the dedication of the altar on the day of anointing it, from the leaders of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver bowls for drinking wine, twelve golden dishes;
用膏抹壇的日子, 以色列的眾首領為行獻壇之禮所獻的是: 銀盤子十二個, 銀碗十二個, 金盂十二個;

7:85 each plate of silver weighed one hundred and thirty shekels, and each bowl for drinking seventy, all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel;
每盤子重一百三十舍客勒, 每碗重七十舍客勒. 一切器皿的銀子, 按聖所的平, 共有二千四百舍客勒.

7:86 the twelve golden dishes filled with incense, each dish weighing ten shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, all the gold of the dishes one hundred and twenty;
十二個金盂盛滿了香, 按聖所的平, 每盂重十舍客勒, 所有的金子共一百二十舍客勒.

7:87 all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, twelve rams, twelve male lambs in their first year, and their grain offering; and twelve he-goats as a sin offering;
作燔祭的, 共有公牛十二隻, 公羊十二隻, 一歲的公羊羔十二隻, 並同獻的素祭作贖罪祭的公山羊十二隻;

7:88 and all the cattle of the sacrifice of the fellowship offering twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty he-goats, sixty male lambs in their first year. These were the dedication of the altar after its anointing.
作平安祭的, 共有公牛二十四隻, 公綿羊六十隻, 公山羊六十隻, 一歲的公羊羔六十隻. 這就是用膏抹壇之後, 為行奉獻壇之禮所獻的.

7:89 And when Moses came to the tent of assembly to speak with him, he would hear the voice speaking to him from the atonement cover, which is on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, and he would speak to him.
摩西進會幕要與耶和華說話的時候, 聽見法櫃的施恩座以上,二基路伯中間有與他說話的聲音, 就是耶和華與他說話.

Numbers - Chapter 8

8:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

8:2 “Speak to Aaron, and say to him: ‘When you are setting up the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in front of the face of the lampstand.’ ”
“你告訴亞倫說: 點燈的時候, 七盞燈都要向燈臺前面發光. ”

8:3 And Aaron did so; he set up the lampstand in front of the face of its lamps, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
亞倫便這樣行. 他點燈臺上的燈, 使燈向前發光, 是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

8:4 And this is how the lampstand was made, a hammered-work of gold; from its base up to its blossom, it was hammered-work according to the pattern that Yahweh showed Moses; so he made the lampstand.
這燈臺的做法是用金子錘出來的, 連座帶花都是錘出來的. 摩西製造燈臺, 是照耶和華所指示的樣式.

8:5 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

8:6 “Take the Levites from the midst of the Israelites and purify them.
“你從以色列人中選出利未人來, 潔淨他們.

8:7 So you will do to them, to purify them: sprinkle on them waters of purification, and they will shave their whole body and wash their garments.
潔淨他們當這樣行: 用除罪水彈在他們身上, 又叫他們用剃頭刀刮全身, 洗衣服, 潔淨自己.

8:8 And they will take a young bull and its grain offering of finely milled flour mixed with oil, and you will take a second young bull as a sin offering.
然後叫他們取一隻公牛犢, 並同獻的素祭, 就是調油的細麵; 你要另取一隻公牛犢作贖罪祭.

8:9 You will bring the Levites before the tent of assembly, and you will summon the entire community of the Israelites.
將利未人奉到會幕前, 招聚以色列全會眾.

8:10 And you will bring the Levites before Yahweh, and the Israelites will lay their hands on the Levites,
將利未人奉到耶和華面前, 以色列人要按手在他們頭上.

8:11 and Aaron will offer the Levites as a wave offering before Yahweh from the Israelites, and they will do the work of Yahweh.
亞倫也將他們奉到耶和華面前, 為以色列人當作搖祭, 使他們好辦耶和華的事.

8:12 And the Levites will lay their hands on the head of the one bull and offer it as a sin offering and the other one as a burnt offering to Yahweh, to make atonement for the Levites.
利未人要按手在那兩隻牛的頭上; 你要將一隻作贖罪祭, 一隻作燔祭, 獻給耶和華, 為利未人贖罪.

8:13 And you will present the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and he will offer them as a wave offering to Yahweh.
你也要使利未人站在亞倫和他兒子面前, 將他們當作搖祭奉給耶和華.

8:14 “And you will separate the Levites from the midst of the Israelites, and the Levites will be for me.
“這樣, 你從以色列人中將利未人分別出來, 利未人便要歸我.

8:15 And after this the Levites will come to serve at the tent of assembly, and you will purify them, and you will offer them as a wave offering.
此後利未人要進去辦會幕的事, 你要潔淨他們, 將他們當作搖祭奉上;

8:16 For they are given to me exclusively from the midst of the Israelites. I have taken them for myself in place of the firstborn of every womb, every firstborn from the Israelites.
因為他們是從以色列人中全然給我的, 我揀選他們歸我, 是代替以色列人中一切頭生的.

8:17 For every firstborn among the Israelites is mine, both humankind and animal. On the day I destroyed every firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them to me,
以色列人中一切頭生的, 連人帶牲畜, 都是我的. 我在埃及地擊殺一切頭生的那天, 將他們分別為聖歸我.

8:18 and I have taken the Levites in the place of every firstborn among the Israelites.
我揀選利未人代替以色列人中一切頭生的.

8:19 And I have given the Levites; they are given to Aaron and his sons from the midst of the Israelites to do the work of the Israelites in the tent of the assembly and to make atonement for the Israelites, so a plague will not be among the Israelites when the Israelites come near the sanctuary.”
我從以色列人中將利未人當作賞賜給亞倫和他的兒子, 在會幕中辦以色列人的事, 又為以色列人贖罪, 免得他們挨近聖所, 有災殃臨到他們中間. ”

8:20 And Moses and Aaron and the entire community of the Israelites did to the Levites; everything that Yahweh commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the Israelites did to them.
摩西,亞倫, 並以色列全會眾便向利未人如此行. 凡耶和華指著利未人所吩咐摩西的, 以色列人就向他們這樣行.

8:21 And the Levites purified themselves, and they washed their garments, and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before Yahweh; and Aaron made atonement for them to purify them.
於是利未人潔淨自己, 除了罪, 洗了衣服; 亞倫將他們當作搖祭奉到耶和華面前, 又為他們贖罪, 潔淨他們.

8:22 After this the Levites came to do their work in the tent of assembly before Aaron and his sons. Just as Yahweh commanded Moses concerning the Levities, so they did to them.
然後利未人進去, 在亞倫和他兒子面前, 在會幕中辦事. 耶和華指著利未人怎樣吩咐摩西, 以色列人就怎樣向他們行了.

8:23 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

8:24 “This is what is for the Levites: those twenty-five years old and above will come to help with the service in the work of the tent of assembly;
“利未人是這樣: 從二十五歲以外, 他們要前來任職, 辦會幕的事.

8:25 and those fifty years old will return from the service of the work and will serve no longer.
到了五十歲要停工退任, 不再辦事,

8:26 They can attend their brothers in the tent of assembly to keep their responsibilities, but they will not do work. This is what you will do concerning the Levities and their responsibilities.”
只要在會幕裡, 和他們的弟兄一同伺候, 謹守所吩咐的, 不再辦事了. 至於所吩咐利未人的, 你要這樣向他們行. ”

Numbers - Chapter 9

9:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the second year after they came out from the land of Egypt, in the first month, saying,
以色列人出埃及地以後, 第二年正月, 耶和華在西奈的曠野吩咐摩西說:

9:2 “Let the Israelites observe the Passover at its appointed time.
“以色列人應當在所定的日期守逾越節,

9:3 On the fourteenth day of this month at twilight you will perform it at its appointed time according to all its decrees; and according to all its stipulations you will observe it.”
就是本月十四日黃昏的時候, 你們要在所定的日期守這節, 要按這節的律例典章而守. ”

9:4 So Moses spoke to the Israelites to observe the Passover.
於是摩西吩咐以色列人守逾越節.

9:5 And they observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight in the desert of Sinai. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, thus the Israelites did.
他們就在西奈的曠野, 正月十四日黃昏的時候, 守逾越節. 凡耶和華所吩咐摩西的, 以色列人都照樣行了.

9:6 And it happened, men who were unclean by a dead person were not able to perform the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron on that day.
有幾個人因死屍而不潔淨, 不能在那日守逾越節. 當日他們到摩西,亞倫面前,

9:7 And those men said to him, “Although we are unclean by a dead person, why are we hindered from presenting the offering of Yahweh at its appointed time in the midst of the Israelites?”
說: “我們雖因死屍而不潔淨, 為何被阻止,不得同以色列人在所定的日期獻耶和華的供物呢? ”

9:8 Moses said to them, “Stay. I will hear what Yahweh commands to you.”
摩西對他們說: “你們暫且等候, 我可以去聽耶和華指著你們是怎樣吩咐的. ”

9:9 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

9:10 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘Each man that is unclean by a dead person or is on a far journey, you or your descendants, he will observe the Passover of Yahweh.
“你曉諭以色列人說: 你們和你們後代中, 若有人因死屍而不潔淨, 或在遠方行路, 還要向耶和華守逾越節.

9:11 On the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight they will observe it; they will eat it with unleavened bread and bitter plants.
他們要在二月十四日黃昏的時候, 守逾越節. 要用無酵餅與苦菜, 和逾越節的羊羔同吃.

9:12 They will leave none of it until morning, and they will not break a bone in it; they will observe it according to every decree of the Passover.
一點不可留到早晨; 羊羔的骨頭一根也不可折斷. 他們要照逾越節的一切律例而守.

9:13 But the man who is clean and not on a journey, and he fails to observe the Passover, that person will be cut off from the people because he did not present the offering of Yahweh on its appointed time. That man will bear his guilt.
那潔淨而不行路的人若推辭不守逾越節, 那人要從民中剪除; 因為他在所定的日期不獻耶和華的供物, 應該擔當他的罪.

9:14 If an alien dwells with you he will observe the Passover of Yahweh according to the decree of the Passover and according to its stipulation; thus you will have one decree for you, for the alien and for the native of the land.’ ”
若有外人寄居在你們中間, 願意向耶和華守逾越節, 他要照逾越節的律例典章行, 不管是寄居的是本地人, 同歸一例. ”

9:15 And on a day setting up the tabernacle, the cloud covered the tent of the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony; in the evening it was on the tabernacle as an appearance of fire until morning.
立起帳幕的那日, 有雲彩遮蓋帳幕, 就是法櫃的帳幕; 從晚上到早晨, 雲彩在其上, 形狀如火.

9:16 So it was continually; the cloud would cover it and the appearance of fire by night.
常是這樣, 雲彩遮蓋帳幕, 夜間形狀如火.

9:17 Whenever the cloud lifted up from on the tent, after that the Israelites would set out, and in the place where the cloud dwelled, there the Israelites camped.
雲彩幾時從帳幕收上去, 以色列人就幾時起行; 雲彩在哪裡停住, 以色列人就在那裡安營.

9:18 On the command of Yahweh the Israelites would set out, and on the command of Yahweh they encamped; all the days that the cloud dwelled on the tabernacle they encamped.
以色列人遵耶和華的吩咐起行, 也遵耶和華的吩咐安營. 雲彩在帳幕上停住幾時, 他們就住營幾時.

9:19 And when the cloud prolonged on the tabernacle many days the Israelites kept the kept requirement of Yahweh and did not set out.
雲彩在帳幕上停留許多日子, 以色列人就守耶和華所吩咐的不起行.

9:20 When the cloud remained a number of days on the tabernacle, on the command of Yahweh they encamped; and on the command of Yahweh they set out.
有時雲彩在帳幕上幾天, 他們就照耶和華的吩咐住營, 也照耶和華的吩咐起行.

9:21 When the cloud remained from evening until morning, and the cloud lifted up in the morning, they would set out, or if it remained in the daytime and at night, when the cloud lifted up they set out.
有時從晚上到早晨, 有這雲彩在帳幕上; 早晨雲彩收上去, 他們就起行. 有時晝夜雲彩停在帳幕上, 收上去的時候, 他們就起行.

9:22 When it was two days, a month, or a year that the cloud prolonged to dwell on the tabernacle, the Israelites encamped, and they did not set out; when it lifted up they set out.
雲彩停留在帳幕上, 無論是兩天, 是一月, 是一年, 以色列人就住營不起行; 但雲彩收上去, 他們就起行.

9:23 On the command of Yahweh they encamped, and on the command of Yahweh they set out. They kept the requirement of Yahweh, on the command of Yahweh in the hand of Moses.
他們遵耶和華的吩咐安營, 也遵耶和華的吩咐起行. 他們守耶和華所吩咐的, 都是憑耶和華吩咐摩西的.

Numbers - Chapter 10

10:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

10:2 “Make yourself two silver trumpets; make them of hammered-work. You will use them for calling the community and for breaking the camp.
“你要用銀子做兩枝號, 都要錘出來的, 用以招聚會眾, 並叫眾營起行.

10:3 You will blow them, and all the community will assemble to the doorway of the tent of assembly.
吹這號的時候, 全會眾要到你那裡, 聚集在會幕門口.

10:4 But if they blow only one, the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Israel, will assemble to you.
若單吹一枝, 眾首領, 就是以色列軍中的統領, 要聚集到你那裡.

10:5 When you will blow a blast, the camps that are camping on the east will set out;
吹出大聲的時候, 東邊安的營都要起行.

10:6 when you blow a second blast, the camps that are camping on the south will set out; they will blow a blast for their journeys.
二次吹出大聲的時候, 南邊安的營都要起行. 他們將起行, 必吹出大聲.

10:7 But when summoning the assembly, you will blow, but you will not signal with a loud noise.
但招聚會眾的時候, 你們要吹號, 卻不要吹出大聲.

10:8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, will blow on the trumpets; this will be an eternal decree for your generations.
亞倫子孫作祭司的要吹這號; 這要作你們世世代代永遠的定例.

10:9 If you go to war in your land against the enemy who attacks you, you will signal with a loud noise on the trumpets. You will be remembered before Yahweh your God, and you will be rescued from your enemies.
你們在自己的地, 與欺壓你們的敵人打仗, 就要用號吹出大聲, 便在耶和華─你們的神面前得蒙紀念, 也蒙拯救脫離仇敵.

10:10 “And on the day of your joy and in your appointed times, at the beginning of your months, you will blow on the trumpets in addition to your burnt offerings and in addition to the sacrifices of your fellowship offerings. And they will be as a memorial for you before your God; I am Yahweh your God.”
在你們快樂的日子和節期, 並月朔, 獻燔祭和平安祭, 也要吹號, 這都要在你們的神面前作為紀念. 我是耶和華─你們的神. ”

10:11 And it happened, in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month the cloud was lifted from upon the tabernacle of the testimony.
第二年二月二十日, 雲彩從法櫃的帳幕收上去.

10:12 And the Israelites set out for their journey from the desert of Sinai, and the cloud dwelled in the desert of Paran.
以色列人就按站往前行, 離開西奈的曠野, 雲彩停住在巴蘭的曠野.

10:13 They set out for the first time on the command of Yahweh in the hand of Moses.
這是他們照耶和華藉摩西所吩咐的, 初次往前行.

10:14 The standard of the camp of the descendants of Judah set out for the first time according to their divisions, with Nahshon son of Amminadab over its division.
按著軍隊首先往前行的是猶大營的纛. 統領軍隊的是亞米拿達的兒子拿順.

10:15 And Nathanel son of Zuar was over the division of the descendants of Issachar;
統領以薩迦支派軍隊的是蘇押的兒子拿坦業.

10:16 Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Zebulun.
統領西布倫支派軍隊的是希倫的兒子以利押.

10:17 The tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, the bearers of the tabernacle, set out.
帳幕拆卸, 革順的子孫和米拉利的子孫就抬著帳幕先往前行.

10:18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions; Elizur son of Shedeur was over their division.
按著軍隊往前行的是流便營的纛. 統領軍隊的是示丟珥的兒子以利蓿.

10:19 Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the sons of the tribe of Simeon.
統領西緬支派軍隊的是蘇利沙代的兒子示路蔑.

10:20 Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Gad.
統領迦得支派軍隊的是丟珥的兒子以利雅薩.

10:21 The Kohathites, the bearers of the sanctuary, set out, and they set up the tabernacle before they arrived.
哥轄人抬著聖物先往前行. 他們未到以前, 抬帳幕的已經把帳幕支好.

10:22 And the stand of the camp of the descendants of Ephraim set out according to their divisions; Elishama son of Ammihud was over its division.
按著軍隊往前行的是以法蓮營的纛, 統領軍隊的是亞米忽的兒子以利沙瑪.

10:23 Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh.
統領瑪拿西支派軍隊的是比大蓿的兒子迦瑪列.

10:24 Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Benjamin.
統領便雅憫支派軍隊的是基多尼的兒子亞比但.

10:25 Then the standard of the camp of the descendants of Dan, who formed a rear guard for all the camps, set out according to their divisions; Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was over its division.
在諸營末後的是但營的纛, 按著軍隊往前行. 統領軍隊的是亞米沙代的兒子亞希以謝.

10:26 Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Asher.
統領亞設支派軍隊的是俄蘭的兒子帕結.

10:27 Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Naphtali.
統領拿弗他利支派軍隊的是以南的兒子亞希拉.

10:28 These were the departures of the Israelites according to their divisions; and so they set out.
以色列人按著軍隊往前行, 就是這樣.

10:29 Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, the father-in-law of Moses, “We are setting out to the place that Yahweh said, ‘I will give it to you’; go with us, and we will treat you well because Yahweh promised good concerning Israel.”
摩西對他岳父(或譯: 內兄)─米甸人流珥的兒子何巴─說: “我們要行路, 往耶和華所應許之地去; 他曾說: ‘我要將這地賜給你們. ’現在求你和我們同去, 我們必厚待你, 因為耶和華指著以色列人已經應許給好處. ”

10:30 But he said to him, “I will not go. I will only go to my land and to my family.”
何巴回答說: “我不去; 我要回本地本族那裡去. ”

10:31 He said, “Please, do not abandon us because you know our encampment in the desert, and you should be our guide.
摩西說: “求你不要離開我們; 因為你知道我們要在曠野安營, 你可以當作我們的眼目.

10:32 Moreover, if you go with us, the good that Yahweh will do to us we will do to you.”
你若和我們同去, 將來耶和華有甚麼好處待我們, 我們也必以甚麼好處待你. ”

10:33 And so they set out from the mountain of Yahweh a journey of three days, with the ark of the covenant of Yahweh setting out ahead of them three days’ journey to search out a resting place for them;
以色列人離開耶和華的山, 往前行了三天的路程; 耶和華的約櫃在前頭行了三天的路程, 為他們尋找安歇的地方.

10:34 and the cloud of Yahweh was over them by day when they set out from the camp.
他們拔營往前行, 日間有耶和華的雲彩在他們以上.

10:35 And whenever the ark was setting out Moses would say, “Rise up, Yahweh! May your enemies be scattered; may the ones that hate you flee from your presence.”
約櫃往前行的時候, 摩西就說: “耶和華啊, 求你興起! 願你的仇敵四散! 願恨你的人從你面前逃跑! ”

10:36 And when it rested he would say, “Return, Yahweh, to the countless thousands of Israel.”
約櫃停住的時候, 他就說: “耶和華啊, 求你回到以色列的千萬人中! ”

Numbers - Chapter 11

11:1 And it happened, the people were like those who complain of hardship in the hearing of Yahweh, and Yahweh became angry, and the fire of Yahweh burned among them, and it consumed the edge of the camp.
眾百姓發怨言, 他們的惡語達到耶和華的耳中. 耶和華聽見了就怒氣發作, 使火在他們中間焚燒, 直燒到營的邊界.

11:2 Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire died down.
百姓向摩西哀求, 摩西祈求耶和華, 火就熄了.

11:3 And he called the name of that place Taberah because the fire of Yahweh burned among them.
那地方便叫做他備拉, 因為耶和華的火燒在他們中間.

11:4 The riff-raff that were in their midst had a strong desire; and the Israelites turned back and also wept, and they said, “Who will feed us meat?
他們中間的閒雜人大起貪慾的心; 以色列人又哭號說: “誰給我們肉吃呢?

11:5 We remember the fish that we ate in Egypt for nothing, the cucumber, melon, leek, the onions, and the garlic.
我們記得, 在埃及的時候不花錢就吃魚, 也記得有黃瓜,西瓜,韭菜,蔥,蒜.

11:6 But now our strength is dried up; there is nothing whatsoever except for the manna before us.”
現在我們的心血枯竭了, 除這嗎哪以外, 在我們眼前並沒有別的東西. ”

11:7 Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its outward appearance was like that of bdellium-gum.
(這嗎哪彷彿芫荽子, 又好像珍珠.

11:8 The people went about and gathered it, and they ground it with mills or crushed it with mortar. Then they boiled it in a pot and made it into bread-cakes; and it tasted like olive oil cakes.
百姓周圍行走, 把嗎哪收起來, 或用磨推, 或用臼搗, 煮在鍋中, 又做成餅, 滋味好像新油.

11:9 When the dew came down on the camp at night, the manna came down with it.
夜間露水降在營中, 嗎哪也隨著降下. )

11:10 Moses heard the people weeping according to their clans, each at the doorway of their tents. Then Yahweh became very angry, and in the eyes of Moses it was bad.
摩西聽見百姓各在各家的帳棚門口哭號. 耶和華的怒氣便大發作, 摩西就不喜悅.

11:11 And Moses said to Yahweh, “Why have you brought trouble to your servant? Why have I not found favor in your eyes, that the burdens of all these people have been placed on me?
摩西對耶和華說: “你為何苦待僕人? 我為何不在你眼前蒙恩, 竟把這管理百姓的重任加在我身上呢?

11:12 Did I conceive all these people? If I have fathered them, that you could say to me, ‘Carry them in your lap, just as a foster-father carries the suckling on the land that you swore an oath to their ancestors?’
這百姓豈是我懷的胎, 豈是我生下來的呢? 你竟對我說: ‘把他們抱在懷裡, 如養育之父抱吃奶的孩子, 直抱到你起誓應許給他們祖宗的地去. ’

11:13 From where do I have meat to give all these people? They weep before me, saying, ‘Give us meat and let us eat!’
我從哪裡得肉給這百姓吃呢? 他們都向我哭號說: ‘你給我們肉吃吧! ’

11:14 I am not able to carry all these people along alone; they are too heavy for me.
管理這百姓的責任太重了, 我獨自擔當不起.

11:15 If this is how you are going to treat me, please kill me immediately if I find favor in your eyes, and do not let me see my misery.”
你這樣待我, 我若在你眼前蒙恩, 求你立時將我殺了, 不叫我見自己的苦情. ”

11:16 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather for me seventy men from the elders of Israel whom you know are elders of the people and their officials; take them to the tent of assembly, and they will stand there with you.
耶和華對摩西說: “你從以色列的長老中招聚七十個人, 就是你所知道作百姓的長老和官長的, 到我這裡來, 領他們到會幕前, 使他們和你一同站立.

11:17 I will come down and speak with you there; I will take away from the spirit that is on you, and I will place it on them; and they will bear the burdens of the people with you; you will not bear it alone.
我要在那裡降臨, 與你說話, 也要把降於你身上的靈分賜他們, 他們就和你同當這管百姓的重任, 免得你獨自擔當.

11:18 And you will say to the people, ‘Sanctify yourselves tomorrow, for you will eat meat because you have wept in the ears of Yahweh, saying, “Who will feed us good meat? It was good for us in Egypt.” Yahweh will give to you meat, and you will eat.
又要對百姓說: ‘你們應當自潔, 預備明天吃肉, 因為你們哭號說: 誰給我們肉吃! 我們在埃及很好. 這聲音達到了耶和華的耳中, 所以他必給你們肉吃.

11:19 You will eat, not one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days,
你們不止吃一天,兩天,五天,十天,二十天,

11:20 but for a whole month, until it comes out from your nose and becomes as nausea to you; because you have rejected Yahweh, who is in your midst, and you wept before his presence, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?” ’ ”
要吃一個整月, 甚至肉從你們鼻孔裡噴出來, 使你們厭惡了, 因為你們厭棄住在你們中間的耶和華, 在他面前哭號說: 我們為何出了埃及呢! ’”

11:21 But Moses said, “There are six hundred thousand on foot, among whom I am in the midst, and you yourself said, ‘I will give meat to them, and they will eat for a whole month.’
摩西對耶和華說: “這與我同住的百姓,步行的男人有六十萬, 你還說: ‘我要把肉給他們, 使他們可以吃一個整月. ’

11:22 Should flocks and cattle be slaughtered for them? Should all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to be enough for them?”
難道給他們宰了羊群牛群, 或是把海中所有的魚都聚了來, 就夠他們吃嗎? ”

11:23 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Is Yahweh’s power limited? Now you will see if my word will happen or not.”
耶和華對摩西說: “耶和華的膀臂豈是縮短了嗎? 現在要看我的話向你應驗不應驗. ”

11:24 So Moses went out, and he spoke the words of Yahweh to the people, and he gathered together seventy men from the elders of the people, and he made them stand all around the tent.
摩西出去, 將耶和華的話告訴百姓, 又招聚百姓的長老中七十個人來, 使他們站在會幕的四圍.

11:25 Then Yahweh went down in the cloud and spoke to him, and he took away the spirit that was on him, and he put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the spirit was resting on them they prophesied, but they did not do it again.
耶和華在雲中降臨, 對摩西說話, 把降與他身上的靈分賜那七十個長老. 靈停在他們身上的時候, 他們就受感說話, 以後卻沒有再說.

11:26 But two men were left in the camp; the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the second was Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they were among those who were written down, but they did not go out to the tent, so they prophesied in the camp.
但有兩個人仍在營裡, 一個名叫伊利達, 一個名叫米達. 他們本是在那些被錄的人中, 卻沒有到會幕那裡去. 靈停在他們身上, 他們就在營裡說預言.

11:27 So a boy ran and told Moses and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.”
有個少年人跑來告訴摩西說: “伊利達,米達在營裡說預言. ”

11:28 And Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from time of his youth, answered, “Moses, my lord, stop them.”
摩西的幫手, 嫩的兒子約書亞, 就是摩西所揀選的一個人, 說: “請我主摩西禁止他們. ”

11:29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that he give all Yahweh’s people prophets, that Yahweh put his spirit on them!”
摩西對他說: “你為我的緣故嫉妒人嗎? 惟願耶和華的百姓都受感說話! 願耶和華把他的靈降在他們身上! ”

11:30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel were gathered to the camp.
於是, 摩西和以色列的長老都回到營裡去.

11:31 Then a wind set out from Yahweh, and it drove quails from the west, and he spread them out on the camp about a day’s journey on one side and about a day’s journey on the other, all around the camp, about two cubits on the surface of the land.
有風從耶和華那裡颳起, 把鵪鶉由海面颳來, 飛散在營邊和營的四圍; 這邊約有一天的路程, 那邊約有一天的路程, 離地面約有二肘.

11:32 And so the people worked all day and all night and all the next day, and they gathered the quail (the least of the ones collecting gathered ten homers).
百姓起來, 終日終夜, 並次日一整天, 捕取鵪鶉; 至少的也取了十賀梅珥, 為自己擺列在營的四圍.

11:33 While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was consumed, Yahweh was angry with the people, and Yahweh struck a very great plague among the people.
肉在他們牙齒之間尚未嚼爛, 耶和華的怒氣就向他們發作, 用最重的災殃擊殺了他們.

11:34 And he called the name of that place Kibroth Hattaavah because they buried the people that were greedy.
那地方便叫做基博羅‧哈他瓦(就是貪慾之人的墳墓), 因為他們在那裡葬埋那起貪慾之心的人.

11:35 From Kibroth Hattaavah the people set out to Hazeroth; and they stayed in Hazeroth.
百姓從基博羅‧哈他瓦走到哈洗錄, 就住在哈洗錄.

Numbers - Chapter 12

12:1 And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he took (because he took a Cushite wife);
摩西娶了古實女子為妻. 米利暗和亞倫因他所娶的古實女子就毀謗他, 說:

12:2 and they said, “Has Yahweh spoken only through Moses? Has not Yahweh also spoken through us?” And Yahweh heard it.
“難道耶和華單與摩西說話, 不也與我們說話嗎? ”這話耶和華聽見了.

12:3 Now the man, Moses, was more humble than any other person on the face of the earth,
(摩西為人極其謙和, 勝過世上的眾人. )

12:4 and Yahweh said suddenly to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Go out, you three, to the tent of assembly.” So the three of them when out.
耶和華忽然對摩西,亞倫,米利暗說: “你們三個人都出來, 到會幕這裡. ”他們三個人就出來了.

12:5 And Yahweh went down in a column of cloud and stood at the doorway of the tent, and he called Aaron and Miriam, and the two of them went,
耶和華在雲柱中降臨, 站在會幕門口, 召亞倫和米利暗, 二人就出來了.

12:6 and he said, “Please hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I, Yahweh, will make myself known to him in a vision. I will speak to him in a dream.
耶和華說: “你們且聽我的話: 你們中間若有先知, 我─耶和華必在異象中向他顯現, 在夢中與他說話.

12:7 Not so with my servant Moses; in all my house he is faithful.
我的僕人摩西不是這樣; 他是在我全家盡忠的.

12:8 I will speak to him mouth to mouth, in clearness, not in riddles; and he will look at the form of Yahweh. Why were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?”
我要與他面對面說話, 乃是明說, 不用謎語, 並且他必見我的形像. 你們毀謗我的僕人摩西, 為何不懼怕呢? ”

12:9 And Yahweh became very angry with them, and he went away.
耶和華就向他們二人發怒而去.

12:10 And the cloud departed from on the tent, and behold, Miriam was infected with a skin disease white like snow; when Aaron turned toward Miriam, behold, she was afflicted with a skin disease.
雲彩從會幕上挪開了, 不料, 米利暗長了大痲瘋,

12:11 So Aaron said to Moses, “Please, my lord, please do not put on us this sin in which we were foolish and in which we have sinned.
有雪那樣白. 亞倫一看米利暗長了大痲瘋, 就對摩西說: “我主啊, 求你不要因我們愚昧犯罪, 便將這罪加在我們身上.

12:12 Please do not let her be like the dead, whose flesh is half consumed when coming out from the womb of its mother.”
求你不要使她像那出母腹,肉已半爛的死胎. ”

12:13 And Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, “God, please heal her!”
於是摩西哀求耶和華說: “神啊, 求你醫治她! ”

12:14 But Yahweh said to Moses, “If her father had surely spit in her face, would she not bear her shame for seven days? Let her be confined for seven days to an outside place of the camp, and afterward she may be gathered.”
耶和華對摩西說: “她父親若吐唾沫在她臉上, 她豈不蒙羞七天嗎? 現在要把她在營外關鎖七天, 然後才可以領她進來. ”

12:15 So Miriam was confined to the outside place of the camp seven days, and the people did not set out until Miriam was gathered.
於是米利暗關鎖在營外七天. 百姓沒有行路, 直等到把米利暗領進來.

12:16 And afterward the people set out from Hazeroth, and they encamped in the desert of Paran.
以後百姓從哈洗錄起行, 在巴蘭的曠野安營.

Numbers - Chapter 13

13:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

13:2 “Send for yourself men, and let them explore the land of Canaan, which I am about to give to the Israelites; from each tribe of his father send one man, everyone a leader among them.”
“你打發人去窺探我所賜給以色列人的迦南地, 他們每支派中要打發一個人, 都要作首領的. ”

13:3 So Moses sent them from the desert of Paran on the command of Yahweh; all of the men were leaders of the Israelites.
摩西就照耶和華的吩咐從巴蘭的曠野打發他們去; 他們都是以色列人的族長.

13:4 And these are their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
他們的名字: 屬流便支派的有撒刻的兒子沙母亞.

13:5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
屬西緬支派的有何利的兒子沙法.

13:6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
屬猶大支派的有耶孚尼的兒子迦勒.

13:7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
屬以薩迦支派的有約色的兒子以迦.

13:8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
屬以法蓮支派的有嫩的兒子何希阿.

13:9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;
屬便雅憫支派的有拉孚的兒子帕提.

13:10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;
屬西布倫支派的有梭底的兒子迦疊.

13:11 from the tribe of Joseph, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi son of Susi;
約瑟的子孫, 屬瑪拿西支派的有穌西的兒子迦底.

13:12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
屬但支派的有基瑪利的兒子亞米利.

13:13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;
屬亞設支派的有米迦勒的兒子西帖.

13:14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;
屬拿弗他利支派的有縛西的兒子拿比.

13:15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki.
屬迦得支派的有瑪基的兒子臼利.

13:16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore the land. And Moses called Hoshea son of Nun Joshua.
這就是摩西所打發,窺探那地之人的名字. 摩西就稱嫩的兒子何希阿為約書亞.

13:17 Moses sent them to explore the land of Canaan, and he said to them, “Go up like this to the Negev, and go up into the hill country,
摩西打發他們去窺探迦南地, 說: “你們從南地上山地去,

13:18 and you will see what the land is like and if the people who inhabit it are strong or weak, or whether they are few or many,
看那地如何, 其中所住的民是強是弱, 是多是少,

13:19 and whether the land that they are inhabiting is good or bad, and whether the cities they are inhabiting are camps or fortifications,
所住之處是好是歹, 所住之處是營盤是堅城.

13:20 and whether the land is fertile or lean, and whether there are trees on it or not. You will show yourself courageous, and you will take some of the fruit of the land.” It was the time of first ripe grapes.
又看那地土是肥美是瘠薄, 其中有樹木沒有. 你們要放開膽量, 把那地的果子帶些來. ”(那時正是葡萄初熟的時候. )

13:21 So they went up and explored the land from the desert of Zin until Rehob, at Lebo Hamath.
他們上去窺探那地, 從尋的曠野到利合, 直到哈馬口.

13:22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai the descendants of the Anakites were. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
他們從南地上去, 到了希伯崙; 在那裡有亞衲族人亞希幔,示篩,撻買. (原來希伯崙城被建造比埃及的鎖安城早七年. )

13:23 And they came up to the valley of Eshcol, and they cut off a vine branch and one cluster of grapes from there; they carried it on a pole between two men, with pomegranates and figs.
他們到了以實各谷, 從那裡砍了葡萄樹的一枝, 上頭有一掛葡萄, 兩個人用槓抬著, 又帶了些石榴和無花果來.

13:24 That place he called the valley of Eshcol on account of the cluster of grapes that the Israelites cut off from there.
(因為以色列人從那裡砍來的那掛葡萄, 所以那地方叫做以實各谷. )

13:25 They returned from exploring the land at the end of forty days.
過了四十天, 他們窺探那地才回來,

13:26 And they came to Moses and Aaron and to the entire community of the Israelites in the desert of Paran at Kadesh; they brought back word to them and to all the community, and they showed them the fruit of the land.
到了巴蘭曠野的加低斯, 見摩西,亞倫, 並以色列的全會眾, 回報摩西,亞倫, 並全會眾, 又把那地的果子給他們看;

13:27 And they told him, “We came to the land that you sent us, and it is flowing of milk and honey; this is its fruit.
又告訴摩西說: “我們到了你所打發我們去的那地, 果然是流奶與蜜之地; 這就是那地的果子.

13:28 Yet the people who are inhabiting it are strong and the cities are fortified and very large; moreover, we saw the descendants of the Anakites there.
然而住那地的民強壯, 城邑也堅固寬大, 並且我們在那裡看見了亞衲族的人.

13:29 The Amalekites are living in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and the Amorites are living in the hill country; and the Canaanites are living at the sea and on the banks of the Jordan.”
亞瑪力人住在南地; 赫人,耶布斯人,亞摩利人住在山地; 迦南人住在海邊並約旦河旁. ”

13:30 And Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “Surely, let us go up and let us take possession of it because surely we will be able to prevail over it.”
迦勒在摩西面前安撫百姓, 說: “我們立刻上去得那地吧! 我們足能得勝. ”

13:31 And the men who went up with him said, “We are not able to go up to the people because they are stronger than us.”
但那些和他同去的人說: “我們不能上去攻擊那民, 因為他們比我們強壯. ”

13:32 And they presented the report of the land that they explored to the Israelites, saying, “The land that we went through to explore is a land that eats its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in its midst are men of great size.
探子中有人論到所窺探之地, 向以色列人報惡信, 說: “我們所窺探,經過之地是吞吃居民之地, 我們在那裡所看見的人民都身量高大.

13:33 There we saw the Nephilim (the descendants of Anak came from the Nephilim), and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their eyes.”
我們在那裡看見亞衲族人, 就是偉人; 他們是偉人的後裔. 據我們看, 自己就如蚱蜢一樣; 據他們看, 我們也是如此. ”

Numbers - Chapter 14

14:1 Then all the community lifted up their voices, and the people wept during that night.
當下, 全會眾大聲喧嚷; 那夜百姓都哭號.

14:2 And all the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and all the community said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt or in this desert!
以色列眾人向摩西,亞倫發怨言; 全會眾對他們說: “巴不得我們早死在埃及地, 或是死在這曠野.

14:3 Why did Yahweh bring us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little children will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?”
耶和華為甚麼把我們領到那地, 使我們倒在刀下呢? 我們的妻子和孩子必被擄掠. 我們回埃及去豈不好嗎? ”

14:4 They said to each other, “Let us appoint a leader, and we will return to Egypt.”
眾人彼此說: “我們不如立一個首領回埃及去吧! ”

14:5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before the assembly of the community of the Israelites.
摩西,亞倫就俯伏在以色列全會眾面前.

14:6 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, from the explorers of the land, tore their garments.
窺探地的人中, 嫩的兒子約書亞和耶孚尼的兒子迦勒撕裂衣服,

14:7 And they said to all the community of the Israelites, “The land that we went through to explore is an exceptionally good land.
對以色列全會眾說: “我們所窺探,經過之地是極美之地.

14:8 If Yahweh delights in us, then he will bring us into this land, and he will give it to us, a land that is flowing with milk and honey.
耶和華若喜悅我們, 就必將我們領進那地, 把地賜給我們; 那地原是流奶與蜜之地.

14:9 Only do not rebel against Yahweh, and you will not fear the people of the land, because they will be our food. Their protection has been turned from them; Yahweh is with us. You should not fear them.”
但你們不可背叛耶和華, 也不要怕那地的居民; 因為他們是我們的食物, 並且蔭庇他們的已經離開他們. 有耶和華與我們同在, 不要怕他們! ”

14:10 And all the community said to stone them with stones, but the glory of Yahweh appeared in the tent of assembly among the Israelites.
但全會眾說: “拿石頭打死他們二人. ”忽然, 耶和華的榮光在會幕中向以色列眾人顯現.

14:11 And Yahweh said to Moses, “How long until this people will despise me, and how long until they will not believe in me, and in all the signs that I have done in their midst?
耶和華對摩西說: “這百姓藐視我要到幾時呢? 我在他們中間行了這一切神蹟, 他們還不信我要到幾時呢?

14:12 I will strike them with disease, and I will dispossess them; I will make you into a greater and stronger nation than them.”
我要用瘟疫擊殺他們, 使他們不得承受那地, 叫你的後裔成為大國, 比他們強勝. ”

14:13 And Moses said to Yahweh, “Then the Egyptians will hear that you brought up this people from their midst in your power,
摩西對耶和華說: “埃及人必聽見這事; 因為你曾施展大能, 將這百姓從他們中間領上來.

14:14 and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They heard that you, Yahweh, are in the midst of this people, that you are seen eye to eye, and your cloud is standing over them, and in a column of cloud you go before them by day and in a column of fire at night.
埃及人要將這事傳給迦南地的居民; 那民已經聽見你─耶和華是在這百姓中間; 因為你面對面被人看見, 有你的雲彩停在他們以上. 你日間在雲柱中, 夜間在火柱中, 在他們前面行.

14:15 But if you destroy this people all at once, the nations that will have heard your message will say,
如今你若把這百姓殺了, 如殺一人, 那些聽見你名聲的列邦必議論說:

14:16 ‘Yahweh was unable to bring this people in the land that he swore by an oath, and he slaughtered them in the desert.’
‘耶和華因為不能把這百姓領進他向他們起誓應許之地, 所以在曠野把他們殺了. ’

14:17 But now, please, let the power of my Lord be great, just has you spoke,
現在求主大顯能力, 照你所說過的話說:

14:18 ‘Yahweh is slow to anger and great of loyal love, forgiving sin and rebellion; but surely he leaves nothing unpunished, visiting the sin of the fathers on the sons to the third and fourth generations.’
‘耶和華不輕易發怒, 並有豐盛的慈愛, 赦免罪孽和過犯; 萬不以有罪的為無罪, 必追討他的罪, 自父及子, 直到三,四代. ’

14:19 Please forgive the sin of this people according to the greatness of your loyal love, just as you forgave this people, from Egypt until now.”
求你照你的大慈愛赦免這百姓的罪孽, 好像你從埃及到如今常赦免他們一樣. ”

14:20 Yahweh said, “I have forgiven them according to your word;
耶和華說: “我照著你的話赦免了他們.

14:21 but as I am alive, the glory of Yahweh will fill all the earth.
然我指著我的永生起誓, 遍地要被我的榮耀充滿.

14:22 But because all the men who have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the desert yet tested me these ten times and did not listen to my voice,
這些人雖看見我的榮耀和我在埃及與曠野所行的神蹟, 仍然試探我這十次, 不聽從我的話,

14:23 they will not see the land that I swore by oath to their ancestors, and all those who despised me will not see it.
他們斷不得看見我向他們的祖宗所起誓應許之地. 凡藐視我的, 一個也不得看見;

14:24 But my servant Caleb, because another spirit was with him, he remained true after me, and I will bring him into the land that he entered, and his offspring will take possession of it.
惟獨我的僕人迦勒, 因他另有一個心志, 專一跟從我, 我就把他領進他所去過的那地; 他的後裔也必得那地為業.

14:25 And the Amalekites and the Canaanites live in the valleys; tomorrow turn and set out for the desert by way of the Red Sea.”
亞瑪力人和迦南人住在谷中, 明天你們要轉回, 從紅海的路往曠野去. ”

14:26 And Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華對摩西,亞倫說:

14:27 “How long will I bear this evil community who are grumbling against me? I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites which they are making against me.
“這惡會眾向我發怨言, 我忍耐他們要到幾時呢? 以色列人向我所發的怨言, 我都聽見了.

14:28 Say to them, ‘Surely as I live,’ declares Yahweh, ‘just as you spoke in my hearing, so I will do to you;
你們告訴他們, 耶和華說: ‘我指著我的永生起誓, 我必要照你們達到我耳中的話待你們.

14:29 in this desert your corpses will fall, and all your counted ones, according to all your number, from twenty years old and above who grumbled against me.
你們的屍首必倒在這曠野, 並且你們中間凡被數點,從二十歲以外,向我發怨言的,

14:30 You yourselves will not come into the land that I swore by oath to make you to dwell in it, but Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
必不得進我起誓應許叫你們住的那地; 惟有耶孚尼的兒子迦勒和嫩的兒子約書亞才能進去.

14:31 But your little children, whom you said would be plunder, I will bring them, and they will know the land that you rejected.
但你們的婦人孩子, 就是你們所說,要被擄掠的, 我必把他們領進去, 他們就得知你們所厭棄的那地.

14:32 But for you, all your corpses will fall in this desert.
至於你們, 你們的屍首必倒在這曠野;

14:33 And your children will be shepherds in the desert forty years, and you will bear your unfaithfulness until all your corpses have fallen in the desert.
你們的兒女必在曠野飄流四十年, 擔當你們淫行的罪, 直到你們的屍首在曠野消滅.

14:34 According to the number of the days that you explored the land, forty days, a day for each year, you will bear your sins forty years, and you will know my opposition.’
按你們窺探那地的四十日, 一年頂一日, 你們要擔當罪孽四十年, 就知道我與你們疏遠了,

14:35 I, Yahweh, have spoken; I will surely do this to all this evil community who has banded together against me. In this desert they will come to an end, and there they will die.”
我─耶和華說過, 我總要這樣待這一切聚集敵我的惡會眾; 他們必在這曠野消滅, 在這裡死亡. ’”

14:36 As for the men whom Moses sent to explore the land, who returned and made the community grumble against him by spreading a report over the land,
摩西所打發,窺探那地的人回來, 報那地的惡信, 叫全會眾向摩西發怨言,

14:37 the men who spread the evil report of the land died by the plague before Yahweh.
這些報惡信的人都遭瘟疫, 死在耶和華面前.

14:38 But Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh lived from among the men who went to explore the land.
其中惟有嫩的兒子約書亞和耶孚尼的兒子迦勒仍然存活.

14:39 And Moses spoke words to all the Israelites, and the people mourned greatly.
摩西將這些話告訴以色列眾人, 他們就甚悲哀.

14:40 They rose early in the morning and went to the top of the mount, saying, “Here we are. We will go up to the place that Yahweh said, because we have sinned.”
清早起來, 上山頂去, 說: “我們在這裡, 我們有罪了; 情願上耶和華所應許的地方去. ”

14:41 But Moses said, “Why are you going against the command of Yahweh? It will not succeed.
摩西說: “你們為何違背耶和華的命令呢? 這事不能順利了.

14:42 You should not go up because Yahweh is not in your midst; do not let yourselves be defeated in the presence of your enemies,
不要上去; 因為耶和華不在你們中間, 恐怕你們被仇敵殺敗了.

14:43 because the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and you will fall by the sword; because you have turned back from Yahweh, and Yahweh will not be with you.”
亞瑪力人和迦南人都在你們面前, 你們必倒在刀下; 因你們退回不跟從耶和華, 所以他必不與你們同在. ”

14:44 But they dared to go to the top of the mountain, and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and Moses did not depart from the midst of the camp.
他們卻擅敢上山頂去, 然而耶和華的約櫃和摩西沒有出營.

14:45 So the Amalekites and the Canaanites who were living on the mountain descended, and they beat them down, up to Hormah.
於是亞瑪力人和住在那山上的迦南人都下來擊打他們, 把他們殺退了, 直到何珥瑪.

Numbers - Chapter 15

15:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

15:2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When you come into the land of your dwellings that I am about to give to you,
“你曉諭以色列人說: 你們到了我所賜給你們居住的地,

15:3 you will make an offering by fire for Yahweh from the cattle or from the flock, a burnt offering or a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or as a freewill offering or at your feasts, to make a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh.
若願意從牛群羊群中取牛羊作火祭, 獻給耶和華, 無論是燔祭是平安祭, 為要還特許的願, 或是作甘心祭, 或是逢你們節期獻的, 都要奉給耶和華為馨香之祭.

15:4 And the one who presents an offering for Yahweh, he will present a grain offering of finely milled flour; a tenth will be mixed with a fourth of the liquid measure of oil;
那獻供物的就要將細麵伊法十分之一, 並油一欣四分之一, 調和作素祭, 獻給耶和華.

15:5 and you will add a fourth of wine for the libation upon the burnt offering, or to the sacrifice for each ram-lamb.
無論是燔祭是平安祭, 你要為每隻綿羊羔, 一同預備奠祭的酒一欣四分之一.

15:6 Or for the ram you will make a grain offering of two-tenths of finely milled flour mixed into a third of a liquid measure of oil.
為公綿羊預備細麵伊法十分之二, 並油一欣三分之一, 調和作素祭,

15:7 You will present a third of the liquid measure of wine for the libation, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh.
又用酒一欣三分之一作奠祭, 獻給耶和華為馨香之祭.

15:8 When you prepare a bull as a burnt offering or a sacrifice to fulfill a vow or a fellowship offering for Yahweh,
你預備公牛作燔祭, 或是作平安祭, 為要還特許的願, 或是作平安祭, 獻給耶和華,

15:9 you will present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of finely milled flour mixed with half a liquid measure of oil,
就要把細麵伊法十分之三, 並油半欣, 調和作素祭, 和公牛一同獻上,

15:10 and you will present half a liquid measure of wine as a libation, as an offering made by fire, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh.
又用酒半欣作奠祭, 獻給耶和華為馨香的火祭.

15:11 “ ‘This is how it should be done for each bull, or for the each ram, or for the small four-footed mammal, or ram-lambs, or goats.
“獻公牛,公綿羊,綿羊羔,山羊羔, 每隻都要這樣辦理.

15:12 According to the number that you prepare, so should you do to each according to their number.
照你們所預備的數目, 按著隻數都要這樣辦理.

15:13 Every native must do these things to present an offering made by fire, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh.
凡本地人將馨香的火祭獻給耶和華, 都要這樣辦理.

15:14 If an alien dwells among you, or whoever is in your midst throughout your generations, and prepares an offering made by fire, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh, he should do as you do.
若有外人和你們同居, 或有人世世代代住在你們中間, 願意將馨香的火祭獻給耶和華, 你們怎樣辦理, 他也要照樣辦理.

15:15 For the assembly, there will be one decree for you and for the alien who dwells among you; it is an eternal decree for all your generations. You as well as the alien will be before Yahweh.
至於會眾, 你們和同居的外人都歸一例, 作為你們世世代代永遠的定例, 在耶和華面前, 你們怎樣, 寄居的也要怎樣.

15:16 There will be one law and one stipulation for you and for the alien dwelling among you.’ ”
你們並與你們同居的外人當有一樣的條例, 一樣的典章. ”

15:17 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

15:18 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When you come into the land to which I am about to bring you,
“你曉諭以色列人說: 你們到了我所領你們進去的那地,

15:19 whenever you eat from the food of the land, you will lift up a contribution to Yahweh.
吃那地的糧食, 就要把舉祭獻給耶和華.

15:20 You must lift up a contribution of the first batch of your ring-shaped dough bread; you must lift it up as a contribution of the threshing floor.
你們要用初熟的麥子磨麵, 做餅當舉祭奉獻; 你們舉上, 好像舉禾場的舉祭一樣.

15:21 You will give to Yahweh a contribution from the first of your dough throughout your generations.
你們世世代代要用初熟的麥子磨麵, 當舉祭獻給耶和華.

15:22 “ ‘But if you go astray and you do not follow all these commandments that Yahweh commanded to Moses,
“你們有錯誤的時候, 不守耶和華所曉諭摩西的這一切命令,

15:23 all that Yahweh commanded you by the hand of Moses from the day that Yahweh commanded and beyond, throughout your generations,
就是耶和華藉摩西一切所吩咐你們的, 自那日以至你們的世世代代,

15:24 and if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the community, then the entire community must prepare one young bull as a burnt offering, as a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh, and its grain offering and its libation, according to the stipulation, and one male goat as a sin offering.
若有誤行, 是會眾所不知道的, 後來全會眾就要將一隻公牛犢作燔祭, 並照典章把素祭和奠祭一同獻給耶和華為馨香之祭, 又獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭.

15:25 The priest will make atonement for all of the community of the Israelites, and they will be forgiven because it was unintentional; they will bring their offering, an offering made by fire for Yahweh, their sin offering before Yahweh for their unintentional sin.
祭司要為以色列全會眾贖罪, 他們就必蒙赦免, 因為這是錯誤. 他們又因自己的錯誤, 把供物, 就是向耶和華獻的火祭和贖罪祭, 一並奉到耶和華面前.

15:26 All of the community of the Israelites will be forgiven, as well as the alien that dwells in their midst, because the whole community was involved in the unintentional wrong.
以色列全會眾和寄居在他們中間的外人就必蒙赦免, 因為這罪是百姓誤犯的.

15:27 “ ‘If one person sins unintentionally, that person will present a female goat in its first year as a sin offering.
“若有一個人誤犯了罪, 他就要獻一歲的母山羊作贖罪祭.

15:28 And the priest will make atonement for the person who sinned unintentionally before Yahweh, to make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.
那誤行的人犯罪的時候, 祭司要在耶和華面前為他贖罪, 他就必蒙赦免.

15:29 For the native among the Israelites and the alien that dwells in their midst, there will be one law for anyone who commits an unintentional wrong.
以色列中的本地人和寄居在他們中間的外人, 若誤行了甚麼事, 必歸一樣的條例.

15:30 But the one who acts presumptuously from among the native or alien blasphemes against Yahweh, and that person must be cut off from the midst of the people.
但那擅敢行事的, 無論是本地人是寄居的, 他褻瀆了耶和華, 必從民中剪除.

15:31 Because he despised the word of Yahweh and broke his command, that person will be surely cut off and bear the guilt.’ ”
因他藐視耶和華的言語, 違背耶和華的命令, 那人總要剪除; 他的罪孽要歸到他身上. ”

15:32 When the Israelites were in the desert, they found a man who was gathering wood on the day of the Sabbath.
以色列人在曠野的時候, 遇見一個人在安息日撿柴.

15:33 The ones who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and to all the community.
遇見他撿柴的人, 就把他帶到摩西,亞倫並全會眾那裡,

15:34 And they put him under watch because it was not made clear what should be done to him.
將他收在監內; 因為當怎樣辦他, 還沒有指明.

15:35 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Surely the man must be put to death by stoning him; all the community must stone him with stones from outside the camp.”
耶和華吩咐摩西說: “總要把那人治死; 全會眾要在營外用石頭把他打死. ”

15:36 So the entire community brought him out to a place outside the camp, and they stoned him to death just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
於是全會眾將他帶到營外, 用石頭打死他, 是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

15:37 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

15:38 “Speak to the Israelites, and tell them to make for themselves tassels on the hems of their garments throughout their generations and to put a blue cord on the tassel of the hem.
“你吩咐以色列人, 叫他們世世代代在衣服邊上做繸子, 又在底邊的繸子上釘一根藍細帶子.

15:39 You will have a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commands of Yahweh and do them, and not follow after the unfaithfulness of your own heart and eyes,
你們佩帶這繸子, 好叫你們看見就記念遵行耶和華一切的命令, 不隨從自己的心意,眼目行邪淫, 像你們素常一樣;

15:40 so that you will remember and do all my commandments, and you will be holy for your God.
使你們記念遵行我一切的命令, 成為聖潔, 歸與你們的神.

15:41 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.”
“我是耶和華─你們的神, 曾把你們從埃及地領出來, 要作你們的神. 我是耶和華─你們的神. ”

Numbers - Chapter 16

16:1 Now Korah son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, the descendants of Reuben,
利未的曾孫,哥轄的孫子,以斯哈的兒子可拉, 和流便子孫中以利押的兒子大坍,亞比蘭, 與比勒的兒子安,

16:2 took two hundred and fifty men from the Israelites, leaders of the community summoned from the assembly, renowned men, and they confronted Moses.
並以色列會中的二百五十個首領, 就是有名望選入會中的人, 在摩西面前一同起來,

16:3 They were assembled in front of Moses and Aaron, and they said to them, “You take too much upon yourselves! All of the community is holy, every one of them, and Yahweh is in their midst, so why do you raise yourselves over the assembly of Yahweh?”
聚集攻擊摩西,亞倫, 說: “你們擅自專權! 全會眾個個既是聖潔, 耶和華也在他們中間, 你們為甚麼自高, 超過耶和華的會眾呢? ”

16:4 When Moses heard this, he fell on his face.
摩西聽見這話就俯伏在地,

16:5 And he said to Korah and to his entire company, saying, “Tomorrow morning Yahweh will make known who is his and who is holy, and he will bring him near to him, whomever he chooses he will bring near to him.
對可拉和他一黨的人說: “到了早晨, 耶和華必指示誰是屬他的, 誰是聖潔的, 就叫誰親近他; 他所揀選的是誰, 必叫誰親近他.

16:6 Do this: take for yourselves censers, Korah and all of your company;
可拉啊, 你們要這樣行, 你和你的一黨要拿香爐來.

16:7 tomorrow put fire in them and place incense on them before Yahweh; the man whom Yahweh chooses will be the holy one. You take too much upon yourselves, sons of Levi!”
明日, 在耶和華面前, 把火盛在爐中, 把香放在其上. 耶和華揀選誰, 誰就為聖潔. 你們這利未的子孫擅自專權了! ”

16:8 And Moses said to Korah, “Please listen, sons of Levi!
摩西又對可拉說: “利未的子孫哪, 你們聽我說!

16:9 Is it too little for you that the God of Israel set you apart from the community of Israel to allow you to approach him to do the work of the tabernacle of Yahweh, to stand before the community to serve them?
以色列的神從以色列會中將你們分別出來, 使你們親近他, 辦耶和華帳幕的事, 並站在會眾面前替他們當差.

16:10 He has allowed you to approach him, you with all your brothers, the descendants of Levi, but yet you also seek the priesthood.
耶和華又使你和你一切弟兄─利未的子孫─一同親近他, 這豈為小事? 你們還要求祭司的職任嗎?

16:11 Therefore you and your company that has banded together against Yahweh. What is Aaron that you grumble against him?”
你和你一黨的人聚集是要攻擊耶和華. 亞倫算甚麼, 你們竟向他發怨言呢? ”

16:12 Moses sent to call for Dathan and Abiram son of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
摩西打發人去召以利押的兒子大坍,亞比蘭. 他們說: “我們不上去!

16:13 Is it too little that you have brought us from a land that flows with milk and honey to kill us in the desert, and that you also appoint yourself as a ruler over us?
你將我們從流奶與蜜之地領上來, 要在曠野殺我們, 這豈為小事? 你還要自立為王轄管我們嗎?

16:14 Surely, you have not brought us to a land that flows with milk and honey, and you have not given us the inheritance of fields and a vineyard. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? We will not come!”
並且你沒有將我們領到流奶與蜜之地, 也沒有把田地和葡萄園給我們為業. 難道你要剜這些人的眼睛嗎? 我們不上去! ”

16:15 Then Moses became angry, and he said to Yahweh, “Do not notice their grain offering. I have not offered one donkey from them, and I have not mistreated one of them.”
摩西就甚發怒, 對耶和華說: “求你不要享受他們的供物. 我並沒有奪過他們一匹驢, 也沒有害過他們一個人. ”

16:16 And Moses said to Korah, “You and your entire company will be before Yahweh tomorrow, you and they and Aaron.
摩西對可拉說: “明天, 你和你一黨的人, 並亞倫, 都要站在耶和華面前;

16:17 Each one take his censer, and put incense on it and you will present it before Yahweh, and each of you bring his censer, two hundred and fifty censers, you and Aaron, each his censer.”
各人要拿一個香爐, 共二百五十個, 把香放在上面, 到耶和華面前. 你和亞倫也各拿自己的香爐. ”

16:18 So each of them took his censer, and they put fire on them, and they placed incense on them; they stood at the doorway of the tent of the assembly of Moses and Aaron.
於是他們各人拿一個香爐, 盛上火, 加上香, 同摩西,亞倫站在會幕門前.

16:19 And Korah summoned them, the entire community, by the doorway of the tent of assembly, and the glory of Yahweh appeared to all the community.
可拉招聚全會眾到會幕門前, 要攻擊摩西,亞倫; 耶和華的榮光就向全會眾顯現.

16:20 And Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西,亞倫說:

16:21 “Separate yourselves from the midst of this community, that I can destroy them in a moment.”
“你們離開這會眾, 我好在轉眼之間把他們滅絕. ”

16:22 And they fell on their faces, and they said, “God, God of the spirits of all flesh, will one man sin and you become angry toward the entire community?”
摩西,亞倫就俯伏在地, 說: “神, 萬人之靈的神啊, 一人犯罪, 你就要向全會眾發怒嗎? ”

16:23 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

16:24 “Speak to the community, saying, ‘Move away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’ ”
“你吩咐會眾說: ‘你們離開可拉,大坍,亞比蘭帳棚的四圍. ’”

16:25 So Moses stood up and went to Dathan and Abiram; the elders of Israel followed after him.
摩西起來, 往大坍,亞比蘭那裡去; 以色列的長老也隨著他去.

16:26 He said to the community, saying, “Please turn away from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be destroyed with all their sins.”
他吩咐會眾說: “你們離開這惡人的帳棚吧, 他們的物件, 甚麼都不可摸, 恐怕你們陷在他們的罪中, 與他們一同消滅. ”

16:27 And so they moved away from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out standing at the doorway of their tents, with their wives, sons, and little children.
於是眾人離開可拉,大坍,亞比蘭帳棚的四圍. 大坍,亞比蘭帶著妻子,兒女,小孩子, 都出來, 站在自己的帳棚門口.

16:28 And Moses said, “In this you will know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works; it is not from my heart.
摩西說: “我行的這一切事本不是憑我自己心意行的, 乃是耶和華打發我行的, 必有證據使你們知道.

16:29 If they die a natural death or if a natural fate is visited upon them, Yahweh has not sent me.
這些人死若與世人無異, 或是他們所遭的與世人相同, 就不是耶和華打發我來的.

16:30 But if Yahweh creates something new, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up and all that belongs to them, and they go down alive to Sheol, and you will know that these men have despised Yahweh.”
倘若耶和華創作一件新事, 使地開口, 把他們和一切屬他們的都吞下去, 叫他們活活地墜落陰間, 你們就明白這些人是藐視耶和華了. ”

16:31 And it happened, as soon as he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open.
摩西剛說完了這一切話, 他們腳下的地就開了口,

16:32 The land opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their houses and every person that belonged to Korah and all the property.
把他們和他們的家眷, 並一切屬可拉的人丁,財物, 都吞下去.

16:33 They went down alive to Sheol, they and all that belonged to them, and the land covered over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.
這樣, 他們和一切屬他們的, 都活活地墜落陰間; 地口在他們上頭照舊合閉, 他們就從會中滅亡.

16:34 All Israel who were around them fled at their cry, because they said, “Lest the land swallow us up!”
在他們四圍的以色列眾人聽他們呼號, 就都逃跑, 說: “恐怕地也把我們吞下去. ”

16:35 And fire went out from Yahweh, and it consumed the two hundred and fifty men presenting the incense.
又有火從耶和華那裡出來, 燒滅了那獻香的二百五十個人.

16:36 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

16:37 “Say to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, ‘Take out the censers from among the place of burning because they are sacred, and scatter the fire outside.
“你吩咐祭司亞倫的兒子以利亞撒從火中撿起那些香爐來, 把火撒在別處, 因為那些香爐是聖的.

16:38 The censers of these who have sinned at the cost of their lives, let them be made into gilded leafing plating for the altar; because they presented them before Yahweh, they are holy; and they will be a sign for the Israelites.’ ”
把那些犯罪,自害己命之人的香爐, 叫人錘成片子, 用以包壇. 那些香爐本是他們在耶和華面前獻過的, 所以是聖的, 並且可以給以色列人作記號. ”

16:39 Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that the ones who were burned presented, and they hammered them out thinly as plating for the altar;
於是祭司以利亞撒將被燒之人所獻的銅香爐拿來, 人就錘出來, 用以包壇,

16:40 it was a memorial for the Israelites, so that no strange man who is not from the offspring of Aaron should approach the presence of Yahweh to burn a smoke offering; he will not be like Korah and his company, just as Yahweh had spoken to him by the hand of Moses.
給以色列人作紀念, 使亞倫後裔之外的人不得近前來在耶和華面前燒香, 免得他遭可拉和他一黨所遭的. 這乃是照耶和華藉著摩西所吩咐的.

16:41 The next day all the community of the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of Yahweh!”
第二天, 以色列全會眾都向摩西,亞倫發怨言說: “你們殺了耶和華的百姓了. ”

16:42 Then, when the community had gathered against Moses and Aaron, they turned to the tent of assembly, and behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Yahweh appeared.
會眾聚集攻擊摩西,亞倫的時候, 向會幕觀看, 不料, 有雲彩遮蓋了, 耶和華的榮光顯現.

16:43 And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of assembly,
摩西,亞倫就來到會幕前.

16:44 and Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華吩咐摩西說:

16:45 “Get away from the midst of this community, and I will finish them in an instant,” but they fell on their faces.
“你們離開這會眾, 我好在轉眼之間把他們滅絕. ”他們二人就俯伏於地.

16:46 And Moses and Aaron said, “Take the censer, and put fire on it from the altar. Place incense on it, and bring it quickly to the community, and make atonement for them, because wrath went out from the presence of Yahweh, and a plague has begun.”
摩西對亞倫說: “拿你的香爐, 把壇上的火盛在其中, 又加上香, 快快帶到會眾那裡, 為他們贖罪; 因為有忿怒從耶和華那裡出來, 瘟疫已經發作了. ”

16:47 And so Aaron took it just as Moses had spoken, and he ran into the midst of the assembly, for behold, the plague had begun among the people; so he gave the incense and made atonement for the people.
亞倫照著摩西所說的拿來, 跑到會中, 不料, 瘟疫在百姓中已經發作了. 他就加上香, 為百姓贖罪.

16:48 He stood between the dead and between the living, and the plague was stopped.
他站在活人死人中間, 瘟疫就止住了.

16:49 Those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died on account of Korah.
除了因可拉事情死的以外, 遭瘟疫死的, 共有一萬四千七百人.

16:50 Then Aaron returned to Moses at the doorway of the tent of assembly, and the plague was stopped.
亞倫回到會幕門口, 到摩西那裡, 瘟疫已經止住了.

Numbers - Chapter 17

17:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

17:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and take from among them twelve staffs, a staff from each family from among all their leaders according to their families’ households. Write the name of each man on his staff,
“你曉諭以色列人, 從他們手下取杖, 每支派一根; 從他們所有的首領, 按著支派, 共取十二根. 你要將各人的名字寫在各人的杖上,

17:3 and the name of Aaron on the staff of Levi, because one staff is for the head of each of their families.
並要將亞倫的名字寫在利未的杖上, 因為各族長必有一根杖.

17:4 You must then put them in the tent of assembly before the testimony where I meet with you.
你要把這些杖存在會幕內法櫃前, 就是我與你們相會之處.

17:5 And it will happen, the man whom I will choose, his staff will blossom, and so I will rid from upon myself the grumblings of the Israelites, who are grumbling against you.”
後來我所揀選的那人, 他的杖必發芽. 這樣, 我必使以色列人向你們所發的怨言止息, 不再達到我耳中. ”

17:6 Moses spoke to the Israelites, and all their leaders gave him a staff for each leader, one from each of their families, twelve staffs, and the staff of Aaron was in the midst of their tribes.
於是摩西曉諭以色列人, 他們的首領就把杖交給他, 按著支派, 每首領一根, 共有十二根; 亞倫的杖也在其中.

17:7 And Moses put the staffs before Yahweh in the tent of testimony.
摩西就把杖存在法櫃的帳幕內, 在耶和華面前.

17:8 Then the next day, Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi blossomed and put forth a flower and produced blossoms, and it produced almonds.
第二天, 摩西進法櫃的帳幕去. 誰知利未族亞倫的杖已經發了芽, 生了花苞, 開了花, 結了熟杏.

17:9 Then Moses brought out to all the Israelites all the staffs before the presence of Yahweh, and they saw, and each man took his staff.
摩西就把所有的杖從耶和華面前拿出來, 給以色列眾人看; 他們看見了, 各首領就把自己的杖拿去.

17:10 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Bring back the staff of Aaron before the testimony as a guard and sign for the children of rebellion, and let them finish their grumblings before me and not die.”
耶和華吩咐摩西說: “把亞倫的杖還放在法櫃前, 給這些背叛之子留作記號. 這樣, 你就使他們向我發的怨言止息, 免得他們死亡. ”

17:11 So Moses did; just as Yahweh commanded him, so he did.
摩西就這樣行. 耶和華怎樣吩咐他, 他就怎樣行了.

17:12 And the Israelites said to Moses, saying, “Look! We will die! We will be destroyed! All of us will perish!
以色列人對摩西說: “我們死啦! 我們滅亡啦! 都滅亡啦!

17:13 Anyone who approaches the tabernacle of Yahweh will die. Will we all die?”
凡挨近耶和華帳幕的是必死的. 我們都要死亡嗎? ”

Numbers - Chapter 18

18:1 Yahweh said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and your family with you will bear the guilt of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you will bear the guilt of your priesthood.
耶和華對亞倫說: “你和你的兒子, 並你本族的人, 要一同擔當干犯聖所的罪孽. 你和你的兒子也要一同擔當干犯祭司職任的罪孽.

18:2 Moreover, bring your brothers with you, the tribe of Levi the tribe of your father, that they may be joined to you and minister to you, you and your sons with you before the tent of testimony.
你要帶你弟兄利未人, 就是你祖宗支派的人前來, 使他們與你聯合, 服事你, 只是你和你的兒子, 要一同在法櫃的帳幕前供職.

18:3 They will keep your responsibility and the responsibility of all the tent, only they may not come near the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, so both you and they will not die.
他們要守所吩咐你的, 並守全帳幕, 只是不可挨近聖所的器具和壇, 免得他們和你們都死亡.

18:4 They will be joined to you, and they will keep the responsibility of the tent of assembly for the entire service of the tent; a stranger may not come near you.
他們要與你聯合, 也要看守會幕, 辦理帳幕一切的事, 只是外人不可挨近你們.

18:5 You will keep the responsibility of the sanctuary and the responsibility of the altar, and there will no longer be wrath on the Israelites.
你們要看守聖所和壇, 免得忿怒再臨到以色列人.

18:6 Look, I myself have chosen your brothers the Levites from the midst of the children. They are a gift to you given from Yahweh to perform the work of the tent of assembly.
我已將你們的弟兄利未人從以色列人中揀選出來歸耶和華, 是給你們為賞賜的, 為要辦理會幕的事.

18:7 But you with your sons will keep your priesthood to perform your priestly duties for everything at the altar and for the area behind the curtain. I give you the priesthood as a gift, but the stranger who approaches will be put to death.”
你和你的兒子要為一切屬壇和幔子內的事一同守祭司的職任. 你們要這樣供職; 我將祭司的職任給你們當作賞賜事奉我. 凡挨近的外人必被治死. ”

18:8 Yahweh spoke to Aaron, “Behold, I myself have given to you the responsibility of my contributions for all the holy objects of the Israelites; I have given them as a portion to you and your sons as an eternal decree.
耶和華曉諭亞倫說: “我已將歸我的舉祭, 就是以色列人一切分別為聖的物, 交給你經管; 因你受過膏, 把這些都賜給你和你的子孫, 當作永得的分.

18:9 This will be for you from the sanctuary of the holy things from the fire; all of their offerings, from every grain offering, from every sin offering, and from every guilt offering which they will bring to me is a most holy thing for you and your sons.
以色列人歸給我至聖的供物, 就是一切的素祭,贖罪祭,贖愆祭, 其中所有存留不經火的, 都為至聖之物, 要歸給你和你的子孫.

18:10 You will eat it in the most holy place; every male will eat it. It will be a holy object to you.
你要拿這些當至聖物吃; 凡男丁都可以吃. 你當以此物為聖.

18:11 This is also for you: the contribution of their gift of the wave offerings of the children Israel. I have given them to you and your sons and your daughters with you as an eternal decree; whoever is clean in your house may eat it.
以色列人所獻的舉祭並搖祭都是你的; 我已賜給你和你的兒女, 當作永得的分; 凡在你家中的潔淨人都可以吃.

18:12 All the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and their best grain that they have given to Yahweh, I have given them to you.
凡油中,新酒中,五穀中至好的, 就是以色列人所獻給耶和華初熟之物, 我都賜給你.

18:13 The firstfruits of all that is in their land that they present to Yahweh will be for you; whoever is clean in your house may eat it.
凡從他們地上所帶來給耶和華初熟之物也都要歸與你. 你家中的潔淨人都可以吃.

18:14 All consecrated possessions in Israel will be for you.
以色列中一切永獻的都必歸與你.

18:15 All the first offspring of a womb of any creature that they offer to Yahweh, whether human or animal, will be yours; you will surely redeem the firstborn of the human and the unclean firstborn of the animal.
他們所有奉給耶和華的, 連人帶牲畜, 凡頭生的, 都要歸給你; 只是人頭生的, 總要贖出來; 不潔淨牲畜頭生的, 也要贖出來.

18:16 As to their price of redemption, from a one-month-old you will redeem them according to your proper value, five shekels of silver according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerah.
其中在一月之外所當贖的, 要照你所估定的價, 按聖所的平, 用銀子五舍客勒贖出來(一舍客勒是二十季拉).

18:17 Only the firstborn of an ox or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat you will not redeem; they are holy. Their blood you will sprinkle over the altar, and their fat you will turn into smoke as an offering made by fire, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh.
只是頭生的牛, 或是頭生的綿羊和山羊, 必不可贖, 都是聖的, 要把牠的血灑在壇上, 把牠的脂油焚燒, 當作馨香的火祭獻給耶和華.

18:18 But their flesh will be for you like the breast section of the wave offering, and it will be for you like the right upper thigh.
牠的肉必歸你, 像被搖的胸,被舉的右腿歸你一樣.

18:19 All the contributions of holiness that the Israelites offer to Yahweh I have given to you and your sons and your daughters with you as an eternal decree; it is an eternal covenant of salt before Yahweh to you and your offspring with you.”
凡以色列人所獻給耶和華聖物中的舉祭, 我都賜給你和你的兒女, 當作永得的分. 這是給你和你的後裔,在耶和華面前作為永遠的鹽約(鹽就是不廢壞的意思). ”

18:20 Then Yahweh said to Aaron, “You will not receive an inheritance in their land, and there will not be a plot of ground for you in the midst of the Israelites.
耶和華對亞倫說: “你在以色列人的境內不可有產業, 在他們中間也不可有分. 我就是你的分, 是你的產業. ”

18:21 “Behold, I have given to the descendants of Levi every tithe in Israel as an inheritance in return for their service, which they are doing, the work of the tent of assembly.
“凡以色列中出產的十分之一, 我已賜給利未的子孫為業; 因他們所辦的是會幕的事, 所以賜給他們為酬他們的勞.

18:22 The Israelites will not come near again to the tent of assembly, or they will bear sin and die.
從今以後, 以色列人不可挨近會幕, 免得他們擔罪而死.

18:23 The Levites will perform the service of the tent of assembly, and they will bear their guilt, an eternal decree for all your generations. But they will not receive an inheritance in the midst of the Israelites
惟獨利未人要辦會幕的事, 擔當罪孽; 這要作你們世世代代永遠的定例. 他們在以色列人中不可有產業;

18:24 because the tithes of the Israelites that are offered to Yahweh as a contribution, I have given to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore I said to them, ‘They will not receive an inheritance in the midst of the Israelites.’ ”
因為以色列人中出產的十分之一, 就是獻給耶和華為舉祭的, 我已賜給利未人為業. 所以我對他們說: ‘在以色列人中不可有產業. ’”

18:25 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華吩咐摩西說:

18:26 “You will speak to the Levites and say to them, ‘When you receive the tithe from the Israelites that I have given to you from them for your inheritance, you will present a contribution from it to Yahweh, a tithe from a tithe.
“你曉諭利未人說: 你們從以色列人中所取的十分之一, 就是我給你們為業的, 要再從那十分之一中取十分之一作為舉祭獻給耶和華,

18:27 Your contribution will be credited to you like the grain from the threshing floor and like the produce from the press.
這舉祭要算為你們場上的穀, 又如滿酒醡的酒.

18:28 So you will present your own contribution to Yahweh from all your tithes that you receive from the Israelites; from it you will give the contribution of Yahweh to Aaron the priest.
這樣, 你們從以色列人中所得的十分之一也要作舉祭獻給耶和華, 從這十分之一中, 將所獻給耶和華的舉祭歸給祭司亞倫.

18:29 From all your gifts you will present every contribution of Yahweh, from all its fat, the part that is sacred.’
奉給你們的一切禮物, 要從其中將至好的, 就是分別為聖的, 獻給耶和華為舉祭.

18:30 You will say to them, ‘When you are presenting its fat, the rest will be credited to the Levites like a yield of the threshing floor and like a yield from the press.
所以你要對利未人說: 你們從其中將至好的舉起, 這就算為你們場上的糧, 又如酒醡的酒.

18:31 You may eat it anywhere, you and your household, because it is a wage in return for your service in the tent of assembly.
你們和你們家屬隨處可以吃; 這原是你們的賞賜, 是酬你們在會幕裡辦事的勞.

18:32 You will not bear any sin because you have presented its fat; you will not defile the holy objects of the Israelites, or you will die.’ ”
你們從其中將至好的舉起, 就不致因這物擔罪. 你們不可褻瀆以色列人的聖物, 免得死亡. ”

Numbers - Chapter 19

19:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西,亞倫說:

19:2 “This is the decree of the law that Yahweh has commanded, saying, ‘Speak to the Israelites and let them take to you a red heifer without a physical defect, on which a yoke has not been placed.
“耶和華命定律法中的一條律例乃是這樣說: 你要吩咐以色列人, 把一隻沒有殘疾,未曾負軛,純紅的母牛牽到你這裡來,

19:3 And you will give it to Eleazar the priest, and it will be brought out to a place outside the camp, and it will be slaughtered in his presence.
交給祭司以利亞撒; 他必牽到營外, 人就把牛宰在他面前.

19:4 Then Eleazar the priest will take some of its blood on his finger and spatter it toward the mouth of the tent of assembly seven times.
祭司以利亞撒要用指頭蘸這牛的血, 向會幕前面彈七次.

19:5 The heifer will be burned in his sight; its skin, its meat, and its blood, in addition to its offal, will burn.
人要在他眼前把這母牛焚燒; 牛的皮,肉,血,糞都要焚燒.

19:6 The priest will take cedar wood, hyssop, and crimson thread, and he will throw them in the midst of the burning heifer.
祭司要把香柏木,牛膝草,朱紅色線都丟在燒牛的火中.

19:7 The priest will wash his garments and his body in the water, and afterward he will come to the camp; the priest will be unclean until the evening.
祭司必不潔淨到晚上, 要洗衣服, 用水洗身, 然後可以進營.

19:8 The one who burns it will wash his garments and his body in water; he will be unclean until the evening.
燒牛的人必不潔淨到晚上, 也要洗衣服, 用水洗身.

19:9 A clean man will gather the ashes of the heifer, and he will put them in a clean place outside the camp; it will be for the community of the Israelites as a requirement for waters of impurity; it is a purification offering.
必有一個潔淨的人收起母牛的灰, 存在營外潔淨的地方, 為以色列會眾調做除污穢的水. 這本是除罪的.

19:10 The one who gathers the ashes of the heifer will wash his garments; he will be unclean until evening. It will be an eternal decree for the Israelites and for one who dwells as an alien in their midst.
收起母牛灰的人必不潔淨到晚上, 要洗衣服. 這要給以色列人和寄居在他們中間的外人作為永遠的定例. ”

19:11 “ ‘The one who touches a corpse of any person will be unclean for seven days.
“摸了人死屍的, 就必七天不潔淨.

19:12 He will purify himself on the third day, and on the seventh day he will be clean. If he does not purify himself on the third day, he will not be clean on the seventh day.
那人到第三天要用這除污穢的水潔淨自己, 第七天就潔淨了. 他若在第三天不潔淨自己, 第七天就不潔淨了.

19:13 Anyone who touches a corpse, the person of a human being who died, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of Yahweh, and that person will be cut off from Israel because the waters of impurity were not sprinkled on him. He will still be unclean, and uncleanness is on him.
凡摸了人死屍,不潔淨自己的, 就玷污了耶和華的帳幕, 這人必從以色列中剪除; 因為那除污穢的水沒有灑在他身上, 他就為不潔淨, 污穢還在他身上.

19:14 “ ‘This is the law of a person who dies in a tent: everyone who comes into the tent and all who are in the tent will be unclean seven days.
“人死在帳棚裡的條例乃是這樣: 凡進那帳棚的, 和一切在帳棚裡的, 都必七天不潔淨.

19:15 Every container that is opened that does not have a lid cord on it is unclean.
凡敞口的器皿, 就是沒有紮上蓋的, 也是不潔淨.

19:16 Anyone in the open field who touches one who has been slain, or a corpse, or a bone of a person, or a burial site, he will be unclean for seven days.
無論何人在田野裡摸了被刀殺的, 或是屍首, 或是人的骨頭, 或是墳墓, 就要七天不潔淨.

19:17 For the unclean person they will take from the powder of the burnt purification offering, and they will put running water into a container.
要為這不潔淨的人拿些燒成的除罪灰放在器皿裡, 倒上活水.

19:18 A clean person will take hyssop and dip it into the water and sprinkle it on the tent and on all the objects and persons who were there, and on one who touched the bone, or the one slain, or the dead, or the burial site.
必當有一個潔淨的人拿牛膝草蘸在這水中, 把水灑在帳棚上, 和一切器皿並帳棚內的眾人身上, 又灑在摸了骨頭, 或摸了被殺的, 或摸了自死的, 或摸了墳墓的那人身上.

19:19 The clean person will spatter the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he will purify him, and he will wash his garments; he will bathe in the waters, and in the evening he will be clean.
第三天和第七天, 潔淨的人要灑水在不潔淨的人身上, 第七天就使他成為潔淨. 那人要洗衣服, 用水洗澡, 到晚上就潔淨了.

19:20 But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person will be cut off from the midst of the assembly because he defiled the sanctuary of Yahweh; the water of impurity was not sprinkled on him; he is unclean.
“但那污穢而不潔淨自己的, 要將他從會中剪除, 因為他玷污了耶和華的聖所. 除污穢的水沒有灑在他身上, 他是不潔淨的.

19:21 “ ‘It will be an eternal decree for them. The one who spatters the waters of impurity will wash his garments, and the one who touches the waters of impurity will be unclean until the evening.
這要給你們作為永遠的定例. 並且那灑除污穢水的人要洗衣服. 凡摸除污穢水的, 必不潔淨到晚上.

19:22 Anything that the unclean person touches will be unclean, and the person who touches it will be unclean until the evening.’ ”
不潔淨人所摸的一切物就不潔淨; 摸了這物的人必不潔淨到晚上. ”

Numbers - Chapter 20

20:1 Then the entire community of the Israelites came to the desert of Zin on the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; Miriam died and was buried there.
正月間, 以色列全會眾到了尋的曠野, 就住在加低斯. 米利暗死在那裡, 就葬在那裡.

20:2 There was no water for the community, and they were gathered before Moses and Aaron.
會眾沒有水喝, 就聚集攻擊摩西,亞倫.

20:3 And the people quarreled with Moses and spoke, saying, “If only we died when our brothers were dying before Yahweh!
百姓向摩西爭鬧說: “我們的弟兄曾死在耶和華面前, 我們恨不得與他們同死.

20:4 Why have you brought the assembly of Yahweh, us and our livestock, into this desert to die here?
你們為何把耶和華的會眾領到這曠野,使我們和牲畜都死在這裡呢?

20:5 Why have you brought us from Egypt to bring us to this bad place? It is not a place of seed or figs or vines or pomegranate trees, and there is not water to drink.”
你們為何逼著我們出埃及,領我們到這壞地方呢? 這地方不好撒種, 也沒有無花果樹,葡萄樹,石榴樹, 又沒有水喝. ”

20:6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the doorway of the tent of assembly. They fell on their faces, and the glory of Yahweh appeared to them.
摩西,亞倫離開會眾, 到會幕門口, 俯伏在地; 耶和華的榮光向他們顯現.

20:7 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

20:8 “Take the staff and summon the community, you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will give water. Bring out for them water from the rock, and let the community and their livestock drink.”
“你拿著杖去, 和你的哥哥亞倫招聚會眾, 在他們眼前吩咐磐石發出水來, 水就從磐石流出, 給會眾和他們的牲畜喝. ”

20:9 So Moses took the staff from before Yahweh just as he command him,
於是摩西照耶和華所吩咐的, 從耶和華面前取了杖去.

20:10 and Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly to the presence of the rock, and he said to them, “Please listen, you rebels; can we bring out water for you from this rock?”
摩西,亞倫就招聚會眾到磐石前. 摩西說: “你們這些背叛的人聽我說: 我為你們使水從這磐石中流出來嗎? ”

20:11 Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice. And abundant water went out, and the community and their livestock drank.
摩西舉手, 用杖擊打磐石兩下, 就有許多水流出來, 會眾和他們的牲畜都喝了.

20:12 But Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you have not trusted in me, to regard me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given to them.”
耶和華對摩西,亞倫說: “因為你們不信我, 不在以色列人眼前尊我為聖, 所以你們必不得領這會眾進我所賜給他們的地去. ”

20:13 Those were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with Yahweh, and he showed himself holy among them.
這水名叫米利巴水(米利巴就是爭鬧的意思), 是因以色列人向耶和華爭鬧, 耶和華就在他們面前顯為聖.

20:14 From Kadesh Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom: “Thus your brother Israel has said, ‘You know all the hardship that has found us;
摩西從加低斯差遣使者去見以東王, 說: “你的弟兄以色列人這樣說: ‘我們所遭遇的一切艱難,

20:15 our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors.
就是我們的列祖下到埃及, 我們在埃及久住; 埃及人惡待我們的列祖和我們,

20:16 Then we cried to Yahweh, and he heard our voice; he sent an angel and brought us out from Egypt. And look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
我們哀求耶和華的時候, 他聽了我們的聲音, 差遣使者把我們從埃及領出來. 這事你都知道. 如今, 我們在你邊界上的城加低斯.

20:17 Please let us go through your land. We will not go through a field or vineyard, and we will not drink water from a well. We will go along the road of the king; we will not turn aside right or left until we have gone through your territory.’ ”
求你容我們從你的地經過. 我們不走田間和葡萄園, 也不喝井裡的水, 只走大道(原文是王道), 不偏左右, 直到過了你的境界. ’”

20:18 Then Edom said to him, “You will not pass through us lest we will go out to meet you with the sword.”
以東王說: “你不可從我的地經過, 免得我帶刀出去攻擊你. ”

20:19 The Israelites said to him, “We will go up on the main road, and if we and our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. It is only a small matter; let us pass through on our feet.”
以色列人說: “我們要走大道上去; 我們和牲畜若喝你的水, 必給你價值. 不求別的, 只求你容我們步行過去. ”

20:20 But he said, “You will not go through.” And Edom went out to meet them with a large army and a strong hand.
以東王說: “你們不可經過! ”就率領許多人出來, 要用強硬的手攻擊以色列人.

20:21 So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, and Israel turned aside from him.
這樣, 以東王不肯容以色列人從他的境界過去. 於是他們轉去, 離開他.

20:22 And they set out from Kadesh. The Israelites, the whole community, came to Mount Hor.
以色列全會眾從加低斯起行, 到了何珥山.

20:23 Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron on Mount Hor, on the boundary of the land of Edom, saying,
耶和華在附近以東邊界的何珥山上曉諭摩西,亞倫說:

20:24 “Let Aaron be gathered to his people; he will not come into the land that I have given to the Israelites because you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.
“亞倫要歸到他列祖(原文是本民)那裡. 他必不得入我所賜給以色列人的地; 因為在米利巴水, 你們違背了我的命.

20:25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and take them up Mount Hor.
你帶亞倫和他的兒子以利亞撒上何珥山,

20:26 Strip off Aaron’s garments, and put them on Eleazar his son; Aaron will be gathered to his people, and he will die there.”
把亞倫的聖衣脫下來, 給他的兒子以利亞撒穿上; 亞倫必死在那裡, 歸他列祖. ”

20:27 So Moses did just as Yahweh commanded, and they went up to Mount Hor before the eyes of all the community.
摩西就照耶和華所吩咐的行. 三人當著會眾的眼前上了何珥山.

20:28 And Moses stripped off Aaron’s garments and put them on Eleazar his son. Aaron died there on the top of the mountain; and Moses and Eleazar went down from the mountain.
摩西把亞倫的聖衣脫下來, 給他的兒子以利亞撒穿上, 亞倫就死在山頂那裡. 於是摩西和以利亞撒下了山.

20:29 All the community saw that Aaron died; so all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.
全會眾, 就是以色列全家, 見亞倫已經死了, 便都為亞倫哀哭了三十天.

Numbers - Chapter 21

21:1 The Canaanite king of Arad, who was dwelling in the Negev, heard that Israel came along the way of Atharim; he fought against Israel and took some of them captive.
住南地的迦南人亞拉得王, 聽說以色列人從亞他林路來, 就和以色列人爭戰, 擄了他們幾個人.

21:2 Israel made a vow to Yahweh, and they said, “If you will surely give this people into our hand, then we will destroy their cities.”
以色列人向耶和華發願說: “你若將這民交付我手, 我就把他們的城邑盡行毀滅. ”

21:3 Yahweh heard the voice of Israel; he gave to them the Canaanites, and they destroyed them and their cities. They called the name of the place Hormah.
耶和華應允了以色列人, 把迦南人交付他們, 他們就把迦南人和迦南人的城邑盡行毀滅. 那地方的名便叫何珥瑪(就是毀滅的意思).

21:4 They set out from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient along the way.
他們從何珥山起行, 往紅海那條路走, 要繞過以東地. 百姓因這路難行, 心中甚是煩躁,

21:5 The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us from Egypt to die in the desert? There is no food and no water, and our hearts detest this miserable food.”
就怨讟神和摩西說: “你們為甚麼把我們從埃及領出來,使我們死在曠野呢? 這裡沒有糧, 沒有水, 我們的心厭惡這淡薄的食物. ”

21:6 And Yahweh sent among the people poisonous snakes; they bit the people, and many people from Israel died.
於是耶和華使火蛇進入百姓中間, 蛇就咬他們. 以色列人中死了許多.

21:7 The people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned because we have spoken against Yahweh and against you. Pray to Yahweh and let him remove the snakes from among us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
百姓到摩西那裡, 說: “我們怨讟耶和華和你, 有罪了. 求你禱告耶和華, 叫這些蛇離開我們. ”於是摩西為百姓禱告.

21:8 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Make for yourself a snake and place it on a pole. When anyone is bitten and looks at it, that person will live.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你製造一條火蛇, 掛在杆子上; 凡被咬的, 一望這蛇, 就必得活. ”

21:9 So Moses made a snake of bronze, and he placed it on the pole; whenever a snake bit someone, and that person looked at the snake of bronze, he lived.
摩西便製造一條銅蛇, 掛在杆子上; 凡被蛇咬的, 一望這銅蛇就活了.

21:10 The Israelites set out and encamped at Oboth.
以色列人起行, 安營在阿伯.

21:11 They set out from Oboth and encamped at Iye Abarim in the desert, which was in front of Moab toward the sunrise.
又從阿伯起行, 安營在以耶‧亞巴琳, 與摩押相對的曠野, 向日出之地.

21:12 From there they set out and encamped at the valley of Zered.
從那裡起行, 安營在撒烈谷.

21:13 From there they set out and encamped beyond Arnon, which is in the desert that goes out from the boundary of the Amorites, because Arnon is the boundary of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
從那裡起行, 安營在亞嫩河那邊. 這亞嫩河是在曠野, 從亞摩利的境界流出來的; 原來亞嫩河是摩押的邊界, 在摩押和亞摩利人搭界的地方.

21:14 Therefore thus it is said in the scroll of the Wars of Yahweh, “Waheb in Suphah, and the wadis of Arnon,
所以耶和華的戰記上說: “蘇法的哇哈伯與亞嫩河的谷,

21:15 and the slope of the wadis that spreads out to the dwelling of Ar and lies at the boundary of Moab.”
並向亞珥城眾谷的下坡, 是靠近摩押的境界. ”

21:16 From there they went to Beer, which is the water well where Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Gather the people, that I may give them water.”
以色列人從那裡起行, 到了比珥(就是井的意思). 從前耶和華吩咐摩西說: “招聚百姓, 我好給他們水喝”, 說的就是這井.

21:17 Then Israel sang this song, “Arise, well water! Sing to it!
當時, 以色列人唱歌說: 井啊, 湧上水來! 你們要向這井歌唱.

21:18 Well water that the princes dug, that the leaders of the people dug, with a staff and with their rods.” And from the desert they continued to Mattanah,
這井是首領和民中的尊貴人用圭用杖所挖所掘的. 以色列人從曠野往瑪他拿去,

21:19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
從瑪他拿到拿哈列, 從拿哈列到巴末,

21:20 and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the territory of Moab, by the top of Pisgah, which overlooks the surface of the wasteland.
從巴末到摩押地的谷, 又到那下望曠野之毘斯迦的山頂.

21:21 Israel sent messengers to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, saying,
以色列人差遣使者去見亞摩利人的王西宏, 說:

21:22 “Let us go through your land; we will not turn aside into a field or vineyard; we will not drink well water along the way of the king until we have gone through your territory.”
“求你容我們從你的地經過; 我們不偏入田間和葡萄園, 也不喝井裡的水, 只走大道(原文是王道), 直到過了你的境界. ”

21:23 But Sihon did not allow Israel to go through his territory. Sihon gathered all his people and went out to meet Israel; he came to the desert, to Jahaz, and he fought against Israel.
西宏不容以色列人從他的境界經過, 就招聚他的眾民出到曠野, 要攻擊以色列人, 到了雅雜與以色列人爭戰.

21:24 But Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and they took possession of his land from Arnon to Jabbok, until the Ammonites, because the boundary of the Ammonites was strong.
以色列人用刀殺了他, 得了他的地, 從亞嫩河到雅博河, 直到亞捫人的境界, 因為亞捫人的境界多有堅壘.

21:25 Israel took all these cities, and Israel inhabited all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its environs.
以色列人奪取這一切的城邑, 也住亞摩利人的城邑, 就是希實本與希實本的一切鄉村.

21:26 Because Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land from his hand until Arnon.
這希實本是亞摩利王西宏的京城; 西宏曾與摩押的先王爭戰, 從他手中奪取了全地, 直到亞嫩河.

21:27 Thus the ones who quote proverbs say, “Come to Heshbon! Let it be built! And let the city of Sihon be established.
所以那些作詩歌的說: 你們來到希實本; 願西宏的城被修造, 被建立.

21:28 Because fire went out from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon; it consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of Arnon.
因為有火從希實本發出, 有火焰出於西宏的城, 燒盡摩押的亞珥和亞嫩河邱壇的祭司(祭司原文是主).

21:29 Woe to you, Moab! You have perished, people of Chemosh. He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to the king of the Amorites, Sihon.
摩押啊, 你有禍了! 基抹的民哪, 你們滅亡了! 基抹的男子逃奔, 女子被擄, 交付亞摩利的王西宏.

21:30 We destroyed them; Heshbon has perished up to Dibon; we laid waste up to Nophah, which reaches Medeba.”
我們射了他們; 希實本直到底本盡皆毀滅. 我們使地變成荒場, 直到挪法; 這挪法直延到米底巴.

21:31 Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
這樣, 以色列人就住在亞摩利人之地.

21:32 Moses sent to explore Jaazer; they captured its environs and dispossessed the Amorites who were there.
摩西打發人去窺探雅謝, 以色列人就佔了雅謝的鎮市, 趕出那裡的亞摩利人.

21:33 Then they turned and went up by the way of the Bashan, and Og king of the Bashan and all his people went out to meet them for battle at Edrei.
以色列人轉回, 向巴珊去. 巴珊王噩和他的眾民都出來, 在以得來與他們交戰.

21:34 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Do not fear him because I will give him and all his people and all his land into your hand. You will do to him just as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who was living in Heshbon.”
耶和華對摩西說: “不要怕他! 因我已將他和他的眾民, 並他的地, 都交在你手中; 你要待他像從前待住希實本的亞摩利王西宏一般. ”

21:35 And so they destroyed him and his sons, and all his people until they had not spared a survivor; and they took possession of his land.
於是他們殺了他和他的眾子, 並他的眾民, 沒有留下一個, 就得了他的地.

Numbers - Chapter 22

22:1 The Israelites set out, and they encamped on the desert-plateau of Moab, across from Jericho beyond the Jordan.
以色列人起行, 在摩押平原,約旦河東, 對著耶利哥安營.

22:2 Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel did to the Amorites,
以色列人向亞摩利人所行的一切事, 西撥的兒子巴勒都看見了.

22:3 and Moab was very terrified in the presence of the people because they were numerous; and Moab dreaded the presence of the Israelites.
摩押人因以色列民甚多, 就大大懼怕, 心內憂急,

22:4 And Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now the crowd will lick up all around us, like a bull devours the grass of the field.” And Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
對米甸的長老說: “現在這眾人要把我們四圍所有的一概餂盡, 就如牛餂盡田間的草一般. ”那時西撥的兒子巴勒作摩押王.

22:5 He sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the river, in the land of the children of his people, to summon him, saying, “Look! A people went out from Egypt. Look! They cover the surface of the land; they are about to dwell opposite me.
他差遣使者往大河邊的毘奪去, 到比珥的兒子巴蘭本鄉那裡, 召巴蘭來, 說: “有一宗民從埃及出來, 遮滿地面, 與我對居.

22:6 Now, please go, curse this people for me because they are stronger than me; perhaps I will be able to strike them and drive them out from the land because I know whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you cursed is cursed.”
這民比我強盛, 現在求你來為我咒詛他們, 或者我能得勝, 攻打他們, 趕出此地. 因為我知道, 你為誰祝福, 誰就得福; 你咒詛誰, 誰就受咒詛. ”

22:7 So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went with a fee for divination in their hand; they came to Balaam and spoke the words of Balak to him.
摩押的長老和米甸的長老手裡拿著卦金, 到了巴蘭那裡, 將巴勒的話都告訴了他.

22:8 He said to them, “Spend the night here, and I will return, and I will return word to you, just as Yahweh speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
巴蘭說: “你們今夜在這裡住宿, 我必照耶和華所曉諭我的回報你們. ”摩押的使臣就在巴蘭那裡住下了.

22:9 And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”
神臨到巴蘭那裡, 說: “在你這裡的人都是誰? ”

22:10 And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent word to me,
巴蘭回答說: “是摩押王西撥的兒子巴勒打發人到我這裡來, 說:

22:11 ‘Look! A people went out from Egypt. Look! They cover the surface of the land. Now, go, curse them for me. Perhaps I will be able to attack them and drive them out.”
‘從埃及出來的民遮滿地面, 你來為我咒詛他們, 或者我能與他們爭戰, 把他們趕出去. ’”

22:12 God said to Balaam, “You will not go with them; you will not curse the people, because they are blessed.”
神對巴蘭說: “你不可同他們去, 也不可咒詛那民, 因為那民是蒙福的. ”

22:13 Balaam got up in the morning, and he said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your land, because Yahweh refused to allow me to go with you.”
巴蘭早晨起來, 對巴勒的使臣說: “你們回本地去吧, 因為耶和華不容我和你們同去. ”

22:14 The princes of Moab got up and went to Balak, and they said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
摩押的使臣就起來, 回巴勒那裡去, 說: “巴蘭不肯和我們同來. ”

22:15 Balak again sent many princes, who were more honored than the former.
巴勒又差遣使臣, 比先前的又多又尊貴.

22:16 They came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak son of Zippor, ‘Please, let nothing keep you from coming to me
他們到了巴蘭那裡, 對他說: “西撥的兒子巴勒這樣說: ‘求你不容甚麼事攔阻你不到我這裡來,

22:17 because I will surely honor you greatly, and all that you say to me I will do. Please, come; curse this people for me.’ ”
因為我必使你得極大的尊榮. 你向我要甚麼, 我就給你甚麼; 只求你來為我咒詛這民. ’”

22:18 Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, “Even though Balak gives to me his house full of silver and gold, I am not able to go beyond the command of Yahweh my God to do a little or a lot.
巴蘭回答巴勒的臣僕說: “巴勒就是將他滿屋的金銀給我, 我行大事小事也不得越過耶和華─我神的命.

22:19 And now please, you also stay here the night, and let me find out again what Yahweh will say with me.”
現在我請你們今夜在這裡住宿, 等我得知耶和華還要對我說甚麼. ”

22:20 And God came to Balaam at night, and he said to him, “If the men have come to call you, get up and go with them; but only the word that I will speak to you, you will do.”
當夜, 神臨到巴蘭那裡, 說: “這些人若來召你, 你就起來同他們去, 你只要遵行我對你所說的話. ”

22:21 So Balaam got up in the morning and saddled his donkey, and he went with the princes of Moab.
巴蘭早晨起來, 備上驢, 和摩押的使臣一同去了.

22:22 But God became angry because he was going, and the angel of Yahweh stood in the road as an adversary to him; he was riding on his donkey, and two servants were with him.
神因他去就發了怒; 耶和華的使者站在路上敵擋他. 他騎著驢, 有兩個僕人跟隨他.

22:23 The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, and the donkey turned aside from the road and went into the field. And Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back to the road.
驢看見耶和華的使者站在路上, 手裡有拔出來的刀, 就從路上跨進田間, 巴蘭便打驢, 要叫牠回轉上路.

22:24 The angel of Yahweh stood in the narrow path of the vineyards, with a wall on either side.
耶和華的使者就站在葡萄園的窄路上; 這邊有牆, 那邊也有牆.

22:25 When the donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, she pressed herself into the wall, and she pressed the foot of Balaam into the wall, so he struck her again.
驢看見耶和華的使者, 就貼靠牆, 將巴蘭的腳擠傷了; 巴蘭又打驢.

22:26 Then the angel of Yahweh went further ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was not a way to turn aside to the right or left.
耶和華的使者又往前去, 站在狹窄之處, 左右都沒有轉折的地方.

22:27 When the donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, she lay down under Balaam, so Balaam became angry, and he struck the donkey with his staff.
驢看見耶和華的使者, 就臥在巴蘭底下, 巴蘭發怒, 用杖打驢.

22:28 Yahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What did I do to you that you struck me these three times?”
耶和華叫驢開口, 對巴蘭說: “我向你行了甚麼, 你竟打我這三次呢? ”

22:29 Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you made a mockery of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
巴蘭對驢說: “因為你戲弄我, 我恨不能手中有刀, 把你殺了. ”

22:30 The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life until this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?” He said, “No.”
驢對巴蘭說: “我不是你從小時直到今日所騎的驢嗎? 我素常向你這樣行過嗎? ”巴蘭說: “沒有. ”

22:31 Then Yahweh exposed the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, and he bowed down and worshiped to his face.
當時, 耶和華使巴蘭的眼目明亮, 他就看見耶和華的使者站在路上, 手裡有拔出來的刀, 巴蘭便低頭俯伏在地.

22:32 The angel of Yahweh said to him, “Why have you struck this donkey three times? Look, I have come out as an adversary because your conduct is perverse before me.
耶和華的使者對他說: “你為何這三次打你的驢呢? 我出來敵擋你, 因你所行的, 在我面前偏僻.

22:33 The donkey saw me and turned aside from me these three times. If she had not turned aside from my face, then I would have killed you and kept her alive.”
驢看見我就三次從我面前偏過去; 驢若沒有偏過去, 我早把你殺了, 留牠存活. ”

22:34 Balaam said to the angel of Yahweh, “I have sinned because I did not know that you were standing to meet me in the road. Now, if it is displeasing to you, I will turn back.”
巴蘭對耶和華的使者說: “我有罪了. 我不知道你站在路上阻擋我; 你若不喜歡我去, 我就轉回. ”

22:35 The angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but speak only the word that I will speak to you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
耶和華的使者對巴蘭說: “你同這些人去吧! 你只要說我對你說的話. ”於是巴蘭同著巴勒的使臣去了.

22:36 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him by the city of Moab, which was on the boundary of Aaron at the end of the territory.
巴勒聽見巴蘭來了, 就往摩押京城去迎接他; 這城是在邊界上, 在亞嫩河旁.

22:37 And Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not urgently send to meet with you? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to honor you?”
巴勒對巴蘭說: “我不是急急地打發人到你那裡去召你嗎? 你為何不到我這裡來呢? 我豈不能使你得尊榮嗎? ”

22:38 Balaam said to Balak, “Look, I came to you now. Am I really able to speak anything at all? I speak the word that God puts in my mouth.”
巴蘭說: “我已經到你這裡來了! 現在我豈能擅自說甚麼呢? 神將甚麼話傳給我, 我就說甚麼. ”

22:39 Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-Huzoth.
巴蘭和巴勒同行, 來到基列‧胡瑣.

22:40 And Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he sent them to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.
巴勒宰了(原文是獻)牛羊, 送給巴蘭和陪伴的使臣.

22:41 And it happened, in the morning Balak took Balaam and took him up to Bamoth-Baal, and he saw from there the end of the nation.
到了早晨, 巴勒領巴蘭到巴力的高處; 巴蘭從那裡觀看以色列營的邊界.

Numbers - Chapter 23

23:1 Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me this: seven altars. And prepare for me this: seven bulls and seven rams.”
巴蘭對巴勒說: “你在這裡給我築七座壇, 為我預備七隻公牛, 七隻公羊. ”

23:2 And Balak did just as Balaam spoke, and Balak offered Balaam a bull and a ram on the altar.
巴勒照巴蘭的話行了. 巴勒和巴蘭在每座壇上獻一隻公牛, 一隻公羊.

23:3 And Balaam said to Balak, “Station yourself at your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me I will tell to you.” So he went to a barren height.
巴蘭對巴勒說: “你站在你的燔祭旁邊, 我且往前去, 或者耶和華來迎見我. 他指示我甚麼, 我必告訴你. ”於是巴蘭上一淨光的高處.

23:4 And God met with Balaam, and he said to him, “I have arranged seven altars, and I have offered a bull and a ram on the altar.”
神迎見巴蘭; 巴蘭說: “我預備了七座壇, 在每座壇上獻了一隻公牛, 一隻公羊. ”

23:5 Yahweh put a word in the mouth of Balaam and said, “Return to Balak, and you must speak thus.”
耶和華將話傳給巴蘭, 又說: “你回到巴勒那裡, 要如此如此說. ”

23:6 So he returned to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, he and all the leaders of Moab.
他就回到巴勒那裡, 見他同摩押的使臣都站在燔祭旁邊.

23:7 And he lifted up his oracle and said, “From Aram Balak lead me, from the mountains of the east the king of Moab, ‘Go for me, curse Jacob, and go, denounce Israel.’
巴蘭便題起詩歌說: 巴勒引我出亞蘭, 摩押王引我出東山, 說: 來啊, 為我咒詛雅各; 來啊, 怒罵以色列.

23:8 How can I curse whom God has not cursed, and how can I denounce whom Yahweh has not denounced?
神沒有咒詛的, 我焉能咒詛? 耶和華沒有怒罵的, 我焉能怒罵?

23:9 Because from the top of the rocks I see him, from hilltops I watch him. Behold, a people who dwell alone, they do not consider themselves among the nations.
我從高峰看他, 從小山望他; 這是獨居的民, 不列在萬民中.

23:10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, or as a number the fourth part of Israel? Let my life die the death of an upright person, and let my end be like his!”
誰能數點雅各的塵土? 誰能計算以色列的四分之一? 我願如義人之死而死; 我願如義人之終而終.

23:11 And Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have surely blessed them!”
巴勒對巴蘭說: “你向我做的是甚麼事呢? 我領你來咒詛我的仇敵, 不料, 你竟為他們祝福. ”

23:12 He answered and said, “Should I not speak what Yahweh puts in my mouth?”
他回答說: “耶和華傳給我的話, 我能不謹慎傳說嗎? ”

23:13 Then Balak said, “Please walk with me to another place where you will see them, but you will only see part of them and will not see all of them; and curse them for me from there.”
巴勒說: “求你同我往別處去, 在那裡可以看見他們; 你不能全看見, 只能看見他們邊界上的人. 在那裡要為我咒詛他們. ”

23:14 So he took him to the field of Zophim to the top of Pisgah, and he built seven altars, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
於是領巴蘭到了瑣腓田, 上了毘斯迦山頂, 築了七座壇; 每座壇上獻一隻公牛, 一隻公羊.

23:15 Balaam said to Balak, “Station yourself here at the burnt offering while I myself meet with Yahweh there.”
巴蘭對巴勒說: “你站在這燔祭旁邊, 等我往那邊去迎見耶和華. ”

23:16 Then Yahweh met with Balaam, and he put a word in his mouth, and he said, “Return to Balak, and you must speak thus.”
耶和華臨到巴蘭那裡, 將話傳給他; 又說: “你回到巴勒那裡, 要如此如此說. ”

23:17 He came to him, and behold, he was standing at his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, “What has Yahweh spoken?”
他就回到巴勒那裡, 見他站在燔祭旁邊; 摩押的使臣也和他在一處. 巴勒問他說: “耶和華說了甚麼話呢? ”

23:18 Then he uttered his oracle, and said, “Stand up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor!
巴蘭就題詩歌說: 巴勒, 你起來聽; 西撥的兒子, 你聽我言.

23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of humankind, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? And has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
神非人, 必不致說謊, 也非人子, 必不致後悔. 他說話豈不照著行呢? 他發言豈不要成就呢?

23:20 Behold, I have received a command to bless; when he has blessed, I cannot cause it to return.
我奉命祝福; 神也曾賜福, 此事我不能翻轉.

23:21 He has no regard for evil in Jacob, and he does not see trouble in Israel; Yahweh his God is with him, and a shout of a king is among them.
他未見雅各中有罪孽, 也未見以色列中有奸惡. 耶和華─他的神和他同在; 有歡呼王的聲音在他們中間.

23:22 God, who brings them out from Egypt, is like the strength of a wild ox for them.
神領他們出埃及; 他們似乎有野牛之力.

23:23 Because there is no sorcery against Jacob, and there is no divination against Israel. Now it will be said to Jacob and Israel, what God has done!
斷沒有法術可以害雅各, 也沒有占卜可以害以色列. 現在必有人論及雅各, 就是論及以色列說: 神為他行了何等的大事!

23:24 Look! the people will rise like the lion; he raises himself and will not lie down until he eats the prey and drinks the blood of the slain.”
這民起來, 彷彿母獅, 挺身, 好像公獅, 未曾吃野食, 未曾喝被傷者之血, 決不躺臥.

23:25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all, nor bless them at all!”
巴勒對巴蘭說: “你一點不要咒詛他們, 也不要為他們祝福. ”

23:26 But Balaam answered and said to Balak, “Did I not speak to you, saying, ‘Whatever Yahweh speaks I will do’?”
巴蘭回答巴勒說: “我豈不是告訴你說‘凡耶和華所說的, 我必須遵行’嗎? ”

23:27 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please, come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will be acceptable to God, and you will curse for me from there.”
巴勒對巴蘭說: “來吧, 我領你往別處去, 或者神喜歡你在那裡為我咒詛他們. ”

23:28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which looks down on the face of the Jeshimon.
巴勒就領巴蘭到那下望曠野的毘珥山頂上.

23:29 And Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me these seven altars, and prepare for me these seven bulls and seven rams.”
巴蘭對巴勒說: “你在這裡為我築七座壇, 又在這裡為我預備七隻公牛, 七隻公羊. ”

23:30 Balak did just as Balaam said, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
巴勒就照巴蘭的話行, 在每座壇上獻一隻公牛, 一隻公羊.

Numbers - Chapter 24

24:1 And Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, and he did not go as other times to seek out sorcery; instead, he set his face toward the desert.
巴蘭見耶和華喜歡賜福與以色列, 就不像前兩次去求法術, 卻面向曠野.

24:2 Balaam lift up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to its tribes, and the spirit of God was upon it.
巴蘭舉目, 看見以色列人照著支派居住. 神的靈就臨到他身上,

24:3 He uttered his oracle and said, “The declaration of Balaam son Beor, the declaration of the man whose eyes are closed,
他便題起詩歌說: 比珥的兒子巴蘭說, 眼目閉住(或譯: 睜開)的人說,

24:4 the declaration of the hearer of God’s words, who sees the revelation of Shaddai, falling down but whose eyes are uncovered.
得聽神的言語, 得見全能者的異象, 眼目睜開而仆倒的人說:

24:5 How good are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!
雅各啊, 你的帳棚何等華美! 以色列啊, 你的帳幕何其華麗!

24:6 They are spread out like valleys, like gardens on a river, like aloes planted by Yahweh, like cedars at the waters.
如接連的山谷, 如河旁的園子, 如耶和華所栽的沉香樹, 如水邊的香柏木.

24:7 He will pour water from his buckets, and his offspring will be like many waters; his king will be higher than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.
水要從他的桶裡流出; 種子要撒在多水之處. 他的王必超過亞甲; 他的國必要振興.

24:8 God, who brings him out from Egypt, is like the strength of a wild ox for him. He will devour the nations who are his enemies; he will break their bones; he will pierce them with his arrows.
神領他出埃及; 他似乎有野牛之力. 他要吞吃敵國, 折斷他們的骨頭, 用箭射透他們.

24:9 He crouches, he lies down like a lion, and like a lioness, who will rouse him? They who bless you will be blessed, and they who curse you will be cursed.”
他蹲如公獅, 臥如母獅, 誰敢惹他? 凡給你祝福的, 願他蒙福; 凡咒詛你的, 願他受咒詛.

24:10 Then Balak became angry with Balaam, and he clapped his hands and said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, but look, you have surely blessed them these three times.
巴勒向巴蘭生氣, 就拍起手來, 對巴蘭說: “我召你來為我咒詛仇敵, 不料, 你這三次竟為他們祝福.

24:11 Flee to your place now. I said I would richly honor you, but look, Yahweh has withheld honor from you.”
如今你快回本地去吧! 我想使你得大尊榮, 耶和華卻阻止你不得尊榮. ”

24:12 Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
巴蘭對巴勒說: “我豈不是對你所差遣到我那裡的使者說:

24:13 ‘If Balak gave to me the fullness of his house full of silver and gold, I am not able to go beyond the command of Yahweh to do good or evil, from my heart; what Yahweh speaks, I will speak’?
‘巴勒就是將他滿屋的金銀給我, 我也不得越過耶和華的命, 憑自己的心意行好行歹. 耶和華說甚麼, 我就要說甚麼’? ”

24:14 And now, look, I am about to go to my people; I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the following days.”
“現在我要回本族去. 你來, 我告訴你這民日後要怎樣待你的民. ”

24:15 And he uttered his oracle and said, “The declaration of Balaam son of Beor, and the declaration of the man whose eye is closed,
他就題起詩歌說: 比珥的兒子巴蘭說: 眼目閉住(或譯: 睜開)的人說,

24:16 the declaration of the hearer of God’s words, and the knower of the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of Shaddai, who is falling, and his eyes are revealed.
得聽神的言語, 明白至高者的意旨, 看見全能者的異象, 眼目睜開而仆倒的人說:

24:17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; a star will go out from Jacob, and a scepter will rise from Israel; it will crush the foreheads of Moab and destroy all the children of Seth.
我看他卻不在現時; 我望他卻不在近日. 有星要出於雅各, 有杖要興於以色列, 必打破摩押的四角, 毀壞擾亂之子.

24:18 Edom will be a captive; Seir, its enemies, will be a captive, and Israel will be acting courageously.
他必得以東為基業, 又得仇敵之地西珥為產業; 以色列必行事勇敢.

24:19 Someone from Jacob will rule and will destroy a remnant from the city.”
有一位出於雅各的, 必掌大權; 他要除滅城中的餘民.

24:20 And he looked at Amalek, uttered his oracle, and said, “Amalek is first of the nations, but his future will be forever ruin.”
巴蘭觀看亞瑪力, 就題起詩歌說: 亞瑪力原為諸國之首, 但他終必沉淪.

24:21 And he looked at the Kenites, uttered his oracle, and said, “Steady is your dwelling place; in the rock is your nest.
巴蘭觀看基尼人, 就題起詩歌說: 你的住處本是堅固; 你的窩巢做在巖穴中.

24:22 Nevertheless, the Kenite will be burned; how long will Asshur keep you captive?”
然而基尼必至衰微, 直到亞述把你擄去.

24:23 Again he uttered his oracle and said, “Woe, who will live when God establishes this?
巴蘭又題起詩歌說: 哀哉! 神行這事, 誰能得活?

24:24 The ships will come from the hand of the Kittim, and they will afflict Asshur and will afflict Eber; also he will be forever ruin.”
必有人乘船從基提界而來, 苦害亞述, 苦害希伯; 他也必至沉淪.

24:25 Then Balaam got up and went and returned to his place, and Balak also went on his way.
於是巴蘭起來, 回他本地去; 巴勒也回去了.

Numbers - Chapter 25

25:1 When Israel dwelled in Shittim, the people began to prostitute themselves with the daughters of Moab.
以色列人住在什亭, 百姓與摩押女子行起淫亂.

25:2 And they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and worshiped their gods.
因為這女子叫百姓來, 一同給她們的神獻祭, 百姓就吃她們的祭物, 跪拜她們的神.

25:3 So Israel was joined together to Baal Peor, and Yahweh became angry with Israel.
以色列人與巴力‧毘珥連合, 耶和華的怒氣就向以色列人發作.

25:4 Yahweh said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and kill them before the sun, so the fierce anger of Yahweh will turn from Israel.”
耶和華吩咐摩西說: “將百姓中所有的族長在我面前對著日頭懸掛, 使我向以色列人所發的怒氣可以消了. ”

25:5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you kill his men who are joined together with Baal Peor.”
於是摩西吩咐以色列的審判官說: “凡屬你們的人, 有與巴力‧毘珥連合的, 你們各人要把他們殺了. ”

25:6 And behold, a man from the Israelites came and brought to his brothers a Midianite woman before the eyes of Moses and before the eyes of all of the community of the Israelites, and they were weeping at the doorway of the tent of assembly.
摩西和以色列全會眾正在會幕門前哭泣的時候, 誰知, 有以色列中的一個人, 當他們眼前, 帶著一個米甸女人到他弟兄那裡去.

25:7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest saw, he got up from the midst of the community and took a spear in his hand.
祭司亞倫的孫子, 以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈看見了, 就從會中起來, 手裡拿著槍,

25:8 He went after the man of Israel into the woman’s section of the tent, and he drove the two of them, the man of Israel and the woman, into her belly. And the plague among the Israelites stopped.
跟隨那以色列人進亭子裡去, 便將以色列人和那女人由腹中刺透. 這樣, 在以色列人中瘟疫就止息了.

25:9 The ones who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand.
那時遭瘟疫死的, 有二萬四千人.

25:10 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

25:11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, turned away my anger from among the Israelites when he was jealous with my jealousy in their midst, and I did not destroy the Israelites with my jealousy.
“祭司亞倫的孫子, 以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈, 使我向以色列人所發的怒消了; 因他在他們中間, 以我的忌邪為心, 使我不在忌邪中把他們除滅.

25:12 Therefore say, ‘Behold, I am giving to him my covenant of peace,
因此, 你要說: ‘我將我平安的約賜給他.

25:13 and it will be for him and his offspring after him a covenant of an eternal priesthood because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.’ ”
這約要給他和他的後裔, 作為永遠當祭司職任的約; 因他為神有忌邪的心, 為以色列人贖罪. ’”

25:14 The name of the man of Israel who was struck with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, a leader of the family of the Simeonites.
那與米甸女人一同被殺的以色列人, 名叫心利, 是撒路的兒子, 是西緬一個宗族的首領.

25:15 The name of the Midianite woman who was struck was Cozbi daughter of Zur, a leader of a tribe of the family in Midian.
那被殺的米甸女人, 名叫哥斯比, 是蘇珥的女兒; 這蘇珥是米甸一個宗族的首領.

25:16 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

25:17 “Attack the Midianites and strike them
“你要擾害米甸人, 擊殺他們;

25:18 because they were attacking you with their deception, with which they have deceived you on the matter of Peor and on the matter of Cozbi the daughter of the leader of Midian, their sister who was struck on the day of the plague because of the matter of Peor.”
因為他們用詭計擾害你們, 在毘珥的事上和他們的姊妹,米甸首領的女兒哥斯比的事上, 用這詭計誘惑了你們; 這哥斯比, 當瘟疫流行的日子, 因毘珥的事被殺了. ”

Numbers - Chapter 26

26:1 And it happened after the plague, Yahweh said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,
瘟疫之後, 耶和華曉諭摩西和祭司亞倫的兒子以利亞撒說:

26:2 “Take a census of the community of the Israelites from those twenty years old and above, according to their families, all who are able to go out to war in Israel.”
“你們要將以色列全會眾, 按他們的宗族, 凡以色列中從二十歲以外,能出去打仗的, 計算總數. ”

26:3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them on the desert-plateau of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, saying,
摩西和祭司以利亞撒在摩押平原與耶利哥相對的約旦河邊向以色列人說:

26:4 “Take a census of the community from those twenty years old and above, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.” The Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt were:
“將你們中間從二十歲以外的計算總數”; 是照耶和華吩咐出埃及地的摩西和以色列人的話.

26:5 Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, the descendants of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites;
以色列的長子是流便. 流便的眾子: 屬哈諾的, 有哈諾族; 屬法路的, 有法路族;

26:6 of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites.
屬希斯倫的, 有希斯倫族; 屬迦米的, 有迦米族;

26:7 These are the clans of the Reubenites, and the ones counted of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty.
這就是流便的各族; 其中被數的, 共有四萬三千七百三十名.

26:8 The children of Pallu: Eliab.
法路的兒子是以利押.

26:9 The children of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram who were appointed of the community, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they rebelled against Yahweh,
以利押的眾子是尼母利,大坍,亞比蘭. 這大坍,亞比蘭, 就是從會中選召的, 與可拉一黨同向耶和華爭鬧的時候也向摩西,亞倫爭鬧;

26:10 and the land opened its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, when that company died, when the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men, and they were a sign.
地便開口吞了他們, 和可拉,可拉的黨類一同死亡. 那時火燒滅了二百五十個人; 他們就作了警戒.

26:11 The children of Korah, however, did not die.
然而可拉的眾子沒有死亡.

26:12 The descendants of Simeon, according to their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites; of Jakin, the clan of the Jakinites;
按著家族, 西緬的眾子: 屬尼母利的, 有尼母利族; 屬雅憫的, 有雅憫族; 屬雅斤的, 有雅斤族;

26:13 of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.
屬謝拉的, 有謝拉族; 屬掃羅的, 有掃羅族.

26:14 These were the clans of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.
這就是西緬的各族, 共有二萬二千二百名.

26:15 The descendants of Gad according to their clans: of Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the clan of the Haggites; of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites;
按著家族, 迦得的眾子: 屬洗分的, 有洗分族; 屬哈基的, 有哈基族; 屬書尼的, 有書尼族;

26:16 of Ozni, the clan of the Oznites; of Eri, the clan of the Erites;
屬阿斯尼的, 有阿斯尼族; 屬以利的, 有以利族;

26:17 of Arod, the clan of the Arodites; of Areli, the clan of the Arelites;
屬亞律的, 有亞律族; 屬亞列利的, 有亞列利族.

26:18 These were the clans of the descendants of Gad according to the ones counted of them, forty thousand five hundred.
這就是迦得子孫的各族, 照他們中間被數的, 共有四萬零五百名.

26:19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
猶大的兒子是珥和俄南. 這珥和俄南死在迦南地.

26:20 The descendants of Judah according to their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; of Perez, the clan of the Perezites; of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.
按著家族, 猶大其餘的眾子: 屬示拉的, 有示拉族; 屬法勒斯的, 有法勒斯族; 屬謝拉的, 有謝拉族.

26:21 The children of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.
法勒斯的兒子: 屬希斯倫的, 有希斯倫族; 屬哈母勒的, 有哈母勒族.

26:22 These were the clans of Judah according to the ones counted of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.
這就是猶大的各族, 照他們中間被數的, 共有七萬六千五百名.

26:23 The descendants of Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites;
按著家族, 以薩迦的眾子: 屬陀拉的, 有陀拉族; 屬普瓦的, 有普瓦族;

26:24 of Jashub, the clans of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.
屬雅述的, 有雅述族; 屬伸崙的, 有伸崙族.

26:25 These were the clans of Issachar according to the ones counted of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.
這就是以薩迦的各族, 照他們中間被數的, 共有六萬四千三百名.

26:26 The descendants of Zebulun according to their clans: of Sered, the clan of the Seredites; of Elon, the clan of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites.
按著家族, 西布倫的眾子: 屬西烈的, 有西烈族; 屬以倫的, 有以倫族; 屬雅利的, 有雅利族.

26:27 These were the clans of the Zebulunites according to the ones counted of them, sixty thousand five hundred.
這就是西布倫的各族, 照他們中間被數的, 共有六萬零五百名.

26:28 The descendants of Joseph according to their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim.
按著家族, 約瑟的兒子有瑪拿西,以法蓮.

26:29 The descendants of Manasseh: of Makir, the clan of the Makirites. And Makir fathered Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.
瑪拿西的眾子: 屬瑪吉的, 有瑪吉族; 瑪吉生基列; 屬基列的, 有基列族.

26:30 These were the descendants of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; of Helek, the clan of the Helekites;
基列的眾子: 屬伊以謝的, 有伊以謝族; 屬希勒的, 有希勒族;

26:31 and of Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites;
屬亞斯烈的, 有亞斯烈族; 屬示劍的, 有示劍族;

26:32 and of Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.
屬示米大的, 有示米大族; 屬希弗的, 有希弗族.

26:33 Zelophehad son of Hepher did not have sons, but only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
希弗的兒子: 西羅非哈沒兒子, 只有女兒. 西羅非哈女兒的名字就是瑪拉,挪阿,曷拉,密迦,得撒.

26:34 These were the clans of Manasseh, and the ones counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
這就是瑪拿西的各族; 他們中間被數的, 共有五萬二千七百名.

26:35 These were the descendants of Ephraim according to their clans: of Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites; of Beker, the clan of the Bekerites; of Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.
按著家族, 以法蓮的眾子: 屬書提拉的, 有書提拉族; 屬比結的, 有比結族; 屬他罕的, 有他罕族.

26:36 And these were the descendants of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
書提拉的眾子: 屬以蘭的, 有以蘭族.

26:37 These were the clans of the descendants of Ephraim according to the ones counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These were the descendants of Joseph according to their clans.
這就是以法蓮子孫的各族, 照他們中間被數的, 共有三萬二千五百名. 按著家族, 這都是約瑟的子孫.

26:38 The descendants of Benjamin according to their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites;
按著家族, 便雅憫的眾子: 屬比拉的, 有比拉族; 屬亞實別的, 有亞實別族; 屬亞希蘭的, 有亞希蘭族;

26:39 of Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.
屬書反的, 有書反族; 屬戶反的, 有戶反族.

26:40 The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites; of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites.
比拉的眾子是亞勒,乃幔. 屬亞勒的, 有亞勒族; 屬乃幔的, 有乃幔族.

26:41 These were the descendants of Benjamin according to their clans. And the ones counted of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.
按著家族, 這就是便雅憫的子孫, 其中被數的, 共有四萬五千六百名.

26:42 These were the descendants of Dan according to their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites. These were the clans of Dan according to their clans.
按著家族, 但的眾子: 屬書含的, 有書含族. 按著家族, 這就是但的各族.

26:43 All the clans of the Shuhamites, according to the ones counted of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.
照其中被數的, 書含所有的各族, 共有六萬四千四百名.

26:44 The descendants of Asher according to their clans: of Imnah, the clan of the Imnahites; of Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the clan of the Beriahites.
按著家族, 亞設的眾子: 屬音拿的, 有音拿族; 屬亦施韋的, 有亦施韋族; 屬比利亞的, 有比利亞族.

26:45 The descendants of Beriah: of Heber, the clan of the Heberites; of Malkiel, the clan of the Malkielites.
比利亞的眾子: 屬希別的, 有希別族; 屬瑪結的, 有瑪結族.

26:46 The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
亞設的女兒名叫西拉.

26:47 These were the clans of the descendants of Asher according to the ones counted of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.
這就是亞設子孫的各族, 照他們中間被數的, 共有五萬三千四百名.

26:48 The descendants of Naphtali according to their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the clan of the Gunites;
按著家族, 拿弗他利的眾子: 屬雅薛的, 有雅薛族; 屬沽尼的, 有沽尼族;

26:49 of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.
屬耶色的, 有耶色族; 屬示冷的, 有示冷族.

26:50 These were the clans of Naphtali according to their clans, the ones counted of them, forty-five thousand four hundred.
按著家族, 這就是拿弗他利的各族; 他們中間被數的, 共有四萬五千四百名.

26:51 These were the ones counted of the Israelites, six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.
以色列人中被數的, 共有六十萬零一千七百三十名.

26:52 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

26:53 “For these the land must be divided as an inheritance according to the number of names.
“你要按著人名的數目將地分給這些人為業.

26:54 For the larger group you must increase their inheritance, and for the smaller group you must make smaller their inheritance; each must be given their inheritance according to the number of the ones counted of them.
人多的, 你要把產業多分給他們; 人少的, 你要把產業少分給他們; 要照被數的人數, 把產業分給各人.

26:55 Surely the land will be divided by lot. They will inherit according to the names of the tribes of their ancestors.
雖是這樣, 還要拈鬮分地. 他們要按著祖宗各支派的名字承受為業.

26:56 Their inheritance must be divided according to the lot between the larger and smaller groups.”
要按著所拈的鬮, 看人數多, 人數少, 把產業分給他們. ”

26:57 These are the ones counted of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites.
利未人, 按著他們的各族被數的: 屬革順的, 有革順族; 屬哥轄的, 有哥轄族; 屬米拉利的, 有米拉利族.

26:58 These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, the clan of the Korahites. Kohath fathered Amram.
利未的各族有立尼族,希伯倫族,瑪利族,母示族,可拉族. 哥轄生暗蘭.

26:59 The name of the wife of Amram was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whose mother bore her for Levi in Egypt; she bore to Amram: Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam.
暗蘭的妻名叫約基別, 是利未女子, 生在埃及. 她給暗蘭生了亞倫,摩西, 並他們的姊姊米利暗.

26:60 To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
亞倫生拿答,亞比戶,以利亞撒,以他瑪.

26:61 But Nadab and Abihu died when they presented strange fire before Yahweh.
拿答,亞比戶在耶和華面前獻凡火的時候就死了.

26:62 The ones counted were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and above, because they were not counted in the midst of the Israelites since no inheritance was given to them in the midst of the Israelites.
利未人中, 凡一個月以外,被數的男丁, 共有二萬三千. 他們本來沒有數在以色列人中; 因為在以色列人中, 沒有分給他們產業.

26:63 These were the ones counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who counted the Israelites on the desert-plateau of Moab on the Jordan across Jericho.
這些就是被摩西和祭司以利亞撒所數的; 他們在摩押平原與耶利哥相對的約旦河邊數點以色列人.

26:64 And among these there was not a man of those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest, who counted the Israelites in the desert of Sinai.
但被數的人中, 沒有一個是摩西和祭司亞倫從前在西奈的曠野所數的以色列人,

26:65 For Yahweh said to them, “They will surely die in the desert.” And not a man was left over from them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
因為耶和華論到他們說: “他們必要死在曠野. ”所以, 除了耶孚尼的兒子迦勒和嫩的兒子約書亞以外, 連一個人也沒有存留.

Numbers - Chapter 27

27:1 Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, of the clan of Manasseh the son of Joseph, came near; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, and Tirzah.
屬約瑟的兒子瑪拿西的各族, 有瑪拿西的玄孫, 瑪吉的曾孫, 基列的孫子, 希弗的兒子西羅非哈的女兒, 名叫瑪拉,挪阿,曷拉,密迦,得撒. 她們前來,

27:2 They stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the leaders of the entire community at the doorway of the tent of assembly, saying,
站在會幕門口, 在摩西和祭司以利亞撒, 並眾首領與全會眾面前, 說:

27:3 “Our father died in the desert; he was not in the midst of the company of those who banded together against Yahweh in the company of Korah, but he died in his own sin, and he had no sons.
“我們的父親死在曠野. 他不與可拉同黨聚集攻擊耶和華, 是在自己罪中死的; 他也沒有兒子.

27:4 Why should the name of our father disappear from the midst of his clan because he does not have a son? Give us property in the midst of the brothers of our father.”
為甚麼因我們的父親沒有兒子就把他的名從他族中除掉呢? 求你們在我們父親的弟兄中分給我們產業. ”

27:5 So Moses brought their case before Yahweh.
於是, 摩西將她們的案件呈到耶和華面前.

27:6 And Yahweh said to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

27:7 “The statements of the daughters of Zelophehad are right. You must surely give them the property of an inheritance in the midst of their father’s brothers, and you must transfer the inheritance of their father to them.
“西羅非哈的女兒說得有理. 你定要在她們父親的弟兄中, 把地分給她們為業; 要將她們父親的產業歸給她們.

27:8 And you must speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, you must transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
你也要曉諭以色列人說: ‘人若死了沒有兒子, 就要把他的產業歸給他的女兒.

27:9 And if he has no daughter, you must give his inheritance to his brothers.
他若沒有女兒, 就要把他的產業給他的弟兄.

27:10 If he has no brothers, then you must give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.
他若沒有弟兄, 就要把他的產業給他父親的弟兄.

27:11 If his father has no brothers, then you must give his inheritance to his nearest relative from his own clan, and he will take possession of it. It will be as a decree of stipulation for the Israelites, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.’ ”
他父親若沒有弟兄, 就要把他的產業給他族中最近的親屬, 他便要得為業. ’這要作以色列人的律例典章, 是照耶和華吩咐摩西的. ”

27:12 Yahweh said to Moses, “Go up to this mountain of Abarim, and see the land that I have given to the Israelites.
耶和華對摩西說: “你上這亞巴琳山, 觀看我所賜給以色列人的地.

27:13 When you see it, you will be gathered to your people, just as Aaron your brother was gathered,
看了以後, 你也必歸到你列祖(原文是本民)那裡, 像你哥哥亞倫一樣.

27:14 because you rebelled against my word in the desert of Zin when the community quarreled regarding my holiness at the waters.” (These are the waters of Meribah-Kadesh in the desert of Zin.)
因為你們在尋的曠野, 當會眾爭鬧的時候, 違背了我的命, 沒有在湧水之地,會眾眼前尊我為聖. ”(這水就是尋的曠野加低斯米利巴水. )

27:15 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
摩西對耶和華說:

27:16 “Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the community
“願耶和華萬人之靈的神, 立一個人治理會眾,

27:17 who will go out before them and will come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so the community of Yahweh will not be like a flock that does not have a shepherd.”
可以在他們面前出入, 也可以引導他們, 免得耶和華的會眾如同沒有牧人的羊群一般. ”

27:18 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and place your hand on him.
耶和華對摩西說: “嫩的兒子約書亞是心中有聖靈的; 你將他領來, 按手在他頭上,

27:19 Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before the entire community, and commission him in their sight.
使他站在祭司以利亞撒和全會眾面前, 囑咐他,

27:20 You will give to him from your authority so that the entire community of Israel will obey him.
又將你的尊榮給他幾分, 使以色列全會眾都聽從他.

27:21 He will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will ask for him by the decision of the Urim before Yahweh. On his command they will go out, and at his command they will come in, both he and all of the Israelites with him, the entire community.”
他要站在祭司以利亞撒面前; 以利亞撒要憑烏陵的判斷, 在耶和華面前為他求問. 他和以色列全會眾都要遵以利亞撒的命出入. ”

27:22 Moses did just as Yahweh commanded him, and he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before the entire community.
於是摩西照耶和華所吩咐的將約書亞領來, 使他站在祭司以利亞撒和全會眾面前,

27:23 And he placed his hands on him and commissioned him just as Yahweh spoke by the hand of Moses.
按手在他頭上, 囑咐他, 是照耶和華藉摩西所說的話.

Numbers - Chapter 28

28:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

28:2 “Command the Israelites and say to them, ‘You will be careful to present my offering, my food of my offerings made by fire, of a fragrance of appeasement to me, at its appointed time.’
“你要吩咐以色列人說: ‘獻給我的供物, 就是獻給我作馨香火祭的食物, 你們要按日期獻給我’;

28:3 You will say to them, ‘This is the offering made by fire that you will offer to Yahweh: two male lambs without defect in their first year as a continual burnt offering each day.
又要對他們說: 你們要獻給耶和華的火祭, 就是沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔, 每日兩隻, 作為常獻的燔祭.

28:4 You will offer one male lamb in the morning, and the second male lamb you will offer at twilight,
早晨要獻一隻, 黃昏的時候要獻一隻;

28:5 and a tenth of an ephah of finely milled flour as a grain offering, mixed with a fourth of a measure of beaten oil.
又用細麵伊法十分之一, 並搗成的油一欣四分之一, 調和作為素祭.

28:6 It is a continual burnt offering that was ordained on Mount Sinai as a fragrance of appeasement, an offering made by fire for Yahweh.
這是西奈山所命定為常獻的燔祭, 是獻給耶和華為馨香的火祭.

28:7 The libation with it will be a fourth of a liquid measure for each male lamb; in the sanctuary you will pour out the libation of fermented drink for Yahweh.
為這一隻羊羔, 要同獻奠祭的酒一欣四分之一. 在聖所中, 你要將醇酒奉給耶和華為奠祭.

28:8 And the second male lamb you will offer at twilight; as the grain offering of the morning and as its libation you will offer it, an offering made by fire, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh.
晚上, 你要獻那一隻羊羔, 必照早晨的素祭和同獻的奠祭獻上, 作為馨香的火祭, 獻給耶和華. ”

28:9 “ ‘On the day of the Sabbath, two male lambs without defect in their first year, and two-tenths of finely milled flour mixed with oil for a grain offering and its libation.
“當安息日, 要獻兩隻沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔, 並用調油的細麵伊法十分之二為素祭, 又將同獻的奠祭獻上.

28:10 This is the burnt offering every Sabbath in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation.
這是每安息日獻的燔祭; 那常獻的燔祭和同獻的奠祭在外. ”

28:11 “ ‘And at the beginning of each of your months, you will present a burnt offering for Yahweh: two bulls and one ram, seven male lambs without defect in their first year;
“每月朔, 你們要將兩隻公牛犢, 一隻公綿羊, 七隻沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔, 獻給耶和華為燔祭.

28:12 and three-tenths of finely milled flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, for each bull; and two-tenths of finely milled flour mixed with oil for a grain offering for the one ram;
每隻公牛要用調油的細麵伊法十分之三作為素祭; 那隻公羊也用調油的細麵伊法十分之二作為素祭;

28:13 and a tenth of finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each male lamb, for a burnt offering of a fragrance of appeasement, an offering of fire for Yahweh.
每隻羊羔要用調油的細麵伊法十分之一作為素祭和馨香的燔祭, 是獻給耶和華的火祭.

28:14 Their libations will be half a liquid measure of wine for the bull and a third of a liquid measure of wine for the ram and a fourth of a liquid measure of wine for the male lamb; this is the burnt offering for every month for the months of the year.
一隻公牛要奠酒半欣, 一隻公羊要奠酒一欣三分之一, 一隻羊羔也奠酒一欣四分之一. 這是每月的燔祭, 一年之中要月月如此.

28:15 And one male goat as a sin offering for Yahweh; it will be offered in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation.
又要將一隻公山羊為贖罪祭, 獻給耶和華; 要獻在常獻的燔祭和同獻的奠祭以外. ”

28:16 “ ‘On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover for Yahweh.
“正月十四日是耶和華的逾越節.

28:17 On the fifteenth day of this month is a religious feast, unleavened bread must be eaten for seven days.
這月十五日是節期, 要吃無酵餅七日.

28:18 On the first day there will be a holy convocation; you will not do any regular work.
第一日當有聖會; 甚麼勞碌的工都不可做.

28:19 You will present an offering by fire, a burnt offering for Yahweh: two bulls and one ram and seven male lambs in their first year; they will be for you without defect.
當將公牛犢兩隻, 公綿羊一隻, 一歲的公羊羔七隻, 都要沒有殘疾的, 用火獻給耶和華為燔祭.

28:20 For their grain offering, you will offer finely milled flour mixed with oil: three-tenths for the bull and two-tenths for the ram.
同獻的素祭用調油的細麵; 為一隻公牛要獻伊法十分之三; 為一隻公羊要獻伊法十分之二;

28:21 You will offer a tenth for each of the seven male lambs;
為那七隻羊羔, 每隻要獻伊法十分之一.

28:22 and a goat for one sin offering to make atonement for you.
並獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭, 為你們贖罪.

28:23 You will offer these besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for the continual burnt offering.
你們獻這些, 要在早晨常獻的燔祭以外.

28:24 Like this you will offer daily, for seven days, the food of the offering made by fire, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh; it will be offered in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation.
一連七日, 每日要照這例把馨香火祭的食物獻給耶和華, 是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的奠祭以外.

28:25 On the seventh day you will have a holy convocation; you will not do any regular work.
第七日當有聖會, 甚麼勞碌的工都不可做. ”

28:26 “ ‘And on the day of firstfruits, when you are presenting a new offering for Yahweh during your Festival of Weeks, you will have a holy convocation; you will not do any regular work.
“七七節莊稼初熟, 你們獻新素祭給耶和華的日子, 當有聖會; 甚麼勞碌的工都不可做.

28:27 You will present a burnt offering for a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh: two bulls, one ram, seven male lambs in their first year;
只要將公牛犢兩隻, 公綿羊一隻, 一歲的公羊羔七隻, 作為馨香的燔祭獻給耶和華.

28:28 and their grain offering will be finely milled flour mixed with oil: three-tenths for each bull, two-tenths for one ram,
同獻的素祭用調油的細麵; 為每隻公牛要獻伊法十分之三; 為一隻公羊要獻伊法十分之二;

28:29 a tenth for each of the male lambs;
為那七隻羊羔, 每隻要獻伊法十分之一.

28:30 and one male goat to make atonement for you.
並獻一隻公山羊為你們贖罪.

28:31 In addition to the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, you will offer them without defect with their libation.
這些, 你們要獻在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外, 都要沒有殘疾的. ”

Numbers - Chapter 29

29:1 “ ‘On the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you will have a holy convocation; you will not do any regular work. It will be a day for you of blowing trumpets.
“七月初一日, 你們當有聖會; 甚麼勞碌的工都不可做, 是你們當守為吹角的日子.

29:2 You will offer a burnt offering as a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh: one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs in their first year; they will be without defect.
你們要將公牛犢一隻, 公綿羊一隻, 沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔七隻, 作為馨香的燔祭獻給耶和華.

29:3 Their grain offering will be finely milled flour mixed with oil: three-tenths for the bull, two-tenths for the ram;
同獻的素祭用調油的細麵; 為一隻公牛要獻伊法十分之三; 為一隻公羊要獻伊法十分之二;

29:4 and one-tenth for each of the seven male lambs;
為那七隻羊羔, 每隻要獻伊法十分之一.

29:5 with one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you,
又獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭, 為你們贖罪.

29:6 in addition to the burnt offering of the new moon and its grain offering, the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their libations, according to their stipulations, as a fragrance of appeasement by fire for Yahweh.
這些是在月朔的燔祭和同獻的素祭, 並常獻的燔祭與同獻的素祭, 以及照例同獻的奠祭以外, 都作為馨香的火祭獻給耶和華. ”

29:7 “ ‘And on the tenth of this seventh month you will have a holy convocation, and you will afflict yourselves; you will not do any work.
“七月初十日, 你們當有聖會; 要刻苦己心, 甚麼工都不可做.

29:8 You will present a burnt offering for Yahweh, a fragrance of appeasement: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs in their first year; they will be without defect.
只要將公牛犢一隻, 公綿羊一隻, 一歲的公羊羔七隻, 都要沒有殘疾的, 作為馨香的燔祭獻給耶和華.

29:9 And their grain offering will be of finely milled flour mixed with oil: three-tenths for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram,
同獻的素祭用調油的細麵: 為一隻公牛要獻伊法十分之三; 為一隻公羊要獻伊法十分之二;

29:10 one-tenth for each of the seven male lambs;
為那七隻羊羔, 每隻要獻伊法十分之一.

29:11 one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their libations.
又獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭. 這是在贖罪祭和常獻的燔祭, 與同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外. ”

29:12 “ ‘Then on the fifteenth day of the seventh month you will have a holy convocation; you will not do any regular work, and you will hold a religious feast for Yahweh for seven days.
“七月十五日, 你們當有聖會; 甚麼勞碌的工都不可做, 要向耶和華守節七日.

29:13 You will present a burnt offering, an offering made by fire as a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh: thirteen bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year; they will be without defect.
又要將公牛犢十三隻, 公綿羊兩隻, 一歲的公羊羔十四隻, 都要沒有殘疾的, 用火獻給耶和華為馨香的燔祭.

29:14 And their grain offering will be of finely milled flour mixed with oil: three-tenths for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram,
同獻的素祭用調油的細麵; 為那十三隻公牛, 每隻要獻伊法十分之三; 為那兩隻公羊, 每隻要獻伊法十分之二;

29:15 one-tenth for each of the seven male lambs;
為那十四隻羊羔, 每隻要獻伊法十分之一.

29:16 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
並獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭, 這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外.

29:17 “ ‘On the second day: twelve bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year; they will be without defect;
“第二日要獻公牛犢十二隻, 公綿羊兩隻, 沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔十四隻;

29:18 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs, by their number according to the stipulation;
並為公牛,公羊, 和羊羔, 按數照例, 獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭.

29:19 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their libations.
又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭. 這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外.

29:20 “ ‘On the third day: eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs without defect in their first year;
“第三日要獻公牛十一隻, 公羊兩隻, 沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔十四隻;

29:21 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs, by their number according to the stipulation;
並為公牛,公羊, 和羊羔, 按數照例, 獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭.

29:22 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭. 這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外.

29:23 “ ‘On the fourth day: ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs without defect in their first year;
“第四日要獻公牛十隻, 公羊兩隻, 沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔十四隻;

29:24 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs by their number according to the stipulation;
並為公牛,公羊, 和羊羔, 按數照例, 獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭.

29:25 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭. 這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外.

29:26 “ ‘On the fifth day: nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs without defect in their first year;
“第五日要獻公牛九隻, 公羊兩隻, 沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔十四隻;

29:27 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs by their number according to the stipulation;
並為公牛,公羊, 和羊羔, 按數照例, 獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭.

29:28 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭. 這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外.

29:29 “ ‘On the sixth day: eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs without defect in their first year; and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs by their number according to the stipulation;
“第六日要獻公牛八隻, 公羊兩隻, 沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔十四隻;

29:30 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs by their number according to the stipulation;
並為公牛,公羊, 和羊羔, 按數照例, 獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭.

29:31 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭. 這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外.

29:32 “ ‘On the seventh day: seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs without defect in their first year;
“第七日要獻公牛七隻, 公羊兩隻, 沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔十四隻;

29:33 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs by their number according to the stipulation;
並為公牛,公羊, 和羊羔, 按數照例, 獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭.

29:34 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭. 這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外.

29:35 “ ‘On the eighth day you will have an assembly; you will not do any regular work.
“第八日你們當有嚴肅會; 甚麼勞碌的工都不可做;

29:36 You will present a burnt offering, an offering made by fire as a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs without defect in their first year;
只要將公牛一隻, 公羊一隻, 沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔七隻作火祭, 獻給耶和華為馨香的燔祭;

29:37 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs by their number according to the stipulation;
並為公牛,公羊, 和羊羔, 按數照例, 獻同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭.

29:38 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
又要獻一隻公山羊為贖罪祭. 這是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭並同獻的奠祭以外.

29:39 “ ‘You will present these to Yahweh at your appointed time, in addition to your vows and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings and for you grain offerings and for your libations and for your fellowship offerings.’ ”
“這些祭要在你們的節期獻給耶和華, 都在所許的願並甘心所獻的以外, 作為你們的燔祭,素祭,奠祭, 和平安祭. ”

29:40 So Moses said to the Israelites in accordance with all that Yahweh commanded Moses.
於是, 摩西照耶和華所吩咐他的一切話告訴以色列人.

Numbers - Chapter 30

30:1 Then Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes concerning the Israelites, saying, “This is the word that Yahweh commanded:
摩西曉諭以色列各支派的首領說: “耶和華所吩咐的乃是這樣:

30:2 if a man makes a vow for Yahweh or swears an oath with a binding pledge on himself, he must not render his word invalid; he must do all that went out from his mouth.
人若向耶和華許願或起誓, 要約束自己, 就不可食言, 必要按口中所出的一切話行.

30:3 “If a woman makes a vow to Yahweh, and she binds a pledge on herself in her father’s house in your childhood,
女子年幼,還在父家的時候, 若向耶和華許願, 要約束自己,

30:4 but if her father hears her vow or her pledge that she bound on herself and says nothing to her, then all her vows will stand, and every pledge that she binds on her life will stand.
她父親也聽見她所許的願並約束自己的話, 卻向她默默不言, 她所許的願並約束自己的話就都要為定.

30:5 If her father forbids her on the day he hears of it, all her vows or her pledges that she bound on herself will not stand, and Yahweh will forgive her because her father has forgiven her.
但她父親聽見的日子若不應承她所許的願和約束自己的話, 就都不得為定; 耶和華也必赦免她, 因為她父親不應承.

30:6 “If she has a husband while bound by her vows or a rash promise of her lips,
她若出了嫁, 有願在身, 或是口中出了約束自己的冒失話,

30:7 and her husband hears of it and is silent on the day he hears it, her vows will stand, and her pledge that she bound upon herself will stand.
她丈夫聽見的日子, 卻向她默默不言, 她所許的願並約束自己的話就都要為定.

30:8 But if on the day her husband hears of it, he forbids her, then he will nullify her vow that she is under, and the rash promise of her lips that she bound on herself; and Yahweh will forgive her.
但她丈夫聽見的日子, 若不應承, 就算廢了她所許的願和她出口約束自己的冒失話; 耶和華也必赦免她.

30:9 “But the vow of a widow or a woman who is divorced, all that she binds on herself will stand on her.
寡婦或是被休的婦人所許的願, 就是她約束自己的話, 都要為定.

30:10 But if she made a vow in her husband’s house, or bound herself on a pledge with a sworn oath,
她若在丈夫家裡許了願或起了誓, 約束自己,

30:11 and her husband heard it but was silent to her, and he did not forbid her, all her vows will stand and every pledge that she bound on herself will stand.
丈夫聽見, 卻向她默默不言, 也沒有不應承, 她所許的願並約束自己的話就都要為定.

30:12 But if her husband nullified them on the day he hears them, all her vows going out of her lips concerning her vows or the pledge on herself will not stand; her husband has nullified them, and Yahweh will forgive her.
丈夫聽見的日子, 若把這兩樣全廢了, 婦人口中所許的願或是約束自己的話就都不得為定, 因她丈夫已經把這兩樣廢了; 耶和華也必赦免她.

30:13 “Any vow and any sworn oath of a pledge to inflict on herself, her husband can confirm it or her husband can nullify it.
凡她所許的願和刻苦約束自己所起的誓, 她丈夫可以堅定, 也可以廢去.

30:14 But if her husband is completely silent from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or all her pledges that are on her; he confirms them because he was silent to her on the day he heard them.
倘若她丈夫天天向她默默不言, 就算是堅定她所許的願和約束自己的話; 因丈夫聽見的日子向她默默不言, 就使這兩樣堅定.

30:15 But if he indeed nullifies them after he hears them, then he will bear her guilt.”
但她丈夫聽見以後, 若使這兩樣全廢了, 就要擔當婦人的罪孽. ”

30:16 These are the decrees that Yahweh commanded Moses, as between a husband and his wife, and between a father and his daughter, while her childhood is in her father’s house.
這是丈夫待妻子, 父親待女兒, 女兒年幼,還在父家, 耶和華所吩咐摩西的律例.

Numbers - Chapter 31

31:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華吩咐摩西說:

31:2 “Seek vengeance for the Israelites on the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered to your people.”
“你要在米甸人身上報以色列人的仇, 後來要歸到你列祖(原文是本民)那裡. ”

31:3 Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm yourself from among your men for the battle, so that they will go against Midian to mete out the vengeance of Yahweh on Midian.
摩西吩咐百姓說: “要從你們中間叫人帶兵器出去攻擊米甸, 好在米甸人身上為耶和華報仇.

31:4 A thousand from each tribe of every tribe of Israel you will send to battle.”
從以色列眾支派中, 每支派要打發一千人去打仗. ”

31:5 So theywere assigned from the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand equipped for battle.
於是從以色列千萬人中, 每支派交出一千人, 共一萬二千人, 帶著兵器預備打仗.

31:6 Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the battle, and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest to the battle with them, and the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets of the blast were in his hand.
摩西就打發每支派的一千人去打仗, 並打發祭司以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈同去; 非尼哈手裡拿著聖所的器皿和吹大聲的號筒.

31:7 And they fought against Midian just as Yahweh commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
他們就照耶和華所吩咐摩西的, 與米甸人打仗, 殺了所有的男丁.

31:8 They killed the kings of Midian in addition to the ones they had slain: Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the five kings of Midian; they also killed Balaam son of Beor by the sword.
在所殺的人中, 殺了米甸的五王, 就是以未,利金,蘇珥,戶珥,利巴, 又用刀殺了比珥的兒子巴蘭.

31:9 The Israelites took captive the women of Midian and their children, and they plundered all their domestic animals and all their livestock and all their wealth.
以色列人擄了米甸人的婦女孩子, 並將他們的牲畜,羊群, 和所有的財物都奪了來, 當作擄物,

31:10 They burned all their cities where they dwelled and all their camps with fire.
又用火焚燒他們所住的城邑和所有的營寨,

31:11 They took all the plunder and all the war-booty with the humans and domestic animals.
把一切所奪的,所擄的, 連人帶牲畜都帶了去,

31:12 They brought the captives, the war-booty, and the plunder to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the community of the Israelites, to the camp to the desert-plateau of Moab, which was on the Jordan across Jericho.
將所擄的人, 所奪的牲畜,財物, 都帶到摩押平原, 在約旦河邊與耶利哥相對的營盤, 交給摩西和祭司以利亞撒, 並以色列的會眾.

31:13 And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the community went out to meet them outside the camp.
摩西和祭司以利亞撒, 並會眾一切的首領, 都出到營外迎接他們.

31:14 But Moses was angry toward the leaders of the troops, the commanders of the thousands and the commanders of the hundreds, who came from the battle of the war.
摩西向打仗回來的軍長, 就是千夫長,百夫長, 發怒,

31:15 And Moses said to them, “You have kept alive every female?
對他們說: “你們要存留這一切婦女的活命嗎?

31:16 Behold, these women caused the Israelites, by the word of Balaam, to be in apostasy against Yahweh in the matter of Peor, so that the plague was among the community of Yahweh.
這些婦女因巴蘭的計謀, 叫以色列人在毘珥的事上得罪耶和華, 以致耶和華的會眾遭遇瘟疫.

31:17 Now kill every male among the little children, and kill every woman who has had sexual intercourse with a man.
所以, 你們要把一切的男孩和所有已嫁的女子都殺了.

31:18 But all the females who have not had sexual intercourse with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
但女孩子中, 凡沒有出嫁的, 你們都可以存留她的活命.

31:19 And you, camp outside the camp seven days; all who killed a person and all who touched the slain purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, you and your captives.
你們要在營外駐紮七日; 凡殺了人的, 和一切摸了被殺的, 並你們所擄來的人口, 第三日, 第七日, 都要潔淨自己,

31:20 You will purify yourselves and every garment and every object of hide and all the work of goats’ hair, and every object of wood.”
也要因一切的衣服,皮物,山羊毛織的物, 和各樣的木器, 潔淨自己. ”

31:21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of the battle who came from the war, “This is the decree of the law that Yahweh commanded Moses.
祭司以利亞撒對打仗回來的兵丁說: “耶和華所吩咐摩西律法中的條例乃是這樣:

31:22 Only the gold and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead—
金,銀,銅,鐵,錫,鉛,

31:23 everything that will go through the fire—you will pass through the fire, and it will be clean, and only in waters of impurity will it be purified. Whatever does not go into the fire you will pass through the waters.
凡能見火的, 你們要叫它經火就為潔淨, 然而還要用除污穢的水潔淨它; 凡不能見火的, 你們要叫它過水.

31:24 And you will wash your garments on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you will come into the camp.”
第七日, 你們要洗衣服, 就為潔淨, 然後可以進營. ”

31:25 Yahweh said to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

31:26 “You and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the families of the community, take count of the war-booty that was captured, both humans and the domestic animals;
“你和祭司以利亞撒, 並會眾的各族長, 要計算所擄來的人口和牲畜的總數.

31:27 divide the war-booty between those who engaged in the war, who went out to the battle, and all the community.
把所擄來的分作兩半: 一半歸與出去打仗的精兵, 一半歸與全會眾.

31:28 Exact a tribute for Yahweh from the men of the war, those who went out to the battle, one from five hundred persons, and from the cattle and from the male donkeys and from the flock;
又要從出去打仗所得的人口,牛,驢,羊群中, 每五百取一, 作為貢物奉給耶和華.

31:29 take from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to Yahweh.
從他們一半之中, 要取出來交給祭司以利亞撒, 作為耶和華的舉祭.

31:30 From half of the Israelites, take one share drawn by lot from the fifty from the humans, from the cattle, from the male donkeys, from the flock, from all the domestic animals, and give them to the Levities who keep the responsibilities of the tabernacle of Yahweh.”
從以色列人的一半之中, 就是從人口,牛,驢,羊群,各樣牲畜中, 每五十取一, 交給看守耶和華帳幕的利未人. ”

31:31 Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
於是摩西和祭司以利亞撒照耶和華所吩咐摩西的行了.

31:32 Thus the war-booty that remained of the plunder that the people of the battle plundered was six hundred and seventy-five thousand flocks of sheep,
除了兵丁所奪的財物以外, 所擄來的: 羊六十七萬五千隻;

31:33 seventy-two thousand cattle,
牛七萬二千隻;

31:34 sixty-one thousand male donkeys,
驢六萬一千匹;

31:35 and the life of humankind, from the women who did not have sexual intercourse with a man, all the persons were thirty-two thousand.
女人共三萬二千口, 都是沒有出嫁的.

31:36 The half of the share that was going out to the battle: the number of the flock of sheep was thee hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred;
出去打仗之人的分, 就是他們所得的那一半, 共計羊三十三萬七千五百隻,

31:37 the tribute to Yahweh from the flock was six hundred and seventy-five;
從其中歸耶和華為貢物的, 有六百七十五隻;

31:38 and the cattle were thirty-six thousand; and the tribute to Yahweh was seventy-two.
牛三萬六千隻, 從其中歸耶和華為貢物的, 有七十二隻;

31:39 Of the male donkeys there were thirty thousand five hundred, and the tribute to Yahweh was sixty-one;
驢三萬零五百匹, 從其中歸耶和華為貢物的, 有六十一匹;

31:40 the humans were sixteen thousand, and the tribute to Yahweh was thirty-two persons.
人一萬六千口, 從其中歸耶和華的, 有三十二口.

31:41 And Moses gave away the tribute of the contribution of Yahweh to Eleazar the priest, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
摩西把貢物, 就是歸與耶和華的舉祭, 交給祭司以利亞撒, 是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

31:42 From the half of the Israelites, which Moses divided from the men who were fighting,
以色列人所得的那一半, 就是摩西從打仗的人取來分給他們的.

31:43 the half that belonged to the community was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred from the flock,
(會眾的那一半有: 羊三十三萬七千五百隻;

31:44 and thirty-six thousand cattle,
牛三萬六千隻;

31:45 and thirty thousand five hundred male donkeys,
驢三萬零五百匹;

31:46 and sixteen thousand humans.
人一萬六千口. )

31:47 From the half that belonged to the Israelites, Moses took one share drawn by lot out of every fifty humans and domestic animals, and he gave them to the Levites, who keep the responsibility of the tabernacle of Yahweh, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
無論是人口是牲畜, 摩西每五十取一, 交給看守耶和華帳幕的利未人, 是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

31:48 Then the leaders of the thousands of the army, the commanders of the thousands and the commanders of the hundreds, approached Moses,
帶領千軍的各軍長, 就是千夫長,百夫長, 都近前來見摩西,

31:49 and they said to Moses, “Your servants have taken count of the men of war who were in our charge, and no man is missing from us.
對他說: “僕人權下的兵已經計算總數, 並不短少一人.

31:50 So we brought the offering of Yahweh, what each man found, objects of gold, bangles, bracelets, rings, earrings, and female ornaments, to make atonement for ourselves before Yahweh.”
如今我們將各人所得的金器, 就是腳鍊子,鐲子,打印的戒指,耳環,手釧, 都送來為耶和華的供物, 好在耶和華面前為我們的生命贖罪. ”

31:51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, all objects of work.
摩西和祭司以利亞撒就收了他們的金子, 都是打成的器皿.

31:52 All the gold of the contribution that they raised up to Yahweh, from the commanders of the thousands and the commanders of the hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
千夫長,百夫長所獻給耶和華為舉祭的金子共有一萬六千七百五十舍客勒.

31:53 The men of battle plundered each for himself.
各兵丁都為自己奪了財物.

31:54 So Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the commanders of the thousands and hundreds, and they brought it to the tent of the assembly as a memorial for the Israelites before Yahweh.
摩西和祭司以利亞撒收了千夫長,百夫長的金子, 就帶進會幕, 在耶和華面前作為以色列人的紀念.

Numbers - Chapter 32

32:1 The descendants of Reuben and the descendants of Gad had a very large number of livestock. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold it was a place for livestock.
流便子孫和迦得子孫的牲畜極其眾多; 他們看見雅謝地和基列地是可牧放牲畜之地,

32:2 The descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reuben came, and they said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, saying,
就來見摩西和祭司以利亞撒, 並會眾的首領, 說:

32:3 “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
“亞大錄,底本,雅謝,寧拉,希實本,以利亞利,示班,尼波,比穩,

32:4 the land that Yahweh struck before the community of Israel, is a land of livestock, and your servants have livestock.”
就是耶和華在以色列會眾前面所攻取之地, 是可牧放牲畜之地, 你僕人也有牲畜”;

32:5 They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as property; do not lead us across the Jordan.”
又說: “我們若在你眼前蒙恩, 求你把這地給我們為業, 不要領我們過約旦河. ”

32:6 But Moses said to the descendants of Gad and to the descendants of Reuben, “Will your brothers go to war while you yourselves live here?
摩西對迦得子孫和流便子孫說: “難道你們的弟兄去打仗, 你們竟坐在這裡嗎?

32:7 Why are you discouraging the hearts of the Israelites from crossing into the land that Yahweh gave to them?
你們為何使以色列人灰心喪膽,不過去進入耶和華所賜給他們的那地呢?

32:8 This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.
我先前從加低斯‧巴尼亞打發你們先祖去窺探那地, 他們也是這樣行.

32:9 When they went up to the valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the Israelites so that they did not come to the land that Yahweh gave to them.
他們上以實各谷, 去窺探那地回來的時候, 使以色列人灰心喪膽, 不進入耶和華所賜給他們的地.

32:10 So Yahweh’s anger burned on that day, and he swore an oath, saying,
當日, 耶和華的怒氣發作, 就起誓說:

32:11 ‘The men who went up from Egypt, from those twenty years old and above, will not see the land that I swore with an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob because they have not wholly followed me,
‘凡從埃及上來,二十歲以外的人斷不得看見我對亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各起誓應許之地, 因為他們沒有專心跟從我.

32:12 except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, because they followed Yahweh wholly.’
惟有基尼洗族耶孚尼的兒子迦勒和嫩的兒子約書亞可以看見, 因為他們專心跟從我. ’

32:13 And Yahweh became angry, and he made them wander in the desert forty years until the entire generation who did evil in the sight of Yahweh had died.
耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作, 使他們在曠野飄流四十年, 等到在耶和華眼前行惡的那一代人都消滅了.

32:14 Behold, you stand in the place of your fathers, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more Yahweh’s fierce anger against Israel.
誰知, 你們起來接續先祖, 增添罪人的數目, 使耶和華向以色列大發烈怒.

32:15 If you turn from following him, he will again abandon them in the wilderness, and you would have destroyed all these people.”
你們若退後不跟從他, 他還要把以色列人撇在曠野, 便是你們使這眾民滅亡. ”

32:16 They came near to him and said, “We will build sheep pens here for the flock of our livestock and cities for our little children;
兩支派的人挨近摩西, 說: “我們要在這裡為牲畜壘圈, 為婦人孩子造城.

32:17 but we ourselves will become armed and ready before the Israelites until we have brought them to their place, and our little children will live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
我們自己要帶兵器行在以色列人的前頭, 好把他們領到他們的地方; 但我們的婦人孩子, 因這地居民的緣故, 要住在堅固的城內.

32:18 We will not return to our houses until the Israelites each obtain their inheritance for themselves.
我們不回家, 直等到以色列人各承受自己的產業.

32:19 For we will not take possession with them from across the Jordan and beyond because our inheritance has come to us from across the Jordan to the east.”
我們不和他們在約旦河那邊一帶之地同受產業, 因為我們的產業是坐落在約旦河東邊這裡. ”

32:20 So Moses said to them, “If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before Yahweh for the war,
摩西對他們說: “你們若這樣行, 在耶和華面前帶著兵器出去打仗,

32:21 and everyone of you armed cross the Jordan before Yahweh until he has driven out his enemies from before him,
所有帶兵器的人都要在耶和華面前過約旦河, 等他趕出他的仇敵,

32:22 and the land is subdued before Yahweh, then afterward you will return and be free of obligation from Yahweh and from Israel, and this land will be your property before Yahweh.
那地被耶和華制伏了, 然後你們可以回來, 向耶和華和以色列才為無罪, 這地也必在耶和華面前歸你們為業.

32:23 But if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against Yahweh, and know that your sin will find you.
倘若你們不這樣行, 就得罪耶和華, 要知道你們的罪必追上你們.

32:24 Build for yourselves cities for your little children and sheep pens for your flocks; what has gone out from your mouth you will do.”
如今你們口中所出的, 只管去行, 為你們的婦人孩子造城, 為你們的羊群壘圈. ”

32:25 So the descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reuben said to Moses, saying, “Your servants will do just as my lord commands.
迦得子孫和流便子孫對摩西說: “僕人要照我主所吩咐的去行.

32:26 Our little children, our wives, our livestock, and all of our animals will remain in the cities of Gilead,
我們的妻子,孩子,羊群, 和所有的牲畜都要留在基列的各城.

32:27 but your servants, everyone who is armed for battle, will cross over before Yahweh to the war, just as my lord says.”
但你的僕人, 凡帶兵器的, 都要照我主所說的話, 在耶和華面前過去打仗. ”

32:28 So Moses commanded them, Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of the Israelites.
於是, 摩西為他們囑咐祭司以利亞撒和嫩的兒子約書亞, 並以色列眾支派的族長, 說:

32:29 Moses said to them, “If the descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reuben, everyone who is armed for the war, cross over the Jordan before Yahweh, and the land is subdued before you, you will give them the land of Gilead as property.
“迦得子孫和流便子孫, 凡帶兵器在耶和華面前去打仗的, 若與你們一同過約旦河, 那地被你們制伏了, 你們就要把基列地給他們為業.

32:30 But if they will not cross over with you armed, they will acquire land in your midst in Canaan.”
倘若他們不帶兵器和你們一同過去, 就要在迦南地你們中間得產業. ”

32:31 The descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reuben answered and said, “What Yahweh has commanded your servants, we will do.
迦得子孫和流便子孫回答說: “耶和華怎樣吩咐僕人, 僕人就怎樣行.

32:32 We ourselves will cross over armed before Yahweh to the land of Canaan, and the property of our inheritance will remain with us beyond the Jordan.”
我們要帶兵器, 在耶和華面前過去, 進入迦南地, 只是約旦河這邊,我們所得為業之地仍歸我們. ”

32:33 So Moses gave to them, to the descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reuben, and to half of the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh, the kingdom of Sihon the king of Amorites and the kingdom of Og the king of the Bashan, the land with its cities and their territories, the cities of the surrounding land.
摩西將亞摩利王西宏的國和巴珊王噩的國, 連那地和周圍的城邑, 都給了迦得子孫和流便子孫, 並約瑟的兒子瑪拿西半個支派.

32:34 The descendants of Gad rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, and Aroer,
迦得子孫建造底本,亞他錄,亞羅珥,

32:35 and Atroth Shophan, Jazer, and Jogbehah,
亞他錄‧朔反,雅謝,約比哈,

32:36 and Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran, the cities of Mibzar, and the sheep pens for flocks.
伯‧寧拉,伯‧哈蘭, 都是堅固城. 他們又壘羊圈.

32:37 The descendants of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,
流便子孫建造希實本,以利亞利,基列亭,

32:38 and Nebo, Baal Meon (their names were changed), and Sibmah, and they renamed the cities that they rebuilt.
尼波,巴力‧免,西比瑪(尼波,巴力‧免, 名字是改了的), 又給他們所建造的城另起別名.

32:39 The descendants of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and they captured it and drove out the Amorites who were in it.
瑪拿西的兒子瑪吉, 他的子孫往基列去, 佔了那地, 趕出那裡的亞摩利人.

32:40 So Moses gave Gilead to Makir son of Manasseh, and he lived in it.
摩西將基列賜給瑪拿西的兒子瑪吉, 他子孫就住在那裡.

32:41 And Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their unwalled villages, and he called them Havvoth Jair.
瑪拿西的子孫睚珥去佔了基列的村莊, 就稱這些村莊為哈倭特‧睚珥.

32:42 Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages, and he called it Nobah after his own name.
挪巴去佔了基納和基納的鄉村, 就按自己的名稱基納為挪巴.

Numbers - Chapter 33

33:1 These were the journeys of the Israelites, who went out from the land of Egypt according to their divisions, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
以色列人按著軍隊, 在摩西,亞倫的手下出埃及地所行的路程(或譯: 站口; 下同)記在下面.

33:2 Moses wrote down their movements according to their journeys on the command of Yahweh, and these are their journeys according to their movements.
摩西遵著耶和華的吩咐記載他們所行的路程, 其路程乃是這樣:

33:3 They set out from Rameses on the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the next day after the Passover the Israelites went out boldly in the sight of all the Egyptians
正月十五日, 就是逾越節的次日, 以色列人從蘭塞起行, 在一切埃及人眼前昂然無懼地出去.

33:4 while the Egyptians were burying all the firstborn among them whom Yahweh struck. Yahweh also executed punishments among their gods.
那時, 埃及人正葬埋他們的長子, 就是耶和華在他們中間所擊殺的; 耶和華也敗壞他們的神.

33:5 Then the Israelites set out from Rameses, and they camped in Succoth.
以色列人從蘭塞起行, 安營在疏割.

33:6 They journeyed from Succoth and camped in Etham, which is on the edge of the desert.
從疏割起行, 安營在曠野邊的以倘.

33:7 Then they set out from Etham and returned to Pi-Hahiroth, which faces Baal Zephon, and they camped before Migdol.
從以倘起行, 轉到比‧哈希錄, 是在巴力‧洗分對面, 就在密奪安營.

33:8 They set out from Pi-Hahiroth and went through the midst of the sea into the desert; and they went a journey of three days into the desert of Etham and camped at Marah.
從比‧哈希錄對面起行, 經過海中到了書珥曠野, 又在伊坦的曠野走了三天的路程, 就安營在瑪拉.

33:9 They set out from Marah and came to Elim, and in Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
從瑪拉起行, 來到以琳(以琳有十二股水泉, 七十棵棕樹), 就在那裡安營.

33:10 They set out from Elim, and they camped at the Red Sea.
從以琳起行, 安營在紅海邊.

33:11 They set out from the Red Sea and camped at the desert of Sin.
從紅海邊起行, 安營在汛的曠野.

33:12 They set out from the desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.
從汛的曠野起行, 安營在脫加.

33:13 They set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush.
從脫加起行, 安營在亞錄.

33:14 They set out from Alush and encamped at Rephidim; and it was there that the people had no water to drink.
從亞錄起行, 安營在利非訂; 在那裡, 百姓沒有水喝.

33:15 They set out from Rephidim and camped in the desert of Sinai.
從利非訂起行, 安營在西奈的曠野.

33:16 The set out from the desert of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah.
從西奈的曠野起行, 安營在基博羅‧哈他瓦.

33:17 They set out from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.
從基博羅‧哈他瓦起行, 安營在哈洗錄.

33:18 They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.
從哈洗錄起行, 安營在利提瑪.

33:19 They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.
從利提瑪起行, 安營在臨門帕烈.

33:20 They set out from Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah.
從臨門帕烈起行, 安營在立拿.

33:21 They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.
從立拿起行, 安營在勒撒.

33:22 They set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.
從勒撒起行, 安營在基希拉他.

33:23 They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shapher.
從基希拉他起行, 安營在沙斐山.

33:24 They set out from Mount Shapher and camped at Haradah.
從沙斐山起行, 安營在哈拉大.

33:25 They set out from Haradah and camped at Makheloth.
從哈拉大起行, 安營在瑪吉希錄.

33:26 They set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.
從瑪吉希錄起行, 安營在他哈.

33:27 They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah.
從他哈起行, 安營在他拉.

33:28 They set out from Terah and camped at Mithcah.
從他拉起行, 安營在密加.

33:29 They set out from Mithcah and camped at Hashmonah.
從密加起行, 安營在哈摩拿.

33:30 They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moserah.
從哈摩拿起行, 安營在摩西錄.

33:31 They set out from Moserah and camped at Bene-Jaakan.
從摩西錄起行, 安營在比尼‧亞干.

33:32 They set out from Bene-Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad.
從比尼‧亞干起行, 安營在曷‧哈及甲.

33:33 They set out from Hor Haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.
從曷‧哈及甲起行, 安營在約巴他.

33:34 They set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.
從約巴他起行, 安營在阿博拿.

33:35 They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.
從阿博拿起行, 安營在以旬‧迦別.

33:36 They set out from Ezion Geber and camped in the desert of Zin, that is, Kadesh.
從以旬‧迦別起行, 安營在尋的曠野, 就是加低斯.

33:37 They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom.
從加低斯起行, 安營在何珥山, 以東地的邊界.

33:38 Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of Yahweh, and he died there in the fortieth year after the Israelites had gone out from the land of Egypt, in the fifth month on the first day of the month.
以色列人出了埃及地後四十年, 五月初一日, 祭司亞倫遵著耶和華的吩咐上何珥山, 就死在那裡.

33:39 Aaron was one hundred and twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor.
亞倫死在何珥山的時候年一百二十三歲.

33:40 Now the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who was living in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the Israelites.
住在迦南南地的迦南人亞拉得王聽說以色列人來了.

33:41 Then they set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
以色列人從何珥山起行, 安營在撒摩拿.

33:42 They set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon.
從撒摩拿起行, 安營在普嫩.

33:43 They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth.
從普嫩起行, 安營在阿伯.

33:44 They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim, the boundary of Moab.
從阿伯起行, 安營在以耶‧亞巴琳, 摩押的邊界.

33:45 They set out from Iyim and camped at Dibon Gad.
從以耶‧亞巴琳起行, 安營在底本‧迦得.

33:46 They set out from Dibon Gad and camped at Almon-Diblatayim.
從底本‧迦得起行, 安營在亞門‧低比拉太音.

33:47 They set out from Almon-Diblatayim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
從亞門‧低比拉太音起行, 安營在尼波對面的亞巴琳山裡.

33:48 They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the desert-plateau of Moab by the Jordan across Jericho.
從亞巴琳山起行, 安營在摩押平原─約旦河邊,耶利哥對面.

33:49 They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-Jeshimoth up to Abel Shittim, on the desert-plateau of Moab.
他們在摩押平原沿約旦河邊安營, 從伯‧耶施末直到亞伯‧什亭.

33:50 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses on the desert-plateau of Moab by the Jordan across Jericho, saying,
耶和華在摩押平原─約旦河邊,耶利哥對面曉諭摩西說:

33:51 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
你吩咐以色列人說: 你們過約旦河進迦南地的時候,

33:52 you will drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, and you will destroy all their idols and all the images of their molten idols, and you will demolish all their high places;
就要從你們面前趕出那裡所有的居民, 毀滅他們一切鏨成的石像和他們一切鑄成的偶像, 又拆毀他們一切的邱壇.

33:53 you will dispossess the land and live in it because I have given the land to you to possess it.
你們要奪那地, 住在其中, 因我把那地賜給你們為業.

33:54 You will distribute the land by lot according to your clans; to the larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you will give less inheritance. However the lot falls for him, there the lot will be. You will distribute it according to the tribes of your ancestors.
你們要按家室拈鬮, 承受那地; 人多的, 要把產業多分給他們; 人少的, 要把產業少分給他們. 拈出何地給何人, 就要歸何人. 你們要按宗族的支派承受.

33:55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, then it will happen that whomever you let remain of them will be like irritants in your eyes and like thorns in your sides; they will be your enemies in the land in which you live.
倘若你們不趕出那地的居民, 所容留的居民就必作你們眼中的刺, 肋下的荊棘, 也必在你們所住的地上擾害你們.

33:56 And just as I planned to do to them, I will do to you.’ ”
而且我素常有意怎樣待他們, 也必照樣待你們. ”

Numbers - Chapter 34

34:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

34:2 “Command the Israelites and say to them, ‘When you come into the land of Canaan, this is the land that was allotted to you as an inheritance, the land of Canaan according to its boundaries.
“你吩咐以色列人說: 你們到了迦南地, 就是歸你們為業的迦南四境之地,

34:3 Your southern edge will be from the desert of Zin toward the side of Edom, and your southern border will be from the end of the Salt Sea to the east;
南角要從尋的曠野, 貼著以東的邊界; 南界要從鹽海東頭起,

34:4 your boundary will turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim and will pass over to Zin, and its limits will be from the south of Kadesh Barnea; it will continue to Hazar Addar and pass over to Azmon.
繞到亞克拉濱坡的南邊, 接連到尋, 直通到加低斯‧巴尼亞的南邊, 又通到哈薩‧亞達, 接連到押們,

34:5 The boundary will turn from Azmon to the valley of Egypt, and its limits will be to the sea.
從押們轉到埃及小河, 直通到海為止.

34:6 “ ‘Your western boundary will be the Great Sea; this will be your western boundary.
“西邊要以大海為界; 這就是你們的西界.

34:7 Your northern border will be from the Great Sea; you will make a boundary from the Great Sea to Mount Hor.
“北界要從大海起, 劃到何珥山,

34:8 From Mount Hor you will make a boundary to reach Hamath; the limits of the territory will be at Zedad.
從何珥山劃到哈馬口, 通到西達達,

34:9 The boundary will go out to Ziphron, and its limits will be at Hazar Enan. This will be your boundary to the north.
又通到西斐崙, 直到哈薩‧以難. 這要作你們的北界.

34:10 “ ‘You will mark out your eastern boundary from Hazar Enan to Shepham;
“你們要從哈薩‧以難劃到示番為東界.

34:11 the boundary will go down from Shepham to Riblah from the east side of Ain, and the boundary will go down and border on the eastern side of the Sea of Kinnereth.
這界要從示番下到亞延東邊的利比拉, 又要達到基尼烈湖的東邊.

34:12 The boundary will go down to the Jordan, and its limits will be at the Salt Sea. This will be your land according to its boundaries all around.’ ”
這界要下到約旦河, 通到鹽海為止. 這四圍的邊界以內, 要作你們的地. ”

34:13 So Moses commanded the Israelites, saying, “This is the land that you will obtain as an inheritance for yourself by lot, which Yahweh commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.
摩西吩咐以色列人說: “這地就是耶和華吩咐拈鬮給九個半支派承受為業的;

34:14 For the tribe of the children of the Reubenites, the children of the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh took their inheritance according to the house of their families.
因為流便支派和迦得支派按著宗族受了產業, 瑪拿西半個支派也受了產業.

34:15 The two and a half tribes have taken their inheritance from beyond the Jordan across Jericho, east toward the sunrise.”
這兩個半支派已經在耶利哥對面,約旦河東,向日出之地受了產業. ”

34:16 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

34:17 “These are the names of the men who divide up the land for your inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
“要給你們分地為業之人的名字是祭司以利亞撒和嫩的兒子約書亞.

34:18 You will take one leader from every tribe to divide up the land for inheritance.
又要從每支派中選一個首領幫助他們.

34:19 These are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
這些人的名字: 猶大支派有耶孚尼的兒子迦勒.

34:20 of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, Samuel son of Ammihud;
西緬支派有亞米忽的兒子示母利.

34:21 of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon;
便雅憫支派有基斯倫的兒子以利達.

34:22 of the tribe of the descendants of Dan, the leader Bukki son of Jogli;
但支派有一個首領, 約利的兒子布基.

34:23 of the descendants of Joseph, the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh, the leader Hanniel son of Ephod.
約瑟的子孫瑪拿西支派有一個首領, 以弗的兒子漢聶.

34:24 Of the tribe of the descendants of Ephraim, the leader Kemuel son of Shiphtan;
以法蓮支派有一個首領, 拾弗但的兒子基母利.

34:25 of the tribe of the descendants of Zebulum, the leader Elizaphan son of Parnach;
西布倫支派有一個首領, 帕納的兒子以利撒番.

34:26 of the tribe of the descendants of Issachar, the leader Paltiel son of Azzan;
以薩迦支派有一個首領, 阿散的兒子帕鐵.

34:27 of the tribe of the descendants of Asher, the leader Ahihud son of Shelomi;
亞設支派有一個首領, 示羅米的兒子亞希忽.

34:28 of the tribe of the descendants of Naphtali, the leader Pedahel son of Ammihud.”
拿弗他利支派有一個首領, 亞米忽的兒子比大黑.

34:29 These are those whom Yahweh commanded to allot to the Israelites the land of Canaan.
這些人就是耶和華所吩咐,在迦南地把產業分給以色列人的.

Numbers - Chapter 35

35:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses on the desert plains of Moab beyond the Jordan across Jericho, saying,
耶和華在摩押平原─約旦河邊,耶利哥對面曉諭摩西說:

35:2 “Command the Israelites that they give to the Levites from the inheritance of their property cities to live in; and you will give to the Levites pastureland all around the cities.
“你吩咐以色列人, 要從所得為業的地中把些城給利未人居住, 也要把這城四圍的郊野給利未人.

35:3 The cities will be theirs to live in, and their pasturelands will be for their domestic animals, for their possessions, and their animals.
這城邑要歸他們居住, 城邑的郊野可以牧養他們的牛羊和各樣的牲畜, 又可以安置他們的財物.

35:4 “The pasturelands of the cities that you will give to the Levites will extend from the wall of the city to a distance of a thousand cubits all around.
你們給利未人的郊野, 要從城根起, 四圍往外量一千肘.

35:5 You will measure outside the city the eastern edge two thousand cubits, for the southern edge two thousand cubits, for the western edge two thousand cubits, and for the northern edge two thousand cubits, with the city in the middle; this will be for them the pasturelands of the cities.
另外東量二千肘, 南量二千肘, 西量二千肘, 北量二千肘, 為邊界, 城在當中; 這要歸他們作城邑的郊野.

35:6 “All the cities that you will give the Levites will be six cities of refuge, to which the killer can flee; in addition to them you will give forty-two cities.
你們給利未人的城邑, 其中當有六座逃城, 使誤殺人的可以逃到那裡. 此外還要給他們四十二座城.

35:7 All the cities that you will give to the Levites will be forty-eight cities, them with their pasturelands.
你們要給利未人的城, 共有四十八座, 連城帶郊野都要給他們.

35:8 And the cities that you will give from the property of the Israelites, you will take more from the larger group and less from the smaller group; each of them will give according to the portion of their inheritance according to the portion that he inherits.”
以色列人所得的地業從中要把些城邑給利未人; 人多的就多給, 人少的就少給; 各支派要按所承受為業之地把城邑給利未人. ”

35:9 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華曉諭摩西說:

35:10 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
“你吩咐以色列人說: 你們過約旦河, 進了迦南地,

35:11 you will select for yourselves cities for your cities of refuge, that a killer who has killed a person unintentionally can flee there.
就要分出幾座城, 為你們作逃城, 使誤殺人的可以逃到那裡.

35:12 The cities will be to you a refuge from a redeemer, so that the killer will not die until he stands before the community for judgment.
這些城可以作逃避報仇人的城, 使誤殺人的不至於死, 等他站在會眾面前聽審判.

35:13 The cities that you are to give will be your six cities of refuge.
你們所分出來的城, 要作六座逃城.

35:14 You will give three cities across the Jordan and three cities in the land of Canaan; they will be cities of refuge.
在約旦河東要分出三座城, 在迦南地也要分出三座城, 都作逃城.

35:15 To the Israelites, to the alien, and to the temporary resident in their midst there will be these six cities as a refuge to which anyone who unintentionally kills a person may flee.
這六座城要給以色列人和他們中間的外人, 並寄居的, 作為逃城, 使誤殺人的都可以逃到那裡.

35:16 “ ‘But if he hit him with an object of iron, so that he dies, the killer must surely be put to death.
“倘若人用鐵器打人, 以致打死, 他就是故殺人的; 故殺人的必被治死.

35:17 And if he hit him with a stone in the hand, by which he will die, and he does die, he is a killer; the killer must surely be put to death.
若用可以打死人的石頭打死了人, 他就是故殺人的; 故殺人的必被治死.

35:18 Or if he hit him with a wooden object, by which he will die, and he does die, he is a killer; the killer must surely be put to death.
若用可以打死人的木器打死了人, 他就是故殺人的; 故殺人的必被治死.

35:19 The blood avenger himself will put the killer to death; he must put him to death when meeting him.
報血仇的必親自殺那故殺人的, 一遇見就殺他.

35:20 If he shoves him in hatred, or he throws something at him with intention, and he dies,
人若因怨恨把人推倒, 或是埋伏往人身上扔物, 以致於死,

35:21 or if he hits him in hostility with his hand, and he dies, the one that struck him will put to death the killer when meeting him.
或是因仇恨用手打人, 以致於死, 那打人的必被治死. 他是故殺人的; 報血仇的一遇見就殺他.

35:22 “ ‘Or if in an instant he shoved him, not in hostility, or threw something at him without intention,
“倘若人沒有仇恨, 忽然將人推倒, 或是沒有埋伏把物扔在人身上,

35:23 or with any stone, without seeing it dropped on him so that he dies, while he was not seeking his injury,
或是沒有看見的時候用可以打死人的石頭扔在人身上, 以致於死, 本來與他無仇, 也無意害他.

35:24 then the community will judge between the striker and between the blood avenger according to these ordinances.
會眾就要照典章, 在打死人的和報血仇的中間審判.

35:25 The community will deliver the killer from the hand of the blood avenger, and the community will restore him to the city of his refuge to which he fled; and he will live there in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with holy oil.
會眾要救這誤殺人的脫離報血仇人的手, 也要使他歸入逃城. 他要住在其中, 直等到受聖膏的大祭司死了.

35:26 But if the killer surely goes out of the territory of the city of his refuge to which he fled,
但誤殺人的, 無論甚麼時候, 若出了逃城的境外,

35:27 and the blood avenger finds him outside the territory of the city of his refuge, and the blood avenger kills the killer, he will not be guilty of blood
報血仇的在逃城境外遇見他, 將他殺了, 報血仇的就沒有流血之罪.

35:28 because he must live in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest the killer will return to the land of his property.
因為誤殺人的該住在逃城裡, 等到大祭司死了. 大祭司死了以後, 誤殺人的才可以回到他所得為業之地.

35:29 These things will be as a decree of justice for you for your generations in all your dwellings.
這在你們一切的住處, 要作你們世世代代的律例典章.

35:30 “ ‘If anyone kills a person, the killer will be put to death according to the testimony of witnesses, but someone cannot die on testimony of one person.
“無論誰故殺人, 要憑幾個見證人的口把那故殺人的殺了, 只是不可憑一個見證的口叫人死.

35:31 Also, you will not take a ransom payment for the life of a killer who is guilty of death; indeed, he must surely be put to death.
故殺人,犯死罪的, 你們不可收贖價代替他的命; 他必被治死.

35:32 You will not take a ransom payment for the one that flees to the city of his refuge, so that he may return to live in the land before the death of the priest.
那逃到逃城的人, 你們不可為他收贖價, 使他在大祭司未死以先再來住在本地.

35:33 So you will not pollute the land in which you are; because blood pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is poured out on it except with the blood of the one who poured it out.
這樣, 你們就不污穢所住之地, 因為血是污穢地的; 若有在地上流人血的, 非流那殺人者的血, 那地就不得潔淨(原文是贖).

35:34 You will not defile the land on which you are living because I am living in the midst of it; I am Yahweh; I am living in the midst of the Israelites.’ ”
你們不可玷污所住之地, 就是我住在其中之地, 因為我─耶和華住在以色列人中間. ”

Numbers - Chapter 36

36:1 The leaders of the families of the clans of descendants of Gilead the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, of the clans of the descendants of Joseph came near and spoke before Moses and before the leaders of the families of the Israelites.
約瑟的後裔, 瑪拿西的孫子, 瑪吉的兒子基列, 他子孫中的諸族長來到摩西和作首領的以色列人族長面前, 說:

36:2 And they said, “Yahweh commanded my lord to give the land by lot as an inheritance to the Israelites, and my lord was commanded by Yahweh to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
“耶和華曾吩咐我主拈鬮分地給以色列人為業, 我主也受了耶和華的吩咐將我們兄弟西羅非哈的產業分給他的眾女兒.

36:3 But if they become wives to one of the sons from another tribe of the Israelites, their inheritance will disappear from the inheritance of our ancestors, and it will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; the lot of our inheritance would disappear.
她們若嫁以色列別支派的人, 就必將我們祖宗所遺留的產業加在她們丈夫支派的產業中. 這樣, 我們拈鬮所得的產業就要減少了.

36:4 When the Jubilee of the Israelites comes, it will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; and their inheritance will disappear from the tribe of our father.”
到了以色列人的禧年, 這女兒的產業就必加在她們丈夫支派的產業上. 這樣, 我們祖宗支派的產業就減少了. ”

36:5 Then Moses commanded the Israelites by the command of Yahweh, saying, “The tribe of the descendants of Joseph is right regarding what they are speaking.
摩西照耶和華的話吩咐以色列人說: “約瑟支派的人說得有理.

36:6 This is the word that Yahweh commanded the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them marry whomever they like; only they must marry from within the clan of the tribe of their father.
論到西羅非哈的眾女兒, 耶和華這樣吩咐說: 她們可以隨意嫁人, 只是要嫁同宗支派的人.

36:7 Thus an inheritance of the Israelites will not go around from tribe to tribe. Rather, the inheritance of each tribe of his father will remain with the Israelites.
這樣, 以色列人的產業就不從這支派歸到那支派, 因為以色列人要各守各祖宗支派的產業.

36:8 Every daughter who possesses an inheritance from the tribes of the Israelites will marry one of the clan of the tribe of her father, so that the Israelites will possess the inheritance of his ancestors.
凡在以色列支派中得了產業的女子必作同宗支派人的妻, 好叫以色列人各自承受他祖宗的產業.

36:9 Therefore an inheritance will not go around from one tribe to another tribe because the tribes of the Israelites will each hold to their own inheritance.’ ”
這樣, 他們的產業就不從這支派歸到那支派, 因為以色列支派的人要各守各的產業. ”

36:10 Just as Yahweh commanded to Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad did:
耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西, 西羅非哈的眾女兒就怎樣行.

36:11 Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, married the sons of their uncles.
西羅非哈的女兒瑪拉,得撒,曷拉,密迦,挪阿都嫁了他們伯叔的兒子.

36:12 They married those from the sons of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained among the tribe of the clan of their ancestors.
她們嫁入約瑟兒子,瑪拿西子孫的族中; 她們的產業仍留在同宗支派中.

36:13 These were the commands and the stipulations that Yahweh commanded by the hand of Moses to the Israelites on the desert-plateaus of Moab by the Jordan across Jericho.
這是耶和華在摩押平原─約旦河邊,耶利哥對面─藉著摩西所吩咐以色列人的命令典章.

Deuteronomy (申命記)

Deuteronomy - Chapter 1

1:1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all of Israel on the other side of the Jordan in the desert, in the desert plateau opposite Suph, between Paran and between Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth and Dizahab.
以下所記的是摩西在約旦河東的曠野,疏弗對面的亞拉巴─就是巴蘭,陀弗,拉班,哈洗錄,底撒哈中間─向以色列眾人所說的話.

1:2 It is a journey of eleven days from Herob by the way of Mount Seir up to Kadesh Barnea.
(從何烈山經過西珥山到加低斯‧巴尼亞有十一天的路程. )

1:3 And it was in the fortieth year, on the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, Moses spoke to the Israelites according to all that Yahweh had instructed him to speak to them.
出埃及第四十年十一月初一日, 摩西照耶和華藉著他所吩咐以色列人的話都曉諭他們.

1:4 This happened after defeating Sihon king of the Amorites, who was reigning in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who was reigning in Ashtaroth in Edrei.
那時, 他已經擊殺了住希實本的亞摩利王西宏和住以得來,亞斯他錄的巴珊王噩.

1:5 On the other side of the Jordan in the land of Moab Moses began to explain this law, saying:
摩西在約旦河東的摩押地講律法說:

1:6 “Yahweh our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain.
“耶和華─我們的神在何烈山曉諭我們說: 你們在這山上住的日子夠了;

1:7 Turn now and move on, and go into the hill of the Amorites and to all of the neighboring regions in the Jordan Valley in the hill country and in the Negev and in the coastal area along the sea, into the land of the Canaanites and into the Lebanon, as far as the great river Euphrates.
要起行轉到亞摩利人的山地和靠近這山地的各處, 就是亞拉巴,山地,高原,南地, 沿海一帶迦南人的地, 並黎巴嫩山又到幼發拉底大河.

1:8 Look, I have set the land before you; go and take possession of the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give it to them and to their offspring after them.’
如今我將這地擺在你們面前; 你們要進去得這地, 就是耶和華向你們列祖亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各起誓應許賜給他們和他們後裔為業之地. ”

1:9 “And I spoke to them at that time, saying, ‘I am not able to bear you alone.
“那時, 我對你們說: ‘管理你們的重任, 我獨自擔當不起.

1:10 Yahweh your God has multiplied you, and look; you are today as the stars of the heaven in number.
耶和華─你們的神使你們多起來. 看哪, 你們今日像天上的星那樣多.

1:11 Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, may he add to you as you are now a thousand times, and may he bless you just as he promised you.
惟願耶和華─你們列祖的神使你們比如今更多千倍, 照他所應許你們的話賜福與你們.

1:12 How can I bear you by myself, your burden and your load and your strife?
但你們的麻煩, 和管理你們的重任, 並你們的爭訟, 我獨自一人怎能擔當得起呢?

1:13 Choose for yourselves wise and discerning and knowledgeable men for each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.’
你們要按著各支派選舉有智慧,有見識,為眾人所認識的, 我立他們為你們的首領. ’

1:14 “And you answered me, and you said, ‘The thing you have said to do is good.’
你們回答我說: ‘照你所說的行了為妙. ’

1:15 And so I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and knowledgeable men, and then I appointed them as leaders over you as commanders of groups of thousands and commanders of groups of hundreds and commanders of groups of fifties and commanders of groups of tens as officials for your tribes.
我便將你們各支派的首領, 有智慧,為眾人所認識的, 照你們的支派, 立他們為官長,千夫長,百夫長,五十夫長,十夫長, 管理你們.

1:16 And at that time I instructed your judges, saying, ‘hear out your fellow men, and then judge fairly between a man and between his brother and between his opponent who is a resident alien.
“當時, 我囑咐你們的審判官說: ‘你們聽訟, 無論是弟兄彼此爭訟, 是與同居的外人爭訟, 都要按公義判斷.

1:17 You must not be partial in your judgment; hear out the small person as also the great person; do not be intimidated by any person, because the judgment is God’s; and the case that is too difficult for you, bring it to me, and I will hear it out.’
審判的時候, 不可看人的外貌; 聽訟不可分貴賤, 不可懼怕人, 因為審判是屬乎神的. 若有難斷的案件, 可以呈到我這裡, 我就判斷. ’

1:18 And so I instructed you at that time concerning all of the things that you should do.
那時, 我將你們所當行的事都吩咐你們了. ”

1:19 “Then we set out from Horeb, and we went through the whole of that great and terrible desert that you saw on the way to the hill country of the Amorites as Yahweh our God had commanded us, and so we came up to Kadesh Barnea.
“我們照著耶和華─我們神所吩咐的從何烈山起行, 經過你們所看見那大而可怕的曠野, 往亞摩利人的山地去, 到了加低斯‧巴尼亞.

1:20 I said to you, ‘You have reached the hill country of the Amorites that Yahweh our God is giving to us.
我對你們說: ‘你們已經到了耶和華─我們神所賜給我們的亞摩利人之山地.

1:21 See, Yahweh your God has set before you the land; go up and possess it as Yahweh the God of your ancestors said to you; do not fear and do not be dismayed.’
看哪, 耶和華─你的神已將那地擺在你面前, 你要照耶和華─你列祖的神所說的上去得那地為業; 不要懼怕, 也不要驚惶. ’

1:22 “Then all of you approached me, and you said, ‘Let us send men before us, and let them explore the land for us, and let them bring back a report to us concerning the way that we should take and concerning the cities that we shall come to.’
你們都就近我來說: ‘我們要先打發人去, 為我們窺探那地, 將我們上去該走何道, 必進何城, 都回報我們. ’

1:23 The plan was good in my opinion, and so I took from among you twelve men, one from each tribe.
這話我以為美, 就從你們中間選了十二個人, 每支派一人.

1:24 And they set out and went up into the hill country, and they went up to the wadi of Eschol, and they spied out the land.
於是他們起身上山地去, 到以實各谷, 窺探那地.

1:25 They took in their hands some of the fruit of the land, and they brought it down to us, and they brought to us back a report, and they said, ‘The land that Yahweh our God is giving to us is good.’
他們手裡拿著那地的果子下來, 到我們那裡, 回報說: ‘耶和華─我們的神所賜給我們的是美地. ’

1:26 But you were not willing to go up, and you rebelled against the command of Yahweh your God.
“你們卻不肯上去, 竟違背了耶和華─你們神的命令,

1:27 And you grumbled in your tents, and you said, ‘Because of the hatred of Yahweh toward us he has brought us out from the land of Egypt to give us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.
在帳棚內發怨言說: ‘耶和華因為恨我們, 所以將我們從埃及地領出來, 要交在亞摩利人手中, 除滅我們.

1:28 Where can we go up? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying, “The people are greater and taller than we are, and there are great fortified cities reaching up to heaven, and we saw the sons of the Anakites living there.” ’
我們上哪裡去呢? 我們的弟兄使我們的心消化, 說那地的民比我們又大又高, 城邑又廣大又堅固, 高得頂天, 並且我們在那裡看見亞衲族的人. ’

1:29 “And so I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified, and do not fear them.
我就對你們說: ‘不要驚恐, 也不要怕他們.

1:30 Yahweh your God, who is going before you, will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
在你們前面行的耶和華─你們的神必為你們爭戰, 正如他在埃及和曠野, 在你們眼前所行的一樣.

1:31 and just as he did in the wilderness when you saw that Yahweh your God carried you, just as someone carries his son, all along the way that you traveled until you reached this place.’
你們在曠野所行的路上, 也曾見耶和華─你們的神撫養你們, 如同人撫養兒子一般, 直等你們來到這地方. ’

1:32 But through all of this you did not trust in Yahweh your God,
你們在這事上卻不信耶和華─你們的神.

1:33 who goes before you on your way, seeking a place for your encampment, in fire at night and in a cloud by day, to show you the way that you should go.
他在路上, 在你們前面行, 為你們找安營的地方; 夜間在火柱裡, 日間在雲柱裡, 指示你們所當行的路. ”

1:34 “Then Yahweh heard the sound of your words, and he was angry, and he swore, saying,
“耶和華聽見你們這話, 就發怒, 起誓說:

1:35 ‘No one of these men of this evil generation will see the good land that I swore to give to your ancestors,
‘這惡世代的人, 連一個也不得見我起誓應許賜給你們列祖的美地;

1:36 except Caleb, the son of Jephunneh; he himself shall see it, and to him I will give the land upon which he has trodden and to his sons because he followed Yahweh unreservedly.’
惟有耶孚尼的兒子迦勒必得看見, 並且我要將他所踏過的地賜給他和他的子孫, 因為他專心跟從我. ’

1:37 Even with me Yahweh was angry because of you, saying, ‘Not even you shall enter there.
耶和華為你們的緣故也向我發怒, 說: ‘你必不得進入那地.

1:38 Joshua, the son of Nun, your assistant, will go there; encourage him because he will cause Israel to inherit it.
伺候你,嫩的兒子約書亞, 他必得進入那地; 你要勉勵他, 因為他要使以色列人承受那地為業.

1:39 And your little children, who you thought shall become plunder, and your sons, who do not today know good or bad, shall themselves go there, and I will give it to them, and they shall take possession of it.
並且你們的婦人孩子, 就是你們所說,必被擄掠的, 和今日不知善惡的兒女, 必進入那地. 我要將那地賜給他們, 他們必得為業.

1:40 But you turn and set out in the direction of the wilderness by way of the Red Sea.’
至於你們, 要轉回, 從紅海的路往曠野去. ’

1:41 “You replied and said to me, ‘We have sinned against Yahweh, and now we will go up and fight according to all that Yahweh our God commanded us’; and so each man fastened on his battle gear, and you regarded it as easy to go up into the hill country.
“那時, 你們回答我說: ‘我們得罪了耶和華, 情願照耶和華─我們神一切所吩咐的上去爭戰. ’於是你們各人帶著兵器, 爭先上山地去了.

1:42 So Yahweh said to me, ‘Say to them, “You shall not go up, and you shall not fight because I am not in your midst; you will be defeated before your enemies.” ’
耶和華吩咐我說: ‘你對他們說: 不要上去, 也不要爭戰; 因我不在你們中間, 恐怕你們被仇敵殺敗了. ’

1:43 So I spoke to you, but you did not listen; you rebelled against the command of Yahweh; you behaved presumptuously, and you went up into the hill country.
我就告訴了你們, 你們卻不聽從, 竟違背耶和華的命令, 擅自上山地去了.

1:44 The Amorites living in the hill country went out to oppose you and chased you as a swarm of wild honey bees do; and so they beat you down in Seir as far as Hormah.
住那山地的亞摩利人就出來攻擊你們, 追趕你們, 如蜂擁一般, 在西珥殺退你們, 直到何珥瑪.

1:45 So you returned and wept before Yahweh; but Yahweh did not listen to your voice and did not pay any attention to you.
你們便回來, 在耶和華面前哭號; 耶和華卻不聽你們的聲音, 也不向你們側耳.

1:46 You stayed in Kadesh many days; such were the days that you stayed there.
於是你們在加低斯住了許多日子. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 2

2:1 “Then we turned and set out toward the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea, as Yahweh told me, and we went around Mount Seir for many days.
“此後, 我們轉回, 從紅海的路往曠野去, 是照耶和華所吩咐我的. 我們在西珥山繞行了許多日子.

2:2 Yahweh spoke to me, saying,
耶和華對我說:

2:3 ‘Long enough you have been skirting this mountain; turn yourselves north,
‘你們繞行這山的日子夠了, 要轉向北去.

2:4 and instruct the people, saying, “You are about to cross through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who are living in Seir; they will be afraid of you, and so be very careful.
你吩咐百姓說: 你們弟兄以掃的子孫住在西珥, 你們要經過他們的境界. 他們必懼怕你們, 所以你們要分外謹慎.

2:5 Do not get involved in battle with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a foot’s breadth of it; since I have given Mount Seir as a possession for Esau.
不可與他們爭戰; 他們的地, 連腳掌可踏之處, 我都不給你們, 因我已將西珥山賜給以掃為業.

2:6 You shall buy food from them so that you may eat; and also you shall purchase water from them with money so that you may drink.
你們要用錢向他們買糧吃, 也要用錢向他們買水喝.

2:7 The fact of the matter is, Yahweh your God has blessed you in all the work you have done; he knows your travels with respect to this great wilderness; forty years Yahweh your God has been with you; you have not lacked a thing.” ’
因為耶和華─你的神在你手裡所辦的一切事上已賜福與你. 你走這大曠野, 他都知道了. 這四十年, 耶和華─你的神常與你同在, 故此你一無所缺. ’

2:8 And so we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, past the road of the Arabah, from Elath and Ezion Geber, and we turned and traveled along the route of the desert of Moab.
“於是, 我們離了我們弟兄以掃子孫所住的西珥, 從亞拉巴的路, 經過以拉他,以旬‧迦別, 轉向摩押曠野的路去.

2:9 And Yahweh said to me, ‘You shall not attack Moab, and you shall not engage in war with them, for I will not give you any of his land as a possession; I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.’
耶和華吩咐我說: ‘不可擾害摩押人, 也不可與他們爭戰. 他們的地, 我不賜給你為業, 因我已將亞珥賜給羅得的子孫為業. ’

2:10 (The Emim previously lived in it, a people large, numerous, and tall, like the Anakites.
(先前, 有以米人住在那裡, 民數眾多, 身體高大, 像亞衲人一樣.

2:11 They were reckoned also as Rephaim as the Anakites were; but the Moabites called them Emim.
這以米人像亞衲人; 也算為利乏音人; 摩押人稱他們為以米人.

2:12 The Horites previously lived in Seir, but the descendants of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from among themselves, as Israel did with respect to the land of their possession that Yahweh gave to them.)
先前, 何利人也住在西珥, 但以掃的子孫將他們除滅, 得了他們的地, 接著居住, 就如以色列在耶和華賜給他為業之地所行的一樣. )

2:13 So now arise and cross over the wadi of Zered yourselves; and so we crossed the wadi of Zered.
現在, 起來過撒烈溪! 於是我們過了撒烈溪.

2:14 Now the length of time that we had traveled from Kadesh Barnea until the time when we crossed the wadi of Zered was thirty-eight years, until the perishing of all of that generation; that is, the men of war from the midst of the camp as Yahweh had sworn to them.
自從離開加低斯‧巴尼亞, 到過了撒烈溪的時候, 共有三十八年, 等那世代的兵丁都從營中滅盡, 正如耶和華向他們所起的誓.

2:15 The hand of Yahweh was against them to root them out from the midst of the camp until they perished completely.
耶和華的手也攻擊他們, 將他們從營中除滅, 直到滅盡.

2:16 “And then when all the men of war had died from among the people,
“兵丁從民中都滅盡死亡以後,

2:17 Yahweh spoke to me, saying,
耶和華吩咐我說:

2:18 ‘You are about to cross over the boundary of Moab today at Ar.
‘你今天要從摩押的境界亞珥經過,

2:19 When you approach the border of the Ammonites, you shall not harass them, and you shall not get involved in battle with them, for I have not given the land of the Ammonites to you as a possession; because I have given it to the descendants of Lot as a possession.
走近亞捫人之地, 不可擾害他們, 也不可與他們爭戰. 亞捫人的地, 我不賜給你們為業, 因我已將那地賜給羅得的子孫為業. ’

2:20 (It is also considered the land of Rephaim; Rephaim lived in it previously, and the Ammonites called them Zamzummim,
(那地也算為利乏音人之地, 先前利乏音人住在那裡, 亞捫人稱他們為散送冥.

2:21 a people great and numerous and as tall as the Anakites; Yahweh destroyed them from before them, and they dispossessed them and settled in place of them,
那民眾多, 身體高大, 像亞衲人一樣, 但耶和華從亞捫人面前除滅他們, 亞捫人就得了他們的地, 接著居住.

2:22 just as he did for the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from before them and dispossessed them, and then they settled in their place up to this day.
正如耶和華從前為住西珥的以掃子孫將何利人從他們面前除滅,他們得了何利人的地,接著居住一樣, 直到今日.

2:23 And also the Avvites, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, and the Caphtorim, who came out from Caphtor, destroyed them and then settled in their place.
從迦斐託出來的迦斐託人將先前住在鄉村直到迦薩的亞衛人除滅, 接著居住. )

2:24 Arise, set out and cross over the wadi of Arnon. Look! I have given Sihon the Amorite, the king of Heshbon, and his land into your hand; begin to take possession of it, and engage with him in battle.
你們起來前往, 過亞嫩谷; 我已將亞摩利人希實本王西宏和他的地交在你手中, 你要與他爭戰, 得他的地為業.

2:25 This day I will begin to place the dread of you and the fear of you before the peoples under all the heavens. They will hear the report about you, and so they will shake and tremble because of you.’
從今日起, 我要使天下萬民聽見你的名聲都驚恐懼怕, 且因你發顫傷慟. ”

2:26 “So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon; I sent terms of peace, saying,
“我從基底莫的曠野差遣使者去見希實本王西宏, 用和睦的話說:

2:27 ‘Let me cross through your land and only along the road I will go; I will not turn aside to the right or to the left.
‘求你容我從你的地經過, 只走大道, 不偏左右.

2:28 Food for money you shall sell me, so that I may eat, and water for money you will give to me, so that I may drink; just let me cross on foot.
你可以賣糧給我吃, 也可以賣水給我喝, 只要容我步行過去,

2:29 Just as the descendants of Esau did for me, who live in Seir, and the Moabites, who live in Ar, until I cross the Jordan into the land that Yahweh our God is giving to us.’
就如住西珥的以掃子孫和住亞珥的摩押人待我一樣, 等我過了約旦河, 好進入耶和華─我們神所賜給我們的地. ’

2:30 But Sihon king of Heshbon was not willing to let us cross through his territory because Yahweh your God hardened his spirit and made him obstinate in order to give him into your hand, just as he has now done.
但希實本王西宏不容我們從他那裡經過; 因為耶和華─你的神使他心中剛硬, 性情頑梗, 為要將他交在你手中, 像今日一樣.

2:31 Yahweh said to me, ‘Look! I have begun to give over to you Sihon and his land; begin to take possession of his land.’
耶和華對我說: ‘從此起首, 我要將西宏和他的地交給你; 你要得他的地為業. ’

2:32 Then Sihon and all his people came out to meet us for battle at Jahaz.
那時, 西宏和他的眾民出來攻擊我們, 在雅雜與我們交戰.

2:33 And so Yahweh our God gave him over to us, and we struck him down, and his sons and all of his people.
耶和華─我們的神將他交給我們, 我們就把他和他的兒子, 並他的眾民, 都擊殺了.

2:34 So we captured all of his cities at that time, and we destroyed each town of males and the women and the children; we did not leave behind a survivor.
我們奪了他的一切城邑, 將有人煙的各城, 連女人帶孩子, 盡都毀滅, 沒有留下一個.

2:35 We took only the livestock as spoil for ourselves, and also the booty of the cities that we had captured.
惟有牲畜和所奪的各城, 並其中的財物, 都取為自己的掠物.

2:36 From Aroer, which is on the edge of the wadi of Arnon and the city that was in the wadi on up to Gilead, there was not a city that was inaccessible to us; Yahweh our God gave everything to us.
從亞嫩谷邊的亞羅珥和谷中的城, 直到基列, 耶和華─我們的神都交給我們了, 沒有一座城高得使我們不能攻取的.

2:37 Only the land of the Ammonites you did not approach, all along the whole upper region of the Jabbok River and the towns of the hill country, according to all that Yahweh our God had instructed.
惟有亞捫人之地, 凡靠近雅博河的地, 並山地的城邑, 與耶和華─我們神所禁止我們去的地方, 都沒有挨近. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 3

3:1 “Then we turned, and we went up the road to Bashan, and Og the king of Bashan came out to meet us, he and all of his army for the battle at Edrei.
“以後, 我們轉回, 向巴珊去. 巴珊王噩和他的眾民都出來, 在以得來與我們交戰.

3:2 And Yahweh said to me, ‘You should not fear him, for I have given him and all of his army and his land into your hand. And so you will do to him as you did to Sihon the king of the Amorites, who was reigning in Heshbon.’
耶和華對我說: ‘不要怕他! 因我已將他和他的眾民, 並他的地, 都交在你手中; 你要待他像從前待住希實本的亞摩利王西宏一樣. ’

3:3 And so Yahweh our God also gave Og the king of Bashan, and all of his army into our hand, and we struck him down until not a survivor remained to him.
於是耶和華─我們的神也將巴珊王噩和他的眾民都交在我們手中; 我們殺了他們, 沒有留下一個.

3:4 And we captured all of his towns at that time; there was not a city that we did not take from them.
那時, 我們奪了他所有的城, 共有六十座, 沒有一座城不被我們所奪. 這為亞珥歌伯的全境, 就是巴珊地噩王的國.

3:5 All of these were fortified towns with high walls, gates, and bars, apart from very many of the villages of the open country.
這些城都有堅固的高牆, 有門有閂. 此外還有許多無城牆的鄉村.

3:6 And so we destroyed them just as we had done to Sihon the king of Heshbon; we destroyed utterly each town of males, the women, and the little children.
我們將這些都毀滅了, 像從前待希實本王西宏一樣, 把有人煙的各城, 連女人帶孩子, 盡都毀滅;

3:7 But all of the livestock and the booty of the towns we kept as spoil for ourselves.
惟有一切牲畜和城中的財物都取為自己的掠物.

3:8 “And so we took at that time the land from the control of the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan, from the wadi of Arnon up to Mount Hermon.
那時, 我們從約旦河東兩個亞摩利王的手將亞嫩谷直到黑門山之地奪過來

3:9 (The Sidonians called Hermon ‘Sirion,’ and the Amorites called it ‘Senir.’)
(這黑門山, 西頓人稱為西連, 亞摩利人稱為示尼珥),

3:10 All of the towns of the plateau and the whole of Gilead and all of Bashan up to Salecah and Edrei, the towns of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
就是奪了平原的各城,基列全地,巴珊全地, 直到撒迦和以得來, 都是巴珊王噩國內的城邑.

3:11 (For only Og, king of Bashan, was left from the remnant of the Rephaim. Indeed, his bedstead—it was a bedstead of iron. It is in Rabbah of the Ammonites. Nine cubits is its length, and four cubits is its width according to the cubit of a man.)
(利乏音人所剩下的只有巴珊王噩. 他的床是鐵的, 長九肘, 寬四肘, 都是以人肘為度. 現今豈不是在亞捫人的拉巴嗎? )”

3:12 And so we took possession of this land at that time, from Aroer, which is on the edge of the wadi of Arnon, and also half of the hill country of Gilead and its towns I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
“那時, 我們得了這地. 從亞嫩谷邊的亞羅珥起, 我將基列山地的一半, 並其中的城邑, 都給了流便人和迦得人.

3:13 And the remainder of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the whole region of Argo. All of that area of Bashan was called the land of the Rephaim.
其餘的基列地和巴珊全地, 就是噩王的國, 我給了瑪拿西半支派. 亞珥歌伯全地乃是巴珊全地; 這叫做利乏音人之地.

3:14 Jair the descendant of Manasseh acquired the whole region of Argob, up to the boundary of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and he called it, that is Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth Jair, as it still is today.
瑪拿西的子孫睚珥佔了亞珥歌伯全境, 直到基述人和瑪迦人的交界, 就按自己的名稱這巴珊地為哈倭特‧睚珥, 直到今日.

3:15 And also I gave Gilead to Makir.
我又將基列給了瑪吉.

3:16 And to the Reubenites and to the Gadites I gave, from Gilead up to the wadi of Arnon, the middle of the wadi as a boundary and up to the Jabbok River, the boundary of the Ammonites.
從基列到亞嫩谷, 以谷中為界, 直到亞捫人交界的雅博河, 我給了流便人和迦得人,

3:17 And the Jordan Valley with the Jordan River as its boundary, from Kinnereth up to the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, with the slopes of Pisgah toward the east.
又將亞拉巴和靠近約旦河之地, 從基尼烈直到亞拉巴海, 就是鹽海, 並毘斯迦山根東邊之地, 都給了他們.

3:18 “And I charged you all at that time when I said, “Yahweh has given you—to all of you—this land to possess. All the warriors shall cross over, ready to fight, before your brothers, the Israelites.
“那時, 我吩咐你們說: ‘耶和華─你們的神已將這地賜給你們為業; 你們所有的勇士都要帶著兵器, 在你們的弟兄以色列人前面過去.

3:19 Only your wives and your little children and your livestock (I know that you have much livestock) must stay in your towns that I have given you,
但你們的妻子,孩子,牲畜(我知道你們有許多的牲畜)可以住在我所賜給你們的各城裡.

3:20 until Yahweh shall give rest to your brothers as he did to you, and also they take possession of the land that Yahweh your God is giving to them beyond the Jordan; then they may return, each one to his possession that I have given to them.
等到你們弟兄在約旦河那邊, 也得耶和華─你們神所賜給他們的地, 又使他們得享平安, 與你們一樣, 你們才可以回到我所賜給你們為業之地. ’

3:21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, ‘Your eyes see all that Yahweh your God has done to these two kings; so Yahweh will do to all of the kingdoms where you are about to cross over to.
那時我吩咐約書亞說: ‘你親眼看見了耶和華─你神向這二王所行的; 耶和華也必向你所要去的各國照樣行.

3:22 You shall not fear them, for Yahweh your God is the one fighting for you.
你不要怕他們, 因那為你爭戰的是耶和華─你的神. ’”

3:23 “And I pleaded with Yahweh at that time, saying,
“那時, 我懇求耶和華說:

3:24 ‘Lord Yahweh, you have begun to show your servant your greatness and your strong hand, for what god is there in the heaven or on the earth who can do according to your works and according to your mighty deeds?
‘主耶和華啊, 你已將你的大力大能顯給僕人看. 在天上, 在地下, 有甚麼神能像你行事,像你有大能的作為呢?

3:25 Let me cross over, please, and let me see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, this good hill country and Lebanon.’
求你容我過去, 看約旦河那邊的美地, 就是那佳美的山地和黎巴嫩. ’

3:26 But Yahweh was very angry with me because of you, and he would not listen to me, and Yahweh said, ‘Enough of that from you! You shall not speak to me any longer about this matter!
但耶和華因你們的緣故向我發怒, 不應允我, 對我說: ‘罷了! 你不要向我再提這事.

3:27 Go up to the top of Pisgah and look around you toward the west, toward the north, and toward the east, and view the land with your eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.
你且上毘斯迦山頂去, 向東,西,南,北舉目觀望, 因為你必不能過這約旦河.

3:28 Now instruct Joshua and support him and encourage him because he himself will cross over before this people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.’
你卻要囑咐約書亞, 勉勵他, 使他膽壯; 因為他必在這百姓前面過去, 使他們承受你所要觀看之地. ’

3:29 So we remained in the valley opposite Beth Peor.
於是我們住在伯‧毘珥對面的谷中. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 4

4:1 “Now, Israel, listen to the rules and to the regulations that I am teaching you to do, in order that you may live and you may go in and you may take possession of the land that Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, is giving to you.
“以色列人哪, 現在我所教訓你們的律例典章, 你們要聽從遵行, 好叫你們存活, 得以進入耶和華─你們列祖之神所賜給你們的地, 承受為業.

4:2 You must not add to the word that I am commanding you, and you shall not take away from it in order to keep the commands of Yahweh your God that I am commanding you to observe.
所吩咐你們的話, 你們不可加添, 也不可刪減, 好叫你們遵守我所吩咐的, 就是耶和華─你們神的命令.

4:3 Your eyes have seen what Yahweh did with the case of Baal Peor, for each man that followed after Baal Peor Yahweh your God destroyed from your midst.
耶和華因巴力‧毘珥的事所行的, 你們親眼看見了. 凡隨從巴力‧毘珥的人, 耶和華─你們的神都從你們中間除滅了.

4:4 But you, the ones holding fast to Yahweh your God, are all alive today.
惟有你們專靠耶和華─你們神的人, 今日全都存活.

4:5 See, I now teach you rules and regulations just as Yahweh my God has commanded me, to observe them just so in the midst of the land where you are going, to take possession of it.
我照著耶和華─我神所吩咐的將律例典章教訓你們, 使你們在所要進去得為業的地上遵行.

4:6 And you must observe them diligently, for that is your wisdom and your insight before the eyes of the people, who will hear all of these rules, and they will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and discerning people.’
所以你們要謹守遵行; 這就是你們在萬民眼前的智慧,聰明. 他們聽見這一切律例, 必說: ‘這大國的人真是有智慧, 有聰明! ’

4:7 For what great nation has for it a god near to it as Yahweh our God, whenever we call upon him?
哪一大國的人有神與他們相近, 像耶和華─我們的神,在我們求告他的時候與我們相近呢?

4:8 And what other great nation has for it just rules and regulations just like this whole law that I am setting before you today?
又哪一大國有這樣公義的律例典章,像我今日在你們面前所陳明的這一切律法呢?

4:9 “However, take care for yourself and watch your inner self closely, so that you do not forget the things that your eyes have seen, so that they do not slip from your mind all the days of your life; and you shall make them known to your children and to your grandchildren.
“你只要謹慎, 殷勤保守你的心靈, 免得忘記你親眼所看見的事, 又免得你一生,這事離開你的心; 總要傳給你的子子孫孫.

4:10 Remember the day that you stood before Yahweh your God at Horeb when Yahweh said to me, ‘Summon for me the people so that I can tell them my words, that they may learn to fear me all of the days they are alive on the earth and so that they may teach their children.’
你在何烈山站在耶和華─你神面前的那日, 耶和華對我說: ‘你為我招聚百姓, 我要叫他們聽見我的話, 使他們存活在世的日子, 可以學習敬畏我, 又可以教訓兒女這樣行. ’

4:11 And so you came near, and you stood under the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire up to the heart of the heaven, dark with a very thick cloud.
那時你們近前來, 站在山下; 山上有火焰沖天, 並有昏黑,密雲,幽暗.

4:12 And Yahweh spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard a sound of words, but you did not see a form—only a voice.
耶和華從火焰中對你們說話, 你們只聽見聲音, 卻沒有看見形像.

4:13 And he declared to you his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he charged you to observe, and he wrote them on the two tablets of stone.
他將所吩咐你們當守的約指示你們, 就是十條誡, 並將這誡寫在兩塊石版上.

4:14 And Yahweh charged me at that time to teach you rules and regulations for your observation of them in the land that you are about to cross into to take possession of it.
那時耶和華又吩咐我將律例典章教訓你們, 使你們在所要過去得為業的地上遵行. ”

4:15 “So you must be very careful for yourselves, because you did not see any form on the day Yahweh spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire,
“所以, 你們要分外謹慎; 因為耶和華在何烈山,從火中對你們說話的那日, 你們沒有看見甚麼形像.

4:16 so that you do not ruin yourselves and make for yourselves a divine image in a form of any image, a replica of male or female,
惟恐你們敗壞自己, 雕刻偶像, 彷彿甚麼男像女像,

4:17 a replica of any animal that is upon the earth, a replica of any winged bird that flies in the air,
或地上走獸的像, 或空中飛鳥的像,

4:18 a replica of any creeping thing on the ground, a replica of any fish that is in the water below the earth.
或地上爬物的像, 或地底下水中魚的像.

4:19 And do this so that you do not lift your eyes toward heaven and observe the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of the heaven, and be led astray and bow down to them and serve them, things that Yahweh your God has allotted to all of the peoples under all of the heaven.
又恐怕你向天舉目觀看, 見耶和華─你的神為天下萬民所擺列的日月星, 就是天上的萬象, 自己便被勾引敬拜事奉它.

4:20 But Yahweh has taken you and brought you out from the furnace of iron, from Egypt, to be a people of inheritance to him, as it is this day.
耶和華將你們從埃及領出來, 脫離鐵爐, 要特作自己產業的子民, 像今日一樣.

4:21 “And Yahweh was angry with me because of you, and he swore that I would not cross the Jordan and that I would not go to the good land that Yahweh your God is giving you as an inheritance.
耶和華又因你們的緣故向我發怒, 起誓必不容我過約旦河, 也不容我進入耶和華─你神所賜你為業的那美地.

4:22 For I am going to die in this land; I am not going to cross the Jordan, but you are going to cross, and you are going to take possession of this good land.
我只得死在這地, 不能過約旦河; 但你們必過去得那美地.

4:23 Watch out for yourselves so that you do not forget the covenant of Yahweh your God that he had made with you and make for yourselves a divine image of the form of anything that Yahweh your God has forbidden,
你們要謹慎, 免得忘記耶和華─你們神與你們所立的約, 為自己雕刻偶像, 就是耶和華─你神所禁止你做的偶像;

4:24 for Yahweh your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
因為耶和華─你的神乃是烈火, 是忌邪的神.

4:25 “When you have had children and grandchildren and you have grown old in the land and you act corruptly and you make a divine image of the form of anything and you do evil in the eyes of Yahweh your God, thus provoking him to anger,
“你們在那地住久了, 生子生孫, 就雕刻偶像, 彷彿甚麼形像, 敗壞自己, 行耶和華─你神眼中看為惡的事, 惹他發怒.

4:26 I call to witness against you today the heaven and the earth, that you will perish soon and completely from the land that you are crossing the Jordan into it to take possession of it; you will not live long on it, but you will be completely destroyed.
我今日呼天喚地向你們作見證, 你們必在過約旦河得為業的地上速速滅盡! 你們不能在那地上長久, 必盡行除滅.

4:27 And Yahweh will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations to where Yahweh will lead you.
耶和華必使你們分散在萬民中; 在他所領你們到的萬國裡, 你們剩下的人數稀少.

4:28 And you will there serve gods made by human hands, of wood and stone, gods that cannot see and cannot hear and cannot eat and cannot smell.
在那裡, 你們必事奉人手所造的神, 就是用木石造成,不能看,不能聽,不能吃,不能聞的神.

4:29 But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God and will find him, if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
但你們在那裡必尋求耶和華─你的神. 你盡心盡性尋求他的時候, 就必尋見.

4:30 In your distress when all these things have found you in the latter days, then you will return to Yahweh your God, and you will listen to his voice.
日後你遭遇一切患難的時候, 你必歸回耶和華─你的神, 聽從他的話.

4:31 For Yahweh your God is a compassionate God; he will not abandon you, and he will not destroy you, and he will not forget the covenant of your ancestors that he swore to them.
耶和華─你神原是有憐憫的神; 他總不撇下你, 不滅絕你, 也不忘記他起誓與你列祖所立的約.

4:32 “Yes, ask, please, about former days that preceded you from the day that God created humankind on the earth; ask even from one end of the heaven up to the other end of heaven whether anything ever happened like this great thing or whether anything like it was ever heard.
“你且考察在你以前的世代, 自神造人在世以來, 從天這邊到天那邊, 曾有何民聽見神在火中說話的聲音, 像你聽見還能存活呢? 這樣的大事何曾有,何曾聽見呢?

4:33 Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, just as you heard it, and lived?
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4:34 Or has a god ever attempted to go to take for himself a nation from the midst of a nation, using trials and signs and wonders and war, with an outstretched arm and with great and awesome deeds, like all that Yahweh your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
神何曾從別的國中將一國的人民領出來, 用試驗,神蹟,奇事,爭戰,大能的手, 和伸出來的膀臂, 並大可畏的事, 像耶和華─你們的神在埃及, 在你們眼前為你們所行的一切事呢?

4:35 You yourselves were shown this wonder in order for you to acknowledge that Yahweh is the God; there is no other God besides him.
這是顯給你看, 要使你知道, 惟有耶和華─他是神, 除他以外, 再無別神.

4:36 From heaven he made you hear his voice to teach you, and on the earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from the midst of the fire.
他從天上使你聽見他的聲音, 為要教訓你, 又在地上使你看見他的烈火, 並且聽見他從火中所說的話.

4:37 And because he loved your ancestors he chose their descendants after them. And he brought you forth from Egypt with his own presence, by his great strength,
因他愛你的列祖, 所以揀選他們的後裔, 用大能親自領你出了埃及,

4:38 to drive out nations greater and more numerous than you from before you, to bring you and to give to you their land as an inheritance, as it is this day.
要將比你強大的國民從你面前趕出, 領你進去, 將他們的地賜你為業, 像今日一樣.

4:39 So you shall acknowledge today, and you must call to mind that Yahweh is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath. There is no other God.
所以, 今日你要知道, 也要記在心上, 天上地下惟有耶和華他是神, 除他以外, 再無別神.

4:40 And you shall keep his rules and his commandments that I am commanding you today, so that it may go well for you and for your children after you, and so that you may remain a long time on the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you during all of those days.”
我今日將他的律例誡命曉諭你, 你要遵守, 使你和你的子孫可以得福, 並使你的日子在耶和華─你神所賜的地上得以長久. ”

4:41 Then Moses set apart three cities on the other side of the Jordan, toward the east,
“那時, 摩西在約旦河東, 向日出之地, 分定三座城,

4:42 in order for a manslayer to flee there who has killed his neighbor without intent and was not hating him previously, and so he could flee to one of these cities and be safe.
使那素無仇恨,無心殺了人的, 可以逃到這三城之中的一座城, 就得存活:

4:43 He set apart Bezer in the wilderness in the land of the plateau of the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead of the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan of the Manassites.
為流便人分定曠野平原的比悉; 為迦得人分定基列的拉末; 為瑪拿西人分定巴珊的哥蘭. ”

4:44 Now this is the law that Moses set before the Israelites;
摩西在以色列人面前所陳明的律法─

4:45 these are the legal provisions and the rules and the regulations that Moses spoke to the Israelites when they left Egypt,
就是摩西在以色列人出埃及後所傳給他們的法度,律例,典章;

4:46 beyond the Jordan in the valley opposite Beth Peor in the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who was reigning in Heshbon and whom Moses and the Israelites defeated when they came out of Egypt.
在約旦河東伯‧毘珥對面的谷中, 在住希實本,亞摩利王西宏之地; 這西宏是摩西和以色列人出埃及後所擊殺的.

4:47 And so they took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, eastward,
他們得了他的地, 又得了巴珊王噩的地, 就是兩個亞摩利王, 在約旦河東向日出之地.

4:48 from Aroer, which is on the bank of the wadi of Arnon and as far as Mount Sirion; that is, Hermon,
從亞嫩谷邊的亞羅珥, 直到西雲山, 就是黑門山.

4:49 and all of the Arabah beyond the Jordan, eastward, and as far as the Sea of the Arabah under the slopes of Pisgah.
還有約旦河東的全亞拉巴, 直到亞拉巴海, 靠近毘斯迦山根.

Deuteronomy - Chapter 5

5:1 And then Moses summoned all of Israel and said to them, “Hear, Israel, the rules and the regulations that I am speaking in your ears today, and you shall learn them, and you must observe them diligently.
摩西將以色列眾人召了來, 對他們說: “以色列人哪, 我今日曉諭你們的律例典章, 你們要聽, 可以學習, 謹守遵行.

5:2 Yahweh our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.
耶和華─我們的神在何烈山與我們立約.

5:3 It was not with our ancestors that Yahweh made this covenant, but with these of us who are here alive today.
這約不是與我們列祖立的, 乃是與我們今日在這裡存活之人立的.

5:4 Face to face Yahweh spoke with you at the mountain from the midst of the fire.
耶和華在山上, 從火中, 面對面與你們說話─

5:5 I was standing between Yahweh and you at that time to report to you the word of Yahweh, for you were afraid because of the presence of the fire, and so you did not go up the mountain. He said,
那時我站在耶和華和你們中間, 要將耶和華的話傳給你們; 因為你們懼怕那火, 沒有上山─說:

5:6 ‘I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
“‘我是耶和華─你的神, 曾將你從埃及地為奴之家領出來.

5:7 There shall not be for you other gods besides me.
“‘除了我以外, 你不可有別的神.

5:8 ‘You shall not make for yourself a divine image of any type of form that is in the heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth.
“‘不可為自己雕刻偶像, 也不可做甚麼形像, 彷彿上天,下地和地底下,水中的百物.

5:9 ‘You shall not bow down to them, and you shall not serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, punishing the guilt of fathers upon their children and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of those hating me,
不可跪拜那些像, 也不可事奉它, 因為我耶和華─你的神是忌邪的神. 恨我的, 我必追討他的罪, 自父及子, 直到三,四代;

5:10 but showing loyal love to thousands of those who love me and of those who keep my commandments.
愛我,守我誡命的, 我必向他們發慈愛, 直到千代.

5:11 ‘You shall not take up the name of Yahweh your God for a worthless purpose, for Yahweh will not leave unpunished anyone who uses his name for a worthless purpose.
“‘不可妄稱耶和華─你神的名; 因為妄稱耶和華名的, 耶和華必不以他為無罪.

5:12 ‘Observe the Sabbath day to make it holy, just as Yahweh your God has commanded you.
“‘當照耶和華─你神所吩咐的守安息日為聖日.

5:13 Six days you shall work, and you shall do all of your work,
六日要勞碌做你一切的工,

5:14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath unto Yahweh your God; you shall not do any work, or your son, or your daughter, or your slave, or your slave woman, or your ox, or your donkey, or any of your domestic animals, or your resident alien who is in your towns, so that your slave and your slave woman may rest as you rest.
但第七日是向耶和華─你神當守的安息日. 這一日, 你和你的兒女,僕婢,牛,驢,牲畜, 並在你城裡寄居的客旅, 無論何工都不可做, 使你的僕婢可以和你一樣安息.

5:15 And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God brought you out with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm; therefore, Yahweh your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath.
你也要記念你在埃及地作過奴僕; 耶和華─你神用大能的手和伸出來的膀臂將你從那裡領出來. 因此, 耶和華─你的神吩咐你守安息日.

5:16 ‘Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you, so that it will be good for you in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you.
“‘當照耶和華─你神所吩咐的孝敬父母, 使你得福, 並使你的日子在耶和華─你神所賜你的地上得以長久.

5:17 ‘You shall not murder.
“‘不可殺人.

5:18 ‘And you shall not commit adultery.
“‘不可姦淫.

5:19 ‘And you shall not steal.
“‘不可偷盜.

5:20 ‘And you shall not falsely bear evidence against your neighbor.
“‘不可作假見證陷害人.

5:21 ‘And you shall not covet the wife of your neighbor, and you shall not crave the house of your neighbor, his field or his slave or his slave woman or his ox and his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.’
“‘不可貪戀人的妻子; 也不可貪圖人的房屋,田地,僕婢,牛,驢, 並他一切所有的. ’

5:22 “These words Yahweh spoke to your whole assembly at the mountain from the midst of the fire and the very thick cloud with a loud voice, and he did not add anything, and then he wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
“這些話是耶和華在山上, 從火中,雲中,幽暗中, 大聲曉諭你們全會眾的; 此外並沒有添別的話. 他就把這話寫在兩塊石版上, 交給我了. ”

5:23 And then when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, and as the mountain was burning with fire, and and all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me,
“那時, 火焰燒山, 你們聽見從黑暗中出來的聲音; 你們支派中所有的首領和長老都來就近我,

5:24 you said, ‘Look, Yahweh our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice from the midst of the fire; this day we have seen that God can speak with a human being, yet he remains alive.
說: ‘看哪, 耶和華─我們神將他的榮光和他的大能顯給我們看, 我們又聽見他的聲音從火中出來. 今日我們得見神與人說話, 人還存活.

5:25 And so then why shall we die, for this great fire will consume us if we continue to hear the voice of Yahweh our God any longer, and so we shall die?
現在這大火將要燒滅我們, 我們何必冒死呢? 若再聽見耶和華─我們神的聲音就必死亡.

5:26 For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire as we have heard it and remained alive?
凡屬血氣的, 曾有何人聽見永生神的聲音從火中出來, 像我們聽見還能存活呢?

5:27 You go near and hear everything that Yahweh our God will say; and then you tell us all that Yahweh our God tells you, and we will listen, and we will do it.’
求你近前去, 聽耶和華─我們神所要說的一切話, 將他對你說的話都傳給我們, 我們就聽從遵行. ’

5:28 “And Yahweh heard the sound of your words when you spoke to me, and Yahweh said to me, ‘I have heard the sound of the words of this people that they have spoken to you; they are right with respect to all that they have spoken.
“你們對我說的話, 耶和華都聽見了. 耶和華對我說: ‘這百姓的話, 我聽見了; 他們所說的都是.

5:29 If only they had such a mind’; that is, to fear me and to keep all my commandments at all times, so that it will go well for them and for their children forever.
惟願他們存這樣的心敬畏我, 常遵守我的一切誡命, 使他們和他們的子孫永遠得福.

5:30 Go! Say to them, “Return to your tents.”
你去對他們說: 你們回帳棚去吧!

5:31 But you stand here with me, and let me tell you all of the commandments and the rules and the regulations that you shall teach them, so that they may do them in the land that I am giving to them to take possession of it.’
至於你, 可以站在我這裡, 我要將一切誡命,律例,典章傳給你; 你要教訓他們, 使他們在我賜他們為業的地上遵行. ’

5:32 “So you must be careful to do just as Yahweh your God commanded you; you shall not turn to the right or to the left.
所以, 你們要照耶和華─你們神所吩咐的謹守遵行, 不可偏離左右.

5:33 In exactly the path that Yahweh your God has commanded, you must go, so that you may live and it will go well for you and you may live long in the land that you will take possession of.”
耶和華─你們神所吩咐你們行的, 你們都要去行, 使你們可以存活得福, 並使你們的日子在所要承受的地上得以長久. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 6

6:1 “Now this is the commandment, the rules and the regulations, that Yahweh your God charged to teach to you for you to observe in the land that you are about to cross over into to take possession of it,
“這是耶和華─你們神所吩咐教訓你們的誡命,律例,典章, 使你們在所要過去得為業的地上遵行,

6:2 so that you may revere Yahweh your God by keeping all his statutes and his commandments that I am commanding you, you and your children and grandchildren, all the days of your life and so you may live long lives.
好叫你和你子子孫孫一生敬畏耶和華─你的神, 謹守他的一切律例誡命, 就是我所吩咐你的, 使你的日子得以長久.

6:3 And you shall hear, Israel, and be careful to observe these instructions, so that it may go well for you and that you may multiply greatly, just as Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, promised you, in a land with milk and honey.
以色列啊, 你要聽, 要謹守遵行, 使你可以在那流奶與蜜之地得以享福, 人數極其增多, 正如耶和華─你列祖的神所應許你的.

6:4 “Hear, Israel, Yahweh our God, Yahweh is unique.
“以色列啊, 你要聽! 耶和華─我們神是獨一的主.

6:5 And you shall love Yahweh your God with all of your heart and with all of your soul and with all of your might.
你要盡心,盡性,盡力愛耶和華─你的神.

6:6 And these words that I am commanding you today shall be on your heart.
我今日所吩咐你的話都要記在心上,

6:7 And you shall recite them to your children, and you shall talk about them at the time of your living in your house and at the time of your going on the road and at the time of your lying down and at the time of your rising up.
也要殷勤教訓你的兒女. 無論你坐在家裡, 行在路上, 躺下, 起來, 都要談論.

6:8 And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as an emblem between your eyes.
也要繫在手上為記號, 戴在額上為經文;

6:9 And you shall write them on the doorframe of your house and on your gates.
又要寫在你房屋的門框上, 並你的城門上. ”

6:10 “And then it will happen that when Yahweh your God will bring you to the land that he swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to you large and fine cities that you did not build,
“耶和華─你的神領你進他向你列祖亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各起誓應許給你的地. 那裡有城邑, 又大又美, 非你所建造的;

6:11 and houses full of all sorts of good things that you did not fill, and hewn cisterns that you did not hew, vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant, and you have eaten your fill,
有房屋, 裝滿各樣美物, 非你所裝滿的; 有鑿成的水井, 非你所鑿成的; 還有葡萄園,橄欖園, 非你所栽種的; 你吃了而且飽足.

6:12 then take care for yourself, so that you do not forget Yahweh, who brought you out from the land of Egypt from the house of slavery.
那時你要謹慎, 免得你忘記將你從埃及地,為奴之家領出來的耶和華.

6:13 “You shall fear Yahweh your God, and you shall serve him, and by his name you shall swear.
你要敬畏耶和華─你的神, 事奉他, 指著他的名起誓.

6:14 You shall not go after other gods from the gods of the peoples who are all around you,
不可隨從別神, 就是你們四圍國民的神;

6:15 for Yahweh your God is a jealous god in your midst, so that the anger of Yahweh your God would be kindled, and he would destroy you from the face of the earth.
因為在你們中間的耶和華─你神是忌邪的神, 惟恐耶和華─你神的怒氣向你發作, 就把你從地上除滅.

6:16 You shall not put Yahweh your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.
“你們不可試探耶和華─你們的神, 像你們在瑪撒那樣試探他.

6:17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God and his legal provisions and his rules that he has commanded you.
要留意遵守耶和華─你們神所吩咐的誡命,法度,律例.

6:18 And you shall do what is right and good in the eyes of Yahweh, so that it shall go well for you and so that you may go and you may take possession of the good land that Yahweh swore for your ancestors,
耶和華眼中看為正,看為善的, 你都要遵行, 使你可以享福, 並可以進去得耶和華向你列祖起誓應許的那美地,

6:19 by driving out all of your enemies before you, just as Yahweh has promised.
照耶和華所說的, 從你面前攆出你的一切仇敵.

6:20 “When your child asks you in the future, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the legal provisions and the rules and the regulations that Yahweh our God commanded for you?’
“日後, 你的兒子問你說: ‘耶和華─我們神吩咐你們的這些法度,律例,典章是甚麼意思呢? ’

6:21 Then you shall say to your child, ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and Yahweh brought us out from Egypt with a strong hand.
你就告訴你的兒子說: ‘我們在埃及作過法老的奴僕; 耶和華用大能的手將我們從埃及領出來,

6:22 And Yahweh gave great and awesome signs and wonders in Egypt against Pharaoh and against his entire household in our presence.
在我們眼前, 將重大可怕的神蹟奇事施行在埃及地和法老並他全家的身上,

6:23 But he brought us out from there in order to bring us here to give us the land that he swore to our ancestors.
將我們從那裡領出來, 要領我們進入他向我們列祖起誓應許之地, 把這地賜給我們.

6:24 And so Yahweh commanded us to observe all of these rules and to revere Yahweh our God for our benefit all the days that we live, as it is today.
耶和華又吩咐我們遵行這一切律例, 要敬畏耶和華─我們的神, 使我們常得好處, 蒙他保全我們的生命, 像今日一樣.

6:25 And it shall be righteousness for us if we diligently observe and do all of this commandment before Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us.’
我們若照耶和華─我們神所吩咐的一切誡命謹守遵行, 這就是我們的義了. ’”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 7

7:1 “When Yahweh your God brings you into the land that you are about to enter into it to take possession of it, and he drives out many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations mightier and more numerous than you,
“耶和華─你神領你進入要得為業之地, 從你面前趕出許多國民, 就是赫人,革迦撒人,亞摩利人,迦南人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人, 共七國的民, 都比你強大.

7:2 and Yahweh your God will give them over to you and you defeat them, you must utterly destroy them; you shall not make a covenant with them, and you shall not show mercy to them.
耶和華─你神將他們交給你擊殺, 那時你要把他們滅絕淨盡, 不可與他們立約, 也不可憐恤他們.

7:3 And you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughter to their son; and you shall not take his daughter for your son.
不可與他們結親. 不可將你的女兒嫁他們的兒子, 也不可叫你的兒子娶他們的女兒;

7:4 For their sons and daughters will cause your son to turn away from following me, and so they will serve other gods, and the anger of Yahweh would be kindled against you, and he would quickly destroy you.
因為他必使你兒子轉離不跟從主, 去事奉別神, 以致耶和華的怒氣向你們發作, 就速速地將你們滅絕.

7:5 But this is what you must do to them: you shall break down their altars, and their stone pillars you shall smash, and their Asherah poles you shall hew down, and you shall burn their idols with fire.
你們卻要這樣待他們: 拆毀他們的祭壇, 打碎他們的柱像, 砍下他們的木偶, 用火焚燒他們雕刻的偶像.

7:6 For you are a holy people for Yahweh your God; Yahweh your God has chosen you to be for him a people, a treasured possession from among all the peoples that are on the face of the earth.
因為你歸耶和華─你神為聖潔的民; 耶和華─你神從地上的萬民中揀選你, 特作自己的子民.

7:7 “Yahweh loved you and chose you not because of your great number exceeding all other peoples, for you are fewer than all of the peoples,
“耶和華專愛你們, 揀選你們, 並非因你們的人數多於別民, 原來你們的人數在萬民中是最少的.

7:8 but because of the love of Yahweh for you and because of his keeping of the sworn oath that he swore to your ancestors, Yahweh brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.
只因耶和華愛你們, 又因要守他向你們列祖所起的誓, 就用大能的手領你們出來, 從為奴之家救贖你們脫離埃及王法老的手.

7:9 So know that Yahweh your God, he is God, the trustworthy God, maintaining his covenant and his loyal love with those who love him and with those who keep his commandments to a thousand generations,
所以, 你要知道耶和華─你的神, 他是神, 是信實的神; 向愛他,守他誡命的人守約, 施慈愛, 直到千代;

7:10 but repaying those who hate him in their own person to destroy them; he is not slow with those who hate him in their own person; he repays them.
向恨他的人當面報應他們, 將他們滅絕. 凡恨他的人必報應他們, 決不遲延.

7:11 And so you shall keep the commandment and the rules and the regulations that I am commanding you today to observe them.
所以, 你要謹守遵行我今日所吩咐你的誡命,律例,典章. ”

7:12 “And then because you listen to these regulations and you diligently keep and you do them, then Yahweh your God will maintain his covenant and his loyal love that he swore to your ancestors.
“你們果然聽從這些典章, 謹守遵行, 耶和華─你神就必照他向你列祖所起的誓守約, 施慈愛.

7:13 And he will love you, and he will bless you, and he will multiply you, and he will bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your soil, your grain, your wine, and your olive oil, and newborn calves of your cattle, and the newborn lambs of your flocks in the land that he swore to your ancestors to give you.
他必愛你, 賜福與你, 使你人數增多, 也必在他向你列祖起誓應許給你的地上賜福與你身所生的, 地所產的, 並你的五穀,新酒, 和油, 以及牛犢,羊羔.

7:14 You shall be blessed more than all of the peoples; among you there shall not be sterility and bareness, even among domestic animals.
你必蒙福勝過萬民; 你們的男女沒有不能生養的, 牲畜也沒有不能生育的.

7:15 And Yahweh will turn away from you all the illness and all the harmful diseases of Egypt that you experienced; he will not lay them on you, but he will lay them on all of those who hate you.
耶和華必使一切的病症離開你; 你所知道埃及各樣的惡疾, 他不加在你身上, 只加在一切恨你的人身上.

7:16 And you shall devour all of the peoples that Yahweh your God is giving to you; you shall not pity them, and you shall not serve their gods, which will be a snare for you.
耶和華─你神所要交給你的一切人民, 你要將他們除滅; 你眼不可顧惜他們. 你也不可事奉他們的神, 因這必成為你的網羅.

7:17 “If you think in your heart, ‘These nations are more numerous than I, so how can I dispossess them?’
“你若心裡說, 這些國的民比我更多, 我怎能趕出他們呢?

7:18 then remember you must not be afraid of them; you must well remember what Yahweh your God did to Pharaoh and to all of Egypt:
你不要懼怕他們, 要牢牢記念耶和華─你神向法老和埃及全地所行的事,

7:19 the great trials that your eyes saw and the signs and the wonders and the workings of the strong hand and the outstretched arm by which Yahweh your God brought you out; so Yahweh your God will do to all of the peoples because of whom you are in fear before them.
就是你親眼所看見的大試驗,神蹟,奇事, 和大能的手, 並伸出來的膀臂, 都是耶和華─你神領你出來所用的. 耶和華─你神必照樣待你所懼怕的一切人民.

7:20 And, moreover, Yahweh your God will send the hornets among them until both the survivors and the fugitives are destroyed before you.
並且耶和華─你神必打發黃蜂飛到他們中間, 直到那剩下而藏躲的人從你面前滅亡.

7:21 You must not be in dread from the presence of them, because Yahweh your God, who is in your midst, is a great and awesome God.
你不要因他們驚恐, 因為耶和華─你神在你們中間是大而可畏的神.

7:22 And Yahweh your God will clear away these nations from before you little by little; you will not be able to finish them off quickly, lest the wild animals multiply against you.
耶和華─你神必將這些國的民從你面前漸漸趕出; 你不可把他們速速滅盡, 恐怕野地的獸多起來害你.

7:23 But Yahweh your God will give them to you, and he will throw them into great panic until they are destroyed.
耶和華─你神必將他們交給你, 大大地擾亂他們, 直到他們滅絕了;

7:24 And he will give their kings into your hand, and you shall blot out their names from under the heaven; anyone will not be able to stand against you until you destroy them.
又要將他們的君王交在你手中, 你就使他們的名從天下消滅. 必無一人能在你面前站立得住, 直到你將他們滅絕了.

7:25 You shall burn the images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, and so you take it for yourself, so that you are not ensnared by it, for it is a detestable thing to Yahweh your God.
他們雕刻的神像, 你們要用火焚燒; 其上的金銀, 你不可貪圖, 也不可收取, 免得你因此陷入網羅; 這原是耶和華─你神所憎惡的.

7:26 And you must not bring a detestable thing into your house, or you will become a thing devoted to destruction like it; you must utterly detest it, and you must utterly abhor it, for it is an object devoted to destruction.
可憎的物, 你不可帶進家去; 不然, 你就成了當毀滅的, 與那物一樣. 你要十分厭惡, 十分憎嫌, 因為這是當毀滅的物. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 8

8:1 “All of the commandments that I am commanding you today you must diligently observe, so that you may live and multiply, and you may go and take possession of the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors.
“我今日所吩咐的一切誡命, 你們要謹守遵行, 好叫你們存活, 人數增多, 且進去得耶和華向你們列祖起誓應許的那地.

8:2 And you shall remember all of the way that Yahweh your God led you during these forty years in the desert in order to humble you and to test you to know what is in your heart, whether you would diligently keep his commandments or not.
你也要記念耶和華─你的神在曠野引導你這四十年, 是要苦煉你, 試驗你, 要知道你心內如何, 肯守他的誡命不肯.

8:3 And he humbled you and let you go hungry, and then he fed you with that which you did not know nor did your ancestors know, in order to make you know that not by bread alone but by all that goes out of the mouth of Yahweh humankind shall live.
他苦煉你, 任你飢餓, 將你和你列祖所不認識的嗎哪賜給你吃, 使你知道, 人活著不是單靠食物, 乃是靠耶和華口裡所出的一切話.

8:4 Your clothing did not wear out on you, and your feet did not swell during these forty years.
這四十年, 你的衣服沒有穿破, 你的腳也沒有腫.

8:5 And you should know with your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God is disciplining you.
你當心裡思想, 耶和華─你神管教你, 好像人管教兒子一樣.

8:6 So you must keep the commandments of Yahweh your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him.
你要謹守耶和華─你神的誡命, 遵行他的道, 敬畏他.

8:7 For Yahweh your God is bringing you to a good land with streams of water, springs and underground water, welling up in the valleys and in the hills,
因為耶和華─你神領你進入美地, 那地有河, 有泉, 有源, 從山谷中流出水來.

8:8 to a land of wheat and barley and vines and fig trees and pomegranate trees, a land of olive trees, olive oil and honey;
那地有小麥,大麥,葡萄樹,無花果樹,石榴樹,橄欖樹, 和蜜.

8:9 to a land where you may eat food in it without scarcity; you will not find anything lacking in it, a land where its stones are iron and from its mountains you can mine copper.
你在那地不缺食物, 一無所缺. 那地的石頭是鐵, 山內可以挖銅.

8:10 And you will eat, and you will be satisfied, and you will bless Yahweh your God because of the good land that he has given to you.
你吃得飽足, 就要稱頌耶和華─你的神, 因他將那美地賜給你了. ”

8:11 “Take care for yourself so that you not forget Yahweh your God by not keeping his commandments and his regulations and his statutes that I am commanding you today,
“你要謹慎, 免得忘記耶和華─你的神, 不守他的誡命,典章,律例, 就是我今日所吩咐你的;

8:12 lest when you have eaten and you are satisfied and you have built good houses and you live in them,
恐怕你吃得飽足, 建造美好的房屋居住,

8:13 and your herds and your flocks have multiplied, and you have accumulated silver and gold, and all that you have has multiplied,
你的牛羊加多, 你的金銀增添, 並你所有的全都加增,

8:14 then your heart becomes proud and you forget Yahweh your God, the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery,
你就心高氣傲, 忘記耶和華─你的神, 就是將你從埃及地為奴之家領出來的,

8:15 the one leading you in the great and terrible desert infested with dangerous snakes and scorpions and parched ground, where there is no water, and the one bringing out water for you from flint rock,
引你經過那大而可怕的曠野, 那裡有火蛇,蠍子,乾旱無水之地. 他曾為你使水從堅硬的磐石中流出來,

8:16 the one feeding you manna in the desert, food that your ancestors did not know, in order to humble you and in order to test you so that he could do good to you in the future.
又在曠野將你列祖所不認識的嗎哪賜給你吃, 是要苦煉你, 試驗你, 叫你終久享福;

8:17 And you may think in your heart, ‘My strength and the might of my hand acquired this wealth for me.’
恐怕你心裡說: ‘這貨財是我力量,我能力得來的. ’

8:18 But you must remember Yahweh your God, for he is the one giving you strength to acquire wealth in order to confirm his covenant that he swore to your ancestors as it is today.
你要記念耶和華─你的神, 因為得貨財的力量是他給你的, 為要堅定他向你列祖起誓所立的約, 像今日一樣.

8:19 And it will happen that if you indeed forget Yahweh your God and you go after other gods and you serve them and you bow down before them, I warn you today that you will surely perish.
你若忘記耶和華─你的神, 隨從別神, 事奉敬拜, 你們必定滅亡; 這是我今日警戒你們的.

8:20 As with the nations that Yahweh is destroying before you, so you shall perish because you would not obey the voice of Yahweh your God.
耶和華在你們面前怎樣使列國的民滅亡, 你們也必照樣滅亡, 因為你們不聽從耶和華─你們神的話. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 9

9:1 “Hear, Israel, you are about to cross the Jordan today to go to dispossess nations larger and more numerous than you, great cities fortified with high walls,
“以色列啊, 你當聽! 你今日要過約旦河, 進去趕出比你強大的國民, 得著廣大堅固,高得頂天的城邑.

9:2 a great and tall people, the sons of the Anakites, whom you know and of whom you have heard it said, ‘Who could stand before the sons of Anak?’
那民是亞衲族的人, 又大又高, 是你所知道的; 也曾聽見有人指著他們說: ‘誰能在亞衲族人面前站立得住呢? ’

9:3 You should know today that Yahweh your God is the one crossing ahead of you as a devouring fire; he will destroy them, and he will subdue them before you; so you will dispossess them, and you will destroy them quickly, just as Yahweh promised you.
你今日當知道, 耶和華─你的神在你前面過去, 如同烈火, 要滅絕他們, 將他們制伏在你面前. 這樣, 你就要照耶和華所說的趕出他們, 使他們速速滅亡.

9:4 “You shall not say to yourself when Yahweh your God is driving them out before you, saying, ‘Because of my righteousness Yahweh brought me to take possession of this land’; but because of the wickedness of these nations Yahweh is driving them out before you.
“耶和華─你的神將這些國民從你面前攆出以後, 你心裡不可說: ‘耶和華將我領進來得這地是因我的義. ’其實, 耶和華將他們從你面前趕出去是因他們的惡.

9:5 It is not because of your righteousness and because of the uprightness of your heart that you are coming to take possession of their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations Yahweh your God is driving them before you, and in order to confirm the promise that Yahweh swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
你進去得他們的地, 並不是因你的義, 也不是因你心裡正直, 乃是因這些國民的惡, 耶和華─你的神將他們從你面前趕出去, 又因耶和華要堅定他向你列祖亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各起誓所應許的話.

9:6 “So you should understand that it is not because of your righteousness that Yahweh your God is giving you this good land to take possession of it, because you are a stubborn people.
“你當知道, 耶和華─你神將這美地賜你為業, 並不是因你的義; 你本是硬著頸項的百姓.

9:7 Remember, do not forget, that you provoked Yahweh your God in the desert, and from the day that you went out from the land of Egypt until you came to this place you were rebelling against Yahweh.
你當記念不忘, 你在曠野怎樣惹耶和華─你神發怒. 自從你出了埃及地的那日, 直到你們來到這地方, 你們時常悖逆耶和華.

9:8 “And remember at Horeb you provoked Yahweh, and Yahweh became angry enough to destroy you.
你們在何烈山又惹耶和華發怒; 他惱怒你們, 要滅絕你們.

9:9 When I went up the mountain to receive the stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant that Yahweh made with you, and remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights, I did not eat food and I did not drink water.
我上了山, 要領受兩塊石版, 就是耶和華與你們立約的版. 那時我在山上住了四十晝夜, 沒有吃飯, 也沒有喝水.

9:10 And Yahweh gave me the two tablets of stone written with the finger of God, and on them was writing according to all the words that Yahweh spoke with you at the mountain, from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly.
耶和華把那兩塊石版交給我, 是神用指頭寫的. 版上所寫的是照耶和華在大會的日子,在山上,從火中對你們所說的一切話.

9:11 And then at the end of forty days and forty nights, Yahweh gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant.
過了四十晝夜, 耶和華把那兩塊石版, 就是約版, 交給我.

9:12 And Yahweh said to me, ‘Come now, go down quickly from this mountain because your people behave corruptly whom you brought out from Egypt, for they turned quickly from the way that I commanded them to follow; they have made for themselves a cast image.’
對我說: ‘你起來, 趕快下去! 因為你從埃及領出來的百姓已經敗壞了自己; 他們快快地偏離了我所吩咐的道, 為自己鑄成了偶像. ’

9:13 And Yahweh spoke to me, saying, ‘I have seen this people, and look! They are a stubborn people.
“耶和華又對我說: ‘我看這百姓是硬著頸項的百姓.

9:14 Leave me alone, and let me destroy them, and let me blot out their name from under heaven, and let me make you into a nation mightier and more numerous than they!’
你且由著我, 我要滅絕他們, 將他們的名從天下塗抹, 使你的後裔比他們成為更大更強的國. ’

9:15 “And I turned, and I went down the mountain, as the mountain was burning with fire, and the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.
於是我轉身下山, 山被火燒著, 兩塊約版在我兩手之中.

9:16 And I looked, and indeed you had sinned against Yahweh your God; you had made for yourselves an image of a calf of cast metal; you had turned quickly from the way that Yahweh had commanded for you.
我一看見你們得罪了耶和華─你們的神, 鑄成了牛犢, 快快地偏離了耶和華所吩咐你們的道,

9:17 And I took hold of the two tablets, and I threw them out of my two hands and smashed them before your eyes.
我就把那兩塊版從我手中扔下去, 在你們眼前摔碎了.

9:18 And then I lay prostrate before Yahweh, as earlier, forty days and forty nights; I did not eat food and I did not drink water because of all your sins that you committed, by doing evil in the eyes of Yahweh and so provoking him.
因你們所犯的一切罪, 行了耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 惹他發怒, 我就像從前俯伏在耶和華面前四十晝夜, 沒有吃飯, 也沒有喝水.

9:19 For I was in dread from being in the presence of the anger and the wrath with which Yahweh was angry with you so as to destroy you, but Yahweh listened to me also at that time.
我因耶和華向你們大發烈怒, 要滅絕你們, 就甚害怕; 但那次耶和華又應允了我.

9:20 And with Aaron Yahweh was angry enough to destroy him, and I prayed also for Aaron at that time.
耶和華也向亞倫甚是發怒, 要滅絕他; 那時我又為亞倫祈禱.

9:21 And your sinful thing that you had made, the molten calf, I took and I burned it with fire, and I crushed it, grinding it thoroughly until it was crushed to dust, and I threw its dust into the stream that flowed down the mountain.
我把那叫你們犯罪所鑄的牛犢用火焚燒, 又搗碎磨得很細, 以致細如灰塵, 我就把這灰塵撒在從山上流下來的溪水中.

9:22 “And also at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth Hattaavah you provoked Yahweh to anger.
“你們在他備拉,瑪撒,基博羅‧哈他瓦又惹耶和華發怒.

9:23 And when Yahweh sent you out from Kadesh Barnea, saying, ‘Go up and take possession of the land that I have given you,’ you rebelled against the command of Yahweh your God, and you did not believe him, and you did not listen to his voice.
耶和華打發你們離開加低斯‧巴尼亞, 說: ‘你們上去得我所賜給你們的地. ’那時你們違背了耶和華─你們神的命令, 不信服他, 不聽從他的話.

9:24 You have been rebellious toward Yahweh from the day I have known you.
自從我認識你們以來, 你們常常悖逆耶和華.

9:25 “And I lay prostrate before Yahweh through forty days, and through forty nights I prostrated myself, because Yahweh intended to kill you.
“我因耶和華說要滅絕你們, 就在耶和華面前照舊俯伏四十晝夜.

9:26 And I prayed to Yahweh, and I said, ‘Lord Yahweh, you must not destroy your people and your inheritance whom you redeemed in your greatness, whom you brought out from Egypt with a strong hand.
我祈禱耶和華說: ‘主耶和華啊, 求你不要滅絕你的百姓. 他們是你的產業, 是你用大力救贖的, 用大能從埃及領出來的.

9:27 Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; you must not pay attention to the stubbornness of this people, to their wickedness and to their sin,
求你記念你的僕人亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各, 不要想念這百姓的頑梗,邪惡,罪過,

9:28 lest the people of the land from which you brought us out from there say, “Because Yahweh was not able to bring them to the land that he promised to them and because of his hatred toward them, he has brought them out to kill them in the desert.”
免得你領我們出來的那地之人說, 耶和華因為不能將這百姓領進他所應許之地, 又因恨他們, 所以領他們出去, 要在曠野殺他們.

9:29 For they are your people and your inheritance whom you brought with your great power and with your outstretched arm.’
其實他們是你的百姓, 你的產業, 是你用大能和伸出來的膀臂領出來的. ’”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 10

10:1 “At that time Yahweh said to me, ‘Carve for yourself two tablets of stone just as the former ones, and come up the mountain to me, and you shall make for yourself an ark of wood.
“那時, 耶和華吩咐我說: ‘你要鑿出兩塊石版, 和先前的一樣, 上山到我這裡來, 又要做一木櫃.

10:2 And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets, which you smashed, and you must put them in the ark.’
你先前摔碎的那版, 其上的字我要寫在這版上; 你要將這版放在櫃中. ’

10:3 And so I made an ark of acacia wood, and I carved two tablets of stone like the former ones, and I went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hand.
於是我用皂莢木做了一櫃, 又鑿出兩塊石版, 和先前的一樣, 手裡拿這兩塊版上山去了.

10:4 And he wrote upon the tablets according to the first writing, the ten words that Yahweh spoke to you on the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly, and Yahweh gave them to me.
耶和華將那大會之日,在山上從火中所傳與你們的十條誡, 照先前所寫的, 寫在這版上, 將版交給我了.

10:5 And I turned, and I came down from the mountain, and I put the tablets in the ark that I had made, and they are there, just as Yahweh commanded me.
我轉身下山, 將這版放在我所做的櫃中, 現今還在那裡, 正如耶和華所吩咐我的. ”

10:6 “And the Israelites journeyed from the wells of Bene-Yaqan to Moserah; there Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar, his son, served as a priest in place of him.
(以色列人從比羅比尼‧亞干(或譯: 亞干井)起行, 到了摩西拉. 亞倫死在那裡, 就葬在那裡. 他兒子以利亞撒接續他供祭司的職分.

10:7 From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land flowing with streams of water.
他們從那裡起行, 到了谷歌大, 又從谷歌大到了有溪水之地的約巴他.

10:8 At that time Yahweh set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to stand before Yahweh, to serve him and to bless the people in his name until this day.
那時, 耶和華將利未支派分別出來, 抬耶和華的約櫃, 又侍立在耶和華面前事奉他, 奉他的名祝福, 直到今日.

10:9 Therefore there was not for Levi an allotment or an inheritance along with his brothers; rather Yahweh is his inheritance just as Yahweh your God promised to him.
所以利未人在他弟兄中無分無業, 耶和華是他的產業, 正如耶和華─你神所應許他的. )

10:10 And I stayed on the mountain just as during the former forty days and forty nights, and Yahweh listened to me also on that occasion; Yahweh was not willing to destroy you.
“我又像從前在山上住了四十晝夜. 那次耶和華也應允我, 不忍將你滅絕.

10:11 And Yahweh said to me, ‘Come, continue your journey before the people, so that you may go and take possession of the land that I swore to their ancestors to give to them.’
耶和華吩咐我說: ‘你起來引導這百姓, 使他們進去得我向他們列祖起誓應許所賜之地. ’”

10:12 And now, Israel, what is Yahweh your God asking from you, except to revere Yahweh your God, to go in all his ways and to love him and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
“以色列啊, 現在耶和華─你神向你所要的是甚麼呢? 只要你敬畏耶和華─你的神, 遵行他的道, 愛他, 盡心盡性事奉他,

10:13 to keep the commandments of Yahweh and his statutes that I am commanding you today for your own good.
遵守他的誡命律例, 就是我今日所吩咐你的, 為要叫你得福.

10:14 Look! For to Yahweh your God belong heaven and the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it.
看哪, 天和天上的天, 地和地上所有的, 都屬耶和華─你的神.

10:15 Yet to your ancestors Yahweh was very attached, so as to love them, and so he chose their offspring after them, namely you, from all the peoples, as it is today.
耶和華但喜悅你的列祖, 愛他們, 從萬民中揀選他們的後裔, 就是你們, 像今日一樣.

10:16 So you shall circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and do not be stubborn.
所以你們要將心裡的污穢除掉, 不可再硬著頸項.

10:17 For Yahweh your God, he is God of the gods and Lord of the lords, the great and mighty God, the awesome one who is not partial, and he does not take bribes.
因為耶和華─你們的神─他是萬神之神, 萬主之主, 至大的神, 大有能力, 大而可畏, 不以貌取人, 也不受賄賂.

10:18 And he executes justice for the orphan and widow, and he is one who loves the alien, to give to them food and clothing.
他為孤兒寡婦伸冤, 又憐愛寄居的, 賜給他衣食.

10:19 And you shall love the alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
所以你們要憐愛寄居的, 因為你們在埃及地也作過寄居的.

10:20 Yahweh your God, you shall revere him, you shall serve him, and to him you shall cling, and by his name you shall swear.
你要敬畏耶和華─你的神, 事奉他, 專靠他, 也要指著他的名起誓.

10:21 He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done with you these great and awesome things that your eyes have seen.
他是你所讚美的, 是你的神, 為你做了那大而可畏的事, 是你親眼所看見的.

10:22 With only seventy persons your ancestors went down to Egypt, but now Yahweh your God has made you as the stars of the heaven with respect to multitude.
你的列祖七十人下埃及; 現在耶和華─你的神使你如同天上的星那樣多. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 11

11:1 “And you shall love Yahweh your God, and you shall keep his obligations and his statutes and his regulations and his commandments always.
“你要愛耶和華─你的神, 常守他的吩咐,律例,典章,誡命.

11:2 And you shall realize today that it is not with your children who have not known and who have not seen the discipline of Yahweh your God—his greatness, his strong hand, and his outstretched arm,
你們今日當知道, 我本不是和你們的兒女說話; 因為他們不知道, 也沒有看見耶和華─你們神的管教,威嚴,大能的手, 和伸出來的膀臂,

11:3 and his signs and his deeds that he did in the midst of Egypt to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to all of his land,
並他在埃及中向埃及王法老和其全地所行的神蹟奇事;

11:4 and what he did to the army of Egypt and to their horses and to their chariots, and how he made the water of the Red Sea flow over them, when they pursued after them, and so Yahweh has destroyed them, as is the case today,
也沒有看見他怎樣待埃及的軍兵,車馬, 他們追趕你們的時候, 耶和華怎樣使紅海的水淹沒他們, 將他們滅絕, 直到今日,

11:5 and what he did to you in the desert until you came up to this place,
並他在曠野怎樣待你們, 以致你們來到這地方;

11:6 and what he did to Dathan and to Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben, how the earth opened its mouth wide and swallowed them, their households and their tents, and all of the living creatures that were in their possession and that were following along with them in the midst of all of Israel.
也沒有看見他怎樣待流便子孫以利押的兒子大坍,亞比蘭, 地怎樣在以色列人中間開口, 吞了他們和他們的家眷, 並帳棚與跟他們的一切活物.

11:7 The fact of the matter is, your own eyes have seen all of the great deeds of Yahweh that he did.
惟有你們親眼看見耶和華所做的一切大事. ”

11:8 “And you must keep all of the commandments that I am commanding you today, so that you may have strength and you may go and you may take possession of that land to which you are crossing to take possession of it,
“所以, 你們要守我今日所吩咐的一切誡命, 使你們膽壯, 能以進去, 得你們所要得的那地,

11:9 so that you may live long on the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors, to give it to them and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey.
並使你們的日子在耶和華向你們列祖起誓,應許給他們和他們後裔的地上得以長久; 那是流奶與蜜之地.

11:10 For the fact is that the land that you are about to go into to take possession of it is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come out of, where you sow your seed and you give water by your foot, as in a vegetable garden.
你要進去得為業的那地, 本不像你出來的埃及地. 你在那裡撒種, 用腳澆灌, 像澆灌菜園一樣.

11:11 But the land that you are about to cross into to take possession of it is a land of hills and valleys, and by the rain of the heaven it drinks water,
你們要過去得為業的那地乃是有山有谷,雨水滋潤之地,

11:12 a land that Yahweh your God is caring for it; continually the eyes of Yahweh your God are on it, from the beginning of the year up to the end of the year.
是耶和華─你神所眷顧的; 從歲首到年終, 耶和華─你神的眼目時常看顧那地.

11:13 “And it will happen that if you listen carefully to my commandments that I am commanding you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all of your heart and with all of your soul,
“你們若留意聽從我今日所吩咐的誡命, 愛耶和華─你們的神, 盡心盡性事奉他,

11:14 then ‘I will send the rain for your land in its season, early rain and later rain, and you will gather your grain and your wine and your olive oil.
他(原文是我)必按時降秋雨春雨在你們的地上, 使你們可以收藏五穀,新酒, 和油,

11:15 And I will give vegetation in your field for your livestock, and you will eat your fill.’
也必使你吃得飽足, 並使田野為你的牲畜長草.

11:16 Take care so that your heart is not easily deceived, and you turn away, and you serve other gods, and you bow down to them.
你們要謹慎, 免得心中受迷惑, 就偏離正路, 去事奉敬拜別神.

11:17 And then the anger of Yahweh will be kindled against you, and he will shut up the heavens, and there shall not be rain, and so the ground will not give its produce, and you will perish quickly from the good land that Yahweh is giving to you.
耶和華的怒氣向你們發作, 就使天閉塞不下雨, 地也不出產, 使你們在耶和華所賜給你們的美地上速速滅亡.

11:18 “And you shall put these, my words, on your heart and on your inner self, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be as an emblem between your eyes.
“你們要將我這話存在心內, 留在意中, 繫在手上為記號, 戴在額上為經文;

11:19 And you shall teach them to your children by talking about them when you sit in your house and when you travel on the road and when you lie down and when you get up.
也要教訓你們的兒女, 無論坐在家裡, 行在路上, 躺下, 起來, 都要談論;

11:20 And you shall write them on the doorframes of your house and on your gates,
又要寫在房屋的門框上, 並城門上,

11:21 so that they may multiply your days and the days of your children on the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors to give it to them as long as heaven endures over the earth.
使你們和你們子孫的日子在耶和華向你們列祖起誓,應許給他們的地上得以增多, 如天覆地的日子那樣多.

11:22 Yes, if you diligently keep all this commandment that I am commanding you to observe it, by loving Yahweh your God by walking in all his ways and by holding fast to him,
你們若留意謹守遵行我所吩咐這一切的誡命, 愛耶和華─你們的神, 行他的道, 專靠他,

11:23 then Yahweh will drive out all of these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and more numerous than you.
他必從你們面前趕出這一切國民, 就是比你們更大更強的國民, 你們也要得他們的地.

11:24 Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, it shall be yours; your boundary shall be from the desert and Lebanon from the river, the river Euphrates, on up to the western sea.
凡你們腳掌所踏之地都必歸你們; 從曠野和黎巴嫩, 並幼發拉底大河, 直到西海, 都要作你們的境界.

11:25 No one can take a stand against you; your dread and your fear Yahweh your God will put on the surface of all the land where you tread, just as he promised to you.
必無一人能在你們面前站立得住; 耶和華─你們的神必照他所說的, 使懼怕驚恐臨到你們所踏之地的居民.

11:26 “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:
“看哪, 我今日將祝福與咒詛的話都陳明在你們面前.

11:27 the blessing, if you listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God that I am commanding you today,
你們若聽從耶和華─你們神的誡命, 就是我今日所吩咐你們的, 就必蒙福.

11:28 and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God, but rather you turn from the way that I am commanding you today to go after other gods that you have not known.
你們若不聽從耶和華─你們神的誡命, 偏離我今日所吩咐你們的道, 去事奉你們素來所不認識的別神, 就必受禍.

11:29 “And it will happen that when Yahweh your God has brought you to the land that you are going to, to take possession of it, then you shall pronounce the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
及至耶和華─你的神領你進入要去得為業的那地, 你就要將祝福的話陳明在基利心山上, 將咒詛的話陳明在以巴路山上.

11:30 (Are they not beyond the Jordan, toward the west, in the land of the Canaanites living in the Jordan Valley, opposite Gilgal beside the terebinth of Moreh?)
這二山豈不是在約旦河那邊, 日落之處, 在住亞拉巴的迦南人之地與吉甲相對, 靠近摩利橡樹嗎?

11:31 For you are now about to cross the Jordan to go to take possession of the land that Yahweh, your God, is giving to you, and you will take possession of it and live in it,
你們要過約旦河, 進去得耶和華─你們神所賜你們為業之地, 在那地居住.

11:32 and you must diligently observe all the rules and the regulations that I am setting before you today.”
你們要謹守遵行我今日在你們面前所陳明的一切律例典章. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 12

12:1 “These are the rules and the regulations that you must diligently observe in the land that Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, has given to you to take possession of it, during all the days that you are living on the land.
“你們存活於世的日子, 在耶和華─你們列祖的神所賜你們為業的地上, 要謹守遵行的律例典章乃是這些:

12:2 You must completely demolish all of the places there where they served their gods, that is, the nations whom you are about to dispossess, on the high mountains, and on the hills and under each leafy green tree.
你們要將所趕出的國民事奉神的各地方, 無論是在高山, 在小山, 在各青翠樹下, 都毀壞了;

12:3 And you shall break down their altars, and you shall smash their stone pillars, and their Asherah poles you must burn with fire, and the images of their gods you shall hew down, and you shall blot out their names from that place.
也要拆毀他們的祭壇, 打碎他們的柱像, 用火焚燒他們的木偶, 砍下他們雕刻的神像, 並將其名從那地方除滅.

12:4 You shall not worship Yahweh your God like this.
你們不可照他們那樣事奉耶和華─你們的神.

12:5 But only to the place that Yahweh your God will choose from all of your tribes to place his name there as his dwelling shall you seek, and there you shall go.
但耶和華─你們的神從你們各支派中選擇何處為立他名的居所, 你們就當往那裡去求問,

12:6 And you shall bring there your burnt offerings and your sacrifices and your tithes and your donations and your votive gifts and your freewill offerings and the firstling of your herd and your flock.
將你們的燔祭,平安祭,十分取一之物, 和手中的舉祭, 並還願祭,甘心祭, 以及牛群羊群中頭生的, 都奉到那裡.

12:7 And you shall eat there before Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice in all your endeavors, you and your family in which Yahweh your God has blessed you.
在那裡, 耶和華─你們神的面前, 你們和你們的家屬都可以吃, 並且因你手所辦的一切事蒙耶和華─你的神賜福, 就都歡樂.

12:8 “You must not do just as we are doing here today, each according to all that is right in his eyes.
我們今日在這裡所行的是各人行自己眼中看為正的事, 你們將來不可這樣行;

12:9 For you have not come up to now to the resting place and to the inheritance that Yahweh your God is giving to you.
因為你們還沒有到耶和華─你神所賜你的安息地, 所給你的產業.

12:10 But you will cross the Jordan, and you will settle in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you as an inheritance, and he will give rest to you from all your enemies from all around, and you will live securely,
但你們過了約旦河, 得以住在耶和華─你們神使你們承受為業之地, 又使你們太平, 不被四圍的一切仇敵擾亂, 安然居住.

12:11 and then at the place that Yahweh your God will choose, to let his name dwell there, there you shall bring all the things I am commanding you, your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and your donations, and all of the choice things, your votive gifts that you vow to Yahweh.
那時要將我所吩咐你們的燔祭,平安祭,十分取一之物, 和手中的舉祭, 並向耶和華許願獻的一切美祭, 都奉到耶和華─你們神所選擇要立為他名的居所.

12:12 And you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God, you and your sons and your daughters and your slaves and your slave women and the Levite who is in your towns, because there is not for him a plot of ground and an inheritance with you.
你們和兒女,僕婢, 並住在你們城裡無分無業的利未人, 都要在耶和華─你們的神面前歡樂.

12:13 “Take care for yourself so that you do not offer your burnt offerings at just any place that you happen to see,
你要謹慎, 不可在你所看中的各處獻燔祭.

12:14 but only at the place that Yahweh will choose among one of your tribes; there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all the things that I am commanding you.
惟獨耶和華從你那一支派中所選擇的地方, 你就要在那裡獻燔祭, 行我一切所吩咐你的.

12:15 “But whenever you desire you may slaughter, and you may eat meat according to the blessing of Yahweh your God that he has given to you in all of your towns; the unclean and the clean may eat it just as they would the gazelle and as the deer.
“然而, 在你各城裡都可以照耶和華─你神所賜你的福分, 隨心所欲宰牲吃肉; 無論潔淨人不潔淨人都可以吃, 就如吃羚羊與鹿一般.

12:16 Only the blood you must not eat, but on the ground you must pour it like water.
只是不可吃血, 要倒在地上, 如同倒水一樣.

12:17 You are not allowed to eat in your towns the tithe of your grain and your wine and your olive oil and the firstborn of your herd and your flock and all of your votive gifts that you vowed and your freewill offering and your donations.
你的五穀,新酒, 和油的十分之一, 或是牛群羊群中頭生的, 或是你許願獻的, 甘心獻的, 或是手中的舉祭, 都不可在你城裡吃.

12:18 But only before Yahweh your God you shall eat it, at the place that Yahweh your God will choose, you and your son and your daughter and your slave and your slave woman and the Levite who is in your towns, and you must rejoice before your God in all your undertakings.
但要在耶和華─你的神面前吃, 在耶和華─你神所要選擇的地方, 你和兒女,僕婢, 並住在你城裡的利未人, 都可以吃; 也要因你手所辦的, 在耶和華─你神面前歡樂.

12:19 Take care so that you do not neglect the Levite all of your days on your land.
你要謹慎, 在你所住的地方永不可丟棄利未人.

12:20 “When Yahweh your God enlarges your territory just as he has promised to you, and you say ‘I want to eat some meat,’ because you want it, whenever you desire you may eat meat.
“耶和華─你的神照他所應許擴張你境界的時候, 你心裡想要吃肉, 說: ‘我要吃肉’, 就可以隨心所欲地吃肉.

12:21 If the place that Yahweh your God will choose to put his name there is too far from you, and you slaughter any of your herd and any of your flock that Yahweh has given to you just as I have commanded you, then you may eat whenever you desire in your towns.
耶和華─你神所選擇要立他名的地方若離你太遠, 就可以照我所吩咐的, 將耶和華賜給你的牛羊取些宰了, 可以隨心所欲在你城裡吃.

12:22 Surely just as the gazelle and the deer is eaten, so both the unclean and the clean together may eat it.
你吃那肉, 要像吃羚羊與鹿一般; 無論潔淨人不潔淨人都可以吃.

12:23 Only, be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the meat.
只是你要心意堅定, 不可吃血, 因為血是生命; 不可將血(原文是生命)與肉同吃.

12:24 You shall not eat it, but on the ground you shall pour it out like water.
不可吃血, 要倒在地上, 如同倒水一樣.

12:25 You shall not eat it, so that it will go well for you and your children after you, because then you will be doing what is right in the eyes of Yahweh.
不可吃血. 這樣, 你行耶和華眼中看為正的事, 你和你的子孫就可以得福.

12:26 Only your holy objects that are yours and your votive gifts you must carry and you must bring to the place that Yahweh will choose.
只是你分別為聖的物和你的還願祭要奉到耶和華所選擇的地方去.

12:27 And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood on the altar of Yahweh your God, and the blood of your sacrifices you shall pour out on the altar of Yahweh your God, but the meat you may eat.
你的燔祭, 連肉帶血, 都要獻在耶和華─你神的壇上. 平安祭的血要倒在耶和華─你神的壇上; 平安祭的肉, 你自己可以吃.

12:28 Be careful to obey all these things that I am commanding you, so that it will go well for you and for your children after you forever, because then you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of Yahweh your God.
你要謹守聽從我所吩咐的一切話, 行耶和華─你神眼中看為善, 看為正的事. 這樣, 你和你的子孫就可以永遠享福. ”

12:29 “When Yahweh your God has cut off the nations whom you are about to go to, to dispossess them before you, and you have dispossessed them, and you live in their land,
“耶和華─你神將你要去趕出的國民從你面前剪除, 你得了他們的地居住,

12:30 take care so that you are not ensnared into imitating them after their being destroyed from before you, and so that you not enquire concerning their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods, and thus I myself want to do also.’
那時就要謹慎, 不可在他們除滅之後隨從他們的惡俗, 陷入網羅, 也不可訪問他們的神說: ‘這些國民怎樣事奉他們的神, 我也要照樣行. ’

12:31 You must not do so toward Yahweh your God, because of every detestable thing they have done for their gods Yahweh hates, for even their sons and their daughters they would burn in the fire to their gods.
你不可向耶和華─你的神這樣行, 因為他們向他們的神行了耶和華所憎嫌所恨惡的一切事, 甚至將自己的兒女用火焚燒, 獻與他們的神.

12:32 All of the things that I am commanding you, you must diligently observe; you shall not add to it, and you shall not take away from it.”
凡我所吩咐的, 你們都要謹守遵行, 不可加添, 也不可刪減.

Deuteronomy - Chapter 13

13:1 “If a prophet stands up in your midst or a dreamer of dreams and he gives to you a sign or wonder,
“你們中間若有先知或是做夢的起來, 向你顯個神蹟奇事,

13:2 and the sign or the wonder comes about that he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods (those whom you have not known), and let us serve them,’
對你說: ‘我們去隨從你素來所不認識的別神, 事奉它吧. ’他所顯的神蹟奇事雖有應驗,

13:3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer, for Yahweh your God is testing you to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all of your heart and with all of your inner self.
你也不可聽那先知或是那做夢之人的話; 因為這是耶和華─你們的神試驗你們, 要知道你們是盡心盡性愛耶和華─你們的神不是.

13:4 You shall go after Yahweh your God, and him you shall revere, and his commandment you shall keep, and to his voice you shall listen, and him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast.
你們要順從耶和華─你們的神, 敬畏他, 謹守他的誡命, 聽從他的話, 事奉他, 專靠他.

13:5 But that prophet or the dreamer of that dream shall be executed, for he spoke falsely about Yahweh your God, the one bringing you out from the land of Egypt and the one redeeming you from the house of slavery, in order to seduce you from the way that Yahweh your God commanded you to go in it; so in this way you shall purge the evil from your midst.
那先知或是那做夢的既用言語叛逆那領你們出埃及地,救贖你脫離為奴之家的耶和華─你們的神, 要勾引你離開耶和華─你神所吩咐你行的道, 你便要將他治死. 這樣, 就把那惡從你們中間除掉.

13:6 “If your brother, the son of your mother or your son or your daughter or your wife whom you embrace or your intimate friend in secrecy says, ‘Let us go and let us serve other gods!’ gods that you and your ancestors have not known,
“你的同胞弟兄, 或是你的兒女, 或是你懷中的妻, 或是如同你性命的朋友, 若暗中引誘你, 說: ‘我們不如去事奉你和你列祖素來所不認識的別神─

13:7 from among the gods of the people who are around you, those near you or those far from you, from one end of the earth and up to the other end of the earth,
是你四圍列國的神. ’無論是離你近, 離你遠, 從地這邊到地那邊的神,

13:8 you must not give in to him, and you shall not listen to him, and your eye shall not take pity on him, and you shall not have compassion, and you shall not cover up for him.
你不可依從他, 也不可聽從他, 眼不可顧惜他. 你不可憐恤他, 也不可遮庇他,

13:9 But you shall certainly kill him; your hand shall be first against him to kill him and next the hand of all of the people.
總要殺他; 你先下手, 然後眾民也下手, 將他治死.

13:10 And you shall stone him with stones and let him die, for he tried to seduce you from Yahweh your God, the one bringing you from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
要用石頭打死他, 因為他想要勾引你離開那領你出埃及地為奴之家的耶和華─你的神.

13:11 And all of Israel shall hear, and they shall fear, and they shall not continue to act according to this evil thing in your midst.
以色列眾人都要聽見害怕, 就不敢在你們中間再行這樣的惡了.

13:12 “If you hear in one of your towns which Yahweh your God is giving to you to live in, someone saying that
“在耶和華─你神所賜你居住的各城中, 你若聽人說, 有些匪類從你們中間的一座城出來勾引本城的居民, 說: ‘我們不如去事奉你們素來所不認識的別神’;

13:13 worthless men have gone out from your midst and have seduced the inhabitants of their town, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods!’ whom you have not known,
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13:14 then you shall inquire and examine and interrogate thoroughly, and, look! It is true; the thing has actually been done, this detestable thing in your midst,
你就要探聽, 查究, 細細地訪問, 果然是真, 準有這可憎惡的事行在你們中間,

13:15 then you shall certainly strike down the inhabitants of that town with the edge of the sword; you shall destroy it and everything in it, its domestic animals with the edge of the sword.
你必要用刀殺那城裡的居民, 把城裡所有的, 連牲畜, 都用刀殺盡.

13:16 And then you shall gather all of its booty into the middle of its public square, and you shall burn the town and all of its war-booty totally for Yahweh your God, and it shall be a pile of rubble forever; it shall not be built again.
你從那城裡所奪的財物都要堆積在街市上, 用火將城和其內所奪的財物都在耶和華─你神面前燒盡; 那城就永為荒堆, 不可再建造.

13:17 And let not something cling to your hand from the things devoted to destruction, so that Yahweh may turn back from his burning anger, and he may show compassion to you and he may continue to show compassion and so multiply you just as he swore to your ancestors,
那當毀滅的物連一點都不可粘你的手. 你要聽從耶和華─你神的話, 遵守我今日所吩咐你的一切誡命, 行耶和華─你神眼中看為正的事, 耶和華就必轉意, 不發烈怒, 恩待你, 憐恤你, 照他向你列祖所起的誓使你人數增多. ”

13:18 if you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep all of his commandments that I am commanding to you today so as to do the right thing in the eyes of Yahweh your God.”
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Deuteronomy - Chapter 14

14:1 “You are children of Yahweh your God; therefore you must not gash yourself, and you must not make your forehead bald for the dead.
“你們是耶和華─你們神的兒女. 不可為死人用刀劃身, 也不可將額上剃光;

14:2 For you are a people holy to Yahweh your God, and you Yahweh has chosen to be a treasured possession from among all of the peoples that are on the surface of the earth.
因為你歸耶和華─你神為聖潔的民, 耶和華從地上的萬民中揀選你特作自己的子民. ”

14:3 You shall not eat any detestable thing.
“凡可憎的物都不可吃.

14:4 These are the animals you may eat: ox, sheep, goats,
可吃的牲畜就是牛,綿羊,山羊,

14:5 deer, gazelle, roebuck, wild goat, ibex, antelope, and mountain sheep.
鹿,羚羊,麃子,野山羊,麋鹿,黃羊,青羊.

14:6 And any animal having a split hoof and so a dividing of the hoof into two parts and that chews the cud among the animals—that animal you may eat.
凡分蹄成為兩瓣又倒嚼的走獸, 你們都可以吃.

14:7 Only these you may not eat from those chewing the cud and from those having a division of the hoof: the camel and the hare and the coney, because they chew the cud, but they do not divide the hoof; they are therefore unclean for you.
但那些倒嚼或是分蹄之中不可吃的乃是駱駝,兔子,沙番─因為是倒嚼不分蹄, 就與你們不潔淨;

14:8 And also the pig because it has a division of the hoof but does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you; from their meat you shall not eat, and you shall not touch their carcasses.
豬─因為是分蹄卻不倒嚼, 就與你們不潔淨. 這些獸的肉, 你們不可吃, 死的也不可摸.

14:9 “This is what you shall eat from all that is in the water: everything that has fins and scales you may eat.
“水中可吃的乃是這些: 凡有翅有鱗的都可以吃;

14:10 But anything that does not have fins and scales, you may not eat, for it is unclean for you.
凡無翅無鱗的都不可吃, 是與你們不潔淨.

14:11 “All of the birds that are clean you may eat.
“凡潔淨的鳥, 你們都可以吃.

14:12 Now these are the ones you shall not eat any of them: the eagle and the vulture and the short-toed eagle,
不可吃的乃是鵰,狗頭鵰,紅頭鵰,

14:13 and the red kite and the black kite or any kind of falcon,
鸇,小鷹,鷂鷹與其類,

14:14 and any kind of crow according to its kind,
烏鴉與其類,

14:15 and the ostrich and the short-eared owl and the seagull and the hawk according to its kind,
鴕鳥,夜鷹,魚鷹,鷹與其類,

14:16 the little owl and the great owl and the barn owl,
鴞鳥,貓頭鷹,角鴟,

14:17 and the desert owl and the carrion vulture and the cormorant,
鵜鶘,禿鵰,鸕鶿,

14:18 and the stork and the heron according to its kind and the hoopoe and the bat.
鸛,鷺鷥與其類, 戴鵀與蝙蝠.

14:19 And also all of the winged insects; they are unclean for you; you shall not eat them.
凡有翅膀爬行的物是與你們不潔淨, 都不可吃.

14:20 You may eat any clean bird.
凡潔淨的鳥, 你們都可以吃.

14:21 “You shall not eat any carcass; you may give it to the alien who is in your towns, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner, for you are a holy people for Yahweh your God; you may not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.
“凡自死的, 你們都不可吃, 可以給你城裡寄居的吃, 或賣與外人吃, 因為你是歸耶和華─你神為聖潔的民. “不可用山羊羔母的奶煮山羊羔. ”

14:22 “Certainly you must give a tithe of all the yield of your seed, which comes forth from your field year after year.
“你要把你撒種所產的, 就是你田地每年所出的, 十分取一分;

14:23 And you shall eat before Yahweh your God in the place that he will choose to make to dwell his name there the tithe of your grain, your wine and your olive oil and the firstling of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to revere Yahweh your God always.
又要把你的五穀,新酒,和油的十分之一, 並牛群羊群中頭生的, 吃在耶和華─你神面前, 就是他所選擇要立為他名的居所. 這樣, 你可以學習時常敬畏耶和華─你的神.

14:24 But if the distance is too great for you, so that you are not able to transport it, because the place that Yahweh your God will choose to set his name there, it is too far from you, when Yahweh your God will bless you,
當耶和華─你神賜福與你的時候, 耶和華─你神所選擇要立為他名的地方若離你太遠, 那路也太長, 使你不能把這物帶到那裡去,

14:25 then in that case you may exchange for money, and you shall take the money to your hand and go to the place that Yahweh your God will choose.
你就可以換成銀子, 將銀子包起來, 拿在手中, 往耶和華─你神所要選擇的地方去.

14:26 You may spend the money for anything that you desire, for oxen or for sheep or for wine or for strong drink or for anything that you desire, and you shall eat it there before Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household.
你用這銀子, 隨心所欲, 或買牛羊, 或買清酒濃酒, 凡你心所想的都可以買; 你和你的家屬在耶和華─你神的面前吃喝快樂.

14:27 And as to the Levite who is in your towns, you shall not neglect him, because there is not a plot of ground for him and an inheritance along with you.
“住在你城裡的利未人, 你不可丟棄他, 因為他在你們中間無分無業.

14:28 “At the end of three years you shall bring out all of the tithe of your yield for that year, and you shall store it in your towns.
每逢三年的末一年, 你要將本年的土產十分之一都取出來, 積存在你的城中.

14:29 And so the Levite may come, because there is no plot of ground for him or an inheritance with you, and the alien also may come and the orphan and the widow that are in your towns, and they may eat their fill, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all of the work of your hand that you undertake.”
在你城裡無分無業的利未人, 和你城裡寄居的, 並孤兒寡婦, 都可以來, 吃得飽足. 這樣, 耶和華─你的神必在你手裡所辦的一切事上賜福與你. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 15

15:1 “At the end of seven years you shall grant a remission of debt.
“每逢七年末一年, 你要施行豁免.

15:2 And this is the manner of the remission of debt: every creditor shall remit his claim that he holds against his neighbor, and he shall not exact payment from his brother because there a remission of debt has been proclaimed unto Yahweh.
豁免的定例乃是這樣: 凡債主要把所借給鄰舍的豁免了; 不可向鄰舍和弟兄追討, 因為耶和華的豁免年已經宣告了.

15:3 With respect to the foreigner you may exact payment, but you must remit what shall be owed to you with respect to your brother.
若借給外邦人, 你可以向他追討; 但借給你弟兄, 無論是甚麼, 你要鬆手豁免了.

15:4 Nevertheless, there shall not be among you a poor person, because Yahweh will certainly bless you in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance, to take possession of it.
你若留意聽從耶和華─你神的話, 謹守遵行我今日所吩咐你這一切的命令, 就必在你們中間沒有窮人了(在耶和華─你神所賜你為業的地上, 耶和華必大大賜福與你. )

15:5 If only you listen well to the voice of Yahweh your God by observing diligently all of these commandments that I am commanding you today.
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15:6 When Yahweh your God has blessed you, just as he promised to you, then you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow from them, and you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.
因為耶和華─你的神必照他所應許你的賜福與你. 你必借給許多國民, 卻不致向他們借貸; 你必管轄許多國民, 他們卻不能管轄你.

15:7 If there is a poor person among you from among one of your brothers in one of your towns that Yahweh your God is giving to you, you shall not harden your heart, and you shall not shut your hand toward your brother who is poor.
“在耶和華─你神所賜你的地上, 無論哪一座城裡, 你弟兄中若有一個窮人, 你不可忍著心,揝著手不幫補你窮乏的弟兄.

15:8 But you shall certainly open your hand for him, and you shall willingly lend to him enough to meet his need, whatever it is.
總要向他鬆開手, 照他所缺乏的借給他, 補他的不足.

15:9 Take care so that there will not be a thought of wickedness in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of the remission of debt is near,’ and you view your needy neighbor with hostility, and so you do not give to him, and he might cry out against you to Yahweh, and you would incur guilt against yourself.
你要謹慎, 不可心裡起惡念, 說: ‘第七年的豁免年快到了’, 你便惡眼看你窮乏的弟兄, 甚麼都不給他, 以致他因你求告耶和華, 罪便歸於你了.

15:10 By all means you must give to him, and you must not be discontented at your giving to him, because on account of this very thing, Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.
你總要給他, 給他的時候心裡不可愁煩; 因耶和華─你的神必在你這一切所行的, 並你手裡所辦的事上, 賜福與你.

15:11 For the poor will not cease to be among you in the land; therefore I am commanding you, saying, ‘You shall willingly open your hand to your brother, to your needy and to your poor that are in your land.’
原來那地上的窮人永不斷絕; 所以我吩咐你說: ‘總要向你地上困苦窮乏的弟兄鬆開手. ’”

15:12 If your relative who is a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman is sold to you, and he or she has served you six years, then in the seventh year you shall send that person out free.
“你弟兄中, 若有一個希伯來男人或希伯來女人被賣給你, 服事你六年, 到第七年就要任他自由出去.

15:13 And when you send him out free from you, you shall not send him away empty-handed.
你任他自由的時候, 不可使他空手而去,

15:14 You shall generously supply him from among your flocks and from your threshing floor and from your press; according to that with which Yahweh your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.
要從你羊群,禾場,酒醡之中多多地給他; 耶和華─你的神怎樣賜福與你, 你也要照樣給他.

15:15 And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you; therefore I am commanding you thus today.
要記念你在埃及地作過奴僕, 耶和華─你的神將你救贖; 因此, 我今日吩咐你這件事.

15:16 And then if it will happen that he says to you, ‘I do not want to go out from you,’ because he loves you and your family, because it is good for him to be with you;
他若對你說: ‘我不願意離開你’, 是因他愛你和你的家, 且因在你那裡很好,

15:17 then you shall take an awl, and you shall thrust it through his earlobe and into the door, and he shall be to you a slave forever; and you shall also do likewise for your slave woman.
你就要拿錐子將他的耳朵在門上刺透, 他便永為你的奴僕了. 你待婢女也要這樣.

15:18 It shall not be hard in your eyes when you send him forth free, because for six years he has served you worth twice the wage of a hired worker; and Yahweh your God will bless you in whatever you will do.
你任他自由的時候, 不可以為難事, 因他服事你六年, 較比雇工的工價多加一倍了. 耶和華─你的神就必在你所做的一切事上賜福與你. ”

15:19 “Every firstling male that is born of your herd and of your flock you shall consecrate to Yahweh your God; you shall not do work with the firstling of your ox, and you shall not shear the firstling of your flock.
“你牛群羊群中頭生的, 凡是公的, 都要分別為聖, 歸耶和華─你的神. 牛群中頭生的, 不可用牠耕地; 羊群中頭生的, 不可剪毛.

15:20 Rather before Yahweh your God you shall eat it year by year at the place Yahweh will choose, you and your household.
這頭生的, 你和你的家屬, 每年要在耶和華所選擇的地方, 在耶和華─你神面前吃.

15:21 But if there is a physical defect in it, such as lameness or blindness, any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to Yahweh your God.
這頭生的若有甚麼殘疾, 就如瘸腿的,瞎眼的, 無論有甚麼惡殘疾, 都不可獻給耶和華─你的神;

15:22 In your towns you shall eat it, the unclean and the clean together may eat it, just as they eat the gazelle and as they eat the deer.
可以在你城裡吃; 潔淨人與不潔淨人都可以吃, 就如吃羚羊與鹿一般.

15:23 But you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it on the ground like water.”
只是不可吃牠的血; 要倒在地上, 如同倒水一樣. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 16

16:1 “Observe the month of Abib, and you shall keep the Passover to Yahweh your God, for in the month of Abib Yahweh your God brought you out from Egypt by night.
“你要注意亞筆月, 向耶和華─你的神守逾越節, 因為耶和華─你的神在亞筆月夜間領你出埃及.

16:2 And you shall offer the Passover sacrifice to Yahweh your God from among your flock and herd at the place that Yahweh will choose, to let his name dwell there.
你當在耶和華所選擇要立為他名的居所, 從牛群羊群中, 將逾越節的祭牲獻給耶和華─你的神.

16:3 You shall not eat with it anything leavened; seven days you shall eat with it unleavened bread of affliction, because in haste you went out from the land of Egypt, so that you will remember the day of your going out from the land of Egypt all the days of your life.
你吃這祭牲, 不可吃有酵的餅; 七日之內要吃無酵餅, 就是困苦餅─你本是急忙出了埃及地─要叫你一生一世記念你從埃及地出來的日子.

16:4 And leaven shall not be seen with you in any of your territory for seven days, and none of the meat that you will slaughter on the evening on the first day shall remain overnight until morning.
在你四境之內, 七日不可見麵酵, 頭一日晚上所獻的肉, 一點不可留到早晨.

16:5 You are not allowed to offer the Passover sacrifice in one of your towns that Yahweh your God is giving to you,
在耶和華─你神所賜的各城中, 你不可獻逾越節的祭;

16:6 but only at the place that Yahweh your God will choose, to let his name dwell there; you shall offer the Passover sacrifice in the evening at sunset, at the designated time of your going out from Egypt.
只當在耶和華─你神所選擇要立為他名的居所, 晚上日落的時候, 乃是你出埃及的時候, 獻逾越節的祭.

16:7 And you shall cook, and you shall eat it at the place that Yahweh your God will choose; and you may turn in the morning and go to your tents.
當在耶和華─你神所選擇的地方把肉烤了吃(烤: 或譯煮), 次日早晨就回到你的帳棚去.

16:8 Six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be an assembly for Yahweh your God; you shall not do work.
你要吃無酵餅六日, 第七日要向耶和華─你的神守嚴肅會, 不可做工. ”

16:9 “You shall count off seven weeks for you; from the time you begin to harvest the standing grain you shall begin to count seven weeks.
“你要計算七七日: 從你開鐮收割禾稼時算起, 共計七七日.

16:10 And then you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks for Yahweh your God with the measure of the freewill offering of your hand that you shall give just as Yahweh your God has blessed you.
你要照耶和華─你神所賜你的福, 手裡拿著甘心祭, 獻在耶和華─你的神面前, 守七七節.

16:11 And you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God, you and your son and your daughter and your slave and your slave woman and the Levite that is in your towns and the alien and the orphan and the widow who are in your midst in the place that Yahweh your God will choose to let his name dwell there.
你和你兒女,僕婢, 並住在你城裡的利未人, 以及在你們中間寄居的與孤兒寡婦, 都要在耶和華─你神所選擇立為他名的居所, 在耶和華─你的神面前歡樂.

16:12 And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and so you shall diligently observe these rules.
你也要記念你在埃及作過奴僕. 你要謹守遵行這些律例. ”

16:13 “You shall celebrate the Feast of Booths for yourselves seven days at the gathering in of the produce from your threshing floor and from your press;
“你把禾場的穀,酒醡的酒收藏以後, 就要守住棚節七日.

16:14 and you shall rejoice at your feast, you and your son and your daughter and your slave and your slave woman and the Levite and the orphan and the widow that are in your towns.
守節的時候, 你和你兒女,僕婢, 並住在你城裡的利未人, 以及寄居的與孤兒寡婦, 都要歡樂.

16:15 Seven days you shall celebrate your feast to Yahweh your God at the place Yahweh will choose, for Yahweh your God shall bless you in all of your produce and in all of the work of your hand, and you shall surely be rejoicing.
在耶和華所選擇的地方, 你當向耶和華─你的神守節七日; 因為耶和華─你神在你一切的土產上和你手裡所辦的事上要賜福與你, 你就非常地歡樂.

16:16 Three times in the year all of your males shall appear before Yahweh your God at the place that he will choose, at the Feast of Unleavened Bread and at the Feast of Weeks and at the Feast of Booths, and they shall not appear before Yahweh empty-handed.
你一切的男丁要在除酵節,七七節,住棚節, 一年三次, 在耶和華─你神所選擇的地方朝見他, 卻不可空手朝見.

16:17 Each person shall give as he is able, that is, according to the blessing of Yahweh your God that he has given to you.
各人要按自己的力量, 照耶和華─你神所賜的福分, 奉獻禮物. ”

16:18 “You shall appoint judges and officials for you in all your towns that Yahweh your God is giving to you throughout your tribes, and you shall render for the people righteous judgments.
“你要在耶和華─你神所賜的各城裡, 按著各支派設立審判官和官長. 他們必按公義的審判判斷百姓.

16:19 You shall not subvert justice; you shall not show partiality; and you shall not take a bribe, for the bribe makes blind the eyes of the wise and misrepresents the words of the righteous.
不可屈枉正直; 不可看人的外貌. 也不可受賄賂; 因為賄賂能叫智慧人的眼變瞎了, 又能顛倒義人的話.

16:20 Justice, only justice you shall pursue, so that you may live, and you shall take possession of the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you.
你要追求至公至義, 好叫你存活, 承受耶和華─你神所賜你的地.

16:21 You shall not plant for yourselves an Asherah pole beside the altar of Yahweh your God that you make for yourselves.
“你為耶和華─你的神築壇, 不可在壇旁栽甚麼樹木作為木偶.

16:22 And you shall not set up for yourselves a stone pillar, a thing that Yahweh your God hates.
也不可為自己設立柱像; 這是耶和華─你神所恨惡的.

Deuteronomy - Chapter 17

17:1 “You shall not sacrifice to Yahweh your God an ox or sheep that has a physical defect of anything seriously wrong, for that is a detestable thing to Yahweh your God.
“凡有殘疾, 或有甚麼惡病的牛羊, 你都不可獻給耶和華─你的神, 因為這是耶和華─你神所憎惡的.

17:2 If there is found in one of your towns that Yahweh your God is giving to you a man or a woman that does evil in the eyes of Yahweh your God to transgress his covenant
“在你們中間, 在耶和華─你神所賜你的諸城中, 無論哪座城裡, 若有人, 或男或女, 行耶和華─你神眼中看為惡的事, 違背了他的約,

17:3 and by going and serving other gods and so he bows down to them and to the sun or to the moon or to any of the host of heaven which I have forbidden,
去事奉敬拜別神, 或拜日頭, 或拜月亮, 或拜天象, 是主不曾吩咐的;

17:4 and it is reported to you or you hear about it and you enquire about it thoroughly and, indeed, the trustworthiness of the deed has been established, it has occurred, this detestable thing, in Israel,
有人告訴你, 你也聽見了, 就要細細地探聽, 果然是真, 準有這可憎惡的事行在以色列中,

17:5 then you shall bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil thing to your gates; that is, the man or the woman, and you shall stone them with stones to death.
你就要將行這惡事的男人或女人拉到城門外, 用石頭將他打死.

17:6 On the evidence of two or three witnesses the person shall be put to death. The person shall not be put to death by the mouth of one witness.
要憑兩三個人的口作見證將那當死的人治死; 不可憑一個人的口作見證將他治死.

17:7 The hand of the witnesses shall be first against the person to kill the person, and afterward the hands of all the people, and so you shall purge the evil from your midst.
見證人要先下手, 然後眾民也下手將他治死. 這樣, 就把那惡從你們中間除掉.

17:8 “If a matter is too difficult for you, for example disputes between blood and blood, between legal claim and legal claim and between assault and assault and between matters of discernment in your towns, then you shall get up and you shall go to the place that Yahweh your God will choose;
“你城中若起了爭訟的事, 或因流血, 或因爭競, 或因毆打, 是你難斷的案件, 你就當起來, 往耶和華─你神所選擇的地方

17:9 then you shall go to the priests and the Levites and to the judge who will be in office in those days, and you shall enquire, and they shall announce to you the verdict.
去見祭司利未人, 並當時的審判官, 求問他們, 他們必將判語指示你.

17:10 “And you shall carry out exactly the decision that they announced to you from that place that Yahweh will choose, and you shall diligently observe according to all that they instruct you.
他們在耶和華所選擇的地方指示你的判語, 你必照著他們所指教你的一切話謹守遵行.

17:11 And so according to the instruction of the law that they teach you and according to the decisions that they say to you, you shall do; you shall not turn from the word that they tell you to the right or to the left.
要按他們所指教你的律法, 照他們所斷定的去行; 他們所指示你的判語, 你不可偏離左右.

17:12 And the man who treats with contempt so as not to listen to the priest who is standing to minister on behalf of Yahweh your God or to the judge, that man shall die; so you shall purge the evil from Israel.
若有人擅敢不聽從那侍立在耶和華─你神面前的祭司, 或不聽從審判官, 那人就必治死; 這樣, 便將那惡從以色列中除掉.

17:13 And all the people will hear and will be afraid, and they will not behave presumptuously again.
眾百姓都要聽見害怕, 不再擅敢行事. ”

17:14 “When you have come to that land that Yahweh your God is giving to you and you have taken possession of it and you have settled in it, and you say, ‘I will set over me a king like all the nations that are around me,’
“到了耶和華─你神所賜你的地, 得了那地居住的時候, 若說: ‘我要立王治理我, 像四圍的國一樣. ’

17:15 indeed, you may set a king over you whom Yahweh your God will choose, from the midst of your countrymen you must set a king over you; you are not allowed to appoint over you a man, a foreigner, who is not your countryman.
你總要立耶和華─你神所揀選的人為王. 必從你弟兄中立一人; 不可立你弟兄以外的人為王.

17:16 Except, he may not make numerous for himself horses, and he may not allow the people to to go to Egypt in order to increase horses, for Yahweh has said to you that you may never return.
只是王不可為自己加添馬匹, 也不可使百姓回埃及去, 為要加添他的馬匹, 因耶和華曾吩咐你們說: ‘不可再回那條路去. ’

17:17 And he must not acquire many wives for himself, so that his heart would turn aside; and he must not accumulate silver and gold for himself excessively.
他也不可為自己多立妃嬪, 恐怕他的心偏邪; 也不可為自己多積金銀.

17:18 “And then when he is sitting on the throne of his kingdom, then he shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll before the Levitical priests.
他登了國位, 就要將祭司利未人面前的這律法書, 為自己抄錄一本,

17:19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to revere Yahweh your God by diligently observing all the word of this law and these rules,
存在他那裡, 要平生誦讀, 好學習敬畏耶和華─他的神, 謹守遵行這律法書上的一切言語和這些律例,

17:20 so as not to exalt his heart above his countrymen and not to turn aside from the commandment to the right or to the left, so that he may reign long over his kingdom, he and his children in the midst of Israel.”
免得他向弟兄心高氣傲, 偏左偏右, 離了這誡命. 這樣, 他和他的子孫便可在以色列中, 在國位上年長日久. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 18

18:1 “And there shall not be for the Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, a plot of ground and an inheritance with Israel, rather they may eat an offering made by fire as their inheritance, for Yahweh.
“祭司利未人和利未全支派必在以色列中無分無業; 他們所吃用的就是獻給耶和華的火祭和一切所捐的.

18:2 And there shall not be for them an inheritance of land in the midst of his brothers; rather Yahweh is his inheritance, just as he promised to them.
他們在弟兄中必沒有產業; 耶和華是他們的產業, 正如耶和華所應許他們的.

18:3 Now this shall be the share of the priest from the people, from those who sacrifice the sacrifice, whether it is an ox, sheep, or goat, and they shall give the priest the shoulder and the jawbones and the stomach.
祭司從百姓所當得的分乃是這樣: 凡獻牛或羊為祭的, 要把前腿和兩腮並脾胃給祭司.

18:4 The firstfruits of your grain, your wine, and your olive oil and the firstfruits of the fleece of your sheep you shall give to him.
初收的五穀,新酒和油, 並初剪的羊毛, 也要給他;

18:5 For Yahweh your God has chosen him from among all your tribes to stand to minister in the name of Yahweh, he and his sons forever.
因為耶和華─你的神從你各支派中將他揀選出來, 使他和他子孫永遠奉耶和華的名侍立, 事奉.

18:6 And if a Levite comes from one of your towns from anywhere in Israel where he is residing, he may come whenever he desires, to the place that Yahweh will choose,
“利未人無論寄居在以色列中的哪一座城, 若從那裡出來, 一心願意到耶和華所選擇的地方,

18:7 and he may minister in the name of Yahweh his God, just like all his brothers, the Levites who stand there before Yahweh.
就要奉耶和華─他神的名事奉, 像他眾弟兄利未人侍立在耶和華面前事奉一樣.

18:8 They shall eat equal portions, apart from what he may receive from the sale of his patrimony.
除了他賣祖父產業所得的以外, 還要得一分祭物與他們同吃. ”

18:9 “When you come to the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you, you must not learn to do like the detestable practices of those nations.
“你到了耶和華─你神所賜之地, 那些國民所行可憎惡的事, 你不可學著行.

18:10 There shall not be found among you one who makes his son or his daughter go through the fire, or one who practices divination, or an interpreter of signs, or an augur, or sorcerer,
你們中間不可有人使兒女經火, 也不可有占卜的,觀兆的,用法術的,行邪術的,

18:11 or one who casts magic spells, or one who consults a spirit of the dead, or spiritist, or one who inquires of the dead.
用迷術的,交鬼的,行巫術的,過陰的.

18:12 For everyone doing these things is detestable to Yahweh, and because of these detestable things Yahweh your God is driving them out from before you.
凡行這些事的都為耶和華所憎惡; 因那些國民行這可憎惡的事, 所以耶和華─你的神將他們從你面前趕出.

18:13 You must be blameless before Yahweh your God.
你要在耶和華─你的神面前作完全人. ”

18:14 For these nations that you are about to dispossess listen to interpreters of signs and to diviners, but Yahweh your God has not allowed you to do the same.
“因你所要趕出的那些國民都聽信觀兆的和占卜的, 至於你, 耶和華─你的神從來不許你這樣行.

18:15 “Yahweh your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your midst, from your countrymen, and to him you shall listen.
耶和華─你的神要從你們弟兄中間給你興起一位先知, 像我, 你們要聽從他.

18:16 This is according to all that you asked from Yahweh your God at Horeb, on the day of the assembly, saying, ‘I do not want again to hear the voice of Yahweh my God, and I do not want to see again this great fire, so that I may not die!’
正如你在何烈山大會的日子求耶和華─你神一切的話, 說: ‘求你不再叫我聽見耶和華─我神的聲音, 也不再叫我看見這大火, 免得我死亡. ’

18:17 And Yahweh said to me, ‘They are right in what they have said.
耶和華就對我說: ‘他們所說的是.

18:18 I will raise up a prophet for them from among their countrymen like you, and I will place my words into his mouth, and he shall speak to them everything that I command him.
我必在他們弟兄中間給他們興起一位先知, 像你. 我要將當說的話傳給他; 他要將我一切所吩咐的都傳給他們.

18:19 And then the man that will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I will hold accountable.
誰不聽他奉我名所說的話, 我必討誰的罪.

18:20 However, the prophet that behaves presumptuously by speaking a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, and who speaks in the name of other gods, then that prophet shall die.’
若有先知擅敢託我的名說我所未曾吩咐他說的話, 或是奉別神的名說話, 那先知就必治死. ’

18:21 And if you say to yourself, ‘How can we know the word that Yahweh has not spoken to him?’
你心裡若說: ‘耶和華所未曾吩咐的話, 我們怎能知道呢? ’

18:22 Whenever what the prophet spoke in the name of Yahweh, the thing does not take place and does not come about, that is the thing that Yahweh has not spoken to him. Presumptuously the prophet spoke it; you shall not fear that prophet.”
先知託耶和華的名說話, 所說的若不成就, 也無效驗, 這就是耶和華所未曾吩咐的, 是那先知擅自說的, 你不要怕他. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 19

19:1 “When Yahweh your God has exterminated the nations concerning whom Yahweh your God is giving to you their land, and you have dispossessed them, and you have settled in their towns and in their houses,
“耶和華─你神將列國之民剪除的時候, 耶和華─你神也將他們的地賜給你, 你接著住他們的城邑並他們的房屋,

19:2 you shall set apart three cities for you in the midst of your land that Yahweh your God is giving to you to take possession of it.
就要在耶和華─你神所賜你為業的地上分定三座城.

19:3 You shall prepare the roads for yourselves, and you shall divide the regions of your land into thirds that Yahweh your God gives you as a possession, so that it will be available for any manslayer to flee there.
要將耶和華─你神使你承受為業的地分為三段; 又要預備道路, 使誤殺人的, 都可以逃到那裡去.

19:4 “Now this is the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live there who has killed his neighbor unintentionally, and he did not hate him previously.
“誤殺人的逃到那裡可以存活, 定例乃是這樣: 凡素無仇恨, 無心殺了人的,

19:5 For example, when somebody goes with his neighbor into the forest to cut wood, and the iron head slips from the handle of the tool and strikes his neighbor and he dies, then he may flee to one of these cities, and so he may live.
就如人與鄰舍同入樹林砍伐樹木, 手拿斧子一砍, 本想砍下樹木, 不料, 斧頭脫了把, 飛落在鄰舍身上, 以致於死, 這人逃到那些城的一座城, 就可以存活,

19:6 He does this lest the avenger of blood might pursue after the killer, because he is hot with anger and he overtakes him, because it is a long distance to the city of refuge, and so he kills him, but he did not deserve a death sentence, because he was not hating him before.
免得報血仇的, 心中火熱追趕他, 因路遠就追上, 將他殺死; 其實他不該死, 因為他與被殺的素無仇恨.

19:7 Therefore I am commanding you, saying, ‘You shall set apart three cities.’
所以我吩咐你說, 要分定三座城.

19:8 Then if Yahweh your God enlarges your territory just as he swore to your ancestors and gives to you all the land that he promised to give to your ancestors,
耶和華─你神若照他向你列祖所起的誓擴張你的境界, 將所應許賜你列祖的地全然給你,

19:9 then if you diligently observe this entire commandment that I am commanding you today by loving Yahweh your God and by going in his ways at all times, then you shall add three more cities for yourselves to these three.
你若謹守遵行我今日所吩咐的這一切誡命, 愛耶和華─你的神, 常常遵行他的道, 就要在這三座城之外, 再添三座城,

19:10 Do this so that innocent blood will not be shed in the midst of your land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance and thereby bloodguilt would be on you.
免得無辜之人的血流在耶和華─你神所賜你為業的地上, 流血的罪就歸於你.

19:11 But if someone hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and rises up against him and murders him, and the murderer flees to one of these cities,
“若有人恨他的鄰舍, 埋伏著起來擊殺他, 以致於死, 便逃到這些城的一座城,

19:12 then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and they shall give him into the hand of the avenger of blood, and he shall be put to death.
本城的長老就要打發人去, 從那裡帶出他來, 交在報血仇的手中, 將他治死.

19:13 Your eye shall not take pity on him, and you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that good will be directed toward you.
你眼不可顧惜他, 卻要從以色列中除掉流無辜血的罪, 使你可以得福. ”

19:14 “You shall not move the boundary marker of your neighbor that former generations set up on your property in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you to take possession of it.
“在耶和華─你神所賜你承受為業之地, 不可挪移你鄰舍的地界, 那是先人所定的. ”

19:15 The testimony of a single witness may not be used to convict with respect to any crime and for any wrongdoing in any offense that a person committed; on the evidence of two witnesses or on the evidence of three witnesses a charge shall be sustained.
“人無論犯甚麼罪, 作甚麼惡, 不可憑一個人的口作見證, 總要憑兩三個人的口作見證才可定案.

19:16 If a malicious witness gets up to accuse anyone to testify against him falsely,
若有凶惡的見證人起來, 見證某人作惡,

19:17 then the two men to whom the legal dispute pertains shall stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days.
這兩個爭訟的人就要站在耶和華面前, 和當時的祭司, 並審判官面前,

19:18 Then judges shall make a thorough inquiry, and if it turns out that the witness is a false witness and he testified falsely against his brother,
審判官要細細地查究, 若見證人果然是作假見證的, 以假見證陷害弟兄,

19:19 then you shall do to him as he meant to do to his brother, and so you shall purge the evil from your midst.
你們就要待他如同他想要待的弟兄. 這樣, 就把那惡從你們中間除掉.

19:20 And the rest shall hear and shall fear, and they shall not continue to do such a thing again as this evil thing in your midst.
別人聽見都要害怕, 就不敢在你們中間再行這樣的惡了.

19:21 You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
你眼不可顧惜, 要以命償命, 以眼還眼, 以牙還牙, 以手還手, 以腳還腳. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 20

20:1 “If you go out to war against your enemies and you see a horse and a chariot, an army larger that you, you shall not be afraid because of them; for Yahweh your God is with you, the one who brought you from the land of Egypt.
“你出去與仇敵爭戰的時候, 看見馬匹,車輛, 並有比你多的人民, 不要怕他們, 因為領你出埃及地的耶和華─你神與你同在.

20:2 And then when you approach the battle, then the priest shall come near and speak to the troops.
你們將要上陣的時候, 祭司要到百姓面前宣告

20:3 And he shall say to them, ‘Hear, Israel, you are near today to the battle against your enemies; do not lose heart; you shall not be afraid, and you shall not panic, and you shall not be terrified because of them,
說: ‘以色列人哪, 你們當聽, 你們今日將要與仇敵爭戰, 不要膽怯, 不要懼怕戰兢, 也不要因他們驚恐;

20:4 for Yahweh your God is going with you to fight for you against your enemies to help you.’
因為耶和華─你們的神與你們同去, 要為你們與仇敵爭戰, 拯救你們. ’

20:5 And the officials shall speak to the troops, saying, ‘Who is the man who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to this house, so that he does not die in battle and another man dedicates it.
官長也要對百姓宣告說: ‘誰建造房屋, 尚未奉獻, 他可以回家去, 恐怕他陣亡, 別人去奉獻.

20:6 And who is the man that has planted a vineyard and has not enjoyed it? Let him go and let him return to his house, so that he does not die in battle and another man enjoys it.
誰種葡萄園, 尚未用所結的果子, 他可以回家去, 恐怕他陣亡, 別人去用.

20:7 And who is the man who got engaged to a woman and has not married her? Let him go and let him return to his house, so that he does not die in battle and another man marries her.’
誰聘定了妻, 尚未迎娶, 他可以回家去, 恐怕他陣亡, 別人去娶. ’

20:8 And the officials shall continue to speak to the troops, and they shall say, ‘What man is afraid and disheartened? Let him go, and let him return to his house, and let him not cause the heart of his brothers to melt like his.’
官長又要對百姓宣告說: ‘誰懼怕膽怯, 他可以回家去, 恐怕他弟兄的心消化, 和他一樣. ’

20:9 And when the officials have finished speaking to the army troops, then they shall appoint commanders of divisions at the head of the troops.
官長對百姓宣告完了, 就當派軍長率領他們.

20:10 “When you approach a city to fight against it, you must offer it peace.
“你臨近一座城,要攻打的時候, 先要對城裡的民宣告和睦的話.

20:11 And then if they accept your terms of peace and they surrender to you, and then all the people inhabiting it shall be forced labor for you, and they shall serve you.
他們若以和睦的話回答你, 給你開了城, 城裡所有的人都要給你效勞, 服事你;

20:12 But if they do not accept your terms of peace and they want to make war with you, then you shall lay siege against it.
若不肯與你和好, 反要與你打仗, 你就要圍困那城.

20:13 And Yahweh your God will give it into your hand, and you shall kill all its males with the edge of the sword.
耶和華─你的神把城交付你手, 你就要用刀殺盡這城的男丁.

20:14 Only the women and the little children and the domestic animals and all that shall be in the city, all of its spoil you may loot for yourselves, and you may enjoy the spoil of your enemies that Yahweh you God has given to you.
惟有婦女,孩子,牲畜, 和城內一切的財物, 你可以取為自己的掠物. 耶和華─你神把你仇敵的財物賜給你, 你可以吃用.

20:15 Thus you shall do to all the far cities from you, which are not from the cities of these nations located nearby.
離你甚遠的各城, 不是這些國民的城, 你都要這樣待他.

20:16 But from the cities of these peoples that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance, you shall not let anything live that breathes.
但這些國民的城, 耶和華─你神既賜你為業, 其中凡有氣息的, 一個不可存留;

20:17 Rather, you shall utterly destroy them, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, just as Yahweh your God has commanded you,
只要照耶和華─你神所吩咐的將這赫人,亞摩利人,迦南人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人都滅絕淨盡,

20:18 so that they may not teach you to do like all their detestable things that they do for their gods and thereby you sin against Yahweh your God.
免得他們教導你們學習一切可憎惡的事, 就是他們向自己神所行的, 以致你們得罪耶和華─你們的神.

20:19 “If you besiege a town for many days to make war against it in order to seize it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them, for you may eat from them, and so you must not cut them down. Are the trees of the field humans that they should come in siege against you?
“你若許久圍困,攻打所要取的一座城, 就不可舉斧子砍壞樹木; 因為你可以吃那樹上的果子, 不可砍伐. 田間的樹木豈是人, 叫你糟蹋嗎?

20:20 Only the trees that you know are not fruit trees you may destroy and you may cut down, and you may build siege works against that city that is making war with you until it falls.”
惟獨你所知道不是結果子的樹木可以毀壞,砍伐, 用以修築營壘, 攻擊那與你打仗的城, 直到攻塌了. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 21

21:1 “If someone slain is found in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you to take possession of it and is lying in the field, and it is not known who killed him,
“在耶和華─你神所賜你為業的地上, 若遇見被殺的人倒在田野, 不知道是誰殺的,

21:2 then your elders and your judges shall go out and shall measure the distance to the cities that are around the slain one.
長老和審判官就要出去, 從被殺的人那裡量起, 直量到四圍的城邑,

21:3 And then the nearest city to the slain one, the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd that has not been worked with in the field, that has not pulled a yoke,
看哪城離被殺的人最近, 那城的長老就要從牛群中取一隻未曾耕地,未曾負軛的母牛犢,

21:4 and the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a wadi that flows with water all year and that has not been plowed and has not been sown; then there they shall break the neck of the heifer in the wadi.
把母牛犢牽到流水,未曾耕種的山谷去, 在谷中打折母牛犢的頸項.

21:5 Then the priests, the descendants of Levi, shall come near, for Yahweh your God has chosen them to bless in the name of Yahweh, and every legal dispute and every case of assault will be subject to their ruling.
祭司利未的子孫要近前來; 因為耶和華─你的神揀選了他們事奉他, 奉耶和華的名祝福, 所有爭訟毆打的事都要憑他們判斷.

21:6 And all of the elders of that city nearest to the slain person shall wash their hands over the heifer with the broken neck in the wadi.
那城的眾長老, 就是離被殺的人最近的, 要在那山谷中, 在所打折頸項的母牛犢以上洗手,

21:7 And they shall declare, and they shall say, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, and our eyes did not see what was done.
禱告(原文是回答)說: ‘我們的手未曾流這人的血; 我們的眼也未曾看見這事.

21:8 Forgive your people, Israel, whom you redeemed, Yahweh, and do not allow the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel, and let them be forgiven with regard to blood.’
耶和華啊, 求你赦免你所救贖的以色列民, 不要使流無辜血的罪歸在你的百姓以色列中間. ’這樣, 流血的罪必得赦免.

21:9 And so you shall purge the innocent blood from your midst, because you must do the right thing in the eyes of Yahweh.
你行耶和華眼中看為正的事, 就可以從你們中間除掉流無辜血的罪. ”

21:10 “When you go out for battle against your enemies, and Yahweh your God gives them into your hand, and you lead the captives away,
“你出去與仇敵爭戰的時候, 耶和華─你的神將他們交在你手中, 你就擄了他們去.

21:11 and you see among the captives a woman beautiful in appearance, and you become attached to her and you want to take her as a wife,
若在被擄的人中見有美貌的女子, 戀慕她, 要娶她為妻,

21:12 then you shall bring her into your household, and she shall shave her head, and she shall trim her nails.
就可以領她到你家裡去; 她便要剃頭髮, 修指甲,

21:13 And she shall remove the clothing of her captivity from her, and she shall remain in your house, and she shall mourn her father and her mother a full month, and after this you may have sex with her, and you may marry her, and she may become your wife.
脫去被擄時所穿的衣服, 住在你家裡哀哭父母一個整月, 然後可以與她同房. 你作她的丈夫, 她作你的妻子.

21:14 And then if you do not take delight in her, then you shall let her go to do whatever she wants, but you shall not treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.
後來你若不喜悅她, 就要由她隨意出去, 決不可為錢賣她, 也不可當婢女待她, 因為你玷污了她. ”

21:15 “If a man has two wives, and the one is loved and the other one is disliked and the one loved and the one that is disliked have borne for him sons, if it happens that the firstborn son belongs to the one that is disliked,
“人若有二妻, 一為所愛, 一為所惡, 所愛的,所惡的都給他生了兒子, 但長子是所惡之妻生的.

21:16 nevertheless it will be the case that on the day of bestowing his inheritance upon his sons, he will not be allowed to treat as the firstborn son the son of the beloved wife in preference to the son of the disliked wife, who is the firstborn son.
到了把產業分給兒子承受的時候, 不可將所愛之妻生的兒子立為長子, 在所惡之妻生的兒子以上,

21:17 But he shall acknowledge the firstborn son of the disliked wife by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the firstfruit of his vigor; to him is the legal claim of the birthright.
卻要認所惡之妻生的兒子為長子, 將產業多加一分給他; 因這兒子是他力量強壯的時候生的, 長子的名分本當歸他. ”

21:18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not listen to the voice of his father and to the voice of his mother, and they discipline him, and he does not obey them,
“人若有頑梗悖逆的兒子, 不聽從父母的話, 他們雖懲治他, 他仍不聽從,

21:19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him, and they shall bring him out to the elders of his city and to the gate of his town,
父母就要抓住他, 將他帶到本地的城門,本城的長老那裡,

21:20 and they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us, and he is a glutton and a drunkard.’
對長老說: ‘我們這兒子頑梗悖逆, 不聽從我們的話, 是貪食好酒的人. ’

21:21 Then all the men of his city shall stone him with stones and let him die; and so you shall purge the evil from your midst, and all of Israel will hear, and they will fear.
本城的眾人就要用石頭將他打死. 這樣, 就把那惡從你們中間除掉, 以色列眾人都要聽見害怕. ”

21:22 “And if a man commits a sin punishable by death, and so he is put to death and you hang him on a tree,
“人若犯該死的罪, 被治死了, 你將他掛在木頭上,

21:23 his dead body shall not hang on the tree, but certainly you shall bury him on that day, for cursed by God is one that is being hung; so you shall not defile your land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance.”
他的屍首不可留在木頭上過夜, 必要當日將他葬埋, 免得玷污了耶和華─你神所賜你為業之地. 因為被掛的人是在神面前受咒詛的.

Deuteronomy - Chapter 22

22:1 “You shall not watch the ox of your neighbor or his sheep or goat straying and ignore them; certainly you shall return them to your neighbor.
“你若看見弟兄的牛或羊失迷了路, 不可佯為不見, 總要把牠牽回來交給你的弟兄.

22:2 And if your countryman is not near you or you do not know who he is, then you shall bring it to your household, and it shall be with you until your countryman seeks after it, and you shall return it to him.
你弟兄若離你遠, 或是你不認識他, 就要牽到你家去, 留在你那裡, 等你弟兄來尋找就還給他.

22:3 And thus also you shall do regarding his donkey, and thus you shall do concerning his garment, and so you shall do with respect to all of the lost property of your countryman that is lost from him and you find it; you are not allowed to withhold help.
你的弟兄無論失落甚麼, 或是驢, 或是衣服, 你若遇見, 都要這樣行, 不可佯為不見.

22:4 “You shall not see the donkey of your neighbor or his ox fallen on the road and you ignore them; certainly you must help them get up along with him.
你若看見弟兄的牛或驢跌倒在路上, 不可佯為不見, 總要幫助他拉起來.

22:5 “The apparel of a man shall not be put on a woman, and a man shall not wear the clothing of a woman, because everyone who does these things is detestable to Yahweh your God.
“婦女不可穿戴男子所穿戴的, 男子也不可穿婦女的衣服, 因為這樣行都是耶和華─你神所憎惡的.

22:6 “If a bird’s nest is found before you on the road in any tree or on the ground, and there are chicks or eggs, and the mother is lying down on the chicks or the eggs, you shall not take the mother along with the young;
“你若路上遇見鳥窩, 或在樹上或在地上, 裡頭有雛或有蛋, 母鳥伏在雛上或在蛋上, 你不可連母帶雛一併取去.

22:7 you shall certainly let the mother go, but you may take the young for yourselves; do this so that it may go well for you and you may live long in the land.
總要放母, 只可取雛; 這樣你就可以享福, 日子得以長久.

22:8 “When you build a new house then you shall make a parapet wall for your roof, so that you will not bring bloodguilt on your house if anyone should fall from it.
“你若建造房屋, 要在房上的四圍安欄杆, 免得有人從房上掉下來, 流血的罪就歸於你家.

22:9 “You shall not sow your vineyard with differing kinds of seed, so that you shall not forfeit the whole harvest, both the seed that you sowed and the yield of the vineyard.
“不可把兩樣種子種在你的葡萄園裡, 免得你撒種所結的和葡萄園的果子都要充公.

22:10 “You shall not plow with an ox and with a donkey yoked together.
不可並用牛,驢耕地.

22:11 “You shall not wear woven material made of wool and linen mixed together.
不可穿羊毛,細麻兩樣攙雜料做的衣服.

22:12 “You shall make tassels for yourselves on the four corners of your clothing with which you cover yourself.
“你要在所披的外衣上四圍做繸子. ”

22:13 “If a man takes a woman and he has sex with her, but he then dislikes her,
“人若娶妻, 與她同房之後恨惡她,

22:14 and he accuses her falsely, and he defames her, and he says ‘This woman I took and I lay with her and I discovered that she was not a virgin,’
信口說她, 將醜名加在她身上, 說: ‘我娶了這女子, 與她同房, 見她沒有貞潔的憑據’;

22:15 then in defense the father of the young woman shall take, along with her mother, and together they must bring out the evidence of the virginity of the young woman to display it to the elders of the city at the city gate.
女子的父母就要把女子貞潔的憑據拿出來, 帶到本城門長老那裡.

22:16 And then the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man as wife, but he now dislikes her,
女子的父親要對長老說: ‘我將我的女兒給這人為妻, 他恨惡她,

22:17 and now look he has accused her falsely, saying, “I did not find your daughter a virgin,” but here is evidence of the virginity of my daughter’; and they shall spread the cloth out before the elders of the city.
信口說她, 說: 我見你的女兒沒有貞潔的憑據; 其實這就是我女兒貞潔的憑據. ’父母就把那布鋪在本城的長老面前.

22:18 Then the elders of that city shall take the man, and they shall discipline him.
本城的長老要拿住那人, 懲治他,

22:19 Then they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver, and they shall give them to the father of the young woman, for he defamed an Israelite young woman, and she shall become his wife; he will not be allowed to divorce her all his days.
並要罰他一百舍客勒銀子, 給女子的父親, 因為他將醜名加在以色列的一個處女身上. 女子仍作他的妻, 終身不可休她.

22:20 “But if this charge was true, and the signs of virginity were not found for the young woman,
但這事若是真的, 女子沒有貞潔的憑據,

22:21 and then they shall bring out the young woman to the doorway of the house of her father, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones, and she shall die, because she did a disgraceful thing in Israel by playing the harlot in the house of her father, and so you shall purge the evil from your midst.
就要將女子帶到她父家的門口, 本城的人要用石頭將她打死; 因為她在父家行了淫亂, 在以色列中做了醜事. 這樣, 就把那惡從你們中間除掉.

22:22 “If a man is found lying with a married woman, then they shall both die; both of them, the man who lay with the woman and the woman also, so you shall purge the evil from Israel.
“若遇見人與有丈夫的婦人行淫, 就要將姦夫淫婦一併治死. 這樣, 就把那惡從以色列中除掉.

22:23 “If it happens that a young woman, a virgin, is engaged to a man, and a man finds her in the town and lies with her,
“若有處女已經許配丈夫, 有人在城裡遇見她, 與她行淫,

22:24 then you shall bring out both of them to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them with stones so that they shall die, the young woman because she did not cry out in the town, and the man because he violated his neighbor’s wife; and so you shall purge the evil from your midst.
你們就要把這二人帶到本城門, 用石頭打死─女子是因為雖在城裡卻沒有喊叫; 男子是因為玷污別人的妻. 這樣, 就把那惡從你們中間除掉.

22:25 “But if the man finds the young engaged woman in the field and the man overpowers her and he has sex with her, then the man only must die who lay with her.
“若有男子在田野遇見已經許配人的女子, 強與她行淫, 只要將那男子治死.

22:26 But you shall not do anything to the young woman, for there is not reckoned against the young woman a sin deserving death; it is similar to when a man rises up against his neighbor and murders him, a fellow human being, just so is this case,
但不可辦女子; 她本沒有該死的罪, 這事就類乎人起來攻擊鄰舍, 將他殺了一樣.

22:27 for he found her in the field, the engaged young woman cried out, but there was no rescuer to help her.
因為男子是在田野遇見那已經許配人的女子, 女子喊叫, 並無人救她.

22:28 “If a man finds a young woman, a virgin who is not engaged, and he seizes her and he has sex with her and they are caught,
“若有男子遇見沒有許配人的處女, 抓住她, 與她行淫, 被人看見,

22:29 then the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the young woman fifty shekels of silver, and she shall become his wife because he violated her, and he is not allowed to divorce her during his lifetime.
這男子就要拿五十舍客勒銀子給女子的父親; 因他玷污了這女子, 就要娶她為妻, 終身不可休她.

22:30 A man may not take the wife of his father, and so he may not dishonor his father.
“人不可娶繼母為妻; 不可掀開他父親的衣襟. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 23

23:1 “No man with crushed testicles or whose male organ is cut off may come into the assembly of Yahweh.
“凡外腎受傷的, 或被閹割的, 不可入耶和華的會.

23:2 An illegitimate child may not come into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants may come into the assembly of Yahweh.
“私生子不可入耶和華的會; 他的子孫, 直到十代, 也不可入耶和華的會.

23:3 An Ammonite or a Moabite may not come into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants may come into the assembly of Yahweh forever,
“亞捫人或是摩押人不可入耶和華的會; 他們的子孫, 雖過十代, 也永不可入耶和華的會.

23:4 because they did not come to meet you with food and with water when you came out of Egypt, and also because they hired Balaam, son of Beor, from Pethor, in Aram Naharaim to act against you to curse you.
因為你們出埃及的時候, 他們沒有拿食物和水在路上迎接你們, 又因他們雇了美索不達米亞的毘奪人比珥的兒子巴蘭來咒詛你們.

23:5 But Yahweh your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, and Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because Yahweh your God loved you.
然而耶和華─你的神不肯聽從巴蘭, 卻使那咒詛的言語變為祝福的話, 因為耶和華─你的神愛你.

23:6 You shall not promote their welfare or their prosperity all your days forever.
你一生一世永不可求他們的平安和他們的利益.

23:7 “You shall not abhor an Edomite, because he is your brother; you shall not abhor an Egyptian because you were an alien in his land.
“不可憎惡以東人, 因為他是你的弟兄. 不可憎惡埃及人, 因為你在他的地上作過寄居的.

23:8 The children that are born to them in the third generation may come representing them in the assembly of Yahweh.
他們第三代子孫可以入耶和華的會. ”

23:9 “If you go out to encamp against your enemies, then you shall guard against doing anything evil.
“你出兵攻打仇敵, 就要遠避諸惡.

23:10 “If there is among you a man that is not clean because of a seminal emission during the night, he shall go outside the camp; he shall not come within the camp.
“你們中間, 若有人夜間偶然夢遺, 不潔淨, 就要出到營外, 不可入營;

23:11 And then toward the coming of the evening, he shall bathe with water, and at the going down of the sun, he may come to the midst of the camp.
到傍晚的時候, 他要用水洗澡, 及至日落了才可以入營.

23:12 “And there shall be for you a designated place outside the camp; and you shall go there to relieve yourself,
“你在營外也該定出一個地方作為便所.

23:13 and a digging tool shall be included in addition to your other utensils for yourself; and then when you relieve yourself outside the camp you shall dig with it, and then you shall turn, and you shall cover your excrement.
在你器械之中當預備一把鍬, 你出營外便溺以後, 用以鏟土, 轉身掩蓋.

23:14 For Yahweh your God is walking about in the midst of your camp to deliver you and to hand your enemies over to you before you, and so let your camp be holy, so that he shall not see in it anything indecent, and he shall turn away from going with you.
因為耶和華─你的神常在你營中行走, 要救護你, 將仇敵交給你, 所以你的營理當聖潔, 免得他見你那裡有污穢, 就離開你. ”

23:15 “And you shall not hand over a slave to his master who has escaped and fled to you from his master.
“若有奴僕脫了主人的手, 逃到你那裡, 你不可將他交付他的主人.

23:16 He shall reside with you in your midst in the place that he chooses in one of your towns wherever he pleases; you shall not oppress him.
他必在你那裡與你同住, 在你的城邑中, 要由他選擇一個所喜悅的地方居住; 你不可欺負他.

23:17 “No woman of Israel shall be a temple prostitute, and no man of Israel shall be a male shrine prostitute.
“以色列的女子中不可有妓女; 以色列的男子中不可有孌童.

23:18 You may not bring the hire of a prostitute or the earnings of a male prostitute into the house of Yahweh your God, for any vow offerings, because both are a detestable thing to Yahweh your God.
娼妓所得的錢, 或孌童(原文是狗)所得的價, 你不可帶入耶和華─你神的殿還願, 因為這兩樣都是耶和華─你神所憎惡的.

23:19 “You shall not charge your brother interest on money, interest on food, or interest on anything that one could lend on interest.
“你借給你弟兄的, 或是錢財或是糧食, 無論甚麼可生利的物, 都不可取利.

23:20 You may lend on interest to the foreigner, but to your countryman you may not lend on interest, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land where you are going, in order to take possession of it.
借給外邦人可以取利, 只是借給你弟兄不可取利. 這樣, 耶和華─你神必在你所去得為業的地上和你手裡所辦的一切事上賜福與你.

23:21 “When you make a vow to Yahweh your God, you shall not postpone fulfillment of it, for certainly Yahweh your God shall require it from you and if postponed you will incur guilt.
“你向耶和華─你的神許願, 償還不可遲延; 因為耶和華─你的神必定向你追討, 你不償還就有罪.

23:22 And if you refrain from vowing, you shall not incur guilt.
你若不許願, 倒無罪.

23:23 The utterance of your lips you must perform diligently just as you have vowed freely to Yahweh your God whatever it was that you promised with your mouth.
你嘴裡所出的, 就是你口中應許甘心所獻的, 要照你向耶和華─你神所許的願謹守遵行.

23:24 “When you come into the vineyard of your neighbor, then you may eat grapes as you please and until you are full, but you shall not put any into your container.
“你進了鄰舍的葡萄園, 可以隨意吃飽了葡萄, 只是不可裝在器皿中.

23:25 “When you come into the standing grain of your neighbor, then you may pluck ears with your hand, but you may not swing a sickle among the standing grain of your neighbor.”
你進了鄰舍站著的禾稼, 可以用手摘穗子, 只是不可用鐮刀割取禾稼. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 24

24:1 “When a man takes a wife and he marries her and then she does not please him, because he found something objectionable and writes her a letter of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her away from his house,
“人若娶妻以後, 見她有甚麼不合理的事, 不喜悅她, 就可以寫休書交在她手中, 打發她離開夫家.

24:2 and she goes from his house, and she goes out and becomes a wife for another man,
婦人離開夫家以後, 可以去嫁別人.

24:3 and then the second man dislikes her and he writes her a letter of divorce and places it into her hand and sends her from his house, or if the second man dies who took her to himself as a wife,
後夫若恨惡她, 寫休書交在她手中, 打發她離開夫家, 或是娶她為妻的後夫死了,

24:4 her first husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to become a wife to him after she has been defiled, for that is a detestable thing before Yahweh, and so you shall not mislead into sin the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance.
打發她去的前夫不可在婦人玷污之後再娶她為妻, 因為這是耶和華所憎惡的; 不可使耶和華─你神所賜為業之地被玷污了. ”

24:5 “When a man takes a new wife he shall not go out with the army, and he shall not be obligated with anything; he shall be free from obligation, to stay at home for one year, and he shall bring joy to his wife that he took.
“新娶妻之人不可從軍出征, 也不可託他辦理甚麼公事, 可以在家清閒一年, 使他所娶的妻快活.

24:6 “A person shall not take a pair of millstones or an upper millstone, for he is taking necessities of life as a pledge.
“不可拿人的全盤磨石或是上磨石作當頭, 因為這是拿人的命作當頭.

24:7 “If a man is caught kidnapping somebody from among his countrymen, the Israelites, and he treats him as a slave or he sells him, then that kidnapper shall die, and so you shall purge the evil from among you.
“若遇見人拐帶以色列中的一個弟兄, 當奴才待他, 或是賣了他, 那拐帶人的就必治死. 這樣, 便將那惡從你們中間除掉.

24:8 Be watchful with respect to an outbreak of any infectious skin disease, by being very careful and by acting according to all that the priests and the Levites have instructed you, just as I have commanded them, so you shall diligently observe.
“在大痲瘋的災病上, 你們要謹慎, 照祭司利未人一切所指教你們的留意遵行. 我怎樣吩咐他們, 你們要怎樣遵行.

24:9 So remember what Yahweh your God did to Miriam on the journey when you went out from Egypt.
當記念出埃及後, 在路上, 耶和華─你神向米利暗所行的事.

24:10 “When you make a loan to your neighbor, a loan of any kind, you shall not go into his house to take his pledge.
“你借給鄰舍, 不拘是甚麼, 不可進他家拿他的當頭.

24:11 You shall wait outside, and the man to whom you are lending, he shall bring the pledge outside to you.
要站在外面, 等那向你借貸的人把當頭拿出來交給你.

24:12 And if he is a needy man, you shall not sleep in his pledge.
他若是窮人, 你不可留他的當頭過夜.

24:13 You shall certainly return the pledge to him as the sun sets, so that he may sleep in his cloak and may bless you, and it shall be considered righteousness on your behalf before Yahweh your God.
日落的時候, 總要把當頭還他, 使他用那件衣服蓋著睡覺, 他就為你祝福; 這在耶和華─你神面前就是你的義了.

24:14 “You shall not exploit a hired worker, who is needy and poor, from among your fellow men or from among your aliens who are in your land and in your towns.
“困苦窮乏的雇工, 無論是你的弟兄或是在你城裡寄居的, 你不可欺負他.

24:15 On his day you shall give his wage, and the sun shall not go down, because he is poor and his life depends on it; do this so that he does not cry out against you to Yahweh, and you incur guilt.
要當日給他工價, 不可等到日落─因為他窮苦, 把心放在工價上─恐怕他因你求告耶和華, 罪便歸你了.

24:16 “Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, and children shall not be put to death because of their fathers; each one shall be put to death for his own sin.
“不可因子殺父, 也不可因父殺子; 凡被殺的都為本身的罪.

24:17 You shall not subvert the rights of an alien or an orphan, and you shall not take as pledge the garment of a widow.
“你不可向寄居的和孤兒屈枉正直, 也不可拿寡婦的衣裳作當頭.

24:18 And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt and that Yahweh your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do this commandment.
要記念你在埃及作過奴僕. 耶和華─你的神從那裡將你救贖, 所以我吩咐你這樣行.

24:19 “When you reap your harvest in your field and you forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not return to get it, for it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
“你在田間收割莊稼, 若忘下一捆, 不可回去再取, 要留給寄居的與孤兒寡婦. 這樣, 耶和華─你神必在你手裡所辦的一切事上賜福與你.

24:20 When you beat off the fruit of your olive trees you shall not search through the branches afterward, for it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.
你打橄欖樹, 枝上剩下的, 不可再打; 要留給寄居的與孤兒寡婦.

24:21 When you harvest grapes, you shall not glean your vineyards again; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.
你摘葡萄園的葡萄, 所剩下的, 不可再摘; 要留給寄居的與孤兒寡婦.

24:22 And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.”
你也要記念你在埃及地作過奴僕, 所以我吩咐你這樣行.

Deuteronomy - Chapter 25

25:1 “When a legal dispute takes place between men and they come near to the court, and the judges judge with respect to them, then they shall declare the righteous to be in the right and they shall condemn the wicked,
“人若有爭訟, 來聽審判, 審判官就要定義人有理, 定惡人有罪.

25:2 then it will happen if the guilty one deserves beating, then the judge shall make him lie, and he shall beat him before him, according to the prescribed number of lashes proportionate to the offense.
惡人若該受責打, 審判官就要叫他當面伏在地上, 按著他的罪照數責打.

25:3 He may beat him with forty lashes, and he shall not do more than these, so that he will not beat more in addition to these many blows, and your countryman would be degraded before your eyes.
只可打他四十下, 不可過數; 若過數, 便是輕賤你的弟兄了.

25:4 “You shall not muzzle an ox when he is threshing.
“牛在場上踹穀的時候, 不可籠住牠的嘴. ”

25:5 “When brothers dwell together and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the deceased shall not become the wife of a man of another family; her brother-in-law shall have sex with her, and he shall take her to himself as a wife, and he shall perform his duty as a brother-in-law with respect to her.
“弟兄同居, 若死了一個, 沒有兒子, 死人的妻不可出嫁外人, 她丈夫的兄弟當盡弟兄的本分, 娶她為妻, 與她同房.

25:6 And then the firstborn that she bears shall represent his dead brother, so that his name is not blotted out from Israel.
婦人生的長子必歸死兄的名下, 免得他的名在以色列中塗抹了.

25:7 But if the man does not want to take his sister-in-law, then his sister-in-law shall go up to the gate, to the elders, and she shall say, ‘My brother-in-law refused to perpetuate his brother’s name in Israel, for he is not willing to marry me.’
那人若不願意娶他哥哥的妻, 他哥哥的妻就要到城門長老那裡, 說: ‘我丈夫的兄弟不肯在以色列中興起他哥哥的名字, 不給我盡弟兄的本分. ’

25:8 Then the elders of his town shall summon him and speak to him, and if he persists and says, ‘I do not desire to marry her’
本城的長老就要召那人來問他, 他若執意說: ‘我不願意娶她’,

25:9 then his sister-in-law shall go near him before the eyes of the elders, and she shall pull off his sandal from his foot, and she shall spit in his face, and she shall declare and she shall say, ‘This is how it is done to the man who does not build the house of his brother.’
他哥哥的妻就要當著長老到那人的跟前, 脫了他的鞋, 吐唾沫在他臉上, 說: ‘凡不為哥哥建立家室的都要這樣待他. ’

25:10 And his family shall be called in Israel, ‘The house where the sandal was pulled off.’
在以色列中, 他的名必稱為脫鞋之家. ”

25:11 “If a man and his brother fight each other and the wife of the one man comes near to rescue her husband from the hand of his attacker and she stretches out her hand and she seizes his genitals,
“若有二人爭鬥, 這人的妻近前來, 要救她丈夫脫離那打她丈夫之人的手, 抓住那人的下體,

25:12 then you shall cut off her hand; your eye shall not take pity.
就要砍斷婦人的手, 眼不可顧惜她.

25:13 “There shall not be for your use in your bag two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one.
“你囊中不可有一大一小兩樣的法碼.

25:14 There shall not be in your house for your use two kinds of measures.
你家裡不可有一大一小兩樣的升斗.

25:15 Rather a full and honest weight shall be for your use; there shall be for you a full and honest measure, so that your days on the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you may be long.
當用對準公平的法碼, 公平的升斗. 這樣, 在耶和華─你神所賜你的地上, 你的日子就可以長久.

25:16 For detestable to Yahweh your God is everyone who is doing such things, everyone who is acting dishonestly.
因為行非義之事的人都是耶和華─你神所憎惡的. ”

25:17 “Remember what Amalek did to you on the journey when you went out from Egypt,
“你要記念你們出埃及的時候, 亞瑪力人在路上怎樣待你.

25:18 that he met you on the journey and attacked you, all those lagging behind you and when you were weary and worn out, and he did not fear God.
他們在路上遇見你, 趁你疲乏困倦擊殺你儘後邊軟弱的人, 並不敬畏神.

25:19 And when Yahweh your God gives rest to you from all your enemies from around about you in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance to take possession of it, you shall blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens; you shall not forget!”
所以耶和華─你神使你不被四圍一切的仇敵擾亂, 在耶和華─你神賜你為業的地上得享平安. 那時, 你要將亞瑪力的名號從天下塗抹了, 不可忘記. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 26

26:1 “And then when you come to the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and you settle in it,
“你進去得了耶和華─你神所賜你為業之地居住,

26:2 then you shall take from the firstfruit of all the fruit of the ground that you harvest from your land that Yahweh your God is giving to you, and you shall put it in a basket, and you shall go to the place that Yahweh your God will choose to make his name to dwell there.
就要從耶和華─你神賜你的地上將所收的各種初熟的土產取些來, 盛在筐子裡, 往耶和華─你神所選擇要立為他名的居所去,

26:3 And you shall go to the priest who is in office in those days, and you shall say, ‘I declare today to Yahweh your God that I have come into the land that Yahweh swore to our ancestors to give to us.’
見當時作祭司的, 對他說: ‘我今日向耶和華─你神明認, 我已來到耶和華向我們列祖起誓應許賜給我們的地. ’

26:4 Then the priest takes the basket from your hand and places it before the altar of Yahweh your God.
祭司就從你手裡取過筐子來, 放在耶和華─你神的壇前.

26:5 And you shall declare and you shall say before your God, ‘My ancestor was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt, and there he dwelt as an alien few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
你要在耶和華─你神面前說: ‘我祖原是一個將亡的亞蘭人, 下到埃及寄居. 他人口稀少, 在那裡卻成了又大又強,人數很多的國民.

26:6 And the Egyptians treated us badly, and they oppressed us and imposed on us hard labor.
埃及人惡待我們, 苦害我們, 將苦工加在我們身上.

26:7 And we cried to Yahweh, the God of our ancestors, and Yahweh heard our voice and saw our affliction and our toil and our oppression.
於是我們哀求耶和華─我們列祖的神, 耶和華聽見我們的聲音, 看見我們所受的困苦,勞碌,欺壓,

26:8 And Yahweh brought us out from Egypt with a strong hand and an outstretched arm and with great terror and with signs and with wonders.
他就用大能的手和伸出來的膀臂, 並大可畏的事與神蹟奇事, 領我們出了埃及,

26:9 And he brought us to this place and gave to us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
將我們領進這地方, 把這流奶與蜜之地賜給我們.

26:10 And now, look, I am bringing the firstfruit of the fruit of the ground that you gave to me, Yahweh,’ and you shall place it before Yahweh your God, and you shall bow down before Yahweh your God.
耶和華啊, 現在我把你所賜給我地上初熟的土產奉了來. ’隨後你要把筐子放在耶和華─你神面前, 向耶和華─你的神下拜.

26:11 And you shall celebrate with all of the bounty that Yahweh your God gave to you and to your family, you and the Levite and the alien who is in your midst.
你和利未人, 並在你們中間寄居的, 要因耶和華─你神所賜你和你家的一切福分歡樂.

26:12 “When you are finished giving a tithe, all of the tithe of your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, then you shall give to the Levite, to the alien, to the orphan, and to the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and they may be satisfied.
“每逢三年, 就是十分取一之年, 你取完了一切土產的十分之一, 要分給利未人和寄居的, 與孤兒寡婦, 使他們在你城中可以吃得飽足.

26:13 And you shall say before Yahweh your God, ‘I have removed the sacred portion from the house and, moreover, I have given it to the Levite and to the alien and to the orphan and to the widow according to all your commandment that you commanded me; I have not transgressed any of your commandments, and I have not forgotten any of them.
你又要在耶和華─你神面前說: ‘我已將聖物從我家裡拿出來, 給了利未人和寄居的, 與孤兒寡婦, 是照你所吩咐我的一切命令. 你的命令我都沒有違背, 也沒有忘記.

26:14 I have not eaten during my time of mourning, and I have not removed anything from it while being unclean, and I have not offered any of it to someone who has died. I have listened to the voice of Yahweh my God; I have done all that you commanded me to do.
我守喪的時候, 沒有吃這聖物; 不潔淨的時候, 也沒有拿出來, 又沒有為死人送去. 我聽從了耶和華─我神的話, 都照你所吩咐的行了.

26:15 Look down from the dwelling place of your holiness, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the land that you have given to us, as you swore to our ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.’
求你從天上,你的聖所垂看, 賜福給你的百姓以色列與你所賜給我們的地, 就是你向我們列祖起誓賜我們流奶與蜜之地. ’”

26:16 “This day Yahweh your God is commanding you to do these rules and regulations, and you must observe them diligently with all your heart and with all your soul.
“耶和華─你的神今日吩咐你行這些律例典章, 所以你要盡心盡性謹守遵行.

26:17 Yahweh you have declared today to be for you as your God, and to go in his ways and to observe his rules and his commandments and his regulations and to listen to his voice.
你今日認耶和華為你的神, 應許遵行他的道, 謹守他的律例,誡命,典章, 聽從他的話.

26:18 And Yahweh has declared you today to be for him as a people, a treasured possession, as he promised to you, and that you are to observe all his commandments,
耶和華今日照他所應許你的, 也認你為他的子民, 使你謹守他的一切誡命,

26:19 and that he then will set you high above all the nations that he has made for his praise and for fame and for honor and for you to be a holy people to Yahweh your God, as he promised.”
又使你得稱讚,美名,尊榮, 超乎他所造的萬民之上, 並照他所應許的使你歸耶和華─你神為聖潔的民. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 27

27:1 Then Moses and the elders of Israel charged the people, saying, “Keep all of the commandment that I am commanding you today.
摩西和以色列的眾長老吩咐百姓說: “你們要遵守我今日所吩咐的一切誡命.

27:2 And then on the day that you cross the Jordan to the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you, then you shall set up for yourselves large stones, and you shall paint them with lime,
你們過約旦河, 到了耶和華─你神所賜給你的地, 當天要立起幾塊大石頭, 墁上石灰,

27:3 and you shall write on them all the words of this law at your crossing, so that you may come into the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, promised to you.
把這律法的一切話寫在石頭上. 你過了河, 可以進入耶和華─你神所賜你流奶與蜜之地, 正如耶和華─你列祖之神所應許你的.

27:4 And when you cross the Jordan, you shall set up these stones that I am commanding you about today on Mount Ebal, and you shall paint them with lime.
你們過了約旦河, 就要在以巴路山上照我今日所吩咐的, 將這些石頭立起來, 墁上石灰.

27:5 And you shall build an altar there for Yahweh your God, an altar of stone, but you shall not use an iron tool to shape the stones.
在那裡要為耶和華─你的神築一座石壇; 在石頭上不可動鐵器.

27:6 You must build the altar of your God with unhewn stones, and you shall sacrifice on it burnt offerings to Yahweh your God.
要用沒有鑿過的石頭築耶和華─你神的壇, 在壇上要將燔祭獻給耶和華─你的神.

27:7 And you shall sacrifice fellowship offerings, and you shall eat them there, and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God.
又要獻平安祭, 且在那裡吃, 在耶和華─你的神面前歡樂.

27:8 You shall write on the stone all of the words of this law very clearly.”
你要將這律法的一切話明明地寫在石頭上. ”

27:9 Then Moses and the priests, the Levites, spoke to all Israel, saying, “Be silent and hear, Israel, for this day you have become a people for Yahweh your God.
摩西和祭司利未人曉諭以色列眾人說: “以色列啊, 要默默靜聽. 你今日成為耶和華─你神的百姓了.

27:10 And listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and observe his commandments and his rules that I am commanding you today.”
所以要聽從耶和華─你神的話, 遵行他的誡命律例, 就是我今日所吩咐你的. ”

27:11 And Moses charged the people on that day, saying,
當日, 摩西囑咐百姓說:

27:12 “These tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people when you cross the Jordan: Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Joseph and Benjamin.
“你們過了約旦河, 西緬,利未,猶大,以薩迦,約瑟,便雅憫六個支派的人都要站在基利心山上為百姓祝福.

27:13 And these shall stand on Mount Ebal for delivering the curse: Reuben, Gad and Asher and Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali.
流便,迦得,亞設,西布倫,但,拿弗他利六個支派的人都要站在以巴路山上宣布咒詛.

27:14 And the Levites shall declare, and they shall say to each man of Israel with a loud voice,
利未人要向以色列眾人高聲說:

27:15 ‘Cursed be the man that makes a divine image or a cast image, which is a detestable thing for Yahweh, the work of the hand of a skilled craftsman, and then sets it in a hiding place.’ And all the people shall respond, ‘Amen.’
“‘有人製造耶和華所憎惡的偶像, 或雕刻, 或鑄造, 就是工匠手所做的, 在暗中設立, 那人必受咒詛! ’百姓都要答應說: ‘阿們! ’

27:16 ‘Cursed be the one who dishonors his father or his mother.’ And all of the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘輕慢父母的, 必受咒詛! ’百姓都要說: ‘阿們! ’

27:17 ‘Cursed be the one who moves the boundary marker of his neighbor.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘挪移鄰舍地界的, 必受咒詛! ’百姓都要說: ‘阿們! ’

27:18 ‘Cursed be the one who misleads a blind person on the road.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘使瞎子走差路的, 必受咒詛! ’百姓都要說: ‘阿們! ’

27:19 ‘Cursed be the one who deprives the alien, the orphan, and the widow of justice.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘向寄居的和孤兒寡婦屈枉正直的, 必受咒詛! ’百姓都要說: ‘阿們! ’

27:20 ‘Cursed be the one who lies with the wife of his father, because he has dishonored his father’s bed.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘與繼母行淫的, 必受咒詛! 因為掀開他父親的衣襟. ’百姓都要說: ‘阿們! ’

27:21 ‘Cursed be the one who lies with any kind of animal.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘與獸淫合的, 必受咒詛! ’百姓都要說: ‘阿們! ’

27:22 ‘Cursed be the one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘與異母同父, 或異父同母的姊妹行淫的, 必受咒詛! ’百姓都要說: ‘阿們! ’

27:23 ‘Cursed be the one who lies with his mother-in-law.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘與岳母行淫的, 必受咒詛! ’百姓都要說: ‘阿們! ’

27:24 ‘Cursed be the one who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘暗中殺人的, 必受咒詛! ’百姓都要說: ‘阿們! ’

27:25 ‘Cursed be the one who takes a bribe to murder an innocent person.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘受賄賂害死無辜之人的, 必受咒詛! ’百姓都要說: ‘阿們! ’

27:26 ‘Cursed be the one who does not keep the words of this law, to observe them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ”
“‘不堅守遵行這律法言語的, 必受咒詛! ’百姓都要說: ‘阿們! ’

Deuteronomy - Chapter 28

28:1 “And it will happen that if you indeed listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to diligently observe all his commandments that I am commanding you today, then Yahweh your God will set you above all the nations of the earth.
“你若留意聽從耶和華─你神的話, 謹守遵行他的一切誡命, 就是我今日所吩咐你的, 他必使你超乎天下萬民之上.

28:2 And all of these blessings shall come upon you, and they shall have an effect on you if you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God:
你若聽從耶和華─你神的話, 這以下的福必追隨你, 臨到你身上:

28:3 “You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field.
你在城裡必蒙福, 在田間也必蒙福.

28:4 “Blessed will be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your livestock, the calf of your cattle and the lambs of your flock.
你身所生的, 地所產的, 牲畜所下的, 以及牛犢,羊羔, 都必蒙福.

28:5 “Blessed will be your basket and your kneading trough.
你的筐子和你的摶麵盆都必蒙福.

28:6 “Blessed will you be when you come in and blessed will you be when you go out.
你出也蒙福, 入也蒙福.

28:7 “Yahweh will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; on one road they shall come out against you, but on seven roads they shall flee before you.
“仇敵起來攻擊你, 耶和華必使他們在你面前被你殺敗; 他們從一條路來攻擊你, 必從七條路逃跑.

28:8 Yahweh will command concerning you the blessing to be in your barns and in all your endeavors; and he will bless you in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you.
在你倉房裡, 並你手所辦的一切事上, 耶和華所命的福必臨到你. 耶和華─你神也要在所給你的地上賜福與你.

28:9 Yahweh will establish you for himself as a holy people as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of Yahweh your God and you walk in his ways.
你若謹守耶和華─你神的誡命, 遵行他的道, 他必照著向你所起的誓立你作為自己的聖民.

28:10 And all of the peoples of the earth shall see that by the name of Yahweh you are called, and they shall fear you.
天下萬民見你歸在耶和華的名下, 就要懼怕你.

28:11 And Yahweh will make you successful and prosperous, in the fruit of your womb and on the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors to give to you.
你在耶和華向你列祖起誓應許賜你的地上, 他必使你身所生的, 牲畜所下的, 地所產的, 都綽綽有餘.

28:12 Yahweh shall open for you his rich storehouse, even the heavens, to give the rain for your land in its time and to bless all of the work of your hand, and you will lend to many nations; you will not borrow from them.
耶和華必為你開天上的府庫, 按時降雨在你的地上. 在你手裡所辦的一切事上賜福與你. 你必借給許多國民, 卻不致向他們借貸.

28:13 And Yahweh shall make you as head and not the tail, and you shall be only at the top of the nations, and you shall not be at the bottom, if you listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God that I am commanding you today and diligently observe them.
你若聽從耶和華─你神的誡命, 就是我今日所吩咐你的, 謹守遵行, 不偏左右, 也不隨從事奉別神, 耶和華就必使你作首不作尾, 但居上不居下. ”

28:14 And you shall not turn aside from any of the words that I am commanding you today to the right or left by going after other gods to serve them.
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28:15 “And then if you do not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God by diligently observing all of his commandments and his statutes that I am commanding you today, then all of these curses shall come upon you, and they shall overtake you:
“你若不聽從耶和華─你神的話, 不謹守遵行他的一切誡命律例, 就是我今日所吩咐你的, 這以下的咒詛都必追隨你, 臨到你身上:

28:16 “You shall be cursed in the city, and you shall be cursed in the field.
你在城裡必受咒詛, 在田間也必受咒詛.

28:17 “Your basket shall be cursed and your kneading trough.
你的筐子和你的摶麵盆都必受咒詛.

28:18 “The fruit of your womb shall be cursed and the fruit of you ground, the calves of your cattle and the lambs of your flock.
你身所生的, 地所產的, 以及牛犢,羊羔, 都必受咒詛.

28:19 “You shall be cursed when you come in, and you shall be cursed when you go out.
你出也受咒詛, 入也受咒詛.

28:20 “Yahweh will send upon you the curse, the panic, and the threat in everything that you undertake, until you are destroyed and until you perish quickly because of the evil of your deeds in that you have forsaken me.
耶和華因你行惡離棄他, 必在你手裡所辦的一切事上, 使咒詛,擾亂,責罰臨到你, 直到你被毀滅, 速速地滅亡.

28:21 Yahweh will cause the plague to cling to you until it consumes you from the land that you are going to, to take possession of it.
耶和華必使瘟疫貼在你身上, 直到他將你從所進去得為業的地上滅絕.

28:22 Yahweh will afflict you with the wasting diseases and with the fever and with the inflammation and with the scorching heat and with the sword and with the blight and with the mildew, and they shall pursue you until you perish.
耶和華要用癆病,熱病,火症,瘧疾,刀劍,旱風(或譯: 乾旱),霉爛攻擊你. 這都要追趕你, 直到你滅亡.

28:23 And your heavens that are over your heads shall be like bronze, and the earth that is under you shall be like iron.
你頭上的天要變為銅, 腳下的地要變為鐵.

28:24 Yahweh will change the rain of your land to fine dust and to sand; from the heaven it shall come down upon you until you are destroyed.
耶和華要使那降在你地上的雨變為塵沙, 從天臨在你身上, 直到你滅亡.

28:25 “Yahweh shall cause you to be defeated before your enemies; on one road you shall go against them, but you will flee on seven roads before them, and you shall become a thing of horror to all of the kingdoms of the earth.
“耶和華必使你敗在仇敵面前, 你從一條路去攻擊他們, 必從七條路逃跑. 你必在天下萬國中拋來拋去.

28:26 And your dead bodies shall be as food for all of the birds of the heaven and to the animals of the earth, and there shall not be anyone to frighten them away.
你的屍首必給空中的飛鳥和地上的走獸作食物, 並無人鬨趕.

28:27 “Yahweh shall afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors and with the scurvy and with the skin rash that cannot be healed.
耶和華必用埃及人的瘡並痔瘡,牛皮癬與疥攻擊你, 使你不能醫治.

28:28 Yahweh shall afflict you with madness and with blindness and with confusion of heart.
耶和華必用癲狂,眼瞎,心驚攻擊你.

28:29 And you shall be groping at noon just as the blind person gropes in the dark, and you shall not succeed in finding your way, and you shall only be abused and robbed all the time, and there will not be anyone who will rescue you.
你必在午間摸索, 好像瞎子在暗中摸索一樣. 你所行的必不亨通, 時常遭遇欺壓,搶奪, 無人搭救.

28:30 You shall become engaged to a woman, but another man shall sleep with her; you shall build a house, but you shall not live in it; a vineyard you shall plant, but you shall not enjoy it.
你聘定了妻, 別人必與她同房; 你建造房屋, 不得住在其內; 你栽種葡萄園, 也不得用其中的果子.

28:31 Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, and you shall not eat it; your donkey shall be stolen right before you, and it shall not be returned to you; your sheep and your goats shall be given to your enemies, and there shall not be anyone who rescues you.
你的牛在你眼前宰了, 你必不得吃牠的肉; 你的驢在你眼前被搶奪, 不得歸還; 你的羊歸了仇敵, 無人搭救.

28:32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given to other people, and you will be looking on longingly for them all day, but you will be powerless to do anything.
你的兒女必歸與別國的民; 你的眼目終日切望, 甚至失明, 你手中無力拯救.

28:33 A people that you do not know shall consume the harvest of your land and all your labor, and you will be only oppressed and crushed for the rest of your lives.
你的土產和你勞碌得來的, 必被你所不認識的國民吃盡. 你時常被欺負, 受壓制,

28:34 You shall become mad because of what your eyes shall see.
甚至你因眼中所看見的, 必致瘋狂.

28:35 Yahweh shall strike you with grievous boils on the knees and on the upper thighs from which you will not be able to be healed, from the sole of your foot and up to your crown.
耶和華必攻擊你, 使你膝上腿上, 從腳掌到頭頂, 長毒瘡無法醫治.

28:36 Yahweh will bring you and your king whom you set up over you to a nation that you or your ancestors have not known, and there you will serve other gods of wood and stone.
“耶和華必將你和你所立的王領到你和你列祖素不認識的國去; 在那裡你必事奉木頭石頭的神.

28:37 And you will become a horror and a proverb and ridicule among all the peoples where Yahweh drives you there.
你在耶和華領你到的各國中, 要令人驚駭,笑談,譏誚.

28:38 “You shall carry out much seed to the field, but you shall gather little produce, for the locust shall devour it.
你帶到田間的種子雖多, 收進來的卻少, 因為被蝗蟲吃了.

28:39 You shall plant vineyards and you shall dress them, but you shall not drink wine and you shall not gather grapes, for the worm shall eat it.
你栽種,修理葡萄園, 卻不得收葡萄, 也不得喝葡萄酒, 因為被蟲子吃了.

28:40 There shall be olive trees for you in all of your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself, for your olives shall drop off.
你全境有橄欖樹, 卻不得其油抹身, 因為樹上的橄欖不熟自落了.

28:41 You shall bear sons and daughters, but they shall not be yours, for they shall go into captivity.
你生兒養女, 卻不算是你的, 因為必被擄去.

28:42 The cricket shall take possession of all your trees and the fruit of your ground.
你所有的樹木和你地裡的出產必被蝗蟲所吃.

28:43 The alien that is in your midst shall ascend over you, higher and higher, but you shall go down lower and lower.
在你中間寄居的, 必漸漸上升, 比你高而又高; 你必漸漸下降, 低而又低.

28:44 He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, but you shall be the tail.
他必借給你, 你卻不能借給他; 他必作首, 你必作尾.

28:45 “And all of these curses shall come over you, and they shall pursue you, and they shall overtake you until you are destroyed, because you did not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, by observing his commandments and his statutes that he commanded you.
這一切咒詛必追隨你, 趕上你, 直到你滅亡; 因為你不聽從耶和華─你神的話, 不遵守他所吩咐的誡命律例.

28:46 And they shall be among you as a sign and as a wonder and among your offspring forever.
這些咒詛必在你和你後裔的身上成為異蹟奇事, 直到永遠!

28:47 “Because of the fact that you did not serve Yahweh your God with joy and with gladness of heart for the abundance of everything,
“因為你富有的時候, 不歡心樂意地事奉耶和華─你的神,

28:48 then you shall serve your enemies, whom Yahweh will send against you under conditions of famine, in thirst, in nakedness, and in a lack of everything; and he shall place a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you.
所以你必在飢餓,乾渴,赤露,缺乏之中事奉耶和華所打發來攻擊你的仇敵. 他必把鐵軛加在你的頸項上, 直到將你滅絕.

28:49 Yahweh will raise up against you a nation from far off, from the end of the earth, attacking as the eagle swoops down, a nation whose language you will not understand,
“耶和華要從遠方,地極帶一國的民, 如鷹飛來攻擊你. 這民的言語, 你不懂得.

28:50 a grim-faced nation who does not show respect to the old and the young and does not show pity.
這民的面貌凶惡, 不顧恤年老的, 也不恩待年少的.

28:51 And it shall consume the fruit of your livestock and the fruit of your ground until you are destroyed, and who will not leave for you any grain, wine, and olive oil, calves of your herds, and lambs of your flock until it has destroyed you.
他們必吃你牲畜所下的和你地土所產的, 直到你滅亡. 你的五穀,新酒, 和油, 以及牛犢,羊羔, 都不給你留下, 直到將你滅絕.

28:52 And it shall besiege you in all your towns until your high and fortified walls fall, which you are trusting in throughout your land; and it shall besiege you in all of your towns in all of your land that Yahweh your God has given to you.
他們必將你困在你各城裡, 直到你所倚靠,高大堅固的城牆都被攻塌. 他們必將你困在耶和華─你神所賜你遍地的各城裡.

28:53 And you shall eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of your sons and your daughters, whom Yahweh your God gave to you, during the siege and during the distress your enemy inflicts upon you.
你在仇敵圍困窘迫之中, 必吃你本身所生的, 就是耶和華─你神所賜給你的兒女之肉.

28:54 The most refined and the very sensitive man among you shall be mean with his brother and against his beloved wife and against the rest of his children that he has left over,
你們中間, 柔弱嬌嫩的人必惡眼看他弟兄和他懷中的妻, 並他餘剩的兒女;

28:55 by refraining from giving to even one of them any of the meat of his children that he eats, because there is not anything that is left over for him during the siege and distress that your enemy inflicts upon you.
甚至在你受仇敵圍困窘迫的城中, 他要吃兒女的肉, 不肯分一點給他的親人, 因為他一無所剩.

28:56 The most refined and the most delicate woman among you, who shall not venture to put the sole of her foot on the ground from being so delicate and from such gentleness, shall be mean to her beloved husband and against her son and against her daughter,
你們中間, 柔弱嬌嫩的婦人, 是因嬌嫩柔弱不肯把腳踏地的, 必惡眼看她懷中的丈夫和她的兒女.

28:57 and even concerning her afterbirth that goes out from between her feet and also concerning her children that she bears, because she eats them for lack of anything in secret during the siege and during the distress that your enemy inflicts upon her in your towns.
她兩腿中間出來的嬰孩與她所要生的兒女, 她因缺乏一切就要在你受仇敵圍困窘迫的城中將他們暗暗地吃了.

28:58 “If you do not diligently observe all the words of this law written in this scroll by revering this glorious and awesome name, Yahweh your God,
“這書上所寫律法的一切話是叫你敬畏耶和華─你神可榮可畏的名. 你若不謹守遵行, 耶和華就必將奇災, 就是至大至長的災, 至重至久的病, 加在你和你後裔的身上,

28:59 then Yahweh shall overwhelm you with your plagues and the plagues of your offspring, severe plagues and lasting illnesses, grievous and enduring.
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28:60 And he shall bring back upon you all the diseases of Egypt concerning which you were in dread because of them.
也必使你所懼怕,埃及人的病都臨到你, 貼在你身上,

28:61 Also any illness and any plague that is not written in the scroll of this law, he shall bring them, Yahweh, upon you until you are destroyed.
又必將沒有寫在這律法書上的各樣疾病,災殃降在你身上, 直到你滅亡.

28:62 And you shall remain only a few people in place of the fact you were formerly as the stars of heaven as far as number is concerned, because you did not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God.
你們先前雖然像天上的星那樣多, 卻因不聽從耶和華─你神的話, 所剩的人數就稀少了.

28:63 And then as Yahweh delighted over you to make you prosperous to make you numerous, so Yahweh shall delight over you to exterminate you and to destroy you, and so you shall be plucked from the land that you are going there to take possession of it.
先前耶和華怎樣喜悅善待你們, 使你們眾多, 也要照樣喜悅毀滅你們, 使你們滅亡; 並且你們從所要進去得的地上必被拔除.

28:64 And Yahweh shall scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth up to the other end of the earth, and there you shall serve other gods that you have not known nor your ancestors, gods of wood and stone.
耶和華必使你們分散在萬民中, 從地這邊到地那邊, 你必在那裡事奉你和你列祖素不認識,木頭石頭的神.

28:65 And among these nations you shall not find rest, and there shall not be a resting place for the sole of your foot, and Yahweh shall give you there an anxious heart and a weakening of eyes and a languishing of your inner self.
在那些國中, 你必不得安逸, 也不得落腳之地; 耶和華卻使你在那裡心中跳動, 眼目失明, 精神消耗.

28:66 And your life shall hang in doubt before you, and you shall be startled night and day, and you shall not be confident of your life.
你的性命必懸懸無定; 你晝夜恐懼, 自料性命難保.

28:67 In the morning you shall say, ‘If only it was evening!’ and in the evening you shall say ‘If only it was morning!’ because of the dread of your heart that you shall feel, and because of the sight of your eyes that you shall see.
你因心裡所恐懼的, 眼中所看見的, 早晨必說, 巴不得到晚上才好; 晚上必說, 巴不得到早晨才好.

28:68 And Yahweh shall bring you back to Egypt in ships by the route that I promised to you that ‘You shall not see it again!’ And you shall sell yourself there to your enemies as slaves and as female slaves, but there will not be a buyer.”
耶和華必使你坐船回埃及去, 走我曾告訴你不得再見的路; 在那裡你必賣己身與仇敵作奴婢, 卻無人買. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 29

29:1 These are the words of the covenant that Yahweh commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in the land of Moab besides the covenant that he made with them at Horeb.
這是耶和華在摩押地吩咐摩西與以色列人立約的話, 是在他和他們於何烈山所立的約之外.

29:2 And Moses summoned all of Israel and said to them, “You saw all that Yahweh did before your eyes in the land of Egypt and to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land;
摩西召了以色列眾人來, 對他們說: “耶和華在埃及地, 在你們眼前向法老和他眾臣僕, 並他全地所行的一切事, 你們都看見了,

29:3 that is, the great trials that your eyes saw, and those great signs and wonders.
就是你親眼看見的大試驗和神蹟, 並那些大奇事.

29:4 But Yahweh has not given to you a heart to understand, or eyes to see, or ears to hear, even to this day.
但耶和華到今日沒有使你們心能明白, 眼能看見, 耳能聽見.

29:5 And I have led you forty years in the desert; your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandal has not worn out on your foot.
我領你們在曠野四十年, 你們身上的衣服並沒有穿破, 腳上的鞋也沒有穿壞.

29:6 You have not eaten bread, and you have not drunk wine and strong drink, so that you may know that I am Yahweh your God.
你們沒有吃餅, 也沒有喝清酒濃酒. 這要使你們知道, 耶和華是你們的神.

29:7 And when you came to this place then Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out to meet you for battle, and we defeated them.
你們來到這地方, 希實本王西宏,巴珊王噩都出來與我們交戰, 我們就擊殺了他們,

29:8 And we took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites and to the Gadites and to the half-tribe of Manasseh.
取了他們的地給流便支派,迦得支派, 和瑪拿西半支派為業.

29:9 And you must diligently observe the words of this covenant, so that you may succeed in all that you do.
所以你們要謹守遵行這約的話, 好叫你們在一切所行的事上亨通.

29:10 “You are standing today, all of you, before Yahweh your God, your leaders, your tribes, your elders, and your officials, all the men of Israel,
“今日, 你們的首領,族長(原文是支派),長老,官長,以色列的男丁, 你們的妻子兒女, 和營中寄居的, 以及為你們劈柴挑水的人, 都站在耶和華─你們的神面前,

29:11 your little children, your women and your aliens who are in the midst of your camp, from the choppers of your wood to the drawers of your water,
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29:12 in order for you to enter into the covenant of Yahweh your God, and into his oath that Yahweh your God is making with you today,
為要你順從耶和華─你神今日與你所立的約, 向你所起的誓.

29:13 in order to establish you today to himself as a people and so that he may be for you as God, just as he promised to you and just as he swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
這樣, 他要照他向你所應許的話, 又向你列祖亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各所起的誓, 今日立你作他的子民, 他作你的神.

29:14 “Now I am not making this covenant and this oath with you alone.
我不但與你們立這約, 起這誓,

29:15 But with whoever is standing here with us today before Yahweh our God, and with whoever is not standing here with us today.
凡與我們一同站在耶和華─我們神面前的, 並今日不在我們這裡的人, 我也與他們立這約, 起這誓.

29:16 For you know how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we traveled through the midst of the nations that you traveled through.
“我們曾住過埃及地, 也從列國經過; 這是你們知道的.

29:17 And you have seen their detestable things and their idols of wood and stone, silver, and gold that were among them,
你們也看見他們中間可憎之物, 並他們木,石,金,銀的偶像.

29:18 so that there is not among you a man or a woman or a clan or a tribe whose heart turns today from being with Yahweh our God to go to serve the gods of these nations, so that there is not among you a root sprouting poison and wormwood.
惟恐你們中間, 或男或女, 或族長或支派長, 今日心裡偏離耶和華─我們的神, 去事奉那些國的神; 又怕你們中間有惡根生出苦菜和茵蔯來,

29:19 And then when he hears the words of this oath, then he will assure himself in his heart, saying, ‘Safety shall be mine even though I go in the stubbornness of my heart,’ thereby destroying the well-watered land along with the parched.
聽見這咒詛的話, 心裡仍是自誇說: ‘我雖然行事心裡頑梗, 連累眾人, 卻還是平安. ’

29:20 Yahweh will not be willing to forgive him, for by then the anger of Yahweh will smoke, and his passion against that man and all the curses written in this scroll will descend on him, and Yahweh will blot out his name from under heaven.
耶和華必不饒恕他; 耶和華的怒氣與憤恨要向他發作, 如煙冒出, 將這書上所寫的一切咒詛都加在他身上. 耶和華又要從天下塗抹他的名,

29:21 And Yahweh will single him out for calamity out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant written in the scroll of this law.
也必照著寫在律法書上,約中的一切咒詛將他從以色列眾支派中分別出來, 使他受禍.

29:22 “And the next generation, that is, your children who will rise up after you, and the foreigner who will come from a distant land, when they will see the plagues of that land and its diseases that Yahweh has inflicted upon it, will say,
你們的後代, 就是以後興起來的子孫, 和遠方來的外人, 看見這地的災殃, 並耶和華所降與這地的疾病,

29:23 ‘All its land is brimstone and salt left by fire, none of its land will be sown, and it will not make plants sprout out and it will not grow any vegetation; it is as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Adman and Zeboiim, which Yahweh overturned in his anger and in his wrath.’
又看見遍地有硫磺, 有鹽鹵, 有火跡, 沒有耕種, 沒有出產, 連草都不生長─好像耶和華在忿怒中所傾覆的所多瑪,蛾摩拉,押瑪,洗扁一樣─

29:24 And all the nations will say, ‘Why has Yahweh done such a thing to this land? What caused the fierceness of this great anger?’
所看見的人, 連萬國人, 都必問說: ‘耶和華為何向此地這樣行呢? 這樣大發烈怒是甚麼意思呢? ’

29:25 And they will say, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, which he made with them when he brought them out from the land of Egypt.
人必回答說: ‘是因這地的人離棄了耶和華─他們列祖的神, 領他們出埃及地的時候與他們所立的約,

29:26 And they went and served other gods and bowed down to them, gods whom they did not know them and he had not allotted to them.
去事奉敬拜素不認識的別神, 是耶和華所未曾給他們安排的.

29:27 So the anger of Yahweh was kindled against that land to bring upon it all the curses written in this scroll,
所以耶和華的怒氣向這地發作, 將這書上所寫的一切咒詛都降在這地上.

29:28 and Yahweh uprooted them from their land in anger and in wrath and in great fury, and he cast them into another land, just as it is today.’
耶和華在怒氣,忿怒,大惱恨中將他們從本地拔出來, 扔在別的地上, 像今日一樣. ’

29:29 “The hidden things belong to Yahweh our God, but the revealed things belong to us to know and to our children forever, in order to do all the words of this law.”
“隱祕的事是屬耶和華─我們神的; 惟有明顯的事是永遠屬我們和我們子孫的, 好叫我們遵行這律法上的一切話. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 30

30:1 “And then when all of these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse that I have set before you and you call them to mind among the nations there where Yahweh your God has scattered you,
“我所陳明在你面前的這一切咒詛都臨到你身上; 你在耶和華─你神追趕你到的萬國中必心裡追念祝福的話;

30:2 and you return to Yahweh and you listen to his voice according to all that I am commanding you today, both you and your children, with all your heart and with all your inner self,
你和你的子孫若盡心盡性歸向耶和華─你的神, 照著我今日一切所吩咐的聽從他的話;

30:3 and Yahweh your God will restore your fortunes, and he will have compassion upon you, and he will again gather you together from all the peoples where Yahweh your God scattered you there.
那時, 耶和華─你的神必憐恤你, 救回你這被擄的子民; 耶和華─你的神要回轉過來, 從分散你到的萬民中將你招聚回來.

30:4 “Even if you are outcasts at the end of the heavens, even from there Yahweh your God shall gather you, and from there he shall bring you back.
你被趕散的人, 就是在天涯的, 耶和華─你的神也必從那裡將你招聚回來.

30:5 And Yahweh your God will bring you to the land that your ancestors had taken possession of, and he will make you successful, and he will make you more numerous than your ancestors.
耶和華─你的神必領你進入你列祖所得的地, 使你可以得著; 又必善待你, 使你的人數比你列祖眾多.

30:6 “And Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring to love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your inner self so that you may live.
耶和華─你神必將你心裡和你後裔心裡的污穢除掉, 好叫你盡心盡性愛耶和華─你的神, 使你可以存活.

30:7 And Yahweh your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, on those who harassed you.
耶和華─你的神必將這一切咒詛加在你仇敵和恨惡你,逼迫你的人身上.

30:8 And you will again listen to the voice of Yahweh, and you will do all his commandments that I am commanding you today.
你必歸回, 聽從耶和華的話, 遵行他的一切誡命, 就是我今日所吩咐你的.

30:9 And Yahweh your God will make you prosperous in all your undertakings, and in the fruit of your livestock and in the fruit of your ground abundantly, for Yahweh will again rejoice over you, just as he rejoiced over your ancestors.
你若聽從耶和華─你神的話, 謹守這律法書上所寫的誡命律例, 又盡心盡性歸向耶和華─你的神, 他必使你手裡所辦的一切事, 並你身所生的, 牲畜所下的, 地土所產的, 都綽綽有餘; 因為耶和華必再喜悅你, 降福與你, 像從前喜悅你列祖一樣.

30:10 He will do this if you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God by keeping his commandment and his statutes written in the scroll of this law and if you return to Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your inner self.
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30:11 “For this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too wonderful for you, and it is not too far from you.
“我今日所吩咐你的誡命不是你難行的, 也不是離你遠的;

30:12 It is not in the heavens so that you might say, ‘Who will go up for us to the heavens and get it for us and cause us to hear it, so that we may do it?’
不是在天上, 使你說: ‘誰替我們上天取下來, 使我們聽見可以遵行呢? ’

30:13 And it is not beyond the sea, so that you might say, ‘Who will cross for us to the other side of the sea and take it for us and cause us to hear it, so that we may do it?’
也不是在海外, 使你說: ‘誰替我們過海取了來, 使我們聽見可以遵行呢? ’

30:14 But the word is very near you, even in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may do it.
這話卻離你甚近, 就在你口中, 在你心裡, 使你可以遵行.

30:15 “See, I am setting before you today life and prosperity and death and disaster;
“看哪, 我今日將生與福, 死與禍, 陳明在你面前.

30:16 what I am commanding you today is to love Yahweh your God by going in his ways and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his regulations, and then you will live, and you will become numerous, and Yahweh your God will bless you in the land where you are going.
吩咐你愛耶和華─你的神, 遵行他的道, 謹守他的誡命,律例,典章, 使你可以存活, 人數增多, 耶和華─你神就必在你所要進去得為業的地上賜福與你.

30:17 However, if your heart turns aside and you do not listen and you are lured away and you bow down to other gods and you serve them,
倘若你心裡偏離, 不肯聽從, 卻被勾引去敬拜事奉別神,

30:18 I declare to you today that you will certainly perish; you will not extend your time on the land that you are crossing the Jordan to go there to take possession of it.
我今日明明告訴你們, 你們必要滅亡; 在你過約旦河,進去得為業的地上, 你的日子必不長久.

30:19 I invoke as a witness against you today the heaven and the earth: life and death I have set before you, blessing and curse. So choose life, so that you may live, you and your offspring,
我今日呼天喚地向你作見證; 我將生死禍福陳明在你面前, 所以你要揀選生命, 使你和你的後裔都得存活;

30:20 by loving Yahweh your God by listening to his voice and by clinging to him, for he is your life and the length of your days in order for you to live on the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them.”
且愛耶和華─你的神, 聽從他的話, 專靠他; 因為他是你的生命, 你的日子長久也在乎他. 這樣, 你就可以在耶和華向你列祖亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各起誓應許所賜的地上居住. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 31

31:1 And Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.
摩西去告訴以色列眾人

31:2 And he said to them, “I am a hundred and twenty years old today; I am not able to go out and to come in any longer, and Yahweh said to me, ‘You may not cross this Jordan.’
說: “我現在一百二十歲了, 不能照常出入; 耶和華也曾對我說: ‘你必不得過這約旦河. ’

31:3 Yahweh your God is about to cross before you; he will destroy these nations before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua will be crossing before you, just as Yahweh promised.
耶和華─你們的神必引導你們過去, 將這些國民在你們面前滅絕, 你們就得他們的地. 約書亞必引導你們過去, 正如耶和華所說的.

31:4 And Yahweh will do to them just as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and to their land, which he destroyed with them.
耶和華必待他們, 如同從前待他所滅絕的亞摩利二王西宏與噩以及他們的國一樣.

31:5 And Yahweh will deliver them to you before you, and you shall do to them according to every commandment that I have commanded you.
耶和華必將他們交給你們; 你們要照我所吩咐的一切命令待他們.

31:6 Be strong and be courageous; you should not be afraid, and you should not be in dread from their presence, for Yahweh your God is the one going with you; he will not leave you alone and he will not forsake you.”
你們當剛強壯膽, 不要害怕, 也不要畏懼他們, 因為耶和華─你的神和你同去. 他必不撇下你, 也不丟棄你. ”

31:7 Then Moses summoned Joshua, and he said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and be courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that Yahweh swore to their ancestors to give to them, and you will give it to them as an inheritance.
摩西召了約書亞來, 在以色列眾人眼前對他說: “你當剛強壯膽! 因為, 你要和這百姓一同進入耶和華向他們列祖起誓應許所賜之地; 你也要使他們承受那地為業.

31:8 Yahweh is the one going before you; he will be with you, and he will not leave you alone, and he will not forsake you; you shall not be afraid, and you shall not be discouraged.”
耶和華必在你前面行; 他必與你同在, 必不撇下你, 也不丟棄你. 不要懼怕, 也不要驚惶. ”

31:9 So Moses wrote this law, and he gave it to the priests, the descendants of Levi, the ones carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and to all the elders of Israel.
摩西將這律法寫出來, 交給抬耶和華約櫃的祭司利未子孫和以色列的眾長老.

31:10 Then Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of seven years, in the time of the year for canceling debts during the Feast of Booths,
摩西吩咐他們說: “每逢七年的末一年, 就在豁免年的定期住棚節的時候,

31:11 when all Israel comes to appear before Yahweh their God at the place that he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
以色列眾人來到耶和華─你神所選擇的地方朝見他. 那時, 你要在以色列眾人面前將這律法念給他們聽.

31:12 Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little children and your aliens that are in your towns, so that they may hear and so that they may learn and they may revere Yahweh your God, and they shall diligently observe all the words of this law.
要招聚他們男,女,孩子, 並城裡寄居的, 使他們聽, 使他們學習, 好敬畏耶和華─你們的神, 謹守,遵行這律法的一切話,

31:13 And then their children, who have not known, they too may hear, and they may learn to revere Yahweh their God all the days that you live on the land that you are crossing the Jordan to get there to take possession of it.”
也使他們未曾曉得這律法的兒女得以聽見, 學習敬畏耶和華─你們的神, 在你們過約旦河要得為業之地, 存活的日子, 常常這樣行. ”

31:14 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, you are about to die; call Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of assembly, so that I may instruct him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tent of assembly.
耶和華對摩西說: “你的死期臨近了; 要召約書亞來, 你們二人站在會幕裡, 我好囑咐他. ”於是摩西和約書亞去站在會幕裡.

31:15 And Yahweh appeared in the tent in a column of cloud, and the column of the cloud stood at the entrance of the tent.
耶和華在會幕裡雲柱中顯現, 雲柱停在會幕門以上.

31:16 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, you are about to lie down with your ancestors, and this people will arise and they will play the prostitute after the foreign gods of the land to which they are going.
耶和華又對摩西說: “你必和你列祖同睡. 這百姓要起來, 在他們所要去的地上, 在那地的人中, 隨從外邦神行邪淫, 離棄我, 違背我與他們所立的約.

31:17 And my anger shall flare up against them on that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall become as prey, and disasters and troubles shall find them, and they shall say on that day, ‘Is it not because our God is not in our midst that these disasters have found us?’
那時, 我的怒氣必向他們發作; 我也必離棄他們, 掩面不顧他們, 以致他們被吞滅, 並有許多的禍患災難臨到他們. 那日他們必說: ‘這些禍患臨到我們, 豈不是因我們的神不在我們中間嗎? ’

31:18 But I will certainly hide my face on that day, because of all of the evil that they did because they turned to other gods.
那時, 因他們偏向別神所行的一切惡, 我必定掩面不顧他們.

31:19 “And so then write this song for yourselves and teach it to the Israelites; put it in their mouth, so that this song may be for me as a witness against the Israelites.
現在你要寫一篇歌, 教導以色列人, 傳給他們, 使這歌見證他們的不是;

31:20 For when I bring them into the land that I swore to their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill, and they will become fat, and then they will turn to other gods, and they will serve them, and they will spurn me, and they will break my covenant.
因為我將他們領進我向他們列祖起誓應許那流奶與蜜之地, 他們在那裡吃得飽足, 身體肥胖, 就必偏向別神, 事奉他們, 藐視我, 背棄我的約.

31:21 And then many disasters and troubles will come upon them, and this song will give evidence before them as a witness, because it will not be forgotten from out of the mouth of their descendants, for I know their inclination that they are having today before I have brought them into the land that I swore.”
那時, 有許多禍患災難臨到他們, 這歌必在他們面前作見證, 他們後裔的口中必念誦不忘. 我未領他們到我所起誓應許之地以先, 他們所懷的意念我都知道了. ”

31:22 And Moses wrote this song on that day and taught it to the Israelites.
當日摩西就寫了一篇歌, 教導以色列人.

31:23 Then he told Joshua the son of Nun, and said to him, “Be strong and be courageous, for you shall bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to them, and I will be with you.”
耶和華囑咐嫩的兒子約書亞說: “你當剛強壯膽, 因為你必領以色列人進我所起誓應許他們的地; 我必與你同在. ”

31:24 And then when Moses finished writing the words of this law on the scroll until they were complete,
摩西將這律法的話寫在書上, 及至寫完了,

31:25 then Moses commanded the Levites carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, saying,
就吩咐抬耶和華約櫃的利未人說:

31:26 “Take the scroll of this law and put it at the side of the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God, and it will be there as a witness against you.
“將這律法書放在耶和華─你們神的約櫃旁, 可以在那裡見證以色列人的不是;

31:27 For I know your rebellion and your stiff neck even now while I am still alive with you today, rebelling against Yahweh, and how much more after my death.
因為我知道你們是悖逆的, 是硬著頸項的. 我今日還活著與你們同在, 你們尚且悖逆耶和華, 何況我死後呢?

31:28 Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officials, so that I may speak in their ears these words, and that I may call as witness against them heaven and earth.
你們要將你們支派的眾長老和官長都招聚了來, 我好將這些話說與他們聽, 並呼天喚地見證他們的不是.

31:29 For I know that after my death you will certainly act corruptly, and you will turn aside from the way that I have commanded you, and the disaster in the future days will befall you, because you will do evil in the eyes of Yahweh, provoking him with the work of your hands.”
我知道我死後, 你們必全然敗壞, 偏離我所吩咐你們的道, 行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 以手所做的惹他發怒; 日後必有禍患臨到你們. ”

31:30 So Moses spoke into the ears of the assembly of Israel the words of this song until they were complete.
摩西將這一篇歌的話都說與以色列全會眾聽.

Deuteronomy - Chapter 32

32:1 “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
諸天哪, 側耳, 我要說話; 願地也聽我口中的言語.

32:2 May my teaching trickle like the dew, my words like rain showers on tender grass, and like spring showers on new growth.
我的教訓要淋漓如雨; 我的言語要滴落如露, 如細雨降在嫩草上, 如甘霖降在菜蔬中.

32:3 For I will proclaim the name of Yahweh; ascribe greatness to our God!
我要宣告耶和華的名; 你們要將大德歸與我們的神.

32:4 The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just; he is a faithful God, and without injustice; righteous and upright is he.
他是磐石, 他的作為完全; 他所行的無不公平, 是誠實無偽的神, 又公義, 又正直.

32:5 They have behaved corruptly toward him; they are not his children; this is their flaw, a generation crooked and perverse.
這乖僻彎曲的世代向他行事邪僻; 有這弊病就不是他的兒女.

32:6 Like this do you treat Yahweh, foolish and unwise people? Has he not, your father, created you? He made you, and he established you.
愚昧無知的民哪, 你們這樣報答耶和華嗎? 他豈不是你的父,將你買來的嗎? 他是製造你,建立你的.

32:7 Remember the old days, the years long past; ask your father, and he will inform you, your elders and they will tell you.
你當追想上古之日, 思念歷代之年; 問你的父親, 他必指示你; 問你的長者, 他必告訴你.

32:8 When the Most High apportioned the nations, at his dividing up of the sons of humankind, he fixed the boundaries of the peoples, according to the number of the children of Israel.
至高者將地業賜給列邦, 將世人分開, 就照以色列人的數目立定萬民的疆界.

32:9 For Yahweh’s portion was his people, Jacob the share of his inheritance.
耶和華的分本是他的百姓; 他的產業本是雅各.

32:10 He found him in a desert land, and in a howling, desert wasteland; he encircled him, he cared for him, he protected him like the apple of his eye.
耶和華遇見他在曠野─荒涼野獸吼叫之地, 就環繞他, 看顧他, 保護他, 如同保護眼中的瞳人.

32:11 As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreads out its wings, takes them, carries them on its pinions,
又如鷹攪動巢窩, 在雛鷹以上兩翅搧展, 接取雛鷹, 背在兩翼之上.

32:12 so Yahweh alone guided him, and there was no foreign god accompanying him.
這樣, 耶和華獨自引導他, 並無外邦神與他同在.

32:13 And he set him on the high places of the land, and he fed him the crops of the field, and he nursed him with honey from crags, and with oil from flinty rock,
耶和華使他乘駕地的高處, 得吃田間的土產; 又使他從磐石中咂蜜, 從堅石中吸油;

32:14 With curds from the herd, and with milk from the flock, with the fat of young rams, and rams, the offspring of Bashan, and with goats along with the finest kernels of wheat, and from the blood of grapes you drank fermented wine.
也吃牛的奶油, 羊的奶, 羊羔的脂油, 巴珊所出的公綿羊和山羊, 與上好的麥子, 也喝葡萄汁釀的酒.

32:15 And Jeshurun grew fat, and he kicked; you grew fat, you bloated, and you became obstinate; and he abandoned God, his maker, and he scoffed at the rock of his salvation.
但耶書崙漸漸肥胖, 粗壯, 光潤, 踢跳, 奔跑, 便離棄造他的神, 輕看救他的磐石;

32:16 They made him jealous with strange gods; with detestable things they provoked him.
敬拜別神, 觸動神的憤恨, 行可憎惡的事, 惹了他的怒氣.

32:17 They sacrificed to the demons, not God, to gods whom they had not known, new gods who came from recent times; their ancestors had not known them.
所祭祀的鬼魔並非真神, 乃是素不認識的神, 是近來新興的, 是你列祖所不畏懼的.

32:18 The rock who bore you, you neglected, and you forgot God, the one giving you birth.
你輕忽生你的磐石, 忘記產你的神.

32:19 Then Yahweh saw, and he spurned them, because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.
耶和華看見他的兒女惹動他, 就厭惡他們, 說:

32:20 So he said, ‘I will hide my face from them; I will see what will be their end, for they are a generation of perversity, children in whom there is no faithfulness.
我要向他們掩面, 看他們的結局如何. 他們本是極乖僻的族類, 心中無誠實的兒女.

32:21 They annoyed me with what is not a god; they provoked me with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those not a people, with a foolish nation I will provoke them.
他們以那“不算為神”的觸動我的憤恨, 以虛無的神惹了我的怒氣. 我也要以那“不成子民”的觸動他們的憤恨, 以愚昧的國民惹了他們的怒氣.

32:22 For a fire was kindled by my anger, and it burned up to the depths of Sheol, and it devoured the earth and its produce, and it set afire the foundation of the mountains.
因為在我怒中有火燒起, 直燒到極深的陰間, 把地和地的出產盡都焚燒, 山的根基也燒著了.

32:23 I will heap disasters upon them; my arrows I will spend on them.
我要將禍患堆在他們身上, 把我的箭向他們射盡.

32:24 They will become weakened by famine, and consumed by plague and bitter pestilence; and the teeth of wild animals I will send against them, with the poison of the creeping things in the dust;
他們必因飢餓消瘦, 被炎熱苦毒吞滅. 我要打發野獸用牙齒咬他們, 並土中腹行的, 用毒氣害他們.

32:25 From outside her boundaries the sword will make her childless, and from inside, terror; both for the young man and also the young woman, the infant along with the gray-headed man.
外頭有刀劍, 內室有驚恐, 使人喪亡, 使少男,童女,吃奶的,白髮的, 盡都滅絕.

32:26 I thought, “I will wipe them out; I will make people forget they ever existed.”
我說, 我必將他們分散遠方, 使他們的名號從人間除滅.

32:27 If I had not feared a provocation of the enemy, lest their foes might misunderstand, lest they should say, “Our hand is triumphant, and Yahweh did not do all this.” ’
惟恐仇敵惹動我, 只怕敵人錯看, 說: 是我們手的能力, 並非耶和華所行的.

32:28 For they are a nation void of sense, and there is not any understanding in them.
因為以色列民毫無計謀, 心中沒有聰明.

32:29 If only they were wise, they would understand this; they would discern for themselves their end.
惟願他們有智慧, 能明白這事, 肯思念他們的結局.

32:30 How could one chase a thousand and two could cause a myriad to flee, if their Rock had not sold them, and Yahweh had not given them up?
若不是他們的磐石賣了他們, 若不是耶和華交出他們, 一人焉能追趕他們千人? 二人焉能使萬人逃跑呢?

32:31 For the fact of the matter is, their rock is not like our Rock, and our enemies recognize this.
據我們的仇敵自己斷定, 他們的磐石不如我們的磐石.

32:32 For their vine is from the vine of Sodom, and from the terraces of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of poison; their clusters are bitter.
他們的葡萄樹是所多瑪的葡萄樹, 蛾摩拉田園所生的; 他們的葡萄是毒葡萄, 全掛都是苦的.

32:33 Their wine is the poison of snakes, and the deadly poison of horned vipers.
他們的酒是大蛇的毒氣, 是虺蛇殘害的惡毒.

32:34 ‘Is not this stored up with me, sealed in my treasuries?’
這不都是積蓄在我這裡, 封鎖在我府庫中嗎?

32:35 Vengeance belongs to me and also recompense, for at the time their foot slips, because the day of their disaster is near, and fate comes quickly for them.’
他們失腳的時候, 伸冤報應在我; 因他們遭災的日子近了; 那要臨在他們身上的必速速來到.

32:36 For Yahweh will judge on behalf of his people, and concerning his servants; he will change his mind when he sees that their power has disappeared, and there is no one left, confined or free.
耶和華見他百姓毫無能力, 無論困住的,自由的都沒有剩下, 就必為他們伸冤, 為他的僕人後悔.

32:37 And he will say, ‘Where are their gods, their rock in whom they took refuge?
他必說: 他們的神, 他們所投靠的磐石,

32:38 Who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their libations? Let them rise up, and let them help you; Let them be to you a refuge.
就是向來吃他們祭牲的脂油, 喝他們奠祭之酒的, 在哪裡呢? 他可以興起幫助你們, 護衛你們.

32:39 See, now, that I, even I am he, and there is not a god besides me; I put to death and I give life; I wound and I heal; there is not one who delivers from my hand!
你們如今要知道: 我, 惟有我是神; 在我以外並無別神. 我使人死, 我使人活; 我損傷, 我也醫治, 並無人能從我手中救出來.

32:40 For indeed I lift up my hand to heaven, And I promise as I live forever,
我向天舉手說: 我憑我的永生起誓:

32:41 When I sharpen my flashing sword, and my hand takes hold of it in judgment, I will take reprisals against my foes, and my haters I will repay.
我若磨我閃亮的刀, 手掌審判之權, 就必報復我的敵人, 報應恨我的人.

32:42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain, and captives from the heads of the leaders of the enemy.’
我要使我的箭飲血飲醉, 就是被殺被擄之人的血. 我的刀要吃肉, 乃是仇敵中首領之頭的肉.

32:43 Call for songs of joy, O nations, concerning his people, for the blood of his servants he will avenge, and he will take reprisals against his foes, and he will make atonement for his land, his people.”
你們外邦人當與主的百姓一同歡呼; 因他要伸他僕人流血的冤, 報應他的敵人, 潔淨他的地, 救贖他的百姓.

32:44 And Moses came, and he spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people; that is, he and Joshua the son of Nun.
摩西和嫩的兒子約書亞去將這歌的一切話說給百姓聽.

32:45 And when Moses finished speaking all these words to all Israel,
摩西向以色列眾人說完了這一切的話,

32:46 then he said to them, “Take to heart all the words that I am admonishing against you today concerning which you should instruct them with respect to your children so that they will observe diligently all the words of this law,
又說: “我今日所警教你們的, 你們都要放在心上; 要吩咐你們的子孫謹守遵行這律法上的話.

32:47 for it is not a trifling matter among you, but it is your life, and through this word you will live long in the land that you are about to cross the Jordan to get there to take possession of it.”
因為這不是虛空,與你們無關的事, 乃是你們的生命; 在你們過約旦河要得為業的地上必因這事日子得以長久. ”

32:48 And Yahweh said to Moses on exactly this day, saying,
當日, 耶和華吩咐摩西說:

32:49 “Go up to this mountain of the Abarim range, Mount Nebo, which is opposite Jericho, and see the land of Canaan that I am giving to the Israelites as a possession.
“你上這亞巴琳山中的尼波山去, 在摩押地與耶利哥相對, 觀看我所要賜給以色列人為業的迦南地.

32:50 You shall die on that mountain that you are about to go up there, and you will be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and he was gathered to his people,
你必死在你所登的山上, 歸你列祖(原文是本民)去, 像你哥哥亞倫死在何珥山上, 歸他的列祖一樣.

32:51 because of the fact that you broke faith with me in the midst of Israel at the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the desert of Zin, because you did not treat me as holy in the midst of the Israelites.
因為你們在尋的曠野, 加低斯的米利巴水, 在以色列人中沒有尊我為聖, 得罪了我.

32:52 Yes, from afar you may view the land, but there you shall not enter there, that is, into the land that I am giving to the Israelites.”
我所賜給以色列人的地, 你可以遠遠地觀看, 卻不得進去. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 33

33:1 Now this is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites before his death.
以下是神人摩西在未死之先為以色列人所祝的福:

33:2 Then he said, “Yahweh came from Sinai, and he dawned upon them from Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran, and he came with myriads of holy ones, at his right hand a fiery law for them.
他說: 耶和華從西奈而來, 從西珥向他們顯現, 從巴蘭山發出光輝, 從萬萬聖者中來臨, 從他右手為百姓傳出烈火的律法.

33:3 Moreover, he loves his people, all the holy ones were in your hand, and they bowed down to your feet, each one accepted directions from you.
他疼愛百姓; 眾聖徒都在他手中. 他們坐在他的腳下, 領受他的言語.

33:4 A law Moses instructed for us, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
摩西將律法傳給我們, 作為雅各會眾的產業.

33:5 And then a king arose in Jeshurun, at the gathering of the leaders of the people, united were the tribes of Israel.
百姓的眾首領, 以色列的各支派, 一同聚會的時候, 耶和華(原文是他)在耶書崙中為王.

33:6 “May Reuben live, and may he not die, and let his number not be few.”
願流便存活, 不致死亡; 願他人數不致稀少.

33:7 And he said this of Judah, “Hear, O Yahweh, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people; his own hands strive for him, and may you be a help against his foes.”
為猶大祝福說: 求耶和華俯聽猶大的聲音, 引導他歸於本族; 他曾用手為自己爭戰, 你必幫助他攻擊敵人.

33:8 And of Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are for your faithful one, whom you tested at Massah; you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.
論利未說: 耶和華啊, 你的土明和烏陵都在你的虔誠人那裡. 你在瑪撒曾試驗他, 在米利巴水與他爭論.

33:9 The one saying of his father and of his mother, ‘I have not regarded them,’ and his brothers he did not acknowledge, and his children he did not know, but rather they observed your word, and your covenant they kept.
他論自己的父母說: 我未曾看見; 他也不承認弟兄, 也不認識自己的兒女. 這是因利未人遵行你的話, 謹守你的約.

33:10 They taught your regulations to Jacob, and your law to Israel; they placed incense smoke before you, and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
他們要將你的典章教訓雅各, 將你的律法教訓以色列. 他們要把香焚在你面前, 把全牲的燔祭獻在你的壇上.

33:11 Bless, O Yahweh, his substance, and with the work of his hands you must be pleased; smite the loins of those who attack him, and those hating him, so that they cannot arise.”
求耶和華降福在他的財物上, 悅納他手裡所辦的事. 那些起來攻擊他和恨惡他的人, 願你刺透他們的腰, 使他們不得再起來.

33:12 Of Benjamin he said, “The beloved of Yahweh dwells securely, the Most High shields all around him, all the day, and between his shoulders he dwells.”
論便雅憫說: 耶和華所親愛的必同耶和華安然居住; 耶和華終日遮蔽他, 也住在他兩肩之中.

33:13 And of Joseph he said, “Blessed by Yahweh is his land, with the choice things of heaven, with dew, and with the deep lying down beneath,
論約瑟說: 願他的地蒙耶和華賜福, 得天上的寶物,甘露, 以及地裡所藏的泉水;

33:14 and with the choice things of the fruits of the the sun, and with the choice things of the yield of the seasons,
得太陽所曬熟的美果, 月亮所養成的寶物;

33:15 and with the finest things of the ancient mountains, and with the choice things of the eternal hills,
得上古之山的至寶, 永世之嶺的寶物;

33:16 and with the choice things of the earth and its fullness, and the favor of the one who dwelt in the bush. Let them come to the head of Joseph, and to the crown of the prince among his brothers.
得地和其中所充滿的寶物, 並住荊棘中上主的喜悅. 願這些福都歸於約瑟的頭上, 歸於那與弟兄迥別之人的頂上.

33:17 As the firstborn of his ox, majesty belongs to him, and his horns are the horns of a wild ox; with them he drives people together, and they are the myriads of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
他為牛群中頭生的, 有威嚴; 他的角是野牛的角, 用以牴觸萬邦, 直到地極. 這角是以法蓮的萬萬, 瑪拿西的千千.

33:18 And of Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and rejoice, Issachar, in your tents;
論西布倫說: 西布倫哪, 你出外可以歡喜. 以薩迦啊, 在你帳棚裡可以快樂.

33:19 They summon people to the mountains; there they sacrifice the sacrifices of righteousness, because the affluence of the seas they suck out, and the most hidden treasures of the sand.”
他們要將列邦召到山上, 在那裡獻公義的祭; 因為他們要吸取海裡的豐富, 並沙中所藏的珍寶.

33:20 And of Gad he said, “Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad; like a lion he dwells, and he tears an arm as well as a scalp.
論迦得說: 使迦得擴張的應當稱頌! 迦得住如母獅; 他撕裂膀臂, 連頭頂也撕裂.

33:21 And he selected the best part for himself, for there the portion of a ruler is included, and he came with the heads of the people; he did the righteousness of Yahweh, and his regulations for Israel.”
他為自己選擇頭一段地, 因在那裡有設立律法者的分存留. 他與百姓的首領同來; 他施行耶和華的公義和耶和華與以色列所立的典章.

33:22 And of Dan he said, “Dan is a cub of a lion; he leaps from Bashan.”
論但說: 但為小獅子, 從巴珊跳出來.

33:23 And of Naphtali, he said, “Oh, Naphtali, sated of favor, and full of the blessing of Yahweh; take possession of the lake, and the land to the south.”
論拿弗他利說: 拿弗他利啊, 你足沾恩惠, 滿得耶和華的福, 可以得西方和南方為業.

33:24 And of Asher he said, “Blessed more than sons is Asher; may he be the favorite of his brothers, dipping his feet in the oil.
論亞設說: 願亞設享受多子的福樂, 得他弟兄的喜悅, 可以把腳蘸在油中.

33:25 Your bars are iron and bronze, and as your days, so is your strength.”
你的門閂(或譯: 鞋)是銅的, 鐵的. 你的日子如何, 你的力量也必如何.

33:26 “There is no one like God, O, Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help, and with his majesty through the skies.
耶書崙哪, 沒有能比神的. 他為幫助你, 乘在天空, 顯其威榮, 駕行穹蒼.

33:27 The God of ancient time is a hiding place, and underneath are the arms of eternity, and he drove out from before you your enemy, and he said, ‘Destroy them!’
永生的神是你的居所; 他永久的膀臂在你以下. 他在你前面攆出仇敵, 說: 毀滅吧.

33:28 So Israel dwells alone and carefree, the spring of Jacob in a land of grain and wine; his heavens even drip dew.
以色列安然居住; 雅各的本源獨居五穀新酒之地. 他的天也滴甘露.

33:29 Blessed are you, O Israel. Who is like you, a people who is saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, and who is the sword of your triumph, and your enemies, they shall fawn before you, and you shall tread on their backs.”
以色列啊, 你是有福的! 誰像你這蒙耶和華所拯救的百姓呢? 他是你的盾牌, 幫助你, 是你威榮的刀劍. 你的仇敵必投降你; 你必踏在他們的高處.

Deuteronomy - Chapter 34

34:1 Then Moses went up from the desert plateau of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho, and Yahweh showed him all of the land, Gilead all the way up to Dan,
摩西從摩押平原登尼波山, 上了那與耶利哥相對的毘斯迦山頂. 耶和華把基列全地直到但,

34:2 and all of Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh and all of the land of Judah, up to the western sea,
拿弗他利全地, 以法蓮,瑪拿西的地, 猶大全地直到西海,

34:3 and the Negev and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, on up to Zoar.
南地和棕樹城耶利哥的平原, 直到瑣珥, 都指給他看.

34:4 And Yahweh said to him, “This is the land that I swore to Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give it.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross into it.”
耶和華對他說: “這就是我向亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各起誓應許之地, 說: ‘我必將這地賜給你的後裔. ’現在我使你眼睛看見了, 你卻不得過到那裡去. ”

34:5 Then Moses, the servant of Yahweh, died there in the land of Moab according to the command of Yahweh.
於是, 耶和華的僕人摩西死在摩押地, 正如耶和華所說的.

34:6 And he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth Peor. But until this day no one knows his burial site.
耶和華將他埋葬在摩押地,伯‧毘珥對面的谷中, 只是到今日沒有人知道他的墳墓.

34:7 Now Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died; his sight was not impaired and his vigor had not abated.
摩西死的時候年一百二十歲; 眼目沒有昏花, 精神沒有衰敗.

34:8 And the Israelites wept concerning Moses thirty days; finally the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were completed.
以色列人在摩押平原為摩西哀哭了三十日, 為摩西居喪哀哭的日子就滿了.

34:9 Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom because Moses had placed his hands on him, and the Israelites listened to him, and they did as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
嫩的兒子約書亞; 因為摩西曾按手在他頭上, 就被智慧的靈充滿, 以色列人便聽從他, 照著耶和華吩咐摩西的行了.

34:10 And not again has a prophet arisen in Israel like Moses, whom Yahweh knew face to face,
以後以色列中再沒有興起先知像摩西的. 他是耶和華面對面所認識的.

34:11 as far as all the signs and the wonders Yahweh sent him to do in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all of his servants and against all of his land,
耶和華打發他在埃及地向法老和他的一切臣僕, 並他的全地, 行各樣神蹟奇事,

34:12 and as far as all of the mighty deeds and as far as the great awesome wonders Moses did before the eyes of all Israel.
又在以色列眾人眼前顯大能的手, 行一切大而可畏的事.

Joshua (約書亞記)

Joshua - Chapter 1

1:1 After the death of Moses the servant of Yahweh, Yahweh said to Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses, saying,
耶和華的僕人摩西死了以後, 耶和華曉諭摩西的幫手, 嫩的兒子約書亞, 說:

1:2 “My servant Moses is dead. Get up and cross the Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the Israelites.
“我的僕人摩西死了. 現在你要起來, 和眾百姓過這約旦河, 往我所要賜給以色列人的地去.

1:3 Every place that the soles of your feet will tread, I have given it to you, as I promised to Moses.
凡你們腳掌所踏之地, 我都照著我所應許摩西的話賜給你們了.

1:4 From the wilderness and the Lebanon, up to the great river, the river Euphrates, all of the land of the Hittites, and up to the great sea in the west, will be your territory.
從曠野和這黎巴嫩, 直到幼發拉底大河, 赫人的全地, 又到大海日落之處, 都要作你們的境界.

1:5 No one will stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will not fail you, and I will not forsake you.
你平生的日子, 必無一人能在你面前站立得住. 我怎樣與摩西同在, 也必照樣與你同在; 我必不撇下你, 也不丟棄你.

1:6 Be strong and courageous, for you will give the people this land as an inheritance that I swore to their ancestors to give them.
你當剛強壯膽! 因為你必使這百姓承受那地為業, 就是我向他們列祖起誓應許賜給他們的地.

1:7 Only be strong and very courageous to observe diligently the whole law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn aside from it, to the right or left, so that you may succeed wherever you go.
只要剛強, 大大壯膽, 謹守遵行我僕人摩西所吩咐你的一切律法, 不可偏離左右, 使你無論往哪裡去, 都可以順利.

1:8 The scroll of this law will not depart from your mouth; you will meditate on it day and night so that you may observe diligently all that is written in it. For then you will succeed in your ways and prosper.
這律法書不可離開你的口, 總要晝夜思想, 好使你謹守遵行這書上所寫的一切話. 如此, 你的道路就可以亨通, 凡事順利.

1:9 Did I not command you? Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”
我豈沒有吩咐你嗎? 你當剛強壯膽! 不要懼怕, 也不要驚惶; 因為你無論往哪裡去, 耶和華─你的神必與你同在. ”

1:10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
於是, 約書亞吩咐百姓的官長說:

1:11 “Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people: ‘Prepare your provisions; in three days you are to cross the Jordan to go possess the land that Yahweh your God is giving you to possess.’ ”
“你們要走遍營中, 吩咐百姓說: ‘當預備食物; 因為三日之內你們要過這約旦河, 進去得耶和華─你們神賜你們為業之地. ’”

1:12 To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh Joshua said,
約書亞對流便人,迦得人, 和瑪拿西半支派的人說:

1:13 “Remember the word that Moses Yahweh’s servant commanded you, saying, ‘Yahweh your God is giving rest to you, and he is giving you this land.’
“你們要追念耶和華的僕人摩西所吩咐你們的話說: ‘耶和華─你們的神使你們得享平安, 也必將這地賜給你們. ’

1:14 Your wives, your little children, and your livestock, they will remain in the land that Moses gave to you beyond the Jordan. All of the best fighting men will cross armed in front of your families; they will help you
你們的妻子,孩子, 和牲畜都可以留在約旦河東,摩西所給你們的地; 但你們中間一切大能的勇士都要帶著兵器在你們的弟兄前面過去, 幫助他們,

1:15 until Yahweh gives rest to your families as well as to you. They will take possession of the land that Yahweh your God is giving to them. Then you will return to your own land and take possession of it, the land that Moses the servant of Yahweh gave you beyond the Jordan to the east.”
等到耶和華使你們的弟兄像你們一樣得享平安, 並且得著耶和華─你們神所賜他們為業之地, 那時才可以回你們所得之地, 承受為業, 就是耶和華的僕人摩西在約旦河東,向日出之地所給你們的. ”

1:16 And they answered Joshua, saying, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you will send us we will go.
他們回答約書亞說: “你所吩咐我們行的, 我們都必行; 你所差遣我們去的, 我們都必去.

1:17 Just as we obeyed Moses, so will we obey you. Only may Yahweh your God be with you, as he was with Moses.
我們從前在一切事上怎樣聽從摩西, 現在也必照樣聽從你; 惟願耶和華─你的神與你同在, 像與摩西同在一樣.

1:18 Whoever rebels against your orders and does not obey your words according to what you commanded us will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous.”
無論甚麼人違背你的命令, 不聽從你所吩咐他的一切話, 就必治死他. 你只要剛強壯膽! ”

Joshua - Chapter 2

2:1 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men from Acacia Grove as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went, and entered the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and spent the night there.
當下, 嫩的兒子約書亞從什亭暗暗打發兩個人作探子, 吩咐說: “你們去窺探那地和耶利哥. ”於是二人去了, 來到一個妓女名叫喇合的家裡, 就在那裡躺臥.

2:2 The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some men from the Israelites have come here tonight to search out the land.”
有人告訴耶利哥王說: “今夜有以色列人來到這裡窺探此地. ”

2:3 And the king of Jericho sent for Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who came to you, the ones who have entered your house, for they have come to search out the whole land.”
耶利哥王打發人去見喇合說: “那來到你這裡,進了你家的人要交出來, 因為他們來窺探全地. ”

2:4 But the woman took the two men and hid them. And she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.
女人將二人隱藏, 就回答說: “那人果然到我這裡來; 他們是哪裡來的我卻不知道.

2:5 And when it was time to shut the gate for the night, the men left, and I do not know where they went. Chase after them quickly, for you may catch up to them.”
天黑,要關城門的時候, 他們出去了, 往哪裡去我卻不知道. 你們快快地去追趕, 就必追上. ”

2:6 (But she had taken them to the roof and had hidden them in the stalks of flax that she had spread out on the roof.)
(先是女人領二人上了房頂, 將他們藏在那裡所擺的麻秸中. )

2:7 So the men chased after them on the way to the Jordan at the fords; and they shut the gate behind the pursuers that had gone out after them.
那些人就往約旦河的渡口追趕他們去了. 追趕他們的人一出去, 城門就關了.

2:8 Before they went to sleep, she came up to them on the roof
二人還沒有躺臥, 女人就上房頂, 到他們那裡,

2:9 and said to the men, “I know that Yahweh has given you the land, and that dread of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away in fear because of your presence.
對他們說: “我知道耶和華已經把這地賜給你們, 並且因你們的緣故我們都驚慌了. 這地的一切居民在你們面前心都消化了;

2:10 For we have heard how Yahweh dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you went out from Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
因為我們聽見你們出埃及的時候, 耶和華怎樣在你們前面使紅海的水乾了, 並且你們怎樣待約旦河東的兩個亞摩利王西宏和噩, 將他們盡行毀滅.

2:11 We heard this, and our hearts melted, and no courage was left in anyone because of your presence. For Yahweh your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.
我們一聽見這些事, 心就消化了. 因你們的緣故, 並無一人有膽氣. 耶和華─你們的神本是上天下地的神.

2:12 So then please swear to me by Yahweh, because I have shown loyalty to you, and you will also show loyalty to my family. You must give me a sign of good faith,
現在我既是恩待你們, 求你們指著耶和華向我起誓, 也要恩待我父家, 並給我一個實在的證據,

2:13 and you will spare my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all that belongs to them; you will deliver our lives from death.”
要救活我的父母,弟兄,姊妹, 和一切屬他們的, 拯救我們性命不死. ”

2:14 And the men said to her, “Our lives for yours. If you do not report this business of ours, we will show you loyalty and faithfulness when Yahweh gives us the land.”
二人對她說: “你若不洩漏我們這件事, 我們情願替你們死. 耶和華將這地賜給我們的時候, 我們必以慈愛誠實待你. ”

2:15 Then she lowered them with a rope through the window, as her house was on the outer side of the wall, and she was residing in the wall.
於是女人用繩子將二人從窗戶裡縋下去; 因她的房子是在城牆邊上, 她也住在城牆上.

2:16 And she said to them, “Go to the mountain, so that the pursuers will not find you, and hide yourselves there three days until the pursuers return, and afterward you may go on your way.”
她對他們說: “你們且往山上去, 恐怕追趕的人碰見你們; 要在那裡隱藏三天, 等追趕的人回來, 然後才可以走你們的路. ”

2:17 The men said to her, “We will be released from this oath of yours that you made us swear.
二人對她說: “你要這樣行. 不然, 你叫我們所起的誓就與我們無干了.

2:18 When we come to the land, you must tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and you must gather your father and mother, and your brothers, and your whole family to your house.
我們來到這地的時候, 你要把這條朱紅線繩繫在縋我們下去的窗戶上, 並要使你的父母,弟兄, 和你父的全家都聚集在你家中.

2:19 If anyone goes outside the doors of your house, they will be responsible for their own death, and we will be innocent. Anyone who will be with you in the house, we will be responsible for their death if a hand is laid on them.
凡出了你家門往街上去的, 他的罪(原文是血)必歸到自己的頭上, 與我們無干了. 凡在你家裡的, 若有人下手害他, 流他血的罪就歸到我們的頭上.

2:20 But if you report this business of ours, we will be released from your oath that you made us swear.”
你若洩漏我們這件事, 你叫我們所起的誓就與我們無干了. ”

2:21 And she said, “According to your word it will be.” Then she sent them away, and they went, and she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
女人說: “照你們的話行吧! ”於是打發他們去了, 又把朱紅線繩繫在窗戶上.

2:22 They departed and came to the mountain, and they stayed there three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers searched all along the way but did not find them.
二人到山上, 在那裡住了三天, 等著追趕的人回去了. 追趕的人一路找他們, 卻找不著.

2:23 The two men returned and went down from the mountain, and they crossed over and came to Joshua son of Nun, and they told him everything that happened to them.
二人就下山回來, 過了河, 到嫩的兒子約書亞那裡, 向他述說所遭遇的一切事;

2:24 They said to Joshua, “Surely Yahweh has given all the land into our hand; also, all the inhabitants of the land melt away in fear because of our presence.”
又對約書亞說: “耶和華果然將那全地交在我們手中; 那地的一切居民在我們面前心都消化了. ”

Joshua - Chapter 3

3:1 Joshua rose early in the morning, and they set out from Acacia Grove. And they came up to the Jordan, he and all the Israelites, and they spent the night there before they crossed over.
約書亞清早起來, 和以色列眾人都離開什亭, 來到約旦河, 就住在那裡, 等候過河.

3:2 At the end of the three days the officers passed through the midst of the camp,
過了三天, 官長走遍營中,

3:3 and they commanded the people: “When you see the Levitical priests carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God you must set out from your place and go after it.
吩咐百姓說: “你們看見耶和華─你們神的約櫃, 又見祭司利未人抬著, 就要離開所住的地方, 跟著約櫃去.

3:4 But there will be a distance between you and it of about two thousand cubits in measurement. Do not come near it, so that you may know the way that you must go, for you have not passed on this way before.”
只是你們和約櫃相離要量二千肘, 不可與約櫃相近, 使你們知道所當走的路, 因為這條路你們向來沒有走過. ”

3:5 And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, because tomorrow Yahweh will do wonders in your midst.”
約書亞吩咐百姓說: “你們要自潔, 因為明天耶和華必在你們中間行奇事. ”

3:6 And Joshua said to the priests, “Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over ahead of the people.” And they took up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.
約書亞又吩咐祭司說: “你們抬起約櫃, 在百姓前頭過去. ”於是他們抬起約櫃, 在百姓前頭走.

3:7 Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “This day I will begin exalting you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that I was with Moses, and I will be with you.
耶和華對約書亞說: “從今日起, 我必使你在以色列眾人眼前尊大, 使他們知道我怎樣與摩西同在, 也必照樣與你同在.

3:8 You will command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘At the moment that you come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you will stand still in the Jordan.’ ”
你要吩咐抬約櫃的祭司說: ‘你們到了約旦河的水邊上, 就要在約旦河水裡站住. ’”

3:9 And Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here, and hear the words of Yahweh your God.”
約書亞對以色列人說: “你們近前來, 聽耶和華─你們神的話. ”

3:10 Joshua said, “By this you will know that the living God is in your midst, and he will certainly drive out the Canaanites from before you, and the Hittites, Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
約書亞說: “看哪, 普天下主的約櫃必在你們前頭過去, 到約旦河裡, 因此你們就知道在你們中間有永生神; 並且他必在你們面前趕出迦南人,赫人,希未人,比利洗人,革迦撒人,亞摩利人,耶布斯人.

3:11 Look! The ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is about to cross over ahead of you into the Jordan.
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3:12 So then, take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
你們現在要從以色列支派中揀選十二個人, 每支派一人,

3:13 When the soles of the feet of the priests carrying the ark of Yahweh, Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be cut off upstream, and they will stand still in one heap.
等到抬普天下主耶和華約櫃的祭司把腳站在約旦河水裡, 約旦河的水, 就是從上往下流的水, 必然斷絕, 立起成壘. ”

3:14 And it happened, when the people set out from their tents to cross over the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant were ahead of the people.
百姓離開帳棚要過約旦河的時候, 抬約櫃的祭司乃在百姓的前頭.

3:15 When those carrying the ark came up to the Jordan, and the priests carrying the ark dipped their feet in the edge of the water (the Jordan was flowing over its banks during all the days of harvest),
他們到了約旦河, 腳一入水(原來約旦河水在收割的日子漲過兩岸),

3:16 the waters flowing down from above stood still; they stood up in one heap very far from Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, while the waters flowing down to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
那從上往下流的水便在極遠之地,撒拉但旁的亞當城那裡停住, 立起成壘; 那往亞拉巴的海, 就是鹽海, 下流的水全然斷絕. 於是百姓在耶利哥的對面過去了.

3:17 And the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh stood firmly on the dry land in the middle of the Jordan while all Israel crossed on dry ground, until all the nation finished crossing the Jordan.
抬耶和華約櫃的祭司在約旦河中的乾地上站定, 以色列眾人都從乾地上過去, 直到國民盡都過了約旦河.

Joshua - Chapter 4

4:1 After all the nation finished crossing the Jordan, Yahweh said to Joshua,
國民盡都過了約旦河, 耶和華就對約書亞說:

4:2 “Take twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe,
“你從民中要揀選十二個人, 每支派一人,

4:3 and command them, saying, ‘Take for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests’ feet stood firmly, and bring them over with you, and set them up in the place where you will camp tonight.’ ”
吩咐他們說: ‘你們從這裡, 從約旦河中,祭司腳站定的地方, 取十二塊石頭帶過去, 放在你們今夜要住宿的地方. ’”

4:4 So Joshua summoned the twelve men whom he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe.
於是, 約書亞將他從以色列人中所預備的那十二個人, 每支派一人, 都召了來.

4:5 And Joshua said to them, “Cross over before the ark of Yahweh your God to the middle of the Jordan, and each one of you lift up a stone on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites,
對他們說: “你們下約旦河中, 過到耶和華─你們神的約櫃前頭, 按著以色列人十二支派的數目, 每人取一塊石頭扛在肩上.

4:6 so that this may be a reminder among you. When your children ask in the future, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
這些石頭在你們中間可以作為證據. 日後, 你們的子孫問你們說: ‘這些石頭是甚麼意思? ’

4:7 you will say to them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off from before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones will be as a memorial for the Israelites for eternity.”
你們就對他們說: ‘這是因為約旦河的水在耶和華的約櫃前斷絕; 約櫃過約旦河的時候, 約旦河的水就斷絕了. 這些石頭要作以色列人永遠的紀念. ’”

4:8 Thus the Israelites did as Joshua commanded. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan as Yahweh told Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, and they carried them over with them to the camp, and they put them there.
以色列人就照約書亞所吩咐的, 按著以色列人支派的數目, 從約旦河中取了十二塊石頭, 都遵耶和華所吩咐約書亞的行了. 他們把石頭帶過去, 到他們所住宿的地方, 就放在那裡.

4:9 Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood, and they are there to this day.
約書亞另把十二塊石頭立在約旦河中, 在抬約櫃的祭司腳站立的地方; 直到今日, 那石頭還在那裡.

4:10 The priests carrying the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything that Yahweh commanded Joshua to tell the people was finished, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua. And the people hastily crossed over.
抬約櫃的祭司站在約旦河中, 等到耶和華曉諭約書亞吩咐百姓的事辦完了, 是照摩西所吩咐約書亞的一切話. 於是百姓急速過去了.

4:11 And it happened, when all the people had finished crossing, the ark of Yahweh and the priests crossed over in front of the people.
眾百姓盡都過了河, 耶和華的約櫃和祭司就在百姓面前過去.

4:12 The children of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed before the Israelites, as Moses told them.
流便人,迦得人,瑪拿西半支派的人都照摩西所吩咐他們的, 帶著兵器在以色列人前頭過去.

4:13 About forty thousand armed for fighting crossed over before the presence of Yahweh to the plains of Jericho for battle.
約有四萬人都準備打仗, 在耶和華面前過去, 到耶利哥的平原, 等候上陣.

4:14 On that day Yahweh exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they respected him as they respected Moses all the days of his life.
當那日, 耶和華使約書亞在以色列眾人眼前尊大. 在他平生的日子, 百姓敬畏他, 像從前敬畏摩西一樣.

4:15 Then Yahweh said to Joshua, saying,
耶和華曉諭約書亞說:

4:16 “Command the priests carrying the ark of the testimony to come up from the Jordan.”
“你吩咐抬法櫃的祭司從約旦河裡上來. ”

4:17 So Joshua commanded the priests, saying, “Come up from the Jordan.”
約書亞就吩咐祭司說: “你們從約旦河裡上來. ”

4:18 And it happened that when the priests carrying the ark came up from the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet touched dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks as before.
抬耶和華約櫃的祭司從約旦河裡上來, 腳掌剛落旱地, 約旦河的水就流到原處, 仍舊漲過兩岸.

4:19 And the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they camped in Gilgal on the eastern edge of Jericho.
正月初十日, 百姓從約旦河裡上來, 就在吉甲, 在耶利哥的東邊安營.

4:20 And those twelve stones that they took from the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal.
他們從約旦河中取來的那十二塊石頭, 約書亞就立在吉甲,

4:21 And he said to the Israelites, “When your children ask in the future their parents, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’
對以色列人說: “日後你們的子孫問他們的父親說: ‘這些石頭是甚麼意思? ’

4:22 you will let your children know by saying, ‘Israel crossed this Jordan on dry ground.’
你們就告訴他們說: ‘以色列人曾走乾地過這約旦河;

4:23 For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you, until you had crossed, just as Yahweh your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up before us until we had crossed over,
因為耶和華─你們的神在你們前面使約旦河的水乾了, 等著你們過來, 就如耶和華─你們的神從前在我們前面使紅海乾了, 等著我們過來一樣,

4:24 so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of Yahweh is strong, so that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.”
要使地上萬民都知道, 耶和華的手大有能力, 也要使你們永遠敬畏耶和華─你們的神. ’”

Joshua - Chapter 5

5:1 And it happened, when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea heard that Yahweh dried up the waters of the Jordan in front of the Israelites until they crossed over, their hearts melted, and there was no courage left in them because of the presence of the Israelites.
約旦河西亞摩利人的諸王和靠海迦南人的諸王, 聽見耶和華在以色列人前面使約旦河的水乾了, 等到我們過去, 他們的心因以色列人的緣故就消化了, 不再有膽氣.

5:2 At that time Yahweh said to Joshua, “Make for yourself knives of flint, and circumcise the Israelites a second time.”
那時, 耶和華吩咐約書亞說: “你製造火石刀, 第二次給以色列人行割禮. ”

5:3 So Joshua made knives of flint, and he circumcised the Israelites at the hill of the foreskins.
約書亞就製造了火石刀, 在“除皮山”那裡給以色列人行割禮.

5:4 This is the reason why Joshua circumcised all the people: all the males who went out from Egypt, all the warriors, died in the wilderness as they went out from Egypt on the journey.
約書亞行割禮的緣故, 是因為從埃及出來的眾民, 就是一切能打仗的男丁, 出了埃及以後, 都死在曠野的路上.

5:5 For all the people who left were circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness on the journey after they left from Egypt were not circumcised.
因為出來的眾民都受過割禮; 惟獨出埃及以後,在曠野的路上所生的眾民都沒有受過割禮.

5:6 For forty years the Israelites traveled in the wilderness until all the nation, the warriors that left Egypt, perished, because they did not listen to the voice of Yahweh. To them Yahweh swore that they would not see the land that he swore to their ancestors to give to us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
以色列人在曠野走了四十年, 等到國民, 就是出埃及的兵丁, 都消滅了, 因為他們沒有聽從耶和華的話. 耶和華曾向他們起誓, 必不容他們看見耶和華向他們列祖起誓,應許賜給我們的地, 就是流奶與蜜之地.

5:7 And it was their children whom he raised in their place that Joshua circumcised, for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the journey.
他們的子孫, 就是耶和華所興起來接續他們的, 都沒有受過割禮; 因為在路上沒有給他們行割禮, 約書亞這才給他們行了.

5:8 And it happened, when all the nation had finished circumcising, they remained where they were in the camp until they recovered.
國民都受完了割禮, 就住在營中自己的地方, 等到痊癒了.

5:9 And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the disgrace of Egypt from you.” Therefore, the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day.
耶和華對約書亞說: “我今日將埃及的羞辱從你們身上滾去了. ”因此, 那地方名叫吉甲(就是滾的意思), 直到今日.

5:10 And the Israelites camped at Gilgal, and they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, on the plains of Jericho.
以色列人在吉甲安營. 正月十四日晚上, 在耶利哥的平原守逾越節.

5:11 On the next day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate from the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and roasted corn.
逾越節的次日, 他們就吃了那地的出產; 正當那日吃無酵餅和烘的穀.

5:12 And the manna ceased the day after, when they started eating the produce of the land, and there was no longer manna for the Israelites. They ate from the crop of the land of Canaan in that year.
他們吃了那地的出產, 第二日嗎哪就止住了, 以色列人也不再有嗎哪了. 那一年, 他們卻吃迦南地的出產.

5:13 And it happened, when Joshua was by Jericho, he looked up, and he saw a man standing opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said, “Are you with us, or with our adversaries?”
約書亞靠近耶利哥的時候, 舉目觀看, 不料, 有一個人手裡有拔出來的刀, 對面站立. 約書亞到他那裡, 問他說: “你是幫助我們呢, 是幫助我們敵人呢? ”

5:14 And he said, “Neither. I have come now as the commander of Yahweh’s army.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and he bowed down and said to him, “What is my lord commanding his servant?”
他回答說: “不是的, 我來是要作耶和華軍隊的元帥. ”約書亞就俯伏在地下拜, 說: “我主有甚麼話吩咐僕人. ”

5:15 The commander of Yahweh’s army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
耶和華軍隊的元帥對約書亞說: “把你腳上的鞋脫下來, 因為你所站的地方是聖的. ”約書亞就照著行了.

Joshua - Chapter 6

6:1 Now Jericho was shut up inside and out because of the presence of the Israelites; no one was going out or coming in.
耶利哥的城門因以色列人就關得嚴緊, 無人出入.

6:2 And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Look, I am giving Jericho into your hand, its king and the soldiers of the army.
耶和華曉諭約書亞說: “看哪, 我已經把耶利哥和耶利哥的王, 並大能的勇士, 都交在你手中.

6:3 You will march around the city, all the warriors circling the city once; you will do so for six days.
你們的一切兵丁要圍繞這城, 一日圍繞一次, 六日都要這樣行.

6:4 And seven priests will bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. On the seventh day you will march around the city seven times, and the priests will blow on the trumpets.
七個祭司要拿七個羊角走在約櫃前. 到第七日, 你們要繞城七次, 祭司也要吹角.

6:5 And when they blow long on the horn of the ram, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people will shout with a great war cry, and the wall of the city will fall flat, and the people will charge, each one straight ahead.”
他們吹的角聲拖長, 你們聽見角聲, 眾百姓要大聲呼喊, 城牆就必塌陷, 各人都要往前直上. ”

6:6 So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests carry the trumpets of the rams’ horns before the ark of Yahweh.”
嫩的兒子約書亞召了祭司來, 吩咐他們說: “你們抬起約櫃來, 要有七個祭司拿七個羊角走在耶和華的約櫃前”;

6:7 And he said to the people, “Go forward and march around the city, and let the armed men pass before the ark of Yahweh.
又對百姓說: “你們前去繞城, 帶兵器的要走在耶和華的約櫃前. ”

6:8 And when Joshua spoke to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the presence of Yahweh went forward and they blew the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh followed behind them.
約書亞對百姓說完了話, 七個祭司拿七個羊角走在耶和華面前吹角; 耶和華的約櫃在他們後面跟隨.

6:9 And the armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, while they were blowing the trumpets.
帶兵器的走在吹角的祭司前面, 後隊隨著約櫃行. 祭司一面走一面吹.

6:10 But Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You will not shout, and you will not let your voice be heard; a word will not go out from your mouth until the day I say to you ‘Shout!’ Then you will shout.”
約書亞吩咐百姓說: “你們不可呼喊, 不可出聲, 連一句話也不可出你們的口, 等到我吩咐你們呼喊的日子, 那時才可以呼喊. ”

6:11 And the ark of Yahweh went around the city, circling once, and they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.
這樣, 他使耶和華的約櫃繞城, 把城繞了一次; 眾人回到營裡, 就在營裡住宿.

6:12 Then Joshua got up early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh.
約書亞清早起來, 祭司又抬起耶和華的約櫃.

6:13 The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of the rams’ horns before the ark of Yahweh went on continually, and they blew on the trumpets. And the armed men went before them, and the rear guard came after the ark of Yahweh, while the trumpets blew continually.
七個祭司拿七個羊角在耶和華的約櫃前, 時常行走吹角; 帶兵器的在他們前面走, 後隊隨著耶和華的約櫃行. 祭司一面走一面吹.

6:14 And they marched around the city once on the second day, and they returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
第二日, 眾人把城繞了一次, 就回營裡去. 六日都是這樣行.

6:15 Then on the seventh day they rose early at dawn, and they marched around the city in this manner seven times. It was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times.
第七日清早, 黎明的時候, 他們起來, 照樣繞城七次; 惟獨這日把城繞了七次.

6:16 And at the seventh time the priests blew on the trumpets, and Joshua said to the people, “Shout! For Yahweh has given you the city.
到了第七次, 祭司吹角的時候, 約書亞吩咐百姓說: “呼喊吧, 因為耶和華已經把城交給你們了!

6:17 The city and all that is in it will be devoted to Yahweh; only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in the house will live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent.
這城和其中所有的都要在耶和華面前毀滅; 只有妓女喇合與她家中所有的可以存活, 因為她隱藏了我們所打發的使者.

6:18 As for you, keep away from the things devoted to destruction so that you do not take them and bring about your own destruction, making the camp of Israel an object for destruction, bringing trouble upon it.
至於你們, 務要謹慎, 不可取那當滅的物, 恐怕你們取了那當滅的物就連累以色列的全營, 使全營受咒詛.

6:19 But all of the silver and gold, and the items of bronze and iron, are holy to Yahweh, and they must go to Yahweh’s treasury.”
惟有金子,銀子, 和銅鐵的器皿都要歸耶和華為聖, 必入耶和華的庫中. ”

6:20 So the people shouted, and they blew on the trumpets. And when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, they raised a great shout, and the wall fell flat. The people charged, each one straight ahead into the city, and they captured it.
於是百姓呼喊, 祭司也吹角. 百姓聽見角聲, 便大聲呼喊, 城牆就塌陷, 百姓便上去進城, 各人往前直上, 將城奪取;

6:21 And they utterly destroyed by the edge of the sword all who were in the city, both men and women, young and old, ox, sheep, and donkey.
又將城中所有的, 不拘男女老少, 牛羊和驢, 都用刀殺盡.

6:22 Then Joshua said to the two men who spied on the land, “Go to the prostitute’s house and bring out from there the woman and all who belong to her, just as you swore to her.”
約書亞吩咐窺探地的兩個人說: “你們進那妓女的家, 照著你們向她所起的誓, 將那女人和她所有的都從那裡帶出來. ”

6:23 So the young men who were spies went and brought Rahab and her father and mother, her brothers, and all who were with her. And they brought all her family out and set them outside the camp of Israel.
當探子的兩個少年人就進去, 將喇合與她的父母,弟兄, 和她所有的, 並她一切的親眷, 都帶出來, 安置在以色列的營外.

6:24 And they burned the city and all that was in it with fire; they put only the silver and gold, and the items of copper and iron, into the treasury of the house of Yahweh.
眾人就用火將城和其中所有的焚燒了; 惟有金子,銀子, 和銅鐵的器皿都放在耶和華殿的庫中.

6:25 But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute and her family and all who were with her, and she has lived in the midst of Israel until this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
約書亞卻把妓女喇合與她父家, 並她所有的, 都救活了; 因為她隱藏了約書亞所打發窺探耶利哥的使者, 她就住在以色列中, 直到今日.

6:26 And Joshua swore at that time, saying, “Cursed is anyone before Yahweh who gets up and builds Jericho, this city. At the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
當時, 約書亞叫眾人起誓說: “有興起重修這耶利哥城的人, 當在耶和華面前受咒詛. 他立根基的時候, 必喪長子, 安門的時候, 必喪幼子. ”

6:27 So Yahweh was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land.
耶和華與約書亞同在, 約書亞的聲名傳揚遍地.

Joshua - Chapter 7

7:1 But the Israelites broke faith concerning the devoted things. Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took from the devoted things; and Yahweh’s anger was kindled against the Israelites.
以色列人在當滅的物上犯了罪; 因為猶大支派中, 謝拉的曾孫, 撒底的孫子, 迦米的兒子亞干取了當滅的物; 耶和華的怒氣就向以色列人發作.

7:2 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth Aven, east of Bethel, and he said to them, “Go up and spy out Ai.” And the men went up and spied out Ai.
當下, 約書亞從耶利哥打發人往伯特利東邊,靠近伯‧亞文的艾城去, 吩咐他們說: “你們上去窺探那地. ”他們就上去窺探艾城.

7:3 And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not let all the people go up and attack Ai; only two or three thousand men should go up because they are few. Do not make all the people weary up there.”
他們回到約書亞那裡, 對他說: “眾民不必都上去, 只要二三千人上去就能攻取艾城; 不必勞累眾民都去, 因為那裡的人少. ”

7:4 So about three thousand from the people went up there, and they fled before the men of Ai.
於是民中約有三千人上那裡去, 竟在艾城人面前逃跑了.

7:5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them, and they chased them from the gate up to Shebarim and killed them on the slope. And the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
艾城的人擊殺了他們三十六人, 從城門前追趕他們, 直到示巴琳, 在下坡殺敗他們; 眾民的心就消化如水.

7:6 And Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the ground on his face before the ark of Yahweh until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads.
約書亞便撕裂衣服; 他和以色列的長老把灰撒在頭上, 在耶和華的約櫃前俯伏在地, 直到晚上.

7:7 And Joshua said, “Ah, my Lord! Why did you bring this people across the Jordan to give us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content and stayed beyond the Jordan.
約書亞說: “哀哉! 主耶和華啊, 你為甚麼竟領這百姓過約旦河, 將我們交在亞摩利人的手中, 使我們滅亡呢? 我們不如住在約旦河那邊倒好.

7:8 Please, my Lord! What can I say after Israel has fled from its enemies?
主啊, 以色列人既在仇敵面前轉背逃跑, 我還有甚麼可說的呢?

7:9 The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of this, and they will surround us and cut off our name from the land. What will you do, for your great name?”
迦南人和這地一切的居民聽見了就必圍困我們, 將我們的名從地上除滅. 那時你為你的大名要怎樣行呢? ”

7:10 And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?
耶和華吩咐約書亞說: “起來! 你為何這樣俯伏在地呢?

7:11 Israel has sinned and transgressed my covenant that I commanded them. They have taken from the devoted things; they have stolen and acted deceitfully, and they have put them among their belongings.
以色列人犯了罪, 違背了我所吩咐他們的約, 取了當滅的物; 又偷竊, 又行詭詐, 又把那當滅的放在他們的家具裡.

7:12 The Israelites were unable to stand before their enemies; they fled from their enemies because they have become a thing devoted for destruction. I will be with you no more unless you destroy the devoted things from among you.
因此, 以色列人在仇敵面前站立不住. 他們在仇敵面前轉背逃跑, 是因成了被咒詛的; 你們若不把當滅的物從你們中間除掉, 我就不再與你們同在了.

7:13 Get up, sanctify the people, and say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow. Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: “There are devoted things in your midst, O Israel. You will be unable to stand before you enemies until you remove the devoted things from your midst.”
你起來, 叫百姓自潔, 對他們說: ‘你們要自潔, 預備明天, 因為耶和華─以色列的神這樣說: 以色列啊, 你們中間有當滅的物, 你們若不除掉, 在仇敵面前必站立不住! ’

7:14 In the morning you will come forward, tribe by tribe, and the tribe that Yahweh will select by lot will come forward by clans, and the clan that Yahweh selects by lot will come forward by families, and the family that Yahweh selects by lot will come forward one by one.
到了早晨, 你們要按著支派近前來; 耶和華所取的支派, 要按著宗族近前來; 耶和華所取的宗族, 要按著家室近前來; 耶和華所取的家室, 要按著人丁, 一個一個地近前來.

7:15 The one caught with the devoted things will be burned with fire, he and all that belongs to him, because he transgressed the covenant of Yahweh, and because he did a disgraceful thing in Israel.” ’ ”
被取的人有當滅的物在他那裡, 他和他所有的必被火焚燒; 因他違背了耶和華的約, 又因他在以色列中行了愚妄的事. ”

7:16 So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought forward Israel, tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected by lot.
於是, 約書亞清早起來, 使以色列人按著支派近前來, 取出來的是猶大支派;

7:17 And he brought forward the clans of Judah and selected the clan of the Zerahites by lot. Then he brought forward the clan of the Zerahites, one by one, and Zabdi was selected by lot.
使猶大支派(原文是宗族)近前來, 就取了謝拉的宗族; 使謝拉的宗族, 按著家室人丁, 一個一個地近前來, 取出來的是撒底;

7:18 He brought forward his family, one by one, and Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected by lot.
使撒底的家室, 按著人丁, 一個一個地近前來, 就取出猶大支派的人謝拉的曾孫, 撒底的孫子, 迦米的兒子亞干.

7:19 And Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please, give glory to Yahweh the God of Israel, and give him a doxology in court. Tell me, please, what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
約書亞對亞干說: “我兒, 我勸你將榮耀歸給耶和華─以色列的神, 在他面前認罪, 將你所做的事告訴我, 不要向我隱瞞. ”

7:20 And Achan answered Joshua and said, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh the God of Israel, and this is what I did:
亞干回答約書亞說: “我實在得罪了耶和華─以色列的神. 我所做的事如此如此:

7:21 I saw among the spoil a beautiful robe from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and one bar of gold that weighed fifty shekels; I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, and the silver is under it.”
我在所奪的財物中看見一件美好的示拿衣服, 二百舍客勒銀子, 一條金子重五十舍客勒, 我就貪愛這些物件, 便拿去了. 現今藏在我帳棚內的地裡, 銀子在衣服底下. ”

7:22 Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and there they were, hidden in his tent, and the silver was under it.
約書亞就打發人跑到亞干的帳棚裡. 那件衣服果然藏在他帳棚內, 銀子在底下.

7:23 And they took them from the tent and brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites. And they spread them out before the presence of Yahweh.
他們就從帳棚裡取出來, 拿到約書亞和以色列眾人那裡, 放在耶和華面前.

7:24 Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his cattle and donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and everything that was his, and they brought them to the valley of Achor.
約書亞和以色列眾人把謝拉的曾孫亞干和那銀子,那件衣服,那條金子, 並亞干的兒女,牛,驢,羊,帳棚, 以及他所有的, 都帶到亞割谷去.

7:25 And Joshua said, “Why did you bring us trouble? Yahweh will bring you trouble on this day.” And all Israel stoned them with stones; and they burned them with fire after they stoned them with stones.
約書亞說: “你為甚麼連累我們呢? 今日耶和華必叫你受連累. ”於是以色列眾人用石頭打死他, 將石頭扔在其上, 又用火焚燒他所有的(原文是他們).

7:26 Then they placed on top of him a great pile of stones that remains to this day. And Yahweh turned from his burning anger, and thus the name of that place to this day is called the valley of Achor.
眾人在亞干身上堆成一大堆石頭, 直存到今日. 於是耶和華轉意, 不發他的烈怒. 因此那地方名叫亞割谷(就是連累的意思), 直到今日.

Joshua - Chapter 8

8:1 Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not fear or be dismayed. Take all the fighting men with you and go up immediately to Ai. Look, I am giving into your hand the king of Ai, his city, and his land.
耶和華對約書亞說: “不要懼怕, 也不要驚惶. 你起來, 率領一切兵丁上艾城去, 我已經把艾城的王和他的民,他的城, 並他的地, 都交在你手裡.

8:2 You will do to Ai and its king that which you did to Jericho and its king; you may take only its spoils and livestock as booty for yourself. Set for yourself an ambush against the city from behind it.”
你怎樣待耶利哥和耶利哥的王, 也當照樣待艾城和艾城的王. 只是城內所奪的財物和牲畜, 你們可以取為自己的掠物. 你要在城後設下伏兵. ”

8:3 So Joshua and all the fighting men went up immediately to Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand of the best fighting men and sent them by night.
於是, 約書亞和一切兵丁都起來, 要上艾城去. 約書亞選了三萬大能的勇士, 夜間打發他們前往,

8:4 And he commanded them, saying, “Look, you are to lay an ambush against the city from behind. Do not go very far from the city and be ready.
吩咐他們說: “你們要在城後埋伏, 不可離城太遠, 都要各自準備.

8:5 Then I and all of the people who are with me will approach the city. And when they go out to meet us as before, we will flee from them.
我與我所帶領的眾民要向城前往. 城裡的人像初次出來攻擊我們的時候, 我們就在他們面前逃跑,

8:6 They will come out after us until we draw them away from the city, because they will think, ‘They are fleeing from us as before.’ So we will flee from them.
他們必出來追趕我們, 直到我們引誘他們離開城; 因為他們必說: ‘這些人像初次在我們面前逃跑. ’所以我們要在他們面前逃跑,

8:7 Then you will rise up from the ambush and take possession of the city, for Yahweh your God will give it into your hand.
你們就從埋伏的地方起來, 奪取那城, 因為耶和華─你們的神必把城交在你們手裡.

8:8 And when you capture the city you will set it on fire as Yahweh commanded. Look, I have commanded you.”
你們奪了城以後, 就放火燒城, 要照耶和華的話行. 這是我吩咐你們的. ”

8:9 So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of the ambush, and they sat between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai; but Joshua spent the night with the people.
約書亞打發他們前往, 他們就上埋伏的地方去, 住在伯特利和艾城的中間, 就是在艾城的西邊. 這夜約書亞卻在民中住宿.

8:10 Joshua rose early in the morning and mustered the people, and he went up with the elders of Israel before the people of Ai.
約書亞清早起來, 點齊百姓, 他和以色列的長老在百姓前面上艾城去.

8:11 All the fighting men who were with him went up and drew near before the city and camped north of Ai; there was a valley between him and Ai.
眾民, 就是他所帶領的兵丁, 都上去, 向前直往, 來到城前, 在艾城北邊安營. 在約書亞和艾城中間有一山谷.

8:12 And he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
他挑了約有五千人, 使他們埋伏在伯特利和艾城的中間, 就是在艾城的西邊,

8:13 So they stationed the forces; all the army was north of the city while the rear guard was west. But Joshua went that night to the middle of the valley.
於是安置了百姓, 就是城北的全軍和城西的伏兵. 這夜約書亞進入山谷之中.

8:14 When the king of Ai saw this, the men of the city hurried and rose early and went out to meet Israel for battle—he and all his army—to the meeting place before the Arabah. He did not know that there was an ambush for him behind the city.
艾城的王看見這景況, 就和全城的人, 清早急忙起來, 按所定的時候, 出到亞拉巴前, 要與以色列人交戰; 王卻不知道在城後有伏兵.

8:15 Then Joshua and all Israel acted like they were beaten before them, and they fled in the direction of the wilderness.
約書亞和以色列眾人在他們面前裝敗, 往那通曠野的路逃跑.

8:16 All of the people who were in the city were called to pursue after them. As they pursued after Joshua, they were drawn away from the city.
城內的眾民都被招聚, 追趕他們; 艾城人追趕的時候, 就被引誘離開城.

8:17 Not a man remained in Ai or Bethel who had not gone out after Israel; they left the city open and pursued after Israel.
艾城和伯特利城沒有一人不出來追趕以色列人的, 撇了敞開的城門, 去追趕以色列人.

8:18 And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stretch out the sword that is in your hand to Ai, because I will give it into your hand.” And Joshua stretched out the sword that was in his hand to the city.
耶和華吩咐約書亞說: “你向艾城伸出手裡的短槍, 因為我要將城交在你手裡. ”約書亞就向城伸出手裡的短槍.

8:19 The moment he stretched out his hand, those in the ambush stood up quickly from their place and ran. And they went into the city and captured it, quickly setting the city ablaze with fire.
他一伸手, 伏兵就從埋伏的地方急忙起來, 奪了城, 跑進城去, 放火焚燒.

8:20 Then the men of Ai looked behind them, and they saw smoke from the city rising to the sky; they had no power to flee this way or that, and the people fleeing the wilderness turned around to the pursuers.
艾城的人回頭一看, 不料, 城中煙氣沖天, 他們就無力向左向右逃跑. 那往曠野逃跑的百姓便轉身攻擊追趕他們的人.

8:21 And Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had captured the city and that the smoke of the city was rising; they returned and struck down the men of Ai.
約書亞和以色列眾人見伏兵已經奪了城, 城中煙氣飛騰, 就轉身回去, 擊殺艾城的人.

8:22 Then the others from the city came out to meet them, and they found themselves surrounded by Israel, some on one side, and others on the other side. And they struck them down until no survivor or fugitive was left.
伏兵也出城迎擊艾城人, 艾城人就困在以色列人中間, 前後都是以色列人. 於是以色列人擊殺他們, 沒有留下一個, 也沒有一個逃脫的,

8:23 But they captured the king of Ai alive, and they brought him to Joshua.
生擒了艾城的王, 將他解到約書亞那裡.

8:24 When Israel finished slaughtering all the inhabitants of Ai in the open field, in the wilderness where they pursued them, and when all of them had fallen by the edge of the sword until they all had perished, all Israel returned to Ai and attacked it with the edge of the sword.
以色列人在田間和曠野殺盡所追趕一切艾城的居民. 艾城人倒在刀下, 直到滅盡; 以色列眾人就回到艾城, 用刀殺了城中的人.

8:25 All the people that fell on that day, both men and women, were twelve thousand—all the inhabitants of Ai.
當日殺斃的人, 連男帶女共有一萬二千, 就是艾城所有的人.

8:26 For Joshua did not draw back his hand that was stretched out with the sword until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
約書亞沒有收回手裡所伸出來的短槍, 直到把艾城的一切居民盡行殺滅.

8:27 Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took as booty for themselves, according to the word of Yahweh that Joshua commanded.
惟獨城中的牲畜和財物, 以色列人都取為自己的掠物, 是照耶和華所吩咐約書亞的話.

8:28 So Joshua burned Ai and made it an everlasting heap of rubbish, a desolate place until this day.
約書亞將艾城焚燒, 使城永為高堆,荒場, 直到今日;

8:29 The king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the time of evening, and as the sun went down Joshua commanded them, and they brought down his dead body from the tree. Then they threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and they raised over it a great heap of stones that remains to this day.
又將艾城王掛在樹上, 直到晚上. 日落的時候, 約書亞吩咐人把屍首從樹上取下來, 丟在城門口, 在屍首上堆成一大堆石頭, 直存到今日.

8:30 Then Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal for Yahweh the God of Israel,
那時, 約書亞在以巴路山上為耶和華─以色列的神築一座壇,

8:31 as Moses Yahweh’s servant commanded the Israelites, as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses: “an altar of unhewn stones on which no one has wielded an iron implement.” And they offered burnt offerings on it and sacrificed fellowship offerings.
是用沒有動過鐵器的整石頭築的, 照著耶和華僕人摩西所吩咐以色列人的話, 正如摩西律法書上所寫的. 眾人在這壇上給耶和華奉獻燔祭和平安祭.

8:32 And there Joshua wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written, in the presence of the Israelites.
約書亞在那裡, 當著以色列人面前, 將摩西所寫的律法抄寫在石頭上.

8:33 Then all Israel, foreigner as well as native, with the elders, officials, and judges stood on either side of the ark before the priests and the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. Half of them stood in front of Mount Gerizim, and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses Yahweh’s servant had commanded before to bless the people of Israel.
以色列眾人, 無論是本地人,是寄居的, 和長老,官長, 並審判官, 都站在約櫃兩旁, 在抬耶和華約櫃的祭司利未人面前, 一半對著基利心山, 一半對著以巴路山, 為以色列民祝福, 正如耶和華僕人摩西先前所吩咐的.

8:34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and the curses, according to all that was written in the scroll of the law.
隨後, 約書亞將律法上祝福,咒詛的話, 照著律法書上一切所寫的, 都宣讀了一遍.

8:35 There was not a word from all that Moses commanded that Joshua did not read before the assembly of all Israel, and the women, the little children, and the traveling foreigners among them.
摩西所吩咐的一切話, 約書亞在以色列全會眾和婦女,孩子, 並他們中間寄居的外人面前, 沒有一句不宣讀的.

Joshua - Chapter 9

9:1 Now when all the kings who were beyond the Jordan in the hill country and in the Shephelah, and on all the coast of the great sea toward Lebanon—the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites—heard of this,
約旦河西, 住山地,高原, 並對著黎巴嫩山沿大海一帶的諸王, 就是赫人,亞摩利人,迦南人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人的諸王, 聽見這事,

9:2 they gathered themselves together to fight with one accord against Joshua and Israel.
就都聚集, 同心合意地要與約書亞和以色列人爭戰.

9:3 But the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai,
基遍的居民聽見約書亞向耶利哥和艾城所行的事,

9:4 and they acted on their part with cunning: they went and prepared provisions, and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys and old wineskins that were torn and mended.
就設詭計, 假充使者, 拿舊口袋和破裂縫補的舊皮酒袋馱在驢上,

9:5 The sandals on their feet were patched and old, their clothes were old, and their food was dry and crumbled.
將補過的舊鞋穿在腳上, 把舊衣服穿在身上; 他們所帶的餅都是乾的, 長了霉了.

9:6 And they went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far land; so then make a covenant with us.”
他們到吉甲營中見約書亞, 對他和以色列人說: “我們是從遠方來的, 現在求你與我們立約. ”

9:7 And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you are living among us; how can we make a covenant with you?”
以色列人對這些希未人說: “只怕你們是住在我們中間的; 若是這樣, 怎能和你們立約呢? ”

9:8 They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” And Joshua said to them, “Who are you, and from where do you come?”
他們對約書亞說: “我們是你的僕人. ”約書亞問他們說: “你們是甚麼人? 是從哪裡來的? ”

9:9 And they said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far land because of the name of Yahweh your God; we have heard of his reputation, of all that he did in Egypt,
他們回答說: “僕人從極遠之地而來, 是因聽見耶和華─你神的名聲和他在埃及所行的一切事,

9:10 and of all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan—to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan, who was in Ashtaroth.
並他向約旦河東的兩個亞摩利王, 就是希實本王西宏和在亞斯他錄的巴珊王噩一切所行的事.

9:11 So our elders said to us and all the inhabitants of our land, ‘Take in your hand provisions for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, “We are your servants; so then make a covenant with us.” ’
我們的長老和我們那地的一切居民對我們說: ‘你們手裡要帶著路上用的食物去迎接以色列人, 對他們說: 我們是你們的僕人; 現在求你們與我們立約. ’

9:12 This is our bread; it was hot when we took it from our houses as provisions on the day we set out to come to you. But now, look, it is dry and crumbled.
我們出來要往你們這裡來的日子, 從家裡帶出來的這餅還是熱的; 看哪, 現在都乾了, 長了霉了.

9:13 These are the wineskins that we filled new, but look, they have burst; and these are our clothes and sandals that have worn out from the very long journey.”
這皮酒袋, 我們盛酒的時候還是新的; 看哪, 現在已經破裂. 我們這衣服和鞋, 因為道路甚遠, 也都穿舊了. ”

9:14 So the leaders took from their provisions, but they did not ask direction from Yahweh.
以色列人受了他們些食物, 並沒有求問耶和華.

9:15 And Joshua made peace with them, and he made a covenant with them to allow them to live happily, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
於是約書亞與他們講和, 與他們立約, 容他們活著; 會眾的首領也向他們起誓.

9:16 And it happened that at the end of three days, after they made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors and living among them.
以色列人與他們立約之後, 過了三天才聽見他們是近鄰, 住在以色列人中間的.

9:17 And the Israelites set out and went to their cities on the third day (their cities were Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim).
以色列人起行, 第三天到了他們的城邑, 就是基遍,基非拉,比錄,基列‧耶琳.

9:18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against their leaders.
因為會眾的首領已經指著耶和華─以色列的神向他們起誓, 所以以色列人不擊殺他們; 全會眾就向首領發怨言.

9:19 But all the leaders of the congregation said, “We have sworn to them by Yahweh the God of Israel, and so we cannot touch them.
眾首領對全會眾說: “我們已經指著耶和華─以色列的神向他們起誓, 現在我們不能害他們.

9:20 This we will do to them: we will let them live so that wrath will not be on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
我們要如此待他們, 容他們活著, 免得有忿怒因我們所起的誓臨到我們身上. ”

9:21 And the leaders said to them, “Let them live.” So they became woodcutters and water carriers for all the congregation, just as the leaders had said to them.
首領又對會眾說: “要容他們活著. ”於是他們為全會眾作了劈柴挑水的人, 正如首領對他們所說的話.

9:22 And Joshua summoned them and said, “Why have you deceived us saying, ‘We are very far from you’ when you are living among us?
約書亞召了他們來, 對他們說: “為甚麼欺哄我們說‘我們離你們甚遠’呢? 其實你們是住在我們中間.

9:23 Therefore you are cursed; some of you will always be slaves as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
現在你們是被咒詛的! 你們中間的人必斷不了作奴僕, 為我神的殿作劈柴挑水的人. ”

9:24 And they answered Joshua and said, “Because it was told with certainty to your servants that Yahweh your God commanded Moses his servant to give to you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you, so we were very afraid for our lives because of you, and so we did this thing.
他們回答約書亞說: “因為有人實在告訴你的僕人, 耶和華─你的神曾吩咐他的僕人摩西, 把這全地賜給你們, 並在你們面前滅絕這地的一切居民, 所以我們為你們的緣故甚怕喪命, 就行了這事.

9:25 So then, look, we are in your hand; do with us whatever seems good and right in your eyes.”
現在我們在你手中, 你以怎樣待我們為善為正, 就怎樣做吧! ”

9:26 So he did this to them: he saved them from the hand of the Israelites, and they did not kill them.
於是約書亞這樣待他們, 救他們脫離以色列人的手, 以色列人就沒有殺他們.

9:27 And that day Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place that he should choose.
當日約書亞使他們在耶和華所要選擇的地方, 為會眾和耶和華的壇作劈柴挑水的人, 直到今日.

Joshua - Chapter 10

10:1 And it happened that when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua captured Ai and had utterly destroyed it (just as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he did to Ai and its king) and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,
耶路撒冷王亞多尼‧洗德聽見約書亞奪了艾城, 盡行毀滅, 怎樣待耶利哥和耶利哥的王, 也照樣待艾城和艾城的王, 又聽見基遍的居民與以色列人立了和約, 住在他們中間,

10:2 he became very afraid because Gibeon was a very large city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty warriors.
就甚懼怕; 因為基遍是一座大城, 如都城一般, 比艾城更大, 並且城內的人都是勇士.

10:3 So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hohman king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,
所以耶路撒冷王亞多尼‧洗德打發人去見希伯崙王何咸,耶末王毘蘭,拉吉王雅非亞, 和伊磯倫王底璧, 說:

10:4 “Come up and help me, and let us attack Gibeon, because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
“求你們上來幫助我, 我們好攻打基遍, 因為他們與約書亞和以色列人立了和約. ”

10:5 And the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they and all their forces, and they laid siege to Gibeon and made war against it.
於是五個亞摩利王, 就是耶路撒冷王,希伯崙王,耶末王,拉吉王,伊磯倫王, 大家聚集, 率領他們的眾軍上去, 對著基遍安營, 攻打基遍.

10:6 And the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not abandon your servant. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country have gathered against us.”
基遍人就打發人往吉甲的營中去見約書亞, 說: “你不要袖手不顧你的僕人, 求你速速上來拯救我們, 幫助我們, 因為住山地亞摩利人的諸王都聚集攻擊我們. ”

10:7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the fighting men with him, all the best warriors.
於是約書亞和他一切兵丁, 並大能的勇士, 都從吉甲上去.

10:8 And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have given them into your hand; no one will withstand you.
耶和華對約書亞說: “不要怕他們; 因為我已將他們交在你手裡, 他們無一人能在你面前站立得住. ”

10:9 Joshua came upon them suddenly by marching up all night from Gilgal.
約書亞就終夜從吉甲上去, 猛然臨到他們那裡.

10:10 And Yahweh threw them into panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and pursued them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
耶和華使他們在以色列人面前潰亂. 約書亞在基遍大大地殺敗他們, 追趕他們, 在伯‧和崙的上坡路擊殺他們, 直到亞西加和瑪基大.

10:11 And as they were fleeing from Israel, they were on the slope of Beth-horon, and Yahweh threw huge stones from the heavens on them as far as Azekah; and more died by the hail stones than those whom the Israelites killed by the sword.
他們在以色列人面前逃跑, 正在伯‧和崙下坡的時候, 耶和華從天上降大冰雹(原文是石頭)在他們身上, 直降到亞西加, 打死他們. 被冰雹打死的, 比以色列人用刀殺死的還多.

10:12 Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh, on the day Yahweh gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, and he said in the sight of Israel, “Sun in Gibeon, stand still, and moon, in the valley of Aijalon.”
當耶和華將亞摩利人交付以色列人的日子, 約書亞就禱告耶和華, 在以色列人眼前說: 日頭啊, 你要停在基遍; 月亮啊, 你要止在亞雅崙谷.

10:13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on its enemies. Is it not written in the scroll of Jashar? The sun stood still in the middle of the heaven and was not in haste to set for about a full day.
於是日頭停留, 月亮止住, 直等國民向敵人報仇. 這事豈不是寫在雅煞珥書上嗎? 日頭在天當中停住, 不急速下落, 約有一日之久.

10:14 There has not been a day like this before it or after, that Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for Yahweh fought for Israel.
在這日以前, 這日以後, 耶和華聽人的禱告, 沒有像這日的, 是因耶和華為以色列爭戰.

10:15 And Joshua returned and all Israel with him to the camp at Gilgal.
約書亞和以色列眾人回到吉甲的營中.

10:16 But these five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
那五王逃跑, 藏在瑪基大洞裡.

10:17 And it was told to Joshua, saying, “The five kings were found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”
有人告訴約書亞說: “那五王已經找到了, 都藏在瑪基大洞裡. ”

10:18 And Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men in front of it to guard them.
約書亞說: “你們把幾塊大石頭滾到洞口, 派人看守,

10:19 But do not stay there; pursue after your enemies and attack them from the rear. Do not allow them to go into their cities, for Yahweh your God has given them into your hand.”
你們卻不可耽延, 要追趕你們的仇敵, 擊殺他們儘後邊的人, 不容他們進自己的城邑, 因為耶和華－你們的神已經把他們交在你們手裡. ”

10:20 When Joshua and the Israelites had finished striking them with a very great blow, until they perished, those of them who survived went into the fortified cities,
約書亞和以色列人大大殺敗他們, 直到將他們滅盡; 其中剩下的人都進了堅固的城.

10:21 and all the people returned to the camp safely to Joshua at Makkedah. No one spoke against the Israelites.
眾百姓就安然回瑪基大營中, 到約書亞那裡. 沒有一人敢向以色列人饒舌.

10:22 And Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring to me those five kings from the cave.”
約書亞說: “打開洞口, 將那五王從洞裡帶出來, 領到我面前. ”

10:23 And they did so, and brought him these five kings from the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
眾人就這樣行, 將那五王, 就是耶路撒冷王,希伯崙王,耶末王,拉吉王,伊磯倫王, 從洞裡帶出來, 領到約書亞面前.

10:24 And when they brought these kings to Joshua, Joshua called all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the fighting men who had gone with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came near and put their feet on their necks.
帶出那五王到約書亞面前的時候, 約書亞就召了以色列眾人來, 對那些和他同去的軍長說: “你們近前來, 把腳踏在這些王的頸項上. ”他們就近前來, 把腳踏在這些王的頸項上.

10:25 And Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or dismayed! Be strong and bold, for thus Yahweh will do to all your enemies whom you are about to fight.
約書亞對他們說: “你們不要懼怕, 也不要驚惶. 應當剛強壯膽, 因為耶和華必這樣待你們所要攻打的一切仇敵. ”

10:26 And after this Joshua struck them down and killed them, and he hanged them on five trees. And they were hanging on the trees until the evening.
隨後約書亞將這五王殺死, 掛在五棵樹上. 他們就在樹上直掛到晚上.

10:27 And it happened at the time of sunset, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and they put large stones against the mouth of the cave, which are there to this very day.
日頭要落的時候, 約書亞一吩咐, 人就把屍首從樹上取下來, 丟在他們藏過的洞裡, 把幾塊大石頭放在洞口, 直存到今日.

10:28 Joshua captured Makkedah on that day, and he struck it and its king with the edge of the sword; he utterly destroyed it and everyone that was in it. He did not leave behind a survivor. So he did to the king of Makkedah just as he did to the king of Jericho.
當日, 約書亞奪了瑪基大, 用刀擊殺城中的人和王; 將其中一切人口盡行殺滅, 沒有留下一個. 他待瑪基大王, 像從前待耶利哥王一樣.

10:29 And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Makkedah to Libnah, and he fought against Libnah.
約書亞和以色列眾人從瑪基大往立拿去, 攻打立拿.

10:30 And Yahweh also gave it into the hand of Israel, and its king and all the people in it he struck with the edge of the sword. He left in it no survivor. He did to its king just as he did to the king of Jericho.
耶和華將立拿和立拿的王也交在以色列人手裡. 約書亞攻打這城, 用刀擊殺了城中的一切人口, 沒有留下一個. 他待立拿王, 像從前待耶利哥王一樣.

10:31 And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and he laid siege to it and fought against it.
約書亞和以色列眾人從立拿往拉吉去, 對著拉吉安營, 攻打這城.

10:32 And Yahweh gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he captured it on the second day. He struck it with the edge of the sword, and everyone in it, just as he did to Libnah.
耶和華將拉吉交在以色列人的手裡. 第二天約書亞就奪了拉吉, 用刀擊殺了城中的一切人口, 是照他向立拿一切所行的.

10:33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish, and Joshua struck him and his people until he left no survivor behind.
那時基色王荷蘭上來幫助拉吉, 約書亞就把他和他的民都擊殺了, 沒有留下一個.

10:34 And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Lachish to Eglon, and they laid siege to it and fought against it.
約書亞和以色列眾人從拉吉往伊磯倫去, 對著伊磯倫安營, 攻打這城.

10:35 And they captured it on that day, and he struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the people that were in it on that day he utterly destroyed as he had done to Lachish.
當日就奪了城, 用刀擊殺了城中的人. 那日, 約書亞將城中的一切人口盡行殺滅, 是照他向拉吉一切所行的.

10:36 And Joshua went up, and all Israel with him, from Eglon to Hebron, and they fought against it
約書亞和以色列眾人從伊磯倫上希伯崙去, 攻打這城,

10:37 and captured it, and they struck it with the edge of the sword, its king and all its cities, and all the people that were in it; he left behind no survivor, as he had done to Eglon, and he utterly destroyed it and all the people that were in it.
就奪了希伯崙和屬希伯崙的諸城邑, 用刀將城中的人與王, 並那些城邑中的人口, 都擊殺了, 沒有留下一個, 是照他向伊磯倫所行的, 把城中的一切人口盡行殺滅.

10:38 Then Joshua returned to Debir, and all of Israel with him, and they fought against it,
約書亞和以色列眾人回到底璧, 攻打這城,

10:39 and he captured it and its king and all its cities, and they struck them with the the edge of the sword, and they utterly destroyed all the people that were in it; he left behind no survivor, just as he had done to Hebron. Thus he did to Debir and its king what he had done to Libnah and its king.
就奪了底璧和屬底璧的城邑, 又擒獲底璧的王, 用刀將這些城中的人口盡行殺滅, 沒有留下一個. 他待底璧和底璧王, 像從前待希伯崙和立拿與立拿王一樣.

10:40 So Joshua struck all the land—the hill country, the Negev, the Shephelah, and the slopes—and all their kings; he left behind no survivor, and all that breathed he utterly destroyed as Yahweh the God of Israel commanded.
這樣, 約書亞擊殺全地的人, 就是山地,南地,高原,山坡的人, 和那些地的諸王, 沒有留下一個. 將凡有氣息的盡行殺滅, 正如耶和華─以色列的神所吩咐的.

10:41 Joshua struck them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza, and all the land of Goshen up to Gibeon;
約書亞從加低斯‧巴尼亞攻擊到迦薩, 又攻擊歌珊全地, 直到基遍.

10:42 all of these kings and their land Joshua captured at one time, because Yahweh the God of Israel fought for Israel.
約書亞一時殺敗了這些王, 並奪了他們的地, 因為耶和華─以色列的神為以色列爭戰.

10:43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
於是約書亞和以色列眾人回到吉甲的營中.

Joshua - Chapter 11

11:1 And it happened, when Jabin king of Hazor heard this, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Acshaph,
夏瑣王耶賓聽見這事, 就打發人去見瑪頓王約巴,伸崙王,押煞王,

11:2 and to the kings who were in the north in the hill country, in the Arabah south of Kinnereth, in the Shephelah, and in Naphoth Dor in the west,
與北方山地,基尼烈南邊的亞拉巴高原, 並西邊多珥山岡的諸王;

11:3 to the Canaanites in the east and west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
又去見東方和西方的迦南人, 與山地的亞摩利人,赫人,比利洗人,耶布斯人, 並黑門山根米斯巴地的希未人.

11:4 They came out, they and all their armies with them, as a great army like the sand on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.
這些王和他們的眾軍都出來, 人數多如海邊的沙, 並有許多馬匹車輛.

11:5 And all these kings joined forces, and they came and camped together by the waters of Merom to fight with Israel.
這諸王會合, 來到米倫水邊, 一同安營, 要與以色列人爭戰.

11:6 And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid because of their presence, for tomorrow at this time I will hand them over slain to Israel; you will hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”
耶和華對約書亞說: “你不要因他們懼怕. 明日這時, 我必將他們交付以色列人全然殺了. 你要砍斷他們馬的蹄筋, 用火焚燒他們的車輛. ”

11:7 So Joshua, and all the fighting men with him, came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.
於是約書亞率領一切兵丁, 在米倫水邊突然向前攻打他們.

11:8 And Yahweh gave them into the hand of Israel, and they struck them and pursued them up to Great Sidon and Misrephoth Maim, and eastward up to the valley of Mizpeh. And they struck them until they left behind no survivor.
耶和華將他們交在以色列人手裡, 以色列人就擊殺他們, 追趕他們到西頓大城, 到米斯利弗‧瑪音, 直到東邊米斯巴的平原, 將他們擊殺, 沒有留下一個.

11:9 And Joshua did to them as Yahweh commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.
約書亞就照耶和華所吩咐他的去行, 砍斷他們馬的蹄筋, 用火焚燒他們的車輛.

11:10 Then Joshua turned back at that time, and he captured Hazor and struck its king with the sword, because Hazor formerly was the head of all these kingdoms.
當時, 約書亞轉回奪了夏瑣, 用刀擊殺夏瑣王. (素來夏瑣在這諸國中是為首的. )

11:11 He struck all the people that were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them. There was no one left who breathed, and he burned Hazor with fire.
以色列人用刀擊殺城中的人口, 將他們盡行殺滅; 凡有氣息的沒有留下一個. 約書亞又用火焚燒夏瑣.

11:12 And Joshua captured all the cities of these kings, and all their kings, and he utterly destroyed them with the edge of the sword, as Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded.
約書亞奪了這些王的一切城邑, 擒獲其中的諸王, 用刀擊殺他們, 將他們盡行殺滅, 正如耶和華僕人摩西所吩咐的.

11:13 Israel did not burn the cities standing on their mounds, except Hazor alone, which Joshua burned.
至於造在山岡上的城, 除了夏瑣以外, 以色列人都沒有焚燒. 約書亞只將夏瑣焚燒了.

11:14 And all the spoil and livestock of these cities the Israelites took as booty; they struck the people with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them—they left behind no one who breathed.
那些城邑所有的財物和牲畜, 以色列人都取為自己的掠物; 惟有一切人口都用刀擊殺, 直到殺盡; 凡有氣息的沒有留下一個.

11:15 Just as Yahweh commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did; he left nothing undone that Yahweh had commanded Moses.
耶和華怎樣吩咐他僕人摩西, 摩西就照樣吩咐約書亞, 約書亞也照樣行. 凡耶和華所吩咐摩西的, 約書亞沒有一件懈怠不行的.

11:16 So Joshua took all this land: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the Shephelah, the Arabah, and the hill country of Israel and its Shephelah,
約書亞奪了那全地, 就是山地,一帶南地,歌珊全地,高原,亞拉巴,以色列的山地, 和山下的高原.

11:17 from Mount Halak that rises to Seir and to Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon; he captured all their kings, struck them, and killed them.
從上西珥的哈拉山, 直到黑門山下黎巴嫩平原的巴力‧迦得, 並且擒獲那些地的諸王, 將他們殺死.

11:18 For many days Joshua made war with all these kings.
約書亞和這諸王爭戰了許多年日.

11:19 There was not a city that made peace with the Israelites besides the Hivites and the inhabitants of Gibeon—all were taken in battle.
除了基遍的希未人之外, 沒有一城與以色列人講和的, 都是以色列人爭戰奪來的.

11:20 For it was Yahweh that hardened their hearts, to meet Israel in war in order to utterly destroy them without mercy, that they would destroy them just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
因為耶和華的意思是要使他們心裡剛硬, 來與以色列人爭戰, 好叫他們盡被殺滅, 不蒙憐憫, 正如耶和華所吩咐摩西的.

11:21 At that time Joshua came and exterminated the Anakites from the hill country, from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.
當時約書亞來到, 將住山地,希伯崙,底璧,亞拿伯,猶大山地,以色列山地所有的亞衲族人剪除了. 約書亞將他們和他們的城邑盡都毀滅.

11:22 None of the Anakites were left in the land of the Israelites; some remained only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.
在以色列人的地沒有留下一個亞衲族人, 只在迦薩,迦特, 和亞實突有留下的.

11:23 Joshua took all the land according to all that Yahweh had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel, according to their tribal divisions, and the land rested from war.
這樣, 約書亞照著耶和華所吩咐摩西的一切話奪了那全地, 就按著以色列支派的宗族將地分給他們為業. 於是國中太平, 沒有爭戰了.

Joshua - Chapter 12

12:1 These are the kings of the land whom the Israelites defeated, and of whose land they took possession beyond the Jordon to the east, from the wadi of Arnon up to Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah to the east:
以色列人在約旦河外向日出之地擊殺二王, 得他們的地, 就是從亞嫩谷直到黑門山, 並東邊的全亞拉巴之地.

12:2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the wadi of Arnon, from the middle of the valley and half of Gilead, up to the Jabbok River, which marks the border of the Ammonites;
這二王, 有住希實本,亞摩利人的王西宏. 他所管之地是從亞嫩谷邊的亞羅珥和谷中的城, 並基列一半, 直到亞捫人的境界, 雅博河

12:3 and the Arabah up to the Kinnereth Sea to the east, and as far as the sea of Arabah, the Salt Sea to the east, in the direction of Beth Jeshimoth, and to the area southward, at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah;
與約旦河東邊的亞拉巴, 直到基尼烈海, 又到亞拉巴的海, 就是鹽海, 通伯‧耶西末的路, 以及南方, 直到毘斯迦的山根.

12:4 the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaites, who lived at Ashtaroth and Edrei
又有巴珊王噩. 他是利乏音人所剩下的, 住在亞斯他錄和以得來.

12:5 and ruled over Mount Hermon and Salecah and over all Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half of Gilead, as far as the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
他所管之地是黑門山,撒迦,巴珊全地, 直到基述人和瑪迦人的境界, 並基列一半, 直到希實本王西宏的境界.

12:6 Moses Yahweh’s servant and the Israelites defeated them; and Moses Yahweh’s servant gave it as a possession to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
這二王是耶和華僕人摩西和以色列人所擊殺的; 耶和華僕人摩西將他們的地賜給流便人,迦得人, 和瑪拿西半支派的人為業.

12:7 These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated beyond to the Jordan to the west, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon, and up to Mount Halak, which rises to Seir. And Joshua gave it as a possession to the tribes of Israel according to their allotments,
約書亞和以色列人在約旦河西擊殺了諸王. 他們的地是從黎巴嫩平原的巴力‧迦得, 直到上西珥的哈拉山. 約書亞就將那地按著以色列支派的宗族分給他們為業,

12:8 in the hill country, the Shephelah, the Arabah, on the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negev; the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
就是赫人,亞摩利人,迦南人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人的山地,高原亞拉巴,山坡,曠野, 和南地.

12:9 the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
他們的王: 一個是耶利哥王, 一個是靠近伯特利的艾城王,

12:10 the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
一個是耶路撒冷王, 一個是希伯崙王,

12:11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
一個是耶末王, 一個是拉吉王,

12:12 the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
一個是伊磯倫王, 一個是基色王,

12:13 the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
一個是底璧王, 一個是基德王,

12:14 the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
一個是何珥瑪王, 一個是亞拉得王,

12:15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
一個是立拿王, 一個是亞杜蘭王,

12:16 the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
一個是瑪基大王, 一個是伯特利王,

12:17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
一個是他普亞王, 一個是希弗王,

12:18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
一個是亞弗王, 一個是拉沙崙王,

12:19 the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;
一個是瑪頓王, 一個是夏瑣王,

12:20 the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Acshaph, one;
一個是伸崙‧米崙王, 一個是押煞王,

12:21 the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
一個是他納王, 一個是米吉多王,

12:22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
一個是基低斯王, 一個是靠近迦密的約念王,

12:23 the king of Dor in Naphath Dor, one; the king of Goiim for Gilgal, one;
一個是多珥山岡的多珥王, 一個是吉甲的戈印王,

12:24 the king of Tirzah, one; all the kings, thirty-one.
一個是得撒王; 共計三十一個王.

Joshua - Chapter 13

13:1 Now Joshua was old and advanced in years, and Yahweh said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and very much of the land remains to be possessed.
約書亞年紀老邁, 耶和華對他說: “你年紀老邁了, 還有許多未得之地,

13:2 This is the remaining land: all the regions of the Philistines, and all of the Geshurites,
就是非利士人的全境和基述人的全地.

13:3 from the Shihor, which is east of Egypt, up to the border of Ekron to the north, which is reckoned as Canaanite; there are five Philistine rulers: the Gazites, Ashdodites, Ashkelonites, Gittites, Ekronites, and the Avvim.
從埃及前的西曷河往北, 直到以革倫的境界, 就算屬迦南人之地. 有非利士人五個首領所管的迦薩人,亞實突人,亞實基倫人,迦特人,以革倫人之地, 並有南方亞衛人之地.

13:4 In the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah, which belongs to the Sidonians up to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites,
又有迦南人的全地, 並屬西頓人的米亞拉到亞弗, 直到亞摩利人的境界.

13:5 and the land of the Gebalites, and all the Lebanon, toward the east, from Baal Gad at the foot of Mount Hermon up to Lebo-Hamath;
還有迦巴勒人之地, 並向日出的全黎巴嫩, 就是從黑門山根的巴力‧迦得, 直到哈馬口.

13:6 all the inhabitants of the hill country, from the Lebanon up to Misrephoth Maim, and all the Sidonians. I will drive them out from before the Israelites; only allocate it to Israel as an inheritance just as I have commanded you.
山地的一切居民, 從黎巴嫩直到米斯利弗‧瑪音, 就是所有的西頓人, 我必在以色列人面前趕出他們去. 你只管照我所吩咐的, 將這地拈鬮分給以色列人為業.

13:7 Therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”
現在你要把這地分給九個支派和瑪拿西半個支派為業. ”

13:8 With it the Reubenites, and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses Yahweh’s servant gave to them:
瑪拿西那半支派和流便,迦得二支派已經受了產業, 就是耶和華的僕人摩西在約旦河東所賜給他們的:

13:9 from Aroer, which is on the edge of the wadi of Arnon, and the city which is in the middle of the wadi, and all the plateau from Medeba up to Dibon;
是從亞嫩谷邊的亞羅珥和谷中的城, 並米底巴的全平原, 直到底本,

13:10 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon up to the border of the Ammonites;
和在希實本作王亞摩利王西宏的諸城, 直到亞捫人的境界;

13:11 and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurite and the Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and Bashan up to Salecah;
又有基列地,基述人,瑪迦人的地界, 並黑門全山,巴珊全地, 直到撒迦;

13:12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei—he was left over from the survivors of the Rephaim; these Moses had defeated and driven out.
又有巴珊王噩的全國─他在亞斯他錄和以得來作王(利乏音人所存留的只剩下他). 這些地的人都是摩西所擊殺,所趕逐的.

13:13 But the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites; Geshur and Maacah live among Israel to this day.
以色列人卻沒有趕逐基述人,瑪迦人; 這些人仍住在以色列中, 直到今日.

13:14 Only the tribe of Levites Moses did not give an inheritance; the offerings made by fire to Yahweh the God of Israel are their inheritance, just as he promised to them.
只是利未支派, 摩西(原文是他)沒有把產業分給他們. 他們的產業乃是獻與耶和華─以色列神的火祭, 正如耶和華所應許他們的.

13:15 Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the descendants of Reuben according to their families.
摩西按著流便支派的宗族分給他們產業.

13:16 Their territory was from Aroer, which was on the edge of the wadi of Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plateau by Medeba;
他們的境界是亞嫩谷邊的亞羅珥和谷中的城, 靠近米底巴的全平原;

13:17 Heshbon and its cities that are on the plateau; Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
希實本並屬希實本平原的各城, 底本,巴末‧巴力,伯‧巴力‧勉,

13:18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
雅雜,基底莫,米法押,

13:19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah, and Zereth Shahar on the hill of the valley;
基列亭,西比瑪,谷中山的細列‧哈沙轄,

13:20 Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth;
伯‧毘珥,毘斯迦山坡,伯‧耶西末;

13:21 all of the cities of the plateau, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon and whom Moses defeated with the leaders of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon who dwelled in the land.
平原的各城, 並亞摩利王西宏的全國. 這西宏曾在希實本作王, 摩西把他和米甸的族長以未,利金,蘇珥,戶珥,利巴擊殺了; 這都是住那地屬西宏為首領的.

13:22 In addition to their slain, the Israelites killed with the sword Balaam son of Beor, who practiced divination.
那時以色列人在所殺的人中, 也用刀殺了比珥的兒子術士巴蘭.

13:23 And the border of the descendants of Reuben was the Jordan and its banks. This was the inheritance of the descendants of Reuben according to their families, the cities, and their villages.
流便人的境界就是約旦河與靠近約旦河的地. 以上是流便人按著宗族所得為業的諸城, 並屬城的村莊.

13:24 Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to the descendants of Gad, according to their families.
摩西按著迦得支派的宗族分給他們產業.

13:25 Their territory was Jazer and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites up to Aroer, which is east of Rabbah;
他們的境界是雅謝和基列的各城, 並亞捫人的一半地, 直到拉巴前的亞羅珥;

13:26 and from Heshbon up to Ramah-Mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim up to the territory to Debir;
從希實本到拉抹‧米斯巴和比多寧, 又從瑪哈念到底璧的境界,

13:27 in the valley of Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan and its banks, up to the lower end of the Kinnereth Sea beyond the Jordan to the east.
並谷中的伯‧亞蘭,伯‧寧拉,疏割,撒分, 就是希實本王西宏國中的餘地, 以及約旦河與靠近約旦河的地, 直到基尼烈海的極邊, 都在約旦河東.

13:28 This is the inheritance of the Gadites according to their families, the cities, and their villages.
以上是迦得人按著宗族所得為業的諸城, 並屬城的村莊.

13:29 Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh; it was for the half-tribe of the descendants of Manasseh according to their families.
摩西把產業分給瑪拿西半支派, 是按著瑪拿西半支派的宗族所分的.

13:30 Their territory was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the settlements of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities,
他們的境界是從瑪哈念起, 包括巴珊全地, 就是巴珊王噩的全國, 並在巴珊,睚珥的一切城邑, 共六十個.

13:31 and half of Gilead, with Ashtaroth, Edrei, and the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan; these were allotted to the children of Makir son of Manasseh, for half of the children of Makir according to their families.
基列的一半, 並亞斯他錄,以得來, 就是屬巴珊王噩國的二城, 是按著宗族給瑪拿西的兒子瑪吉的一半子孫.

13:32 These are the territories that Moses gave as an inheritance on the desert-plateau of Moab, beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho.
以上是摩西在約旦河東對著耶利哥的摩押平原所分給他們的產業.

13:33 But to the tribe of Levi Moses did not give an inheritance; Yahweh the God of Israel, he is their inheritance, just as he promised them.
只是利未支派, 摩西沒有把產業分給他們. 耶和華─以色列的神是他們的產業, 正如耶和華所應許他們的.

Joshua - Chapter 14

14:1 These are the territories that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of the Israelites gave as an inheritance to them.
以色列人在迦南地所得的產業, 就是祭司以利亞撒和嫩的兒子約書亞, 並以色列各支派的族長所分給他們的, 都記在下面,

14:2 Their inheritance was by lot, just as Yahweh commanded through the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
是照耶和華藉摩西所吩咐的, 把產業拈鬮分給九個半支派.

14:3 For Moses had given an inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.
原來, 摩西在約旦河東已經把產業分給那兩個半支派, 只是在他們中間沒有把產業分給利未人.

14:4 For the descendants of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim, and they did not give a plot of ground to the Levites in the land, only cities to live in, with their pastureland for their flocks and for their goods.
因為約瑟的子孫是兩個支派, 就是瑪拿西和以法蓮, 所以沒有把地分給利未人, 但給他們城邑居住, 並城邑的郊野, 可以牧養他們的牲畜, 安置他們的財物.

14:5 Just as Yahweh commanded Moses, so the Israelites did; and they allotted the land.
耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西, 以色列人就照樣行, 把地分了.

14:6 Then the descendants of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal; and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know the word that Yahweh said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea concerning you and me.
那時, 猶大人來到吉甲見約書亞, 有基尼洗族耶孚尼的兒子迦勒對約書亞說: “耶和華在加低斯‧巴尼亞指著我與你對神人摩西所說的話, 你都知道了.

14:7 I was forty years old when Moses Yahweh’s servant sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I returned with an honest report.
耶和華的僕人摩西從加低斯‧巴尼亞打發我窺探這地, 那時我正四十歲; 我按著心意回報他.

14:8 My companions who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt, but I remained true to Yahweh my God.
然而, 同我上去的眾弟兄使百姓的心消化; 但我專心跟從耶和華─我的神.

14:9 And Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land that your foot has trodden on will be an inheritance to you and your sons forever, because you remained true to Yahweh my God.’
當日摩西起誓說: ‘你腳所踏之地定要歸你和你的子孫永遠為業, 因為你專心跟從耶和華─我的神. ’

14:10 So then, look, Yahweh has kept me alive just as he promised these forty-five years, from the time that Yahweh spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness. Now look, today I am eighty-five years old.
自從耶和華對摩西說這話的時候, 耶和華照他所應許的使我存活這四十五年; 其間以色列人在曠野行走. 看哪, 現今我八十五歲了,

14:11 Today I am still strong, just as on the day that Moses sent me; as my strength was then, so now also is my strength for war and for daily activities.
我還是強壯, 像摩西打發我去的那天一樣; 無論是爭戰, 是出入, 我的力量那時如何, 現在還是如何.

14:12 So now give me this hill country that Yahweh spoke of on that day, for you heard on that day that the Anakites were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps Yahweh is with me, and I will drive them out just as Yahweh promised.”
求你將耶和華那日應許我的這山地給我; 那裡有亞衲族人, 並寬大堅固的城, 你也曾聽見了. 或者耶和華照他所應許的與我同在, 我就把他們趕出去. ”

14:13 And Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
於是約書亞為耶孚尼的兒子迦勒祝福, 將希伯崙給他為業.

14:14 Thus Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he remained true to Yahweh the God of Israel.
所以希伯崙作了基尼洗族耶孚尼的兒子迦勒的產業, 直到今日, 因為他專心跟從耶和華─以色列的神.

14:15 And the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath Arba; Arba was the greatest person among the Anakites. And the land rested from war.
希伯崙從前名叫基列‧亞巴; 亞巴是亞衲族中最尊大的人. 於是國中太平, 沒有爭戰了.

Joshua - Chapter 15

15:1 The allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah according to their families reached to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin, to the far south.
猶大支派按著宗族拈鬮所得之地是在儘南邊, 到以東的交界, 向南直到尋的曠野.

15:2 Their southern border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay facing southward;
他們的南界是從鹽海的儘邊, 就是從朝南的海汊起,

15:3 it continues to the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, passes along to Zin, it goes up south of Kadesh Barnea, passes along Hezron, goes up to Addar, and makes a turn to Karka;
通到亞克拉濱坡的南邊, 接連到尋, 上到加低斯‧巴尼亞的南邊, 又過希斯崙, 上到亞達珥, 繞到甲加,

15:4 it passes on to Azmon, continues by the wadi of Egypt, and it ends at the sea. This will be your southern border.
接連到押們, 通到埃及小河, 直通到海為止. 這就是他們的南界.

15:5 The eastern border is the Salt Sea up to the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the northern side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan;
東界是從鹽海南邊到約旦河口. 北界是從約旦河口的海汊起,

15:6 the border goes up to Beth-hoglah and passes along north of Beth Arabah; and the border goes up the stone of Bohan son of Reuben;
上到伯‧曷拉, 過伯‧亞拉巴的北邊, 上到流便之子波罕的磐石;

15:7 and the border goes up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and to the north, turning to Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is south of the wadi; and the border passes on to the waters of En Shemesh, and it ends at En Rogel.
從亞割谷往北, 上到底璧, 直向河南亞都冥坡對面的吉甲; 又接連到隱‧示麥泉, 直通到隱‧羅結,

15:8 Then the border goes up by the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites from the south (that is, Jerusalem); and the border goes up to the top of the mountain that lies opposite the valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the valley of Rephaim to the north;
上到欣嫩子谷, 貼近耶布斯的南界(耶布斯就是耶路撒冷); 又上到欣嫩谷西邊的山頂, 就是在利乏音谷極北的邊界;

15:9 then the border turns from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and continues from there to the cities of Mount Ephron; the border then turns to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim);
又從山頂延到尼弗多亞的水源, 通到以弗崙山的城邑, 又延到巴拉(巴拉就是基列‧耶琳);

15:10 and the border goes around from Baalah to the west, to Mount Seir, and passes on to the slope of Mount Jearim from the north (that is, Kesalon), and goes down to Beth Shemesh, and passes along by Timnah.
又從巴拉往西繞到西珥山, 接連到耶琳山的北邊(耶琳就是基撒崙); 又下到伯‧示麥過亭納,

15:11 The border continues to the slope of Ekron to the north, then bends around to Shikkeron, it passes on to Mount Baalah and continues to Jabneel; and the border ends at the sea.
通到以革倫北邊, 延到施基崙, 接連到巴拉山; 又通到雅比聶, 直通到海為止.

15:12 And the western border is to the Great Sea and its coast. This is the border surrounding the descendants of Judah according to their families.
西界就是大海和靠近大海之地. 這是猶大人按著宗族所得之地四圍的交界.

15:13 According to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, he gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a plot of ground among the descendants of Judah, Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was Anak’s father).
約書亞照耶和華所吩咐的, 將猶大人中的一段地, 就是基列‧亞巴, 分給耶孚尼的兒子迦勒. 亞巴是亞衲族的始祖(基列‧亞巴就是希伯崙).

15:14 Caleb drove out from there three of Anak’s sons, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
迦勒就從那裡趕出亞衲族的三個族長, 就是示篩,亞希幔,撻買;

15:15 And from there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir (the former name of Debir was Kiriath Sepher).
又從那裡上去, 攻擊底璧的居民. (這底璧從前名叫基列‧西弗. )

15:16 And Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, I will give to him my daughter Acsah as a wife.”
迦勒說: “誰能攻打基列‧西弗將城奪取, 我就把我女兒押撒給他為妻. ”

15:17 Othniel son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it, and he gave to him Acsah his daughter as a wife.
迦勒兄弟基納斯的兒子俄陀聶奪取了那城, 迦勒就把女兒押撒給他為妻.

15:18 When she came to him she urged him to ask her father for a field. So she dismounted from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”
押撒過門的時候, 勸丈夫向她父親求一塊田, 押撒一下驢, 迦勒問她說: “你要甚麼? ”

15:19 And she said to him, “Give to me a gift; you have given me the land of the Negev, and you must give to me a spring of water.” And he gave to her the upper and lower spring.
她說: “求你賜福給我, 你既將我安置在南地, 求你也給我水泉. ”她父親就把上泉下泉賜給她.

15:20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Judah according to their families:
以下是猶大支派按著宗族所得的產業.

15:21 the cities belonging to the tribe of the descendants of Judah to the far south, to the border of Edom to the south, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
猶大支派儘南邊的城邑, 與以東交界相近的, 就是甲薛,以得,雅姑珥,

15:22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
基拿,底摩拿,亞大達,

15:23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
基低斯,夏瑣,以提楠,

15:24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
西弗,提鍊,比亞綠,

15:25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),
夏瑣‧哈大他,加略‧希斯崙(加略‧希斯崙就是夏瑣),

15:26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,
亞曼,示瑪,摩拉大,

15:27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
哈薩‧迦大,黑實門,伯‧帕列,

15:28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
哈薩‧書亞,別是巴,比斯約他,

15:29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
巴拉,以因,以森,

15:30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
伊勒多臘,基失,何珥瑪,

15:31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
洗革拉,麥瑪拿,三撒拿,

15:32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon; in all, twenty-nine cities and their villages.
利巴勿,實忻,亞因,臨門, 共二十九座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

15:33 In the Shephelah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
在高原有以實陶,瑣拉,亞實拿,

15:34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
撒挪亞,隱‧干寧,他普亞,以楠,

15:35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
耶末,亞杜蘭,梭哥,亞西加,

15:36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities and their villages.
沙拉音,亞底他音,基底拉,基底羅他音, 共十四座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

15:37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,
又有洗楠,哈大沙,麥大‧迦得,

15:38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
底連,米斯巴,約帖,

15:39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
拉吉,波斯加,伊磯倫,

15:40 Cabbon, Lahma, Kitlish,
迦本,拉幔,基提利,

15:41 Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities and their villages.
基低羅,伯‧大袞,拿瑪,瑪基大, 共十六座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

15:42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
又有立拿,以帖,亞珊,

15:43 Jephthah, Ashnah, Nezib,
益弗他,亞實拿,尼悉,

15:44 Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah; nine cities and their villages.
基伊拉,亞革悉,瑪利沙, 共九座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

15:45 Ekron, its towns and villages;
又有以革倫和屬以革倫的鎮市村莊;

15:46 from Ekron to the sea, and all that were near Ashdod and their villages.
從以革倫直到海, 一切靠近亞實突之地, 並屬其地的村莊.

15:47 Ashdod, its towns and villages; Gaza, its towns and villages, up to the wadi of Egypt and the Great Sea and its coast.
亞實突和屬亞實突的鎮市村莊; 迦薩和屬迦薩的鎮市村莊; 直到埃及小河, 並大海和靠近大海之地.

15:48 And in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
在山地有沙密,雅提珥,梭哥,

15:49 Dannah, Kiriath Sanna (that is, Debir),
大拿,基列‧薩拿(基列‧薩拿就是底璧),

15:50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
亞拿伯,以實提莫,亞念,

15:51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities and their villages.
歌珊,何倫,基羅, 共十一座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

15:52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
又有亞拉,度瑪,以珊,

15:53 Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
雅農,伯‧他普亞,亞非加,

15:54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior; nine cities and their villages.
宏他,基列‧亞巴(基列‧亞巴就是希伯崙),洗珥, 共九座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

15:55 Moan, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
又有瑪雲,迦密,西弗,淤他,

15:56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
耶斯列,約甸,撒挪亞,

15:57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities and their villages.
該隱,基比亞,亭納, 共十座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

15:58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
又有哈忽,伯‧夙,基突,

15:59 Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities and their villages.
瑪臘,伯‧亞諾,伊勒提君, 共六座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

15:60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah; two cities and their villages.
又有基列‧巴力(基列‧巴力就是基列‧耶琳),拉巴, 共兩座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

15:61 In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
在曠野有伯‧亞拉巴,密丁,西迦迦,

15:62 Nibshan, the city of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities and their villages.
匿珊,鹽城,隱‧基底, 共六座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

15:63 But the descendants of Judah were unable to drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live with the descendants of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
至於住耶路撒冷的耶布斯人, 猶大人不能把他們趕出去, 耶布斯人卻在耶路撒冷與猶大人同住, 直到今日.

Joshua - Chapter 16

16:1 The allotment of the descendants of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, at the waters of Jericho to the east, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel;
約瑟的子孫拈鬮所得之地是從靠近耶利哥的約旦河起, 以耶利哥東邊的水為界: 從耶利哥上去, 通過山地的曠野, 到伯特利;

16:2 it continues from Bethel to Luz, and it passes along to the territory of the Arkites at Ataroth.
又從伯特利到路斯, 接連到亞基人的境界, 至亞他綠;

16:3 Then it goes down, to the west, to the territory of the Japhletites, up to the territory of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea.
又往西下到押利提人的境界, 到下伯‧和崙的境界, 直到基色, 通到海為止.

16:4 And the descendants of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.
約瑟的兒子瑪拿西,以法蓮就得了他們的地業.

16:5 This was the border of the descendants of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance to the east was Ataroth Addar, up to Upper Beth-horon.
以法蓮子孫的境界, 按著宗族所得的, 記在下面: 他們地業的東界是亞他綠‧亞達到上伯‧和崙;

16:6 The border continues to the sea; from Micmethath to the north, the border turns to the east to Taanath Shiloh, and it passes along it from the east to Janoah.
往西通到北邊的密米他, 又向東繞到他納‧示羅, 又接連到雅挪哈的東邊;

16:7 Then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah; it touches Jericho and ends at the Jordan;
從雅挪哈下到亞他綠, 又到拿拉, 達到耶利哥, 通到約旦河為止;

16:8 from Tappuah the border goes to the west, to the wadi of Kanah, and it ends at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Ephraim according to their families,
從他普亞往西, 到加拿河, 直通到海為止. 這就是以法蓮支派按著宗族所得的地業.

16:9 with the cities that were set apart for the descendants of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the descendants of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages.
另外在瑪拿西人地業中得了些城邑和屬城的村莊. 這都是分給以法蓮子孫的.

16:10 But they did not drive out the Canananites who were dwelling in Gezer, and so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, but they became forced laborers.
他們沒有趕出住基色的迦南人; 迦南人卻住在以法蓮人中間, 成為做苦工的僕人, 直到今日.

Joshua - Chapter 17

17:1 Then the allotment was made for the tribe of Manasseh, because he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a warrior.
瑪拿西是約瑟的長子, 他的支派拈鬮所得之地記在下面. 至於瑪拿西的長子基列之父(或譯: 主)瑪吉, 因為是勇士就得了基列和巴珊.

17:2 An allotment was made for the remaining descendants of Manasseh, according to their families: For the children of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida—these were the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph according to their families.
瑪拿西其餘的子孫, 按著宗族拈鬮分地, 就是亞比以謝子孫, 希勒子孫, 亞斯列子孫, 示劍子孫, 希弗子孫, 示米大子孫; 這些按著宗族, 都是約瑟兒子瑪拿西子孫的男丁.

17:3 But Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
瑪拿西的玄孫, 瑪吉的曾孫, 基列的孫子, 希弗的兒子西羅非哈沒有兒子, 只有女兒. 他的女兒名叫瑪拉,挪阿,曷拉,密迦,得撒;

17:4 They came before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, “Yahweh commanded Moses to give an inheritance to us among our kinsmen.” Therefore, according to the command of Yahweh he gave them an inheritance among the kinsmen of their father.
她們來到祭司以利亞撒和嫩的兒子約書亞並眾首領面前, 說: “耶和華曾吩咐摩西在我們弟兄中分給我們產業. ”於是約書亞照耶和華所吩咐的, 在她們伯叔中, 把產業分給她們.

17:5 Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan,
除了約旦河東的基列和巴珊地之外, 還有十分地歸瑪拿西,

17:6 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead was allotted to the remaining descendants of Manasseh.
因為瑪拿西的孫女們在瑪拿西的孫子中得了產業. 基列地是屬瑪拿西其餘的子孫.

17:7 The border of Manasseh was from Asher to Micmethath, which is opposite Shechem; then the border goes to the south, to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.
瑪拿西的境界: 從亞設起, 到示劍前的密米他, 往北到隱‧他普亞居民之地.

17:8 The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tuppuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the descendants of Ephraim.
他普亞地歸瑪拿西, 只是瑪拿西境界上的他普亞城歸以法蓮子孫.

17:9 Then the border goes down to the wadi of Kanah to the south of the wadi. These cities belong to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh is north of the wadi, and it ends at the sea.
其界下到加拿河的南邊. 在瑪拿西城邑中的這些城邑都歸以法蓮. 瑪拿西的地界是在河北直通到海為止;

17:10 The south is Ephraim’s, and the north is Manasseh’s; the sea is their border; Asher touches the north and on the east Issachar.
南歸以法蓮, 北歸瑪拿西, 以海為界; 北邊到亞設, 東邊到以薩迦.

17:11 In Issachar and Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; the third is Napheth.
瑪拿西在以薩迦和亞設境內, 有伯‧善和屬伯‧善的鎮市, 以伯蓮和屬以伯蓮的鎮市, 多珥的居民和屬多珥的鎮市; 又有三處山岡, 就是隱‧多珥和屬隱‧多珥的鎮市; 他納的居民和屬他納的鎮市, 米吉多的居民和屬米吉多的鎮市.

17:12 But the descendants of Manasseh were not able to take possession of these towns; the Canaanites were determined to live in this land.
只是瑪拿西子孫不能趕出這些城的居民, 迦南人偏要住在那地.

17:13 And it happened, when the Israelites grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor but never drove them out completely.
及至以色列人強盛了, 就使迦南人做苦工, 沒有把他們全然趕出.

17:14 The descendants of Joseph spoke with Joshua, saying, “Why have you given us one allotment and one share as an inheritance? We are many people, which Yahweh has blessed.”
約瑟的子孫對約書亞說: “耶和華到如今既然賜福與我們, 我們也族大人多, 你為甚麼僅將一鬮一段之地分給我們為業呢? ”

17:15 And Joshua said to them, “If you are many people, go up to the forest and clear a place there for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.”
約書亞說: “你們如果族大人多, 嫌以法蓮山地窄小, 就可以上比利洗人,利乏音人之地, 在樹林中砍伐樹木. ”

17:16 And the descendants of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all of the Canaanites living in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, those in Beth-shean and its villages, and those in the Jezreel Valley.”
約瑟的子孫說: “那山地容不下我們, 並且住平原的迦南人, 就是住伯‧善和屬伯‧善的鎮市, 並住耶斯列平原的人, 都有鐵車. ”

17:17 And Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, “You are many people and have great power; you will not have one allotment only;
約書亞對約瑟家, 就是以法蓮和瑪拿西人, 說: “你是族大人多, 並且強盛, 不可僅有一鬮之地,

17:18 the hill country will be yours. Even though it is a forest, you will clear it, and it will be yours to its farthest borders. You will drive out the Canaanites, even though they have iron chariots and are strong.”
山地也要歸你, 雖是樹林, 你也可以砍伐; 靠近之地必歸你. 迦南人雖有鐵車, 雖是強盛, 你也能把他們趕出去. ”

Joshua - Chapter 18

18:1 The entire congregation of the Israelites assembled at Shiloh, and they set up there the tent of meeting, and the land was subdued before them.
以色列的全會眾都聚集在示羅, 把會幕設立在那裡, 那地已經被他們制伏了.

18:2 And seven tribes remained among the Israelites who had not been apportioned their inheritance.
以色列人中其餘的七個支派還沒有分給他們地業.

18:3 And Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you be slack about going to take possession of the land that Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, has given you?
約書亞對以色列人說: “耶和華－你們列祖的神所賜給你們的地, 你們耽延不去得, 要到幾時呢?

18:4 Provide three men from each tribe, and I will send them so that they may begin to go through the land and write a description of it according to their inheritance, and let them come to me.
你們每支派當選舉三個人, 我要打發他們去, 他們就要起身走遍那地, 按著各支派應得的地業寫明(或譯: 畫圖), 就回到我這裡來.

18:5 They will divide it among themselves into seven portions; Judah will maintain its border from the south, and the house of Joseph will maintain its border from the north.
他們要將地分做七分; 猶大仍在南方, 住在他的境內. 約瑟家仍在北方, 住在他的境內.

18:6 Describe the land in seven divisions, and bring it to me here; I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God.
你們要將地分做七分, 寫明了拿到我這裡來. 我要在耶和華─我們神面前, 為你們拈鬮.

18:7 The Levites among you have no portion, for their inheritance is the priesthood of Yahweh; Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh received their inheritance beyond the Jordan to the east, which Moses Yahweh’s servant gave to them.”
利未人在你們中間沒有分, 因為供耶和華祭司的職任就是他們的產業. 迦得支派,流便支派, 和瑪拿西半支派已經在約旦河東得了地業, 就是耶和華僕人摩西所給他們的. ”

18:8 And the men went immediately, and Joshua commanded the ones going to describe the land, saying, “Go and walk about through the land, write a description, and return to me, and here I will cast a lot for you before Yahweh at Shiloh.”
劃地勢的人起身去的時候, 約書亞囑咐他們說: “你們去走遍那地, 劃明地勢, 就回到我這裡來. 我要在示羅這裡, 耶和華面前, 為你們拈鬮. ”

18:9 And the men went and passed through the land, and they described the cities in seven divisions in a book; and they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh,
他們就去了, 走遍那地, 按著城邑分做七分, 寫在冊子上, 回到示羅營中見約書亞.

18:10 and Joshua cast a lot for them at Shiloh before Yahweh, and there he divided the land for the Israelites, to each a portion.
約書亞就在示羅, 耶和華面前, 為他們拈鬮. 約書亞在那裡, 按著以色列人的支派, 將地分給他們.

18:11 And the allotment of the tribe of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the border of their allotment fell between the descendants of Judah and the descendants of Joseph.
便雅憫支派, 按著宗族拈鬮所得之地, 是在猶大,約瑟子孫中間.

18:12 Their northern border began at the Jordan and went up to the slope of Jericho on the north and continued into the hill country to the west; it ends at the wilderness of Beth Aven.
他們的北界是從約旦河起, 往上貼近耶利哥的北邊; 又往西通過山地, 直到伯‧亞文的曠野;

18:13 The border passes on from there to Luz, to the slope of Luz to the south (that is, Bethel); then the border goes down to Ataroth Addar to the mountain that is south of Lower Beth-Horon.
從那裡往南接連到路斯, 貼近路斯(路斯就是伯特利), 又下到亞他綠‧亞達, 靠近下伯‧和崙南邊的山;

18:14 Then the border changes direction and turns to the western side southward, from the mountain that is opposite Beth-Horon to the south. It ends at Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a town belonging to the descendants of Judah. This is the western side.
從那裡往西, 又轉向南, 從伯‧和崙南對面的山, 直達到猶大人的城基列‧巴力(基列‧巴力就是基列‧耶琳); 這是西界.

18:15 The southern side begins on the outskirts of Kiriath Jearim, and the border continues to the west to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah;
南界是從基列‧耶琳的儘邊起, 往西達到尼弗多亞的水源;

18:16 the border goes down to the foot of the mountain, which is opposite the Valley of Ben Hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim to the north; then it does down the valley of Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites to the south, and then it goes down to En Rogel.
又下到欣嫩子谷對面山的儘邊, 就是利乏音谷北邊的山; 又下到欣嫩谷, 貼近耶布斯的南邊; 又下到隱‧羅結;

18:17 It changes direction from the north, and it continues to En Shemesh; it goes out to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, and it goes down to the stone of Bohan, son of Reuben.
又往北通到隱‧示麥, 達到亞都冥坡對面的基利綠; 又下到流便之子波罕的磐石;

18:18 It passes on to the slope opposite the Arabah to the north, and it goes down to the Arabah.
又接連到亞拉巴對面, 往北下到亞拉巴;

18:19 The border passes on to the slope of Beth-hoglah to the north and ends at the north bay of the Salt Sea at the south end of the Jordan. This is the southern border.
又接連到伯‧曷拉的北邊, 直通到鹽海的北汊, 就是約旦河的南頭; 這是南界.

18:20 The Jordan forms its border on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, its borders that surrounds them, according to their families.
東界是約旦河. 這是便雅憫人按著宗族, 照他們四圍的交界所得的地業.

18:21 Now the towns of the tribes of the descendants of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek Keziz,
便雅憫支派按著宗族所得的城邑就是: 耶利哥,伯‧曷拉,伊麥‧基悉,

18:22 Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
伯‧亞拉巴,洗瑪臉,伯特利,

18:23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
亞文,巴拉,俄弗拉,

18:24 Kephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities and their villages.
基法‧阿摩尼,俄弗尼,迦巴, 共十二座城, 還有屬城的村莊;

18:25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
又有基遍,拉瑪,比錄,

18:26 Mizpeh, Kephirah, Mozah,
米斯巴,基非拉,摩撒,

18:27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
利堅,伊利毘勒,他拉拉,

18:28 Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath; fourteen cities and their villages. This is the inheritance of the descendants of Benjamin according to their families.
洗拉,以利弗,耶布斯(耶布斯就是耶路撒冷),基比亞,基列, 共十四座城, 還有屬城的村莊. 這是便雅憫人按著宗族所得的地業.

Joshua - Chapter 19

19:1 The second allotment fell for Simeon, for the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, according to their families. And their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the descendants of Judah.
為西緬支派的人, 按著宗族, 拈出第二鬮. 他們所得的地業是在猶大人地業中間.

19:2 And they had as their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
他們所得為業之地就是: 別是巴(或名示巴),摩拉大,

19:3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,
哈薩‧書亞,巴拉,以森,

19:4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
伊利多拉,比土力,何珥瑪,

19:5 Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,
洗革拉,伯‧瑪加博,哈薩‧蘇撒,

19:6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages.
伯‧利巴勿,沙魯險, 共十三座城, 還有屬城的村莊;

19:7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages,
又有亞因,利門,以帖,亞珊, 共四座城, 還有屬城的村莊;

19:8 and all the villages that were around these towns up to Baalat-Beor, Ramath of the Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon according to their families.
並有這些城邑四圍一切的村莊, 直到巴拉‧比珥, 就是南地的拉瑪. 這是西緬支派按著宗族所得的地業.

19:9 Part of the portion allotted to the descendants of Judah became the inheritance of the descendants of Simeon because the portion for the descendants of Judah was too large for them, so the descendants of Simeon inherited from their inheritance.
西緬人的地業是從猶大人地業中得來的; 因為猶大人的分過多, 所以西緬人在他們的地業中得了地業.

19:10 The third allotment came up for the descendants of Zebulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance went up to Sarid.
為西布倫人, 按著宗族, 拈出第三鬮. 他們地業的境界是到撒立;

19:11 Their border goes up to the west, to Maralah; it touches Dabbesheth, then the wadi that is opposite Jokneam.
往西上到瑪拉拉, 達到大巴設, 又達到約念前的河;

19:12 It turns from Sarid to the east to the sunrise, to the border of Kislot-Tabor; it continues to Daberath and goes up to Japhia.
又從撒立往東轉向日出之地, 到吉斯綠‧他泊的境界, 又通到大比拉, 上到雅非亞;

19:13 From there it passes along to the east toward the sunrise, to Gath Hepher and to Eth Kazin, and continuing to Rimmon, it turns to Neah;
從那裡往東, 接連到迦特‧希弗, 至以特‧加汛, 通到臨門, 臨門延到尼亞;

19:14 it changes direction from the north of Hannathon, and it ends at the valley of Yiptah-El;
又繞過尼亞的北邊, 轉到哈拿頓, 通到伊弗他‧伊勒谷.

19:15 Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; twelve cities and their villages.
還有加他,拿哈拉,伸崙,以大拉,伯利恆, 共十二座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

19:16 This is the inheritance of the descendants of Zebulun according to their families, these cities and their villages.
這些城並屬城的村莊就是西布倫人按著宗族所得的地業.

19:17 The fourth allotment fell for Issachar, for the descendants of Issachar, according to their families.
為以薩迦人, 按著宗族, 拈出第四鬮.

19:18 Their border went to Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
他們的境界是到耶斯列,基蘇律,書念,

19:19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
哈弗連,示按,亞拿哈拉,

19:20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
拉璧,基善,亞別,

19:21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez;
利篾,隱‧干寧,隱‧哈大,伯‧帕薛;

19:22 and the border touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Its border ends at the Jordan; sixteen cities and their villages.
又達到他泊,沙哈洗瑪,伯‧示麥, 直通到約旦河為止, 共十六座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

19:23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
這些城並屬城的村莊就是以薩迦支派按著宗族所得的地業.

19:24 The fifth allotment fell for the tribe of the descendants of Asher according to their families.
為亞設支派, 按著宗族, 拈出第五鬮.

19:25 Their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,
他們的境界是黑甲,哈利,比田,押煞,

19:26 Allamelech, Amad, and Mishal; it touches Carmel to the west, and Shihor-Libnat.
亞拉米勒,亞末,米沙勒; 往西達到迦密, 又到希曷‧立納,

19:27 Then it turns eastward to Beth-dagon and touches Zebulun and the valley of Yiptah-El to the north to Beth Emeck and Neiel; it continues to Cabul from the north,
轉向日出之地, 到伯‧大袞, 達到細步綸; 往北到伊弗他‧伊勒谷, 到伯‧以墨和尼業, 也通到迦步勒的左邊;

19:28 and Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah up to Great Sidon;
又到義伯崙,利合,哈們,加拿, 直到西頓大城;

19:29 then the border turns to Ramah, and up to the fortified city of Tyre, where the border turns to Hosah; it ends at the sea, from Hebel to Aczib.
轉到拉瑪和堅固城泰爾; 又轉到何薩, 靠近亞革悉一帶地方, 直通到海;

19:30 Included were Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob; twenty-two cities and their villages.
又有烏瑪,亞弗,利合, 共二十二座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

19:31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Asher according to their families, these cities and their villages.
這些城並屬城的村莊就是亞設支派按著宗族所得的地業.

19:32 The sixth allotment fell for the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
為拿弗他利人, 按著宗族, 拈出第六鬮.

19:33 Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adami Nekeb, Jabneel, up to Lakkum; it ends at the Jordan;
他們的境界是從希利弗從撒拿音的橡樹, 從亞大米‧尼吉和雅比聶, 直到拉共, 通到約旦河;

19:34 then the border turns to the west, to Aznoth Tabor, and continues from there to Hukok, and it touches Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah on the east at the Jordan.
又轉向西到亞斯納‧他泊, 從那裡通到戶割, 南邊到西布倫, 西邊到亞設, 又向日出之地, 達到約旦河那裡的猶大.

19:35 The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,
堅固的城就是: 西丁,側耳,哈末,拉甲,基尼烈,

19:36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
亞大瑪,拉瑪,夏瑣,

19:37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,
基低斯,以得來,隱‧夏瑣,

19:38 Yiron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth-anath, Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities and their villages.
以利穩,密大‧伊勒,和璉,伯‧亞納,伯‧示麥, 共十九座城, 還有屬城的村莊.

19:39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
這些城並屬城的村莊就是拿弗他利支派按著宗族所得的地業.

19:40 The seventh lot fell for the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families.
為但支派, 按著宗族, 拈出第七鬮.

19:41 The border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
他們地業的境界是瑣拉,以實陶,伊珥‧示麥,

19:42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
沙拉賓,亞雅崙,伊提拉,

19:43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
以倫,亭拿他,以革倫,

19:44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
伊利提基,基比頓,巴拉,

19:45 Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,
伊胡得,比尼‧比拉,迦特‧臨門,

19:46 Me Jarkon, Rakkon, with the border opposite Joppa.
美‧耶昆,拉昆, 並約帕對面的地界.

19:47 The border of the descendants of Dan continued beyond them, because the descendants of Dan went up and fought with Lesham, and they captured and struck it with the edge of the sword, and they took possession of it and settled in it; and they called Leshem Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor.
但人的地界越過原得的地界; 因為但人上去攻取利善, 用刀擊殺城中的人, 得了那城, 住在其中, 以他們先祖但的名將利善改名為但.

19:48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families, these cities and their villages.
這些城並屬城的村莊就是但支派按著宗族所得的地業.

19:49 They finished assigning the land according to its borders, and the Israelites gave an inheritance from among them to Joshua son of Nun.
以色列人按著境界分完了地業, 就在他們中間將地給嫩的兒子約書亞為業,

19:50 According to the commandment of Yahweh, they gave him the city that he requested, Timnath Serah, in the hill country of Ephraim, and he rebuilt the city and settled in it.
是照耶和華的吩咐, 將約書亞所求的城, 就是以法蓮山地的亭拿‧西拉城, 給了他. 他就修那城, 住在其中.

19:51 These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes, distributed by allotment to the Israelites, at Shiloh before Yahweh at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And they finished dividing the land.
這就是祭司以利亞撒和嫩的兒子約書亞, 並以色列各支派的族長, 在示羅會幕門口, 耶和華面前, 拈鬮所分的地業. 這樣, 他們把地分完了.

Joshua - Chapter 20

20:1 And Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
耶和華曉諭約書亞說:

20:2 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘Appoint for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through the hand of Moses.
“你吩咐以色列人說: 你們要照著我藉摩西所曉諭你們的, 為自己設立逃城,

20:3 Anyone who kills a person by accident or unintentionally may flee there; they will be for yourselves a refuge from the avenger of blood.
使那無心而誤殺人的, 可以逃到那裡. 這些城可以作你們逃避報血仇人的地方.

20:4 The killer will flee to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and state his case to the elders of that city; and they will take him into the city and give him a place, and he will dwell among them.
那殺人的要逃到這些城中的一座城, 站在城門口, 將他的事情說給城內的長老們聽. 他們就把他收進城裡, 給他地方, 使他住在他們中間.

20:5 And if the avenger of blood pursues after him, they will not hand over the killer into his hand, because he killed his neighbor unintentionally, and he did not hate him previously.
若是報血仇的追了他來, 長老不可將他交在報血仇的手裡; 因為他是素無仇恨, 無心殺了人的.

20:6 The killer will stay in that city until he stands before the congregation for the trial, until the death of the one who is the high priest in those days. Then the killer will return to his city and to his house, to the city from which he fled.’ ”
他要住在那城裡, 站在會眾面前聽審判, 等到那時的大祭司死了, 殺人的才可以回到本城本家, 就是他所逃出來的那城. ”

20:7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
於是, 以色列人在拿弗他利山地分定加利利的基低斯; 在以法蓮山地分定示劍; 在猶大山地分定基列‧亞巴(基列‧亞巴就是希伯崙);

20:8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they appointed Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau, from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in the Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh.
又在約旦河外耶利哥東, 從流便支派中, 在曠野的平原, 設立比悉; 從迦得支派中設立基列的拉末; 從瑪拿西支派中設立巴珊的哥蘭.

20:9 These were the cities designated for all the Israelites, and for the foreigners dwelling among them, for anyone that kills a person unintentionally to flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until there is a trial before the congregation.
這都是為以色列眾人和在他們中間寄居的外人所分定的城邑, 使誤殺人的都可以逃到那裡, 不死在報血仇人的手中, 等他站在會眾面前聽審判.

Joshua - Chapter 21

21:1 Then the heads of the families of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the families of the tribes of the Israelites.
那時, 利未人的眾族長來到祭司以利亞撒和嫩的兒子約書亞, 並以色列各支派的族長面前,

21:2 And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded through the hand of Moses to give us cities to live in, with their pasturelands for our livestock.”
在迦南地的示羅對他們說: “從前耶和華藉著摩西吩咐給我們城邑居住, 並城邑的郊野可以牧養我們的牲畜. ”

21:3 So, by command of Yahweh, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands from their inheritance.
於是以色列人照耶和華所吩咐的, 從自己的地業中, 將以下所記的城邑和城邑的郊野給了利未人.

21:4 The allotment fell for the families of the Kohathites. The descendants of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, received by lot thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
為哥轄族拈鬮: 利未人的祭司,亞倫的子孫, 從猶大支派,西緬支派,便雅憫支派的地業中, 按鬮得了十三座城.

21:5 The remaining descendants of Kohath received by lot ten cities from the families of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
哥轄其餘的子孫, 從以法蓮支派,但支派,瑪拿西半支派的地業中, 按鬮得了十座城.

21:6 The descendants of Gershon received by lot thirteen cities from the families of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, and Naphtali and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
革順的子孫, 從以薩迦支派,亞設支派,拿弗他利支派,住巴珊的瑪拿西半支派的地業中, 按鬮得了十三座城.

21:7 The descendants of the Merarites according to their families received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
米拉利的子孫, 按著宗族, 從流便支派,迦得支派,西布倫支派的地業中, 按鬮得了十二座城.

21:8 The Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pastureland by lot, just as Yahweh commanded through the hand of Moses.
以色列人照著耶和華藉摩西所吩咐的, 將這些城邑和城邑的郊野, 按鬮分給利未人.

21:9 They gave these cities, which are here mentioned by name, from the tribe of the families of Judah and from the tribe of the families of Simeon;
從猶大支派,西緬支派的地業中, 將以下所記的城給了利未支派哥轄宗族亞倫的子孫; 因為給他們拈出頭一鬮,

21:10 and they were for the descendants of Aaron, from the families of the Kohathites, from the descendants of Levi, because the first lot was theirs.
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21:11 And they gave to them Kiriath Arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah and the pasturelands surrounding it.
將猶大山地的基列‧亞巴和四圍的郊野給了他們. 亞巴是亞衲族的始祖. (基列‧亞巴就是希伯崙).

21:12 But the field of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.
惟將屬城的田地和村莊給了耶孚尼的兒子迦勒為業.

21:13 To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the killer, and its pasturelands, Libnah and its pasturelands,
以色列人將希伯崙, 就是誤殺人的逃城和屬城的郊野, 給了祭司亞倫的子孫; 又給他們立拿和屬城的郊野,

21:14 Jattir and its pasturelands, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,
雅提珥和屬城的郊野, 以實提莫和屬城的郊野,

21:15 Holon and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands,
何崙和屬城的郊野, 底璧和屬城的郊野,

21:16 Ain and its pasturelands, Juttah and its pasturelands, and Beth Shemesh and its pasturelands; nine cities from these two tribes.
亞因和屬城的郊野, 淤他和屬城的郊野, 伯‧示麥和屬城的郊野, 共九座城, 都是從這二支派中分出來的.

21:17 From the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its pasturelands, Geba and its pasturelands,
又從便雅憫支派的地業中給了他們基遍和屬城的郊野, 迦巴和屬城的郊野,

21:18 Anathoth and its pasturelands, Almon and its pasturelands; four cities.
亞拿突和屬城的郊野, 亞勒們和屬城的郊野, 共四座城.

21:19 All the cities of the descendants of Aaron the priests, thirteen cities and their pasturelands.
亞倫子孫作祭司的共有十三座城, 還有屬城的郊野.

21:20 For the families of the descendants of Kohath, the remaining Levites of the descendants of Kohath, they received the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim.
利未支派中哥轄的宗族, 就是哥轄其餘的子孫, 拈鬮所得的城有從以法蓮支派中分出來的.

21:21 They gave them Shechem, the city of refuge for the killer, and its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer and its pasturelands,
以色列人將以法蓮山地的示劍, 就是誤殺人的逃城和屬城的郊野, 給了他們; 又給他們基色和屬城的郊野,

21:22 Kibzaim and its pasturelands, and Beth-horon and its pasturelands; four cities.
基伯先和屬城的郊野, 伯‧和崙和屬城的郊野, 共四座城;

21:23 From the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its pasturelands, Gibbethon and its pasturelands,
又從但支派的地業中給了他們伊利提基和屬城的郊野, 基比頓和屬城的郊野,

21:24 Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon and its pasturelands; four cities.
亞雅崙和屬城的郊野, 迦特‧臨門和屬城的郊野, 共四座城;

21:25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its pasturelands and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands; two cities.
又從瑪拿西半支派的地業中給了他們他納和屬城的郊野, 迦特‧臨門和屬城的郊野, 共兩座城.

21:26 All the cities and their pasturelands for the remaining families of the descendants of Kohath were ten.
哥轄其餘的子孫共有十座城, 還有屬城的郊野.

21:27 To the descendants of Gershon, one of the families of the Levites, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the killer, and its pasturelands, and Eshtarah and its pasturelands; two cities.
以色列人又從瑪拿西半支派的地業中將巴珊的哥蘭, 就是誤殺人的逃城和屬城的郊野, 給了利未支派革順的子孫; 又給他們比‧施提拉和屬城的郊野, 共兩座城;

21:28 From the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands,
又從以薩迦支派的地業中給了他們基善和屬城的郊野, 大比拉和屬城的郊野,

21:29 Jarmuth and its pasturelands, En Gannim and its pasturelands; four cities.
耶末和屬城的郊野, 隱‧干寧和屬城的郊野, 共四座城;

21:30 From the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands,
又從亞設支派的地業中給了他們米沙勒和屬城的郊野, 押頓和屬城的郊野,

21:31 Helkath and its pasturelands, Rehob and its pasturelands; four cities.
黑甲和屬城的郊野, 利合和屬城的郊野, 共四座城;

21:32 From the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the killer, and its pasturelands, Hammoth Dor and its pasturelands, and Kartan and its pasturelands; three cities.
又從拿弗他利支派的地業中將加利利的基低斯, 就是誤殺人的逃城和屬城的郊野, 給了他們; 又給他們哈末‧多珥和屬城的郊野, 加珥坦和屬城的郊野, 共三座城.

21:33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their pasturelands.
革順人按著宗族所得的城, 共十三座, 還有屬城的郊野.

21:34 To the families of the descendants of Merarite, the remaining Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its pasturelands, Kartah and its pasturelands,
其餘利未支派米拉利子孫, 從西布倫支派的地業中所得的, 就是約念和屬城的郊野, 加珥他和屬城的郊野,

21:35 Dimnah and its pasturelands, and Nahalal and its pasturelands; four cities.
丁拿和屬城的郊野, 拿哈拉和屬城的郊野, 共四座城;

21:36 From the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its pasturelands, Jahaz and its pasturelands,
又從流便支派的地業中給了他們比悉和屬城的郊野, 雅雜和屬城的郊野,

21:37 Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands; four cities.
基底莫和屬城的郊野, 米法押和屬城的郊野, 共四座城;

21:38 From the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the killer, and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands,
又從迦得支派的地業中, 將基列的拉末, 就是誤殺人的逃城和屬城的郊野, 給了他們; 又給他們瑪哈念和屬城的郊野,

21:39 Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands; four cities in all.
希實本和屬城的郊野, 雅謝和屬城的郊野, 共四座城.

21:40 All these were the cities of the descendants of Merarite according to their families, the remaining families of the Levites; their allotment was twelve cities.
其餘利未支派的人, 就是米拉利的子孫, 按著宗族拈鬮所得的, 共十二座城.

21:41 All the cities of the Levites among the property of the Israelites were forty-eight cities and their pasturelands.
利未人在以色列人的地業中所得的城, 共四十八座, 並有屬城的郊野.

21:42 Each of these cities had pasturelands surrounding them; so it was for all of these cities.
這些城四圍都有屬城的郊野, 城城都是如此.

21:43 And Yahweh gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
這樣, 耶和華將從前向他們列祖起誓所應許的全地賜給以色列人, 他們就得了為業, 住在其中.

21:44 Yahweh gave them rest on every side, according to all that he had sworn to their ancestors, and nobody from all their enemies withstood them, for Yahweh had given all their enemies into their hand.
耶和華照著向他們列祖起誓所應許的一切話, 使他們四境平安; 他們一切仇敵中, 沒有一人在他們面前站立得住. 耶和華把一切仇敵都交在他們手中.

21:45 And nothing failed from all the good things that Yahweh promised to the house of Israel; everything came to pass.
耶和華應許賜福給以色列家的話一句也沒有落空, 都應驗了.

Joshua - Chapter 22

22:1 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
當時, 約書亞召了流便人,迦得人, 和瑪拿西半支派的人來,

22:2 and he said to them, “You have observed all that Moses Yahweh’s servant commanded you, and you have listened to my voice in all that I have commanded you;
對他們說: “耶和華僕人摩西所吩咐你們的, 你們都遵守了; 我所吩咐你們的, 你們也都聽從了.

22:3 you have not forsaken your kinsmen these many days, up to this day, and you have observed the obligation of the command of Yahweh your God.
你們這許多日子, 總沒有撇離你們的弟兄, 直到今日, 並守了耶和華─你們神所吩咐你們當守的.

22:4 So then, Yahweh your God has given rest to your kinsmen, just as he promised them; so then, turn and go to your tents to the land of your possession, which Moses Yahweh’s servant gave to you beyond the Jordan.
如今耶和華─你們神照著他所應許的, 使你們弟兄得享平安, 現在可以轉回你們的帳棚, 到耶和華的僕人摩西在約旦河東所賜你們為業之地.

22:5 Only be very careful to observe the commandment and law that Moses Yahweh’s servant commanded you, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
只要切切地謹慎遵行耶和華僕人摩西所吩咐你們的誡命律法, 愛耶和華─你們的神, 行他一切的道, 守他的誡命, 專靠他, 盡心盡性事奉他. ”

22:6 And Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.
於是約書亞為他們祝福, 打發他們去, 他們就回自己的帳棚去了.

22:7 And to the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan, but to the other half Joshua had given a possession with their kinsmen beyond the Jordan to the west; and when Joshua sent them to their tents and blessed them,
瑪拿西那半支派, 摩西早已在巴珊分給他們地業. 這半支派, 約書亞在約旦河西, 在他們弟兄中, 分給他們地業. 約書亞打發他們回帳棚的時候為他們祝福,

22:8 he said to them, “Return to your tents with much wealth, and with very much livestock, with silver, gold, copper, iron, and with very much clothing; divide the war-booty of your enemies with your kinsmen.”
對他們說: “你們帶許多財物, 許多牲畜和金,銀,銅,鐵, 並許多衣服, 回你們的帳棚去, 要將你們從仇敵奪來的物, 與你們眾弟兄同分. ”

22:9 So the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned home and departed with the Israelites at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead to the land of their possession, which they had acquired according to the command of Yahweh through the hand of Moses.
於是流便人,迦得人,瑪拿西半支派的人從迦南地的示羅起行, 離開以色列人, 回往他們得為業的基列地, 就是照耶和華藉摩西所吩咐的得了為業之地.

22:10 And they came to the region of the Jordan that is in the land of Canaan, and the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar on the Jordan, a large and imposing altar.
流便人,迦得人, 和瑪拿西半支派的人到了靠近約旦河的一帶迦南地, 就在約旦河那裡築了一座壇; 那壇看著高大.

22:11 And the Israelites heard it said that the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had built an altar next to the land of Canaan, in the region of the Jordan, on the side belonging to the Israelites.
以色列人聽說流便人,迦得人,瑪拿西半支派的人靠近約旦河邊, 在迦南地屬以色列人的那邊築了一座壇.

22:12 When the Israelites heard of it, the whole congregation of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh to go up against them for battle.
全會眾一聽見, 就聚集在示羅, 要上去攻打他們.

22:13 And the Israelites sent to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, Phinehas the priest son of Eleazar,
以色列人打發祭司以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈, 往基列地去見流便人,迦得人,瑪拿西半支派的人;

22:14 and ten leaders with him, one leader for each family from each of the tribes of Israel; and each one was the head of his family among the clans of Israel.
又打發十個首領與非尼哈同去, 就是以色列每支派的一個首領, 都是以色列軍中的統領.

22:15 They came to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them, saying,
他們到了基列地, 見流便人,迦得人, 和瑪拿西半支派的人, 對他們說:

22:16 “Thus says all the congregation of Yahweh: ‘What is this treachery that you have committed against the God of Israel by turning away today from following Yahweh, by building for yourselves an altar to rebel today against Yahweh?
“耶和華全會眾這樣說, 你們今日轉去不跟從耶和華, 干犯以色列的神, 為自己築一座壇, 悖逆了耶和華, 這犯的是甚麼罪呢?

22:17 Is not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves today, and for which a plague came to the congregation of Yahweh,
從前拜毘珥的罪孽還算小嗎? 雖然瘟疫臨到耶和華的會眾, 到今日我們還沒有洗淨這罪.

22:18 that you must turn today from following Yahweh? If you rebel today against Yahweh, tomorrow he will be angry with all of the congregation of Israel;
你們今日竟轉去不跟從耶和華嗎? 你們今日既悖逆耶和華, 明日他必向以色列全會眾發怒.

22:19 if, however, the land of your property is unclean, cross over to the land of Yahweh’s property, where Yahweh’s tabernacle resides, and take possession among us. But you must not rebel against Yahweh or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of Yahweh our God.
你們所得為業之地, 若嫌不潔淨, 就可以過到耶和華之地, 就是耶和華的帳幕所住之地, 在我們中間得地業. 只是不可悖逆耶和華, 也不可得罪我們, 在耶和華─我們神的壇以外為自己築壇.

22:20 Did not Achan son of Zerah commit treachery with devoted things, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? And he alone did not perish because of his iniquity.’ ”
從前謝拉的曾孫亞干豈不是在那當滅的物上犯了罪, 就有忿怒臨到以色列全會眾嗎? 那人在所犯的罪中不獨一人死亡. ”

22:21 And the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh spoke with the heads of the clans of Israel,
於是流便人,迦得人,瑪拿西半支派的人回答以色列軍中的統領說:

22:22 “Yahweh, God of gods! Yahweh, God of gods knows. And let Israel itself know, if it was in rebellion or treachery against Yahweh, do not spare us this day
“大能者神耶和華! 大能者神耶和華! 他是知道的! 以色列人也必知道! 我們若有悖逆的意思, 或是干犯耶和華(願你今日不保佑我們),

22:23 for building for ourselves an altar to turn away from Yahweh, or if it was to offer burnt offerings, grain offerings, or fellowship offerings on it, may Yahweh himself take vengeance.
為自己築壇, 要轉去不跟從耶和華, 或是要將燔祭,素祭,平安祭獻在壇上, 願耶和華親自討我們的罪.

22:24 But in fact, we have done this because of anxiety, because of a reason, saying, ‘In the future your children may say to our children, ‘What is the relationship between you and Yahweh the God of Israel?
我們行這事並非無故, 是特意做的, 說: 恐怕日後你們的子孫對我們的子孫說: ‘你們與耶和華─以色列的神有何關涉呢?

22:25 Yahweh has made the Jordan a border between us and you, the descendants of Reuben and Gad; you have no portion in Yahweh.’ So your children may put an end to our children worshiping Yahweh.
因為耶和華把約旦河定為我們和你們這流便人,迦得人的交界, 你們與耶和華無分了. ’這樣, 你們的子孫就使我們的子孫不再敬畏耶和華了.

22:26 So we said, ‘Let us build immediately for ourselves an altar, not for burnt offerings or for sacrifices;
因此我們說: ‘不如為自己築一座壇, 不是為獻燔祭, 也不是為獻別的祭,

22:27 instead, it is a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us for performing the serving of Yahweh in his presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and fellowship offerings; so that your children may not say in the future to our children, “You have no portion in Yahweh.” ’
乃是為你我中間和你我後人中間作證據, 好叫我們也在耶和華面前獻燔祭,平安祭, 和別的祭事奉他, 免得你們的子孫日後對我們的子孫說, 你們與耶和華無分了. ’

22:28 And we thought, if they say to us and to our children in the future, we can say, ‘Look at this replica of the altar of Yahweh, which our ancestors made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices; rather, it is a witness between us and you.’
所以我們說: ‘日後你們對我們, 或對我們的後人這樣說, 我們就可以回答說, 你們看我們列祖所築的壇是耶和華壇的樣式; 這並不是為獻燔祭, 也不是為獻別的祭, 乃是為作你我中間的證據. ’

22:29 Far be it from us to rebel against Yahweh, to turn today from following Yahweh, to build an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, instead of the altar of Yahweh our God that is before his tabernacle.”
我們在耶和華─我們神帳幕前的壇以外, 另築一座壇, 為獻燔祭,素祭, 和別的祭, 悖逆耶和華, 今日轉去不跟從他, 我們斷沒有這個意思. ”

22:30 Phinehas the priest, the leaders of the congregation, and the heads of the clans of Israel who were with him heard the words that the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh spoke, and they were satisfied.
祭司非尼哈與會中的首領, 就是與他同來以色列軍中的統領, 聽見流便人,迦得人,瑪拿西人所說的話, 就都以為美.

22:31 Phinehas the priest, son of Eleazar, said to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “Today we know that Yahweh is among us, because you have not committed this treachery against Yahweh. Therefore you have rescued the Israelites from the hand of Yahweh.”
祭司以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈對流便人,迦得人,瑪拿西人說: “今日我們知道耶和華在我們中間, 因為你們沒有向他犯了這罪. 現在你們救以色列人脫離耶和華的手了. ”

22:32 And Phinehas the priest, son of Eleazar, and the leaders returned from the descendants of Reuben and Gad, from the land of Gilead, to the land of Canaan to the Israelites, and they gave them their report.
祭司以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈與眾首領離了流便人,迦得人, 從基列地回往迦南地, 到了以色列人那裡, 便將這事回報他們.

22:33 The report satisfied the Israelites; they blessed God, and they did not speak of going up for battle against them to destroy the land in which the descendants of Reuben and Gad were living.
以色列人以這事為美, 就稱頌神, 不再提上去攻打流便人,迦得人,毀壞他們所住的地了.

22:34 The descendants of Reuben and Gad called the altar Witness, “Because,” they said, “it is a witness between us that Yahweh is God.”
流便人,迦得人給壇起名叫證壇, 意思說: 這壇在我們中間證明耶和華是神.

Joshua - Chapter 23

23:1 And it happened, after a long time, after Yahweh had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and after Joshua was old and well-advanced in years,
耶和華使以色列人安靜, 不與四圍的一切仇敵爭戰, 已經多日. 約書亞年紀老邁,

23:2 Joshua summoned all Israel, their elders, heads, judges, and officials, and he said to them, “I am old and well-advanced in years,
就把以色列眾人的長老,族長,審判官, 並官長都召了來, 對他們說: “我年紀已經老邁.

23:3 and you have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for Yahweh your God is fighting for you.
耶和華─你們的神因你們的緣故向那些國所行的一切事, 你們親眼看見了, 因那為你們爭戰的是耶和華─你們的神.

23:4 Look! I have allotted to you these remaining nations as an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, to the Great Sea in the west.
我所剪除和所剩下的各國, 從約旦河起到日落之處的大海, 我已經拈鬮分給你們各支派為業.

23:5 And Yahweh your God will push them back before you and drive them out of your sight, and you will possess their land, just as Yahweh your God promised to you.
耶和華─你們的神必將他們從你們面前趕出去, 使他們離開你們, 你們就必得他們的地為業, 正如耶和華─你們的神所應許的.

23:6 Be very strong to observe carefully all that is written in the scroll of the law of Moses so as not to turn aside from it, to the right or left,
所以, 你們要大大壯膽, 謹守遵行寫在摩西律法書上的一切話, 不可偏離左右.

23:7 so as not to go among these remaining nations with you; do not profess the name of their gods, and do not swear by them, serve them, or bow down to them.
不可與你們中間所剩下的這些國民攙雜. 他們的神, 你們不可提他的名, 不可指著他起誓, 也不可事奉,叩拜;

23:8 But hold fast to Yahweh your God, just as you have done up to this day.
只要照著你們到今日所行的, 專靠耶和華─你們的神.

23:9 Yahweh has driven out before you great and strong nations; and as for you, nobody has withstood you to this day.
因為耶和華已經把又大又強的國民從你們面前趕出; 直到今日, 沒有一人在你們面前站立得住.

23:10 One of your men put to flight a thousand, for Yahweh your God is fighting for you, just as he promised you.
你們一人必追趕千人, 因耶和華─你們的神照他所應許的, 為你們爭戰.

23:11 Take utmost care for the sake of your life to love Yahweh your God,
你們要分外謹慎, 愛耶和華─你們的神.

23:12 for if indeed you turn back and join these remaining nations among you, and you intermarry with them, marrying their women and they yours,
你們若稍微轉去, 與你們中間所剩下的這些國民聯絡, 彼此結親, 互相往來,

23:13 know for certain that Yahweh your God will not continue to drive out these nations from before you; they will be for you a snare and a trap, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that Yahweh your God has given to you.
你們要確實知道, 耶和華─你們的神必不再將他們從你們眼前趕出; 他們卻要成為你們的網羅,機檻,肋上的鞭,眼中的刺, 直到你們在耶和華─你們神所賜的這美地上滅亡.

23:14 Look! I am about to die, and you know in all your hearts and souls that not one thing failed from all the good things that Yahweh your God promised concerning you; everything has been fulfilled; not one thing failed.
“我現在要走世人必走的路. 你們是一心一意地知道, 耶和華─你們神所應許賜福與你們的話沒有一句落空, 都應驗在你們身上了.

23:15 But just as all the good things came to you that Yahweh your God promised, so will Yahweh bring to you all the bad things until he has destroyed you from this good land that Yahweh your God has given to you.
耶和華─你們神所應許的一切福氣怎樣臨到你們身上, 耶和華也必照樣使各樣禍患臨到你們身上, 直到把你們從耶和華─你們神所賜的這美地上除滅.

23:16 If you transgress the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he commanded to you, and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them, Yahweh’s anger will be kindled against you, and you will perish quickly from the good land that he has given to you.”
你們若違背耶和華─你們神吩咐你們所守的約, 去事奉別神, 叩拜他, 耶和華的怒氣必向你們發作, 使你們在他所賜的美地上速速滅亡. ”

Joshua - Chapter 24

24:1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem; he summoned the elders of Israel, their heads, their judges, and their officials, and they presented themselves before God.
約書亞將以色列的眾支派聚集在示劍, 召了以色列的長老,族長,審判官, 並官長來, 他們就站在神面前.

24:2 And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘Long ago your ancestors—Terah the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor—lived beyond the river, and they served other gods.
約書亞對眾民說: “耶和華─以色列的神如此說: ‘古時你們的列祖, 就是亞伯拉罕和拿鶴的父親他拉, 住在大河那邊事奉別神,

24:3 I took your ancestor Abraham from beyond the river and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I increased his offspring; I gave him Isaac,
我將你們的祖宗亞伯拉罕從大河那邊帶來, 領他走遍迦南全地, 又使他的子孫眾多, 把以撒賜給他;

24:4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.
又把雅各和以掃賜給以撒, 將西珥山賜給以掃為業; 後來雅各和他的子孫下到埃及去了.

24:5 And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt with what I did in its midst; and afterward I brought you out.
我差遣摩西,亞倫, 並照我在埃及中所行的降災與埃及, 然後把你們領出來.

24:6 When I brought out your ancestors from Egypt, you came to the sea, and the Egyptians pursued after your ancestors with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.
我領你們列祖出埃及, 他們就到了紅海; 埃及人帶領車輛馬兵追趕你們列祖到紅海.

24:7 They cried out to Yahweh, and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and he brought the sea over them and covered them; your own eyes saw what I did in Egypt. Then you lived in the wilderness for many days.
你們列祖哀求耶和華, 他就使你們和埃及人中間黑暗了, 又使海水淹沒埃及人. 我在埃及所行的事, 你們親眼見過. 你們在曠野也住了許多年日.

24:8 And I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan; they fought you, and I gave them into your hand; you took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you.
我領你們到約旦河東亞摩利人所住之地. 他們與你們爭戰, 我將他們交在你們手中, 你們便得了他們的地為業; 我也在你們面前將他們滅絕.

24:9 Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, set out and fought against Israel, and he sent and summoned Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
那時, 摩押王西撥的兒子巴勒起來攻擊以色列人, 打發人召了比珥的兒子巴蘭來咒詛你們.

24:10 but I was not willing to listen to Balaam, and he richly blessed you. So I rescued you from his hand,
我不肯聽巴蘭的話, 所以他倒為你們連連祝福. 這樣, 我便救你們脫離巴勒的手.

24:11 and you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. And the citizens of Jericho, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, fought against you, and I gave them into your hand.
你們過了約旦河, 到了耶利哥; 耶利哥人,亞摩利人,比利洗人,迦南人,赫人,革迦撒人,希未人,耶布斯人都與你們爭戰; 我把他們交在你們手裡.

24:12 I sent before you the hornet and they drove out before you two kings of the Amorites; but not by your sword or bow.
我打發黃蜂飛在你們前面, 將亞摩利人的二王從你們面前攆出, 並不是用你的刀, 也不是用你的弓.

24:13 I gave to you a land that you have not labored on, and cities that you have not built, and you live in them; you eat from vineyards and olive groves that you have not planted.’
我賜給你們地土, 非你們所修治的; 我賜給你們城邑, 非你們所建造的. 你們就住在其中, 又得吃非你們所栽種的葡萄園,橄欖園的果子. ’

24:14 “So now, revere Yahweh and serve him in sincerity and faithfulness; remove the gods that your ancestors served beyond the river and in Egypt, and serve Yahweh.
“現在你們要敬畏耶和華, 誠心< WAHb> 實意地< WAHb> 事奉他, 將你們列祖在大河那邊和在埃及所事奉的神除掉, 去事奉耶和華.

24:15 But if it is bad in your eyes to serve Yahweh, choose for yourselves today whom you want to serve, whether it is the gods that your ancestors served beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve Yahweh.”
若是你們以事奉耶和華為不好, 今日就可以選擇所要事奉的: 是你們列祖在大河那邊所事奉的神呢? 是你們所住這地的亞摩利人的神呢? 至於我和我家, 我們必定事奉耶和華. ”

24:16 And the people answered and said, “Far be it from us that we would forsake Yahweh to serve other gods,
百姓回答說: “我們斷不敢離棄耶和華去事奉別神;

24:17 for Yahweh our God brought us and our ancestors from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery, and did these great signs before our eyes. He protected us along the entire way that we went, and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed.
因耶和華─我們的神曾將我們和我們列祖從埃及地的為奴之家領出來, 在我們眼前行了那些大神蹟, 在我們所行的道上, 所經過的諸國, 都保護了我們.

24:18 And Yahweh drove out all the people before us, the Amorites who live in the land. We will serve Yahweh, for he is our God.”
耶和華又把住此地的亞摩利人都從我們面前趕出去. 所以, 我們必事奉耶和華, 因為他是我們的神. ”

24:19 But Joshua said to the people, “You cannot serve Yahweh, for he is a holy and jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.
約書亞對百姓說: “你們不能事奉耶和華; 因為他是聖潔的神, 是忌邪的神, 必不赦免你們的過犯罪惡.

24:20 If you forsake Yahweh and serve foreign gods, he will turn and bring disaster to you; he will destroy you after he has done good to you.”
你們若離棄耶和華去事奉外邦神, 耶和華在降福之後, 必轉而降禍與你們, 把你們滅絕. ”

24:21 And the people said to Joshua, “No, we will serve Yahweh.”
百姓回答約書亞說: “不然, 我們定要事奉耶和華. ”

24:22 And Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves to serve Yahweh.” And they said, “We are witnesses.”
約書亞對百姓說: “你們選定耶和華, 要事奉他, 你們自己作見證吧! ”他們說: “我們願意作見證. ”

24:23 He said, “Remove the foreign gods that are in your midst, and incline your hearts to Yahweh the God of Israel.”
約書亞說: “你們現在要除掉你們中間的外邦神, 專心歸向耶和華─以色列的神. ”

24:24 And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve Yahweh our God, and we will listen to his voice.”
百姓回答約書亞說: “我們必事奉耶和華─我們的神, 聽從他的話. ”

24:25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people on that day, and he established for them a statute and a judgment at Shechem.
當日, 約書亞就與百姓立約, 在示劍為他們立定律例典章.

24:26 Then Joshua wrote these words in a scroll of the law of God, and he took a large stone and set it up there under a large tree, which is at the shrine of Yahweh.
約書亞將這些話都寫在神的律法書上, 又將一塊大石頭立在橡樹下耶和華的聖所旁邊.

24:27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Look, this stone will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of Yahweh that he spoke with us. It will be as a witness against you, so that you do not deny your God.”
約書亞對百姓說: “看哪, 這石頭可以向我們作見證; 因為是聽見了耶和華所吩咐我們的一切話, 倘或你們背棄你們的神, 這石頭就可以向你們作見證(倘或...見證: 或譯所以要向你們作見證, 免得你們背棄耶和華─你們的神). ”

24:28 Then Joshua sent the people away to their inheritance.
於是約書亞打發百姓各歸自己的地業去了.

24:29 After these things Joshua son of Nun servant of Yahweh died; he was one hundred and ten years old.
這些事以後, 耶和華的僕人嫩的兒子約書亞, 正一百一十歲, 就死了.

24:30 They buried him in the territory of his inheritance, at Timnath-Serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
以色列人將他葬在他地業的境內, 就是在以法蓮山地的亭拿‧西拉, 在迦實山的北邊.

24:31 Israel served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who lived long after Joshua, and who had known all the work that Yahweh did for Israel.
約書亞在世和約書亞死後, 那些知道耶和華為以色列人所行諸事的長老還在的時候, 以色列人事奉耶和華.

24:32 The bones of Jacob, which the Israelites had brought out from Egypt, they buried at Shechem, in a piece of land that Jacob had bought from the children of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of money; it became an inheritance for the descendants of Joseph.
以色列人從埃及所帶來約瑟的骸骨, 葬埋在示劍, 就是在雅各從前用一百塊銀子向示劍的父親,哈抹的子孫所買的那塊地裡; 這就作了約瑟子孫的產業.

24:33 And Eleazar son of Aaron died; and they buried him in Gibeah in the hill country of Ephraim, which had been given to his son Phinehas.
亞倫的兒子以利亞撒也死了, 就把他葬在他兒子非尼哈所得以法蓮山地的小山上.

Judges (士師記)

Judges - Chapter 1

1:1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Who will go up first for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?”
約書亞死後, 以色列人求問耶和華說: “我們中間誰當首先上去攻擊迦南人, 與他們爭戰? ”

1:2 And Yahweh said, “Judah will go up. I hereby give the land into his hand.”
耶和華說: “猶大當先上去, 我已將那地交在他手中. ”

1:3 And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Go up with me into my allotment, and let us fight against the Canaanites; then I too will go with you into your allotment.” And Simeon went with him.
猶大對他哥哥西緬說: “請你同我到拈鬮所得之地去, 好與迦南人爭戰; 以後我也同你到你拈鬮所得之地去. ”於是西緬與他同去.

1:4 And Judah went up, and Yahweh gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated ten thousand men at Bezek.
猶大就上去; 耶和華將迦南人和比利洗人交在他們手中. 他們在比色擊殺了一萬人,

1:5 At Bezek they came upon Adoni-bezek, and they fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
又在那裡遇見亞多尼‧比色, 與他爭戰, 殺敗迦南人和比利洗人.

1:6 And Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued after him; they caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
亞多尼‧比色逃跑; 他們追趕, 拿住他, 砍斷他手腳的大拇指.

1:7 Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table; just as I have done, so God has repaid to me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
亞多尼‧比色說: “從前有七十個王, 手腳的大拇指都被我砍斷, 在我桌子底下拾取零碎食物. 現在神按著我所行的報應我了. ”於是他們將亞多尼‧比色帶到耶路撒冷, 他就死在那裡.

1:8 The descendants of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and they captured it, put it to the sword, and set the city on fire.
猶大人攻打耶路撒冷, 將城攻取, 用刀殺了城內的人, 並且放火燒城.

1:9 Afterward the descendants of Judah pursued to fight against the Canaanites who were living in the hill country, the Negev, and the Shephelah.
後來猶大人下去, 與住山地,南地, 和高原的迦南人爭戰.

1:10 And Judah went against the Canaanites living in Hebron (the former name of Hebron was Kiriath Arba). And they defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
猶大人去攻擊住希伯崙的迦南人, 殺了示篩,亞希幔,撻買. 希伯崙從前名叫基列‧亞巴.

1:11 And from there they went to the inhabitants of Debir (the former name of Debir was Kiriath Sepher).
他們從那裡去攻擊底壁的居民; 底壁從前名叫基列‧西弗.

1:12 And Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, I will give to him Acsah my daughter as a wife.”
迦勒說: “誰能攻打基列‧西弗, 將城奪取, 我就把我女兒押撒給他為妻. ”

1:13 Othniel son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb, captured it, and he gave to him Acsah his daughter as a wife.
迦勒兄弟基納斯的兒子俄陀聶奪取了那城, 迦勒就把女兒押撒給他為妻.

1:14 When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she dismounted from the donkey, Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”
押撒過門的時候, 勸丈夫向她父親求一塊田. 押撒一下驢, 迦勒問她說: “你要甚麼? ”

1:15 And she said to him, “Give me a gift; you have given me the land of the Negev, and give me also a spring of water.” And Caleb gave to her the upper and lower spring.
她說: “求你賜福給我, 你既將我安置在南地, 求你也給我水泉. ”迦勒就把上泉下泉賜給她.

1:16 The descendants of Hobab the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up with the descendants of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the Negev near Arad. And they went and settled with the people.
摩西的內兄(或譯: 岳父)是基尼人, 他的子孫與猶大人一同離了棕樹城, 往亞拉得以南的猶大曠野去, 就住在民中.

1:17 And Judah went with his brother Simeon, and they defeated the Canaanites inhabiting Zephath; they utterly destroyed it, so he called the name of the city Hormah.
猶大和他哥哥西緬同去, 擊殺了住洗法的迦南人, 將城盡行毀滅, 那城的名便叫何珥瑪.

1:18 Judah captured Gaza and its territory, Ashkelon and its territory, and Ekron and its territory.
猶大又取了迦薩和迦薩的四境, 亞實基倫和亞實基倫的四境, 以革倫和以革倫的四境.

1:19 And Yahweh was with Judah, and he took possession of the hill country, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain because they had chariots of iron.
耶和華與猶大同在, 猶大就趕出山地的居民, 只是不能趕出平原的居民, 因為他們有鐵車.

1:20 They gave Hebron to Caleb just as Moses said, and he drove out the three sons of Anak from there.
以色列人照摩西所說的, 將希伯崙給了迦勒; 迦勒就從那裡趕出亞衲族的三個族長.

1:21 But the descendants of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived among the descendants of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
便雅憫人沒有趕出住耶路撒冷的耶布斯人. 耶布斯人仍在耶路撒冷與便雅憫人同住, 直到今日.

1:22 Likewise, the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.
約瑟家也上去攻打伯特利; 耶和華與他們同在.

1:23 And the house of Joseph spied out Bethel (the former name of the city was Luz).
約瑟家打發人去窺探伯特利(那城起先名叫路斯).

1:24 And when the spies saw a man leaving the city, they said to him, “Please show us the entrance of the city, and we will deal kindly with you.”
窺探的人看見一個人從城裡出來, 就對他說: “求你將進城的路指示我們, 我們必恩待你. ”

1:25 So he showed them the entrance of the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let go the man and all his family.
那人將進城的路指示他們, 他們就用刀擊殺了城中的居民, 但將那人和他全家放去.

1:26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites, and he built a city and named it Luz; this is its name to this day.
那人往赫人之地去, 築了一座城, 起名叫路斯. 那城到如今還叫這名.

1:27 Manasseh did not drive out Beth-Sean and its towns, or Taanach and its towns, or the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; the Canaanites were determined to live in this land.
瑪拿西沒有趕出伯‧善和屬伯‧善鄉村的居民, 他納和屬他納鄉村的居民, 多珥和屬多珥鄉村的居民, 以伯蓮和屬以伯蓮鄉村的居民, 米吉多和屬米吉多鄉村的居民; 迦南人卻執意住在那些地方.

1:28 And it happened, when Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they never totally drove them out.
及至以色列強盛了, 就使迦南人做苦工, 沒有把他們全然趕出.

1:29 Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in their midst in Gezer.
以法蓮沒有趕出住基色的迦南人. 於是迦南人仍住在基色, 在以法蓮中間.

1:30 Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived in their midst and became subjected to forced labor.
西布倫沒有趕出基倫的居民和拿哈拉的居民. 於是迦南人仍住在西布倫中間, 成了服苦的人.

1:31 Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob,
亞設沒有趕出亞柯和西頓的居民, 亞黑拉和亞革悉的居民, 黑巴,亞弗革與利合的居民.

1:32 so the Asherites lived in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.
於是, 亞設因為沒有趕出那地的迦南人, 就住在他們中間.

1:33 Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh or Beth-anath, but lived in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth-anath became forced labor for them.
拿弗他利沒有趕出伯‧示麥和伯‧亞納的居民, 於是拿弗他利就住在那地的迦南人中間; 然而伯‧示麥和伯‧亞納的居民成了服苦的人.

1:34 The Amorites pressed the descendants of Dan to the hill country, and they did not allow them to come down to the plain;
亞摩利人強逼但人住在山地, 不容他們下到平原;

1:35 the Amorites were determined to live in Har-heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy on them, and they became subjected to forced labor.
亞摩利人卻執意住在希烈山和亞雅倫並沙賓. 然而約瑟家勝了他們, 使他們成了服苦的人.

1:36 The border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim from Sela and upward.
亞摩利人的境界, 是從亞克拉濱坡, 從西拉而上.

Judges - Chapter 2

2:1 And the angel of Yahweh went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, “I brought you up from Egypt, and I brought you to the land that I had promised to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you.
耶和華的使者從吉甲上到波金, 對以色列人說: “我使你們從埃及上來, 領你們到我向你們列祖起誓應許之地. 我又說: ‘我永不廢棄與你們所立的約.

2:2 And as for you, do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; break down their altars.’ But you did not listen to my voice. Why would you do such a thing?
你們也不可與這地的居民立約, 要拆毀他們的祭壇. 你們竟沒有聽從我的話! 為何這樣行呢? ’

2:3 Now I say, I will not drive them out from before you; they will become as thorns for you, and their gods will be a trap for you.”
因此我又說: ‘我必不將他們從你們面前趕出; 他們必作你們肋下的荊棘. 他們的神必作你們的網羅. ’”

2:4 And as the angel of Yahweh spoke these words to all the Israelites, the people wept bitterly.
耶和華的使者向以色列眾人說這話的時候, 百姓就放聲而哭;

2:5 And they called the name of this place Bokim, and there they sacrificed to Yahweh.
於是給那地方起名叫波金(就是哭的意思). 眾人在那裡向耶和華獻祭.

2:6 And Joshua sent the people away, and the Israelites went each to their own inheritance to take possession of the land.
從前約書亞打發以色列百姓去的時候, 他們各歸自己的地業, 佔據地土.

2:7 And the people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who saw all the great work Yahweh had done for Israel.
約書亞在世和約書亞死後, 那些見耶和華為以色列人所行大事的長老還在的時候, 百姓都事奉耶和華.

2:8 And Joshua son of Nun, servant of Yahweh, died at the age of one hundred and ten years.
耶和華的僕人,嫩的兒子約書亞, 正一百一十歲就死了.

2:9 They buried him within the border of his inheritance in Timnah-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash.
以色列人將他葬在他地業的境內, 就是在以法蓮山地的亭拿‧希烈, 在迦實山的北邊.

2:10 Moreover, that entire generation was gathered to their ancestors, and another generation grew up after them who did not know Yahweh or the work he had done for Israel.
那世代的人也都歸了自己的列祖. 後來有別的世代興起, 不知道耶和華, 也不知道耶和華為以色列人所行的事.

2:11 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and they served the Baals.
以色列人行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 去事奉諸巴力,

2:12 They abandoned Yahweh the God of their ancestors, who brought them out from the land of Egypt. They followed other gods from the gods of the people who were around them; and they bowed down to them, and they provoked the anger of Yahweh.
離棄了領他們出埃及地的耶和華─他們列祖的神, 去叩拜別神, 就是四圍列國的神, 惹耶和華發怒;

2:13 They abandoned Yahweh, and they served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
並離棄耶和華, 去事奉巴力和亞斯她錄.

2:14 So the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he gave them into the hand of plunderers; and they plundered them, and he sold them into the hand of their enemies from all sides. They were unable to withstand their enemies any longer.
耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作, 就把他們交在搶奪他們的人手中, 又將他們付與四圍仇敵的手中, 甚至他們在仇敵面前再不能站立得住.

2:15 Whenever they went out, the hand of Yahweh was against them to harm them, just as Yahweh warned, and just as Yahweh had sworn to them. And they were very distressed.
他們無論往何處去, 耶和華都以災禍攻擊他們, 正如耶和華所說的話, 又如耶和華向他們所起的誓; 他們便極其困苦.

2:16 Then Yahweh raised up leaders, and they delivered them from the hand of their plunderers.
耶和華興起士師, 士師就拯救他們脫離搶奪他們人的手.

2:17 But they did not listen to their leaders, but lusted after other gods and bowed down to them. They turned away quickly from the way that their ancestors went, who had obeyed the commandment of Yahweh; they did not do as their ancestors.
他們卻不聽從士師, 竟隨從叩拜別神, 行了邪淫, 速速地偏離他們列祖所行的道, 不如他們列祖順從耶和華的命令.

2:18 And when Yahweh raised leaders for them, Yahweh was with the leader, and he delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the leader, for Yahweh was moved by their groaning because of their persecutors and oppressors.
耶和華為他們興起士師, 就與那士師同在. 士師在世的一切日子, 耶和華拯救他們脫離仇敵的手. 他們因受欺壓擾害, 就哀聲歎氣, 所以耶和華後悔了.

2:19 But when the leader died they relapsed and acted corruptly, more than their ancestors, following other gods, serving them, and bowing down to them. They would not give up their deeds or their stubborn ways.
及至士師死後, 他們就轉去行惡, 比他們列祖更甚, 去事奉叩拜別神, 總不斷絕頑梗的惡行.

2:20 So the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he said, “Because this people transgressed my covenant that I commanded their ancestors, and have not obeyed my voice,
於是耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作. 他說: “因這民違背我吩咐他們列祖所守的約, 不聽從我的話,

2:21 I will not again drive out anyone from before them from the nations that Joshua left when he died,
所以約書亞死的時候所剩下的各族, 我必不再從他們面前趕出,

2:22 in order to test Israel whether or not they would observe the way of Yahweh, to walk in it just as their ancestors did.”
為要藉此試驗以色列人, 看他們肯照他們列祖謹守遵行我的道不肯. ”

2:23 So Yahweh left those nations; he did not drive them out at once, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua.
這樣耶和華留下各族, 不將他們速速趕出, 也沒有交付約書亞的手.

Judges - Chapter 3

3:1 These are the nations that Yahweh left, to test Israel by them (that is, to test all those who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan,
耶和華留下這幾族, 為要試驗那不曾知道與迦南爭戰之事的以色列人,

3:2 in order that the generations of Israel would know war, to teach those who had not experienced it before):
好叫以色列的後代又知道又學習未曾曉得的戰事.

3:3 the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon up to Lebo-Hamath.
所留下的就是非利士的五個首領和一切迦南人,西頓人, 並住黎巴嫩山的希未人, 從巴力‧黑們山直到哈馬口.

3:4 They were left for testing Israel, to know whether they would keep the commands of Yahweh that he commanded their ancestors through the hand of Moses.
留下這幾族, 為要試驗以色列人, 知道他們肯聽從耶和華藉摩西吩咐他們列祖的誡命不肯.

3:5 And the Israelites lived in the midst of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
以色列人竟住在迦南人,赫人,亞摩利人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人中間,

3:6 And they took their daughters as wives for themselves, and they gave their daughters to their sons, and they served their gods.
娶他們的女兒為妻, 將自己的女兒嫁給他們的兒子, 並事奉他們的神.

3:7 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. They forgot Yahweh their God, and they served the Baals and the Asheroth.
以色列人行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 忘記耶和華─他們的神, 去事奉諸巴力和亞舍拉,

3:8 And the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Aram Naharaim; and the Israelites served Cushan-Rishathaim eight years.
所以耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作, 就把他們交在美索不達米亞王古珊‧利薩田的手中. 以色列人服事古珊‧利薩田八年.

3:9 The Israelites cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh raised up a deliverer for the Israelites who delivered them, Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
以色列人呼求耶和華的時候, 耶和華就為他們興起一位拯救者救他們, 就是迦勒兄弟基納斯的兒子俄陀聶.

3:10 And the spirit of Yahweh came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and Yahweh gave Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into his hand, and he prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim.
耶和華的靈降在他身上, 他就作了以色列的士師, 出去爭戰. 耶和華將美索不達米亞王古珊‧利薩田交在他手中, 他便勝了古珊‧利薩田.

3:11 So the land rested forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.
於是國中太平四十年. 基納斯的兒子俄陀聶死了.

3:12 And again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. So Yahweh strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because they did evil in the eyes of Yahweh.
以色列人又行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 耶和華就使摩押王伊磯倫強盛, 攻擊以色列人.

3:13 He gathered to himself the Ammonites and Amalekites, and he went and defeated Israel, and they took possession of the city of palms.
伊磯倫招聚亞捫人和亞瑪力人, 去攻打以色列人, 佔據棕樹城.

3:14 And the Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
於是以色列人服事摩押王伊磯倫十八年.

3:15 And the Israelites cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjaminite and a left-handed man. And the Israelites sent a tribute to Eglon king of Moab through him.
以色列人呼求耶和華的時候, 耶和華就為他們興起一位拯救者, 就是便雅憫人基拉的兒子以笏; 他是左手便利的. 以色列人託他送禮物給摩押王伊磯倫.

3:16 Ehud made for himself a short, two-edged sword (a cubit in length), and he fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh.
以笏打了一把兩刃的劍, 長一肘, 帶在右腿上衣服裡面.

3:17 Then he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
他將禮物獻給摩押王伊磯倫(原來伊磯倫極其肥胖);

3:18 When Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.
以笏獻完禮物, 便將抬禮物的人打發走了,

3:19 But he turned back from the sculptured stones that were near Gilgal, and he said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he said, “Silence!” So all those standing in his presence went out,
自己卻從靠近吉甲鑿石之地回來, 說: “王啊, 我有一件機密事奏告你. ”王說: “迴避吧! ”於是左右侍立的人都退去了.

3:20 and Ehud came to him while he was sitting alone in his cool upper room. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” So he got up from his seat.
以笏來到王面前; 王獨自一人坐在涼樓上. 以笏說: “我奉神的命報告你一件事. ”王就從座位上站起來.

3:21 Then Ehud reached with his left hand for the sword on his right thigh, and he thrust it into his stomach.
以笏便伸左手, 從右腿上拔出劍來, 刺入王的肚腹,

3:22 And the handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade because he did not draw back the sword from his stomach; and it went protruding out the back.
連劍把都刺進去了. 劍被肥肉夾住, 他沒有從王的肚腹拔出來, 且穿通了後身.

3:23 And Ehud went out the vestibule, and he closed the doors of the upper room and locked them behind him.
以笏就出到遊廊, 將樓門盡都關鎖.

3:24 After he left, his servants returned. When they saw that the doors of the upper room were locked, they thought, “Surely he is relieving himself in the cool inner room.”
以笏出來之後, 王的僕人到了, 看見樓門關鎖, 就說: “他必是在樓上大解. ”

3:25 And they waited so long they became embarrassed because he did not open the doors of the upper room. So they took the key and opened the doors, and there their lord was lying on the ground dead.
他們等煩了, 見仍不開樓門, 就拿鑰匙開了, 不料, 他們的主人已死, 倒在地上.

3:26 And Ehud escaped while they delayed. He passed by the sculptured stones and escaped to Seirah.
他們耽延的時候, 以笏就逃跑了, 經過鑿石之地, 逃到西伊拉;

3:27 And when he arrived he sounded the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went down from the hill country with him leading them.
到了, 就在以法蓮山地吹角. 以色列人隨著他下了山地, 他在前頭引路,

3:28 And he said to them, “Follow after me! Yahweh has given Moab your enemies into your hand.” So they went down after him, and they captured the fords of the Jordan toward Moab; and they did not allow anyone to cross over.
對他們說: “你們隨我來, 因為耶和華已經把你們的仇敵摩押人交在你們手中. ”於是他們跟著他下去, 把守約旦河的渡口, 不容摩押一人過去.

3:29 And they struck Moab at that time, about ten thousand men, all strong and able men; no one escaped.
那時擊殺了摩押人約有一萬, 都是強壯的勇士, 沒有一人逃脫.

3:30 And Moab was subdued on that day under the hand of Israel. And the land rested eighty years.
這樣, 摩押就被以色列人制伏了. 國中太平八十年.

3:31 And Shamgar son of Anath came after him, and he killed six hundred Philistines with the goad of an ox; he also delivered Israel.
以笏之後, 有亞拿的兒子珊迦, 他用趕牛的棍子打死六百非利士人. 他也救了以色列人.

Judges - Chapter 4

4:1 And again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Ehud died.
以笏死後, 以色列人又行耶和華眼中看為惡的事,

4:2 So Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, and he was living in Harosheth Haggoyim.
耶和華就把他們付與在夏瑣作王的迦南王耶賓手中; 他的將軍是西西拉, 住在外邦人的夏羅設.

4:3 And the Israelites cried to Yahweh, as he had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the Israelites cruelly for twenty years.
耶賓王有鐵車九百輛. 他大大欺壓以色列人二十年, 以色列人就呼求耶和華.

4:4 Now at that time Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel.
有一位女先知名叫底波拉, 是拉比多的妻, 當時作以色列的士師.

4:5 And she used to sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the Israelites went up to her for judgment.
她住在以法蓮山地拉瑪和伯特利中間, 在底波拉的棕樹下. 以色列人都上她那裡去聽判斷.

4:6 She sent and called for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh Naphtali and said to him, “Has not Yahweh the God of Israel commanded you? ‘Go, march to Mount Tabor, and take ten thousand men from the descendants of Naphtali and Zebulun.
她打發人從拿弗他利的基低斯將亞比挪菴的兒子巴拉召了來, 對他說: “耶和華─以色列的神吩咐你說: ‘你率領一萬拿弗他利和西布倫人上他泊山去.

4:7 I will draw out Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and troops, to the wadi of Kishon, and I will give him into your hand.’ ”
我必使耶賓的將軍西西拉率領他的車輛和全軍往基順河, 到你那裡去; 我必將他交在你手中. ’”

4:8 Barak said to her, “If you go with me, I will go; but if you do not go with me, I will not go.”
巴拉說: “你若同我去, 我就去; 你若不同我去, 我就不去. ”

4:9 She said, “Surely I will go with you; however, there will be no glory for you in the path you are taking, for Yahweh will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” And Deborah stood up and went with Barak to Kedesh.
底波拉說: “我必與你同去, 只是你在所行的路上得不著榮耀, 因為耶和華要將西西拉交在一個婦人手裡. ”於是底波拉起來, 與巴拉一同往基低斯去了.

4:10 Barak summoned Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and they went up behind him, ten thousand men, and Deborah went up with him.
巴拉就招聚西布倫人和拿弗他利人到基低斯, 跟他上去的有一萬人. 底波拉也同他上去.

4:11 And Heber the Kenite was separated from the other Kenites, that is, from the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses. And he was encamped at Elon-bezaanannim, which is near Kedesh.
摩西岳父(或譯: 內兄)何巴的後裔, 基尼人希百曾離開基尼族, 到靠近基低斯,撒拿音的橡樹旁支搭帳棚.

4:12 When they reported to Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,
有人告訴西西拉說: “亞比挪菴的兒子巴拉已經上他泊山了. ”

4:13 Sisera summoned all his chariots—all nine hundred chariots of iron—and the entire army that was with him from Harosheth Haggoyim to the wadi of Kishon.
西西拉就聚集所有的鐵車九百輛和跟隨他的全軍, 從外邦人的夏羅設出來, 到了基順河.

4:14 And Deborah said to Barak, “Get up! This is the day that Yahweh has given Sisera into your hand. Has Yahweh not gone out before you?” So Barak went out from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
底波拉對巴拉說: “你起來, 今日就是耶和華將西西拉交在你手的日子. 耶和華豈不在你前頭行嗎? ”於是巴拉下了他泊山, 跟隨他有一萬人.

4:15 And Yahweh threw Sisera and all his chariots and army into confusion before the edge of Barak’s sword; and Sisera dismounted from his chariot and fled on foot.
耶和華使西西拉和他一切車輛全軍潰亂, 在巴拉面前被刀殺敗; 西西拉下車步行逃跑.

4:16 But Barak pursued after the chariots and army as far as Harosheth Haggoyim, and all of Sisera’s army fell to the edge of the sword; no one was left.
巴拉追趕車輛,軍隊, 直到外邦人的夏羅設. 西西拉的全軍都倒在刀下, 沒有留下一人.

4:17 Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
只有西西拉步行逃跑, 到了基尼人希百之妻雅億的帳棚, 因為夏瑣王耶賓與基尼人希百家和好.

4:18 And Jael came out to meet Sisera, and she said to him, “Turn aside, my lord; turn aside to me and do not be afraid.” So he turned aside into her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
雅億出來迎接西西拉, 對他說: “請我主進來, 不要懼怕”; 西西拉就進了她的帳棚. 雅億用被將他遮蓋.

4:19 And he said to her, “Please, give me a drink of water, because I am thirsty.” So she opened a skin vessel of milk and gave him a drink and covered him.
西西拉對雅億說: “我渴了, 求你給我一點水喝. ”雅億就打開皮袋, 給他奶子喝, 仍舊把他遮蓋.

4:20 And he said to her, “Stand at the doorway of the tent, and if anyone comes and asks you, and says, ‘Is there anyone here?’ You must answer, ‘No.’ ”
西西拉又對雅億說: “請你站在帳棚門口, 若有人來問你說: ‘有人在這裡沒有? ’你就說: ‘沒有. ’”

4:21 But Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, took in her hand a tent peg and a hammer, and she went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went through into the ground; he was fast asleep since he was exhausted, and he died.
西西拉疲乏沉睡. 希百的妻雅億取了帳棚的橛子, 手裡拿著錘子, 輕悄悄地到他旁邊, 將橛子從他鬢邊釘進去, 釘入地裡. 西西拉就死了.

4:22 And behold, Barak was pursuing Sisera, and Jael went out to meet him, and she said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” And he came with her and saw that Sisera was lying dead with the peg in his temple.
巴拉追趕西西拉的時候, 雅億出來迎接他說: “來吧, 我將你所尋找的人給你看. ”他就進入帳棚, 看見西西拉已經死了, 倒在地上, 橛子還在他鬢中.

4:23 On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.
這樣, 神使迦南王耶賓被以色列人制伏了.

4:24 And the hand of the Israelites pressed harder and harder on Jabin king of Canaan, until they destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
從此以色列人的手越發有力, 勝了迦南王耶賓, 直到將他滅絕了.

Judges - Chapter 5

5:1 And Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang on that day:
那時, 底波拉和亞比挪菴的兒子巴拉作歌, 說:

5:2 “When long hair hangs loosely in Israel, when the people willingly offer themselves, bless Yahweh!
因為以色列中有軍長率領, 百姓也甘心犧牲自己, 你們應當頌讚耶和華!

5:3 Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to Yahweh; I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
君王啊, 要聽! 王子啊, 要側耳而聽! 我要向耶和華歌唱; 我要歌頌耶和華─以色列的神.

5:4 Yahweh, when you went down from Seir, when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured down, the clouds poured down water.
耶和華啊, 你從西珥出來, 由以東地行走. 那時地震天漏, 雲也落雨.

5:5 The mountains trembled before Yahweh, this Sinai, at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
山見耶和華的面就震動, 西奈山見耶和華─以色列神的面也是如此.

5:6 “In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the caravans had ceased, the travelers, they kept to the byways.
在亞拿之子珊迦的時候, 又在雅億的日子, 大道無人行走, 都是繞道而行.

5:7 The warriors ceased; they failed to appear in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose; I arose as a mother in Israel.
以色列中的官長停職, 直到我底波拉興起, 等我興起作以色列的母.

5:8 God chose new leaders, then war was at the gates; a small shield or a spear was not seen among forty thousand in Israel.
以色列人選擇新神, 爭戰的事就臨到城門. 那時, 以色列四萬人中豈能見盾牌槍矛呢?

5:9 My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, those offering themselves willingly among the people; bless Yahweh!
我心傾向以色列的首領, 他們在民中甘心犧牲自己. 你們應當頌讚耶和華!

5:10 The riders of white female donkeys, those sitting on saddle blankets, and those going on the way, talk about it!
騎白驢的,坐繡花毯子的,行路的, 你們都當傳揚!

5:11 At the sound of those dividing the sheep among the watering places, there they will recount the righteous deeds of Yahweh, the righteous deeds for his warriors in Israel. Then the people of Yahweh went down to the gates.
在遠離弓箭響聲打水之處, 人必述說耶和華公義的作為, 就是他治理以色列公義的作為. 那時耶和華的民下到城門.

5:12 “Wake up, wake up, Deborah! Wake up, wake up, sing a song! Get up, Barak! Take captive your captives, O son of Abinoam.
底波拉啊, 興起! 興起! 你當興起, 興起, 唱歌. 亞比挪菴的兒子巴拉啊, 你當奮興, 擄掠你的敵人.

5:13 Then the remnant went down to the nobles; the people of Yahweh went down for him against the mighty.
那時有餘剩的貴冑和百姓一同下來; 耶和華降臨, 為我攻擊勇士.

5:14 From Ephraim is their root into Amalek, after you, Benjamin, with your family; from Makir the commanders went down, and from Zebulun those carrying the scepter of the military commander.
有根本在亞瑪力人的地, 從以法蓮下來的; 便雅憫在民中跟隨你. 有掌權的從瑪吉下來; 有持杖檢點民數的從西布倫下來;

5:15 And the chiefs in Issachar were with Deborah; and Issachar likewise was with Barak; into the valley he was sent to get him from behind. Among the clans of Reuben were great decisions of the heart.
以薩迦的首領與底波拉同來; 以薩迦怎樣, 巴拉也怎樣. 眾人都跟隨巴拉衝下平原; 在流便的溪水旁有心中定大志的.

5:16 Why do you sit among the sheepfolds, to hear the calling sounds of the herds? For the clans of Reuben, there were great searchings of the heart.
你為何坐在羊圈內聽群中吹笛的聲音呢? 在流便的溪水旁有心中設大謀的.

5:17 Gilead has remained beyond the Jordan. Why did Dan dwell as a foreigner with ships? Asher sat at the coast of the waters, and by his coves he has been settling down.
基列人安居在約旦河外. 但人為何等在船上? 亞設人在海口靜坐, 在港口安居.

5:18 Zebulun is a people who scorned death, and Naphtali, on the heights of the field.
西布倫人是拚命敢死的; 拿弗他利人在田野的高處也是如此.

5:19 “The kings came, they fought; then the kings of Canaan fought; at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, they got no plunder in silver.
君王都來爭戰. 那時迦南諸王在米吉多水旁的他納爭戰, 卻未得擄掠銀錢.

5:20 The stars fought from heaven; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
星宿從天上爭戰, 從其軌道攻擊西西拉.

5:21 The wadi torrent of Kishon swept them away, the raging wadi torrent, the wadi torrent of Kishon. March on, my soul, with strength!
基順古河把敵人沖沒; 我的靈啊, 應當努力前行.

5:22 “Then the hooves of the horse beat loudly, because of galloping, galloping of his stallions.
那時壯馬馳驅, 踢跳, 奔騰.

5:23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of Yahweh; ‘curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they did not come to the help of Yahweh, to the help of Yahweh against the mighty.’
耶和華的使者說: 應當咒詛米羅斯, 大大咒詛其中的居民; 因為他們不來幫助耶和華, 不來幫助耶和華攻擊勇士.

5:24 “Most blessed of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; most blessed is she of women among tent dwellers.
願基尼人希百的妻雅億比眾婦人多得福氣, 比住帳棚的婦人更蒙福祉.

5:25 He asked for water, and she gave milk; in a drinking bowl for nobles, she brought curds.
西西拉求水, 雅億給他奶子, 用寶貴的盤子給他奶油.

5:26 She reached out her hand to the peg, and her right hand for the workman’s hammer; and she struck Sisera, crushed his head, and she shattered and pierced his temple.
雅億左手拿著帳棚的橛子, 右手拿著匠人的錘子, 擊打西西拉, 打傷他的頭, 把他的鬢角打破穿通.

5:27 Between her feet he sank, he fell, he lay. Between her feet he sank down, he fell; Where he sank down, there he fell—dead.
西西拉在她腳前曲身仆倒, 在她腳前曲身倒臥; 在那裡曲身, 就在那裡死亡.

5:28 “Through the window she looked down; the mother of Sisera cried out through the lattice, ‘Why is his chariot delayed in coming? Why do the hoof beats of his chariot tarry?’
西西拉的母親從窗戶裡往外觀看, 從窗櫺中呼叫說: 他的戰車為何耽延不來呢? 他的車輪為何行得慢呢?

5:29 The wisest of her ladies answer her; she also answers the question herself:
聰明的宮女安慰她(原文是回答她), 她也自言自語地說:

5:30 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the plunder? A bedmate or two bedmates for every man; colorful garments for Sisera, plunder of colorful garments, beautifully finished colorful garments, on the neck of the plunderer?’
他們莫非得財而分? 每人得了一兩個女子? 西西拉得了彩衣為擄物, 得繡花的彩衣為掠物. 這彩衣兩面繡花, 乃是披在被擄之人頸項上的.

5:31 So may all your enemies perish, O Yahweh, but those who love him are like the rising sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
耶和華啊, 願你的仇敵都這樣滅亡! 願愛你的人如日頭出現, 光輝烈烈! 這樣, 國中太平四十年.

Judges - Chapter 6

6:1 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Yahweh gave them into the hand of the Midianites for seven years.
以色列人又行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 耶和華就把他們交在米甸人手裡七年.

6:2 The hand of the Midianites prevailed over Israel; because of the presence of the Midianites, the Israelites made for themselves hiding places that were in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
米甸人壓制以色列人; 以色列人因為米甸人, 就在山中挖穴,挖洞,建造營寨.

6:3 And whenever Israel sowed seed, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up against them.
以色列人每逢撒種之後, 米甸人,亞瑪力人, 和東方人都上來攻打他們,

6:4 They would camp against them and destroy the produce of the land as far as Gaza; they left no produce in Israel, or sheep, ox, or donkey.
對著他們安營, 毀壞土產, 直到迦薩, 沒有給以色列人留下食物, 牛,羊,驢也沒有留下;

6:5 For they, their livestock, and their tents would come up like a great number of locusts; they and their camels could not be counted; they came into the land and devoured it.
因為那些人帶著牲畜帳棚來, 像蝗蟲那樣多, 人和駱駝無數, 都進入國內, 毀壞全地.

6:6 Israel was very poor because of the presence of the Midianites, and the Israelites cried out to Yahweh.
以色列人因米甸人的緣故, 極其窮乏, 就呼求耶和華.

6:7 When the Israelites cried out to Yahweh on account of the Midianites,
以色列人因米甸人的緣故, 呼求耶和華,

6:8 Yahweh sent a prophet to the Israelites, and he said to them, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘I brought you up from Egypt; I brought you from the house of slavery.
耶和華就差遣先知到以色列人那裡, 對他們說: “耶和華─以色列的神如此說: ‘我曾領你們從埃及上來, 出了為奴之家,

6:9 I delivered you from the hand of Egypt and from the hand of all your oppressors, and drove them out from before you; and I gave you their land.
救你們脫離埃及人的手, 並脫離一切欺壓你們之人的手, 把他們從你們面前趕出, 將他們的地賜給你們’;

6:10 And I said to you, ‘I am Yahweh your God; do not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living.’ But you have not listened to my voice.”
又對你們說: ‘我是耶和華─你們的神. 你們住在亞摩利人的地, 不可敬畏他們的神. 你們竟不聽從我的話. ’”

6:11 The angel of Yahweh came and sat under the oak that was at Ophrah that belonged to Jehoash the Abiezrite; and Gideon his son was threshing wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites.
耶和華的使者到了俄弗拉, 坐在亞比以謝族人約阿施的橡樹下. 約阿施的兒子基甸正在酒醡那裡打麥子, 為要防備米甸人.

6:12 The angel of Yahweh appeared to him and said to him, “Yahweh is with you, you mighty warrior.”
耶和華的使者向基甸顯現, 對他說: “大能的勇士啊, 耶和華與你同在! ”

6:13 Gideon said to him, “Excuse me, my lord. If Yahweh is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonderful deeds that our ancestors recounted to us, saying, ‘Did not Yahweh bring us up from Egypt?’ But now Yahweh has forsaken us; he has given us into the palm of Midian.”
基甸說: “主啊, 耶和華若與我們同在, 我們何致遭遇這一切事呢? 我們的列祖不是向我們說‘耶和華領我們從埃及上來’嗎? 他那樣奇妙的作為在哪裡呢? 現在他卻丟棄我們, 將我們交在米甸人手裡. ”

6:14 And Yahweh turned to him and said, “Go in this your strength, and you will deliver Israel from the palm of Midian. Did I not send you?”
耶和華觀看基甸, 說: “你靠著你這能力去從米甸人手裡拯救以色列人, 不是我差遣你去的嗎? ”

6:15 He said to him, “Excuse me, my lord. How will I deliver Israel? Look, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
基甸說: “主啊, 我有何能拯救以色列人呢? 我家在瑪拿西支派中是至貧窮的. 我在我父家是至微小的. ”

6:16 And Yahweh said to him, “But I will be with you, and you will defeat Midian as if they are one man.”
耶和華對他說: “我與你同在, 你就必擊打米甸人, 如擊打一人一樣. ”

6:17 And he said to him, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, show me a sign that you are speaking with me.
基甸說: “我若在你眼前蒙恩, 求你給我一個證據, 使我知道與我說話的就是主.

6:18 Please, do not depart from here until I come back to you and bring out my gift and set it out before you.” And he said, “I will stay until you return.”
求你不要離開這裡, 等我歸回將禮物帶來供在你面前. ”主說: “我必等你回來. ”

6:19 And Gideon went and prepared a young goat and unleavened cakes from an ephah of flour; he put meat in a basket, and the broth he put in a pot, and he brought them to him under the oak and presented them.
基甸去預備了一隻山羊羔, 用一伊法細麵做了無酵餅, 將肉放在筐內, 把湯盛在壺中, 帶到橡樹下, 獻在使者面前.

6:20 The angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened cakes and put them on this rock; pour the broth over it.” And he did so.
神的使者吩咐基甸說: “將肉和無酵餅放在這磐石上, 把湯倒出來. ”他就這樣行了.

6:21 Then the angel of Yahweh reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand, and he touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and fire went up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. And the angel of Yahweh went from his sight.
耶和華的使者伸出手內的杖, 杖頭挨了肉和無酵餅, 就有火從磐石中出來, 燒盡了肉和無酵餅. 耶和華的使者也就不見了.

6:22 And Gideon realized that he was the angel of Yahweh; and Gideon said, “Oh, my lord Yahweh! For now I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face.”
基甸見他是耶和華的使者, 就說: “哀哉! 主耶和華啊, 我不好了, 因為我覿面看見耶和華的使者. ”

6:23 And Yahweh said to him, “Peace be with you. Do not fear; you will not die.”
耶和華對他說: “你放心, 不要懼怕, 你必不致死. ”

6:24 And Gideon built there an altar to Yahweh, and he called it “Yahweh is peace.” To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
於是基甸在那裡為耶和華築了一座壇, 起名叫“耶和華沙龍”(就是耶和華賜平安的意思). (這壇在亞比以謝族的俄弗拉直到如今. )

6:25 Now on that same night Yahweh said to him, “Take the bull of the cattle that belongs to your father, and a second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal that belongs to your father, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it;
當那夜, 耶和華吩咐基甸說: “你取你父親的牛來, 就是(或譯: 和)那七歲的第二隻牛, 並拆毀你父親為巴力所築的壇, 砍下壇旁的木偶,

6:26 and build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this stronghold in the proper arrangement, and take a second bull and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah that you will cut down.
在這磐石(原文是保障)上整整齊齊地為耶和華─你的神築一座壇, 將第二隻牛獻為燔祭, 用你所砍下的木偶作柴. ”

6:27 Gideon took ten men from his servants, and he did just as Yahweh told him; and because he was too afraid of his father’s family and the men of the city to do it during the day, he did it during night.
基甸就從他僕人中挑了十個人, 照著耶和華吩咐他的行了. 他因怕父家和本城的人, 不敢在白晝行這事, 就在夜間行了.

6:28 When the men of the city got up early in the morning, look, the altar of Baal and the Asherah that was beside it were cut down, and the second bull was offered on the altar that had been built.
城裡的人清早起來, 見巴力的壇拆毀, 壇旁的木偶砍下, 第二隻牛獻在新築的壇上,

6:29 And they said to one another, “Who did this thing?” So they searched and inquired, and they said, “Gideon son of Jehoash did this thing.”
就彼此說: “這事是誰做的呢? ”他們訪查之後, 就說: “這是約阿施的兒子基甸做的. ”

6:30 And the men of the city said to Jehoash, “Bring out your son so that he may die, for he has pulled down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah that was beside it.”
城裡的人對約阿施說: “將你兒子交出來, 好治死他; 因為他拆毀了巴力的壇, 砍下壇旁的木偶. ”

6:31 But Jehoash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Will you rescue him? Whoever contends for him will be put to death by the morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself because his altar has been pulled down.”
約阿施回答站著攻擊他的眾人說: “你們是為巴力爭論嗎? 你們要救他嗎? 誰為他爭論, 趁早將誰治死! 巴力若果是神, 有人拆毀他的壇, 讓他為自己爭論吧! ”

6:32 Thus, on that day he was called Jerub-Baal, which means, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he had pulled down his altar.
所以當日人稱基甸為耶路‧巴力, 意思說: “他拆毀巴力的壇, 讓巴力與他爭論. ”

6:33 Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east gathered together and crossed the Jordan; and they camped in the valley of Jezreel.
那時, 米甸人,亞瑪力人, 和東方人都聚集過河, 在耶斯列平原安營.

6:34 So the Spirit of Yahweh took possession of Gideon, and he blew on the trumpet, and the Abiezrites were called to follow him.
耶和華的靈降在基甸身上, 他就吹角; 亞比以謝族都聚集跟隨他.

6:35 He sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, and they were also called to follow him; and he sent messengers throughout Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they went up to meet them.
他打發人走遍瑪拿西地, 瑪拿西人也聚集跟隨他; 又打發人去見亞設人,西布倫人,拿弗他利人, 他們也都出來與他們會合.

6:36 Then Gideon said to God, “In order to see that you will deliver Israel by my hand, just as you have said,
基甸對神說: “你若果照著所說的話, 藉我手拯救以色列人,

6:37 I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and all of the ground is dry, I will know that you will deliver Israel by my hand, just as you have said.”
我就把一團羊毛放在禾場上: 若單是羊毛上有露水, 別的地方都是乾的, 我就知道你必照著所說的話, 藉我手拯救以色列人. ”

6:38 And it was so. He arose early the next day and squeezed the fleece, and he wrung out dew from the fleece, a full drinking bowl of water.
次日早晨基甸起來, 見果然是這樣; 將羊毛擠一擠, 從羊毛中擰出滿盆的露水來.

6:39 And Gideon said to God, “Do not let your anger burn against me; let me speak once more. Please let me test once more with the fleece; let the fleece be dry, and let there be dew on the ground.”
基甸又對神說: “求你不要向我發怒, 我再說這一次: 讓我將羊毛再試一次. 但願羊毛是乾的, 別的地方都有露水. ”

6:40 And God did so that night; only the fleece was dry, and dew was on all the ground.
這夜神也如此行: 獨羊毛上是乾的, 別的地方都有露水.

Judges - Chapter 7

7:1 Then Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) rose early, and all the army that was with him. They were camped beside the spring of Harod; the camp of Midian was north of the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
耶路‧巴力就是基甸, 他和一切跟隨的人早晨起來, 在哈律泉旁安營. 米甸營在他們北邊的平原, 靠近摩利岡.

7:2 And Yahweh said to Gideon, “The troops that are with you are too many for me to give Midian into their hands; Israel will boast, saying, ‘My hand has delivered me.’
耶和華對基甸說: “跟隨你的人過多, 我不能將米甸人交在他們手中, 免得以色列人向我誇大, 說: ‘是我們自己的手救了我們. ’

7:3 So then, please proclaim in the hearing of the troops, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return and depart from the Mount of Gilead.’ ” About twenty-two thousand troops returned, and ten thousand remained.
現在你要向這些人宣告說: ‘凡懼怕膽怯的, 可以離開基列山回去. ’”於是有二萬二千人回去, 只剩下一萬.

7:4 And Yahweh said to Gideon, “There are still too many troops; bring them down to the water, and I will sift through them for you there. For whomever I say to you, ‘This one will go with you,’ he will go with you; and for all whom I say to you, ‘This one will not go with you,’ he will not go.”
耶和華對基甸說: “人還是過多; 你要帶他們下到水旁, 我好在那裡為你試試他們. 我指點誰說: ‘這人可以同你去’, 他就可以同你去; 我指點誰說: ‘這人不可同你去’, 他就不可同你去. ”

7:5 So he brought down the troops to the water, and Yahweh said to Gideon, “You must separate everyone who laps up the water to drink with his tongue like a dog from those who kneel.”
基甸就帶他們下到水旁. 耶和華對基甸說: “凡用舌頭舔水, 像狗舔的, 要使他單站在一處; 凡跪下喝水的, 也要使他單站在一處. ”

7:6 The number of those lapping up the water with their hand to their mouth was three hundred men; all the rest of the troops kneeled to drink the water.
於是用手捧著舔水的有三百人, 其餘的都跪下喝水.

7:7 And Yahweh said to Gideon, “I will deliver you with the three hundred men lapping up the water; I will give Midian into your hand, so let the other troops go, each to his own place.
耶和華對基甸說: “我要用這舔水的三百人拯救你們, 將米甸人交在你手中; 其餘的人都可以各歸各處去. ”

7:8 So they took their provisions and their trumpets into their hand, and he sent all the men of Israel, each one, to his tent; but three hundred of the men he kept; the camp of Midian was below him in the valley.
這三百人就帶著食物和角; 其餘的以色列人, 基甸都打發他們各歸各的帳棚, 只留下這三百人. 米甸營在他下邊的平原裡.

7:9 And that night Yahweh said to him, “Get up; go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hand.
當那夜, 耶和華吩咐基甸說: “起來, 下到米甸營裡去, 因我已將他們交在你手中.

7:10 But if you are afraid, go down to the camp with Purah your servant,
倘若你怕下去, 就帶你的僕人普拉下到那營裡去.

7:11 and you will hear what they say; and afterward you will have courage, and you will go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outpost of the armed men that were in the camp.
你必聽見他們所說的, 然後你就有膽量下去攻營. ”於是基甸帶著僕人普拉下到營旁.

7:12 Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the people of the east were lying in the valley, like a great multitude of locusts; their camels were without number, as numerous as the sand that is on the shore of the sea.
米甸人,亞瑪力人, 和一切東方人都布散在平原, 如同蝗蟲那樣多. 他們的駱駝無數, 多如海邊的沙.

7:13 When Gideon came, a man was recounting a dream to his friend, and he said, “Behold, I had a dream; a round loaf of barley bread was tumbling into the camp of Midian, and it came up to the tent, it struck it, and it fell and turned it upside down so that the tent fell.”
基甸到了, 就聽見一人將夢告訴同伴說: “我做了一夢, 夢見一個大麥餅滾入米甸營中, 到了帳幕, 將帳幕撞倒, 帳幕就翻轉傾覆了. ”

7:14 His friend answered him and said, “This cannot be anything except the sword of Gideon son of Jehoash, a man of Israel; God has given Midian and the entire camp into his hand.”
那同伴說: “這不是別的, 乃是以色列人約阿施的兒子基甸的刀; 神已將米甸和全軍都交在他的手中. ”

7:15 When Gideon heard the recounting of the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down and returned to the camp of Israel; and he said, “Get up, for Yahweh has given the camp of Midian into your hand.”
基甸聽見這夢和夢的講解, 就敬拜神, 回到以色列營中, 說: “起來吧! 耶和華已將米甸的軍隊交在你們手中了. ”

7:16 He divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put trumpets and empty jars in everyone’s hand, with torches inside the jars.
於是基甸將三百人分作三隊, 把角和空瓶交在各人手裡(瓶內都藏著火把),

7:17 And he said to them, “Watch me and do the same. When I come to the edge of the camp, do just as I do.
吩咐他們說: “你們要看我行事: 我到了營的旁邊怎樣行, 你們也要怎樣行.

7:18 When I and all who are with me blow on the trumpet, you must also blow on the trumpets and surround the camp, and you must say, ‘To Yahweh and to Gideon!’ ”
我和一切跟隨我的人吹角的時候, 你們也要在營的四圍吹角, 喊叫說: ‘耶和華和基甸的刀! ’”

7:19 So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle night-watch, when they had just finished setting up the guards, and they blew on the trumpets and smashed the jars that were in their hands.
基甸和跟隨他的一百人, 在三更之初才換更的時候, 來到營旁, 就吹角, 打破手中的瓶.

7:20 When three companies blew on the trumpets and broke the jars, they held in their left hand the torches and in their right hand the trumpets for blowing, and they cried, “A sword for Yahweh and for Gideon!”
三隊的人就都吹角, 打破瓶子, 左手拿著火把, 右手拿著角, 喊叫說: “耶和華和基甸的刀! ”

7:21 And each stood in his place all around the camp, and all the camp ran, and they cried out as they fled.
他們在營的四圍各站各的地方; 全營的人都亂竄. 三百人吶喊, 使他們逃跑.

7:22 When they blew the three hundred trumpets, Yahweh set the sword of each one against his neighbor throughout the whole camp, and the camp fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, up to Abel Meholah, the border by Tabbath.
三百人就吹角, 耶和華使全營的人用刀互相擊殺, 逃到西利拉的伯‧哈示他, 直逃到靠近他巴的亞伯‧米何拉.

7:23 And the men of Israel were called from Naphtali, from Asher, and from all of Manasseh, and they pursued after Midian.
以色列人就從拿弗他利,亞設, 和瑪拿西全地聚集來追趕米甸人.

7:24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down to oppose Midian, and capture from them the waters up to Beth Barah and the Jordan.” He called out all the men of Ephraim, and they captured the waters up to Beth Barah and the Jordan.
基甸打發人走遍以法蓮山地, 說: “你們下來攻擊米甸人, 爭先把守約旦河的渡口, 直到伯‧巴拉. ”於是以法蓮的眾人聚集, 把守約旦河的渡口, 直到伯‧巴拉,

7:25 And they captured the two commanders of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and they killed Zeeb at the wine press of Zeeb, while they chased Midian; and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon from beyond the Jordan.
捉住了米甸人的兩個首領: 一名俄立, 一名西伊伯; 將俄立殺在俄立磐石上, 將西伊伯殺在西伊伯酒醡那裡; 又追趕米甸人, 將俄立和西伊伯的首級帶過約旦河, 到基甸那裡.

Judges - Chapter 8

8:1 The men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this thing you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight against the Midianites?” And they quarreled with him severely.
以法蓮人對基甸說: “你去與米甸人爭戰, 沒有招我們同去, 為甚麼這樣待我們呢? ”他們就與基甸大大地爭吵.

8:2 And he said to them, “What I have done now in comparison with you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?
基甸對他們說: “我所行的豈能比你們所行的呢? 以法蓮拾取剩下的葡萄不強過亞比以謝所摘的葡萄嗎?

8:3 God has given into your hand the commanders of Midian, Oreb, and Zeeb. What have I been able to do in comparison with you?” And their anger against him subsided when he said that.
神已將米甸人的兩個首領俄立和西伊伯交在你們手中; 我所行的豈能比你們所行的呢? ”基甸說了這話, 以法蓮人的怒氣就消了.

8:4 Then Gideon came to the Jordan, crossing it with the three hundred men who were with him, weary and pursuing.
基甸和跟隨他的三百人到約旦河過渡, 雖然疲乏, 還是追趕.

8:5 He said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who are following me, for they are weary, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
基甸對疏割人說: “求你們拿餅來給跟隨我的人吃, 因為他們疲乏了; 我們追趕米甸人的兩個王西巴和撒慕拿. ”

8:6 The officials of Succoth said, “Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna in your hand now, that we should give bread to your army?”
疏割人的首領回答說: “西巴和撒慕拿已經在你手裡, 你使我們將餅給你的軍兵嗎? ”

8:7 Gideon said, “Well then, when Yahweh gives Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will trample your flesh with the thorns and briers of the wilderness.”
基甸說: “耶和華將西巴和撒慕拿交在我手之後, 我就用野地的荊條和枳棘打傷你們. ”

8:8 He went from there to Penuel, and he spoke similarly to them; and the men of Penuel answered him just as the men of Succoth answered.
基甸從那裡上到毘努伊勒, 對那裡的人也是這樣說; 毘努伊勒人也與疏割人回答他的話一樣.

8:9 And he said also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower.”
他向毘努伊勒人說: “我平平安安回來的時候, 我必拆毀這樓. ”

8:10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men remained from the entire army of the people of the east; those that fell in battle were one hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen.
那時西巴和撒慕拿, 並跟隨他們的軍隊都在加各, 約有一萬五千人, 就是東方人全軍所剩下的; 已經被殺約有十二萬拿刀的.

8:11 And Gideon went up the route of those who dwell in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked the army when it was off its guard.
基甸就由挪巴和約比哈東邊, 從住帳棚人的路上去, 殺敗了米甸人的軍兵, 因為他們坦然無懼.

8:12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued them and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and he routed the entire army.
西巴和撒慕拿逃跑; 基甸追趕他們, 捉住米甸的二王西巴和撒慕拿, 驚散全軍.

8:13 Then Gideon son of Jehoash returned from the battle by way of the ascent of Heres.
約阿施的兒子基甸由希列斯坡從陣上回來,

8:14 He captured a young man from Succoth and questioned him. The young man listed for him the commanders of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.
捉住疏割的一個少年人, 問他: “疏割的首領長老是誰? ”他就將首領長老七十七個人的名字寫出來.

8:15 He came to the men of Succoth, and he said, “Here is Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Is the palm of Zebah and Zalmunna in your hand now, that we should give food to your weary men?’ ”
基甸到了疏割, 對那裡的人說: “你們從前譏誚我說: ‘西巴和撒慕拿已經在你手裡, 你使我們將餅給跟隨你的疲乏人嗎? ’現在西巴和撒慕拿在這裡. ”

8:16 He took the elders of the city and the thorn bushes and briers of the wilderness, and he trampled the men of Succoth with them.
於是捉住那城內的長老, 用野地的荊條和枳棘責打(原文是指教)疏割人;

8:17 He broke down the tower of Penuel, and he killed the men of the city.
又拆了毘努伊勒的樓, 殺了那城裡的人.

8:18 And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What type were the men whom you killed at Tabor?” And they said, “They were like you; each one of them had the appearance of the sons of the king.”
基甸問西巴和撒慕拿說: “你們在他泊山所殺的人是甚麼樣式? ”回答說: “他們好像你, 各人都有王子的樣式. ”

8:19 He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had kept them alive I would not kill you.”
基甸說: “他們是我同母的弟兄, 我指著永生的耶和華起誓, 你們從前若存留他們的性命, 我如今就不殺你們了. ”

8:20 And he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up, kill them.” But the boy did not draw his sword, for he was afraid because he was still a boy.
於是對他的長子益帖說: “你起來殺他們. ”但益帖因為是童子, 害怕, 不敢拔刀.

8:21 Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up yourself, and strike us, for as is the man, so is his power.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.
西巴和撒慕拿說: “你自己起來殺我們吧! 因為人如何, 力量也是如何. ”基甸就起來, 殺了西巴和撒慕拿, 奪獲他們駱駝項上戴的月牙圈.

8:22 The men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you and your sons, and your sons’ son, for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian.
以色列人對基甸說: “你既救我們脫離米甸人的手, 願你和你的兒孫管理我們. ”

8:23 But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; Yahweh will rule over you.”
基甸說: “我不管理你們, 我的兒子也不管理你們, 惟有耶和華管理你們. ”

8:24 And Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give to me an ornamental ring from his plunder.” (They had ornamental rings of gold, because they were Ishmaelites.)
基甸又對他們說: “我有一件事求你們: 請你們各人將所奪的耳環給我. ”(原來仇敵是以實瑪利人, 都是戴金耳環的. )

8:25 They said, “We will gladly give them,” and they spread out a garment, and everyone threw there an ornamental ring of his plunder.
他們說: “我們情願給你”, 就鋪開一件外衣, 各人將所奪的耳環丟在其上.

8:26 The weight of the ornamental rings of gold that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, apart from the crescents, pendants, and purple garments that were on the kings of Midian, and apart from the pendants that were on the necks of their camels.
基甸所要出來的金耳環重一千七百舍客勒金子. 此外還有米甸王所戴的月環,耳墜, 和所穿的紫色衣服, 並駱駝項上的金鍊子.

8:27 Gideon made an ephod out of it, and he put it in his town in Ophrah, and all Israel prostituted themselves to it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family.
基甸以此製造了一個以弗得, 設立在本城俄弗拉. 後來以色列人拜那以弗得行了邪淫; 這就作了基甸和他全家的網羅.

8:28 And Midian was subdued before the Israelites, and they did not again lift up their head, and the land rested for forty years in the days of Gideon.
這樣, 米甸人被以色列人制伏了, 不敢再抬頭. 基甸還在的日子, 國中太平四十年.

8:29 Jerub-Baal son of Joash lived in his own house.
約阿施的兒子耶路‧巴力回去, 住在自己家裡.

8:30 Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives.
基甸有七十個親生的兒子, 因為他有許多的妻.

8:31 His concubine who was in Shechem also bore for him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
他的妾住在示劍, 也給他生了一個兒子. 基甸與他起名叫亞比米勒.

8:32 And Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age, and he was buried in the tomb of Jehoash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
約阿施的兒子基甸, 年紀老邁而死, 葬在亞比以謝族的俄弗拉, 在他父親約阿施的墳墓裡.

8:33 And it happened, as soon as Gideon died, the Israelites returned and prostituted themselves after the Baals, and they made for themselves Baal-Berith as god.
基甸死後, 以色列人又去隨從諸巴力行邪淫, 以巴力‧比利土為他們的神.

8:34 The Israelites did not remember Yahweh their God, who had delivered them from the hand of their enemies from all around,
以色列人不記念耶和華─他們的神, 就是拯救他們脫離四圍仇敵之手的,

8:35 nor did they show favor to the house of Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) in accordance with all the good that he did for Israel.
也不照著耶路‧巴力, 就是基甸向他們所施的恩惠厚待他的家.

Judges - Chapter 9

9:1 And Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem, to the relatives of his mother, and he said to them and to the house of his mother’s father,
耶路‧巴力的兒子亞比米勒到了示劍見他的眾母舅, 對他們和他外祖全家的人說:

9:2 “Speak to the lords of Shechem, ‘What is better for you, that seventy men all from the sons of Jerub-Baal rule over you, or that one man rules over you?’ Remember that I am your bone and your flesh.”
“請你們問示劍的眾人說, 是耶路‧巴力的眾子七十人都管理你們好呢? 還是一人管理你們好呢? 你們又要記念我是你們的骨肉. ”

9:3 And his mother’s relatives spoke all these words concerning him to all the lords of Shechem; and they supported Abimelech, for they said, “He is our relative.”
他的眾母舅便將這一切話為他說給示劍人聽, 示劍人的心就歸向亞比米勒. 他們說: “他原是我們的弟兄”;

9:4 And they gave to him seventy pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hired with them worthless and reckless men, and they followed him.
就從巴力‧比利土的廟中取了七十舍客勒銀子給亞比米勒; 亞比米勒用以雇了些匪徒跟隨他.

9:5 And he went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and he killed his brothers, the sons of Jerub-Baal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerub-Baal survived, because he hid himself.
他往俄弗拉到他父親的家, 將他弟兄,耶路‧巴力的眾子七十人都殺在一塊磐石上; 只剩下耶路‧巴力的小兒子約坦, 因為他躲藏了.

9:6 All the lords of Shechem and Beth-Millo gathered, and they went and made Abimelech as king, near the oak of the pillar that is at Shechem.
示劍人和米羅人都一同聚集, 往示劍橡樹旁的柱子那裡, 立亞比米勒為王.

9:7 And they told Jotham, and he went up and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and he cried out loud and said to them, “Listen to me, lords of Shechem, so that God may listen to you.
有人將這事告訴約坦, 他就去站在基利心山頂上, 向眾人大聲喊叫說: “示劍人哪, 你們要聽我的話, 神也就聽你們的話.

9:8 “The trees went certainly, to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, ‘Rule over us.’
有一時, 樹木要膏一樹為王, 管理他們, 就去對橄欖樹說: ‘請你作我們的王. ’

9:9 And the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, which by me gods and men are honored, to go sway over the trees?’
橄欖樹回答說: ‘我豈肯止住供奉神和尊重人的油, 飄颻在眾樹之上呢? ’

9:10 Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You, come rule over us.’
樹木對無花果樹說: ‘請你來作我們的王. ’

9:11 But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my sweetness, and my good crop, to go sway over the trees?’
無花果樹回答說: ‘我豈肯止住所結甜美的果子, 飄颻在眾樹之上呢? ’

9:12 And the trees said to the vine, ‘You, come rule over us.’
樹木對葡萄樹說: ‘請你來作我們的王. ’

9:13 But the vine said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my wine that makes the gods and men happy, to go sway over the trees?’
葡萄樹回答說: ‘我豈肯止住使神和人喜樂的新酒, 飄颻在眾樹之上呢. ’

9:14 So all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘You, come rule over us.’
眾樹對荊棘說: ‘請你來作我們的王. ’

9:15 And the thornbush said to the trees, ‘If in good faith you are anointing me as king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; if not, may fire go out from the thornbush and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’
荊棘回答說: ‘你們若誠誠實實地膏我為王, 就要投在我的蔭下; 不然, 願火從荊棘裡出來, 燒滅黎巴嫩的香柏樹. ’

9:16 “So then, if you have acted in good faith and sincerity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerub-Baal and his house, and have dealt with him according to his accomplishments—
“現在你們立亞比米勒為王, 若按誠實正直善待耶路‧巴力和他的全家, 這就是酬他的勞.

9:17 for my father fought and risked his life for you and delivered you from the hand of Midian;
從前我父冒死為你們爭戰, 救了你們脫離米甸人的手.

9:18 but today you have risen against the house of my father and killed his sons, seventy men on one stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his slave woman, a king over the lords of Shechem, because he is your relative—
你們如今起來攻擊我的父家, 將他眾子七十人殺在一塊磐石上, 又立他婢女所生的兒子亞比米勒為示劍人的王; 他原是你們的弟兄.

9:19 if you have acted in good faith and sincerity with Jerub-Baal and his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.
你們如今若按誠實正直待耶路‧巴力和他的家, 就可因亞比米勒得歡樂, 他也可因你們得歡樂;

9:20 But if not, let a fire come out from Abimelech and let it devour the lords of Shechem and Beth-Millo; and let a fire come out from the lords of Shechem, and from Beth-Millo, and let it devour Abimelech.”
不然, 願火從亞比米勒發出, 燒滅示劍人和米羅眾人, 又願火從示劍人和米羅人中出來, 燒滅亞比米勒. ”

9:21 And Jotham escaped and fled, and went to Beer; he remained there because of Abimelech his brother.
約坦因怕他弟兄亞比米勒, 就逃跑, 來到比珥, 住在那裡.

9:22 Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.
亞比米勒管理以色列人三年.

9:23 And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the lords of Shechem, and the lords of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
神使惡魔降在亞比米勒和示劍人中間, 示劍人就以詭詐待亞比米勒.

9:24 so that the violence done to the seventy brothers of Abimelech would be avenged and their blood be placed on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the lords of Shechem, who helped to kill his brothers.
這是要叫耶路‧巴力七十個兒子所受的殘害歸與他們的哥哥亞比米勒, 又叫那流他們血的罪歸與幫助他殺弟兄的示劍人.

9:25 And the lords of Shechem set for him ambushes on the top of the mountains, and they robbed all who passed by them along the road; and it was reported to Abimelech.
示劍人在山頂上設埋伏, 等候亞比米勒. 凡從他們那裡經過的人, 他們就搶奪. 有人將這事告訴亞比米勒.

9:26 And Gaal son of Ebel and his relatives came, and they crossed over into Shechem, and the lords of Shechem gave him confidence.
以別的兒子迦勒和他的弟兄來到示劍, 示劍人都信靠他.

9:27 They went out into the field and harvested their vineyards and trod them, and they held a festival. And they went into the temple of their god, and they ate and drank and cursed Abimelech.
示劍人出城到田間去, 摘下葡萄, 踹酒, 設擺筵宴, 進他們神的廟中吃喝, 咒詛亞比米勒.

9:28 Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who are we of Shechem that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal, and is not Zebul his chief officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem. Why should we serve him?
以別的兒子迦勒說: “亞比米勒是誰? 示劍是誰? 使我們服事他呢? 他不是耶路‧巴力的兒子嗎? 他的幫手不是西布勒嗎? 你們可以服事示劍的父親哈抹的後裔. 我們為何服事亞比米勒呢?

9:29 If only this people were in my command! Then I would remove Abimelech, and I would have said, ‘Increase your army and come out!’ ”
惟願這民歸我的手下, 我就除掉亞比米勒. ”迦勒又對亞比米勒說: “增添你的軍兵出來吧. ”

9:30 When Zebul the commander of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he became angry,
邑宰西布勒聽見以別的兒子迦勒的話, 就發怒,

9:31 and he sent messengers to Abimelech in Tormah, saying, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his relatives are coming to Shechem, and they are stirring up the city against you.
悄悄地打發人去見亞比米勒, 說: “以別的兒子迦勒和他的弟兄到了示劍, 煽惑城中的民攻擊你.

9:32 So then, get up by night, you and the army that is with you, and lie in ambush in the field.
現在你和跟隨你的人今夜起來, 在田間埋伏.

9:33 And in the morning at sunrise, get up and rush the city; and look, when he and the troops who are with him come out to you, you must act according to whatever opportunity offers itself.
到早晨太陽一出, 你就起來闖城. 迦勒和跟隨他的人出來攻擊你的時候, 你便向他們見機而做. ”

9:34 So Abimelech and all the army that was with him got up by night, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four divisions.
於是, 亞比米勒和跟隨他的眾人夜間起來, 分作四隊, 埋伏等候示劍人.

9:35 Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate, and Abimelech and the army that was with him got up from the ambush.
以別的兒子迦勒出去, 站在城門口. 亞比米勒和跟隨他的人從埋伏之處起來.

9:36 When Gaal saw the army, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the top of the mountains!” And Zebul said to him, “The shadows of the mountains look like people to you.”
迦勒看見那些人, 就對西布勒說: “看哪, 有人從山頂上下來了. ”西布勒說: “你看見山的影子, 以為是人. ”

9:37 And Gaal spoke again and said, “Look, people are coming down from Tabbur-erez, and one division is coming from the direction of Elon-meonenim.”
迦勒又說: “看哪, 有人從高處下來, 又有一隊從米惡尼尼橡樹的路上而來. ”

9:38 And Zebul said to him, “Where then is your boast, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Is this not the army that you rejected? Please, go out now and fight against them.”
西布勒對他說: “你曾說, 亞比米勒是誰, 叫我們服事他? 你所誇的口在哪裡呢? 這不是你所藐視的民嗎? 你現在出去, 與他們交戰吧! ”

9:39 So Gaal went out before the lords of Shechem and fought against Abimelech.
於是迦勒率領示劍人出去, 與亞比米勒交戰.

9:40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him; many fell slain up to the entrance of the gate.
亞比米勒追趕迦勒; 迦勒在他面前逃跑, 有許多受傷仆倒的, 直到城門.

9:41 So Abimelech resided at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his relatives from living in Shechem.
亞比米勒住在亞魯瑪. 西布勒趕出迦勒和他弟兄, 不准他們住在示劍.

9:42 On the next day the people went out to the field; and it was reported to Abimelech,
次日, 民出到田間, 有人告訴亞比米勒;

9:43 so he took the army and divided them into three divisions, and he laid an ambush in the field. And he saw the people were coming out from the city, and he arose against them and killed them.
他就把他的人分作三隊, 埋伏在田間, 看見示劍人從城裡出來, 就起來擊殺他們.

9:44 Then Abimelech and the divisions that were with him dashed out and stood at the entrance of the city gate, and the two divisions dashed out against all who were in the field, and they killed them.
亞比米勒和跟隨他的一隊向前闖去, 站在城門口; 那兩隊直闖到田間, 擊殺了眾人.

9:45 Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and he captured the city and killed the people that were in it; then he broke down the city and sowed it with salt.
亞比米勒整天攻打城, 將城奪取, 殺了其中的居民, 將城拆毀, 撒上了鹽.

9:46 When all the lords of the tower of Shechem heard, they went to the vault of the temple of El-Berith.
示劍樓的人聽見了, 就躲入巴力‧比利土廟的衛所.

9:47 It was told to Abimelech that all the lords of the tower of Shechem had gathered.
有人告訴亞比米勒說: “示劍樓的人都聚在一處. ”

9:48 So Abimelech went up Mount Zalmon, he and all his army that were with him, and Abimelech took the ax in his hand and cut down a bundle of brushwood, and he lifted it and put it on his shoulder. And he said to the army that was with him, “What you have seen me do, quickly do also.”
亞比米勒和跟隨他的人就都上撒們山. 亞比米勒手拿斧子, 砍下一根樹枝, 扛在肩上, 對跟隨他的人說: “你們看我所行的, 也當趕緊照樣行. ”

9:49 So the whole army cut down each one branch for himself and followed Abimelech, and they put them against the vault and set the vault ablaze with fire on those inside, so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died, about a thousand men and women.
眾人就各砍一枝, 跟隨亞比米勒, 把樹枝堆在衛所的四圍, 放火燒了衛所, 以致示劍樓的人都死了, 男女約有一千.

9:50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he encamped against Thebez and captured it.
亞比米勒到提備斯, 向提備斯安營, 就攻取了那城.

9:51 But there was a strong tower in the middle of the city, and all the men, women, and lords of the city fled there and shut themselves in; and they went up to the roof of the tower.
城中有一座堅固的樓; 城裡的眾人, 無論男女, 都逃進樓去, 關上門, 上了樓頂.

9:52 Abimelech came up to the tower and fought against it, and he came near the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
亞比米勒到了樓前攻打, 挨近樓門, 要用火焚燒.

9:53 But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and cracked open his skull.
有一個婦人把一塊上磨石拋在亞比米勒的頭上, 打破了他的腦骨.

9:54 He called quickly to the young man carrying his weapons, and he said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, so that they will not say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” So the young man stabbed him, and he died.
他就急忙喊叫拿他兵器的少年人, 對他說: “拔出你的刀來, 殺了我吧! 免得人議論我說, 他為一個婦人所殺. ”於是少年人把他刺透, 他就死了.

9:55 When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, each one went to his home.
以色列人見亞比米勒死了, 便各回自己的地方去了.

9:56 So God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech committed against his father by killing his seventy brothers.
這樣, 神報應亞比米勒向他父親所行的惡, 就是殺了弟兄七十個人的惡.

9:57 And God also repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads, and the curse of Jotham son of Jerub-Baal fell on them.
示劍人的一切惡, 神也都報應在他們頭上; 耶路‧巴力的兒子約坦的咒詛歸到他們身上了.

Judges - Chapter 10

10:1 After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah son of Dod, a man of Issachar, rose up to deliver Israel; and he was living at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.
亞比米勒以後, 有以薩迦人朵多的孫子,普瓦的兒子陀拉興起, 拯救以色列人. 他住在以法蓮山地的沙密.

10:2 And he judged Israel twenty-three years. And he died and was buried in Shamir.
陀拉作以色列的士師二十三年, 就死了, 葬在沙密.

10:3 After him Jair the Gileadite rose up, and he judged Israel twenty-two years.
在他以後有基列人睚珥興起, 作以色列的士師二十二年.

10:4 And he had thirty sons who would ride on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty towns that are in the land of Gilead that they called Havvoth Jair until this day.
他有三十個兒子, 騎著三十匹驢駒. 他們有三十座城邑, 叫作哈倭特‧睚珥, 直到如今, 都是在基列地.

10:5 And Jair died and was buried in Kamon.
睚珥死了, 就葬在加們.

10:6 And again, the Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. They served the Baals, the Ashtaroth, the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines; they abandoned Yahweh and did not serve him.
以色列人又行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 去事奉諸巴力和亞斯她錄, 並亞蘭的神,西頓的神,摩押的神,亞捫人的神,非利士人的神, 離棄耶和華, 不事奉他.

10:7 And the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and the Ammonites.
耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作, 就把他們交在非利士人和亞捫人的手中.

10:8 They crushed and oppressed the Israelites in that year; for eighteen years they crushed all the Israelites who were beyond the Jordan, in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
從那年起, 他們擾害欺壓約旦河那邊,住亞摩利人之基列地的以色列人, 共有十八年.

10:9 The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim; and Israel was very distressed.
亞捫人又渡過約旦河去攻打猶大和便雅憫, 並以法蓮族. 以色列人就甚覺窘迫.

10:10 Then the Israelites cried out to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you; we have abandoned our God and served the Baals.”
以色列人哀求耶和華說: “我們得罪了你; 因為離棄了我們神, 去事奉諸巴力. ”

10:11 And Yahweh said to the Israelites, “Did I not deliver you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, from the Ammonites, and from the Philistines?
耶和華對以色列人說: “我豈沒有救過你們脫離埃及人,亞摩利人,亞捫人, 和非利士人嗎?

10:12 And when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you, you cried out to me, and I delivered you from their hand.
西頓人,亞瑪力人,馬雲人也都欺壓你們; 你們哀求我, 我也拯救你們脫離他們的手.

10:13 Yet you have abandoned me and served other gods. Therefore I will no longer deliver you.
你們竟離棄我, 事奉別神! 所以我不再救你們了.

10:14 Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your trouble.”
你們去哀求所選擇的神; 你們遭遇急難的時候, 讓他救你們吧! ”

10:15 And the Israelites said to Yahweh, “We have sinned; do to us accordingly as you see fit; only please deliver us this day.”
以色列人對耶和華說: “我們犯罪了, 任憑你隨意待我們吧! 只求你今日拯救我們. ”

10:16 So they removed the foreign gods from their midst and served Yahweh; and he could no longer bear the misery of Israel.
以色列人就除掉他們中間的外邦神, 事奉耶和華. 耶和華因以色列人受的苦難, 就心中擔憂.

10:17 And the Ammonites were summoned, and they camped in Gilead. And the Israelites gathered and camped at Mizpah.
當時亞捫人聚集, 安營在基列. 以色列人也聚集, 安營在米斯巴.

10:18 The people, the ones commanding Gilead, said to each other, “Who is the man that will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He will be as head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”
基列的民和眾首領彼此商議說: “誰能先去攻打亞捫人, 誰必作基列一切居民的領袖. ”

Judges - Chapter 11

11:1 Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.
基列人耶弗他是個大能的勇士, 是妓女的兒子. 耶弗他是基列所生的.

11:2 Gilead’s wife also bore for him sons; and the sons of his wife grew up and drove Jephthah away, and they said to him, “You will not inherit the house of our father because you are the son of another woman.”
基列的妻也生了幾個兒子: 他妻所生的兒子長大了, 就趕逐耶弗他, 說: “你不可在我們父家承受產業, 因為你是妓女的兒子. ”

11:3 So Jephthah fled from the presence of his brothers, and he lived in the land of Tob. And outlaws gathered around Jephthah and went with him.
耶弗他就逃避他的弟兄, 去住在陀伯地, 有些匪徒到他那裡聚集, 與他一同出入.

11:4 After a time the Ammonites made war with Israel.
過了些日子, 亞捫人攻打以色列.

11:5 When the Ammonites made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
亞捫人攻打以色列的時候, 基列的長老到陀伯地去, 要叫耶弗他回來;

11:6 And they said to Jephthah, “Come and be our commander, so that we may make war against the Ammonites.”
對耶弗他說: “請你來作我們的元帥, 我們好與亞捫人爭戰. ”

11:7 Jephthah said to the elders, “Did you not shun me and drive me out from the house of my father? Why do you come to me now when you have trouble?”
耶弗他回答基列的長老說: “從前你們不是恨我,趕逐我出離父家嗎? 現在你們遭遇急難為何到我這裡來呢? ”

11:8 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “That being so, we have now returned to you, that you may go with us to fight against the Ammonites and become for us as head of all the inhabitants of Gilead.”
基列的長老回答耶弗他說: “現在我們到你這裡來, 是要你同我們去, 與亞捫人爭戰; 你可以作基列一切居民的領袖. ”

11:9 So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me back to fight against the Ammonites, and Yahweh gives them over to me, will I be your head?”
耶弗他對基列的長老說: “你們叫我回去, 與亞捫人爭戰, 耶和華把他交給我, 我可以作你們的領袖嗎? ”

11:10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Yahweh will be a witness between us; we will act according to your word.”
基列的長老回答耶弗他說: “有耶和華在你我中間作見證, 我們必定照你的話行. ”

11:11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and commander over them. And Jephthah spoke all his words before Yahweh at Mizpah.
於是耶弗他同基列的長老回去, 百姓就立耶弗他作領袖,作元帥. 耶弗他在米斯巴將自己的一切話陳明在耶和華面前.

11:12 And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What is between you and me that you have come to me to make war against my land?”
耶弗他打發使者去見亞捫人的王, 說: “你與我有甚麼相干, 竟來到我國中攻打我呢? ”

11:13 And the king of the Ammonites said to Jephthah’s messengers, “Because Israel took my land from the Arnon up to the Jabbok and the Jordan when they came up from Egypt; so then, restore it peacefully.”
亞捫人的王回答耶弗他的使者說: “因為以色列人從埃及上來的時候佔據我的地, 從亞嫩河到雅博河, 直到約旦河. 現在你要好好地將這地歸還吧! ”

11:14 Once again Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites,
耶弗他又打發使者去見亞捫人的王,

11:15 and he said to him, “Thus says Jephthah, ‘Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites,
對他說: “耶弗他如此說, 以色列人並沒有佔據摩押地和亞捫人的地.

11:16 because when they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea and went to Kadesh.
以色列人從埃及上來乃是經過曠野到紅海, 來到加低斯,

11:17 Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, “Please let us cross through your land,” but the king of Edom would not listen. And they also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he was not willing. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
就打發使者去見以東王, 說: ‘求你容我從你的地經過. ’以東王卻不應允. 又照樣打發使者去見摩押王, 他也不允准. 以色列人就住在加低斯.

11:18 Then they traveled through the wilderness, went around the land of Edom and Moab, and came to the east side of the land of Moab, and they encamped beyond the Arnon; and they did not go into the territory of Moab because the Arnon was the border of Moab.
他們又經過曠野, 繞著以東和摩押地, 從摩押地的東邊過來, 在亞嫩河邊安營, 並沒有入摩押的境內, 因為亞嫩河是摩押的邊界.

11:19 Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, ‘Please let us cross through your land to our country.’
以色列人打發使者去見亞摩利王西宏, 就是希實本的王, 對他說: ‘求你容我們從你的地經過, 往我們自己的地方去. ’

11:20 But Sihon did not trust Israel to cross through his territory, so Sihon gathered all his people and then encamped at Jahaz; and he made war with Israel.
西宏卻不信服以色列人, 不容他們經過他的境界, 乃招聚他的眾民在雅雜安營, 與以色列人爭戰.

11:21 And Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they defeated them; and Israel occupied all the land of the Amorites inhabiting that land.
耶和華─以色列的神將西宏和他的眾民都交在以色列人手中, 以色列人就擊殺他們, 得了亞摩利人的全地:

11:22 They occupied all the territory of the Amorites from the Arnon up to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness up to the Jordan.
從亞嫩河到雅博河, 從曠野直到約旦河.

11:23 So then Yahweh, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites from before his people Israel, and you want to possess it?
耶和華─以色列的神在他百姓以色列面前趕出亞摩利人, 你竟要得他們的地嗎?

11:24 Do you not possess what Chemosh your god gave you to possess? Whoever Yahweh our God has driven out before us, we will possess it.
你的神基抹所賜你的地你不是得為業嗎? 耶和華─我們的神在我們面前所趕出的人, 我們就得他的地.

11:25 So then, are you any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever quarrel with Israel, or did he ever make war against them?
難道你比摩押王西撥的兒子巴勒還強嗎? 他曾與以色列人爭競, 或是與他們爭戰嗎?

11:26 When Israel lived in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aroer and its villages, and in all the towns that are along the Arnon, for three hundred years, why did you not recover them at that time?
以色列人住希實本和屬希實本的鄉村, 亞羅珥和屬亞羅珥的鄉村, 並沿亞嫩河的一切城邑, 已經有三百年了; 在這三百年之內, 你們為甚麼沒有取回這些地方呢?

11:27 I have not sinned against you; but you are the one who is doing wrong by making war against me. Let Yahweh judge today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”
原來我沒有得罪你, 你卻攻打我, 惡待我. 願審判人的耶和華今日在以色列人和亞捫人中間判斷是非. ”

11:28 But the king of the Ammonites did not listen to the message that Jephthah sent to him.
但亞捫人的王不肯聽耶弗他打發人說的話.

11:29 And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh. He passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed through to the Ammonites.
耶和華的靈降在耶弗他身上, 他就經過基列和瑪拿西, 來到基列的米斯巴, 又從米斯巴來到亞捫人那裡.

11:30 And Jephthah made a vow to Yahweh, and he said, “If indeed you will give the Ammonites into my hand,
耶弗他就向耶和華許願, 說: “你若將亞捫人交在我手中,

11:31 whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return safely from the Ammonites will be Yahweh’s, and I will offer it as a burnt offering.”
我從亞捫人那裡平平安安回來的時候, 無論甚麼人, 先從我家門出來迎接我, 就必歸你, 我也必將他獻上為燔祭. ”

11:32 And Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to make war against them; and Yahweh gave them into his hand.
於是耶弗他往亞捫人那裡去, 與他們爭戰; 耶和華將他們交在他手中,

11:33 And he defeated them with a very great blow, from Aroer as far as Minnith, twenty towns, up to Abel Keramim. And the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.
他就大大殺敗他們, 從亞羅珥到米匿, 直到亞備勒‧基拉明, 攻取了二十座城. 這樣亞捫人就被以色列人制伏了.

11:34 Jephthah came to Mizpah, to his house, and behold his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and dancing. She was his only child; he did not have a son or daughter except her.
耶弗他回米斯巴到了自己的家, 不料, 他女兒拿著鼓跳舞出來迎接他, 是他獨生的, 此外無兒無女.

11:35 And the moment he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “Ah! My daughter, you have caused me to bow down, and you have become my trouble. I made an oath to Yahweh, and I cannot take it back.”
耶弗他看見她, 就撕裂衣服, 說: “哀哉! 我的女兒啊, 你使我甚是愁苦, 叫我作難了; 因為我已經向耶和華開口許願, 不能挽回. ”

11:36 She said to him, “My father, you made an oath to Yahweh. Do to me according to what has gone out from your mouth, since Yahweh gave vengeance to you against your enemies, the Ammonites.”
他女兒回答說: “父啊, 你既向耶和華開口, 就當照你口中所說的向我行, 因耶和華已經在仇敵亞捫人身上為你報仇”;

11:37 And she said to her father, “Let this thing be done for me: grant me two months so that I may go wander on the mountains and lament over my virginity, I and my companions.
又對父親說: “有一件事求你允准: 容我去兩個月, 與同伴在山上, 好哀哭我終為處女. ”

11:38 And he said, “Go.” He sent her away for two months, and she went with her friends, and she lamented over her virginity on the mountains.
耶弗他說: “你去吧! ”就容她去兩個月. 她便和同伴去了, 在山上為她終為處女哀哭.

11:39 At the end of the two months she returned to her father, and he did to her according to his vow; and she did not sleep with a man. And it became an annual custom in Israel
兩月已滿, 她回到父親那裡, 父親就照所許的願向她行了. 女兒終身沒有親近男子.

11:40 for the daughters of Israel to go and lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite for forty days of the year.
此後以色列中有個規矩, 每年以色列的女子去為基列人耶弗他的女兒哀哭四天.

Judges - Chapter 12

12:1 The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed over to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over and make war against the Ammonites, and why did you not call us to go with you? We will burn down your house over you with fire.”
以法蓮人聚集, 到了北方, 對耶弗他說: “你去與亞捫人爭戰, 為甚麼沒有招我們同去呢? 我們必用火燒你和你的房屋. ”

12:2 And Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were engaged in great conflict with the Ammonites; I called you, but you did not deliver me from their hand.
耶弗他對他們說: “我和我的民與亞捫人大大爭戰; 我招你們來, 你們竟沒有來救我脫離他們的手.

12:3 I saw that you would not deliver us; I risked my own life, and I crossed over to the Ammonites, and Yahweh gave them into my hand. Why have you come up to me this day to fight against me?”
我見你們不來救我, 我就拚命前去攻擊亞捫人, 耶和華將他們交在我手中. 你們今日為甚麼上我這裡來攻打我呢? ”

12:4 Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead, and he made war with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim because they said, “You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh.”
於是耶弗他招聚基列人, 與以法蓮人爭戰. 基列人擊殺以法蓮人, 是因他們說: “你們基列人在以法蓮,瑪拿西中間, 不過是以法蓮逃亡的人. ”

12:5 Then Gilead captured the fords of the Jordan from Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive of Ephraim said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” When he said, “No,”
基列人把守約旦河的渡口, 不容以法蓮人過去. 以法蓮逃走的人若說: “容我過去. ”基列人就問他說: “你是以法蓮人不是? ”他若說: “不是”,

12:6 they said to him, “Please say Shibboleth,” and if he said, “Sibboleth”—because he could not pronounce it correctly—they grabbed him and executed him at the fords of Jordan. At that time forty-two thousand from Ephraim fell.
就對他說: “你說‘示播列’. ”以法蓮人因為咬不真字音, 便說“西播列”. 基列人就將他拿住, 殺在約旦河的渡口. 那時以法蓮人被殺的有四萬二千人.

12:7 Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
耶弗他作以色列的士師六年. 基列人耶弗他死了, 葬在基列的一座城裡.

12:8 After him Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel.
耶弗他以後, 有伯利恆人以比讚作以色列的士師.

12:9 He had thirty sons. He gave his thirty daughters away in marriage outside his clan and brought in from outside thirty young women for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years.
他有三十個兒子, 三十個女兒; 女兒都嫁出去了. 他給眾子從外鄉娶了三十個媳婦. 他作以色列的士師七年.

12:10 Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.
以比讚死了, 葬在伯利恆.

12:11 After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years.
以比讚之後, 有西布倫人以倫, 作以色列的士師十年.

12:12 Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
西布倫人以倫死了, 葬在西布倫地的亞雅崙.

12:13 After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.
以倫之後, 有比拉頓人希列的兒子押頓作以色列的士師.

12:14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons that rode on seventy male donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.
他有四十個兒子, 三十個孫子, 騎著七十匹驢駒. 押頓作以色列的士師八年.

12:15 Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim in the hill country of the Amalekites.
比拉頓人希列的兒子押頓死了, 葬在以法蓮地的比拉頓, 在亞瑪力人的山地.

Judges - Chapter 13

13:1 And again, the Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Yahweh gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
以色列人又行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 耶和華將他們交在非利士人手中四十年.

13:2 There was a certain man from Zorah, from the tribe of the Danites, and his name was Manoah; his wife was infertile and did not bear children.
那時, 有一個瑣拉人, 是屬但族的, 名叫瑪挪亞. 他的妻不懷孕, 不生育.

13:3 And an angel of Yahweh appeared to the woman, and he said to her, “Behold, you are infertile and have not borne children, but you will conceive and bear a son.
耶和華的使者向那婦人顯現, 對她說: “向來你不懷孕, 不生育, 如今你必懷孕生一個兒子.

13:4 So then, be careful and do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean,
所以你當謹慎, 清酒濃酒都不可喝, 一切不潔之物也不可吃.

13:5 because you will conceive and bear a son. No razor will touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from birth. And it is he who will begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
你必懷孕生一個兒子, 不可用剃頭刀剃他的頭, 因為這孩子一出胎就歸神作拿細耳人. 他必起首拯救以色列人脫離非利士人的手. ”

13:6 And the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of an angel of God, very awesome. I did not ask him from where he came, and he did not tell me his name.
婦人就回去對丈夫說: “有一個神人到我面前來, 他的相貌如神使者的相貌, 甚是可畏. 我沒有問他從哪裡來, 他也沒有將他的名告訴我,

13:7 And he said to me, ‘Look, you will conceive and bear a son, so then, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, for the boy will be a Nazirite of God from birth until the day of his death.’ ”
卻對我說: ‘你要懷孕生一個兒子, 所以清酒濃酒都不可喝, 一切不潔之物也不可吃; 因為這孩子從出胎一直到死, 必歸神作拿細耳人. ’”

13:8 Then Manoah prayed to Yahweh and said, “Excuse me, my Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent again come to us and teach us what we should do concerning the boy who will be born.”
瑪挪亞就祈求耶和華說: “主啊, 求你再差遣那神人到我們這裡來, 好指教我們怎樣待這將要生的孩子. ”

13:9 And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and an angel of God came again to the woman; she was sitting in the field, but Manoah her husband was not with her.
神應允瑪挪亞的話; 婦人正坐在田間的時候, 神的使者又到她那裡, 她丈夫瑪挪亞卻沒有同她在一處.

13:10 The woman quickly ran and told her husband, and she said to him, “Look! The man who came to me the other day appeared to me.”
婦人急忙跑去告訴丈夫說: “那日到我面前來的人, 又向我顯現. ”

13:11 So Manoah got up and went after his wife, and he came to the man and said to him, “Are you the man that spoke to the woman?” And he said, “I am.”
瑪挪亞起來跟隨他的妻來到那人面前, 對他說: “與這婦人說話的就是你嗎? ”他說: “是我. ”

13:12 And Manoah said to him, “Now when your words come true, what will be the boy’s manner of life and work?”
瑪挪亞說: “願你的話應驗! 我們當怎樣待這孩子, 他後來當怎樣呢? ”

13:13 And the angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, “Let the woman be attentive to all that I said.
耶和華的使者對瑪挪亞說: “我告訴婦人的一切事, 她都當謹慎.

13:14 She should not eat of anything that comes from the vine, or drink wine or strong drink, or eat anything unclean; she should keep all that I commanded.”
葡萄樹所結的都不可吃, 清酒濃酒都不可喝, 一切不潔之物也不可吃. 凡我所吩咐的, 她都當遵守. ”

13:15 And Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “Please stay, and let us prepare a young goat for you.”
瑪挪亞對耶和華的使者說: “求你容我們款留你, 好為你預備一隻山羊羔. ”

13:16 The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, “If you keep me, I will not eat your food, but if you prepare a burnt offering for Yahweh, you can offer it (for Manoah did not know that he was an angel of Yahweh).”
耶和華的使者對瑪挪亞說: “你雖然款留我, 我卻不吃你的食物, 你若預備燔祭就當獻與耶和華. ”原來瑪挪亞不知道他是耶和華的使者.

13:17 And Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “What is your name so that when your words come true we may honor you?”
瑪挪亞對耶和華的使者說: “請將你的名告訴我, 到你話應驗的時候, 我們好尊敬你. ”

13:18 But the angel of Yahweh said to him, “Why do you ask my name? It is too wonderful.”
耶和華的使者對他說: “你何必問我的名, 我名是奇妙的. ”

13:19 And Manoah took the young goat and the grain offering, and he offered it to Yahweh on the rock, to the one who performs miracles. And Manoah and his wife were watching.
瑪挪亞將一隻山羊羔和素祭在磐石上獻與耶和華, 使者行奇妙的事; 瑪挪亞和他的妻觀看,

13:20 And when the flame went up toward the heaven from the altar, the angel of Yahweh went up in the flame of the altar to heaven while Manoah and his wife were watching. And they fell on their faces to the ground.
見火焰從壇上往上升, 耶和華的使者在壇上的火焰中也升上去了. 瑪挪亞和他的妻看見, 就俯伏於地.

13:21 The angel of Yahweh did not appear again to Manoah and his wife, and then Manoah knew that he was a messenger of Yahweh.
耶和華的使者不再向瑪挪亞和他的妻顯現, 瑪挪亞才知道他是耶和華的使者.

13:22 And Manoah said to his wife, “We will certainly die because we have seen God.”
瑪挪亞對他的妻說: “我們必要死, 因為看見了神. ”

13:23 But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh wanted to kill us he would not have taken from our hand the burnt offering and the grain offering, or shown us all these things, or now announced to us things such as these.”
他的妻卻對他說: “耶和華若要殺我們, 必不從我們手裡收納燔祭和素祭, 並不將這一切事指示我們, 今日也不將這些話告訴我們. ”

13:24 The woman bore a son, and she called him Samson; the boy grew big, and Yahweh blessed him.
後來婦人生了一個兒子, 給他起名叫參孫. 孩子長大, 耶和華賜福與他.

13:25 And the Spirit of Yahweh began to stir him in the camp of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
在瑪哈尼‧但, 就是瑣拉和以實陶中間, 耶和華的靈才感動他.

Judges - Chapter 14

14:1 And Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines.
參孫下到亭拿, 在那裡看見一個女子, 是非利士人的女兒.

14:2 He went up and told his father and mother, and he said, “I saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines; so then, take her for me as a wife.”
參孫上來稟告他父母說: “我在亭拿看見一個女子, 是非利士人的女兒, 願你們給我娶來為妻. ”

14:3 But his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a wife among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you must take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson said to his father, “Take her for me because she pleases me.”
他父母說: “在你弟兄的女兒中, 或在本國的民中, 豈沒有一個女子, 何致你去在未受割禮的非利士人中娶妻呢? ”參孫對他父親說: “願你給我娶那女子, 因我喜悅她. ”

14:4 His father and mother did not know that this was from Yahweh; he was seeking for an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines were ruling in Israel.
他的父母卻不知道這事是出於耶和華, 因為他找機會攻擊非利士人. 那時, 非利士人轄制以色列人.

14:5 And Samson and his father and mother went down to Timnah, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah, and suddenly a young lion came roaring to meet him.
參孫跟他父母下亭拿去, 到了亭拿的葡萄園, 見有一隻少壯獅子向他吼叫.

14:6 And the Spirit of Yahweh rushed upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one might tear apart a male kid goat (he was bare-handed). But he did not tell his father and mother what he had done.
耶和華的靈大大感動參孫, 他雖然手無器械, 卻將獅子撕裂, 如同撕裂山羊羔一樣. 他行這事並沒有告訴父母.

14:7 Then he went down and talked to the woman, and she pleased Samson.
參孫下去與女子說話, 就喜悅她;

14:8 And he returned after awhile to marry her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion, and there was a swarm of wild honey bees in the body of the lion, and honey.
過了些日子, 再下去要娶那女子, 轉向道旁要看死獅, 見有一群蜂子和蜜在死獅之內,

14:9 He scraped it out into his hands, and he went on, eating it as he went. And he went to his father and mother and gave some to them, and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey from the body of the lion.
就用手取蜜, 且吃且走; 到了父母那裡, 給他父母, 他們也吃了; 只是沒有告訴這蜜是從死獅之內取來的.

14:10 His father went down to the woman, and Samson prepared there a feast, as young men were accustomed to doing this.
他父親下去見女子. 參孫在那裡設擺筵宴, 因為向來少年人都有這個規矩.

14:11 When they saw him, they took thirty companions, and they were with him.
眾人看見參孫, 就請了三十個人陪伴他.

14:12 And Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle. If you can fully explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, I will give to you thirty linen garments and thirty festal garments.
參孫對他們說: “我給你們出一個謎語, 你們在七日筵宴之內, 若能猜出意思告訴我, 我就給你們三十件裡衣, 三十套衣裳;

14:13 But if you are unable to explain it to me, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty festal garments.” So they said to him, “Tell your riddle; let us hear it.”
你們若不能猜出意思告訴我, 你們就給我三十件裡衣, 三十套衣裳. ”他們說: “請將謎語說給我們聽. ”

14:14 He said to them, “From the eater came out food, From the strong came out sweet.” But they were unable to explain the riddle for three days.
參孫對他們說: 吃的從吃者出來; 甜的從強者出來. 他們三日不能猜出謎語的意思.

14:15 When it was the fourth day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband and tell us the riddle, or we will burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you invited us to rob us?”
到第七天, 他們對參孫的妻說: “你誆哄你丈夫, 探出謎語的意思告訴我們, 免得我們用火燒你和你父家. 你們請了我們來, 是要奪我們所有的嗎? ”

14:16 And Samson’s wife wept before him, and she said, “You must hate me; you do not love me. You told the riddle to my people, but you have not explained it to me.” He said to her, “I have not explained it to my father and mother. Why should I explain it to you?”
參孫的妻在丈夫面前啼哭說: “你是恨我, 不是愛我, 你給我本國的人出謎語, 卻沒有將意思告訴我. ”參孫回答說: “連我父母我都沒有告訴, 豈可告訴你呢? ”

14:17 She wept before him the seven days of their feast; and it happened, because she nagged him, on the seventh day he explained it to her, and she told the riddle to her people.
七日筵宴之內, 她在丈夫面前啼哭, 到第七天逼著他, 他才將謎語的意思告訴他妻, 他妻就告訴本國的人.

14:18 The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” And he said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle.”
到第七天, 日頭未落以前, 那城裡的人對參孫說: 有甚麼比蜜還甜呢? 有甚麼比獅子還強呢? 參孫對他們說: 你們若非用我的母牛犢耕地, 就猜不出我謎語的意思來.

14:19 And the Spirit of Yahweh rushed on him, and he went down to Ashkelon. He killed thirty men from them, and he took their belongings, and he gave festal garments to the ones that explained the riddle. He was angry, and he went up to his father’s house.
耶和華的靈大大感動參孫, 他就下到亞實基倫, 擊殺了三十個人, 奪了他們的衣裳, 將衣裳給了猜出謎語的人. 參孫發怒, 就上父家去了.

14:20 And Samson’s wife was given to his companion who was his best man.
參孫的妻便歸了參孫的陪伴, 就是作過他朋友的.

Judges - Chapter 15

15:1 After a while, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat. He said, “I want to go to my wife’s private room.” But her father would not allow him to enter.
過了些日子, 到割麥子的時候, 參孫帶著一隻山羊羔去看他的妻, 說: “我要進內室見我的妻. ”他岳父不容他進去,

15:2 Her father said, “I really thought that you hated her, so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please, take her instead.”
說: “我估定你是極其恨她, 因此我將她給了你的陪伴. 她的妹子不是比她還美麗嗎? 你可以娶來代替她吧! ”

15:3 And Samson said to them, “This time, as far as the Philistines are concerned, when I do something evil I am without blame.”
參孫說: “這回我加害於非利士人不算有罪. ”

15:4 And Samson went and captured three hundred foxes, and he took torches. He turned them tail to tail, and he put one torch between two tails.
於是參孫去捉了三百隻狐狸(或譯: 野狗), 將狐狸尾巴一對一對地捆上, 將火把捆在兩條尾巴中間,

15:5 He set fire to the torches and let the foxes go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and he burned both the stacks of sheaves and the standing grain, up to the vineyards of olive groves.
點著火把, 就放狐狸進入非利士人站著的禾稼, 將堆集的禾捆和未割的禾稼, 並橄欖園盡都燒了.

15:6 And the Philistines said, “Who has done this?” And they said, “Samson the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he took his wife and gave her to his companion.” And the Philistines went up and burned her and her father with fire.
非利士人說: “這事是誰做的呢? ”有人說: “是亭拿人的女婿參孫, 因為他岳父將他的妻給了他的陪伴. ”於是非利士人上去, 用火燒了婦人和她的父親.

15:7 Samson said to them, “If you want to behave like this, I swear I will not rest unless I have taken revenge on you.”
參孫對非利士人說: “你們既然這樣行, 我必向你們報仇才肯罷休. ”

15:8 And he gave them a thorough beating, and he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
參孫就大大擊殺他們, 連腿帶腰都砍斷了. 他便下去, 住在以坦磐的穴內.

15:9 Then the Philistines came up and encamped in Judah, and they overran Lehi.
非利士人上去安營在猶大, 布散在利希.

15:10 And the men of Judah said, “Why have you come up against us?” And they said, “To bind Samson; to do to him just as he did to us.”
猶大人說: “你們為何上來攻擊我們呢? ”他們說: “我們上來是要捆綁參孫; 他向我們怎樣行, 我們也要向他怎樣行. ”

15:11 Then three thousand men from Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and they said to Samson, “Do you not know that the Philistines are ruling over us? What is this that you have done to us?” And he said to them, “Just as they did to me, so I have done to them.”
於是有三千猶大人下到以坦磐的穴內, 對參孫說: “非利士人轄制我們, 你不知道嗎? 你向我們行的是甚麼事呢? ”他回答說: “他們向我怎樣行, 我也要向他們怎樣行. ”

15:12 They said to him, “We have come down to bind you and give you over into the hand of the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.”
猶大人對他說: “我們下來是要捆綁你, 將你交在非利士人手中. ”參孫說: “你們要向我起誓, 應承你們自己不害死我. ”

15:13 They said to him, “No, we will only bind you and give you into their hand; we will certainly not kill you.” So they bound him with two new ropes, and they brought him up from the rock.
他們說: “我們斷不殺你, 只要將你捆綁交在非利士人手中. ”於是用兩條新繩捆綁參孫, 將他從以坦磐帶上去.

15:14 As he came up to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him; and the Spirit of Yahweh rushed on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that has burned with fire, and his bindings melted from his hands.
參孫到了利希, 非利士人都迎著喧嚷. 耶和華的靈大大感動參孫, 他臂上的繩就像火燒的麻一樣, 他的綁繩都從他手上脫落下來.

15:15 And he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey; he reached down and took it and killed one thousand men with it.
他見一塊未乾的驢腮骨, 就伸手拾起來, 用以擊殺一千人.

15:16 And Samson said, “With the jawbone of the donkey, heap upon heap; with the jawbone of the donkey, I struck dead one thousand men.”
參孫說: 我用驢腮骨殺人成堆, 用驢腮骨殺了一千人.

15:17 And it happened, when he finished speaking he threw the jawbone from his hand; and he called that place Ramath Lehi.
說完這話, 就把那腮骨從手裡拋出去了. 那地便叫拉末‧利希.

15:18 And he was very thirsty, and he called to Yahweh and said, “You gave this great victory into the hand of your servant, but now I must die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?”
參孫甚覺口渴, 就求告耶和華說: “你既藉僕人的手施行這麼大的拯救, 豈可任我渴死,落在未受割禮的人手中呢? ”

15:19 So God split the hollow place that is at Lehi, and water came out from it; and he drank, and his spirit returned, and he was revived. Thus he called its name The Spring of Ha-Qore, which is at Lehi to this day.
神就使利希的窪處裂開, 有水從其中湧出來. 參孫喝了, 精神復原; 因此那泉名叫隱‧哈歌利, 那泉直到今日還在利希.

15:20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
當非利士人轄制以色列人的時候, 參孫作以色列的士師二十年.

Judges - Chapter 16

16:1 Samson went down to Gaza; there he saw a prostitute and had sex with her.
參孫到了迦薩, 在那裡看見一個妓女, 就與她親近.

16:2 The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here,” so they surrounded the place and lay in ambush for him all night at the city gate. They kept silent all night, saying, “We will wait until the morning light, and then we will kill him.”
有人告訴迦薩人說: “參孫到這裡來了! ”他們就把他團團圍住, 終夜在城門悄悄埋伏, 說: “等到天亮我們便殺他. ”

16:3 But Samson lay until the middle of the night; he got up in the middle of the night and took hold of the doors of the city gate and the two door posts, tore them loose with the bar, put them on his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the hill that is in front of Hebron.
參孫睡到半夜, 起來, 將城門的門扇,門框,門閂, 一齊拆下來, 扛在肩上, 扛到希伯崙前的山頂上.

16:4 After this he fell in love with a woman in the wadi of Sorek, and her name was Delilah.
後來, 參孫在梭烈谷喜愛一個婦人, 名叫大利拉.

16:5 And the rulers of the Philistines came up to her and said, “Entice him and find out what makes his strength so great, and how we can overpower him, so that we may bind him up in order to subdue him; each of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.
非利士人的首領上去見那婦人, 對她說: “求你誆哄參孫, 探探他因何有這麼大的力氣, 我們用何法能勝他, 捆綁剋制他. 我們就每人給你一千一百舍客勒銀子. ”

16:6 So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes your strength so great, and with what can you be tied up to subdue you?”
大利拉對參孫說: “求你告訴我, 你因何有這麼大的力氣, 當用何法捆綁剋制你. ”

16:7 Samson said to her, “If you tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that are not dried up, I will become weak like everyone else.”
參孫回答說: “人若用七條未乾的青繩子捆綁我, 我就軟弱像別人一樣. ”

16:8 So the rulers of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings that were not dried up, and she tied him up with them.
於是非利士人的首領拿了七條未乾的青繩子來, 交給婦人, 她就用繩子捆綁參孫.

16:9 The ambush was sitting in wait for her in an inner room. And she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you Samson!” And he snapped the bowstrings just as flax fiber snaps when it comes close to fire. And the secret of his strength remained unknown.
有人預先埋伏在婦人的內室裡. 婦人說: “參孫哪, 非利士人拿你來了! ”參孫就掙斷繩子, 如掙斷經火的麻線一般. 這樣, 他力氣的根由人還是不知道.

16:10 Delilah said to Samson, “Look, you have mocked me and told me lies. Please tell me how you can be bound.”
大利拉對參孫說: “你欺哄我, 向我說謊言. 現在求你告訴我當用何法捆綁你. ”

16:11 He said to her, “If they tie me tightly with new ropes that have not been used, I will become weak and be like everyone else.”
參孫回答說: “人若用沒有使過的新繩捆綁我, 我就軟弱像別人一樣. ”

16:12 So Delilah took new ropes and tied him up with them, and she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” (The ambush was sitting in an inner room.) But he snapped them from his arms like thread.
大利拉就用新繩捆綁他, 對他說: “參孫哪, 非利士人拿你來了! ”有人預先埋伏在內室裡. 參孫將臂上的繩掙斷了, 如掙斷一條線一樣.

16:13 And Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told lies to me. Tell me how you can be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave seven locks of my head with warp-threads.”
大利拉對參孫說: “你到如今還是欺哄我, 向我說謊言. 求你告訴我, 當用何法捆綁你. ”參孫回答說: “你若將我頭上的七條髮綹, 與緯線同織就可以了. ”

16:14 She fastened it with the pin and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And Samson woke up from his sleep and tore loose the loom pin of the web and the warp-threads.
於是大利拉將他的髮綹與緯線同織, 用橛子釘住, 對他說: “參孫哪, 非利士人拿你來了! ”參孫從睡中醒來, 將機上的橛子和緯線一齊都拔出來了.

16:15 And she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me how your strength is so great.”
大利拉對參孫說: “你既不與我同心, 怎麼說你愛我呢? 你這三次欺哄我, 沒有告訴我, 你因何有這麼大的力氣. ”

16:16 And because she nagged him day after day with her words, and pestered him, his soul grew impatient to the point of death.
大利拉天天用話催逼他, 甚至他心裡煩悶要死.

16:17 So he confided everything to her, and he said to her, “A razor has never touched my head, for I am a Nazirite of God from birth. If I am shaved my strength will leave me, and I will become weak, like everyone else.
參孫就把心中所藏的都告訴了她, 對她說: “向來人沒有用剃頭刀剃我的頭, 因為我自出母胎就歸神作拿細耳人; 若剃了我的頭髮, 我的力氣就離開我, 我便軟弱像別人一樣. ”

16:18 Delilah realized that he had confided in her, so she sent and called the rulers of the Philistines, saying, “Come up one more time, for he has confided in me.” And the rulers of the Philistines came up, and they brought the money with them.
大利拉見他把心中所藏的都告訴了她, 就打發人到非利士人的首領那裡, 對他們說: “他已經把心中所藏的都告訴了我, 請你們再上來一次. ”於是非利士人的首領手裡拿著銀子, 上到婦人那裡.

16:19 And she put him to sleep on her lap; then she called the men and shaved off seven locks of his head. Then she began to subdue him, and his strength went away from him.
大利拉使參孫枕著她的膝睡覺, 叫了一個人來剃除他頭上的七條髮綹. 於是大利拉剋制他, 他的力氣就離開他了.

16:20 And she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he woke up from his sleep and said, “I will go out just like every other time and shake myself free,” but he did not know that Yahweh had left him.
大利拉說: “參孫哪, 非利士人拿你來了! ”參孫從睡中醒來, 心裡說: “我要像前幾次出去活動身體”; 他卻不知道耶和華已經離開他了.

16:21 And the Philistines seized him, gouged his eyes, and brought him to Gaza. They tied him up with bronze shackles, and he became a grinder in the prison.
非利士人將他拿住, 剜了他的眼睛, 帶他下到迦薩, 用銅鍊拘索他; 他就在監裡推磨.

16:22 But the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved off.
然而他的頭髮被剃之後, 又漸漸長起來了.

16:23 The rulers of the Philistines had gathered to sacrifice a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to rejoice. And they said, “Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hand.”
非利士人的首領聚集, 要給他們的神大袞獻大祭, 並且歡樂, 因為他們說: “我們的神將我們的仇敵參孫交在我們手中了. ”

16:24 And the people saw him, and they praised their god, for they said, “Our god has given into our hand those who hate us, devastate our land, and have killed many of us.”
眾人看見參孫, 就讚美他們的神說: “我們的神將毀壞我們地,殺害我們許多人的仇敵交在我們手中了. ”

16:25 After awhile, when their hearts were merry, they said, “Call Samson and let him entertain us.” And they called Samson from the prison, and he entertained them. And they made him stand between the pillars.
他們正宴樂的時候, 就說: “叫參孫來, 在我們面前戲耍戲耍. ”於是將參孫從監裡提出來, 他就在眾人面前戲耍. 他們使他站在兩柱中間.

16:26 Then Samson said to the servant who was holding him by his hand, “Position me so that I can touch the pillars on which the house rests, so I can lean on them.”
參孫向拉他手的童子說: “求你讓我摸著托房的柱子, 我要靠一靠. ”

16:27 And the house was full of men and women, and all of the rulers of the Philistines were there—about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching the performance of Samson.
那時房內充滿男女, 非利士人的眾首領也都在那裡. 房的平頂上約有三千男女觀看參孫戲耍.

16:28 And Samson called to Yahweh and said, “My Lord Yahweh, remember me! Please give me strength this one time, O God, so that I can repay with one act of revenge to the Philistines for my eyes.”
參孫求告耶和華說: “主耶和華啊, 求你眷念我. 神啊, 求你賜我這一次的力量, 使我在非利士人身上報那剜我雙眼的仇. ”

16:29 And Samson reached out and held two of the middle pillars on which the house was resting, and he leaned on them, one on his right and one on his left.
參孫就抱住托房的那兩根柱子: 左手抱一根, 右手抱一根,

16:30 And Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” And he pushed with all his strength, and the house fell on the rulers and all of the people who were with him. And the dead whom he killed in his death were more than those he killed in his life.
說: “我情願與非利士人同死! ”就盡力屈身, 房子倒塌, 壓住首領和房內的眾人. 這樣, 參孫死時所殺的人比活著所殺的還多.

16:31 His brothers and his whole family came down and picked him up; and they brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father; he judged Israel twenty years.
參孫的弟兄和他父的全家都下去取他的屍首, 抬上來葬在瑣拉和以實陶中間, 在他父瑪挪亞的墳墓裡. 參孫作以色列的士師二十年.

Judges - Chapter 17

17:1 There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim; his name was Micah.
以法蓮山地有一個人名叫米迦.

17:2 And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, and about which you also pronounced a curse in my hearing, are with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son by Yahweh.”
他對母親說: “你那一千一百舍客勒銀子被人拿去, 你因此咒詛, 並且告訴了我. 看哪, 這銀子在我這裡, 是我拿去了. ”他母親說: “我兒啊, 願耶和華賜福與你! ”

17:3 He returned the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother thought, “I will certainly consecrate to Yahweh the pieces of silver from my hand for my son to make an idol of cast metal; now then, I will return them to you.”
米迦就把這一千一百舍客勒銀子還他母親. 他母親說: “我分出這銀子來為你獻給耶和華, 好雕刻一個像, 鑄成一個像. 現在我還是交給你. ”

17:4 When he returned the pieces of silver to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and she gave it to the smith, and he made it into an idol of cast metal; and it was in the house of Micah.
米迦將銀子還他母親, 他母親將二百舍客勒銀子交給銀匠, 雕刻一個像, 鑄成一個像, 安置在米迦的屋內.

17:5 The man Micah had for himself a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and he appointed one of his sons who became a priest for him.
這米迦有了神堂, 又製造以弗得和家中的神像, 分派他一個兒子作祭司.

17:6 In those days there was no king in Israel, and each one did what was right in his own eyes.
那時以色列中沒有王, 各人任意而行.

17:7 There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the clan of Judah; he was a Levite and was dwelling as a foreigner there.
猶大的伯利恆有一個少年人, 是猶大族的利未人, 他在那裡寄居.

17:8 And the man went from the town of Bethlehem in Judah to live as a foreigner wherever he could find a place. And he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, to continue his journey.
這人離開猶大的伯利恆城, 要找一個可住的地方. 行路的時候, 到了以法蓮山地, 走到米迦的家.

17:9 And Micah said to him, “From where do you come?” And he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah; I am going to dwell as a foreigner wherever I can find a place.”
米迦問他說: “你從哪裡來? ”他回答說: “從猶大的伯利恆來. 我是利未人, 要找一個可住的地方. ”

17:10 And Micah said to him, “Stay with me and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give to you ten pieces of silver a year, a set of clothes, and your food.” So the Levite went with him.
米迦說: “你可以住在我這裡, 我以你為父,為祭司. 我每年給你十舍客勒銀子, 一套衣服和度日的食物. ”利未人就進了他的家.

17:11 The Levite agreed to stay with the man; and the young man became as one of his sons.
利未人情願與那人同住; 那人看這少年人如自己的兒子一樣.

17:12 So Micah appointed the Levite, and the young man became a priest for him; and he was in the house of Micah.
米迦分派這少年的利未人作祭司, 他就住在米迦的家裡.

17:13 And Micah said, “Now I know Yahweh will make me prosperous, because the Levite has become my priest.”
米迦說: “現在我知道耶和華必賜福與我, 因我有一個利未人作祭司. ”

Judges - Chapter 18

18:1 In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking territory for itself to live in, because until that day it had not been allotted territory among the tribes of Israel.
那時, 以色列中沒有王. 但支派的人仍是尋地居住; 因為到那日子, 他們還沒有在以色列支派中得地為業.

18:2 The descendants of Dan sent from the whole number of their clan five capable men from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out the land and to explore it. And they said to them, “Go, explore the land.” And they went to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and they spent the night there.
但人從瑣拉和以實陶打發本族中的五個勇士, 去仔細窺探那地, 吩咐他們說: “你們去窺探那地. ”他們來到以法蓮山地, 進了米迦的住宅, 就在那裡住宿.

18:3 While they were with the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite, and they turned aside there and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place, and what is your business here?”
他們臨近米迦的住宅, 聽出那少年利未人的口音來, 就進去問他說: “誰領你到這裡來? 你在這裡做甚麼? 你在這裡得甚麼? ”

18:4 And he said to them, “Micah did such and such for me and hired me, and I became his priest.”
他回答說: “米迦待我如此如此, 請我作祭司. ”

18:5 And they said to him, “Please inquire of God that we may know whether our journey that we are going on will be successful.”
他們對他說: “請你求問神, 使我們知道所行的道路通達不通達. ”

18:6 And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. Yahweh is in front of you on the journey you want to go on.”
祭司對他們說: “你們可以平平安安地去, 你們所行的道路是在耶和華面前的. ”

18:7 And the five men went and came to Laish, and they observed the people who were living according to the customs of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, and lacking nothing in the land, and possessing restraint. And they were far from the Sidonians and had no word with anyone.
五人就走了, 來到拉億, 見那裡的民安居無慮, 如同西頓人安居一樣. 在那地沒有人掌權擾亂他們; 他們離西頓人也遠, 與別人沒有來往.

18:8 They came to their relatives at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their relatives said to them, “What do you report?”
五人回到瑣拉和以實陶, 見他們的弟兄; 弟兄問他們說: “你們有甚麼話? ”

18:9 And they said to them, “Come, let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Will you do nothing? Do not hesitate to go, to enter, to possess the land.
他們回答說: “起來, 我們上去攻擊他們吧! 我們已經窺探那地, 見那地甚好. 你們為何靜坐不動呢? 要急速前往得那地為業, 不可遲延.

18:10 When you go you will come to an unsuspecting people, and the land is spread out on all sides; God has given a place into your hands where there is no lack of anything that is on the earth.”
你們到了那裡, 必看見安居無慮的民, 地也寬闊. 神已將那地交在你們手中; 那地百物俱全, 一無所缺. ”

18:11 Six hundred men from the clan of the Danites from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war, set out from there.
於是但族中的六百人, 各帶兵器, 從瑣拉和以實陶前往,

18:12 They went up and encamped at Kiriath Jearim in Judah. Therefore they called this place Camp of Dan to this day; it is west of Kiriath Jearim.
上到猶大的基列‧耶琳, 在基列‧耶琳後邊安營. 因此那地方名叫瑪哈尼‧但, 直到今日.

18:13 From there they crossed over to the hill country of Ephraim, and they came to the house of Micah.
他們從那裡往以法蓮山地去, 來到米迦的住宅.

18:14 And the five men that went out to spy out the land (that is, Laish) responded and said to their relatives, “Do you know that there are in these houses an ephod, teraphim, and an idol of cast metal? So then, consider what you must do.”
從前窺探拉億地的五個人對他們的弟兄說: “這宅子裡有以弗得和家中的神像, 並雕刻的像與鑄成的像, 你們知道嗎? 現在你們要想一想當怎樣行. ”

18:15 So they turned to that direction, and they came to the house of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and they greeted him.
五人就進入米迦的住宅, 到了那少年利未人的房內問他好.

18:16 And six hundred men from the descendants of Dan, armed with their weapons of war, were standing at the entrance of the gate.
那六百但人各帶兵器, 站在門口.

18:17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and they entered there and took the carved divine image, ephod, teraphim, and the molten image. The priest was standing at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with the weapons of war.
窺探地的五個人走進去, 將雕刻的像,以弗得,家中的神像, 並鑄成的像, 都拿了去. 祭司和帶兵器的六百人, 一同站在門口.

18:18 When these went to Micah’s house, they took the divine carved image, ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, and the priest asked them, “What are you doing?”
那五個人進入米迦的住宅, 拿出雕刻的像,以弗得,家中的神像, 並鑄成的像, 祭司就問他們說: “你們做甚麼呢? ”

18:19 And they said to him, “Keep quiet! Put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be for us a father and a priest. Is it better being a priest for a house of one man or being a priest for a tribe and clan in Israel?”
他們回答說: “不要作聲, 用手摀口, 跟我們去吧! 我們必以你為父,為祭司. 你作一家的祭司好呢? 還是作以色列一族一支派的祭司好呢? ”

18:20 The priest accepted the offer, and he took the ephod, teraphim, and molten image and went along with the people.
祭司心裡喜悅, 便拿著以弗得和家中的神像, 並雕刻的像, 進入他們中間.

18:21 And they turned and went and put the little children, the livestock, and the valuable property in front of them.
他們就轉身離開那裡, 妻子,兒女,牲畜,財物都在前頭.

18:22 When they were at a distance from the house, Micah and the men who were in the houses that were near the house of Micah cried out, and they overtook the descendants of Dan.
離米迦的住宅已遠, 米迦的近鄰都聚集來, 追趕但人,

18:23 And they called to the descendants of Dan, who turned around to face them, and they said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you assembled together?”
呼叫但人. 但人回頭問米迦說: “你聚集這許多人來做甚麼呢? ”

18:24 He said, “You took away my gods that I had made, and the priest, and then you go away. What is now left for me? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter?’ ”
米迦說: “你們將我所做的神像和祭司都帶了去, 我還有所剩的嗎? 怎麼還問我說‘做甚麼’呢? ”

18:25 And the descendants of Dan said to him, “You should not let your voice be heard among us, so that ill-tempered men will not attack you, and take your life and the lives of your household.”
但人對米迦說: “你不要使我們聽見你的聲音, 恐怕有性暴的人攻擊你, 以致你和你的全家盡都喪命. ”

18:26 And the descendants of Dan went their way. When Micah saw that they were stronger than him, he turned to return to his house.
但人還是走他們的路. 米迦見他們的勢力比自己強盛, 就轉身回家去了.

18:27 And they took what Micah had made, and his priest, and they came to Laish, to a quiet and unsuspecting people, and they put them to the sword and burned the city with fire.
但人將米迦所做的神像和他的祭司都帶到拉億, 見安居無慮的民, 就用刀殺了那民, 又放火燒了那城,

18:28 There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had had no dealings with anyone. It was in the valley that belonged to Beth-rehob, and they rebuilt the city and lived in it.
並無人搭救; 因為離西頓遠, 他們又與別人沒有來往. 城在平原, 那平原靠近伯‧利合. 但人又在那裡修城居住,

18:29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel; but the former name of the city was Laish.
照著他們始祖以色列之子但的名字, 給那城起名叫但; 原先那城名叫拉億.

18:30 And the descendants of Dan set up for themselves the carved divine image, and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danites until the time of the captivity of the land.
但人就為自己設立那雕刻的像. 摩西的孫子,革舜的兒子約拿單, 和他的子孫作但支派的祭司, 直到那地遭擄掠的日子.

18:31 So they set up for themselves the carved divine image that Micah had made, all the days that the house of God was in Shiloh.
神的殿在示羅多少日子, 但人為自己設立米迦所雕刻的像也在但多少日子.

Judges - Chapter 19

19:1 In those days there was no king in Israel; there was a man, a Levite, who dwelled as a foreigner in the remote areas of the hill country of Ephraim. And he took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
當以色列中沒有王的時候, 有住以法蓮山地那邊的一個利未人, 娶了一個猶大伯利恆的女子為妾.

19:2 But his concubine felt repugnance toward him, and she left him and went to her father’s house, to Bethlehem in Judah; she was there some four months.
妾行淫離開丈夫, 回猶大的伯利恆, 到了父家, 在那裡住了四個月.

19:3 So her husband set out, and he went after her to speak tenderly to her, to bring her back. He took with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. And she brought him to her father’s house, and the father of the young woman saw him and was glad to meet him.
她丈夫起來, 帶著一個僕人,兩匹驢去見她, 用好話勸她回來. 女子就引丈夫進入父家. 她父見了那人, 便歡歡喜喜地迎接.

19:4 His father-in-law, the young woman’s father, urged him to stay with him three days; and they ate and drank, and they spent the night there.
那人的岳父, 就是女子的父親, 將那人留下住了三天. 於是二人一同吃喝,住宿.

19:5 On the fourth day, they rose early in the morning, and he prepared to go, but the father of the young woman said to his son-in-law, “Refresh yourself with a bit of food, and afterward you may go.”
到第四天, 利未人清早起來要走, 女子的父親對女婿說: “請你吃點飯, 加添心力, 然後可以行路. ”

19:6 So the two of them sat and ate and drank together, and the father of the young woman said to the man, “Please, agree to spend the night and enjoy yourself.”
於是二人坐下一同吃喝. 女子的父親對那人說: “請你再住一夜, 暢快你的心. ”

19:7 The man got up to go, but his father-in-law urged him, and he returned and spent the night there.
那人起來要走, 他岳父強留他, 他又住了一宿.

19:8 On the fifth day he rose early in the morning to go, and the father of the young woman said, “Please, enjoy yourself,” and they lingered until the day declined, and the two of them ate.
到第五天, 他清早起來要走, 女子的父親說: “請你吃點飯, 加添心力, 等到日頭偏西再走. ”於是二人一同吃飯.

19:9 And the man got up to go—he, his concubine, and his servant—but his father-in-law, the father of the young woman, said to him, “Please, the day has worn on to evening; please, spend the night, the day has drawn to a close. Spend the night here and enjoy yourself. You can rise early tomorrow for your journey and go to your home.”
那人同他的妾和僕人起來要走, 他岳父, 就是女子的父親, 對他說: “看哪, 日頭偏西了, 請你再住一夜; 天快晚了, 可以在這裡住宿, 暢快你的心. 明天早早起行回家去. ”

19:10 But the man was not willing to spend the night, and he got up and went; and he arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine.
那人不願再住一夜, 就備上那兩匹驢, 帶著妾起身走了, 來到耶布斯的對面(耶布斯就是耶路撒冷. )

19:11 They were near Jebus, and the day was far spent, and the servant said to his master, “Please, come, let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites, and let us spend the night in it.”
臨近耶布斯的時候, 日頭快要落了, 僕人對主人說: “我們不如進這耶布斯人的城裡住宿. ”

19:12 But his master said to him, “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, who are not from the Israelites; we will cross over up to Gibeah.”
主人回答說: “我們不可進不是以色列人住的外邦城, 不如過到基比亞去”;

19:13 And he said to his servant, “Come, let us approach one of these places; we will spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah.”
又對僕人說: “我們可以到一個地方, 或住在基比亞, 或住在拉瑪. ”

19:14 So they crossed over and went their way, and the sun went down on them beside Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
他們就往前走. 將到便雅憫的基比亞, 日頭已經落了;

19:15 And they turned aside there to enter and to spend the night at Gibeah. And they went and sat in the open square of the city, but no one took them in to spend the night.
他們進入基比亞要在那裡住宿, 就坐在城裡的街上, 因為無人接他們進家住宿.

19:16 Then behold, an old man was coming from his work from the field in the evening, and the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was dwelling as a foreigner in Gibeah. (The people of the place were descendants of Benjamin.)
晚上, 有一個老年人從田間做工回來. 他原是以法蓮山地的人, 住在基比亞; 那地方的人卻是便雅憫人.

19:17 And the old man raised his eyes and saw the traveler in the open square of the city, and he said, “Where are you going, and from where do you come?”
老年人舉目看見客人坐在城裡的街上, 就問他說: “你從哪裡來? 要往哪裡去? ”

19:18 And he said to him, “We are crossing over from Bethlehem in Judah up to the remote areas of the hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, but now I am going to Yahweh’s house, but no one took me in to spend the night.
他回答說: “我們從猶大的伯利恆來, 要往以法蓮山地那邊去. 我原是那裡的人, 到過猶大的伯利恆, 現在我往耶和華的殿去, 在這裡無人接我進他的家.

19:19 There is both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and also bread and wine for me, for your servant, and for the young man who is with your servant; there is no lack of anything.”
其實我有糧草可以餵驢, 我與我的妾, 並我的僕人, 有餅有酒, 並不缺少甚麼. ”

19:20 And the old man said, “Peace to you. I will take care of your needs; however, you must not spend the night in the open square.”
老年人說: “願你平安! 你所需用的我都給你, 只是不可在街上過夜. ”

19:21 So he brought him to his house, and he fed the donkeys; they washed their feet, ate, and drank.
於是領他們到家裡, 餵上驢, 他們就洗腳吃喝.

19:22 While they were enjoying themselves, behold, the men of the city, the perverse lot, surrounded the house, pounding on the door. And they said to the old man, the owner of the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house so that we may have sex with him.”
他們心裡正歡暢的時候, 城中的匪徒圍住房子, 連連叩門, 對房主老人說: “你把那進你家的人帶出來, 我們要與他交合. ”

19:23 So the man, the owner of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not act wickedly; since this man has come into my house, do not do this disgraceful thing.
那房主出來對他們說: “弟兄們哪, 不要這樣作惡; 這人既然進了我的家, 你們就不要行這醜事.

19:24 Here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. Please, let me bring them out; do violence to them, and do to them whatever you please. Do not do this disgraceful thing to this man.”
我有個女兒, 還是處女, 並有這人的妾, 我將她們領出來任憑你們玷辱她們, 只是向這人不可行這樣的醜事. ”

19:25 But the men were not willing to listen to him, and the man seized his concubine and brought her out to them; and they had intercourse with her, and they abused her all night until the morning; they let her go at the approach of dawn.
那些人卻不聽從他的話. 那人就把他的妾拉出去交給他們, 他們便與她交合, 終夜凌辱她, 直到天色快亮才放她去.

19:26 And the woman came as the morning appeared, and she fell at the entrance of the man’s house where her master was, until daylight.
天快亮的時候, 婦人回到她主人住宿的房門前, 就仆倒在地, 直到天亮.

19:27 In the morning her master got up, and he opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his journey, and behold, his concubine was falling at the entrance of the house, with her hand on the threshold.
早晨, 她的主人起來開了房門, 出去要行路, 不料那婦人仆倒在房門前, 兩手搭在門檻上;

19:28 And he said to her, “Get up, let us go,” but there was no answer. So he put her on the donkey, and the man got up and went to his place.
就對婦人說: “起來, 我們走吧! ”婦人卻不回答. 那人便將她馱在驢上, 起身回本處去了.

19:29 When he entered his house he took a knife, and he grasped his concubine and cut her into twelve pieces; and he sent her throughout the whole territory of Israel.
到了家裡, 用刀將妾的屍身切成十二塊, 使人拿著傳送以色列的四境.

19:30 All who saw it said, “Nothing like this has ever been since the Israelites went up from the land of Egypt until this day. Take note of it, consider it, and speak up.”
凡看見的人都說: “從以色列人出埃及地, 直到今日, 這樣的事沒有行過, 也沒有見過. 現在應當思想, 大家商議當怎樣辦理. ”

Judges - Chapter 20

20:1 All the Israelites went out, from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, and they gathered as one body to Yahweh at Mizpah.
於是以色列從但到別是巴, 以及住基列地的眾人都出來, 如同一人, 聚集在米斯巴耶和華面前.

20:2 And the leaders of all the people, all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand sword-bearing infantry.
以色列民的首領, 就是各支派的軍長, 都站在神百姓的會中; 拿刀的步兵共有四十萬.

20:3 (The descendants of Benjamin heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah.) And the Israelites said, “Tell us, how did this evil act occur?”
以色列人上到米斯巴, 便雅憫人都聽見了. 以色列人說: “請你將這件惡事的情由對我們說明. ”

20:4 The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered and said, “I came to Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night.
那利未人, 就是被害之婦人的丈夫, 回答說: “我和我的妾到了便雅憫的基比亞住宿.

20:5 The lords of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, and they raped my concubine, and she died.
基比亞人夜間起來, 圍了我住的房子, 想要殺我, 又將我的妾強姦致死.

20:6 Then I grabbed my concubine and cut her into pieces, and I sent her throughout all the territory of Israel’s inheritance; for they committed a shameful and disgraceful thing in Israel.
我就把我妾的屍身切成塊子, 使人拿著傳送以色列得為業的全地, 因為基比亞人在以色列中行了兇淫醜惡的事.

20:7 Look, all you Israelites! Make your decision and advice here.”
你們以色列人都當籌劃商議. ”

20:8 All the people got up as one body, saying, “Not one of us will go to his tent, or will any of us return to his house.
眾民都起來如同一人, 說: “我們連一人都不回自己帳棚,自己房屋去.

20:9 So then, this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against her by lot.
我們向基比亞人必這樣行, 照所掣的籤去攻擊他們.

20:10 We will take ten men of one hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred of one thousand, and one thousand of ten thousand, to bring provisions to the troops, to repay them when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin for all the disgraceful things they did in Israel.”
我們要在以色列各支派中, 一百人挑取十人, 一千人挑取百人, 一萬人挑取千人, 為民運糧, 等大眾到了便雅憫的基比亞, 就照基比亞人在以色列中所行的醜事征伐他們. ”

20:11 And all the men of Israel were gathered to the city as one body united.
於是以色列眾人彼此連合如同一人, 聚集攻擊那城.

20:12 Then the tribes of Israel sent men throughout all the tribes of Benjamin, saying, “What is this wickedness that happened among you?
以色列眾支派打發人去, 問便雅憫支派的各家說: “你們中間怎麼做了這樣的惡事呢?

20:13 So then, hand over the men, the perverse lot, who are in Gibeah, so that we may kill them and purge this wickedness from Israel.” But the descendants of Benjamin were not willing to listen to the voice of their relatives, the Israelites.
現在你們要將基比亞的那些匪徒交出來, 我們好治死他們, 從以色列中除掉這惡. ”便雅憫人卻不肯聽從他們弟兄以色列人的話.

20:14 And the descendants of Benjamin were gathered from the cities to Gibeah to go out for battle against the Israelites.
便雅憫人從他們的各城裡出來, 聚集到了基比亞, 要與以色列人打仗.

20:15 From the cities the descendants of Benjamin were counted on that day twenty-six thousand sword-wielding men, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were counted seven hundred well-trained men.
那時便雅憫人從各城裡點出拿刀的, 共有二萬六千; 另外還有基比亞人點出七百精兵.

20:16 From all these troops were seven hundred well-trained men who were left-handed; each one could sling with a stone at a hair and not miss.
在眾軍之中有揀選的七百精兵, 都是左手便利的, 能用機弦甩石打人, 毫髮不差.

20:17 And the men of Israel besides Benjamin were counted four hundred thousand sword-wielding men; all were warriors.
便雅憫人之外, 點出以色列人拿刀的, 共有四十萬, 都是戰士.

20:18 Then the Israelites got up and went up to Bethel, and they inquired of God, saying, “Who will go up first for the battle against the descendants of Benjamin?” And Yahweh said, “Judah will go first.”
以色列人就起來, 到伯特利去求問神說: “我們中間誰當首先上去與便雅憫人爭戰呢? ”耶和華說: “猶大當先上去. ”

20:19 And the Israelites got up in the morning, and they encamped against Gibeah.
以色列人早晨起來, 對著基比亞安營.

20:20 Then the men of Israel marched out for the battle against Benjamin, and the men of Israel took up positions against them for battle at Gibeah.
以色列人出來, 要與便雅憫人打仗, 就在基比亞前擺陣.

20:21 The descendants of Benjamin went out from Gibeah, and they struck down on that day twenty-two thousand men of Israel to the ground.
便雅憫人就從基比亞出來, 當日殺死以色列人二萬二千.

20:22 But the troops, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and again they arranged their battle lines in the place where they had arranged themselves the first day.
以色列人彼此奮勇, 仍在頭一日擺陣的地方又擺陣.

20:23 The Israelites went up and wept before Yahweh until evening and inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Should we again draw near from the battle against the descendants of Benjamin, our relatives?” And Yahweh said, “Go up against them.”
未擺陣之先, 以色列人上去, 在耶和華面前哭號, 直到晚上, 求問耶和華說: “我們再去與我們弟兄便雅憫人打仗可以不可以? ”耶和華說: “可以上去攻擊他們. ”

20:24 And the Israelites drew near to the descendants of Benjamin on the second day.
第二日, 以色列人就上前攻擊便雅憫人.

20:25 And Benjamin went out from Gibeah to meet them on the second day, and they struck down the Israelites again, eighteen thousand men to the ground; all of these were sword-wielding.
便雅憫人也在這日從基比亞出來, 與以色列人接戰, 又殺死他們一萬八千, 都是拿刀的.

20:26 And all the Israelites and all the troops went up and came to Bethel and wept; and they sat there before Yahweh and fasted on that day until evening; and they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before Yahweh.
以色列眾人就上到伯特利, 坐在耶和華面前哭號, 當日禁食直到晚上; 又在耶和華面前獻燔祭和平安祭.

20:27 And the Israelites inquired of Yahweh (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,
那時, 神的約櫃在那裡; 亞倫的孫子,以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈侍立在約櫃前. 以色列人問耶和華說: “我們當再出去與我們弟兄便雅憫人打仗呢? 還是罷兵呢? ”耶和華說: “你們當上去, 因為明日我必將他們交在你們手中. ”

20:28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was standing before it to minister in those days), saying, “Should we go out once more to battle against the descendants of Benjamin our relatives, or should we stop?” And Yahweh said, “Go up tomorrow; I will give them into your hand.”
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20:29 So Israel stationed an ambush all around Gibeah.
以色列人在基比亞的四圍設下伏兵.

20:30 And the Israelites went up against the descendants of Benjamin on the third day, and they took up positions against Gibeah as before.
第三日, 以色列人又上去攻擊便雅憫人, 在基比亞前擺陣, 與前兩次一樣.

20:31 The descendants of Benjamin went out to meet the troops, and they lured them away from the city and began to inflict casualties on the troops as before, on the main road, one of which goes up to Bethel, the other to Gibeah; and in the field there were about thirty men of Israel.
便雅憫人也出來迎敵, 就被引誘離城; 在田間兩條路上, 一通伯特利, 一通基比亞, 像前兩次, 動手殺死以色列人約有三十個.

20:32 And the descendants of Benjamin thought, “They are being defeated before us as previously,” and the Israelites said, “Let us flee and lure them away from the city to the main roads.”
便雅憫人說: “他們仍舊敗在我們面前. ”但以色列人說: “我們不如逃跑, 引誘他們離開城到路上來. ”

20:33 And all the men of Israel got up from their places and took up positions in Baal Tamar; and the ambush of Israel charged from their places, from the vicinity of Gibeah.
以色列眾人都起來, 在巴力‧他瑪擺陣, 以色列的伏兵從馬利‧迦巴埋伏的地方衝上前去.

20:34 Then ten thousand well-trained men from all Israel came out against Gibeah, and the battle became fierce; they did not know that disaster was about to close in on them.
有以色列人中的一萬精兵, 來到基比亞前接戰, 勢派甚是凶猛; 便雅憫人卻不知道災禍臨近了.

20:35 And Yahweh defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel, and the Israelites destroyed on that day twenty-five thousand one hundred men of Benjamin, all of them sword-wielding.
耶和華使以色列人殺敗便雅憫人. 那日, 以色列人殺死便雅憫人二萬五千一百, 都是拿刀的.

20:36 The descendants of Benjamin saw that they were defeated, and the men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin because they trusted the ambush that they had set against Gibeah.
於是便雅憫人知道自己敗了. 先是以色列人; 因為靠著在基比亞前所設的伏兵, 就在便雅憫人面前詐敗.

20:37 And the ambush came quickly and advanced against Gibeah, and it put the whole city to the sword.
伏兵急忙闖進基比亞, 用刀殺死全城的人.

20:38 Now the appointed time for the men of Israel with the ambush was that they sent up for them a great amount of smoke from the city.
以色列人預先同伏兵約定在城內放火, 以煙氣上騰為號.

20:39 And the men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to inflict casualties on about thirty men of Israel because they thought, “They will be completely defeated before us as in the first battle.”
以色列人臨退陣的時候, 便雅憫人動手殺死以色列人, 約有三十個, 就說: “他們仍像前次被我們殺敗了. ”

20:40 And the cloud of smoke began to go up from the city in a column of smoke, and Benjamin turned backward, and behold, the whole city was going up in smoke!
當煙氣如柱從城中上騰的時候, 便雅憫人回頭觀看, 見全城的煙氣沖天.

20:41 And the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed because they saw that disaster was closing in on them.
以色列人又轉身回來, 便雅憫人就甚驚惶, 因為看見災禍臨到自己了.

20:42 And they retreated from before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness, but the battle caught up to them, and those who came from the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.
他們在以色列人面前轉身往曠野逃跑; 以色列人在後面追殺. 那從各城裡出來的, 也都夾攻殺滅他們.

20:43 They surrounded Benjamin; they pursued them without rest and trod them down opposite Gibeah to the east.
以色列人圍繞便雅憫人, 追趕他們, 在他們歇腳之處,對著日出之地的基比亞踐踏他們.

20:44 And eighteen thousand men from Benjamin fell, all of them able men.
便雅憫人死了的有一萬八千, 都是勇士.

20:45 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness, to the rock of Rimmon, but they cut down on the main roads five thousand men; and they pursued after them up to Gidom, and they struck down two thousand men.
其餘的人轉身向曠野逃跑, 往臨門磐去. 以色列人在道路上殺了他們五千人, 如拾取遺穗一樣, 追到基頓又殺了他們二千人.

20:46 So all of Benjamin who fell on that day were twenty-five thousand sword-wielding men; all of these were able men.
那日便雅憫死了的共有二萬五千人, 都是拿刀的勇士.

20:47 But six hundred turned and fled toward the wilderness, to the rock of Rimmon, and they remained at the rock of Rimmon for four months.
只剩下六百人, 轉身向曠野逃跑, 到了臨門磐, 就在那裡住了四個月.

20:48 And the men of Israel returned to the descendants of Benjamin, and they put them to the edge of the sword, both the inhabitants of city and the animals that were found; they also set on fire all the cities that they found.
以色列人又轉到便雅憫地, 將各城的人和牲畜, 並一切所遇見的, 都用刀殺盡, 又放火燒了一切城邑.

Judges - Chapter 21

21:1 The men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.”
以色列人在米斯巴曾起誓說: “我們都不將女兒給便雅憫人為妻. ”

21:2 And the people of Bethel came and sat there until evening before God, and they lifted their voices and wept bitterly.
以色列人來到伯特利, 坐在神面前直到晚上, 放聲痛哭,

21:3 And they said, “Why, Yahweh, God of Israel, has it happened today in Israel that one tribe is lacking from Israel?”
說: “耶和華─以色列的神啊, 為何以色列中有這樣缺了一支派的事呢? ”

21:4 On the next day the people rose early, and they built there an altar and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.
次日清早, 百姓起來, 在那裡築了一座壇, 獻燔祭和平安祭.

21:5 And the Israelites said, “Who in the assembly has not come up from all the tribes of Israel to Yahweh?” For a solemn oath was taken concerning whoever did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah, saying, “He will certainly be put to death.”
以色列人彼此問說: “以色列各支派中, 誰沒有同會眾上到耶和華面前來呢? ”先是以色列人起過大誓說, 凡不上米斯巴到耶和華面前來的, 必將他治死.

21:6 But the Israelites had compassion for Benjamin, their relatives, and they said, “Today one tribe is cut off from Israel.
以色列人為他們的弟兄便雅憫後悔, 說: “如今以色列中絕了一個支派了.

21:7 What will we do for them—for the ones being left over—for wives? For we have sworn by Yahweh not to give to them our daughters as wives.”
我們既在耶和華面前起誓說, 必不將我們的女兒給便雅憫人為妻, 現在我們當怎樣辦理,使他們剩下的人有妻呢? ”

21:8 They asked, “Which one is there from the tribes of Israel who did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah?” And behold, no one came from Jabesh-gilead to the camp, to the assembly.
又彼此問說: “以色列支派中誰沒有上米斯巴到耶和華面前來呢? ”他們就查出基列‧雅比沒有一人進營到會眾那裡;

21:9 The people were counted, and no one was there from the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead.
因為百姓被數的時候, 沒有一個基列‧雅比人在那裡.

21:10 And the congregation sent there twelve thousand men from the troops, and they commanded them, saying, “Go, strike the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, and the women and children.
會眾就打發一萬二千大勇士, 吩咐他們說: “你們去用刀將基列‧雅比人連婦女帶孩子都擊殺了.

21:11 This is the thing you will do: you will destroy every man and every woman who had sex with a man.”
所當行的就是這樣: 要將一切男子和已嫁的女子盡行殺戮. ”

21:12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins who had not had sex with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
他們在基列‧雅比人中, 遇見了四百個未嫁的處女, 就帶到迦南地的示羅營裡.

21:13 Then the congregation sent and spoke all this to the descendants of Benjamin who were at the rock of Rimmon, and they assured them they would not be hurt.
全會眾打發人到臨門磐的便雅憫人那裡, 向他們說和睦的話.

21:14 And Benjamin returned at that time, and they gave to them the women whom they kept alive from Jabesh-gilead; but they were not enough for them.
當時便雅憫人回來了, 以色列人就把所存活基列‧雅比的女子給他們為妻, 還是不夠.

21:15 And the people felt sorry for Benjamin because Yahweh weakened the tribes of Israel.
百姓為便雅憫人後悔, 因為耶和華使以色列人缺了一個支派(原文是使以色列中有了破口).

21:16 So the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do for the remaining ones for wives, since the women from Benjamin have been destroyed?”
會中的長老說: “便雅憫中的女子既然除滅了, 我們當怎樣辦理,使那餘剩的人有妻呢? ”

21:17 And they said, “There must be a remnant for Benjamin, so that a tribe will not be blotted out from Israel.
又說: “便雅憫逃脫的人當有地業, 免得以色列中塗抹了一個支派.

21:18 But we cannot give them wives from our daughters.” (For the Israelites swore, saying, “Cursed be anyone who gives a wife to Benjamin.”)
只是我們不能將自己的女兒給他們為妻; 因為以色列人曾起誓說, 有將女兒給便雅憫人為妻的, 必受咒詛. ”

21:19 And they said, “Look, the annual feast of Yahweh is in Shiloh, which is to the north of Bethel, east of the main road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.
他們又說: “在利波拿以南, 伯特利以北, 在示劍大路以東的示羅, 年年有耶和華的節期”;

21:20 They instructed the descendants of Benjamin, saying, “Go, lie in ambush in the vineyards,
就吩咐便雅憫人說: “你們去, 在葡萄園中埋伏.

21:21 and watch and look; when the daughters of Shiloh dance in the dances, come out from the vineyards and seize for yourselves a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
若看見示羅的女子出來跳舞, 就從葡萄園出來, 在示羅的女子中各搶一個為妻, 回便雅憫地去.

21:22 And if their fathers or their brothers complain to us, we will say to them, ‘Allow us to have them, because we did not capture a wife for each man in the battle, and because you did not give them to them, or else you would have been guilty.’ ”
他們的父親或是弟兄若來與我們爭競, 我們就說: ‘求你們看我們的情面, 施恩給這些人, 因我們在爭戰的時候沒有給他們留下女子為妻. 這也不是你們將女子給他們的; 若是你們給的, 就算有罪. ’”

21:23 The descendants of Benjamin did likewise, and they took wives for each of them from the dancers whom they seized, and they went and returned to their territory, and they rebuilt the cities and they lived in them.
於是便雅憫人照樣而行, 按著他們的數目從跳舞的女子中搶去為妻, 就回自己的地業去, 又重修城邑居住.

21:24 So the Israelites dispersed from there at that time according to tribe and family; and they went out from there, each one to their own territory.
當時以色列人離開那裡, 各歸本支派,本宗族,本地業去了.

21:25 In those days there was no king in Israel; each one did what was right in his own eyes.
那時, 以色列中沒有王, 各人任意而行.

Ruth (路得記)

Ruth - Chapter 1

1:1 And it happened in the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a man from Bethlehem of Judah went to reside in the countryside of Moab—he and his wife and his two sons.
當士師秉政的時候, 國中遭遇饑荒. 在猶大的伯利恆, 有一個人帶著妻子和兩個兒子往摩押地去寄居.

1:2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephraimites from Bethlehem in Judah. And they went to the countryside of Moab and remained there.
這人名叫以利米勒, 他的妻名叫拿俄米; 他兩個兒子, 一個名叫瑪倫, 一個名叫基連, 都是猶大伯利恆的以法他人. 他們到了摩押地, 就住在那裡.

1:3 But Elimelech the husband of Naomi died and she was left behind with her two sons.
後來拿俄米的丈夫以利米勒死了, 剩下婦人和她兩個兒子.

1:4 And they took for themselves Moabite wives. The name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other was Ruth. And they lived there about ten years.
這兩個兒子娶了摩押女子為妻, 一個名叫俄珥巴, 一個名叫路得, 在那裡住了約有十年.

1:5 But both Mahlon and Kilion died, and the woman was left without her two sons and without her husband.
瑪倫和基連二人也死了, 剩下拿俄米, 沒有丈夫, 也沒有兒子.

1:6 And she got up, she and her daughters-in-law, and returned from the countryside of Moab, because she had heard in the countryside of Moab that Yahweh had come to the aid of his people to give food to them.
她就與兩個兒婦起身, 要從摩押地歸回; 因為她在摩押地聽見耶和華眷顧自己的百姓, 賜糧食與他們.

1:7 So she set out from the place where she was and her two daughters-in-law with her, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.
於是她和兩個兒婦起行離開所住的地方, 要回猶大地去.

1:8 But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, each of you return to her mother’s house. May Yahweh show kindness to you just as you did with the dead and with me.
拿俄米對兩個兒婦說: “你們各人回娘家去吧. 願耶和華恩待你們, 像你們恩待已死的人與我一樣!

1:9 May Yahweh grant that you find a resting place, each in the house of her husband.” And she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and cried.
願耶和華使你們各在新夫家中得平安! ”於是拿俄米與她們親嘴. 她們就放聲而哭,

1:10 And they said to her, “No, we want to return with you to your people.”
說: “不然, 我們必與你一同回你本國去. ”

1:11 And Naomi said, “Return, my daughters. Why do you still want to go with me? Are there sons in my womb that may be husbands for you?
拿俄米說: “我女兒們哪, 回去吧! 為何要跟我去呢? 我還能生子作你們的丈夫嗎?

1:12 Turn back, my daughters! Go, for I am too old to have a husband. If I should think there is hope for me, even if I should have a husband this night, and even if I should bear sons,
我女兒們哪, 回去吧! 我年紀老邁, 不能再有丈夫; 即或說, 我還有指望, 今夜有丈夫可以生子,

1:13 would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, for it is far more bitter to me than to you. For the hand of Yahweh has gone out against me.”
你們豈能等著他們長大呢? 你們豈能等著他們不嫁別人呢? 我女兒們哪, 不要這樣. 我為你們的緣故甚是愁苦, 因為耶和華伸手攻擊我. ”

1:14 And they lifted up their voices and cried again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
兩個兒婦又放聲而哭, 俄珥巴與婆婆親嘴而別, 只是路得捨不得拿俄米.

1:15 And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods. Return after your sister-in-law too.”
拿俄米說: “看哪, 你嫂子已經回她本國和她所拜的神那裡去了, 你也跟著你嫂子回去吧! ”

1:16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you! For where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people will be my people and your God will be my God.
路得說: “不要催我回去不跟隨你. 你往哪裡去, 我也往那裡去; 你在哪裡住宿, 我也在那裡住宿; 你的國就是我的國, 你的神就是我的神.

1:17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. So may Yahweh do to me, and even more, unless death separates you and me!”
你在哪裡死, 我也在那裡死, 也葬在那裡. 除非死能使你我相離! 不然, 願耶和華重重地降罰與我. ”

1:18 When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.
拿俄米見路得定意要跟隨自己去, 就不再勸她了.

1:19 So the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, all of the town was stirred because of them. And they said, “Is this Naomi?”
於是二人同行, 來到伯利恆. 她們到了伯利恆, 合城的人就都驚訝. 婦女們說: “這是拿俄米嗎? ”

1:20 And she said to them, “You should not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai has caused me to be very bitter.
拿俄米對他們說: “不要叫我拿俄米(就是甜的意思), 要叫我瑪拉(就是苦的意思), 因為全能者使我受了大苦.

1:21 I went away full, but Yahweh brought me back empty-handed! Why call me Naomi when Yahweh has testified against me and Shaddai has brought calamity upon me?”
我滿滿地出去, 耶和華使我空空地回來. 耶和華降禍與我; 全能者使我受苦. 既是這樣, 你們為何還叫我拿俄米呢? ”

1:22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabite her daughter-in-law with her, returning from the countryside of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the harvest of barley.
拿俄米和她兒婦摩押女子路得, 從摩押地回來到伯利恆, 正是動手割大麥的時候.

Ruth - Chapter 2

2:1 Now Naomi had a relative of her husband, a prominent rich man from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
拿俄米的丈夫以利米勒的親族中, 有一個人名叫波阿斯, 是個大財主.

2:2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after someone in whose eyes I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”
摩押女子路得對拿俄米說: “容我往田間去, 我蒙誰的恩, 就在誰的身後拾取麥穗. ”拿俄米說: “女兒啊, 你只管去. ”

2:3 So she went and came and gleaned in the field behind the reapers. And she happened by chance upon the tract of field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.
路得就去了, 來到田間, 在收割的人身後拾取麥穗. 她恰巧到了以利米勒本族的人波阿斯那塊田裡.

2:4 And look, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “May Yahweh be with you.” And they said to him, “May Yahweh bless you.”
波阿斯正從伯利恆來, 對收割的人說: “願耶和華與你們同在! ”他們回答說: “願耶和華賜福與你! ”

2:5 And Boaz said to his servant in charge of the reapers, “To whom does this young woman belong?”
波阿斯問監管收割的僕人說: “那是誰家的女子? ”

2:6 And the servant in charge of the reapers said, “She is a Moabite girl returning with Naomi from the countryside of Moab.
監管收割的僕人回答說: “是那摩押女子, 跟隨拿俄米從摩押地回來的.

2:7 And she said, ‘Please let me glean and let me gather among the sheaves behind the reapers.’ So she came and remained from the morning up to now. She is sitting for a little while in the house.”
她說: ‘請你容我跟著收割的人拾取打捆剩下的麥穗. ’她從早晨直到如今, 除了在屋子裡坐一會兒, 常在這裡. ”

2:8 And Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen carefully, my daughter, go no longer to glean in another field. Moreover, do not leave from this one, but stay close with my young women.
波阿斯對路得說: “女兒啊, 聽我說, 不要往別人田裡拾取麥穗, 也不要離開這裡, 要常與我使女們在一處.

2:9 Keep your eyes on the field that they reap and go after them. Have I not ordered the servants not to bother you? And if you get thirsty, you shall go to the containers and drink from where the servants have drawn.”
我的僕人在那塊田收割, 你就跟著他們去. 我已經吩咐僕人不可欺負你; 你若渴了, 就可以到器皿那裡喝僕人打來的水. ”

2:10 And she fell on her face and bowed down to the ground and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes by recognizing me—for I am a foreigner?”
路得就俯伏在地叩拜, 對他說: “我既是外邦人, 怎麼蒙你的恩, 這樣顧恤我呢? ”

2:11 And Boaz answered and said to her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband was fully told to me. How you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and you went to a people that you did not know before.
波阿斯回答說: “自從你丈夫死後, 凡你向婆婆所行的, 並你離開父母和本地, 到素不認識的民中, 這些事人全都告訴我了.

2:12 May Yahweh reward your work and may a full reward be given to you from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you came to take refuge.”
願耶和華照你所行的賞賜你. 你來投靠耶和華─以色列神的翅膀下, 願你滿得他的賞賜. ”

2:13 And she said, “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and have spoken kindly to your servant, and I am not one of your servants.”
路得說: “我主啊, 願在你眼前蒙恩. 我雖然不及你的一個使女, 你還用慈愛的話安慰我的心. ”

2:14 And Boaz said to her at mealtime, “Come here and eat from the bread and dip your morsel in the wine vinegar.” So she sat beside the gleaners, and he offered to her roasted grain. And she ate and was satisfied, and she had some left over.
到了吃飯的時候, 波阿斯對路得說: “你到這裡來吃餅, 將餅蘸在醋裡. ”路得就在收割的人旁邊坐下; 他們把烘了的穗子遞給她. 她吃飽了, 還有餘剩的.

2:15 And she got up to glean, and Boaz instructed his servants saying, “Let her also glean between the sheaves and do not reproach her.
她起來又拾取麥穗, 波阿斯吩咐僕人說: “她就是在捆中拾取麥穗, 也可以容她, 不可羞辱她;

2:16 And also pull out for her from your bundles and leave it so that she may glean—and do not rebuke her.”
並要從捆裡抽出些來, 留在地下任她拾取, 不可叱嚇她. ”

2:17 So she gleaned in the field until the evening and she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
這樣, 路得在田間拾取麥穗, 直到晚上, 將所拾取的打了, 約有一伊法大麥.

2:18 And she picked it up and went to the town. Her mother-in-law saw how much she had gleaned. And she took it out and gave to her what she had left over after being satisfied.
她就把所拾取的帶進城去給婆婆看, 又把她吃飽了所剩的給了婆婆.

2:19 And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you glean today and where did you work? May he who took notice of you be blessed.” And she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked and said, “The name of the man who I worked with today is Boaz.”
婆婆問她說: “你今日在哪裡拾取麥穗, 在哪裡做工呢? 願那顧恤你的得福. ”路得就告訴婆婆說: “我今日在一個名叫波阿斯的人那裡做工. ”

2:20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by Yahweh, whose loyal love has not forsaken the living or the dead.” And Naomi said to her, “The man is a close relative for us, he is one of our redeemers.”
拿俄米對兒婦說: “願那人蒙耶和華賜福, 因為他不斷地恩待活人死人. ”拿俄米又說: “那是我們本族的人, 是一個至近的親屬. ”

2:21 And Ruth the Moabite said, “Also, he said to me, ‘You shall stay close with the servants which are mine until they have finished all of the harvest which is mine.’ ”
摩押女子路得說: “他對我說: ‘你要緊隨我的僕人拾取麥穗, 直等他們收完了我的莊稼. ’”

2:22 And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, “It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maidservants so that you will not be bothered in another field.”
拿俄米對兒婦路得說: “女兒啊, 你跟著他的使女出去, 不叫人遇見你在別人田間, 這才為好. ”

2:23 So she stayed close with the maidservants of Boaz to glean until the end of the barley harvest and wheat harvest. And she lived with her mother-in-law.
於是路得與波阿斯的使女常在一處拾取麥穗, 直到收完了大麥和小麥. 路得仍與婆婆同住.

Ruth - Chapter 3

3:1 Now Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek for you security that things may be good for you?
路得的婆婆拿俄米對她說: “女兒啊, 我不當為你找個安身之處, 使你享福嗎?

3:2 So then, is not Boaz our kinsman whose maidservants you were with? Look, he is winnowing the barley at the threshing floor tonight.
你與波阿斯的使女常在一處, 波阿斯不是我們的親族嗎? 他今夜在場上簸大麥;

3:3 Wash, anoint yourself, put your clothing on, and go down to the threshing floor. Do not make yourself known to the man until he finishes eating and drinking.
你要沐浴抹膏, 換上衣服, 下到場上, 卻不要使那人認出你來. 你等他吃喝完了,

3:4 And when he lies, take notice of the place where he lies. And you shall go and uncover his feet and lie down, and he shall tell you what to do.”
到他睡的時候, 你看準他睡的地方, 就進去掀開他腳上的被, 躺臥在那裡, 他必告訴你所當做的事. ”

3:5 And she said to her, “I will do all that you say.”
路得說: “凡你所吩咐的, 我必遵行. ”

3:6 And she went down to the threshing floor and did all that her mother-in-law had instructed her.
路得就下到場上, 照她婆婆所吩咐她的而行.

3:7 And Boaz ate and drank until his heart was merry and then he came to lie at the end of the grain heap. And she came in quietly and uncovered his feet and lay down.
波阿斯吃喝完了, 心裡歡暢, 就去睡在麥堆旁邊. 路得便悄悄地來掀開他腳上的被, 躺臥在那裡.

3:8 And it happened in the middle of the night the man was startled and he reached out and behold, a woman was lying at his feet.
到了夜半, 那人忽然驚醒, 翻過身來, 不料有女子躺在他的腳下.

3:9 And he said, “Who are you?” And she said, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your garment over your servant because you are a redeemer.”
他就說: “你是誰? ”回答說: “我是你的婢女路得. 求你用你的衣襟遮蓋我, 因為你是我一個至近的親屬. ”

3:10 And he said, “You are blessed by Yahweh my daughter. You did better in this last kindness than the first by not going after young men, whether poor or rich.
波阿斯說: “女兒啊, 願你蒙耶和華賜福. 你末後的恩比先前更大; 因為少年人無論貧富, 你都沒有跟從.

3:11 And so then my daughter, do not be afraid. All that you ask I will do for you, for the entire assembly of my people knows that you are a worthy woman.
女兒啊, 現在不要懼怕, 凡你所說的, 我必照著行; 我本城的人都知道你是個賢德的女子.

3:12 Now truly I am a redeemer, but there is also a redeemer of a closer relationship than me.
我實在是你一個至近的親屬, 只是還有一個人比我更近.

3:13 Stay tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good; but if he is not willing to redeem, then as Yahweh lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.”
你今夜在這裡住宿, 明早他若肯為你盡親屬的本分, 就由他吧! 倘若不肯, 我指著永生的耶和華起誓, 我必為你盡了本分, 你只管躺到天亮. ”

3:14 So she lay at his feet until morning and got up before anyone could recognize each other. And he said, “It must not be known that you came to the threshing floor.”
路得便在他腳下躺到天快亮, 人彼此不能辨認的時候就起來了. 波阿斯說: “不可使人知道有女子到場上來”;

3:15 And he said, “Bring the cloak that is on you and hold it out.” And she held it out and he measured six measures of barley and put it on her cloak. Then she went into the city.
又對路得說: “打開你所披的外衣. ”她打開了, 波阿斯就撮了六簸箕大麥, 幫她扛在肩上, 她便進城去了.

3:16 And she came to her mother-in-law, and she said, “How did it go for you, my daughter?” And she told her all that the man did for her.
路得回到婆婆那裡, 婆婆說: “女兒啊, 怎麼樣了? ”路得就將那人向她所行的述說了一遍,

3:17 And she said, “These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said, ‘You shall not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’ ”
又說: “那人給了我六簸箕大麥, 對我說: ‘你不可空手回去見你的婆婆. ’”

3:18 And she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know how the matter turns out, for the man will not rest but will settle the matter today.”
婆婆說: “女兒啊, 你只管安坐等候, 看這事怎樣成就, 因為那人今日不辦成這事必不休息. ”

Ruth - Chapter 4

4:1 And Boaz had gone up to the city gate and sat there. And look, the redeemer of whom Boaz had spoken was passing by. And he said, “Come over here to sit, friend.” And he came over and sat.
波阿斯到了城門, 坐在那裡, 恰巧波阿斯所說的那至近的親屬經過. 波阿斯說: “某人哪, 你來坐在這裡. ”他就來坐下.

4:2 And he took ten men from the elders of the city and said, “Sit here.” And they sat.
波阿斯又從本城的長老中揀選了十人, 對他們說: “請你們坐在這裡. ”他們就都坐下.

4:3 And he said to the redeemer, “Naomi, who returned from the countryside of Moab, is selling the tract of land which was for our brother Elimelech.
波阿斯對那至近的親屬說: “從摩押地回來的拿俄米, 現在要賣我們族兄以利米勒的那塊地;

4:4 And I thought I would tell you and say, ‘Buy it in the presence of those sitting and before the elders of my people,’ if you want to redeem it, redeem it. But if you do not want to redeem, tell me so that I may know, for there is no one except you to redeem it, and I am after you.” And he said, “I want to redeem it.”
我想當贖那塊地的是你, 其次是我, 以外再沒有別人了. 你可以在這裡的人面前和我本國的長老面前說明, 你若肯贖就贖, 若不肯贖就告訴我. ”那人回答說: “我肯贖. ”

4:5 And Boaz said, “On the day of your acquiring the field from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the wife of the dead man, in order to raise up for the name of the dead his inheritance.”
波阿斯說: “你從拿俄米手中買這地的時候, 也當娶(原文是買; 十節同)死人的妻摩押女子路得, 使死人在產業上存留他的名. ”

4:6 And the redeemer said, “I am not able to redeem for myself, lest I ruin my inheritance. You redeem for yourself my kinsman-redemption, for I am not able to redeem it.”
那人說: “這樣我就不能贖了, 恐怕於我的產業有礙. 你可以贖我所當贖的, 我不能贖了. ”

4:7 (Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the kinsman-redemption and transfer of property: to confirm the matter, a man removed his sandal and gave it to his fellow countryman. This was the manner of attesting in Israel.)
從前, 在以色列中要定奪甚麼事, 或贖回, 或交易, 這人就脫鞋給那人. 以色列人都以此為證據.

4:8 So the redeemer said to Boaz, “Acquire it for yourself,” and he removed his sandal.
那人對波阿斯說: “你自己買吧! ”於是將鞋脫下來了.

4:9 And Boaz said to the elders and all of the people, “You are witnesses today that I have acquired all that was for Elimelech and that was for Kilion and Mahlon from the hand of Naomi.
波阿斯對長老和眾民說: “你們今日作見證, 凡屬以利米勒和基連,瑪倫的, 我都從拿俄米手中置買了;

4:10 And also Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired as a wife, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance, so that the name of the dead may not be cut off from his relatives and from the gate of his birth place. You are witnesses today.”
又娶了瑪倫的妻摩押女子路得為妻, 好在死人的產業上存留他的名, 免得他的名在本族本鄉滅沒. 你們今日可以作見證. ”

4:11 And all of the people who were at the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman coming into your house as Rachel and as Leah, who together built the house of Israel. May you have strength in Ephrathah and bestow a name in Bethlehem.
在城門坐著的眾民和長老都說: “我們作見證. 願耶和華使進你家的這女子, 像建立以色列家的拉結,利亞二人一樣. 又願你在以法他得亨通, 在伯利恆得名聲.

4:12 And may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah from the offspring that Yahweh will give to you from this young woman.”
願耶和華從這少年女子賜你後裔, 使你的家像她瑪從猶大所生法勒斯的家一般. ”

4:13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and Yahweh enabled her to conceive, and she bore a son.
於是, 波阿斯娶了路得為妻, 與她同房. 耶和華使她懷孕生了一個兒子.

4:14 And the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be Yahweh who today did not leave you without a redeemer! And may his name be renowned in Israel!
婦人們對拿俄米說: “耶和華是應當稱頌的! 因為今日沒有撇下你, 使你無至近的親屬. 願這孩子在以色列中得名聲.

4:15 He shall be for you a restorer of life and a sustainer in your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is better for you than seven sons, has borne him.”
他必提起你的精神, 奉養你的老, 因為是愛慕你的那兒婦所生的. 有這兒婦比有七個兒子還好! ”

4:16 And Naomi took the child and she put him on her bosom and became his nurse.
拿俄米就把孩子抱在懷中, 作他的養母.

4:17 And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
鄰舍的婦人說: “拿俄米得孩子了! ”就給孩子起名叫俄備得. 這俄備得是耶西的父, 耶西是大衛的父.

4:18 Now these are the descendants of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron,
法勒斯的後代記在下面: 法勒斯生希斯崙;

4:19 and Hezron fathered Ram, and Ram fathered Amminadab,
希斯崙生蘭; 蘭生亞米拿達;

4:20 and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon,
亞米拿達生拿順; 拿順生撒門;

4:21 and Salmon fathered Boaz, and Boaz fathered Obed,
撒門生波阿斯; 波阿斯生俄備得;

4:22 and Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.
俄備得生耶西; 耶西生大衛.

I Samuel (撒母耳記上)

I Samuel - Chapter 1

1:1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim Zophim, from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
以法蓮山地的拉瑪．瑣非有一個以法蓮人, 名叫以利加拿, 是蘇弗的玄孫, 託戶的曾孫, 以利戶的孫子, 耶羅罕的兒子.

1:2 He had two wives; the name of the first was Hannah, and the name of the second was Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
他有兩個妻: 一名哈拿, 一名毘尼拿. 毘尼拿有兒女, 哈拿沒有兒女.

1:3 Now this man used to go up from his town year by year to worship and to sacrifice to Yahweh of hosts in Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to Yahweh.
這人每年從本城上到示羅, 敬拜祭祀萬軍之耶和華; 在那裡有以利的兩個兒子何弗尼,非尼哈當耶和華的祭司.

1:4 On the day Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
以利加拿每逢獻祭的日子, 將祭肉分給他的妻毘尼拿和毘尼拿所生的兒女;

1:5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, though Yahweh had closed her womb.
給哈拿的卻是雙分, 因為他愛哈拿. 無奈耶和華不使哈拿生育.

1:6 (Now her rival wife would provoke her severely in order to upset her because Yahweh had closed her womb.)
毘尼拿見耶和華不使哈拿生育, 就作她的對頭, 大大激動她, 要使她生氣.

1:7 And so he used to do year after year; whenever she went up to the house of Yahweh, she would provoke her so that she would weep and would not eat.
每年上到耶和華殿的時候, 以利加拿都以雙分給哈拿; 毘尼拿仍是激動她, 以致她哭泣不吃飯.

1:8 So Elkanah her husband would say to her: “Hannah, why do you weep and why do you not eat? And why are you heartsick? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
她丈夫以利加拿對她說: “哈拿啊, 你為何哭泣, 不吃飯, 心裡愁悶呢? 有我不比十個兒子還好嗎? ”

1:9 Then Hannah got up after eating and drinking at Shiloh. (Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the temple of Yahweh.)
他們在示羅吃喝完了, 哈拿就站起來. 祭司以利在耶和華殿的門框旁邊, 坐在自己的位上.

1:10 She was deeply troubled, so she prayed to Yahweh and wept bitterly.
哈拿心裡愁苦, 就痛痛哭泣, 祈禱耶和華,

1:11 She made a vow and said: “O Yahweh of hosts, if you will look with compassion on the misery of your female servant, and will remember me, and not forget your female servant, and will give to your female servant a male child then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and a razor will never pass over his head.”
許願說: “萬軍之耶和華啊, 你若垂顧婢女的苦情, 眷念不忘婢女, 賜我一個兒子, 我必使他終身歸與耶和華, 不用剃頭刀剃他的頭. ”

1:12 While she continued to pray before Yahweh, Eli was observing her mouth.
哈拿在耶和華面前不住地祈禱, 以利定睛看她的嘴.

1:13 Now Hannah had been speaking in her heart; her lips were moving, but her voice could not be heard, so Eli considered her to be drunk.
(原來哈拿心中默禱, 只動嘴唇, 不出聲音, 因此以利以為她喝醉了. )

1:14 Then Eli said to her, “How long will you behave like someone who is drunk? Put away your wine!”
以利對她說: “你要醉到幾時呢? 你不應該喝酒. ”

1:15 But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord. I am a woman deeply distressed, but I have not drunk wine or strong drink. Rather, I have poured out my soul before Yahweh.
哈拿回答說: “主啊, 不是這樣. 我是心裡愁苦的婦人, 清酒濃酒都沒有喝, 但在耶和華面前傾心吐意.

1:16 Do not regard your female servant as worthless, but because of the extent of my worries and my provocation I have spoken all of this.”
不要將婢女看作不正經的女子. 我因被人激動, 愁苦太多, 所以祈求到如今. ”

1:17 Then Eli answered and said, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant your request that you have asked of him.”
以利說: “你可以平平安安地回去. 願以色列的神允准你向他所求的! ”

1:18 And she said, “May your female slave find favor in your sight.” Then the woman went on her way and ate something, and her face did not look sad any longer.
哈拿說: “願婢女在你眼前蒙恩. ”於是婦人走去吃飯, 面上再不帶愁容了.

1:19 Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before Yahweh and returned to their house at Ramah. Then Elkanah had sexual relations with Hannah his wife, and Yahweh remembered her.
次日清早, 他們起來, 在耶和華面前敬拜, 就回拉瑪. 到了家裡, 以利加拿和妻哈拿同房, 耶和華顧念哈拿,

1:20 In due time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She called his name Samuel, for she said, “I requested him from Yahweh.”
哈拿就懷孕. 日期滿足, 生了一個兒子, 給他起名叫撒母耳, 說: “這是我從耶和華那裡求來的. ”

1:21 So the man Elkanah went up with all his household to make the annual sacrifice to Yahweh and to pay his vow.
以利加拿和他全家都上示羅去, 要向耶和華獻年祭, 並還所許的願.

1:22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “Once the boy is weaned, I will bring him, so that he may appear before Yahweh; and he will remain there forever.”
哈拿卻沒有上去, 對丈夫說: “等孩子斷了奶, 我便帶他上去朝見耶和華, 使他永遠住在那裡. ”

1:23 So her husband Elkanah said to her, “Do what seems right to you; stay until you wean him. Only may Yahweh fulfill his word.” So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him.
她丈夫以利加拿說: “就隨你的意行吧! 可以等兒子斷了奶. 但願耶和華應驗他的話. ”於是婦人在家裡乳養兒子, 直到斷了奶;

1:24 Then she brought him up with her when she had weaned him, along with three bulls, one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. She brought him to the house of Yahweh at Shiloh while the boy was still young.
既斷了奶, 就把孩子帶上示羅, 到了耶和華的殿; 又帶了三隻公牛, 一伊法細麵, 一皮袋酒. (那時, 孩子還小. )

1:25 They slaughtered the bull, and they brought the boy to Eli.
宰了一隻公牛, 就領孩子到以利面前.

1:26 She said, “Excuse me, my lord. As you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood with you in this place to pray to Yahweh.
婦人說: “主啊, 我敢在你面前起誓, 從前在你這裡站著祈求耶和華的那婦人, 就是我.

1:27 I prayed for this boy, and Yahweh has given me my request that I asked from him.
我祈求為要得這孩子; 耶和華已將我所求的賜給我了.

1:28 I in turn have lent him to Yahweh. As long as he lives he is lent to Yahweh.” Then they worshiped Yahweh there.
所以, 我將這孩子歸與耶和華, 使他終身歸與耶和華. ”於是在那裡敬拜耶和華.

I Samuel - Chapter 2

2:1 Then Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in Yahweh, my strength is exalted in Yahweh; I grin over my enemies, for I rejoice over your salvation.
哈拿禱告說: 我的心因耶和華快樂; 我的角因耶和華高舉. 我的口向仇敵張開; 我因耶和華的救恩歡欣.

2:2 There is no one holy like Yahweh, for there is no one besides you, and there is no rock like our God.
只有耶和華為聖; 除他以外沒有可比的, 也沒有磐石像我們的神.

2:3 Do not increase speaking very proud words! Let no arrogance go forth from your mouth, for Yahweh is a God of knowledge whose deeds are not weighed.
人不要誇口說驕傲的話, 也不要出狂妄的言語; 因耶和華是大有智識的神, 人的行為被他衡量.

2:4 The bows of mighty warriors are shattered, but those who stumble gird themselves with strength.
勇士的弓都已折斷; 跌倒的人以力量束腰.

2:5 Those who were full must hire themselves out for bread, but those who are hungry will become fat. As for the infertile, she will bear seven, but she who has many sons withers away.
素來飽足的, 反作用人求食; 飢餓的, 再不飢餓. 不生育的, 生了七個兒子; 多有兒女的, 反倒衰微.

2:6 Yahweh kills and restores alive, he brings down to Sheol and raises up.
耶和華使人死, 也使人活, 使人下陰間, 也使人往上升.

2:7 Yahweh makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and also exalts.
他使人貧窮, 也使人富足, 使人卑微, 也使人高貴.

2:8 He raises up the poor from the dust. From the ash heap he lifts up the needy, to cause them to sit with noble people and to cause them to inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth belong to Yahweh and he has set the inhabited world on them.
他從灰塵裡抬舉貧寒人, 從糞堆中提拔窮乏人, 使他們與王子同坐, 得著榮耀的座位. 地的柱子屬於耶和華; 他將世界立在其上.

2:9 He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked will be destroyed in the darkness, because a man will not prevail by his might.
他必保護聖民的腳步, 使惡人在黑暗中寂然不動; 人都不能靠力量得勝.

2:10 Yahweh will shatter his adversaries; he will thunder against them in the heavens. Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to his king and will exalt the might of his anointed one.
與耶和華爭競的, 必被打碎; 耶和華必從天上以雷攻擊他, 必審判地極的人, 將力量賜與所立的王, 高舉受膏者的角.

2:11 Then Elkanah went to Ramah, to his house. Now the boy was serving Yahweh in the presence of Eli the priest.
以利加拿往拉瑪回家去了. 那孩子在祭司以利面前事奉耶和華.

2:12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless scoundrels; they did not know Yahweh.
以利的兩個兒子是惡人, 不認識耶和華.

2:13 And the custom of the priests with the people was this: When any man brought a sacrifice, as the meat was boiling, the servant of the priest would take a three-pronged meat fork in his hand
這二祭司待百姓是這樣的規矩: 凡有人獻祭, 正煮肉的時候, 祭司的僕人就來, 手拿三齒的叉子,

2:14 and would thrust it into the pan or into the kettle or into the cauldron or into the cooking pot. All that the meat fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is what they used to do to all of the Israelites who came there at Shiloh.
將叉子往罐裡, 或鼎裡, 或釜裡, 或鍋裡一插, 插上來的肉, 祭司都取了去. 凡上到示羅的以色列人, 他們都是這樣看待.

2:15 Also, before they offered up the fat as a burnt offering, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest meat for roasting, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
又在未燒脂油以前, 祭司的僕人就來對獻祭的人說: “將肉給祭司, 叫他烤吧. 他不要煮過的, 要生的. ”

2:16 And if the man said to him, “Let them burn the fat completely first, then take for yourself as you desire,” then he would say to him, “No! Give it now! If not, I will take it by force!”
獻祭的人若說: “必須先燒脂油, 然後你可以隨意取肉. ”僕人就說: “你立時給我, 不然我便搶去. ”

2:17 So the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of Yahweh, because the men treated the offering of Yahweh with contempt.
如此, 這二少年人的罪在耶和華面前甚重了, 因為他們藐視耶和華的祭物(或譯: 他們使人厭棄給耶和華獻祭).

2:18 Now Samuel was serving before Yahweh, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.
那時, 撒母耳還是孩子, 穿著細麻布的以弗得, 侍立在耶和華面前.

2:19 His mother used to make for him a small robe and take it to him year by year whenever she came up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.
他母親每年為他做一件小外袍, 同著丈夫上來獻年祭的時候帶來給他.

2:20 And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and he said, “May Yahweh give you an offspring from this woman in place of the petitioned one that she requested from Yahweh.” Then they went to their home.
以利為以利加拿和他的妻祝福, 說: “願耶和華由這婦人再賜你後裔, 代替你從耶和華求來的孩子. ”他們就回本鄉去了.

2:21 Yahweh took note of Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters, while the young man Samuel grew up with Yahweh.
耶和華眷顧哈拿, 她就懷孕生了三個兒子, 兩個女兒. 那孩子撒母耳在耶和華面前漸漸長大.

2:22 Now Eli was very old, and he heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel and that they were having sexual relations with the women who were serving at the entrance of the tent of assembly.
以利年甚老邁, 聽見他兩個兒子待以色列眾人的事, 又聽見他們與會幕門前伺候的婦人苟合,

2:23 And he asked them, “Why are you doing all these things that I am hearing, namely, your evil dealings with all these people?
他就對他們說: “你們為何行這樣的事呢? 我從這眾百姓聽見你們的惡行.

2:24 No, my sons, the report is not good that I am hearing the people of Yahweh spreading.
我兒啊, 不可這樣! 我聽見你們的風聲不好, 你們使耶和華的百姓犯了罪.

2:25 If a man sins against a man, then God can intercede for him. But if a man sins against Yahweh, who can intercede for him?” But they did not obey their father, because Yahweh wanted to kill them.
人若得罪人, 有士師審判他; 人若得罪耶和華, 誰能為他祈求呢? ”然而他們還是不聽父親的話, 因為耶和華想要殺他們.

2:26 But the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with Yahweh and with the people.
孩子撒母耳漸漸長大, 耶和華與人越發喜愛他.

2:27 Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him: “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Did I not clearly reveal myself to the house of your ancestor when they were in Egypt under the house of Pharaoh?
有神人來見以利, 對他說: “耶和華如此說: ‘你祖父在埃及法老家作奴僕的時候, 我不是向他們顯現嗎?

2:28 And I chose him from all the tribes of Israel to be a priest to me, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, and to bear an ephod before me. I gave to the house of your ancestor all the offerings made by fire by the Israelites.
在以色列眾支派中, 我不是揀選人作我的祭司, 使他燒香, 在我壇上獻祭, 在我面前穿以弗得, 又將以色列人所獻的火祭都賜給你父家嗎?

2:29 Why do you despise my sacrifice and my offering which I commanded for my dwelling place, while you honored your sons more than me by making yourselves fat from the best of all the offerings of my people Israel?
我所吩咐獻在我居所的祭物, 你們為何踐踏? 尊重你的兒子過於尊重我, 將我民以色列所獻美好的祭物肥己呢? ’

2:30 Therefore,’ declares Yahweh the God of Israel, ‘though I solemnly said that your house and the house of your ancestor would walk before me forever, but now,’ declares Yahweh, ‘far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me, I will treat with contempt!
因此, 耶和華─以色列的神說: ‘我曾說, 你和你父家必永遠行在我面前; 現在我卻說, 決不容你們這樣行. 因為尊重我的, 我必重看他; 藐視我的, 他必被輕視.

2:31 Look, days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of the house of your ancestor so that no one in your house will live to old age.
日子必到, 我要折斷你的膀臂和你父家的膀臂, 使你家中沒有一個老年人.

2:32 You will look at the distress of my dwelling place, despite all the good caused for Israel, but there will never be an old man in your household forever!
在神使以色列人享福的時候, 你必看見我居所的敗落. 在你家中必永遠沒有一個老年人.

2:33 The only one I will not cut off from my altar is you. Rather, to cause your eyes to fail and to cause your soul to grieve, all the members of your household will die as men.
我必不從我壇前滅盡你家中的人; 那未滅的必使你眼目乾癟,心中憂傷. 你家中所生的人都必死在中年.

2:34 This is the sign for you that will come regarding your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: they will both die on the same day!
你的兩個兒子何弗尼,非尼哈所遭遇的事可作你的證據: 他們二人必一日同死.

2:35 But I will raise up for myself a reliable priest; he will do just according to what is in my heart and in my soul. I will build for him a lasting house and he will walk continually before my anointed one forever.
我要為自己立一個忠心的祭司; 他必照我的心意而行. 我要為他建立堅固的家; 他必永遠行在我的受膏者面前.

2:36 All the remainder of your household will come to bow down before him for a bit of silver or a loaf of bread and will say, “Please assign me to one of the priestly offices so that I can eat a morsel of bread.” ’ ”
你家所剩下的人都必來叩拜他, 求塊銀子, 求個餅, 說: 求你賜我祭司的職分, 好叫我得點餅吃. ’”

I Samuel - Chapter 3

3:1 Now the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh in the presence of Eli. The word of Yahweh was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.
童子撒母耳在以利面前事奉耶和華. 當那些日子, 耶和華的言語稀少, 不常有默示.

3:2 And then one day when Eli was lying in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow weak so that he was not able to see)
一日, 以利睡臥在自己的地方; 他眼目昏花, 看不分明.

3:3 and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, Samuel was lying in the temple of Yahweh where the ark of God was.
神的燈在神耶和華殿內約櫃那裡, 還沒有熄滅, 撒母耳已經睡了.

3:4 Then Yahweh called out to Samuel and he said, “Here I am!”
耶和華呼喚撒母耳. 撒母耳說: “我在這裡! ”

3:5 And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, because you called me.” But he said, “I did not call you. Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
就跑到以利那裡, 說: “你呼喚我? 我在這裡. ”以利回答說: “我沒有呼喚你, 你去睡吧. ”他就去睡了.

3:6 And Yahweh called Samuel again, so Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, because you called me.” And he said, “I did not call you, my son. Go back and lie down.”
耶和華又呼喚撒母耳. 撒母耳起來, 到以利那裡, 說: “你呼喚我? 我在這裡. ”以利回答說: “我的兒, 我沒有呼喚你, 你去睡吧. ”

3:7 Now Samuel did not yet know Yahweh, and the word of Yahweh had not yet been revealed to him.
那時撒母耳還未認識耶和華, 也未得耶和華的默示.

3:8 Again Yahweh called Samuel a third time, so he got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, because you called me.” Then Eli realized that Yahweh was calling the boy.
耶和華第三次呼喚撒母耳. 撒母耳起來, 到以利那裡, 說: “你又呼喚我? 我在這裡. ”以利才明白是耶和華呼喚童子.

3:9 So Eli said to Samuel “Go lie down. If he calls to you, then you must say, ‘Speak Yahweh, because your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
因此以利對撒母耳說: “你仍去睡吧; 若再呼喚你, 你就說: ‘耶和華啊, 請說, 僕人敬聽! ’”撒母耳就去, 仍睡在原處.

3:10 Then Yahweh came and stood there and called out as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, because your servant is listening.”
耶和華又來站著, 像前三次呼喚說: “撒母耳啊! 撒母耳啊! ”撒母耳回答說: “請說, 僕人敬聽! ”

3:11 So Yahweh said to Samuel, “Look, I am doing something in Israel which will cause the two ears of everyone who hears it to tingle.
耶和華對撒母耳說: “我在以色列中必行一件事, 叫聽見的人都必耳鳴.

3:12 On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken against his household, from beginning to end.
我指著以利家所說的話, 到了時候, 我必始終應驗在以利身上.

3:13 I will make him know that I am about to judge his household forever because of the iniquity that he knew, for his sons were bringing curses on themselves, but he did not rebuke them.
我曾告訴他必永遠降罰與他的家, 因他知道兒子作孽, 自招咒詛, 卻不禁止他們.

3:14 Therefore I swore to the house of Eli that the iniquity of the house of Eli would not be atoned for by sacrifice or by offering forever.”
所以我向以利家起誓說: ‘以利家的罪孽, 雖獻祭奉禮物, 永不能得贖去. ’”

3:15 So Samuel lay down until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of Yahweh, but Samuel was afraid of telling the vision to Eli.
撒母耳睡到天亮, 就開了耶和華的殿門, 不敢將默示告訴以利.

3:16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” And he said, “Here I am.”
以利呼喚撒母耳說: “我兒撒母耳啊! ”撒母耳回答說: “我在這裡! ”

3:17 And he said, “What is the message that he spoke to you? Please do not conceal it from me. May God punish you severely if you conceal anything from me of all the words that he told you.”
以利說: “耶和華對你說甚麼, 你不要向我隱瞞; 你若將神對你所說的隱瞞一句, 願他重重地降罰與你. ”

3:18 So Samuel told him all the words and did not conceal anything from him. And he said, “He is Yahweh, he will do what is good in his sight.”
撒母耳就把一切話都告訴了以利, 並沒有隱瞞. 以利說: “這是出於耶和華, 願他憑自己的意旨而行. ”

3:19 And Samuel grew up, and Yahweh was with him. He did not allow any of his prophecies to go unfulfilled.
撒母耳長大了, 耶和華與他同在, 使他所說的話一句都不落空.

3:20 All Israel from Dan to Beersheba realized that Samuel was faithful as a prophet to Yahweh.
從但到別是巴所有的以色列人都知道耶和華立撒母耳為先知.

3:21 And Yahweh appeared again in Shiloh, for Yahweh revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh through the word of Yahweh.
耶和華又在示羅顯現; 因為耶和華將自己的話默示撒母耳, 撒母耳就把這話傳遍以色列地.

I Samuel - Chapter 4

4:1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines for battle, and they encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek.
以色列人出去與非利士人打仗, 安營在以便以謝; 非利士人安營在亞弗.

4:2 The Philistines lined up for the battle to meet Israel, and the battle was prolonged until Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the battlefield.
非利士人向以色列人擺陣. 兩軍交戰的時候, 以色列人敗在非利士人面前; 非利士人在戰場上殺了他們的軍兵約有四千人.

4:3 When the army came back to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has Yahweh defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to us from Shiloh so that it may come into our midst and deliver us from the hand of our enemies.”
百姓回到營裡, 以色列的長老說: “耶和華今日為何使我們敗在非利士人面前呢? 我們不如將耶和華的約櫃從示羅抬到我們這裡來, 好在我們中間救我們脫離敵人的手. ”

4:4 So the army sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the covenant of Yahweh of hosts who sits between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
於是百姓打發人到示羅, 從那裡將坐在二基路伯上萬軍之耶和華的約櫃抬來. 以利的兩個兒子何弗尼,非尼哈與神的約櫃同來.

4:5 Now when the ark of the covenant of Yahweh arrived at the camp, all Israel let out a loud shout so that the earth shook.
耶和華的約櫃到了營中, 以色列眾人就大聲歡呼, 地便震動.

4:6 When the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, “What is the noise of this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?” Then they learned that the ark of Yahweh had come into the camp.
非利士人聽見歡呼的聲音, 就說: “在希伯來人營裡大聲歡呼, 是甚麼緣故呢? ”隨後就知道耶和華的約櫃到了營中.

4:7 So the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come to the camp.” And they said, “Woe to us, for this has never happened before!
非利士人就懼怕起來, 說: “有神到了他們營中”; 又說: “我們有禍了! 向來不曾有這樣的事.

4:8 Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the same gods who struck the Egyptians with all sorts of plagues in the desert.
我們有禍了! 誰能救我們脫離這些大能之神的手呢? 從前在曠野用各樣災殃擊打埃及人的, 就是這些神.

4:9 Take courage and be men, you Philistines, lest you end up serving the Hebrews just like they have served you. Be men and fight!”
非利士人哪, 你們要剛強, 要作大丈夫, 免得作希伯來人的奴僕, 如同他們作你們的奴僕一樣. 你們要作大丈夫, 與他們爭戰. ”

4:10 So the Philistines fought and Israel was defeated and each man fled to his tent, for the slaughter was very great. Thirty thousand foot soldiers from Israel fell.
非利士人和以色列人打仗, 以色列人敗了, 各向各家奔逃, 被殺的人甚多, 以色列的步兵仆倒了三萬.

4:11 Furthermore, the ark of God was captured, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
神的約櫃被擄去, 以利的兩個兒子何弗尼,非尼哈也都被殺了.

4:12 A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh that same day, and his clothes were torn and earth was on his head.
當日, 有一個便雅憫人從陣上逃跑, 衣服撕裂, 頭蒙灰塵, 來到示羅.

4:13 When he came, there was Eli sitting on his chair by the side of the road watching, because his heart was anxious about the ark of God. Now the man had come to give his report in the city, and all the city cried out.
到了的時候, 以利正在道旁坐在自己的位上觀望, 為神的約櫃心裡擔憂. 那人進城報信, 合城的人就都呼喊起來.

4:14 When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What is the noise of this commotion?” Then the man came quickly and told Eli.
以利聽見呼喊的聲音就問說: “這喧嚷是甚麼緣故呢? ”那人急忙來報信給以利.

4:15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes stayed fixed ahead and he was not able to see.
那時以利九十八歲了, 眼目發直, 不能看見.

4:16 And the man said to Eli, “I am the one who has come from the battle line! I have fled today from the battle line!” And he said, “What exactly happened, my son?”
那人對以利說: “我是從陣上來的, 今日我從陣上逃回. ”以利說: “我兒, 事情怎樣? ”

4:17 Then the messenger answered and said, “Israel has fled before the Philistines. There has been a great defeat among the troops. Also, your two sons have died, Hophni and Phinehas, and the ark of God has been captured.”
報信的回答說: “以色列人在非利士人面前逃跑, 民中被殺的甚多! 你的兩個兒子何弗尼,非尼哈也都死了, 並且神的約櫃被擄去. ”

4:18 Just as he mentioned the ark of God, he fell from his chair backwards against the side of the gate. He broke his neck and died, because the man was old and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.
他一提神的約櫃, 以利就從他的位上往後跌倒, 在門旁折斷頸項而死; 因為他年紀老邁, 身體沉重. 以利作以色列的士師四十年.

4:19 Now his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news concerning the capture of the ark of God and that her father-in-law and her husband had died, she went into labor and gave birth, because her labor pains came upon her.
以利的兒婦,非尼哈的妻懷孕將到產期, 她聽見神的約櫃被擄去, 公公和丈夫都死了, 就猛然疼痛, 曲身生產;

4:20 Just before the time of her death, those attending her said, “Do not fear, for you have given birth to a son.” But she did not answer, or pay any attention.
將要死的時候, 旁邊站著的婦人們對她說: “不要怕! 你生了男孩子了. ”她卻不回答, 也不放在心上.

4:21 She called the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” referring to the capture of the ark of God and concerning her father-in-law and husband.
她給孩子起名叫以迦博, 說: “榮耀離開以色列了! ”這是因神的約櫃被擄去, 又因她公公和丈夫都死了.

4:22 And she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, because the ark of God was captured.”
她又說: “榮耀離開以色列, 因為神的約櫃被擄去了. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 5

5:1 Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
非利士人將神的約櫃從以便以謝抬到亞實突.

5:2 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it to the temple of Dagon and placed it beside Dagon.
非利士人將神的約櫃抬進大袞廟, 放在大袞的旁邊.

5:3 When the Ashdodites got up early the next morning, there was Dagon fallen with his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh! So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.
次日清早, 亞實突人起來, 見大袞仆倒在耶和華的約櫃前, 臉伏於地, 就把大袞仍立在原處.

5:4 When they got up early in the morning the next day, there was Dagon fallen again with his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh! The head of Dagon and the palms of his two hands were cut off, lying at the threshold; only the body of Dagon was left.
又次日清早起來, 見大袞仆倒在耶和華的約櫃前, 臉伏於地, 並且大袞的頭和兩手都在門檻上折斷, 只剩下大袞的殘體.

5:5 (Therefore the priests of Dagon and all who come into the house of Dagon do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod until this very day.)
(因此, 大袞的祭司和一切進亞實突,大袞廟的人都不踏大袞廟的門檻, 直到今日. )

5:6 Now the hand of Yahweh was heavy against the Ashdodites and he destroyed them and struck them with tumors, both in Ashdod and its territories.
耶和華的手重重加在亞實突人身上, 敗壞他們, 使他們生痔瘡. 亞實突和亞實突的四境都是如此.

5:7 The men of Ashdod saw that it was so, and they said, “The ark of the God of Israel should not remain with us, because his hand is harsh on us and on Dagon our god!”
亞實突人見這光景, 就說: “以色列神的約櫃不可留在我們這裡, 因為他的手重重加在我們和我們神大袞的身上”;

5:8 So they sent and gathered all the rulers of the Philistines to them, and they asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” And they said, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around toward Gath.” So they moved the ark of the God of Israel to Gath.
就打發人去請非利士的眾首領來聚集, 問他們說: “我們向以色列神的約櫃應當怎樣行呢? ”他們回答說: “可以將以色列神的約櫃運到迦特去. ”於是將以色列神的約櫃運到那裡去.

5:9 After they moved it, the hand of Yahweh was against the city, causing a very great confusion, and he struck the men of the city from the youngest to the oldest, causing tumors to break out on them.
運到之後, 耶和華的手攻擊那城, 使那城的人大大驚慌, 無論大小都生痔瘡.

5:10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But when the ark of God came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought around the ark of the God of Israel to kill us and our people!”
他們就把神的約櫃送到以革倫. 神的約櫃到了, 以革倫人就喊嚷起來說: “他們將以色列神的約櫃運到我們這裡, 要害我們和我們的眾民! ”

5:11 So they sent and gathered all the rulers of the Philistines, and they said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel and let it return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people.” For a deadly confusion was throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
於是打發人去請非利士的眾首領來, 說: “願你們將以色列神的約櫃送回原處, 免得害了我們和我們的眾民! ”原來神的手重重攻擊那城, 城中的人有因驚慌而死的;

5:12 The men who did not die were struck with the tumors, so that the cry of the city for help went up to heaven.
未曾死的人都生了痔瘡. 合城呼號, 聲音上達於天.

I Samuel - Chapter 6

6:1 Now the ark of Yahweh had been in the territory of the Philistines for seven months,
耶和華的約櫃在非利士人之地七個月.

6:2 and the Philistines called to the priests and to those who practiced divination, saying, “What should we do with the ark of Yahweh? Inform us how we should send it to its place.”
非利士人將祭司和占卜的聚了來, 問他們說: “我們向耶和華的約櫃應當怎樣行? 請指示我們用何法將約櫃送回原處. ”

6:3 They said, “If you are sending the ark of the God of Israel away, you must not send it away empty, but by all means return it with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed and it will become known to you why his hand is not turned aside from you.”
他們說: “若要將以色列神的約櫃送回去, 不可空空地送去, 必要給他獻賠罪的禮物, 然後你們可得痊癒, 並知道他的手為何不離開你們. ”

6:4 And they said, “What is the guilt offering that we should return to him?” They said, “The number of the rulers of the Philistines is five. Therefore send five gold tumors and five gold mice, because one plague was on all of you and all your rulers.
非利士人說: “應當用甚麼獻為賠罪的禮物呢? ”他們回答說: “當照非利士首領的數目, 用五個金痔瘡, 五個金老鼠, 因為在你們眾人和你們首領的身上都是一樣的災.

6:5 You must make images of your tumors and images of your mice that are ravaging the land, and you must give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will lighten his hand on you and on your gods and on your land.
所以當製造你們痔瘡的像和毀壞你們田地老鼠的像, 並要歸榮耀給以色列的神, 或者他向你們和你們的神, 並你們的田地, 把手放輕些.

6:6 Why should you harden your hearts like the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their heart? Is it not just like when he dealt with them wantonly so that they sent them away and they left?
你們為何硬著心像埃及人和法老一樣呢? 神在埃及人中間行奇事, 埃及人豈不釋放以色列人, 他們就去了嗎?

6:7 So then, prepare one new utility cart and two milking cows that have never had a yoke on them, and you must harness the cows to the utility cart and then turn their calves from following them to their stall.
現在你們應當造一輛新車, 將兩隻未曾負軛有乳的母牛套在車上, 使牛犢回家去, 離開母牛.

6:8 And you must take the ark of Yahweh and place it on the utility cart with the gold objects that you are returning to him as a guilt offering. You must place them in the container beside the ark and then send it off so that it goes away.
把耶和華的約櫃放在車上, 將所獻賠罪的金物裝在匣子裡, 放在櫃旁, 將櫃送去.

6:9 You must watch; if it goes up by the way of its territory to Beth Shemesh, he has caused this great disaster to come on us. But if not, then we will know his hand has not struck us; it was by chance that this happened to us.
你們要看看: 車若直行以色列的境界到伯．示麥去, 這大災就是耶和華降在我們身上的; 若不然, 便可以知道不是他的手擊打我們, 是我們偶然遇見的. ”

6:10 So the men did so; they took two milking cows and harnessed them to the utility cart, but they shut up their calves in the stall.
非利士人就這樣行: 將兩隻有乳的母牛套在車上, 將牛犢關在家裡,

6:11 Then they put the ark of Yahweh on the utility cart with the container holding the gold mice and the images of their tumors.
把耶和華的約櫃和裝金老鼠並金痔瘡像的匣子都放在車上.

6:12 The cows went straight on the way on the road to Beth Shemesh, on the one main road, lowing as they went. They did not turn aside to the right or to the left, and the rulers of the Philistines were walking after them up to the border of Beth Shemesh.
牛直行大道, 往伯．示麥去, 一面走一面叫, 不偏左右. 非利士的首領跟在後面, 直到伯．示麥的境界.

6:13 Now the people of Beth Shemesh were reaping the wheat harvest in the valley. They lifted their eyes and saw the ark, and they were glad to see it.
伯．示麥人正在平原收割麥子, 舉目看見約櫃, 就歡喜了.

6:14 The utility cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh and stopped there where there was a large stone. They split the wood of the utility cart and sacrificed the cows as a burnt offering to Yahweh.
車到了伯．示麥人約書亞的田間, 就站住了. 在那裡有一塊大磐石, 他們把車劈了, 將兩隻母牛獻給耶和華為燔祭.

6:15 Then the Levites took down the ark of Yahweh and the container that was beside it, in which were the gold objects, and they set them on the large stone. Then the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings, and they made sacrifices to Yahweh on that day.
利未人將耶和華的約櫃和裝金物的匣子拿下來, 放在大磐石上. 當日伯．示麥人將燔祭和平安祭獻給耶和華.

6:16 The five rulers of the Philistines saw it and returned to Ekron that same day.
非利士人的五個首領看見, 當日就回以革倫去了.

6:17 Now these are the gold tumors which the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to Yahweh: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron.
非利士人獻給耶和華作賠罪的金痔瘡像, 就是這些: 一個是為亞實突, 一個是為迦薩, 一個是為亞實基倫, 一個是為迦特, 一個是為以革倫.

6:18 And the gold mice according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines, for their five rulers, from the fortified city to the unwalled village of the open country as far as the great stone, where they set the ark of Yahweh until this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.
金老鼠的數目是照非利士五個首領的城邑, 就是堅固的城邑和鄉村, 以及大磐石. 這磐石是放耶和華約櫃的, 到今日還在伯．示麥人約書亞的田間.

6:19 He struck seventy men among the men of Beth Shemesh because they looked into the ark of Yahweh. So the people mourned because Yahweh had struck a great blow among the people.
耶和華因伯．示麥人擅觀他的約櫃, 就擊殺了他們七十人; 那時有五萬人在那裡(原文是七十人加五萬人). 百姓因耶和華大大擊殺他們, 就哀哭了.

6:20 Then the men of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? And to whom shall it go up from us?”
伯．示麥人說: “誰能在耶和華這聖潔的神面前侍立呢? 這約櫃可以從我們這裡送到誰那裡去呢? ”

6:21 So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of Yahweh. Come down and take it up to yourselves.”
於是打發人去見基列．耶琳的居民, 說: “非利士人將耶和華的約櫃送回來了, 你們下來將約櫃接到你們那裡去吧! ”

I Samuel - Chapter 7

7:1 The men of Kiriath Jearim came and brought up the ark of Yahweh, and they brought it to the house of Abinadab in Gibeah. They consecrated Eleazer his son to guard the ark of Yahweh.
基列．耶琳人就下來, 將耶和華的約櫃接上去, 放在山上亞比拿達的家中, 分派他兒子以利亞撒看守耶和華的約櫃.

7:2 From the day the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, days multiplied and became twenty years while all the house of Israel mourned after Yahweh.
約櫃在基列．耶琳許久. 過了二十年, 以色列全家都傾向耶和華.

7:3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If with all your heart you are turning to Yahweh, remove the foreign gods and Ashtoreths from your midst. Commit your hearts to Yahweh and serve him alone. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
撒母耳對以色列全家說: “你們若一心歸順耶和華, 就要把外邦的神和亞斯她錄從你們中間除掉, 專心歸向耶和華, 單單地事奉他. 他必救你們脫離非利士人的手. ”

7:4 So the Israelites removed the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and they served Yahweh alone.
以色列人就除掉諸巴力和亞斯她錄, 單單地事奉耶和華.

7:5 Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
撒母耳說: “要使以色列眾人聚集在米斯巴, 我好為你們禱告耶和華. ”

7:6 So they gathered to Mizpah and drew water and poured it out before Yahweh. They fasted on that day and said there, “We have sinned against Yahweh!” So Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.
他們就聚集在米斯巴, 打水澆在耶和華面前, 當日禁食, 說: “我們得罪了耶和華. ”於是撒母耳在米斯巴審判以色列人.

7:7 Now when the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the Israelites heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
非利士人聽見以色列人聚集在米斯巴, 非利士的首領就上來要攻擊以色列人. 以色列人聽見, 就懼怕非利士人.

7:8 Then the Israelites said to Samuel, “You must not cease from crying out to Yahweh our God, so that he will deliver us from the hand of the Philistines.”
以色列人對撒母耳說: “願你不住地為我們呼求耶和華─我們的神, 救我們脫離非利士人的手. ”

7:9 So Samuel took a single nursing lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Then Samuel cried out to Yahweh on behalf of Israel, and Yahweh answered him.
撒母耳就把一隻吃奶的羊羔獻與耶和華作全牲的燔祭, 為以色列人呼求耶和華; 耶和華就應允他.

7:10 While Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near for the battle against Israel. But Yahweh thundered against the Philistines with a great noise on that day and threw them into confusion so that they were defeated before Israel.
撒母耳正獻燔祭的時候, 非利士人前來要與以色列人爭戰. 當日, 耶和華大發雷聲, 驚亂非利士人, 他們就敗在以色列人面前.

7:11 Then the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and they struck them down as far as below Beth Car.
以色列人從米斯巴出來, 追趕非利士人, 擊殺他們, 直到伯．甲的下邊.

7:12 So Samuel took a single stone and put it between Mizpah and Shen, and he named it Ebenezer and said, “Up to here Yahweh has helped us.”
撒母耳將一塊石頭立在米斯巴和善的中間, 給石頭起名叫以便以謝, 說: “到如今耶和華都幫助我們. ”

7:13 So the Philistines were subdued and they did not come into the territory of Israel again, and the hand of Yahweh was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
從此, 非利士人就被制伏, 不敢再入以色列人的境內. 撒母耳作士師的時候, 耶和華的手攻擊非利士人.

7:14 The towns which the Philistines had taken from Israel were returned to Israel from Ekron to Gath, and Israel delivered their territories from the hand of the Philistines. Then there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
非利士人所取以色列人的城邑, 從以革倫直到迦特, 都歸以色列人了. 屬這些城的四境, 以色列人也從非利士人手下收回. 那時以色列人與亞摩利人和好.

7:15 Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
撒母耳平生作以色列的士師.

7:16 He used to go on the circuit from year to year. He went around Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places.
他每年巡行到伯特利,吉甲,米斯巴, 在這幾處審判以色列人.

7:17 Then he returned to Ramah, because his house was there, and there he judged Israel, and he built an altar to Yahweh there.
隨後回到拉瑪, 因為他的家在那裡; 也在那裡審判以色列人, 且為耶和華築了一座壇.

I Samuel - Chapter 8

8:1 When Samuel grew old he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
撒母耳年紀老邁, 就立他兒子作以色列的士師.

8:2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
長子名叫約珥, 次子名叫亞比亞; 他們在別是巴作士師.

8:3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after gain, they took bribes, and they perverted justice.
他兒子不行他的道, 貪圖財利, 收受賄賂, 屈枉正直.

8:4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
以色列的長老都聚集, 來到拉瑪見撒母耳,

8:5 They said to him, “Look, you are old and your sons do not follow in your ways. So then appoint a king for us to judge us, like all the nations.
對他說: “你年紀老邁了, 你兒子不行你的道. 現在求你為我們立一個王治理我們, 像列國一樣. ”

8:6 But the matter was displeasing to Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” so Samuel prayed to Yahweh.
撒母耳不喜悅他們說“立一個王治理我們”, 他就禱告耶和華.

8:7 Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people concerning all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.
耶和華對撒母耳說: “百姓向你說的一切話, 你只管依從; 因為他們不是厭棄你, 乃是厭棄我, 不要我作他們的王.

8:8 Like all the deeds they have done from the day I brought them up from Egypt until this day, they have forsaken me and have served other gods—so they are doing to you also.
自從我領他們出埃及到如今, 他們常常離棄我, 事奉別神. 現在他們向你所行的, 是照他們素來所行的.

8:9 And so then, listen to their voice. However, you must earnestly warn them; you must explain to them the custom of the king who will rule over them.”
故此你要依從他們的話, 只是當警戒他們, 告訴他們將來那王怎樣管轄他們. ”

8:10 So Samuel spoke all the words of Yahweh to the people who were requesting a king from him.
撒母耳將耶和華的話都傳給求他立王的百姓, 說:

8:11 He said, “This will be the custom of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and his horsemen, and they will run before his chariots.
“管轄你們的王必這樣行: 他必派你們的兒子為他趕車,跟馬, 奔走在車前;

8:12 He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and those to do his plowing and to reap his harvest, and those to make weapons of war and the equipment for his chariots.
又派他們作千夫長,五十夫長, 為他耕種田地, 收割莊稼, 打造軍器和車上的器械;

8:13 He will take your daughters as his perfume makers and as cooks and as bakers.
必取你們的女兒為他製造香膏, 做飯烤餅;

8:14 He will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive trees and will give them to his servants.
也必取你們最好的田地,葡萄園,橄欖園賜給他的臣僕.

8:15 He will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give it to his high officials and to his servants.
你們的糧食和葡萄園所出的, 他必取十分之一給他的太監和臣僕;

8:16 He will take your male slaves and your female slaves and the best of your young men and your donkeys and will use them for his projects.
又必取你們的僕人婢女, 健壯的少年人和你們的驢, 供他的差役.

8:17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants.
你們的羊群他必取十分之一, 你們也必作他的僕人.

8:18 So you will cry out on that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but Yahweh will not answer you on that day!”
那時你們必因所選的王哀求耶和華, 耶和華卻不應允你們. ”

8:19 However, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel and they said, “No, but there must be a king over us,
百姓竟不肯聽撒母耳的話, 說: “不然! 我們定要一個王治理我們,

8:20 so that we also may be like all the nations, and our king may rule us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
使我們像列國一樣, 有王治理我們, 統領我們, 為我們爭戰. ”

8:21 Now when Samuel heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of Yahweh.
撒母耳聽見百姓這一切話, 就將這話陳明在耶和華面前.

8:22 Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and appoint a king for them.” So Samuel spoke to the men of Israel, “Each of you go to his own town.”
耶和華對撒母耳說: “你只管依從他們的話, 為他們立王. ”撒母耳對以色列人說: “你們各歸各城去吧! ”

I Samuel - Chapter 9

9:1 Now there was a man from Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjaminite, a very wealthy man.
有一個便雅憫人, 名叫基士, 是便雅憫人亞斐亞的玄孫, 比歌拉的曾孫, 洗羅的孫子, 亞別的兒子, 是個大能的勇士(或譯: 大財主).

9:2 He had a son whose name was Saul, a young and handsome man. There was not a man from the Israelites more handsome than he was; from his shoulders up, he was taller than all the people.
他有一個兒子, 名叫掃羅, 又健壯,又俊美, 在以色列人中沒有一個能比他的; 身體比眾民高過一頭.

9:3 Now the female donkeys of Kish the father of Saul got lost, and Kish said to Saul his son, “Please take one of the servants with you and get up; go and seek the female donkeys.”
掃羅的父親基士丟了幾頭驢, 他就吩咐兒子掃羅說: “你帶一個僕人去尋找驢. ”

9:4 So he passed through the hill country of Ephraim; he passed through the land of Shalisha but they did not find them. They passed through the land of Shaalim but they were not there. He passed through the land of Benjamin but did not find them.
掃羅就走過以法蓮山地, 又過沙利沙地, 都沒有找著; 又過沙琳地, 驢也不在那裡; 又過便雅憫地, 還沒有找著.

9:5 When they entered the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, let us return, lest my father cease caring about the female donkeys and worry about us!”
到了蘇弗地, 掃羅對跟隨他的僕人說: “我們不如回去, 恐怕我父親不為驢掛心, 反為我們擔憂. ”

9:6 But he said to him, “Look, a man of God is in this town, and the man is honored. All that he says certainly comes true. So then let us go there; perhaps he will tell us about our journey on which we have gone.”
僕人說: “這城裡有一位神人, 是眾人所尊重的, 凡他所說的全都應驗. 我們不如往他那裡去, 或者他能將我們當走的路指示我們. ”

9:7 So Saul said to his servant, “Look, we may go, but what should we bring to the man? For the bread is gone from our bags, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have with us?”
掃羅對僕人說: “我們若去, 有甚麼可以送那人呢? 我們囊中的食物都吃盡了, 也沒有禮物可以送那神人, 我們還有甚麼沒有? ”

9:8 The servant again answered Saul and said, “Look, I have in my hand a quarter shekel of silver! I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us our way.”
僕人回答掃羅說: “我手裡有銀子一舍客勒的四分之一, 可以送那神人, 請他指示我們當走的路. ”

9:9 (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he would say: “Come, let us go up to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called a seer.)
(從前以色列中, 若有人去問神, 就說: “我們問先見去吧! ”現在稱為“先知”的, 從前稱為“先見”. )

9:10 So Saul said to his servant, “Your suggestion is a good one. Come, let us go.” And they went to the town where the man of God was.
掃羅對僕人說: “你說的是, 我們可以去. ”於是他們往神人所住的城裡去了.

9:11 They were going up the ascent of the town when they found young women going out to draw water. They said to them, “Is there the seer here?”
他們上坡要進城, 就遇見幾個少年女子出來打水, 問她們說: “先見在這裡沒有? ”

9:12 They answered them and said, “There is. Look, he is just in front of you! Hurry now, because he has come to the town today, because there is a sacrifice for the people today at the high place.
女子回答說: “在這裡, 他在你們前面. 快去吧! 他今日正到城裡, 因為今日百姓要在邱壇獻祭.

9:13 As soon as you enter the town, you will find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice. Then afterward the invited guests will eat. So then, go up, because you will find him today!”
在他還沒有上邱壇吃祭物之先, 你們一進城必遇見他; 因他未到, 百姓不能吃, 必等他先祝祭, 然後請的客才吃. 現在你們上去, 這時候必遇見他. ”

9:14 So they went up to the town. As they were entering into the middle of the town, Samuel was coming forth to meet them, to go up to the high place.
二人就上去; 將進城的時候, 撒母耳正迎著他們來, 要上邱壇去.

9:15 Now Yahweh had revealed this to Samuel the day before Saul arrived, saying,
掃羅未到的前一日, 耶和華已經指示撒母耳說:

9:16 “This time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you must anoint him as leader over my people Israel. He will deliver my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have seen the suffering of my people, because their cry of distress has come to me.”
“明日這時候, 我必使一個人從便雅憫地到你這裡來, 你要膏他作我民以色列的君. 他必救我民脫離非利士人的手; 因我民的哀聲上達於我, 我就眷顧他們. ”

9:17 When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh answered him, “Here is the man about whom I told you! This is the one who will govern my people.”
撒母耳看見掃羅的時候, 耶和華對他說: “看哪, 這人就是我對你所說的, 他必治理我的民. ”

9:18 Then Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate and said, “Please tell me, where is the house of the seer?”
掃羅在城門裡走到撒母耳跟前, 說: “請告訴我, 先見的寓所在哪裡? ”

9:19 Samuel answered Saul and said, “I am the seer. Go up ahead of me to the high place, and you will eat with me today; then I will send you away in the morning. I will tell you all that is on your mind.
撒母耳回答說: “我就是先見. 你在我前面上邱壇去, 因為你們今日必與我同席; 明日早晨我送你去, 將你心裡的事都告訴你.

9:20 And as for your female donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not be concerned about them, because they have been found. For whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not for you and for all the house of your father?”
至於你前三日所丟的那幾頭驢, 你心裡不必掛念, 已經找著了. 以色列眾人所仰慕的是誰呢? 不是仰慕你和你父的全家嗎? ”

9:21 Saul answered and said, “Am I not a Benjaminite, from the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the humblest of all the families of the tribes of Benjamin? Why do you speak to me in this way?”
掃羅說: “我不是以色列支派中至小的便雅憫人嗎? 我家不是便雅憫支派中至小的家嗎? 你為何對我說這樣的話呢? ”

9:22 So Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them to a room in the building and gave them a place at the head of the invited guests. There were about thirty men.
撒母耳領掃羅和他僕人進了客堂, 使他們在請來的客中坐首位; 客約有三十個人.

9:23 Then Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion that I gave to you, about which I said to you, ‘Keep it with you.’ ”
撒母耳對廚役說: “我交給你收存的那一分祭肉現在可以拿來. ”

9:24 So the cook took up the shank and what was on it and put it before Saul, and he said, “Look, the saved portion is placed before you—eat, because it has been kept for you for the appointed time,” and he said, “I have invited the people.” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
廚役就把收存的腿拿來, 擺在掃羅面前, 撒母耳說: “這是所留下的, 放在你面前. 吃吧! 因我請百姓的時候, 特意為你存留這肉到此時. ”當日, 掃羅就與撒母耳同席.

9:25 When they came down from the high place to the town, he spoke with Saul on the roof.
眾人從邱壇下來進城, 撒母耳和掃羅在房頂上說話.

9:26 They got up early, and as dawn was breaking, Samuel called to Saul on the roof, saying, “Get up, so that I can send you away.” So Saul got up and the two of them, he and Samuel, went outside.
次日清早起來, 黎明的時候, 掃羅在房頂上. 撒母耳呼叫他說: “起來吧, 我好送你回去. ”掃羅就起來, 和撒母耳一同出去.

9:27 As they were going down to the outskirts of the town, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to pass on before us. When he has passed, you stand here a while, so that I can make known to you the word of God.”
二人下到城角, 撒母耳對掃羅說: “要吩咐僕人先走(僕人就先走了); 你且站在這裡, 等我將神的話傳與你聽. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 10

10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it over his head and kissed him and said, “Has not Yahweh anointed you as leader over his inheritance?
撒母耳拿瓶膏油倒在掃羅的頭上, 與他親嘴, 說: “這不是耶和華膏你作他產業的君嗎?

10:2 As you go from with me today, you will find two men near the burial site of Rachel in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will say to you, ‘The female donkeys that you went to search for have been found.’ Now look, your father is no longer concerned about the female donkeys and has begun worrying about you, saying, ‘What should I do about my son?’
你今日與我離別之後, 在便雅憫境內的泄撒, 靠近拉結的墳墓, 要遇見兩個人. 他們必對你說: ‘你去找的那幾頭驢已經找著了. 現在你父親不為驢掛心, 反為你擔憂, 說: 我為兒子怎麼才好呢? ’

10:3 Then you will go on from there and further you will come to the oak of Tabor. There three men will meet you, who are going up to God at Bethel. One will be carrying three male kid goats, one will be carrying three loaves of bread, and one will be carrying a skin of wine.
你從那裡往前行, 到了他泊的橡樹那裡, 必遇見三個往伯特利去拜神的人: 一個帶著三隻山羊羔, 一個帶著三個餅, 一個帶著一皮袋酒.

10:4 They will ask how you are doing and will give you two loaves, which you will take from their hand.
他們必問你安, 給你兩個餅, 你就從他們手中接過來.

10:5 After this, you will come to the Gibeah of God, where there are sentries of the Philistines. Just as you enter the town there, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place, with harp, tambourine, flute, and zither before them, and they will be prophesying.
此後你到神的山, 在那裡有非利士人的防兵. 你到了城的時候, 必遇見一班先知從邱壇下來, 前面有鼓瑟的,擊鼓的,吹笛的,彈琴的, 他們都受感說話.

10:6 Then the Spirit of Yahweh will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will turn into a different person.
耶和華的靈必大大感動你, 你就與他們一同受感說話; 你要變為新人.

10:7 When these signs come to you, do for yourself what your hand finds to do, for God will be with you.
這兆頭臨到你, 你就可以趁時而做, 因為神與你同在.

10:8 Then you will go down before me to Gilgal. Look, I am coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and to make fellowship offerings. You must wait seven days until I come to you. Then I will let you know what you should do.”
你當在我以先下到吉甲, 我也必下到那裡獻燔祭和平安祭. 你要等候七日, 等我到了那裡, 指示你當行的事. ”

10:9 Just as he turned his shoulder to depart from Samuel, God changed his heart. And all these signs were fulfilled on that day.
掃羅轉身離別撒母耳, 神就賜他一個新心. 當日這一切兆頭都應驗了.

10:10 When they went from there to Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them.
掃羅到了那山, 有一班先知遇見他, 神的靈大大感動他, 他就在先知中受感說話.

10:11 And when all who knew him formerly saw that he prophesied with prophets, the people said to one another, “What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
素來認識掃羅的, 看見他和先知一同受感說話, 就彼此說: “基士的兒子遇見甚麼了? 掃羅也列在先知中嗎? ”

10:12 And a man from there responded and said, “And who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
那地方有一個人說: “這些人的父親是誰呢? ”此後有句俗語說: “掃羅也列在先知中嗎? ”

10:13 When he finished prophesying, he went to the high place.
掃羅受感說話已畢, 就上邱壇去了.

10:14 Then Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” And he said, “To search for the female donkeys; and when we saw none, we went to Samuel.”
掃羅的叔叔問掃羅和他僕人說: “你們往哪裡去了? ”回答說: “找驢去了. 我們見沒有驢, 就到了撒母耳那裡. ”

10:15 So Saul’s uncle said to him, “Please tell me, what did Samuel say to you?”
掃羅的叔叔說: “請將撒母耳向你們所說的話告訴我. ”

10:16 Then Saul said to his uncle, “He told us for certain that the female donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell him about the matter of the kingship of which Samuel had spoken.
掃羅對他叔叔說: “他明明地告訴我們驢已經找著了. ”至於撒母耳所說的國事, 掃羅卻沒有告訴叔叔.

10:17 Then Samuel summoned the people to Yahweh at Mizpah,
撒母耳將百姓招聚到米斯巴耶和華那裡,

10:18 and he said to the Israelites, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’
對他們說: “耶和華─以色列的神如此說: ‘我領你們以色列人出埃及, 救你們脫離埃及人的手, 又救你們脫離欺壓你們各國之人的手. ’

10:19 But you today have rejected your God who always delivers you from all of your calamities and your distresses. You have said to him, ‘No, but you must appoint a king over us!’ So then present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes and by your clans.”
你們今日卻厭棄了救你們脫離一切災難的神, 說: ‘求你立一個王治理我們. ’現在你們應當按著支派,宗族都站在耶和華面前. ”

10:20 So Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected by lot.
於是, 撒母耳使以色列眾支派近前來掣籤, 就掣出便雅憫支派來;

10:21 Then he brought near the tribe of Benjamin according to its families, and the family of Matri was selected by lot. Then Saul the son of Kish was chosen, and they sought him, but he could not be found.
又使便雅憫支派按著宗族近前來, 就掣出瑪特利族, 從其中又掣出基士的兒子掃羅. 眾人尋找他卻尋不著,

10:22 So they inquired again of Yahweh, “Did the man come here?” And Yahweh said, “Look, he is hiding himself among the baggage.”
就問耶和華說: “那人到這裡來了沒有? ”耶和華說: “他藏在器具中了. ”

10:23 So they ran and took him from there, and when he took his stand among the people, he was taller than all the people from his shoulders and up.
眾人就跑去從那裡領出他來. 他站在百姓中間, 身體比眾民高過一頭.

10:24 Then Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom Yahweh has chosen? For there is no one like him among all the people!” And all the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!”
撒母耳對眾民說: “你們看耶和華所揀選的人, 眾民中有可比他的嗎? ”眾民就大聲歡呼說: “願王萬歲! ”

10:25 Then Samuel told the people the custom of the kingship, and he wrote the rules down on a scroll and laid it before Yahweh. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own house.
撒母耳將國法對百姓說明, 又記在書上, 放在耶和華面前, 然後遣散眾民, 各回各家去了.

10:26 And Saul also went to his house at Gibeah, and the troops whose hearts God had touched went with him.
掃羅往基比亞回家去, 有神感動的一群人跟隨他.

10:27 However, some worthless men said, “How can this man deliver us?” So they despised him and brought no gift to him, but he kept silent.
但有些匪徒說: “這人怎能救我們呢? ”就藐視他, 沒有送他禮物; 掃羅卻不理會.

I Samuel - Chapter 11

11:1 Now Nahash the Ammonite went up and encamped against Jabesh Gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us and we will serve you.”
亞捫人的王拿轄上來, 對著基列．雅比安營. 雅比眾人對拿轄說: “你與我們立約, 我們就服事你. ”

11:2 But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make a treaty with you, by gouging out the right eye of each of you, so that I can make it a disgrace for all Israel.”
亞捫人拿轄說: “你們若由我剜出你們各人的右眼, 以此凌辱以色列眾人, 我就與你們立約. ”

11:3 So the elders of Jabesh said to him, “Leave us alone for seven days so that we may send messengers in all the territory of Israel, and if there is no deliverer for us, then we will come out to you.”
雅比的長老對他說: “求你寬容我們七日, 等我們打發人往以色列的全境去; 若沒有人救我們, 我們就出來歸順你. ”

11:4 When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported these things to the people. Then all the people lifted up their voices and wept.
使者到了掃羅住的基比亞, 將這話說給百姓聽, 百姓就都放聲而哭.

11:5 Just then, Saul was coming from the field behind the cattle. Saul said, “What is the matter with the people, that they are weeping?” So they recounted to him the words of the men of Jabesh.
掃羅正從田間趕牛回來, 問說: “百姓為甚麼哭呢? ”眾人將雅比人的話告訴他.

11:6 Then the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and he became very angry.
掃羅聽見這話, 就被神的靈大大感動, 甚是發怒.

11:7 So he took a yoke of oxen and cut them into pieces and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hand of the messengers, saying, “Whoever is not going out after Saul and after Samuel, so will it be done to his oxen.” Then the fear of Yahweh fell on the people and they went out as one man.
他將一對牛切成塊子, 託付使者傳送以色列的全境, 說: “凡不出來跟隨掃羅和撒母耳的, 也必這樣切開他的牛. ”於是耶和華使百姓懼怕, 他們就都出來, 如同一人.

11:8 He mustered them at Bezek; the Israelites were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah were thirty thousand.
掃羅在比色數點他們: 以色列人有三十萬, 猶大人有三萬.

11:9 They said to the messengers who had come, “Thus you will say to the men of Jabesh Gilead: ‘Tomorrow deliverance for you will come when the sun is hot.’ ” When the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
眾人對那使者說: “你們要回覆基列．雅比人說, 明日太陽近午的時候, 你們必得解救. ”使者回去告訴雅比人, 他們就歡喜了.

11:10 The men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.”
於是雅比人對亞捫人說: “明日我們出來歸順你們, 你們可以隨意待我們. ”

11:11 And the next day Saul placed the people in three divisions. Then they came into the middle of the camp at the early morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of the day. It happened that the remainder were scattered so that no two among them remained together.
第二日, 掃羅將百姓分為三隊, 在晨更的時候入了亞捫人的營, 擊殺他們直到太陽近午, 剩下的人都逃散, 沒有二人同在一處的.

11:12 Then the people said to Samuel, “Who is the one who asked, ‘Will Saul reign over us?’ Give the men to us that we may kill them.”
百姓對撒母耳說: “那說‘掃羅豈能管理我們’的是誰呢? 可以將他交出來, 我們好殺死他. ”

11:13 But Saul said, “No one will be put to death on this day, because today Yahweh has provided deliverance in Israel.”
掃羅說: “今日耶和華在以色列中施行拯救, 所以不可殺人. ”

11:14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal, and let us renew the kingship there.”
撒母耳對百姓說: “我們要往吉甲去, 在那裡立國. ”

11:15 So all the people went to Gilgal and they made Saul king there before Yahweh in Gilgal. They sacrificed fellowship offerings there before Yahweh. Then Saul rejoiced there greatly along with all the men of Israel.
眾百姓就到了吉甲那裡, 在耶和華面前立掃羅為王, 又在耶和華面前獻平安祭. 掃羅和以色列眾人大大歡喜.

I Samuel - Chapter 12

12:1 Then Samuel said to all Israel, “Look, I have listened to your voice regarding all that you have said to me, so I have set a king over you.
撒母耳對以色列眾人說: “你們向我所求的, 我已應允了, 為你們立了一個王;

12:2 And so then here is the king walking about before you. Now I am old and gray, but my sons (look at them!) are with you; and I have walked about before you from my youth until this day.
現在有這王在你們前面行. 我已年老髮白, 我的兒子都在你們這裡. 我從幼年直到今日都在你們前面行.

12:3 Here I am! Testify against me before Yahweh and before his anointed one! Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I exploited? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe, that I may shut my eyes regarding him?–then I will restore it to you.”
我在這裡, 你們要在耶和華和他的受膏者面前給我作見證. 我奪過誰的牛, 搶過誰的驢, 欺負過誰, 虐待過誰, 從誰手裡受過賄賂因而眼瞎呢? 若有, 我必償還. ”

12:4 Then they said, “You have not exploited us or oppressed us, and you have not taken anything from the hand of anyone.”
眾人說: “你未曾欺負我們, 虐待我們, 也未曾從誰手裡受過甚麼. ”

12:5 So he said to them, “Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed one is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” Then they said, “He is witness.”
撒母耳對他們說: “你們在我手裡沒有找著甚麼, 有耶和華和他的受膏者今日為證. ”他們說: “願他為證. ”

12:6 Then Samuel said to the people, “Yahweh is witness, who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your ancestors up from the land of Egypt.
撒母耳對百姓說: “從前立摩西,亞倫, 又領你們列祖出埃及地的是耶和華.

12:7 So then take your stand, so that I may judge you before Yahweh with regard to all the deeds of justice of Yahweh that he performed with both you and your ancestors.
現在你們要站住, 等我在耶和華面前對你們講論耶和華向你們和你們列祖所行一切公義的事.

12:8 “When Jacob came to Egypt, your ancestors cried out to Yahweh, so he sent Moses and Aaron, and they brought your ancestors out from Egypt and settled them in this place.
從前雅各到了埃及, 後來你們列祖呼求耶和華, 耶和華就差遣摩西,亞倫領你們列祖出埃及, 使他們在這地方居住.

12:9 But they forgot Yahweh their God, so he sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the hosts of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
他們卻忘記耶和華─他們的神, 他就把他們付與夏瑣將軍西西拉的手裡, 和非利士人並摩押王的手裡. 於是這些人常來攻擊他們.

12:10 So they cried out to Yahweh and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahweh and have served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. But now deliver us from the hand of our enemies and we will serve you!’
他們就呼求耶和華說: ‘我們離棄耶和華, 事奉巴力和亞斯她錄, 是有罪了. 現在求你救我們脫離仇敵的手, 我們必事奉你. ’

12:11 So Yahweh sent Jerub-Baal and Bedan and Jephthah and Samuel. Then he delivered you from the hand of your enemies all around, and you lived in security.
耶和華就差遣耶路．巴力,比但,耶弗他,撒母耳救你們脫離四圍仇敵的手, 你們才安然居住.

12:12 “And when you saw that Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was coming against you, you said to me, ‘No! A king shall reign over us,’ although Yahweh your God is your king.
你們見亞捫人的王拿轄來攻擊你們, 就對我說: ‘我們定要一個王治理我們. ’其實耶和華─你們的神是你們的王.

12:13 So then look! Here is the king you have chosen, for whom you have asked! Look, Yahweh has placed a king over you!
現在, 你們所求所選的王在這裡. 看哪, 耶和華已經為你們立王了.

12:14 If you will fear Yahweh, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not be rebellious against what Yahweh says, and both you and the king who rules over you will follow after Yahweh your God, all will be well.
你們若敬畏耶和華, 事奉他, 聽從他的話, 不違背他的命令, 你們和治理你們的王也都順從耶和華─你們的神就好了.

12:15 But, if you do not listen to the voice of Yahweh, and you rebel against what Yahweh says, then the hand of Yahweh will be against you as it was against your ancestors.
倘若不聽從耶和華的話, 違背他的命令, 耶和華的手必攻擊你們, 像從前攻擊你們列祖一樣.

12:16 So then take your stand again and see this great thing that Yahweh is going to do before your eyes.
現在你們要站住, 看耶和華在你們眼前要行一件大事.

12:17 Is the wheat harvest not today? I will call out to Yahweh so that he still sends thunder and rain, so that you will know and will see that your wickedness is great that you have done in the eyes of Yahweh by asking for a king for yourselves.”
這不是割麥子的時候嗎? 我求告耶和華, 他必打雷降雨, 使你們又知道又看出, 你們求立王的事是在耶和華面前犯大罪了. ”

12:18 So Samuel called out to Yahweh, and Yahweh brought thunder and rain that same day, so all the people feared Yahweh and Samuel greatly.
於是撒母耳求告耶和華, 耶和華就在這日打雷降雨, 眾民便甚懼怕耶和華和撒母耳.

12:19 Then all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God so that we will not die, because we have added to all our sins by requesting a king for ourselves.”
眾民對撒母耳說: “求你為僕人們禱告耶和華─你的神, 免得我們死亡; 因為我們求立王的事正是罪上加罪了. ”

12:20 And Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear! You have done all this evil; only do not turn aside from following Yahweh. But you must serve Yahweh with all your heart.
撒母耳對百姓說: “不要懼怕! 你們雖然行了這惡, 卻不要偏離耶和華, 只要盡心事奉他.

12:21 And do not turn aside after the triviality, which have no value and cannot deliver, for they are triviality.
若偏離耶和華去順從那不能救人的虛神是無益的.

12:22 For Yahweh will not forsake his people for the sake of his great name, because Yahweh has decided to make you his own people.
耶和華既喜悅選你們作他的子民, 就必因他的大名不撇棄你們.

12:23 Also, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh by ceasing to pray for you! I will instruct you in the good and righteous way.
至於我, 斷不停止為你們禱告, 以致得罪耶和華. 我必以善道正路指教你們.

12:24 Only fear Yahweh and serve him faithfully with all of your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.
只要你們敬畏耶和華, 誠誠實實地盡心事奉他, 想念他向你們所行的事何等大.

12:25 But if you continue to do wickedness, both you and your king will be swept away.”
你們若仍然作惡, 你們和你們的王必一同滅亡. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 13

13:1 Saul was thirty years old at the beginning of his reign, and he reigned forty-two years over Israel.
掃羅登基年四十歲; 作以色列王二年的時候,

13:2 He chose for himself three thousand from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in Benjamin. He sent away the rest of the people, each to his tent.
就從以色列中揀選了三千人: 二千跟隨掃羅在密抹和伯特利山, 一千跟隨約拿單在便雅憫的基比亞; 其餘的人掃羅都打發各回各家去了.

13:3 Jonathan defeated the garrison of the Philistines that was at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
約拿單攻擊在迦巴的非利士人的防營, 非利士人聽見了. 掃羅就在遍地吹角, 意思說, 要使希伯來人聽見.

13:4 And all Israel did hear, saying, “Saul has defeated the garrison of the Philistines; and also, Israel has become a stench among the Philistines!” So the people were called out after Saul at Gilgal.
以色列眾人聽見掃羅攻擊非利士人的防營, 又聽見以色列人為非利士人所憎惡, 就跟隨掃羅聚集在吉甲.

13:5 And the Philistines assembled to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen and an army as numerous as sand which is on the seashore. And they came up and encamped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven.
非利士人聚集, 要與以色列人爭戰, 有車三萬輛, 馬兵六千, 步兵像海邊的沙那樣多, 就上來在伯‧亞文東邊的密抹安營.

13:6 When the men of Israel saw that it was too difficult for them, because the army was hard pressed, the people hid themselves in the caves, in the thorn bushes, in the cliffs, in the vaults and in the wells.
以色列百姓見自己危急窘迫, 就藏在山洞,叢林,石穴,隱密處, 和坑中.

13:7 Some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. But Saul was still at Gilgal, and all the army followed him trembling.
有些希伯來人過了約旦河, 逃到迦得和基列地. 掃羅還是在吉甲, 百姓都戰戰兢兢地跟隨他.

13:8 He waited seven days according to the appointed time Samuel determined, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the army started to slip away from him.
掃羅照著撒母耳所定的日期等了七日. 撒母耳還沒有來到吉甲, 百姓也離開掃羅散去了.

13:9 So Saul said, “Bring here to me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.” Then he offered up the burnt offering.
掃羅說: “把燔祭和平安祭帶到我這裡來. ”掃羅就獻上燔祭.

13:10 Just as he finished offering the burnt sacrifice, Samuel was coming. So Saul went out to meet him and to bless him.
剛獻完燔祭, 撒母耳就到了. 掃羅出去迎接他, 要問他好.

13:11 But Samuel said, “What have you done?” Saul said, “Because I saw that the army was scattering from me and you did not come at the appointed time and that the Philistines had gathered at Micmash,
撒母耳說: “你做的是甚麼事呢? ”掃羅說: “因為我見百姓離開我散去, 你也不照所定的日期來到, 而且非利士人聚集在密抹.

13:12 therefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not yet implored the face of Yahweh.’ So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering.”
所以我心裡說: 恐怕我沒有禱告耶和華. 非利士人下到吉甲攻擊我, 我就勉強獻上燔祭. ”

13:13 Then Samuel said to Saul, “You have behaved foolishly! You have not kept the command of Yahweh your God which he commanded you. For then, Yahweh would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.
撒母耳對掃羅說: “你做了糊塗事了, 沒有遵守耶和華─你神所吩咐你的命令. 若遵守, 耶和華必在以色列中堅立你的王位, 直到永遠.

13:14 But now, your kingdom will not endure. Yahweh has sought for himself a man according to his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him as leader over his people, because you have not kept what Yahweh commanded you.”
現在你的王位必不長久. 耶和華已經尋著一個合他心意的人, 立他作百姓的君, 因為你沒有遵守耶和華所吩咐你的. ”

13:15 Then Samuel got up and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul mustered the people who were found with him, about six hundred men.
撒母耳就起來, 從吉甲上到便雅憫的基比亞. 掃羅數點跟隨他的, 約有六百人.

13:16 Saul and Jonathan his son and the army that remained with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, and the Philistines encamped at Micmash.
掃羅和他兒子約拿單, 並跟隨他們的人, 都住在便雅憫的迦巴; 但非利士人安營在密抹.

13:17 The raiders went out from the camp of the Philistines in three divisions. One division turned on the road to Ophrah toward the land of Shual.
有掠兵從非利士營中出來, 分為三隊: 一隊往俄弗拉向書亞地去,

13:18 One division turned on the road to Beth Horon, and one turned on the road toward the border overlooking the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
一隊往伯‧和崙去, 一隊往洗波音谷對面的地境向曠野去.

13:19 Now no skilled craftsman could be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, “So that the Hebrews cannot make swords or spears for themselves.”
那時, 以色列全地沒有一個鐵匠; 因為非利士人說, 恐怕希伯來人製造刀槍.

13:20 So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to have his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his iron plowshare sharpened.
以色列人要磨鋤,犁,斧,鏟, 就下到非利士人那裡去磨.

13:21 The charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshare and for the mattock, and a third of a shekel for the pick and for the axe, and to set the goading sticks.
但有銼可以銼鏟,犁,三齒叉,斧子, 並趕牛錐.

13:22 So on the day of battle, there was not a sword or a spear found in the hands of all the army that was with Saul and Jonathan, but Saul and his son Jonathan had them.
所以到了爭戰的日子, 跟隨掃羅和約拿單的人沒有一個手裡有刀有槍的, 惟獨掃羅和他兒子約拿單有.

13:23 Now the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Micmash.
非利士人的一隊防兵到了密抹的隘口.

I Samuel - Chapter 14

14:1 One day Jonathan the son of Saul said to his armor bearer, “Come and let us go over to the garrison of the Philistines which is over there.” But he did not tell his father.
有一日, 掃羅的兒子約拿單對拿他兵器的少年人說: “我們不如過到那邊, 到非利士人的防營那裡去. ”但他沒有告訴父親.

14:2 Now Saul was staying at the outskirts of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree that was in Migron, and the troops that were with him were about six hundred men.
掃羅在基比亞的儘邊, 坐在米磯崙的石榴樹下, 跟隨他的約有六百人.

14:3 Now Ahijah, the son of Ahitub (the brother of Ichabod), the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of Yahweh at Shiloh, was carrying an ephod. The troops did not know that Jonathan had gone.
在那裡有亞希突的兒子亞希亞, 穿著以弗得. (亞希突是以迦博的哥哥, 非尼哈的兒子, 以利的孫子. 以利從前在示羅作耶和華的祭司. )約拿單去了, 百姓卻不知道.

14:4 Now between the passes where Jonathan sought to go over to the garrison of the Philistines there was a crag of rock on one side and a crag of rock on the other. The name of the one was Bozez and the name of the other was Seneh.
約拿單要從隘口過到非利士防營那裡去. 這隘口兩邊各有一個山峰: 一名播薛, 一名西尼;

14:5 The one crag on the north was opposite Micmash and the other on the south was opposite Geba.
一峰向北, 與密抹相對, 一峰向南, 與迦巴相對.

14:6 So Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come, let us go over to the garrisons of these uncircumcised; perhaps Yahweh will act for us, for there is no hindrance for Yahweh to save by many or by few.”
約拿單對拿兵器的少年人說: “我們不如過到未受割禮人的防營那裡去, 或者耶和華為我們施展能力; 因為耶和華使人得勝, 不在乎人多人少. ”

14:7 And his armor bearer said, “Do all that is in your heart that you are inclined to do. I am with you all of the way!
拿兵器的對他說: “隨你的心意行吧. 你可以上去, 我必跟隨你, 與你同心. ”

14:8 Then Jonathan said, “Look, we are about to go over to the men; and we will show ourselves to them.
約拿單說: “我們要過到那些人那裡去, 使他們看見我們.

14:9 If they say to us: ‘Wait until we reach you,’ then we will stand as we are and not go up to them.
他們若對我們說: ‘你們站住, 等我們到你們那裡去’, 我們就站住, 不上他們那裡去.

14:10 But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up, for Yahweh has given them into our hand, and this will be the sign for us.”
他們若說: ‘你們上到我們這裡來’, 這話就是我們的證據; 我們便上去, 因為耶和華將他們交在我們手裡了. ”

14:11 So the two of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines, and the Philistines said, “The Hebrews are coming out from the holes in which they have hidden themselves.”
二人就使非利士的防兵看見. 非利士人說: “希伯來人從所藏的洞穴裡出來了! ”

14:12 Then the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, “Come up to us and we will show you something!” Then Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up after me, for Yahweh has given them into the hand of Israel!”
防兵對約拿單和拿兵器的人說: “你們上到這裡來, 我們有一件事指示你們. ”約拿單就對拿兵器的人說: “你跟隨我上去, 因為耶和華將他們交在以色列人手裡了. ”

14:13 So Jonathan went up on his hands and his feet, with his armor bearer after him. They fell before Jonathan and then his armor bearer would kill them after him.
約拿單就爬上去, 拿兵器的人跟隨他. 約拿單殺倒非利士人, 拿兵器的人也隨著殺他們.

14:14 So was the first attack in which Jonathan and his armor bearer killed about twenty men within about half of a furrow in an acre of an open field.
約拿單和拿兵器的人起頭所殺的約有二十人, 都在一畝地的半犁溝之內.

14:15 Then there was terror in the camp, in the open field, and among all the army of the garrison. Even the raiders trembled. The earth shook, and it became a very great panic.
於是在營中,在田野,在眾民內都有戰兢, 防兵和掠兵也都戰兢, 地也震動, 戰兢之勢甚大.

14:16 And the lookouts of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin saw that the multitude surged back and forth.
在便雅憫的基比亞, 掃羅的守望兵看見非利士的軍眾潰散, 四圍亂竄.

14:17 Saul said to the troops that were with him, “Please call the roll and see who has gone from us.” So they called the roll and found that Jonathan and his armor bearer were not present.
掃羅就對跟隨他的民說: “你們查點查點, 看從我們這裡出去的是誰? ”他們一查點, 就知道約拿單和拿兵器的人沒有在這裡.

14:18 Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring near the ark of God” (for the ark of God was at that time with the Israelites).
那時神的約櫃在以色列人那裡. 掃羅對亞希亞說: “你將神的約櫃運了來. ”

14:19 While Saul was still speaking to the priest, the tumult in the camp of the Philistines increased more and more, so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand!”
掃羅正與祭司說話的時候, 非利士營中的喧嚷越發大了; 掃羅就對祭司說: “停手吧! ”

14:20 Then Saul and all the troops who were with him were assembled on command and came up to the battle, and look! Each Philistine’s sword was against his friend; and there was a very great confusion.
掃羅和跟隨他的人都聚集, 來到戰場, 看見非利士人用刀互相擊殺, 大大惶亂.

14:21 The Hebrews who had been for the Philistines previously, who had gone up with them into the camp all around, even they joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
從前由四方來跟隨非利士軍的希伯來人現在也轉過來, 幫助跟隨掃羅和約拿單的以色列人了.

14:22 All the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines had fled, so even they pursued them closely in the battle.
那藏在以法蓮山地的以色列人聽說非利士人逃跑, 就出來緊緊地追殺他們.

14:23 So on that day Yahweh delivered Israel, and the battle shifted to Beth Aven.
那日, 耶和華使以色列人得勝, 一直戰到伯‧亞文.

14:24 Now the men of Israel were hard pressed on that day, because Saul had made the army take an oath, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats any food until evening, when I will have avenged myself on my enemies!” So none of the army tasted any food.
掃羅叫百姓起誓說, 凡不等到晚上向敵人報完了仇吃甚麼的, 必受咒詛. 因此這日百姓沒有吃甚麼, 就極其困憊.

14:25 (Now all the people of the land used to go into the forest, for there was honey on the surface of the ground.)
眾民進入樹林, 見有蜜在地上.

14:26 When the army came to the forest, look! There was honey flowing, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the army was afraid of the solemn oath.
他們進了樹林, 見有蜜流下來, 卻沒有人敢用手取蜜入口, 因為他們怕那誓言.

14:27 However, Jonathan had not heard about the oath of his father with the army, so he extended the end of the staff which was in his hand, and he dipped it into the honeycomb. Then he put his hand to his mouth and his eyes gleamed.
約拿單沒有聽見他父親叫百姓起誓, 所以伸手中的杖, 用杖頭蘸在蜂房裡, 轉手送入口內, 眼睛就明亮了.

14:28 Then a man from the army informed him and said, “Your father made the army swear a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today,’ ” so the army is exhausted.
百姓中有一人對他說: “你父親曾叫百姓嚴嚴地起誓說, 今日吃甚麼的, 必受咒詛; 因此百姓就疲乏了. ”

14:29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has brought trouble on the land! See now that my eyes have brightened because I have tasted a little of this honey.
約拿單說: “我父親連累你們了. 你看, 我嘗了這一點蜜, 眼睛就明亮了.

14:30 How much more could have been done if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder of their enemies that they had found! For now the loss among the Philistines is not great.”
今日百姓若任意吃了從仇敵所奪的物, 擊殺的非利士人豈不更多嗎? ”

14:31 They defeated the Philistines that day from Micmash to Aijalon, and the troops were very weary.
這日, 以色列人擊殺非利士人, 從密抹直到亞雅崙. 百姓甚是疲乏,

14:32 Then the troops took the plunder: they took sheep and cattle and calves and slaughtered them on the ground and the troops ate them all with the blood.
就急忙將所奪的牛羊和牛犢宰於地上, 肉還帶血就吃了.

14:33 So they reported it to Saul, saying, “Look! The troops are sinning against Yahweh by eating the animals with the blood!” And he said, “You have dealt treacherously! Roll to me a large stone today!”
有人告訴掃羅說: “百姓吃帶血的肉, 得罪耶和華了. ”掃羅說: “你們有罪了, 今日要將大石頭滾到我這裡來. ”

14:34 Then Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the troops and say to them, ‘Bring to me each one his ox and each his sheep and slaughter them in this place and eat, but do not sin against Yahweh by eating the animals with the blood.’ ” So all the troops brought them, each leading his ox in his hand that night, and slaughtered it there.
掃羅又說: “你們散在百姓中, 對他們說, 你們各人將牛羊牽到我這裡來宰了吃, 不可吃帶血的肉得罪耶和華. ”這夜, 百姓就把牛羊牽到那裡宰了.

14:35 Then Saul built an altar to Yahweh; it was the first altar he built to Yahweh.
掃羅為耶和華築了一座壇, 這是他初次為耶和華築的壇.

14:36 Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and let us plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave alive a man among them.” So they said, “Do all that is good in your eyes.” But the priest said, “Let us draw near to God here.”
掃羅說: “我們不如夜裡下去追趕非利士人, 搶掠他們, 直到天亮, 不留他們一人. ”眾民說: “你看怎樣好就去行吧! ”祭司說: “我們先當親近神. ”

14:37 So Saul inquired of God, “Should I go down after the Philistines? Will you give them into the hand of Israel?” But he did not answer him on that day.
掃羅求問神說: “我下去追趕非利士人可以不可以? 你將他們交在以色列人手裡不交? ”這日神沒有回答他.

14:38 Then Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the people, so that we find out what the sin was this day.
掃羅說: “你們百姓中的長老都上這裡來, 查明今日是誰犯了罪.

14:39 For as Yahweh lives, who delivers Israel, I swear that even if it is in Jonathan my son, he will certainly die!” But nobody from all the army answered him.
我指著救以色列─永生的耶和華起誓, 就是我兒子約拿單犯了罪, 他也必死. ”但百姓中無一人回答他.

14:40 Then he said to all Israel, “You will be on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will be on the other.” And the army said to Saul, “Do what is good in your eyes.”
掃羅就對以色列眾人說: “你們站在一邊, 我與我兒子約拿單也站在一邊. ”百姓對掃羅說: “你看怎樣好就去行吧! ”

14:41 Then Saul said to Yahweh the God of Israel, “Render a decision perfectly.” Jonathan and Saul were chosen by lot and the people went out.
掃羅禱告耶和華─以色列的神說: “求你指示實情. ”於是掣籤掣出掃羅和約拿單來; 百姓盡都無事.

14:42 Then Saul said, “Let them cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan,” and Jonathan was chosen.
掃羅說: “你們再掣籤, 看是我, 是我兒子約拿單”, 就掣出約拿單來.

14:43 So Saul said, “Tell me what you have done.” So Jonathan told him and said, “I merely tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. Here I am, I must die.”
掃羅對約拿單說: “你告訴我, 你做了甚麼事? ”約拿單說: “我實在以手裡的杖, 用杖頭蘸了一點蜜嘗了一嘗. 這樣我就死嗎(或譯: 吧! )? ”

14:44 Then Saul said, “So may God do to me and more, you will certainly die today, Jonathan!”
掃羅說: “約拿單哪, 你定要死! 若不然, 願神重重地降罰與我. ”

14:45 But the army said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die, who accomplished this great victory in Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, not a hair from his head will fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day.” So the army ransomed Jonathan and he did not die.
百姓對掃羅說: “約拿單在以色列人中這樣大行拯救, 豈可使他死呢? 斷乎不可! 我們指著永生的耶和華起誓, 連他的一根頭髮也不可落地, 因為他今日與神一同做事. ”於是百姓救約拿單免了死亡.

14:46 Saul went up from pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their place.
掃羅回去, 不追趕非利士人; 非利士人也回本地去了.

14:47 So Saul took the kingship over Israel, and he fought all around against his enemies, against Moab, against the Ammonites, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. He inflicted punishment against all who rebelled.
掃羅執掌以色列的國權, 常常攻擊他四圍的一切仇敵, 就是摩押人,亞捫人,以東人, 和瑣巴諸王, 並非利士人. 他無論往何處去, 都打敗仇敵.

14:48 He acted bravely and defeated the Amalekites and rescued Israel from the hand of those who plundered it.
掃羅奮勇攻擊亞瑪力人, 救了以色列人脫離搶掠他們之人的手.

14:49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malki-Shua; the names of his two daughters were as follows: the name of the firstborn was Merab and the younger was Michal.
掃羅的兒子是約拿單,亦施韋,麥基舒亞. 他的兩個女兒: 長女名米拉, 次女名米甲.

14:50 The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz, and the name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
掃羅的妻名叫亞希暖, 是亞希瑪斯的女兒. 掃羅的元帥名叫押尼珥, 是尼珥的兒子; 尼珥是掃羅的叔叔.

14:51 Now Kish was the father of Saul, but Ner, the father of Abner, was the son of Abiel.
掃羅的父親基士, 押尼珥的父親尼珥, 都是亞別的兒子.

14:52 Warfare was severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul. Whenever Saul saw anyone who was a mighty warrior or any brave man, he conscripted him into his service.
掃羅平生常與非利士人大大爭戰. 掃羅遇見有能力的人或勇士, 都招募了來跟隨他.

I Samuel - Chapter 15

15:1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to anoint you as king over his people Israel. So then, listen to the words of Yahweh!
撒母耳對掃羅說: “耶和華差遣我膏你為王, 治理他的百姓以色列; 所以你當聽從耶和華的話.

15:2 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘I have observed what Amalek did to Israel, how he opposed him when he went up from Egypt.
萬軍之耶和華如此說: ‘以色列人出埃及的時候, 在路上亞瑪力人怎樣待他們, 怎樣抵擋他們, 我都沒忘.

15:3 So then, go and attack Amalek and utterly destroy all that is his! You must not spare him, but kill both man and woman, both child and nursing infant, both ox and sheep, both camel and donkey.’ ”
現在你要去擊打亞瑪力人, 滅盡他們所有的, 不可憐惜他們, 將男女,孩童,吃奶的, 並牛,羊,駱駝, 和驢盡行殺死. ’”

15:4 Saul summoned the army and mustered them at Telaim; two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah.
於是掃羅招聚百姓在提拉因, 數點他們, 共有步兵二十萬, 另有猶大人一萬.

15:5 Then Saul came up to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the wadi.
掃羅到了亞瑪力的京城, 在谷中設下埋伏.

15:6 Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, leave! Withdraw from among the Amalekites so that I do not destroy you with them. You have shown loyal love to all the Israelites when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites left from among the Amalekites.
掃羅對基尼人說: “你們離開亞瑪力人下去吧, 恐怕我將你們和亞瑪力人一同殺滅; 因為以色列人出埃及的時候, 你們曾恩待他們. ”於是基尼人離開亞瑪力人去了.

15:7 Then Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as one goes to Shur which is east of Egypt.
掃羅擊打亞瑪力人, 從哈腓拉直到埃及前的書珥,

15:8 He captured Agag the king of Amalek alive, but all the people he utterly destroyed with the edge of the sword.
生擒了亞瑪力王亞甲, 用刀殺盡亞瑪力的眾民.

15:9 However, Saul and the army spared Agag and the best of the sheep and the cattle and the second best of the young fatlings and all that was valuable; they were not willing to utterly destroy them. But all the possessions that were despised or worthless, they utterly destroyed.
掃羅和百姓卻憐惜亞甲, 也愛惜上好的牛,羊,牛犢,羊羔, 並一切美物, 不肯滅絕. 凡下賤瘦弱的, 盡都殺了.

15:10 Then the word of Yahweh came to Samuel, saying,
耶和華的話臨到撒母耳說:

15:11 “I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not kept my word.” Samuel became angry, and he cried out to Yahweh all night.
“我立掃羅為王, 我後悔了; 因為他轉去不跟從我, 不遵守我的命令. ”撒母耳便甚憂愁, 終夜哀求耶和華.

15:12 Then Samuel got up early in the morning to meet Saul. Samuel was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and look, he is setting up a monument for himself.” Then he turned around and crossed over and went down to Gilgal.
撒母耳清早起來, 迎接掃羅. 有人告訴撒母耳說: “掃羅到了迦密, 在那裡立了紀念碑, 又轉身下到吉甲. ”

15:13 When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said to him, “May you be blessed by Yahweh! I have kept the word of Yahweh.”
撒母耳到了掃羅那裡, 掃羅對他說: “願耶和華賜福與你, 耶和華的命令我已遵守了. ”

15:14 But Samuel said, “Then what is this bleating of the sheep that I hear in my ears and the lowing of the cattle that I am hearing?”
撒母耳說: “我耳中聽見有羊叫,牛鳴, 是從哪裡來的呢? ”

15:15 Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites; the troops spared the best of the sheep and the cattle in order to sacrifice them to Yahweh your God. But the rest we have utterly destroyed.”
掃羅說: “這是百姓從亞瑪力人那裡帶來的; 因為他們愛惜上好的牛羊, 要獻與耶和華─你的神; 其餘的, 我們都滅盡了. ”

15:16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop and let me tell you what Yahweh said to me last night.” So he said to him, “Speak.”
撒母耳對掃羅說: “你住口吧! 等我將耶和華昨夜向我所說的話告訴你. ”掃羅說: “請講. ”

15:17 Samuel said, “Even though you are small in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh has anointed you as king over Israel.
撒母耳對掃羅說: “從前你雖然以自己為小, 豈不是被立為以色列支派的元首嗎? 耶和華膏你作以色列的王.

15:18 When Yahweh sent you on your way, he said to you: ‘Go! You must utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and you must fight against them until you have destroyed them.’
耶和華差遣你, 吩咐你說, 你去擊打那些犯罪的亞瑪力人, 將他們滅絕淨盡.

15:19 Why did you not listen to the voice of Yahweh and fall with shouting on the plunder? You have done evil in the sight of Yahweh!”
你為何沒有聽從耶和華的命令, 急忙擄掠財物, 行耶和華眼中看為惡的事呢? ”

15:20 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have listened to the voice of Yahweh, and I have gone on the way that Yahweh sent me! I brought Agag the king of Amalek, and the Amalekites I have utterly destroyed.
掃羅對撒母耳說: “我實在聽從了耶和華的命令, 行了耶和華所差遣我行的路, 擒了亞瑪力王亞甲來, 滅盡了亞瑪力人.

15:21 The troops took from the plunder, sheep and cattle, the best of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God at Gilgal.”
百姓卻在所當滅的物中, 取了最好的牛羊, 要在吉甲獻與耶和華─你的神. ”

15:22 Then Samuel said, “Is there as much delight for Yahweh in burnt offerings and sacrifices as there is in obeying Yahweh? Look! To obey is better than sacrifice; to give heed than the fat of rams.
撒母耳說: 耶和華喜悅燔祭和平安祭, 豈如喜悅人聽從他的話呢? 聽命勝於獻祭; 順從勝於公羊的脂油.

15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination; arrogance is like iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh, he has rejected you from being king!”
悖逆的罪與行邪術的罪相等; 頑梗的罪與拜虛神和偶像的罪相同. 你既厭棄耶和華的命令, 耶和華也厭棄你作王.

15:24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned because I have transgressed the commandment of Yahweh and your words, for I feared the troops and I listened to their voice.
掃羅對撒母耳說: “我有罪了, 我因懼怕百姓, 聽從他們的話, 就違背了耶和華的命令和你的言語.

15:25 So then, please pardon my sin and return with me so that I can worship Yahweh.”
現在求你赦免我的罪, 同我回去, 我好敬拜耶和華. ”

15:26 But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of Yahweh, and he has rejected you from being king over Israel!”
撒母耳對掃羅說: “我不同你回去; 因為你厭棄耶和華的命令, 耶和華也厭棄你作以色列的王. ”

15:27 As Samuel turned around to go, he caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore.
撒母耳轉身要走, 掃羅就扯住他外袍的衣襟, 衣襟就撕斷了.

15:28 Then Samuel said to him, “Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
撒母耳對他說: “如此, 今日耶和華使以色列國與你斷絕, 將這國賜與比你更好的人.

15:29 Moreover, the Glory of Israel will not break faith and will not regret, for he is not a human that he should regret.”
以色列的大能者必不致說謊, 也不致後悔; 因為他迥非世人, 決不後悔. ”

15:30 Then he said, “I have sinned! Now please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me so that I can worship Yahweh your God.”
掃羅說: “我有罪了, 雖然如此, 求你在我百姓的長老和以色列人面前抬舉我, 同我回去, 我好敬拜耶和華─你的神. ”

15:31 So Samuel returned after Saul, and Saul worshiped Yahweh.
於是撒母耳轉身跟隨掃羅回去, 掃羅就敬拜耶和華.

15:32 Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag the king of Amalek out to me!” Agag came to him confidently, for Agag thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is over.”
撒母耳說: “要把亞瑪力王亞甲帶到我這裡來. ”亞甲就歡歡喜喜地來到他面前, 心裡說, 死亡的苦難必定過去了.

15:33 Samuel said, “Just as your sword bereaved women, so will your mother be bereaved among women!” Then Samuel hacked Agag to pieces in the presence of Yahweh at Gilgal.
撒母耳說: “你既用刀使婦人喪子, 這樣, 你母親在婦人中也必喪子. ”於是, 撒母耳在吉甲耶和華面前將亞甲殺死.

15:34 Then Samuel went to Ramah and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul.
撒母耳回了拉瑪. 掃羅上他所住的基比亞, 回自己的家去了.

15:35 Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel mourned over Saul, and Yahweh regretted that he made Saul king over Israel.
撒母耳直到死的日子, 再沒有見掃羅; 但撒母耳為掃羅悲傷, 是因耶和華後悔立他為以色列的王.

I Samuel - Chapter 16

16:1 Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn about Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel! Fill up your horn with oil and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have chosen a king for myself among his sons.”
耶和華對撒母耳說: “我既厭棄掃羅作以色列的王, 你為他悲傷要到幾時呢? 你將膏油盛滿了角, 我差遣你往伯利恆人耶西那裡去; 因為我在他眾子之內, 預定一個作王的. ”

16:2 But Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears, he will kill me.” Yahweh said, “You must take a heifer from the herd with you, and you must say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.’
撒母耳說: “我怎能去呢? 掃羅若聽見, 必要殺我. ”耶和華說: “你可以帶一隻牛犢去, 就說: ‘我來是要向耶和華獻祭. ’

16:3 You will invite Jesse to the sacrifice and I will make known to you what you must do. You will anoint for me the one whom I tell you.”
你要請耶西來吃祭肉, 我就指示你所當行的事. 我所指給你的人, 你要膏他. ”

16:4 So Samuel did what Yahweh said. He came to Bethlehem, and the elders of the city came trembling to meet him. They said, “Have you come in peace?”
撒母耳就照耶和華的話去行. 到了伯利恆, 那城裡的長老都戰戰兢兢地出來迎接他, 問他說: “你是為平安來的嗎? ”

16:5 He said, “I come in peace. I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh. Sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” So he sanctified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
他說: “為平安來的, 我是給耶和華獻祭. 你們當自潔, 來與我同吃祭肉. ”撒母耳就使耶西和他眾子自潔, 請他們來吃祭肉.

16:6 When they came, he saw Eliab and said, “Surely his anointed one is before Yahweh!”
他們來的時候, 撒母耳看見以利押, 就心裡說, 耶和華的受膏者必定在他面前.

16:7 But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For God does not see what man sees, for a man looks on the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks on the heart.”
耶和華卻對撒母耳說: “不要看他的外貌和他身材高大, 我不揀選他. 因為, 耶和華不像人看人: 人是看外貌; 耶和華是看內心. ”

16:8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel, and he said, “This one also Yahweh has not chosen.”
耶西叫亞比拿達從撒母耳面前經過, 撒母耳說: “耶和華也不揀選他. ”

16:9 So Jesse made Shammah pass before Samuel, but he said, “Yahweh also has not chosen this one.”
耶西又叫沙瑪從撒母耳面前經過, 撒母耳說: “耶和華也不揀選他. ”

16:10 And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen any of these.”
耶西叫他七個兒子都從撒母耳面前經過, 撒母耳說: “這都不是耶和華所揀選的. ”

16:11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” And he said, “The youngest still remains, but look, he is shepherding the flock.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him, for we cannot sit down until he comes here.”
撒母耳對耶西說: “你的兒子都在這裡嗎? ”他回答說: “還有個小的, 現在放羊. ”撒母耳對耶西說: “你打發人去叫他來; 他若不來, 我們必不坐席. ”

16:12 So he sent and brought him. Now he was ruddy with beautiful eyes and of handsome appearance. And Yahweh said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.”
耶西就打發人去叫了他來. 他面色光紅, 雙目清秀, 容貌俊美. 耶和華說: “這就是他, 你起來膏他. ”

16:13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. Then the Spirit of Yahweh rushed upon David from that day on. Then Samuel got up and went to Ramah.
撒母耳就用角裡的膏油, 在他諸兄中膏了他. 從這日起, 耶和華的靈就大大感動大衛. 撒母耳起身回拉瑪去了.

16:14 Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul and an evil spirit from Yahweh tormented him.
耶和華的靈離開掃羅, 有惡魔從耶和華那裡來擾亂他.

16:15 So the servants of Saul said to him, “Look please, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.
掃羅的臣僕對他說: “現在有惡魔從神那裡來擾亂你.

16:16 Please, let our lord command your servants who are before you! Let them seek a man skilled in playing on the lyre. When the evil spirit from God is upon you, he can play on it and you will feel better.”
我們的主可以吩咐面前的臣僕, 找一個善於彈琴的來, 等神那裡來的惡魔臨到你身上的時候, 使他用手彈琴, 你就好了. ”

16:17 So Saul said to his servants, “Please select a man who plays a stringed instrument well and bring him to me.”
掃羅對臣僕說: “你們可以為我找一個善於彈琴的, 帶到我這裡來. ”

16:18 One of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing a stringed instrument, a brave man, a warrior, prudent in speech, and handsome. And Yahweh is with him.”
其中有一個少年人說: “我曾見伯利恆人耶西的一個兒子善於彈琴, 是大有勇敢的戰士, 說話合宜, 容貌俊美, 耶和華也與他同在. ”

16:19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me David your son who is with the sheep.”
於是掃羅差遣使者去見耶西, 說: “請你打發你放羊的兒子大衛到我這裡來. ”

16:20 And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread and a skin of wine and one young goat and sent them to Saul by the hand of David his son.
耶西就把幾個餅和一皮袋酒, 並一隻山羊羔, 都馱在驢上, 交給他兒子大衛, 送與掃羅.

16:21 So David came to Saul and entered his service. He loved him greatly and he became Saul’s armor bearer.
大衛到了掃羅那裡, 就侍立在掃羅面前. 掃羅甚喜愛他, 他就作了掃羅拿兵器的人.

16:22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, because he has found favor in my sight.”
掃羅差遣人去見耶西, 說: “求你容大衛侍立在我面前, 因為他在我眼前蒙了恩. ”

16:23 So whenever the evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the stringed instrument and play it with his hand. Then it would bring relief for Saul; he would feel better and the evil spirit would depart from him.
從神那裡來的惡魔臨到掃羅身上的時候, 大衛就拿琴, 用手而彈, 掃羅便舒暢爽快, 惡魔離了他.

I Samuel - Chapter 17

17:1 The Philistines gathered their camps for battle and they were gathered at Socoh which belongs to Judah. They camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes Dammim.
非利士人招聚他們的軍旅, 要來爭戰; 聚集在屬猶大的梭哥, 安營在梭哥和亞西加中間的以弗‧大憫.

17:2 Then Saul and the men of Israel were gathered and encamped in the valley of Elah, and they formed ranks for the battle to meet the Philistines.
掃羅和以色列人也聚集, 在以拉谷安營, 擺列隊伍, 要與非利士人打仗.

17:3 The Philistines were standing on the hill on one side and the army of Israel was standing on the hill on the other side with the valley between them.
非利士人站在這邊山上, 以色列人站在那邊山上, 當中有谷.

17:4 Then a champion went out from the camps of the Philistines, whose name was Goliath from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.
從非利士營中出來一個討戰的人, 名叫歌利亞, 是迦特人, 身高六肘零一虎口;

17:5 A bronze helmet was on his head, and he was clothed with scale body armor; the weight of the body armor was five thousand bronze shekels.
頭戴銅盔, 身穿鎧甲, 甲重五千舍客勒;

17:6 Bronze greaves were on his legs, and a bronze javelin was slung between his shoulders.
腿上有銅護膝, 兩肩之中背負銅戟;

17:7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam and the point of his spear weighed six hundred iron shekels. His shield bearer was walking in front of him.
槍桿粗如織布的機軸, 鐵槍頭重六百舍客勒. 有一個拿盾牌的人在他前面走.

17:8 He stood and called to the battle lines of Israel and said to them, “Why have you come out to form ranks for battle? Am I not the Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Commission for yourselves a man and let him come down to me.
歌利亞對著以色列的軍隊站立, 呼叫說: “你們出來擺列隊伍做甚麼呢? 我不是非利士人嗎? 你們不是掃羅的僕人嗎? 可以從你們中間揀選一人, 使他下到我這裡來.

17:9 If he is able to fight with me and he defeats me, then we will be your servants; but if I prevail over him and defeat him, then you will be our servants and you will serve us.”
他若能與我戰鬥, 將我殺死, 我們就作你們的僕人; 我若勝了他, 將他殺死, 你們就作我們的僕人, 服事我們. ”

17:10 Then the Philistine said, “I hereby defy the battle lines of Israel today! Give me a man so that we may fight each other!”
那非利士人又說: “我今日向以色列人的軍隊罵陣. 你們叫一個人出來, 與我戰鬥. ”

17:11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and very afraid.
掃羅和以色列眾人聽見非利士人的這些話, 就驚惶, 極其害怕.

17:12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite. This man was from Bethlehem of Judah, and his name was Jesse. He had eight sons; in the days of Saul this man was old, yet he still walked among the men.
大衛是猶大,伯利恆的以法他人耶西的兒子. 耶西有八個兒子. 當掃羅的時候, 耶西已經老邁.

17:13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone and followed Saul to the battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, his second oldest was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
耶西的三個大兒子跟隨掃羅出征. 這出征的三個兒子: 長子名叫以利押, 次子名叫亞比拿達, 三子名叫沙瑪.

17:14 Now David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul,
大衛是最小的; 那三個大兒子跟隨掃羅.

17:15 but David went back and forth from Saul to feed the sheep of his father in Bethlehem.
大衛有時離開掃羅, 回伯利恆放他父親的羊.

17:16 Now the Philistine came forward early and late, and he took his stand for forty days.
那非利士人早晚都出來站著, 如此四十日.

17:17 Then Jesse said to his son David, “Please take for your brothers an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and bring them quickly to the camp for your brothers.
一日, 耶西對他兒子大衛說: “你拿一伊法烘了的穗子和十個餅, 速速地送到營裡去, 交給你哥哥們;

17:18 And these ten portions of cheese you will bring to the commander of the thousand; find out how your brothers are doing, and take their pledge.”
再拿這十塊奶餅, 送給他們的千夫長, 且問你哥哥們好, 向他們要一封信來. ”

17:19 Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah fighting the Philistines.
掃羅與大衛的三個哥哥和以色列眾人, 在以拉谷與非利士人打仗.

17:20 David rose early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper, and he took the provisions and went as Jesse had commanded him. He came to the encampment while the troops were going to the battle line, and they raised the war cry.
大衛早晨起來, 將羊交託一個看守的人, 照著他父親所吩咐的話, 帶著食物去了. 到了輜重營, 軍兵剛出到戰場, 吶喊要戰.

17:21 Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle lines, one battle line against the other.
以色列人和非利士人都擺列隊伍, 彼此相對.

17:22 David left the baggage he had with him in the care of the baggage keeper, ran to the battle line, and came and asked how his brothers were doing.
大衛把他帶來的食物留在看守物件人的手下, 跑到戰場, 問他哥哥們安.

17:23 While he was speaking to them, the champion, whose name was Goliath the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the caves of the Philistines. He spoke just as he had previously, and David heard his words.
與他們說話的時候, 那討戰的, 就是屬迦特的非利士人歌利亞, 從非利士隊中出來, 說從前所說的話; 大衛都聽見了.

17:24 When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from his presence and were very afraid.
以色列眾人看見那人, 就逃跑, 極其害怕.

17:25 And the men of Israel said, “Did you see this man who has come up? For he is going up to defy Israel! It will be that the man who defeats him, the king will make him very rich with great wealth and will give him his daughter in marriage and will make his father’s house free in Israel.”
以色列人彼此說: “這上來的人你看見了嗎? 他上來是要向以色列人罵陣. 若有能殺他的, 王必賞賜他大財, 將自己的女兒給他為妻, 並在以色列人中免他父家納糧當差. ”

17:26 Now David had spoken to the men who were standing with him, saying, “What will be done for the man who defeats this Philistine and removes the disgrace from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he defies the battle lines of the living God?”
大衛問站在旁邊的人說: “有人殺這非利士人, 除掉以色列人的恥辱, 怎樣待他呢? 這未受割禮的非利士人是誰呢? 竟敢向永生神的軍隊罵陣嗎? ”

17:27 And the troops had spoken to him according to this word, saying, “So it will be done for the man who defeats him.”
百姓照先前的話回答他說: “有人能殺這非利士人, 必如此如此待他. ”

17:28 His oldest brother Eliab heard while he was speaking to the men, and Eliab became very angry against David and said, “Why have you come down today, and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumptuousness and the evil of your heart! For you have come down in order to see the battle!”
大衛的長兄以利押聽見大衛與他們所說的話, 就向他發怒, 說: “你下來做甚麼呢? 在曠野的那幾隻羊, 你交託了誰呢? 我知道你的驕傲和你心裡的惡意, 你下來特為要看爭戰! ”

17:29 David replied, “What have I done now? I merely asked a question!
大衛說: “我做了甚麼呢? 我來豈沒有緣故嗎? ”

17:30 He turned around from him to another opposite him and he spoke to him in the same way, and the people answered him as before.
大衛就離開他轉向別人, 照先前的話而問; 百姓仍照先前的話回答他.

17:31 Now the words which David had spoken were heard and they reported them to Saul, and he summoned him.
有人聽見大衛所說的話, 就告訴了掃羅; 掃羅便打發人叫他來.

17:32 David said to Saul, “Do not let anyone’s heart fail concerning him! Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”
大衛對掃羅說: “人都不必因那非利士人膽怯. 你的僕人要去與那非利士人戰鬥. ”

17:33 But Saul said to David, “You will not be able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, because you are only a boy, whereas he has been a man of war since his childhood!”
掃羅對大衛說: “你不能去與那非利士人戰鬥; 因為你年紀太輕, 他自幼就作戰士. ”

17:34 And David said to Saul, “Your servant has been a shepherd of the flock for his father. If the lion or the bear would come and carry off a sheep from the group,
大衛對掃羅說: “你僕人為父親放羊, 有時來了獅子, 有時來了熊, 從群中啣一隻羊羔去.

17:35 I would go out after it and strike it down and rescue the sheep from its mouth. If it rose against me, I would grab it by its beard and strike it down and kill it.
我就追趕牠, 擊打牠, 將羊羔從牠口中救出來. 牠起來要害我, 我就揪著牠的鬍子, 將牠打死.

17:36 Your servant has struck down both the lion and the bear, and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he defied the battle lines of the living God.”
你僕人曾打死獅子和熊, 這未受割禮的非利士人向永生神的軍隊罵陣, 也必像獅子和熊一般. ”

17:37 And David said, “Yahweh, who rescued me from the hand of the lion and from the hand of the bear, will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David, “Go and may Yahweh be with you!”
大衛又說: “耶和華救我脫離獅子和熊的爪, 也必救我脫離這非利士人的手. ”掃羅對大衛說: “你可以去吧! 耶和華必與你同在. ”

17:38 Then Saul clothed David with his own fighting attire and put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with body armor.
掃羅就把自己的戰衣給大衛穿上, 將銅盔給他戴上, 又給他穿上鎧甲.

17:39 Then David strapped on his sword over his fighting attire, but he tried in vain to walk around, for he was not trained to use them. So David said to Saul, “I am not able to walk with these, because I am not trained to use them.” So David removed them.
大衛把刀跨在戰衣外, 試試能走不能走; 因為素來沒有穿慣, 就對掃羅說: “我穿戴這些不能走, 因為素來沒有穿慣. ”於是摘脫了.

17:40 Then he took his staff in his hand, picked out for himself five smooth stones from the wadi, and he put them in his shepherd’s bag, in the pouch. And with his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine.
他手中拿杖, 又在溪中挑選了五塊光滑石子, 放在袋裡, 就是牧人帶的囊裡; 手中拿著甩石的機弦, 就去迎那非利士人.

17:41 Then the Philistine came on, getting nearer and nearer to David, with his shield bearer in front of him.
非利士人也漸漸地迎著大衛來, 拿盾牌的走在前頭.

17:42 When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him, for he was only a boy and ruddy with a handsome appearance.
非利士人觀看, 見了大衛, 就藐視他; 因為他年輕, 面色光紅, 容貌俊美.

17:43 So the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming to me with sticks?” Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
非利士人對大衛說: “你拿杖到我這裡來, 我豈是狗呢? ”非利士人就指著自己的神咒詛大衛.

17:44 The Philistine said to David, “Come to me so that I can give your flesh to the birds of heaven and to the wild animals of the field!”
非利士人又對大衛說: “來吧! 我將你的肉給空中的飛鳥,田野的走獸吃. ”

17:45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You are coming to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I am coming to you in the name of Yahweh of hosts, the God of the battle lines of Israel, whom you have defied!
大衛對非利士人說: “你來攻擊我, 是靠著刀槍和銅戟; 我來攻擊你, 是靠著萬軍之耶和華的名, 就是你所怒罵帶領以色列軍隊的神.

17:46 This day Yahweh will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head! Then I will give the corpses of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of heaven and to the animals of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God who is for Israel.
今日耶和華必將你交在我手裡. 我必殺你, 斬你的頭, 又將非利士軍兵的屍首給空中的飛鳥,地上的野獸吃, 使普天下的人都知道以色列中有神;

17:47 And all of this assembly will know that Yahweh does not rescue with sword or with spear, for the battle belongs to Yahweh, and he will give you into our hands!”
又使這眾人知道耶和華使人得勝, 不是用刀用槍, 因為爭戰的勝敗全在乎耶和華. 他必將你們交在我們手裡. ”

17:48 When the Philistine got up and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly to the battle line to meet the Philistine.
非利士人起身, 迎著大衛前來. 大衛急忙迎著非利士人, 往戰場跑去.

17:49 Then David put his hand into the bag and took a stone from it and slung it. He struck the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.
大衛用手從囊中掏出一塊石子來, 用機弦甩去, 打中非利士人的額, 石子進入額內, 他就仆倒, 面伏於地.

17:50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with the sling and with the stone, and he struck down the Philistine and killed him, but there was no sword in David’s hand.
這樣, 大衛用機弦甩石, 勝了那非利士人, 打死他; 大衛手中卻沒有刀.

17:51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it from its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
大衛跑去, 站在非利士人身旁, 將他的刀從鞘中拔出來, 殺死他, 割了他的頭. 非利士眾人看見他們討戰的勇士死了, 就都逃跑.

17:52 The men of Israel and Judah got up, raised the war cry, and pursued the Philistines as far as the valley and up to the gates of Ekron. So the slain of the Philistines fell on the way to Shaaraim up to Gath and as far as Ekron.
以色列人和猶大人便起身吶喊, 追趕非利士人, 直到迦特(或譯: 該)和以革倫的城門. 被殺的非利士人倒在沙拉音的路上, 直到迦特和以革倫.

17:53 Then the Israelites returned from pursuing the Philistines and plundered their camp.
以色列人追趕非利士人回來, 就奪了他們的營盤.

17:54 And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem and placed his weapons in his tent.
大衛將那非利士人的頭拿到耶路撒冷, 卻將他軍裝放在自己的帳棚裡.

17:55 Now when Saul saw David going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Whose son is this young man, Abner?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.”
掃羅看見大衛去攻擊非利士人, 就問元帥押尼珥說: “押尼珥啊, 那少年人是誰的兒子? ”押尼珥說: “我敢在王面前起誓, 我不知道. ”

17:56 Then the king said, “You inquire whose son this young man is.”
王說: “你可以問問那幼年人是誰的兒子. ”

17:57 So when David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. The head of the Philistine was in his hand.
大衛打死非利士人回來, 押尼珥領他到掃羅面前, 他手中拿著非利士人的頭.

17:58 Then Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David said, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”
掃羅問他說: “少年人哪, 你是誰的兒子? ”大衛說: “我是你僕人伯利恆人耶西的兒子. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 18

18:1 When he finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan became attached to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
大衛對掃羅說完了話, 約拿單的心與大衛的心深相契合. 約拿單愛大衛, 如同愛自己的性命.

18:2 Saul took him on that very day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.
那日掃羅留住大衛, 不容他再回父家.

18:3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.
約拿單愛大衛如同愛自己的性命, 就與他結盟.

18:4 Jonathan stripped off the robe that he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his fighting attire, and even his sword, his bow, and his belt.
約拿單從身上脫下外袍, 給了大衛, 又將戰衣,刀,弓,腰帶都給了他.

18:5 David went out whenever Saul sent him, and he succeeded. So Saul appointed him over the men of the war, and it pleased all the people and even pleased the servants of Saul.
掃羅無論差遣大衛往何處去, 他都做事精明. 掃羅就立他作戰士長, 眾百姓和掃羅的臣僕無不喜悅.

18:6 When they were coming back after David had returned from striking down the Philistine, the women went out from all the cities of Israel singing and dancing to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments.
大衛打死了那非利士人, 同眾人回來的時候, 婦女們從以色列各城裡出來, 歡歡喜喜, 打鼓擊磬, 歌唱跳舞, 迎接掃羅王.

18:7 And the women sang as they danced, and they said, “Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his ten thousands!”
眾婦女舞蹈唱和, 說: “掃羅殺死千千, 大衛殺死萬萬. ”

18:8 Saul became very angry, and this saying displeased him, and he thought, “They have attributed to David ten thousands, but to me they have attributed thousands! What more can he have but the kingdom?”
掃羅甚發怒, 不喜悅這話, 就說: “將萬萬歸大衛, 千千歸我, 只剩下王位沒有給他了. ”

18:9 So Saul was watching David with suspicion from that day onward.
從這日起, 掃羅就怒視大衛.

18:10 On the next day, the evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. Now David was playing the lyre with his hand on that day as usual, and the spear was in Saul’s hand.
次日, 從神那裡來的惡魔大大降在掃羅身上, 他就在家中胡言亂語. 大衛照常彈琴, 掃羅手裡拿著槍.

18:11 Then Saul hurled the spear and thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
掃羅把槍一掄, 心裡說, 我要將大衛刺透, 釘在牆上. 大衛躲避他兩次.

18:12 Now Saul was threatened by the presence of David because Yahweh was with him, but had departed from Saul.
掃羅懼怕大衛; 因為耶和華離開自己, 與大衛同在.

18:13 So Saul removed him from his presence, and made him commander of a thousand, so he marched in and out at the front of the army.
所以掃羅使大衛離開自己, 立他為千夫長, 他就領兵出入.

18:14 And David was achieving success in all his ways and Yahweh was with him,
大衛做事無不精明, 耶和華也與他同在.

18:15 but when Saul saw that he was very successful, he was severely threatened by him.
掃羅見大衛做事精明, 就甚怕他.

18:16 However, all of Israel and Judah were loving David, for he was going forth and marching ahead of them.
但以色列和猶大眾人都愛大衛, 因為他領他們出入.

18:17 Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you as your wife. Only be a brave warrior for me and fight the battles of Yahweh.” For Saul thought, “My hand will not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
掃羅對大衛說: “我將大女兒米拉給你為妻, 只要你為我奮勇, 為耶和華爭戰. ”掃羅心裡說: “我不好親手害他, 要藉非利士人的手害他. ”

18:18 But David said to Saul, “Who am I, and who are my relatives, the clan of my father in Israel, that I should be a son-in-law to the king?”
大衛對掃羅說: “我是誰, 我是甚麼出身, 我父家在以色列中是何等的家, 豈敢作王的女婿呢? ”

18:19 But at the time Saul’s daughter Merab was to be given to David, she was given instead to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
掃羅的女兒米拉到了當給大衛的時候, 掃羅卻給了米何拉人亞得列為妻.

18:20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, so they told Saul, and the matter pleased him.
掃羅的次女米甲愛大衛. 有人告訴掃羅, 掃羅就喜悅.

18:21 And Saul thought, “I will give her to him, so that she may be a snare for him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time you can become my son-in-law today.”
掃羅心裡說: “我將這女兒給大衛, 作他的網羅, 好藉非利士人的手害他. ”所以掃羅對大衛說: “你今日可以第二次作我的女婿. ”

18:22 Then Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David in secret, saying, ‘Look, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. So then, become a son-in-law of the king.’ ”
掃羅吩咐臣僕說: “你們暗中對大衛說: ‘王喜悅你, 王的臣僕也都喜愛你, 所以你當作王的女婿. ’”

18:23 And Saul’s servants spoke these words to David privately. But David said, “Is it insignificant in your sight to become the son-in-law of the king, as I am a poor and lightly esteemed man?”
掃羅的臣僕就照這話說給大衛聽. 大衛說: “你們以為作王的女婿是一件小事嗎? 我是貧窮卑微的人. ”

18:24 So the servants of Saul informed him, saying, “This is what David said.”
掃羅的臣僕回奏說, 大衛所說的如此如此.

18:25 Then Saul said, “This is what you must say to David: ‘The king desires no bride price except for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to avenge himself on the enemies of the king.’ ” (Now Saul had planned to allow David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.)
掃羅說: “你們要對大衛這樣說: ‘王不要甚麼聘禮, 只要一百非利士人的陽皮, 好在王的仇敵身上報仇. ’”掃羅的意思要使大衛喪在非利士人的手裡.

18:26 So his servants told David these words, and the matter pleased David to become the son-in-law of the king as the specified time had not expired.
掃羅的臣僕將這話告訴大衛, 大衛就歡喜作王的女婿. 日期還沒有到,

18:27 And David got up, and he and his men went and struck down two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they presented the full number to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as his wife.
大衛和跟隨他的人起身前往, 殺了二百非利士人, 將陽皮滿數交給王, 為要作王的女婿. 於是掃羅將女兒米甲給大衛為妻.

18:28 When Saul realized that Yahweh was with David and his own daughter Michal loved him,
掃羅見耶和華與大衛同在, 又知道女兒米甲愛大衛,

18:29 Saul was threatened by David still more, so Saul became a perpetual enemy of David.
就更怕大衛, 常作大衛的仇敵.

18:30 Then the commanders of the Philistines went out for battle, and as often as they went out, David succeeded more than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very esteemed.
每逢非利士軍長出來打仗, 大衛比掃羅的臣僕做事精明, 因此他的名被人尊重.

I Samuel - Chapter 19

19:1 Now Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants about killing David, but Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much.
掃羅對他兒子約拿單和眾臣僕說, 要殺大衛; 掃羅的兒子約拿單卻甚喜愛大衛.

19:2 So Jonathan informed David, saying, “My father Saul is trying to kill you; now please take care! In the morning you should stay in the hiding place and conceal yourself.
約拿單告訴大衛說: “我父掃羅想要殺你, 所以明日早晨你要小心, 到一個僻靜地方藏身.

19:3 I will go out and stand at my father’s side in the field where you are, and I will speak about you to my father; if I find out anything I will tell it to you.”
我就出到你所藏的田裡, 站在我父親旁邊與他談論. 我看他情形怎樣, 我必告訴你. ”

19:4 So Jonathan spoke well about David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his service for you has been very good.
約拿單向他父親掃羅替大衛說好話, 說: “王不可得罪王的僕人大衛; 因為他未曾得罪你, 他所行的都與你大有益處.

19:5 He put his life in his hand and attacked the Philistine, and Yahweh brought about a great victory for all of Israel, and you saw it and rejoiced! Now why should you sin against innocent blood by killing David without cause?”
他拚命殺那非利士人, 耶和華為以色列眾人大行拯救; 那時你看見, 甚是歡喜, 現在為何無故要殺大衛, 流無辜人的血, 自己取罪呢? ”

19:6 And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore, “As Yahweh lives, he will not be put to death!”
掃羅聽了約拿單的話, 就指著永生的耶和華起誓說: “我必不殺他. ”

19:7 Jonathan called to David and told him all of these words. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul and he was before him as formerly.
約拿單叫大衛來, 把這一切事告訴他, 帶他去見掃羅. 他就仍然侍立在掃羅面前.

19:8 War came again, so David went out and fought against the Philistines and defeated them thoroughly so that they fled before him.
此後又有爭戰的事. 大衛出去與非利士人打仗, 大大殺敗他們, 他們就在他面前逃跑.

19:9 Then the evil spirit from Yahweh came upon Saul while he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing a stringed instrument in his hand.
從耶和華那裡來的惡魔又降在掃羅身上(掃羅手裡拿槍坐在屋裡), 大衛就用手彈琴.

19:10 So Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall, and David fled and escaped that same night.
掃羅用槍想要刺透大衛, 釘在牆上; 他卻躲開, 掃羅的槍刺入牆內. 當夜大衛逃走, 躲避了.

19:11 Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to guard him and to kill him in the morning, but Michal his wife told David, saying, “If you do not save your life tonight, then tomorrow you will be killed!”
掃羅打發人到大衛的房屋那裡窺探他, 要等到天亮殺他. 大衛的妻米甲對他說: “你今夜若不逃命, 明日你要被殺. ”

19:12 So Michal lowered David through the window, and he went and fled and escaped.
於是米甲將大衛從窗戶裡縋下去, 大衛就逃走, 躲避了.

19:13 Then Michal took the household god and put it on the bed and put a quilt of goat’s hair at its head and covered it with the clothes.
米甲把家中的神像放在床上, 頭枕在山羊毛裝的枕頭上, 用被遮蓋.

19:14 And Saul sent messengers to arrest David, but she said, “He is ill.”
掃羅打發人去捉拿大衛, 米甲說: “他病了. ”

19:15 So Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, so that I can kill him.”
掃羅又打發人去看大衛, 說: “當連床將他抬來, 我好殺他. ”

19:16 When the messengers came, to their surprise the idol was on the bed with the quilt of goat’s hair at the head.
使者進去, 看見床上有神像, 頭枕在山羊毛裝的枕頭上.

19:17 Then Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and sent away my enemy, so that he escaped?” Michal said to Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go, why should I kill you?’ ”
掃羅對米甲說: “你為甚麼這樣欺哄我, 放我仇敵逃走呢? ”米甲回答說: “他對我說: ‘你放我走, 不然我要殺你. ’”

19:18 So David fled and escaped, and he came to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth.
大衛逃避, 來到拉瑪見撒母耳, 將掃羅向他所行的事述說了一遍. 他和撒母耳就往拿約去居住.

19:19 And it was told to Saul, “David is in Naioth in Ramah.”
有人告訴掃羅, 說大衛在拉瑪的拿約.

19:20 So Saul sent messengers to capture David. When they saw the company of the prophets prophesying and Samuel standing as chief over them, then the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.
掃羅打發人去捉拿大衛. 去的人見有一班先知都受感說話, 撒母耳站在其中監管他們; 打發去的人也受神的靈感動說話.

19:21 So they told Saul, and he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. Again Saul sent messengers a third time, and they also prophesied.
有人將這事告訴掃羅, 他又打發人去, 他們也受感說話. 掃羅第三次打發人去, 他們也受感說話.

19:22 Then he also went to Ramah. When he came to the great cistern which was in Secu, he asked and said, “Where are Samuel and David?” Someone said, “Look they are in Naioth in Ramah.”
然後掃羅自己往拉瑪去, 到了西沽的大井, 問人說: “撒母耳和大衛在哪裡呢? ”有人說: “在拉瑪的拿約. ”

19:23 So he went there to Naioth in Ramah and the Spirit of God came upon him also, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
他就往拉瑪的拿約去. 神的靈也感動他, 一面走一面說話, 直到拉瑪的拿約.

19:24 He also stripped off his clothes and prophesied before Samuel. He lay naked all that day and all night. Therefore they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
他就脫了衣服, 在撒母耳面前受感說話, 一晝一夜露體躺臥. 因此有句俗語說: “掃羅也列在先知中嗎? ”

I Samuel - Chapter 20

20:1 Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came and said before Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my guilt and what is my sin before your father that he is trying to kill me?
大衛從拉瑪的拿約逃跑, 來到約拿單那裡, 對他說: “我做了甚麼? 有甚麼罪孽呢? 在你父親面前犯了甚麼罪, 他竟尋索我的性命呢? ”

20:2 And he said to him, “Far from it! You will not die! Look, my father does not do anything large or small unless he reveals it to me. Why should my father hide this thing or anything from me?”
約拿單回答說: “斷然不是! 你必不致死. 我父做事, 無論大小, 沒有不叫我知道的. 怎麼獨有這事隱瞞我呢? 決不如此. ”

20:3 Then David took an oath again and said, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thought, ‘Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he worry.’ But as Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, surely there is merely a step between me and death!”
大衛又起誓說: “你父親準知我在你眼前蒙恩. 他心裡說, 不如不叫約拿單知道, 恐怕他愁煩. 我指著永生的耶和華, 又敢在你面前起誓, 我離死不過一步. ”

20:4 Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you wish, I will do for you.”
約拿單對大衛說: “你心裡所求的, 我必為你成就. ”

20:5 David said to Jonathan, “Look, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should certainly sit with the king to eat. You must send me away so that I can hide myself in the field until the third evening.
大衛對約拿單說: “明日是初一, 我當與王同席, 求你容我去藏在田野, 直到第三日晚上.

20:6 If your father misses me at all, then you must say, ‘David earnestly asked from me to run to Bethlehem his city, for the yearly sacrifice is there for all the clan.’
你父親若見我不在席上, 你就說: ‘大衛切求我許他回本城伯利恆去, 因為他全家在那裡獻年祭. ’

20:7 If he says ‘Good,’ it will mean peace for your servant; but if he is very angry, know that he has decided to do me harm.
你父親若說好, 僕人就平安了; 他若發怒, 你就知道他決意要害我.

20:8 So you must show loyal love to your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you. But if there is guilt in me, then kill me yourself! But why should you bring me to your father?”
求你施恩與僕人, 因你在耶和華面前曾與僕人結盟. 我若有罪, 不如你自己殺我, 何必將我交給你父親呢? ”

20:9 Then Jonathan said, “Far be it from you! For if I know for certain that my father decided evil should come upon you, would I not have told it to you?”
約拿單說: “斷無此事! 我若知道我父親決意害你, 我豈不告訴你呢? ”

20:10 Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if what your father answers you is harsh?”
大衛對約拿單說: “你父親若用厲言回答你, 誰來告訴我呢? ”

20:11 And Jonathan said to David, “Come, let us go out to the field.” So the two of them went out to the field.
約拿單對大衛說: “你我且往田野去. ”二人就往田野去了.

20:12 Then Jonathan said to David, “Yahweh the God of Israel is my witness that I will question my father by this time the day after tomorrow. And look, if he is well disposed toward you, will I not send word to you and disclose it to you?
約拿單對大衛說: “願耶和華─以色列的神為證. 明日約在這時候, 或第三日, 我探我父親的意思, 若向你有好意, 我豈不打發人告訴你嗎?

20:13 So may Yahweh punish Jonathan and more if my father decides to do you harm and if I fail to disclose it to you and send word to you that you can go safely. And may Yahweh be with you, as he has been with my father.
我父親若有意害你, 我不告訴你使你平平安安地走, 願耶和華重重地降罰與我. 願耶和華與你同在, 如同從前與我父親同在一樣.

20:14 And not while I am still alive, will you not show the loyal love of Yahweh with me, that I may not die?
你要照耶和華的慈愛恩待我, 不但我活著的時候免我死亡,

20:15 And do not cut off your loyal love from my family forever, not even when Yahweh exterminates each of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”
就是我死後, 耶和華從地上剪除你仇敵的時候, 你也永不可向我家絕了恩惠. ”

20:16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May Yahweh call the enemies of David to account.”
於是約拿單與大衛家結盟, 說: “願耶和華藉大衛的仇敵追討背約的罪. ”

20:17 And Jonathan again made David swear an oath, because he loved him; for with the love of his soul he loved him.
約拿單因愛大衛如同愛自己的性命, 就使他再起誓.

20:18 Then Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, for your seat will stay empty.
約拿單對他說: “明日是初一, 你的座位空設, 人必理會你不在那裡.

20:19 On the third day you must go down quickly and go to the place where you hid yourself on the day all this started and remain beside the stone Ezel.
你等三日, 就要速速下去, 到你從前遇事所藏的地方, 在以色磐石那裡等候.

20:20 I will shoot three arrows to the side as if I were shooting at a target.
我要向磐石旁邊射三箭, 如同射箭靶一樣.

20:21 Then I will send word to my servant, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ If I clearly say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring it,’ then come, for it means peace for you. And there is no problem, as Yahweh lives.
我要打發童子, 說: ‘去把箭找來. ’我若對童子說: ‘箭在後頭, 把箭拿來’, 你就可以回來; 我指著永生的耶和華起誓, 你必平安無事.

20:22 But if I say this to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ go, for Yahweh has sent you away.
我若對童子說: ‘箭在前頭’, 你就要去, 因為是耶和華打發你去的.

20:23 And as for the matter about which you and I spoke, look, Yahweh is between you and me forever.”
至於你我今日所說的話, 有耶和華在你我中間為證, 直到永遠. ”

20:24 So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon came, the king was seated at the feast.
大衛就去藏在田野. 到了初一日, 王坐席要吃飯.

20:25 The king sat at his seat as before, the seat by the wall, and Jonathan got up, and Abner sat beside Saul, but David’s place was empty.
王照常坐在靠牆的位上, 約拿單侍立, 押尼珥坐在掃羅旁邊, 大衛的座位空設.

20:26 But Saul said nothing on that day, for he thought, “Something happened to him. He is not ceremonially clean; surely he is not clean.”
然而這日掃羅沒有說甚麼, 他想大衛遇事, 偶染不潔, 他必定是不潔.

20:27 And then on the next day, the second day of the new moon, that David’s place was empty. So Saul asked Jonathan his son, “Why did the son of Jesse not come either yesterday or today to the feast?”
初二日大衛的座位還空設. 掃羅問他兒子約拿單說: “耶西的兒子為何昨日,今日沒有來吃飯呢? ”

20:28 Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked permission from me to go up to Bethlehem.
約拿單回答掃羅說: “大衛切求我容他往伯利恆去.

20:29 He said, ‘Send me away, please, for our clan sacrifice is in the city, and my brother commanded me to be present. So then, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me slip away and see my brothers.’ Therefore he has not come to the table of the king.”
他說: ‘求你容我去, 因為我家在城裡有獻祭的事; 我長兄吩咐我去. 如今我若在你眼前蒙恩, 求你容我去見我的弟兄’; 所以大衛沒有赴王的席. ”

20:30 Then Saul became angry at Jonathan and said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your shame and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?
掃羅向約拿單發怒, 對他說: “你這頑梗背逆之婦人所生的, 我豈不知道你喜悅耶西的兒子, 自取羞辱, 以致你母親露體蒙羞嗎?

20:31 For as long as the son of Jesse is alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established! So then, send and bring him to me, for he will surely die!”
耶西的兒子若在世間活著, 你和你的國位必站立不住. 現在你要打發人去, 將他捉拿交給我; 他是該死的. ”

20:32 But Jonathan answered his father Saul and said to him, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”
約拿單對父親掃羅說: “他為甚麼該死呢? 他做了甚麼呢? ”

20:33 Then Saul hurled his spear at him to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father had decided to kill David.
掃羅向約拿單掄槍要刺他, 約拿單就知道他父親決意要殺大衛.

20:34 Jonathan got up from the table enraged, and did not eat on the second day of the new moon because he was upset about David, because his father had disgraced him.
於是約拿單氣忿忿地從席上起來, 在這初二日沒有吃飯. 他因見父親羞辱大衛, 就為大衛愁煩.

20:35 And then in the morning Jonathan went out to the field for the appointment with David, and a young boy was with him.
次日早晨, 約拿單按著與大衛約會的時候出到田野, 有一個童子跟隨.

20:36 He said to his servant, “Run, please find the arrows that I am shooting!” The boy ran, and he shot the arrow to pass over him.
約拿單對童子說: “你跑去, 把我所射的箭找來. ”童子跑去, 約拿單就把箭射在童子前頭.

20:37 When the boy came up to the place of the arrow that Jonathan had shot, Jonathan called out after the boy and said, “Is not the arrow beyond you?”
童子到了約拿單落箭之地, 約拿單呼叫童子說: “箭不是在你前頭嗎? ”

20:38 Then Jonathan called out after the boy, “Quick, hurry, do not linger!” And Jonathan’s servant collected the arrows and came to his master.
約拿單又呼叫童子說: “速速地去, 不要遲延! ”童子就拾起箭來, 回到主人那裡.

20:39 But the boy did not know anything about this; only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
童子卻不知道這是甚麼意思, 只有約拿單和大衛知道.

20:40 Jonathan gave his weapons to his servant and said to him, “Go, bring them to the city.”
約拿單將弓箭交給童子, 吩咐說: “你拿到城裡去. ”

20:41 The boy left, and then David got up from the south side, and he fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed each other and wept together, but David wept the most.
童子一去, 大衛就從磐石的南邊出來, 俯伏在地, 拜了三拜; 二人親嘴, 彼此哭泣, 大衛哭得更慟.

20:42 Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, because we have sworn, the two of us, an oath in the name of Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh will be between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring forever.” Then he got up and left, and Jonathan went into the city.
約拿單對大衛說: “我們二人曾指著耶和華的名起誓說: ‘願耶和華在你我中間, 並你我後裔中間為證, 直到永遠. ’如今你平平安安地去吧! ”大衛就起身走了; 約拿單也回城裡去了.

I Samuel - Chapter 21

21:1 Now David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech came trembling to meet David, and he said to him, “Why are you alone and there are no men with you?”
大衛到了挪伯祭司亞希米勒那裡, 亞希米勒戰戰兢兢地出來迎接他, 問他說: “你為甚麼獨自來, 沒有人跟隨呢? ”

21:2 So David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king charged me with a matter and said to me, ‘No one must know anything about this matter on which I am sending you, with which I have charged you and the servants.’ ” So I have arranged to meet with my servants at a certain place.
大衛回答祭司亞希米勒說: “王吩咐我一件事說: ‘我差遣你委託你的這件事, 不要使人知道. ’故此我已派定少年人在某處等候我.

21:3 Now then, what do you have at hand? Give me five loaves of bread or whatever is here.”
現在你手下有甚麼? 求你給我五個餅或是別樣的食物. ”

21:4 The priest answered David and said, “There is no ordinary bread here at hand; there is only holy bread, but only if the young men have kept themselves from women.”
祭司對大衛說: “我手下沒有尋常的餅, 只有聖餅; 若少年人沒有親近婦人才可以給. ”

21:5 David answered the priest and said to him, “Indeed, women were held back from us as it has been when I’ve gone out before. And the things of the young men are holy when it is an ordinary journey. How much more today will the things be holy?”
大衛對祭司說: “實在約有三日我們沒有親近婦人; 我出來的時候, 雖是尋常行路, 少年人的器皿還是潔淨的; 何況今日不更是潔淨嗎? ”

21:6 So the priest gave him the holy bread, for there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence, which was removed from before Yahweh, in order to set hot bread there on the day when it was taken away.
祭司就拿聖餅給他; 因為在那裡沒有別樣餅, 只有更換新餅, 從耶和華面前撤下來的陳設餅.

21:7 Now there was a man from the servants of Saul on that day, detained before Yahweh, whose name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul’s shepherds.
(當日有掃羅的一個臣子留在耶和華面前. 他名叫多益, 是以東人, 作掃羅的司牧長. )

21:8 David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not at your disposal a spear or a sword? For I took neither my sword nor my weapons with me because the king’s matter was urgent.”
大衛問亞希米勒說: “你手下有槍有刀沒有? 因為王的事甚急, 連刀劍器械我都沒有帶. ”

21:9 So the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine whom you killed in the valley of Elah is here, wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want to take it for yourself, then take it, for there is no other except it here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
祭司說: “你在以拉谷殺非利士人歌利亞的那刀在這裡, 裹在布中, 放在以弗得後邊, 你要就可以拿去; 除此以外, 再沒有別的. ”大衛說: “這刀沒有可比的! 求你給我. ”

21:10 So David got up and fled on that day from the presence of Saul, and he came to Achish the king of Gath.
那日大衛起來, 躲避掃羅, 逃到迦特王亞吉那裡.

21:11 The servants of Achish said to him, “Is not this David the king of the land? Is it not for this one that they sang in the dances, saying, ‘Saul killed his thousands, but David his ten thousands?’ ”
亞吉的臣僕對亞吉說: “這不是以色列國王大衛嗎? 那裡的婦女跳舞唱和, 不是指著他說‘掃羅殺死千千, 大衛殺死萬萬’嗎? ”

21:12 David took these words seriously and felt severely threatened by Achish the king of Gath.
大衛將這話放在心裡, 甚懼怕迦特王亞吉,

21:13 So he changed his behavior before them and pretended to be mad in their presence. He made scratches on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down into his beard.
就在眾人面前改變了尋常的舉動, 在他們手下假裝瘋癲, 在城門的門扇上胡寫亂畫, 使唾沫流在鬍子上.

21:14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see a madman! Why did you bring him to me?
亞吉對臣僕說: “你們看, 這人是瘋子. 為甚麼帶他到我這裡來呢?

21:15 Do I lack madmen that you have brought this one to act like a madman before me? Should this one enter my household?”
我豈缺少瘋子, 你們帶這人來在我面前瘋癲嗎? 這人豈可進我的家呢? ”

I Samuel - Chapter 22

22:1 David went from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father’s household heard, they came down to him there.
大衛就離開那裡, 逃到亞杜蘭洞. 他的弟兄和他父親的全家聽見了, 就都下到他那裡.

22:2 Every man in distress and every man who had a creditor and every embittered man gathered to him, and he became their commander. Now there were about four hundred men with him.
凡受窘迫的,欠債的,心裡苦惱的都聚集到大衛那裡; 大衛就作他們的頭目, 跟隨他的約有四百人.

22:3 And David went up from there to Mizpah of Moab. He said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”
大衛從那裡往摩押的米斯巴去, 對摩押王說: “求你容我父母搬來, 住在你們這裡, 等我知道神要為我怎樣行. ”

22:4 So he brought them before the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the days David was in the stronghold.
大衛領他父母到摩押王面前. 大衛住山寨多少日子, 他父母也住摩押王那裡多少日子.

22:5 Then Gad the prophet said to David, “You should not stay in the stronghold; leave and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and came to the forest of Hereth.
先知迦得對大衛說: “你不要住在山寨, 要往猶大地去. ”大衛就離開那裡, 進入哈列的樹林.

22:6 Now Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been located. Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree at Ramah. Now his spear was in his hand and all his servants were stationed around him.
掃羅在基比亞的拉瑪, 坐在垂絲柳樹下, 手裡拿著槍, 眾臣僕侍立在左右. 掃羅聽見大衛和跟隨他的人在何處,

22:7 Then Saul said to the servants who were standing around him, “Please listen, Benjaminites! Will the son of Jesse give you all fields and vineyards? Will he make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?
就對左右侍立的臣僕說: “便雅憫人哪, 你們要聽我的話! 耶西的兒子能將田地和葡萄園賜給你們各人嗎? 能立你們各人作千夫長百夫長嗎?

22:8 For all of you have conspired against me, and no one discloses to me the making of an agreement between my son and the son of Jesse! None of you have had sympathy for me or disclosed to me that my son commissioned my servant against me to ambush me as has been done this day!”
你們竟都結黨害我! 我的兒子與耶西的兒子結盟的時候, 無人告訴我; 我的兒子挑唆我的臣子謀害我, 就如今日的光景, 也無人告訴我, 為我憂慮. ”

22:9 But Doeg the Edomite, who was stationed among the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse going to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
那時以東人多益站在掃羅的臣僕中, 對他說: “我曾看見耶西的兒子到了挪伯, 亞希突的兒子亞希米勒那裡.

22:10 And he inquired of Yahweh for him and gave him provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
亞希米勒為他求問耶和華, 又給他食物, 並給他殺非利士人歌利亞的刀. ”

22:11 So the king sent to summon Ahimelech the son of Ahitub the priest, and all his father’s household, the priests who were at Nob. So all of them came to the king.
王就打發人將祭司亞希突的兒子亞希米勒和他父親的全家, 就是住挪伯的祭司都召了來; 他們就來見王.

22:12 Saul said, “Listen please, son of Ahitub.” He said, “Here I am, my lord.”
掃羅說: “亞希突的兒子, 要聽我的話! ”他回答說: “主啊, 我在這裡. ”

22:13 Then Saul said to him, “Why did you conspire against me, you and the son of Jesse, when you gave to him bread and a sword, and by inquiring of God for him so that he might arise against me to ambush me as has been done this day?”
掃羅對他說: “你為甚麼與耶西的兒子結黨害我, 將食物和刀給他, 又為他求問神, 使他起來謀害我, 就如今日的光景? ”

22:14 But Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who among all your servants is as faithful as David? He is the son-in-law of the king who moves quickly to safeguard you and is honored in your house.
亞希米勒回答王說: “王的臣僕中有誰比大衛忠心呢? 他是王的女婿, 又是王的參謀, 並且在王家中是尊貴的.

22:15 Only today I began to inquire of God for him. Far be it from me that the king should impute anything against his servant or against my father’s household, for your servant has not known any of this matter, little or much.”
我豈是從今日才為他求問神呢? 斷不是這樣! 王不要將罪歸我和我父的全家; 因為這事, 無論大小, 僕人都不知道. ”

22:16 Then the king said, “You must certainly die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s household!”
王說: “亞希米勒啊, 你和你父的全家都是該死的! ”

22:17 So the king said to the runners who were stationed around him, “Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh, because they also support David and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king were not willing to raise their hand to attack the priests of Yahweh.
王就吩咐左右的侍衛說: “你們去殺耶和華的祭司; 因為他們幫助大衛, 又知道大衛逃跑, 竟沒有告訴我. ”掃羅的臣子卻不肯伸手殺耶和華的祭司.

22:18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and attack the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite turned and attacked the priests himself, and on that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
王吩咐多益說: “你去殺祭司吧! ”以東人多益就去殺祭司, 那日殺了穿細麻布以弗得的八十五人;

22:19 And he put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, from man to woman, from child to infant, and ox and donkey and sheep; all to the sword.
又用刀將祭司城挪伯中的男女,孩童,吃奶的, 和牛,羊,驢盡都殺滅.

22:20 But, one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, whose name was Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.
亞希突的兒子亞希米勒有一個兒子, 名叫亞比亞他, 逃到大衛那裡.

22:21 Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of Yahweh.
亞比亞他將掃羅殺耶和華祭司的事告訴大衛.

22:22 Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day that Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would certainly tell Saul. I am responsible for the deaths of all your father’s household!
大衛對亞比亞他說: “那日我見以東人多益在那裡, 就知道他必告訴掃羅. 你父的全家喪命, 都是因我的緣故.

22:23 Stay with me! Do not fear, because he who seeks my life seeks your life. You are in good care with me.”
你可以住在我這裡, 不要懼怕. 因為尋索你命的就是尋索我的命; 你在我這裡可得保全. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 23

23:1 Now they told David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting in Keilah and they are raiding the threshing floors.”
有人告訴大衛說: “非利士人攻擊基伊拉, 搶奪禾場. ”

23:2 So David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And Yahweh said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
所以大衛求問耶和華說: “我去攻打那些非利士人可以不可以? ”耶和華對大衛說: “你可以去攻打非利士人, 拯救基伊拉. ”

23:3 But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more if we go to Keilah to the battle lines of the Philistines?”
跟隨大衛的人對他說: “我們在猶大地這裡尚且懼怕, 何況往基伊拉去攻打非利士人的軍旅呢? ”

23:4 So David again inquired of Yahweh, and Yahweh answered him and said, “Get up, go down to Keilah, for I am giving the Philistines into your hand.”
大衛又求問耶和華. 耶和華回答說: “你起身下基伊拉去, 我必將非利士人交在你手裡. ”

23:5 So David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines. They drove off their livestock and dealt them a heavy blow. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
大衛和跟隨他的人往基伊拉去, 與非利士人打仗, 大大殺敗他們, 又奪獲他們的牲畜. 這樣, 大衛救了基伊拉的居民.

23:6 Now when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, he went down with an ephod in his hand.
亞希米勒的兒子亞比亞他逃到基伊拉見大衛的時候, 手裡拿著以弗得.

23:7 When it was told to Saul that David had gone to Keilah, Saul said, “God has given him into my hand, because he has shut himself in by going into a city with two barred gates.
有人告訴掃羅說: “大衛到了基伊拉. ”掃羅說: “他進了有門有閂的城, 困閉在裡頭; 這是神將他交在我手裡了. ”

23:8 Saul then summoned all of the army for the battle, to go down to Keilah to lay a siege against David and his men.
於是掃羅招聚眾民, 要下去攻打基伊拉城, 圍困大衛和跟隨他的人.

23:9 When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
大衛知道掃羅設計謀害他, 就對祭司亞比亞他說: “將以弗得拿過來. ”

23:10 And David said, “O Yahweh, God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is seeking to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me.
大衛禱告說: “耶和華─以色列的神啊, 你僕人聽真了掃羅要往基伊拉來, 為我的緣故滅城.

23:11 Will the rulers of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? O Yahweh, God of Israel, please tell your servant!” And Yahweh said, “He will come down.”
基伊拉人將我交在掃羅手裡不交? 掃羅照著你僕人所聽的話下來不下來? 耶和華─以色列的神啊, 求你指示僕人! ”耶和華說: “掃羅必下來. ”

23:12 Then David said, “Will the rulers of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” And Yahweh said, “They will deliver you.”
大衛又說: “基伊拉人將我和跟隨我的人交在掃羅手裡不交? ”耶和華說: “必交出來. ”

23:13 So David and his men got up, about six hundred men, and went out from Keilah and wandered wherever they could go. When it was told to Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he stopped his pursuit.
大衛和跟隨他的約有六百人, 就起身出了基伊拉, 往他們所能往的地方去. 有人告訴掃羅, 大衛離開基伊拉逃走; 於是掃羅不出來了.

23:14 David remained in the wilderness, in the strongholds, and in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him continually, but God did not give him into his hand.
大衛住在曠野的山寨裡, 常在西弗曠野的山地. 掃羅天天尋索大衛, 神卻不將大衛交在他手裡.

23:15 When David realized that Saul had gone out to seek his life, David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.
大衛知道掃羅出來尋索他的命. 那時, 他住在西弗曠野的樹林裡;

23:16 So Jonathan the son of Saul got up and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him through God.
掃羅的兒子約拿單起身, 往那樹林裡去見大衛, 使他倚靠神得以堅固,

23:17 He said to him, “Do not be afraid, for the hand of my father Saul will not find you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. My father Saul knows this also.”
對他說: “不要懼怕! 我父掃羅的手必不加害於你; 你必作以色列的王, 我也作你的宰相. 這事我父掃羅知道了. ”

23:18 Then the two of them made a covenant before Yahweh. David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went to his house.
於是二人在耶和華面前立約. 大衛仍住在樹林裡, 約拿單回家去了.

23:19 Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is south of Jeshimon?
西弗人上到基比亞見掃羅, 說: “大衛不是在我們那裡的樹林裡山寨中,曠野南邊的哈基拉山藏著嗎?

23:20 So then, O king, whenever you want to come down, come down, and it will be for us to deliver him into the hand of the king.”
王啊, 請你隨你的心願下來, 我們必親自將他交在王的手裡. ”

23:21 And Saul said to them, “May you be blessed by Yahweh, for you have shown me compassion!
掃羅說: “願耶和華賜福與你們, 因你們顧恤我.

23:22 Go, please, make certain again! Find out and see exactly where he is and who has seen him there! For they have said to me, ‘He is very cunning.’
請你們回去, 再確實查明他的住處和行蹤, 是誰看見他在那裡, 因為我聽見人說他甚狡猾.

23:23 Look, find out all of the hiding places where he hides. Then return to me with dependable information, and I will go with you. And then if he is there in the land, then I will seek him among all the thousands of Judah.”
所以要看準他藏匿的地方, 回來據實地告訴我, 我就與你們同去. 他若在猶大的境內, 我必從千門萬戶中搜出他來. ”

23:24 Then they got up and went to Ziph before Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon in the Arabah, to the south of Jeshimon.
西弗人就起身, 在掃羅以先往西弗去. 大衛和跟隨他的人卻在瑪雲曠野南邊的亞拉巴.

23:25 And Saul and his men went to seek him, and they told David, so he went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard this, he pursued David into the wilderness of Maon.
掃羅和跟隨他的人去尋找大衛; 有人告訴大衛, 他就下到磐石, 住在瑪雲的曠野. 掃羅聽見, 便在瑪雲的曠野追趕大衛.

23:26 Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men went on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, while Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
掃羅在山這邊走, 大衛和跟隨他的人在山那邊走. 大衛急忙躲避掃羅; 因為掃羅和跟隨他的人, 四面圍住大衛和跟隨他的人, 要拿獲他們.

23:27 But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, because the Philistines have made a raid on the land!”
忽有使者來報告掃羅說: “非利士人犯境搶掠, 請王快快回去! ”

23:28 So Saul returned from pursuing David, and he went to confront the Philistines. Therefore, they called that place the Rock of Division.
於是掃羅不追趕大衛, 回去攻打非利士人. 因此那地方名叫西拉‧哈瑪希羅結.

23:29 David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En Gedi.
大衛從那裡上去, 住在隱‧基底的山寨裡.

I Samuel - Chapter 24

24:1 When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him, “Look, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi.”
掃羅追趕非利士人回來, 有人告訴他說: “大衛在隱‧基底的曠野. ”

24:2 So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel, and he and his men went to search for David in the direction of the Rocks of the Mountain Goats.
掃羅就從以色列人中挑選三千精兵, 率領他們往野羊的磐石去, 尋索大衛和跟隨他的人.

24:3 He came to the sheep pens beside the road, and a cave was there. Then Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost part of the cave.
到了路旁的羊圈, 在那裡有洞, 掃羅進去大解. 大衛和跟隨他的人正藏在洞裡的深處.

24:4 And David’s men said to him, “Look, today is the day about which Yahweh said to you, ‘See, I am giving your enemy into your hand, and you can do to him whatever seems good to you.’ ” So David got up and secretly cut the hem of Saul’s robe.
跟隨的人對大衛說: “耶和華曾應許你說: ‘我要將你的仇敵交在你手裡, 你可以任意待他. ’如今時候到了! ”大衛就起來, 悄悄地割下掃羅外袍的衣襟.

24:5 And then afterward David felt guilty, because he had cut the hem of Saul’s robe.
隨後大衛心中自責, 因為割下掃羅的衣襟;

24:6 He said to his men, “Far be it from me in Yahweh, that I do this thing to my lord, to Yahweh’s anointed one, by stretching out my hand against him! For he is the anointed one of Yahweh.”
對跟隨他的人說: “我的主乃是耶和華的受膏者, 我在耶和華面前萬不敢伸手害他, 因他是耶和華的受膏者. ”

24:7 So David rebuked his men with the words and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave, and he went on his way.
大衛用這話攔住跟隨他的人, 不容他們起來害掃羅. 掃羅起來, 從洞裡出去行路.

24:8 Then David got up afterward and went out of the cave and called after Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked after him, David knelt down with his face to the ground and bowed down.
隨後大衛也起來, 從洞裡出去, 呼叫掃羅說: “我主, 我王! ”掃羅回頭觀看, 大衛就屈身,臉伏於地下拜.

24:9 Then David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say: ‘Look, David is seeking to do you harm’?
大衛對掃羅說: “你為何聽信人的讒言, 說大衛想要害你呢?

24:10 Look, this day your eyes have seen that Yahweh gave you today into my hand in the cave, and some said to kill you. But I took pity on you and said, ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, because he is Yahweh’s anointed one.’
今日你親眼看見在洞中, 耶和華將你交在我手裡; 有人叫我殺你, 我卻愛惜你, 說: ‘我不敢伸手害我的主, 因為他是耶和華的受膏者. ’

24:11 Now, my father, see, yes, see, the hem of your robe in my hand! For when I cut the hem of your robe I did not kill you. Know and realize that there is no evil or rebellion in my hand. I did not sin against you, but you are hunting down my life to take it.
我父啊, 看看你外袍的衣襟在我手中. 我割下你的衣襟, 沒有殺你; 你由此可以知道我沒有惡意叛逆你. 你雖然獵取我的命, 我卻沒有得罪你.

24:12 May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me on you, but my hand will not be against you!
願耶和華在你我中間判斷是非, 在你身上為我伸冤, 我卻不親手加害於你.

24:13 Just as the ancient proverb says, ‘From the wicked, wickedness goes out,’ but my hand will not be against you!
古人有句俗語說: ‘惡事出於惡人. ’我卻不親手加害於你.

24:14 After whom did the king of Israel go out? After whom are you pursuing? After a dead dog? After one flea?
以色列王出來要尋找誰呢? 追趕誰呢? 不過追趕一條死狗, 一個虼蚤就是了.

24:15 May Yahweh be the judge, and let him judge between me and you, and may he see and plead my case. May he vindicate me against you!”
願耶和華在你我中間施行審判, 斷定是非, 並且鑒察, 為我伸冤, 救我脫離你的手. ”

24:16 When David finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.
大衛向掃羅說完這話, 掃羅說: “我兒大衛, 這是你的聲音嗎? ”就放聲大哭,

24:17 Then he said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me the good, but I have repaid you the evil.
對大衛說: “你比我公義; 因為你以善待我, 我卻以惡待你.

24:18 You have explained to me today that you have dealt well with me, how Yahweh delivered me into your hand but you did not kill me.
你今日顯明是以善待我; 因為耶和華將我交在你手裡, 你卻沒有殺我.

24:19 For a man has found his enemy but sent him on his way safely. Now may Yahweh reward you with good in return for this day, for what you have done for me.
人若遇見仇敵, 豈肯放他平安無事地去呢? 願耶和華因你今日向我所行的, 以善報你.

24:20 So now then, look, I know that you will certainly be king and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
我也知道你必要作王, 以色列的國必堅立在你手裡.

24:21 So then, swear to me by Yahweh that you will not cut off my descendants after me and that you will not wipe out my name from my father’s house.”
現在你要指著耶和華向我起誓, 不剪除我的後裔, 在我父家不滅沒我的名. ”

24:22 So David swore this on oath to Saul, and Saul went to his house, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
於是大衛向掃羅起誓, 掃羅就回家去; 大衛和跟隨他的人上山寨去了.

I Samuel - Chapter 25

25:1 Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him. They buried him at his house at Ramah. Then David got up and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
撒母耳死了, 以色列眾人聚集, 為他哀哭, 將他葬在拉瑪─他自己的墳墓(原文是房屋)裡. 大衛起身, 下到巴蘭的曠野.

25:2 Now there was a man in Maon, whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich and owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. Now the shearing of his sheep was taking place in Carmel.
在瑪雲有一個人, 他的產業在迦密, 是一個大富戶, 有三千綿羊, 一千山羊; 他正在迦密剪羊毛.

25:3 The name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife was Abigail. Now the woman was wise and beautiful, but the man was stubborn and mean, and he was as his heart.
那人名叫拿八, 是迦勒族的人; 他的妻名叫亞比該, 是聰明俊美的婦人. 拿八為人剛愎凶惡.

25:4 David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
大衛在曠野聽見說拿八剪羊毛,

25:5 So David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal; you will greet him in my name.
大衛就打發十個僕人, 吩咐他們說: “你們上迦密去見拿八, 提我的名問他安.

25:6 Then you must say to him, ‘Long life to you, and may it go well with you, with your house, and with all that is yours.
要對那富戶如此說: ‘願你平安, 願你家平安, 願你一切所有的都平安.

25:7 Now I have heard that you have shearers. Now while your shepherds were with us, we did not mistreat them, and nothing of theirs was missing, all the days they were in Carmel.
現在我聽說有人為你剪羊毛, 你的牧人在迦密的時候和我們在一處, 我們沒有欺負他們, 他們也未曾失落甚麼.

25:8 Ask your servants and they will tell you! Let the young men find favor in your eyes because we have come on a feast day. Please give whatever you have on hand for your servants and for your son David.”
可以問你的僕人, 他們必告訴你. 所以願我的僕人在你眼前蒙恩, 因為是在好日子來的. 求你隨手取點賜與僕人和你兒子大衛. ’”

25:9 So David’s young men came and they spoke all these words to Nabal in the name of David. Then they waited.
大衛的僕人到了, 將這話提大衛的名都告訴了拿八, 就住了口.

25:10 But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? Today, there are many servants breaking away from the presence of their masters.
拿八回答大衛的僕人說: “大衛是誰? 耶西的兒子是誰? 近來悖逆主人奔逃的僕人甚多,

25:11 Should I take my bread and my water and my meat which I have slaughtered for my shearers and give it to men whom I do not know where they are from?
我豈可將飲食和為我剪羊毛人所宰的肉給我不知道從哪裡來的人呢? ”

25:12 So David’s young men turned on their way and returned and came and told him according to all these words.
大衛的僕人就轉身從原路回去, 照這話告訴大衛.

25:13 Then David said to his men, “Each man strap on his sword!” So each one strapped on his sword, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred remained with the baggage.
大衛向跟隨他的人說: “你們各人都要帶上刀! ”眾人就都帶上刀, 大衛也帶上刀. 跟隨大衛上去的約有四百人, 留下二百人看守器具.

25:14 But a young man of the servants told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “Look, David sent messengers from the desert to greet our master, but he addressed them angrily,
有拿八的一個僕人告訴拿八的妻亞比該說: “大衛從曠野打發使者來問我主人的安, 主人卻辱罵他們.

25:15 even though the men were very good to us; we were not mistreated and did not miss anything all the days we went about with them while we were in the field.
但是那些人待我們甚好; 我們在田野與他們來往的時候, 沒有受他們的欺負, 也未曾失落甚麼.

25:16 They were a wall to us both night and day, all the days we were with them keeping the sheep.
我們在他們那裡牧羊的時候, 他們晝夜作我們的保障.

25:17 And so then, know and consider what you should do, for evil has been decided against our master and against all his household, and he is such a wicked man, nobody can reason with him!”
所以你當籌劃, 看怎樣行才好; 不然, 禍患定要臨到我主人和他全家. 他性情凶暴, 無人敢與他說話. ”

25:18 Then Abigail quickly took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five prepared sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred raisin cakes, and two hundred fig cakes, and she put them on the donkeys.
亞比該急忙將二百餅, 兩皮袋酒, 五隻收拾好了的羊, 五細亞烘好了的穗子, 一百葡萄餅, 二百無花果餅, 都馱在驢上,

25:19 Then she said to her servants, “Go ahead before me; look, I am coming after you,” but she did not tell her husband Nabal.
對僕人說: “你們前頭走, 我隨著你們去. ”這事她卻沒有告訴丈夫拿八.

25:20 And then, as she was riding on the donkey and was going down the ravine of the mountain, David and his men were coming down to meet her, and she met them.
亞比該騎著驢, 正下山坡, 見大衛和跟隨他的人從對面下來, 亞比該就迎接他們.

25:21 Now David had said, “Surely in vain I guarded all that this fellow had in the desert. And nothing was missed of all that was his, but he returned evil against me in place of good!
大衛曾說: “我在曠野為那人看守所有的, 以致他一樣不失落, 實在是徒然了! 他向我以惡報善.

25:22 May God severely punish the enemies of David and again do thus if I leave behind anything that is his until the morning, not even one male!”
凡屬拿八的男丁, 我若留一個到明日早晨, 願神重重降罰與我! ”

25:23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from the donkey and fell on her face before David’s anger, and she bowed down to the ground.
亞比該見大衛, 便急忙下驢, 在大衛面前臉伏於地叩拜,

25:24 She fell at his feet and said, “On me, my lord, be the guilt! Please let your female servant speak to you personally! Hear the words of your female servant!
俯伏在大衛的腳前, 說: “我主啊, 願這罪歸我! 求你容婢女向你進言, 更求你聽婢女的話.

25:25 Please do not let my lord set his heart against this worthless man, Nabal; for as his name, so is he. Nabal is his name, and stupidity is with him! But I, your female servant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.
我主不要理這壞人拿八, 他的性情與他的名相稱; 他名叫拿八(就是愚頑的意思), 他為人果然愚頑. 但我主所打發的僕人, 婢女並沒有看見.

25:26 So then, my lord, as Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, since Yahweh restrained you from bloodguilt by taking matters into your own hand, so then, may your enemies be like Nabal, even those who seek to do my lord harm.
我主啊, 耶和華既然阻止你親手報仇, 取流血的罪, 所以我指著永生的耶和華,又敢在你面前起誓說: ‘願你的仇敵和謀害你的人都像拿八一樣. ’

25:27 So then, this gift which your female servant has brought to my lord, may it be given to the young men who follow my lord.
如今求你將婢女送來的禮物給跟隨你的僕人.

25:28 Please forgive the transgression of your female servant, because Yahweh will certainly make a lasting house for my lord, because my lord is fighting the battles of Yahweh, and evil will not be found in you as long as you live.
求你饒恕婢女的罪過. 耶和華必為我主建立堅固的家, 因我主為耶和華爭戰; 並且在你平生的日子查不出有甚麼過來.

25:29 Should a man arise to pursue you and to seek your life, may the life of my lord be wrapped in the pouch of the living with Yahweh your God. But as for the life of your enemy, he will sling it from within the pocket of the sling!
雖有人起來追逼你, 尋索你的性命, 你的性命卻在耶和華─你的神那裡蒙保護, 如包裹寶器一樣; 你仇敵的性命, 耶和華必拋去, 如用機弦甩石一樣.

25:30 And then when Yahweh has done for my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you as leader over Israel,
我主現在若不親手報仇流無辜人的血, 到了耶和華照所應許你的話賜福與你, 立你作以色列的王, 那時我主必不致心裡不安, 覺得良心有虧. 耶和華賜福與我主的時候, 求你記念婢女. ”

25:31 then this will not be an obstacle for you or a stumbling block of conscience for my lord either by the shedding of blood without cause or by my lord taking matters into his own hands. And when Yahweh does good to my lord, then remember your female servant.”
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25:32 Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be Yahweh the God of Israel who has sent you this day to meet me!
大衛對亞比該說: “耶和華─以色列的神是應當稱頌的, 因為他今日使你來迎接我.

25:33 And blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you who have prevented me this day from bloodguilt and from delivering myself by my own hand.
你和你的見識也當稱讚; 因為你今日攔阻我親手報仇,流人的血.

25:34 But as Yahweh lives, the God of Israel who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not hurried and come to meet me, surely there would not have been one male left alive for Nabal by the light of morning!”
我指著阻止我加害於你的耶和華─以色列永生的神起誓, 你若不速速地來迎接我, 到明日早晨, 凡屬拿八的男丁必定不留一個. ”

25:35 Then David took from her hand what she had brought for him, and he said to her, “Go up to your house in peace. See, I have listened to your voice, and I have granted your request.”
大衛受了亞比該送來的禮物, 就對她說: “我聽了你的話, 准了你的情面, 你可以平平安安地回家吧! ”

25:36 Then Abigail went to Nabal, and look, he was holding a feast in his house like the feast of the king. Nabal was enjoying himself, and he was very drunk, so she did not tell him a thing, nothing at all, until the light of morning.
亞比該到拿八那裡, 見他在家裡設擺筵席, 如同王的筵席; 拿八快樂大醉. 亞比該無論大小事都沒有告訴他, 就等到次日早晨.

25:37 And then in the morning when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these words. Then his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.
到了早晨, 拿八醒了酒, 他的妻將這些事都告訴他, 他就魂不附體, 身僵如石頭一般.

25:38 And then, about ten days later, Yahweh struck Nabal and he died.
過了十天, 耶和華擊打拿八, 他就死了.

25:39 When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, “Blessed be Yahweh who has vindicated the case of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and he has kept back his servant from evil; but Yahweh has returned the evil of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent and spoke with Abigail to take her for his wife.
大衛聽見拿八死了, 就說: “應當稱頌耶和華, 因他伸了拿八羞辱我的冤, 又阻止僕人行惡; 也使拿八的惡歸到拿八的頭上. ”於是大衛打發人去, 與亞比該說, 要娶她為妻.

25:40 So the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, and they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you to take you for his wife.”
大衛的僕人到了迦密見亞比該, 對她說: “大衛打發我們來見你, 想要娶你為妻. ”

25:41 She got up and bowed down with her face to the ground and said, “Here is your female servant, as a slave to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
亞比該就起來, 俯伏在地, 說: “我情願作婢女, 洗我主僕人的腳. ”

25:42 Then Abigail quickly got up and rode on the donkey, along with five of her maidservants who attended her, and she went after the messengers of David and became his wife.
亞比該立刻起身, 騎上驢, 帶著五個使女, 跟從大衛的使者去了, 就作了大衛的妻.

25:43 David had also taken Ahinoam from Jezreel, and both of them became his wives.
大衛先娶了耶斯列人亞希暖, 她們二人都作了他的妻.

25:44 (Now Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.)
掃羅已將他的女兒米甲, 就是大衛的妻, 給了迦琳人拉億的兒子帕提為妻.

I Samuel - Chapter 26

26:1 The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hakilah opposite Jeshimon?”
西弗人到基比亞見掃羅, 說: “大衛不是在曠野前的哈基拉山藏著嗎? ”

26:2 Then Saul got up and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, and three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
掃羅就起身, 帶領以色列人中挑選的三千精兵下到西弗的曠野, 要在那裡尋索大衛.

26:3 Now Saul was on the hill of Hakilah, which is opposite Jeshimon by the road, but David was staying in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had come to the wilderness after him,
掃羅在曠野前的哈基拉山, 在道路上安營. 大衛住在曠野, 聽說掃羅到曠野來追尋他,

26:4 David sent spies, and he learned that Saul had come for certain.
就打發人去探聽, 便知道掃羅果然來到.

26:5 Then David got up and came to the place where Saul had encamped, and David saw the place where Saul was lying down, as well as Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army. (Now Saul was lying in the encampment, and the army was encamping around him.)
大衛起來, 到掃羅安營的地方, 看見掃羅和他的元帥尼珥的兒子押尼珥睡臥之處; 掃羅睡在輜重營裡, 百姓安營在他周圍.

26:6 David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah the brother of Joab, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul, in the camp?” And Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”
大衛對赫人亞希米勒和洗魯雅的兒子約押的兄弟亞比篩說: “誰同我下到掃羅營裡去? ”亞比篩說: “我同你下去. ”

26:7 So David and Abishai came to the army by night, and there was Saul lying asleep in the encampment with his spear thrust into the ground near his head, and Abner and the army were lying all around him.
於是大衛和亞比篩夜間到了百姓那裡, 見掃羅睡在輜重營裡; 他的槍在頭旁, 插在地上. 押尼珥和百姓睡在他周圍.

26:8 Then Abishai said to David, “God has handed over your enemy into your hand today! So then, please let me pin him to the ground with the spear one time, and I will not strike him twice.”
亞比篩對大衛說: “現在神將你的仇敵交在你手裡, 求你容我拿槍將他刺透在地, 一刺就成, 不用再刺. ”

26:9 But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him! For who has stretched out his hand against Yahweh’s anointed one and remained blameless?”
大衛對亞比篩說: “不可害死他. 有誰伸手害耶和華的受膏者而無罪呢? ”

26:10 And David said, “As Yahweh lives, certainly Yahweh will strike him, or his day will come and he will die, or he will go down in the battle and perish.
大衛又說: “我指著永生的耶和華起誓, 他或被耶和華擊打, 或是死期到了, 或是出戰陣亡;

26:11 Yahweh forbid me from stretching out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed one! So then, please take the spear that is near his head and the jar of water, and let us go.”
我在耶和華面前, 萬不敢伸手害耶和華的受膏者. 現在你可以將他頭旁的槍和水瓶拿來, 我們就走. ”

26:12 So David took the spear and the jar of water from near Saul’s head, and they went away. No one saw, no one knew, and no one awakened, for all of them were sleeping because a deep sleep of Yahweh had fallen upon them.
大衛從掃羅的頭旁拿了槍和水瓶, 二人就走了, 沒有人看見, 沒有人知道, 也沒有人醒起, 都睡著了, 因為耶和華使他們沉沉地睡了.

26:13 Then David went to the other side and stood on the top of the hill at a distance; the distance was great between them.
大衛過到那邊去, 遠遠地站在山頂上, 與他們相離甚遠.

26:14 David called out to the army and to Abner the son of Ner, “Will you not answer, Abner?” And Abner answered and said, “Who are you that you call to the king?”
大衛呼叫百姓和尼珥的兒子押尼珥說: “押尼珥啊, 你為何不答應呢? ”押尼珥說: “你是誰? 竟敢呼叫王呢? ”

26:15 So David said to Abner, “Are you not a man? And who is like you in Israel? Why did you not keep watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came to destroy your lord the king.
大衛對押尼珥說: “你不是個勇士嗎? 以色列中誰能比你呢? 民中有人進來要害死王─你的主, 你為何沒有保護王─你的主呢?

26:16 This thing that you have done is not good. As Yahweh lives, surely you people deserve to die since you have not kept watch over your lord, over Yahweh’s anointed one! So then, see where the king’s spear is and the jar of water that was near his head!”
你這樣是不好的! 我指著永生的耶和華起誓, 你們都是該死的; 因為沒有保護你們的主, 就是耶和華的受膏者. 現在你看看王頭旁的槍和水瓶在哪裡. ”

26:17 Then Saul recognized David’s voice and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And David said, “It is my voice, my lord the king.”
掃羅聽出是大衛的聲音, 就說: “我兒大衛, 這是你的聲音嗎? ”大衛說: “主─我的王啊, 是我的聲音”;

26:18 Then he said, “Why is my lord pursuing after his servant? For what have I done? And what evil is in my hand?
又說: “我做了甚麼? 我手裡有甚麼惡事? 我主竟追趕僕人呢?

26:19 And so then, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant: If Yahweh has incited you against me, may he delight in an offering; but if it is mortals, may they be accursed before Yahweh, for they have driven me away today from sharing in the inheritance of Yahweh, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods!’
求我主我王聽僕人的話: 若是耶和華激發你攻擊我, 願耶和華收納祭物; 若是人激發你, 願他在耶和華面前受咒詛; 因為他現今趕逐我, 不容我在耶和華的產業上有分, 說: ‘你去事奉別神吧! ’

26:20 And so then, do not let my blood fall to the ground away from the presence of Yahweh, for the king of Israel has gone out to seek a single flea, as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
現在求王不要使我的血流在離耶和華遠的地方. 以色列王出來是尋找一個虼蚤, 如同人在山上獵取一個鷓鴣一般. ”

26:21 Then Saul said, “I have sinned! Come back, David my son, for I will not harm you again, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Look, I have acted like a fool and have made a terrible mistake.”
掃羅說: “我有罪了! 我兒大衛, 你可以回來, 因你今日看我的性命為寶貴; 我必不再加害於你. 我是糊塗人, 大大錯了. ”

26:22 David answered and said, “Here is the king’s spear; let one of the young men come over and take it.
大衛說: “王的槍在這裡, 可以吩咐一個僕人過來拿去.

26:23 Yahweh repays to each one his righteousness and his faithfulness, for Yahweh gave you into my hand today, but I was not willing to stretch out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed.
今日耶和華將王交在我手裡, 我卻不肯伸手害耶和華的受膏者. 耶和華必照各人的公義誠實報應他.

26:24 Look, as your life was precious in my eyes this day, may my life be great in the eyes of Yahweh, and may he rescue me from all trouble.”
我今日重看你的性命, 願耶和華也重看我的性命, 並且拯救我脫離一切患難. ”

26:25 Then Saul said to David, “Blessed are you, my son David; you will not only do many things, but also will always succeed!” Then David went on his way and Saul returned to his place.
掃羅對大衛說: “我兒大衛, 願你得福! 你必做大事, 也必得勝. ”於是大衛起行, 掃羅回他的本處去了.

I Samuel - Chapter 27

27:1 Then David thought to himself, “Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me but that I must certainly escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will desist from searching for me further in all of the territories of Israel, and so I will escape from his hand.”
大衛心裡說: “必有一日我死在掃羅手裡, 不如逃奔非利士地去. 掃羅見我不在以色列的境內, 就必絕望, 不再尋索我; 這樣我可以脫離他的手. ”

27:2 So David got up and crossed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
於是大衛起身, 和跟隨他的六百人投奔迦特王─瑪俄的兒子亞吉去了.

27:3 David settled with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each with his household. David took along his two wives Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
大衛和他的兩個妻, 就是耶斯列人亞希暖和作過拿八妻的迦密人亞比該, 並跟隨他的人, 連各人的眷屬, 都住在迦特的亞吉那裡.

27:4 And it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he no longer searched for him.
有人告訴掃羅說: “大衛逃到迦特. ”掃羅就不再尋索他了.

27:5 Then David said to Achish, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, then let them give me a place in one of the country towns that I can live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
大衛對亞吉說: “我若在你眼前蒙恩, 求你在京外的城邑中賜我一個地方居住. 僕人何必與王同住京都呢? ”

27:6 So Achish gave him Ziklag on that day. (Therefore, Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah until this day.)
當日亞吉將洗革拉賜給他, 因此洗革拉屬猶大王, 直到今日.

27:7 The number of days that David lived in the countryside of the Philistines was one year and four months.
大衛在非利士地住了一年零四個月.

27:8 Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites and the Girzites and the Amalekites, for they had been living in the land for a long time in the direction of Shur and as far as the land of Egypt.
大衛和跟隨他的人上去, 侵奪基述人,基色人,亞瑪力人之地. 這幾族歷來住在那地, 從書珥直到埃及.

27:9 So David struck the land and did not leave a man or a woman alive; he took the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned and came to Achish.
大衛擊殺那地的人, 無論男女都沒有留下一個, 又奪獲牛,羊,駱駝,驢, 並衣服, 回來見亞吉.

27:10 And Achish said, “Against whom have you raided today?” David said, “Against the Negev of Judah and against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites and against the Negev of the Kenites.”
亞吉說: “你們今日侵奪了甚麼地方呢? ”大衛說: “侵奪了猶大的南方,耶拉篾的南方,基尼的南方. ”

27:11 And David did not leave alive a man or a woman to bring them back to Gath, thinking, “So that they will not report about us, saying, ‘David did thus and so.’ ” Thus was his practice all the days that he lived in the countryside of the Philistines.
無論男女, 大衛沒有留下一個帶到迦特來. 他說: “恐怕他們將我們的事告訴人, 說大衛住在非利士地的時候常常這樣行. ”

27:12 And Achish trusted David, saying, “He has made himself utterly hated among his people in Israel, and he will be my servant forever.”
亞吉信了大衛, 心裡說: “大衛使本族以色列人憎惡他, 所以他必永遠作我的僕人了. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 28

28:1 Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for war to fight against Israel. So Achish said to David, “Certainly you realize that you must go out with me in the army, you and your men.”
那時, 非利士人聚集軍旅, 要與以色列人打仗. 亞吉對大衛說: “你當知道, 你和跟隨你的人都要隨我出戰. ”

28:2 David said to Achish, “Very well, you will know what your servant can do.” Achish said to David, “Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life.”
大衛對亞吉說: “僕人所能做的事, 王必知道. ”亞吉對大衛說: “這樣, 我立你永遠作我的護衛長. ”

28:3 (Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him, and they had buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had expelled the mediums and the soothsayers from the land.)
那時撒母耳已經死了, 以色列眾人為他哀哭, 葬他在拉瑪, 就是在他本城裡. 掃羅曾在國內不容有交鬼的和行巫術的人.

28:4 Then the Philistines assembled and came and encamped at Shunem, so Saul assembled all Israel, and they encamped at Gilboa.
非利士人聚集, 來到書念安營; 掃羅聚集以色列眾人在基利波安營.

28:5 When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly.
掃羅看見非利士的軍旅就懼怕, 心中發顫.

28:6 And Saul inquired of Yahweh, but Yahweh did not answer him, not by dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.
掃羅求問耶和華, 耶和華卻不藉夢, 或烏陵, 或先知回答他.

28:7 So Saul said to his servants, “Search for me a woman who is a medium so that I may go to her and inquire of her.” His servants said to him, “Look there is a woman who is a medium in Endor.”
掃羅吩咐臣僕說: “當為我找一個交鬼的婦人, 我好去問她. ”臣僕說: “在隱‧多珥有一個交鬼的婦人. ”

28:8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes, and he went with two of his men. And they came to the woman by night and he said, “Please consult a spirit for me through the ritual pit, and bring up for me the one whom I tell you.”
於是掃羅改了裝, 穿上別的衣服, 帶著兩個人, 夜裡去見那婦人. 掃羅說: “求你用交鬼的法術, 將我所告訴你的死人, 為我招上來. ”

28:9 But the woman said to him, “Look, you know what Saul did, how he exterminated the mediums and the soothsayers from the land! Why are you setting a trap for my life to kill me?”
婦人對他說: “你知道掃羅從國中剪除交鬼的和行巫術的. 你為何陷害我的性命, 使我死呢? ”

28:10 Then Saul swore to her by Yahweh, “As Yahweh lives, you will not be punished for this thing.”
掃羅向婦人指著耶和華起誓說: “我指著永生的耶和華起誓, 你必不因這事受刑. ”

28:11 So the woman asked, “Whom shall I bring up for you?” He said, “Bring up Samuel for me.”
婦人說: “我為你招誰上來呢? ”回答說: “為我招撒母耳上來. ”

28:12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice, and the woman said to Saul, “Why did you deceive me? You are Saul!”
婦人看見撒母耳, 就大聲呼叫, 對掃羅說: “你是掃羅, 為甚麼欺哄我呢? ”

28:13 The king said to her, “Do not be afraid! What do you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I see a god coming up from the ground!”
王對婦人說: “不要懼怕, 你看見了甚麼呢? ”婦人對掃羅說: “我看見有神從地裡上來. ”

28:14 Then he said to her, “What is his appearance?” She said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe.” Then Saul realized that it was Samuel, and he knelt with his face to the ground and bowed down.
掃羅說: “他是怎樣的形狀? ”婦人說: “有一個老人上來, 身穿長衣. ”掃羅知道是撒母耳, 就屈身, 臉伏於地下拜.

28:15 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” And Saul said, “I am in distress! For the Philistines are about to make war against me, but God has turned away from me, and he does not answer me any more, not by the prophets or by the dreams. So I called to you to let me know what I should do.”
撒母耳對掃羅說: “你為甚麼攪擾我, 招我上來呢? ”掃羅回答說: “我甚窘急; 因為非利士人攻擊我, 神也離開我, 不再藉先知或夢回答我. 因此請你上來, 好指示我應當怎樣行. ”

28:16 Then Samuel said, “Why do you ask me, since Yahweh has turned away from you and has become your enemy?
撒母耳說: “耶和華已經離開你, 且與你為敵, 你何必問我呢?

28:17 Yahweh has done to you just as he spoke by my hand! Yahweh has torn the kingdom from your hand and has given it to your neighbor, to David.
耶和華照他藉我說的話, 已經從你手裡奪去國權, 賜與別人, 就是大衛.

28:18 Because you did not obey Yahweh and did not carry out the fierce anger of his wrath against Amalek, therefore Yahweh has done this thing to you today.
因你沒有聽從耶和華的命令; 他惱怒亞瑪力人, 你沒有滅絕他們, 所以今日耶和華向你這樣行,

28:19 And Yahweh will also give Israel with you into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me, and Yahweh will also give the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”
並且耶和華必將你和以色列人交在非利士人的手裡. 明日你和你眾子必與我在一處了; 耶和華必將以色列的軍兵交在非利士人手裡. ”

28:20 Then Saul immediately fell prostrate to the ground, and he was very afraid because of the words of Samuel; there was no more strength in him, for he had not eaten food all day and all night.
掃羅猛然仆倒, 挺身在地, 因撒母耳的話甚是懼怕; 那一晝一夜, 沒有吃甚麼, 就毫無氣力.

28:21 Then the woman came to Saul and realized that he was absolutely terrified, so she said to him, “Look, your female servant has obeyed you, and I have risked my life. I have listened to your words that you have spoken to me.
婦人到掃羅面前, 見他極其驚恐, 對他說: “婢女聽從你的話, 不顧惜自己的性命, 遵從你所吩咐的.

28:22 So then, you also please listen to the voice of your female servant, and let me set before you a morsel of bread, and you eat so that you will have strength in you when you go on your way.”
現在求你聽婢女的話, 容我在你面前擺上一點食物, 你吃了, 可以有氣力行路. ”

28:23 But he refused and said, “I will not eat!” However, his servants urged him, and the woman also. So he listened to what they said, and he got up from the ground and sat on the bed.
掃羅不肯, 說: “我不吃. ”但他的僕人和婦人再三勸他, 他才聽了他們的話, 從地上起來, 坐在床上.

28:24 Now the woman had a fattened bull calf in the house, so she quickly slaughtered it and took flour, kneaded dough, and baked him some unleavened bread.
婦人急忙將家裡的一隻肥牛犢宰了, 又拿麵摶成無酵餅烤了,

28:25 She brought it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they got up and went away that very night.
擺在掃羅和他僕人面前. 他們吃完, 當夜就起身走了.

I Samuel - Chapter 29

29:1 Now the Philistines assembled all their forces at Aphek, and Israel was encamped at the spring that is in Jezreel.
非利士人將他們的軍旅聚到亞弗; 以色列人在耶斯列的泉旁安營.

29:2 The rulers of the Philistines were passing on according to hundreds and thousands, David and his men passing on at the rear with Achish.
非利士人的首領各率軍隊, 或百或千, 挨次前進; 大衛和跟隨他的人同著亞吉跟在後邊.

29:3 Then the commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” And Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul, the king of Israel, who has been with me for days and years? I have not found anything threatening in him from the day of his desertion until this day!”
非利士人的首領說: “這些希伯來人在這裡做甚麼呢? ”亞吉對他們說: “這不是以色列王掃羅的臣子大衛嗎? 他在我這裡有些年日了. 自從他投降我直到今日, 我未曾見他有過錯. ”

29:4 But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him and they said to him, “Send the man back so that he might return to his place where you have assigned him! But he will not go down with us into the battle, so that he does not become an adversary to us in the battle. By what could this fellow make himself favorable to his lord? Is it not with the heads of these men?
非利士人的首領向亞吉發怒, 對他說: “你要叫這人回你所安置他的地方, 不可叫他同我們出戰, 恐怕他在陣上反為我們的敵人. 他用甚麼與他主人復和呢? 豈不是用我們這些人的首級嗎?

29:5 Is this not David about whom they sing in the dances, saying, ‘Saul has killed his thousands, but David his ten thousands’?”
從前以色列的婦女跳舞唱和說: ‘掃羅殺死千千, 大衛殺死萬萬’, 所說的不是這個大衛嗎? ”

29:6 So Achish called David and said to him, “As Yahweh lives, certainly you were honest, and I am pleased to have you marching with me in the campaign. For I have not found any wrong in you from the day you came to me until this day, but in the eyes of the rulers, you are not good.
亞吉叫大衛來, 對他說: “我指著永生的耶和華起誓, 你是正直人. 你隨我在軍中出入, 我看你甚好. 自從你投奔我到如今, 我未曾見你有甚麼過失; 只是眾首領不喜悅你.

29:7 So then, return and go in peace, so that you do not do something that displeases the rulers of the Philistines.”
現在你可以平平安安地回去, 免得非利士人的首領不歡喜你. ”

29:8 Then David said to Achish, “But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant from the day that I entered your service until this day, that I should not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
大衛對亞吉說: “我做了甚麼呢? 自從僕人到你面前, 直到今日, 你查出我有甚麼過錯, 使我不去攻擊主─我王的仇敵呢? ”

29:9 And Achish answered and said to David, “I know that you are good in my eyes, like an angel of God! However, the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go up with us into the battle.’
亞吉說: “我知道你在我眼前是好人, 如同神的使者一般; 只是非利士人的首領說: ‘這人不可同我們出戰. ’

29:10 So then, rise early in the morning, you and the servants of your lord who came with you. When you rise early in the morning and it is light enough for you, leave.
故此你和跟隨你的人, 就是你本主的僕人, 要明日早晨起來, 等到天亮回去吧! ”

29:11 So David set out early, he and his men, to leave in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines, but the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
於是大衛和跟隨他的人早晨起來, 回往非利士地去. 非利士人也上耶斯列去了.

I Samuel - Chapter 30

30:1 Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. When they attacked Ziklag, they burned it with fire.
第三日, 大衛和跟隨他的人到了洗革拉. 亞瑪力人已經侵奪南地, 攻破洗革拉, 用火焚燒,

30:2 They took captive the women who were in it, from the youngest to the oldest. They did not kill anyone, but carried them off and went on their way.
擄了城內的婦女和其中的大小人口, 卻沒有殺一個, 都帶著走了.

30:3 When David and his men came to the city, they saw, and it was burned with fire, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.
大衛和跟隨他的人到了那城, 不料, 城已燒毀, 他們的妻子兒女都被擄去了.

30:4 Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until there was not enough strength in them to weep.
大衛和跟隨他的人就放聲大哭, 直哭得沒有氣力.

30:5 Two of David’s wives had been taken captive. Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
大衛的兩個妻─耶斯列人亞希暖和作過拿八妻的迦密人亞比該, 也被擄去了.

30:6 And David was in a very precarious situation, for the people spoke of stoning him, for the souls of all the people were bitter, each one over his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.
大衛甚是焦急, 因眾人為自己的兒女苦惱, 說: “要用石頭打死他. ”大衛卻倚靠耶和華─他的神, 心裡堅固.

30:7 Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring the ephod here for me.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
大衛對亞希米勒的兒子祭司亞比亞他說: “請你將以弗得拿過來. ”亞比亞他就將以弗得拿到大衛面前.

30:8 And David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Should I pursue after this band of raiders? Will I overtake them?” He said to him, “Pursue them, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will certainly rescue them.”
大衛求問耶和華說: “我追趕敵軍, 追得上追不上呢? ”耶和華說: “你可以追, 必追得上, 都救得回來. ”

30:9 So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the Wadi Besor, but the rest remained.
於是, 大衛和跟隨他的六百人來到比梭溪; 有不能前去的就留在那裡.

30:10 David pursued, he and four hundred men; but two hundred men stayed because they were too exhausted to pass over the Wadi Besor.
大衛卻帶著四百人往前追趕, 有二百人疲乏, 不能過比梭溪, 所以留在那裡.

30:11 Then they found an Egyptian man in the open country and brought him to David, and they gave him food and he ate; they also gave him water.
這四百人在田野遇見一個埃及人, 就帶他到大衛面前, 給他餅吃, 給他水喝,

30:12 They gave him a slice of fig cake and two raisin cakes; he ate and this revived him, because he had not eaten food or drunk water for three days and three nights.
又給他一塊無花果餅, 兩個葡萄餅. 他吃了, 就精神復原; 因為他三日三夜沒有吃餅, 沒有喝水.

30:13 Then David said to him, “To whom do you belong, and from where are you? The young man said, “I am an Egyptian young man, a servant of an Amalekite man, but my master abandoned me because I became ill three days ago.
大衛問他說: “你是屬誰的? 你是哪裡的人? ”他回答說: “我是埃及的少年人, 是亞瑪力人的奴僕; 因我三日前患病, 我主人就把我撇棄了.

30:14 We raided the Negev of the Kerethites and that which belongs to Judah and then the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
我們侵奪了基利提的南方和屬猶大的地, 並迦勒地的南方, 又用火燒了洗革拉. ”

30:15 So David asked him, “Will you take me down to this band of raiders?” He said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me and that you will not deliver me into my master’s hand! Then I will take you down to this band.”
大衛問他說: “你肯領我們到敵軍那裡不肯? ”他回答說: “你要向我指著神起誓, 不殺我, 也不將我交在我主人手裡, 我就領你下到敵軍那裡. ”

30:16 So he took him down, and there they were, spread out over the surface of all the land, eating and drinking and dancing because of all of the abundant plunder which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
那人領大衛下去, 見他們散在地上, 吃喝跳舞, 因為從非利士地和猶大地所擄來的財物甚多.

30:17 Then David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled.
大衛從黎明直到次日晚上, 擊殺他們, 除了四百騎駱駝的少年人之外, 沒有一個逃脫的.

30:18 So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; David also rescued his two wives.
亞瑪力人所擄去的財物, 大衛全都奪回, 並救回他的兩個妻來.

30:19 None of theirs was missing from the smallest to the greatest, even sons and daughters, from the plunder up to everything they had taken for themselves; David brought back everything.
凡亞瑪力人所擄去的, 無論大小,兒女,財物, 大衛都奪回來, 沒有失落一個.

30:20 And David took all of the sheep, and the cattle they drove along in front of that livestock, and they said, “This is David’s plunder.”
大衛所奪來的牛群羊群, 跟隨他的人趕在原有的群畜前邊, 說: “這是大衛的掠物. ”

30:21 Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David; they had left them behind at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. David came near with the people and asked them how they were doing.
大衛到了那疲乏不能跟隨,留在比梭溪的二百人那裡. 他們出來迎接大衛並跟隨的人. 大衛前來問他們安.

30:22 Then all the corrupt and useless men among the men who went with David reacted and said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not give them anything from the plunder which we recovered, except each man may take his own wife and children. They must take them along and go!”
跟隨大衛人中的惡人和匪類說: “這些人既然沒有和我們同去, 我們所奪的財物就不分給他們, 只將他們各人的妻子兒女給他們, 使他們帶去就是了. ”

30:23 But David said to them, “You should not do so, my brothers, with what Yahweh has given to us! He has preserved us and has given the raiding band that came against us into our hand.
大衛說: “弟兄們, 耶和華所賜給我們的, 不可不分給他們; 因為他保佑我們, 將那攻擊我們的敵軍交在我們手裡.

30:24 And who would listen to you regarding this matter? For as the share of the one who went down into the battle, so the share of the one who remained with the baggage will be. They will share alike.”
這事誰肯依從你們呢? 上陣的得多少, 看守器具的也得多少; 應當大家平分. ”

30:25 So from that day and beyond, he made it a rule and a regulation for Israel until this day.
大衛定此為以色列的律例典章, 從那日直到今日.

30:26 Then David came to Ziklag, and he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the enemies of Yahweh!”
大衛到了洗革拉, 從掠物中取些送給他朋友猶大的長老, 說: “這是從耶和華仇敵那裡奪來的, 送你們為禮物. ”

30:27 It was for those in Bethel, for those in Ramoth of the Negev, for those in Jattir,
他送禮物給住伯特利的, 南地拉末的, 雅提珥的;

30:28 for those in Aroer, for those in Siphmoth, for those in Eshtemoa,
住亞羅珥的, 息末的, 以實提莫的;

30:29 for those in Racal, for those in the towns of the Jerahmeelites, for those in the towns of the Kenites,
住拉哈勒的, 耶拉篾各城的, 基尼各城的;

30:30 for those in Hormah, for those in Bor Ashan, for those in Athach,
住何珥瑪的, 歌拉珊的, 亞撻的;

30:31 for those in Hebron, and for all the places where David and his men had roamed.
住希伯崙的, 並大衛和跟隨他的人素來所到之處的人.

I Samuel - Chapter 31

31:1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines, and they fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
非利士人與以色列人爭戰. 以色列人在非利士人面前逃跑, 在基利波有被殺仆倒的.

31:2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malki-Shua, the sons of Saul.
非利士人緊追掃羅和他兒子們, 就殺了掃羅的兒子約拿單,亞比拿達,麥基舒亞.

31:3 Saul was in the thick of the battle, and the archers spotted him, and he was badly wounded by the archers.
勢派甚大, 掃羅被弓箭手追上, 射傷甚重,

31:4 Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, so that these uncircumcised do not come and thrust me through and make a fool of me!” But his armor bearer was not willing to do so because he was very afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.
就吩咐拿他兵器的人說: “你拔出刀來, 將我刺死, 免得那些未受割禮的人來刺我, 凌辱我. ”但拿兵器的人甚懼怕, 不肯刺他; 掃羅就自己伏在刀上死了.

31:5 And when his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him.
拿兵器的人見掃羅已死, 也伏在刀上死了.

31:6 So Saul died, and his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men together that same day.
這樣, 掃羅和他三個兒子, 與拿他兵器的人, 以及跟隨他的人, 都一同死亡.

31:7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those who were beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the towns and fled. Thus the Philistines came and lived in them.
住平原那邊並約旦河西的以色列人, 見以色列軍兵逃跑, 掃羅和他兒子都死了, 也就棄城逃跑. 非利士人便來住在其中.

31:8 And then the next day, the Philistines came to strip the dead and they found Saul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.
次日, 非利士人來剝那被殺之人的衣服, 看見掃羅和他三個兒子仆倒在基利波山,

31:9 So they cut off his head and stripped off his armor. Then they sent messengers around in the land of the Philistines to proclaim victory in the temples of their idols and to the people.
就割下他的首級, 剝了他的軍裝, 打發人到(或譯: 送到)非利士地的四境, 報信與他們廟裡的偶像和眾民;

31:10 And they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreth, and they fastened his corpse to the wall of Beth Shan.
又將掃羅的軍裝放在亞斯她錄廟裡, 將他的屍身釘在伯‧珊的城牆上.

31:11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard about it, what the Philistines had done to Saul,
基列‧雅比的居民聽見非利士人向掃羅所行的事,

31:12 all of the valiant men set out and went all night and took the corpse of Saul and the corpses of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan, and they came to Jabesh and burned them there.
他們中間所有的勇士就起身, 走了一夜, 將掃羅和他兒子的屍身從伯‧珊城牆上取下來, 送到雅比那裡, 用火燒了;

31:13 Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk in Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days.
將他們骸骨葬在雅比的垂絲柳樹下, 就禁食七日.

II Samuel (撒母耳記下)

II Samuel - Chapter 1

1:1 After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and he stayed at Ziklag two days.
掃羅死後, 大衛擊殺亞瑪力人回來, 在洗革拉住了兩天.

1:2 On the third day, a man came from the camp from being with Saul, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and bowed down.
第三天, 有一人從掃羅的營裡出來, 衣服撕裂, 頭蒙灰塵, 到大衛面前伏地叩拜.

1:3 David said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”
大衛問他說: “你從哪裡來? ”他說: “我從以色列的營裡逃來. ”

1:4 Then David said to him, “How did things go? Please tell me.” He answered, “When the army fled from the battle, and many of the people fell; also, Saul and Jonathan his son died.”
大衛又問他說: “事情怎樣? 請你告訴我. ”他回答說: “百姓從陣上逃跑, 也有許多人仆倒死亡; 掃羅和他兒子約拿單也死了. ”

1:5 Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan died?”
大衛問報信的少年人說: “你怎麼知道掃羅和他兒子約拿單死了呢? ”

1:6 The young man who was reporting to him said, “I merely happened to be on Mount Gilboa. Here Saul was leaning on his spear, and look, the chariots and the horsemen were getting close to him.
報信的少年人說: “我偶然到基利波山, 看見掃羅伏在自己槍上, 有戰車,馬兵緊緊地追他.

1:7 When he turned around and saw me, he called to me, and I said, ‘Here I am.’
他回頭看見我, 就呼叫我. 我說: ‘我在這裡. ’

1:8 Then he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ And I said to him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’
他問我說: ‘你是甚麼人? ’我說: ‘我是亞瑪力人. ’

1:9 He said to me, ‘Please stand over me and kill me, for convulsions have seized me, even though my life is still in me.’
他說: ‘請你來, 將我殺死; 因為痛苦抓住我, 我的生命尚存. ’

1:10 So I stood over him and killed him, for I knew that he could not live after his falling; I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet which was on his arm; and here, I have brought them to my lord.
我準知他仆倒必不能活, 就去將他殺死, 把他頭上的冠冕,臂上的鐲子拿到我主這裡. ”

1:11 David grabbed at his clothes and tore them, as did all of the men who were with him.
大衛就撕裂衣服, 跟隨他的人也是如此,

1:12 Then they mourned and wept and fasted over Saul and Jonathan his son until the evening, as well as over the people of Yahweh and over the house of Israel because they had fallen by the sword.
而且悲哀哭號, 禁食到晚上, 是因掃羅和他兒子約拿單, 並耶和華的民以色列家的人, 倒在刀下.

1:13 Then David said to the young man who was reporting to him, “Where are you from?” And he said, “I am the son of an alien man. I am an Amalekite.”
大衛問報信的少年人說: “你是哪裡的人? ”他說: “我是亞瑪力客人的兒子. ”

1:14 David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Yahweh’s anointed one?”
大衛說: “你伸手殺害耶和華的受膏者, 怎麼不畏懼呢? ”

1:15 Then David called to one of the young men and said to him, “Come near; strike him.” So he struck him down and he died.
大衛叫了一個少年人來, 說: “你去殺他吧! ”

1:16 David said to him, “Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you by saying, ‘I killed Yahweh’s anointed one!’ ”
大衛對他說: “你流人血的罪歸到自己的頭上, 因為你親口作見證說: ‘我殺了耶和華的受膏者. ’”少年人就把他殺了.

1:17 Then David sang this funeral song over Saul and over Jonathan his son.
大衛作哀歌, 弔掃羅和他兒子約拿單,

1:18 And he ordered “The Bow” to be taught to the children of Judah. Look, it is written on the scroll of Jashar.
且吩咐將這歌教導猶大人. 這歌名叫“弓歌”, 寫在雅煞珥書上.

1:19 “The glory of Israel is on your high places; how the mighty have fallen!
歌中說: 以色列啊, 你尊榮者在山上被殺! 大英雄何竟死亡!

1:20 Do not tell it in Gath; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
不要在迦特報告; 不要在亞實基倫街上傳揚; 免得非利士的女子歡樂; 免得未受割禮之人的女子矜誇.

1:21 O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you or on the fields of grain for offerings, for there the small shield of the mighty was defiled, the small shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.
基利波山哪, 願你那裡沒有雨露! 願你田地無土產可作供物! 因為英雄的盾牌在那裡被污丟棄; 掃羅的盾牌彷彿未曾抹油.

1:22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, and the sword of Saul did not return without effect.
約拿單的弓箭非流敵人的血不退縮; 掃羅的刀劍非剖勇士的油不收回.

1:23 Saul and Jonathan were beloved and pleasant in their lives and were not separated in their death. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.
掃羅和約拿單─活時相悅相愛, 死時也不分離─他們比鷹更快, 比獅子還強.

1:24 O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, the one who clothed you with crimson, the one who adorned your clothing with golden ornaments.
以色列的女子啊, 當為掃羅哭號! 他曾使你們穿朱紅色的美衣, 使你們衣服有黃金的妝飾.

1:25 How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle; Jonathan lies slain on your high places.
英雄何竟在陣上仆倒! 約拿單何竟在山上被殺!

1:26 I am distressed over you, my brother Jonathan. you were very dear to me; your love was more wonderful to me than the love of women.
我兄約拿單哪, 我為你悲傷! 我甚喜悅你! 你向我發的愛情奇妙非常, 過於婦女的愛情.

1:27 How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of warfare perished.”
英雄何竟仆倒! 戰具何竟滅沒!

II Samuel - Chapter 2

2:1 It happened after this that David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up into one of the cities of Judah?” And Yahweh said to him, “Go up.” David asked, “Where shall I go up?” And he said, “To Hebron.”
此後, 大衛問耶和華說: “我上猶大的一個城去可以嗎? ”耶和華說: “可以. ”大衛說: “我上哪一個城去呢? ”耶和華說: “上希伯崙去. ”

2:2 So David went up there along with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
於是大衛和他的兩個妻─一個是耶斯列人亞希暖, 一個是作過迦密人拿八妻的亞比該─都上那裡去了.

2:3 Also, David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns of Hebron.
大衛也將跟隨他的人和他們各人的眷屬一同帶上去, 住在希伯崙的城邑中.

2:4 Then the men of Judah came, and they anointed David there as king over the house of Judah, and they told David, “The men of Jabesh-Gilead buried Saul.”
猶大人來到希伯崙, 在那裡膏大衛作猶大家的王. 有人告訴大衛說: “葬埋掃羅的是基列‧雅比人. ”

2:5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-Gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by Yahweh because you did this loyal love with your lord, with Saul, and you buried him.
大衛就差人去見基列‧雅比人, 對他們說: “你們厚待你們的主─掃羅, 將他葬埋. 願耶和華賜福與你們!

2:6 Now may Yahweh show loyal love and faithfulness with you. I will also show the good with you that you have done in this matter.
你們既行了這事, 願耶和華以慈愛誠實待你們, 我也要為此厚待你們.

2:7 So then, let your hands be strong and be valiant, for your lord Saul is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them.”
現在你們的主─掃羅死了, 猶大家已經膏我作他們的王, 所以你們要剛強奮勇. ”

2:8 But Abner the son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
掃羅的元帥尼珥的兒子押尼珥, 曾將掃羅的兒子伊施波設帶過河, 到瑪哈念,

2:9 He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over Israel, all of it.
立他作王, 治理基列,亞書利,耶斯列,以法蓮,便雅憫, 和以色列眾人.

2:10 Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul was forty years old when he became king over Israel and he reigned two years; however, the house of Judah followed David.
掃羅的兒子伊施波設登基的時候年四十歲, 作以色列王二年; 惟獨猶大家歸從大衛.

2:11 The number of days that David was king over Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months.
大衛在希伯崙作猶大家的王, 共七年零六個月.

2:12 Abner the son of Ner and the servants of Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
尼珥的兒子押尼珥和掃羅的兒子伊施波設的僕人從瑪哈念出來, 往基遍去.

2:13 Then Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out, and they met at the pool of Gibeon. The one group sat on one side of the pool, and the other sat on the other side.
洗魯雅的兒子約押和大衛的僕人也出來, 在基遍池旁與他們相遇; 一班坐在池這邊, 一班坐在池那邊.

2:14 Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men come up and fight in our presence.” And Joab said, “Let them come up.”
押尼珥對約押說: “讓少年人起來, 在我們面前戲耍吧! ”約押說: “可以. ”

2:15 So they came forward and passed by in number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.
就按著定數起來: 屬掃羅兒子伊施波設的便雅憫人過去十二名, 大衛的僕人也過去十二名,

2:16 Then each seized his opponent by the head and each thrust his sword in the side of his opponent, so they fell together. So they called the name of that place Helkath Hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
彼此揪頭, 用刀刺肋, 一同仆倒. 所以, 那地叫作希利甲‧哈素林, 就在基遍.

2:17 Then the battle became increasingly fierce on that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
那日的戰事凶猛, 押尼珥和以色列人敗在大衛的僕人面前.

2:18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was swift with his feet as one of the gazelles which is in the open field.
在那裡有洗魯雅的三個兒子: 約押,亞比篩,亞撒黑. 亞撒黑腳快如野鹿一般;

2:19 So Asahel pursued Abner, and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left from going after Abner.
亞撒黑追趕押尼珥, 直追趕他不偏左右.

2:20 Abner turned around and said, “Are you this Asahel?” And he said, “Yes.”
押尼珥回頭說: “你是亞撒黑嗎? ”回答說: “是. ”

2:21 Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right or to your left; seize for yourself one of the young men, and take his belongings for yourself.” But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from him.
押尼珥對他說: “你或轉向左轉向右, 拿住一個少年人, 剝去他的戰衣. ”亞撒黑卻不肯轉開不追趕他.

2:22 So Abner said to Asahel once again, “For your own sake, turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you down to the ground? How could I show my face to Joab your brother?”
押尼珥又對亞撒黑說: “你轉開不追趕我吧! 我何必殺你呢? 若殺你, 有甚麼臉見你哥哥約押呢? ”

2:23 But he refused to turn away, so Abner struck him in the stomach with the butt of the spear, and the spear went out of his back. He fell there and he died on the spot. Then all who came to the place where Asahel fell and died just stood there.
亞撒黑仍不肯轉開. 故此, 押尼珥就用槍鐏刺入他的肚腹, 甚至槍從背後透出, 亞撒黑就在那裡仆倒而死. 眾人趕到亞撒黑仆倒而死的地方, 就都站住.

2:24 So Joab and Abishai pursued Abner when the sun went down. And they came to the hill country of Ammah, which is before Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
約押和亞比篩追趕押尼珥, 日落的時候, 到了通基遍曠野的路旁, 基亞對面的亞瑪山.

2:25 The descendants of Benjamin rallied after Abner, and they became as one fighting group and stood on the top of a certain hill.
便雅憫人聚集, 跟隨押尼珥站在一個山頂上.

2:26 Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Will the sword devour forever? Do you not know that there will be bitterness in the end? How long will you not tell the people to turn away from pursuing their brothers?”
押尼珥呼叫約押說: “刀劍豈可永遠殺人嗎? 你豈不知終久必有苦楚嗎? 你要等何時才叫百姓回去,不追趕弟兄呢? ”

2:27 Joab said, “As God lives, for if you had not spoken, the people would surely have gone up in the morning, each one of them from following after his brother.”
約押說: “我指著永生的神起誓: 你若不說戲耍的那句話, 今日早晨百姓就回去, 不追趕弟兄了. ”

2:28 Then Joab blew on the trumpet and all the people stopped, and they no longer pursued after Israel, and they did not fight with them again.
於是約押吹角, 眾民就站住, 不再追趕以色列人, 也不再打仗了.

2:29 Then Abner and his men went through the Arabah all that night, and they crossed over the Jordan. They went all the forenoon and came to Mahanaim.
押尼珥和跟隨他的人整夜經過亞拉巴, 過約旦河, 走過畢倫, 到了瑪哈念.

2:30 After Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the people; nineteen of the servants of David were missing along with Asahel.
約押追趕押尼珥回來, 聚集眾民, 見大衛的僕人中缺少了十九個人和亞撒黑.

2:31 The servants of David had killed some of the Benjaminites among the men of Abner; three hundred and sixty men had died.
但大衛的僕人殺了便雅憫人和跟隨押尼珥的人, 共三百六十名.

2:32 Then they picked up Asahel and buried him in the grave of his father, which was at Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all that night arriving in Hebron at first light.
眾人將亞撒黑送到伯利恆, 葬在他父親的墳墓裡. 約押和跟隨他的人走了一夜, 天亮的時候到了希伯崙.

II Samuel - Chapter 3

3:1 The battle was prolonged between the house of Saul and the house of David, but David was growing stronger and stronger while the house of Saul was becoming weaker and weaker.
掃羅家和大衛家爭戰許久. 大衛家日見強盛; 掃羅家日見衰弱.

3:2 And sons were born to David in Hebron; his firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam from Jezreel.
大衛在希伯崙得了幾個兒子: 長子暗嫩是耶斯列人亞希暖所生的;

3:3 His second was Kileab by Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; the third was Absalom the son of Maacah, who was the daughter of Talmai the king of Geshur.
次子基利押(在歷代上三章一節作但以利)是作過迦密人拿八的妻亞比該所生的; 三子押沙龍是基述王達買的女兒瑪迦所生的;

3:4 The fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth was Shephatiah the son of Abital.
四子亞多尼雅是哈及所生的; 五子示法提雅是亞比她所生的;

3:5 The sixth was Ithream by Eglah the wife of David. These were born to David in Hebron.
六子以特念是大衛的妻以格拉所生的. 大衛這六個兒子都是在希伯崙生的.

3:6 As the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was continuing, Abner was strengthening himself in the house of Saul.
掃羅家和大衛家爭戰的時候, 押尼珥在掃羅家大有權勢.

3:7 Saul had had a concubine, and her name was Rizpah the daughter of Aiah. Then Ish-Bosheth said to Abner, “Why did you have sex with my father’s concubine?”
掃羅有一妃嬪, 名叫利斯巴, 是愛亞的女兒. 一日, 伊施波設對押尼珥說: “你為甚麼與我父的妃嬪同房呢? ”

3:8 Abner became very angry at the words of Ish-Bosheth, and he said, “Am I the head of a dog which is for Judah today? Do I not continue to show loyal love with the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends? I have not let you fall into the hands of David, yet you have accused me of sin with this woman today.
押尼珥因伊施波設的話就甚發怒, 說: “我豈是猶大的狗頭呢? 我恩待你父掃羅的家和他的弟兄,朋友, 不將你交在大衛手裡, 今日你竟為這婦人責備我嗎?

3:9 Thus may God punish Abner, if I do not accomplish what Yahweh has sworn to David;
我若不照著耶和華起誓應許大衛的話行, 廢去掃羅的位, 建立大衛的位, 使他治理以色列和猶大, 從但直到別是巴, 願神重重地降罰與我! ”

3:10 specifically, to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah from Dan to Beersheba!”
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3:11 And Ish-Bosheth was no longer able to answer Abner because he feared him.
伊施波設懼怕押尼珥, 不敢回答一句.

3:12 Abner sent messengers to David where he was, saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me! Look, my hand is with you to bring all of Israel over to you!”
押尼珥打發人去見大衛, 替他說: “這國歸誰呢? ”又說: “你與我立約, 我必幫助你, 使以色列人都歸服你. ”

3:13 He said, “Good. I will make a covenant with you. I am asking only one thing from you: You shall not see my face unless you bring Michal the daughter of Saul when you come to see me.”
大衛說: “好! 我與你立約. 但有一件, 你來見我面的時候, 若不將掃羅的女兒米甲帶來, 必不得見我的面. ”

3:14 Then David sent messengers to Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul, saying, “Give me my wife Michal whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”
大衛就打發人去見掃羅的兒子伊施波設, 說: “你要將我的妻米甲歸還我; 她是我從前用一百非利士人的陽皮所聘定的. ”

3:15 So Ish-Bosheth sent and took her from her husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish.
伊施波設就打發人去, 將米甲從拉億的兒子,她丈夫帕鐵那裡接回來.

3:16 But her husband went with her, weeping all along after her as far as Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go and return.” So he returned.
米甲的丈夫跟著她, 一面走一面哭, 直跟到巴戶琳. 押尼珥說: “你回去吧! ”帕鐵就回去了.

3:17 The word of Abner came to the elders of Israel, saying, “For quite some time you were seeking David as king over you.
押尼珥對以色列長老說: “從前你們願意大衛作王治理你們,

3:18 So then, bring it about, because Yahweh had said to David, “Through the hand of David my servant I am about to save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and from the hand of all their enemies.”
現在你們可以照心願而行. 因為耶和華曾論到大衛說: ‘我必藉我僕人大衛的手, 救我民以色列脫離非利士人和眾仇敵的手. ’”

3:19 Abner also spoke privately to Benjamin. Abner also went to speak to David in Hebron, all that was good in the eyes of Israel and in the eyes of all the house of Benjamin.
押尼珥也用這話說給便雅憫人聽, 又到希伯崙, 將以色列人和便雅憫全家一切所喜悅的事說給大衛聽.

3:20 Then Abner came to David in Hebron and with him were twenty men. David had prepared a feast for Abner and for the men who were with him.
押尼珥帶著二十個人來到希伯崙見大衛, 大衛就為押尼珥和他帶來的人設擺筵席.

3:21 And Abner said to David, “Let me get up and go and gather all of Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you so you can reign over all which your soul desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he left in peace.
押尼珥對大衛說: “我要起身去招聚以色列眾人來見我主我王, 與你立約, 你就可以照著心願作王. ”於是大衛送押尼珥去, 押尼珥就平平安安地去了.

3:22 And look, the servants of David and Joab came from the raid, and they brought much plunder with them. But Abner was not with David at Hebron, for he had dismissed him, and he had gone in peace.
約押和大衛的僕人攻擊敵軍, 帶回許多的掠物. 那時押尼珥不在希伯崙大衛那裡, 因大衛已經送他去, 他也平平安安地去了.

3:23 When Joab and all the army that was with him came, they told Joab, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he sent him away, and he left in peace.”
約押和跟隨他的全軍到了, 就有人告訴約押說: “尼珥的兒子押尼珥來見王, 王送他去, 他也平平安安地去了. ”

3:24 Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner came here to you? Why have you dismissed him that he actually went away?
約押去見王說: “你這是做甚麼呢? 押尼珥來見你, 你為何送他去, 他就蹤影不見了呢?

3:25 You know that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you. He came to learn about your going out and coming in and to know all which you are doing.”
你當曉得, 尼珥的兒子押尼珥來是要誆哄你, 要知道你的出入和你一切所行的事. ”

3:26 Then Joab went out from David, and he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from Bor Hasirah, but David did not know it.
約押從大衛那裡出來, 就打發人去追趕押尼珥, 在西拉井追上他, 將他帶回來, 大衛卻不知道.

3:27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside to the middle of the gate to speak with him in private. Then he struck him in the stomach there and he died, for he had shed the blood of Asahel his brother.
押尼珥回到希伯崙, 約押領他到城門的甕洞, 假作要與他說機密話, 就在那裡刺透他的肚腹, 他便死了. 這是報殺他兄弟亞撒黑的仇.

3:28 When David heard this afterwards, he said: “I and my kingdom are innocent before Yahweh forever for the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
大衛聽見了, 就說: “流尼珥的兒子押尼珥的血, 這罪在耶和華面前必永不歸我和我的國.

3:29 May the blood come down on the head of Joab and all the house of his father. May the house of Joab never lack one with a bodily discharge or one with leprosy or one who grasps the distaff or one who falls by the sword or one who is lacking food.”
願流他血的罪歸到約押頭上和他父的全家; 又願約押家不斷有患漏症的, 長大痲瘋的, 架柺而行的, 被刀殺死的, 缺乏飲食的. ”

3:30 So Joab and Abishai, his brother, killed Abner because he had killed Asahel, their brother, at Gibeon in the battle.
約押和他兄弟亞比篩殺了押尼珥, 是因押尼珥在基遍爭戰的時候殺了他們的兄弟亞撒黑.

3:31 David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothing and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner.” Now King David was following after the bier.
大衛吩咐約押和跟隨他的眾人說: “你們當撕裂衣服, 腰束麻布, 在押尼珥棺前哀哭. ”大衛王也跟在棺後.

3:32 And they buried Abner at Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.
他們將押尼珥葬在希伯崙. 王在押尼珥的墓旁放聲而哭, 眾民也都哭了.

3:33 The king sang a lament for Abner and said, “Should Abner have died the death of a fool?
王為押尼珥舉哀, 說: 押尼珥何竟像愚頑人死呢?

3:34 Your hands were not tied and your feet were not in contact with bronze fetters. You have fallen as one who falls before sons of wickedness.” Then all the people wept over him again.
你手未曾捆綁, 腳未曾鎖住. 你死, 如人死在罪孽之輩手下一樣. 於是眾民又為押尼珥哀哭.

3:35 Then all the people came to give David food. Still on that day, David swore, “May God punish me if I taste food or anything before the sun goes down.”
日頭未落的時候, 眾民來勸大衛吃飯, 但大衛起誓說: “我若在日頭未落以前吃飯, 或吃別物, 願神重重地降罰與我! ”

3:36 All the people noticed, and it was good in their eyes, as everything that the king did was good in the eyes of all the people.
眾民知道了就都喜悅. 凡王所行的, 眾民無不喜悅.

3:37 Then all the people and all of Israel realized on that day that the king had not desired to kill Abner the son of Ner.
那日, 以色列眾民才知道殺尼珥的兒子押尼珥並非出於王意.

3:38 Then the king said to his servants, “Did you not realize that a prince and a great man has fallen today in Israel?
王對臣僕說: “你們豈不知今日以色列人中死了一個作元帥的大丈夫嗎?

3:39 I am weak today even though anointed king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are crueler than I am. May Yahweh pay them back for doing wickedness according to their own wickedness.”
我雖然受膏為王, 今日還是軟弱; 這洗魯雅的兩個兒子比我剛強. 願耶和華照著惡人所行的惡報應他. ”

II Samuel - Chapter 4

4:1 When the son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his courage failed and all of Israel was horrified.
掃羅的兒子伊施波設聽見押尼珥死在希伯崙, 手就發軟; 以色列眾人也都驚惶.

4:2 Two of the men, commanders of the raiding bands, were for the son of Saul. The name of one was Baanah, and the name of the other was Recab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the descendants of Benjamin; also, Beeroth was regarded as belonging to Benjamin.
掃羅的兒子伊施波設有兩個軍長, 一名巴拿, 一名利甲, 是便雅憫支派,比錄人臨門的兒子. 比錄也屬便雅憫.

4:3 The Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and they are resident aliens there until this day.
比錄人早先逃到基他音, 在那裡寄居, 直到今日.

4:4 (Now Jonathan the son of Saul had a son who was crippled in the feet. He was five years old when the message of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse had picked him up and fled. It happened that as she was hurrying away to flee, he fell and became crippled. His name was Mephibosheth.)
掃羅的兒子約拿單有一個兒子名叫米非波設, 是瘸腿的. 掃羅和約拿單死亡的消息從耶斯列傳到的時候, 他才五歲. 他乳母抱著他逃跑; 因為跑得太急, 孩子掉在地上, 腿就瘸了.

4:5 When the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Recab and Baanah, set out, they came at the heat of the day to the house of Ish-Bosheth while he was taking a noontime rest.
一日, 比錄人臨門的兩個兒子利甲和巴拿出去, 約在午熱的時候到了伊施波設的家; 伊施波設正睡午覺.

4:6 They came as far as the middle of the house as if takers of wheat, and they struck him in the stomach. Then Recab and Baanah his brother escaped.
他們進了房子, 假作要取麥子, 就刺透伊施波設的肚腹, 逃跑了.

4:7 When they had come into the house, he was lying on his couch in his bedchamber, and they attacked him and killed him. Then they beheaded him, and they took his head and went on the way of the Arabah all night.
他們進房子的時候, 伊施波設正在臥房裡躺在床上, 他們將他殺死, 割了他的首級, 拿著首級在亞拉巴走了一夜,

4:8 They brought the head of Ish-Bosheth to David at Hebron, and they said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-Bosheth, the son of Saul your enemy, who sought your life. Yahweh has given to my lord the king vengeance this day on Saul and on his offspring.”
將伊施波設的首級拿到希伯崙見大衛王, 說: “王的仇敵掃羅曾尋索王的性命. 看哪, 這是他兒子伊施波設的首級; 耶和華今日為我主我王在掃羅和他後裔的身上報了仇. ”

4:9 Then David answered Recab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and he said to them, “As Yahweh lives, who redeemed my soul from all trouble,
大衛對比錄人臨門的兒子利甲和他兄弟巴拿說: “我指著救我性命脫離一切苦難,永生的耶和華起誓:

4:10 when the one who told me, “Look, Saul is dead,” thought that he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him at Ziklag, which was as my giving the news back to him.
從前有人報告我說, 掃羅死了, 他自以為報好消息; 我就拿住他, 將他殺在洗革拉, 這就作了他報消息的賞賜.

4:11 How much more when wicked men kill a righteous man in his house, on his bed! So then, shall I not seek his lifeblood from your hand, so that I may destroy you from the earth?”
何況惡人將義人殺在他的床上, 我豈不向你們討流他血的罪,從世上除滅你們呢? ”

4:12 Then David commanded the young men, and they killed them, and they cut off their hands and their feet, and they hung them at the pool at Hebron, but the head of Ish-Bosheth they took and buried in the grave of Abner at Hebron.
於是大衛吩咐少年人將他們殺了, 砍斷他們的手腳, 掛在希伯崙的池旁, 卻將伊施波設的首級葬在希伯崙押尼珥的墳墓裡.

II Samuel - Chapter 5

5:1 So all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and they said, “Here we are, we are your flesh and blood.
以色列眾支派來到希伯崙見大衛, 說: “我們原是你的骨肉.

5:2 For some time, when Saul was king over us, you were leading Israel in and out. Yahweh had said to you, ‘You shall be the shepherd of my people Israel, and you will be the leader over Israel.’ ”
從前掃羅作我們王的時候, 率領以色列人出入的是你; 耶和華也曾應許你說: ‘你必牧養我的民以色列, 作以色列的君. ’”

5:3 All the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the presence of Yahweh; then they anointed David as king over Israel.
於是以色列的長老都來到希伯崙見大衛王, 大衛在希伯崙耶和華面前與他們立約, 他們就膏大衛作以色列的王.

5:4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years.
大衛登基的時候年三十歲, 在位四十年;

5:5 He reigned over Judah at Hebron for seven years and six months; and he reigned over all Israel and Judah at Jerusalem for thirty-three years.
在希伯崙作猶大王七年零六個月, 在耶路撒冷作以色列和猶大王三十三年.

5:6 The king and his men went to Jerusalem, to the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land. They said to David, “You will not come here, for even the blind and the lame can turn you back, saying, ‘David cannot come here.’ ”
大衛和跟隨他的人到了耶路撒冷, 要攻打住那地方的耶布斯人. 耶布斯人對大衛說: “你若不趕出瞎子,瘸子, 必不能進這地方”; 心裡想大衛決不能進去.

5:7 David captured the fortress of Zion, the city of David.
然而大衛攻取錫安的保障, 就是大衛的城.

5:8 David had said, “On that day when we attack the Jebusites, one must attack the lame and the blind, those who hate the soul of David, by means of the water supply.” For thus the blind and the lame would say, “He cannot come into the house.”
當日, 大衛說: “誰攻打耶布斯人, 當上水溝攻打我心裡所恨惡的瘸子,瞎子. ”從此有俗語說: “在那裡有瞎子,瘸子, 他不能進屋去. ”

5:9 David occupied the fortress and called it the city of David. And David built all around it from the Millo and inward.
大衛住在保障裡, 給保障起名叫大衛城. 大衛又從米羅以裡, 周圍築牆.

5:10 David continued growing stronger and stronger, and Yahweh the God of hosts was with him.
大衛日見強盛, 因為耶和華─萬軍之神與他同在.

5:11 So Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, along with cedar trees and craftsmen skilled in wood and in stone masonry, and they built a house for David.
泰爾王希蘭將香柏木運到大衛那裡, 又差遣使者和木匠,石匠給大衛建造宮殿.

5:12 David realized that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel and that he had exalted his kingdom because of his people Israel.
大衛就知道耶和華堅立他作以色列王, 又為自己的民以色列使他的國興旺.

5:13 David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
大衛離開希伯崙之後, 在耶路撒冷又立后妃, 又生兒女.

5:14 These are the names of the ones born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon;
在耶路撒冷所生的兒子是沙母亞,朔罷,拿單,所羅門,

5:15 Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Japhia;
益轄,以利書亞,尼斐,雅非亞,

5:16 Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet.
以利沙瑪,以利雅大,以利法列.

5:17 When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David as king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David, but David heard and went down to the stronghold.
非利士人聽見人膏大衛作以色列王, 非利士眾人就上來尋索大衛; 大衛聽見, 就下到保障.

5:18 Now the Philistines had come, and they spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
非利士人來了, 布散在利乏音谷.

5:19 And David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up to the Philistines? Will you give them into my hands?” Yahweh said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.”
大衛求問耶和華說: “我可以上去攻打非利士人嗎? 你將他們交在我手裡嗎? ”耶和華說: “你可以上去, 我必將非利士人交在你手裡. ”

5:20 So David came to Baal Perazim and defeated them there; and David said, “Yahweh has burst through my enemies before me like the bursting of water.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
大衛來到巴力‧毘拉心, 在那裡擊殺非利士人, 說: “耶和華在我面前沖破敵人, 如同水沖去一般. ”因此稱那地方為巴力‧毘拉心.

5:21 They had left their idols there, so David and his men carried them away.
非利士人將偶像撇在那裡, 大衛和跟隨他的人拿去了.

5:22 Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
非利士人又上來, 布散在利乏音谷.

5:23 So David inquired of Yahweh, but he said, “You shall not go up. Rather, go around to their rear and come to them from opposite the balsam trees.
大衛求問耶和華; 耶和華說: “不要一直地上去, 要轉到他們後頭, 從桑林對面攻打他們.

5:24 And it shall be that when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then pay attention, for then Yahweh has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”
你聽見桑樹梢上有腳步的聲音, 就要急速前去, 因為那時耶和華已經在你前頭去攻打非利士人的軍隊. ”

5:25 So David did thus, just as Yahweh had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines from Geba all the way to Gezer.
大衛就遵著耶和華所吩咐的去行, 攻打非利士人, 從迦巴直到基色.

II Samuel - Chapter 6

6:1 David again gathered all the chosen men in Israel, thirty thousand.
大衛又聚集以色列中所有挑選的人三萬.

6:2 David got up and went and all the people who were with him, from Baale-judah to bring up from there the ark of God which is called the name, the name of Yahweh of hosts, upon which the cherubim sit.
大衛起身, 率領跟隨他的眾人前往, 要從巴拉‧猶大將神的約櫃運來; 這約櫃就是坐在二基路伯上萬軍之耶和華留名的約櫃.

6:3 They loaded the ark of God on a new utility cart, and they carried it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Now Uzza and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were driving the new utility cart along.
他們將神的約櫃從岡上亞比拿達的家裡抬出來, 放在新車上; 亞比拿達的兩個兒子烏撒和亞希約趕這新車.

6:4 So they brought it out from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill with the ark of God, and Ahio was going before the ark.
他們將神的約櫃從岡上亞比拿達家裡抬出來的時候, 亞希約在櫃前行走.

6:5 Now David and all the house of Israel were dancing before Yahweh, with all kinds of musical instruments made from ash trees, and with zithers, harps, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.
大衛和以色列的全家在耶和華面前, 用松木製造的各樣樂器和琴,瑟,鼓,鈸,鑼, 作樂跳舞.

6:6 When they came to the threshing floor of Nakon, Uzza reached out to the ark of God and took hold of it, because the oxen had stumbled.
到了拿艮的禾場, 因為牛失前蹄(或譯: 驚跳), 烏撒就伸手扶住神的約櫃.

6:7 Then the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Uzza, and God struck him down there because of the indiscretion, and he died there beside the ark of God.
神耶和華向烏撒發怒, 因這錯誤擊殺他, 他就死在神的約櫃旁.

6:8 David was angry because Yahweh had burst out against Uzza, and he called that place Perez-Uzza until this day.
大衛因耶和華擊殺(原文是闖殺)烏撒, 心裡愁煩, 就稱那地方為毘列斯‧烏撒, 直到今日.

6:9 But David feared Yahweh on that day and said, “How can the ark of Yahweh come to me?”
那日, 大衛懼怕耶和華, 說: “耶和華的約櫃怎可運到我這裡來? ”

6:10 However, David was not willing to bring the ark of Yahweh to himself, to the city of David, so David caused it to turn to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
於是大衛不肯將耶和華的約櫃運進大衛的城, 卻運到迦特人俄別‧以東的家中.

6:11 So the ark of Yahweh remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom and all his household.
耶和華的約櫃在迦特人俄別‧以東家中三個月; 耶和華賜福給俄別‧以東和他的全家.

6:12 It was told to King David, “Yahweh has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and all that is his because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the city of David with jubilation.
有人告訴大衛王說: “耶和華因為約櫃賜福給俄別‧以東的家和一切屬他的. ”大衛就去, 歡歡喜喜地將神的約櫃從俄別‧以東家中抬到大衛的城裡.

6:13 It happened that when the carriers of the ark of Yahweh had marched six steps that he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.
抬耶和華約櫃的人走了六步, 大衛就獻牛與肥羊為祭.

6:14 Now David was dancing with all his might before Yahweh, and David was wearing a linen ephod.
大衛穿著細麻布的以弗得, 在耶和華面前極力跳舞.

6:15 So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of Yahweh with shouts of joyful acclaim and with the sound of the trumpet.
這樣, 大衛和以色列的全家歡呼吹角, 將耶和華的約櫃抬上來.

6:16 It happened that when the ark of Yahweh came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked down through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before Yahweh, and she despised him in her heart.
耶和華的約櫃進了大衛城的時候, 掃羅的女兒米甲從窗戶裡觀看, 見大衛王在耶和華面前踴躍跳舞, 心裡就輕視他.

6:17 They brought the ark of Yahweh and set it in its place in the middle of the tent which David had pitched for it. Then David offered up burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in the presence of Yahweh.
眾人將耶和華的約櫃請進去, 安放在所預備的地方, 就是在大衛所搭的帳幕裡. 大衛在耶和華面前獻燔祭和平安祭.

6:18 When David had finished from the sacrificing of the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of hosts.
大衛獻完了燔祭和平安祭, 就奉萬軍之耶和華的名給民祝福,

6:19 Then he distributed to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, from man to woman, to each: one ring-shaped piece of bread, one cake of dates, and one cake of raisins; and all the people went each to his house.
並且分給以色列眾人, 無論男女, 每人一個餅, 一塊肉, 一個葡萄餅; 眾人就各回各家去了.

6:20 When David returned to bless his household, Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David. She said, “How the king of Israel honored himself today by uncovering himself before the eyes of the maids of his servants, as the total exposure of a worthless one.”
大衛回家要給眷屬祝福; 掃羅的女兒米甲出來迎接他, 說: “以色列王今日在臣僕的婢女眼前露體, 如同一個輕賤人無恥露體一樣, 有好大的榮耀啊! ”

6:21 So David said to Michal, “In the presence of Yahweh who chose me over your father and over his household, to appoint me as leader over the people of Yahweh, over Israel, I have celebrated before Yahweh.
大衛對米甲說: “這是在耶和華面前; 耶和華已揀選我, 廢了你父和你父的全家, 立我作耶和華民以色列的君, 所以我必在耶和華面前跳舞.

6:22 I will demean myself again more than this, and I will be abased in my eyes, but with the maids whom you mentioned, with them I will be honored.”
我也必更加卑微, 自己看為輕賤. 你所說的那些婢女, 她們倒要尊敬我. ”

6:23 So for Michal the daughter of Saul, she had no child until the day of her death.
掃羅的女兒米甲, 直到死日, 沒有生養兒女.

II Samuel - Chapter 7

7:1 It happened that the king settled in his house. (Now Yahweh had given rest to him from all his enemies all around.)
王住在自己宮中, 耶和華使他安靖, 不被四圍的仇敵擾亂.

7:2 And the king said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, please, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is staying in the middle of the tent.”
那時, 王對先知拿單說: “看哪, 我住在香柏木的宮中, 神的約櫃反在幔子裡. ”

7:3 Nathan said to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for Yahweh is with you.”
拿單對王說: “你可以照你的心意而行, 因為耶和華與你同在. ”

7:4 But it happened that night, the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,
當夜, 耶和華的話臨到拿單說:

7:5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Are you the one to build for me a house for my dwelling?
“你去告訴我僕人大衛, 說耶和華如此說: ‘你豈可建造殿宇給我居住呢?

7:6 For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought up the Israelites from Egypt until this day; rather, I was going about in a tent and in a tabernacle.
自從我領以色列人出埃及直到今日, 我未曾住過殿宇, 常在會幕和帳幕中行走.

7:7 In all of my going about among all the Israelites, did I speak a word with one of the tribes of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, ‘Why did you not build me a cedar house?’ ” ’
凡我同以色列人所走的地方, 我何曾向以色列一支派的士師, 就是我吩咐牧養我民以色列的說: 你們為何不給我建造香柏木的殿宇呢? ’

7:8 So then, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “I took you from the pasture from following the sheep to be a leader over my people, over Israel,
“現在, 你要告訴我僕人大衛, 說萬軍之耶和華如此說: ‘我從羊圈中將你召來, 叫你不再跟從羊群, 立你作我民以色列的君.

7:9 and I have been with you everywhere you went. I have cut off all of your enemies from in front of you, and I will make a great name for you, as the name of the great ones who are on the earth.
你無論往哪裡去, 我常與你同在, 剪除你的一切仇敵. 我必使你得大名, 好像世上大大有名的人一樣.

7:10 I will make a place for my people Israel, and I will plant them so that they can dwell in their own place. They will not tremble any longer, and the children of wickedness will not afflict them again, as in the former days.
我必為我民以色列選定一個地方, 栽培他們, 使他們住自己的地方, 不再遷移; 凶惡之子也不像從前擾害他們,

7:11 In the manner that I appointed judges over my people Israel, I will give you rest from all your enemies. And Yahweh declares to you that Yahweh will build a house for you.
並不像我命士師治理我民以色列的時候一樣. 我必使你安靖, 不被一切仇敵擾亂, 並且我─耶和華應許你, 必為你建立家室.

7:12 When your days are full and you lie down with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you who will go out from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
你壽數滿足,與你列祖同睡的時候, 我必使你的後裔接續你的位; 我也必堅定他的國.

7:13 He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
他必為我的名建造殿宇; 我必堅定他的國位, 直到永遠.

7:14 I will be a father to him, and he will be a son for me, whom I will punish when he does wrong, with a rod of men and with blows of the human beings.
我要作他的父, 他要作我的子; 他若犯了罪, 我必用人的杖責打他, 用人的鞭責罰他.

7:15 But my loyal love shall not depart from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
但我的慈愛仍不離開他, 像離開在你面前所廢棄的掃羅一樣.

7:16 Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before you; your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”
你的家和你的國必在我(原文是你)面前永遠堅立. 你的國位也必堅定, 直到永遠. ’”

7:17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, this Nathan spoke to David.
拿單就按這一切話, 照這默示, 告訴大衛.

7:18 Then King David went and sat before Yahweh and said, “Who am I, my lord Yahweh, and what is my house that you have brought me up to this place?
於是大衛王進去, 坐在耶和華面前, 說: “主耶和華啊, 我是誰? 我的家算甚麼? 你竟使我到這地步呢?

7:19 Still, this was insignificant in your eyes, my lord Yahweh, and also you have spoken about the house of your servant from afar, and this may be the teaching of humans, my lord Yahweh.
主耶和華啊, 這在你眼中還看為小, 又應許你僕人的家至於久遠. 主耶和華啊, 這豈是人所常遇的事嗎?

7:20 What more can David say to you? You know your servant, my lord Yahweh.
主耶和華啊, 我還有何言可以對你說呢? 因為你知道你的僕人.

7:21 Because of your word and according to your heart, you have done all of this great thing, in order to let your servant know.
你行這大事使僕人知道, 是因你所應許的話, 也是照你的心意.

7:22 Therefore you are great, my lord Yahweh, for there is no one like you, and there is no god except you, in all that we have heard with our ears.
主耶和華啊, 你本為大, 照我們耳中聽見, 沒有可比你的; 除你以外再無神.

7:23 Who is like your people, like Israel? Israel is the one nation on earth whose God led them, in order to redeem a people for himself, and to make a name for himself, and to do for you the great and awesome things for your land in the presence of your people whom he redeemed for himself from Egypt, from the nations and their gods.
世上有何民能比你的民以色列呢? 你從埃及救贖他們作自己的子民, 又在你贖出來的民面前行大而可畏的事, 驅逐列邦人和他們的神, 顯出你的大名.

7:24 You have established your people Israel for yourself as a people forever, and you, O Yahweh, have become their God.
你曾堅立你的民以色列作你的子民, 直到永遠; 你─耶和華也作了他們的神.

7:25 So then, Yahweh God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, confirm it forever, and do just as you have promised.
“耶和華神啊, 你所應許僕人和僕人家的話, 求你堅定, 直到永遠; 照你所說的而行.

7:26 Your name shall be great forever, and they will say, ‘Yahweh of hosts is God over Israel’; and the house of your servant David shall be established before you.
願人永遠尊你的名為大, 說: ‘萬軍之耶和華是治理以色列的神. ’這樣, 你僕人大衛的家必在你面前堅立.

7:27 For you, O Yahweh of hosts, are God of Israel! You have revealed to the ear of your servant, ‘I will build a house for you’; therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.
萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神啊, 因你啟示你的僕人說: ‘我必為你建立家室’, 所以僕人大膽向你如此祈禱.

7:28 Now, my Lord Yahweh, you alone are God, and your words are true. You have promised this good to your servant.
“主耶和華啊, 惟有你是神. 你的話是真實的; 你也應許將這福氣賜給僕人.

7:29 So then, be content and bless the house of your servant to be forever in your presence, for you, my Lord Yahweh, have spoken, and because of your blessing, may the house of your servant be blessed forever.”
現在求你賜福與僕人的家, 可以永存在你面前. 主耶和華啊, 這是你所應許的. 願你永遠賜福與僕人的家! ”

II Samuel - Chapter 8

8:1 It happened afterwards that David attacked the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the hands of the Philistines.
此後, 大衛攻打非利士人, 把他們治服, 從他們手下奪取了京城的權柄(原文是母城的嚼環);

8:2 When he defeated Moab, he measured them with the cord, making them lie on the ground. He measured two cords to kill and the third cord to let live. So Moab became servants of David, bringing tribute.
又攻打摩押人, 使他們躺臥在地上, 用繩量一量: 量二繩的殺了, 量一繩的存留. 摩押人就歸服大衛, 給他進貢.

8:3 Then David struck down Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his monument at the Euphrates River.
瑣巴王利合的兒子哈大底謝往大河去, 要奪回他的國權. 大衛就攻打他,

8:4 David captured from him one thousand and seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but from them he spared a hundred chariot horses.
擒拿了他的馬兵一千七百, 步兵二萬, 將拉戰車的馬砍斷蹄筋, 但留下一百輛車的馬.

8:5 When Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men of Aram.
大馬士革的亞蘭人來幫助瑣巴王哈大底謝, 大衛就殺了亞蘭人二萬二千.

8:6 David placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, so Aram became servants of David, bringing tribute. Yahweh protected David everywhere he went.
於是大衛在大馬士革的亞蘭地設立防營, 亞蘭人就歸服他, 給他進貢. 大衛無論往哪裡去, 耶和華都使他得勝.

8:7 David took the small round gold shields which had belonged to the servants of Hadadezer, and he brought them to Jerusalem.
他奪了哈大底謝臣僕所拿的金盾牌, 帶到耶路撒冷.

8:8 From Betah and from Berothai, the towns of Hadadezer, King David took very many bronze items.
大衛王又從屬哈大底謝的比他和比羅他城中奪取了許多的銅.

8:9 When Toi, the king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,
哈馬王陀以聽見大衛殺敗哈大底謝的全軍,

8:10 Toi sent Joram his son to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had often been at war with Toi. He brought with him objects of silver and objects of gold and objects of bronze.
就打發他兒子約蘭去見大衛王, 問他的安, 為他祝福, 因為他殺敗了哈大底謝(原來陀以與哈大底謝常常爭戰). 約蘭帶了金銀銅的器皿來,

8:11 King David dedicated them also to Yahweh along with the silver and the gold that he had dedicated from all of the nations which he had subdued;
大衛王將這些器皿和他治服各國所得來的金銀都分別為聖, 獻給耶和華,

8:12 from Aram and from Moab and from the Ammonites and from the Philistines and from Amalek and from the plunder of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah.
就是從亞蘭,摩押,亞捫,非利士,亞瑪力人所得來的, 以及從瑣巴王利合的兒子哈大底謝所掠之物.

8:13 So David made a name for himself when he returned from defeating Aram in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.
大衛在鹽谷擊殺了亞蘭(或譯: 以東, 見詩篇六十篇詩題)一萬八千人回來, 就得了大名;

8:14 He put garrisons in Edom; all over Edom he put garrisons, and all of Edom became servants of David. Yahweh protected David wherever he went.
又在以東全地設立防營, 以東人就都歸服大衛. 大衛無論往哪裡去, 耶和華都使他得勝.

8:15 David reigned over all of Israel, and he was administering justice and righteousness for all his people.
大衛作以色列眾人的王, 又向眾民秉公行義.

8:16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was secretary.
洗魯雅的兒子約押作元帥; 亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官;

8:17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests and Seraiah was scribe.
亞希突的兒子撒督和亞比亞他的兒子亞希米勒作祭司長; 西萊雅作書記;

8:18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were priests.
耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統轄基利提人和比利提人. 大衛的眾子都作領袖.

II Samuel - Chapter 9

9:1 Then David said, “Is there still anyone who is left for the house of Saul that I may show loyal love to him for the sake of Jonathan?”
大衛問說: “掃羅家還有剩下的人沒有? 我要因約拿單的緣故向他施恩. ”

9:2 Now Saul’s household had a servant whose name was Ziba, so they summoned him to David, and the king asked him, “Are you Ziba?” He said, “At your service!”
掃羅家有一個僕人, 名叫洗巴, 有人叫他來見大衛, 王問他說: “你是洗巴嗎? ”回答說: “僕人是. ”

9:3 Then the king said, “But is there still anyone of Saul’s household that I may show the loyal love of God with him?” And Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan who is lame in the feet.”
王說: “掃羅家還有人沒有? 我要照神的慈愛恩待他. ”洗巴對王說: “還有約拿單的一個兒子, 是瘸腿的. ”

9:4 The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is here in the house of Makir the son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.”
王說: “他在哪裡? ”洗巴對王說: “他在羅‧底巴, 亞米利的兒子瑪吉家裡. ”

9:5 So King David sent and brought him from the house of Makir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar.
於是大衛王打發人去, 從羅‧底巴亞米利的兒子瑪吉家裡召了他來.

9:6 So Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David. And he fell on his face and did obeisance. David said, “Mephibosheth,” and he said, “I am ready to serve you.”
掃羅的孫子,約拿單的兒子米非波設來見大衛, 伏地叩拜. 大衛說: “米非波設! ”米非波設說: “僕人在此. ”

9:7 Then David said to him, “Don’t be afraid, for I will certainly show loyal love to you for the sake of Jonathan your father, and I will restore to you all the lands of Saul your father. And you shall always eat food at my table.”
大衛說: “你不要懼怕, 我必因你父親約拿單的緣故施恩與你, 將你祖父掃羅的一切田地都歸還你; 你也可以常與我同席吃飯. ”

9:8 Then he did obeisance and said, “What is your servant that you have paid attention to the dead dog like me?”
米非波設又叩拜, 說: “僕人算甚麼, 不過如死狗一般, 竟蒙王這樣眷顧! ”

9:9 David summoned Ziba the servant of Saul and said to him, “All that was Saul’s and all his household I have given to the son of your master.
王召了掃羅的僕人洗巴來, 對他說: “我已將屬掃羅和他的一切家產都賜給你主人的兒子了.

9:10 You shall till the land for him, you and your sons and your servants; you shall bring in the produce and it shall be food for the son of your master that he may eat. But Mephibosheth the son of your master may always eat food at my table.” (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty slaves.)
你和你的眾子,僕人要為你主人的兒子米非波設耕種田地, 把所產的拿來供他食用; 他卻要常與我同席吃飯. ”洗巴有十五個兒子, 二十個僕人.

9:11 Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my master the king commands his servant, so your servant will do.” So Mephibosheth was eating at his table as one of the sons of the king.
洗巴對王說: “凡我主我王吩咐僕人的, 僕人都必遵行. ”王又說: “米非波設必與我同席吃飯, 如王的兒子一樣. ”

9:12 Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Micah, and all of the dwelling of the household of Ziba became servants for Mephibosheth.
米非波設有一個小兒子, 名叫米迦. 凡住在洗巴家裡的人都作了米非波設的僕人.

9:13 And Mephibosheth was living in Jerusalem, because he was continually eating at the table of the king, even though he was lame in both of his feet.
於是米非波設住在耶路撒冷, 常與王同席吃飯. 他兩腿都是瘸的.

II Samuel - Chapter 10

10:1 Afterwards the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun ruled in his place.
此後, 亞捫人的王死了, 他兒子哈嫩接續他作王.

10:2 David said, “I will show loyal love with Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father showed loyal love with me.” So David sent to console him concerning his father, by the hand of his servants. And the servants of David came to the land of the Ammonites.
大衛說: “我要照哈嫩的父親拿轄厚待我的恩典厚待哈嫩. ”於是大衛差遣臣僕, 為他喪父安慰他. 大衛的臣僕到了亞捫人的境內.

10:3 But the commanders of the Ammonites said to Hanun their master, “In your opinion, is David honoring your father because he has sent condolences to you? Is it not in order to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it that David sent his servants to you?”
但亞捫人的首領對他們的主哈嫩說: “大衛差人來安慰你, 你想他是尊敬你父親嗎? 他差臣僕來不是詳察窺探,要傾覆這城嗎? ”

10:4 Then Hanun took the servants of David, and he shaved off half of their beards and cut their garments off in the middle up to their buttocks, then sent them away.
哈嫩便將大衛臣僕的鬍鬚剃去一半, 又割斷他們下半截的衣服, 使他們露出下體, 打發他們回去.

10:5 When they told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Remain in Jericho until your beards have grown, and then you can return.”
有人告訴大衛, 他就差人去迎接他們, (因為他們甚覺羞恥), 告訴他們說: “可以住在耶利哥, 等到鬍鬚長起再回來. ”

10:6 When the Ammonites saw that they had become odious to David, the Ammonites sent word and hired Aram Beth-Rehob and Aram-Zobah, twenty thousand infantry; and they also hired the king of Maacah, a thousand men, and the men of Tob, twelve thousand men.
亞捫人知道大衛憎惡他們, 就打發人去, 招募伯‧利合的亞蘭人和瑣巴的亞蘭人, 步兵二萬, 與瑪迦王的人一千,陀伯人一萬二千.

10:7 When David heard, he sent Joab and all the army of mighty warriors.
大衛聽見了, 就差派約押統帶勇猛的全軍出去.

10:8 The Ammonites came out and drew up a battle formation at the entrance of the gate, but Aram-Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were alone in the open field.
亞捫人出來, 在城門前擺陣; 瑣巴與利合的亞蘭人,陀伯人, 並瑪迦人, 另在郊野擺陣.

10:9 When Joab saw that the battle was to be fought on two fronts, he chose from all the members of the elite troops of Israel and lined them up for battle to meet Aram.
約押看見敵人在他前後擺陣, 就從以色列軍中挑選精兵, 使他們對著亞蘭人擺陣.

10:10 The rest of the army he placed into the hand of his brother Abishai, who arranged them in battle lines to meet the Ammonites.
其餘的兵交與他兄弟亞比篩, 對著亞捫人擺陣.

10:11 Then he said, “If Aram is stronger than I am, you must become my deliverer; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to rescue you.
約押對亞比篩說: “亞蘭人若強過我, 你就來幫助我; 亞捫人若強過你, 我就去幫助你.

10:12 Be strong, and let us strengthen ourselves for the sake of the people and for the sake of the cities of our God. May Yahweh do what is good in his eyes.
我們都當剛強, 為本國的民和神的城邑作大丈夫. 願耶和華憑他的意旨而行! ”

10:13 Joab and all the people who were with him moved forward into the battle against Aram, and they fled from before him.
於是, 約押和跟隨他的人前進攻打亞蘭人; 亞蘭人在約押面前逃跑.

10:14 When the Ammonites saw that Aram had fled, they fled from before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
亞捫人見亞蘭人逃跑, 他們也在亞比篩面前逃跑進城. 約押就離開亞捫人那裡, 回耶路撒冷去了.

10:15 When the Arameans saw that they were defeated before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
亞蘭人見自己被以色列人打敗, 就又聚集.

10:16 Then Hadadezer sent and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam. Now Shobach, the commander of the army of Hadadezer, was at their head.
哈大底謝差遣人, 將大河那邊的亞蘭人調來; 他們到了希蘭, 哈大底謝的將軍朔法率領他們.

10:17 David was told, so he gathered all Israel and crossed over the Jordan and came to Helam. Aram arranged themselves in battle lines to meet David, and they fought with him.
有人告訴大衛, 他就聚集以色列眾人, 過約旦河, 來到希蘭. 亞蘭人迎著大衛擺陣, 與他打仗.

10:18 And Aram fled before Israel, and David killed from the Arameans seven hundred chariot teams and forty thousand horsemen. He struck down Shobach, the commander of his army, and he died there.
亞蘭人在以色列人面前逃跑; 大衛殺了亞蘭七百輛戰車的人, 四萬馬兵, 又殺了亞蘭的將軍朔法.

10:19 When all the kings, the servants of Hadadezer, saw that he had been defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them, and Aram was afraid to help the Ammonites any longer.
屬哈大底謝的諸王見自己被以色列人打敗, 就與以色列人和好, 歸服他們. 於是亞蘭人不敢再幫助亞捫人了.

II Samuel - Chapter 11

11:1 It came about in the spring, at the time kings go out, David sent Joab and his servants with him and all of Israel. They ravaged all of the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David was remaining in Jerusalem.
過了一年, 到列王出戰的時候, 大衛又差派約押, 率領臣僕和以色列眾人出戰. 他們就打敗亞捫人, 圍攻拉巴. 大衛仍住在耶路撒冷.

11:2 It happened late one afternoon that David got up from his bed and walked about on the roof of the king’s house, and he saw a woman bathing on her roof. Now the woman was very beautiful.
一日, 太陽平西, 大衛從床上起來, 在王宮的平頂上遊行, 看見一個婦人沐浴, 容貌甚美,

11:3 David sent and inquired about the woman, and someone said, “Is this not Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”
大衛就差人打聽那婦人是誰. 有人說: “她是以連的女兒, 赫人烏利亞的妻拔示巴. ”

11:4 Then David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) And she returned to her house.
大衛差人去, 將婦人接來; 那時她的月經才得潔淨. 她來了, 大衛與她同房, 她就回家去了.

11:5 The woman became pregnant, and she sent and told David, and she said, “I am pregnant.”
於是她懷了孕, 打發人去告訴大衛說: “我懷了孕. ”

11:6 So David sent to Joab, “Send Uriah the Hittite to me.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.
大衛差人到約押那裡, 說: “你打發赫人烏利亞到我這裡來. ”約押就打發烏利亞去見大衛.

11:7 Uriah came to him, and David asked how Joab and the army fared and how the war was going.
烏利亞來了, 大衛問約押好, 也問兵好, 又問爭戰的事怎樣.

11:8 David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house, and wash your feet.” So Uriah went out from the king’s house, and a gift from the king went out after him.
大衛對烏利亞說: “你回家去, 洗洗腳吧! ”烏利亞出了王宮, 隨後王送他一分食物.

11:9 But Uriah slept at the entrance of the king’s house with all the servants of his master and did not go down to his house.
烏利亞卻和他主人的僕人一同睡在宮門外, 沒有回家去.

11:10 They told David, “Uriah did not go down to his house.” David said to Uriah, “Are you not coming from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?”
有人告訴大衛說: “烏利亞沒有回家去. ”大衛就問烏利亞說: “你從遠路上來, 為甚麼不回家去呢? ”

11:11 Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are living in the booths; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping on the surface of the open field; and I, shall I go to my house to eat and to drink and to sleep with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I surely will not do this thing.”
烏利亞對大衛說: “約櫃和以色列與猶大兵都住在棚裡, 我主約押和我主(或譯: 王)的僕人都在田野安營, 我豈可回家吃喝,與妻子同寢呢? 我敢在王面前起誓(原文是我指著王和王的性命起誓): 我決不行這事! ”

11:12 David said to Uriah, “Remain here today, and tomorrow I will send you away.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem on that day and the next.
大衛吩咐烏利亞說: “你今日仍住在這裡, 明日我打發你去. ”於是烏利亞那日和次日住在耶路撒冷.

11:13 David invited him, and he ate and drank in his presence so that he became drunk, and he went out in the evening to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.
大衛召了烏利亞來, 叫他在自己面前吃喝, 使他喝醉. 到了晚上, 烏利亞出去與他主的僕人一同住宿, 還沒有回到家裡去.

11:14 And it happened in the morning, David wrote a letter to Joab, and he sent it by the hand of Uriah.
次日早晨, 大衛寫信與約押, 交烏利亞隨手帶去.

11:15 He had written in the letter, “Put Uriah in the front, in the face of the fiercest fighting, then draw back from behind him so that he may be struck down and die.”
信內寫著說: “要派烏利亞前進, 到陣勢極險之處, 你們便退後, 使他被殺. ”

11:16 When Joab was besieging the city, he put Uriah toward the place which he knew there were valiant warriors.
約押圍城的時候, 知道敵人那裡有勇士, 便將烏利亞派在那裡.

11:17 The men of the city came out and fought with Joab. Some from the army from the servants of David fell; Uriah the Hittite also died.
城裡的人出來和約押打仗; 大衛的僕人中有幾個被殺的, 赫人烏利亞也死了.

11:18 Joab sent and told David all of the news of the battle.
於是, 約押差人去將爭戰的一切事告訴大衛,

11:19 He instructed the messenger, saying, “As you are finishing to speak all the news of the battle to the king,
又囑咐使者說: “你把爭戰的一切事對王說完了,

11:20 if the anger of the king rises and he says to you, ‘Why did you go near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from atop the wall?
王若發怒, 問你說: ‘你們打仗為甚麼挨近城牆呢? 豈不知敵人必從城上射箭嗎?

11:21 Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerub-bosheth, if not a woman who threw an upper millstone on him from atop the wall and he died at Thebez? Why did you go near the wall?’ Then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite also died.’ ”
從前打死耶路‧比設(就是耶路‧巴力, 見士師記九章一節)兒子亞比米勒的是誰呢? 豈不是一個婦人從城上拋下一塊上磨石來, 打在他身上, 他就死在提備斯麼? 你們為甚麼挨近城牆呢? ’你就說: ‘王的僕人─赫人烏利亞也死了. ’”

11:22 Then the messenger left, and he came and told David all that Joab had sent him to say.
使者起身, 來見大衛, 照著約押所吩咐他的話奏告大衛.

11:23 The messenger said to David, “Because the men overpowered us, the men came out to us in the field, but we forced them back to the entrance of the gate.
使者對大衛說: “敵人強過我們, 出到郊野與我們打仗, 我們追殺他們, 直到城門口.

11:24 The archers shot at your servant from atop the wall, and some of the servants of the king died; your servant Uriah the Hittite also died.”
射箭的從城上射王的僕人, 射死幾個, 赫人烏利亞也死了. ”

11:25 Then David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall say to Joab, ‘Do not feel badly about this matter; now one and then another the sword will devour. Intensify your attack on the city and overthrow it.’ ” And he encouraged him.
王向使者說: “你告訴約押說: ‘不要因這事愁悶, 刀劍或吞滅這人或吞滅那人, 沒有一定的; 你只管竭力攻城, 將城傾覆. ’可以用這話勉勵約押. ”

11:26 When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned over her husband.
烏利亞的妻聽見丈夫烏利亞死了, 就為他哀哭.

11:27 When the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his household, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing which David had done was evil in the eyes of Yahweh.
哀哭的日子過了, 大衛差人將她接到宮裡, 她就作了大衛的妻, 給大衛生了一個兒子. 但大衛所行的這事, 耶和華甚不喜悅.

II Samuel - Chapter 12

12:1 So Yahweh sent Nathan to David, and he came to him and said, “Two men were in a certain city; one was rich and the other was poor.
耶和華差遣拿單去見大衛. 拿單到了大衛那裡, 對他說: “在一座城裡有兩個人: 一個是富戶, 一個是窮人.

12:2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
富戶有許多牛群羊群;

12:3 but the poor man had nothing except for one small ewe lamb which he had bought. He had nurtured her, and she grew up with him and with his children together. She used to eat from his morsel and drink from his cup, and she used to lie in his lap and became like a daughter for him.
窮人除了所買來養活的一隻小母羊羔之外, 別無所有. 羊羔在他家裡和他兒女一同長大, 吃他所吃的, 喝他所喝的, 睡在他懷中, 在他看來如同女兒一樣.

12:4 And a visitor came to the rich man, but he was reluctant to take from his flocks or from his herds to prepare a meal for the traveler when he came to him. So he took the ewe lamb of the poor man and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”
有一客人來到這富戶家裡; 富戶捨不得從自己的牛群羊群中取一隻預備給客人吃, 卻取了那窮人的羊羔, 預備給客人吃. ”

12:5 Then the anger of David was kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this deserves to die!
大衛就甚惱怒那人, 對拿單說: “我指著永生的耶和華起誓, 行這事的人該死!

12:6 He shall restore the ewe lamb fourfold because he has done this thing, and because he had no pity.”
他必償還羊羔四倍; 因為他行這事, 沒有憐恤的心. ”

12:7 Then Nathan said to him, “You are the man! Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘I anointed you as king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
拿單對大衛說: “你就是那人! 耶和華─以色列的神如此說: ‘我膏你作以色列的王, 救你脫離掃羅的手.

12:8 I gave you the household of your master and the women of your master into your lap. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah; if that had been too little, I would have added to you much more.
我將你主人的家業賜給你, 將你主人的妻交在你懷裡, 又將以色列和猶大家賜給你; 你若還以為不足, 我早就加倍地賜給你.

12:9 Why have you despised the word of Yahweh by doing evil in his eyes? Uriah the Hittite you have struck down with the sword, and his wife you have taken to yourself as wife! You have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites!
你為甚麼藐視耶和華的命令, 行他眼中看為惡的事呢? 你借亞捫人的刀殺害赫人烏利亞, 又娶了他的妻為妻.

12:10 So then, a sword will not turn away from your house forever, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife!’
你既藐視我, 娶了赫人烏利亞的妻為妻, 所以刀劍必永不離開你的家. ’

12:11 Thus says Yahweh, ‘Look, I am going to raise up evil against you from within your house, and I will take your women before your eyes, and I will give them to your neighbor, and he shall sleep with your wives in broad daylight.
耶和華如此說: ‘我必從你家中興起禍患攻擊你; 我必在你眼前把你的妃嬪賜給別人, 他在日光之下就與她們同寢.

12:12 Though you did this in secret, I will do this thing before all of Israel in broad daylight!’ ”
你在暗中行這事, 我卻要在以色列眾人面前, 日光之下, 報應你. ’”

12:13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh!” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh has also forgiven your sin; you shall not die.
大衛對拿單說: “我得罪耶和華了! ”拿單說: “耶和華已經除掉你的罪, 你必不至於死.

12:14 But because you have utterly scorned Yahweh in this matter, the son born for you will certainly die.”
只是你行這事, 叫耶和華的仇敵大得褻瀆的機會, 故此, 你所得的孩子必定要死. ”

12:15 Then Nathan went to his house, and Yahweh struck the child that the wife of Uriah bore for David, and he became ill.
拿單就回家去了. 耶和華擊打烏利亞妻給大衛所生的孩子, 使他得重病.

12:16 David pleaded with God on behalf of the boy and David fasted. He went to spend the night and lay upon the ground.
所以大衛為這孩子懇求神, 而且禁食, 進入內室, 終夜躺在地上.

12:17 The elders of his household stood over him to lift him up from the ground, but he was not willing, and he did not eat any food with them.
他家中的老臣來到他旁邊, 要把他從地上扶起來, 他卻不肯起來, 也不同他們吃飯.

12:18 It happened on the seventh day that the child died, and the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, when the child was alive, we spoke to him, but he would not listen to our voice. How can we tell him, ‘The child is dead’? He may do something evil.”
到第七日, 孩子死了. 大衛的臣僕不敢告訴他孩子死了, 因他們說: “孩子還活著的時候, 我們勸他, 他尚且不肯聽我們的話, 若告訴他孩子死了, 豈不更加憂傷嗎? ”

12:19 When David saw that his servants were whispering together, he realized that the child was dead. Then David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is dead.”
大衛見臣僕彼此低聲說話, 就知道孩子死了, 問臣僕說: “孩子死了嗎? ”他們說: “死了. ”

12:20 David stood up from the ground and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothing. Then he went to the house of Yahweh and worshiped, and he went to his own house. He asked, so they served him food, and he ate.
大衛就從地上起來, 沐浴, 抹膏, 換了衣裳, 進耶和華的殿敬拜; 然後回宮, 吩咐人擺飯, 他便吃了.

12:21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept; now that the child has died, you get up and eat food!”
臣僕問他說: “你所行的是甚麼意思? 孩子活著的時候, 你禁食哭泣; 孩子死了, 你倒起來吃飯. ”

12:22 He said, “When the child was still alive, I fasted and I wept because I thought, ‘Who knows? Yahweh may have mercy on me that the child will live.’
大衛說: “孩子還活著, 我禁食哭泣; 因為我想, 或者耶和華憐恤我, 使孩子不死也未可知.

12:23 But now he is dead. Why should I be fasting? Am I able to return him again? I am going to him, but he cannot return to me.”
孩子死了, 我何必禁食, 我豈能使他返回呢? 我必往他那裡去, 他卻不能回我這裡來. ”

12:24 David consoled Bathsheba his wife, and he went to her and slept with her. She bore a son, and he called him Solomon, and Yahweh loved him.
大衛安慰他的妻拔示巴, 與她同寢, 她就生了兒子, 給他起名叫所羅門. 耶和華也喜愛他,

12:25 He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet, so he called him Jedidiah because of Yahweh.
就藉先知拿單賜他一個名字, 叫耶底底亞, 因為耶和華愛他.

12:26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and he captured the royal city.
約押攻取亞捫人的京城拉巴.

12:27 Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, “We have fought against Rabbah, and we captured the city of the waters.
約押打發使者去見大衛, 說: “我攻打拉巴, 取其水城.

12:28 So then, gather the remainder of the army and encamp against the city and capture it, lest I capture the city and my name be proclaimed over it.”
現在你要聚集其餘的軍兵來, 安營圍攻這城, 恐怕我取了這城, 人就以我的名叫這城. ”

12:29 So David gathered all of the army, and he went to Rabbah and fought against it and captured it.
於是大衛聚集眾軍, 往拉巴去攻城, 就取了這城,

12:30 He took the crown of their king from his head. (Now its weight was a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it and it was put on David’s head.) He brought out the plunder of the city in great abundance.
奪了亞捫人之王所戴的金冠冕(王: 或譯瑪勒堪; 瑪勒堪就是米勒公, 又名摩洛, 亞捫族之神名), 其上的金子重一他連得, 又嵌著寶石. 人將這冠冕戴在大衛頭上. 大衛從城裡奪了許多財物,

12:31 He also brought out the people who were in it and put them to the saws and to the iron picks and to the iron axes, and he sent them to the place of the brickmakers. Thus he used to do to all the cities of the Ammonites, and he and all of the army returned to Jerusalem.
將城裡的人拉出來, 放在鋸下, 或鐵耙下, 或鐵斧下, 或叫他經過磚窯(或譯: 強他們用鋸, 或用打糧食的鐵器, 或用鐵斧做工, 或使在磚窯裡服役); 大衛待亞捫各城的居民都是如此. 其後, 大衛和眾軍都回耶路撒冷去了.

II Samuel - Chapter 13

13:1 It happened afterwards that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon the son of David fell in love with her.
大衛的兒子押沙龍有一個美貌的妹子, 名叫她瑪. 大衛的兒子暗嫩愛她.

13:2 And Amnon was so frustrated that he felt ill because of Tamar his sister, because she was a virgin, and it was too difficult in Amnon’s eyes to do anything with her.
暗嫩為他妹子她瑪憂急成病. 她瑪還是處女, 暗嫩以為難向她行事.

13:3 Now Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, the brother of David. (Now Jonadab was a very crafty man.)
暗嫩有一個朋友, 名叫約拿達, 是大衛長兄示米亞的兒子. 這約拿達為人極其狡猾;

13:4 And he said to him, “Why are you so sullen every morning, O son of the king? Will you not tell me?” And Amnon said to him, “I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom.”
他問暗嫩說: “王的兒子啊, 為何一天比一天瘦弱呢? 請你告訴我. ”暗嫩回答說: “我愛我兄弟押沙龍的妹子她瑪. ”

13:5 Then Jonadab said to him, “Lie down on your bed and appear ill. If your father comes to see you, you shall say to him, ‘Please let Tamar my sister come and give me food to eat, and let her prepare the food before my eyes, in order that I may see it and eat from her hand.’ ”
約拿達說: “你不如躺在床上裝病; 你父親來看你, 就對他說: ‘求父叫我妹子她瑪來, 在我眼前預備食物, 遞給我吃, 使我看見, 好從她手裡接過來吃. ’”

13:6 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill, and the king came to see him. Amnon said to the king, “Please let Tamar my sister come, and let her bake two cakes before my eyes that I may eat from her hand.”
於是暗嫩躺臥裝病. 王來看他, 他對王說: “求父叫我妹子她瑪來, 在我眼前為我做兩個餅, 我好從她手裡接過來吃. ”

13:7 So David sent to the house for Tamar, saying, “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare food for him.”
大衛就打發人到宮裡, 對她瑪說: “你往你哥哥暗嫩的屋裡去, 為他預備食物. ”

13:8 Tamar went to the house of Amnon her brother. Now he was lying down, and she took the dough and kneaded it and made cakes before his eyes, and she baked the cakes.
她瑪就到她哥哥暗嫩的屋裡; 暗嫩正躺臥. 她瑪摶麵, 在他眼前做餅, 且烤熟了,

13:9 Then she took the pan and poured it out before him, but he refused to eat. Then Amnon said, “Let all the men go out from me.” So all the men went out from him.
在他面前將餅從鍋裡倒出來, 他卻不肯吃, 便說: “眾人離開我出去吧! ”眾人就都離開他, 出去了.

13:10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food to the private room that I may eat from your hand.” So Tamar took the cakes which she had made and brought them to Amnon her brother in the private room.
暗嫩對她瑪說: “你把食物拿進臥房, 我好從你手裡接過來吃. ”她瑪就把所做的餅拿進臥房, 到她哥哥暗嫩那裡,

13:11 When she brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister!”
拿著餅上前給他吃, 他便拉住她瑪, 說: “我妹妹, 你來與我同寢. ”

13:12 Then Tamar said to him, “No, my brother! Do not force me, for such a thing has not been done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!
她瑪說: “我哥哥, 不要玷辱我. 以色列人中不當這樣行, 你不要做這醜事;

13:13 As for me, where should I take my disgrace? You will be as one of the fools in Israel. So please, speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”
你玷辱了我, 我何以掩蓋我的羞恥呢? 你在以色列中也成了愚妄人. 你可以求王, 他必不禁止我歸你. ”

13:14 But he was not willing to listen to her voice. He was stronger than she, and he forced her and lay with her.
但暗嫩不肯聽她的話, 因比她力大, 就玷辱她, 與她同寢.

13:15 Then Amnon hated her very deeply, for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. So Amnon said to her, “Get up and go.”
隨後, 暗嫩極其恨她, 那恨她的心比先前愛她的心更甚, 對她說: “你起來, 去吧! ”

13:16 She said to him, “No, because this evil in sending me away is greater than the other you have done to me.” But he was not willing to listen to her.
她瑪說: “不要這樣! 你趕出我去的這罪比你才行的更重! ”但暗嫩不肯聽她的話,

13:17 Then he called his young man who was serving him and said, “Please send this woman from me to the outside, and bolt the door behind her!”
就叫伺候自己的僕人來, 說: “將這個女子趕出去! 她一出去, 你就關門, 上閂. ”

13:18 Now there was a long-sleeved robe on her, for so they clothed the daughters of the king who were virgins, in robes. His servant put her outside, and he bolted the door behind her.
那時她瑪穿著彩衣, 因為沒有出嫁的公主都是這樣穿. 暗嫩的僕人就把她趕出去, 關門上閂.

13:19 Tamar put ashes on her head, and she tore the long-sleeved robe which was on her. She put her hand on her head, and she went away, crying out as she went.
她瑪把灰塵撒在頭上, 撕裂所穿的彩衣, 以手抱頭, 一面行走, 一面哭喊.

13:20 Absalom her brother said to her, “Was Amnon your brother with you? But now, my sister, be quiet; he is your brother. Do not take this matter to heart.” So Tamar remained a desolate woman in the house of Absalom her brother.
她胞兄押沙龍問她說: “莫非你哥哥暗嫩與你親近了嗎? 我妹妹, 暫且不要作聲, 他是你的哥哥, 不要將這事放在心上. ”她瑪就孤孤單單地住在她胞兄押沙龍家裡.

13:21 Now King David heard all these things, and he became very angry.
大衛王聽見這事, 就甚發怒.

13:22 Absalom did not speak with Amnon either bad or good, for Absalom hated Amnon over the matter when he raped Tamar his sister.
押沙龍並不和他哥哥暗嫩說好說歹; 因為暗嫩玷辱他妹妹她瑪, 所以押沙龍恨惡他.

13:23 About two full years later, Absalom’s shearers were in Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom summoned all the sons of the king.
過了二年, 在靠近以法蓮的巴力‧夏瑣有人為押沙龍剪羊毛; 押沙龍請王的眾子與他同去.

13:24 Then Absalom went to the king and said, “Look, here are your servant’s shearers; please let the king and his servants go with your servant.
押沙龍來見王, 說: “現在有人為僕人剪羊毛, 請王和王的臣僕與僕人同去. ”

13:25 The king said to Absalom, “No my son, not all of us shall go, so that we not be a burden to you.” And he urged him, but he was not willing to go, but he blessed him.
王對押沙龍說: “我兒, 我們不必都去, 恐怕使你耗費太多. ”押沙龍再三請王, 王仍是不肯去, 只為他祝福.

13:26 So Absalom said, “But will you not let Amnon my brother go with us?” And the king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”
押沙龍說: “王若不去, 求王許我哥哥暗嫩同去. ”王說: “何必要他去呢? ”

13:27 But Absalom pressed him, so he sent Amnon with him and all of the sons of the king.
押沙龍再三求王, 王就許暗嫩和王的眾子與他同去.

13:28 Absalom commanded his servants, saying, “Please watch. At the moment the heart of Amnon is tipsy with wine, then I shall say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ and you shall kill him! Don’t be afraid. Is it not I myself who has commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant!
押沙龍吩咐僕人說: “你們注意, 看暗嫩飲酒暢快的時候, 我對你們說殺暗嫩, 你們便殺他, 不要懼怕. 這不是我吩咐你們的嗎? 你們只管壯膽奮勇! ”

13:29 So Absalom’s servants did to Amnon just as Absalom commanded, and all the sons of the king got up, and each mounted his mule and fled.
押沙龍的僕人就照押沙龍所吩咐的, 向暗嫩行了. 王的眾子都起來, 各人騎上騾子, 逃跑了.

13:30 While they were on the way, the message came to David, “Absalom has killed all the sons of the king, and not one of them was left.”
他們還在路上, 有風聲傳到大衛那裡, 說: “押沙龍將王的眾子都殺了, 沒有留下一個. ”

13:31 Then the king rose and tore his garments, and he lay on the ground, and all his servants standing by were tearing their garments.
王就起來, 撕裂衣服, 躺在地上. 王的臣僕也都撕裂衣服, 站在旁邊.

13:32 Then Jonadab the son of Shimeah, the brother of David, responded and said, “My lord should not think that all the young men, the sons of the king, are dead, because only Amnon is dead. Absalom was talking about it, as it was being determined from the day he raped Tamar his sister.
大衛的長兄, 示米亞的兒子約拿達說: “我主, 不要以為王的眾子─少年人都殺了, 只有暗嫩一個人死了. 自從暗嫩玷辱押沙龍妹子她瑪的那日, 押沙龍就定意殺暗嫩了.

13:33 So then, let not my lord the king set his heart on this matter, thinking, ‘All the sons of the king are dead,’ for only Amnon alone is dead.”
現在, 我主我王, 不要把這事放在心上, 以為王的眾子都死了, 只有暗嫩一個人死了. ”

13:34 So Absalom fled, and the young man who was keeping watch lifted up his eyes and saw, and there were many people coming from the road behind him from the side of the mountain.
押沙龍逃跑了. 守望的少年人舉目觀看, 見有許多人從山坡的路上來.

13:35 Jonadab said to the king, “Look, the sons of the king have come. According to the word of your servant, so it has come about.”
約拿達對王說: “看哪, 王的眾子都來了, 果然與你僕人所說的相合. ”

13:36 When he finished speaking, look, the sons of the king came and they lifted up their voice and wept. Also, the king and all his servants wept a very great weeping.
話才說完, 王的眾子都到了, 放聲大哭; 王和臣僕也都哭得甚慟.

13:37 Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, the king of Geshur. David mourned over his son day after day.
押沙龍逃到基述王亞米忽的兒子達買那裡去了. 大衛天天為他兒子悲哀.

13:38 But Absalom had fled and went to Geshur, and he was there three years.
押沙龍逃到基述, 在那裡住了三年.

13:39 King David longed to go out to Absalom, for he was consoled that Amnon had died.
暗嫩死了以後, 大衛王得了安慰, 心裡切切想念押沙龍.

II Samuel - Chapter 14

14:1 Joab the son of Zeruiah realized that the mind of the king was on Absalom.
洗魯雅的兒子約押, 知道王心裡想念押沙龍,

14:2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and took from there a wise woman, and he said to her, “Please pretend to mourn and put on garments of mourning. You should not anoint yourself with oil, and you must act like this woman who has been mourning over the dead for a long time.
就打發人往提哥亞去, 從那裡叫了一個聰明的婦人來, 對她說: “請你假裝居喪的, 穿上孝衣, 不要用膏抹身, 要裝作為死者許久悲哀的婦人;

14:3 Then you must go to the king and speak to him according to this word.” Thus Joab put the words in her mouth.
進去見王, 對王如此如此說. ”於是約押將當說的話教導了婦人.

14:4 So the Tekoite woman spoke to the king, and she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance. She said, “Help me, O king!”
提哥亞婦人到王面前, 伏地叩拜, 說: “王啊, 求你拯救! ”

14:5 Then the king asked her, “What do you want?” And she said, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
王問她說: “你有甚麼事呢? ”回答說: “婢女實在是寡婦, 我丈夫死了.

14:6 Your servant had two sons, and they both fought in the open field, and there was no one to part them. One struck the other and killed him.
我有兩個兒子, 一日在田間爭鬥, 沒有人解勸, 這個就打死那個.

14:7 And look, all of the family has risen up against your servant, and they said, ‘Give up the one who struck his brother, that we may kill him in exchange for the life of his brother whom he murdered. We will also wipe out the heir,’ and so they would put out my embers which remain, by not preserving for my husband a name and a remnant on the face of the earth.”
現在全家的人都起來攻擊婢女, 說: ‘你將那打死兄弟的交出來, 我們好治死他, 償他打死兄弟的命, 滅絕那承受家業的. ’這樣, 他們要將我剩下的炭火滅盡, 不與我丈夫留名留後在世上. ”

14:8 Then the king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I myself will give the command concerning you.”
王對婦人說: “你回家去吧! 我必為你下令. ”

14:9 The Tekoite woman said to the king, “On me, my lord the king, is the guilt, and on the house of my father, but the king on his throne is innocent.”
提哥亞婦人又對王說: “我主我王, 願這罪歸我和我父家, 與王和王的位無干. ”

14:10 The king said, “Whoever has spoken to you, bring him to me, and he will not touch you again.”
王說: “凡難為你的, 你就帶他到我這裡來, 他必不再攪擾你. ”

14:11 Then she said, “Please may the king remember Yahweh your God, to prevent the increase of blood avengers who kill, so that they not wipe out my son.” He said, “As Yahweh lives, surely not one hair shall fall from your son to the ground.”
婦人說: “願王記念耶和華─你的神, 不許報血仇的人施行滅絕, 恐怕他們滅絕我的兒子. ”王說: “我指著永生的耶和華起誓: 你的兒子連一根頭髮也不致落在地上. ”

14:12 The woman said, “Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” And he said, “Speak.”
婦人說: “求我主我王容婢女再說一句話. ”王說: “你說吧! ”

14:13 The woman said, “But why have you plotted like this against the people of God? By speaking this word, he is guilty not to bring back his banished one.
婦人說: “王為何也起意要害神的民呢? 王不使那逃亡的人回來, 王的這話就是自證己錯了!

14:14 For we must certainly die, and we are as the waters spilled to the ground which cannot be gathered. God will not take a life but devises plans for a banished person not to be cast out from him.
我們都是必死的, 如同水潑在地上, 不能收回. 神並不奪取人的性命, 乃設法使逃亡的人不致成為趕出,回不來的.

14:15 Now I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, because the people made me afraid, and your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king, perhaps the king will grant the request of his servant.
我來將這話告訴我主我王, 是因百姓使我懼怕. 婢女想, 不如將這話告訴王, 或者王成就婢女所求的.

14:16 For the king will listen, to deliver his servant from the hand of the man who seeks to destroy me and my son together from the inheritance of God.’
人要將我和我兒子從神的地業上一同除滅, 王必應允救我脫離他的手.

14:17 Your servant also thought, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring rest, for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king, to sense what is good and what is bad.’ May Yahweh your God be with you.”
婢女又想, 我主我王的話必安慰我; 因為我主我王能辨別是非, 如同神的使者一樣. 惟願耶和華─你的神與你同在! ”

14:18 The king answered and said to the woman, “Please do not withhold from me a thing which I am about to ask you.” The woman said, “Please let my lord the king speak.”
王對婦人說: “我要問你一句話, 你一點不要瞞我. ”婦人說: “願我主我王說. ”

14:19 The king asked, “Was the hand of Joab with you in all of this?” The woman answered and said, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, surely one cannot go to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken. Yes, your servant Joab himself commanded me, and he put all of these words in the mouth of your servant.
王說: “你這些話莫非是約押的主意嗎? ”婦人說: “我敢在我主我王面前起誓: 王的話正對, 不偏左右, 是王的僕人約押吩咐我的, 這些話是他教導我的.

14:20 In order to change the situation, your servant Joab did this thing. But my lord has wisdom, as the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all that is on the earth.”
王的僕人約押如此行, 為要挽回這事. 我主的智慧卻如神使者的智慧, 能知世上一切事. ”

14:21 Then the king said to Joab, “Look, please, I will grant this thing. Go and bring back the young man Absalom.”
王對約押說: “我應允你這事. 你可以去, 把那少年人押沙龍帶回來. ”

14:22 Joab fell with his face to the ground and did obeisance. And he blessed the king, and he said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, in that the king has granted the request of his servant.”
約押就面伏於地叩拜, 祝謝於王, 又說: “王既應允僕人所求的, 僕人今日知道在我主我王眼前蒙恩了. ”

14:23 Then Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
於是約押起身往基述去, 將押沙龍帶回耶路撒冷.

14:24 The king said, “Let him go over to his house, and he may not see my face.” So Absalom went over to his house, and did not see the face of the king.
王說: “使他回自己家裡去, 不要見我的面. ”押沙龍就回自己家裡去, 沒有見王的面.

14:25 As far as Absalom, there was not a more handsome man in all of Israel to admire so much; from the sole of his foot up to his crown, there was no physical defect on him.
以色列全地之中, 無人像押沙龍那樣俊美, 得人的稱讚, 從腳底到頭頂毫無瑕疵.

14:26 When he shaved his head, it would happen every year, which he did because it was heavy on him, he would shave it off and weigh the hair of his head: two hundred shekels by the king’s weight.
他的頭髮甚重, 每到年底剪髮一次; 所剪下來的, 按王的平稱一稱, 重二百舍客勒.

14:27 Three sons were born to Absalom and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a woman beautiful of appearance.
押沙龍生了三個兒子, 一個女兒. 女兒名叫她瑪, 是個容貌俊美的女子.

14:28 Absalom lived in Jerusalem two full years, but he did not see the face of the king.
押沙龍住在耶路撒冷足有二年, 沒有見王的面.

14:29 So Absalom sent for Joab, in order that he send him to the king, but he was not willing to go to him. He sent again a second time, but he was not willing to go.
押沙龍打發人去叫約押來, 要託他去見王, 約押卻不肯來. 第二次打發人去叫他, 他仍不肯來.

14:30 So he said to his servants, “Look at the tract of land of Joab next to mine, for he has barley plants there. Go, set it ablaze with fire.” So the servants of Absalom set the tract of land ablaze with fire.
所以押沙龍對僕人說: “你們看, 約押有一塊田, 與我的田相近, 其中有大麥, 你們去放火燒了. ”押沙龍的僕人就去放火燒了那田.

14:31 Then Joab got up and went to Absalom, to the house, and said to him, “Why have your servants set my tract of land ablaze with fire?”
於是約押起來, 到了押沙龍家裡, 問他說: “你的僕人為何放火燒了我的田呢? ”

14:32 Absalom said to Joab, “Look, I have sent to you, saying, ‘Come here that I may send you to the king to say, “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.” ’ So then, let me see the face of the king; if there is guilt in me, then let him kill me.”
押沙龍回答約押說: “我打發人去請你來, 好託你去見王, 替我說: ‘我為何從基述回來呢? 不如仍在那裡. ’現在要許我見王的面; 我若有罪, 任憑王殺我就是了. ”

14:33 So Joab went to the king and he told him. Then he summoned Absalom, and he came to the king, and he bowed down to him with his face to the ground before the king. Then the king kissed Absalom.
於是約押去見王, 將這話奏告王, 王便叫押沙龍來. 押沙龍來見王, 在王面前俯伏於地, 王就與押沙龍親嘴.

II Samuel - Chapter 15

15:1 It happened afterward that Absalom made himself a chariot with horses and fifty men running before him.
此後, 押沙龍為自己預備車馬, 又派五十人在他前頭奔走.

15:2 Absalom used to rise early in the morning, and he stood beside the road at the gate; anyone who had a legal dispute to bring to the king for judgment Absalom would call to him and say, “Where are you from?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”
押沙龍常常早晨起來, 站在城門的道旁, 凡有爭訟要去求王判斷的, 押沙龍就叫他過來, 問他說: “你是哪一城的人? ”回答說: “僕人是以色列某支派的人. ”

15:3 Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your case is good and right, but for you there is no hearing with the king.”
押沙龍對他說: “你的事有情有理, 無奈王沒有委人聽你伸訴. ”

15:4 Then Absalom would say, “Oh, that someone would appoint me as judge in the land, that anyone might come to me who had a legal dispute or a case, and I would give him justice.”
押沙龍又說: “恨不得我作國中的士師! 凡有爭訟求審判的到我這裡來, 我必秉公判斷. ”

15:5 It happened whenever anyone drew near to do obeisance to him, that he would stretch his hand and take hold of him and kiss him.
若有人近前來要拜押沙龍, 押沙龍就伸手拉住他, 與他親嘴.

15:6 Absalom did like this to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment; so Absalom stole the hearts of the people of Israel.
以色列人中, 凡去見王求判斷的, 押沙龍都是如此待他們. 這樣, 押沙龍暗中得了以色列人的心.

15:7 It happened at the end of four years that Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow which I have made to Yahweh in Hebron,
滿了四十年(有作四年的), 押沙龍對王說: “求你准我往希伯崙去, 還我向耶和華所許的願.

15:8 for your servant made a vow while I was staying in Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If Yahweh will indeed let me return to Jerusalem, then I will worship Yahweh.’ ”
因為僕人住在亞蘭的基述, 曾許願說: ‘耶和華若使我再回耶路撒冷, 我必事奉他. ’”

15:9 Then the king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he got up and went to Hebron.
王說: “你平平安安地去吧! ”押沙龍就起身, 往希伯崙去了.

15:10 Then Absalom sent scouts throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “When you hear the sound of the trumpet, you shall shout ‘Absalom has become king in Hebron!’ ”
押沙龍打發探子走遍以色列各支派, 說: “你們一聽見角聲就說: ‘押沙龍在希伯崙作王了! ’”

15:11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem went with Absalom as invited guests, going in their innocence as they did not know anything.
押沙龍在耶路撒冷請了二百人與他同去, 都是誠誠實實去的, 並不知道其中的真情.

15:12 Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, the advisor of David, from his city Giloh, while he offered the sacrifices. The conspiracy grew in strength, and the people were going and increasing with Absalom.
押沙龍獻祭的時候, 打發人去將大衛的謀士,基羅人亞希多弗從他本城請了來. 於是叛逆的勢派甚大; 因為隨從押沙龍的人民, 日漸增多.

15:13 Then the messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.”
有人報告大衛說: “以色列人的心都歸向押沙龍了! ”

15:14 Then David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Get up and let us flee, for there will be no escape for us from Absalom! Hurry to go, otherwise he will come quickly and overtake us! And he will bring disaster on us and evil! He will attack the city with the edge of the sword!”
大衛就對耶路撒冷跟隨他的臣僕說: “我們要起來逃走, 不然都不能躲避押沙龍了; 要速速地去, 恐怕他忽然來到, 加害於我們, 用刀殺盡合城的人. ”

15:15 Then the servants of the king said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king chooses, your servants are ready to act!”
王的臣僕對王說: “我主我王所定的, 僕人都願遵行. ”

15:16 The king went out with all his household following him, but the king left behind ten concubines to look after the house.
於是王帶著全家的人出去了, 但留下十個妃嬪看守宮殿.

15:17 So the king went out with all the people following him, and they stopped at the last house.
王出去, 眾民都跟隨他, 到伯墨哈, 就住下了.

15:18 All his servants were passing by him: all of the Kerethites and all of the Pelethites and all of the Gittites—six hundred men who had followed him from Gath—passing before the king.
王的臣僕都在他面前過去. 基利提人,比利提人, 就是從迦特跟隨王來的六百人, 也都在他面前過去.

15:19 The king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why are you also coming with us? Return and stay with the king, for you are a foreigner; moreover, you are an exile. You are far from your place.
王對迦特人以太說: “你是外邦逃來的人, 為甚麼與我們同去呢? 你可以回去與新王同住, 或者回你本地去吧!

15:20 Yesterday when you came and today, I have caused you to wander by going with us. Now I am going to where I am going; return and let your brothers return. May loyal love and faithfulness be with you.”
你來的日子不多, 我今日怎好叫你與我們一同飄流,沒有一定的住處呢? 你不如帶你的弟兄回去吧! 願耶和華用慈愛誠實待你. ”

15:21 But Ittai answered the king and said, “As Yahweh lives and my lord the king lives, surely in the place wherever my lord the king shall be, if for death or if for life, surely there your servant will be.”
以太對王說: “我指著永生的耶和華起誓, 又敢在王面前起誓: 無論生死, 王在哪裡, 僕人也必在那裡. ”

15:22 Then David said to Ittai, “Go and pass over.” So Ittai the Gittite passed over and all his men and all of the little children who were with him.
大衛對以太說: “你前去過河吧! ”於是迦特人以太帶著跟隨他的人和所有的婦人孩子, 就都過去了.

15:23 All of the land was weeping with a loud voice as all the people were passing by and the king was crossing through the Wadi Kidron, and all the people were passing on the road to the wilderness.
本地的人都放聲大哭. 眾民盡都過去, 王也過了汲淪溪; 眾民往曠野去了.

15:24 Suddenly Zadok was there, and all of the Levites with him, carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set the ark of God down, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people passed out of the city.
撒督和抬神約櫃的利未人也一同來了, 將神的約櫃放下. 亞比亞他上來, 等著眾民從城裡出來過去.

15:25 The king said to Zadok, “Let the ark of God return to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of Yawheh, he will let me return and let me see him in his dwelling place.
王對撒督說: “你將神的約櫃抬回城去. 我若在耶和華眼前蒙恩, 他必使我回來, 再見約櫃和他的居所.

15:26 But if he says, ‘I take no pleasure in you,’ then I am ready. Let him do to me that which is good in his eyes.
倘若他說: ‘我不喜悅你’, 看哪, 我在這裡, 願他憑自己的意旨待我! ”

15:27 Then the king said to Zadok the priest, “Are you a seer? Return to the city in peace, with Ahimaaz your son and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons with you.
王又對祭司撒督說: “你不是先見嗎? 你可以安然回城; 你兒子亞希瑪斯和亞比亞他的兒子約拿單都可以與你同去.

15:28 See, I am waiting at the fords of the wilderness until a word comes from you all to inform me.”
我在曠野的渡口那裡等你們報信給我. ”

15:29 So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and they remained there.
於是撒督和亞比亞他將神的約櫃抬回耶路撒冷, 他們就住在那裡.

15:30 Now David was going up on the Ascent of the Olives, weeping as he went, with his head covered and going barefoot. All the people who were with him each covered their head and wept as they went.
大衛蒙頭赤腳上橄欖山, 一面上一面哭. 跟隨他的人也都蒙頭哭著上去;

15:31 Now David was told, “Ahithophel was among the conspirators with Absalom.” Then David said, “Please frustrate the counsel of Ahithophel, O Yahweh.”
有人告訴大衛說: “亞希多弗也在叛黨之中, 隨從押沙龍. ”大衛禱告說: “耶和華啊, 求你使亞希多弗的計謀變為愚拙! ”

15:32 It happened that as David was coming up to the summit where he used to worship God, suddenly Hushai the Arkite was there to meet him. His coat was torn and dirt was on his head.
大衛到了山頂,敬拜神的地方, 見亞基人戶篩, 衣服撕裂, 頭蒙灰塵來迎接他.

15:33 David said to him, “If you move on with me, you will be a burden to me,
大衛對他說: “你若與我同去, 必累贅我;

15:34 but if you want to return to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I am your servant, O king. I used to be a servant of your father, but from then and now I will be your servant,’ then you can frustrate the counsel of Ahithophel for me.
你若回城去, 對押沙龍說: ‘王啊, 我願作你的僕人; 我向來作你父親的僕人, 現在我也照樣作你的僕人. ’這樣, 你就可以為我破壞亞希多弗的計謀.

15:35 Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be with you there? It shall be that all the words you hear from the house of the king you shall tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
祭司撒督和亞比亞他豈不都在那裡嗎? 你在王宮裡聽見甚麼, 就要告訴祭司撒督和亞比亞他.

15:36 Look, there with them are their two sons, Ahimaaz of Zadok and Jonathan of Abiathar. You shall send to me by means of them all the words that you hear.”
撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯, 亞比亞他的兒子約拿單, 也都在那裡. 凡你們所聽見的可以託這二人來報告我. ”

15:37 So Hushai the friend of David came to the city as Absalom was entering Jerusalem.
於是, 大衛的朋友戶篩進了城; 押沙龍也進了耶路撒冷.

II Samuel - Chapter 16

16:1 Now David passed a little from beyond the summit, and suddenly Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him with a pair of saddled donkeys; on them were two hundred loaves of bread and a hundred raisin cakes, with a hundred summer fruits and a skin of wine.
大衛剛過山頂, 見米非波設的僕人洗巴拉著備好了的兩匹驢, 驢上馱著二百麵餅, 一百葡萄餅, 一百個夏天的果餅, 一皮袋酒來迎接他.

16:2 The king said to Ziba, “What do you want to accomplish by bringing these?” And Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on; the bread and the summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for the faint in the wilderness to drink.
王問洗巴說: “你帶這些來是甚麼意思呢? ”洗巴說: “驢是給王的家眷騎的; 麵餅和夏天的果餅是給少年人吃的; 酒是給在曠野疲乏人喝的. ”

16:3 Then the king said, “Where is the son of your lord?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is living in Jerusalem for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel shall return the kingdom of my father to me.’ ”
王問說: “你主人的兒子在哪裡呢? ”洗巴回答王說: “他仍在耶路撒冷, 因他說: ‘以色列人今日必將我父的國歸還我. ’”

16:4 The king said to Ziba, “Look, all that was Mephibosheth’s is yours.” Ziba said, “I hereby do obeisance; may I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”
王對洗巴說: “凡屬米非波設的都歸你了. ”洗巴說: “我叩拜我主我王, 願我在你眼前蒙恩. ”

16:5 King David came up to Bahurim and suddenly a man from there was coming out from the family of the house of Saul, and his name was Shimei the son of Gera. He was cursing as he came out.
大衛王到了巴戶琳, 見有一個人出來, 是掃羅族基拉的兒子, 名叫示每. 他一面走一面咒罵,

16:6 And he threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David and at all the people and at all the mighty warriors on his right and on his left.
又拿石頭砍大衛王和王的臣僕; 眾民和勇士都在王的左右.

16:7 Shimei said while cursing him, “Go out, go out, you man of bloodshed, you man of wickedness.
示每咒罵說: “你這流人血的壞人哪, 去吧去吧!

16:8 Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of the household of Saul whom you have supplanted as king, and Yahweh has given the kingship into the hand of Absalom your son. Look, you are in disaster for you are a man of blood.”
你流掃羅全家的血, 接續他作王; 耶和華把這罪歸在你身上, 將這國交給你兒子押沙龍. 現在你自取其禍, 因為你是流人血的人. ”

16:9 Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.”
洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩對王說: “這死狗豈可咒罵我主我王呢? 求你容我過去, 割下他的頭來. ”

16:10 The king said, “What do we have in common, sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because Yahweh has said to him ‘Curse David,’ who can say, “Why have you done this?”
王說: “洗魯雅的兒子, 我與你們有何關涉呢? 他咒罵是因耶和華吩咐他說: ‘你要咒罵大衛. ’如此, 誰敢說你為甚麼這樣行呢? ”

16:11 David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Look, my son who came out of my loins is seeking my life. Now as far as this Benjaminite, leave him alone and let him curse, for Yahweh has spoken to him.
大衛又對亞比篩和眾臣僕說: “我親生的兒子尚且尋索我的性命, 何況這便雅憫人呢? 由他咒罵吧! 因為這是耶和華吩咐他的.

16:12 Perhaps Yahweh will look in my eye and repay good for me in place of his curse this day.
或者耶和華見我遭難, 為我今日被這人咒罵, 就施恩與我. ”

16:13 Then David and his men went on the road, with Shimei going on the side of the hill beside him, cursing as he went. He threw stones beside him and threw dust in the air.
於是大衛和跟隨他的人往前行走. 示每在大衛對面山坡, 一面行走一面咒罵, 又拿石頭砍他, 拿土揚他.

16:14 When the king and all of the people who were with him arrived, he was weary, so he recovered there.
王和跟隨他的眾人疲疲乏乏地到了一個地方, 就在那裡歇息歇息.

16:15 Now Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, had come to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.
押沙龍和以色列眾人來到耶路撒冷; 亞希多弗也與他同來.

16:16 When Hushai the Arkite the friend of David came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king, long live the king!”
大衛的朋友亞基人戶篩去見押沙龍, 對他說: “願王萬歲! 願王萬歲! ”

16:17 Absalom said to Hushai, “This is your loyal love with your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”
押沙龍問戶篩說: “這是你恩待朋友嗎? 為甚麼不與你的朋友同去呢? ”

16:18 Then Hushai said to Absalom, “No, rather, whom Yahweh and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, to him I will be, and with him I will remain.
戶篩對押沙龍說: “不然, 耶和華和這民, 並以色列眾人所揀選的, 我必歸順他, 與他同住.

16:19 Furthermore, for whom have I served? Is it not in the presence of his son that I have served before your father? So shall I serve you!”
再者, 我當服事誰呢? 豈不是前王的兒子嗎? 我怎樣服事你父親, 也必照樣服事你. ”

16:20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your advice. What shall we do?”
押沙龍對亞希多弗說: “你們出個主意, 我們怎樣行才好? ”

16:21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go to the concubines of your father whom he left behind to watch over the house, then all of Israel will hear that you made yourself odious to your father, and all of your followers will be motivated!”
亞希多弗對押沙龍說: “你父所留下看守宮殿的妃嬪, 你可以與她們親近. 以色列眾人聽見你父親憎惡你, 凡歸順你人的手就更堅強. ”

16:22 Then they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he went in to the concubines of his father before the eyes of all Israel.
於是人為押沙龍在宮殿的平頂上支搭帳棚; 押沙龍在以色列眾人眼前, 與他父的妃嬪親近.

16:23 The counsel that Ahithophel gave in those days was regarded as when a man inquired of the word of God, so all the counsel of Ahithophel was esteemed both by David and by Absalom.
那時亞希多弗所出的主意好像人問神的話一樣; 他昔日給大衛, 今日給押沙龍所出的主意, 都是這樣.

II Samuel - Chapter 17

17:1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out and pursue after David tonight.
亞希多弗又對押沙龍說: “求你准我挑選一萬二千人, 今夜我就起身追趕大衛,

17:2 I will come upon him while he is weary and weak. I will startle him, and all of the people who are with him will flee. Then I will strike down the king while he is alone.
趁他疲乏手軟, 我忽然追上他, 使他驚惶; 跟隨他的民必都逃跑, 我就單殺王一人,

17:3 Then I will return all the people to you; when all have returned, the man whom you are seeking will be dead, but all the people will be safe.”
使眾民都歸順你. 你所尋找的人既然死了, 眾民就如已經歸順你; 這樣, 也都平安無事了. ”

17:4 The word was right in the eyes of Absalom and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
押沙龍和以色列的長老都以這話為美.

17:5 Then Absalom said, “Please call also for Hushai the Arkite, and let us hear what he has to say also.”
押沙龍說: “要召亞基人戶篩來, 我們也要聽他怎樣說. ”

17:6 So Hushai came to Absalom, who said to him, “Shall we do according to this word that Ahithophel has spoken? If not, then you tell us.”
戶篩到了押沙龍面前, 押沙龍向他說: “亞希多弗是如此如此說的, 我們照著他的話行可以不可以? 若不可, 你就說吧! ”

17:7 Then Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel gave is not good at this time.”
戶篩對押沙龍說: “亞希多弗這次所定的謀不善. ”

17:8 Hushai continued, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty warriors and they are enraged as a bear robbed of her offspring in the field. Your father is a man of war, so he will not spend the night with the troops.
戶篩又說: “你知道, 你父親和跟隨他的人都是勇士, 現在他們心裡惱怒, 如同田野丟崽子的母熊一般, 而且你父親是個戰士, 必不和民一同住宿.

17:9 Now he has hidden himself in one of the caves or in one of the places. At the moment he falls on them the first time, whoever hears the report will say, ‘There has been a defeat among the people who follow after Absalom.’
他現今或藏在坑中或在別處, 若有人首先被殺, 凡聽見的必說: ‘跟隨押沙龍的民被殺了. ’

17:10 And he is also a valiant warrior, whose heart is like the heart of the lion. He will certainly melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty warrior and those who are with him are valiant warriors.
雖有人膽大如獅子, 他的心也必消化; 因為以色列人都知道你父親是英雄, 跟隨他的人也都是勇士.

17:11 I give the advice that all of Israel from Dan to Beersheba should be completely gathered to you, as the sand which is on the seashore for abundance, with you personally going into the battle.
依我之計, 不如將以色列眾人─從但直到別是巴, 如同海邊的沙那樣多─聚集到你這裡來, 你也親自率領他們出戰.

17:12 Then we will come to him in one of the places where he may be found, and we shall come upon him as the dew falls on the ground. He and all the men who are with him will not survive, not even one!
這樣, 我們在何處遇見他, 就下到他那裡, 如同露水下在地上一般, 連他帶跟隨他的人, 一個也不留下.

17:13 Even if he withdraws to a city, all Israel will bring up ropes to that city, and they will drag him away to the valley until there is not even a pebble to be found.”
他若進了哪一座城, 以色列眾人必帶繩子去, 將那城拉到河裡, 甚至連一塊小石頭都不剩下. ”

17:14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” (Now Yahweh had ordained to frustrate the good counsel of Ahithophel in order for Yahweh to bring misery upon Absalom).
押沙龍和以色列眾人說: “亞基人戶篩的計謀比亞希多弗的計謀更好! ”這是因耶和華定意破壞亞希多弗的良謀, 為要降禍與押沙龍.

17:15 Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, “Thus and so Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, but thus and so I have advised.
戶篩對祭司撒督和亞比亞他說: “亞希多弗為押沙龍和以色列的長老所定的計謀是如此如此, 我所定的計謀是如此如此.

17:16 So then, send quickly and tell David, ‘Don’t spend the night at the fords of the wilderness! Moreover, by all means cross over lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.’ ”
現在你們要急速打發人去, 告訴大衛說: ‘今夜不可住在曠野的渡口, 務要過河, 免得王和跟隨他的人都被吞滅. ’”

17:17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En Rogel, so a servant girl used to go and tell them, then they would go and tell King David, for they were not able to be seen coming to the city.
那時, 約拿單和亞希瑪斯在隱‧羅結那裡等候, 不敢進城, 恐怕被人看見. 有一個使女出來, 將這話告訴他們, 他們就去報信給大衛王.

17:18 But a young man saw them and told Absalom, so both of them went quickly and came to the house of a man at Bahurim. Now he had a well in his courtyard, so they went down there.
然而有一個童子看見他們, 就去告訴押沙龍. 他們急忙跑到巴戶琳某人的家裡; 那人院中有一口井, 他們就下到井裡.

17:19 Then the woman took and spread a covering over the opening of the well; then she spread out dried grain on it, so nothing was discovered.
那家的婦人用蓋蓋上井口, 又在上頭鋪上碎麥, 事就沒有洩漏.

17:20 When the servants of Absalom came to the woman at the house, they said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And she said to them, “They crossed over the brook of water.” So they searched but could not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
押沙龍的僕人來到那家, 問婦人說: “亞希瑪斯和約拿單在哪裡? ”婦人說: “他們過了河了. ”僕人找他們, 找不著, 就回耶路撒冷去了.

17:21 After they left, they came up from the well and went and told King David. They said to David, “Set out and cross over the water quickly, for thus Ahithophel has advised against you.”
他們走後, 二人從井裡上來, 去告訴大衛王說: “亞希多弗如此如此定計害你, 你們務要起來, 快快過河. ”

17:22 So David and all the people who were with him set out, and they crossed over the Jordan until morning light until there was no one missing who had not crossed over the Jordan.
於是大衛和跟隨他的人都起來, 過約旦河. 到了天亮, 無一人不過約旦河的.

17:23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled the donkey, and he set out and went up to his house in his city. After he set his house in order, he hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his ancestors.
亞希多弗見不依從他的計謀, 就備上驢, 歸回本城; 到了家, 留下遺言, 便吊死了, 葬在他父親的墳墓裡.

17:24 Now David had come to Mahanaim, and Absalom had crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
大衛到了瑪哈念, 押沙龍和跟隨他的以色列人也都過了約旦河.

17:25 Absalom had appointed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash the sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.
押沙龍立亞瑪撒作元帥, 代替約押. 亞瑪撒是以實瑪利人(又作以色列人)以特拉的兒子. 以特拉曾與拿轄的女兒亞比該親近; 這亞比該與約押的母親洗魯雅是姊妹.

17:26 Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
押沙龍和以色列人都安營在基列地.

17:27 Just as David had arrived in Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites and Makir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim
大衛到了瑪哈念, 亞捫族的拉巴人拿轄的兒子朔比, 羅‧底巴人亞‧米利的兒子瑪吉, 基列的羅基琳人巴西萊,

17:28 brought beds and basins and objects of pottery, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,
帶著被,褥,盆,碗,瓦器,小麥,大麥,麥麵,炒穀,豆子,紅豆,炒豆,

17:29 honey, curds, sheep, cheese, and cattle for David and for the people who were with him to eat. For they had thought, “The troops are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.”
蜂蜜,奶油,綿羊,奶餅, 供給大衛和跟隨他的人吃; 他們說: “民在曠野, 必飢渴困乏了. ”

II Samuel - Chapter 18

18:1 Then David mustered the people who were with him, and he appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
大衛數點跟隨他的人, 立千夫長,百夫長率領他們.

18:2 David sent forth a third of the troops under the command of Joab, and a third under the command of Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and the remaining third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I, even I, will certainly go out with you.”
大衛打發軍兵出戰, 分為三隊: 一隊在約押手下, 一隊在洗魯雅的兒子,約押兄弟亞比篩手下, 一隊在迦特人以太手下. 大衛對軍兵說: “我必與你們一同出戰. ”

18:3 Then the troops said, “You will not go out, for if we must flee, then they will not care about us; even if half of us die, they will not care about us, but now, you are like ten thousand of us. And so then, it is better for us that you be in the city to help.”
軍兵卻說: “你不可出戰. 若是我們逃跑, 敵人必不介意; 我們陣亡一半, 敵人也不介意. 因為你一人強似我們萬人, 你不如在城裡預備幫助我們. ”

18:4 The king said to them, “I will do what seems good in your eyes.” So the king stood at the side of the gate while all of the troops went out by hundreds and by thousands.
王向他們說: “你們以為怎樣好, 我就怎樣行. ”於是王站在城門旁, 軍兵或百或千地挨次出去了.

18:5 The king ordered Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “With respect to the young man Absalom, deal gently for me.” And all the troops heard when the king ordered all of the commanders concerning the matter of Absalom.
王囑咐約押,亞比篩,以太說: “你們要為我的緣故寬待那少年人押沙龍. ”王為押沙龍囑咐眾將的話, 兵都聽見了.

18:6 The army went out to the field to meet Israel, and the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim.
兵就出到田野迎著以色列人, 在以法蓮樹林裡交戰.

18:7 The army of Israel was defeated there before the servants of David, and the defeat there was great on that day: twenty thousand.
以色列人敗在大衛的僕人面前; 那日陣亡的甚多, 共有二萬人.

18:8 The battle there was spreading over the surface of all the land, and the forest devoured more among the army than the sword did on that day.
因為在那裡四面打仗, 死於樹林的比死於刀劍的更多.

18:9 Absalom was found in the presence of the servants of David as he was riding on the mule. The mule went under the thicket of the great oak tree, and his head was caught in the tree. He was left hanging between heaven and earth, and the mule which was under him went on.
押沙龍偶然遇見大衛的僕人. 押沙龍騎著騾子, 從大橡樹密枝底下經過, 他的頭髮被樹枝繞住, 就懸掛起來, 所騎的騾子便離他去了.

18:10 When a certain man saw it, he told Joab, and he said, “Look, I saw Absalom hanging in the oak tree!”
有個人看見, 就告訴約押說: “我看見押沙龍掛在橡樹上了. ”

18:11 Then Joab said to the man who was telling him, “Look, if you saw, why did you not strike him down to the ground there? I would have gladly given you ten pieces of silver and a leather belt.”
約押對報信的人說: “你既看見他, 為甚麼不將他打死落在地上呢? 你若打死他, 我就賞你十舍客勒銀子, 一條帶子. ”

18:12 The man said to Joab, “Even if I felt the weight of a thousand pieces of silver in my palms, I would not have sent my hand against the son of the king, for in our ears the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Whoever you may be, protect the young man Absalom.’
那人對約押說: “我就是得你一千舍客勒銀子, 我也不敢伸手害王的兒子; 因為我們聽見王囑咐你和亞比篩並以太說: ‘你們要謹慎, 不可害那少年人押沙龍. ’

18:13 If I had dealt treacherously against his life, and there is not any matter hidden from the king, you would have presented yourself aloof.”
我若妄為害了他的性命, 就是你自己也必與我為敵(原來, 無論何事都瞞不過王. )”

18:14 Joab said, “No longer will I wait in your presence.” Then he took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.
約押說: “我不能與你留連. ”約押手拿三杆短槍, 趁押沙龍在橡樹上還活著, 就刺透他的心.

18:15 Then ten of the young men who bore the weapons of Joab surrounded him and struck and killed Absalom.
給約押拿兵器的十個少年人圍繞押沙龍, 將他殺死.

18:16 Then Joab blew on the trumpet and the troops returned from pursuing after Israel, for Joab kept back the troops.
約押吹角, 攔阻眾人, 他們就回來, 不再追趕以色列人.

18:17 They took Absalom and they threw him into the large pit in the forest and raised a very great heap of stones over him. Then all of Israel fled, each to his tent.
他們將押沙龍丟在林中一個大坑裡, 上頭堆起一大堆石頭. 以色列眾人都逃跑, 各回各家去了.

18:18 (Now Absalom had taken and set up for himself in his lifetime a stone pillar that is in the valley of the king, because he said, “I have no son in order to remember my name,” and he called the stone pillar by his name. It is called the monument of Absalom until this day).
押沙龍活著的時候, 在王谷立了一根石柱, 因他說: “我沒有兒子為我留名. ”他就以自己的名稱那石柱叫押沙龍柱, 直到今日.

18:19 Now Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and bring the good news to the king that Yahweh has vindicated him from the hand of his enemies.”
撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯說: “容我跑去, 將耶和華向仇敵給王報仇的信息報與王知. ”

18:20 Joab said to him, “You will not be a man bringing good news this day! You may bring good news on another day, but today you will not be bringing good news because the king’s son is dead.”
約押對他說: “你今日不可去報信, 改日可以報信; 因為今日王的兒子死了, 所以你不可去報信. ”

18:21 Then Joab said to the Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen”; then the Cushite bowed down to Joab and ran off.
約押對古示人說: “你去將你所看見的告訴王. ”古示人在約押面前下拜, 就跑去了.

18:22 Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok again said to Joab, “Come what may, please let me also run after the Cushite.” Joab asked, “Why are you wanting to run, my son, when for you there is no messenger’s reward?”
撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯又對約押說: “無論怎樣, 求你容我隨著古示人跑去. ”約押說: “我兒, 你報這信息, 既不得賞賜, 何必要跑去呢? ”

18:23 “Come what may, I want to run.” He said to him, “Run,” so Ahimaaz ran on the road on the plain, and he passed the Cushite.
他又說: “無論怎樣, 我要跑去. ”約押說: “你跑去吧! ”亞希瑪斯就從平原往前跑, 跑過古示人去了.

18:24 Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the sentinel went up to the roof of the gate by the wall and he lifted up his eyes and watched, and look, a man was running by himself.
大衛正坐在城甕裡. 守望的人上城門樓的頂上, 舉目觀看, 見有一個人獨自跑來.

18:25 The sentry called and told the king, and the king said, “If he is alone, good news is in his mouth.” He kept coming closer.
守望的人就大聲告訴王. 王說: “他若獨自來, 必是報口信的. ”那人跑得漸漸近了.

18:26 Then the sentinel saw another man running, so the sentinel called to the gatekeeper and said, “Look, a man running alone.” The king said, “This one also is bringing good news.”
守望的人又見一人跑來, 就對守城門的人說: “又有一人獨自跑來. ”王說: “這也必是報信的. ”

18:27 The sentinel said, “I am seeing that the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zakok.” The king said, “He is a good man; he will come, for good news.”
守望的人說: “我看前頭人的跑法, 好像撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯的跑法一樣. ”王說: “他是個好人, 必是報好信息. ”

18:28 Then Ahimaaz called and said to the king, “Peace.” He bowed down to the king with his face to the ground, and he said, “May Yahweh your God be blessed, who has delivered the men who raised their hand against my lord the king.”
亞希瑪斯向王呼叫說: “平安了! ”就在王面前臉伏於地叩拜, 說: “耶和華─你的神是應當稱頌的, 因他已將那舉手攻擊我主我王的人交給王了. ”

18:29 The king said, “Is it peace for the young man Absalom?” Ahimaaz said, “I saw the great commotion when Joab the servant of the king sent your servant, but I do not know what it was all about.”
王問說: “少年人押沙龍平安不平安? ”亞希瑪斯回答說: “約押打發王的僕人, 那時僕人聽見眾民大聲喧嘩, 卻不知道是甚麼事. ”

18:30 Then the king said, “Turn aside, take your place here,” so he turned aside and waited.
王說: “你退去, 站在旁邊. ”他就退去, 站在旁邊.

18:31 Suddenly the Cushite arrived and said, “May my lord the king receive the good news, for Yahweh has vindicated you today from the power of all who stood up against you.”
古示人也來到, 說: “有信息報給我主我王! 耶和華今日向一切興起攻擊你的人給你報仇了. ”

18:32 The king said to the Cushite, “Is it peace for the young man Absalom?” Then the Cushite answered, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you to harm you be like the young man!”
王問古示人說: “少年人押沙龍平安不平安? ”古示人回答說: “願我主我王的仇敵, 和一切興起要殺害你的人, 都與那少年人一樣. ”

18:33 The king was upset, and he went up to the upper room of the gate and wept. He said as he went, “My son, Absalom, my son, my son, Absalom. If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son.”
王就心裡傷慟, 上城門樓去哀哭, 一面走一面說: “我兒押沙龍啊! 我兒, 我兒押沙龍啊! 我恨不得替你死, 押沙龍啊, 我兒! 我兒! ”

II Samuel - Chapter 19

19:1 And it was told to Joab that the king was weeping and he mourned over Absalom,
有人告訴約押說: “王為押沙龍哭泣悲哀. ”

19:2 so the victory turned to mourning on that day for all the army, because they had heard that day, “The king is grieving over his son.”
眾民聽說王為他兒子憂愁, 他們得勝的歡樂卻變成悲哀.

19:3 The army came secretly into the city on that day because the army was disgraced when they fled in the battle,
那日眾民暗暗地進城, 就如敗陣逃跑,慚愧的民一般.

19:4 and because the king had covered his face and cried with a loud voice, “My son, Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son.”
王蒙著臉, 大聲哭號說: “我兒押沙龍啊! 押沙龍, 我兒, 我兒啊! ”

19:5 Then Joab came to the king’s house and said, “Today you have humiliated the faces of all of your servants who have saved your life this day, and the life of your sons and your daughters, the life of your wives, and the life of your concubines,
約押進去見王, 說: “你今日使你一切僕人臉面慚愧了! 他們今日救了你的性命和你兒女妻妾的性命,

19:6 by loving those who hate you and hating those who love you. Indeed, you have made clear this day that you have no regard for your commanders or officers, for I have realized today that were Absalom alive, and all of us were dead, then that would have been right in your eyes!
你卻愛那恨你的人, 恨那愛你的人. 你今日明明地不以將帥,僕人為念. 我今日看明, 若押沙龍活著, 我們都死亡, 你就喜悅了.

19:7 So then, get up and go out and speak kindly to your servants, for I swear by Yahweh, if you do not go out, no man will lodge this night with you, and this disaster will be greater for you than any disaster that has come upon you from your childhood until now!”
現在你當出去, 安慰你僕人的心. 我指著耶和華起誓: 你若不出去, 今夜必無一人與你同在一處; 這禍患就比你從幼年到如今所遭的更甚! ”

19:8 So the king got up and he sat in the gate, and they told all the army, “Look, the king is sitting in the gate.” Then all the army came before the king; whereas all of Israel had fled, each to his tent.
於是王起來, 坐在城門口. 眾民聽說王坐在城門口, 就都到王面前. 以色列人已經逃跑, 各回各家去了.

19:9 Then it happened that all the people were disputing among all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies, and he saved us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.
以色列眾支派的人紛紛議論說: “王曾救我們脫離仇敵的手, 又救我們脫離非利士人的手, 現在他躲避押沙龍逃走了.

19:10 Now Absalom whom we anointed as king over us has died in the battle; so then, why are you taking no action to restore the king?”
我們膏押沙龍治理我們, 他已經陣亡. 現在為甚麼不出一言請王回來呢? ”

19:11 Then King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah: ‘Why are you last to bring back the king to his house? The talk of all Israel has come to the king in his house.
大衛王差人去見祭司撒督和亞比亞他, 說: “你們當向猶大長老說: ‘以色列眾人已經有話請王回宮, 你們為甚麼落在他們後頭呢?

19:12 My brothers, you are my bones and you are my flesh. Why should you be the last to bring back the king?’
你們是我的弟兄, 是我的骨肉, 為甚麼在人後頭請王回來呢? ’

19:13 To Amasa you shall say: ‘Are you not my bones and my flesh? May God punish me if you are not the commander of my army before me forever, in place of Joab.’ ”
也要對亞瑪撒說: ‘你不是我的骨肉嗎? 我若不立你替約押常作元帥, 願神重重地降罰與我! ’”

19:14 So he turned the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, and they sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your servants.”
如此就挽回猶大眾人的心, 如同一人的心. 他們便打發人去見王, 說: “請王和王的一切臣僕回來. ”

19:15 Then the king returned and he came to the Jordan; Judah had come to Gilgal to come to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.
王就回來, 到了約旦河. 猶大人來到吉甲, 要去迎接王, 請他過約旦河.

19:16 Then Shimei the son of Gera, the son of the Benjaminite, who was from Bahurim quickly came down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
巴戶琳的便雅憫人,基拉的兒子示每急忙與猶大人一同下去迎接大衛王.

19:17 and a thousand men were with him from Benjamin. Too, Ziba the servant of the household of Saul and fifteen of his sons and twenty of his servants were with him, and they rushed to the Jordan before the king.
跟從示每的有一千便雅憫人, 還有掃羅家的僕人洗巴和他十五個兒子, 二十個僕人; 他們都逿過約旦河迎接王.

19:18 The crossing took place to bring the household of the king over and to do good in his eyes. Then Shimei the son of Gera fell before the king when he crossed over the Jordan,
有擺渡船過去, 渡王的家眷, 任王使用. 王要過約旦河的時候, 基拉的兒子示每就俯伏在王面前,

19:19 and he said to the king, “May not my lord hold me guilty, and may you not remember how your servant did wrong on the day that my lord the king went out from Jerusalem, by taking it to heart!
對王說: “我主我王出耶路撒冷的時候, 僕人行悖逆的事, 現在求我主不要因此加罪與僕人, 不要記念, 也不要放在心上.

19:20 For your servant knows that I have sinned; look, I have come this day as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”
僕人明知自己有罪, 所以約瑟全家之中, 今日我首先下來迎接我主我王. ”

19:21 Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah responded and said, “Because of this, should not Shimei be put to death, for he cursed the anointed one of Yahweh?”
洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩說: “示每既咒罵耶和華的受膏者, 不應當治死他嗎? ”

19:22 Then David said, “What is it to me or to you, sons of Zeruiah, that you should be an adversary today? Should anyone be put to death in Israel? Do I not know today that I am king over Israel?”
大衛說: “洗魯雅的兒子, 我與你們有何關涉, 使你們今日與我反對呢? 今日在以色列中豈可治死人呢? 我豈不知今日我作以色列的王嗎? ”

19:23 Then the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die,” and so the king swore to him.
於是王對示每說: “你必不死. ”王就向他起誓.

19:24 Now, Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; he had not taken care of his feet nor trimmed his moustache nor washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he came back in peace.
掃羅的孫子米非波設也下去迎接王. 他自從王去的日子, 直到王平平安安地回來, 沒有修腳, 沒有剃鬍鬚, 也沒有洗衣服.

19:25 It happened that when he came to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, “Why did you not come with me, Mephibosheth?”
他來到耶路撒冷迎接王的時候, 王問他說: “米非波設, 你為甚麼沒有與我同去呢? ”

19:26 Then he said, “My lord the king, my servant deceived me, for your servant had said, ‘Let me saddle the donkey that I may ride on her and go with the king,’ for your servant is lame.
他回答說: “我主我王, 僕人是瘸腿的. 那日我想要備驢騎上, 與王同去, 無奈我的僕人欺哄了我,

19:27 But he slandered against your servant to my lord the king. My lord the king is like the angel of God; do as you see fit..”
又在我主我王面前讒毀我. 然而我主我王如同神的使者一般, 你看怎樣好, 就怎樣行吧!

19:28 For there was no one in all the house of my father who were not doomed to death before my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. Do I have any righteousness any longer except to cry out to the king?”
因為我祖全家的人, 在我主我王面前都算為死人, 王卻使僕人在王的席上同人吃飯, 我現在向王還能辨理訴冤嗎? ”

19:29 Then the king said to him, “Why should you speak any more about the matter? I have decided: you and Ziba shall divide the land.”
王對他說: “你何必再提你的事呢? 我說, 你與洗巴均分地土. ”

19:30 Then Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him take the whole thing, since my lord the king has come safely to his house.”
米非波設對王說: “我主我王既平平安安地回宮, 就任憑洗巴都取了也可以. ”

19:31 Then Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and crossed with the king over the Jordan to escort him through the Jordan.
基列人巴西萊從羅基琳下來, 要送王過約旦河, 就與王一同過了約旦河.

19:32 Now Barzillai was very old, eighty years old. Now he had provided the king with food while he was staying at Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man.
巴西萊年紀老邁, 已經八十歲了. 王住在瑪哈念的時候, 他就拿食物來供給王; 他原是大富戶.

19:33 The king said to Barzillai, “You cross over with me, and I will provide for you to dwell with me in Jerusalem.”
王對巴西萊說: “你與我同去, 我要在耶路撒冷那裡養你的老. ”

19:34 Then Barzillai said to the king, “What are the days of the years of my life, that I should go with the king to Jerusalem?
巴西萊對王說: “我在世的年日還能有多少, 使我與王同上耶路撒冷呢?

19:35 I am eighty years old today. Can I discern between good and bad? Or can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Or can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be a burden any longer to my lord the king?
僕人現在八十歲了, 還能嘗出飲食的滋味,辨別美惡嗎? 還能聽男女歌唱的聲音嗎? 僕人何必累贅我主我王呢?

19:36 Your servant shall go over the Jordan with the king a little way, but why should the king recompense me with this reward?
僕人只要送王過約旦河, 王何必賜我這樣的恩典呢?

19:37 Please let your servant return, and let me die in my city in the tomb of my father and my mother. Here is your servant Kimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him that which is good in your eyes.”
求你准我回去, 好死在我本城, 葬在我父母的墓旁. 這裡有王的僕人金罕, 讓他同我主我王過去, 可以隨意待他. ”

19:38 The king said, “Let Kimham go over with me, and I will do for him the good in your eyes, and all that you desire of me I will do for you.”
王說: “金罕可以與我同去, 我必照你的心願待他. 你向我求甚麼, 我都必為你成就. ”

19:39 Then all the people crossed over the Jordan, and the king crossed and kissed Barzillai and blessed him; then he returned to his place.
於是眾民過約旦河, 王也過去. 王與巴西萊親嘴, 為他祝福, 巴西萊就回本地去了.

19:40 The king went over to Gilgal, and Kimham went over with him. All the people of Judah went over with the king, and half of the people of Israel too.
王過去, 到了吉甲, 金罕也跟他過去. 猶大眾民和以色列民的一半也都送王過去.

19:41 Suddenly, all the men of Israel were coming to the king. They said to the king, “Why have our brothers the men of Judah stolen away and brought the king and his household over the Jordan, with all the men of David?”
以色列眾人來見王, 對他說: “我們弟兄猶大人為甚麼暗暗送王和王的家眷, 並跟隨王的人過約旦河? ”

19:42 Then all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is my close relative! Why are you this angry over this matter? Have we by any means eaten anything from the king? Did we take by any means anything that was not ours?”
猶大眾人回答以色列人說: “因為王與我們是親屬, 你們為何因這事發怒呢? 我們吃了王的甚麼呢? 王賞賜了我們甚麼呢? ”

19:43 Then the people of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, “I have ten times as much in the king, moreover in David I have more than you. Why did you treat me with contempt by not giving me first chance to bring back my king?” But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the word of the men of Israel.
以色列人回答猶大人說: “按支派, 我們與王有十分的情分; 在大衛身上, 我們也比你們更有情分. 你們為何藐視我們, 請王回來不先與我們商量呢? ”但猶大人的話比以色列人的話更硬.

II Samuel - Chapter 20

20:1 Now a man of wickedness was found there whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. He blew the horn and said, “There is no share for us in David, and there is no inheritance for us in the son of Jesse; each to his tents, O Israel!”
在那裡恰巧有一個匪徒, 名叫示巴, 是便雅憫人比基利的兒子. 他吹角, 說: “我們與大衛無分, 與耶西的兒子無涉. 以色列人哪, 你們各回各家去吧! ”

20:2 Then all the men of Israel went up from following after David, following instead after Sheba the son of Bicri, but the men of Judah stuck to their king from the Jordan up to Jerusalem.
於是以色列人都離開大衛, 跟隨比基利的兒子示巴. 但猶大人從約旦河直到耶路撒冷, 都緊緊跟隨他們的王.

20:3 David went up to his house in Jerusalem, then the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to look after the house, and he put them under confinement. However, he provided for them, but he did not sleep with them. So they were confined until the day of their death, like a lifetime of widowhood.
大衛王來到耶路撒冷, 進了宮殿, 就把從前留下看守宮殿的十個妃嬪禁閉在冷宮, 養活她們, 不與她們親近. 她們如同寡婦被禁, 直到死的日子.

20:4 Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon for me the men of Judah within three days, and be here yourself.”
王對亞瑪撒說: “你要在三日之內將猶大人招聚了來, 你也回到這裡來. ”

20:5 So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he tarried more than the appointed time which he had set for him.
亞瑪撒就去招聚猶大人, 卻耽延過了王所限的日期.

20:6 Then David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bicri will do us more harm than Absalom. You take the servants of your lord and pursue after him, lest he find fortified cities for himself and escape from us.”
大衛對亞比篩說: “現在恐怕比基利的兒子示巴加害於我們比押沙龍更甚. 你要帶領你主的僕人追趕他, 免得他得了堅固城, 躲避我們. ”

20:7 Then the men of Joab, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty warriors went out after him; they went out from Jerusalem to pursue after Sheba the son of Bicri.
約押的人和基利提人,比利提人, 並所有的勇士, 都跟著亞比篩, 從耶路撒冷出去追趕比基利的兒子示巴.

20:8 They were near the big rock that is in Gibeon, and Amasa came before them. Joab was dressed in his military clothing, with a utility belt on him and a sword strapped to his waist in its scabbard. Now he went out, and it fell out.
他們到了基遍的大磐石那裡, 亞瑪撒來迎接他們. 那時約押穿著戰衣, 腰束佩刀的帶子, 刀在鞘內; 約押前行, 刀從鞘內掉出來.

20:9 Then Joab said to Amasa, “Is it peace, O you my brother?” Then the right hand of Joab took hold of the beard of Amasa as if to kiss him.
約押左手拾起刀來, 對亞瑪撒說: “我兄弟, 你好啊! ”就用右手抓住亞瑪撒的鬍子, 要與他親嘴.

20:10 Now Amasa was not on his guard against the sword that was in Joab’s hand, and he struck him with it into the stomach, and his entrails poured out to the ground. He did not strike him again, and he died. Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bicri.
亞瑪撒沒有防備約押手裡所拿的刀; 約押用刀刺入他的肚腹, 他的腸子流在地上, 沒有再刺他, 就死了. 約押和他兄弟亞比篩往前追趕比基利的兒子示巴.

20:11 A young man stood over him, from the young men of Joab, and he said, “Whoever takes delight in Joab and whoever is for David, follow after Joab.”
有約押的一個少年人站在亞瑪撒屍身旁邊, 對眾人說: “誰喜悅約押, 誰歸順大衛, 就當跟隨約押去. ”

20:12 Now Amasa was wallowing in the blood in the middle of the highway; when the man saw that all the people stood there, he turned Amasa over from the highway into the field, and he threw a garment over him because he had seen that all who had come by him had stopped.
亞瑪撒在道路上滾在自己的血裡. 那人見眾民經過都站住, 就把亞瑪撒的屍身從路上挪到田間, 用衣服遮蓋.

20:13 After he was removed from the highway, all the men passed by after Joab to pursue after Sheba the son of Bicri.
屍身從路上挪移之後, 眾民就都跟隨約押去追趕比基利的兒子示巴.

20:14 (He had passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel and Beth Maacah; now all of the Berites had been treated badly, so they also followed after him.)
他走遍以色列各支派, 直到伯‧瑪迦的亞比拉, 並比利人的全地; 那些地方的人也都聚集跟隨他.

20:15 And they came and besieged him in Abel Beth Maacah. They threw up a siege ramp against the city, and they stood against the ramparts. And all the army who were with Joab were battering to cause the wall to fall.
約押和跟隨的人到了伯‧瑪迦的亞比拉, 圍困示巴, 就對著城築壘; 跟隨約押的眾民用錘撞城, 要使城塌陷.

20:16 Then a wise woman from the city called out, “Listen, listen! Please speak to Joab to come near here so that I may speak to you.”
有一個聰明婦人從城上呼叫說: “聽啊, 聽啊, 請約押近前來, 我好與他說話. ”

20:17 Then he came near to her, and the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” And he said, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Listen to the words of your servant.” He said, “I am listening.”
約押就近前來, 婦人問他說: “你是約押不是? ”他說: “我是. ”婦人說: “求你聽婢女的話. ”約押說: “我聽. ”

20:18 Then she said, “In former times, they would always say, ‘By all means, let them inquire in Abel,’ and so they settled things.
婦人說: “古時有話說, 當先在亞比拉求問, 然後事就定妥.

20:19 I am one of the faithful representatives of Israel. You are seeking to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow the inheritance of Yahweh?”
我們這城的人在以色列人中是和平,忠厚的. 你為何要毀壞以色列中的大城, 吞滅耶和華的產業呢? ”

20:20 Then Joab answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow or I should destroy.
約押回答說: “我決不吞滅毀壞,

20:21 That is not the matter. But a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name is Sheba the son Bicri, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Give only him to us, and I will depart from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Look, his head is being thrown down to you over the wall.”
乃因以法蓮山地的一個人─比基利的兒子示巴─舉手攻擊大衛王, 你們若將他一人交出來, 我便離城而去. ”婦人對約押說: “那人的首級必從城牆上丟給你. ”

20:22 The woman went to all of the people with her wise plan, so they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bicri and threw it to Joab. Then he blew the horn and dispersed from the city, each to his tent. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
婦人就憑她的智慧去勸眾人. 他們便割下比基利的兒子示巴的首級, 丟給約押. 約押吹角, 眾人就離城而散, 各歸各家去了. 約押回耶路撒冷, 到王那裡.

20:23 Now Joab was over all the army of Israel and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Carites and over the Pelethites.
約押作以色列全軍的元帥; 耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統轄基利提人和比利提人;

20:24 Adoram was over the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder.
亞多蘭掌管服苦的人; 亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官;

20:25 Shiya was secretary, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
示法作書記; 撒督和亞比亞他作祭司長;

20:26 Also Ira the Jairite was priest for David.
睚珥人以拉作大衛的宰相.

II Samuel - Chapter 21

21:1 There was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David inquired of Yahweh, and Yahweh said, “The bloodguilt is on Saul and on his household, because he killed the Gibeonites.”
大衛年間有饑荒, 一連三年, 大衛就求問耶和華. 耶和華說: “這饑荒是因掃羅和他流人血之家殺死基遍人. ”

21:2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not from the Israelites; they were from the remainder of the Amorites. Now the Israelites had sworn to them, but Saul tried to wipe them out in his zeal for the Israelites and Judah.
原來這基遍人不是以色列人, 乃是亞摩利人中所剩的; 以色列人曾向他們起誓, 不殺滅他們, 掃羅卻為以色列人和猶大人發熱心, 想要殺滅他們. 大衛王召了他們來,

21:3 So David asked the Gibeonites, “What can I do for you, and with what can I make amends that you may bless the inheritance of Yahweh?”
問他們說: “我當為你們怎樣行呢? 可用甚麼贖這罪, 使你們為耶和華的產業祝福呢? ”

21:4 Then the Gibeonites said to him, “It is not a matter for us of silver or gold with Saul or with his household. It is not for us to put to death anyone in Israel.” He asked, “What are you saying that I should do for you all?”
基遍人回答說: “我們和掃羅與他家的事並不關乎金銀, 也不要因我們的緣故殺一個以色列人. ”大衛說: “你們怎樣說, 我就為你們怎樣行. ”

21:5 Then they said to the king, “The man who consumed us and who plotted against us so that we were destroyed from existing in all of the territory of Israel,
他們對王說: “那從前謀害我們,要滅我們,使我們不得再住以色列境內的人,

21:6 let seven men from his sons be given over to us, and we will execute them before Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen one of Yahweh.” Then the king said, “I will give them over.”
現在願將他的子孫七人交給我們, 我們好在耶和華面前, 將他們懸掛在耶和華揀選掃羅的基比亞. ”王說: “我必交給你們. ”

21:7 But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the sworn oath of Yahweh which was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
王因為曾與掃羅的兒子約拿單指著耶和華起誓結盟, 就愛惜掃羅的孫子,約拿單的兒子米非波設, 不交出來,

21:8 So the king took two of the sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, namely Armoni and Mephibosheth, and five of the sons of Michal the daughter of Saul whom she had borne to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
卻把愛雅的女兒利斯巴給掃羅所生的兩個兒子亞摩尼,米非波設, 和掃羅女兒米甲的姊姊給米何拉人巴西萊兒子亞得列所生的五個兒子

21:9 He gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they executed them on the mountain in the presence of Yahweh, and the seven fell together. Now they were put to death in the days of the harvest, at the beginning of the harvest of barley.
交在基遍人的手裡. 基遍人就把他們, 在耶和華面前, 懸掛在山上, 這七人就一同死亡. 被殺的時候正是收割的日子, 就是動手割大麥的時候.

21:10 Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took the sackcloth, and she spread it for herself on the rock at the beginning of the harvest until water gushed forth on them from heaven, but she did not allow the birds of heaven to rest on them by day nor the animals of the field by night.
愛雅的女兒利斯巴用麻布在磐石上搭棚, 從動手收割的時候直到天降雨在屍身上的時候, 日間不容空中的雀鳥落在屍身上, 夜間不讓田野的走獸前來糟踐.

21:11 David was told about what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
有人將掃羅的妃嬪愛雅女兒利斯巴所行的這事告訴大衛.

21:12 So David left and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the rulers of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth Shan, where the Philistines hung them when the Philistines killed Saul on Gilboa.
大衛就去, 從基列‧雅比人那裡將掃羅和他兒子約拿單的骸骨搬了來(是因非利士人從前在基利波殺掃羅, 將屍身懸掛在伯‧珊的街市上, 基列‧雅比人把屍身偷了去. )

21:13 He brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there, and they gathered the bones of the executed.
大衛將掃羅和他兒子約拿單的骸骨從那裡搬了來, 又收殮被懸掛七人的骸骨,

21:14 And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the land of Benjamin at Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father. They did all that the king had commanded, and afterward God was entreated for the land.
將掃羅和他兒子約拿單的骸骨葬在便雅憫的洗拉, 在掃羅父親基士的墳墓裡; 眾人行了王所吩咐的. 此後神垂聽國民所求的.

21:15 There was war again for the Philistines with Israel, and David and his servants with him went down, and they fought the Philistines, and David grew weary.
非利士人與以色列人打仗; 大衛帶領僕人下去, 與非利士人接戰, 大衛就疲乏了.

21:16 Now Yishbi in Nob, who was among the descendents of Raphah (now the weight of his spearhead was three hundredweight of bronze, and he was newly armed), said that he would kill David.
偉人的一個兒子以實‧比諾要殺大衛; 他的銅槍重三百舍客勒, 又佩著新刀.

21:17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and he attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “You shall not go out with us any longer to the battle, so that you do not quench the lamp of Israel.”
但洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩幫助大衛, 攻打非利士人, 將他殺死. 當日, 跟隨大衛的人向大衛起誓說: “以後你不可再與我們一同出戰, 恐怕熄滅以色列的燈. ”

21:18 It happened afterward that there was again battle at Gob with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph who was among the descendants of the Raphah.
後來, 以色列人在歌伯與非利士人打仗, 戶沙人西比該殺了偉人的一個兒子撒弗.

21:19 There was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob. And Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim, the Bethlehemite, killed Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like the beam of a weaver.
又在歌伯與非利士人打仗, 伯利恆人雅雷俄珥金的兒子伊勒哈難殺了迦特人歌利亞. 這人的槍桿粗如織布的機軸.

21:20 Once again there was battle at Gath, and there was a man of great size. The fingers of his hand and the toes of his feet were six and six, twenty-four in number. He was also born to the Raphah.
又在迦特打仗, 那裡有一個身量高大的人, 手腳都是六指, 共有二十四個指頭; 他也是偉人的兒子.

21:21 He taunted Israel but Jonathan the son of Shimei, the brother of David, killed him.
這人向以色列人罵陣, 大衛的哥哥示米亞的兒子約拿單就殺了他.

21:22 These four were born for the Raphah in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
這四個人是迦特偉人的兒子, 都死在大衛和他僕人的手下.

II Samuel - Chapter 22

22:1 Then David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song, on the day Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
當耶和華救大衛脫離一切仇敵和掃羅之手的日子, 他向耶和華念這詩,

22:2 And he said: “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
說: 耶和華是我的巖石, 我的山寨, 我的救主,

22:3 I take refuge in God, my rock, my shield, and the strength of my salvation. My stronghold and my refuge, O my savior, you will save me from violence!
我的神, 我的磐石, 我所投靠的. 他是我的盾牌, 是拯救我的角, 是我的高臺, 是我的避難所. 我的救主啊, 你是救我脫離強暴的.

22:4 I call upon Yahweh who is praiseworthy, and I am saved from those who hate me.
我要求告當讚美的耶和華, 這樣, 我必從仇敵手中被救出來.

22:5 For the breaker waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
曾有死亡的波浪環繞我, 匪類的急流使我驚懼,

22:6 The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
陰間的繩索纏繞我, 死亡的網羅臨到我.

22:7 In my distress I called upon Yahweh, and to my God I called. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help was to his ears.
我在急難中求告耶和華, 向我的神呼求. 他從殿中聽了我的聲音; 我的呼求入了他的耳中.

22:8 The earth heaved and shook, the foundations of heaven trembled and heaved because he was angry.
那時因他發怒, 地就搖撼戰抖; 天的根基也震動搖撼.

22:9 Smoke went up from his nostrils and fire from his mouth. Burning coals devoured, they burned from him.
從他鼻孔冒煙上騰; 從他口中發火焚燒, 連炭也著了.

22:10 He bowed the heavens and came down; a very thick cloud was under his feet.
他又使天下垂, 親自降臨; 有黑雲在他腳下.

22:11 He rode upon a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind.
他坐著基路伯飛行, 在風的翅膀上顯現.

22:12 He put darkness as a canopy all around him, a collection of thick rain clouds.
他以黑暗和聚集的水,天空的厚雲為他四圍的行宮.

22:13 From the brightness before him flamed burning coals of fire.
因他面前的光輝炭都著了.

22:14 Yahweh thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
耶和華從天上打雷; 至高者發出聲音.

22:15 He sent arrows and he scattered them, lightning, and he directed them.
他射出箭來, 使仇敵四散, 發出閃電, 使他們擾亂.

22:16 Then the channels of water of the sea were exposed, the foundations of the world, at the rebuke of Yawheh, from the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
耶和華的斥責一發, 鼻孔的氣一出, 海底就出現, 大地的根基也顯露.

22:17 He sent from a high position and took me; he drew me from mighty waters.
他從高天伸手抓住我, 把我從大水中拉上來.

22:18 He delivered me from my strong enemies, from those who hate me, for they were mightier than I.
他救我脫離我的勁敵和那些恨我的人, 因為他們比我強盛.

22:19 They approached me on the day of my disaster, but Yahweh was my support.
我遭遇災難的日子, 他們來攻擊我; 但耶和華是我的倚靠.

22:20 He brought me out to a spacious place. He delivered me because he delighted in me.
他又領我到寬闊之處; 他救拔我, 因他喜悅我.

22:21 Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.
耶和華按著我的公義報答我, 按著我手中的清潔賞賜我.

22:22 For I have kept the ways of Yahweh; I have not acted wickedly against my God.
因為我遵守了耶和華的道, 未曾作惡離開我的神.

22:23 For all of his ordinances were before me, and I did not turn aside from his statutes.
他的一切典章常在我面前; 他的律例, 我也未曾離棄.

22:24 I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.
我在他面前作了完全人; 我也保守自己遠離我的罪孽.

22:25 Yahweh has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness before his eyes.
所以耶和華按我的公義, 按我在他眼前的清潔賞賜我.

22:26 With the loyal, you act as loyal, and with the blameless, you show yourself blameless.
慈愛的人, 你以慈愛待他; 完全的人, 你以完全待他;

22:27 With the pure, you show yourself pure, but with the crooked, you appear as a fool.
清潔的人, 你以清潔待他; 乖僻的人, 你以彎曲待他.

22:28 Humble people you will deliver, but your eyes are on the haughty, whom you bring down.
困苦的百姓, 你必拯救; 但你的眼目察看高傲的人, 使他降卑.

22:29 For you, O Yahweh are my lamp, and Yahweh lightens my darkness.
耶和華啊, 你是我的燈; 耶和華必照明我的黑暗.

22:30 For by you I can run a raid; by my God I can leap over a wall.
我藉著你衝入敵軍, 藉著我的神跳過牆垣.

22:31 This God, his way is blameless; the promise of Yahweh is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.
至於神, 他的道是完全的; 耶和華的話是煉淨的. 凡投靠他的, 他便作他們的盾牌.

22:32 For who is God apart from Yahweh? And who is a rock apart from our God?
除了耶和華, 誰是神呢? 除了我們的神, 誰是磐石呢?

22:33 God is my strong refuge, he has fully opened my way.
神是我堅固的保障; 他引導完全人行他的路.

22:34 He makes my feet like a doe deer, and on my high places he has set me.
他使我的腳快如母鹿的蹄, 又使我在高處安穩.

22:35 He trains my hands for the war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
他教導我的手能以爭戰, 甚至我的膀臂能開銅弓.

22:36 You have given me the shield of your salvation; your willingness to help has made me great.
你把你的救恩給我作盾牌; 你的溫和使我為大.

22:37 You have broadened my steps beneath me; my ankles have not wobbled.
你使我腳下的地步寬闊; 我的腳未曾滑跌.

22:38 I pursued those who hate me, and I destroyed them. I did not turn back until finishing them.
我追趕我的仇敵, 滅絕了他們, 未滅以先, 我沒有歸回.

22:39 I wiped them out and I smashed them; they did not get up; they fell under my feet.
我滅絕了他們, 打傷了他們, 使他們不能起來; 他們都倒在我的腳下.

22:40 You have girded me with physical strength for the battle; you caused those who rose up against me to kneel under me.
因為你曾以力量束我的腰, 使我能爭戰; 你也使那起來攻擊我的都服在我以下.

22:41 My enemies you cause to retreat from me; I destroy those who hate me.
你又使我的仇敵在我面前轉背逃跑, 叫我能以剪除那恨我的人.

22:42 They looked out, but there was no deliverer, even to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
他們仰望, 卻無人拯救; 就是呼求耶和華, 他也不應允.

22:43 I beat them fine, like the dust of the earth; like the mire of the streets, I crushed them, I stamped them down.
我搗碎他們, 如同地上的灰塵, 踐踏他們, 四散在地, 如同街上的泥土.

22:44 You delivered me from the strife of my people; you preserved me as the head of the nations. A people I had not known served me.
你救我脫離我百姓的爭競, 保護我作列國的元首; 我素不認識的民必事奉我.

22:45 Children of a foreign land came cringing to me; when they heard of me, they became obedient to me.
外邦人要投降我, 一聽見我的名聲就必順從我.

22:46 Children of a foreign land lost heart and came trembling from their strongholds.
外邦人要衰殘, 戰戰兢兢地出他們的營寨.

22:47 Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock! May God, the rock of my salvation, be exalted!
耶和華是活神, 願我的磐石被人稱頌! 願神─那拯救我的磐石被人尊崇!

22:48 God does vengeance for me, bringing down peoples under me.
這位神就是那為我伸冤,使眾民服在我以下的.

22:49 He brings me out from my enemies, and from those who rose up against me you lift me up, and from men of violence you rescue me.
你救我脫離仇敵, 又把我舉起, 高過那些起來攻擊我的; 你救我脫離強暴的人.

22:50 Therefore I will extol you, Yahweh, among the nations! I will sing praises to your name!
耶和華啊, 因此我要在外邦中稱謝你, 歌頌你的名.

22:51 He makes great salvation for his king and shows loyal love to his anointed one, David and to his descendants forever.”
耶和華賜極大的救恩給他所立的王, 施慈愛給他的受膏者, 就是給大衛和他的後裔, 直到永遠!

II Samuel - Chapter 23

23:1 These are the last words of David, the declaration of David the son of Jesse, and the declaration of the man exalted by the Most High, the anointed one of the God of Jacob and the darling of the songs of Israel.
以下是大衛末了的話. 耶西的兒子大衛得居高位, 是雅各神所膏的, 作以色列的美歌者, 說:

23:2 “The spirit of Yahweh speaks through me, and his word is upon my tongue.
耶和華的靈藉著我說: 他的話在我口中.

23:3 The God of Israel said to me, the rock of Israel has spoken; ‘He who rules over mankind rules righteously, in the fear of God.
以色列的神,以色列的磐石曉諭我說: 那以公義治理人民的, 敬畏神執掌權柄,

23:4 Like the light of the morning when the sun rises, shining with no clouds, bringing vegetation from the earth apart from rain.’
他必像日出的晨光, 如無雲的清晨, 雨後的晴光, 使地發生嫩草.

23:5 Yet not so is my house with God, for he made an everlasting covenant for me, arranging everything. He has secured all my deliverance, and all my desire he will cause to happen.
我家在神面前並非如此; 神卻與我立永遠的約. 這約凡事堅穩, 關乎我的一切救恩和我一切所想望的, 他豈不為我成就嗎?

23:6 But evil persons are like thorns cast aside; all of them, because they cannot be picked up in the hand.
但匪類都必像荊棘被丟棄; 人不敢用手拿它;

23:7 And if a man wants to touch them, he must use an iron instrument or the shaft of a spear; then they are consumed entirely with fire on the spot.”
拿它的人必帶鐵器和槍桿, 終久它必被火焚燒.

23:8 These are the names of the mighty warriors who were David’s: Josheb-Basshebeth a Tahkemonite was chief of three officers; first Adino, whose spear was against eight hundred slain on one occurrence.
大衛勇士的名字記在下面: 他革捫人約設‧巴設, 又稱伊斯尼人亞底挪, 他是軍長的統領, 一時擊殺了八百人.

23:9 Next to him Eleazar, the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite, was among the three mighty warriors with David when they defied the Philistines and they gathered there for the battle and the men of Israel withdrew.
其次是亞合人朵多的兒子以利亞撒. 從前非利士人聚集要打仗, 以色列人迎著上去, 有跟隨大衛的三個勇士向非利士人罵陣, 其中有以利亞撒.

23:10 He stood up and struck down the Philistines until his hand grew tired and his hand clung to the sword, and Yahweh brought about a great victory on that day. Then the army returned back to him only for stripping the dead.
他起來擊殺非利士人, 直到手臂疲乏, 手黏住刀把. 那日耶和華使以色列人大獲全勝; 眾民在以利亞撒後頭專奪財物.

23:11 Next to him was Shamma, the son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines assembled at Lehi, a plot of the field was there filled with lentils, and the army fled there from the presence of the Philistines.
其次是哈拉人亞基的兒子沙瑪. 一日, 非利士人聚集成群, 在一塊長滿紅豆的田裡, 眾民就在非利士人面前逃跑.

23:12 But he took a stand in the middle of the plot of land and defended it. He killed the Philistines, and Yahweh brought about a great victory.
沙瑪卻站在那田間擊殺非利士人, 救護了那田. 耶和華使以色列人大獲全勝.

23:13 Then three of the thirty leaders went down and came to David at the time of the harvest to the cave of Adullam, while a group of the Philistines were camping in the valley of the Rephaim.
收割的時候, 有三十個勇士中的三個人下到亞杜蘭洞見大衛. 非利士的軍兵在利乏音谷安營.

23:14 Now at that time, David was in the stronghold, and a garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that same time.
那時大衛在山寨, 非利士人的防營在伯利恆.

23:15 David said longingly, “Oh that someone would bring me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem that is at the gate.”
大衛渴想, 說: “甚願有人將伯利恆城門旁,井裡的水打來給我喝. ”

23:16 So three of the mighty warriors broke into the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was at the gate, and they carried it and brought it to David. But he was not willing to drink it, but poured it out to Yahweh.
這三個勇士就闖過非利士人的營盤, 從伯利恆城門旁的井裡打水, 拿來奉給大衛. 他卻不肯喝, 將水奠在耶和華面前,

23:17 He said, “Far be it from me before Yahweh that I should do this. Is this not the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” So he was not willing to drink it. These things the three mighty warriors did.
說: “耶和華啊, 這三個人冒死去打水; 這水好像他們的血一般, 我斷不敢喝. ”如此, 大衛不肯喝. 這是三個勇士所做的事.

23:18 Now Abishai the brother of Joab the son of Zeruiah was himself the leader of the thirty. He was wielding his spear against three hundred slain and gained a name among the thirty.
洗魯雅的兒子,約押的兄弟亞比篩是這三個勇士的首領; 他舉槍殺了三百人, 就在三個勇士裡得了名.

23:19 Among the thirty, is it not that he was honored and became a commander for them? But he did not come up to the three.
他在這三個勇士裡是最尊貴的, 所以作他們的首領, 只是不及前三個勇士.

23:20 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of Ish-Hai, was a great man of deeds from Kabzeel. He struck down two sons of Ariel of Moab, and he went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.
有甲薛勇士耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅行過大能的事; 他殺了摩押人亞利伊勒的兩個兒子, 又在下雪的時候下坑裡去, 殺了一個獅子,

23:21 He also killed a good-looking Egyptian man, in whose hand was a spear. He went down against him with the staff and snatched the spear from the hand of the Egyptian and killed him with his spear.
又殺了一個強壯的埃及人; 埃及人手裡拿著槍, 比拿雅只拿著棍子下去, 從埃及人手裡奪過槍來, 用那槍將他殺死.

23:22 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did and gained a name for himself among the three mighty warriors.
這是耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅所行的事, 就在三個勇士裡得了名.

23:23 He was honored more than the thirty, but he did not come up to the three. David appointed him in charge of his bodyguard.
他比那三十個勇士都尊貴, 只是不及前三個勇士. 大衛立他作護衛長.

23:24 Among the thirty were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
三十個勇士裡有約押的兄弟亞撒黑, 伯利恆人朵多的兒子伊勒哈難,

23:25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
哈律人沙瑪, 哈律人以利加,

23:26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
帕勒提人希利斯, 提哥亞人益吉的兒子以拉,

23:27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
亞拿突人亞比以謝, 戶沙人米本乃,

23:28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
亞合人撒們, 尼陀法人瑪哈萊,

23:29 Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin,
尼陀法人巴拿的兒子希立, 便雅憫族,基比亞人利拜的兒子以太,

23:30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the wadis of Gaash,
比拉頓人比拿雅, 迦實溪人希太,

23:31 Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
伯亞拉巴人亞比亞本, 巴魯米人押斯瑪弗,

23:32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan
沙本人以利雅哈巴, 雅善兒子中的約拿單,

23:33 the son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
哈拉人沙瑪, 哈拉人沙拉的兒子亞希暗,

23:34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
瑪迦人亞哈拜的兒子以利法列, 基羅人亞希多弗的兒子以連,

23:35 Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
迦密人希斯萊, 亞巴人帕萊,

23:36 Igal the son of Nathan from Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
瑣巴人拿單的兒子以甲, 迦得人巴尼,

23:37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the carriers of the weapons of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
亞捫人洗勒, 比錄人拿哈萊(是給洗魯雅的兒子約押拿兵器的),

23:38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
以帖人以拉, 以帖人迦立,

23:39 Uriah the Hittite; in all, thirty-seven.
赫人烏利亞, 共有三十七人.

II Samuel - Chapter 24

24:1 Again Yahweh was angry with Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go count Israel and Judah.”
耶和華又向以色列人發怒, 就激動大衛, 使他吩咐人去數點以色列人和猶大人.

24:2 The king said to Joab, the commander of the army who was with him: “Please go about through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people that I may know the number of the people.”
大衛就吩咐跟隨他的元帥約押說: “你去走遍以色列眾支派, 從但直到別是巴, 數點百姓, 我好知道他們的數目. ”

24:3 Then Joab said to the king, “May Yahweh your God increase the people a hundred times what they are as the eyes of my lord the king are seeing. But my lord the king, why does he desire this thing?”
約押對王說: “無論百姓多少, 願耶和華─你的神再加增百倍, 使我主我王親眼得見. 我主我王何必喜悅行這事呢? ”

24:4 But the word of the king prevailed over Joab and over the commanders of the army, so Joab and the commanders of the army went out from before the king to count the people of Israel.
但王的命令勝過約押和眾軍長. 約押和眾軍長就從王面前出去, 數點以色列的百姓.

24:5 They crossed over the Jordan and camped at Aroer to the south of the city, which was in the middle of the wadi of Gad, and up to Jazer.
他們過了約旦河, 在迦得谷中,城的右邊亞羅珥安營, 與雅謝相對,

24:6 Then they went to Gilead and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi. They came to Dan Jaan and around to Sidon
又到了基列和他停‧合示地, 又到了但‧雅安, 繞到西頓,

24:7 and came to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went out to the Negev of Judah at Beersheba.
來到泰爾的保障, 並希未人和迦南人的各城, 又到猶大南方的別是巴.

24:8 They went about through all the land, and they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
他們走遍全地, 過了九個月零二十天, 就回到耶路撒冷.

24:9 Then Joab gave the number of the counting of the people to the king. Israel was eight hundred thousand valiant warriors wielding the sword, and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand.
約押將百姓的總數奏告於王: 以色列拿刀的勇士有八十萬; 猶大有五十萬.

24:10 The heart of David struck him after he had counted the people, and David said to Yahweh, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done! So then, O Yahweh, please forgive the guilt of your servant because I have acted very foolishly.”
大衛數點百姓以後, 就心中自責, 禱告耶和華說: “我行這事大有罪了. 耶和華啊, 求你除掉僕人的罪孽, 因我所行的甚是愚昧. ”

24:11 When David got up in the morning, the word of Yahweh came to Gad the prophet, the seer of David, saying,
大衛早晨起來, 耶和華的話臨到先知迦得, 就是大衛的先見, 說:

24:12 “Go and speak to David, ‘Thus says Yahweh, three things I am laying on you; choose for yourself one of them and I will do it to you.’ ”
“你去告訴大衛, 說耶和華如此說: ‘我有三樣災, 隨你選擇一樣, 我好降與你. ’”

24:13 Then Gad came to David, and he told him and said to him, “Shall seven years of famine in the land come to you? Or three months of your fleeing from your enemies while he is pursuing you? Or should there be three days of pestilence in your land? Now consider and decide what I must return to the one who sent me a word.”
於是迦得來見大衛, 對他說: “你願意國中有七年的饑荒呢? 是在你敵人面前逃跑, 被追趕三個月呢? 是在你國中有三日的瘟疫呢? 現在你要揣摩思想, 我好回覆那差我來的. ”

24:14 Then David said to Gad, “I am greatly distressed. Please let us fall into the hand of Yahweh, because he is great in his compassion; but into the hand of man don’t let me fall.”
大衛對迦得說: “我甚為難! 我願落在耶和華的手裡, 因為他有豐盛的憐憫. 我不願落在人的手裡. ”

24:15 Then Yahweh sent a plague into Israel from the morning until the agreed time, and from the people from Dan to Beersheba, seventy thousand men died.
於是, 耶和華降瘟疫與以色列人, 自早晨到所定的時候; 從但直到別是巴, 民間死了七萬人.

24:16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, Yahweh regretted about the evil, and he said to the angel who brought destruction among the people, “Enough, now relax your hand.” Now the angel of Yahweh was at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
天使向耶路撒冷伸手要滅城的時候, 耶和華後悔, 就不降這災了, 吩咐滅民的天使說: “夠了! 住手吧! ”那時耶和華的使者在耶布斯人亞勞拿的禾場那裡.

24:17 David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel destroying among the people, and he said, “Look, I have sinned and I have done wrong, but these sheep, what did they do? Please let your hand be against me and against the house of my father.”
大衛看見滅民的天使, 就禱告耶和華說: “我犯了罪, 行了惡; 但這群羊做了甚麼呢? 願你的手攻擊我和我的父家. ”

24:18 Then Gad came to David on that same day and said to him, “Go up and erect an altar to Yahweh at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
當日, 迦得來見大衛, 對他說: “你上去, 在耶布斯人亞勞拿的禾場上為耶和華築一座壇. ”

24:19 So David went up according to the word of Gad, as Yahweh had commanded.
大衛就照著迦得奉耶和華名所說的話上去了.

24:20 Araunah looked down and saw the king and his servants coming over to him, so Araunah went out and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.
亞勞拿觀看, 見王和他臣僕前來, 就迎接出去, 臉伏於地, 向王下拜,

24:21 Then Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” David said, “To buy from you the threshing floor, to build an altar to Yahweh who brought a halt to the plague on the people.”
說: “我主我王為何來到僕人這裡呢? ”大衛說: “我要買你這禾場, 為耶和華築一座壇, 使民間的瘟疫止住. ”

24:22 Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer what is good in his eyes. Look, here are the cattle for the burnt offering and the threshing sledge and the yokes of the oxen for the firewood.
亞勞拿對大衛說: “我主我王, 你喜悅用甚麼, 就拿去獻祭. 看哪, 這裡有牛可以作燔祭, 有打糧的器具和套牛的軛可以當柴燒.

24:23 All of this Araunah hereby gives to the king.” Then Araunah said to the king, “May Yahweh your God respond favorably for you.”
王啊, 這一切, 我亞勞拿都奉給你”; 又對王說: “願耶和華─你的神悅納你. ”

24:24 Then the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will certainly buy it from you for a price; I don’t want to offer to Yahweh my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the cattle for fifty shekels of silver.
王對亞勞拿說: “不然. 我必要按著價值向你買; 我不肯用白得之物作燔祭獻給耶和華─我的神. ”大衛就用五十舍客勒銀子買了那禾場與牛.

24:25 David built an altar to Yahweh there, and he offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then Yahweh responded to his prayer for the land and brought the plague to a halt from upon Israel.
大衛在那裡為耶和華築了一座壇, 獻燔祭和平安祭. 如此, 耶和華垂聽國民所求的, 瘟疫在以色列人中就止住了.

I Kings (列王記上)

I Kings - Chapter 1

1:1 Now King David had become old, advanced in years, and they covered him with garments, but he was not warm.
大衛王年紀老邁, 雖用被遮蓋, 仍不覺暖.

1:2 His servants said to him, “Let them search for a young virgin for my lord the king, and let her stand before the king. Let her be of use for him, and let her lie in your lap that my lord the king may be warm.”
所以臣僕對他說: “不如為我主我王尋找一個處女, 使她伺候王, 奉養王, 睡在王的懷中, 好叫我主我王得暖. ”

1:3 So they sought a beautiful young woman in all the territory of Israel, and they found Abishag the Shunnamite and brought her to the king.
於是在以色列全境尋找美貌的童女, 尋得書念的一個童女亞比煞, 就帶到王那裡.

1:4 Now the young woman was very beautiful; she was of use for the king, and she served him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.
這童女極其美貌, 她奉養王, 伺候王, 王卻沒有與她親近.

1:5 Now Adonijah the son of Haggith was exalting himself, saying, “I will be king,” so he prepared for himself a chariot and horsemen and fifty men running before him.
那時, 哈及的兒子亞多尼雅自尊, 說: “我必作王”, 就為自己預備車輛,馬兵, 又派五十人在他前頭奔走.

1:6 His father did not rebuke him at any time by saying, “Why did you do so?” Now he was also very handsome of appearance; she had borne him after Absalom.
他父親素來沒有使他憂悶, 說: “你是做甚麼呢? ”他甚俊美, 生在押沙龍之後.

1:7 He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported Adonijah.
亞多尼雅與洗魯雅的兒子約押, 和祭司亞比亞他商議; 二人就順從他, 幫助他.

1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty warriors were David’s; they were not with Adonijah.
但祭司撒督,耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅,先知拿單,示每,利以, 並大衛的勇士都不順從亞多尼雅.

1:9 And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened animals near the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En Rogel. He invited all of his brothers, the sons of the king, and all the men of Judah, the servants of the king.
一日, 亞多尼雅在隱‧羅結旁,瑣希列磐石那裡宰了牛羊,肥犢, 請他的諸弟兄, 就是王的眾子, 並所有作王臣僕的猶大人;

1:10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the mighty warriors or Solomon his brother.
惟獨先知拿單和比拿雅並勇士, 與他的兄弟所羅門, 他都沒有請.

1:11 Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king, but our lord David does not know?
拿單對所羅門的母親拔示巴說: “哈及的兒子亞多尼雅作王了, 你沒有聽見嗎? 我們的主大衛卻不知道.

1:12 So then, come, let me advise you please, that you may save your life and the life of your son, Solomon.
現在我可以給你出個主意, 好保全你和你兒子所羅門的性命.

1:13 Come, go to King David and say to him, ‘Have you not, my lord the king, sworn to your servant, “Surely Solomon your son shall become king after me. And he will sit on my throne”? But why is Adonijah king?’
你進去見大衛王, 對他說: ‘我主我王啊, 你不曾向婢女起誓說: 你兒子所羅門必接續我作王, 坐在我的位上嗎? 現在亞多尼雅怎麼作了王呢? ’

1:14 While you are still there speaking with the king, I will enter after you, and I will confirm your words.”
你還與王說話的時候, 我也隨後進去, 證實你的話. ”

1:15 So Bathsheba went to the king in the private room. Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunnamite was attending the king.
拔示巴進入內室見王, 王甚老邁, 書念的童女亞比煞正伺候王.

1:16 Bathsheba knelt and bowed down before the king, and the king asked, “What do you want?”
拔示巴向王屈身下拜; 王說: “你要甚麼? ”

1:17 She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your servant, ‘Solomon your son surely shall become king after me, and he will sit upon my throne!’
她說: “我主啊, 你曾向婢女指著耶和華─你的神起誓說: ‘你兒子所羅門必接續我作王, 坐在我的位上. ’

1:18 But now, look! Adonijah has become king! And now, my lord the king, you do not know!
現在亞多尼雅作王了, 我主我王卻不知道.

1:19 He has sacrificed oxen and sheep and fattened animals in abundance, and he has invited all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, Joab the commander of the army, but Solomon your servant he did not invite.
他宰了許多牛羊,肥犢, 請了王的眾子和祭司亞比亞他, 並元帥約押; 惟獨王的僕人所羅門, 他沒有請.

1:20 But as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all of Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
我主我王啊, 以色列眾人的眼目都仰望你, 等你曉諭他們, 在我主我王之後誰坐你的位.

1:21 It shall be that when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be considered as sinners.”
若不然, 到我主我王與列祖同睡以後, 我和我兒子所羅門必算為罪人了. ”

1:22 While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
拔示巴還與王說話的時候, 先知拿單也進來了.

1:23 They told the king, “Nathan the prophet is here.” He came into the presence of the king and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.
有人奏告王說: “先知拿單來了. ”拿單進到王前, 臉伏於地.

1:24 Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall be king after me and he shall sit on my throne’?
拿單說: “我主我王果然應許亞多尼雅說‘你必接續我作王, 坐在我的位上’嗎?

1:25 “For he went down today and sacrificed oxen, sheep, and fattened animals in abundance. He invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest, and look, they are eating and drinking before him. They have also said, “Long live King Adonijah!
他今日下去, 宰了許多牛羊,肥犢, 請了王的眾子和軍長, 並祭司亞比亞他; 他們正在亞多尼雅面前吃喝, 說: ‘願亞多尼雅王萬歲! ’

1:26 But me, your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Solomon your servant he did not invite.
惟獨我, 就是你的僕人和祭司撒督, 耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅, 並王的僕人所羅門, 他都沒有請.

1:27 If it was from my lord the king that this thing has happened, then all is well, but if not, you must let your servants know who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.”
這事果然出乎我主我王嗎? 王卻沒有告訴僕人們, 在我主我王之後誰坐你的位. ”

1:28 Then King David answered and said, “Summon Bathsheba for me.” Then she came before the king and stood in his presence.
大衛王吩咐說: “叫拔示巴來. ”拔示巴就進來, 站在王面前.

1:29 Then the king swore and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has saved my life from all trouble,
王起誓說: “我指著救我性命脫離一切苦難,永生的耶和華起誓.

1:30 surely as I swore to you by Yahweh the God of Israel, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall surely be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ surely I shall do so this very day.”
我既然指著耶和華─以色列的神向你起誓說: 你兒子所羅門必接續我作王, 坐在我的位上. 我今日就必照這話而行. ”

1:31 Then Bathsheba knelt with her face to the ground and did obeisance to the king, and she said, “May my lord, King David, live forever.”
於是, 拔示巴臉伏於地, 向王下拜, 說: “願我主大衛王萬歲! ”

1:32 Then King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,” and they came before the king.
大衛王又吩咐說: “將祭司撒督,先知拿單,耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅召來! ”他們就都來到王面前.

1:33 The king said to them, “Take with you all the servants of your lord, and let them make Solomon my son ride on my mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
王對他們說: “要帶領你們主的僕人, 使我兒子所羅門騎我的騾子, 送他下到基訓;

1:34 Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel. Blow on the trumpet and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
在那裡, 祭司撒督和先知拿單要膏他作以色列的王; 你們也要吹角, 說: ‘願所羅門王萬歲! ’

1:35 Then you shall go up after him, and let him come and sit on my throne; he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be leader over Israel and Judah.”
然後要跟隨他上來, 使他坐在我的位上, 接續我作王. 我已立他作以色列和猶大的君. ”

1:36 Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! So may Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, confirm it!
耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅對王說: “阿們! 願耶和華─我主我王的神也這樣命定.

1:37 As Yahweh was with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”
耶和華怎樣與我主我王同在, 願他照樣與所羅門同在, 使他的國位比我主大衛王的國位更大. ”

1:38 Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went down, and they let Solomon ride on the mule of King David, and they brought him to Gihon.
於是, 祭司撒督,先知拿單,耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅, 和基利提人,比利提人都下去使所羅門騎大衛王的騾子, 將他送到基訓.

1:39 Then Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent, and he anointed Solomon. They blew on the trumpet, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”
祭司撒督就從帳幕中取了盛膏油的角來, 用膏膏所羅門. 人就吹角, 眾民都說: “願所羅門王萬歲! ”

1:40 All the people went up after him, and the people were playing on the flutes and rejoicing with great joy, and the earth shook with their noise.
眾民跟隨他上來, 且吹笛, 大大歡呼, 聲音震地.

1:41 And Adonijah and all the invited guests who were with him heard it. Now they were finished eating when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet and said, “Why is there such a noise in the city?”
亞多尼雅和所請的眾客筵宴方畢, 聽見這聲音; 約押聽見角聲就說: “城中為何有這響聲呢? ”

1:42 While he was still speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. Adonijah said, “Come, for you are a man of valor, and you bring good news.”
他正說話的時候, 祭司亞比亞他的兒子約拿單來了. 亞多尼雅對他說: “進來吧! 你是個忠義的人, 必是報好信息. ”

1:43 Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “But our lord King David has made Solomon king!
約拿單對亞多尼雅說: “我們的主大衛王誠然立所羅門為王了.

1:44 He sent Zadok the priest with the king, and Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites; they made him ride on the king’s mule.
王差遣祭司撒督,先知拿單,耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅, 和基利提人,比利提人都去使所羅門騎王的騾子.

1:45 Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed him as king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there rejoicing. The city has gone wild; this is the sound which you heard.
祭司撒督和先知拿單在基訓已經膏他作王. 眾人都從那裡歡呼著上來, 聲音使城震動, 這就是你們所聽見的聲音;

1:46 And also, Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom!
並且所羅門登了國位.

1:47 The servants of the king also came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘Your God has made the name of Solomon better than your name and his throne greater than your throne!’ So the king worshiped on the bed.
王的臣僕也來為我們的主大衛王祝福, 說: ‘願王的神使所羅門的名比王的名更尊榮; 使他的國位比王的國位更大. ’王就在床上屈身下拜.

1:48 What is more, the king said, ‘May Yahweh the God of Israel be blessed, who has given this day one sitting on my throne, and my eyes are seeing it!’ ”
王又說: ‘耶和華─以色列的神是應當稱頌的; 因他賜我一人今日坐在我的位上, 我也親眼看見了. ’”

1:49 Then all the invited guests who were for Adonijah trembled and got up and went, each on his way.
亞多尼雅的眾客聽見這話就都驚懼, 起來四散.

1:50 Adonijah was afraid because of Solomon, and he got up and went and grasped the horns of the altar.
亞多尼雅懼怕所羅門, 就起來, 去抓住祭壇的角.

1:51 Solomon was told, “Look, Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon, and he has grasped the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will surely not kill his servant with the sword!’ ”
有人告訴所羅門說: “亞多尼雅懼怕所羅門王, 現在抓住祭壇的角, 說: ‘願所羅門王今日向我起誓, 必不用刀殺僕人. ’”

1:52 Solomon said, “If he is a son of noble character, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, but if evil is found in him, then he will die.”
所羅門說: “他若作忠義的人, 連一根頭髮也不致落在地上; 他若行惡, 必要死亡. ”

1:53 Then King Solomon sent and brought him down from upon the altar. He came and did obeisance to King Solomon. Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”
於是所羅門王差遣人, 使亞多尼雅從壇上下來, 他就來, 向所羅門王下拜; 所羅門對他說: “你回家去吧! ”

I Kings - Chapter 2

2:1 The days of David came near for him to die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
大衛的死期臨近了, 就囑咐他兒子所羅門說:

2:2 “I am about to go the way of all the world. Be strong and be courageous.
“我現在要走世人必走的路. 所以, 你當剛強, 作大丈夫,

2:3 You shall keep the charge of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, his judgments, and his testimonies, as are written in the law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all that you do and everywhere you turn,
遵守耶和華─你神所吩咐的, 照著摩西律法上所寫的行主的道, 謹守他的律例,誡命,典章,法度. 這樣, 你無論做甚麼事, 不拘往何處去, 盡都亨通.

2:4 so that Yahweh may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons take heed of their way, to walk before me in faithfulness, with all their heart and with all their soul, no man of yours will be cut off from the throne of Israel.’ ”
耶和華必成就向我所應許的話說: ‘你的子孫若謹慎自己的行為, 盡心盡意誠誠實實地行在我面前, 就不斷人坐以色列的國位. ’

2:5 “Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me when he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner son of Ner and to Amasa son of Jether, and he murdered them and put the blood of war in a time of peace. He put the blood of war on the leather belt that was on his waist and on the sandals which were on his feet.
你知道洗魯雅的兒子約押向我所行的, 就是殺了以色列的兩個元帥: 尼珥的兒子押尼珥和益帖的兒子亞瑪撒. 他在太平之時流這二人的血, 如在爭戰之時一樣, 將這血染了腰間束的帶和腳上穿的鞋.

2:6 You must act according to your wisdom, but you must not let his gray hair go down to Sheol in peace.
所以你要照你的智慧行, 不容他白頭安然下陰間.

2:7 Regarding the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, you shall do loyal love and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother.
你當恩待基列人巴西萊的眾子, 使他們常與你同席吃飯; 因為我躲避你哥哥押沙龍的時候, 他們拿食物來迎接我.

2:8 And look, Shimei the son of Gera the son of the Benjaminite from Bahurim is with you. Now he cursed me severely when I went to Mahanaim, but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, so I swore to him by Yahweh, ‘I surely will not kill you with the sword.’
在你這裡有巴戶琳的便雅憫人, 基拉的兒子示每; 我往瑪哈念去的那日, 他用狠毒的言語咒罵我, 後來卻下約旦河迎接我, 我就指著耶和華向他起誓說: ‘我必不用刀殺你. ’

2:9 So then, do not leave him unpunished, for you are a wise man, and you will know what you must do to him. You must bring his grey hair down to Sheol with blood.”
現在你不要以他為無罪. 你是聰明人, 必知道怎樣待他, 使他白頭見殺, 流血下到陰間. ”

2:10 Then David slept with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David.
大衛與他列祖同睡, 葬在大衛城.

2:11 The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
大衛作以色列王四十年: 在希伯崙作王七年, 在耶路撒冷作王三十三年.

2:12 Then Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.
所羅門坐他父親大衛的位, 他的國甚是堅固.

2:13 Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she said, “Are you coming in peace?” He said, “Peace.”
哈及的兒子亞多尼雅去見所羅門的母親拔示巴, 拔示巴問他說: “你來是為平安嗎? ”回答說: “是為平安”;

2:14 Then he said, “May I have a word with you?” Then she said, “Go on.”
又說: “我有話對你說. ”拔示巴說: “你說吧. ”

2:15 He said, “You know that the kingship was mine and that all Israel had set their face toward me as king, but the kingship turned around and became my brother’s, for it was from Yahweh for him to have it.
亞多尼雅說: “你知道國原是歸我的, 以色列眾人也都仰望我作王, 不料, 國反歸了我兄弟, 因他得國是出乎耶和華.

2:16 Now one request I am asking from you, and you must not refuse me.” Then she said to him, “Go on.”
現在我有一件事求你, 望你不要推辭. ”拔示巴說: “你說吧. ”

2:17 He said, “Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not refuse you, so that he will give to me Abishag the Shunnamite as wife.”
他說: “求你請所羅門王將書念的女子亞比煞賜我為妻, 因他必不推辭你. ”

2:18 Then Bathsheba said, “Very well, I will speak to the king concerning you.”
拔示巴說: “好, 我必為你對王提說. ”

2:19 Bathsheba came to King Solomon to speak to him concerning Adonijah, and the king got up to meet her, bowed down to her, and then sat on his throne. Then he set up a throne for the king’s mother, and she sat on his right.
於是, 拔示巴去見所羅門王, 要為亞多尼雅提說; 王起來迎接, 向她下拜, 就坐在位上, 吩咐人為王母設一座位, 她便坐在王的右邊.

2:20 She said, “I have one small request I am asking from you. Do not refuse me.” The king said to her, “Ask, my mother, for I will not refuse you.”
拔示巴說: “我有一件小事求你, 望你不要推辭. ”王說: “請母親說, 我必不推辭. ”

2:21 Then she said, “Let Abishag the Shunnamite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.”
拔示巴說: “求你將書念的女子亞比煞賜給你哥哥亞多尼雅為妻. ”

2:22 King Solomon answered and said to his mother, “Why are you asking Abishag the Shunnamite for Adonijah? Ask for him also the kingdom, for he is my brother, older than I; and ask for him also Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.”
所羅門王對他母親說: “為何單替他求書念的女子亞比煞呢? 也可以為他求國吧! 他是我的哥哥, 他有祭司亞比亞他和洗魯雅的兒子約押為輔佐. ”

2:23 Then King Solomon swore by Yahweh, saying, “Thus may God do to me and thus may he add, if Adonijah hasn’t spoken this thing at the expense of his life.
所羅門王就指著耶和華起誓說: “亞多尼雅這話是自己送命, 不然, 願神重重地降罰與我.

2:24 So then, as Yahweh lives, who has established me and seated me on the throne of my father David and who has established for me a dynasty as he promised, then surely Adonijah will be put to death today.”
耶和華堅立我, 使我坐在父親大衛的位上, 照著所應許的話為我建立家室; 現在我指著永生的耶和華起誓, 亞多尼雅今日必被治死. ”

2:25 King Solomon sent through the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, so he struck him, and he died.
於是所羅門王差遣耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅, 將亞多尼雅殺死.

2:26 To Abiathar the priest, the king said, “Go to Anathoth, to your field, for you deserve to die, but on this day I will not kill you, for you carried the ark of the Lord Yahweh before David my father, and because you endured hardship in all the hardship that my father endured.”
王對祭司亞比亞他說: “你回亞拿突歸自己的田地去吧! 你本是該死的, 但因你在我父親大衛面前抬過主耶和華的約櫃, 又與我父親同受一切苦難, 所以我今日不將你殺死. ”

2:27 So Solomon banished Abiathar from being priest to Yahweh, thus fulfilling the word which Yahweh had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
所羅門就革除亞比亞他, 不許他作耶和華的祭司. 這樣, 便應驗耶和華在示羅論以利家所說的話.

2:28 When the message came to Joab (now Joab had supported Adonijah but had not supported Absalom), he fled to the tent of Yahweh and grasped the horns of the altar.
約押雖然沒有歸從押沙龍, 卻歸從了亞多尼雅. 他聽見這風聲, 就逃到耶和華的帳幕, 抓住祭壇的角.

2:29 It was told to King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of Yahweh and was beside the altar. So Solomon sent word to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go and fall upon him.”
有人告訴所羅門王說: “約押逃到耶和華的帳幕, 現今在祭壇的旁邊. ”所羅門就差遣耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅, 說: “你去將他殺死. ”

2:30 So Benaiah went to the tent of Yahweh, and he said to him, “Thus says the king: ‘Come out.’ ” And he said, “No, for I want to die here.” So Benaiah returned a word to the king, saying, “Thus Joab spoke, and thus he answered me.”
比拿雅來到耶和華的帳幕, 對約押說: “王吩咐說, 你出來吧! ”他說: “我不出去, 我要死在這裡. ”比拿雅就去回覆王, 說約押如此如此回答我.

2:31 Then the king said to him, “Do as he spoke; fall upon him and bury him, and so you shall remove the innocent blood that Joab shed from on me and from on the house of my father.
王說: “你可以照著他的話行, 殺死他, 將他葬埋, 好叫約押流無辜人血的罪不歸我和我的父家了.

2:32 Yahweh will return his blood on his head, because he fell upon two men, more righteous and better than he, and he killed them with the sword, even though my father did not know it; namely Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.
耶和華必使約押流人血的罪歸到他自己的頭上; 因為他用刀殺了兩個比他又義又好的人, 就是以色列元帥尼珥的兒子押尼珥和猶大元帥益帖的兒子亞瑪撒, 我父親大衛卻不知道.

2:33 And their blood will return on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever, but for David and his descendants and for his house and his throne, there will be peace forever from Yahweh.”
故此, 流這二人血的罪必歸到約押和他後裔的頭上, 直到永遠; 惟有大衛和他的後裔, 並他的家與國, 必從耶和華那裡得平安, 直到永遠. ”

2:34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, and he fell on him and killed him, and he was buried in his house in the wilderness.
於是耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅上去, 將約押殺死, 葬在曠野約押自己的墳墓(原文是房屋)裡.

2:35 Then the king appointed Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest in place of Abiathar.
王就立耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅作元帥, 代替約押, 又使祭司撒督代替亞比亞他.

2:36 Then the king sent and summoned Shimei, and he said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, but you must not go out anywhere whatsoever from there.
王差遣人將示每召來, 對他說: “你要在耶路撒冷建造房屋居住, 不可出來往別處去.

2:37 It shall happen that on the day you go out and cross over the Wadi Kidron, know for certain that you will surely die. Your blood will be on your head.”
你當確實地知道, 你何日出來過汲淪溪, 何日必死! 你的罪(原文是血)必歸到自己的頭上. ”

2:38 Shimei said to the king, “The word is good that my lord the king has spoken to me; thus will your servant do.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
示每對王說: “這話甚好! 我主我王怎樣說, 僕人必怎樣行. ”於是示每多日住在耶路撒冷.

2:39 It happened that at the end of three years, two of Shimei’s slaves fled to Achish, son of Maacah, the king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, “Your slaves are here in Gath.”
過了三年, 示每的兩個僕人逃到迦特王瑪迦的兒子亞吉那裡去. 有人告訴示每說: “你的僕人在迦特. ”

2:40 So Shimei got up and saddled his donkey, and he went to Gath, to Achish, to search for his slaves. So Shimei went and brought his slaves from Gath.
示每起來, 備上驢, 往迦特到亞吉那裡去找他的僕人, 就從迦特帶他僕人回來.

2:41 When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,
有人告訴所羅門說: “示每出耶路撒冷往迦特去, 回來了. ”

2:42 the king sent and summoned Shimei, and he said to him, “Did I not make you swear by Yahweh? I warned you, saying, ‘On the day you go out and you go anywhere whatsoever, know for certain that you will surely die.’ And you said to me, ‘The word is good; I accept.’
王就差遣人將示每召了來, 對他說: “我豈不是叫你指著耶和華起誓, 並且警戒你說‘你當確實地知道, 你哪日出來往別處去, 那日必死’嗎? 你也對我說: ‘這話甚好, 我必聽從. ’

2:43 Why have you not kept the oath of Yahweh and the command which I commanded you?”
現在你為何不遵守你指著耶和華起的誓和我所吩咐你的命令呢? ”

2:44 Then the king said to Shimei, “You know all the evil which your heart knows, what you did to David my father. Now Yahweh will return the evil on your head,
王又對示每說: “你向我父親大衛所行的一切惡事, 你自己心裡也知道, 所以耶和華必使你的罪惡歸到自己的頭上;

2:45 but King Solomon will be blessed and the throne of David will be established before Yahweh forever.”
惟有所羅門王必得福, 並且大衛的國位必在耶和華面前堅定, 直到永遠. ”

2:46 Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and fell upon him, and he died. So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
於是王吩咐耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅, 他就去殺死示每. 這樣, 便堅定了所羅門的國位.

I Kings - Chapter 3

3:1 Solomon intermarried with Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and he took the daughter of Pharaoh and brought her to the city of David until he finished building his house, the house of Yahweh, and the walls of Jerusalem all around.
所羅門與埃及王法老結親, 娶了法老的女兒為妻, 接她進入大衛城, 直等到造完了自己的宮和耶和華的殿, 並耶路撒冷周圍的城牆.

3:2 But the people were sacrificing on the high places, for the house for the name of Yahweh had not yet been built in those days.
當那些日子, 百姓仍在邱壇獻祭, 因為還沒有為耶和華的名建殿.

3:3 Solomon loved Yahweh, by walking in the statutes of David his father; only he was sacrificing and offering incense on the high places.
所羅門愛耶和華, 遵行他父親大衛的律例, 只是還在邱壇獻祭燒香.

3:4 So the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice, for the great high place was there. Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
所羅門王上基遍去獻祭; 因為在那裡有極大(或譯: 出名)的邱壇, 他在那壇上獻一千犧牲作燔祭.

3:5 Yahweh appeared to Solomon at Gibeon in a dream at night, and God said, “Ask what I should give to you.”
在基遍, 夜間夢中, 耶和華向所羅門顯現, 對他說: “你願我賜你甚麼? 你可以求. ”

3:6 Then Solomon said, “You have shown great loyal love with your servant David my father, as he walked before you in faithfulness and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with you. You have shown for him this great loyal love, and you have given a son to him who is sitting on his throne as it is this day.
所羅門說: “你僕人─我父親大衛用誠實,公義,正直的心行在你面前, 你就向他大施恩典, 又為他存留大恩, 賜他一個兒子坐在他的位上, 正如今日一樣.

3:7 So then, O Yahweh, you are my God. You have made your servant king in place of David my father though I am a young boy. I do not know going out or coming in.
耶和華─我的神啊, 如今你使僕人接續我父親大衛作王; 但我是幼童, 不知道應當怎樣出入.

3:8 Your servant is in the middle of your people whom you have chosen; a great people who cannot be counted or numbered because of abundance.
僕人住在你所揀選的民中, 這民多得不可勝數.

3:9 Give to your servant a listening heart to judge your people, to discern between good and bad, because who is able to judge this, your difficult people?”
所以求你賜我智慧, 可以判斷你的民, 能辨別是非. 不然, 誰能判斷這眾多的民呢? ”

3:10 The word was good in the eyes of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing.
所羅門因為求這事, 就蒙主喜悅.

3:11 And God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing and you did not ask for yourself a long life and you did not ask riches for yourself and you did not ask for the life of your enemies, but you have asked for yourself the ability to make wise judgments;
神對他說: “你既然求這事, 不為自己求壽,求富, 也不求滅絕你仇敵的性命, 單求智慧可以聽訟,

3:12 behold, I do hereby do according to your word. I hereby give you a wise and discerning heart; there was no one like you before you, nor afterwards will one like you arise.
我就應允你所求的, 賜你聰明智慧, 甚至在你以前沒有像你的, 在你以後也沒有像你的.

3:13 Too, what you have not asked I give to you: both riches and honor, so that no man among the kings will be like you all of your days.
你所沒有求的, 我也賜給你, 就是富足,尊榮, 使你在世的日子, 列王中沒有一個能比你的.

3:14 If you will walk in my ways by keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David your father walked, then I will lengthen your days.”
你若效法你父親大衛, 遵行我的道, 謹守我的律例,誡命, 我必使你長壽. ”

3:15 Then Solomon awoke, and look, it was a dream, and he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and he offered burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings, and he held a feast for all of his servants.
所羅門醒了, 不料是個夢. 他就回到耶路撒冷, 站在耶和華的約櫃前, 獻燔祭和平安祭, 又為他眾臣僕設擺筵席.

3:16 Then two prostitutes came to the king, and they stood before him.
一日, 有兩個妓女來, 站在王面前.

3:17 The one woman said, “Please my lord, I and this woman are living in one house, and I gave birth, with her in the house.
一個說: “我主啊, 我和這婦人同住一房; 她在房中的時候, 我生了一個男孩.

3:18 It happened on the third day after my giving birth, this woman also gave birth, and we were together. There was not anyone with us in the house, only the two of us were in the house.
我生孩子後第三日, 這婦人也生了孩子. 我們是同住的, 除了我們二人之外, 房中再沒有別人.

3:19 Then the son of this woman died in the night because she laid on him.
夜間, 這婦人睡著的時候, 壓死了她的孩子.

3:20 So she got up in the middle of the night, and she took my son from beside me while your servant was asleep, and she put him in her lap, and she put her dead son in my lap.
她半夜起來, 趁我睡著, 從我旁邊把我的孩子抱去, 放在她懷裡, 將她的死孩子放在我懷裡.

3:21 When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead! When I looked closely at him in the morning, behold, it was not my son whom I had borne.”
天要亮的時候, 我起來要給我的孩子吃奶, 不料, 孩子死了; 及至天亮, 我細細地察看, 不是我所生的孩子. ”

3:22 Then the other woman said, “No, for my son is the living one, and your son is the dead one.” The other kept on saying, “No, for your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one,” and so they argued in front of the king.
那婦人說: “不然, 活孩子是我的, 死孩子是你的. ”這婦人說: “不然, 死孩子是你的, 活孩子是我的. ”她們在王面前如此爭論.

3:23 Then the king said, “This one is saying, ‘This is my son, the living one, but your son is the dead one,’ and the other one keeps saying, ‘But no! Your son is the dead one, and my son is living!’ ”
王說: “這婦人說‘活孩子是我的, 死孩子是你的’, 那婦人說‘不然, 死孩子是你的, 活孩子是我的’”,

3:24 So the king said, “Bring me a sword,” and they brought the sword before the king.
就吩咐說: “拿刀來! ”人就拿刀來.

3:25 Then the king said, “Divide the living child into two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
王說: “將活孩子劈成兩半, 一半給那婦人, 一半給這婦人. ”

3:26 Then the woman whose son was the living one spoke to the king because her compassion was aroused for her son, and she said, “Please, my lord, give her the living child, but certainly do not kill him!” The other one was saying, “As for me, so for you! Divide him!”
活孩子的母親為自己的孩子心裡急痛, 就說: “求我主將活孩子給那婦人吧, 萬不可殺他! ”那婦人說: “這孩子也不歸我, 也不歸你, 把他劈了吧! ”

3:27 Then the king answered and said, “Give the living child to her, and do not kill him; she is his mother.”
王說: “將活孩子給這婦人, 萬不可殺他; 這婦人實在是他的母親. ”

3:28 When all of Israel heard the judgment that the king had rendered, they stood in awe of the king, because they realized that the wisdom of God was in him to execute justice.
以色列眾人聽見王這樣判斷, 就都敬畏他; 因為見他心裡有神的智慧, 能以斷案.

I Kings - Chapter 4

4:1 King Solomon was king over all Israel.
所羅門作以色列眾人的王.

4:2 Now these are the officials who were his: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest.
他的臣子記在下面: 撒督的兒子亞撒利雅作祭司,

4:3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were the secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder.
示沙的兩個兒子以利何烈,亞希亞作書記, 亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官,

4:4 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅作元帥, 撒督和亞比亞他作祭司長,

4:5 Azariah the son of Nathan was over the governors, and Zabud the son of Nathan was a priest, an advisor to the king.
拿單的兒子亞撒利雅作眾吏長, 王的朋友拿單的兒子撒布得作領袖,

4:6 Ahishar was over the palace, and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labor.
亞希煞作家宰, 亞比大的兒子亞多尼蘭掌管服苦的人.

4:7 Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, and they sustained the king and his palace, each one was to sustain for each month of the year.
所羅門在以色列全地立了十二個官吏, 使他們供給王和王家的食物, 每年各人供給一月.

4:8 These are their names: Ben-Hur was in the hill country of Ephraim.
他們的名字記在下面: 在以法蓮山地有便‧戶珥;

4:9 Ben-Deker was in Makaz and in Shaalbim and in Beth-Shemesh and Elon of Beth-Hanan.
在瑪迦斯,沙賓,伯‧示麥,以倫‧伯‧哈南有便‧底甲;

4:10 Ben-Hesed was in the Arubbot; Socoh and all the land of Hepher were his.
在亞魯泊有便‧希悉, 他管理梭哥和希弗全地;

4:11 Ben-Abinadab was in all of Naphat of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.
在多珥山岡(或譯: 全境)有便‧亞比拿達, 他娶了所羅門的女兒她法為妻;

4:12 Baanah the son of Ahilud was in Taanach and Megiddo and all Beth-Shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, of Beth-Shean up to Abel-Meholah up to the other side of Jokmeam.
在他納和米吉多, 並靠近撒拉他拿,耶斯列下邊的伯．善全地, 從伯．善到亞伯．米何拉直到約念之外, 有亞希律的兒子巴拿;

4:13 Ben-Geber was in Ramoth-Gilead; the villages of Jair, the son of Manasseh which are in the Gilead were his, and the region of Argob which is in the Bashan, sixty great cities, with walls having crossbars of bronze, were his.
在基列的拉末有便‧基別, 他管理在基列的瑪拿西子孫睚珥的城邑, 巴珊的亞珥歌伯地的大城六十座, 都有城牆和銅閂;

4:14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo was in Mahanaim.
在瑪哈念有易多的兒子亞希拿達;

4:15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he moreover also had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife.
在拿弗他利有亞希瑪斯, 他也娶了所羅門的一個女兒巴實抹為妻;

4:16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and Bealoth.
在亞設和亞祿有戶篩的兒子巴拿;

4:17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah was in Issachar.
在以薩迦有帕路亞的兒子約沙法;

4:18 Shimei the son of Ela was in Benjamin.
在便雅憫有以拉的兒子示每;

4:19 Geber the son of Uri was in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon, the king of the Amorites, and of Og, the king of Bashan; one governor which was over the land.
在基列地, 就是從前屬亞摩利王西宏和巴珊王噩之地, 有烏利的兒子基別一人管理.

4:20 Judah and Israel were as many as the sand which is on the seashore in abundance, eating and drinking and rejoicing!
猶大人和以色列人如同海邊的沙那樣多, 都吃喝快樂.

4:21 Now Solomon was ruling over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and up to the border of Egypt, who were bringing tribute and were serving Solomon all the days of his life.
所羅門統管諸國, 從大河到非利士地, 直到埃及的邊界. 所羅門在世的日子, 這些國都進貢服事他.

4:22 The food of Solomon for one day was thirty dry measures of choice meal and sixty dry measures of flour;
所羅門每日所用的食物: 細麵三十歌珥, 粗麵六十歌珥,

4:23 ten stall-fed oxen and twenty pasture-fed oxen and a hundred sheep, besides deer and buck gazelles and roebucks and well-fed fowls.
肥牛十隻, 草場的牛二十隻, 羊一百隻, 還有鹿,羚羊,麃子, 並肥禽.

4:24 For he was ruling over all the west of the River from Tiphsah up to Gaza, over all the kings west of the River; and he had peace from every side all around.
所羅門管理大河西邊的諸王, 以及從提弗薩直到迦薩的全地, 四境盡都平安.

4:25 Judah and Israel lived in security, each man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
所羅門在世的日子, 從但到別是巴的猶大人和以色列人都在自己的葡萄樹下和無花果樹下安然居住.

4:26 Now Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his war chariots and twelve thousand horsemen.
所羅門有套車的馬四萬, 還有馬兵一萬二千.

4:27 These governors sustained King Solomon and all who came near to the table of King Solomon, each in his month; they did not omit anything.
那十二個官吏各按各月供給所羅門王, 並一切與他同席之人的食物, 一無所缺.

4:28 The barley and the straw for the horses and for packhorses they brought to the place where they were, each according to his share.
眾人各按各分, 將養馬與快馬的大麥和乾草送到官吏那裡.

4:29 God gave wisdom to Solomon and very great discernment, as well as breadth of understanding, as the sand which is on the edge of the seashore.
神賜給所羅門極大的智慧聰明和廣大的心, 如同海沙不可測量.

4:30 The wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the east and more than all the wisdom of Egypt.
所羅門的智慧超過東方人和埃及人的一切智慧.

4:31 He was wiser than all the men: Ethan the Ezrahite; Heman, Calcol, and Darda the children of Mahol; and he was very well known.
他的智慧勝過萬人, 勝過以斯拉人以探, 並瑪曷的兒子希幔,甲各,達大的智慧. 他的名聲傳揚在四圍的列國.

4:32 He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.
他作箴言三千句, 詩歌一千零五首.

4:33 He spoke concerning the trees, from the cedar which is in Lebanon up to the hyssop which grows on the wall; he also spoke concerning the animals, concerning the birds, concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fish.
他講論草木, 自黎巴嫩的香柏樹直到牆上長的牛膝草, 又講論飛禽走獸,昆蟲水族.

4:34 They came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon; from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
天下列王聽見所羅門的智慧, 就都差人來聽他的智慧話.

I Kings - Chapter 5

5:1 Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him as king in place of his father, for Hiram had always been a friend for David.
泰爾王希蘭, 平素愛大衛; 他聽見以色列人膏所羅門, 接續他父親作王, 就差遣臣僕來見他.

5:2 Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
所羅門也差遣人去見希蘭, 說:

5:3 “You knew David my father, that he was not able to build a house for the name of Yahweh his God, in view of the warfare which surrounded him, until Yahweh placed them under the soles of his feet.
“你知道我父親大衛因四圍的爭戰, 不能為耶和華─他神的名建殿, 直等到耶和華使仇敵都服在他腳下.

5:4 But now Yahweh my God has given me rest all around me. There is no adversary, and there is no bad occurrence.
現在耶和華─我的神使我四圍平安, 沒有仇敵, 沒有災禍.

5:5 Here I am, intending to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, as Yahweh promised to my father David, saying, ‘Your son, whom I will set in your place on your throne, shall build the house for my name.’
我定意要為耶和華─我神的名建殿, 是照耶和華應許我父親大衛的話說: ‘我必使你兒子接續你坐你的位, 他必為我的名建殿. ’

5:6 So then, command that they may cut cedars for me from Lebanon, and let my servants be with your servants. The wage of your servants I will give to you according to all that you say, for you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”
所以求你吩咐你的僕人在黎巴嫩為我砍伐香柏木, 我的僕人也必幫助他們, 我必照你所定的, 給你僕人的工價; 因為你知道, 在我們中間沒有人像西頓人善於砍伐樹木. ”

5:7 When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and he said, “Blessed be Yahweh this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people.”
希蘭聽見所羅門的話, 就甚喜悅, 說: “今日應當稱頌耶和華; 因他賜給大衛一個有智慧的兒子, 治理這眾多的民. ”

5:8 Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have heard what you have sent to me; I will do all of your desire concerning the timber of cedars and concerning the timber of cypresses.
希蘭打發人去見所羅門, 說: “你差遣人向我所提的那事, 我都聽見了; 論到香柏木和松木, 我必照你的心願而行.

5:9 My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will make them into rafts in the sea to float to the place which you indicated to me. Then I shall break them up there, and you may carry them further, and you shall meet my needs by giving food for my house.”
我的僕人必將這木料從黎巴嫩運到海裡, 紮成筏子, 浮海運到你所指定我的地方, 在那裡拆開, 你就可以收取; 你也要成全我的心願, 將食物給我的家. ”

5:10 So Hiram was giving to Solomon the cedar timbers and the cypress timbers, everything he needed.
於是希蘭照著所羅門所要的, 給他香柏木和松木;

5:11 Then Solomon gave to Hiram twenty thousand dry measures of wheat as food for his household, and twenty dry measures of specially prepared olive oil; thus Solomon gave to Hiram year by year.
所羅門給希蘭麥子二萬歌珥, 清油二十歌珥, 作他家的食物. 所羅門每年都是這樣給希蘭.

5:12 Yahweh gave wisdom to Solomon as he promised to him, and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a covenant.
耶和華照著所應許的賜智慧給所羅門. 希蘭與所羅門和好, 彼此立約.

5:13 Then King Solomon conscripted a forced labor from all Israel, and the forced labor numbered thirty thousand men.
所羅門王從以色列人中挑取服苦的人共有三萬,

5:14 He sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand every month; the work groups were a month in Lebanon and two months at home; now Adoniram was over the forced labor.
派他們輪流每月一萬人上黎巴嫩去; 一個月在黎巴嫩, 兩個月在家裡. 亞多尼蘭掌管他們.

5:15 Solomon had seventy thousand common laborers and eighty thousand stone craftsmen in the hill country.
所羅門用七萬扛抬的, 八萬在山上鑿石頭的.

5:16 Besides the chiefs of the officers Solomon had, there were three thousand three hundred having charge over the people who were doing the work.
此外, 所羅門用三千三百督工的, 監管工人.

5:17 When the king commanded, they quarried great stones and precious stones to lay the foundation of the house with hewn stones.
王下令, 人就鑿出又大又寶貴的石頭來, 用以立殿的根基.

5:18 So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites hewed stones, and they prepared the timber and the stone to build the house.
所羅門的匠人和希蘭的匠人, 並迦巴勒人, 都將石頭鑿好, 預備木料和石頭建殿.

I Kings - Chapter 6

6:1 It happened in the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites went out from the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s rule over Israel, the month of Ziv (that is the second month), that he began to build the house for Yahweh.
以色列人出埃及地後四百八十年, 所羅門作以色列王第四年西弗月, 就是二月, 開工建造耶和華的殿.

6:2 Now the house that King Solomon built for Yahweh was sixty cubits in its length and twenty cubits in its width and thirty cubits in its height.
所羅門王為耶和華所建的殿, 長六十肘, 寬二十肘, 高三十肘.

6:3 The vestibule on the face of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits in its length, and the width of the temple was ten cubits wide on the face of the temple.
殿前的廊子長二十肘, 與殿的寬窄一樣, 闊十肘;

6:4 And he made for the temple specially designed framed windows,
又為殿做了嚴緊的窗櫺.

6:5 and he built a structure against the wall of the temple running all along the walls of the house, for the outer sanctuary and for the inner sanctuary, and made side rooms all around.
靠著殿牆, 圍著外殿內殿, 造了三層旁屋;

6:6 The lower structure was five cubits in its width and the middle was six cubits in its width and the third was seven cubits in its width, for he made niches for the temple all around to the outside, so that beams would not attach to the walls of the temple.
下層寬五肘, 中層寬六肘, 上層寬七肘. 殿外旁屋的樑木擱在殿牆坎上, 免得插入殿牆.

6:7 Now while the temple was being built, it was built with stones finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or stone shaping tool or any instrument of iron was heard in the temple as it was being built.
建殿是用山中鑿成的石頭. 建殿的時候, 鎚子,斧子, 和別樣鐵器的響聲都沒有聽見.

6:8 The doorway of the side room in the middle of the side of the temple was on the south; they went up with a stairway to the middle and from the middle to the third floor.
在殿右邊當中的旁屋有門, 門內有旋螺的樓梯, 可以上到第二層, 從第二層可以上到第三層.

6:9 So he built the house and finished it. He covered the temple with rafters and wood planks and with the cedars.
所羅門建殿, 安置香柏木的棟樑, 又用香柏木板遮蓋.

6:10 He also built the structure against all of the temple five cubits in height and fastened it to the temple with beams of cedar.
靠著殿所造的旁屋, 每層高五肘, 香柏木的棟樑擱在殿牆坎上.

6:11 Then the word of Yahweh came to Solomon, saying,
耶和華的話臨到所羅門說:

6:12 “Regarding this temple that you are building: if you walk in my ordinances and if you do my judgments and you keep all my commandments to walk in them, then I will establish my promise with you which I made to David your father.
“論到你所建的這殿, 你若遵行我的律例, 謹守我的典章, 遵從我的一切誡命, 我必向你應驗我所應許你父親大衛的話.

6:13 And I will dwell among the Israelites, and I will not forsake my people Israel.”
我必住在以色列人中間, 並不丟棄我民以色列. ”

6:14 So Solomon built the temple and finished it.
所羅門建造殿宇.

6:15 He lined the walls of the inside of the house with boards of cedar; from the floor of the temple up to the rafters of the ceiling he covered them with wood on the inside. He also covered the floor of the temple with cypress boards.
殿裡面用香柏木板貼牆, 從地到棚頂都用木板遮蔽, 又用松木板鋪地.

6:16 He built twenty cubits from the rear of the house with boards of cedar from the floor up to the ceiling, and he built for it an inner sanctuary on the inside, as the most holy place.
內殿, 就是至聖所, 長二十肘, 從地到棚頂用香柏木板遮蔽(或譯: 隔斷).

6:17 The main hall of the temple was forty cubits in front of the inner sanctuary,
內殿前的外殿, 長四十肘.

6:18 with the cedar within the inner house having carvings of gourds and buds of flowers. It was entirely of cedar; there was not a stone visible.
殿裡一點石頭都不顯露, 一概用香柏木遮蔽; 上面刻著野瓜和初開的花.

6:19 Now in the inner sanctuary in the middle of the temple he prepared the inside to place the ark of the covenant of Yahweh there.
殿裡預備了內殿, 好安放耶和華的約櫃.

6:20 In front, the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold and covered the altar with cedar.
內殿長二十肘, 寬二十肘, 高二十肘, 牆面都貼上精金; 又用香柏木做壇, 包上精金.

6:21 Solomon overlaid the temple on the inside with pure gold, and he drew across it with golden chains in front of the inner sanctuary, which he overlaid with gold.
所羅門用精金貼了殿內的牆, 又用金鍊子掛在內殿前門扇, 用金包裹.

6:22 All of the temple he overlaid with gold until all of the temple was finished; all of the altar which belonged to the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold.
全殿都貼上金子, 直到貼完; 內殿前的壇, 也都用金包裹.

6:23 He made two cherubim of olive wood for the inner sanctuary, ten cubits high.
他用橄欖木做兩個基路伯, 各高十肘, 安在內殿.

6:24 Five cubits was the first wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub, from the tip of his one wing up to the tip of his other wing.
這一個基路伯有兩個翅膀, 各長五肘, 從這翅膀尖到那翅膀尖共有十肘;

6:25 The second cherub was ten cubits according to the same measurement, and there was one shape for the two cherubim.
那一個基路伯的兩個翅膀也是十肘, 兩個基路伯的尺寸,形像都是一樣.

6:26 The height of the first cherub was ten cubits and so was the second cherub.
這基路伯高十肘, 那基路伯也是如此.

6:27 He placed the cherubim in the middle of the inner house, and they spread out the wings of the cherubim; the wing of the first cherub touched against the wall and the wing of the second cherub was touching against the second wall; their wings spread to the middle of the house and were touching wing to wing.
他將兩個基路伯安在內殿裡; 基路伯的翅膀是張開的, 這基路伯的一個翅膀挨著這邊的牆, 那基路伯的一個翅膀挨著那邊的牆, 裡邊的兩個翅膀在殿中間彼此相接;

6:28 He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
又用金子包裹二基路伯.

6:29 On all of the walls around the house, he carved engravings of cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers both inside and out.
內殿,外殿周圍的牆上都刻著基路伯,棕樹, 和初開的花.

6:30 He overlaid the floor of the house with gold both inside and out.
內殿,外殿的地板都貼上金子.

6:31 He made doors of olive wood for the doorway of the inner sanctuary, as well as for the doorpost of the fifth doorframe.
又用橄欖木製造內殿的門扇,門楣,門框; 門口有牆的五分之一.

6:32 On the two doors of olive wood he made carvings of cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers, and he overlaid them with gold by beating out the gold on the cherubim and the palm tree images.
在橄欖木做的兩門扇上刻著基路伯,棕樹, 和初開的花, 都貼上金子.

6:33 Thus he made doorframes of olive wood on four sides for the doorway of the main hall
又用橄欖木製造外殿的門框, 門口有牆的四分之一.

6:34 and two doors of cypress wood; one door with two folding panels and the second door with two folding panels.
用松木做門兩扇. 這扇分兩扇, 是摺疊的; 那扇分兩扇, 也是摺疊的.

6:35 He carved cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers and overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the carved work.
上面刻著基路伯,棕樹, 和初開的花, 都用金子貼了.

6:36 Then he built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and a row of cedar beams.
他又用鑿成的石頭三層,香柏木一層建築內院.

6:37 In the fourth year, the house of Yahweh was founded in the month of Ziv.
所羅門在位第四年西弗月, 立了耶和華殿的根基.

6:38 In the eleventh year in the month of Bul, that is, the eighth month, the house was finished according to all his specifications and according to all his plans. He had built it in seven years.
到十一年布勒月, 就是八月, 殿和一切屬殿的都按著樣式造成. 他建殿的工夫共有七年.

I Kings - Chapter 7

7:1 Solomon built his house over thirteen years, and he finished all of his house.
所羅門為自己建造宮室, 十三年方才造成;

7:2 He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; one hundred cubits its length, fifty cubits its width, and thirty cubits its height, on four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams atop the pillars.
又建造黎巴嫩林宮, 長一百肘, 寬五十肘, 高三十肘, 有香柏木柱三(原文是四)行, 柱上有香柏木柁樑.

7:3 It was covered with cedar above, and the supporting beams which were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen to the row.
其上以香柏木為蓋, 每行柱子十五根, 共有四十五根.

7:4 There were three rows of specially designed windows; with window to window three times.
有窗戶三層, 窗與窗相對.

7:5 All of the doorways and the doorframes had four-sided casings, with opening to opposite opening three times.
所有的門框都是厚木見方的, 有窗戶三層, 窗與窗相對.

7:6 The hall of pillars he made fifty cubits in its length and thirty cubits in its width, and a porch was in front of them, with pillars and an overhang in front of them.
並建造有柱子的廊子, 長五十肘, 寬三十肘; 在這廊前又有廊子, 廊外有柱子和臺階.

7:7 He made the hall of the throne where he would pronounce judgment, the hall of justice, and it was covered with cedar from the floor to the rafters.
又建造一廊, 其中設立審判的座位, 這廊從地到頂都用香柏木遮蔽.

7:8 His house where he would live in the next courtyard on the inside of the porch was like this work, and he would make a house like this porch for the daughter of Pharaoh whom Solomon had taken as wife.
廊後院內有所羅門住的宮室; 工作與這工作相同. 所羅門又為所娶法老的女兒建造一宮, 做法與這廊子一樣.

7:9 All of these were of precious stones, according to the measurement of dressed stone, sawn with a saw on all sides; from the foundation up to the eaves and from the outside up to the great courtyard.
建造這一切所用的石頭都是寶貴的, 是按著尺寸鑿成的, 是用鋸裡外鋸齊的; 從根基直到檐石, 從外頭直到大院, 都是如此.

7:10 The foundation was of precious stones, and large stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits
根基是寶貴的大石頭, 有長十肘的, 有長八肘的;

7:11 with precious stones above, just the right size, and cedar.
上面有香柏木和按著尺寸鑿成寶貴的石頭.

7:12 The great courtyard all around had three rows of dressed stones and a row of cedar beams; for both the courtyard of the inner house of Yahweh and for the porch of the house.
大院周圍有鑿成的石頭三層,香柏木一層, 都照耶和華殿的內院和殿廊的樣式.

7:13 King Solomon invited and received Hiram from Tyre.
所羅門王差遣人往泰爾去, 將戶蘭召了來.

7:14 He was the son of a widow woman from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, an artisan of bronze. He was filled with wisdom and with ability and with the knowledge to do all the work with the bronze. And he came to King Solomon, and he did all of his work.
他是拿弗他利支派中一個寡婦的兒子, 他父親是泰爾人, 作銅匠的. 戶蘭滿有智慧,聰明,技能, 善於各樣銅作. 他來到所羅門王那裡, 做王一切所要做的.

7:15 He cast the two pillars out of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of the first, and a cord of twelve cubits would encircle the second pillar.
他製造兩根銅柱, 每根高十八肘, 圍十二肘;

7:16 He made two capitals to place on the tops of the pillars out of molten bronze; the first capital was five cubits in height, and the second capital was five cubits in height.
又用銅鑄了兩個柱頂安在柱上, 各高五肘.

7:17 A network of latticework and wreaths of chainwork with small chains were for the capitals which were on top of the pillars; seven for the first capital and seven for the second capital.
柱頂上有裝修的網子和擰成的鍊索, 每頂七個.

7:18 He also made the pillars with two rows around on the lattice, each to cover the capitals which were on top, out of the pomegranate-shaped ornaments, and thus he did for the second capital as well.
網子周圍有兩行石榴遮蓋柱頂, 兩個柱頂都是如此.

7:19 And on the capitals which were on top of the pillars in the porch were works of lilies four cubits high.
廊子的柱頂徑四肘, 刻著百合花.

7:20 And capitals were on the two pillars above near the bulging section which was beside the lattice, and two hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments were in rows all around on the second capital.
兩柱頂的鼓肚上挨著網子, 各有兩行石榴環繞, 兩行共有二百.

7:21 He set up the pillars for the porch of the main hall; he erected the pillar on the right and called its name Jakin, and he set up the pillar on the left and called its name Boaz.
他將兩根柱子立在殿廊前頭: 右邊立一根, 起名叫雅斤; 左邊立一根, 起名叫波阿斯.

7:22 On the top of the pillars was a work of lilies; and so the work of the pillars was finished.
在柱頂上刻著百合花. 這樣, 造柱子的工就完畢了.

7:23 He also made the molten sea, ten cubits in diameter, and five cubits was its height. A measuring line of thirty cubits would encircle it all around.
他又鑄一個銅海, 樣式是圓的, 高五肘, 徑十肘, 圍三十肘.

7:24 Gourds were under its rim surrounding it all around; ten to the cubit, surrounding the sea all around with two rows of gourds, which were cast when he cast the metal.
在海邊之下, 周圍有野瓜的樣式; 每肘十瓜, 共有兩行, 是鑄海的時候鑄上的.

7:25 The sea was standing on twelve oxen, with three facing to the north, three facing to the west, three facing to the south, and three facing to the east. The sea was on top of them, with all of their hindquarters turned to the inside.
有十二隻銅牛馱海: 三隻向北, 三隻向西, 三隻向南, 三隻向東; 海在牛上, 牛尾都向內.

7:26 Its thickness was a handbreadth, but its rim was as the work on the brim of a cup, like the bud of a lily; it held two thousand baths.
海厚一掌, 邊如杯邊, 又如百合花, 可容二千罷特.

7:27 He made the ten stands of bronze; each stand was four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits in height.
他用銅製造十個盆座, 每座長四肘, 寬四肘, 高三肘.

7:28 Now this was the construction of the stands: there were frames for them and frames between the crossbars,
座的造法是這樣: 四面都有心子, 心子在邊子當中,

7:29 and on the frames which were between the crossbars were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the crossbars both above and beneath the lions and oxen were works of cascading wreaths.
心子上有獅子和牛, 並基路伯; 邊上有小座, 獅子和牛以下有垂下的瓔珞.

7:30 There were four bronze wheels for each of the stands, with bronze axles; the four support pedestals for these were under the basin, and the supports were decorated on each side with wreaths.
每盆座有四個銅輪和銅軸. 小座的四角上在盆以下, 有鑄成的盆架, 其旁都有瓔珞.

7:31 Its opening from the inside of the capital and above was a cubit; its pedestal was a round work of a cubit and a half; moreover, on its opening were the carvings with four-sided frames, not circular.
小座高一肘, 口是圓的, 彷彿座的樣式, 徑一肘半, 在口上有雕工, 心子是方的, 不是圓的.

7:32 Four of the wheels were underneath the frames, and the axles of the wheels were on the stands. The height of each wheel was a cubit and a half.
四個輪子在心子以下, 輪軸與座相連, 每輪高一肘半.

7:33 The construction of the wheel was like the construction of the wheel of the chariot; their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their naves were all cast.
輪的樣式如同車輪; 軸,輞,輻,轂都是鑄的.

7:34 The four supports were the four corners of each stand, with the stand supporting it.
每座四角上都有盆架, 是與座一同鑄成的.

7:35 On top of the stand was half a cubit deep, circular all around, and on the top of the stand were its supports and its frames.
座上有圓架, 高半肘; 座上有撐子和心子, 是與座一同鑄的.

7:36 He engraved on the plates, on its supports, and on its frame cherubim, lions and images of a palm tree, according to the space for each, with wreaths all around.
在撐子和心子上刻著基路伯,獅子, 和棕樹, 周圍有瓔珞.

7:37 He made the ten stands like this in one cast, with the same measurement and shape for each of them.
十個盆座都是這樣, 鑄法,尺寸,樣式相同.

7:38 He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths; each basin was four cubits, one basin on each of the ten stands.
又用銅製造十個盆, 每盆可容四十罷特. 盆徑四肘, 在那十座上, 每座安設一盆.

7:39 He placed five of the stands on the south side of the house and five on the north side of the house, and the sea he set on the southeast side of the house.
五個安在殿門的右邊, 五個放在殿門的左邊; 又將海放在殿門的右旁, 就是南邊.

7:40 Hiram also made the basins and the shovels and the bowls for drinking wine; and so Hiram finished doing all of the work that he was to do for King Solomon in the house of Yahweh:
戶蘭又造了盆,鏟子, 和盤子. 這樣, 他為所羅門王做完了耶和華殿的一切工.

7:41 the two pillars and the bowls of the capitals which were atop the two pillars, and the two lattice works to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were atop the pillars;
所造的就是: 兩根柱子和柱上兩個如球的頂; 並兩個蓋柱頂的網子;

7:42 and the four hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the two lattice works, the two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments for each latticework to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the surface of the pillars;
和四百石榴, 安在兩個網子上, 每網兩行, 蓋著兩個柱上如球的頂;

7:43 and the ten stands and the ten basins on the stands;
十個座和其上的十個盆;

7:44 and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea;
海和海下的十二隻牛;

7:45 and the pots, the shovels, and the bowls for drinking wine. All the vessels of the tent which Hiram had made for King Solomon for the house of Yahweh were polished bronze.
盆,鏟子,盤子. 這一切都是戶蘭給所羅門王用光亮的銅為耶和華的殿造成的,

7:46 The king had cast them in the plain of the Jordan with the casting mold set in the ground between Succoth and Zarethan.
是遵王命在約旦平原,疏割和撒拉但中間藉膠泥鑄成的.

7:47 Solomon left all of the vessels unweighed because of their very great abundance, so the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
這一切所羅門都沒有過秤; 因為甚多, 銅的輕重也無法可查.

7:48 Solomon also made all of the vessels which were in the house of Yahweh: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the presence;
所羅門又造耶和華殿裡的金壇和陳設餅的金桌子;

7:49 as well as the five lampstands of beaten gold at the south and five lampstands at the north before the presence of the inner sanctuary, with the flower-shaped ornaments, the lamps, and the pair of tongs all of gold.
內殿前的精金燈臺: 右邊五個, 左邊五個, 並其上的金花,燈盞,蠟剪,

7:50 The cups, the snuffers, the bowls for drinking wine, the bowls for the incense, and the firepans were made from beaten gold; the facades for the doors of the inner house, for the most holy place, for the doors of the main hall of the temple were of gold.
與精金的杯,盤,鑷子,調羹,火鼎, 以及至聖所,內殿的門樞, 和外殿的門樞.

7:51 When all of the work which king Solomon did on the house of Yahweh was completed, Solomon brought out the holy objects of his father David, the silver and the gold and the vessels, which he put in the treasury rooms of the house of Yahweh.
所羅門王做完了耶和華殿的一切工, 就把他父大衛分別為聖的金銀和器皿都帶來放在耶和華殿的府庫裡.

I Kings - Chapter 8

8:1 At that time, Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the families of the Israelites before King Solomon, in order to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from the city of David, that is, Zion.
那時, 所羅門將以色列的長老和各支派的首領, 並以色列的族長, 招聚到耶路撒冷, 要把耶和華的約櫃從大衛城─就是錫安─運上來.

8:2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon at the festival in the month of Ethnaim, that is, the seventh month.
以他念月, 就是七月, 在節前, 以色列人都聚集到所羅門王那裡.

8:3 All the elders of Israel came, and the priests carried the ark.
以色列長老來到, 祭司便抬起約櫃,

8:4 So they brought up the ark of Yahweh and the tent of assembly and all of the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up.
祭司和利未人將耶和華的約櫃運上來, 又將會幕和會幕的一切聖器具都帶上來.

8:5 King Solomon and all the assembly of Israel who were assembling with him in the presence of the ark were sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted nor numbered because of abundance.
所羅門王和聚集到他那裡的以色列全會眾, 一同在約櫃前獻牛羊為祭, 多得不可勝數.

8:6 The priests brought the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to its place in the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim,
祭司將耶和華的約櫃抬進內殿, 就是至聖所, 放在兩個基路伯的翅膀底下.

8:7 for the cherubim were spreading their wings over the place of the ark. The cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles from above.
基路伯張著翅膀在約櫃之上, 遮掩約櫃和抬櫃的槓.

8:8 The poles were long, and the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from the outside, and they are there until this day.
這槓甚長, 槓頭在內殿前的聖所可以看見, 在殿外卻不能看見, 直到如今還在那裡.

8:9 There was not anything in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses had placed there at Horeb, where Yahweh made a covenant with the Israelites after they went out from the land of Egypt.
約櫃裡惟有兩塊石版, 就是以色列人出埃及地後, 耶和華與他們立約的時候摩西在何烈山所放的. 除此以外, 並無別物.

8:10 When the priests went out from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of Yahweh.
祭司從聖所出來的時候, 有雲充滿耶和華的殿;

8:11 The priests were not able to stand to minister because of the presence of the cloud, for the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh.
甚至祭司不能站立供職, 因為耶和華的榮光充滿了殿.

8:12 Then Solomon said, “Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the very thick cloud.
那時所羅門說: 耶和華曾說, 他必住在幽暗之處.

8:13 I have certainly built a lofty house for you, a place for you to live forever.”
我已經建造殿宇作你的居所, 為你永遠的住處.

8:14 Then the king turned his face around, and he blessed all of the assembly of Israel. (Now all the assembly of Israel was standing).
王轉臉為以色列會眾祝福, 以色列會眾就都站立.

8:15 Then he said, “Blessed be Yahweh the God of Israel who has promised with his mouth to David my father and fulfilled by his oath, saying,
所羅門說: “耶和華─以色列的神是應當稱頌的! 因他親口向我父大衛所應許的, 也親手成就了.

8:16 ‘From the day that I brought out my people Israel from Egypt I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a house where my name might be, but I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
他說: ‘自從我領我民以色列出埃及以來, 我未曾在以色列各支派中選擇一城建造殿宇─為我名的居所, 但揀選大衛治理我民以色列. ’”

8:17 David my father desired to build a house for the name of Yahweh the God of Israel,
所羅門說: “我父大衛曾立意, 要為耶和華─以色列神的名建殿.

8:18 but Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Because you desired to build a house for my name, you did well in that it was within your heart.
耶和華卻對我父大衛說: ‘你立意為我的名建殿, 這意思甚好.

8:19 However, you will not build the house, but your son who has come from your loins, he shall build the house for my name.’
只是你不可建殿, 惟你所生的兒子必為我名建殿. ’

8:20 Yahweh has carried out his promise which he had made; I have risen in place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel as Yahweh promised, and I have built the house for the name of Yahweh the God of Israel.
現在耶和華成就了他所應許的話, 使我接續我父大衛坐以色列的國位, 又為耶和華─以色列神的名建造了殿.

8:21 I have provided a place there for the ark, in which is the covenant which Yahweh made with our ancestors when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
我也在其中為約櫃預備一處. 約櫃內有耶和華的約, 就是他領我們列祖出埃及地的時候, 與他們所立的約. ”

8:22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all of the assembly of Israel, and he spread out his hands to the heavens,
所羅門當著以色列會眾, 站在耶和華的壇前, 向天舉手說:

8:23 and he said, “O Yahweh, God of Israel, there is no god like you in the heavens above or on the earth beneath, keeping the covenant and the loyal love for your servants who are walking before you with all their heart.
“耶和華─以色列的神啊, 天上地下沒有神可比你的! 你向那盡心行在你面前的僕人守約施慈愛;

8:24 You have kept for your servant David my father what you promised to him, and you have spoken with your mouth, and with your hand you have fulfilled it this very day.
向你僕人─我父大衛所應許的話現在應驗了. 你親口應許, 親手成就, 正如今日一樣.

8:25 So then, O Yahweh, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father what you promised to him, saying, ‘For you, no man will be cut off from before me who will be sitting on the throne of Israel, if only your sons keep their ways to walk before me just as you have walked before me.’
耶和華─以色列的神啊, 你所應許你僕人─我父大衛的話說: ‘你的子孫若謹慎自己的行為, 在我面前行事像你所行的一樣, 就不斷人坐以色列的國位. ’現在求你應驗這話.

8:26 So then, O God of Israel, please let your word be confirmed which you have promised to your servant David my father.
以色列的神啊, 求你成就向你僕人─我父大衛所應許的話.

8:27 For will God really dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens could not contain you! How could this house that I have built?
“神果真住在地上嗎? 看哪, 天和天上的天尚且不足你居住的, 何況我所建的這殿呢?

8:28 You must regard the prayer of your servant and his plea! O Yahweh my God, listen to the pleading and to the prayer that your servant is praying before you this day,
惟求耶和華─我的神垂顧僕人的禱告祈求, 俯聽僕人今日在你面前的祈禱呼籲.

8:29 so that your eyes will be open to this house night and day, to the place which you said, ‘My name will be there,’ to hear the prayer that your servant prays toward this place.
願你晝夜看顧這殿, 就是你應許立為你名的居所; 求你垂聽僕人向此處禱告的話.

8:30 You must listen to the plea of your servant and your people Israel which they pray toward this place; and you must hear from the place where you live, from heaven you must hear and you must forgive.
你僕人和你民以色列向此處祈禱的時候, 求你在天上你的居所垂聽, 垂聽而赦免.

8:31 If a man sins against his neighbor and he pronounces an oath against him to curse him, and the curse comes before your altar in this house,
“人若得罪鄰舍, 有人叫他起誓, 他來到這殿在你的壇前起誓,

8:32 then you shall hear in heaven and you shall act and you shall judge your servant, to declare the wicked guilty by bringing his way upon his head and to declare the righteous innocent by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
求你在天上垂聽, 判斷你的僕人: 定惡人有罪, 照他所行的報應在他頭上; 定義人有理, 照他的義賞賜他.

8:33 When your people Israel are defeated before the enemy because they sinned against you, and when they turn to you and confess your name and pray and beg for mercy from you in this house,
“你的民以色列若得罪你, 敗在仇敵面前, 又歸向你, 承認你的名, 在這殿裡祈求禱告,

8:34 then you shall hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and you shall bring them back to the ground which you gave to their ancestors.
求你在天上垂聽, 赦免你民以色列的罪, 使他們歸回你賜給他們列祖之地.

8:35 When you shut up the heavens so there is no rain because they have sinned against you, then they pray to this place and they confess your name and they return from their sin because you punished them,
“你的民因得罪你, 你懲罰他們, 使天閉塞不下雨; 他們若向此處禱告, 承認你的名, 離開他們的罪,

8:36 then you shall hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants and your people Israel, for you will teach them the good way in which they should go, and you will give rain upon your land which you have given to your people as an inheritance.
求你在天上垂聽, 赦免你僕人以色列民的罪, 將當行的善道指教他們, 且降雨在你的地, 就是你賜給你民為業之地.

8:37 If there should be in the land famine or disease, if there should be blight or mildew or locust or caterpillars, if it happens that his enemy lays siege against him in the land of his gates, if any plague or any disease,
“國中若有饑荒,瘟疫,旱風,霉爛,蝗蟲,螞蚱, 或有仇敵犯境圍困城邑, 無論遭遇甚麼災禍疾病,

8:38 any prayer or any plea which is offered by any person for all of your people Israel, who each knows the infestation of his own heart and spreads out his palms to this house,
你的民以色列, 或是眾人, 或是一人, 自覺有罪(原文是災), 向這殿舉手, 無論祈求甚麼, 禱告甚麼,

8:39 then you shall hear in heaven the place of your dwelling, and you shall forgive and act and give to the man whose heart you know, according to all his ways, for you alone know the heart of all the sons of man.
求你在天上你的居所垂聽赦免. 你是知道人心的, 要照各人所行的待他們(惟有你知道世人的心),

8:40 Do these things so that they may fear you all the days that they live on the face of the land that you gave to our ancestors.
使他們在你賜給我們列祖之地上一生一世敬畏你.

8:41 Also for the foreigner who is not from your people Israel, and he comes from a distant land because of your name,
“論到不屬你民以色列的外邦人, 為你名從遠方而來,

8:42 (for they shall hear of your great name and your powerful hand and your outstretched arm), and he shall come and pray toward this house,
(他們聽人論說你的大名和大能的手, 並伸出來的膀臂)向這殿禱告,

8:43 you shall hear in heaven, the place of your dwelling, and act according to all that the foreigner calls to you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name, to fear you as your people Israel, and to know that your name has been invoked over this house that I have built.
求你在天上你的居所垂聽, 照著外邦人所祈求的而行, 使天下萬民都認識你的名, 敬畏你像你的民以色列一樣; 又使他們知道我建造的這殿是稱為你名下的.

8:44 If your people go out to battle against his enemy in the way that you shall send them and they pray to Yahweh, toward the city which you have chosen and the house which I have built for your name,
“你的民若奉你的差遣, 無論往何處去與仇敵爭戰, 向耶和華所選擇的城與我為你名所建造的殿禱告,

8:45 then you shall hear in heaven their prayer and their plea, and you shall vindicate them.
求你在天上垂聽他們的禱告祈求, 使他們得勝.

8:46 “If they sin against you (for there is not a person who does not sin) and you are angry with them and you give them to an enemy and they take them captive to the land of the enemy far or near,
“你的民若得罪你(世上沒有不犯罪的人), 你向他們發怒, 將他們交給仇敵擄到仇敵之地, 或遠或近,

8:47 and then they return their heart in the land where they have been taken captive and they return and plead to you in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned and we did wrong. We acted wickedly,’
他們若在擄到之地想起罪來, 回心轉意, 懇求你說: ‘我們有罪了, 我們悖逆了, 我們作惡了’;

8:48 if they return to you with all of their heart and with all of their soul in the land of their enemies who took them captive and they pray to you toward their land which you gave to their ancestors, the city that you have chosen and the house that you built for your name,
他們若在擄到之地盡心盡性歸服你, 又向自己的地, 就是你賜給他們列祖之地和你所選擇的城, 並我為你名所建造的殿禱告,

8:49 then you shall hear in heaven, the place of your dwelling, their prayer and their plea, and you shall vindicate them.
求你在天上你的居所垂聽他們的禱告祈求, 為他們伸冤;

8:50 You shall forgive your people who sinned against you, even for all their transgressions which they committed against you. You shall give them compassion before their captors so that they may have compassion on them,
饒恕得罪你的民, 赦免他們的一切過犯, 使他們在擄他們的人面前蒙憐恤.

8:51 for they are your people and your inheritance whom you brought from Egypt from the middle of the smelter of iron.
因為他們是你的子民, 你的產業, 是你從埃及領出來脫離鐵爐的.

8:52 O, that your eyes may be open to the plea of your servant and to the plea of your people Israel, to listen to them in all things when they call to you.
願你的眼目看顧僕人, 聽你民以色列的祈求, 無論何時向你祈求, 願你垂聽.

8:53 For you have separated them for yourself as an inheritance from all the peoples of the earth, as you promised through the hand of Moses your servant when you brought out our ancestors from Egypt, my Lord Yahweh!”
主耶和華啊, 你將他們從地上的萬民中分別出來作你的產業, 是照你領我們列祖出埃及的時候, 藉你僕人摩西所應許的話. ”

8:54 It happened that when Solomon finished praying to Yahweh all of the prayer and this plea, he got up from before the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling down on his knees with his palms outstretched to heaven.
所羅門在耶和華的壇前屈膝跪著, 向天舉手, 在耶和華面前禱告祈求已畢, 就起來,

8:55 He stood and blessed all of the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
站著, 大聲為以色列全會眾祝福, 說:

8:56 “Blessed be Yahweh who gave a resting place to his people Israel. According to all that he promised, not one word has fallen from all of his promises concerning the good which he spoke through the hand of Moses his servant.
“耶和華是應當稱頌的! 因為他照著一切所應許的賜平安給他的民以色列人, 凡藉他僕人摩西應許賜福的話, 一句都沒有落空.

8:57 May Yahweh our God be with us as he was with our ancestors, and may he not leave us or abandon us,
願耶和華─我們的神與我們同在, 像與我們列祖同在一樣, 不撇下我們, 不丟棄我們,

8:58 to incline our hearts toward him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his judgments which he commanded our ancestors.
使我們的心歸向他, 遵行他的道, 謹守他吩咐我們列祖的誡命,律例,典章.

8:59 Let these my words which I pleaded before Yahweh be near to Yahweh our God, by day and by night, to maintain the justice of his servant and the justice of his people Israel as each day requires
我在耶和華面前祈求的這些話, 願耶和華─我們的神晝夜垂念, 每日為他僕人與他民以色列伸冤,

8:60 so that all of the people of the earth may know that Yahweh, he is God; there is none other.
使地上的萬民都知道惟獨耶和華是神, 並無別神.

8:61 Let your heart be completely with Yahweh our God by walking in his statutes, by keeping his commands as this day.”
所以你們當向耶和華─我們的神存誠實的心, 遵行他的律例, 謹守他的誡命, 至終如今日一樣. ”

8:62 Then the king and all of Israel with him offered a sacrifice in the presence of Yahweh.
王和以色列眾民一同在耶和華面前獻祭.

8:63 Solomon sacrificed the fellowship offerings which he offered to Yahweh: twenty-two thousand oxen and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep; and the king and all of the Israelites dedicated the house of Yahweh.
所羅門向耶和華獻平安祭, 用牛二萬二千, 羊十二萬. 這樣, 王和以色列眾民為耶和華的殿行奉獻之禮.

8:64 On that day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard before the house of Yahweh because he offered there the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the fellowship offerings because the bronze altar that was in the presence of Yahweh was too small to hold the burnt offerings and the grain offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings.
當日, 王因耶和華殿前的銅壇太小, 容不下燔祭,素祭, 和平安祭牲的脂油, 便將耶和華殿前院子當中分別為聖, 在那裡獻燔祭,素祭, 和平安祭牲的脂油.

8:65 Solomon held the festival at that time and all of Israel with him, a great assembly from Lebo Hamath up to the wadi of Egypt before Yahweh our God, for seven days and seven days, a total of fourteen days.
那時, 所羅門和以色列眾人, 就是從哈馬口直到埃及小河所有的以色列人, 都聚集成為大會, 在耶和華─我們的神面前守節七日又七日, 共十四日.

8:66 On the eighth day, he sent the people away, and they blessed the king, and they went to their tents rejoicing and in good spirits because of all the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David his servant and to Israel his people.
第八日, 王遣散眾民; 他們都為王祝福. 因見耶和華向他僕人大衛和他民以色列所施的一切恩惠, 就都心中喜樂, 各歸各家去了.

I Kings - Chapter 9

9:1 It happened that as Solomon finished the building of the house of Yahweh, the king’s house, and all the things Solomon desired to do,
所羅門建造耶和華殿和王宮, 並一切所願意建造的都完畢了,

9:2 Yahweh appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him in Gibeon.
耶和華就二次向所羅門顯現, 如先前在基遍向他顯現一樣,

9:3 Yahweh said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your plea which you have made before me. I have consecrated this house which you have built, by putting my name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
對他說: “你向我所禱告祈求的, 我都應允了. 我已將你所建的這殿分別為聖, 使我的名永遠在其中; 我的眼,我的心也必常在那裡.

9:4 As for you, if you walk before me as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and with uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep my ordinances and my judgments,
你若效法你父大衛, 存誠實正直的心行在我面前, 遵行我一切所吩咐你的, 謹守我的律例典章,

9:5 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘A man will not be cut off for you from upon the throne of Israel.’
我就必堅固你的國位在以色列中, 直到永遠, 正如我應許你父大衛說: ‘你的子孫必不斷人坐以色列的國位. ’

9:6 “If ever you or any of your descendants turn from following me and do not keep my commandments and my ordinances that I have set before you and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them,
倘若你們和你們的子孫轉去不跟從我, 不守我指示你們的誡命律例, 去事奉敬拜別神,

9:7 then I will cut Israel off from the face of the land that I have given to them, even the house which I have consecrated for my name I will cast away from my face; and Israel shall become a proverb and an object of taunting among all the peoples.
我就必將以色列人從我賜給他們的地上剪除, 並且我為己名所分別為聖的殿也必捨棄不顧, 使以色列人在萬民中作笑談, 被譏誚.

9:8 This house shall become a heap of ruins; all those passing by will be appalled by it and hiss, and they will say, ‘On what account did Yahweh do this to this land and to this house?’
這殿雖然甚高, 將來經過的人必驚訝,嗤笑, 說: ‘耶和華為何向這地和這殿如此行呢? ’

9:9 And they will say, ‘Because they have forsaken Yahweh their God who brought their ancestors out from the land of Egypt and they embraced other gods and bowed down to them and served them. Therefore, Yahweh brought on them all of this disaster.’ ”
人必回答說: ‘是因此地的人離棄領他們列祖出埃及地之耶和華─他們的神, 去親近別神, 事奉敬拜他, 所以耶和華使這一切災禍臨到他們. ’”

9:10 It happened at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Yahweh and the house of the king,
所羅門建造耶和華殿和王宮, 這兩所二十年才完畢了.

9:11 since Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with wood of cedar and with wood of cypresses and with the gold according to all his desire, then King Solomon gave twenty cities in the land of the Galilee to Hiram.
泰爾王希蘭曾照所羅門所要的, 資助他香柏木,松木, 和金子; 所羅門王就把加利利地的二十座城給了希蘭.

9:12 So Hiram went out from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, but they were not right in his eyes.
希蘭從泰爾出來, 察看所羅門給他的城邑, 就不喜悅,

9:13 So he said, “What are these cities that you have given to me, my brother?” So they are called the land of Cabul until this day.
說: “我兄啊, 你給我的是甚麼城邑呢? ”他就給這城邑之地起名叫迦步勒, 直到今日.

9:14 Then Hiram sent to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold.
希蘭給所羅門一百二十他連得金子.

9:15 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon conscripted to build the house of Yahweh and his house, the Millo, the walls of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
所羅門王挑取服苦的人, 是為建造耶和華的殿,自己的宮,米羅,耶路撒冷的城牆,夏瑣,米吉多, 並基色.

9:16 Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had gone up and captured Gezer and burnt it with fire. He had also killed the Canaanites who were living in the city and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, the wife of Solomon.
先前埃及王法老上來攻取基色, 用火焚燒, 殺了城內居住的迦南人, 將城賜給他女兒所羅門的妻作妝奩.

9:17 Solomon rebuilt Gezer and Lower Beth-Horon,
所羅門建造基色,下伯‧和崙,

9:18 as well as Baalath and Tamar in the wilderness in the land;
巴拉, 並國中曠野裡的達莫,

9:19 and he also built all of the storage cities which were Solomon’s, the cities for the chariots, the cities for the cavalry, and all of Solomon’s desire that he wanted to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land of his dominion.
又建造所有的積貨城, 並屯車和馬兵的城, 與耶路撒冷,黎巴嫩, 以及自己治理的全國中所願建造的.

9:20 All of the people who were remaining from the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites who were not of the Israelites,
至於國中所剩下不屬以色列人的亞摩利人,赫人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人,

9:21 their children who remained after them in the land, whom the Israelites were not able to completely destroy, Solomon conscripted them for forced labor, until this very day.
就是以色列人不能滅盡的, 所羅門挑取他們的後裔作服苦的奴僕, 直到今日.

9:22 But from the Israelites Solomon did not make a slave, but they were the men of war, his officers, his commanders, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and his cavalry.
惟有以色列人, 所羅門不使他們作奴僕, 乃是作他的戰士,臣僕,統領,軍長,車兵長,馬兵長.

9:23 These were the commanders of the overseers who were over the work for Solomon, five hundred and fifty, ruling over the people doing the work.
所羅門有五百五十督工的, 監管工人.

9:24 As soon as the daughter of Pharaoh went up from the city of David to her house which he built for her, then he built the Millo.
法老的女兒從大衛城搬到所羅門為她建造的宮裡. 那時, 所羅門才建造米羅.

9:25 Solomon sacrificed three times a year: burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar that he had built to Yahweh, and he offered incense with it before Yahweh; and so he completed the house.
所羅門每年三次在他為耶和華所築的壇上獻燔祭和平安祭, 又在耶和華面前的壇上燒香. 這樣, 他建造殿的工程完畢了.

9:26 King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-Geber which is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom.
所羅門王在以東地紅海邊, 靠近以祿的以旬‧迦別製造船隻.

9:27 Hiram sent his servants with the fleet of ships, sailors who knew the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
希蘭差遣他的僕人, 就是熟悉泛海的船家, 與所羅門的僕人一同坐船航海.

9:28 They went to Ophir and imported from there four hundred and twenty talents of gold, and they brought it to King Solomon.
他們到了俄斐, 從那裡得了四百二十他連得金子, 運到所羅門王那裡.

I Kings - Chapter 10

10:1 Now the queen of Sheba had heard of the fame of Solomon regarding the name of Yahweh, and she came to test him with hard questions.
示巴女王聽見所羅門因耶和華之名所得的名聲, 就來要用難解的話試問所羅門.

10:2 So she came to Jerusalem with very great wealth; with camels carrying spices, very much gold, and precious stones. She came to Solomon, and she spoke to him all that was on her heart.
跟隨她到耶路撒冷的人甚多, 又有駱駝馱著香料,寶石, 和許多金子. 她來見了所羅門王, 就把心裡所有的對所羅門都說出來.

10:3 Solomon answered all of her questions; there was not a thing hidden from the king which he could not explain to her.
所羅門王將她所問的都答上了, 沒有一句不明白,不能答的.

10:4 When the queen of Sheba observed all the wisdom of Solomon and the house which he had built,
示巴女王見所羅門大有智慧, 和他所建造的宮室,

10:5 the food of his table, the seat of his servants, the manner of his servants and their clothing, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he offered in the house of Yahweh, she was breathless.
席上的珍饈美味, 群臣分列而坐, 僕人兩旁侍立, 以及他們的衣服裝飾和酒政的衣服裝飾, 又見他上耶和華殿的臺階(或譯: 他在耶和華殿裡所獻的燔祭), 就詫異得神不守舍;

10:6 Then she said to the king, “The report which I heard in my land was true concerning your accomplishments and your wisdom.
對王說: “我在本國裡所聽見論到你的事和你的智慧實在是真的!

10:7 I had not believed the report to be true until I came and my eyes had seen, and behold! The half had not been told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report that I had heard.
我先不信那些話, 及至我來親眼見了才知道人所告訴我的還不到一半. 你的智慧和你的福分越過我所聽見的風聲.

10:8 Happy are your men and happy are these your servants who stand before you continually hearing your wisdom.
你的臣子,你的僕人常侍立在你面前聽你智慧的話是有福的!

10:9 May Yahweh your God be blessed, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel, because of the love of Yahweh for Israel forever, and he has made you king to execute justice and righteousness.”
耶和華─你的神是應當稱頌的! 他喜悅你, 使你坐以色列的國位; 因為他永遠愛以色列, 所以立你作王, 使你秉公行義. ”

10:10 Then she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, abundant spices, and precious stones. Spices as these did not come again in such abundance as that which the queen of Sheba brought to King Solomon.
於是, 示巴女王將一百二十他連得金子和寶石, 與極多的香料, 送給所羅門王. 她送給王的香料, 以後奉來的不再有這樣多.

10:11 Moreover, the fleet of ships of Hiram which carried the gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir abundant amounts of almug wood and precious stones.
(希蘭的船隻從俄斐運了金子來, 又從俄斐運了許多檀香木(或譯: 烏木; 下同)和寶石來.

10:12 The king made a raised structure for the house of Yahweh and for the house of the king out of the almug wood, as well as lyres and harps for the singers. This much almug wood has not come nor been seen again up to this day.
王用檀香木為耶和華殿和王宮做欄杆, 又為歌唱的人做琴瑟. 以後再沒有這樣的檀香木進國來, 也沒有人看見過, 直到如今. )

10:13 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all of her desire that she asked, besides that which King Solomon freely offered her. Then she turned and went to her land with her servants.
示巴女王一切所要所求的, 所羅門王都送給她, 另外照自己的厚意餽送她. 於是女王和她臣僕轉回本國去了.

10:14 The weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
所羅門每年所得的金子共有六百六十六他連得.

10:15 apart from that of the men of the traders and the profits of the traders, and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the land.
另外還有商人和雜族(雜族在歷代下九章十四節是阿拉伯)的諸王, 與國中的省長所進的金子.

10:16 King Solomon made two hundred shields of hammered gold; six hundred measures of gold went up over each shield.
所羅門王用錘出來的金子打成擋牌二百面, 每面用金子六百舍客勒;

10:17 Also he made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went up over each of the small shields; and the king put them into the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
又用錘出來的金子打成盾牌三百面, 每面用金子三彌那, 都放在黎巴嫩林宮裡.

10:18 The king also made a large ivory throne, and he overlaid it with fine gold.
王用象牙製造一個寶座, 用精金包裹.

10:19 Six steps led up to the throne, and there was a circular top to the throne behind it, and armrests were on each side of the seat, with two lions standing beside the armrests.
寶座有六層臺階, 座的後背是圓的, 兩旁有扶手, 靠近扶手有兩個獅子站立.

10:20 Twelve lions were standing there, six on each of the six steps on either side; nothing like this was made for any of the kingdoms.
六層臺階上有十二個獅子站立, 每層有兩個: 左邊一個, 右邊一個; 在列國中沒有這樣做的.

10:21 All of the drinking vessels of King Solomon were gold, and all the vessels for the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver; it was not considered as something valuable in the days of Solomon.
所羅門王一切的飲器都是金子的. 黎巴嫩林宮裡的一切器皿都是精金的. 所羅門年間, 銀子算不了甚麼.

10:22 For the fleet of Tarshish belonged to the king and was on the sea with the fleet of Hiram; once every three years the fleet of Tarshish used to come carrying gold and silver, ivory, apes, and baboons.
因為王有他施船隻與希蘭的船隻一同航海, 三年一次, 裝載金銀,象牙,猿猴,孔雀回來.

10:23 King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and wisdom.
所羅門王的財寶與智慧勝過天下的列王.

10:24 All of the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.
普天下的王都求見所羅門, 要聽神賜給他智慧的話.

10:25 They were each bringing his gift; objects of silver and objects of gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules. This used to happen year after year.
他們各帶貢物, 就是金器,銀器,衣服,軍械,香料,騾馬, 每年有一定之例.

10:26 Solomon gathered chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses. He stationed them in the cities of the chariots and with the king in Jerusalem.
所羅門聚集戰車馬兵, 有戰車一千四百輛, 馬兵一萬二千名, 安置在屯車的城邑和耶路撒冷, 就是王那裡.

10:27 The king made the silver in Jerusalem as the stones, and the cedars he made as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah in abundance.
王在耶路撒冷使銀子多如石頭, 香柏木多如高原的桑樹.

10:28 The import of the horses which were Solomon’s was from Egypt and from Kue; the traders of the king received horses from Kue at a price.
所羅門的馬是從埃及帶來的, 是王的商人一群一群按著定價買來的.

10:29 A chariot went up and went out from Egypt at six hundred silver shekels and a horse at a hundred and fifty. So it was for all the kings of the Hittites and for the kings of Aram; by their hand they were exported.
從埃及買來的車, 每輛價銀六百舍客勒, 馬每匹一百五十舍客勒. 赫人諸王和亞蘭諸王所買的車馬, 也是按這價值經他們手買來的.

I Kings - Chapter 11

11:1 King Solomon loved many foreign women: the daughter of Pharaoh, Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, Hittite;
所羅門王在法老的女兒之外, 又寵愛許多外邦女子, 就是摩押女子,亞捫女子,以東女子,西頓女子,赫人女子.

11:2 from the nations which Yahweh had said to the Israelites, “You shall not marry them, and they shall not marry you. They will certainly turn your heart after other gods.” But Solomon clung to them to love.
論到這些國的人, 耶和華曾曉諭以色列人說: “你們不可與她們往來相通, 因為她們必誘惑你們的心去隨從她們的神. ”所羅門卻戀愛這些女子.

11:3 He had seven hundred princesses and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart.
所羅門有妃七百, 都是公主; 還有嬪三百. 這些妃嬪誘惑他的心.

11:4 It happened at the time of Solomon’s old age that his wives guided his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully with Yahweh his God as the heart of David his father had been.
所羅門年老的時候, 他的妃嬪誘惑他的心去隨從別神, 不效法他父親大衛誠誠實實地順服耶和華─他的神.

11:5 Solomon went after Ashtoreth the god of the Sidonians and after Molech the abhorrence of the Ammonites.
因為所羅門隨從西頓人的女神亞斯她錄和亞捫人可憎的神米勒公.

11:6 So Solomon did evil in the eyes of Yahweh and did not fully follow after Yahweh as David his father.
所羅門行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 不效法他父親大衛專心順從耶和華.

11:7 At that time, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, on the mountain which faces Jerusalem and for Molech, the abomination of the Ammonites.
所羅門為摩押可憎的神基抹和亞捫人可憎的神摩洛, 在耶路撒冷對面的山上建築邱壇.

11:8 Thus he did for all of his foreign wives, offering incense and sacrificing to their gods.
他為那些向自己的神燒香獻祭的外邦女子, 就是他娶來的妃嬪也是這樣行.

11:9 Yahweh was angry with Solomon, for he had turned his heart from Yahweh, the God of Israel who had appeared to him twice.
耶和華向所羅門發怒, 因為他的心偏離向他兩次顯現的耶和華─以色列的神.

11:10 And he had commanded him concerning this matter not to go after other gods, but he did not keep that which Yahweh commanded.
耶和華曾吩咐他不可隨從別神, 他卻沒有遵守耶和華所吩咐的.

11:11 So Yahweh said to Solomon, “Because this was with you, and you did not keep my covenant and my ordinances which I have commanded you, I will certainly tear the kingdom from you, and I will give it to your servant.
所以耶和華對他說: “你既行了這事, 不遵守我所吩咐你守的約和律例, 我必將你的國奪回, 賜給你的臣子.

11:12 However, I will not do it in your days, for the sake of David your father; from the hand of your son I will tear it away.
然而, 因你父親大衛的緣故, 我不在你活著的日子行這事, 必從你兒子的手中將國奪回.

11:13 Yet all of the kingdom I will not tear away. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen.”
只是我不將全國奪回, 要因我僕人大衛和我所選擇的耶路撒冷, 還留一支派給你的兒子. ”

11:14 Then Yahweh raised an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite, from the descendants of that king in Edom.
耶和華使以東人哈達興起, 作所羅門的敵人; 他是以東王的後裔.

11:15 It had happened that when David was at Edom, Joab the commander of the army went up to bury the slain, and he killed every male in Edom.
先前大衛攻擊以東, 元帥約押上去葬埋陣亡的人, 將以東的男丁都殺了.

11:16 For Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months until he exterminated every male in Edom.
約押和以色列眾人在以東住了六個月, 直到將以東的男丁盡都剪除.

11:17 But Hadad himself had fled, and some Edomite men from the servants of his father with him, to go to Egypt, when Hadad was a young boy.
那時哈達還是幼童; 他和他父親的臣僕, 幾個以東人逃往埃及.

11:18 They had set out from Midian until they came to Paran where they took men from Paran with them and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt. He gave to him a house and assigned food for him and gave him land.
他們從米甸起行, 到了巴蘭; 從巴蘭帶著幾個人來到埃及見埃及王法老; 法老為他派定糧食, 又給他房屋田地.

11:19 Hadad found great favor in the eyes of Pharaoh, and he gave him the sister of his wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen, as wife.
哈達在法老面前大蒙恩惠, 以致法老將王后答比匿的妹子賜他為妻.

11:20 The sister of Tahpenes bore Genubath his son for him, and Tahpenes weaned him in the middle of the house of Pharaoh. Genubath was in the house of Pharaoh in the midst of the children of Pharaoh.
答比匿的妹子給哈達生了一個兒子, 名叫基努拔. 答比匿使基努拔在法老的宮裡斷奶, 基努拔就與法老的眾子一同住在法老的宮裡.

11:21 Now Hadad heard in Egypt that David had slept with his ancestors and that Joab the commander of the army was dead. Then Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Send me away that I may go to my land.”
哈達在埃及聽見大衛與他列祖同睡, 元帥約押也死了, 就對法老說: “求王容我回本國去. ”

11:22 Pharaoh said to him, “What do you lack with me that you now are seeking to go to your land?” He said, “No, but you must surely send me away.”
法老對他說: “你在我這裡有甚麼缺乏, 你竟要回你本國去呢? ”他回答說: “我沒有缺乏甚麼, 只是求王容我回去. ”

11:23 God had also raised Rezon the son of Eliada as an adversary against him, who had fled from Hadadezer the king of Zobah, his master.
神又使以利亞大的兒子利遜興起, 作所羅門的敵人. 他先前逃避主人瑣巴王哈大底謝.

11:24 He gathered men around him and he became the commander of bandits. When David killed some of them, they went to Damascus and settled there, and they reigned in Damascus.
大衛擊殺瑣巴人的時候, 利遜招聚了一群人, 自己作他們的頭目, 往大馬士革居住, 在那裡作王.

11:25 He was an adversary for Israel all the days of Solomon, and along with the evil that Hadad did, he detested Israel while he reigned over Aram.
所羅門活著的時候, 哈達為患之外, 利遜也作以色列的敵人. 他恨惡以色列人, 且作了亞蘭人的王.

11:26 Now Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah (now the name of his mother was Zeruah, a widow woman), a servant of Solomon rebelled against the king.
所羅門的臣僕,尼八的兒子耶羅波安也舉手攻擊王. 他是以法蓮支派的洗利達人, 他母親是寡婦, 名叫洗魯阿.

11:27 This is the reason that he rebelled against the king: when Solomon built the Millo, he closed the gap of the city of David his father.
他舉手攻擊王的緣故, 乃由先前所羅門建造米羅, 修補他父親大衛城的破口.

11:28 Now the man Jeroboam was a man of ability, and Solomon saw that the young man was a diligent worker, so he appointed him over all of the forced labor for the house of Joseph.
耶羅波安是大有才能的人. 所羅門見這少年人殷勤, 就派他監管約瑟家的一切工程.

11:29 It happened at that time that Jeroboam went out from Jerusalem, and he accidentally met Ahijah the Shilonite the prophet on the way. Now he had clothed himself with new clothing. While the two of them were alone in the field,
一日, 耶羅波安出了耶路撒冷, 示羅人先知亞希雅在路上遇見他; 亞希雅身上穿著一件新衣. 他們二人在田野, 以外並無別人.

11:30 Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.
亞希雅將自己穿的那件新衣撕成十二片,

11:31 Then he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon, and I will give to you ten tribes,
對耶羅波安說: “你可以拿十片. 耶和華─以色列的神如此說: ‘我必將國從所羅門手裡奪回, 將十個支派賜給你.

11:32 but one tribe shall be for him, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel;
(我因僕人大衛和我在以色列眾支派中所選擇的耶路撒冷城的緣故, 仍給所羅門留一個支派. )

11:33 because he has forsaken me, and they bowed down to Ashtoreth, the god of the Sidonians, to Chemosh, the god of Moab, and to Molech, the god of the Ammonites. They did not walk in my ways to do right in my eyes, my ordinances, or my judgments, as did David his father.
因為他離棄我, 敬拜西頓人的女神亞斯她錄,摩押的神基抹, 和亞捫人的神米勒公, 沒有遵從我的道, 行我眼中看為正的事, 守我的律例典章, 像他父親大衛一樣.

11:34 But I will not take all of the kingdom from his hand, but I will make him a leader all the days of his life for the sake of David my servant whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my ordinances.
但我不從他手裡將全國奪回; 使他終身為君, 是因我所揀選的僕人大衛謹守我的誡命律例.

11:35 But I will take the kingship from the hand of his son, and I will give ten tribes to you.
我必從他兒子的手裡將國奪回, 以十個支派賜給你,

11:36 To his son I will give one tribe in order to be a lamp for my servant David, always before my face, in Jerusalem the city in which I have chosen to place my name.
還留一個支派給他的兒子, 使我僕人大衛在我所選擇立我名的耶路撒冷城裡, 在我面前長有燈光.

11:37 You I will take, and you shall reign over all your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
我必揀選你, 使你照心裡一切所願的, 作王治理以色列.

11:38 It shall be that if you listen to all that I command you and you walk in my ways and you do right in my eyes by keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, then I will be with you, and I will build an enduring house for you as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
你若聽從我一切所吩咐你的, 遵行我的道, 行我眼中看為正的事, 謹守我的律例誡命, 像我僕人大衛所行的, 我就與你同在, 為你立堅固的家, 像我為大衛所立的一樣, 將以色列人賜給你.

11:39 I will punish the offspring of David on account of this; however, not always.’ ”
我必因所羅門所行的使大衛後裔受患難, 但不至於永遠. ’”

11:40 Then Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam got up and fled to Egypt, to Shishak the king of Egypt, and he remained in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
所羅門因此想要殺耶羅波安. 耶羅波安卻起身逃往埃及; 到了埃及王示撒那裡, 就住在埃及, 直到所羅門死了.

11:41 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon and all that he did and his wisdom; are they not written on the scroll of the acts of Solomon?
所羅門其餘的事, 凡他所行的和他的智慧都寫在所羅門記上.

11:42 All the days that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all of Israel were forty years.
所羅門在耶路撒冷作以色列眾人的王共四十年.

11:43 Then Solomon slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David his father, and Rehoboam his son became king in his place.
所羅門與他列祖同睡, 葬在他父親大衛的城裡. 他兒子羅波安接續他作王.

I Kings - Chapter 12

12:1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all of Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
羅波安往示劍去; 因為以色列人都到了示劍要立他作王.

12:2 It happened that Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it while he was still in Egypt where he had fled from the face of King Solomon, and Jeroboam had lived in Egypt.
尼八的兒子耶羅波安先前躲避所羅門王, 逃往埃及, 住在那裡(他聽見這事. )

12:3 So they sent and summoned him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came. Then they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
以色列人打發人去請他來, 他就和以色列會眾都來見羅波安, 對他說:

12:4 “Your father made our yoke heavy; now lighten the hard labor of your father and the heavy yoke which he placed on us, and we will serve you.”
“你父親使我們負重軛, 做苦工, 現在求你使我們做的苦工,負的重軛輕鬆些, 我們就事奉你. ”

12:5 He said, “Go up for three days and then return to me”; so the people went away.
羅波安對他們說: “你們暫且去, 第三日再來見我. ”民就去了.

12:6 Then King Rehoboam consulted with the old men who had been serving before Solomon his father when he was alive, saying, “How are you advising me to answer this people?”
羅波安之父所羅門在世的日子, 有侍立在他面前的老年人, 羅波安王和他們商議, 說: “你們給我出個甚麼主意, 我好回覆這民. ”

12:7 They said to him, “If you will be a servant today to this people, then you will serve them; and if you answer them and speak good words to them, they will always be your servants.”
老年人對他說: “現在王若服事這民如僕人, 用好話回答他們, 他們就永遠作王的僕人. ”

12:8 But he rejected the advice of the old men, which they gave him, and he consulted with the youngsters who had grown up with him, who were serving before him.
王卻不用老年人給他出的主意, 就和那些與他一同長大,在他面前侍立的少年人商議,

12:9 He said to them, “What are you advising that we should reply to this people who spoke to me by saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us.’ ”
說: “這民對我說: ‘你父親使我們負重軛, 求你使我們輕鬆些. ’你們給我出個甚麼主意, 我好回覆他們. ”

12:10 Then the youngsters who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall say to this people who spoke to you: ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us,’ you shall say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins.
那同他長大的少年人說: “這民對王說: ‘你父親使我們負重軛, 求你使我們輕鬆些. ’王要對他們如此說: ‘我的小拇指頭比我父親的腰還粗.

12:11 So then, my father loaded a heavy yoke on all of you, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions!’ ”
我父親使你們負重軛, 我必使你們負更重的軛! 我父親用鞭子責打你們, 我要用蠍子鞭責打你們! ’”

12:12 Jeroboam and all of the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had spoken: “Return to me on the third day.”
耶羅波安和眾百姓遵著羅波安王所說“你們第三日再來見我”的那話, 第三日他們果然來了.

12:13 Then the king answered all the people harshly, as he had rejected the advice of the old men that they had offered.
王用嚴厲的話回答百姓, 不用老年人給他所出的主意,

12:14 He spoke to them according to the advice of the youngsters, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add onto your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”
照著少年人所出的主意對民說: “我父親使你們負重軛, 我必使你們負更重的軛! 我父親用鞭子責打你們, 我要用蠍子鞭責打你們! ”

12:15 So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turning of events from Yahweh in order to fulfill his word which Yahweh had spoken through the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
王不肯依從百姓, 這事乃出於耶和華, 為要應驗他藉示羅人亞希雅對尼八的兒子耶羅波安所說的話.

12:16 When all of Israel saw that the king would not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What share do we have in David? There is no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, Israel! Now look to your house, David!” Then Israel went to their tents.
以色列眾民見王不依從他們, 就對王說: 我們與大衛有甚麼分兒呢? 與耶西的兒子並沒有關涉. 以色列人哪, 各回各家去吧! 大衛家啊, 自己顧自己吧! 於是, 以色列人都回自己家裡去了,

12:17 The Israelites were living in the cities of Judah, and Rehoboam was reigning over them.
惟獨住猶大城邑的以色列人, 羅波安仍作他們的王.

12:18 King Rehoboam sent Adoram who was over the forced labor, and all of Israel cast stones at him and he died, but King Rehoboam managed to get up on the chariot to flee to Jerusalem.
羅波安王差遣掌管服苦之人的亞多蘭往以色列人那裡去, 以色列人就用石頭打死他. 羅波安王急忙上車, 逃回耶路撒冷去了.

12:19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David until this day.
這樣, 以色列人背叛大衛家, 直到今日.

12:20 It happened that just when all of Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all of Israel. Not one followed after the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone.
以色列眾人聽見耶羅波安回來了, 就打發人去請他到會眾面前, 立他作以色列眾人的王. 除了猶大支派以外, 沒有順從大衛家的.

12:21 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all of the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand choice troops to fight with the house of Israel, to restore the kingship to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
羅波安來到耶路撒冷, 招聚猶大全家和便雅憫支派的人共十八萬, 都是挑選的戰士, 要與以色列家爭戰, 好將國奪回, 再歸所羅門的兒子羅波安.

12:22 Then the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
但神的話臨到神人示瑪雅, 說:

12:23 “Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon the king of Judah and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin and the remainder of the people, saying,
“你去告訴所羅門的兒子猶大王羅波安和猶大,便雅憫全家, 並其餘的民說:

12:24 ‘Thus says Yahweh: “You shall not go up and you shall not fight with your brothers the Israelites. Return each of you to his house, for this thing was from me.” ’ ” So they heeded the word of Yahweh, and they returned to go home according to the word of Yahweh.
‘耶和華如此說: 你們不可上去與你們的弟兄以色列人爭戰. 各歸各家去吧! 因為這事出於我. ’”眾人就聽從耶和華的話, 遵著耶和華的命回去了.

12:25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and he resided in it. Then he went out from there and built Penuel.
耶羅波安在以法蓮山地建築示劍, 就住在其中; 又從示劍出去, 建築毘努伊勒.

12:26 Then Jeroboam said to himself, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David
耶羅波安心裡說: “恐怕這國仍歸大衛家;

12:27 if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem. The heart of this people will return to their master Rehoboam the king of Judah, and they shall kill me and return to him.”
這民若上耶路撒冷去, 在耶和華的殿裡獻祭, 他們的心必歸向他們的主─猶大王羅波安, 就把我殺了, 仍歸猶大王羅波安. ”

12:28 And the king had decided, so he made two golden calves and he said to them, “You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough; here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
耶羅波安王就籌劃定妥, 鑄造了兩個金牛犢, 對眾民說: “以色列人哪, 你們上耶路撒冷去實在是難; 這就是領你們出埃及地的神. ”

12:29 He put one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.
他就把牛犢一隻安在伯特利, 一隻安在但.

12:30 This thing became a sin, and the people walked before the one as far as Dan.
這事叫百姓陷在罪裡, 因為他們往但去拜那牛犢.

12:31 Then he built the houses on the high places, and he appointed priests from all walks of life who were not from the sons of Levi.
耶羅波安在邱壇那裡建殿, 將那不屬利未人的凡民立為祭司.

12:32 Jeroboam also inaugurated a religious feast in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, like the religious feast which was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar. Thus he did in Bethel, by sacrificing to the calves that he had made; and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.
耶羅波安定八月十五日為節期, 像在猶大的節期一樣, 自己上壇獻祭. 他在伯特利也這樣向他所鑄的牛犢獻祭, 又將立為邱壇的祭司安置在伯特利.

12:33 He offered sacrifices on the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month which his heart had devised. He inaugurated a religious feast for the Israelites, and he went up to the altar to offer incense.
他在八月十五日, 就是他私自所定的月日, 為以色列人立作節期的日子, 在伯特利上壇燒香.

I Kings - Chapter 13

13:1 Suddenly a man of God from Judah came to Bethel, by the word of Yahweh, while Jeroboam was standing at the altar to offer incense.
那時, 有一個神人奉耶和華的命從猶大來到伯特利. 耶羅波安正站在壇旁要燒香;

13:2 Then he proclaimed against the altar by the word of Yahweh and said, “O altar, altar, thus says Yahweh: ‘Look, a son will be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones shall burn on you.’ ”
神人奉耶和華的命向壇呼叫, 說: “壇哪, 壇哪! 耶和華如此說: 大衛家裡必生一個兒子, 名叫約西亞, 他必將邱壇的祭司, 就是在你上面燒香的, 殺在你上面, 人的骨頭也必燒在你上面. ”

13:3 He gave a sign on that day, saying, “This is the sign that Yahweh has predetermined: Look, this altar will be torn apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.”
當日, 神人設個預兆, 說: “這壇必破裂, 壇上的灰必傾撒, 這是耶和華說的預兆. ”

13:4 It happened at the moment the king heard the word of the man of God that he cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him!” But his hand which he stretched out to him was paralyzed, and he was not able to draw it back to himself.
耶羅波安王聽見神人向伯特利的壇所呼叫的話, 就從壇上伸手, 說: “拿住他吧! ”王向神人所伸的手就枯乾了, 不能彎回;

13:5 Then the altar was torn apart and the ashes from the altar poured out according to the sign which the man of God had announced by the word of Yahweh.
壇也破裂了, 壇上的灰傾撒了, 正如神人奉耶和華的命所設的預兆.

13:6 Then the king responded and said to the man of God, “Please entreat the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me that my hand may return to me.” So the man of God entreated the face of Yahweh, and the hand of the king returned to him, as it was in the beginning.
王對神人說: “請你為我禱告, 求耶和華─你神的恩典使我的手復原. ”於是神人祈禱耶和華, 王的手就復了原, 仍如尋常一樣.

13:7 Then the king spoke to the man of God, “Come with me to the house and refresh yourself, that I may give you a gift.”
王對神人說: “請你同我回去吃飯, 加添心力, 我也必給你賞賜. ”

13:8 Then the man of God said to the king, “Even if you give to me half of your house I will not come with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water in this place,
神人對王說: “你就是把你的宮一半給我, 我也不同你進去, 也不在這地方吃飯喝水;

13:9 for the word of Yahweh has commanded me, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread nor drink water, and you shall not return on the way that you came.’ ”
因為有耶和華的話囑咐我, 說不可在伯特利吃飯喝水, 也不可從你去的原路回來. ”

13:10 So he went another way, and he did not return by the way on which he had come to Bethel.
於是神人從別的路回去, 不從伯特利來的原路回去.

13:11 Now a certain older prophet was living in Bethel, and his son came and recounted to him all of the things that the man of God had done that day in Bethel and the words he had spoken to the king, and they told them to their father.
有一個老先知住在伯特利, 他兒子們來, 將神人當日在伯特利所行的一切事和向王所說的話都告訴了父親.

13:12 Then their father asked them, “Which way did he go?” His sons had seen the way which the man of God who had come from Judah had taken.
父親問他們說: “神人從哪條路去了呢? ”兒子們就告訴他; 原來他們看見那從猶大來的神人所去的路.

13:13 Then he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it
老先知就吩咐他兒子們說: “你們為我備驢. ”他們備好了驢, 他就騎上,

13:14 and went after the man of God. He found him sitting under the oak and said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” He said, “I am.”
去追趕神人, 遇見他坐在橡樹底下, 就問他說: “你是從猶大來的神人不是? ”他說: “是. ”

13:15 Then he said to him, “Come with me to the house and eat some food.”
老先知對他說: “請你同我回家吃飯. ”

13:16 Then he said, “I am not able to return with you or to go with you. I will not eat food nor will I drink water with you in this place.
神人說: “我不可同你回去進你的家, 也不可在這裡同你吃飯喝水;

13:17 For a word came to me by the word of Yahweh, ‘You shall not eat food, nor shall you drink water there. You shall not return to go by the way that you came.’ ”
因為有耶和華的話囑咐我說: ‘你在那裡不可吃飯喝水, 也不可從你去的原路回來. ’”

13:18 Then he said, “I am also a prophet like you. An angel spoke to me by the word of Yahweh, saying, ‘Let him return with you to your house that he may eat food and drink water.’ ” He lied to him.
老先知對他說: “我也是先知, 和你一樣. 有天使奉耶和華的命對我說: ‘你去把他帶回你的家, 叫他吃飯喝水. ’”這都是老先知誆哄他.

13:19 So he returned with him and ate food in his house and drank water.
於是神人同老先知回去, 在他家裡吃飯喝水.

13:20 Now it happened that they were sitting at the table, and the word of Yahweh came to the prophet who brought him back.
二人坐席的時候, 耶和華的話臨到那帶神人回來的先知,

13:21 He proclaimed to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of Yahweh and have not kept the command which Yahweh your God commanded you,
他就對那從猶大來的神人說: “耶和華如此說: 你既違背耶和華的話, 不遵守耶和華─你神的命令,

13:22 but you have returned and have eaten food and drank water in the place which he ordered you not to eat food nor to drink water, then your dead body shall not return to the tomb of your ancestors.’ ”
反倒回來, 在耶和華禁止你吃飯喝水的地方吃了喝了, 因此你的屍身不得入你列祖的墳墓. ”

13:23 It happened after he ate food and drank water that he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.
吃喝完了, 老先知為所帶回來的先知備驢.

13:24 When he left, a lion found him on the road and killed him, and his dead body was thrown on the road with the donkey standing beside it, and the lion was standing by the dead body.
他就去了, 在路上有個獅子遇見他, 將他咬死, 屍身倒在路上, 驢站在屍身旁邊, 獅子也站在屍身旁邊.

13:25 As men were passing by and they saw the dead body thrown in the road and the lion standing beside the dead body, they came and told it in the city where the old prophet was living.
有人從那裡經過, 看見屍身倒在路上, 獅子站在屍身旁邊, 就來到老先知所住的城裡述說這事.

13:26 When the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard, he said, “It is the man of God who disobeyed the mouth of Yahweh, and Yahweh has given him to the lion. He tore him in pieces and killed him according to the word of Yahweh which he had spoken to him.”
那帶神人回來的先知聽見這事, 就說: “這是那違背了耶和華命令的神人, 所以耶和華把他交給獅子; 獅子抓傷他, 咬死他, 是應驗耶和華對他說的話. ”

13:27 Then he spoke to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled it.
老先知就吩咐他兒子們說: “你們為我備驢. ”他們就備了驢.

13:28 He went and found his dead body thrown in the road and a donkey with the lion standing beside it, but the lion had not eaten the corpse nor attacked the donkey.
他去了, 看見神人的屍身倒在路上, 驢和獅子站在屍身旁邊, 獅子卻沒有吃屍身, 也沒有抓傷驢.

13:29 So the prophet lifted up the corpse of the man of God and put it on the donkey and brought it back. He came to the city of the old prophet to mourn him and to bury him.
老先知就把神人的屍身馱在驢上, 帶回自己的城裡, 要哀哭他, 葬埋他;

13:30 He put his corpse in his tomb, and they mourned over him, “Alas, my brother!”
就把他的屍身葬在自己的墳墓裡, 哀哭他, 說: “哀哉! 我兄啊. ”

13:31 It happened after he buried him that he said to his sons, “When I die, you shall bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried; you shall lay my bones beside his bones.
安葬之後, 老先知對他兒子們說: “我死了, 你們要葬我在神人的墳墓裡, 使我的屍骨靠近他的屍骨,

13:32 For surely, the thing which he proclaimed by the word of Yahweh against the altar which is in Bethel will happen, as it will against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria.”
因為他奉耶和華的命指著伯特利的壇和撒馬利亞各城有邱壇之殿所說的話必定應驗. ”

13:33 After this event, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but he returned and again made priests for the high places of people from all walks of life. He filled his hand with all his desire and became one of the priests of the high places himself.
這事以後, 耶羅波安仍不離開他的惡道, 將凡民立為邱壇的祭司; 凡願意的, 他都分別為聖, 立為邱壇的祭司.

13:34 This matter became sin in the house of Jeroboam, to make it disappear and to destroy it from the surface of the earth.
這事叫耶羅波安的家陷在罪裡, 甚至他的家從地上除滅了.

I Kings - Chapter 14

14:1 At that time, Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill.
那時, 耶羅波安的兒子亞比雅病了.

14:2 Jeroboam said to his wife, “Please get up and disguise yourself so that they will not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Look, Ahijah the prophet is there, and he spoke concerning me before I became king over this people.
耶羅波安對他的妻說: “你可以起來改裝, 使人不知道你是耶羅波安的妻, 往示羅去, 在那裡有先知亞希雅. 他曾告訴我說, 你必作這民的王.

14:3 You must take ten loaves of bread in your hand and cakes and a jar of honey, and you must go to him. He shall tell you what will happen to the boy.”
現在你要帶十個餅, 與幾個薄餅, 和一瓶蜜去見他, 他必告訴你兒子將要怎樣. ”

14:4 The wife of Jeroboam did so. She got up, went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah was not able to see, for his eyes were fixed because of his old age.
耶羅波安的妻就這樣行, 起身往示羅去, 到了亞希雅的家. 亞希雅因年紀老邁, 眼目發直, 不能看見.

14:5 Then Yahweh said to Ahijah, “Look, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to seek a word from you about her son, for he is ill. Thus and so you shall say to her. When she comes, she will be disguising herself.”
耶和華先曉諭亞希雅說: “耶羅波安的妻要來問你, 因她兒子病了, 你當如此如此告訴她. 她進來的時候必裝作別的婦人. ”

14:6 It happened at the moment Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps coming through the doorway, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why are you making yourself unrecognizable? I have been sent a hard message for you:
她剛進門, 亞希雅聽見她腳步的響聲, 就說: “耶羅波安的妻, 進來吧! 你為何裝作別的婦人呢? 我奉差遣將凶事告訴你.

14:7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: “Because I raised you from the midst of the people and I made you leader over my people Israel,
你回去告訴耶羅波安說: ‘耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 我從民中將你高舉, 立你作我民以色列的君,

14:8 I tore the kingdom from the house of David and I gave it to you. But you were not like my servant David who kept my commandments, and who went after me with all his heart, to do only what is right in my eyes.
將國從大衛家奪回賜給你; 你卻不效法我僕人大衛, 遵守我的誡命, 一心順從我, 行我眼中看為正的事.

14:9 But you did more evil than all who were before you. You have gone and made for yourself other gods and molten idols to provoke me, but me you have completely disregarded.
你竟行惡, 比那在你以先的更甚, 為自己立了別神, 鑄了偶像, 惹我發怒, 將我丟在背後.

14:10 Therefore, look, I am about to bring disaster upon the house of Jeroboam, and I will cut off males from Jeroboam, bond or free, in Israel. I will burn after the house of Jeroboam as one burns after the manure, until it is finished.
因此, 我必使災禍臨到耶羅波安的家, 將屬耶羅波安的男丁, 無論困住的,自由的都從以色列中剪除, 必除盡耶羅波安的家, 如人除盡糞土一般.

14:11 He who dies for Jeroboam in the city, the dogs will eat. He who dies in the open field, the birds from the heavens will eat, for Yahweh has spoken it.” ’
凡屬耶羅波安的人, 死在城中的必被狗吃, 死在田野的必被空中的鳥吃. 這是耶和華說的. ’

14:12 As for you, get up. Go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the child will die.
所以你起身回家去吧! 你的腳一進城, 你兒子就必死了.

14:13 All of Israel will mourn for him, and they will bury him. This one alone will come to a tomb for Jeroboam, because a good thing has been found in him by Yahweh the God of Israel in the house of Israel.
以色列眾人必為他哀哭, 將他葬埋. 凡屬耶羅波安的人, 惟有他得入墳墓; 因為在耶羅波安的家中, 只有他向耶和華─以色列的神顯出善行.

14:14 Yahweh will raise up a king for himself over Israel who will even now cut off the house of Jeroboam this day.
耶和華必另立一王治理以色列. 到了日期, 他必剪除耶羅波安的家; 那日期已經到了.

14:15 Yahweh will strike Israel as one shakes the reed plant in the water, and he will root Israel up from this good land that he gave to their ancestors. He will scatter them beyond the River because they have made their sacred poles which are provoking Yahweh.
耶和華必擊打以色列人, 使他們搖動, 像水中的蘆葦一般; 又將他們從耶和華賜給他們列祖的美地上拔出來, 分散在大河那邊; 因為他們做木偶, 惹耶和華發怒.

14:16 He will give up Israel because of the sin of Jeroboam which he sinned and which he caused Israel to sin.”
因耶羅波安所犯的罪, 又使以色列人陷在罪裡, 耶和華必將以色列人交給仇敵. ”

14:17 Then the wife of Jeroboam got up, went, and came to Tirzah. As she was coming to the threshold of the house, the boy died.
耶羅波安的妻起身回去, 到了得撒, 剛到門檻, 兒子就死了.

14:18 They buried him and all of Israel mourned for him, according to the word of Yahweh which he had spoken by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
以色列眾人將他葬埋, 為他哀哭, 正如耶和華藉他僕人先知亞希雅所說的話.

14:19 The remainder of the acts of Jeroboam, how he fought and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.
耶羅波安其餘的事, 他怎樣爭戰, 怎樣作王, 都寫在以色列諸王記上.

14:20 The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty-two years, and he slept with his ancestors. Then Nadab his son became king in place of him.
耶羅波安作王二十二年, 就與他列祖同睡. 他兒子拿答接續他作王.

14:21 Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which, from all of the tribes of Israel, Yahweh chose to place his name. And the name of his mother was Naamah the Ammonitess.
所羅門的兒子羅波安作猶大王. 他登基的時候年四十一歲, 在耶路撒冷, 就是耶和華從以色列眾支派中所選擇立他名的城, 作王十七年. 羅波安的母親名叫拿瑪, 是亞捫人.

14:22 But Judah did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and they annoyed him more than their fathers did with their sins that they had committed.
猶大人行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 犯罪觸動他的憤恨, 比他們列祖更甚.

14:23 They also built for themselves high places and stone pillars and sacred poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
因為他們在各高岡上, 各青翠樹下築壇, 立柱像和木偶.

14:24 There were also male shrine prostitutes in the land, and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which Yahweh had driven out from before the Israelites.
國中也有孌童. 猶大人效法耶和華在以色列人面前所趕出的外邦人, 行一切可憎惡的事.

14:25 It happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem,
羅波安王第五年, 埃及王示撒上來攻取耶路撒冷,

14:26 and he took the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and he took all the treasures of the king’s house. He took the small gold shields that Solomon had made,
奪了耶和華殿和王宮裡的寶物, 盡都帶走, 又奪去所羅門製造的金盾牌.

14:27 so King Rehoboam made small copper shields in place of them and entrusted them to the commanders of the royal guard who keep the doorway of the king’s house.
羅波安王製造銅盾牌代替那金盾牌, 交給守王宮門的護衛長看守.

14:28 Whenever the king came to the house of Yahweh, the royal guard carried them and brought them back to the alcove room of the royal guard.
王每逢進耶和華的殿, 護衛兵就拿這盾牌, 隨後仍將盾牌送回, 放在護衛房.

14:29 The remainder of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
羅波安其餘的事, 凡他所行的, 都寫在猶大列王記上.

14:30 There was always war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.
羅波安與耶羅波安時常爭戰.

14:31 Then Rehoboam slept with his ancestors, and he was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. The name of his mother was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son became king in his place.
羅波安與他列祖同睡, 葬在大衛城他列祖的墳地裡. 他母親名叫拿瑪, 是亞捫人. 他兒子亞比央(又名亞比雅)接續他作王.

I Kings - Chapter 15

15:1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah.
尼八的兒子耶羅波安王十八年, 亞比央登基作猶大王,

15:2 Three years he reigned in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
在耶路撒冷作王三年. 他母親名叫瑪迦, 是押沙龍的女兒.

15:3 He walked in all the sins of his father that he had done before him, and his heart was not fully with Yahweh his God as the heart of David his father.
亞比央行他父親在他以前所行的一切惡, 他的心不像他祖大衛的心, 誠誠實實地順服耶和華─他的神.

15:4 For the sake of David, Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by establishing his son after him and by causing Jerusalem to exist;
然而耶和華─他的神因大衛的緣故, 仍使他在耶路撒冷有燈光, 叫他兒子接續他作王, 堅立耶路撒冷.

15:5 because David did right in the eyes of Yahweh and he didn’t turn aside from all that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
因為大衛除了赫人烏利亞那件事, 都是行耶和華眼中看為正的事, 一生沒有違背耶和華一切所吩咐的.

15:6 There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
羅波安在世的日子常與耶羅波安爭戰.

15:7 The remainder of the acts of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah? There was also war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
亞比央其餘的事, 凡他所行的, 都寫在猶大列王記上. 亞比央常與耶羅波安爭戰.

15:8 Abijam slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David, and Asa his son became king in his place.
亞比央與他列祖同睡, 葬在大衛的城裡. 他兒子亞撒接續他作王.

15:9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.
以色列王耶羅波安二十年, 亞撒登基作猶大王,

15:10 He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
在耶路撒冷作王四十一年. 他祖母名叫瑪迦, 是押沙龍的女兒.

15:11 Asa did right in the eyes of Yahweh, like David his ancestor.
亞撒效法他祖大衛行耶和華眼中看為正的事,

15:12 He put away the male shrine prostitutes from the land, and he removed all of the idols that his ancestors made.
從國中除去孌童, 又除掉他列祖所造的一切偶像;

15:13 Also, he had Maacah his mother removed from the office of queen mother, as she had made a repulsive image for the Asherah. Asa also cut down her repulsive image and burned it in the Wadi Kidron.
並且貶了他祖母瑪迦太后的位, 因她造了可憎的偶像亞舍拉. 亞撒砍下她的偶像, 燒在汲淪溪邊,

15:14 But the high places he did not remove. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was completely with Yahweh all of his days.
只是邱壇還沒有廢去. 亞撒一生卻向耶和華存誠實的心.

15:15 He brought the holy objects of his father and his own holy objects to the house of Yahweh, silver and gold and utensils.
亞撒將他父親所分別為聖與自己所分別為聖的金銀和器皿都奉到耶和華的殿裡.

15:16 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all of their days.
亞撒和以色列王巴沙在世的日子常常爭戰.

15:17 Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and he built Ramah to hinder the coming and going of anyone to Asa king of Judah.
以色列王巴沙上來要攻擊猶大, 修築拉瑪, 不許人從猶大王亞撒那裡出入.

15:18 Asa took all of the silver and gold remaining in the storerooms of the house of Yahweh and in the treasury rooms of the house of the king, and he gave them into the hand of his servants; so King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad the son of Tabrimmon the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying,
於是亞撒將耶和華殿和王宮府庫裡所剩下的金銀都交在他臣僕手中, 打發他們往住大馬士革的亞蘭王─希旬的孫子,他伯利們的兒子便‧哈達那裡去,

15:19 “Let there be a covenant between me and you, between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel that he may go up away from me.”
說: “你父曾與我父立約, 我與你也要立約. 現在我將金銀送你為禮物, 求你廢掉你與以色列王巴沙所立的約, 使他離開我. ”

15:20 Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa, and he sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel and he attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, and all of Kinnereth, in addition to all the land of Naphtali.
便‧哈達聽從亞撒王的話, 派軍長去攻擊以色列的城邑; 他們就攻破以雲,但,亞伯‧伯‧瑪迦,基尼烈全境,拿弗他利全境.

15:21 When Baasha heard, he stopped building Ramah, and he lived in Tirzah.
巴沙聽見, 就停工不修築拉瑪了, 仍住在得撒.

15:22 Then King Asa proclaimed among all of Israel that there was no one free from obligation, so they carried the stones of Ramah and its wood with which Baasha had built, and King Asa rebuilt Geba in Benjamin with them, and the Mizpah.
於是亞撒王宣告猶大眾人, 不准一個推辭, 吩咐他們將巴沙修築拉瑪所用的石頭,木頭都運去, 用以修築便雅憫的迦巴和米斯巴.

15:23 The remainder of the acts of Asa, all of his achievements, all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah? But at the time of his old age, he developed a foot disease.
亞撒其餘的事, 凡他所行的, 並他的勇力與他所建築的城邑, 都寫在猶大列王記上. 亞撒年老的時候, 腳上有病.

15:24 Asa slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David his ancestor; Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place.
亞撒與他列祖同睡, 葬在他祖大衛城他列祖的墳地裡. 他兒子約沙法接續他作王.

15:25 Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.
猶大王亞撒第二年, 耶羅波安的兒子拿答登基作以色列王共二年,

15:26 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in the way of his father and in his sin that he caused Israel to commit.
拿答行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 行他父親所行的, 犯他父親使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪.

15:27 Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against him, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. Now Nadab and all of Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon,
以薩迦人亞希雅的兒子巴沙背叛拿答, 在非利士的基比頓殺了他. 那時拿答和以色列眾人正圍困基比頓.

15:28 and Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa the king of Judah, and he reigned in his place.
在猶大王亞撒第三年巴沙殺了他, 篡了他的位.

15:29 It happened that as soon as he became king, he killed all of the house of Jeroboam. There was no one left of Jeroboam who breathed, until he had destroyed him according to the word of Yahweh that he had spoken by the hand of his servant, Ahijah the Shilonite,
巴沙一作王就殺了耶羅波安的全家, 凡有氣息的沒有留下一個, 都滅盡了, 正應驗耶和華藉他僕人示羅人亞希雅所說的話.

15:30 because of the sins of Jeroboam that he had committed and that he had caused Israel to commit and because of his anger with which he had provoked Yahweh the God of Israel.
這是因為耶羅波安所犯的罪使以色列人陷在罪裡, 惹動耶和華─以色列神的怒氣.

15:31 Now the remainder of the acts of Nadab and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
拿答其餘的事, 凡他所行的, 都寫在以色列諸王記上.

15:32 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
亞撒和以色列王巴沙在世的日子常常爭戰.

15:33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah had become king over all of Israel; he lived in Tirzah twenty-four years.
猶大王亞撒第三年, 亞希雅的兒子巴沙在得撒登基作以色列眾人的王共二十四年.

15:34 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin that he caused Israel to commit.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 行耶羅波安所行的道, 犯他使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪.

I Kings - Chapter 16

16:1 The word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
耶和華的話臨到哈拿尼的兒子耶戶, 責備巴沙說:

16:2 “Because I exalted you from the dust and I made you a leader over my people Israel, but you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and you caused my people Israel to sin, to provoke me with their sins,
“我既從塵埃中提拔你, 立你作我民以色列的君, 你竟行耶羅波安所行的道, 使我民以色列陷在罪裡, 惹我發怒,

16:3 I am now about to consume Baasha and his house. I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
我必除盡你和你的家, 使你的家像尼八的兒子耶羅波安的家一樣.

16:4 Those who die for Baasha in the city, the dogs will eat; those who die for him in the field, the birds of the heavens will eat.”
凡屬巴沙的人, 死在城中的必被狗吃, 死在田野的必被空中的鳥吃. ”

16:5 The remainder of the acts of Baasha, what he did, and his powerful deeds, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
巴沙其餘的事, 凡他所行的和他的勇力, 都寫在以色列諸王記上.

16:6 Baasha slept with his ancestors and was buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son became king in his place.
巴沙與他列祖同睡, 葬在得撒. 他兒子以拉接續他作王.

16:7 Moreover, the word of Yahweh came to Baasha and to his house by the hand of Jehu the son of Hanani the prophet, because of all the evil that he did in the eyes of Yahweh by provoking him with the work of his hands, by being like the house of Jeroboam; and he destroyed him.
耶和華的話臨到哈拿尼的兒子先知耶戶, 責備巴沙和他的家, 因他行耶和華眼中看為惡的一切事, 以他手所做的惹耶和華發怒, 像耶羅波安的家一樣, 又因他殺了耶羅波安的全家.

16:8 In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha became king over Israel for two years.
猶大王亞撒二十六年, 巴沙的兒子以拉在得撒登基作以色列王共二年.

16:9 His servant Zimri the commander of half of the chariots conspired against him. Now he had been in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza who was over the palace in Tirzah.
有管理他一半戰車的臣子心利背叛他. 當他在得撒家宰亞雜家裡喝醉的時候,

16:10 Zimri came and struck him down and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah and became king in his place.
心利就進去殺了他, 篡了他的位. 這是猶大王亞撒二十七年的事.

16:11 It happened that as soon as he became king, at the moment he sat on his throne, he killed all of the house of Baasha. He left no males among his kindred or any of his friends.
心利一坐王位就殺了巴沙的全家, 連他的親屬,朋友也沒有留下一個男丁.

16:12 So Zimri destroyed all of the house of Baasha according to the word of Yahweh which he spoke against Baasha by the hand of Jehu the prophet
心利這樣滅絕巴沙的全家, 正如耶和華藉先知耶戶責備巴沙的話.

16:13 because of all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son which they committed and which they caused Israel to sin by provoking Yahweh the God of Israel with their idols.
這是因巴沙和他兒子以拉的一切罪, 就是他們使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪, 以虛無的神惹耶和華─以色列神的怒氣.

16:14 The remainder of the acts of Elah and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
以拉其餘的事, 凡他所行的, 都寫在以色列諸王記上.

16:15 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the army was encamping against Gibbethon which belonged to the Philistines.
猶大王亞撒二十七年, 心利在得撒作王七日. 那時民正安營圍攻非利士的基比頓.

16:16 The encamping army heard that Zimri had conspired and moreover had killed the king, so they made Omri the commander of the army of Israel king over all Israel in the camp on that day.
民在營中聽說心利背叛, 又殺了王, 故此以色列眾人當日在營中立元帥暗利作以色列王.

16:17 Then Omri went up and all Israel with him from Gibbethon, and they besieged Tirzah.
暗利率領以色列眾人, 從基比頓上去, 圍困得撒.

16:18 It happened that when Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went to the citadel fortress of the house of the king, and he burnt the house of the king over him with fire so that he died.
心利見城破失, 就進了王宮的衛所, 放火焚燒宮殿, 自焚而死.

16:19 This happened because of his sin which he committed by doing evil in the eyes of Yahweh, by going the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he did by causing Israel to sin.
這是因他犯罪, 行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 行耶羅波安所行的, 犯他使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪.

16:20 The remainder of the acts of Zimri and his conspiracy which he made, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
心利其餘的事和他背叛的情形都寫在以色列諸王記上.

16:21 At that time, the people of Israel were divided into two parts: half of the people went after Tibni the son of Ginath to make him king, and the other half went after Omri.
那時, 以色列民分為兩半: 一半隨從基納的兒子提比尼, 要立他作王; 一半隨從暗利.

16:22 The people who went after Omri overcame the people who went after Tibni the son of Ginath, so that he died and Omri became king.
但隨從暗利的民勝過隨從基納的兒子提比尼的民. 提比尼死了, 暗利就作了王.

16:23 In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel for twelve years. He reigned in Tirzah six years,
猶大王亞撒三十一年, 暗利登基作以色列王共十二年; 在得撒作王六年.

16:24 then bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, fortified the hill, and called the name of the city Samaria that he built after Shemer, the owner of the hill.
暗利用二他連得銀子向撒瑪買了撒馬利亞山, 在山上造城, 就按著山的原主撒瑪的名, 給所造的城起名叫撒馬利亞.

16:25 But Omri did evil in the eyes of Yahweh more than all who were before him.
暗利行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 比他以前的列王作惡更甚.

16:26 He went in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and in his sins that he caused Israel to sin by provoking Yahweh the God of Israel with their idols.
因他行了尼八的兒子耶羅波安所行的, 犯他使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪, 以虛無的神惹耶和華─以色列神的怒氣.

16:27 The remainder of the acts of Omri that he did and his powerful deeds, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
暗利其餘的事和他所顯出的勇力都寫在以色列諸王記上.

16:28 Omri slept with his ancestors, and he was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son became king in his place.
暗利與他列祖同睡, 葬在撒馬利亞. 他兒子亞哈接續他作王.

16:29 Now Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah. Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.
猶大王亞撒三十八年, 暗利的兒子亞哈登基作了以色列王. 暗利的兒子亞哈在撒馬利亞作以色列王二十二年.

16:30 But Ahab son of Omri did evil in the eyes of Yahweh more than all who were before him.
暗利的兒子亞哈行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 比他以前的列王更甚,

16:31 If it wasn’t enough that he went after the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he also took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal the king of the Sidonians. He went and served Baal and bowed down to him.
犯了尼八的兒子耶羅波安所犯的罪; 他還以為輕, 又娶了西頓王謁巴力的女兒耶洗別為妻, 去事奉敬拜巴力,

16:32 And he built an altar to Baal in the house of Baal which he had built in Samaria.
在撒馬利亞建造巴力的廟, 在廟裡為巴力築壇.

16:33 Ahab also made the sacred pole, and he continued to provoke Yahweh the God of Israel more than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
亞哈又做亞舍拉, 他所行的惹耶和華─以色列神的怒氣, 比他以前的以色列諸王更甚.

16:34 In his days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho; at the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his younger sibling, he set up its gates, according to the word of Yahweh which he spoke by the hand of Joshua the son of Nun.
亞哈在位的時候, 有伯特利人希伊勒重修耶利哥城; 立根基的時候, 喪了長子亞比蘭; 安門的時候, 喪了幼子西割, 正如耶和華藉嫩的兒子約書亞所說的話.

I Kings - Chapter 17

17:1 Elijah the Tishbite from Tishbe of Gilead said to Ahab, “As Yahweh lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand, there shall surely not be dew nor rain these years except by my command.”
基列寄居的提斯比人以利亞對亞哈說: “我指著所事奉永生耶和華─以色列的神起誓, 這幾年我若不禱告, 必不降露, 不下雨. ”

17:2 Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,
耶和華的話臨到以利亞說:

17:3 “Go from this place and turn to the east; you must hide yourself in the Wadi Kerith which faces the Jordan.
“你離開這裡往東去, 藏在約旦河東邊的基立溪旁.

17:4 It shall be that you shall drink from the wadi, and I have commanded the crows to sustain you there.”
你要喝那溪裡的水, 我已吩咐烏鴉在那裡供養你. ”

17:5 So he went and did according to the word of Yahweh. He went and stayed in the Wadi Kerith which faces the Jordan.
於是以利亞照著耶和華的話, 去住在約旦河東的基立溪旁.

17:6 The crows were bringing bread and meat in the morning for him and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.
烏鴉早晚給他叼餅和肉來, 他也喝那溪裡的水.

17:7 It happened after a while that the wadi dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
過了些日子, 溪水就乾了, 因為雨沒有下在地上.

17:8 Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,
耶和華的話臨到他說:

17:9 “Get up and go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon and stay there. Look, I have commanded a woman there, a widow, to sustain you.”
“你起身往西頓的撒勒法去, 住在那裡; 我已吩咐那裡的一個寡婦供養你. ”

17:10 So he arose and went to Zarephath and came to the gate of the city. There was a widow woman gathering wood, so he called to her, and he said, “Please bring a little water for me in a vessel so that I can drink.”
以利亞就起身往撒勒法去. 到了城門, 見有一個寡婦在那裡撿柴, 以利亞呼叫她說: “求你用器皿取點水來給我喝. ”

17:11 She went to fetch it, and he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
她去取水的時候, 以利亞又呼叫她說: “也求你拿點餅來給我! ”

17:12 She said, “As Yahweh your God lives, surely I do not have a cake, but only a handful of flour in the jar and a little olive oil in the jug. Here I am gathering a few pieces of wood, and I will go and prepare it for me and my son, that we might eat it and die.”
她說: “我指著永生耶和華─你的神起誓, 我沒有餅, 罈內只有一把麵, 瓶裡只有一點油; 我現在找兩根柴, 回家要為我和我兒子做餅; 我們吃了, 死就死吧! ”

17:13 Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do according to your word; only make for me a small bread cake from it first, and bring it out to me. Make it for yourself and for your son afterward.
以利亞對她說: “不要懼怕! 可以照你所說的去做吧! 只要先為我做一個小餅拿來給我, 然後為你和你的兒子做餅.

17:14 For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘The jar of flour will not be emptied and the jug of olive oil will not run out until the day Yahweh gives rain on the surface of the earth.’ ”
因為耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 罈內的麵必不減少, 瓶裡的油必不缺短, 直到耶和華使雨降在地上的日子. ”

17:15 So she went and did according to the word of Elijah; then both she and he ate with her household for many days.
婦人就照以利亞的話去行. 她和她家中的人, 並以利亞, 吃了許多日子.

17:16 The jar of flour was not emptied and the jug of olive oil did not run out, according to the word of Yahweh which he spoke by the hand of Elijah.
罈內的麵果不減少, 瓶裡的油也不缺短, 正如耶和華藉以利亞所說的話.

17:17 It happened after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill; and his illness was very severe until there was no breath left in him.
這事以後, 作那家主母的婦人, 她兒子病了; 病得甚重, 以致身無氣息.

17:18 She said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, O man of God, that you have come to me to make known my guilt and to cause my son to die?”
婦人對以利亞說: “神人哪, 我與你何干? 你竟到我這裡來, 使神想念我的罪, 以致我的兒子死呢? ”

17:19 Then he said to her, “Give me your son.” He took him from her lap and carried him up to the upper room where he was staying, and he laid him on his bed.
以利亞對她說: “把你兒子交給我. ”以利亞就從婦人懷中將孩子接過來, 抱到他所住的樓中, 放在自己的床上,

17:20 Then he called to Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh my God, are you also causing evil to come upon the widow with whom I am dwelling as an alien by causing her son to die?”
就求告耶和華說: “耶和華─我的神啊, 我寄居在這寡婦的家裡, 你就降禍與她, 使她的兒子死了嗎? ”

17:21 He stretched himself out on the child three times and called to Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh my God, please let the life of this child return within him.”
以利亞三次伏在孩子的身上, 求告耶和華說: “耶和華─我的神啊, 求你使這孩子的靈魂仍入他的身體! ”

17:22 Yahweh listened to the voice of Elijah, and the life of the child returned within him, and he lived.
耶和華應允以利亞的話, 孩子的靈魂仍入他的身體, 他就活了.

17:23 Elijah then took the child and brought him down from the upper room to the house and gave him to his mother. Elijah said, “Look, your son is alive.”
以利亞將孩子從樓上抱下來, 進屋子交給他母親, 說: “看哪, 你的兒子活了! ”

17:24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now this I know, that you are a man of God and the word of Yahweh in your mouth is truth.”
婦人對以利亞說: “現在我知道你是神人, 耶和華藉你口所說的話是真的. ”

I Kings - Chapter 18

18:1 It happened many days later that the word of Yahweh came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab so that I may give rain on the surface of the earth.”
過了許久, 到第三年, 耶和華的話臨到以利亞說: “你去, 使亞哈得見你; 我要降雨在地上. ”

18:2 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.
以利亞就去, 要使亞哈得見他. 那時, 撒馬利亞有大饑荒;

18:3 Ahab summoned Obadiah who was over the house. (Now Obadiah was fearing Yahweh greatly.
亞哈將他的家宰俄巴底召了來. (俄巴底甚是敬畏耶和華,

18:4 It had happened that when Jezebel killed the prophets of Yahweh, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in the cave and sustained them with food and water.)
耶洗別殺耶和華眾先知的時候, 俄巴底將一百個先知藏了, 每五十人藏在一個洞裡, 拿餅和水供養他們. )

18:5 Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the wadis. Perhaps we may find green grass that we may keep horses and mules alive and that we might not lose any of the animals.”
亞哈對俄巴底說: “我們走遍這地, 到一切水泉旁和一切溪邊, 或者找得著青草, 可以救活騾馬, 免得絕了牲畜. ”

18:6 So they divided the land for themselves in order to pass through it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
於是二人分地遊行, 亞哈獨走一路, 俄巴底獨走一路.

18:7 It happened that Obadiah was on the way, and suddenly Elijah was there to meet him. When he recognized him, he fell on his face and said, “Is this you, my lord Elijah?”
俄巴底在路上恰與以利亞相遇, 俄巴底認出他來, 就俯伏在地, 說: “你是我主以利亞不是? ”

18:8 He said to him, “I am. Go, say to your lord, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”
回答說: “是. 你去告訴你主人說, 以利亞在這裡. ”

18:9 He said, “How have I sinned that you are giving your servant into the hand of Ahab to kill me?
俄巴底說: “僕人有甚麼罪, 你竟要將我交在亞哈手裡, 使他殺我呢?

18:10 As Yahweh your God lives, surely there is not a nation or a kingdom to which my lord has not sent me to seek you. If they would say, ‘He is not here,’ then he would make the kingdom or the nation swear that it could not find you.
我指著永生耶和華─你的神起誓, 無論哪一邦哪一國, 我主都打發人去找你. 若說你沒有在那裡, 就必使那邦那國的人起誓說, 實在是找不著你.

18:11 Now you are saying, ‘Go, say to your lord: “Elijah is here.” ’
現在你說, 要去告訴你主人說, 以利亞在這裡;

18:12 And it will happen that I will go from you and the Spirit of Yahweh will carry you up to where I do not know. Then I will come to tell Ahab, but he will not find you, and then he will kill me, even though your servant has feared Yahweh from my youth.
恐怕我一離開你, 耶和華的靈就提你到我所不知道的地方去. 這樣, 我去告訴亞哈, 他若找不著你, 就必殺我; 僕人卻是自幼敬畏耶和華的.

18:13 Has it not been told to my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of Yahweh? I hid a hundred men of the prophets of Yahweh by fifties in the cave, and I sustained them with food and water.
耶洗別殺耶和華眾先知的時候, 我將耶和華的一百個先知藏了, 每五十人藏在一個洞裡, 拿餅和水供養他們, 豈沒有人將這事告訴我主嗎?

18:14 Now you are saying, ‘Go, say to your lord: “Elijah is here,” ’ and he will kill me.”
現在你說, 要去告訴你主人說, 以利亞在這裡, 他必殺我. ”

18:15 Elijah said, “As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will certainly show myself to him today.”
以利亞說: “我指著所事奉永生的萬軍之耶和華起誓, 我今日必使亞哈得見我. ”

18:16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and he told him, so Ahab went to meet Elijah.
於是俄巴底去迎著亞哈, 告訴他; 亞哈就去迎著以利亞.

18:17 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is this you who throws Israel into confusion?”
亞哈見了以利亞, 便說: “使以色列遭災的就是你嗎? ”

18:18 He said, “I did not throw Israel into confusion; rather you and the house of your father have by forsaking the commands of Yahweh when you went after the Baals!
以利亞說: “使以色列遭災的不是我, 乃是你和你父家; 因為你們離棄耶和華的誡命, 去隨從巴力.

18:19 So then, send word and assemble all of Israel to me on Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at the table of Jezebel.”
現在你當差遣人, 招聚以色列眾人和事奉巴力的那四百五十個先知, 並耶洗別所供養事奉亞舍拉的那四百個先知, 使他們都上迦密山去見我. ”

18:20 So Ahab sent word among the Israelites, and he assembled the prophets to Mount Carmel.
亞哈就差遣人招聚以色列眾人和先知都上迦密山.

18:21 Elijah approached to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping over two opinions? If Yahweh is God, go after him; but if Baal, go after him.” But the people did not answer him a word.
以利亞前來對眾民說: “你們心持兩意要到幾時呢? 若耶和華是神, 就當順從耶和華; 若巴力是神, 就當順從巴力. ”眾民一言不答.

18:22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left a prophet of Yahweh, but the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.
以利亞對眾民說: “作耶和華先知的只剩下我一個人; 巴力的先知卻有四百五十個人.

18:23 Let them give us two bulls, and let them choose for themselves one bull, cut him in pieces, and put it on the wood, but don’t let them start a fire on it. I will prepare the other bull and set it on the wood, but I will put no fire on it.
當給我們兩隻牛犢, 巴力的先知可以挑選一隻, 切成塊子, 放在柴上, 不要點火; 我也預備一隻牛犢放在柴上, 也不點火.

18:24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Yahweh, and it shall be that the god who answers by fire, he is God.” Then all the people answered and said, “The word is good!”
你們求告你們神的名, 我也求告耶和華的名. 那降火顯應的神, 就是神. ”眾民回答說: “這話甚好. ”

18:25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are the majority, and call on the name of your god, but don’t set fire under it.”
以利亞對巴力的先知說: “你們既是人多, 當先挑選一隻牛犢, 預備好了, 就求告你們神的名, 卻不要點火. ”

18:26 So they took the bull that he allowed to them, prepared it, and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice and there was no answer, so they limped about the altar which they had made.
他們將所得的牛犢預備好了, 從早晨到午間, 求告巴力的名說: “巴力啊, 求你應允我們! ”卻沒有聲音, 沒有應允的. 他們在所築的壇四圍踊跳.

18:27 It happened at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god! Perhaps he is meditating, or is using the bathroom, or is on a journey. Perhaps he is asleep and must wake up!”
到了正午, 以利亞嬉笑他們, 說: “大聲求告吧! 因為他是神, 他或默想, 或走到一邊, 或行路, 或睡覺, 你們當叫醒他. ”

18:28 So they called out with a loud voice, and they cut themselves with swords and with spears as was their custom, until the blood poured out over them.
他們大聲求告, 按著他們的規矩, 用刀槍自割,自刺, 直到身體流血.

18:29 It happened as noon passed, they raged until the time of the evening offering, but there was no voice, there was no answer, and no one paid attention.
從午後直到獻晚祭的時候, 他們狂呼亂叫, 卻沒有聲音, 沒有應允的, 也沒有理會的.

18:30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me,” so all the people came closer to him. He repaired the altar of Yahweh that had been destroyed.
以利亞對眾民說: “你們到我這裡來. ”眾民就到他那裡. 他便重修已經毀壞耶和華的壇.

18:31 Elijah took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of God came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
以利亞照雅各子孫支派的數目, 取了十二塊石頭(耶和華的話曾臨到雅各說: “你的名要叫以色列”),

18:32 With them, he built an altar in the name of Yahweh, and he made a trench which would have held about two seahs of seed, all around the altar.
用這些石頭為耶和華的名築一座壇, 在壇的四圍挖溝, 可容穀種二細亞,

18:33 And he arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces, and placed it on the wood. Then he said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.”
又在壇上擺好了柴, 把牛犢切成塊子放在柴上, 對眾人說: “你們用四個桶盛滿水, 倒在燔祭和柴上”;

18:34 He said, “Do it again!” They did it again. He said, “Do it a third time!” So they did it a third time.
又說: “倒第二次. ”他們就倒第二次; 又說: “倒第三次. ”他們就倒第三次.

18:35 The water went all around the altar, and the trench also was filled with water.
水流在壇的四圍, 溝裡也滿了水.

18:36 It happened at the offering of the evening oblation, Elijah the prophet went near, and he said, “O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel; let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and that I have done all of these things by your words.
到了獻晚祭的時候, 先知以利亞近前來, 說: “亞伯拉罕,以撒,以色列的神, 耶和華啊, 求你今日使人知道你是以色列的神, 也知道我是你的僕人, 又是奉你的命行這一切事.

18:37 Answer me, O Yahweh, answer me; that this people may know that you, O Yahweh, are God and that you have turned their hearts back again.”
耶和華啊, 求你應允我, 應允我! 使這民知道你─耶和華是神, 又知道是你叫這民的心回轉. ”

18:38 Then the fire of Yahweh fell, and it consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust; and the water which was in the trench it licked up!
於是, 耶和華降下火來, 燒盡燔祭,木柴,石頭,塵土, 又燒乾溝裡的水.

18:39 When all the people saw, they fell on their faces and said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!”
眾民看見了, 就俯伏在地, 說: “耶和華是神! 耶和華是神! ”

18:40 Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; don’t let any man of them escape!” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the wadi of Kishon and killed them there.
以利亞對他們說: “拿住巴力的先知, 不容一人逃脫! ”眾人就拿住他們. 以利亞帶他們到基順河邊, 在那裡殺了他們.

18:41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of the noise of rain.”
以利亞對亞哈說: “你現在可以上去吃喝, 因為有多雨的響聲了. ”

18:42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink while Elijah went to the top of Carmel, bent down to the earth, and put his face between his knees.
亞哈就上去吃喝. 以利亞上了迦密山頂, 屈身在地, 將臉伏在兩膝之中;

18:43 Then he said to his servant, “Please go and look in the direction of the sea.” So he went up and looked; then he said, “There is nothing.” Then he said, “Go back,” seven times.
對僕人說: “你上去, 向海觀看. ”僕人就上去觀看, 說: “沒有甚麼. ”他說: “你再去觀看. ”如此七次.

18:44 It happened that at the seventh time, he said, “Look, there is a small cloud, as the hand of a man, coming up from the sea.” Then Elijah said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Harness your horses and go down, lest the rain stop you.’ ”
第七次僕人說: “我看見有一小片雲從海裡上來, 不過如人手那樣大. ”以利亞說: “你上去告訴亞哈, 當套車下去, 免得被雨阻擋. ”

18:45 In no time the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was heavy rain. Ahab rode and he went to Jezreel,
霎時間, 天因風雲黑暗, 降下大雨. 亞哈就坐車往耶斯列去了.

18:46 but the hand of Yahweh was on Elijah; he girded up his loins and ran before Ahab as one comes to Jezreel.
耶和華的靈(原文是手)降在以利亞身上, 他就束上腰, 奔在亞哈前頭, 直到耶斯列的城門.

I Kings - Chapter 19

19:1 Then Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
亞哈將以利亞一切所行的和他用刀殺眾先知的事都告訴耶洗別.

19:2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “Thus may the gods do to me, and may they add to it, surely at this time tomorrow I will make your life as the life of one of them!”
耶洗別就差遣人去見以利亞, 告訴他說: “明日約在這時候, 我若不使你的性命像那些人的性命一樣, 願神明重重地降罰與我. ”

19:3 Then he became afraid, got up, and fled for his life. He came to Beersheba which belongs to Judah, and he left his servant there.
以利亞見這光景就起來逃命, 到了猶大的別是巴, 將僕人留在那裡,

19:4 Then he went into the wilderness one day’s journey, and he went and sat under a certain broom tree. Then he asked Yahweh that he might die, and he said, “It is enough now, Yahweh; take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.”
自己在曠野走了一日的路程, 來到一棵羅騰樹下(小樹名, 松類; 下同), 就坐在那裡求死, 說: “耶和華啊, 罷了! 求你取我的性命, 因為我不勝於我的列祖. ”

19:5 He lay down and fell asleep under a certain broom tree, and suddenly this angel was touching him and said to him, “Get up, eat!”
他就躺在羅騰樹下, 睡著了. 有一個天使拍他, 說: “起來吃吧! ”

19:6 He looked, and behold, a bread cake on hot coals was near his head and a jar of water, so he ate and drank. Then he did it again and lay down.
他觀看, 見頭旁有一瓶水與炭火燒的餅, 他就吃了喝了, 仍然躺下.

19:7 The angel of Yahweh appeared a second time and touched him and said, “Get up, eat, for the journey is greater than you.”
耶和華的使者第二次來拍他, 說: “起來吃吧! 因為你當走的路甚遠. ”

19:8 So he got up, ate, drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights up to Horeb, the mountain of God.
他就起來吃了喝了, 仗著這飲食的力, 走了四十晝夜, 到了神的山, 就是何烈山.

19:9 He came to the cave there and spent the night there. Suddenly the word of Yahweh came to him and asked him, “Elijah, what are you doing here?”
他在那裡進了一個洞, 就住在洞中. 耶和華的話臨到他說: “以利亞啊, 你在這裡做甚麼? ”

19:10 Then he said, “I have been very zealous for Yahweh the God of hosts, for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant. They have demolished your altars, and they have killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left over, and they seek to take my life.
他說: “我為耶和華─萬軍之神大發熱心; 因為以色列人背棄了你的約, 毀壞了你的壇, 用刀殺了你的先知, 只剩下我一個人, 他們還要尋索我的命. ”

19:11 He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” Suddenly Yahweh was passing by, with a great and strong wind ripping the mountains and crushing rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. After the wind, there was an earthquake; but Yahweh was not in the earthquake.
耶和華說: “你出來站在山上, 在我面前. ”那時耶和華從那裡經過, 在他面前有烈風大作, 崩山碎石, 耶和華卻不在風中; 風後地震, 耶和華卻不在其中;

19:12 After the earthquake was a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire. After the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.
地震後有火, 耶和華也不在火中; 火後有微小的聲音.

19:13 It happened at the moment Elijah heard, he covered his face with his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “Elijah, why are you here?”
以利亞聽見, 就用外衣蒙上臉, 出來站在洞口. 有聲音向他說: “以利亞啊, 你在這裡做甚麼? ”

19:14 He said, “I have been very zealous for Yahweh the God of Hosts, for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, demolished your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; I alone am left, and they seek to take my life!”
他說: “我為耶和華─萬軍之神大發熱心; 因為以色列人背棄了你的約, 毀壞了你的壇, 用刀殺了你的先知, 只剩下我一個人, 他們還要尋索我的命. ”

19:15 Then Yahweh said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. Go and anoint Hazael as king over Aram;
耶和華對他說: “你回去, 從曠野往大馬士革去. 到了那裡, 就要膏哈薛作亞蘭王,

19:16 and Jehu son of Nimshi you shall anoint as king over Israel. You shall also anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-Meholah as prophet in your place.
又膏寧示的孫子耶戶作以色列王, 並膏亞伯‧米何拉人沙法的兒子以利沙作先知接續你.

19:17 It shall be that the one who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall kill.
將來躲避哈薛之刀的, 必被耶戶所殺; 躲避耶戶之刀的, 必被以利沙所殺.

19:18 I will leave in Israel seven thousand, all of the knees that have not bowed down to Baal and all of the mouths that have not kissed him.”
但我在以色列人中為自己留下七千人, 是未曾向巴力屈膝的, 未曾與巴力親嘴的. ”

19:19 So he went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat while he was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him. When he and the twelve passed Elijah, he threw his cloak on him.
於是, 以利亞離開那裡走了, 遇見沙法的兒子以利沙耕地; 在他前頭有十二對牛, 自己趕著第十二對. 以利亞到他那裡去, 將自己的外衣搭在他身上.

19:20 Then he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will go after you.” Then he said, “Go, return, for what I have done to you?”
以利沙就離開牛, 跑到以利亞那裡, 說: “求你容我先與父母親嘴, 然後我便跟隨你. ”以利亞對他說: “你回去吧, 我向你做了甚麼呢? ”

19:21 So he returned from after him, and he took a pair of oxen and slaughtered them, and with the yoke of the oxen he boiled the flesh and gave it to the people and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and served him.
以利沙就離開他回去, 宰了一對牛, 用套牛的器具煮肉給民吃, 隨後就起身跟隨以利亞, 服事他.

I Kings - Chapter 20

20:1 Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathered all of his army, and thirty-two kings were with him, and horses and chariots. He went up and laid siege against Samaria and fought with it.
亞蘭王便‧哈達聚集他的全軍, 率領三十二個王, 帶著車馬上來圍攻撒馬利亞;

20:2 He sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel.
又差遣使者進城見以色列王亞哈, 對他說: “便‧哈達如此說:

20:3 He said to him, “Thus says Ben-Hadad: ‘Your silver and your gold are mine, and your women and your best sons are mine.’ ”
你的金銀都要歸我, 你妻子兒女中最美的也要歸我. ”

20:4 Then the king of Israel answered and said, “As your word, my master the king; I am yours, and all that is mine is yours.”
以色列王回答說: “我主我王啊, 可以依著你的話, 我與我所有的都歸你. ”

20:5 The messengers returned and said, “Thus says Ben-Hadad, saying, ‘I sent to you saying, “Your silver and gold are mine, and your women and your best sons you must give to me.”
使者又來說: “便‧哈達如此說: 我已差遣人去見你, 要你將你的金銀,妻子,兒女都給我.

20:6 So at this time tomorrow, I will send my servants to you that they might search your house and the houses of your servants. All the desire of your eyes they will lay hands on and take it away.’ ”
但明日約在這時候, 我還要差遣臣僕到你那裡, 搜查你的家和你僕人的家, 將你眼中一切所喜愛的都拿了去. ”

20:7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, “Please know and realize that this man is seeking trouble, for he sent to me for my women, my sons, my silver, and my gold, and I did not withhold anything from him.”
以色列王召了國中的長老來, 對他們說: “請你們看看, 這人是怎樣地謀害我, 他先差遣人到我這裡來, 要我的妻子,兒女, 和金銀, 我並沒有推辭他. ”

20:8 All of the elders and all of the people said to him, “Do not listen and do not consent.”
長老和百姓對王說: “不要聽從他, 也不要應允他. ”

20:9 So he said to the messengers of Ben-Hadad, “Say to my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded from your servant at the first, I will do, but this thing I am not able to do.’ ” Then the messengers went and made a report to him.
故此, 以色列王對便‧哈達的使者說: “你們告訴我主我王說: 王頭一次差遣人向僕人所要的, 僕人都依從; 但這次所要的, 我不能依從. ”使者就去回覆便‧哈達.

20:10 Then Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, “Thus may the gods do to me and thus may they add if the dust of Samaria is sufficient for the hollow of a hand for all of the people who are at my feet.”
便‧哈達又差遣人去見亞哈說: “撒馬利亞的塵土若夠跟從我的人每人捧一捧的, 願神明重重地降罰與我! ”

20:11 The king of Israel answered and said, “Tell him, ‘Let not him who girds on his armor boast as one who takes off his armor.’ ”
以色列王說: “你告訴他說, 才頂盔貫甲的, 休要像摘盔卸甲的誇口. ”

20:12 It happened at the moment he heard this word, he and the kings were drinking in the tents. He said to his servants, “Get ready to attack.” So they got ready to attack the city.
便‧哈達和諸王正在帳幕裡喝酒, 聽見這話, 就對他臣僕說: “擺隊吧! ”他們就擺隊攻城.

20:13 Suddenly a certain prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Have you seen all this great crowd? Behold, I am giving it into your hand today, that you may know that I am Yahweh.’ ”
有一個先知來見以色列王亞哈, 說: “耶和華如此說: ‘這一大群人你看見了嗎? 今日我必將他們交在你手裡, 你就知道我是耶和華. ’”

20:14 Ahab said, “By whom?” And he said, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘By the servants of the commanders of the provinces.’ ” He asked, “Who will begin the battle?” And he said, “You.”
亞哈說: “藉著誰呢? ”他回答說: “耶和華說, 藉著跟從省長的少年人. ”亞哈說: “要誰率領呢? ”他說: “要你親自率領. ”

20:15 So he mustered the servants of the commanders of the provinces, and there were two hundred and thirty-two. After them he mustered all of the army, all the sons of Israel, seven thousand.
於是亞哈數點跟從省長的少年人, 共有二百三十二名, 後又數點以色列的眾兵, 共有七千名.

20:16 They went out at noon while Ben-Hadad was drinking himself drunk in the tents, he and the thirty-two kings helping him.
午間, 他們就出城; 便‧哈達和幫助他的三十二個王正在帳幕裡痛飲.

20:17 Then the servants of the commanders of the provinces went out first, and Ben-Hadad sent, and they reported to him, saying, “Men have come out from Samaria.”
跟從省長的少年人先出城; 便‧哈達差遣人去探望, 他們回報說: “有人從撒馬利亞出來了. ”

20:18 Then he said, “If they have come out for peace, seize them alive; and if they have come out for war, seize them alive.”
他說: “他們若為講和出來, 要活捉他們; 若為打仗出來, 也要活捉他們. ”

20:19 But these had come out from the city, the servants of the commanders of the provinces, and the army that was after them.
跟從省長的少年人出城, 軍兵跟隨他們;

20:20 Each man killed his man, and the Arameans fled, so Israel pursued them, but Ben-Hadad king of Aram escaped on a horse with cavalry.
各人遇見敵人就殺. 亞蘭人逃跑, 以色列人追趕他們; 亞蘭王便‧哈達騎著馬和馬兵一同逃跑.

20:21 The king of Israel went out and attacked the horses and the chariots and defeated Aram with a great blow.
以色列王出城攻打車馬, 大大擊殺亞蘭人.

20:22 Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and he said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself; consider well what you should do, for the king of Aram is coming against you at the turn of the year.”
那先知來見以色列王, 對他說: “你當自強, 留心怎樣防備; 因為到明年這時候, 亞蘭王必上來攻擊你. ”

20:23 The servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the mountains, therefore they were stronger than we. Let us fight with them in the plain; surely we will be stronger than they.
亞蘭王的臣僕對亞蘭王說: “以色列人的神是山神, 所以他們勝過我們; 但在平原與他們打仗, 我們必定得勝.

20:24 Do this thing: remove the kings each from his post, and put a governor in their place.
王當這樣行: 把諸王革去, 派軍長代替他們,

20:25 You must muster an army for yourself as the army you have lost, and horses and chariots as the horses and chariots you lost, then we will fight them in the plain. Surely we will be stronger than they.” So he listened to their voice and did so.
又照著王喪失軍兵之數, 再招募一軍, 馬補馬, 車補車, 我們在平原與他們打仗, 必定得勝. ”王便聽臣僕的話去行.

20:26 It happened at the turning of the year that Ben-Hadad mustered Aram and went up to Aphek for the war with Israel.
次年, 便‧哈達果然點齊亞蘭人上亞弗去, 要與以色列人打仗.

20:27 The Israelites had been mustered and provisioned, and they went to engage them. The Israelites encamped opposite them as two flocks of goats, but the Arameans filled the land.
以色列人也點齊軍兵, 預備食物, 迎著亞蘭人出去, 對著他們安營, 好像兩小群山羊羔; 亞蘭人卻滿了地面.

20:28 Then the man of God approached, and he spoke to the king of Israel, and he said, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Because Aram has said, “Yahweh is a god of the mountains and not a god of the valleys,” ’ I will give all this great crowd into your hand that you may know that I am Yahweh.”
有神人來見以色列王, 說: “耶和華如此說: ‘亞蘭人既說我─耶和華是山神, 不是平原的神, 所以我必將這一大群人都交在你手中, 你們就知道我是耶和華. ’”

20:29 These encamped opposite for seven days, and it happened on the seventh day that the battle began, and the Israelites killed the Arameans, one hundred thousand infantry in one day.
以色列人與亞蘭人相對安營七日, 到第七日兩軍交戰; 那一日以色列人殺了亞蘭人步兵十萬,

20:30 Then those who remained fled to Aphek, to the city, and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who had remained, so Ben-Hadad fled and went to the innermost rooms of the city.
其餘的逃入亞弗城; 城牆塌倒, 壓死剩下的二萬七千人. 便‧哈達也逃入城, 藏在嚴密的屋子裡.

20:31 Then his servants said to him, “Please now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are kings of mercy. Let us now put sackcloth on around our waists and ropes on our heads. Then let us go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will let you live.”
他的臣僕對他說: “我們聽說以色列王都是仁慈的王, 現在我們不如腰束麻布, 頭套繩索, 出去投降以色列王, 或者他存留王的性命. ”

20:32 So they tied sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads. Then they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’ ” And he said, “Is my brother still alive?”
於是他們腰束麻布, 頭套繩索, 去見以色列王, 說: “王的僕人便‧哈達說, 求王存留我的性命. ”亞哈說: “他還活著嗎? 他是我的兄弟. ”

20:33 The men took this as a good omen and they quickly accepted it as true from him, and they said, “Your brother Ben-Hadad lives.” So he said, “Go, get him.” Ben-Hadad came out to him, and Ahab pulled him up on the chariot.
這些人留心探出他的口氣來, 便急忙就著他的話說: “便‧哈達是王的兄弟! ”王說: “你們去請他來. ”便‧哈達出來見王, 王就請他上車.

20:34 Ben-Hadad said to him, “The cities which my father took from your father I shall return. You may set up streets with stalls for yourself in Damascus just as my father set up in Samaria.” Then Ahab said, “On these terms I will let you go,” So he made a covenant with him and let him go.
便‧哈達對王說: “我父從你父那裡所奪的城邑, 我必歸還. 你可以在大馬士革立街市, 像我父在撒馬利亞所立的一樣. ”亞哈說: “我照此立約, 放你回去”, 就與他立約, 放他去了.

20:35 A certain man from the sons of the prophets said to his fellow countryman, “By the word of Yahweh, please strike me.” But the man refused to strike him.
有先知的一個門徒奉耶和華的命對他的同伴說: “你打我吧! ”那人不肯打他.

20:36 He said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of Yahweh, look, as you now are going from me, a lion will kill you.” When he went from beside him, the lion found him and killed him.
他就對那人說: “你既不聽從耶和華的話, 你一離開我, 必有獅子咬死你. ”那人一離開他, 果然遇見獅子, 把他咬死了.

20:37 Then he found another man and said, “Strike me, please,” so the man struck him sharply and wounded him.
先知的門徒又遇見一個人, 對他說: “你打我吧! ”那人就打他, 將他打傷.

20:38 Then the prophet went and waited for the king along the road and disguised himself with a headband over his eyes.
他就去了, 用頭巾蒙眼, 改換面目, 在路旁等候王.

20:39 As the king was passing by, he called to the king and said, “Your servant went out in the thick of the battle, and suddenly a man turned and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man. If by any means he should be missed, it will be your life in his place, or you shall pay a talent of silver.’
王從那裡經過, 他向王呼叫說: “僕人在陣上的時候, 有人帶了一個人來, 對我說: ‘你看守這人, 若把他失了, 你的性命必代替他的性命; 不然, 你必交出一他連得銀子來. ’

20:40 It happened that your servant was busy here and there, and he disappeared.” Then the king said to him, “Your own judgment has been determined.”
僕人正在忙亂之間, 那人就不見了. ”以色列王對他說: “你自己定妥了, 必照樣判斷你. ”

20:41 He quickly removed the headband from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was from the prophets.
他急忙除掉蒙眼的頭巾, 以色列王就認出他是一個先知.

20:42 He said to him, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Because you have let the man I devoted for destruction go from your hand, your life shall be in place of his life and your people in place of his people.’ ”
他對王說: “耶和華如此說: ‘因你將我定要滅絕的人放去, 你的命就必代替他的命, 你的民也必代替他的民. ’”

20:43 Then the king of Israel went to his house, sullen and angry, and he came to Samaria.
於是以色列王悶悶不樂地回到撒馬利亞, 進了他的宮.

I Kings - Chapter 21

21:1 It happened after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
這事以後, 又有一事. 耶斯列人拿伯在耶斯列有一個葡萄園, 靠近撒馬利亞王亞哈的宮.

21:2 Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard that it may be mine for a garden of vegetable plants, because it is near, beside my house, and I will give to you a better vineyard in place of it. If it is better in your eyes, I will give you the money of its price.”
亞哈對拿伯說: “你將你的葡萄園給我作菜園, 因為是靠近我的宮; 我就把更好的葡萄園換給你, 或是你要銀子, 我就按著價值給你. ”

21:3 Naboth said to Ahab, “Far be it from me from Yahweh that I should give the inheritance of my ancestors to you.”
拿伯對亞哈說: “我敬畏耶和華, 萬不敢將我先人留下的產業給你. ”

21:4 Then Ahab went to his house, sullen and angry because of the word that Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him when he had said, “I will not give to you the inheritance of my ancestors.” So he lay on his bed, turned away his face, and would not eat any food.
亞哈因耶斯列人拿伯說“我不敢將我先人留下的產業給你”, 就悶悶不樂地回宮, 躺在床上, 轉臉向內, 也不吃飯.

21:5 Then Jezebel his wife came to him, and she said to him, “What is this, that your spirit is sullen and you are not eating food?”
王后耶洗別來問他說: “你為甚麼心裡這樣憂悶, 不吃飯呢? ”

21:6 Then he said to her, “When I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and asked him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or it you prefer, I will give you a vineyard in place of it,’ he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”
他回答說: “因我向耶斯列人拿伯說: ‘你將你的葡萄園給我, 我給你價銀, 或是你願意, 我就把別的葡萄園換給你’; 他卻說: ‘我不將我的葡萄園給你. ’”

21:7 Jezebel his wife said to him, “Now, you rule over Israel. Get up, eat food, and let your heart be cheerful. I myself will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
王后耶洗別對亞哈說: “你現在是治理以色列國不是? 只管起來, 心裡暢暢快快地吃飯, 我必將耶斯列人拿伯的葡萄園給你. ”

21:8 So she wrote letters in the name of Ahab and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were dwelling with Naboth in his city.
於是託亞哈的名寫信, 用王的印印上, 送給那些與拿伯同城居住的長老貴冑.

21:9 She had written in the letters, saying, “Call a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people.
信上寫著說: “你們當宣告禁食, 叫拿伯坐在民間的高位上,

21:10 Seat two men, scoundrels, opposite him. Let them witness against him saying, ‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then you shall bring him out and stone him so that he dies.”
又叫兩個匪徒坐在拿伯對面, 作見證告他說: ‘你謗瀆神和王了’; 隨後就把他拉出去用石頭打死. ”

21:11 The men of his city and the elders and nobles who were living in his city did according to what Jezebel had sent to them, as was written in the letters which she had sent to them.
那些與拿伯同城居住的長老貴冑得了耶洗別的信, 就照信而行,

21:12 They called a fast, and they seated Naboth at the head of the people.
宣告禁食, 叫拿伯坐在民間的高位上.

21:13 Then the two men, scoundrels, came, sat opposite him, and the scoundrels witnessed against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king,” so they brought him outside of the city and stoned him with stones, and he died.
有兩個匪徒來, 坐在拿伯的對面, 當著眾民作見證告他說: “拿伯謗瀆神和王了! ”眾人就把他拉到城外, 用石頭打死.

21:14 They sent to Jezebel saying, “Naboth has been stoned, and he is dead.”
於是打發人去見耶洗別, 說: “拿伯被石頭打死了. ”

21:15 It happened at the moment Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and died, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Get up, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite which he had refused to give to you for money, for Naboth is not alive, but dead.”
耶洗別聽見拿伯被石頭打死, 就對亞哈說: “你起來得耶斯列人拿伯不肯為價銀給你的葡萄園吧! 現在他已經死了. ”

21:16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite to take possession of it.
亞哈聽見拿伯死了, 就起來, 下去要得耶斯列人拿伯的葡萄園.

21:17 The word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
耶和華的話臨到提斯比人以利亞說:

21:18 “Arise, go down to meet Ahab the king of Israel who is in Samaria. Look in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.
“你起來, 去見住撒馬利亞的以色列王亞哈, 他下去要得拿伯的葡萄園, 現今正在那園裡.

21:19 You shall say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Have you committed murder and also taken possession?” ’ You shall also say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth, the dogs will also lick your blood.” ’ ”
你要對他說: ‘耶和華如此說: 你殺了人, 又得他的產業嗎? ’又要對他說: ‘耶和華如此說: 狗在何處舔拿伯的血, 也必在何處舔你的血. ’”

21:20 Then Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” He said, “I have found you because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of Yahweh.
亞哈對以利亞說: “我仇敵啊, 你找到我嗎? ”他回答說: “我找到你了; 因為你賣了自己, 行耶和華眼中看為惡的事.

21:21 ‘Look, I am bringing disaster on you, and I will sweep away after you. I will cut off for Ahab every male in Israel, bond or free.
耶和華說: ‘我必使災禍臨到你, 將你除盡. 凡屬你的男丁, 無論困住的,自由的, 都從以色列中剪除.

21:22 I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, because you made me angry and have caused Israel to sin.’
我必使你的家像尼八的兒子耶羅波安的家, 又像亞希雅的兒子巴沙的家; 因為你惹我發怒, 又使以色列人陷在罪裡. ’

21:23 Moreover, concerning Jezebel, Yahweh has said, ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the outer rampart of Jezreel.’
論到耶洗別, 耶和華也說: ‘狗在耶斯列的外郭必吃耶洗別的肉.

21:24 The one who dies for Ahab in the city, the dogs will eat; the one who dies in the open country, the birds of heaven will eat.”
凡屬亞哈的人, 死在城中的必被狗吃, 死在田野的必被空中的鳥吃. ’”

21:25 Truly, there was no one like Ahab who had sold himself by doing evil in the eyes of Yahweh, whose wife Jezebel urged him on.
(從來沒有像亞哈的, 因他自賣, 行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 受了王后耶洗別的聳動;

21:26 Also, he acted very abominably by going after idols like all the Amorites had done whom Yahweh had driven out from before the Israelites.”
就照耶和華在以色列人面前所趕出的亞摩利人, 行了最可憎惡的事, 信從偶像. )

21:27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth over his flesh, fasted, lay in the sackcloth, and went about dejectedly.
亞哈聽見這話, 就撕裂衣服, 禁食, 身穿麻布, 睡臥也穿著麻布, 並且緩緩而行.

21:28 Then the word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
耶和華的話臨到提斯比人以利亞說:

21:29 “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring disaster in his days. I will bring the disaster on his house in the days of his son.”
“亞哈在我面前這樣自卑, 你看見了嗎? 因他在我面前自卑, 他還在世的時候, 我不降這禍; 到他兒子的時候, 我必降這禍與他的家. ”

I Kings - Chapter 22

22:1 They lived three years, and there was no war between Aram and Israel.
亞蘭國和以色列國三年沒有爭戰.

22:2 It happened in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to the king of Israel,
到第三年, 猶大王約沙法下去見以色列王.

22:3 and the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know Ramoth-Gilead belongs to us, and we are doing nothing about taking it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
以色列王對臣僕說: “你們不知道基列的拉末是屬我們的嗎? 我們豈可靜坐不動, 不從亞蘭王手裡奪回來嗎? ”

22:4 Then he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to the battle for Ramoth-Gilead?” Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am like you; my people are like your people; my horses are like your horses.”
亞哈問約沙法說: “你肯同我去攻取基列的拉末嗎? ”約沙法對以色列王說: “你我不分彼此, 我的民與你的民一樣, 我的馬與你的馬一樣. ”

22:5 Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire for the word of Yahweh today.”
約沙法對以色列王說: “請你先求問耶和華. ”

22:6 Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and he said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead for the battle, or should I refrain?” Then they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
於是以色列王招聚先知, 約有四百人, 問他們說: “我上去攻取基列的拉末可以不可以? ”他們說: “可以上去, 因為主必將那城交在王的手裡. ”

22:7 So Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here that we might still inquire from him?”
約沙法說: “這裡不是還有耶和華的先知, 我們可以求問他嗎? ”

22:8 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man to inquire from Yahweh, but I despise him, for he never prophesies anything good concerning me, but only bad: Micaiah the son of Imlah.” Then Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say so.”
以色列王對約沙法說: “還有一個人, 是音拉的兒子米該雅, 我們可以託他求問耶和華. 只是我恨他; 因為他指著我所說的預言, 不說吉語, 單說凶言. ”約沙法說: “王不必這樣說. ”

22:9 The king of Israel summoned a certain court official, and he said, “Quickly fetch Micaiah son of Imlah.”
以色列王就召了一個太監來, 說: “你快去, 將音拉的兒子米該雅召來. ”

22:10 The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were each sitting on his throne, dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
以色列王和猶大王約沙法在撒馬利亞城門前的空場上, 各穿朝服, 坐在位上, 所有的先知都在他們面前說預言.

22:11 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made horns of iron for himself and said, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until finishing them.’ ”
基拿拿的兒子西底家造了兩個鐵角, 說: “耶和華如此說: ‘你要用這角牴觸亞蘭人, 直到將他們滅盡. ’”

22:12 All of the prophets were likewise prophesying, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-Gilead and triumph, and Yahweh will give it into the hand of the king.”
所有的先知也都這樣預言說: “可以上基列的拉末去, 必然得勝, 因為耶和華必將那城交在王的手中. ”

22:13 Then the messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Please now, the words of the prophet are unanimously favorable to the king. Please let your words be as one word with them, and speak favorably.”
那去召米該雅的使者對米該雅說: “眾先知一口同音地都向王說吉言, 你不如與他們說一樣的話, 也說吉言. ”

22:14 Then Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, surely only as Yahweh speaks to me, that will I speak.”
米該雅說: “我指著永生的耶和華起誓, 耶和華對我說甚麼, 我就說甚麼. ”

22:15 When he came to the king, the king asked him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-Gilead to the battle, or shall we refrain?” He said to him, “Go up and triumph, and Yahweh will give it into the hand of the king.”
米該雅到王面前, 王問他說: “米該雅啊, 我們上去攻取基列的拉末可以不可以? ”他回答說: “可以上去, 必然得勝, 耶和華必將那城交在王的手中. ”

22:16 Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you shall not tell me anything but truth in the name of Yahweh?”
王對他說: “我當囑咐你幾次, 你才奉耶和華的名向我說實話呢? ”

22:17 So he said, “I saw all of Israel scattering to the mountains, like the sheep without a shepherd. Yahweh also said, ‘There are no masters for these, let them return in peace, each to his house.’ ”
米該雅說: “我看見以色列眾民散在山上, 如同沒有牧人的羊群一般. 耶和華說: ‘這民沒有主人, 他們可以平平安安地各歸各家去. ’”

22:18 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not say to you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but disaster?”
以色列王對約沙法說: “我豈沒有告訴你, 這人指著我所說的預言, 不說吉語單說凶言嗎? ”

22:19 And he said, “Therefore, hear the word of Yahweh. I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne with all the hosts of heaven standing beside him from his right hand and from his left hand.
米該雅說: “你要聽耶和華的話! 我看見耶和華坐在寶座上, 天上的萬軍侍立在他左右.

22:20 And Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab so that he will go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead?’ Then this one was saying one thing and the other one was saying another.
耶和華說: ‘誰去引誘亞哈上基列的拉末去陣亡呢? ’這個就這樣說, 那個就那樣說.

22:21 Then a spirit came out and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him,’ and Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’
隨後有一個神靈出來, 站在耶和華面前, 說: ‘我去引誘他. ’

22:22 He said, ‘I will go out and I will be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You shall entice and succeed, go out and do so.’
耶和華問他說: ‘你用何法呢? ’他說: ‘我去, 要在他眾先知口中作謊言的靈. ’耶和華說: ‘這樣, 你必能引誘他, 你去如此行吧! ’

22:23 So then, see that Yahweh has placed a false spirit in the mouth of all of these your prophets, and Yahweh has spoken disaster concerning you.”
現在耶和華使謊言的靈入了你這些先知的口, 並且耶和華已經命定降禍與你. ”

22:24 Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah came near and slapped Micaiah on the cheek and said, “When did the Spirit of Yahweh pass from me to speak with you?”
基拿拿的兒子西底家前來, 打米該雅的臉, 說: “耶和華的靈從哪裡離開我與你說話呢? ”

22:25 Then Micaiah said, “Behold, you are about to see on that day when you go from room to room to hide.”
米該雅說: “你進嚴密的屋子藏躲的那日, 就必看見了. ”

22:26 The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the commander of the city and to Jehoash the son of the king;
以色列王說: “將米該雅帶回, 交給邑宰亞們和王的兒子約阿施, 說

22:27 and say, ‘Thus says the king: “Put this fellow in the house of imprisonment and feed him reduced rations of food and water until I come in peace.” ’ ”
王如此說, 把這個人下在監裡, 使他受苦, 吃不飽喝不足, 等候我平平安安地回來. ”

22:28 Then Micaiah said, “If you indeed return in peace, then Yahweh has not spoken with me.” Then he said, “Let all the peoples hear!”
米該雅說: “你若能平平安安地回來, 那就是耶和華沒有藉我說這話了”; 又說: “眾民哪, 你們都要聽! ”

22:29 Then the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead.
以色列王和猶大王約沙法上基列的拉末去了.

22:30 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into the battle, but you wear your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and he went into the battle.
以色列王對約沙法說: “我要改裝上陣, 你可以仍穿王服. ”以色列王就改裝上陣.

22:31 The king of Aram commanded his thirty-two chariot commanders, saying, “You shall not fight with small or great, but only against the king of Israel, him alone!”
先是亞蘭王吩咐他的三十二個車兵長說: “他們的兵將, 無論大小, 你們都不可與他們爭戰, 只要與以色列王爭戰. ”

22:32 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely he is the king of Israel,” and they turned to fight against him, so Jehoshaphat called out.
車兵長看見約沙法, 便說: “這必是以色列王! ”就轉過去與他爭戰, 約沙法便呼喊.

22:33 When the chariot commanders saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.
車兵長見不是以色列王, 就轉去不追他了.

22:34 But another man drew his bow fully and struck the king of Israel between the armor scales and the breastplate; so he said to his chariot driver, “Turn the chariot and bring me out from the camp, for I am wounded.”
有一人隨便開弓, 恰巧射入以色列王的甲縫裡. 王對趕車的說: “我受了重傷, 你轉過車來, 拉我出陣吧! ”

22:35 The battle intensified on that day, and the king was being propped up in the chariot opposite Aram, but he died in the evening, and the blood of the wound ran out to the floor of the chariot.
那日, 陣勢越戰越猛, 有人扶王站在車上, 抵擋亞蘭人. 到晚上, 王就死了, 血從傷處流在車中.

22:36 Then the shout passed through the camp about sunset, saying, “Each man to his city and each to his land!”
約在日落的時候, 有號令傳遍軍中, 說: “各歸本城, 各歸本地吧! ”

22:37 So the king died, and they brought him to Samaria, and they buried the king in Samaria.
王既死了, 眾人將他送到撒馬利亞, 就葬在那裡;

22:38 They washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked his blood (now, the prostitutes washed themselves there) according to the word of Yahweh which he had spoken.
又有人把他的車洗在撒馬利亞的池旁(妓女在那裡洗澡), 狗來舔他的血, 正如耶和華所說的話.

22:39 The remainder of the acts of Ahab and all that he did, and the ivory palace and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
亞哈其餘的事, 凡他所行的和他所修造的象牙宮, 並所建築的一切城邑, 都寫在以色列諸王記上.

22:40 So Ahab slept with his ancestors, and Ahaziah his son became king in his place.
亞哈與他列祖同睡. 他兒子亞哈謝接續他作王.

22:41 Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
以色列王亞哈第四年, 亞撒的兒子約沙法登基作了猶大王.

22:42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
約沙法登基的時候年三十五歲, 在耶路撒冷作王二十五年. 他母親名叫阿蘇巴, 乃示利希的女兒.

22:43 He walked in all of the way of Asa his father, and he did not turn aside from it, doing right in the eyes of Yahweh. Only he did not remove the high places; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
約沙法行他父親亞撒所行的道, 不偏離左右, 行耶和華眼中看為正的事; 只是邱壇還沒有廢去, 百姓仍在那裡獻祭燒香.

22:44 But, Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
約沙法與以色列王和好.

22:45 The remainder of the acts of Jehoshaphat, his powerful deeds he did, and how he fought, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
約沙法其餘的事和他所顯出的勇力, 並他怎樣爭戰, 都寫在猶大列王記上.

22:46 The remainder of the male shrine prostitutes who were left over in the days of Asa his father he exterminated from the land.
約沙法將他父親亞撒在世所剩下的孌童都從國中除去了.

22:47 There was not a king in Edom; a governor served as king.
那時以東沒有王, 有總督治理.

22:48 Jehoshaphat built ships of the Tarshish type to go to Ophir for the gold; but he did not go because the ships were destroyed at Ezion-Geber.
約沙法製造他施船隻, 要往俄斐去, 將金子運來; 只是沒有去, 因為船在以旬‧迦別破壞了.

22:49 Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships,” but Jehoshaphat was not willing.
亞哈的兒子亞哈謝對約沙法說: “容我的僕人和你的僕人坐船同去吧! ”約沙法卻不肯.

22:50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David his ancestor, and Joram his son became king in his place.
約沙法與列祖同睡. 葬在大衛城他列祖的墳地裡. 他兒子約蘭接續他作王.

22:51 Ahaziah son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.
猶大王約沙法十七年, 亞哈的兒子亞哈謝在撒馬利亞登基, 作以色列王共二年.

22:52 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and he went in the way of his father and his mother and in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat who caused Israel to sin.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 效法他的父母, 又行尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪裡的事.

22:53 He served Baal and bowed down to him; and he provoked Yahweh the God of Israel according to all that his father did.
他照他父親一切所行的, 事奉敬拜巴力, 惹耶和華─以色列神的怒氣.

II Kings (列王記下)

II Kings - Chapter 1

1:1 Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
亞哈死後, 摩押背叛以色列.

1:2 Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice in his upper room, which was in Samaria, and he was injured. So he sent messengers, and he said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, if I will survive this injury.”
亞哈謝在撒馬利亞, 一日從樓上的欄杆裡掉下來, 就病了; 於是差遣使者說: “你們去問以革倫的神巴力．西卜, 我這病能好不能好. ”

1:3 Then the angel of Yahweh spoke to Elijah the Tishbite, “Get up, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and speak to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’
但耶和華的使者對提斯比人以利亞說: “你起來, 去迎著撒馬利亞王的使者, 對他們說: ‘你們去問以革倫神巴力．西卜, 豈因以色列中沒有神嗎? ’

1:4 Therefore, thus says Yahweh, ‘The bed upon which you have gone, you will not come down from it, but you shall surely die.’ ” So Elijah went.
所以耶和華如此說: ‘你必不下你所上的床, 必定要死! ’”以利亞就去了.

1:5 When the messengers returned to him, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”
使者回來見王, 王問他們說: “你們為甚麼回來呢? ”

1:6 Then they said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and he said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you and speak to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub the god of Ekron? Therefore the bed upon which you have gone, you will not come down from it, for you will surely die.’ ” ’ ”
使者回答說: “有一個人迎著我們來, 對我們說: ‘你們回去見差你們來的王, 對他說: 耶和華如此說, 你差人去問以革倫神巴力．西卜, 豈因以色列中沒有神嗎? 所以你必不下所上的床, 必定要死. ’”

1:7 Then he spoke to them, “What was the manner of the man who came up to meet you and spoke to you all these things?”
王問他們說: “迎著你們來告訴你們這話的, 是怎樣的人? ”

1:8 They answered him, “A hairy man with a leather belt girded around his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
回答說: “他身穿毛衣, 腰束皮帶. ”王說: “這必是提斯比人以利亞. ”

1:9 So Ahaziah sent to him the commander of fifty with his fifty men, and he went up to him while he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, “O man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’ ”
於是, 王差遣五十夫長, 帶領五十人去見以利亞, 他就上到以利亞那裡; 以利亞正坐在山頂上. 五十夫長對他說: “神人哪, 王吩咐你下來! ”

1:10 Then Elijah answered and said to the commander of the fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty!” Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
以利亞回答說: “我若是神人, 願火從天上降下來, 燒滅你和你那五十人! ”於是有火從天上降下來, 燒滅五十夫長和他那五十人.

1:11 So he again sent another commander of fifty and his fifty men. He answered and said to him, “O man of God, thus says the king, ‘Come down quickly!’ ”
王第二次差遣一個五十夫長, 帶領五十人去見以利亞. 五十夫長對以利亞說: “神人哪, 王吩咐你快快下來! ”

1:12 Then Elijah answered and said to them, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty!” Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
以利亞回答說: “我若是神人, 願火從天上降下來, 燒滅你和你那五十人! ”於是神的火從天上降下來, 燒滅五十夫長和他那五十人.

1:13 So he again sent a third time a commander of fifty and his fifty, and the commander of the third fifty went up and came and knelt down on his knees before Elijah and entreated him. He said to him, “O man of God, please let my life and the lives of your servants, these fifty, be precious in your eyes.
王第三次差遣一個五十夫長, 帶領五十人去. 這五十夫長上去, 雙膝跪在以利亞面前, 哀求他說: “神人哪, 願我的性命和你這五十個僕人的性命在你眼前看為寶貴!

1:14 Behold, fire from heaven came down and consumed the first two commanders of fifty and their fifties, so then let my life be precious in your eyes.”
已經有火從天上降下來, 燒滅前兩次來的五十夫長和他們各自帶的五十人; 現在願我的性命在你眼前看為寶貴! ”

1:15 Then the angel of Yahweh spoke to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid because of him.” So he got up and went down with him to the king,
耶和華的使者對以利亞說: “你同著他下去, 不要怕他! ”以利亞就起來, 同著他下去見王,

1:16 and he said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron—is it because there is no God in Israel from whom to inquire his word?—therefore the bed upon which you went, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die.’ ”
對王說: “耶和華如此說: ‘你差人去問以革倫神巴力．西卜, 豈因以色列中沒有神可以求問嗎? 所以你必不下所上的床, 必定要死! ’”

1:17 So he died, according to the word of Yahweh which Elijah had spoken, and Joram became king in his place in the second year of Joram the son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, because he had no son.
亞哈謝果然死了, 正如耶和華藉以利亞所說的話. 因他沒有兒子, 他兄弟約蘭接續他作王, 正在猶大王約沙法的兒子約蘭第二年.

1:18 The remainder of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
亞哈謝其餘所行的事都寫在以色列諸王記上.

II Kings - Chapter 2

2:1 When Yahweh was about to take Elijah up in the storm to heaven, Elijah and Elisha went from Gilgal.
耶和華要用旋風接以利亞升天的時候, 以利亞與以利沙從吉甲前往.

2:2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for Yahweh has sent me up to Bethel.” Elisha said, “As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will certainly not leave you!” So they went down to Bethel.
以利亞對以利沙說: “耶和華差我往伯特利去, 你可以在這裡等候. ”以利沙說: “我指著永生的耶和華, 又敢在你面前起誓, 我必不離開你. ”於是二人下到伯特利.

2:3 Then the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha, and they said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh is going to take your master from you today?” He said, “I also know; be quiet!”
住伯特利的先知門徒出來見以利沙, 對他說: “耶和華今日要接你的師傅離開你, 你知道不知道? ”他說: “我知道, 你們不要作聲. ”

2:4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please stay here because Yahweh has sent me to Jericho.” And he said, “As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will certainly not leave you!” So they came to Jericho.
以利亞對以利沙說: “耶和華差遣我往耶利哥去, 你可以在這裡等候. ”以利沙說: “我指著永生的耶和華, 又敢在你面前起誓, 我必不離開你. ”於是二人到了耶利哥.

2:5 Then the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho came near to Elisha, and they said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh is going to take your master from you today?” He said, “I also know; be quiet!”
住耶利哥的先知門徒就近以利沙, 對他說: “耶和華今日要接你的師傅離開你, 你知道不知道? ”他說: “我知道, 你們不要作聲. ”

2:6 Then Elijah said to him, “Please stay here, because Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan.” He said, “As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will certainly not leave you!” So the two of them went on.
以利亞對以利沙說: “耶和華差遣我往約旦河去, 你可以在這裡等候. ”以利沙說: “我指著永生的耶和華, 又敢在你面前起誓, 我必不離開你. ”於是二人一同前往.

2:7 Then fifty men from the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan.
有先知門徒去了五十人, 遠遠地站在他們對面; 二人在約旦河邊站住.

2:8 Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the water. It divided in two, and the two of them crossed over on dry land.
以利亞將自己的外衣捲起來, 用以打水, 水就左右分開, 二人走乾地而過.

2:9 After they crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I may do for you before I am taken away from you.” Then Elisha said, “Please let there come to me a double portion of your spirit.”
過去之後, 以利亞對以利沙說: “我未曾被接去離開你, 你要我為你做甚麼, 只管求我. ”以利沙說: “願感動你的靈加倍地感動我. ”

2:10 He said, “What you ask is difficult. If you see me being taken from you, it will be so for you, but if not, it will not happen.”
以利亞說: “你所求的難得. 雖然如此, 我被接去離開你的時候, 你若看見我, 就必得著; 不然, 必得不著了. ”

2:11 Then they were walking, talking as they went. Suddenly a fiery chariot with horses of fire appeared and separated between the two of them. Elijah went up in the storm to the heavens
他們正走著說話, 忽有火車火馬將二人隔開, 以利亞就乘旋風升天去了.

2:12 while Elisha was watching and crying out, “My father, my father; the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” But he could not see him any longer, and he grasped his clothes and tore them in two pieces.
以利沙看見, 就呼叫說: “我父啊! 我父啊! 以色列的戰車馬兵啊! ”以後不再見他了. 於是以利沙把自己的衣服撕為兩片.

2:13 Then he picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen off of him, and he returned and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
他拾起以利亞身上掉下來的外衣, 回去站在約旦河邊.

2:14 He took Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from upon him and struck the water. Then he said, “Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah?” So he also struck the water, and it divided in two, and Elisha crossed over.
他用以利亞身上掉下來的外衣打水, 說: “耶和華─以利亞的神在哪裡呢? ”打水之後, 水也左右分開, 以利沙就過來了.

2:15 When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him from the other side, they declared, “The spirit of Elijah rests upon Elisha,” and they came to meet him and bowed down to him to the ground.
住耶利哥的先知門徒從對面看見他, 就說: “感動以利亞的靈感動以利沙了. ”他們就來迎接他, 在他面前俯伏於地,

2:16 Then they said to him, “Look, there are with your servants fifty able men. Please let them go and look for your master, lest the Spirit of Yahweh has lifted him up and thrown him on one of the mountains or into one of the valleys,” but he said, “You must not send them.”
對他說: “僕人們這裡有五十個壯士, 求你容他們去尋找你師傅, 或者耶和華的靈將他提起來, 投在某山某谷. ”以利沙說: “你們不必打發人去. ”

2:17 But they urged him until embarrassing him, so he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men, and they looked for three days, but they could not find him.
他們再三催促他, 他難以推辭, 就說: “你們打發人去吧! ”他們便打發五十人去, 尋找了三天, 也沒有找著.

2:18 Then they returned to him while he was staying in Jericho. He said to them, “Did I not tell you not to go?”
以利沙仍然在耶利哥等候他們回到他那裡; 他對他們說: “我豈沒有告訴你們不必去嗎? ”

2:19 The men of the city said to Elisha, “Please now, the location of the city is good, as my master can see, but the water is bad and the land unproductive.”
耶利哥城的人對以利沙說: “這城的地勢美好, 我主看見了; 只是水惡劣, 土產不熟而落. ”

2:20 So he said, “Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.
以利沙說: “你們拿一個新瓶來, 裝鹽給我”; 他們就拿來給他.

2:21 Then he went out to the spring of waters and threw the salt into it there and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘I hereby purify these waters; let there be no longer any death or unproductiveness from it.’ ”
他出到水源, 將鹽倒在水中, 說: “耶和華如此說: ‘我治好了這水, 從此必不再使人死, 也不再使地土不生產. ’”

2:22 Then the waters were purified until this very day according to the word of Elisha that he spoke.
於是那水治好了, 直到今日, 正如以利沙所說的.

2:23 Then he went up from there to Bethel; as he was going up along the way, young boys came out from the city and mocked at him and said to him, “Go up, baldhead; go up, baldhead!”
以利沙從那裡上伯特利去, 正上去的時候, 有些童子從城裡出來, 戲笑他說: “禿頭的上去吧! 禿頭的上去吧! ”

2:24 When he turned around and saw them, he cursed them in the name of Yahweh. Then two bears came out of the forest and mauled forty-two boys among them.
他回頭看見, 就奉耶和華的名咒詛他們. 於是有兩個母熊從林中出來, 撕裂他們中間四十二個童子.

2:25 Then he went from there to Mount Carmel and from there he returned to Samaria.
以利沙從伯特利上迦密山, 又從迦密山回到撒馬利亞.

II Kings - Chapter 3

3:1 Now Joram the son of Ahab had become king over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. He reigned twelve years
猶大王約沙法十八年, 亞哈的兒子約蘭在撒馬利亞登基作了以色列王十二年.

3:2 and did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, yet not as his father or his mother, as he removed the stone pillars of Baal that his father had made.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 但不致像他父母所行的, 因為除掉他父所造巴力的柱像.

3:3 But he did cling to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who caused Israel to sin, and he did not depart from it.
然而, 他貼近尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪, 總不離開.

3:4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he used to deliver to the king of Israel a hundred thousand male lambs and a hundred thousand wool rams.
摩押王米沙牧養許多羊, 每年將十萬羊羔的毛和十萬公綿羊的毛給以色列王進貢.

3:5 It happened that when Ahab died, Mesha king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
亞哈死後, 摩押王背叛以色列王.

3:6 So King Joram went out on that day from Samaria, and he mustered all of Israel.
那時約蘭王出撒馬利亞, 數點以色列眾人.

3:7 He went and sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab for the battle?” And he said, “I will go up. I am like you; my people are like your people; my horses are like your horses.”
前行的時候, 差人去見猶大王約沙法, 說: “摩押王背叛我, 你肯同我去攻打摩押嗎? ”他說: “我肯上去, 你我不分彼此, 我的民與你的民一樣, 我的馬與你的馬一樣. ”

3:8 Then he said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “By way of the wilderness of Edom.”
約蘭說: “我們從哪條路上去呢? ”回答說: “從以東曠野的路上去. ”

3:9 So the king of Israel and the king of Judah and the king of Edom went around, a way of seven days, but there was no water for the army or for the animals which were with them.
於是, 以色列王和猶大王, 並以東王, 都一同去繞行七日的路程; 軍隊和所帶的牲畜沒有水喝.

3:10 Then the king of Israel said, “Aha, Yahweh has called for these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.”
以色列王說: “哀哉! 耶和華招聚我們這三王, 乃要交在摩押人的手裡. ”

3:11 Then Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here that we might inquire guidance from Yahweh?” One of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”
約沙法說: “這裡不是有耶和華的先知嗎? 我們可以託他求問耶和華. ”以色列王的一個臣子回答說: “這裡有沙法的兒子以利沙, 就是從前服事以利亞的(原文是倒水在以利亞手上的). ”

3:12 Jehoshaphat said, “The word of Yahweh is with him.” So the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to him.
約沙法說: “他必有耶和華的話. ”於是以色列王和約沙法, 並以東王都下去見他.

3:13 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What do we have in common? Go to the prophets of your father and to the prophets of your mother.” Then the king of Israel said to him, “No, for Yahweh has called for these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.”
以利沙對以色列王說: “我與你何干? 去問你父親的先知和你母親的先知吧! ”以色列王對他說: “不要這樣說, 耶和華招聚我們這三王, 乃要交在摩押人的手裡. ”

3:14 Then Elisha said, “As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely if I was not regarding the face of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would have not looked at you nor even glanced at you.
以利沙說: “我指著所事奉永生的萬軍耶和華起誓, 我若不看猶大王約沙法的情面, 必不理你, 不顧你.

3:15 But now, bring me a musician.” It happened that at the moment the musician played, the hand of Yahweh came upon him.
現在你們給我找一個彈琴的來. ”彈琴的時候, 耶和華的靈(原文是手)就降在以利沙身上.

3:16 He said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Make this wadi full of cisterns,’
他便說: “耶和華如此說: ‘你們要在這谷中滿處挖溝;

3:17 for thus says Yahweh, ‘You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this wadi will be full of water; and you and all of your livestock and your animals shall drink.’
因為耶和華如此說: 你們雖不見風, 不見雨, 這谷必滿了水, 使你們和牲畜有水喝. ’

3:18 And since this is too trivial in the eyes of Yahweh, he will also give Moab into your hand,
在耶和華眼中這還算為小事, 他也必將摩押人交在你們手中.

3:19 and you shall defeat every fortified city, every choice city, and you shall fell every good tree. All of the springs of water you shall stop up, and every tract of good land you shall ruin with the stones.”
你們必攻破一切堅城美邑, 砍伐各種佳樹, 塞住一切水泉, 用石頭糟踏一切美田. ”

3:20 It happened in the morning about the time of the morning offering, that water was suddenly coming from the direction of Edom and the land was filled with water.
次日早晨, 約在獻祭的時候, 有水從以東而來, 遍地就滿了水.

3:21 Now all of Moab had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, and all who were fighting age and up were called up, and they stood at the border.
摩押眾人聽見這三王上來要與他們爭戰, 凡能頂盔貫甲的, 無論老少, 盡都聚集站在邊界上.

3:22 When they arose early in the morning, the sun shone on the waters, and Moab saw the waters from the opposite side as red as blood.
次日早晨, 日光照在水上, 摩押人起來, 看見對面水紅如血,

3:23 Then they said, “This is blood! Certainly the kings have fought one another, and each has killed his neighbor. Now, to the war booty, O Moab!”
就說: “這是血啊! 必是三王互相擊殺, 俱都滅亡. 摩押人哪, 我們現在去搶奪財物吧! ”

3:24 But when they came to the camp of Israel, Israel stood up and killed Moab, so that they fled from before them. They came at her and defeated Moab.
摩押人到了以色列營, 以色列人就起來攻打他們, 以致他們在以色列人面前逃跑. 以色列人往前追殺摩押人, 直殺入摩押的境內,

3:25 The cities they tore down, on every good tract of land they threw stones until it was filled up, every spring of water they stopped up, and every good tree they felled. They let the stone walls at Kir Hareseth remain, but the slingers surrounded and attacked it.
拆毀摩押的城邑, 各人拋石填滿一切美田, 塞住一切水泉, 砍伐各種佳樹, 只剩下吉珥‧哈列設的石牆; 甩石的兵在四圍攻打那城.

3:26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too heavy for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew the sword to break through to the king of Edom, but they were not able.
摩押王見陣勢甚大, 難以對敵, 就率領七百拿刀的兵, 要衝過陣去到以東王那裡, 卻是不能;

3:27 He took his firstborn son who was to become king in his place and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall. Great wrath came upon Israel, and they withdrew from him and returned to the land.
便將那應當接續他作王的長子, 在城上獻為燔祭. 以色列人遭遇耶和華的大怒(或譯: 招人痛恨), 於是三王離開摩押王, 各回本國去了.

II Kings - Chapter 4

4:1 A certain woman from the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead. Now you know that your servant was a fearer of Yahweh, but the creditor came to take two of my children for himself as slaves.
有一個先知門徒的妻哀求以利沙說: “你僕人─我丈夫死了, 他敬畏耶和華是你所知道的. 現在有債主來, 要取我兩個兒子作奴僕. ”

4:2 Elisha asked her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” Then she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of olive oil.”
以利沙問她說: “我可以為你做甚麼呢? 你告訴我, 你家裡有甚麼? ”她說: “婢女家中除了一瓶油之外, 沒有甚麼. ”

4:3 Then he said to her, “Go, ask for yourself some containers from the streets, from all your neighbors. You must collect as many empty containers as you can!
以利沙說: “你去, 向你眾鄰舍借空器皿, 不要少借;

4:4 You must also go and shut the door behind you and your children, and you must pour out oil into all of these containers and set the filled ones aside.”
回到家裡, 關上門, 你和你兒子在裡面將油倒在所有的器皿裡, 倒滿了的放在一邊. ”

4:5 So she went from him, and she shut the door behind her and her children. They were bringing containers to her, and she kept pouring.
於是, 婦人離開以利沙去了, 關上門, 自己和兒子在裡面; 兒子把器皿拿來, 她就倒油.

4:6 It happened that when the containers were full, she said to her son, “Bring near me another container,” but he said to her, “There is not another container.” Then the olive oil stopped flowing.
器皿都滿了, 她對兒子說: “再給我拿器皿來. ”兒子說: “再沒有器皿了. ”油就止住了.

4:7 So she came and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the olive oil and repay your debt. You and your sons can live on what is left over.”
婦人去告訴神人, 神人說: “你去賣油還債, 所剩的你和你兒子可以靠著度日. ”

4:8 It happened one day that Elisha passed through to Shunem where there was a wealthy woman, and she urged him to eat bread; so it happened each time he passed through, he would stop there to eat.
一日, 以利沙走到書念, 在那裡有一個大戶的婦人強留他吃飯. 此後, 以利沙每從那裡經過就進去吃飯.

4:9 She said to her husband, “Please now, I know that he is a holy man of God who is passing our way regularly;
婦人對丈夫說: “我看出那常從我們這裡經過的是聖潔的神人.

4:10 let us make a small enclosed room upstairs and put a bed, table, chair, and lampstand there for him, so that when he comes to us, he can turn and stay there.
我們可以為他在牆上蓋一間小樓, 在其中安放床榻,桌子,椅子,燈臺, 他來到我們這裡, 就可以住在其間. ”

4:11 One day it happened that he came there and went to the upper room and lay down there.
一日, 以利沙來到那裡, 就進了那樓躺臥.

4:12 He said to Gehazi his servant, “Call to this Shunammite,” so he called to her, and she stood before him.
以利沙吩咐僕人基哈西說: “你叫這書念婦人來. ”他就把婦人叫了來, 婦人站在以利沙面前.

4:13 He said to him, “Please say to her, ‘Look, you took all this trouble, showing care for us; what is there for me to do for you? To speak for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’ ” She said, “I am living among my people.”
以利沙吩咐僕人說: “你對她說: 你既為我們費了許多心思, 可以為你做甚麼呢? 你向王或元帥有所求的沒有? ”她回答說: “我在我本鄉安居無事. ”

4:14 Then he said, “What may be done for her?” Gehazi said, “Well, she has no son, and her husband is old.”
以利沙對僕人說: “究竟當為她做甚麼呢? ”基哈西說: “她沒有兒子, 她丈夫也老了. ”

4:15 And he said, “Call for her,” so he called for her and she stood in the doorway.
以利沙說: “再叫她來. ”於是叫了她來, 她就站在門口.

4:16 And he said, “At this time next spring, you will be embracing a son.” She said, “No, my lord, O man of God! You must not tell a lie to your servant!”
以利沙說: “明年到這時候, 你必抱一個兒子. ”她說: “神人, 我主啊, 不要那樣欺哄婢女. ”

4:17 But the woman conceived, and she bore a son in the spring, which Elisha had promised to her.
婦人果然懷孕, 到了那時候, 生了一個兒子, 正如以利沙所說的.

4:18 The child grew older, and it happened one day that he went out to his father and to the reapers.
孩子漸漸長大, 一日到他父親和收割的人那裡,

4:19 Then he said to his father, “My head, my head!” So he said to the servant, “Carry him to his mother.”
他對父親說: “我的頭啊, 我的頭啊! ”他父親對僕人說: “把他抱到他母親那裡. ”

4:20 So they carried him and brought him to his mother; he sat on her lap until noon and then died.
僕人抱去, 交給他母親; 孩子坐在母親的膝上, 到晌午就死了.

4:21 She went up, laid him on the bed of the man of God, closed the door, and went out behind it.
他母親抱他上了樓, 將他放在神人的床上, 關上門出來,

4:22 She called to her husband and said, “Please send one of the servants and one of the female donkeys for me, so that I can go quickly up to the man of God and return.”
呼叫她丈夫說: “你叫一個僕人給我牽一匹驢來, 我要快快地去見神人, 就回來. ”

4:23 And he said, “Why are you going to him today? It is neither the new moon nor the Sabbath!” And she said, “Peace.”
丈夫說: “今日不是月朔, 也不是安息日, 你為何要去見他呢? ”婦人說: “平安無事. ”

4:24 She saddled the female donkey, and she said to her servant, “Drive along and go; you must not hold me back from riding, unless I tell you.”
於是備上驢, 對僕人說: “你快快趕著走, 我若不吩咐你, 就不要遲慢. ”

4:25 So she went and came to the man of God by Mount Carmel. It happened when the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to Gehazi his servant, “There is this Shunammite.
婦人就往迦密山去見神人. 神人遠遠地看見她, 對僕人基哈西說: “看哪, 書念的婦人來了!

4:26 Now, please run to meet her and ask her, ‘Is it peace for you? Is it peace for your husband? Is it peace for the boy?’ ” She said, “Peace.”
你跑去迎接她, 問她說: 你平安嗎? 你丈夫平安嗎? 孩子平安嗎? ”她說: “平安. ”

4:27 So she came to the man of God at the mountain, and she caught hold of his feet. Then Gehazi came near to push her away, but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for her soul is bitter, and Yahweh has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
婦人上了山, 到神人那裡, 就抱住神人的腳. 基哈西前來要推開她, 神人說: “由她吧! 因為她心裡愁苦, 耶和華向我隱瞞, 沒有指示我. ”

4:28 Then she said, “Did I ask for a son from my lord? Did I not say that you must not mislead me?”
婦人說: “我何嘗向我主求過兒子呢? 我豈沒有說過, 不要欺哄我嗎? ”

4:29 Then he said to Gehazi, “Gird up your loins and take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet anyone, you must not greet them; if anyone greets you, you must not answer them. You must put my staff on the face of the boy.”
以利沙吩咐基哈西說: “你束上腰, 手拿我的杖前去; 若遇見人, 不要向他問安; 人若向你問安, 也不要回答; 要把我的杖放在孩子臉上. ”

4:30 Then the mother of the boy said, “As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will surely not leave you.” So he got up and went after her.
孩子的母親說: “我指著永生的耶和華, 又敢在你面前起誓, 我必不離開你. ”於是以利沙起身, 隨著她去了.

4:31 Gehazi crossed over before them, and he put the staff on the face of the boy; but there was no sound, and there was no sign of life, so he returned to meet him. He told him, saying, “The boy did not wake up.”
基哈西先去, 把杖放在孩子臉上, 卻沒有聲音, 也沒有動靜. 基哈西就迎著以利沙回來, 告訴他說: “孩子還沒有醒過來. ”

4:32 When Elisha came to the house, here was the boy dead, lying on his bed.
以利沙來到, 進了屋子, 看見孩子死了, 放在自己的床上.

4:33 He went and closed the door behind the two of them and prayed to Yahweh.
他就關上門, 只有自己和孩子在裡面, 他便祈禱耶和華,

4:34 Then he went up and lay upon the child and put his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his palms on his palms. As he bent down over him, the flesh of the boy became warm.
上床伏在孩子身上, 口對口, 眼對眼, 手對手; 既伏在孩子身上, 孩子的身體就漸漸溫和了.

4:35 He returned and went to and fro in the house one time, then he went up and bent over him. Then the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.
然後他下來, 在屋裡來往走了一趟, 又上去伏在孩子身上, 孩子打了七個噴嚏, 就睜開眼睛了.

4:36 Elisha called to Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her and she came to him; then he said, “Pick up your son.”
以利沙叫基哈西說: “你叫這書念婦人來”; 於是叫了她來. 以利沙說: “將你兒子抱起來. ”

4:37 She came and fell at his feet and bowed down to the ground; then she picked up her son and went out.
婦人就進來, 在以利沙腳前俯伏於地, 抱起她兒子出去了.

4:38 So Elisha returned to Gilgal. Now the famine was in the land, and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him. He said to his servant, put on the large pot and cook a stew for the sons of the prophets.
以利沙又來到吉甲, 那地正有饑荒. 先知門徒坐在他面前, 他吩咐僕人說: “你將大鍋放在火上, 給先知門徒熬湯. ”

4:39 One went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine and gathered wild gourds from it and filled his cloak. Then he came and cut them into the pot of stew, but they did not know what they were.
有一個人去到田野掐菜, 遇見一棵野瓜籐, 就摘了一兜野瓜回來, 切了擱在熬湯的鍋中, 因為他們不知道是甚麼東西;

4:40 They served the men to eat, but when they ate from the stew, they cried out and said, “There is death in the pot, O man of God!” They were not able to eat it.
倒出來給眾人吃, 吃的時候, 都喊叫說: “神人哪, 鍋中有致死的毒物! ”所以眾人不能吃了.

4:41 Then he said, “Bring some flour,” and he threw it into the pot. He then said, “Serve the people and let them eat.” There was nothing harmful in the pot.
以利沙說: “拿點麵來”, 就把麵撒在鍋中, 說: “倒出來, 給眾人吃吧! ”鍋中就沒有毒了.

4:42 A man came from Baal-Shalishah and brought food to the man of God: firstfruits and twenty loaves of barley bread, with ripe grain in his sack. He said, “Give it to the people and let them eat.”
有一個人從巴力‧沙利沙來, 帶著初熟大麥做的餅二十個, 並新穗子, 裝在口袋裡送給神人. 神人說: “把這些給眾人吃. ”

4:43 Then his servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred men?” He said, “Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus Yahweh says, ‘They shall eat and have some left over.’ ”
僕人說: “這一點豈可擺給一百人吃呢? ”以利沙說: “你只管給眾人吃吧! 因為耶和華如此說, 眾人必吃了, 還剩下. ”

4:44 So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of Yahweh.
僕人就擺在眾人面前, 他們吃了, 果然還剩下, 正如耶和華所說的.

II Kings - Chapter 5

5:1 Now Naaman was the commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man before his master and highly regarded, for by him Yahweh had given victory to Aram. Now the man was a mighty warrior, but he was afflicted with a skin disease.
亞蘭王的元帥乃縵在他主人面前為尊為大, 因耶和華曾藉他使亞蘭人得勝; 他又是大能的勇士, 只是長了大痲瘋.

5:2 When the Arameans went on a raid, they brought back a young girl from the land of Israel, and she came into the service of the wife of Naaman.
先前亞蘭人成群地出去, 從以色列國擄了一個小女子, 這女子就服事乃縵的妻.

5:3 She said to her mistress, “If only my lord would come before the prophet who is in Samaria; then he would cure his skin disease.”
她對主母說: “巴不得我主人去見撒馬利亞的先知, 必能治好他的大痲瘋. ”

5:4 He came and told his master, saying, “Thus and so the girl who is from the land of Israel said.”
乃縵進去, 告訴他主人說, 以色列國的女子如此如此說.

5:5 So the king of Aram said, “Go, I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He went and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.
亞蘭王說: “你可以去, 我也達信於以色列王. ”於是乃縵帶銀子十他連得, 金子六千舍客勒, 衣裳十套, 就去了;

5:6 So he brought the letter of the king to Israel, saying, “Now, when this letter comes to you, I have just sent Naaman my servant to you that you may cure him from his skin disease.”
且帶信給以色列王, 信上說: “我打發臣僕乃縵去見你, 你接到這信, 就要治好他的大痲瘋. ”

5:7 It happened that when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God to cause death or to give life? This man is sending a man to me to cure his disease. Indeed! But know and see that he seeks an opportunity against me.”
以色列王看了信就撕裂衣服, 說: “我豈是神, 能使人死使人活呢? 這人竟打發人來, 叫我治好他的大痲瘋. 你們看一看, 這人何以尋隙攻擊我呢? ”

5:8 It happened that as soon as Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent to the king, saying, “Why did you tear your clothes? Please may he come to me, that he might know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
神人以利沙聽見以色列王撕裂衣服, 就打發人去見王, 說: “你為甚麼撕了衣服呢? 可使那人到我這裡來, 他就知道以色列中有先知了. ”

5:9 Then Naaman came with his horses and his chariots, and he stopped at the doorway of the house of Elisha.
於是, 乃縵帶著車馬到了以利沙的家, 站在門前.

5:10 Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go, you must wash seven times in the Jordan, then your flesh shall return to you, and you shall be clean.”
以利沙打發一個使者, 對乃縵說: “你去在約旦河中沐浴七回, 你的肉就必復原, 而得潔淨. ”

5:11 But Naaman became angry and he went and said, “Look, I said to myself, ‘Surely he will come out, stand, call upon the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hands over the spot; then he would take away the skin disease.’
乃縵卻發怒走了, 說: “我想他必定出來見我, 站著求告耶和華─他神的名, 在患處以上搖手, 治好這大痲瘋.

5:12 Are not the Abana and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all of the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them that I may be clean?” Then he turned and left in anger.
大馬士革的河亞罷拿和法珥法豈不比以色列的一切水更好嗎? 我在那裡沐浴不得潔淨嗎? ”於是氣忿忿地轉身去了.

5:13 But his servants came near and spoke to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had spoken a difficult thing to you to do, would you not have done it? Why not even when he says to you, ‘Wash and you shall be clean’?”
他的僕人進前來, 對他說: “我父啊, 先知若吩咐你做一件大事, 你豈不做嗎? 何況說你去沐浴而得潔淨呢? ”

5:14 So he went down and plunged into the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh returned as the flesh of a small boy, and he was clean.
於是乃縵下去, 照著神人的話, 在約旦河裡沐浴七回; 他的肉復原, 好像小孩子的肉, 他就潔淨了.

5:15 When he returned to the man of God, he and all of his army, he came and stood before him and said, “Please now, I know that there is no God in all of the world except in Israel. So then, please take a gift from your servant.”
乃縵帶著一切跟隨他的人, 回到神人那裡, 站在他面前, 說: “如今我知道, 除了以色列之外, 普天下沒有神. 現在求你收點僕人的禮物. ”

5:16 And he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I surely will not take it.” Still he urged him to take it, but he refused.
以利沙說: “我指著所事奉永生的耶和華起誓, 我必不受. ”乃縵再三地求他, 他卻不受.

5:17 Then Naaman said, “If not, then please let a load of soil on a pair of mules be given to your servants, for your servant will never again bring a burnt offering and sacrifice to other gods, but only to Yahweh.
乃縵說: “你若不肯受, 請將兩騾子馱的土賜給僕人. 從今以後, 僕人必不再將燔祭或平安祭獻與別神, 只獻給耶和華.

5:18 As far as this matter, may Yahweh pardon your servant when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he is leaning himself on my arm, that I also bow down in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down in the house of Rimmon, may Yahweh please pardon your servant in this matter.”
惟有一件事, 願耶和華饒恕你僕人: 我主人進臨門廟叩拜的時候, 我用手攙他在臨門廟, 我也屈身. 我在臨門廟屈身的這事, 願耶和華饒恕我. ”

5:19 He said to him, “Go in peace,” so he went from him a short distance.
以利沙對他說: “你可以平平安安地回去! ”乃縵就離開他去了; 走了不遠,

5:20 But Gehazi the servant of Elisha, the man of God, thought, “Look, my master has refrained from taking what this Aramean Naaman brought from his hand. As Yahweh lives, I will certainly run after him, and I will accept something from him.”
神人以利沙的僕人基哈西心裡說: “我主人不願從這亞蘭人乃縵手裡受他帶來的禮物, 我指著永生的耶和華起誓, 我必跑去追上他, 向他要些. ”

5:21 So Gehazi pursued after Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he jumped off his chariot to meet him and asked him, “Is it peace?”
於是基哈西追趕乃縵. 乃縵看見有人追趕, 就急忙下車迎著他, 說: “都平安嗎? ”

5:22 He said, “Peace. My master has sent me saying, ‘Look, just now two servants from the hill country of Ephraim came to me, from the sons of the prophets. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’ ”
說: “都平安. 我主人打發我來說: ‘剛才有兩個少年人, 是先知門徒, 從以法蓮山地來見我, 請你賜他們一他連得銀子, 兩套衣裳. ’”

5:23 Then Naaman said, “Be prepared to accept two talents.” So he urged him and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, with two sets of clothing and gave it to two of his servants and they carried it before him.
乃縵說: “請受二他連得”; 再三地請受, 便將二他連得銀子裝在兩個口袋裡, 又將兩套衣裳交給兩個僕人; 他們就在基哈西前頭抬著走.

5:24 When he came to the citadel, he took them from their hand and put them in the house, then sent away the men so that they went.
到了山岡, 基哈西從他們手中接過來, 放在屋裡, 打發他們回去.

5:25 When he went and stood by his master, Elisha asked him, “From where have you come, Gehazi?” And he said, “Your servant has not gone anywhere.”
基哈西進去, 站在他主人面前. 以利沙問他說: “基哈西你從哪裡來? ”回答說: “僕人沒有往哪裡去. ”

5:26 Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you as the man turned from on his chariot to meet you? Is it time to take silver, clothes, olive orchards, vineyards, sheep, oxen, male slaves, and female slaves?
以利沙對他說: “那人下車轉回迎你的時候, 我的心豈沒有去呢? 這豈是受銀子,衣裳,買橄欖園,葡萄園,牛羊,僕婢的時候呢?

5:27 The skin disease of Naaman shall cling to you and to your offspring forever.” Then he went out from before him having a skin disease like the snow.
因此, 乃縵的大痲瘋必沾染你和你的後裔, 直到永遠. ”基哈西從以利沙面前退出去, 就長了大痲瘋, 像雪那樣白.

II Kings - Chapter 6

6:1 Then the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please look; the place where we are living before you is too cramped for us.
先知門徒對以利沙說: “看哪, 我們同你所住的地方過於窄小,

6:2 Let us please go to the Jordan and each bring from there one log that we might make a place there for us to live.” Then he said, “Do so.”
求你容我們往約旦河去, 各人從那裡取一根木料建造房屋居住. ”他說: “你們去吧! ”

6:3 Then a certain one said, “Please be prepared and go with your servants,” and he said, “I will go.”
有一人說: “求你與僕人同去. ”回答說: “我可以去. ”

6:4 He went with them, and they went to the Jordan, and they cut down the trees.
於是以利沙與他們同去. 到了約旦河, 就砍伐樹木.

6:5 It happened as the one was felling the log, that the iron ax fell into the water. He called out and said, “Oh, no! My master, it was borrowed!”
有一人砍樹的時候, 斧頭掉在水裡, 他就呼叫說: “哀哉! 我主啊, 這斧子是借的. ”

6:6 Then the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” So he showed him the place, and then he cut off a stick and threw it there and made the iron ax float.
神人問說: “掉在哪裡了? ”他將那地方指給以利沙看. 以利沙砍了一根木頭, 拋在水裡, 斧頭就漂上來了.

6:7 Then he said, “Pick it up for yourself,” so he stretched out his hand and took it.
以利沙說: “拿起來吧! ”那人就伸手拿起來了.

6:8 The king of Aram was fighting with Israel, so he consulted with his officers, saying, “My camp is at such and such a place.”
亞蘭王與以色列人爭戰, 和他的臣僕商議說: “我要在某處某處安營. ”

6:9 Then the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Take care while crossing over to this place, because the Arameans are descending there.”
神人打發人去見以色列王, 說: “你要謹慎, 不要從某處經過, 因為亞蘭人從那裡下來了. ”

6:10 So the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God said to him and warned him, so he was on guard there continually.
以色列王差人去窺探神人所告訴所警戒他去的地方, 就防備未受其害, 不止一兩次.

6:11 Then the heart of the king of Aram was stormy because of this matter, so he called his servants and said to them, “Can you not tell me who among us sides with the king of Israel?”
亞蘭王因這事心裡驚疑, 召了臣僕來, 對他們說: “我們這裡有誰幫助以色列王, 你們不指給我嗎? ”

6:12 Then one of his servants said, “No, my lord the king, but Elisha the prophet who is in Israel tells the king of Israel things which you speak in your own bedchamber.”
有一個臣僕說: “我主, 我王! 無人幫助他, 只有以色列中的先知以利沙, 將王在臥房所說的話告訴以色列王了. ”

6:13 Then he said, “Go and see where he is so that I can send and capture him.” Then he was told to him, “Look, he is in Dothan.”
王說: “你們去探他在哪裡, 我好打發人去捉拿他. ”有人告訴王說: “他在多坍. ”

6:14 So he sent horses, chariots, and an oppressing army there. They arrived at night and surrounded the town.
王就打發車馬和大軍往那裡去, 夜間到了, 圍困那城.

6:15 The attendant of the man of God arose early and went out, and look, the army was surrounding the city with horses and chariots. His servant said to him, “Oh no, my master! What shall we do?”
神人的僕人清早起來出去, 看見車馬軍兵圍困了城. 僕人對神人說: “哀哉! 我主啊, 我們怎樣行才好呢? ”

6:16 And he said, “Don’t be afraid, for more are with us than are with them.”
神人說: “不要懼怕! 與我們同在的比與他們同在的更多. ”

6:17 Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Yahweh, please open his eyes that he may see,” and Yahweh opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw, and look, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
以利沙禱告說: “耶和華啊, 求你開這少年人的眼目, 使他能看見. ”耶和華開他的眼目, 他就看見滿山有火車火馬圍繞以利沙.

6:18 They came down to him, and Elisha prayed to Yahweh and said, “Please strike this people with blindness,” so he struck them with blindness as Elisha had spoken.
敵人下到以利沙那裡, 以利沙禱告耶和華說: “求你使這些人的眼目昏迷. ”耶和華就照以利沙的話, 使他們的眼目昏迷.

6:19 Then Elisha said to them, “This is not the way and this is not the city. Come after me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” Then he brought them to Samaria.
以利沙對他們說: “這不是那道, 也不是那城; 你們跟我去, 我必領你們到所尋找的人那裡. ”於是領他們到了撒馬利亞.

6:20 It happened at the moment they came to Samaria, Elisha said, “O Yahweh, open the eyes of these that they may see,” so Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw, and look, the middle of Samaria!
他們進了撒馬利亞, 以利沙禱告說: “耶和華啊, 求你開這些人的眼目, 使他們能看見. ”耶和華開他們的眼目, 他們就看見了, 不料, 是在撒馬利亞的城中.

6:21 Then the king of Israel said to Elisha when he saw them, “Shall I kill them? Shall I kill, my father?”
以色列王見了他們, 就問以利沙說: “我父啊, 我可以擊殺他們嗎? ”

6:22 And he said, “You shall not kill. Would you kill those whom you took captive with the sword or with the bow? Put food and water before them that they may eat and drink and then go to their master.”
回答說: “不可擊殺他們! 就是你用刀用弓擄來的, 豈可擊殺他們嗎(或譯: 也不可擊殺, 何況這些人呢)? 當在他們面前設擺飲食, 使他們吃喝回到他們的主人那裡. ”

6:23 So he made a great feast for them, and they ate and drank; then he sent them, and they went to their master. And the bands of the Arameans did not come again into the land of Israel.
王就為他們預備了許多食物; 他們吃喝完了, 打發他們回到他們主人那裡. 從此, 亞蘭軍不再犯以色列境了.

6:24 It happened after this that Ben-Hadad king of Aram assembled all of his army and marched up and laid siege against Samaria.
此後, 亞蘭王便‧哈達聚集他的全軍, 上來圍困撒馬利亞.

6:25 There was a great famine in Samaria, and behold, a siege was against it, until the head of a donkey went for eighty shekels of silver, and one fourth of the measure of the dung of doves went for five shekels of silver.
於是撒馬利亞被圍困, 有饑荒, 甚至一個驢頭值銀八十舍客勒, 二升鴿子糞值銀五舍客勒.

6:26 It happened that the king of Israel was crossing over on the wall, and a woman called out to him, saying, “Help, my lord the king!”
一日, 以色列王在城上經過, 有一個婦人向他呼叫說: “我主, 我王啊! 求你幫助. ”

6:27 He said, “No, let Yahweh help you. How can I save you? From the threshing floor or from the wine press?”
王說: “耶和華不幫助你, 我從何處幫助你? 是從禾場, 是從酒醡呢? ”

6:28 The king said to her, “What is the problem?” Then the woman said, “This woman said to me, ‘Give me your son, and let us eat him today, then tomorrow we will eat my son.’
王問婦人說: “你有甚麼苦處? ”她回答說: “這婦人對我說: ‘將你的兒子取來, 我們今日可以吃, 明日可以吃我的兒子. ’

6:29 So we cooked my son and ate him, and I said to her the next day, ‘Give your son that we may eat him.’ But she had hidden her son.”
我們就煮了我的兒子吃了. 次日我對她說: ‘要將你的兒子取來, 我們可以吃. ’她卻將她的兒子藏起來了. ”

6:30 It happened that when the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. Now he had been walking on the wall, and the people saw, and behold, sackcloth was over his flesh underneath.
王聽見婦人的話, 就撕裂衣服; (王在城上經過)百姓看見王貼身穿著麻衣.

6:31 Then he said, “May God do to me and thus may he add, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!”
王說: “我今日若容沙法的兒子以利沙的頭仍在他項上, 願神重重地降罰與我! ”

6:32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house and the elders were sitting with him, and the king dispatched a man from before him, but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Did you see that this son of a murderer has sent to remove my head? Look, when the messenger comes, close the door; and you must hold the door closed against him. Is not the sound of the feet of his master behind him?”
那時, 以利沙正坐在家中, 長老也與他同坐. 王打發一個伺候他的人去; 他還沒有到, 以利沙對長老說: “你們看這兇手之子, 打發人來斬我的頭; 你們看著使者來到, 就關上門, 用門將他推出去. 在他後頭不是有他主人腳步的響聲嗎? ”

6:33 While he was still speaking with them, suddenly the messenger was coming down to him, and he said, “Look this trouble is from Yahweh. Why should I wait for Yahweh any longer?”
正說話的時候, 使者來到, 王也到了, 說: “這災禍是從耶和華那裡來的, 我何必再仰望耶和華呢? ”

II Kings - Chapter 7

7:1 Elisha said, “Hear the word of Yahweh: ‘Thus says Yahweh, “At this time tomorrow a seah of wheat bread flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel in the gate of Samaria.’ ”
以利沙說: “你們要聽耶和華的話, 耶和華如此說: 明日約到這時候, 在撒馬利亞城門口, 一細亞細麵要賣銀一舍客勒, 二細亞大麥也要賣銀一舍客勒. ”

7:2 Then the officer on whom the king relied answered the man of God and said, “Look, even if Yahweh is making windows in heaven, could this thing happen?” And he said, “Look, you will be seeing it with your eyes, but you shall not eat from it there.”
有一個攙扶王的軍長對神人說: “即便耶和華使天開了窗戶, 也不能有這事. ”以利沙說: “你必親眼看見, 卻不得吃. ”

7:3 Now four men who had a skin disease were at the entrance of the gate, and they said to each other, “Why are we sitting here until we die?
在城門那裡有四個長大痲瘋的人, 他們彼此說: “我們為何坐在這裡等死呢?

7:4 If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; but if we sit here, we shall die. So then, come, let us fall into the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we shall live; but if they kill us, then we shall die.”
我們若說, 進城去吧! 城裡有饑荒, 必死在那裡; 若在這裡坐著不動, 也必是死. 來吧, 我們去投降亞蘭人的軍隊, 他們若留我們的活命, 就活著; 若殺我們, 就死了吧! ”

7:5 So they got up at dusk to go to the camp of the Arameans. They went up to the edge of the camp of the Arameans, and look, there was no man there!
黃昏的時候, 他們起來往亞蘭人的營盤去; 到了營邊, 不見一人在那裡.

7:6 Now the Lord had caused the camp of the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, the sound of horses, and the sound of a great army. So they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come against us!”
因為主使亞蘭人的軍隊聽見車馬的聲音, 是大軍的聲音; 他們就彼此說: “這必是以色列王賄買赫人的諸王和埃及人的諸王來攻擊我們. ”

7:7 So they got up and fled at dusk and left their tents, their horses, their donkeys, and the camp as it was, and they fled for their lives.
所以, 在黃昏的時候他們起來逃跑, 撇下帳棚,馬,驢, 營盤照舊, 只顧逃命.

7:8 When these who had the skin disease came to the edge of the camp, they went into a certain tent and they ate, drank, and took from there silver and gold and clothes. Then they went and hid them, then returned and came to another tent, and they took from there and went and hid them.
那些長大痲瘋的到了營邊, 進了帳棚, 吃了喝了, 且從其中拿出金銀和衣服來, 去收藏了; 回來又進了一座帳棚, 從其中拿出財物來去收藏了.

7:9 Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news! If we are silent and wait until the light of morning, they will find us and we will be punished. So then, come, let us go and tell the house of the king.”
那時, 他們彼此說: “我們所做的不好! 今日是有好信息的日子, 我們竟不作聲! 若等到天亮, 罪必臨到我們. 來吧, 我們與王家報信去! ”

7:10 When they came, they called to the gatekeepers of the city and told them, saying, “We came to the camp of the Arameans, and behold, there was no man or the voice of a man there! Only the horses and the donkeys were tied up, and the tents were left as they were.”
他們就去叫守城門的, 告訴他們說: “我們到了亞蘭人的營, 不見一人在那裡, 也無人聲, 只有拴著的馬和驢, 帳棚都照舊. ”

7:11 Then the gatekeepers called and told it inside the house of the king.
守城門的叫了眾守門的人來, 他們就進去與王家報信.

7:12 The king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Please let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. The Arameans know that we are hungry, so they went out from the camp to hide in the field, saying, ‘When they go out from the city, we shall seize them alive and go into the city.’ ”
王夜間起來, 對臣僕說: “我告訴你們亞蘭人向我們如何行. 他們知道我們飢餓, 所以離營, 埋伏在田野, 說: ‘以色列人出城的時候, 我們就活捉他們, 得以進城. ’”

7:13 Then one of his servants replied and said, “Please let them take five of the remaining horses which remain in the city; behold, they are like all of the multitude of Israel that remain in it; they are like all the multitude of Israel who have perished. Let us send and see.”
有一個臣僕對王說: “我們不如用城裡剩下之馬中的五匹馬(馬和城裡剩下的以色列人都是一樣, 快要滅絕), 打發人去窺探. ”

7:14 So he took two charioteer horsemen, and the king sent after the camp of the Arameans, saying, “Go, find out,”
於是取了兩輛車和馬, 王差人去追尋亞蘭軍, 說: “你們去窺探窺探. ”

7:15 and they went after them to the Jordan. Look, all of the way was littered with clothes and equipment which the Arameans had thrown away in their haste. Then the messengers returned and told the king.
他們就追尋到約旦河, 看見滿道上都是亞蘭人急跑時丟棄的衣服器具, 使者就回來報告王.

7:16 So the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. A seah of wheat flour went for a shekel and two seahs of barley went for a shekel according to the word of Yahweh.
眾人就出去, 擄掠亞蘭人的營盤. 於是一細亞細麵賣銀一舍客勒, 二細亞大麥也賣銀一舍客勒, 正如耶和華所說的.

7:17 Then the king appointed the officer he was depending on over the gate, but the people trampled him and he died, according to that which the man of God had said which he spoke when the king came down to him.
王派攙扶他的那軍長在城門口彈壓, 眾人在那裡將他踐踏, 他就死了, 正如神人在王下來見他的時候所說的.

7:18 It happened as the man of God spoke to the king, saying, “Two seahs of barley shall be sold for a shekel and a seah of wheat flour for a shekel at this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria.”
神人曾對王說: “明日約到這時候, 在撒馬利亞城門口, 二細亞大麥要賣銀一舍客勒, 一細亞細麵也要賣銀一舍客勒. ”

7:19 Then the officer had replied to the man of God and said, “Look, even if Yahweh is opening the windows in heaven, could this thing happen?” And he had said, “Look you are about to see it with your eyes, but you will not eat from it.”
那軍長對神人說: “即便耶和華使天開了窗戶, 也不能有這事. ”神人說: “你必親眼看見, 卻不得吃. ”

7:20 So it had happened to him; the people trampled him in the gate and he died.
這話果然應驗在他身上; 因為眾人在城門口將他踐踏, 他就死了.

II Kings - Chapter 8

8:1 Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Get up and go, you and your household, and dwell as an alien wherever you can, for Yahweh has called for a famine, and it will come to the land for seven years.”
以利沙曾對所救活之子的那婦人說: “你和你的全家要起身往你可住的地方去住, 因為耶和華命饑荒降在這地七年. ”

8:2 So the woman got up and did according to the word of the man of God. She and her household went and dwelt as an alien in the land of the Philistines for seven years.
婦人就起身, 照神人的話帶著全家往非利士地去, 住了七年.

8:3 It happened at the end of seven years that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines and went out to appeal to the king for her household and for her properties.
七年完了, 那婦人從非利士地回來, 就出去為自己的房屋田地哀告王.

8:4 Now the king was speaking to Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please tell me all of the great things which Elisha has done.”
那時王正與神人的僕人基哈西說: “請你將以利沙所行的一切大事告訴我. ”

8:5 It happened that as he was telling the king how he had restored the dead to life, suddenly the woman whose son he had restored to life was crying out to the king about her household and about her field. Then Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman and this is her son whom Elisha restored to life!”
基哈西告訴王以利沙如何使死人復活, 恰巧以利沙所救活,她兒子的那婦人為自己的房屋田地來哀告王. 基哈西說: “我主我王, 這就是那婦人, 這是她的兒子, 就是以利沙所救活的. ”

8:6 So the king asked the woman, and she told him. So the king appointed for her a certain court official, saying, “Restore all that is hers and all the yield of the field from the day she left the land up to now.”
王問那婦人, 她就把那事告訴王. 於是王為她派一個太監, 說: “凡屬這婦人的都還給她, 自從她離開本地直到今日, 她田地的出產也都還給她. ”

8:7 Elisha came to Damascus. Now Ben-Hadad king of Aram was ill, and he was told, “The man of God has come up here.”
以利沙來到大馬士革, 亞蘭王便‧哈達正患病. 有人告訴王說: “神人來到這裡了. ”

8:8 Then the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand and go meet the man of God. Inquire of Yahweh from him, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this illness?’ ”
王就吩咐哈薛說: “你帶著禮物去見神人, 託他求問耶和華, 我這病能好不能好? ”

8:9 So Hazael went to meet him and took a gift in his hand of all of the good things of Damascus, a load on each of forty camels, and he came and stood before him. Then he said, “Your son Ben-Hadad king of Aram has sent me to you, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this illness?’ ”
於是哈薛用四十個駱駝, 馱著大馬士革的各樣美物為禮物, 去見以利沙. 到了他那裡, 站在他面前, 說: “你兒子亞蘭王便．哈達打發我來見你, 他問說: ‘我這病能好不能好? ’”

8:10 Elisha said to him, “Go; say to him, ‘You shall certainly recover,’ but Yahweh has shown me that he certainly will die.”
以利沙對哈薛說: “你回去告訴他說, 這病必能好; 但耶和華指示我, 他必要死. ”

8:11 Then the man fixed his gaze and stared at him until he was ashamed and the man of God cried.
神人定睛看著哈薛, 甚至他慚愧. 神人就哭了;

8:12 Then Hazael asked, “Why is my lord crying?” He said, “Because I know what evil you will do to the Israelites. You will set their fortifications on fire, and you will kill their young men with the sword. Their little ones you will dash to pieces, and their pregnant women you will rip open!”
哈薛說: “我主為甚麼哭? ”回答說: “因為我知道你必苦害以色列人, 用火焚燒他們的保障, 用刀殺死他們的壯丁, 摔死他們的嬰孩, 剖開他們的孕婦. ”

8:13 Then Hazael said, “But how could your servant, who is like a dog, do this great thing?” Elisha said, “Yahweh has shown me that you are to be king over Aram.”
哈薛說: “你僕人算甚麼, 不過是一條狗, 焉能行這大事呢? ”以利沙回答說: “耶和華指示我, 你必作亞蘭王. ”

8:14 So he departed from Elisha and came to his master. He asked him, “What did Elisha say to you.” So he said, “He said to me that you will certainly recover.”
哈薛離開以利沙, 回去見他的主人. 主人問他說: “以利沙對你說甚麼? ”回答說: “他告訴我你必能好. ”

8:15 On the next day, he took the bed cover, dipped it in the water, and spread it over his face so that he died. Then Hazael became king in his place.
次日, 哈薛拿被窩浸在水中, 蒙住王的臉, 王就死了. 於是哈薛篡了他的位.

8:16 Now in the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Joram son of Jehoshaphat became the king of Judah.
以色列王亞哈的兒子約蘭第五年, 猶大王約沙法還在位的時候, 約沙法的兒子約蘭登基作了猶大王.

8:17 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
約蘭登基的時候年三十二歲, 在耶路撒冷作王八年.

8:18 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab became his wife, and he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh.
他行以色列諸王所行的, 與亞哈家一樣; 因為他娶了亞哈的女兒為妻, 行耶和華眼中看為惡的事.

8:19 Yet Yahweh was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, as he had promised to give him a lamp for his sons always.
耶和華卻因他僕人大衛的緣故, 仍不肯滅絕猶大, 照他所應許大衛的話, 永遠賜燈光與他的子孫.

8:20 In his days, Edom rebelled against the rule of Judah, and they set up a king over them.
約蘭年間, 以東人背叛猶大, 脫離他的權下, 自己立王.

8:21 So Joram crossed over to Zair and all the chariots with him. It happened that he arose by night and attacked Edom who had surrounded him and the commanders of the chariots; but the army fled to their tents.
約蘭率領所有的戰車往撒益去, 夜間起來, 攻打圍困他的以東人和車兵長; 猶大兵就逃跑, 各回各家去了.

8:22 So Edom has rebelled against the rule of Judah until this day; then Libnah also rebelled at that time.
這樣, 以東人背叛猶大, 脫離他的權下, 直到今日. 那時立拿人也背叛了.

8:23 The remainder of the acts of Joram and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
約蘭其餘的事, 凡他所行的, 都寫在猶大列王記上.

8:24 So Joram slept with his ancestors, and he was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, and Ahaziah his son became king in place of him.
約蘭與他列祖同睡, 葬在大衛城他列祖的墳地裡. 他兒子亞哈謝接續他作王.

8:25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Joram became king of Judah.
以色列王亞哈的兒子約蘭十二年, 猶大王約蘭的兒子亞哈謝登基.

8:26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Athaliah daughter of Omri, king of Israel.
他登基的時候年二十二歲, 在耶路撒冷作王一年. 他母親名叫亞她利雅, 是以色列王暗利的孫女.

8:27 He walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, as the house of Ahab; for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
亞哈謝效法亞哈家行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 與亞哈家一樣, 因為他是亞哈家的女婿.

8:28 He went with Joram the son of Ahab for the battle against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-Gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram.
他與亞哈的兒子約蘭同往基列的拉末去, 與亞蘭王哈薛爭戰. 亞蘭人打傷了約蘭,

8:29 Joram the king returned to Jezreel to heal from the wounds which the Arameans had inflicted at Ramah when Hazael king of Aram fought him. Ahaziah the son of Joram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he was ill.
約蘭王回到耶斯列, 醫治在拉末與亞蘭王哈薛打仗的時候所受的傷. 猶大王約蘭的兒子亞哈謝因為亞哈的兒子約蘭病了, 就下到耶斯列看望他.

II Kings - Chapter 9

9:1 Now Elisha the prophet called for one of the sons of the prophets, and he said to him, “Gird your loins, and take this flask of olive oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-Gilead.
先知以利沙叫了一個先知門徒來, 吩咐他說: “你束上腰, 手拿這瓶膏油往基列的拉末去.

9:2 Go there and look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi. Go, for you must cause him to arise from among his brothers, and you must bring him into an inner room.
到了那裡, 要尋找寧示的孫子,約沙法的兒子耶戶, 使他從同僚中起來, 帶他進嚴密的屋子,

9:3 You must take the flask of olive oil and pour it out on his head. You must say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I hereby anoint you as king over Israel.” ’ Then you must open the door and flee; do not linger!”
將瓶裡的膏油倒在他頭上, 說: ‘耶和華如此說: 我膏你作以色列王. ’說完了, 就開門逃跑, 不要遲延. ”

9:4 So the young man, servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-Gilead.
於是那少年先知往基列的拉末去了.

9:5 He came, and look, the commanders of the army were sitting there. He said, “I have a word for you, O commander!” Jehu said, “For whom? For all of us?” And he said, “For you, O commander!”
到了那裡, 看見眾軍長都坐著, 就說: “將軍哪, 我有話對你說. ”耶戶說: “我們眾人裡, 你要對哪一個說呢? ”回答說: “將軍哪, 我要對你說. ”

9:6 He got up and went to the house, and poured the olive oil on his head and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘I hereby anoint you as king over the people of Yahweh, over Israel.
耶戶就起來, 進了屋子, 少年人將膏油倒在他頭上, 對他說: “耶和華─以色列的神如此說: ‘我膏你作耶和華民以色列的王.

9:7 You will destroy the house of Ahab your master, and you will avenge the blood of my servants the prophets and the blood of all of the servants of Yahweh, from the hand of Jezebel.
你要擊殺你主人亞哈的全家, 我好在耶洗別身上伸我僕人眾先知和耶和華一切僕人流血的冤.

9:8 All of the house of Ahab will perish, and I shall cut off all males from Ahab, both bond and free.
亞哈全家必都滅亡, 凡屬亞哈的男丁, 無論是困住的,自由的, 我必從以色列中剪除,

9:9 I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.
使亞哈的家像尼八兒子耶羅波安的家, 又像亞希雅兒子巴沙的家.

9:10 The dogs will eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and there shall not be anyone to bury her.’ ” Then he opened the door and fled.
耶洗別必在耶斯列田裡被狗所吃, 無人葬埋. ’”說完了, 少年人就開門逃跑了.

9:11 Then Jehu came out to the officers of his master, and they said to him, “Peace? Why did this madman come to you?” And he said to them, “You know the man and his foolish talk.”
耶戶出來, 回到他主人的臣僕那裡, 有一人問他說: “平安嗎? 這狂妄的人來見你有甚麼事呢? ”回答說: “你們認得那人, 也知道他說甚麼. ”

9:12 Then they said, “Liar. Please tell us.” He said, “Thus and so he said to me, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I hereby anoint you as king over Israel.” ’ ”
他們說: “這是假話, 你據實地告訴我們. ”回答說: “他如此如此對我說. 他說: ‘耶和華如此說: 我膏你作以色列王. ’”

9:13 So they hastened each one to take his cloak, and they spread them under him on the bare steps, blew on the trumpet, and said, “Jehu is king!”
他們就急忙各將自己的衣服鋪在上層臺階, 使耶戶坐在其上; 他們吹角, 說: “耶戶作王了! ”

9:14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. Now Joram was keeping guard in Ramoth-Gilead, he and all of Israel, because of the threat of Hazael king of Aram.
這樣, 寧示的孫子,約沙法的兒子耶戶背叛約蘭. 先是約蘭和以色列眾人因為亞蘭王哈薛的緣故, 把守基列的拉末;

9:15 But Joram the king had returned to heal in Jezreel from the wound which the Arameans had inflicted on him when he fought with Hazael king of Aram. Jehu said, “If this is what you want, do not let him go out as a fugitive from the city to go to make it known in Jezreel.”
但約蘭王回到耶斯列, 醫治與亞蘭王哈薛打仗所受的傷. 耶戶說: “若合你們的意思, 就不容人逃出城往耶斯列報信去. ”

9:16 Jehu mounted his chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram was lying there, and Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to visit Joram.
於是耶戶坐車往耶斯列去, 因為約蘭病臥在那裡. 猶大王亞哈謝已經下去看望他.

9:17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu when he came, and he said, “I see a company.” Joram said, “Take a horseman and send him to meet them.” And he said, “Is it peace?”
有一個守望的人站在耶斯列的樓上, 看見耶戶帶著一群人來, 就說: “我看見一群人. ”約蘭說: “打發一個騎馬的去迎接他們, 問說: 平安不平安? ”

9:18 So the rider of the horse went out to meet him, and he said, “Thus the king asks, ‘Is it peace?’ ” Then Jehu said, “What do you have to do with peace? Turn after me.” Then the watchman reported, saying, “The messenger went up to them, but he did not return.”
騎馬的就去迎接耶戶, 說: “王問說, 平安不平安? ”耶戶說: “平安不平安與你何干? 你轉在我後頭吧! ”守望的人又說: “使者到了他們那裡, 卻不回來. ”

9:19 Then he sent out a second horseman, and he came to them and said, “Thus the king asks, ‘Is it peace?’ ” Then Jehu said, “What do you have to do with peace? Turn after me.”
王又打發一個騎馬的去. 這人到了他們那裡, 說: “王問說, 平安不平安? ”耶戶說: “平安不平安與你何干? 你轉在我後頭吧! ”

9:20 So the sentinel reported, saying, “He went up to them, but he did not return, and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives with madness.”
守望的人又說: “他到了他們那裡, 也不回來; 車趕得甚猛, 像寧示的孫子耶戶的趕法. ”

9:21 Then Joram said, “Get ready,” so he got his chariot ready. Joram king of Israel went out, and Ahaziah king of Judah, each with his chariot. They went out to meet Jehu, and they found him at the tract of land of Naboth the Jezreelite.
約蘭吩咐說: “套車! ”人就給他套車. 以色列王約蘭和猶大王亞哈謝各坐自己的車出去迎接耶戶, 在耶斯列人拿伯的田那裡遇見他.

9:22 When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Is it peace?” And he said, “What peace is there while the prostitutions of your mother Jezebel and her sorceries are numerous?”
約蘭見耶戶就說: “耶戶啊, 平安嗎? ”耶戶說: “你母親耶洗別的淫行邪術這樣多, 焉能平安呢? ”

9:23 Joram turned his chariot and fled and said to Ahaziah, “It’s treason, Ahaziah!”
約蘭就轉車逃跑, 對亞哈謝說: “亞哈謝啊, 反了! ”

9:24 Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between his shoulders so that the arrow went out from his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.
耶戶開滿了弓, 射中約蘭的脊背, 箭從心窩穿出, 約蘭就仆倒在車上.

9:25 He said to Bidkar his third servant, “Lift him out and throw him on the plot of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite, for remember, you and I were with the pair of chariots behind Ahab his father when Yahweh pronounced this oracle against him:
耶戶對他的軍長畢甲說: “你把他拋在耶斯列人拿伯的田間. 你當追想, 你我一同坐車跟隨他父亞哈的時候, 耶和華對亞哈所說的預言,

9:26 ‘ “Since I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his children yesterday,” declares Yahweh, “I will requite it for you in this tract of land,” declares Yahweh.’ So then lift him out and throw him on the tract of land according to the word of Yahweh.”
說: ‘我昨日看見拿伯的血和他眾子的血, 我必在這塊田上報應你. ’這是耶和華說的, 現在你要照著耶和華的話, 把他拋在這田間. ”

9:27 When Ahaziah king of Judah saw, he fled the way of Beth-Haggen. Jehu pursued after him and said, “Shoot him also, in the chariot.” They shot him at the ascent of Gur which is in Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo, but he died there.
猶大王亞哈謝見這光景, 就從園亭之路逃跑. 耶戶追趕他, 說: “把這人也殺在車上. ”到了靠近以伯蓮的姑珥坡上擊傷了他. 他逃到米吉多, 就死在那裡.

9:28 Then his officers carried him to Jerusalem, and they buried him in his tomb with his ancestors in the city of David.
他的臣僕用車將他的屍首送到耶路撒冷, 葬在大衛城他自己的墳墓裡, 與他列祖同葬.

9:29 In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.
亞哈謝登基作猶大王的時候, 是在亞哈的兒子約蘭第十一年.

9:30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, so she painted her eyes with black eye paint and adorned her head and looked through the window.
耶戶到了耶斯列; 耶洗別聽見就擦粉,梳頭, 從窗戶裡往外觀看.

9:31 Now Jehu had come in the gate, so she said, “Is it peace, O Zimri, murderer of his master?”
耶戶進門的時候, 耶洗別說: “殺主人的心利啊, 平安嗎? ”

9:32 When he lifted up his face to the window, he asked, “Who is with me?” Two or three eunuchs looked down to him.
耶戶抬頭向窗戶觀看, 說: “誰順從我? ”有兩三個太監從窗戶往外看他.

9:33 So he said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down, and her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and they trampled her.
耶戶說: “把她扔下來! ”他們就把她扔下來. 她的血濺在牆上和馬上; 於是把她踐踏了.

9:34 Then he came and ate and drank, and said, “Please take care of this cursed one and bury her, for she is the daughter of a king.”
耶戶進去, 吃了喝了, 吩咐說: “你們把這被咒詛的婦人葬埋了, 因為她是王的女兒. ”

9:35 When they went to bury her, they could not find her, except the skull, the feet, and the palms of the hands.
他們就去葬埋她, 只尋得她的頭骨和腳, 並手掌.

9:36 They returned and told him, and he said, “This is the word of Yahweh which he spoke by the hand of his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘On the plot of ground of Jezreel, the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel.’ ”
他們回去告訴耶戶, 耶戶說: “這正應驗耶和華藉他僕人提斯比人以利亞所說的話, 說: ‘在耶斯列田間, 狗必吃耶洗別的肉;

9:37 So the dead body of Jezebel became dung on the surface spread on the field in the plot of ground of Jezreel, so one cannot say, “This is Jezebel.”
耶洗別的屍首必在耶斯列田間如同糞土, 甚至人不能說這是耶洗別. ’”

II Kings - Chapter 10

10:1 Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria, and Jehu wrote letters, and he sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders and to the guardians of Ahab, saying,
亞哈有七十個兒子在撒馬利亞. 耶戶寫信送到撒馬利亞, 通知耶斯列的首領, 就是長老和教養亞哈眾子的人, 說:

10:2 “Now, when this letter comes to you and your master’s sons are with you, the chariots are with you, the horses, a fortified city, and weapons,
“你們那裡既有你們主人的眾子和車馬,器械,堅固城,

10:3 then you must select the best and the most suitable from the sons of your master, and you must place him on the throne of his father, and they must fight for the house of your masters.”
接了這信, 就可以在你們主人的眾子中選擇一個賢能合宜的, 使他坐他父親的位, 你們也可以為你們主人的家爭戰. ”

10:4 But they were very afraid, and they said, “Look, two kings could not stand before him; how can we stand?”
他們卻甚懼怕, 彼此說: “二王在他面前尚且站立不住, 我們怎能站得住呢? ”

10:5 So whoever was over the house, and whoever was over the city, and the elders and the guardians sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants; all that you say to us, we shall do. We shall not make anyone a king. Do what is good in your eyes.”
家宰,邑宰, 和長老, 並教養眾子的人, 打發人去見耶戶, 說: “我們是你的僕人, 凡你所吩咐我們的都必遵行, 我們不立誰作王, 你看怎樣好就怎樣行. ”

10:6 Then he wrote to them a second letter, saying, “If you are for me, and you are listening to my voice, take the heads of the men of the sons of your master and come to me at this time tomorrow at Jezreel.” Now the sons of the king, seventy men, were with the leaders of the city who were raising them.
耶戶又給他們寫信說: “你們若歸順我, 聽從我的話, 明日這時候, 要將你們主人眾子的首級帶到耶斯列來見我. ”那時王的兒子七十人都住在教養他們那城中的尊貴人家裡.

10:7 When the letter came to them, they took the sons of the king, and they killed seventy men. Then they put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel.
信一到, 他們就把王的七十個兒子殺了, 將首級裝在筐裡, 送到在耶斯列的耶戶那裡.

10:8 Then the messenger came and told him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons,” and he said, “Put them in two piles at the entrance of the gate until morning.”
有使者來告訴耶戶說: “他們將王眾子的首級送來了. ”耶戶說: “將首級在城門口堆作兩堆, 擱到明日. ”

10:9 It happened in the morning that he went out, stood, and said to all of the people, “You are righteous. Look, I conspired against my master and killed him. But who killed all of these?
次日早晨, 耶戶出來, 站著對眾民說: “你們都是公義的, 我背叛我主人, 將他殺了; 這些人卻是誰殺的呢?

10:10 Know then that the word of Yahweh will not fail which Yahweh spoke concerning the house of Ahab; Yahweh has done what he spoke by the hand of his servant Elijah.
由此可知, 耶和華指著亞哈家所說的話一句沒有落空, 因為耶和華藉他僕人以利亞所說的話都成就了. ”

10:11 Then Jehu killed all of the remainder of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, all of his leaders, his close friends, and his priests, until there was no survivor left for him.
凡亞哈家在耶斯列所剩下的人和他的大臣,密友,祭司, 耶戶盡都殺了, 沒有留下一個.

10:12 Then he arose and went and came to Samaria. On the way, he was at Beth-Eked of the shepherds,
耶戶起身往撒馬利亞去. 在路上,牧人剪羊毛之處,

10:13 and Jehu met the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah. He asked, “Who are you?” They said, “We are the brothers of Ahaziah; we came down for the peace of the king’s children and the children of the queen.”
遇見猶大王亞哈謝的弟兄, 問他們說: “你們是誰? ”回答說: “我們是亞哈謝的弟兄, 現在下去要問王和太后的眾子安. ”

10:14 Then he said, “Seize them alive!” So they seized them alive but then slaughtered them at the cistern of Beth-Eked, forty-two men. He did not allow any of them to survive.
耶戶吩咐說: “活捉他們! ”跟從的人就活捉了他們, 將他們殺在剪羊毛之處的坑邊, 共四十二人, 沒有留下一個.

10:15 Next he went from there and found Jehonadab the son of Recab to meet him. He greeted him and asked him, “Is your heart right with me as my heart is with you?” Then Jehonadab said, “Yes, it is. Give your hand!” And he gave his hand and took him up to him on the chariot.
耶戶從那裡前行, 恰遇利甲的兒子約拿達來迎接他, 耶戶問他安, 對他說: “你誠心待我像我誠心待你嗎? ”約拿達回答說: “是. ”耶戶說: “若是這樣, 你向我伸手”, 他就伸手; 耶戶拉他上車.

10:16 Then he said, “Come with me! Look at my zeal for Yahweh!” So he let him ride in his chariot.
耶戶說: “你和我同去, 看我為耶和華怎樣熱心”; 於是請他坐在車上,

10:17 Then he came to Samaria and killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria until he wiped them out according to the word of Yahweh which he had spoken to Elijah.
到了撒馬利亞, 就把撒馬利亞的亞哈家剩下的人都殺了, 直到滅盡, 正如耶和華對以利亞所說的.

10:18 Then Jehu assembled all of the people and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will worship him greatly.
耶戶招聚眾民, 對他們說: “亞哈事奉巴力還冷淡, 耶戶卻更熱心.

10:19 So then, summon to me all of the prophets of Baal and all of his servants and his priests; no man should fail to come, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Anyone who fails to come shall not live!” Now Jehu was acting with cunning in order to destroy the servants of Baal.
現在我要給巴力獻大祭. 應當叫巴力的眾先知和一切拜巴力的人, 並巴力的眾祭司, 都到我這裡來, 不可缺少一個; 凡不來的必不得活. ”耶戶這樣行, 是用詭計要殺盡拜巴力的人.

10:20 Then Jehu said, “Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal!” So they proclaimed it.
耶戶說: “要為巴力宣告嚴肅會! ”於是宣告了.

10:21 Jehu sent word through all of Israel, and all of the servants of Baal came; there did not remain a man who did not come. They came to the house of Baal so that the house of Baal was filled from wall to wall.
耶戶差人走遍以色列地; 凡拜巴力的人都來齊了, 沒有一個不來的. 他們進了巴力廟, 巴力廟中從前邊直到後邊都滿了人.

10:22 He said to the one who was over the wardrobe, “Bring out clothing for all of the servants of Baal.” So he brought the clothing out for them.
耶戶吩咐掌管禮服的人說: “拿出禮服來, 給一切拜巴力的人穿. ”他就拿出禮服來給了他們.

10:23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Recab came to the temple of Baal, and he said to the servants of Baal, “Search and see that there is none of the servants of Yahweh here with you; only those who serve Baal.”
耶戶和利甲的兒子約拿達進了巴力廟, 對拜巴力的人說: “你們察看察看, 在你們這裡不可有耶和華的僕人, 只可容留拜巴力的人. ”

10:24 They came to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed for himself eighty men outside, and he said, “The man who lets anyone escape from the men who I am entrusting to you, he will pay with his life!”
耶戶和約拿達進去, 獻平安祭和燔祭. 耶戶先安派八十人在廟外, 吩咐說: “我將這些人交在你們手中, 若有一人脫逃, 誰放的必叫他償命! ”

10:25 It happened that when he finished offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the royal guard and to the officers, “Come and kill them; let no man go free!” So they put them to the sword, and the royal guard and the officers threw them out, then they went up to the citadel of the temple of Baal.
耶戶獻完了燔祭, 就出來吩咐護衛兵和眾軍長說: “你們進去殺他們, 不容一人出來! ”護衛兵和軍長就用刀殺他們, 將屍首拋出去, 便到巴力廟的城去了,

10:26 They brought out the stone pillars of the temple of Baal and burned them.
將巴力廟中的柱像都拿出來燒了;

10:27 So they broke down the stone pillars of Baal and destroyed the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine until this day.
毀壞了巴力柱像, 拆毀了巴力廟作為廁所, 直到今日.

10:28 So Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel.
這樣, 耶戶在以色列中滅了巴力.

10:29 Only Jehu did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat by which he caused Israel to sin; namely, the calf-shaped idols of gold which were in Bethel and Dan.
只是耶戶不離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪, 就是拜伯特利和但的金牛犢.

10:30 Yahweh said to Jehu, “Because you have done well by doing right in my eyes and you have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart; therefore, sons of the fourth generation will sit for you on the throne of Israel.”
耶和華對耶戶說: “因你辦好我眼中看為正的事, 照我的心意待亞哈家, 你的子孫必接續你坐以色列的國位, 直到四代. ”

10:31 But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of Yahweh God of Israel with all his heart; he did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam by which he caused Israel to sin.
只是耶戶不盡心遵守耶和華─以色列神的律法, 不離開耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪.

10:32 In those days, Yahweh began to reduce Israel, so Hazael defeated them in every territory of Israel,
在那些日子, 耶和華才割裂以色列國, 使哈薛攻擊以色列的境界,

10:33 from the Jordan eastward: all of the land of Gilead, the Gadites, the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer which is on the Wadi Arnon and Gilead and Bashan.
乃是約旦河東,基列全地, 從靠近亞嫩谷邊的亞羅珥起, 就是基列和巴珊的迦得人,流便人,瑪拿西人之地.

10:34 Now the remainder of the acts of Jehu and all that he did and all of his powerful deeds, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
耶戶其餘的事, 凡他所行的和他的勇力都寫在以色列諸王記上.

10:35 So Jehu slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in Samaria, and Jehoahaz his son became king in his place.
耶戶與他列祖同睡, 葬在撒馬利亞; 他兒子約哈斯接續他作王.

10:36 Now the days which Jehu had reigned over Israel were twenty-eight years in Samaria.
耶戶在撒馬利亞作以色列王二十八年.

II Kings - Chapter 11

11:1 Now Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, so she prepared to destroy all of the offspring of the royal family.
亞哈謝的母親亞她利雅見她兒子死了, 就起來剿滅王室.

11:2 But Jehosheba the daughter of King Joram and sister of Ahaziah took Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, and she stole him from among the sons of the king who were being put to death, putting him and his nurse in the inner bedroom. So they hid him from the presence of Athaliah, and he was not killed.
但約蘭王的女兒, 亞哈謝的妹子約示巴, 將亞哈謝的兒子約阿施從那被殺的王子中偷出來, 把他和他的乳母都藏在臥房裡, 躲避亞她利雅, 免得被殺.

11:3 He remained with her in the temple of Yahweh, hidden for six years while Athaliah was reigning over the land.
約阿施和他的乳母藏在耶和華的殿裡六年; 亞她利雅篡了國位.

11:4 But in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and took the commanders of the hundreds of the Carites and the runners, and he brought them to himself to the temple of Yahweh. Then he made a covenant with them and made them swear in the house of Yahweh and showed them the son of the king.
第七年, 耶何耶大打發人叫迦利人(或譯: 親兵)和護衛兵的眾百夫長來, 領他們進了耶和華的殿, 與他們立約, 使他們在耶和華殿裡起誓, 又將王的兒子指給他們看,

11:5 He commanded them, saying, “This is the thing which you must do: one third of you who go off duty on the Sabbath, the keepers of the guard in the house of the king,
吩咐他們說: “你們當這樣行: 凡安息日進班的三分之一要看守王宮,

11:6 and another third at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the runners, shall guard the post of the palace alternately.
三分之一要在蘇珥門, 三分之一要在護衛兵院的後門. 這樣把守王宮, 攔阻閒人.

11:7 Two of the units among you, all who go on duty on the Sabbath, guard the post of the temple of Yahweh for the king.
你們安息日所有出班的三分之二要在耶和華的殿裡護衛王;

11:8 You must surround the king all about, each with his weapon in his hand; whoever comes to the ranks must be killed. Be with the king wherever he goes.”
各人手拿兵器, 四圍護衛王. 凡擅入你們班次的必當治死, 王出入的時候, 你們當跟隨他. ”

11:9 So the commanders of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and each took his men who went off duty on the Sabbath and those who came on duty on the Sabbath, and they came to Jehoiada the priest.
眾百夫長就照著祭司耶何耶大一切所吩咐的去行, 各帶所管安息日進班出班的人來見祭司耶何耶大.

11:10 Then the priest gave to the commanders of the hundreds spears and small round shields which were King David’s, which were in the temple of Yahweh.
祭司便將耶和華殿裡所藏大衛王的槍和盾牌交給百夫長.

11:11 So the royal runners stood, each with his weapons in his hand, from the side of the temple to the south up to the side of the temple on the north, around the altar and around the temple, about the king all around.
護衛兵手中各拿兵器, 在壇和殿那裡, 從殿右直到殿左, 站在王子的四圍.

11:12 Then he brought out the son of the king, put the crown on him with the testimony, and they made him king, anointed him, clapped their hands, and said, “Long live the king!”
祭司領王子出來, 給他戴上冠冕, 將律法書交給他, 膏他作王; 眾人就拍掌說: “願王萬歲! ”

11:13 When Athaliah heard the sound of the runners of the people, she came to the people at the temple of Yahweh.
亞她利雅聽見護衛兵和民的聲音, 就到民那裡, 進耶和華的殿,

11:14 She looked, and there was the king standing by the pillar according to the custom. The commanders and the trumpeters were by the king, and all of the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing on the trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and she called, “Treason, treason!”
看見王照例站在柱旁, 百夫長和吹號的人侍立在王左右, 國中的眾民歡樂吹號; 亞她利雅就撕裂衣服, 喊叫說: “反了! 反了! ”

11:15 Then Jehoiada the priest commanded the commanders of the hundreds, the appointed of the army, and he said to them, “Bring her out to the house of the ranks! The one coming after her should kill her with the sword,” for the priest had said, “Let her not be killed in the temple of Yahweh.”
祭司耶何耶大吩咐管轄軍兵的百夫長說: “將她趕出班外, 凡跟隨她的必用刀殺死! ”因為祭司說“不可在耶和華殿裡殺她”,

11:16 So they grabbed her as she went by the entranceway of the horses to the palace of the king, and she was killed there.
眾兵就閃開讓她去; 她從馬路上王宮去, 便在那裡被殺.

11:17 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between Yahweh and the king and the people, that the people should be as a people for Yahweh, and also a covenant between the king and the people.
耶何耶大使王和民與耶和華立約, 作耶和華的民; 又使王與民立約.

11:18 Then all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down, and its altars and its images they broke completely into pieces. Mattan the priest of Baal they killed in front of the altars. Then the priest put guards over the house of Yahweh.
於是國民都到巴力廟, 拆毀了廟, 打碎壇和像, 又在壇前將巴力的祭司瑪坦殺了. 祭司耶何耶大派官看守耶和華的殿,

11:19 He took the commanders of the hundreds and the Carites and the runners and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the temple of Yahweh. And they marched by the way of the runner’s gate to the palace of the king, and he sat on the throne of the kings.
又率領百夫長和迦利人(或譯: 親兵)與護衛兵, 以及國中的眾民, 請王從耶和華殿下來, 由護衛兵的門進入王宮, 他就坐了王位.

11:20 All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city rested; for Athaliah had been killed with the sword in the palace of the king.
國民都歡樂, 閤城都安靜. 眾人已將亞她利雅在王宮那裡用刀殺了.

11:21 Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
約阿施登基的時候年方七歲.

II Kings - Chapter 12

12:1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king. He reigned in Jerusalem forty years, and the name of his mother was Zibiah from Beersheba.
耶戶第七年, 約阿施登基, 在耶路撒冷作王四十年. 他母親名叫西比亞, 是別是巴人.

12:2 Jehoash did right in the eyes of Yahweh all of his days, because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
約阿施在祭司耶何耶大教訓他的時候, 就行耶和華眼中看為正的事;

12:3 Only the high places were not removed; the people were still making sacrifices and offering incense on the high places.
只是邱壇還沒有廢去, 百姓仍在那裡獻祭燒香.

12:4 Jehoash said to the priests, “All of the money for the sacred things that is brought to the temple of Yahweh, the money taxed at its proper value for each person and all of the money which comes upon the heart of a man to bring to the temple of Yahweh,
約阿施對眾祭司說: “凡奉到耶和華殿分別為聖之物所值通用的銀子, 或各人當納的身價, 或樂意奉到耶和華殿的銀子,

12:5 let the priests take for themselves, each from his treasurers, and let them repair the breach of the temple for every place where damage is found.”
你們當從所認識的人收了來, 修理殿的一切破壞之處. ”

12:6 It happened in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash that the priests had not repaired the damage in the temple.
無奈到了約阿施王二十三年, 祭司仍未修理殿的破壞之處.

12:7 So King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest and the priests, and he said to them, “Why are you not repairing the damage in the temple? Now, you shall not take money from your treasurers for the damage in the temple. You must provide it.”
所以約阿施王召了大祭司耶何耶大和眾祭司來, 對他們說: “你們怎麼不修理殿的破壞之處呢? 從今以後, 你們不要從所認識的人再收銀子, 要將所收的交出來, 修理殿的破壞之處. ”

12:8 So the priests agreed not to take money from the people and not to repair the damage to the temple.
眾祭司答應不再收百姓的銀子, 也不修理殿的破壞之處.

12:9 Then Jehoiada the priest took a certain chest and bored a hole in its lid, and he put it beside the altar to the right as a man enters into the temple of Yahweh; then the priests who were keepers of the threshold would put there all of the money brought into the temple.
祭司耶何耶大取了一個櫃子, 在櫃蓋上鑽了一個窟窿, 放於壇旁, 在進耶和華殿的右邊; 守門的祭司將奉到耶和華殿的一切銀子投在櫃裡.

12:10 It happened that when they saw a great deal of money in the chest, the secretary of the king and the high priest would come up, put the money in bags, then count the money found in the temple of Yahweh.
他們見櫃裡的銀子多了, 便叫王的書記和大祭司上來, 將耶和華殿裡的銀子數算包起來.

12:11 They placed the money, which was weighed out, into the hands of the workers who were appointed over the temple of Yahweh, and they paid it to the skilled craftsmen of wood and to the builders working on the temple of Yahweh
把所平的銀子交給督工的, 就是耶和華殿裡辦事的人; 他們把銀子轉交修理耶和華殿的木匠和工人,

12:12 and to the masons and the stonecutters, to buy timber and stones for hewing, in order to repair the damage of the temple of Yahweh, and for all who went to the temple to repair it.
並瓦匠,石匠, 又買木料和鑿成的石頭, 修理耶和華殿的破壞之處, 以及修理殿的各樣使用.

12:13 Only, for the temple of Yahweh, there were not any silver basins, snuffers, bowls for drinking wine, trumpets, or any vessel of gold or silver from the money being brought to the temple of Yahweh.
但那奉到耶和華殿的銀子, 沒有用以做耶和華殿裡的銀杯,蠟剪,碗,號, 和別樣的金銀器皿,

12:14 For they gave that to all the workers, and they repaired the temple of Yahweh with it.
乃將那銀子交給督工的人修理耶和華的殿;

12:15 They did not have to settle accounts with the men into whose hands they placed the money to give to the workers, for they were dealing honestly.
且將銀子交給辦事的人轉交做工的人, 不與他們算賬, 因為他們辦事誠實.

12:16 The money of the guilt offering and the money of the sin offering was not brought into the temple of Yahweh, but were each for the priests.
惟有贖愆祭,贖罪祭的銀子沒有奉到耶和華的殿, 都歸祭司.

12:17 At that time, Hazael king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it; then Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.
那時, 亞蘭王哈薛上來攻打迦特, 攻取了, 就定意上來攻打耶路撒冷.

12:18 Jehoash king of Judah took all of the holy objects that Jehoshaphat, Joram, and Ahaziah his ancestors, the kings of Judah, had devoted, and all his holy objects and all of the gold found in the treasuries of the temple of Yahweh, and in the palace of the king, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram, so that he went up from Jerusalem.
猶大王約阿施將他列祖猶大王約沙法,約蘭,亞哈謝所分別為聖的物和自己所分別為聖的物, 並耶和華殿與王宮府庫裡所有的金子都送給亞蘭王哈薛; 哈薛就不上耶路撒冷來了.

12:19 Now the remainder of the acts of Joash and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
約阿施其餘的事, 凡他所行的都寫在猶大列王記上.

12:20 Then his servants arose and conspired and killed Joash in the house of the Millo as he was going down toward Silla.
約阿施的臣僕起來背叛, 在下悉拉的米羅宮那裡將他殺了.

12:21 Jozabad the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him and killed him, so they buried him with his ancestors in the city of David. Then Amaziah his son became king in his place.
殺他的那臣僕就是示米押的兒子約撒甲和朔默的兒子約薩拔. 眾人將他葬在大衛城他列祖的墳地裡. 他兒子亞瑪謝接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 13

13:1 In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria, reigning seventeen years.
猶大王亞哈謝的兒子約阿施二十三年, 耶戶的兒子約哈斯在撒馬利亞登基作以色列王十七年.

13:2 But he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and he went after the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat with which he had caused Israel to sin, and he did not depart from it.
約哈斯行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 效法尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪, 總不離開.

13:3 So the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he gave them into the hand of Hazael king of Aram and into the hand of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael repeatedly.
於是, 耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作, 將他們屢次交在亞蘭王哈薛和他兒子便．哈達的手裡.

13:4 Then Jehoahaz entreated Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him, for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Aram oppressed them.
約哈斯懇求耶和華, 耶和華就應允他, 因為見以色列人所受亞蘭王的欺壓.

13:5 Yahweh gave Israel a savior, and they went out from under the hand of Aram. So the Israelites lived in their tents as formerly.
耶和華賜給以色列人一位拯救者, 使他們脫離亞蘭人的手; 於是以色列人仍舊安居在家裡.

13:6 Yet they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam which he caused Israel to sin, but walked in it; and also, the pole of the Asherah worship was still standing in Samaria.
然而他們不離開耶羅波安家使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪, 仍然去行, 並且在撒馬利亞留下亞舍拉.

13:7 For there was no army left over for Jehoahaz except for fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand infantry, for the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them as the dust at threshing.
亞蘭王滅絕約哈斯的民, 踐踏他們如禾場上的塵沙, 只給約哈斯留下五十馬兵, 十輛戰車, 一萬步兵.

13:8 Now the remainder of the acts of Jehoahaz and all that he did and his powerful deeds, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
約哈斯其餘的事, 凡他所行的和他的勇力都寫在以色列諸王記上.

13:9 Then Jehoahaz slept with his ancestors and they buried him in Samaria, and Jehoash his son became king in his place.
約哈斯與他列祖同睡, 葬在撒馬利亞. 他兒子約阿施接續他作王.

13:10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria, reigning sixteen years.
猶大王約阿施三十七年, 約哈斯的兒子約阿施在撒馬利亞登基作以色列王十六年.

13:11 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh; he did not depart from all of the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin, but walked in it.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 不離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪裡的一切罪, 仍然去行.

13:12 The remainder of the acts of Joash and all that he did, his powerful deeds, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
約阿施其餘的事, 凡他所行的和他與猶大王亞瑪謝爭戰的勇力, 都寫在以色列諸王記上.

13:13 Then Joash slept with his ancestors, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
約阿施與他列祖同睡, 耶羅波安坐了他的位. 約阿施與以色列諸王一同葬在撒馬利亞.

13:14 Elisha became ill with the illness with which he would die, so Jehoash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, and said, “My father, my father; the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!”
以利沙得了必死的病, 以色列王約阿施下來看他, 伏在他臉上哭泣, 說: “我父啊! 我父啊! 以色列的戰車馬兵啊! ”

13:15 Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows,” so he took him a bow and arrows.
以利沙對他說: “你取弓箭來. ”王就取了弓箭來;

13:16 He said to the king of Israel, “Lay your hand on the bow,” so he lay hold of it; then Elisha put his hand on the hands of the king.
又對以色列王說: “你用手拿弓. ”王就用手拿弓. 以利沙按手在王的手上,

13:17 Then he said, “Open the window to the east,” so he opened it. Elisha said, “Shoot,” and he shot. Then he said, “An arrow of victory for Yahweh, and an arrow of victory against Aram; you shall fight the Arameans in Aphek until finishing them.”
說: “你開朝東的窗戶. ”他就開了. 以利沙說: “射箭吧! ”他就射箭. 以利沙說: “這是耶和華的得勝箭, 就是戰勝亞蘭人的箭; 因為你必在亞弗攻打亞蘭人, 直到滅盡他們. ”

13:18 Then he said, “Take the arrows,” so he took them. He said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground,” so he struck three times and stopped.
以利沙又說: “取幾枝箭來. ”他就取了來. 以利沙說: “打地吧! 他打了三次, 便止住了.

13:19 Yet the man of God became angry against him and said, “For striking five or six times, then you would have defeated Aram until finishing them, but now you will defeat Aram only three times.”
神人向他發怒, 說: “應當擊打五六次, 就能攻打亞蘭人直到滅盡; 現在只能打敗亞蘭人三次. ”

13:20 Elisha died and they buried him. Now the raiding parties of Moab came in the spring.
以利沙死了, 人將他葬埋. 到了新年, 有一群摩押人犯境,

13:21 And it happened that they were burying a man; suddenly they saw the marauding band, so they threw the man in the grave of Elisha. As he went in, the man touched the bones of Elisha, and became alive and got up on his feet!
有人正葬死人, 忽然看見一群人, 就把死人拋在以利沙的墳墓裡, 一碰著以利沙的骸骨, 死人就復活, 站起來了.

13:22 Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
約哈斯年間, 亞蘭王哈薛屢次欺壓以色列人.

13:23 But Yahweh had mercy on them and showed compassion to them and turned to them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was not willing to destroy them nor cast them from his presence up to now.
耶和華卻因與亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各所立的約, 仍施恩給以色列人, 憐恤他們, 眷顧他們, 不肯滅盡他們, 尚未趕逐他們離開自己面前.

13:24 When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-Hadad became king in his place.
亞蘭王哈薛死了, 他兒子便‧哈達接續他作王.

13:25 Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz returned and took the cities from the hand of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael which he had taken from the hand of Jehoahaz his father in the war. Three times Jehoash defeated him and recovered the towns of Israel.
從前哈薛和約阿施的父親約哈斯爭戰, 攻取了些城邑, 現在約哈斯的兒子約阿施三次打敗哈薛的兒子便‧哈達, 就收回了以色列的城邑.

II Kings - Chapter 14

14:1 In the second year of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Jehoash king of Judah began to reign.
以色列王約哈斯的兒子約阿施第二年, 猶大王約阿施的兒子亞瑪謝登基.

14:2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and the name of his mother was Jehoaddin from Jerusalem.
他登基的時候年二十五歲, 在耶路撒冷作王二十九年. 他母親名叫約耶但, 是耶路撒冷人.

14:3 He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, only not as David his ancestor; as all which Jehoash his father had done, he did.
亞瑪謝行耶和華眼中看為正的事, 但不如他祖大衛, 乃效法他父約阿施一切所行的;

14:4 Only the high places were not removed; the people were still sacrificing and offering incense on the high places.
只是邱壇還沒有廢去, 百姓仍在那裡獻祭燒香.

14:5 It happened that when the kingdom was firmly in his hand, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.
國一堅定, 就把殺他父王的臣僕殺了,

14:6 But the sons of the killers he did not kill, as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses which Yahweh had commanded, saying, “Fathers should not be killed because of children, and children should not be killed because of fathers; but a man should die because of his own sin.”
卻沒有治死殺王之人的兒子, 是照摩西律法書上耶和華所吩咐的說: “不可因子殺父, 也不可因父殺子, 各人要為本身的罪而死. ”

14:7 He also killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and he seized Sela in the battle, and he called its name Jokteel, until this day.
亞瑪謝在鹽谷殺了以東人一萬, 又攻取了西拉, 改名叫約帖, 直到今日.

14:8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, “Come let us meet face-to-face.”
那時, 亞瑪謝差遣使者去見耶戶的孫子約哈斯的兒子以色列王約阿施, 說: “你來, 我們二人相見於戰場. ”

14:9 So Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah, saying, “The thornbush which is in Lebanon sent to the cedar which is in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife,’ but an animal of the field which is in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thornbush.
以色列王約阿施差遣使者去見猶大王亞瑪謝, 說: “黎巴嫩的蒺藜差遣使者去見黎巴嫩的香柏樹, 說: 將你的女兒給我兒子為妻. 後來黎巴嫩有一個野獸經過, 把蒺藜踐踏了.

14:10 You have indeed defeated Edom and your heart is lifted up; enjoy the honor and stay home. Why should you provoke trouble so that you fall and Judah with you?”
你打敗了以東人就心高氣傲, 你以此為榮耀, 在家裡安居就罷了, 為何要惹禍, 使自己和猶大國一同敗亡呢? ”

14:11 But Amaziah would not listen, so Jehoash king of Israel went up and they met face-to-face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-Shemesh which belongs to Judah.
亞瑪謝卻不肯聽這話. 於是以色列王約阿施上來, 在猶大的伯．示麥與猶大王亞瑪謝相見於戰場.

14:12 Judah was defeated before Israel and they fled, each to this tent.
猶大人敗在以色列人面前, 各自逃回家裡去了.

14:13 Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-Shemesh. Then they came to Jerusalem, and he broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim up to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits!
以色列王約阿施在伯．示麥擒住亞哈謝的孫子,約阿施的兒子猶大王亞瑪謝, 就來到耶路撒冷, 拆毀耶路撒冷的城牆, 從以法蓮門直到角門共四百肘,

14:14 He also took all of the gold and silver and all the vessels found in the temple of Yahweh and in the treasury rooms of the palace of the king, as well as the hostages; then he returned to Samaria.
又將耶和華殿裡與王宮府庫裡所有的金銀和器皿都拿了去, 並帶人去為質, 就回撒馬利亞去了.

14:15 Now the remainder of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his powerful deeds, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
約阿施其餘所行的事和他的勇力, 並與猶大王亞瑪謝爭戰的事, 都寫在以色列諸王記上.

14:16 Then Jehoash slept with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel, and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place.
約阿施與他列祖同睡, 葬在撒馬利亞, 以色列諸王的墳地裡. 他兒子耶羅波安接續他作王.

14:17 Amaziah the son of Jehoash king of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
以色列王約哈斯的兒子約阿施死後, 猶大王約阿施的兒子亞瑪謝又活了十五年.

14:18 The remainder of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
亞瑪謝其餘的事都寫在猶大列王記上.

14:19 They conspired against him in Jerusalem, so he fled to Lachish. But they sent men after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
耶路撒冷有人背叛亞瑪謝, 他就逃到拉吉; 叛黨卻打發人到拉吉將他殺了.

14:20 Then they carried him on the horses, and he was buried with his ancestors in the city of David.
人就用馬將他的屍首馱到耶路撒冷, 葬在大衛城他列祖的墳地裡.

14:21 All of the people of Judah took sixteen-year-old Azariah and made him king in place of this father Amaziah.
猶大眾民立亞瑪謝的兒子亞撒利雅(又名烏西雅)接續他父作王, 那時他年十六歲.

14:22 He rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after the king slept with his ancestors.
亞瑪謝與他列祖同睡之後, 亞撒利雅收回以拉他仍歸猶大, 又重新修理.

14:23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Jehoash king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Jehoash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, reigning forty-one years.
猶大王約阿施的兒子亞瑪謝十五年, 以色列王約阿施的兒子耶羅波安在撒馬利亞登基, 作王四十一年.

14:24 But he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 不離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪裡的一切罪.

14:25 He restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-Hamath up to the sea of the Arabah, according to the word of Yahweh which he spoke by the hand of his servant Jonah the son of Amittai the prophet, who was from Gath-Hepher.
他收回以色列邊界之地, 從哈馬口直到亞拉巴海, 正如耶和華─以色列的神藉他僕人迦特希弗人亞米太的兒子先知約拿所說的.

14:26 For Yahweh saw that the misery of Israel was very bitter, whether bond or free, but there was no helper for Israel.
因為耶和華看見以色列人甚是艱苦, 無論困住的,自由的都沒有了, 也無人幫助以色列人.

14:27 Yahweh did not decree to blot out the name of Israel from under the heavens, so he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Jehoash.
耶和華並沒有說要將以色列的名從天下塗抹, 乃藉約阿施的兒子耶羅波安拯救他們.

14:28 Now the remainder of the acts of Jeroboam, all that he did, his powerful deeds, how he fought, and how he restored Damascus and Hamath of Judah to Israel, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
耶羅波安其餘的事, 凡他所行的和他的勇力, 他怎樣爭戰, 怎樣收回大馬士革和先前屬猶大的哈馬歸以色列, 都寫在以色列諸王記上.

14:29 So Jeroboam slept with his ancestors the kings of Israel, and his son Zechariah became king in his place.
耶羅波安與他列祖以色列諸王同睡. 他兒子撒迦利雅接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 15

15:1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.
以色列王耶羅波安二十七年, 猶大王亞瑪謝的兒子亞撒利雅登基,

15:2 He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
他登基的時候年十六歲, 在耶路撒冷作王五十二年. 他母親名叫耶可利雅, 是耶路撒冷人.

15:3 He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Amaziah his father had done.
亞撒利雅行耶和華眼中看為正的事, 效法他父親亞瑪謝一切所行的;

15:4 Only he did not remove the high places; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
只是邱壇還沒有廢去, 百姓仍在那裡獻祭燒香.

15:5 Yahweh struck the king, and he was infected with a skin disease until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, while Jotham the son of the king was over the house, governing the people of the land.
耶和華降災與王, 使他長大痲瘋, 直到死日, 他就住在別的宮裡. 他的兒子約坦管理家事, 治理國民.

15:6 The remainder of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
亞撒利雅其餘的事, 凡他所行的都寫在猶大列王記上.

15:7 So Azariah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him with his ancestors in the city of David, and Jotham his son became king in his place.
亞撒利雅與他列祖同睡, 葬在大衛城他列祖的墳地裡. 他兒子約坦接續他作王.

15:8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria for six months.
猶大王亞撒利雅三十八年, 耶羅波安的兒子撒迦利雅在撒馬利亞作以色列王六個月.

15:9 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh as his ancestors had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 效法他列祖所行的, 不離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪.

15:10 Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, struck him in front of the people, killed him, and reigned in his place.
雅比的兒子沙龍背叛他, 在百姓面前擊殺他, 篡了他的位.

15:11 Now the remainder of the acts of Zechariah, look, they are written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.
撒迦利雅其餘的事都寫在以色列諸王記上.

15:12 This is the word of Yahweh which he spoke to Jehu, saying, “Sons of a fourth generation shall sit for you on the throne of Israel,” and it was so.
這是從前耶和華應許耶戶說: “你的子孫必坐以色列的國位直到四代. ”這話果然應驗了.

15:13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned a full month in Samaria.
猶大王烏西雅(就是亞撒利雅)三十九年, 雅比的兒子沙龍登基在撒馬利亞作王一個月.

15:14 Then Menahem the son of Gadi came up from Tirzah, and he came to Samaria and struck down Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and killed him. Then he became king in place of him.
迦底的兒子米拿現從得撒上撒馬利亞, 殺了雅比的兒子沙龍, 篡了他的位.

15:15 Now the remainder of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he conspired; look, they are written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.
沙龍其餘的事和他背叛的情形都寫在以色列諸王記上.

15:16 At that time Menahem destroyed Tiphsah, all who were in it, and all its territory from Tirzah, because it had not opened to him, so he destroyed it and ripped open all of its pregnant women.
那時米拿現從得撒起攻打提斐薩和其四境, 擊殺城中一切的人, 剖開其中所有的孕婦, 都因他們沒有給他開城.

15:17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel for ten years in Samaria.
猶大王亞撒利雅三十九年, 迦底的兒子米拿現登基, 在撒馬利亞作以色列王十年.

15:18 But he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He did not depart all of his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 終身不離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪.

15:19 Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, so Menahem gave a thousand talents of silver to Pul so that his hand would be with him to strengthen his hold on the kingdom.
亞述王普勒來攻擊以色列國, 米拿現給他一千他連得銀子, 請普勒幫助他堅定國位.

15:20 Menahem exacted the money from Israel, from all the very rich, to give to the king of Assyria fifty shekels of silver for each one. Then the king of Assyria returned and did not stay there in the land.
米拿現向以色列一切大富戶索要銀子, 使他們各出五十舍客勒, 就給了亞述王. 於是亞述王回去, 不在國中停留.

15:21 Now the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
米拿現其餘的事, 凡他所行的都寫在以色列諸王記上.

15:22 So Menahem slept with his ancestors, and Pekahiah his son became king in his place.
米拿現與他列祖同睡. 他兒子比加轄接續他作王.

15:23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria for two years.
猶大王亞撒利雅五十年, 米拿現的兒子比加轄在撒馬利亞登基作以色列王二年.

15:24 But he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 不離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪.

15:25 Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, so he attacked him in Samaria in the citadel fortress of the palace of the king, with Argob and Arieh. With him also were fifty men from the children of the Gileadites, and he killed him and became king in his place.
比加轄的將軍,利瑪利的兒子比加背叛他, 在撒馬利亞王宮裡的衛所殺了他. 亞珥歌伯和亞利耶並基列的五十人幫助比加; 比加擊殺他, 篡了他的位.

15:26 Now the remainder of the acts of Pekahiah and all that he did, look, they are written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.
比加轄其餘的事, 凡他所行的都寫在以色列諸王記上.

15:27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria for twenty years.
猶大王亞撒利雅五十二年, 利瑪利的兒子比加在撒馬利亞登基作以色列王二十年.

15:28 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 不離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪.

15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-Beth-Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, the Gilead, the Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali; then he deported them to Assyria.
以色列王比加年間, 亞述王提革拉．毘列色來奪了以雲,亞伯．伯．瑪迦,亞挪,基低斯,夏瑣,基列,加利利, 和拿弗他利全地, 將這些地方的居民都擄到亞述去了.

15:30 Hoshea the son of Elah conspired against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and he attacked and killed him. He reigned in place of him in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
烏西雅的兒子約坦二十年, 以拉的兒子何細亞背叛利瑪利的兒子比加, 擊殺他, 篡了他的位.

15:31 Now the remainder of the acts of Pekah and all that he did, look, they are written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.
比加其餘的事, 凡他所行的都寫在以色列諸王記上.

15:32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah began to reign.
以色列王利瑪利的兒子比加第二年, 猶大王烏西雅的兒子約坦登基.

15:33 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
他登基的時候年二十五歲, 在耶路撒冷作王十六年. 他母親名叫耶路沙, 是撒督的女兒.

15:34 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Uzziah his father had done.
約坦行耶和華眼中看為正的事, 效法他父親烏西雅一切所行的;

15:35 Only the high places were not removed; the people still were sacrificing and offering incense on the high places. He built the upper gate of the temple of Yahweh.
只是邱壇還沒有廢去, 百姓仍在那裡獻祭燒香. 約坦建立耶和華殿的上門.

15:36 Now the remainder of the acts of Jotham which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
約坦其餘的事, 凡他所行的都寫在猶大列王記上.

15:37 (Now, in those days, Yahweh began to send Rezin the king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah.)
在那些日子, 耶和華才使亞蘭王利汛和利瑪利的兒子比加去攻擊猶大.

15:38 So Jotham slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David his ancestor, and his son Ahaz became king in his place.
約坦與他列祖同睡, 葬在他祖大衛城他列祖的墳地裡. 他兒子亞哈斯接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 16

16:1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
利瑪利的兒子比加十七年, 猶大王約坦的兒子亞哈斯登基.

16:2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do right in the eyes of Yahweh his God as David his ancestor.
他登基的時候年二十歲, 在耶路撒冷作王十六年; 不像他祖大衛行耶和華─他神眼中看為正的事,

16:3 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel; he even let his son pass through the fire according to the detestable things of the nations which Yahweh drove out from before the Israelites.
卻效法以色列諸王所行的, 又照著耶和華從以色列人面前趕出的外邦人所行可憎的事, 使他的兒子經火,

16:4 He sacrificed and offered incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
並在邱壇上,山岡上,各青翠樹下獻祭燒香.

16:5 Then Rezin the king of Aram went up with Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel against Jerusalem for battle, and they besieged Ahaz but were not able to defeat him.
亞蘭王利汛和以色列王利瑪利的兒子比加上來攻打耶路撒冷, 圍困亞哈斯, 卻不能勝他.

16:6 At that time, Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram and drove out the Judeans from Elath. The Arameans came to Elath and have lived there until this day.
當時亞蘭王利汛收回以拉他歸與亞蘭, 將猶大人從以拉他趕出去. 亞蘭人(有譯以東人的)就來到以拉他, 住在那裡, 直到今日.

16:7 Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel who are rising up against me.”
亞哈斯差遣使者去見亞述王提革拉．毘列色, 說: “我是你的僕人,你的兒子. 現在亞蘭王和以色列王攻擊我, 求你來救我脫離他們的手. ”

16:8 Ahaz took the silver and gold found in the house of Yahweh and in the treasury rooms of the palace of the king, and he sent a gift to the king of Assyria.
亞哈斯將耶和華殿裡和王宮府庫裡所有的金銀都送給亞述王為禮物.

16:9 So the king of Assyria listened to him and he went up to Damascus and captured it and deported them to Kir. He also killed Rezin.
亞述王應允了他, 就上去攻打大馬士革, 將城攻取, 殺了利汛, 把居民擄到吉珥.

16:10 So King Ahaz went to meet Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria in Damascus, and he saw the altar which was in Damascus, so King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest the builder’s plan of the altar and the exact model of how it had been made.
亞哈斯王上大馬士革去迎接亞述王提革拉．毘列色, 在大馬士革看見一座壇, 就照壇的規模樣式作法畫了圖樣, 送到祭司烏利亞那裡.

16:11 So Uriah the priest built the altar according to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus; thus Uriah the priest did before King Ahaz came from Damascus.
祭司烏利亞照著亞哈斯王從大馬士革送來的圖樣, 在亞哈斯王沒有從大馬士革回來之先, 建築一座壇.

16:12 When the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar, so he went near to the altar and went up on it.
王從大馬士革回來看見壇, 就近前來, 在壇上獻祭;

16:13 Then he offered his burnt offerings and his grain offerings, he poured his libations and dashed the blood of his fellowship offerings against the altar.
燒燔祭,素祭,澆奠祭, 將平安祭牲的血灑在壇上,

16:14 Now the bronze altar which was before Yahweh, he brought over from the front of the temple, from between his altar and the temple of Yahweh, and he placed it at the side of his altar to the north.
又將耶和華面前的銅壇從耶和華殿和新壇的中間搬到新壇的北邊.

16:15 Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, saying, “On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering and the grain offering of the evening, the burnt offering of the king and his grain offering, the burnt offering of all of the people of the land, their offerings, their libations, and all of the blood of the burnt offerings, the blood of the sacrifices you must dash on it. But the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.”
亞哈斯王吩咐祭司烏利亞說: “早晨的燔祭,晚上的素祭, 王的燔祭,素祭, 國內眾民的燔祭,素祭,奠祭都要燒在大壇上. 燔祭牲和平安祭牲的血也要灑在這壇上, 只是銅壇我要用以求問耶和華. ”

16:16 So Uriah the priest did according to all that King Ahaz commanded.
祭司烏利亞就照著亞哈斯王所吩咐的行了.

16:17 Then King Ahaz cut off the side panels of the water carts and removed from upon them the basin, and the sea he took down from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone base.
亞哈斯王打掉盆座四面鑲著的心子, 把盆從座上挪下來, 又將銅海從馱海的銅牛上搬下來, 放在鋪石地;

16:18 The covering for the Sabbath which they had built in the palace and in the entrance of the king to the outside, he removed from the temple of Yahweh because of the presence of the king of Assyria.
又因亞述王的緣故, 將耶和華殿為安息日所蓋的廊子和王從外入殿的廊子挪移, 圍繞耶和華的殿.

16:19 Now the remainder of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
亞哈斯其餘所行的事都寫在猶大列王記上.

16:20 So Ahaz slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
亞哈斯與他列祖同睡, 葬在大衛城他列祖的墳地裡. 他兒子希西家接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 17

17:1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz the king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, reigning nine years.
猶大王亞哈斯十二年, 以拉的兒子何細亞在撒馬利亞登基作以色列王九年.

17:2 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, only not as the kings of Israel who were before him.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 只是不像在他以前的以色列諸王.

17:3 Shalmaneser the king of Assyria came up against him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid tribute to him.
亞述王撒縵以色上來攻擊何細亞, 何細亞就服事他, 給他進貢.

17:4 But the king of Assyria found treachery in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and he did not offer tribute to the king of Assyria as he had year after year; so the king of Assyria arrested him, and confined him in a house of imprisonment.
何細亞背叛, 差人去見埃及王梭, 不照往年所行的與亞述王進貢. 亞述王知道了, 就把他鎖禁, 囚在監裡.

17:5 So the king of Assyria went up in all the land, then he went up to Samaria and besieged it for three years.
亞述王上來攻擊以色列遍地, 上到撒馬利亞, 圍困三年.

17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported Israel to Assyria. He placed them in Halah, in Habor, in the river regions of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
何細亞第九年亞述王攻取了撒馬利亞, 將以色列人擄到亞述, 把他們安置在哈臘與歌散的哈博河邊, 並米底亞人的城邑.

17:7 Now this happened because the Israelites had sinned against Yahweh their God when he brought them up from the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh the king of Egypt and they feared other gods.
這是因以色列人得罪那領他們出埃及地,脫離埃及王法老手的耶和華─他們的神, 去敬畏別神,

17:8 They walked in the statutes of the nations whom Yahweh had driven out from before the Israelites, which the kings of Israel had introduced.
隨從耶和華在他們面前所趕出外邦人的風俗和以色列諸王所立的條規.

17:9 The Israelites secretly did things which were not right, against Yahweh their God; they built high places for themselves in all their towns, from the watchtower up to the fortified city.
以色列人暗中行不正的事, 違背耶和華─他們的神, 在他們所有的城邑, 從瞭望樓直到堅固城, 建築邱壇;

17:10 They set up for themselves stone pillars and poles of Asherah worship on every high hill and under every green tree.
在各高岡上,各青翠樹下立柱像和木偶;

17:11 They burned incense there on all the high places, like the nations which Yahweh deported before them, and they did evil things to provoke Yahweh.
在邱壇上燒香, 效法耶和華在他們面前趕出的外邦人所行的, 又行惡事惹動耶和華的怒氣;

17:12 They served idols which Yahweh had said to them, “You shall not do this thing!”
且事奉偶像, 就是耶和華警戒他們不可行的.

17:13 Yahweh warned Israel and Judah by the hand of his every prophet, with every seer saying, “Turn from all of your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my ordinances, according to all the law which I commanded your ancestors, which I sent to you by the hand of my servants the prophets.”
但耶和華藉眾先知,先見勸戒以色列人和猶大人說: “當離開你們的惡行, 謹守我的誡命律例, 遵行我吩咐你們列祖, 並藉我僕人眾先知所傳給你們的律法. ”

17:14 But they did not listen and they stiffened their necks, like the necks of their ancestors who did not believe in Yahweh their God.
他們卻不聽從, 竟硬著頸項, 效法他們列祖, 不信服耶和華─他們的神,

17:15 They rejected his statutes, his covenant which he made with their ancestors, and his warnings which he gave to them; and they went after the idols, became vain, and went after all the nations which were all around them, which Yahweh had commanded them not to do as they did.
厭棄他的律例和他與他們列祖所立的約, 並勸戒他們的話, 隨從虛無的神, 自己成為虛妄, 效法周圍的外邦人, 就是耶和華囑咐他們不可效法的;

17:16 They abandoned all the commands of Yahweh their God and made for themselves two molten calf-shaped idols; they made a pole of Asherah worship and bowed down to the army of the heavens and served Baal.
離棄耶和華─他們神的一切誡命, 為自己鑄了兩個牛犢的像, 立了亞舍拉, 敬拜天上的萬象, 事奉巴力,

17:17 They made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, they practiced divination and read omens, and they sold themselves to do evil in the eyes of Yahweh to provoke him.
又使他們的兒女經火, 用占卜, 行法術賣了自己, 行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 惹動他的怒氣.

17:18 So Yahweh was very angry with Israel and he removed them from his presence; none remained except the tribe of Judah alone.
所以耶和華向以色列人大大發怒, 從自己面前趕出他們, 只剩下猶大一個支派.

17:19 Even Judah did not keep the commands of Yahweh their God, and they walked in the customs of Israel which they introduced,
猶大人也不遵守耶和華─他們神的誡命, 隨從以色列人所立的條規.

17:20 so Yahweh rejected all the offspring of Israel and punished them, and he gave them into the hand of the plunderers until he banished them from his presence.
耶和華就厭棄以色列全族, 使他們受苦, 把他們交在搶奪他們的人手中, 以致趕出他們離開自己面前,

17:21 For he had torn Israel from the house of David, and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king, but Jeroboam detached Israel from following Yahweh, and he made them sin a great sin.
將以色列國從大衛家奪回; 他們就立尼八的兒子耶羅波安作王. 耶羅波安引誘以色列人不隨從耶和華, 陷在大罪裡.

17:22 The Israelites walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he committed, and they did not depart from it,
以色列人犯耶羅波安所犯的一切罪, 總不離開,

17:23 until Yahweh removed Israel from his presence as he had foretold by the hand of all his servants, the prophets. And so he deported Israel from upon his land to Assyria until this day.
以致耶和華從自己面前趕出他們, 正如藉他僕人眾先知所說的. 這樣, 以色列人從本地被擄到亞述, 直到今日.

17:24 The king of Assyria brought from Babylonia, from Cush, from Arva, from Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and he settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the Israelites, so they took possession of Samaria and lived in her cities.
亞述王從巴比倫,古他,亞瓦,哈馬, 和西法瓦音遷移人來, 安置在撒馬利亞的城邑, 代替以色列人; 他們就得了撒馬利亞, 住在其中.

17:25 It happened that when they began living there, they did not fear Yahweh, so Yahweh sent lions among them, and they were killing them.
他們才住那裡的時候, 不敬畏耶和華, 所以耶和華叫獅子進入他們中間, 咬死了些人.

17:26 So they said to the king of Assyria, “The nations whom you deported and settled in the cities of Samaria do not know the customs of the God of the land, so he sent lions among them, and now they are killing them because they do not know the customs of the God of the land.”
有人告訴亞述王說: “你所遷移安置在撒馬利亞各城的那些民, 不知道那地之神的規矩, 所以那神叫獅子進入他們中間, 咬死他們. ”

17:27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Release one of the priests whom you deported from there, and let him go and settle there. Let him teach them the customs of the God of the land.”
亞述王就吩咐說: “叫所擄來的祭司回去一個, 使他住在那裡, 將那地之神的規矩指教那些民. ”

17:28 So one of the priests went, whom they had deported from Samaria, and he settled in Bethel and was teaching them how they should fear Yahweh.
於是有一個從撒馬利亞擄去的祭司回來, 住在伯特利, 指教他們怎樣敬畏耶和華.

17:29 Yet every nation was making their gods, and they put them in the shrine of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they were living.
然而, 各族之人在所住的城裡各為自己製造神像, 安置在撒馬利亞人所造有邱壇的殿中.

17:30 The men of Babylonia made Succoth Benoth; the men of Cush made Nergal; the men of Hamath made Ashima.
巴比倫人造疏割‧比訥像; 古他人造匿甲像; 哈馬人造亞示瑪像;

17:31 The Arvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; the Sepharvites were burning their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
亞瓦人造匿哈和他珥他像; 西法瓦音人用火焚燒兒女, 獻給西法瓦音的神亞得米勒和亞拿米勒.

17:32 Those who were fearing Yahweh made priests of the high places from among themselves, and they were sacrificing for them in the shrines of the high places.
他們懼怕耶和華, 也從他們中間立邱壇的祭司, 為他們在有邱壇的殿中獻祭.

17:33 Yahweh they were fearing, but their gods they were serving, according to the customs of the nations from which they were deported.
他們又懼怕耶和華, 又事奉自己的神, 從何邦遷移, 就隨何邦的風俗.

17:34 Until this day they are doing according to their former customs; none of them are fearing Yahweh, and none of them are doing according to their statutes, to their decisions, to the law, or to the commands that Yahweh commanded the descendants of Jacob to which he had given the name Israel.
他們直到如今仍照先前的風俗去行, 不專心敬畏耶和華, 不全守自己的規矩,典章, 也不遵守耶和華吩咐雅各後裔的律法,誡命. 〈雅各, 就是從前耶和華起名叫以色列的. 〉

17:35 Yahweh had made a covenant with them and commanded them, “You shall not fear other gods, nor shall you bow down to them, nor shall you serve them, nor shall you sacrifice to them.
耶和華曾與他們立約, 囑咐他們說: “不可敬畏別神, 不可跪拜事奉他, 也不可向他獻祭.

17:36 Rather, Yahweh, who brought you out from the land of Egypt with great strength and with an outstretched arm—him you shall fear, and to him you shall bow down, and to him you shall sacrifice.
但那用大能和伸出來的膀臂領你們出埃及地的耶和華, 你們當敬畏, 跪拜, 向他獻祭.

17:37 The statutes, the decisions, the law, and the commands that he wrote to you, you shall observe to do always, and you shall not fear other gods.
他給你們寫的律例,典章,律法,誡命, 你們應當永遠謹守遵行, 不可敬畏別神.

17:38 The covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget, and you shall not fear other gods.
我─耶和華與你們所立的約你們不可忘記, 也不可敬畏別神.

17:39 But Yahweh your God you shall fear, and he will deliver you from the hand of all of your enemies.”
但要敬畏耶和華─你們的神, 他必救你們脫離一切仇敵的手. ”

17:40 They did not listen but kept on doing according to their former customs.
他們卻不聽從, 仍照先前的風俗去行.

17:41 So these nations were fearing Yahweh, but they were serving their idols, as were their children and their children’s children; as their ancestors did, they are doing until this day.
如此這些民又懼怕耶和華, 又事奉他們的偶像. 他們子子孫孫也都照樣行, 效法他們的祖宗, 直到今日.

II Kings - Chapter 18

18:1 It happened in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah became king.
以色列王以拉的兒子何細亞第三年, 猶大王亞哈斯的兒子希西家登基.

18:2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.
他登基的時候年二十五歲, 在耶路撒冷作王二十九年. 他母親名叫亞比, 是撒迦利雅的女兒.

18:3 He did right in the eyes of Yahweh according to all that David his ancestor had done.
希西家行耶和華眼中看為正的事, 效法他祖大衛一切所行的.

18:4 He removed the high places, and he smashed the stone pillars; he cut down the poles of Asherah worship and demolished the bronze serpent which Moses had made, for up to those days the Israelites were offering incense to it and called it Nehushtan.
他廢去邱壇, 毀壞柱像, 砍下木偶, 打碎摩西所造的銅蛇, 因為到那時以色列人仍向銅蛇燒香. 希西家叫銅蛇為銅塊(或譯: 人稱銅蛇為銅像).

18:5 He trusted in Yahweh the God of Israel; there was no one like him, before or after, among all the kings of Judah.
希西家倚靠耶和華─以色列的神, 在他前後的猶大列王中沒有一個及他的.

18:6 He held on to Yahweh; he did not depart from following him, and he kept his commands that Yahweh had commanded Moses.
因為他專靠耶和華, 總不離開, 謹守耶和華所吩咐摩西的誡命.

18:7 Yahweh was with him; everywhere he went, he succeeded. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
耶和華與他同在, 他無論往何處去盡都亨通. 他背叛,不肯事奉亞述王.

18:8 He attacked the Philistines up to Gaza and its territory from the watchtower up to the fortified city.
希西家攻擊非利士人, 直到迦薩, 並迦薩的四境, 從瞭望樓到堅固城.

18:9 It happened in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, that is, the seventh year of Hoshea the son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came against Samaria and laid siege against her.
希西家王第四年, 就是以色列王以拉的兒子何細亞第七年, 亞述王撒縵以色上來圍困撒馬利亞;

18:10 At the end of three years, he captured it in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is, the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel; Samaria was captured.
過了三年就攻取了城. 希西家第六年, 以色列王何細亞第九年, 撒馬利亞被攻取了.

18:11 Then the king of Assyria deported Israel to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Habor, in the river regions of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
亞述王將以色列人擄到亞述, 把他們安置在哈臘與歌散的哈博河邊, 並米底亞人的城邑;

18:12 because they did not listen to the voice of Yahweh their God, and they transgressed his covenant; all that he had commanded Moses, the servant of Yahweh, they did not listen to nor did they obey.
都因他們不聽從耶和華─他們神的話, 違背他的約, 就是耶和華僕人摩西吩咐他們所當守的.

18:13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all of the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
希西家王十四年, 亞述王西拿基立上來攻擊猶大的一切堅固城, 將城攻取.

18:14 So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong. Withdraw from me. What you impose on me I will bear.” So the king of Assyria imposed on Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
猶大王希西家差人往拉吉去見亞述王, 說: “我有罪了, 求你離開我; 凡你罰我的, 我必承當. ”於是亞述王罰猶大王希西家銀子三百他連得, 金子三十他連得.

18:15 Then Hezekiah gave all of the silver found in the temple of Yahweh and in the storerooms of the house of the king.
希西家就把耶和華殿裡和王宮府庫裡所有的銀子都給了他.

18:16 At that time, Hezekiah cut off the doors of the temple of Yahweh and the doorposts which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and he gave them to the king of Assyria.
那時, 猶大王希西家將耶和華殿門上的金子和他自己包在柱上的金子都刮下來, 給了亞述王.

18:17 So the king of Assyria sent the commander in chief, the chief eunuch, and the chief advisor from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem with a heavy army. They went up and came to Jerusalem, then they went up and came and stood at the aqueduct of the upper pool which is on the main road of the washer’s field.
亞述王從拉吉差遣他珥探,拉伯撒利, 和拉伯沙基率領大軍往耶路撒冷, 到希西家王那裡去. 他們上到耶路撒冷, 就站在上池的水溝旁, 在漂布地的大路上.

18:18 Then they called to the king, so Eliakim the son of Hilkiah who was over the palace, Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, came out to them.
他們呼叫王的時候, 就有希勒家的兒子家宰以利亞敬, 並書記舍伯那和亞薩的兒子史官約亞, 出來見他們.

18:19 Then the chief advisor said to them, “Please say to Hezekiah: ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: “What is this confidence that you trust?
拉伯沙基說: “你們去告訴希西家說, 亞述大王如此說: ‘你所倚靠的有甚麼可仗賴的呢?

18:20 You think only a word of lips, ‘I have advice and power for the war.’ Now, on whom do you trust that you have rebelled against me?
你說有打仗的計謀和能力, 我看不過是虛話. 你到底倚靠誰才背叛我呢?

18:21 Now, look! You rely on the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt, which when a man leans on it, it goes into his hand and pierces it! So is Pharaoh the king of Egypt for all who are trusting on him!
看哪, 你所倚靠的埃及是那壓傷的葦杖; 人若靠這杖, 就必刺透他的手. 埃及王法老向一切倚靠他的人也是這樣.

18:22 But if you say to me, ‘On Yahweh our God we trust,’ is it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed, and he had said to Judah and to Jerusalem, ‘In the presence of this altar you shall bow down only in Jerusalem?’
你們若對我說: 我們倚靠耶和華─我們的神, 希西家豈不是將神的邱壇和祭壇廢去, 且對猶大和耶路撒冷的人說: 你們當在耶路撒冷這壇前敬拜嗎?

18:23 So then, please make a wager with my lord, with the king of Assyria, and I will give to you a thousand horses if you are able on your part to put riders on them.
現在你把當頭給我主亞述王, 我給你二千匹馬, 看你這一面騎馬的人夠不夠.

18:24 How can you repulse a single captain among the least of the servants of my master? Yet you rely for yourself on Egypt for chariots and horsemen!
若不然, 怎能打敗我主臣僕中最小的軍長呢? 你竟倚靠埃及的戰車馬兵嗎?

18:25 Have I now come up against this place without Yahweh to destroy it? Yahweh has said to me, ‘Go up against this land and destroy it!’ ” ’ ”
現在我上來攻擊毀滅這地, 豈沒有耶和華的意思嗎? 耶和華吩咐我說: 你上去攻擊毀滅這地吧! ’”

18:26 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah and Shebna and Joah said to the chief commander, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we are understanding, but you must not speak Judean with us in the ears of the people who are on the wall.”
希勒家的兒子以利亞敬和舍伯那, 並約亞, 對拉伯沙基說: “求你用亞蘭言語和僕人說話, 因為我們懂得; 不要用猶大言語和我們說話, 達到城上百姓的耳中. ”

18:27 The chief commander said to them, “Is it solely to your master and to you my master has sent me to speak these words? Is it not for the men who sit on the wall to eat their feces and to drink their urine with you?”
拉伯沙基說: “我主差遣我來, 豈是單對你和你的主說這些話嗎? 不也是對這些坐在城上,要與你們一同吃自己糞,喝自己尿的人說嗎? ”

18:28 Then the chief commander stood and called with a great voice in Judean, and he spoke and said, “Hear the word of the king, the great king of Assyria!
於是拉伯沙基站著, 用猶大言語大聲喊著說: “你們當聽亞述大王的話!

18:29 Thus says the king, ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to rescue you from my hand.
王如此說: ‘你們不要被希西家欺哄了; 因他不能救你們脫離我的手.

18:30 Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, “Certainly Yahweh will rescue us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria!” ’
也不要聽希西家使你們倚靠耶和華, 說耶和華必要拯救我們, 這城必不交在亞述王的手中. ’

18:31 Do not listen to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria, ‘Make with me a treaty of peace and come out to me that each may eat from his vine and each from his fig tree, and each may drink water from his cistern!
不要聽希西家的話! 因亞述王如此說: ‘你們要與我和好, 出來投降我, 各人就可以吃自己葡萄樹和無花果樹的果子, 喝自己井裡的水.

18:32 Until I come and take you to a land like your land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees, olive oil, and honey, that you may live and not die! You must not listen to Hezekiah, for he has misled you by saying, “Yahweh will deliver us!”
等我來領你們到一個地方與你們本地一樣, 就是有五穀和新酒之地, 有糧食和葡萄園之地, 有橄欖樹和蜂蜜之地, 好使你們存活, 不至於死. 希西家勸導你們, 說耶和華必拯救我們; 你們不要聽他的話.

18:33 Did the gods of each of the nations ever rescue the land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
列國的神有哪一個救他本國脫離亞述王的手呢?

18:34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? For did they rescue Samaria from my hand?
哈馬,亞珥拔的神在哪裡呢? 西法瓦音,希拿,以瓦的神在哪裡呢? 他們曾救撒馬利亞脫離我的手嗎?

18:35 Who among all of the gods of the countries have rescued their countries from my hand that Yahweh should rescue Jerusalem from my hand?’ ”
這些國的神有誰曾救自己的國脫離我的手呢? 難道耶和華能救耶路撒冷脫離我的手嗎? ’”

18:36 The people were silent, and they did not answer him a word, for the command of that king was saying, “You shall not answer him.”
百姓靜默不言, 並不回答一句, 因為王曾吩咐說: “不要回答他. ”

18:37 Eliakim the son of Hilkiah who was over the palace, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder came to Hezekiah with torn clothes, and they told him the words of the chief commander.
當下, 希勒家的兒子家宰以利亞敬和書記舍伯那, 並亞薩的兒子史官約亞, 都撕裂衣服, 來到希西家那裡, 將拉伯沙基的話告訴了他.

II Kings - Chapter 19

19:1 It happened that when King Hezekiah heard, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went to the temple of Yahweh.
希西家王聽見, 就撕裂衣服, 披上麻布, 進了耶和華的殿;

19:2 He sent Eliakim who was over the palace, Shebna the secretary, the elders, and the priests, all clothed in sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
使家宰以利亞敬和書記舍伯那, 並祭司中的長老, 都披上麻布, 去見亞摩斯的兒子先知以賽亞,

19:3 They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, ‘A day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace is this day, for the children are about to be born, but there is no strength to bear them.
對他說: “希西家如此說: ‘今日是急難,責罰,凌辱的日子, 就如婦人將要生產嬰孩, 卻沒有力量生產.

19:4 Perhaps Yahweh your God will hear all of the words of the chief commander whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to insult the living God, and he will rebuke the words which Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remainder who are left.’ ”
或者耶和華─你的神聽見拉伯沙基的一切話, 就是他主人亞述王打發他來辱罵永生神的話, 耶和華─你的神聽見這話, 就發斥責. 故此, 求你為餘剩的民揚聲禱告. ’”

19:5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah,
希西家王的臣僕就去見以賽亞.

19:6 and Isaiah said to them, “Thus you must say to your master, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “You must not be afraid because the face of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have reviled me.
以賽亞對他們說: “要這樣對你們的主人說, 耶和華如此說: ‘你聽見亞述王的僕人褻瀆我的話, 不要懼怕.

19:7 Look, I am putting in him a spirit. He will hear a rumor and return to his land. Then I will cause him to fall by the sword in his land.” ’ ”
我必驚動(原文是使靈進入)他的心, 他要聽見風聲就歸回本地. 我必使他在那裡倒在刀下. ’”

19:8 When the chief commander returned, he found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.
拉伯沙基回去, 正遇見亞述王攻打立拿, 原來他早聽見亞述王拔營離開拉吉.

19:9 He heard about Tirhakah, the king of Cush, saying, “Look, he has set out to fight with you,” so he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
亞述王聽見人論古實王特哈加說: “他出來要與你爭戰. ”於是亞述王又打發使者去見希西家, 吩咐他們說:

19:10 “Thus you shall say to Hezekiah the king of Judah, ‘Let not your God whom you are trusting deceive you, by his saying, “Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria!”
“你們對猶大王希西家如此說: ‘不要聽你所倚靠的神欺哄你, 說耶路撒冷必不交在亞述王的手中.

19:11 Look, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands, by utterly destroying them, and shall you be delivered?
你總聽說亞述諸王向列國所行的, 乃是盡行滅絕, 難道你還能得救嗎?

19:12 Did the gods of the nations that my predecessors destroyed deliver them? Not Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, nor the children of Eden who were in Tel Assar.
我列祖所毀滅的, 就是歌散,哈蘭,利色, 和屬提．拉撒的伊甸人, 這些國的神何曾拯救這些國呢?

19:13 Where are the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’ ”
哈馬的王,亞珥拔的王,西法瓦音城的王,希拿, 和以瓦的王都在哪裡呢? ’”

19:14 Hezekiah took the letters from the hand of the messengers and read them. Then he went up to the temple of Yahweh, and Hezekiah spread them out before the presence of Yahweh.
希西家從使者手裡接過書信來, 看完了, 就上耶和華的殿, 將書信在耶和華面前展開.

19:15 Then Hezekiah prayed before the face of Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh, God of Israel who lives above the cherubim. You are God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the world; you have made the heavens and the earth.
希西家向耶和華禱告說: “坐在二基路伯上耶和華─以色列的神啊, 你是天下萬國的神, 你曾創造天地.

19:16 Incline your ears and hear; open, O Yahweh, your eyes and see and hear the words of Sennacherib which he has sent to insult the living God.
耶和華啊, 求你側耳而聽! 耶和華啊, 求你睜眼而看! 要聽西拿基立打發使者來辱罵永生神的話.

19:17 Truly, O Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have utterly destroyed the nations and their land.
耶和華啊, 亞述諸王果然使列國和列國之地變為荒涼,

19:18 He has hurled their gods in the fire because they are not gods, but the work of the hands of a human made of wood and stone, so they destroyed them.
將列國的神像都扔在火裡; 因為它本不是神, 乃是人手所造的, 是木頭石頭的, 所以滅絕它.

19:19 So then, O Yahweh our God, rescue us, please, from his hand, that all of the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, O Yahweh, you alone are God!”
耶和華─我們的神啊, 現在求你救我們脫離亞述王的手, 使天下萬國都知道惟獨你─耶和華是神! ”

19:20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel, ‘What you have prayed to me about Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞就打發人去見希西家, 說: “耶和華─以色列的神如此說: ‘你既然求我攻擊亞述王西拿基立, 我已聽見了. ’

19:21 This is the word that Yahweh has spoken concerning him: She despises you, she scorns you, the virgin daughter of Zion. Behind you the daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head.
耶和華論他這樣說: 錫安的處女藐視你, 嗤笑你; 耶路撒冷的女子向你搖頭.

19:22 Whom have you mocked and reviled? And against whom have you have raised your voice and have haughtily lifted your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!
你辱罵誰? 褻瀆誰? 揚起聲來, 高舉眼目攻擊誰呢? 乃是攻擊以色列的聖者!

19:23 By the hand of your messengers you have mocked the Lord, and you have said, ‘With my many chariots I have gone up to the height of the mountains. To the remote areas of Lebanon, I have felled the tallest of its cedars, the choicest of its cypresses. I have entered the place of overnight lodging. Even to the edge of forest of its fertile land.
你藉你的使者辱罵主, 並說: 我率領許多戰車上山頂, 到黎巴嫩極深之處; 我要砍伐其中高大的香柏樹和佳美的松樹; 我必上極高之處, 進入肥田的樹林.

19:24 I dug wells and I drank foreign water, and I dried up with the sole of my steps all the canals of Egypt.’
我已經在外邦挖井喝水; 我必用腳掌踏乾埃及的一切河.

19:25 Have you not heard? From long ago I have determined it, from the days of old I have planned it, and now I am bringing it to pass. It shall be turned into a pile of rocks; fortified cities are ruined.
耶和華說, 我早先所做的, 古時所立的, 就是現在藉你使堅固城荒廢, 變為亂堆, 這事你豈沒有聽見嗎?

19:26 Their inhabitants, short of hand, shall be dismayed; and they shall be ashamed. They have become green plants of the open field, and tender grass, green grass of the roof and blight before the standing grain.
所以其中的居民力量甚小, 驚惶羞愧. 他們像野草, 像青菜, 如房頂上的草, 又如未長成而枯乾的禾稼.

19:27 Your sitting, your going out, and your coming in I know, and your raging against me.
你坐下, 你出去, 你進來, 你向我發烈怒, 我都知道.

19:28 Because you are raging against me, and your arrogance has come up in my ears, I will put my nose ring in your nose and my bridle in your mouth. And I will turn you back on the way that you have come.
因你向我發烈怒, 又因你狂傲的話達到我耳中, 我就要用鉤子鉤上你的鼻子, 把嚼環放在你口裡, 使你從你來的路轉回去.

19:29 “ ‘This will be the sign for you: Eat the volunteer plants for the year, and in the second year, the volunteer plants that spring up from that. But in the third year, sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
“以色列人哪, 我賜你們一個證據: 你們今年要吃自生的, 明年也要吃自長的; 至於後年, 你們要耕種收割, 栽植葡萄園, 吃其中的果子.

19:30 The remainder of the house of Judah which survives will again take root below and bear fruit above.
猶大家所逃脫餘剩的, 仍要往下扎根, 向上結果.

19:31 For from Jerusalem a remnant shall go out and survivors from Mount Zion; the zeal of Yahweh will do this.
必有餘剩的民從耶路撒冷而出; 必有逃脫的人從錫安山而來. 耶和華的熱心必成就這事.

19:32 “ ‘Therefore thus says Yahweh to the king of Assyria, “He shall not come to this city, nor shall he shoot an arrow there, nor shall he bring a small shield near her, nor shall he cast a siege ramp against her.
“所以, 耶和華論亞述王如此說: ‘他必不得來到這城, 也不在這裡射箭, 不得拿盾牌到城前, 也不築壘攻城.

19:33 By the way that he came to her he shall return; but to this city, he shall not come,” declares Yahweh.
他從哪條路來, 必從那條路回去, 必不得來到這城. 這是耶和華說的.

19:34 And I will defend this city to save her for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.’ ”
因我為自己的緣故, 又為我僕人大衛的緣故, 必保護拯救這城. ’”

19:35 It happened in that night that an angel of Yahweh went out, and he struck down one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of Assyria. When they got up early in the morning, look! All of them were dead corpses.
當夜, 耶和華的使者出去, 在亞述營中殺了十八萬五千人. 清早有人起來, 一看, 都是死屍了.

19:36 Then Sennacherib king of Assyria set out and went and returned and lived in Nineveh.
亞述王西拿基立就拔營回去, 住在尼尼微.

19:37 It happened that he was worshiping in the temple of Nisroch his god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him with the sword. Then they escaped into the land of Ararat, and Esarhaddon his son became king in his place.
一日在他的神尼斯洛廟裡叩拜, 他兒子亞得米勒和沙利色用刀殺了他, 就逃到亞拉臘地. 他兒子以撒哈頓接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 20

20:1 In those days Hezekiah became deathly ill, and Isaiah the son of Amoz the prophet came to him and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Command your house, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’ ”
那時, 希西家病得要死. 亞摩斯的兒子先知以賽亞去見他, 對他說: “耶和華如此說: ‘你當留遺命與你的家, 因為你必死, 不能活了. ’”

20:2 Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh, saying,
希西家就轉臉朝牆, 禱告耶和華說:

20:3 “O Yahweh, please remember how I went about before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and remember the good that I have done in your eyes.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.
“耶和華啊, 求你記念我在你面前怎樣存完全的心, 按誠實行事, 又做你眼中所看為善的. ”希西家就痛哭了.

20:4 Isaiah had not gone out from the middle of the city when the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,
以賽亞出來, 還沒有到中院(院: 或譯城), 耶和華的話就臨到他, 說:

20:5 “Return; you must say to Hezekiah, the leader of my people, ‘Thus says Yahweh the God of David your ancestor, “I have heard your prayer and I have seen your tears. Look, I am about to heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the temple of Yahweh.
“你回去告訴我民的君希西家說: 耶和華─你祖大衛的神如此說: ‘我聽見了你的禱告, 看見了你的眼淚, 我必醫治你; 到第三日, 你必上到耶和華的殿.

20:6 I will add to your days fifteen years, and from the hand of the king of Assyria I will deliver you and this city. I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.” ’ ”
我必加增你十五年的壽數, 並且我要救你和這城脫離亞述王的手. 我為自己和我僕人大衛的緣故, 必保護這城. ’”

20:7 Then Isaiah said, “Bring a lump of figs,” so they took and put it on the skin sores, and he lived.
以賽亞說: “當取一塊無花果餅來. ”人就取了來, 貼在瘡上, 王便痊癒了.

20:8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What is the sign that Yahweh will heal me that I shall go up on the third day to the temple of Yahweh?”
希西家問以賽亞說: “耶和華必醫治我, 到第三日, 我能上耶和華的殿, 有甚麼兆頭呢? ”

20:9 Isaiah said, “This is the sign for you from Yahweh that Yahweh will do the thing that he has promised: Shall the shadow advance ten steps or shall it return ten steps?”
以賽亞說: “耶和華必成就他所說的. 這是他給你的兆頭: 你要日影向前進十度呢? 是要往後退十度呢? ”

20:10 Hezekiah answered, “It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps. No, but let the shadow return backwards ten steps.”
希西家回答說: “日影向前進十度容易, 我要日影往後退十度. ”

20:11 Isaiah the prophet called to Yahweh, and he brought back the shadow on the steps where it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz, backwards ten steps.
先知以賽亞求告耶和華, 耶和華就使亞哈斯的日晷向前進的日影, 往後退了十度.

20:12 At that time, Berodak-Baladan the son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been ill.
那時, 巴比倫王巴拉但的兒子米羅達‧巴拉但聽見希西家病而痊癒, 就送書信和禮物給他.

20:13 Hezekiah heard about them and showed them all of the house of his treasure, both the silver and the gold, the spices, the good olive oil, the room of his weapons, and all that could be found in his treasuries. There was nothing that he did not show them in his palace and in all of his kingdom.
希西家聽從使者的話, 就把他寶庫的金子,銀子,香料,貴重的膏油, 和他武庫的一切軍器, 並他所有的財寶, 都給他們看. 他家中和他全國之內, 希西家沒有一樣不給他們看的.

20:14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where have they come to you?” Hezekiah said, “From a far land; they have come from Babylon.”
於是先知以賽亞來見希西家王, 問他說: “這些人說甚麼? 他們從哪裡來見你? ”希西家說: “他們從遠方的巴比倫來. ”

20:15 Then he asked, “What did they see in your palace?” And Hezekiah said, “All that is in my palace they have seen; there is nothing that I did not show them in my treasuries.”
以賽亞說: “他們在你家裡看見了甚麼? ”希西家說: “凡我家中所有的, 他們都看見了; 我財寶中沒有一樣不給他們看的. ”

20:16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of Yahweh!
以賽亞對希西家說: “你要聽耶和華的話,

20:17 ‘Look, days are coming when all that is in your palace will be carried off; even all that your ancestors have stored up until this day, to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says Yahweh.
日子必到, 凡你家裡所有的, 並你列祖積蓄到如今的, 都要被擄到巴比倫去, 不留下一樣. 這是耶和華說的.

20:18 ‘Your sons who went out from you, whom you brought forth, will be taken, and they shall be eunuchs in the temple of the king of Babylon.’ ”
並且從你本身所生的眾子, 其中必有被擄去在巴比倫王宮裡當太監的. ”

20:19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of Yahweh which you have spoken is good,” and he thought, “Is it not that peace and security shall be in my days?”
希西家對以賽亞說: “你所說耶和華的話甚好! 若在我的年日中有太平和穩固的景況, 豈不是好嗎? ”

20:20 Now the remainder of the acts of Hezekiah, all of his powerful deeds, and how he made the pool and the conduit and brought the water into the city, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
希西家其餘的事和他的勇力, 他怎樣挖池,挖溝,引水入城, 都寫在猶大列王記上.

20:21 Then Hezekiah slept with his ancestors, and Manasseh his son became king in his place.
希西家與他列祖同睡. 他兒子瑪拿西接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 21

21:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hephzibah.
瑪拿西登基的時候年十二歲, 在耶路撒冷作王五十五年. 他母親名叫協西巴.

21:2 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, according to the detestable things of the nations that Yahweh had driven out from the presence of the Israelites.
瑪拿西行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 效法耶和華在以色列人面前趕出的外邦人所行可憎的事.

21:3 He returned and rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed. He erected altars for Baal and made a pole of Asherah worship just as Ahab king of Israel had made, and he bowed down to all of the host of heaven and served them.
重新建築他父希西家所毀壞的邱壇, 又為巴力築壇, 做亞舍拉像, 效法以色列王亞哈所行的, 且敬拜事奉天上的萬象;

21:4 He built altars in the temple of Yahweh about which Yahweh had said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”
在耶和華殿宇中築壇. 耶和華曾指著這殿說: “我必立我的名在耶路撒冷. ”

21:5 He built an altar to all of the host of heaven in the two courtyards of the temple of Yahweh.
他在耶和華殿的兩院中為天上的萬象築壇,

21:6 He made his son pass through the fire, practiced soothsaying and divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He increased the doing of evil in the eyes of Yahweh to provoke him.
並使他的兒子經火, 又觀兆, 用法術, 立交鬼的和行巫術的, 多行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 惹動他的怒氣;

21:7 He put the image of the Asherah that he had made in the temple which Yahweh had said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this temple and in Jerusalem which I have chosen from all of the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever.
又在殿內立雕刻的亞舍拉像. 耶和華曾對大衛和他兒子所羅門說: “我在以色列眾支派中所選擇的耶路撒冷和這殿, 必立我的名, 直到永遠.

21:8 I will not again make the feet of Israel wander from the land which I have given to their ancestors, if they only observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, as far as the law that Moses my servant commanded them.”
以色列人若謹守遵行我一切所吩咐他們的和我僕人摩西所吩咐他們的一切律法, 我就不再使他們挪移離開我所賜給他們列祖之地. ”

21:9 But Manasseh did not listen and tempted them to do evil more than the nations that Yahweh destroyed before the presence of the Israelites.
他們卻不聽從. 瑪拿西引誘他們行惡, 比耶和華在以色列人面前所滅的列國更甚.

21:10 So Yahweh spoke by the hand of his servants the prophets, saying,
耶和華藉他僕人眾先知說:

21:11 “Because Manasseh the king of Judah committed these detestable things and did evil more than the Amorites did who were before him and caused even Judah to sin with his idols,
“因猶大王瑪拿西行這些可憎的惡事比先前亞摩利人所行的更甚, 使猶大人拜他的偶像, 陷在罪裡;

21:12 therefore, thus says Yahweh the God of Israel, ‘Look, I am bringing disaster upon Jerusalem and Judah about which the two ears of all who hear it will tingle.
所以耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 我必降禍與耶路撒冷和猶大, 叫一切聽見的人無不耳鳴.

21:13 I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plumb line of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes the dish; he wipes it and turns it on its face.
我必用量撒馬利亞的準繩和亞哈家的線鉈拉在耶路撒冷上, 必擦淨耶路撒冷, 如人擦盤, 將盤倒扣.

21:14 I will give up the remainder of my inheritance, and I will give them into the hand of their enemies. They shall become as prey and as spoil for all their enemies,
我必棄掉所餘剩的子民(原文是產業), 把他們交在仇敵手中, 使他們成為一切仇敵擄掠之物;

21:15 because they have done evil in my eyes and were provoking me from the day that their ancestors came out from Egypt up to this day.’ ”
是因他們自從列祖出埃及直到如今, 常行我眼中看為惡的事, 惹動我的怒氣. ”

21:16 Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood until he filled Jerusalem from one end to another, apart from his sin which he caused Judah to sin by doing evil in the eyes of Yahweh.
瑪拿西行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 使猶大人陷在罪裡, 又流許多無辜人的血, 充滿了耶路撒冷, 從這邊直到那邊.

21:17 The remainder of the acts of Manasseh and all that he did and his sin that he committed, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
瑪拿西其餘的事, 凡他所行的和他所犯的罪都寫在猶大列王記上.

21:18 Then Manasseh slept with his ancestors and was buried in the garden of his palace, in the garden of Uzza. Amon his son became king in his place.
瑪拿西與他列祖同睡, 葬在自己宮院烏撒的園內; 他兒子亞們接續他作王.

21:19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz from Jotbah.
亞們登基的時候年二十二歲, 在耶路撒冷作王二年. 他母親名叫米舒利密, 是約提巴人哈魯斯的女兒.

21:20 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh as Manasseh his father had done.
亞們行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 與他父親瑪拿西所行的一樣;

21:21 He walked in all of the way which his father had walked, and he served the idols which his father had served and bowed down to them.
行他父親一切所行的, 敬奉他父親所敬奉的偶像,

21:22 He abandoned Yahweh the God of his ancestors and did not walk in the way of Yahweh.
離棄耶和華─他列祖的神, 不遵行耶和華的道.

21:23 The servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.
亞們王的臣僕背叛他, 在宮裡殺了他.

21:24 But the people of the land killed all who conspired against the king and made Josiah his son king in his place.
但國民殺了那些背叛亞們王的人, 立他兒子約西亞接續他作王.

21:25 The remainder of the acts of Amon that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
亞們其餘所行的事都寫在猶大列王記上.

21:26 They buried him in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son became king in place of him.
亞們葬在烏撒的園內自己的墳墓裡. 他兒子約西亞接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 22

22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath.
約西亞登基的時候年八歲, 在耶路撒冷作王三十一年. 他母親名叫耶底大, 是波斯加人亞大雅的女兒.

22:2 He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in all of the way of David his ancestor and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
約西亞行耶和華眼中看為正的事, 行他祖大衛一切所行的, 不偏左右.

22:3 It happened in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent word to Shaphan the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the secretary of the temple of Yahweh, saying,
約西亞王十八年, 王差遣米書蘭的孫子,亞薩利的兒子─書記沙番上耶和華殿去, 吩咐他說:

22:4 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, and let them count the money being brought to the temple of Yahweh which the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people,
“你去見大祭司希勒家, 使他將奉到耶和華殿的銀子, 就是守門的從民中收聚的銀子, 數算數算,

22:5 and let them give it into the hand of those appointed doers of the work at the temple of Yahweh. Let them give it to the doers of the work who are at the temple of Yahweh to repair the breach of the temple:
交給耶和華殿裡辦事的人, 使他們轉交耶和華殿裡做工的人, 好修理殿的破壞之處,

22:6 to the skilled craftsmen, to the builders, to the masons, and to buy timber and hewing stones to repair the temple.
就是轉交木匠和工人, 並瓦匠, 又買木料和鑿成的石頭修理殿宇,

22:7 Only the money being given to them is not to be accounted for by them, for they are dealing with honesty.”
將銀子交在辦事的人手裡, 不與他們算帳, 因為他們辦事誠實. ”

22:8 Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the scroll of the Torah in the temple of Yahweh,” and Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan and he read it.
大祭司希勒家對書記沙番說: “我在耶和華殿裡得了律法書. ”希勒家將書遞給沙番, 沙番就看了.

22:9 Shaphan the secretary came to the king and returned the king a word, and he said, “Your servant poured out the money found in the temple, and they have given it into the hand of the doers of the work appointed over the temple of Yahweh.”
書記沙番到王那裡, 回覆王說: “你的僕人已將殿裡的銀子倒出數算, 交給耶和華殿裡辦事的人了. ”

22:10 Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” Then Shaphan read before the king.
書記沙番又對王說: “祭司希勒家遞給我一卷書. ”沙番就在王面前讀那書.

22:11 When the king heard the words of the scroll of the Torah, he tore his clothes.
王聽見律法書上的話, 便撕裂衣服,

22:12 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Acbor the son of Micaiah, Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the servant of the king, saying,
吩咐祭司希勒家與沙番的兒子亞希甘,米該亞的兒子亞革波,書記沙番和王的臣僕亞撒雅, 說:

22:13 “Go, inquire of Yahweh for me and for the people and for all of Judah concerning the words of this scroll that was found. For the wrath of Yahweh that is kindled against us is great because our ancestors did not listen to the words of this scroll to do according to all that is written concerning us!”
“你們去為我,為民,為猶大眾人, 以這書上的話求問耶和華; 因為我們列祖沒有聽從這書上的言語, 沒有遵著書上所吩咐我們的去行, 耶和華就向我們大發烈怒. ”

22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah the son of Harhas, the keeper of the robes. Now she was living in Jerusalem in the second district. Then they spoke to her,
於是, 祭司希勒家和亞希甘,亞革波,沙番,亞撒雅都去見女先知戶勒大. 戶勒大是掌管禮服沙龍的妻; 沙龍是哈珥哈斯的孫子,特瓦的兒子. 戶勒大住在耶路撒冷第二區. 他們請問於她.

22:15 and she said to them, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel, ‘Say to the man who sent you to me,
她對他們說: “耶和華─以色列的神如此說: ‘你們可以回覆那差遣你們來見我的人說,

22:16 “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Look I am bringing evil to this place and upon its inhabitants, according to all of the words of that scroll that the king of Judah has read
耶和華如此說: 我必照著猶大王所讀那書上的一切話, 降禍與這地和其上的居民.

22:17 because they have abandoned me and they have burned incense to other gods, provoking me to anger with all of the works of their hands. My wrath shall be kindled against this place and not be quenched.’ ”
因為他們離棄我, 向別神燒香, 用他們手所做的惹我發怒, 所以我的忿怒必向這地發作, 總不止息. ’

22:18 And to the king of Judah who sent all of you to inquire of Yahweh, thus you shall say to him, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel, ‘Concerning the words that you have heard,
然而, 差遣你們來求問耶和華的猶大王, 你們要這樣回覆他說: ‘耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 至於你所聽見的話,

22:19 because you have a responsive heart, and you humbled yourself before Yahweh when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants to become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before my face, I have also heard, declares Yahweh.
就是聽見我指著這地和其上的居民所說,要使這地變為荒場,民受咒詛的話, 你便心裡敬服, 在我面前自卑, 撕裂衣服, 向我哭泣, 因此我應允了你. 這是我─耶和華說的.

22:20 Therefore look, I am gathering you to your ancestors, and you shall be gathered to your tombs in peace. Your eyes will not see all of the disaster that I am bringing onto this place.’ ” ’ ” Then they reported the word to the king.
我必使你平平安安地歸到墳墓到你列祖那裡; 我要降與這地的一切災禍, 你也不致親眼看見. ’”他們就回覆王去了.

II Kings - Chapter 23

23:1 So the king sent word, and all of the elders of Judah and Jerusalem gathered to him.
王差遣人招聚猶大和耶路撒冷的眾長老來.

23:2 Then the king went up to the temple of Yahweh, and all of the men of Judah and all of the inhabitants of Jerusalem were with him, including the priests, the prophets, and all of the people from smallest to greatest; and in their hearing he read all of the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been found in the temple of Yahweh.
王和猶大眾人與耶路撒冷的居民, 並祭司,先知, 和所有的百姓, 無論大小, 都一同上到耶和華的殿; 王就把耶和華殿裡所得的約書念給他們聽.

23:3 Then the king stood by the pillar, and he made a covenant before Yahweh, to go after Yahweh and to keep his commands and his warnings and his statutes, with all of his heart and with his all of his soul, to keep the words of this covenant written on this scroll. Then all of the people joined in the covenant.
王站在柱旁, 在耶和華面前立約, 要盡心盡性地順從耶和華, 遵守他的誡命,法度,律例, 成就這書上所記的約言. 眾民都服從這約.

23:4 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the second priests, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out of the temple of Yahweh all of the objects made for Baal and for the Asherah and for all the host of heaven, and he burned them outside of Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and then he carried their ashes to Bethel.
王吩咐大祭司希勒家和副祭司, 並把門的, 將那為巴力和亞舍拉, 並天上萬象所造的器皿, 都從耶和華殿裡搬出來, 在耶路撒冷外汲淪溪旁的田間燒了, 把灰拿到伯特利去.

23:5 He removed the priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense on the high places at the cities of Judah and around Jerusalem and who offered incense to, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.
從前猶大列王所立拜偶像的祭司, 在猶大城邑的邱壇和耶路撒冷的周圍燒香, 現在王都廢去, 又廢去向巴力和日,月,行星(或譯: 十二宮), 並天上萬象燒香的人;

23:6 He brought out the Asherah image from the temple of Yahweh outside of Jerusalem to the Wadi of the Kidron and burnt it there; then he pulverized it to dust and threw its dust upon the tombs of the children of the people.
又從耶和華殿裡將亞舍拉搬到耶路撒冷外汲淪溪邊焚燒, 打碎成灰, 將灰撒在平民的墳上;

23:7 He tore down the shrines of the male shrine prostitutes which were in the temple of Yahweh, where the women were weaving shrines for the Asherah.
又拆毀耶和華殿裡孌童的屋子, 就是婦女為亞舍拉織帳子的屋子,

23:8 Then he brought all of the priests from the cities of Judah and defiled the high places where the priests from Geba up to Beersheba burned incense. He tore down the high places of the gates which were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua, the governor of the city, which were on the left of each gate of the city.
並且從猶大的城邑帶眾祭司來, 污穢祭司燒香的邱壇, 從迦巴直到別是巴, 又拆毀城門旁的邱壇, 這邱壇在邑宰約書亞門前, 進城門的左邊.

23:9 However, the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of Yahweh in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread in the midst of their relatives.
但是邱壇的祭司不登耶路撒冷耶和華的壇, 只在他們弟兄中間吃無酵餅.

23:10 He defiled the Topheth which is in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, to prevent anyone causing his sons or his daughters to pass through the fire for Molech.
又污穢欣嫩子谷的陀斐特, 不許人在那裡使兒女經火獻給摩洛;

23:11 He kept the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun from coming to the temple of Yawheh at the side room of Nathan-Melech the eunuch, which was in the court; and the chariots of the sun he burned with fire.
又將猶大列王在耶和華殿門旁,太監拿單．米勒靠近遊廊的屋子,向日頭所獻的馬廢去, 且用火焚燒日車.

23:12 The altars which were on the roof of the upper room of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courtyards of the temple of Yahweh, the king tore down and ran from there and threw their ashes into the Wadi Kidron.
猶大列王在亞哈斯樓頂上所築的壇和瑪拿西在耶和華殿兩院中所築的壇, 王都拆毀打碎了, 就把灰倒在汲淪溪中.

23:13 The high places which were east of Jerusalem, which were on the south of the Mountain of Destruction which Solomon king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the detestable thing of the Ammonites, the king defiled.
從前以色列王所羅門在耶路撒冷前,邪僻山右邊為西頓人可憎的神亞斯她錄,摩押人可憎的神基抹,亞捫人可憎的神米勒公所築的邱壇, 王都污穢了,

23:14 He also broke into pieces the stone pillars and cut down the Asherah poles and covered their sites with human bones.
又打碎柱像, 砍下木偶, 將人的骨頭充滿了那地方.

23:15 Moreover, the altar which was in Bethel, the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin, had built, even that altar and the high place, Josiah tore down. Then he burned down the high place and crushed the pole of Asherah worship to dust and burned it with fire.
他將伯特利的壇, 就是叫以色列人陷在罪裡,尼八的兒子耶羅波安所築的那壇, 都拆毀焚燒, 打碎成灰, 並焚燒了亞舍拉.

23:16 When Josiah turned and saw the tombs which were there on the hill, he sent and took the bones from the tombs and burned them on the altar. Thus he defiled them according to the word of Yahweh that the man of God had proclaimed who had proclaimed these things.
約西亞回頭, 看見山上的墳墓, 就打發人將墳墓裡的骸骨取出來, 燒在壇上, 污穢了壇, 正如從前神人宣傳耶和華的話.

23:17 Then he said, “What is this gravestone that I am seeing?” The men of the city said to him, “This is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things which you have done against the altar of Bethel.”
約西亞問說: “我所看見的是甚麼碑? ”那城裡的人回答說: “先前有神人從猶大來, 預先說王現在向伯特利壇所行的事, 這就是他的墓碑. ”

23:18 So Josiah said, “Let him rest and let no man move his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who had come from Samaria.
約西亞說: “由他吧! 不要挪移他的骸骨. ”他們就不動他的骸骨, 也不動從撒馬利亞來那先知的骸骨.

23:19 Moreover, all of the shrines of the high places which were in the towns of Samaria which the kings of Israel had made to provoke Yahweh, Josiah removed, and he did to them like all of the deeds he had done in Bethel.
從前以色列諸王在撒馬利亞的城邑建築邱壇的殿, 惹動耶和華的怒氣, 現在約西亞都廢去了, 就如他在伯特利所行的一般;

23:20 Then he slaughtered all of the priests of the high places who were there, on the altars, and he burned the bones of the humans on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
又將邱壇的祭司都殺在壇上, 並在壇上燒人的骨頭, 就回耶路撒冷去了.

23:21 Then the king commanded all of the people, saying, “Keep the Passover to Yahweh your God, as has been written on the scroll of this covenant.”
王吩咐眾民說: “你們當照這約書上所寫的, 向耶和華─你們的神守逾越節. ”

23:22 For they had not kept this Passover from the days of the judges who had judged over Israel or during the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah.
自從士師治理以色列人和以色列王,猶大王的時候, 直到如今, 實在沒有守過這樣的逾越節;

23:23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was kept for Yahweh in Jerusalem.
只有約西亞王十八年在耶路撒冷向耶和華守這逾越節.

23:24 Moreover, the mediums and the spiritists, the household gods and the idols, and all of the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, Josiah removed in order to establish the words of the law written on the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had found in the temple of Yahweh.
凡猶大國和耶路撒冷所有交鬼的,行巫術的, 與家中的神像和偶像, 並一切可憎之物, 約西亞盡都除掉, 成就了祭司希勒家在耶和華殿裡所得律法書上所寫的話.

23:25 There was not a king like him before him, who turned to Yahweh with all of his heart and with all of his soul and with all of his might according to the law of Moses, nor did one arise like him afterwards.
在約西亞以前沒有王像他盡心,盡性,盡力地歸向耶和華, 遵行摩西的一切律法; 在他以後也沒有興起一個王像他.

23:26 However, Yahweh did not turn from the fierceness of his great anger which was kindled against Judah because of all of the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked him.
然而, 耶和華向猶大所發猛烈的怒氣仍不止息, 是因瑪拿西諸事惹動他.

23:27 Yahweh had said, “Even Judah I will remove from my face, as I have removed Israel; I will reject this city that I have chosen, even Jerusalem and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there’!”
耶和華說: “我必將猶大人從我面前趕出, 如同趕出以色列人一般; 我必棄掉我從前所選擇的這城─耶路撒冷和我所說立我名的殿. ”

23:28 The remainder of the acts of Josiah and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
約西亞其餘的事, 凡他所行的都寫在猶大列王記上.

23:29 In his days, Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went to meet him, and he killed him at Megiddo as soon as he saw him.
約西亞年間, 埃及王法老尼哥上到幼發拉底河攻擊亞述王; 約西亞王去抵擋他. 埃及王遇見約西亞在米吉多, 就殺了他.

23:30 So his servants drove him dead in a chariot from Megiddo, and they brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his father.
他的臣僕用車將他的屍首從米吉多送到耶路撒冷, 葬在他自己的墳墓裡. 國民膏約西亞的兒子約哈斯接續他父親作王.

23:31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
約哈斯登基的時候年二十三歲, 在耶路撒冷作王三個月. 他母親名叫哈慕她, 是立拿人耶利米的女兒.

23:32 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to all his ancestors had done.
約哈斯行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 效法他列祖一切所行的.

23:33 Then Pharaoh Neco confined him at Riblah in the land of Hamath, from reigning in Jerusalem, and imposed a levy on the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
法老尼哥將約哈斯鎖禁在哈馬地的利比拉, 不許他在耶路撒冷作王, 又罰猶大國銀子一百他連得, 金子一他連得.

23:34 Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of Josiah his father, and he changed his name to Jehoiakim. Then he took Jehoahaz and brought him to Egypt, and he died there.
法老尼哥立約西亞的兒子以利亞敬接續他父親約西亞作王, 給他改名叫約雅敬, 卻將約哈斯帶到埃及, 他就死在那裡.

23:35 The silver and the gold Jehoiakim gave to Pharaoh; however, he taxed the land to give the silver to meet the demands of Pharaoh. Each according to assessment, he exacted payment of the silver and the gold from the people of the land to give to Pharaoh Neco.
約雅敬將金銀給法老, 遵著法老的命向國民征取金銀, 按著各人的力量派定, 索要金銀, 好給法老尼哥.

23:36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah from Rumah.
約雅敬登基的時候年二十五歲, 在耶路撒冷作王十一年. 他母親名叫西布大, 是魯瑪人毘大雅的女兒.

23:37 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to all that his ancestors had done.
約雅敬行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 效法他列祖一切所行的.

II Kings - Chapter 24

24:1 In his days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up because Jehoiakim had become his servant for three years; then he turned and rebelled against him.
約雅敬年間, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒上到猶大; 約雅敬服事他三年, 然後背叛他.

24:2 So Yahweh sent against him raiding bands of Chaldeans, raiding bands of Aram, raiding bands of Moab, and raiding bands of the Ammonites. He had sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of Yahweh that he had spoken by the hand of his servants the prophets.
耶和華使迦勒底軍,亞蘭軍,摩押軍, 和亞捫人的軍來攻擊約雅敬, 毀滅猶大, 正如耶和華藉他僕人眾先知所說的.

24:3 Surely, it was on the command of Yahweh against Judah to remove them from his sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done.
這禍臨到猶大人, 誠然是耶和華所命的, 要將他們從自己面前趕出, 是因瑪拿西所犯的一切罪;

24:4 Also, for the blood of the innocent that he had shed—and he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood—Yahweh was not willing to forgive.
又因他流無辜人的血, 充滿了耶路撒冷; 耶和華決不肯赦免.

24:5 The remainder of the acts of Jehoiakim and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
約雅敬其餘的事, 凡他所行的都寫在猶大列王記上.

24:6 So Jehoiakim slept with his ancestors, and Jehoiachin his son became king in his place.
約雅敬與他列祖同睡. 他兒子約雅斤接續他作王.

24:7 The king of Egypt did not again come out from his land, for the king of Babylon had taken territory from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
埃及王不再從他國中出來; 因為巴比倫王將埃及王所管之地, 從埃及小河直到幼發拉底河都奪去了.

24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem.
約雅斤登基的時候年十八歲, 在耶路撒冷作王三個月. 他母親名叫尼護施她, 是耶路撒冷人以利拿單的女兒.

24:9 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to all that his father had done.
約雅斤行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 效法他父親一切所行的.

24:10 At that time, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and the city came under the siege.
那時, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的軍兵上到耶路撒冷, 圍困城.

24:11 Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city while his servants were besieging it.
當他軍兵圍困城的時候, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒就親自來了.

24:12 Jehoiachin king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his court officials. The king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
猶大王約雅斤和他母親,臣僕,首領,太監一同出城, 投降巴比倫王; 巴比倫王便拿住他. 那時是巴比倫王第八年.

24:13 Then he took from there all of the treasures of the temple of Yahweh and the treasures of the palace of the king. He cut up all of the vessels of gold which Solomon the king of Israel had made in the temple of Yahweh, as Yahweh had foretold.
巴比倫王將耶和華殿和王宮裡的寶物都拿去了, 將以色列王所羅門所造耶和華殿裡的金器都毀壞了, 正如耶和華所說的;

24:14 He deported all of Jerusalem: all of the commanders, ten thousand of the skilled warriors, and the artisans; no one was left over except the poorest of the people of the land.
又將耶路撒冷的眾民和眾首領, 並所有大能的勇士, 共一萬人, 連一切木匠,鐵匠都擄了去; 除了國中極貧窮的人以外, 沒有剩下的;

24:15 He deported Jehoiachin to Babylon; the mother of the king, the wives of the king, his court officials, and the citizenry of the land he caused to go into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon:
並將約雅斤和王母,后妃,太監, 與國中的大官, 都從耶路撒冷擄到巴比倫去了;

24:16 of all of the skilled men, seven thousand, and of the skilled craftsmen and the artisans, one thousand. All of the mighty warriors fit for war the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
又將一切勇士七千人和木匠,鐵匠一千人, 都是能上陣的勇士, 全擄到巴比倫去了.

24:17 Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his uncle king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
巴比倫王立約雅斤的叔叔瑪探雅代替他作王, 給瑪探雅改名叫西底家.

24:18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
西底家登基的時候年二十一歲, 在耶路撒冷作王十一年. 他母親名叫哈慕她, 是立拿人耶利米的女兒.

24:19 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh just like all that Jehoiakim had done.
西底家行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 是照約雅敬一切所行的.

24:20 For it happened because of the anger of Yahweh, in Jerusalem and in Judah, until they were cast out from his presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
因此耶和華的怒氣在耶路撒冷和猶大發作, 以致將人民從自己面前趕出.

II Kings - Chapter 25

25:1 It happened that in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came, he and his army, against Jerusalem. He encamped against it and built siege works against it all around.
西底家背叛巴比倫王. 他作王第九年十月初十日, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒率領全軍來攻擊耶路撒冷, 對城安營, 四圍築壘攻城.

25:2 So the city came under siege until the eleventh year of the king.
於是城被圍困, 直到西底家王十一年.

25:3 In the ninth month, the famine became severe in the city, and there was no food for the people of the land.
四月初九日, 城裡有大饑荒, 甚至百姓都沒有糧食.

25:4 Then the city was breached, and all of the men of war entered by night by way of the gate between the wall which was by the garden of the king, and the Chaldeans were against the city all around, so he left by the way of the Arabah.
城被攻破, 一切兵丁就在夜間從靠近王園兩城中間的門逃跑. 迦勒底人正在四圍攻城, 王就向亞拉巴逃走.

25:5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and they overtook him in the Arabah of Jericho, and all of his army scattered from him.
迦勒底的軍隊追趕王, 在耶利哥的平原追上他; 他的全軍都離開他四散了.

25:6 So they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they passed sentence on him.
迦勒底人就拿住王, 帶他到在利比拉的巴比倫王那裡審判他.

25:7 They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; then they blinded the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon.
在西底家眼前殺了他的眾子, 並且剜了西底家的眼睛, 用銅鍊鎖著他, 帶到巴比倫去.

25:8 In the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, that is, the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, a commander of the imperial guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.
巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒十九年五月初七日, 巴比倫王的臣僕,護衛長尼布撒拉旦來到耶路撒冷,

25:9 He burned the temple of Yahweh, the palace of the king, and all of the houses of Jerusalem; every large house he burned with fire.
用火焚燒耶和華的殿和王宮, 又焚燒耶路撒冷的房屋, 就是各大戶家的房屋.

25:10 He and all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the imperial guard tore down the wall of Jerusalem all around.
跟從護衛長迦勒底的全軍就拆毀耶路撒冷四圍的城牆.

25:11 The remainder of the people left in the city, the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the remainder of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the commander of the imperial guard deported.
那時護衛長尼布撒拉旦將城裡所剩下的百姓, 並已經投降巴比倫王的人, 以及大眾所剩下的人, 都擄去了.

25:12 But the poor of the land the commander of the imperial guard left for the vineyards and for tilling.
但護衛長留下些民中最窮的, 使他們修理葡萄園, 耕種田地.

25:13 The bronze pillars which were in the temple of Yahweh, the water carts, and the bronze sea that was in the temple of Yahweh, the Chaldeans broke into pieces and carried their bronze to Babylon.
耶和華殿的銅柱, 並耶和華殿的盆座和銅海, 迦勒底人都打碎了, 將那銅運到巴比倫去了,

25:14 The pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the dishes, and the vessels of bronze with which they served there, they took.
又帶去鍋,鏟子,蠟剪,調羹, 並所用的一切銅器,

25:15 The firepans and the basins, whatever was gold, the commander of the imperial guard took for the gold and whatever was silver, for the silver.
火鼎,碗, 無論金的銀的, 護衛長也都帶去了.

25:16 The two pillars, the one sea, and the water cart which Solomon had made for the temple of Yahweh, there was no weighing to the bronze of all of these vessels.
所羅門為耶和華殿所造的兩根銅柱,一個銅海, 和幾個盆座, 這一切的銅, 多得無法可稱.

25:17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; a bronze capital was on it, with the height of the capital being three cubits. The latticework and pomegranates on the capital all around were bronze, and likewise on the latticework for the second pillar.
這一根柱子高十八肘, 柱上有銅頂, 高三肘; 銅頂的周圍有網子和石榴, 都是銅的. 那一根柱子, 照此一樣, 也有網子.

25:18 Then the commander of the imperial guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and three of the threshold keepers.
護衛長拿住大祭司西萊雅,副祭司西番亞, 和三個把門的,

25:19 From the city he took one court official who was chief officer over the men of war, five men from the king’s council who were found in the city, the secretary of the commander of the army who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men from the people of the land being found in the city.
又從城中拿住一個管理兵丁的官(或譯: 太監), 並在城裡所遇常見王面的五個人和檢點國民軍長的書記, 以及城裡遇見的國民六十個人.

25:20 Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
護衛長尼布撒拉旦將這些人帶到在利比拉的巴比倫王那裡.

25:21 Then the king of Babylon struck them down and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath; thus Judah was removed from its land.
巴比倫王就把他們擊殺在哈馬地的利比拉. 這樣, 猶大人被擄去離開本地.

25:22 Now as far as the people left in Judah whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon left behind, he appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan over them.
至於猶大國剩下的民, 就是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒所剩下的, 巴比倫王立了沙番的孫子,亞希甘的兒子基大利作他們的省長.

25:23 When all of the commanders of the troops heard, they and the men, that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Kareah, Seriah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
眾軍長和屬他們的人聽見巴比倫王立了基大利作省長, 於是軍長尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利,加利亞的兒子約哈難,尼陀法人單戶蔑的兒子西萊雅,瑪迦人的兒子雅撒尼亞, 和屬他們的人都到米斯巴見基大利.

25:24 Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and he said to them, “You must not be afraid because of the Chaldeans. Settle in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and may it go well with you.”
基大利向他們和屬他們的人起誓說: “你們不必懼怕迦勒底臣僕, 只管住在這地服事巴比倫王, 就可以得福. ”

25:25 But it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama from the offspring of the kingship came, and ten men with him, and they struck down Gedaliah so that he died with the Judeans and with the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
七月間, 宗室以利沙瑪的孫子,尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利帶著十個人來, 殺了基大利和同他在米斯巴的猶大人與迦勒底人.

25:26 Then all the people, from youngest to oldest, and the commanders of the troops, went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the presence of the Chaldeans.
於是眾民, 無論大小, 連眾軍長; 因為懼怕迦勒底人, 都起身往埃及去了.

25:27 It happened in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month on the twenty-seventh of the month, lifted Evil-Merodach king of Babylon in the year that he became king, the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah from the house of imprisonment.
猶大王約雅斤被擄後三十七年, 巴比倫王以未．米羅達元年十二月二十七日, 使猶大王約雅斤抬頭, 提他出監;

25:28 He spoke kindly to him, and he gave him a better seat than the seat of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
又對他說恩言, 使他的位高過與他一同在巴比倫眾王的位,

25:29 So he changed the clothes of his imprisonment, and he ate food continually in his presence all the days of his life.
給他脫了囚服. 他終身常在巴比倫王面前吃飯.

25:30 His allowance was continually given to him from the king, a portion every day all the days of his life.
王賜他所需用的食物, 日日賜他一分, 終身都是這樣.

I Chronicles (歷代誌上)

I Chronicles - Chapter 1

1:1 Adam, Seth, Enosh;
亞當生塞特; 塞特生以挪士;

1:2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;
以挪士生該南; 該南生瑪勒列; 瑪勒列生雅列;

1:3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;
雅列生以諾; 以諾生瑪土撒拉; 瑪土撒拉生拉麥;

1:4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
拉麥生挪亞; 挪亞生閃,含,雅弗.

1:5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
雅弗的兒子是歌篾,瑪各,瑪代,雅完,土巴,米設,提拉.

1:6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.
歌篾的兒子是亞實基拿,低法(在創世記十章三節是利法),陀迦瑪.

1:7 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rhodanim.
雅完的兒子是以利沙,他施,基提,多單.

1:8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
含的兒子是古實,麥西,弗,迦南.

1:9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
古實的兒子是西巴,哈腓拉,撒弗他,拉瑪,撒弗提迦. 拉瑪的兒子是示巴,底但.

1:10 And Cush fathered Nimrod; he himself began to be mighty on earth.
古實生寧錄; 他為世上英雄之首.

1:11 And Mizraim fathered the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,
麥西生路低人,亞拿米人,利哈比人,拿弗土希人,

1:12 the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whence the Philistines descended), and the Caphtorim.
帕斯魯細人,迦斯路希人,迦斐託人; 從迦斐託出來的有非利士人.

1:13 And Canaan fathered Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
迦南生長子西頓, 又生赫

1:14 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
和耶布斯人,亞摩利人,革迦撒人,

1:15 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
希未人,亞基人,西尼人,

1:16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
亞瓦底人,洗瑪利人, 並哈馬人.

1:17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
閃的兒子是以攔,亞述,亞法撒,路德,亞蘭,烏斯,戶勒,基帖,米設(在創世記十章二十三節是瑪施).

1:18 And Arphaxad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.
亞法撒生沙拉; 沙拉生希伯.

1:19 And two sons were born to Eber: the name of the one was Peleg (for in his days the earth was divided), and the name of his brother was Joktan.
希伯生了兩個兒子: 一個名叫法勒(就是分的意思), 因為那時人就分地居住; 法勒的兄弟名叫約坍.

1:20 And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
約坍生亞摩答,沙列,哈薩瑪非,耶拉,

1:21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
哈多蘭,烏薩,德拉,

1:22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,
以巴錄,亞比瑪利,示巴,

1:23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
阿斐,哈腓拉,約巴. 這都是約坍的兒子.

1:24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah;
閃生亞法撒; 亞法撒生沙拉;

1:25 Eber, Peleg, Reu;
沙拉生希伯; 希伯生法勒; 法勒生拉吳;

1:26 Serug, Nahor, Terah;
拉吳生西鹿; 西鹿生拿鶴; 拿鶴生他拉;

1:27 Abram, that is, Abraham.
他拉生亞伯蘭, 亞伯蘭就是亞伯拉罕.

1:28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
亞伯拉罕的兒子是以撒,以實瑪利.

1:29 These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Abdeel, Mibsam,
以實瑪利的兒子記在下面: 以實瑪利的長子是尼拜約, 其次是基達,押德別,米比衫,

1:30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
米施瑪,度瑪,瑪撒,哈達,提瑪,

1:31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedmah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
伊突,拿非施,基底瑪. 這都是以實瑪利的兒子.

1:32 And the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
亞伯拉罕的妾基土拉所生的兒子, 就是心蘭,約珊,米但,米甸,伊施巴,書亞. 約珊的兒子是示巴,底但.

1:33 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Enoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
米甸的兒子是以法,以弗,哈諾,亞比大,以勒大. 這都是基土拉的子孫.

1:34 Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
亞伯拉罕生以撒; 以撒的兒子是以掃和以色列.

1:35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
以掃的兒子是以利法,流珥,耶烏施,雅蘭,可拉.

1:36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
以利法的兒子是提幔,阿抹,洗玻,迦坦,基納斯,亭納,亞瑪力.

1:37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
流珥的兒子是拿哈,謝拉,沙瑪,米撒.

1:38 And the sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
西珥的兒子是羅坍,朔巴,祭便,亞拿,底順,以察,底珊.

1:39 And the sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and the sister of Lotan was Timna.
羅坍的兒子是何利,荷幔; 羅坍的妹子是亭納.

1:40 The sons of Shobal: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
朔巴的兒子是亞勒文,瑪拿轄,以巴錄,示非,阿南. 祭便的兒子是亞雅,亞拿.

1:41 The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
亞拿的兒子是底順. 底順的兒子是哈默蘭,伊是班,益蘭,基蘭.

1:42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
以察的兒子是辟罕,撒番,亞干. 底珊的兒子是烏斯,亞蘭.

1:43 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
以色列人未有君王治理之先, 在以東地作王的記在下面: 有比珥的兒子比拉, 他的京城名叫亭哈巴.

1:44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
比拉死了, 波斯拉人謝拉的兒子約巴接續他作王.

1:45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
約巴死了, 提幔地的人戶珊接續他作王.

1:46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
戶珊死了, 比達的兒子哈達接續他作王. 這哈達就是在摩押地殺敗米甸人的, 他的京城名叫亞未得.

1:47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
哈達死了, 瑪士利加人桑拉接續他作王.

1:48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place.
桑拉死了, 大河邊的利河伯人掃羅接續他作王.

1:49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.
掃羅死了, 亞革波的兒子巴勒‧哈南接續他作王.

1:50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place, and the name of his city was Pai. And the name of his wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.
巴勒‧哈南死了, 哈達接續他作王. 他的京城名叫巴伊, 他的妻子名叫米希她別, 是米‧薩合的孫女, 瑪特列的女兒.

1:51 And Hadad died. And the chiefs of Edom were: chiefs Timna, Aliah, Jetheth,
哈達死了, 以東人的族長有亭納族長,亞勒瓦族長,耶帖族長,

1:52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
亞何利巴瑪族長,以拉族長,比嫩族長,

1:53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
基納斯族長,提幔族長,米比薩族長,

1:54 Magdiel, and Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.
瑪基疊族長,以蘭族長. 這都是以東人的族長.

I Chronicles - Chapter 2

2:1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
以色列的兒子是流便,西緬,利未,猶大,以薩迦,西布倫,

2:2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
但,約瑟,便雅憫,拿弗他利,迦得,亞設.

2:3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three were born to him from Bathshua the Canaanite. Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he put him to death.
猶大的兒子是珥,俄南,示拉, 這三人是迦南人書亞女兒所生的. 猶大的長子珥在耶和華眼中看為惡, 耶和華就使他死了.

2:4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore Perez and Zerah to him. The sons of Judah were five in all.
猶大的兒婦她瑪給猶大生法勒斯和謝拉. 猶大共有五個兒子.

2:5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
法勒斯的兒子是希斯崙,哈母勒.

2:6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all.
謝拉的兒子是心利,以探,希幔,甲各,大拉(就是達大), 共五人.

2:7 The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who acted unfaithfully in the matter of the devoted thing.
迦米的兒子是亞干, 這亞干在當滅的物上犯了罪, 連累了以色列人.

2:8 And the son of Ethan was Azariah.
以探的兒子是亞撒利雅.

2:9 The sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
希斯崙所生的兒子是耶拉篾,蘭,基路拜.

2:10 And Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah.
蘭生亞米拿達; 亞米拿達生拿順. 拿順作猶大人的首領.

2:11 And Nahshon fathered Salma, and Salma fathered Boaz.
拿順生撒門; 撒門生波阿斯;

2:12 And Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse.
波阿斯生俄備得; 俄備得生耶西;

2:13 And Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
耶西生長子以利押, 次子亞比拿達, 三子示米亞(示米亞就是沙瑪, 見撒母耳上十六章九節),

2:14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
四子拿坦業, 五子拉代,

2:15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh.
六子阿鮮, 七子大衛.

2:16 And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.
他們的姊妹是洗魯雅和亞比該. 洗魯雅的兒子是亞比篩,約押,亞撒黑, 共三人.

2:17 And Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
亞比該生亞瑪撒; 亞瑪撒的父親是以實瑪利人益帖.

2:18 And Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by Azubah his wife and by Jerioth. And these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
希斯崙的兒子迦勒娶阿蘇巴和耶略為妻, 阿蘇巴的兒子是耶設,朔罷,押墩.

2:19 And when Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah, and she bore Hur to him.
阿蘇巴死了, 迦勒又娶以法他, 生了戶珥.

2:20 And Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.
戶珥生烏利; 烏利生比撒列.

2:21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead. And he married her when he was sixty years old. And she bore Segub to him.
希斯崙正六十歲娶了基列父親瑪吉的女兒, 與她同房; 瑪吉的女兒生了西割;

2:22 And Segub fathered Jair, and he had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
西割生睚珥. 睚珥在基列地有二十三個城邑.

2:23 And Geshur and Aram took Havvoth-Jair from them, Kenath and its villages, sixty cities. All these were the descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
後來基述人和亞蘭人奪了睚珥的城邑, 並基納和其鄉村, 共六十個. 這都是基列父親瑪吉之子的.

2:24 And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore to him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.
希斯崙在迦勒‧以法他死後, 他的妻亞比雅給他生了亞施戶; 亞施戶是提哥亞的父親.

2:25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
希斯崙的長子耶拉篾生長子蘭, 又生布拿,阿連,阿鮮,亞希雅.

2:26 And Jerahmeel had another wife, and her name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.
耶拉篾又娶一妻名叫亞她拉, 是阿南的母親.

2:27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
耶拉篾長子蘭的兒子是瑪斯,雅憫,以結.

2:28 And the sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
阿南的兒子是沙買,雅大. 沙買的兒子是拿答,亞比述.

2:29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.
亞比述的妻名叫亞比孩, 亞比孩給他生了亞辦和摩利.

2:30 And the sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. And Seled died without children.
拿答的兒子是西列,亞遍; 西列死了沒有兒子.

2:31 And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. The sons of Ishi: Sheshan. The sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.
亞遍的兒子是以示; 以示的兒子是示珊; 示珊的兒子是亞來.

2:32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. And Jether died without children.
沙買兄弟雅大的兒子是益帖,約拿單; 益帖死了沒有兒子.

2:33 And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the children of Jerahmeel.
約拿單的兒子是比勒,撒薩. 這都是耶拉篾的子孫.

2:34 And Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave, and his name was Jarha.
示珊沒有兒子, 只有女兒. 示珊有一個僕人名叫耶哈, 是埃及人.

2:35 So Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his slave for a wife, and she bore to him Attai.
示珊將女兒給了僕人耶哈為妻, 給他生了亞太.

2:36 And Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad.
亞太生拿單; 拿單生撒拔;

2:37 And Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed.
撒拔生以弗拉; 以弗拉生俄備得;

2:38 And Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah.
俄備得生耶戶; 耶戶生亞撒利雅;

2:39 And Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah.
亞撒利雅生希利斯; 希利斯生以利亞薩;

2:40 And Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum.
以利亞薩生西斯買; 西斯買生沙龍;

2:41 And Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama.
沙龍生耶加米雅; 耶加米雅生以利沙瑪.

2:42 And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn; he was the father of Ziph. The sons of Mareshah: Hebron.
耶拉篾兄弟迦勒的長子米沙, 是西弗之祖瑪利沙的兒子, 是希伯崙之祖.

2:43 And the sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
希伯崙的兒子是可拉,他普亞,利肯,示瑪.

2:44 And Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam. And Rekem fathered Shammai.
示瑪生拉含, 是約干之祖. 利肯生沙買.

2:45 And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-Zur.
沙買的兒子是瑪雲; 瑪雲是伯‧夙之祖.

2:46 And Ephah, the concubine of Caleb, gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. And Haran fathered Gazez.
迦勒的妾以法生哈蘭,摩撒,迦謝; 哈蘭生迦卸.

2:47 And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
〈雅代的兒子是利健,約坦,基珊,毘力,以法,沙亞弗. 〉

2:48 Maacah, the concubine of Caleb, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.
迦勒的妾瑪迦生示別,特哈拿,

2:49 She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Acsah.
又生麥瑪拿之祖沙亞弗,抹比拿和基比亞之祖示法. 迦勒的女兒是押撒.

2:50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-Jearim,
迦勒的子孫就是以法他的長子,戶珥的兒子, 記在下面: 基列‧耶琳之祖朔巴,

2:51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-Gader.
伯利恆之祖薩瑪, 伯迦得之祖哈勒.

2:52 And Shobal the father of Kiriath-Jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.
基列‧耶琳之祖朔巴的子孫是哈羅以和一半米努‧哈人(米努‧哈人就是瑪拿哈人).

2:53 And the families of Kiriath-Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
基列‧耶琳的諸族是以帖人,布特人,舒瑪人,密來人, 又從這些族中生出瑣拉人和以實陶人來.

2:54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Ataroth-Beth-Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
薩瑪的子孫是伯利恆人,尼陀法人,亞他綠‧伯‧約押人,一半瑪拿哈人,瑣利人,

2:55 And the families of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These were the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Recab.
和住雅比斯眾文士家的特拉人,示米押人,蘇甲人. 這都是基尼人利甲家之祖哈末所生的.

I Chronicles - Chapter 3

3:1 These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite;
大衛在希伯崙所生的兒子記在下面: 長子暗嫩是耶斯列人亞希暖生的. 次子但以利是迦密人亞比該生的.

3:2 the third, Absalom, the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith;
三子押沙龍是基述王達買的女兒瑪迦生的. 四子亞多尼雅是哈及生的.

3:3 the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
五子示法提雅是亞比她生的. 六子以特念是大衛的妻以格拉生的.

3:4 Six were born to him in Hebron. And he reigned there seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
這六人都是大衛在希伯崙生的. 大衛在希伯崙作王七年零六個月, 在耶路撒冷作王三十三年.

3:5 And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four by Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel;
大衛在耶路撒冷所生的兒子是示米亞,朔罷,拿單,所羅門. 這四人是亞米利的女兒拔‧書亞生的.

3:6 then Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,
還有益轄,以利沙瑪,以利法列,

3:7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
挪迦,尼斐,雅非亞,

3:8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
以利沙瑪,以利雅大,以利法列, 共九人.

3:9 All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines. And Tamar was their sister.
這都是大衛的兒子, 還有他們的妹子她瑪, 妃嬪的兒子不在其內.

3:10 Now the son of Solomon was Rehoboam; Abijah was his son, Asa was his son, Jehoshaphat was his son,
所羅門的兒子是羅波安; 羅波安的兒子是亞比雅; 亞比雅的兒子是亞撒; 亞撒的兒子是約沙法;

3:11 Joram was his son, Ahaziah was his son, Joash was his son,
約沙法的兒子是約蘭; 約蘭的兒子是亞哈謝; 亞哈謝的兒子是約阿施;

3:12 Amaziah was his son, Azariah was his son, Jotham was his son,
約阿施的兒子是亞瑪謝; 亞瑪謝的兒子是亞撒利雅; 亞撒利雅的兒子是約坦;

3:13 Ahaz was his son, Hezekiah was his son, Manasseh was his son,
約坦的兒子是亞哈斯; 亞哈斯的兒子是希西家; 希西家的兒子是瑪拿西;

3:14 Amon was his son, Josiah was his son.
瑪拿西的兒子是亞們; 亞們的兒子是約西亞;

3:15 And the sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
約西亞的長子是約哈難, 次子是約雅敬, 三子是西底家, 四子是沙龍.

3:16 And the descendants of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
約雅敬的兒子是耶哥尼雅和西底家.

3:17 And the sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son,
耶哥尼雅被擄. 他的兒子是撒拉鐵,

3:18 Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
瑪基蘭,毘大雅,示拿薩,耶加米,何沙瑪,尼大比雅.

3:19 And the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. And the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister,
毘大雅的兒子是所羅巴伯,示每. 所羅巴伯的兒子是米書蘭,哈拿尼雅, 他們的妹子名叫示羅密.

3:20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed, five.
米書蘭的兒子是哈舒巴,阿黑,比利家,哈撒底,于沙‧希悉, 共五人.

3:21 And the sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. The sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.
哈拿尼雅的兒子是毘拉提,耶篩亞. 還有利法雅的眾子, 亞珥難的眾子, 俄巴底亞的眾子, 示迦尼的眾子.

3:22 And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
示迦尼的兒子是示瑪雅; 示瑪雅的兒子是哈突,以甲,巴利亞,尼利雅,沙法, 共六人.

3:23 And the sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.
尼利雅的兒子是以利約乃,希西家,亞斯利干, 共三人.

3:24 And the sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven.
以利約乃的兒子是何大雅,以利亞實,毘萊雅,阿谷,約哈難,第萊雅,阿拿尼, 共七人.

I Chronicles - Chapter 4

4:1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
猶大的兒子是法勒斯,希斯崙,迦米,戶珥,朔巴.

4:2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
朔巴的兒子利亞雅生雅哈; 雅哈生亞戶買和拉哈. 這是瑣拉人的諸族.

4:3 And these were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi,
以坦之祖的兒子是耶斯列,伊施瑪,伊得巴; 他們的妹子名叫哈悉勒玻尼.

4:4 and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
基多之祖是毘努伊勒. 戶沙之祖是以謝珥. 這都是伯利恆之祖以法他的長子戶珥所生的.

4:5 And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives: Helah and Naarah.
提哥亞之祖亞施戶有兩個妻子: 一名希拉, 一名拿拉.

4:6 And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
拿拉給亞施戶生亞戶撒,希弗,提米尼,哈轄斯他利. 這都是拿拉的兒子.

4:7 The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
希拉的兒子是洗列,瑣轄,伊提南.

4:8 And Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
哥斯生亞諾,瑣比巴, 並哈崙兒子亞哈黑的諸族.

4:9 And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
雅比斯比他眾弟兄更尊貴, 他母親給他起名叫雅比斯, 意思說: 我生他甚是痛苦.

4:10 And Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would surely bless me and enlarge my border. And may your hand be with me, that you would keep me from evil so that it might not harm me!” And God granted what he asked.
雅比斯求告以色列的神說: “甚願你賜福與我, 擴張我的境界, 常與我同在, 保佑我不遭患難, 不受艱苦. ”神就應允他所求的.

4:11 Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir. He was the father of Eshton.
書哈的弟兄基綠生米黑, 米黑是伊施屯之祖.

4:12 And Eshton fathered Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of the city of Nahash. These are the men of Recah.
伊施屯生伯拉巴,巴西亞, 並珥拿轄之祖提欣拿, 這都是利迦人.

4:13 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
基納斯的兒子是俄陀聶,西萊雅. 俄陀聶的兒子是哈塔.

4:14 And Meonothai fathered Ophrah; and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of Ge-Harashim, because they were craftsmen.
憫挪太生俄弗拉; 西萊雅生革‧夏納欣人之祖約押. 他們都是匠人.

4:15 The sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. And the sons of Elah: Kenaz.
耶孚尼的兒子是迦勒; 迦勒的兒子是以路,以拉,拿安. 以拉的兒子是基納斯.

4:16 The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
耶哈利勒的兒子是西弗,西法,提利,亞撒列.

4:17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And she became pregnant with Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
以斯拉的兒子是益帖,米列,以弗,雅倫. 米列娶法老女兒比提雅為妻, 生米利暗,沙買, 和以實提摩之祖益巴. 米列又娶猶大女子為妻, 生基多之祖雅列, 梭哥之祖希伯, 和撒挪亞之祖耶古鐵.

4:18 And his Judahite wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these were the sons of Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married.
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4:19 The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
荷第雅的妻是拿含的妹子, 她所生的兒子是迦米人基伊拉和瑪迦人以實提摩之祖.

4:20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tolon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
示門的兒子是暗嫩,林拿,便‧哈南,提倫. 以示的兒子是梭黑與便‧梭黑.

4:21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of linen workers at Beth Ashbea;
猶大的兒子是示拉; 示拉的兒子是利迦之祖珥, 瑪利沙之祖拉大, 和屬亞實比族織細麻布的各家.

4:22 and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and returned to Lehem. (Now the records are ancient).
還有約敬,哥西巴人,約阿施,薩拉, 就是在摩押地掌權的, 又有雅叔比利恆. 這都是古時所記載的.

4:23 These were the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there with the king in his service.
這些人都是窯匠, 是尼他應和基低拉的居民; 與王同處, 為王做工.

4:24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul.
西緬的兒子是尼母利,雅憫,雅立,謝拉,掃羅.

4:25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
掃羅的兒子是沙龍; 沙龍的兒子是米比衫; 米比衫的兒子是米施瑪;

4:26 The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
米施瑪的兒子是哈母利; 哈母利的兒子是撒刻; 撒刻的兒子是示每.

4:27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children. But all their families did not multiply like the men of Judah.
示每有十六個兒子, 六個女兒, 他弟兄的兒女不多, 他們各家不如猶大族的人丁增多.

4:28 And they lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,
西緬人住在別是巴,摩拉大,哈薩‧書亞,

4:29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
辟拉,以森,陀臘,

4:30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
彼土利,何珥瑪,洗革拉,

4:31 Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David reigned.
伯‧瑪嘉博,哈薩‧蘇撒,伯‧比利,沙拉音, 這些城邑直到大衛作王的時候都是屬西緬人的.

4:32 And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan, five cities
他們的五個城邑是以坦,亞因,臨門,陀健,亞珊;

4:33 and all their villages that surrounding these cities as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record for them.
還有屬城的鄉村, 直到巴力. 這是他們的住處, 他們都有家譜.

4:34 Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
還有米所巴,雅米勒,亞瑪謝的兒子約沙,

4:35 Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel.
約珥,約示比的兒子耶戶; 約示比是西萊雅的兒子; 西萊雅是亞薛的兒子.

4:36 And Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
還有以利約乃,雅哥巴,約朔海,亞帥雅,亞底業,耶西篾,比拿雅,

4:37 and Ziza the son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.
示非的兒子細撒. 示非是亞龍的兒子; 亞龍是耶大雅的兒子; 耶大雅是申利的兒子; 申利是示瑪雅的兒子.

4:38 These mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their fathers’ households increased greatly.
以上所記的人名都是作族長的, 他們宗族的人數增多.

4:39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, up to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
他們往平原東邊基多口去, 尋找牧放羊群的草場,

4:40 And they found fertile and good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and at ease, for the former inhabitants there were from Ham.
尋得肥美的草場地, 又寬闊又平靜. 從前住那裡的是含族的人.

4:41 These, mentioned by name, came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there. And they devoted them to destruction to this day, and they settled among them because there was pasture there for their flocks.
以上錄名的人, 在猶大王希西家年間, 來攻擊含族人的帳棚和那裡所有的米烏尼人, 將他們滅盡, 就住在他們的地方, 直到今日, 因為那裡有草場可以牧放羊群.

4:42 And some of them from the Simeonites went to Mount Seir, five hundred men. And Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, were under their leadership.
這西緬人中, 有五百人上西珥山, 率領他們的是以示的兒子毘拉提,尼利雅,利法雅, 和烏薛,

4:43 And they destroyed the remainder of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.
殺了逃脫剩下的亞瑪力人, 就住在那裡直到今日.

I Chronicles - Chapter 5

5:1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but when he defiled the couch of his father, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that he was not enrolled in the genealogy as the firstborn,
以色列的長子原是流便; 因他污穢了父親的床, 他長子的名分就歸了約瑟. 只是按家譜他不算長子.

5:2 though Judah became strong among his brothers and a chief came from him, but the birthright belonged to Joseph).
猶大勝過一切弟兄, 君王也是從他而出; 長子的名分卻歸約瑟.

5:3 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Enoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
以色列長子流便的兒子是哈諾,法路,希斯倫,迦米.

5:4 The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
約珥的兒子是示瑪雅; 示瑪雅的兒子是歌革; 歌革的兒子是示每;

5:5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
示每的兒子是米迦; 米迦的兒子是利‧亞雅; 利‧亞雅的兒子是巴力;

5:6 Beerah his son, a leader of the Reubenites, whom Tiglath-Pilneser king of Assyria deported into exile.
巴力的兒子是備‧拉. 這備‧拉作流便支派的首領, 被亞述王提革拉‧毘列色擄去.

5:7 And his kinsmen by their families, when their generations were recorded in the genealogy: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
他的弟兄照著宗族, 按著家譜作族長的是耶利,撒迦利雅,比拉.

5:8 and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-Meon.
比拉是亞撒的兒子; 亞撒是示瑪的兒子; 示瑪是約珥的兒子; 約珥所住的地方是從亞羅珥直到尼波和巴力‧免,

5:9 He also lived to the east up to the entrance of the desert this side of the River Euphrates, for their livestock had multiplied in the land of Gilead.
又向東延到幼發拉底河這邊的曠野, 因為他們在基列地牲畜增多.

5:10 And in the days of Saul they made war against the Hagrites, and they fell into their hand. And they lived in their tents in all the region east of Gilead.
掃羅年間, 他們與夏甲人爭戰, 夏甲人倒在他們手下, 他們就在基列東邊的全地, 住在夏甲人的帳棚裡.

5:11 And the sons of Gad lived near to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:
迦得的子孫在流便對面, 住在巴珊地, 延到撒迦.

5:12 Joel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
他們中間有作族長的約珥, 有作副族長的沙番, 還有雅乃和住在巴珊的沙法.

5:13 And their kinsmen according to their fathers’ households: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven.
他們族弟兄是米迦勒,米書蘭,示巴,約賴,雅干,細亞,希伯, 共七人.

5:14 These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.
這都是亞比孩的兒子. 亞比孩是戶利的兒子; 戶利是耶羅亞的兒子; 耶羅亞是基列的兒子; 基列是米迦勒的兒子; 米迦勒是耶示篩的兒子; 耶示篩是耶哈多的兒子; 耶哈多是布斯的兒子.

5:15 Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was chief in their fathers’ households.
還有古尼的孫子,押比疊的兒子亞希. 這都是作族長的.

5:16 And they lived in Gilead, in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their limits.
他們住在基列與巴珊和巴珊的鄉村, 並沙崙的郊野, 直到四圍的交界.

5:17 All of them were enrolled in the genealogy in the days of Jotham, king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, king of Israel.
這些人在猶大王約坦並在以色列王耶羅波安年間, 都載入家譜.

5:18 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried a shield and a sword, and archers, and who were expert in war, forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty for going out as an army.
流便人,迦得人, 和瑪拿西半支派的人, 能拿盾牌和刀劍,拉弓射箭,出征善戰的勇士共有四萬四千七百六十名.

5:19 And they made war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
他們與夏甲人,伊突人,拿非施人,挪答人爭戰.

5:20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand, for they cried out to God in the battle, and he responded to their prayer because they trusted in him.
他們得了神的幫助, 夏甲人和跟隨夏甲的人都交在他們手中; 因為他們在陣上呼求神, 倚賴神, 神就應允他們.

5:21 And they captured their livestock: fifty thousand of their camels; two hundred and fifty thousand sheep; two thousand donkeys; and one hundred thousand men alive.
他們擄掠了夏甲人的牲畜, 有駱駝五萬, 羊二十五萬, 驢二千; 又有人十萬.

5:22 For many were slain because the war was of God. And they lived under them until the exile.
敵人被殺仆倒的甚多, 因為這爭戰是出乎神. 他們就住在敵人的地上, 直到被擄的時候.

5:23 And the sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land from Bashan to Baal-Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They were numerous.
瑪拿西半支派的人住在那地. 從巴珊延到巴力‧黑們,示尼珥與黑門山.

5:24 Now these were the heads of their fathers’ households: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of strength, famous men, heads of their fathers’ households.
他們的族長是以弗,以示,以列,亞斯列,耶利米,何達威雅,雅疊, 都是大能的勇士, 是有名的人, 也是作族長的.

5:25 But they transgressed against the God of their ancestors and prostituted themselves after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
他們得罪了他們列祖的神, 隨從那地之民的神行邪淫; 這民就是神在他們面前所除滅的.

5:26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tiglath-Pilneser, king of Assyria, and he took them into exile, namely, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river Gozan, until this day.
故此, 以色列的神激動亞述王普勒和亞述王提革拉．毘列色的心, 他們就把流便人,迦得人,瑪拿西半支派的人擄到哈臘,哈博,哈拉與歌散河邊, 直到今日還在那裡.

I Chronicles - Chapter 6

6:1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
利未的兒子是革順,哥轄,米拉利.

6:2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
哥轄的兒子是暗蘭,以斯哈,希伯倫,烏薛.

6:3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
暗蘭的兒子是亞倫,摩西, 還有女兒米利暗. 亞倫的兒子是拿答,亞比戶,以利亞撒,以他瑪.

6:4 Eleazar fathered Phinehas; Phinehas fathered Abishua;
以利亞撒生非尼哈; 非尼哈生亞比書;

6:5 Abishua fathered Bukki; Bukki fathered Uzzi;
亞比書生布基; 布基生烏西;

6:6 Uzzi fathered Zerahiah; Zerahiah fathered Meraioth;
烏西生西拉希雅; 西拉希雅生米拉約;

6:7 Meraioth fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;
米拉約生亞瑪利雅; 亞瑪利雅生亞希突;

6:8 Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Ahimaaz;
亞希突生撒督; 撒督生亞希瑪斯;

6:9 Ahimaaz fathered Azariah; Azariah fathered Johanan;
亞希瑪斯生亞撒利雅; 亞撒利雅生約哈難;

6:10 and Johanan fathered Azariah. It was he who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
約哈難生亞撒利雅(這亞撒利雅在所羅門於耶路撒冷所建造的殿中, 供祭司的職分);

6:11 And Azariah fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;
亞撒利雅生亞瑪利雅; 亞瑪利雅生亞希突;

6:12 Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Shallum;
亞希突生撒督; 撒督生沙龍;

6:13 Shallum fathered Hilkiah; Hilkiah fathered Azariah;
沙龍生希勒家; 希勒家生亞撒利雅;

6:14 Azariah fathered Seraiah; Seraiah fathered Jehozadak.
亞撒利雅生西萊雅; 西萊雅生約薩答.

6:15 And Jehozadak went into exile when Yahweh sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
當耶和華藉尼布甲尼撒的手擄掠猶大和耶路撒冷人的時候, 這約薩答也被擄去.

6:16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
利未的兒子是革順,哥轄,米拉利.

6:17 Now these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
革順的兒子名叫立尼,示每.

6:18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
哥轄的兒子是暗蘭,以斯哈,希伯倫,烏薛.

6:19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. Now these are the families of the Levites according to their ancestors.
米拉利的兒子是抹利,母示. 這是按著利未人宗族分的各家.

6:20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
革順的兒子是立尼; 立尼的兒子是雅哈; 雅哈的兒子是薪瑪;

6:21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
薪瑪的兒子是約亞; 約亞的兒子是易多; 易多的兒子是謝拉; 謝拉的兒子是耶特賴.

6:22 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
哥轄的兒子是亞米拿達; 亞米拿達的兒子是可拉; 可拉的兒子是亞惜;

6:23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
亞惜的兒子是以利加拿; 以利加拿的兒子是以比雅撒; 以比雅撒的兒子是亞惜;

6:24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
亞惜的兒子是他哈; 他哈的兒子是烏列; 烏列的兒子是烏西雅; 烏西雅的兒子是少羅.

6:25 The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth,
以利加拿的兒子是亞瑪賽和亞希摩.

6:26 Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
亞希摩的兒子是以利加拿; 以利加拿的兒子是瑣菲; 瑣菲的兒子是拿哈;

6:27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
拿哈的兒子是以利押; 以利押的兒子是耶羅罕; 耶羅罕的兒子是以利加拿; 以利加拿的兒子是撒母耳.

6:28 The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah the second.
撒母耳的長子是約珥, 次子是亞比亞.

6:29 The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
米拉利的兒子是抹利; 抹利的兒子是立尼; 立尼的兒子是示每; 示每的兒子是烏撒;

6:30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
烏撒的兒子是示米亞; 示米亞的兒子是哈基雅; 哈基雅的兒子是亞帥雅.

6:31 Now these are the men whom David appointed for control of singing in the house of Yahweh where the ark rested.
約櫃安設之後, 大衛派人在耶和華殿中管理歌唱的事.

6:32 They were ministering with song before the tabernacle of the tent of assembly until Solomon built the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. And they stood according to their order with respect to their duty.
他們就在會幕前當歌唱的差, 及至所羅門在耶路撒冷建造了耶和華的殿, 他們便按著班次供職.

6:33 Now these are those who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, son of Samuel,
供職的人和他們的子孫記在下面: 哥轄的子孫中有歌唱的希幔. 希幔是約珥的兒子; 約珥是撒母耳的兒子;

6:34 son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,
撒母耳是以利加拿的兒子; 以利加拿是耶羅罕的兒子; 耶羅罕是以列的兒子; 以列是陀亞的兒子;

6:35 son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,
陀亞是蘇弗的兒子; 蘇弗是以利加拿的兒子; 以利加拿是瑪哈的兒子; 瑪哈是亞瑪賽的兒子;

6:36 son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,
亞瑪賽是以利加拿的兒子; 以利加拿是約珥的兒子; 約珥是亞撒利雅的兒子; 亞撒利雅是西番雅的兒子;

6:37 son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,
西番雅是他哈的兒子; 他哈是亞惜的兒子; 亞惜是以比雅撒的兒子; 以比雅撒是可拉的兒子;

6:38 son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel;
可拉是以斯哈的兒子; 以斯哈是哥轄的兒子; 哥轄是利未的兒子; 利未是以色列的兒子.

6:39 and his brother Asaph, who stood on his right namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,
希幔的族兄亞薩是比利家的兒子, 亞薩在希幔右邊供職. 比利家是示米亞的兒子;

6:40 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malkijah,
示米亞是米迦勒的兒子; 米迦勒是巴西雅的兒子; 巴西雅是瑪基雅的兒子;

6:41 son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,
瑪基雅是伊特尼的兒子; 伊特尼是謝拉的兒子; 謝拉是亞大雅的兒子;

6:42 son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,
亞大雅是以探的兒子; 以探是薪瑪的兒子; 薪瑪是示每的兒子;

6:43 son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.
示每是雅哈的兒子; 雅哈是革順的兒子. 革順是利未的兒子.

6:44 On the left were their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,
他們的族弟兄米拉利的子孫, 在他們左邊供職的有以探. 以探是基示的兒子; 基示是亞伯底的兒子; 亞伯底是瑪鹿的兒子;

6:45 son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,
瑪鹿是哈沙比雅的兒子; 哈沙比雅是亞瑪謝的兒子; 亞瑪謝是希勒家的兒子;

6:46 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,
希勒家是暗西的兒子; 暗西是巴尼的兒子; 巴尼是沙麥的兒子;

6:47 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
沙麥是末力的兒子; 末力是母示的兒子; 母示是米拉利的兒子; 米拉利是利未的兒子.

6:48 And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
他們的族弟兄利未人也被派辦神殿中的一切事.

6:49 But Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
亞倫和他的子孫在燔祭壇和香壇上獻祭燒香, 又在至聖所辦理一切的事, 為以色列人贖罪, 是照神僕人摩西所吩咐的.

6:50 Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
亞倫的兒子是以利亞撒; 以利亞撒的兒子是非尼哈; 非尼哈的兒子是亞比書;

6:51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
亞比書的兒子是布基; 布基的兒子是烏西; 烏西的兒子是西拉希雅;

6:52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
西拉希雅的兒子是米拉約; 米拉約的兒子是亞瑪利雅; 亞瑪利雅的兒子是亞希突;

6:53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
亞希突的兒子是撒督; 撒督的兒子是亞希瑪斯.

6:54 And these are their dwellings according to their settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the clans of Kohathites, for the first lot was theirs,
他們的住處按著境內的營寨, 記在下面: 哥轄族亞倫的子孫先拈鬮得地,

6:55 and they gave to them Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands,
在猶大地中得了希伯崙和四圍的郊野;

6:56 but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
只是屬城的田地和村莊都為耶孚尼的兒子迦勒所得.

6:57 To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
亞倫的子孫得了逃城希伯崙, 又得了立拿與其郊野, 雅提珥,以實提莫與其郊野;

6:58 Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,
希崙與其郊野, 底璧與其郊野,

6:59 Ashan with its pasturelands, and Beth-Shemesh with its pasturelands.
亞珊與其郊野, 伯‧示麥與其郊野.

6:60 And from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities were thirteen cities throughout their clans.
在便雅憫支派的地中, 得了迦巴與其郊野, 阿勒篾與其郊野, 亞拿突與其郊野. 他們諸家所得的城共十三座.

6:61 To the Kohathites who remained from the family of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, were given by lot ten cities.
哥轄族其餘的人又拈鬮, 在瑪拿西半支派的地中得了十座城.

6:62 To the Gershomites according to their clans thirteen cities were allotted out of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
革順族按著宗族, 在以薩迦支派的地中, 亞設支派的地中, 拿弗他利支派的地中, 巴珊內瑪拿西支派的地中, 得了十三座城.

6:63 To the Merarites twelve cities were allotted according to their clans out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
米拉利族按著宗族拈鬮, 在流便支派的地中, 迦得支派的地中, 西布倫支派的地中, 得了十二座城.

6:64 So the Israelites gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands.
以色列人將這些城與其郊野給了利未人.

6:65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin these cities that are mentioned by name.
這以上錄名的城, 在猶大,西緬,便雅憫三支派的地中, 以色列人拈鬮給了他們.

6:66 And of the clans of the sons of Kohath were cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim.
哥轄族中有幾家在以法蓮支派的地中也得了城邑,

6:67 And they gave them the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,
在以法蓮山地得了逃城示劍與其郊野, 又得了基色與其郊野,

6:68 Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-Horon with its pasturelands,
約緬與其郊野, 伯‧和崙與其郊野,

6:69 Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath-Rimmon with its pasturelands.
亞雅崙與其郊野, 迦特‧臨門與其郊野.

6:70 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands for the remaining the clans of the Kohathites.
哥轄族其餘的人在瑪拿西半支派的地中得了亞乃與其郊野, 比連與其郊野.

6:71 To the Gershomites were given out of the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.
革順族在瑪拿西半支派的地中得了巴珊的哥蘭與其郊野, 亞斯他錄與其郊野;

6:72 And out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,
又在以薩迦支派的地中得了基低斯與其郊野, 大比拉與其郊野,

6:73 Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands.
拉末與其郊野, 亞年與其郊野;

6:74 And out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,
在亞設支派的地中得了瑪沙與其郊野, 押頓與其郊野,

6:75 Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands.
戶割與其郊野, 利合與其郊野;

6:76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.
在拿弗他利支派的地中得了加利利的基低斯與其郊野, 哈們與其郊野, 基列亭與其郊野.

6:77 To the remainder of the Merarites were allotted out of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasturelands, Tabor with its pasturelands.
還有米拉利族的人在西布倫支派的地中得了臨摩挪與其郊野, 他泊與其郊野;

6:78 And beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,
又在耶利哥的約旦河東, 在流便支派的地中得了曠野的比悉與其郊野, 雅哈撒與其郊野,

6:79 Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands.
基底莫與其郊野, 米法押與其郊野;

6:80 And out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,
又在迦得支派的地中得了基列的拉末與其郊野, 瑪哈念與其郊野,

6:81 Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.
希實本與其郊野, 雅謝與其郊野.

I Chronicles - Chapter 7

7:1 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
以薩迦的兒子是陀拉,普瓦,雅述(在創世記四十六章十三節是約伯),伸崙, 共四人.

7:2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses; for Tola, mighty warriors of their generations, their number in the days of David were twenty-two thousand six hundred.
陀拉的兒子是烏西,利法雅,耶勒,雅買,易伯散,示母利, 都是陀拉的族長, 是大能的勇士. 到大衛年間, 他們的人數共有二萬二千六百名.

7:3 The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah; all five of them were chiefs.
烏西的兒子是伊斯拉希; 伊斯拉希的兒子是米迦勒,俄巴底亞,約珥,伊示雅, 共五人, 都是族長.

7:4 And in addition to them, according to their generations, according to the house of their fathers, were troops of the army for war: thirty-six thousand. For they had many wives and sons.
他們所率領的, 按著宗族出戰的軍隊, 共有三萬六千人, 因為他們的妻和子眾多.

7:5 Now their kinsmen belonging to all the clans of Issachar were in all eighty-seven thousand mighty warriors, enrolled according to their genealogy.
他們的族弟兄在以薩迦各族中都是大能的勇士, 按著家譜計算共有八萬七千人.

7:6 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael, three.
便雅憫的兒子是比拉,比結,耶疊, 共三人.

7:7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, the heads of the house of the fathers, mighty warriors. And their enrollment by genealogy was twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
比拉的兒子是以斯本,烏西,烏薛,耶利摩,以利, 共五人, 都是族長, 是大能的勇士. 按著家譜計算, 他們的子孫共有二萬二千零三十四人.

7:8 The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker.
比結的兒子是細米拉,約阿施,以利以謝,以利約乃,暗利,耶利摩,亞比雅,亞拿突,亞拉篾. 這都是比結的兒子.

7:9 And their enrollment by genealogy according to their generations, as heads of the house of their fathers, mighty warriors, was twenty thousand two hundred.
他們都是族長, 是大能的勇士. 按著家譜計算, 他們的子孫共有二萬零二百人.

7:10 The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
耶疊的兒子是比勒罕; 比勒罕的兒子是耶烏施,便雅憫,以忽,基拿拿,細坦,他施,亞希沙哈.

7:11 All these were the sons of Jediael according to the heads of the families, mighty warriors, seventeen thousand two hundred, able to go to war.
這都是耶疊的兒子, 都是族長, 是大能的勇士; 他們的子孫能上陣打仗的, 共有一萬七千二百人.

7:12 And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir; Hushim, the son of Aher.
還有以珥的兒子書品,戶品, 並亞黑的兒子戶伸.

7:13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the descendants of Bilhah.
拿弗他利的兒子是雅薛,沽尼,耶色,沙龍. 這都是辟拉的子孫.

7:14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.
瑪拿西的兒子亞斯列是他妾亞蘭人所生的, 又生了基列之父瑪吉.

7:15 And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. And the name of his sister was Maacah. And the name of the second, Zelophehad. And Zelophehad had daughters.
瑪吉娶的妻是戶品,書品的妹子, 名叫瑪迦. 瑪拿西的次子名叫西羅非哈; 西羅非哈但有幾個女兒.

7:16 And Maacah the wife of Machir gave birth to a son, and she called his name Peresh. And the name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
瑪吉的妻瑪迦生了一個兒子, 起名叫毘利施. 毘利施的兄弟名叫示利施; 示利施的兒子是烏蘭和利金.

7:17 The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Makir, son of Manasseh.
烏蘭的兒子是比但. 這都是基列的子孫. 基列是瑪吉的兒子, 瑪吉是瑪拿西的兒子.

7:18 And his sister, Hammolecheth, gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
基列的妹子哈摩利吉生了伊施荷,亞比以謝,瑪拉.

7:19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
〈示米大的兒子是亞現,示劍,利克希,阿尼安. 〉

7:20 The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
以法蓮的兒子是書提拉; 書提拉的兒子是比列; 比列的兒子是他哈; 他哈的兒子是以拉大; 以拉大的兒子是他哈;

7:21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead. And the men of Gath who were born in the land killed them because they came down to take their livestock.
他哈的兒子是撒拔; 撒拔的兒子是書提拉. 以法蓮又生以謝,以列; 這二人因為下去奪取迦特人的牲畜, 被本地的迦特人殺了.

7:22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
他們的父親以法蓮為他們悲哀了多日, 他的弟兄都來安慰他.

7:23 And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And he called his name Beriah because disaster had been upon his house.
以法蓮與妻同房, 他妻就懷孕生了一子, 以法蓮因為家裡遭禍, 就給這兒子起名叫比利亞.

7:24 And his daughter was Sheerah, and she built Lower and Upper Beth-Horon and Uzzen-Sheerah.
他的女兒名叫舍伊拉, 就是建築上伯‧和崙,下伯‧和崙與烏羨‧舍伊拉的.

7:25 And Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, Tahan his son,
比利亞的兒子是利法和利悉. 利悉的兒子是他拉; 他拉的兒子是他罕;

7:26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
他罕的兒子是拉但; 拉但的兒子是亞米忽; 亞米忽的兒子是以利沙瑪;

7:27 Nun his son, Joshua his son.
以利沙瑪的兒子是嫩; 嫩的兒子是約書亞.

7:28 And their property and their dwellings were Bethel and its towns. And to the east, Naaran. And to the west, Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and its towns, up to Aija and its towns.
以法蓮人的地業和住處是伯特利與其村莊; 東邊拿蘭, 西邊基色與其村莊; 示劍與其村莊, 直到迦薩與其村莊;

7:29 And along the borders of the sons of Manasseh: Beth-Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.
還有靠近瑪拿西人的境界, 伯‧善與其村莊; 他納與其村莊; 米吉多與其村莊; 多珥與其村莊. 以色列兒子約瑟的子孫住在這些地方.

7:30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
亞設的兒子是音拿,亦施瓦,亦施韋,比利亞, 還有他們的妹子西拉.

7:31 The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzayith.
比利亞的兒子是希別,瑪結; 瑪結是比撒威的父親.

7:32 And Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.
希別生雅弗勒,朔默,何坦, 和他們的妹子書雅.

7:33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet.
雅弗勒的兒子是巴薩,賓哈,亞施法. 這都是雅弗勒的兒子.

7:34 The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
朔默的兒子是亞希,羅迦,耶戶巴,亞蘭.

7:35 The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
朔默兄弟希連的兒子是瑣法,音那,示利斯,亞抹.

7:36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
瑣法的兒子是書亞,哈尼弗,書阿勒,比利,音拉,

7:37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
比悉,河得,珊瑪,施沙,益蘭,比拉.

7:38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
益帖的兒子是耶孚尼,毘斯巴,亞拉.

7:39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
烏拉的兒子是亞拉,漢尼業,利寫.

7:40 All of these were the sons of Asher, heads of the house of the fathers, chosen mighty warriors, heads of the princes. And their number enrolled by genealogy, in the army for the war, was twenty-six thousand men.
這都是亞設的子孫, 都是族長, 是精壯大能的勇士, 也是首領中的頭目, 按著家譜計算, 他們的子孫能出戰的共有二萬六千人.

I Chronicles - Chapter 8

8:1 Now Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
便雅憫的長子比拉, 次子亞實別, 三子亞哈拉,

8:2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
四子挪哈, 五子拉法.

8:3 And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
比拉的兒子是亞大,基拉,亞比忽,

8:4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
亞比書,乃幔,亞何亞,

8:5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
基拉,示孚汛,戶蘭.

8:6 And these are the sons of Ehud (these were heads of the families for the inhabitants of Geba, and they took them away to Manahath):
以忽的兒子作迦巴居民的族長, 被擄到瑪拿轄;

8:7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who took them away. And he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
以忽的兒子乃幔,亞希亞,基拉也被擄去. 基拉生烏撒,亞希忽.

8:8 And Shaharaim fathered children in the fields of Moab after he had sent them away—Hushim and Baara, his wives.
沙哈連休他二妻戶伸和巴拉之後, 在摩押地生了兒子.

8:9 And he fathered by Hodesh his wife Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
他與妻賀得同房, 生了約巴,洗比雅,米沙,瑪拉干,

8:10 Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of the families.
耶烏斯,沙迦,米瑪. 他這些兒子都是族長.

8:11 And by Husham he fathered Abitub and Elpaal.
他的妻戶伸給他生的兒子有亞比突,以利巴力.

8:12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (he built Ono and Lod with its towns),
以利巴力的兒子是希伯,米珊,沙麥. 沙麥建立阿挪和羅德二城與其村莊.

8:13 and Beriah and Shema who were the heads of the families of the inhabitants of Aijalon (they themselves chased away the inhabitants of Gath).
又有比利亞和示瑪是亞雅崙居民的族長, 是驅逐迦特人的.

8:14 Now Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
亞希約,沙煞,耶利末,

8:15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
西巴第雅,亞拉得,亞得,

8:16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were sons of Beriah.
米迦勒,伊施巴,約哈都是比利亞的兒子.

8:17 And Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
西巴第雅,米書蘭,希西基,希伯,

8:18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
伊施米萊,伊斯利亞,約巴都是以利巴力的兒子.

8:19 And Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi,
雅金,細基利,撒底,

8:20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
以利乃,洗勒太,以列,

8:21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
亞大雅,比拉雅,申拉都是示每的兒子.

8:22 And Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
伊施班,希伯,以列,

8:23 Abdon, Zikri, Hanan,
亞伯頓,細基利,哈難,

8:24 Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah,
哈拿尼雅,以攔,安陀提雅,

8:25 Iphdeiah, and Peniel were the sons of Shashak.
伊弗底雅,毘努伊勒都是沙煞的兒子.

8:26 And Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
珊示萊,示哈利,亞他利雅,

8:27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.
雅利西,以利亞,細基利都是耶羅罕的兒子.

8:28 These were the heads of the families according to their generations, chiefs. These lived in Jerusalem.
這些人都是著名的族長, 住在耶路撒冷.

8:29 And Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. And the name of his wife was Maacah.
在基遍住的有基遍的父親耶利. 他的妻名叫瑪迦;

8:30 And his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
他長子是亞伯頓. 他又生蘇珥,基士,巴力,拿答,

8:31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,
基多,亞希約,撒迦,米基羅.

8:32 and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived nearby their brothers in Jerusalem with their kinsmen.
米基羅生示米暗. 這些人和他們的弟兄在耶路撒冷對面居住.

8:33 And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
尼珥生基士; 基士生掃羅; 掃羅生約拿單,麥基舒亞,亞比拿達,伊施‧巴力.

8:34 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.
約拿單的兒子是米力‧巴力(在撒母耳下四章四節是米非波設); 米力‧巴力生米迦.

8:35 And the sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
米迦的兒子是毘敦,米勒,他利亞,亞哈斯;

8:36 And Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza.
亞哈斯生耶何阿達; 耶何阿達生亞拉篾,亞斯瑪威,心利; 心利生摩撒;

8:37 And Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
摩撒生比尼亞; 比尼亞的兒子是拉法; 拉法的兒子是以利亞薩; 以利亞薩的兒子是亞悉.

8:38 And Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
亞悉有六個兒子, 他們的名字是亞斯利干,波基路,以實瑪利,示亞利雅,俄巴底雅,哈難. 這都是亞悉的兒子.

8:39 And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
亞悉兄弟以設的長子是烏蘭, 次子耶烏施, 三子是以利法列.

8:40 And the sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, and they had many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty. All these were Benjaminites.
烏蘭的兒子都是大能的勇士, 是弓箭手, 他們有許多的子孫, 共一百五十名, 都是便雅憫人.

I Chronicles - Chapter 9

9:1 So all Israel was enrolled in genealogy. And behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was taken away to Babylon on account of their sin.
以色列人都按家譜計算, 寫在以色列諸王記上. 猶大人因犯罪就被擄到巴比倫.

9:2 Now the first inhabitants who were settled on their property in their cities in Israel were the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
先從巴比倫回來, 住在自己地業城邑中的有以色列人,祭司,利未人,尼提寧的首領.

9:3 And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:
住在耶路撒冷的有猶大人,便雅憫人,以法蓮人,瑪拿西人.

9:4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez, the son of Judah.
猶大兒子法勒斯的子孫中有烏太. 烏太是亞米忽的兒子; 亞米忽是暗利的兒子; 暗利是音利的兒子; 音利是巴尼的兒子.

9:5 And from the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
示羅的子孫中有長子亞帥雅和他的眾子.

9:6 And from the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
謝拉的子孫中有耶烏利和他的弟兄, 共六百九十人.

9:7 And from the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;
便雅憫人中有哈西努的曾孫,何達威雅的孫子,米書蘭的兒子撒路,

9:8 Ibneah the son of Jeroham; Elah the son of Uzzi, son of Michri; Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah;
又有耶羅罕的兒子伊比尼雅, 米基立的孫子,烏西的兒子以拉, 伊比尼雅的曾孫,流珥的孫子,示法提雅的兒子米書蘭,

9:9 and their brethren according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were the heads of the families in the house of their fathers.
和他們的族弟兄, 按著家譜計算共有九百五十六名. 這些人都是他們的族長.

9:10 And from the priests: Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin;
祭司中有耶大雅,耶何雅立,雅斤,

9:11 Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the commander of the house of God;
還有管理神殿希勒家的兒子亞薩利雅. 希勒家是米書蘭的兒子; 米書蘭是撒督的兒子; 撒督是米拉約的兒子; 米拉約是亞希突的兒子.

9:12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah; Maasai the son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer;
有瑪基雅的曾孫,巴施戶珥的孫子,耶羅罕的兒子亞大雅, 又有亞第業的兒子瑪賽; 亞第業是雅希細拉的兒子; 雅希細拉是米書蘭的兒子; 米書蘭是米實利密的兒子; 米實利密是音麥的兒子.

9:13 and their kinsmen, heads of the house of their fathers, one thousand seven hundred and sixty mighty men for the work of the service of the house of God.
他們和眾弟兄都是族長, 共有一千七百六十人, 是善於做神殿使用之工的.

9:14 And from the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, from the sons of Merari;
利未人米拉利的子孫中, 有哈沙比雅的曾孫,押利甘的孫子,哈述的兒子示瑪雅.

9:15 Bakbakkar; Heresh; Galal; Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zicri, son of Asaph;
有拔巴甲,黑勒施,迦拉, 並亞薩的曾孫,細基利的孫子,米迦的兒子瑪探雅,

9:16 Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of Netophathite.
又有耶杜頓的曾孫,迦拉的孫子,示瑪雅的兒子俄巴底, 還有以利加拿的孫子,亞撒的兒子比利家. 他們都住在尼陀法人的村莊.

9:17 And the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren (Shallum was the chief);
守門的是沙龍,亞谷,達們,亞希幔, 和他們的弟兄; 沙龍為長.

9:18 until then they were gatekeepers at the gate of the king on the east side toward the camps of the Levites.
從前這些人看守朝東的王門, 如今是利未營中守門的.

9:19 And Shallum the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of the house of his fathers, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, the guardians of the entrances to the tent, and their fathers were over the camp of Yahweh, guardians of the entrance.
可拉的曾孫,以比雅撒的孫子,可利的兒子沙龍, 和他的族弟兄可拉人都管理使用之工, 並守會幕的門. 他們的祖宗曾管理耶和華的營盤, 又把守營門.

9:20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the leader over them in time past; Yahweh was with him.
從前以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈管理他們, 耶和華也與他同在.

9:21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the doorway to the tent of assembly.
米施利米雅的兒子撒迦利雅是看守會幕之門的.

9:22 All of them were chosen as gatekeepers at the entrances, two hundred and twelve. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. They were established by David and Samuel the seer on account of their faithfulness.
被選守門的人共有二百一十二名. 他們在自己的村莊, 按著家譜計算, 是大衛和先見撒母耳所派當這緊要職任的.

9:23 So they and their sons were over the gates of the house of Yahweh at the house of the tent as guards.
他們和他們的子孫按著班次看守耶和華殿的門, 就是會幕的門.

9:24 The gatekeepers were on four sides: east, west, north, and south.
在東西南北, 四方都有守門的.

9:25 And their brethren in their villages were to come every seven days by turn to be with these.
他們的族弟兄住在村莊, 每七日來與他們換班.

9:26 For the four mighty gatekeepers, they who were Levites, were entrusted and were over the chambers and over the storerooms of the house of God.
這四個門領都是利未人, 各有緊要的職任, 看守神殿的倉庫.

9:27 And they lodged all around the house of God, for upon them was a responsibility. And they had charge of opening the house of God every morning.
他們住在神殿的四圍, 是因委託他們守殿, 要每日早晨開門.

9:28 And some of them were over the utensils of the service, for they count them when they are brought in and they count them when they are brought out.
利未人中有管理使用器皿的, 按著數目拿出拿入;

9:29 And some of them were appointed over the objects, over the objects of the sanctuary, and over the wheat flour and the wine, the olive oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
又有人管理器具和聖所的器皿, 並細麵,酒,油,乳香,香料.

9:30 And some of the sons of the priests mixed the fragrant ointment for the spices.
祭司中有人用香料做膏油.

9:31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite and was entrusted with the work of the pan breads.
利未人瑪他提雅是可拉族沙龍的長子, 他緊要的職任是管理盤中烤的物.

9:32 And from the sons of the Kohathites, some of their kinsmen were over the showbread to prepare it every Sabbath.
他們族弟兄哥轄子孫中, 有管理陳設餅的, 每安息日預備擺列.

9:33 Now these were the singers; the heads of the families of the Levites were in the chambers free from other service, for day and night they were over them on the service.
歌唱的有利未人的族長, 住在屬殿的房屋, 晝夜供職, 不做別樣的工.

9:34 These were the heads of the families of the Levites according to their genealogies, leaders. These lived in Jerusalem.
以上都是利未人著名的族長, 住在耶路撒冷.

9:35 And these lived in Gibeon: Jeiel the father of Gibeon. And the name of his wife was Maacah.
在基遍住的有基遍的父親耶利. 他的妻名叫瑪迦;

9:36 And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
他長子是亞伯頓. 他又生蘇珥,基士,巴力,尼珥,拿答,

9:37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
基多,亞希約,撒迦利雅,米基羅.

9:38 And Mikloth fathered Shimeam. And they also lived nearby their brothers in Jerusalem with their brothers.
米基羅生示米暗. 這些人和他們的弟兄在耶路撒冷對面居住.

9:39 And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
尼珥生基士; 基士生掃羅; 掃羅生約拿單,麥基舒亞,亞比拿達,伊施‧巴力.

9:40 And the son of Jonathan was Meribaal. And Meribaal fathered Micah.
約拿單的兒子是米力‧巴力(就是米非波設); 米力‧巴力生米迦.

9:41 And the sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
米迦的兒子是毘敦,米勒,他利亞,亞哈斯.

9:42 And Ahaz fathered Jarah, and Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza,
亞哈斯生雅拉; 雅拉生亞拉篾,亞斯瑪威,心利; 心利生摩撒;

9:43 and Moza fathered Binea; and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
摩撒生比尼亞; 比尼亞生利法雅; 利法雅的兒子是以利亞薩; 以利亞薩的兒子是亞悉.

9:44 And Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
亞悉有六個兒子, 他們的名字是亞斯利干,波基路,以實瑪利,示亞利雅,俄巴底雅,哈難. 這都是亞悉的兒子.

I Chronicles - Chapter 10

10:1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and every Israelite fled away from before the Philistines. And they fell slain upon Mount Gilboa.
非利士人與以色列人爭戰, 以色列人在非利士人面前逃跑, 在基利波山有被殺仆倒的.

10:2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, the sons of Saul.
非利士人緊追掃羅和他兒子們, 就殺了掃羅的兒子約拿單,亞比拿達,麥基舒亞.

10:3 And the battle was heavy against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers.
勢派甚大, 掃羅被弓箭手追上, 射傷甚重,

10:4 And Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and deal harshly with me.” But he was very afraid. Then Saul took the sword and fell upon it.
就吩咐拿他兵器的人說: “你拔出刀來, 將我刺死, 免得那些未受割禮的人來凌辱我. ”但拿兵器的人甚懼怕, 不肯刺他;

10:5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon the sword, and he died.
掃羅就自己伏在刀上死了. 拿兵器的人見掃羅已死, 也伏在刀上死了.

10:6 So Saul died. And his three sons and all his house died together.
這樣, 掃羅和他三個兒子, 並他的全家都一同死亡.

10:7 And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and dwelled in them.
住平原的以色列眾人見以色列軍兵逃跑, 掃羅和他兒子都死了, 也就棄城逃跑, 非利士人便來住在其中.

10:8 And it happened that on the next day when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
次日, 非利士人來剝那被殺之人的衣服, 看見掃羅和他兒子仆倒在基利波山,

10:9 And they stripped him and took his head and his weapons, and they sent them throughout the land of the Philistines to bring news to their idols and the nation.
就剝了他的軍裝, 割下他的首級, 打發人到(到: 或譯送到)非利士地的四境報信與他們的偶像和眾民,

10:10 And they put his weapons in the temple of their gods, and they fastened his skull to the temple of Dagon.
又將掃羅的軍裝放在他們神的廟裡, 將他的首級釘在大袞廟中.

10:11 When all Jabesh-Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
基列‧雅比人聽見非利士人向掃羅所行的一切事,

10:12 every strong man arose and took the dead body of Saul and the dead bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.
他們中間所有的勇士就起身前去, 將掃羅和他兒子的屍身送到雅比, 將他們的屍骨葬在雅比的橡樹下, 就禁食七日.

10:13 So Saul died on account of his sin which he had sinned against Yahweh concerning the command of Yahweh that he did not keep. He also consulted a medium to seek guidance.
這樣, 掃羅死了. 因為他干犯耶和華, 沒有遵守耶和華的命; 又因他求問交鬼的婦人,

10:14 But he did not seek Yahweh. So Yahweh put him to death and turned over the kingship to David, the son of Jesse.
沒有求問耶和華, 所以耶和華使他被殺, 把國歸於耶西的兒子大衛.

I Chronicles - Chapter 11

11:1 Then all Israel gathered to David in Hebron, saying, “Look—we are your flesh and bones.
以色列眾人聚集到希伯崙見大衛, 說: “我們原是你的骨肉.

11:2 For some time now, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led the army of Israel in battle. And Yahweh your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel and will be leader over my people Israel.’ ”
從前掃羅作王的時候, 率領以色列人出入的是你; 耶和華─你的神也曾應許你說: ‘你必牧養我的民以色列, 作以色列的君. ’”

11:3 Then all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the presence of Yahweh. And they anointed David as king over Israel according to the word of Yahweh by the hand of Samuel.
於是以色列的長老都來到希伯崙見大衛王. 大衛在希伯崙耶和華面前與他們立約, 他們就膏大衛作以色列的王, 是照耶和華藉撒母耳所說的話.

11:4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is Jebus). And the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
大衛和以色列眾人到了耶路撒冷, 就是耶布斯; 那時耶布斯人住在那裡.

11:5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not enter here.” But David captured the stronghold of Zion; that is, the city of David.
耶布斯人對大衛說: “你決不能進這地方. ”然而大衛攻取錫安的保障, 就是大衛的城.

11:6 Then David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first will be chief and commander.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first and became chief.
大衛說: “誰先攻打耶布斯人, 必作首領元帥. ”洗魯雅的兒子約押先上去, 就作了元帥.

11:7 And David lived in the fortress. Therefore they called it the city of David.
大衛住在保障裡, 所以那保障叫作大衛城.

11:8 And he built the city all around from the Millo and up to the circuit. And Joab restored the remainder of the city.
大衛又從米羅起, 四圍建築城牆, 其餘的是約押修理.

11:9 And David became greater and greater. And Yahweh of hosts was with him.
大衛日見強盛, 因為萬軍之耶和華與他同在.

11:10 Now these are the chiefs of the mighty men who were for David, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel to make him king according to the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.
以下記錄跟隨大衛勇士的首領, 就是奮勇幫助他得國,照著耶和華吩咐以色列人的話,與以色列人一同立他作王的.

11:11 And this is the numbering of the mighty warriors who were for David: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the three. He himself raised his spear against three hundred whom he killed on one occasion.
大衛勇士的數目記在下面: 哈革摩尼的兒子雅朔班, 他是軍長的統領, 一時舉槍殺了三百人.

11:12 And after him was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. He was among the three mighty warriors.
其次是亞合人朵多的兒子以利亞撒, 他是三個勇士裡的一個.

11:13 He himself was with David at Pas-Dammim when the Philistines were gathered there for the battle. And there was a plot of the field filled with barley, and the people fled before the Philistines.
他從前與大衛在巴斯‧達閔, 非利士人聚集要打仗. 那裡有一塊長滿大麥的田, 眾民就在非利士人面前逃跑;

11:14 But they took their stand in the middle of the plot and defended it. And they killed the Philistines. And Yahweh saved them with a great victory.
這勇士便站在那田間擊殺非利士人, 救護了那田. 耶和華使以色列人大獲全勝.

11:15 And three of the thirty chiefs went down toward the rock to David at the cave of Adullam when the army of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
三十個勇士中的三個人下到磐石那裡, 進了亞杜蘭洞見大衛; 非利士的軍隊在利乏音谷安營.

11:16 And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
那時大衛在山寨, 非利士人的防營在伯利恆.

11:17 And David had a craving, and he said, “Who could give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!”
大衛渴想, 說: “甚願有人將伯利恆城門旁井裡的水打來給我喝! ”

11:18 Then the three broke through into the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and brought it and came to David. But David would not drink it and poured it out before Yahweh.
這三個勇士就闖過非利士人的營盤, 從伯利恆城門旁的井裡打水, 拿來奉給大衛. 他卻不肯喝, 將水奠在耶和華面前,

11:19 And he said, “Far be it from me that I would do this before my God. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” And he was not willing to drink it. These things the three mighty men did.
說: “我的神啊, 這三個人冒死去打水, 這水好像他們的血一般, 我斷不敢喝! ”如此, 大衛不肯喝. 這是三個勇士所做的事.

11:20 Now Abishai the brother of Joab was himself the head of the three. And he roused himself with his spear against three hundred whom he killed and made a name for himself among the three.
約押的兄弟亞比篩是這三個勇士的首領; 他舉槍殺了三百人, 就在三個勇士裡得了名.

11:21 He was twice as renowned among the three and was their commander. But he did not attain to the three.
他在這三個勇士裡是最尊貴的, 所以作他們的首領; 只是不及前三個勇士.

11:22 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a strong man from Kabzeel, one who did great deeds. He himself struck down two sons of Ariel of Moab. And he himself went down and struck down a lion within a pit on a snowy day.
有甲薛勇士耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅行過大能的事: 他殺了摩押人亞利伊勒的兩個兒子, 又在下雪的時候下坑裡去殺了一個獅子,

11:23 And he himself struck down an Egyptian man, a large man five cubits tall. And in the hand of the Egyptian was a spear like a weaver’s beam. But he went down to him with a club and seized the spear from the hand of the Egyptian and killed him with his own spear.
又殺了一個埃及人. 埃及人身高五肘, 手裡拿著槍, 槍桿粗如織布的機軸; 比拿雅只拿著棍子下去, 從埃及人手裡奪過槍來, 用那槍將他刺死.

11:24 These things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did and had a name among the three mighty warriors.
這是耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅所行的事, 就在三個勇士裡得了名.

11:25 He himself was certainly distinguished among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his bodyguard.
他比那三十個勇士都尊貴, 只是不及前三個勇士. 大衛立他作護衛長.

11:26 Now the mighty warriors of the troops were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo from Bethlehem,
軍中的勇士有約押的兄弟亞撒黑, 伯利恆人朵多的兒子伊勒哈難,

11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
哈律人沙瑪, 比倫人希利斯,

11:28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
提哥亞人益吉的兒子以拉, 亞拿突人亞比以謝,

11:29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
戶沙人西比該, 亞合人以來,

11:30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
尼陀法人瑪哈萊, 尼陀法人巴拿的兒子希立,

11:31 Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
便雅憫族基比亞人利拜的兒子以太, 比拉頓人比拿雅,

11:32 Hurai of the valleys of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
迦實溪人戶萊, 亞拉巴人亞比,

11:33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
巴路米人押斯瑪弗, 沙本人以利雅哈巴,

11:34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jehonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
基孫人哈深的眾子, 哈拉人沙基的兒子約拿單,

11:35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
哈拉人沙甲的兒子亞希暗, 吾珥的兒子以利法勒,

11:36 Hepher the Mekerathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
米基拉人希弗, 比倫人亞希雅,

11:37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naari the son of Ezbai,
迦密人希斯羅, 伊斯拜的兒子拿萊,

11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
拿單的兄弟約珥, 哈基利的兒子彌伯哈,

11:39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the bearer of the weapons of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
亞捫人洗勒, 比錄人拿哈萊〈拿哈萊是給洗魯雅的兒子約押拿兵器的〉,

11:40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
以帖人以拉, 以帖人迦立,

11:41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
赫人烏利亞, 亞萊的兒子撒拔,

11:42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a leader of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
流便人示撒的兒子亞第拿〈他是流便支派中的一個族長, 率領三十人〉,

11:43 Hanan the son of Maacah, Jehoshaphat the Mithnite,
瑪迦的兒子哈難, 彌特尼人約沙法,

11:44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
亞施他拉人烏西亞, 亞羅珥人何坦的兒子沙瑪,耶利,

11:45 Jediael the son of Shimri and Joha his brother the Tizite,
提洗人申利的兒子耶疊和他的兄弟約哈,

11:46 Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,
瑪哈未人以利業, 伊利拿安的兒子耶利拜,約沙未雅, 摩押人伊特瑪,

11:47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
以利業,俄備得, 並米瑣八人雅西業.

I Chronicles - Chapter 12

12:1 Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag while he was still shut up because of Saul, the son of Kish. And they were the mighty warriors helping with the war.
大衛因怕基士的兒子掃羅, 躲在洗革拉的時候, 有勇士到他那裡幫助他打仗.

12:2 They were armed with the bow, able to shoot right-handed or left-handed, slinging stones or shooting arrows with the bow; they were kinsmen of Saul from Benjamin.
他們善於拉弓, 能用左右兩手甩石射箭, 都是便雅憫人掃羅的族弟兄.

12:3 The leader was Ahiezer, then Jehoash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeonite; Jeiel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;
為首的是亞希以謝, 其次是約阿施, 都是基比亞人示瑪的兒子. 還有亞斯瑪威的兒子耶薛和毘力, 又有比拉迦, 並亞拿突人耶戶,

12:4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty warrior among the thirty who was over the thirty; Jeremiah; Jahaziel; Johanan; Jozabad the Gederathite;
基遍人以實買雅〈他在三十人中是勇士, 管理他們〉, 且有耶利米,雅哈悉,約哈難, 和基得拉人約撒拔,

12:5 Eluzai; Jerimoth; Bealiah; Shemariah; Shephatiah the Hariphite;
伊利烏賽,耶利摩,比亞利雅,示瑪利雅, 哈律弗人示法提雅,

12:6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam the Korahites;
可拉人以利加拿,耶西亞,亞薩列,約以謝,雅朔班,

12:7 Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from the Gedor.
基多人耶羅罕的兒子猶拉和西巴第雅.

12:8 And from the Gadites, valiant mighty warriors, soldiers fit for war, expert with shield and spear, defected to David at the fortress toward the wilderness. And they had faces like lions and were swift as gazelles upon the mountains.
迦得支派中有人到曠野的山寨投奔大衛, 都是大能的勇士, 能拿盾牌和槍的戰士. 他們的面貌好像獅子, 快跑如同山上的鹿.

12:9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third,
第一以薛, 第二俄巴底雅, 第三以利押,

12:10 Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth,
第四彌施瑪拿, 第五耶利米,

12:11 Attai sixth, Eliel seventh,
第六亞太, 第七以利業,

12:12 Jehonan eighth, Elzabad ninth,
第八約哈難, 第九以利薩巴,

12:13 Jeremiah tenth, Macbannai eleventh.
第十耶利米, 第十一末巴奈.

12:14 These were the sons of Gad, leaders of the army. The smallest one was as a hundred, and the greatest as a thousand.
這都是迦得人中的軍長, 至小的能抵一百人, 至大的能抵一千人.

12:15 These were they who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was filled over its banks. And they put to flight all who were in the valley to the east and to the west.
正月, 約旦河水漲過兩岸的時候, 他們過河, 使一切住平原的人東奔西逃.

12:16 And some of the sons of Benjamin and from Judah came to the fortress, to David.
又有便雅憫和猶大人到山寨大衛那裡.

12:17 And David went out to meet them and answered and said to them, “If you come in peace to me, to help me, my heart will be joined with you, but if you come to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong on my hands, may the God of our fathers see and pass judgment.”
大衛出去迎接他們, 對他們說: “你們若是和和平平地來幫助我, 我心就與你們相契; 你們若是將我這無罪的人賣在敵人手裡, 願我們列祖的神察看責罰. ”

12:18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the thirty who said: “We are yours, O David! And we are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace! Peace to you, and peace to those who help you, for your God helps you.” So David appointed them as heads of the troops.
那時神的靈感動那三十個勇士的首領亞瑪撒, 他就說: 大衛啊, 我們是歸於你的! 耶西的兒子啊, 我們是幫助你的! 願你平平安安, 願幫助你的也都平安! 因為你的神幫助你. 大衛就收留他們, 立他們作軍長.

12:19 And some Manassites deserted to David when he came with the Philistines to the battle against Saul, but he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines sent him away upon counsel, saying, “He will desert to his master Saul at the cost of our heads.”
大衛從前與非利士人同去, 要與掃羅爭戰, 有些瑪拿西人來投奔大衛, 他們卻沒有幫助非利士人; 因為非利士人的首領商議, 打發他們回去, 說: “恐怕大衛拿我們的首級, 歸降他的主人掃羅. ”

12:20 When he went to Ziklag some Manassites deserted to him: Adnah, Jehozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, heads of the thousands that were for Manasseh.
大衛往洗革拉去的時候, 有瑪拿西人的千夫長押拿,約撒拔,耶疊,米迦勒,約撒拔,以利戶,洗勒太都來投奔他.

12:21 And they themselves helped David against the troops, for all of them were mighty men of strength and were commanders in the army.
這些人幫助大衛攻擊群賊; 他們都是大能的勇士, 且作軍長.

12:22 Day in and day out they came to David to help him until there was a great army, like the army of God.
那時天天有人來幫助大衛, 以致成了大軍, 如神的軍一樣.

12:23 And these are the numbers of the chiefs of those prepared for the army who came to David at Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him according to the word of Yahweh.
預備打仗的兵來到希伯崙見大衛, 要照著耶和華的話將掃羅的國位歸與大衛. 他們的數目如下:

12:24 The sons of Judah bearing shield and spear: six thousand eight hundred armed troops.
猶大支派, 拿盾牌和槍預備打仗的有六千八百人.

12:25 From the men of Simeon, mighty warriors of strength for war: seven thousand one hundred.
西緬支派, 能上陣大能的勇士有七千一百人.

12:26 From the Levites: four thousand six hundred.
利未支派有四千六百人.

12:27 Jehoiada the chief officer of the house of Aaron, and with him, three thousand seven hundred.
耶何耶大是亞倫家的首領, 跟從他的有三千七百人.

12:28 And Zadok, a young man, a mighty warrior of strength, and the house of his father: twenty-two commanders.
還有少年大能的勇士撒督, 同著他的有族長二十二人.

12:29 From the men of Benjamin, kinsmen of Saul, three thousand, and even still the majority of them remained loyal to the house of Saul.
便雅憫支派, 掃羅的族弟兄也有三千人, 他們向來大半歸順掃羅家.

12:30 And from the men of Ephraim: twenty thousand eight hundred mighty warriors of strength, famous men in the house of their fathers.
以法蓮支派大能的勇士, 在本族著名的有二萬零八百人.

12:31 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh: eighteen thousand who were designated by name to come to make David king.
瑪拿西半支派, 冊上有名的共一萬八千人, 都來立大衛作王.

12:32 And from the men of Issachar: men who were skilled in understanding the times to know what Israel should do. Their chiefs were two hundred, and all their kinsmen were under their command.
以薩迦支派, 有二百族長都通達時務, 知道以色列人所當行的; 他們族弟兄都聽從他們的命令.

12:33 From Zebulun, those who went out armed, equipped for battle with all the weapons of war: fifty thousand to help David with singleness of purpose.
西布倫支派, 能上陣用各樣兵器打仗,行伍整齊,不生二心的有五萬人.

12:34 From Naphtali: one thousand commanders; and those with them with shield and spear: thirty-seven thousand.
拿弗他利支派, 有一千軍長; 跟從他們,拿盾牌和槍的有三萬七千人.

12:35 From the Danites, those equipped for battle: twenty-eight thousand six hundred.
但支派, 能擺陣的有二萬八千六百人.

12:36 And from Asher, those who went out armed and prepared for battle: forty thousand.
亞設支派, 能上陣打仗的有四萬人.

12:37 And from beyond the Jordan, from the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all their weapons of war for battle: one hundred and twenty thousand.
約旦河東的流便支派,迦得支派,瑪拿西半支派, 拿著各樣兵器打仗的有十二萬人.

12:38 All these were men of war arrayed in battle line with a whole heart. They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel had one heart to make David king.
以上都是能守行伍的戰士, 他們都誠心來到希伯崙, 要立大衛作以色列的王. 以色列其餘的人也都一心要立大衛作王.

12:39 And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen were prepared for them.
他們在那裡三日, 與大衛一同吃喝, 因為他們的族弟兄給他們預備了.

12:40 And also their relatives, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, on camels, on mules, and on oxen—provisions of flour, cakes of figs, raisin cakes, wine and oil, cattle and sheep in abundance, for there was great joy in Israel.
靠近他們的人以及以薩迦,西布倫,拿弗他利人將許多麵餅,無花果餅,乾葡萄,酒,油, 用驢,駱駝,騾子,牛馱來, 又帶了許多的牛和羊來, 因為以色列人甚是歡樂.

I Chronicles - Chapter 13

13:1 And David consulted with the commanders of thousands and hundreds, with every leader.
大衛與千夫長,百夫長, 就是一切首領商議.

13:2 And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you and before Yahweh our God, let us send word abroad to our brothers who remain in all the land of Israel and to the priests and Levites with them in the cities with their pasturelands that they might be gathered to us.
大衛對以色列全會眾說: “你們若以為美, 見這事是出於耶和華─我們的神, 我們就差遣人走遍以色列地, 見我們未來的弟兄, 又見住在有郊野之城的祭司利未人, 使他們都到這裡來聚集.

13:3 Then let us bring around the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul.”
我們要把神的約櫃運到我們這裡來; 因為在掃羅年間, 我們沒有在約櫃前求問神. ”

13:4 And all the assembly agreed to do so, for the word was pleasing in the eyes of all the people.
全會眾都說可以如此行; 這事在眾民眼中都看為好.

13:5 And David summoned all Israel from Shihor of Egypt up to Lebo-Hamath to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-Jearim.
於是, 大衛將以色列人從埃及的西曷河直到哈馬口都招聚了來, 要從基列耶琳將神的約櫃運來.

13:6 And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, Kiriath-Jearim of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of Yahweh God who is enthroned between the cherubim, which is called the name.
大衛率領以色列眾人上到巴拉, 就是屬猶大的基列‧耶琳, 要從那裡將約櫃運來. 這約櫃就是坐在二基路伯上耶和華神留名的約櫃.

13:7 And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio were driving the cart.
他們將神的約櫃從亞比拿達的家裡抬出來, 放在新車上. 烏撒和亞希約趕車.

13:8 Now David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their strength, and with songs, lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
大衛和以色列眾人在神前用琴,瑟,鑼,鼓,號作樂, 極力跳舞歌唱.

13:9 And when they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzza reached out his hand to hold the ark because the cattle had stumbled.
到了基頓(在撒母耳下六章六節是拿艮)的禾場; 因為牛失前蹄(或譯: 驚跳), 烏撒就伸手扶住約櫃.

13:10 And Yahweh was angry with Uzza, and he struck him down because he reached his hand upon the ark. And he died there before God.
耶和華向他發怒, 因他伸手扶住約櫃擊殺他, 他就死在神面前.

13:11 And David was angry because Yahweh had broken out in wrath against Uzza. And that place is called Perez Uzza unto this day.
大衛因耶和華擊殺(原文是闖殺)烏撒, 心裡愁煩, 就稱那地方為毘列斯‧烏撒, 直到今日.

13:12 And David feared God on that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God home to me?”
那日, 大衛懼怕神, 說: “神的約櫃怎可運到我這裡來? ”

13:13 So David did not move the ark to himself into the city of David but diverted it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
於是大衛不將約櫃運進大衛的城, 卻運到迦特人俄別‧以東的家中.

13:14 And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-Edom and all that he had.
神的約櫃在俄別‧以東家中三個月, 耶和華賜福給俄別‧以東的家和他一切所有的.

I Chronicles - Chapter 14

14:1 And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers to David and cedar trees, masons, and carpenters to build a house for him.
泰爾王希蘭將香柏木運到大衛那裡, 又差遣使者和石匠,木匠給大衛建造宮殿.

14:2 And David knew that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.
大衛就知道耶和華堅立他作以色列王, 又為自己的民以色列, 使他的國興旺.

14:3 And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters.
大衛在耶路撒冷又立后妃, 又生兒女.

14:4 Now these are the names of the children who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
在耶路撒冷所生的眾子是沙母亞,朔罷,拿單,所羅門,

14:5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
益轄,以利書亞,以法列,

14:6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
挪迦,尼斐,雅非亞,

14:7 Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
以利沙瑪,比利雅大,以利法列.

14:8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. But David heard and went out from before them.
非利士人聽見大衛受膏作以色列眾人的王, 非利士眾人就上來尋索大衛. 大衛聽見, 就出去迎敵.

14:9 Now the Philistines came and carried out a raid in the Valley of Rephaim.
非利士人來了, 布散在利乏音谷.

14:10 Then David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you put them into my hand?” And Yahweh said to him, “Go up. I will put them into your hand.”
大衛求問神, 說: “我可以上去攻打非利士人嗎? 你將他們交在我手裡嗎? ”耶和華說: “你可以上去, 我必將他們交在你手裡. ”

14:11 And he went up to Baal-Perazim, and David struck them there. And David said, “God has burst out against my enemies by my hand like waters burst out.” Therefore they will call the name of this place Baal-Perazim.
非利士人來到巴力‧毘拉心, 大衛在那裡殺敗他們. 大衛說: “神藉我的手沖破敵人, 如同水沖去一般”; 因此稱那地方為巴力‧毘拉心.

14:12 And they abandoned their gods there. And David commanded, and they were burnt with fire.
非利士人將神像撇在那裡, 大衛吩咐人用火焚燒了.

14:13 Then the Philistines carried out another raid in the valley.
非利士人又布散在利乏音谷.

14:14 Then David inquired again of God. And God said to him, “You shall not go up after them. Go around from before them and come against them the opposite way of the balsam trees.
大衛又求問神. 神說: “不要一直地上去, 要轉到他們後頭, 從桑林對面攻打他們.

14:15 And it shall be that when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out into battle, for God goes out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
你聽見桑樹梢上有腳步的聲音, 就要出戰, 因為神已經在你前頭去攻打非利士人的軍隊. ”

14:16 And David did as God commanded him, and they struck the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon to Gezer.
大衛就遵著神所吩咐的, 攻打非利士人的軍隊, 從基遍直到基色.

14:17 And the fame of David went out through all the lands. And Yahweh put the fear of him upon all the nations.
於是大衛的名傳揚到列國, 耶和華使列國都懼怕他.

I Chronicles - Chapter 15

15:1 And David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he established a place for the ark of God. And he pitched a tent for it.
大衛在大衛城為自己建造宮殿, 又為神的約櫃預備地方, 支搭帳幕.

15:2 Then David ordered that none except the Levites should carry the ark of God, for Yahweh had chosen them to carry the ark of Yahweh and to serve him forever.
那時大衛說: “除了利未人之外, 無人可抬神的約櫃; 因為耶和華揀選他們抬神的約櫃, 且永遠事奉他. ”

15:3 And David gathered all Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place that he had established for it.
大衛招聚以色列眾人到耶路撒冷, 要將耶和華的約櫃抬到他所預備的地方.

15:4 And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites.
大衛又聚集亞倫的子孫和利未人.

15:5 Of the sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief and one hundred and twenty of his brothers.
哥轄子孫中有族長烏列和他的弟兄一百二十人.

15:6 Of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief and two hundred and twenty of his brothers.
米拉利子孫中有族長亞帥雅和他的弟兄二百二十人.

15:7 Of the sons of Gershom: Joel the chief and one hundred and thirty of his brothers.
革順子孫中有族長約珥和他的弟兄一百三十人.

15:8 Of the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief and two hundred of his brothers.
以利撒反子孫中有族長示瑪雅和他的弟兄二百人.

15:9 Of the sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief and eighty of his brothers.
希伯崙子孫中有族長以列和他的弟兄八十人.

15:10 Of the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief and one hundred and twelve of his brothers.
烏薛子孫中有族長亞米拿達和他的弟兄一百一十二人.

15:11 Then David summoned Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
大衛將祭司撒督和亞比亞他, 並利未人烏列,亞帥雅,約珥,示瑪雅,以列,亞米拿達召來,

15:12 And he said to them, “You are the heads of the families for the Levites. Sanctify yourselves and your brothers and bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, to the place I have established for it.
對他們說: “你們是利未人的族長, 你們和你們的弟兄應當自潔, 好將耶和華─以色列神的約櫃抬到我所預備的地方.

15:13 Because the first time you did not, and Yahweh our God burst out against us, for we did not care for it according to the law.”
因你們先前沒有抬這約櫃, 按定例求問耶和華─我們的神, 所以他刑罰(原文是闖殺)我們. ”

15:14 Then the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
於是祭司利未人自潔, 好將耶和華─以色列神的約櫃抬上來.

15:15 And the sons of the Levites carried the ark of God according to what Moses commanded, according to the word of Yahweh, on their shoulders with the carrying poles upon them.
利未子孫就用槓, 肩抬神的約櫃, 是照耶和華藉摩西所吩咐的.

15:16 Then David ordered the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of song, musical instruments, stringed instruments, and cymbals, raising their voices for joy.
大衛吩咐利未人的族長, 派他們歌唱的弟兄用琴瑟和鈸作樂, 歡歡喜喜地大聲歌頌.

15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, and from his brothers, Asaph the son of Berekiah, and from the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
於是利未人派約珥的兒子希幔和他弟兄中比利家的兒子亞薩, 並他們族弟兄米拉利子孫裡古沙雅的兒子以探.

15:18 and with them their brothers of the second rank, Zechariah the son, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-Edom and Jeiel.
其次還有他們的弟兄撒迦利雅,便‧雅薛,示米拉末,耶歇,烏尼,以利押,比拿雅,瑪西雅,瑪他提雅,以利斐利戶,彌克尼雅, 並守門的俄別‧以東和耶利.

15:19 Now the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound bronze cymbals;
這樣, 派歌唱的希幔,亞薩,以探敲銅鈸, 大發響聲;

15:20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play on harps according to Alamoth;
派撒迦利雅,雅薛,示米拉末,耶歇,烏尼,以利押,瑪西雅,比拿雅鼓瑟, 調用女音;

15:21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to play lyres, directing according to the Sheminith.
又派瑪他提雅,以利斐利戶,彌克尼雅,俄別‧以東,耶利,亞撒西雅領首彈琴, 調用第八.

15:22 And Kenaniah, chief of the Levites in singing, was to be an instructor in singing because he understood.
利未人的族長基拿尼雅是歌唱人的首領, 又教訓人歌唱, 因為他精通此事.

15:23 And Berekiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.
比利家,以利加拿是約櫃前守門的.

15:24 And Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Elizezer the priests sounded the trumpets before the ark of God. And Obed-Edom and Jehiah were gatekeepers for the ark.
祭司示巴尼,約沙法,拿坦業,亞瑪賽,撒迦利雅,比拿亞,以利以謝在神的約櫃前吹號. 俄別‧以東和耶希亞也是約櫃前守門的.

15:25 And it happened that David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
於是, 大衛和以色列的長老, 並千夫長都去從俄別‧以東的家歡歡喜喜地將耶和華的約櫃抬上來.

15:26 And it happened that when God helped the Levites carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
神賜恩與抬耶和華約櫃的利未人, 他們就獻上七隻公牛, 七隻公羊.

15:27 Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen; so also all the Levites who were carrying the ark, the singers, and Kenaniah the chief of the singing. And David wore a linen ephod.
大衛和抬約櫃的利未人, 並歌唱人的首領基拿尼雅, 以及歌唱的人, 都穿著細麻布的外袍; 大衛另外穿著細麻布的以弗得.

15:28 And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh with shouting, with the sound of a shofar, and with trumpets and cymbals, making loud music with musical instruments and stringed instruments.
這樣, 以色列眾人歡呼吹角,吹號,敲鈸,鼓瑟,彈琴, 大發響聲, 將耶和華的約櫃抬上來.

15:29 And when the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came into the city of David, then Michal the daughter of Saul looked down from the window and saw the king, David, leaping and dancing. And she despised him in her heart.
耶和華的約櫃進了大衛城的時候, 掃羅的女兒米甲從窗戶裡觀看, 見大衛王踴躍跳舞, 心裡就輕視他.

I Chronicles - Chapter 16

16:1 And they brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.
眾人將神的約櫃請進去, 安放在大衛所搭的帳幕裡, 就在神面前獻燔祭和平安祭.

16:2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.
大衛獻完了燔祭和平安祭, 就奉耶和華的名給民祝福,

16:3 And he distributed to every man of Israel, both men and women, to each person a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins.
並且分給以色列人, 無論男女, 每人一個餅, 一塊肉, 一個葡萄餅.

16:4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of Yahweh, to invoke, thank, and praise Yahweh the God of Israel.
大衛派幾個利未人在耶和華的約櫃前事奉, 頌揚, 稱謝, 讚美耶和華─以色列的神:

16:5 Asaph was chief, and his second was Zechariah; Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel were on harps and lyres. And Asaph played on the cymbals.
為首的是亞薩, 其次是撒迦利雅,雅薛,示米拉末,耶歇,瑪他提雅,以利押,比拿雅,俄別‧以東,耶利, 鼓瑟彈琴; 惟有亞薩敲鈸, 大發響聲;

16:6 And Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests blew on the trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
祭司比拿雅和雅哈悉常在神的約櫃前吹號.

16:7 Then on that day David first appointed to give thanks to Yahweh by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.
那日, 大衛初次藉亞薩和他的弟兄以詩歌稱頌耶和華, 說:

16:8 Give thanks to Yahweh; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the nations!
你們要稱謝耶和華, 求告他的名, 在萬民中傳揚他的作為!

16:9 Sing to him; sing praises to him; tell of his wondrous works!
要向他唱詩,歌頌, 談論他一切奇妙的作為.

16:10 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those seeking Yahweh rejoice!
要以他的聖名誇耀; 尋求耶和華的人, 心中應當歡喜.

16:11 Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his face continually!
要尋求耶和華與他的能力, 時常尋求他的面.

16:12 Remember his wonderful works that he has done, his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,
他僕人以色列的後裔, 他所揀選雅各的子孫哪, 你們要記念他奇妙的作為和他的奇事, 並他口中的判語.

16:13 O offspring of Israel, his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
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16:14 He is Yahweh our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
他是耶和華─我們的神, 全地都有他的判斷.

16:15 Remember his covenant forever, the word he commanded for a thousand generations,
你們要記念他的約, 直到永遠; 他所吩咐的話, 直到千代,

16:16 that he made with Abraham, his sworn oath to Isaac.
就是與亞伯拉罕所立的約, 向以撒所起的誓.

16:17 And he confirmed it to Jacob as a statute, an everlasting covenant to Israel,
他又將這約向雅各定為律例, 向以色列定為永遠的約,

16:18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, the portion of your inheritance.”
說: 我必將迦南地賜給你, 作你產業的分.

16:19 When you were few in number, little, and sojourners were in it,
當時你們人丁有限, 數目稀少, 並且在那地為寄居的;

16:20 when they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
他們從這邦游到那邦, 從這國行到那國.

16:21 he did not allow anyone to oppress them, and he rebuked kings on their account,
耶和華不容甚麼人欺負他們, 為他們的緣故責備君王,

16:22 saying, “You must not touch my anointed nor do harm to my prophets!”
說: 不可難為我受膏的人, 也不可惡待我的先知!

16:23 Sing to Yahweh, all the earth! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!
全地都要向耶和華歌唱! 天天傳揚他的救恩,

16:24 Proclaim his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among the peoples!
在列邦中述說他的榮耀, 在萬民中述說他的奇事.

16:25 For Yahweh is great and greatly praised, and he is feared among all gods.
因耶和華為大, 當受極大的讚美; 他在萬神之上, 當受敬畏.

16:26 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.
外邦的神都屬虛無, 惟獨耶和華創造諸天.

16:27 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place.
有尊榮和威嚴在他面前, 有能力和喜樂在他聖所.

16:28 Ascribe to Yahweh, O clans of the nations, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!
民中的萬族啊, 你們要將榮耀能力歸給耶和華, 都歸給耶和華!

16:29 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of his name! Lift up an offering and come before him! Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness!
要將耶和華的名所當得的榮耀歸給他, 拿供物來奉到他面前; 當以聖潔的(的: 或譯為)妝飾敬拜耶和華.

16:30 Tremble before him, all the earth; surely the world shall not be shaken.
全地要在他面前戰抖, 世界也堅定不得動搖.

16:31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, and let them tell the peoples, “Yahweh reigns!”
願天歡喜, 願地快樂; 願人在列邦中說: 耶和華作王了!

16:32 Let the sea roar and its fullness; let the field rejoice and all that is in it.
願海和其中所充滿的澎湃; 願田和其中所有的都歡樂.

16:33 Then the trees of the forest shall sing for joy before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth.
那時, 林中的樹木都要在耶和華面前歡呼, 因為他來要審判全地.

16:34 Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; his loyal love is everlasting.
應當稱謝耶和華; 因他本為善, 他的慈愛永遠長存!

16:35 Then say, “Save us, O God of our salvation; gather us and rescue us from the nations that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
要說: 拯救我們的神啊, 求你救我們, 聚集我們, 使我們脫離外邦, 我們好稱讚你的聖名, 以讚美你為誇勝.

16:36 Blessed be Yahweh the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting!” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and praised Yahweh.
耶和華─以色列的神, 從亙古直到永遠, 是應當稱頌的! 眾民都說: “阿們! ”並且讚美耶和華.

16:37 So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to minister before the ark regularly as each day required,
大衛派亞薩和他的弟兄在約櫃前常常事奉耶和華, 一日盡一日的職分;

16:38 and he left Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight brothers. And Obed-Edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were gatekeepers.
又派俄別‧以東和他的弟兄六十八人, 與耶杜頓的兒子俄別‧以東, 並何薩作守門的;

16:39 And he left Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of Yahweh at the high place which was at Gibeon
且派祭司撒督和他弟兄眾祭司在基遍的邱壇,耶和華的帳幕前燔祭壇上, 每日早晚, 照著耶和華律法書上所吩咐以色列人的, 常給耶和華獻燔祭.

16:40 to offer burnt offerings regularly to Yahweh on the altar of burnt offering, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the law of Yahweh that he commanded concerning Israel.
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16:41 And with them were Heman and Jeduthun and the remainder of those chosen, who were designated by name to give thanks to Yahweh, for his loyal love is everlasting.
與他們一同被派的有希幔,耶杜頓, 和其餘被選名字錄在冊上的, 稱謝耶和華, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

16:42 And Heman and Jeduthun with them had trumpets and cymbals for making music, along with instruments for the song of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.
希幔,耶杜頓同著他們吹號,敲鈸, 大發響聲, 並用別的樂器隨著歌頌神. 耶杜頓的子孫作守門的.

16:43 Then all the people went each to his house, and David turned to bless his household.
於是眾民各歸各家; 大衛也回去為家眷祝福.

I Chronicles - Chapter 17

17:1 And as David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I live in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh is under tent curtains.”
大衛住在自己宮中, 對先知拿單說: “看哪, 我住在香柏木的宮中, 耶和華的約櫃反在幔子裡. ”

17:2 And Nathan said to David, “Whatever is in your heart, do, for God is with you.”
拿單對大衛說: “你可以照你的心意而行, 因為神與你同在. ”

17:3 And it happened that same night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
當夜, 神的話臨到拿單, 說:

17:4 “Go and say to David my servant, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “You are not to build a house for me to live in,
“你去告訴我僕人大衛, 說耶和華如此說: ‘你不可建造殿宇給我居住.

17:5 for I have not lived in a house from the day that I brought out Israel unto this day. I have been from tent to tent and from tabernacle to tabernacle.
自從我領以色列人出埃及, 直到今日, 我未曾住過殿宇, 乃從這會幕到那會幕, 從這帳幕到那帳幕.

17:6 In every place I have moved about, did I say one word with the judges of Israel I commanded to shepherd my people, saying, ‘Why have you not built for me a house of cedar?’ ” ’
凡我同以色列人所走的地方, 我何曾向以色列的一個士師, 就是我吩咐牧養我民的說: 你為何不給我建造香柏木的殿宇呢? ’

17:7 So now, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader over my people Israel,
現在你要告訴我僕人大衛, 說萬軍之耶和華如此說: ‘我從羊圈中將你召來, 叫你不再跟從羊群, 立你作我民以色列的君.

17:8 and I have been with you wherever you went and have cut down your enemies from before you and will make a name for you, like the name of the great ones on the earth.
你無論往哪裡去, 我常與你同在, 剪除你的一切仇敵; 我必使你得大名, 好像世上大大有名的人一樣.

17:9 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place and be in anguish no longer. And wicked men will no longer wear them down as before,
我必為我民以色列選定一個地方, 栽培他們, 使他們住自己的地方, 不再遷移; 凶惡之子也不像從前擾害他們,

17:10 from the day that I commanded judges over my people Israel. And I will subdue your enemies, and I declare to you that Yahweh will build for you a house.
並不像我命士師治理我民以色列的時候一樣. 我必治服你的一切仇敵, 並且我─耶和華應許你, 必為你建立家室.

17:11 And it shall be that when your days are fulfilled to go and sleep with your ancestors, then I will raise up your seed after you, who will be one of your sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
你壽數滿足歸你列祖的時候, 我必使你的後裔接續你的位, 我也必堅定他的國.

17:12 He himself will build for me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
他必為我建造殿宇; 我必堅定他的國位直到永遠.

17:13 I myself will be a father to him, and he himself will be a son to me. And I will not remove my steadfast love from him as I took it away from whoever was before you.
我要作他的父, 他要作我的子; 並不使我的慈愛離開他, 像離開在你以前的掃羅一樣.

17:14 And I will establish him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.” ’ ”
我卻要將他永遠堅立在我家裡和我國裡; 他的國位也必堅定, 直到永遠. ’”

17:15 According to all these words and according to all this revelation, thus did Nathan speak to David.
拿單就按這一切話, 照這默示告訴大衛.

17:16 Then King David went and sat before Yahweh and said, “Who am I, O Yahweh God, and what is my house that you have brought me thus far?
於是大衛王進去, 坐在耶和華面前, 說: “耶和華神啊, 我是誰, 我的家算甚麼, 你竟使我到這地步呢?

17:17 And this was a small matter in your eyes, O God. And you have spoken concerning the house of your servant for a long time and have shown me future generations to come, O Yahweh God.
神啊, 這在你眼中還看為小, 又應許你僕人的家至於久遠. 耶和華神啊, 你看顧我好像看顧高貴的人.

17:18 What more can David do to you for honoring your servant? Now you know your servant.
你加於僕人的尊榮, 我還有何言可說呢? 因為你知道你的僕人.

17:19 O Yahweh, for the sake of your servant and according to your heart you have done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.
耶和華啊, 你行了這大事, 並且顯明出來, 是因你僕人的緣故, 也是照你的心意.

17:20 O Yahweh, there is none like you, and there is no God except you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
耶和華啊, 照我們耳中聽見, 沒有可比你的, 除你以外再無神.

17:21 And who is like your people Israel, the one nation upon earth whom God went to redeem for himself, to establish for you a reputation for great and awesome things, to drive out nations from before your people whom you redeemed from Egypt?
世上有何民能比你的民以色列呢? 你神從埃及救贖他們作自己的子民, 又在你贖出來的民面前行大而可畏的事, 驅逐列邦人, 顯出你的大名.

17:22 And you made your people Israel an everlasting nation for yourself. And you, O Yahweh, became their God.
你使以色列人作你的子民, 直到永遠; 你─耶和華也作他們的神.

17:23 So now, O Yahweh, let the word that you spoke to your servant and to his house be established forever, that you might do what you have spoken.
耶和華啊, 你所應許僕人和僕人家的話, 求你堅定, 直到永遠, 照你所說的而行.

17:24 And let your name be established and be magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel’s God, and may the house of David your servant be established before you.’
願你的名永遠堅立, 被尊為大, 說: ‘萬軍之耶和華是以色列的神, 是治理以色列的神. ’這樣, 你僕人大衛的家必在你面前堅立.

17:25 For you, my God, have informed your servant that you will build a house for him. Therefore, your servant has found courage to pray before you.
我的神啊, 因你啟示僕人說, 我必為你建立家室, 所以僕人大膽在你面前祈禱.

17:26 So now, O Yahweh, you yourself are God, and you have spoken to your servant this good thing.
耶和華啊, 惟有你是神, 你也應許將這福氣賜給僕人.

17:27 And now may you begin to bless the house of your servant to continue forever before you, for you, O Yahweh, have blessed. And it will be blessed forever.”
現在你喜悅賜福與僕人的家, 可以永存在你面前. 耶和華啊, 你已經賜福, 還要賜福到永遠. ”

I Chronicles - Chapter 18

18:1 And it happened that after David struck the Philistines and subdued them, he captured Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.
此後, 大衛攻打非利士人, 把他們治服, 從他們手下奪取了迦特和屬迦特的村莊;

18:2 And he struck Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bearing tribute.
又攻打摩押, 摩押人就歸服大衛, 給他進貢.

18:3 And David struck Hadadezer, king of Zobah-Hamath, as he set up his monument at the Euphrates River.
瑣巴王哈大利謝(在撒母耳下八章三節是哈大底謝)往幼發拉底河去, 要堅定自己的國權, 大衛就攻打他, 直到哈馬,

18:4 And David captured from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses but left one hundred of them to remain for chariots.
奪了他的戰車一千, 馬兵七千, 步兵二萬, 將拉戰車的馬砍斷蹄筋, 但留下一百輛車的馬.

18:5 And when the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, David struck down twenty-two thousand men of Aram.
大馬士革的亞蘭人來幫助瑣巴王哈大利謝, 大衛就殺了亞蘭人二萬二千.

18:6 Then David set up garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to David, bearing tribute. And Yahweh delivered David wherever he went.
於是大衛在大馬士革的亞蘭地設立防營, 亞蘭人就歸服他, 給他進貢. 大衛無論往哪裡去, 耶和華都使他得勝.

18:7 And David took small round shields of gold that were upon the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
他奪了哈大利謝臣僕所拿的金盾牌帶到耶路撒冷.

18:8 And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David captured very much bronze. Solomon made the bronze sea with it along with the columns and objects of bronze.
大衛又從屬哈大利謝的提巴(或譯: 比他)和均二城中奪取了許多的銅. 後來所羅門用此製造銅海,銅柱, 和一切的銅器.

18:9 And when Tou the king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer the king of Zobah,
哈馬王陀烏聽見大衛殺敗瑣巴王哈大利謝的全軍,

18:10 he sent Hadoram his son to King David to ask him for peace and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Tou had been at war with Hadadezer. And he brought with him all the objects of gold, silver, and bronze.
就打發他兒子哈多蘭去見大衛王, 問他的安, 為他祝福, 因為他殺敗了哈大利謝〈原來陀烏與哈大利謝常常爭戰〉. 哈多蘭帶了金銀銅的各樣器皿來.

18:11 King David dedicated these also to Yahweh, along with the silver and gold that he had taken from all the nations, from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek.
大衛王將這些器皿, 並從各國奪來的金銀, 就是從以東,摩押,亞捫,非利士,亞瑪力人所奪來的, 都分別為聖獻給耶和華.

18:12 And Abishai son of Zeruiah defeated eighteen thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩在鹽谷擊殺了以東一萬八千人.

18:13 And he put garrisons in Edom, and all Edom became servants to David. And Yahweh delivered David wherever he went.
大衛在以東地設立防營, 以東人就都歸服他. 大衛無論往哪裡去, 耶和華都使他得勝.

18:14 So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness to all his people.
大衛作以色列眾人的王, 又向眾民秉公行義.

18:15 And Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder.
洗魯雅的兒子約押作元帥; 亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官;

18:16 And Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was secretary.
亞希突的兒子撒督和亞比亞他的兒子亞希米勒作祭司長; 沙威沙作書記;

18:17 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and the Pelethites. And the sons of David were chief officials under the hand of the king.
耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統轄基利提人和比利提人. 大衛的眾子都在王的左右作領袖.

I Chronicles - Chapter 19

19:1 And it happened that after this Nahash the king of the Ammonites died, and his son reigned in his place.
此後, 亞捫人的王拿轄死了, 他兒子接續他作王.

19:2 And David said, “I will deal kindly with Hanun the son of Nahash because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David came to the land of the Ammonites, to Hanun, to comfort him.
大衛說: “我要照哈嫩的父親拿轄厚待我的恩典厚待哈嫩. ”於是大衛差遣使者為他喪父安慰他. 大衛的臣僕到了亞捫人的境內見哈嫩, 要安慰他,

19:3 But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Do you think because David sent comforters to you that David honors your father? Is it not for the purpose of exploring so as to overthrow and spy out the land that his servants have come to you?”
但亞捫人的首領對哈嫩說: “大衛差人來安慰你, 你想他是尊敬你父親嗎? 他的臣僕來見你不是為詳察窺探,傾覆這地嗎? ”

19:4 So Hanun took the servants of David and shaved them and cut off their garments at the middle, up to the buttocks, and sent them away.
哈嫩便將大衛臣僕的鬍鬚剃去一半, 又割斷他們下半截的衣服, 使他們露出下體, 打發他們回去.

19:5 And they went and told David concerning the men, and he inquired of them, for the men were very disgraced. And the king said, “Dwell in Jericho until your beards grow out; then return.”
有人將臣僕所遇的事告訴大衛, 他就差人去迎接他們, 因為他們甚覺羞恥; 告訴他們說: “可以住在耶利哥, 等到鬍鬚長起再回來. ”

19:6 And when the Ammonites saw that they made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent one thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves horses and chariots from Aram-Naharaim, Aram-Maacah, and Zobah.
亞捫人知道大衛憎惡他們, 哈嫩和亞捫人就打發人拿一千他連得銀子, 從美索不達米亞,亞蘭瑪迦,瑣巴雇戰車和馬兵,

19:7 And they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maacah and his people, and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the Ammonites were gathered from their cities and came to the battle.
於是雇了三萬二千輛戰車和瑪迦王並他的軍兵; 他們來安營在米底巴前. 亞捫人也從他們的城裡出來, 聚集交戰.

19:8 And when David heard, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty warriors.
大衛聽見了, 就差派約押統帶勇猛的全軍出去.

19:9 And the Ammonites went out and took up positions for battle at the entrance of the city. And the kings who had come were alone in the field.
亞捫人出來在城門前擺陣, 所來的諸王另在郊野擺陣.

19:10 When Joab saw that there was a battle line against him at the front and the back, he chose from among the chosen men in Israel and arranged them to meet Aram.
約押看見敵人在他前後擺陣, 就從以色列軍中挑選精兵, 使他們對著亞蘭人擺陣;

19:11 And the remainder of the people he put in the hand of Abishai his brother, and they were arranged to meet the Ammonites.
其餘的兵交與他兄弟亞比篩, 對著亞捫人擺陣.

19:12 And he said, “If Aram is too strong for me, then you must be a help to me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will help you.
約押對亞比篩說: “亞蘭人若強過我, 你就來幫助我; 亞捫人若強過你, 我就去幫助你.

19:13 Be strong! Let us strengthen ourselves on behalf of our people and on behalf of the cities of our God. And may Yahweh do what is good in his eyes.”
我們都當剛強, 為本國的民和神的城邑作大丈夫, 願耶和華憑他的意旨而行. ”

19:14 And Joab and the people who were with him drew near before Aram for battle, and they fled before him.
於是約押和跟隨他的人前進攻打亞蘭人; 亞蘭人在約押面前逃跑.

19:15 And when the Ammonites saw that Aram had fled, they also fled before Abishai his brother, and they came to the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
亞捫人見亞蘭人逃跑, 他們也在約押的兄弟亞比篩面前逃跑進城. 約押就回耶路撒冷去了.

19:16 And when Aram saw that they were defeated before Israel, they sent messengers and brought out Aram, who was from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer before them.
亞蘭人見自己被以色列人打敗, 就打發使者將大河那邊的亞蘭人調來, 哈大利謝的將軍朔法率領他們.

19:17 And when it was told to David, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan. And he came to them and was arrayed against them. Then David was arrayed to meet Aram in battle, and they fought with him.
有人告訴大衛, 他就聚集以色列眾人過約旦河, 來到亞蘭人那裡, 迎著他們擺陣. 大衛既擺陣攻擊亞蘭人, 亞蘭人就與他打仗.

19:18 And Aram fled before Israel. And David killed from Aram the men of seven thousand chariots and forty thousand foot soldiers, and he put to death Shophach the commander of the army.
亞蘭人在以色列人面前逃跑. 大衛殺了亞蘭七千輛戰車的人, 四萬步兵, 又殺了亞蘭的將軍朔法.

19:19 And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with David and became servants to him. So Aram was no longer willing to help the Ammonites.
屬哈大利謝的諸王見自己被以色列人打敗, 就與大衛和好, 歸服他. 於是亞蘭人不敢再幫助亞捫人了.

I Chronicles - Chapter 20

20:1 And it happened that in the spring time of year, the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led the troops of the army and destroyed the land of the Ammonites. And he came and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and destroyed it.
過了一年, 到列王出戰的時候, 約押率領軍兵毀壞亞捫人的地, 圍攻拉巴; 大衛仍住在耶路撒冷. 約押攻打拉巴, 將城傾覆.

20:2 And David took the crown of their king from his head and found it to weigh a talent of gold. And in it was a precious stone. Then it was placed upon the head of David. And he brought out the booty of the city, a large amount.
大衛奪了亞捫人之王所戴的金冠冕(王: 或譯瑪勒堪. 瑪勒堪即米勒公, 是亞捫族之神名), 其上的金子重一他連得, 又嵌著寶石; 人將這冠冕戴在大衛頭上. 大衛從城裡奪了許多財物,

20:3 And the people who were in it he brought out, and he set them to work with saws and iron implements and axes. Thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David returned, and all the nation went with him.
將城裡的人拉出來, 放在鋸下, 或鐵耙下, 或鐵斧下(或譯: 強他們用鋸, 或用打糧食的鐵器, 或用鐵斧做工), 大衛待亞捫各城的居民都是如此. 其後大衛和眾軍都回耶路撒冷去了.

20:4 And after this there arose a war in Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaim. And they were subdued.
後來, 以色列人在基色與非利士人打仗. 戶沙人西比該殺了偉人的一個兒子細派, 非利士人就被制伏了.

20:5 And again there was war with the Philistines. And Elhanan son of Jair struck down Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
又與非利士人打仗. 睚珥的兒子伊勒哈難殺了迦特人歌利亞的兄弟拉哈米; 這人的槍桿粗如織布的機軸.

20:6 And again there was war in Gath. And there was a very tall man there, and he had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all. He himself was also a descendant of the Rephaim.
又在迦特打仗. 那裡有一個身量高大的人, 手腳都是六指, 共有二十四個指頭, 他也是偉人的兒子.

20:7 And he taunted Israel, but Jehonathan son of Shimea, brother of David, struck him down.
這人向以色列人罵陣, 大衛的哥哥示米亞的兒子約拿單就殺了他.

20:8 These were born to the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
這三個人是迦特偉人的兒子, 都死在大衛和他僕人的手下.

I Chronicles - Chapter 21

21:1 Then Satan stood against Israel and urged David to count Israel.
撒但起來攻擊以色列人, 激動大衛數點他們.

21:2 So David said to Joab and to the commanders of the nation, “Go, count Israel from Beersheba to Dan and bring a report to me that I might know their number.”
大衛就吩咐約押和民中的首領說: “你們去數點以色列人, 從別是巴直到但, 回來告訴我, 我好知道他們的數目. ”

21:3 But Joab said, “May Yahweh add to the people a hundred times what they are! Are they not, O my lord the king, all of them the king’s servants? Why does my lord seek this? Why would he bring guilt to Israel?”
約押說: “願耶和華使他的百姓比現在加增百倍. 我主我王啊, 他們不都是你的僕人嗎? 我主為何吩咐行這事, 為何使以色列人陷在罪裡呢? ”

21:4 But the word of the king prevailed over Joab. Then he went about through all Israel and came to Jerusalem.
但王的命令勝過約押. 約押就出去, 走遍以色列地, 回到耶路撒冷,

21:5 And Joab gave the number of the enrollment of the people to David. And it happened that all Israel was one million one hundred thousand men drawing a sword, and in Judah were four hundred and seventy thousand men drawing a sword.
將百姓的總數奏告大衛: 以色列人拿刀的有一百一十萬; 猶大人拿刀的有四十七萬.

21:6 But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the word of the king was repulsive to Joab.
惟有利未人和便雅憫人沒有數在其中, 因為約押厭惡王的這命令.

21:7 But this word was displeasing in the eyes of God, and he struck Israel.
神不喜悅這數點百姓的事, 便降災給以色列人.

21:8 Then David said to God, “I have sinned severely in that I have done this thing. But now, please forgive the sin of your servant, for I have been very foolish.”
大衛禱告神說: “我行這事大有罪了! 現在求你除掉僕人的罪孽, 因我所行的甚是愚昧. ”

21:9 Then Yahweh spoke to Gad the seer of David, saying,
耶和華吩咐大衛的先見迦得說:

21:10 “Go, you must speak to David, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Three choices I offer to you. Choose one of them for yourself that I will do to you.” ’ ”
“你去告訴大衛說, 耶和華如此說: 我有三樣災, 隨你選擇一樣, 我好降與你. ”

21:11 So Gad came to David and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Choose for yourself:
於是, 迦得來見大衛, 對他說: “耶和華如此說: ‘你可以隨意選擇:

21:12 whether three years of famine or three months of devastation by your enemies while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or three days of the sword of Yahweh, with disease in the land and the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the territory in Israel.’ So now, see what word I should return to my sender.”
或三年的饑荒; 或敗在你敵人面前, 被敵人的刀追殺三個月; 或在你國中有耶和華的刀, 就是三日的瘟疫, 耶和華的使者在以色列的四境施行毀滅. ’現在你要想一想, 我好回覆那差我來的. ”

21:13 Then David said to Gad, “I am very troubled. Let me into the hand of Yahweh, for his compassion is very great, but do not let me fall into the hand of a man.”
大衛對迦得說: “我甚為難. 我願落在耶和華的手裡, 因為他有豐盛的憐憫; 我不願落在人的手裡. ”

21:14 So Yahweh sent a pestilence through Israel, and seventy thousand men from Israel fell.
於是, 耶和華降瘟疫與以色列人, 以色列人就死了七萬.

21:15 And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it, and as he was about to destroy it, Yahweh saw and was grieved on account of the calamity. Then he said to the angel, the destroyer, “It is enough; slacken your hand.” And the angel of Yahweh was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
神差遣使者去滅耶路撒冷, 剛要滅的時候, 耶和華看見後悔, 就不降這災了, 吩咐滅城的天使說: “夠了, 住手吧! ”那時, 耶和華的使者站在耶布斯人阿珥楠的禾場那裡.

21:16 And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, with his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
大衛舉目, 看見耶和華的使者站在天地間, 手裡有拔出來的刀, 伸在耶路撒冷以上. 大衛和長老都身穿麻衣, 面伏於地.

21:17 Then David said to God, “Was it not I who gave a command to count the people? Now I am he who has sinned, and I have certainly done wickedness, but these sheep, what have they done? O Yahweh, my God, please let your hand be against me and against the house of my father, but against your people, let there be no plague.”
大衛禱告神說: “吩咐數點百姓的不是我嗎? 我犯了罪, 行了惡, 但這群羊做了甚麼呢? 願耶和華─我神的手攻擊我和我的父家, 不要攻擊你的民, 降瘟疫與他們. ”

21:18 Now the angel of Yahweh had spoken to Gad to say to David that David should go up and erect an altar for Yahweh.
耶和華的使者吩咐迦得去告訴大衛, 叫他上去, 在耶布斯人阿珥楠的禾場上為耶和華築一座壇;

21:19 So David went up at the word of Gad that he had spoken in the name of Yahweh.
大衛就照著迦得奉耶和華名所說的話上去了.

21:20 Now Ornan was threshing wheat, and Ornan turned and saw the angel, and his four sons with him hid themselves.
那時阿珥楠正打麥子, 回頭看見天使, 就和他四個兒子都藏起來了.

21:21 Then David came to Ornan, and Ornan looked and saw David. And he went out from the threshing floor, and they bowed down to David, faces to the ground.
大衛到了阿珥楠那裡, 阿珥楠看見大衛, 就從禾場上出去, 臉伏於地, 向他下拜.

21:22 Then David said to Ornan, “Please give me the place, the threshing floor, that I might build an altar on it to Yahweh; at full price please give it to me, that the plague against the people might be stopped.”
大衛對阿珥楠說: “你將這禾場與相連之地賣給我, 我必給你足價, 我好在其上為耶和華築一座壇, 使民間的瘟疫止住. ”

21:23 And Ornan said to David, “Take it to yourself; let my lord the king do what is good in his eyes. See, I give the cattle for the burnt offerings and threshing sledges for the wood and wheat for the grain offering—I give it all.”
阿珥楠對大衛說: “你可以用這禾場, 願我主我王照你所喜悅的去行. 我也將牛給你作燔祭, 把打糧的器具當柴燒, 拿麥子作素祭. 這些我都送給你. ”

21:24 But King David said to Ornan, “No, for I will certainly buy it at full value; indeed, I will not take what is yours for Yahweh and offer burnt offerings for nothing.”
大衛王對阿珥楠說: “不然! 我必要用足價向你買. 我不用你的物獻給耶和華, 也不用白得之物獻為燔祭. ”

21:25 So David gave to Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the place.
於是大衛為那塊地平了六百舍客勒金子給阿珥楠.

21:26 Then David built an altar there to Yahweh, and he offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and he called to Yahweh. And he answered him with fire from heaven upon the altar of burnt offering.
大衛在那裡為耶和華築了一座壇, 獻燔祭和平安祭, 求告耶和華. 耶和華就應允他, 使火從天降在燔祭壇上.

21:27 Then Yahweh commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath.
耶和華吩咐使者, 他就收刀入鞘.

21:28 At that time, when David saw that Yahweh answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there.
那時, 大衛見耶和華在耶布斯人阿珥楠的禾場上應允了他, 就在那裡獻祭.

21:29 Now the tabernacle of Yahweh that Moses had made in the desert and the altar of burnt offering were at that time at the high place of Gibeon.
摩西在曠野所造之耶和華的帳幕和燔祭壇都在基遍的高處;

21:30 But David was not able to go before it to seek God, for he was afraid on account of the sword of the angel of Yahweh.
只是大衛不敢前去求問神, 因為懼怕耶和華使者的刀.

I Chronicles - Chapter 22

22:1 Then David said, “This will be the house of Yahweh God, and this altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
大衛說: “這就是耶和華神的殿, 為以色列人獻燔祭的壇. ”

22:2 And David commanded to assemble the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel and appointed stone craftsmen to cut dressed stones to build the house of God.
大衛吩咐聚集住以色列地的外邦人, 從其中派石匠鑿石頭, 要建造神的殿.

22:3 And David provided much iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for the seams, and abundant copper that could not be weighed,
大衛預備許多鐵做門上的釘子和鉤子, 又預備許多銅, 多得無法可稱;

22:4 and cedar timbers without number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought abundant cedars to David.
又預備無數的香柏木, 因為西頓人和泰爾人給大衛運了許多香柏木來.

22:5 Then David said, “Solomon my son is a boy and inexperienced, and the house built for Yahweh must be exceedingly great in fame and splendor throughout every land. I will make preparations for him.” So David provided abundant materials before he died.
大衛說: “我兒子所羅門還年幼嬌嫩, 要為耶和華建造的殿宇必須高大輝煌, 使名譽榮耀傳遍萬國; 所以我要為殿預備材料. ”於是, 大衛在未死之先預備的材料甚多.

22:6 Then he called to Solomon his son and commanded him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel.
大衛召了他兒子所羅門來, 囑咐他給耶和華─以色列的神建造殿宇,

22:7 And David said to Solomon his son, “I myself had in my heart to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God,
對所羅門說: “我兒啊, 我心裡本想為耶和華─我神的名建造殿宇,

22:8 but it happened that the word of Yahweh came over me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have made much war; you shall not build a house for my name because you have shed much blood upon the ground before me.
只是耶和華的話臨到我說: ‘你流了多人的血, 打了多次大仗, 你不可為我的名建造殿宇, 因為你在我眼前使多人的血流在地上.

22:9 Behold, a son shall be born to you; he himself will be a man of rest, and I will give rest to him from all his enemies all around, for his name will be Solomon, and peace and quietness I will give to Israel in his days.
你要生一個兒子, 他必作太平的人; 我必使他安靜, 不被四圍的仇敵擾亂. 他的名要叫所羅門(就是太平的意思). 他在位的日子, 我必使以色列人平安康泰.

22:10 He himself will build a house for my name, and he himself will be to me a son, and I will be to him as a father, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
他必為我的名建造殿宇. 他要作我的子; 我要作他的父. 他作以色列王; 我必堅定他的國位, 直到永遠. ’

22:11 Now, my son, Yahweh will be with you, that you may succeed and build the house of Yahweh your God as he has spoken concerning you.
我兒啊, 現今願耶和華與你同在, 使你亨通, 照他指著你說的話, 建造耶和華─你神的殿.

22:12 Only may Yahweh give to you understanding and insight that he might give you charge over Israel and the keeping of the law of Yahweh your God.
但願耶和華賜你聰明智慧, 好治理以色列國, 遵行耶和華─你神的律法.

22:13 Then you will prosper if you take care to do the statutes and judgments which Yahweh commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and be courageous; fear not and do not be dismayed.
你若謹守遵行耶和華藉摩西吩咐以色列的律例典章, 就得亨通. 你當剛強壯膽, 不要懼怕, 也不要驚惶.

22:14 Now see, with great effort I have made provision for the house of Yahweh: 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron that cannot be weighed, for there is an abundance. Also timber and stone I have provided, but to these you should add.
我在困難之中為耶和華的殿預備了金子十萬他連得, 銀子一百萬他連得, 銅和鐵多得無法可稱; 我也預備了木頭,石頭, 你還可以增添.

22:15 And with you there is an abundance of craftsmen: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and everyone skilled in every kind of craftsmanship
你有許多匠人, 就是石匠,木匠, 和一切能做各樣工的巧匠,

22:16 with gold, silver, bronze, and iron without number. Arise and work! Yahweh will be with you!”
並有無數的金銀銅鐵. 你當起來辦事, 願耶和華與你同在. ”

22:17 And David commanded all the commanders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
大衛又吩咐以色列的眾首領幫助他兒子所羅門, 說:

22:18 “Is not Yahweh your God with you? And has he not given you rest all around? For he has put in my hand the inhabitants of the land, and the land is subdued before Yahweh and before his people.
“耶和華─你們的神不是與你們同在嗎? 不是叫你們四圍都平安嗎? 因他已將這地的居民交在我手中, 這地就在耶和華與他百姓面前制伏了.

22:19 Now set your heart and mind to seek Yahweh your Go, and arise and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, that the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and the holy vessels of God might be brought into the house built for the name of Yahweh.
現在你們應當立定心意, 尋求耶和華─你們的神; 也當起來建造耶和華神的聖所, 好將耶和華的約櫃和供奉神的聖器皿都搬進為耶和華名建造的殿裡.

I Chronicles - Chapter 23

23:1 Now David was old and full of days. And he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
大衛年紀老邁, 日子滿足, 就立他兒子所羅門作以色列的王.

23:2 And he assembled all the commanders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.
大衛招聚以色列的眾首領和祭司利未人.

23:3 And the Levites thirty years old and above were counted, and their number according to their head count for the men was thirty-eight thousand.
利未人從三十歲以外的都被數點, 他們男丁的數目共有三萬八千;

23:4 Of these, David said, “Twenty-four thousand are to direct the work of the house of Yahweh, along with six thousand judges and officials,
其中有二萬四千人管理耶和華殿的事, 有六千人作官長和士師,

23:5 four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand offering praise with the instruments that I have made for praise.”
有四千人作守門的, 又有四千人用大衛所做的樂器頌讚耶和華.

23:6 And David organized them in divisions according to the sons of Levi: to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
大衛將利未人革順,哥轄,米拉利的子孫分了班次.

23:7 For the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.
革順的子孫有拉但和示每.

23:8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief and Zetham and Joel, three.
拉但的長子是耶歇, 還有細坦和約珥, 共三人.

23:9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
示每的兒子是示羅密,哈薛,哈蘭三人. 這是拉但族的族長.

23:10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah; these four were the sons of Shimei.
示每的兒子是雅哈,細拿,耶烏施,比利亞共四人.

23:11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons. They were enrolled as one for the house of a father.
雅哈是長子, 細撒是次子. 但耶烏施和比利亞的子孫不多, 所以算為一族.

23:12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
哥轄的兒子是暗蘭,以斯哈,希伯倫,烏薛共四人.

23:13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to consecrate the most holy things. He and his sons were to burn offerings forever before Yahweh to serve him and to bless in his name forever.
暗蘭的兒子是亞倫,摩西. 亞倫和他的子孫分出來, 好分別至聖的物, 在耶和華面前燒香,事奉他, 奉他的名祝福, 直到永遠.

23:14 But Moses the man of God and his sons were reckoned among the tribe of Levi.
至於神人摩西, 他的子孫名字記在利未支派的冊上.

23:15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
摩西的兒子是革舜和以利以謝.

23:16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
革舜的長子是細布業;

23:17 And the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah, the head. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
以利以謝的兒子是利哈比雅. 以利以謝沒有別的兒子, 但利哈比雅的子孫甚多.

23:18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
以斯哈的長子是示羅密.

23:19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
希伯倫的長子是耶利雅, 次子是亞瑪利亞, 三子是雅哈悉, 四子是耶加面.

23:20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.
烏薛的長子是米迦, 次子是耶西雅.

23:21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
米拉利的兒子是抹利,母示. 抹利的兒子是以利亞撒,基士.

23:22 And Eleazar died, and he did not have sons, but only daughters. And the sons of Kish, their relatives, married them.
以利亞撒死了, 沒有兒子, 只有女兒, 他們本族基士的兒子娶了她們為妻.

23:23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
母示的兒子是末力,以得,耶利摩共三人.

23:24 These were the sons of Levi according to the house of their fathers, the heads of the families, according to their enrollment, by the number of the names, according to their head count, who were to do the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, from twenty years old and above.
以上利未子孫作族長的, 照著男丁的數目, 從二十歲以外, 都辦耶和華殿的事務.

23:25 For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
大衛說: “耶和華─以色列的神已經使他的百姓平安, 他永遠住在耶路撒冷.

23:26 And also, the Levites do not need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.”
利未人不必再抬帳幕和其中所用的一切器皿了. ”

23:27 For by the last words of David, they are the number of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and above.
照著大衛臨終所吩咐的, 利未人從二十歲以外的都被數點.

23:28 For their station was to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of Yahweh, over the courtyards, over the chambers, and over the cleansing of all the sanctified objects, and with the work of the service of the house of God,
他們的職任是服事亞倫的子孫, 在耶和華的殿和院子, 並屋中辦事, 潔淨一切聖物, 就是辦神殿的事務,

23:29 and with the rows of bread, the flour, the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering mixed with oil, and for all the amounts and measurements.
並管理陳設餅, 素祭的細麵, 或無酵薄餅, 或用盤烤, 或用油調和的物, 又管理各樣的升斗尺度;

23:30 And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising Yahweh, and likewise in the evening,
每日早晚, 站立稱謝讚美耶和華,

23:31 and for every burnt offering offered to Yahweh, on Sabbaths, on new moon festivals, and at the appointed feasts, according to the customary number required of them, regularly before Yahweh.
又在安息日,月朔, 並節期, 按數照例, 將燔祭常常獻給耶和華;

23:32 And they shall keep the responsibility of the tent of assembly, the responsibility of the sanctified objects, and the responsibility of the sons of Aaron, their brothers, to serve the house of Yahweh.
又看守會幕和聖所, 並守耶和華吩咐他們弟兄亞倫子孫的, 辦耶和華殿的事.

I Chronicles - Chapter 24

24:1 And as for the sons of Aaron, these were their divisions. The sons of Aaron were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
亞倫子孫的班次記在下面: 亞倫的兒子是拿答,亞比戶,以利亞撒,以他瑪.

24:2 And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
拿答,亞比戶死在他們父親之先, 沒有留下兒子; 故此, 以利亞撒,以他瑪供祭司的職分.

24:3 And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their appointments for their service.
以利亞撒的子孫撒督和以他瑪的子孫亞希米勒, 同著大衛將他們的族弟兄分成班次.

24:4 And more sons of Eleazar were found as heads of the men than the sons of Ithamar, so they divided them to the sons of Eleazar to be sixteen heads over the house of the fathers, and to the sons of Ithamar over the house of the fathers were eight heads.
以利亞撒子孫中為首的比以他瑪子孫中為首的更多, 分班如下: 以利亞撒的子孫中有十六個族長, 以他瑪的子孫中有八個族長;

24:5 They divided them by lot all alike, for they were commanders of the sanctuary and commanders of God from among the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.
都掣籤分立, 彼此一樣. 在聖所和神面前作首領的有以利亞撒的子孫, 也有以他瑪的子孫.

24:6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel, the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them before the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites, one father’s house drawn by Lot for Eleazar and one drawn by lot for Ithamar.
作書記的利未人拿坦業的兒子示瑪雅在王和首領, 與祭司撒督,亞比亞他的兒子亞希米勒, 並祭司利未人的族長面前記錄他們的名字. 在以利亞撒的子孫中取一族, 在以他瑪的子孫中取一族.

24:7 And the first lot went out to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
掣籤的時候, 第一掣出來的是耶何雅立, 第二是耶大雅,

24:8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
第三是哈琳, 第四是梭琳,

24:9 the fifth to Malkijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
第五是瑪基雅, 第六是米雅民,

24:10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
第七是哈歌斯, 第八是亞比雅,

24:11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shekaniah,
第九是耶書亞, 第十是示迦尼,

24:12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
第十一是以利亞實, 第十二是雅金,

24:13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
第十三是胡巴, 第十四是耶是比押,

24:14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
第十五是璧迦, 第十六是音麥,

24:15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Ha-Pizzez,
第十七是希悉, 第十八是哈闢悉,

24:16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Ezekiel,
第十九是毘他希雅, 第二十是以西結,

24:17 the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
第二十一是雅斤, 第二十二是迦末,

24:18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
第二十三是第來雅, 第二十四是瑪西亞.

24:19 These were their appointments for their service to come into the house of Yahweh according to their custom by the hand of Aaron their father, as Yahweh the God of Israel had commanded him.
這就是他們的班次, 要照耶和華─以色列的神藉他們祖宗亞倫所吩咐的條例進入耶和華的殿辦理事務.

24:20 And as for the remainder of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
利未其餘的子孫如下: 暗蘭的子孫裡有書巴業; 書巴業的子孫裡有耶希底亞.

24:21 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.
利哈比雅的子孫裡有長子伊示雅.

24:22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons Shelomoth, Jahath.
以斯哈的子孫裡有示羅摩; 示羅摩的子孫裡有雅哈.

24:23 Of the sons of Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
希伯倫的子孫裡有長子耶利雅, 次子亞瑪利亞, 三子雅哈悉, 四子耶加面.

24:24 The sons of Uzziel, Micah; the sons of Micah, Shamur.
烏薛的子孫裡有米迦; 米迦的子孫裡有沙密.

24:25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
米迦的兄弟是伊示雅; 伊示雅的子孫裡有撒迦利雅.

24:26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son.
米拉利的兒子是抹利,母示,雅西雅; 雅西雅的兒子有比挪;

24:27 The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, his son, Shoham, Zakkur, and Ibri.
米拉利的子孫裡有雅西雅的兒子比挪,朔含,撒刻,伊比利.

24:28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
抹利的兒子是以利亞撒; 以利亞撒沒有兒子.

24:29 Of Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.
基士的子孫裡有耶拉篾.

24:30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
母示的兒子是末力,以得,耶利摩. 按著宗族這都是利未的子孫.

24:31 And lots were also cast for these, just as their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families for the priests and for the Levites the fathers, on the principle of the chief and younger brother alike.
他們在大衛王和撒督, 並亞希米勒與祭司利未人的族長面前掣籤, 正如他們弟兄亞倫的子孫一般. 各族的長者與兄弟沒有分別.

I Chronicles - Chapter 25

25:1 And David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with stringed instruments, with harps, and with cymbals. And their inventory of the men of the work and for their duty was:
大衛和眾首領分派亞薩,希幔, 並耶杜頓的子孫彈琴,鼓瑟,敲鈸,唱歌(原文是說預言; 本章同). 他們供職的人數記在下面:

25:2 for the sons of Asaph: Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied under the hands of the king.
亞薩的兒子撒刻,約瑟,尼探雅,亞薩利拉都歸亞薩指教, 遵王的旨意唱歌.

25:3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Heshabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the stringed instrument with thanksgiving and praise to Yahweh.
耶杜頓的兒子基大利,西利,耶篩亞,哈沙比雅,瑪他提雅,示每共六人, 都歸他們父親耶杜頓指教, 彈琴, 唱歌, 稱謝, 頌讚耶和華.

25:4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
希幔的兒子布基雅,瑪探雅,烏薛,細布業,耶利摩,哈拿尼雅,哈拿尼,以利亞他,基大利提,羅幔提‧以謝,約施比加沙,瑪羅提,何提,瑪哈秀;

25:5 All these were sons to Heman, the seer of the king, according to the words of God to raise a horn. And God had given to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
這都是希幔的兒子, 吹角頌讚. 希幔奉神之命作王的先見. 神賜給希幔十四個兒子, 三個女兒,

25:6 All these were under the direction of their father in the music of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps, and stringed instruments for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
都歸他們父親指教, 在耶和華的殿唱歌,敲鈸,彈琴,鼓瑟, 辦神殿的事務. 亞薩,耶杜頓,希幔都是王所命定的.

25:7 And their number, along with their brothers, trained singers, all the skilled people for Yahweh, were two hundred and eighty-eight.
他們和他們的弟兄學習頌讚耶和華; 善於歌唱的共有二百八十八人.

25:8 And they cast lots for responsibilities on the principle of small and great alike, teacher with student.
這些人無論大小, 為師的,為徒的, 都一同掣籤分了班次.

25:9 And the first lot for Asaph went out to Joseph; the second to Gedaliahu; he and his brothers and his twelve sons.
掣籤的時候, 第一掣出來的是亞薩的兒子約瑟. 第二是基大利; 他和他弟兄並兒子共十二人.

25:10 The third, Zakkur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第三是撒刻; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第四是伊洗利; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:12 the fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第五是尼探雅; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:13 the sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第六是布基雅; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:14 the seventh, Jesarelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第七是耶薩利拉; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:15 the eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第八是耶篩亞; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:16 the ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第九是瑪探雅; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:17 the tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十是示每; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:18 eleventh, Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十一是亞薩烈; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十二是哈沙比雅; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:20 to the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十三是書巴業; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:21 to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十四是瑪他提雅; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:22 to the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十五是耶利摩; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:23 to the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十六是哈拿尼雅; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:24 to the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十七是約施比加沙; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:25 to the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十八是哈拿尼; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:26 to the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十九是瑪羅提; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:27 to the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第二十是以利亞他; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:28 to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第二十一是何提; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:29 to the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第二十二是基大利提; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:30 to the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第二十三是瑪哈秀; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

25:31 to the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.
第二十四是羅幔提‧以謝; 他和他兒子並弟兄共十二人.

I Chronicles - Chapter 26

26:1 As for the working groups of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, from the sons of Asaph.
守門的班次記在下面: 可拉族亞薩的子孫中, 有可利的兒子米施利米雅.

26:2 And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
米施利米雅的長子是撒迦利亞, 次子是耶疊, 三子是西巴第雅, 四子是耶提聶,

26:3 Elam the fifth, Jehohana the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
五子是以攔, 六子是約哈難, 七子是以利約乃.

26:4 And Obed-Edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
俄別‧以東的長子是示瑪雅, 次子是約薩拔, 三子是約亞, 四子是沙甲, 五子是拿坦業,

26:5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him.
六子是亞米利, 七子是以薩迦, 八子是毘烏利太, 因為神賜福與俄別‧以東.

26:6 And to Shemaiah his son were sons born who were rulers in the house of their father, for they were mighty warriors of ability.
他的兒子示瑪雅有幾個兒子, 都是大能的壯士, 掌管父親的家.

26:7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers were sons of ability, Elihu and Semakiah.
示瑪雅的兒子是俄得尼,利法益,俄備得,以利薩巴. 以利薩巴的弟兄是壯士, 還有以利戶和西瑪迦.

26:8 All these from the sons of Obed-Edom, they and their sons, and their brothers were men of ability with strength for service; sixty-two of Obed-Edom.
這都是俄別‧以東的子孫, 他們和他們的兒子並弟兄, 都是善於辦事的壯士. 俄別‧以東的子孫共六十二人.

26:9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, sons of ability, eighteen.
米施利米雅的兒子和弟兄都是壯士, 共十八人.

26:10 And Hosah, from the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (though he was not firstborn, his father appointed him as chief),
米拉利子孫何薩有幾個兒子: 長子是申利, 他原不是長子, 是他父親立他作長子.

26:11 Hilkiah the second, Tabaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.
次子是希勒家, 三子是底巴利雅, 四子是撒迦利亞. 何薩的兒子並弟兄共十三人.

26:12 These working groups of gatekeepers, corresponding to the chief men, had responsibilities like their brothers to serve in the house of Yahweh.
這些人都是守門的班長, 與他們的弟兄一同在耶和華殿裡按班供職.

26:13 And they cast lots, small and great alike, by their fathers’ houses, for their gates.
他們無論大小, 都按著宗族掣籤分守各門.

26:14 And the lot fell to the east to Shelemiah. As for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots. And his lot came out for the north.
掣籤守東門的是示利米雅; 他的兒子撒迦利亞是精明的謀士, 掣籤守北門.

26:15 To Obed-Edom went out the south, and to his sons, the storehouses.
俄別‧以東守南門, 他的兒子守庫房.

26:16 For Shuppim and Hosah it went out for the west, at the gate of Shalleketh, on the road that goes up, guard for guard.
書聘與何薩守西門, 在靠近沙利基門,通著往上去的街道上, 班與班相對.

26:17 To the east, six Levites; to the north, four daily; to the south, four daily; and at the storerooms, two by two.
每日東門有六個利未人, 北門有四個, 南門有四個, 庫房有兩個, 又有兩個輪班替換.

26:18 For the court to the west, four at the road, two at the court.
在西面街道上有四個, 在遊廊上有兩個.

26:19 These were the working groups of the gatekeepers among the sons of the Korahites and among the sons of Merari.
以上是可拉子孫和米拉利子孫守門的班次.

26:20 And of the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the sanctified objects.
利未子孫中有亞希雅掌管神殿的府庫和聖物的府庫.

26:21 The sons of Ladan: the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
革順族,拉但子孫裡, 作族長的是革順族拉但的子孫耶希伊利.

26:22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, were over the treasuries of the house of Yahweh.
耶希伊利的兒子西坦和他兄弟約珥掌管耶和華殿裡的府庫.

26:23 Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Ozzielites:
暗蘭族,以斯哈族,希伯倫族,烏泄族也有職分.

26:24 Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was commander over the treasuries.
摩西的孫子,革舜的兒子細布業掌管府庫.

26:25 And his brothers: from Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zikri his son, and Shelomoth his son.
還有他的弟兄以利以謝. 以利以謝的兒子是利哈比雅; 利哈比雅的兒子是耶篩亞; 耶篩亞的兒子是約蘭; 約蘭的兒子是細基利; 細基利的兒子是示羅密.

26:26 That Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasuries of the sanctified objects that King David and the heads of the families to the commanders of thousands and hundreds and the commanders of the army had dedicated.
這示羅密和他的弟兄掌管府庫的聖物, 就是大衛王和眾族長,千夫長,百夫長, 並軍長所分別為聖的物.

26:27 From the battles and from the spoil they had dedicated these things to strengthen the house of Yahweh.
他們將爭戰時所奪的財物分別為聖, 以備修造耶和華的殿.

26:28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated—all the dedicated gifts were under the hand of Shelomith and his brothers.
先見撒母耳,基士的兒子掃羅,尼珥的兒子押尼珥,洗魯雅的兒子約押所分別為聖的物都歸示羅密和他的弟兄掌管.

26:29 For the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were appointed to the duties outside of Israel as officials and as judges.
以斯哈族有基拿尼雅和他眾子作官長和士師, 管理以色列的外事.

26:30 For the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his brothers, one thousand seven hundred men of ability, were over the administration of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the work of Yahweh and for the service of the king.
希伯倫族有哈沙比雅和他弟兄一千七百人, 都是壯士, 在約旦河西,以色列地辦理耶和華與王的事.

26:31 For the Hebronites: Jeriah the chief of the Hebronites for the genealogy for the families. (In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were examined, and there was found among them mighty warriors of strength at Jazer in Gilead.)
希伯倫族中有耶利雅作族長. 大衛作王第四十年, 在基列的雅謝, 從這族中尋得大能的勇士.

26:32 And his brothers, sons of ability, were two thousand seven hundred heads of the families, and King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for every matter of God and matter of the king.
耶利雅的弟兄有二千七百人, 都是壯士, 且作族長; 大衛王派他們在流便支派,迦得支派,瑪拿西半支派中辦理神和王的事.

I Chronicles - Chapter 27

27:1 And as for the number of the Israelites, the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officials who serve the king in all matters of the working groups that came and went, month by month, throughout all the months of the year, each working group: twenty-four thousand.
以色列人的族長,千夫長,百夫長, 和官長都分定班次, 每班是二萬四千人, 週年按月輪流, 替換出入服事王.

27:2 Over the first working group for the first month: Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
正月第一班的班長是撒巴第業的兒子雅朔班; 他班內有二萬四千人.

27:3 From the sons of Perez who was the chief of the commanders of the armies for the first month.
他是法勒斯的子孫, 統管正月班的一切軍長.

27:4 And over the working groups of the second month: Dodai the Ahohite and his working group, and Mikloth the commander. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
二月的班長是亞哈希人朵代, 還有副官密基羅; 他班內有二萬四千人.

27:5 The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the chief priest. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
三月第三班的班長(原文是軍長; 下同)是祭司耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅; 他班內有二萬四千人.

27:6 This was Benaiah who was a mighty warrior of thirty, and over the thirty and his working group was Ammizabad his son.
這比拿雅是那三十人中的勇士, 管理那三十人; 他班內又有他兒子暗米薩拔.

27:7 The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel the brother of Joab and his son Zebadiah after him. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
四月第四班的班長是約押的兄弟亞撒黑. 接續他的是他兒子西巴第雅; 他班內有二萬四千人.

27:8 The fifth, for the fifth month, the commander was Shamhuth the Izrahite. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
五月第五班的班長是伊斯拉人珊合; 他班內有二萬四千人.

27:9 The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
六月第六班的班長是提哥亞人益吉的兒子以拉; 他班內有二萬四千人.

27:10 The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, from the sons of Ephraim. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
七月第七班的班長是以法蓮族比倫人希利斯; 他班內有二萬四千人.

27:11 The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
八月第八班的班長是謝拉族戶沙人西比該; 他班內有二萬四千人.

27:12 The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite of the Benjamites. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
九月第九班的班長是便雅憫族亞拿突人亞比以謝; 他班內有二萬四千人.

27:13 The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite of the Zerahites. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
十月第十班的班長是謝拉族尼陀法人瑪哈萊; 他班內有二萬四千人.

27:14 The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite from the sons of Ephraim. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
十一月第十一班的班長是以法蓮族比拉頓人比拿雅; 他班內有二萬四千人.

27:15 The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
十二月第十二班的班長是俄陀聶族尼陀法人黑玳; 他班內有二萬四千人.

27:16 And over the tribes of Israel, for the Reubenites: the commander was Eliezer the son of Zikri. For the Simeonites: Shephatiah the son of Maacah.
管理以色列眾支派的記在下面: 管流便人的是細基利的兒子以利以謝; 管西緬人的是瑪迦的兒子示法提雅;

27:17 For Levi: Hashabiah the son of Kemuel. For Aaron, Zadok.
管利未人的是基母利的兒子哈沙比雅; 管亞倫子孫的是撒督;

27:18 For Judah: Elihu, from the brothers of David. For Issachar: Omri the son of Michael.
管猶大人的是大衛的一個哥哥以利戶, 管以薩迦人的是米迦勒的兒子暗利;

27:19 For Zebulun: Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah. For Naphtali: Jerimoth the son of Azriel.
管西布倫人的是俄巴第雅的兒子伊施瑪雅; 管拿弗他利人的是亞斯列的兒子耶利摩;

27:20 For the Ephraimites: Hoshea the son of Azaziah. For the half-tribe of Manasseh: Joel the son of Pedaiah.
管以法蓮人的是阿撒細雅的兒子何細亞; 管瑪拿西半支派的是毘大雅的兒子約珥;

27:21 For the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo the son of Zechariah. For Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner.
管基列地瑪拿西那半支派的是撒迦利亞的兒子易多; 管便雅憫人的是押尼珥的兒子雅西業;

27:22 For Dan: Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the commanders of the tribes of Israel.
管但人的是耶羅罕的兒子亞薩列. 以上是以色列眾支派的首領.

27:23 And David did not take a census of those twenty years old or under because Yahweh promised to make Israel more numerous than the stars of heaven.
以色列人二十歲以內的, 大衛沒有記其數目; 因耶和華曾應許說, 必加增以色列人如天上的星那樣多.

27:24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to count, but he did not finish. But wrath came upon Israel concerning this, and the number was not included in the chronicles of King David.
洗魯雅的兒子約押動手數點, 當時耶和華的烈怒臨到以色列人; 因此, 沒有點完, 數目也沒有寫在大衛王記上.

27:25 And over the treasury rooms of the king was Azmaveth the son of Adiel. And over the treasuries in the country, in the cities, in the unwalled villages, and in the towers was Jonathan the son of Uzziah.
掌管王府庫的是亞疊的兒子押斯馬威. 掌管田野城邑村莊保障之倉庫的是烏西雅的兒子約拿單.

27:26 And over those who did the work in the field to till the soil was Ezri the son of Kelub.
掌管耕田種地的是基綠的兒子以斯利.

27:27 And over the vineyards was Shemei the Ramathite. And over the produce in the vineyards for the storehouses of the wine was Zabdi the Shiphmite.
掌管葡萄園的是拉瑪人示每. 掌管葡萄園酒窖的是實弗米人撒巴底.

27:28 And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the Shephelah was Baal-Hanan the Gederite. And over the treasury houses of olive oil was Joash.
掌管高原橄欖樹和桑樹的是基第利人巴勒‧哈南. 掌管油庫的是約阿施.

27:29 And over the cattle pastured in the Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite. And over the cattle in the valley was Shaphat the son of Adlai.
掌管沙崙牧放牛群的是沙崙人施提賚. 掌管山谷牧養牛群的是亞第賚的兒子沙法.

27:30 And over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite. And over the female donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite. And over the sheep was Jaziz the Hagrite.
掌管駝群的是以實瑪利人阿比勒. 掌管驢群的是米崙人耶希底亞. 掌管羊群的是夏甲人雅悉.

27:31 All of these were officials of the property of King David.
這都是給大衛王掌管產業的.

27:32 And Jehonathan the uncle of David was an adviser, a man of insight, and he was a scribe. And Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the sons of the king.
大衛的叔叔約拿單作謀士; 這人有智慧, 又作書記. 哈摩尼的兒子耶歇作王眾子的師傅.

27:33 And Ahithophel was an adviser to the king, and Hushai the Arkite was a friend of the king.
亞希多弗也作王的謀士. 亞基人戶篩作王的陪伴.

27:34 And after Ahithophel came Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. And Joab was the commander of the king’s army.
亞希多弗之後, 有比拿雅的兒子耶何耶大和亞比亞他接續他作謀士. 約押作王的元帥.

I Chronicles - Chapter 28

28:1 Then David assembled all the commanders of Israel, the commanders of the tribes and the commanders of working groups who served the king, and the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, and the commanders over all the property of the king and his sons, with the court officials and mighty warriors, and all the mighty warriors of ability, at Jerusalem.
大衛招聚以色列各支派的首領和輪班服事王的軍長, 與千夫長,百夫長, 掌管王和王子產業牲畜的, 並太監, 以及大能的勇士, 都到耶路撒冷來.

28:2 And King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I myself wanted to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and the footstool of our God, and I prepared to build.
大衛王就站起來, 說: “我的弟兄, 我的百姓啊, 你們當聽我言, 我心裡本想建造殿宇, 安放耶和華的約櫃, 作為我神的腳凳; 我已經預備建造的材料.

28:3 But God said to me, ‘You may not build a house for my name because you are a man of war, and you have shed blood.’
只是神對我說: ‘你不可為我的名建造殿宇; 因你是戰士, 流了人的血. ’

28:4 But Yahweh the God of Israel chose me from all of the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to reign over all Israel.
然而, 耶和華─以色列的神在我父的全家揀選我作以色列的王, 直到永遠. 因他揀選猶大為首領; 在猶大支派中揀選我父家, 在我父的眾子裡喜悅我, 立我作以色列眾人的王.

28:5 And from all my sons—for Yahweh has given many sons to me—he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh over Israel.
耶和華賜我許多兒子, 在我兒子中揀選所羅門坐耶和華的國位, 治理以色列人.

28:6 And he said to me, ‘Solomon your son, he himself shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him as a son to myself, and I myself will be as a father to him,
耶和華對我說: ‘你兒子所羅門必建造我的殿和院宇; 因為我揀選他作我的子, 我也必作他的父.

28:7 and I will establish his kingdom forever if he firmly performs my commandments and my judgments as he has to this day.’
他若恆久遵行我的誡命典章如今日一樣, 我就必堅定他的國位, 直到永遠. ’

28:8 So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Yahweh, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek all the commandments of Yahweh your God so that you may take possession of this good land and bestow it as an inheritance to your children after you forever.”
現今在耶和華的會中, 以色列眾人眼前所說的, 我們的神也聽見了. 你們應當尋求耶和華─你們神的一切誡命, 謹守遵行, 如此你們可以承受這美地, 遺留給你們的子孫, 永遠為業.

28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and a willing mind, for Yahweh searches all hearts and understands every plan and all thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.
“我兒所羅門哪, 你當認識耶和華─你父的神, 誠心樂意地事奉他; 因為他鑒察眾人的心, 知道一切心思意念. 你若尋求他, 他必使你尋見; 你若離棄他, 他必永遠丟棄你.

28:10 Look now, for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it!”
你當謹慎, 因耶和華揀選你建造殿宇作為聖所. 你當剛強去行. ”

28:11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the plan of the vestibule and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, its inner chambers, and of the house of the lid of the ark,
大衛將殿的遊廊,旁屋,府庫,樓房,內殿, 和施恩所的樣式指示他兒子所羅門,

28:12 and the plan of all that he had in mind for the courtyards of the house of Yahweh and for all the surrounding storage rooms, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for sanctified objects,
又將被靈感動所得的樣式, 就是耶和華神殿的院子,周圍的房屋,殿的府庫, 和聖物府庫的一切樣式都指示他;

28:13 and for the working groups of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, and for all the vessels for the service of the house of Yahweh,
又指示他祭司和利未人的班次與耶和華殿裡各樣的工作, 並耶和華殿裡一切器皿的樣式,

28:14 and for the gold, according to the weight of the gold for all the vessels of the service, and the service of all the vessels of silver according to the weight of all the vessels for every kind of service.
以及各樣應用金器的分兩和各樣應用銀器的分兩,

28:15 And the weight of the golden lampstands and the golden lamps, the weight of each lampstand and each lamp, and the silver according to the weight of a lampstand and its lamp, according to the use of each lampstand,
金燈臺和金燈的分兩, 銀燈臺和銀燈的分兩, 輕重各都合宜;

28:16 and the weight of gold for the tables of the arranged bread, each table, and silver for the tables of silver,
陳設餅金桌子的分兩, 銀桌子的分兩,

28:17 and pure gold for the three-pronged meat forks, and the bowls and the pitchers, and for the golden bowls, by weight for each bowl, and for the silver bowls, by weight for each bowl,
精金的肉叉子,盤子, 和爵的分兩, 各金碗與各銀碗的分兩,

28:18 and for the altar of incense made of refined gold, by weight, and gold for the plan for the chariot—the cherubim with outspread and covering wings over the ark of the covenant of Yahweh.
精金香壇的分兩, 並用金子做基路伯(原文是用金子做車式的基路伯); 基路伯張開翅膀, 遮掩耶和華的約櫃.

28:19 “All this I give you in writing; from the hand of Yahweh he instructed me about all the workings of this plan.”
大衛說: “這一切工作的樣式都是耶和華用手劃出來使我明白的. ”

28:20 Then David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do this! Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for Yahweh God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you and will not forsake you until all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh is finished.
大衛又對他兒子所羅門說: “你當剛強壯膽去行! 不要懼怕, 也不要驚惶. 因為耶和華神就是我的神, 與你同在; 他必不撇下你, 也不丟棄你, 直到耶和華殿的工作都完畢了.

28:21 And behold, the working groups of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and with you in all the work for all those willing with the skill for every service, and the commanders and all the people for all your commands.”
有祭司和利未人的各班, 為要辦理神殿各樣的事, 又有靈巧的人在各樣的工作上樂意幫助你; 並有眾首領和眾民一心聽從你的命令. ”

I Chronicles - Chapter 29

29:1 Then David the king said to all the assembly, “God has chosen Solomon my son alone, a young man and inexperienced, and the work is great, for the citadel is not for humankind, but for Yahweh God.
大衛王對會眾說: “我兒子所羅門是神特選的, 還年幼嬌嫩; 這工程甚大, 因這殿不是為人, 乃是為耶和華神建造的.

29:2 So I have provided for the house of my God according to all my strength, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and the wood for the things of wood, along with an abundance of onyx stones, stones for settings, stones of turquoise, and variegated stones, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster stones.
我為我神的殿已經盡力, 預備金子做金器, 銀子做銀器, 銅做銅器, 鐵做鐵器, 木做木器, 還有紅瑪瑙可鑲嵌的寶石, 彩石和一切的寶石, 並許多漢白玉.

29:3 And moreover, with respect to my provisions for the house of my God I have a treasure of gold and silver that I have given to the house of my God above all that I have provided for the holy house:
且因我心中愛慕我神的殿, 就在預備建造聖殿的材料之外, 又將我自己積蓄的金銀獻上, 建造我神的殿,

29:4 three thousand talents of gold from the gold of Ophir and seven thousand talents of refined silver to overlay the walls of the houses,
就是俄斐金三千他連得,精鍊的銀子七千他連得, 以貼殿牆.

29:5 gold for the golden things and silver for the silver things, for all the work by the hand of skilled craftsmen. Now who will offer willingly, consecrating himself today to Yahweh?”
金子做金器, 銀子做銀器, 並藉匠人的手製造一切. 今日有誰樂意將自己獻給耶和華呢? ”

29:6 Then the commanders of the families, the commanders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the work of the king offered themselves willingly.
於是, 眾族長和以色列各支派的首領,千夫長,百夫長, 並監管王工的官長, 都樂意獻上.

29:7 And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
他們為神殿的使用獻上金子五千他連得零一萬達利克, 銀子一萬他連得, 銅一萬八千他連得, 鐵十萬他連得.

29:8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of Yahweh under the authority of Jehiel the Gershonite.
凡有寶石的都交給革順人耶歇, 送入耶和華殿的府庫.

29:9 And the people rejoiced over their freewill offering, for with a whole heart they had willingly offered to Yahweh, and King David also rejoiced with great joy.
因這些人誠心樂意獻給耶和華, 百姓就歡喜, 大衛王也大大歡喜.

29:10 Then David blessed Yahweh in the sight of all the assembly, and David said, “Blessed are you, O Yahweh, God of Israel, our father forever and ever!
所以, 大衛在會眾面前稱頌耶和華說: “耶和華─我們的父, 以色列的神是應當稱頌, 直到永永遠遠的!

29:11 To you, O Yahweh, is the greatness and the power and the splendor and the glory and the strength, for everything in the heavens and in the earth. Yours, O Yahweh, is the kingdom and exaltation over all as head!
耶和華啊, 尊大,能力,榮耀,強勝,威嚴都是你的; 凡天上地下的都是你的; 國度也是你的, 並且你為至高, 為萬有之首.

29:12 And wealth and glory are from you, and you rule over all. And in your hand is power and might. And in your hand is power to make great and to give strength to all.
豐富尊榮都從你而來, 你也治理萬物. 在你手裡有大能大力, 使人尊大強盛都出於你.

29:13 And now, our God, we give thanks to you and offer praise to the name of your splendor.
我們的神啊, 現在我們稱謝你, 讚美你榮耀之名!

29:14 And indeed, who am I, and who are my people that we retain power to offer according to these offerings willingly? For everything is from you, and from your hand we have given to you.
“我算甚麼, 我的民算甚麼, 竟能如此樂意奉獻? 因為萬物都從你而來, 我們把從你而得的獻給你.

29:15 For we are strangers before you and sojourners like all our ancestors. Our days are like the shadow upon earth, and there is no hope of abiding.
我們在你面前是客旅, 是寄居的, 與我們列祖一樣. 我們在世的日子如影兒, 不能長存(或譯: 沒有長存的指望).

29:16 O Yahweh our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build for you a house for your holy name is from your hand, and all of it is yours.
耶和華─我們的神啊, 我們預備這許多材料, 要為你的聖名建造殿宇, 都是從你而來, 都是屬你的.

29:17 And I know, my God, that you yourself test the heart and are pleased with uprightness. I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these things, and now I have seen your people who are found here willingly offer to you.
我的神啊, 我知道你察驗人心, 喜悅正直; 我以正直的心樂意獻上這一切物. 現在我喜歡見你的民在這裡都樂意奉獻與你.

29:18 O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep this forever as a plan and thoughts of the heart of your people, and establish their heart toward you.
耶和華─我們列祖亞伯拉罕,以撒,以色列的神啊, 求你使你的民常存這樣的心思意念, 堅定他們的心歸向你,

29:19 Grant to Solomon my son a heart of peace to keep your commands, your statutes, and your regulations to do everything, and to build the citadel for which I have provided.”
又求你賜我兒子所羅門誠實的心, 遵守你的命令,法度,律例, 成就這一切的事, 用我所預備的建造殿宇. ”

29:20 And David said to all the assembly, “Bless Yahweh your God!” And all the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. And they bowed down and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
大衛對全會眾說: “你們應當稱頌耶和華─你們的神. ”於是會眾稱頌耶和華─他們列祖的神, 低頭拜耶和華與王.

29:21 And they offered sacrifices to Yahweh, and on that next day they offered burnt offerings to Yahweh: one thousand bulls, one thousand rams, one thousand lambs, with their libations and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
次日, 他們向耶和華獻平安祭和燔祭, 就是獻公牛一千隻, 公綿羊一千隻, 羊羔一千隻, 並同獻的奠祭; 又為以色列眾人獻許多的祭. 那日, 他們在耶和華面前吃喝, 大大歡樂.

29:22 And they ate and drank before Yahweh on that day with great joy. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and they anointed him commander for Yahweh, and Zadok the priest.
他們奉耶和華的命再膏大衛的兒子所羅門作王, 又膏撒督作祭司.

29:23 Then Solomon sat upon the throne of Yahweh as king in place of David his father. And he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.
於是所羅門坐在耶和華所賜的位上, 接續他父親大衛作王, 萬事亨通; 以色列眾人也都聽從他.

29:24 And all the officials and mighty warriors, and also all the sons of King David, pledged allegiance to King Solomon.
眾首領和勇士, 並大衛王的眾子, 都順服所羅門王.

29:25 And Yahweh made Solomon exceedingly great in the sight of all Israel, and he bestowed upon him royal splendor that was not bestowed upon any king before him in Israel.
耶和華使所羅門在以色列眾人眼前甚為尊大, 極其威嚴, 勝過在他以前的以色列王.

29:26 And David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
耶西的兒子大衛作以色列眾人的王,

29:27 And the days that he reigned over Israel were forty years. In Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
作王共四十年: 在希伯崙作王七年, 在耶路撒冷作王三十三年.

29:28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, wealth, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place.
他年紀老邁, 日子滿足, 享受豐富,尊榮, 就死了. 他兒子所羅門接續他作王.

29:29 Now the words of King David, from the first to the last, see, they are written among the words of Samuel the seer, and among the words of Nathan the prophet, and among the words of Gad the seer,
大衛王始終的事都寫在先見撒母耳的書上和先知拿單並先見迦得的書上.

29:30 with all the accounts of his kingdom, his power, and the times that came upon him, and upon Israel, and upon all the kingdoms of the earth.
他的國事和他的勇力, 以及他和以色列並列國所經過的事都寫在這書上.

II Chronicles (歷代誌下)

II Chronicles - Chapter 1

1:1 And Solomon the son of David strengthened himself concerning his kingdom, and Yahweh his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.
大衛的兒子所羅門國位堅固; 耶和華─他的神與他同在, 使他甚為尊大.

1:2 And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to all the leaders for all Israel, the heads of the families.
所羅門吩咐以色列眾人, 就是千夫長,百夫長,審判官,首領與族長都來.

1:3 And Solomon and the whole assembly with him went to the high place that was at Gibeon, for the tent of assembly of God that Moses the servant of Yahweh had made in the desert was there.
所羅門和會眾都往基遍的邱壇去, 因那裡有神的會幕, 就是耶和華僕人摩西在曠野所製造的.

1:4 (But the ark of God David had brought up from Kiriath-Jearim to the place David had prepared for it, for David had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.)
只是神的約櫃, 大衛已經從基列‧耶琳搬到他所預備的地方, 因他曾在耶路撒冷為約櫃支搭了帳幕,

1:5 And the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made was there before the tabernacle of Yahweh. And Solomon and the assembly sought it out.
並且戶珥的孫子,烏利的兒子比撒列所造的銅壇也在基遍耶和華的會幕前. 所羅門和會眾都就近壇前.

1:6 And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before Yahweh, which was at the tent of assembly, and he offered upon it a thousand burnt offerings.
所羅門上到耶和華面前會幕的銅壇那裡, 獻一千犧牲為燔祭.

1:7 On that night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask what I shall give to you.”
當夜, 神向所羅門顯現, 對他說: “你願我賜你甚麼, 你可以求. ”

1:8 Then Solomon said to God, “You yourself have shown steadfast loyal love to David my father and have made me king in his place.
所羅門對神說: “你曾向我父大衛大施慈愛, 使我接續他作王.

1:9 Now, O Yahweh God, let your word to David my father be fulfilled, for you yourself have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.
耶和華神啊, 現在求你成就向我父大衛所應許的話; 因你立我作這民的王, 他們如同地上塵沙那樣多.

1:10 Now, give to me wisdom and knowledge that I may go out and come in before this people, for who can judge this, your great people?”
求你賜我智慧聰明, 我好在這民前出入; 不然, 誰能判斷這眾多的民呢? ”

1:11 Then God said to Solomon, “Because this was with your heart and you did not ask for wealth, possessions, honor, and the lives of your enemies, and also did not ask for long life, but have asked for wisdom and knowledge that you might judge my people over whom I have made you king,
神對所羅門說: “我已立你作我民的王. 你既有這心意, 並不求資財,豐富,尊榮, 也不求滅絕那恨你之人的性命, 又不求大壽數, 只求智慧聰明好判斷我的民;

1:12 wisdom and knowledge is given to you. And I will also give to you wealth, possessions, and honor, the like of which was not had by the kings who were before you, nor will there be the like after you.”
我必賜你智慧聰明, 也必賜你資財,豐富,尊榮. 在你以前的列王都沒有這樣, 在你以後也必沒有這樣的. ”

1:13 So Solomon went from the high place which was at Gibeon to Jerusalem before the tent of assembly. And he reigned over Israel.
於是, 所羅門從基遍邱壇會幕前回到耶路撒冷, 治理以色列人.

1:14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen. And he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
所羅門聚集戰車馬兵, 有戰車一千四百輛, 馬兵一萬二千名, 安置在屯車的城邑和耶路撒冷, 就是王那裡.

1:15 And the king made silver and gold in Jerusalem like the stones. And he made cedar as abundant as the sycamore fig trees that were in the Shephelah.
王在耶路撒冷使金銀多如石頭, 香柏木多如高原的桑樹.

1:16 And Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue. The traders of the king received them from Kue at a price.
所羅門的馬是從埃及帶來的, 是王的商人一群一群按著定價買來的.

1:17 They went up and exported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver and a horse for one hundred and fifty shekels. And these were likewise exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.
他們從埃及買來的車, 每輛價銀六百舍客勒, 馬每匹一百五十舍客勒. 赫人諸王和亞蘭諸王所買的車馬, 也是按這價值經他們手買來的.

II Chronicles - Chapter 2

2:1 And Solomon planned to build a house for the name of Yahweh and a royal palace for himself.
所羅門定意要為耶和華的名建造殿宇, 又為自己的國建造宮室.

2:2 And Solomon assigned seventy thousand men to bear burdens and eighty thousand quarriers in the hill country, and three thousand six hundred men to supervise them.
所羅門就挑選七萬扛抬的, 八萬在山上鑿石頭的, 三千六百督工的.

2:3 And Solomon sent word to Huram king of Tyre, saying, “As you have dealt with David my father and sent cedar to him to build for himself a house in which to live, please deal with me.
所羅門差人去見泰爾王希蘭, 說: “你曾運香柏木與我父大衛建宮居住, 求你也這樣待我.

2:4 Look, I am building a house for the name of Yahweh my God to dedicate to him, to offer sweet spices of incense before him, and for the regular rows of bread, and burnt offerings for mornings, evenings, Sabbaths, and new moon festivals, and for appointed feasts of Yahweh our God which are everlasting for Israel.
我要為耶和華─我神的名建造殿宇, 分別為聖獻給他, 在他面前焚燒美香, 常擺陳設餅, 每早晚,安息日,月朔, 並耶和華─我們神所定的節期獻燔祭. 這是以色列人永遠的定例.

2:5 And the house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
我所要建造的殿宇甚大; 因為我們的神至大, 超乎諸神.

2:6 Now who indeed has adequate strength to build a house for him? For the heavens and the highest heavens are not able to contain him. Now who am I that I would build a house for him, except to burn incense before him?
天和天上的天, 尚且不足他居住的, 誰能為他建造殿宇呢? 我是誰? 能為他建造殿宇嗎? 不過在他面前燒香而已.

2:7 So then, send to me skilled men to work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue fabric, knowledgeable in engraving, with the skilled men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father has established.
現在求你差一個巧匠來, 就是善用金,銀,銅,鐵, 和紫色,朱紅色,藍色線, 並精於雕刻之工的巧匠, 與我父大衛在猶大和耶路撒冷所預備的巧匠一同做工;

2:8 Send me trees of cedar, cypress, and algum from Lebanon, for I myself know that your servants are knowledgeable in cutting the trees of Lebanon. Now see, my servants will be with your servants
又求你從黎巴嫩運些香柏木,松木,檀香木到我這裡來, 因我知道你的僕人善於砍伐黎巴嫩的樹木. 我的僕人也必與你的僕人同工.

2:9 to prepare trees in abundance for me, for the house that I am building will be great and wonderful.
這樣, 可以給我預備許多的木料, 因我要建造的殿宇高大出奇.

2:10 Now see, I will provide twenty thousand dry measures of crushed wheat, twenty thousand dry measures of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil to the woodcarvers and those who cut timber.”
你的僕人砍伐樹木, 我必給他們打好了的小麥二萬歌珥, 大麥二萬歌珥, 酒二萬罷特, 油二萬罷特. ”

2:11 Then Huram king of Tyre answered in a letter, and he sent word to Solomon: “Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them.”
泰爾王希蘭寫信回答所羅門說: “耶和華因為愛他的子民, 所以立你作他們的王”;

2:12 Then Huram said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has made the heavens and the earth, who has given to King David a wise son knowing discretion and understanding, who will build for Yahweh a house and a royal palace for himself.
又說: “創造天地的耶和華─以色列的神是應當稱頌的! 他賜給大衛王一個有智慧的兒子, 使他有謀略聰明, 可以為耶和華建造殿宇, 又為自己的國建造宮室.

2:13 So now I have sent a skilled man, knowledgeable and with understanding: my master Huram,
“現在我打發一個精巧有聰明的人去, 他是我父親希蘭所用的,

2:14 a son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, knowledgeable for working with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and with purple, blue, and crimson fabric, and with fine linen, for engraving any engraving and devising any plan that is given to him, with your skilled men and the skilled men of my lord David your father.
是但支派一個婦人的兒子. 他父親是泰爾人, 他善用金,銀,銅,鐵,石,木, 和紫色,藍色,朱紅色線與細麻製造各物, 並精於雕刻, 又能想出各樣的巧工. 請你派定這人, 與你的巧匠和你父─我主大衛的巧匠一同做工.

2:15 Now as for the wheat, barley, oil, and wine that my lord mentioned, let him send that to his servants.
我主所說的小麥,大麥,酒,油, 願我主運來給眾僕人.

2:16 And we ourselves will cut trees from Lebanon according to all your need, and we will bring them to you on rafts over the sea to Joppa, so that you may bring them up to Jerusalem.”
我們必照你所需用的, 從黎巴嫩砍伐樹木, 紮成筏子, 浮海運到約帕; 你可以從那裡運到耶路撒冷. ”

2:17 Then Solomon counted all the resident alien men who were in the land of Israel after the census that David his father had taken of them. And there were found one hundred and fifty-three thousand.
所羅門仿照他父大衛數點住在以色列地所有寄居的外邦人, 共有十五萬三千六百名;

2:18 And he appointed from them seventy thousand to bear burdens, eighty thousand to quarry in the hill country, and three thousand six hundred overseers to make the people work.
使七萬人扛抬材料, 八萬人在山上鑿石頭, 三千六百人督理工作.

II Chronicles - Chapter 3

3:1 Then Solomon began to build the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem, on Mount Moriah, where Yahweh had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had established, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
所羅門就在耶路撒冷,耶和華向他父大衛顯現的摩利亞山上, 就是耶布斯人阿珥楠的禾場上,大衛所指定的地方預備好了, 開工建造耶和華的殿.

3:2 And he began to build in the second month of the fourth year of his reign.
所羅門作王第四年二月初二日開工建造.

3:3 Now these were the measurements of Solomon for building the house of God: the length in cubits by the former measurement was sixty cubits, and the width was twenty cubits.
所羅門建築神殿的根基, 乃是這樣: 長六十肘, 寬二十肘, 都按著古時的尺寸.

3:4 The length of the portico that was in front was the same as the front of the width of the house: twenty cubits. And its height was one hundred and twenty cubits. And he overlaid it on the inside with pure gold.
殿前的廊子長二十肘, 與殿的寬窄一樣, 高一百二十肘; 裡面貼上精金.

3:5 And the great house itself he covered with cypress wood, then he overlaid it with pure gold. And he put on it palm tree images and ornate chains.
大殿的牆都用松木板遮蔽, 又貼了精金, 上面雕刻棕樹和鍊子;

3:6 Then he overlaid the house with precious stone as decoration. (Now the gold was the gold of Parvaim.)
又用寶石裝飾殿牆, 使殿華美; 所用的金子都是巴瓦音的金子.

3:7 And he overlaid the house with gold—the beams, the thresholds, the walls, and the doors. And he carved cherubim upon the walls.
又用金子貼殿和殿的棟樑,門檻,牆壁,門扇; 牆上雕刻基路伯.

3:8 Then he made the most holy place. Its length was equal to the width of the house: twenty cubits. And its breadth was twenty cubits. And he overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold.
又建造至聖所, 長二十肘, 與殿的寬窄一樣, 寬也是二十肘; 貼上精金, 共用金子六百他連得.

3:9 And the weight for the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid its upper rooms with gold.
金釘重五十舍客勒. 樓房都貼上金子.

3:10 And he made two sculpted wood cherubim in the most holy place, and he overlaid them with gold.
在至聖所按造像的法子造兩個基路伯, 用金子包裹.

3:11 The length of the outstretched wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits; one wing of five cubits touched the wall of the house, and the other wing of five cubits was touching the outstretched wing of the other cherub.
兩個基路伯的翅膀共長二十肘. 這基路伯的一個翅膀長五肘, 挨著殿這邊的牆; 那一個翅膀也長五肘, 與那基路伯翅膀相接.

3:12 And the wing of five cubits of the other cherub was touching the wall of the house, and its other wing five cubits long touching the wing of the first cherub.
那基路伯的一個翅膀長五肘, 挨著殿那邊的牆; 那一個翅膀也長五肘, 與這基路伯的翅膀相接.

3:13 The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they were standing on their feet, their faces toward the house.
兩個基路伯張開翅膀, 共長二十肘, 面向外殿而立.

3:14 And he made the curtain of blue and purple and crimson and fine linen, and put cherubim on it.
又用藍色,紫色,朱紅色線和細麻織幔子, 在其上繡出基路伯來.

3:15 And at the front of the house he made two columns, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital on their top was five cubits.
在殿前造了兩根柱子, 高三十五肘; 每柱頂高五肘.

3:16 And he made decorative chains in the inner sanctuary and put them on top of the columns. And he made one hundred pomegranate ornaments, and put them on the chains.
又照聖所內鍊子的樣式做鍊子, 安在柱頂上; 又做一百石榴, 安在鍊子上.

3:17 And he erected the columns in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. He called the name of the southern one Jakin, and the name of the northern one Boaz.
將兩根柱子立在殿前, 一根在右邊, 一根在左邊; 右邊的起名叫雅斤, 左邊的起名叫波阿斯.

II Chronicles - Chapter 4

4:1 And he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits was its length, and twenty cubits was its width, and ten cubits was its height.
他又製造一座銅壇, 長二十肘, 寬二十肘, 高十肘;

4:2 Then he made the sea of molten metal, from brim to brim it was ten cubits, completely round. And it was five cubits in height, and its circumference measured thirty cubits.
又鑄一個銅海, 樣式是圓的, 高五肘, 徑十肘, 圍三十肘;

4:3 Under it were figures of oxen all around it, ten cubits high, encircling the sea all around. The oxen were in two rows cast as one piece with it.
海周圍有野瓜(野瓜: 原文是牛)的樣式, 每肘十瓜, 共有兩行, 是鑄海的時候鑄上的;

4:4 It was standing upon twelve oxen, three facing north, and three facing west, and three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set upon them from above, and all their hindquarters faced inward.
有十二隻銅牛馱海: 三隻向北, 三隻向西, 三隻向南, 三隻向東; 海在牛上, 牛尾向內;

4:5 And its thickness was a handbreadth, and its brim was like the working of the lip of a cup, the blossom of a lily. And it held three thousand baths.
海厚一掌, 邊如杯邊, 又如百合花, 可容三千罷特;

4:6 And he made ten basins. And he set five on the south and five on the north in which to wash; they washed off the work of the burnt offering in them, but the sea was for the priests to wash therein.
又製造十個盆: 五個放在右邊, 五個放在左邊, 獻燔祭所用之物都洗在其內; 但海是為祭司沐浴的.

4:7 And he made ten golden lampstands according to their custom, and he set them in the temple, five on the south and five on the north.
他又照所定的樣式造十個金燈臺, 放在殿裡: 五個在右邊, 五個在左邊;

4:8 And he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south and five on the north. And he made a hundred drinking bowls of gold.
又造十張桌子放在殿裡: 五張在右邊, 五張在左邊; 又造一百個金碗;

4:9 And he made the courtyard of the priests and the great outer courtyard and the doors for the outer court. And he overlaid their doors with bronze.
又建立祭司院和大院, 並院門, 用銅包裹門扇;

4:10 And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the temple.
將海安在殿門的右邊, 就是南邊.

4:11 And Huram made the pots, the shovels, and the drinking bowls. So Hiram finished making the work that he made on the house of God for King Solomon:
戶蘭又造了盆,鏟,碗. 這樣, 他為所羅門王做完了神殿的工.

4:12 the two columns, the bowls, and the two capitals on top of the columns, and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on top of the columns,
所造的就是: 兩根柱子和柱上兩個如球的頂, 並兩個蓋柱頂的網子

4:13 and the four hundred pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for the latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were before the columns.
和四百石榴, 安在兩個網子上〈每網兩行蓋著兩個柱上如球的頂〉.

4:14 And he made the water carts, and he made the basins on the water carts,
盆座和其上的盆,

4:15 and the one sea and the twelve oxen underneath it.
海和海下的十二隻牛,

4:16 And Huram-abi made for King Solomon the pots, the shovels, the three-pronged meat forks, and all the utensils of polished bronze for the house of Yahweh.
盆,鏟子,肉鍤子, 與耶和華殿裡的一切器皿, 都是巧匠戶蘭用光亮的銅為所羅門王造成的,

4:17 The king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay soil between Succoth and Zeredah.
是在約旦平原疏割和撒利但中間藉膠泥鑄成的.

4:18 Solomon made all these utensils in great abundance, for the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
所羅門製造的這一切甚多, 銅的輕重無法可查.

4:19 So Solomon made all the objects that were in the house of God: the altar of gold; the tables upon which was the bread of the presence;
所羅門又造神殿裡的金壇和陳設餅的桌子,

4:20 the lampstands, and the lamps for burning according to the custom before the inner sanctuary, of solid gold;
並精金的燈臺和燈盞, 可以照例點在內殿前.

4:21 and the blossoms, the lamps, and the tongs that were of solid gold;
燈臺上的花和燈盞, 並蠟剪都是金的, 且是純金的;

4:22 and the snuffers, the drinking bowls, the dishes, and the firepans, of solid gold; and the entrance to the house, the inner doors to the most holy place, and the doors to the house of the temple were of gold.
又用精金製造鑷子,盤子,調羹,火鼎. 至於殿門和至聖所的門扇, 並殿的門扇, 都是金子妝飾的.

II Chronicles - Chapter 5

5:1 When all the work that Solomon did for the house of Yahweh was finished, Solomon brought the holy objects of David his father: the silver, the gold, and all the objects he had put into the storehouses of the house of God.
所羅門做完了耶和華殿的一切工, 就把他父大衛分別為聖的金銀和器皿都帶來, 放在神殿的府庫裡.

5:2 Then Solomon assembled all the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the families for the Israelites, to Jerusalem in order to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from the city of David, which is Zion.
那時, 所羅門將以色列的長老,各支派的首領, 並以色列的族長招聚到耶路撒冷, 要把耶和華的約櫃從大衛城─就是錫安─運上來.

5:3 And all the men of Israel assembled before the king at the feast that is in the seventh month.
於是以色列眾人在七月節前都聚集到王那裡.

5:4 And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
以色列眾長老來到, 利未人便抬起約櫃.

5:5 And they brought up the ark, the tent of assembly, and all the holy objects that were in the tent; the Levitical priests brought them up.
祭司利未人將約櫃運上來, 又將會幕和會幕的一切聖器具都帶上來.

5:6 And King Solomon and the whole community of Israel that was assembled before him were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted nor numbered for abundance.
所羅門王和聚集到他那裡的以色列全會眾都在約櫃前獻牛羊為祭, 多得不可勝數.

5:7 Then the priests brought up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to its place in the inner sanctuary of the house, into the most holy place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.
祭司將耶和華的約櫃抬進內殿, 就是至聖所, 放在兩個基路伯的翅膀底下.

5:8 The cherubim were spreading their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim were covering the ark and over its poles from above.
基路伯張著翅膀在約櫃之上, 遮掩約櫃和抬櫃的槓.

5:9 But the poles were so long that the ends of the poles from the ark were seen from before the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from the outside. And they are there until this day.
這槓甚長, 槓頭在內殿前可以看見, 在殿外卻不能看見, 直到如今還在那裡.

5:10 There was nothing in the ark but the two stone tablets that Moses had put inside at Horeb on which Yahweh had made a covenant with the Israelites when they went out from Egypt.
約櫃裡惟有兩塊石版, 就是以色列人出埃及後, 耶和華與他們立約的時候, 摩西在何烈山所放的. 除此以外, 並無別物.

5:11 And when the priests came out of the sanctuary (for all the priests who were present sanctified themselves without keeping their divisions)
當時, 在那裡所有的祭司都已自潔, 並不分班供職.

5:12 and all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, their sons, their brothers, dressed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and stringed instruments—they were standing to the east of the altar. And with them outside were one hundred and twenty priests who were trumpet blowers.
他們出聖所的時候, 歌唱的利未人亞薩,希幔,耶杜頓, 和他們的眾子眾弟兄都穿細麻布衣服, 站在壇的東邊, 敲鈸,鼓瑟,彈琴, 同著他們有一百二十個祭司吹號.

5:13 And it was the primary duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard with one voice, to praise and give thanks to Yahweh. And when a sound from the trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments of song was raised to Yahweh—for he is good, because his loyal love is everlasting—then the house, the house of Yahweh, was filled with a cloud.
吹號的,歌唱的都一齊發聲, 聲合為一, 讚美感謝耶和華. 吹號,敲鈸, 用各種樂器, 揚聲讚美耶和華說: 耶和華本為善, 他的慈愛永遠長存! 那時, 耶和華的殿有雲充滿,

5:14 And the priests were not able to stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of Yahweh filled the house of God.
甚至祭司不能站立供職, 因為耶和華的榮光充滿了神的殿.

II Chronicles - Chapter 6

6:1 Then Solomon said, “Yahweh has decided to dwell in the deep gloom.
那時, 所羅門說: 耶和華曾說他必住在幽暗之處.

6:2 But I have built for you an exalted house, even a place for you to dwell in forever.”
但我已經建造殿宇作你的居所, 為你永遠的住處.

6:3 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, and all the assembly of Israel were standing.
王轉臉為以色列會眾祝福, 以色列會眾就都站立.

6:4 And he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth with David my father, and with his hands he has fulfilled it, saying,
所羅門說: “耶和華─以色列的神是應當稱頌的! 因他親口向我父大衛所應許的, 也親手成就了.

6:5 ‘From the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt I did not choose a city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in order for my name to be there. Nor did I choose a man to be leader over my people Israel.
他說: ‘自從我領我民出埃及地以來, 我未曾在以色列眾支派中選擇一城建造殿宇為我名的居所, 也未曾揀選一人作我民以色列的君;

6:6 But I have chosen my name to be there in Jerusalem, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
但選擇耶路撒冷為我名的居所, 又揀選大衛治理我民以色列. ’”

6:7 Now, it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
所羅門說: “我父大衛曾立意要為耶和華─以色列神的名建殿,

6:8 But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart,
耶和華卻對我父大衛說: ‘你立意要為我的名建殿, 這意思甚好;

6:9 but you yourself will not build the house, but your son who will proceed from your loins; he himself will build the house for my name.’
只是你不可建殿, 惟你所生的兒子必為我名建殿. ’

6:10 Now Yahweh has fulfilled his word that he spoke. I have risen in the place of David my father and am seated on the throne of Israel as Yahweh has spoken. I have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
“現在耶和華成就了他所應許的話, 使我接續我父大衛坐以色列的國位, 是照耶和華所說的, 又為耶和華─以色列神的名建造了殿.

6:11 And I have there the ark in which is the covenant of Yahweh that he made with the Israelites.”
我將約櫃安置在其中, 櫃內有耶和華的約, 就是他與以色列人所立的約. ”

6:12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh before all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
所羅門當著以色列會眾, 站在耶和華的壇前, 舉起手來,

6:13 (For Solomon had made a platform of bronze five cubits long and five cubits wide and three cubits high, and placed it in the midst of the outer court.) And he stood upon it, then knelt down on his knees before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands to heaven.
〈所羅門曾造一個銅臺, 長五肘, 寬五肘, 高三肘, 放在院中〉就站在臺上, 當著以色列的會眾跪下, 向天舉手,

6:14 And he said, “O Yahweh, God of Israel, there is none like you, a God in the heavens and on the earth, keeping the covenant and loyal love with your servants who walk before you with all their heart,
說: “耶和華─以色列的神啊, 天上地下沒有神可比你的! 你向那盡心行在你面前的僕人守約施慈愛;

6:15 that you have kept for your servant David my father what you spoke to him. You spoke with your mouth, and by your hand you have fulfilled it on this day.
向你僕人─我父大衛所應許的話現在應驗了. 你親口應許, 親手成就, 正如今日一樣.

6:16 And now, O Yahweh, God of Israel, keep for your servant David, my father, what you have spoken to him, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel before me, if only your sons keep their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.’
耶和華─以色列的神啊, 你所應許你僕人─我父大衛的話說: ‘你的子孫若謹慎自己的行為, 遵守我的律法, 像你在我面前所行的一樣, 就不斷人坐以色列的國位. ’現在求你應驗這話.

6:17 And now, O Yahweh, God of Israel, let your word that you have spoken to your servant David be confirmed.
耶和華─以色列的神啊, 求你成就向你僕人大衛所應許的話.

6:18 “But will God indeed dwell with humankind upon the earth? Look, the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain you! Surely then this house that I have built will not contain you!
“神果真與世人同住在地上嗎? 看哪, 天和天上的天尚且不足你居住的, 何況我所建的這殿呢?

6:19 But turn to the prayer of your servant and to his plea, O Yahweh my God, to hearken to the pleading and to the prayer that your servant is praying before you,
惟求耶和華─我的神垂顧僕人的禱告祈求, 俯聽僕人在你面前的祈禱呼籲.

6:20 that your eyes may be open day and night to this house, to the place that you have promised to place your name there, that you may hear the prayer that your servant has prayed to this place.
願你晝夜看顧這殿, 就是你應許立為你名的居所; 求你垂聽僕人向此處禱告的話.

6:21 And listen to the pleas of your servant and your people Israel when they pray toward this place, that you yourself might hear from the place of your dwelling, from the heavens, that you might hear and forgive.
你僕人和你民以色列向此處祈禱的時候, 求你從天上你的居所垂聽, 垂聽而赦免.

6:22 “If a man sins against his neighbor and makes him swear an oath and comes with an oath before your altar in this house,
“人若得罪鄰舍, 有人叫他起誓, 他來到這殿, 在你的壇前起誓,

6:23 then may you yourself hear from the heavens and act and judge your servants, to repay the guilty by bringing his way upon his head and to vindicate the righteous by giving to him according to his righteousness.
求你從天上垂聽, 判斷你的僕人, 定惡人有罪, 照他所行的報應在他頭上; 定義人有理, 照他的義賞賜他.

6:24 “And if your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against you and they repent and confess your name and pray and plead before you in this house,
“你的民以色列若得罪你, 敗在仇敵面前, 又回心轉意承認你的名, 在這殿裡向你祈求禱告,

6:25 then may you yourself hear from the heavens and forgive the sin of your people Israel and again bring them back to the land that you gave to them and to their ancestors.
求你從天上垂聽, 赦免你民以色列的罪, 使他們歸回你賜給他們和他們列祖之地.

6:26 “When the heavens are stopped up and there is no rain because they have sinned against you and they pray to this place and confess your name and turn back from their sin when you humble them,
“你的民因得罪你, 你懲罰他們, 使天閉塞不下雨, 他們若向此處禱告, 承認你的名, 離開他們的罪,

6:27 then may you yourself hear from the heavens and forgive the sin of your servants and your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk, and give rain upon your land that you have given to your people as an inheritance.
求你在天上垂聽, 赦免你僕人和你民以色列的罪, 將當行的善道指教他們, 且降雨在你的地, 就是你賜給你民為業之地.

6:28 “If there is a famine in the land; if there is disease, blight, mildew, locust, and caterpillar; if it happens that his enemy lays siege to him in the land and his gates; any kind of plague, any kind of disease,
“國中若有饑荒,瘟疫,旱風,霉爛,蝗蟲,螞蚱, 或有仇敵犯境, 圍困城邑, 無論遭遇甚麼災禍疾病,

6:29 then any prayer, any plea that is made by any person and by all your people Israel, each one who knows his own affliction and his own anguish and who spreads out his hands to this house,
你的民以色列, 或是眾人, 或是一人, 自覺災禍甚苦, 向這殿舉手, 無論祈求甚麼, 禱告甚麼,

6:30 then may you yourself hear from the heavens, your dwelling place, and forgive and give to each according to all his ways, since you know the heart of the children of humankind,
求你從天上你的居所垂聽赦免. 你是知道人心的, 要照各人所行的待他們(惟有你知道世人的心),

6:31 that they may fear you and walk in your ways all the days that they are alive upon the face of the land that you have given to our ancestors.
使他們在你賜給我們列祖之地上一生一世敬畏你, 遵行你的道.

6:32 “And also, with respect to the foreigner, he who is not of your people Israel, but comes from a distant land, for the sake of your great name and your powerful hand and outstretched arm, when he comes and prays to this house,
“論到不屬你民以色列的外邦人, 為你的大名和大能的手, 並伸出來的膀臂, 從遠方而來, 向這殿禱告,

6:33 then may you yourself hear from the heavens, from your dwelling place, and do according to all that the foreigner asks of you, so that all peoples of earth will know of your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that your name possesses this house that I have built.
求你從天上你的居所垂聽, 照著外邦人所祈求的而行, 使天下萬民都認識你的名, 敬畏你, 像你的民以色列一樣, 又使他們知道我建造的這殿是稱為你名下的.

6:34 “When your people go out to battle against their enemy according to the way that you have sent them, and they pray to you toward this city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name,
“你的民若奉你的差遣, 無論往何處去與仇敵爭戰, 向你所選擇的城與我為你名所建造的殿禱告,

6:35 then may you hear their prayer and their pleas from the heavens and uphold their case.
求你從天上垂聽他們的禱告祈求, 使他們得勝.

6:36 When they sin against you—for there is no person who does not sin—and you become angry with them and place them before their enemy that they carry them away as captives to a land far or near,
“你的民若得罪你(世上沒有不犯罪的人), 你向他們發怒, 將他們交給仇敵擄到或遠或近之地;

6:37 but if they repent in the land where they were taken captive and repent and beg you for mercy in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned and acted perversely and done wickedly,
他們若在擄到之地想起罪來, 回心轉意, 懇求你說: ‘我們有罪了, 我們悖逆了, 我們作惡了’;

6:38 and we return to you,’ with their whole heart and with all their inmost being in the land of their captivity where they took them captive, and if they pray toward their land that you have given to their ancestors and the city that you have chosen and to the house that I have built for your name,
他們若在擄到之地盡心盡性歸服你, 又向自己的地, 就是你賜給他們列祖之地和你所選擇的城, 並我為你名所建造的殿禱告,

6:39 then may you hear their prayer and their pleas from the heavens, from your dwelling place, and uphold their case and forgive your people who sinned against you.
求你從天上你的居所垂聽你民的禱告祈求, 為他們伸冤, 赦免他們的過犯.

6:40 Now, O my God, please let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place!
“我的神啊, 現在求你睜眼看, 側耳聽在此處所獻的禱告.

6:41 “And now arise, O Yahweh God, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength! O Yahweh God, let the priests be clothed with salvation, and let your holy ones rejoice in your goodness!
耶和華神啊, 求你起來, 和你有能力的約櫃同入安息之所. 耶和華神啊, 願你的祭司披上救恩; 願你的聖民蒙福歡樂.

6:42 O Yahweh God, do not turn away the face of your anointed one! Remember the loyal love of your servant, David!”
耶和華神啊, 求你不要厭棄你的受膏者, 要記念向你僕人大衛所施的慈愛. ”

II Chronicles - Chapter 7

7:1 And when Solomon finished praying, then fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of Yahweh filled the house.
所羅門祈禱已畢, 就有火從天上降下來, 燒盡燔祭和別的祭. 耶和華的榮光充滿了殿;

7:2 And the priests were not able to go into the house of Yahweh, for the glory of Yahweh had filled the house.
因耶和華的榮光充滿了耶和華殿, 所以祭司不能進殿.

7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the glory of Yahweh upon the house, they knelt down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and gave thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loyal love is everlasting.
那火降下,耶和華的榮光在殿上的時候, 以色列眾人看見, 就在鋪石地俯伏叩拜, 稱謝耶和華說: 耶和華本為善, 他的慈愛永遠長存!

7:4 Then the king and all the people were offering a sacrifice before Yahweh.
王和眾民在耶和華面前獻祭.

7:5 And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
所羅門王用牛二萬二千, 羊十二萬獻祭. 這樣, 王和眾民為神的殿行奉獻之禮.

7:6 And the priests stood at their posts with the Levites, with the instruments of the song of Yahweh that King David had made to give thanks to Yahweh—for his loyal love is everlasting—whenever David offered praise by their hand. Now the priests sounded trumpets standing opposite them, and all Israel stood.
祭司侍立, 各供其職; 利未人也拿著耶和華的樂器, 就是大衛王造出來,藉利未人頌讚耶和華的. (他的慈愛永遠長存! )祭司在眾人面前吹號, 以色列人都站立.

7:7 And Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard that was before the house of Yahweh, for there he had made the burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings, for the bronze altar that Solomon had made was not able to hold the burnt offerings, cereal offerings, and the fat.
所羅門因他所造的銅壇容不下燔祭,素祭, 和脂油, 便將耶和華殿前院子當中分別為聖, 在那裡獻燔祭和平安祭牲的脂油.

7:8 And Solomon held a feast at that time of seven days. And all Israel was with him, a very great assembly, from Lebo-Hamath to the river of Egypt.
那時所羅門和以色列眾人, 就是從哈馬口直到埃及小河, 所有的以色列人都聚集成為大會, 守節七日.

7:9 And on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly, for they held the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days.
第八日設立嚴肅會, 行奉獻壇的禮七日, 守節七日.

7:10 And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents rejoicing and festive of heart on account of the goodness that Yahweh had done for David, Solomon, and Israel his people.
七月二十三日, 王遣散眾民; 他們因見耶和華向大衛和所羅門與他民以色列所施的恩惠, 就都心中喜樂, 各歸各家去了.

7:11 And Solomon finished the house of Yahweh and the house of the king. And all that came into the heart of Solomon to do with respect to the house of Yahweh and his own house he accomplished.
所羅門造成了耶和華殿和王宮; 在耶和華殿和王宮凡他心中所要做的, 都順順利利地做成了.

7:12 Then Yahweh appeared to Solomon at night and said to him, “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice.
夜間耶和華向所羅門顯現, 對他說: “我已聽了你的禱告, 也選擇這地方作為祭祀我的殿宇.

7:13 When I hold back the heavens so that there is not rain, and when I command the locust to devour the earth, and if I send disease among my people,
我若使天閉塞不下雨, 或使蝗蟲吃這地的出產, 或使瘟疫流行在我民中,

7:14 then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and will pray and will seek my face and will turn from their evil ways, then I myself shall hear from the heavens and will forgive their sins and heal their land.
這稱為我名下的子民, 若是自卑,禱告, 尋求我的面, 轉離他們的惡行, 我必從天上垂聽, 赦免他們的罪, 醫治他們的地.

7:15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer of this place.
我必睜眼看,側耳聽在此處所獻的禱告.

7:16 And now I have chosen and consecrated this house for my name to be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time.
現在我已選擇這殿, 分別為聖, 使我的名永在其中, 我的眼,我的心也必常在那裡.

7:17 Now as for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked and do according to all that I have commanded you and will keep my ordinances and judgments,
你若在我面前效法你父大衛所行的, 遵行我一切所吩咐你的, 謹守我的律例典章,

7:18 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom as I promised to David your father, saying, ‘A man shall not be cut off for you from ruling over Israel.’
我就必堅固你的國位, 正如我與你父大衛所立的約, 說: ‘你的子孫必不斷人作以色列的王. ’

7:19 “But if you turn yourselves away and forsake my ordinances and my commandments which I have given before you all and will go and serve other gods and bow down to them,
“倘若你們轉去丟棄我指示你們的律例誡命, 去事奉敬拜別神,

7:20 then I will uproot them from upon my land that I have given to them, and this house that I have consecrated for my name I will send away from before my face, and I will make it a proverb and a taunt among all the nations.
我就必將以色列人從我賜給他們的地上拔出根來, 並且我為己名所分別為聖的殿也必捨棄不顧, 使他在萬民中作笑談, 被譏誚.

7:21 And as for this house, which was exalted, all who pass by it will be appalled and will say, ‘Why has Yahweh done thus to this land and to this house?’
這殿雖然甚高, 將來經過的人必驚訝說: ‘耶和華為何向這地和這殿如此行呢? ’

7:22 Then they will say, ‘Because they forsook Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out from the land of Egypt, and they laid hold of other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore he has brought upon them all this evil.’ ”
人必回答說: ‘是因此地的人離棄耶和華─他們列祖的神, 就是領他們出埃及地的神, 去親近別神, 敬拜事奉他, 所以耶和華使這一切災禍臨到他們. ’”

II Chronicles - Chapter 8

8:1 And it happened that at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of Yahweh and his own house,
所羅門建造耶和華殿和王宮, 二十年才完畢了.

8:2 Solomon also built the cities that Huram had given to him, and he settled the Israelites in them.
以後所羅門重新修築希蘭送給他的那些城邑, 使以色列人住在那裡.

8:3 And Solomon went to Hamath-Zobah and laid siege upon it.
所羅門往哈馬瑣巴去, 攻取了那地方.

8:4 And he built Tadmor in the desert, and he built all the storage cities in Hamath.
所羅門建造曠野裡的達莫, 又建造哈馬所有的積貨城,

8:5 He also built Upper Beth-Horon and Lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;
又建造上伯‧和崙,下伯‧和崙作為保障, 都有牆, 有門, 有閂;

8:6 Baalath and all the storage cities that belonged to Solomon; all the cities for chariots and cities for horses; and any desire of Solomon that he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
又建造巴拉和所有的積貨城, 並屯車輛馬兵的城, 與耶路撒冷,黎巴嫩, 以及自己治理的全國中所願意建造的.

8:7 All the people who remained from the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites who were not from Israel,
至於國中所剩下不屬以色列人的赫人,亞摩利人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人,

8:8 from the descendants who were left over after them in the land, whom the Israelites had not destroyed, Solomon conscripted them as forced labor until this day.
就是以色列人未曾滅絕的, 所羅門挑取他們的後裔作服苦的奴僕, 直到今日.

8:9 But from the Israelites Solomon did not give as servants for his work, but they were men of war, his commanders of his officers, and commanders of his chariots and his horses.
惟有以色列人, 所羅門不使他們當奴僕做工, 乃是作他的戰士,軍長的統領,車兵長,馬兵長.

8:10 And these were the commanders of the garrisons that belonged to King Solomon, two hundred and fifty who exercised authority over the people.
所羅門王有二百五十督工的, 監管工人.

8:11 And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in the house of David, king of Israel, for those places to which the ark of Yahweh has come are holy.
所羅門將法老的女兒帶出大衛城, 上到為她建造的宮裡; 因所羅門說: “耶和華約櫃所到之處都為聖地, 所以我的妻不可住在以色列王大衛的宮裡. ”

8:12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar of Yahweh that he had built before the portico,
所羅門在耶和華的壇上, 就是在廊子前他所築的壇上, 與耶和華獻燔祭;

8:13 as was the daily requirement, to offer up according to the commandments of Moses for Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and the three annual feasts: the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths.
又遵著摩西的吩咐在安息日,月朔, 並一年三節, 就是除酵節,七七節,住棚節, 獻每日所當獻的祭.

8:14 And in accord with the ordinance of David his father he appointed working groups of priests for their service, Levites for their responsibilities for praise and cultic service before the priests according to the daily requirement, and the gatekeepers in their working groups, gate by gate. For thus David the man of God had commanded.
所羅門照著他父大衛所定的例, 派定祭司的班次, 使他們各供己事, 又使利未人各盡其職, 讚美耶和華, 在祭司面前做每日所當做的; 又派守門的按著班次看守各門, 因為神人大衛是這樣吩咐的.

8:15 And they did not turn aside from the commandment of the king concerning the priests and the Levites concerning anything, and concerning the treasury rooms.
王所吩咐眾祭司和利未人的, 無論是管府庫或辦別的事, 他們都不違背.

8:16 And Solomon accomplished all the work from the day the foundation stone was laid for the house of Yahweh until its completion, and the house of Yahweh was finished.
所羅門建造耶和華的殿, 從立根基直到成功的日子, 工料俱備. 這樣, 耶和華的殿全然完畢.

8:17 Then Solomon went to Ezion-Geber, and to Elath, on the edge of the sea in the land of Edom.
那時, 所羅門往以東地靠海的以旬‧迦別和以祿去.

8:18 And Huram sent to him, by the hand of his servants, ships and servants knowledgeable of the sea. And they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and from there they collected four hundred and fifty talents of gold and brought it to King Solomon.
希蘭差遣他的臣僕, 將船隻和熟悉泛海的僕人送到所羅門那裡. 他們同著所羅門的僕人到了俄斐, 得了四百五十他連得金子, 運到所羅門王那裡.

II Chronicles - Chapter 9

9:1 Now the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, and she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, with much wealth and camels, bearing spices and much gold and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and told him all that was on her mind.
示巴女王聽見所羅門的名聲, 就來到耶路撒冷, 要用難解的話試問所羅門; 跟隨她的人甚多, 又有駱駝馱著香料,寶石, 和許多金子. 她來見了所羅門, 就把心裡所有的對所羅門都說出來.

9:2 And Solomon answered all her questions. Not a word was hidden from Solomon that he did not answer for her.
所羅門將她所問的都答上了, 沒有一句不明白,不能答的.

9:3 When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon and the house he had built,
示巴女王見所羅門的智慧和他所建造的宮室,

9:4 and the food of his table, and the position of his officers, the duty of his servants and their clothing, his cupbearers and their clothing, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of Yahweh, there was no longer any breath in her.
席上的珍饈美味,群臣分列而坐,僕人兩旁侍立, 以及他們的衣服裝飾,酒政, 和酒政的衣服裝飾, 又見他上耶和華殿的臺階, 就詫異得神不守舍,

9:5 And she said to the king, “The word which I heard in my land concerning your words and your wisdom is true,
對王說: “我在本國裡所聽見論到你的事和你的智慧實在是真的!

9:6 but I did not believe their words until I came and saw with my own eyes. And behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not reported to me; you surpass the rumors that I had heard.
我先不信那些話, 及至我來親眼見了, 才知道你的大智慧; 人所告訴我的, 還不到一半; 你的實跡越過我所聽見的名聲.

9:7 Blessed are your men, and blessed are these your servants who stand before you regularly and hear your wisdom!
你的群臣,你的僕人常侍立在你面前聽你智慧的話是有福的.

9:8 Blessed be Yahweh your God who took delight in you, to put you on his throne as king for Yahweh your God! Because your God loved Israel, he established him forever and has put you over them as king to do justice and righteousness!”
耶和華─你的神是應當稱頌的! 他喜悅你, 使你坐他的國位, 為耶和華─你的神作王; 因為你的神愛以色列人, 要永遠堅立他們, 所以立你作他們的王, 使你秉公行義. ”

9:9 And she gave to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. And there were no spices such as those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
於是示巴女王將一百二十他連得金子和寶石, 與極多的香料送給所羅門王; 她送給王的香料, 以後再沒有這樣的.

9:10 Moreover the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir brought algum wood and precious stones.
希蘭的僕人和所羅門的僕人從俄斐運了金子來, 也運了檀香木(或譯: 烏木; 下同)和寶石來.

9:11 And the king made steps for the house of Yahweh and the house of the king, and lyres and harps for the singers from the algum wood. And there was not seen anything like them before in the land of Judah.
王用檀香木為耶和華殿和王宮做臺, 又為歌唱的人做琴瑟; 猶大地從來沒有見過這樣的.

9:12 Now King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba every desired thing she asked, besides what she had brought to the king. Then she turned and went to her land, she and her servants.
所羅門王按示巴女王所帶來的, 還她禮物, 另外照她一切所要所求的, 都送給她. 於是女王和她臣僕轉回本國去了.

9:13 And it happened that the weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
所羅門每年所得的金子共有六百六十六他連得,

9:14 besides the gold and silver the traders and merchants brought, and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land brought.
另外還有商人所進的金子, 並且阿拉伯諸王與屬國的省長都帶金銀給所羅門.

9:15 And King Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of beaten gold went into each shield.
所羅門王用錘出來的金子打成擋牌二百面, 每面用金子六百舍客勒;

9:16 And he made three hundred small shields of beaten gold; three hundred shekels went into each small shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
又用錘出來的金子打成盾牌三百面, 每面用金子三百舍客勒, 都放在黎巴嫩林宮裡.

9:17 And the king made a large ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.
王用象牙製造一個大寶座, 用精金包裹.

9:18 And the throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to the throne. And there were armrests on each side. And by the seat were two lions standing beside the armrests.
寶座有六層臺階, 又有金腳凳, 與寶座相連. 寶座兩旁有扶手, 靠近扶手有兩個獅子站立.

9:19 And twelve lions were standing there on each of the six steps on each end. And there was nothing like it made in all the kingdom.
六層臺階上有十二個獅子站立, 每層有兩個: 左邊一個, 右邊一個; 在列國中沒有這樣做的.

9:20 And all the drinking vessels of King Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. Silver was not valued as anything in the days of Solomon.
所羅門王一切的飲器都是金的, 黎巴嫩林宮裡的一切器皿都是精金的. 所羅門年間, 銀子算不了甚麼.

9:21 For the ships of the king went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came carrying gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
因為王的船隻與希蘭的僕人一同往他施去; 他施船隻三年一次裝載金,銀,象牙,猿猴,孔雀回來.

9:22 Thus King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.
所羅門王的財寶與智慧勝過天下的列王.

9:23 And all the kings of the earth sought the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom that God put in his heart.
普天下的王都求見所羅門, 要聽神賜給他智慧的話.

9:24 And each of them brought his gifts, objects of silver, objects of gold, cloaks, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, as an amount year by year.
他們各帶貢物, 就是金器,銀器,衣服,軍械,香料,騾馬, 每年有一定之例.

9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. And he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
所羅門有套車的馬四千棚, 有馬兵一萬二千, 安置在屯車的城邑和耶路撒冷, 就是王那裡.

9:26 And he ruled over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines, to the boundary of Egypt.
所羅門統管諸王, 從大河到非利士地, 直到埃及的邊界.

9:27 And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as the sycamore trees that are in the Shephelah for abundance.
王在耶路撒冷使銀子多如石頭, 香柏木多如高原的桑樹.

9:28 And the horses were imported from Egypt and from all lands for Solomon.
有人從埃及和各國為所羅門趕馬群來.

9:29 As for the remainder of the words of Solomon from the first to the last, are they not written in the chronicles of Nathan the prophet and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer, concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
所羅門其餘的事, 自始至終, 不都寫在先知拿單的書上和示羅人亞希雅的預言書上, 並先見易多論尼八兒子耶羅波安的默示書上嗎?

9:30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
所羅門在耶路撒冷作以色列眾人的王共四十年.

9:31 And Solomon slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
所羅門與他列祖同睡, 葬在他父大衛城裡. 他兒子羅波安接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 10

10:1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
羅波安往示劍去, 因為以色列人都到了示劍, 要立他作王.

10:2 And it happened that when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it—now he was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon—Jeroboam returned from Egypt.
尼八的兒子耶羅波安先前躲避所羅門王, 逃往埃及, 住在那裡; 他聽見這事, 就從埃及回來.

10:3 And they sent and called him. Then Jeroboam and all Israel went, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
以色列人打發人去請他, 他就和以色列眾人來見羅波安, 對他說:

10:4 “Your father made our yoke heavy. Now, therefore, lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we will serve you.”
“你父親使我們負重軛做苦工, 現在求你使我們做的苦工負的重軛輕鬆些, 我們就事奉你. ”

10:5 And he said to them, “In three days return to me again.” And the people went away.
羅波安對他們說: “第三日再來見我吧! ”民就去了.

10:6 Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the elders who had been serving before Solomon his father when he was alive, saying, “What word do you advise to answer this people?”
羅波安之父所羅門在世的日子, 有侍立在他面前的老年人, 羅波安王和他們商議, 說: “你們給我出個甚麼主意, 我好回覆這民. ”

10:7 And they said to him, “If you will be good to this people and please them, then speak good words to them. Then they will be your servants forever.”
老年人對他說: “王若恩待這民, 使他們喜悅, 用好話回覆他們, 他們就永遠作王的僕人. ”

10:8 But he forsook the advice of the elders that advised him and took counsel of the young men who had grown up with him who were serving before him.
王卻不用老年人給他出的主意, 就和那些與他一同長大,在他面前侍立的少年人商議,

10:9 And he said to them, “What do you advise that we should say in return to this people, who said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father has put upon us’?”
說: “這民對我說: ‘你父親使我們負重軛, 求你使我們輕鬆些’; 你們給我出個甚麼主意, 我好回覆他們. ”

10:10 Then the young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Thus you should say to this people who have said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, so you yourself should lighten it for us.’ Thus you should say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than the loins of my father.
那同他長大的少年人說: “這民對王說: ‘你父親使我們負重軛, 求你使我們輕鬆些’; 王要對他們如此說: “我的小拇指比我父親的腰還粗;

10:11 So now, my father laid upon you a heavy yoke, but I myself will add to the yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I myself will do so with scorpions.’ ”
我父親使你們負重軛, 我必使你們負更重的軛; 我父親用鞭子責打你們, 我要用蠍子鞭責打你們. ’”

10:12 Then Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king had spoken, saying, “Return to me on the third day.”
耶羅波安和眾百姓遵著羅波安王所說“你們第三日再來見我”的那話, 第三日他們果然來了.

10:13 And the king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the advice of the elders.
羅波安王用嚴厲的話回覆他們, 不用老年人所出的主意,

10:14 And he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “I will make your yoke heavy, and I myself will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will do so with scorpions.”
照著少年人所出的主意對他們說: “我父親使你們負重軛, 我必使你們負更重的軛; 我父親用鞭子責打你們, 我要用蠍子鞭責打你們. ”

10:15 So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turning of events from God, so that Yahweh might fulfill his word that he had spoken by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
王不肯依從百姓; 這事乃出於神, 為要應驗耶和華藉示羅人亞希雅對尼八兒子耶羅波安所說的話.

10:16 So all Israel saw that the king would not listen to them, and the people answered the king, saying, “What portion is there for us in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Each to your tents, O Israel! Now look to your own house, David!” And all Israel went to their own tents.
以色列眾民見王不依從他們, 就對王說: 我們與大衛有甚麼分兒呢? 與耶西的兒子並沒有關涉! 以色列人哪, 各回各家去吧! 大衛家啊, 自己顧自己吧! 於是, 以色列眾人都回自己家裡去了.

10:17 But as for the Israelites who were living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam ruled over them.
惟獨住在猶大城邑的以色列人, 羅波安仍作他們的王.

10:18 Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him with stones, and he died. Then King Rehoboam hastily went up into the chariot to flee to Jerusalem.
羅波安王差遣掌管服苦之人的哈多蘭往以色列人那裡去, 以色列人就用石頭打死他. 羅波安王急忙上車, 逃回耶路撒冷去了.

10:19 So Israel has rebelled against the house of David until this day.
這樣, 以色列人背叛大衛家, 直到今日.

II Chronicles - Chapter 11

11:1 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
羅波安來到耶路撒冷, 招聚猶大家和便雅憫家, 共十八萬人, 都是挑選的戰士, 要與以色列人爭戰, 好將國奪回再歸自己.

11:2 But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,
但耶和華的話臨到神人示瑪雅說:

11:3 “Say to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,
“你去告訴所羅門的兒子猶大王羅波安和住猶大,便雅憫的以色列眾人說,

11:4 ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Do not go up, and do not fight against your brothers. Return, each man to his house, for this matter has come from me.” ’ ” So they obeyed the words of Yahweh and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
耶和華如此說: ‘你們不可上去與你們的弟兄爭戰, 各歸各家去吧! 因為這事出於我. ’”眾人就聽從耶和華的話歸回, 不去與耶羅波安爭戰.

11:5 And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities as strongholds in Judah.
羅波安住在耶路撒冷, 在猶大地修築城邑,

11:6 He built Bethlehem, Etah, Tekoa,
為保障修築伯利恆,以坦,提哥亞,

11:7 Beth-Zur, Socoh, Adullam,
伯‧夙,梭哥,亞杜蘭,

11:8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
迦特,瑪利沙,西弗,

11:9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
亞多萊音,拉吉,亞西加,

11:10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities that are in Judah and in Benjamin.
瑣拉,亞雅崙,希伯崙. 這都是猶大和便雅憫的堅固城.

11:11 And he strengthened the fortifications and put commanders in them, along with stores of food, olive oil, and wine.
羅波安又堅固各處的保障, 在其中安置軍長, 又預備下糧食,油,酒.

11:12 And in all the cities he put shields and spears, and he greatly strengthened them. So he had Judah and Benjamin.
他在各城裡預備盾牌和槍, 且使城極其堅固. 猶大和便雅憫都歸了他.

11:13 Now the priests and the Levites who were throughout all Israel took their stand with him from all their territories.
以色列全地的祭司和利未人都從四方來歸羅波安.

11:14 For the Levites left their pasturelands and their property and came to Judah and to Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to Yahweh.
利未人撇下他們的郊野和產業, 來到猶大與耶路撒冷, 是因耶羅波安和他的兒子拒絕他們, 不許他們供祭司職分事奉耶和華.

11:15 And he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols and for the bull calves that he had made.
耶羅波安為邱壇,為鬼魔(原文是公山羊),為自己所鑄造的牛犢設立祭司.

11:16 Then after them, from all the tribes of Israel, those who set their heart to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to offer to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.
以色列各支派中, 凡立定心意尋求耶和華─以色列神的, 都隨從利未人, 來到耶路撒冷祭祀耶和華─他們列祖的神.

11:17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, secure for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.
這樣, 就堅固猶大國, 使所羅門的兒子羅波安強盛三年, 因為他們三年遵行大衛和所羅門的道.

11:18 Then Rehoboam took to himself as a wife Mahalath, the daughter of Yerimot son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
羅波安娶大衛兒子耶利摩的女兒瑪哈拉為妻, 又娶耶西兒子以利押的女兒亞比孩為妻.

11:19 And she bore to him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
從她生了幾個兒子, 就是耶烏施,示瑪利雅,撒罕.

11:20 And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, who bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
後來又娶押沙龍的女兒瑪迦(十三章二節是烏列的女兒米該亞), 從她生了亞比雅,亞太,細撒,示羅密.

11:21 And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines (for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters).
羅波安娶十八個妻, 立六十個妾, 生二十八個兒子, 六十個女兒; 他卻愛押沙龍的女兒瑪迦, 比愛別的妻妾更甚.

11:22 And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as chief and crown prince over his brothers, in order to make him king.
羅波安立瑪迦的兒子亞比雅作太子, 在他弟兄中為首, 因為想要立他接續作王.

11:23 And he dealt wisely and distributed some of his sons throughout all the land of Judah and Benjamin, through all the fortified cities, and gave abundant provisions to them and obtained many wives for them.
羅波安辦事精明, 使他眾子分散在猶大和便雅憫全地各堅固城裡, 又賜他們許多糧食, 為他們多尋妻子.

II Chronicles - Chapter 12

12:1 And when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and when he was strengthened, he forsook the law of Yahweh, and all Israel with him.
羅波安的國堅立, 他強盛的時候就離棄耶和華的律法, 以色列人也都隨從他.

12:2 And it happened that in the fifth year of King Rehoboam (for they had acted unfaithfully against Yahweh), Shishak the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem
羅波安王第五年, 埃及王示撒上來攻打耶路撒冷, 因為王和民得罪了耶和華.

12:3 with one thousand two hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. And there was no number to the people who came up with him from Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.
示撒帶戰車一千二百輛, 馬兵六萬, 並且跟從他出埃及的路比人,蘇基人, 和古實人, 多得不可勝數.

12:4 And he took the fortified cities that belonged to Judah, and he came up to Jerusalem.
他攻取了猶大的堅固城, 就來到耶路撒冷.

12:5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem from before Shishak. And he said to them, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘You yourselves have abandoned me, and I myself have surely abandoned you into the hand of Shishak.’ ”
那時, 猶大的首領因為示撒就聚集在耶路撒冷. 有先知示瑪雅去見羅波安和眾首領, 對他們說: “耶和華如此說: ‘你們離棄了我, 所以我使你們落在示撒手裡. ’”

12:6 Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “Yahweh is righteous.”
於是王和以色列的眾首領都自卑說: “耶和華是公義的. ”

12:7 And when Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy. I will give to them some way of escape, that my anger not be poured out against Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
耶和華見他們自卑, 耶和華的話就臨到示瑪雅說: “他們既自卑, 我必不滅絕他們; 必使他們略得拯救, 我不藉著示撒的手將我的怒氣倒在耶路撒冷.

12:8 However, they shall be his servants, that they might know my service and the service of the kingdoms of other countries.”
然而他們必作示撒的僕人, 好叫他們知道, 服事我與服事外邦人有何分別. ”

12:9 Then Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and he took the treasures out of the house of Yahweh and the treasures out of the king’s house. He took everything. He also took the small shields of gold that Solomon had made.
於是, 埃及王示撒上來攻取耶路撒冷, 奪了耶和華殿和王宮裡的寶物, 盡都帶走, 又奪去所羅門製造的金盾牌.

12:10 And King Rehoboam made small shields of bronze in their place and committed them into the hand of the commanders of the guards who were keeping the entrance of the house of the king.
羅波安王製造銅盾牌代替那金盾牌, 交給守王宮門的護衛長看守.

12:11 And whenever the king went into the house of Yahweh, the guards came and carried them, and then they returned them to the alcove of the guards.
王每逢進耶和華的殿, 護衛兵就拿這盾牌, 隨後仍將盾牌送回, 放在護衛房.

12:12 And when he humbled himself, the anger of Yahweh was turned away from him, so that he did not destroy the city completely. Moreover, matters were well in Judah.
王自卑的時候, 耶和華的怒氣就轉消了, 不將他滅盡, 並且在猶大中間也有善益的事.

12:13 So King Rehoboam was strengthened in Jerusalem, and he reigned there. Now, Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city where Yahweh had chosen to put his name out of all the tribes of Israel. And the name of his mother was Naamah the Ammonite.
羅波安王自強, 在耶路撒冷作王. 他登基的時候年四十一歲, 在耶路撒冷, 就是耶和華從以色列眾支派中所選擇立他名的城, 作王十七年. 羅波安的母親名叫拿瑪, 是亞捫人.

12:14 And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek Yahweh.
羅波安行惡, 因他不立定心意尋求耶和華.

12:15 Now the words of Rehoboam from the first to the last, are they not written in the chronicles of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer as a record? And there were battles between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
羅波安所行的事, 自始至終不都寫在先知示瑪雅和先見易多的史記上嗎? 羅波安與耶羅波安時常爭戰.

12:16 And Rehoboam slept with his ancestors, and he was buried in the city of David, and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
羅波安與他列祖同睡, 葬在大衛城裡. 他兒子亞比雅接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 13

13:1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah reigned over Judah.
耶羅波安王十八年, 亞比雅登基作猶大王,

13:2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. Now there was war between Abijah and between Jeroboam.
在耶路撒冷作王三年. 他母親名叫米該亞(又作瑪迦), 是基比亞人烏列的女兒. 亞比雅常與耶羅波安爭戰.

13:3 And Abijah joined in the battle with an army of four hundred thousand battle-hardened warriors, chosen men, and Jeroboam put the battle in order against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, an army of mighty warriors.
有一次亞比雅率領挑選的兵四十萬擺陣, 都是勇敢的戰士; 耶羅波安也挑選大能的勇士八十萬, 對亞比雅擺陣.

13:4 Then Abijah stood up on top of Mount Zemaraim that is in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!
亞比雅站在以法蓮山地中的洗瑪臉山上, 說: “耶羅波安和以色列眾人哪, 要聽我說!

13:5 Do you not all know that Yahweh the God of Israel gave the kingdom to David over Israel forever, to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
耶和華─以色列的神曾立鹽約(鹽就是不廢壞的意思), 將以色列國永遠賜給大衛和他的子孫, 你們不知道嗎?

13:6 But Jeroboam the son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master,
無奈大衛兒子所羅門的臣僕,尼八兒子耶羅波安起來背叛他的主人.

13:7 and worthless men, sons of wickedness, were gathered about him and became hostile against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was a boy and gentle of heart and was not strong enough to stand before them.
有些無賴的匪徒聚集跟從他, 逞強攻擊所羅門的兒子羅波安; 那時羅波安還幼弱, 不能抵擋他們.

13:8 So now you yourselves are considering that you are strong before the kingdom of Yahweh which is in the hand the sons of David, since you yourselves are a great multitude and you have bull calves of gold that Jeroboam has made for idols.
“現在你們有意抗拒大衛子孫手下所治耶和華的國, 你們的人也甚多, 你們那裡又有耶羅波安為你們所造當作神的金牛犢.

13:9 Did you not drive out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, the Levites? Have you not made for yourselves priests like all the peoples of the lands? All who come to be consecrated for priestly service with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of what is not a god.
你們不是驅逐耶和華的祭司亞倫的後裔和利未人嗎? 不是照著外邦人的惡俗為自己立祭司嗎? 無論何人牽一隻公牛犢,七隻公綿羊將自己分別出來, 就可作虛無之神的祭司.

13:10 But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken him. The priests serving Yahweh are the sons of Aaron, the Levites, according to their service.
至於我們, 耶和華是我們的神, 我們並沒有離棄他. 我們有事奉耶和華的祭司, 都是亞倫的後裔, 並有利未人各盡其職,

13:11 They offer burnt offerings to Yahweh every morning and every evening, sweet spices of incense, and the rows of bread upon the pure table. And the golden lampstand with its lamps they keep kindled every evening, for we are keeping the requirement of Yahweh our God, but you yourselves have forsaken him.
每日早晚向耶和華獻燔祭, 燒美香, 又在精金的桌子上擺陳設餅; 又有金燈臺和燈盞, 每晚點起, 因為我們遵守耶和華─我們神的命; 惟有你們離棄了他.

13:12 And look, God is with us at the head, and his priests have the trumpets for sounding blasts against you, O sons of Israel. Do not fight against Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed.”
率領我們的是神, 我們這裡也有神的祭司拿號向你們吹出大聲. 以色列人哪, 不要與耶和華─你們列祖的神爭戰, 因你們必不能亨通. ”

13:13 Then Jeroboam sent around an ambush to come behind them. So they were in front of Judah, but the ambush was behind them.
耶羅波安卻在猶大人的後頭設伏兵. 這樣, 以色列人在猶大人的前頭, 伏兵在猶大人的後頭.

13:14 When Judah turned, then behold, the battle against them was in front and behind, and they cried to Yahweh, and the priests blew on the trumpets.
猶大人回頭觀看, 見前後都有敵兵, 就呼求耶和華, 祭司也吹號.

13:15 Then the men of Judah shouted, and it happened that when the men of Judah were shouting, then God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
於是猶大人吶喊; 猶大人吶喊的時候, 神就使耶羅波安和以色列眾人敗在亞比雅與猶大人面前.

13:16 And the Israelites fled from before Judah, and God gave them into their hand.
以色列人在猶大人面前逃跑, 神將他們交在猶大人手裡.

13:17 And Abijah and his people struck a great blow against them, and the dead from Israel that fell were five hundred thousand chosen men.
亞比雅和他的軍兵大大殺戮以色列人, 以色列人仆倒死亡的精兵有五十萬.

13:18 And the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the people of Judah were victorious, for they relied upon Yahweh the God of their ancestors.
那時, 以色列人被制伏了, 猶大人得勝, 是因倚靠耶和華─他們列祖的神.

13:19 And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam and took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephron with its villages.
亞比雅追趕耶羅波安, 攻取了他的幾座城, 就是伯特利和屬伯特利的鎮市, 耶沙拿和屬耶沙拿的鎮市, 以法拉音(或譯: 以弗倫)和屬以法拉音的鎮市.

13:20 And Jeroboam did not regain strength again in the days of Abijah. And Yahweh plagued him and he died.
亞比雅在世的時候, 耶羅波安不能再強盛; 耶和華攻擊他, 他就死了.

13:21 But Abijah became strong, and he took to himself fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
亞比雅卻漸漸強盛, 娶妻妾十四個, 生了二十二個兒子, 十六個女兒.

13:22 Now the rest of the words of Abijah and his ways and his words are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
亞比雅其餘的事和他的言行都寫在先知易多的傳上.

II Chronicles - Chapter 14

14:1 And Abijah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son became king in his place. In his days the land was at rest ten years.
亞比雅與他列祖同睡, 葬在大衛城裡. 他兒子亞撒接續他作王. 亞撒年間, 國中太平十年.

14:2 Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God.
亞撒行耶和華─他神眼中看為善為正的事,

14:3 He removed the foreign altars and high places, broke down the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherahs.
除掉外邦神的壇和邱壇, 打碎柱像, 砍下木偶,

14:4 And he commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, and to keep the law and the commandment.
吩咐猶大人尋求耶和華─他們列祖的神, 遵行他的律法,誡命;

14:5 And he removed the high places and the incense stands from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom had rest under him.
又在猶大各城邑除掉邱壇和日像, 那時國享太平;

14:6 And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land was at rest. Under him there was no war in those years, for Yahweh had given rest to him.
又在猶大建造了幾座堅固城. 國中太平數年, 沒有戰爭, 因為耶和華賜他平安.

14:7 And he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls, towers, gates, and bars while the land is before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God. We have sought and he has given rest to us on every side.” So they built and had success.
他對猶大人說: “我們要建造這些城邑, 四圍築牆, 蓋樓, 安門, 做閂; 地還屬我們, 是因尋求耶和華─我們的神; 我們既尋求他, 他就賜我們四境平安. ”於是建造城邑, 諸事亨通.

14:8 And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah, bearing shields and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin who carried shields and drew bows. All of these were mighty warriors of strength.
亞撒的軍兵, 出自猶大拿盾牌拿槍的三十萬人; 出自便雅憫拿盾牌拉弓的二十八萬人. 這都是大能的勇士.

14:9 Zerah the Cushite came out against them with an army of a thousand thousands and three hundred chariots. And he came to Mareshah.
有古實王謝拉率領軍兵一百萬, 戰車三百輛, 出來攻擊猶大人, 到了瑪利沙.

14:10 And Asa went out before him, and a battle was put in order in the valley of Zepah at Mareshah.
於是亞撒出去與他迎敵, 就在瑪利沙的洗法谷彼此擺陣.

14:11 Then Asa cried out to Yahweh his God. And he said, “O Yahweh, there is none with you to help between the great and the powerless. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for we rely upon you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Yahweh, you are our God! Let no man prevail against you!”
亞撒呼求耶和華─他的神說: “耶和華啊, 惟有你能幫助軟弱的, 勝過強盛的. 耶和華─我們的神啊, 求你幫助我們; 因為我們仰賴你, 奉你的名來攻擊這大軍. 耶和華啊, 你是我們的神, 不要容人勝過你. ”

14:12 So Yahweh defeated the Cushites before Asa and before Judah, and the Cushites fled.
於是耶和華使古實人敗在亞撒和猶大人面前, 古實人就逃跑了;

14:13 Then Asa and the army with him pursued them to Gerar. And many from the Cushites fell, for they had no deliverance, for they were shattered before Yahweh and before his army. And they carried away much war booty.
亞撒和跟隨他的軍兵追趕他們, 直到基拉耳. 古實人被殺的甚多, 不能再強盛, 因為敗在耶和華與他軍兵面前. 猶大人就奪了許多財物,

14:14 And they struck all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of Yahweh was upon them. And they plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
又打破基拉耳四圍的城邑; 耶和華使其中的人都甚恐懼. 猶大人又將所有的城擄掠一空, 因其中的財物甚多,

14:15 And they also struck the tents of the herdsmen and carried away many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
又毀壞了群畜的圈, 奪取許多的羊和駱駝, 就回耶路撒冷去了.

II Chronicles - Chapter 15

15:1 Now Azariah the son of Oded—the Spirit of God came upon him.
神的靈感動俄德的兒子亞撒利雅.

15:2 And he went out before Asa and said to him, “Hear me, O Asa and all of Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you while you are with him. And if you will seek him he will be found by you. But if you forsake him he will forsake you.
他出來迎接亞撒, 對他說: “亞撒和猶大,便雅憫眾人哪, 要聽我說: 你們若順從耶和華, 耶和華必與你們同在; 你們若尋求他, 就必尋見; 你們若離棄他, 他必離棄你們.

15:3 Now Israel has been without the true God many days, and without a teaching priest, and without law,
以色列人不信真神, 沒有訓誨的祭司, 也沒有律法, 已經好久了;

15:4 but at its trouble he returned to Yahweh, the God of Israel. They sought him, and he was found by them.
但他們在急難的時候歸向耶和華─以色列的神, 尋求他, 他就被他們尋見.

15:5 And in those times there was no peace for the one going out and the one coming in, for great tumults were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.
那時, 出入的人不得平安, 列國的居民都遭大亂;

15:6 Nation was crushed by nation, and city was against city, for God threw them into confusion by all sorts of trouble.
這國攻擊那國, 這城攻擊那城, 互相破壞, 因為神用各樣災難擾亂他們.

15:7 But as for you, be strong and let not your hands be weak, for there is reward for your labor.”
現在你們要剛強, 不要手軟, 因你們所行的必得賞賜. ”

15:8 And when Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the vile idols from all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, and from the cities that he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim, and he repaired the altar of Yahweh that was in front of the portico of Yahweh.
亞撒聽見這話和俄德兒子先知亞撒利雅的預言, 就壯起膽來, 在猶大,便雅憫全地, 並以法蓮山地所奪的各城, 將可憎之物盡都除掉, 又在耶和華殿的廊前重新修築耶和華的壇;

15:9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin and those sojourning with them, from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, for many had deserted to him from Israel when they saw that Yahweh his God was with him.
又招聚猶大,便雅憫的眾人, 並他們中間寄居的以法蓮人,瑪拿西人,西緬人. 有許多以色列人歸降亞撒, 因見耶和華─他的神與他同在.

15:10 And they were gathered at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
亞撒十五年三月, 他們都聚集在耶路撒冷.

15:11 And they sacrificed to Yahweh on that day from the war booty they brought back: seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
當日他們從所取的擄物中, 將牛七百隻,羊七千隻獻給耶和華.

15:12 And they entered into a covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and with all their inmost being,
他們就立約, 要盡心盡性地尋求耶和華─他們列祖的神.

15:13 but all who will not seek Yahweh the God of Israel should be killed, from young to old, from men to women.
凡不尋求耶和華─以色列神的, 無論大小,男女, 必被治死.

15:14 And they took an oath to Yahweh with a great voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with horns.
他們就大聲歡呼, 吹號吹角, 向耶和華起誓.

15:15 And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they swore with all their heart. And they sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and Yahweh gave rest to them all around.
猶大眾人為所起的誓歡喜; 因他們是盡心起誓, 盡意尋求耶和華, 耶和華就被他們尋見, 且賜他們四境平安.

15:16 And also Maacah, the mother of Asa, the king removed her from being queen, because she had made a repulsive image for Asherah. And Asa cut down her repulsive image, and he crushed and burned it at the Wadi Kidron.
亞撒王貶了他祖母瑪迦太后的位, 因她造了可憎的偶像亞舍拉. 亞撒砍下她的偶像, 搗得粉碎, 燒在汲淪溪邊.

15:17 But the high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was fully devoted all his days.
只是邱壇還沒有從以色列中廢去, 然而亞撒的心一生誠實.

15:18 And he brought the holy objects of his father and his own holy objects into the house of God—silver and gold and vessels.
亞撒將他父所分別為聖,與自己所分別為聖的金銀和器皿都奉到神的殿裡.

15:19 And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.
從這時直到亞撒三十五年, 都沒有爭戰的事.

II Chronicles - Chapter 16

16:1 In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha the king of Israel went up against Judah. And he built Ramah in order not to allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa, king of Judah.
亞撒三十六年, 以色列王巴沙上來攻擊猶大, 修築拉瑪, 不許人從猶大王亞撒那裡出入.

16:2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold from the storehouses of the house of Yahweh and the house of the king, and he sent them to Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying,
於是亞撒從耶和華殿和王宮的府庫裡拿出金銀來, 送與住大馬士革的亞蘭王便‧哈達, 說:

16:3 “There is a covenant between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Look, I am sending you silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha, king of Israel, that he might withdraw from me.”
“你父曾與我父立約, 我與你也要立約. 現在我將金銀送給你, 求你廢掉你與以色列王巴沙所立的約, 使他離開我. ”

16:4 And Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa, and he sent commanders of his troops that were with him against the cities of Israel. And they struck Ijon, Dan, Abel-Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.
便‧哈達聽從亞撒王的話, 派軍長去攻擊以色列的城邑. 他們就攻破以雲,但,亞伯‧瑪音, 和拿弗他利一切的積貨城.

16:5 And it happened that when Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and ceased his work.
巴沙聽見就停工, 不修築拉瑪了.

16:6 Then King Asa took all of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had been building, and he built Geba and Mizpah with them.
於是亞撒王率領猶大眾人, 將巴沙修築拉瑪所用的石頭,木頭都運去, 用以修築迦巴和米斯巴.

16:7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “On account of your reliance upon the king of Aram, and since you did not rely on Yahweh your God, therefore the troops of the king of Aram escaped from your hand.
那時, 先見哈拿尼來見猶大王亞撒, 對他說: “因你仰賴亞蘭王, 沒有仰賴耶和華─你的神, 所以亞蘭王的軍兵脫離了你的手.

16:8 Were not the Cushites and Libyans a mighty army with very abundant chariots and horsemen? And because of your reliance on Yahweh he gave them into your hand.
古實人,路比人的軍隊不是甚大嗎? 戰車馬兵不是極多嗎? 只因你仰賴耶和華, 他便將他們交在你手裡.

16:9 For the eyes of Yahweh roam throughout all the earth to strengthen those whose heart is fully devoted to him. You have been foolish in this, for from now on you will have wars.”
耶和華的眼目遍察全地, 要顯大能幫助向他心存誠實的人. 你這事行得愚昧; 此後, 你必有爭戰的事. ”

16:10 Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in the prison, for he was enraged with him concerning this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at that time.
亞撒因此惱恨先見, 將他囚在監裡. 那時亞撒也虐待一些人民.

16:11 Now behold, the words of Asa from the first to the last, behold, they are written in the scroll of the kings of Judah and Israel.
亞撒所行的事, 自始至終都寫在猶大和以色列諸王記上.

16:12 And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, he fell severely ill in his feet. But even in his illness he did not seek Yahweh, but only among the healers.
亞撒作王三十九年, 他腳上有病, 而且甚重. 病的時候沒有求耶和華, 只求醫生.

16:13 And Asa slept with his ancestors. And he died in the forty-first year of his reign.
他作王四十一年而死, 與他列祖同睡,

16:14 And they buried him in his burial site, which had been cut out for him in the city of David. And they laid him on the bier which they had filled with all kinds of spices made by the perfumers as a fragment ointment. And they made a great fire in his honor.
葬在大衛城自己所鑿的墳墓裡, 放在床上, 其床堆滿各樣馨香的香料, 就是按做香的作法調和的香料, 又為他燒了許多的物件.

II Chronicles - Chapter 17

17:1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
亞撒的兒子約沙法接續他作王, 奮勇自強, 防備以色列人,

17:2 And he put troops in all the fortified cities of Judah, and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had taken.
安置軍兵在猶大一切堅固城裡, 又安置防兵在猶大地和他父亞撒所得以法蓮的城邑中.

17:3 And Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of David his father and did not seek after the Baals,
耶和華與約沙法同在; 因為他行他祖大衛初行的道, 不尋求巴力,

17:4 but he sought after the God of his ancestors and walked in his commandments and not according to the works of Israel.
只尋求他父親的神, 遵行他的誡命, 不效法以色列人的行為.

17:5 So Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand. And all Judah gave tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had much wealth and honor.
所以耶和華堅定他的國, 猶大眾人給他進貢; 約沙法大有尊榮資財.

17:6 And his heart was courageous in the ways of Yahweh. Moreover, he removed the high places and the Asherahs from Judah.
他高興遵行耶和華的道, 並且從猶大除掉一切邱壇和木偶.

17:7 In the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;
他作王第三年, 就差遣臣子便亥伊勒,俄巴底,撒迦利雅,拿坦業,米該亞往猶大各城去教訓百姓.

17:8 and with them the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah; and with them the priests Elisham and Joram.
同著他們有利未人示瑪雅,尼探雅,西巴第雅,亞撒黑,示米拉末,約拿單,亞多尼雅,多比雅,駝巴多尼雅, 又有祭司以利沙瑪,約蘭同著他們.

17:9 And they taught in Judah, and the scroll of the law of Yahweh was with them when they went around in all the cities of Judah, and they taught the people.
他們帶著耶和華的律法書, 走遍猶大各城教訓百姓.

17:10 And the fear of Yahweh was upon all the kingdoms of the lands surrounding Judah, and they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
耶和華使猶大四圍的列國都甚恐懼, 不敢與約沙法爭戰.

17:11 And some of the Philistines brought a gift and silver to Jehoshaphat as tribute. The Arabians also brought him seven thousand seven hundred sheep and seven thousand seven hundred goats.
有些非利士人與約沙法送禮物, 納貢銀. 阿拉伯人也送他公綿羊七千七百隻, 公山羊七千七百隻.

17:12 And Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.
約沙法日漸強大, 在猶大建造營寨和積貨城.

17:13 And he had many supplies in the cities of Judah and mighty warriors for battle in Jerusalem.
他在猶大城邑中有許多工程, 又在耶路撒冷有戰士, 就是大能的勇士.

17:14 Now these were their enrollment by the house of their ancestors: of Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah, the commander, and with him were three hundred thousand mighty armed warriors;
他們的數目, 按著宗族, 記在下面: 猶大族的千夫長押拿為首率領大能的勇士─三十萬;

17:15 and at his side, Jehohanan the commander, and with him were two hundred and eighty thousand;
其次是, 千夫長約哈難率領大能的勇士─二十八萬;

17:16 and at his side, Amasiah the son of Zicri, who had made a freewill offering to Yahweh, and with him were two hundred thousand mighty armed warriors.
其次是, 細基利的兒子亞瑪斯雅〈他為耶和華犧牲自己〉率領大能的勇士─二十萬.

17:17 And from Benjamin: Eliada, a powerful mighty warrior, and with him were two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
便雅憫族, 是大能的勇士以利雅大率領拿弓箭和盾牌的─二十萬;

17:18 and at his side, Jehozabad, and with him were one hundred and eighty thousand armed for war.
其次是, 約薩拔率領預備打仗的─十八萬.

17:19 These were serving the king, besides those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
這都是伺候王的, 還有王在猶大全地堅固城所安置的不在其內.

II Chronicles - Chapter 18

18:1 Now Jehoshaphat had much wealth and honor, and he became son-in-law to Ahab.
約沙法大有尊榮資財, 就與亞哈結親.

18:2 And after some years he went down to Ahab in Samaria. And Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle for him and for the people who were with him, and urged him to go up against Ramoth-Gilead.
過了幾年, 他下到撒馬利亞去見亞哈; 亞哈為他和跟從他的人宰了許多牛羊, 勸他與自己同去攻取基列的拉末.

18:3 And Ahab the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, “Will you go up with me to Ramoth-Gilead?” And he answered him, “I am as you are, and my people are as your people with you in war.”
以色列王亞哈問猶大王約沙法說: “你肯同我去攻取基列的拉末嗎? ”他回答說: “你我不分彼此, 我的民與你的民一樣, 必與你同去爭戰. ”

18:4 Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Seek first of all the word of Yahweh.”
約沙法對以色列王說: “請你先求問耶和華. ”

18:5 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, four hundred men. And he said to them, “Shall we go to Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall we cease?” And they said, “Go up, since God will give it into the hand of the king.”
於是以色列王招聚先知四百人, 問他們說: “我們上去攻取基列的拉末可以不可以? ”他們說: “可以上去, 因為神必將那城交在王的手裡. ”

18:6 Then Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of Yahweh that we might inquire of him?”
約沙法說: “這裡不是還有耶和華的先知, 我們可以求問他嗎? ”

18:7 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom to seek Yahweh, but I hate him, because he never prophesies good concerning me, but always disaster. He is Micaiah the son of Imlah.” Then Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say thus.”
以色列王對約沙法說: “還有一個人, 是音拉的兒子米該雅. 我們可以託他求問耶和華, 只是我恨他; 因為他指著我所說的預言, 不說吉語, 常說凶言. ”約沙法說: “王不必這樣說. ”

18:8 Then the king of Israel called to a eunuch and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah the son of Imlah.”
以色列王就召了一個太監來, 說: “你快去將音拉的兒子米該雅召來. ”

18:9 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were each sitting on his throne, clothed in robes. And they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
以色列王和猶大王約沙法在撒馬利亞城門前的空場上, 各穿朝服坐在位上, 所有的先知都在他們面前說預言.

18:10 And Zedekiah the son of Kenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘With these you will gore Aram to their destruction.’ ”
基拿拿的兒子西底家造了兩個鐵角, 說: “耶和華如此說: ‘你要用這角牴觸亞蘭人, 直到將他們滅盡. ’”

18:11 And all the prophets prophesied thus, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-Gilead and triumph! Yahweh will give it into the hand of the king.”
所有的先知也都這樣預言說: “可以上基列的拉末去, 必然得勝, 因為耶和華必將那城交在王的手中. ”

18:12 Then the messenger who went to call Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets are good with one voice to the king. Please let your word be as one with them and speak good.”
那去召米該雅的使者對米該雅說: “眾先知一口同音地都向王說吉言, 你不如與他們說一樣的話, 也說吉言. ”

18:13 But Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, only what my God has said, that will I speak.”
米該雅說: “我指著永生的耶和華起誓, 我的神說甚麼, 我就說甚麼. ”

18:14 And when he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-Gilead to war or shall I cease?” And he said, “Go up and triumph! They shall be given into your hand.”
米該雅到王面前, 王問他說: “米該雅啊, 我們上去攻取基列的拉末可以不可以? ”他說: “可以上去, 必然得勝, 敵人必交在你們手裡. ”

18:15 But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak nothing except the truth in the name of Yahweh?”
王對他說: “我當囑咐你幾次, 你才奉耶和華的名向我說實話呢? ”

18:16 Then he said, “I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains like sheep that had no shepherd. And Yahweh said, ‘These have no masters; let them return to his own house in peace.’ ”
米該雅說: “我看見以色列眾民散在山上, 如同沒有牧人的羊群一般. 耶和華說: ‘這民沒有主人, 他們可以平平安安地各歸各家去. ’”

18:17 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not say to you he would not prophesy good concerning me, but only disaster?”
以色列王對約沙法說: “我豈沒有告訴你, 這人指著我所說的預言, 不說吉語, 單說凶言嗎? ”

18:18 Then Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of Yahweh: I saw Yahweh sitting upon his throne with all the host of heaven standing on his right and on his left.
米該雅說: “你們要聽耶和華的話. 我看見耶和華坐在寶座上, 天上的萬軍侍立在他左右.

18:19 And Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab the king of Israel that he would go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead?’ And one said this, and another said that.
耶和華說: ‘誰去引誘以色列王亞哈上基列的拉末去陣亡呢? ’這個就這樣說, 那個就那樣說.

18:20 Then a spirit came forth and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him.’ Then Yahweh said to him, ‘By what means?’
隨後, 有一個神靈出來, 站在耶和華面前說: ‘我去引誘他. ’耶和華問他說: ‘你用何法呢? ’

18:21 Then he said, ‘I will go forth and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You will entice him and will also succeed. Go out and do so.’
他說: ‘我去, 要在他眾先知口中作謊言的靈. ’耶和華說: ‘這樣, 你必能引誘他, 你去如此行吧! ’

18:22 So now, behold, Yahweh has put a spirit of deception into the mouths of these your prophets. Yahweh has spoken disaster against you.”
現在耶和華使謊言的靈入了你這些先知的口, 並且耶和華已經命定降禍與你. ”

18:23 Then Zedekiah the son of Kenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh come from me to speak to you?”
基拿拿的兒子西底家前來打米該雅的臉, 說: “耶和華的靈從哪裡離開我與你說話呢? ”

18:24 Then Micaiah said, “Behold, you will see on that day when you go into a private room to hide yourself.”
米該雅說: “你進嚴密的屋子藏躲的那日, 就必看見了. ”

18:25 Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the commander of the city and to Jehoash the son of the king,
以色列王說: “將米該雅帶回, 交給邑宰亞們和王的兒子約阿施, 說:

18:26 and say, ‘Thus says the king: “Put this one into the prison house, and let him eat a meager ration of bread and water until I return in peace.” ’ ”
‘王如此說: 把這個人下在監裡, 使他受苦, 吃不飽喝不足, 等候我平平安安地回來. ’”

18:27 And Micaiah said, “If you surely return in peace Yahweh has not spoken with me.” Then he said, “Hear, peoples, all of them!”
米該雅說: “你若能平安回來, 那就是耶和華沒有藉我說這話了”; 又說: “眾民哪, 你們都要聽! ”

18:28 Then the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead.
以色列王和猶大王約沙法上基列的拉末去了.

18:29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you, wear your garments.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went to war.
以色列王對約沙法說: “我要改裝上陣, 你可以仍穿王服. ”於是以色列王改裝, 他們就上陣去了.

18:30 Now the king of Aram had commanded the commanders of his chariots, saying, “Do not fight with the small or the great, but only with the king of Israel.”
先是亞蘭王吩咐車兵長說: “他們的兵將, 無論大小, 你們都不可與他們爭戰, 只要與以色列王爭戰. ”

18:31 And it happened that when the commanders of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, then they said, “It is the king of Israel!” And they turned against him to fight. Then Jehoshaphat cried out and Yahweh helped him. God drove them away from him.
車兵長看見約沙法便說, 這必是以色列王, 就轉過去與他爭戰. 約沙法一呼喊, 耶和華就幫助他, 神又感動他們離開他.

18:32 And it happened that when the commanders of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from following him.
車兵長見不是以色列王, 就轉去不追他了.

18:33 Now a certain man drew the bow at random and struck the king of Israel between the soldering of his breastplate armor. Then he said to the chariot driver, “Turn around; get me away from the war camp, for I am wounded.”
有一人隨便開弓, 恰巧射入以色列王的甲縫裡. 王對趕車的說: “我受了重傷, 你轉過車來, 拉我出陣吧! ”

18:34 And the battle went on that day, and the king of Israel was propped up in the chariot facing Aram until the evening. And he died at the time of the going down of the sun.
那日陣勢越戰越猛, 以色列王勉強站在車上抵擋亞蘭人, 直到晚上. 約在日落的時候, 王就死了.

II Chronicles - Chapter 19

19:1 Then Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
猶大王約沙法平平安安地回耶路撒冷, 到宮裡去了.

19:2 And Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. And he said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you be a help to the wicked and love those who hate Yahweh? On account of this, wrath has come against you from Yahweh.
先見哈拿尼的兒子耶戶出來迎接約沙法王, 對他說: “你豈當幫助惡人, 愛那恨惡耶和華的人呢? 因此耶和華的忿怒臨到你.

19:3 Nevertheless some good things have been found in regard to you, for you burned the Asherahs out of the land and set your heart to seek God.”
然而你還有善行, 因你從國中除掉木偶, 立定心意尋求神.

19:4 And Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem and returned and went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and brought them back to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.
約沙法住在耶路撒冷, 以後又出巡民間, 從別是巴直到以法蓮山地, 引導民歸向耶和華─他們列祖的神;

19:5 And he appointed judges in the land and in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.
又在猶大國中遍地的堅固城裡設立審判官,

19:6 And he said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you are not judging for a man but for Yahweh. Now he is with you in speaking justice.
對他們說: “你們辦事應當謹慎; 因為你們判斷不是為人, 乃是為耶和華. 判斷的時候, 他必與你們同在.

19:7 So now, let the fear of Yahweh be upon you all. Be careful what you do, for there is neither wickedness nor showing partiality and taking bribes with Yahweh our God.”
現在你們應當敬畏耶和華, 謹慎辦事; 因為耶和華─我們的神沒有不義, 不偏待人, 也不受賄賂. ”

19:8 Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites and the priests and heads of the families of Israel as judges and to decide legal disputes for Yahweh. And they sat in Jerusalem.
約沙法從利未人和祭司, 並以色列族長中派定人, 在耶路撒冷為耶和華判斷, 聽民間的爭訟, 就回耶路撒冷去了.

19:9 And he commanded them, saying, “Thus you must do in the fear of Yahweh in faithfulness and with a whole heart.
約沙法囑咐他們說: “你們當敬畏耶和華, 忠心誠實辦事.

19:10 Any legal dispute that comes before you from your brothers who live in their cities concerning bloodguilt, law, commandment, statutes, and justice, you must warn them, so that they do not incur guilt before Yahweh, and that wrath may not come upon you and your brothers. Thus you must do that you do not incur guilt.
住在各城裡你們的弟兄, 若有爭訟的事來到你們這裡, 或為流血, 或犯律法,誡命,律例,典章, 你們要警戒他們, 免得他們得罪耶和華, 以致他的忿怒臨到你們和你們的弟兄; 這樣行, 你們就沒有罪了.

19:11 And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the word of Yahweh, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the governor of the house of Judah, in all matters of the king, and the Levites shall be before you as officials. Be strong and do well! May Yahweh be with the upright.”
凡屬耶和華的事, 有大祭司亞瑪利雅管理你們; 凡屬王的事, 有猶大支派的族長以實瑪利的兒子西巴第雅管理你們; 在你們面前有利未人作官長. 你們應當壯膽辦事, 願耶和華與善人同在. ”

II Chronicles - Chapter 20

20:1 And it happened that afterward, the Moabites, the Ammonites, and some of the Meunites came against Jehoshaphat for war.
此後, 摩押人和亞捫人, 又有米烏尼人, 一同來攻擊約沙法.

20:2 And they came and reported it to Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude from beyond the sea, from Aram, is coming against you. Now behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).
有人來報告約沙法說: “從海外亞蘭(又作以東)那邊有大軍來攻擊你, 如今他們在哈洗遜‧他瑪, 就是隱‧基底. ”

20:3 Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek Yahweh. And he called for a fast through all Judah.
約沙法便懼怕, 定意尋求耶和華, 在猶大全地宣告禁食.

20:4 And Judah assembled to seek after Yahweh; even from all the cities of Judah they came to seek Yahweh.
於是猶大人聚會, 求耶和華幫助. 猶大各城都有人出來尋求耶和華.

20:5 Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of Yahweh before the new courtyard.
約沙法就在猶大和耶路撒冷的會中, 站在耶和華殿的新院前,

20:6 And he said, “O Yahweh, God of our ancestors, are you not God in heaven? Now you rule in all the kingdoms of the nations, and in your hand are power and might, and there is none who can resist against you.
說: “耶和華─我們列祖的神啊, 你不是天上的神嗎? 你不是萬邦萬國的主宰嗎? 在你手中有大能大力, 無人能抵擋你.

20:7 O, our God, did you yourself not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it to the descendants of Abraham your friend forever?
我們的神啊, 你不是曾在你民以色列人面前驅逐這地的居民, 將這地賜給你朋友亞伯拉罕的後裔永遠為業嗎?

20:8 And they lived in it and built for you a sanctuary for your name in it, saying,
他們住在這地, 又為你的名建造聖所, 說:

20:9 ‘If disaster, a sword, punishment, disease, or famine come upon us, we shall stand before this house and before you—for your name is in this house—and cry out to you out of our trouble, then you will hear and save us.’
‘倘有禍患臨到我們, 或刀兵災殃, 或瘟疫饑荒, 我們在急難的時候, 站在這殿前向你呼求, 你必垂聽而拯救, 因為你的名在這殿裡. ’

20:10 And now, look, the people of Moab and Ammon and Mount Seir whom you did not allow Israel to come against when they came from Egypt, from whom they turned aside and did not destroy,
從前以色列人出埃及地的時候, 你不容以色列人侵犯亞捫人,摩押人, 和西珥山人, 以色列人就離開他們, 不滅絕他們.

20:11 now behold, they are rewarding us by coming to dispossess us from your possession which you gave us as an inheritance.
看哪, 他們怎樣報復我們, 要來驅逐我們出離你的地, 就是你賜給我們為業之地.

20:12 O our God, will you not judge them, for there is no power in us before this great multitude that is coming against us. Now we do not know what we shall do, for our eyes are upon you.”
我們的神啊, 你不懲罰他們嗎? 因為我們無力抵擋這來攻擊我們的大軍, 我們也不知道怎樣行, 我們的眼目單仰望你. ”

20:13 And all Judah was standing before Yahweh, and also their little children, their wives, and their children.
猶大眾人和他們的嬰孩,妻子,兒女都站在耶和華面前.

20:14 Then the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jahaziel, the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite from the descendants of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly.
那時, 耶和華的靈在會中臨到利未人亞薩的後裔─瑪探雅的玄孫, 耶利的曾孫, 比拿雅的孫子, 撒迦利雅的兒子雅哈悉.

20:15 And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat, thus says Yahweh to you: ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed before this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
他說: “猶大眾人,耶路撒冷的居民, 和約沙法王, 你們請聽. 耶和華對你們如此說: ‘不要因這大軍恐懼驚惶; 因為勝敗不在乎你們, 乃在乎神.

20:16 Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they are coming up the ascent of Ziz. And you will find them at the end of the valley facing the desert of Jeruel.
明日你們要下去迎敵, 他們是從洗斯坡上來, 你們必在耶魯伊勒曠野前的谷口遇見他們.

20:17 There will be no need for you to fight in this battle. Take your stand! Stand and see the deliverance of Yahweh among you, O Judah and Jerusalem! Do not fear and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out before them and Yahweh will be with you.’ ”
猶大和耶路撒冷人哪, 這次你們不要爭戰, 要擺陣站著, 看耶和華為你們施行拯救. 不要恐懼, 也不要驚惶. 明日當出去迎敵, 因為耶和華與你們同在. ’”

20:18 Then Jehoshaphat bowed his face down to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before Yahweh to worship Yahweh.
約沙法就面伏於地, 猶大眾人和耶路撒冷的居民也俯伏在耶和華面前, 叩拜耶和華.

20:19 Then the Levites, from the Kohathites and from the Korahites stood up to praise Yahweh the God of Israel with an exceedingly loud voice.
哥轄族和可拉族的利未人都起來, 用極大的聲音讚美耶和華以色列的神.

20:20 And they rose up early in the morning and went out to the desert of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, and you shall be established! Believe in his prophets, and you shall succeed!”
次日清早, 眾人起來往提哥亞的曠野去. 出去的時候, 約沙法站著說: “猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民哪, 要聽我說: 信耶和華─你們的神就必立穩; 信他的先知就必亨通. ”

20:21 And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed singers to Yahweh who were giving praise to the splendor of his holiness when they went out before the army. And they said, “Give thanks to Yahweh, for his loyal love is everlasting!”
約沙法既與民商議了, 就設立歌唱的人, 頌讚耶和華, 使他們穿上聖潔的禮服, 走在軍前讚美耶和華說: “當稱謝耶和華, 因他的慈愛永遠長存! ”

20:22 And when they began with singing and praise, Yahweh set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who were coming against Judah. And they were defeated
眾人方唱歌讚美的時候, 耶和華就派伏兵擊殺那來攻擊猶大人的亞捫人,摩押人, 和西珥山人, 他們就被打敗了.

20:23 when the people of Ammon and Moab rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to destroy and demolish them. And when the inhabitants of Seir had made an end of them, each helped to destroy his comrade.
因為亞捫人和摩押人起來, 擊殺住西珥山的人, 將他們滅盡; 滅盡住西珥山的人之後, 他們又彼此自相擊殺.

20:24 And Judah came against the watchtower of the wilderness. And they looked at the crowd, and behold, corpses were lying on the ground. There was none who had escaped.
猶大人來到曠野的望樓, 向那大軍觀看, 見屍橫遍地, 沒有一個逃脫的.

20:25 When Jehoshaphat came with his people to plunder their booty, they found among them in abundance possessions, corpses, and precious items. And they took plunder for themselves until they could carry no more. And they were three days in plundering the booty, for it was abundant.
約沙法和他的百姓就來收取敵人的財物, 在屍首中見了許多財物,珍寶, 他們剝脫下來的多得不可攜帶; 因為甚多, 直收取了三日.

20:26 And on the fourth day, they assembled in the Valley of Berakah, for there they blessed Yahweh. Therefore the name of that place is called the Valley of Berakah up to this day.
第四日眾人聚集在比拉迦谷(就是稱頌的意思), 在那裡稱頌耶和華. 因此那地方名叫比拉迦谷, 直到今日.

20:27 And all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned, and Jehoshaphat was at their head in returning to Jerusalem with joy, for Yahweh caused them to rejoice over their enemies.
猶大人和耶路撒冷人都歡歡喜喜地回耶路撒冷, 約沙法率領他們; 因為耶和華使他們戰勝仇敵, 就歡喜快樂.

20:28 And they came to Jerusalem with harps, stringed instruments, and trumpets to the house of Yahweh.
他們彈琴,鼓瑟,吹號來到耶路撒冷, 進了耶和華的殿.

20:29 And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the earth when they heard that Yahweh had fought against the enemies of Israel.
列邦諸國聽見耶和華戰敗以色列的仇敵, 就甚懼怕.

20:30 So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at rest, since his God gave rest to him all around.
這樣, 約沙法的國得享太平, 因為神賜他四境平安.

20:31 So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign. And he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
約沙法作猶大王, 登基的時候年三十五歲, 在耶路撒冷作王二十五年. 他母親名叫阿蘇巴, 乃示利希的女兒.

20:32 And he walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn aside from it, to do what was right in the eyes of Yahweh.
約沙法效法他父亞撒所行的, 不偏左右, 行耶和華眼中看為正的事.

20:33 Only the high places were not removed. The people still had not yet set their heart on the God of their ancestors.
只是邱壇還沒有廢去, 百姓也沒有立定心意歸向他們列祖的神.

20:34 Now the rest of the words of Jehoshaphat, from the first to the last, behold, they are written in the chronicles of Jehu the son of Hanani, which are recorded in the scroll of the kings of Israel.
約沙法其餘的事, 自始至終都寫在哈拿尼的兒子耶戶的書上, 也載入以色列諸王記上.

20:35 And afterward Jehoshaphat the king of Judah joined with Ahaziah the king of Israel, who acted wickedly.
此後, 猶大王約沙法與以色列王亞哈謝交好; 亞哈謝行惡太甚.

20:36 He joined with him to build ships to go to Tarshish. And they built the ships in Ezion Geber.
二王合夥造船要往他施去, 遂在以旬．迦別造船.

20:37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because of your joining with Ahaziah, Yahweh will break down your works.” And the ships were destroyed and were not able to go to Tarshish.
那時瑪利沙人,多大瓦的兒子以利以謝向約沙法預言說: “因你與亞哈謝交好, 耶和華必破壞你所造的. ”後來那船果然破壞, 不能往他施去了.

II Chronicles - Chapter 21

21:1 And Jehoshaphat slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
約沙法與他列祖同睡, 葬在大衛城他列祖的墳地裡. 他兒子約蘭接續他作王.

21:2 Now he had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel.
約蘭有幾個兄弟, 就是約沙法的兒子亞撒利雅,耶歇,撒迦利雅,亞撒列夫,米迦勒,示法提雅. 這都是猶大王約沙法的兒子.

21:3 And their father gave to them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuables, with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, for he was the firstborn.
他們的父親將許多金銀,財寶, 和猶大地的堅固城賜給他們; 但將國賜給約蘭, 因為他是長子.

21:4 When Jehoram ascended to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself and murdered all his brothers with the sword, and even some of the princes of Israel.
約蘭興起坐他父的位, 奮勇自強, 就用刀殺了他的眾兄弟和以色列的幾個首領.

21:5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
約蘭登基的時候年三十二歲, 在耶路撒冷作王八年.

21:6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did evil in the sight of Yahweh.
他行以色列諸王的道, 與亞哈家一樣; 因他娶了亞哈的女兒為妻, 行耶和華眼中看為惡的事.

21:7 But Yahweh was not willing to destroy the house of David on account of the covenant that he had made with David and since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his descendants forever.
耶和華卻因自己與大衛所立的約, 不肯滅大衛的家, 照他所應許的, 永遠賜燈光與大衛和他的子孫.

21:8 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they set up a king of their own.
約蘭年間, 以東人背叛猶大, 脫離他的權下, 自己立王.

21:9 Then Jehoram passed over with his commanders and all the chariots with him, and when night came he struck Edom who was all around him and the commanders of his chariots.
約蘭就率領軍長和所有的戰車, 夜間起來, 攻擊圍困他的以東人和車兵長.

21:10 So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah until this day. Then Libnah also revolted at that time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his ancestors.
這樣, 以東人背叛猶大, 脫離他的權下, 直到今日. 那時, 立拿人也背叛了, 因為約蘭離棄耶和華─他列祖的神.

21:11 Moreover, he made high places in the hill country of Judah, and he enticed the inhabitants of Jerusalem to be unfaithful, and he led Judah astray.
他又在猶大諸山建築邱壇, 使耶路撒冷的居民行邪淫, 誘惑猶大人.

21:12 And a letter from Elijah the prophet came to him, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father: ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father or in the ways of Asa, the king of Judah,
先知以利亞達信與約蘭說: “耶和華─你祖大衛的神如此說: ‘因為你不行你父約沙法和猶大王亞撒的道,

21:13 but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel and have enticed Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to be unfaithful like the unfaithfulness of the house of Ahab, and have also murdered your brothers of the house of your father who were better than you,
乃行以色列諸王的道, 使猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民行邪淫, 像亞哈家一樣, 又殺了你父家比你好的諸兄弟.

21:14 behold, Yahweh is inflicting a great plague on your people, your children, your wives, and all your possessions,
故此, 耶和華降大災與你的百姓和你的妻子,兒女, 並你一切所有的.

21:15 and you yourself will be afflicted with great illness, with sickness in your bowels, until your bowels come out on account of the illness, day by day.’ ”
你的腸子必患病, 日加沉重, 以致你的腸子墜落下來. ’”

21:16 And Yahweh stirred up the spirit of the Philistines and the Arabs who were near the Cushites against Jehoram.
以後, 耶和華激動非利士人和靠近古實的阿拉伯人來攻擊約蘭.

21:17 And they came up against Judah and invaded it and carried away all the possessions found in the house of the king, and also his sons and his wives, so that no son was left to him except Jehoahaz his youngest son.
他們上來攻擊猶大, 侵入境內, 擄掠了王宮裡所有的財貨和他的妻子,兒女, 除了他小兒子約哈斯(又名亞哈謝)之外, 沒有留下一個兒子.

21:18 And after all this Yahweh afflicted him in his bowels with an illness for which there was no cure.
這些事以後, 耶和華使約蘭的腸子患不能醫治的病.

21:19 And it happened that after many days, at the end of two years, his bowels came out because of his illness, and he died in terrible agony. And his people did not make a fire for him like the fire for his ancestors.
他患此病纏綿日久, 過了二年, 腸子墜落下來, 病重而死. 他的民沒有為他燒甚麼物件, 像從前為他列祖所燒的一樣.

21:20 He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he departed with no one’s regret. And they buried him in the city of David, but not in the burial sites of the kings.
約蘭登基的時候年三十二歲, 在耶路撒冷作王八年. 他去世無人思慕, 眾人葬他在大衛城, 只是不在列王的墳墓裡.

II Chronicles - Chapter 22

22:1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place, for the band of men who had come with the Arabs to the camp had murdered all the older sons. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, the king of Judah, reigned.
耶路撒冷的居民立約蘭的小兒子亞哈謝接續他作王; 因為跟隨阿拉伯人來攻營的軍兵曾殺了亞哈謝的眾兄長. 這樣, 猶大王約蘭的兒子亞哈謝作了王.

22:2 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri.
亞哈謝登基的時候年四十二歲(列王下八章二十六節是二十二歲), 在耶路撒冷作王一年. 他母親名叫亞她利雅, 是暗利的孫女.

22:3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor for doing wickedness.
亞哈謝也行亞哈家的道; 因為他母親給他主謀, 使他行惡.

22:4 And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh as the house of Ahab had done, for they were his counselors to his destruction after the death of his father.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 像亞哈家一樣; 因他父親死後有亞哈家的人給他主謀, 以致敗壞.

22:5 He also walked in their counsel and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-Gilead. And the Arameans wounded Joram.
他聽從亞哈家的計謀, 同以色列王亞哈的兒子約蘭往基列的拉末去, 與亞蘭王哈薛爭戰; 亞蘭人打傷了約蘭.

22:6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds he had suffered at Ramah, when he made war against Hazael king of Aram. And Azariah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram son of Ahab in Jezreel for he was sick.
約蘭回到耶斯列, 醫治在拉末與亞蘭王哈薛打仗所受的傷, 猶大王約蘭的兒子亞撒利雅(就是亞哈謝)因為亞哈的兒子約蘭病了, 就下到耶斯列看望他.

22:7 But the downfall of Ahaziah was from God, and intended to come to Joram. And when he came, he went out with Jehoram to Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.
亞哈謝去見約蘭就被害了, 這是出乎神; 因為他到了, 就同約蘭出去攻擊寧示的孫子耶戶. 這耶戶是耶和華所膏,使他剪除亞哈家的.

22:8 And it happened that when Jehu was judging the house of Ahab, he found the princes of Judah and the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah who ministered to Ahaziah, and he killed them.
耶戶討亞哈家罪的時候, 遇見猶大的眾首領和亞哈謝的眾姪子服事亞哈謝, 就把他們都殺了.

22:9 And he searched for Ahaziah and captured him. And he was hiding in Samaria. And they brought him to Jehu and put him to death. And they buried him, for they said, “He is the descendant of Jehoshaphat, who sought Yahweh with his whole heart.” And the house of Ahab had no one to exercise power over the kingdom.
亞哈謝藏在撒馬利亞, 耶戶尋找他, 眾人將他拿住, 送到耶戶那裡, 就殺了他, 將他葬埋; 因他們說, 他是那盡心尋求耶和華之約沙法的兒子. 這樣, 亞哈謝的家無力保守國權.

22:10 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and murdered all the royal descendants of the house of Judah.
亞哈謝的母親亞她利雅見她兒子死了, 就起來剿滅猶大王室.

22:11 But Jehosheba the daughter of the king took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, and kidnapped him away from the sons of the king who were to be put to death. And she put him and his nurse in a private bedroom. So Jehosheba the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, because she was a sister of Ahaziah, hid him from before Athaliah so that she did not put him to death.
但王的女兒約示巴將亞哈謝的兒子約阿施從那被殺的王子中偷出來, 把他和他的乳母都藏在臥房裡. 約示巴是約蘭王的女兒, 亞哈謝的妹子, 祭司耶何耶大的妻. 她收藏約阿施, 躲避亞她利雅, 免得被殺.

22:12 And he was hidden with them in the house of God six years, but Athaliah reigned over the land.
約阿施和她們一同藏在神殿裡六年; 亞她利雅篡了國位.

II Chronicles - Chapter 23

23:1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself and took with him into a covenant relationship the commanders of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zicri.
第七年, 耶何耶大奮勇自強, 將百夫長耶羅罕的兒子亞撒利雅, 約哈難的兒子以實瑪利, 俄備得的兒子亞撒利雅, 亞大雅的兒子瑪西雅, 細基利的兒子以利沙法召來, 與他們立約.

23:2 And they went around in Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of the families of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
他們走遍猶大, 從猶大各城裡招聚利未人和以色列的眾族長到耶路撒冷來.

23:3 And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, “Behold, the son of the king shall reign as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David.
會眾在神殿裡與王立約. 耶何耶大對他們說: “看哪, 王的兒子必當作王, 正如耶和華指著大衛子孫所應許的話”;

23:4 This is the thing that you must do: one third of you priests and Levites coming off duty on the Sabbath shall be gatekeepers at the entrances,
又說: “你們當這樣行: 祭司和利未人凡安息日進班的, 三分之一要把守各門,

23:5 and one third at the house of the king, and one third at the Gate of the Foundation. And all the people shall be in the courtyards of the house of Yahweh.
三分之一要在王宮, 三分之一要在基址門; 眾百姓要在耶和華殿的院內.

23:6 Let no one enter into the house of Yahweh except the priests and the ministering Levites. They themselves may enter, for they are holy, but all the people shall keep the requirements of Yahweh.
除了祭司和供職的利未人之外, 不准別人進耶和華的殿; 惟獨他們可以進去, 因為他們聖潔. 眾百姓要遵守耶和華所吩咐的.

23:7 And the Levites shall surround the king all around, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever comes into the house shall be put to death. You shall be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.”
利未人要手中各拿兵器, 四圍護衛王; 凡擅入殿宇的, 必當治死. 王出入的時候, 你們當跟隨他. ”

23:8 And the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And they each took his men who were coming off duty on the Sabbath with the ones going out to duty on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss the working groups.
利未人和猶大眾人都照著祭司耶何耶大一切所吩咐的去行, 各帶所管安息日進班出班的人來, 因為祭司耶何耶大不許他們下班.

23:9 And Jehoiada the priest gave the spears and small shields that had belonged to King David that were in the house of God to the commanders of hundreds.
祭司耶何耶大便將神殿裡所藏大衛王的槍,盾牌,擋牌交給百夫長,

23:10 And he appointed all the people, each with his weapon in his hand from the south side of the house to the north side of the house around the altar and the house.
又分派眾民手中各拿兵器, 在壇和殿那裡, 從殿右直到殿左, 站在王子的四圍;

23:11 Then they brought out the son of the king and set upon him the crown and gave him the statute and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, “Long live the king!”
於是領王子出來, 給他戴上冠冕, 將律法書交給他, 立他作王. 耶何耶大和眾子膏他, 眾人說: “願王萬歲! ”

23:12 When Athaliah heard the sound of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people at the house of Yahweh.
亞她利雅聽見民奔走讚美王的聲音, 就到民那裡, 進耶和華的殿,

23:13 And she looked and, behold, the king was standing by his column at the entrance, and the commanders and trumpeters beside the king, along with all the people of the land, rejoicing and blowing with trumpets, and the singers with the instruments of song leading the praise. And Athaliah tore her garments and cried, “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”
看見王站在殿門的柱旁, 百夫長和吹號的人侍立在王左右, 國民都歡樂吹號, 又有歌唱的, 用各樣的樂器領人歌唱讚美; 亞她利雅就撕裂衣服, 喊叫說: “反了! 反了! ”

23:14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the commanders of the hundreds appointed over the troops, and he said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks, and whoever goes after her shall be put to death with the sword.” For the priest had said, “You must not kill her in the house of Yahweh.”
祭司耶何耶大帶管轄軍兵的百夫長出來, 吩咐他們說: “將她趕到班外, 凡跟隨她的必用刀殺死! ”因為祭司說: “不可在耶和華殿裡殺她. ”

23:15 And they laid hands on her, and she went into the entrance of the Horse Gate of the house of the king, and they killed her there.
眾兵就閃開, 讓她去; 她走到王宮的馬門, 便在那裡把她殺了.

23:16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be Yahweh’s people.
耶何耶大與眾民和王立約, 都要作耶和華的民.

23:17 Then all the people went to the house of Baal and broke it down. And they smashed his altars and his images, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
於是眾民都到巴力廟, 拆毀了廟, 打碎壇和像, 又在壇前將巴力的祭司瑪坦殺了.

23:18 And Jehoiada placed appointees at the house of Yahweh under the hand of the Levitical priests whom David had allotted to the house of Yahweh to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh as was written in the law of Moses, with joy and with song, according to the order of David.
耶何耶大派官看守耶和華的殿, 是在祭司利未人手下. 這祭司利未人是大衛分派在耶和華殿中,照摩西律法上所寫的, 給耶和華獻燔祭, 又按大衛所定的例, 歡樂歌唱;

23:19 And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of Yahweh so that no person unclean with respect to any matter could enter.
且設立守門的把守耶和華殿的各門, 無論為何事, 不潔淨的人都不准進去.

23:20 And he took the commanders of hundreds, the noblemen, the governors over the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of Yahweh. And they came through the upper gate to the house of the king, and they set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
又率領百夫長和貴冑, 與民間的官長, 並國中的眾民, 請王從耶和華殿下來, 由上門進入王宮, 立王坐在國位上.

23:21 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been killed with the sword.
國民都歡樂, 合城都安靜. 眾人已將亞她利雅用刀殺了.

II Chronicles - Chapter 24

24:1 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Zibiah from Beersheba.
約阿施登基的時候年七歲, 在耶路撒冷作王四十年. 他母親名叫西比亞, 是別是巴人.

24:2 And Joash did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
祭司耶何耶大在世的時候, 約阿施行耶和華眼中看為正的事.

24:3 And Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he fathered sons and daughters.
耶何耶大為他娶了兩個妻, 並且生兒養女.

24:4 And afterward it was in the heart of Joash to repair the house of Yahweh.
此後, 約阿施有意重修耶和華的殿,

24:5 So he gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and gather money from all Israel to strengthen the house of your God sufficiently year by year. Now you yourselves must hasten to the matter.” But the Levites did not act with haste.
便召聚眾祭司和利未人, 吩咐他們說: “你們要往猶大各城去, 使以色列眾人捐納銀子, 每年可以修理你們神的殿; 你們要急速辦理這事. ”只是利未人不急速辦理.

24:6 So the king called Jehoiada the chief, and he said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax of Moses, the servant of Yahweh, and of the assembly of Israel for the tent of the testimony?”
王召了大祭司耶何耶大來, 對他說: “從前耶和華的僕人摩西, 為法櫃的帳幕與以色列會眾所定的捐項, 你為何不叫利未人照這例從猶大和耶路撒冷帶來作殿的費用呢?

24:7 For the sons of the wicked Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had used all the holy vessels of the house of Yahweh for the Baals.
(因為那惡婦亞她利雅的眾子曾拆毀神的殿, 又用耶和華殿中分別為聖的物供奉巴力. )

24:8 Then the king commanded, and they made a chest and put it at the gate outside the house of Yahweh.
於是王下令, 眾人做了一櫃, 放在耶和華殿的門外,

24:9 And they issued a proclamation in Judah and in Jerusalem to bring to Yahweh the tax that Moses the servant of God had levied upon Israel in the wilderness.
又通告猶大和耶路撒冷的百姓, 要將神僕人摩西在曠野所吩咐以色列人的捐項給耶和華送來.

24:10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and they brought their tax and threw it into the chest until it was finished.
眾首領和百姓都歡歡喜喜地將銀子送來, 投入櫃中, 直到捐完.

24:11 And whenever he brought the chest to the appointee of the king by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money in it, then the secretary of the king and the officer of the chief priest came and emptied the chest, then they took it and returned it to its place. Thus they did day by day and gathered money in abundance.
利未人見銀子多了, 就把櫃抬到王所派的司事面前; 王的書記和大祭司的屬員來將櫃倒空, 仍放在原處. 日日都是這樣, 積蓄的銀子甚多.

24:12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of Yahweh. And they hired stonemasons and skilled craftsmen to restore the house of Yahweh, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of Yahweh.
王與耶何耶大將銀子交給耶和華殿裡辦事的人, 他們就雇了石匠,木匠重修耶和華的殿, 又雇了鐵匠,銅匠修理耶和華的殿.

24:13 So those doing the work labored, and the restoration for the work made progress under their hand. And they restored the house of God to its position and strengthened it.
工人操作, 漸漸修成, 將神殿修造得與從前一樣, 而且甚是堅固.

24:14 And when they had finished, they brought the remainder of the money before the king and Jehoiada, and they used it for objects for the house of Yahweh, objects for the service and the burnt offerings, dishes, and objects of gold and silver. And they were offering burnt offerings in the house of Yahweh regularly, all the days of Jehoiada.
工程完了, 他們就把其餘的銀子拿到王與耶何耶大面前, 用以製造耶和華殿供奉所用的器皿和調羹, 並金銀的器皿. 耶何耶大在世的時候, 眾人常在耶和華殿裡獻燔祭.

24:15 And Jehoiada grew old and full of days, and he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old at his death.
耶何耶大年紀老邁, 日子滿足而死. 死的時候年一百三十歲,

24:16 And they buried him in the city of David with the kings, for he did good in Israel and with respect to God and his house.
葬在大衛城列王的墳墓裡; 因為他在以色列人中行善, 又事奉神, 修理神的殿.

24:17 Now after the death of Jehoiada, the princes of Judah came and bowed down to the king. Then the king listened to them.
耶何耶大死後, 猶大的眾首領來朝拜王; 王就聽從他們.

24:18 And they forsook the house of Yahweh, the God of their ancestors and served the Asherahs and the idols. And wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem on account of this guilt.
他們離棄耶和華─他們列祖神的殿, 去事奉亞舍拉和偶像; 因他們這罪, 就有忿怒臨到猶大和耶路撒冷.

24:19 But he sent prophets among them, to bring them back to Yahweh. And they testified against them, and they did not obey.
但神仍遣先知到他們那裡, 引導他們歸向耶和華. 這先知警戒他們, 他們卻不肯聽.

24:20 Then the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stood above the people and said to them, “Thus says God: ‘Why are you transgressing the commandments of Yahweh so that you will not succeed? For you have forsaken Yahweh, so he will forsake you.’ ”
那時, 神的靈感動祭司耶何耶大的兒子撒迦利亞, 他就站在上面對民說: “神如此說: 你們為何干犯耶和華的誡命, 以致不得亨通呢? 因為你們離棄耶和華, 所以他也離棄你們. ”

24:21 Then they conspired against him and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh.
眾民同心謀害撒迦利亞, 就照王的吩咐, 在耶和華殿的院內用石頭打死他.

24:22 So King Joash did not remember the loyal love that Jehoiada had shown to him, and he killed his son. And as he was dying he said, “May Yahweh see and avenge!”
這樣, 約阿施王不想念撒迦利亞的父親耶何耶大向自己所施的恩, 殺了他的兒子. 撒迦利亞臨死的時候說: “願耶和華鑒察伸冤! ”

24:23 And it happened at the turn of the year that the army of Aram went up against him, and they came to Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the commanders of the people from among the people, and all the war booty they sent to the king of Damascus.
滿了一年, 亞蘭的軍兵上來攻擊約阿施, 來到猶大和耶路撒冷, 殺了民中的眾首領, 將所掠的財貨送到大馬士革王那裡.

24:24 Though the army of Aram came with few men, Yahweh gave a very large army into their hand, for they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. And they inflicted punishment on Joash.
亞蘭的軍兵雖來了一小隊, 耶和華卻將大隊的軍兵交在他們手裡, 是因猶大人離棄耶和華─他們列祖的神, 所以藉亞蘭人懲罰約阿施.

24:25 And when they were going away from him (for they had left him with many wounds), his servants conspired against him on account of the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest. So they killed him on his bed and he died. And they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him at the burial sites of the kings.
亞蘭人離開約阿施的時候, 他患重病; 臣僕背叛他, 要報祭司耶何耶大兒子流血之仇, 殺他在床上, 葬他在大衛城, 只是不葬在列王的墳墓裡.

24:26 Now these are the ones who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath, the Ammonite, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith, the Moabite.
背叛他的是亞捫婦人示米押的兒子撒拔和摩押婦人示米利的兒子約薩拔.

24:27 And as for his sons, the many oracles against him, and his repair of the foundation of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the scroll of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his place.
至於他的眾子和他所受的警戒, 並他重修神殿的事, 都寫在列王的傳上. 他兒子亞瑪謝接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 25

25:1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king. And he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Jehoaddan from Jerusalem.
亞瑪謝登基的時候年二十五歲, 在耶路撒冷作王二十九年. 他母親名叫約耶但, 是耶路撒冷人.

25:2 And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, only not with a fully-devoted heart.
亞瑪謝行耶和華眼中看為正的事, 只是心不專誠.

25:3 And it happened that as his reign was strengthened, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.
國一堅定, 就把殺他父王的臣僕殺了,

25:4 But he did not put their children to death, according to what is written in the law, in the scroll of Moses, where Yahweh commanded, saying, “Fathers shall not be put to death on account of the sons, and the sons shall not be put to death on account of the fathers, but each shall be put to death for his own sin.”
卻沒有治死他們的兒子, 是照摩西律法書上耶和華所吩咐的說: “不可因子殺父, 也不可因父殺子, 各人要為本身的罪而死. ”

25:5 Then Amaziah assembled the men of Judah and set them by families under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. And he counted them from twenty years old and upward, and found them to be three hundred thousand chosen for going out to battle, able with spear and shield.
亞瑪謝招聚猶大人, 按著猶大和便雅憫的宗族設立千夫長,百夫長, 又數點人數, 從二十歲以外, 能拿槍拿盾牌出去打仗的精兵共有三十萬;

25:6 And he hired from Israel one hundred thousand strong, mighty warriors for one hundred talents.
又用銀子一百他連得, 從以色列招募了十萬大能的勇士.

25:7 But a man of God came to him, saying, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for Yahweh is not with Israel, all the Ephraimites.
有一個神人來見亞瑪謝, 對他說: “王啊, 不要使以色列的軍兵與你同去, 因為耶和華不與以色列人以法蓮的後裔同在.

25:8 But even still, you yourself go, do! Be strong for the battle else God will make you stumble before the enemy! For there is power with God to help and to cause stumbling.”
你若一定要去, 就奮勇爭戰吧! 但神必使你敗在敵人面前; 因為神能助人得勝, 也能使人傾敗. ”

25:9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, “Now what should I do with the one hundred talents that I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God said, “Yahweh is able to give to you more than this.”
亞瑪謝問神人說: “我給了以色列軍的那一百他連得銀子怎麼樣呢? ”神人回答說: “耶和華能把更多的賜給你. ”

25:10 Then Amaziah dismissed the troops that came to him from Ephraim to go to their home. And they became very angry with Judah, and they returned to their home in great anger.
於是亞瑪謝將那從以法蓮來的軍兵分別出來, 叫他們回家去. 故此, 他們甚惱怒猶大人, 氣忿忿地回家去了.

25:11 Then Amaziah strengthened himself, and leading his army, he went to the Valley of Salt. And he struck down ten thousand men of Seir.
亞瑪謝壯起膽來, 率領他的民到鹽谷, 殺了西珥人一萬.

25:12 Now the troops captured ten thousand others alive, and they brought them to the top of the rock and threw them from the top of the rock. So all of them were smashed to pieces.
猶大人又生擒了一萬帶到山崖上, 從那裡把他們扔下去, 以致他們都摔碎了.

25:13 As for the troops Amaziah had sent back from going with him to war, they raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth-Horon. And they struck down three thousand of them and plundered much booty.
但亞瑪謝所打發回去,不許一同出征的那些軍兵攻打猶大各城, 從撒馬利亞直到伯．和崙, 殺了三千人, 搶了許多財物.

25:14 And it happened that after Amaziah came back from killing the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, and he stood them up to himself as gods and bowed down before them and make smoke offerings for them.
亞瑪謝殺了以東人回來, 就把西珥的神像帶回, 立為自己的神, 在它面前叩拜燒香.

25:15 So Yahweh became very angry with Amaziah and sent a prophet to him, and he said to him, “Why have you sought the gods of the people who could not deliver their own people from your hand?”
因此, 耶和華的怒氣向亞瑪謝發作, 就差一個先知去見他, 說: “這些神不能救它的民脫離你的手, 你為何尋求它呢? ”

25:16 And it happened that while he was speaking to him, he said to him, “Have we appointed you as a counselor to the king? Stop—why should you be killed?” So the prophet stopped and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.”
先知與王說話的時候, 王對他說: “誰立你作王的謀士呢? 你住口吧! 為何找打呢? ”先知就止住了, 又說: “你行這事, 不聽從我的勸戒, 我知道神定意要滅你. ”

25:17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel, and he sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us face one another.
猶大王亞瑪謝與群臣商議, 就差遣使者去見耶戶的孫子,約哈斯的兒子,以色列王約阿施, 說: “你來, 我們二人相見於戰場. ”

25:18 And Joash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thorn bush that is in Lebanon has sent to the cedar which is in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife.’ But a wild animal of the field that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thorn bush.
以色列王約阿施差遣使者去見猶大王亞瑪謝, 說: “黎巴嫩的蒺藜差遣使者去見黎巴嫩的香柏樹, 說: ‘將你的女兒給我兒子為妻. ’後來黎巴嫩有一個野獸經過, 把蒺藜踐踏了.

25:19 Look, you say that you have struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up to boast. Now remain at your home. Why stir up disaster that you fall, you and Judah with you?”
你說: ‘看哪, 我打敗了以東人’, 你就心高氣傲, 以致矜誇. 你在家裡安居就罷了, 為何要惹禍使自己和猶大國一同敗亡呢? ”

25:20 But Amaziah did not listen, for it was from God that he might give them into the hand of enemies, because they sought the gods of Edom.
亞瑪謝卻不肯聽從. 這是出乎神, 好將他們交在敵人手裡, 因為他們尋求以東的神.

25:21 So Joash the king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah the king of Judah faced one another at Beth-Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
於是以色列王約阿施上來, 在猶大的伯‧示麥與猶大王亞瑪謝相見於戰場.

25:22 And Judah was defeated before Israel, and each man fled to his tent.
猶大人敗在以色列人面前, 各自逃回家裡去了.

25:23 And Joash the king of Israel captured Amaziah the king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-Shemesh. And they brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits.
以色列王約阿施在伯‧示麥擒住約哈斯(就是亞哈謝)的孫子,約阿施的兒子,猶大王亞瑪謝, 將他帶到耶路撒冷, 又拆毀耶路撒冷的城牆, 從以法蓮門直到角門, 共四百肘;

25:24 Then with all the gold and silver, all the objects found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, the storehouses of the house of the king, and the hostages, he returned to Samaria.
又將俄別‧以東所看守神殿裡的一切金銀和器皿, 與王宮裡的財寶都拿了去, 並帶人去為質, 就回撒馬利亞去了.

25:25 And Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived after the death of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, the king of Israel, fifteen years.
以色列王約哈斯的兒子約阿施死後, 猶大王約阿施的兒子亞瑪謝又活了十五年.

25:26 Now the remainder of the words of Amaziah, from the first to the last, behold, are they not written in the scroll of the kings of Judah and Israel?
亞瑪謝其餘的事, 自始至終不都寫在猶大和以色列諸王記上嗎?

25:27 And from the time that Amaziah turned away from Yahweh, they had plotted a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem. And he fled to Lachish, but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.
自從亞瑪謝離棄耶和華之後, 在耶路撒冷有人背叛他, 他就逃到拉吉; 叛黨卻打發人到拉吉, 將他殺了.

25:28 And they carried him on the horses and buried him with his ancestors in the city of Judah.
人就用馬將他的屍首馱回, 葬在猶大京城他列祖的墳地裡.

II Chronicles - Chapter 26

26:1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah (now he was sixteen years old) and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
猶大眾民立亞瑪謝的兒子烏西雅(又名亞撒利雅)接續他父作王, 那時他年十六歲.

26:2 He built Elath and returned it to Judah after the king slept with his ancestors.
(亞瑪謝與他列祖同睡之後, 烏西雅收回以祿仍歸猶大, 又重新修理. )

26:3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. And the name of his mother was Yecoliah of Jerusalem.
烏西雅登基的時候年十六歲, 在耶路撒冷作王五十二年. 他母親名叫耶可利雅, 是耶路撒冷人.

26:4 And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Amaziah his father had done.
烏西雅行耶和華眼中看為正的事, 效法他父亞瑪謝一切所行的;

26:5 And he began to seek God in the days of Zechariah who was teaching in visions of God. And whenever he sought Yahweh God made him have success.
通曉神默示, 撒迦利亞在世的時候, 烏西雅定意尋求神; 他尋求耶和華, 神就使他亨通.

26:6 And he went out and made war against the Philistines, and he broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in Ashdod and among the Philistines.
他出去攻擊非利士人, 拆毀了迦特城,雅比尼城, 和亞實突城; 在非利士人中, 在亞實突境內, 又建築了些城.

26:7 And God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabs who were living in Gur-Baal and Meunim.
神幫助他攻擊非利士人和住在姑珥巴力的阿拉伯人, 並米烏尼人.

26:8 And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah, and his fame went out to the boundary of Egypt, for he became very strong.
亞捫人給烏西雅進貢. 他的名聲傳到埃及, 因他甚是強盛.

26:9 And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the Angle, and he strengthened them.
烏西雅在耶路撒冷的角門和谷門, 並城牆轉彎之處, 建築城樓, 且甚堅固;

26:10 And he built towers in the desert and hewed many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the Shephelah and on the plain, along with farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
又在曠野與高原和平原, 建築望樓, 挖了許多井, 因他的牲畜甚多; 又在山地和佳美之地, 有農夫和修理葡萄園的人, 因為他喜悅農事.

26:11 And Uzziah had troops trained and ready for war in divisions according to the number of their enrollment at the hand of Jeuel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah of the king’s commanders.
烏西雅又有軍兵, 照書記耶利和官長瑪西雅所數點的, 在王的一個將軍哈拿尼雅手下, 分隊出戰.

26:12 The whole number of the heads of the families for mighty warriors of strength was two thousand six hundred.
族長,大能勇士的總數共有二千六百人,

26:13 And under their hand were army troops numbering three hundred and seven thousand five hundred who could make war with power and strength to help the king against an enemy.
他們手下的軍兵共有三十萬七千五百人, 都有大能, 善於爭戰, 幫助王攻擊仇敵.

26:14 And Uzziah prepared small shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the whole army.
烏西雅為全軍預備盾牌,槍,盔,甲,弓, 和甩石的機弦,

26:15 And he made siege machines in Jerusalem designed by skillful men to be set upon the towers and upon the corners to shoot arrows and large slingstones. And his fame went out far, for he helped marvelously, for he was strong.
又在耶路撒冷使巧匠做機器, 安在城樓和角樓上, 用以射箭發石. 烏西雅的名聲傳到遠方; 因為他得了非常的幫助, 甚是強盛.

26:16 But on account of his strength his heart grew proud unto destruction. And he acted unfaithfully against Yahweh his God and went into the temple of Yahweh to offer an incense offering on the altar.
他既強盛, 就心高氣傲, 以致行事邪僻, 干犯耶和華─他的神, 進耶和華的殿, 要在香壇上燒香.

26:17 And Azariah the priest, along with eighty strong priests with him, went in after him.
祭司亞撒利雅率領耶和華勇敢的祭司八十人, 跟隨他進去.

26:18 And they stood against King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Yahweh, but it is for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully. There will be no honor for you from Yahweh God.”
他們就阻擋烏西雅王, 對他說: “烏西雅啊, 給耶和華燒香不是你的事, 乃是亞倫子孫承接聖職祭司的事. 你出聖殿吧! 因為你犯了罪. 你行這事, 耶和華神必不使你得榮耀. ”

26:19 Then Uzziah, his censer in hand to burn incense, became angry. And when he became angry with the priests, then leprosy appeared on his forehead in front of the priests in the house of Yahweh at the altar of incense.
烏西雅就發怒, 手拿香爐要燒香. 他向祭司發怒的時候, 在耶和華殿中香壇旁眾祭司面前, 額上忽然發出大痲瘋.

26:20 When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him, behold, he was leprous in the forehead. So they rushed him away from there, and he also hastened to go out, for Yahweh had smitten him.
大祭司亞撒利雅和眾祭司觀看, 見他額上發出大痲瘋, 就催他出殿; 他自己也急速出去, 因為耶和華降災與他.

26:21 So King Uzziah was leprous until the day of his death, and he lived in a separate house as a leper, for he was cut off from the house of Yahweh. And Jotham his son was over the house of the king, judging the people of the land.
烏西雅王長大痲瘋直到死日, 因此住在別的宮裡, 與耶和華的殿隔絕. 他兒子約坦管理家事, 治理國民.

26:22 Now the remainder of the words of Uzziah, from the first to the last, Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, wrote them.
烏西雅其餘的事, 自始至終都是亞摩斯的兒子先知以賽亞所記的.

26:23 And Uzziah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him with his ancestors in the burial field which belonged to the kings, because, they said, “He was leprous.” And Jotham his son reigned in his place.
烏西雅與他列祖同睡, 葬在王陵的田間他列祖的墳地裡; 因為人說, 他是長大痲瘋的. 他兒子約坦接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 27

27:1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
約坦登基的時候年二十五歲, 在耶路撒冷作王十六年, 他母親名叫耶路沙, 是撒督的女兒.

27:2 And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Uzziah had done—only he did not go into the temple of Yahweh. But the people still acted corruptly.
約坦行耶和華眼中看為正的事, 效法他父烏西雅一切所行的, 只是不入耶和華的殿. 百姓還行邪僻的事.

27:3 He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and he did much restoration on the wall of Ophel.
約坦建立耶和華殿的上門, 在俄斐勒城上多有建造,

27:4 And he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built forts and towers in the wooded places.
又在猶大山地建造城邑, 在樹林中建築營寨和高樓.

27:5 Now he fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. And the Ammonites gave to him in that year one hundred talents of silver and ten thousand measures of wheat and ten thousand measures of barley. This is what the Ammonites rendered to him, as well as in the second and third year.
約坦與亞捫人的王打仗勝了他們, 當年他們進貢銀一百他連得, 小麥一萬歌珥, 大麥一萬歌珥; 第二年,第三年也是這樣.

27:6 And Jotham strengthened himself, for he established his ways before Yahweh his God.
約坦在耶和華─他神面前行正道, 以致日漸強盛.

27:7 Now the remainder of the words of Jotham and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written upon the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah.
約坦其餘的事和一切爭戰, 並他的行為, 都寫在以色列和猶大列王記上.

27:8 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
他登基的時候年二十五歲, 在耶路撒冷作王十六年.

27:9 And Jotham slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. And his son Ahaz became king in his place.
約坦與他列祖同睡, 葬在大衛城裡. 他兒子亞哈斯接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 28

28:1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not do what is right in the eyes of Yahweh like David his ancestor.
亞哈斯登基的時候年二十歲, 在耶路撒冷作王十六年; 不像他祖大衛行耶和華眼中看為正的事,

28:2 But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and also made molten idols for the Baals.
卻行以色列諸王的道, 又鑄造巴力的像,

28:3 And he himself burned incense in the valley of Ben-Hinnom and burned his sons in the fire, according to the detestable practices of the nations whom Yahweh drove out before the Israelites.
並且在欣嫩子谷燒香, 用火焚燒他的兒女, 行耶和華在以色列人面前所驅逐的外邦人那可憎的事;

28:4 And he sacrificed and burned incense at the high places, on the hilltops, and under every flourishing tree.
並在邱壇上,山岡上,各青翠樹下獻祭燒香.

28:5 Then Yahweh his God gave him into the hand of the king of Aram who defeated him and captured many captives from him and brought them to Damascus. Moreover, he was also given into the hand of the king of Israel, and he defeated him by a great attack.
所以, 耶和華─他的神將他交在亞蘭王手裡. 亞蘭王打敗他, 擄了他許多的民, 帶到大馬士革去. 神又將他交在以色列王手裡, 以色列王向他大行殺戮.

28:6 And Pekah, the son of Remaliah, killed in one day one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah, all men of strength, because they forsook Yahweh the God of their ancestors.
利瑪利的兒子比加一日殺了猶大人十二萬, 都是勇士, 因為他們離棄了耶和華─他們列祖的神.

28:7 And Zikri, a mighty warrior of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the commander of the house, and Elkanah the second to the king.
有一個以法蓮中的勇士, 名叫細基利, 殺了王的兒子瑪西雅和管理王宮的押斯利甘, 並宰相以利加拿.

28:8 And the Israelites captured two hundred thousand of their brothers, women, sons, and daughters. And they also plundered much booty from them and brought the booty to Samaria.
以色列人擄了他們的弟兄, 連婦人帶兒女共有二十萬, 又掠了許多的財物, 帶到撒馬利亞去了.

28:9 Now a prophet of Yahweh was there; Oded was his name. And he went out before the army that was coming to Samaria and said to them, “Look, it is on account of the anger of Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, against Judah that he gave them into your hands, and you killed them in a rage reaching to the heavens.
但那裡有耶和華的一個先知, 名叫俄德, 出來迎接往撒馬利亞去的軍兵, 對他們說: “因為耶和華─你們列祖的神惱怒猶大人, 所以將他們交在你們手裡, 你們竟怒氣沖天, 大行殺戮.

28:10 So now, you yourselves plan to subdue people of Judah and Jerusalem as slaves and female servants for yourselves. Is there not also guilt on your part against Yahweh your God?
如今你們又有意強逼猶大人和耶路撒冷人作你們的奴婢, 你們豈不也有得罪耶和華─你們神的事嗎?

28:11 So now, listen to me and return the captives of your brothers whom you have taken captive, for the fierce anger of Yahweh is against you.”
現在你們當聽我說, 要將擄來的弟兄釋放回去, 因為耶和華向你們已經大發烈怒. ”

28:12 Then men from the heads of Ephraim—Azariah the son of Jehohanan, Berekiah the son of Meshillemoth, Hezekiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai—stood against those returning from the fight.
於是, 以法蓮人的幾個族長─就是約哈難的兒子亞撒利雅,米實利末的兒子比利家,沙龍的兒子耶希西家,哈得萊的兒子亞瑪撒─起來攔擋出兵回來的人,

28:13 And they said to them, “You shall not bring the captives here, for it is as guilt against Yahweh upon us. You yourselves plan to add to our sins and to our guilt, but our guilt is very great, and there is great anger against Israel.”
對他們說: “你們不可帶進這被擄的人來! 你們想要使我們得罪耶和華, 加增我們的罪惡過犯? 因為我們的罪過甚大, 已經有烈怒臨到以色列人了. ”

28:14 So the soldiers left the captives and the plunder before the commanders and all the assembly.
於是帶兵器的人將擄來的人口和掠來的財物都留在眾首領和會眾的面前.

28:15 Then the men designated by name arose and took the captives and from the plunder clothed all their nakedness. So they clothed them, gave them sandals, gave them food to eat, gave them water to drink, anointed them, and guided them with the donkeys provided for all those who stumbled, and brought them to Jericho, the city of the palm trees, next to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
以上提名的那些人就站起, 使被擄的人前來; 其中有赤身的, 就從所掠的財物中拿出衣服和鞋來, 給他們穿, 又給他們吃喝, 用膏抹他們; 其中有軟弱的, 就使他們騎驢, 送到棕樹城耶利哥他們弟兄那裡; 隨後就回撒馬利亞去了.

28:16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him,
那時, 亞哈斯王差遣人去見亞述諸王, 求他們幫助;

28:17 since again the Edomites came and struck against Judah and took captives.
因為以東人又來攻擊猶大, 擄掠子民.

28:18 And the Philistines sent raids into the cities of the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah. And they captured Beth-Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Socoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there.
非利士人也來侵佔高原和猶大南方的城邑, 取了伯‧示麥,亞雅崙,基低羅, 梭哥和屬梭哥的鄉村, 亭納和屬亭納的鄉村, 瑾鎖和屬瑾鎖的鄉村, 就住在那裡.

28:19 For Yahweh subdued Judah for the sake of Ahaz, king of Israel, for he created disorder in Judah and acted unfaithfully against Yahweh.
因為以色列王亞哈斯在猶大放肆, 大大干犯耶和華, 所以耶和華使猶大卑微.

28:20 Then Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria came against him and brought trouble for him, instead of helping him,
亞述王提革拉‧毘列色上來, 卻沒有幫助他, 反倒欺凌他.

28:21 for Ahaz took a portion from the house of Yahweh and the house of the king and the princes, and he gave it to the king of Assyria, but it was no help to him.
亞哈斯從耶和華殿裡和王宮中, 並首領家內所取的財寶給了亞述王, 這也無濟於事.

28:22 And in the time of his distress, King Ahaz continued to act unfaithfully against Yahweh.
這亞哈斯王在急難的時候, 越發得罪耶和華.

28:23 He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, “Because the gods of the king of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that they will help me.” But they were a disaster to him and to all Israel.
他祭祀攻擊他的大馬士革之神, 說: “因為亞蘭王的神幫助他們, 我也獻祭與他, 他好幫助我. ”但那些神使他和以色列眾人敗亡了.

28:24 Then Ahaz gathered the objects of the house of God, and he cut the objects of the house of God to pieces. And he shut the doors of the house of Yahweh and made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
亞哈斯將神殿裡的器皿都聚了來, 毀壞了, 且封鎖耶和華殿的門; 在耶路撒冷各處的拐角建築祭壇,

28:25 And in every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and he provoked Yahweh, the God of his ancestors, to anger.
又在猶大各城建立邱壇, 與別神燒香, 惹動耶和華─他列祖神的怒氣.

28:26 Now the remainder of his words and all his ways, from the first to the last, behold, they are written upon the scroll of the kings of Judah and Israel.
亞哈斯其餘的事和他的行為, 自始至終都寫在猶大和以色列諸王記上.

28:27 And Ahaz slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, for they did not bring him to the burial site of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son became king in his place.
亞哈斯與他列祖同睡, 葬在耶路撒冷城裡, 沒有送入以色列諸王的墳墓中. 他兒子希西家接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 29

29:1 Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah.
希西家登基的時候年二十五歲, 在耶路撒冷作王二十九年. 他母親名叫亞比雅, 是撒迦利雅的女兒.

29:2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that David his father had done.
希西家行耶和華眼中看為正的事, 效法他祖大衛一切所行的.

29:3 In the first year of his kingship, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of Yahweh and strengthened them.
元年正月, 開了耶和華殿的門, 重新修理.

29:4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and he gathered them into the eastern square.
他召眾祭司和利未人來, 聚集在東邊的寬闊處,

29:5 And he said to them, “Hear me, O Levites! Sanctify yourselves now, and sanctify the house of Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, and bring out the defilement from the sanctuary.
對他們說: “利未人哪, 當聽我說: 現在你們要潔淨自己, 又潔淨耶和華─你們列祖神的殿, 從聖所中除去污穢之物.

29:6 For our ancestors acted unfaithfully and did evil in the sight of Yahweh our God, and have forsaken him and turned away their faces from the dwelling place of Yahweh. They have turned their backs on it.
我們列祖犯了罪, 行耶和華─我們神眼中看為惡的事, 離棄他, 轉臉背向他的居所,

29:7 They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. And they did not burn incense or offer burnt offerings in the sanctuary to the God of Israel.
封鎖廊門, 吹滅燈火, 不在聖所中向以色列神燒香, 或獻燔祭.

29:8 And the wrath of Yahweh was upon Judah and Jerusalem. And he made them as an abhorrence, as a desolation and an object of scorn, as you see with your own eyes.
因此, 耶和華的忿怒臨到猶大和耶路撒冷, 將其中的人拋來拋去, 令人驚駭,嗤笑, 正如你們親眼所見的.

29:9 Now behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity on account of this.
所以我們的祖宗倒在刀下, 我們的妻子兒女也被擄掠.

29:10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger might turn away from him.
現在我心中有意與耶和華─以色列的神立約, 好使他的烈怒轉離我們.

29:11 Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him to serve him and to be his servants and incense burners.”
我的眾子啊, 現在不要懈怠; 因為耶和華揀選你們站在他面前事奉他, 與他燒香. ”

29:12 Then the Levites arose—Mahath the son of Amasai and Joel the son of Azariah, from the Kohathites; and Kish the son of Abdi and Azariah the son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; and Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah, from the Gershonites.
於是, 利未人哥轄的子孫,亞瑪賽的兒子瑪哈, 亞撒利雅的兒子約珥; 米拉利的子孫,亞伯底的兒子基士, 耶哈利勒的兒子亞撒利雅; 革順的子孫,薪瑪的兒子約亞, 約亞的兒子伊甸;

29:13 And from the descendants of Elizaphan: Shimri and Jeiel; and from the descendants of Asaph: Zechariah and Mattaniah;
以利撒反的子孫申利和耶利; 亞薩的子孫撒迦利雅和瑪探雅;

29:14 and from the descendants of Heman: Jeiel and Shimei; and from the descendants of Jeduthun: Shemaiah and Uzziel—
希幔的子孫耶歇和示每; 耶杜頓的子孫示瑪雅和烏薛;

29:15 and they gathered their brothers and sanctified themselves, and they went in according to the command of the king because of the words of Yahweh, to purify the house of Yahweh.
起來聚集他們的弟兄, 潔淨自己, 照著王的吩咐,耶和華的命令, 進去潔淨耶和華的殿.

29:16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of Yahweh to purify it. And they brought out all the impurity that they found in the temple of Yahweh out to the courtyard of the house of Yahweh. And the Levites took them to bring them outside to the Wadi Kidron.
祭司進入耶和華的殿要潔淨殿, 將殿中所有污穢之物搬到耶和華殿的院內, 利未人接去, 搬到外頭汲淪溪邊.

29:17 And they began to sanctify themselves on the first day of the first month. And on the eighth day of the month they came to the portico of Yahweh. And they sanctified the house of Yahweh for eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.
從正月初一日潔淨起, 初八日到了耶和華的殿廊, 用八日的工夫潔淨耶和華的殿, 到正月十六日才潔淨完了.

29:18 And they went into the inner part to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed all the house of Yahweh: the altar of burnt offering, all its objects, the table of the rows of bread and all its objects,
於是, 他們晉見希西家王, 說: “我們已將耶和華的全殿和燔祭壇, 並壇的一切器皿,陳設餅的桌子, 與桌子的一切器皿都潔淨了;

29:19 and all the objects that King Ahaz discarded in his reign when he sinned, we have prepared and sanctified. Look, they are before the altar of Yahweh.”
並且亞哈斯王在位犯罪的時候所廢棄的器皿, 我們預備齊全, 且潔淨了, 現今都在耶和華的壇前. ”

29:20 Then King Hezekiah rose early and gathered the officials of the city, and he went up to the house of Yahweh.
希西家王清早起來, 聚集城裡的首領都上耶和華的殿;

29:21 And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a purification offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the descendants of Aaron, the priests, to offer them on the altar of Yahweh.
牽了七隻公牛, 七隻公羊, 七隻羊羔, 七隻公山羊, 要為國,為殿,為猶大人作贖罪祭. 王吩咐亞倫的子孫眾祭司, 獻在耶和華的壇上,

29:22 And they slaughtered the cattle, and the priests received the blood and threw it toward the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and threw the blood toward the altar, and then they slaughtered the lambs and threw the blood toward the altar.
就宰了公牛, 祭司接血灑在壇上, 宰了公羊, 把血灑在壇上, 又宰了羊羔, 也把血灑在壇上;

29:23 Then they brought the goats of the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid hands upon them.
把那作贖罪祭的公山羊牽到王和會眾面前, 他們就按手在其上.

29:24 And the priest killed them and offered their blood against the altar to make atonement for all Israel, for the king had commanded the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.
祭司宰了羊, 將血獻在壇上作贖罪祭, 為以色列眾人贖罪, 因為王吩咐將燔祭和贖罪祭為以色列眾人獻上.

29:25 And he stood the Levites in the house of Yahweh with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the command of David and Gad, the seer of the king, and Nathan the prophet, for the command was by the hand of Yahweh by the hand of his prophets.
王又派利未人在耶和華殿中敲鈸, 鼓瑟, 彈琴, 乃照大衛和他先見迦得, 並先知拿單所吩咐的, 就是耶和華藉先知所吩咐的.

29:26 When the Levites stood with the objects of David and the priests with the trumpets,
利未人拿大衛的樂器, 祭司拿號, 一同站立.

29:27 Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And at the time the burnt offering began, the song of Yahweh began, and also the trumpets, at the hands of the instruments of David king of Israel.
希西家吩咐在壇上獻燔祭, 燔祭一獻, 就唱讚美耶和華的歌, 用號, 並用以色列王大衛的樂器相和.

29:28 Then all the assembly bowed down, and the song was sung, and the trumpeters trumpeted—all together until the end of the burnt offering.
會眾都敬拜, 歌唱的歌唱, 吹號的吹號, 如此直到燔祭獻完了.

29:29 And when the offering was finished, the king and all who were found with him knelt down and bowed themselves.
獻完了祭, 王和一切跟隨的人都俯伏敬拜.

29:30 Then King Hezekiah and the princes commanded the Levites to praise Yahweh with the words of David and Asaph the seer. So they offered praise with joy, and they bowed down and worshiped.
希西家王與眾首領又吩咐利未人用大衛和先見亞薩的詩詞頌讚耶和華; 他們就歡歡喜喜地頌讚耶和華, 低頭敬拜.

29:31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, “Now you have consecrated yourselves to Yahweh. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of Yahweh!” And the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all who were willing in heart brought burnt offerings.
希西家說: “你們既然歸耶和華為聖, 就要前來把祭物和感謝祭奉到耶和華殿裡. ”會眾就把祭物和感謝祭奉來, 凡甘心樂意的也將燔祭奉來.

29:32 And the number of burnt offerings that the assembly brought was seventy cattle, one hundred rams, two hundred lambs—all these were to offer to Yahweh.
會眾所奉的燔祭如下: 公牛七十隻, 公羊一百隻, 羊羔二百隻, 這都是作燔祭獻給耶和華的;

29:33 And the consecrated offerings of cattle were six hundred cattle and three thousand sheep.
又有分別為聖之物, 公牛六百隻, 綿羊三千隻.

29:34 But the priests were too few, and they were not able to offer all the burnt offerings, so their brothers, the Levites, strengthened them to finish the work, and until the rest of the priests consecrated themselves. (For the Levites were more conscientious to sanctify themselves than the priests.)
但祭司太少, 不能剝盡燔祭牲的皮, 所以他們的弟兄利未人幫助他們, 直等燔祭的事完了, 又等別的祭司自潔了; 因為利未人誠心自潔, 勝過祭司.

29:35 And beside the many burnt offerings was the fat of the peace offerings and the libations for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of Yahweh was established.
燔祭和平安祭牲的脂油, 並燔祭同獻的奠祭甚多. 這樣, 耶和華殿中的事務俱都齊備了(或譯: 就整頓了).

29:36 And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over what God had established with the people, for the matter happened suddenly.
這事辦的甚速, 希西家和眾民都喜樂, 是因神為眾民所預備的.

II Chronicles - Chapter 30

30:1 Then Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, to come to the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem to make a Passover feast to Yahweh the God of Israel.
希西家差遣人去見以色列和猶大眾人, 又寫信給以法蓮和瑪拿西人, 叫他們到耶路撒冷耶和華的殿, 向耶和華─以色列的神守逾越節;

30:2 Now the king and his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem had taken counsel to make the Passover feast in the second month—
因為王和眾首領, 並耶路撒冷全會眾已經商議, 要在二月內守逾越節.

30:3 but they were not able to make it at that time, for the priests had not consecrated themselves in sufficient numbers, and the people had not been assembled in Jerusalem—
正月(原文是那時)間他們不能守; 因為自潔的祭司尚不敷用, 百姓也沒有聚集在耶路撒冷;

30:4 and the plan seemed right in the eyes of the king and in the eyes of all the assembly.
王與全會眾都以這事為善.

30:5 So they let the decree stand, to make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, to come to make a Passover feast to Yahweh the God of Israel.
於是定了命令, 傳遍以色列, 從別是巴直到但, 使他們都來, 在耶路撒冷向耶和華─以色列的神守逾越節; 因為照所寫的例, 守這節的不多了(或譯: 因為民許久沒有照所寫的例守節了).

30:6 And the runners went with the letter from the hand of the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah according to the command of the king, saying, “O sons of Israel, return to Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may turn again to the remnant of you who escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.
驛卒就把王和眾首領的信, 遵著王命傳遍以色列和猶大. 信內說: “以色列人哪, 你們當轉向耶和華─亞伯拉罕,以撒,以色列的神, 好叫他轉向你們這脫離亞述王手的餘民.

30:7 Do not be like your fathers and like your brothers, who acted unfaithfully before Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, so that he made them as a desolation, as you see.
你們不要效法你們列祖和你們的弟兄; 他們干犯耶和華─他們列祖的神, 以致耶和華丟棄他們, 使他們敗亡(或譯: 令人驚駭﹞), 正如你們所見的.

30:8 Now, do not stiffen your neck as your fathers, but give a hand to Yahweh and come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever, and serve Yahweh your God that his fierce anger may turn away from you.
現在不要像你們列祖硬著頸項, 只要歸順耶和華, 進入他的聖所, 就是永遠成聖的居所; 又要事奉耶和華─你們的神, 好使他的烈怒轉離你們.

30:9 For when you return to Yahweh, your brothers and your children will find compassion before their captors and return to this land, for Yahweh your God is gracious and compassionate, and he will not turn away his face from you if you return to him.”
你們若轉向耶和華, 你們的弟兄和兒女必在擄掠他們的人面前蒙憐恤, 得以歸回這地, 因為耶和華─你們的神有恩典,施憐憫. 你們若轉向他, 他必不轉臉不顧你們. ”

30:10 And it happened that the runners were passing from city to city in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and up to Zebulun, but they were laughing at them and mocking them.
驛卒就由這城跑到那城, 傳遍了以法蓮,瑪拿西, 直到西布倫. 那裡的人卻戲笑他們, 譏誚他們.

30:11 Only men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
然而亞設,瑪拿西,西布倫中也有人自卑, 來到耶路撒冷.

30:12 The hand of God was also upon Judah, to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and the princes concerning the word of Yahweh.
神也感動猶大人, 使他們一心遵行王與眾首領憑耶和華之言所發的命令.

30:13 So many people gathered in Jerusalem to hold the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month; it was a very great assembly.
二月, 有許多人在耶路撒冷聚集, 成為大會, 要守除酵節.

30:14 And they rose up and removed the altars that were in Jerusalem. And they removed all the incense altars and threw them away in the Wadi Kidron.
他們起來, 把耶路撒冷的祭壇和燒香的壇盡都除去, 拋在汲淪溪中.

30:15 And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites were disgraced, so they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings into the house of Yahweh.
二月十四日, 宰了逾越節的羊羔. 祭司與利未人覺得慚愧, 就潔淨自己, 把燔祭奉到耶和華殿中,

30:16 Then they stood at their positions according to custom, according to the law of Moses the man of God. The priests were sprinkling the blood from the hand of the Levites.
遵著神人摩西的律法, 照例站在自己的地方; 祭司從利未人手裡接過血來, 灑在壇上.

30:17 For there were many in the assembly who did not consecrate themselves, so the Levites were over the killing of the Passover sacrifices for all who were not clean, to consecrate them to Yahweh.
會中有許多人尚未自潔, 所以利未人為一切不潔之人宰逾越節的羊羔, 使他們在耶和華面前成為聖潔.

30:18 For a majority of the people, many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves. But they ate the Passover sacrifice otherwise than prescribed, but Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, “May the good Yahweh make atonement unto
以法蓮,瑪拿西,以薩迦,西布倫有許多人尚未自潔, 他們卻也吃逾越節的羔羊, 不合所記錄的定例. 希西家為他們禱告說: “凡專心尋求神, 就是耶和華─他列祖之神的, 雖不照著聖所潔淨之禮自潔, 求至善的耶和華也饒恕他. ”

30:19 everyone whose heart is set to seek God, Yahweh the God of his ancestors, though not according to the cleansing for the sanctuary.”
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30:20 And Yahweh listened to Hezekiah, and he healed the people.
耶和華垂聽希西家的禱告, 就饒恕(原文是醫治)百姓.

30:21 And the Israelites who were found in Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy. And the Levites and the priests were offering praise to Yahweh day by day, with powerful instruments to Yahweh.
在耶路撒冷的以色列人大大喜樂, 守除酵節七日. 利未人和祭司用響亮的樂器, 日日頌讚耶和華.

30:22 And Hezekiah spoke to the heart of all the Levites who were skilled at service to Yahweh. So they ate the feast seven days, offering peace offerings and giving thanks to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.
希西家慰勞一切善於事奉耶和華的利未人. 於是眾人吃節筵七日, 又獻平安祭, 且向耶和華─他們列祖的神認罪.

30:23 Then the whole assembly decided to make seven more days of feasting, so they made seven more days with joy,
全會眾商議, 要再守節七日; 於是歡歡喜喜地又守節七日.

30:24 for Hezekiah the king of Judah had provided one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the princes provided one thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly. And many priests consecrated themselves.
猶大王希西家賜給會眾公牛一千隻, 羊七千隻為祭物; 眾首領也賜給會眾公牛一千隻, 羊一萬隻, 並有許多的祭司潔淨自己.

30:25 And the whole assembly of Judah, the priests and the Levites, all the assembly who had come from the land of Israel, and those living in Judah rejoiced.
猶大全會眾,祭司,利未人, 並那從以色列地來的會眾和寄居的人, 以及猶大寄居的人, 盡都喜樂.

30:26 And there was great joy in Jerusalem, for from the days of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, there was nothing such as this in Jerusalem.
這樣, 在耶路撒冷大有喜樂, 自從以色列王大衛兒子所羅門的時候, 在耶路撒冷沒有這樣的喜樂.

30:27 Then the priests and the Levites arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer came to his holy dwelling place in the heavens.
那時, 祭司,利未人起來, 為民祝福. 他們的聲音蒙神垂聽, 他們的禱告達到天上的聖所.

II Chronicles - Chapter 31

31:1 And when all this was finished, all Israel who were found in the cities of Judah went out and shattered the stone pillars, cut down the Asherahs, and destroyed the high places and the altars from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh to the very last one. Then all the Israelites returned, each to his own property and to their cities.
這事既都完畢, 在那裡的以色列眾人就到猶大的城邑, 打碎柱像, 砍斷木偶, 又在猶大,便雅憫,以法蓮,瑪拿西遍地將邱壇和祭壇拆毀淨盡. 於是以色列眾人各回各城, 各歸各地.

31:2 And Hezekiah appointed working groups of the priests and the Levites, each according to their divisions, according to the service for priests and Levites, for burnt offerings, for peace offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camps of Yahweh.
希西家派定祭司利未人的班次, 各按各職獻燔祭和平安祭, 又在耶和華殿(原文是營)門內事奉, 稱謝頌讚耶和華.

31:3 And the gift of the king was out of his own possessions for the burnt offerings—the burnt offerings for the morning and the evening and for Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and appointed feasts, as is written in the law of Yahweh.
王又從自己的產業中定出分來為燔祭, 就是早晚的燔祭和安息日,月朔, 並節期的燔祭, 都是按耶和華律法上所載的;

31:4 Then he said to the people, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to give a gift for the priests and the Levites, so that they might be strong in the law of Yahweh.
又吩咐住耶路撒冷的百姓將祭司,利未人所應得的分給他們, 使他們專心遵守耶和華的律法.

31:5 And the word spread. The Israelites gave abundantly from the firstfruits of grain, new wine, olive oil, honey, and all kinds of grains from the field. And they brought tithes of everything in abundance.
諭旨一出, 以色列人就把初熟的五穀,新酒,油,蜜, 和田地的出產多多送來, 又把各物的十分之一送來的極多.

31:6 Then the people of Israel and Judah who were living in the cities of Judah, they also brought a tithe of cattle and sheep and a tithe of consecrated objects to Yahweh their God. And they gave heaps upon heaps.
住猶大各城的以色列人和猶大人也將牛羊的十分之一, 並分別為聖歸耶和華─他們神之物, 就是十分取一之物, 盡都送來, 積成堆壘;

31:7 In the third month the heaps began to pile up, and in the seventh month they ceased.
從三月積起, 到七月才完.

31:8 When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Yahweh and his people Israel.
希西家和眾首領來, 看見堆壘, 就稱頌耶和華, 又為耶和華的民以色列人祝福.

31:9 And Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.
希西家向祭司,利未人查問這堆壘.

31:10 And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, saying, “Since the offerings began to be brought to the house of Yahweh, we have eaten and been satisfied, and have much to spare, for Yahweh has blessed his people. Now see this abundant remainder!”
撒督家的大祭司亞撒利雅回答說: “自從民將供物送到耶和華殿以來, 我們不但吃飽, 且剩下的甚多; 因為耶和華賜福給他的民, 所剩下的才這樣豐盛. ”

31:11 And Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Yahweh, and they were prepared.
希西家吩咐在耶和華殿裡預備倉房, 他們就預備了.

31:12 Then they brought the offerings and tithes and holy objects faithfully. And over them as leader was Conaniah the Levite. And Shimei his brother was second in rank.
他們誠心將供物和十分取一之物, 並分別為聖之物, 都搬入倉內. 利未人歌楠雅掌管這事, 他兄弟示每為副管.

31:13 And Jehiel, Azaziah, Nathan, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were chief officers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei, his brother, by appointment of King Hezekiah. And Azaraiah was leader of the house of God.
耶歇,亞撒細雅,拿哈,亞撒黑,耶利末,約撒拔,以列,伊斯瑪基雅,瑪哈,比拿雅都是督理, 在歌楠雅和他兄弟示每的手下, 是希西家王和管理神殿的亞撒利雅所派的.

31:14 Now Kore the son of Imlah, the Levite, the gatekeeper of the east gate was over the freewill offerings of God, to give offerings to Yahweh and the most holy things.
守東門的利未人音拿的兒子可利, 掌管樂意獻與神的禮物, 發放獻與耶和華的供物和至聖的物.

31:15 And at his hand were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests and entrusted to give to their brothers by working groups, according to the eldest to the youngest,
在他手下有伊甸,岷雅岷,耶書亞,示瑪雅,亞瑪利雅,示迦尼雅, 在祭司的各城裡供緊要的職任, 無論弟兄大小, 都按著班次分給他們.

31:16 besides their enrollment by genealogy, to males from three years old and upward, to all who came into the house of Yahweh, as each day required for their service in their posts according to their working groups.
按家譜, 三歲以外的男丁, 凡每日進耶和華殿,按班次供職的, 也分給他;

31:17 And the enrollment of the priests was according to the house of their fathers, and the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, according to their posts by their working groups.
又按宗族家譜分給祭司, 按班次職任分給二十歲以外的利未人,

31:18 And they were enrolled with all their little ones, their wives, their sons, and their daughters for the whole assembly because of their faithfulness. And they sanctified themselves in holiness.
又按家譜計算, 分給他們會中的妻子,兒女; 因他們身供要職, 自潔成聖.

31:19 And for the descendants of Aaron, the priests, who were in the fields of the pasturelands of their cities, in each and every one of their cities were men who were designated by name to give shares to every male among the priests and to everyone enrolled among the Levites.
按名派定的人要把應得的分給亞倫子孫, 住在各城郊野,祭司所有的男丁和一切載入家譜的利未人.

31:20 And Hezekiah did according to this throughout all Judah. And he did what is good and what is right and what is faithful before Yahweh his God.
希西家在猶大遍地這樣辦理, 行耶和華─他神眼中看為善為正為忠的事.

31:21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God or with respect to the law and the commandment to seek his God, he did with all his heart, and he prospered.
凡他所行的, 無論是辦神殿的事, 是遵律法守誡命, 是尋求他的神, 都是盡心去行, 無不亨通.

II Chronicles - Chapter 32

32:1 After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib the king of Assyria came, and he came against Judah. And he encamped against the fortified cities and planned to break them down for himself.
這虔誠的事以後, 亞述王西拿基立來侵入猶大, 圍困一切堅固城, 想要攻破佔據.

32:2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that his face was set for battle against Jerusalem,
希西家見西拿基立來, 定意要攻打耶路撒冷,

32:3 he took counsel with his commanders and his mighty warriors to block off the waters of the springs that came from outside the city, and they helped him.
就與首領和勇士商議, 塞住城外的泉源; 他們就都幫助他.

32:4 Then many people were gathered, and they blocked off all the springs and the river that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?”
於是有許多人聚集, 塞了一切泉源, 並通流國中的小河, 說: “亞述王來, 為何讓他得著許多水呢? ”

32:5 Then he strengthened himself and built up all the walls that were broken down, and raised towers upon them and another wall outside. And he strengthened the Millo of the city of David and made much weaponry and small shields.
希西家力圖自強, 就修築所有拆毀的城牆, 高與城樓相齊; 在城外又築一城, 堅固大衛城的米羅, 製造了許多軍器,盾牌;

32:6 And he appointed commanders for battle over the people and gathered them to himself into the public square of the gate of the city. And he spoke to their hearts, saying,
設立軍長管理百姓, 將他們招聚在城門的寬闊處, 用話勉勵他們, 說:

32:7 “Be strong! Be courageous! Do not fear and do not be dismayed before the king of Assyria and before all the crowd that is with him, for there are more with us than with him.
“你們當剛強壯膽, 不要因亞述王和跟隨他的大軍恐懼,驚慌; 因為與我們同在的, 比與他們同在的更大.

32:8 With him is the arm of flesh, and with us is Yahweh our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence with the words of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
與他們同在的是肉臂, 與我們同在的是耶和華─我們的神, 他必幫助我們, 為我們爭戰. ”百姓就靠猶大王希西家的話, 安然無懼了.

32:9 After this Sennacherib the king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (now he and all his armies with him were against Lachish) to Hezekiah king of Judah and to all of Judah that was in Jerusalem, saying,
此後, 亞述王西拿基立和他的全軍攻打拉吉, 就差遣臣僕到耶路撒冷見猶大王希西家和一切在耶路撒冷的猶大人, 說:

32:10 “Thus says Sennacherib the king of Assyria: ‘On what are you relying that you are dwelling in siege works in Jerusalem?
“亞述王西拿基立如此說: ‘你們倚靠甚麼, 還在耶路撒冷受困呢?

32:11 Is not Hezekiah urging you to give you up to die by starvation and thirst, saying, “Yahweh our God will save us from the hand of the king of Assyria”?
希西家對你們說“耶和華─我們的神必救我們脫離亞述王的手”, 這不是誘惑你們, 使你們受飢渴而死嗎?

32:12 Has not Hezekiah himself removed his high places and his altars and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, saying, “You must bow down before one altar and upon it you must make offerings”?
這希西家豈不是廢去耶和華的邱壇和祭壇, 吩咐猶大與耶路撒冷的人說“你們當在一個壇前敬拜, 在其上燒香”嗎?

32:13 Do you not know what I have done, I and my ancestors, to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of all the lands at all able to save their land from my hand?
我與我列祖向列邦所行的, 你們豈不知道嗎? 列邦的神何嘗能救自己的國脫離我手呢?

32:14 Who among all the gods of those nations whom my ancestors utterly destroyed was able to save his people from my hand, that your God will be able to save you from my hand?
我列祖所滅的國, 那些神中誰能救自己的民脫離我手呢? 難道你們的神能救你們脫離我手嗎?

32:15 So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you. Do not let him urge you according to this. Do not put trust in him, for no god of any nation and kingdom has been able to save his people from my hand and from the hand of my ancestors. Surely then your God will not save you from my hand!’ ”
所以你們不要叫希西家這樣欺哄誘惑你們, 也不要信他; 因為沒有一國一邦的神能救自己的民脫離我手和我列祖的手, 何況你們的神更不能救你們脫離我的手. ’”

32:16 And still more his servants said against Yahweh God and against Hezekiah his servant.
西拿基立的臣僕還有別的話毀謗耶和華神和他僕人希西家.

32:17 And he wrote letters to treat Yahweh the God of Israel with contempt and spoke against him, saying, “As the gods of the nations of the earth who did not save their people from my hand, so likewise the God of Hezekiah will not save his people from my hand.”
西拿基立也寫信毀謗耶和華─以色列的神說: “列邦的神既不能救他的民脫離我手, 希西家的神也不能救他的民脫離我手了. ”

32:18 Then they called with a great voice in Judean to the people of Jerusalem who were upon the wall to frighten them and terrify them, so that they could take the city captive.
亞述王的臣僕用猶大言語向耶路撒冷城上的民大聲呼叫, 要驚嚇他們, 擾亂他們, 以便取城.

32:19 And they spoke about the God of Jerusalem as about the gods of the peoples of the earth, the works of the hands of humankind.
他們論耶路撒冷的神, 如同論世上人手所造的神一樣.

32:20 Then King Hezekiah and Isaiah the son of Amoz, the prophet, prayed concerning this. And they cried to the heavens.
希西家王和亞摩斯的兒子先知以賽亞因此禱告, 向天呼求.

32:21 Then Yahweh sent an angel, and he destroyed every mighty warrior of strength, commander, and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. And he returned with shamed face to his land and went into the house of his god. And some of the offspring of his loins fell upon him there with the sword.
耶和華就差遣一個使者進入亞述王營中, 把所有大能的勇士和官長,將帥盡都滅了. 亞述王滿面含羞地回到本國, 進了他神的廟中, 有他親生的兒子在那裡用刀殺了他.

32:22 So Yahweh saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, and from the all their enemies, and gave them rest all around.
這樣, 耶和華救希西家和耶路撒冷的居民脫離亞述王西拿基立的手, 也脫離一切仇敵的手, 又賜他們四境平安.

32:23 And many brought tribute to Yahweh, to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the eyes of all the nations thereafter.
有許多人到耶路撒冷, 將供物獻與耶和華, 又將寶物送給猶大王希西家. 此後, 希西家在列邦人的眼中看為尊大.

32:24 In those days Hezekiah fell ill unto death, and he prayed to Yahweh. And he answered him and gave him a sign.
那時希西家病得要死, 就禱告耶和華, 耶和華應允他, 賜他一個兆頭.

32:25 But Hezekiah did not reciprocate according to the benefit placed upon him, because his heart became proud. So wrath was upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
希西家卻沒有照他所蒙的恩報答耶和華; 因他心裡驕傲, 所以忿怒要臨到他和猶大並耶路撒冷.

32:26 But Hezekiah humbled himself with respect to the arrogance of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Yahweh did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
但希西家和耶路撒冷的居民覺得心裡驕傲, 就一同自卑, 以致耶和華的忿怒在希西家的日子沒有臨到他們.

32:27 And Hezekiah had very much wealth and honor, and he made storehouses for himself for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, small shields, and all sorts of desirable objects;
希西家大有尊榮資財, 建造府庫, 收藏金銀,寶石,香料,盾牌, 和各樣的寶器,

32:28 and storage buildings for the yield of grain, new wine, and olive oil; and animal stalls for all kinds of animals, and animals and herds for animal stalls.
又建造倉房, 收藏五穀,新酒, 和油, 又為各類牲畜蓋棚立圈;

32:29 And he made cities for himself, and livestock of sheep and abundant cattle, for God had given to him very abundant possessions.
並且建立城邑, 還有許多的羊群牛群, 因為神賜他極多的財產.

32:30 And this same Hezekiah blocked off the flow of the waters of the upper Gihon, and directed them down the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
這希西家也塞住基訓的上源, 引水直下, 流在大衛城的西邊. 希西家所行的事盡都亨通.

32:31 And thus in the matter of the envoys of the commanders of Babylon who had been sent to him to seek the sign that had happened in the land, God forsook him, to test him and to know all that was in his heart.
惟有一件事, 就是巴比倫王差遣使者來見希西家, 訪問國中所現的奇事; 這件事神離開他, 要試驗他, 好知道他心內如何.

32:32 Now the remainder of the words of Hezekiah and his loyal love, behold, they are written in the visions of Isaiah the son of Amoz, the prophet, upon the scroll of the kings of Judah and Israel.
希西家其餘的事和他的善行都寫在亞摩斯的兒子先知以賽亞的默示書上和猶大,以色列的諸王記上.

32:33 And Hezekiah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the upper part of the burial sites of the descendants of David. And all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son became king in his place.
希西家與他列祖同睡, 葬在大衛子孫的高陵上. 他死的時候, 猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民都尊敬他. 他兒子瑪拿西接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 33

33:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
瑪拿西登基的時候年十二歲, 在耶路撒冷作王五十五年.

33:2 And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to the detestable things of the nations whom Yahweh drove out before the Israelites.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 效法耶和華在以色列人面前趕出的外邦人那可憎的事,

33:3 And he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father broke down, and he set up altars for the Baals, made Asherahs, and bowed down to the host of heaven and served them.
重新建築他父希西家所拆毀的邱壇, 又為巴力築壇, 作木偶, 且敬拜事奉天上的萬象,

33:4 And he built altars in the house of Yahweh, of which Yahweh had said, “In Jerusalem my name shall be forever.”
在耶和華的殿宇中築壇─耶和華曾指著這殿說: “我的名必永遠在耶路撒冷. ”

33:5 And he built altars to all the host of heaven in the two courtyards of the house of Yahweh.
他在耶和華殿的兩院中為天上的萬象築壇,

33:6 And he himself burned his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom. And he practiced sorcery and divination, and he engaged in witchcraft and dealt with mediums and spiritists. And he did much evil in the eyes of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.
並在欣嫩子谷使他的兒女經火, 又觀兆, 用法術, 行邪術, 立交鬼的和行巫術的, 多行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 惹動他的怒氣,

33:7 And he placed the carved image of the idol that he had made in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever.
又在神殿內立雕刻的偶像. 神曾對大衛和他兒子所羅門說: “我在以色列各支派中所選擇的耶路撒冷和這殿, 必立我的名直到永遠.

33:8 And I will never remove the foot of Israel from upon the land that I appointed to your ancestors, if only you will take care to do all that I have commanded them, all the law, the regulations, and the judgments by the hand of Moses.”
以色列人若謹守遵行我藉摩西所吩咐他們的一切法度,律例,典章, 我就不再使他們挪移離開我所賜給他們列祖之地. ”

33:9 And Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do evil more than the nations that Yahweh destroyed before the Israelites.
瑪拿西引誘猶大和耶路撒冷的居民, 以致他們行惡比耶和華在以色列人面前所滅的列國更甚.

33:10 And Yahweh spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they would not listen.
耶和華警戒瑪拿西和他的百姓, 他們卻是不聽.

33:11 So Yahweh brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria upon them, and they took Manasseh captive with hooks, and they bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon.
所以耶和華使亞述王的將帥來攻擊他們, 用鐃鉤鉤住瑪拿西, 用銅鍊鎖住他, 帶到巴比倫去.

33:12 And when he was in distress he entreated Yahweh his God and greatly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors
他在急難的時候, 就懇求耶和華─他的神, 且在他列祖的神面前極其自卑.

33:13 and prayed to him. And God responded to him and heard his plea and let him return to Jerusalem to his kingdom. And Manasseh knew that Yahweh was God.
他祈禱耶和華, 耶和華就允准他的祈求, 垂聽他的禱告, 使他歸回耶路撒冷, 仍坐國位. 瑪拿西這才知道惟獨耶和華是神.

33:14 Then afterward he built an outer wall for the city of David west of the Gihon in the valley, and for the entrance into the Gate of the Fishes. And it encircled the Ophel and raised it very high. Then he placed strong commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
此後, 瑪拿西在大衛城外, 從谷內基訓西邊直到魚門口, 建築城牆, 環繞俄斐勒, 這牆築得甚高; 又在猶大各堅固城內設立勇敢的軍長;

33:15 And he removed the foreign gods and the carved image from the house of Yahweh and all the altars which he built on the mountain of the house of Yahweh and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside the city.
並除掉外邦人的神像與耶和華殿中的偶像, 又將他在耶和華殿的山上和耶路撒冷所築的各壇都拆毀拋在城外;

33:16 And he restored the altar of Yahweh and offered sacrifices of peace offerings and thank offerings upon it. And he commanded Judah to serve Yahweh, the God of Israel.
重修耶和華的祭壇, 在壇上獻平安祭,感謝祭, 吩咐猶大人事奉耶和華─以色列的神.

33:17 Nevertheless, the people offered at the high places, but only to Yahweh their God.
百姓卻仍在邱壇上獻祭, 只獻給耶和華─他們的神.

33:18 Now the remainder of the words of Manasseh and his prayer to his God and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, behold, they are in the words of the kings of Israel.
瑪拿西其餘的事和禱告他神的話, 並先見奉耶和華─以色列神的名警戒他的言語, 都寫在以色列諸王記上.

33:19 And his prayer, and how he responded to him, all his sin and his unfaithful acts, and the places where he built the high places and set up Asherahs and idols before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the words of the seers.
他的禱告, 與神怎樣應允他, 他未自卑以前的罪愆過犯, 並在何處建築邱壇, 設立亞舍拉和雕刻的偶像, 都寫在何賽的書上.

33:20 And Manasseh slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in his house. And Amon his son became king in his place.
瑪拿西與他列祖同睡, 葬在自己的宮院裡. 他兒子亞們接續他作王.

33:21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.
亞們登基的時候年二十二歲, 在耶路撒冷作王二年.

33:22 And he did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh as Manasseh his father had done. And Amon sacrificed to all the idols that Manasseh his father had made, and he served them.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 效法他父瑪拿西所行的, 祭祀事奉他父瑪拿西所雕刻的偶像,

33:23 And he did not humble himself before Yahweh, as Manasseh his father humbled himself, but Amon himself multiplied his guilt.
不在耶和華面前像他父瑪拿西自卑. 這亞們所犯的罪越犯越大.

33:24 And his servants conspired against him and killed him in his house.
他的臣僕背叛, 在宮裡殺了他.

33:25 But the people of the land struck down all who conspired against King Amon. And the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.
但國民殺了那些背叛亞們王的人, 立他兒子約西亞接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 34

34:1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
約西亞登基的時候年八歲, 在耶路撒冷作王三十一年.

34:2 And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in the ways of David his ancestor and did not deviate to the right or to the left.
他行耶和華眼中看為正的事, 效法他祖大衛所行的, 不偏左右.

34:3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a boy, he began to seek the God of David his ancestor. And in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherahs, the idols, and the images.
他作王第八年, 尚且年幼, 就尋求他祖大衛的神. 到了十二年才潔淨猶大和耶路撒冷, 除掉邱壇,木偶,雕刻的像, 和鑄造的像.

34:4 And he destroyed before him the altars for the Baals, and he cut down the incense stands above them. And the Asherahs, the idols, and the images he smashed. And he ground them to powder and sprinkled the dust over the burial sites of those who sacrificed to them.
眾人在他面前拆毀巴力的壇, 砍斷壇上高高的日像, 又把木偶和雕刻的像, 並鑄造的像打碎成灰, 撒在祭偶像人的墳上,

34:5 And he burned the bones of the priests on the altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
將他們祭司的骸骨燒在壇上, 潔淨了猶大和耶路撒冷;

34:6 And in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins all around,
又在瑪拿西,以法蓮,西緬,拿弗他利各城, 和四圍破壞之處, 都這樣行;

34:7 he broke down the altars and the Asherahs and crushed the idols, grinding them to dust, and he cut down all the incense stands in all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
又拆毀祭壇, 把木偶和雕刻的像打碎成灰, 砍斷以色列遍地所有的日像, 就回耶路撒冷去了.

34:8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign after he purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the commander of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of Yahweh his God.
約西亞王十八年, 淨地淨殿之後, 就差遣亞薩利雅的兒子沙番,邑宰瑪西雅,約哈斯的兒子史官約亞去修理耶和華─他神的殿.

34:9 And they came to Hilkiah the high priest and gave the money that was brought for the house of God, which the Levites, the guardians of the threshold, had gathered from the hand of Manasseh, Ephraim, and from the whole remnant of Israel, and from all Judah and Benjamin and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
他們就去見大祭司希勒家, 將奉到神殿的銀子交給他; 這銀子是看守殿門的利未人從瑪拿西,以法蓮, 和一切以色列剩下的人, 以及猶大,便雅憫眾人, 並耶路撒冷的居民收來的.

34:10 And they delivered it into the hand of the workmen who were appointed in the house of Yahweh, and they in turn gave it to those doing the work who were at work in the house of Yahweh, to repair and restore the house.
又將這銀子交給耶和華殿裡督工的, 轉交修理耶和華殿的工匠,

34:11 And they dispensed it to the skilled craftsmen and the builders to buy stone for hewing and timber for the seams and for binding the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed.
就是交給木匠,石匠, 買鑿成的石頭和架木與棟樑, 修猶大王所毀壞的殿.

34:12 And the men did the work faithfully. Over them as supervisors were appointed Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites from the Merarites, and Zechariah and Meshullam from the Kohathites. And other Levites, all who were skilled in instruments of song,
這些人辦事誠實, 督工的是利未人米拉利的子孫雅哈,俄巴底; 督催的是哥轄的子孫撒迦利亞,米書蘭; 還有善於作樂的利未人.

34:13 were over the porters and were directing all who worked on each task. And some of the Levites were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.
他們又監管扛抬的人, 督催一切做工的. 利未人中也有作書記,作司事,作守門的.

34:14 And when they brought out the money that had been brought to the house of Yahweh, Hilkiah the priest found a scroll of the law of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.
他們將奉到耶和華殿的銀子運出來的時候, 祭司希勒家偶然得了摩西所傳耶和華的律法書.

34:15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found a scroll of the law in the house of Yahweh!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.
希勒家對書記沙番說: “我在耶和華殿裡得了律法書. ”遂將書遞給沙番.

34:16 And Shaphan brought the scroll to the king and also informed the king, saying, “All that was put into the hand of your servants they are doing.
沙番把書拿到王那裡, 回覆王說: “凡交給僕人們辦的都辦理了.

34:17 They have dispensed the money which was found in the house of Yahweh and have put it into the hand of the overseers and those doing the work.”
耶和華殿裡的銀子倒出來, 交給督工的和匠人的手裡了. ”

34:18 Then Shaphan the scribe reported to the king, “Hilkiah the priest gave to me a scroll.” Then Shaphan read from it before the king.
書記沙番又對王說: “祭司希勒家遞給我一卷書. ”沙番就在王面前讀那書.

34:19 And when the king heard the words of the law, he tore his garments,
王聽見律法上的話, 就撕裂衣服,

34:20 and the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king, saying,
吩咐希勒家與沙番的兒子亞希甘,米迦的兒子亞比頓,書記沙番, 和王的臣僕亞撒雅說:

34:21 “Go! Seek Yahweh on my behalf and on behalf of those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words of the scroll that was found, for the anger of Yahweh that was poured out on us is great, because our ancestors have not kept the word of Yahweh, to do all that is written in this scroll.”
“你們去為我,為以色列和猶大剩下的人, 以這書上的話求問耶和華; 因我們列祖沒有遵守耶和華的言語, 沒有照這書上所記的去行, 耶和華的烈怒就倒在我們身上. ”

34:22 Then Hilkiah and those whom the king had sent went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum, son of Tikvath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the garments. (Now she was living in Jerusalem in the second district.) And they spoke to her concerning this.
於是, 希勒家和王所派的眾人都去見女先知戶勒大. 戶勒大是掌管禮服沙龍的妻, 沙龍是哈斯拉的孫子,特瓦的兒子. 戶勒大住在耶路撒冷第二區; 他們請問於她.

34:23 And she said to them, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘Say to the man who sent you all to me:
她對他們說: “耶和華─以色列的神如此說: ‘你們可以回覆那差遣你們來見我的人說,

34:24 “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Behold, I am bringing disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants—all the curses written in the scroll that were read before the king of Judah—
耶和華如此說: 我必照著在猶大王面前所讀那書上的一切咒詛, 降禍與這地和其上的居民;

34:25 because they have abandoned me and burned incense to other gods so as to provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands. And my wrath will be poured out on this place and it will not be quenched.’
因為他們離棄我, 向別神燒香, 用他們手所做的惹我發怒, 所以我的忿怒如火倒在這地上, 總不熄滅. ’

34:26 But to the king of Judah who sent you to seek Yahweh, thus shall you say to him: ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: As for the words which you heard,
然而差遣你們來求問耶和華的猶大王, 你們要這樣回覆他說: ‘耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 至於你所聽見的話,

34:27 because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and against its inhabitants and you humbled yourself before me and tore your garments and wept before me, now I also have heard,’ declares Yahweh.
就是聽見我指著這地和其上居民所說的話, 你便心裡敬服, 在我面前自卑, 撕裂衣服, 向我哭泣, 因此我應允了你. 這是我─耶和華說的.

34:28 ‘Behold, I will gather you to your ancestors, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see any of the disaster that I am bringing upon this place.’ ” ’ ”
我必使你平平安安地歸到墳墓, 到你列祖那裡, 我要降與這地和其上居民的一切災禍, 你也不致親眼看見. ’”他們就回覆王去了.

34:29 Then they sent word to the king, and he gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
王差遣人招聚猶大和耶路撒冷的眾長老來.

34:30 And the king went up to the house of Yahweh with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with the priests and the Levites—all the people from great to small—and they read in their ears all the words of the scroll of the covenant that was found in the house of Yahweh.
王和猶大眾人, 與耶路撒冷的居民, 並祭司利未人, 以及所有的百姓, 無論大小, 都一同上到耶和華的殿; 王就把殿裡所得的約書念給他們聽.

34:31 And the king stood at his position. And he made the covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh and to keep his commands and statutes and regulations with all his heart and with all his soul, to do the words of the covenant that were written on this scroll.
王站在他的地位上, 在耶和華面前立約, 要盡心盡性地順從耶和華, 遵守他的誡命,法度,律例, 成就這書上所記的約言;

34:32 Then he obligated all who were found in Jerusalem and in Benjamin, that the inhabitants of Jerusalem would do according to the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.
又使住耶路撒冷和便雅憫的人都服從這約. 於是耶路撒冷的居民都遵行他們列祖之神的約.

34:33 And Josiah removed all the detestable things from the whole land that belonged to the Israelites and obligated all who were found in Israel to serve Yahweh their God. All his days they did not turn aside from following Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.
約西亞從以色列各處將一切可憎之物盡都除掉, 使以色列境內的人都事奉耶和華─他們的神. 約西亞在世的日子, 就跟從耶和華─他們列祖的神, 總不離開.

II Chronicles - Chapter 35

35:1 Josiah kept the Passover to Yahweh in Jerusalem. And they slaughtered the Passover sacrifice on the fourteenth day of the first month.
約西亞在耶路撒冷向耶和華守逾越節. 正月十四日, 就宰了逾越節的羊羔.

35:2 And he set the priests at their posts and encouraged them in the service of the house of Yahweh.
王分派祭司各盡其職, 又勉勵他們辦耶和華殿中的事;

35:3 And he said to the Levites who were teaching all Israel, who were sanctified to Yahweh, “Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. There is no need to carry it on your shoulders. Now serve Yahweh your God and his people Israel.
又對那歸耶和華為聖,教訓以色列人的利未人說: “你們將聖約櫃安放在以色列王大衛兒子所羅門建造的殿裡, 不必再用肩扛抬. 現在要事奉耶和華─你們的神, 服事他的民以色列.

35:4 And prepare yourselves according to your families, according to your working groups, according to the decree of David king of Israel and according to the decree of Solomon his son.
你們應當按著宗族, 照著班次, 遵以色列王大衛和他兒子所羅門所寫的, 自己預備.

35:5 And stand in the sanctuary according to the clans of your families for your brothers, the lay people, and a part of the family of the Levites.
要按著你們的弟兄, 這民宗族的班次, 站在聖所, 每班中要利未宗族的幾個人.

35:6 And slaughter the Passover lamb and consecrate yourself and prepare for your brothers to do according to the word of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.
要宰逾越節的羊羔, 潔淨自己, 為你們的弟兄預備了, 好遵守耶和華藉摩西所吩咐的話. ”

35:7 Then Josiah provided for the lay people sheep, lambs, and young goats, all for the Passover for all who were found there, to the sum of thirty thousand, along with three thousand bulls. These were the possession of the king.
約西亞從群畜中賜給在那裡所有的人民, 綿羊羔和山羊羔三萬隻, 牛三千隻, 作逾越節的祭物; 這都是出自王的產業中.

35:8 And his officials contributed a freewill offering to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, commanders of the house of God, gave to the priests two thousand six hundred Passover lambs and three hundred bulls.
約西亞的眾首領也樂意將犧牲給百姓和祭司利未人; 又有管理神殿的希勒家,撒迦利亞,耶歇將羊羔二千六百隻, 牛三百隻, 給祭司作逾越節的祭物.

35:9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jehozabad, commanders of the Levites, contributed to the Levites five thousand Passover lambs and five hundred bulls.
利未人的族長歌楠雅和他兩個兄弟示瑪雅,拿坦業, 與哈沙比雅,耶利,約撒拔將羊羔五千隻, 牛五百隻, 給利未人作逾越節的祭物.

35:10 And when the work had been completed, the priests stood at their positions and the Levites in their working groups according to the command of the king.
這樣, 供獻的事齊備了. 祭司站在自己的地方, 利未人按著班次站立, 都是照王所吩咐的.

35:11 And they slaughtered the Passover lamb, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hand, and the Levites flayed the sacrifices.
利未人宰了逾越節的羊羔, 祭司從他們手裡接過血來灑在壇上; 利未人剝皮,

35:12 And they set aside the burnt offerings to give them to the clans of the families for the lay people, to offer to Yahweh according to what is written in the scroll of Moses. And thus they did with the bulls.
將燔祭搬來, 按著宗族的班次分給眾民, 好照摩西書上所寫的, 獻給耶和華; 獻牛也是這樣.

35:13 Then they roasted the Passover lamb in the fire according to the ordinance. And they boiled the holy offerings in pots, in kettles, and in dishes and brought it quickly to the lay people.
他們按著常例, 用火烤逾越節的羊羔. 別的聖物用鍋, 用釜, 用罐煮了, 速速地送給眾民.

35:14 And afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were busy with offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night. So the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
然後為自己和祭司預備祭物; 因為祭司亞倫的子孫獻燔祭和脂油, 直到晚上. 所以利未人為自己和祭司亞倫的子孫, 預備祭物.

35:15 And the singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the decree of David and Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the seer of the king. And the gatekeepers were at each gate. They did not need to depart from their service, for their brothers the Levites had made preparations for them.
歌唱的亞薩之子孫, 照著大衛,亞薩,希幔, 和王的先見耶杜頓所吩咐的, 站在自己的地位上. 守門的看守各門, 不用離開他們的職事, 因為他們的弟兄利未人給他們預備祭物.

35:16 So all the service of Yahweh was prepared on that day to keep the Passover and to sacrifice burnt offerings on the altar of Yahweh, according to the command of King Josiah.
當日, 供奉耶和華的事齊備了, 就照約西亞王的吩咐守逾越節, 獻燔祭在耶和華的壇上.

35:17 And the Israelites who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days.
當時在耶路撒冷的以色列人守逾越節, 又守除酵節七日.

35:18 And there was no Passover like it kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. And none of the kings of Israel kept a Passover like that which Josiah and the priests and the Levites, and all of Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, kept.
自從先知撒母耳以來, 在以色列中沒有守過這樣的逾越節, 以色列諸王也沒有守過, 像約西亞,祭司,利未人,在那裡的猶大人, 和以色列人, 以及耶路撒冷居民所守的逾越節.

35:19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was kept.
這逾越節是約西亞作王十八年守的.

35:20 After all of this that Josiah had prepared for the temple, Neco the king of Egypt went up to make war at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah went up to meet him.
這事以後, 約西亞修完了殿, 有埃及王尼哥上來, 要攻擊靠近幼發拉底河的迦基米施; 約西亞出去抵擋他.

35:21 And he sent messengers to him, saying, “What is there between us, O king of Judah? I am not against you yourself this day, but against the house making war against me. And God has commanded me to make haste. Stop opposing God, who is with me that he will not destroy you.”
他差遣使者來見約西亞, 說: “猶大王啊, 我與你何干? 我今日來不是要攻擊你, 乃是要攻擊與我爭戰之家, 並且神吩咐我速行, 你不要干預神的事, 免得他毀滅你, 因為神是與我同在. ”

35:22 But Josiah did not turn his face from him, but he disguised himself to fight with him. He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and he went out to fight in the plain of Megiddo.
約西亞卻不肯轉去離開他, 改裝要與他打仗, 不聽從神藉尼哥之口所說的話, 便來到米吉多平原爭戰.

35:23 And the archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded.”
弓箭手射中約西亞王. 王對他的臣僕說: “我受了重傷, 你拉我出陣吧! ”

35:24 So his servants took him out of the chariot and transported him in his second chariot and brought him to Jerusalem. And he died and was buried in the burial sites of his ancestors. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned over Josiah.
他的臣僕扶他下了戰車, 上了次車, 送他到耶路撒冷, 他就死了, 葬在他列祖的墳墓裡. 猶大人和耶路撒冷人都為他悲哀.

35:25 And Jeremiah uttered a lament for Josiah, and all the male and female singers have spoken in their laments about Josiah to this day. And they made them a requirement in Israel, and behold, they are written in the laments.
耶利米為約西亞作哀歌. 所有歌唱的男女也唱哀歌, 追悼約西亞, 直到今日; 而且在以色列中成了定例. 這歌載在哀歌書上.

35:26 Now the remainder of the words of Josiah and his loyal love for what is written in the law of Yahweh
約西亞其餘的事和他遵著耶和華律法上所記而行的善事,

35:27 and his words, from the first to the last, behold, they are written in the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah.
並他自始至終所行的, 都寫在以色列和猶大列王記上.

II Chronicles - Chapter 36

36:1 And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and made him king in place of his father in Jerusalem.
國民立約西亞的兒子約哈斯在耶路撒冷接續他父作王.

36:2 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
約哈斯登基的時候年二十三歲, 在耶路撒冷作王三個月.

36:3 Then the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and laid a tribute upon the land of one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.
埃及王在耶路撒冷廢了他, 又罰猶大國銀子一百他連得, 金子一他連得.

36:4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz his brother and brought him to Egypt.
埃及王尼哥立約哈斯的哥哥以利雅敬作猶大和耶路撒冷的王, 改名叫約雅敬, 又將約哈斯帶到埃及去了.

36:5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh his God.
約雅敬登基的時候年二十五歲, 在耶路撒冷作王十一年, 行耶和華─他神眼中看為惡的事.

36:6 Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon went up against him, and he bound him with bronze fetters to bring him to Babylon.
巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒上來攻擊他, 用銅鍊鎖著他, 要將他帶到巴比倫去.

36:7 And Nebuchadnezzar brought to Babylon the objects of the house of Yahweh and put them into the temple in Babylon.
尼布甲尼撒又將耶和華殿裡的器皿帶到巴比倫, 放在他神的廟裡(或譯: 自己的宮裡).

36:8 Now the remainder of the words of Jehoiakim and the detestable things that he did and what was found against him, behold, they are written in the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.
約雅敬其餘的事和他所行可憎的事, 並他一切的行為, 都寫在以色列和猶大列王記上. 他兒子約雅斤接續他作王.

36:9 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh.
約雅斤登基的時候年八歲(在列王下二十四章八節是十八歲), 在耶路撒冷作王三個月零十天, 行耶和華眼中看為惡的事.

36:10 And at the turn of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, with objects of the treasure of the house of Yahweh. And he made Zedekiah his brother king in Judah and Jerusalem.
過了一年, 尼布甲尼撒差遣人將約雅斤和耶和華殿裡各樣寶貴的器皿帶到巴比倫, 就立約雅斤的叔叔(原文是兄)西底家作猶大和耶路撒冷的王.

36:11 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
西底家登基的時候年二十一歲, 在耶路撒冷作王十一年,

36:12 And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for Yahweh.
行耶和華─他神眼中看為惡的事. 先知耶利米以耶和華的話勸他, 他仍不在耶利米面前自卑.

36:13 And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
尼布甲尼撒曾使他指著神起誓, 他卻背叛, 強項硬心, 不歸服耶和華─以色列的神.

36:14 All the leaders of the priests and the people likewise increased in unfaithfulness according to all the detestable things of the nations. And they polluted the house of Yahweh that he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
眾祭司長和百姓也大大犯罪, 效法外邦人一切可憎的事, 污穢耶和華在耶路撒冷分別為聖的殿.

36:15 And Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, had repeatedly and persistently sent to them by the hand of his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place.
耶和華─他們列祖的神因為愛惜自己的民和他的居所, 從早起來差遣使者去警戒他們.

36:16 But they were mocking the messengers of God and despising his words and scoffing at his prophets until the wrath of Yahweh rose against his people until there was no remedy.
他們卻嘻笑神的使者, 藐視他的言語, 譏誚他的先知, 以致耶和華的忿怒向他的百姓發作, 無法可救.

36:17 Therefore he brought against them the king of the Chaldeans, and he killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary. He showed no mercy on a young man, a virgin, the elderly, or decrepit. He delivered all into his hand.
所以, 耶和華使迦勒底人的王來攻擊他們, 在他們聖殿裡用刀殺了他們的壯丁, 不憐恤他們的少男處女,老人白叟. 耶和華將他們都交在迦勒底王手裡.

36:18 And all the vessels of the house of God, the great and the small, the storehouses of the house of Yahweh, and the storehouses of the king and his princes, these all he brought to Babylon.
迦勒底王將神殿裡的大小器皿與耶和華殿裡的財寶, 並王和眾首領的財寶, 都帶到巴比倫去了.

36:19 And they burned the house of God. And they shattered the walls of Jerusalem and burned its citadels with fire and destroyed all the vessels of its treasuries.
迦勒底人焚燒神的殿, 拆毀耶路撒冷的城牆, 用火燒了城裡的宮殿, 毀壞了城裡寶貴的器皿.

36:20 And he took those who escaped the sword to Babylon. And they became servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia,
凡脫離刀劍的, 迦勒底王都擄到巴比倫去, 作他和他子孫的僕婢, 直到波斯國興起來.

36:21 to fulfill the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land has enjoyed its Sabbaths. All the days of desolation it kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.
這就應驗耶和華藉耶利米口所說的話: 地享受安息; 因為地土荒涼便守安息, 直滿了七十年.

36:22 And in the first year of Cyrus, the king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also in writing, saying:
波斯王塞魯士元年, 耶和華為要應驗藉耶利米口所說的話, 就激動波斯王塞魯士的心, 使他下詔通告全國, 說:

36:23 “Thus says Cyrus, king of Persia: ‘Yahweh the God of heaven has given to me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has appointed me to build a house for him at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you from all his people, may Yahweh his God go up with him.’ ”
“波斯王塞魯士如此說: 耶和華─天上的神已將天下萬國賜給我, 又囑咐我在猶大的耶路撒冷為他建造殿宇. 你們中間凡作他子民的, 可以上去, 願耶和華─他的神與他同在. ”

Ezra (以斯拉記)

Ezra - Chapter 1

1:1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to accomplish the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, Yahweh stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia and he sent a message to all of his kingdom and also put the message in writing:
波斯王塞魯士元年, 耶和華為要應驗藉耶利米口所說的話, 就激動波斯王塞魯士的心, 使他下詔通告全國說:

1:2 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: Yahweh, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. And he himself has appointed me to build a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
“波斯王塞魯士如此說: ‘耶和華天上的神已將天下萬國賜給我, 又囑咐我在猶大的耶路撒冷為他建造殿宇.

1:3 Whoever among you who is from all of his people, may his God be with him and may he go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and may he build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem.
在你們中間凡作他子民的, 可以上猶大的耶路撒冷, 在耶路撒冷重建耶和華─以色列神的殿(只有他是神). 願神與這人同在.

1:4 And let every survivor, from wherever he resides be assisted by the men of that place with silver and gold, with possessions and domestic animals, and with the freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.”
凡剩下的人, 無論寄居何處, 那地的人要用金銀,財物,牲畜幫助他, 另外也要為耶路撒冷神的殿甘心獻上禮物. ’”

1:5 So the heads of the families for Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites—to all whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and build the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem.
於是, 猶大和便雅憫的族長,祭司,利未人, 就是一切被神激動他心的人, 都起來要上耶路撒冷去建造耶和華的殿.

1:6 And all of their neighbors helped them with objects of silver, gold, possessions, domestic animals, and with valuable gifts—besides all of the freewill offering.
他們四圍的人就拿銀器,金子,財物,牲畜,珍寶幫助他們(原文是堅固他們的手), 另外還有甘心獻的禮物.

1:7 And Cyrus the king brought out the objects of the house of Yahweh that Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods.
塞魯士王也將耶和華殿的器皿拿出來, 這器皿是尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷掠來,放在自己神之廟中的.

1:8 Cyrus the king of Persia let them go out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.
波斯王塞魯士派庫官米提利達將這器皿拿出來, 按數交給猶大的首領設巴薩.

1:9 Now these were the inventories: thirty gold metal dishes, one thousand silver metal dishes, twenty-nine vessels,
器皿的數目記在下面: 金盤三十個, 銀盤一千個, 刀二十九把,

1:10 thirty bowls of gold, four hundred and ten matching silver metal bowls, and one thousand other objects.
金碗三十個, 銀碗之次的四百一十個, 別樣的器皿一千件.

1:11 All of the objects of gold and silver metal were five thousand four hundred. All this Sheshbazzar brought up along with the exiles from Babylonia to Jerusalem.
金銀器皿共有五千四百件. 被擄的人從巴比倫上耶路撒冷的時候, 設巴薩將這一切都帶上來.

Ezra - Chapter 2

2:1 Now these were the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exile whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city.
巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒從前擄到巴比倫之猶大省的人, 現在他們的子孫從被擄到之地回耶路撒冷和猶大, 各歸本城.

2:2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
他們是同著所羅巴伯,耶書亞,尼希米,西萊雅,利來雅,末底改,必珊,米斯拔,比革瓦伊,利宏,巴拿回來的.

2:3 the descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two;
以色列人民的數目記在下面: 巴錄的子孫二千一百七十二名;

2:4 the descendants of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two;
示法提雅的子孫三百七十二名;

2:5 the descendants of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five;
亞拉的子孫七百七十五名;

2:6 the descendants of Pahath-moab, particularly the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve;
巴哈‧摩押的後裔, 就是耶書亞和約押的子孫二千八百一十二名;

2:7 the descendants of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
以攔的子孫一千二百五十四名;

2:8 the descendants of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five;
薩土的子孫九百四十五名;

2:9 the descendants of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty;
薩改的子孫七百六十名;

2:10 the descendants of Bani, six hundred and forty-two;
巴尼的子孫六百四十二名;

2:11 the descendants of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three;
比拜的子孫六百二十三名;

2:12 the descendants of Azgad, one thousand two hundred and twenty-two;
押甲的子孫一千二百二十二名;

2:13 the descendants of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six;
亞多尼干的子孫六百六十六名;

2:14 the descendants of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six;
比革瓦伊的子孫二千零五十六名;

2:15 the descendants of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four;
亞丁的子孫四百五十四名;

2:16 the descendants of Ater, particularly of Hezekiah, ninety-eight;
亞特的後裔, 就是希西家的子孫九十八名;

2:17 the descendants of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three;
比賽的子孫三百二十三名;

2:18 the descendants of Jorah, one hundred and twelve;
約拉的子孫一百一十二名;

2:19 the descendants of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three;
哈順的子孫二百二十三名;

2:20 the descendants of Gibbar, ninety-five;
吉罷珥人九十五名;

2:21 the people of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three;
伯利恆人一百二十三名;

2:22 the men of Netophah, fifty-six;
尼陀法人五十六名;

2:23 the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight;
亞拿突人一百二十八名;

2:24 the people of Azmaveth, forty-two;
亞斯瑪弗人四十二名;

2:25 the people of Kiriath Arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three;
基列‧耶琳人,基非拉人,比錄人共七百四十三名;

2:26 the people of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one;
拉瑪人,迦巴人共六百二十一名;

2:27 the men of Micmash, one hundred and twenty-two;
默瑪人一百二十二名;

2:28 the men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three;
伯特利人,艾人共二百二十三名;

2:29 the people of Nebo, fifty-two;
尼波人五十二名;

2:30 the people of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six;
末必人一百五十六名;

2:31 the people of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
別的以攔子孫一千二百五十四名;

2:32 the people of Harim, three hundred and twenty;
哈琳的子孫三百二十名;

2:33 the people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five;
羅德人,哈第人,阿挪人共七百二十五名;

2:34 the people of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five;
耶利哥人三百四十五名;

2:35 the people of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty.
西拿人三千六百三十名.

2:36 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;
祭司: 耶書亞家耶大雅的子孫九百七十三名;

2:37 the descendants of Immer, one thousand fifty-two;
音麥的子孫一千零五十二名;

2:38 the descendants of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven;
巴施戶珥的子孫一千二百四十七名;

2:39 the descendants of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
哈琳的子孫一千零一十七名.

2:40 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the descendants of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
利未人: 何達威雅的後裔, 就是耶書亞和甲篾的子孫七十四名.

2:41 The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight.
歌唱的: 亞薩的子孫一百二十八名.

2:42 The descendants of the gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai; in total one hundred and thirty-nine.
守門的: 沙龍的子孫,亞特的子孫,達們的子孫,亞谷的子孫,哈底大的子孫,朔拜的子孫, 共一百三十九名.

2:43 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
尼提寧(就是殿役): 西哈的子孫,哈蘇巴的子孫,答巴俄的子孫,

2:44 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,
基綠的子孫,西亞的子孫,巴頓的子孫,

2:45 the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,
利巴拿的子孫,哈迦巴的子孫,亞谷的子孫,

2:46 the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shamlai, the descendants of Hanan,
哈甲的子孫,薩買的子孫,哈難的子孫,

2:47 the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah,
吉德的子孫,迦哈的子孫,利亞雅的子孫,

2:48 the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam,
利汛的子孫,尼哥大的子孫,迦散的子孫,

2:49 the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai,
烏撒的子孫,巴西亞的子孫,比賽的子孫,

2:50 the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephisim,
押拿的子孫,米烏寧的子孫,尼普心的子孫,

2:51 the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
巴卜的子孫,哈古巴的子孫,哈忽的子孫,

2:52 the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
巴洗律的子孫,米希大的子孫,哈沙的子孫,

2:53 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
巴柯的子孫,西西拉的子孫,答瑪的子孫,

2:54 the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.
尼細亞的子孫,哈提法的子孫.

2:55 The descendants of Solomon’s servants: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda,
所羅門僕人的後裔, 就是瑣太的子孫,瑣斐列的子孫,比路大的子孫,

2:56 the descendants of Jaalah, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
雅拉的子孫,達昆的子孫,吉德的子孫,

2:57 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.
示法提雅的子孫,哈替的子孫,玻黑列‧哈斯巴音的子孫,亞米的子孫.

2:58 All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants were three hundred and ninety-two.
尼提寧和所羅門僕人的後裔共三百九十二名.

2:59 Now these were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to prove their fathers’ household and their descent, if they were from Israel:
從特‧米拉,特‧哈薩,基綠,押但,音麥上來的, 不能指明他們的宗族譜系是以色列人不是;

2:60 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two.
他們是第來雅的子孫,多比雅的子孫,尼哥大的子孫, 共六百五十二名.

2:61 And from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Habaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name).
祭司中, 哈巴雅的子孫,哈哥斯的子孫,巴西萊的子孫; 因為他們的先祖娶了基列人巴西萊的女兒為妻, 所以起名叫巴西萊.

2:62 These sought their record in the genealogy records, but they were not found, and were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
這三家的人在族譜之中尋查自己的譜系, 卻尋不著, 因此算為不潔, 不准供祭司的職任.

2:63 The governor said to them that they could not eat from the holy food of the sanctuary until there was present a priest for the Urim and Thummim.
省長對他們說: “不可吃至聖的物, 直到有用烏陵和土明決疑的祭司興起來. ”

2:64 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
會眾共有四萬二千三百六十名.

2:65 apart from their male and female servants, of whom were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred male and female singers.
此外, 還有他們的僕婢七千三百三十七名, 又有歌唱的男女二百名.

2:66 Their horses numbered seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules numbered two hundred and forty-five,
他們有馬七百三十六匹, 騾子二百四十五匹,

2:67 their camels numbered four hundred and thirty-five, their donkeys numbered six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
駱駝四百三十五隻, 驢六千七百二十匹.

2:68 When some of the heads of families came to the house of Yahweh that is in Jerusalem, they gave freewill offerings for the house of God to erect it on its place.
有些族長到了耶路撒冷耶和華殿的地方, 便為神的殿甘心獻上禮物, 要重新建造.

2:69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury room for the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly tunics.
他們量力捐入工程庫的金子六萬一千達利克, 銀子五千彌拿, 並祭司的禮服一百件.

2:70 The priests, the Levites, and some of the people lived in Jerusalem, and the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
於是祭司,利未人,民中的一些人,歌唱的,守門的,尼提寧, 並以色列眾人, 各住在自己的城裡.

Ezra - Chapter 3

3:1 Now the seventh month drew near and the Israelites were in the cities, so the people gathered as one in Jerusalem.
到了七月, 以色列人住在各城; 那時他們如同一人, 聚集在耶路撒冷.

3:2 And Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his brothers the priests stood up, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers built the altar of the God of Israel, in order to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.
約薩達的兒子耶書亞和他的弟兄眾祭司, 並撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯與他的弟兄, 都起來建築以色列神的壇, 要照神人摩西律法書上所寫的, 在壇上獻燔祭.

3:3 They set up the altar on its foundations, because they were in terror because of the peoples of the lands. And they offered burnt offerings on it for Yahweh, burnt offerings for the morning and the evening.
他們在原有的根基上築壇, 因懼怕鄰國的民, 又在其上向耶和華早晚獻燔祭,

3:4 And they kept the feast of booths, as it is written, and offered burnt offerings day by day in number according to the ordinance as described for each day.
又照律法書上所寫的守住棚節, 按數照例獻每日所當獻的燔祭;

3:5 After this, they presented the daily sacrifice of burnt offerings, the offerings for the New Moon Festival, and for all of the appointed times consecrated for Yahweh and for all who gave a freewill offering to Yahweh.
其後獻常獻的燔祭, 並在月朔與耶和華的一切聖節獻祭, 又向耶和華獻各人的甘心祭.

3:6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh. But the temple of Yahweh was not yet founded.
從七月初一日起, 他們就向耶和華獻燔祭. 但耶和華殿的根基尚未立定.

3:7 So they gave money to the stone craftsmen and skilled craftsmen, and food, drink, and olive oil to the Sidonians and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the authorization over them of Cyrus king of Persia.
他們又將銀子給石匠,木匠, 把糧食,酒,油給西頓人,泰爾人, 使他們將香柏樹從黎巴嫩運到海裡, 浮海運到約帕, 是照波斯王塞魯士所允准的.

3:8 In the second year after their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jehozadak began their work, and the remainder of their brothers the priests and the Levites and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem. They appointed the Levites from twenty years and older to direct the work of the house of Yahweh.
百姓到了耶路撒冷神殿的地方. 第二年二月, 撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯, 約薩達的兒子耶書亞和其餘的弟兄, 就是祭司,利未人, 並一切被擄歸回耶路撒冷的人, 都興工建造; 又派利未人, 從二十歲以外的, 督理建造耶和華殿的工作.

3:9 And Jeshua with his sons and brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons—the sons of Judah—together directed the workers in the house of God, along with the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers the Levites.
於是猶大(在二章四十節作何達威雅)的後裔, 就是耶書亞和他的子孫與弟兄, 甲篾和他的子孫, 利未人希拿達的子孫與弟兄, 都一同起來, 督理那在神殿做工的人.

3:10 And the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Yahweh, and the priests in their apparel with the trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with the cymbals, were positioned to praise Yahweh, as described by King David of Israel.
匠人立耶和華殿根基的時候, 祭司皆穿禮服吹號, 亞薩的子孫利未人敲鈸, 照以色列王大衛所定的例, 都站著讚美耶和華.

3:11 And they sang responsively, with praising and thanksgiving to Yahweh saying, “For he is good, for his loyal love is everlasting for Israel.” And all of the people responded with a great shout of joyful acclaim in praise to Yahweh because the house of Yahweh was laid.
他們彼此唱和, 讚美稱謝耶和華說: 他本為善, 他向以色列人永發慈愛. 他們讚美耶和華的時候, 眾民大聲呼喊, 因耶和華殿的根基已經立定.

3:12 But many of the elderly priests, Levites, and heads of the families who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house, but many shouted aloud with joy.
然而有許多祭司,利未人,族長, 就是見過舊殿的老年人, 現在親眼看見立這殿的根基, 便大聲哭號, 也有許多人大聲歡呼,

3:13 No person could distinguish the sound of joyful acclaim from the sound of people weeping, for the people shouted with great joyful acclaim and the sound was heard from afar.
甚至百姓不能分辨歡呼的聲音和哭號的聲音; 因為眾人大聲呼喊, 聲音聽到遠處.

Ezra - Chapter 4

4:1 Now the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple for Yahweh the God of Israel.
猶大和便雅憫的敵人聽說被擄歸回的人為耶和華─以色列的神建造殿宇,

4:2 And they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, and they said to them, “Let us build with you. Like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to him from the days of Esarhaddon the king of Assyria who brought us up here.
就去見所羅巴伯和以色列的族長, 對他們說: “請容我們與你們一同建造; 因為我們尋求你們的神, 與你們一樣. 自從亞述王以撒哈頓帶我們上這地以來, 我們常祭祀神. ”

4:3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel said to them, “It is not for you but for us to build a house for our God. For we ourselves alone will build it for Yahweh the God of Israel, just as Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.”
但所羅巴伯,耶書亞, 和其餘以色列的族長對他們說: “我們建造神的殿與你們無干, 我們自己為耶和華─以色列的神協力建造, 是照波斯王塞魯士所吩咐的. ”

4:4 Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build
那地的民, 就在猶大人建造的時候, 使他們的手發軟, 擾亂他們;

4:5 and bribed officials against them to frustrate their plan for all the days of Cyrus king of Persia until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
從波斯王塞魯士年間, 直到波斯王大流士登基的時候, 賄買謀士, 要敗壞他們的謀算.

4:6 In the reign of Ahasuerus, at the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
在亞哈隨魯才登基的時候, 上本控告猶大和耶路撒冷的居民.

4:7 And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated from Aramaic.
亞達薛西年間, 比施蘭,米特利達,他別, 和他們的同黨上本奏告波斯王亞達薛西. 本章是用亞蘭文字, 亞蘭方言.

4:8 Rehum the royal officer and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows
省長利宏,書記伸帥要控告耶路撒冷人, 也上本奏告亞達薛西王.

4:9 (then Rehum the royal officer, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates, the judges, the envoys, the officials, the Persians, the Erechs, the Babylonians, the Susians (that is the Elamites)
省長利宏,書記伸帥, 和同黨的底拿人,亞法薩提迦人,他毘拉人,亞法撒人,亞基衛人,巴比倫人,書珊迦人,底亥人,以攔人,

4:10 and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and the rest of the province Beyond the River) and now
和尊大的亞斯那巴所遷移,安置在撒馬利亞城, 並大河西一帶地方的人等,

4:11 this is the copy of the letter which they sent to him: “To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men of the province Beyond the River. And now,
上奏亞達薛西王說: “河西的臣民云云:

4:12 be it known to the king that the Jews who have come up from near you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and wicked city. They are finishing the wall and repairing the foundation.
王該知道, 從王那裡上到我們這裡的猶大人, 已經到耶路撒冷重建這反叛惡劣的城, 築立根基, 建造城牆.

4:13 Now be it known to the king that if this city is built and the walls are finished, they will not pay tribute and toll, and the royal revenue will be reduced.
如今王該知道, 他們若建造這城, 城牆完畢就不再與王進貢, 交課, 納稅, 終久王必受虧損.

4:14 Now since we eat the salt of the palace and the dishonor of the king is not proper for us to see, we send and make this known to the king,
我們既食御鹽, 不忍見王吃虧, 因此奏告於王.

4:15 so that it may be investigated in the book of records of your ancestors. You will find in the book of records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and they have rebelled in its midst from ancient times. Because of that this city was destroyed.
請王考察先王的實錄, 必在其上查知這城是反叛的城, 與列王和各省有害; 自古以來, 其中常有悖逆的事, 因此這城曾被拆毀.

4:16 We make known to the king that if this city is built and the walls are finished, you will have nothing in the province Beyond the River.”
我們謹奏王知, 這城若再建造, 城牆完畢, 河西之地王就無分了. ”

4:17 The king sent a reply: “To Rehum the royal officer, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates who live in Samaria and the rest of the province Beyond the River, greetings. And now
那時王諭覆省長利宏,書記伸帥, 和他們的同黨, 就是住撒馬利亞並河西一帶地方的人, 說: “願你們平安云云.

4:18 the letter that you sent to us has been translated and read before me.
你們所上的本, 已經明讀在我面前.

4:19 And I issued a decree, and they searched and found that this city from ancient days revolted against kings, and rebellion and sedition has been made in it.
我已命人考查, 得知此城古來果然背叛列王, 其中常有反叛悖逆的事.

4:20 Mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem, governing all the province Beyond the River, to whom tribute, duty, and tax has been given.
從前耶路撒冷也有大君王統管河西全地, 人就給他們進貢, 交課, 納稅.

4:21 So now, issue forth a decree that these men stop and this city not be built, until a decree is issued from me.
現在你們要出告示命這些人停工, 使這城不得建造, 等我降旨.

4:22 And be careful not to be negligent on this matter. Why should damage grow to hurt kings?”
你們當謹慎, 不可遲延, 為何容害加重, 使王受虧損呢? ”

4:23 Then when a copy of the letter of King Artaxerxes was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates they returned in a hurry to Jerusalem against the Jews and they stopped them by force and power.
亞達薛西王的上諭讀在利宏和書記伸帥, 並他們的同黨面前, 他們就急忙往耶路撒冷去見猶大人, 用勢力強迫他們停工.

4:24 Then the work on the house of God in Jerusalem stopped, and was discontinued until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
於是, 在耶路撒冷神殿的工程就停止了, 直停到波斯王大流士第二年.

Ezra - Chapter 5

5:1 Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and in Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them.
那時, 先知哈該和易多的孫子撒迦利亞奉以色列神的名向猶大和耶路撒冷的猶大人說勸勉的話.

5:2 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak set out and began to build the house of God that is in Jerusalem. And with them the prophets of God were helping them.
於是撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和約薩達的兒子耶書亞都起來動手建造耶路撒冷神的殿, 有神的先知在那裡幫助他們.

5:3 At the same time Tattenai, governor of the province Beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their associates came to them and spoke to them thus: “Who issued you all a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?”
當時河西的總督達乃和示他‧波斯乃, 並他們的同黨來問說: “誰降旨讓你們建造這殿, 修成這牆呢? ”

5:4 Then we asked them this: “What are the names of the men who are building this building?”
我們便告訴他們建造這殿的人叫甚麼名字.

5:5 And the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until the report came to Darius, and then answer was received.
神的眼目看顧猶大的長老, 以致總督等沒有叫他們停工, 直到這事奏告大流士, 得著他的回諭.

5:6 The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor of the province Beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and his associates the envoys who were in the province Beyond the River sent to Darius the king.
河西的總督達乃和示他‧波斯乃, 並他們的同黨, 就是住河西的亞法薩迦人, 上本奏告大流士王.

5:7 They sent to him the report in which was written as follows: “To Darius the king, all peace.
本上寫著說: “願大流士王諸事平安.

5:8 May it be known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, the house of the great God. It is being built with stone blocks and timber is being put in the walls. This work is being done with diligence and is making progress in their hands.
王該知道, 我們往猶大省去, 到了至大神的殿, 這殿是用大石建造的. 樑木插入牆內, 工作甚速, 他們手下亨通.

5:9 Then we asked those elders and said this to them, ‘Who issued forth to you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?’
我們就問那些長老說: ‘誰降旨讓你們建造這殿, 修成這牆呢? ’

5:10 We also asked them their names to make them known to you, that we might write down the name of their leaders.
又問他們的名字, 要記錄他們首領的名字, 奏告於王.

5:11 And this is the answer they returned to us: ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house that was built formerly many years ago, which a great king of Israel had built and finished.
他們回答說: ‘我們是天地之神的僕人, 重建前多年所建造的殿, 就是以色列的一位大君王建造修成的.

5:12 But because our ancestors angered the God of heaven, he gave them into the hand of the Chaldean King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He destroyed this house and carried away the people to Babylonia.
只因我們列祖惹天上的神發怒, 神把他們交在迦勒底人巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手中, 他就拆毀這殿, 又將百姓擄到巴比倫.

5:13 But in the first year of King Cyrus of Babylon’s reign he issued forth a decree to build this house of God.
然而巴比倫王塞魯士元年, 他降旨允准建造神的這殿.

5:14 Also, the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took away from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to the temple in Babylonia, King Cyrus removed them from the temple in Babylonia and they were given to Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor.
神殿中的金,銀器皿, 就是尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷的殿中掠去帶到巴比倫廟裡的, 塞魯士王從巴比倫廟裡取出來, 交給派為省長的, 名叫設巴薩,

5:15 He said to him, ‘Take these vessels. Go put them in the temple in Jerusalem and let the house of God be built on its site.’
對他說可以將這些器皿帶去, 放在耶路撒冷的殿中, 在原處建造神的殿.

5:16 Then this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem. And from that time until now it is being built, but not yet finished.’
於是這設巴薩來建立耶路撒冷神殿的根基. 這殿從那時直到如今尚未造成. ’

5:17 And now, if it seems good for the king, let it be investigated in the house of the treasury of the king in Babylonia to see if a decree was issued forth from King Cyrus to build this house of God in Jerusalem. And let the king send to us his desire on this matter.”
現在王若以為美, 請察巴比倫王的府庫, 看塞魯士王降旨允准在耶路撒冷建造神的殿沒有, 王的心意如何? 請降旨曉諭我們. ”

Ezra - Chapter 6

6:1 Then King Darius issued forth a decree, and they searched the house of the treasury of scrolls being stored in Babylonia.
於是大流士王降旨, 要尋察典籍庫內, 就是在巴比倫藏寶物之處;

6:2 But it was in Ecbatana in the province of Media, in the citadel, that a certain scroll had written on it, “A record.
在米底亞省亞馬他城的宮內尋得一卷, 其中記著說:

6:3 In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued forth a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem. Let the house be built, the place where sacrifices are offered and let its foundations be raised. Its height shall be sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits,
“塞魯士王元年, 他降旨論到耶路撒冷神的殿, 要建造這殿為獻祭之處, 堅立殿的根基. 殿高六十肘, 寬六十肘,

6:4 with three layers of great stones and a layer of timber. Let the new expenses be paid from the house of the king.
用三層大石頭, 一層新木頭, 經費要出於王庫;

6:5 Also, let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylonia, be returned and brought to the temple in Jerusalem to its place. Put them in the house of God.”
並且神殿的金銀器皿, 就是尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷的殿中掠到巴比倫的, 要歸還帶到耶路撒冷的殿中, 各按原處放在神的殿裡. ”

6:6 “Now then, Tattenai governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates, the envoys who are in the province Beyond the River—keep far away from there.
“現在河西的總督達乃和示他‧波斯乃, 並你們的同黨, 就是住河西的亞法薩迦人, 你們當遠離他們.

6:7 Leave this work of the house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its site.
不要攔阻神殿的工作, 任憑猶大人的省長和猶大人的長老在原處建造神的這殿.

6:8 And I issue forth a decree for what you should do for these elders of the Jews to build this house of God. The full expense will be paid to these men from the riches of the king from the taxes of the province Beyond the River, without delay.
我又降旨, 吩咐你們向猶大人的長老為建造神的殿當怎樣行, 就是從河西的款項中, 急速撥取貢銀作他們的經費, 免得耽誤工作.

6:9 Whatever may be needed—young bulls, young rams, sheep for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil for the priests in Jerusalem—let it be given to them day by day with no negligence,
他們與天上的神獻燔祭所需用的公牛犢,公綿羊,綿羊羔, 並所用的麥子,鹽,酒,油, 都要照耶路撒冷祭司的話, 每日供給他們, 不得有誤;

6:10 that they may offer incense offerings to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and his children.
好叫他們獻馨香的祭給天上的神, 又為王和王眾子的壽命祈禱.

6:11 Furthermore, I issue forth a decree that if any person violates this decree, let a beam be pulled out from his house and let him be impaled on it. And let his house be made a pile of rubble on account of this.
我再降旨, 無論誰更改這命令, 必從他房屋中拆出一根樑來, 把他舉起, 懸在其上, 又使他的房屋成為糞堆.

6:12 May the God who has set his name there overthrow any king or people who sets his hand to alter or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, issue forth a decree. Let it be done with diligence.”
若有王和民伸手更改這命令, 拆毀這殿, 願那使耶路撒冷的殿作為他名居所的神將他們滅絕. 我─大流士降這旨意, 當速速遵行. ”

6:13 Then Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates consequently did with diligence what Darius the king ordered.
於是, 河西總督達乃和示他‧波斯乃, 並他們的同黨, 因大流士王所發的命令, 就急速遵行.

6:14 So the elders of the Jews were building and prospering, through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building by the command of the God of Israel and by the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia.
猶大長老因先知哈該和易多的孫子撒迦利亞所說勸勉的話就建造這殿, 凡事亨通. 他們遵著以色列神的命令和波斯王塞魯士,大流士,亞達薛西的旨意, 建造完畢.

6:15 This house was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
大流士王第六年, 亞達月初三日, 這殿修成了.

6:16 And the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.
以色列的祭司和利未人, 並其餘被擄歸回的人都歡歡喜喜地行奉獻神殿的禮.

6:17 And they offered during the dedication of this house of God one hundred young bulls, two hundred young rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering for Israel according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
行奉獻神殿的禮就獻公牛一百隻, 公綿羊二百隻, 綿羊羔四百隻, 又照以色列支派的數目獻公山羊十二隻, 為以色列眾人作贖罪祭;

6:18 Then they set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their sections for the work of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
且派祭司和利未人按著班次在耶路撒冷事奉神, 是照摩西律法書上所寫的.

6:19 On the fourteenth day of the first month the returned exiles observed the Passover feast.
正月十四日, 被擄歸回的人守逾越節.

6:20 For the priests and Levites together had consecrated themselves; all of them were clean. And they slaughtered the Passover sacrifice for all of the returned exiles, for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.
原來, 祭司和利未人一同自潔, 無一人不潔淨. 利未人為被擄歸回的眾人和他們的弟兄眾祭司, 並為自己宰逾越節的羊羔.

6:21 The Israelites who returned from the exile and all those who separated themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the earth to seek Yahweh the God of Israel, ate.
從擄到之地歸回的以色列人和一切除掉所染外邦人污穢,歸附他們,要尋求耶和華─以色列神的人都吃這羊羔,

6:22 With joy they celebrated the festival of unleavened bread for seven days, because Yahweh had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them in order to help them with the work of their hands on the house of the God of Israel.
歡歡喜喜地守除酵節七日; 因為耶和華使他們歡喜, 又使亞述王的心轉向他們, 堅固他們的手, 作以色列神殿的工程.

Ezra - Chapter 7

7:1 After these things during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
這事以後, 波斯王亞達薛西年間, 有個以斯拉, 他是西萊雅的兒子, 西萊雅是亞撒利雅的兒子, 亞撒利雅是希勒家的兒子,

7:2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
希勒家是沙龍的兒子, 沙龍是撒督的兒子, 撒督是亞希突的兒子,

7:3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
亞希突是亞瑪利雅的兒子, 亞瑪利雅是亞撒利雅的兒子, 亞撒利雅是米拉約的兒子,

7:4 , son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
米拉約是西拉希雅的兒子, 西拉希雅是烏西的兒子, 烏西是布基的兒子,

7:5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest—
布基是亞比書的兒子, 亞比書是非尼哈的兒子, 非尼哈是以利亞撒的兒子, 以利亞撒是大祭司亞倫的兒子.

7:6 this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which Yahweh the God of Israel gave. The king granted him all his requests, for the hand of Yahweh was upon him.
這以斯拉從巴比倫上來, 他是敏捷的文士, 通達耶和華─以色列神所賜摩西的律法書. 王允准他一切所求的, 是因耶和華─他神的手幫助他.

7:7 Some of the Israelites, some priests and Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.
亞達薛西王第七年, 以色列人,祭司,利未人,歌唱的,守門的,尼提寧, 有上耶路撒冷的.

7:8 He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
王第七年五月, 以斯拉到了耶路撒冷.

7:9 For on the first day of the first month he began the journey from Babylonia; and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was on him.
正月初一日, 他從巴比倫起程; 因他神施恩的手幫助他, 五月初一日就到了耶路撒冷.

7:10 For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Yahweh, to do it, and to teach the regulations and judgments in Israel.
以斯拉定志考究遵行耶和華的律法, 又將律例典章教訓以色列人.

7:11 This is the copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the scroll of the words of the commands of Yahweh and his statutes for Israel:
祭司以斯拉是通達耶和華誡命和賜以色列之律例的文士. 亞達薛西王賜給他們諭旨, 上面寫著說:

7:12 “Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of the heavens. Peace. And now
“諸王之王亞達薛西, 達於祭司以斯拉通達天上神律法大德的文士, 云云.

7:13 I issue forth a decree that any of the people of Israel, their priests, or their Levites in my kingdom who are willing to go to Jerusalem may go with you.
住在我國中的以色列人,祭司,利未人, 凡甘心上耶路撒冷去的, 我降旨准他們與你同去.

7:14 For you are sent from the king and his seven counselors to enquire about Judah and Jerusalem concerning the law of your God, which is in your hand.
王與七個謀士既然差你去, 照你手中神的律法書察問猶大和耶路撒冷的景況;

7:15 Also, bring the silver and gold that the king and his advisors have freely offered to the God of Israel whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
又帶金銀, 就是王和謀士甘心獻給住耶路撒冷,以色列神的,

7:16 and all of the silver and gold that you will find in the whole province of Babylonia, with the freewill offerings of the people and the priests giving willingly for the house of their God in Jerusalem.
並帶你在巴比倫全省所得的金銀, 和百姓,祭司樂意獻給耶路撒冷─他們神殿的禮物.

7:17 With this money, then, with diligence you must buy young bulls, young rams, lambs, and their offerings and libations. You must offer them on the altar that is in the house of your God in Jerusalem.
所以你當用這金銀, 急速買公牛,公綿羊,綿羊羔, 和同獻的素祭奠祭之物, 獻在耶路撒冷─你們神殿的壇上.

7:18 You may do whatever seems best to you and your brothers to do with the remainder of the silver and gold according to the desire of your God.
剩下的金銀, 你和你的弟兄看著怎樣好, 就怎樣用, 總要遵著你們神的旨意.

7:19 And the vessels that were given to you for the service of the house of your God you shall deliver before the God of Jerusalem.
所交給你神殿中使用的器皿, 你要交在耶路撒冷神面前.

7:20 And the remainder of the needs for the house of your God that falls to you to provide, you may provide from the house of the king’s treasury.”
你神殿裡若再有需用的經費, 你可以從王的府庫裡支取.

7:21 “I, even I, King Artaxerxes, issue forth a decree to all the treasurers who are in the province Beyond the River. Whatever the priest Ezra, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may ask of you, let it be done with diligence,
“我─亞達薛西王又降旨與河西的一切庫官, 說: ‘通達天上神律法的文士祭司以斯拉, 無論向你們要甚麼, 你們要速速地備辦,

7:22 up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred measures of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and unlimited salt.
就是銀子直到一百他連得, 麥子一百柯珥, 酒一百罷特, 油一百罷特, 鹽不計其數, 也要給他.

7:23 All that is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done with diligence for the house of the God of heaven, otherwise wrath will come on the kingdom of the king and his sons.
凡天上之神所吩咐的, 當為天上神的殿詳細辦理. 為何使忿怒臨到王和王眾子的國呢?

7:24 You also should be aware that it is not permitted to place tax, tribute, or duty upon all of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, and other servants of the house of God.
我又曉諭你們, 至於祭司,利未人,歌唱的,守門的, 和尼提寧, 並在神殿當差的人, 不可叫他們進貢, 交課, 納稅. ’

7:25 “You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that you possess, appoint magistrates and judges who can judge all of the people in the province Beyond the River who know the laws of your God. And you will teach those who do not know.
“以斯拉啊, 要照著你神賜你的智慧, 將所有明白你神律法的人立為士師,審判官, 治理河西的百姓, 使他們教訓一切不明白神律法的人.

7:26 All who do not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with diligence, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of goods and for imprisonment.”
凡不遵行你神律法和王命令的人就當速速定他的罪, 或治死, 或充軍, 或抄家, 或囚禁. ”

7:27 Blessed be Yahweh the God of our ancestors, who put this in the heart of the king to glorify the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem
以斯拉說: “耶和華─我們列祖的神是應當稱頌的! 因他使王起這心意修飾耶路撒冷耶和華的殿,

7:28 and who extended to me loyal love before the king and his counselors, and before all of the mighty officials of the king. I took courage, for the hand of Yahweh my God was upon me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.
又在王和謀士, 並大能的軍長面前施恩於我. 因耶和華─我神的手幫助我, 我就得以堅強, 從以色列中招聚首領, 與我一同上來. ”

Ezra - Chapter 8

8:1 These were the heads of their families and the register of those returnees from Babylonia who came up with me in the reign of King Artaxerxes:
當亞達薛西王年間, 同我從巴比倫上來的人, 他們的族長和他們的家譜記在下面:

8:2 From the descendants of Phinehas: Gershom. From the descendants of Ithamar: Daniel. From the descendants of David: Hattush.
屬非尼哈的子孫有革順; 屬以他瑪的子孫有但以理; 屬大衛的子孫有哈突;

8:3 From the descendants of Shecaniah, from the descendants of Parosh: Zechariah and with him one hundred and fifty registered males.
屬巴錄的後裔, 就是示迦尼的子孫有撒迦利亞, 同著他, 按家譜計算, 男丁一百五十人;

8:4 From the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and with him two hundred males.
屬巴哈‧摩押的子孫有西拉希雅的兒子以利約乃, 同著他有男丁二百;

8:5 From the descendants of Zattu: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
屬示迦尼的子孫有雅哈悉的兒子, 同著他有男丁三百;

8:6 From the descendants of Adin: Ebed son of Jehonathan, and with him fifty males.
屬亞丁的子孫有約拿單的兒子以別, 同著他有男丁五十;

8:7 From the descendants of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
屬以攔的子孫有亞他利雅的兒子耶篩亞, 同著他有男丁七十;

8:8 From the descendants of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him eighty males.
屬示法提雅的子孫有米迦勒的兒子西巴第雅, 同著他有男丁八十;

8:9 From the descendants of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
屬約押的子孫有耶歇的兒子俄巴底亞, 同著他有男丁二百一十八;

8:10 From the descendants of Bani: Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him one hundred and sixty males.
屬示羅密的子孫有約細斐的兒子, 同著他有男丁一百六十;

8:11 From the descendants of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males.
屬比拜的子孫有比拜的兒子撒迦利亞, 同著他有男丁二十八;

8:12 From the descendants of Azgad: Jehohanan son of Haqqatan, and with him one hundred and ten males.
屬押甲的子孫有哈加坦的兒子約哈難, 同著他有男丁一百一十;

8:13 From the descendants of Adonikam, those who came last, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, Shemaiah, and with them sixty males.
屬亞多尼干的子孫, 就是末尾的, 他們的名字是以利法列,耶利,示瑪雅, 同著他們有男丁六十;

8:14 From the descendants of Bigvai: Uthai son of Zabud, and with him seventy males.
屬比革瓦伊的子孫有烏太和撒布, 同著他們有男丁七十.

8:15 I gathered them by the river that goes to Ahava and we camped there for three days. And I looked at the people and the priests, I found no one there from the sons of Levi.
我招聚這些人在流入亞哈瓦的河邊, 我們在那裡住了三日. 我查看百姓和祭司, 見沒有利未人在那裡,

8:16 And I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were family heads, and for Jehoiarib and Elnathan who were wise.
就召首領以利以謝,亞列,示瑪雅,以利拿單,雅立,以利拿單,拿單,撒迦利亞,米書蘭, 又召教習約雅立和以利拿單.

8:17 I sent them to Iddo, the head of the place called Casiphia, and I placed in their mouths what words to say to Iddo and his brothers the temple servants in Casiphia, to send to us ministers for the house of our God.
我打發他們往迦西斐雅地方去見那裡的首領易多, 又告訴他們當向易多和他的弟兄尼提寧說甚麼話, 叫他們為我們神的殿帶使用的人來.

8:18 With the good hand of our God before us, they brought us a man of understanding from the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel—Sherebiah and his sons and brothers, eighteen in total.
蒙我們神施恩的手幫助我們, 他們在以色列的曾孫,利未的孫子,抹利的後裔中帶一個通達人來; 還有示利比和他的眾子與弟兄共一十八人.

8:19 Also Hashabiah and with him Jeshaiah, the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty in total.
又有哈沙比雅, 同著他有米拉利的子孫耶篩亞, 並他的眾子和弟兄共二十人.

8:20 And from the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set up to serve the Levites, two hundred and twenty in total. All of them were registered by name.
從前大衛和眾首領派尼提寧服事利未人, 現在從這尼提寧中也帶了二百二十人來, 都是按名指定的.

8:21 I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava to humble ourselves before our God in order to seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and our possessions.
那時, 我在亞哈瓦河邊宣告禁食, 為要在我們神面前克苦己心, 求他使我們和婦人孩子, 並一切所有的, 都得平坦的道路.

8:22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for troops and horses to protect us from enemies on the way because we said to the king, “the hand of our God is favorable to all who seek him, but his strength and anger are against all who forsake them.”
我求王撥步兵馬兵幫助我們抵擋路上的仇敵, 本以為羞恥; 因我曾對王說: “我們神施恩的手必幫助一切尋求他的; 但他的能力和忿怒必攻擊一切離棄他的. ”

8:23 So we fasted and sought our God for this and he responded to our prayer.
所以我們禁食祈求我們的神, 他就應允了我們.

8:24 I set apart twelve of the official priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them.
我分派祭司長十二人, 就是示利比,哈沙比雅, 和他們的弟兄十人,

8:25 Then I weighed out to them silver and gold and the vessels, the offering of the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his commanders, and all of Israel who was present offered.
將王和謀士,軍長, 並在那裡的以色列眾人為我們神殿所獻的金銀和器皿, 都秤了交給他們.

8:26 I weighed out into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, one hundred vessels of silver, one hundred talents of gold,
我秤了交在他們手中的銀子有六百五十他連得; 銀器重一百他連得; 金子一百他連得;

8:27 twenty gold bowls worth one thousand darics, and two vessels of good polished bronze as precious as gold.
金碗二十個, 重一千達利克; 上等光銅的器皿兩個, 寶貴如金.

8:28 And I said to them, “You are holy to Yahweh and the vessels are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh, God of your ancestors.
我對他們說: “你們歸耶和華為聖, 器皿也為聖; 金銀是甘心獻給耶和華─你們列祖之神的.

8:29 Guard and look after them until you weigh them before the chief priests, the Levites, and the heads of the families of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chamber of the house of Yahweh.”
你們當警醒看守, 直到你們在耶路撒冷耶和華殿的庫內, 在祭司長和利未族長, 並以色列的各族長面前過了秤. ”

8:30 So the priests and Levites took over the weighed silver, gold, and the vessels to bring to Jerusalem for the house of our God.
於是, 祭司,利未人按著分量接受金銀和器皿, 要帶到耶路撒冷我們神的殿裡.

8:31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the river of Ahava to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushing on the way.
正月十二日, 我們從亞哈瓦河邊起行, 要往耶路撒冷去. 我們神的手保佑我們, 救我們脫離仇敵和路上埋伏之人的手.

8:32 We came to Jerusalem and remained there three days.
我們到了耶路撒冷, 在那裡住了三日.

8:33 On the fourth day, the silver, gold, and vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of priest Meremoth, the son of Uriah, and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas. With them were the Levites, Jehozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
第四日, 在我們神的殿裡把金銀和器皿都秤了, 交在祭司烏利亞的兒子米利末的手中. 同著他有非尼哈的兒子以利亞撒, 還有利未人耶書亞的兒子約撒拔和賓內的兒子挪亞底.

8:34 The amount and weight of all the weighed items was recorded at that time.
當時都點了數目, 按著分量寫在冊上.

8:35 The exiles that returned from captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel; twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve goats as a sin offering. All was a burnt offering to Yahweh.
從擄到之地歸回的人向以色列的神獻燔祭, 就是為以色列眾人獻公牛十二隻, 公綿羊九十六隻, 綿羊羔七十七隻, 又獻公山羊十二隻作贖罪祭, 這都是向耶和華焚獻的.

8:36 They delivered the customs of the king to the king’s satraps and to the governor of the province Beyond the River. And they supported the people of the house of God.
他們將王的諭旨交給王所派的總督與河西的省長, 他們就幫助百姓, 又供給神殿裡所需用的.

Ezra - Chapter 9

9:1 After finishing these things the officials approached me saying, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated from the people of the lands with their detestable things, and from the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
這事做完了, 眾首領來見我, 說: “以色列民和祭司並利未人, 沒有離絕迦南人,赫人,比利洗人,耶布斯人,亞捫人,摩押人,埃及人,亞摩利人, 仍效法這些國的民, 行可憎的事.

9:2 For they have taken from their daughters for themselves and their sons. So the holy seed has mixed itself with the peoples of the lands, and the hand of the officials and prefects were foremost in this sin.
因他們為自己和兒子娶了這些外邦女子為妻, 以致聖潔的種類和這些國的民混雜; 而且首領和官長在這事上為罪魁. ”

9:3 When I heard this I tore my garment and my robe, and I pulled the hair out from my head and beard, and I sat appalled.
我一聽見這事, 就撕裂衣服和外袍, 拔了頭髮和鬍鬚, 驚懼憂悶而坐.

9:4 Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel because of the sin of the returned exiles were gathered around me and I sat appalled until the evening offering.
凡為以色列神言語戰兢的, 都因這被擄歸回之人所犯的罪聚集到我這裡來. 我就驚懼憂悶而坐, 直到獻晚祭的時候.

9:5 At the evening offering I got up from my mourning posture and, with my garment and robe torn, I fell down on my knees and I spread out my palms to Yahweh my God
獻晚祭的時候我起來, 心中愁苦, 穿著撕裂的衣袍, 雙膝跪下向耶和華─我的神舉手,

9:6 and said, “My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God. For our sins have risen above our heads and our guilt has grown up to the heavens.
說: “我的神啊, 我抱愧蒙羞, 不敢向我神仰面; 因為我們的罪孽滅頂, 我們的罪惡滔天.

9:7 From the days of our ancestors until this day we have been in great guilt, and because of our sins we ourselves, our kings, and our priests have been handed into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to utter shame, as it is this day.
從我們列祖直到今日, 我們的罪惡甚重; 因我們的罪孽, 我們和君王,祭司都交在外邦列王的手中, 殺害,擄掠,搶奪,臉上蒙羞正如今日的光景.

9:8 But now for a brief moment mercy has been shown by Yahweh our God, who left behind for us a remnant, and given us security in his holy place—for our God to brighten our eyes and to give us brief relief in our bondage.
現在耶和華─我們的神暫且施恩與我們, 給我們留些逃脫的人, 使我們安穩如釘子釘在他的聖所, 我們的神好光照我們的眼目, 使我們在受轄制之中稍微復興.

9:9 For we are slaves and in our bondage our God did not forsake us, and he has extended to us loyal love in the presence of the kings of Persia, to give to us deliverance and to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judea and Jerusalem.
我們是奴僕, 然而在受轄制之中, 我們的神仍沒有丟棄我們, 在波斯王眼前向我們施恩, 叫我們復興, 能重建我們神的殿, 修其毀壞之處, 使我們在猶大和耶路撒冷有牆垣.

9:10 “And now our God what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,
“我們的神啊, 既是如此, 我們還有甚麼話可說呢? 因為我們已經離棄你的命令,

9:11 which you commanded by the hand of your servants the prophets saying, ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land of impurity with the impurity of the peoples of the lands, with their detestable things which they have filled from end to end with their uncleanness.
就是你藉你僕人眾先知所吩咐的說: ‘你們要去得為業之地是污穢之地; 因列國之民的污穢和可憎的事, 叫全地從這邊直到那邊滿了污穢.

9:12 Therefore, do not give your daughters to their sons, and do not take their daughters for your sons. Do not seek their peace and prosperity so that forever you may be strong and eat the good of the land and may give it as an inheritance to your sons.’
所以不可將你們的女兒嫁他們的兒子, 也不可為你們的兒子娶他們的女兒, 永不可求他們的平安和他們的利益, 這樣你們就可以強盛, 吃這地的美物, 並遺留這地給你們的子孫永遠為業. ’

9:13 After all that has come upon us for our evil practices and for our great guilt—you, our God, have held back less than our guilt deserved and you have given us a remainder such as this.
神啊, 我們因自己的惡行和大罪, 遭遇了這一切的事, 並且你刑罰我們輕於我們罪所當得的, 又給我們留下這些人.

9:14 Shall we again break your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who practice these detestable things? Would you not be angry with us until you destroy us with no remnant or remainder?
我們豈可再違背你的命令, 與這行可憎之事的民結親呢? 若這樣行, 你豈不向我們發怒, 將我們滅絕, 以致沒有一個剩下逃脫的人嗎?

9:15 Yahweh, God of Israel, you are righteous, for we have been left this day as a remnant. Here we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this.”
耶和華─以色列的神啊, 因你是公義的, 我們這剩下的人才得逃脫, 正如今日的光景. 看哪, 我們在你面前有罪惡, 因此無人在你面前站立得住. ”

Ezra - Chapter 10

10:1 While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children from Israel gathered to him. And the people wept bitterly.
以斯拉禱告, 認罪, 哭泣, 俯伏在神殿前的時候, 有以色列中的男女孩童聚集到以斯拉那裡, 成了大會, 眾民無不痛哭.

10:2 Shecaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, “We ourselves have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, and even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.
屬以攔的子孫,耶歇的兒子示迦尼對以斯拉說: “我們在此地娶了外邦女子為妻, 干犯了我們的神, 然而以色列人還有指望.

10:3 So now let us make a covenant with our God to send away all of these women and their offspring, according to the advice of my lord and those who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law.
現在當與我們的神立約, 休這一切的妻, 離絕她們所生的, 照著我主和那因神命令戰兢之人所議定的, 按律法而行.

10:4 Arise, for it is your task and we are with you. Be strong and do it.”
你起來, 這是你當辦的事, 我們必幫助你, 你當奮勉而行. ”

10:5 Then Ezra stood up and made the chief priests, Levites, and all of Israel swear to do according to what was said. So they swore this oath.
以斯拉便起來, 使祭司長和利未人, 並以色列眾人起誓說, 必照這話去行; 他們就起了誓.

10:6 Ezra rose from before the house of God and went to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He did not eat food nor drink water because he was mourning over the sin of the exiles.
以斯拉從神殿前起來, 進入以利亞實的兒子約哈難的屋裡, 到了那裡不吃飯, 也不喝水; 因為被擄歸回之人所犯的罪, 心裡悲傷.

10:7 And they sent a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem to all the returned exiles to assemble in Jerusalem.
他們通告猶大和耶路撒冷被擄歸回的人, 叫他們在耶路撒冷聚集.

10:8 Anyone who did not come within three days, by decision of the officials and elders, all of his possessions would be devoted to God, and he himself would be excluded from the assembly of exiles.
凡不遵首領和長老所議定,三日之內不來的, 就必抄他的家, 使他離開被擄歸回之人的會.

10:9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month on the twentieth day of the month. All the people sat in the public square of the house of God trembling because of this matter and from the rains.
於是, 猶大和便雅憫眾人, 三日之內都聚集在耶路撒冷. 那日正是九月二十日, 眾人都坐在神殿前的寬闊處; 因這事, 又因下大雨, 就都戰兢.

10:10 Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have broke faith and married foreign women, increasing the guilt of Israel.
祭司以斯拉站起來, 對他們說: “你們有罪了; 因你們娶了外邦的女子為妻, 增添以色列人的罪惡.

10:11 Now make a confession to Yahweh the God of your ancestors and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign women.”
現在當向耶和華─你們列祖的神認罪, 遵行他的旨意, 離絕這些國的民和外邦的女子. ”

10:12 Then all the assembly answered with a great voice and said, “It is so. We must do according to your words.
會眾都大聲回答說: “我們必照著你的話行,

10:13 But the people are many, and it is the time of rain; we are unable to stand outside. The task is not for one day or two, for we greatly rebelled in this matter.
只是百姓眾多, 又逢大雨的時令, 我們不能站在外頭, 這也不是一兩天辦完的事, 因我們在這事上犯了大罪;

10:14 Please let our leaders stand for the whole assembly, and let all that are in our cities who have married foreign women come at set times, and with them the elders of and judges of each city, until the fierce wrath of our God because of this matter is averted from us.”
不如為全會眾派首領辦理. 凡我們城邑中娶外邦女子為妻的, 當按所定的日期, 同著本城的長老和士師而來, 直到辦完這事, 神的烈怒就轉離我們了. ”

10:15 Only Jehonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah stood against this, and the Levites Meshullam and Shabbethai supported them.
惟有亞撒黑的兒子約拿單, 特瓦的兒子雅哈謝阻擋(或譯: 總辦)這事, 並有米書蘭和利未人沙比太幫助他們.

10:16 The returned exiles did so. Ezra the priest selected men, the heads of the families according to the house of their fathers, all of them by name. They sat down to examine the matter on the first day of the tenth month.
被擄歸回的人如此而行. 祭司以斯拉和些族長按著宗族都指名見派; 在十月初一日, 一同在座查辦這事,

10:17 They finished investigating all the men who married foreign women by the first day of the first month.
到正月初一日, 才查清娶外邦女子的人數.

10:18 There was found from the sons of the priests those who had married foreign women, from the sons of Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
在祭司中查出娶外邦女子為妻的, 就是耶書亞的子孫約薩達的兒子, 和他弟兄瑪西雅,以利以謝,雅立,基大利;

10:19 They pledged themselves to put away their wives, and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt.
他們便應許必休他們的妻. 他們因有罪, 就獻群中的一隻公綿羊贖罪.

10:20 From the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
音麥的子孫中, 有哈拿尼,西巴第雅.

10:21 From the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
哈琳的子孫中, 有瑪西雅,以利雅,示瑪雅,耶歇,烏西雅.

10:22 From the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Eleasah.
巴施戶珥的子孫中, 有以利約乃,瑪西雅,以實瑪利,拿坦業,約撒拔,以利亞撒.

10:23 From the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
利未人中, 有約撒拔,示每,基拉雅(基拉雅就是基利他), 還有毘他希雅,猶大,以利以謝.

10:24 From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
歌唱的人中有以利亞實. 守門的人中, 有沙龍,提聯,烏利.

10:25 And from Israel, the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkijah, and Benaiah.
以色列人巴錄的子孫中, 有拉米,耶西雅,瑪基雅,米雅民,以利亞撒,瑪基雅,比拿雅.

10:26 From the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
以攔的子孫中, 有瑪他尼,撒迦利亞,耶歇,押底,耶利末,以利雅.

10:27 From the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
薩土的子孫中, 有以利約乃,以利亞實,瑪他尼,耶利末,撒拔,亞西撒.

10:28 From the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
比拜的子孫中, 有約哈難,哈拿尼雅,薩拜,亞勒.

10:29 From the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
巴尼的子孫中, 有米書蘭,瑪鹿,亞大雅,雅述,示押,耶利末.

10:30 From the sons of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
巴哈‧摩押的子孫中, 有阿底拿,基拉,比拿雅,瑪西雅,瑪他尼,比撒列,賓內,瑪拿西.

10:31 From the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshiah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Simeon,
哈琳的子孫中, 有以利以謝,伊示雅,瑪基雅,示瑪雅,西緬,

10:32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
便雅憫,瑪鹿,示瑪利雅.

10:33 From the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
哈順的子孫中, 有瑪特乃,瑪達他,撒拔,以利法列,耶利買,瑪拿西,示每.

10:34 From the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
巴尼的子孫中, 有瑪玳,暗蘭,烏益,

10:35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
比拿雅,比底雅,基祿,

10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
瓦尼雅,米利末,以利亞實,

10:37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,
瑪他尼,瑪特乃,雅掃,

10:38 Bani, Binnui, Shimei,
巴尼,賓內,示每,

10:39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
示利米雅,拿單,亞大雅,

10:40 Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
瑪拿底拜,沙賽,沙賴,

10:41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
亞薩利,示利米雅,示瑪利雅,

10:42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
沙龍,亞瑪利雅,約瑟.

10:43 From the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, Joel, and Benaiah.
尼波的子孫中, 有耶利,瑪他提雅,撒拔,西比拿,雅玳,約珥,比拿雅.

10:44 All of these had married foreign wives, and some from among the wives bore children.
這些人都娶了外邦女子為妻, 其中也有生了兒女的.

Nehemiah (尼希米記)

Nehemiah - Chapter 1

1:1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. It happened in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, that I myself was in the citadel in Susa,
哈迦利亞的兒子尼希米的言語如下: 亞達薛西王二十年基斯流月, 我在書珊城的宮中.

1:2 and one of my brothers, Hanani, came with some men from Judah. I asked them about the Jews who had escaped the captivity and about Jerusalem.
那時, 有我一個弟兄哈拿尼, 同著幾個人從猶大來. 我問他們那些被擄歸回,剩下逃脫的猶大人和耶路撒冷的光景.

1:3 They replied to me, “The survivors in the province who have survived the captivity are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned in the fire.”
他們對我說: “那些被擄歸回剩下的人在猶大省遭大難, 受凌辱; 並且耶路撒冷的城牆拆毀, 城門被火焚燒. ”

1:4 When I heard these words, I sat and wept and mourned for days, and I was fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.
我聽見這話, 就坐下哭泣, 悲哀幾日, 在天上的神面前禁食祈禱, 說:

1:5 I said, “O Yahweh God of the heavens, the great and awesome one who keeps the covenant and loyal love for the ones who love him and for those who keep his commands.
“耶和華─天上的神, 大而可畏的神啊, 你向愛你,守你誡命的人守約施慈愛.

1:6 Please, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer of your servant that I am praying before you by day and by night for your servants, the Israelites, and confessing the sins of the Israelites that we have sinned against you. I and my father’s house have sinned.
願你睜眼看, 側耳聽, 你僕人晝夜在你面前為你眾僕人以色列民的祈禱, 承認我們以色列人向你所犯的罪; 我與我父家都有罪了.

1:7 We have certainly offended you and have not kept the commands, regulations, and judgments that you have commanded your servant Moses.
我們向你所行的甚是邪惡, 沒有遵守你藉著僕人摩西所吩咐的誡命,律例,典章.

1:8 Please, remember the word that you have commanded to your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you act unfaithfully I will scatter you all among the nations.
求你記念所吩咐你僕人摩西的話, 說: ‘你們若犯罪, 我就把你們分散在萬民中;

1:9 But if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, even though all of your outcasts are at the furthest parts of heaven, I will gather them and bring them to the place which I have chosen to make my name dwell.’
但你們若歸向我, 謹守遵行我的誡命, 你們被趕散的人雖在天涯, 我也必從那裡將他們招聚回來, 帶到我所選擇立為我名的居所. ’

1:10 They are your servants and your people whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand.
這都是你的僕人,你的百姓, 就是你用大力和大能的手所救贖的.

1:11 O Lord, please let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight to revere in your name. Please, let your servant be successful this day and give him compassion before this man.” I was cupbearer for the king.
主啊, 求你側耳聽你僕人的祈禱, 和喜愛敬畏你名眾僕人的祈禱, 使你僕人現今亨通, 在王面前蒙恩. ”我是作王酒政的.

Nehemiah - Chapter 2

2:1 It happened in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I carried the wine and gave it to the king. And I had never been sad before the king.
亞達薛西王二十年尼散月, 在王面前擺酒, 我拿起酒來奉給王. 我素來在王面前沒有愁容.

2:2 So the king said to me, “Why is your face sad since you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of the heart.” And I was very much afraid.
王對我說: “你既沒有病, 為甚麼面帶愁容呢? 這不是別的, 必是你心中愁煩. ”於是我甚懼怕.

2:3 I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad when the city of my ancestors’ burial site is ruined and her gates are consumed by fire?”
我對王說: “願王萬歲! 我列祖墳墓所在的那城荒涼, 城門被火焚燒, 我豈能面無愁容嗎? ”

2:4 Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of the heavens.
王問我說: “你要求甚麼? ”於是我默禱天上的神.

2:5 Then I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your presence, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my ancestors’ burial sites, so that I may rebuild it.”
我對王說: “僕人若在王眼前蒙恩, 王若喜歡, 求王差遣我往猶大, 到我列祖墳墓所在的那城去, 我好重新建造. ”

2:6 With the queen sitting beside him, the king said to me, “How long will your journey be and when will you return?” So it pleased the king and he sent me, and I set for him an appointed time.
那時王后坐在王的旁邊. 王問我說: “你去要多少日子? 幾時回來? ”我就定了日期. 於是王喜歡差遣我去.

2:7 Then I said to the king, “If it is good for the king, let letters be given to me for the governors in the province Beyond the River, that they may let me pass until I come to Judah.
我又對王說: “王若喜歡, 求王賜我詔書, 通知大河西的省長准我經過, 直到猶大;

2:8 Also, a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s land reserve, that he should give me timber for laying the beams for the gates of the citadel of the house and for the walls of the city, and for the house which I will enter.” And the king gave permission to me, according to the good hand of God on me.
又賜詔書, 通知管理王園林的亞薩, 使他給我木料, 做屬殿營樓之門的橫樑和城牆, 與我自己房屋使用的. ”王就允准我, 因我神施恩的手幫助我.

2:9 I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and I gave them the letters of the king. Then the king sent troop commanders and horses with me.
王派了軍長和馬兵護送我. 我到了河西的省長那裡, 將王的詔書交給他們.

2:10 But when Sanballat the Horonite and the Ammonite servant Tobiah heard this, they were greatly displeased that a person had come to seek the welfare of the Israelites.
和倫人參巴拉, 並為奴的亞捫人多比雅, 聽見有人來為以色列人求好處, 就甚惱怒.

2:11 I came to Jerusalem and was there for three days.
我到了耶路撒冷, 在那裡住了三日.

2:12 I got up during the night, I and a few men with me. I did not tell anybody what my God put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. No animal was with me except the animal that I was riding on.
我夜間起來, 有幾個人也一同起來; 但神使我心裡要為耶路撒冷做甚麼事, 我並沒有告訴人. 除了我騎的牲口以外, 也沒有別的牲口在我那裡.

2:13 I went out during the night at the gate of the valley by the Dragon spring and to the Dung Gate. And I examined the walls in Jerusalem and its gates that had been destroyed by the fire.
當夜我出了谷門, 往野狗井去(野狗: 或譯龍), 到了糞廠門, 察看耶路撒冷的城牆, 見城牆拆毀, 城門被火焚燒.

2:14 I crossed over to the Fountain Gate and to the King’s Pool, but there was no place for my mount to cross over.
我又往前, 到了泉門和王池, 但所騎的牲口沒有地方過去.

2:15 So I went up by the valley during the night and was examining the wall. Then I returned and came to the Valley Gate and returned.
於是夜間沿溪而上, 察看城牆, 又轉身進入谷門, 就回來了.

2:16 The prefects did not know where I had gone and what I was doing. I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the prefects, and the rest of the workers.
我往哪裡去, 我做甚麼事, 官長都不知道. 我還沒有告訴猶大平民,祭司,貴冑,官長, 和其餘做工的人.

2:17 Then I said to them, “You see the misery that we are in, that Jerusalem is ruined and its gates burned by the fire. Come, build the walls of Jerusalem and we shall no longer be a disgrace.”
以後, 我對他們說: “我們所遭的難, 耶路撒冷怎樣荒涼, 城門被火焚燒, 你們都看見了. 來吧, 我們重建耶路撒冷的城牆, 免得再受凌辱! ”

2:18 I told them of the good hand of my God that was upon me and surely the words of the king that were spoken to me. And they said, “Let us arise and build!” And they strengthened their hands for this good work.
我告訴他們我神施恩的手怎樣幫助我, 並王對我所說的話. 他們就說: “我們起來建造吧! ”於是他們奮勇做這善工.

2:19 But Sanballat the Horonite, the Ammonite servant Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab heard it, and they mocked and despised us, saying, “What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
但和倫人參巴拉, 並為奴的亞捫人多比雅和阿拉伯人基善聽見就嗤笑我們, 藐視我們, 說: “你們做甚麼呢? 要背叛王嗎? ”

2:20 Then I answered and said to them, “The God of the heavens himself will let us succeed, and we his servants shall arise and build. But for you there is no share, right, or memorial in Jerusalem.”
我回答他們說: “天上的神必使我們亨通. 我們作他僕人的, 要起來建造; 你們卻在耶路撒冷無分,無權,無紀念. ”

Nehemiah - Chapter 3

3:1 Then Eliashib the high priest and his brothers the priests arose and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and erected its doors. They consecrated it up to the Tower of the Hundred and up to the Tower of Hananel.
那時, 大祭司以利亞實和他的弟兄眾祭司起來建立羊門, 分別為聖, 安立門扇, 又築城牆到哈米亞樓, 直到哈楠業樓, 分別為聖.

3:2 And next to him the men of Jericho built, and next to him Zaccur son of Imri built.
其次是耶利哥人建造. 其次是音利的兒子撒刻建造.

3:3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and erected its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
哈西拿的子孫建立魚門, 架橫樑,安門扇, 和閂鎖.

3:4 Next to them Meremoth son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, repaired. Next to them Meshullam son of Berekiah, son of Meshezabel, repaired. Next to them Zadok son of Baana repaired.
其次是哈哥斯的孫子,烏利亞的兒子米利末修造. 其次是米示薩別的孫子,比利迦的兒子米書蘭修造. 其次是巴拿的兒子撒督修造.

3:5 Next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles did not put their neck to the work of their lord.
其次是提哥亞人修造; 但是他們的貴冑不用肩(原文是頸項)擔他們主的工作.

3:6 Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam repaired the old Yeshanah Gate. They laid its beams and erected its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
巴西亞的兒子耶何耶大與比所玳的兒子米書蘭修造古門, 架橫樑, 安門扇和閂鎖.

3:7 Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah who were under the rule of the governor of the province Beyond the River, repaired.
其次是基遍人米拉提, 米倫人雅頓與基遍人, 並屬河西總督所管的米斯巴人修造.

3:8 Next to him Uzziel son of Harhaiah (goldsmiths) repaired. Next to him Hananiah son of the perfume-makers repaired. They restored Jerusalem up to the Broad Wall.
其次是銀匠哈海雅的兒子烏薛修造. 其次是做香的哈拿尼雅修造. 這些人修堅耶路撒冷, 直到寬牆.

3:9 Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, commander of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired.
其次是管理耶路撒冷一半,戶珥的兒子利法雅修造.

3:10 Next to them Jedaiah son of Harumaph repaired opposite his house. Next to him Hattush son of Hashabneiah repaired.
其次是哈路抹的兒子耶大雅對著自己的房屋修造. 其次是哈沙尼的兒子哈突修造.

3:11 Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.
哈琳的兒子瑪基雅和巴哈‧摩押的兒子哈述修造一段, 並修造爐樓.

3:12 Next to him Shallum son of Hallohesh, commander of half of the district of Jerusalem, repaired with his daughters.
其次是管理耶路撒冷那一半,哈羅黑的兒子沙龍和他的女兒們修造.

3:13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and erected its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall up to the Dung Gate.
哈嫩和撒挪亞的居民修造谷門, 立門, 安門扇和閂鎖, 又建築城牆一千肘, 直到糞廠門.

3:14 Malkijah son of Recab, commander of the district of Beth-haccherem, repaired the Dung Gate. He rebuilt it and erected its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
管理伯‧哈基琳,利甲的兒子瑪基雅修造糞廠門, 立門, 安門扇和閂鎖.

3:15 Shallun son of Col-Hozeh, the commander of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and erected its doors, its bolts, its bars, and he built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the king’s garden, right up to the steps going down from the city of David.
管理米斯巴,各荷西的兒子沙崙修造泉門, 立門, 蓋門頂, 安門扇和閂鎖, 又修造靠近王園西羅亞池的牆垣, 直到那從大衛城下來的臺階.

3:16 After him Nehemiah son of Azbuk, commander of half of the district of Beth Zur, repaired up to a point opposite the burial sites of David, and up to the artificial pool and to the house of the mighty warriors.
其次是管理伯‧夙一半,押卜的兒子尼希米修造, 直到大衛墳地的對面, 又到挖成的池子, 並勇士的房屋.

3:17 After him the Levites repaired; Rehum son of Bani, and next to him Hashabiah, commander of half of the district of Keilah, repaired his district.
其次是利未人巴尼的兒子利宏修造. 其次是管理基伊拉一半,哈沙比雅為他所管的本境修造.

3:18 After him their brothers repaired: Bavvai son of Henadad, commander of half of the district of Keilah,
其次是利未人弟兄中管理基伊拉那一半,希拿達的兒子巴瓦伊修造.

3:19 next to him Ezer son of Jeshua, commander of Mizpah, repaired a second section of a wall opposite of the ascent of the armory at the angle.
其次是管理米斯巴,耶書亞的兒子以謝修造一段, 對著武庫的上坡,城牆轉彎之處.

3:20 After him Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired a second section of a wall from the angle up to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
其次是薩拜的兒子巴錄竭力修造一段, 從城牆轉彎, 直到大祭司以利亞實的府門.

3:21 After him Meremoth son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, repaired a second section of a wall from the doorway of the house of Eliashib up to the end of the house of Eliashib.
其次是哈哥斯的孫子,烏利亞的兒子米利末修造一段, 從以利亞實的府門, 直到以利亞實府的盡頭.

3:22 After him the priests, men from the vicinity, repaired.
其次是住平原的祭司修造.

3:23 After them Benjamin and Hasshub repaired opposite their house. After them Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, repaired beside his house.
其次是便雅憫與哈述對著自己的房屋修造. 其次是亞難尼的孫子,瑪西雅的兒子亞撒利雅在靠近自己的房屋修造.

3:24 After him Binnui son of Henadad repaired a second section of a wall from the house of Azariah up to the angle up to the corner.
其次是希拿達的兒子賓內修造一段, 從亞撒利雅的房屋直到城牆轉彎, 又到城角.

3:25 Palal son of Uzai repaired opposite the Angle at the tower that juts out from the upper house of the king, at the courtyard of the guard. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh
烏賽的兒子巴拉修造對著城牆的轉彎和王上宮凸出來的城樓, 靠近護衛院的那一段. 其次是巴錄的兒子毘大雅修造.

3:26 and the temple servants who were living on Ophel repaired up to opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower.
(尼提寧住在俄斐勒, 直到朝東水門的對面和凸出來的城樓. )

3:27 After him the Tekoites repaired a second section of a wall opposite the projecting tower that goes out as far as the wall of Ophel.
其次是提哥亞人又修一段, 對著那凸出來的大樓, 直到俄斐勒的牆.

3:28 Above the Horse Gate the priests repaired, each one opposite his house.
從馬門往上, 眾祭司各對自己的房屋修造.

3:29 After them Zadok son of Immer repaired opposite his house. After him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, keeper of the East Gate, repaired.
其次是音麥的兒子撒督對著自己的房屋修造. 其次是守東門,示迦尼的兒子示瑪雅修造.

3:30 After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section. After him Meshullam son of Berekiah repaired the wall opposite his room.
其次是示利米雅的兒子哈拿尼雅和薩拉的第六子哈嫩又修一段. 其次是比利迦的兒子米書蘭對著自己的房屋修造.

3:31 After him Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired up to the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Enrollment Gate and up to the upper room of the corner.
其次是銀匠瑪基雅修造到尼提寧和商人的房屋, 對著哈米弗甲門, 直到城的角樓.

3:32 Between the upper room of the corner to the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and merchants repaired.
銀匠與商人在城的角樓和羊門中間修造.

Nehemiah - Chapter 4

4:1 Now it happened when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he became angry and greatly provoked, and he mocked the Jews.
參巴拉聽見我們修造城牆就發怒, 大大惱恨, 嗤笑猶大人,

4:2 Then he said before his brothers and the army of Samaria, “What are the feeble Jews doing? Will they restore these things for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the piles of rubble—even those burned up?”
對他弟兄和撒馬利亞的軍兵說: “這些軟弱的猶大人做甚麼呢? 要保護自己嗎? 要獻祭嗎? 要一日成功嗎? 要從土堆裡拿出火燒的石頭再立牆嗎? ”

4:3 Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him and said, “Their wall of stone that they are building would break down if a fox went on it!”
亞捫人多比雅站在旁邊, 說: “他們所修造的石牆, 就是狐狸上去也必跐倒. ”

4:4 Hear, our God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn on their head and give them over to plunder in the land of captivity.
我們的神啊, 求你垂聽, 因為我們被藐視. 求你使他們的毀謗歸於他們的頭上, 使他們在擄到之地作為掠物.

4:5 Do not cover their guilt, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before you. They have provoked the builders to anger.
不要遮掩他們的罪孽, 不要使他們的罪惡從你面前塗抹, 因為他們在修造的人眼前惹動你的怒氣.

4:6 So we rebuilt the wall, and all of the wall was joined up to half its height. For the people had a heart to do it.
這樣, 我們修造城牆, 城牆就都連絡, 高至一半, 因為百姓專心做工.

4:7 Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem were going forward and the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.
參巴拉,多比雅,阿拉伯人,亞捫人,亞實突人聽見修造耶路撒冷城牆, 著手進行堵塞破裂的地方, 就甚發怒.

4:8 So all of them plotted together to come fight against Jerusalem and to make trouble for it.
大家同謀要來攻擊耶路撒冷, 使城內擾亂.

4:9 So we prayed to our God and set up a guard against them day and night.
然而, 我們禱告我們的神, 又因他們的緣故, 就派人看守, 晝夜防備.

4:10 But Judah said, “The strength of the carriers is failing, and there is too much dirt, and we are not able to build at the wall.”
猶大人說: “灰土尚多, 扛抬的人力氣已經衰敗, 所以我們不能建造城牆. ”

4:11 Then our enemies said, “They will not know nor see until we come upon them and will kill them and stop the work.”
我們的敵人且說: “趁他們不知不見, 我們進入他們中間, 殺他們, 使工作止住. ”

4:12 When the Jews who lived beside them came, they said to us ten times, “From all of the places where they live, they will come up against us.”
那靠近敵人居住的猶大人十次從各處來見我們, 說: “你們必要回到我們那裡. ”

4:13 I stationed the people behind the deepest part of the wall in the open places according to their families, with their swords, spears, and bows.
所以我使百姓各按宗族拿刀,拿槍,拿弓站在城牆後邊低窪的空處.

4:14 And I looked, got up, and said to the nobles, prefects, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”
我察看了, 就起來對貴冑,官長, 和其餘的人說: “不要怕他們! 當記念主是大而可畏的. 你們要為弟兄,兒女,妻子,家產爭戰. ”

4:15 It happened when our enemies heard that their plan was known to us, that God had frustrated it, and we all returned to the wall—each to his work.
仇敵聽見我們知道他們的心意, 見神也破壞他們的計謀, 就不來了. 我們都回到城牆那裡, 各做各的工.

4:16 From that day, half of my servants were working on craftsmanship, half were holding spears, small shields, bows, and breastplates. The commanders were behind the whole house of Judah.
從那日起, 我的僕人一半做工, 一半拿槍,拿盾牌,拿弓,穿(或譯: 拿)鎧甲, 官長都站在猶大眾人的後邊.

4:17 The ones who were building the wall and the ones who carried the materials were carrying in one hand while doing the task, and with the other hand were grasping a weapon.
修造城牆的, 扛抬材料的, 都一手做工一手拿兵器.

4:18 Each of the builders had his sword tied to his side while building. And the man who sounded the trumpet was beside me.
修造的人都腰間佩刀修造, 吹角的人在我旁邊.

4:19 I said to the nobles, to the prefects, and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and widespread, and we are spread out over the wall far from each other.
我對貴冑,官長, 和其餘的人說: “這工程浩大, 我們在城牆上相離甚遠;

4:20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, come together to us there. Our God will fight for us.”
你們聽見角聲在哪裡, 就聚集到我們那裡去. 我們的神必為我們爭戰. ”

4:21 So we labored at the work, and half of them were holding the spears from dawn until the stars came out.
於是, 我們做工, 一半拿兵器, 從天亮直到星宿出現的時候.

4:22 At the time I also said to the people, “Let each man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they will be a guard for us in the night and work in the day.”
那時, 我又對百姓說: “各人和他的僕人當在耶路撒冷住宿, 好在夜間保守我們, 白晝做工. ”

4:23 So neither I nor my brothers nor my young men nor the men of the guard who were behind me took off our clothes. Each one kept his weapon even in the water.
這樣, 我和弟兄僕人, 並跟從我的護兵都不脫衣服, 出去打水也帶兵器.

Nehemiah - Chapter 5

5:1 Now there was a great cry of distress of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers.
百姓和他們的妻大大呼號, 埋怨他們的弟兄猶大人.

5:2 There were those who were saying, “Our sons and daughters, we are many. We must get grain so that we may eat and live.”
有的說: “我們和兒女人口眾多, 要去得糧食度命”;

5:3 There were also those saying, “We have pledged our fields and our vineyards and our houses so that we can get grain in the famine.”
有的說: “我們典了田地,葡萄園,房屋, 要得糧食充飢”;

5:4 And there were those who were saying, “We have borrowed money on our fields and our vineyards for the tax of the king.
有的說: “我們已經指著田地,葡萄園, 借了錢給王納稅.

5:5 Now our flesh is like the flesh of our brothers, our sons are like their sons. Look, we are subduing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and there are some from our daughters being molested. We are powerless, and our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
我們的身體與我們弟兄的身體一樣; 我們的兒女與他們的兒女一般. 現在我們將要使兒女作人的僕婢, 我們的女兒已有為婢的; 我們並無力拯救, 因為我們的田地,葡萄園已經歸了別人. ”

5:6 I was very angry when I heard their shouts and these words.
我聽見他們呼號說這些話, 便甚發怒.

5:7 I thought over this in my heart, and then I quarreled with the nobles and the prefects. I said to them, “You yourselves are taking interest from your own brother!” So I called the great assembly against them,
我心裡籌劃, 就斥責貴冑和官長說: “你們各人向弟兄取利! ”於是我招聚大會攻擊他們.

5:8 and I said to them: “We ourselves have bought back our brothers the Jews who were sold to the nations as we were able. But now you yourselves have sold your brothers so they may be sold to us!” They were silent and could not find a word to say.
我對他們說: “我們盡力贖回我們弟兄, 就是賣與外邦的猶大人; 你們還要賣弟兄, 使我們贖回來嗎? ”他們就靜默不語, 無話可答.

5:9 So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God to prevent the disgrace from the nations, our enemies?
我又說: “你們所行的不善! 你們行事不當敬畏我們的神嗎? 不然, 難免我們的仇敵外邦人毀謗我們.

5:10 Also, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Please stop taking this interest.
我和我的弟兄與僕人也將銀錢糧食借給百姓; 我們大家都當免去利息.

5:11 Please restore to them this day their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves, their houses, and the interest on the money, the grain, the grape juice, and the olive oil that you have been taking from them.”
如今我勸你們將他們的田地,葡萄園,橄欖園,房屋, 並向他們所取的銀錢,糧食,新酒, 和油, 百分之一的利息都歸還他們. ”

5:12 So they said, “We will restore it and will not request anything more. So we will do as you say.” Then I called the priests and made them take an oath to do this promise.
眾人說: “我們必歸還, 不再向他們索要, 必照你的話行. ”我就召了祭司來, 叫眾人起誓, 必照著所應許的而行.

5:13 I also shook out my garment and said, “This is how God will shake out everyone from his house who will not keep this promise. So this is how his possessions will be shaken out and emptied.” And all the assembly said, “Amen!” And they praised Yahweh, and the people kept this promise.
我也抖著胸前的衣襟, 說: “凡不成就這應許的, 願神照樣抖他離開家產和他勞碌得來的, 直到抖空了. ”會眾都說: “阿們! ”又讚美耶和華. 百姓就照著所應許的去行.

5:14 Moreover, from the appointed day I was made their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year until the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes—twelve years. My brothers and I did not eat the food allowance of the governor.
自從我奉派作猶大地的省長, 就是從亞達薛西王二十年直到三十二年, 共十二年之久, 我與我弟兄都沒有吃省長的俸祿.

5:15 The former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and they took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels. Also, their servants controlled the people, but I did not do so because of the fear of God.
在我以前的省長加重百姓的擔子, 每日索要糧食和酒, 並銀子四十舍客勒, 就是他們的僕人也轄制百姓; 但我因敬畏神不這樣行.

5:16 I also devoted myself to the work of this wall, and we did not buy land. All of my servants were gathered for the work.
並且我恆心修造城牆, 並沒有置買田地; 我的僕人也都聚集在那裡做工.

5:17 One hundred and fifty men, prefects and Jews, and those who came to us from the nations around us, were at my table.
除了從四圍外邦中來的猶大人以外, 有猶大平民和官長一百五十人在我席上吃飯.

5:18 Now what was prepared each day for me was one ox, six choice sheep, and birds. And every ten days all kinds of wine were made. But for this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor because the slavery was too heavy on this people.
每日預備一隻公牛, 六隻肥羊, 又預備些飛禽; 每十日一次, 多預備各樣的酒. 雖然如此, 我並不要省長的俸祿, 因為百姓服役甚重.

5:19 Remember me for good, my God, all that I have done for this people.
我的神啊, 求你記念我為這百姓所行的一切事, 施恩與我.

Nehemiah - Chapter 6

6:1 Now when it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and to the rest of our enemies that I had built the wall and that no gap was left in it—though up to that time I had not erected doors in the gates—
參巴拉,多比雅,阿拉伯人基善和我們其餘的仇敵聽見我已經修完了城牆, 其中沒有破裂之處(那時我還沒有安門扇)的,

6:2 Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they planned to do evil to me.
參巴拉和基善就打發人來見我, 說: “請你來, 我們在阿挪平原的一個村莊相會. ”他們卻想害我.

6:3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I am not able to come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you all?”
於是我差遣人去見他們, 說: “我現在辦理大工, 不能下去. 焉能停工下去見你們呢? ”

6:4 And they sent a message to me four times like this, and I returned an answer like this to them.
他們這樣四次打發人來見我, 我都如此回答他們.

6:5 And Sanballat sent his servant with an open letter, another word like this to me a fifth time, in his hand.
參巴拉第五次打發僕人來見我, 手裡拿著未封的信,

6:6 In it was written, “It has been reported among the nations, and Gashmu also is saying it, that you and the Jews are considering rebellion. Therefore, truly you are building the wall and you are becoming their king, according to these words.
信上寫著說: “外邦人中有風聲, 迦施慕(就是基善, 見二章十九節)也說, 你和猶大人謀反, 修造城牆, 你要作他們的王;

6:7 You have also set up prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you, saying, ‘There is a king in Judah.’ And now it will be proclaimed to the king according to these words. Now, come and we will plan together.”
你又派先知在耶路撒冷指著你宣講, 說在猶大有王. 現在這話必傳與王知; 所以請你來, 與我們彼此商議. ”

6:8 So I sent to him saying, “None of these words you have spoken has happened. You are indeed saying things created in your own mind”—
我就差遣人去見他, 說: “你所說的這事, 一概沒有, 是你心裡捏造的. ”

6:9 for all of them sought to frighten us, saying, “their hands will not do the work.” And now, God, strengthen my hands.
他們都要使我們懼怕, 意思說, 他們的手必軟弱, 以致工作不能成就. 神啊, 求你堅固我的手.

6:10 Now I went into the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, who was confined at home, and he said, “Let us meet in the house of God, inside the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple; for they are coming to kill you—during the night they are coming to kill you.”
我到了米希大別的孫子,第來雅的兒子示瑪雅家裡; 那時, 他閉門不出. 他說: “我們不如在神的殿裡會面, 將殿門關鎖; 因為他們要來殺你, 就是夜裡來殺你. ”

6:11 But I said, “Should a man like me run away? And would a man like me go into the temple so that he can save his life? I will not go in!”
我說: “像我這樣的人豈要逃跑呢? 像我這樣的人豈能進入殿裡保全生命呢? 我不進去! ”

6:12 Then I look and realized God had not sent him; rather, he had spoken the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
我看明神沒有差遣他, 是他自己說這話攻擊我, 是多比雅和參巴拉賄買了他.

6:13 For this reason he was hired: to frighten me so that I would act and sin, so that they would have a bad report so they could taunt me.
賄買他的緣故, 是要叫我懼怕, 依從他犯罪, 他們好傳揚惡言毀謗我.

6:14 Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to their works, and also Noadiah the prophetess, and the remainder of the prophets who were frightening me.
我的神啊, 多比雅,參巴拉,女先知挪亞底, 和其餘的先知要叫我懼怕, 求你記念他們所行的這些事.

6:15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.
以祿月二十五日, 城牆修完了, 共修了五十二天.

6:16 When our enemies heard of this, all of the nations surrounding us were afraid and lost their confidence. They knew that this work had been done with the help of our God.
我們一切仇敵,四圍的外邦人聽見了便懼怕, 愁眉不展; 因為見這工作完成是出乎我們的神.

6:17 Also, in those days the nobles of Judah increasingly sent their letters to Tobiah, and letters from Tobiah returned to them.
在那些日子, 猶大的貴冑屢次寄信與多比雅, 多比雅也來信與他們.

6:18 For many in Judah were bound by oath to him because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jehohanan took as a wife the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah.
在猶大有許多人與多比雅結盟; 因他是亞拉的兒子, 示迦尼的女婿, 並且他的兒子約哈難娶了比利迦兒子米書蘭的女兒為妻.

6:19 They also were speaking of his good deeds in my presence, and they were sending my words out to him. Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
他們常在我面前說多比雅的善行, 也將我的話傳與他. 多比雅又常寄信來, 要叫我懼怕.

Nehemiah - Chapter 7

7:1 Now when the wall had been built and I had erected the doors and appointed the gatekeepers, singers, and the Levites,
城牆修完, 我安了門扇, 守門的,歌唱的, 和利未人都已派定.

7:2 I gave command over Jerusalem to my brother Hanani and Hananiah the commander of the citadel. For he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
我就派我的弟兄哈拿尼和營樓的宰官哈拿尼雅管理耶路撒冷; 因為哈拿尼雅是忠信的, 又敬畏神過於眾人.

7:3 I said to them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While they are standing guard let them shut and fasten the doors. And appoint guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, one at his post and another opposite his house.”
我吩咐他們說: “等到太陽上升才可開耶路撒冷的城門; 人尚看守的時候就要關門上閂; 也當派耶路撒冷的居民各按班次看守自己房屋對面之處. ”

7:4 The city was widespread and large, but the people in it were few and no houses were rebuilt.
城是廣大, 其中的民卻稀少, 房屋還沒有建造.

7:5 Then my God put into my heart to assemble the nobles, the prefects, and the people to be enrolled. I found the book of the genealogy of those who first came back, and I found this written upon it:
我的神感動我心, 招聚貴冑,官長, 和百姓, 要照家譜計算. 我找著第一次上來之人的家譜, 其上寫著:

7:6 These are the people of the province who came up from captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his city.
巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒從前擄去猶大省的人, 現在他們的子孫從被擄到之地回耶路撒冷和猶大, 各歸本城.

7:7 These came with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
他們是同著所羅巴伯,耶書亞,尼希米,亞撒利雅,拉米,拿哈瑪尼,末底改,必珊,米斯毘列,比革瓦伊,尼宏,巴拿回來的.

7:8 the descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.
以色列人民的數目記在下面: 巴錄的子孫二千一百七十二名;

7:9 The descendants of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
示法提雅的子孫三百七十二名;

7:10 The descendants of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two.
亞拉的子孫六百五十二名;

7:11 The descendants of Pahath-Moab, of the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
巴哈‧摩押的後裔, 就是耶書亞和約押的子孫二千八百一十八名;

7:12 The descendants of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
以攔的子孫一千二百五十四名;

7:13 The descendants of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five.
薩土的子孫八百四十五名;

7:14 The descendants of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
薩改的子孫七百六十名;

7:15 The descendants of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight.
賓內的子孫六百四十八名;

7:16 The descendants of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight.
比拜的子孫六百二十八名;

7:17 The descendants of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two.
押甲的子孫二千三百二十二名;

7:18 The descendants of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven.
亞多尼干的子孫六百六十七名;

7:19 The descendants of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven.
比革瓦伊的子孫二千零六十七名;

7:20 The descendants of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five.
亞丁的子孫六百五十五名;

7:21 The descendants of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
亞特的後裔, 就是希西家的子孫九十八名;

7:22 The descendants of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight.
哈順的子孫三百二十八名;

7:23 The descendants of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four.
比賽的子孫三百二十四名;

7:24 The descendants of Hariph, one hundred and twelve.
哈拉的子孫一百一十二名;

7:25 The descendants of Gibeon, ninety-five.
基遍人九十五名;

7:26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight.
伯利恆人和尼陀法人共一百八十八名;

7:27 The men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight.
亞拿突人一百二十八名;

7:28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.
伯‧亞斯瑪弗人四十二名;

7:29 The men of Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
基列‧耶琳人,基非拉人,比錄人共七百四十三名;

7:30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
拉瑪人和迦巴人共六百二十一名;

7:31 The men of Micmash, one hundred and twenty-two.
默瑪人一百二十二名;

7:32 The men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred and twenty-three.
伯特利人和艾人共一百二十三名;

7:33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.
別的尼波人五十二名;

7:34 The people of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
別的以攔子孫一千二百五十四名;

7:35 The people of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
哈琳的子孫三百二十名;

7:36 The people of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
耶利哥人三百四十五名;

7:37 The people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
羅德人,哈第人,阿挪人共七百二十一名;

7:38 The people of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
西拿人三千九百三十名.

7:39 The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
祭司: 耶書亞家, 耶大雅的子孫九百七十三名;

7:40 The descendants of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two.
音麥的子孫一千零五十二名;

7:41 The descendants of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven.
巴施戶珥的子孫一千二百四十七名;

7:42 The descendants of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.
哈琳的子孫一千零一十七名.

7:43 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua, namely of Kadmiel of the descendants of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
利未人: 何達威的後裔, 就是耶書亞和甲篾的子孫七十四名.

7:44 The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight.
歌唱的: 亞薩的子孫一百四十八名.

7:45 The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, the descendants of Shobai, one hundred and thirty-eight.
守門的: 沙龍的子孫,亞特的子孫,達們的子孫,亞谷的子孫,哈底大的子孫,朔拜的子孫, 共一百三十八名.

7:46 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
尼提寧(就是殿役): 西哈的子孫,哈蘇巴的子孫,答巴俄的子孫,

7:47 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,
基綠的子孫,西亞的子孫,巴頓的子孫,

7:48 the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagaba, the descendants of Shalmai,
利巴拿的子孫,哈迦巴的子孫,薩買的子孫,

7:49 the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar,
哈難的子孫,吉德的子孫,迦哈的子孫,

7:50 the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,
利亞雅的子孫,利汛的子孫,尼哥大的子孫,

7:51 the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,
迦散的子孫,烏撒的子孫,巴西亞的子孫,

7:52 the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim,
比賽的子孫,米烏寧的子孫,尼普心的子孫,

7:53 the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
巴卜的子孫,哈古巴的子孫,哈忽的子孫,

7:54 the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
巴洗律的子孫,米希大的子孫,哈沙的子孫,

7:55 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
巴柯的子孫,西西拉的子孫,答瑪的子孫,

7:56 the descendants of Neziah, the descendants of Hatipha.
尼細亞的子孫,哈提法的子孫.

7:57 The descendants of Solomon’s servants: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,
所羅門僕人的後裔, 就是瑣太的子孫,瑣斐列的子孫,比路大的子孫,

7:58 the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
雅拉的子孫,達昆的子孫,吉德的子孫,

7:59 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-Hazzebaim, the descendants of Amon.
示法提雅的子孫,哈替的子孫,玻黑列‧哈斯巴音的子孫,亞們的子孫.

7:60 All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants were three hundred and ninety-two.
尼提寧和所羅門僕人的後裔共三百九十二名.

7:61 These were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they were not able to prove their ancestral houses or their descent, whether they were from Israel:
從特米拉,特哈薩,基綠,亞頓,音麥上來的, 不能指明他們的宗族譜系是以色列人不是;

7:62 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, the descendants of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.
他們是第萊雅的子孫,多比雅的子孫,尼哥大的子孫, 共六百四十二名.

7:63 And from the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai (who had taken as a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
祭司中, 哈巴雅的子孫,哈哥斯的子孫,巴西萊的子孫; 因為他們的先祖娶了基列人巴西萊的女兒為妻, 所以起名叫巴西萊.

7:64 These sought their record among those enrolled in the genealogy, but it was not found there, so they were excluded as unclean from the priesthood.
這三家的人在族譜之中尋查自己的譜系, 卻尋不著, 因此算為不潔, 不准供祭司的職任.

7:65 So the governor said to them that they could not eat the most holy food until a priest could come with Urim and Thummim.
省長對他們說: “不可吃至聖的物, 直到有用烏陵和土明決疑的祭司興起來. ”

7:66 All of the assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
會眾共有四萬二千三百六十名.

7:67 besides their servants and female slaves—these were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven. And the male and female singers were two hundred and forty-five,
此外, 還有他們的僕婢七千三百三十七名, 又有歌唱的男女二百四十五名.

7:68
他們有馬七百三十六匹, 騾子二百四十五匹,

7:69 there were four hundred and thirty-five camels and six thousand seven hundred and twenty male donkeys.
駱駝四百三十五隻, 驢六千七百二十匹.

7:70 Now some from the heads of the families gave to the work. The governor gave to the storehouse one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly tunics.
有些族長為工程捐助. 省長捐入庫中的金子一千達利克, 碗五十個, 祭司的禮服五百三十件.

7:71 Now some of the heads of the families gave to the storehouse of the work twenty thousand gold darics and two thousand two hundred silver minas.
又有族長捐入工程庫的金子二萬達利克, 銀子二千二百彌拿.

7:72 And what the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly tunics.
其餘百姓所捐的金子二萬達利克, 銀子二千彌拿, 祭司的禮服六十七件.

7:73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel settled in their cities. When the seventh month came, the Israelites were in their cities.
於是祭司,利未人,守門的,歌唱的,民中的一些人,尼提寧, 並以色列眾人, 各住在自己的城裡.

Nehemiah - Chapter 8

8:1 All of the people gathered as one to the public square before the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses that Yahweh had commanded Israel.
到了七月, 以色列人住在自己的城裡. 那時, 他們如同一人聚集在水門前的寬闊處, 請文士以斯拉將耶和華藉摩西傳給以色列人的律法書帶來.

8:2 So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly for each man and woman to hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
七月初一日, 祭司以斯拉將律法書帶到聽了能明白的男女會眾面前.

8:3 He read from it facing the public square before the Water Gate from dawn until noon that day, opposite the men, women, and those with understanding. The ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.
在水門前的寬闊處, 從清早到晌午, 在眾男女,一切聽了能明白的人面前讀這律法書. 眾民側耳而聽.

8:4 Then Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden podium that had been made for the occasion. And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right. On his left was Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
文士以斯拉站在為這事特備的木臺上. 瑪他提雅,示瑪,亞奈雅,烏利亞,希勒家, 和瑪西雅站在他的右邊; 毘大雅,米沙利,瑪基雅,哈順,哈拔大拿,撒迦利亞, 和米書蘭站在他的左邊.

8:5 Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, because he was above all of the people. When he opened it all the people stood up.
以斯拉站在眾民以上, 在眾民眼前展開這書. 他一展開, 眾民就都站起來.

8:6 Then Ezra blessed Yahweh the great God, and all of the people answered, “Amen! Amen!” while lifting their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped Yahweh with their noses to the ground.
以斯拉稱頌耶和華至大的神; 眾民都舉手應聲說: “阿們! 阿們! ”就低頭, 面伏於地, 敬拜耶和華.

8:7 And Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites were teaching the people from the law while the people were in their places.
耶書亞,巴尼,示利比,雅憫,亞谷,沙比太,荷第雅,瑪西雅,基利他,亞撒利雅,約撒拔,哈難,毘萊雅, 和利未人使百姓明白律法; 百姓都站在自己的地方.

8:8 So they read the book from the law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that they could understand the reading.
他們清清楚楚地念神的律法書, 講明意思, 使百姓明白所念的.

8:9 Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all of the people, “This day is holy to Yahweh your God. Do not mourn nor weep.” For all of the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
省長尼希米和作祭司的文士以斯拉, 並教訓百姓的利未人, 對眾民說: “今日是耶和華─你們神的聖日, 不要悲哀哭泣. ”這是因為眾民聽見律法書上的話都哭了;

8:10 Then he said to them, “Go, eat festive food and drink sweet drinks, and send a share to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our lord. Do not be grieved because the joy of Yahweh is your refuge.”
又對他們說: “你們去吃肥美的, 喝甘甜的, 有不能預備的就分給他, 因為今日是我們主的聖日. 你們不要憂愁, 因靠耶和華而得的喜樂是你們的力量. ”

8:11 So the Levites silenced all of the people, saying, “Silence, for this day is holy. Do not be grieved.”
於是利未人使眾民靜默, 說: “今日是聖日; 不要作聲, 也不要憂愁. ”

8:12 All of the people went to eat, to drink, to send a share, and to have great joy because they understood the words that they had made known to them.
眾民都去吃喝, 也分給人, 大大快樂, 因為他們明白所教訓他們的話.

8:13 On the second day the heads of the families of all the people, the priests, and the Levites gathered together to Ezra the scribe to study the words of the law.
次日, 眾民的族長,祭司, 和利未人都聚集到文士以斯拉那裡, 要留心聽律法上的話.

8:14 They found written in the law, which Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses, that the Israelites should live in booths during the festival of the seventh month,
他們見律法上寫著, 耶和華藉摩西吩咐以色列人要在七月節住棚,

8:15 and that they should proclaim and give voice in all of their cities in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill and bring olive tree branches, olive oil wood branches, myrtle shrub branches, palm tree branches, and other leafy tree branches to make booths, as it is written.”
並要在各城和耶路撒冷宣傳報告說: “你們當上山, 將橄欖樹,野橄欖樹,番石榴樹,棕樹, 和各樣茂密樹的枝子取來, 照著所寫的搭棚. ”

8:16 So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves, each on his roof, in their courtyards, in the courtyards of the house of God, in the public square of the Water Gate, and in the public square of the Gate of Ephraim.
於是百姓出去, 取了樹枝來, 各人在自己的房頂上, 或院內, 或神殿的院內, 或水門的寬闊處, 或以法蓮門的寬闊處搭棚.

8:17 And all of the assembly of those who returned from captivity made booths and lived in the booths because the Israelites had not done it from the days of Jeshua son of Nun until that day. And there was very great joy.
從擄到之地歸回的全會眾就搭棚, 住在棚裡. 從嫩的兒子約書亞的時候直到這日, 以色列人沒有這樣行. 於是眾人大大喜樂.

8:18 And he read from the scroll of the law of God day by day from the first day up to the last day. They celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day there was an assembly according to the rule.
從頭一天直到末一天, 以斯拉每日念神的律法書. 眾人守節七日, 第八日照例有嚴肅會.

Nehemiah - Chapter 9

9:1 On the twenty-fourth day of this month the Israelites gathered in fasting, in sackcloths, and with soil on them.
這月二十四日, 以色列人聚集禁食, 身穿麻衣, 頭蒙灰塵.

9:2 Those of the seed of Israel separated themselves from all of the foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.
以色列人(人: 原文是種類)就與一切外邦人離絕, 站著承認自己的罪惡和列祖的罪孽.

9:3 They stood up in their place and read from the book of the law of Yahweh their God for a fourth part of the day, and for a fourth they were confessing and worshiping Yahweh their God.
那日的四分之一站在自己的地方念耶和華─他們神的律法書, 又四分之一認罪, 敬拜耶和華─他們的神.

9:4 Then Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani stood on the platform of the Levites and cried out with a loud voice to Yahweh their God.
耶書亞,巴尼,甲篾,示巴尼,布尼,示利比,巴尼,基拿尼站在利未人的臺上, 大聲哀求耶和華─他們的神.

9:5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, “Stand up, bless Yahweh your God from everlasting until everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name that is being exalted above all blessing and praise!
利未人耶書亞,甲篾,巴尼,哈沙尼,示利比,荷第雅,示巴尼,毘他希雅說: “你們要站起來稱頌耶和華─你們的神, 永世無盡. 耶和華啊, 你榮耀之名是應當稱頌的! 超乎一切稱頌和讚美. ”

9:6 “You alone are Yahweh. You alone have made the heavens, the heavens of the heavens, and all of their army, the earth and all that is in it, the waters and all that is in them. You give life to all of them, and the army of the heavens worship you.
“你, 惟獨你是耶和華! 你造了天和天上的天, 並天上的萬象, 地和地上的萬物, 海和海中所有的; 這一切都是你所保存的. 天軍也都敬拜你.

9:7 You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham.
你是耶和華神, 曾揀選亞伯蘭, 領他出迦勒底的吾珥, 給他改名叫亞伯拉罕.

9:8 You found his heart faithful before you and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite and the Girgashite—to give it to his seed. And you have kept your word because you are righteous.
你見他在你面前心裡誠實, 就與他立約, 應許把迦南人,赫人,亞摩利人,比利洗人,耶布斯人,革迦撒人之地賜給他的後裔, 且應驗了你的話, 因為你是公義的.

9:9 “You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their shout at the Red Sea.
“你曾看見我們列祖在埃及所受的困苦, 垂聽他們在紅海邊的哀求,

9:10 You gave signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all of his servants, and all of the people of his land because you knew that they acted arrogantly against them. You made a name for yourself, as it is this day.
就施行神蹟奇事在法老和他一切臣僕, 並他國中的眾民身上. 你也得了名聲, 正如今日一樣, 因為你知道他們向我們列祖行事狂傲.

9:11 And you divided the sea before them, and they passed through the sea on dry ground, but their pursuers you threw into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.
你又在我們列祖面前把海分開, 使他們在海中行走乾地, 將追趕他們的人拋在深海, 如石頭拋在大水中;

9:12 You led them by day with a column of cloud and with a column of fire by night, to give them light on the way that they were to go.
並且白晝用雲柱引導他們, 黑夜用火柱照亮他們當行的路.

9:13 Then you came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven and gave them right judgments and true teachings, good regulations and commandments.
你也降臨在西奈山, 從天上與他們說話, 賜給他們正直的典章,真實的律法,美好的條例與誡命,

9:14 You made known your holy Sabbath to them and gave them commandments, regulations, and law by the hand of your servant Moses.
又使他們知道你的安息聖日, 並藉你僕人摩西傳給他們誡命,條例,律法.

9:15 You gave them bread from heaven for their starvation, and you caused water to go out from a rock for their thirst. You told them to go in order to take into possession the land that you have sworn by your hand to give to them.
從天上賜下糧食充他們的飢, 從磐石使水流出解他們的渴, 又吩咐他們進去得你起誓應許賜給他們的地.

9:16 “But they and our ancestors acted arrogantly and stiffened their neck and did not listen to your commandments.
但我們的列祖行事狂傲, 硬著頸項不聽從你的誡命;

9:17 They refused to listen and did not remember your wonders that you did among them. They stiffened their neck and in their rebellion determined to return to their slavery. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abundant in loyal love, so you did not abandon them.
不肯順從, 也不記念你在他們中間所行的奇事, 竟硬著頸項, 居心背逆, 自立首領, 要回他們為奴之地. 但你是樂意饒恕人, 有恩典, 有憐憫, 不輕易發怒, 有豐盛慈愛的神, 並不丟棄他們.

9:18 Even when they made for themselves a molten idol of a calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you out from Egypt,’ and committed great blasphemies.
他們雖然鑄了一隻牛犢, 彼此說‘這是領你出埃及的神’, 因而大大惹動你的怒氣;

9:19 But you in your many mercies did not abandon them in the desert. The column of cloud that was over them in the day did not cease to leave them on the way, and the column of fire by night that gave light to them on the way that they went.
你還是大施憐憫, 在曠野不丟棄他們. 白晝, 雲柱不離開他們, 仍引導他們行路; 黑夜, 火柱也不離開他們, 仍照亮他們當行的路.

9:20 And you gave your good Spirit to instruct them and did not withhold your manna from their mouth and gave them water for their thirst.
你也賜下你良善的靈教訓他們; 未嘗不賜嗎哪使他們糊口, 並賜水解他們的渴.

9:21 Forty years you sustained them in the desert—they were not in need. Their clothing did not wear out and their feet did not swell.
在曠野四十年, 你養育他們, 他們就一無所缺: 衣服沒有穿破, 腳也沒有腫.

9:22 And you gave them kingdoms and nations and allotted them a portion. They took into possession the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and the land of Og king of Bashan.
並且你將列國之地照分賜給他們, 他們就得了西宏之地,希實本王之地, 和巴珊王噩之地.

9:23 You made their children numerous like the stars of the heavens and brought them to the land that you told their ancestors to enter in order to take possession.
你也使他們的子孫多如天上的星, 帶他們到你所應許他們列祖進入得為業之地.

9:24 So the children went in and took possession of the land. You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites; you gave them into their hand, and their kings and the nations of the land to do with them according to their pleasure.
這樣, 他們進去得了那地, 你在他們面前制伏那地的居民, 就是迦南人; 將迦南人和其君王, 並那地的居民, 都交在他們手裡, 讓他們任意而待.

9:25 And they captured fortified cities and a fertile land and took possession of houses filled with every good thing: hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and many fruit trees. They ate and became full, and they became fat and took delight in your great goodness.
他們得了堅固的城邑,肥美的地土,充滿各樣美物的房屋,鑿成的水井,葡萄園,橄欖園, 並許多果木樹. 他們就吃而得飽, 身體肥胖, 因你的大恩, 心中快樂.

9:26 “But they rebelled and were rebellious against you and cast your law behind their back and killed your prophets, who had warned them to turn back to you, and they did great blasphemies.
“然而, 他們不順從, 竟背叛你, 將你的律法丟在背後, 殺害那勸他們歸向你的眾先知, 大大惹動你的怒氣.

9:27 Therefore you gave them into the hand of their enemy, and they brought trouble to them. Then in the time of their trouble they cried out to you, and you heard from the heavens, and according to your great compassions, you gave them saviors, and you saved them from the hand of their enemies.
所以你將他們交在敵人的手中, 磨難他們. 他們遭難的時候哀求你, 你就從天上垂聽, 照你的大憐憫賜給他們拯救者, 救他們脫離敵人的手.

9:28 But when they had rest they returned to doing evil before you, and you abandoned them in the hand of their enemies, and they ruled over them. Then they returned and cried out to you, and from the heavens you heard and many times rescued them according to your compassions.
但他們得平安之後, 又在你面前行惡, 所以你丟棄他們在仇敵的手中, 使仇敵轄制他們. 然而他們轉回哀求你, 你仍從天上垂聽, 屢次照你的憐憫拯救他們,

9:29 You warned them so that they would return to your law. Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to your commandments but sinned against your judgments that a person must do so that they may live. They turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not listen.
又警戒他們, 要使他們歸服你的律法. 他們卻行事狂傲, 不聽從你的誡命, 干犯你的典章(人若遵行就必因此活著), 扭轉肩頭, 硬著頸項, 不肯聽從.

9:30 You were patient toward them for many years, and you have warned them by your spirit through the hand of your prophets, but they did not listen. So you gave them into the hand of the nations of the lands.
但你多年寬容他們, 又用你的靈藉眾先知勸戒他們, 他們仍不聽從, 所以你將他們交在列國之民的手中.

9:31 But in your great compassions you did not put an end to them, and you did not abandon them. For you are a gracious and compassionate God.
然而你大發憐憫, 不全然滅絕他們, 也不丟棄他們; 因為你是有恩典,有憐憫的神.

9:32 “And now our God, the great, mighty, and awesome God who keeps his covenant and loyal love, do not belittle in your presence all of the hardship that is found in us, our kings, our officials, our priests, our prophets, our ancestors, and all of our people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until this day.
“我們的神啊, 你是至大,至能,至可畏,守約施慈愛的神. 我們的君王,首領,祭司,先知,列祖, 和你的眾民, 從亞述列王的時候直到今日所遭遇的苦難, 現在求你不要以為小.

9:33 You are righteous in everything that has come on us, for you dealt faithfully, and we have acted wickedly.
在一切臨到我們的事上, 你卻是公義的; 因你所行的是誠實, 我們所做的是邪惡.

9:34 Our kings, our officials, our priests, and our ancestors did not keep your law and did not listen to your commandments and statutes that you declared to them.
我們的君王,首領,祭司,列祖都不遵守你的律法, 不聽從你的誡命和你警戒他們的話.

9:35 And in their kingdom and in the greatness you gave to them, and in the wide and fertile land that you gave before them, they did not serve you and did not turn from their evil deeds.
他們在本國裡沾你大恩的時候, 在你所賜給他們這廣大肥美之地上不事奉你, 也不轉離他們的惡行.

9:36 Behold, we are slaves to this day, and the land that you have given to our ancestors to eat its fruits and enjoy its goodness—behold, we are slaves in it!
我們現今作了奴僕; 至於你所賜給我們列祖享受其上的土產, 並美物之地, 看哪, 我們在這地上作了奴僕!

9:37 Its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have given over us because of our sins, and they are ruling over our dead bodies and our livestock at their pleasure. We are in great trouble.
這地許多出產歸了列王, 就是你因我們的罪所派轄制我們的. 他們任意轄制我們的身體和牲畜, 我們遭了大難. ”

9:38 “Now because of all of this we make a binding written agreement and are writing on the sealed documents the names of our commanders, our Levites, and our priests.”
因這一切的事, 我們立確實的約, 寫在冊上. 我們的首領,利未人, 和祭司都簽了名.

Nehemiah - Chapter 10

10:1 Upon the sealed documents: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah and Zedekiah;
簽名的是: 哈迦利亞的兒子─省長尼希米, 和西底家;

10:2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
祭司: 西萊雅,亞撒利雅,耶利米,

10:3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,
巴施戶珥,亞瑪利雅,瑪基雅,

10:4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
哈突,示巴尼,瑪鹿,

10:5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
哈琳,米利末,俄巴底亞,

10:6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
但以理,近頓,巴錄,

10:7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
米書蘭,亞比雅,米雅民,

10:8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah—these are the priests.
瑪西亞,璧該,示瑪雅;

10:9 And the Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui from the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
又有利未人, 就是亞散尼的兒子耶書亞,希拿達的子孫賓內,甲篾;

10:10 their brothers Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
還有他們的弟兄示巴尼,荷第雅,基利他,毘萊雅,哈難,

10:11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
米迦,利合,哈沙比雅,

10:12 Zaccur, Shereiah, Shebanaih,
撒刻,示利比,示巴尼,

10:13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.
荷第雅,巴尼,比尼努;

10:14 The heads of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
又有民的首領, 就是巴錄,巴哈‧摩押,以攔,薩土,巴尼,

10:15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
布尼,押甲,比拜,

10:16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
亞多尼雅,比革瓦伊,亞丁,

10:17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
亞特,希西家,押朔,

10:18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
荷第雅,哈順,比賽,

10:19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,
哈拉,亞拿突,尼拜,

10:20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
抹比押,米書蘭,希悉,

10:21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
米示薩別,撒督,押杜亞,

10:22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
毘拉提,哈難,亞奈雅,

10:23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
何細亞,哈拿尼雅,哈述,

10:24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
哈羅黑,毘利哈,朔百,

10:25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
利宏,哈沙拿,瑪西雅,

10:26 Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
亞希雅,哈難,亞難,

10:27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
瑪鹿,哈琳,巴拿.

10:28 “The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to observe the law of God—their wives, their sons, their daughters, and all who know and understand—
其餘的民,祭司,利未人,守門的,歌唱的,尼提寧, 和一切離絕鄰邦居民歸服神律法的, 並他們的妻子,兒女, 凡有知識能明白的,

10:29 are helping their brothers, their nobles, and entering into a solemn oath to walk in the law of God which was given by the hand of Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all of the commandments of Yahweh our Lord and his judgments and regulations.
都隨從他們貴冑的弟兄, 發咒起誓, 必遵行神藉他僕人摩西所傳的律法, 謹守遵行耶和華─我們主的一切誡命,典章,律例;

10:30 We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land nor take their daughters for our sons.
並不將我們的女兒嫁給這地的居民, 也不為我們的兒子娶他們的女兒.

10:31 And the peoples of the land who bring merchandise and any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we will not accept it from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. We will forego the crops of the seventh year and cancel every debt.
這地的居民若在安息日, 或甚麼聖日, 帶了貨物或糧食來賣給我們, 我們必不買. 每逢第七年必不耕種, 凡欠我們債的必不追討.

10:32 “We put on ourselves the commandment upon us to yearly give a third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:
我們又為自己定例, 每年各人捐銀一舍客勒三分之一, 為我們神殿的使用,

10:33 for the rows of bread, the offering of the daily sacrifice, the continual burnt sacrifice, the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals, the appointed festival times, the holy objects, the sin offerings that make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
就是為陳設餅,常獻的素祭, 和燔祭, 安息日,月朔,節期所獻的與聖物, 並以色列人的贖罪祭, 以及我們神殿裡一切的費用.

10:34 And we have cast lots for the contributions of the wood offering of the priests, the Levites, and the people to bring it to the house of our God, by our fathers’ houses, at designated times, year by year, to burn on the altar of Yahweh our God—as it is written in the law.
我們的祭司,利未人, 和百姓都掣籤, 看每年是哪一族按定期將獻祭的柴奉到我們神的殿裡, 照著律法上所寫的, 燒在耶和華─我們神的壇上.

10:35 We also bring the first fruits of our soil and the first fruits of all the fruit trees, year by year, for the house of Yahweh.
又定每年將我們地上初熟的土產和各樣樹上初熟的果子都奉到耶和華的殿裡.

10:36 And the firstborn of our sons and beasts—as it is written in the law—and the firstborn of our cattle and sheep, to bring to the house of our God and to the priests serving in the house of our God.
又照律法上所寫的, 將我們頭胎的兒子和首生的牛羊都奉到我們神的殿, 交給我們神殿裡供職的祭司;

10:37 And we bring the best of our dough, our offerings, the fruit of every tree, new wine, and olive oil to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring the tithe of our soil to the Levites, for the Levites receive the tithes in all of our rural towns.
並將初熟之麥子所磨的麵和舉祭,各樣樹上初熟的果子,新酒與油奉給祭司, 收在我們神殿的庫房裡, 把我們地上所產的十分之一奉給利未人, 因利未人在我們一切城邑的土產中當取十分之一.

10:38 And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, will be with the Levites during the tithe the Levites receive. The Levites will bring up a tithe of the tithes for the house of our God to the chambers of the storehouse.
利未人取十分之一的時候, 亞倫的子孫中, 當有一個祭司與利未人同在. 利未人也當從十分之一中取十分之一, 奉到我們神殿的屋子裡, 收在庫房中.

10:39 For the Israelites and the Levites will bring to the storerooms the offering of grain, new wine, and olive oil. These are the objects of the sanctuary and the priests who minister and the gatekeepers and singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.”
以色列人和利未人要將五穀,新酒, 和油為舉祭, 奉到收存聖所器皿的屋子裡, 就是供職的祭司,守門的,歌唱的所住的屋子. 這樣, 我們就不離棄我們神的殿.

Nehemiah - Chapter 11

11:1 Now the commanders of the people lived in Jerusalem, but the remainder of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, the other nine’s place was in the other cities.
百姓的首領住在耶路撒冷. 其餘的百姓掣籤, 每十人中使一人來住在聖城耶路撒冷, 那九人住在別的城邑.

11:2 And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
凡甘心樂意住在耶路撒冷的, 百姓都為他們祝福.

11:3 These are the heads of the province who lived in Jerusalem, but in the cities of Judah each one lived on his property in their cities: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon’s servants.
以色列人,祭司,利未人,尼提寧, 和所羅門僕人的後裔都住在猶大城邑, 各在自己的地業中. 本省的首領住在耶路撒冷的記在下面:

11:4 And some from the descendants of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, from the descendants of Perez;
其中有些猶大人和便雅憫人. 猶大人中有法勒斯的子孫,烏西雅的兒子亞他雅. 烏西雅是撒迦利雅的兒子; 撒迦利雅是亞瑪利雅的兒子; 亞瑪利雅是示法提雅的兒子; 示法提雅是瑪勒列的兒子.

11:5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-Hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Jehoiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite.
又有巴錄的兒子瑪西雅. 巴錄是谷何西的兒子; 谷何西是哈賽雅的兒子; 哈賽雅是亞大雅的兒子; 亞大雅是約雅立的兒子; 約雅立是撒迦利雅的兒子; 撒迦利雅是示羅尼的兒子.

11:6 All of the descendants of Perez who were living in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight able-bodied men.
住在耶路撒冷,法勒斯的子孫共四百六十八名, 都是勇士.

11:7 These are the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah.
便雅憫人中有米書蘭的兒子撒路. 米書蘭是約葉的兒子; 約葉是毘大雅的兒子; 毘大雅是哥賴雅的兒子; 哥賴雅是瑪西雅的兒子; 瑪西雅是以鐵的兒子; 以鐵是耶篩亞的兒子.

11:8 And following after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
其次有迦拜,撒來的子孫, 共九百二十八名.

11:9 And Joel son of Zicri, their chief officer; and Judah son of Hassenuah, second in command over the city.
細基利的兒子約珥是他們的長官. 哈西努亞的兒子猶大是耶路撒冷的副官.

11:10 From the priests: Jedaiah son of Jehoiarib, Jakin,
祭司中有雅斤, 又有約雅立的兒子耶大雅;

11:11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub—the leader of the house of God—
還有管理神殿的西萊雅. 西萊雅是希勒家的兒子; 希勒家是米書蘭的兒子; 米書蘭是撒督的兒子; 撒督是米拉約的兒子; 米拉約是亞希突的兒子.

11:12 and their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two. And Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah,
還有他們的弟兄在殿裡供職的, 共八百二十二名; 又有耶羅罕的兒子亞大雅. 耶羅罕是毘拉利的兒子; 毘拉利是暗洗的兒子; 暗洗是撒迦利亞的兒子; 撒迦利亞是巴施戶珥的兒子; 巴施戶珥是瑪基雅的兒子.

11:13 and his brothers, heads of the families, two hundred and forty-two. And Amashai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,
還有他的弟兄作族長的, 二百四十二名; 又有亞薩列的兒子亞瑪帥. 亞薩列是亞哈賽的兒子; 亞哈賽是米實利末的兒子; 米實利末是音麥的兒子.

11:14 and their brothers; mighty warriors of strength, one hundred and twenty-eight. The chief officer over them was Zabdiel son of Hagedolim.
還有他們弟兄,大能的勇士共一百二十八名. 哈基多琳的兒子撒巴第業是他們的長官.

11:15 Now from the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
利未人中有哈述的兒子示瑪雅. 哈述是押利甘的兒子; 押利甘是哈沙比雅的兒子; 哈沙比雅是布尼的兒子.

11:16 and Shabbethai and Jehozabad, leaders over the work of the Levites outside of the house of God;
又有利未人的族長沙比太和約撒拔管理神殿的外事.

11:17 Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader to begin the thanksgiving prayer, and Bakbukiah the second of his brothers; Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
祈禱的時候, 為稱謝領首的是米迦的兒子瑪他尼. 米迦是撒底的兒子; 撒底是亞薩的兒子; 又有瑪他尼弟兄中的八布迦為副. 還有沙母亞的兒子押大. 沙母亞是加拉的兒子; 加拉是耶杜頓的兒子.

11:18 All of the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.
在聖城的利未人共二百八十四名.

11:19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, the keepers of the gates, one hundred and seventy-two.
守門的是亞谷和達們, 並守門的弟兄, 共一百七十二名.

11:20 And the remainder of Israel, the priests and the Levites, in all of the cities of Judah, each in his inheritance.
其餘的以色列人,祭司,利未人都住在猶大的一切城邑, 各在自己的地業中.

11:21 But the temple servants were living on the Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.
尼提寧卻住在俄斐勒; 西哈和基斯帕管理他們.

11:22 The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, from the descendants of Asaph, the singers over the work of the house of God.
在耶路撒冷,利未人的長官, 管理神殿事務的是歌唱者亞薩的子孫,巴尼的兒子烏西. 巴尼是哈沙比雅的兒子; 哈沙比雅是瑪他尼的兒子; 瑪他尼是米迦的兒子.

11:23 For there was a command of the king concerning them and a regulation concerning the singers, required day by day.
王為歌唱的出命令, 每日供給他們必有一定之糧.

11:24 And Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, from the descendants of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the hand of the king in all matters concerning the people.
猶大兒子謝拉的子孫,米示薩別的兒子毘他希雅輔助王辦理猶大民的事.

11:25 As for the villages in their territories, some from the descendants of Judah lived in Kiriath-Arba and its settlements, Dibon and its settlements, Jekabzeel and its settlements,
至於村莊和屬村莊的田地, 有猶大人住在基列‧亞巴和屬基列‧亞巴的鄉村; 底本和屬底本的鄉村; 葉甲薛和屬葉甲薛的村莊;

11:26 Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet,
耶書亞,摩拉大,伯‧帕列,

11:27 Hazar Shual, Beersheba and its settlements,
哈薩‧書亞,別是巴, 和屬別是巴的鄉村;

11:28 Ziklad, Meconah and its settlements,
洗革拉,米哥拿, 和屬米哥拿的鄉村;

11:29 En-Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuch,
音‧臨門,瑣拉,耶末,

11:30 Zanoah, Adullam and their settlements, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its settlements. So they camped from Beersheba up to the Valley of Hinnom.
撒挪亞,亞杜蘭, 和屬這兩處的村莊; 拉吉和屬拉吉的田地; 亞西加和屬亞西加的鄉村. 他們所住的地方是從別是巴直到欣嫩谷.

11:31 The descendants of Benjamin from Geba, Micmash, Aija, Bethel and their settlements,
便雅憫人從迦巴起, 住在密抹,亞雅,伯特利和屬伯特利的鄉村.

11:32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
亞拿突,挪伯,亞難雅,

11:33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
夏瑣,拉瑪,基他音,

11:34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
哈疊,洗編,尼八拉,

11:35 Lod, and Ono the valley of the artisans.
羅德,阿挪,匠人之谷.

11:36 And from the Levites the working groups of Judah were assigned to Benjamin.
利未人中有幾班曾住在猶大地歸於便雅憫的.

Nehemiah - Chapter 12

12:1 These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
同著撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和耶書亞回來的祭司與利未人記在下面: 祭司是西萊雅,耶利米,以斯拉,

12:2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
亞瑪利雅,瑪鹿,哈突,

12:3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
示迦尼,利宏,米利末,

12:4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
易多,近頓,亞比雅,

12:5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
米雅民,瑪底雅,璧迦,

12:6 Shemaiah, Jehoiarib, Jedaiah,
示瑪雅,約雅立,耶大雅,

12:7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These are the heads of the priests and their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
撒路,亞木,希勒家,耶大雅. 這些人在耶書亞的時候作祭司和他們弟兄的首領.

12:8 And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah and his brothers who were in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
利未人是耶書亞,賓內,甲篾,示利比,猶大,瑪他尼. 這瑪他尼和他的弟兄管理稱謝的事.

12:9 And Bakbukiah, Unno, their brothers stood opposite them during service.
他們的弟兄八布迦和烏尼照自己的班次與他們相對.

12:10 Jeshua fathered Jehoiakim; Jehoiakim fathered Eliashib; Eliashib fathered Jehoiada;
耶書亞生約雅金; 約雅金生以利亞實; 以利亞實生耶何耶大;

12:11 Jehoiada fathered Jehonathan; Jehonathan fathered Jaddua.
耶何耶大生約拿單; 約拿單生押杜亞.

12:12 Now in the days of Jehoiakim the priests and the heads of the families were: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
在約雅金的時候, 祭司作族長的西萊雅族(或譯: 班; 本段同)有米拉雅; 耶利米族有哈拿尼雅;

12:13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
以斯拉族有米書蘭; 亞瑪利雅族有約哈難;

12:14 of Melichu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
米利古族有約拿單; 示巴尼族有約瑟;

12:15 of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
哈琳族有押拿; 米拉約族有希勒愷;

12:16 of Adaia, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
易多族有撒迦利亞; 近頓族有米書蘭;

12:17 of Abijah, Zicri; of Miniamin; of Moadiah, Piltai;
亞比雅族有細基利; 米拿民族某; 摩亞底族有毘勒太;

12:18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
璧迦族有沙母亞; 示瑪雅族有約拿單;

12:19 of Jehoiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
約雅立族有瑪特乃; 耶大雅族有烏西;

12:20 of Sallu, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
撒來族有加萊; 亞木族有希伯;

12:21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
希勒家族有哈沙比雅; 耶大雅族有拿坦業.

12:22 In the days of Eliashib, Jehoiada, Jehohanan, and Jaddua the Levites were recorded as heads of the families. So these were the priests during the reign of Darius the Persian.
至於利未人, 當以利亞實,耶何耶大,約哈難,押杜亞的時候, 他們的族長記在冊上. 波斯王大流士在位的時候, 作族長的祭司也記在冊上.

12:23 The descendants of Levi and the heads of the families were recorded in the scroll of the Annals until the days of Jehohanan son of Eliashib.
利未人作族長的記在歷史上, 直到以利亞實的兒子約哈難的時候.

12:24 And the heads of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their brothers opposite them, to praise and to give thanks by the command of David the man of God, section alongside section.
利未人的族長是哈沙比雅,示利比,甲篾的兒子耶書亞, 與他們弟兄的班次相對, 照著神人大衛的命令一班一班地讚美稱謝.

12:25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storerooms of the gates.
瑪他尼,八布迦,俄巴底亞,米書蘭,達們,亞谷是守門的, 就是在庫房那裡守門.

12:26 These were in the days of Jehoiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jehozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
這都是在約撒達的孫子,耶書亞的兒子約雅金和省長尼希米, 並祭司文士以斯拉的時候, 有職任的.

12:27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites from all of their places in order to bring them to Jerusalem to do the dedication with joy, thanksgivings, song and cymbals, stringed instruments and lyres.
耶路撒冷城牆告成的時候, 眾民就把各處的利未人招到耶路撒冷, 要稱謝,歌唱,敲鈸,鼓瑟,彈琴, 歡歡喜喜地行告成之禮.

12:28 The singers were gathered from the circuit all around Jerusalem and from the villages of Netophathite,
歌唱的人從耶路撒冷的周圍和尼陀法的村莊與伯‧吉甲, 又從迦巴和押瑪弗的田地聚集, 因為歌唱的人在耶路撒冷四圍為自己立了村莊.

12:29 from Beth Gilgal, from the field of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers built for themselves villages all around Jerusalem.
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12:30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves and purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
祭司和利未人就潔淨自己, 也潔淨百姓和城門, 並城牆.

12:31 Then I brought the commanders of Judah up on to the wall. I appointed two great choirs; one went in a procession to the right on the wall to the Dung Gate.
我帶猶大的首領上城, 使稱謝的人分為兩大隊, 排列而行: 第一隊在城上往右邊向糞廠門行走,

12:32 After them went Hoshaiah, half of the commanders of Judah,
在他們後頭的有何沙雅與猶大首領的一半,

12:33 Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
又有亞撒利雅,以斯拉,米書蘭,

12:34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
猶大,便雅憫,示瑪雅,耶利米.

12:35 and the priests with trumpets; Zechariah son of Jehonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph;
還有些吹號之祭司的子孫, 約拿單的兒子撒迦利亞. 約拿單是示瑪雅的兒子; 示瑪雅是瑪他尼的兒子; 瑪他尼是米該亞的兒子; 米該亞是撒刻的兒子; 撒刻是亞薩的兒子;

12:36 and his brothers Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani with the instruments of the songs of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe went before them.
又有撒迦利亞的弟兄示瑪雅,亞撒利,米拉萊,基拉萊,瑪艾,拿坦業,猶大,哈拿尼, 都拿著神人大衛的樂器, 文士以斯拉引領他們.

12:37 At the Fountain Gate opposite them they went up the steps of the city of David, at the assent to the wall, over the house of David, and up to the Water Gate to the east.
他們經過泉門往前, 從大衛城的臺階隨地勢而上, 在大衛宮殿以上, 直行到朝東的水門.

12:38 Then the second choir went the opposite way. I followed after them with half of the people on the wall, from over the Tower of the Ovens up to the Wide Wall
第二隊稱謝的人要與那一隊相迎而行. 我和民的一半跟隨他們, 在城牆上過了爐樓, 直到寬牆;

12:39 and over the Gate of Ephraim, at the Old Gate, at the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, and to the Sheep Gate. And they stopped and stood at the Gate of the Guard.
又過了以法蓮門,古門,魚門,哈楠業樓,哈米亞樓, 直到羊門, 就在護衛門站住.

12:40 So the two choirs stood in the house of God, and I and half of the prefects with me;
於是, 這兩隊稱謝的人連我和官長的一半, 站在神的殿裡.

12:41 and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah with the trumpets;
還有祭司以利亞金,瑪西雅,米拿民,米該亞,以利約乃,撒迦利亞,哈楠尼亞吹號;

12:42 Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jizrahiah the chief officer.
又有瑪西雅,示瑪雅,以利亞撒,烏西,約哈難,瑪基雅,以攔, 和以謝奏樂. 歌唱的就大聲歌唱, 伊斯拉希雅管理他們.

12:43 They offered on that day great sacrifices and rejoiced because God brought great joy to them. And the women and children also rejoiced. The joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
那日, 眾人獻大祭而歡樂; 因為神使他們大大歡樂, 連婦女帶孩童也都歡樂, 甚至耶路撒冷中的歡聲聽到遠處.

12:44 On that day men were appointed for the storehouse rooms, the offerings, the first fruits, and the tithes, in order to gather in them from the fields of the cities the requirements of the law for the priests and Levites; for the joy of Judah was upon the priests and Levites standing there.
當日, 派人管理庫房, 將舉祭,初熟之物和所取的十分之一, 就是按各城田地, 照律法所定歸給祭司和利未人的分, 都收在裡頭. 猶大人因祭司和利未人供職, 就歡樂了.

12:45 They kept the responsibility of their God and the responsibility of cleansing, and the singers and gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon.
祭司利未人遵守神所吩咐的, 並守潔淨的禮. 歌唱的,守門的, 照著大衛和他兒子所羅門的命令也如此行.

12:46 For in the days of David and Asaph from ancient times there was the head of the singers and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.
古時, 在大衛和亞薩的日子, 有歌唱的伶長, 並有讚美稱謝神的詩歌.

12:47 So all of Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the daily food portions of the singers and gatekeepers. And they set apart that which was for the Levites, and the Levites set apart that which was for the descendants of Aaron.
當所羅巴伯和尼希米的時候, 以色列眾人將歌唱的,守門的, 每日所當得的分供給他們, 又給利未人當得的分; 利未人又給亞倫的子孫當得的分.

Nehemiah - Chapter 13

13:1 On that day the book of Moses was read in the hearing of the people and it was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God
當日, 人念摩西的律法書給百姓聽, 遇見書上寫著說, 亞捫人和摩押人永不可入神的會;

13:2 because they did not come to meet the Israelites with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them in order to curse them—but our God changed the curse into a blessing.
因為他們沒有拿食物和水來迎接以色列人, 且雇了巴蘭咒詛他們, 但我們的神使那咒詛變為祝福.

13:3 So it happened when they heard the law that they separated all of the foreign people from Israel.
以色列民聽見這律法, 就與一切閒雜人絕交.

13:4 Before this, Eliashib the priest who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God—the one related to Tobiah—
先是蒙派管理我們神殿中庫房的祭司以利亞實與多比雅結親,

13:5 prepared for Tobiah a large chamber where they had formerly put the grain offering, the frankincense, the temple objects, tithes of grain, wine, and oil commanded for the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the offerings of the priests.
便為他預備一間大屋子, 就是從前收存素祭,乳香,器皿, 和照命令供給利未人,歌唱的,守門的五穀,新酒, 和油的十分之一, 並歸祭司舉祭的屋子.

13:6 During all of this, I was not in Jerusalem because in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king. At the end of some days I asked permission from the king to leave.
那時我不在耶路撒冷; 因為巴比倫王亞達薛西三十二年, 我回到王那裡. 過了多日, 我向王告假.

13:7 So I came to Jerusalem. And I came to learn of the wrong that Eliashib had done for Tobiah by making him a room in the courtyard of the house of God.
我來到耶路撒冷, 就知道以利亞實為多比雅在神殿的院內預備屋子的那件惡事.

13:8 It was very displeasing for me, and I threw all of the objects from the house of Tobiah outside of the chamber.
我甚惱怒, 就把多比雅的一切家具從屋裡都拋出去,

13:9 And I spoke in order, and they cleansed the chambers. Then I returned the objects of the house of God—the grain offering and the frankincense.
吩咐人潔淨這屋子, 遂將神殿的器皿和素祭,乳香又搬進去.

13:10 And then I came to learn that the food of the Levites had not been given to them, so that the Levites and the singers, the doers of the work, had gone back each to his field.
我見利未人所當得的分無人供給他們, 甚至供職的利未人與歌唱的俱各奔回自己的田地去了.

13:11 So I quarreled with the prefects, and I said, “Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them and set them at their station.
我就斥責官長說: “為何離棄神的殿呢? ”我便招聚利未人, 使他們照舊供職.

13:12 So all of Judah brought the tithe of grain, new wine, and olive oil into the storehouses.
猶大眾人就把五穀,新酒, 和油的十分之一送入庫房.

13:13 I appointed as treasurer over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, Pedaiah from the Levites, and as their hand Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for they were considered faithful. The responsibility given to them was to distribute to their brothers.
我派祭司示利米雅,文士撒督, 和利未人毘大雅作庫官管理庫房; 副官是哈難. 哈難是撒刻的兒子; 撒刻是瑪他尼的兒子. 這些人都是忠信的, 他們的職分是將所供給的分給他們的弟兄.

13:14 Remember me, my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my loyal acts which I have done in the house of my God and in his service.
我的神啊, 求你因這事記念我, 不要塗抹我為神的殿與其中的禮節所行的善.

13:15 In those days I saw in Judah people treading the wine press on the Sabbath, bringing in heaps of grain and loading them on donkeys along with wine, grapes and figs, and every kind of burden and bringing it all to Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath. And I warned them at that time against selling food.
那些日子, 我在猶大見有人在安息日醡酒(原文是踹酒醡), 搬運禾捆馱在驢上, 又把酒,葡萄,無花果, 和各樣的擔子在安息日擔入耶路撒冷, 我就在他們賣食物的那日警戒他們.

13:16 Tyrian men who lived in Jerusalem brought fish and every kind of merchandise and sold it on the Sabbath to the descendants of Judah and in Jerusalem.
又有泰爾人住在耶路撒冷; 他們把魚和各樣貨物運進來, 在安息日賣給猶大人.

13:17 So I quarreled with the nobles of Judah and said to them, “What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the day of the Sabbath?
我就斥責猶大的貴冑說: “你們怎麼行這惡事犯了安息日呢?

13:18 Did not your ancestors do this also, and our God brought on us all of this disaster and on this city too? Now you are adding fierce wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”
從前你們列祖豈不是這樣行, 以致我們神使一切災禍臨到我們和這城嗎? 現在你們還犯安息日, 使忿怒越發臨到以色列! ”

13:19 So when it became dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors be shut and said that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I appointed some of my young men over the gates to prevent any goods being brought in on the day of the Sabbath.
在安息日的前一日, 耶路撒冷城門有黑影的時候, 我就吩咐人將門關鎖, 不過安息日不准開放. 我又派我幾個僕人管理城門, 免得有人在安息日擔甚麼擔子進城.

13:20 So the merchants and the sellers of merchandise spent the night outside of Jerusalem once or twice.
於是商人和販賣各樣貨物的, 一兩次住宿在耶路撒冷城外.

13:21 But I warned them and said to them, “Why are you spending the night opposite the wall? If you do it again, I will lay hands against you.” From that time on they did not come on the Sabbath.
我就警戒他們說: “你們為何在城外住宿呢? 若再這樣, 我必下手拿辦你們. ”從此以後, 他們在安息日不再來了.

13:22 And then I told two Levites that they must purify themselves and come to guard the gates in order to consecrate the day of the Sabbath. Remember this also, my God, and take pity on me according to the greatness of your loyal love.
我吩咐利未人潔淨自己, 來守城門, 使安息日為聖. 我的神啊, 求你因這事記念我, 照你的大慈愛憐恤我.

13:23 Also in those days I saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
那些日子, 我也見猶大人娶了亞實突,亞捫,摩押的女子為妻.

13:24 Half of their children spoke Ashdodite and could not speak Judean, but only the tongues of other nations.
他們的兒女說話, 一半是亞實突的話, 不會說猶大的話, 所說的是照著各族的方言.

13:25 So I quarreled with them and cursed them and beat some of their men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath by God: “Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
我就斥責他們, 咒詛他們, 打了他們幾個人, 拔下他們的頭髮, 叫他們指著神起誓, 必不將自己的女兒嫁給外邦人的兒子, 也不為自己和兒子娶他們的女兒.

13:26 Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in this way? And among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Yet the foreign women made even him sin.
我又說: “以色列王所羅門不是在這樣的事上犯罪嗎? 在多國中並沒有一王像他, 且蒙他神所愛, 神立他作以色列全國的王; 然而連他也被外邦女子引誘犯罪.

13:27 Should we listen to you all and do this great evil, acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”
如此, 我豈聽你們行這大惡, 娶外邦女子干犯我們的神呢? ”

13:28 One from the sons of Jehoiada, son of the high priest Eliashib, who was the son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonote was there. I chased him away from me.
大祭司以利亞實的孫子,耶何耶大的一個兒子是和倫人參巴拉的女婿, 我就從我這裡把他趕出去.

13:29 Remember them, my God, because of their defilements of the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
我的神啊, 求你記念他們的罪; 因為他們玷污了祭司的職任, 違背你與祭司利未人所立的約.

13:30 So I cleansed them from everything foreign, and I established responsibilities for the priests and Levites, each in his own work,
這樣, 我潔淨他們, 使他們離絕一切外邦人, 派定祭司和利未人的班次, 使他們各盡其職.

13:31 a contribution of the wood offering at appointed times, and for the first fruits. Remember me, my God, for good.
我又派百姓按定期獻柴和初熟的土產. 我的神啊, 求你記念我, 施恩與我.

Esther (以斯帖記)

Esther - Chapter 1

1:1 And it happened in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Cush—over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces.
亞哈隨魯作王, 從印度直到古實, 統管一百二十七省.

1:2 In those days as King Ahasuerus was sitting on the throne of his kingdom, which was in the citadel of Susa,
亞哈隨魯王在書珊城的宮登基;

1:3 he gave a banquet in the third year of his reign for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and officials of the provinces were in his presence
在位第三年, 為他一切首領臣僕設擺筵席, 有波斯和米底亞的權貴, 就是各省的貴冑與首領, 在他面前.

1:4 as he displayed the wealth of the glory of his kingdom and the glorious splendor of his greatness for many days, one hundred and eighty days.
他把他榮耀之國的豐富和他美好威嚴的尊貴給他們看了許多日, 就是一百八十日.

1:5 And when those days were completed, the king gave for all the people that were present at the citadel of Susa, both great and small, a banquet in the courtyard of the king’s palace garden that lasted seven days.
這日子滿了, 又為所有住書珊城的大小人民在御園的院子裡設擺筵席七日.

1:6 There were curtains of finely woven linen and blue cloth tied with cords of fine white linen and purple cloth to silver curtain rings and pillars of alabaster, and couches of gold and silver on a paved floor of alabaster, precious stone, mother-of-pearl, and costly stones.
有白色,綠色,藍色的帳子, 用細麻繩,紫色繩從銀環內繫在白玉石柱上; 有金銀的床榻擺在紅,白,黃,黑玉石的鋪石地上.

1:7 Drinks were served in goblets of gold and goblets of different kinds, and there was plentiful royal wine according to the bounty of the king.
用金器皿賜酒, 器皿各有不同. 御酒甚多, 足顯王的厚意.

1:8 There were no restrictions on the drinking, for the king had instructed every official of his palace to do as each one pleased.
喝酒有例, 不准勉強人, 因王吩咐宮裡的一切臣宰, 讓人各隨己意.

1:9 Furthermore, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
王后瓦實提在亞哈隨魯王的宮內也為婦女設擺筵席.

1:10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he said to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, seven of the eunuchs attending King Ahasuerus,
第七日, 亞哈隨魯王飲酒, 心中快樂, 就吩咐在他面前侍立的七個太監米戶幔,比斯他,哈波拿,比革他,亞拔他,西達,甲迦,

1:11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive.
請王后瓦實提頭戴王后的冠冕到王面前, 使各等臣民看她的美貌, 因為她容貌甚美.

1:12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king that was conveyed by the eunuchs. And the king became very angry, and his anger burned in him.
王后瓦實提卻不肯遵太監所傳的王命而來, 所以王甚發怒, 心如火燒.

1:13 And the king said to the wise men, the ones who know the times—for it was the procedure of the king before all those who knew law and rights;
那時, 在王左右常見王面,國中坐高位的, 有波斯和米底亞的七個大臣, 就是甲示拿,示達,押瑪他,他施斯,米力,瑪西拿,米母干, 都是達時務的明哲人. 按王的常規, 辦事必先詢問知例明法的人. 王問他們說:

1:14 and those next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media who had access to the king and sat first in the kingdom—
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1:15 “According to the law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti, because she has not done the command of King Ahasuerus conveyed by the eunuchs?
“王后瓦實提不遵太監所傳的王命, 照例應當怎樣辦理呢? ”

1:16 And Memucan said before the king and the officials, “Not only has Queen Vashti done wrong to the king, but to all the officials and all of the people who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.
米母干在王和眾首領面前回答說: “王后瓦實提這事, 不但得罪王, 並且有害於王各省的臣民;

1:17 For this deed of the queen will be known to all the women, causing them to look with contempt on their husbands, as they will say, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him but she did not come!’
因為王后這事必傳到眾婦人的耳中, 說: ‘亞哈隨魯王吩咐王后瓦實提到王面前, 她卻不來’, 她們就藐視自己的丈夫.

1:18 This day the women of nobility from Persia and Media will respond to all the officials of the king and there will be no end to contempt and anger.
今日波斯和米底亞的眾夫人聽見王后這事, 必向王的大臣照樣行; 從此必大開藐視和忿怒之端.

1:19 If it pleases the king, let a royal edict go out from him, and let it be written among the laws of Persia and Media so that it will not be altered, that Vashti cannot come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal position to her neighbor who is better than she.
王若以為美, 就降旨寫在波斯和米底亞人的例中, 永不更改, 不准瓦實提再到王面前, 將她王后的位分賜給比她還好的人.

1:20 And let the king’s decree that he will make be proclaimed in all his kingdom, because it is vast and all the women will honor their husbands, great and small.”
所降的旨意傳遍通國(國度本來廣大), 所有的婦人, 無論丈夫貴賤都必尊敬他. ”

1:21 This advice pleased the king and the officials, and the king acted according to the word of Memucan.
王和眾首領都以米母干的話為美, 王就照這話去行,

1:22 And he sent letters to all the provinces of the king, to each province according to its own script, and to every people in their own language, that every man should be the master of his house and who speaks in the language of his people.
發詔書, 用各省的文字,各族的方言通知各省, 使為丈夫的在家中作主, 各說本地的方言.

Esther - Chapter 2

2:1 After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her.
這事以後, 亞哈隨魯王的忿怒止息, 就想念瓦實提和她所行的, 並怎樣降旨辦她.

2:2 And the king’s servants attending him said, “Let them seek attractive young virgins for the king.
於是王的侍臣對王說: “不如為王尋找美貌的處女.

2:3 Let the king appoint chief officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them gather every attractive young virgin to the harem in the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let him give them their beauty treatment.
王可以派官在國中的各省招聚美貌的處女到書珊城(或譯: 宮)的女院, 交給掌管女子的太監希該, 給她們當用的香品.

2:4 And let the young woman who is pleasing in the king’s eyes become queen in place of Vashti. The thing was good in the king’s eyes, and he acted accordingly.
王所喜愛的女子可以立為王后, 代替瓦實提. ”王以這事為美, 就如此行.

2:5 There was a Jew in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite,
書珊城有一個猶大人, 名叫末底改, 是便雅憫人基士的曾孫, 示每的孫子, 睚珥的兒子.

2:6 who was deported from Jerusalem with the exiles who were deported with Jeconiah the king of Judah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had deported.
從前巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒將猶大王耶哥尼雅(又名約雅斤)和百姓從耶路撒冷擄去, 末底改也在其內.

2:7 He was raising Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she did not have a father or a mother; the young woman had a beautiful figure and was very attractive. When her father and mother died, Mordecai had taken her as his daughter.
末底改撫養他叔叔的女兒哈大沙(後名以斯帖), 因為她沒有父母. 這女子又容貌俊美; 她父母死了, 末底改就收她為自己的女兒.

2:8 And it happened, at the proclaiming of the edict of the king and his law, when many young women were being gathered to the citadel of Susa under Hegai’s care, Esther was taken to the king’s palace under the care of Hegai who was in charge of the women.
王的諭旨傳出, 就招聚許多女子到書珊城, 交給掌管女子的希該; 以斯帖也送入王宮, 交付希該.

2:9 The young woman pleased him and she won favor in his presence, and he quickly provided for her beauty treatment and her portion of food, with seven chosen maids to give to her from the king’s palace, and he advanced her and her maids to the best part of the harem.
希該喜悅以斯帖, 就恩待她, 急忙給她需用的香品和她所當得的分, 又派所當得的七個宮女服事她, 使她和她的宮女搬入女院上好的房屋.

2:10 Esther did not disclose her people and her family because Modecai had charged her that she must not tell.
以斯帖未曾將籍貫宗族告訴人, 因為末底改囑咐她不可叫人知道.

2:11 And every day Modecai would walk up and down in front of the courtyard of the harem to learn how Esther was doing.
末底改天天在女院前邊行走, 要知道以斯帖平安不平安, 並後事如何.

2:12 When the turn came for each girl to go to King Ahasuerus, after the end of twelve months of being under the regulations of the women—for the days of their beauty treatments had to be filled, six months with the oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and women’s cosmetics—
眾女子照例先潔淨身體十二個月: 六個月用沒藥油, 六個月用香料和潔身之物. 滿了日期, 然後挨次進去見亞哈隨魯王.

2:13 in this way, the girl goes to the king and all that she asks is given to her to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.
女子進去見王是這樣: 從女院到王宮的時候, 凡她所要的都必給她.

2:14 In the evening she would go and in the morning she would return to the second harem under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not go back to the king unless the king delighted in her and she was called by name.
晚上進去, 次日回到女子第二院, 交給掌管妃嬪的太監沙甲; 除非王喜愛她, 再提名召她, 就不再進去見王.

2:15 When the turn came near for Esther daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as a daughter, to go to the king, she did not ask anything except what Hegai the eunuch of the king who was in charge of the women, advised. And Esther carried favor in the eyes of everyone that saw her.
末底改叔叔亞比孩的女兒, 就是末底改收為自己女兒的以斯帖, 按次序當進去見王的時候, 除了掌管女子的太監希該所派定給她的, 她別無所求. 凡看見以斯帖的都喜悅她.

2:16 Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, to his palace, in the tenth month that is Tebeth in the seventh year of his reign.
亞哈隨魯王第七年十月, 就是提別月, 以斯帖被引入宮見王.

2:17 And the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won his favor and loyalty more than all the virgins, so he put a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
王愛以斯帖過於愛眾女, 她在王眼前蒙寵愛比眾處女更甚. 王就把王后的冠冕戴在她頭上, 立她為王后, 代替瓦實提.

2:18 And the king gave a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. And he granted a tax amnesty to the provinces and he gave gifts with royal liberality.
王因以斯帖的緣故給眾首領和臣僕設擺大筵席, 又豁免各省的租稅, 並照王的厚意大頒賞賜.

2:19 When the virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the gate of the king.
第二次招聚處女的時候, 末底改坐在朝門.

2:20 Esther had not made known her family and her people, just as Mordecai had instructed her; for Esther did what Mordecai told her, just as when she was brought up by him.
以斯帖照著末底改所囑咐的, 還沒有將籍貫宗族告訴人; 因為以斯帖遵末底改的命, 如撫養她的時候一樣.

2:21 In those days Mordecai was sitting at the gate of the king. Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs from the keepers of the threshold, became angry and they conspired to assassinate King Ahasuerus.
當那時候, 末底改坐在朝門, 王的太監中有兩個守門的, 辟探和提列, 惱恨亞哈隨魯王, 想要下手害他.

2:22 And the matter became known to Mordecai and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told it to the king in the name of Mordecai.
末底改知道了, 就告訴王后以斯帖. 以斯帖奉末底改的名, 報告於王;

2:23 And the matter was investigated and found to be so; and the two of them were hanged on the gallows, and it was written in the scroll of the events of the days before the presence of the king.
究察這事, 果然是實, 就把二人掛在木頭上, 將這事在王面前寫於歷史上.

Esther - Chapter 3

3:1 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and he exalted him and set his position above all the officials who were with him.
這事以後, 亞哈隨魯王抬舉亞甲族哈米大他的兒子哈曼, 使他高升, 叫他的爵位超過與他同事的一切臣宰.

3:2 And all of the king’s servants who were at the gate of the king were kneeling and bowing down to Haman; for so the king had commanded concerning him, but Mordecai did not kneel and bow down.
在朝門的一切臣僕都跪拜哈曼, 因為王如此吩咐; 惟獨末底改不跪不拜.

3:3 And the king’s servants who were at the gate of the king said to Mordecai, “Why are you transgressing the command of the king?”
在朝門的臣僕問末底改說: “你為何違背王的命令呢? ”

3:4 They spoke to him day after day, but he did not listen to them, and they informed Haman to see if Mordecai’s resolve would prevail; for he had told them that he was a Jew.
他們天天勸他, 他還是不聽, 他們就告訴哈曼, 要看末底改的事站得住站不住, 因他已經告訴他們自己是猶大人.

3:5 And Haman saw that Mordecai was not kneeling and bowing down to him, and he was filled with anger.
哈曼見末底改不跪不拜, 他就怒氣填胸.

3:6 But he considered it beneath him to lay hands on Mordecai only, for they told him of Mordecai’s people, and Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were in the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
他們已將末底改的本族告訴哈曼; 他以為下手害末底改一人是小事, 就要滅絕亞哈隨魯王通國所有的猶大人, 就是末底改的本族.

3:7 In the first month, that is, the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasurus, he cast pur—that is, the lot—before the presence of Haman for the day and for the month, until the twelfth month, that is, the month of Adar.
亞哈隨魯王十二年正月, 就是尼散月, 人在哈曼面前, 按日日月月掣普珥, 就是掣籤, 要定何月何日為吉, 擇定了十二月, 就是亞達月.

3:8 And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and separated among the peoples in all of the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from every other people, and they do not observe the laws of the king; it is not appropriate for the king to tolerate them.
哈曼對亞哈隨魯王說: “有一種民散居在王國各省的民中; 他們的律例與萬民的律例不同, 也不守王的律例, 所以容留他們與王無益.

3:9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to those who do the job, to bring to the treasury of the king.”
王若以為美, 請下旨意滅絕他們; 我就捐一萬他連得銀子交給掌管國帑的人, 納入王的府庫. ”

3:10 So the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
於是王從自己手上摘下戒指給猶大人的仇敵─亞甲族哈米大他的兒子哈曼.

3:11 And the king said to Haman, “The money is given to you and to the people to do with it as you see fit.
王對哈曼說: “這銀子仍賜給你, 這民也交給你, 你可以隨意待他們. ”

3:12 And the king’s secretaries were called in the first month on the thirteenth day, and a decree was issued, according to all that Haman commanded, to the satraps of the king and to the governors who were over all the provinces, and to the officials of all the people, to each province according to its own script and to all people according to their own language; it was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and was sealed with the king’s ring.
正月十三日, 就召了王的書記來, 照著哈曼一切所吩咐的, 用各省的文字,各族的方言, 奉亞哈隨魯王的名寫旨意, 傳與總督和各省的省長, 並各族的首領; 又用王的戒指蓋印,

3:13 Letters were sent by couriers to all the provinces of the king to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, women and children, on one day, the thirteenth day of the month, that is Adar, and to plunder their goods.
交給驛卒傳到王的各省, 吩咐將猶大人, 無論老少婦女孩子, 在一日之間, 十二月, 就是亞達月十三日, 全然剪除, 殺戮滅絕, 並奪他們的財為掠物.

3:14 A copy of the edict was presented as law in every province making it known to all the people to be ready for that day.
抄錄這旨意, 頒行各省, 宣告各族, 使他們預備等候那日.

3:15 The couriers went out quickly by order of the king, and the law was issued in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink; and the city of Susa was bewildered.
驛卒奉王命急忙起行, 旨意也傳遍書珊城. 王同哈曼坐下飲酒, 書珊城的民卻都慌亂.

Esther - Chapter 4

4:1 Mordecai learned all that had been done and he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes. And he went through the middle of the city and cried out a loud and bitter cry;
末底改知道所做的這一切事, 就撕裂衣服, 穿麻衣, 蒙灰塵, 在城中行走, 痛哭哀號.

4:2 he went up to the entrance of the gate of the king, for he could not go to the gate of the king in sackcloth.
到了朝門前停住腳步, 因為穿麻衣的不可進朝門.

4:3 In every province each place where the king’s edict and his law came, there was great mourning for the Jews with fasting, crying, wailing, and sackcloth; and ashes were spread out as a bed for them.
王的諭旨所到的各省各處, 猶大人大大悲哀, 禁食哭泣哀號, 穿麻衣躺在灰中的甚多.

4:4 And Esther’s maids and her eunuchs came and they told her, and the queen was deeply distressed; she sent garments to clothe Mordecai so that he might remove his sackcloth—but he did not accept them.
王后以斯帖的宮女和太監來把這事告訴以斯帖, 她甚是憂愁, 就送衣服給末底改穿, 要他脫下麻衣, 他卻不受.

4:5 Then Esther called Hathach from the king’s eunuchs who regularly attended to her, and she ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what was happening and why.
以斯帖就把王所派伺候她的一個太監, 名叫哈他革召來, 吩咐他去見末底改, 要知道這是甚麼事, 是甚麼緣故.

4:6 So Hathach went out to Mordecai, to the public square of the city, which was in front of the gate of the king,
於是哈他革出到朝門前的寬闊處見末底改.

4:7 and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the exact amount of money that Haman has promised to pay to the treasury of the king for the destruction of the Jews.
末底改將自己所遇的事, 並哈曼為滅絕猶大人應許捐入王庫的銀數都告訴了他;

4:8 And he gave him a copy of the edict of the law that had been issued in Susa for their destruction to show Esther, and to inform her, and to charge her to go to the king and make supplication to him and entreat before him for her people.
又將所抄寫傳遍書珊城要滅絕猶大人的旨意交給哈他革, 要給以斯帖看, 又要給她說明, 並囑咐她進去見王, 為本族的人在王面前懇切祈求.

4:9 And Hathach went back and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
哈他革回來, 將末底改的話告訴以斯帖;

4:10 And Esther spoke to Hathach and she gave him a message for Mordecai:
以斯帖就吩咐哈他革去見末底改, 說:

4:11 “All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that if any man or woman who goes to the king to the inner courtyard, who is not called, he has one law, to be killed, except if the king extends to him the gold scepter so that he may live. I have not been called to come to the king for thirty days.”
“王的一切臣僕和各省的人民都知道有一個定例: 若不蒙召, 擅入內院見王的, 無論男女必被治死; 除非王向他伸出金杖, 不得存活. 現在我沒有蒙召進去見王已經三十日了. ”

4:12 And they told Mordecai the words of Esther.
人就把以斯帖這話告訴末底改.

4:13 Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther: “Do not think that your life will be saved in the palace of the king more than all the Jews.
末底改託人回覆以斯帖說: “你莫想在王宮裡強過一切猶大人, 得免這禍.

4:14 For if indeed you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and the family of your father will perish. Who knows? Perhaps you have come to a royal position for a time such as this.”
此時你若閉口不言, 猶大人必從別處得解脫, 蒙拯救; 你和你父家必致滅亡. 焉知你得了王后的位分不是為現今的機會嗎? ”

4:15 Esther replied to Mordecai:
以斯帖就吩咐人回報末底改說:

4:16 “Go, gather all the Jews that are found in Susa and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, both night and day. I and my young girls will fast likewise, and then I will go to the king, which is not according to the law; if I perish, I perish.
“你當去招聚書珊城所有的猶大人, 為我禁食三晝三夜, 不吃不喝; 我和我的宮女也要這樣禁食. 然後我違例進去見王, 我若死就死吧! ”

4:17 And Mordecai went away and he did everything that Esther commanded him.
於是末底改照以斯帖一切所吩咐的去行.

Esther - Chapter 5

5:1 And it happened, on the third day, and Esther put on royal clothes, and she stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace, opposite the king’s palace; the king was sitting on his royal throne in the throne room opposite the doorway of the palace.
第三日, 以斯帖穿上朝服, 進王宮的內院, 對殿站立. 王在殿裡坐在寶座上, 對著殿門.

5:2 When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard she found favor in his eyes, and the king held out the gold scepter that was in his hand to Esther, and Esther approached and touched the top of the scepter.
王見王后以斯帖站在院內, 就施恩於她, 向她伸出手中的金杖; 以斯帖便向前摸杖頭.

5:3 And the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It will be given to you—even half the kingdom.”
王對她說: “王后以斯帖啊, 你要甚麼? 你求甚麼, 就是國的一半也必賜給你. ”

5:4 And Esther said, “If it is good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”
以斯帖說: “王若以為美, 就請王帶著哈曼今日赴我所預備的筵席. ”

5:5 And the king said, “Bring Haman quickly to fulfill the request of Esther.” So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
王說: “叫哈曼速速照以斯帖的話去行”. 於是王帶著哈曼赴以斯帖所預備的筵席.

5:6 And the king said to Esther while they were drinking wine, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even half the kingdom, it will done.
在酒席筵前, 王又問以斯帖說: “你要甚麼, 我必賜給你; 你求甚麼, 就是國的一半也必為你成就. ”

5:7 And Esther answered and said, “This is my petition and my request.
以斯帖回答說: “我有所要, 我有所求.

5:8 If I have found favor in the eyes of the king, and if it is good to the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them tomorrow, and I will do according to the word of the king.
我若在王眼前蒙恩, 王若願意賜我所要的, 准我所求的, 就請王帶著哈曼再赴我所要預備的筵席. 明日我必照王所問的說明. ”

5:9 And Haman went out on that day rejoicing and feeling good. But when Haman saw Mordecai at the gate of the king, and he did not rise or tremble before him, Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.
那日哈曼心中快樂, 歡歡喜喜地出來; 但見末底改在朝門不站起來, 連身也不動, 就滿心惱怒末底改.

5:10 But Haman controlled himself and went to his house, and he sent for and brought his friends and Zeresh his wife.
哈曼暫且忍耐回家, 叫人請他朋友和他妻子細利斯來.

5:11 And Haman recounted to them the splendor of his wealth and the number of his sons and all the ways that the king had honored him and promoted him above the officials and king’s servants.
哈曼將他富厚的榮耀,眾多的兒女, 和王抬舉他使他超乎首領臣僕之上, 都述說給他們聽.

5:12 And Haman added, “Esther the Queen did not let just anyone come to the banquet that she prepared with the king except me, and I am also invited tomorrow to her banquet with the king.
哈曼又說: “王后以斯帖預備筵席, 除了我之外不許別人隨王赴席. 明日王后又請我隨王赴席;

5:13 But all this fails to satisfy me when I see Mordecai the Jew setting at the gate of the king.”
只是我見猶大人末底改坐在朝門, 雖有這一切榮耀, 也與我無益. ”

5:14 And Zeresh his wife and all of his friends said to him, “Let them make a gallows fifty cubits high, and in the morning tell the king, “Let them hang Mordecai on it; then go with the king to the banquet happily.” The advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.
他的妻細利斯和他一切的朋友對他說: “不如立一個五丈高的木架, 明早求王將末底改掛在其上, 然後你可以歡歡喜喜地隨王赴席. ”哈曼以這話為美, 就叫人做了木架.

Esther - Chapter 6

6:1 During that night the king’s sleep escaped him, and he gave orders to bring the scroll of records and chronicles, and they were read before the king.
那夜王睡不著覺, 就吩咐人取歷史來, 念給他聽.

6:2 And it was found written how Mordecai had reported concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs from the keepers of the threshold who had conspired to assassinate King Ahasuerus.
正遇見書上寫著說: 王的太監中有兩個守門的, 辟探和提列, 想要下手害亞哈隨魯王, 末底改將這事告訴王后.

6:3 And the king asked, “What has been done to bestow honor to Mordecai for this?” And the king’s servants who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.”
王說: “末底改行了這事, 賜他甚麼尊榮爵位沒有? ”伺候王的臣僕回答說: “沒有賜他甚麼. ”

6:4 And the king asked, “Who is in the courtyard?” Haman had just come to the courtyard of the king’s outer palace to tell the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
王說: “誰在院子裡? ”(那時哈曼正進王宮的外院, 要求王將末底改掛在他所預備的木架上. )

6:5 And the king’s servants said to him, “Look! Haman is standing in the courtyard.” And the king said, “Let him come.”
臣僕說: “哈曼站在院內. ”王說: “叫他進來. ”

6:6 And Haman came, and the king said to him, “What is to be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?” And Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?”
哈曼就進去. 王問他說: “王所喜悅尊榮的人, 當如何待他呢? ”哈曼心裡說: “王所喜悅尊榮的, 不是我是誰呢? ”

6:7 So Haman said to the king, “For a man whom the king wishes to honor,
哈曼就回答說: “王所喜悅尊榮的,

6:8 let them bring royal clothing with which the king has clothed himself, and a horse that the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal head-dress has been given.
當將王常穿的朝服和戴冠的御馬,

6:9 And let the clothing and the horse be given to the man by the officials of the king’s nobles; let them cloth the man whom the king wishes to honor, and let him ride on his horse through the public square of the city, and let them proclaim before him, ‘Thus, it will be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor.’ ”
都交給王極尊貴的一個大臣, 命他將衣服給王所喜悅尊榮的人穿上, 使他騎上馬, 走遍城裡的街市, 在他面前宣告說: 王所喜悅尊榮的人, 就如此待他. ”

6:10 Then the king said to Haman, “Quickly, take the clothing and the horse, just as you have said, and do so to Mordecai the Jew who sits at the gate of the king; you must not leave out anything from what you have said.”
王對哈曼說: “你速速將這衣服和馬, 照你所說的, 向坐在朝門的猶大人末底改去行. 凡你所說的, 一樣不可缺. ”

6:11 So Haman took the clothing and the horse, and he clothed Mordecai and let him ride through the public square of the city; and he proclaimed before him, “Thus, it is done to the man whom the king wishes to honor.”
於是哈曼將朝服給末底改穿上, 使他騎上馬, 走遍城裡的街市, 在他面前宣告說: “王所喜悅尊榮的人, 就如此待他. ”

6:12 Then Mordecai returned to the gate of the king, and Haman rushed to his house mournful and with his head covered.
末底改仍回到朝門, 哈曼卻憂憂悶悶地蒙著頭, 急忙回家去了,

6:13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends all that had happened to him. And his advisers and Zeresh his wife said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is from the descendants of the Jews, you will not prevail against him, but will certainly fall before him.”
將所遇的一切事詳細說給他的妻細利斯和他的眾朋友聽. 他的智慧人和他的妻細利斯對他說: “你在末底改面前始而敗落, 他如果是猶大人, 你必不能勝他, 終必在他面前敗落. ”

6:14 As they were still speaking with him the king’s eunuchs arrived and hurried to bring Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
他們還與哈曼說話的時候, 王的太監來催哈曼快去赴以斯帖所預備的筵席.

Esther - Chapter 7

7:1 So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther.
王帶著哈曼來赴王后以斯帖的筵席.

7:2 And the king again said to Esther, on the second day while they were drinking, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It will be given to you. What is your request? It will be given to you—even half the kingdom.”
這第二次在酒席筵前, 王又問以斯帖說: “王后以斯帖啊, 你要甚麼, 我必賜給你; 你求甚麼, 就是國的一半也必為你成就. ”

7:3 Then Queen Esther answered, and she said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, O king, and if it is good to the king, let my life be given to me at my petition and my people at my request;
王后以斯帖回答說: “我若在王眼前蒙恩, 王若以為美, 我所願的, 是願王將我的性命賜給我; 我所求的, 是求王將我的本族賜給我.

7:4 I and my people have been sold to be destroyed and killed, to be annihilated. If we had been sold as male and female slaves I would have kept quiet, because this is not a need sufficient to trouble the king.”
因我和我的本族被賣了, 要剪除殺戮滅絕我們. 我們若被賣為奴為婢, 我也閉口不言; 但王的損失, 敵人萬不能補足. ”

7:5 And King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who gave himself the right to do this?”
亞哈隨魯王問王后以斯帖說: “擅敢起意如此行的是誰? 這人在哪裡呢? ”

7:6 And Esther said, “The adversary and enemy is this evil Haman!” And Haman was terrified before the king and queen.
以斯帖說: “仇人敵人就是這惡人哈曼! ”哈曼在王和王后面前就甚驚惶.

7:7 The king rose in his anger from the banquet and went to the palace garden, and Haman stood to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he realized that the king was determined to make an end to his life.
王便大怒, 起來離開酒席往御園去了. 哈曼見王定意要加罪與他, 就起來, 求王后以斯帖救命.

7:8 And the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, where Haman was lying prostrate on the couch that Esther was on, and the king said, “Will he also molest the queen with me in the house?” As the words went from the king’s mouth they covered Haman’s face.
王從御園回到酒席之處, 見哈曼伏在以斯帖所靠的榻上; 王說: “他竟敢在宮內,在我面前凌辱王后嗎? ”這話一出王口, 人就蒙了哈曼的臉.

7:9 And Habrona, one of the eunuchs in the presence of the king, said, “Look, the same gallows that Haman had prepared for Mordecai who spoke good for the sake of the king stands at Haman’s house, fifty cubits high.” And the king said, “Hang him on it.”
伺候王的一個太監名叫哈波拿, 說: “哈曼為那救王有功的末底改做了五丈高的木架, 現今立在哈曼家裡. ”王說: “把哈曼掛在其上. ”

7:10 And they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the anger of the king was abated.
於是人將哈曼掛在他為末底改所預備的木架上. 王的忿怒這才止息.

Esther - Chapter 8

8:1 On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews; and Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her.
當日, 亞哈隨魯王把猶大人仇敵哈曼的家產賜給王后以斯帖. 末底改也來到王面前, 因為以斯帖已經告訴王, 末底改是她的親屬.

8:2 And the king removed his signet ring that he had taken away from Haman, and he gave it to Mordecai. So Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
王摘下自己的戒指, 就是從哈曼追回的, 給了末底改. 以斯帖派末底改管理哈曼的家產.

8:3 And Esther again spoke before the king, and she fell before his feet and wept, pleading for his grace to avert Haman the Agagite’s evil plan and the plot that he devised against the Jews.
以斯帖又俯伏在王腳前, 流淚哀告, 求他除掉亞甲族哈曼害猶大人的惡謀.

8:4 And the king held out to Esther the scepter of gold, and Esther rose and stood before the king,
王向以斯帖伸出金杖; 以斯帖就起來, 站在王前,

8:5 and she said, “If it is good to the king, and if I have found favor before him, and if the king is pleased with this matter, and I have his approval, let an edict be written to revoke the letters of the plans of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the provinces of the king.
說: “亞甲族哈米大他的兒子哈曼設謀傳旨, 要殺滅在王各省的猶大人. 現今王若願意, 我若在王眼前蒙恩, 王若以為美, 若喜悅我, 請王另下旨意, 廢除哈曼所傳的那旨意.

8:6 For how can I bear to look on the disaster that will find my people, and how can I bear to look on the destruction of my family?”
我何忍見我本族的人受害? 何忍見我同宗的人被滅呢? ”

8:7 And King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Look, I have given Haman’s house to Esther, and they have hanged him on the gallows because he plotted against the Jews.
亞哈隨魯王對王后以斯帖和猶大人末底改說: “因哈曼要下手害猶大人, 我已將他的家產賜給以斯帖, 人也將哈曼掛在木架上.

8:8 Write as you see fit concerning the Jews in the name of the king, and seal it with the king’s signet ring; for a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the king’s signet ring cannot be revoked.”
現在你們可以隨意奉王的名寫諭旨給猶大人, 用王的戒指蓋印; 因為奉王名所寫,用王戒指蓋印的諭旨, 人都不能廢除. ”

8:9 And the secretaries of the king were summoned at that time, in the third month, which is in the month of Sivan on the twenty-third day, and an edict was written according to all that Mordecai commanded, to the Jews and to the governors and satraps and officials of the provinces from India to Cush—one hundred and twenty-seven provinces—each province according to its own script and to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
三月, 就是西彎月二十三日, 將王的書記召來, 按著末底改所吩咐的, 用各省的文字,各族的方言, 並猶大人的文字方言寫諭旨, 傳給那從印度直到古實一百二十七省的猶大人和總督省長首領.

8:10 And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and he sealed the letters with the king’s signet ring and sent them by couriers on horses, riding on royal horses bred by racing mares.
末底改奉亞哈隨魯王的名寫諭旨, 用王的戒指蓋印, 交給騎御馬圈快馬的驛卒, 傳到各處.

8:11 In them the king allowed the Jews who were in every city to assemble and defend their lives, to destroy and kill and annihilate any army of any people or province attacking them, including women and children, and to plunder their spoil,
諭旨中, 王准各省各城的猶大人在一日之間, 十二月, 就是亞達月十三日, 聚集保護性命, 剪除殺戮滅絕那要攻擊猶大人的一切仇敵和他們的妻子兒女, 奪取他們的財為掠物.

8:12 in one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
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8:13 A copy of the edict was to be given as law in each province to inform all the people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves from their enemies.
抄錄這諭旨, 頒行各省, 宣告各族, 使猶大人預備等候那日, 在仇敵身上報仇.

8:14 The mounted couriers on the royal horses went out without delay, urged by the king’s word. The law was given in the citadel of Susa.
於是騎快馬的驛卒被王命催促, 急忙起行; 諭旨也傳遍書珊城.

8:15 Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal clothing of blue cloth and white linen, and a great crown of gold and a robe of fine white linen and purple, and the city of Susa was shouting and rejoicing.
末底改穿著藍色白色的朝服, 頭戴大金冠冕, 又穿紫色細麻布的外袍, 從王面前出來; 書珊城的人民都歡呼快樂.

8:16 For the Jews, there was light and gladness, joy and honor.
猶大人有光榮, 歡喜快樂而得尊貴.

8:17 In every province and city, wherever the king’s edict and his law came, there was gladness and joy for the Jews, a banquet and a holiday, and many of the people from the country were posing as Jews because the fear of the Jews had fallen on them.
王的諭旨所到的各省各城, 猶大人都歡喜快樂, 設擺筵宴, 以那日為吉日. 那國的人民, 有許多因懼怕猶大人, 就入了猶大籍.

Esther - Chapter 9

9:1 In the twelfth month, that is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, on which the edict of the king arrived and his law was enacted, on the day in which the enemies of the Jews had hoped to gain power over them but was overturned, and the Jews gained power against their enemies,
十二月, 乃亞達月十三日, 王的諭旨將要舉行, 就是猶大人的仇敵盼望轄制他們的日子, 猶大人反倒轄制恨他們的人.

9:2 the Jews gathered in their cities in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to strike against those who sought their destruction, and no one could withstand them, as the fear of them fell on all the people.
猶大人在亞哈隨魯王各省的城裡聚集, 下手擊殺那要害他們的人. 無人能敵擋他們, 因為各族都懼怕他們.

9:3 All the officials of the provinces, the satraps, governors, and those who did the work of the king were supporting the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them.
各省的首領,總督,省長, 和辦理王事的人, 因懼怕末底改, 就都幫助猶大人.

9:4 For Mordecai was high-ranking in the king’s palace and his fame spread throughout all the provinces as Mordecai grew more and more powerful.
末底改在朝中為大, 名聲傳遍各省, 日漸昌盛.

9:5 The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them; and they did as they pleased with those that hated them.
猶大人用刀擊殺一切仇敵, 任意殺滅恨他們的人.

9:6 And in the citadel of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,
在書珊城, 猶大人殺滅了五百人;

9:7 and Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
又殺巴珊大他,達分,亞斯帕他,

9:8 Portha, Adalia, Aridatha,
破拉他,亞大利雅,亞利大他,

9:9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha,
帕瑪斯他,亞利賽,亞利代,瓦耶撒他;

9:10 the ten sons of Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews; but they did not touch the plunder.
這十人都是哈米大他的孫子,猶大人仇敵哈曼的兒子. 猶大人卻沒有下手奪取財物.

9:11 On that day the number of those being killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king.
當日, 將書珊城被殺的人數呈在王前.

9:12 And the king said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman. What have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? What is your petition? It will be granted to you. And what further is your request? It will be done.”
王對王后以斯帖說: “猶大人在書珊城殺滅了五百人, 又殺了哈曼的十個兒子, 在王的各省不知如何呢? 現在你要甚麼, 我必賜給你; 你還求甚麼, 也必為你成就. ”

9:13 Esther replied, “If it is good to the king, let tomorrow also be granted to the Jews who are in Susa to do according to the edict of today; and let them hang Haman’s ten sons on the gallows.”
以斯帖說: “王若以為美, 求你准書珊的猶大人, 明日也照今日的旨意行, 並將哈曼十個兒子的屍首掛在木架上. ”

9:14 And the king said to do so. And a decree was issued in Susa and Haman’s ten sons were hanged.
王便允准如此行. 旨意傳在書珊, 人就把哈曼十個兒子的屍首掛起來了.

9:15 And the Jews were gathered who were in Susa, and on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and they killed in Susa three hundred men, but they did not touch the plunder.
亞達月十四日, 書珊的猶大人又聚集在書珊, 殺了三百人, 卻沒有下手奪取財物.

9:16 The rest of the Jews who were in the king’s provinces gathered and defended their lives and found repose from their enemies. And they killed seventy-five thousand of those that hated them, but they did not touch the plunder.
在王各省其餘的猶大人也都聚集保護性命, 殺了恨他們的人七萬五千, 卻沒有下手奪取財物. 這樣, 就脫離仇敵, 得享平安.

9:17 This was on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. They rested on the fourteenth day and made it a day of feasting and joy.
亞達月十三日, 行了這事; 十四日安息, 以這日為設筵歡樂的日子.

9:18 But the Jews who were in Susa gathered on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth day, and rested on the fifteenth day. And they made it a day of feasting and joy.
但書珊的猶大人, 這十三日,十四日聚集殺戮仇敵; 十五日安息, 以這日為設筵歡樂的日子.

9:19 Therefore the Jews in the rural areas, living in the rural towns, made the fourteenth month of Adar a day of joy and feasting, a festive day of giving gifts to each other.
所以住無城牆鄉村的猶大人, 如今都以亞達月十四日為設筵歡樂的吉日, 彼此餽送禮物.

9:20 Mordecai wrote down these things and he sent letters to all the Jews who were in all of the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far,
末底改記錄這事, 寫信與亞哈隨魯王各省遠近所有的猶大人,

9:21 to impose on them to keep the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and the fifteenth day, every year,
囑咐他們每年守亞達月十四,十五兩日,

9:22 as the day that the Jews found relief from their enemies, and the month which changed for them from sorrow to joy, and from a mourning ceremony to a festive day; to make them days of feasting and joy, and giving gifts to each other and to the poor.
以這月的兩日為猶大人脫離仇敵得平安,轉憂為喜,轉悲為樂的吉日. 在這兩日設筵歡樂, 彼此餽送禮物, 賙濟窮人.

9:23 And the Jews adopted what they had begun to do and what Mordecai had written to them.
於是, 猶大人按著末底改所寫與他們的信, 應承照初次所守的守為永例;

9:24 For Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and he had cast pur, that is the lot, to rout them out and destroy them.
是因猶大人的仇敵亞甲族哈米大他的兒子哈曼設謀殺害猶大人, 掣普珥, 就是掣籤, 為要殺盡滅絕他們;

9:25 But when it came to the attention of the king, he gave orders in writing that his evil plot that he had devised against the Jews should return on his head, and they hung him and his sons on the gallows.
這事報告於王, 王便降旨使哈曼謀害猶大人的惡事歸到他自己的頭上, 並吩咐把他和他的眾子都掛在木架上.

9:26 Therefore they called these days Purim, because of the name Pur. Thus because of all the words of this letter, and of what they faced concerning this, and of what had happened to them,
照著普珥的名字, 猶大人就稱這兩日為“普珥日”. 他們因這信上的話, 又因所看見所遇見的事,

9:27 the Jews established and adopted it for themselves and for their offspring, and for all who joined them. They did not neglect to observe these two days every year as it was written and appointed to them.
就應承自己與後裔, 並歸附他們的人, 每年按時必守這兩日, 永遠不廢.

9:28 These days are to be remembered and are to be kept in every generation, and in family, province, and city; and these days of Purim are not to be neglected among the Jews, and their memory shall not come to an end among their offspring.
各省各城,家家戶戶,世世代代紀念遵守這兩日, 使這“普珥日”在猶大人中不可廢掉, 在他們後裔中也不可忘記.

9:29 So Queen Esther the daughter of Abihail and Mordecai the Jew wrote in full authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
亞比孩的女兒─王后以斯帖和猶大人末底改以全權寫第二封信, 堅囑猶大人守這“普珥日”,

9:30 He sent letters of words of peace and truth to all the Jews, to the one hundred and twenty-seven provinces of Ahasuerus’ kingdom,
用和平誠實話寫信給亞哈隨魯王國中一百二十七省所有的猶大人,

9:31 to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had imposed, and just as they had imposed on themselves and their offspring regulations of the fast and their lament.
勸他們按時守這“普珥日”, 禁食呼求, 是照猶大人末底改和王后以斯帖所囑咐的, 也照猶大人為自己與後裔所應承的.

9:32 And the command of Esther established these practices of Purim, and it was written on the scroll.
以斯帖命定守“普珥日”, 這事也記錄在書上.

Esther - Chapter 10

10:1 King Ahasuerus imposed forced labor on the land and islands of the sea.
亞哈隨魯王使旱地和海島的人民都進貢.

10:2 All the work of his authority and his powerful deeds, and the full accounting of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written on the scroll of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
他以權柄能力所行的, 並他抬舉末底改使他高升的事, 豈不都寫在米底亞和波斯王的歷史上嗎?

10:3 For Mordecai the Jew was second-in-command to King Ahasuerus. He was great for the Jews and popular with many of his brothers, for he sought good for his people, interceding for the welfare of all his descendants.
猶大人末底改作亞哈隨魯王的宰相, 在猶大人中為大, 得他眾弟兄的喜悅, 為本族的人求好處, 向他們說和平的話.

Job (約伯記)

Job - Chapter 1

1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil.
烏斯地有一個人名叫約伯; 那人完全正直, 敬畏神, 遠離惡事.

1:2 And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
他生了七個兒子, 三個女兒.

1:3 Then his livestock came to be seven thousand sheep and goats and three thousand camels and five hundred pairs of oxen and five hundred female donkeys, and he had very many slaves, and that man was greater than all the people of the east.
他的家產有七千羊, 三千駱駝, 五百對牛, 五百母驢, 並有許多僕婢. 這人在東方人中就為至大.

1:4 And his sons used to go and hold a feast at each other’s house on his day, and they would send, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
他的兒子按著日子各在自己家裡設擺筵宴, 就打發人去, 請了他們的三個姊妹來, 與他們一同吃喝.

1:5 Then when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send, and he would sanctify them. Thus he would arise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of all of them, because Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their heart.” This is what Job used to do all the time.
筵宴的日子過了, 約伯打發人去叫他們自潔. 他清早起來, 按著他們眾人的數目獻燔祭; 因為他說: “恐怕我兒子犯了罪, 心中棄掉神. ”約伯常常這樣行.

1:6 And it happened one day that the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan also came into their midst.
有一天, 神的眾子來侍立在耶和華面前, 撒但也來在其中.

1:7 So Yahweh said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, “From roaming on the earth and from walking about in it.”
耶和華問撒但說: “你從哪裡來? ”撒但回答說: “我從地上走來走去, 往返而來. ”

1:8 So Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? Indeed, there is no one like him on the earth—a blameless man and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil.”
耶和華問撒但說: “你曾用心察看我的僕人約伯沒有? 地上再沒有人像他完全正直, 敬畏神, 遠離惡事. ”

1:9 Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
撒但回答耶和華說: “約伯敬畏神, 豈是無故呢?

1:10 Have you not put a fence around him and his household and around all that belongs to him on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock has increased in the land.
你豈不是四面圈上籬笆圍護他和他的家, 並他一切所有的嗎? 他手所做的都蒙你賜福; 他的家產也在地上增多.

1:11 But, on the other hand, stretch out your hand and touch all that belongs to him and see whether he will curse you to your face.”
你且伸手毀他一切所有的; 他必當面棄掉你. ”

1:12 So Yahweh said to Satan, “Look, all that belongs to him is in your power. Only do not stretch out your hand against him.” So Satan went out from Yahweh’s presence.
耶和華對撒但說: “凡他所有的都在你手中; 只是不可伸手加害於他. ”於是撒但從耶和華面前退去.

1:13 And then there was one day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother’s house.
有一天, 約伯的兒女正在他們長兄的家裡吃飯喝酒,

1:14 And a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the female donkeys were feeding beside them.
有報信的來見約伯, 說: “牛正耕地, 驢在旁邊吃草,

1:15 Then the Sabeans attacked, and they took them, and they slew the servants by the edge of the sword. But I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”
示巴人忽然闖來, 把牲畜擄去, 並用刀殺了僕人; 惟有我一人逃脫, 來報信給你. ”

1:16 While this one was still speaking, another came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens, and it blazed up against the sheep and goats and against the servants, and it consumed them. But I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”
他還說話的時候, 又有人來說: “神從天上降下火來, 將群羊和僕人都燒滅了; 惟有我一人逃脫, 來報信給你. ”

1:17 While this one was still speaking, another came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three divisions, and they made a raid on the camels, and they carried them away, and they struck your servants by the edge of the sword, but I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”
他還說話的時候, 又有人來說: “迦勒底人分作三隊忽然闖來, 把駱駝擄去, 並用刀殺了僕人; 惟有我一人逃脫, 來報信給你. ”

1:18 At the time this one was speaking, another came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother’s house.
他還說話的時候, 又有人來說: “你的兒女正在他們長兄的家裡吃飯喝酒,

1:19 And behold, a great wind came from across the desert, and it struck the four corners of the house so that it fell upon the young people, and they died. But I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”
不料, 有狂風從曠野颳來, 擊打房屋的四角, 房屋倒塌在少年人身上, 他們就都死了; 惟有我一人逃脫, 來報信給你. ”

1:20 Then Job arose and tore his outer garment and shaved his head; then he fell upon the ground and he worshiped.
約伯便起來, 撕裂外袍, 剃了頭, 伏在地上下拜,

1:21 Then he said, “Naked I came out from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gives, and Yahweh takes. Let Yahweh’s name be blessed.”
說: “我赤身出於母胎, 也必赤身歸回; 賞賜的是耶和華, 收取的也是耶和華. 耶和華的名是應當稱頌的. ”

1:22 In all this, Job did not sin and did not charge God with wrongdoing.
在這一切的事上約伯並不犯罪, 也不以神為愚妄(或譯: 也不妄評神).

Job - Chapter 2

2:1 And then one day the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan also came into their midst to present himself before Yahweh.
又有一天, 神的眾子來侍立在耶和華面前, 撒但也來在其中.

2:2 So Yahweh asked Satan, “From where have you come?” And Satan answered Yahweh and said, “From roaming on the earth and from walking about in it.”
耶和華問撒但說: “你從哪裡來? ”撒但回答說: “我從地上走來走去, 往返而來. ”

2:3 So Yahweh asked Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? Indeed, there is no one like him on the earth—a blameless man and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil. And still he persists in his blamelessness even though you incited me against him to destroy him for nothing.”
耶和華問撒但說: “你曾用心察看我的僕人約伯沒有? 地上再沒有人像他完全正直, 敬畏神, 遠離惡事. 你雖激動我攻擊他, 無故地毀滅他, 他仍然持守他的純正. ”

2:4 Then Satan answered him and said, “Skin for skin! All that that man has he will give for his life.
撒但回答耶和華說: “人以皮代皮, 情願捨去一切所有的, 保全性命.

2:5 But stretch out your hand and touch his bones and his flesh, and see whether he will curse you to your face.”
你且伸手傷他的骨頭和他的肉, 他必當面棄掉你. ”

2:6 So Yahweh said to Satan, “All right, he is in your power. Only spare his life.”
耶和華對撒但說: “他在你手中, 只要存留他的性命. ”

2:7 So Satan went out from Yahweh’s presence, and he inflicted Job with loathsome skin sores from the sole of his foot up to the crown of his head.
於是撒但從耶和華面前退去, 擊打約伯, 使他從腳掌到頭頂長毒瘡.

2:8 So he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and he sat in the midst of the ashes.
約伯就坐在爐灰中, 拿瓦片刮身體.

2:9 Then his wife said to him, “Are you still persisting in your blamelessness? Curse God and die.”
他的妻子對他說: “你仍然持守你的純正嗎? 你棄掉神, 死了吧! ”

2:10 So he said to her, “You speak like one of the foolish women speaks. Indeed, should we receive the good from God, but not receive the evil?” In all this, Job did not sin with his lips.
約伯卻對她說: “你說話像愚頑的婦人一樣. 噯! 難道我們從神手裡得福, 不也受禍嗎? ”在這一切的事上約伯並不以口犯罪.

2:11 Thus Job’s three friends heard of this calamity that had come upon him. So each set out from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite. And they met together to come to console him and to comfort him.
約伯的三個朋友─提幔人以利法,書亞人比勒達,拿瑪人瑣法─聽說有這一切的災禍臨到他身上, 各人就從本處約會同來, 為他悲傷, 安慰他.

2:12 Thus they lifted up their eyes from afar, but they did not recognize him, so they raised their voice, and they wept, and each man tore his outer garment and threw dust on their heads toward the sky.
他們遠遠地舉目觀看, 認不出他來, 就放聲大哭. 各人撕裂外袍, 把塵土向天揚起來, 落在自己的頭上.

2:13 Then they sat with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering was very great.
他們就同他七天七夜坐在地上, 一個人也不向他說句話, 因為他極其痛苦.

Job - Chapter 3

3:1 Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed his day.
此後, 約伯開口咒詛自己的生日,

3:2 Thus Job spoke up and said,
說:

3:3 “Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man-child is conceived.’
願我生的那日和說懷了男胎的那夜都滅沒.

3:4 Let that day become darkness; may God not seek it from above, nor may daylight shine on it.
願那日變為黑暗; 願神不從上面尋找它; 願亮光不照於其上.

3:5 Let darkness and deep shadow claim it; let clouds settle on it; let them terrify it with the blackness of day.
願黑暗和死蔭索取那日; 願密雲停在其上; 願日蝕恐嚇它.

3:6 Let darkness seize that night; let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not enter among the number of the months.
願那夜被幽暗奪取, 不在年中的日子同樂, 也不入月中的數目.

3:7 Look, let that night become barren; let a joyful song not enter it.
願那夜沒有生育, 其間也沒有歡樂的聲音.

3:8 Let those who curse the day curse it, those who are skilled at rousing Leviathan.
願那咒詛日子且能惹動鱷魚的咒詛那夜.

3:9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light but there be none, and let it not see the eyelids of dawn
願那夜黎明的星宿變為黑暗, 盼亮卻不亮, 也不見早晨的光線(原文是眼皮);

3:10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb, nor did it hide trouble from my eyes.
因沒有把懷我胎的門關閉, 也沒有將患難對我的眼隱藏.

3:11 “Why did I not die at birth? Why did I not come forth from the womb and expire?
我為何不出母胎而死? 為何不出母腹絕氣?

3:12 Why did the knees receive me and the breasts, that I could suck?
為何有膝接收我? 為何有奶哺養我?

3:13 For now I would lie down, and I would be at peace; I would be asleep; then I would be at rest
不然, 我就早已躺臥安睡,

3:14 with kings and counselors of the earth, who rebuild ruins for themselves,
和地上為自己重造荒邱的君王,謀士,

3:15 or with high officials who have gold, who fill up their houses with silver.
或與有金子,將銀子裝滿了房屋的王子一同安息;

3:16 Or why was I not hidden like a miscarriage, like infants who did not see the light?
或像隱而未現,不到期而落的胎, 歸於無有, 如同未見光的嬰孩.

3:17 There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest;
在那裡惡人止息攪擾, 困乏人得享安息,

3:18 the prisoners are at ease together; they do not hear the oppressor’s voice.
被囚的人同得安逸, 不聽見督工的聲音.

3:19 The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his masters.
大小都在那裡; 奴僕脫離主人的轄制.

3:20 “Why does he give light to one in misery and life to those bitter of soul,
受患難的人為何有光賜給他呢? 心中愁苦的人為何有生命賜給他呢?

3:21 who wait for death, but it does not come, and search for it more than for treasures,
他們切望死, 卻不得死; 求死, 勝於求隱藏的珍寶.

3:22 who rejoice exceedingly, and they are glad when they find the grave?
他們尋見墳墓就快樂, 極其歡喜.

3:23 Why does he give light to a man whose way is hidden, and God has fenced him in all around?
人的道路既然遮隱, 神又把他四面圍困, 為何有光賜給他呢?

3:24 For my sighing comes before my bread, and my groanings gush forth like water
我未曾吃飯就發出歎息; 我唉哼的聲音湧出如水.

3:25 because the dread that I feel has come upon me, and what I feared befalls me.
因我所恐懼的臨到我身, 我所懼怕的迎我而來.

3:26 I am not at ease, and I am not at peace, and I do not have rest, thus turmoil has come.”
我不得安逸, 不得平靜, 也不得安息, 卻有患難來到.

Job - Chapter 4

4:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
提幔人以利法回答說:

4:2 “If someone would test a word with you, would you be offended? But who can refrain from speaking?
人若想與你說話, 你就厭煩嗎? 但誰能忍住不說呢?

4:3 Look, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened weak hands.
你素來教導許多的人, 又堅固軟弱的手.

4:4 Your words have raised up the one who stumbles, and you have strengthened knees giving way.
你的言語曾扶助那將要跌倒的人; 你又使軟弱的膝穩固.

4:5 But now it has come to you, and you are worn out; it touches you, and you are horrified.
但現在禍患臨到你, 你就昏迷, 挨近你, 你便驚惶.

4:6 Is not your fear in God your confidence? Is not your hope even the integrity of your ways?
你的倚靠不是在你敬畏神嗎? 你的盼望不是在你行事純正嗎?

4:7 “Think now, who has perished who is innocent? Or where are the upright destroyed?
請你追想: 無辜的人有誰滅亡? 正直的人在何處剪除?

4:8 Just as I have seen, plowers of mischief and sowers of trouble will reap it.
按我所見, 耕罪孽,種毒害的人都照樣收割.

4:9 By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they come to an end.
神一出氣, 他們就滅亡; 神一發怒, 他們就消沒.

4:10 The roar of the lion and the voice of a lion in its prime, and the teeth of the young lions are broken.
獅子的吼叫和猛獅的聲音盡都止息; 少壯獅子的牙齒也都敲掉.

4:11 The lion is perishing without prey, and the lion’s whelps are scattered.
老獅子因絕食而死; 母獅之子也都離散.

4:12 “And a word came stealing to me, and my ear received the whisper from it.
我暗暗地得了默示; 我耳朵也聽其細微的聲音.

4:13 Amid troubling thoughts from night visions, at the falling of deep sleep on men,
在思念夜中,異象之間, 世人沉睡的時候,

4:14 dread met me, and trembling, and it made many of my bones shake.
恐懼,戰兢臨到我身, 使我百骨打戰.

4:15 And a spirit glided before my face; the hair of my flesh bristled.
有靈從我面前經過, 我身上的毫毛直立.

4:16 It stood still, but I could not recognize its appearance; a form was before my eyes; there was a hush, and I heard a voice:
那靈停住, 我卻不能辨其形狀; 有影像在我眼前. 我在靜默中聽見有聲音說:

4:17 ‘Can a human being be more righteous than God, or can a man be more pure than his Maker?
必死的人豈能比神公義嗎? 人豈能比造他的主潔淨嗎?

4:18 Look, he does not trust in his servants and he charges his angels with error.
主不信靠他的臣僕, 並且指他的使者為愚昧;

4:19 How much more dwellers in clay houses, whose foundation is in the dust? They are crushed like a moth.
何況那住在土房,根基在塵土裡,被蠹蟲所毀壞的人呢?

4:20 Between morning and evening they are destroyed; without anyone regarding it they perish forever.
早晚之間, 就被毀滅, 永歸無有, 無人理會.

4:21 Is not their tent cord pulled up within them? They die, but not in wisdom.’
他帳棚的繩索豈不從中抽出來呢? 他死, 且是無智慧而死.

Job - Chapter 5

5:1 “Call now, is there anyone answering you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
你且呼求, 有誰答應你? 諸聖者之中, 你轉向哪一位呢?

5:2 For vexation will slay the fool, and jealousy will kill the simple.
忿怒害死愚妄人; 嫉妒殺死癡迷人.

5:3 I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
我曾見愚妄人扎下根, 但我忽然咒詛他的住處.

5:4 His children are far from deliverance, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer—
他的兒女遠離穩妥的地步, 在城門口被壓, 並無人搭救.

5:5 whose harvest the hungry eats, and he takes it from behind the thorns; and the thirsty pants after their wealth.
他的莊稼有飢餓的人吃盡了, 就是在荊棘裡的也搶去了; 他的財寶有網羅張口吞滅了.

5:6 Indeed, mischief does not come from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the earth.
禍患原不是從土中出來; 患難也不是從地裡發生.

5:7 But a human being is born to trouble, and they soar aloft like sparks.
人生在世必遇患難, 如同火星飛騰.

5:8 “But I myself will seek God, and to God I would commit my cause.
至於我, 我必仰望神, 把我的事情託付他.

5:9 He is doing great and unsearchable things, marvelous things without number—
他行大事不可測度, 行奇事不可勝數:

5:10 the one who is giving rain on the surface of the earth and is sending water on the surface of the fields,
降雨在地上, 賜水於田裡;

5:11 to set the lowly on high, and those mourning are lifted to safety.
將卑微的安置在高處, 將哀痛的舉到穩妥之地;

5:12 He is frustrating the devices of the crafty, and their hands do not achieve success.
破壞狡猾人的計謀, 使他們所謀的不得成就.

5:13 He is capturing the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are rushed.
他叫有智慧的中了自己的詭計, 使狡詐人的計謀速速滅亡.

5:14 In the daytime they meet with darkness, and they grope at noon as in the night.
他們白晝遇見黑暗, 午間摸索如在夜間.

5:15 And he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the strong.
神拯救窮乏人脫離他們口中的刀和強暴人的手.

5:16 So there is hope for the powerless, and wickedness shuts its mouth.
這樣, 貧寒的人有指望, 罪孽之輩必塞口無言.

5:17 “Look, happy is the human being whom God reproves; and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,
神所懲治的人是有福的! 所以你不可輕看全能者的管教.

5:18 for he himself wounds, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands heal.
因為他打破, 又纏裹; 他擊傷, 用手醫治.

5:19 From six troubles he will deliver you, and in seven evil shall not touch you.
你六次遭難, 他必救你; 就是七次, 災禍也無法害你.

5:20 In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
在饑荒中, 他必救你脫離死亡; 在爭戰中, 他必救你脫離刀劍的權力.

5:21 From the scourge of the tongue you shall be hidden, and you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
你必被隱藏, 不受口舌之害; 災殃臨到, 你也不懼怕.

5:22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and you shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.
你遇見災害饑饉, 就必嬉笑; 地上的野獸, 你也不懼怕.

5:23 For your covenant will be with the stones of the field, and the wild animals of the field will be at peace with you.
因為你必與田間的石頭立約; 田裡的野獸也必與你和好.

5:24 And you shall know that your tent is safe, and you will inspect your fold, and you shall not be missing anything.
你必知道你帳棚平安, 要查看你的羊圈, 一無所失;

5:25 And you shall know that your offspring are many, and your descendants like the vegetation of the earth.
也必知道你的後裔將來發達, 你的子孫像地上的青草.

5:26 You shall come in maturity to the grave, as the raising up of a stack of sheaves in its season.
你必壽高年邁才歸墳墓, 好像禾捆到時收藏.

5:27 “Look, we have searched this out—it is true; hear it and know it yourself.”
這理, 我們已經考察, 本是如此. 你須要聽, 要知道是與自己有益.

Job - Chapter 6

6:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

6:2 “If only my vexation could be well weighed, and my calamity could be lifted up together with it in the balances,
惟願我的煩惱稱一稱, 我一切的災害放在天平裡;

6:3 for then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore my words have been rash,
現今都比海沙更重, 所以我的言語急躁.

6:4 for the arrows of Shaddai are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
因全能者的箭射入我身; 其毒, 我的靈喝盡了; 神的驚嚇擺陣攻擊我.

6:5 Does the wild ass bray over grass, or the ox bellow over its fodder?
野驢有草豈能叫喚? 牛有料豈能吼叫?

6:6 Can tasteless food be eaten without salt, or is there taste in the white of a marshmallow plant?
物淡而無鹽豈可吃嗎? 蛋青有甚麼滋味呢?

6:7 I refused to touch them; they are like food that will make me ill.
看為可厭的食物, 我心不肯挨近.

6:8 “O that my request may come, and that God may grant my hope,
惟願我得著所求的, 願神賜我所切望的;

6:9 that God would decide that he would crush me, that he would let loose his hand and kill me.
就是願神把我壓碎, 伸手將我剪除.

6:10 But it will still be my consolation, and I would recoil in unrelenting pain, for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
我因沒有違棄那聖者的言語, 就仍以此為安慰, 在不止息的痛苦中還可踴躍.

6:11 What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should hold out?
我有甚麼氣力使我等候? 我有甚麼結局使我忍耐?

6:12 Or is my strength like the strength of stones? Or is my flesh bronze?
我的氣力豈是石頭的氣力? 我的肉身豈是銅的呢?

6:13 Indeed, my help is not in me, and any success is driven from me.
在我豈不是毫無幫助嗎? 智慧豈不是從我心中趕出淨盡嗎?

6:14 “Loyal love should come for the afflicted from his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of Shaddai.
那將要灰心,離棄全能者,不敬畏神的人, 他的朋友當以慈愛待他.

6:15 My companions are treacherous like a torrent-bed; like a streambed of wadis they flow away,
我的弟兄詭詐, 好像溪水, 又像溪水流乾的河道.

6:16 which are growing dark because of ice upon them, it will pile up snow.
這河因結冰發黑, 有雪藏在其中;

6:17 In time they dry up, they disappear; when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
天氣漸暖就隨時消化, 日頭炎熱便從原處乾涸.

6:18 The paths of their way wind around; they go up into the wasteland, and they perish.
結伴的客旅離棄大道, 順河偏行, 到荒野之地死亡.

6:19 The caravans of Tema looked; the traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.
提瑪結伴的客旅瞻望; 示巴同夥的人等候.

6:20 They are disappointed, because they trusted; they came here and they are confounded.
他們因失了盼望就抱愧, 來到那裡便蒙羞.

6:21 “For now you have become such; you see terrors, and you fear.
現在你們正是這樣, 看見驚嚇的事便懼怕.

6:22 Is it because I have said, ‘Give to me,’ or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’?
我豈說: 請你們供給我, 從你們的財物中送禮物給我?

6:23 or, ‘Save me from the foe’s hand,’ or, ‘Ransom me from the tyrants’ hand’?
豈說: 拯救我脫離敵人的手嗎? 救贖我脫離強暴人的手嗎?

6:24 Teach me, and I myself will be silent; and make me understand how I have gone astray.
請你們教導我, 我便不作聲; 使我明白在何事上有錯.

6:25 How painful are upright words! But what does your reproof reprove?
正直的言語力量何其大! 但你們責備是責備甚麼呢?

6:26 Do you intend to reprove my words and consider the words of a desperate man as wind?
絕望人的講論既然如風, 你們還想要駁正言語嗎?

6:27 Even over the orphan you would cast the lot, and you would bargain over your friend.
你們想為孤兒拈鬮, 以朋友當貨物.

6:28 “Therefore be prepared, turn to me, and I surely will not lie to your face.
現在請你們看看我, 我決不當面說謊.

6:29 Please turn, let no injustice happen; indeed, turn, my righteousness is still intact.
請你們轉意, 不要不公; 請再轉意, 我的事有理.

6:30 Is there injustice on my tongue? Or can my palate not discern calamity?
我的舌上豈有不義嗎? 我的口裡豈不辨奸惡嗎?

Job - Chapter 7

7:1 “Does not a human being have hard service on earth? And are not his days like the days of a laborer?
人在世上豈無爭戰嗎? 他的日子不像雇工人的日子嗎?

7:2 Like a slave he longs for the shadow, and like a laborer he waits for his wages.
像奴僕切慕黑影, 像雇工人盼望工價;

7:3 So I had to inherit months of worthlessness, and nights of misery are apportioned to me.
我也照樣經過困苦的日月, 夜間的疲乏為我而定.

7:4 When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I rise?’ But the night is long, and I have my fill of tossing until dawn.
我躺臥的時候便說: 我何時起來, 黑夜就過去呢? 我盡是反來覆去, 直到天亮.

7:5 My body is clothed with maggots and clods of dust; my skin hardens, then it gives way again.
我的肉體以蟲子和塵土為衣; 我的皮膚才收了口又重新破裂.

7:6 “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.
我的日子比梭更快, 都消耗在無指望之中.

7:7 Remember that my life is a breath; my eye will not return to see good.
求你想念, 我的生命不過是一口氣; 我的眼睛必不再見福樂.

7:8 The eye of the one seeing me will not see me; your eyes are upon me, but I will be gone.
觀看我的人, 他的眼必不再見我; 你的眼目要看我, 我卻不在了.

7:9 A cloud vanishes, and it goes away, so he who goes down to Sheol will not come up.
雲彩消散而過; 照樣, 人下陰間也不再上來.

7:10 He does not return again to his house, and his place does not recognize him again.
他不再回自己的家; 故土也不再認識他.

7:11 “Even I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in my spirit’s anguish; I will complain in my inner self’s bitterness.
我不禁止我口; 我靈愁苦, 要發出言語; 我心苦惱, 要吐露哀情.

7:12 Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that you set a guard over me?
我對神說: 我豈是洋海, 豈是大魚, 你竟防守我呢?

7:13 When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint,’
若說: 我的床必安慰我, 我的榻必解釋我的苦情,

7:14 then you terrify me with dreams, and with visions you terrify me.
你就用夢驚駭我, 用異象恐嚇我,

7:15 So my inner self will choose strangling— death more than my existence.
甚至我寧肯噎死, 寧肯死亡, 勝似留我這一身的骨頭.

7:16 I loathe my life; I would not live forever; depart from me, for my days are a breath.
我厭棄性命, 不願永活. 你任憑我吧, 因我的日子都是虛空.

7:17 “What is a human being that you make him great and that you fix your mind on him,
人算甚麼, 你竟看他為大, 將他放在心上?

7:18 so that you visit him every morning, you test him every moment?
每早鑒察他, 時刻試驗他?

7:19 How long will you not turn away from me? Or not leave me alone until I swallow my spit?
你到何時才轉眼不看我, 才任憑我咽下唾沫呢?

7:20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you, watcher of humanity? Why have you made me as a target for yourself, so that I have become a burden to myself?
鑒察人的主啊, 我若有罪, 於你何妨? 為何以我當你的箭靶子, 使我厭棄自己的性命?

7:21 And why do you not pardon my transgression and take away my guilt? For now I shall lie in the dust, and you will seek me, but I will be no more.”
為何不赦免我的過犯, 除掉我的罪孽? 我現今要躺臥在塵土中; 你要殷勤地尋找我, 我卻不在了.

Job - Chapter 8

8:1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
書亞人比勒達回答說:

8:2 “How long will you say these things, and the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
這些話你要說到幾時? 口中的言語如狂風要到幾時呢?

8:3 Does God pervert justice, or Shaddai pervert righteousness?
神豈能偏離公平? 全能者豈能偏離公義?

8:4 If your children sinned against him, then he sent them into the power of their transgression.
或者你的兒女得罪了他; 他使他們受報應.

8:5 If you yourself would seek God, then you would plead to Shaddai for grace.
你若殷勤地尋求神, 向全能者懇求;

8:6 If you are pure and upright, indeed, now he will rouse himself for you, and he will restore your righteous abode.
你若清潔正直, 他必定為你起來, 使你公義的居所興旺.

8:7 Though your beginning was small, your end will be very great.
你起初雖然微小, 終久必甚發達.

8:8 “Indeed, please inquire of former generations, and consider what their ancestors have found,
請你考問前代, 追念他們的列祖所查究的.

8:9 for we are of yesterday, and we do not know, for our days on earth are a shadow.
我們不過從昨日才有, 一無所知; 我們在世的日子好像影兒.

8:10 Will they themselves not teach you and tell you and utter words from their heart?
他們豈不指教你, 告訴你, 從心裡發出言語來呢?

8:11 Can papyrus grow tall where there is not a marsh? Will reeds flourish without water?
蒲草沒有泥豈能發長? 蘆荻沒有水豈能生發?

8:12 While it is in its flower and is not plucked, yet it withers before all grass.
尚青的時候, 還沒有割下, 比百樣的草先枯槁.

8:13 So are the paths of all who forget God; and the hope of the godless will perish,
凡忘記神的人, 景況也是這樣; 不虔敬人的指望要滅沒.

8:14 whose confidence is cut off and whose trust is a spider’s house.
他所仰賴的必折斷; 他所倚靠的是蜘蛛網.

8:15 He will lean himself against his house, but it will not stand; he will take hold of it, but it will not endure.
他要倚靠房屋, 房屋卻站立不住; 他要抓住房屋, 房屋卻不能存留.

8:16 He is thriving before the sun, and his plant shoots spread over his garden.
他在日光之下發青, 蔓子爬滿了園子;

8:17 His roots twine over a stone heap; he sees a house of stone.
他的根盤繞石堆, 扎入石地.

8:18 If he destroys him from his place, then it deceives him, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’
他若從本地被拔出, 那地就不認識他, 說: 我沒有見過你.

8:19 Look, this is the joy of his way, and from dust others will spring up.
看哪, 這就是他道中之樂; 以後必另有人從地而生.

8:20 “Look, God will not reject the blameless, and he will not uphold the hand of evildoers.
神必不丟棄完全人, 也不扶助邪惡人.

8:21 Yet he will fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with a shout of joy.
他還要以喜笑充滿你的口, 以歡呼充滿你的嘴.

8:22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
恨惡你的要披戴慚愧; 惡人的帳棚必歸於無有.

Job - Chapter 9

9:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

9:2 “Truly I know that it is so, but how can a human being be just before God?
我真知道是這樣; 但人在神面前怎能成為義呢?

9:3 If he wants to contend with him, he cannot answer him one time in a thousand.
若願意與他爭辯, 千中之一也不能回答.

9:4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted him and succeeded?
他心裡有智慧, 且大有能力. 誰向神剛硬而得亨通呢?

9:5 “He is the one who moves mountains, and they do not know how, who overturns them in his anger.
他發怒, 把山翻倒挪移, 山並不知覺.

9:6 He is the one who shakes the earth from its place, and its pillars tremble.
他使地震動, 離其本位, 地的柱子就搖撼.

9:7 He is the one who commands the sun, and it does not rise, and he seals up the stars.
他吩咐日頭不出來, 就不出來, 又封閉眾星.

9:8 He is the one who alone stretches out the heavens and who tramples on the waves of the sea.
他獨自鋪張蒼天, 步行在海浪之上.

9:9 He is the one who made the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
他造北斗,參星,昴星, 並南方的密宮;

9:10 He is the one who does great things beyond understanding and marvelous things beyond number.
他行大事, 不可測度, 行奇事, 不可勝數.

9:11 “If he passes by me, I would not see him; and if he should move on, I would not recognize him.
他從我旁邊經過, 我卻不看見; 他在我面前行走, 我倒不知覺.

9:12 If he would snatch away, who could turn him? Who could say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
他奪取, 誰能阻擋? 誰敢問他: 你做甚麼?

9:13 God will not turn back his anger; beneath him the helpers of Rahab bow.
神必不收回他的怒氣; 扶助拉哈伯的, 屈身在他以下.

9:14 How much less can I myself answer him? How can I choose my words with him,
既是這樣, 我怎敢回答他, 怎敢選擇言語與他辯論呢?

9:15 whom I cannot answer, even though I am righteous? From my judge I must implore grace.
我雖有義, 也不回答他, 只要向那審判我的懇求.

9:16 If I summon him, and he should answer me, I do not believe that he will listen to my voice—
我若呼籲, 他應允我; 我仍不信他真聽我的聲音.

9:17 who crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause.
他用暴風折斷我, 無故地加增我的損傷.

9:18 He will not allow me to catch my breath; rather, he will fill me with bitterness.
我就是喘一口氣, 他都不容, 倒使我滿心苦惱.

9:19 If it is a matter of strength, look, he is mighty. But if it is a matter of justice, who can summon me?
若論力量, 他真有能力! 若論審判, 他說誰能將我傳來呢?

9:20 Even though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; even though I am blameless, yet it would pronounce me guilty.
我雖有義, 自己的口要定我為有罪; 我雖完全, 我口必顯我為彎曲.

9:21 “I am blameless; I do not care about myself; I loathe my life.
我本完全, 不顧自己; 我厭惡我的性命.

9:22 It is all one; therefore I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
善惡無分, 都是一樣; 所以我說, 完全人和惡人, 他都滅絕.

9:23 When the whip kills suddenly, he mocks at the despair of the innocent.
若忽然遭殺害之禍, 他必戲笑無辜的人遇難.

9:24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covers the face of its judge— if it is not he, then who is it?
世界交在惡人手中; 蒙蔽世界審判官的臉, 若不是他, 是誰呢?

9:25 “And my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away; they do not see good.
我的日子比跑信的更快, 急速過去, 不見福樂.

9:26 They go by like papyrus skiffs, like an eagle swoops down on its prey.
我的日子過去如快船, 如急落抓食的鷹.

9:27 Though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint; I will change my expression, and I will rejoice,’
我若說: 我要忘記我的哀情, 除去我的愁容, 心中暢快;

9:28 I become afraid of all my sufferings; I know that you do not consider me innocent.
我因愁苦而懼怕, 知道你必不以我為無辜.

9:29 If I shall be declared guilty, why then should I labor in vain?
我必被你定為有罪, 我何必徒然勞苦呢?

9:30 If I wash myself with soap, and I cleanse my hands with lye,
我若用雪水洗身, 用鹼潔淨我的手,

9:31 then you plunge me into the slime pit, and my clothes abhor me.
你還要扔我在坑裡, 我的衣服都憎惡我.

9:32 “For he is not a mortal like me that I can answer him, that we can come to trial together.
他本不像我是人, 使我可以回答他, 又使我們可以同聽審判.

9:33 There is no arbiter between us that he might lay his hand on both of us.
我們中間沒有聽訟的人可以向我們兩造按手.

9:34 May he remove his rod from me, and let his dread not terrify me;
願他把杖離開我, 不使驚惶威嚇我.

9:35 then I would speak and not fear him, for in myself I am not fearful.
我就說話, 也不懼怕他, 現在我卻不是那樣.

Job - Chapter 10

10:1 “My inner self loathes my life; I want to give vent to my complaint; I want to speak out of the bitterness of my inner self.
我厭煩我的性命, 必由著自己述說我的哀情; 因心裡苦惱, 我要說話,

10:2 I will say to God, ‘You should not condemn me; let me know why you contend against me.
對神說: 不要定我有罪, 要指示我, 你為何與我爭辯?

10:3 Is it good for you that you oppress, that you despise the labor of your hands, and you smile over the schemes of the wicked?
你手所造的, 你又欺壓, 又藐視, 卻光照惡人的計謀. 這事你以為美嗎?

10:4 Do you have eyes of flesh? Or do you see as human beings see?
你的眼豈是肉眼? 你查看豈像人查看嗎?

10:5 Are your days as the days of human beings, or your years as the days of man,
你的日子豈像人的日子, 你的年歲豈像人的年歲,

10:6 that you seek out my iniquity, and you search for my sin
就追問我的罪孽, 尋察我的罪過嗎?

10:7 because of your knowledge that I am not guilty, and there is no escaping from your hand?
其實, 你知道我沒有罪惡, 並沒有能救我脫離你手的.

10:8 Your hands fashioned me and made me altogether, then you destroyed me.
你的手創造我, 造就我的四肢百體, 你還要毀滅我.

10:9 Please remember that you made me like clay, but you turn me into dust again?
求你記念─製造我如摶泥一般, 你還要使我歸於塵土嗎?

10:10 Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese?
你不是倒出我來好像奶, 使我凝結如同奶餅嗎?

10:11 You clothed me with skin and flesh, and you knit me together with bones and sinews.
你以皮和肉為衣給我穿上, 用骨與筋把我全體聯絡.

10:12 You have granted me life and loyal love, and your care has preserved my spirit.
你將生命和慈愛賜給我; 你也眷顧保全我的心靈.

10:13 “ ‘Yet you hid these things in your heart; I know that this was your purpose.
然而, 你待我的這些事早已藏在你心裡; 我知道你久有此意.

10:14 If I had sinned, then you would be watching me, and you would not acquit me of my guilt.
我若犯罪, 你就察看我, 並不赦免我的罪孽.

10:15 If I am guilty, woe to me! But if I am righteous, I dare not lift my head; I am filled with shame, and just look at my misery!
我若行惡, 便有了禍; 我若為義, 也不敢抬頭, 正是滿心羞愧, 眼見我的苦情.

10:16 And if my head grows bold, you would hunt me as the lion in its prime; and you repeat your exploits against me.
我若昂首自得, 你就追捕我如獅子, 又在我身上顯出奇能.

10:17 You renew your witnesses against me, and you increase your vexation against me; relief forces are against me.
你重立見證攻擊我, 向我加增惱怒, 如軍兵更換著攻擊我.

10:18 So why did you bring me forth from the womb? I should have passed away, and no eye should have seen me.
你為何使我出母胎呢? 不如我當時氣絕, 無人得見我;

10:19 I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been brought from the womb to the grave.
這樣, 就如沒有我一般, 一出母胎就被送入墳墓.

10:20 Are not my days few? Let him leave me alone; let him turn from me, and let me rejoice a little.
我的日子不是甚少嗎? 求你停手寬容我, 叫我在往而不返之先─就是往黑暗和死蔭之地以先─可以稍得暢快.

10:21 Before I go—and I will not return— to the land of darkness and deep shadow,
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10:22 to the land of darkness, like the darkness of a deep shadow and chaos, so that it shines forth like darkness.’ ”
那地甚是幽暗, 是死蔭混沌之地; 那裡的光好像幽暗.

Job - Chapter 11

11:1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
拿瑪人瑣法回答說:

11:2 “Should an abundance of words go unanswered, or a man full of talk be vindicated?
這許多的言語豈不該回答嗎? 多嘴多舌的人豈可稱為義嗎?

11:3 Should your loose talk put people to silence? And when you mock, shall no one put you to shame?
你誇大的話豈能使人不作聲嗎? 你戲笑的時候豈沒有人叫你害羞嗎?

11:4 For you say, ‘My teaching is pure, and I am clean in your sight.’
你說: 我的道理純全; 我在你眼前潔淨.

11:5 But, O that God might speak, and that he would open his lips to you,
惟願神說話; 願他開口攻擊你,

11:6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom, for insight has many sides. And know that God on your behalf has forgotten some of your guilt.
並將智慧的奧祕指示你; 他有諸般的智識. 所以當知道神追討你比你罪孽該得的還少.

11:7 “Can you find out the essence of God, or can you find out the ultimate limits of Shaddai?
你考察就能測透神嗎? 你豈能盡情測透全能者嗎?

11:8 It is higher than the heaven; what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
他的智慧高於天, 你還能做甚麼? 深於陰間, 你還能知道甚麼?

11:9 Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.
其量比地長, 比海寬.

11:10 “If he passes through and imprisons someone and summons the assembly, then who can hinder him?
他若經過, 將人拘禁, 招人受審, 誰能阻擋他呢?

11:11 For he knows those who are worthless; when he sees iniquity, he will not consider it.
他本知道虛妄的人; 人的罪孽, 他雖不留意, 還是無所不見.

11:12 But an empty-headed person will get understanding when a wild donkey’s colt is born as a human being.
空虛的人卻毫無知識; 人生在世好像野驢的駒子.

11:13 “If you yourself direct your heart and stretch out your hands to him—
你若將心安正, 又向主舉手;

11:14 if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and you must not let wickedness reside in your tents—
你手裡若有罪孽, 就當遠遠地除掉, 也不容非義住在你帳棚之中.

11:15 surely then you will lift up your face without blemish, and you will be firmly established and will not fear.
那時, 你必仰起臉來毫無斑點; 你也必堅固, 無所懼怕.

11:16 For you yourself will forget your misery; you will remember it as water that has flowed past.
你必忘記你的苦楚, 就是想起也如流過去的水一樣.

11:17 “And your life will be brighter than noon; its darkness will be like the morning.
你在世的日子要比正午更明, 雖有黑暗仍像早晨.

11:18 And you will have confidence because there is hope; and you will be well protected—you will sleep in safety.
你因有指望就必穩固, 也必四圍巡查, 坦然安息.

11:19 And you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid; and many will entreat your favor.
你躺臥, 無人驚嚇, 且有許多人向你求恩.

11:20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail; and refuge will be lost to them, and their hope is to breathe their last breath.”
但惡人的眼目必要失明. 他們無路可逃; 他們的指望就是氣絕.

Job - Chapter 12

12:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

12:2 “Truly indeed you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.
你們真是子民哪, 你們死亡, 智慧也就滅沒了.

12:3 I also have insight like you; I am not more inferior than you. And who does not know things like these?
但我也有聰明, 與你們一樣, 並非不及你們. 你們所說的, 誰不知道呢?

12:4 I am a laughingstock to my friends: ‘He calls on God, and he answers him.’ A righteous, blameless man is a laughingstock.
我這求告神,蒙他應允的人竟成了朋友所譏笑的; 公義完全人竟受了人的譏笑.

12:5 Those at ease have contempt for the thought of disaster, but it is ready for those unstable of foot.
安逸的人心裡藐視災禍; 這災禍常常等待滑腳的人.

12:6 The tents of the destroyers are at peace, and there is security for those who provoke God, for those whom God brings into his hand.
強盜的帳棚興旺, 惹神的人穩固, 神多將財物送到他們手中.

12:7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you, and the birds of the heaven, and they will tell you;
你且問走獸, 走獸必指教你; 又問空中的飛鳥, 飛鳥必告訴你;

12:8 or ask the earth, and it will teach you, and the fishes of the sea will declare to you.
或與地說話, 地必指教你; 海中的魚也必向你說明.

12:9 Who among all of these does not know that Yahweh’s hand has done this?
看這一切, 誰不知道是耶和華的手做成的呢?

12:10 In whose hand is the life of all living things and the breath of every human being?
凡活物的生命和人類的氣息都在他手中.

12:11 Does not the ear test words and the palate taste food for itself?
耳朵豈不試驗言語, 正如上膛嘗食物嗎?

12:12 Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding is in length of days.
年老的有智慧; 壽高的有知識.

12:13 “With him are wisdom and powerful deeds, and to him belong counsel and understanding.
在神有智慧和能力; 他有謀略和知識.

12:14 If he tears down, then it will not be rebuilt; if he shuts a man in, then he cannot be freed.
他拆毀的, 就不能再建造; 他捆住人, 便不得開釋.

12:15 Look, if he withholds the water, then they dry up; and if he sends them out, then they overwhelm the land.
他把水留住, 水便枯乾; 他再發出水來, 水就翻地.

12:16 “Strength and sound wisdom are with him; the deceived and the deceiver are his.
在他有能力和智慧, 被誘惑的與誘惑人的都是屬他.

12:17 He leads counselors away stripped, and he makes fools of judges.
他把謀士剝衣擄去, 又使審判官變成愚人.

12:18 He loosens the fetters of kings, and he binds a loincloth on their loins.
他放鬆君王的綁, 又用帶子捆他們的腰.

12:19 He leads priests away stripped, and he overthrows the members of ancient families.
他把祭司剝衣擄去, 又使有能的人傾敗.

12:20 He deprives the trustworthy of speech, and he takes away the discretion of elders.
他廢去忠信人的講論, 又奪去老人的聰明.

12:21 He pours contempt on noblemen, and he loosens the girdle of the mighty.
他使君王蒙羞被辱, 放鬆有力之人的腰帶.

12:22 “He uncovers mysteries out of darkness, and he brings deep shadow to the light.
他將深奧的事從黑暗中彰顯, 使死蔭顯為光明.

12:23 He makes the nations great, then he destroys them; he expands the nations, then he guides them.
他使邦國興旺而又毀滅; 他使邦國開廣而又擄去.

12:24 He strips away the insight of the heads of the earth’s people, and he makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.
他將地上民中首領的聰明奪去, 使他們在荒廢無路之地漂流;

12:25 They grope in the dark without light, and he makes them stagger like a drunkard.
他們無光, 在黑暗中摸索, 又使他們東倒西歪, 像醉酒的人一樣.

Job - Chapter 13

13:1 “Look, my eye has seen everything; my ear has heard and has understood it.
這一切, 我眼都見過; 我耳都聽過, 而且明白.

13:2 What you know, I myself also know— I am not more inferior than you.
你們所知道的, 我也知道, 並非不及你們.

13:3 But I would speak to Shaddai, and I desire to argue with God.
我真要對全能者說話; 我願與神理論.

13:4 “But you whitewash with lies; all of you are worthless healers.
你們是編造謊言的, 都是無用的醫生.

13:5 O that you would keep completely silent, and that it would become wisdom for you.
惟願你們全然不作聲; 這就算為你們的智慧!

13:6 Please hear my argument, and listen attentively to the pleadings of my lips.
請你們聽我的辯論, 留心聽我口中的分訴.

13:7 “Will you speak falsely for God? And will you speak deceitfully for him?
你們要為神說不義的話嗎? 為他說詭詐的言語嗎?

13:8 Will you show partiality for him? Or do you want to plead God’s case?
你們要為神徇情嗎? 要為他爭論嗎?

13:9 Will it be well, if he examines you? Or can you deceive him like deceiving a human being?
他查出你們來, 這豈是好嗎? 人欺哄人, 你們也要照樣欺哄他嗎?

13:10 “Surely he will rebuke you if you show partiality in secret.
你們若暗中徇情, 他必要責備你們.

13:11 Will not his majesty terrify you, and his dread fall upon you?
他的尊榮豈不叫你們懼怕嗎? 他的驚嚇豈不臨到你們嗎?

13:12 Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.
你們以為可記念的箴言是爐灰的箴言; 你們以為可靠的堅壘是淤泥的堅壘.

13:13 “Let me have silence, and I myself will speak, and let come over me whatever may.
你們不要作聲, 任憑我吧! 讓我說話, 無論如何我都承當.

13:14 Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand?
我何必把我的肉掛在牙上, 將我的命放在手中.

13:15 Look, though he kill me, I will hope in him; however, I will defend my ways before him.
他必殺我; 我雖無指望, 然而我在他面前還要辯明我所行的.

13:16 Moreover, this is salvation to me, that the godless would not come before him.
這要成為我的拯救, 因為不虔誠的人不得到他面前.

13:17 “Listen carefully to my words, and let my exposition be in your ears.
你們要細聽我的言語, 使我所辯論的入你們的耳中.

13:18 Please look, I have prepared my case; I know that I myself will be vindicated.
我已陳明我的案, 知道自己有義.

13:19 Who is he who will contend with me? For then I would be silent, and I would pass away.
有誰與我爭論, 我就情願緘默不言, 氣絕而亡.

13:20 “Only you must not do these two things to me; then I will not hide from your face:
惟有兩件不要向我施行, 我就不躲開你的面:

13:21 withdraw your hand from me, and let not your dread terrify me.
就是把你的手縮回, 遠離我身; 又不使你的驚惶威嚇我.

13:22 Then call, and I myself will answer; or let me speak, then reply to me.
這樣, 你呼叫, 我就回答; 或是讓我說話, 你回答我.

13:23 “How many are my iniquities and sins? Make known to me my transgression and my sin.
我的罪孽和罪過有多少呢? 求你叫我知道我的過犯與罪愆.

13:24 Why do you hide your face and count me as your enemy?
你為何掩面,拿我當仇敵呢?

13:25 Will you terrify a blown leaf? And will you pursue dry stubble?
你要驚動被風吹的葉子嗎? 要追趕枯乾的碎秸嗎?

13:26 “Indeed, you write bitter things against me, and you make me reap the iniquities of my childhood.
你按罪狀刑罰我, 又使我擔當幼年的罪孽;

13:27 And you put my feet in the block, and you watch all my paths; you carve a mark on the soles of my feet.
也把我的腳上了木狗, 並窺察我一切的道路, 為我的腳掌劃定界限.

13:28 And he himself wastes away like something rotten, like a garment that the moth has eaten.
我已經像滅絕的爛物, 像蟲蛀的衣裳.

Job - Chapter 14

14:1 “A human being born of a woman is short of days and full of troubles.
人為婦人所生, 日子短少, 多有患難;

14:2 Like a flower he comes up, and he withers away; and he flees like a shadow, but he does not last.
出來如花, 又被割下, 飛去如影, 不能存留.

14:3 Even on such a one you fix your eyes, and you bring me into judgment with you.
這樣的人你豈睜眼看他嗎? 又叫我來受審嗎?

14:4 “Who can bring a clean thing from an unclean thing? No one!
誰能使潔淨之物出於污穢之中呢? 無論誰也不能!

14:5 If his days are determined, the number of his months is with you; you have appointed his boundaries, and he cannot cross them.
人的日子既然限定, 他的月數在你那裡, 你也派定他的界限, 使他不能越過,

14:6 Look away from him, and let him desist until he enjoys his days like a laborer.
便求你轉眼不看他, 使他得歇息, 直等他像雇工人完畢他的日子.

14:7 “Indeed, there is hope for a tree: if it is cut down, then it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not cease;
樹若被砍下, 還可指望發芽, 嫩枝生長不息;

14:8 though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the dust,
其根雖然衰老在地裡, 幹也死在土中,

14:9 at the scent of water it will bud, and it will put forth branches like a young plant.
及至得了水氣, 還要發芽, 又長枝條, 像新栽的樹一樣.

14:10 “But a man dies, and he dwindles away; thus a human being passes away, and where is he?
但人死亡而消滅; 他氣絕, 竟在何處呢?

14:11 As water disappears from a lake, and a river withers away and dries up,
海中的水絕盡, 江河消散乾涸.

14:12 so a man lies down, and he does not arise. Until the heavens are no more, they will not awaken, and they will not be roused out of their sleep.
人也是如此, 躺下不再起來, 等到天沒有了, 仍不得復醒, 也不得從睡中喚醒.

14:13 “O that you would conceal me in Sheol, that you would hide me until your wrath is past, that you would appoint a set time for me and remember me.
惟願你把我藏在陰間, 存於隱密處, 等你的忿怒過去; 願你為我定了日期, 記念我.

14:14 If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my compulsory service I will wait, until the coming of my relief.
人若死了豈能再活呢? 我只要在我一切爭戰的日子, 等我被釋放(或譯: 改變)的時候來到.

14:15 You would call, and I myself would answer you; you would long for the work of your hand.
你呼叫, 我便回答; 你手所做的, 你必羨慕.

14:16 For then you would count my steps, but you would not keep watch over my sin.
但如今你數點我的腳步, 豈不窺察我的罪過嗎?

14:17 My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and you would cover over my guilt.
我的過犯被你封在囊中, 也縫嚴了我的罪孽.

14:18 “But a mountain falls; it crumbles away, and a rock moves away from its place.
山崩變為無有; 磐石挪開原處.

14:19 Water wears away stones; its torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so you destroy the hope of human beings.
水流消磨石頭, 所流溢的洗去地上的塵土; 你也照樣滅絕人的指望.

14:20 You overpower him forever, and he passes away; you change his countenance, then you send him away.
你攻擊人常常得勝, 使他去世; 你改變他的容貌, 叫他往而不回.

14:21 His children may come to honor, but he does not know it; or they may become lowly, but he does not realize it.
他兒子得尊榮, 他也不知道, 降為卑, 他也不覺得.

14:22 He feels only the pain of his own body, and his inner self mourns for him.”
但知身上疼痛, 心中悲哀.

Job - Chapter 15

15:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
提幔人以利法回答說:

15:2 “Should the wise answer with windy knowledge, and should he fill his stomach with the east wind?
智慧人豈可用虛空的知識回答, 用東風充滿肚腹呢?

15:3 Should he argue in talk that is not profitable or in words with which he cannot do good?
他豈可用無益的話和無濟於事的言語理論呢?

15:4 “What is worse, you yourself are doing away with fear, and you are lessening meditation before God.
你是廢棄敬畏的意, 在神面前阻止敬虔的心.

15:5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.
你的罪孽指教你的口; 你選用詭詐人的舌頭.

15:6 Your mouth condemns you, and not I; and your lips testify against you.
你自己的口定你有罪, 並非是我; 你自己的嘴見證你的不是.

15:7 “Were you born the firstborn of the human race? And were you brought forth before the hills?
你豈是頭一個被生的人嗎? 你受造在諸山之先嗎?

15:8 Have you listened in God’s confidential discussion? And do you limit wisdom to yourself?
你曾聽見神的密旨嗎? 你還將智慧獨自得盡嗎?

15:9 What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not clear to us?
你知道甚麼是我們不知道的呢? 你明白甚麼是我們不明白的呢?

15:10 Both the gray-haired and the old are among us— those older than your father.
我們這裡有白髮的和年紀老邁的, 比你父親還老.

15:11 “Are the consolations of God too small for you, a word spoken gently with you?
神用溫和的話安慰你, 你以為太小嗎?

15:12 Why does your heart carry you away? And why do your eyes flash,
你的心為何將你逼去? 你的眼為何冒出火星,

15:13 that you turn your spirit against God, and you let such words go out of your mouth?
使你的靈反對神, 也任你的口發這言語?

15:14 “What is a human being, that he can be clean, or that one born of a woman can be righteous?
人是甚麼, 竟算為潔淨呢? 婦人所生的是甚麼, 竟算為義呢?

15:15 Look, he does not trust his holy ones, and the heavens are not clean in his eyes.
神不信靠他的眾聖者; 在他眼前, 天也不潔淨,

15:16 How much less he who is abominable and corrupt, a man drinking wickedness like water.
何況那污穢可憎,喝罪孽如水的世人呢!

15:17 “I will show you, listen to me; and what I have seen, I will tell—
我指示你, 你要聽; 我要述說所看見的,

15:18 what wise men have told, and they have not hidden that which is from their ancestors,
就是智慧人從列祖所受, 傳說而不隱瞞的.

15:19 to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed through their midst.
(這地惟獨賜給他們, 並沒有外人從他們中間經過. )

15:20 “All of the wicked one’s days he is writhing, even through the number of years that are laid up for the tyrant.
惡人一生之日劬勞痛苦; 強暴人一生的年數也是如此.

15:21 Sounds of terror are in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer will come against him.
驚嚇的聲音常在他耳中; 在平安時, 搶奪的必臨到他那裡.

15:22 He cannot trust that he will return from darkness, and he himself is destined for the sword.
他不信自己能從黑暗中轉回; 他被刀劍等候.

15:23 “He is wandering for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready at hand.
他漂流在外求食, 說: 哪裡有食物呢? 他知道黑暗的日子在他手邊預備好了.

15:24 Anguish and distress terrify him; they overpower him like a king ready for the battle.
急難困苦叫他害怕, 而且勝了他, 好像君王預備上陣一樣.

15:25 Because he stretched out his hand against God, and he was arrogant to Shaddai;
他伸手攻擊神, 以驕傲攻擊全能者,

15:26 he stubbornly runs against him with his thick-bossed shield.
挺著頸項, 用盾牌的厚凸面向全能者直闖;

15:27 “Because he has covered his face with his fat and has gathered fat upon his loins,
是因他的臉蒙上脂油, 腰積成肥肉.

15:28 he will dwell in desolate cities, in houses that they should not inhabit, which are destined for rubble.
他曾住在荒涼城邑, 無人居住,將成亂堆的房屋.

15:29 He will not become rich, and his wealth will not endure, and their possessions will not stretch across the earth.
他不得富足, 財物不得常存, 產業在地上也不加增.

15:30 “He will not escape from darkness; a flame will dry up his new shoot, and by the wind of his mouth he shall be removed.
他不得出離黑暗. 火焰要將他的枝子燒乾; 因神口中的氣, 他要滅亡(原文是走去).

15:31 Let him not trust in emptiness—he will be deceiving himself— for worthlessness will be his recompense.
他不用倚靠虛假欺哄自己, 因虛假必成為他的報應.

15:32 It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
他的日期未到之先, 這事必成就; 他的枝子不得青綠.

15:33 “He will shake off his unripe fruit like the vine, and he will cast off his blossom like the olive tree;
他必像葡萄樹的葡萄, 未熟而落; 又像橄欖樹的花, 一開而謝.

15:34 for the company of the godless is barren, and fire consumes the tents of those who accept bribes.
原來不敬虔之輩必無生育; 受賄賂之人的帳棚必被火燒.

15:35 They conceive trouble and bring forth mischief, and their womb prepares deceit.”
他們所懷的是毒害, 所生的是罪孽; 心裡所預備的是詭詐.

Job - Chapter 16

16:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

16:2 “I have heard many things like these; all of you are miserable comforters.
這樣的話我聽了許多; 你們安慰人, 反叫人愁煩.

16:3 Is there a limit to windy words? What provokes you that you answer?
虛空的言語有窮盡嗎? 有甚麼話惹動你回答呢?

16:4 I myself also could talk as you, if you were in my place; I could join against you with words, and I could shake at you with my head.
我也能說你們那樣的話; 你們若處在我的境遇, 我也會聯絡言語攻擊你們, 又能向你們搖頭.

16:5 I could encourage you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would ease the pain.
但我必用口堅固你們, 用嘴消解你們的憂愁.

16:6 If I speak, my pain is not relieved; and if I cease, how much will leave me?
我雖說話, 憂愁仍不得消解; 我雖停住不說, 憂愁就離開我嗎?

16:7 “Surely now he has worn me out; you have devastated all my company.
但現在神使我困倦, 使親友遠離我,

16:8 Thus you shriveled me up; it became a witness. And my leanness has risen up against me; it testifies to my face.
又抓住我, 作見證攻擊我; 我身體的枯瘦也當面見證我的不是.

16:9 His wrath has torn, and he has been hostile toward me; he gnashed at me with his teeth. My foe sharpens his eyes against me.
主發怒撕裂我, 逼迫我, 向我切齒; 我的敵人怒目看我.

16:10 They gaped at me with their mouth; they struck my cheeks with disgrace; they have massed themselves together against me.
他們向我開口, 打我的臉羞辱我, 聚會攻擊我.

16:11 God delivers me to an evil one, and he casts me into the hands of the wicked.
神把我交給不敬虔的人, 把我扔到惡人的手中.

16:12 “I was at ease, then he broke me in two, and he seized me by my neck; then he shattered me and set me up as a target for him.
我素來安逸, 他折斷我, 掐住我的頸項, 把我摔碎, 又立我為他的箭靶子.

16:13 His archers surround me; he slashes open my kidneys, and he does not have compassion; he pours out my gall on the ground.
他的弓箭手四面圍繞我; 他破裂我的肺腑, 並不留情, 把我的膽傾倒在地上,

16:14 He breached me breach upon breach; he rushes at me like a warrior.
將我破裂又破裂, 如同勇士向我直闖.

16:15 “I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and I have inserted my pride in the dust.
我縫麻布在我皮膚上, 把我的角放在塵土中.

16:16 My face is red because of weeping, and deep shadows are on my eyelids,
我的臉因哭泣發紫, 在我的眼皮上有死蔭.

16:17 although violence is not on my hands, and my prayer is pure.
我的手中卻無強暴; 我的祈禱也是清潔.

16:18 “O earth, you should not cover my blood, and let there be no place for my cry for help.
地啊, 不要遮蓋我的血! 不要阻擋我的哀求!

16:19 So now look, my witness is in the heavens, and he who vouches for me is in the heights.
現今, 在天有我的見證, 在上有我的中保.

16:20 My friends scorn me; my eye pours out tears to God,
我的朋友譏誚我, 我卻向神眼淚汪汪.

16:21 and it argues for a mortal with God, and as a human for his friend.
願人得與神辯白, 如同人與朋友辯白一樣;

16:22 Indeed, after a few years have come, then I will go the way from which I will not return.
因為再過幾年, 我必走那往而不返之路.

Job - Chapter 17

17:1 “My spirit is pulled down; my days are extinguished; the graveyard is for me.
我的心靈消耗, 我的日子滅盡; 墳墓為我預備好了.

17:2 Surely mockery is with me, and my eye rests on their provocation.
真有戲笑我的在我這裡, 我眼常見他們惹動我.

17:3 Please lay down a pledge for me with yourself; who is he who will give security for my hand?
願主拿憑據給我, 自己為我作保. 在你以外誰肯與我擊掌呢?

17:4 Indeed, you have closed their mind from understanding; therefore, you will not let them triumph.
因你使他們心不明理, 所以你必不高舉他們.

17:5 He denounces friends for reward, so his children’s eyes will fail.
控告他的朋友,以朋友為可搶奪的, 連他兒女的眼睛也要失明.

17:6 “And he has made me a proverb for the peoples, and I am one before whom people spit.
神使我作了民中的笑談; 他們也吐唾沫在我臉上.

17:7 And my eye has grown dim from grief, and the limbs of my body are all like a shadow.
我的眼睛因憂愁昏花; 我的百體好像影兒.

17:8 The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent excites himself over the godless.
正直人因此必驚奇; 無辜的人要興起攻擊不敬虔之輩.

17:9 But the righteous holds on to his way, and he who has clean hands increases in strength.
然而, 義人要持守所行的道; 手潔的人要力上加力.

17:10 But all of you must return—please come! But I shall not find a wise person among you.
至於你們眾人, 可以再來辯論吧! 你們中間, 我找不著一個智慧人.

17:11 “My days are past; my plans are broken down— even the desires of my heart.
我的日子已經過了; 我的謀算,我心所想望的已經斷絕.

17:12 They make night into day, saying, ‘Light is near to darkness.’
他們以黑夜為白晝, 說: 亮光近乎黑暗.

17:13 If I hope for Sheol as my house, if I spread my couch in the darkness,
我若盼望陰間為我的房屋, 若下榻在黑暗中,

17:14 if I call to the pit, ‘You are my father,’ to the maggot, ‘You are my mother or my sister,’
若對朽壞說: 你是我的父; 對蟲說: 你是我的母親姊妹;

17:15 where then is my hope? And who will see my hope?
這樣, 我的指望在哪裡呢? 我所指望的誰能看見呢?

17:16 Will they go down to the bars of Sheol? Or shall we descend together into the dust?”
等到安息在塵土中, 這指望必下到陰間的門閂那裡了.

Job - Chapter 18

18:1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
書亞人比勒達回答說:

18:2 “How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterward we shall speak.
你尋索言語要到幾時呢? 你可以揣摩思想, 然後我們就說話.

18:3 Why are we considered as animals? Why are we taken as stupid in your eyes?
我們為何算為畜生, 在你眼中看作污穢呢?

18:4 “You who are tearing yourself in your anger, will the earth be forsaken because of you? Or will the rock be removed from its place?
你這惱怒將自己撕裂的, 難道大地為你見棄,磐石挪開原處嗎?

18:5 Furthermore, the light of the wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire will not shine.
惡人的亮光必要熄滅; 他的火焰必不照耀.

18:6 The light becomes dark in his tent, and his lamp above him is put out.
他帳棚中的亮光要變為黑暗; 他以上的燈也必熄滅.

18:7 “His strong steps are shortened, and his own schemes throw him down,
他堅強的腳步必見狹窄; 自己的計謀必將他絆倒.

18:8 for he is thrust into a net by his feet, and he walks into a pitfall.
因為他被自己的腳陷入網中, 走在纏人的網羅上.

18:9 A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare takes hold of him.
圈套必抓住他的腳跟; 機關必擒獲他.

18:10 His rope is hidden in the ground, and his trap on the path.
活扣為他藏在土內; 羈絆為他藏在路上.

18:11 “Sudden terrors terrify him all around, and they chase him at his heels.
四面的驚嚇要使他害怕, 並且追趕他的腳跟.

18:12 His wealth will become hunger, and disaster is ready for his stumbling.
他的力量必因飢餓衰敗; 禍患要在他旁邊等候.

18:13 It consumes parts of his skin; the firstborn of death consumes his limbs.
他本身的肢體要被吞吃; 死亡的長子要吞吃他的肢體.

18:14 He is torn from his tent in which he trusted, and it brought him to the king of terrors.
他要從所倚靠的帳棚被拔出來, 帶到驚嚇的王那裡.

18:15 “Nothing remains for him in his tent; sulfur is scattered upon his dwelling place.
不屬他的必住在他的帳棚裡; 硫磺必撒在他所住之處.

18:16 His roots dry up below, and its branches wither away above.
下邊, 他的根本要枯乾; 上邊, 他的枝子要剪除.

18:17 His remembrance perishes from the earth, and there is not a name for him on the street.
他的記念在地上必然滅亡; 他的名字在街上也不存留.

18:18 “They thrust him from light into darkness, and they drive him out from the world.
他必從光明中被攆到黑暗裡, 必被趕出世界.

18:19 There is no offspring for him nor a descendant among his people, and there is not a survivor in his abode.
在本民中必無子無孫; 在寄居之地也無一人存留.

18:20 Those of the west are appalled over his fate, and those of the east are seized with horror.
以後來的要驚奇他的日子, 好像以前去的受了驚駭.

18:21 Surely these are the dwellings of the godless, and this is the dwelling place of him who knows not God.”
不義之人的住處總是這樣; 此乃不認識神之人的地步.

Job - Chapter 19

19:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

19:2 “How long will you torment me and crush me with words?
你們攪擾我的心, 用言語壓碎我要到幾時呢?

19:3 These ten times you have disgraced me; you are not ashamed that you have attacked me.
你們這十次羞辱我; 你們苦待我也不以為恥.

19:4 And what is more, if I have truly erred, my error remains with me.
果真我有錯, 這錯乃是在我.

19:5 If indeed you must magnify yourselves against me, and you must let my disgrace argue against me,
你們果然要向我誇大, 以我的羞辱為證指責我,

19:6 know then that God has wronged me and has surrounded me with his net.
就該知道是神傾覆我, 用網羅圍繞我.

19:7 “Look, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not answered; I cry out, but there is no justice.
我因委曲呼叫, 卻不蒙應允; 我呼求, 卻不得公斷.

19:8 He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass; and he has set darkness upon my paths.
神用籬笆攔住我的道路, 使我不得經過; 又使我的路徑黑暗.

19:9 He has taken my glory from me, and he has removed the crown of my head.
他剝去我的榮光, 摘去我頭上的冠冕.

19:10 He has broken me down all around, and I am gone. And he has uprooted my hope like a tree,
他在四圍攻擊我, 我便歸於死亡, 將我的指望如樹拔出來.

19:11 and he has kindled his wrath against me, and he has counted me as one of his foes.
他的忿怒向我發作, 以我為敵人.

19:12 His troops have come together and have thrown up their rampart against me and have encamped around my tent.
他的軍旅一齊上來, 修築戰路攻擊我, 在我帳棚的四圍安營.

19:13 “He has removed my kinsfolk from me, and my acquaintances have only turned aside from me.
他把我的弟兄隔在遠處, 使我所認識的全然與我生疏.

19:14 My relatives have failed, and my close friends have forgotten me.
我的親戚與我斷絕; 我的密友都忘記我.

19:15 The sojourners in my house and my slave women count me as a stranger; I have become a foreigner in their eyes.
在我家寄居的, 和我的使女都以我為外人; 我在他們眼中看為外邦人.

19:16 I call to my servant, but he does not answer; I must personally plead with him.
我呼喚僕人, 雖用口求他, 他還是不回答.

19:17 My breath is repulsive to my wife, and I am loathsome to my own family.
我口的氣味, 我妻子厭惡; 我的懇求, 我同胞也憎嫌.

19:18 Little boys also despise me; when I rise, then they talk against me.
連小孩子也藐視我; 我若起來, 他們都嘲笑我.

19:19 All my intimate friends abhor me, and these whom I have loved have turned against me.
我的密友都憎惡我; 我平日所愛的人向我翻臉.

19:20 My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
我的皮肉緊貼骨頭; 我只剩牙皮逃脫了.

19:21 “Pity me, pity me, you my friends, for God’s hand has touched me.
我朋友啊, 可憐我! 可憐我! 因為神的手攻擊我.

19:22 Why do you pursue me like God? And are not satisfied with my flesh?
你們為甚麼彷彿神逼迫我, 吃我的肉還以為不足呢?

19:23 “O that my words could be written down! O that they could be inscribed in a scroll!
惟願我的言語現在寫上, 都記錄在書上;

19:24 That with a pen of iron and with lead they might be engraved on a rock forever!
用鐵筆鐫刻, 用鉛灌在磐石上, 直存到永遠.

19:25 But I myself know that my redeemer is alive, and at the last he will stand up upon the earth.
我知道我的救贖主活著, 末了必站立在地上.

19:26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed, but from my flesh I will see God,
我這皮肉滅絕之後, 我必在肉體之外得見神.

19:27 whom I will see for myself, and whom my eyes will see and not a stranger. My heart faints within me.
我自己要見他, 親眼要看他, 並不像外人. 我的心腸在我裡面消滅了!

19:28 “If you say, ‘How will we persecute him?’ And ‘The root of the trouble is found’ in me,
你們若說: 我們逼迫他要何等地重呢? 惹事的根乃在乎他;

19:29 be afraid for yourselves because of the sword, for wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know that there is judgment.”
你們就當懼怕刀劍; 因為忿怒惹動刀劍的刑罰, 使你們知道有報應(原文是審判).

Job - Chapter 20

20:1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
拿瑪人瑣法回答說:

20:2 “Therefore my disquieting thoughts bring me back for the sake of my inward excitement.
我心中急躁, 所以我的思念叫我回答.

20:3 I hear discipline that insults me, and a spirit beyond my understanding answers me.
我已聽見那羞辱我, 責備我的話; 我的悟性叫我回答.

20:4 “Did you know this from of old, since the setting of the human being on earth,
你豈不知亙古以來, 自從人生在地,

20:5 that the rejoicing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless lasts only a moment?
惡人誇勝是暫時的, 不敬虔人的喜樂不過轉眼之間嗎?

20:6 Even though his stature mounts up to the heaven, and his head reaches to the clouds,
他的尊榮雖達到天上, 頭雖頂到雲中,

20:7 he will perish forever like his dung; those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
他終必滅亡, 像自己的糞一樣; 素來見他的人要說: 他在哪裡呢?

20:8 He will fly away like a dream, and they will not find him, and he will be chased away like a vision of the night.
他必飛去如夢, 不再尋見, 速被趕去, 如夜間的異象.

20:9 The eye that saw him will not see him again, and his place will no longer behold him.
親眼見過他的, 必不再見他; 他的本處也再見不著他.

20:10 His children will seek favors from the poor, and his hands will return his wealth.
他的兒女要求窮人的恩; 他的手要賠還不義之財.

20:11 His bones were full of his vigor, but it will lie down with him on the dust.
他的骨頭雖然有青年之力, 卻要和他一同躺臥在塵土中.

20:12 “Though wickedness tastes sweet in his mouth, and he hides it under his tongue,
他口內雖以惡為甘甜, 藏在舌頭底下,

20:13 though he spares it and does not let it go and holds it back in the midst of his palate,
愛戀不捨, 含在口中;

20:14 in his bowels his food is turned, the venom of horned vipers is within him.
他的食物在肚裡卻要化為酸, 在他裡面成為虺蛇的惡毒.

20:15 He swallows riches, but he vomits them up; God drives them out from his stomach.
他吞了財寶, 還要吐出; 神要從他腹中掏出來.

20:16 He will suck the poison of horned vipers; the viper’s tongue will kill him.
他必吸飲虺蛇的毒氣; 蝮蛇的舌頭也必殺他.

20:17 He will not enjoy the streams, the torrents of honey and curds.
流奶與蜜之河, 他不得再見.

20:18 Returning the products of his toil, he will not swallow; according to the profit of his trade, he will not enjoy,
他勞碌得來的要賠還, 不得享用(原文是吞下); 不能照所得的財貨歡樂.

20:19 for he has oppressed; he has abandoned the poor; he has seized a house but did not build it.
他欺壓窮人, 且又離棄; 強取非自己所蓋的房屋(或譯: 強取房屋不得再建造).

20:20 Because he has not known satisfaction in his stomach, he lets nothing escape that he desires.
他因貪而無厭, 所喜悅的連一樣也不能保守.

20:21 There is nothing left after he has eaten; therefore his prosperity will not endure.
其餘的沒有一樣他不吞滅, 所以他的福樂不能長久.

20:22 In the fullness of his excess he will be in distress; all of misery’s power will come upon him.
他在滿足有餘的時候, 必到狹窄的地步; 凡受苦楚的人都必加手在他身上.

20:23 When his stomach fills up, God will send his burning anger upon him, and he will let it rain down upon him as his food.
他正要充滿肚腹的時候, 神必將猛烈的忿怒降在他身上; 正在他吃飯的時候, 要將這忿怒像雨降在他身上.

20:24 “He will flee from an iron weapon, but an arrow of bronze will pierce him.
他要躲避鐵器; 銅弓的箭要將他射透.

20:25 He draws it forth, and it comes out from his body, and the glittering point comes from his gall-bladder; terrors come upon him.
他把箭一抽, 就從他身上出來; 發光的箭頭從他膽中出來, 有驚惶臨在他身上.

20:26 Total darkness is hidden for his treasures; an unfanned fire will devour him; the remnant will be consumed in his tent.
他的財寶歸於黑暗; 人所不吹的火要把他燒滅, 要把他帳棚中所剩下的燒毀.

20:27 The heavens will reveal his guilt, and the earth will rise up against him.
天要顯明他的罪孽; 地要興起攻擊他.

20:28 The products of his house will be carried away like gushing waters on the day of his wrath.
他的家產必然過去; 神發怒的日子, 他的貨物都要消滅.

20:29 This is a wicked human being’s portion from God and the inheritance of his decree from God.”
這是惡人從神所得的分, 是神為他所定的產業.

Job - Chapter 21

21:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

21:2 “Listen carefully to my words, and let this be your consolation.
你們要細聽我的言語, 就算是你們安慰我.

21:3 Bear with me, and I myself will speak; then after my speaking you can mock.
請寬容我, 我又要說話; 說了以後, 任憑你們嗤笑吧!

21:4 As for me, is my complaint for human beings? And if so, why cannot I be impatient?
我豈是向人訴冤? 為何不焦急呢?

21:5 Turn to me and be appalled, and place your hand on your mouth.
你們要看著我而驚奇, 用手摀口.

21:6 And when I think of it, I am horrified, and shuddering seizes my flesh.
我每逢思想, 心就驚惶, 渾身戰兢.

21:7 “Why do the wicked live, grow old, even grow mighty in power?
惡人為何存活, 享大壽數, 勢力強盛呢?

21:8 With them their offspring are established before them, and their descendants before their eyes.
他們眼見兒孫, 和他們一同堅立.

21:9 Their houses are safe without fear, and the rod of God is not upon them.
他們的家宅平安無懼; 神的杖也不加在他們身上.

21:10 His bull breeds and does not fail; his cow calves and does not miscarry.
他們的公牛孳生而不斷絕; 母牛下犢而不掉胎.

21:11 They send out their little ones like the flock, and their children dance around.
他們打發小孩子出去, 多如羊群; 他們的兒女踴躍跳舞.

21:12 They sing to the tambourine and lyre, and they rejoice to the sound of the long flute.
他們隨著琴鼓歌唱, 又因簫聲歡喜.

21:13 They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol.
他們度日諸事亨通, 轉眼下入陰間.

21:14 And they say to God, ‘Turn away from us, for we do not desire to know your ways.
他們對神說: 離開我們吧! 我們不願曉得你的道.

21:15 Who is Shaddai that we should serve him, or what would we benefit when we plead with him?’
全能者是誰, 我們何必事奉他呢? 求告他有甚麼益處呢?

21:16 Look, their prosperity is not in their hands; the schemes of the wicked are repugnant to me.
看哪, 他們亨通不在乎自己; 惡人所謀定的離我好遠.

21:17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and their disaster comes upon them? He distributes pains in his anger.
惡人的燈何嘗熄滅? 患難何嘗臨到他們呢? 神何嘗發怒, 向他們分散災禍呢?

21:18 How often are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff that the storm carries away?
他們何嘗像風前的碎秸, 如暴風颳去的糠秕呢?

21:19 ‘God stores up his iniquity for his children’? Then let him repay it to him that he may know.
你們說: 神為惡人的兒女積蓄罪孽; 我說: 不如本人受報, 好使他親自知道.

21:20 Let his eyes see his decay, and let him drink from the wrath of Shaddai,
願他親眼看見自己敗亡, 親自飲全能者的忿怒.

21:21 for what does he care for his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?
他的歲月既盡, 他還顧他本家嗎?

21:22 Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since he himself judges high ones?
神既審判那在高位的, 誰能將知識教訓他呢?

21:23 This one dies in full prosperity, completely at ease and secure.
有人至死身體強壯, 盡得平靖安逸;

21:24 His vats are full with milk and the marrow of his bones is moist.
他的奶桶充滿, 他的骨髓滋潤.

21:25 Yet another dies with a bitter inner self and has not tasted prosperity.
有人至死心中痛苦, 終身未嘗福樂的滋味;

21:26 They lie down together in the dust, and maggots cover them.
他們一樣躺臥在塵土中, 都被蟲子遮蓋.

21:27 “Look, I know your thoughts and the schemes you devise against me.
我知道你們的意思, 並誣害我的計謀.

21:28 For you say, ‘Where is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’
你們說: 霸者的房屋在哪裡? 惡人住過的帳棚在哪裡?

21:29 Do you not ask those traveling the roads, and do you not take notice of their accounts?
你們豈沒有詢問過路的人嗎? 不知道他們所引的證據嗎?

21:30 Indeed, the wicked is spared from the day of disaster; he is delivered from the day of wrath.
就是惡人在禍患的日子得存留, 在發怒的日子得逃脫.

21:31 Who denounces his way to his face? And who repays him for what he has done?
他所行的, 有誰當面給他說明? 他所做的, 有誰報應他呢?

21:32 When he is brought to the grave, then someone stands guard over the tomb.
然而他要被抬到塋地; 並有人看守墳墓.

21:33 The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone will follow after him, and before him they are innumerable.
他要以谷中的土塊為甘甜; 在他以先去的無數, 在他以後去的更多.

21:34 So how will you comfort me with emptiness, when fraud is left in your answers?”
你們對答的話中既都錯謬, 怎麼徒然安慰我呢?

Job - Chapter 22

22:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
提幔人以利法回答說:

22:2 “Can a man be of use to God? Yes, can the wise be of use to him?
人豈能使神有益呢? 智慧人但能有益於己.

22:3 Is it a pleasure to Shaddai if you are righteous, or a gain if you make your ways blameless?
你為人公義, 豈叫全能者喜悅呢? 你行為完全, 豈能使他得利呢?

22:4 Does he reprove you because of your reverence or enter into judgment with you?
豈是因你敬畏他就責備你,審判你嗎?

22:5 Is not your wickedness great, and there is no end to your iniquities?
你的罪惡豈不是大嗎? 你的罪孽也沒有窮盡;

22:6 “Indeed, you have required a pledge from your family for nothing, and you have stripped off the clothes of the naked.
因你無故強取弟兄的物為當頭, 剝去貧寒人的衣服.

22:7 You have given no water for the weary to drink, and you withheld food from the hungry.
困乏的人, 你沒有給他水喝; 飢餓的人, 你沒有給他食物.

22:8 And the land belongs to the man of power, and the favored lives in it.
有能力的人就得地土; 尊貴的人也住在其中.

22:9 You have sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of orphans were crushed.
你打發寡婦空手回去, 折斷孤兒的膀臂.

22:10 Therefore trapping nets are all around you, and panic suddenly terrifies you,
因此, 有網羅環繞你, 有恐懼忽然使你驚惶;

22:11 or it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
或有黑暗蒙蔽你, 並有洪水淹沒你.

22:12 “Is not God in the height of the heavens? But see how lofty are the highest stars.
神豈不是在高天嗎? 你看星宿何其高呢!

22:13 And you ask, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through deep gloom?
你說: 神知道甚麼? 他豈能看透幽暗施行審判呢?

22:14 Thick clouds are a covering for him, so that he does not see; and he walks about on the dome of heaven.’
密雲將他遮蓋, 使他不能看見; 他周遊穹蒼.

22:15 Will you keep to the way of old that the people of mischief have trod,
你要依從上古的道嗎? 這道是惡人所行的.

22:16 who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was washed away by a current?
他們未到死期, 忽然除滅; 根基毀壞, 好像被江河沖去.

22:17 Those who said to God, ‘Turn away from us,’ and ‘What can Shaddai do to us?’
他們向神說: 離開我們吧! 又說: 全能者能把我們怎麼樣呢?

22:18 Yet he himself filled up their houses with good things, but the schemes of the wicked are repugnant to me.
哪知神以美物充滿他們的房屋; 但惡人所謀定的離我好遠.

22:19 The righteous see, and they rejoice, but the innocent one mocks at them.
義人看見他們的結局就歡喜; 無辜的人嗤笑他們,

22:20 Surely our foe perishes, and fire has consumed their remainder.
說: 那起來攻擊我們的果然被剪除, 其餘的都被火燒滅.

22:21 “Please reconcile yourself with him, and be at peace; in this way, good will come to you.
你要認識神, 就得平安; 福氣也必臨到你.

22:22 Please receive instruction from his mouth, and place his words in your heart.
你當領受他口中的教訓, 將他的言語存在心裡.

22:23 If you return to Shaddai, you will be restored; if you remove wickedness from your tent,
你若歸向全能者, 從你帳棚中遠除不義, 就必得建立.

22:24 and if you put gold ore in the dust, and the gold of Ophir in the rock of wadis,
要將你的珍寶丟在塵土裡, 將俄斐的黃金丟在溪河石頭之間;

22:25 then Shaddai will be your gold ore and your precious silver.
全能者就必為你的珍寶, 作你的寶銀.

22:26 Indeed, then you will delight yourself in Shaddai, and you will expect that God will be good to you.
你就要以全能者為喜樂, 向神仰起臉來.

22:27 You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will pay your vows.
你要禱告他, 他就聽你; 你也要還你的願.

22:28 And you will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.
你定意要做何事, 必然給你成就; 亮光也必照耀你的路.

22:29 When they are humiliated, you say, ‘It is pride,’ for he saves the humble.
人使你降卑, 你仍可說: 必得高升; 謙卑的人, 神必然拯救.

22:30 He will deliver the guilty, and he will escape because of the cleanness of your hands.”
人非無辜, 神且要搭救他; 他因你手中清潔, 必蒙拯救.

Job - Chapter 23

23:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

23:2 “Even today my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy in addition to my groaning.
如今我的哀告還算為悖逆; 我的責罰比我的唉哼還重.

23:3 O that I knew and that I might find him; O that I might come to his dwelling.
惟願我能知道在哪裡可以尋見神, 能到他的臺前,

23:4 I would lay my case before him, and I would fill my mouth with arguments.
我就在他面前將我的案件陳明, 滿口辯白.

23:5 I want to know the words with which he would answer me, and I want to understand what he would say to me.
我必知道他回答我的言語, 明白他向我所說的話.

23:6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his strength? No, but he himself would give heed to me.
他豈用大能與我爭辯嗎? 必不這樣! 他必理會我.

23:7 There an upright person could reason with him, and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.
在他那裡正直人可以與他辯論; 這樣, 我必永遠脫離那審判我的.

23:8 “When I go forward, he is not there, or backward, I cannot see him.
只是, 我往前行, 他不在那裡, 往後退, 也不能見他.

23:9 When he works on the left, I cannot perceive him; he turns to the right, but I cannot see him.
他在左邊行事, 我卻不能看見, 在右邊隱藏, 我也不能見他.

23:10 But he knows the way that I take; he tests me—I shall come out like gold.
然而他知道我所行的路; 他試煉我之後, 我必如精金.

23:11 My foot has held on to his steps; I have kept his way, and I have not turned aside.
我腳追隨他的步履; 我謹守他的道, 並不偏離.

23:12 From the commandment of his lips, indeed I have not departed; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily food.
他嘴唇的命令, 我未曾背棄; 我看重他口中的言語, 過於我需用的飲食.

23:13 “But he is alone, and who can dissuade him? And whatever he desires, indeed, he does it.
只是他心志已定, 誰能使他轉意呢? 他心裡所願的, 就行出來.

23:14 For he will carry out what he appoints for me, and many things like these are with him.
他向我所定的, 就必做成; 這類的事他還有許多.

23:15 Therefore, I am horrified because of his presence; when I consider, I tremble because of him.
所以我在他面前驚惶; 我思念這事便懼怕他.

23:16 Indeed, God has made my heart faint, and Shaddai has terrified me.
神使我喪膽; 全能者使我驚惶.

23:17 Indeed, I have not been silenced because of darkness, and because of me he conceals thick darkness.
我的恐懼不是因為黑暗, 也不是因為幽暗蒙蔽我的臉.

Job - Chapter 24

24:1 “Why are not times kept by Shaddai, and why do not those who know him see his days?
全能者既定期罰惡, 為何不使認識他的人看見那日子呢?

24:2 They remove border stones; they seize flocks, and they pasture them.
有人挪移地界, 搶奪群畜而牧養.

24:3 They drive away the donkey of orphans; they take the widow’s ox as a pledge.
他們拉去孤兒的驢, 強取寡婦的牛為當頭.

24:4 They thrust the poor off the road; the needy of the earth hide themselves together.
他們使窮人離開正道; 世上的貧民盡都隱藏.

24:5 “Look, like wild donkeys in the desert they go out to their labor as searchers for the prey; the wilderness is their food for the young.
這些貧窮人如同野驢出到曠野, 殷勤尋找食物; 他們靠著野地給兒女糊口,

24:6 They reap their fodder in the field, and they glean in the vineyard of the wicked.
收割別人田間的禾稼, 摘取惡人餘剩的葡萄,

24:7 They spend the night naked, without clothing, and they have no garment in the cold.
終夜赤身無衣, 天氣寒冷毫無遮蓋,

24:8 They are wet from the rainstorm of the mountains, and they cling to the rock without refuge.
在山上被大雨淋濕, 因沒有避身之處就挨近磐石.

24:9 “They snatch the orphan from the breast, and they take a pledge against the needy.
又有人從母懷中搶奪孤兒, 強取窮人的衣服為當頭,

24:10 They go about naked, without clothing, and hungry, they carry the sheaves.
使人赤身無衣, 到處流行, 且因飢餓扛抬禾捆,

24:11 Between their terraces they press out oil; they tread the presses, but they are thirsty.
在那些人的圍牆內造油, 醡酒, 自己還口渴.

24:12 From the city people groan, and the throat of the wounded cries for help; yet God does not regard it as unseemly.
在多民的城內有人唉哼, 受傷的人哀號; 神卻不理會那惡人的愚妄.

24:13 “Those are among the ones rebelling against the light; they do not recognize his ways, and they do not stay in his paths.
又有人背棄光明, 不認識光明的道, 不住在光明的路上.

24:14 At dusk the murderer rises; he kills the needy and the poor, and in the night he is like a thief.
殺人的黎明起來, 殺害困苦窮乏人, 夜間又作盜賊.

24:15 And the eye of the adulterer waits for dusk, saying, ‘No eye will see me,’ and he places a covering on his face.
姦夫等候黃昏, 說: 必無眼能見我, 就把臉蒙蔽.

24:16 He digs through houses in the darkness; by day they shut themselves in— they do not know the light
盜賊黑夜挖窟窿; 白日躲藏, 並不認識光明.

24:17 because morning likewise is to them deep darkness; indeed, they know about the terrors of deep darkness.
他們看早晨如幽暗, 因為他們曉得幽暗的驚駭.

24:18 “He himself is swift on the water’s surface; their portion is cursed in the land. No one turns toward the path of their vineyards.
這些惡人猶如浮萍快快飄去. 他們所得的分在世上被咒詛; 他們不得再走葡萄園的路.

24:19 Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters, like Sheol snatches away those who have sinned.
乾旱炎熱消沒雪水; 陰間也如此消沒犯罪之輩.

24:20 The womb forgets him. The maggot feasts on him until he is no longer remembered, and wickedness is broken like a tree.
懷他的母(原文是胎)要忘記他; 蟲子要吃他, 覺得甘甜; 他不再被人記念. 不義的人必如樹折斷.

24:21 He feeds on the barren, who does not have a child, and does no good to the widow.
他惡待(或譯: 他吞滅)不懷孕不生養的婦人, 不善待寡婦.

24:22 Yet he carries off the tyrants by his strength; if he rises up, then he cannot be certain of life.
然而神用能力保全有勢力的人; 那性命難保的人仍然興起.

24:23 He gives security to him, and he is supported, but his eyes are upon their ways.
神使他們安穩, 他們就有所倚靠; 神的眼目也看顧他們的道路.

24:24 They are exalted a little while, then they are gone. And they are brought low; they are cut off like all others, and like the heads of grain they wither away.
他們被高舉, 不過片時就沒有了; 他們降為卑, 被除滅, 與眾人一樣, 又如穀穗被割.

24:25 “And if it is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my word to nothing?”
若不是這樣, 誰能證實我是說謊的, 將我的言語駁為虛空呢?

Job - Chapter 25

25:1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
書亞人比勒達回答說:

25:2 “Domination and dread are with him who makes peace in his high heavens.
神有治理之權, 有威嚴可畏; 他在高處施行和平.

25:3 Is there a number to his troops? And upon whom does his light not rise?
他的諸軍豈能數算? 他的光亮一發, 誰不蒙照呢?

25:4 “Indeed, how can a human being be righteous before God? And how will he who is born of a woman be pure?
這樣在神面前, 人怎能稱義? 婦人所生的怎能潔淨?

25:5 Look, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure in his sight.
在神眼前, 月亮也無光亮, 星宿也不清潔.

25:6 How much less for a human being who is a maggot, and a human who is a worm?”
何況如蟲的人, 如蛆的世人呢!

Job - Chapter 26

26:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

26:2 “How you have helped one who has no power! How you have assisted the arm that has no strength!
無能的人蒙你何等的幫助! 膀臂無力的人蒙你何等的拯救!

26:3 How you have advised one who has no wisdom! And what sound wisdom you have made known in abundance!
無智慧的人蒙你何等的指教! 你向他多顯大知識!

26:4 With whose help have you uttered words, and whose breath has come forth from you?
你向誰發出言語來? 誰的靈從你而出?

26:5 “The spirits of the dead tremble below the waters and their inhabitants.
在大水和水族以下的陰魂戰兢.

26:6 Sheol is naked before him, and there is no covering for Abaddon.
在神面前, 陰間顯露; 滅亡也不得遮掩.

26:7 He stretches out the north over emptiness; he hangs the earth over nothing.
神將北極鋪在空中, 將大地懸在虛空;

26:8 He ties up the water in its clouds, and the cloud is not torn open beneath it.
將水包在密雲中, 雲卻不破裂;

26:9 He covers the face of the full moon; he spreads his cloud over it.
遮蔽他的寶座, 將雲鋪在其上;

26:10 He has described a circle on the face of the water between light and darkness.
在水面的周圍劃出界限, 直到光明黑暗的交界.

26:11 “The pillars of heaven tremble, and they are astounded at his rebuke.
天的柱子因他的斥責震動驚奇.

26:12 By his power he stilled the sea, and by his understanding he struck down Rahab.
他以能力攪動(或譯: 平靜)大海; 他藉知識打傷拉哈伯,

26:13 By his breath the heavens were made clear; his hand pierced the fleeing snake.
藉他的靈使天有妝飾; 他的手刺殺快蛇.

26:14 Look, these are the outer fringes of his ways, and how faint is the word that we hear of him! But who can understand the thunder of his power?”
看哪, 這不過是神工作的些微; 我們所聽於他的是何等細微的聲音! 他大能的雷聲誰能明透呢?

Job - Chapter 27

27:1 Then Job again took up his discourse and said,
約伯接著說:

27:2 “As God lives, he has removed my justice, and Shaddai has made my inner self bitter.
神奪去我的理, 全能者使我心中愁苦. 我指著永生的神起誓:

27:3 For as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nose,
我的生命尚在我裡面; 神所賜呼吸之氣仍在我的鼻孔內.

27:4 my lips surely will not speak falseness, and my tongue surely will not utter deceit.
我的嘴決不說非義之言; 我的舌也不說詭詐之語.

27:5 Far be it from me that I would say that you are right; until I pass away, I will not put away from me my blamelessness.
我斷不以你們為是; 我至死必不以自己為不正!

27:6 I hold fast to my righteousness, and I will not let it go; my heart will not blame any of my days.
我持定我的義, 必不放鬆; 在世的日子, 我心必不責備我.

27:7 “Let my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unrighteous,
願我的仇敵如惡人一樣; 願那起來攻擊我的, 如不義之人一般.

27:8 for what is the hope of the godless when he cuts them off, when God takes away his life?
不敬虔的人雖然得利, 神奪取其命的時候還有甚麼指望呢?

27:9 Will God hear his cry of distress when distress comes upon him?
患難臨到他, 神豈能聽他的呼求?

27:10 Or, in Shaddai will he find delight? Will he call upon God at all times?
他豈以全能者為樂, 隨時求告神呢?

27:11 “I will teach you about God’s hand; I will not conceal that which is with Shaddai.
神的作為, 我要指教你們; 全能者所行的, 我也不隱瞞.

27:12 Look, you all have seen, and why in the world have you become altogether vain?
你們自己也都見過, 為何全然變為虛妄呢?

27:13 “This is the portion of the wicked human being with God, and they receive from Shaddai the inheritance of the ruthless.
神為惡人所定的分, 強暴人從全能者所得的報(原文是產業)乃是這樣:

27:14 If their children multiply, it is for the sword, and his offspring do not have enough to eat.
倘或他的兒女增多, 還是被刀所殺; 他的子孫必不得飽食.

27:15 Their survivors are buried through the plague, and their widows do not weep.
他所遺留的人必死而埋葬; 他的寡婦也不哀哭.

27:16 If he heaps up silver like the dust and fashions clothing like the clay,
他雖積蓄銀子如塵沙, 預備衣服如泥土;

27:17 he makes it ready, and the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver.
他只管預備, 義人卻要穿上; 他的銀子, 無辜的人要分取.

27:18 “He builds his house like the moth, and like a booth that a watchman has made.
他建造房屋如蟲做窩, 又如守望者所搭的棚.

27:19 He goes to bed with wealth, but he will do so no more; he opens his eyes, and it is gone.
他雖富足躺臥, 卻不得收殮, 轉眼之間就不在了.

27:20 Terrors overtake him like the water; a storm wind carries him off in the night.
驚恐如波濤將他追上; 暴風在夜間將他颳去.

27:21 The east wind lifts him up, and he is gone, and it sweeps him away from his place.
東風把他飄去, 又颳他離開本處.

27:22 And it hurls at him, and it has no compassion; he will quickly flee from its power.
神要向他射箭, 並不留情; 他恨不得逃脫神的手.

27:23 It claps its hands over him, and it hisses at him from its place.
人要向他拍掌, 並要發叱聲, 使他離開本處.

Job - Chapter 28

28:1 “Indeed, there is a mine for silver and a place for gold to be refined.
銀子有礦; 煉金有方.

28:2 Iron is taken from dust, and he pours out copper from ore.
鐵從地裡挖出; 銅從石中鎔化.

28:3 He puts an end to darkness, and he searches out the farthest limits for the ore in gloom and deep shadow.
人為黑暗定界限, 查究幽暗陰翳的石頭, 直到極處,

28:4 He breaks open a mine shaft away from where people dwell; those who are forgotten by travelers, they dangle, they sway far away from human beings.
在無人居住之處刨開礦穴, 過路的人也想不到他們; 又與人遠離, 懸在空中搖來搖去.

28:5 As for the earth, from it comes food, but underneath it, it is turned up as by fire.
至於地, 能出糧食, 地內好像被火翻起來.

28:6 Its stones are the place of sapphire, and the earthen dirt has gold.
地中的石頭有藍寶石, 並有金沙.

28:7 “It is a path a bird of prey does not know and the black kite’s eye has not seen.
礦中的路鷙鳥不得知道; 鷹眼也未見過.

28:8 Proud wild animals have not trodden it; the lion in its prime has not prowled over it.
狂傲的野獸未曾行過; 猛烈的獅子也未曾經過.

28:9 He puts his hand on the hard rock; he overturns mountains by the roots.
人伸手鑿開堅石, 傾倒山根,

28:10 He cuts out tunnels in the rocks, and his eye sees every treasure.
在磐石中鑿出水道, 親眼看見各樣寶物.

28:11 He dams up rivers from their sources, and he brings secret things to the light.
他封閉水不得滴流, 使隱藏的物顯露出來.

28:12 “But from where will wisdom be found? And where in the world is the place of understanding?
然而, 智慧有何處可尋? 聰明之處在哪裡呢?

28:13 A human being does not know its proper value, and it is not found in the land of the living.
智慧的價值無人能知, 在活人之地也無處可尋.

28:14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’ and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
深淵說: 不在我內; 滄海說: 不在我中.

28:15 “Refined gold cannot be gotten in its place, and silver cannot be weighed out as its price.
智慧非用黃金可得, 也不能平白銀為它的價值.

28:16 It cannot be bought for the gold of Ophir, for precious onyx or sapphire.
俄斐金和貴重的紅瑪瑙, 並藍寶石, 不足與較量;

28:17 Gold and glass cannot be compared with it, and its substitution cannot be an ornament of refined gold.
黃金和玻璃不足與比較; 精金的器皿不足與兌換.

28:18 Black corals and crystal will not be mentioned, and wisdom’s price is more than red corals.
珊瑚,水晶都不足論; 智慧的價值勝過珍珠(或譯: 紅寶石).

28:19 The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be bought for pure gold.
古實的紅璧璽不足與比較; 精金也不足與較量.

28:20 Indeed, from where does wisdom come? And where in the world is the place of understanding?
智慧從何處來呢? 聰明之處在哪裡呢?

28:21 It is hidden from the eyes of all living, and it is concealed from the birds of the heaven.
是向一切有生命的眼目隱藏, 向空中的飛鳥掩蔽.

28:22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We heard its rumor with our ears.’
滅沒和死亡說: 我們風聞其名.

28:23 “God understands its way, and he knows its place,
神明白智慧的道路, 曉得智慧的所在.

28:24 for he himself looks to the end of the earth; he sees under all the heaven.
因他鑒察直到地極, 遍觀普天之下,

28:25 When he gave weight to the wind and he apportioned the waters by measure,
要為風定輕重, 又度量諸水;

28:26 when he made a rule for the rain and a way for the thunder’s lightning bolt,
他為雨露定命令, 為雷電定道路.

28:27 then he saw it and talked about it; he established it, and moreover, he explored it.
那時他看見智慧, 而且述說; 他堅定, 並且查究.

28:28 And to the human beings he said, ‘Look, the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
他對人說: 敬畏主就是智慧; 遠離惡便是聰明.

Job - Chapter 29

29:1 Then Job again took up his discourse and said,
約伯又接著說:

29:2 “O that I were as in the months before, as in the days when God watched over me,
惟願我的景況如從前的月份, 如神保守我的日子.

29:3 when his shining lamp was over my head— by his light I walked through darkness—
那時他的燈照在我頭上; 我藉他的光行過黑暗.

29:4 as when I was in the days of my prime, when God’s confiding was over my house,
我願如壯年的時候: 那時我在帳棚中, 神待我有密友之情;

29:5 when Shaddaiwas still with me, my children were all around me,
全能者仍與我同在; 我的兒女都環繞我.

29:6 when my paths were washed in sour milk, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me.
奶多可洗我的腳; 磐石為我出油成河.

29:7 “At my going out the gate to the city, I secured my seat in the square.
我出到城門, 在街上設立座位;

29:8 Young men saw me and stepped aside, and the aged rose up and stood.
少年人見我而迴避, 老年人也起身站立;

29:9 Officials refrained from talking, and they laid their hand on their mouth.
王子都停止說話, 用手摀口;

29:10 The voices of nobles were hushed, and their tongue stuck to their palate.
首領靜默無聲, 舌頭貼住上膛.

29:11 “When the ear heard and commended me, and the eye saw and testified in support of me
耳朵聽我的, 就稱我有福; 眼睛看我的, 便稱讚我;

29:12 because I saved the needy who cried for help, and I saved the orphan for whom there was no helper.
因我拯救哀求的困苦人和無人幫助的孤兒.

29:13 The blessing of the wretched came upon me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
將要滅亡的為我祝福; 我也使寡婦心中歡樂.

29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a headband.
我以公義為衣服, 以公平為外袍和冠冕.

29:15 “I was eyes to the blind, and I was feet to the lame.
我為瞎子的眼, 瘸子的腳.

29:16 I was a father to the poor, and I investigated the stranger’s legal dispute.
我為窮乏人的父; 素不認識的人, 我查明他的案件.

29:17 And I broke the evil one’s jaw bones, and I made his prey drop from his teeth.
我打破不義之人的牙床, 從他牙齒中奪了所搶的.

29:18 “And I thought, ‘I will pass away in my nest, and like the phoenix I shall multiply my days.
我便說: 我必死在家中(原文是窩中), 必增添我的日子, 多如塵沙.

29:19 My roots were open to water, and dew spent the night on my branches;
我的根長到水邊; 露水終夜霑在我的枝上.

29:20 My glory was new with me, and I was revitalized regularly.’
我的榮耀在身上增新; 我的弓在手中日強.

29:21 “They listened to me and waited, and they kept silent for my counsel.
人聽見我而仰望, 靜默等候我的指教.

29:22 After my word, they did not speak again, and my word dropped down like dew upon them.
我說話之後, 他們就不再說; 我的言語像雨露滴在他們身上.

29:23 And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the spring rain.
他們仰望我如仰望雨, 又張開口如切慕春雨.

29:24 I smiled for them when they had no confidence in anything, and they did not extinguish the light of my face.
他們不敢自信, 我就向他們含笑; 他們不使我臉上的光改變.

29:25 I chose their way, and I sat as head, and I dwelled like a king among the troops, like one who comforts mourners.
我為他們選擇道路, 又坐首位; 我如君王在軍隊中居住, 又如弔喪的安慰傷心的人.

Job - Chapter 30

30:1 “But now those younger than I, as far as days, laugh at me, whose fathers I rejected for setting with the dogs of my sheep and goats.
但如今, 比我年少的人戲笑我; 其人之父我曾藐視, 不肯安在看守我羊群的狗中.

30:2 Moreover, what use to me is the strength of their hands? With them, vigor is destroyed.
他們壯年的氣力既已衰敗, 其手之力與我何益呢?

30:3 Through want and through barren hunger they are gnawing in the dry region in the darkness of desolation and waste.
他們因窮乏飢餓, 身體枯瘦, 在荒廢淒涼的幽暗中, 齦乾燥之地,

30:4 They are picking salt herbs, the leaves of bushes, and the roots of broom trees to warm themselves.
在草叢之中採鹹草, 羅騰(小樹名, 松類)的根為他們的食物.

30:5 They were driven out from fellow people; they shout at them as at a thief,
他們從人中被趕出; 人追喊他們如賊一般,

30:6 so that they dwell in holes of the ground and in the rocks.
以致他們住在荒谷之間, 在地洞和巖穴中;

30:7 They bray among the bushes; they are gathered under the nettles.
在草叢中叫喚, 在荊棘下聚集.

30:8 A senseless crowd, yes, a disreputable brood, they were cast out from the land.
這都是愚頑下賤人的兒女; 他們被鞭打, 趕出境外.

30:9 “But now I am their mocking song, and I have become a byword for them.
現在這些人以我為歌曲, 以我為笑談.

30:10 They abhor me; they keep aloof from me, and they do not withhold spit from my face
他們厭惡我, 躲在旁邊站著, 不住地吐唾沫在我臉上.

30:11 because he has loosened his bowstring and humbled me, and they have thrown off restraint in my presence.
鬆開他們的繩索苦待我, 在我面前脫去轡頭.

30:12 On the right hand the brood rises up; they put me to flight, and they build up their siege ramps against me.
這等下流人在我右邊起來, 推開我的腳, 築成戰路來攻擊我.

30:13 They destroy my path; they promote my destruction; they have no helper.
這些無人幫助的, 毀壞我的道, 加增我的災.

30:14 As through a wide breach they come; amid a crash they rush on.
他們來如同闖進大破口, 在毀壞之間滾在我身上.

30:15 Terrors are turned upon me; my honor is pursued as by the wind, and my hope of deliverance passed by like a cloud.
驚恐臨到我, 驅逐我的尊榮如風; 我的福祿如雲過去.

30:16 “And now my life is poured out onto me; days of misery have taken hold of me.
現在我心極其悲傷; 困苦的日子將我抓住.

30:17 At night I am in great pain; my pains do not take a rest.
夜間, 我裡面的骨頭刺我, 疼痛不止, 好像齦我.

30:18 He seizes my clothing with great power; he grasps me by my tunic’s collar.
因神的大力, 我的外衣污穢不堪, 又如裡衣的領子將我纏住.

30:19 He has cast me into the dirt, and I have become like dust and ashes.
神把我扔在淤泥中, 我就像塵土和爐灰一般.

30:20 I cry to you for help, but you do not answer me; I stand, and you merely look at me.
主啊, 我呼求你, 你不應允我; 我站起來, 你就定睛看我.

30:21 You have turned cruel to me; you persecute me with your hand’s might.
你向我變心, 待我殘忍, 又用大能追逼我,

30:22 You lift me up to the wind—you make me ride it, and you toss me about in the storm.
把我提在風中, 使我駕風而行, 又使我消滅在烈風中.

30:23 Indeed, I know that you will bring me to death and to the house of assembly for all the living.
我知道要使我臨到死地, 到那為眾生所定的陰宅.

30:24 “Surely someone must not send a hand against the needy when, in his misfortune, there is a cry of help for them.
然而, 人仆倒豈不伸手? 遇災難豈不求救呢?

30:25 Have I not wept for the unfortunate, and grieved myself over the poor?
人遭難, 我豈不為他哭泣呢? 人窮乏, 我豈不為他憂愁呢?

30:26 Indeed, I hoped for good, but evil came, and I waited for light, but darkness came.
我仰望得好處, 災禍就到了; 我等待光明, 黑暗便來了.

30:27 My bowels are in turmoil, and they are not still; days of misery come to confront me.
我心裡煩擾不安, 困苦的日子臨到我身.

30:28 I go about in mourning garb, but not in sunlight; I stand up in the assembly, and I cry for help.
我沒有日光就哀哭行去(或譯: 我面發黑並非因日曬); 我在會中站著求救.

30:29 I am a companion for the jackals and a companion for ostriches.
我與野狗為弟兄, 與鴕鳥為同伴.

30:30 My skin turns black on me, and my bones burn with heat.
我的皮膚黑而脫落; 我的骨頭因熱燒焦.

30:31 So my lyre came to be used for mourning, and my flute for the voice of those who weep.
所以, 我的琴音變為悲音; 我的簫聲變為哭聲.

Job - Chapter 31

31:1 “I made a covenant with my eyes, so how could I look closely upon a virgin?
我與眼睛立約, 怎能戀戀瞻望處女呢?

31:2 And what is the portion of God from above or the heritage of Shaddai from on high?
從至上的神所得之分, 從至高全能者所得之業是甚麼呢?

31:3 Is not disaster for the evil one and ruin for the workers of mischief?
豈不是禍患臨到不義的, 災害臨到作孽的呢?

31:4 Does he not see my ways and count all my steps?
神豈不是察看我的道路, 數點我的腳步呢?

31:5 “If I have walked with falseness, and my foot has hastened to deceit,
我若與虛謊同行, 腳若追隨詭詐;

31:6 let him weigh me in the balance of justice, and let God know my blamelessness.
(我若被公道的天平稱度, 使神可以知道我的純正; )

31:7 If my steps have turned aside from the way, and my heart has walked after my eyes, and my hand has clung to a spot,
我的腳步若偏離正路, 我的心若隨著我的眼目, 若有玷污粘在我手上;

31:8 let me sow, and let another eat, and let my crops be rooted out.
就願我所種的有別人吃, 我田所產的被拔出來.

31:9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and at my neighbor’s doorway I have lain in wait,
我若受迷惑, 向婦人起淫念, 在鄰舍的門外蹲伏,

31:10 let my wife grind for another, and let other men kneel over her,
就願我的妻子給別人推磨, 別人也與她同室.

31:11 for that is a shameful act, and that is a criminal offense.
因為這是大罪, 是審判官當罰的罪孽.

31:12 Indeed, that is a fire that will consume up to Abaddon, and it would uproot all my crop.
這本是火焚燒, 直到毀滅, 必拔除我所有的家產.

31:13 “If I have rejected my male or female slave’s case when their complaint was against me,
我的僕婢與我爭辯的時候, 我若藐視不聽他們的情節;

31:14 then what shall I do when God rises up? And when he enquires, how shall I answer him?
神興起, 我怎樣行呢? 他察問, 我怎樣回答呢?

31:15 Did not he who made me in the womb make them? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
造我在腹中的, 不也是造他嗎? 將他與我摶在腹中的豈不是一位嗎?

31:16 “If I have withheld the desire of the poor from them, or I have caused the widow’s eyes to fail,
我若不容貧寒人得其所願, 或叫寡婦眼中失望,

31:17 or I have eaten my morsel alone, and the orphan has not eaten from it
或獨自吃我一點食物, 孤兒沒有與我同吃;

31:18 (for from my childhood he grew up with me like a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided her),
(從幼年時孤兒與我同長, 好像父子一樣; 我從出母腹就扶助(原文是引領)寡婦. )

31:19 if I have seen the one who perishes because of no clothing or that there is no covering for the poor,
我若見人因無衣死亡, 或見窮乏人身無遮蓋;

31:20 if his loins have not blessed me, or by means of my sheep’s fleece he has warmed himself,
我若不使他因我羊的毛得暖, 為我祝福;

31:21 if I have raised my hand against an orphan because I saw my supporters at the gate,
我若在城門口見有幫助我的, 舉手攻擊孤兒;

31:22 then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder, and let my arm be broken from its socket.
情願我的肩頭從缺盆骨脫落, 我的膀臂從羊矢骨折斷.

31:23 Indeed, the disaster from God was a dread for me, and I was powerless because of his majesty.
因神降的災禍使我恐懼; 因他的威嚴, 我不能妄為.

31:24 “If I have made gold my trust, or I have called fine gold my security,
我若以黃金為指望, 對精金說: 你是我的倚靠;

31:25 if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great or because my hand found a fortune,
我若因財物豐裕, 因我手多得資財而歡喜;

31:26 if I looked at the sun when it shone or at the moon moving in splendor,
我若見太陽發光, 明月行在空中,

31:27 and I was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss,
心就暗暗被引誘, 口便親手;

31:28 this also is an iniquity to be judged, for I have deceived God above.
這也是審判官當罰的罪孽, 又是我背棄在上的神.

31:29 “If I have rejoiced at the ruin of the one who hated me or have exulted when evil overtook him—
我若見恨我的遭報就歡喜, 見他遭災便高興;

31:30 no, I have not allowed my mouth to sin, to ask his life with a curse.
(我沒有容口犯罪, 咒詛他的生命; )

31:31 Have the people of my tent not said, ‘O that someone had not been satisfied with his meat’?
若我帳棚的人未嘗說, 誰不以主人的食物吃飽呢?

31:32 An alien has not lodged in the street; I have opened my door to the traveler.
(從來我沒有容客旅在街上住宿, 卻開門迎接行路的人; )

31:33 Have I concealed my transgressions as other human beings to hide my iniquity in my bosom
我若像亞當(或譯: 別人)遮掩我的過犯, 將罪孽藏在懷中;

31:34 because I dreaded the great multitude, and the contempt of clans terrified me, so that I kept quiet, I did not go out of the doorway?
因懼怕大眾, 又因宗族藐視我使我驚恐, 以致閉口無言, 杜門不出;

31:35 O that I had someone hearing me! Here is my signature; let Shaddai answer me! As for the written communication that my adversary has written,
惟願有一位肯聽我! (看哪, 在這裡有我所劃的押, 願全能者回答我! )

31:36 I would surely carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me like a crown.
願那敵我者所寫的狀詞在我這裡! 我必帶在肩上, 又綁在頭上為冠冕.

31:37 I would give him an account of my steps; I would approach him like a noble.
我必向他述說我腳步的數目, 必如君王進到他面前.

31:38 If my land has cried out against me, and its furrows have wept together,
我若奪取田地, 這地向我喊冤, 犁溝一同哭泣;

31:39 if I have eaten its yield without payment, or I have caused the breath of its owners to die,
我若吃地的出產不給價值, 或叫原主喪命;

31:40 let thorns grow in place of wheat and noxious weeds in place of barley.” The words of Job are ended.
願這地長蒺藜代替麥子, 長惡草代替大麥. 約伯的話說完了.

Job - Chapter 32

32:1 Then these three men ceased from answering Job because he was righteous in his own eyes.
於是這三個人, 因約伯自以為義就不再回答他.

32:2 So Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite, from the clan of Ram, became angry. He became angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God,
那時有布西人蘭族巴拉迦的兒子以利戶向約伯發怒; 因約伯自以為義, 不以神為義.

32:3 and he became angry at his three friends because they had not found an answer, and they had declared Job guilty.
他又向約伯的三個朋友發怒; 因為他們想不出回答的話來, 仍以約伯為有罪.

32:4 Thus Elihu had waited for Job to speak because they were older than he.
以利戶要與約伯說話, 就等候他們, 因為他們比自己年老.

32:5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, he became angry.
以利戶見這三個人口中無話回答, 就怒氣發作.

32:6 Then Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite spoke up and said, “I am young, but you are old; therefore I feared and became afraid of explaining my knowledge to you.
布西人巴拉迦的兒子以利戶回答說: 我年輕, 你們老邁; 因此我退讓, 不敢向你們陳說我的意見.

32:7 I thought, ‘Let days speak, and let many years teach wisdom.’
我說, 年老的當先說話; 壽高的當以智慧教訓人.

32:8 “Truly, it is a spirit in a human being, and the breath of Shaddai teaches them.
但在人裡面有靈; 全能者的氣使人有聰明.

32:9 It is not the aged who are wise, or it is not the elders who understand justice.
尊貴的不都有智慧; 壽高的不都能明白公平.

32:10 Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; let me also declare my knowledge myself.’
因此我說: 你們要聽我言; 我也要陳說我的意見.

32:11 “Look, I waited for your words; I listened for your insight, until you searched out what to say.
你們查究所要說的話; 那時我等候你們的話, 側耳聽你們的辯論,

32:12 And I directed my attention to you; and, look, there is no one for Job who refuted, answering his words among you.
留心聽你們; 誰知你們中間無一人折服約伯, 駁倒他的話.

32:13 So do not say, ‘We have found wisdom; let God refute him, not a man.’
你們切不可說: 我們尋得智慧; 神能勝他, 人卻不能.

32:14 But he did not direct his words to me, and I will not answer him with your words.
約伯沒有向我爭辯; 我也不用你們的話回答他.

32:15 “They are dismayed; they no longer answer; they have nothing to say.
他們驚奇不再回答, 一言不發.

32:16 And I have waited because they do not speak, because they stand there and no longer answer.
我豈因他們不說話, 站住不再回答, 仍舊等候呢?

32:17 I myself will answer my share also; I myself will declare my knowledge also,
我也要回答我的一分話, 陳說我的意見.

32:18 for I am full of words; the spirit within me urges me.
因為我的言語滿懷; 我裡面的靈激動我.

32:19 “Look, my internal organs are like unopened wine, like new wineskins it is ready to burst open.
我的胸懷如盛酒之囊沒有出氣之縫, 又如新皮袋快要破裂.

32:20 Let me speak that I may find relief; let me open my lips, and let me answer.
我要說話, 使我舒暢; 我要開口回答.

32:21 Please let me not show partiality to anyone, and let me not show flattery to human beings,
我必不看人的情面, 也不奉承人.

32:22 for I do not know how to flatter, else my Maker would soon put an end to me.
我不曉得奉承; 若奉承, 造我的主必快快除滅我.

Job - Chapter 33

33:1 “But now, please hear my speeches, Job, and hear all my words.
約伯啊, 請聽我的話, 留心聽我一切的言語.

33:2 Please look, I open my mouth; my tongue in my mouth speaks.
我現在開口, 用舌發言.

33:3 My words declare my heart’s uprightness, and my lips sincerely speak what my lips know.
我的言語要發明心中所存的正直; 我所知道的, 我嘴唇要誠實地說出.

33:4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of Shaddai gives life to me.
神的靈造我; 全能者的氣使我得生.

33:5 “If you are able, answer me. Present your argument before me; take your stand.
你若回答我, 就站起來, 在我面前陳明.

33:6 Look, before God I am like you; I myself was also formed from clay.
我在神面前與你一樣, 也是用土造成.

33:7 Look, dread of me should not terrify you, and my hand will not be heavy upon you.
我不用威嚴驚嚇你, 也不用勢力重壓你.

33:8 “Surely you have spoken in my ears, and I have heard the sound of your words:
你所說的, 我聽見了, 也聽見你的言語, 說:

33:9 ‘I am clean, without transgression; I am pure, and there is no guilt in me.
我是清潔無過的, 我是無辜的; 在我裡面也沒有罪孽.

33:10 Look, he finds fault against me; he reckons me as his enemy;
神找機會攻擊我, 以我為仇敵,

33:11 he puts my feet in the block; he watches all my paths.’
把我的腳上了木狗, 窺察我一切的道路.

33:12 “Look, in this you are not right—I will answer you: Indeed, God is greater than a human being.
我要回答你說: 你這話無理, 因神比世人更大.

33:13 Why do you contend against him, that he will not answer all a person’s words?
你為何與他爭論呢? 因他的事都不對人解說?

33:14 Indeed, God speaks in one way, even in two, yet someone does not perceive it.
神說一次,兩次, 世人卻不理會.

33:15 “In a dream, a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falls on men slumbering on their bed,
人躺在床上沉睡的時候, 神就用夢和夜間的異象,

33:16 then he opens the ear of men, and he frightens them with a warning
開通他們的耳朵, 將當受的教訓印在他們心上,

33:17 to turn human beings aside from their deeds, and he keeps man from pride.
好叫人不從自己的謀算, 不行驕傲的事(原文是將驕傲向人隱藏),

33:18 He spares his life from the pit and his life from passing over the river of death.
攔阻人不陷於坑裡, 不死在刀下.

33:19 “And he is reproved with pain on his bed, even with the strife of his bones continually,
人在床上被懲治, 骨頭中不住地疼痛,

33:20 so that his life loathes bread, and his inner self loathes appetizing food.
以致他的口厭棄食物, 心厭惡美味.

33:21 His flesh is wasted away from sight, and his bones, which are invisible, are bared.
他的肉消瘦, 不得再見; 先前不見的骨頭都凸出來.

33:22 And he draws near to the pit and his life to the killers.
他的靈魂臨近深坑; 他的生命近於滅命的.

33:23 “If there is a messenger beside him, a mediator, one of a thousand, to declare to a human being his uprightness
一千天使中, 若有一個作傳話的與神同在, 指示人所當行的事,

33:24 so that he is gracious to him, and he says, ‘Deliver him from descending into the pit; I have found a ransom.’
神就給他開恩, 說: 救贖他免得下坑; 我已經得了贖價.

33:25 His flesh is renewed with his youth; he returns to the days of his youthful strength.
他的肉要比孩童的肉更嫩; 他就返老還童.

33:26 He prays to God, then he accepts him, and he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he repays to the human being his righteousness.
他禱告神, 神就喜悅他, 使他歡呼朝見神的面; 神又看他為義.

33:27 “He will sing to men, and he will say, ‘I have sinned and have perverted what is right, and it was not paid back to me.
他在人前歌唱說: 我犯了罪, 顛倒是非, 這竟與我無益.

33:28 He redeemed my life from going down into the pit, so I will enjoy the light.’
神救贖我的靈魂免入深坑; 我的生命也必見光.

33:29 Look, God does all these things twice, three times with a person
神兩次,三次向人行這一切的事,

33:30 to bring his life back from the pit so that he may enjoy the light of life.
為要從深坑救回人的靈魂, 使他被光照耀, 與活人一樣.

33:31 “Listen attentively, Job; listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
約伯啊, 你當側耳聽我的話, 不要作聲, 等我講說.

33:32 If you have anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you.
你若有話說, 就可以回答我; 你只管說, 因我願以你為是.

33:33 If not, you listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
若不然, 你就聽我說; 你不要作聲, 我便將智慧教訓你.

Job - Chapter 34

34:1 Thus Elihu spoke up and said,
以利戶又說:

34:2 “Hear my words, you wise men, and listen to me, you who know,
你們智慧人要聽我的話; 有知識的人要留心聽我說.

34:3 for the ear tests words, and the palate tastes food.
因為耳朵試驗話語, 好像上膛嘗食物.

34:4 Let us choose justice for ourselves; let us determine among ourselves what is good—
我們當選擇何為是, 彼此知道何為善.

34:5 for Job has said, ‘I am righteous, but God has taken away my justice.
約伯曾說: 我是公義, 神奪去我的理;

34:6 Should I lie concerning my justice? Though I am without transgression, my wound caused by an arrow is incurable.’
我雖有理, 還算為說謊言的; 我雖無過, 受的傷還不能醫治.

34:7 What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water?
誰像約伯, 喝譏誚如同喝水呢?

34:8 And he goes on the road in company with instigators of mischief, and walks with men of wickedness.
他與作孽的結伴, 和惡人同行.

34:9 Indeed, he says, ‘A man does not profit when he takes delight in God.’
他說: 人以神為樂, 總是無益.

34:10 “Therefore, listen to me, people who have sense: far be it from God that he should commit wickedness and that Shaddai should do wrong.
所以, 你們明理的人要聽我的話. 神斷不致行惡; 全能者斷不致作孽.

34:11 Indeed, he will repay according to a human being’s deeds, and according to a man’s way he will let it happen to him.
他必按人所做的報應人, 使各人照所行的得報.

34:12 What’s more, God truly does not act wickedly, and Shaddai does not pervert justice.
神必不作惡; 全能者也不偏離公平.

34:13 Who gave him charge over the earth? Or who laid on him the whole world?
誰派他治理地, 安定全世界呢?

34:14 If he should set his heart to it, and he should gather his spirit and his breath to himself,
他若專心為己, 將靈和氣收歸自己,

34:15 all flesh would perish together, and humankind would return to dust.
凡有血氣的就必一同死亡; 世人必仍歸塵土.

34:16 “But if you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say.
你若明理, 就當聽我的話, 留心聽我言語的聲音.

34:17 Shall he who hates justice really govern? Or will you declare the Righteous One, the Mighty, guilty?—
難道恨惡公平的可以掌權嗎? 那有公義的,有大能的, 豈可定他有罪嗎?

34:18 the one who says to a king, ‘You worthless man,’ to noblemen, ‘You wicked man,’
他對君王說: 你是鄙陋的; 對貴臣說: 你是邪惡的.

34:19 who shows no partiality to officials and who does not take note of the noble more than of the insignificant, for all of them are the work of his hands?
他待王子不徇情面, 也不看重富足的過於貧窮的, 因為都是他手所造.

34:20 In a moment they die, and in the middle of the night the people are shaken, and they pass away, and they take away the mighty effortlessly.
在轉眼之間, 半夜之中, 他們就死亡. 百姓被震動而去世; 有權力的被奪去非借人手.

34:21 “Indeed, his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he sees all his steps.
神注目觀看人的道路, 看明人的腳步.

34:22 There is no darkness, and there is no deep shadow where instigators of mischief might hide themselves.
沒有黑暗,陰翳能給作孽的藏身.

34:23 Indeed, he has not yet appointed a time for man to go to God in the judgment.
神審判人, 不必使人到他面前再三鑒察.

34:24 He shatters the mighty without investigation, and he sets others in their place.
他用難測之法打破有能力的人, 設立別人代替他們.

34:25 Therefore he knows their works, and he overturns them in the night so that they are crushed.
他原知道他們的行為, 使他們在夜間傾倒滅亡.

34:26 He strikes them where the wicked stood, where there are onlookers,
他在眾人眼前擊打他們, 如同擊打惡人一樣.

34:27 because they have turned aside from him and have not understood any of his ways,
因為他們偏行不跟從他, 也不留心他的道,

34:28 so that they cause the cry of distress from the helpless to come to him, and he hears the cry of distress from the needy,
甚至使貧窮人的哀聲達到他那裡; 他也聽了困苦人的哀聲.

34:29 but he remains quiet, and who can condemn? And he hides his face, and who can behold him? Yet he is over a nation and over a person alike,
他使人安靜, 誰能擾亂(或譯: 定罪)呢? 他掩面, 誰能見他呢? 無論待一國或一人都是如此─

34:30 so that godless human beings should not reign, nor those who ensnare the people.
使不虔敬的人不得作王, 免得有人牢籠百姓.

34:31 “Indeed, does anyone say to God, ‘I have endured chastisement; I will not act corruptly again;
有誰對神說: 我受了責罰, 不再犯罪;

34:32 teach me yourself what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not repeat it’?
我所看不明的, 求你指教我; 我若作了孽, 必不再作?

34:33 According to your judgment, must he repay it because you rejected this? Indeed, you must choose, and not I, so declare what you know.
他施行報應, 豈要隨你的心願,叫你推辭不受嗎? 選定的是你, 不是我. 你所知道的只管說吧!

34:34 Those who have sense say to me, and the wise man hearing me says:
明理的人和聽我話的智慧人必對我說:

34:35 ‘Job speaks without knowledge, and his words are without insight.
約伯說話沒有知識, 言語中毫無智慧.

34:36 Would that Job were tested up to the end because his answers are like those from men of mischief,
願約伯被試驗到底, 因他回答像惡人一樣.

34:37 for he adds transgression to his sin; he claps hands among us, and he multiplies his words against God.’ ”
他在罪上又加悖逆; 在我們中間拍手, 用許多言語輕慢神.

Job - Chapter 35

35:1 Moreover, Elihu spoke up and said,
以利戶又說:

35:2 “Do you think this is justice when you say, ‘I am right before God’?
你以為有理, 或以為你的公義勝於神的公義,

35:3 If you ask what it profits you: ‘How do I benefit by refraining from my sin?’
才說這與我有甚麼益處? 我不犯罪比犯罪有甚麼好處呢?

35:4 I myself will give answer to you and to your friends with you.
我要回答你和在你這裡的朋友.

35:5 “Look at the heavens, and see; and observe the clouds that are higher than you.
你要向天觀看, 瞻望那高於你的穹蒼.

35:6 If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him? And if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?
你若犯罪, 能使神受何害呢? 你的過犯加增, 能使神受何損呢?

35:7 If you are righteous, what do you give to him, or what does he receive from your hand?
你若是公義, 還能加增他甚麼呢? 他從你手裡還接受甚麼呢?

35:8 Your wickedness affects a person like yourself, and your righteousness affects humans.
你的過惡或能害你這類的人; 你的公義或能叫世人得益處.

35:9 “Because of the multitude of oppressions, they cry out; they cry for help because of the arm of the mighty.
人因多受欺壓就哀求, 因受能者的轄制(原文是膀臂)便求救,

35:10 But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,
卻無人說: 造我的神在哪裡? 他使人夜間歌唱,

35:11 who teaches us more than the animals of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’
教訓我們勝於地上的走獸, 使我們有聰明勝於空中的飛鳥.

35:12 There they cry out, but he does not answer because of the pride of evildoers.
他們在那裡, 因惡人的驕傲呼求, 卻無人答應.

35:13 “Surely God does not hear an empty plea, and Shaddai does not regard it.
虛妄的呼求, 神必不垂聽; 全能者也必不眷顧.

35:14 How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him!
何況你說, 你不得見他; 你的案件在他面前, 你等候他吧.

35:15 But now, because his anger does not punish, and he does not acknowledge the transgression at all,
但如今因他未曾發怒降罰, 也不甚理會狂傲,

35:16 therefore Job opens his mouth in empty talk— without knowledge he multiplies words.”
所以約伯開口說虛妄的話, 多發無知識的言語.

Job - Chapter 36

36:1 Then Elihu continued and said,
以利戶又接著說:

36:2 “Bear with me a little longer, and I will explain, for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.
你再容我片時, 我就指示你, 因我還有話為神說.

36:3 I will bring my knowledge from far away, and I will ascribe righteousness to my maker,
我要將所知道的從遠處引來, 將公義歸給造我的主.

36:4 for truly my words are not falsehood; one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
我的言語真不虛謊; 有知識全備的與你同在.

36:5 Look, God is mighty but does not despise anyone; he is mighty and good in understanding.
神有大能, 並不藐視人; 他的智慧甚廣.

36:6 He does not keep the wicked alive but grants justice to the afflicted.
他不保護惡人的性命, 卻為困苦人伸冤.

36:7 He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but he sets them forever with kings on the throne, and they are exalted.
他時常看顧義人, 使他們和君王同坐寶座, 永遠要被高舉.

36:8 “And if they are tied up with fetters, if they are caught in the cords of misery,
他們若被鎖鍊捆住, 被苦難的繩索纏住,

36:9 then he declares their work to them, and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.
他就把他們的作為和過犯指示他們, 叫他們知道有驕傲的行動.

36:10 So he opens their ear to the discipline, and he commands that they return from mischief.
他也開通他們的耳朵得受教訓, 吩咐他們離開罪孽轉回.

36:11 If they listen and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness.
他們若聽從事奉他, 就必度日亨通, 歷年福樂;

36:12 But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword, and they pass away without knowledge.
若不聽從, 就要被刀殺滅, 無知無識而死.

36:13 And the godless of heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.
那心中不敬虔的人積蓄怒氣; 神捆綁他們, 他們竟不求救;

36:14 They die in their youth, and their life ends among the male shrine prostitutes.
必在青年時死亡, 與污穢人一樣喪命.

36:15 He delivers the afflicted by his misery, and he opens their ears by the adversity.
神藉著困苦救拔困苦人, 趁他們受欺壓開通他們的耳朵.

36:16 And what’s more, he allured you out of distress into a broad place, where in place of it was no constraint; and what was set on your table is full of fatness.
神也必引你出離患難, 進入寬闊不狹窄之地; 擺在你席上的必滿有肥甘.

36:17 But you are obsessed with the judgment of the wicked; judgment and justice take hold of you.
但你滿口有惡人批評的言語; 判斷和刑罰抓住你.

36:18 Yes, it is wrath, so that it will not incite you into mockery; and do not let the ransom’s greatness turn you aside.
不可容忿怒觸動你, 使你不服責罰; 也不可因贖價大就偏行.

36:19 Will your cry for help sustain you without distress, or all the efforts of your strength?
你的呼求(或譯: 資財), 或是你一切的勢力, 果有靈驗, 叫你不受患難嗎?

36:20 You must not long for the night, to cut off people in their place.
不要切慕黑夜, 就是眾民在本處被除滅的時候.

36:21 Take care, you must not turn to mischief, for because of this you have been tried by misery.
你要謹慎, 不可重看罪孽, 因你選擇罪孽過於選擇苦難.

36:22 “Look, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like him?
神行事有高大的能力; 教訓人的有誰像他呢?

36:23 Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who says, ‘You have done wrong’?
誰派定他的道路? 誰能說: 你所行的不義?

36:24 Remember that you should extol his work, of which people have sung.
你不可忘記稱讚他所行的為大, 就是人所歌頌的.

36:25 All human beings have looked on it; everyone watches from afar.
他所行的, 萬人都看見; 世人也從遠處觀看.

36:26 “Look, God is exalted, and we do not know him; the number of his years is unsearchable.
神為大, 我們不能全知; 他的年數不能測度.

36:27 Indeed, he draws up the drops of water; he distills the rain into its mist,
他吸取水點, 這水點從雲霧中就變成雨;

36:28 which the clouds pour down; they shower abundantly on human beings.
雲彩將雨落下, 沛然降與世人.

36:29 “Moreover, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds, the thundering of his dwelling place?
誰能明白雲彩如何鋪張, 和神行宮的雷聲呢?

36:30 Look, he scatters his lightning around him, and he covers the roots of the sea.
他將亮光普照在自己的四圍; 他又遮覆海底.

36:31 Indeed, he judges people by them; he gives food in abundance.
他用這些審判眾民, 且賜豐富的糧食.

36:32 He covers his hands with lightning, and he commands it the place at which to strike.
他以電光遮手, 命閃電擊中敵人(或譯: 中了靶子).

36:33 His thundering tells about him; the livestock also tell concerning what rises.
所發的雷聲顯明他的作為, 又向牲畜指明要起暴風.

Job - Chapter 37

37:1 “About this also my heart trembles, and it leaps from its place.
因此我心戰兢, 從原處移動.

37:2 Listen carefully to his voice’s thunder and the rumbling that goes out from his mouth.
聽啊, 神轟轟的聲音是他口中所發的響聲.

37:3 He lets it loose under all the heavens, and his lightning to the earth’s corners.
他發響聲震遍天下, 發電光閃到地極.

37:4 After it, his voice roars; it thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain it when his voice is heard.
隨後人聽見有雷聲轟轟, 大發威嚴, 雷電接連不斷.

37:5 “God thunders with his voice in marvelous ways; he does great things, and we cannot comprehend.
神發出奇妙的雷聲; 他行大事, 我們不能測透.

37:6 For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth’; and the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain—
他對雪說: 要降在地上; 對大雨和暴雨也是這樣說.

37:7 he stops all human beings from working so that everyone whom he has made may know it.
他封住各人的手, 叫所造的萬人都曉得他的作為.

37:8 Then the animal goes into its den, and it remains in its den.
百獸進入穴中, 臥在洞內.

37:9 “The storm wind comes from its chamber and cold from the north wind.
暴風出於南宮; 寒冷出於北方.

37:10 By God’s breath, ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen.
神噓氣成冰; 寬闊之水也都凝結.

37:11 Also, he loads down thick clouds with moisture; his lightning scatters the clouds.
他使密雲盛滿水氣, 布散電光之雲;

37:12 And they turn around by his guidance to accomplish all that he has commanded them on the face of the habitable world.
這雲是藉他的指引游行旋轉, 得以在全地面上行他一切所吩咐的,

37:13 Whether as correction or for his land, or as loyal love, he lets it happen.
或為責罰, 或為潤地, 或為施行慈愛.

37:14 “Hear this, Job; stand still and consider carefully God’s wondrous works.
約伯啊, 你要留心聽, 要站立思想神奇妙的作為.

37:15 Do you know how God commands them and how he causes his cloud’s lightning to shine?
神如何吩咐這些, 如何使雲中的電光照耀, 你知道嗎?

37:16 Do you know about the hovering of the clouds, the marvelous works of the one with perfect knowledge?
雲彩如何浮於空中, 那知識全備者奇妙的作為, 你知道嗎?

37:17 You whose garments are hot, when the earth is being still because of the south wind,
南風使地寂靜, 你的衣服就如火熱, 你知道嗎?

37:18 with him can you spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror?
你豈能與神同鋪穹蒼嗎? 這穹蒼堅硬, 如同鑄成的鏡子.

37:19 “Teach us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of the presence of darkness.
我們愚昧不能陳說; 請你指教我們該對他說甚麼話.

37:20 Should he be told that I want to speak? Or did a man say that he would be communicated with?
人豈可說: 我願與他說話? 豈有人自願滅亡嗎?

37:21 So then, they do not look at the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and has cleansed them.
現在有雲遮蔽, 人不得見穹蒼的光亮; 但風吹過, 天又發晴.

37:22 From the north comes gold— awesome majesty is around God.
金光出於北方, 在神那裡有可怕的威嚴.

37:23 As for Shaddai, we cannot attain him; he is exalted in power, and he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness.
論到全能者, 我們不能測度; 他大有能力, 有公平和大義, 必不苦待人.

37:24 Therefore people revered him; he does not regard any who think that they are wise.”
所以, 人敬畏他; 凡自以為心中有智慧的人, 他都不顧念.

Job - Chapter 38

38:1 Then Yahweh answered Job from the storm, and he said,
那時, 耶和華從旋風中回答約伯說:

38:2 “Who is this darkening counsel by words without knowledge?
誰用無知的言語使我的旨意暗昧不明?

38:3 Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man, and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.
你要如勇士束腰; 我問你, 你可以指示我.

38:4 “Where were you at my laying the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding.
我立大地根基的時候, 你在哪裡呢? 你若有聰明, 只管說吧!

38:5 Who determined its measurement? Yes, you do know. Or who stretched the measuring line upon it?
你若曉得就說, 是誰定地的尺度? 是誰把準繩拉在其上?

38:6 On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone,
地的根基安置在何處? 地的角石是誰安放的?

38:7 when the morning stars were singing together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
那時, 晨星一同歌唱; 神的眾子也都歡呼.

38:8 “Or who shut the sea in with doors at its bursting, when it went out of the womb,
海水衝出, 如出胎胞, 那時誰將它關閉呢?

38:9 at my making the clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling band,
是我用雲彩當海的衣服, 用幽暗當包裹它的布,

38:10 and I prescribed my rule for it, and I set bars and doors,
為它定界限, 又安門和閂,

38:11 and I said, ‘You shall come up to here, but you shall not go further, and here it will set a boundary for your proud surging waves’?
說: 你只可到這裡, 不可越過; 你狂傲的浪要到此止住.

38:12 “Have you ever in your life commanded the morning? Have you made the dawn know its place,
你自生以來, 曾命定晨光, 使清晨的日光知道本位,

38:13 to take hold of the earth’s skirts so that the wicked might be shaken off from it?
叫這光普照地的四極, 將惡人從其中驅逐出來嗎?

38:14 It is changed like clay under a seal, and they appear like a garment.
因這光, 地面改變如泥上印印, 萬物出現如衣服一樣.

38:15 And their light is withheld from the wicked, and their uplifted arm is broken.
亮光不照惡人; 強橫的膀臂也必折斷.

38:16 “Have you entered into the sea’s sources? Or have you walked around in the recesses of the deep?
你曾進到海源, 或在深淵的隱密處行走嗎?

38:17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of deep shadow?
死亡的門曾向你顯露嗎? 死蔭的門你曾見過嗎?

38:18 Have you considered closely the earth’s vast expanse? Declare it, if you know all of it.
地的廣大你能明透嗎? 你若全知道, 只管說吧!

38:19 “Where then is the way where the light dwells? And where then is its place,
光明的居所從何而至? 黑暗的本位在於何處?

38:20 that you may take it to its territory, and that you might discern the paths to its home?
你能帶到本境, 能看明其室之路嗎?

38:21 You know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great.
你總知道, 因為你早已生在世上, 你日子的數目也多.

38:22 Have you entered into the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
你曾進入雪庫, 或見過雹倉嗎?

38:23 which I have reserved for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war?
這雪雹乃是我為降災, 並打仗和爭戰的日子所預備的.

38:24 Where then is the way where the light is distributed, where he scatters the east wind upon the earth?
光亮從何路分開? 東風從何路分散遍地?

38:25 “Who has cut open a channel for the torrents and a way for the thunder bolts,
誰為雨水分道? 誰為雷電開路?

38:26 to bring rain on a land where no one lives, a desert where no humans live,
使雨降在無人之地,無人居住的曠野?

38:27 to satisfy desert and wasteland, and to cause the ground to put forth the rising of grass?
使荒廢淒涼之地得以豐足, 青草得以發生?

38:28 Is there a father for the rain, or who fathered the drops of dew?
雨有父嗎? 露水珠是誰生的呢?

38:29 From whose womb did the ice come forth, and who fathered the frost of heaven?
冰出於誰的胎? 天上的霜是誰生的呢?

38:30 Like stone the waters become hard, and the faces of the deep freeze.
諸水堅硬(或譯: 隱藏)如石頭; 深淵之面凝結成冰.

38:31 “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, or can you loosen the cords of Orion?
你能繫住昴星的結嗎? 能解開參星的帶嗎?

38:32 Can you lead forth the southern constellations at their appointed time, or can you lead the Bear with its children?
你能按時領出十二宮嗎? 能引導北斗和隨它的眾星(星: 原文是子)嗎?

38:33 Do you know heaven’s statutes, or can you establish their rule on the earth?
你知道天的定例嗎? 能使地歸在天的權下嗎?

38:34 Can you lift up your voice to the clouds so that a flood of water may cover you?
你能向雲彩揚起聲來, 使傾盆的雨遮蓋你嗎?

38:35 Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go? And will they say to you, ‘Here we are’?
你能發出閃電, 叫它行去, 使它對你說: 我們在這裡?

38:36 Who has put wisdom in the ibis, or who has given understanding to the rooster?
誰將智慧放在懷中? 誰將聰明賜於心內?

38:37 Who can number the clouds with wisdom? Or who can tilt heaven’s jars,
誰能用智慧數算雲彩呢? 塵土聚集成團, 土塊緊緊結連; 那時, 誰能傾倒天上的瓶呢?

38:38 at the flowing of the dust into a cast and the clods cling together?
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38:39 “Can you hunt prey for the lion? And can you satisfy the hunger of strong lions
母獅子在洞中蹲伏, 少壯獅子在隱密處埋伏; 你能為牠們抓取食物, 使牠們飽足嗎?

38:40 when they are crouched in the dens, when they lie in the thicket in an ambush?
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38:41 Who prepares for the crow its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, and they wander around for lack of food?
烏鴉之雛因無食物飛來飛去, 哀告神; 那時, 誰為牠預備食物呢?

Job - Chapter 39

39:1 “Do you know the time when the goats of the rocks give birth? Do you observe the doe deer’s giving birth?
山巖間的野山羊幾時生產, 你知道嗎? 母鹿下犢之期, 你能察定嗎?

39:2 Can you number the months they fulfill, and do you know the time of its giving birth?
牠們懷胎的月數, 你能數算嗎? 牠們幾時生產, 你能曉得嗎?

39:3 When they crouch, they bring forth their young ones; they get rid of their labor pains.
牠們屈身, 將子生下, 就除掉疼痛.

39:4 Their young ones grow strong; they grow up in the open; they go forth and do not return to them.
這子漸漸肥壯, 在荒野長大, 去而不回.

39:5 “Who has sent forth the wild ass free? And who has released the wild donkey’s bonds,
誰放野驢出去自由? 誰解開快驢的繩索?

39:6 to which I have given the wilderness as its house and the salt flat as its dwelling place?
我使曠野作牠的住處, 使鹹地當牠的居所.

39:7 It scorns the city’s turmoil; it does not hear the driver’s shouts.
牠嗤笑城內的喧嚷, 不聽趕牲口的喝聲.

39:8 It explores the mountains as its pasture and searches after every kind of green plant.
遍山是牠的草場; 牠尋找各樣青綠之物.

39:9 “Is the wild ox willing to serve you, or will he spend the night at your feeding trough?
野牛豈肯服事你? 豈肯住在你的槽旁?

39:10 Can you tie the wild ox with its rope to a furrow, or will it harrow the valleys after you?
你豈能用套繩將野牛籠在犁溝之間? 牠豈肯隨你耙山谷之地?

39:11 Can you trust it because its strength is great, or will you hand your labor over to it?
豈可因牠的力大就倚靠牠? 豈可把你的工交給牠做嗎?

39:12 Can you rely on it that it will return your grain and that it will gather it to your threshing floor?
豈可信靠牠把你的糧食運到家, 又收聚你禾場上的穀嗎?

39:13 “The wings of the female ostrich flap— are they the pinions of the stork or the falcon?
鴕鳥的翅膀歡然搧展, 豈是顯慈愛的翎毛和羽毛嗎?

39:14 Indeed, it leaves its eggs to the earth, and it lets them be warmed on the ground,
因牠把蛋留在地上, 在塵土中使得溫暖;

39:15 and it forgets that a foot might crush an egg, and a wild animal might trample it.
卻想不到被腳踹碎, 或被野獸踐踏.

39:16 It deals cruelly with its young ones, as if they were not its own, as if without fear that its labor were in vain,
牠忍心待雛, 似乎不是自己的; 雖然徒受勞苦, 也不為雛懼怕;

39:17 because God made it forget wisdom, and he did not give it a share in understanding.
因為神使牠沒有智慧, 也未將悟性賜給牠.

39:18 When it spreads its wings aloft, it laughs at the horse and its rider.
牠幾時挺身展開翅膀, 就嗤笑馬和騎馬的人.

39:19 “Do you give power to the horse? Do you clothe its neck with a mane?
馬的大力是你所賜的嗎? 牠頸項上挓挲的鬃是你給牠披上的嗎?

39:20 Do you make it leap like the locust? The majesty of its snorting is terrifying.
是你叫牠跳躍像蝗蟲嗎? 牠噴氣之威使人驚惶.

39:21 They paw in the valley, and it exults with strength; it goes out to meet the battle.
牠在谷中刨地, 自喜其力; 牠出去迎接佩帶兵器的人.

39:22 It laughs at danger and is not dismayed, and it does not turn back from before the sword.
牠嗤笑可怕的事並不驚惶, 也不因刀劍退回.

39:23 Upon it the quiver rattles along with the flash of the spear and the short sword.
箭袋和發亮的槍, 並短槍在牠身上錚錚有聲.

39:24 With roar and rage it races over the ground, and it cannot stand still at the sound of the horn.
牠發猛烈的怒氣將地吞下; 一聽角聲就不耐站立.

39:25 Whenever a horn sounds, it says, ‘Aha!’ And it smells the battle from a distance— the thunder of the commanders and the war cry.
角每發聲, 牠說呵哈; 牠從遠處聞著戰氣, 又聽見軍長大發雷聲和兵丁吶喊.

39:26 “Does the hawk soar by your wisdom? Does it spread its wings to the south?
鷹雀飛翔, 展開翅膀一直向南, 豈是藉你的智慧嗎?

39:27 Or does the eagle fly high at your command and construct its nest high?
大鷹上騰在高處搭窩, 豈是聽你的吩咐嗎?

39:28 It lives on the rock and spends the night on the rock point and the mountain stronghold.
牠住在山巖, 以山峰和堅固之所為家,

39:29 From there it spies out the prey; its eyes look from far away.
從那裡窺看食物, 眼睛遠遠觀望.

39:30 And its young ones lick blood greedily, and where the dead carcasses are, there they are.”
牠的雛也咂血; 被殺的人在哪裡, 牠也在那裡.

Job - Chapter 40

40:1 Then Yahweh answered Job and said,
耶和華又對約伯說:

40:2 “Shall a faultfinder contend with Shaddai? Anyone who argues with God must answer it.”
強辯的豈可與全能者爭論嗎? 與神辯駁的可以回答這些吧!

40:3 So Job answered Yahweh and said,
於是, 約伯回答耶和華說:

40:4 “Look, I am insignificant. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
我是卑賤的! 我用甚麼回答你呢? 只好用手摀口.

40:5 Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; even twice, but I will not proceed.”
我說了一次, 再不回答; 說了兩次, 就不再說.

40:6 Then Yahweh answered Job from the storm, and he said,
於是, 耶和華從旋風中回答約伯說:

40:7 “Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man, and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.
你要如勇士束腰; 我問你, 你可以指示我.

40:8 “Indeed, would you annul my justice? Would you condemn me, so that you might be righteous?
你豈可廢棄我所擬定的? 豈可定我有罪, 好顯自己為義嗎?

40:9 Or do you have an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
你有神那樣的膀臂嗎? 你能像他發雷聲嗎?

40:10 Adorn yourself with pride and dignity, and clothe yourself with splendor.
你要以榮耀莊嚴為妝飾, 以尊榮威嚴為衣服;

40:11 Pour out the overflowing of your anger, and look at all the proud, and humble them.
要發出你滿溢的怒氣, 見一切驕傲的人, 使他降卑;

40:12 Look at all the proud, humble them, and tread down the wicked where they stand.
見一切驕傲的人, 將他制伏, 把惡人踐踏在本處;

40:13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the grave.
將他們一同隱藏在塵土中, 把他們的臉蒙蔽在隱密處;

40:14 And I will also praise you, that your own right hand can save you.
我就認你右手能以救自己.

40:15 “Look, Behemoth, which I have made just as I made you; it eats grass like the ox.
你且觀看河馬; 我造你也造牠. 牠吃草與牛一樣;

40:16 Look, its strength is in its loins and its power in the muscles of its stomach.
牠的氣力在腰間, 能力在肚腹的筋上.

40:17 It keeps its tail straight like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are tightly wound.
牠搖動尾巴如香柏樹; 牠大腿的筋互相聯絡.

40:18 Its bones are tubes of copper, its limbs like rods of iron.
牠的骨頭好像銅管; 牠的肢體彷彿鐵棍.

40:19 “It is the first of God’s actions; the one who made him furnishes it with his sword.
牠在神所造的物中為首; 創造牠的給牠刀劍.

40:20 Yes, the mountains yield produce for it, and all wild animals play there.
諸山給牠出食物, 也是百獸遊玩之處.

40:21 Under the lotus tree it lies, in the hiding place of the reeds and in the marsh.
牠伏在蓮葉之下, 臥在蘆葦隱密處和水窪子裡.

40:22 The lotus trees cover it with their shade; the wadi’s poplar trees surround it.
蓮葉的陰涼遮蔽牠; 溪旁的柳樹環繞牠.

40:23 Look, if the river is turbulent, it is not frightened; it is confident even though the Jordan rushes against its mouth.
河水泛濫, 牠不發戰; 就是約旦河的水漲到牠口邊, 也是安然.

40:24 Can anyone take it by its eyes? Can he pierce its nose with a snare?
在牠防備的時候, 誰能捉拿牠? 誰能牢籠牠穿牠的鼻子呢?

Job - Chapter 41

41:1 “Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or can you tie down its mouth with a cord?
你能用魚鉤釣上鱷魚嗎? 能用繩子壓下牠的舌頭嗎?

41:2 Can you put a rope in its nose? Or can you pierce its jawbone with a hook?
你能用繩索穿牠的鼻子嗎? 能用鉤穿牠的腮骨嗎?

41:3 Will it make numerous pleas for mercy to you? Or will it speak gentle words to you?
牠豈向你連連懇求, 說柔和的話嗎?

41:4 Will it make a covenant with you? Will you take it as a slave forever?
豈肯與你立約, 使你拿牠永遠作奴僕嗎?

41:5 Will you play with it as with birds and put it on a leash for your girls?
你豈可拿牠當雀鳥玩耍嗎? 豈可為你的幼女將牠拴住嗎?

41:6 Will guildsmen bargain over it? Will they divide it between tradesmen?
搭夥的漁夫豈可拿牠當貨物嗎? 能把牠分給商人嗎?

41:7 Can you fill its kin with harpoons or its head with fish spears?
你能用倒鉤槍扎滿牠的皮, 能用魚叉叉滿牠的頭嗎?

41:8 Lay your hands on it; think about the battle—you will not do it again!
你按手在牠身上, 想與牠爭戰, 就不再這樣行吧!

41:9 “Look, the hope of capturing it is false. Will one be hurled down even at its sight?
人指望捉拿牠是徒然的; 一見牠, 豈不喪膽嗎?

41:10 Is it not fierce when somebody stirs it? Who then is he who would stand before it?
沒有那麼兇猛的人敢惹牠. 這樣, 誰能在我面前站立得住呢?

41:11 Who has come to confront me, that I should repay him? Under all the heavens, it belongs to me.
誰先給我甚麼, 使我償還呢? 天下萬物都是我的.

41:12 “I will not keep quiet concerning its limbs or concerning the extent of its might and the gracefulness of its frame.
論到鱷魚的肢體和其大力, 並美好的骨骼, 我不能緘默不言.

41:13 Who can strip off its outer covering? Who can penetrate its double harness?
誰能剝牠的外衣? 誰能進牠上下牙骨之間呢?

41:14 Who can open the doors of its face? Its teeth all around are fearsome.
誰能開牠的腮頰? 牠牙齒四圍是可畏的.

41:15 Its back has scales of shields; it is shut up closely as with a seal.
牠以堅固的鱗甲為可誇, 緊緊合閉, 封得嚴密.

41:16 They are close to one another— even the air cannot come between them.
這鱗甲一一相連, 甚至氣不得透入其間,

41:17 They are joined one to another; they cling together and cannot be separated.
都是互相聯絡,膠結, 不能分離.

41:18 “Its snorting flashes forth light, and its eyes are red like dawn.
牠打噴嚏就發出光來; 牠眼睛好像早晨的光線(原文是眼皮).

41:19 Torches go from its mouth; sparks of fire shoot out.
從牠口中發出燒著的火把, 與飛迸的火星;

41:20 Smoke comes from its nostrils as from a kettle boiling and burning bulrushes.
從牠鼻孔冒出煙來, 如燒開的鍋和點著的蘆葦.

41:21 Its breath kindles charcoal, and a flame comes from its mouth.
牠的氣點著煤炭, 有火焰從牠口中發出.

41:22 “Strength abides in its neck, and dismay dances before it.
牠頸項中存著勁力; 在牠面前的都恐嚇蹦跳.

41:23 Its flesh’s folds of skin cling together; it is cast on it—it will not be moved.
牠的肉塊互相聯絡, 緊貼其身, 不能搖動.

41:24 Its heart is cast as stone; yes, it is cast as the lower millstone.
牠的心結實如石頭, 如下磨石那樣結實.

41:25 When it raises itself, the mighty ones are terrified; they retreat because of its thrashing.
牠一起來, 勇士都驚恐, 心裡慌亂, 便都昏迷.

41:26 Reaching it with the sword does not avail, nor with the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
人若用刀, 用槍, 用標槍, 用尖槍扎牠, 都是無用.

41:27 It regards iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
牠以鐵為乾草, 以銅為爛木.

41:28 An arrow will not make it flee; sling stones are turned to stubble for it.
箭不能恐嚇牠使牠逃避; 彈石在牠看為碎秸.

41:29 Clubs are regarded as stubble, and it laughs at the short sword’s rattle.
棍棒算為禾秸; 牠嗤笑短槍颼的響聲.

41:30 “Its underparts are shards of a potsherd; it moves over mud like a threshing sledge.
牠肚腹下如尖瓦片; 牠如釘耙經過淤泥.

41:31 It makes the deep boil like a cooking pot; it makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
牠使深淵開滾如鍋, 使洋海如鍋中的膏油.

41:32 Behind it, it leaves a glistening wake; one would think that the deep has gray hair.
牠行的路隨後發光, 令人想深淵如同白髮.

41:33 “On the ground it has no equal— a creature without fear.
在地上沒有像牠造的那樣, 無所懼怕.

41:34 It observes all the lofty; it is king over all that are proud.”
凡高大的, 牠無不藐視; 牠在驕傲的水族上作王.

Job - Chapter 42

42:1 Then Job answered Yahweh and said,
約伯回答耶和華說:

42:2 “I know that you can do all things, and any scheme from you will not be thwarted.
我知道, 你萬事都能做; 你的旨意不能攔阻.

42:3 ‘Who is this darkening counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I uttered, but I did not understand; things too wonderful for me, but I did not know.
誰用無知的言語使你的旨意隱藏呢? 我所說的是我不明白的; 這些事太奇妙, 是我不知道的.

42:4 ‘Hear and I will speak; I will question you, then inform me.’
求你聽我, 我要說話; 我問你, 求你指示我.

42:5 By the ear’s hearing I heard of you, but now my eye has seen you.
我從前風聞有你, 現在親眼看見你.

42:6 Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”
因此我厭惡自己(或譯: 我的言語), 在塵土和爐灰中懊悔.

42:7 And then after Yahweh spoke these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath has been kindled against you and against the two of your friends, for you have not spoken to me what is right as my servant Job has.
耶和華對約伯說話以後, 就對提幔人以利法說: “我的怒氣向你和你兩個朋友發作, 因為你們議論我不如我的僕人約伯說的是.

42:8 So then, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will pray for you, for I will certainly accept his prayer, so that it will not be done with you according to your folly, for you have not spoken to me what is right as my servant Job has.”
現在你們要取七隻公牛, 七隻公羊, 到我僕人約伯那裡去, 為自己獻上燔祭, 我的僕人約伯就為你們祈禱. 我因悅納他, 就不按你們的愚妄辦你們. 你們議論我, 不如我的僕人約伯說的是. ”

42:9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did just as Yahweh had told them, and Yahweh accepted Job’s prayer.
於是提幔人以利法,書亞人比勒達,拿瑪人瑣法照著耶和華所吩咐的去行; 耶和華就悅納約伯.

42:10 Then Yahweh returned Job’s fortune when he prayed to him on behalf of his friends. Thus Yahweh increased all that Job had twice as much as before.
約伯為他的朋友祈禱. 耶和華就使約伯從苦境(原文是擄掠)轉回, 並且耶和華賜給他的比他從前所有的加倍.

42:11 So all his brothers and all his sisters and all those who had known him before came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house and showed sympathy to him and comforted him for all the disaster that Yahweh had brought upon him. Then each one gave to him one piece of money, and each one gave to him one ornamental ring of gold.
約伯的弟兄,姊妹, 和以先所認識的人都來見他, 在他家裡一同吃飯; 又論到耶和華所降與他的一切災禍, 都為他悲傷安慰他. 每人也送他一塊銀子和一個金環.

42:12 So Yahweh blessed Job’s latter days more than his beginning. Thus he had fourteen thousand sheep and goats and six thousand camels and a thousand pair of oxen and a thousand female donkeys.
這樣, 耶和華後來賜福給約伯比先前更多. 他有一萬四千羊, 六千駱駝, 一千對牛, 一千母驢.

42:13 And he had seven sons and three daughters.
他也有七個兒子, 三個女兒.

42:14 And he called the name of the first Jemimah and the name of the second Keziah and the name of the third Qeren-Happuk.
他給長女起名叫耶米瑪, 次女叫基洗亞, 三女叫基連‧哈樸.

42:15 And beautiful women were not found in all the land like Job’s daughters, and their father gave to them an inheritance in the midst of their brothers.
在那全地的婦女中找不著像約伯的女兒那樣美貌. 她們的父親使她們在弟兄中得產業.

42:16 And Job lived after this one hundred and forty years, and he saw his sons and his grandsons for four generations.
此後, 約伯又活了一百四十年, 得見他的兒孫, 直到四代.

42:17 Then Job died old and full of days.
這樣, 約伯年紀老邁, 日子滿足而死.

Psalms (詩篇)

Psalms - Chapter 1

1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of the wicked; nor does he stand in the way of sinners; nor does he sit in the assembly of mockers.
不從惡人的計謀, 不站罪人的道路, 不坐褻慢人的座位,

1:2 Instead, in the law of Yahweh is his delight, and on his law he meditates day and night.
惟喜愛耶和華的律法, 晝夜思想, 這人便為有福!

1:3 And so, he is like a tree planted by streams of water that gives its fruit in its season; its leaf also does not wither. Therefore all that he does prospers.
他要像一棵樹栽在溪水旁, 按時候結果子, 葉子也不枯乾. 凡他所做的盡都順利.

1:4 Not so the wicked. Instead, they are like the chaff that the wind scatters.
惡人並不是這樣, 乃像糠秕被風吹散.

1:5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
因此, 當審判的時候惡人必站立不住; 罪人在義人的會中也是如此.

1:6 for Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
因為耶和華知道義人的道路; 惡人的道路卻必滅亡.

Psalms - Chapter 2

2:1 Why are nations in tumult, and countries plotting in vain?
外邦為甚麼爭鬧? 萬民為甚麼謀算虛妄的事?

2:2 The kings of the earth establish themselves, and the rulers conspire together against Yahweh and his anointed:
世上的君王一齊起來, 臣宰一同商議, 要敵擋耶和華並他的受膏者,

2:3 “Let us tear off their bonds, and cast their cords from us!”
說: 我們要掙開他們的捆綁, 脫去他們的繩索.

2:4 He who sits enthroned in the heavens laughs. The Lord derides them.
那坐在天上的必發笑; 主必嗤笑他們.

2:5 Then he speaks to them in his wrath, and in his fury he terrifies them:
那時, 他要在怒中責備他們, 在烈怒中驚嚇他們,

2:6 “But as for me, I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
說: 我已經立我的君在錫安─我的聖山上了.

2:7 I will tell the decree; Yahweh said to me: “You are my son; today I have begotten you.
受膏者說: 我要傳聖旨. 耶和華曾對我說: 你是我的兒子, 我今日生你.

2:8 Ask from me and I will make the nations your heritage, and your possession the ends of the earth.
你求我, 我就將列國賜你為基業, 將地極賜你為田產.

2:9 You will break them with an iron rod. Like a potter’s vessel you will shatter them.”
你必用鐵杖打破他們; 你必將他們如同窯匠的瓦器摔碎.

2:10 So then, O kings, be wise. Be warned, O rulers of the earth.
現在, 你們君王應當省悟! 你們世上的審判官該受管教!

2:11 Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
當存畏懼事奉耶和華, 又當存戰兢而快樂.

2:12 Kiss the Son lest he be angry and you perish on the way, for his anger burns quickly. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
當以嘴親子, 恐怕他發怒, 你們便在道中滅亡, 因為他的怒氣快要發作. 凡投靠他的, 都是有福的.

Psalms - Chapter 3

3:1 A psalm of David at his fleeing from the presence of Absalom, his son. Yahweh, how many are my enemies; many are rising against me.
(大衛逃避他兒子押沙龍的時候作的詩. )耶和華啊, 我的敵人何其加增; 有許多人起來攻擊我.

3:2 Many are saying about my soul, “There is no deliverance for him from God. Selah
有許多人議論我說: 他得不著神的幫助. (細拉)

3:3 But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory and the one who lifts up my head.
但你─耶和華是我四圍的盾牌, 是我的榮耀, 又是叫我抬起頭來的.

3:4 With my voice I call to Yahweh and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah
我用我的聲音求告耶和華, 他就從他的聖山上應允我. (細拉)

3:5 I lay down and slept; I woke up because Yahweh sustains me.
我躺下睡覺, 我醒著, 耶和華都保佑我.

3:6 I am not afraid of the ten thousands of people who all around have set themselves against me.
雖有成萬的百姓來周圍攻擊我, 我也不怕.

3:7 Rise up, O Yahweh; deliver me, O my God; for you strike all my enemies on the cheek. The teeth of the wicked you break.
耶和華啊, 求你起來! 我的神啊, 求你救我! 因為你打了我一切仇敵的腮骨, 敲碎了惡人的牙齒.

3:8 To Yahweh belongs deliverance; may your blessing be over your people. Selah
救恩屬乎耶和華; 願你賜福給你的百姓. (細拉)

Psalms - Chapter 4

4:1 For the music director; with stringed instruments. A psalm of David. When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness. In trouble deliver me. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. 用絲弦的樂器. )顯我為義的神啊, 我呼籲的時候, 求你應允我! 我在困苦中, 你曾使我寬廣; 現在求你憐恤我, 聽我的禱告!

4:2 O sons of man, how long will my honor be a disgrace? How long will you love vanity? How long will you seek lies? Selah
你們這上流人哪, 你們將我的尊榮變為羞辱要到幾時呢? 你們喜愛虛妄, 尋找虛假, 要到幾時呢? (細拉)

4:3 But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself the faithful one. Yahweh hears when I call to him.
你們要知道, 耶和華已經分別虔誠人歸他自己; 我求告耶和華, 他必聽我.

4:4 Be disturbed but do not sin. Commune in your heart on your bed and be silent. Selah
你們應當畏懼, 不可犯罪; 在床上的時候, 要心裡思想, 並要肅靜. (細拉)

4:5 Offer correct sacrifices, and trust in Yahweh.
當獻上公義的祭, 又當倚靠耶和華.

4:6 Many are saying, “Who will show us something good?” Lift up over us the light of your face, O Yahweh.
有許多人說: 誰能指示我們甚麼好處? 耶和華啊, 求你仰起臉來, 光照我們.

4:7 You have put gladness in my heart more than when their grain and their wine abound.
你使我心裡快樂, 勝過那豐收五穀新酒的人.

4:8 In peace I will lie down and sleep at once, for you alone, O Yahweh, make me dwell safely.
我必安然躺下睡覺, 因為獨有你─耶和華使我安然居住.

Psalms - Chapter 5

5:1 For the music director; with the flutes. A psalm of David. Hear my words, O Yahweh. Give heed to my sighing.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. 用吹的樂器. )耶和華啊, 求你留心聽我的言語, 顧念我的心思!

5:2 Listen to the sound of my pleading, my king and my God, for to you I pray.
我的王我的神啊, 求你垂聽我呼求的聲音! 因為我向你祈禱.

5:3 O Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will set forth my case to you and I will watch.
耶和華啊, 早晨你必聽我的聲音; 早晨我必向你陳明我的心意, 並要警醒!

5:4 For you are not a God who desires wickedness. Evil cannot dwell with you.
因為你不是喜悅惡事的神, 惡人不能與你同居.

5:5 The boastful do not stand before your eyes. You hate all evildoers.
狂傲人不能站在你眼前; 凡作孽的, 都是你所恨惡的.

5:6 You destroy speakers of lies. A man of bloodshed and deceit Yahweh abhors.
說謊言的, 你必滅絕; 好流人血弄詭詐的, 都為耶和華所憎惡.

5:7 But as for me, through the abundance of your steadfast love I will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe of you.
至於我, 我必憑你豐盛的慈愛進入你的居所; 我必存敬畏你的心向你的聖殿下拜.

5:8 O Yahweh, lead me in your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight before me your way.
耶和華啊, 求你因我的仇敵, 憑你的公義引領我, 使你的道路在我面前正直.

5:9 For there is not anything reliable in his mouth; their inner part is destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit.
因為, 他們的口中沒有誠實; 他們的心裡滿有邪惡; 他們的喉嚨是敞開的墳墓; 他們用舌頭諂媚人.

5:10 Treat them as guilty, O God; let them fall because of their plans. Because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.
神啊, 求你定他們的罪! 願他們因自己的計謀跌倒; 願你在他們許多的過犯中把他們逐出, 因為他們背叛了你.

5:11 But let all who take shelter in you rejoice. Let them ever sing for joy, because you spread protection over them; And let those who love your name exult in you.
凡投靠你的, 願他們喜樂, 時常歡呼, 因為你護庇他們; 又願那愛你名的人都靠你歡欣.

5:12 For you bless the righteous. O Yahweh, like a shield you surround him with good favor.
因為你必賜福與義人; 耶和華啊, 你必用恩惠如同盾牌四面護衛他.

Psalms - Chapter 6

6:1 For the music director; with stringed instruments, on the Sheminith. A psalm of David. O Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger, and do not discipline me in your wrath.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. 用絲弦的樂器, 調用第八. )耶和華啊, 求你不要在怒中責備我, 也不要在烈怒中懲罰我!

6:2 Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, because I am feeble. Heal me, O Yahweh, for my bones are terrified.
耶和華啊, 求你可憐我, 因為我軟弱. 耶和華啊, 求你醫治我, 因為我的骨頭發戰.

6:3 My soul is also very terrified. But you, O Yahweh, how long?
我心也大大地驚惶. 耶和華啊, 你要到幾時才救我呢?

6:4 Turn, O Yahweh; deliver my life. Save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
耶和華啊, 求你轉回搭救我! 因你的慈愛拯救我.

6:5 For there is no remembrance of you in death. In Sheol, who will give thanks to you?
因為, 在死地無人記念你, 在陰間有誰稱謝你?

6:6 I am weary with my groaning; I flood my bed every night. With my tears I drench my couch.
我因唉哼而困乏; 我每夜流淚, 把床榻漂起, 把褥子濕透.

6:7 My eye wastes away because of vexation; it grows old because of all my oppressors.
我因憂愁眼睛乾癟, 又因我一切的敵人眼睛昏花.

6:8 Depart from me, all workers of evil, for Yahweh has heard the sound of my weeping.
你們一切作孽的人, 離開我吧! 因為耶和華聽了我哀哭的聲音.

6:9 Yahweh has heard my plea; Yahweh has accepted my prayer.
耶和華聽了我的懇求; 耶和華必收納我的禱告.

6:10 All my enemies shall be ashamed and shall be very terrified. They shall turn back; they shall suddenly be ashamed.
我的一切仇敵都必羞愧, 大大驚惶; 他們必要退後, 忽然羞愧.

Psalms - Chapter 7

7:1 A Shiggaion of David which he sang to Yahweh on account of Cush, a Benjaminite. O Yahweh, my God, in you I have taken refuge. Save me from all who pursue me, and deliver me.
(大衛指著便雅憫人古實的話, 向耶和華唱的流離歌. )耶和華─我的神啊, 我投靠你! 求你救我脫離一切追趕我的人, 將我救拔出來!

7:2 Or else he will tear me apart like a lion, ripping to pieces, with none to deliver.
恐怕他們像獅子撕裂我, 甚至撕碎, 無人搭救.

7:3 O Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands,
耶和華─我的神啊, 我若行了這事, 若有罪孽在我手裡,

7:4 if I have repaid my ally with harm, or if I have plundered my enemy without cause,
我若以惡報那與我交好的人─連那無故與我為敵的, 我也救了他,

7:5 let the enemy of my soul pursue, and overtake and trample my life into the ground, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah
就任憑仇敵追趕我, 直到追上, 將我的性命踏在地下, 使我的榮耀歸於灰塵. (細拉)

7:6 Rise up, O Yahweh, in your anger, and lift yourself up against the wrath of my oppressors, and awake for me, since you have commanded judgment.
耶和華啊, 求你在怒中起來, 挺身而立, 抵擋我敵人的暴怒! 求你為我興起! 你已經命定施行審判!

7:7 And let the assembly of peoples surround you, and over it return on high.
願眾民的會環繞你! 願你從其上歸於高位!

7:8 Yahweh judges the nations. O Yahweh, vindicate me according to my innocence and according to my integrity within me.
耶和華向眾民施行審判; 耶和華啊, 求你按我的公義和我心中的純正判斷我.

7:9 Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous, and test the hearts and innermost being, O righteous God.
願惡人的惡斷絕! 願你堅立義人! 因為公義的神察驗人的心腸肺腑.

7:10 My shield is with God who saves the upright of heart.
神是我的盾牌; 他拯救心裡正直的人.

7:11 God is a righteous judge, and a God who has indignation every day.
神是公義的審判者, 又是天天向惡人發怒的神.

7:12 If he does not repent, he will sharpen his sword. He has bent his bow and he has strung it.
若有人不回頭, 他的刀必磨快, 弓必上弦, 預備妥當了.

7:13 And he has prepared for him weapons of death. He has made his arrows fiery shafts.
他也預備了殺人的器械; 他所射的是火箭.

7:14 See, he travails with evil. He is pregnant with trouble, and he gives birth to deception.
試看惡人因奸惡而劬勞, 所懷的是毒害, 所生的是虛假.

7:15 He makes a pit and digs it out, then falls in the trap he has made.
他掘了坑, 又挖深了, 竟掉在自己所挖的阱裡.

7:16 His trouble comes back on his head, and his violence comes down on his skull.
他的毒害必臨到他自己的頭上; 他的強暴必落到他自己的腦袋上.

7:17 I will thank Yahweh according to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of Yahweh, the Most High.
我要照著耶和華的公義稱謝他, 歌頌耶和華至高者的名.

Psalms - Chapter 8

8:1 For the music director, on the Gittith. A psalm of David. Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who put your splendor above the heavens.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. 用迦特樂器. )耶和華─我們的主啊, 你的名在全地何其美! 你將你的榮耀彰顯於天.

8:2 From the mouth of children and infants you have founded strength on account of your enemies, to silence the enemy and the avenger.
你因敵人的緣故, 從嬰孩和吃奶的口中, 建立了能力, 使仇敵和報仇的閉口無言.

8:3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you set in place—
我觀看你指頭所造的天, 並你所陳設的月亮星宿,

8:4 what is a human being that you think of him? and a child of humankind that you care for him?
便說: 人算甚麼, 你竟顧念他? 世人算甚麼, 你竟眷顧他?

8:5 And you made him a little lower than heavenly beings, and with glory and with majesty you crowned him.
你叫他比天使(或譯: 神)微小一點, 並賜他榮耀尊貴為冠冕.

8:6 You make him over the works of your hands; all things you have placed under his feet:
你派他管理你手所造的, 使萬物, 就是一切的牛羊,田野的獸,空中的鳥,海裡的魚, 凡經行海道的, 都服在他的腳下.

8:7 sheep and cattle, all of them, and also the wild animals of the field,
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8:8 the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, everything that passes along the paths of seas.
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8:9 Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all of the earth!
耶和華─我們的主啊, 你的名在全地何其美!

Psalms - Chapter 9

9:1 For the music director, according to Muth-labben. A psalm of David. I will thank Yahweh with all my heart. I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. 調用慕拉便. )我要一心稱謝耶和華; 我要傳揚你一切奇妙的作為.

9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing the praise of your name, O Most High.
我要因你歡喜快樂; 至高者啊, 我要歌頌你的名!

9:3 When my enemies turn back, they will stumble and perish because of your presence.
我的仇敵轉身退去的時候, 他們一見你的面就跌倒滅亡.

9:4 For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne judging correctly.
因你已經為我伸冤, 為我辨屈; 你坐在寶座上, 按公義審判.

9:5 You have rebuked the nations; you have destroyed the wicked. Their name you have blotted out forever and ever.
你曾斥責外邦, 你曾滅絕惡人; 你曾塗抹他們的名, 直到永永遠遠.

9:6 The enemies are destroyed in ruins forever, and you have uprooted their cities; their very memory has perished.
仇敵到了盡頭; 他們被毀壞, 直到永遠. 你拆毀他們的城邑, 連他們的名號都歸於無有.

9:7 But Yahweh sits enthroned forever. He has established his throne for judgment.
惟耶和華坐著為王, 直到永遠; 他已經為審判設擺他的寶座.

9:8 And he will judge the world with righteousness. He will judge the peoples with equity.
他要按公義審判世界, 按正直判斷萬民.

9:9 And Yahweh will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of distress.
耶和華又要給受欺壓的人作高臺, 在患難的時候作高臺.

9:10 And those who know your name will trust in you, for you do not forsake those who seek you, O Yahweh.
耶和華啊, 認識你名的人要倚靠你, 因你沒有離棄尋求你的人.

9:11 Sing praises to Yahweh who sits enthroned in Zion. Tell his deeds among the peoples,
應當歌頌居錫安的耶和華, 將他所行的傳揚在眾民中.

9:12 for he who avenges bloodshed remembers them. He does not forget the distressed cry of the afflicted.
因為那追討流人血之罪的─他記念受屈的人, 不忘記困苦人的哀求.

9:13 Be gracious to me, O Yahweh. See my suffering from those who hate me, you who lift me up from the gates of death,
耶和華啊, 你是從死門把我提拔起來的; 求你憐恤我, 看那恨我的人所加給我的苦難,

9:14 so that I may tell of all your praises. In the gates of the daughter of Zion let me rejoice in your salvation.
好叫我述說你一切的美德; 我必在錫安城(原文是女子)的門因你的救恩歡樂.

9:15 The nations have fallen in the pit that they made; their foot is caught in the net that they hid.
外邦人陷在自己所掘的坑中; 他們的腳在自己暗設的網羅裡纏住了.

9:16 Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his hands. Higgaion Selah
耶和華已將自己顯明了, 他已施行審判; 惡人被自己手所做的纏住了(或譯: 他叫惡人被自己手所做的累住了). (細拉)

9:17 The wicked shall turn back to Sheol, all the nations forgetting God,
惡人, 就是忘記神的外邦人, 都必歸到陰間.

9:18 for the needy shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall never perish.
窮乏人必不永久被忘; 困苦人的指望必不永遠落空.

9:19 Rise up, O Yahweh, let not humans prevail; let the nations be judged before you.
耶和華啊, 求你起來, 不容人得勝! 願外邦人在你面前受審判!

9:20 O Yahweh, put them in fear. Let the nations know they are merely human. Selah
耶和華啊, 求你使外邦人恐懼; 願他們知道自己不過是人. (細拉)

Psalms - Chapter 10

10:1 Why, O Yahweh, do you stand far off? Why do you hide during times of distress?
耶和華啊, 你為甚麼站在遠處? 在患難的時候為甚麼隱藏?

10:2 In arrogance the wicked persecutes the poor. Let them be caught in the schemes that they devised,
惡人在驕橫中把困苦人追得火急; 願他們陷在自己所設的計謀裡.

10:3 for the wicked boasts about the desire of his heart, and the one greedy for gain curses and treats Yahweh with contempt.
因為惡人以心願自誇; 貪財的背棄耶和華, 並且輕慢他(或譯: 他祝福貪財的, 卻輕慢耶和華).

10:4 With bald-faced pride the wicked will not seek God. There is no God in any of his thoughts.
惡人面帶驕傲, 說: 耶和華必不追究; 他一切所想的都以為沒有神.

10:5 His ways endure at all times. Your judgments are aloof from him. As for all his enemies, he scoffs at them.
凡他所做的, 時常穩固; 你的審判超過他的眼界. 至於他一切的敵人, 他都向他們噴氣.

10:6 He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved throughout all generations, during which I will have no trouble.”
他心裡說: 我必不動搖, 世世代代不遭災難.

10:7 His mouth is filled with cursing, with deceits and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and evil.
他滿口是咒罵,詭詐,欺壓, 舌底是毒害,奸惡.

10:8 He sits in ambush in villages; in the hiding places he kills the innocent. His eyes lurk for the helpless.
他在村莊埋伏等候; 他在隱密處殺害無辜的人. 他的眼睛窺探無倚無靠的人;

10:9 He lies in ambush secretly, like a lion in a thicket. He lies in ambush to seize the poor; he seizes the poor by catching him in his net.
他埋伏在暗地, 如獅子蹲在洞中. 他埋伏, 要擄去困苦人; 他拉網, 就把困苦人擄去.

10:10 He is crushed; he is bowed down; so the helpless host falls by his might.
他屈身蹲伏, 無倚無靠的人就倒在他爪牙(爪牙: 或譯強暴人)之下.

10:11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He never sees.”
他心裡說: 神竟忘記了; 他掩面永不觀看.

10:12 Rise up, O Yahweh; O God, lift up your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.
耶和華啊, 求你起來! 神啊, 求你舉手, 不要忘記困苦人!

10:13 Why does the wicked treat God with contempt? He says in his heart, “You will not call me to account.”
惡人為何輕慢神, 心裡說: 你必不追究?

10:14 But you have seen; indeed you have noted trouble and grief to take it into your hand. The helpless abandons himself upon you; you have been the helper for the orphan.
其實你已經觀看; 因為奸惡毒害, 你都看見了, 為要以手施行報應. 無倚無靠的人把自己交託你; 你向來是幫助孤兒的.

10:15 Break the arm of the wicked, and as for the evil man— seek out his wickedness until you find none.
願你打斷惡人的膀臂; 至於壞人, 願你追究他的惡, 直到淨盡.

10:16 Yahweh is king forever and ever; the nations have perished from his land.
耶和華永永遠遠為王; 外邦人從他的地已經滅絕了.

10:17 The longing of the afflicted you have heard, O Yahweh. You will make their heart secure. You will listen attentively
耶和華啊, 謙卑人的心願, 你早已知道(原文是聽見). 你必預備他們的心, 也必側耳聽他們的祈求,

10:18 to render judgment for the fatherless and the oppressed so that a mere mortal from the earth will no longer cause terror.
為要給孤兒和受欺壓的人伸冤, 使強橫的人不再威嚇他們.

Psalms - Chapter 11

11:1 For the music director. Of David. In Yahweh I have taken refuge; how can you say to my soul, “Flee to your mountain like a bird”?
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )我是投靠耶和華; 你們怎麼對我說: 你當像鳥飛往你的山去.

11:2 For look: The wicked string the bow. They have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot from the darkness at the upright of heart.
看哪, 惡人彎弓, 把箭搭在弦上, 要在暗中射那心裡正直的人.

11:3 When the foundations are destroyed what can the righteous do?
根基若毀壞, 義人還能做甚麼呢?

11:4 Yahweh is in his holy temple; Yahweh is in the heavens on his throne. His eyelids see; they test the children of humankind.
耶和華在他的聖殿裡; 耶和華的寶座在天上; 他的慧眼察看世人.

11:5 Yahweh tests the righteous, but the wicked and the lover of violence his soul hates.
耶和華試驗義人; 惟有惡人和喜愛強暴的人, 他心裡恨惡.

11:6 He will rain coals on the wicked. Burning sulfur and scorching wind will be the portion of their cup.
他要向惡人密布網羅; 有烈火,硫磺,熱風, 作他們杯中的分.

11:7 For Yahweh is righteous; he loves righteous deeds. The upright shall see his face.
因為耶和華是公義的, 他喜愛公義; 正直人必得見他的面.

Psalms - Chapter 12

12:1 For the music director; on the Sheminith. A psalm of David. Save, O Yahweh, for the pious have ceased to be; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of humankind.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. 調用第八. )耶和華啊, 求你幫助, 因虔誠人斷絕了; 世人中間的忠信人沒有了.

12:2 They speak falseness to each other. With flattering lips, with a double heart they speak.
人人向鄰舍說謊; 他們說話, 是嘴唇油滑, 心口不一.

12:3 May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, the tongue speaking great boasts—
凡油滑的嘴唇和誇大的舌頭, 耶和華必要剪除.

12:4 those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are on our side. Who is master over us?”
他們曾說: 我們必能以舌頭得勝; 我們的嘴唇是我們自己的, 誰能作我們的主呢?

12:5 “Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the poor, now I will rise up,” Yahweh says. “I shall put them in the safety for which they long.”
耶和華說: 因為困苦人的冤屈和貧窮人的歎息, 我現在要起來, 把他安置在他所切慕的穩妥之地.

12:6 The words of Yahweh are pure words like silver refined in the crucible on the ground, refined seven times.
耶和華的言語是純淨的言語, 如同銀子在泥爐中煉過七次.

12:7 You, O Yahweh, will protect them. You will preserve him from this generation always.
耶和華啊, 你必保護他們; 你必保佑他們永遠脫離這世代的人.

12:8 The wicked prowl about when vileness is exalted among the children of humankind.
下流人在世人中升高, 就有惡人到處遊行.

Psalms - Chapter 13

13:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. How long, O Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )耶和華啊, 你忘記我要到幾時呢? 要到永遠嗎? 你掩面不顧我要到幾時呢?

13:2 How long must I take counsel in my soul, and sorrow in my heart all the day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
我心裡籌算, 終日愁苦, 要到幾時呢? 我的仇敵升高壓制我, 要到幾時呢?

13:3 Consider and answer me, O Yahweh my God. Give light to my eyes lest I sleep the sleep of death,
耶和華─我的神啊, 求你看顧我, 應允我! 使我眼目光明, 免得我沉睡至死;

13:4 and lest my enemy should say, “I have overcome him,” lest my enemies rejoice because I am shaken.
免得我的仇敵說: 我勝了他; 免得我的敵人在我搖動的時候喜樂.

13:5 But as for me, I have trusted in your steadfast love. My heart will rejoice in your deliverance.
但我倚靠你的慈愛; 我的心因你的救恩快樂.

13:6 I will sing to Yahweh because he has dealt bountifully with me.
我要向耶和華歌唱, 因他用厚恩待我.

Psalms - Chapter 14

14:1 For the music director. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They do abominable deeds. There is none who does good.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )愚頑人心裡說: 沒有神. 他們都是邪惡, 行了可憎惡的事; 沒有一個人行善.

14:2 Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who cares about God.
耶和華從天上垂看世人, 要看有明白的沒有, 有尋求神的沒有.

14:3 All have gone astray; they are altogether corrupt. There is not one who does good; there is not even one.
他們都偏離正路, 一同變為污穢; 並沒有行善的, 連一個也沒有.

14:4 All who do evil—do they not know, they who eat my people as though they were eating bread? They do not call on Yahweh.
作孽的都沒有知識嗎? 他們吞吃我的百姓, 如同吃飯一樣, 並不求告耶和華.

14:5 There they are very fearful because God is with the generation of the righteous.
他們在那裡大大地害怕, 因為神在義人的族類中.

14:6 You would put to shame the plan of the poor, because Yahweh is his refuge.
你們叫困苦人的謀算變為羞辱; 然而耶和華是他的避難所.

14:7 Oh that from Zion would come salvation for Israel! When Yahweh returns the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be happy.
但願以色列的救恩從錫安而出. 耶和華救回他被擄的子民那時, 雅各要快樂, 以色列要歡喜.

Psalms - Chapter 15

15:1 A psalm of David. O Yahweh, who may reside in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?
(大衛的詩. )耶和華啊, 誰能寄居你的帳幕? 誰能住在你的聖山?

15:2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right. He who speaks honestly in his heart.
就是行為正直,做事公義,心裡說實話的人.

15:3 He does not slander with his tongue. He does not harm his friend, nor bring up a disgrace against his neighbor.
他不以舌頭讒謗人, 不惡待朋友, 也不隨夥毀謗鄰里.

15:4 In his eyes a rejected one is contemptible, but he honors those who respect Yahweh. He takes an oath to his own injury and does not retract it.
他眼中藐視匪類, 卻尊重那敬畏耶和華的人. 他發了誓, 雖然自己吃虧也不更改.

15:5 He does not lend his money at interest, and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
他不放債取利, 不受賄賂以害無辜. 行這些事的人必永不動搖.

Psalms - Chapter 16

16:1 A miktam of David. Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you.
(大衛的金詩. )神啊, 求你保佑我, 因為我投靠你.

16:2 Oh my soul you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. I have no good apart from you.”
我的心哪, 你曾對耶和華說: 你是我的主; 我的好處不在你以外.

16:3 With regard to the saints who are in the land, they are the noble ones in whom is all my desire.
論到世上的聖民, 他們又美又善, 是我最喜悅的.

16:4 Those who hurry after another god increase their sorrows. I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor take up their names on my lips.
以別神代替耶和華的(或譯: 送禮物給別神的), 他們的愁苦必加增; 他們所澆奠的血我不獻上; 我嘴唇也不提別神的名號.

16:5 Yahweh is the portion which is my share and my cup. You hold my lot.
耶和華是我的產業, 是我杯中的分; 我所得的, 你為我持守.

16:6 The measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. Yes, my inheritance is delightful for me.
用繩量給我的地界, 坐落在佳美之處; 我的產業實在美好.

16:7 I will bless Yahweh who advises me; yes, at night my innermost being instructs me.
我必稱頌那指教我的耶和華; 我的心腸在夜間也警戒我.

16:8 I have set Yahweh before me always. Because he is at my right hand I will not be shaken.
我將耶和華常擺在我面前, 因他在我右邊, 我便不致搖動.

16:9 Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices. Yes, my body will dwell in safety,
因此, 我的心歡喜, 我的靈(原文是榮耀)快樂; 我的肉身也要安然居住.

16:10 for you will not abandon my soul to Sheol; you will not give your faithful one to see the grave.
因為你必不將我的靈魂撇在陰間, 也不叫你的聖者見朽壞.

16:11 You will make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. At your right hand are pleasures forever.
你必將生命的道路指示我. 在你面前有滿足的喜樂; 在你右手中有永遠的福樂.

Psalms - Chapter 17

17:1 A prayer of David. O Yahweh, hear a just cause. Hear my cry; heed my prayer I make without deceitful lips.
(大衛的祈禱. )耶和華啊, 求你聽聞公義, 側耳聽我的呼籲! 求你留心聽我這不出於詭詐嘴唇的祈禱!

17:2 Let my vindication come forth from you; let your eyes see fairness.
願我的判語從你面前發出; 願你的眼睛觀看公正.

17:3 You have tried my heart; you have examined me by night; you have tested me; you found nothing. I have decided that my mouth will not transgress.
你已經試驗我的心; 你在夜間鑒察我; 你熬煉我, 卻找不著甚麼; 我立志叫我口中沒有過失.

17:4 As for the works of humankind, by the word of your lips, I have kept from the ways of the violent.
論到人的行為, 我藉著你嘴唇的言語自己謹守, 不行強暴人的道路.

17:5 I have held my steps in your path My feet will not slip.
我的腳踏定了你的路徑; 我的兩腳未曾滑跌.

17:6 As for me, I have called on you because you will answer me, O God. Incline your ear to me. Hear my words.
神啊, 我曾求告你, 因為你必應允我; 求你向我側耳, 聽我的言語.

17:7 Show wondrously your acts of loyal love, O Savior of those who take refuge at your right hand from those who rise up against them.
求你顯出你奇妙的慈愛來; 你是那用右手拯救投靠你的脫離起來攻擊他們的人.

17:8 Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me in the shadow of your wings
求你保護我, 如同保護眼中的瞳人; 將我隱藏在你翅膀的蔭下,

17:9 from the presence of the wicked who destroy me, those enemies against my life, they that surround me.
使我脫離那欺壓我的惡人, 就是圍困我要害我命的仇敵.

17:10 They have shut off their calloused heart; with their mouth they speak arrogantly.
他們的心被脂油包裹; 他們用口說驕傲的話.

17:11 Now they surround us at our every step. They intend to pin me to the ground.
他們圍困了我們的腳步; 他們瞪著眼, 要把我們推倒在地.

17:12 He is like a lion; he longs to tear apart, and like a strong lion crouching in hiding places.
他像獅子急要抓食, 又像少壯獅子蹲伏在暗處.

17:13 Rise up, O Yahweh, confront him. Make him bow down. Rescue with your sword my life from the wicked,
耶和華啊, 求你起來, 前去迎敵, 將他打倒! 用你的刀救護我命脫離惡人.

17:14 from men by your hand, O Yahweh, from men of this world. Their share is in this life, and you fill their stomach with your treasure. They are satisfied with children. They bequeath their excess to their children.
耶和華啊, 求你用手救我脫離世人, 脫離那只在今生有福分的世人! 你把你的財寶充滿他們的肚腹; 他們因有兒女就心滿意足, 將其餘的財物留給他們的嬰孩.

17:15 By contrast, I in righteousness shall see your face. Upon awakening I will be satisfied seeing your form.
至於我, 我必在義中見你的面; 我醒了的時候, 得見(或譯: 著)你的形像就心滿意足了.

Psalms - Chapter 18

18:1 For the music director. Of David, the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song when Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. And he said: “I love you, O Yahweh, my strength.”
(耶和華的僕人大衛的詩, 交與伶長. 當耶和華救他脫離一切仇敵和掃羅之手的日子, 他向耶和華念這詩的話. 說: )耶和華, 我的力量啊, 我愛你!

18:2 Yahweh is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I have taken refuge, my shield and the horn of my deliverance, my stronghold.
耶和華是我的巖石, 我的山寨, 我的救主, 我的神, 我的磐石, 我所投靠的. 他是我的盾牌, 是拯救我的角, 是我的高臺.

18:3 I called upon Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, and I was saved from my enemies.
我要求告當讚美的耶和華; 這樣我必從仇敵手中被救出來.

18:4 The ropes of death encircled me, and streams of ruin overwhelmed me.
曾有死亡的繩索纏繞我, 匪類的急流使我驚懼,

18:5 The ropes of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me.
陰間的繩索纏繞我, 死亡的網羅臨到我.

18:6 In my trouble I called on Yahweh, and to my God I cried for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help came up before his presence into his ears.
我在急難中求告耶和華, 向我的神呼求. 他從殿中聽了我的聲音; 我在他面前的呼求入了他的耳中.

18:7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled, and they staggered because he was angry.
那時, 因他發怒, 地就搖撼戰抖; 山的根基也震動搖撼.

18:8 Smoke went forth from his nose, and fire from his mouth consumed. Burning coals blazed from him.
從他鼻孔冒煙上騰; 從他口中發火焚燒, 連炭也著了.

18:9 So he bowed the heavens and came down with a thick cloud under his feet.
他又使天下垂, 親自降臨, 有黑雲在他腳下.

18:10 And he mounted a cherub and flew, and he swooped down on wings of wind.
他坐著基路伯飛行; 他藉著風的翅膀快飛.

18:11 He made darkness his hiding place; all about him his covering was a darkness of waters, thick clouds.
他以黑暗為藏身之處, 以水的黑暗,天空的厚雲為他四圍的行宮.

18:12 From the brightness before him his clouds passed over with hail and coals of fire.
因他面前的光輝, 他的厚雲行過便有冰雹火炭.

18:13 And Yahweh thundered from the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice with hail and coals of fire.
耶和華也在天上打雷; 至高者發出聲音便有冰雹火炭.

18:14 And he shot his arrows and scattered them, and many lightning bolts and routed them.
他射出箭來, 使仇敵四散; 多多發出閃電, 使他們擾亂.

18:15 Then the channels of the sea became visible, and the foundations of the world were uncovered by your rebuke, O Yahweh, by the blast of the wind of your nose.
耶和華啊, 你的斥責一發, 你鼻孔的氣一出, 海底就出現, 大地的根基也顯露.

18:16 He reached from on high; he seized me. He drew me from many waters.
他從高天伸手抓住我, 把我從大水中拉上來.

18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me because they were stronger than I.
他救我脫離我的勁敵和那些恨我的人, 因為他們比我強盛.

18:18 They confronted me on the day of disaster, but Yahweh was my support.
我遭遇災難的日子, 他們來攻擊我; 但耶和華是我的倚靠.

18:19 So he brought me out to a spacious place. He delivered me because he delighted in me.
他又領我到寬闊之處; 他救拔我, 因他喜悅我.

18:20 Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands he has repaid me.
耶和華按著我的公義報答我, 按著我手中的清潔賞賜我.

18:21 Because I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not acted wickedly against my God,
因為我遵守了耶和華的道, 未曾作惡離開我的神.

18:22 because all his ordinances are before me, and his statutes I have not removed from me,
他的一切典章常在我面前; 他的律例我也未曾丟棄.

18:23 and I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my guilt.
我在他面前作了完全人; 我也保守自己遠離我的罪孽.

18:24 Therefore Yahweh has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
所以, 耶和華按我的公義, 按我在他眼前手中的清潔償還我.

18:25 To the loyal you show yourself loyal. To the blameless you show yourself blameless.
慈愛的人, 你以慈愛待他; 完全的人, 你以完全待他.

18:26 To the pure you show yourself pure. but to the wicked you show yourself shrewd.
清潔的人, 你以清潔待他; 乖僻的人, 你以彎曲待他.

18:27 For you deliver humble people, but haughty eyes you humiliate.
困苦的百姓, 你必拯救; 高傲的眼目, 你必使他降卑.

18:28 For you light my lamp; Yahweh, my God, lights up my darkness.
你必點著我的燈; 耶和華─我的神必照明我的黑暗.

18:29 For with you I can charge a troop, and with my God I can scale a wall.
我藉著你衝入敵軍, 藉著我的神跳過牆垣.

18:30 This God—his way is blameless. The word of Yahweh is flawless. He is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
至於神, 他的道是完全的; 耶和華的話是煉淨的. 凡投靠他的, 他便作他們的盾牌.

18:31 For who is God apart from Yahweh, and who is a rock except our God?
除了耶和華, 誰是神呢? 除了我們的神, 誰是磐石呢?

18:32 The God who girded me with strength, and made safe my way,
惟有那以力量束我的腰,使我行為完全的, 他是神.

18:33 he made my feet like the deer’s, and on my high places he makes me stand.
他使我的腳快如母鹿的蹄, 又使我在高處安穩.

18:34 He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
他教導我的手能以爭戰, 甚至我的膀臂能開銅弓.

18:35 You also gave me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your humility made me great.
你把你的救恩給我作盾牌; 你的右手扶持我; 你的溫和使我為大.

18:36 You enlarged my step under me, and my ankles did not slip.
你使我腳下的地步寬闊; 我的腳未曾滑跌.

18:37 I chased my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were finished off.
我要追趕我的仇敵, 並要追上他們; 不將他們滅絕, 我總不歸回.

18:38 I struck them and they were not able to stand up; they fell under my feet.
我要打傷他們, 使他們不能起來; 他們必倒在我的腳下.

18:39 And you girded me with strength for the battle; those rising against me you made to kneel under me.
因為你曾以力量束我的腰, 使我能爭戰; 你也使那起來攻擊我的都服在我以下.

18:40 And you made my enemies turn their backs, then I destroyed those who hated me.
你又使我的仇敵在我面前轉背逃跑, 叫我能以剪除那恨我的人.

18:41 They cried out but there was no rescuer, even to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
他們呼求, 卻無人拯救; 就是呼求耶和華, 他也不應允.

18:42 And I ground them like dust in the wind, I emptied them out like mud of the streets.
我搗碎他們, 如同風前的灰塵, 倒出他們, 如同街上的泥土.

18:43 You rescued me from strife with people; you set me as head (over) nations. People I did not know served me;
你救我脫離百姓的爭競, 立我作列國的元首; 我素不認識的民必事奉我.

18:44 as soon as they heard, they obeyed me. The children of a foreign land feigned obedience before me.
他們一聽見我的名聲就必順從我; 外邦人要投降我.

18:45 The children of a foreign land lost heart, and they came trembling from their strongholds.
外邦人要衰殘, 戰戰兢兢地出他們的營寨.

18:46 Yahweh lives, and blessed be my rock, and may the God of my salvation be exalted—
耶和華是活神. 願我的磐石被人稱頌; 願救我的神被人尊崇.

18:47 the God who executed vengeance for me, and subdued peoples under me,
這位神, 就是那為我伸冤,使眾民服在我以下的.

18:48 who delivered me from my enemies. Indeed, you exalted me higher than those who rose against me. You delivered me from the man of violence.
你救我脫離仇敵, 又把我舉起, 高過那些起來攻擊我的; 你救我脫離強暴的人.

18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, O Yahweh, and I will sing the praise of your name:
耶和華啊, 因此我要在外邦中稱謝你, 歌頌你的名.

18:50 the one who makes great victories for his king, and who shows loyal love for his anointed, to David and to his descendants forever.
耶和華賜極大的救恩給他所立的王, 施慈愛給他的受膏者, 就是給大衛和他的後裔, 直到永遠.

Psalms - Chapter 19

19:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. The heavens are telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )諸天述說神的榮耀; 穹蒼傳揚他的手段.

19:2 Every day they pour forth speech, and every night they tell knowledge.
這日到那日發出言語; 這夜到那夜傳出知識.

19:3 There is no speech and there are no words; their sound is inaudible.
無言無語, 也無聲音可聽.

19:4 Yet in all the world their line goes out, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has pitched a tent for the sun,
它的量帶通遍天下, 它的言語傳到地極. 神在其間為太陽安設帳幕;

19:5 and it is like a bridegroom who comes out of his bridal chamber. It is glad like a strong man to run its course.
太陽如同新郎出洞房, 又如勇士歡然奔路.

19:6 Its rising is from one end of the heavens and its circuit to the other end of them; and nothing is hidden from its heat.
它從天這邊出來, 繞到天那邊, 沒有一物被隱藏不得它的熱氣.

19:7 The law of Yahweh is perfect, reviving life. The testimony of Yahweh is firm, making wise the simple.
耶和華的律法全備, 能甦醒人心; 耶和華的法度確定, 能使愚人有智慧.

19:8 The precepts of Yahweh are right, making the heart rejoice. The command of Yahweh is pure, enlightening the eyes.
耶和華的訓詞正直, 能快活人的心; 耶和華的命令清潔, 能明亮人的眼目.

19:9 The fear of Yahweh is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of Yahweh are true; they are righteous altogether,
耶和華的道理潔淨, 存到永遠; 耶和華的典章真實, 全然公義─

19:10 more desirable than gold, even much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, even honey in the comb.
都比金子可羨慕, 且比極多的精金可羨慕; 比蜜甘甜, 且比蜂房下滴的蜜甘甜.

19:11 Moreover, your servant is warned by them; in keeping them is great reward.
況且你的僕人因此受警戒, 守著這些便有大賞.

19:12 Who can perceive his errors? Acquit me from hidden faults.
誰能知道自己的錯失呢? 願你赦免我隱而未現的過錯.

19:13 Also, keep back your servant from arrogant sins; let them not rule over me. Then I shall be blameless, and I shall be innocent of great transgression.
求你攔阻僕人不犯任意妄為的罪, 不容這罪轄制我, 我便完全, 免犯大罪.

19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your presence, O Yahweh, my rock and my redeemer.
耶和華─我的磐石, 我的救贖主啊, 願我口中的言語,心裡的意念在你面前蒙悅納.

Psalms - Chapter 20

20:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of Jacob’s God protect you.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )願耶和華在你遭難的日子應允你; 願名為雅各神的高舉你.

20:2 May he send you help from the sanctuary, and from Zion may he sustain you.
願他從聖所救助你, 從錫安堅固你,

20:3 May he remember all your offerings, and your burnt offering may he regard favorably.
記念你的一切供獻, 悅納你的燔祭, (細拉)

20:4 May he give to you your heart’s desire, and your every plan may he fulfill. Selah
將你心所願的賜給你, 成就你的一切籌算.

20:5 May we shout for joy over your victory, and in the name of our God may we set up banners. May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.
我們要因你的救恩誇勝, 要奉我們神的名豎立旌旗. 願耶和華成就你一切所求的!

20:6 Now I know that Yahweh will help his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven with the victorious power of his right hand.
現在我知道耶和華救護他的受膏者, 必從他的聖天上應允他, 用右手的能力救護他.

20:7 Some boast in chariots and others in horses, but we boast in the name of Yahweh, our God.
有人靠車, 有人靠馬, 但我們要提到耶和華─我們神的名.

20:8 They will collapse and fall, and we will rise and stand firm.
他們都屈身仆倒, 我們卻起來, 立得正直.

20:9 Rescue, O Yahweh. Let the king answer us when we call.
求耶和華施行拯救; 我們呼求的時候, 願王應允我們!

Psalms - Chapter 21

21:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. O Yahweh, the king will rejoice in your strength, and how greatly he will delight in your help.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )耶和華啊, 王必因你的能力歡喜; 因你的救恩, 他的快樂何其大!

21:2 You have given him the desire of his heart, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
他心裡所願的, 你已經賜給他; 他嘴唇所求的, 你未嘗不應允. (細拉)

21:3 For you meet him with blessings of good things. You set on his head a crown of fine gold.
你以美福迎接他, 把精金的冠冕戴在他頭上.

21:4 He asked life from you; you gave it to him— length of days forever and ever.
他向你求壽, 你便賜給他, 就是日子長久, 直到永遠.

21:5 His honor is great because of your help. Splendor and majesty you have bestowed upon him.
他因你的救恩大有榮耀; 你又將尊榮威嚴加在他身上.

21:6 For you set on him blessings forever. You make him glad with the joy of your presence.
你使他有洪福, 直到永遠, 又使他在你面前歡喜快樂.

21:7 Because the king trusts Yahweh, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
王倚靠耶和華, 因至高者的慈愛必不搖動.

21:8 Your hand will find all your enemies; your right hand will find those who hate you.
你的手要搜出你的一切仇敵; 你的右手要搜出那些恨你的人.

21:9 You will make them like your fiery furnace at the time of your appearance. Yahweh will swallow them in his wrath and fire will consume them.
你發怒的時候, 要使他們如在炎熱的火爐中. 耶和華要在他的震怒中吞滅他們; 那火要把他們燒盡了.

21:10 You will destroy their offspring from the earth, and their descendants from among the children of humankind.
你必從世上滅絕他們的子孫(原文是果子), 從人間滅絕他們的後裔.

21:11 Though they have plotted evil against you, though they have planned a scheme, they will not prevail.
因為他們有意加害於你; 他們想出計謀, 卻不能做成.

21:12 For you will turn them to flight; you will aim arrows on your bowstrings at their faces.
你必使他們轉背逃跑, 向他們的臉搭箭在弦.

21:13 Be exalted, O Yahweh, in your strength, and we sing and praise your power.
耶和華啊, 願你因自己的能力顯為至高! 這樣, 我們就唱詩, 歌頌你的大能.

Psalms - Chapter 22

22:1 For the music director; according to The Doe of the Dawn. A psalm of David. My God, my God why have you forsaken me? Why are you far from helping me, far from the words of my groaning?
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. 調用朝鹿. )我的神, 我的神! 為甚麼離棄我? 為甚麼遠離不救我? 不聽我唉哼的言語?

22:2 O my God, I call by day and you do not answer, and by night but I have no rest.
我的神啊, 我白日呼求, 你不應允, 夜間呼求, 並不住聲.

22:3 Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
但你是聖潔的, 是用以色列的讚美為寶座(或譯: 居所)的.

22:4 Our ancestors trusted you; they trusted and you delivered them.
我們的祖宗倚靠你; 他們倚靠你, 你便解救他們.

22:5 They cried to you and were saved; they trusted you and were not ashamed.
他們哀求你, 便蒙解救; 他們倚靠你, 就不羞愧.

22:6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by humankind and despised by people.
但我是蟲, 不是人, 被眾人羞辱, 被百姓藐視.

22:7 All who see me mock me. They open wide their lips; they shake the head, saying:
凡看見我的都嗤笑我; 他們撇嘴搖頭, 說:

22:8 “He trusts Yahweh. Let him rescue him. Let him deliver him because he delights in him.”
他把自己交託耶和華, 耶和華可以救他吧! 耶和華既喜悅他, 可以搭救他吧!

22:9 Yet you took me from the belly; you made me trust while on my mother’s breasts.
但你是叫我出母腹的; 我在母懷裡, 你就使我有倚靠的心.

22:10 On you I was cast from the womb. From my mother’s belly you have been my God.
我自出母胎就被交在你手裡; 從我母親生我, 你就是我的神.

22:11 Do not be far from me because trouble is near; because there is no helper.
求你不要遠離我! 因為急難臨近了, 沒有人幫助我.

22:12 Many bulls have encircled me; mighty bulls of Bashan have surrounded me.
有許多公牛圍繞我, 巴珊大力的公牛四面困住我.

22:13 They open their mouth against me like a lion tearing and roaring.
牠們向我張口, 好像抓撕吼叫的獅子.

22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.
我如水被倒出來; 我的骨頭都脫了節; 我心在我裡面如蠟鎔化.

22:15 My strength is dry like a potsherd, and my tongue is sticking to my jaws; and you have placed me in the dust of death.
我的精力枯乾, 如同瓦片; 我的舌頭貼在我牙床上. 你將我安置在死地的塵土中.

22:16 Because dogs have surrounded me; a gang of evildoers has encircled me. Like the lion they are at my hands and my feet.
犬類圍著我, 惡黨環繞我; 他們扎了我的手, 我的腳.

22:17 I can count all my bones; they gaze, they look at me.
我的骨頭, 我都能數過; 他們瞪著眼看我.

22:18 They divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.
他們分我的外衣, 為我的裡衣拈鬮.

22:19 But you, O Yahweh, do not remain distant. O my help, hasten to help me.
耶和華啊, 求你不要遠離我! 我的救主啊, 求你快來幫助我!

22:20 Rescue my life from the sword, my only life from the power of the dogs.
求你救我的靈魂脫離刀劍, 救我的生命(生命: 原文是獨一者)脫離犬類,

22:21 Save me from the mouth of the lion, and from the horns of the wild oxen answer me.
救我脫離獅子的口; 你已經應允我, 使我脫離野牛的角.

22:22 I will tell your name to my brothers; inside the assembly I will praise you.
我要將你的名傳與我的弟兄, 在會中我要讚美你.

22:23 You who revere Yahweh, praise him! Glorify him, all you seed of Jacob, and be in awe of him, all you seed of Israel,
你們敬畏耶和華的人要讚美他! 雅各的後裔都要榮耀他! 以色列的後裔都要懼怕他!

22:24 because he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and has not hid his face from him; but he listened to him when he cried for help.
因為他沒有藐視憎惡受苦的人, 也沒有向他掩面; 那受苦之人呼籲的時候, 他就垂聽.

22:25 From you is my praise. In the great assembly, I will pay my vows before those who revere him.
我在大會中讚美你的話是從你而來的; 我要在敬畏耶和華的人面前還我的願.

22:26 The afflicted will eat and will be satisfied. Those who seek him will praise Yahweh. May your heart live forever.
謙卑的人必吃得飽足; 尋求耶和華的人必讚美他. 願你們的心永遠活著!

22:27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to Yahweh. All the families of the nations will worship before you.
地的四極都要想念耶和華, 並且歸順他; 列國的萬族都要在你面前敬拜.

22:28 Because the kingship belongs to Yahweh, and he rules over the nations.
因為國權是耶和華的; 他是管理萬國的.

22:29 All the healthy ones of the earth will eat and worship. Before him all of those descending into the dust will kneel, even he who cannot keep his soul alive.
地上一切豐肥的人必吃喝而敬拜; 凡下到塵土中─不能存活自己性命的人─都要在他面前下拜.

22:30 Descendants will serve him. Regarding the Lord, it will be told to the next generation.
他必有後裔事奉他; 主所行的事必傳與後代.

22:31 They will come and tell his saving deeds to a people yet to be born, that he has done it.
他們必來把他的公義傳給將要生的民, 言明這事是他所行的.

Psalms - Chapter 23

23:1 A psalm of David. Yahweh is my shepherd; I will not lack for anything.
(大衛的詩. )耶和華是我的牧者, 我必不致缺乏.

23:2 In grassy pastures he makes me lie down; by quiet waters he leads me.
他使我躺臥在青草地上, 領我在可安歇的水邊.

23:3 He restores my life. He leads me in correct paths for the sake of his name.
他使我的靈魂甦醒, 為自己的名引導我走義路.

23:4 Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil because you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
我雖然行過死蔭的幽谷, 也不怕遭害, 因為你與我同在; 你的杖, 你的竿, 都安慰我.

23:5 You prepare before me a table in the presence of my oppressors. You anoint my head with oil; my cup is overflowing.
在我敵人面前, 你為我擺設筵席; 你用油膏了我的頭, 使我的福杯滿溢.

23:6 Surely goodness and loyal love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will stay in the house of Yahweh for a very long time.
我一生一世必有恩惠慈愛隨著我; 我且要住在耶和華的殿中, 直到永遠.

Psalms - Chapter 24

24:1 A psalm of David. The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness, the world and those who live in it,
(大衛的詩. )地和其中所充滿的, 世界和住在其間的, 都屬耶和華.

24:2 because he has founded it on the seas, and has established it on the rivers.
他把地建立在海上, 安定在大水之上.

24:3 Who may ascend the mountain of Yahweh? And who may stand in his holy place?
誰能登耶和華的山? 誰能站在他的聖所?

24:4 He who is innocent of hands and pure of heart, who does not lift up his soul to falseness, and does not swear deceitfully.
就是手潔心清,不向虛妄,起誓不懷詭詐的人.

24:5 He will receive blessing from Yahweh, and justice from the God of his salvation.
他必蒙耶和華賜福, 又蒙救他的神使他成義.

24:6 Such is the sort of those who seek him, those who seek your face, even Jacob. Selah
這是尋求耶和華的族類, 是尋求你面的雅各. (細拉)

24:7 Lift up your heads, O gates, and rise up, O ancient doorways, that the king of glory may enter.
眾城門哪, 你們要抬起頭來! 永久的門戶, 你們要被舉起! 那榮耀的王將要進來!

24:8 Who is the king of glory? Yahweh, strong and mighty; Yahweh, mighty in war!
榮耀的王是誰呢? 就是有力有能的耶和華, 在戰場上有能的耶和華!

24:9 Lift up your heads, O gates, and lift up, O ancient doorways, that the king of glory may enter.
眾城門哪, 你們要抬起頭來! 永久的門戶, 你們要把頭抬起! 那榮耀的王將要進來!

24:10 Who is the king of glory? Yahweh of hosts, He is the king of glory! Selah
榮耀的王是誰呢? 萬軍之耶和華, 他是榮耀的王! (細拉)

Psalms - Chapter 25

25:1 Of David. To you, O Yahweh, I lift up my soul.
(大衛的詩. )耶和華啊, 我的心仰望你.

25:2 O my God, I trust you; let me not be put to shame. Do not let my enemies exult over me.
我的神啊, 我素來倚靠你; 求你不要叫我羞愧, 不要叫我的仇敵向我誇勝.

25:3 Indeed, none who wait for you should be put to shame. Those who betray without cause should be put to shame.
凡等候你的必不羞愧; 惟有那無故行奸詐的必要羞愧.

25:4 Make me know your ways, O Yahweh. Teach me your paths.
耶和華啊, 求你將你的道指示我, 將你的路教訓我!

25:5 Cause me to walk in your truth and teach me, because you are the God of my salvation. I await you all day long.
求你以你的真理引導我, 教訓我, 因為你是救我的神. 我終日等候你.

25:6 Remember your compassion, O Yahweh, and your acts of loyal love, because they are from of old.
耶和華啊, 求你記念你的憐憫和慈愛, 因為這是亙古以來所常有的.

25:7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions. According to your loyal love remember me if you will, for the sake of your goodness, O Yahweh.
求你不要記念我幼年的罪愆和我的過犯; 耶和華啊, 求你因你的恩惠, 按你的慈愛記念我.

25:8 Good and right is Yahweh; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
耶和華是良善正直的, 所以他必指示罪人走正路.

25:9 He causes the humble to walk in justice, and teaches the humble his way.
他必按公平引領謙卑人, 將他的道教訓他們.

25:10 All the paths of Yahweh are loyal love and faithfulness for those who keep his covenant and statutes.
凡遵守他的約和他法度的人, 耶和華都以慈愛誠實待他.

25:11 Also, for the sake of your name, O Yahweh, forgive my sin, because it is great.
耶和華啊, 求你因你的名赦免我的罪, 因為我的罪重大.

25:12 Who is the man fearing Yahweh? He will instruct him in the way he should choose.
誰敬畏耶和華, 耶和華必指示他當選擇的道路.

25:13 His soul will lodge in prosperity, and his offspring will possess the land.
他必安然居住; 他的後裔必承受地土.

25:14 Intimate fellowship with Yahweh is for those who fear him, and he makes known his covenant to them.
耶和華與敬畏他的人親密; 他必將自己的約指示他們.

25:15 My eyes are continually toward Yahweh, because he will take my feet from the net.
我的眼目時常仰望耶和華, 因為他必將我的腳從網裡拉出來.

25:16 Turn to me and have mercy on me because I am lonely and afflicted.
求你轉向我, 憐恤我, 因為我是孤獨困苦.

25:17 Remove the troubles of my heart; bring me out from my distresses.
我心裡的愁苦甚多, 求你救我脫離我的禍患.

25:18 Consider my affliction and trouble, and forgive all my sins.
求你看顧我的困苦, 我的艱難, 赦免我一切的罪.

25:19 Consider that my enemies are many, and they hate me with violent hatred.
求你察看我的仇敵, 因為他們人多, 並且痛痛地恨我.

25:20 Protect my life and deliver me. Let me not be put to shame, because I take shelter in you.
求你保護我的性命, 搭救我, 使我不致羞愧, 因為我投靠你.

25:21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for you.
願純全,正直保守我, 因為我等候你.

25:22 O God, redeem Israel from all its troubles.
神啊, 求你救贖以色列脫離他一切的愁苦.

Psalms - Chapter 26

26:1 Of David. Judge me, O Yahweh, because I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted Yahweh and not wavered.
(大衛的詩. )耶和華啊, 求你為我伸冤, 因我向來行事純全; 我又倚靠耶和華, 並不搖動.

26:2 Prove me, O Yahweh, and test me. Try my innermost being and my mind.
耶和華啊, 求你察看我, 試驗我, 熬煉我的肺腑心腸.

26:3 Because your loyal love is before my eyes, and I walk about in your faithfulness.
因為你的慈愛常在我眼前, 我也按你的真理而行.

26:4 I do not sit with deceitful people, nor will I go about with hypocrites.
我沒有和虛謊人同坐, 也不與瞞哄人的同群.

26:5 I hate the crowd of evildoers, and with the wicked I will not sit.
我恨惡惡人的會, 必不與惡人同坐.

26:6 I will wash my hands in innocence, and I will walk about your altar, O Yahweh,
耶和華啊, 我要洗手表明無辜, 才環繞你的祭壇;

26:7 to declare with a voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all your wondrous deeds.
我好發稱謝的聲音, 也要述說你一切奇妙的作為.

26:8 O Yahweh, I love the dwelling of your house, and the place where your glory abides.
耶和華啊, 我喜愛你所住的殿和你顯榮耀的居所.

26:9 Do not destroy me with the sinners, nor my life with men of bloodshed,
不要把我的靈魂和罪人一同除掉; 不要把我的性命和流人血的一同除掉.

26:10 in whose hands is an evil plan, and whose right hand is full of bribes.
他們的手中有奸惡, 右手滿有賄賂.

26:11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me and be gracious to me.
至於我, 卻要行事純全; 求你救贖我, 憐恤我!

26:12 My foot stands on level ground. In assemblies I will bless Yahweh.
我的腳站在平坦地方; 在眾會中我要稱頌耶和華!

Psalms - Chapter 27

27:1 Of David. Yahweh is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the refuge of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
(大衛的詩. )耶和華是我的亮光, 是我的拯救, 我還怕誰呢? 耶和華是我性命的保障(或譯: 力量), 我還懼誰呢?

27:2 When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh— my adversaries and my enemies who drew near to me— they themselves stumbled and fell.
那作惡的就是我的仇敵, 前來吃我肉的時候就絆跌仆倒.

27:3 Though an army encamp against me, my heart will not fear. Though war arise against me, even in this I will remain confident.
雖有軍兵安營攻擊我, 我的心也不害怕; 雖然興起刀兵攻擊我, 我必仍舊安穩.

27:4 One thing I have asked from Yahweh; it I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Yahweh, and to consider his temple.
有一件事, 我曾求耶和華, 我仍要尋求: 就是一生一世住在耶和華的殿中, 瞻仰他的榮美, 在他的殿裡求問.

27:5 Because he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble. He will conceal me in the hiding place of his tent. He will set me high upon a rock.
因為我遭遇患難, 他必暗暗地保守我; 在他亭子裡, 把我藏在他帳幕的隱密處, 將我高舉在磐石上.

27:6 And now my head will be high over my enemies round about me. And I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.
現在我得以昂首, 高過四面的仇敵. 我要在他的帳幕裡歡然獻祭; 我要唱詩歌頌耶和華.

27:7 Hear, O Yahweh, my voice when I call, and be gracious to me and answer me.
耶和華啊, 我用聲音呼籲的時候, 求你垂聽; 並求你憐恤我, 應允我.

27:8 On your behalf my heart says, “Seek my face.” Your face, O Yahweh, I do seek.
你說: 你們當尋求我的面. 那時我心向你說: 耶和華啊, 你的面我正要尋求.

27:9 Do not hide your face from me; do not turn your servant away in anger. You have been my help; do not abandon nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.
不要向我掩面. 不要發怒趕逐僕人, 你向來是幫助我的. 救我的神啊, 不要丟掉我, 也不要離棄我.

27:10 If my father or my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will receive me.
我父母離棄我, 耶和華必收留我.

27:11 Teach me, O Yahweh, your way, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.
耶和華啊, 求你將你的道指教我, 因我仇敵的緣故引導我走平坦的路.

27:12 Do not give me over to the desire of my enemies, because false witnesses have arisen against me, and each breathing out violence.
求你不要把我交給敵人, 遂其所願; 因為妄作見證的和口吐凶言的, 起來攻擊我.

27:13 Surely I believe that I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.
我若不信在活人之地得見耶和華的恩惠, 就早已喪膽了.

27:14 Wait for Yahweh. Be strong and let your heart show strength, and wait for Yahweh.
要等候耶和華! 當壯膽, 堅固你的心! 我再說, 要等候耶和華!

Psalms - Chapter 28

28:1 A psalm of David. To you, O Yahweh, I call. O my rock, do not be deaf to me. Or else, if you are silent to me, then I will become like those descending to the pit.
(大衛的詩. )耶和華啊, 我要求告你! 我的磐石啊, 不要向我緘默! 倘若你向我閉口, 我就如將死的人一樣.

28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy inner sanctuary.
我呼求你, 向你至聖所舉手的時候, 求你垂聽我懇求的聲音!

28:3 Do not drag me away with the wicked or with the workers of evil, who speak of peace with their neighbors, while evil is in their heart.
不要把我和惡人並作孽的一同除掉; 他們與鄰舍說和平話, 心裡卻是奸惡.

28:4 Give to them according to their work, even according to the evil of their deeds. Give to them according to the work of their hands; repay them their rightful due.
願你按著他們所做的, 並他們所行的惡事待他們. 願你照著他們手所做的待他們, 將他們所應得的報應加給他們.

28:5 Because they do not regard the works of Yahweh, nor the work of his hands, he will destroy them and not rebuild them.
他們既然不留心耶和華所行的和他手所做的, 他就必毀壞他們, 不建立他們.

28:6 Blessed is Yahweh, because he has heard the voice of my supplications.
耶和華是應當稱頌的, 因為他聽了我懇求的聲音.

28:7 Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts him and I am helped. So my heart rejoices, and with my song I will give thanks to him.
耶和華是我的力量, 是我的盾牌; 我心裡倚靠他就得幫助. 所以我心中歡樂, 我必用詩歌頌讚他.

28:8 Yahweh is their strength, and he is the refuge for the salvation of his anointed one.
耶和華是他百姓的力量, 又是他受膏者得救的保障.

28:9 Save your people and bless your heritage. Shepherd them also and carry them always.
求你拯救你的百姓, 賜福給你的產業, 牧養他們, 扶持他們, 直到永遠.

Psalms - Chapter 29

29:1 A psalm of David. Ascribe to Yahweh, O sons of God, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
(大衛的詩. )神的眾子啊, 你們要將榮耀,能力歸給耶和華, 歸給耶和華!

29:2 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.
要將耶和華的名所當得的榮耀歸給他, 以聖潔的(的: 或譯為)妝飾敬拜耶和華.

29:3 The voice of Yahweh is over the waters; the God of glory thunders. Yahweh is over many waters.
耶和華的聲音發在水上; 榮耀的神打雷, 耶和華打雷在大水之上.

29:4 The voice of Yahweh is powerful. The voice of Yahweh is majestic.
耶和華的聲音大有能力; 耶和華的聲音滿有威嚴.

29:5 The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars. Yahweh shatters even the cedars of Lebanon.
耶和華的聲音震破香柏樹; 耶和華震碎黎巴嫩的香柏樹.

29:6 And he makes them skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.
他也使之跳躍如牛犢, 使黎巴嫩和西連跳躍如野牛犢.

29:7 The voice of Yahweh flashes flames of fire.
耶和華的聲音使火焰分岔.

29:8 The voice of Yahweh shakes the wilderness. Yahweh shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
耶和華的聲音震動曠野; 耶和華震動加低斯的曠野.

29:9 The voice of Yahweh causes deer to give birth and strips the forests bare. And at his temple all in it say, “Glory!”
耶和華的聲音驚動母鹿落胎, 樹木也脫落淨光. 凡在他殿中的, 都稱說他的榮耀.

29:10 Yahweh sits enthroned at the flood, and Yahweh sits as king forever.
洪水泛濫之時, 耶和華坐著為王; 耶和華坐著為王, 直到永遠.

29:11 May Yahweh give strength to his people. May Yahweh bless his people with peace.
耶和華必賜力量給他的百姓; 耶和華必賜平安的福給他的百姓.

Psalms - Chapter 30

30:1 A psalm; a song for the dedication of the house. Of David. I will exalt you, O Yahweh, because you have drawn me up, and have not made my enemies rejoice over me.
(大衛在獻殿的時候, 作這詩歌. )耶和華啊, 我要尊崇你, 因為你曾提拔我, 不叫仇敵向我誇耀.

30:2 O Yahweh, my God, I cried for help to you, and you healed me.
耶和華─我的神啊, 我曾呼求你, 你醫治了我.

30:3 O Yahweh, you have brought my life up from Sheol. You preserved me alive from among those going down to the pit.
耶和華啊, 你曾把我的靈魂從陰間救上來, 使我存活, 不至於下坑.

30:4 Sing praises to Yahweh, you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy fame.
耶和華的聖民哪, 你們要歌頌他, 稱讚他可記念的聖名.

30:5 For there is a moment in his anger; there is a lifetime in his favor. Weeping lodges for the evening, but in the morning comes rejoicing.
因為, 他的怒氣不過是轉眼之間; 他的恩典乃是一生之久. 一宿雖然有哭泣, 早晨便必歡呼.

30:6 But as for me, I had said in my prosperity, “I shall not be moved ever.”
至於我, 我凡事平順便說: 我永不動搖.

30:7 O Yahweh, by your favor you caused my strong mountain to stand. You hid your face. I was bewildered.
耶和華啊, 你曾施恩, 叫我的江山穩固; 你掩了面, 我就驚惶.

30:8 To you, O Yahweh, I called, and to the Lord I pleaded for grace saying,
耶和華啊, 我曾求告你; 我向耶和華懇求, 說:

30:9 “What gain is there in my death, in my going down into the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?
我被害流血, 下到坑中, 有甚麼益處呢? 塵土豈能稱讚你, 傳說你的誠實麼?

30:10 “O Yahweh, hear and be gracious to me. O Yahweh, be my helper.”
耶和華啊, 求你應允我, 憐恤我! 耶和華啊, 求你幫助我!

30:11 You have turned my wailing into my dancing. You have removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy
你已將我的哀哭變為跳舞, 將我的麻衣脫去, 給我披上喜樂,

30:12 so that I may sing praises to you and not be quiet. O Yahweh, my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
好叫我的靈(原文是榮耀)歌頌你, 並不住聲. 耶和華─我的神啊, 我要稱謝你, 直到永遠!

Psalms - Chapter 31

31:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. In you, O Yahweh, I have taken refuge. Let me not be put to shame ever. Deliver me by your righteousness.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )耶和華啊, 我投靠你; 求你使我永不羞愧; 憑你的公義搭救我!

31:2 Incline your ear to me. Quickly deliver me. Become my rock of refuge, a fortified keep to save me.
求你側耳而聽, 快快救我! 作我堅固的磐石, 拯救我的保障!

31:3 For you are my rock and my fortress. So, for the sake of your name, lead me and guide me.
因為你是我的巖石, 我的山寨; 所以, 求你為你名的緣故引導我, 指點我.

31:4 Bring me out of the net that they have secretly set for me, for you are my refuge.
求你救我脫離人為我暗設的網羅, 因為你是我的保障.

31:5 Into your hand I commit my spirit. You have redeemed me, O Yahweh, faithful God.
我將我的靈魂交在你手裡; 耶和華誠實的神啊, 你救贖了我.

31:6 I hate those devoted to useless idols, but I trust Yahweh.
我恨惡那信奉虛無之神的人; 我卻倚靠耶和華.

31:7 I will exult and rejoice in your loyal love. Because you have seen my misery, you know the distresses of my life.
我要為你的慈愛高興歡喜; 因為你見過我的困苦, 知道我心中的艱難.

31:8 And you have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a broad place.
你未曾把我交在仇敵手裡; 你使我的腳站在寬闊之處.

31:9 Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, because I have distress. My eye wastes away because of vexation, along with my soul and my body.
耶和華啊, 求你憐恤我, 因為我在急難之中; 我的眼睛因憂愁而乾癟, 連我的身心也不安舒.

31:10 For my life is at an end with sorrow, and my years with sighing. My strength stumbles because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away.
我的生命為愁苦所消耗; 我的年歲為歎息所曠廢. 我的力量因我的罪孽衰敗; 我的骨頭也枯乾.

31:11 Because of all my adversaries I have become a disgrace, especially to my neighbors, and a dread to my acquaintances. Those who see me in the street flee from me.
我因一切敵人成了羞辱, 在我的鄰舍跟前更甚; 那認識我的都懼怕我, 在外頭看見我的都躲避我.

31:12 I have become forgotten like one dead, out of mind. I am like a destroyed vessel.
我被人忘記, 如同死人, 無人記念; 我好像破碎的器皿.

31:13 For I hear the rumor of many, “Terror on every side!” When conspiring together against me, they have plotted to take my life.
我聽見了許多人的讒謗, 四圍都是驚嚇; 他們一同商議攻擊我的時候, 就圖謀要害我的性命.

31:14 But as for me, I trust you, O Yahweh. I say, “You are my God.”
耶和華啊, 我仍舊倚靠你; 我說: 你是我的神.

31:15 My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who pursue me.
我終身的事在你手中; 求你救我脫離仇敵的手和那些逼迫我的人.

31:16 Shine your face upon your servant. Save me by your loyal love.
求你使你的臉光照僕人, 憑你的慈愛拯救我.

31:17 O Yahweh, let me not be put to shame, for I call on you. Let the wicked be put to shame. Let them go silently to Sheol.
耶和華啊, 求你叫我不致羞愧, 因為我曾呼籲你; 求你使惡人羞愧, 使他們在陰間緘默無聲.

31:18 Let lying lips be dumb, that speak against the righteous unrestrained with arrogance and contempt.
那撒謊的人逞驕傲輕慢, 出狂妄的話攻擊義人; 願他的嘴啞而無言.

31:19 How abundant is your goodness that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you perform for those who take refuge in you before the children of humankind.
敬畏你,投靠你的人, 你為他們所積存的, 在世人面前所施行的恩惠是何等大呢!

31:20 You will hide them in the protection of your presence from the plots of man. You will hide them in a shelter from the strife of tongues.
你必把他們藏在你面前的隱密處, 免得遇見人的計謀; 你必暗暗地保守他們在亭子裡, 免受口舌的爭鬧.

31:21 Blessed is Yahweh, because he has worked marvelously his loyal love to me in a besieged city.
耶和華是應當稱頌的, 因為他在堅固城裡向我施展奇妙的慈愛.

31:22 As for me, I said in my alarm, “I am cut off from before your eyes.” However you heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to you for help.
至於我, 我曾急促地說: 我從你眼前被隔絕. 然而, 我呼求你的時候, 你仍聽我懇求的聲音.

31:23 Love Yahweh, all you his faithful ones. Yahweh preserves the faithful but repays abundantly the one who acts arrogantly.
耶和華的聖民哪, 你們都要愛他! 耶和華保護誠實人, 足足報應行事驕傲的人.

31:24 Be strong and let your heart show strength, all you who wait for Yahweh.
凡仰望耶和華的人, 你們都要壯膽, 堅固你們的心!

Psalms - Chapter 32

32:1 Of David. A maskil. Happy is he whose transgression is taken away, whose sin is covered.
(大衛的訓誨詩. )得赦免其過,遮蓋其罪的, 這人是有福的!

32:2 Happy is a person to whom Yahweh does not impute iniquity and in whose spirit there is not deceit.
凡心裡沒有詭詐,耶和華不算為有罪的, 這人是有福的!

32:3 When I kept silent, my bones were worn out due to my groaning all the day.
我閉口不認罪的時候, 因終日唉哼而骨頭枯乾.

32:4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me. My vigor was changed into the dry heat of summer. Selah
黑夜白日, 你的手在我身上沉重; 我的精液耗盡, 如同夏天的乾旱. (細拉)

32:5 I made known my sin to you, and my iniquity I did not cover. I said, “I will confess concerning my transgressions to Yahweh,” and you took away the guilt of my sin. Selah
我向你陳明我的罪, 不隱瞞我的惡. 我說: 我要向耶和華承認我的過犯, 你就赦免我的罪惡. (細拉)

32:6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you at the time for finding you. Surely at the flood of many waters they will not reach him.
為此, 凡虔誠人都當趁你可尋找的時候禱告你; 大水泛溢的時候, 必不能到他那裡.

32:7 You are my hiding place; from trouble you preserve me. With cries of deliverance you surround me. Selah
你是我藏身之處; 你必保佑我脫離苦難, 以得救的樂歌四面環繞我. (細拉)

32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go. I will advise you with my eye upon you.
我要教導你, 指示你當行的路; 我要定睛在你身上勸戒你.

32:9 Do not be like a horse or like a mule, without understanding; that needs his tackle—bridle and rein—for restraint or he would not come near you.
你不可像那無知的騾馬, 必用嚼環轡頭勒住牠; 不然, 就不能馴服.

32:10 Many are the pains of the wicked, but for the one who trusts Yahweh loyal love surrounds him.
惡人必多受苦楚; 惟獨倚靠耶和華的必有慈愛四面環繞他.

32:11 Be glad in Yahweh and rejoice, you righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright of heart.
你們義人應當靠耶和華歡喜快樂; 你們心裡正直的人都當歡呼.

Psalms - Chapter 33

33:1 Exult in Yahweh, O you righteous, for praise is fitting for the upright.
義人哪, 你們應當靠耶和華歡樂; 正直人的讚美是合宜的.

33:2 Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre; with a harp of ten strings play to him.
你們應當彈琴稱謝耶和華, 用十弦瑟歌頌他.

33:3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with jubilant shout.
應當向他唱新歌, 彈得巧妙, 聲音洪亮.

33:4 For the word of Yahweh is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.
因為耶和華的言語正直; 凡他所做的盡都誠實.

33:5 He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loyal love of Yahweh.
他喜愛仁義公平; 遍地滿了耶和華的慈愛.

33:6 By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
諸天藉耶和華的命而造; 萬象藉他口中的氣而成.

33:7 He gathered the waters of the sea like a heap. He put the deeps in storehouses.
他聚集海水如壘, 收藏深洋在庫房.

33:8 Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
願全地都敬畏耶和華! 願世上的居民都懼怕他!

33:9 For he himself spoke and it came to pass. He himself commanded and it stood firm.
因為他說有, 就有, 命立, 就立.

33:10 Yahweh brings to nothing the plan of nations; he frustrates the intents of peoples.
耶和華使列國的籌算歸於無有, 使眾民的思念無有功效.

33:11 The plan of Yahweh stands firm forever, the intents of his heart from one generation to the next.
耶和華的籌算永遠立定; 他心中的思念萬代常存.

33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people he has chosen for his inheritance.
以耶和華為神的, 那國是有福的! 他所揀選為自己產業的, 那民是有福的!

33:13 From heaven Yahweh looks; he sees all the children of humankind.
耶和華從天上觀看; 他看見一切的世人.

33:14 From his dwelling place he gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth,
從他的居所往外察看地上一切的居民.

33:15 he who fashions altogether their heart, he who understands all their works.
他是那造成他們眾人心的, 留意他們一切作為的.

33:16 The king is not saved by the greatness of an army. The warrior is not delivered by the greatness of strength.
君王不能因兵多得勝; 勇士不能因力大得救.

33:17 The horse is a false hope for victory, nor can it save by the greatness of its power.
靠馬得救是枉然的; 馬也不能因力大救人.

33:18 Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear him, on those who hope for his loyal love
耶和華的眼目看顧敬畏他的人和仰望他慈愛的人,

33:19 to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.
要救他們的命脫離死亡, 並使他們在饑荒中存活.

33:20 Our soul waits for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield.
我們的心向來等候耶和華; 他是我們的幫助, 我們的盾牌.

33:21 For in him our heart rejoices because in his holy name we trust.
我們的心必靠他歡喜, 因為我們向來倚靠他的聖名.

33:22 Let your loyal love, O Yahweh, be upon us, even as we hope in you.
耶和華啊, 求你照著我們所仰望你的, 向我們施行慈愛!

Psalms - Chapter 34

34:1 Of David, when he pretended to be crazy in front of Abimelech so that he drove him out, and so he departed. I will bless Yahweh at all times; his praise shall be in my mouth continually.
(大衛在亞比米勒面前裝瘋, 被他趕出去, 就作這詩. )我要時時稱頌耶和華; 讚美他的話必常在我口中.

34:2 My soul makes its boast in Yahweh; let the humble hear and be glad.
我的心必因耶和華誇耀; 謙卑人聽見就要喜樂.

34:3 Magnify Yahweh with me, and let us exalt his name together.
你們和我當稱耶和華為大, 一同高舉他的名.

34:4 I sought Yahweh and he answered me, and from all my terrors he delivered me.
我曾尋求耶和華, 他就應允我, 救我脫離了一切的恐懼.

34:5 They looked to him and were radiant, and their faces shall not be ashamed.
凡仰望他的, 便有光榮; 他們的臉必不蒙羞.

34:6 This poor man called and Yahweh heard, and saved him from all his troubles.
我這困苦人呼求, 耶和華便垂聽, 救我脫離一切患難.

34:7 The angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear him, and he rescues them.
耶和華的使者在敬畏他的人四圍安營, 搭救他們.

34:8 Taste and see that Yahweh is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
你們要嘗嘗主恩的滋味, 便知道他是美善; 投靠他的人有福了!

34:9 Fear Yahweh, you his saints, for there is no lack for those who fear him.
耶和華的聖民哪, 你們當敬畏他, 因敬畏他的一無所缺.

34:10 The young lions are in want and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh will not lack for any good thing.
少壯獅子還缺食忍餓, 但尋求耶和華的甚麼好處都不缺.

34:11 Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
眾弟子啊, 你們當來聽我的話! 我要將敬畏耶和華的道教訓你們.

34:12 Who is the man who desires life, who loves many days in order to see good?
有何人喜好存活, 愛慕長壽, 得享美福,

34:13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
就要禁止舌頭不出惡言, 嘴唇不說詭詐的話.

34:14 Turn from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it.
要離惡行善, 尋求和睦, 一心追趕.

34:15 The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry for help.
耶和華的眼目看顧義人; 他的耳朵聽他們的呼求.

34:16 The face of Yahweh is against evildoers, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
耶和華向行惡的人變臉, 要從世上除滅他們的名號.

34:17 They cry out and Yahweh hears and delivers them from all of their troubles.
義人呼求, 耶和華聽見了, 便救他們脫離一切患難.

34:18 Yahweh is near to those who are heartbroken and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
耶和華靠近傷心的人, 拯救靈性痛悔的人.

34:19 Many are the distresses of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
義人多有苦難, 但耶和華救他脫離這一切,

34:20 He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.
又保全他一身的骨頭, 連一根也不折斷.

34:21 Evil will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will incur guilt.
惡必害死惡人; 恨惡義人的, 必被定罪.

34:22 Yahweh redeems the life of his servants, and none who take refuge in him will incur guilt.
耶和華救贖他僕人的靈魂; 凡投靠他的, 必不致定罪.

Psalms - Chapter 35

35:1 Of David. Contend, O Yahweh, with my contenders; fight those who fight me.
(大衛的詩. )耶和華啊, 與我相爭的, 求你與他們相爭! 與我相戰的, 求你與他們相戰!

35:2 Grasp buckler and shield and rise to my aid.
拿著大小的盾牌, 起來幫助我.

35:3 And draw the spear and javelin to meet those who pursue me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”
抽出槍來, 擋住那追趕我的; 求你對我的靈魂說: 我是拯救你的.

35:4 Let those who seek my life be shamed and humiliated. Let those who plot calamity against me be repulsed and ashamed.
願那尋索我命的, 蒙羞受辱! 願那謀害我的, 退後羞愧!

35:5 Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of Yahweh driving them.
願他們像風前的糠, 有耶和華的使者趕逐他們.

35:6 Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of Yahweh pursuing them.
願他們的道路又暗又滑, 有耶和華的使者追趕他們.

35:7 For without cause they secretly hide the pit with their net for me; without cause they dug it for my life.
因他們無故地為我暗設網羅, 無故地挖坑, 要害我的性命.

35:8 Let unforeseen ruin come on him, and his net that he hid, let it catch him. Let him fall into it in ruin.
願災禍忽然臨到他身上! 願他暗設的網纏住自己! 願他落在其中遭災禍!

35:9 Then my soul will rejoice in Yahweh; it will rejoice in his salvation.
我的心必靠耶和華快樂, 靠他的救恩高興.

35:10 All of my bones shall say, “O Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from one stronger than he and the poor and needy from the one who robs him?”
我的骨頭都要說: 耶和華啊, 誰能像你救護困苦人脫離那比他強壯的, 救護困苦窮乏人脫離那搶奪他的?

35:11 Violent witnesses rise up; they ask me concerning what I do not know.
凶惡的見證人起來, 盤問我所不知道的事.

35:12 They repay me evil in place of good. It is bereavement to my soul.
他們向我以惡報善, 使我的靈魂孤苦.

35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I weakened my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned to me unanswered.
至於我, 當他們有病的時候, 我便穿麻衣, 禁食, 刻苦己心; 我所求的都歸到自己的懷中.

35:14 I behaved as though he were a friend or as a brother to me. As one lamenting a mother, I was bowed down in mourning.
我這樣行, 好像他是我的朋友, 我的弟兄; 我屈身悲哀, 如同人為母親哀痛.

35:15 But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together; smiters whom I did not know gathered against me. They tore and did not cease.
我在患難中, 他們卻歡喜, 大家聚集. 我所不認識的那些下流人聚集攻擊我; 他們不住地把我撕裂.

35:16 Among the ungodly of the mockers at feasts, they gnashed at me with their teeth.
他們如同席上好嬉笑的狂妄人向我咬牙.

35:17 My Lord, how long will you watch? Restore my life from their ravages, my only life from the young lions.
主啊, 你看著不理要到幾時呢? 求你救我的靈魂脫離他們的殘害! 救我的生命(生命: 原文是獨一者)脫離少壯獅子!

35:18 I will give thanks to you in the great assembly; among the mighty people I will praise you.
我在大會中要稱謝你, 在眾民中要讚美你.

35:19 Let not those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me. Nor let those who hate me without cause wink the eye.
求你不容那無理與我為仇的向我誇耀! 不容那無故恨我的向我擠眼!

35:20 For they do not speak peace, but against the quiet ones of the land they plan deceitful words.
因為他們不說和平話, 倒想出詭詐的言語害地上的安靜人.

35:21 They also made wide their mouths against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eyes have seen it.”
他們大大張口攻擊我, 說: 阿哈, 阿哈, 我們的眼已經看見了!

35:22 You have seen, O Yahweh. Do not be deaf. O Lord, do not be far from me.
耶和華啊, 你已經看見了, 求你不要閉口! 主啊, 求你不要遠離我!

35:23 Wake up and rouse yourself for my right, for my cause, O my God and my Lord.
我的神我的主啊, 求你奮興醒起, 判清我的事, 伸明我的冤!

35:24 Vindicate me according to your righteousness, O Yahweh my God, and do not let them rejoice over me.
耶和華─我的神啊, 求你按你的公義判斷我, 不容他們向我誇耀!

35:25 Do not let them say in their hearts, “Aha, our desire.” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”
不容他們心裡說: 阿哈, 遂我們的心願了! 不容他們說: 我們已經把他吞了!

35:26 Let them be shamed and abashed altogether, who rejoice at my misfortune. Let them put on shame and insult, who magnify themselves against me.
願那喜歡我遭難的一同抱愧蒙羞! 願那向我妄自尊大的披慚愧, 蒙羞辱!

35:27 Let them shout for joy and be glad, who delight in my vindication; and let them say continually, “Yahweh is great, who delights in the welfare of his servant.”
願那喜悅我冤屈得伸的(冤屈得伸: 原文是公義)歡呼快樂; 願他們常說: 當尊耶和華為大! 耶和華喜悅他的僕人平安.

35:28 Then my tongue will proclaim your righteousness, and your praise all day.
我的舌頭要終日論說你的公義, 時常讚美你.

Psalms - Chapter 36

36:1 For the music director. Of David, the servant of Yahweh. An oracle: the wicked has rebellion in the midst of his heart. There is no fear of God before his eyes.
(耶和華的僕人大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )惡人的罪過在他心裡說: 我眼中不怕神!

36:2 For he flatters himself in his eyes, hating to detect his iniquity.
他自誇自媚, 以為他的罪孽終不顯露, 不被恨惡.

36:3 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit. He has ceased to have insight and to do good.
他口中的言語盡是罪孽詭詐; 他與智慧善行已經斷絕.

36:4 He plans sin on his bed. He puts himself on a way that is not good. He does not reject evil.
他在床上圖謀罪孽, 定意行不善的道, 不憎惡惡事.

36:5 O Yahweh, your loyal love extends into the heavens, your faithfulness unto the clouds.
耶和華啊, 你的慈愛上及諸天; 你的信實達到穹蒼.

36:6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments like the great deep. You save man and beast, O Yahweh.
你的公義好像高山; 你的判斷如同深淵. 耶和華啊, 人民,牲畜, 你都救護.

36:7 How precious is your loyal love, O God, and the children of humankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
神啊, 你的慈愛何其寶貴! 世人投靠在你翅膀的蔭下.

36:8 They are refreshed with the fullness of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
他們必因你殿裡的肥甘得以飽足; 你也必叫他們喝你樂河的水.

36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
因為, 在你那裡有生命的源頭; 在你的光中, 我們必得見光.

36:10 Prolong your loyal love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart.
願你常施慈愛給認識你的人, 常以公義待心裡正直的人.

36:11 Do not let a foot of pride come against me, nor let a wicked hand make me to wander homeless.
不容驕傲人的腳踐踏我; 不容凶惡人的手趕逐我.

36:12 There doers of evil have fallen; they are thrust down and not able to rise.
在那裡, 作孽的人已經仆倒; 他們被推倒, 不能再起來.

Psalms - Chapter 37

37:1 Of David. Do not fret because of evildoers; do not be envious of doers of wickedness.
(大衛的詩. )不要為作惡的心懷不平, 也不要向那行不義的生出嫉妒.

37:2 For like the grass they will dry up quickly, and like green vegetation they will wither.
因為他們如草快被割下, 又如青菜快要枯乾.

37:3 Trust Yahweh and do good. Abide in the land and feed on faithfulness.
你當倚靠耶和華而行善, 住在地上, 以他的信實為糧;

37:4 Take pleasure in Yahweh as well, and he will give to you the requests of your heart.
又要以耶和華為樂, 他就將你心裡所求的賜給你.

37:5 Commit to Yahweh your way; Trust also on him and he will act.
當將你的事交託耶和華, 並倚靠他, 他就必成全.

37:6 Then he will bring forth your righteousness like the light, and your justice like the noonday.
他要使你的公義如光發出, 使你的公平明如正午.

37:7 Be quiet before Yahweh and wait for him. Do not fret about one who succeeds in his way, about a man making plots.
你當默然倚靠耶和華, 耐性等候他; 不要因那道路通達的和那惡謀成就的心懷不平.

37:8 Refrain from anger and forsake wrath. Do not fret; it only brings evil.
當止住怒氣, 離棄忿怒; 不要心懷不平, 以致作惡.

37:9 For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh— they will possess the land.
因為作惡的必被剪除; 惟有等候耶和華的必承受地土.

37:10 And yet a little while and the wicked will not be, and you will look carefully upon his place, but he will not be.
還有片時, 惡人要歸於無有; 你就是細察他的住處也要歸於無有.

37:11 But the afflicted will possess the land, and they will take pleasure in an abundance of peace.
但謙卑人必承受地土, 以豐盛的平安為樂.

37:12 The wicked plans evil against the righteous, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
惡人設謀害義人, 又向他咬牙.

37:13 The Lord laughs at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
主要笑他, 因見他受罰的日子將要來到.

37:14 The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow to throw down the poor and the needy, to kill those upright in their way.
惡人已經弓上弦, 刀出鞘, 要打倒困苦窮乏的人, 要殺害行動正直的人.

37:15 Their sword will enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
他們的刀必刺入自己的心; 他們的弓必被折斷.

37:16 The little belonging to the righteous is better than the wealth of many wicked.
一個義人所有的雖少, 強過許多惡人的富餘.

37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh supports the righteous.
因為惡人的膀臂必被折斷; 但耶和華是扶持義人.

37:18 Yahweh knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will be forever.
耶和華知道完全人的日子; 他們的產業要存到永遠.

37:19 They will not be put to shame in distressing times, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
他們在急難的時候不致羞愧, 在饑荒的日子必得飽足.

37:20 But the wicked will perish, and the enemies of Yahweh will be like the splendor of the pastures. They vanish; in smoke they vanish.
惡人卻要滅亡. 耶和華的仇敵要像羊羔的脂油(或譯: 像草地的華美); 他們要消滅, 要如煙消滅.

37:21 The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.
惡人借貸而不償還; 義人卻恩待人, 並且施捨.

37:22 For those blessed by him shall possess the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
蒙耶和華賜福的必承受地土; 被他咒詛的必被剪除.

37:23 The steps of a man are established by Yahweh, and he takes pleasure in his way.
義人的腳步被耶和華立定; 他的道路, 耶和華也喜愛.

37:24 Though he fall, he will not be cast headlong, for Yahweh supports him with his hand.
他雖失腳也不致全身仆倒, 因為耶和華用手攙扶他(或譯: 攙扶他的手).

37:25 I was a youth, but I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.
我從前年幼, 現在年老, 卻未見過義人被棄, 也未見過他的後裔討飯.

37:26 All the day he is gracious and lends, and his children are a blessing.
他終日恩待人, 借給人; 他的後裔也蒙福!

37:27 Turn aside from evil and do good and so abide forever.
你當離惡行善, 就可永遠安居.

37:28 For Yahweh loves justice and will not forsake his faithful ones. They are protected forever. But the children of the wicked will be cut off.
因為, 耶和華喜愛公平, 不撇棄他的聖民; 他們永蒙保佑, 但惡人的後裔必被剪除.

37:29 The righteous will possess the land and abide in it forever.
義人必承受地土, 永居其上.

37:30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
義人的口談論智慧; 他的舌頭講說公平.

37:31 The law of his God is in his heart. His steps will not slip.
神的律法在他心裡; 他的腳總不滑跌.

37:32 The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to kill him.
惡人窺探義人, 想要殺他.

37:33 Yahweh will not abandon him into his hand, and he will not let him be condemned when he is judged.
耶和華必不撇他在惡人手中; 當審判的時候, 也不定他的罪.

37:34 Wait for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
你當等候耶和華, 遵守他的道, 他就抬舉你, 使你承受地土; 惡人被剪除的時候, 你必看見.

37:35 I have seen the wicked acting violently and spreading himself out like a luxuriant native tree.
我見過惡人大有勢力, 好像一根青翠樹在本土生發.

37:36 Then he passed on and behold, he was not. And I sought him, but he could not be found.
有人從那裡經過, 不料, 他沒有了; 我也尋找他, 卻尋不著.

37:37 Observe the blameless and look at the upright, for there is a future for a man of peace.
你要細察那完全人, 觀看那正直人, 因為和平人有好結局.

37:38 But transgressors shall be destroyed altogether. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
至於犯法的人, 必一同滅絕; 惡人終必剪除.

37:39 And the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh, their refuge in the time of trouble.
但義人得救是由於耶和華; 他在患難時作他們的營寨.

37:40 And Yahweh helps them and he rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
耶和華幫助他們, 解救他們; 他解救他們脫離惡人, 把他們救出來, 因為他們投靠他.

Psalms - Chapter 38

38:1 A psalm of David. To bring to remembrance. O Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger or chastise me in your wrath.
(大衛的記念詩. )耶和華啊, 求你不要在怒中責備我, 不要在烈怒中懲罰我!

38:2 For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has pressed down on me.
因為, 你的箭射入我身; 你的手壓住我.

38:3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation. There is no health in my bones because of my sin.
因你的惱怒, 我的肉無一完全; 因我的罪過, 我的骨頭也不安寧.

38:4 For my iniquities have passed over my head; like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
我的罪孽高過我的頭, 如同重擔叫我擔當不起.

38:5 My wounds start to stink; they rot because of my foolishness.
因我的愚昧, 我的傷發臭流膿.

38:6 I am bowed down; I am bent over greatly. All the day I go about mourning.
我疼痛, 大大拳曲, 終日哀痛.

38:7 For my loins are full of burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.
我滿腰是火; 我的肉無一完全.

38:8 I am faint and crushed greatly; I groan because of the roaring of my heart.
我被壓傷, 身體疲倦; 因心裡不安, 我就唉哼.

38:9 O Lord, all my longing is before you, and my sighing is not hidden from you.
主啊, 我的心願都在你面前; 我的歎息不向你隱瞞.

38:10 My heart throbs violently, my strength leaves me; and the light of my eyes, that also is not with me.
我心跳動, 我力衰微, 連我眼中的光也沒有了.

38:11 My friends and companions stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand afar off.
我的良朋密友因我的災病都躲在旁邊站著; 我的親戚本家也遠遠地站立.

38:12 Those who seek my life lay snares as well, and those intent on my harm speak threats. They also plot deceit all day.
那尋索我命的設下網羅; 那想要害我的口出惡言, 終日思想詭計.

38:13 But as for me, like the deaf I cannot hear, and I am like the mute who cannot open his mouth.
但我如聾子不聽, 像啞巴不開口.

38:14 And so I am like a man who hears not, and in whose mouth there are no retorts.
我如不聽見的人, 口中沒有回話.

38:15 Rather for you I wait, O Yahweh. You will answer, O Lord my God.
耶和華啊, 我仰望你! 主─我的神啊, 你必應允我!

38:16 For I said, “Help, lest they rejoice over me, lest they boast against me when my foot slips.”
我曾說: 恐怕他們向我誇耀; 我失腳的時候, 他們向我誇大.

38:17 For I am ready to stumble, and my pain is before me continually.
我幾乎跌倒; 我的痛苦常在我面前.

38:18 For my iniquity I confess; I am anxious because of my sin.
我要承認我的罪孽; 我要因我的罪憂愁.

38:19 And my enemies without cause are numerous, and those who hate me wrongfully are many.
但我的仇敵又活潑又強壯, 無理恨我的增多了.

38:20 And those who repay evil in return for good accuse me in return for my pursuing good.
以惡報善的與我作對, 因我是追求良善.

38:21 Do not forsake me, O Yahweh. O my God, do not be far from me.
耶和華啊, 求你不要撇棄我! 我的神啊, 求你不要遠離我!

38:22 Hurry to help me, O Lord, my salvation.
拯救我的主啊, 求你快快幫助我!

Psalms - Chapter 39

39:1 For the music director. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David. I said, “I will guard my ways that I may not sin with my tongue. I will keep a muzzle over my mouth as long as the wicked are before me.”
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長耶杜頓. )我曾說: 我要謹慎我的言行, 免得我舌頭犯罪; 惡人在我面前的時候, 我要用嚼環勒住我的口.

39:2 I was mute with silence. I was silent even from saying good things, and my pain was stirred up.
我默然無聲, 連好話也不出口; 我的愁苦就發動了,

39:3 My heart grew hot inside me; in my sighing a fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue,
我的心在我裡面發熱. 我默想的時候, 火就燒起, 我便用舌頭說話.

39:4 “Let me know, O Yahweh, my end, and what is the measure of my days. Let me know how transient I am.”
耶和華啊, 求你叫我曉得我身之終! 我的壽數幾何? 叫我知道我的生命不長!

39:5 Look, you have made my days mere handbreadths, and my lifespan as nothing next to you. Surely every person standing firm is complete vanity. Selah
你使我的年日窄如手掌; 我一生的年數, 在你面前如同無有. 各人最穩妥的時候, 真是全然虛幻. (細拉)

39:6 Surely a man walks about as a mere shadow; surely in vain they bustle about. He heaps up possessions but does not know who will gather them in.
世人行動實係幻影. 他們忙亂, 真是枉然; 積蓄財寶, 不知將來有誰收取.

39:7 And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is for you.
主啊, 如今我等甚麼呢? 我的指望在乎你!

39:8 From all my transgressions deliver me; do not make me the taunt of the fool.
求你救我脫離一切的過犯, 不要使我受愚頑人的羞辱.

39:9 I am mute. I do not open my mouth, for you, yourself, have done it.
因我所遭遇的是出於你, 我就默然不語.

39:10 Remove from me your affliction. By the opposition of your hand I perish.
求你把你的責罰從我身上免去; 因你手的責打, 我便消滅.

39:11 When with rebukes you chastise a man for sin, you consume like a moth his delightful things. Surely everyone is a mere vapor. Selah
你因人的罪惡懲罰他的時候, 叫他的笑容(的笑容: 或譯所喜愛的)消滅, 如衣被蟲所咬. 世人真是虛幻! (細拉)

39:12 Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, and listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my tears. For I am an alien with you, a sojourner like all my ancestors.
耶和華啊, 求你聽我的禱告, 留心聽我的呼求! 我流淚, 求你不要靜默無聲! 因為我在你面前是客旅, 是寄居的, 像我列祖一般.

39:13 Look away from me that I may be cheerful, before I depart and I am no more.
求你寬容我, 使我在去而不返之先可以力量復原.

Psalms - Chapter 40

40:1 For the music director. Of David. A psalm. I waited patiently for Yahweh, And he inclined to me and heard my cry for help.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )我曾耐性等候耶和華; 他垂聽我的呼求.

40:2 And so he brought me up from the roaring pit, from the miry clay. And he put my feet upon a rock; he made my steps steady.
他從禍坑裡, 從淤泥中, 把我拉上來, 使我的腳立在磐石上, 使我腳步穩當.

40:3 Then he put a new song in my mouth, a praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and will trust Yahweh.
他使我口唱新歌, 就是讚美我們神的話. 許多人必看見而懼怕, 並要倚靠耶和華.

40:4 Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust and does not turn to the proud and to those who fall away to a lie.
那倚靠耶和華,不理會狂傲和偏向虛假之輩的, 這人便為有福!

40:5 Many things, O Yahweh my God, you have done— your wonderful deeds and your thoughts toward us. There is none to compare with you. If I tried to proclaim and tell of them, they would be too numerous to count.
耶和華─我的神啊, 你所行的奇事, 並你向我們所懷的意念甚多, 不能向你陳明. 若要陳明, 其事不可勝數.

40:6 A sacrifice and offering you do not desire. My ears you have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not demanded.
祭物和禮物, 你不喜悅; 你已經開通我的耳朵. 燔祭和贖罪祭非你所要.

40:7 Then I said, “Look, I come. In the scroll of the book it is written concerning me:
那時我說: 看哪, 我來了! 我的事在經卷上已經記載了.

40:8 ‘I delight to do your will, O my God, and your law is deep within me.’ ”
我的神啊, 我樂意照你的旨意行; 你的律法在我心裡.

40:9 I have brought good tidings of righteousness in the great congregation. Look, I have not shut my lips. O Yahweh, you surely know that.
我在大會中宣傳公義的佳音; 我必不止住我的嘴唇. 耶和華啊, 這是你所知道的.

40:10 Your righteousness I have not hidden in the midst of my heart. I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loyal love or your faithfulness from the great congregation.
我未曾把你的公義藏在心裡; 我已陳明你的信實和你的救恩; 我在大會中未曾隱瞞你的慈愛和誠實.

40:11 As for you, O Yahweh, do not withhold your mercies from me. Let your loyal love and your faithfulness continually preserve me.
耶和華啊, 求你不要向我止住你的慈悲! 願你的慈愛和誠實常常保佑我!

40:12 For evils without number have encompassed me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails me.
因有無數的禍患圍困我, 我的罪孽追上了我, 使我不能昂首; 這罪孽比我的頭髮還多, 我就心寒膽戰.

40:13 Be pleased, O Yahweh, to deliver me. O Yahweh, hurry to help me.
耶和華啊, 求你開恩搭救我! 耶和華啊, 求你速速幫助我!

40:14 Let them be shamed and abashed altogether who seek to take away my life. Let them be repulsed and humiliated who desire my harm.
願那些尋找我,要滅我命的, 一同抱愧蒙羞! 願那些喜悅我受害的, 退後受辱!

40:15 Let them be appalled because of their shame, those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”
願那些對我說阿哈,阿哈的, 因羞愧而敗亡!

40:16 Let them rejoice and be glad in you, all those who seek you. Let them say continually, “Yahweh is great!” —those who love your salvation.
願一切尋求你的, 因你高興歡喜! 願那些喜愛你救恩的, 常說: 當尊耶和華為大!

40:17 But I am poor and needy. Let my Lord consider me. You are my help and my deliverer. O my God, do not delay.
但我是困苦窮乏的, 主仍顧念我; 你是幫助我的, 搭救我的. 神啊, 求你不要耽延!

Psalms - Chapter 41

41:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. Blessed is the one who has regard for the poor; in the day of disaster, Yahweh delivers him.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )眷顧貧窮的有福了! 他遭難的日子, 耶和華必搭救他.

41:2 Yahweh protects him and keeps him alive; he is blessed in the land, and you do not give him into the will of his enemies.
耶和華必保全他, 使他存活; 他必在地上享福. 求你不要把他交給仇敵, 遂其所願.

41:3 Yahweh sustains him on his sick bed. In his illness, you restore to health.
他病重在榻, 耶和華必扶持他; 他在病中, 你必給他鋪床.

41:4 As for me, I said, “O Yahweh, be gracious to me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
我曾說: 耶和華啊, 求你憐恤我, 醫治我! 因為我得罪了你.

41:5 My enemies speak evil about me, “When will he die and his name perish?”
我的仇敵用惡言議論我說: 他幾時死, 他的名才滅亡呢?

41:6 And when one comes to see me, he speaks falsely; his heart gathers disaster for itself. He goes out to the street; he speaks.
他來看我就說假話; 他心存奸惡, 走到外邊才說出來.

41:7 All who hate me speak together against me. Against me they assume the worst for me:
一切恨我的, 都交頭接耳地議論我; 他們設計要害我.

41:8 “A ruinous thing is poured out on him, and now that he lies down, he will not rise up again.”
他們說: 有怪病貼在他身上; 他已躺臥, 必不能再起來.

41:9 Even my close friend, whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
連我知己的朋友, 我所倚靠,吃過我飯的也用腳踢我.

41:10 But you, O Yahweh, be gracious to me and raise me up that I may repay them.
耶和華啊, 求你憐恤我, 使我起來, 好報復他們!

41:11 By this I know that you delight in me: because my enemy has not shouted in triumph over me.
因我的仇敵不得向我誇勝, 我從此便知道你喜愛我.

41:12 As for me, you have upheld me in my integrity, and you have set me in your presence forever.
你因我純正就扶持我, 使我永遠站在你的面前.

41:13 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
耶和華─以色列的神是應當稱頌的, 從亙古直到永遠. 阿們! 阿們!

Psalms - Chapter 42

42:1 For the music director. A maskil of the sons of Korah. As a deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.
(可拉後裔的訓誨詩, 交與伶長. )神啊, 我的心切慕你, 如鹿切慕溪水.

42:2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
我的心渴想神, 就是永生神; 我幾時得朝見神呢?

42:3 My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
我晝夜以眼淚當飲食; 人不住地對我說: 你的神在哪裡呢?

42:4 These I remember and I pour out my soul within me: that I would go with the multitude; I led them in procession to the house of God, with a voice of rejoicing and thanksgiving, a crowd celebrating a festival.
我從前與眾人同往, 用歡呼稱讚的聲音領他們到神的殿裡, 大家守節. 我追想這些事, 我的心極其悲傷.

42:5 Why are you in despair, O my soul, and disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, for the salvation of his presence.
我的心哪, 你為何憂悶? 為何在我裡面煩躁? 應當仰望神, 因他笑臉幫助我; 我還要稱讚他.

42:6 O my God, within me my soul is in despair; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and the heights of Hermon, from the mountain of Mizar.
我的神啊, 我的心在我裡面憂悶, 所以我從約旦地, 從黑門嶺, 從米薩山記念你.

42:7 Deep is calling to deep at the thunder of your waterfalls. All your breakers and your waves have passed over me.
你的瀑布發聲, 深淵就與深淵響應; 你的波浪洪濤漫過我身.

42:8 By day Yahweh commands his loyal love, and in the night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
白晝, 耶和華必向我施慈愛; 黑夜, 我要歌頌禱告賜我生命的神.

42:9 I say to God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
我要對神─我的磐石說: 你為何忘記我呢? 我為何因仇敵的欺壓時常哀痛呢?

42:10 As with a shattering in my bones my oppressors taunt me, while they say to me all day, “Where is your God?”
我的敵人辱罵我, 好像打碎我的骨頭, 不住地對我說: 你的神在哪裡呢?

42:11 Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
我的心哪, 你為何憂悶? 為何在我裡面煩躁? 應當仰望神, 因我還要稱讚他. 他是我臉上的光榮(原文是幫助), 是我的神.

Psalms - Chapter 43

43:1 Judge me, O God, and plead my case against an unfaithful nation. From a man of deceit and wickedness rescue me,
神啊, 求你伸我的冤, 向不虔誠的國為我辨屈; 求你救我脫離詭詐不義的人.

43:2 because you are the God of my refuge. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
因為你是賜我力量的神, 為何丟棄我呢? 我為何因仇敵的欺壓時常哀痛呢?

43:3 Send your light and your truth; they shall lead me. They shall bring me to your holy mountain and to your dwelling places.
求你發出你的亮光和真實, 好引導我, 帶我到你的聖山, 到你的居所!

43:4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my surpassing joy, and I will praise you with lyre, O God, my God.
我就走到神的祭壇, 到我最喜樂的神那裡. 神啊, 我的神, 我要彈琴稱讚你!

43:5 Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, my salvation and my God.
我的心哪, 你為何憂悶? 為何在我裡面煩躁? 應當仰望神, 因我還要稱讚他. 他是我臉上的光榮(原文是幫助), 是我的神.

Psalms - Chapter 44

44:1 For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. A maskil. O God, we have heard with our ears; our ancestors have told us of work you worked in their days, in days of old.
(可拉後裔的訓誨詩, 交與伶長. )神啊, 你在古時, 我們列祖的日子所行的事, 我們親耳聽見了; 我們的列祖也給我們述說過.

44:2 You with your hand drove out the nations, but them you planted. You harmed the peoples, but them you let spread out.
你曾用手趕出外邦人, 卻栽培了我們列祖; 你苦待列邦, 卻叫我們列祖發達.

44:3 For not with their sword did they possess the land, and their arm did not give them victory. Rather it was your right hand and your arm and the light of your presence, because you delighted in them.
因為他們不是靠自己的刀劍得地土, 也不是靠自己的膀臂得勝, 乃是靠你的右手,你的膀臂, 和你臉上的亮光, 因為你喜悅他們.

44:4 You are my king, O God. Command victories for Jacob.
神啊, 你是我的王; 求你出令使雅各得勝.

44:5 By you we push down our enemies; by your name we tread down those who rise up against us.
我們靠你要推倒我們的敵人, 靠你的名要踐踏那起來攻擊我們的人.

44:6 For I do not trust my bow, and my sword cannot give me victory.
因為, 我必不靠我的弓; 我的刀也不能使我得勝.

44:7 Rather you have saved us from our enemies, and have humiliated those who hate us.
惟你救了我們脫離敵人, 使恨我們的人羞愧.

44:8 In God we boast all the day, and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah
我們終日因神誇耀, 還要永遠稱謝你的名. (細拉)

44:9 Surely you have rejected and disgraced us, and have not gone out with our armies.
但如今你丟棄了我們, 使我們受辱, 不和我們的軍兵同去.

44:10 You have caused us to pull back from the enemy, and so those who hate us have plundered for themselves.
你使我們向敵人轉身退後; 那恨我們的人任意搶奪.

44:11 You have given us as sheep for food, and among the nations you have scattered us.
你使我們當作快要被吃的羊, 把我們分散在列邦中.

44:12 You have sold your people cheaply, and did not profit by their price.
你賣了你的子民也不賺利, 所得的價值並不加添你的資財.

44:13 You have made us a taunt to our neighbors, a derision and a scorn to those around us.
你使我們受鄰國的羞辱, 被四圍的人嗤笑譏刺.

44:14 You have made us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
你使我們在列邦中作了笑談, 使眾民向我們搖頭.

44:15 All day long my disgrace is before me, and the shame of my face covers me,
我的凌辱終日在我面前, 我臉上的羞愧將我遮蔽,

44:16 because of the voice of the taunter and the reviler, because of the enemy and the avenger.
都因那辱罵毀謗人的聲音, 又因仇敵和報仇人的緣故.

44:17 All this has befallen us, though we have not forgotten you, and we have not been false to your covenant.
這都臨到我們身上, 我們卻沒有忘記你, 也沒有違背你的約.

44:18 Our heart has not turned back, and our steps have not turned aside from your way.
我們的心沒有退後; 我們的腳也沒有偏離你的路.

44:19 But you have crushed us in a place of jackals, and have covered us with deep shadow.
你在野狗之處壓傷我們, 用死蔭遮蔽我們.

44:20 If we had forgotten the name of our God, or had spread out our hands in prayer to a foreign god,
倘若我們忘了神的名, 或向別神舉手,

44:21 would not God discover this, for he knows the secrets of the heart?
神豈不鑒察這事嗎? 因為他曉得人心裡的隱祕.

44:22 Rather, on account of you we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for slaughter.
我們為你的緣故終日被殺; 人看我們如將宰的羊.

44:23 Wake up! Why do you sleep, O Lord? Awake! Do not reject forever.
主啊, 求你睡醒, 為何儘睡呢? 求你興起, 不要永遠丟棄我們!

44:24 Why do you hide your face? Have you forgotten our misery and our oppression?
你為何掩面, 不顧我們所遭的苦難和所受的欺壓?

44:25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the ground.
我們的性命伏於塵土; 我們的肚腹緊貼地面.

44:26 Rise up! Be a help for us, and redeem us for the sake of your loyal love.
求你起來幫助我們! 憑你的慈愛救贖我們!

Psalms - Chapter 45

45:1 For the music director; according to The Lilies. Of the sons of Korah. A maskil. A song of love. My heart is moved with a good word; I recite my compositions to the king. My tongue is the pen of a skilled scribe.
(可拉後裔的訓誨詩, 又是愛慕歌, 交與伶長. 調用百合花. )我心裡湧出美辭; 我論到我為王做的事, 我的舌頭是快手筆.

45:2 You are the most handsome of the sons of humankind; grace is poured out on your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
你比世人更美; 在你嘴裡滿有恩惠; 所以神賜福給你, 直到永遠.

45:3 Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and your majesty.
大能者啊, 願你腰間佩刀, 大有榮耀和威嚴!

45:4 And in your majesty ride victoriously, because of truth and humility and righteousness. And let your right hand teach you awesome deeds.
為真理,謙卑,公義赫然坐車前往, 無不得勝; 你的右手必顯明可畏的事.

45:5 Your arrows are sharp; peoples fall under you in the midst of the king’s enemies.
你的箭鋒快, 射中王敵之心; 萬民仆倒在你以下.

45:6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.
神啊, 你的寶座是永永遠遠的; 你的國權是正直的.

45:7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you from among your companions with festive oil.
你喜愛公義, 恨惡罪惡; 所以神─就是你的神─用喜樂油膏你, 勝過膏你的同伴.

45:8 All your robes are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia. From palaces of ivory stringed instruments gladden you.
你的衣服都有沒藥,沉香,肉桂的香氣; 象牙宮中有絲弦樂器的聲音使你歡喜.

45:9 Kings’ daughters are among your noble ladies. The queen stands at your right hand in gold of Ophir.
有君王的女兒在你尊貴婦女之中; 王后佩戴俄斐金飾站在你右邊.

45:10 Hear, O daughter, and discern and incline your ear, and forget your people and your father’s house.
女子啊, 你要聽, 要想, 要側耳而聽! 不要記念你的民和你的父家,

45:11 Let the king desire your beauty. Because he is your lord, therefore bow down to him.
王就羨慕你的美貌; 因為他是你的主, 你當敬拜他.

45:12 Even the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift. The rich from among people will seek your favor.
泰爾的民(原文是女子)必來送禮; 民中的富足人也必向你求恩.

45:13 The king’s daughter is all glorious within; her garment is of gold embroidered cloth.
王女在宮裡極其榮華; 她的衣服是用金線繡的.

45:14 She is brought to the king in colorful garments. The young women behind her, her attendants, are being brought to you.
她要穿錦繡的衣服, 被引到王前; 隨從她的陪伴童女也要被帶到你面前.

45:15 They are led with joy and gladness. They enter the palace of the king.
她們要歡喜快樂被引導; 她們要進入王宮.

45:16 In place of your fathers will be your sons. You will make them princes in all the land.
你的子孫要接續你的列祖; 你要立他們在全地作王.

45:17 I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations; therefore peoples will praise you forever and ever.
我必叫你的名被萬代記念, 所以萬民要永永遠遠稱謝你.

Psalms - Chapter 46

46:1 For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, a very sufficient help in troubles.
(可拉後裔的詩歌, 交與伶長. 調用女音. )神是我們的避難所, 是我們的力量, 是我們在患難中隨時的幫助.

46:2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth change, and though the mountains totter into the midst of the sea,
所以, 地雖改變, 山雖搖動到海心,

46:3 though its waters roar and foam, though mountains shake with its surging water. Selah
其中的水雖匉訇翻騰, 山雖因海漲而戰抖, 我們也不害怕. (細拉)

46:4 There is a river whose streams gladden the city of God, the holiest of the dwellings of the Most High.
有一道河, 這河的分汊使神的城歡喜; 這城就是至高者居住的聖所.

46:5 God is in the midst of her; she will not be made to totter. God will help her at daybreak.
神在其中, 城必不動搖; 到天一亮, 神必幫助這城.

46:6 Nations roar, kingdoms shake; he utters his voice, the earth melts.
外邦喧嚷, 列國動搖; 神發聲, 地便鎔化.

46:7 Yahweh of hosts is with us; our high stronghold is the God of Jacob. Selah
萬軍之耶和華與我們同在; 雅各的神是我們的避難所! (細拉)

46:8 Come, see the works of Yahweh, who has placed desolations on the earth.
你們來看耶和華的作為, 看他使地怎樣荒涼.

46:9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and cuts off the spear. The wagons of war he burns with fire.
他止息刀兵, 直到地極; 他折弓,斷槍, 把戰車焚燒在火中.

46:10 Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.
你們要休息, 要知道我是神! 我必在外邦中被尊崇, 在遍地上也被尊崇.

46:11 Yahweh of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high stronghold.
萬軍之耶和華與我們同在; 雅各的神是我們的避難所!

Psalms - Chapter 47

47:1 For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. All you peoples, clap your hands. Shout to God with a voice of rejoicing.
(可拉後裔的詩, 交與伶長. )萬民哪, 你們都要拍掌! 要用誇勝的聲音向神呼喊!

47:2 For Yahweh Most High is awesome, a great king over all the earth.
因為耶和華至高者是可畏的; 他是治理全地的大君王.

47:3 He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet.
他叫萬民服在我們以下, 又叫列邦服在我們腳下.

47:4 He chooses for us our inheritance, the pride of Jacob whom he loves.
他為我們選擇產業, 就是他所愛之雅各的榮耀. (細拉)

47:5 God has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.
神上升, 有喊聲相送; 耶和華上升, 有角聲相送.

47:6 Sing praises to God, sing praises. Sing praises to our king, sing praises.
你們要向神歌頌, 歌頌! 向我們王歌頌, 歌頌!

47:7 For God is king of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.
因為神是全地的王; 你們要用悟性歌頌.

47:8 God reigns over nations; God sits on his holy throne.
神作王治理萬國; 神坐在他的聖寶座上.

47:9 The princes of the peoples are gathered together with the people of Abraham’s God. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is very exalted.
列邦的君王聚集要作亞伯拉罕之神的民. 因為世界的盾牌是屬神的; 他為至高!

Psalms - Chapter 48

48:1 A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. Yahweh is great and very worthy of praise in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
(可拉後裔的詩歌. )耶和華本為大! 在我們神的城中, 在他的聖山上, 該受大讚美.

48:2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great king.
錫安山─大君王的城, 在北面居高華美, 為全地所喜悅.

48:3 God is in her citadels; he is known as a high stronghold.
神在其宮中, 自顯為避難所.

48:4 For see, the kings assembled; they advanced together.
看哪, 眾王會合, 一同經過.

48:5 They themselves saw it, so they were astonished. They were terrified; they ran off.
他們見了這城就驚奇喪膽, 急忙逃跑.

48:6 Trembling seized them there— pain as of a woman in labor.
他們在那裡被戰兢疼痛抓住, 好像產難的婦人一樣.

48:7 With an east wind you shatter the ships of Tarshish.
神啊, 你用東風打破他施的船隻.

48:8 As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God. God will establish her forever. Selah
我們在萬軍之耶和華的城中─就是我們神的城中─所看見的, 正如我們所聽見的. 神必堅立這城, 直到永遠. (細拉)

48:9 We have pondered your loyal love, O God, in the midst of your temple.
神啊, 我們在你的殿中想念你的慈愛.

48:10 As is your name, O God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.
神啊, 你受的讚美正與你的名相稱, 直到地極! 你的右手滿了公義.

48:11 Let Mount Zion rejoice; let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.
因你的判斷, 錫安山應當歡喜, 猶大的城邑(原文是女子)應當快樂.

48:12 Walk about Zion and circle it; count her towers.
你們當周遊錫安, 四圍旋繞, 數點城樓,

48:13 Consider well her ramparts. Go through her citadels so that you can tell the next generation
細看她的外郭, 察看她的宮殿, 為要傳說到後代.

48:14 that this is God, our God forever and ever. He himself will guide us until death.
因為這神永永遠遠為我們的神; 他必作我們引路的, 直到死時.

Psalms - Chapter 49

49:1 For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,
(可拉後裔的詩, 交與伶長. )萬民哪, 你們都當聽這話! 世上一切的居民,

49:2 both low and high, rich and poor together.
無論上流下流, 富足貧窮, 都當留心聽!

49:3 My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
我口要說智慧的言語; 我心要想通達的道理.

49:4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will propound my riddle on a lyre.
我要側耳聽比喻, 用琴解謎語.

49:5 Why should I fear in times of calamity, when iniquity surrounds me at my heels,
在患難的日子, 奸惡隨我腳跟, 四面環繞我, 我何必懼怕?

49:6 those who trust their wealth and boast about the abundance of their riches?
那些倚仗財貨自誇錢財多的人,

49:7 Surely a man cannot redeem a brother. He cannot give to God his ransom
一個也無法贖自己的弟兄, 也不能替他將贖價給神,

49:8 (since the redemption price for their life is costly and it always fails),
叫他長遠活著, 不見朽壞; 因為贖他生命的價值極貴, 只可永遠罷休.

49:9 so that he may stay alive forever and not see the pit.
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49:10 For he sees that the wise die, together with the fool and brute they perish, and leave their wealth to the next generation.
他必見智慧人死, 又見愚頑人和畜類人一同滅亡, 將他們的財貨留給別人.

49:11 Within them they think their houses are forever, their dwelling places from generation to generation. They name their lands by their own names.
他們心裡思想: 他們的家室必永存, 住宅必留到萬代; 他們以自己的名稱自己的地.

49:12 But man cannot continue in his pomp. He is like the beasts that perish.
但人居尊貴中不能長久, 如同死亡的畜類一樣.

49:13 This is the journey of those who have foolish confidence, and those after them who accept their sayings. Selah
他們行的這道本為自己的愚昧; 但他們以後的人還佩服他們的話語. (細拉)

49:14 Like sheep they are destined to Sheol; death will shepherd them. But the upright will rule over them in the morning, and their forms will be for Sheol to consume, far from his lofty abode.
他們如同羊群派定下陰間; 死亡必作他們的牧者. 到了早晨, 正直人必管轄他們; 他們的美容必被陰間所滅, 以致無處可存.

49:15 Surely God will ransom my life from the power of Sheol, because he will receive me. Selah
只是神必救贖我的靈魂脫離陰間的權柄, 因他必收納我. (細拉)

49:16 Do not fear when a man becomes rich, when the wealth of his house increases,
見人發財,家室增榮的時候, 你不要懼怕;

49:17 because when he dies he will not take away any of it. His wealth will not follow down after him.
因為, 他死的時候甚麼也不能帶去; 他的榮耀不能隨他下去.

49:18 Though he congratulated his soul while he was living —and people will praise you when you do well for yourself—
他活著的時候, 雖然自誇為有福(你若利己, 人必誇獎你);

49:19 it will go to the generation of his fathers. Never will they see light.
他仍必歸到他歷代的祖宗那裡, 永不見光.

49:20 Humankind in its pomp, but does not understand, is like the beasts that perish.
人在尊貴中而不醒悟, 就如死亡的畜類一樣.

Psalms - Chapter 50

50:1 A psalm of Asaph. The Supreme God, God, Yahweh, has spoken and summoned the earth, from the rising of the sun to its setting.
(亞薩的詩. )大能者神─耶和華已經發言招呼天下, 從日出之地到日落之處.

50:2 From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
從全美的錫安中, 神已經發光了.

50:3 Our God comes and he is not silent. Before him fire devours, and around him it is very tempestuous.
我們的神要來, 決不閉口. 有烈火在他面前吞滅; 有暴風在他四圍大颳.

50:4 He summons the heavens above and the earth that he might judge his people:
他招呼上天下地, 為要審判他的民,

50:5 “Gather to me my loyal ones, those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
說: 招聚我的聖民到我這裡來, 就是那些用祭物與我立約的人.

50:6 And the heavens declare his righteousness, because God himself is judge. Selah
諸天必表明他的公義, 因為神是施行審判的. (細拉)

50:7 “Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
我的民哪, 你們當聽我的話! 以色列啊, 我要勸戒你; 我是神, 是你的神!

50:8 It is not concerning a lack of your sacrifices that I rebuke you, and your burnt offerings are before me continually.
我並不因你的祭物責備你; 你的燔祭常在我面前.

50:9 I will not take from your house a bull or from your stalls a he-goat,
我不從你家中取公牛, 也不從你圈內取山羊;

50:10 because every animal of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills.
因為, 樹林中的百獸是我的, 千山上的牲畜也是我的.

50:11 I know every bird of the mountains, and every moving creature in the field is mine.
山中的飛鳥, 我都知道; 野地的走獸也都屬我.

50:12 If I were hungry I would not tell you, because the world and its fullness are mine.
我若是飢餓, 我不用告訴你, 因為世界和其中所充滿的都是我的.

50:13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
我豈吃公牛的肉呢? 我豈喝山羊的血呢?

50:14 Offer to God a thank offering and pay your vows to the Most High.
你們要以感謝為祭獻與神, 又要向至高者還你的願,

50:15 And call me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me.”
並要在患難之日求告我; 我必搭救你, 你也要榮耀我.

50:16 But to the wicked God says, “What right have you to recite my statutes and mention my covenant with your mouth,
但神對惡人說: 你怎敢傳說我的律例, 口中提到我的約呢?

50:17 while you yourself hate discipline, and cast my words behind you?
其實你恨惡管教, 將我的言語丟在背後.

50:18 When you see a thief, then you are pleased with him, and your association is with adulterers.
你見了盜賊就樂意與他同夥, 又與行姦淫的人一同有分.

50:19 You give your mouth free rein for evil, and you harness your tongue to deceit.
你口任說惡言; 你舌編造詭詐.

50:20 You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your mother’s son.
你坐著毀謗你的兄弟, 讒毀你親母的兒子.

50:21 These things you have done, and I have been silent; You imagined that I was just like you. I will rebuke you and present an argument before your eyes.
你行了這些事, 我還閉口不言, 你想我恰和你一樣; 其實我要責備你, 將這些事擺在你眼前.

50:22 Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you apart, and there will be none to deliver.
你們忘記神的, 要思想這事, 免得我把你們撕碎, 無人搭救.

50:23 He who sacrifices a thank offering honors me, and he who orders his way; I will show him the salvation of God.”
凡以感謝獻上為祭的便是榮耀我; 那按正路而行的, 我必使他得著我的救恩.

Psalms - Chapter 51

51:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loyal love. According to your abundant mercies, blot out my transgressions.
(大衛與拔示巴同室以後, 先知拿單來見他; 他作這詩, 交與伶長. )神啊, 求你按你的慈愛憐恤我! 按你豐盛的慈悲塗抹我的過犯!

51:2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and from my sin cleanse me.
求你將我的罪孽洗除淨盡, 並潔除我的罪!

51:3 For I myself know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
因為, 我知道我的過犯; 我的罪常在我面前.

51:4 Against you, only you, I have sinned and have done this evil in your eyes, so that you are correct when you speak, you are blameless when you judge.
我向你犯罪, 惟獨得罪了你; 在你眼前行了這惡, 以致你責備我的時候顯為公義, 判斷我的時候顯為清正.

51:5 Behold, in iniquity I was born, and in sin my mother conceived me.
我是在罪孽裡生的, 在我母親懷胎的時候就有了罪.

51:6 Behold, you delight in truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden parts you make me to know wisdom.
你所喜愛的是內裡誠實; 你在我隱密處, 必使我得智慧.

51:7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
求你用牛膝草潔淨我, 我就乾淨; 求你洗滌我, 我就比雪更白.

51:8 Make me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
求你使我得聽歡喜快樂的聲音, 使你所壓傷的骨頭可以踴躍.

51:9 Hide your face from my sins, and all my iniquities blot out.
求你掩面不看我的罪, 塗抹我一切的罪孽.

51:10 Create a clean heart for me, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
神啊, 求你為我造清潔的心, 使我裡面重新有正直(或譯: 堅定)的靈.

51:11 Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
不要丟棄我, 使我離開你的面; 不要從我收回你的聖靈.

51:12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and with a willing spirit sustain me.
求你使我仍得救恩之樂, 賜我樂意的靈扶持我,

51:13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.
我就把你的道指教有過犯的人, 罪人必歸順你.

51:14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation; then my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
神啊, 你是拯救我的神; 求你救我脫離流人血的罪! 我的舌頭就高聲歌唱你的公義.

51:15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will proclaim your praise.
主啊, 求你使我嘴唇張開, 我的口便傳揚讚美你的話!

51:16 For you do not delight in sacrifice or I would give it. With a burnt offering you are not pleased.
你本不喜愛祭物, 若喜愛, 我就獻上; 燔祭, 你也不喜悅.

51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
神所要的祭就是憂傷的靈; 神啊, 憂傷痛悔的心, 你必不輕看.

51:18 Do good in your favor toward Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.
求你隨你的美意善待錫安, 建造耶路撒冷的城牆.

51:19 Then you will delight in righteous sacrifices, burnt offering and whole burnt offering. Then bulls will be offered on your altar.
那時, 你必喜愛公義的祭和燔祭並全牲的燔祭; 那時, 人必將公牛獻在你壇上.

Psalms - Chapter 52

52:1 For the music director. A maskil of David. When Doeg the Edomite came and informed Saul. And he said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast about evil, O mighty man? The loyal love of God endures continually.
(以東人多益來告訴掃羅說: 大衛到了亞希米勒家. 那時, 大衛作這訓誨詩, 交與伶長. )勇士啊, 你為何以作惡自誇? 神的慈愛是常存的.

52:2 Your tongue plans destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceit.
你的舌頭邪惡詭詐, 好像剃頭刀, 快利傷人.

52:3 You love evil more than good, a lie more than speaking what is right. Selah
你愛惡勝似愛善, 又愛說謊, 不愛說公義. (細拉)

52:4 You love all devouring words, O deceitful tongue,
詭詐的舌頭啊, 你愛說一切毀滅的話!

52:5 but God will pull you down forever. He will snatch you and tear you away from your tent, and he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
神也要毀滅你, 直到永遠; 他要把你拿去, 從你的帳棚中抽出, 從活人之地將你拔出. (細拉)

52:6 And the righteous will see and fear, and will laugh at him, saying,
義人要看見而懼怕, 並要笑他,

52:7 “Look, the man who would not make God his refuge, but he trusted in the greatness of his wealth; he took refuge in his destructiveness.”
說: 看哪, 這就是那不以神為他力量的人, 只倚仗他豐富的財物, 在邪惡上堅立自己.

52:8 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God. I trust the loyal love of God forever and ever.
至於我, 就像神殿中的青橄欖樹; 我永永遠遠倚靠神的慈愛.

52:9 I will give thanks to you forever, because of what you have done, and I will wait on your name, because it is good, in the presence of your faithful ones.
我要稱謝你, 直到永遠, 因為你行了這事. 我也要在你聖民面前仰望你的名; 這名本為美好.

Psalms - Chapter 53

53:1 For the music director, according to Mahalath. A maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.
(大衛的訓誨詩, 交與伶長. 調用麻哈拉. )愚頑人心裡說: 沒有神. 他們都是邪惡, 行了可憎惡的罪孽; 沒有一個人行善.

53:2 God looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who seeks God.
神從天上垂看世人, 要看有明白的沒有? 有尋求他的沒有?

53:3 All of them have turned back. They are altogether corrupt. There is none who does good; there is not even one.
他們各人都退後, 一同變為污穢; 並沒有行善的, 連一個也沒有.

53:4 Do not evildoers know, they who eat my people as though they were eating bread? They do not call on God.
作孽的沒有知識嗎? 他們吞吃我的百姓如同吃飯一樣, 並不求告神.

53:5 There they are very fearful where no fear had been, because God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.
他們在無可懼怕之處就大大害怕, 因為神把那安營攻擊你之人的骨頭散開了. 你使他們蒙羞, 因為神棄絕了他們.

53:6 Oh, that from Zion would come salvation for Israel! When God returns the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
但願以色列的救恩從錫安而出. 神救回他被擄的子民那時, 雅各要快樂, 以色列要歡喜.

Psalms - Chapter 54

54:1 For the music director, with stringed instruments. A maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?” O God, by your name save me, and by your power vindicate me.
(西弗人來對掃羅說: 大衛豈不是在我們那裡藏身嗎? 那時, 大衛作這訓誨詩, 交與伶長. 用絲弦的樂器. )神啊, 求你以你的名救我, 憑你的大能為我伸冤.

54:2 O God, hear my prayer; heed the words of my mouth.
神啊, 求你聽我的禱告, 留心聽我口中的言語.

54:3 For foreigners have risen against me, and ruthless men seek my life. They have not set God before them. Selah
因為, 外人起來攻擊我, 強暴人尋索我的命; 他們眼中沒有神. (細拉)

54:4 See, God is my helper; The Lord is with those who sustain my life.
神是幫助我的, 是扶持我命的.

54:5 He will repay my enemies for their evil; in your faithfulness destroy them.
他要報應我仇敵所行的惡; 求你憑你的誠實滅絕他們.

54:6 I will freely sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O Yahweh, because it is good.
我要把甘心祭獻給你. 耶和華啊, 我要稱讚你的名; 這名本為美好.

54:7 Because he has delivered me from all trouble, and my eye has looked with satisfaction on my enemies.
他從一切的急難中把我救出來; 我的眼睛也看見了我仇敵遭報.

Psalms - Chapter 55

55:1 For the music director, with stringed instruments. A maskil of David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer, and do not hide yourself from my plea.
(大衛的訓誨詩, 交與伶長. 用絲弦的樂器. )神啊, 求你留心聽我的禱告, 不要隱藏不聽我的懇求!

55:2 Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my lamenting and I groan,
求你側耳聽我, 應允我. 我哀歎不安, 發聲唉哼,

55:3 because of the voice of an enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked, because they bring down evil on me, and in anger they hold a grudge against me.
都因仇敵的聲音, 惡人的欺壓; 因為他們將罪孽加在我身上, 發怒氣逼迫我.

55:4 My heart trembles within me, and deathly terrors fall on me.
我心在我裡面甚是疼痛; 死的驚惶臨到我身.

55:5 Fear and trembling come on me, and horror overwhelms me.
恐懼戰兢歸到我身; 驚恐漫過了我.

55:6 So I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and be at rest.
我說: 但願我有翅膀像鴿子, 我就飛去, 得享安息.

55:7 Look, I would flee far away. I would dwell in the wilderness. Selah
我必遠遊, 宿在曠野. (細拉)

55:8 I would hurry to my refuge from the raging wind and storm.”
我必速速逃到避所, 脫離狂風暴雨.

55:9 Confuse, O Lord; divide their speech, because I see violence and strife in the city.
主啊, 求你吞滅他們, 變亂他們的舌頭! 因為我在城中見了強暴爭競的事.

55:10 Day and night they go around it on its walls, and iniquity and trouble are in its midst.
他們在城牆上晝夜繞行; 在城內也有罪孽和奸惡.

55:11 Destruction is within it, and oppression and deceit do not depart from its public square.
邪惡在其中; 欺壓和詭詐不離街市.

55:12 For it is not an enemy that taunts me, or I could bear it. It is not one who hates me that magnifies himself over me, or I could hide myself from him.
原來不是仇敵辱罵我, 若是仇敵, 還可忍耐; 也不是恨我的人向我狂大, 若是恨我的人就必躲避他.

55:13 But it is you, a man my equal, my friend and confidant.
不料是你; 你原與我平等, 是我的同伴, 是我知己的朋友!

55:14 We who would take sweet counsel together; in the house of God we would walk with the throng.
我們素常彼此談論, 以為甘甜; 我們與群眾在神的殿中同行.

55:15 Let death deceive them. May they descend to Sheol alive, because evil is in their home and heart.
願死亡忽然臨到他們! 願他們活活地下入陰間! 因為他們的住處, 他們的心中, 都是邪惡.

55:16 As for me, I will call to God, and Yahweh will save me.
至於我, 我要求告神; 耶和華必拯救我.

55:17 Morning, noon and night I will lament and groan loudly, and he will hear my voice.
我要晚上,早晨,晌午哀聲悲歎; 他也必聽我的聲音.

55:18 He safely redeems my life from the battle against me, because those standing against me are among many.
他救贖我命脫離攻擊我的人, 使我得享平安, 因為與我相爭的人甚多.

55:19 God will hear and answer them, he who is enthroned from of old, Selah Because they do not change, and they do not fear God.
那沒有更變,不敬畏神的人, 從太古常存的神必聽見而苦待他.

55:20 He has put forth his hands against his friends; he has defiled his covenant.
他背了約, 伸手攻擊與他和好的人.

55:21 The buttery words of his mouth were smooth, but there was battle in his heart. His words were smoother than oil, but they were drawn swords.
他的口如奶油光滑, 他的心卻懷著爭戰; 他的話比油柔和, 其實是拔出來的刀.

55:22 Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
你要把你的重擔卸給耶和華, 他必撫養你; 他永不叫義人動搖.

55:23 But you, O God, you will bring them down to the pit of corruption. The men of bloodshed and deceit will not live half their days, but I will trust you.
神啊, 你必使惡人下入滅亡的坑; 流人血,行詭詐的人必活不到半世, 但我要倚靠你.

Psalms - Chapter 56

56:1 For the music director, according to The Silent Dove of Distant Lands. Of David. A miktam. When the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be gracious to me, O God, because humankind has trampled me; fighting all the day he oppresses me.
(非利士人在迦特拿住大衛. 那時, 他作這金詩, 交與伶長. 調用遠方無聲鴿. )神啊, 求你憐憫我, 因為人要把我吞了, 終日攻擊欺壓我.

56:2 My enemies trample all day, because many are attacking me proudly.
我的仇敵終日要把我吞了, 因逞驕傲攻擊我的人甚多.

56:3 When I fear, I trust you.
我懼怕的時候要倚靠你.

56:4 God, whose word I praise, God I trust; I do not fear. What can mere flesh do to me?
我倚靠神, 我要讚美他的話; 我倚靠神, 必不懼怕. 血氣之輩能把我怎麼樣呢?

56:5 All day they twist my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
他們終日顛倒我的話; 他們一切的心思都是要害我.

56:6 They attack, they hide, they watch my steps, as they lie in wait for my life.
他們聚集, 埋伏窺探我的腳蹤, 等候要害我的命.

56:7 Because of iniquity will they escape? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.
他們豈能因罪孽逃脫嗎? 神啊, 求你在怒中使眾民墮落!

56:8 You have kept count of my wonderings. Put my tears in your bottle; are they not in your book?
我幾次流離, 你都記數; 求你把我眼淚裝在你的皮袋裡. 這不都記在你冊子上嗎?

56:9 Then my enemies will turn back when I call. This I know because God is for me.
我呼求的日子, 我的仇敵都要轉身退後. 神幫助我, 這是我所知道的.

56:10 God, whose word I praise, Yahweh, whose word I praise,
我倚靠神, 我要讚美他的話; 我倚靠耶和華, 我要讚美他的話.

56:11 God I trust; I do not fear. What can mere humankind do to me?
我倚靠神, 必不懼怕. 人能把我怎麼樣呢?

56:12 My vows to you, O God, are binding upon me. I will pay thank offerings to you,
神啊, 我向你所許的願在我身上; 我要將感謝祭獻給你.

56:13 because you have delivered my soul from death. Have you not kept my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
因為你救我的命脫離死亡. 你豈不是救護我的腳不跌倒,使我在生命光中行在神面前嗎?

Psalms - Chapter 57

57:1 For the music director, according to Do Not Destroy. Of David. A miktam. When he fled from Saul into the cave. Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, because in you my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of your wings I will take refuge until destruction passes by.
(大衛逃避掃羅, 藏在洞裡. 那時, 他作這金詩, 交與伶長. 調用休要毀壞. )神啊, 求你憐憫我, 憐憫我! 因為我的心投靠你. 我要投靠在你翅膀的蔭下, 等到災害過去.

57:2 I will call to God Most High, to God who accomplishes things concerning me.
我要求告至高的神, 就是為我成全諸事的神.

57:3 He will send from heaven and save me; he will reproach the one who tramples me. Selah God will send his loyal love and his faithfulness.
那要吞我的人辱罵我的時候, 神從天上必施恩救我, 也必向我發出慈愛和誠實.

57:4 My soul is among lions. I lie down among those who devour— the children of humankind whose teeth are spears and arrows and whose tongues are sharp swords.
我的性命在獅子中間; 我躺臥在性如烈火的世人當中. 他們的牙齒是槍,箭; 他們的舌頭是快刀.

57:5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God. Let your glory be above all the earth.
神啊, 願你崇高過於諸天! 願你的榮耀高過全地!

57:6 They have set a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down. They have dug a pit before me; they have fallen into the midst of it. Selah
他們為我的腳設下網羅, 壓制我的心; 他們在我面前挖了坑, 自己反掉在其中. (細拉)

57:7 My heart is steadfast, O God; My heart is steadfast. I will sing and give praise.
神啊, 我心堅定, 我心堅定; 我要唱詩, 我要歌頌!

57:8 Awake, my glory; Awake, harp and lyre. I will awake the dawn.
我的靈(原文是榮耀)啊, 你當醒起! 琴瑟啊, 你們當醒起! 我自己要極早醒起!

57:9 I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Lord; I will give you praise among the nations.
主啊, 我要在萬民中稱謝你, 在列邦中歌頌你!

57:10 Because your loyal love is high to the heavens, and your faithfulness to the clouds.
因為, 你的慈愛高及諸天; 你的誠實達到穹蒼.

57:11 Be exalted above the heavens, O God. Let your glory be above all the earth.
神啊, 願你崇高過於諸天! 願你的榮耀高過全地!

Psalms - Chapter 58

58:1 For the music director, according to Do not Destroy. Of David. A miktam. Do you really speak what is right when silent? Do you judge fairly the children of humankind?
(大衛的金詩, 交與伶長. 調用休要毀壞. )世人哪, 你們默然不語, 真合公義嗎? 施行審判, 豈按正直嗎?

58:2 No, in your heart you plan injustices; in the land you weigh out the violence of your hands.
不然! 你們是心中作惡; 你們在地上秤出你們手所行的強暴.

58:3 The wicked are estranged from the womb. They go astray from the belly, speaking lies.
惡人一出母胎就與神疏遠, 一離母腹便走錯路, 說謊話.

58:4 Their venom is like snake venom; They are like a deaf viper that closes its ear
他們的毒氣好像蛇的毒氣; 他們好像塞耳的聾虺,

58:5 so that it does not hear the voice of charmers or the skilled caster of spells.
不聽行法術的聲音, 雖用極靈的咒語也是不聽.

58:6 O God, break their teeth in their mouth. Break off the fangs of the young lions, O Yahweh.
神啊, 求你敲碎他們口中的牙; 耶和華啊, 求你敲掉少壯獅子的大牙!

58:7 Let them run away like water that runs off. When he bends the bow, let his arrows be as though they were cut off.
願他們消滅, 如急流的水一般; 他們瞅準射箭的時候, 願箭頭彷彿砍斷.

58:8 Let them be like a snail that melts away as it goes; like the stillborn of woman that do not see the sun.
願他們像蝸牛消化過去, 又像婦人墜落未見天日的胎.

58:9 Before your pots can feel the heat of a thornbush, whether green or dry, he will sweep it away.
你們用荊棘燒火, 鍋還未熱, 他要用旋風把青的和燒著的一齊颳去.

58:10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
義人見仇敵遭報就歡喜, 要在惡人的血中洗腳.

58:11 And people will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous. Surely there is a God who judges in the land.”
因此, 人必說: 義人誠然有善報; 在地上果有施行判斷的神!

Psalms - Chapter 59

59:1 For the music director, according to Do Not Destroy. Of David. A miktam. When Saul dispatched men and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God. Protect me from those who rise up against me.
(掃羅打發人窺探大衛的房屋, 要殺他. 那時, 大衛作這金詩, 交與伶長. 調用休要毀壞. )我的神啊, 求你救我脫離仇敵, 把我安置在高處, 得脫那些起來攻擊我的人.

59:2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and from men of bloodshed save me.
求你救我脫離作孽的人和喜愛流人血的人!

59:3 For look, they lie in wait for my life. The mighty attack against me, not because of my transgression or my sin, O Yahweh.
因為, 他們埋伏要害我的命; 有能力的人聚集來攻擊我. 耶和華啊, 這不是為我的過犯, 也不是為我的罪愆.

59:4 Without guilt on my part they run and ready themselves. Awake to meet me and see.
我雖然無過, 他們預備整齊, 跑來攻擊我. 求你興起鑒察, 幫助我!

59:5 And you, Yahweh, God of hosts, are the God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations. Do not be gracious to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah
萬軍之神─耶和華以色列的神啊! 求你興起, 懲治萬邦! 不要憐憫行詭詐的惡人! (細拉)

59:6 They return at evening; they howl like dogs while they prowl the city.
他們晚上轉回, 叫號如狗, 圍城繞行.

59:7 Look, they pour out talk with their mouth. Swords are on their lips, for they say, “Who hears?”
他們口中噴吐惡言, 嘴裡有刀; 他們說: 有誰聽見?

59:8 But you, O Yahweh, will laugh at them; you will mock all the nations.
但你─耶和華必笑話他們; 你要嗤笑萬邦.

59:9 O my strength, I will watch for you, because you, O God, are my (high) stronghold.
我的力量啊, 我必仰望你, 因為神是我的高臺.

59:10 My God of loyal love will meet me; God will cause me to look in triumph on my enemies.
我的神要以慈愛迎接我; 神要叫我看見我仇敵遭報.

59:11 Do not kill them, lest my people forget. Make them to wander by your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
不要殺他們, 恐怕我的民忘記. 主啊, 你是我們的盾牌; 求你用你的能力使他們四散, 且降為卑.

59:12 By the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, even in their pride, let them be trapped, and for the curses and lies they proclaim.
因他們口中的罪和嘴裡的言語, 並咒罵虛謊的話, 願他們在驕傲之中被纏住了.

59:13 Destroy in anger; destroy so they are no more, so that they may know that God is ruling in Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah
求你發怒, 使他們消滅, 以致歸於無有, 叫他們知道神在雅各中間掌權, 直到地極. (細拉)

59:14 They return at evening; they howl like dogs while they prowl the city.
到了晚上, 任憑他們轉回; 任憑他們叫號如狗, 圍城繞行.

59:15 As for them, they wander for food. If they are not satisfied, then they continue all night.
他們必走來走去, 尋找食物, 若不得飽就終夜在外.

59:16 But as for me, I will sing of your strength, and I will hail your loyal love in the morning, because you have been my high stronghold and a refuge in my time of trouble.
但我要歌頌你的力量, 早晨要高唱你的慈愛; 因為你作過我的高臺, 在我急難的日子作過我的避難所.

59:17 O my strength, to you I will give praise, because God is my high stronghold, my God of loyal love.
我的力量啊, 我要歌頌你; 因為神是我的高臺, 是賜恩與我的神.

Psalms - Chapter 60

60:1 For the music director, according to Shushan Eduth. A miktam of David. To teach. When he fought Mesopotamia and Aram Zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, twelve thousand persons. O God, you have rejected us. You have broken us. You have been angry. Restore us!
(大衛與兩河間的亞蘭並瑣巴的亞蘭爭戰的時候, 約押轉回, 在鹽谷攻擊以東, 殺了一萬二千人. 那時, 大衛作這金詩叫人學習, 交與伶長. 調用為證的百合花. )神啊, 你丟棄了我們, 使我們破敗; 你向我們發怒, 求你使我們復興!

60:2 You have made the land quake. You have split it open. Heal its fissures, because it totters.
你使地震動, 而且崩裂; 求你將裂口醫好, 因為地搖動.

60:3 You have shown your people hard things; You have given us wine that staggers.
你叫你的民遇見艱難; 你叫我們喝那使人東倒西歪的酒.

60:4 You have rallied those who fear you round a banner out of bowshot, Selah
你把旌旗賜給敬畏你的人, 可以為真理揚起來. (細拉)

60:5 so that your beloved ones may be rescued. Save by your right hand and answer us.
求你應允我們, 用右手拯救我們, 好叫你所親愛的人得救.

60:6 God has spoken in his holiness, “I will rejoice; I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the valley of Succoth.
神已經指著他的聖潔說(說: 或譯應許我): 我要歡樂; 我要分開示劍, 丈量疏割谷.

60:7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the helmet for my head; Judah is my scepter.
基列是我的, 瑪拿西也是我的. 以法蓮是護衛我頭的; 猶大是我的杖.

60:8 Moab is my washing pot; over Edom, I will cast my sandal. On account of me, O Philistia, raise a shout.”
摩押是我的沐浴盆; 我要向以東拋鞋. 非利士啊, 你還能因我歡呼嗎?

60:9 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
誰能領我進堅固城? 誰能引我到以東地?

60:10 Have not you yourself rejected us, O God, and not gone out with our armies, O God?
神啊, 你不是丟棄了我們嗎? 神啊, 你不和我們的軍兵同去嗎?

60:11 Give us help against the adversary, for the help of humankind is futile.
求你幫助我們攻擊敵人, 因為人的幫助是枉然的.

60:12 Through God we will do valiantly, and it is he who will tread down our enemies.
我們倚靠神才得施展大能, 因為踐踏我們敵人的就是他.

Psalms - Chapter 61

61:1 For the music director, upon stringed instruments. Of David. Hear, O God, my cry; attend to my prayer.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. 用絲弦的樂器. )神啊, 求你聽我的呼求, 側耳聽我的禱告!

61:2 From the end of the earth I call to you when my heart grows faint. You will lead me to a rock that is higher than I.
我心裡發昏的時候, 我要從地極求告你. 求你領我到那比我更高的磐石!

61:3 For you have been my refuge, a strong tower from the enemy.
因為你作過我的避難所, 作過我的堅固臺, 脫離仇敵.

61:4 Let me reside in your tent forever. Let me take refuge under the covering of your wings. Selah
我要永遠住在你的帳幕裡! 我要投靠在你翅膀下的隱密處! (細拉)

61:5 For you, O God, you have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
神啊, 你原是聽了我所許的願; 你將產業賜給敬畏你名的人.

61:6 You will add days to the days of the king, his years like those of many generations.
你要加添王的壽數; 他的年歲必存到世世.

61:7 May he live forever in the presence of God. Appoint loyal love and faithfulness to preserve him.
他必永遠坐在神面前; 願你預備慈愛和誠實保佑他!

61:8 So I will sing the praise of your name forever, that I may fulfill my vows daily.
這樣, 我要歌頌你的名, 直到永遠, 好天天還我所許的願.

Psalms - Chapter 62

62:1 For the music director, on Jeduthun. A psalm of David. Only for God my soul waits in silence. From him is my salvation.
(大衛的詩, 照耶杜頓的作法, 交與伶長. )我的心默默無聲, 專等候神; 我的救恩是從他而來.

62:2 Only he is my rock and my salvation, my high stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.
惟獨他是我的磐石, 我的拯救; 他是我的高臺, 我必不很動搖.

62:3 How long will you attack a man? All of you will be shattered like a leaning wall, a tottering fence.
你們大家攻擊一人, 把他毀壞, 如同毀壞歪斜的牆,將倒的壁, 要到幾時呢?

62:4 They only plan to thrust him down from his high position; they are pleased with deception. With their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
他們彼此商議, 專要從他的尊位上把他推下; 他們喜愛謊話, 口雖祝福, 心卻咒詛. (細拉)

62:5 Only for God wait in silence, O my soul, because my hope is from him.
我的心哪, 你當默默無聲, 專等候神, 因為我的盼望是從他而來.

62:6 Only he is my rock and my salvation, my high stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
惟獨他是我的磐石, 我的拯救; 他是我的高臺, 我必不動搖.

62:7 On God rests my salvation and my glory; God is my strong rock, my refuge.
我的拯救,我的榮耀都在乎神; 我力量的磐石,我的避難所都在乎神.

62:8 Trust him at all times, O people; pour out before him your heart. God is a refuge for us. Selah
你們眾民當時時倚靠他, 在他面前傾心吐意; 神是我們的避難所. (細拉)

62:9 Only a vapor are men of low degree, a deception are men of high degree. Weighed in a balance, together they are lighter than a vapor.
下流人真是虛空; 上流人也是虛假; 放在天平裡就必浮起; 他們一共比空氣還輕.

62:10 Do not trust in extortion, and do not put vain confidence in robbery. If wealth increases, do not set your heart on it.
不要仗勢欺人, 也不要因搶奪而驕傲; 若財寶加增, 不要放在心上.

62:11 Once God has spoken; twice I have heard this: that strength belongs to God.
神說了一次,兩次, 我都聽見: 就是能力都屬乎神.

62:12 And to you belongs loyal love, O Lord, because you will render to each according to his work.
主啊, 慈愛也是屬乎你, 因為你照著各人所行的報應他.

Psalms - Chapter 63

63:1 A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, you are my God; I will seek you diligently. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you as in a dry and weary land without water.
(大衛在猶大曠野的時候, 作了這詩. )神啊, 你是我的神, 我要切切地尋求你, 在乾旱疲乏無水之地, 我渴想你; 我的心切慕你.

63:2 Thus I have seen you in the sanctuary, beholding your strength and glory.
我在聖所中曾如此瞻仰你, 為要見你的能力和你的榮耀.

63:3 Because your loyal love is better than life, my lips will praise you.
因你的慈愛比生命更好, 我的嘴唇要頌讚你.

63:4 So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.
我還活的時候要這樣稱頌你; 我要奉你的名舉手.

63:5 My soul will be satisfied as with the best and richest food, and with joyful lips my mouth will praise.
我在床上記念你, 在夜更的時候思想你; 我的心就像飽足了骨髓肥油, 我也要以歡樂的嘴唇讚美你.

63:6 When I remember you on my bed, I meditate on you in the night watches.
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63:7 Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
因為你曾幫助我, 我就在你翅膀的蔭下歡呼.

63:8 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
我心緊緊地跟隨你; 你的右手扶持我.

63:9 But as for them who seek my life for ruin, they will go into the depths of the earth.
但那些尋索要滅我命的人必往地底下去;

63:10 They who would deliver him to the sword will become a portion for jackals.
他們必被刀劍所殺, 被野狗所吃.

63:11 However, the king will rejoice in God. Everyone who swears an oath by him will boast, because the mouth of the liars will be stopped.
但是王必因神歡喜. 凡指著他發誓的必要誇口, 因為說謊之人的口必被塞住.

Psalms - Chapter 64

64:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my lamenting. Preserve my life from the fear of the enemy.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )神啊, 我哀歎的時候, 求你聽我的聲音! 求你保護我的性命, 不受仇敵的驚恐!

64:2 Hide me from the secret plots of evildoers, from the unrest of those who do iniquity,
求你把我隱藏, 使我脫離作惡之人的暗謀和作孽之人的擾亂.

64:3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword. They bend their bow to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
他們磨舌如刀, 發出苦毒的言語, 好像比準了的箭,

64:4 to shoot from their hiding places at the blameless. Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.
要在暗地射完全人; 他們忽然射他, 並不懼怕.

64:5 They encourage themselves in the evil matter. They talk of secretly laying snares. They say, “Who will see them?”
他們彼此勉勵設下惡計; 他們商量暗設網羅, 說: 誰能看見?

64:6 They carefully plot injustices saying, “We have perfected the perfect plot!” Both the inner thought and heart of a man are deep.
他們圖謀奸惡, 說: 我們是極力圖謀的. 他們各人的意念心思是深的.

64:7 But God will shoot them; with an arrow they will suddenly be wounded.
但神要射他們; 他們忽然被箭射傷.

64:8 And they who would cause him to stumble, their own tongue will be against them. All who gaze on them will shake.
他們必然絆跌, 被自己的舌頭所害; 凡看見他們的必都搖頭.

64:9 And then all men will fear, and will declare the working of God, and will understand his doing.
眾人都要害怕, 要傳揚神的工作, 並且明白他的作為.

64:10 The righteous will rejoice in Yahweh and take refuge in him, and all the upright in heart will boast.
義人必因耶和華歡喜, 並要投靠他; 凡心裡正直的人都要誇口.

Psalms - Chapter 65

65:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion, and to you the vow shall be fulfilled.
(大衛的詩歌, 交與伶長. )神啊, 錫安的人都等候讚美你; 所許的願也要向你償還.

65:2 O you who hear prayer, to you all flesh will come.
聽禱告的主啊, 凡有血氣的都要來就你.

65:3 Iniquities prevail over me. As for our transgressions, you will forgive them.
罪孽勝了我; 至於我們的過犯, 你都要赦免.

65:4 Blessed is one whom you choose and bring near, that he may abide in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.
你所揀選,使他親近你,住在你院中的, 這人便為有福! 我們必因你居所,你聖殿的美福知足了.

65:5 By awesome deeds in righteousness you will answer us, O God of our salvation, you who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth and of the far-off seas,
拯救我們的神啊, 你必以威嚴秉公義應允我們; 你本是一切地極和海上遠處的人所倚靠的.

65:6 who established the mountains by his strength, the one who is girded with might,
他既以大能束腰, 就用力量安定諸山,

65:7 who stills the roar of the seas, the roar of their waves, and the commotion of the peoples,
使諸海的響聲和其中波浪的響聲, 並萬民的喧嘩, 都平靜了.

65:8 so that the inhabitants of the farthest reaches are in awe of your signs. You make the dawn and sunset sing for joy.
住在地極的人因你的神蹟懼怕; 你使日出日落之地都歡呼.

65:9 You care for the land and water it; you greatly enrich it. The stream of God is filled with waters. You provide their grain, for so you have established it.
你眷顧地, 降下透雨, 使地大得肥美. 神的河滿了水; 你這樣澆灌了地, 好為人預備五穀.

65:10 You drench its furrows, penetrating its ridges. With rains you soften it; its growth you bless.
你澆透地的犁溝, 潤平犁脊, 降甘霖, 使地軟和; 其中發長的, 蒙你賜福.

65:11 You crown the year with your bounty, and your wagon paths drip with richness.
你以恩典為年歲的冠冕; 你的路徑都滴下脂油,

65:12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, and the hills gird themselves with joy.
滴在曠野的草場上. 小山以歡樂束腰;

65:13 The pasturelands put on flocks, and the valleys clothe themselves with grain. They shout in triumph; they even sing.
草場以羊群為衣; 谷中也長滿了五穀. 這一切都歡呼歌唱.

Psalms - Chapter 66

66:1 For the music director. A song. A psalm. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth.
(一篇詩歌, 交與伶長. )全地都當向神歡呼!

66:2 Sing the glory of his name. Set forth his glorious praise.
歌頌他名的榮耀! 用讚美的言語將他的榮耀發明!

66:3 Say to God, “How awesome are your works! Because of the greatness of your strength, your enemies will cringe before you.
當對神說: 你的作為何等可畏! 因你的大能, 仇敵要投降你.

66:4 All the earth will bow in worship to you, and sing praise to you. They will sing the praise of your name.” Selah
全地要敬拜你, 歌頌你, 要歌頌你的名. (細拉)

66:5 Come and consider the works of God; he is awesome in his dealings with the children of humankind.
你們來看神所行的, 他向世人所做之事是可畏的.

66:6 He turned the sea into dry ground; they passed through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in him.
他將海變成乾地, 眾民步行過河; 我們在那裡因他歡喜.

66:7 He rules by his might forever; his eyes keep watch on the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
他用權能治理萬民, 直到永遠. 他的眼睛鑒察列邦; 悖逆的人不可自高. (細拉)

66:8 Bless our God, O peoples, and cause the sound of his praise to be heard,
萬民哪, 你們當稱頌我們的神, 使人得聽讚美他的聲音.

66:9 the one who has kept our soul among the living, and has not allowed our foot to slip.
他使我們的性命存活, 也不叫我們的腳搖動.

66:10 For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried.
神啊, 你曾試驗我們, 熬煉我們, 如熬煉銀子一樣.

66:11 You brought us into the net; you placed a heavy burden on our backs.
你使我們進入網羅, 把重擔放在我們的身上.

66:12 You let men ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you have brought us out to the place of abundance.
你使人坐車軋我們的頭; 我們經過水火, 你卻使我們到豐富之地.

66:13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings. I will pay to you my vows
我要用燔祭進你的殿, 向你還我的願,

66:14 that my lips uttered, and my mouth spoke in my distress.
就是在急難時我嘴唇所發的,口中所許的.

66:15 Burnt offerings of fat animals I will offer to you, with the smoke of rams. I will do cattle with rams. Selah
我要把肥牛作燔祭, 將公羊的香祭獻給你, 又把公牛和山羊獻上. (細拉)

66:16 Come and hear, all you God-fearers, and I will tell what he has done for me.
凡敬畏神的人, 你們都來聽! 我要述說他為我所行的事.

66:17 I called to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
我曾用口求告他; 我的舌頭也稱他為高.

66:18 If I had considered evil in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
我若心裡注重罪孽, 主必不聽.

66:19 However, God has listened; he has attended to the sound of my prayer.
但神實在聽見了; 他側耳聽了我禱告的聲音.

66:20 Blessed be God, who has not turned aside my prayer, or his loyal love from me.
神是應當稱頌的! 他並沒有推卻我的禱告, 也沒有叫他的慈愛離開我.

Psalms - Chapter 67

67:1 For the music director, with stringed instruments. A psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us. May he cause his face to shine toward us, Selah
(一篇詩歌, 交與伶長. 用絲弦的樂器. )願神憐憫我們, 賜福與我們, 用臉光照我們, (細拉)

67:2 that your way may be known on the earth, your salvation among all nations.
好叫世界得知你的道路, 萬國得知你的救恩.

67:3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all of the peoples praise you.
神啊, 願列邦稱讚你! 願萬民都稱讚你!

67:4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, because you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations on the earth. Selah
願萬國都快樂歡呼; 因為你必按公正審判萬民, 引導世上的萬國. (細拉)

67:5 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.
神啊, 願列邦稱讚你! 願萬民都稱讚你!

67:6 The earth has yielded its produce. God, our God, will bless us.
地已經出了土產; 神─就是我們的神要賜福與我們.

67:7 God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.
神要賜福與我們; 地的四極都要敬畏他!

Psalms - Chapter 68

68:1 For the music director. Of David. A psalm. A song. God will arise; his enemies will be scattered, and those who hate him will flee from before him.
(大衛的詩歌, 交與伶長. )願神興起, 使他的仇敵四散, 叫那恨他的人從他面前逃跑.

68:2 As smoke is driven off, you will drive them off. As wax melts before fire, the wicked will perish before God.
他們被驅逐, 如煙被風吹散; 惡人見神之面而消滅, 如蠟被火鎔化.

68:3 But the righteous will be glad; they will exalt before God, and will rejoice with joy.
惟有義人必然歡喜, 在神面前高興快樂.

68:4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name. Lift up a song to the rider on the clouds—his name is Yah— and rejoice before him.
你們當向神唱詩, 歌頌他的名; 為那坐車行過曠野的修平大路. 他的名是耶和華, 要在他面前歡樂!

68:5 A father to orphans and a judge for widows is God in his holy habitation.
神在他的聖所作孤兒的父, 作寡婦的伸冤者.

68:6 God settles the lonely in a home; he brings prisoners out into prosperity. But the rebellious abide in a barren land.
神叫孤獨的有家, 使被囚的出來享福; 惟有悖逆的住在乾燥之地.

68:7 O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the desert, Selah
神啊, 你曾在你百姓前頭出來, 在曠野行走. (細拉)

68:8 the earth shook; the heavens also dripped rain at the presence of God who was at Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
那時, 地見神的面而震動, 天也落雨; 西奈山見以色列神的面也震動.

68:9 You caused abundant rain to fall, O God. When your inheritance was weary you revived it.
神啊, 你降下大雨; 你產業以色列疲乏的時候, 你使他堅固.

68:10 Your community dwelled in it. You provided in your goodness for the poor, O God.
你的會眾住在其中; 神啊, 你的恩惠是為困苦人預備的.

68:11 The Lord gives the word. Great is the company of women who announce:
主發命令, 傳好信息的婦女成了大群.

68:12 “The kings of armies flee, they flee, and she who remains at home divides the spoil.
統兵的君王逃跑了, 逃跑了; 在家等候的婦女分受所奪的.

68:13 Though you men lie down between the sheepfolds, you will be like the wings of a dove covered in silver and its pinions in yellow gold.”
你們安臥在羊圈的時候, 好像鴿子的翅膀鍍白銀, 翎毛鍍黃金一般.

68:14 When Shaddai scattered kings on it, on Zalmon it snowed.
全能者在境內趕散列王的時候, 勢如飄雪在撒們.

68:15 A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
巴珊山是神的山; 巴珊山是多峰多嶺的山.

68:16 Why do you look with hostility, O many-peaked mountains? This mountain God desires for his dwelling. Yes, Yahweh will abide in it forever.
你們多峰多嶺的山哪, 為何斜看神所願居住的山? 耶和華必住這山, 直到永遠!

68:17 The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, with thousands doubled. The Lord is among them at Sinai, distinctive in victory.
神的車輦累萬盈千; 主在其中, 好像在西奈聖山一樣.

68:18 You have ascended on high; you have led away captives. You have received gifts from among humankind, and even from the rebellious, so that Yah God may dwell there.
你已經升上高天, 擄掠仇敵; 你在人間, 就是在悖逆的人間, 受了供獻, 叫耶和華神可以與他們同住.

68:19 Blessed be the Lord. Daily he loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation. Selah
天天背負我們重擔的主, 就是拯救我們的神, 是應當稱頌的! (細拉)

68:20 Our God is a God of deliverances, and to the Yahweh the Lord belong escapes from death.
神是為我們施行諸般救恩的神; 人能脫離死亡是在乎主耶和華.

68:21 But God will shatter the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of the one who continues on in his guilt.
但神要打破他仇敵的頭, 就是那常犯罪之人的髮頂.

68:22 The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan; I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
主說: 我要使眾民從巴珊而歸, 使他們從深海而回,

68:23 so that your foot may shatter them bloody for the tongues of your dogs to have their share from the enemies.”
使你打碎仇敵, 你的腳踹在血中, 使你狗的舌頭從其中得分.

68:24 They have seen your processions, O God, the processions of my God, my king, distinctive in victory.
神啊, 你是我的神, 我的王; 人已經看見你行走, 進入聖所.

68:25 Singers went up front, those playing stringed instruments last, between them young women playing tambourines.
歌唱的行在前, 作樂的隨在後, 都在擊鼓的童女中間.

68:26 Bless God in the assemblies, Yahweh from the fountain of Israel.
從以色列源頭而來的, 當在各會中稱頌主神!

68:27 There is little Benjamin ruling them, with the princes of Judah in their throng, the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
在那裡, 有統管他們的小便雅憫, 有猶大的首領和他們的群眾, 有西布倫的首領, 有拿弗他利的首領.

68:28 Your God has commanded your strength. Show yourself strong, O God, by what you perform for us.
以色列的能力是神所賜的; 神啊, 求你堅固你為我們所成全的事!

68:29 Because your temple is above Jerusalem, kings will bring tribute to you.
因你耶路撒冷的殿, 列王必帶貢物獻給你.

68:30 Rebuke the beasts in the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, trampling the pieces of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in battles.
求你叱喝蘆葦中的野獸和群公牛, 並列邦中的牛犢. 把銀塊踹在腳下; 神已經趕散好爭戰的列邦.

68:31 Ambassadors will come from Egypt; Cush will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
埃及的公侯要出來朝見神; 古實人要急忙舉手禱告.

68:32 O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; sing praise to the Lord, Selah
世上的列國啊, 你們要向神歌唱; 願你們歌頌主!

68:33 to the one who rides in the highest heavens of old. See, he gives forth his voice, a mighty voice.
歌頌那自古駕行在諸天以上的主! 他發出聲音, 是極大的聲音.

68:34 Ascribe strength to God. His majesty is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
你們要將能力歸給神. 他的威榮在以色列之上; 他的能力是在穹蒼.

68:35 Awesome are you, O God, from your sanctuary. The God of Israel, it is he who gives strength and might to the people. Blessed be God.
神啊, 你從聖所顯為可畏; 以色列的神是那將力量權能賜給他百姓的. 神是應當稱頌的!

Psalms - Chapter 69

69:1 For the music director, according to The Lilies. Of David. Save me, O God, because waters have come up to my neck.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. 調用百合花. )神啊, 求你救我! 因為眾水要淹沒我.

69:2 I sink in the mud of the deep, and there is no foothold. I have come to watery depths, and the torrent floods over me.
我陷在深淤泥中, 沒有立腳之地; 我到了深水中, 大水漫過我身.

69:3 I am weary with my calling out; my throat is parched. My eyes are exhausted in my waiting for my God.
我因呼求困乏, 喉嚨發乾; 我因等候神, 眼睛失明.

69:4 More numerous than the hairs of my head are those hating me without a cause. Those who are destroying me—my enemies wrongfully— are mighty. What I did not steal, I then must restore.
無故恨我的, 比我頭髮還多; 無理與我為仇,要把我剪除的, 甚為強盛. 我沒有搶奪的, 要叫我償還.

69:5 O God, you yourself know my foolishness, and my guilty deeds are not hidden from you.
神啊, 我的愚昧, 你原知道; 我的罪愆不能隱瞞.

69:6 Let those who wait for you not be put to shame because of me, O Lord Yahweh of hosts. Let those who seek you not be disgraced because of me, O God of Israel.
萬軍的主─耶和華啊, 求你叫那等候你的, 不要因我蒙羞! 以色列的神啊, 求你叫那尋求你的, 不要因我受辱!

69:7 Because on account of you I have borne reproach; disgrace has covered my face.
因我為你的緣故受了辱罵, 滿面羞愧.

69:8 I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,
我的弟兄看我為外路人; 我的同胞看我為外邦人.

69:9 because the zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those reproaching you have fallen on me.
因我為你的殿心裡焦急, 如同火燒, 並且辱罵你人的辱罵都落在我身上.

69:10 When I wept in the fasting of my soul, it became reproaches for me.
我哭泣, 以禁食刻苦我心; 這倒算為我的羞辱.

69:11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became for them a byword.
我拿麻布當衣裳, 就成了他們的笑談.

69:12 Those sitting at the gate talk about me as also the songs of the drunkards.
坐在城門口的談論我; 酒徒也以我為歌曲.

69:13 But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Yahweh, for a favorable time, O God, according to the abundance of your loyal love. Answer me with the faithfulness of your salvation.
但我在悅納的時候向你─耶和華祈禱. 神啊, 求你按你豐盛的慈愛, 憑你拯救的誠實應允我!

69:14 Deliver me from the mud and do not let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me and from the watery depths.
求你搭救我出離淤泥, 不叫我陷在其中; 求你使我脫離那些恨我的人, 使我出離深水.

69:15 Do not let the torrent of waters flood over me, or the deep swallow me, or the pit close its mouth over me.
求你不容大水漫過我, 不容深淵吞滅我, 不容坑坎在我以上合口.

69:16 Answer me, O Yahweh, because your loyal love is good; according to your abundant mercies, turn to me,
耶和華啊, 求你應允我! 因為你的慈愛本為美好; 求你按你豐盛的慈悲回轉眷顧我!

69:17 and do not hide your face from your servant. Because I am in trouble, answer me quickly.
不要掩面不顧你的僕人; 我是在急難之中, 求你速速地應允我!

69:18 Draw near to my soul; redeem it. Because of my enemies, ransom me.
求你親近我, 救贖我! 求你因我的仇敵把我贖回!

69:19 You know my reproach, my shame and my disgrace. Fully known to you are all my adversaries.
你知道我受的辱罵,欺凌,羞辱; 我的敵人都在你面前.

69:20 Reproach has broken my heart and I am sick. And I hoped for sympathy, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none.
辱罵傷破了我的心, 我又滿了憂愁. 我指望有人體恤, 卻沒有一個; 我指望有人安慰, 卻找不著一個.

69:21 They also gave me gall for food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
他們拿苦膽給我當食物; 我渴了, 他們拿醋給我喝.

69:22 Let their table before them be a trap, and their times of peace a snare.
願他們的筵席在他們面前變為網羅, 在他們平安的時候變為機檻.

69:23 Let their eyes be dark so they cannot see, and make their loins continually tremble.
願他們的眼睛昏矇, 不得看見; 願你使他們的腰常常戰抖.

69:24 Pour out your indignation on them, and let your burning anger overtake them.
求你將你的惱恨倒在他們身上, 叫你的烈怒追上他們.

69:25 Let their camp be desolate. Let none dwell in their tents,
願他們的住處變為荒場; 願他們的帳棚無人居住.

69:26 because they persecute those whom you, yourself, have struck, and they tell of the pain of those you have wounded.
因為, 你所擊打的, 他們就逼迫; 你所擊傷的, 他們戲說他的愁苦.

69:27 Add guilt on top of their guilt, and do not let them be acquitted.
願你在他們的罪上加罪, 不容他們在你面前稱義.

69:28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and let them not be recorded with the righteous.
願他們從生命冊上被塗抹, 不得記錄在義人之中.

69:29 But as for me, though I am afflicted and pained, your salvation will protect me, O God.
但我是困苦憂傷的; 神啊, 願你的救恩將我安置在高處.

69:30 I will praise the name of God in song, and magnify him with thanksgiving.
我要以詩歌讚美神的名, 以感謝稱他為大!

69:31 For Yahweh it will be better than an ox or bull, horned and hoofed.
這便叫耶和華喜悅, 勝似獻牛, 或是獻有角有蹄的公牛.

69:32 The afflicted will see and rejoice. O God seekers, let your heart revive,
謙卑的人看見了就喜樂; 尋求神的人, 願你們的心甦醒.

69:33 because Yahweh hears the needy and does not despise his own who are prisoners.
因為耶和華聽了窮乏人, 不藐視被囚的人.

69:34 Let heavens and earth praise him, the seas and all that moves in them,
願天和地,洋海和其中一切的動物都讚美他!

69:35 because God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
因為神要拯救錫安, 建造猶大的城邑; 他的民要在那裡居住, 得以為業.

69:36 And the offspring of his servants will inherit it, and those who love his name will abide in it.
他僕人的後裔要承受為業; 愛他名的人也要住在其中.

Psalms - Chapter 70

70:1 For the music director. Of David. To bring to remembrance. O God, make haste to deliver me. O Yahweh, make haste to help me.
(大衛的記念詩, 交與伶長. )神啊, 求你快快搭救我! 耶和華啊, 求你速速幫助我!

70:2 Let them be ashamed and abashed who seek my life. Let them be repulsed and humiliated who desire my harm.
願那些尋索我命的, 抱愧蒙羞; 願那些喜悅我遭害的, 退後受辱.

70:3 let them turn back because of their shame, those who say, “Aha! Aha!”
願那些對我說阿哈,阿哈的, 因羞愧退後.

70:4 Let them rejoice and be glad in you, all those who seek you. Let them say continually, “God is great!” those who love your salvation.
願一切尋求你的, 因你高興歡喜; 願那些喜愛你救恩的, 常說: 當尊神為大!

70:5 But I am poor and needy; O God hasten to me. You are my help and my deliverer. O Yahweh, do not delay.
但我是困苦窮乏的; 神啊, 求你速速到我這裡來! 你是幫助我的, 搭救我的. 耶和華啊, 求你不要耽延!

Psalms - Chapter 71

71:1 In you, O Yahweh, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
耶和華啊, 我投靠你; 求你叫我永不羞愧!

71:2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me and save me.
求你憑你的公義搭救我, 救拔我; 側耳聽我, 拯救我!

71:3 Be for me a rock of refuge to resort to always; you have ordained to save me, because you are my rock and my fortress.
求你作我常住的磐石; 你已經命定要救我, 因為你是我的巖石, 我的山寨.

71:4 My God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the evildoer and the oppressor,
我的神啊, 求你救我脫離惡人的手, 脫離不義和殘暴之人的手.

71:5 because you are my hope, O Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.
主─耶和華啊, 你是我所盼望的; 從我年幼, 你是我所倚靠的.

71:6 Upon you I have leaned from birth. It was you who took me from the womb of my mother. My praise is of you continually.
我從出母胎被你扶持; 使我出母腹的是你. 我必常常讚美你!

71:7 I have become a wonder to many, but you are my strong refuge.
許多人以我為怪, 但你是我堅固的避難所.

71:8 My mouth is filled with your praise, with your glory all the day.
你的讚美, 你的榮耀終日必滿了我的口.

71:9 Do not cast me away in the time of old age; when my strength fails do not abandon me.
我年老的時候, 求你不要丟棄我! 我力氣衰弱的時候, 求你不要離棄我!

71:10 For my enemies talk concerning me, and those who watch for my life conspire together,
我的仇敵議論我; 那些窺探要害我命的彼此商議,

71:11 saying, “His God has abandoned him. Pursue and seize him, because there is no deliverer.”
說: 神已經離棄他; 我們追趕他, 捉拿他吧! 因為沒有人搭救.

71:12 O God, do not be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
神啊, 求你不要遠離我! 我的神啊, 求你速速幫助我!

71:13 Let them be ashamed; let them perish who are my adversaries. Let them wrap themselves with scorn and disgrace who seek my harm.
願那與我性命為敵的, 羞愧被滅; 願那謀害我的, 受辱蒙羞.

71:14 But as for me, I will hope continually and increase your praise.
我卻要常常盼望, 並要越發讚美你.

71:15 My mouth will tell of your righteousness, your salvation all day long, though I do not know the full sum of them.
我的口終日要述說你的公義和你的救恩, 因我不計其數.

71:16 I will come in to tell the mighty deeds of Lord Yahweh. I will make known your righteousness, yours only.
我要來說主─耶和華大能的事; 我單要提說你的公義.

71:17 O God, you have taught me from my youth, and up to now I have proclaimed your wonderful deeds.
神啊, 自我年幼時, 你就教訓我; 直到如今, 我傳揚你奇妙的作為.

71:18 And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me until I proclaim your strength to this generation, your power to every one that comes after.
神啊, 我到年老髮白的時候, 求你不要離棄我! 等我將你的能力指示下代, 將你的大能指示後世的人.

71:19 And your righteousness, O God, is to the height of heaven. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?
神啊, 你的公義甚高; 行過大事的神啊, 誰能像你!

71:20 You who have caused me to see many troubles and evils, you will again revive me. And from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.
你是叫我們多經歷重大急難的, 必使我們復活, 從地的深處救上來.

71:21 You will increase my greatness, and you will comfort me all around.
求你使我越發昌大, 又轉來安慰我.

71:22 On my part, I will praise you with a stringed instrument, and your faithfulness, O my God. I will sing praises to you with a lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
我的神啊, 我要鼓瑟稱讚你, 稱讚你的誠實! 以色列的聖者啊, 我要彈琴歌頌你!

71:23 My lips will sing for joy when I sing praises to you, and my soul, which you have redeemed.
我歌頌你的時候, 我的嘴唇和你所贖我的靈魂都必歡呼;

71:24 My tongue also will speak of your righteousness all the day, because they have been put to shame, because they have been humiliated who seek my harm.
並且我的舌頭必終日講論你的公義, 因為那些謀害我的人已經蒙羞受辱了.

Psalms - Chapter 72

72:1 Of Solomon. O God, give your judgments to the king, and your righteousness to the king’s son.
(所羅門的詩. )神啊, 求你將判斷的權柄賜給王, 將公義賜給王的兒子.

72:2 May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
他要按公義審判你的民, 按公平審判你的困苦人.

72:3 Let the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills in righteousness.
大山小山都要因公義使民得享平安.

72:4 May he provide justice for the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
他必為民中的困苦人伸冤, 拯救窮乏之輩, 壓碎那欺壓人的.

72:5 May he live long while the sun endures as long as the moon for all generations.
太陽還存, 月亮還在, 人要敬畏你, 直到萬代!

72:6 May he descend like rain on mown grass, like showers watering the earth.
他必降臨, 像雨降在已割的草地上, 如甘霖滋潤田地.

72:7 May what is right blossom in his days and an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
在他的日子, 義人要發旺, 大有平安, 好像月亮長存.

72:8 And may he rule from sea up to sea, and from the River to the edges of the land.
他要執掌權柄, 從這海直到那海, 從大河直到地極.

72:9 Let the desert dwellers bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
住在曠野的, 必在他面前下拜; 他的仇敵必要舔土.

72:10 Let the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute. Let the kings of Sheba and Seba present gifts,
他施和海島的王要進貢; 示巴和西巴的王要獻禮物.

72:11 and let all kings bow down to him. Let all nations serve him.
諸王都要叩拜他; 萬國都要事奉他.

72:12 Indeed he will deliver the needy who is crying for help, and the afflicted who has no helper.
因為, 窮乏人呼求的時候, 他要搭救; 沒有人幫助的困苦人, 他也要搭救.

72:13 He will take pity on the helpless and needy, and the lives of the needy he will save.
他要憐恤貧寒和窮乏的人, 拯救窮苦人的性命.

72:14 From oppression and from violence he will redeem their lives, and their blood will be precious in his eyes.
他要救贖他們脫離欺壓和強暴; 他們的血在他眼中看為寶貴.

72:15 So may he live, and may gold from Sheba be given to him, and may prayers be offered for him continually. May blessings be invoked for him all day long.
他們要存活. 示巴的金子要奉給他; 人要常常為他禱告, 終日稱頌他.

72:16 May there be an abundance of grain in the land even on the top of the mountains. May his crop sway like the trees of Lebanon, and may those from the city blossom like the grass of the earth.
在地的山頂上, 五穀必然茂盛(或譯: 有一把五穀); 所結的穀實要響動, 如黎巴嫩的樹林; 城裡的人要發旺, 如地上的草.

72:17 May his name endure forever. May his name increase as long as the sun shines, and let them be blessed in him. Let all nations call him blessed.
他的名要存到永遠, 要留傳如日之久. 人要因他蒙福; 萬國要稱他有福.

72:18 Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful things.
獨行奇事的耶和華─以色列的神是應當稱頌的!

72:19 And blessed be his glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
他榮耀的名也當稱頌, 直到永遠. 願他的榮耀充滿全地! 阿們! 阿們!

72:20 The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.
耶西的兒子─大衛的祈禱完畢.

Psalms - Chapter 73

73:1 A song of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those pure of heart.
(亞薩的詩. )神實在恩待以色列那些清心的人!

73:2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled. My steps had nearly slipped,
至於我, 我的腳幾乎失閃; 我的腳險些滑跌.

73:3 because I envied the boastful when I saw the well-being of the wicked.
我見惡人和狂傲人享平安就心懷不平.

73:4 For there are no pains up to their death, and their bodies are healthy.
他們死的時候沒有疼痛; 他們的力氣卻也壯實.

73:5 They do not have ordinary trouble, and they are not plagued as other people.
他們不像別人受苦, 也不像別人遭災.

73:6 Therefore pride is their necklace; an outfit of violence covers them.
所以, 驕傲如鏈子戴在他們的項上; 強暴像衣裳遮住他們的身體.

73:7 Their eye bulges from fat. Imaginings overflow their heart.
他們的眼睛因體胖而凸出; 他們所得的, 過於心裡所想的.

73:8 They mock and speak maliciously of oppression; they speak as though from on high.
他們譏笑人, 憑惡意說欺壓人的話; 他們說話自高.

73:9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue roams the earth.
他們的口褻瀆上天; 他們的舌毀謗全地.

73:10 Therefore his people turn there, and abundant waters are slurped up by them.
所以神的民歸到這裡, 喝盡了滿杯的苦水.

73:11 And they say, “How does God know?” and, “Does the Most High have knowledge?”
他們說: 神怎能曉得? 至高者豈有知識呢?

73:12 See, these are the wicked, and they increase wealth, ever carefree.
看哪, 這就是惡人; 他們既是常享安逸, 財寶便加增.

73:13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure, and washed my hands in innocence.
我實在徒然潔淨了我的心, 徒然洗手表明無辜.

73:14 And I have been plagued all day and rebuked every morning.
因為, 我終日遭災難; 每早晨受懲治.

73:15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,” behold, I would have acted treacherously against your children’s generation.
我若說, 我要這樣講, 這就是以奸詐待你的眾子.

73:16 When I thought about how to understand this, it was troubling in my eyes
我思索怎能明白這事, 眼看實係為難,

73:17 until I went into the sanctuary of God. Then I understood their fate.
等我進了神的聖所, 思想他們的結局.

73:18 Surely you set them on slippery places. You cause them to fall onto ruin.
你實在把他們安在滑地, 使他們掉在沉淪之中.

73:19 How they become a desolation in a moment! They come to a complete end by terrors.
他們轉眼之間成了何等的荒涼! 他們被驚恐滅盡了.

73:20 Like a dream upon awakening, when you wake up, O Lord, you will despise their fleeting form.
人睡醒了, 怎樣看夢; 主啊, 你醒了也必照樣輕看他們的影像.

73:21 When my heart was embittered and I felt stabbed in my kidneys,
因而, 我心裡發酸, 肺腑被刺.

73:22 then I was brutish and ignorant. With you I was like the beasts.
我這樣愚昧無知, 在你面前如畜類一般.

73:23 But I am continually with you; you have hold of my right hand.
然而, 我常與你同在; 你攙著我的右手.

73:24 You will guide me with your advice, and afterward you will take me into honor.
你要以你的訓言引導我, 以後必接我到榮耀裡.

73:25 Whom do I have in the heavens except you? And with you I have no other desire on earth.
除你以外, 在天上我有誰呢? 除你以外, 在地上我也沒有所愛慕的.

73:26 My flesh and heart failed, but God is the strength of my heart and my reward forever.
我的肉體和我的心腸衰殘; 但神是我心裡的力量, 又是我的福分, 直到永遠.

73:27 For indeed, those distancing themselves from you will be ruined. You destroy each who abandons you for harlotry.
遠離你的, 必要死亡; 凡離棄你行邪淫的, 你都滅絕了.

73:28 But as for me, the approach to God is for my good. I have set the Lord Yahweh as my refuge, in order to tell all your works.
但我親近神是與我有益; 我以主耶和華為我的避難所, 好叫我述說你一切的作為.

Psalms - Chapter 74

74:1 A maskil of Asaph. Why, O God, have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?
(亞薩的訓誨詩. )神啊, 你為何永遠丟棄我們呢? 你為何向你草場的羊發怒, 如煙冒出呢?

74:2 Remember your congregation that you bought long ago, when you redeemed the tribe of your inheritance. Remember Mount Zion where you have dwelt.
求你記念你古時所得來的會眾, 就是你所贖,作你產業支派的, 並記念你向來所居住的錫安山.

74:3 Lift your steps to the perpetual ruins, to all that the enemy has ruined in the sanctuary.
求你舉步去看那日久荒涼之地, 仇敵在聖所中所行的一切惡事.

74:4 Your enemies have roared in the midst of your meeting place; they have set up their signs for signs.
你的敵人在你會中吼叫; 他們豎了自己的旗為記號.

74:5 They are known to be like those who wield axes in a thicket of trees.
他們好像人揚起斧子, 砍伐林中的樹.

74:6 And now its carved works altogether they have smashed with axe and hammer.
聖所中一切雕刻的, 他們現在用斧子錘子打壞了.

74:7 They have set fire to your sanctuary. They have defiled to the ground, the dwelling place for your name.
他們用火焚燒你的聖所, 褻瀆你名的居所, 拆毀到地.

74:8 They have said in their heart, “We will completely oppress them.” They burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
他們心裡說: 我們要盡行毀滅; 他們就在遍地把神的會所都燒毀了.

74:9 We do not see our signs, and there is no longer a prophet. No one with us knows how long.
我們不見我們的標幟, 不再有先知; 我們內中也沒有人知道這災禍要到幾時呢!

74:10 How long, O God, will the adversary taunt? Will the enemy treat your name with contempt forever?
神啊, 敵人辱罵要到幾時呢? 仇敵褻瀆你的名要到永遠嗎?

74:11 Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? Take it from your bosom; destroy them!
你為甚麼縮回你的右手? 求你從懷中伸出來, 毀滅他們.

74:12 But God has been my king from long ago, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
神自古以來為我的王, 在地上施行拯救.

74:13 You split open the sea by your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
你曾用能力將海分開, 將水中大魚的頭打破.

74:14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you gave him as food to the desert dwelling creatures.
你曾砸碎鱷魚的頭, 把牠給曠野的禽獸(禽獸: 原文是民)為食物.

74:15 You split open spring and wadi. You dried up ever-flowing rivers.
你曾分裂磐石, 水便成了溪河; 你使長流的江河乾了.

74:16 Yours is the day, yours is the night also. You established light and the sun.
白晝屬你, 黑夜也屬你; 亮光和日頭是你所預備的.

74:17 You defined all the boundaries of the earth; Summer and winter—you formed them.
地的一切疆界是你所立的; 夏天和冬天是你所定的.

74:18 O Yahweh, remember this: the enemy taunts, and foolish people treat your name with contempt.
耶和華啊, 仇敵辱罵, 愚頑民褻瀆了你的名, 求你記念這事.

74:19 Do not give to beasts the life of your dove; do not ever forget the life of your afflicted ones.
不要將你斑鳩的性命交給野獸; 不要永遠忘記你困苦人的性命.

74:20 Have regard for the covenant, because the dark places of the land are full of the haunts of violence.
求你顧念所立的約, 因為地上黑暗之處都滿了強暴的居所.

74:21 Do not let the oppressed turn back humiliated; let the poor and needy praise your name.
不要叫受欺壓的人蒙羞回去; 要叫困苦窮乏的人讚美你的名.

74:22 Rise up, O God, plead your cause; remember the reproaching of you by the foolish all day long.
神啊, 求你起來為自己伸訴! 要記念愚頑人怎樣終日辱罵你.

74:23 Do not forget the sound of your adversaries, the roar of those rising up against you ascending continually.
不要忘記你敵人的聲音; 那起來敵你之人的喧嘩時常上升.

Psalms - Chapter 75

75:1 For the music director, according to Do Not Destroy. A psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, and your name is near. Your wonderful deeds are told.
(亞薩的詩歌, 交與伶長. 調用休要毀壞. )神啊, 我們稱謝你, 我們稱謝你! 因為你的名相近, 人都述說你奇妙的作為.

75:2 “I will indeed set an appointed time; I will judge fairly.
我到了所定的日期, 必按正直施行審判.

75:3 The earth and all its inhabitants are shaking; I steady its columns. Selah
地和其上的居民都消化了; 我曾立了地的柱子. (細拉)

75:4 I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast!’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn!
我對狂傲人說: 不要行事狂傲! 對凶惡人說: 不要舉角!

75:5 Do not lift up high your horn. Do not speak with arrogant pride.’ ”
不要把你們的角高舉; 不要挺著頸項說話.

75:6 For it is not from the east or the west and not from the south that lifting up comes,
因為高舉非從東, 非從西, 也非從南而來.

75:7 rather God is the judge; one he brings low, and another he lifts up.
惟有神斷定; 他使這人降卑, 使那人升高.

75:8 For there is a cup in the hand of Yahweh with wine that foams, fully mixed, and he pours out from this. Surely all the wicked of the land will quaff it down to its dregs.
耶和華手裡有杯, 其中的酒起沫, 杯內滿了攙雜的酒; 他倒出來, 地上的惡人必都喝這酒的渣滓, 而且喝盡.

75:9 But as for me, I will proclaim forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.
但我要宣揚, 直到永遠! 我要歌頌雅各的神!

75:10 “And all the horns of the wicked I will cut off. The horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”
惡人一切的角, 我要砍斷; 惟有義人的角必被高舉.

Psalms - Chapter 76

76:1 For the music director, with stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah. His name is great in Israel.
(亞薩的詩歌, 交與伶長. 用絲弦的樂器. )在猶大, 神為人所認識; 在以色列, 他的名為大.

76:2 His den has been in Salem, his lair in Zion.
在撒冷有他的帳幕; 在錫安有他的居所.

76:3 There he broke the flames of the bow, the shield and sword and battle. Selah
他在那裡折斷弓上的火箭, 並盾牌,刀劍, 和爭戰的兵器. (細拉)

76:4 Radiant you are, majestic, from the mountains of prey.
你從有野食之山而來, 有光華和榮美.

76:5 The stouthearted are plundered; they sleep their sleep, and all the able men cannot use their hands.
心中勇敢的人都被搶奪; 他們睡了長覺, 沒有一個英雄能措手.

76:6 At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse slumber.
雅各的神啊, 你的斥責一發, 坐車的,騎馬的都沉睡了.

76:7 You, indeed, are to be feared, and who can stand before you when you are angry?
惟獨你是可畏的! 你怒氣一發, 誰能在你面前站得住呢?

76:8 From heaven you proclaimed judgment. The earth feared and was still
你從天上使人聽判斷. 神起來施行審判, 要救地上一切謙卑的人; 那時地就懼怕而靜默. (細拉)

76:9 when God rose for justice, to save all the afflicted of the land. Selah
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76:10 For the anger of humankind will praise you. You will put on the remnant of anger.
人的忿怒要成全你的榮美; 人的餘怒, 你要禁止.

76:11 Make vows and fulfill them to Yahweh, your God; let all surrounding him bring tribute to the one to be feared.
你們許願, 當向耶和華─你們的神還願; 在他四面的人都當拿貢物獻給那可畏的主.

76:12 He cuts off the spirit of leaders. He is to be feared by the kings of the earth.
他要挫折王子的驕氣; 他向地上的君王顯威可畏.

Psalms - Chapter 77

77:1 For the music director, on Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm. I cry out with my voice to God; with my voice to God, that he may hear me.
(亞薩的詩, 照耶杜頓的作法, 交與伶長. )我要向神發聲呼求; 我向神發聲, 他必留心聽我.

77:2 In the day I have trouble, I seek the Lord. At night my hand stretches out continually; my soul refuses to be comforted.
我在患難之日尋求主; 我在夜間不住地舉手禱告; 我的心不肯受安慰.

77:3 I remember God and I groan loudly; I meditate and my spirit grows faint.
我想念神, 就煩躁不安; 我沉吟悲傷, 心便發昏. (細拉)

77:4 You hold open my eyelids. I am troubled and cannot speak.
你叫我不能閉眼; 我煩亂不安, 甚至不能說話.

77:5 I think about the days from long ago, the years of ancient times.
我追想古時之日, 上古之年.

77:6 I remember my song in the night. With my heart I meditate, and my spirit searches to understand.
我想起我夜間的歌曲, 捫心自問; 我心裡也仔細省察.

77:7 Will the Lord reject us forever, and will he never be pleased with us again?
難道主要永遠丟棄我, 不再施恩嗎?

77:8 Has his loyal love ceased forever? Is his promise ended throughout generations?
難道他的慈愛永遠窮盡, 他的應許世世廢棄嗎?

77:9 Has God forgotten to have compassion? Or has he closed off his mercies in anger? Selah
難道神忘記開恩, 因發怒就止住他的慈悲嗎? (細拉)

77:10 So I said, “This pierces me— the right hand of the Most High has changed.”
我便說: 這是我的懦弱, 但我要追念至高者顯出右手之年代.

77:11 I will remember the deeds of Yah. Surely I will remember your wonders from long ago.
我要提說耶和華所行的; 我要記念你古時的奇事.

77:12 I will also muse on all your work, and meditate on your deeds.
我也要思想你的經營, 默念你的作為.

77:13 O God, your way is distinctive. Who is a great god like our God?
神啊, 你的作為是潔淨的; 有何神大如神呢?

77:14 You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples.
你是行奇事的神; 你曾在列邦中彰顯你的能力.

77:15 With your arm you redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
你曾用你的膀臂贖了你的民, 就是雅各和約瑟的子孫. (細拉)

77:16 Waters saw you, O God; waters saw you and they trembled. Surely the deeps shook.
神啊, 諸水見你, 一見就都驚惶; 深淵也都戰抖.

77:17 The clouds poured out water. The skies thundered. Your arrows also flew about.
雲中倒出水來; 天空發出響聲; 你的箭也飛行四方.

77:18 The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind; lightnings lit the world; the earth shook and quaked.
你的雷聲在旋風中; 電光照亮世界; 大地戰抖震動.

77:19 Your way was through the sea, and your path through many waters. Yet your footprints were not discerned.
你的道在海中; 你的路在大水中; 你的腳蹤無人知道.

77:20 You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
你曾藉摩西和亞倫的手引導你的百姓, 好像羊群一般.

Psalms - Chapter 78

78:1 A maskil of Asaph. Listen, O my people, to my teaching. Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
(亞薩的訓誨詩. )我的民哪, 你們要留心聽我的訓誨, 側耳聽我口中的話.

78:2 I will offer a parable with my mouth. I will pour out riddles from long ago,
我要開口說比喻; 我要說出古時的謎語,

78:3 that we have heard and known, and our ancestors have told us.
是我們所聽見,所知道的, 也是我們的祖宗告訴我們的.

78:4 We will not hide them from their children, telling the next generation the praises of Yahweh, and his power and his wonders that he has done.
我們不將這些事向他們的子孫隱瞞, 要將耶和華的美德和他的能力, 並他奇妙的作為, 述說給後代聽.

78:5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach to their children,
因為, 他在雅各中立法度, 在以色列中設律法; 是他吩咐我們祖宗要傳給子孫的,

78:6 so that the next generation might know— children yet to be born— that they might rise up and tell their children,
使將要生的後代子孫可以曉得; 他們也要起來告訴他們的子孫,

78:7 that they might set their confidence in God, and not forget the deeds of God, but keep his commandments,
好叫他們仰望神, 不忘記神的作為, 惟要守他的命令.

78:8 and not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not make ready its heart, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
不要像他們的祖宗, 是頑梗悖逆,居心不正之輩, 向著神, 心不誠實.

78:9 The sons of Ephraim, armed with archers, turned back on the day of battle.
以法蓮的子孫帶著兵器, 拿著弓, 臨陣之日轉身退後.

78:10 They did not keep the covenant of God and refused to go in his law.
他們不遵守神的約, 不肯照他的律法行;

78:11 They also forgot his deeds, and his wonders that he had shown them.
又忘記他所行的和他顯給他們奇妙的作為.

78:12 In front of their ancestors he did a wonder, in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
他在埃及地, 在瑣安田, 在他們祖宗的眼前施行奇事.

78:13 He split the sea and caused them to go over, and he caused waters to stand like a heap.
他將海分裂, 使他們過去, 又叫水立起如壘.

78:14 And he led them with the cloud by day, and all night with a fiery light.
他白日用雲彩, 終夜用火光引導他們.

78:15 He caused rocks to split in the wilderness and provided drink abundantly as from the depths.
他在曠野分裂磐石, 多多地給他們水喝, 如從深淵而出.

78:16 And he brought streams out of the rock and caused water to flow down like rivers.
他使水從磐石湧出, 叫水如江河下流.

78:17 But they sinned still further against him by rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
他們卻仍舊得罪他, 在乾燥之地悖逆至高者.

78:18 And they tested God in their heart by asking food for their craving.
他們心中試探神, 隨自己所欲的求食物,

78:19 And they spoke against God. They said, “Is God able to prepare a table in the wilderness?
並且妄論神說: 神在曠野豈能擺設筵席嗎?

78:20 Yes, he struck the rock and water flowed and streams gushed out, but can he also give food or provide meat for his people?”
他曾擊打磐石, 使水湧出, 成了江河; 他還能賜糧食嗎? 還能為他的百姓預備肉嗎?

78:21 Therefore Yahweh heard and he was very angry, and a fire was kindled against Jacob, and his anger also rose up against Israel,
所以, 耶和華聽見就發怒; 有烈火向雅各燒起; 有怒氣向以色列上騰;

78:22 because they did not believe God, and they did not trust his salvation.
因為他們不信服神, 不倚賴他的救恩.

78:23 Nevertheless, he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,
他卻吩咐天空, 又敞開天上的門,

78:24 and rained down on them manna to eat and gave them the grain of heaven.
降嗎哪, 像雨給他們吃, 將天上的糧食賜給他們.

78:25 Humankind ate the bread of angels. He sent them food enough to be satisfied.
各人(或譯: 人)吃大能者的食物; 他賜下糧食, 使他們飽足.

78:26 He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens and drove along the south wind by his strength.
他領東風起在天空, 又用能力引了南風來.

78:27 Then he rained meat on them like dust, even winged birds like the sand of the seas.
他降肉, 像雨在他們當中, 多如塵土, 又降飛鳥, 多如海沙,

78:28 He caused them to fall in the midst of his camp, all around his dwellings.
落在他們的營中, 在他們住處的四面.

78:29 So they ate and were well filled, and he brought about what they craved.
他們吃了, 而且飽足; 這樣就隨了他們所欲的.

78:30 They had not yet turned aside from their craving, while their food was still in their mouth,
他們貪而無厭, 食物還在他們口中的時候,

78:31 the anger of God rose against them, and he killed some of the stoutest of them, even the young men of Israel he caused to bow down in death.
神的怒氣就向他們上騰, 殺了他們內中的肥壯人, 打倒以色列的少年人.

78:32 In spite of all this they sinned further and did not believe his wonders.
雖是這樣, 他們仍舊犯罪, 不信他奇妙的作為.

78:33 And he consumed their days with futility their years with terror.
因此, 他叫他們的日子全歸虛空, 叫他們的年歲盡屬驚恐.

78:34 When he killed some of them, then they sought him, and repented and earnestly sought God.
他殺他們的時候, 他們才求問他, 回心轉意, 切切地尋求神.

78:35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and God Most High their redeemer.
他們也追念神是他們的磐石, 至高的神是他們的救贖主.

78:36 But they enticed him with their mouth and lied to him with their tongue.
他們卻用口諂媚他, 用舌向他說謊.

78:37 For their heart was not steadfast with him, nor were they faithful to his covenant.
因他們的心向他不正, 在他的約上也不忠心.

78:38 But he was compassionate; he pardoned their guilt and did not destroy them. And many times he turned back his anger and did not stir up all his wrath,
但他有憐憫, 赦免他們的罪孽, 不滅絕他們, 而且屢次消他的怒氣, 不發盡他的忿怒.

78:39 for he remembered that they were flesh, a passing wind that does not return.
他想到他們不過是血氣, 是一陣去而不返的風.

78:40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and vexed him in the wasteland!
他們在曠野悖逆他, 在荒地叫他擔憂, 何其多呢!

78:41 So they again tested God and distressed the Holy One of Israel.
他們再三試探神, 惹動以色列的聖者.

78:42 And they did not remember his power when he redeemed them from the enemy,
他們不追念他的能力(原文是手)和贖他們脫離敵人的日子;

78:43 how he performed his signs in Egypt and his wonders in the region of Zoan,
他怎樣在埃及地顯神蹟, 在瑣安田顯奇事,

78:44 when he turned their rivers to blood so they could not drink from their streams.
把他們的江河並河汊的水都變為血, 使他們不能喝.

78:45 He sent among them flies that devoured them and frogs that destroyed them.
他叫蒼蠅成群落在他們當中, 嘬盡他們, 又叫青蛙滅了他們,

78:46 And he gave their crop to the locusts and their labor to the locust.
把他們的土產交給螞蚱, 把他們辛苦得來的交給蝗蟲.

78:47 He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore trees with sleet.
他降冰雹打壞他們的葡萄樹, 下嚴霜打壞他們的桑樹,

78:48 He also handed their cattle over to the hail and their livestock to the lightning bolts.
又把他們的牲畜交給冰雹, 把他們的群畜交給閃電.

78:49 He sent against them his fierce anger, rage and indignation and trouble, a band of destroying angels.
他使猛烈的怒氣和忿怒,惱恨,苦難成了一群降災的使者, 臨到他們.

78:50 He cleared a path for his anger. He did not spare them from death but handed their life over to the plague.
他為自己的怒氣修平了路, 將他們交給瘟疫, 使他們死亡,

78:51 And he struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the first of their virility in the tents of Ham.
在埃及擊殺一切長子, 在含的帳棚中擊殺他們強壯時頭生的.

78:52 Then he led out his people like sheep and guided them like a herd in the wilderness.
他卻領出自己的民如羊, 在曠野引他們如羊群.

78:53 And he led them safely and they were not afraid, but the sea covered their enemies.
他領他們穩穩妥妥地, 使他們不致害怕; 海卻淹沒他們的仇敵.

78:54 So he brought them to his holy territory, this mountain his right hand acquired.
他帶他們到自己聖地的邊界, 到他右手所得的這山地.

78:55 And he drove out nations before them and allocated them for an inheritance by boundary line, and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
他在他們面前趕出外邦人, 用繩子將外邦的地量給他們為業, 叫以色列支派的人住在他們的帳棚裡.

78:56 But they tested and rebelled against God Most High and did not keep his statutes.
他們仍舊試探,悖逆至高的神, 不守他的法度,

78:57 And they turned and were treacherous like their ancestors. They twisted like a crooked bow.
反倒退後, 行詭詐, 像他們的祖宗一樣; 他們改變, 如同翻背的弓.

78:58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and made him jealous with their images.
因他們的邱壇惹了他的怒氣; 因他們雕刻的偶像觸動他的憤恨.

78:59 God heard and he was very angry and rejected Israel utterly.
神聽見就發怒, 極其憎惡以色列人.

78:60 So he abandoned the dwelling place at Shiloh, the tent he had placed among humankind.
甚至他離棄示羅的帳幕, 就是他在人間所搭的帳棚;

78:61 And he gave his strength into captivity and his splendor into the hand of the enemy.
又將他的約櫃(原文是能力)交與人擄去, 將他的榮耀交在敵人手中;

78:62 He also handed his people over to the sword, and he was very angry with his inheritance.
並將他的百姓交與刀劍, 向他的產業發怒.

78:63 Fire devoured his young men, and his young women were not praised.
少年人被火燒滅; 處女也無喜歌.

78:64 His priests fell by the sword, and his widows did not weep.
祭司倒在刀下, 寡婦卻不哀哭.

78:65 Then the Lord awoke like one who had been asleep, awoke like a warrior who had been drunk with wine.
那時, 主像世人睡醒, 像勇士飲酒呼喊.

78:66 And he beat back his enemies; he gave them over to perpetual scorn.
他就打退了他的敵人, 叫他們永蒙羞辱;

78:67 And he rejected the tent of Joseph, and did not chose the tribe of Ephraim,
並且他棄掉約瑟的帳棚, 不揀選以法蓮支派,

78:68 but chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion that he loved.
卻揀選猶大支派─他所喜愛的錫安山;

78:69 And he built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.
蓋造他的聖所, 好像高峰, 又像他建立永存之地;

78:70 And he chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds.
又揀選他的僕人大衛, 從羊圈中將他召來,

78:71 He brought him from following nursing ewes to shepherd Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.
叫他不再跟從那些帶奶的母羊, 為要牧養自己的百姓雅各和自己的產業以色列.

78:72 And he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, and led them by the skillfulness of his hands.
於是, 他按心中的純正牧養他們, 用手中的巧妙引導他們.

Psalms - Chapter 79

79:1 A psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have entered your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have reduced Jerusalem to ruins.
(亞薩的詩. )神啊, 外邦人進入你的產業, 污穢你的聖殿, 使耶路撒冷變成荒堆,

79:2 They have given the bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the heavens, the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth.
把你僕人的屍首交與天空的飛鳥為食, 把你聖民的肉交與地上的野獸,

79:3 They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them.
在耶路撒冷周圍流他們的血如水, 無人葬埋.

79:4 We have become a taunt to our neighbors, a derision and a scorn to those around us.
我們成為鄰國的羞辱, 成為我們四圍人的嗤笑譏刺.

79:5 How long, O Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?
耶和華啊, 這到幾時呢? 你要動怒到永遠嗎? 你的憤恨要如火焚燒嗎?

79:6 Pour out your anger on the nations that do not know you, and on the kingdoms that do not call on your name,
願你將你的忿怒倒在那不認識你的外邦和那不求告你名的國度.

79:7 because they have devoured Jacob and have laid waste his habitation.
因為他們吞了雅各, 把他的住處變為荒場.

79:8 Do not remember against us former iniquities; let your mercies meet us quickly because we are brought very low.
求你不要記念我們先祖的罪孽, 向我們追討; 願你的慈悲快迎著我們, 因為我們落到極卑微的地步.

79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; and deliver us and forgive our sins for the sake of your name.
拯救我們的神啊, 求你因你名的榮耀幫助我們! 為你名的緣故搭救我們, 赦免我們的罪.

79:10 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let it be known among the nations before our eyes, by the avenging of the blood of your servants that was poured out.
為何容外邦人說他們的神在哪裡呢? 願你使外邦人知道你在我們眼前伸你僕人流血的冤.

79:11 Let the groaning of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, spare the children appointed to death.
願被囚之人的歎息達到你面前; 願你按你的大能力存留那些將要死的人.

79:12 And return to our neighbors sevenfold upon them their taunts with which they taunted you, O Lord.
主啊, 願你將我們鄰邦所羞辱你的羞辱加七倍歸到他們身上.

79:13 Then we, your people and the flock of your pasture, we will give thanks to you forever. Generation after generation we will tell of your praise.
這樣, 你的民, 你草場的羊, 要稱謝你, 直到永遠; 要述說讚美你的話, 直到萬代.

Psalms - Chapter 80

80:1 For the music director, according to The Lilies. A testimony. Of Asaph. A psalm. Give ear, O shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock. Shine forth, you who sits enthroned above the cherubim.
(亞薩的詩, 交與伶長. 調用為證的百合花. )領約瑟如領羊群之以色列的牧者啊, 求你留心聽! 坐在二基路伯上的啊, 求你發出光來!

80:2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, stir up your power and come for our salvation.
在以法蓮,便雅憫,瑪拿西前面施展你的大能, 來救我們.

80:3 O God, restore us, and cause your face to shine that we may be saved.
神啊, 求你使我們回轉(或譯: 復興), 使你的臉發光, 我們便要得救!

80:4 O Yahweh God of hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?
耶和華─萬軍之神啊, 你向你百姓的禱告發怒, 要到幾時呢?

80:5 You have fed them the bread of tears; you have given them tears to drink in full measure.
你以眼淚當食物給他們吃, 又多量出眼淚給他們喝.

80:6 You have made us an object of strife to our neighbors, and our enemies mock among themselves.
你使鄰邦因我們紛爭; 我們的仇敵彼此戲笑.

80:7 O God of hosts, restore us and cause your face to shine that we may be saved.
萬軍之神啊, 求你使我們回轉, 使你的臉發光, 我們便要得救!

80:8 You uprooted a vine from Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.
你從埃及挪出一棵葡萄樹, 趕出外邦人, 把這樹栽上.

80:9 You prepared a place before it, and it took deep root and filled the land.
你在這樹根前預備了地方, 它就深深扎根, 爬滿了地.

80:10 The mountains were covered with its shade, and the mighty cedars with its boughs.
它的影子遮滿了山, 枝子好像佳美的香柏樹.

80:11 It spread its branches to the sea and its shoots to the river.
它發出枝子, 長到大海, 發出蔓子, 延到大河.

80:12 Why have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass on the road pluck fruit from it?
你為何拆毀這樹的籬笆, 任憑一切過路的人摘取?

80:13 Swine from the forests devour it and creatures of the field feed on it.
林中出來的野豬把它糟踏; 野地的走獸拿它當食物.

80:14 Please return, O God of hosts. Observe from heaven and see, and pay attention to this vine,
萬軍之神啊, 求你回轉! 從天上垂看, 眷顧這葡萄樹,

80:15 eventhe stalk that your right hand planted, and concerning the shoot you strengthened for yourself.
保護你右手所栽的和你為自己所堅固的枝子.

80:16 It is burned with fire, cut down. They perish at the rebuke of your face.
這樹已經被火焚燒, 被刀砍伐; 他們因你臉上的怒容就滅亡了.

80:17 Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of humankind whom you made strong for yourself.
願你的手扶持你右邊的人, 就是你為自己所堅固的人子.

80:18 Then we will not turn back from you. Restore us to life, and we will proclaim your name.
這樣, 我們便不退後離開你; 求你救活我們, 我們就要求告你的名.

80:19 O Yahweh God of hosts, restore us; cause your face to shine that we may be saved.
耶和華─萬軍之神啊, 求你使我們回轉, 使你的臉發光, 我們便要得救!

Psalms - Chapter 81

81:1 For the music director; on the Gittith. Of Asaph. Shout out to God our strength; shout joyfully to the God of Jacob.
(亞薩的詩, 交與伶長. 用迦特樂器. )你們當向神─我們的力量大聲歡呼, 向雅各的神發聲歡樂!

81:2 Lift up a song and strike the tambourine, the pleasant lyre, together with the harp.
唱起詩歌, 打手鼓, 彈美琴與瑟.

81:3 Blow the horn at new moon, at full moon, for our feast day,
當在月朔並月望─我們過節的日期吹角,

81:4 because it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
因這是為以色列定的律例, 是雅各神的典章.

81:5 He made it a statute in Joseph when he went out against the land of Egypt, where I heard a language I did not know.
他去攻擊埃及地的時候, 在約瑟中間立此為證. 我在那裡聽見我所不明白的言語:

81:6 “I removed his shoulder from a burden. His hands were freed from the basket.
神說: 我使你的肩得脫重擔, 你的手放下筐子.

81:7 In this trouble you called, and I rescued you. Within the secret place of thunder I answered you; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
你在急難中呼求, 我就搭救你; 我在雷的隱密處應允你, 在米利巴水那裡試驗你. (細拉)

81:8 Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, if you would but listen to me.
我的民哪, 你當聽, 我要勸戒你; 以色列啊, 甚願你肯聽從我.

81:9 There shall be no strange god among you, and you shall not bow down to a foreign god.
在你當中, 不可有別的神; 外邦的神, 你也不可下拜.

81:10 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.
我是耶和華─你的神, 曾把你從埃及地領上來; 你要大大張口, 我就給你充滿.

81:11 But my people did not listen to my voice, and Israel did not yield to me.
無奈, 我的民不聽我的聲音; 以色列全不理我.

81:12 So I let them go in the stubbornness of their heart; they walked in their counsels.
我便任憑他們心裡剛硬, 隨自己的計謀而行.

81:13 Oh that my people would listen to me; that Israel would walk in my ways.
甚願我的民肯聽從我, 以色列肯行我的道,

81:14 I would subdue their enemies quickly, and turn my hand against their adversaries.
我便速速治服他們的仇敵, 反手攻擊他們的敵人.

81:15 Those who hate Yahweh would cringe before him, and their fate would be forever.
恨耶和華的人必來投降, 但他的百姓必永久長存.

81:16 But he would feed him from the choicest wheat, and I would satisfy you with honey from a rock.”
他也必拿上好的麥子給他們吃, 又拿從磐石出的蜂蜜叫他們飽足.

Psalms - Chapter 82

82:1 A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the divine assembly; he administers judgment in the midst of the gods.
(亞薩的詩. )神站在有權力者的會中, 在諸神中行審判,

82:2 “How long will you judge unjustly and show favoritism to the wicked? Selah
說: 你們審判不秉公義, 徇惡人的情面, 要到幾時呢? (細拉)

82:3 Judge on behalf of the helpless and the orphan; provide justice to the afflicted and the poor.
你們當為貧寒的人和孤兒伸冤; 當為困苦和窮乏的人施行公義.

82:4 Rescue the helpless and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
當保護貧寒和窮乏的人, 救他們脫離惡人的手.

82:5 They do not know or consider. They go about in the darkness, so that all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
你們仍不知道, 也不明白, 在黑暗中走來走去; 地的根基都搖動了.

82:6 I have said, “You are gods, and sons of the Most High, all of you.
我曾說: 你們是神, 都是至高者的兒子.

82:7 However, you will die like men, and you will fall like one of the princes.”
然而, 你們要死, 與世人一樣, 要仆倒, 像王子中的一位.

82:8 Rise up, O God, judge the earth, because you shall inherit all the nations.
神啊, 求你起來審判世界, 因為你要得萬邦為業.

Psalms - Chapter 83

83:1 A song. A psalm of Asaph. O God, do not rest silently. Do not keep silent or be still, O God.
(亞薩的詩歌. )神啊, 求你不要靜默! 神啊, 求你不要閉口, 也不要不作聲!

83:2 For look, your enemies roar, and those who hate you have lifted their head.
因為你的仇敵喧嚷, 恨你的抬起頭來.

83:3 They devise cunning schemes against your people, and consult together against your protected ones.
他們同謀奸詐要害你的百姓, 彼此商議要害你所隱藏的人.

83:4 They say, “Come, let us annihilate them from being a nation, so that the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”
他們說: 來吧, 我們將他們剪滅, 使他們不再成國! 使以色列的名不再被人記念!

83:5 For they have consulted together with a unified purpose. They have made a covenant against you:
他們同心商議, 彼此結盟, 要抵擋你,

83:6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,
就是住帳棚的以東人和以實瑪利人, 摩押和夏甲人,

83:7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the inhabitants of Tyre.
迦巴勒,亞捫, 和亞瑪力,非利士並泰爾的居民.

83:8 Assyria also has joined with them. They provide help to the children of Lot. Selah
亞述也與他們連合; 他們作羅得子孫的幫手. (細拉)

83:9 Do to them as you did with Midian, as with Sisera, as with Jabin at the wadi of Kishon.
求你待他們, 如待米甸, 如在基順河待西西拉和耶賓一樣.

83:10 They were destroyed at En-dor; they became dung for the ground.
他們在隱‧多珥滅亡, 成了地上的糞土.

83:11 Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their chiefs like Zebah and Zalmunna,
求你叫他們的首領像俄立和西伊伯, 叫他們的王子都像西巴和撒慕拿.

83:12 who said, “Let us take as our possession the pastures of God.”
他們說: 我們要得神的住處, 作為自己的產業.

83:13 O my God, make them like the tumbleweed, like the chaff before wind.
我的神啊, 求你叫他們像旋風的塵土, 像風前的碎秸.

83:14 As fire burns a forest, and as a flame sets afire mountains,
火怎樣焚燒樹林, 火焰怎樣燒著山嶺,

83:15 so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm.
求你也照樣用狂風追趕他們, 用暴雨恐嚇他們.

83:16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O Yahweh.
願你使他們滿面羞恥, 好叫他們尋求你─耶和華的名!

83:17 Let them be ashamed and terrified forever, and let them be humiliated and perish
願他們永遠羞愧驚惶! 願他們慚愧滅亡!

83:18 that they may know that you, whose name is Yahweh, you alone, are the Most High over the whole earth.
使他們知道: 惟獨你─名為耶和華的─是全地以上的至高者!

Psalms - Chapter 84

84:1 For the music director; on the Gittith. Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. How lovely are your dwelling places, O Yahweh of hosts!
(可拉後裔的詩, 交與伶長. 用迦特樂器. )萬軍之耶和華啊, 你的居所何等可愛!

84:2 My soul longs and even fails for the courtyards of Yahweh. My heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
我羨慕渴想耶和華的院宇; 我的心腸, 我的肉體向永生神呼籲(或譯: 歡呼).

84:3 Even a bird finds a home, and a swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, near your altars, O Yahweh of hosts, my king and my God.
萬軍之耶和華─我的王, 我的神啊, 在你祭壇那裡, 麻雀為自己找著房屋, 燕子為自己找著菢雛之窩.

84:4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they can ever praise you. Selah
如此住在你殿中的便為有福! 他們仍要讚美你. (細拉)

84:5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in you; in their heart are the highways to Zion.
靠你有力量,心中想往錫安大道的, 這人便為有福!

84:6 Passing through the Valley of Baca, they make it a spring. The early rain covers it with blessings as well.
他們經過流淚谷, 叫這谷變為泉源之地; 並有秋雨之福蓋滿了全谷.

84:7 They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
他們行走, 力上加力, 各人到錫安朝見神.

84:8 O Yahweh, God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
耶和華─萬軍之神啊, 求你聽我的禱告! 雅各的神啊, 求你留心聽! (細拉)

84:9 Look at our shield, O God, and have regard for the face of your anointed one.
神啊, 你是我們的盾牌; 求你垂顧觀看你受膏者的面!

84:10 Because better is a day in your courtyards than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be at the threshold of the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
在你的院宇住一日, 勝似在別處住千日; 寧可在我神殿中看門, 不願住在惡人的帳棚裡.

84:11 Because Yahweh God is a sun and a shield; Yahweh gives grace and honor. He does not withhold good from those who walk blamelessly.
因為耶和華─神是日頭, 是盾牌, 要賜下恩惠和榮耀. 他未嘗留下一樣好處不給那些行動正直的人.

84:12 O Yahweh of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts you.
萬軍之耶和華啊, 倚靠你的人便為有福!

Psalms - Chapter 85

85:1 For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. O Yahweh, you favored your land. You restored the fortunes of Jacob.
(可拉後裔的詩, 交與伶長. )耶和華啊, 你已經向你的地施恩, 救回被擄的雅各.

85:2 You took away the guilt of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah
你赦免了你百姓的罪孽, 遮蓋了他們一切的過犯. (細拉)

85:3 You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your burning anger.
你收轉了所發的忿怒和你猛烈的怒氣.

85:4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, and annul your vexation with us.
拯救我們的神啊, 求你使我們回轉, 叫你的惱恨向我們止息.

85:5 Will you be angry against us forever? Will you prolong your anger generation after generation?
你要向我們發怒到永遠嗎? 你要將你的怒氣延留到萬代嗎?

85:6 Will you not again revive us, that your people might rejoice in you?
你不再將我們救活, 使你的百姓靠你歡喜嗎?

85:7 Show us, O Yahweh, your loyal love, and grant us your salvation.
耶和華啊, 求你使我們得見你的慈愛, 又將你的救恩賜給我們.

85:8 I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, because he will speak peace to his people, even his faithful ones, but let them not return to folly.
我要聽神─耶和華所說的話; 因為他必應許將平安賜給他的百姓─他的聖民; 他們卻不可再轉去妄行.

85:9 Surely his salvation is near for those who fear him, that glory may abide in our land.
他的救恩誠然與敬畏他的人相近, 叫榮耀住在我們的地上.

85:10 Loyal love and faithfulness will meet one another; righteousness and peace will kiss.
慈愛和誠實彼此相遇; 公義和平安彼此相親.

85:11 Faithfulness will sprout from the ground, and righteousness will look down from heaven.
誠實從地而生; 公義從天而現.

85:12 Yes, Yahweh will give what is good, and our land will give its produce.
耶和華必將好處賜給我們; 我們的地也要多出土產.

85:13 Righteousness will go before him, and it will make his steps a pathway.
公義要行在他面前, 叫他的腳蹤成為可走的路.

Psalms - Chapter 86

86:1 A prayer of David. Incline, O Yahweh, your ear and answer me, because I am poor and needy.
(大衛的祈禱. )耶和華啊, 求你側耳應允我, 因我是困苦窮乏的.

86:2 Watch over my life because I am faithful. You are my God; save your servant. I am the one who trusts you.
求你保存我的性命, 因我是虔誠人. 我的神啊, 求你拯救這倚靠你的僕人!

86:3 Be gracious to me, O Lord, because I call to you all day long.
主啊, 求你憐憫我, 因我終日求告你.

86:4 Make glad the soul of your servant, because I desire you, O Lord.
主啊, 求你使僕人心裡歡喜, 因為我的心仰望你.

86:5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, and abundant in loyal love for all who call to you.
主啊, 你本為良善, 樂意饒恕人, 有豐盛的慈愛賜給凡求告你的人.

86:6 Heed, O Yahweh, my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications.
耶和華啊, 求你留心聽我的禱告, 垂聽我懇求的聲音.

86:7 In the day of my trouble I call to you, because you answer me.
我在患難之日要求告你, 因為你必應允我.

86:8 There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, and there are no works like yours.
主啊, 諸神之中沒有可比你的; 你的作為也無可比.

86:9 All the nations that you have made will come and bow down before you, O Lord, and glorify your name.
主啊, 你所造的萬民都要來敬拜你; 他們也要榮耀你的名.

86:10 For you are great and doing wondrous things; you alone are God.
因你為大, 且行奇妙的事; 惟獨你是神.

86:11 Teach me, O Yahweh, your way, that I may walk in your truth. Unite my heart to fear your name.
耶和華啊, 求你將你的道指教我; 我要照你的真理行; 求你使我專心敬畏你的名!

86:12 I will give you thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and glorify your name forever,
主─我的神啊, 我要一心稱讚你; 我要榮耀你的名, 直到永遠.

86:13 because your loyal love is great toward me, and you will have delivered my life from Sheol below.
因為, 你向我發的慈愛是大的; 你救了我的靈魂免入極深的陰間.

86:14 O God, arrogant men have risen up against me, even a gang of ruthless men seek my life, but they do not set you before them.
神啊, 驕傲的人起來攻擊我, 又有一黨強橫的人尋索我的命; 他們沒有將你放在眼中.

86:15 But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abundant in loyal love and faithfulness.
主啊, 你是有憐憫有恩典的神, 不輕易發怒, 並有豐盛的慈愛和誠實.

86:16 Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give your strength to your servant, and grant victory to the son of your maidservant.
求你向我轉臉, 憐恤我, 將你的力量賜給僕人, 救你婢女的兒子.

86:17 Do a sign that benefits me, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame, because you, O Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me.
求你向我顯出恩待我的憑據, 叫恨我的人看見便羞愧, 因為你─耶和華幫助我, 安慰我.

Psalms - Chapter 87

87:1 Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. A song. His foundation is on the holy mountains.
(可拉後裔的詩歌. )耶和華所立的根基在聖山上.

87:2 Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
他愛錫安的門, 勝於愛雅各一切的住處.

87:3 Glorious things are spoken about you, O city of God. Selah
神的城啊, 有榮耀的事乃指著你說的. (細拉)

87:4 I will record those who know me in Rahab and Babylon, behold in Philistia and Tyre with Cush, “This one was born there.”
我要提起拉哈伯和巴比倫人, 是在認識我之中的; 看哪, 非利士和泰爾並古實人, 個個生在那裡.

87:5 But with respect to Zion it shall be said, “Each one was born in her,” for the Most High himself will establish her.
論到錫安, 必說: 這一個,那一個都生在其中, 而且至高者必親自堅立這城.

87:6 Yahweh will record in writing the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah
當耶和華記錄萬民的時候, 他要點出這一個生在那裡. (細拉)

87:7 And while dancing, singers will sing, “All my springs are in you.”
歌唱的, 跳舞的, 都要說: 我的泉源都在你裡面.

Psalms - Chapter 88

88:1 A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the music director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Yahweh, God of my salvation, I cry out by day and through the night before you.
(可拉後裔的詩歌, 就是以斯拉人希幔的訓誨詩, 交與伶長. 調用麻哈拉利暗俄. )耶和華─拯救我的神啊, 我晝夜在你面前呼籲.

88:2 Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.
願我的禱告達到你面前; 求你側耳聽我的呼求!

88:3 For my soul is full with troubles, and my life approaches Sheol.
因為我心裡滿了患難; 我的性命臨近陰間.

88:4 I am reckoned with those descending to the pit. I am like a man without strength,
我算和下坑的人同列, 如同無力(或譯: 沒有幫助)的人一樣.

88:5 set free among the dead, like the slain lying in the grave, whom you no longer remember, even those cut off from your hand.
我被丟在死人中, 好像被殺的人躺在墳墓裡. 他們是你不再記念的, 與你隔絕了.

88:6 You have set me in the pit below, in dark places, in the depths.
你把我放在極深的坑裡, 在黑暗地方, 在深處.

88:7 Your wrath presses upon me, and you afflict me with all your waves. Selah
你的忿怒重壓我身; 你用一切的波浪困住我. (細拉)

88:8 You have removed my acquaintances far from me. You have made me detestable to them. I am confined and cannot go out.
你把我所認識的隔在遠處, 使我為他們所憎惡; 我被拘困, 不得出來.

88:9 My eye languishes from misery. I call on you, O Yahweh, every day; I spread out my hands to you.
我的眼睛因困苦而乾癟. 耶和華啊, 我天天求告你, 向你舉手.

88:10 Do you work wonders for the dead? Or do the departed spirits rise up to praise you? Selah
你豈要行奇事給死人看嗎? 難道陰魂還能起來稱讚你嗎? (細拉)

88:11 Is your loyal love told in the grave, or your faithfulness in the underworld?
豈能在墳墓裡述說你的慈愛嗎? 豈能在滅亡中述說你的信實嗎?

88:12 Are your wonders known in the darkness, or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
你的奇事豈能在幽暗裡被知道嗎? 你的公義豈能在忘記之地被知道嗎?

88:13 But as for me, I cry for help to you, O Yahweh, and in the morning my prayer comes before you.
耶和華啊, 我呼求你; 我早晨的禱告要達到你面前.

88:14 Why do you reject my soul, O Yahweh? Why do you hide your face from me?
耶和華啊, 你為何丟棄我? 為何掩面不顧我?

88:15 I am afflicted and perishing from my youth. I bear your terrors. I am distraught.
我自幼受苦, 幾乎死亡; 我受你的驚恐, 甚至慌張.

88:16 Your burning anger has passed over me; your sudden fears have destroyed me.
你的烈怒漫過我身; 你的驚嚇把我剪除.

88:17 They surround me like water all the day; they circle about me altogether.
這些終日如水環繞我, 一齊都來圍困我.

88:18 You have removed loved one and friend far from me, my acquaintances far from my darkness.
你把我的良朋密友隔在遠處, 使我所認識的人進入黑暗裡.

Psalms - Chapter 89

89:1 A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing forever of Yahweh’s acts of loyal love. From generation to generation I will make known your faithfulness with my mouth.
(以斯拉人以探的訓誨詩. )我要歌唱耶和華的慈愛, 直到永遠; 我要用口將你的信實傳與萬代.

89:2 For I say, “Forever your loyal love is built up. The heavens you have established with your faithfulness in them.”
因我曾說: 你的慈悲必建立到永遠; 你的信實必堅立在天上.

89:3 “I made a covenant with my chosen one; I swore an oath to David my servant:
我與我所揀選的人立了約, 向我的僕人大衛起了誓:

89:4 ‘I will establish your descendants forever, and I will build up your throne from generation to generation.’ ” Selah
我要建立你的後裔, 直到永遠; 要建立你的寶座, 直到萬代. (細拉)

89:5 And so the heavens will praise your wonderful deed, O Yahweh, even your faithfulness, in the assembly of the holy ones.
耶和華啊, 諸天要稱讚你的奇事; 在聖者的會中, 要稱讚你的信實.

89:6 For who in the sky is equal to Yahweh? Who is like Yahweh among the sons of God,
在天空誰能比耶和華呢? 神的眾子中, 誰能像耶和華呢?

89:7 a God feared greatly in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all surrounding him?
他在聖者的會中, 是大有威嚴的神, 比一切在他四圍的更可畏懼.

89:8 O Yahweh God of hosts, who is mighty like you, O Yah, with your faithfulness surrounding you?
耶和華─萬軍之神啊, 哪一個大能者像你耶和華? 你的信實是在你的四圍.

89:9 You are ruling the surging of the sea. When its waves rise, you yourself still them.
你管轄海的狂傲; 波浪翻騰, 你就使它平靜了.

89:10 You yourself crushed Rahab like one who is slain; you scattered your enemies with your strong arm.
你打碎了拉哈伯, 似乎是已殺的人; 你用有能的膀臂打散了你的仇敵.

89:11 The heavens are yours, the earth yours as well, the world with its fullness, because you founded them.
天屬你, 地也屬你; 世界和其中所充滿的都為你所建立.

89:12 North and south, you created them; Tabor and Hermon shout joyfully over your name.
南北為你所創造; 他泊和黑門都因你的名歡呼.

89:13 You have a mighty arm; Your hand is strong; your right hand reaches high.
你有大能的膀臂; 你的手有力, 你的右手也高舉.

89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness come before your face.
公義和公平是你寶座的根基; 慈愛和誠實行在你前面.

89:15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout; O Yahweh, they walk about in the light of your countenance.
知道向你歡呼的, 那民是有福的! 耶和華啊, 他們在你臉上的光裡行走.

89:16 In your name they rejoice all the day, and in your righteousness they rise up.
他們因你的名終日歡樂, 因你的公義得以高舉.

89:17 For you are the glory of their strength, and by your favor our horn rises up,
你是他們力量的榮耀; 因為你喜悅我們, 我們的角必被高舉.

89:18 because our shield belongs to Yahweh, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
我們的盾牌屬耶和華; 我們的王屬以色列的聖者.

89:19 Formerly you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones, and said, “I have bestowed help on a mighty man; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
當時, 你在異象中曉諭你的聖民, 說: 我已把救助之力加在那有能者的身上; 我高舉那從民中所揀選的.

89:20 I have found David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him,
我尋得我的僕人大衛, 用我的聖膏膏他.

89:21 with whom my hand will be steadfast. Surely my arm will strengthen him.
我的手必使他堅立; 我的膀臂也必堅固他.

89:22 The enemy will not deceive him, and no evil man will afflict him.
仇敵必不勒索他; 凶惡之子也不苦害他.

89:23 But I will crush his adversaries before him, and I will strike those who hate him.
我要在他面前打碎他的敵人, 擊殺那恨他的人.

89:24 And so my faithfulness and my loyal love will be with him, and in my name his horn will rise up.
只是我的信實和我的慈愛要與他同在; 因我的名, 他的角必被高舉.

89:25 And I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.
我要使他的左手伸到海上, 右手伸到河上.

89:26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’
他要稱呼我說: 你是我的父, 是我的神, 是拯救我的磐石.

89:27 I will also make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
我也要立他為長子, 為世上最高的君王.

89:28 Forever I will keep my loyal love for him, and my covenant will be reliable for him.
我要為他存留我的慈愛, 直到永遠; 我與他立的約必要堅定.

89:29 I will also establish his offspring forever, and his throne as the days of the heavens.
我也要使他的後裔存到永遠, 使他的寶座如天之久.

89:30 If his sons forsake my law and do not walk in my judgments,
倘若他的子孫離棄我的律法, 不照我的典章行,

89:31 if they defile my statutes and do not keep my commandments,
背棄我的律例, 不遵守我的誡命,

89:32 then I will punish their transgression with a rod, and their guilt with wounds.
我就要用杖責罰他們的過犯, 用鞭責罰他們的罪孽.

89:33 But I will not break off my loyal love from him, and I will not be false against my faithfulness.
只是我必不將我的慈愛全然收回, 也必不叫我的信實廢棄.

89:34 I will not defile my covenant, or alter what proceeded from my lips.
我必不背棄我的約, 也不改變我口中所出的.

89:35 Once I have sworn by my holiness, ‘I will surely not lie to David,
我一次指著自己的聖潔起誓: 我決不向大衛說謊!

89:36 His offspring will endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me.
他的後裔要存到永遠; 他的寶座在我面前如日之恆一般,

89:37 Like the moon it will be steadfast forever, and like an enduring witness in the sky.’ ” Selah
又如月亮永遠堅立, 如天上確實的見證. (細拉)

89:38 But you have spurned and rejected; you are very angry with your anointed one.
但你惱怒你的受膏者, 就丟掉棄絕他.

89:39 You have repudiated the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown in the dirt.
你厭惡了與僕人所立的約, 將他的冠冕踐踏於地.

89:40 You have broken down all his walls; you have made his fortifications a ruin.
你拆毀了他一切的籬笆, 使他的保障變為荒場.

89:41 All passing along the road plunder him; he has become a taunt to his neighbors.
凡過路的人都搶奪他; 他成為鄰邦的羞辱.

89:42 You have raised the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all his enemies rejoice.
你高舉了他敵人的右手; 你叫他一切的仇敵歡喜.

89:43 You have also turned back the edge of his sword and have not helped him stand his ground in the battle.
你叫他的刀劍捲刃, 叫他在爭戰之中站立不住.

89:44 You have made his splendor to cease, and cast his throne to the ground.
你使他的光輝止息, 將他的寶座推倒於地.

89:45 You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah
你減少他青年的日子, 又使他蒙羞. (細拉)

89:46 How long, O Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire forever?
耶和華啊, 這要到幾時呢? 你要將自己隱藏到永遠嗎? 你的忿怒如火焚燒要到幾時呢?

89:47 Remember what my lifespan is. Remember for what vanity you have created all the children of humankind.
求你想念我的時候是何等的短少; 你創造世人, 要使他們歸何等的虛空呢?

89:48 What man can live on and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of Sheol? Selah
誰能常活免死,救他的靈魂脫離陰間的權柄呢? (細拉)

89:49 Where are your former acts of loyal love, O Lord, that you swore to David by your faithfulness?
主啊, 你從前憑你的信實向大衛立誓要施行的慈愛在哪裡呢?

89:50 Remember, O Lord the taunting of your servants, how I bear in my bosom the taunts of all the many peoples,
主啊, 求你記念僕人們所受的羞辱, 記念我怎樣將一切強盛民的羞辱存在我懷裡.

89:51 by which your enemies taunt, O Yahweh, by which they taunt the steps of your anointed one.
耶和華啊, 你的仇敵用這羞辱羞辱了你的僕人, 羞辱了你受膏者的腳蹤.

89:52 Blessed be Yahweh forever. Amen and Amen.
耶和華是應當稱頌的, 直到永遠. 阿們! 阿們!

Psalms - Chapter 90

90:1 A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, you have been our help in all generations.
(神人摩西的祈禱)主啊, 你世世代代作我們的居所.

90:2 Before the mountains were born and you brought forth the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
諸山未曾生出, 地與世界你未曾造成, 從亙古到永遠, 你是神.

90:3 You return man to the dust, saying, “Return, O sons of man.”
你使人歸於塵土, 說: 你們世人要歸回.

90:4 For a thousand years in your eyes are like yesterday when it passes, or like a watch in the night.
在你看來, 千年如已過的昨日, 又如夜間的一更.

90:5 You sweep them away like a flood. They fall asleep. In the morning they are like grass that sprouts anew.
你叫他們如水沖去; 他們如睡一覺. 早晨, 他們如生長的草,

90:6 In the morning it blossoms and sprouts anew; by evening it withers and dries up.
早晨發芽生長, 晚上割下枯乾.

90:7 For we are brought to an end by your anger, and we hasten off by your wrath.
我們因你的怒氣而消滅, 因你的忿怒而驚惶.

90:8 You have put our iniquities before you, our hidden sins into the light of your countenance.
你將我們的罪孽擺在你面前, 將我們的隱惡擺在你面光之中.

90:9 For all of our days dwindle away in your rage; we complete our years like a sigh.
我們經過的日子都在你震怒之下; 我們度盡的年歲好像一聲歎息.

90:10 As for the days of our years, within them are seventy years or if by strength eighty years, and their pride is trouble and disaster, for it passes quickly and we fly away.
我們一生的年日是七十歲, 若是強壯可到八十歲; 但其中所矜誇的不過是勞苦愁煩, 轉眼成空, 我們便如飛而去.

90:11 Who knows the strength of your anger, and your rage consistent with the fear due you?
誰曉得你怒氣的權勢? 誰按著你該受的敬畏曉得你的忿怒呢?

90:12 So teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
求你指教我們怎樣數算自己的日子, 好叫我們得著智慧的心.

90:13 Return, O Yahweh. How long? And have compassion on your servants.
耶和華啊, 我們要等到幾時呢? 求你轉回, 為你的僕人後悔.

90:14 Satisfy us in the morning with your loyal love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
求你使我們早早飽得你的慈愛, 好叫我們一生一世歡呼喜樂.

90:15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen calamity.
求你照著你使我們受苦的日子, 和我們遭難的年歲, 叫我們喜樂.

90:16 Let your work be visible to your servants, and your majesty to their children.
願你的作為向你僕人顯現; 願你的榮耀向他們子孫顯明.

90:17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish for us the work of our hands, yes, the work of our hands, establish it.
願主─我們神的榮美歸於我們身上. 願你堅立我們手所做的工; 我們手所做的工, 願你堅立.

Psalms - Chapter 91

91:1 One who lives in the secret place of the Most High will lodge in the shadow of Shaddai.
住在至高者隱密處的, 必住在全能者的蔭下.

91:2 I will say to Yahweh, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”
我要論到耶和華說: 他是我的避難所, 是我的山寨, 是我的神, 是我所倚靠的.

91:3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, from the plague of destruction.
他必救你脫離捕鳥人的網羅和毒害的瘟疫.

91:4 With his feathers he will cover you, and under his wings you can take refuge. His faithfulness will be a shield and a buckler.
他必用自己的翎毛遮蔽你; 你要投靠在他的翅膀底下; 他的誠實是大小的盾牌.

91:5 You need not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day,
你必不怕黑夜的驚駭, 或是白日飛的箭,

91:6 or the plague that spreads in the darkness, or the destruction that devastates at noon.
也不怕黑夜行的瘟疫, 或是午間滅人的毒病.

91:7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
雖有千人仆倒在你旁邊, 萬人仆倒在你右邊, 這災卻不得臨近你.

91:8 You will only look with your eyes, and see the punishment of the wicked.
你惟親眼觀看, 見惡人遭報.

91:9 For you, O Yahweh, are my refuge. You have made the Most High your dwelling place.
耶和華是我的避難所; 你已將至高者當你的居所,

91:10 No harm will befall you, and no plague will come near your tent.
禍患必不臨到你, 災害也不挨近你的帳棚.

91:11 For he will command his angels concerning you, to watch over you in all your ways.
因他要為你吩咐他的使者, 在你行的一切道路上保護你.

91:12 In their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
他們要用手托著你, 免得你的腳碰在石頭上.

91:13 You will tread on lion and viper; you will trample young lion and serpent.
你要踹在獅子和虺蛇的身上, 踐踏少壯獅子和大蛇.

91:14 Because he loves me, therefore I will deliver him; I will protect him because he knows my name.
神說: 因為他專心愛我, 我就要搭救他; 因為他知道我的名, 我要把他安置在高處.

91:15 He will call upon me and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue and honor him.
他若求告我, 我就應允他; 他在急難中, 我要與他同在; 我要搭救他, 使他尊貴.

91:16 With long life I will satisfy him, and show him my salvation.
我要使他足享長壽, 將我的救恩顯明給他.

Psalms - Chapter 92

92:1 A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks to Yahweh, and to sing praise concerning your name, O Most High;
(安息日的詩歌. )稱謝耶和華! 歌頌你至高者的名!

92:2 to declare in the morning your loyal love and your faithfulness in the night,
用十弦的樂器和瑟, 用琴彈幽雅的聲音, 早晨傳揚你的慈愛; 每夜傳揚你的信實. 這本為美事.

92:3 on the ten string, and on the harp, with a melody on the lyre.
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92:4 For you, O Yahweh, have made me glad by your work; by the deeds of your hands I sing for joy.
因你─耶和華藉著你的作為叫我高興, 我要因你手的工作歡呼.

92:5 How great are your deeds, O Yahweh; how very deep are your thoughts.
耶和華啊, 你的工作何其大! 你的心思極其深!

92:6 The brutish man does not know, and the fool cannot understand this.
畜類人不曉得; 愚頑人也不明白.

92:7 When the wicked flourish like grass and all the workers of evil blossom, it is so they can be destroyed forever.
惡人茂盛如草, 一切作孽之人發旺的時候, 正是他們要滅亡, 直到永遠.

92:8 But you are on high forever, O Yahweh.
惟你─耶和華是至高, 直到永遠.

92:9 For behold, your enemies, O Yahweh, for behold, your enemies will perish. All the workers of evil will be scattered.
耶和華啊, 你的仇敵都要滅亡; 一切作孽的也要離散.

92:10 But you have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; you have anointed me with fresh oil.
你卻高舉了我的角, 如野牛的角; 我是被新油膏了的.

92:11 And so my eye looks on my enemies. My ears hear those evildoers who rise up against me.
我眼睛看見仇敵遭報; 我耳朵聽見那些起來攻擊我的惡人受罰.

92:12 The righteous will flourish like the date palm. They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
義人要發旺如棕樹, 生長如黎巴嫩的香柏樹.

92:13 Planted in the house of Yahweh, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
他們栽於耶和華的殿中, 發旺在我們神的院裡.

92:14 They will still prosper in old age. They will be fat and luxuriant,
他們年老的時候仍要結果子, 要滿了汁漿而常發青,

92:15 to declare that Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there is no injustice in him.
好顯明耶和華是正直的. 他是我的磐石, 在他毫無不義.

Psalms - Chapter 93

93:1 Yahweh is king; he clothes himself with majesty. Yahweh clothes himself; he girds himself with might. Yes, the world is established so that it will not be moved.
耶和華作王! 他以威嚴為衣穿上; 耶和華以能力為衣, 以能力束腰, 世界就堅定, 不得動搖.

93:2 Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.
你的寶座從太初立定; 你從亙古就有.

93:3 The rivers have lifted up, O Yahweh; the rivers have lifted up their rumbling; the rivers have lifted up their pounding.
耶和華啊, 大水揚起, 大水發聲, 波浪澎湃.

93:4 Mightier than the rumblings of many waters, mightier than the mighty breakers of the sea, Yahweh on high is mighty.
耶和華在高處大有能力, 勝過諸水的響聲, 洋海的大浪.

93:5 Your testimonies are fully reliable. Holiness is fitting for your house, O Yahweh, forever.
耶和華啊, 你的法度最的確; 你的殿永稱為聖, 是合宜的.

Psalms - Chapter 94

94:1 O Yahweh, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth.
耶和華啊, 你是伸冤的神; 伸冤的神啊, 求你發出光來!

94:2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth. Repay upon the proud what is their rightful due.
審判世界的主啊, 求你挺身而立, 使驕傲人受應得的報應!

94:3 How long will the wicked, O Yahweh, how long will the wicked exult?
耶和華啊, 惡人誇勝要到幾時呢? 要到幾時呢?

94:4 They gush words unrestrained. All the evildoers boast.
他們絮絮叨叨說傲慢的話; 一切作孽的人都自己誇張.

94:5 They crush your people, O Yahweh; they oppress your inheritance.
耶和華啊, 他們強壓你的百姓, 苦害你的產業.

94:6 They kill widow and stranger, and they murder orphans,
他們殺死寡婦和寄居的, 又殺害孤兒.

94:7 while they say, “Yah does not see,” and “The God of Jacob does not pay attention.”
他們說: 耶和華必不看見; 雅各的神必不思念.

94:8 You pay attention, O brutes among the people. And you fools, when you will show insight?
你們民間的畜類人當思想; 你們愚頑人到幾時才有智慧呢?

94:9 Will the one who planted the ear not hear? Will the one who formed the eye not see?
造耳朵的, 難道自己不聽見嗎? 造眼睛的, 難道自己不看見嗎?

94:10 Will the one who instructs nations not rebuke, the one who teaches humankind knowledge?
管教列邦的, 就是叫人得知識的, 難道自己不懲治人嗎?

94:11 Yahweh knows the thoughts of humankind, that they are to no purpose.
耶和華知道人的意念是虛妄的.

94:12 Blessed is the man, O Yah, whom you instruct and teach from your law,
耶和華啊, 你所管教,用律法所教訓的人是有福的!

94:13 to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
你使他在遭難的日子得享平安; 惟有惡人陷在所挖的坑中.

94:14 For Yahweh will not abandon his people, nor forsake his inheritance.
因為耶和華必不丟棄他的百姓, 也不離棄他的產業.

94:15 For judgment will return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow after it.
審判要轉向公義; 心裡正直的, 必都隨從.

94:16 Who rose up for me against the wicked? Who stood up for me against the workers of iniquity?
誰肯為我起來攻擊作惡的? 誰肯為我站起抵擋作孽的?

94:17 If Yahweh had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in silence.
若不是耶和華幫助我, 我就住在寂靜之中了.

94:18 When I thought, “My foot is slipping,” your loyal love, O Yahweh, supported me.
我正說我失了腳, 耶和華啊, 那時你的慈愛扶助我.

94:19 When my troubled thoughts were many within me, your consolations cheered my soul.
我心裡多憂多疑, 你安慰我, 就使我歡樂.

94:20 Can there be allied with you a throne of destruction, one that forms trouble based on statute?
那藉著律例架弄殘害,在位上行奸惡的, 豈能與你相交嗎?

94:21 They band together against the life of the righteous, and declare the blameless guilty of blood.
他們大家聚集攻擊義人, 將無辜的人定為死罪.

94:22 But Yahweh has become my high stronghold, and my God has become my rock of refuge.
但耶和華向來作了我的高臺; 我的神作了我投靠的磐石.

94:23 And he will repay on them their iniquity, and by their evil he will destroy them. Yahweh our God will destroy them.
他叫他們的罪孽歸到他們身上. 他們正在行惡之中, 他要剪除他們; 耶和華─我們的神要把他們剪除.

Psalms - Chapter 95

95:1 Come, let us sing for joy to Yahweh; let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
來啊, 我們要向耶和華歌唱, 向拯救我們的磐石歡呼!

95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; with songs let us shout joyfully to him.
我們要來感謝他, 用詩歌向他歡呼!

95:3 For Yahweh is the great God, and the great king over all gods,
因耶和華為大神, 為大王, 超乎萬神之上.

95:4 in whose hand are the unexplored places of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are his,
地的深處在他手中; 山的高峰也屬他.

95:5 to whom belongs the sea that he made, and the dry land that his hands formed.
海洋屬他, 是他造的; 旱地也是他手造成的.

95:6 Come in, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before Yahweh, our maker.
來啊, 我們要屈身敬拜, 在造我們的耶和華面前跪下.

95:7 For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Today if you will hear his voice:
因為他是我們的神; 我們是他草場的羊, 是他手下的民. 惟願你們今天聽他的話:

95:8 “Do not harden your heart as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the wilderness,
你們不可硬著心, 像當日在米利巴, 就是在曠野的瑪撒.

95:9 when your ancestors tried me. They put me to the test, even though they had seen my work.
那時, 你們的祖宗試我探我, 並且觀看我的作為.

95:10 For forty years I loathed that generation, and said, ‘They are a people whose heart wanders. And my ways they do not know.’
四十年之久, 我厭煩那世代, 說: 這是心裡迷糊的百姓, 竟不曉得我的作為!

95:11 Therefore I swore in my anger, ‘They shall surely not enter into my rest.’ ”
所以, 我在怒中起誓, 說: 他們斷不可進入我的安息!

Psalms - Chapter 96

96:1 Sing to Yahweh a new song; sing to Yahweh, all the earth.
你們要向耶和華唱新歌! 全地都要向耶和華歌唱!

96:2 Sing to Yahweh; bless his name. Announce his salvation from day to day.
要向耶和華歌唱, 稱頌他的名! 天天傳揚他的救恩!

96:3 Tell his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.
在列邦中述說他的榮耀! 在萬民中述說他的奇事!

96:4 For Yahweh is great and very worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
因耶和華為大, 當受極大的讚美; 他在萬神之上, 當受敬畏.

96:5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.
外邦的神都屬虛無; 惟獨耶和華創造諸天.

96:6 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
有尊榮和威嚴在他面前; 有能力與華美在他聖所.

96:7 Ascribe to Yahweh, you families of the peoples, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
民中的萬族啊, 你們要將榮耀,能力歸給耶和華, 都歸給耶和華!

96:8 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts.
要將耶和華的名所當得的榮耀歸給他, 拿供物來進入他的院宇.

96:9 Worship Yahweh in holy array; tremble before him, all the earth.
當以聖潔的(的: 或譯為)妝飾敬拜耶和華; 全地要在他面前戰抖!

96:10 Say among the nations, “Yahweh is king! Yes, the world is established so that it will not be moved. He will judge the peoples fairly.”
人在列邦中要說: 耶和華作王! 世界就堅定, 不得動搖; 他要按公正審判眾民.

96:11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice. Let the sea with its fullness roar.
願天歡喜, 願地快樂! 願海和其中所充滿的澎湃!

96:12 Let the field with all that is in it exult. Then all the trees of the forests will sing for joy
願田和其中所有的都歡樂! 那時, 林中的樹木都要在耶和華面前歡呼.

96:13 before Yahweh, for he is coming; for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with his faithfulness.
因為他來了, 他來要審判全地. 他要按公義審判世界, 按他的信實審判萬民.

Psalms - Chapter 97

97:1 Yahweh is king! Let the earth rejoice; let many coastlands be glad.
耶和華作王! 願地快樂! 願眾海島歡喜!

97:2 Cloud and thick darkness are surrounding him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
密雲和幽暗在他的四圍; 公義和公平是他寶座的根基.

97:3 Fire goes before him, and devours his enemies round about.
有烈火在他前頭行, 燒滅他四圍的敵人.

97:4 His lightnings light the world; the earth sees and trembles.
他的閃電光照世界, 大地看見便震動.

97:5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
諸山見耶和華的面, 就是全地之主的面, 便消化如蠟.

97:6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.
諸天表明他的公義; 萬民看見他的榮耀.

97:7 Let all who serve an image be ashamed, those who boast about idols. Worship him, all you gods.
願一切事奉雕刻的偶像,靠虛無之神自誇的, 都蒙羞愧. 萬神哪, 你們都當拜他.

97:8 Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments, O Yahweh.
耶和華啊, 錫安聽見你的判斷就歡喜; 猶大的城邑(原文是女子)也都快樂.

97:9 For you, O Yahweh, are most high over all the earth. You are highly exalted above all gods.
因為你─耶和華至高, 超乎全地; 你被尊崇, 遠超萬神之上.

97:10 You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He protects the lives of his faithful; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
你們愛耶和華的, 都當恨惡罪惡; 他保護聖民的性命, 搭救他們脫離惡人的手.

97:11 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
散布亮光是為義人; 預備喜樂是為正直人.

97:12 Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name.
你們義人當靠耶和華歡喜, 稱謝他可記念的聖名.

Psalms - Chapter 98

98:1 A psalm. Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done wonders. His right hand and his holy arm have secured his victory.
(一篇詩. )你們要向耶和華唱新歌! 因為他行過奇妙的事; 他的右手和聖臂施行救恩.

98:2 Yahweh has made known his salvation; to the eyes of the nations he has revealed his righteousness.
耶和華發明了他的救恩, 在列邦人眼前顯出公義;

98:3 He has remembered his loyal love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
記念他向以色列家所發的慈愛, 所憑的信實. 地的四極都看見我們神的救恩.

98:4 Shout joyfully to Yahweh, all the earth. Be cheerful and sing for joy and sing praises.
全地都要向耶和華歡樂; 要發起大聲, 歡呼歌頌!

98:5 Sing praises to Yahweh with lyre, with lyre and melodious sound.
要用琴歌頌耶和華, 用琴和詩歌的聲音歌頌他!

98:6 With trumpets and sound of horn, shout joyfully before the king, Yahweh.
用號和角聲, 在大君王耶和華面前歡呼!

98:7 Let the sea with its fullness roar, the world and those who live in it.
願海和其中所充滿的澎湃; 世界和住在其間的也要發聲.

98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the hills sing joyfully together
願大水拍手; 願諸山在耶和華面前一同歡呼;

98:9 before Yahweh, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
因為他來要審判遍地. 他要按公義審判世界, 按公正審判萬民.

Psalms - Chapter 99

99:1 Yahweh is king; let the peoples tremble. He sits enthroned between the cherubim. Let the earth shake.
耶和華作王; 萬民當戰抖! 他坐在二基路伯上, 地當動搖.

99:2 Yahweh is great in Zion, and he is exalted over all the peoples.
耶和華在錫安為大; 他超乎萬民之上.

99:3 Let them praise your great and fearful name. He is holy.
他們當稱讚他大而可畏的名; 他本為聖!

99:4 And the strength of the king loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
王有能力, 喜愛公平, 堅立公正, 在雅各中施行公平和公義.

99:5 Exalt Yahweh our God, and worship at his footstool. He is holy.
你們當尊崇耶和華─我們的神, 在他腳凳前下拜. 他本為聖!

99:6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel also was among those who called on his name. They called to Yahweh, and he answered them.
在他的祭司中有摩西和亞倫; 在求告他名的人中有撒母耳. 他們求告耶和華, 他就應允他們.

99:7 He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud. They kept his testimonies and the statute he gave to them.
他在雲柱中對他們說話; 他們遵守他的法度和他所賜給他們的律例.

99:8 O Yahweh our God, you answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their wrong deeds.
耶和華─我們的神啊, 你應允他們; 你是赦免他們的神, 卻按他們所行的報應他們.

99:9 Exalt Yahweh our God, and worship at his holy mountain, for Yahweh our God is holy.
你們要尊崇耶和華─我們的神, 在他的聖山下拜, 因為耶和華─我們的神本為聖!

Psalms - Chapter 100

100:1 A psalm of thanksgiving. Shout in triumph to Yahweh, all the earth.
(稱謝詩. )普天下當向耶和華歡呼!

100:2 Serve Yahweh with joy; come into his presence with exultation.
你們當樂意事奉耶和華, 當來向他歌唱!

100:3 Know that Yahweh, he is God; he made us and we are his. We are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
你們當曉得耶和華是神! 我們是他造的, 也是屬他的; 我們是他的民, 也是他草場的羊.

100:4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise. Give thanks to him; bless his name.
當稱謝進入他的門; 當讚美進入他的院. 當感謝他, 稱頌他的名!

100:5 For Yahweh is good; his loyal love is forever, and his faithfulness is from generation to generation.
因為耶和華本為善. 他的慈愛存到永遠; 他的信實直到萬代.

Psalms - Chapter 101

101:1 Of David. A psalm. I will sing of loyal love and justice; I will sing praises to you, O Yahweh.
(大衛的詩). 我要歌唱慈愛和公平; 耶和華啊, 我要向你歌頌!

101:2 I will give attention to the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will walk in the integrity of my heart in the midst of my house.
我要用智慧行完全的道. 你幾時到我這裡來呢? 我要存完全的心行在我家中.

101:3 I will not set before my eyes any wicked thing. I hate the work of those who fall away; it will not cling to me.
邪僻的事, 我都不擺在我眼前; 悖逆人所做的事, 我甚恨惡, 不容沾在我身上.

101:4 A perverse heart will depart from me; I will not know evil.
彎曲的心思, 我必遠離; 一切的惡人(或譯: 惡事), 我不認識.

101:5 One who slanders his neighbor in secret, him I will destroy. One haughty of eyes and arrogant of heart, him I will not endure.
在暗中讒謗他鄰居的, 我必將他滅絕; 眼目高傲,心裡驕縱的, 我必不容他.

101:6 My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may live with me. He who walks in the way of integrity, he shall minister to me.
我眼要看國中的誠實人, 叫他們與我同住; 行為完全的, 他要伺候我.

101:7 There will not live in the midst of my house a worker of deceit. One who speaks lies will not remain before my eyes.
行詭詐的, 必不得住在我家裡; 說謊話的, 必不得立在我眼前.

101:8 Each morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, cutting off from the city of Yahweh all evildoers.
我每日早晨要滅絕國中所有的惡人, 好把一切作孽的從耶和華的城裡剪除.

Psalms - Chapter 102

102:1 A prayer of one afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before Yahweh. O Yahweh, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you.
(困苦人發昏的時候, 在耶和華面前吐露苦情的禱告. )耶和華啊, 求你聽我的禱告, 容我的呼求達到你面前!

102:2 Do not hide your face from me in the day of my trouble. Incline your ear to me. In the day I call, answer me quickly,
我在急難的日子, 求你向我側耳; 不要向我掩面! 我呼求的日子, 求你快快應允我!

102:3 for my days vanish in smoke, and my bones are charred like a hearth.
因為, 我的年日如煙雲消滅; 我的骨頭如火把燒著.

102:4 My heart is struck like grass and withers. Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.
我的心被傷, 如草枯乾, 甚至我忘記吃飯.

102:5 Because of the sound of my groaning my bones cling to my skin.
因我唉哼的聲音, 我的肉緊貼骨頭.

102:6 I am like an owl of the wilderness; I am like a little owl of the ruins.
我如同曠野的鵜鶘; 我好像荒場的鴞鳥.

102:7 I lie awake and I am like a lone bird on a roof.
我警醒不睡; 我像房頂上孤單的麻雀.

102:8 All the day my enemies reproach me; those who mock me swear oaths against me.
我的仇敵終日辱罵我; 向我猖狂的人指著我賭咒.

102:9 Indeed, I eat ashes like bread and mix my drink with tears
我吃過爐灰, 如同吃飯; 我所喝的與眼淚攙雜.

102:10 because of your indignation and anger, for you have picked me up and thrown me away.
這都因你的惱恨和忿怒; 你把我拾起來, 又把我摔下去.

102:11 My days are like a lengthened shadow, and I wither like grass.
我的年日如日影偏斜; 我也如草枯乾.

102:12 But you, O Yahweh, abide forever, and your remembrance from generation to generation.
惟你─耶和華必存到永遠; 你可記念的名也存到萬代.

102:13 You rise up and take pity on Zion, because it is time to favor it, for the appointed time has come.
你必起來憐恤錫安, 因現在是可憐她的時候, 日期已經到了.

102:14 Your servants take pleasure in her stones, and show favor to its dust.
你的僕人原來喜悅她的石頭, 可憐她的塵土.

102:15 Then the nations will fear the name of Yahweh, and all the kings of the earth your glory.
列國要敬畏耶和華的名; 世上諸王都敬畏你的榮耀.

102:16 For Yahweh will rebuild Zion; he will appear in his glory.
因為耶和華建造了錫安, 在他榮耀裡顯現.

102:17 He will turn his attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer.
他垂聽窮人的禱告, 並不藐視他們的祈求.

102:18 Let this be written for the next generation, so that a people yet to be created may praise Yah,
這必為後代的人記下, 將來受造的民要讚美耶和華.

102:19 that he looked down from his holy height. Yahweh looked from heaven over the earth
因為, 他從至高的聖所垂看; 耶和華從天向地觀察,

102:20 to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to liberate those destined to die,
要垂聽被囚之人的歎息, 要釋放將要死的人,

102:21 so that they may make known in Zion the name of Yahweh, and his praise in Jerusalem,
使人在錫安傳揚耶和華的名, 在耶路撒冷傳揚讚美他的話,

102:22 when the peoples assemble, together with kingdoms, to serve Yahweh.
就是在萬民和列國聚會事奉耶和華的時候.

102:23 He has broken my strength along the way; he has cut short my days.
他使我的力量中道衰弱, 使我的年日短少.

102:24 I say, “My God, do not carry me off from my life in the middle of my days.” Your years continue throughout all generations.
我說: 我的神啊, 不要使我中年去世. 你的年數世世無窮!

102:25 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
你起初立了地的根基; 天也是你手所造的.

102:26 They will perish, but you will endure. And like a garment they will all wear out, you will replace them like clothing, and they will be set aside.
天地都要滅沒, 你卻要長存; 天地都要如外衣漸漸舊了. 你要將天地如裡衣更換, 天地就都改變了.

102:27 But you are the same, and your years do not end.
惟有你永不改變; 你的年數沒有窮盡.

102:28 The children of your servants will continue, and their descendants will be established before you.
你僕人的子孫要長存; 他們的後裔要堅立在你面前.

Psalms - Chapter 103

103:1 Of David. Bless Yahweh, O my soul, and all within me, bless his holy name.
(大衛的詩. )我的心哪, 你要稱頌耶和華! 凡在我裡面的, 也要稱頌他的聖名!

103:2 Bless Yahweh, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits:
我的心哪, 你要稱頌耶和華! 不可忘記他的一切恩惠!

103:3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,
他赦免你的一切罪孽, 醫治你的一切疾病.

103:4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with loyal love and mercies,
他救贖你的命脫離死亡, 以仁愛和慈悲為你的冠冕.

103:5 who satisfies your life with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
他用美物使你所願的得以知足, 以致你如鷹返老還童.

103:6 Yahweh does deeds of justice and judgments for all who are oppressed,
耶和華施行公義, 為一切受屈的人伸冤.

103:7 who made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel.
他使摩西知道他的法則, 叫以色列人曉得他的作為.

103:8 Yahweh is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abundant in loyal love.
耶和華有憐憫, 有恩典, 不輕易發怒, 且有豐盛的慈愛.

103:9 He does not dispute continually, nor keep his anger forever.
他不長久責備, 也不永遠懷怒.

103:10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us according to our iniquities.
他沒有按我們的罪過待我們, 也沒有照我們的罪孽報應我們.

103:11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so his loyal love prevails over those who fear him.
天離地何等的高, 他的慈愛向敬畏他的人也是何等的大!

103:12 As far as east is from west, so he has removed far from us the guilt of our transgressions.
東離西有多遠, 他叫我們的過犯離我們也有多遠!

103:13 As a father pities his children, so Yahweh pities those who fear him.
父親怎樣憐恤他的兒女, 耶和華也怎樣憐恤敬畏他的人!

103:14 For he knows our frame. He remembers that we are dust.
因為他知道我們的本體, 思念我們不過是塵土.

103:15 As for man, his days are like the grass. As the flower of the field, so he blossoms.
至於世人, 他的年日如草一樣. 他發旺如野地的花,

103:16 When the wind passes over it, it is no more, and its place knows it no longer.
經風一吹, 便歸無有; 它的原處也不再認識它.

103:17 But the loyal love of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to their children’s children,
但耶和華的慈愛歸於敬畏他的人, 從亙古到永遠; 他的公義也歸於子子孫孫─

103:18 to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his precepts.
就是那些遵守他的約,記念他的訓詞而遵行的人.

103:19 Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
耶和華在天上立定寶座; 他的權柄(原文是國)統管萬有.

103:20 Bless Yahweh, you his angels, you mighty heroes who do his word by obeying the sound of his word.
聽從他命令,成全他旨意,有大能的天使, 都要稱頌耶和華!

103:21 Bless Yahweh, all you his hosts, you his attendants who do his will.
你們作他的諸軍, 作他的僕役, 行他所喜悅的, 都要稱頌耶和華!

103:22 Bless Yahweh, all his works, in all the places of his dominion. Bless Yahweh, O my soul.
你們一切被他造的, 在他所治理的各處, 都要稱頌耶和華! 我的心哪, 你要稱頌耶和華!

Psalms - Chapter 104

104:1 Bless Yahweh, O my soul. O Yahweh my God, you are very great. You clothe yourself with splendor and majesty,
我的心哪, 你要稱頌耶和華! 耶和華─我的神啊, 你為至大! 你以尊榮威嚴為衣服,

104:2 you who cover yourself with light as with a garment, who stretch out the heavens like a tent curtain,
披上亮光, 如披外袍, 鋪張穹蒼, 如鋪幔子,

104:3 the one who sets beams in the waters for his upper chambers, who makes clouds his chariot, who rides on the wings of the wind,
在水中立樓閣的棟梁, 用雲彩為車輦, 藉著風的翅膀而行,

104:4 who makes his messengers the winds, his attendants a flame of fire.
以風為使者, 以火焰為僕役,

104:5 He established the earth on her foundations, so that it will not be moved forever and ever.
將地立在根基上, 使地永不動搖.

104:6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment. The waters stood above the mountains.
你用深水遮蓋地面, 猶如衣裳; 諸水高過山嶺.

104:7 At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they ran off.
你的斥責一發, 水便奔逃; 你的雷聲一發, 水便奔流.

104:8 They ascended the mountains and drained though the valleys to the place that you established for them.
諸山升上, 諸谷沉下(或譯: 隨山上翻, 隨谷下流), 歸你為它所安定之地.

104:9 You set a boundary that they may not cross over, so that they would not return to cover the earth.
你定了界限, 使水不能過去, 不再轉回遮蓋地面.

104:10 You are the one who sends forth springs into the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
耶和華使泉源湧在山谷, 流在山間,

104:11 They give drink for every beast of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
使野地的走獸有水喝, 野驢得解其渴.

104:12 Along them the birds of the heavens abide. From among the branches they sing.
天上的飛鳥在水旁住宿, 在樹枝上啼叫.

104:13 You are the one who waters the mountains from his upper chambers. The earth is full with the fruit of your labors:
他從樓閣中澆灌山嶺; 因他作為的功效, 地就豐足.

104:14 who causes grass to grow for the cattle and herbs for the service of humankind, to bring forth food from the earth,
他使草生長, 給六畜吃, 使菜蔬發長, 供給人用, 使人從地裡能得食物,

104:15 and wine that makes glad the heart of man, so that their faces shine from oil, and bread that strengthens the heart of man.
又得酒能悅人心, 得油能潤人面, 得糧能養人心.

104:16 The trees of Yahweh drink their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted,
佳美的樹木, 就是黎巴嫩的香柏樹, 是耶和華所栽種的, 都滿了汁漿.

104:17 where birds make their nest. The stork has its home in the fir trees.
雀鳥在其上搭窩; 至於鶴, 松樹是牠的房屋.

104:18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers.
高山為野山羊的住所; 巖石為沙番的藏處.

104:19 He made the moon for appointed times; the sun knows its time for setting.
你安置月亮為定節令; 日頭自知沉落.

104:20 You make darkness, and it is night, when all the animals of the forest creep about.
你造黑暗為夜, 林中的百獸就都爬出來.

104:21 The young lions are roaring for the prey and seeking their food from God.
少壯獅子吼叫, 要抓食, 向神尋求食物.

104:22 When the sun rises, they gather together and lie down in their dens.
日頭一出, 獸便躲避, 臥在洞裡.

104:23 Humankind goes out to its work, and to its labor until evening.
人出去做工, 勞碌直到晚上.

104:24 How many are your works, O Yahweh; all of them you have done in wisdom. The earth is full of your creatures.
耶和華啊, 你所造的何其多! 都是你用智慧造成的; 遍地滿了你的豐富.

104:25 This is the great and wide sea, in which are moving animals without number, living things small and great.
那裡有海, 又大又廣; 其中有無數的動物, 大小活物都有.

104:26 There the ships sail. Leviathan is there that you formed to play with.
那裡有船行走, 有你所造的鱷魚游泳在其中.

104:27 They all wait for you to give them their food at the proper time.
這都仰望你按時給牠食物.

104:28 You give to them; they gather it. You open your hand, they are filled with what is good.
你給牠們, 牠們便拾起來; 你張手, 牠們飽得美食.

104:29 You hide your face, they are terrified. You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
你掩面, 牠們便驚惶; 你收回牠們的氣, 牠們就死亡, 歸於塵土.

104:30 You send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
你發出你的靈, 牠們便受造; 你使地面更換為新.

104:31 May the glory of Yahweh endure forever. May Yahweh be glad in his works,
願耶和華的榮耀存到永遠! 願耶和華喜悅自己所造的!

104:32 the one who looks at the earth and it quakes, and touches the mountains and they smoke.
他看地, 地便震動; 他摸山, 山就冒煙.

104:33 I will sing to Yahweh throughout my life; I will sing praise to my God while I remain alive.
我要一生向耶和華唱詩! 我還活的時候, 要向我神歌頌!

104:34 May my meditation be pleasing to him. I will be glad in Yahweh.
願他以我的默念為甘甜! 我要因耶和華歡喜!

104:35 Let sinners perish completely from the earth, and the wicked not remain alive. Bless Yahweh, O my soul. Praise Yah.
願罪人從世上消滅! 願惡人歸於無有! 我的心哪, 要稱頌耶和華! 你們要讚美耶和華(原文是哈利路亞; 下同)!

Psalms - Chapter 105

105:1 Give thanks to Yahweh; proclaim his name; make known his deeds among the peoples.
你們要稱謝耶和華, 求告他的名, 在萬民中傳揚他的作為!

105:2 Sing to him; sing praises concerning him; tell of all his wonderful works.
要向他唱詩歌頌, 談論他一切奇妙的作為!

105:3 Boast about his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
要以他的聖名誇耀! 尋求耶和華的人, 心中應當歡喜!

105:4 Make supplication to Yahweh and his might; seek his face continually.
要尋求耶和華與他的能力, 時常尋求他的面.

105:5 Remember his wonders that he has done, his signs and the judgments of his mouth,
他僕人亞伯拉罕的後裔, 他所揀選雅各的子孫哪, 你們要記念他奇妙的作為和他的奇事, 並他口中的判語.

105:6 O offspring of Abraham his servant, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
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105:7 He is Yahweh our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
他是耶和華─我們的神; 全地都有他的判斷.

105:8 He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,
他記念他的約, 直到永遠; 他所吩咐的話, 直到千代─

105:9 that he made with Abraham, and by his oath swore to Isaac.
就是與亞伯拉罕所立的約, 向以撒所起的誓.

105:10 He then confirmed it to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
他又將這約向雅各定為律例, 向以色列定為永遠的約,

105:11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the allotment that is your inheritance.”
說: 我必將迦南地賜給你, 作你產業的分.

105:12 When they were few in number— a trifle—and were sojourners in it,
當時, 他們人丁有限, 數目稀少, 並且在那地為寄居的.

105:13 and they wandered about among the nations, from one kingdom to another people,
他們從這邦遊到那邦, 從這國行到那國.

105:14 he allowed no one to oppress them, and he rebuked kings on account of them,
他不容甚麼人欺負他們, 為他們的緣故責備君王,

105:15 “Do not touch my anointed ones, nor harm my prophets.”
說: 不可難為我受膏的人, 也不可惡待我的先知.

105:16 Then he called for a famine upon the land; he broke every supply of bread.
他命饑荒降在那地上, 將所倚靠的糧食全行斷絕,

105:17 He sent a man on ahead of them; Joseph was sold as a slave.
在他們以先打發一個人去─約瑟被賣為奴僕.

105:18 They clamped his feet in fetters. His neck went into irons.
人用腳鐐傷他的腳; 他被鐵鍊捆拘.

105:19 Until the time his word came about, the word of Yahweh tested him.
耶和華的話試煉他, 直等到他所說的應驗了.

105:20 The king sent and he freed him; the ruler of the peoples sent and let him loose.
王打發人把他解開, 就是治理眾民的, 把他釋放,

105:21 He made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
立他作王家之主, 掌管他一切所有的,

105:22 to obligate his officials as he saw fit and teach his elders wisdom.
使他隨意捆綁他的臣宰, 將智慧教導他的長老.

105:23 Then Israel came to Egypt, and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Ham.
以色列也到了埃及; 雅各在含地寄居.

105:24 And he made his people very fruitful. He also made them stronger than their enemies.
耶和華使他的百姓生養眾多, 使他們比敵人強盛,

105:25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal deceitfully against his servants.
使敵人的心轉去恨他的百姓, 並用詭計待他的僕人.

105:26 He sent his servant Moses, together with Aaron whom he had chosen.
他打發他的僕人摩西和他所揀選的亞倫,

105:27 They set before them the words concerning his signs and portents in the land of Ham.
在敵人中間顯他的神蹟, 在含地顯他的奇事.

105:28 He sent darkness and made it dark, and they did not rebel against his words.
他命黑暗, 就有黑暗; 沒有違背他話的.

105:29 He turned their waters into blood and it killed their fish.
他叫埃及的水變為血, 叫他們的魚死了.

105:30 Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
在他們的地上以及王宮的內室, 青蛙多多滋生.

105:31 He spoke, and there came flies and gnats throughout all their territory.
他說一聲, 蒼蠅就成群而來, 並有虱子進入他們四境.

105:32 He gave hail for their rains and the fire of lightning in their land.
他給他們降下冰雹為雨, 在他們的地上降下火焰.

105:33 And he struck their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their territory.
他也擊打他們的葡萄樹和無花果樹, 毀壞他們境內的樹木.

105:34 He spoke and there came locusts and young locusts without number.
他說一聲, 就有蝗蟲螞蚱上來, 不計其數,

105:35 And they ate up all the vegetation in their land, and they ate up the fruit of their ground.
吃盡了他們地上各樣的菜蔬和田地的出產.

105:36 And he struck down all the firstborn in their land, the first of all their virility.
他又擊殺他們國內一切的長子, 就是他們強壯時頭生的.

105:37 Then he brought them out with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
他領自己的百姓帶銀子金子出來; 他支派中沒有一個軟弱的.

105:38 Egypt was glad when they departed, because the fear of them had fallen upon them.
他們出來的時候, 埃及人便歡喜; 原來埃及人懼怕他們.

105:39 He spread out a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light at night.
他鋪張雲彩當遮蓋, 夜間使火光照.

105:40 They asked, and he brought quail, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
他們一求, 他就使鵪鶉飛來, 並用天上的糧食叫他們飽足.

105:41 He opened the rock and waters flowed; they coursed through the dry places like a river.
他打開磐石, 水就湧出; 在乾旱之處, 水流成河.

105:42 For he remembered his holy promise; he remembered Abraham his servant.
這都因他記念他的聖言和他的僕人亞伯拉罕.

105:43 And so he brought out his people with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing.
他帶領百姓歡樂而出, 帶領選民歡呼前往.

105:44 And he gave to them the lands of the nations, and they inherited the labor of the peoples,
他將列國的地賜給他們, 他們便承受眾民勞碌得來的,

105:45 so that they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise Yah.
好使他們遵他的律例, 守他的律法. 你們要讚美耶和華!

Psalms - Chapter 106

106:1 Praise Yah. Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.
你們要讚美耶和華! 要稱謝耶和華, 因他本為善; 他的慈愛永遠長存!

106:2 Who can utter the mighty deeds of Yahweh, or proclaim all his praise?
誰能傳說耶和華的大能? 誰能表明他一切的美德?

106:3 Blessed are those who observe justice, he who does righteousness at all times.
凡遵守公平,常行公義的, 這人便為有福!

106:4 Remember me, O Yahweh, when you show favor to your people. Look after me when you deliver,
耶和華啊, 你用恩惠待你的百姓; 求你也用這恩惠記念我, 開你的救恩眷顧我,

106:5 that I may see the good done your chosen ones, to be glad in the joy of your nation, to glory together with your inheritance.
使我見你選民的福, 樂你國民的樂, 與你的產業一同誇耀.

106:6 We have sinned along with our ancestors. We have committed iniquity; we have incurred guilt.
我們與我們的祖宗一同犯罪; 我們作了孽, 行了惡.

106:7 Our ancestors in Egypt did not understand your wonderful works. They did not remember your many acts of loyal love, and so they rebelled by the sea at the Red Sea.
我們的祖宗在埃及不明白你的奇事, 不記念你豐盛的慈愛, 反倒在紅海行了悖逆.

106:8 Yet he saved them for the sake of his name, to make known his might.
然而, 他因自己的名拯救他們, 為要彰顯他的大能,

106:9 So he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up, and he led them through the deep as through a desert.
並且斥責紅海, 海便乾了; 他帶領他們經過深處, 如同經過曠野.

106:10 Thus he saved them from the hand of the hater and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
他拯救他們脫離恨他們人的手, 從仇敵手中救贖他們.

106:11 But waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived.
水淹沒他們的敵人, 沒有一個存留.

106:12 Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.
那時, 他們才信了他的話, 歌唱讚美他.

106:13 They quickly forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.
等不多時, 他們就忘了他的作為, 不仰望他的指教,

106:14 And they craved intensely in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert.
反倒在曠野大起慾心, 在荒地試探神.

106:15 So he gave to them their request, but he sent leanness into their souls.
他將他們所求的賜給他們, 卻使他們的心靈軟弱.

106:16 And they were jealous of Moses in the camp, and of Aaron, the holy one of Yahweh.
他們又在營中嫉妒摩西和耶和華的聖者亞倫.

106:17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and it covered over the gang of Abiram.
地裂開, 吞下大坍, 掩蓋亞比蘭一黨的人.

106:18 Also fire burned in their assembly; the flame devoured the wicked.
有火在他們的黨中發起; 有火焰燒毀了惡人.

106:19 They made a calf at Horeb and bowed down to a cast image.
他們在何烈山造了牛犢, 叩拜鑄成的像.

106:20 And so they exchanged their glory for an image of an ox that eats grass.
如此將他們榮耀的主換為吃草之牛的像,

106:21 They forgot God their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
忘了神─他們的救主; 他曾在埃及行大事,

106:22 wonders in the land of Ham, awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
在含地行奇事, 在紅海行可畏的事.

106:23 So he said he would exterminate them, had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to reverse his wrath from destroying them.
所以, 他說要滅絕他們; 若非有他所揀選的摩西站在當中(原文是破口), 使他的忿怒轉消, 恐怕他就滅絕他們.

106:24 Then they refused the desirable land; they did not believe his word,
他們又藐視那美地, 不信他的話,

106:25 but grumbled in their tents. They did not obey the voice of Yahweh.
在自己帳棚內發怨言, 不聽耶和華的聲音.

106:26 So he made an oath against them, to make them drop in the wilderness,
所以, 他對他們起誓: 必叫他們倒在曠野,

106:27 and to disperse their descendants among the nations and to scatter them among the lands.
叫他們的後裔倒在列國之中, 分散在各地.

106:28 They also attached themselves to Baal of Peor, and they ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
他們又與巴力•毘珥連合, 且吃了祭死神(或譯: 人)的物.

106:29 Thus they provoked to anger by their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
他們這樣行, 惹耶和華發怒, 便有瘟疫流行在他們中間.

106:30 Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, and so the plague was stopped,
那時, 非尼哈站起, 刑罰惡人, 瘟疫這才止息.

106:31 and it was reckoned to him as righteousness throughout all generations.
那就算為他的義, 世世代代, 直到永遠.

106:32 They also angered God at the waters of Meribah, and it went badly for Moses on account of them,
他們在米利巴水又叫耶和華發怒, 甚至摩西也受了虧損,

106:33 because they rebelled against his Spirit, and he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips.
是因他們惹動他的靈, 摩西(原文是他)用嘴說了急躁的話.

106:34 They did not exterminate the peoples, as Yahweh had commanded them,
他們不照耶和華所吩咐的滅絕外邦人,

106:35 but they mingled with the nations and learned their works,
反與他們混雜相合, 學習他們的行為,

106:36 and served their idols, which became a snare to them.
事奉他們的偶像, 這就成了自己的網羅,

106:37 They even sacrificed their sons and daughters to the demons,
把自己的兒女祭祀鬼魔,

106:38 and they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and so the land was defiled with the blood.
流無辜人的血, 就是自己兒女的血, 把他們祭祀迦南的偶像, 那地就被血污穢了.

106:39 And they became unclean by their works, and were unfaithful in their deeds.
這樣, 他們被自己所做的污穢了, 在行為上犯了邪淫.

106:40 So Yahweh’s anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.
所以, 耶和華的怒氣向他的百姓發作, 憎惡他的產業,

106:41 Then he gave them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.
將他們交在外邦人的手裡; 恨他們的人就轄制他們.

106:42 And their enemies oppressed them, and they were subdued under their hand.
他們的仇敵也欺壓他們, 他們就伏在敵人手下.

106:43 Many times he delivered them, but they rebelled in their counsel, and were brought low by their iniquity.
他屢次搭救他們, 他們卻設謀背逆, 因自己的罪孽降為卑下.

106:44 Yet he looked upon their distress when he heard their cry.
然而, 他聽見他們哀告的時候, 就眷顧他們的急難,

106:45 And he remembered his covenant with them, and relented based on the abundance of his loyal love.
為他們記念他的約, 照他豐盛的慈愛後悔.

106:46 And he let them find compassion before all their captors.
他也使他們在凡擄掠他們的人面前蒙憐恤.

106:47 Save us, O Yahweh our God, and gather us from the nations, so that we may give thanks to your holy name and boast in your praise.
耶和華─我們的神啊, 求你拯救我們, 從外邦中招聚我們, 我們好稱讚你的聖名, 以讚美你為誇勝.

106:48 Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise Yah.
耶和華─以色列的神是應當稱頌的, 從亙古直到永遠. 願眾民都說: 阿們! 你們要讚美耶和華!

Psalms - Chapter 107

107:1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.
你們要稱謝耶和華, 因他本為善; 他的慈愛永遠長存!

107:2 Let the redeemed of Yahweh declare it, those whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
願耶和華的贖民說這話, 就是他從敵人手中所救贖的,

107:3 and gathered from the lands, from east and from west, from north and from south.
從各地, 從東從西, 從南從北, 所招聚來的.

107:4 They wandered in the wilderness, in a desert. They could find no way to a city to inhabit.
他們在曠野荒地漂流, 尋不見可住的城邑,

107:5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul grew faint within them.
又飢又渴, 心裡發昏.

107:6 Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble. He delivered them from their distresses
於是, 他們在苦難中哀求耶和華; 他從他們的禍患中搭救他們,

107:7 and led them by a straight way to get to a city to inhabit.
又領他們行走直路, 使他們往可居住的城邑.

107:8 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love, and his wonderful deeds for the children of humankind,
但願人因耶和華的慈愛和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他;

107:9 for he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good.
因他使心裡渴慕的人得以知足, 使心裡飢餓的人得飽美物.

107:10 Those who sat in darkness and gloom, prisoners of misery and iron—
那些坐在黑暗中,死蔭裡的人被困苦和鐵鍊捆鎖,

107:11 because they rebelled against the words of God and spurned the counsel of the Most High,
是因他們違背神的話語, 藐視至高者的旨意.

107:12 he therefore humbled their heart with trouble. They stumbled and there was no helper.
所以, 他用勞苦治服他們的心; 他們仆倒, 無人扶助.

107:13 Then they called to Yahweh for help in their trouble; he saved them from their distresses.
於是, 他們在苦難中哀求耶和華; 他從他們的禍患中拯救他們.

107:14 He brought them out of darkness and gloom, and tore off their bonds.
他從黑暗中和死蔭裡領他們出來, 折斷他們的綁索.

107:15 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love and his wonderful deeds for the children of humankind,
但願人因耶和華的慈愛和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他;

107:16 for he shatters the doors of bronze, and cuts through the bars of iron.
因為他打破了銅門, 砍斷了鐵閂.

107:17 Fools, because of their rebellious way and their iniquities, were afflicted.
愚妄人因自己的過犯和自己的罪孽便受苦楚.

107:18 Their soul abhorred all food, and they approached the gates of death.
他們心裡厭惡各樣的食物, 就臨近死門.

107:19 Then they called to Yahweh for help in their trouble. He saved them from their distresses.
於是, 他們在苦難中哀求耶和華; 他從他們的禍患中拯救他們.

107:20 He sent his word and healed them, and he delivered them from their pits.
他發命醫治他們, 救他們脫離死亡.

107:21 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love, and his wonderful deeds for the children of humankind,
但願人因耶和華的慈愛和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他.

107:22 and let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his works with rejoicing.
願他們以感謝為祭獻給他, 歡呼述說他的作為!

107:23 Those who went down to the sea into ships, doing business on the high seas,
在海上坐船, 在大水中經理事務的,

107:24 they saw the works of Yahweh, and his wonderful deeds in the deep.
他們看見耶和華的作為, 並他在深水中的奇事.

107:25 For he spoke and raised up a stormy wind, and it whipped up its waves.
因他一吩咐, 狂風就起來, 海中的波浪也揚起.

107:26 They rose to the heavens; they plunged to the depths. Their soul melted in their calamity.
他們上到天空, 下到海底; 他們的心因患難便消化.

107:27 They reeled and staggered like a drunkard, and they were at their wits’ end.
他們搖搖晃晃, 東倒西歪, 好像醉酒的人; 他們的智慧無法可施.

107:28 Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distresses.
於是, 他們在苦難中哀求耶和華, 他從他們的禍患中領出他們來.

107:29 He made the storm be still and their waves became calm.
他使狂風止息, 波浪就平靜.

107:30 Then they were glad because they grew silent, so he guided them to their desired harbor.
風息浪靜, 他們便歡喜; 他就引他們到所願去的海口.

107:31 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love and his wonderful deeds for the children of humankind,
但願人因耶和華的慈愛和他向人所行的奇事都稱讚他.

107:32 and let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
願他們在民的會中尊崇他, 在長老的位上讚美他!

107:33 He turns rivers into a wilderness and springs of water into thirsty ground,
他使江河變為曠野, 叫水泉變為乾渴之地,

107:34 a fruitful land into a salty place, because of the evil of its inhabitants.
使肥地變為鹼地; 這都因其間居民的罪惡.

107:35 He turns a wilderness into a pool of water and a dry land into springs of water.
他使曠野變為水潭, 叫旱地變為水泉.

107:36 And he settles the hungry there, so that they may establish a city to inhabit,
他使飢餓的人住在那裡, 好建造可住的城邑,

107:37 and sow fields and plant vineyards, that they may yield fruit at harvest.
又種田地, 栽葡萄園, 得享所出的土產.

107:38 And he blesses them and they multiply greatly, and he does not let their cattle become few.
他又賜福給他們, 叫他們生養眾多, 也不叫他們的牲畜減少.

107:39 When they become few and they are bent down from the oppression of calamity and grief,
他們又因暴虐,患難,愁苦, 就減少且卑下.

107:40 he pours contempt on princes and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
他使君王蒙羞被辱, 使他們在荒廢無路之地漂流.

107:41 But he protects the needy from misery, and he makes their families like a flock.
他卻將窮乏人安置在高處, 脫離苦難, 使他的家屬多如羊群.

107:42 The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
正直人看見就歡喜; 罪孽之輩必塞口無言.

107:43 Whoever is wise, then let him observe these things, and let them consider Yahweh’s acts of loyal love.
凡有智慧的, 必在這些事上留心, 也必思想耶和華的慈愛.

Psalms - Chapter 108

108:1 A song. A psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God. I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
(大衛的詩歌. )神啊, 我心堅定; 我口(原文是榮耀)要唱詩歌頌!

108:2 Awake, harp and lyre. I will awake the dawn.
琴瑟啊, 你們當醒起! 我自己要極早醒起!

108:3 I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Yahweh; I will give you praise among the nations,
耶和華啊, 我要在萬民中稱謝你, 在列邦中歌頌你!

108:4 because your loyal love is great above the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
因為, 你的慈愛大過諸天; 你的誠實達到穹蒼.

108:5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God, and let your glory be above all the earth,
神啊, 願你崇高過於諸天! 願你的榮耀高過全地!

108:6 so that your beloved ones may be rescued. Save by your right hand and answer me.
求你應允我們, 用右手拯救我們, 好叫你所親愛的人得救.

108:7 God has spoken in his holiness, “I will exult, I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the valley of Succoth.
神已經指著他的聖潔說(說: 或譯應許我): 我要歡樂; 我要分開示劍, 丈量疏割谷.

108:8 Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. And Ephraim is the helmet for my head. Judah is my scepter;
基列是我的; 瑪拿西是我的; 以法蓮是護衛我頭的; 猶大是我的杖;

108:9 Moab is my washing pot. Over Edom I will cast my sandal; Over Philistia I will shout in triumph.”
摩押是我的沐浴盆; 我要向以東拋鞋; 我必因勝非利士呼喊.

108:10 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
誰能領我進堅固城? 誰能引我到以東地?

108:11 Have you not rejected us, O God, and not gone out with our armies, O God?
神啊, 你不是丟棄了我們嗎? 神啊, 你不和我們的軍兵同去嗎?

108:12 Give us help against the enemy, for the help of humankind is futile.
求你幫助我們攻擊敵人, 因為人的幫助是枉然的.

108:13 Through God we will do valiantly, and it is he who will tread down our enemies.
我們倚靠神才得施展大能, 因為踐踏我們敵人的就是他.

Psalms - Chapter 109

109:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. O God of my praise, do not keep silent,
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )我所讚美的神啊, 求你不要閉口不言.

109:2 for wicked and deceitful mouths have opened against me. They speak to me with a lying tongue.
因為惡人的嘴和詭詐人的口已經張開攻擊我; 他們用撒謊的舌頭對我說話.

109:3 They also surround me with words of hate, and fight me without cause.
他們圍繞我, 說怨恨的話, 又無故地攻打我.

109:4 In return for my love they accuse me, though I am in prayer.
他們與我為敵以報我愛, 但我專心祈禱.

109:5 So they inflicted evil against me in return for good and hatred in return for my love.
他們向我以惡報善, 以恨報愛.

109:6 Appoint over him a wicked man, and let an accuser stand at his right hand.
願你派一個惡人轄制他, 派一個對頭站在他右邊!

109:7 When he is judged, let him come out guilty, and let his prayer become as sin.
他受審判的時候, 願他出來擔當罪名! 願他的祈禱反成為罪!

109:8 Let his days be few; let another take his office.
願他的年日短少! 願別人得他的職分!

109:9 Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow,
願他的兒女為孤兒, 他的妻子為寡婦!

109:10 and let his children wander aimlessly and beg, and let them plead from their ruins.
願他的兒女漂流討飯, 從他們荒涼之處出來求食!

109:11 Let the creditor seize all that is his, and let strangers plunder his property.
願強暴的債主牢籠他一切所有的! 願外人搶他勞碌得來的!

109:12 Let there be none who extend to him loyal love, nor any who pities his orphans.
願無人向他延綿施恩! 願無人可憐他的孤兒!

109:13 Let his descendants be cut off. Let their name be blotted out in the next generation.
願他的後人斷絕, 名字被塗抹, 不傳於下代!

109:14 Let the iniquity of his ancestors be remembered before Yahweh, and let the sin of his mother not be blotted out.
願他祖宗的罪孽被耶和華記念! 願他母親的罪過不被塗抹!

109:15 Let them be before Yahweh continually, that he may cut off their memory from the earth,
願這些罪常在耶和華面前, 使他的名號斷絕於世!

109:16 because he did not remember to show loyal love, but he pursued anyone, poor or needy or brokenhearted, to slay them.
因為他不想施恩, 卻逼迫困苦窮乏的和傷心的人, 要把他們治死.

109:17 Because he loved cursing, let it come upon him. Because he did not delight in blessing, let it be far from him.
他愛咒罵, 咒罵就臨到他; 他不喜愛福樂, 福樂就與他遠離!

109:18 Because he wore a curse as his robe, let it enter his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
他拿咒罵當衣服穿上; 這咒罵就如水進他裡面, 像油入他的骨頭.

109:19 May it be for him like a garment in which he wraps, and a belt he continually wears.
願這咒罵當他遮身的衣服, 當他常束的腰帶!

109:20 Let this be the punishment for my accusers from Yahweh, even those who speak evil against my life.
這就是我對頭和用惡言議論我的人從耶和華那裡所受的報應.

109:21 But you, O Yahweh my Lord, deal with me for your name’s sake. Because your loyal love is good, deliver me,
主─耶和華啊, 求你為你的名恩待我; 因你的慈愛美好, 求你搭救我!

109:22 for I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
因為我困苦窮乏, 內心受傷.

109:23 Like a lengthening shadow I am passing away; I am shaken off like a locust.
我如日影漸漸偏斜而去; 我如蝗蟲被抖出來.

109:24 My knees buckle from fasting, and my body grows lean without fat.
我因禁食, 膝骨軟弱; 我身上的肉也漸漸瘦了.

109:25 And so I am a disgrace to them; when they see me, they shake their heads.
我受他們的羞辱, 他們看見我便搖頭.

109:26 Help me, O Yahweh my God; save me according to your loyal love,
耶和華─我的神啊, 求你幫助我, 照你的慈愛拯救我,

109:27 that they may know that this is your hand, that you, O Yahweh, you have done it.
使他們知道這是你的手, 是你─耶和華所行的事.

109:28 Let them curse, but you bless. When they arise, let them be put to shame, that your servant may be glad.
任憑他們咒罵, 惟願你賜福; 他們幾時起來就必蒙羞, 你的僕人卻要歡喜.

109:29 Let my accusers put on disgrace, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a robe.
願我的對頭披戴羞辱! 願他們以自己的羞愧為外袍遮身!

109:30 I will give thanks to Yahweh exceedingly with my mouth, and in the midst of many I will praise him,
我要用口極力稱謝耶和華; 我要在眾人中間讚美他;

109:31 for he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those judging his life.
因為他必站在窮乏人的右邊, 要救他脫離審判他靈魂的人.

Psalms - Chapter 110

110:1 Of David. A psalm. A declaration of Yahweh to my lord, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.”
(大衛的詩. )耶和華對我主說: 你坐在我的右邊, 等我使你仇敵作你的腳凳.

110:2 Yahweh will send out your mighty scepter from Zion; rule in the midst of your enemies.
耶和華必使你從錫安伸出能力的杖來; 你要在你仇敵中掌權.

110:3 Your people will volunteer in the day of your power. In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, you will have the dew of your youth.
當你掌權的日子(或譯: 行軍的日子), 你的民要以聖潔的妝飾為衣(或譯: 以聖潔為妝飾), 甘心犧牲自己; 你的民多如清晨的甘露(或譯: 你少年時光耀如清晨的甘露).

110:4 Yahweh has sworn and he will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever according to the manner of Melchizedek.”
耶和華起了誓, 決不後悔, 說: 你是照著麥基洗德的等次永遠為祭司.

110:5 O Lord, at your right hand he will shatter kings in the day of his anger.
在你右邊的主, 當他發怒的日子, 必打傷列王.

110:6 He will judge among the nations; he will fill them with corpses. He will shatter the rulers of many countries.
他要在列邦中刑罰惡人, 屍首就遍滿各處; 他要在許多國中打破仇敵的頭.

110:7 He will drink from the stream by the road; therefore he will lift up his head.
他要喝路旁的河水, 因此必抬起頭來.

Psalms - Chapter 111

111:1 Praise Yah! I will give thanks to Yahweh with all my heart, in the assembly of the upright and the congregation.
你們要讚美耶和華! 我要在正直人的大會中, 並公會中, 一心稱謝耶和華.

111:2 The works of Yahweh are great, studied by all who delight in them.
耶和華的作為本為大; 凡喜愛的都必考察.

111:3 Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever.
他所行的是尊榮和威嚴; 他的公義存到永遠.

111:4 He has made his wonders to be remembered; Yahweh is gracious and compassionate.
他行了奇事, 使人記念; 耶和華有恩惠, 有憐憫.

111:5 He gives food to those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.
他賜糧食給敬畏他的人; 他必永遠記念他的約.

111:6 He has declared the power of his works for his people, by giving to them the inheritance of the nations.
他向百姓顯出大能的作為, 把外邦的地賜給他們為業.

111:7 The works of his hands are faithfulness and justice; all his precepts are reliable.
他手所行的是誠實公平; 他的訓詞都是確實的,

111:8 They are sustained forever and ever, done with faithfulness and uprightness.
是永永遠遠堅定的, 是按誠實正直設立的.

111:9 He has sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant forever; holy and fearful is his name.
他向百姓施行救贖, 命定他的約, 直到永遠; 他的名聖而可畏.

111:10 The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom; all who do them have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.
敬畏耶和華是智慧的開端; 凡遵行他命令的是聰明人. 耶和華是永遠當讚美的!

Psalms - Chapter 112

112:1 Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh; he takes great delight in his commands.
你們要讚美耶和華! 敬畏耶和華, 甚喜愛他命令的, 這人便為有福!

112:2 His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
他的後裔在世必強盛; 正直人的後代必要蒙福.

112:3 Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
他家中有貨物, 有錢財; 他的公義存到永遠.

112:4 His light rises in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious and compassionate and righteous.
正直人在黑暗中, 有光向他發現; 他有恩惠, 有憐憫, 有公義.

112:5 It goes well for a man who is gracious and lends, who conducts his business properly.
施恩與人,借貸與人的, 這人事情順利; 他被審判的時候要訴明自己的冤.

112:6 For he will not be shaken forever; the righteous will be remembered forever.
他永不動搖; 義人被記念, 直到永遠.

112:7 He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is steadfast, secure in Yahweh.
他必不怕凶惡的信息; 他心堅定, 倚靠耶和華.

112:8 His heart is sustained; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his enemies.
他心確定, 總不懼怕, 直到他看見敵人遭報.

112:9 He gives lavishly to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.
他施捨錢財, 賙濟貧窮; 他的仁義存到永遠. 他的角必被高舉, 大有榮耀.

112:10 The wicked sees it and is vexed. He gnashes his teeth and becomes weak. The desire of the wicked perishes.
惡人看見便惱恨, 必咬牙而消化; 惡人的心願要歸滅絕.

Psalms - Chapter 113

113:1 Praise Yah! Praise, O servants of Yahweh, praise the name of Yahweh.
你們要讚美耶和華! 耶和華的僕人哪, 你們要讚美, 讚美耶和華的名!

113:2 Let the name of Yahweh be blessed, from now until forever.
耶和華的名是應當稱頌的, 從今時直到永遠!

113:3 From the rising of the sun to its setting, let the name of Yahweh be blessed.
從日出之地到日落之處, 耶和華的名是應當讚美的!

113:4 Yahweh is high above all nations; his glory is above the heavens.
耶和華超乎萬民之上; 他的榮耀高過諸天.

113:5 Who is like Yahweh our God, who is enthroned on high,
誰像耶和華─我們的神呢? 他坐在至高之處,

113:6 who condescends to look at what is in the heavens and in the earth?
自己謙卑, 觀看天上地下的事.

113:7 He raises the helpless from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap,
他從灰塵裡抬舉貧寒人, 從糞堆中提拔窮乏人,

113:8 to seat them with princes, with the princes of his people.
使他們與王子同坐, 就是與本國的王子同坐.

113:9 He causes the barren woman of the house to dwell as the happy mother of children. Praise Yah!
他使不能生育的婦人安居家中, 為多子的樂母. 你們要讚美耶和華!

Psalms - Chapter 114

114:1 When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of a strange language,
以色列出了埃及, 雅各家離開說異言之民;

114:2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
那時, 猶大為主的聖所, 以色列為他所治理的國度.

114:3 The sea looked and fled; the Jordan turned back.
滄海看見就奔逃; 約旦河也倒流.

114:4 The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
大山踴躍, 如公羊; 小山跳舞, 如羊羔.

114:5 What’s with you, O sea, that you fled? O Jordan, that you turned back?
滄海啊, 你為何奔逃? 約旦哪, 你為何倒流?

114:6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams? O hills, like lambs?
大山哪, 你為何踴躍, 如公羊? 小山哪, 你為何跳舞, 如羊羔?

114:7 At the presence of the Lord writhe, O earth, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
大地啊, 你因見主的面, 就是雅各神的面, 便要震動.

114:8 who turned the rock into a pool of water, flinty stone into a spring of water.
他叫磐石變為水池, 叫堅石變為泉源.

Psalms - Chapter 115

115:1 Not to us, O Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, because of your loyal love, because of your faithfulness.
耶和華啊, 榮耀不要歸與我們, 不要歸與我們; 要因你的慈愛和誠實歸在你的名下!

115:2 Why should the nations say, “Where, pray tell, is their God?”
為何容外邦人說: 他們的神在哪裡呢?

115:3 But our God is in the heavens; all that he desires, he does.
然而, 我們的神在天上, 都隨自己的意旨行事.

115:4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
他們的偶像是金的, 銀的, 是人手所造的,

115:5 They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
有口卻不能言, 有眼卻不能看,

115:6 they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;
有耳卻不能聽, 有鼻卻不能聞,

115:7 they have their hands, but they cannot feel, their feet, but they cannot walk; they cannot utter a sound in their throats.
有手卻不能摸, 有腳卻不能走, 有喉嚨也不能出聲.

115:8 Those who make them become like them, as does everyone who trusts in them.
造他的要和他一樣; 凡靠他的也要如此.

115:9 O Israel, trust Yahweh; he is their help and their shield.
以色列啊, 你要倚靠耶和華! 他是你的幫助和你的盾牌.

115:10 O house of Aaron, trust in Yahweh; he is their help and their shield.
亞倫家啊, 你們要倚靠耶和華! 他是你們的幫助和你們的盾牌.

115:11 You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh; he is their help and their shield.
你們敬畏耶和華的, 要倚靠耶和華! 他是你們的幫助和你們的盾牌.

115:12 Yahweh remembers us; he will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
耶和華向來眷念我們; 他還要賜福給我們: 要賜福給以色列的家, 賜福給亞倫的家.

115:13 He will bless those who fear Yahweh, the small with the great.
凡敬畏耶和華的, 無論大小, 主必賜福給他.

115:14 May Yahweh give you increase, you and your children.
願耶和華叫你們和你們的子孫日見加增.

115:15 May you be blessed by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
你們蒙了造天地之耶和華的福!

115:16 The heavens are Yahweh’s heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of humankind.
天, 是耶和華的天; 地, 他卻給了世人.

115:17 The dead do not praise Yah, nor any descending into silence.
死人不能讚美耶和華; 下到寂靜中的也都不能.

115:18 It is we, we will bless Yah from now until forever. Praise Yah!
但我們要稱頌耶和華, 從今時直到永遠. 你們要讚美耶和華!

Psalms - Chapter 116

116:1 I love him, because Yahweh has heard the voice of my supplications.
我愛耶和華, 因為他聽了我的聲音和我的懇求.

116:2 Because he has inclined his ear to me, I will call all my days.
他既向我側耳, 我一生要求告他.

116:3 The ropes of death encircled me, and the distresses of Sheol found me. I found trouble and grief.
死亡的繩索纏繞我; 陰間的痛苦抓住我; 我遭遇患難愁苦.

116:4 Then I called on the name of Yahweh: “O Yahweh, please save my life!”
那時, 我便求告耶和華的名, 說: 耶和華啊, 求你救我的靈魂!

116:5 Gracious is Yahweh and righteous, and our God is merciful.
耶和華有恩惠, 有公義; 我們的神以憐憫為懷.

116:6 Yahweh watches over the simple. I was brought low, but he gave me victory.
耶和華保護愚人; 我落到卑微的地步, 他救了我.

116:7 Return, O my soul, to your repose, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.
我的心哪! 你要仍歸安樂, 因為耶和華用厚恩待你.

116:8 For you have rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
主啊, 你救我的命免了死亡, 救我的眼免了流淚, 救我的腳免了跌倒.

116:9 I will walk before Yahweh in the land of the living.
我要在耶和華面前行活人之路.

116:10 I believed when I spoke, “I am afflicted greatly.”
我因信, 所以如此說話; 我受了極大的困苦.

116:11 I said in my haste, “Everyone is a liar.”
我曾急促地說: 人都是說謊的!

116:12 What shall I give back to Yahweh for all his benefits to me?
我拿甚麼報答耶和華向我所賜的一切厚恩?

116:13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and proclaim the name of Yahweh.
我要舉起救恩的杯, 稱揚耶和華的名.

116:14 I will pay my vows made to Yahweh in the presence of all his people.
我要在他眾民面前向耶和華還我的願.

116:15 Costly in Yahweh’s view is the death of his faithful ones.
在耶和華眼中, 看聖民之死極為寶貴.

116:16 Ah, Yahweh, I am indeed your servant; I am your servant, the child of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds.
耶和華啊, 我真是你的僕人; 我是你的僕人, 是你婢女的兒子. 你已經解開我的綁索.

116:17 I will offer to you a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and proclaim the name of Yahweh.
我要以感謝為祭獻給你, 又要求告耶和華的名.

116:18 I will pay my vows made to Yahweh in the presence of all his people,
我要在他眾民面前, 在耶和華殿的院內, 在耶路撒冷當中, 向耶和華還我的願. 你們要讚美耶和華!

116:19 in the courts of the house of Yahweh, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise Yah!
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Psalms - Chapter 117

117:1 Praise Yahweh, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.
萬國啊, 你們都當讚美耶和華! 萬民哪, 你們都當頌讚他!

117:2 For his loyal love is mighty on our behalf, and the faithfulness of Yahweh is forever. Praise Yah!
因為他向我們大施慈愛; 耶和華的誠實存到永遠. 你們要讚美耶和華!

Psalms - Chapter 118

118:1 Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.
你們要稱謝耶和華, 因他本為善; 他的慈愛永遠長存!

118:2 Let Israel say, “His loyal love is forever.”
願以色列說: 他的慈愛永遠長存!

118:3 Let the house of Aaron say, “His loyal love is forever.”
願亞倫的家說: 他的慈愛永遠長存!

118:4 Let those who fear Yahweh say, “His loyal love is forever.”
願敬畏耶和華的說: 他的慈愛永遠長存!

118:5 Out of my distress I called to Yah. Yah answered me, setting me in a broad place.
我在急難中求告耶和華, 他就應允我, 把我安置在寬闊之地.

118:6 Yahweh is for me; I do not fear. What can mere humans do to me?
有耶和華幫助我, 我必不懼怕, 人能把我怎麼樣呢?

118:7 Yahweh is for me as my helper, and so I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
在那幫助我的人中, 有耶和華幫助我, 所以我要看見那恨我的人遭報.

118:8 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust in humans.
投靠耶和華, 強似倚賴人;

118:9 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust princes.
投靠耶和華, 強似倚賴王子.

118:10 All nations surrounded me. In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
萬民圍繞我, 我靠耶和華的名必剿滅他們.

118:11 They surrounded me; yes, they surrounded me. In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
他們環繞我, 圍困我, 我靠耶和華的名必剿滅他們.

118:12 They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like a fire of thorns. In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
他們如同蜂子圍繞我, 好像燒荊棘的火, 必被熄滅; 我靠耶和華的名, 必剿滅他們.

118:13 You pushed me hard to make me fall, but Yahweh helped me.
你推我, 要叫我跌倒, 但耶和華幫助了我.

118:14 Yah is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.
耶和華是我的力量, 是我的詩歌; 他也成了我的拯救.

118:15 The sound of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.
在義人的帳棚裡, 有歡呼拯救的聲音; 耶和華的右手施展大能.

118:16 The right hand of Yahweh has exalted; the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.
耶和華的右手高舉; 耶和華的右手施展大能.

118:17 I will not die but live, and tell of the works of Yah.
我必不致死, 仍要存活, 並要傳揚耶和華的作為.

118:18 Yah has disciplined me severely, but he did not consign me to death.
耶和華雖嚴嚴地懲治我, 卻未曾將我交於死亡.

118:19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to Yah.
給我敞開義門; 我要進去稱謝耶和華!

118:20 This is the gate of Yahweh, through which the righteous will enter.
這是耶和華的門; 義人要進去!

118:21 I will give thanks to you for you have answered me, and you have become my salvation.
我要稱謝你, 因為你已經應允我, 又成了我的拯救!

118:22 The stone the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
匠人所棄的石頭已成了房角的頭塊石頭.

118:23 This is from Yahweh; it is wonderful in our eyes.
這是耶和華所做的, 在我們眼中看為希奇.

118:24 This is the day Yahweh has worked; let us rejoice and be glad in him.
這是耶和華所定的日子, 我們在其中要高興歡喜!

118:25 O Yahweh, please save; O Yahweh, please grant success.
耶和華啊, 求你拯救! 耶和華啊, 求你使我們亨通!

118:26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh. We bless you from the house of Yahweh.
奉耶和華名來的是應當稱頌的! 我們從耶和華的殿中為你們祝福!

118:27 Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
耶和華是神; 他光照了我們. 理當用繩索把祭牲拴住, 牽到壇角那裡.

118:28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God; I will exalt you.
你是我的神, 我要稱謝你! 你是我的神, 我要尊崇你!

118:29 Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.
你們要稱謝耶和華, 因他本為善; 他的慈愛永遠長存!

Psalms - Chapter 119

119:1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
行為完全,遵行耶和華律法的, 這人便為有福!

119:2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies; they seek him with a whole heart.
遵守他的法度,一心尋求他的, 這人便為有福!

119:3 They also do no wrong; they walk in his ways.
這人不做非義的事, 但遵行他的道.

119:4 You have commanded your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.
耶和華啊, 你曾將你的訓詞吩咐我們, 為要我們殷勤遵守.

119:5 Oh that my ways were steadfast, to keep your statutes!
但願我行事堅定, 得以遵守你的律例.

119:6 Then I would not be ashamed when I look to all your commands.
我看重你的一切命令, 就不至於羞愧.

119:7 I will give you thanks with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous laws.
我學了你公義的判語, 就要以正直的心稱謝你.

119:8 I will heed your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.
我必守你的律例; 求你總不要丟棄我!

119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed according to your word.
少年人用甚麼潔淨他的行為呢? 是要遵行你的話!

119:10 With my whole heart I have sought you; do not let me stray from your commands.
我一心尋求了你; 求你不要叫我偏離你的命令.

119:11 In my heart I have hidden your word, so that I may not sin against you.
我將你的話藏在心裡, 免得我得罪你.

119:12 Blessed are you, O Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.
耶和華啊, 你是應當稱頌的! 求你將你的律例教訓我!

119:13 With my lips I have told of all the ordinances of your mouth.
我用嘴唇傳揚你口中的一切典章.

119:14 In the way of your testimonies I have rejoiced as I would over all riches.
我喜悅你的法度, 如同喜悅一切的財物.

119:15 I will meditate on your precepts and look at your ways.
我要默想你的訓詞, 看重你的道路.

119:16 I will take delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
我要在你的律例中自樂; 我不忘記你的話.

119:17 Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and heed your word.
求你用厚恩待你的僕人, 使我存活, 我就遵守你的話.

119:18 Uncover my eyes, that I may look at wonderful things from your law.
求你開我的眼睛, 使我看出你律法中的奇妙.

119:19 I am a sojourner on the earth; do not hide your commands from me.
我是在地上作寄居的; 求你不要向我隱瞞你的命令!

119:20 My soul is crushed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
我時常切慕你的典章, 甚至心碎.

119:21 You rebuke the arrogant, the accursed, who stray from your commands.
受咒詛,偏離你命令的驕傲人, 你已經責備他們.

119:22 Remove from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
求你除掉我所受的羞辱和藐視, 因我遵守你的法度.

119:23 Even though princes sit and speak against me, your servant meditates on your statutes.
雖有首領坐著妄論我, 你僕人卻思想你的律例.

119:24 Your testimonies are my delight, my counselors.
你的法度是我所喜樂的, 是我的謀士.

119:25 My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to your word.
我的性命幾乎歸於塵土; 求你照你的話將我救活!

119:26 I told of my ways, and you answered me; teach me your statutes.
我述說我所行的, 你應允了我; 求你將你的律例教訓我!

119:27 Make me understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on your wonderful things.
求你使我明白你的訓詞, 我就思想你的奇事.

119:28 My soul weeps because of grief; strengthen me according to your word.
我的心因愁苦而消化; 求你照你的話使我堅立!

119:29 Remove from me the deceptive way, and graciously give me your law.
求你使我離開奸詐的道, 開恩將你的律法賜給我!

119:30 I have chosen the faithful way; I have set your ordinances before me.
我揀選了忠信的道, 將你的典章擺在我面前.

119:31 I cling to your testimonies; O Yahweh, do not let me be put to shame.
我持守你的法度; 耶和華啊, 求你不要叫我羞愧!

119:32 I will run the way of your commands, for you will enlarge my heart.
你開廣我心的時候, 我就往你命令的道上直奔.

119:33 Teach me, O Yahweh, the way of your statutes, and I will keep it to the end.
耶和華啊, 求你將你的律例指教我, 我必遵守到底!

119:34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and heed it with my whole heart.
求你賜我悟性, 我便遵守你的律法, 且要一心遵守.

119:35 Cause me to walk in the path of your commands, for I delight in it.
求你叫我遵行你的命令, 因為這是我所喜樂的.

119:36 Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to dishonest gain.
求你使我的心趨向你的法度, 不趨向非義之財.

119:37 Turn away my eyes from looking at what is worthless; revive me in your ways.
求你叫我轉眼不看虛假, 又叫我在你的道中生活.

119:38 Fulfill your word to your servant, which is to bring about a reverence for you.
你向敬畏你的人所應許的話, 求你向僕人堅定!

119:39 Turn away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.
求你使我所怕的羞辱遠離我, 因你的典章本為美.

119:40 Look, I have longed for your precepts; revive me in your righteousness.
我羨慕你的訓詞; 求你使我在你的公義上生活!

119:41 Let your acts of loyal love also come to me, O Yahweh, your salvation according to your word.
耶和華啊, 願你照你的話, 使你的慈愛, 就是你的救恩, 臨到我身上,

119:42 Then I will have an answer for the one who taunts me, for I trust your word.
我就有話回答那羞辱我的, 因我倚靠你的話.

119:43 And do not snatch the word of truth utterly from my mouth, for I hope in your ordinances.
求你叫真理的話總不離開我口, 因我仰望你的典章.

119:44 So I will heed your law continually, forever and ever.
我要常守你的律法, 直到永永遠遠.

119:45 And I will go about freely, for I have sought your precepts.
我要自由而行(或譯: 我要行在寬闊之地), 因我素來考究你的訓詞.

119:46 And I will speak of your testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed.
我也要在君王面前論說你的法度, 並不至於羞愧.

119:47 And I will take delight in your commands, which I love.
我要在你的命令中自樂; 這命令素來是我所愛的.

119:48 And I will lift up my hands to your commands, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.
我又要遵行(原文是舉手)你的命令, 這命令素來是我所愛的; 我也要思想你的律例.

119:49 Remember your word to your servant, upon which you have caused me to hope.
求你記念向你僕人所應許的話, 叫我有盼望.

119:50 This is my comfort in my misery: that your word preserves my life.
這話將我救活了; 我在患難中, 因此得安慰.

119:51 The arrogant utterly deride me; I have not turned aside from your law.
驕傲的人甚侮慢我, 我卻未曾偏離你的律法.

119:52 I remember your ordinances of old, O Yahweh, and I take comfort.
耶和華啊, 我記念你從古以來的典章, 就得了安慰.

119:53 Rage seizes me because of the wicked, those who forsake your law.
我見惡人離棄你的律法, 就怒氣發作, 猶如火燒.

119:54 Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning.
我在世寄居, 素來以你的律例為詩歌.

119:55 I remember your name in the night, O Yahweh, and I heed your law.
耶和華啊, 我夜間記念你的名, 遵守你的律法.

119:56 This has been mine, that I have kept your precepts.
我所以如此, 是因我守你的訓詞.

119:57 Yahweh is my portion; I intend to heed your words.
耶和華是我的福分; 我曾說, 我要遵守你的言語.

119:58 I seek your favor with my whole heart; be gracious to me according to your word.
我一心求過你的恩; 願你照你的話憐憫我!

119:59 I think about my ways, and turn my feet to your testimonies.
我思想我所行的道, 就轉步歸向你的法度.

119:60 I hurry and do not delay to heed your commands.
我急忙遵守你的命令, 並不遲延.

119:61 The cords of the wicked surround me, but I do not forget your law.
惡人的繩索纏繞我, 我卻沒有忘記你的律法.

119:62 In the middle of the night I rise to give you thanks, because of your righteous ordinances.
我因你公義的典章, 半夜必起來稱謝你.

119:63 I am a companion of all who fear you and heed your precepts.
凡敬畏你,守你訓詞的人, 我都與他作伴.

119:64 The earth, O Yahweh, is full of your loyal love. Teach me your statutes.
耶和華啊, 你的慈愛遍滿大地; 求你將你的律例教訓我!

119:65 You have dealt well with your servant, O Yahweh, according to your word.
耶和華啊, 你向來是照你的話善待僕人.

119:66 Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I believe your commands.
求你將精明和知識賜給我, 因我信了你的命令.

119:67 Before I was afflicted, I was going astray, but now I heed your word.
我未受苦以先走迷了路, 現在卻遵守你的話.

119:68 You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.
你本為善, 所行的也善; 求你將你的律例教訓我!

119:69 The arrogant smear me with lies; I keep your precepts with my whole heart.
驕傲人編造謊言攻擊我, 我卻要一心守你的訓詞.

119:70 Their heart is insensitive like fat; As for me, I take delight in your law.
他們心蒙脂油, 我卻喜愛你的律法.

119:71 It is good for me that I was afflicted, so that I might learn your statutes.
我受苦是與我有益, 為要使我學習你的律例.

119:72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver coins.
你口中的訓言(或譯: 律法)與我有益, 勝於千萬的金銀.

119:73 Your hands have made me and established me; give me understanding that I may learn your commands.
你的手製造我, 建立我; 求你賜我悟性, 可以學習你的命令!

119:74 Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I hope in your word.
敬畏你的人見我就要歡喜, 因我仰望你的話.

119:75 I know, O Yahweh, that your judgments are right, and that in faithfulness you afflicted me.
耶和華啊, 我知道你的判語是公義的; 你使我受苦是以誠實待我.

119:76 Please let your loyal love comfort me, according to your word to your servant.
求你照著應許僕人的話, 以慈愛安慰我.

119:77 Let your mercies come to me, that I may live, for your law is my delight.
願你的慈悲臨到我, 使我存活, 因你的律法是我所喜愛的.

119:78 Let the arrogant be put to shame, because they have wronged me with lies. As for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
願驕傲人蒙羞, 因為他們無理地傾覆我; 但我要思想你的訓詞.

119:79 Let those who fear you turn to me, even those who know your testimonies.
願敬畏你的人歸向我, 他們就知道你的法度.

119:80 May my heart be blameless in your statutes, so that I may not be ashamed.
願我的心在你的律例上完全, 使我不致蒙羞.

119:81 My soul languishes for your salvation; I hope in your word.
我心渴想你的救恩, 仰望你的應許.

119:82 My eyes long for your word, saying, “When will you comfort me?”
我因盼望你的應許眼睛失明, 說: 你何時安慰我?

119:83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
我好像煙薰的皮袋, 卻不忘記你的律例.

119:84 How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute justice against those who persecute me?
你僕人的年日有多少呢? 你幾時向逼迫我的人施行審判呢?

119:85 The arrogant have dug pits for me, which is not according to your law.
不從你律法的驕傲人為我掘了坑.

119:86 All your commands are faithful. They persecute me deceitfully; help me!
你的命令盡都誠實; 他們無理地逼迫我, 求你幫助我!

119:87 They have almost destroyed me on the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.
他們幾乎把我從世上滅絕, 但我沒有離棄你的訓詞.

119:88 According to your loyal love preserve me alive, so that I may heed the testimony from your mouth.
求你照你的慈愛將我救活, 我就遵守你口中的法度.

119:89 Forever, O Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven.
耶和華啊, 你的話安定在天, 直到永遠.

119:90 Your faithfulness endures throughout all generations. You have established the earth and it stands.
你的誠實存到萬代; 你堅定了地, 地就長存.

119:91 By your ordinances they stand today, for all are your servants.
天地照你的安排存到今日; 萬物都是你的僕役.

119:92 Unless your law had been my delight, then I would have perished in my misery.
我若不是喜愛你的律法, 早就在苦難中滅絕了!

119:93 I will not ever forget your precepts, for by them you revive me.
我永不忘記你的訓詞, 因你用這訓詞將我救活了.

119:94 I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.
我是屬你的, 求你救我, 因我尋求了你的訓詞.

119:95 For me the wicked lie in wait to destroy me. I give attention to your testimonies.
惡人等待我, 要滅絕我, 我卻要揣摩你的法度.

119:96 I have seen a limit to every perfection; your command is very broad.
我看萬事盡都有限, 惟有你的命令極其寬廣.

119:97 How I love your law! The whole day it is my meditation.
我何等愛慕你的律法, 終日不住地思想.

119:98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, because they are ever with me.
你的命令常存在我心裡, 使我比仇敵有智慧.

119:99 I have more insight than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.
我比我的師傅更通達, 因我思想你的法度.

119:100 I understand more than the elders, for I keep your precepts.
我比年老的更明白, 因我守了你的訓詞.

119:101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, so that I may heed your word.
我禁止我腳走一切的邪路, 為要遵守你的話.

119:102 I have not turned aside from your ordinances, for you have taught me.
我沒有偏離你的典章, 因為你教訓了我.

119:103 How smooth are your words to my palate, more than honey in my mouth.
你的言語在我上膛何等甘美, 在我口中比蜜更甜!

119:104 From your precepts I get understanding, therefore I hate every false way.
我藉著你的訓詞得以明白, 所以我恨一切的假道.

119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
你的話是我腳前的燈, 是我路上的光.

119:106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to heed your righteous ordinances.
你公義的典章, 我曾起誓遵守, 我必按誓而行.

119:107 I am very much afflicted; O Yahweh, revive me according to your word.
我甚是受苦; 耶和華啊, 求你照你的話將我救活!

119:108 Please accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Yahweh, and teach me your ordinances.
耶和華啊, 求你悅納我口中的讚美為供物, 又將你的典章教訓我!

119:109 My life is in danger continually, yet I do not forget your law.
我的性命常在危險之中, 我卻不忘記你的律法.

119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I do not wander from your precepts.
惡人為我設下網羅, 我卻沒有偏離你的訓詞.

119:111 I have taken as my own your testimonies forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
我以你的法度為永遠的產業, 因這是我心中所喜愛的.

119:112 I have inclined my heart to do your statutes forever, to the end.
我的心專向你的律例, 永遠遵行, 一直到底.

119:113 I hate the double-minded, but I love your law.
心懷二意的人為我所恨; 但你的律法為我所愛.

119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.
你是我藏身之處, 又是我的盾牌; 我甚仰望你的話語.

119:115 Turn aside from me, you evildoers, for I will keep the commands of my God.
作惡的人哪, 你們離開我吧! 我好遵守我神的命令.

119:116 Sustain me according to your word, that I may live, and do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
求你照你的話扶持我, 使我存活, 也不叫我因失望而害羞.

119:117 Uphold me, that I may be delivered, and have regard for your statutes continually.
求你扶持我, 我便得救, 時常看重你的律例.

119:118 You reject all who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is a breach of faith.
凡偏離你律例的人, 你都輕棄他們, 因為他們的詭詐必歸虛空.

119:119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like dross, therefore I love your testimonies.
凡地上的惡人, 你除掉他, 好像除掉渣滓; 因此我愛你的法度.

119:120 My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments.
我因懼怕你, 肉就發抖; 我也怕你的判語.

119:121 I have done justice and righteousness; do not leave me to my oppressors.
我行過公平和公義, 求你不要撇下我給欺壓我的人!

119:122 Pledge good for your servant; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
求你為僕人作保, 使我得好處, 不容驕傲人欺壓我!

119:123 My eyes long for your salvation, and your righteous word.
我因盼望你的救恩和你公義的話眼睛失明.

119:124 Deal with your servant according to your loyal love, and teach me your statutes.
求你照你的慈愛待僕人, 將你的律例教訓我.

119:125 I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your statutes.
我是你的僕人, 求你賜我悟性, 使我得知你的法度.

119:126 It is time for Yahweh to act, for they have broken your law.
這是耶和華降罰的時候, 因人廢了你的律法.

119:127 Therefore I love your commands more than gold, even fine gold.
所以, 我愛你的命令勝於金子, 更勝於精金.

119:128 Therefore all your precepts of everything I regard as right; I hate every false way.
你一切的訓詞, 在萬事上我都以為正直; 我卻恨惡一切假道.

119:129 Your testimonies are miracles, therefore my soul keeps them.
你的法度奇妙, 所以我一心謹守.

119:130 The unfolding of your words gives light, giving understanding to the simple.
你的言語一解開就發出亮光, 使愚人通達.

119:131 I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands.
我張口而氣喘, 因我切慕你的命令.

119:132 Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is proper for those who love your name.
求你轉向我, 憐憫我, 好像你素常待那些愛你名的人.

119:133 Direct my steps in your word, and do not let any iniquity gain power over me.
求你用你的話使我腳步穩當, 不許甚麼罪孽轄制我.

119:134 Redeem me from the oppression of humankind, that I may heed your precepts.
求你救我脫離人的欺壓, 我要遵守你的訓詞.

119:135 Shine your face on your servant, and teach me your statutes.
求你用臉光照僕人, 又將你的律例教訓我.

119:136 Streams of water flow down from my eyes, because people do not heed your law.
我的眼淚下流成河, 因為他們不守你的律法.

119:137 You are righteous, O Yahweh, and your ordinances are upright.
耶和華啊, 你是公義的; 你的判語也是正直的!

119:138 You have ordained your testimonies in righteousness, and in exceeding faithfulness.
你所命定的法度是憑公義和至誠.

119:139 My zeal consumes me, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
我心焦急, 如同火燒, 因我敵人忘記你的言語.

119:140 Your word is very pure, and your servant loves it.
你的話極其精煉, 所以你的僕人喜愛.

119:141 I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.
我微小, 被人藐視, 卻不忘記你的訓詞.

119:142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your law is truth.
你的公義永遠長存; 你的律法盡都真實.

119:143 Trouble and anguish have found me; your commands delight me.
我遭遇患難愁苦, 你的命令卻是我所喜愛的.

119:144 The righteousness of your testimonies is forever; give me understanding that I may live.
你的法度永遠是公義的; 求你賜我悟性, 我就活了.

119:145 I call with my whole heart; answer me, O Yahweh. I will keep your statutes.
耶和華啊, 我一心呼籲你; 求你應允我, 我必謹守你的律例!

119:146 I call to you. Save me, and I will heed your testimonies.
我向你呼籲, 求你救我! 我要遵守你的法度.

119:147 I rise early in the dawn and cry for help; I hope in your word.
我趁天未亮呼求; 我仰望了你的言語.

119:148 My eyes anticipate the night watches, that I may meditate on your word.
我趁夜更未換將眼睜開, 為要思想你的話語.

119:149 Hear my voice according to your loyal love; O Yahweh, preserve my life according to your justice.
求你照你的慈愛聽我的聲音; 耶和華啊, 求你照你的典章將我救活!

119:150 Those who pursue a wicked purpose draw near; they are far from your law.
追求奸惡的人臨近了; 他們遠離你的律法.

119:151 You are near, O Yahweh, and all your commands are truth.
耶和華啊, 你與我相近; 你一切的命令盡都真實!

119:152 Concerning your testimonies, I knew long ago that you have established them forever.
我因學你的法度, 久已知道是你永遠立定的.

119:153 See my misery and rescue me, for I do not forget your law.
求你看顧我的苦難, 搭救我, 因我不忘記你的律法.

119:154 Plead my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your word.
求你為我辨屈, 救贖我, 照你的話將我救活.

119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.
救恩遠離惡人, 因為他們不尋求你的律例.

119:156 Your mercies are great, O Yahweh; preserve my life according to your ordinances.
耶和華啊, 你的慈悲本為大; 求你照你的典章將我救活.

119:157 My persecutors and enemies are many, yet I do not turn aside from your testimonies.
逼迫我的, 抵擋我的, 很多, 我卻沒有偏離你的法度.

119:158 I see the treacherous and I feel disgust, because they do not heed your word.
我看見奸惡的人就甚憎惡, 因為他們不遵守你的話.

119:159 Consider that I love your precepts; O Yahweh, according to your loyal love preserve my life.
你看我怎樣愛你的訓詞! 耶和華啊, 求你照你的慈愛將我救活!

119:160 The whole of your word is truth, and your every righteous judgment endures forever.
你話的總綱是真實; 你一切公義的典章是永遠長存.

119:161 Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles because of your word.
首領無故地逼迫我, 但我的心畏懼你的言語.

119:162 I am rejoicing over your word, like one who finds great spoil.
我喜愛你的話, 好像人得了許多擄物.

119:163 I hate and abhor falsehood; I love your law.
謊話是我所恨惡所憎嫌的; 惟你的律法是我所愛的.

119:164 I praise you seven times in the day for your righteous ordinances.
我因你公義的典章一天七次讚美你.

119:165 Great peace is for those who love your law, and they do not have a cause for stumbling.
愛你律法的人有大平安, 甚麼都不能使他們絆腳.

119:166 I hope for your salvation, O Yahweh, and do your commands.
耶和華啊, 我仰望了你的救恩, 遵行了你的命令.

119:167 My soul heeds your testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
我心裡守了你的法度; 這法度我甚喜愛.

119:168 I heed your precepts and testimonies, because all my ways are before you.
我遵守了你的訓詞和法度, 因我一切所行的都在你面前.

119:169 Let my cry come before you, O Yahweh; give me understanding according to your word.
耶和華啊, 願我的呼籲達到你面前, 照你的話賜我悟性.

119:170 Let my plea come before you; Deliver me according to your word.
願我的懇求達到你面前, 照你的話搭救我.

119:171 Let my lips pour out praise, because you teach me your statutes.
願我的嘴發出讚美的話, 因為你將律例教訓我.

119:172 Let my tongue sing of your word, because all your commands are right.
願我的舌頭歌唱你的話, 因你一切的命令盡都公義.

119:173 Let your hand be my help, because I have chosen your precepts.
願你用手幫助我, 因我揀選了你的訓詞.

119:174 I long for your salvation, O Yahweh, and your law is my delight.
耶和華啊, 我切慕你的救恩! 你的律法也是我所喜愛的.

119:175 Let my soul live that it may praise you, and let your ordinances help me.
願我的性命存活, 得以讚美你! 願你的典章幫助我!

119:176 I have wandered like a lost sheep; seek your servant, because I do not forget your commands.
我如亡羊走迷了路, 求你尋找僕人, 因我不忘記你的命令.

Psalms - Chapter 120

120:1 A song of ascents. In my distress I called to Yahweh, and he answered me.
(上行(或作登階, 下同)之詩. )我在急難中求告耶和華, 他就應允我.

120:2 “Deliver my life, O Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.”
耶和華啊, 求你救我脫離說謊的嘴唇和詭詐的舌頭!

120:3 What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, deceitful tongue?
詭詐的舌頭啊, 要給你甚麼呢? 要拿甚麼加給你呢?

120:4 The sharpened arrows of a warrior, with burning charcoals from broom trees.
就是勇士的利箭和羅騰木(小樹名, 松類)的炭火.

120:5 Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar.
我寄居在米設, 住在基達帳棚之中, 有禍了!

120:6 Too long my soul has had its dwelling near one who hates peace.
我與那恨惡和睦的人許久同住.

120:7 I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.
我願和睦, 但我發言, 他們就要爭戰.

Psalms - Chapter 121

121:1 A song for the ascents. I lift up my eyes to the mountains; whence will my help come?
(上行之詩. )我要向山舉目; 我的幫助從何而來?

121:2 My help is from Yahweh, maker of heaven and earth.
我的幫助從造天地的耶和華而來.

121:3 He will not allow your foot to be moved; he who protects you will not slumber.
他必不叫你的腳搖動; 保護你的必不打盹!

121:4 Look, he will not slumber and he will not sleep— he who protects Israel.
保護以色列的, 也不打盹也不睡覺.

121:5 Yahweh is your protector; Yahweh is your shade at your right hand.
保護你的是耶和華; 耶和華在你右邊蔭庇你.

121:6 The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
白日, 太陽必不傷你; 夜間, 月亮必不害你.

121:7 Yahweh will protect you from all evil; he will protect your life.
耶和華要保護你, 免受一切的災害; 他要保護你的性命.

121:8 Yahweh will protect your going out and your coming in from now until forever.
你出你入, 耶和華要保護你, 從今時直到永遠.

Psalms - Chapter 122

122:1 A song of ascents. Of David. I rejoiced in those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of Yahweh.”
(大衛上行之詩. )人對我說: 我們往耶和華的殿去, 我就歡喜.

122:2 Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem—
耶路撒冷啊, 我們的腳站在你的門內.

122:3 Jerusalem that is built as a city that is joined together,
耶路撒冷被建造, 如同連絡整齊的一座城.

122:4 where the tribes go up, the tribes of Yah as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of Yahweh.
眾支派, 就是耶和華的支派, 上那裡去, 按以色列的常例(或譯: 作以色列的證據)稱讚耶和華的名.

122:5 For there the thrones sit for judgment, thrones of David’s house.
因為在那裡設立審判的寶座, 就是大衛家的寶座.

122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be at ease.
你們要為耶路撒冷求平安! 耶路撒冷啊, 愛你的人必然興旺!

122:7 May peace be within your walls, security within your palaces.”
願你城中平安! 願你宮內興旺!

122:8 For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
因我弟兄和同伴的緣故, 我要說: 願平安在你中間!

122:9 For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.
因耶和華─我們神殿的緣故, 我要為你求福!

Psalms - Chapter 123

123:1 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, the one enthroned in the heavens.
(上行之詩. )坐在天上的主啊, 我向你舉目.

123:2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to Yahweh our God, until he is gracious to us.
看哪, 僕人的眼睛怎樣望主人的手, 使女的眼睛怎樣望主母的手, 我們的眼睛也照樣望耶和華─我們的神, 直到他憐憫我們.

123:3 Be gracious to us, O Yahweh, be gracious to us, for long enough we have had our fill of contempt.
耶和華啊, 求你憐憫我們, 憐憫我們! 因為我們被藐視, 已到極處.

123:4 For long enough our soul has had its fill of the derision of the self-confident, the contempt of the arrogant.
我們被那些安逸人的譏誚和驕傲人的藐視, 已到極處.

Psalms - Chapter 124

124:1 A song of ascents. Of David. “If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,” do let Israel say,
(大衛上行之詩. )以色列人要說: 若不是耶和華幫助我們,

124:2 “If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us,
若不是耶和華幫助我們, 當人起來攻擊我們,

124:3 then they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger was kindled against us.
向我們發怒的時候, 就把我們活活地吞了.

124:4 Then the waters would have flooded over us, the torrent would have passed over our soul.
那時, 波濤必漫過我們, 河水必淹沒我們,

124:5 Then over our soul would have passed the raging waters.”
狂傲的水必淹沒我們.

124:6 Blessed be Yahweh, who has not made us prey for their teeth.
耶和華是應當稱頌的! 他沒有把我們當野食交給他們吞吃(原文是牙齒).

124:7 Our soul has escaped like a bird from the snare of fowlers. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
我們好像雀鳥, 從捕鳥人的網羅裡逃脫; 網羅破裂, 我們逃脫了.

124:8 Our help is in the name of Yahweh, maker of heaven and earth.
我們得幫助, 是在乎倚靠造天地之耶和華的名.

Psalms - Chapter 125

125:1 A song of ascents. Those who trust in Yahweh are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
(上行之詩. )倚靠耶和華的人好像錫安山, 永不動搖.

125:2 As mountains are round about Jerusalem, so Yahweh is round about his people, from now until forever.
眾山怎樣圍繞耶路撒冷, 耶和華也照樣圍繞他的百姓, 從今時直到永遠.

125:3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land of the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wickedness.
惡人的杖不常落在義人的分上, 免得義人伸手作惡.

125:4 Do good, O Yahweh, to the good, and to those upright in their hearts.
耶和華啊, 求你善待那些為善和心裡正直的人.

125:5 But regarding those who turn aside to their crooked ways, Yahweh will lead them away with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
至於那偏行彎曲道路的人, 耶和華必使他和作惡的人一同出去受刑. 願平安歸於以色列!

Psalms - Chapter 126

126:1 A song of ascents. When Yahweh restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like dreamers.
(上行之詩. )當耶和華將那些被擄的帶回錫安的時候, 我們好像做夢的人.

126:2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing. Then they said among the nations, “Yahweh has done great things for these people.”
我們滿口喜笑,滿舌歡呼的時候, 外邦中就有人說: 耶和華為他們行了大事!

126:3 Yahweh has done great things for us; we are glad.
耶和華果然為我們行了大事, 我們就歡喜.

126:4 Restore, O Yahweh, our fortunes like the streams in the Negeb.
耶和華啊, 求你使我們被擄的人歸回, 好像南地的河水復流.

126:5 Those who sow with tears shall reap with rejoicing.
流淚撒種的, 必歡呼收割!

126:6 He who diligently goes out with weeping, carrying the seed bag, shall certainly come in with rejoicing, carrying his sheaves.
那帶種流淚出去的, 必要歡歡樂樂地帶禾捆回來!

Psalms - Chapter 127

127:1 A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless Yahweh builds a house, its builders labor at it in vain. Unless Yahweh guards a city, a guard watches in vain.
(所羅門上行之詩. )若不是耶和華建造房屋, 建造的人就枉然勞力; 若不是耶和華看守城池, 看守的人就枉然警醒.

127:2 It is in vain for you who rise early and sit late, eating the bread of anxious toil, when thus he provides for his beloved in his sleep.
你們清晨早起, 夜晚安歇, 吃勞碌得來的飯, 本是枉然; 惟有耶和華所親愛的, 必叫他安然睡覺.

127:3 Look, children are the heritage of Yahweh; the fruit of the womb is a reward.
兒女是耶和華所賜的產業; 所懷的胎是他所給的賞賜.

127:4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth.
少年時所生的兒女好像勇士手中的箭.

127:5 Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them. They shall not be put to shame when they speak with enemies at the gate.
箭袋充滿的人便為有福; 他們在城門口和仇敵說話的時候, 必不至於羞愧.

Psalms - Chapter 128

128:1 A song of ascents. Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.
(上行之詩. )凡敬畏耶和華,遵行他道的人便為有福!

128:2 You will indeed eat of the labor of your hands; you will be happy and it will be well with you.
你要吃勞碌得來的; 你要享福, 事情順利.

128:3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house. Your children will be like olive shoots about your table.
你妻子在你的內室, 好像多結果子的葡萄樹; 你兒女圍繞你的桌子, 好像橄欖栽子.

128:4 Look, for thus shall a man be blessed who fears Yahweh.
看哪, 敬畏耶和華的人必要這樣蒙福!

128:5 May Yahweh bless you from Zion, that you may see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
願耶和華從錫安賜福給你! 願你一生一世看見耶路撒冷的好處!

128:6 and that you may see your children’s children. May peace be upon Israel.
願你看見你兒女的兒女! 願平安歸於以色列!

Psalms - Chapter 129

129:1 A song of ascents. “Too often they have attacked me from my youth.” Let Israel say,
(上行之詩. )以色列當說: 從我幼年以來, 敵人屢次苦害我,

129:2 “Too often they have attacked me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.
從我幼年以來, 敵人屢次苦害我, 卻沒有勝了我.

129:3 On my back plowmen have plowed. They have made their furrows long.”
如同扶犁的在我背上扶犁而耕, 耕的犁溝甚長.

129:4 Yahweh is righteous. He has cut the ropes of the wicked.
耶和華是公義的; 他砍斷了惡人的繩索.

129:5 Let all be put to shame and repulsed who hate Zion.
願恨惡錫安的都蒙羞退後!

129:6 Let them be like grass on the housetops, that withers before it grows up,
願他們像房頂上的草, 未長成而枯乾,

129:7 with which a reaper cannot fill his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his arms,
收割的不夠一把, 捆禾的也不滿懷.

129:8 so that passersby do not say, “The blessing of Yahweh be upon you. We bless you in the name of Yahweh.”
過路的也不說: 願耶和華所賜的福歸與你們! 我們奉耶和華的名給你們祝福!

Psalms - Chapter 130

130:1 A song of ascents. Out of the depths I call to you, O Yahweh.
(上行之詩. )耶和華啊, 我從深處向你求告!

130:2 “O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
主啊, 求你聽我的聲音! 願你側耳聽我懇求的聲音!

130:3 If you, O Yah, should keep track of iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
主─耶和華啊, 你若究察罪孽, 誰能站得住呢?

130:4 But with you is forgiveness, so that you may be feared.”
但在你有赦免之恩, 要叫人敬畏你.

130:5 I await Yahweh; my soul awaits, and I wait for his word.
我等候耶和華, 我的心等候; 我也仰望他的話.

130:6 My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning. Yes, more than watchmen for the morning.
我的心等候主, 勝於守夜的, 等候天亮, 勝於守夜的, 等候天亮.

130:7 O Israel, wait for Yahweh. For with Yahweh there is loyal love, and with him there is abundant redemption.
以色列啊, 你當仰望耶和華! 因他有慈愛, 有豐盛的救恩.

130:8 And he will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
他必救贖以色列脫離一切的罪孽.

Psalms - Chapter 131

131:1 A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not haughty nor my eyes arrogant. And I do not concern myself with things too great and difficult for me.
(大衛上行之詩. )耶和華啊, 我的心不狂傲, 我的眼不高大; 重大和測不透的事, 我也不敢行.

131:2 Rather I have soothed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother, like the weaned child is my soul with me.
我的心平穩安靜, 好像斷過奶的孩子在他母親的懷中; 我的心在我裡面真像斷過奶的孩子.

131:3 O Israel, hope in Yahweh from now until forever.
以色列啊, 你當仰望耶和華, 從今時直到永遠!

Psalms - Chapter 132

132:1 A song of ascents. O Yahweh, remember with regard to David all his affliction.
(上行之詩. )耶和華啊, 求你記念大衛所受的一切苦難!

132:2 How he swore to Yahweh, he vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
他怎樣向耶和華起誓, 向雅各的大能者許願,

132:3 “I will not enter into the tent of my house, I will not go up to the couch of my bed,
說: 我必不進我的帳幕, 也不上我的床榻;

132:4 I will give no sleep to my eyes, no slumber to my eyelids,
我不容我的眼睛睡覺, 也不容我的眼目打盹;

132:5 until I find a place for Yahweh, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
直等我為耶和華尋得所在, 為雅各的大能者尋得居所.

132:6 Look, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found her in the fields of Jaar.
我們聽說約櫃在以法他, 我們在基列‧耶琳就尋見了.

132:7 Let us go to his dwelling places; Let us worship at his footstool.
我們要進他的居所, 在他腳凳前下拜.

132:8 Arise, O Yahweh, to your resting place, you and your mighty ark.
耶和華啊, 求你興起, 和你有能力的約櫃同入安息之所!

132:9 Let your priests clothe themselves with righteousness, and let your faithful sing for joy.
願你的祭司披上公義! 願你的聖民歡呼!

132:10 For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
求你因你僕人大衛的緣故, 不要厭棄你的受膏者!

132:11 Yahweh swore in truth to David; he will not turn back from it. “One from the fruit of your body I will set on your throne.
耶和華向大衛,憑誠實起了誓, 必不反覆, 說: 我要使你所生的坐在你的寶座上.

132:12 If your sons will heed my covenant and my testimonies that I will teach them, their sons also forever will sit on your throne.”
你的眾子若守我的約和我所教訓他們的法度, 他們的子孫必永遠坐在你的寶座上.

132:13 For Yahweh has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation.
因為耶和華揀選了錫安, 願意當作自己的居所,

132:14 “This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
說: 這是我永遠安息之所; 我要住在這裡, 因為是我所願意的.

132:15 I will bless its provisions abundantly; I will satisfy its poor with bread.
我要使其中的糧食豐滿, 使其中的窮人飽足.

132:16 I will also clothe its priests with salvation, and its faithful will shout exuberantly for joy.
我要使祭司披上救恩, 聖民大聲歡呼!

132:17 There I will cause a horn to grow for David; I will set a lamp for my anointed one.
我要叫大衛的角在那裡發生; 我為我的受膏者預備明燈.

132:18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on him his crown will flourish.”
我要使他的仇敵披上羞恥; 但他的冠冕要在頭上發光.

Psalms - Chapter 133

133:1 A song of ascents. Of David. Look, how good and how pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity.
(大衛上行之詩. )看哪, 弟兄和睦同居是何等地善, 何等地美!

133:2 It is like the fragrant oil upon the head, running down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron, that runs down upon the edges of his robes.
這好比那貴重的油澆在亞倫的頭上, 流到鬍鬚, 又流到他的衣襟;

133:3 It is like the dew of Hermon that runs down upon the mountains of Zion, because there Yahweh commanded the blessing— life forever.
又好比黑門的甘露降在錫安山; 因為在那裡有耶和華所命定的福, 就是永遠的生命.

Psalms - Chapter 134

134:1 A song of ascents. Look, bless Yahweh, all you the servants of Yahweh, who serve in the house of Yahweh by night.
(上行之詩. )耶和華的僕人夜間站在耶和華殿中的, 你們當稱頌耶和華!

134:2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and bless Yahweh.
你們當向聖所舉手, 稱頌耶和華!

134:3 May Yahweh bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth.
願造天地的耶和華, 從錫安賜福給你們!

Psalms - Chapter 135

135:1 Praise Yah! Praise the name of Yahweh. Praise him, O servants of Yahweh,
你們要讚美耶和華! 你們要讚美耶和華的名! 耶和華的僕人站在耶和華殿中; 站在我們神殿院中的, 你們要讚美他!

135:2 who stand in the house of Yahweh, in the courts of the house of our God.
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135:3 Praise Yah, for Yahweh is good. Sing praises concerning his name, for it is pleasant.
你們要讚美耶和華! 耶和華本為善; 要歌頌他的名, 因為這是美好的.

135:4 For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his special possession.
耶和華揀選雅各歸自己, 揀選以色列特作自己的子民.

135:5 For I know that Yahweh is great, and our Lord is greater than all gods.
原來我知道耶和華為大, 也知道我們的主超乎萬神之上.

135:6 All that Yahweh desires, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the depths.
耶和華在天上, 在地下, 在海中, 在一切的深處, 都隨自己的意旨而行.

135:7 He causes clouds to rise from the edge of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain; he brings out the wind from his storehouses.
他使雲霧從地極上騰, 造電隨雨而閃, 從府庫中帶出風來.

135:8 Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of humans and animals.
他將埃及頭生的, 連人帶牲畜都擊殺了.

135:9 He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
埃及啊, 他施行神蹟奇事, 在你當中, 在法老和他一切臣僕身上.

135:10 Who struck many nations and killed mighty kings—
他擊殺許多的民, 又殺戮大能的王,

135:11 Sihon the king of the Amorites, and Og the king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan—
就是亞摩利王西宏和巴珊王噩, 並迦南一切的國王,

135:12 and he gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance for his people Israel.
將他們的地賞賜他的百姓以色列為業.

135:13 O Yahweh, your name endures forever, your renown throughout all generations,
耶和華啊, 你的名存到永遠! 耶和華啊, 你可記念的名存到萬代!

135:14 for Yahweh will plead the cause of his people and will have compassion on his servants.
耶和華要為他的百姓伸冤, 為他的僕人後悔.

135:15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of the hands of humankind.
外邦的偶像是金的, 銀的, 是人手所造的;

135:16 They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
有口卻不能言, 有眼卻不能看,

135:17 they have ears, but cannot hear; there is not even breath in their mouths.
有耳卻不能聽, 口中也沒有氣息.

135:18 Those who make them become like them, as does everyone who trusts in them.
造他的要和他一樣, 凡靠他的也要如此.

135:19 O house of Israel, bless Yahweh. O house of Aaron, bless Yahweh.
以色列家啊, 你們要稱頌耶和華! 亞倫家啊, 你們要稱頌耶和華!

135:20 O house of Levi, bless Yahweh. You who fear Yahweh, bless Yahweh.
利未家啊, 你們要稱頌耶和華! 你們敬畏耶和華的, 要稱頌耶和華!

135:21 Blessed be Yahweh from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise Yah!
住在耶路撒冷的耶和華該從錫安受稱頌. 你們要讚美耶和華!

Psalms - Chapter 136

136:1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loyal love endures forever.
你們要稱謝耶和華, 因他本為善; 他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loyal love endures forever.
你們要稱謝萬神之神, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loyal love endures forever.
你們要稱謝萬主之主, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:4 To him who alone does great wonders, for his loyal love endures forever.
稱謝那獨行大奇事的, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:5 To him who made the heavens with skill, for his loyal love endures forever.
稱謝那用智慧造天的, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:6 To him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his loyal love endures forever.
稱謝那鋪地在水以上的, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:7 To him who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures forever.
稱謝那造成大光的, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:8 The sun to rule the day, for his loyal love endures forever.
他造日頭管白晝, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:9 The moon and stars to rule the night, for his loyal love endures forever.
他造月亮星宿管黑夜, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:10 To him who struck Egypt through their firstborn, for his loyal love endures forever.
稱謝那擊殺埃及人之長子的, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:11 And he brought Israel out from among them, for his loyal love endures forever.
他領以色列人從他們中間出來, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:12 With a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures forever.
他施展大能的手和伸出來的膀臂, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:13 To him who divided the Red Sea in two, for his loyal love endures forever.
稱謝那分裂紅海的, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:14 And he let Israel cross over through the midst of it, for his loyal love endures forever.
他領以色列從其中經過, 因他的慈愛永遠長存;

136:15 But he tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, for his loyal love endures forever.
卻把法老和他的軍兵推翻在紅海裡, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:16 To him who led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love endures forever.
稱謝那引導自己的民行走曠野的, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:17 To him who struck great kings, for his loyal love endures forever.
稱謝那擊殺大君王的, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:18 And he killed mighty kings, for his loyal love endures forever.
他殺戮有名的君王, 因他的慈愛永遠長存;

136:19 Sihon the king of the Amorites, for his loyal love endures forever.
就是殺戮亞摩利王西宏, 因他的慈愛永遠長存;

136:20 And Og the king of Bashan, for his loyal love endures forever.
又殺巴珊王噩, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:21 And he gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love endures forever.
他將他們的地賜他的百姓為業, 因他的慈愛永遠長存;

136:22 An inheritance to Israel his servant, for his loyal love endures forever.
就是賜他的僕人以色列為業, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:23 Who remembered us in our low estate, for his loyal love endures forever.
他顧念我們在卑微的地步, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:24 And he rescued us from our enemies, for his loyal love endures forever.
他救拔我們脫離敵人, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:25 The one who gives food to all flesh, for his loyal love endures forever.
他賜糧食給凡有血氣的, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:26 Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loyal love endures forever.
你們要稱謝天上的神, 因他的慈愛永遠長存.

Psalms - Chapter 137

137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat, yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
我們曾在巴比倫的河邊坐下, 一追想錫安就哭了.

137:2 On the willows in her midst, we hung up our lyres.
我們把琴掛在那裡的柳樹上;

137:3 For there our captors asked of us words of a song, and our tormentors asked of us jubilation, “Sing for us from a song of Zion.”
因為在那裡, 擄掠我們的要我們唱歌, 搶奪我們的要我們作樂, 說: 給我們唱一首錫安歌吧!

137:4 How could we sing the song of Yahweh in a foreign land?
我們怎能在外邦唱耶和華的歌呢?

137:5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget.
耶路撒冷啊, 我若忘記你, 情願我的右手忘記技巧!

137:6 Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if do not I exalt Jerusalem above my highest joy.
我若不記念你, 若不看耶路撒冷過於我所最喜樂的, 情願我的舌頭貼於上膛!

137:7 Remember, O Yahweh, against the sons of Edom the day of Jerusalem, the ones who said, “Lay it bare! Lay it bare to its foundation!”
耶路撒冷遭難的日子, 以東人說: 拆毀! 拆毀! 直拆到根基! 耶和華啊, 求你記念這仇!

137:8 O daughter of Babylon, about to be devastated, happy shall be he who pays back to you what you paid out to us.
將要被滅的巴比倫城啊(城: 原文是女子), 報復你像你待我們的, 那人便為有福!

137:9 Happy shall be he who seizes and smashes your children against the rock.
拿你的嬰孩摔在磐石上的, 那人便為有福!

Psalms - Chapter 138

138:1 Of David. I give you thanks with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise.
(大衛的詩. )我要一心稱謝你, 在諸神面前歌頌你.

138:2 I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name, because of your loyal love and faithfulness, for you have magnified your word according to all your name.
我要向你的聖殿下拜, 為你的慈愛和誠實稱讚你的名; 因你使你的話顯為大, 過於你所應許的(或譯: 超乎你的名聲).

138:3 When I called and you answered me, you emboldened me in my soul with strength.
我呼求的日子, 你就應允我, 鼓勵我, 使我心裡有能力.

138:4 All the kings of the earth will praise you, O Yahweh, when they have heard the words of your mouth,
耶和華啊, 地上的君王都要稱謝你, 因他們聽見了你口中的言語.

138:5 and they will sing of the ways of Yahweh, because Yahweh’s glory is great.
他們要歌頌耶和華的作為, 因耶和華大有榮耀.

138:6 Though Yahweh is high, yet he sees the lowly, but the proud he perceives at a distance.
耶和華雖高, 仍看顧低微的人; 他卻從遠處看出驕傲的人.

138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve me alive. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my enemies, and you save me with your right hand.
我雖行在患難中, 你必將我救活; 我的仇敵發怒, 你必伸手抵擋他們; 你的右手也必救我.

138:8 Yahweh accomplishes things for my benefit. O Yahweh, your loyal love endures forever; do not abandon the works of your hands.
耶和華必成全關乎我的事; 耶和華啊, 你的慈愛永遠長存! 求你不要離棄你手所造的.

Psalms - Chapter 139

139:1 For the music director. Of David. A psalm. O Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )耶和華啊, 你已經鑒察我, 認識我.

139:2 You know my sitting down and my rising up. You understand my thought from afar.
我坐下, 我起來, 你都曉得; 你從遠處知道我的意念.

139:3 You search out my wandering and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
我行路, 我躺臥, 你都細察; 你也深知我一切所行的.

139:4 For there is not a word yet on my tongue, but behold, O Yahweh, you know it completely.
耶和華啊, 我舌頭上的話, 你沒有一句不知道的.

139:5 You barricade me behind and in front, and set your hand upon me.
你在我前後環繞我, 按手在我身上.

139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is set high; I cannot prevail against it.
這樣的知識奇妙, 是我不能測的, 至高, 是我不能及的.

139:7 Where I can go from your Spirit, or where can I flee from your presence?
我往哪裡去躲避你的靈? 我往哪裡逃,躲避你的面?

139:8 If I ascend to heaven, there you are, and if I make my bed in Sheol, look! There you are.
我若升到天上, 你在那裡; 我若在陰間下榻, 你也在那裡.

139:9 If I lift up the wings of the dawn, and I alight on the far side of the sea,
我若展開清晨的翅膀, 飛到海極居住,

139:10 even there your hand would lead me, and your right hand would hold me fast.
就是在那裡, 你的手必引導我; 你的右手也必扶持我.

139:11 And if I should say, “Surely darkness will cover me, and the light around me will be as night,”
我若說: 黑暗必定遮蔽我, 我周圍的亮光必成為黑夜;

139:12 even the darkness is not too dark for you, and the night shines as the day— the darkness and the light are alike for you.
黑暗也不能遮蔽我, 使你不見, 黑夜卻如白晝發亮. 黑暗和光明, 在你看都是一樣.

139:13 Indeed you created my inward parts; you wove me in my mother’s womb.
我的肺腑是你所造的; 我在母腹中, 你已覆庇我.

139:14 I praise you, because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works, and my soul knows it well.
我要稱謝你, 因我受造, 奇妙可畏; 你的作為奇妙, 這是我心深知道的.

139:15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was created secretly, and intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
我在暗中受造, 在地的深處被聯絡; 那時, 我的形體並不向你隱藏.

139:16 Your eyes saw my embryo, and in your book they all were written— days fashioned for me when there was not one of them.
我未成形的體質, 你的眼早已看見了; 你所定的日子, 我尚未度一日(或譯: 我被造的肢體尚未有其一), 你都寫在你的冊上了.

139:17 And to me, how precious are your thoughts, O God; how vast is their sum.
神啊, 你的意念向我何等寶貴! 其數何等眾多!

139:18 If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. I awaken, and I am still with you.
我若數點, 比海沙更多; 我睡醒的時候, 仍和你同在.

139:19 If only you would kill the wicked, O God— so get away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
神啊, 你必要殺戮惡人; 所以, 你們好流人血的, 離開我去吧!

139:20 who speak against you deceitfully. Your enemies take your name in vain.
因為他們說惡言頂撞你; 你的仇敵也妄稱你的名.

139:21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O Yahweh? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
耶和華啊, 恨惡你的, 我豈不恨惡他們嗎? 攻擊你的, 我豈不憎嫌他們嗎?

139:22 I hate them with a complete hatred; they have become my enemies.
我切切地恨惡他們, 以他們為仇敵.

139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
神啊, 求你鑒察我, 知道我的心思, 試煉我, 知道我的意念,

139:24 And see if there is in me the worship of false gods, and lead me in the way everlasting.
看在我裡面有甚麼惡行沒有, 引導我走永生的道路.

Psalms - Chapter 140

140:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men,
(大衛的詩, 交與伶長. )耶和華啊, 求你拯救我脫離凶惡的人, 保護我脫離強暴的人!

140:2 who plan evil things in their heart. They stir up wars continually.
他們心中圖謀奸惡, 常常聚集要爭戰.

140:3 They sharpen their tongue as sharp as a snake’s; the venom of a viper is under their lips. Selah
他們使舌頭尖利如蛇, 嘴裡有虺蛇的毒氣. (細拉)

140:4 Protect me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from violent men, who have planned to make me stumble.
耶和華啊, 求你拯救我脫離惡人的手, 保護我脫離強暴的人! 他們圖謀推我跌倒.

140:5 The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords. They have spread out a net along the side of the path. They have set snares for me. Selah
驕傲人為我暗設網羅和繩索; 他們在路旁鋪下網, 設下圈套. (細拉)

140:6 I say to Yahweh, “You are my God.” Listen, O Yahweh, to the voice of my supplications.
我曾對耶和華說: 你是我的神. 耶和華啊, 求你留心聽我懇求的聲音!

140:7 O Yahweh, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
主─耶和華,我救恩的力量啊, 在爭戰的日子, 你遮蔽了我的頭.

140:8 Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the wicked. Do not allow them to attain their plan, lest they be exalted. Selah
耶和華啊, 求你不要遂惡人的心願; 不要成就他們的計謀, 恐怕他們自高. (細拉)

140:9 With respect to the head of those who surround me, may the harm of their lips cover them.
至於那些昂首圍困我的人, 願他們嘴唇的奸惡陷害(原文是遮蔽)自己!

140:10 Let burning coals fall on them; let them be dropped into the fire, into bottomless pits from which they cannot rise.
願火炭落在他們身上! 願他們被丟在火中, 拋在深坑裡, 不能再起來.

140:11 Do not let a slanderer be established in the land; as for the man of violence, let evil hunt him quickly.
說惡言的人在地上必堅立不住; 禍患必獵取強暴的人, 將他打倒.

140:12 I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.
我知道耶和華必為困苦人伸冤, 必為窮乏人辨屈.

140:13 Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name; the upright will dwell in your presence.
義人必要稱讚你的名; 正直人必住在你面前.

Psalms - Chapter 141

141:1 A psalm of David. I call on you, O Yahweh; hasten to me. Listen to my voice when I call to you.
(大衛的詩. )耶和華啊, 我曾求告你, 求你快快臨到我這裡! 我求告你的時候, 願你留心聽我的聲音!

141:2 Let my prayer be set before you as incense, the lifting up of my palms as the evening offering.
願我的禱告如香陳列在你面前! 願我舉手祈求, 如獻晚祭!

141:3 Set a guard, O Yahweh, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.
耶和華啊, 求你禁止我的口, 把守我的嘴!

141:4 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked deeds with men who do iniquity; and do not let me eat of their delicacies.
求你不叫我的心偏向邪惡, 以致我和作孽的人同行惡事; 也不叫我吃他們的美食.

141:5 Let a righteous one strike me in kindness, and let him chasten me. It is oil for my head; let not my head refuse. For still my prayer is against their evil deeds.
任憑義人擊打我, 這算為仁慈; 任憑他責備我, 這算為頭上的膏油; 我的頭不要躲閃. 正在他們行惡的時候, 我仍要祈禱.

141:6 When their judges are thrown down the sides of a cliff, then they will understand that my words were pleasant.
他們的審判官被扔在巖下; 眾人要聽我的話, 因為這話甘甜.

141:7 As when one plows and breaks up the earth, so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
我們的骨頭散在墓旁, 好像人耕田,刨地的土塊.

141:8 But my eyes are toward you, O Yahweh, my Lord; I have taken refuge in you. Do not lay bare my soul.
主─耶和華啊, 我的眼目仰望你; 我投靠你, 求你不要將我撇得孤苦!

141:9 Protect me from the grasp of the trap they have laid for me, and from the snares of evildoers.
求你保護我脫離惡人為我設的網羅和作孽之人的圈套!

141:10 Let the wicked fall into their nets, while I escape altogether.
願惡人落在自己的網裡, 我卻得以逃脫.

Psalms - Chapter 142

142:1 A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry out with my voice to Yahweh; I implore favor with my voice to Yahweh.
(大衛在洞裡作的訓誨詩, 乃是祈禱. )我發聲哀告耶和華, 發聲懇求耶和華.

142:2 I pour out my complaint before him; I declare my trouble before him.
我在他面前吐露我的苦情, 陳說我的患難.

142:3 When my spirit faints within me, you know my way. On the path where I walk, they have hidden a trap for me;
我的靈在我裡面發昏的時候, 你知道我的道路. 在我行的路上, 敵人為我暗設網羅.

142:4 look to my right and see. There is no one looking out for me; there is no escape for me; no one cares for my soul.
求你向我右邊觀看, 因為沒有人認識我; 我無處避難, 也沒有人眷顧我.

142:5 I cry out to you, O Yahweh. I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
耶和華啊, 我曾向你哀求. 我說: 你是我的避難所; 在活人之地, 你是我的福分.

142:6 Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.
求你側耳聽我的呼求, 因我落到極卑之地; 求你救我脫離逼迫我的人, 因為他們比我強盛.

142:7 Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will encircle me, because you will deal bountifully with me.
求你領我出離被囚之地, 我好稱讚你的名. 義人必環繞我, 因為你是用厚恩待我.

Psalms - Chapter 143

143:1 A psalm of David. O Yahweh, hear my prayer; listen to my supplications. In your faithfulness answer me, and in your righteousness.
(大衛的詩. )耶和華啊, 求你聽我的禱告, 留心聽我的懇求, 憑你的信實和公義應允我.

143:2 And do not enter into judgment with your servant, because no one alive is righteous before you.
求你不要審問僕人; 因為在你面前, 凡活著的人沒有一個是義的.

143:3 For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground. He has made me dwell in dark places like those long dead.
原來仇敵逼迫我, 將我打倒在地, 使我住在幽暗之處, 像死了許久的人一樣.

143:4 And so my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is desolate.
所以, 我的靈在我裡面發昏; 我的心在我裡面悽慘.

143:5 I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your doings. I muse on the labor of your hands.
我追想古時之日, 思想你的一切作為, 默念你手的工作.

143:6 I stretch out my hands to you; my soul longs for you like a dry land. Selah
我向你舉手; 我的心渴想你, 如乾旱之地盼雨一樣. (細拉)

143:7 Quickly answer me, O Yahweh; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I will become like those descending to the pit.
耶和華啊, 求你速速應允我! 我心神耗盡! 不要向我掩面, 免得我像那些下坑的人一樣.

143:8 Cause me to hear your loyal love in the morning, for I trust you. Cause me to know the way that I should go, for I lift up my soul to you.
求你使我清晨得聽你慈愛之言, 因我倚靠你; 求你使我知道當行的路, 因我的心仰望你.

143:9 Deliver me from my enemies, O Yahweh. I take refuge in you.
耶和華啊, 求你救我脫離我的仇敵! 我往你那裡藏身.

143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; your Spirit is good. Lead me onto level ground.
求你指教我遵行你的旨意, 因你是我的神. 你的靈本為善; 求你引我到平坦之地.

143:11 For your name’s sake, O Yahweh, preserve my life; in your righteousness bring me out of trouble.
耶和華啊, 求你為你的名將我救活, 憑你的公義, 將我從患難中領出來,

143:12 And in your loyal love destroy my enemies, and exterminate all the adversaries of my soul, for I am your servant.
憑你的慈愛剪除我的仇敵, 滅絕一切苦待我的人, 因我是你的僕人.

Psalms - Chapter 144

144:1 Of David. Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, the one who trains my hands for battle, my fingers for war—
(大衛的詩. )耶和華─我的磐石是應當稱頌的! 他教導我的手爭戰, 教導我的指頭打仗.

144:2 my loyal love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, and one in whom I take refuge, the one who subdues peoples under me.
他是我慈愛的主, 我的山寨, 我的高臺, 我的救主, 我的盾牌, 是我所投靠的; 他使我的百姓服在我以下.

144:3 O Yahweh, what is humankind that you take knowledge of him, or the son of man that you take thought of him?
耶和華啊, 人算甚麼, 你竟認識他! 世人算甚麼, 你竟顧念他!

144:4 Humankind is like a breath, his days like a passing shadow.
人好像一口氣; 他的年日如同影兒快快過去.

144:5 O Yahweh, bow the heavens and come down; touch the mountains so that they smoke.
耶和華啊, 求你使天下垂, 親自降臨, 摸山, 山就冒煙.

144:6 Flash forth lightning and scatter them; dispatch your arrows and rout them.
求你發出閃電, 使他們四散, 射出你的箭, 使他們擾亂.

144:7 Stretch out your hands from on high; Rescue me and deliver me from many waters, from the hand of foreigners,
求你從上伸手救拔我, 救我出離大水, 救我脫離外邦人的手.

144:8 whose mouth speaks falsely, and their right hand is a false right hand.
他們的口說謊話; 他們的右手起假誓.

144:9 O God, I will sing a new song to you. With a lyre of ten strings I will sing praise to you,
神啊, 我要向你唱新歌, 用十弦瑟向你歌頌.

144:10 who gives victory to kings, who rescues David his servant from the evil sword.
你是那拯救君王的; 你是那救僕人大衛脫離害命之刀的.

144:11 Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, whose mouth speaks falsely, and whose right hand is a false right hand,
求你救拔我, 救我脫離外邦人的手. 他們的口說謊話; 他們的右手起假誓.

144:12 that our sons may be like plants, full grown in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars, carved in the style of a palace,
我們的兒子從幼年好像樹栽子長大; 我們的女兒如同殿角石, 是按建宮的樣式鑿成的.

144:13 that our granaries may be full, providing produce of all kinds, that our sheep may produce by the thousands, by the tens of thousands in our open fields,
我們的倉盈滿, 能出各樣的糧食; 我們的羊在田間孳生千萬.

144:14 that our cattle may be pregnant; that there be no breach in our walls, and no going out in exile, and no outcry in our plazas.
我們的牛馱著滿馱, 沒有人闖進來搶奪, 也沒有人出去爭戰; 我們的街市上也沒有哭號的聲音.

144:15 Blessed are the people who have it thus. Blessed are the people whose God is Yahweh.
遇見這光景的百姓便為有福! 有耶和華為他們的神, 這百姓便為有福!

Psalms - Chapter 145

145:1 A praise of David. I will exalt you, my God, O king, and I will bless your name forever and ever.
(大衛的讚美詩. )我的神我的王啊, 我要尊崇你! 我要永永遠遠稱頌你的名!

145:2 Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever.
我要天天稱頌你, 也要永永遠遠讚美你的名!

145:3 Great is Yahweh, and very worthy of praise, and his greatness is unsearchable.
耶和華本為大, 該受大讚美; 其大無法測度.

145:4 One generation will laud your works to another, and will declare your mighty deeds.
這代要對那代頌讚你的作為, 也要傳揚你的大能.

145:5 On the splendor of the glory of your majesty, and on your wonderful deeds, I will meditate.
我要默念你威嚴的尊榮和你奇妙的作為.

145:6 And they will speak of the power of your awesome deeds, and I will tell of your greatness.
人要傳說你可畏之事的能力; 我也要傳揚你的大德.

145:7 They will utter the renown of your abundant goodness, and they will proclaim with joy your righteousness.
他們記念你的大恩就要傳出來, 並要歌唱你的公義.

145:8 Yahweh is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in loyal love.
耶和華有恩惠, 有憐憫, 不輕易發怒, 大有慈愛.

145:9 Yahweh is good to all, and his mercies are over all his works.
耶和華善待萬民; 他的慈悲覆庇他一切所造的.

145:10 All your works will praise you, O Yahweh, and your faithful ones will bless you.
耶和華啊, 你一切所造的都要稱謝你; 你的聖民也要稱頌你,

145:11 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power,
傳說你國的榮耀, 談論你的大能,

145:12 to make known to the children of humankind his mighty deeds, and the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
好叫世人知道你大能的作為, 並你國度威嚴的榮耀.

145:13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
你的國是永遠的國! 你執掌的權柄存到萬代!

145:14 Yahweh upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.
凡跌倒的, 耶和華將他們扶持; 凡被壓下的, 將他們扶起.

145:15 The eyes of all look hopefully to you, and you give them their food in due time,
萬民都舉目仰望你; 你隨時給他們食物.

145:16 opening your hand, and satisfying the desire of every living creature.
你張手, 使有生氣的都隨願飽足.

145:17 Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and loyal in all his works.
耶和華在他一切所行的, 無不公義; 在他一切所做的都有慈愛.

145:18 Yahweh is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
凡求告耶和華的, 就是誠心求告他的, 耶和華便與他們相近.

145:19 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry for help, and saves them.
敬畏他的, 他必成就他們的心願, 也必聽他們的呼求, 拯救他們.

145:20 Yahweh protects all those who love him, but all the wicked he will exterminate.
耶和華保護一切愛他的人, 卻要滅絕一切的惡人.

145:21 My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh, and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.
我的口要說出讚美耶和華的話; 惟願凡有血氣的都永永遠遠稱頌他的聖名.

Psalms - Chapter 146

146:1 Praise Yah. Praise Yahweh, O my soul.
你們要讚美耶和華! 我的心哪, 你要讚美耶和華!

146:2 I will praise Yahweh while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I am still alive.
我一生要讚美耶和華! 我還活的時候要歌頌我的神!

146:3 Do not place trust in princes, in a son of humankind with whom there is no deliverance.
你們不要倚靠君王, 不要倚靠世人; 他一點不能幫助.

146:4 His breath departs; he returns to his plot; on that day his plans perish.
他的氣一斷, 就歸回塵土; 他所打算的, 當日就消滅了.

146:5 Blessed is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is on Yahweh as his God,
以雅各的神為幫助,仰望耶和華─他神的, 這人便為有福!

146:6 who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them, the one who keeps faith forever,
耶和華造天,地,海, 和其中的萬物; 他守誠實, 直到永遠.

146:7 who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food for the hungry. Yahweh sets prisoners free;
他為受屈的伸冤, 賜食物與飢餓的. 耶和華釋放被囚的;

146:8 Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind; Yahweh raises up those bowed down; Yahweh loves the righteous;
耶和華開了瞎子的眼睛; 耶和華扶起被壓下的人. 耶和華喜愛義人.

146:9 Yahweh protects the strangers. He helps up the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he thwarts.
耶和華保護寄居的, 扶持孤兒和寡婦, 卻使惡人的道路彎曲.

146:10 Yahweh will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, throughout all generations. Praise Yah.
耶和華要作王, 直到永遠! 錫安哪, 你的神要作王, 直到萬代! 你們要讚美耶和華!

Psalms - Chapter 147

147:1 Praise Yah. For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant; praise is fitting.
你們要讚美耶和華! 因歌頌我們的神為善為美; 讚美的話是合宜的.

147:2 Yahweh is building Jerusalem; he gathers the scattered ones of Israel.
耶和華建造耶路撒冷, 聚集以色列中被趕散的人.

147:3 He is the one who heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.
他醫好傷心的人, 裹好他們的傷處.

147:4 He counts the number of the stars; he gives names to all of them.
他數點星宿的數目, 一一稱他的名.

147:5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is unlimited.
我們的主為大, 最有能力; 他的智慧無法測度.

147:6 Yahweh helps the afflicted up; he brings the wicked down to the ground.
耶和華扶持謙卑人, 將惡人傾覆於地.

147:7 Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving; sing praises to our God with lyre,
你們要以感謝向耶和華歌唱, 用琴向我們的神歌頌.

147:8 who covers the heavens with clouds, who provides rain for the earth, who causes grass to grow on the mountains.
他用雲遮天, 為地降雨, 使草生長在山上.

147:9 He gives to the animal its food, and to the young ravens that cry.
他賜食給走獸和啼叫的小烏鴉.

147:10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of the man.
他不喜悅馬的力大, 不喜愛人的腿快.

147:11 Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, the ones who hope for his loyal love.
耶和華喜愛敬畏他和盼望他慈愛的人.

147:12 Laud Yahweh, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion,
耶路撒冷啊, 你要頌讚耶和華! 錫安哪, 你要讚美你的神!

147:13 for he strengthens the bars of your gates. He blesses your children within you;
因為他堅固了你的門閂, 賜福給你中間的兒女.

147:14 he makes your border peaceful; he satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
他使你境內平安, 用上好的麥子使你滿足.

147:15 He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
他發命在地; 他的話頒行最快.

147:16 He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes;
他降雪如羊毛, 撒霜如爐灰.

147:17 he throws his hail like crumbs. Who can stand before his cold?
他擲下冰雹如碎渣; 他發出寒冷, 誰能當得起呢?

147:18 He sends out his word and melts them; he blows his breath, the water flows.
他一出令, 這些就都消化; 他使風颳起, 水便流動.

147:19 He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
他將他的道指示雅各, 將他的律例典章指示以色列.

147:20 He has not done so for any nation, and they do not know his ordinances. Praise Yah.
別國他都沒有這樣待過; 至於他的典章, 他們向來沒有知道. 你們要讚美耶和華!

Psalms - Chapter 148

148:1 Praise Yah. Praise Yahweh from the heavens; praise him in the heights.
你們要讚美耶和華! 從天上讚美耶和華, 在高處讚美他!

148:2 Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts.
他的眾使者都要讚美他! 他的諸軍都要讚美他!

148:3 Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all stars of light.
日頭月亮, 你們要讚美他! 放光的星宿, 你們都要讚美他!

148:4 Praise him, highest heavens, and waters above the heavens.
天上的天和天上的水, 你們都要讚美他!

148:5 Let them praise the name of Yahweh, because he commanded and they were created.
願這些都讚美耶和華的名! 因他一吩咐便都造成.

148:6 And he put them in place forever and ever, by a decree he gave that will not pass away.
他將這些立定, 直到永永遠遠; 他定了命, 不能廢去(或譯: 越過).

148:7 Praise Yahweh from the earth— great sea creatures and all deeps,
所有在地上的, 大魚和一切深洋,

148:8 fire and hail, snow and cloud, stormy wind doing his bidding,
火與冰雹, 雪和霧氣, 成就他命的狂風,

148:9 the mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
大山和小山, 結果的樹木和一切香柏樹,

148:10 beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds,
野獸和一切牲畜, 昆蟲和飛鳥,

148:11 kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth,
世上的君王和萬民, 首領和世上一切審判官,

148:12 young men and young women as well, the old together with the young—
少年人和處女, 老年人和孩童, 都當讚美耶和華!

148:13 let them praise the name of Yahweh, because his name alone is is exalted. His splendor is above earth and heavens.
願這些都讚美耶和華的名! 因為獨有他的名被尊崇; 他的榮耀在天地之上.

148:14 And he has raised high a horn for his people, praise for all his faithful— for the children of Israel, a people close to him. Praise Yah.
他將他百姓的角高舉, 因此他(或譯: 他使)一切聖民以色列人, 就是與他相近的百姓, 都讚美他! 你們要讚美耶和華!

Psalms - Chapter 149

149:1 Praise Yah. Sing to Yahweh a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
你們要讚美耶和華! 向耶和華唱新歌, 在聖民的會中讚美他!

149:2 Let Israel be glad in its maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.
願以色列因造他的主歡喜! 願錫安的民因他們的王快樂!

149:3 Let them praise his name with dancing; let them sing praises to him with tambourine and lyre.
願他們跳舞讚美他的名, 擊鼓彈琴歌頌他!

149:4 For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people; he glorifies the afflicted with salvation.
因為耶和華喜愛他的百姓; 他要用救恩當作謙卑人的妝飾.

149:5 Let the faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their beds.
願聖民因所得的榮耀高興! 願他們在床上歡呼!

149:6 Let the extolling of God be in their throat, and a double-edged sword in their hand,
願他們口中稱讚神為高, 手裡有兩刃的刀,

149:7 to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
為要報復列邦, 刑罰萬民.

149:8 to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron,
要用鍊子捆他們的君王, 用鐵鐐鎖他們的大臣;

149:9 to execute on them the judgment that is decreed. This will be honor for all his faithful ones; Praise Yah.
要在他們身上施行所記錄的審判. 他的聖民都有這榮耀. 你們要讚美耶和華!

Psalms - Chapter 150

150:1 Praise Yah. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament.
你們要讚美耶和華! 在神的聖所讚美他! 在他顯能力的穹蒼讚美他!

150:2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to the abundance of his greatness.
要因他大能的作為讚美他, 按著他極美的大德讚美他!

150:3 Praise him with blast of horn; praise him with harp and lyre.
要用角聲讚美他, 鼓瑟彈琴讚美他!

150:4 Praise him with tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flute.
擊鼓跳舞讚美他! 用絲弦的樂器和簫的聲音讚美他!

150:5 Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with clashing cymbals.
用大響的鈸讚美他! 用高聲的鈸讚美他!

150:6 Every breathing thing, let it praise Yah. Praise Yah.
凡有氣息的都要讚美耶和華! 你們要讚美耶和華!

Proverbs (箴言)

Proverbs - Chapter 1

1:1 Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
以色列王大衛兒子所羅門的箴言:

1:2 To know wisdom and instruction, to understand sayings of understanding,
要使人曉得智慧和訓誨, 分辨通達的言語,

1:3 to gain insightful instruction, righteousness and justice and equity,
使人處事領受智慧,仁義,公平,正直的訓誨,

1:4 to give shrewdness to the simple, knowledge and purpose to the young,
使愚人靈明, 使少年人有知識和謀略,

1:5 may the wise hear and increase learning, and the one who understands gain direction,
使智慧人聽見, 增長學問, 使聰明人得著智謀,

1:6 to understand a proverb and an expression, words of wisdom and their riddles.
使人明白箴言和譬喻, 懂得智慧人的言詞和謎語.

1:7 Fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction, fools despise.
敬畏耶和華是知識的開端; 愚妄人藐視智慧和訓誨.

1:8 My child, may you keep your father’s instruction, and do not reject your mother’s teachings,
我兒, 要聽你父親的訓誨, 不可離棄你母親的法則(或譯: 指教);

1:9 for they are a garland of favor for your head, and pendants for your neck.
因為這要作你頭上的華冠, 你項上的金鍊.

1:10 My child, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
我兒, 惡人若引誘你, 你不可隨從.

1:11 If they say, “Come with us! We shall lie in wait for blood; we shall ambush the innocent without cause.
他們若說: 你與我們同去, 我們要埋伏流人之血, 要蹲伏害無罪之人;

1:12 Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive and whole, like those who descend to the pit.
我們好像陰間, 把他們活活吞下; 他們如同下坑的人, 被我們囫圇吞了;

1:13 We shall find all precious wealth, we shall fill our houses with booty,
我們必得各樣寶物, 將所擄來的, 裝滿房屋;

1:14 you shall throw your lot in our midst, there will be one purse for all of us.”
你與我們大家同分, 我們共用一個囊袋;

1:15 My child, do not walk in their way. Keep your foot from their paths,
我兒, 不要與他們同行一道, 禁止你腳走他們的路.

1:16 for their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed blood,
因為, 他們的腳奔跑行惡; 他們急速流人的血,

1:17 for “in vain is the net scattered, in the sight of any winged bird.”
好像飛鳥, 網羅設在眼前仍不躲避.

1:18 They lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush their own lives.
這些人埋伏, 是為自流己血; 蹲伏, 是為自害己命.

1:19 Thus are the ways of all who are greedy for gain— it will take the life of its possessors.
凡貪戀財利的, 所行之路都是如此; 這貪戀之心乃奪去得財者之命.

1:20 Wisdom calls out in the streets, in the squares she raises her voice.
智慧在街市上呼喊, 在寬闊處發聲,

1:21 On a busy corner she cries out, at the entrances of the gates in the city, she speaks her sayings:
在熱鬧街頭喊叫, 在城門口, 在城中發出言語,

1:22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love simplicity? And how long will scoffers delight in their scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?
說: 你們愚昧人喜愛愚昧, 褻慢人喜歡褻慢, 愚頑人恨惡知識, 要到幾時呢?

1:23 May you turn to my argument! Behold, I shall pour out my spirit upon you; I will make my words known to you.
你們當因我的責備回轉; 我要將我的靈澆灌你們, 將我的話指示你們.

1:24 Because I called out and you refused me, I stretched out my hand, yet there is none who heeds.
我呼喚, 你們不肯聽從; 我伸手, 無人理會;

1:25 You have ignored all my counsel, and my reproof you are not willing to accept.
反輕棄我一切的勸戒, 不肯受我的責備.

1:26 I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic comes upon you.
你們遭災難, 我就發笑; 驚恐臨到你們, 我必嗤笑.

1:27 When your panic comes like a storm, and your calamity arrives like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you,
驚恐臨到你們, 好像狂風; 災難來到, 如同暴風; 急難痛苦臨到你們身上.

1:28 then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me.
那時, 你們必呼求我, 我卻不答應, 懇切地尋找我, 卻尋不見.

1:29 Since they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,
因為, 你們恨惡知識, 不喜愛敬畏耶和華,

1:30 they were not willing to accept my counsel, they despised all my reproof.
不聽我的勸戒, 藐視我一切的責備,

1:31 They shall eat from the fruit of their way, and they shall be sated from their own schemes,
所以必吃自結的果子, 充滿自設的計謀.

1:32 for the waywardness of the simple ones will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
愚昧人背道, 必殺己身; 愚頑人安逸, 必害己命.

1:33 Whoever listens to me will dwell in security and rest securely from dread and disaster.”
惟有聽從我的, 必安然居住, 得享安靜, 不怕災禍.

Proverbs - Chapter 2

2:1 My child, if you will receive my sayings, and hide my commands with you,
我兒, 你若領受我的言語, 存記我的命令,

2:2 in order to incline your ear toward wisdom, then you shall apply your heart to understanding.
側耳聽智慧, 專心求聰明,

2:3 For if you cry out for understanding, if you lift your voice for insight,
呼求明哲, 揚聲求聰明,

2:4 if you seek her like silver and search her out like treasure,
尋找它, 如尋找銀子, 搜求它, 如搜求隱藏的珍寶,

2:5 then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and the knowledge of God you will find.
你就明白敬畏耶和華, 得以認識神.

2:6 For Yahweh will give wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
因為, 耶和華賜人智慧; 知識和聰明都由他口而出.

2:7 For the upright, he stores sound judgment, a shield for those who walk uprightly,
他給正直人存留真智慧, 給行為純正的人作盾牌,

2:8 in order to guard paths of justice and keep the way of his faithful ones.
為要保守公平人的路, 護庇虔敬人的道.

2:9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice and uprightness—every good course—
你也必明白仁義,公平,正直,一切的善道.

2:10 for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul.
智慧必入你心; 你的靈要以知識為美.

2:11 Discretion will watch over you; understanding will protect you,
謀略必護衛你; 聰明必保守你,

2:12 in order to deliver you from the way of evil, from a man who speaks devious things—
要救你脫離惡道(或譯: 惡人的道), 脫離說乖謬話的人.

2:13 those who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in ways of darkness,
那等人捨棄正直的路, 行走黑暗的道,

2:14 those who are happy to do evil, for they delight in the deviousness of evil,
歡喜作惡, 喜愛惡人的乖僻,

2:15 who are crooked in their ways, and devious in their paths;
在他們的道中彎曲, 在他們的路上偏僻.

2:16 in order to deliver you from a strange woman, from a foreign woman who flatters with her sayings,
智慧要救你脫離淫婦, 就是那油嘴滑舌的外女.

2:17 she who forsakes the partner of her youth and has forgotten the covenant of her God,
她離棄幼年的配偶, 忘了神的盟約.

2:18 for her house sinks to death, and to the dead are her paths.
她的家陷入死地; 她的路偏向陰間.

2:19 Of all who go to her, none shall return, nor do they reach paths of life.
凡到她那裡去的, 不得轉回, 也得不著生命的路.

2:20 So that you will walk on the road of those who are good, and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.
智慧必使你行善人的道, 守義人的路.

2:21 For those who are upright will dwell in the land, and those who are blameless will remain in it.
正直人必在世上居住; 完全人必在地上存留.

2:22 And those who are wicked will be cut off from the land, and those who are treacherous will be uprooted from it.
惟有惡人必然剪除; 奸詐的, 必然拔出.

Proverbs - Chapter 3

3:1 My child, do not forget my instruction, and may your heart guard my commands.
我兒, 不要忘記我的法則(或譯: 指教); 你心要謹守我的誡命;

3:2 For length of days, years of life, and peace they shall add to you.
因為它必將長久的日子, 生命的年數與平安, 加給你.

3:3 May loyal love and truth not forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them upon your heart.
不可使慈愛,誠實離開你, 要繫在你頸項上, 刻在你心版上.

3:4 And you shall find favor and good sense in the eyes of God and humankind.
這樣, 你必在神和世人眼前蒙恩寵, 有聰明.

3:5 Trust Yahweh with all your heart; do not lean toward your own understanding.
你要專心仰賴耶和華, 不可倚靠自己的聰明,

3:6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will straighten your paths.
在你一切所行的事上都要認定他, 他必指引你的路.

3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Yahweh and retreat from evil.
不要自以為有智慧; 要敬畏耶和華, 遠離惡事.

3:8 There shall be healing for your flesh, and refreshment for your body.
這便醫治你的肚臍, 滋潤你的百骨.

3:9 Honor Yahweh from your substance, and from the firstfruits of all that will come to you,
你要以財物和一切初熟的土產尊榮耶和華.

3:10 and your barns shall be full of plenty, and your vats shall burst with new wine.
這樣, 你的倉房必充滿有餘; 你的酒醡有新酒盈溢.

3:11 Do not despise the discipline of Yahweh, my child. Do not be weary of his reproof
我兒, 你不可輕看耶和華的管教(或譯: 懲治), 也不可厭煩他的責備;

3:12 because whomever Yahweh will love, he will rebuke, as a father delights in his son.
因為耶和華所愛的, 他必責備, 正如父親責備所喜愛的兒子.

3:13 Happy is the one who finds wisdom, and one who obtains understanding.
得智慧, 得聰明的, 這人便為有福.

3:14 For her income is better than the income of silver, and her revenue than that of gold.
因為得智慧勝過得銀子, 其利益強如精金,

3:15 She is more precious than rubies, and all your desires shall not compare with her.
比珍珠(或譯: 紅寶石)寶貴; 你一切所喜愛的, 都不足與比較.

3:16 Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
她右手有長壽, 左手有富貴.

3:17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
她的道是安樂; 她的路全是平安.

3:18 She is a tree of life for those who seize her; those who take hold of her are considered happy.
她與持守她的作生命樹; 持定她的, 俱各有福.

3:19 Yahweh in wisdom founded the earth; he established the heavens in understanding.
耶和華以智慧立地, 以聰明定天,

3:20 With his knowledge, depths broke open, and clouds dropped dew.
以知識使深淵裂開, 使天空滴下甘露.

3:21 My child, may they not escape from your sight; may you keep sound wisdom and prudence.
我兒, 要謹守真智慧和謀略, 不可使她離開你的眼目.

3:22 They shall be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.
這樣, 她必作你的生命, 頸項的美飾.

3:23 Then you will walk in the confidence of your ways, and your foot will not stumble.
你就坦然行路, 不致碰腳.

3:24 If you sit down, you will not panic, and if you lie down, then your sleep shall be sweet.
你躺下, 必不懼怕; 你躺臥, 睡得香甜.

3:25 Do not be afraid of sudden panic, or the storm of wickedness that will come.
忽然來的驚恐, 不要害怕; 惡人遭毀滅, 也不要恐懼.

3:26 Yahweh will be your confidence and guard your foot from capture.
因為耶和華是你所倚靠的; 他必保守你的腳不陷入網羅.

3:27 Do not withhold good from its owner when it is in the power of your hand to do.
你手若有行善的力量, 不可推辭, 就當向那應得的人施行.

3:28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go and return and tomorrow I will give it,” when it is with you.
你那裡若有現成的, 不可對鄰舍說: 去吧, 明天再來, 我必給你.

3:29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor who dwells in confidence beside you.
你的鄰舍既在你附近安居, 你不可設計害他.

3:30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause, when he did not do you harm.
人未曾加害與你, 不可無故與他相爭.

3:31 Do not envy a man of violence, and do not choose any of his ways,
不可嫉妒強暴的人, 也不可選擇他所行的路.

3:32 for he who is perverse is an abomination of Yahweh, but those who are upright are his confidence.
因為, 乖僻人為耶和華所憎惡; 正直人為他所親密.

3:33 The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked, and the abode of the righteous ones he blesses.
耶和華咒詛惡人的家庭, 賜福與義人的居所.

3:34 With those who scorn, he is scornful, but to those who are humble, he gives favor.
他譏誚那好譏誚的人, 賜恩給謙卑的人.

3:35 They will inherit the honor of the wise, but stubborn fools, disgrace.
智慧人必承受尊榮; 愚昧人高升也成為羞辱.

Proverbs - Chapter 4

4:1 Children, listen to the instruction of a father, and be attentive in order to know insight.
眾子啊, 要聽父親的教訓, 留心得知聰明.

4:2 For I have given you good instruction; do not forsake my teaching.
因我所給你們的是好教訓; 不可離棄我的法則(或譯: 指教).

4:3 When I was a son to my father, tender and alone before my mother,
我在父親面前為孝子, 在母親眼中為獨一的嬌兒.

4:4 he taught me and said to me, “May your heart hold fast to my words; guard my commandments and live.
父親教訓我說: 你心要存記我的言語, 遵守我的命令, 便得存活.

4:5 Get wisdom and insight; do not forget and do not turn from the sayings of my mouth.
要得智慧, 要得聰明, 不可忘記, 也不可偏離我口中的言語.

4:6 Do not forsake her—then she will guard you; love her and she will keep you.
不可離棄智慧, 智慧就護衛你; 要愛她, 她就保守你.

4:7 The beginning of wisdom: Get wisdom! With all that is in your possession, gain insight.
智慧為首; 所以, 要得智慧. 在你一切所得之內必得聰明(或譯: 用你一切所得的去換聰明).

4:8 Cherish her and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.
高舉智慧, 她就使你高升; 懷抱智慧, 她就使你尊榮.

4:9 She will give a garland for your head; she shall bestow a crown of glory upon you.”
她必將華冠加在你頭上, 把榮冕交給你.

4:10 Listen, my child, take my sayings, and the years of your life shall be great.
我兒, 你要聽受我的言語, 就必延年益壽.

4:11 In the way of wisdom I have instructed you; I have led you in the path of uprightness.
我已指教你走智慧的道, 引導你行正直的路.

4:12 When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble.
你行走, 腳步必不致狹窄; 你奔跑, 也不致跌倒.

4:13 Seize the instruction! Do not let go! Guard her, for she is your life.
要持定訓誨, 不可放鬆; 必當謹守, 因為它是你的生命.

4:14 In the path of the wicked do not go; do not walk in the way of those who do evil.
不可行惡人的路; 不要走壞人的道.

4:15 Avoid it; do not transgress it; turn away from it and pass by.
要躲避, 不可經過; 要轉身而去.

4:16 For they will not sleep if they have not done wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling.
這等人若不行惡, 不得睡覺; 不使人跌倒, 睡臥不安;

4:17 For they ate the bread of wickedness, and they drank the wine of violence.
因為他們以奸惡吃餅, 以強暴喝酒.

4:18 But the path of the righteous ones is like the light of dawn, leading and shining until the day is full.
但義人的路好像黎明的光, 越照越明, 直到日午.

4:19 The way of the wicked ones is like deep darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.
惡人的道好像幽暗, 自己不知因甚麼跌倒.

4:20 My child, be attentive to my words; to my sayings incline your ear.
我兒, 要留心聽我的言詞, 側耳聽我的話語,

4:21 May they not escape from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart.
都不可離你的眼目, 要存記在你心中.

4:22 For they are life to those who find them and healing to the entire body.
因為得著它的, 就得了生命, 又得了醫全體的良藥.

4:23 With all vigilance, keep your heart, for from it comes the source of life.
你要保守你心, 勝過保守一切(或譯: 你要切切保守你心), 因為一生的果效是由心發出.

4:24 Remove from yourself deceitful speech, and abolish devious talk from yourself.
你要除掉邪僻的口, 棄絕乖謬的嘴.

4:25 May your eyes look forward and your gaze be straight before you.
你的眼目要向前正看; 你的眼睛(原文是皮)當向前直觀.

4:26 May the path of your foot be balanced and all your ways be sure.
要修平你腳下的路, 堅定你一切的道.

4:27 Do not swerve right or left; remove your foot from evil.
不可偏向左右; 要使你的腳離開邪惡.

Proverbs - Chapter 5

5:1 My child, be attentive to my wisdom, and to my understanding incline your ear;
我兒, 要留心我智慧的話語, 側耳聽我聰明的言詞,

5:2 in order to keep prudence, and knowledge will guard your lips.
為要使你謹守謀略, 嘴唇保存知識.

5:3 For the lips of the strange woman will drip honey, and smoother than oil is her mouth.
因為淫婦的嘴滴下蜂蜜; 她的口比油更滑,

5:4 But her end is bitter as the wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
至終卻苦似茵蔯, 快如兩刃的刀.

5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold of Sheol.
她的腳下入死地; 她腳步踏住陰間,

5:6 She does not observe the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.
以致她找不著生命平坦的道. 她的路變遷不定, 自己還不知道.

5:7 Now, O children, listen to me; do not depart from the sayings of my mouth.
眾子啊, 現在要聽從我; 不可離棄我口中的話.

5:8 Keep your paths far from her, and do not go near to the door of her house,
你所行的道要離她遠, 不可就近她的房門,

5:9 lest you give your honor to the others, and your years to the merciless,
恐怕將你的尊榮給別人, 將你的歲月給殘忍的人;

5:10 lest strangers take their fill of your strength, and your labors go to the house of a foreigner,
恐怕外人滿得你的力量, 你勞碌得來的, 歸入外人的家;

5:11 and you groan at your end, when your flesh and body are consumed,
終久, 你皮肉和身體消毀, 你就悲歎,

5:12 and say “How I hated discipline, and I despised reproof!”
說: 我怎麼恨惡訓誨, 心中藐視責備,

5:13 and “I did not listen to the voice of my teachers, and I did not incline my ear to my instructors!
也不聽從我師傅的話, 又不側耳聽那教訓我的人?

5:14 I was almost at utter ruin in the midst of the assembly and congregation.”
我在聖會裡, 幾乎落在諸般惡中.

5:15 Drink water from your own cistern and flowing waters from inside your own well.
你要喝自己池中的水, 飲自己井裡的活水.

5:16 Shall your springs be scattered outward? In the streets, shall there be streams of water?
你的泉源豈可漲溢在外? 你的河水豈可流在街上?

5:17 May they be yours alone, and not for strangers who are with you.
惟獨歸你一人, 不可與外人同用.

5:18 May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth.
要使你的泉源蒙福; 要喜悅你幼年所娶的妻.

5:19 She is a deer of love and a doe of grace; may her breasts satisfy you always; by her love may you be intoxicated continually.
她如可愛的麀鹿, 可喜的母鹿; 願她的胸懷使你時時知足, 她的愛情使你常常戀慕.

5:20 Why should you be intoxicated, my child, by a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
我兒, 你為何戀慕淫婦? 為何抱外女的胸懷?

5:21 For before the eyes of Yahweh are human ways, and all his paths he examines.
因為, 人所行的道都在耶和華眼前; 他也修平人一切的路.

5:22 His iniquities shall ensnare him, the evildoer, and in the vanity of his sin he shall be caught.
惡人必被自己的罪孽捉住; 他必被自己的罪惡如繩索纏繞.

5:23 He shall die for lack of discipline, and in the greatness of his folly he shall be lost.
他因不受訓誨就必死亡; 又因愚昧過甚, 必走差了路.

Proverbs - Chapter 6

6:1 My child, if you have pledged to your neighbor, if you have bound yourself to the stranger,
我兒, 你若為朋友作保, 替外人擊掌,

6:2 if you are snared by the sayings of your mouth, if you are caught by the sayings of your mouth,
你就被口中的話語纏住, 被嘴裡的言語捉住.

6:3 do this, then, my child, and save yourself, for you have come into the palm of your neighbor’s hand: Go, humble yourself, plead with your neighbor.
我兒, 你既落在朋友手中, 就當這樣行才可救自己: 你要自卑, 去懇求你的朋友.

6:4 Do not give sleep to your eyes, or slumber to your eyelids.
不要容你的眼睛睡覺; 不要容你的眼皮打盹.

6:5 Save yourself like a gazelle from a hand, or like a bird from the hand of a fowler.
要救自己, 如鹿脫離獵戶的手, 如鳥脫離捕鳥人的手.

6:6 Go to the ant, lazy! Consider its ways and be wise.
懶惰人哪, 你去察看螞蟻的動作就可得智慧.

6:7 It has no chief, officer, or ruler.
螞蟻沒有元帥, 沒有官長, 沒有君王,

6:8 In the summer, it prepares its food; in the harvest, it gathers its sustenance.
尚且在夏天預備食物, 在收割時聚斂糧食.

6:9 How long will you lie down, lazy? When will you rise up from your sleep?
懶惰人哪, 你要睡到幾時呢? 你何時睡醒呢?

6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest—
再睡片時, 打盹片時, 抱著手躺臥片時,

6:11 like a robber shall your poverty come, and what you lack like an armed man.
你的貧窮就必如強盜速來, 你的缺乏彷彿拿兵器的人來到.

6:12 A worthless man, an evil man, goes around with deceitful speech.
無賴的惡徒, 行動就用乖僻的口,

6:13 Winking in his eye, shuffling in his foot, pointing in his fingers,
用眼傳神, 用腳示意, 用指點劃,

6:14 perversion in his heart, he devises evil; at all times he will send out discord.
心中乖僻, 常設惡謀, 布散紛爭.

6:15 Upon such a man, suddenly shall his calamity come; in a moment he will be damaged and there is no healing.
所以, 災難必忽然臨到他身; 他必頃刻敗壞, 無法可治.

6:16 There are six things Yahweh hates, and seven things are abominations of his soul:
耶和華所恨惡的有六樣, 連他心所憎惡的共有七樣:

6:17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
就是高傲的眼, 撒謊的舌, 流無辜人血的手,

6:18 a devising heart, plans of deception, feet that hurry to run to evil,
圖謀惡計的心, 飛跑行惡的腳,

6:19 a false witness who breathes lies and sends out discord between brothers.
吐謊言的假見證, 並弟兄中布散紛爭的人.

6:20 My child, keep the commandment of your father, and do not disregard the instruction of your mother.
我兒, 要謹守你父親的誡命; 不可離棄你母親的法則(或譯: 指教),

6:21 Bind them on your heart continually; tie them upon your neck.
要常繫在你心上, 掛在你項上.

6:22 When you walk, she will lead you, When you lie down, she will watch over you, and when you awake, she will converse with you.
你行走, 它必引導你; 你躺臥, 它必保守你; 你睡醒, 它必與你談論.

6:23 For like a lamp is a commandment, and instruction is light, and the way of life is the reproof of discipline,
因為誡命是燈, 法則(或譯: 指教)是光, 訓誨的責備是生命的道,

6:24 in order to preserve you from an evil woman, from the smoothness of the tongue of an adulteress.
能保你遠離惡婦, 遠離外女諂媚的舌頭.

6:25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart; may she not capture you with her eyelashes.
你心中不要戀慕她的美色, 也不要被她眼皮勾引.

6:26 For the price of a woman, a prostitute, is the price of a loaf of bread, but the woman belonging to a man hunts precious life.
因為, 妓女能使人只剩一塊餅; 淫婦獵取人寶貴的生命.

6:27 Can a man carry fire in his lap, and his clothes not burn?
人若懷裡搋火, 衣服豈能不燒呢?

6:28 If a man walks upon the hot coals, will his feet not be burned?
人若在火炭上走, 腳豈能不燙呢?

6:29 Thus, he who goes to the wife of his neighbor, any who touches her shall not go unpunished.
親近鄰舍之妻的, 也是如此; 凡挨近她的, 不免受罰.

6:30 People do not despise a thief when he steals to fill himself when he is hungry.
賊因飢餓偷竊充飢, 人不藐視他,

6:31 But if he is found, he will pay sevenfold, every possession of his house he shall give.
若被找著, 他必賠還七倍, 必將家中所有的盡都償還.

6:32 He who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense, he destroys himself who does it.
與婦人行淫的, 便是無知; 行這事的, 必喪掉生命.

6:33 A wound and dishonor he will find, and his disgrace will not be wiped out.
他必受傷損, 必被凌辱; 他的羞恥不得塗抹.

6:34 For jealousy is the fury of a husband, and he will not show restraint on the day of revenge.
因為人的嫉恨成了烈怒, 報仇的時候決不留情.

6:35 He will not accept any compensation, and he will not be willing, though the bribe is large.
甚麼贖價, 他都不顧; 你雖送許多禮物, 他也不肯干休.

Proverbs - Chapter 7

7:1 My child, guard my sayings; store my commandments with you.
我兒, 你要遵守我的言語, 將我的命令存記在心.

7:2 Keep my commands and live, and my teaching like the apple of your eye.
遵守我的命令就得存活; 保守我的法則(或譯: 指教), 好像保守眼中的瞳人,

7:3 Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
繫在你指頭上, 刻在你心版上.

7:4 Say to wisdom, “you are my sister,” and you shall call insight, “intimate friend.”
對智慧說: 你是我的姊妹, 稱呼聰明為你的親人,

7:5 In order to guard yourself from an adulteress, from the foreigner who makes her words smooth.
她就保你遠離淫婦, 遠離說諂媚話的外女.

7:6 For at the window of my house, through my lattice, I looked down.
我曾在我房屋的窗戶內, 從我窗欞之間往外觀看:

7:7 And I saw among the simple, I observed among the youth, a young man lacking sense,
見愚蒙人內, 少年人中, 分明有一個無知的少年人,

7:8 passing on the street at her corner, and he takes the road to her house,
從街上經過, 走近淫婦的巷口, 直往通她家的路去,

7:9 at twilight, at the day’s evening, in the midst of night and the darkness.
在黃昏, 或晚上, 或半夜, 或黑暗之中.

7:10 Then behold! A woman comes to meet him with the garment of a prostitute and a secret heart.
看哪, 有一個婦人來迎接他, 是妓女的打扮, 有詭詐的心思.

7:11 She is loud and stubborn; her feet do not stay at her house.
這婦人喧嚷, 不守約束, 在家裡停不住腳,

7:12 Now in the street, now in the square, at every corner she lies in wait.
有時在街市上, 有時在寬闊處, 或在各巷口蹲伏,

7:13 She took hold of him and kissed him. Her face was impudent, and she said to him,
拉住那少年人, 與他親嘴, 臉無羞恥對他說:

7:14 “Sacrifices of peace offerings are upon me; today I completed my vows.
平安祭在我這裡, 今日才還了我所許的願.

7:15 So I have come out to meet you, to seek your face, and I have found you.
因此, 我出來迎接你, 懇切求見你的面, 恰巧遇見了你.

7:16 With coverings I have adorned my couch, spreads of the linen of Egypt;
我已經用繡花毯子和埃及線織的花紋布鋪了我的床.

7:17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
我又用沒藥,沉香,桂皮薰了我的榻.

7:18 Come, let us take our fill of love making, until the morning let us delight in love.
你來, 我們可以飽享愛情, 直到早晨; 我們可以彼此親愛歡樂.

7:19 For there is no man in his home; he has gone on a long journey.
因為我丈夫不在家, 出門行遠路;

7:20 The bag of money he took in his hand, for on the day of the full moon he will come home.”
他手拿銀囊, 必到月望才回家.

7:21 She persuades him with the greatness of her teachings; with her smooth lips she compels him.
淫婦用許多巧言誘他隨從, 用諂媚的嘴逼他同行.

7:22 He goes after her suddenly; like an ox to the slaughter he goes, and like a stag to the instruction of a fool,
少年人立刻跟隨她, 好像牛往宰殺之地; 又像愚昧人帶鎖鍊去受刑罰,

7:23 until an arrow pierces his entrails, like a bird rushing into a snare, but he does not know that it will cost him his life.
直等箭穿他的肝; 如同雀鳥急入網羅, 卻不知是自喪己命.

7:24 And now, my children, listen to me, and be attentive to the sayings of my mouth.
眾子啊, 現在要聽從我, 留心聽我口中的話.

7:25 May your heart not turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her path.
你的心不可偏向淫婦的道, 不要入她的迷途.

7:26 For many slain she has laid low, and countless are all of her killings.
因為, 被她傷害仆倒的不少; 被她殺戮的而且甚多.

7:27 The ways of Sheol are her house, descending to chambers of death.
她的家是在陰間之路, 下到死亡之宮.

Proverbs - Chapter 8

8:1 Does not wisdom call, and understanding raise its voice?
智慧豈不呼叫? 聰明豈不發聲?

8:2 Atop the heights beside the road, at the crossroads she stands.
她在道旁高處的頂上, 在十字路口站立,

8:3 Beside gates, before towns, at the entrance of doors, she cries out:
在城門旁, 在城門口, 在城門洞, 大聲說:

8:4 “To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to the children of humankind.
眾人哪, 我呼叫你們, 我向世人發聲.

8:5 Learn prudence, O simple ones; fools, learn intelligence.
說: 愚蒙人哪, 你們要會悟靈明; 愚昧人哪, 你們當心裡明白.

8:6 Listen! For noble things I will speak, and upright things from the opening of my lips.
你們當聽, 因我要說極美的話; 我張嘴要論正直的事.

8:7 My mouth will utter truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
我的口要發出真理; 我的嘴憎惡邪惡.

8:8 All sayings of my mouth are in righteousness; none of them are twisted and crooked.
我口中的言語都是公義, 並無彎曲乖僻.

8:9 All of them are straight to him who understands, and upright to those who find knowledge.
有聰明的, 以為明顯, 得知識的, 以為正直.

8:10 Take my teaching and not silver; may you choose knowledge rather than choice gold.
你們當受我的教訓, 不受白銀; 寧得知識, 勝過黃金.

8:11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all desires shall not compare with her.
因為智慧比珍珠(或譯: 紅寶石)更美; 一切可喜愛的都不足與比較.

8:12 I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
我─智慧以靈明為居所, 又尋得知識和謀略.

8:13 The fear of Yahweh is hatred of evil, pride, and arrogance and an evil way. And I hate a mouth of perversity.
敬畏耶和華在乎恨惡邪惡; 那驕傲,狂妄, 並惡道, 以及乖謬的口, 都為我所恨惡.

8:14 Advice and sound judgment are mine; I am understanding, strength is mine.
我有謀略和真知識; 我乃聰明, 我有能力.

8:15 By me kings reign, and rulers decree righteousness.
帝王藉我坐國位; 君王藉我定公平.

8:16 By me rulers rule, and nobles—all judges of righteousness.
王子和首領, 世上一切的審判官, 都是藉我掌權.

8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently shall find me.
愛我的, 我也愛他; 懇切尋求我的, 必尋得見.

8:18 Fortune and glory are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.
豐富尊榮在我; 恆久的財並公義也在我.

8:19 My fruit is better than gold, even refined gold, and my yield than choice silver.
我的果實勝過黃金, 強如精金; 我的出產超乎高銀.

8:20 In the way of righteousness I walk, in the midst of paths of justice,
我在公義的道上走, 在公平的路中行,

8:21 in order to endow those who love me with wealth, and I will fill their treasuries.
使愛我的, 承受貨財, 並充滿他們的府庫.

8:22 “Yahweh possessed me, the first of his ways, before his acts of old.
在耶和華造化的起頭, 在太初創造萬物之先, 就有了我.

8:23 From eternity, I was set up from the first, from the beginning of the earth.
從亙古, 從太初, 未有世界以前, 我已被立.

8:24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no springs of abounding water.
沒有深淵, 沒有大水的泉源, 我已生出.

8:25 Before mountains had been shaped, before hills, I was brought forth.
大山未曾奠定, 小山未有之先, 我已生出.

8:26 When he had not yet made earth and fields, or the first dust of the world,
耶和華還沒有創造大地和田野, 並世上的土質, 我已生出.

8:27 when he established the heavens, there I was, when he drew a circle upon the face of the deep,
他立高天, 我在那裡; 他在淵面的周圍, 劃出圓圈.

8:28 when he made skies from above, when he founded fountains of the deep,
上使穹蒼堅硬, 下使淵源穩固,

8:29 when he assigned his limits to the sea, that waters shall not transgress his command, when he marked the foundations of the earth,
為滄海定出界限, 使水不越過他的命令, 立定大地的根基.

8:30 I was beside him, a master workman, and I was delighting day by day, rejoicing before him always,
那時, 我在他那裡為工師, 日日為他所喜愛, 常常在他面前踴躍,

8:31 rejoicing in the world of his earth, and my delight was with the children of humankind.
踴躍在他為人預備可住之地, 也喜悅住在世人之間.

8:32 “And now, children, listen to me; happy are those who will keep my ways.
眾子啊, 現在要聽從我, 因為謹守我道的, 便為有福.

8:33 Hear teaching and be wise; do not neglect it.
要聽教訓就得智慧, 不可棄絕.

8:34 Happy is the person who listens to me, in order to keep watch at my doors day by day, in order to guard the frames of my entrances.
聽從我,日日在我門口仰望,在我門框旁邊等候的, 那人便為有福.

8:35 For he who finds me is he who finds life, and he obtains favor from Yahweh.
因為尋得我的, 就尋得生命, 也必蒙耶和華的恩惠.

8:36 But he who misses me injures himself. All those who hate me love death.”
得罪我的, 卻害了自己的性命; 恨惡我的, 都喜愛死亡.

Proverbs - Chapter 9

9:1 Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars.
智慧建造房屋, 鑿成七根柱子,

9:2 She has slaughtered her slaughtering, mixed her wine, and also set her table.
宰殺牲畜, 調和旨酒, 設擺筵席;

9:3 She has sent her servant girls, she calls upon the wings of the high places of town,
打發使女出去, 自己在城中至高處呼叫,

9:4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn here.” As for the one who lacks sense, she says to him,
說: 誰是愚蒙人, 可以轉到這裡來! 又對那無知的人說:

9:5 “Come, eat with my bread; drink with the wine I have mixed.
你們來, 吃我的餅, 喝我調和的酒.

9:6 Lay aside simplicity and live; walk in the way of understanding.”
你們愚蒙人, 要捨棄愚蒙, 就得存活, 並要走光明的道.

9:7 He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself, and he who rebukes the wicked gets hurt.
指斥褻慢人的, 必受辱罵; 責備惡人的, 必被玷污.

9:8 Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke the wise and he will love you.
不要責備褻慢人, 恐怕他恨你; 要責備智慧人, 他必愛你.

9:9 Give to a wise one and he will become more wise; teach a righteous one and he will increase learning.
教導智慧人, 他就越發有智慧; 指示義人, 他就增長學問.

9:10 The start of wisdom is fear of Yahweh, and knowledge of the Holy One, insight.
敬畏耶和華是智慧的開端; 認識至聖者便是聰明.

9:11 For by me your days shall increase, and years of life shall multiply for you.
你藉著我, 日子必增多, 年歲也必加添.

9:12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, and if you scoff, alone you shall bear it.
你若有智慧, 是與自己有益; 你若褻慢, 就必獨自擔當.

9:13 A woman of foolishness is loud, simple, and does not know it.
愚昧的婦人喧嚷; 她是愚蒙, 一無所知.

9:14 She sits at the door of her house, upon a throne at the high places of town,
她坐在自己的家門口, 坐在城中高處的座位上,

9:15 in order to call to those who pass by the road, those who go straight on their way:
呼叫過路的, 就是直行其道的人,

9:16 “Whoever is simple, may he turn here!” As for he who lacks sense, she says to him,
說: 誰是愚蒙人, 可以轉到這裡來! 又對那無知的人說:

9:17 “Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is pleasant.”
偷來的水是甜的, 暗吃的餅是好的.

9:18 But he does not know that the dead are there, in the depths of Sheol are her guests.
人卻不知有陰魂在她那裡; 她的客在陰間的深處.

Proverbs - Chapter 10

10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child grieves his mother.
所羅門的箴言: 智慧之子使父親歡樂; 愚昧之子叫母親擔憂.

10:2 Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
不義之財毫無益處; 惟有公義能救人脫離死亡.

10:3 Yahweh will not cause a righteous person to go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.
耶和華不使義人受飢餓; 惡人所欲的, 他必推開.

10:4 A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches.
手懶的, 要受貧窮; 手勤的, 卻要富足.

10:5 He who gathers in the summer is a child who is prudent; he who sleeps at the harvest is a child who brings shame.
夏天聚斂的, 是智慧之子; 收割時沉睡的, 是貽羞之子.

10:6 Blessings belong to the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
福祉臨到義人的頭; 強暴蒙蔽惡人的口.

10:7 The memory of righteousness is like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
義人的紀念被稱讚; 惡人的名字必朽爛.

10:8 A heart of wisdom will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
心中智慧的, 必受命令; 口裡愚妄的, 必致傾倒.

10:9 Whoever walks in integrity will walk securely, but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.
行正直路的, 步步安穩; 走彎曲道的, 必致敗露.

10:10 The winking of an eye causes trouble, and the foolishness of lips comes to ruin.
以眼傳神的, 使人憂患; 口裡愚妄的, 必致傾倒.

10:11 A fountain of life is a mouth of righteousness, and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.
義人的口是生命的泉源; 強暴蒙蔽惡人的口.

10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers over all offenses.
恨能挑啟爭端; 愛能遮掩一切過錯.

10:13 On the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.
明哲人嘴裡有智慧; 無知人背上受刑杖.

10:14 Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
智慧人積存知識; 愚妄人的口速致敗壞.

10:15 The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
富戶的財物是他的堅城; 窮人的貧乏是他的敗壞.

10:16 The wage of the righteous leads to life; the gain of the wicked to sin.
義人的勤勞致生; 惡人的進項致死(死: 原文是罪).

10:17 On the path to life is he who guards instruction, but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.
謹守訓誨的, 乃在生命的道上; 違棄責備的, 便失迷了路.

10:18 He who conceals hatred has lips of deceit, and he who utters slander—he is a fool.
隱藏怨恨的, 有說謊的嘴; 口出讒謗的, 是愚妄的人.

10:19 In many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.
多言多語難免有過; 禁止嘴唇是有智慧.

10:20 Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness, a heart of wickedness is of little worth.
義人的舌乃似高銀; 惡人的心所值無幾.

10:21 Lips of righteousness feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
義人的口教養多人; 愚昧人因無知而死亡.

10:22 The blessing of Yahweh makes one rich, and he does not increase sorrow with it.
耶和華所賜的福使人富足, 並不加上憂慮.

10:23 It is like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.
愚妄人以行惡為戲耍; 明哲人卻以智慧為樂.

10:24 The dread of the wicked will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
惡人所怕的, 必臨到他; 義人所願的, 必蒙應允.

10:25 With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness, but the righteous have a foundation forever.
暴風一過, 惡人歸於無有; 義人的根基卻是永久.

10:26 Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes, thus is the lazy to one who employs him.
懶惰人叫差他的人如醋倒牙, 如煙薰目.

10:27 The fear of Yahweh adds life, but the years of the wicked are shortened.
敬畏耶和華使人日子加多; 但惡人的年歲必被減少.

10:28 The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
義人的盼望必得喜樂; 惡人的指望必致滅沒.

10:29 A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh, but ruin belongs to evildoers.
耶和華的道是正直人的保障, 卻成了作孽人的敗壞.

10:30 The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed. But the wicked will not remain in the land.
義人永不挪移; 惡人不得住在地上.

10:31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.
義人的口滋生智慧; 乖謬的舌必被割斷.

10:32 The lips of the righteous know the acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.
義人的嘴能令人喜悅; 惡人的口說乖謬的話.

Proverbs - Chapter 11

11:1 Balances of deceit are an abomination of Yahweh, but an accurate weight delights him.
詭詐的天平為耶和華所憎惡; 公平的法碼為他所喜悅.

11:2 Pride comes, then disgrace comes, but wisdom is with the humble.
驕傲來, 羞恥也來; 謙遜人卻有智慧.

11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
正直人的純正必引導自己; 奸詐人的乖僻必毀滅自己.

11:4 Wealth does not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness will deliver from death.
發怒的日子資財無益; 惟有公義能救人脫離死亡.

11:5 The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight, but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.
完全人的義必指引他的路; 但惡人必因自己的惡跌倒.

11:6 The righteousness of the upright will save them, but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.
正直人的義必拯救自己; 奸詐人必陷在自己的罪孽中.

11:7 With the death of a wicked person, hope will die, and the expectation of the godless perishes.
惡人一死, 他的指望必滅絕; 罪人的盼望也必滅沒.

11:8 The righteous is delivered from trouble, but the wicked enters into it.
義人得脫離患難, 有惡人來代替他.

11:9 With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
不虔敬的人用口敗壞鄰舍; 義人卻因知識得救.

11:10 When good is with the righteous, the city rejoices, and with the perishing of the wicked, jubilation.
義人享福, 合城喜樂; 惡人滅亡, 人都歡呼.

11:11 By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.
城因正直人祝福便高舉, 卻因邪惡人的口就傾覆.

11:12 He who lacks sense belittles his neighbor, but a person of intelligence will remain silent.
藐視鄰舍的, 毫無智慧; 明哲人卻靜默不言.

11:13 A gossip walks about telling a secret, but the trustworthy in spirit keeps the matter.
往來傳舌的, 洩漏密事; 心中誠實的, 遮隱事情.

11:14 Where there is no guidance, a nation shall fall, but there is safety in an abundance of counsel.
無智謀, 民就敗落; 謀士多, 人便安居.

11:15 He will suffer trouble when he loans to a stranger, but he who refuses a pledge is safe.
為外人作保的, 必受虧損; 恨惡擊掌的, 卻得安穩.

11:16 A woman of grace receives honor, but the ruthless gets wealth.
恩德的婦女得尊榮; 強暴的男子得資財.

11:17 A person of kindness rewards himself, but a cruel person harms his own flesh.
仁慈的人善待自己; 殘忍的人擾害己身.

11:18 The wicked earns deceptive gain, but he who sows righteousness, a true reward.
惡人經營, 得虛浮的工價; 撒義種的, 得實在的果效.

11:19 He who is steadfast in righteousness is to life as he who pursues evil is to death.
恆心為義的, 必得生命; 追求邪惡的, 必致死亡.

11:20 An abomination of Yahweh are the crooked of heart, but his delight are those with blameless ways.
心中乖僻的, 為耶和華所憎惡; 行事完全的, 為他所喜悅.

11:21 Rest assured, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
惡人雖然連手, 必不免受罰; 義人的後裔必得拯救.

11:22 A ring of gold in the snout of a pig is a woman who is beautiful but without discretion.
婦女美貌而無見識, 如同金環帶在豬鼻上.

11:23 The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.
義人的心願盡得好處; 惡人的指望致干忿怒.

11:24 There is one who gives yet grows richer, but he who withholds what is right only finds need.
有施散的, 卻更增添; 有吝惜過度的, 反致窮乏.

11:25 A person of blessing will be enriched, and he who gives water also will be refreshed.
好施捨的, 必得豐裕; 滋潤人的, 必得滋潤.

11:26 He who withholds grain, the people curse him, but a blessing is for the head of him who sells.
屯糧不賣的, 民必咒詛他; 情願出賣的, 人必為他祝福.

11:27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.
懇切求善的, 就求得恩惠; 惟獨求惡的, 惡必臨到他身.

11:28 He who trusts in his wealth is he who will fall, but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.
倚仗自己財物的, 必跌倒; 義人必發旺, 如青葉.

11:29 He who brings trouble to his household, he will inherit wind, and a fool will serve the wise of heart.
擾害己家的, 必承受清風; 愚昧人必作慧心人的僕人.

11:30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, and he who captures souls is wise.
義人所結的果子就是生命樹; 有智慧的, 必能得人.

11:31 If the righteous on earth will be repaid, how much more the wicked and sinner.
看哪, 義人在世尚且受報, 何況惡人和罪人呢?

Proverbs - Chapter 12

12:1 He who loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates rebuke is stupid.
喜愛管教的, 就是喜愛知識; 恨惡責備的, 卻是畜類.

12:2 The good obtains favor from Yahweh, but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
善人必蒙耶和華的恩惠; 設詭計的人, 耶和華必定他的罪.

12:3 A person will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
人靠惡行不能堅立; 義人的根必不動搖.

12:4 A woman of strength is the crown of her master, but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.
才德的婦人是丈夫的冠冕; 貽羞的婦人如同朽爛在她丈夫的骨中.

12:5 The thoughts of the righteous are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
義人的思念是公平; 惡人的計謀是詭詐.

12:6 The words of the wicked are an ambush of blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
惡人的言論是埋伏流人的血; 正直人的口必拯救人.

12:7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.
惡人傾覆, 歸於無有; 義人的家必站得住.

12:8 For his mouth of good sense, a man will be recommended, but he who is of perverse mind will be despised.
人必按自己的智慧被稱讚; 心中乖謬的, 必被藐視.

12:9 It is better to be lowly and a servant to someone than self-glorifying and lacking food.
被人輕賤, 卻有僕人, 強如自尊, 缺少食物.

12:10 The righteous knows the life of his animal, but the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
義人顧惜他牲畜的命; 惡人的憐憫也是殘忍.

12:11 He who works his land will have plenty of food, but he who follows worthless things lacks sense.
耕種自己田地的, 必得飽食; 追隨虛浮的, 卻是無知.

12:12 The wicked covets the proceeds of evil, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
惡人想得壞人的網羅; 義人的根得以結實.

12:13 By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
惡人嘴中的過錯是自己的網羅; 但義人必脫離患難.

12:14 From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he is filled with good, and the reward of a man’s labor will return to him.
人因口所結的果子, 必飽得美福; 人手所做的, 必為自己的報應.

12:15 The way of a fool is upright in his own eyes, but he who listens to advice is wise.
愚妄人所行的, 在自己眼中看為正直; 惟智慧人肯聽人的勸教.

12:16 As for a fool, on that very day he makes his anger known, but he who ignores an insult is prudent.
愚妄人的惱怒立時顯露; 通達人能忍辱藏羞.

12:17 He who will speak truth will reveal righteousness, but the witness of falsehood, deceit.
說出真話的, 顯明公義; 作假見證的, 顯出詭詐.

12:18 There is one who speaks rashly, like the thrust of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
說話浮躁的, 如刀刺人; 智慧人的舌頭卻為醫人的良藥.

12:19 A lip of truth endures forever, but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment.
口吐真言, 永遠堅立; 舌說謊話, 只存片時.

12:20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plan evil, but to those who plan peace, there is joy.
圖謀惡事的, 心存詭詐; 勸人和睦的, 便得喜樂.

12:21 No evil will happen to the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
義人不遭災害; 惡人滿受禍患.

12:22 An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit, but they who act faithfully are his delight.
說謊言的嘴為耶和華所憎惡; 行事誠實的, 為他所喜悅.

12:23 A clever person conceals knowledge, but the heart of a fool announces folly.
通達人隱藏知識; 愚昧人的心彰顯愚昧.

12:24 The hand of the diligent ones will rule, but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
殷勤人的手必掌權; 懶惰的人必服苦.

12:25 Anxiety in the heart of a man will weigh him down, but a good word will cheer him.
人心憂慮, 屈而不伸; 一句良言, 使心歡樂.

12:26 A righteous person will seek out his neighbor, but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.
義人引導他的鄰舍; 惡人的道叫人失迷.

12:27 The lazy will not roast his game, but diligence is the precious wealth of a man.
懶惰的人不烤打獵所得的; 殷勤的人卻得寶貴的財物.

12:28 On the road of righteousness is life, and on the way of the path, may there be no death.
在公義的道上有生命; 其路之中並無死亡.

Proverbs - Chapter 13

13:1 A wise child hears the discipline of a father, but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.
智慧子聽父親的教訓; 褻慢人不聽責備.

13:2 From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good, but the desire of the treacherous, wrongdoing.
人因口所結的果子, 必享美福; 奸詐人必遭強暴.

13:3 He who keeps his mouth guards his life; he who opens his lips, ruin belongs to him.
謹守口的, 得保生命; 大張嘴的, 必致敗亡.

13:4 The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
懶惰人羨慕, 卻無所得; 殷勤人必得豐裕.

13:5 The righteous hates a word of falsehood; the wicked will bring shame and disgrace.
義人恨惡謊言; 惡人有臭名, 且致慚愧.

13:6 Righteousness will guard the upright of way, but wickedness will overthrow sin.
行為正直的, 有公義保守; 犯罪的, 被邪惡傾覆.

13:7 There is one who acts rich but has nothing; another who pretends to be poor but has wealth.
假作富足的, 卻一無所有; 裝作窮乏的, 卻廣有財物.

13:8 The ransom of the life of a man is his wealth, but the poor does not receive a threat.
人的資財是他生命的贖價; 窮乏人卻聽不見威嚇的話.

13:9 The light of the righteous will rejoice, but the lamp of the wicked will die out.
義人的光明亮(原文是歡喜); 惡人的燈要熄滅.

13:10 Only by insolence is strife set up, and wisdom is with those who take advice.
驕傲只啟爭競; 聽勸言的, 卻有智慧.

13:11 Wealth gained from haste will dwindle, but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
不勞而得之財必然消耗; 勤勞積蓄的, 必見加增.

13:12 Hope that is deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
所盼望的遲延未得, 令人心憂; 所願意的臨到, 卻是生命樹.

13:13 He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself, but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.
藐視訓言的, 自取滅亡; 敬畏誡命的, 必得善報.

13:14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, in order to avoid the snares of death.
智慧人的法則(或譯: 指教)是生命的泉源, 可以使人離開死亡的網羅.

13:15 Good sense grants favor, but the way of the faithless is coarse.
美好的聰明使人蒙恩; 奸詐人的道路崎嶇難行.

13:16 Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence, but the fool will display folly.
凡通達人都憑知識行事; 愚昧人張揚自己的愚昧.

13:17 A messenger of wickedness will fall into trouble, but an envoy of the faithful brings healing.
奸惡的使者必陷在禍患裡; 忠信的使臣乃醫人的良藥.

13:18 Poverty and disgrace belong to him who ignores instruction, but he who guards reproof will be honored.
棄絕管教的, 必致貧受辱; 領受責備的, 必得尊榮.

13:19 A desire fulfilled will be sweet to the soul, but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.
所欲的成就, 心覺甘甜; 遠離惡事, 為愚昧人所憎惡.

13:20 Walk with the wise and be wise, but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.
與智慧人同行的, 必得智慧; 和愚昧人作伴的, 必受虧損.

13:21 Misfortune will pursue sinners, but the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
禍患追趕罪人; 義人必得善報.

13:22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren, and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.
善人給子孫遺留產業; 罪人為義人積存資財.

13:23 There is much food in the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.
窮人耕種多得糧食, 但因不義, 有消滅的.

13:24 He who withholds his rod hates his child, but he who loves him gives him discipline.
不忍用杖打兒子的, 是恨惡他; 疼愛兒子的, 隨時管教.

13:25 The righteous eats to satisfy his life, but the belly of the wicked will lack.
義人吃得飽足; 惡人肚腹缺糧.

Proverbs - Chapter 14

14:1 The wisest of women builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands.
智慧婦人建立家室; 愚妄婦人親手拆毀.

14:2 He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is devious in his ways displeases him.
行動正直的, 敬畏耶和華; 行事乖僻的, 卻藐視他.

14:3 In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride, but the lips of the wise preserve them.
愚妄人口中驕傲, 如杖責打己身; 智慧人的嘴必保守自己.

14:4 When there are no oxen the manger is empty, but an abundance of crops comes by the strength of an ox.
家裡無牛, 槽頭乾淨; 土產加多乃憑牛力.

14:5 A faithful witness does not lie, but he who breathes out falsehood is a witness of deceit.
誠實見證人不說謊話; 假見證人吐出謊言.

14:6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge comes easily to him who understands.
褻慢人尋智慧, 卻尋不著; 聰明人易得知識.

14:7 Leave the presence of a foolish man, for you will not come to know words of knowledge.
到愚昧人面前, 不見他嘴中有知識.

14:8 The wisdom of the clever is understanding his ways, but the folly of fools is deceit.
通達人的智慧在乎明白己道; 愚昧人的愚妄乃是詭詐(或譯: 自欺).

14:9 Fools mock the guilt offering, but among the upright, it is favorable.
愚妄人犯罪, 以為戲耍(或譯: 贖愆祭愚弄愚妄人); 正直人互相喜悅.

14:10 The heart knows the bitterness of its soul, but in its joy, it will not share itself with a stranger.
心中的苦楚, 自己知道; 心裡的喜樂, 外人無干.

14:11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
奸惡人的房屋必傾倒; 正直人的帳棚必興盛.

14:12 There is a way that seems upright to a man, but its end is the way of death.
有一條路, 人以為正, 至終成為死亡之路.

14:13 Even in laughter, a heart may be sad, and the end of joy may be grief.
人在喜笑中, 心也憂愁; 快樂至極就生愁苦.

14:14 From his ways, the perverse of heart will be satisfied, and from his own, so shall a good man.
心中背道的, 必滿得自己的結果; 善人必從自己的行為得以知足.

14:15 The simple will believe every word, but the clever will consider his step.
愚蒙人是話都信; 通達人步步謹慎.

14:16 The wise is cautious and turns from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is confident.
智慧人懼怕, 就遠離惡事; 愚妄人卻狂傲自恃.

14:17 He who is short of temper will act foolishly, and the man who schemes will be hated.
輕易發怒的, 行事愚妄; 設立詭計的, 被人恨惡.

14:18 The simple are adorned with folly, but the clever are crowned with knowledge.
愚蒙人得愚昧為產業; 通達人得知識為冠冕.

14:19 The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
壞人俯伏在善人面前; 惡人俯伏在義人門口.

14:20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the lovers of the rich are many.
貧窮人連鄰舍也恨他; 富足人朋友最多.

14:21 He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but he who has mercy on the poor blesses him.
藐視鄰舍的, 這人有罪; 憐憫貧窮的, 這人有福.

14:22 Have they not erred, those who plan evil? But loyalty and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
謀惡的, 豈非走入迷途嗎? 謀善的, 必得慈愛和誠實.

14:23 In all toil, there is profit, but the talk of lips leads only to poverty.
諸般勤勞都有益處; 嘴上多言乃致窮乏.

14:24 The crown of the wise is their wealth; the folly of fools is folly.
智慧人的財為自己的冠冕; 愚妄人的愚昧終是愚昧.

14:25 He who saves lives is a witness of truth, but he who utters lies is a betrayer.
作真見證的, 救人性命; 吐出謊言的, 施行詭詐.

14:26 In the fear of Yahweh, there is confidence of strength, and for his children, there will be refuge.
敬畏耶和華的, 大有倚靠; 他的兒女也有避難所.

14:27 The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, in order to turn from the snares of death.
敬畏耶和華就是生命的泉源, 可以使人離開死亡的網羅.

14:28 In the multitude of people is the glory of the king, but without a population, a prince is ruined.
帝王榮耀在乎民多; 君王衰敗在乎民少.

14:29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the hasty of spirit exalts folly.
不輕易發怒的, 大有聰明; 性情暴躁的, 大顯愚妄.

14:30 A heart of tranquility is life to the flesh, but causes bones of passion to rot.
心中安靜是肉體的生命; 嫉妒是骨中的朽爛.

14:31 He who oppresses the poor insults him who made him, but he who has mercy on the poor honors him.
欺壓貧寒的, 是辱沒造他的主; 憐憫窮乏的, 乃是尊敬主.

14:32 By his evildoing, the wicked will be overthrown, and the righteous will find refuge in his death.
惡人在所行的惡上必被推倒; 義人臨死, 有所投靠.

14:33 In the heart of him who has understanding, wisdom rests, but even in the midst of fools it becomes known.
智慧存在聰明人心中; 愚昧人心裡所存的, 顯而易見.

14:34 Righteousness will exalt a nation, but sin is a reproach to a people.
公義使邦國高舉; 罪惡是人民的羞辱.

14:35 The favor of a king is for the servant who deals wisely, but his wrath will be on him who acts shamefully.
智慧的臣子蒙王恩惠; 貽羞的僕人遭其震怒.

Proverbs - Chapter 15

15:1 A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir anger.
回答柔和, 使怒消退; 言語暴戾, 觸動怒氣.

15:2 The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge, but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.
智慧人的舌善發知識; 愚昧人的口吐出愚昧.

15:3 In every place, the eyes of Yahweh keep watch over the evil and the good.
耶和華的眼目無處不在; 惡人善人, 他都鑒察.

15:4 Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it causes a break in spirit.
溫良的舌是生命樹; 乖謬的嘴使人心碎.

15:5 A fool will despise the instruction of his father, but he who guards reproof is prudent.
愚妄人藐視父親的管教; 領受責備的, 得著見識.

15:6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
義人家中多有財寶; 惡人得利反受擾害.

15:7 The lips of the wise will spread knowledge, but the heart of fools, not so.
智慧人的嘴播揚知識; 愚昧人的心並不如此.

15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
惡人獻祭, 為耶和華所憎惡; 正直人祈禱, 為他所喜悅.

15:9 An abomination of Yahweh is the way of the wicked, but he who pursues righteousness he will love.
惡人的道路, 為耶和華所憎惡; 追求公義的, 為他所喜愛.

15:10 Severe discipline belongs to him who forsakes the way; he who hates a rebuke will die.
捨棄正路的, 必受嚴刑; 恨惡責備的, 必致死亡.

15:11 Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh, how much more the hearts of the children of men!
陰間和滅亡尚在耶和華眼前, 何況世人的心呢?

15:12 A scoffer does not like his rebuke; to the wise he will not go.
褻慢人不愛受責備; 他也不就近智慧人.

15:13 A heart of gladness will make good countenance, but in sorrow of heart a spirit is broken.
心中喜樂, 面帶笑容; 心裡憂愁, 靈被損傷.

15:14 The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge, but the faces of fools, they will feed on folly.
聰明人心求知識; 愚昧人口吃愚昧.

15:15 All the days of the poor are hard, but goodness of heart is a continuous feast.
困苦人的日子都是愁苦; 心中歡暢的, 常享豐筵.

15:16 Better is little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and trouble with it.
少有財寶, 敬畏耶和華, 強如多有財寶, 煩亂不安.

15:17 Better is a dinner of vegetables when love is there than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
吃素菜, 彼此相愛, 強如吃肥牛, 彼此相恨.

15:18 A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife, but he who is slow to anger, he will calm contention.
暴怒的人挑啟爭端; 忍怒的人止息紛爭.

15:19 The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
懶惰人的道像荊棘的籬笆; 正直人的路是平坦的大道.

15:20 A child of wisdom will make a father glad, but a foolish person, he despises his mother.
智慧子使父親喜樂; 愚昧人藐視母親.

15:21 Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, and a person of understanding will walk upright.
無知的人以愚妄為樂; 聰明的人按正直而行.

15:22 Plans go wrong when there is no counsel, but with many advisors it will succeed.
不先商議, 所謀無效; 謀士眾多, 所謀乃成.

15:23 Joy belongs to a man with answers in his mouth, and a word in its time, how good it is!
口善應對, 自覺喜樂; 話合其時, 何等美好.

15:24 The path of life leads upward for him who has insight, in order to turn away from Sheol below.
智慧人從生命的道上升, 使他遠離在下的陰間.

15:25 The house of the proud, Yahweh will tear it down, but he will maintain the property line of the widow.
耶和華必拆毀驕傲人的家, 卻要立定寡婦的地界.

15:26 Plans of evil are an abomination of Yahweh, but gracious words are pure.
惡謀為耶和華所憎惡; 良言乃為純淨.

15:27 He who makes trouble for his house is he who is greedy for unjust gain, but he who hates bribes will live.
貪戀財利的, 擾害己家; 恨惡賄賂的, 必得存活.

15:28 A heart of righteousness will ponder the answer, but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit.
義人的心, 思量如何回答; 惡人的口吐出惡言.

15:29 Yahweh is far from the wicked, but the prayers of the righteous he will hear.
耶和華遠離惡人, 卻聽義人的禱告.

15:30 From the light of the eyes, the heart will rejoice, and good news will enliven the bones.
眼有光, 使心喜樂; 好信息, 使骨滋潤.

15:31 The ear of him who listens to admonitions of life, in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
聽從生命責備的, 必常在智慧人中.

15:32 He who ignores instruction despises himself, but he who hears admonition gains heart.
棄絕管教的, 輕看自己的生命; 聽從責備的, 卻得智慧.

15:33 Fear of Yahweh is the instruction of the wise, and before honor comes humility.
敬畏耶和華是智慧的訓誨; 尊榮以前, 必有謙卑.

Proverbs - Chapter 16

16:1 To mortals belong the plans of the heart, but from Yahweh comes the answer of the tongue.
心中的謀算在乎人; 舌頭的應對由於耶和華.

16:2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the spirit.
人一切所行的, 在自己眼中看為清潔; 惟有耶和華衡量人心.

16:3 Commit your work to Yahweh, and your plans will be established.
你所做的, 要交託耶和華, 你所謀的, 就必成立.

16:4 All Yahweh has made is for his purpose, and even the wicked for the day of trouble.
耶和華所造的, 各適其用; 就是惡人也為禍患的日子所造.

16:5 An abomination of Yahweh are all who are arrogant of heart; rest assured, he will not go unpunished.
凡心裡驕傲的, 為耶和華所憎惡; 雖然連手, 他必不免受罰.

16:6 By loyalty and faithfulness, iniquity will be covered over, and by fear of Yahweh one turns from evil.
因憐憫誠實, 罪孽得贖; 敬畏耶和華的, 遠離惡事.

16:7 When the ways of a man are pleasing to Yahweh, even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.
人所行的, 若蒙耶和華喜悅, 耶和華也使他的仇敵與他和好.

16:8 Better is little with righteousness than great income with no justice.
多有財利, 行事不義, 不如少有財利, 行事公義.

16:9 The mind of a person will plan his ways, and Yahweh will direct his steps.
人心籌算自己的道路; 惟耶和華指引他的腳步.

16:10 A decision is upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth will not sin.
王的嘴中有神語, 審判之時, 他的口必不差錯.

16:11 A balance and scales of justice belong to Yahweh; all the weights of the bag are his work.
公道的天平和秤都屬耶和華; 囊中一切法碼都為他所定.

16:12 An abomination to kings is doing evil, for by righteousness the throne will be established.
作惡, 為王所憎惡, 因國位是靠公義堅立.

16:13 The delight of kings are the lips of righteousness, and he who speaks what is upright he will love.
公義的嘴為王所喜悅; 說正直話的, 為王所喜愛.

16:14 The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but one who is wise will appease it.
王的震怒如殺人的使者; 但智慧人能止息王怒.

16:15 In the light of the face of the king there is life, and his favor is like a cloud of spring rain.
王的臉光使人有生命; 王的恩典好像春雲時雨.

16:16 Getting wisdom: how much better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen over silver.
得智慧勝似得金子; 選聰明強如選銀子.

16:17 The highway of the upright, it turns from evil, he who guards himself keeps his way.
正直人的道是遠離惡事; 謹守己路的, 是保全性命.

16:18 Before destruction comes pride, and before a fall, a haughty spirit.
驕傲在敗壞以先; 狂心在跌倒之前.

16:19 Better a lowly spirit with the poor than dividing the spoil with the proud.
心裡謙卑與窮乏人來往, 強如將擄物與驕傲人同分.

16:20 He who is attentive to a matter will find goodness, and he who trusts in Yahweh, his own happiness.
謹守訓言的, 必得好處; 倚靠耶和華的, 便為有福.

16:21 The wise of heart is called perceptive, but he who is pleasant of lips will increase persuasiveness.
心中有智慧, 必稱為通達人; 嘴中的甜言, 加增人的學問.

16:22 A fountain of life is wisdom for its owner, but the instruction of fools is folly.
人有智慧就有生命的泉源; 愚昧人必被愚昧懲治.

16:23 The heart of the wise will make his mouth judicious, and upon his lips, it will add persuasiveness.
智慧人的心教訓他的口, 又使他的嘴增長學問.

16:24 Pleasant sayings are a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.
良言如同蜂房, 使心覺甘甜, 使骨得醫治.

16:25 There is a way that seems upright to a man, but its end is the way of death.
有一條路, 人以為正, 至終成為死亡之路.

16:26 The life of a worker works for him, for his hunger urges him.
勞力人的胃口使他勞力, 因為他的口腹催逼他.

16:27 A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips are like a scorching fire.
匪徒圖謀奸惡, 嘴上彷彿有燒焦的火.

16:28 A person of perversity will spread dissent, and he who whispers separates a close friend.
乖僻人播散紛爭; 傳舌的, 離間密友.

16:29 A person of violence will entice his neighbor and cause him to walk on a way that is not good.
強暴人誘惑鄰舍, 領他走不善之道.

16:30 He who winks his eyes does so in order to plan perverse things; he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.
眼目緊合的, 圖謀乖僻; 嘴唇緊閉的, 成就邪惡.

16:31 A crown of glory is gray hair; by a righteous life it is gained.
白髮是榮耀的冠冕, 在公義的道上必能得著.

16:32 He who is slow to anger is better than him who is mighty, and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.
不輕易發怒的, 勝過勇士; 治服己心的, 強如取城.

16:33 The lot will be cast into the lap, but all of its decisions are from Yahweh.
籤放在懷裡, 定事由耶和華.

Proverbs - Chapter 17

17:1 Better a dry morsel and quiet with it than a house filled with feasts of strife.
設筵滿屋, 大家相爭, 不如有塊乾餅, 大家相安.

17:2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance.
僕人辦事聰明, 必管轄貽羞之子, 又在眾子中同分產業.

17:3 A crucible is for the silver, and a furnace is for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.
鼎為煉銀, 爐為煉金; 惟有耶和華熬煉人心.

17:4 He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness, and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.
行惡的, 留心聽奸詐之言; 說謊的, 側耳聽邪惡之語.

17:5 He who mocks the poor insults him who made him; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
戲笑窮人的, 是辱沒造他的主; 幸災樂禍的, 必不免受罰.

17:6 The crown of the elderly are grandchildren, and the glory of children is their fathers.
子孫為老人的冠冕; 父親是兒女的榮耀.

17:7 Fine speech is not becoming a fool, still less is false speech for a ruler.
愚頑人說美言本不相宜, 何況君王說謊話呢?

17:8 The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner; everywhere he will turn, he will prosper.
賄賂在餽送的人眼中看為寶玉, 隨處運動都得順利.

17:9 He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
遮掩人過的, 尋求人愛; 屢次挑錯的, 離間密友.

17:10 A rebuke strikes him who understands deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
一句責備話深入聰明人的心, 強如責打愚昧人一百下.

17:11 An evil person will seek only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
惡人只尋背叛, 所以必有嚴厲的使者奉差攻擊他.

17:12 May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.
寧可遇見丟崽子的母熊, 不可遇見正行愚妄的愚昧人.

17:13 For he who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
以惡報善的, 禍患必不離他的家.

17:14 Like the release of water is the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
紛爭的起頭如水放開, 所以, 在爭鬧之先必當止息爭競.

17:15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, the two of them are both abominations of Yahweh.
定惡人為義的, 定義人為惡的, 這都為耶和華所憎惡.

17:16 Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool, in order to buy wisdom where there is no sense.
愚昧人既無聰明, 為何手拿價銀買智慧呢?

17:17 The friend loves at all times, but a brother is born for adversity.
朋友乃時常親愛, 弟兄為患難而生.

17:18 A person who lacks sense pledges; he becomes security before his neighbor.
在鄰舍面前擊掌作保乃是無知的人.

17:19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.
喜愛爭競的, 是喜愛過犯; 高立家門的, 乃自取敗壞.

17:20 He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness, and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.
心存邪僻的, 尋不著好處; 舌弄是非的, 陷在禍患中.

17:21 He who begets a fool, there is trouble for him; the father of a fool will not rejoice.
生愚昧子的, 必自愁苦; 愚頑人的父毫無喜樂.

17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.
喜樂的心乃是良藥; 憂傷的靈使骨枯乾.

17:23 The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap, in order to pervert the ways of justice.
惡人暗中受賄賂, 為要顛倒判斷.

17:24 He who understands sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.
明哲人眼前有智慧; 愚昧人眼望地極.

17:25 A grief to his father is the child of a fool, and bitterness to her who bore him.
愚昧子使父親愁煩, 使母親憂苦.

17:26 Also, imposing a fine on the righteous is not good, nor to flog nobles for uprightness.
刑罰義人為不善; 責打君子為不義.

17:27 He who spares his sayings knows knowledge, and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
寡少言語的, 有知識; 性情溫良的, 有聰明.

17:28 Even a fool who keeps silent shall be considered wise; he who closes his lips is intelligent.
愚昧人若靜默不言也可算為智慧; 閉口不說也可算為聰明.

Proverbs - Chapter 18

18:1 He who is selfish seeks a craving; against all sound judgment he shows contempt.
與眾寡合的, 獨自尋求心願, 並惱恨一切真智慧.

18:2 A fool will not take pleasure in understanding, but in expressing his heart.
愚昧人不喜愛明哲, 只喜愛顯露心意.

18:3 With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also, and with dishonor, disgrace.
惡人來, 藐視隨來; 羞恥到, 辱罵同到.

18:4 Deep waters are words of the mouth of a man; a gushing stream is a fountain of wisdom.
人口中的言語如同深水; 智慧的泉源好像湧流的河水.

18:5 Being partial to faces of evil is not good, nor to subvert the righteous at the judgment.
瞻徇惡人的情面, 偏斷義人的案件, 都為不善.

18:6 The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.
愚昧人張嘴啟爭端, 開口招鞭打.

18:7 The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
愚昧人的口自取敗壞; 他的嘴是他生命的網羅.

18:8 The words of a whisper are like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down to inner parts of the body.
傳舌人的言語如同美食, 深入人的心腹.

18:9 Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.
做工懈怠的, 與浪費人為弟兄.

18:10 A tower of strength is the name of Yahweh; into him the righteous will run and be safe.
耶和華的名是堅固臺; 義人奔入便得安穩.

18:11 The wealth of the rich is his strong city, and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.
富足人的財物是他的堅城, 在他心想, 猶如高牆.

18:12 In the presence of destruction, the heart of a man will be haughty, but in the presence of honor, humble.
敗壞之先, 人心驕傲; 尊榮以前, 必有謙卑.

18:13 He who returns a word before he will hear, folly itself belongs to him as well as shame.
未曾聽完先回答的, 便是他的愚昧和羞辱.

18:14 The spirit of a man will endure his sickness, but a broken spirit, who may bear it?
人有疾病, 心能忍耐; 心靈憂傷, 誰能承當呢?

18:15 An intelligent mind will acquire knowledge, and the ear of the wise will seek knowledge.
聰明人的心得知識; 智慧人的耳求知識.

18:16 The gift of a person will open doors for him, and before the great, it gives him access.
人的禮物為他開路, 引他到高位的人面前.

18:17 The first in his dispute is deemed righteous, but his neighbor will come and examine him.
先訴情由的, 似乎有理; 但鄰舍來到, 就察出實情.

18:18 The lot will put an end to disputes, and between powerful contenders it will decide.
掣籤能止息爭競, 也能解散強勝的人.

18:19 A brother who is offended is worse than a city of strength, and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.
弟兄結怨, 勸他和好, 比取堅固城還難; 這樣的爭競如同堅寨的門閂.

18:20 From the fruit of a man’s mouth, his stomach will be satisfied, as for the yield of his lips, it will satisfy.
人口中所結的果子, 必充滿肚腹; 他嘴所出的, 必使他飽足.

18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love her will eat of her fruit.
生死在舌頭的權下, 喜愛它的, 必吃它所結的果子.

18:22 He who finds a wife finds good, and he will obtain favor from Yahweh.
得著賢妻的, 是得著好處, 也是蒙了耶和華的恩惠.

18:23 The poor may speak entreaties, but the rich will answer roughly.
貧窮人說哀求的話; 富足人用威嚇的話回答.

18:24 A man of many friends will come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
濫交朋友的, 自取敗壞; 但有一朋友比弟兄更親密.

Proverbs - Chapter 19

19:1 Better a poor person walking in integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
行為純正的貧窮人勝過乖謬愚妄的富足人.

19:2 Also, a life without knowledge is not good, and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.
心無知識的, 乃為不善; 腳步急快的, 難免犯罪.

19:3 As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.
人的愚昧傾敗他的道; 他的心也抱怨耶和華.

19:4 Wealth adds many friends, but the poor will be left by his friends.
財物使朋友增多; 但窮人朋友遠離.

19:5 A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will not escape.
作假見證的, 必不免受罰; 吐出謊言的, 終不能逃脫.

19:6 Many will seek favor before the generous, and everyone is the friend of a man of gifts.
好施散的, 有多人求他的恩情; 愛送禮的, 人都為他的朋友.

19:7 All the brothers of the poor, if they hate him, how much more will his friends keep away from him. He pursues them with words, and they are gone.
貧窮人, 弟兄都恨他; 何況他的朋友, 更遠離他! 他用言語追隨, 他們卻走了.

19:8 He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding loves to find good.
得著智慧的, 愛惜生命; 保守聰明的, 必得好處.

19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will perish.
作假見證的, 不免受罰; 吐出謊言的, 也必滅亡.

19:10 For a fool living in luxury is not fitting, any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.
愚昧人宴樂度日是不合宜的; 何況僕人管轄王子呢?

19:11 The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger, and his glory overlooks offense.
人有見識就不輕易發怒; 寬恕人的過失便是自己的榮耀.

19:12 The rage of a king growls like a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
王的忿怒好像獅子吼叫; 他的恩典卻如草上的甘露.

19:13 A foolish child is a ruin to his father, and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.
愚昧的兒子是父親的禍患; 妻子的爭吵如雨連連滴漏.

19:14 A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but from Yahweh comes a woman who is prudent.
房屋錢財是祖宗所遺留的; 惟有賢慧的妻是耶和華所賜的.

19:15 Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.
懶惰使人沉睡; 懈怠的人必受飢餓.

19:16 He who guards commandments guards his life; he who is careless of his ways will be killed.
謹守誡命的, 保全生命; 輕忽己路的, 必致死亡.

19:17 He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.
憐憫貧窮的, 就是借給耶和華; 他的善行, 耶和華必償還.

19:18 Discipline your child, for there is hope, but on his destruction do not set your desire.
趁有指望, 管教你的兒子; 你的心不可任他死亡.

19:19 A hot-tempered person pays a penalty; if you rescue him, you will do it yet again.
暴怒的人必受刑罰; 你若救他, 必須再救.

19:20 Listen to advice and accept instruction so that you will gain wisdom for your future.
你要聽勸教, 受訓誨, 使你終久有智慧.

19:21 Many plans are in the heart of a man, but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.
人心多有計謀; 惟有耶和華的籌算才能立定.

19:22 The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
施行仁慈的, 令人愛慕; 窮人強如說謊言的.

19:23 Fear of Yahweh leads to life; he who is filled with it will rest—he will not suffer harm.
敬畏耶和華的, 得著生命; 他必恆久知足, 不遭禍患.

19:24 A lazy person buries his hand in the dish, and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.
懶惰人放手在盤子裡, 就是向口撤回, 他也不肯.

19:25 The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence, and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.
鞭打褻慢人, 愚蒙人必長見識; 責備明哲人, 他就明白知識.

19:26 He who does violence to a father, he who chases away a mother, is a child who causes shame and brings reproach.
虐待父親,攆出母親的, 是貽羞致辱之子.

19:27 Cease to listen to instruction, my child, and you will stray from sayings of knowledge.
我兒, 不可聽了教訓而又偏離知識的言語.

19:28 A worthless witness will mock justice, and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.
匪徒作見證戲笑公平; 惡人的口吞下罪孽.

19:29 Judgments are prepared for the scoffers, and flogging for the back of fools.
刑罰是為褻慢人預備的; 鞭打是為愚昧人的背預備的.

Proverbs - Chapter 20

20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and any who go astray by it are not wise.
酒能使人褻慢, 濃酒使人喧嚷; 凡因酒錯誤的, 就無智慧.

20:2 Roaring like the lion is the dreaded anger of a king; he who provokes him forfeits his life.
王的威嚇如同獅子吼叫; 惹動他怒的, 是自害己命.

20:3 It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife, but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
遠離紛爭是人的尊榮; 愚妄人都愛爭鬧.

20:4 The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there will be nothing.
懶惰人因冬寒不肯耕種, 到收割的時候, 他必討飯而無所得.

20:5 Deep waters are like purpose in the heart of a man, and a man of understanding will draw it out.
人心懷藏謀略, 好像深水, 惟明哲人才能汲引出來.

20:6 Many a person will proclaim his loyalty for himself, but a man who is trustworthy, who can find?
人多述說自己的仁慈, 但忠信人誰能遇著呢?

20:7 He who walks in his integrity is righteous; happy are his children who follow him.
行為純正的義人, 他的子孫是有福的!

20:8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
王坐在審判的位上, 以眼目驅散諸惡.

20:9 Who will say “I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin”?
誰能說, 我潔淨了我的心, 我脫淨了我的罪?

20:10 Stone and stone, measure and measure, both of them are an abomination of Yahweh.
兩樣的法碼, 兩樣的升斗, 都為耶和華所憎惡.

20:11 Even by his acts, a young man will make himself known, whether his acts are pure and upright.
孩童的動作是清潔, 是正直, 都顯明他的本性.

20:12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees, Yahweh has made them both.
能聽的耳, 能看的眼, 都是耶和華所造的.

20:13 Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes and have plenty bread.
不要貪睡, 免致貧窮; 眼要睜開, 你就吃飽.

20:14 “Bad, bad,” the buyer will say, but when one goes to him, then he will boast.
買物的說: 不好, 不好; 及至買去, 他便自誇.

20:15 There is gold and many costly stones, but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.
有金子和許多珍珠(或譯: 紅寶石), 惟有知識的嘴乃為貴重的珍寶.

20:16 Take his garment, for he has given security to a stranger, and on behalf of a foreigner—take it as pledge.
誰為生人作保, 就拿誰的衣服; 誰為外人作保, 誰就要承當.

20:17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet for the man, but afterward, his mouth will be filled with gravel.
以虛謊而得的食物, 人覺甘甜; 但後來, 他的口必充滿塵沙.

20:18 A plan will be established by advice, and with guidance make war.
計謀都憑籌算立定; 打仗要憑智謀.

20:19 He reveals a secret, he who walks about with gossip, and do not associate with a babbler’s lips.
往來傳舌的, 洩漏密事; 大張嘴的, 不可與他結交.

20:20 He who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.
咒罵父母的, 他的燈必滅, 變為漆黑的黑暗.

20:21 An inheritance acquired hastily at the beginning will not be blessed at its end.
起初速得的產業, 終久卻不為福.

20:22 Do not say “I will repay evil”; wait for Yahweh and he will deliver you.
你不要說, 我要以惡報惡; 要等候耶和華, 他必拯救你.

20:23 An abomination of Yahweh is a stone and a weight, and scales of falsehood are not good.
兩樣的法碼為耶和華所憎惡; 詭詐的天平也為不善.

20:24 Away from Yahweh are the steps of a strong man, and how will humankind understand his ways?
人的腳步為耶和華所定; 人豈能明白自己的路呢?

20:25 It is a snare to humankind to say rashly “It is holy,” and after vows, to scrutinize.
人冒失說, 這是聖物, 許願之後才查問, 就是自陷網羅.

20:26 A wise king winnows the wicked, and he will drive a wheel over them.
智慧的王簸散惡人, 用碌碡滾軋他們.

20:27 The lamp of Yahweh is the spirit of humankind, he who searches every innermost part.
人的靈是耶和華的燈, 鑒察人的心腹.

20:28 Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king, and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.
王因仁慈和誠實得以保全他的國位, 也因仁慈立穩.

20:29 The glory of young men is their strength, but the beauty of the aged is gray hair.
強壯乃少年人的榮耀; 白髮為老年人的尊榮.

20:30 The blows of a wound will cleanse evil, as will beatings of the innermost part.
鞭傷除淨人的罪惡; 責打能入人的心腹.

Proverbs - Chapter 21

21:1 Streams of water are the heart of a king in the hand of Yahweh; wherever he will desire, he will turn.
王的心在耶和華手中, 好像隴溝的水隨意流轉.

21:2 Every way of a man is upright in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs hearts.
人所行的, 在自己眼中都看為正; 惟有耶和華衡量人心.

21:3 Doing righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
行仁義公平比獻祭更蒙耶和華悅納.

21:4 Haughtiness of the eyes and pride of heart, the lamp of the wicked are sin.
惡人發達(發達: 原文是燈), 眼高心傲, 這乃是罪.

21:5 The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance, but all who are hasty, only to want.
殷勤籌劃的, 足致豐裕; 行事急躁的, 都必缺乏.

21:6 He who makes treasure by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and seeker of death.
用詭詐之舌求財的, 就是自己取死; 所得之財乃是吹來吹去的浮雲.

21:7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, for they refuse to do justice.
惡人的強暴必將自己掃除, 因他們不肯按公平行事.

21:8 Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner, but the pure is upright in his conduct.
負罪之人的路甚是彎曲; 至於清潔的人, 他所行的乃是正直.

21:9 Better to dwell on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a woman of contention.
寧可住在房頂的角上, 不在寬闊的房屋與爭吵的婦人同住.

21:10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor will not find mercy in his eyes.
惡人的心樂人受禍; 他眼並不憐恤鄰舍.

21:11 With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise, and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.
褻慢的人受刑罰, 愚蒙的人就得智慧; 智慧人受訓誨, 便得知識.

21:12 The righteous observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked to ruin.
義人思想惡人的家, 知道惡人傾倒, 必致滅亡.

21:13 He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
塞耳不聽窮人哀求的, 他將來呼籲也不蒙應允.

21:14 A gift in secret will avert anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
暗中送的禮物挽回怒氣; 懷中搋的賄賂止息暴怒.

21:15 It is a joy to the righteous to do justice, but dismay to those who do evil.
秉公行義使義人喜樂, 使作孽的人敗壞.

21:16 Whoever wanders from the way of understanding, in the assembly of the dead he will rest.
迷離通達道路的, 必住在陰魂的會中.

21:17 A man of want is he who loves pleasure; he who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
愛宴樂的, 必致窮乏; 好酒, 愛膏油的, 必不富足.

21:18 A ransom for the righteous is the wicked, and the faithless instead of the upright.
惡人作了義人的贖價; 奸詐人代替正直人.

21:19 Better to live in a land of wilderness than with a wife of quarrels and provocation.
寧可住在曠野, 不與爭吵使氣的婦人同住.

21:20 Precious treasure and oil are in the house of the wise, but the foolish person will devour them.
智慧人家中積蓄寶物膏油; 愚昧人隨得來隨吞下.

21:21 He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.
追求公義仁慈的, 就尋得生命,公義, 和尊榮.

21:22 To a city of warriors, the wise ascends, and he will bring down the stronghold—its object of trust.
智慧人爬上勇士的城牆, 傾覆他所倚靠的堅壘.

21:23 He who guards his mouth and his tongue, he guards his life from danger.
謹守口與舌的, 就保守自己免受災難.

21:24 The proud, haughty one: “scoffer” is his name; he acts with arrogance of pride.
心驕氣傲的人名叫褻慢; 他行事狂妄, 都出於驕傲.

21:25 The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
懶惰人的心願將他殺害, 因為他手不肯做工.

21:26 All day he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.
有終日貪得無饜的; 義人施捨而不吝惜.

21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it in divisiveness!
惡人的祭物是可憎的; 何況他存惡意來獻呢?

21:28 A false witness will perish, but a man who listens will testify with success.
作假見證的必滅亡; 惟有聽真情而言的, 其言長存.

21:29 A wicked man is strong in his countenance, but the upright will appoint his paths.
惡人臉無羞恥; 正直人行事堅定.

21:30 There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel to oppose Yahweh.
沒有人能以智慧,聰明,謀略敵擋耶和華.

21:31 A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but to Yahweh belongs the victory.
馬是為打仗之日預備的; 得勝乃在乎耶和華.

Proverbs - Chapter 22

22:1 A reputation is to be chosen rather than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
美名勝過大財; 恩寵強如金銀.

22:2 Rich and poor have much in common; Yahweh is the maker of all of them.
富戶窮人在世相遇, 都為耶和華所造.

22:3 The clever sees danger and hides, but the simple go on and suffer.
通達人見禍藏躲; 愚蒙人前往受害.

22:4 The reward of humility is the fear of Yahweh— wealth and honor and life.
敬畏耶和華心存謙卑, 就得富有,尊榮,生命為賞賜.

22:5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep away from them.
乖僻人的路上有荊棘和網羅; 保守自己生命的, 必要遠離.

22:6 Train the child concerning his way; even when he is old, he will not stray from it.
教養孩童, 使他走當行的道, 就是到老他也不偏離.

22:7 The rich will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of the lender.
富戶管轄窮人; 欠債的是債主的僕人.

22:8 He who sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his anger will fail.
撒罪孽的, 必收災禍; 他逞怒的杖也必廢掉.

22:9 He who is generous will be blessed, for he gives to the poor from his own bread.
眼目慈善的, 就必蒙福, 因他將食物分給窮人.

22:10 Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out; quarrel and abuse will cease.
趕出褻慢人, 爭端就消除; 紛爭和羞辱也必止息.

22:11 He who loves purity of heart and hasgracious speech, his friend is the king.
喜愛清心的人因他嘴上的恩言, 王必與他為友.

22:12 The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, but he will overthrow the words of the faithless.
耶和華的眼目眷顧聰明人, 卻傾敗奸詐人的言語.

22:13 A lazy person says “A lion in the street! In the middle of the highway, I shall be killed!”
懶惰人說: 外頭有獅子; 我在街上就必被殺.

22:14 A deep pit is the mouth of an adulteress, he with whom Yahweh is angry will fall there.
淫婦的口為深坑; 耶和華所憎惡的, 必陷在其中.

22:15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy; the rod of discipline will drive it from him.
愚蒙迷住孩童的心, 用管教的杖可以遠遠趕除.

22:16 He who oppresses the poor in order to enrich himself, or gives to the rich, will come to poverty.
欺壓貧窮為要利己的, 並送禮與富戶的, 都必缺乏.

22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise; you shall apply your heart to my teaching.
你須側耳聽受智慧人的言語, 留心領會我的知識.

22:18 For it is pleasant if you guard them within you; together they will be ready upon your lips.
你若心中存記, 嘴上咬定, 這便為美.

22:19 In order for your trust to be in Yahweh, I have made them known to you today—even you.
我今日以此特特指教你, 為要使你倚靠耶和華.

22:20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings with admonitions and knowledge?
謀略和知識的美事, 我豈沒有寫給你嗎?

22:21 In order to show you what is right—sayings of truth— in order to return a true saying to him who sent you.
要使你知道真言的實理, 你好將真言回覆那打發你來的人.

22:22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
貧窮人, 你不可因他貧窮就搶奪他的物, 也不可在城門口欺壓困苦人;

22:23 For Yahweh will plead their case and despoil those who despoil them of life.
因耶和華必為他辨屈; 搶奪他的, 耶和華必奪取那人的命.

22:24 Do not befriend an owner of anger, and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;
好生氣的人, 不可與他結交; 暴怒的人, 不可與他來往;

22:25 lest you learn his way and become entangled in a snare to yourself.
恐怕你效法他的行為, 自己就陷在網羅裡.

22:26 Do not be with those who give a pledge by becoming surety.
不要與人擊掌, 不要為欠債的作保.

22:27 If there is nothing for you to pay, why will he take your bed from under you?
你若沒有甚麼償還, 何必使人奪去你睡臥的床呢?

22:28 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker which your ancestors made.
你先祖所立的地界, 你不可挪移.

22:29 A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see: before kings, he will serve; he will not serve before the commoners.
你看見辦事殷勤的人嗎? 他必站在君王面前, 必不站在下賤人面前.

Proverbs - Chapter 23

23:1 When you sit to eat with a ruler, you shall surely observe what is before you,
你若與官長坐席, 要留意在你面前的是誰.

23:2 and you shall put a knife to your throat if you have a big appetite.
你若是貪食的, 就當拿刀放在喉嚨上.

23:3 Do not desire his delicacies, for it is food of deception.
不可貪戀他的美食, 因為是哄人的食物.

23:4 Do not tire in order to become rich; out of your understanding, may you desist.
不要勞碌求富, 休仗自己的聰明.

23:5 Your eyes will alight on it, but there is nothing to it, for suddenly it will make for itself wings like an eagle and it will be exhausted in the heavens.
你豈要定睛在虛無的錢財上嗎? 因錢財必長翅膀, 如鷹向天飛去.

23:6 Do not eat the bread of the stingy, and do not desire his delicacies.
不要吃惡眼人的飯, 也不要貪他的美味;

23:7 For, like hair in his throat, so it is. “Eat and drink!” he will say to you, but his heart will not be with you.
因為他心怎樣思量, 他為人就是怎樣. 他雖對你說, 請吃, 請喝, 他的心卻與你相背.

23:8 Your morsel you have eaten, you will vomit it up, and you will waste your pleasant words.
你所吃的那點食物必吐出來; 你所說的甘美言語也必落空.

23:9 In the ears of a fool do not speak, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
你不要說話給愚昧人聽, 因他必藐視你智慧的言語.

23:10 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker, and on the fields of orphans do not encroach;
不可挪移古時的地界, 也不可侵入孤兒的田地;

23:11 For their redeemer is strong, he himself will plead their cause against you.
因他們的救贖主大有能力, 他必向你為他們辨屈.

23:12 Apply your heart to instruction, and your ear to sayings of knowledge.
你要留心領受訓誨, 側耳聽從知識的言語.

23:13 Do not withhold discipline from a child, if you will beat him with the rod, he will not die.
不可不管教孩童; 你用杖打他, 他必不至於死.

23:14 As for you, with the rod you shall beat him, and his life you will save from Sheol.
你要用杖打他, 就可以救他的靈魂免下陰間.

23:15 My child, if your heart is wise, my heart will be glad—even me!
我兒, 你心若存智慧, 我的心也甚歡喜.

23:16 And my insides will rejoice when your lips speak what is upright.
你的嘴若說正直話, 我的心腸也必快樂.

23:17 May your heart not envy the sinners, but live in fear of Yahweh all day.
你心中不要嫉妒罪人, 只要終日敬畏耶和華;

23:18 Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
因為至終必有善報, 你的指望也不致斷絕.

23:19 You, my child, hear and be wise, and direct your heart on the road.
我兒, 你當聽, 當存智慧, 好在正道上引導你的心.

23:20 Do not be among drinkers of wine, among gluttonous eaters of their meat.
好飲酒的, 好吃肉的, 不要與他們來往;

23:21 For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor, and with rags, drowsiness will clothe them.
因為好酒貪食的, 必致貧窮; 好睡覺的, 必穿破爛衣服.

23:22 Listen to your father—he who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
你要聽從生你的父親; 你母親老了, 也不可藐視她.

23:23 Buy truth and do not sell it, wisdom and instruction and understanding.
你當買真理; 就是智慧,訓誨, 和聰明也都不可賣.

23:24 The father of the righteous will surely rejoice; he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.
義人的父親必大得快樂; 人生智慧的兒子, 必因他歡喜.

23:25 May your father and your mother be glad, and may she who bore you rejoice.
你要使父母歡喜, 使生你的快樂.

23:26 My child, may you give your heart to me, and may your eyes delight in my ways.
我兒, 要將你的心歸我; 你的眼目也要喜悅我的道路.

23:27 For a deep pit is a prostitute, and a narrow well is an adulteress.
妓女是深坑; 外女是窄阱.

23:28 She is also like a robber lying in wait, and the faithless among mankind she increases.
她埋伏好像強盜; 她使人中多有奸詐的.

23:29 To whom is woe? To whom is sorrow? To whom are quarrels? To whom is complaint? To whom are wounds without cause? To whom is redness of the eyes?
誰有禍患? 誰有憂愁? 誰有爭鬥? 誰有哀歎(或譯: 怨言)? 誰無故受傷? 誰眼目紅赤?

23:30 To those who linger over wine, to those who come to try mixed wine.
就是那流連飲酒,常去尋找調和酒的人.

23:31 Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles on the cup, going down smoothly.
酒發紅, 在杯中閃爍, 你不可觀看, 雖然下咽舒暢, 終久是咬你如蛇, 刺你如毒蛇.

23:32 In the end, it will bite like a serpent, and it will sting like an adder.
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23:33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will speak perverse things.
你眼必看見異怪的事(或譯: 淫婦); 你心必發出乖謬的話.

23:34 And you will be like him who lies down in the heart of the sea, and like him who lies down on top of a mast.
你必像躺在海中, 或像臥在桅杆上.

23:35 “They struck me; I was not hurt. They beat me; I did not know it. When I will awake, I will continue; I will seek it again.”
你必說: 人打我, 我卻未受傷; 人鞭打我, 我竟不覺得. 我幾時清醒, 我仍去尋酒.

Proverbs - Chapter 24

24:1 Do not envy men of evil, and do not desire to be with them.
你不要嫉妒惡人, 也不要起意與他們相處;

24:2 For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief.
因為, 他們的心圖謀強暴, 他們的口談論奸惡.

24:3 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established.
房屋因智慧建造, 又因聰明立穩;

24:4 And by knowledge, rooms are filled with all riches, precious and pleasant.
其中因知識充滿各樣美好寶貴的財物.

24:5 The warrior of wisdom is in strength, and a man of knowledge is strong in power.
智慧人大有能力; 有知識的人力上加力.

24:6 For with wise guidance you shall make war for yourself, and victory is in an abundance of counsel.
你去打仗, 要憑智謀; 謀士眾多, 人便得勝.

24:7 Wisdom is too high for fools; at the gate he will not open his mouth.
智慧極高, 非愚昧人所能及, 所以在城門內不敢開口.

24:8 He who plans to do evil for himself, they will call him “master of mischief.”
設計作惡的, 必稱為奸人.

24:9 Devising folly is a sin, and an abomination to humankind is a scoffer.
愚妄人的思念乃是罪惡; 褻慢者為人所憎惡.

24:10 If you faint on the day of adversity, little is your strength.
你在患難之日若膽怯, 你的力量就微小.

24:11 Rescue those who are led away to the death and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,
人被拉到死地, 你要解救; 人將被殺, 你須攔阻.

24:12 if you say, “Look, we do not know this,” does not he who weighs hearts perceive it? And he who keeps your soul, he knows and will repay humankind according to his deeds.
你若說: 這事我未曾知道, 那衡量人心的豈不明白嗎? 保守你命的豈不知道嗎? 他豈不按各人所行的報應各人嗎?

24:13 My child, eat honey, for it is good, and the dripping of the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
我兒, 你要吃蜜, 因為是好的; 吃蜂房下滴的蜜便覺甘甜.

24:14 Thus know wisdom for the sake of your soul, if you find it, then there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
你心得了智慧, 也必覺得如此. 你若找著, 至終必有善報; 你的指望也不致斷絕.

24:15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do not do violence to his dwelling place.
你這惡人, 不要埋伏攻擊義人的家; 不要毀壞他安居之所.

24:16 For seven times the righteous will fall, but he will rise, but the wicked will be overthrown by calamity.
因為, 義人雖七次跌倒, 仍必興起; 惡人卻被禍患傾倒.

24:17 While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice; when he trips himself, may your heart not be glad
你仇敵跌倒, 你不要歡喜; 他傾倒, 你心不要快樂;

24:18 lest Yahweh see and it be evil in his eyes, and turn his anger away from him.
恐怕耶和華看見就不喜悅, 將怒氣從仇敵身上轉過來.

24:19 Do not fret because of the evildoers; do not envy the wicked.
不要為作惡的心懷不平, 也不要嫉妒惡人;

24:20 For there will not be a future for the evil; the lamp of the wicked will die out.
因為, 惡人終不得善報; 惡人的燈也必熄滅.

24:21 Fear Yahweh, my son, and the king; with those who change, do not associate.
我兒, 你要敬畏耶和華與君王, 不要與反覆無常的人結交,

24:22 For suddenly their disaster will come, and the ruin of both of them, who knows?
因為他們的災難必忽然而起. 耶和華與君王所施行的毀滅, 誰能知道呢?

24:23 These sayings are also for the wise: Partiality in judgment is not good.
以下也是智慧人的箴言: 審判時看人情面是不好的.

24:24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are righteous,” the people will curse him; the nations will abhor him.
對惡人說“你是義人”的, 這人萬民必咒詛, 列邦必憎惡.

24:25 But they who rebuke will have delight, and upon them blessings of goodness will come.
責備惡人的, 必得喜悅; 美好的福也必臨到他.

24:26 He will kiss the lips, he who gives an honest answer.
應對正直的, 猶如與人親嘴.

24:27 Prepare your work in the street and get it ready for yourself in the field; afterward, then you shall build your house.
你要在外頭預備工料, 在田間辦理整齊, 然後建造房屋.

24:28 Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor nor deceive with your lips.
不可無故作見證陷害鄰舍, 也不可用嘴欺騙人.

24:29 Do not say, “Just as he has done to me, so shall I do to him; I will pay back the man according to his deed.”
不可說: 人怎樣待我, 我也怎樣待他; 我必照他所行的報復他.

24:30 I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking sense;
我經過懶惰人的田地,無知人的葡萄園,

24:31 and behold, it was overgrown—all of it was covered with thorns, its surface with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
荊棘長滿了地皮, 刺草遮蓋了田面, 石牆也坍塌了.

24:32 Then I myself saw and my heart considered; I looked, and I took hold of instruction:
我看見就留心思想; 我看著就領了訓誨.

24:33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest,
再睡片時, 打盹片時, 抱著手躺臥片時,

24:34 and your poverty will come running, and your lack like an armed warrior.
你的貧窮就必如強盜速來, 你的缺乏彷彿拿兵器的人來到.

Proverbs - Chapter 25

25:1 These are also proverbs of Solomon which officials of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:
以下也是所羅門的箴言, 是猶大王希西家的人所謄錄的.

25:2 The glory of God conceals things, but the glory of kings searches out things.
將事隱祕乃神的榮耀; 將事察清乃君王的榮耀.

25:3 As heaven is to height and the earth is to depth, so is the heart of kings—there is no searching.
天之高, 地之厚, 君王之心也測不透.

25:4 Remove the dross from silver, and it will become a vessel for the smith.
除去銀子的渣滓就有銀子出來, 銀匠能以做器皿.

25:5 Remove the wicked before a king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
除去王面前的惡人, 國位就靠公義堅立.

25:6 Do not promote yourself before the king, and in the place of the great ones do not stand.
不要在王面前妄自尊大; 不要在大人的位上站立.

25:7 For it is better that he say to you, “Ascend here,” than he humble you before a noble. What your eyes have seen,
寧可有人說: 請你上來, 強如在你覲見的王子面前叫你退下.

25:8 do not hastily bring out to court, for what will you do at its end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?
不要冒失出去與人爭競, 免得至終被他羞辱, 你就不知道怎樣行了.

25:9 Argue your argument with your neighbor himself, the secret of another do not disclose,
你與鄰舍爭訟, 要與他一人辯論, 不可洩漏人的密事,

25:10 lest he who hears shame you and your ill repute will not end.
恐怕聽見的人罵你, 你的臭名就難以脫離.

25:11 Apples of gold in a setting of silver is a matter spoken at its proper time.
一句話說得合宜, 就如金蘋果在銀網子裡.

25:12 A ring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a rebuke of the wise to the ear of a listener.
智慧人的勸戒, 在順從的人耳中, 好像金耳環和精金的妝飾.

25:13 Like the cold of snow on a day of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him, and the soul of his master is refreshed.
忠信的使者叫差他的人心裡舒暢, 就如在收割時有冰雪的涼氣.

25:14 Like clouds and wind when there is no rain, so too is a man who boasts in a gift of deception.
空誇贈送禮物的, 好像無雨的風雲.

25:15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
恆常忍耐可以勸動君王; 柔和的舌頭能折斷骨頭.

25:16 If you find honey, eat what is sufficient for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it out.
你得了蜜嗎? 只可吃夠而已, 恐怕你過飽就嘔吐出來.

25:17 Make your foot scarce in the house of your neighbor, lest he become weary of you and hate you.
你的腳要少進鄰舍的家, 恐怕他厭煩你, 恨惡你.

25:18 Like a club and sword and a sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
作假見證陷害鄰舍的, 就是大槌, 是利刀, 是快箭.

25:19 A bad tooth and a lame foot is the trust of a faithless person in a time of trouble.
患難時倚靠不忠誠的人, 好像破壞的牙, 錯骨縫的腳.

25:20 Like one who removes a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on natron, is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
對傷心的人唱歌, 就如冷天脫衣服, 又如鹼上倒醋.

25:21 If your enemy is hungry, feed him bread, and if thirsty, let him drink water.
你的仇敵若餓了, 就給他飯吃; 若渴了, 就給他水喝;

25:22 For coals of fire you will heap upon his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
因為, 你這樣行就是把炭火堆在他的頭上; 耶和華也必賞賜你.

25:23 The wind of the north produces rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry faces.
北風生雨, 讒謗人的舌頭也生怒容.

25:24 Better to live upon the corner of a roof than with a woman of contention and in a shared house.
寧可住在房頂的角上, 不在寬闊的房屋與爭吵的婦人同住.

25:25 Like cold water upon a weary soul, so too is good news from a distant place.
有好消息從遠方來, 就如拿涼水給口渴的人喝.

25:26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is the righteous who gives way before the wicked.
義人在惡人面前退縮, 好像逿渾之泉, 弄濁之井.

25:27 To eat much honey is not good, nor is seeking one’s honor honorable.
吃蜜過多是不好的; 考究自己的榮耀也是可厭的.

25:28 A breached city where there is no wall is like a man who has no self-control for his spirit.
人不制伏自己的心, 好像毀壞的城邑沒有牆垣.

Proverbs - Chapter 26

26:1 Like snow in the summer and like rain at the harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
夏天落雪, 收割時下雨, 都不相宜; 愚昧人得尊榮也是如此.

26:2 Like the sparrow is to fluttering and like the swallow is to flying, so an undeserved curse does not go forth.
麻雀往來, 燕子翻飛; 這樣, 無故的咒詛也必不臨到.

26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.
鞭子是為打馬, 轡頭是為勒驢; 刑杖是為打愚昧人的背.

26:4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly lest you become like him—even you.
不要照愚昧人的愚妄話回答他, 恐怕你與他一樣.

26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or else he will be wise in his own eyes.
要照愚昧人的愚妄話回答他, 免得他自以為有智慧.

26:6 Like cutting off feet or drinking violence, so is he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.
藉愚昧人手寄信的, 是砍斷自己的腳, 自受(原文是: 喝)損害.

26:7 Like legs that hang limp from a lame person, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
瘸子的腳空存無用; 箴言在愚昧人的口中也是如此.

26:8 Like binding a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
將尊榮給愚昧人的, 好像人把石子包在機弦裡.

26:9 Like a thorn that goes up in the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
箴言在愚昧人的口中, 好像荊棘刺入醉漢的手.

26:10 Like an archer who wounds everyone, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires passersby.
雇愚昧人的, 與雇過路人的, 就像射傷眾人的弓箭手.

26:11 Like a dog returning to his vomit is a fool reverting to his folly.
愚昧人行愚妄事, 行了又行, 就如狗轉過來吃牠所吐的.

26:12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
你見自以為有智慧的人嗎? 愚昧人比他更有指望.

26:13 A lazy person says “A lion is in the road! A lion among the streets!”
懶惰人說: 道上有猛獅, 街上有壯獅.

26:14 The door turns on its hinge, and a lazy person on his bed.
門在樞紐轉動, 懶惰人在床上也是如此.

26:15 A lazy person buries his hands in the dish; he is too tired to return it to his mouth.
懶惰人放手在盤子裡, 就是向口撤回也以為勞乏.

26:16 A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.
懶惰人看自己比七個善於應對的人更有智慧.

26:17 Grabbing onto the ears of a dog passing by is one who meddles in a quarrel that is not his own.
過路被事激動, 管理不干己的爭競, 好像人揪住狗耳.

26:18 Like a maniac who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,
人欺凌鄰舍, 卻說: 我豈不是戲耍嗎? 他就像瘋狂的人拋擲火把,利箭, 與殺人的兵器(原文是死亡).

26:19 so is a man who deceives his neighbor, but says “Am I not joking?”
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26:20 For lack of wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.
火缺了柴就必熄滅; 無人傳舌, 爭競便止息.

26:21 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood is to fire, so a man of quarrels is to kindling strife.
好爭競的人煽惑爭端, 就如餘火加炭, 火上加柴一樣.

26:22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels, and they go down to the inner parts of the body.
傳舌人的言語, 如同美食, 深入人的心腹.

26:23 Like impure silver which overlays an earthen vessel, so are smooth lips and an evil heart.
火熱的嘴, 奸惡的心, 好像銀渣包的瓦器.

26:24 On his lips, an enemy will pretend, but inside he will harbor deceit.
怨恨人的, 用嘴粉飾, 心裡卻藏著詭詐;

26:25 When he makes his voice gracious, do not believe him, for seven abominations are in his heart.
他用甜言蜜語, 你不可信他, 因為他心中有七樣可憎惡的.

26:26 Though hatred is covered with guile, its evil will be exposed in the assembly.
他雖用詭詐遮掩自己的怨恨, 他的邪惡必在會中顯露.

26:27 He who digs a pit, in it he will fall, and he who rolls a stone, on him it will come back.
挖陷坑的, 自己必掉在其中; 滾石頭的, 石頭必反滾在他身上.

26:28 A tongue of deceit hates its victim, and a flattering mouth makes ruin.
虛謊的舌恨他所壓傷的人; 諂媚的口敗壞人的事.

Proverbs - Chapter 27

27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what the day will bring.
不要為明日自誇, 因為一日要生何事, 你尚且不能知道.

27:2 May another praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips.
要別人誇獎你, 不可用口自誇; 等外人稱讚你, 不可用嘴自稱.

27:3 Heavy is a stone and weighty is sand, but the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
石頭重, 沙土沉, 愚妄人的惱怒比這兩樣更重.

27:4 Cruel is wrath and overwhelming is anger, but who will stand before jealousy?
忿怒為殘忍, 怒氣為狂瀾, 惟有嫉妒, 誰能敵得住呢?

27:5 Better a rebuke that is open than a love that is hidden.
當面的責備強如背地的愛情.

27:6 The wounds of a friend mean well, but the kisses of an enemy are profane.
朋友加的傷痕出於忠誠; 仇敵連連親嘴卻是多餘.

27:7 An appetite that is sated spurns honey, but to an appetite that is ravenous, all bitterness is sweet.
人吃飽了, 厭惡蜂房的蜜; 人飢餓了, 一切苦物都覺甘甜.

27:8 Like a bird that strays from its nest, so is a man who strays from his place.
人離本處飄流, 好像雀鳥離窩遊飛.

27:9 Perfume and incense will gladden a heart, and the pleasantness of one’s friend is personal advice.
膏油與香料使人心喜悅; 朋友誠實的勸教也是如此甘美.

27:10 As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake them, and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity. Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.
你的朋友和父親的朋友, 你都不可離棄. 你遭難的日子, 不要上弟兄的家去; 相近的鄰舍強如遠方的弟兄.

27:11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad, and I will answer him who reproaches me with a word.
我兒, 你要作智慧人, 好叫我的心歡喜, 使我可以回答那譏誚我的人.

27:12 When the clever sees danger, he hides; the simple go on and suffer.
通達人見禍藏躲; 愚蒙人前往受害.

27:13 Take his garment, for he gives surety to a stranger, and to an adulteress—so take his pledge.
誰為生人作保, 就拿誰的衣服; 誰為外女作保, 誰就承當.

27:14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, a curse will be reckoned to him.
清晨起來, 大聲給朋友祝福的, 就算是咒詛他.

27:15 Dripping constantly on a day of heavy rain and a woman of contention are alike.
大雨之日連連滴漏, 和爭吵的婦人一樣;

27:16 In restraining her, he restrains wind, and his right hand will grasp oil.
想攔阻她的, 便是攔阻風, 也是右手抓油.

27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
鐵磨鐵, 磨出刃來; 朋友相感(原文是磨朋友的臉)也是如此.

27:18 He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.
看守無花果樹的, 必吃樹上的果子; 敬奉主人的, 必得尊榮.

27:19 As the waters reflect face to face, so the heart of a person reflects the person.
水中照臉, 彼此相符; 人與人, 心也相對.

27:20 Sheol and Abaddon will not be satisfied, and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied either.
陰間和滅亡永不滿足; 人的眼目也是如此.

27:21 A crucible is for the silver, and a furnace for the gold, but a man is tested by the mouth of him who praises him.
鼎為煉銀, 爐為煉金, 人的稱讚也試煉人.

27:22 If you crush a fool in the mortar with the pestle along with the crushed grain, it will not drive folly from upon him.
你雖用杵將愚妄人與打碎的麥子一同搗在臼中, 他的愚妄還是離不了他.

27:23 You will surely know the condition of your flock; your heart attends to the herds.
你要詳細知道你羊群的景況, 留心料理你的牛群;

27:24 For riches are not forever, nor a crown for generation after generation.
因為資財不能永有, 冠冕豈能存到萬代?

27:25 When the grass is gone, then green growth will appear, and the herbs of the mountains will be gathered.
乾草割去, 嫩草發現, 山上的菜蔬也被收斂.

27:26 Lambs will be your clothing, and goats the price of the field.
羊羔之毛是為你作衣服; 山羊是為作田地的價值,

27:27 And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household and the nourishment of your maidservants.
並有母山羊奶夠你吃, 也夠你的家眷吃, 且夠養你的婢女.

Proverbs - Chapter 28

28:1 The wicked flee, but no one pursues, but the righteous is bold like a lion.
惡人雖無人追趕也逃跑; 義人卻膽壯像獅子.

28:2 By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase, but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last.
邦國因有罪過, 君王就多更換; 因有聰明知識的人, 國必長存.

28:3 A man who is poor and oppresses the impoverished is a beating rain that leaves no food.
窮人欺壓貧民, 好像暴雨沖沒糧食.

28:4 Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked, but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.
違棄律法的, 誇獎惡人; 遵守律法的, 卻與惡人相爭.

28:5 Men of evil do not understand justice, but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.
壞人不明白公義; 惟有尋求耶和華的, 無不明白.

28:6 Better to be poor and walking in one’s integrity than to be crooked of ways when one is rich.
行為純正的窮乏人勝過行事乖僻的富足人.

28:7 He who keeps instruction is a child of understanding, but the companion of gluttons will shame his father.
謹守律法的, 是智慧之子; 與貪食人作伴的, 卻羞辱其父.

28:8 He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
人以厚利加增財物, 是給那憐憫窮人者積蓄的.

28:9 He who turns his ear from listening to instruction, even his prayer is an abomination.
轉耳不聽律法的, 他的祈禱也為可憎.

28:10 He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil, into his pits he will fall. But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.
誘惑正直人行惡道的, 必掉在自己的坑裡; 惟有完全人必承受福分.

28:11 A man of wealth is wise in his own eyes, but the intelligent poor sees through him.
富足人自以為有智慧, 但聰明的貧窮人能將他查透.

28:12 When the righteous triumphs, great is the glory, but with the rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.
義人得志, 有大榮耀; 惡人興起, 人就躲藏.

28:13 He who conceals his transgression will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.
遮掩自己罪過的, 必不亨通; 承認離棄罪過的, 必蒙憐恤.

28:14 Happy is the person who fears continuously, but he who is stubborn of heart, will fall into calamity.
常存敬畏的, 便為有福; 心存剛硬的, 必陷在禍患裡.

28:15 Like a roaring lion and a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
暴虐的君王轄制貧民, 好像吼叫的獅子,覓食的熊.

28:16 A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but those who hate unjust gain will have long days.
無知的君多行暴虐; 以貪財為可恨的, 必年長日久.

28:17 A person who is burdened with the blood of another, until death he will flee; do not take hold of him.
背負流人血之罪的, 必往坑裡奔跑, 誰也不可攔阻他.

28:18 He who walks in integrity will be safe, but he who takes crooked paths will fall in one.
行動正直的, 必蒙拯救; 行事彎曲的, 立時跌倒.

28:19 He who tills his ground will have plenty bread, but he who follows fantasies will have plenty of poverty.
耕種自己田地的, 必得飽食; 追隨虛浮的, 足受窮乏.

28:20 A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
誠實人必多得福; 想要急速發財的, 不免受罰.

28:21 Showing partiality is not good, and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
看人的情面乃為不好; 人因一塊餅枉法也為不好.

28:22 He who hurries for wealth is a man with an evil eye, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.
人有惡眼想要急速發財, 卻不知窮乏必臨到他身.

28:23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.
責備人的, 後來蒙人喜悅, 多於那用舌頭諂媚人的.

28:24 He who robs his father and his mother and says, “There is no crime,” is partner to a man who corrupts.
偷竊父母的, 說: 這不是罪, 此人就是與強盜同類.

28:25 The greedy person will stir up strife, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.
心中貪婪的, 挑起爭端; 倚靠耶和華的, 必得豐裕.

28:26 He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be saved.
心中自是的, 便是愚昧人; 憑智慧行事的, 必蒙拯救.

28:27 For he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking, but for he who turns his eyes, there are many curses.
賙濟貧窮的, 不致缺乏; 佯為不見的, 必多受咒詛.

28:28 With the rising of the wicked, humankind will be hidden, and with their perishing, the righteous will multiply.
惡人興起, 人就躲藏; 惡人敗亡, 義人增多.

Proverbs - Chapter 29

29:1 A man who is reproved, being stubborn of neck— suddenly he will be broken, and there will not be healing.
人屢次受責罰, 仍然硬著頸項; 他必頃刻敗壞, 無法可治.

29:2 When the righteous are numerous, the people will rejoice, but when the wicked are ruling, people will groan.
義人增多, 民就喜樂; 惡人掌權, 民就歎息.

29:3 A man who loves wisdom will make his parents glad, but the friend of prostitutes will squander his wealth.
愛慕智慧的, 使父親喜樂; 與妓女結交的, 卻浪費錢財.

29:4 By justice a king gives stability to a land, but a man of bribes will ruin it.
王藉公平, 使國堅定; 索要賄賂, 使國傾敗.

29:5 A strong man who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.
諂媚鄰舍的, 就是設網羅絆他的腳.

29:6 In transgression, an evil man is a snare, but the righteous will sing and rejoice.
惡人犯罪, 自陷網羅; 惟獨義人歡呼喜樂.

29:7 The righteous knows the case of the poor, but the wicked does not understand knowledge.
義人知道查明窮人的案; 惡人沒有聰明, 就不得而知.

29:8 Men of scoffing set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.
褻慢人煽惑通城; 智慧人止息眾怒.

29:9 If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, then there is rankling and ridicule, but there is no relief.
智慧人與愚妄人相爭, 或怒或笑, 總不能使他止息.

29:10 Men of blood hate the blameless, and they seek the life of the upright.
好流人血的, 恨惡完全人, 索取正直人的性命.

29:11 A fool gives all his breath, but the wise holds back in quiet.
愚妄人怒氣全發; 智慧人忍氣含怒.

29:12 A ruler listening to a word of falsehood, all his officials are wicked.
君王若聽謊言, 他一切臣僕都是奸惡.

29:13 The poor and a man of oppression have this in common: Yahweh gives light to the eyes of them both.
貧窮人,強暴人在世相遇; 他們的眼目都蒙耶和華光照.

29:14 A king who judges with truthfulness to the poor, his throne will be established forever.
君王憑誠實判斷窮人; 他的國位必永遠堅立.

29:15 As for a rod and reproof, they will give wisdom, but a neglected child is disgraced by his mother.
杖打和責備能加增智慧; 放縱的兒子使母親羞愧.

29:16 With the increase of the wicked, transgression will increase, but the righteous will look on his downfall.
惡人加多, 過犯也加多, 義人必看見他們跌倒.

29:17 Discipline your children, and they will give you rest, and they will give delight to your soul.
管教你的兒子, 他就使你得安息, 也必使你心裡喜樂.

29:18 When there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint, but as for he who guards instruction, happiness is his.
沒有異象(或譯: 默示), 民就放肆; 惟遵守律法的, 便為有福.

29:19 By words, a servant is not disciplined, for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.
只用言語, 僕人不肯受管教; 他雖然明白, 也不留意.

29:20 You see a man who is hasty in his words: there is more hope for a fool than him.
你見言語急躁的人嗎? 愚昧人比他更有指望.

29:21 He who pampers his servant from childhood, arrogance will be his end.
人將僕人從小嬌養, 這僕人終久必成了他的兒子.

29:22 A man of anger will stir strife, and the owner of anger, much transgression.
好氣的人挑啟爭端; 暴怒的人多多犯罪.

29:23 The pride of a person will bring him humiliation, and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.
人的高傲必使他卑下; 心裡謙遜的, 必得尊榮.

29:24 Being a partner with a thief is hating one’s life; a curse he will hear, but not disclose.
人與盜賊分贓, 是恨惡自己的性命; 他聽見叫人發誓的聲音, 卻不言語.

29:25 The fear of a person will lay a snare, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be secure.
懼怕人的, 陷入網羅; 惟有倚靠耶和華的, 必得安穩.

29:26 Many are those who seek the favor of a ruler, but from Yahweh one obtains justice.
求王恩的人多; 定人事乃在耶和華.

29:27 A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous, but the upright is an abomination to the wicked.
為非作歹的, 被義人憎嫌; 行事正直的, 被惡人憎惡.

Proverbs - Chapter 30

30:1 The words of Agur, son of Yakeh, the oracle. Thus says the man to Ithiel, to Ithiel, and Ucal:
雅基的兒子亞古珥的言語就是真言. 這人對以鐵和烏甲說:

30:2 Certainly I am more stupid than a man, and the understanding of humankind is not for me.
我比眾人更蠢笨, 也沒有人的聰明.

30:3 And I have not learned wisdom, nor will I know knowledge of the Holy One.
我沒有學好智慧, 也不認識至聖者.

30:4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of his hand? Who has wrapped water in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name and what is the name of his child? For surely you know.
誰升天又降下來? 誰聚風在掌握中? 誰包水在衣服裡? 誰立定地的四極? 他名叫甚麼? 他兒子名叫甚麼? 你知道嗎?

30:5 Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield for him who takes refuge in him.
神的言語句句都是煉淨的; 投靠他的, 他便作他們的盾牌.

30:6 Do not add to his words lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
他的言語, 你不可加添, 恐怕他責備你, 你就顯為說謊言的.

30:7 Two things I ask from you; do not deny me before I die:
我求你兩件事, 在我未死之先, 不要不賜給我:

30:8 Keep falsehood and a lying word far from me; do not give me poverty or wealth; provide me with food only for my need.
求你使虛假和謊言遠離我; 使我也不貧窮也不富足; 賜給我需用的飲食,

30:9 Or else I will be satisfied and will deny him and say “Who is Yahweh?” Or I will be poor and will steal and profane the name of my God.
恐怕我飽足不認你, 說: 耶和華是誰呢? 又恐怕我貧窮就偷竊, 以致褻瀆我神的名.

30:10 Do not slander a servant to his master, or else he will curse you and you will be guilty.
你不要向主人讒謗僕人, 恐怕他咒詛你, 你便算為有罪.

30:11 There is a generation that will curse its father, and its mother it will not bless.
有一宗人(宗: 原文是代; 下同), 咒詛父親, 不給母親祝福.

30:12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, but from its filthiness it will not be cleansed.
有一宗人, 自以為清潔, 卻沒有洗去自己的污穢.

30:13 There is a generation—how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids they will lift.
有一宗人, 眼目何其高傲, 眼皮也是高舉.

30:14 There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and its jawbones, knives, in order to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from humankind.
有一宗人, 牙如劍, 齒如刀, 要吞滅地上的困苦人和世間的窮乏人.

30:15 For the leech, there are two daughters; “Give, give!” they cry. As for three of these, they are not satisfied; as for four, they do not say enough.
螞蟥有兩個女兒, 常說: 給呀, 給呀! 有三樣不知足的, 連不說“夠的”共有四樣:

30:16 Sheol and barrenness of womb, the land is not satisfied with water, and fire does not say “enough!”
就是陰間和石胎, 浸水不足的地, 並火.

30:17 The eye that mocks a father and scorns the obedience of a mother— the ravens of the valley will peck it out, and the offspring of vultures will eat it.
戲笑父親,藐視而不聽從母親的, 他的眼睛必為谷中的烏鴉啄出來, 為鷹雛所吃.

30:18 Three of these are too wonderful for me, and four, I do not understand them:
我所測不透的奇妙有三樣, 連我所不知道的共有四樣:

30:19 the way of the eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a young woman.
就是鷹在空中飛的道; 蛇在磐石上爬的道; 船在海中行的道; 男與女交合的道.

30:20 This is the way of a woman committing adultery: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says “I have not done wrong.”
淫婦的道也是這樣: 她吃了, 把嘴一擦就說: 我沒有行惡.

30:21 Under three things the earth trembles, and under four, it is not able to bear up:
使地震動的有三樣, 連地擔不起的共有四樣:

30:22 under a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is satisfied with food;
就是僕人作王; 愚頑人吃飽;

30:23 under an unloved woman when she gets married, and a maid when she succeeds her mistress.
醜惡的女子出嫁; 婢女接續主母.

30:24 There are four small things on the earth, and they are exceedingly wise:
地上有四樣小物, 卻甚聰明:

30:25 The ants are a people who are not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;
螞蟻是無力之類, 卻在夏天預備糧食.

30:26 the badgers are a people who are not mighty, yet they set their house on the rock;
沙番是軟弱之類, 卻在磐石中造房.

30:27 there is no king for the locust, yet it marches in rank;
蝗蟲沒有君王, 卻分隊而出.

30:28 a lizard you can seize with hands, yet it is in palaces of kings.
守宮用爪抓牆, 卻住在王宮.

30:29 There are three things that are magnificent of stride, and four that are magnificent when moving:
步行威武的有三樣, 連行走威武的共有四樣:

30:30 a mighty lion among the beasts, but he will not turn back from any face;
就是獅子─乃百獸中最為猛烈,無所躲避的,

30:31 a strutting rooster or he-goat, and a king whose army is with him.
獵狗, 公山羊, 和無人能敵的君王.

30:32 If you have been foolish by exalting yourself, and if you have devised evil, put your hand to your mouth.
你若行事愚頑, 自高自傲, 或是懷了惡念, 就當用手摀口.

30:33 For pressing milk produces curd, and pressing the nose produces blood, so pressing anger produces strife.
搖牛奶必成奶油; 扭鼻子必出血. 照樣, 激動怒氣必起爭端.

Proverbs - Chapter 31

31:1 The words of Lemuel, the king—an oracle that his mother taught him:
利慕伊勒王的言語, 是他母親教訓他的真言.

31:2 What, my son? And what, my son in my womb? And what, son of my vows?
我的兒啊, 我腹中生的兒啊, 我許願得的兒啊! 我當怎樣教訓你呢?

31:3 Do not give your strength to the women, and your ways to destroy kings.
不要將你的精力給婦女; 也不要有敗壞君王的行為.

31:4 It is not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine is not for the kings, nor is strong drink for rulers.
利慕伊勒啊, 君王喝酒, 君王喝酒不相宜; 王子說濃酒在那裡也不相宜;

31:5 Or else he will drink and forget what has been decreed, and he will pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
恐怕喝了就忘記律例, 顛倒一切困苦人的是非.

31:6 Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress.
可以把濃酒給將亡的人喝, 把清酒給苦心的人喝,

31:7 He will drink and forget his poverty, and his misery he will not remember any more.
讓他喝了, 就忘記他的貧窮, 不再記念他的苦楚.

31:8 Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all the needy.
你當為啞巴(或譯: 不能自辯的)開口, 為一切孤獨的伸冤.

31:9 Open your mouth, judge righteousness, and defend the poor and needy.
你當開口按公義判斷, 為困苦和窮乏的辨屈.

31:10 A woman of excellence, who will find? For her worth is far more than precious jewels.
才德的婦人誰能得著呢? 她的價值遠勝過珍珠.

31:11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and gain he will not lack.
她丈夫心裡倚靠她, 必不缺少利益;

31:12 She does him good, but not harm all the days of her life.
她一生使丈夫有益無損.

31:13 She seeks wool and flax, and she works with the diligence of her hands.
她尋找羊羢和麻, 甘心用手做工.

31:14 She is like the ships of a merchant; from far off she brings her food;
她好像商船從遠方運糧來,

31:15 And she arises while it is still night, and gives food to her household, and tasks to her servant girls.
未到黎明她就起來, 把食物分給家中的人, 將當做的工分派婢女.

31:16 She considers a field and buys it, from the fruit of her hand she plants a vineyard.
她想得田地就買來; 用手所得之利栽種葡萄園.

31:17 She girds her waist in strength, and makes her arms strong.
她以能力束腰, 使膀臂有力.

31:18 She perceives that her merchandise is good; her lamp does not go out in the night.
她覺得所經營的有利; 她的燈終夜不滅.

31:19 Her hands she puts onto the distaff, and her palms hold a spindle.
她手拿撚線竿, 手把紡線車.

31:20 Her palm she opens to the poor, and her hand she reaches out to the needy.
她張手賙濟困苦人, 伸手幫補窮乏人.

31:21 She does not fear for her house when it snows, for her entire household is clothed in crimson.
她不因下雪為家裡的人擔心, 因為全家都穿著朱紅衣服.

31:22 She makes for herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
她為自己製作繡花毯子; 她的衣服是細麻和紫色布做的.

31:23 Her husband is known at the gates, in his seat among the elders of the land.
她丈夫在城門口與本地的長老同坐, 為眾人所認識.

31:24 Linen garments she makes and sells, and she supplies sashes for the merchants.
她做細麻布衣裳出賣, 又將腰帶賣與商家.

31:25 Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the future.
能力和威儀是她的衣服; 她想到日後的景況就喜笑.

31:26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and instruction of kindness is upon her tongue.
她開口就發智慧; 她舌上有仁慈的法則.

31:27 She looks after the ways of her household, and the bread of idleness she will not eat.
她觀察家務, 並不吃閒飯.

31:28 Her children rise and consider her happy, her husband also, and he praises her;
她的兒女起來稱她有福; 她的丈夫也稱讚她,

31:29 “Many daughters have done excellence, but you surpass all of them.”
說: 才德的女子很多, 惟獨你超過一切.

31:30 Charm is deceit and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh shall be praised.
艷麗是虛假的, 美容是虛浮的; 惟敬畏耶和華的婦女必得稱讚.

31:31 Give to her from the fruit of her hand, and may they praise her works in the city gates.
願她享受操作所得的; 願她的工作在城門口榮耀她.

Ecclesiastes (傳道書)

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 1

1:1 The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
在耶路撒冷作王,大衛的兒子,傳道者的言語.

1:2 “Vanity of vanities!” says the Teacher, “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!”
傳道者說: 虛空的虛空, 虛空的虛空, 凡事都是虛空.

1:3 What does a person gain in all his toil with which he toils under the sun?
人一切的勞碌, 就是他在日光之下的勞碌, 有甚麼益處呢?

1:4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth stands forever.
一代過去, 一代又來, 地卻永遠長存.

1:5 The sun rises, and the sun goes down; to its place it hurries, and there it rises again.
日頭出來, 日頭落下, 急歸所出之地.

1:6 The wind goes to the south and goes around to the north; around and around it goes, and on its circuit the wind returns.
風往南颳, 又向北轉, 不住地旋轉, 而且返回轉行原道.

1:7 All the streams flow to the sea, but the sea is never full; to the place where the streams flow, there they continue to flow.
江河都往海裡流, 海卻不滿; 江河從何處流, 仍歸還何處.

1:8 All things toil continuously; no one can ever finish describing this. The eye is never satisfied with seeing, and the ear is never filled with hearing.
萬事令人厭煩(或譯: 萬物滿有困乏), 人不能說盡. 眼看, 看不飽; 耳聽, 聽不足.

1:9 What has been—it is what will be; what has been done—it is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun.
已有的事後必再有; 已行的事後必再行. 日光之下並無新事.

1:10 There is a thing of which it is said, “Look at this! This is new!” But it already existed in ages past before us.
豈有一件事人能指著說這是新的? 哪知, 在我們以前的世代早已有了.

1:11 There is neither remembrance of former generations, nor will there be remembrance of future generations.
已過的世代, 無人記念; 將來的世代, 後來的人也不記念.

1:12 I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
我傳道者在耶路撒冷作過以色列的王.

1:13 I applied my mind to seek and to search by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. It is a grievous task God has given to humans.
我專心用智慧尋求,查究天下所做的一切事, 乃知神叫世人所經練的是極重的勞苦.

1:14 I saw all the works that are done under the sun. Look! Everything is vanity and chasing wind.
我見日光之下所做的一切事, 都是虛空, 都是捕風.

1:15 What is twisted cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
彎曲的, 不能變直; 缺少的, 不能足數.

1:16 I said to myself, “Look! I have become great and have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has preceded me over Jerusalem. I have acquired a great deal of wisdom and knowledge.”
我心裡議論說: 我得了大智慧, 勝過我以前在耶路撒冷的眾人, 而且我心中多經歷智慧和知識的事.

1:17 So I dedicated myself to learn about wisdom and to learn about delusion and folly. However, I discovered that this also is chasing wind.
我又專心察明智慧,狂妄, 和愚昧, 乃知這也是捕風.

1:18 For in much wisdom is much frustration, and whoever increases knowledge increases sorrow.
因為多有智慧, 就多有愁煩; 加增知識的, 就加增憂傷.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 2

2:1 I said to myself, “Come! I will test pleasure to see whether it is worthwhile.” But look, “This also is vanity!”
我心裡說: “來吧, 我以喜樂試試你, 你好享福! ”誰知, 這也是虛空.

2:2 I said of laughter, “It is folly!” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
我指嬉笑說: “這是狂妄. ”論喜樂說: “有何功效呢? ”

2:3 I also explored the effects of indulging my flesh with wine. My mind guiding me with wisdom, I investigated folly so that I might discover what is good under heaven for humans to do during the days of their lives.
我心裡察究, 如何用酒使我肉體舒暢, 我心卻仍以智慧引導我; 又如何持住愚昧, 等我看明世人, 在天下一生當行何事為美.

2:4 I accomplished great things. I built for myself houses; I planted for myself vineyards.
我為自己動大工程, 建造房屋, 栽種葡萄園,

2:5 I made for myself gardens and parks, and I planted all sorts of fruit trees in them.
修造園囿, 在其中栽種各樣果木樹;

2:6 I made for myself pools of water from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees.
挖造水池, 用以澆灌嫩小的樹木.

2:7 I acquired male slaves and female slaves, as well as children born in my house. I also had livestock, cattle, and flocks more than anyone who was before me in Jerusalem.
我買了僕婢, 也有生在家中的僕婢; 又有許多牛群羊群, 勝過以前在耶路撒冷眾人所有的.

2:8 I also gathered to myself silver and gold—the royal and provincial treasuries. I acquired for myself male and female singers, as well as the delight of men, voluptuous concubines.
我又為自己積蓄金銀和君王的財寶, 並各省的財寶; 又得唱歌的男女和世人所喜愛的物, 並許多的妃嬪.

2:9 Thus, I accomplished far more than anyone who was before me in Jerusalem—indeed, my wisdom stood by me.
這樣, 我就日見昌盛, 勝過以前在耶路撒冷的眾人. 我的智慧仍然存留.

2:10 I neither withheld anything from my eyes that they desired, nor did I deprive any pleasure from my heart. My heart rejoiced in all my toil, for this was my reward from all my toil.
凡我眼所求的, 我沒有留下不給它的; 我心所樂的, 我沒有禁止不享受的; 因我的心為我一切所勞碌的快樂, 這就是我從勞碌中所得的分.

2:11 Yet when I considered all the effort which I expended and the toil with which I toiled to do, then behold, “Everything is vanity and chasing wind! There is nothing profitable under the sun!”
後來, 我察看我手所經營的一切事和我勞碌所成的功. 誰知都是虛空, 都是捕風; 在日光之下毫無益處.

2:12 Next, I considered wisdom, as well as delusion and folly. What can anyone do who will come after the king that has not already been done?
我轉念觀看智慧,狂妄, 和愚昧. 在王以後而來的人還能做甚麼呢? 也不過行早先所行的就是了.

2:13 I realized that wisdom has an advantage over folly, just as light has an advantage over darkness.
我便看出智慧勝過愚昧, 如同光明勝過黑暗.

2:14 The wise man can see where he is walking, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that both of them suffer the same fate.
智慧人的眼目光明(光明: 原文是在他頭上), 愚昧人在黑暗裡行. 我卻看明有一件事, 這兩等人都必遇見.

2:15 So I said to myself, “If I also suffer the same fate as the fool, what advantage is my great wisdom?” So I said to myself, “This also is vanity!”
我就心裡說: “愚昧人所遇見的, 我也必遇見, 我為何更有智慧呢? ”我心裡說, 這也是虛空.

2:16 Certainly no one will remember the wise man or the fool in future generations. When future days come, both will have been forgotten already. How is it that the wise man dies the same as the fool?
智慧人和愚昧人一樣, 永遠無人記念, 因為日後都被忘記; 可歎智慧人死亡, 與愚昧人無異.

2:17 So I hated life because the work done under the sun is grievous to me. For everything is vanity and chasing wind!
我所以恨惡生命; 因為在日光之下所行的事我都以為煩惱, 都是虛空, 都是捕風.

2:18 So I hated all my toil with which I have toiled under the sun, for I must leave it behind to someone who will be after me.
我恨惡一切的勞碌, 就是我在日光之下的勞碌, 因為我得來的必留給我以後的人.

2:19 And who knows whether he will be wise or foolish? Yet he will exercise control of all the fruit of my toil with which I toiled wisely under the sun. This also is vanity!
那人是智慧是愚昧, 誰能知道? 他竟要管理我勞碌所得的, 就是我在日光之下用智慧所得的. 這也是虛空.

2:20 So I began to despair of all the toil with which I toiled under the sun.
故此, 我轉想我在日光之下所勞碌的一切工作, 心便絕望.

2:21 For although a person may toil with great wisdom and skill, he must leave his reward to someone who has not toiled for it. This also is vanity and a great calamity.
因為有人用智慧,知識,靈巧所勞碌得來的, 卻要留給未曾勞碌的人為分. 這也是虛空, 也是大患.

2:22 For what does a person receive for all his toil and in the longing of his heart with which he toils under the sun?
人在日光之下勞碌累心, 在他一切的勞碌上得著甚麼呢?

2:23 All his days are painful, his labor brings grief, and his heart cannot rest at night. This also is vanity!
因為他日日憂慮, 他的勞苦成為愁煩, 連夜間心也不安. 這也是虛空.

2:24 There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink and find delight in his toil. For I also realized that this is from the hand of God!
人莫強如吃喝, 且在勞碌中享福, 我看這也是出於神的手.

2:25 For who can eat and drink, and who can enjoy life apart from him?
論到吃用,享福, 誰能勝過我呢?

2:26 For to the person who is good in his eyes, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and heaping up only to give it to him who is pleasing to him. This also is vanity and chasing wind!
神喜悅誰, 就給誰智慧,知識, 和喜樂; 惟有罪人, 神使他勞苦, 叫他將所收聚的,所堆積的歸給神所喜悅的人. 這也是虛空, 也是捕風.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 3

3:1 For everything there is an appointed time, a time for every matter under heaven:
凡事都有定期, 天下萬務都有定時.

3:2 a time to bear and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to root up what is planted;
生有時, 死有時; 栽種有時, 拔出所栽種的也有時;

3:3 a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to break down and a time to build up;
殺戮有時, 醫治有時; 拆毀有時, 建造有時;

3:4 a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;
哭有時, 笑有時; 哀慟有時, 跳舞有時;

3:5 a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
拋擲石頭有時, 堆聚石頭有時; 懷抱有時, 不懷抱有時;

3:6 a time to seek and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to throw away;
尋找有時, 失落有時; 保守有時, 捨棄有時;

3:7 a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak;
撕裂有時, 縫補有時; 靜默有時, 言語有時;

3:8 a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace.
喜愛有時, 恨惡有時; 爭戰有時, 和好有時.

3:9 What does the worker gain in his toil?
這樣看來, 做事的人在他的勞碌上有甚麼益處呢?

3:10 I have seen the busyness God gives to humans to preoccupy them.
我見神叫世人勞苦, 使他們在其中受經練.

3:11 He has made everything suitable in its time. He also has put the past in their hearts, yet no one can grasp what God does from the beginning to the end.
神造萬物, 各按其時成為美好, 又將永生(原文是永遠)安置在世人心裡. 然而神從始至終的作為, 人不能參透.

3:12 So I realized that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy themselves during their lives.
我知道世人, 莫強如終身喜樂行善;

3:13 And for anyone to eat and drink, that is, to enjoy the fruit of all his toil, this also is a gift of God.
並且人人吃喝, 在他一切勞碌中享福, 這也是神的恩賜.

3:14 I know everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, and nothing can be taken from it, for God so acts that humans might stand in awe before him.
我知道神一切所做的都必永存; 無所增添, 無所減少. 神這樣行, 是要人在他面前存敬畏的心.

3:15 What is—it already was, and what will be—it already is, for God will do what he has done.
現今的事早先就有了, 將來的事早已也有了, 並且神使已過的事重新再來(或譯: 並且神再尋回已過的事).

3:16 I saw something else under the sun: instead of justice there was evil; instead of righteousness there was wickedness.
我又見日光之下, 在審判之處有奸惡, 在公義之處也有奸惡.

3:17 So I said to myself, “God will surely judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time of judgment for every deed and every work.”
我心裡說, 神必審判義人和惡人; 因為在那裡, 各樣事務, 一切工作, 都有定時.

3:18 I said to myself concerning humans, “God sifts them in order to show them that they are like beasts.”
我心裡說, 這乃為世人的緣故, 是神要試驗他們, 使他們覺得自己不過像獸一樣.

3:19 For the fate of humans and the fate of the beast is the same. The death of the one is like the death of the other, for both are mortal. Man has no advantage over the beast, for both are fleeting.
因為世人遭遇的, 獸也遭遇, 所遭遇的都是一樣: 這個怎樣死, 那個也怎樣死, 氣息都是一樣. 人不能強於獸, 都是虛空.

3:20 Both go to one place—both came from dust and both return to dust.
都歸一處, 都是出於塵土, 也都歸於塵土.

3:21 For no one knows whether the spirit of a human ascends to heaven and whether the spirit of the beast descends to the ground!
誰知道人的靈是往上升, 獸的魂是下入地呢?

3:22 So I concluded that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy the fruit of his labor, for this is his lot in life. For no one knows what will happen in the future.
故此, 我見人莫強如在他經營的事上喜樂, 因為這是他的分. 他身後的事誰能使他回來得見呢?

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 4

4:1 I looked again, and I saw all the oppression that occurs under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed— no one comforts them! Those who oppress them are powerful— no one can comfort them!
我又轉念, 見日光之下所行的一切欺壓. 看哪, 受欺壓的流淚, 且無人安慰; 欺壓他們的有勢力, 也無人安慰他們.

4:2 So I deemed the dead who have already died more fortunate than the living who are still alive.
因此, 我讚歎那早已死的死人, 勝過那還活著的活人.

4:3 But better off than both of them is the one who has not yet been born and has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.
並且我以為那未曾生的, 就是未見過日光之下惡事的, 比這兩等人更強.

4:4 I also realized that all of the toil and all of the skillful work that is done—it is envy between one man and another. This also is vanity and chasing wind!
我又見人為一切的勞碌和各樣靈巧的工作就被鄰舍嫉妒. 這也是虛空, 也是捕風.

4:5 The fool refuses to work with his hands, so he has nothing to eat except his own skin!
愚昧人抱著手, 吃自己的肉.

4:6 Better is one handful with peace than two fists full with toil and chasing wind.
滿了一把, 得享安靜, 強如滿了兩把, 勞碌捕風.

4:7 I turned again and saw another vanity under the sun.
我又轉念, 見日光之下有一件虛空的事:

4:8 Sometimes a man is all alone with no companion; he also has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eye is not satisfied with wealth. He laments, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity—it is an unhappy business!
有人孤單無二, 無子無兄, 竟勞碌不息, 眼目也不以錢財為足. 他說: “我勞勞碌碌, 刻苦自己, 不享福樂, 到底是為誰呢? ”這也是虛空, 是極重的勞苦.

4:9 Two are better than the one, for they enjoy a better reward for their toil.
兩個人總比一個人好, 因為二人勞碌同得美好的果效.

4:10 For if one falls, his companion may help him up. But pity the one who falls and there is no one to help him up.
若是跌倒, 這人可以扶起他的同伴; 若是孤身跌倒, 沒有別人扶起他來, 這人就有禍了.

4:11 Also if two lie together, they can keep each other warm. But how can one person be warm?
再者, 二人同睡就都暖和, 一人獨睡怎能暖和呢?

4:12 Although an assailant may overpower one person, two may withstand him. A threefold cord is not easily broken!
有人攻勝孤身一人, 若有二人便能敵擋他; 三股合成的繩子不容易折斷.

4:13 A poor but wise youth is better than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.
貧窮而有智慧的少年人勝過年老不肯納諫的愚昧王.

4:14 For he came out of the prison house to reign, since he was born poor in his kingdom.
這人是從監牢中出來作王, 在他國中, 生來原是貧窮的.

4:15 I saw all the living who move about under the sun with the youth; the second who will stand in his place.
我見日光之下一切行動的活人都隨從那第二位, 就是起來代替老王的少年人.

4:16 There is no end to all the people, to all who were before him. Yet the later generation will not rejoice in him, for this also is vanity and chasing wind!
他所治理的眾人就是他的百姓, 多得無數; 在他後來的人尚且不喜悅他. 這真是虛空, 也是捕風.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 5

5:1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
你到神的殿要謹慎腳步; 因為近前聽, 勝過愚昧人獻祭(或譯: 勝過獻愚昧人的祭), 他們本不知道所做的是惡.

5:2 Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be quick to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth; therefore, let your words be few.
你在神面前不可冒失開口, 也不可心急發言; 因為神在天上, 你在地下, 所以你的言語要寡少.

5:3 For a dream comes with many cares, and the voice of a fool with many words.
事務多, 就令人做夢; 言語多, 就顯出愚昧.

5:4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for he takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you vow!
你向神許願, 償還不可遲延, 因他不喜悅愚昧人, 所以你許的願應當償還.

5:5 It is better that you not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it.
你許願不還, 不如不許.

5:6 Do not let your mouth lead your flesh into sin, and do not tell the messenger that it was a mistake. Why anger God at your words, so that he destroys the work of your hands?
不可任你的口使肉體犯罪, 也不可在祭司(原文是使者)面前說是錯許了. 為何使神因你的聲音發怒, 敗壞你手所做的呢?

5:7 For with many dreams come vanities and numerous words. Therefore, fear God!
多夢和多言, 其中多有虛幻, 你只要敬畏神.

5:8 Do not be surprised if you see the poor being oppressed with violence or do not see justice and righteousness in the province. For one official is watched by a higher official, and there are even higher officials over them!
你若在一省之中見窮人受欺壓, 並奪去公義公平的事, 不要因此詫異; 因有一位高過居高位的鑒察, 在他們以上還有更高的.

5:9 The produce of the land is exploited by everyone; even the king profits from the field of the poor!
況且地的益處歸眾人, 就是君王也受田地的供應.

5:10 Whoever loves money is not satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is not satisfied with profit. This also is vanity!
貪愛銀子的, 不因得銀子知足; 貪愛豐富的, 也不因得利益知足. 這也是虛空.

5:11 When prosperity increases, those who consume it increase. So its owner gains nothing, except to see his wealth before it is spent.
貨物增添, 吃的人也增添, 物主得甚麼益處呢? 不過眼看而已!

5:12 The sleep of the laborer is pleasant, whether he eats little or much, but the wealth of the rich man does not allow him to rest.
勞碌的人不拘吃多吃少, 睡得香甜; 富足人的豐滿卻不容他睡覺.

5:13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded by its owner to his harm.
我見日光之下有一宗大禍患, 就是財主積存資財, 反害自己.

5:14 That wealth was lost in a bad venture. Although he has borne a child, he has nothing to leave to him.
因遭遇禍患, 這些資財就消滅; 那人若生了兒子, 手裡也一無所有.

5:15 Just as he came from his mother’s womb naked, he will depart just as he came; he will take nothing with him for his toil.
他怎樣從母胎赤身而來, 也必照樣赤身而去; 他所勞碌得來的, 手中分毫不能帶去.

5:16 This also is a grievous illness. Exactly as he came, so he will go. What profit does he gain for all his toil for the wind?
他來的情形怎樣, 他去的情形也怎樣. 這也是一宗大禍患. 他為風勞碌有甚麼益處呢?

5:17 Also, he eats in darkness all his days; he is frustrated in much sickness and resentment.
並且他終身在黑暗中吃喝, 多有煩惱, 又有病患嘔氣.

5:18 Look! I have discovered what is good and fitting: to eat and to drink and to enjoy all the fruit of the toil with which one toils under the sun during the number of the days of his life that God gives to him—for this is his lot.
我所見為善為美的, 就是人在神賜他一生的日子吃喝, 享受日光之下勞碌得來的好處, 因為這是他的分.

5:19 This indeed is a gift of God: everyone to whom God gives wealth and possessions, he also empowers him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in the fruit of his toil.
神賜人資財豐富, 使他能以吃用, 能取自己的分, 在他勞碌中喜樂, 這乃是神的恩賜.

5:20 For he does not remember the brief days of his life, for God keeps his heart preoccupied with enjoyment of life.
他不多思念自己一生的年日, 因為神應他的心使他喜樂.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 6

6:1 Here is another misfortune that I have seen under the sun, and it is prevalent among humankind.
我見日光之下有一宗禍患重壓在人身上,

6:2 God gives a man wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; yet God does not enable him to enjoy it—instead someone else ends up enjoying it. This is vanity—indeed, it is a grievous ill!
就是人蒙神賜他資財,豐富,尊榮, 以致他心裡所願的一樣都不缺, 只是神使他不能吃用, 反有外人來吃用. 這是虛空, 也是禍患.

6:3 Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years so that the days of his years are many, if his heart is not satisfied with his prosperity and he does not receive a proper burial, I deem the stillborn better than him.
人若生一百個兒子, 活許多歲數, 以致他的年日甚多, 心裡卻不得滿享福樂, 又不得埋葬; 據我說, 那不到期而落的胎比他倒好.

6:4 For he comes into vanity and departs into darkness, and his name is shrouded in darkness.
因為虛虛而來, 暗暗而去, 名字被黑暗遮蔽,

6:5 He has neither seen nor known the sun, yet he has more rest than him.
並且沒有見過天日, 也毫無知覺; 這胎, 比那人倒享安息.

6:6 Even if a man lives a thousand years twice, if he does not enjoy prosperity, both suffer the same fate!
那人雖然活千年, 再活千年, 卻不享福, 眾人豈不都歸一個地方去嗎?

6:7 All of a man’s toil is for his mouth— yet his appetite is never satisfied.
人的勞碌都為口腹, 心裡卻不知足.

6:8 So do the wise really have an advantage over fools? Can the poor really gain anything by knowing how to act in front of others?
這樣看來, 智慧人比愚昧人有甚麼長處呢? 窮人在眾人面前知道如何行, 有甚麼長處呢?

6:9 Better to be content with what your eyes see than for your soul to constantly crave more. This also is vanity and chasing wind!
眼睛所看的比心裡妄想的倒好. 這也是虛空, 也是捕風.

6:10 Whatever is—it was already determined, what will be—it has already been decided. As for man, he cannot argue against what is more powerful than him.
先前所有的, 早已起了名, 並知道何為人, 他也不能與那比自己力大的相爭.

6:11 Increasing words only multiplies futility, how does that profit anyone?
加增虛浮的事既多, 這與人有甚麼益處呢?

6:12 For who knows what is good for a man in his life during the few days of his fleeting life, which are fleeting as a shadow? For who can tell anyone what will happen in the future under the sun?
人一生虛度的日子, 就如影兒經過, 誰知道甚麼與他有益呢? 誰能告訴他身後在日光之下有甚麼事呢?

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 7

7:1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death is better than the day of one’s birth.
名譽強如美好的膏油; 人死的日子勝過人生的日子.

7:2 Better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for death is the end of every person, and the living should take it to his heart.
往遭喪的家去, 強如往宴樂的家去; 因為死是眾人的結局, 活人也必將這事放在心上.

7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made good.
憂愁強如喜笑; 因為面帶愁容, 終必使心喜樂.

7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
智慧人的心在遭喪之家; 愚昧人的心在快樂之家.

7:5 Better to listen to the rebuke of the wise than for a man to listen to the song of fools.
聽智慧人的責備, 強如聽愚昧人的歌唱.

7:6 Like the sound of thorns under a pot, so also the laughter of fools. This also is vanity!
愚昧人的笑聲, 好像鍋下燒荊棘的爆聲; 這也是虛空.

7:7 Surely oppression makes a fool of the wise, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
勒索使智慧人變為愚妄; 賄賂能敗壞人的慧心.

7:8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning; better to be slow to anger than hot-headed.
事情的終局強如事情的起頭; 存心忍耐的, 勝過居心驕傲的.

7:9 Do not be quick in your spirit to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
你不要心裡急躁惱怒, 因為惱怒存在愚昧人的懷中.

7:10 Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.
不要說: 先前的日子強過如今的日子, 是甚麼緣故呢? 你這樣問, 不是出於智慧.

7:11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance; it benefits the living.
智慧和產業並好, 而且見天日的人得智慧更為有益.

7:12 For wisdom offers protection like money offers protection. But knowledge has an advantage—wisdom restores life to its possessor.
因為智慧護庇人, 好像銀錢護庇人一樣. 惟獨智慧能保全智慧人的生命. 這就是知識的益處.

7:13 Consider the work of God. For who is able to make straight what he made crooked?
你要察看神的作為; 因神使為曲的, 誰能變為直呢?

7:14 In the day of prosperity, rejoice! But in the day of adversity, consider! For God made one in place of another so that mortals cannot find out what will happen in the future.
遇亨通的日子你當喜樂; 遭患難的日子你當思想; 因為神使這兩樣並列, 為的是叫人查不出身後有甚麼事.

7:15 I have seen all these things in my vain life: Sometimes a righteous man perishes in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked man lives a long life in spite of his evil.
有義人行義, 反致滅亡; 有惡人行惡, 倒享長壽. 這都是我在虛度之日中所見過的.

7:16 Do not be excessively righteous, and do not act excessively wise, lest you destroy yourself.
不要行義過分, 也不要過於自逞智慧, 何必自取敗亡呢?

7:17 Do not act excessively wicked, and do not be a fool, lest you die before your time.
不要行惡過分, 也不要為人愚昧, 何必不到期而死呢?

7:18 It is good to take hold of the one and also must not let go of the other; for whoever fears God will hold both of them secure.
你持守這個為美, 那個也不要鬆手; 因為敬畏神的人, 必從這兩樣出來.

7:19 Wisdom gives more strength to the wise than ten rulers who are in the city.
智慧使有智慧的人比城中十個官長更有能力.

7:20 Surely there is no one righteous on the earth who continually does good and never sins.
時常行善而不犯罪的義人, 世上實在沒有.

7:21 Do not pay attention to everything people say, lest you hear your own servant curse you.
人所說的一切話, 你不要放在心上, 恐怕聽見你的僕人咒詛你.

7:22 For your heart knows that you also have cursed others many times.
因為你心裡知道, 自己也曾屢次咒詛別人.

7:23 All this I have tested with wisdom. I said, “I will be wise!” but it was beyond my grasp.
我曾用智慧試驗這一切事; 我說, 要得智慧, 智慧卻離我遠.

7:24 Whatever is—it is far beyond comprehension. Who can discover it?
萬事之理, 離我甚遠, 而且最深, 誰能測透呢?

7:25 I set my mind to try to seek wisdom and the plan, and to know that wickedness is foolishness and that folly is delusion.
我轉念, 一心要知道, 要考察, 要尋求智慧和萬事的理由; 又要知道邪惡為愚昧, 愚昧為狂妄.

7:26 I myself found that more bitter than death is the woman who is a trap, whose heart is a snare, and whose hands are bonds. The one who pleases God escapes from her, but the sinner is caught by her.
我得知有等婦人比死還苦: 她的心是網羅, 手是鎖鍊. 凡蒙神喜悅的人必能躲避她; 有罪的人卻被她纏住了.

7:27 “Look! I found this,” said the Teacher, “while trying to find how the plan fits together.
傳道者說: “看哪, 一千男子中, 我找到一個正直人, 但眾女子中, 沒有找到一個. ”我將這事一一比較, 要尋求其理, 我心仍要尋找, 卻未曾找到.

7:28 What my heart sought, I did not find. Although I found one righteous man among one thousand, I did not find one upright woman among all these.
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7:29 Look! This alone I found: God made mankind upright, but they have devised many schemes.”
我所找到的只有一件, 就是神造人原是正直, 但他們尋出許多巧計.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 8

8:1 Who is like the sage? Who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
誰如智慧人呢? 誰知道事情的解釋呢? 人的智慧使他的臉發光, 並使他臉上的暴氣改變.

8:2 Keep the command of the king because of your oath to God.
我勸你遵守王的命令; 既指神起誓, 理當如此.

8:3 Do not be terrified of his presence! Go at once and do not delay when a matter is unpleasant, for he can do anything that he desires.
不要急躁離開王的面前, 不要固執行惡, 因為他凡事都隨自己的心意而行.

8:4 Since the word of the king is supreme, no one can say to him, “What are you doing?”
王的話本有權力, 誰敢問他說“你做甚麼”呢?

8:5 Whoever obeys his command will not suffer disaster. The wise mind knows the proper time and the right procedure.
凡遵守命令的, 必不經歷禍患; 智慧人的心能辨明時候和定理(原文是審判; 下節同).

8:6 For there is a proper time and right procedure for every matter, even though the trouble of man weighs heavy upon him.
各樣事務成就都有時候和定理, 因為人的苦難重壓在他身上.

8:7 Surely no one knows what will be, so who can tell anyone what will happen?
他不知道將來的事, 因為將來如何, 誰能告訴他呢?

8:8 Just as no one can control the wind to restrain the wind, so also no one can control the day of his death. Just as no one is discharged in time of war, so wickedness will not deliver the wicked.
無人有權力掌管生命, 將生命留住; 也無人有權力掌管死期; 這場爭戰, 無人能免; 邪惡也不能救那好行邪惡的人.

8:9 I saw all this as I applied my heart to all the deeds done under the sun: sometimes those in authority harm others.
這一切我都見過, 也專心查考日光之下所做的一切事. 有時這人管轄那人, 令人受害.

8:10 Meanwhile, I saw the wicked being honorably buried, but those who came and went from the holy place were forgotten in the city, even though they had done so. This also is vanity!
我見惡人埋葬, 歸入墳墓; 又見行正直事的離開聖地, 在城中被人忘記. 這也是虛空.

8:11 Because sentence against an evil deed is not carried out quickly, the heart of humans fills up within them to do evil.
因為斷定罪名不立刻施刑, 所以世人滿心作惡.

8:12 Although the sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I also know that it will be good for those who fear God—because they fear his presence.
罪人雖然作惡百次, 倒享長久的年日; 然而我準知道, 敬畏神的, 就是在他面前敬畏的人, 終久必得福樂.

8:13 But it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not prolong their days, like the shadow; because there is no fearing God’s presence.
惡人卻不得福樂, 也不得長久的年日; 這年日好像影兒, 因他不敬畏神.

8:14 There is a vanity that happens on earth: sometimes the righteous suffer what the wicked deserve, and sometimes the wicked receive what the righteous deserve. I said, “This also is vanity!”
世上有一件虛空的事, 就是義人所遭遇的, 反照惡人所行的; 又有惡人所遭遇的, 反照義人所行的. 我說, 這也是虛空.

8:15 So I recommend enjoyment. For there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat and to drink and to rejoice. This will accompany him in his toil the days of his life that God gives to him under the sun.
我就稱讚快樂, 原來人在日光之下, 莫強如吃喝快樂; 因為他在日光之下, 神賜他一生的年日, 要從勞碌中, 時常享受所得的.

8:16 I applied my mind to know wisdom and to understand the business that is done on earth—how neither day nor night one’s eyes see sleep.
我專心求智慧, 要看世上所做的事. (有晝夜不睡覺不合眼的. )

8:17 Then I saw all the work of God—man is not able to discover the work that is done under the sun. Although man may toil in seeking, he cannot find it. Even if a wise man claims that he knows it, he cannot find it.
我就看明神一切的作為, 知道人查不出日光之下所做的事; 任憑他費多少力尋查, 都查不出來, 就是智慧人雖想知道, 也是查不出來.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 9

9:1 So all this I laid to my heart, and I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in the hand of God. So no one knows anything that will come to them, whether it will be love or hatred.
我將這一切事放在心上, 詳細考究, 就知道義人和智慧人, 並他們的作為都在神手中; 或是愛, 或是恨, 都在他們的前面, 人不能知道.

9:2 The same fate comes to everyone: to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good and to the wicked, to the clean and to the unclean, to those who sacrifice and to those who do not sacrifice. As with the good man, so also to the sinner; as with those who swear an oath, so also those who fear oaths.
凡臨到眾人的事都是一樣: 義人和惡人都遭遇一樣的事; 好人, 潔淨人和不潔淨人, 獻祭的與不獻祭的, 也是一樣. 好人如何, 罪人也如何; 起誓的如何, 怕起誓的也如何.

9:3 This is the injustice that is done under the sun: the same fate comes to everyone. Also the hearts of humans are full of evil; delusion is in their hearts during their lives, and then they die.
在日光之下所行的一切事上有一件禍患, 就是眾人所遭遇的都是一樣, 並且世人的心充滿了惡; 活著的時候心裡狂妄, 後來就歸死人那裡去了.

9:4 Whoever is joined to all the living has hope. After all, even a live dog is better than a dead lion!
與一切活人相連的, 那人還有指望, 因為活著的狗比死了的獅子更強.

9:5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything. They no longer have a reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.
活著的人知道必死; 死了的人毫無所知, 也不再得賞賜; 他們的名無人記念.

9:6 What they loved and hated, as well as what they desired, has already perished. They no longer have any share in what is done under the sun.
他們的愛, 他們的恨, 他們的嫉妒, 早都消滅了. 在日光之下所行的一切事上, 他們永不再有分了.

9:7 Go—eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart! For God already has approved your deeds.
你只管去歡歡喜喜吃你的飯, 心中快樂喝你的酒, 因為神已經悅納你的作為.

9:8 Always be clothed in white garments, and never let your head lack oil!
你的衣服當時常潔白, 你頭上也不要缺少膏油.

9:9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which he gives you under the sun, because this is your lot in life and in the toil with which you toil under the sun.
在你一生虛空的年日, 就是神賜你在日光之下虛空的年日, 當同你所愛的妻, 快活度日, 因為那是你生前在日光之下勞碌的事上所得的分.

9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do—do it with all your might; for in Sheol—where you are going—no one works, plans, knows, or thinks about anything.
凡你手所當做的事要盡力去做; 因為在你所必去的陰間沒有工作, 沒有謀算, 沒有知識, 也沒有智慧.

9:11 I looked again and saw under the sun that the race does not belong to the swift, the battle does not belong to the mighty, food does not belong to the wise, wealth does not belong to the intelligent, and success does not belong to the skillful, for time and chance befalls all of them.
我又轉念: 見日光之下, 快跑的未必能贏; 力戰的未必得勝; 智慧的未必得糧食; 明哲的未必得資財; 靈巧的未必得喜悅. 所臨到眾人的是在乎當時的機會.

9:12 For man does not know his time. Just as fish are caught in a cruel net and like birds who are seized in a snare, so also humans are ensnared at a cruel time when it falls suddenly upon them.
原來人也不知道自己的定期. 魚被惡網圈住, 鳥被網羅捉住, 禍患忽然臨到的時候, 世人陷在其中也是如此.

9:13 I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.
我見日光之下有一樣智慧, 據我看乃是廣大,

9:14 There was a small city with few people in it. A great king came and besieged it, building great siege works against it.
就是有一小城, 其中的人數稀少, 有大君王來攻擊, 修築營壘, 將城圍困.

9:15 Now, a poor wise man was found in it, and he delivered the city by his wisdom.
城中有一個貧窮的智慧人, 他用智慧救了那城, 卻沒有人記念那窮人.

9:16 So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, yet the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.
我就說, 智慧勝過勇力; 然而那貧窮人的智慧被人藐視, 他的話也無人聽從.

9:17 The words of the wise are heard in peace more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among the fools.
寧可在安靜之中聽智慧人的言語, 不聽掌管愚昧人的喊聲.

9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
智慧勝過打仗的兵器; 但一個罪人能敗壞許多善事.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 10

10:1 Dead flies cause a bad smell and ruin the ointment of the perfumer. So also a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
死蒼蠅使做香的膏油發出臭氣; 這樣, 一點愚昧也能敗壞智慧和尊榮.

10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to his right, but the heart of the fool inclines to his left.
智慧人的心居右; 愚昧人的心居左.

10:3 Even when the fool walks along the road, he lacks sense; he tells everyone that he is a fool.
並且愚昧人行路顯出無知, 對眾人說, 他是愚昧人.

10:4 If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness can undo great offenses.
掌權者的心若向你發怒, 不要離開你的本位, 因為柔和能免大過.

10:5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun— it is an error that proceeds from a ruler!
我見日光之下有一件禍患, 似乎出於掌權的錯誤,

10:6 The fool is set in many high places, but the rich sit in lowly places.
就是愚昧人立在高位; 富足人坐在低位.

10:7 I have even seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the earth!
我見過僕人騎馬, 王子像僕人在地上步行.

10:8 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. Whoever breaks through a wall, a snake will bite him.
挖陷坑的, 自己必掉在其中; 拆牆垣的, 必為蛇所咬.

10:9 Whoever quarries stones will be wounded by them. Whoever splits logs will be endangered by them.
鑿開(或譯: 挪移)石頭的, 必受損傷; 劈開木頭的, 必遭危險.

10:10 If the ax is blunt but one does not sharpen its edge, he must exert more effort, but the advantage of wisdom is it brings success.
鐵器鈍了, 若不將刃磨快, 就必多費氣力; 但得智慧指教, 便有益處.

10:11 If the snake bites before the charming, the snake charmer will not succeed.
未行法術以先, 蛇若咬人, 後行法術也是無益.

10:12 The wise man wins favor by the words of his mouth, but the fool is devoured by his own lips.
智慧人的口說出恩言; 愚昧人的嘴吞滅自己.

10:13 He begins by saying what is foolish and ends by uttering what is wicked delusion.
他口中的言語起頭是愚昧; 他話的末尾是奸惡的狂妄.

10:14 The fool talks too much, for no one knows what will be. Who can tell anyone what will happen in the future?
愚昧人多有言語, 人卻不知將來有甚麼事; 他身後的事誰能告訴他呢?

10:15 The fool is so worn out by a hard day’s work he cannot even find his way home at night.
凡愚昧人, 他的勞碌使自己困乏, 因為連進城的路, 他也不知道.

10:16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a youth and your princes feast in the morning.
邦國啊, 你的王若是孩童, 你的群臣早晨宴樂, 你就有禍了!

10:17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is a son of nobility and your princes feast at the proper time— to gain strength and not to get drunk.
邦國啊, 你的王若是貴冑之子, 你的群臣按時吃喝, 為要補力, 不為酒醉, 你就有福了!

10:18 Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through idleness of hands the house leaks.
因人懶惰, 房頂塌下; 因人手懶, 房屋滴漏.

10:19 Feasts are held for celebration, wine cheers the living, and money answers everything.
設擺筵席是為喜笑. 酒能使人快活; 錢能叫萬事應心.

10:20 Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich even in your own bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice; a winged messenger may repeat your words.
你不可咒詛君王, 也不可心懷此念; 在你臥房也不可咒詛富戶. 因為空中的鳥必傳揚這聲音, 有翅膀的也必述說這事.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 11

11:1 Send out your bread on the water, for in many days you will find it.
當將你的糧食撒在水面, 因為日久必能得著.

11:2 Divide your share in seven or in eight, for you do not know what disaster will happen on the earth.
你要分給七人, 或分給八人, 因為你不知道將來有甚麼災禍臨到地上.

11:3 When the clouds are full, they empty rain on the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or whether it falls to the north, the place where the tree falls—there it will be.
雲若滿了雨, 就必傾倒在地上. 樹若向南倒, 或向北倒, 樹倒在何處, 就存在何處.

11:4 Whoever watches the wind will not sow; whoever watches the clouds will not reap.
看風的, 必不撒種; 望雲的, 必不收割.

11:5 Just as you do not know how the path of the wind goes, nor how the bones of a fetus form in a mother’s womb, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.
風從何道來, 骨頭在懷孕婦人的胎中如何長成, 你尚且不得知道; 這樣, 行萬事之神的作為, 你更不得知道.

11:6 Sow your seed in the morning, and do not let your hands rest in the evening, for you do not know what will prosper— whether this or that, or whether both of them alike will succeed.
早晨要撒你的種, 晚上也不要歇你的手, 因為你不知道哪一樣發旺; 或是早撒的, 或是晚撒的, 或是兩樣都好.

11:7 The light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.
光本是佳美的, 眼見日光也是可悅的.

11:8 For if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in all of them! Let him remember that the days of the darkness will be many— all that is coming is vanity!
人活多年, 就當快樂多年; 然而也當想到黑暗的日子. 因為這日子必多, 所要來的都是虛空.

11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth! Follow the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes— but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.
少年人哪, 你在幼年時當快樂. 在幼年的日子, 使你的心歡暢, 行你心所願行的, 看你眼所愛看的; 卻要知道, 為這一切的事, 神必審問你.

11:10 Banish anxiety from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and vigor are vanity.
所以, 你當從心中除掉愁煩, 從肉體克去邪惡; 因為一生的開端和幼年之時, 都是虛空的.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 12

12:1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth— before the days of trouble come and the years draw near when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them!”
你趁著年幼,衰敗的日子尚未來到, 就是你所說, 我毫無喜樂的那些年日未曾臨近之先, 當記念造你的主.

12:2 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars darken and the clouds return after the rain.
不要等到日頭,光明,月亮,星宿變為黑暗, 雨後雲彩反回,

12:3 When the guards of the house tremble, and the men of strength are bent; the grinders cease because they are few, and those looking through the windows see dimly.
看守房屋的發顫, 有力的屈身, 推磨的稀少就止息, 從窗戶往外看的都昏暗;

12:4 When the doors on the street are shut, when the sound of the grinding mill is low; one rises up to the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low.
街門關閉, 推磨的響聲微小, 雀鳥一叫, 人就起來, 唱歌的女子也都衰微.

12:5 They are afraid of heights, and terrors are on the road. The almond tree blossoms, and the grasshopper draws itself along, and desire fails because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets.
人怕高處, 路上有驚慌, 杏樹開花, 蚱蜢成為重擔, 人所願的也都廢掉; 因為人歸他永遠的家, 弔喪的在街上往來.

12:6 Before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is broken; and the jar at the foundation is broken, and the wheel at the cistern is broken.
銀鍊折斷, 金罐破裂, 瓶子在泉旁損壞, 水輪在井口破爛,

12:7 And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath returns to God who gave it.
塵土仍歸於地, 靈仍歸於賜靈的神.

12:8 “Vanity of vanity!” says the Teacher. “Everything is vanity!”
傳道者說: “虛空的虛空, 凡事都是虛空. ”

12:9 The Teacher was full of wisdom, and he taught the people with knowledge. He carefully considered many proverbs and carefully arranged them.
再者, 傳道者因有智慧, 仍將知識教訓眾人; 又默想, 又考查, 又陳說許多箴言.

12:10 The Teacher sought to find delightful words, and he wrote what is upright—truthful words.
傳道者專心尋求可喜悅的言語, 是憑正直寫的誠實話.

12:11 The words of the wise are like cattle goads; the collections of the sages are like pricks inflicted by one shepherd.
智慧人的言語好像刺棍; 會中之師的言語又像釘穩的釘子, 都是一個牧者所賜的.

12:12 My son, be careful about anything beyond these things. For the writing of books is endless, and too much study is wearisome.
我兒, 還有一層, 你當受勸戒: 著書多, 沒有窮盡; 讀書多, 身體疲倦.

12:13 Now that all has been heard, here is the final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
這些事都已聽見了, 總意就是: 敬畏神, 謹守他的誡命, 這是人所當盡的本分(或譯: 這是眾人的本分).

12:14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.
因為人所做的事, 連一切隱藏的事, 無論是善是惡, 神都必審問.

Song of Solomon (雅歌)

Song of Solomon - Chapter 1

1:1 The Song of Songs, which is for Solomon.
所羅門的歌, 是歌中的雅歌.

1:2 May you kiss me passionately with your lips, for your love is better than wine.
願他用口與我親嘴; 因你的愛情比酒更美.

1:3 As fragrance, your perfumes are delightful; your name is poured out perfume; therefore young women love you.
你的膏油馨香; 你的名如同倒出來的香膏, 所以眾童女都愛你.

1:4 Draw me after you, let us run! May the king bring me into his chambers! Let us be joyful and let us rejoice in you; let us extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you!
願你吸引我, 我們就快跑跟隨你. 王帶我進了內室, 我們必因你歡喜快樂. 我們要稱讚你的愛情, 勝似稱讚美酒. 他們愛你是理所當然的.

1:5 I am black but beautiful, O maidens of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
耶路撒冷的眾女子啊, 我雖然黑, 卻是秀美, 如同基達的帳棚, 好像所羅門的幔子.

1:6 Do not gaze at me because I am black, because the sun has stared at me. The sons of my mother were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own “vineyard” I did not keep.
不要因日頭把我曬黑了就輕看我. 我同母的弟兄向我發怒, 他們使我看守葡萄園; 我自己的葡萄園卻沒有看守.

1:7 Tell me, you whom my heart loves, where do you pasture your flock, where do your sheep lie down at the noon? For why should I be like one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?
我心所愛的啊, 求你告訴我, 你在何處牧羊? 晌午在何處使羊歇臥? 我何必在你同伴的羊群旁邊好像蒙著臉的人呢?

1:8 If you do not know, O fairest among women, follow the tracks of the flock, and pasture your little lambs beside the tents of the shepherds.
你這女子中極美麗的, 你若不知道, 只管跟隨羊群的腳蹤去, 把你的山羊羔牧放在牧人帳棚的旁邊.

1:9 To a mare among the chariots of Pharaoh, I compare you, my beloved.
我的佳偶, 我將你比法老車上套的駿馬.

1:10 Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
你的兩腮因髮辮而秀美; 你的頸項因珠串而華麗.

1:11 We will make ornaments of gold for you with studs of silver.
我們要為你編上金辮, 鑲上銀釘.

1:12 While the king was on his couch, my nard gave its fragrance.
王正坐席的時候, 我的哪噠香膏發出香味.

1:13 My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh, he spends the night between my breasts.
我以我的良人為一袋沒藥, 常在我懷中.

1:14 My beloved is to me a cluster of blossoms of henna in the vineyards of En Gedi.
我以我的良人為一棵鳳仙花, 在隱‧基底葡萄園中.

1:15 Look! You are beautiful, my beloved. Look! You are beautiful; your eyes are doves.
我的佳偶, 你甚美麗! 你甚美麗! 你的眼好像鴿子眼.

1:16 Look! You are beautiful, my beloved, truly pleasant. Truly our couch is verdant;
我的良人哪, 你甚美麗可愛! 我們以青草為床榻,

1:17 the beams of our house are cedar; our rafter is cypress.
以香柏樹為房屋的棟樑, 以松樹為椽子.

Song of Solomon - Chapter 2

2:1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
我是沙崙的玫瑰花(或譯: 水仙花), 是谷中的百合花.

2:2 Like a lily among the thorns, so is my love among the maidens.
我的佳偶在女子中, 好像百合花在荊棘內.

2:3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I sat down with delight, and his fruit was sweet to my palate.
我的良人在男子中, 如同蘋果樹在樹林中. 我歡歡喜喜坐在他的蔭下, 嘗他果子的滋味, 覺得甘甜.

2:4 He brought me to the house of the wine, and his intention was love toward me.
他帶我入筵宴所, 以愛為旗在我以上.

2:5 Sustain me with the raisins, refresh me with the apples, for I am lovesick.
求你們給我葡萄乾增補我力, 給我蘋果暢快我心, 因我思愛成病.

2:6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.
他的左手在我頭下; 他的右手將我抱住.

2:7 I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field, do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!
耶路撒冷的眾女子啊, 我指著羚羊或田野的母鹿囑咐你們: 不要驚動,不要叫醒我所親愛的, 等他自己情願(不要叫醒……情願: 或譯不要激動愛情, 等它自發).

2:8 The voice of my beloved! Look! Here he comes leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills!
聽啊! 是我良人的聲音; 看哪! 他躥山越嶺而來.

2:9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! He is standing behind our wall, gazing through the window, looking through the lattice.
我的良人好像羚羊, 或像小鹿. 他站在我們牆壁後, 從窗戶往裡觀看, 從窗欞往裡窺探.

2:10 My beloved answered and said to me, “Arise, my beloved! Come, my beauty!
我良人對我說: 我的佳偶, 我的美人, 起來, 與我同去!

2:11 For look! The winter is over; the rainy season has turned and gone away.
因為冬天已往, 雨水止住過去了.

2:12 The blossoms appear in the land; the time of singing has arrived; the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
地上百花開放, 百鳥鳴叫的時候(或譯: 修理葡萄樹的時候)已經來到; 斑鳩的聲音在我們境內也聽見了.

2:13 The fig tree puts forth her figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give fragrance. Arise, my beloved! Come, my beauty!”
無花果樹的果子漸漸成熟; 葡萄樹開花放香. 我的佳偶, 我的美人, 起來, 與我同去!

2:14 My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secluded place in the mountain, Let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely.
我的鴿子啊, 你在磐石穴中, 在陡巖的隱密處. 求你容我得見你的面貌, 得聽你的聲音; 因為你的聲音柔和, 你的面貌秀美.

2:15 Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes destroying vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom!
要給我們擒拿狐狸, 就是毀壞葡萄園的小狐狸, 因為我們的葡萄正在開花.

2:16 My beloved belongs to me and I belong to him; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
良人屬我, 我也屬他; 他在百合花中牧放群羊.

2:17 Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or young stag on the cleft mountains.
我的良人哪, 求你等到天起涼風,日影飛去的時候, 你要轉回, 好像羚羊, 或像小鹿在比特山上.

Song of Solomon - Chapter 3

3:1 On my bed in the night, I sought him whom my heart loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
我夜間躺臥在床上, 尋找我心所愛的; 我尋找他, 卻尋不見.

3:2 Now I will arise, and I will go about in the city, in the streets and in the squares; I will seek him whom my heart loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
我說: 我要起來, 遊行城中, 在街市上, 在寬闊處, 尋找我心所愛的. 我尋找他, 卻尋不見.

3:3 The sentinels who go about in the city found me. “Have you seen the one whom my heart loves?”
城中巡邏看守的人遇見我; 我問他們: 你們看見我心所愛的沒有?

3:4 Scarcely had I passed by them when I found him whom my heart loves. I held him and I would not let him go until I brought him to the house of my mother, into the bedroom chamber of she who conceived me.
我剛離開他們就遇見我心所愛的. 我拉住他, 不容他走, 領他入我母家, 到懷我者的內室.

3:5 I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field, do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!
耶路撒冷的眾女子啊, 我指著羚羊或田野的母鹿囑咐你們: 不要驚動,不要叫醒我所親愛的, 等他自己情願(不要叫醒……情願: 或譯不要激動愛情, 等它自發).

3:6 What is this coming up from the desert like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense from all the fragrant powders of the merchant?
那從曠野上來,形狀如煙柱,以沒藥和乳香並商人各樣香粉薰的是誰呢?

3:7 Look! It is Solomon’s portable couch! Sixty mighty men surround it, the mighty men of Israel.
看哪, 是所羅門的轎; 四圍有六十個勇士, 都是以色列中的勇士;

3:8 All of them wield swords; they are trained in warfare, each with his sword at his thigh to guard against terror in the night.
手都持刀, 善於爭戰, 腰間佩刀, 防備夜間有驚慌.

3:9 King Solomon made for himself a sedan chair from the wood of Lebanon.
所羅門王用黎巴嫩木為自己製造一乘華轎.

3:10 He made its column of silver, its back of gold, its seat of purple; its interior is inlaid with leather by the maidens of Jerusalem.
轎柱是用銀做的, 轎底是用金做的; 坐墊是紫色的, 其中所鋪的乃耶路撒冷眾女子的愛情.

3:11 Come out and look, O maidens of Zion, at King Solomon, at the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, on the day of the joy of his heart!
錫安的眾女子啊, 你們出去觀看所羅門王! 頭戴冠冕, 就是在他婚筵的日子,心中喜樂的時候, 他母親給他戴上的.

Song of Solomon - Chapter 4

4:1 Oh my! You are beautiful, my beloved! Oh my! You are beautiful! Your eyes are doves from behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats that move down from the mountains of Gilead.
我的佳偶, 你甚美麗! 你甚美麗! 你的眼在帕子內好像鴿子眼. 你的頭髮如同山羊群臥在基列山旁.

4:2 Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes that came up from the washing, all of them bearing twins, and there is none bereaved among them.
你的牙齒如新剪毛的一群母羊, 洗淨上來, 個個都有雙生, 沒有一隻喪掉子的.

4:3 Your lips are like a thread of crimson, and your mouth is lovely. Your temple is like pomegranate from behind your veil.
你的唇好像一條朱紅線; 你的嘴也秀美. 你的兩太陽在帕子內, 如同一塊石榴.

4:4 Your neck is like the tower of David, built in courses; a thousand ornaments are hung on it, all the shields of the warriors.
你的頸項好像大衛建造收藏軍器的高臺, 其上懸掛一千盾牌, 都是勇士的籐牌.

4:5 Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle that feed among the lilies.
你的兩乳好像百合花中吃草的一對小鹿, 就是母鹿雙生的.

4:6 Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of the myrrh, to the hill of the frankincense.
我要往沒藥山和乳香岡去, 直等到天起涼風,日影飛去的時候回來.

4:7 You are completely beautiful, my beloved! You are flawless!
我的佳偶, 你全然美麗, 毫無瑕疵!

4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride! Come with me from Lebanon! Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the dwelling places of the lions, from the mountains of leopard.
我的新婦, 求你與我一同離開黎巴嫩, 與我一同離開黎巴嫩. 從亞瑪拿頂, 從示尼珥與黑門頂, 從有獅子的洞, 從有豹子的山往下觀看.

4:9 You have stolen (my) heart, my sister bride! You have stolen my heart with one glance from your eyes, with one ornament from your necklaces.
我妹子, 我新婦, 你奪了我的心. 你用眼一看, 用你項上的一條金鍊, 奪了我的心!

4:10 How beautiful is your love, my sister bride! How better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
我妹子, 我新婦, 你的愛情何其美! 你的愛情比酒更美! 你膏油的香氣勝過一切香品!

4:11 Your lips drip nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your lips; the scent of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.
我新婦, 你的嘴唇滴蜜, 好像蜂房滴蜜; 你的舌下有蜜, 有奶. 你衣服的香氣如黎巴嫩的香氣.

4:12 A garden locked is my sister bride, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
我妹子, 我新婦, 乃是關鎖的園, 禁閉的井, 封閉的泉源.

4:13 Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates with choice fruit, henna with nard;
你園內所種的結了石榴, 有佳美的果子, 並鳳仙花與哪噠樹.

4:14 nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon spice with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes with all chief spices.
有哪噠和番紅花, 菖蒲和桂樹, 並各樣乳香木,沒藥,沉香, 與一切上等的果品.

4:15 A garden fountain, a well of living water, flowing (streams) from Lebanon.
你是園中的泉, 活水的井, 從黎巴嫩流下來的溪水.

4:16 Awake, O north wind! Come, O south wind! Blow upon my garden! Let its fragrances waft forth! Let my beloved come to his garden, let him eat his choice fruit!
北風啊, 興起! 南風啊, 吹來! 吹在我的園內, 使其中的香氣發出來. 願我的良人進入自己園裡, 吃他佳美的果子.

Song of Solomon - Chapter 5

5:1 I have come to my garden, my sister bride, I have gathered my myrrh with my spice, I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk! Eat, O friends! Drink and become drunk with love!
我妹子, 我新婦, 我進了我的園中, 採了我的沒藥和香料, 吃了我的蜜房和蜂蜜, 喝了我的酒和奶. 我的朋友們, 請吃! 我所親愛的, 請喝, 且多多地喝!

5:2 I was asleep but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved knocking! “Open to me, my sister, my beloved, my dove, my perfect one! For my head is full of dew, my hair drenched from the moist night air.”
我身睡臥, 我心卻醒. 這是我良人的聲音; 他敲門說: 我的妹子, 我的佳偶, 我的鴿子, 我的完全人, 求你給我開門; 因我的頭滿了露水, 我的頭髮被夜露滴濕.

5:3 I have taken off my tunic, must I put it on? I have bathed my feet, must I soil them?
我回答說: 我脫了衣裳, 怎能再穿上呢? 我洗了腳, 怎能再玷污呢?

5:4 My beloved thrust his hand into the opening, and my inmost yearned for him.
我的良人從門孔裡伸進手來, 我便因他動了心.

5:5 I myself arose to open to my beloved; my hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with liquid myrrh upon the handles of the bolt.
我起來, 要給我良人開門. 我的兩手滴下沒藥; 我的指頭有沒藥汁滴在門閂上.

5:6 I opened myself to my beloved, but my beloved had turned and gone; my heart sank when he turned away. I sought him, but I did not find him; I called him, but he did not answer me.
我給我的良人開了門; 我的良人卻已轉身走了. 他說話的時候, 我神不守舍; 我尋找他, 竟尋不見; 我呼叫他, 他卻不回答.

5:7 The sentinels making rounds in the city found me; they beat me, they wounded me; they took my cloak away from me— those sentinels on the walls!
城中巡邏看守的人遇見我, 打了我, 傷了我; 看守城牆的人奪去我的披肩.

5:8 I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick!
耶路撒冷的眾女子啊, 我囑咐你們: 若遇見我的良人, 要告訴他, 我因思愛成病.

5:9 How is your beloved better than another lover, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another lover, that you adjure us thus?
你這女子中極美麗的, 你的良人比別人的良人有何強處? 你的良人比別人的良人有何強處, 你就這樣囑咐我們?

5:10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy, distinguished among ten thousand.
我的良人白而且紅, 超乎萬人之上.

5:11 His head is gold, refined gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven.
他的頭像至精的金子; 他的頭髮厚密纍垂, 黑如烏鴉.

5:12 His eyes are like doves beside springs of water, bathed in milk, set like mounted jewels.
他的眼如溪水旁的鴿子眼, 用奶洗淨, 安得合式.

5:13 His cheeks are like beds of spice, a tower of fragrances; his lips are lilies dripping liquid myrrh.
他的兩腮如香花畦, 如香草臺; 他的嘴唇像百合花, 且滴下沒藥汁.

5:14 His arms are rods of gold engraved with jewels; his belly is polished ivory covered with sapphires.
他的兩手好像金管, 鑲嵌水蒼玉; 他的身體如同雕刻的象牙, 周圍鑲嵌藍寶石.

5:15 His legs are columns of alabaster, set on bases of gold; his appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars.
他的腿好像白玉石柱, 安在精金座上; 他的形狀如黎巴嫩, 且佳美如香柏樹.

5:16 His mouth is sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved; this is my friend, O young women of Jerusalem.
他的口極其甘甜; 他全然可愛. 耶路撒冷的眾女子啊, 這是我的良人; 這是我的朋友.

Song of Solomon - Chapter 6

6:1 Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned that we may seek him with you?
你這女子中極美麗的, 你的良人往何處去了? 你的良人轉向何處去了, 我們好與你同去尋找他.

6:2 My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the garden bed of the spice, to pasture his flock and to gather lilies in the garden.
我的良人下入自己園中, 到香花畦, 在園內牧放群羊, 採百合花.

6:3 I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
我屬我的良人, 我的良人也屬我; 他在百合花中牧放群羊.

6:4 You are beautiful, my beloved, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, overwhelming as an army with banners.
我的佳偶啊, 你美麗如得撒, 秀美如耶路撒冷, 威武如展開旌旗的軍隊.

6:5 Turn away your eyes from before me, for they overwhelm me. Your hair is like a flock of the goats that moves down from Gilead.
求你掉轉眼目不看我, 因你的眼目使我驚亂. 你的頭髮如同山羊群臥在基列山旁.

6:6 Your teeth are like a flock of the ewes that have come up from the washing, all of them bearing twins, and there is none bereaved among them.
你的牙齒如一群母羊洗淨上來, 個個都有雙生, 沒有一隻喪掉子的.

6:7 Your cheeks behind your veil are like halves of a pomegranate.
你的兩太陽在帕子內, 如同一塊石榴.

6:8 Sixty queens there are, eighty concubines, and maidens beyond number.
有六十王后八十妃嬪, 並有無數的童女.

6:9 My dove, she is the one; my perfect, she is the only one; she is the favorite of her mother who bore her. Maidens see her and consider her fortunate; queens and concubines praise her:
我的鴿子, 我的完全人, 只有這一個是她母親獨生的, 是生養她者所寶愛的. 眾女子見了就稱她有福; 王后妃嬪見了也讚美她.

6:10 “Who is this that looks down like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, overwhelming as an army with banners?”
那向外觀看,如晨光發現,美麗如月亮,皎潔如日頭,威武如展開旌旗軍隊的是誰呢?

6:11 I went down to the orchard of the walnut trees to look at the blossoms of the valley, to see whether the vines have sprouted, whether the pomegranates have blossomed.
我下入核桃園, 要看谷中青綠的植物, 要看葡萄發芽沒有, 石榴開花沒有.

6:12 I did not know my heart set me in a chariot of my princely people.
不知不覺, 我的心將我安置在我尊長的車中.

6:13 Turn, turn, O Shulammite! Turn, turn so that we may look upon you! Why do you look upon the Shulammite as at a dance of the two armies?
回來, 回來, 書拉密女; 你回來, 你回來, 使我們得觀看你. 你們為何要觀看書拉密女, 像觀看瑪哈念跳舞的呢?

Song of Solomon - Chapter 7

7:1 How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O royal princess! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a craftsman.
王女啊, 你的腳在鞋中何其美好! 你的大腿圓潤, 好像美玉, 是巧匠的手做成的.

7:2 Your navel is a round wine-mixing bowl that does not lack mixed wine! Your belly is a heap of wheat encircled with lilies.
你的肚臍如圓杯, 不缺調和的酒; 你的腰如一堆麥子, 周圍有百合花.

7:3 Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.
你的兩乳好像一對小鹿, 就是母鹿雙生的.

7:4 Your neck is like a tower of ivory; your eyes are pools in Heshbon at the gate of Beth Rabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon looking out over Damascus.
你的頸項如象牙臺; 你的眼目像希實本,巴特‧拉併門旁的水池; 你的鼻子彷彿朝大馬士革的黎巴嫩塔.

7:5 Your head crowns you like Carmel; the flowing locks of your head are like purple tapestry; a king is held captive in the tresses!
你的頭在你身上好像迦密山; 你頭上的髮是紫黑色; 王的心因這下垂的髮綹繫住了.

7:6 How beautiful you are and how pleasant, O loved one in the delights!
我所愛的, 你何其美好! 何其可悅, 使人歡暢喜樂!

7:7 Your stature is like the palm tree, and your breasts are like clusters.
你的身量好像棕樹; 你的兩乳如同其上的果子, 纍纍下垂.

7:8 I say, “I will climb up the palm tree; I will lay hold of its fruit clusters.” Let your breasts be pleasing like clusters of the vine and the scent of your breath like the apples.
我說: 我要上這棕樹, 抓住枝子. 願你的兩乳好像葡萄纍纍下垂, 你鼻子的氣味香如蘋果;

7:9 Your palate is like the best wine that goes down for my beloved, smoothly gliding over my lips and teeth.
你的口如上好的酒. 女子說: 為我的良人下咽舒暢, 流入睡覺人的嘴中.

7:10 I belong to my beloved, and he desires me!
我屬我的良人, 他也戀慕我.

7:11 Come, my beloved, let us go out to the countryside; let us spend the night in the villages.
我的良人, 來吧! 你我可以往田間去; 你我可以在村莊住宿.

7:12 Let us rise early to go to the vineyards; let us see whether the vine has budded, whether the grape blossom has opened, and whether the pomegranates are in bloom; there I will give my love to you.
我們早晨起來往葡萄園去, 看看葡萄發芽開花沒有, 石榴放蕊沒有; 我在那裡要將我的愛情給你.

7:13 The mandrakes give off their fragrance, and over our doorway is every kind of delicious fruit; both fresh and dried fruit I have stored up for you, O my beloved.
風茄放香, 在我們的門內有各樣新陳佳美的果子; 我的良人, 這都是我為你存留的.

Song of Solomon - Chapter 8

8:1 How I wish that you were my little brother, who nursed upon my mother’s breasts! If I met you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me!
巴不得你像我的兄弟, 像吃我母親奶的兄弟; 我在外頭遇見你就與你親嘴, 誰也不輕看我.

8:2 I would surely bring you to the house of my mother, who would surely teach me; I would give you spiced wine to drink, the sweet wine of my pomegranates.
我必引導你, 領你進我母親的家; 我可以領受教訓, 也就使你喝石榴汁釀的香酒.

8:3 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.
他的左手必在我頭下; 他的右手必將我抱住.

8:4 I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!
耶路撒冷的眾女子啊, 我囑咐你們: 不要驚動,不要叫醒我所親愛的, 等他自己情願(不要叫醒……情願: 或譯不要激動愛情, 等它自發).

8:5 Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened you; there your mother conceived you; there she who was in labor gave birth to you.
那靠著良人從曠野上來的是誰呢? 我在蘋果樹下叫醒你. 你母親在那裡為你劬勞; 生養你的在那裡為你劬勞.

8:6 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death; passion is fierce as Sheol; its flashes are flashes of fire; it is a blazing flame.
求你將我放在你心上如印記, 帶在你臂上如戳記. 因為愛情如死之堅強, 嫉恨如陰間之殘忍; 所發的電光是火焰的電光, 是耶和華的烈焰.

8:7 Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.
愛情, 眾水不能息滅, 大水也不能淹沒. 若有人拿家中所有的財寶要換愛情, 就全被藐視.

8:8 We have a little sister, and she does not yet have any breasts. What should we do for our sister on the day when she is betrothed?
我們有一小妹; 她的兩乳尚未長成, 人來提親的日子, 我們當為她怎樣辦理?

8:9 If she is a wall, we will adorn her with a turret of silver; but if she is a door, we will barricade her with boards of cedar.
她若是牆, 我們要在其上建造銀塔; 她若是門, 我們要用香柏木板圍護她.

8:10 I was a wall, and my breasts were like the towers, so my betrothed viewed me with great delight.
我是牆; 我兩乳像其上的樓. 那時, 我在他眼中像得平安的人.

8:11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he entrusted his vineyard to the keepers; people paid a thousand silver pieces for its fruit.
所羅門在巴力‧哈們有一葡萄園; 他將這葡萄園交給看守的人, 為其中的果子必交一千舍客勒銀子.

8:12 My own “vineyard” belongs to me; the “thousand” are for you, O Solomon, and “two hundred” for those who tend its fruit.
我自己的葡萄園在我面前. 所羅門哪, 一千舍客勒歸你, 二百舍客勒歸看守果子的人.

8:13 O you who dwell in the garden, my companions are listening to your voice. Let me hear it!
你這住在園中的, 同伴都要聽你的聲音, 求你使我也得聽見.

8:14 Flee, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or a young stag upon the perfumed mountains!
我的良人哪, 求你快來! 如羚羊或小鹿在香草山上.

Isaiah (以賽亞書)

Isaiah - Chapter 1

1:1 The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
當烏西雅,約坦,亞哈斯,希西家作猶大王的時候, 亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞得默示, 論到猶大和耶路撒冷.

1:2 Hear, heavens, and listen, earth, for Yahweh has spoken: “I reared children and I brought them up, but they rebelled against me.
天哪, 要聽! 地啊, 側耳而聽! 因為耶和華說: 我養育兒女, 將他們養大, 他們竟悖逆我.

1:3 An ox knows its owner and a donkey the manger of its master. Israel does not know; my people do not understand.
牛認識主人, 驢認識主人的槽, 以色列卻不認識; 我的民卻不留意.

1:4 Ah, sinful nation, a people heavy with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly. They have forsaken Yahweh; they have despised the holy one of Israel. They are estranged and gone backward.
嗐! 犯罪的國民, 擔著罪孽的百姓; 行惡的種類, 敗壞的兒女! 他們離棄耶和華, 藐視以色列的聖者, 與他生疏, 往後退步.

1:5 Why do you want to be beaten again? You continue in rebellion. The whole of the head is sick, and the whole of the heart is faint.
你們為甚麼屢次悖逆, 還要受責打嗎? 你們已經滿頭疼痛, 全心發昏.

1:6 From the sole of the foot and up to the head there is no health in it; bruise and sore and bleeding wound have not been cleansed, and they have not been bound up and not softened with the oil.
從腳掌到頭頂, 沒有一處完全的, 盡是傷口,青腫, 與新打的傷痕, 都沒有收口, 沒有纏裹, 也沒有用膏滋潤.

1:7 Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire; As for your land, aliens are devouring it in your presence, and it is desolate, like devastation by foreigners.
你們的地土已經荒涼; 你們的城邑被火焚毀. 你們的田地在你們眼前為外邦人所侵吞, 既被外邦人傾覆就成為荒涼.

1:8 And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard, like a shelter in a cucumber field, like a city that is besieged.
僅存錫安城(原文是女子), 好像葡萄園的草棚, 瓜田的茅屋, 被圍困的城邑.

1:9 If Yahweh of hosts had not left us survivors, we would have been as few as Sodom, we would have become like Gomorrah.
若不是萬軍之耶和華給我們稍留餘種, 我們早已像所多瑪,蛾摩拉的樣子了.

1:10 Hear the word of Yahweh, rulers of Sodom! Listen to the teaching of our God, people of Gomorrah!
你們這所多瑪的官長啊, 要聽耶和華的話! 你們這蛾摩拉的百姓啊, 要側耳聽我們神的訓誨!

1:11 What is the abundance of your sacrifices to me? says Yahweh. I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fattened animals and I do not delight in the blood of bulls and ram-lambs and goats.
耶和華說: 你們所獻的許多祭物與我何益呢? 公綿羊的燔祭和肥畜的脂油, 我已經夠了; 公牛的血, 羊羔的血, 公山羊的血, 我都不喜悅.

1:12 When you come to appear before me, who asked for this from your hand: you trampling my courts?
你們來朝見我, 誰向你們討這些, 使你們踐踏我的院宇呢?

1:13 You must not continue to bring offerings of futility, incense—it is an abomination to me; new moon and Sabbath, the calling of a convocation— I cannot endure iniquity with solemn assembly.
你們不要再獻虛浮的供物. 香品是我所憎惡的; 月朔和安息日, 並宣召的大會, 也是我所憎惡的; 作罪孽, 又守嚴肅會, 我也不能容忍.

1:14 Your new moons and your appointed festivals my soul hates; they have become to me like a burden, I am not able to bear them.
你們的月朔和節期, 我心裡恨惡, 我都以為麻煩; 我擔當, 便不耐煩.

1:15 And when you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not be listening. Your hands are full of blood.
你們舉手禱告, 我必遮眼不看; 就是你們多多地祈禱, 我也不聽. 你們的手都滿了殺人的血.

1:16 Wash! Make yourselves clean! Remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes! Cease to do evil!
你們要洗濯,自潔, 從我眼前除掉你們的惡行, 要止住作惡,

1:17 Learn to do good! Seek justice! Rescue the oppressed! Defend the orphan! Plead for the widow!
學習行善, 尋求公平, 解救受欺壓的; 給孤兒伸冤, 為寡婦辨屈.

1:18 “Come now, and let us argue,” says Yahweh. “Even though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white like snow; even though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
耶和華說: 你們來, 我們彼此辯論. 你們的罪雖像硃紅, 必變成雪白; 雖紅如丹顏, 必白如羊毛.

1:19 If you are willing and you are obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.
你們若甘心聽從, 必吃地上的美物,

1:20 But if you refuse and you rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword. For the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”
若不聽從, 反倒悖逆, 必被刀劍吞滅. 這是耶和華親口說的.

1:21 How has a faithful city become like a whore? Full of justice, righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.
可歎, 忠信的城變為妓女! 從前充滿了公平, 公義居在其中, 現今卻有兇手居住.

1:22 Your silver has become as dross; Your wine is diluted with waters.
你的銀子變為渣滓; 你的酒用水攙對.

1:23 Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend the orphan and the legal dispute of the widow does not come before them.
你的官長居心悖逆, 與盜賊作伴, 各都喜愛賄賂, 追求贓私. 他們不為孤兒伸冤; 寡婦的案件也不得呈到他們面前.

1:24 Therefore, the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: “Ah, I will be relieved of my enemies, and I will avenge myself on my foes.
因此, 主─萬軍之耶和華,以色列的大能者說: 哎! 我要向我的對頭雪恨, 向我的敵人報仇.

1:25 And I will turn my hand against you; I will purify your dross like lye, and I will remove all of your tin.
我必反手加在你身上, 煉盡你的渣滓, 除淨你的雜質.

1:26 And I will restore your judges, as at the first, and your counselors, as at the beginning. After this you will be called the city of righteousness, faithful city.
我也必復還你的審判官, 像起初一樣, 復還你的謀士, 像起先一般. 然後, 你必稱為公義之城, 忠信之邑.

1:27 Zion will be redeemed by justice, and those of her who repent, by righteousness.
錫安必因公平得蒙救贖; 其中歸正的人必因公義得蒙救贖.

1:28 But the destruction of rebels and sinners shall be together, and those who forsake Yahweh will perish.
但悖逆的和犯罪的必一同敗亡; 離棄耶和華的必致消滅.

1:29 For you will be ashamed of the oaks in which you delighted, and you will be disgraced because of the gardens that you have chosen.
那等人必因你們所喜愛的橡樹抱愧; 你們必因所選擇的園子蒙羞.

1:30 For you shall be like an oak withering its leaves, and like a garden where there is no water for her.
因為, 你們必如葉子枯乾的橡樹, 好像無水澆灌的園子.

1:31 And the strong man shall become like tinder, and his work like a spark. And both of them shall burn together, and there is not one to quench them.”
有權勢的必如麻瓤; 他的工作好像火星, 都要一同焚毀, 無人撲滅.

Isaiah - Chapter 2

2:1 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞得默示, 論到猶大和耶路撒冷.

2:2 And it shall happen in the future of the days the mountain of the house of Yahweh shall be established; it will be among the highest of the mountains, and it shall be raised from the hills. All of the nations shall travel to him;
末後的日子, 耶和華殿的山必堅立, 超乎諸山, 高舉過於萬嶺; 萬民都要流歸這山.

2:3 many peoples shall come. And they shall say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob, and may he teach us part of his ways, and let us walk in his paths.” For instruction shall go out from Zion, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.
必有許多國的民前往, 說: 來吧, 我們登耶和華的山, 奔雅各神的殿. 主必將他的道教訓我們; 我們也要行他的路. 因為訓誨必出於錫安; 耶和華的言語必出於耶路撒冷.

2:4 He shall judge between the nations and he shall arbitrate for many peoples. They shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. A nation shall not lift up a sword against a nation, and they shall not learn war again.
他必在列國中施行審判, 為許多國民斷定是非. 他們要將刀打成犁頭, 把槍打成鐮刀. 這國不舉刀攻擊那國; 他們也不再學習戰事.

2:5 House of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.
雅各家啊, 來吧! 我們在耶和華的光明中行走.

2:6 For you have forsaken your people, house of Jacob, because they are full from the east, and of soothsayers like the Philistines, and they make alliances with the offspring of foreigners.
耶和華, 你離棄了你百姓雅各家, 是因他們充滿了東方的風俗, 作觀兆的, 像非利士人一樣, 並與外邦人擊掌.

2:7 And its land is filled with silver and gold, and there is no end to its treasures; and its land is filled with horses, and there is no end to its chariots.
他們的國滿了金銀, 財寶也無窮; 他們的地滿了馬匹, 車輛也無數.

2:8 Its land is filled with idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what they made with their fingers.
他們的地滿了偶像; 他們跪拜自己手所造的, 就是自己指頭所做的.

2:9 So humanity is humbled; everyone is humbled, and you must not forgive them.
卑賤人屈膝; 尊貴人下跪; 所以不可饒恕他們.

2:10 Enter into the rock and hide yourself in the dust from the presence of the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty.
你當進入巖穴, 藏在土中, 躲避耶和華的驚嚇和他威嚴的榮光.

2:11 The haughty eyes of humanity will be brought low, and the pride of everyone will be humbled, and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day.
到那日, 眼目高傲的必降為卑; 性情狂傲的都必屈膝; 惟獨耶和華被尊崇.

2:12 For there is a day for Yahweh of hosts against all of the proud and the lofty and against all that is lifted up and humble,
必有萬軍耶和華降罰的一個日子, 要臨到驕傲狂妄的; 一切自高的都必降為卑;

2:13 and against all the lofty and lifted up cedars of Lebanon, and against all the large trees of Bashan,
又臨到黎巴嫩高大的香柏樹和巴珊的橡樹;

2:14 and against all the high mountains, and against all the lofty hills,
又臨到一切高山的峻嶺;

2:15 and against every kind of high tower, and against every kind of fortified wall,
又臨到高臺和堅固城牆;

2:16 and against all the ships of Tarshish, and against all the ships of desire.
又臨到他施的船隻並一切可愛的美物.

2:17 And the haughtiness of the people shall be humbled, and the pride of everyone shall be brought low, and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day.
驕傲的必屈膝; 狂妄的必降卑. 在那日, 惟獨耶和華被尊崇;

2:18 And the idols shall pass away entirely,
偶像必全然廢棄.

2:19 and they will enter into the caves of the rocks and into the holes of the ground from the presence of the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty when he rises to terrify the earth.
耶和華興起, 使地大震動的時候, 人就進入石洞, 進入土穴, 躲避耶和華的驚嚇和他威嚴的榮光.

2:20 On that day humanity will throw away its idols of silver and its idols of gold, which they made for it to worship, to the rodents and to the bats—
到那日, 人必將為拜而造的金偶像,銀偶像拋給田鼠和蝙蝠.

2:21 to enter into the crevices of the rocks and into the clefts of the crags from the presence of the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.
到耶和華興起, 使地大震動的時候, 人好進入磐石洞中和巖石穴裡, 躲避耶和華的驚嚇和他威嚴的榮光.

2:22 Turn away from humanity, who has breath in its nostrils, for by what is it esteemed?
你們休要倚靠世人. 他鼻孔裡不過有氣息; 他在一切事上可算甚麼呢?

Isaiah - Chapter 3

3:1 For look, the Lord Yahweh of hosts is removing every source of support from Jerusalem and from Judah: all of the supplies of bread and all of the supplies of water,
主─萬軍之耶和華從耶路撒冷和猶大, 除掉眾人所倚靠的, 所仗賴的, 就是所倚靠的糧, 所仗賴的水;

3:2 mighty warrior and man of war, judge and prophet, and diviner and elder,
除掉勇士和戰士, 審判官和先知, 占卜的和長老,

3:3 captain of fifty and the honorable men of rank, and counselor and skillful magicians and skillful enchanter.
五十夫長和尊貴人, 謀士和有巧藝的, 以及妙行法術的.

3:4 And I will make boys their princes, and children shall rule over them.
主說: 我必使孩童作他們的首領, 使嬰孩轄管他們.

3:5 And the people will be oppressed by each other and a man by his neighbor. The boy will act arrogantly toward the elder, and the dishonorable toward the honorable.
百姓要彼此欺壓; 各人受鄰舍的欺壓. 少年人必侮慢老年人; 卑賤人必侮慢尊貴人.

3:6 Indeed, a man will seize his brother in the house of his father: “You have a cloak; you shall be a leader for us, and this heap of ruins shall be under your hand!”
人在父家拉住弟兄, 說: 你有衣服, 可以作我們的官長. 這敗落的事歸在你手下吧!

3:7 He will lift up his voice on that day, saying, “I will not be a healer; in my house there is no bread and there is no cloak. You shall not make me the leader of the people!”
那時, 他必揚聲說: 我不作醫治你們的人; 因我家中沒有糧食, 也沒有衣服, 你們不可立我作百姓的官長.

3:8 For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen because their speech and their deeds are against Yahweh, defying the eyes of his glory.
耶路撒冷敗落, 猶大傾倒; 因為他們的舌頭和行為與耶和華反對, 惹了他榮光的眼目.

3:9 The look on their faces testifies against them and they declare their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have dealt out evil to themselves.
他們的面色證明自己的不正; 他們述說自己的罪惡, 並不隱瞞, 好像所多瑪一樣. 他們有禍了! 因為作惡自害.

3:10 Tell the innocent that it is good for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
你們要論義人說: 他必享福樂, 因為要吃自己行為所結的果子.

3:11 Woe to the wicked! It is bad! For what is done by his hands will be done to him.
惡人有禍了! 他必遭災難! 因為要照自己手所行的受報應.

3:12 My people—children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, your leaders are misleading you, and they confuse the course of your paths.
至於我的百姓, 孩童欺壓他們, 婦女轄管他們. 我的百姓啊, 引導你的使你走錯, 並毀壞你所行的道路.

3:13 Yahweh takes his stand to conduct a legal case and takes his stand to judge the peoples.
耶和華起來辯論, 站著審判眾民.

3:14 Yahweh enters into judgment with the elders of his people and its princes. “And you! You have devoured the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses!
耶和華必審問他民中的長老和首領, 說: 吃盡葡萄園果子的就是你們; 向貧窮人所奪的都在你們家中.

3:15 Why do you crush my people and grind the face of the poor?” declares the Lord Yahweh of hosts.
主─萬軍之耶和華說: 你們為何壓制我的百姓, 搓磨貧窮人的臉呢?

3:16 And Yahweh said: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and they walk with outstretched neck, and they give flirting glances with their eyes, mincing along as they go, and with their feet they rattle their bangles,
耶和華又說: 因為錫安的女子狂傲, 行走挺項, 賣弄眼目, 俏步徐行, 腳下玎璫,

3:17 the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion scabby, and Yahweh will lay their foreheads bare.”
所以, 主必使錫安的女子頭長禿瘡; 耶和華又使她們赤露下體.

3:18 In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets and the headbands and the crescent necklaces,
到那日, 主必除掉她們華美的腳釧,髮網,月牙圈,

3:19 the pendants and the bracelets and the veils,
耳環,手鐲,蒙臉的帕子,

3:20 the headdresses and the armlets and the sashes, and the perfume boxes and the amulets,
華冠,足鍊,華帶,香盒,符囊,

3:21 the signet rings and the nose rings,
戒指,鼻環,

3:22 the festal robes and the mantles, and the cloaks and the handbags,
吉服,外套,雲肩,荷包,

3:23 and the mirrors and the linen garments, and the turbans and the wraps.
手鏡,細麻衣,裹頭巾,蒙身的帕子.

3:24 And this shall happen: There will be a stench instead of perfume, and a rope instead of a sash, and baldness instead of a well-set hairdo, and a clothing wrap of sackcloth instead of a rich robe, branding instead of beauty.
必有臭爛代替馨香, 繩子代替腰帶, 光禿代替美髮, 麻衣繫腰代替華服, 烙傷代替美容.

3:25 Your men shall fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.
你的男丁必倒在刀下; 你的勇士必死在陣上.

3:26 And her gates shall lament and mourn, and she shall be banished; she shall sit upon the ground.
錫安(原文是她)的城門必悲傷,哀號; 她必荒涼坐在地上.

Isaiah - Chapter 4

4:1 And seven women shall grasp at one man on that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread, and we will wear our own clothing; only let us be called by your name! Take away our disgrace!”
在那日, 七個女人必拉住一個男人, 說: “我們吃自己的食物, 穿自己的衣服, 但求你許我們歸你名下; 求你除掉我們的羞恥. ”

4:2 On that day the branch of Yahweh shall become beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall become the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel.
到那日, 耶和華發生的苗必華美尊榮, 地的出產必為以色列逃脫的人顯為榮華茂盛.

4:3 And this shall happen: He who is left in Zion and he who remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone written for life in Jerusalem,
主以公義的靈和焚燒的靈, 將錫安女子的污穢洗去, 又將耶路撒冷中殺人的血除淨. 那時, 剩在錫安,留在耶路撒冷的, 就是一切住耶路撒冷,在生命冊上記名的, 必稱為聖.

4:4 when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the blood of Jerusalem from her midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning.
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4:5 Then Yahweh will create over all of the site of Mount Zion and over her assembly a cloud by day and smoke and the brightness of flaming fire by night. Indeed, over all the glory there will be a canopy,
耶和華也必在錫安全山, 並各會眾以上, 使白日有煙雲, 黑夜有火焰的光. 因為在全榮耀之上必有遮蔽.

4:6 and it will be a shelter for shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and a hiding place from rainstorm and from rain.
必有亭子, 白日可以得蔭避暑, 也可以作為藏身之處, 躲避狂風暴雨.

Isaiah - Chapter 5

5:1 Let me sing for my beloved a song of my love concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
我要為我所親愛的唱歌, 是我所愛者的歌, 論他葡萄園的事: 我所親愛的有葡萄園在肥美的山岡上.

5:2 And he dug it and cleared it of stones, and he planted it with choice vines, and he built a watchtower in the middle of it, and he even hewed out a wine vat in it, and he waited for it to yield grapes— but it yielded wild grapes.
他刨挖園子, 撿去石頭, 栽種上等的葡萄樹, 在園中蓋了一座樓, 又鑿出壓酒池; 指望結好葡萄, 反倒結了野葡萄.

5:3 And now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.
耶路撒冷的居民和猶大人哪, 請你們現今在我與我的葡萄園中, 斷定是非.

5:4 What more was there to do for my vineyard that I have not done in it? Why did I hope for it to yield grapes, and it yielded wild grapes?
我為我葡萄園所做之外, 還有甚麼可做的呢? 我指望結好葡萄, 怎麼倒結了野葡萄呢?

5:5 And now let me tell you what I myself am about to do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall become a devastation. I will break down its wall, and it shall become a trampling.
現在我告訴你們, 我要向我葡萄園怎樣行: 我必撤去籬笆, 使它被吞滅, 拆毀牆垣, 使它被踐踏.

5:6 And I will make it a wasteland; it shall not be pruned and hoed, and it shall be overgrown with briers and thornbushes. And concerning the clouds, I will command them not to send rain down upon it.
我必使它荒廢, 不再修理, 不再鋤刨, 荊棘蒺藜倒要生長. 我也必命雲不降雨在其上.

5:7 For the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts is the house of Israel, and the man of Judah is the plantation of his delight. And he waited for justice, but look! Bloodshed! For righteousness, but look! A cry of distress!
萬軍之耶和華的葡萄園就是以色列家; 他所喜愛的樹就是猶大人. 他指望的是公平, 誰知倒有暴虐(或譯: 倒流人血); 指望的是公義, 誰知倒有冤聲.

5:8 Ah! Those who join house with house, they join field together with field until there is no place and you are caused to dwell alone in the midst of the land.
禍哉! 那些以房接房, 以地連地, 以致不留餘地的, 只顧自己獨居境內.

5:9 Yahweh of hosts said in my ears: Surely many houses shall become a desolation, large and beautiful ones without inhabitant.
我耳聞萬軍之耶和華說: 必有許多又大又美的房屋成為荒涼, 無人居住.

5:10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer will yield an ephah.
三十畝葡萄園只出一罷特酒; 一賀梅珥穀種只結一伊法糧食.

5:11 Ah! Those who rise early in the morning, they pursue strong drink. Those who linger in the evening, wine inflames them.
禍哉! 那些清早起來追求濃酒, 留連到夜深, 甚至因酒發燒的人.

5:12 And there will be lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine at their feasts, but they do not look at the deeds of Yahweh, and they do not see the work of his hands.
他們在筵席上彈琴, 鼓瑟, 擊鼓, 吹笛, 飲酒, 卻不顧念耶和華的作為, 也不留心他手所做的.

5:13 Therefore my people will go into exile without knowledge, and their nobles will be men of hunger, and their multitude is parched with thirst.
所以, 我的百姓因無知就被擄去; 他們的尊貴人甚是飢餓, 群眾極其乾渴.

5:14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged its throat, and it has opened wide its mouth without limit, and her nobles will go down, and her multitude, her tumult and those who revel in her.
故此, 陰間擴張其欲, 開了無限量的口; 他們的榮耀,群眾,繁華, 並快樂的人都落在其中.

5:15 And humankind is bowed down, and man is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are humiliated.
卑賤人被壓服; 尊貴人降為卑; 眼目高傲的人也降為卑.

5:16 But Yahweh of hosts is exalted by justice, and the holy God shows himself holy by righteousness.
惟有萬軍之耶和華因公平而崇高; 聖者神因公義顯為聖.

5:17 And then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, and fatlings, kids will eat among the sites of ruins.
那時, 羊羔必來吃草, 如同在自己的草場; 豐肥人的荒場被遊行的人吃盡.

5:18 Ah! Those who drag iniquity along with the cords of falsehood and sin as with rope of the cart,
禍哉! 那些以虛假之細繩牽罪孽的人! 他們又像以套繩拉罪惡,

5:19 those who say, “Let him make haste; let him hurry his work so that we may see it and let it draw near and let the plan of the holy one of Israel come so that we may know it!”
說: 任他急速行, 趕快成就他的作為, 使我們看看; 任以色列聖者所謀劃的臨近成就, 使我們知道.

5:20 Ah! Those who call evil good and good evil, those who put darkness for light and light for darkness, those who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
禍哉! 那些稱惡為善, 稱善為惡, 以暗為光, 以光為暗, 以苦為甜, 以甜為苦的人.

5:21 Ah! Those who are wise in their own eyes and have understanding in their view!
禍哉! 那些自以為有智慧, 自看為通達的人.

5:22 Ah! Heroes at drinking wine, and men of capability at mixing strong drink!
禍哉! 那些勇於飲酒, 以能力調濃酒的人.

5:23 Those who acquit the guilty because of a bribe and remove the justice of the innocent from him.
他們因受賄賂, 就稱惡人為義, 將義人的義奪去.

5:24 Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root will become like the stench, and their blossom will go up like the dust. For they have rejected the instruction of Yahweh of hosts, and they have treated the word of the holy one of Israel with contempt.
火苗怎樣吞滅碎秸, 乾草怎樣落在火焰之中, 照樣, 他們的根必像朽物, 他們的花必像灰塵飛騰; 因為他們厭棄萬軍之耶和華的訓誨, 藐視以色列聖者的言語.

5:25 Therefore Yahweh’s wrath was kindled against his people, and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them, and the mountains quaked, and their corpses were like refuse in the middle of the streets. In all of this his anger has not turned back, and still his hand is stretched out.
所以, 耶和華的怒氣向他的百姓發作. 他的手伸出攻擊他們, 山嶺就震動; 他們的屍首在街市上好像糞土. 雖然如此, 他的怒氣還未轉消; 他的手仍伸不縮.

5:26 And he will raise a signal for a nation from afar, and he will whistle for it from the end of the earth. And look! It comes quickly, swiftly!
他必豎立大旗, 招遠方的國民, 發嘶聲叫他們從地極而來; 看哪, 他們必急速奔來.

5:27 None is weary, and none among him stumbles; none slumbers and none sleeps. And no loincloth on his waist is opened, and no thong of his sandals is drawn away.
其中沒有疲倦的, 絆跌的; 沒有打盹的, 睡覺的; 腰帶並不放鬆, 鞋帶也不折斷.

5:28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all of his bows are bent. The hoofs of his horses are reckoned like flint, and his wheels like the storm wind.
他們的箭快利, 弓也上了弦. 馬蹄算如堅石, 車輪好像旋風.

5:29 His roaring is like the lion, and he roars like young lions. And he growls and seizes his prey, and he carries it off, and not one can rescue it.
他們要吼叫, 像母獅子, 咆哮, 像少壯獅子; 他們要咆哮抓食, 坦然叼去, 無人救回.

5:30 And he will roar over him on that day like the roaring of the sea, and if one looks to the land, look! Darkness! Distress! And the light grows dark with its clouds.
那日, 他們要向以色列人吼叫, 像海浪匉訇; 人若望地, 只見黑暗艱難, 光明在雲中變為昏暗.

Isaiah - Chapter 6

6:1 In the year of the death of Uzziah the king, I saw the Lord sitting on a high and raised throne, and the hem of his robe was filling the temple.
當烏西雅王崩的那年, 我見主坐在高高的寶座上. 他的衣裳垂下, 遮滿聖殿.

6:2 Seraphs were standing above him. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
其上有撒拉弗侍立, 各有六個翅膀: 用兩個翅膀遮臉, 兩個翅膀遮腳, 兩個翅膀飛翔;

6:3 And the one called to the other and said, “Holy, holy, holy is Yahweh of hosts! The whole earth is full of his glory.”
彼此呼喊說: 聖哉! 聖哉! 聖哉! 萬軍之耶和華; 他的榮光充滿全地!

6:4 And the pivots of the thresholds shook from the sound of those who called, and the house was filled with smoke.
因呼喊者的聲音, 門檻的根基震動, 殿充滿了煙雲.

6:5 And I said, “Woe to me! For I am destroyed! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I am living among a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the king, Yahweh of hosts!”
那時我說: “禍哉! 我滅亡了! 因為我是嘴唇不潔的人, 又住在嘴唇不潔的民中, 又因我眼見大君王─萬軍之耶和華. ”

6:6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me, and in his hand was a hot coal he had taken from the altar with tongs.
有一撒拉弗飛到我跟前, 手裡拿著紅炭, 是用火剪從壇上取下來的,

6:7 And he touched my mouth, and he said, “Look! This has touched your lips and has removed your guilt, and your sin is annulled.”
將炭沾我的口, 說: “看哪, 這炭沾了你的嘴, 你的罪孽便除掉, 你的罪惡就赦免了. ”

6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “I am here! Send me!”
我又聽見主的聲音說: “我可以差遣誰呢? 誰肯為我們去呢? ”我說: “我在這裡, 請差遣我! ”

6:9 And he said, “Go and say to this people, ‘Keep on listening and do not comprehend! And keep on looking and do not understand!’
他說: “你去告訴這百姓說: 你們聽是要聽見, 卻不明白; 看是要看見, 卻不曉得.

6:10 Make the heart of this people insensitive, and make its ears unresponsive, and shut its eyes so that it may not look with its eyes and listen with its ears and comprehend with its mind and turn back, and it may be healed for him.”
要使這百姓心蒙脂油, 耳朵發沉, 眼睛昏迷; 恐怕眼睛看見, 耳朵聽見, 心裡明白, 回轉過來, 便得醫治. ”

6:11 Then I said, “Until when, Lord?” And he said, “Until the cities lie wasted without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is ruined and a waste,
我就說: “主啊, 這到幾時為止呢? ”他說: 直到城邑荒涼, 無人居住, 房屋空閒無人, 地土極其荒涼.

6:12 and Yahweh sends the people far away, and the abandonment is great in the midst of the land.
並且耶和華將人遷到遠方, 在這境內撇下的地土很多.

6:13 And even if only a tenth part remain, again she will be destroyed like a terebinth or like an oak, which although felled, a tree stump remains in them. The seed of holiness will be her tree stump.”
境內剩下的人若還有十分之一, 也必被吞滅, 像栗樹,橡樹雖被砍伐, 樹墩子卻仍存留. 這聖潔的種類在國中也是如此.

Isaiah - Chapter 7

7:1 This happened in the days of Ahaz, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah. Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem for warfare against it, but he was not able to fight against it.
烏西雅的孫子,約坦的兒子,猶大王亞哈斯在位的時候, 亞蘭王利汛和利瑪利的兒子,以色列王比加上來攻打耶路撒冷, 卻不能攻取.

7:2 When it was reported to the house of David, saying “Aram stands by Ephraim,” his heart and the heart of his people shook like the shaking of the trees of the forest because of the wind.
有人告訴大衛家說: “亞蘭與以法蓮已經同盟. ”王的心和百姓的心就都跳動, 好像林中的樹被風吹動一樣.

7:3 Then Yahweh said to Isaiah, “Go out to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-Jashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool on the highway of the washer’s field.
耶和華對以賽亞說: “你和你的兒子施亞雅述出去, 到上池的水溝頭, 在漂布地的大路上, 去迎接亞哈斯,

7:4 And you must say to him, ‘Take heed and be quiet! You must not fear, and your heart must not be faint because of these two stumps of smoldering firebrands, because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the son of Remaliah.
對他說: ‘你要謹慎安靜, 不要因亞蘭王利汛和利瑪利的兒子這兩個冒煙的火把頭所發的烈怒害怕, 也不要心裡膽怯.

7:5 Because Aram has plotted evil against you with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, saying,
因為亞蘭和以法蓮, 並利瑪利的兒子, 設惡謀害你,

7:6 “Let us go up against Judah and let us tear her apart, and let us lay it open and so bring it unto ourselves, and let us install the son of Tabeel as king in her midst.”
說: 我們可以上去攻擊猶大, 擾亂它, 攻破它, 在其中立他比勒的兒子為王.

7:7 Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “It shall not stand, and it shall not come to pass.
所以主耶和華如此說: 這所謀的必立不住, 也不得成就.

7:8 For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin, and in sixty-five years from now Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people.
原來亞蘭的首城是大馬士革; 大馬士革的首領是利汛. (六十五年之內, 以法蓮必然破壞, 不再成為國民. )

7:9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not believe then you will not endure.” ’ ”
以法蓮的首城是撒馬利亞; 撒馬利亞的首領是利瑪利的兒子. 你們若是不信, 定然不得立穩. ’”

7:10 And Yahweh continued to speak to Ahaz, saying,
耶和華又曉諭亞哈斯說:

7:11 “Ask for a sign for yourself from Yahweh God; make it deep as Sheol or make it high as above.”
“你向耶和華─你的神求一個兆頭: 或求顯在深處, 或求顯在高處. ”

7:12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put Yahweh to the test.”
亞哈斯說: “我不求; 我不試探耶和華. ”

7:13 Then he said, “Hear, house of David! Is it too little for you to make men weary, that you should also make my God weary?
以賽亞說: “大衛家啊, 你們當聽! 你們使人厭煩豈算小事, 還要使我的神厭煩嗎?

7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look! the virgin is with child and she is about to give birth to a son, and she shall call his name ‘God with us.’
因此, 主自己要給你們一個兆頭, 必有童女懷孕生子, 給他起名叫以馬內利(就是神與我們同在的意思).

7:15 He shall eat curds and honey until he knows to reject the evil and to choose the good.
到他曉得棄惡擇善的時候, 他必吃奶油與蜂蜜.

7:16 For before the boy knows to reject the evil and to choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be abandoned.
因為在這孩子還不曉得棄惡擇善之先, 你所憎惡的那二王之地必致見棄.

7:17 “Yahweh will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your ancestor days that have not come since the day Ephraim departed from Judah: the king of Assyria.”
耶和華必使亞述王攻擊你的日子臨到你和你的百姓, 並你的父家, 自從以法蓮離開猶大以來, 未曾有這樣的日子.

7:18 And this shall happen: On that day, Yahweh will whistle for the fly that is at the end of the stream of Egypt and the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
“那時, 耶和華要發嘶聲, 使埃及江河源頭的蒼蠅和亞述地的蜂子飛來;

7:19 And all of them will come and settle in the rivers of the cliffs and in the clefts of the rocks and on all of the thornbushes and watering places.
都必飛來, 落在荒涼的谷內,磐石的穴裡, 和一切荊棘籬笆中, 並一切的草場上.

7:20 On that day, the Lord will shave the head and the hair of the feet with a razor of the one hired from beyond the river—with the king of Assyria—and it will even take off the beard.
“那時, 主必用大河外賃的剃頭刀, 就是亞述王, 剃去頭髮和腳上的毛, 並要剃淨鬍鬚.

7:21 And this shall happen: on that day, a young man will keep a young cow of the herd and two sheep alive.
“那時, 一個人要養活一隻母牛犢, 兩隻母綿羊;

7:22 And this shall happen: because of the abundance of milk production, he will eat curds, for every one that is left in the midst of the land will eat curds and honey.
因為出的奶多, 他就得吃奶油, 在境內所剩的人都要吃奶油與蜂蜜.

7:23 And this shall happen on that day: Every place where there are a thousand vines for a thousand silver pieces will become briers, and it will be thornbushes.
“從前, 凡種一千棵葡萄樹,值銀一千舍客勒的地方, 到那時必長荊棘和蒺藜.

7:24 One will go there with arrows and bow, for all of the land will be briers and thornbushes.
人上那裡去, 必帶弓箭, 因為遍地滿了荊棘和蒺藜.

7:25 And as for all of the hills that they hoed with the hoe, you will not go there, for fear of briers and thornbushes. And it will become like pastureland for cattle and overtrodden land for sheep.
所有用鋤刨挖的山地, 你因怕荊棘和蒺藜, 不敢上那裡去; 只可成了放牛之處, 為羊踐踏之地. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 8

8:1 Then Yahweh said to me, “Take yourself a large tablet and write on it with a common stylus pen: Maher-Halal-Hash-Baz.
耶和華對我說: “你取一個大牌, 拿人所用的筆(或譯: 人常用的字), 寫上‘瑪黑珥‧沙拉勒‧哈施‧罷斯’(就是擄掠速臨,搶奪快到的意思).

8:2 And I will require reliable witnesses as a witness for me: Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”
我要用誠實的見證人, 祭司烏利亞和耶比利家的兒子撒迦利亞記錄這事. ”

8:3 And I approached the prophetess, and she conceived, and she gave birth to a son. And Yahweh said to me, “Call his name Maher-Halal-Hash-Baz.
我─以賽亞與妻子(原文是女先知)同室; 她懷孕生子, 耶和華就對我說: “給他起名叫瑪黑珥‧沙拉勒‧哈施‧罷斯;

8:4 For before the boy knows to call ‘my father’ and ‘my mother,’ one will carry away the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria in the presence of the king of Assyria.”
因為在這小孩子不曉得叫父叫母之先, 大馬士革的財寶和撒馬利亞的擄物必在亞述王面前搬了去. ”

8:5 And Yahweh continued to speak to me again, saying,
耶和華又曉諭我說:

8:6 “Because this people has refused the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
“這百姓既厭棄西羅亞緩流的水, 喜悅利汛和利瑪利的兒子;

8:7 therefore look! The Lord is bringing up the waters of the great and mighty river against them, the king of Assyria and all his glory. And he will rise above all his channels, and he will flow over all his banks.
因此, 主必使大河翻騰的水猛然沖來, 就是亞述王和他所有的威勢, 必漫過一切的水道, 漲過兩岸;

8:8 And he will sweep into Judah; he will overflow and he will flood up to the neck. He will reach, and he will spread his wings out over your entire land, God with us.”
必沖入猶大, 漲溢氾濫, 直到頸項. 以馬內利啊, 他展開翅膀, 遍滿你的地. ”

8:9 Be broken, you peoples, and be dismayed. And listen, all distant parts of the earth; gird yourselves and be dismayed; gird yourselves and be dismayed!
列國的人民哪, 任憑你們喧嚷, 終必破壞; 遠方的眾人哪, 當側耳而聽! 任憑你們束起腰來, 終必破壞; 你們束起腰來, 終必破壞.

8:10 Make a plan, but it will be frustrated! Speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us!
任憑你們同謀, 終歸無有; 任憑你們言定, 終不成立; 因為神與我們同在.

8:11 For Yahweh said this to me while his hand weighed heavily on me, and he warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
耶和華以大能的手, 指教我不可行這百姓所行的道, 對我這樣說:

8:12 “You must not call conspiracy everything that this people calls conspiracy, and you must not share its fear, and you must not be in dread.
“這百姓說同謀背叛, 你們不要說同謀背叛. 他們所怕的, 你們不要怕, 也不要畏懼.

8:13 You shall regard Yahweh of hosts as holy, and he is your fear, and he is your dread.
但要尊萬軍之耶和華為聖, 以他為你們所當怕的, 所當畏懼的.

8:14 And he will become like a sanctuary and a stumbling-stone, and like a stumbling-rock for the two houses of Israel, like a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
他必作為聖所, 卻向以色列兩家作絆腳的石頭, 跌人的磐石; 向耶路撒冷的居民作為圈套和網羅.

8:15 And many shall stumble among them, and they shall fall and they shall be broken, and they shall be ensnared and they shall be caught.”
許多人必在其上絆腳跌倒, 而且跌碎, 並陷入網羅, 被纏住. ”

8:16 Bind up the testimony; seal the teaching among my disciples.
你要捲起律法書, 在我門徒中間封住訓誨.

8:17 And I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will await him.
我要等候那掩面不顧雅各家的耶和華; 我也要仰望他.

8:18 Look! I and the children whom Yahweh has given to me are like signs and portents in Israel from Yahweh of hosts, the one who dwells on the mountain of Zion.
看哪, 我與耶和華所給我的兒女, 就是從住在錫安山萬軍之耶和華來的, 在以色列中作為預兆和奇蹟.

8:19 Now if they tell you, “Consult the ghosts and the spirits, those who chirp and those who mutter. Should not a people consult its gods, the dead on behalf of the living,
有人對你們說: “當求問那些交鬼的和行巫術的, 就是聲音綿蠻, 言語微細的. ”你們便回答說: “百姓不當求問自己的神嗎? 豈可為活人求問死人呢? ”

8:20 for teaching and for testimony?” surely they who speak like this have no dawn.
人當以訓誨和法度為標準; 他們所說的, 若不與此相符, 必不得見晨光.

8:21 And it will pass through it distressed and hungry, and this shall happen: when it is hungry, it will be enraged, and it will curse its king and its gods, and it will face upwar
他們必經過這地, 受艱難, 受飢餓; 飢餓的時候, 心中焦躁, 咒罵自己的君王和自己的神.

8:22 or look to the earth. But look! Distress and darkness, the gloom of affliction! And it will be thrust into darkness!
仰觀上天, 俯察下地, 不料, 盡是艱難,黑暗, 和幽暗的痛苦. 他們必被趕入烏黑的黑暗中去.

Isaiah - Chapter 9

9:1 But there will be no gloom for those who were in distress. In former times he treated the land of Zebulun and Naphtali with contempt, but in the future he will honor the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
但那受過痛苦的必不再見幽暗. 從前神使西布倫地和拿弗他利地被藐視, 末後卻使這沿海的路, 約旦河外, 外邦人的加利利地得著榮耀.

9:2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; light has shined on those who lived in a land of darkness.
在黑暗中行走的百姓看見了大光; 住在死蔭之地的人有光照耀他們.

9:3 You have made the nation numerous; you have not made the joy great. They rejoice in your presence as with joy at the harvest, as they rejoice when they divide plunder.
你使這國民繁多, 加增他們的喜樂; 他們在你面前歡喜, 好像收割的歡喜, 像人分擄物那樣的快樂.

9:4 For you have shattered the yoke of its burden and the stick of its shoulder, the rod of its oppressor, on the day of Midian.
因為他們所負的重軛和肩頭上的杖, 並欺壓他們人的棍, 你都已經折斷, 好像在米甸的日子一樣.

9:5 For every boot that marches and shakes the earth and garment rolled in blood will be for burning—fire fuel.
戰士在亂殺之間所穿戴的盔甲, 並那滾在血中的衣服, 都必作為可燒的, 當作火柴.

9:6 For a child has been born for us; a son has been given to us. And the dominion will be on his shoulder, and his name is called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
因有一嬰孩為我們而生; 有一子賜給我們. 政權必擔在他的肩頭上; 他名稱為“奇妙策士,全能的神,永在的父,和平的君”.

9:7 His dominion will grow continually, and to peace there will be no end on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and sustain it with justice and righteousness now and forever. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.
他的政權與平安必加增無窮. 他必在大衛的寶座上治理他的國, 以公平公義使國堅定穩固, 從今直到永遠. 萬軍之耶和華的熱心必成就這事.

9:8 The Lord has sent out a word against Jacob, and it fell on Israel.
主使一言入於雅各家, 落於以色列家.

9:9 And all of the people knew it, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria in pride and arrogance of heart, saying,
這眾百姓, 就是以法蓮和撒馬利亞的居民, 都要知道; 他們憑驕傲自大的心說:

9:10 “The bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed stone. The sycamore-fig trees were felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
磚牆塌了, 我們卻要鑿石頭建築; 桑樹砍了, 我們卻要換香柏樹.

9:11 So Yahweh strengthened the adversaries of Rezin against him, and he provoked his enemies—
因此, 耶和華要高舉利汛的敵人來攻擊以色列, 並要激動以色列的仇敵.

9:12 Aram from the east and Philistines from the west— and they devoured Israel with the whole mouth. He has not turned away his anger in all of this, and his hand is still stretched out.
東有亞蘭人, 西有非利士人; 他們張口要吞吃以色列. 雖然如此, 耶和華的怒氣還未轉消; 他的手仍伸不縮.

9:13 And the people did not turn to the one who struck it, and they did not seek Yahweh of hosts.
這百姓還沒有歸向擊打他們的主, 也沒有尋求萬軍之耶和華.

9:14 So Yahweh cut off head and tail from Israel, palm branch and reed in one day.
因此, 耶和華一日之間必從以色列中剪除頭與尾, 棕枝與蘆葦─

9:15 Elders and the respectable are the head, and prophets who teach lies are the tail.
長老和尊貴人就是頭, 以謊言教人的先知就是尾.

9:16 And the leaders of this people were misleading them, and those who were led were confused.
因為, 引導這百姓的使他們走錯了路; 被引導的都必敗亡.

9:17 Therefore the Lord did not rejoice over its young men, and he did not have compassion on its orphans and widows, for everyone was godless and an evildoer, and every mouth was speaking folly. In all of this his anger did not turn away, and still his hand is stretched out.
所以, 主必不喜悅他們的少年人, 也不憐恤他們的孤兒寡婦; 因為, 各人是褻瀆的, 是行惡的, 並且各人的口都說愚妄的話. 雖然如此, 耶和華的怒氣還未轉消; 他的手仍伸不縮.

9:18 For wickedness burned like fire; it consumed brier and thorn. And it kindled the thickets of the forest, and they swirled upward in a column of smoke.
邪惡像火焚燒, 燒滅荊棘和蒺藜, 在稠密的樹林中著起來, 就成為煙柱, 旋轉上騰.

9:19 The land was burned through the wrath of Yahweh of hosts, and the people became like fire fuel. People had no compassion toward each other.
因萬軍之耶和華的烈怒, 地都燒遍; 百姓成為火柴; 無人憐愛弟兄.

9:20 They devoured on the right but still were hungry and devoured on the left but they were not satisfied. Each one devoured the flesh of his arm,
有人右邊搶奪, 仍受飢餓, 左邊吞吃, 仍不飽足; 各人吃自己膀臂上的肉.

9:21 Manasseh devoured Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they were against Judah. In all of this his anger has not turned away, and still his hand is stretched out.
瑪拿西吞吃(或譯: 攻擊; 下同)以法蓮; 以法蓮吞吃瑪拿西, 又一同攻擊猶大. 雖然如此, 耶和華的怒氣還未轉消; 他的手仍伸不縮.

Isaiah - Chapter 10

10:1 Ah! Those who decree decrees of evil, and writers who have written harm,
禍哉! 那些設立不義之律例的和記錄奸詐之判語的,

10:2 to guide the needy away from legal claims, and to rob the justice from the poor of my people, to make widows their spoil; and they plunder orphans.
為要屈枉窮乏人, 奪去我民中困苦人的理, 以寡婦當作擄物, 以孤兒當作掠物.

10:3 And what will you do at the day of punishment, and at calamity? It comes from afar! To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth,
到降罰的日子, 有災禍從遠方臨到, 那時, 你們怎樣行呢? 你們向誰逃奔求救呢? 你們的榮耀(或譯: 財寶)存留何處呢?

10:4 save that they bow down under the prisoners and fall under the slain? In all of this his anger has not turned away, and still his hand is stretched out.
他們只得屈身在被擄的人以下, 仆倒在被殺的人以下. 雖然如此, 耶和華的怒氣還未轉消; 他的手仍伸不縮.

10:5 Ah! Assyria, the rod of my anger, and a staff is in their hand: my wrath!
亞述是我怒氣的棍, 手中拿我惱恨的杖.

10:6 I send him against a godless nation, and I command him against the people of my wrath, to capture spoil and to carry off plunder, and to make them a trampling place, like the clay of the streets.
我要打發他攻擊褻瀆的國民, 吩咐他攻擊我所惱怒的百姓, 搶財為擄物, 奪貨為掠物, 將他們踐踏, 像街上的泥土一樣.

10:7 But he does not think this, and his heart does not plan this. For it is in his heart to destroy and to cut off not a few nations.
然而, 他不是這樣的意思; 他心也不這樣打算. 他心裡倒想毀滅, 剪除不少的國.

10:8 For he says, “Are not my commanders altogether kings?
他說: 我的臣僕豈不都是王嗎?

10:9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
迦勒挪豈不像迦基米施嗎? 哈馬豈不像亞珥拔嗎? 撒馬利亞豈不像大馬士革嗎?

10:10 As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols —and their images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria—
我手已經搆到有偶像的國; 這些國雕刻的偶像過於耶路撒冷和撒馬利亞的偶像.

10:11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and its idols what I have done to Samaria and her idols?”
我怎樣待撒馬利亞和其中的偶像, 豈不照樣待耶路撒冷和其中的偶像嗎?

10:12 And this shall happen: when the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, “I will punish the arrogance of the king of Assyria and his haughtiness.”
主在錫安山和耶路撒冷成就他一切工作的時候, 主說: “我必罰亞述王自大的心和他高傲眼目的榮耀. ”

10:13 For he says, “I have done it by the strength of my hand and by my wisdom, for I have understanding, and I have removed the boundaries of peoples, and I have plundered their stores, and like a bull I have brought down the inhabitants.
因為他說: 我所成就的事是靠我手的能力和我的智慧, 我本有聰明. 我挪移列國的地界, 搶奪他們所積蓄的財寶; 並且我像勇士, 使坐寶座的降為卑.

10:14 And my hand has found, like a nest, the wealth of the peoples, and like the gathering of forsaken eggs, I myself have gathered all the earth. And there was no fluttering wing or open mouth or chirp.”
我的手搆到列國的財寶, 好像人搆到鳥窩; 我也得了全地, 好像人拾起所棄的雀蛋. 沒有動翅膀的; 沒有張嘴的, 也沒有鳴叫的.

10:15 Does the ax boast against the one who cuts with it, or the saw magnify itself against the one who moves it to and fro? As if a rod should move the one who lifts it! As if a staff should lift up that which is not wood!
斧豈可向用斧砍木的自誇呢? 鋸豈可向用鋸的自大呢? 好比棍掄起那舉棍的, 好比杖舉起那非木的人.

10:16 Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, will send leanness among his sturdy warriors, and a burning like the burning of fire will burn under his glory.
因此, 主─萬軍之耶和華必使亞述王的肥壯人變為瘦弱, 在他的榮華之下必有火著起, 如同焚燒一樣.

10:17 And the light of Israel will become like a fire, and his holy one like a flame, and it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day.
以色列的光必如火; 他的聖者必如火焰. 在一日之間, 將亞述王的荊棘和蒺藜焚燒淨盡;

10:18 And he will destroy the glory of his forest and orchard completely, and it will be like the wasting away of one who is sick.
又將他樹林和肥田的榮耀全然燒盡, 好像拿軍旗的昏過去一樣.

10:19 And the rest of the trees of his forest will be a small number, and a boy can write them down.
他林中剩下的樹必稀少, 就是孩子也能寫其數.

10:20 And this shall happen: on that day, the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will not continue to lean on the one who struck it but will lean on Yahweh, the holy one of Israel, in truth.
到那日, 以色列所剩下的和雅各家所逃脫的, 不再倚靠那擊打他們的, 卻要誠實倚靠耶和華─以色列的聖者.

10:21 A remnant will return— the remnant of Jacob—to the mighty God.
所剩下的, 就是雅各家所剩下的, 必歸回全能的神.

10:22 For though your people Israel was like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of it will return. Annihilation is determined, overflowing with righteousness.
以色列啊, 你的百姓雖多如海沙, 惟有剩下的歸回. 原來滅絕的事已定, 必有公義施行, 如水漲溢.

10:23 For the Lord Yahweh of hosts is about to make a complete destruction and a determined end in the midst of all the earth.
因為主─萬軍之耶和華在全地之中必成就所定規的結局.

10:24 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh of hosts: “My people who live in Zion, you must not be afraid of Assyria. It beats you with the rod, and it lifts up its staff against you as the Egyptians did.
所以, 主─萬軍之耶和華如此說: “住錫安我的百姓啊, 亞述王雖然用棍擊打你, 又照埃及的樣子舉杖攻擊你, 你卻不要怕他.

10:25 My indignation will come to an end in just a very little while, and my anger will be directed to their destruction.”
因為還有一點點時候, 向你們發的忿恨就要完畢, 我的怒氣要向他發作, 使他滅亡.

10:26 And Yahweh of hosts is going to swing a whip against him, as when Midian was defeated at the rock of Oreb; and his staff will be over the sea, and he will lift him up as he did in Egypt.
萬軍之耶和華要興起鞭來攻擊他, 好像在俄立磐石那裡殺戮米甸人一樣. 耶和華的杖要向海伸出, 把杖舉起, 像在埃及一樣.

10:27 And this shall happen: on that day, he will remove his burden from your shoulder and his yoke from your neck, and a yoke will be destroyed because of fat.
到那日, 亞述王的重擔必離開你的肩頭; 他的軛必離開你的頸項; 那軛也必因肥壯的緣故撐斷(或譯: 因膏油的緣故毀壞). ”

10:28 He has come to Aiath, he has passed through Migron; at Micmash he deposited his baggage.
亞述王來到亞葉, 經過米磯崙, 在密抹安放輜重.

10:29 They crossed over the pass; Geba is a place of overnight lodging for us. Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul has fled.
他們過了隘口, 在迦巴住宿. 拉瑪人戰兢; 掃羅的基比亞人逃跑.

10:30 Daughter of Gallim, cry out with your voice; Laishah, listen! Anathoth is poor.
迦琳的居民(原文是女子)哪, 要高聲呼喊! 萊煞人哪, 須聽! 哀哉! 困苦的亞拿突啊.

10:31 Madmenah flees! The inhabitants of Gebim bring themselves into safety!
瑪得米那人躲避; 基柄的居民逃遁.

10:32 This day taking a stand at Nob, he will shake his fist at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.
當那日, 亞述王要在挪伯歇兵, 向錫安女子的山─就是耶路撒冷的山─掄手攻他.

10:33 Look! The Lord Yahweh of hosts is about to lop off the branches with great power, and the towering trees will be felled, and the tall trees will be brought low.
看哪, 主─萬軍之耶和華以驚嚇削去樹枝; 長高的必被砍下, 高大的必被伐倒.

10:34 And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with the axe, and Lebanon will fall by the mighty one.
稠密的樹林, 他要用鐵器砍下; 黎巴嫩的樹木必被大能者伐倒.

Isaiah - Chapter 11

11:1 And a shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from its roots will bear fruit.
從耶西的本(原文是丕)必發一條; 從他根生的枝子必結果實.

11:2 And the spirit of Yahweh shall rest on him— a spirit of wisdom and understanding, a spirit of counsel and might, a spirit of knowledge and the fear of Yahweh.
耶和華的靈必住在他身上, 就是使他有智慧和聰明的靈, 謀略和能力的靈, 知識和敬畏耶和華的靈.

11:3 And his breath is in the fear of Yahweh. And he shall judge not by his eyesight, and he shall rebuke not by what he hears with his ears.
他必以敬畏耶和華為樂; 行審判不憑眼見, 斷是非也不憑耳聞;

11:4 But he shall judge the poor with righteousness, and he shall decide for the needy of the earth with rectitude. And he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he shall kill the wicked person with the breath of his lips.
卻要以公義審判貧窮人, 以正直判斷世上的謙卑人, 以口中的杖擊打世界, 以嘴裡的氣殺戮惡人.

11:5 And righteousness shall be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his loins.
公義必當他的腰帶; 信實必當他脅下的帶子.

11:6 And a wolf shall stay with a lamb, and a leopard shall lie down with a kid, and a calf and a lion and a fatling together as a small boy leads them.
豺狼必與綿羊羔同居, 豹子與山羊羔同臥; 少壯獅子與牛犢並肥畜同群; 小孩子要牽引牠們.

11:7 And a cow and a bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together. And a lion shall eat straw like the cattle.
牛必與熊同食; 牛犢必與小熊同臥; 獅子必吃草, 與牛一樣.

11:8 And an infant shall play over a serpent’s hole, and a toddler shall put his hand on a viper’s hole.
吃奶的孩子必玩耍在虺蛇的洞口; 斷奶的嬰兒必按手在毒蛇的穴上.

11:9 They will not injure and they will not destroy on all of my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
在我聖山的遍處, 這一切都不傷人, 不害物; 因為認識耶和華的知識要充滿遍地, 好像水充滿洋海一般.

11:10 And this shall happen on that day: the nations shall inquire of the root of Jesse, which shall be standing as a signal to the peoples, and his resting place shall be glorious.
到那日, 耶西的根立作萬民的大旗; 外邦人必尋求他, 他安息之所大有榮耀.

11:11 And this shall happen on that day: The Lord will again extend his hand a second time to acquire the remnant of his people that is left, from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coastlands of the sea,
當那日, 主必二次伸手救回自己百姓中所餘剩的, 就是在亞述,埃及,巴忒羅,古實,以攔,示拿,哈馬, 並眾海島所剩下的.

11:12 and he will raise a signal for the nations. And he will gather the outcasts of Israel, and he will gather the scattered ones of Judah together from the four corners of the earth.
他必向列國豎立大旗, 招回以色列被趕散的人, 又從地的四方聚集分散的猶大人.

11:13 And the jealousy of Ephraim shall depart, and the enemies of Judah shall be cut off. Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah, and Judah shall not be an enemy of Ephraim.
以法蓮的嫉妒就必消散; 擾害猶大的必被剪除. 以法蓮必不嫉妒猶大, 猶大也不擾害以法蓮.

11:14 But they shall swoop upon the Philistine shoulder, westward. Together they shall plunder the sons of the east. Edom and Moab will be under their command, and the sons of Ammon will be their subjugated people.
他們要向西飛, 撲在非利士人的肩頭上(肩頭上: 或譯西界), 一同擄掠東方人, 伸手按住以東和摩押; 亞捫人也必順服他們.

11:15 And Yahweh will divide the tongue of the sea of Egypt, and he will wave his hand over the river with his scorching wind; and he will strike it into seven streams, and he will make it passable by foot.
耶和華必使埃及海汊枯乾, 掄手用暴熱的風使大河分為七條, 令人過去不致濕腳.

11:16 So there shall be a highway from Assyria for the remnant of his people that remains, as there was for Israel when it went up from the land of Egypt.
為主餘剩的百姓, 就是從亞述剩下回來的, 必有一條大道, 如當日以色列從埃及地上來一樣.

Isaiah - Chapter 12

12:1 And you will say on that day, “I will give you thanks, Yahweh, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, and you comforted me.
到那日, 你必說: 耶和華啊, 我要稱謝你! 因為你雖然向我發怒, 你的怒氣卻已轉消; 你又安慰了我.

12:2 Look! God is my salvation; I will trust, and I will not be afraid, for my strength and might is Yah, Yahweh; and he has become salvation for me.”
看哪! 神是我的拯救; 我要倚靠他, 並不懼怕. 因為主耶和華是我的力量, 是我的詩歌, 他也成了我的拯救.

12:3 And you will draw water from the wells of salvation in joy.
所以, 你們必從救恩的泉源歡然取水.

12:4 And you will say on that day, “Give thanks to Yahweh; call on his name. Make his deeds known among the peoples; bring to remembrance that his name is exalted.
在那日, 你們要說: 當稱謝耶和華, 求告他的名; 將他所行的傳揚在萬民中, 提說他的名已被尊崇.

12:5 Sing praises to Yahweh, for he has done a glorious thing; this is known in all the earth.
你們要向耶和華唱歌, 因他所行的甚是美好; 但願這事普傳天下.

12:6 Inhabitant of Zion, shout out and sing for joy, for the holy one of Israel is great in your midst.”
錫安的居民哪, 當揚聲歡呼, 因為在你們中間的以色列聖者乃為至大.

Isaiah - Chapter 13

13:1 The oracle of Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw:
亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞得默示, 論巴比倫.

13:2 Raise a signal on a bare hill, lift up your voice to them; wave the hand and may they enter the gateways of the noblemen.
應當在淨光的山豎立大旗, 向群眾揚聲招手, 使他們進入貴冑的門.

13:3 I myself I have commanded my consecrated ones, I have also summoned my mighty warriors concerning my anger, the ones who exalt over my majesty.
我吩咐我所挑出來的人; 我招呼我的勇士─就是那矜誇高傲之輩, 為要成就我怒中所定的.

13:4 A sound, a noise is on the mountains, the likeness of many people! A sound of the roar of the kingdoms, of nations gathering! Yahweh of hosts is mustering an army for battle.
山間有多人的聲音, 好像是大國人民. 有許多國的民聚集鬨嚷的聲音; 這是萬軍之耶和華點齊軍隊, 預備打仗.

13:5 They are coming from a distant land, from the end of the heavens, Yahweh and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole earth.
他們從遠方來, 從天邊來, 就是耶和華並他惱恨的兵器要毀滅這全地.

13:6 Wail, for the day of Yahweh is near; it will come like destruction from Shaddai!
你們要哀號, 因為耶和華的日子臨近了! 這日來到, 好像毀滅從全能者來到.

13:7 Therefore all hands will grow slack, and every human heart will melt,
所以, 人手都必軟弱; 人心都必消化.

13:8 and they will be dismayed. Pangs and labor pains will seize them; they will tremble like a woman giving birth. They will stare at one another, their faces flushing.
他們必驚惶悲痛; 愁苦必將他們抓住. 他們疼痛, 好像產難的婦人一樣, 彼此驚奇相看, 臉如火焰.

13:9 Look! The day of Yahweh is coming, cruel and wrath and the burning of anger, to make the earth a desolation, and he will destroy its sinners from it.
耶和華的日子臨到, 必有殘忍,忿恨,烈怒, 使這地荒涼, 從其中除滅罪人.

13:10 For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not flash forth their light; the sun will keep back when it comes out, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.
天上的眾星群宿都不發光; 日頭一出就變黑暗; 月亮也不放光.

13:11 And I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. And I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant, and I will bring the haughtiness of tyrants low.
我必因邪惡刑罰世界, 因罪孽刑罰惡人, 使驕傲人的狂妄止息, 制伏強暴人的狂傲.

13:12 I will make humanity more rare than gold and humankind more than the gold of Ophir.
我必使人比精金還少, 使人比俄斐純金更少.

13:13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will quake from its place because of the wrath of Yahweh of hosts, and in the day his anger burns.
我─萬軍之耶和華在忿恨中發烈怒的日子, 必使天震動, 使地搖撼, 離其本位.

13:14 And this shall happen: like a hunted gazelle or sheep with none to gather them, they will each turn to his own people, and they will each flee to his own land.
人必像被追趕的鹿, 像無人收聚的羊, 各歸回本族, 各逃到本土.

13:15 Everyone who is found will be pierced through, and everyone who is carried away will fall by the sword.
凡被仇敵追上的必被刺死; 凡被捉住的必被刀殺.

13:16 And their children will be dashed into pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives will be raped.
他們的嬰孩必在他們眼前摔碎; 他們的房屋必被搶奪; 他們的妻子必被玷污.

13:17 Look! I am stirring the Medes up against them, who do not value silver and do not delight in gold.
我必激動米底亞人來攻擊他們. 米底亞人不注重銀子, 也不喜愛金子.

13:18 And their bows will shatter young men. And they will not show mercy on the fruit of the womb; their eyes will not look compassionately on children.
他們必用弓擊碎少年人, 不憐憫婦人所生的, 眼也不顧惜孩子.

13:19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor of the Chaldeans’ pride, will be like when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
巴比倫素來為列國的榮耀, 為迦勒底人所矜誇的華美, 必像神所傾覆的所多瑪,蛾摩拉一樣.

13:20 It will not be inhabited forever, and it will not be dwelled in forever; and no Arab will pitch a tent there, and shepherds will not allow their flocks to lie down there.
其內必永無人煙, 世世代代無人居住. 阿拉伯人也不在那裡支搭帳棚; 牧羊的人也不使羊群臥在那裡.

13:21 But wild animals will lie down there, and their houses will be full of howling creatures, and the daughters of ostriches will live there, and goats will dance there.
只有曠野的走獸臥在那裡; 咆哮的獸滿了房屋. 鴕鳥住在那裡; 野山羊在那裡跳舞.

13:22 And hyenas will answer in its palaces, and jackals in the pleasure palaces; and its time is coming soon, and its days will not be prolonged.
豺狼必在它宮中呼號; 野狗必在它華美殿內吼叫. 巴比倫受罰的時候臨近; 它的日子必不長久.

Isaiah - Chapter 14

14:1 But Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob, and he will again choose Israel and set them on their land, and the immigrant will join himself to them, and they will attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
耶和華要憐恤雅各, 必再揀選以色列, 將他們安置在本地. 寄居的必與他們聯合, 緊貼雅各家.

14:2 And the nations will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will take possession of them in the land of Yahweh as slaves and female slaves. And this will happen: they will take their captors captive and rule over their oppressors.
外邦人必將他們帶回本土; 以色列家必在耶和華的地上得外邦人為僕婢, 也要擄掠先前擄掠他們的, 轄制先前欺壓他們的.

14:3 And it shall happen on the day Yahweh gives you rest from your pain and turmoil and hard labor which you had to perform,
當耶和華使你脫離愁苦,煩惱, 並人勉強你做的苦工, 得享安息的日子,

14:4 that you will take this taunt against the king of Babylon, and you will say: “How the oppressor has ceased! his insolence has ceased.
你必題這詩歌論巴比倫王說: 欺壓人的何竟息滅? 強暴的何竟止息?

14:5 Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,
耶和華折斷了惡人的杖, 轄制人的圭,

14:6 that struck the peoples in wrath, a blow without ceasing, that ruled the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.
就是在忿怒中連連攻擊眾民的, 在怒氣中轄制列國, 行逼迫無人阻止的.

14:7 All of the earth rests and is quiet; they break forth into singing.
現在全地得安息, 享平靜; 人皆發聲歡呼.

14:8 Even the cypresses rejoice over you, the cedars of Lebanon: ‘Since you were laid down, no wood cutter comes up against us.’
松樹和黎巴嫩的香柏樹都因你歡樂, 說: 自從你仆倒, 再無人上來砍伐我們.

14:9 Sheol below is getting excited over you, to meet you when you come; it arouses the dead spirits for you, all of the leaders of the earth. It raises all of the kings of the nations from their thrones.
你下到陰間, 陰間就因你震動來迎接你, 又因你驚動在世曾為首領的陰魂, 並使那曾為列國君王的, 都離位站起.

14:10 All of them will respond and say to you, ‘You yourself also were made weak like us! You have become the same as us!’
他們都要發言對你說: 你也變為軟弱像我們一樣嗎? 你也成了我們的樣子嗎?

14:11 Your pride is brought down to Sheol, and the sound of your harps; maggots are spread out beneath you like a bed, and your covering is worms.
你的威勢和你琴瑟的聲音都下到陰間. 你下鋪的是蟲, 上蓋的是蛆.

14:12 How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of dawn! You are cut down to the ground, conqueror of nations!
明亮之星, 早晨之子啊, 你何竟從天墜落? 你這攻敗列國的何竟被砍倒在地上?

14:13 And you yourself said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise up my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit on the mountain of assembly on the summit of Zaphon;
你心裡曾說: 我要升到天上; 我要高舉我的寶座在神眾星以上; 我要坐在聚會的山上, 在北方的極處.

14:14 I will ascend to the high places of the clouds, I will make myself like the Most High.’
我要升到高雲之上; 我要與至上者同等.

14:15 But you are brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the pit.
然而, 你必墜落陰間, 到坑中極深之處.

14:16 Those who see you will stare at you, they will look closely at you: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who caused kingdoms to shake,
凡看見你的都要定睛看你, 留意看你, 說: 使大地戰抖, 使列國震動,

14:17 who made the world like the desert and destroyed its cities, who would not let his prisoners go home?’
使世界如同荒野, 使城邑傾覆, 不釋放被擄的人歸家, 是這個人嗎?

14:18 All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, each one in his house.
列國的君王俱各在自己陰宅的榮耀中安睡.

14:19 But as for you, you are thrown away from your grave, like an abhorrent shoot, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, those who go down to the stones of the pit, like a corpse that is trodden down.
惟獨你被拋棄, 不得入你的墳墓, 好像可憎的枝子, 以被殺的人為衣, 就是被刀刺透, 墜落坑中石頭那裡的; 你又像被踐踏的屍首一樣.

14:20 You will not be united with them in burial because you have destroyed your land, you have killed your people. The descendants of evildoers will not be mentioned for eternity!
你不得與君王同葬; 因為你敗壞你的國, 殺戮你的民. 惡人後裔的名, 必永不提說.

14:21 Prepare a place of slaughter for his sons because of the sin of their ancestors. Let them not rise and take possession of the earth or fill up the face of the world with cities.”
先人既有罪孽, 就要預備殺戮他的子孫, 免得他們興起來, 得了遍地, 在世上修滿城邑.

14:22 “And I will rise up against them,” declares Yahweh of hosts, “and I will cut off name and a remnant from Babylon, and offspring and posterity,” declares Yahweh.
萬軍之耶和華說: 我必興起攻擊他們, 將巴比倫的名號和所餘剩的人, 連子帶孫一併剪除. 這是耶和華說的.

14:23 “And I will make her a possession of the hedgehog, and pools of water, and I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares Yahweh of hosts.
我必使巴比倫為箭豬所得, 又變為水池; 我要用滅亡的掃帚掃淨它. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

14:24 Yahweh of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely just as I have intended, so it shall be. And just as I have planned, it shall stand:
萬軍之耶和華起誓說: 我怎樣思想, 必照樣成就; 我怎樣定意, 必照樣成立,

14:25 to break Assyria in my land, and I will trample him down on my mountains; and he shall remove his yoke from them, and he shall remove his burden from his shoulders.”
就是在我地上打折亞述人, 在我山上將他踐踏. 他加的軛必離開以色列人; 他加的重擔必離開他們的肩頭.

14:26 This is the plan that is planned concerning all of the earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out over all of the nations.
這是向全地所定的旨意; 這是向萬國所伸出的手.

14:27 For Yahweh of hosts has planned, and who will frustrate it? And his hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?
萬軍之耶和華既然定意, 誰能廢棄呢? 他的手已經伸出, 誰能轉回呢?

14:28 In the year of the death of king Ahaz there was this oracle:
亞哈斯王崩的那年, 就有以下的默示:

14:29 You must not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken, for a viper will come forth from the root of the snake, and its fruit will be a flying serpent.
非利士全地啊, 不要因擊打你的杖折斷就喜樂. 因為從蛇的根必生出毒蛇; 牠所生的是火焰的飛龍.

14:30 And the firstborn of the poor will graze, and the needy will lie down in security; but I will cause your root to die in famine, and it will kill your remnant.
貧寒人的長子必有所食; 窮乏人必安然躺臥. 我必以饑荒治死你的根; 你所餘剩的人必被殺戮.

14:31 Wail, gate! Cry, city! Melt, Philistia, all of you! For smoke is coming from the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
門哪, 應當哀號! 城啊, 應當呼喊! 非利士全地啊, 你都消化了! 因為有煙從北方出來, 他行伍中並無亂隊的.

14:32 And what will one answer the messengers of the nation? That Yahweh has founded Zion, and the needy of his people will take refuge in it.
可怎樣回答外邦(或指非利士)的使者呢? 必說: 耶和華建立了錫安; 他百姓中的困苦人必投奔在其中.

Isaiah - Chapter 15

15:1 An oracle of Moab: Because Ar is devastated in a night, Moab is destroyed; because Kir of Moab is devastated in a night, it is destroyed.
論摩押的默示: 一夜之間, 摩押的亞珥變為荒廢, 歸於無有; 一夜之間, 摩押的基珥變為荒廢, 歸於無有.

15:2 It has gone up to the house, and Dibon to the high places for weeping over Nebo, and Moab wails over Medeba. Every head is bald, every beard is shaved.
他們上巴益, 又往底本, 到高處去哭泣. 摩押人因尼波和米底巴哀號, 各人頭上光禿, 鬍鬚剃淨.

15:3 They gird themselves with sackcloth in its streets; on its roofs and public squares everyone wails, going down in weeping.
他們在街市上都腰束麻布, 在房頂上和寬闊處俱各哀號, 眼淚汪汪.

15:4 And Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voice is heard as far as Jahaz; therefore the armed ones of Moab cry out; its soul quivers for him.
希實本和以利亞利悲哀的聲音達到雅雜, 所以摩押帶兵器的高聲喊嚷, 人心戰兢.

15:5 My heart cries out for Moab; its fugitives flee up to Zoar, to Eglath-shelishiyah. For at the ascent of Luhith it goes up it with weeping; for on the road of Horonaim they raise up a cry of destruction.
我心為摩押悲哀; 他的貴冑(或譯: 逃民)逃到瑣珥, 到伊基拉‧施利施亞. 他們上魯希坡, 隨走隨哭; 在何羅念的路上, 因毀滅舉起哀聲.

15:6 For the waters of Nimrim are wastelands; for the grass has withered, the vegetation has vanished, there is no greenness.
因為寧林的水成為乾涸, 青草枯乾, 嫩草滅沒, 青綠之物, 一無所有.

15:7 Therefore they carry the abundance it has made and their store of goods over the river of the poplars.
因此, 摩押人所得的財物和所積蓄的都要運過柳樹河.

15:8 For a cry for help has encircled the territory of Moab, her wailing is heard as far as Eglaim, and her wailing as far as Beer Elim.
哀聲遍聞摩押的四境; 哀號的聲音達到以基蓮; 哀號的聲音達到比珥‧以琳.

15:9 For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; but I will place added things upon Dimon: a lion for the survivors of Moab and for the remnant of the land.
底們的水充滿了血; 我還要加增底們的災難, 叫獅子來追上摩押逃脫的民和那地上所餘剩的人.

Isaiah - Chapter 16

16:1 Send a ram to the ruler of the land, from Sela across the desert to the mountain of daughter Zion.
你們當將羊羔奉給那地掌權的, 從西拉往曠野, 送到錫安城(原文是女子)的山.

16:2 And this shall be: like a bird fleeing from a thrust away nest shall be the daughters of Moab at the fords of Arnon.
摩押的居民(原文是女子)在亞嫩渡口, 必像遊飛的鳥, 如拆窩的雛.

16:3 “Bring counsel, make a decision; make your shade like the night in the middle of noonday. Hide the outcasts; you must not betray the fugitive.
求你獻謀略, 行公平, 使你的影子在午間如黑夜, 隱藏被趕散的人, 不可顯露逃民.

16:4 Let my outcasts of Moab dwell as aliens among you; be a hiding place for them from the presence of the destroyer.” When the oppressor is no more, destruction has stopped, the one who tramples has disappeared from the land,
求你容我這被趕散的人和你同居. 至於摩押, 求你作他的隱密處, 脫離滅命者的面. 勒索人的歸於無有, 毀滅的事止息了, 欺壓人的從國中除滅了,

16:5 then a throne shall be established in steadfast love, and one shall sit on it in faithfulness, in the tent of David, judging and seeking justice and zealous for righteousness.
必有寶座因慈愛堅立; 必有一位誠誠實實坐在其上, 在大衛帳幕中施行審判, 尋求公平, 速行公義.

16:6 We have heard of the pride of Moab—exceedingly proud— of his arrogance, pride, and insolence; his boasting is not true.
我們聽說摩押人驕傲, 是極其驕傲; 聽說他狂妄,驕傲,忿怒; 他誇大的話是虛空的.

16:7 Therefore Moab wails; all of it wails for Moab, for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth you moan, utterly devastated.
因此, 摩押人必為摩押哀號; 人人都要哀號. 你們摩押人要為吉珥‧哈列設的葡萄餅哀歎, 極其憂傷.

16:8 For Heshbon withers the fields, the vine of Sibmah; rulers of nations have broken down her tendrils, they reached up to Jazer, they wandered to the desert; her shoots spread abroad, they crossed over the sea.
因為希實本的田地和西比瑪的葡萄樹都衰殘了. 列國的君主折斷其上美好的枝子; 這枝子長到雅謝延到曠野, 嫩枝向外探出, 直探過鹽海.

16:9 Therefore I weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah. I drench you with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh, for a jubilant shout has fallen over your summer fruit and harvest.
因此, 我要為西比瑪的葡萄樹哀哭, 與雅謝人哀哭一樣. 希實本,以利亞利啊, 我要以眼淚澆灌你; 因為有交戰吶喊的聲音臨到你夏天的果子, 並你收割的莊稼.

16:10 And joy and gladness are taken away from the fruitful land, and in the vineyards no one exults, no one shouts for joy; no treader treads wine in the presses; I have put to an end to the jubilant shout.
從肥美的田中奪去了歡喜快樂; 在葡萄園裡必無歌唱, 也無歡呼的聲音. 踹酒的在酒醡中不得踹出酒來; 我使他歡呼的聲音止息.

16:11 Therefore my heart moans like a harp for Moab and my inner parts for Kir-heres.
因此, 我心腹為摩押哀鳴如琴; 我心腸為吉珥‧哈列設也是如此.

16:12 And this shall happen: when Moab appears, when it is weary upon the high place and it comes to its sanctuary to pray, it will not prevail.
摩押人朝見的時候, 在高處疲乏, 又到他聖所祈禱, 也不蒙應允.

16:13 This was the word that Yahweh spoke to Moab in the past.
這是耶和華從前論摩押的話.

16:14 But now Yahweh speaks, saying, “In three years, like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will become contemptible, with all of the great multitude, and the remnant will be a few, small, not strong.
但現在耶和華說: “三年之內, 照雇工的年數, 摩押的榮耀與他的群眾必被藐視, 餘剩的人甚少無幾. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 17

17:1 An oracle of Damascus: “Look! Damascus will cease being a city and will become a heap of ruins.
論大馬士革的默示: 看哪, 大馬士革已被廢棄, 不再為城, 必變作亂堆.

17:2 The cities of Aroer will be deserted; they will be for the flocks, and they will lie down and no one will frighten them.
亞羅珥的城邑已被撇棄, 必成為牧羊之處; 羊在那裡躺臥, 無人驚嚇.

17:3 And the fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus; and the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the children of Israel,” declares Yahweh of hosts.
以法蓮不再有保障; 大馬士革不再有國權; 亞蘭所剩下的必像以色列人的榮耀消滅一樣. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

17:4 “And this shall happen: On that day, the glory of Jacob will be brought low, and the fat of his flesh will become lean.
到那日, 雅各的榮耀必至枵薄; 他肥胖的身體必漸瘦弱.

17:5 And it shall be as when a reaper gathers standing grain and he reaps grain with his arm, and it shall be like one who gathers ears of grain in the valley of Rephaim.
就必像收割的人收斂禾稼, 用手割取穗子, 又像人在利乏音谷拾取遺落的穗子.

17:6 And gleanings will be left over in it, as when an olive tree is beaten, two or three ripe olive berries in the top of a branch, four or five on its fruitful branches,” declares Yahweh, the God of Israel.
其間所剩下的不多, 好像人打橄欖樹─在儘上的枝梢上只剩兩三個果子; 在多果樹的旁枝上只剩四五個果子. 這是耶和華─以色列的神說的.

17:7 On that day, mankind will look to its maker, and its eyes will look to the holy one of Israel;
當那日, 人必仰望造他們的主, 眼目重看以色列的聖者.

17:8 it will not look to the altars, the work of its hands, and it will not see what its fingers made and the poles of Asherah worship and the incense altars.
他們必不仰望祭壇, 就是自己手所築的, 也不重看自己指頭所做的, 無論是木偶是日像.

17:9 On that day, its fortified cities will be like the abandonment of the wooded place and the summit, which they deserted because of the children of Israel; and there will be desolation.
在那日, 他們的堅固城必像樹林中和山頂上所撇棄的地方, 就是從前在以色列人面前被人撇棄的. 這樣, 地就荒涼了.

17:10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and you have not remembered the rock of your refuge; therefore you plant plants of pleasantness, and you plant a vine of a foreigner.
因你忘記救你的神, 不記念你能力的磐石; 所以, 你栽上佳美的樹秧子, 插上異樣的栽子.

17:11 On your planting day you make them grow, and in the morning of your sowing you bring them into bloom, yet the harvest will flee in a day of sickness and incurable pain.
栽種的日子, 你周圍圈上籬笆, 又到早晨使你所種的開花; 但在愁苦極其傷痛的日子, 所收割的都飛去了.

17:12 Ah! The noise of many peoples, they make a noise like the noise of the seas! And the roar of nations, they roar like the roar of mighty waters!
唉! 多民鬨嚷, 好像海浪匉訇; 列邦奔騰, 好像猛水滔滔;

17:13 The nations roar like the roar of many waters, but he will rebuke him, and he will flee far away. And they are chased like chaff of the mountains before the wind and like tumbleweed before the storm.
列邦奔騰, 好像多水滔滔; 但神斥責他們, 他們就遠遠逃避, 又被追趕, 如同山上的風前糠, 又如暴風前的旋風土.

17:14 At the time of evening, and look, terror! Before morning he is no more. This is the fate of those who plunder us and the lot of those who plunder us.
到晚上有驚嚇, 未到早晨他們就沒有了. 這是擄掠我們之人所得的分, 是搶奪我們之人的報應.

Isaiah - Chapter 18

18:1 Ah! land of the whirring of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Cush,
唉! 古實河外翅膀刷刷響聲之地,

18:2 that sends messengers by the sea and in vessels of papyrus on the surface of the waters! Go, swift messengers, to a tall and smooth nation, to a people feared near and far, a mighty, mighty and trampling nation, whose land rivers divide.
差遣使者在水面上, 坐蒲草船過海. 先知說: 你們快行的使者, 要到高大光滑的民那裡去. 自從開國以來, 那民極其可畏, 是分地界踐踏人的; 他們的地有江河分開.

18:3 All you inhabitants of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a signal is raised on the mountains, you must look, and when a trumpet is blown, you must listen!
世上一切的居民和地上所住的人哪, 山上豎立大旗的時候你們要看; 吹角的時候你們要聽.

18:4 For Yahweh said this to me: “I will be quiet, and I will look from my dwelling place like clear heat because of light, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”
耶和華對我這樣說: 我要安靜, 在我的居所觀看, 如同日光中的清熱, 又如露水的雲霧在收割的熱天.

18:5 For before the harvest, when the blossom is complete and a blossom becomes ripening fruit, and one cuts off the shoots with pruning hooks, and one removes, tears away the tendrils.
收割之先, 花開已謝, 花也成了將熟的葡萄; 他必用鐮刀削去嫩枝, 又砍掉蔓延的枝條,

18:6 They shall all be left for birds of prey of the mountains and for the animals of the earth. And the birds of prey will pass the summer on it, and every animal of the earth will winter on it.
都要撇給山間的鷙鳥和地上的野獸. 夏天, 鷙鳥要宿在其上; 冬天, 野獸都臥在其中.

18:7 At that time, a gift will be brought to Yahweh of hosts from a tall and smooth people, and from a people feared near and far, a mighty, mighty and trampling nation, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of Yahweh of hosts, the mountain of Zion.
到那時, 這高大光滑的民, 就是從開國以來極其可畏,分地界踐踏人的, 他們的地有江河分開; 他們必將禮物奉給萬軍之耶和華, 就是奉到錫安山─耶和華安置他名的地方.

Isaiah - Chapter 19

19:1 An oracle of Egypt: Look! Yahweh is riding on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. And the idols of Egypt will tremble in front of him, and the heart of Egypt melts in his inner parts.
論埃及的默示: 看哪, 耶和華乘駕快雲, 臨到埃及. 埃及的偶像在他面前戰兢; 埃及人的心在裡面消化.

19:2 “And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and each one will fight against his brother and each one against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.
我必激動埃及人攻擊埃及人─弟兄攻擊弟兄, 鄰舍攻擊鄰舍; 這城攻擊那城, 這國攻擊那國.

19:3 And the spirit of the Egyptians will be disturbed in his midst, and I will confuse his plans, and they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead, and the ghosts and the spiritists.
埃及人的心神必在裡面耗盡; 我必敗壞他們的謀略. 他們必求問偶像和念咒的,交鬼的,行巫術的.

19:4 And I will hand over the Egyptians into the hand of a hard master, and a powerful king will rule over them,” declares the Lord Yahweh of hosts.
我必將埃及人交在殘忍主的手中; 強暴王必轄制他們. 這是主─萬軍之耶和華說的.

19:5 And the waters will be dried up from the sea, and the river will be parched and dry.
海中的水必絕盡, 河也消沒乾涸.

19:6 And the rivers will become foul-smelling; the branches of the Nile of Egypt will become little and dry up; reed and rush will wither.
江河要變臭; 埃及的河水都必減少枯乾. 葦子和蘆荻都必衰殘;

19:7 Bare places by the Nile will be dried up, by the edge of the Nile and all the sown land of the Nile; it will be driven about, and it will be no more.
靠尼羅河旁的草田, 並沿尼羅河所種的田, 都必枯乾. 莊稼被風吹去, 歸於無有.

19:8 And the fishers will mourn, and all of those who cast fishhooks in the Nile will lament, and those who spread out fishing nets on the surface of the water will languish.
打魚的必哀哭. 在尼羅河一切釣魚的必悲傷; 在水上撒網的必都衰弱.

19:9 And the workers of combed flax will be ashamed, and those who weave white linen.
用梳好的麻造物的和織白布的都必羞愧;

19:10 And her weavers will be crushed; all the hired workers will be grieved of heart.
國柱必被打碎, 所有傭工的, 心必愁煩.

19:11 Surely the princes of Zoan are foolish; the wise of the counselors of Pharaoh give senseless counsel. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I myself am a son of sages, a descendant of ancient kings”?
瑣安的首領極其愚昧; 法老大有智慧的謀士, 所籌劃的成為愚謀. 你們怎敢對法老說: 我是智慧人的子孫, 我是古王的後裔?

19:12 Where are your sages then? Now, let them tell you, and let them know what Yahweh of hosts has planned against Egypt.
你的智慧人在哪裡呢? 萬軍之耶和華向埃及所定的旨意, 他們可以知道, 可以告訴你吧!

19:13 The princes of Zoan have become foolish; the princes of Memphis are deceived; the leaders of her tribes have led Egypt astray.
瑣安的首領都變為愚昧; 挪弗的首領都受了迷惑. 當埃及支派房角石的, 使埃及人走錯了路.

19:14 Yahweh has mixed a spirit of confusion into her midst, and they have caused Egypt to stagger in all of its doings, as when a drunkard staggers in his vomit.
耶和華使乖謬的靈攙入埃及中間; 首領使埃及一切所做的都有差錯, 好像醉酒之人嘔吐的時候東倒西歪一樣.

19:15 And there will be nothing for Egypt to do, head or tail, palm branch or reed.
埃及中, 無論是頭與尾, 棕枝與蘆葦, 所做之工都不成就.

19:16 On that day, Egypt will be like women, and will tremble and be afraid before the waving hand of Yahweh of hosts that he is waving against it.
到那日, 埃及人必像婦人一樣, 他們必因萬軍之耶和華在埃及以上所掄的手, 戰兢懼怕.

19:17 And the land of Judah will become a terror to Egypt, everyone to whom one mentions it will be afraid in himself because of the plan of Yahweh of hosts that he is planning against him.
猶大地必使埃及驚恐, 向誰提起猶大地, 誰就懼怕. 這是因萬軍之耶和華向埃及所定的旨意.

19:18 On that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear an oath to Yahweh of hosts. One will be called “City of the Sun.”
當那日, 埃及地必有五城的人說迦南的方言, 又指著萬軍之耶和華起誓. 有一城必稱為“滅亡城”.

19:19 On that day, there will be an altar for Yahweh in in the middle of the land of Egypt, and a stone pillar for Yahweh at her border.
當那日, 在埃及地中必有為耶和華築的一座壇; 在埃及的邊界上必有為耶和華立的一根柱.

19:20 And it will be a sign and a witness to Yahweh of hosts in the land of Egypt; when they cry out to Yahweh because of oppressors, he will send them a savior and a defender, and he will deliver them.
這都要在埃及地為萬軍之耶和華作記號和證據. 埃及人因為受人的欺壓哀求耶和華, 他就差遣一位救主作護衛者, 拯救他們.

19:21 And Yahweh will make himself known to Egypt, and Egypt will know Yahweh on that day, and they will worship with sacrifice and offering, and they will make vows to Yahweh, and they will fulfill them.
耶和華必被埃及人所認識. 在那日, 埃及人必認識耶和華, 也要獻祭物和供物敬拜他, 並向耶和華許願還願.

19:22 And Yahweh will strike Egypt, striking and healing; and they will return to Yahweh, and he will respond to their prayer, and he will heal them.
耶和華必擊打埃及, 又擊打又醫治, 埃及人就歸向耶和華. 他必應允他們的禱告, 醫治他們.

19:23 On that day, there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria, and Egypt will worship together with Assyria.
當那日, 必有從埃及通亞述去的大道. 亞述人要進入埃及, 埃及人也進入亞述; 埃及人要與亞述人一同敬拜耶和華.

19:24 On that day, Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,
當那日, 以色列必與埃及,亞述三國一律, 使地上的人得福;

19:25 whom Yahweh of hosts blessed, saying, “May Egypt my people be blessed, and Assyria, the work of my hands, and my inheritance, Israel.”
因為萬軍之耶和華賜福給他們, 說: “埃及─我的百姓, 亞述─我手的工作, 以色列─我的產業, 都有福了! ”

Isaiah - Chapter 20

20:1 In the year the commander-in-chief came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and he took it,
亞述王撒珥根打發他珥探到亞實突的那年, 他珥探就攻打亞實突, 將城攻取.

20:2 at that time, Yahweh had spoken by the hand of Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go and loosen the sackcloth from your loins, and take off your sandals from your feet,” and he had done so, walking naked and barefoot.
那時, 耶和華曉諭亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞說: “你去解掉你腰間的麻布, 脫下你腳上的鞋. ”以賽亞就這樣做, 露身赤腳行走.

20:3 Then Yahweh said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush,
耶和華說: “我僕人以賽亞怎樣露身赤腳行走三年, 作為關乎埃及和古實的預兆奇蹟.

20:4 so shall the king of Assyria lead the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks, the shame of Egypt.
照樣, 亞述王也必擄去埃及人, 掠去古實人, 無論老少, 都露身赤腳, 現出下體, 使埃及蒙羞.

20:5 And they shall be dismayed, and they shall be ashamed because of Cush, their hope, and because of Egypt, their pride.
以色列人必因所仰望的古實, 所誇耀的埃及, 驚惶羞愧.

20:6 And the inhabitant of the coastland will say this on that day: ‘Look! This is our hope to whom we fled for help, to be delivered from the king of Assyria, and how shall we escape?’ ”
“那時, 這沿海一帶的居民必說: ‘看哪, 我們素所仰望的, 就是我們為脫離亞述王逃往求救的, 不過是如此! 我們怎能逃脫呢? ’”

Isaiah - Chapter 21

21:1 The oracle of the wilderness of the sea: As storm winds passing over in the Negev, it comes from the desert, from a frightful land.
論海旁曠野的默示: 有仇敵從曠野, 從可怕之地而來, 好像南方的旋風, 猛然掃過.

21:2 A hard revelation is told to me; the treacherous deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; lay siege, Media! I put an end to all of her sighing.
令人悽慘的異象已默示於我. 詭詐的行詭詐, 毀滅的行毀滅. 以攔哪, 你要上去! 米底亞啊, 你要圍困! 主說: 我使一切歎息止住.

21:3 Therefore my loins are filled with anguish; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman giving birth. I am too bent to hear, I am too dismayed to see.
所以, 我滿腰疼痛; 痛苦將我抓住, 好像產難的婦人一樣. 我疼痛甚至不能聽; 我驚惶甚至不能看.

21:4 My mind staggers; fear terrifies me; the twilight I desired brought me fear.
我心慌張, 驚恐威嚇我. 我所羨慕的黃昏, 變為我的戰兢.

21:5 Set out the table in order! Spread out the rugs! Eat! drink! Rise up, commanders; smear the shield!
他們擺設筵席, 派人守望, 又吃, 又喝. 首領啊, 你們起來, 用油抹盾牌.

21:6 For the Lord said this to me: “Go, set a watchman in position. He must announce what he sees.
主對我如此說: 你去設立守望的, 使他將所看見的述說.

21:7 When he sees riders, a pair of horsemen, riders of donkeys, riders of camels, then he must listen attentively, paying attention, paying special attention.”
他看見軍隊, 就是騎馬的一對一對地來, 又看見驢隊, 駱駝隊, 就要側耳細聽.

21:8 Then the watchman called, “Lord, I am standing on the watchtower continually by day, and I am standing at my post throughout the night.
他像獅子吼叫, 說: 主啊, 我白日常站在望樓上, 整夜立在我守望所.

21:9 And look at this! A man’s a chariot is coming, a pair of horsemen!” Then he responded and said, “It has fallen! Babylon has fallen! And all the images of her gods are smashed on the ground!”
看哪, 有一隊軍兵騎著馬, 一對一對地來. 他就說: 巴比倫傾倒了! 傾倒了! 他一切雕刻的神像都打碎於地.

21:10 My downtrodden people and the son of my threshing floor, I will announce to you what I have heard from Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel.
我被打的禾稼, 我場上的穀啊, 我從萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神那裡所聽見的, 都告訴你們了.

21:11 The oracle of Dumah: One is calling to me from Seir, “Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”
論度瑪的默示: 有人聲從西珥呼問我說: 守望的啊, 夜裡如何? 守望的啊, 夜裡如何?

21:12 The watchman says, “Morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire; come back again.”
守望的說: 早晨將到, 黑夜也來. 你們若要問就可以問, 可以回頭再來.

21:13 An oracle concerning Arabia: You will spend the night in the thicket in a desert-plateau, caravans of Dedanites.
論阿拉伯的默示: 底但結伴的客旅啊, 你們必在阿拉伯的樹林中住宿.

21:14 When you happen to meet the thirsty, bring water. Inhabitants of the land of Tema came to meet the fugitive with his bread.
提瑪地的居民拿水來, 送給口渴的, 拿餅來迎接逃避的.

21:15 For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword and the bent bow, and from the heaviness of the battle.
因為他們逃避刀劍和出了鞘的刀, 並上了弦的弓與刀兵的重災.

21:16 For the Lord said this to me: “In one more year, like the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.
主對我這樣說: “一年之內, 照雇工的年數, 基達的一切榮耀必歸於無有.

21:17 And the remainder of the number of the bows of the warriors of the sons of Kedar will be few.” For Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken.
弓箭手所餘剩的, 就是基達人的勇士, 必然稀少, 因為這是耶和華─以色列的神說的. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 22

22:1 The oracle of the valley of vision: What business do you have going up, all of you, to the roofs,
論異象谷的默示: 有甚麼事使你這滿城的人都上房頂呢?

22:2 noisy, tumultuous city, exultant town? Your slain are not slain by the sword, nor are they dead from battle.
你這滿處吶喊,大有喧嘩的城, 歡樂的邑啊, 你中間被殺的並不是被刀殺, 也不是因打仗死亡.

22:3 All of your rulers have fled together without a bow; all of you who were found were captured. They were captured together; they had fled far away.
你所有的官長一同逃跑, 都為弓箭手所捆綁. 你中間一切被找到的都一同被捆綁; 他們本是逃往遠方的.

22:4 Therefore I said, “Look away from me, let me weep bitterly; you must not insist on comforting me for the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
所以我說: 你們轉眼不看我, 我要痛哭. 不要因我眾民(原文是民女)的毀滅, 就竭力安慰我.

22:5 For the Lord Yahweh of hosts has a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the valley of vision, a tearing down of walls and a cry for help to the mountains.
因為主─萬軍之耶和華使“異象谷”有潰亂,踐踏,煩擾的日子. 城被攻破, 哀聲達到山間.

22:6 And Elam lifted up the quiver, with chariots of men and cavalry. And Kir uncovered the shield.
以攔帶著箭袋, 還有坐戰車的和馬兵; 吉珥揭開盾牌.

22:7 And this happened: the choicest of your valleys were full of chariots, and the cavalry confidently stood at the gate.
你嘉美的谷遍滿戰車, 也有馬兵在城門前排列.

22:8 And he uncovered the covering of Judah. And you looked, on that day, to the weapons of the House of the Forest,
他去掉猶大的遮蓋. 那日, 你就仰望林庫內的軍器.

22:9 and you saw that the breaches in the walls of the city of David were many, and you gathered the waters of the lower pool.
你們看見大衛城的破口很多, 便聚積下池的水,

22:10 And you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.
又數點耶路撒冷的房屋, 將房屋拆毀, 修補城牆,

22:11 And you made a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the old pool, but you did not look to its maker, and you did not see the one who created it long ago.
又在兩道城牆中間挖一個聚水池可盛舊池的水, 卻不仰望做這事的主, 也不顧念從古定這事的.

22:12 And the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, called on that day for weeping and mourning, and for baldness and girding with sackcloth.
當那日, 主─萬軍之耶和華叫人哭泣哀號, 頭上光禿, 身披麻布.

22:13 But look! Joy and gladness, the killing of oxen and the slaughtering of sheep, the eating of meat and the drinking of wine! “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
誰知, 人倒歡喜快樂, 宰牛殺羊, 吃肉喝酒, 說: 我們吃喝吧! 因為明天要死了.

22:14 And it was revealed in my ears by Yahweh of hosts: “Surely this sin will not be atoned for you until you die!” says the Lord, Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華親自默示我說: 這罪孽直到你們死, 斷不得赦免! 這是主─萬軍之耶和華說的.

22:15 The Lord, Yahweh of hosts, says this: “Go! Go to this steward, to Shebna, who is over the house:
主─萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “你去見掌銀庫的, 就是家宰舍伯那, 對他說:

22:16 ‘What business do you have here, and who do you have here, that you have cut a grave cutting here for yourself, carving his grave on the height, a dwelling place for him in the rock?
‘你在這裡做甚麼呢? 有甚麼人竟在這裡鑿墳墓, 就是在高處為自己鑿墳墓, 在磐石中為自己鑿出安身之所?

22:17 Look! Yahweh is about to really hurl you, man! And he is about to grasp you firmly;
看哪, 耶和華必像大有力的人, 將你緊緊纏裹, 竭力拋去.

22:18 he will wind a winding tightly around you like a ball, to a wide land. There you shall die, and there the chariots of your splendor will be, disgrace to your master’s house!
他必將你滾成一團, 拋在寬闊之地, 好像拋球一樣. 你這主人家的羞辱, 必在那裡坐你榮耀的車, 也必在那裡死亡.

22:19 And I will push you from your office, and he will throw you down from your position.
我必趕逐你離開官職; 你必從你的原位撤下. ’

22:20 And this shall happen: On that day I will call to my servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah,
“到那日, 我必召我僕人希勒家的兒子以利亞敬來,

22:21 and I will clothe him with your tunic, and I will bind your sash firmly about him, and I will put your authority into his hand, and he shall be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
將你的外袍給他穿上, 將你的腰帶給他繫緊, 將你的政權交在他手中. 他必作耶路撒冷居民和猶大家的父.

22:22 And I will put the key of the house of David on his shoulder, and he shall open and no one will be able to shut; and he shall shut and no one will be able to open.
我必將大衛家的鑰匙放在他肩頭上. 他開, 無人能關; 他關, 無人能開.

22:23 And I will drive him in like a peg into a secure place, and he will become like a throne of glory to the house of his father.
我必將他安穩, 像釘子釘在堅固處; 他必作為他父家榮耀的寶座.

22:24 And they will hang all of the heaviness of his father’s house on him, the offspring and the offshoot, all of the small vessels, from the bowls to the jars.
他父家所有的榮耀, 連兒女帶子孫, 都掛在他身上, 好像一切小器皿, 從杯子到酒瓶掛上一樣.

22:25 On that day, declares Yahweh of hosts, the peg that was driven will move away into a secure place, and it will be cut down and fall, and the load that was on her will be cut off. For Yahweh has spoken.’ ”
萬軍之耶和華說: 當那日, 釘在堅固處的釘子必壓斜, 被砍斷落地; 掛在其上的重擔必被剪斷. 因為這是耶和華說的. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 23

23:1 The oracle of Tyre: Wail, ships of Tarshish, for the house is destroyed so that no one can enter; it is announced to them from the land of Cyprus.
論泰爾的默示: 他施的船隻都要哀號; 因為泰爾變為荒場, 甚至沒有房屋, 沒有可進之路. 這消息是從基提地得來的.

23:2 Be still, inhabitants of the coast, merchant of Sidon, who travels over the sea, they filled you.
沿海的居民, 就是素來靠航海西頓的商家得豐盛的, 你們當靜默無言.

23:3 And on the great waters is the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile is its produce, and she was the merchandise of the nations.
在大水之上, 西曷的糧食,尼羅河的莊稼是泰爾的進項; 她作列國的大碼頭.

23:4 Be ashamed, Sidon, for the sea, the fortress of the sea said, saying, “I was not in labor, and I have not given birth, and I have not reared young men, brought up young women.”
西頓哪, 你當慚愧; 因為大海說, 就是海中的保障說: 我沒有劬勞, 也沒有生產, 沒有養育男子, 也沒有撫養童女.

23:5 When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report about Tyre.
這風聲傳到埃及; 埃及人為泰爾的風聲極其疼痛.

23:6 Cross over to Tarshish! Wail, inhabitants of the coast!
泰爾人哪, 你們當過到他施去; 沿海的居民哪, 你們都當哀號.

23:7 Is this your exultant one, her origin from the days of long ago? Her feet brought her to dwell afar as an alien.
這是你們歡樂的城, 從上古而有的嗎? 其中的居民往遠方寄居.

23:8 Who has planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants were princes, her traders the honored ones of the earth?
泰爾本是賜冠冕的. 她的商家是王子; 她的買賣人是世上的尊貴人. 遭遇如此是誰定的呢?

23:9 Yahweh of hosts has planned it: to defile the pride of all glory, to humble all the honored ones of the earth.
是萬軍之耶和華所定的! 為要污辱一切高傲的榮耀, 使地上一切的尊貴人被藐視.

23:10 Cross over your own land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer a harbor.
他施的民(原文是女)哪, 可以流行你的地, 好像尼羅河; 不再有腰帶拘緊你.

23:11 He has stretched his hand out over the sea; he has made kingdoms shake. Yahweh has commanded concerning Canaan to destroy her fortresses.
耶和華已經向海伸手, 震動列國. 至於迦南, 他已經吩咐拆毀其中的保障.

23:12 And he said, “You will not continue to exult, crushed one, virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, cross over to Cyprus! There will be no rest for you even there.”
他又說: 受欺壓西頓的居民(原文是處女)哪, 你必不得再歡樂. 起來! 過到基提去; 就是在那裡也不得安歇.

23:13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans! This people no longer exists. Assyria destined it for wild animals. They erected its siege towers; they demolished its citadel fortresses. It made her like a ruin.
(看哪, 迦勒底人之地向來沒有這民, 這國是亞述人為住曠野的人所立的. 現在他們建築戍樓, 拆毀泰爾的宮殿, 使她成為荒涼. )

23:14 Wail, ships of Tarshish! For your fortress is destroyed.
他施的船隻都要哀號, 因為你們的保障變為荒場.

23:15 And this will happen on that day: And Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years, it will be for Tyre like the song of the prostitute:
到那時, 泰爾必被忘記七十年, 照著一王的年日. 七十年後, 泰爾的景況必像妓女所唱的歌:

23:16 “Take a harp, go around the city, forgotten prostitute! Do it well, playing a stringed instrument! Make numerous songs, that you may be remembered.”
你這被忘記的妓女啊, 拿琴周流城內, 巧彈多唱, 使人再想念你.

23:17 And this shall happen: at the end of seventy years, Yahweh will visit Tyre, and she will return to her harlot’s wages, and she will commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth.
七十年後, 耶和華必眷顧泰爾, 她就仍得利息(原文是雇價; 下同), 與地上的萬國交易(原文是行淫).

23:18 And this shall happen: her merchandise and her harlot’s wages will be set apart for Yahweh; it will not be stored up, and it will not be hoarded, but her merchandise will be for those who live before the presence of Yahweh, for eating to satiation and for fine clothing.
她的貨財和利息要歸耶和華為聖, 必不積攢存留; 因為她的貨財必為住在耶和華面前的人所得, 使他們吃飽, 穿耐久的衣服.

Isaiah - Chapter 24

24:1 Look! Yahweh is about to lay the earth waste and is about to devastate it, and he will twist her surface, and he will scatter her inhabitants.
看哪, 耶和華使地空虛, 變為荒涼; 又翻轉大地, 將居民分散.

24:2 And it shall be as with the people, so with the priest; as with the slave, so with his master; as with the female slave, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the one to whom he lends.
那時百姓怎樣, 祭司也怎樣; 僕人怎樣, 主人也怎樣; 婢女怎樣, 主母也怎樣; 買物的怎樣, 賣物的也怎樣; 放債的怎樣, 借債的也怎樣; 取利的怎樣, 出利的也怎樣.

24:3 The earth shall be utterly laid waste, and it shall be utterly plundered, for Yahweh has spoken this word.
地必全然空虛, 盡都荒涼; 因為這話是耶和華說的.

24:4 The earth dries up, it withers; the world languishes, it withers. The elevated of the people of the earth languish,
地上悲哀衰殘, 世界敗落衰殘; 地上居高位的人也敗落了.

24:5 and the earth is defiled beneath its inhabitants. For they have transgressed laws; they have passed by statutes; they have broken the everlasting covenant.
地被其上的居民污穢; 因為他們犯了律法, 廢了律例, 背了永約.

24:6 Therefore a curse devours the earth, and the inhabitants in it suffer for their guilt. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth burn, and few men are left.
所以, 地被咒詛吞滅; 住在其上的顯為有罪. 地上的居民被火焚燒, 剩下的人稀少.

24:7 The new wine dries up; the vine languishes. All the merry of heart sigh;
新酒悲哀, 葡萄樹衰殘; 心中歡樂的俱都歎息.

24:8 the joy of the tambourine has stopped. The noise of the jubilant has ceased; the joy of the lyre has stopped.
擊鼓之樂止息; 宴樂人的聲音完畢, 彈琴之樂也止息了.

24:9 They do not drink wine with song; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
人必不得飲酒唱歌; 喝濃酒的, 必以為苦.

24:10 The city of emptiness is broken; every house is shut so that no one can enter;
荒涼的城拆毀了; 各家關門閉戶, 使人都不得進去.

24:11 there is an outcry over the wine in the streets. All joy turns into darkness; the joy of the earth disappears.
在街上因酒有悲歎的聲音; 一切喜樂變為昏暗; 地上的歡樂歸於無有.

24:12 Desolation is left in the city; the gate is crushed into a state of ruin.
城中只有荒涼; 城門拆毀淨盡.

24:13 For it shall be like this in the midst of the earth, among the nations, like the beating of an olive tree, like gleanings when a grape harvest is at an end.
在地上的萬民中, 必像打過的橄欖樹, 又像已摘的葡萄所剩無幾.

24:14 They lift up their voices; they sing for joy; they shout out from the west over the majesty of Yahweh.
這些人要高聲歡呼; 他們為耶和華的威嚴, 從海那裡揚起聲來.

24:15 Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east, the name of Yahweh the God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea.
因此, 你們要在東方榮耀耶和華, 在眾海島榮耀耶和華─以色列神的名.

24:16 We hear songs from the edge of the earth: “Glory to the righteous one!” But I say, “Ruin to me! Ruin to me! Woe to me! The treacherous ones deal treacherously, and the treacherous ones deal treacherously with treachery!”
我們聽見從地極有人歌唱, 說: 榮耀歸於義人. 我卻說: 我消滅了! 我消滅了, 我有禍了! 詭詐的行詭詐; 詭詐的大行詭詐.

24:17 Terror and the pit and the snare are upon you, inhabitants of the earth!
地上的居民哪, 恐懼,陷坑,網羅都臨近你.

24:18 And this shall happen: The one who flees from the sound of the terror shall fall into the pit, and the one who goes up from inside the pit shall be caught in the snare, for the windows from heaven are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.
躲避恐懼聲音的必墜入陷坑; 從陷坑上來的必被網羅纏住; 因為天上的窗戶都開了, 地的根基也震動了.

24:19 The earth is utterly broken; the earth is torn asunder; the earth is shaken violently.
地全然破壞, 盡都崩裂, 大大地震動了.

24:20 The earth staggers to and fro like the drunkard, and it sways like a hut, and its transgression is heavy upon it, and it falls and does not rise again.
地要東倒西歪, 好像醉酒的人; 又搖來搖去, 好像吊床. 罪過在其上沉重, 必然塌陷, 不能復起.

24:21 And this shall happen on that day: Yahweh will punish the host of heaven in heaven, and the kings of the earth on the earth.
到那日, 耶和華在高處必懲罰高處的眾軍, 在地上必懲罰地上的列王.

24:22 And they will be gathered in a gathering, like a prisoner in a pit. And they will be shut in a prison and be punished after many days.
他們必被聚集, 像囚犯被聚在牢獄中, 並要囚在監牢裡, 多日之後便被討罪(或譯: 眷顧).

24:23 And the full moon will be ashamed and the sun will be ashamed, for Yahweh of hosts will rule on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his elders in glory.
那時, 月亮要蒙羞, 日頭要慚愧; 因為萬軍之耶和華必在錫安山, 在耶路撒冷作王; 在敬畏他的長老面前, 必有榮耀.

Isaiah - Chapter 25

25:1 Yahweh, you are my God; I will exalt you. I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans of old, in faithfulness, trustworthiness.
耶和華啊, 你是我的神; 我要尊崇你, 我要稱讚你的名. 因為你以忠信誠實行過奇妙的事, 成就你古時所定的.

25:2 For you have made the city a heap, the fortified city a ruin, the palace of foreigners is no longer a city; it will never be rebuilt.
你使城變為亂堆, 使堅固城變為荒場, 使外邦人宮殿的城不再為城, 永遠不再建造.

25:3 Therefore strong peoples will glorify you; a city of ruthless nations, they will fear you.
所以, 剛強的民必榮耀你; 強暴之國的城必敬畏你.

25:4 For you have been a refuge to the poor, a refuge to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the rainstorm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless was like a rainstorm against a wall,
因為當強暴人催逼人的時候, 如同暴風直吹牆壁, 你就作貧窮人的保障, 作困乏人急難中的保障, 作躲暴風之處, 作避炎熱的陰涼.

25:5 the noise of foreigners like heat in a dry land. You subdued the heat with the shade of a cloud; the song of the ruthless was silenced.
你要壓制外邦人的喧嘩, 好像乾燥地的熱氣下落; 禁止強暴人的凱歌, 好像熱氣被雲影消化.

25:6 And on this mountain Yahweh of hosts will make for all peoples a rich feast, a feast of aged wines, fat filled with marrow, filtered aged wine.
在這山上, 萬軍之耶和華必為萬民用肥甘設擺筵席, 用陳酒和滿髓的肥甘, 並澄清的陳酒, 設擺筵席.

25:7 And on this mountain he will destroy the face of the shroud, the shroud over all peoples, and the woven covering over all nations.
他又必在這山上除滅遮蓋萬民之物和遮蔽萬國蒙臉的帕子.

25:8 He will destroy death forever, and the Lord Yahweh will wipe off the tears from all faces, and he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth, for Yahweh has spoken.
他已經吞滅死亡直到永遠. 主耶和華必擦去各人臉上的眼淚, 又除掉普天下他百姓的羞辱, 因為這是耶和華說的.

25:9 And one will say, on that day, “Look! This is our God! We have waited for him and he saved us! This is Yahweh; we waited for him! Let us be glad, and let us rejoice in his salvation.”
到那日, 人必說: “看哪, 這是我們的神; 我們素來等候他, 他必拯救我們. 這是耶和華, 我們素來等候他, 我們必因他的救恩歡喜快樂. ”

25:10 For the hand of Yahweh will rest on this mountain, and Moab shall be trampled down under him as a heap of straw is trampled down in waters of a dung heap.
耶和華的手必按在這山上; 摩押人在所居之地必被踐踏, 好像乾草被踐踏在糞池的水中.

25:11 And it will spread out its hands in the midst of it, just as the swimmer spreads out to swim, and its pride will be brought low with the movement of its hands.
他必在其中伸開手, 好像洑水的伸開手洑水一樣; 但耶和華必使他的驕傲和他手所行的詭計一併敗落.

25:12 And he will throw down the fortification of the high point of your walls; he will bring it low; he will send it to the ground, to the dust.
耶和華使你城上的堅固高臺傾倒, 拆平, 直到塵埃.

Isaiah - Chapter 26

26:1 On that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; he sets up victory like walls and ramparts!
當那日, 在猶大地人必唱這歌說: 我們有堅固的城. 耶和華要將救恩定為城牆, 為外郭.

26:2 Open the gates so that the righteous nation who keeps faithfulness may enter!
敞開城門, 使守信的義民得以進入.

26:3 You will protect a firm inclination in peace, in peace because he trusts in you.
堅心倚賴你的, 你必保守他十分平安, 因為他倚靠你.

26:4 Trust in Yahweh forever, for in Yah, Yahweh you have an everlasting rock.
你們當倚靠耶和華直到永遠, 因為耶和華是永久的磐石.

26:5 For he has thrown down the inhabitants of the height, he lays low the lofty city. He lays it low to the ground; he throws her to the dust.
他使住高處的與高城一併敗落, 將城拆毀, 拆平, 直到塵埃,

26:6 The foot tramples it, the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy.”
要被腳踐踏, 就是被困苦人的腳和窮乏人的腳踐踏.

26:7 The way of the righteous is a straight path; you clear the level path of the righteous.
義人的道是正直的; 你為正直的主, 必修平義人的路.

26:8 Surely we wait for you in the path of your judgments, Yahweh, for your name and renown are the desire of the soul.
耶和華啊, 我們在你行審判的路上等候你; 我們心裡所羨慕的是你的名, 就是你那可記念的名.

26:9 I desire you with all my soul in the night; also I seek you with my spirit within me, for when your judgments are upon the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
夜間, 我心中羨慕你; 我裡面的靈切切尋求你. 因為你在世上行審判的時候, 地上的居民就學習公義.

26:10 Though the wicked person is shown compassion, he does not learn righteousness; he acts unjustly in the land of uprightness, and he does not see the majesty of Yahweh.
以恩惠待惡人, 他仍不學習公義; 在正直的地上, 他必行事不義, 也不注意耶和華的威嚴.

26:11 Yahweh, though your hand reaches high, they do not see it. Let them see, and let them be ashamed of the zeal of people. Indeed, let the fire of your enemies consume them.
耶和華啊, 你的手高舉, 他們仍然不看; 卻要看你為百姓發的熱心, 因而抱愧, 並且有火燒滅你的敵人.

26:12 Yahweh, you will establish peace for us, for you have done even all of our works for us.
耶和華啊, 你必派定我們得平安, 因為我們所做的事都是你給我們成就的.

26:13 Yahweh, our God, lords besides you ruled over us, but we praise your name alone.
耶和華─我們的神啊, 在你以外曾有別的主管轄我們, 但我們專要倚靠你, 提你的名.

26:14 The dead do not live; dead spirits do not rise because you have punished and destroyed them, and you have destroyed all memory of them.
他們死了, 必不能再活; 他們去世, 必不能再起; 因為你刑罰他們, 毀滅他們, 他們的名號就全然消滅.

26:15 You have added to the nation, Yahweh. You have added to the nation; you are honored. You have extended all the ends of the land.
耶和華啊, 你增添國民, 你增添國民; 你得了榮耀, 又擴張地的四境.

26:16 Yahweh, in distress they have visited you; they poured out an incantation; your discipline was on them.
耶和華啊, 他們在急難中尋求你; 你的懲罰臨到他們身上, 他們就傾心吐膽禱告你.

26:17 Like a pregnant woman on the point of giving birth, she writhes; she cries in her labor pains. So we were because of your presence, Yahweh.
婦人懷孕, 臨產疼痛, 在痛苦之中喊叫; 耶和華啊, 我們在你面前也是如此.

26:18 We became pregnant, we writhed; we gave birth to wind. We cannot bring about deliverance on the earth, and no inhabitants of the world are born.
我們也曾懷孕疼痛, 所產的竟像風一樣. 我們在地上未曾行甚麼拯救的事; 世上的居民也未曾敗落.

26:19 Your dead shall live; their corpses shall rise. Wake up and sing for joy, dwellers of the dust, for your dew is celestial dew, and the earth will give birth to dead spirits.
死人(原文是你的死人)要復活, 屍首(原文是我的屍首)要興起. 睡在塵埃的啊, 要醒起歌唱! 因你的甘露好像菜蔬上的甘露, 地也要交出死人來.

26:20 Go, my people, enter into your chambers and shut your doors behind you; hide for a very little while, until the wrath has passed over.
我的百姓啊, 你們要來進入內室, 關上門, 隱藏片時, 等到忿怒過去.

26:21 For look! Yahweh is about to come out from his place to punish the iniquity of the inhabitants of the earth against him, and the earth will disclose her blood and will no longer cover her slain.
因為耶和華從他的居所出來, 要刑罰地上居民的罪孽. 地也必露出其中的血, 不再掩蓋被殺的人.

Isaiah - Chapter 27

27:1 On that day, Yahweh will punish with his cruel, great and strong sword Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and Leviathan, the twisting serpent, and he will kill the sea monster that is in the sea.
到那日, 耶和華必用他剛硬有力的大刀刑罰鱷魚─就是那快行的蛇, 刑罰鱷魚─就是那曲行的蛇, 並殺海中的大魚.

27:2 On that day: “A vineyard of beauty! Sing in praise of it!
當那日, 有出酒的葡萄園, 你們要指這園唱歌說:

27:3 I, Yahweh, am her keeper; I water it again and again. Lest one afflict harm on it, I guard it night and day;
我─耶和華是看守葡萄園的; 我必時刻澆灌, 晝夜看守, 免得有人損害.

27:4 I have no wrath. Whatever gives me thorns and briers, I will step forth against in battle. I will set it on fire altogether.
我心中不存忿怒. 惟願荊棘蒺藜與我交戰, 我就勇往直前, 把它一同焚燒.

27:5 Or let it grasp at my protection; let it make peace with me; peace let it make with me.”
不然, 讓它持住我的能力, 使它與我和好, 願它與我和好.

27:6 Days are coming, let Jacob take root; Israel will blossom and send out shoots, and they will fill the face of the world with fruit.
將來雅各要扎根, 以色列要發芽開花; 他們的果實必充滿世界.

27:7 Does he strike him as he struck down those who struck him? Or is he killed as those who killed him were killed?
主擊打他們, 豈像擊打那些擊打他們的人嗎? 他們被殺戮, 豈像被他們所殺戮的嗎?

27:8 By expelling her, by her sending away, you argue with her. He removed them with his strong wind, in the day of the east wind.
你打發他們去, 是相機宜與他們相爭; 颳東風的日子, 就用暴風將他們逐去.

27:9 Therefore by this he will make atonement for the guilt of Jacob, and this will be all of the fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the stones of the altar like crushed stones of chalk, no poles of Asherah worship or incense altars will stand.
所以, 雅各的罪孽得赦免, 他的罪過得除掉的果效, 全在乎此: 就是他叫祭壇的石頭變為打碎的灰石, 以致木偶和日像不再立起.

27:10 For the fortified city is solitary, a settlement deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness; the calf grazes there, lies down there and destroys its branches.
因為堅固城變為淒涼, 成了撇下離棄的居所, 像曠野一樣; 牛犢必在那裡吃草, 在那裡躺臥, 並吃盡其中的樹枝.

27:11 When its branches are dry, they are broken; women are coming and setting light to it. For it is not a people of understanding; therefore his maker will not have compassion on him, and his creator will not show him favor.
枝條枯乾, 必被折斷; 婦女要來點火燒著. 因為這百姓蒙昧無知, 所以, 創造他們的必不憐恤他們; 造成他們的也不施恩與他們.

27:12 And this shall happen: on that day, Yahweh will thresh from the floodwaters of the Euphrates to the wadi of Egypt, and as for you, you will be gathered one by one, sons of Israel.
以色列人哪, 到那日, 耶和華必從大河, 直到埃及小河, 將你們一一地收集, 如同人打樹拾果一樣.

27:13 And this shall happen: on that day, a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were lost in the land of Assyria will come, and those who were scattered in the land of Egypt, and they will bow down to Yahweh on the holy mountain at Jerusalem.
當那日, 必大發角聲, 在亞述地將要滅亡的, 並在埃及地被趕散的, 都要來, 他們就在耶路撒冷聖山上敬拜耶和華.

Isaiah - Chapter 28

28:1 Ah! The garland of the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim and the withering flower of the glory of his beauty, which is at the head of the rich valley, ones overcome with wine!
禍哉! 以法蓮的酒徒, 住在肥美谷的山上, 他們心裡高傲, 以所誇的為冠冕, 猶如將殘之花.

28:2 Look! The Lord has a mighty and strong one, like a rainstorm of hail, a wind storm of destruction, like a rainstorm of mighty overflowing waters, he will put them to the earth with his hand.
看哪, 主有一大能大力者, 像一陣冰雹, 像毀滅的暴風, 像漲溢的大水, 他必用手將冠冕摔落於地.

28:3 The garland of the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trampled by feet,
以法蓮高傲的酒徒, 他的冠冕必被踏在腳下.

28:4 and the withering flower of the glory of its beauty which is at the head of the rich valley will be like its early fig before summer, which the one who sees it swallows while it is still in his hand.
那榮美將殘之花, 就是在肥美谷山上的, 必像夏令以前初熟的無花果; 看見這果的就注意, 一到手中就吞吃了.

28:5 In that day, Yahweh of hosts will become a garland of glory and a diadem of beauty to the remnant of his people,
到那日, 萬軍之耶和華必作他餘剩之民的榮冠華冕,

28:6 and a spirit of justice to the one who sits over judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.
也作了在位上行審判者公平之靈, 並城門口打退仇敵者的力量.

28:7 And these also stagger because of wine and stagger because of strong drink; priest and prophet stagger because of strong drink; they are confused because of wine. They stagger because of strong drink; they err in vision. They stagger in the rendering of a decision,
就是這地的人也因酒搖搖晃晃, 因濃酒東倒西歪. 祭司和先知因濃酒搖搖晃晃, 被酒所困, 因濃酒東倒西歪. 他們錯解默示, 謬行審判.

28:8 for all the tables are full of disgusting vomit, with no place left.
因為各席上滿了嘔吐的污穢, 無一處乾淨.

28:9 To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from milk, those taken from the breast?
譏誚先知的說: 他要將知識指教誰呢? 要使誰明白傳言呢? 是那剛斷奶離懷的嗎?

28:10 For it is blah-blah upon blah-blah, blah-blah upon blah-blah, gah-gah upon gah-gah, gah-gah upon gah-gah, a little here, a little there.
他竟命上加命, 令上加令, 律上加律, 例上加例, 這裡一點, 那裡一點.

28:11 For he will speak with stammering and another tongue to this people,
先知說: 不然, 主要藉異邦人的嘴唇和外邦人的舌頭對這百姓說話.

28:12 to whom he has said, “This is rest; give rest to the weary; and this is repose”; yet they were not willing to hear.
他曾對他們說: 你們要使疲乏人得安息, 這樣才得安息, 才得舒暢, 他們卻不肯聽.

28:13 And to them the word of Yahweh will be blah-blah upon blah-blah blah-blah upon blah-blah gah-gah upon gah-gah gah-gah upon gah-gah, a little here, a little there, so that they may go and stumble backward and be broken and ensnared and captured.
所以, 耶和華向他們說的話是命上加命, 令上加令, 律上加律, 例上加例, 這裡一點, 那裡一點, 以致他們前行仰面跌倒, 而且跌碎, 並陷入網羅被纏住.

28:14 Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, men of mockery, rulers of these people in Jerusalem:
所以, 你們這些褻慢的人, 就是轄管住在耶路撒冷這百姓的, 要聽耶和華的話.

28:15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, and we have made an agreement with Sheol. The overwhelming flood, when it passes through, will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves in falsehood.”
你們曾說: 我們與死亡立約, 與陰間結盟; 敵軍(原文是鞭子)如水漲漫經過的時候, 必不臨到我們; 因我們以謊言為避所, 在虛假以下藏身.

28:16 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: “Look! I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a founded foundation: ‘The one who trusts will not panic.’
所以, 主耶和華如此說: 看哪, 我在錫安放一塊石頭作為根基, 是試驗過的石頭, 是穩固根基, 寶貴的房角石; 信靠的人必不著急.

28:17 And I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line; and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and waters will flood over the hiding place.
我必以公平為準繩, 以公義為線鉈. 冰雹必沖去謊言的避所; 大水必漫過藏身之處.

28:18 And your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; you will become a trampling place for the overwhelming flood when it passes through.
你們與死亡所立的約必然廢掉, 與陰間所結的盟必立不住. 敵軍(原文是鞭子)如水漲漫經過的時候, 你們必被他踐踏;

28:19 As often as it passes through, it will take you, for morning by morning it will pass through, in the day and in the night, and understanding the message will be only terror.”
每逢經過必將你們擄去. 因為每早晨他必經過, 白晝黑夜都必如此. 明白傳言的必受驚恐.

28:20 For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the covering is too narrow when wrapping oneself.
原來, 床榻短, 使人不能舒身; 被窩窄, 使人不能遮體.

28:21 For Yahweh will rise up as at Mount Perazim; he will rave as in the valley at Gibeon to do his deed—his deed is strange— and to work his work—his work is alien!
耶和華必興起, 像在毘拉心山; 他必發怒, 像在基遍谷, 好做成他的工, 就是非常的工; 成就他的事, 就是奇異的事.

28:22 And now you must not scoff, or your bonds will be strong, for I have heard from the Lord, Yahweh of hosts: complete destruction decreed upon all the land.
現在你們不可褻慢, 恐怕捆你們的綁索更結實了; 因為我從主─萬軍之耶和華那裡聽見, 已經決定在全地上施行滅絕的事.

28:23 Listen, and hear my voice! Listen attentively, and hear my word!
你們當側耳聽我的聲音, 留心聽我的言語.

28:24 Is it all day that the plowman plows, opens to sow seed, harrows his ground?
那耕地為要撒種的, 豈是常常耕地呢? 豈是常常開墾耙地呢?

28:25 When he has leveled its surface, does he not scatter dill, and sow cumin seed, and plant wheat in planted rows, and barley in an appointed place, and spelt grain as its border?
他拉平了地面, 豈不就撒種小茴香, 播種大茴香, 按行列種小麥, 在定處種大麥, 在田邊種粗麥呢?

28:26 And his God instructs him about the prescription; he teaches him.
因為他的神教導他務農相宜, 並且指教他.

28:27 For dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge, nor is a wheel of a utility cart rolled over cumin, but dill is beaten out with a stick, and cumin with a rod.
原來打小茴香, 不用尖利的器具, 軋大茴香, 也不用碌碡(原文是車輪; 下同); 但用杖打小茴香, 用棍打大茴香.

28:28 Grain is crushed fine, but certainly one does not thresh it forever; and one drives the wheel of his cart, but his horses do not crush it.
做餅的糧食是用磨磨碎, 因它不必常打; 雖用碌碡和馬打散, 卻不磨它.

28:29 This also comes forth from Yahweh of hosts. He is wonderful in advice; he makes great wisdom.
這也是出於萬軍之耶和華─他的謀略奇妙; 他的智慧廣大.

Isaiah - Chapter 29

29:1 Ah! Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add year to year, let festivals recur.
唉! 亞利伊勒, 亞利伊勒, 大衛安營的城, 任憑你年上加年, 節期照常周流.

29:2 Yet I will inflict Ariel, and there shall be mourning and lamentation, and it shall be to me like an altar hearth.
我終必使亞利伊勒困難; 她必悲傷哀號, 我卻仍以她為亞利伊勒.

29:3 And I will encamp in a circle against you, and I will lay siege to you with towers and I will raise up siegeworks against you.
我必四圍安營攻擊你, 屯兵圍困你, 築壘攻擊你.

29:4 Then you shall be low; you shall speak from the earth, and your words will be low, from dust. And your voice will be from the earth, like a ghost, and your word will whisper from the dust.
你必敗落, 從地中說話; 你的言語必微細出於塵埃. 你的聲音必像那交鬼者的聲音出於地; 你的言語低低微微出於塵埃.

29:5 But the multitude of your strangers shall be like fine dust, and the multitude of tyrants like chaff that passes by. And it will happen in an instant, suddenly.
你仇敵的群眾, 卻要像細塵; 強暴人的群眾, 也要像飛糠. 這事必頃刻之間忽然臨到.

29:6 You will be punished by Yahweh of hosts with thunder and earthquake and great sound, storm wind and tempest and the flame of a devouring fire.
萬軍之耶和華必用雷轟,地震,大聲,旋風,暴風, 並吞滅的火焰, 向她討罪.

29:7 And the multitude of all the nations who fight against Ariel, all those who fight against her and her stronghold, and those who inflict her shall be like a dream, a vision of the night.
那時, 攻擊亞利伊勒列國的群眾, 就是一切攻擊亞利伊勒和她的保障, 並使她困難的, 必如夢景, 如夜間的異象;

29:8 And it shall be as when the hungry person dreams—look, he is eating! And he wakes up and his inner self is empty. Or as when the thirsty person dreams—look, he is drinking! And he wakes up and look, he is faint, and his inner self is longing for water. So shall be the multitude of all the nations who fight against Mount Zion.
又必像飢餓的人夢中吃飯, 醒了仍覺腹空; 或像口渴的人夢中喝水, 醒了仍覺發昏, 心裡想喝. 攻擊錫安山列國的群眾也必如此.

29:9 Be astonished and be amazed! Blind yourselves and be blinded! They are drunk but not from wine; they stagger but not from strong drink.
你們等候驚奇吧! 你們宴樂昏迷吧! 他們醉了, 卻非因酒; 他們東倒西歪, 卻非因濃酒.

29:10 For Yahweh has poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep, and he has shut your eyes, the prophets, and he has covered your heads, the seers.
因為耶和華將沉睡的靈澆灌你們, 封閉你們的眼, 蒙蓋你們的頭. 你們的眼就是先知; 你們的頭就是先見.

29:11 And the vision of all this has become for you like the words of a sealed document. When they give it to one who knows the document, saying, “Read this now!” He says, “I am not able, for it is sealed.”
所有的默示, 你們看如封住的書卷, 人將這書卷交給識字的, 說: “請念吧! ”他說: “我不能念, 因為是封住了. ”

29:12 And if the document is given to one who does not know how to read, saying, “Read this now!” he says, “I do not know how to read.”
又將這書卷交給不識字的人, 說: “請念吧! ”他說: “我不識字. ”

29:13 And the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with its mouth, and with its lips it honors me, and its heart is far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men that has been taught,
主說: 因為這百姓親近我, 用嘴唇尊敬我, 心卻遠離我; 他們敬畏我, 不過是領受人的吩咐.

29:14 therefore look, I am again doing something spectacular and a spectacle with this spectacular people. And the wisdom of its wise men shall perish, and the discernment of its discerning ones shall keep itself hidden.”
所以, 我在這百姓中要行奇妙的事, 就是奇妙又奇妙的事. 他們智慧人的智慧必然消滅, 聰明人的聰明必然隱藏.

29:15 Ah! Those who make a plan deep, to hide it from Yahweh, and their deeds are in a dark place. And they say, “Who sees us? And who knows us?”
禍哉! 那些向耶和華深藏謀略的, 又在暗中行事, 說: 誰看見我們呢? 誰知道我們呢?

29:16 Your perversity! As if a potter shall be regarded as the clay! That the product of its maker says, “He did not make me,” and the thing made into shape says of its potter, “He has no understanding.”
你們把事顛倒了, 豈可看窯匠如泥嗎? 被製作的物豈可論製作物的說: 他沒有製作我? 或是被創造的物論造物的說: 他沒有聰明?

29:17 In a very little while shall not Lebanon change into a fruitful land, and the fruitful land be regarded as a forest?
黎巴嫩變為肥田, 肥田看如樹林, 不是只有一點點時候嗎?

29:18 And on that day, the deaf shall hear the words of a scroll, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of gloom and darkness.
那時, 聾子必聽見這書上的話; 瞎子的眼必從迷矇黑暗中得以看見.

29:19 And the meek have joy after joy in Yahweh, and the needy of the people shall rejoice in the holy one of Israel.
謙卑人必因耶和華增添歡喜; 人間貧窮的必因以色列的聖者快樂.

29:20 For the tyrant shall be no more, and the scoffer shall come to an end. And all those lying in wait for evil shall be cut off;
因為, 強暴人已歸無有, 褻慢人已經滅絕, 一切找機會作孽的都被剪除.

29:21 those who mislead a person into sin with a word and set a trap for the arbitrator in the gate and guide away the righteous by emptiness.
他們在爭訟的事上定無罪的為有罪, 為城門口責備人的設下網羅, 用虛無的事屈枉義人.

29:22 Therefore Yahweh, who redeemed Abraham, says this to the house of Jacob: “Jacob will no longer be ashamed, and his face will no longer grow pale.
所以, 救贖亞伯拉罕的耶和華論雅各家如此說: 雅各必不再羞愧, 面容也不致變色.

29:23 For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will treat my name as holy, and they will treat the holy one of Jacob as holy, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
但他看見他的眾子, 就是我手的工作在他那裡, 他們必尊我的名為聖, 必尊雅各的聖者為聖, 必敬畏以色列的神.

29:24 And those who err in spirit will acquire understanding, and those who grumble will learn instruction.
心中迷糊的必得明白; 發怨言的必受訓誨.

Isaiah - Chapter 30

30:1 “Oh rebellious children!” declares Yahweh, “to make a plan, but not from me, and pour out a libation, but not from my Spirit, so as to add sin to sin.
耶和華說: 禍哉! 這悖逆的兒女. 他們同謀, 卻不由於我, 結盟, 卻不由於我的靈, 以致罪上加罪;

30:2 Who go to go down to Egypt, but they do not ask of my mouth, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt.
起身下埃及去, 並沒有求問我; 要靠法老的力量加添自己的力量, 並投在埃及的蔭下.

30:3 And the protection of Pharaoh shall be shame to you, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, humiliation.
所以, 法老的力量必作你們的羞辱; 投在埃及的蔭下, 要為你們的慚愧.

30:4 For his officials are at Zoan, and his envoys reach to Hanes.
他們的首領已在瑣安; 他們的使臣到了哈內斯.

30:5 Everyone will start to stink because of a people that cannot profit them, not for help and not for profiting, but for shame and also for disgrace.”
他們必因那不利於他們的民蒙羞. 那民並非幫助, 也非利益, 只作羞恥凌辱.

30:6 An oracle of the animals of the Negev: Through a land of trouble and distress, of lioness and lion, among them are snake and flying serpent; they carry their wealth on the backs of male donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people that cannot profit them.
論南方牲畜的默示: 他們把財物馱在驢駒的脊背上, 將寶物馱在駱駝的肉鞍上, 經過艱難困苦之地, 就是公獅,母獅,蝮蛇,火焰的飛龍之地, 往那不利於他們的民那裡去.

30:7 For Egyptians help with vanity and emptiness, therefore I have called this one “Rahab, they are sitting.”
埃及的幫助是徒然無益的; 所以我稱她為“坐而不動的拉哈伯”.

30:8 Now go, write it on a tablet with them, and inscribe it on a scroll, that it may be for the time to come, forever, forever.
現今你去, 在他們面前將這話刻在版上, 寫在書上, 以便傳留後世, 直到永永遠遠.

30:9 For it is a people of rebellion, deceitful children, children who are not willing to hear the instruction of Yahweh,
因為他們是悖逆的百姓,說謊的兒女, 不肯聽從耶和華訓誨的兒女.

30:10 who say to those who do see, “You must not see!” and to the seers, “You must not see truth for us; speak smooth things to us, see illusions,
他們對先見說: 不要望見不吉利的事, 對先知說: 不要向我們講正直的話; 要向我們說柔和的話, 言虛幻的事.

30:11 turn aside from the way, turn aside from the path, put an end to the holy one of Israel from our face.”
你們要離棄正道, 偏離直路, 不要在我們面前再提說以色列的聖者.

30:12 Therefore the holy one of Israel says this: “Because you are rejecting this word and you trust in oppression and cunning and you rely on it,
所以, 以色列的聖者如此說: 因為你們藐視這訓誨的話, 倚賴欺壓和乖僻, 以此為可靠的,

30:13 therefore this iniquity shall come for you like a breach about to fall, bulging out on a high wall that breaks suddenly, in an instant.
故此, 這罪孽在你們身上, 好像將要破裂凸出來的高牆, 頃刻之間忽然坍塌;

30:14 And he breaks it like a vessel of a potter breaks, that is crushed; he has no compassion, and no potsherd is found among its fragments to take fire from the hearth, or to skim water from the cistern.”
要被打碎, 好像把窯匠的瓦器打碎, 毫不顧惜, 甚至碎塊中找不到一片可用以從爐內取火, 從池中舀水.

30:15 For the Lord Yahweh, the holy one of Israel, said this: “In returning and rest you shall be saved; your strength shall be in quietness and in trust.” But you were not willing,
主耶和華─以色列的聖者曾如此說: 你們得救在乎歸回安息; 你們得力在乎平靜安穩; 你們竟自不肯.

30:16 and you said, “No! For we will flee on horses!” Therefore you shall flee! And, “We will ride on swift horses!” Therefore your pursuers shall be swift!
你們卻說: 不然, 我們要騎馬奔走. 所以你們必然奔走; 又說: 我們要騎飛快的牲口. 所以追趕你們的, 也必飛快.

30:17 One thousand because of a threat of one, because of a threat of five you shall flee, until you are left like a flagstaff on top of a mountain, and like a signal on a hill.
一人叱喝, 必令千人逃跑; 五人叱喝, 你們都必逃跑; 以致剩下的, 好像山頂的旗杆, 岡上的大旗.

30:18 Therefore Yahweh waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he will rise up to show you mercy, for Yahweh is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
耶和華必然等候, 要施恩給你們; 必然興起, 好憐憫你們. 因為耶和華是公平的神; 凡等候他的都是有福的!

30:19 For people will live in Zion; in Jerusalem, you will surely not weep. Surely he will be gracious to you; when he hears the sound of your cry, he will answer you.
百姓必在錫安,在耶路撒冷居住; 你不再哭泣. 主必因你哀求的聲音施恩給你; 他聽見的時候就必應允你.

30:20 And the Lord will give you the bread of distress and the water of oppression, but your teachers will not hide themselves any longer. And your eyes shall see your teachers.
主雖然以艱難給你當餅, 以困苦給你當水, 你的教師卻不再隱藏; 你眼必看見你的教師.

30:21 And your ears shall hear a word from behind you, saying, “this is the way; walk in it,” when you go to your right and when you go to your left.
你或向左或向右, 你必聽見後邊有聲音說: “這是正路, 要行在其間. ”

30:22 And you will defile the plating of your silver idols and the covering of your gold image. You will scatter them like contaminated things; you will say to it, “Filth!”
你雕刻偶像所包的銀子和鑄造偶像所鍍的金子, 你要玷污, 要拋棄, 好像污穢之物, 對偶像說: “去吧! ”

30:23 And he will give rain for your seed with which you sow the ground, and grain, the produce of the ground, and it will be rich and fertile. On that day, your cattle will graze in broad pastures;
你將種子撒在地裡, 主必降雨在其上, 並使地所出的糧肥美豐盛. 到那時, 你的牲畜必在寬闊的草場吃草.

30:24 and the oxen and the donkeys that till the ground will eat fodder, sorrel that has been winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.
耕地的牛和驢駒必吃加鹽的料; 這料是用木杴和杈子揚淨的.

30:25 And there will be streams on every high mountain and elevated hill, watercourses of water, on a day of great slaughter, when towers fall.
在大行殺戮的日子, 高臺倒塌的時候, 各高山岡陵必有川流河湧.

30:26 And the light of the full moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, like the light of seven days, on the day when Yahweh binds up the breakage of his people, and he heals the wound of his blow.
當耶和華纏裹他百姓的損處, 醫治他民鞭傷的日子, 月光必像日光, 日光必加七倍, 像七日的光一樣.

30:27 Look! The name of Yahweh comes from afar, burning with his anger and heaviness of cloud. His lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is like a devouring fire.
看哪, 耶和華的名從遠方來, 怒氣燒起, 密煙上騰. 他的嘴唇滿有忿恨; 他的舌頭像吞滅的火.

30:28 And his breath is like an overflowing river; it reaches up to the neck to shake the nations with the sieve of worthlessness; and a bridle that leads astray is on the jawbones of the peoples.
他的氣如漲溢的河水, 直漲到頸項, 要用毀滅的篩籮篩淨列國, 並且在眾民的口中必有使人錯行的嚼環.

30:29 You shall have a song as in the night when a holy festival is kept, and a gladness of heart like one who goes with the flute, to go to the mountain of Yahweh, to the rock of Israel.
你們必唱歌, 像守聖節的夜間一樣, 並且心中喜樂, 像人吹笛, 上耶和華的山, 到以色列的磐石那裡.

30:30 And Yahweh will cause the majesty of his voice to be heard, and he will cause the descent of his arm to be seen, in furious anger and a flame of devouring fire, with a cloudburst and a rainstorm and stones of hail.
耶和華必使人聽他威嚴的聲音, 又顯他降罰的膀臂和他怒中的忿恨, 並吞滅的火焰與霹雷,暴風,冰雹.

30:31 Indeed, Assyria will be shattered by the voice of Yahweh; he strikes with the rod.
亞述人必因耶和華的聲音驚惶; 耶和華必用杖擊打他.

30:32 And every stroke of the staff of foundation that Yahweh lays will be on it with timbrels and lyres, and he will fight against it with battles of brandishing.
耶和華必將命定的杖加在他身上; 每打一下, 人必擊鼓彈琴. 打仗的時候, 耶和華必掄起手來, 與他交戰.

30:33 For Topheth has been prepared from yesterday; indeed, it is made ready for the king. He makes its pile of wood deep and wide; he makes fire and wood abundant. The breath of Yahweh burns in it like a stream of sulfur.
原來陀斐特又深又寬, 早已為王預備好了; 其中堆的是火與許多木柴. 耶和華的氣如一股硫磺火使他著起來.

Isaiah - Chapter 31

31:1 Ah! Those who go down to Egypt for help! They rely on horses and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very numerous, and they do not look to the holy one of Israel, and they do not consult Yahweh.
禍哉! 那些下埃及求幫助的, 是因仗賴馬匹, 倚靠甚多的車輛, 並倚靠強壯的馬兵, 卻不仰望以色列的聖者, 也不求問耶和華.

31:2 And indeed, he is wise, and he brings disaster, and he does not remove his words, and he will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of workers of iniquity.
其實, 耶和華有智慧; 他必降災禍, 並不反悔自己的話, 卻要興起攻擊那作惡之家, 又攻擊那作孽幫助人的.

31:3 And the Egyptians are human and not God, and their horses are flesh and not spirit. And Yahweh stretches out his hand, and the helper will stumble, and the one being helped will fall, and together all of them will come to an end.
埃及人不過是人, 並不是神; 他們的馬不過是血肉, 並不是靈. 耶和華一伸手, 那幫助人的必絆跌, 那受幫助的也必跌倒, 都一同滅亡.

31:4 For Yahweh said this to me: “As which a lion growls and a young lion over its prey when a full group of shepherds is called against him, it is not terrified by their voice, and to their noise it does not respond, so Yahweh of hosts will come down to fight upon Mount Zion and upon its hill.
耶和華對我如此說: 獅子和少壯獅子護食咆哮, 就是喊許多牧人來攻擊牠, 牠總不因他們的聲音驚惶, 也不因他們的喧嘩縮伏. 如此, 萬軍之耶和華也必降臨在錫安山岡上爭戰.

31:5 Like birds flying overhead, so Yahweh of hosts will protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it; he will pass over and rescue it.
雀鳥怎樣搧翅覆雛, 萬軍之耶和華也要照樣保護耶路撒冷. 他必保護拯救, 要越門保守.

31:6 Turn back to the one against whom the sons of Israel have made deep rebellion.
以色列人哪, 你們深深地悖逆耶和華, 現今要歸向他.

31:7 For on that day, each one will reject his idols of silver and his idols of gold which your hands have made in sin for you.
到那日, 各人必將他金偶像銀偶像, 就是親手所造,陷自己在罪中的, 都拋棄了.

31:8 And Assyria shall fall by a sword not of a man, and a sword not of a human shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be put to forced labor.
亞述人必倒在刀下, 並非人的刀; 有刀要將他吞滅, 並非人的刀. 他必逃避這刀; 他的少年人必成為服苦的.

31:9 And his rock will pass over because of terror, and his officers will be terrified because of the flag,” declares Yahweh, who has a fire in Zion and has a furnace in Jerusalem.
他的磐石必因驚嚇挪去; 他的首領必因大旗驚惶. 這是那有火在錫安,有爐在耶路撒冷的耶和華說的.

Isaiah - Chapter 32

32:1 See, a king will rule according to righteousness, and princes will rule according to justice.
看哪, 必有一王憑公義行政; 必有首領藉公平掌權.

32:2 And each one will be like a hiding place from the wind and a covering from the rainstorm, like streams of water in a dry region, like the shade of a large rock in a weary land.
必有一人像避風所和避暴雨的隱密處, 又像河流在乾旱之地, 像大磐石的影子在疲乏之地.

32:3 And the eyes of those who see will not gaze, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
那能看的人, 眼不再昏迷; 能聽的人, 耳必得聽聞.

32:4 And the minds of the rash will understand knowledge, and the tongues of stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.
冒失人的心必明白知識; 結巴人的舌必說話通快.

32:5 A fool will no longer be called noble, and a scoundrel will not be said to be eminent.
愚頑人不再稱為高明; 吝嗇人不再稱為大方.

32:6 For a fool speaks folly, and his mind does iniquity: to behave wickedly, and to speak error concerning Yahweh, to leave the throat of the hungry empty, and he deprives the thirsty of drink.
因為愚頑人必說愚頑話, 心裡想作罪孽, 慣行褻瀆的事, 說錯謬的話攻擊耶和華, 使飢餓的人無食可吃, 使口渴的人無水可喝.

32:7 And a scoundrel, his weapons are evil; he plans evil devices to ruin the poor with words of deception even when the speech of the needy is right.
吝嗇人所用的法子是惡的; 他圖謀惡計, 用謊言毀滅謙卑人; 窮乏人講公理的時候, 他也是這樣行.

32:8 But the nobleman plans noble things, and he stands upon noble things.
高明人卻謀高明事, 在高明事上也必永存.

32:9 Women who are at ease, rise up; hear my voice! Carefree daughters, listen to my word!
安逸的婦女啊, 起來聽我的聲音! 無慮的女子啊, 側耳聽我的言語!

32:10 In a year you will tremble, carefree ones, for the vintage will come to an end; the harvest will not come.
無慮的女子啊, 再過一年多, 必受騷擾; 因為無葡萄可摘, 無果子(或譯: 禾稼)可收.

32:11 Tremble, you who are at ease; tremble, carefree ones; strip, and strip yourself, and gird yourself on your loins,
安逸的婦女啊, 要戰兢; 無慮的女子啊, 要受騷擾. 脫去衣服, 赤著身體, 腰束麻布.

32:12 mourning over breasts, over fields of delight, over the fruitful vine,
她們必為美好的田地和多結果的葡萄樹, 搥胸哀哭.

32:13 over the soil of my people. It goes up in thorns and briers, indeed over all of the houses of joy in the jubilant city.
荊棘蒺藜必長在我百姓的地上, 又長在歡樂的城中和一切快樂的房屋上.

32:14 For the palace will be forsaken, the crowded city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become a cave forever, the joy of wild asses, a pasture for flocks.
因為宮殿必被撇下, 多民的城必被離棄; 山岡望樓永為洞穴, 作野驢所喜樂的, 為羊群的草場.

32:15 Until a spirit is poured out on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is reckoned as the forest.
等到聖靈從上澆灌我們, 曠野就變為肥田, 肥田看如樹林.

32:16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness will live in the fruitful field.
那時, 公平要居在曠野; 公義要居在肥田.

32:17 And the work of righteousness will be peace, and the work of righteousness, quietness and security forever.
公義的果效必是平安; 公義的效驗必是平穩, 直到永遠.

32:18 And my people will dwell in a settlement of peace and in a dwelling place of security and in undisturbed resting places.
我的百姓必住在平安的居所, 安穩的住處, 平靜的安歇所.

32:19 And it hails when the forest comes down, and the city will become low in humiliation.
(但要降冰雹打倒樹林; 城必全然拆平. )

32:20 Happy are you who sow by all waters, who let the foot of the ox and the donkey go free.
你們在各水邊撒種,牧放牛驢的有福了!

Isaiah - Chapter 33

33:1 Ah, destroyer, and yourself not destroyed! And treacherous one, and no one has dealt treacherously with him! When you cease destroying, you will be destroyed. When you stop dealing treacherously, one will deal treacherously with you.
禍哉! 你這毀滅人的, 自己倒不被毀滅; 行事詭詐的, 人倒不以詭詐待你. 你毀滅罷休了, 自己必被毀滅; 你行完了詭詐, 人必以詭詐待你.

33:2 Yahweh, be gracious to us, we wait for you. Be our arm in the mornings, indeed our salvation in the time of trouble.
耶和華啊, 求你施恩於我們; 我們等候你. 求你每早晨作我們的膀臂, 遭難的時候為我們的拯救.

33:3 At the sound of tumult, peoples fled; because of your exaltation, nations scattered.
喧嚷的響聲一發, 眾民奔逃; 你一興起, 列國四散.

33:4 And your spoil is gathered, as the gathering of the locust, as a swarm of locusts storming on it.
你們所擄的必被斂盡, 好像螞蚱吃(原文是斂)盡禾稼. 人要蹦在其上, 好像蝗蟲一樣.

33:5 Yahweh is exalted, for he dwells on high; he filled Zion with justice and righteousness,
耶和華被尊崇, 因他居在高處; 他以公平公義充滿錫安.

33:6 and he will be the security of your times, an abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Yahweh is his treasure.
你一生一世必得安穩─有豐盛的救恩, 並智慧和知識; 你以敬畏耶和華為至寶.

33:7 Look! Their heroes cry out in the street; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.
看哪, 他們的豪傑在外頭哀號; 求和的使臣痛痛哭泣.

33:8 Highways are deserted; the traveler on the road ceases. One breaks a treaty, he rejects the cities, he does not hold man in high regard.
大路荒涼, 行人止息; 敵人背約, 藐視城邑, 不顧人民.

33:9 The land mourns; it languishes. Lebanon feels abashed; it withers. Sharon is like the desert, and Bashan and Carmel are losing their leaves.
地上悲哀衰殘; 黎巴嫩羞愧枯乾; 沙崙像曠野; 巴珊和迦密的樹林凋殘.

33:10 “Now I will arise,” says Yahweh. “Now I will lift myself up proudly; now I will raise myself.
耶和華說: 現在我要起來; 我要興起; 我要勃然而興.

33:11 You conceive dry grass, you bring forth stubble; your breath is a fire; it will consume you.
你們要懷的是糠秕, 要生的是碎秸; 你們的氣就是吞滅自己的火.

33:12 And the peoples will be burning to lime— they are burned like thorns that have been cut down in the fire.
列邦必像已燒的石灰, 像已割的荊棘在火中焚燒.

33:13 You who are far away, hear what I have done; and you who are near, know my might!”
你們遠方的人當聽我所行的; 你們近處的人當承認我的大能.

33:14 Sinners are afraid in Zion; trembling has seized the godless: “Who of us can live with devouring fire? Who of us can live with everlasting consuming hearths?”
錫安中的罪人都懼怕; 不敬虔的人被戰兢抓住. 我們中間誰能與吞滅的火同住? 我們中間誰能與永火同住呢?

33:15 He who walks in righteousness and speaks uprightness, who rejects the gain of extortion, who refuses a bribe, who stops up his ears from hearing bloodshed and shuts his eyes from seeing evil.
行事公義,說話正直,憎惡欺壓的財利,擺手不受賄賂,塞耳不聽流血的話, 閉眼不看邪惡事的,

33:16 That one will live on the heights; the fortresses of rocks will be his refuge. His food will be given; his waters will endure.
他必居高處; 他的保障是磐石的堅壘; 他的糧必不缺乏(原文是賜給); 他的水必不斷絕.

33:17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty; they will see a distant land.
你的眼必見王的榮美, 必見遼闊之地.

33:18 Your mind will meditate on the terror: “Where is the one who counted? Where is the one who weighed out? Where is the one who counted the towers?”
你的心必思想那驚嚇的事, 自問說: 記數目的在哪裡呢? 平貢銀的在哪裡呢? 數戍樓的在哪裡呢?

33:19 You will not see the insolent people, the people whose language is too obscure to understand, whose stammering of tongue cannot be understood.
你必不見那強暴的民, 就是說話深奧, 你不能明白, 言語呢喃, 你不能懂得的.

33:20 Look on Zion, the city of our appointed festivals! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed settlement, a tent that is not moved. No one will ever pull out its tent pegs, and none of its ropes will be torn in two.
你要看錫安─我們守聖節的城! 你的眼必見耶路撒冷為安靜的居所, 為不挪移的帳幕, 橛子永不拔出, 繩索一根也不折斷.

33:21 Rather, there Yahweh will be mighty for us, a place of rivers and broad streams, a galley ship with oars cannot go in it, and a mighty ship cannot pass through it.
在那裡, 耶和華必顯威嚴與我們同在, 當作江河寬闊之地; 其中必沒有盪槳搖櫓的船來往, 也沒有威武的船經過.

33:22 For Yahweh is our judge; Yahweh is our lawgiver. Yahweh is our king; he is the one who will save us.
因為, 耶和華是審判我們的; 耶和華是給我們設律法的; 耶和華是我們的王; 他必拯救我們.

33:23 Your riggings hang slack; they do not hold the base of their mast firm, they do not spread out the sail. Then the prey of spoil in abundance will be divided; the lame will take plunder.
你的繩索鬆開: 不能栽穩桅杆, 也不能揚起篷來. 那時許多擄來的物被分了; 瘸腿的把掠物奪去了.

33:24 And no inhabitant will say, “I am sick”; the people who live in it, their iniquity will be taken away.
城內居民必不說: 我病了; 其中居住的百姓, 罪孽都赦免了.

Isaiah - Chapter 34

34:1 Come near, nations, to hear; and peoples, listen attentively! Let the earth hear, and that which fills it; the world and all its offspring.
列國啊, 要近前來聽! 眾民哪, 要側耳而聽! 地和其上所充滿的, 世界和其中一切所出的都應當聽!

34:2 For the anger of Yahweh is against all the nations, and his wrath is against all their armies; he has put them under a ban, he has given them up for slaughter.
因為耶和華向萬國發忿恨, 向他們的全軍發烈怒, 將他們滅盡, 交出他們受殺戮.

34:3 And their slain shall be cast out; as for their corpses, their stench shall go up. And the mountains shall melt with their blood,
被殺的必然拋棄, 屍首臭氣上騰; 諸山被他們的血融化.

34:4 and all the host of heaven shall rot. And the skies shall roll up like a scroll, and all their host shall wither like the withering of a leaf from a vine, or like the withering from a fig tree.
天上的萬象都要消沒; 天被捲起, 好像書卷. 其上的萬象要殘敗, 像葡萄樹的葉子殘敗, 又像無花果樹的葉子殘敗一樣.

34:5 When my sword is drenched in the heavens, look! It will descend upon Edom, and upon the people of my ban, for judgment.
因為我的刀在天上已經喝足; 這刀必臨到以東和我所咒詛的民, 要施行審判.

34:6 Yahweh has a sword; it is full of blood. It is covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams, for Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
耶和華的刀滿了血, 用脂油和羊羔,公山羊的血, 並公綿羊腰子的脂油滋潤的; 因為耶和華在波斯拉有獻祭的事, 在以東地大行殺戮.

34:7 And wild oxen shall go down with them, and steers with strong bulls. And their land shall be drenched with blood, and their soil shall be fattened with fat.
野牛,牛犢, 和公牛要一同下來. 他們的地喝醉了血; 他們的塵土因脂油肥潤.

34:8 For Yahweh has a day of vengeance, a year of retribution for the strife of Zion.
因耶和華有報仇之日, 為錫安的爭辯有報應之年.

34:9 And its streams shall be changed to pitch and its soil to sulfur, and its land shall become like burning pitch.
以東的河水要變為石油, 塵埃要變為硫磺; 地土成為燒著的石油,

34:10 Night and day it shall not be quenched; its smoke shall go up forever. From generation to generation it shall be in ruins; forever and ever there will be no one who passes through her.
晝夜總不熄滅, 煙氣永遠上騰, 必世世代代成為荒廢, 永永遠遠無人經過.

34:11 But the large bird and the hedgehog shall take possession of it, and the owl and the raven shall live in it. And he shall stretch the measuring line of confusion out over it, and the plumb line of emptiness.
鵜鶘,箭豬卻要得為業; 貓頭鷹,烏鴉要住在其間. 耶和華必將空虛的準繩, 混沌的線鉈, 拉在其上.

34:12 Its nobles—but no kingdom is there—shall call, and all its princes shall be nothing.
以東人要召貴冑來治國; 那裡卻無一個, 首領也都歸於無有.

34:13 And thorns shall go up her citadel fortress, weeds and thistle plants in her fortresses; and it shall be the settlement of jackals, green grass for the daughters of an ostrich.
以東的宮殿要長荊棘; 保障要長蒺藜和刺草; 要作野狗的住處, 鴕鳥的居所.

34:14 And desert creatures shall meet with hyenas, and a goat-demon shall call to his neighbor; surely there Lilith shall repose, and she shall find a resting place for herself.
曠野的走獸要和豺狼相遇; 野山羊要與伴偶對叫. 夜間的怪物必在那裡棲身, 自找安歇之處.

34:15 There the owl shall nest and lay and hatch and care for her chicks in her shadow; surely there the birds of prey shall be gathered, each one with her mate.
箭蛇要在那裡做窩, 下蛋, 菢蛋, 生子, 聚子在其影下; 鷂鷹各與伴偶聚集在那裡.

34:16 Seek from the book of Yahweh and read; none of these shall be missing; none shall miss her mate. For my mouth is the one that has commanded, and his spirit is the one that has gathered them.
你們要查考宣讀耶和華的書. 這都無一缺少, 無一沒有伴偶; 因為我的口已經吩咐, 他的靈將他們聚集.

34:17 And he is the one that has cast the lot for them, and his hand has apportioned it to them with the measuring line; they shall take possession of it forever, they shall live in it from generation to generation.
他也為他們拈鬮, 又親手用準繩給他們分地; 他們必永得為業, 世世代代住在其間.

Isaiah - Chapter 35

35:1 Wilderness and dry land shall be glad, and desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus.
曠野和乾旱之地必然歡喜; 沙漠也必快樂; 又像玫瑰開花,

35:2 It shall blossom abundantly, and it shall rejoice indeed with rejoicing and exulting. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They are the ones who shall see the glory of Yahweh, the majesty of our God.
必開花繁盛, 樂上加樂, 而且歡呼. 黎巴嫩的榮耀, 並迦密與沙崙的華美, 必賜給它. 人必看見耶和華的榮耀, 我們神的華美.

35:3 Strengthen the weak hands and make the staggering knees firm.
你們要使軟弱的手堅壯, 無力的膝穩固.

35:4 Say to those who are hasty of heart, “Be strong; you must not fear! Look! your God will come with vengeance, with divine retribution. He is the one who will come and save you.”
對膽怯的人說: 你們要剛強, 不要懼怕. 看哪, 你們的神必來報仇, 必來施行極大的報應; 他必來拯救你們.

35:5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be opened.
那時, 瞎子的眼必睜開; 聾子的耳必開通.

35:6 Then the lame shall leap like the deer, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing for joy, for waters shall break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
那時, 瘸子必跳躍像鹿; 啞巴的舌頭必能歌唱. 在曠野必有水發出; 在沙漠必有河湧流.

35:7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. Her resting place is in a settlement of jackals; the grass shall become like reeds and rushes.
發光的沙(或譯: 蜃樓)要變為水池; 乾渴之地要變為泉源. 在野狗躺臥之處, 必有青草,蘆葦, 和蒲草.

35:8 And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called the way of holiness. The unclean shall not travel through it, but it is for them, he who walks on the way; and fools shall not wander about.
在那裡必有一條大道, 稱為聖路. 污穢人不得經過, 必專為贖民行走; 行路的人雖愚昧, 也不致失迷.

35:9 No lion shall be there, and no ferocious wild beast shall go up it. It shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there.
在那裡必沒有獅子, 猛獸也不登這路; 在那裡都遇不見, 只有贖民在那裡行走.

35:10 And the ransomed of Yahweh shall return, and they shall come to Zion with rejoicing. And everlasting joy shall be on their head; joy and gladness shall overtake them, and sorrow and sighing shall flee.
並且耶和華救贖的民必歸回, 歌唱來到錫安; 永樂必歸到他們的頭上; 他們必得著歡喜快樂, 憂愁歎息盡都逃避.

Isaiah - Chapter 36

36:1 And this happened: In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria went up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and he captured them.
希西家王十四年, 亞述王西拿基立上來攻擊猶大的一切堅固城, 將城攻取.

36:2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a large army, and he stood by the conduit of the upper pool on the highway of the field of the washer.
亞述王從拉吉差遣拉伯沙基率領大軍往耶路撒冷, 到希西家王那裡去. 他就站在上池的水溝旁, 在漂布地的大路上.

36:3 And Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, came out to him, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the reminder.
於是希勒家的兒子家宰以利亞敬, 並書記舍伯那和亞薩的兒子史官約亞, 出來見拉伯沙基.

36:4 And Rabshakeh said to them, “Now say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: “What is this confidence in which you trust?
拉伯沙基對他們說: “你們去告訴希西家說, 亞述大王如此說: ‘你所倚靠的有甚麼可仗賴的呢?

36:5 I said, ‘Only a word of lips! War has power and a plan!’ Now, in whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?
你說, 有打仗的計謀和能力, 我看不過是虛話. 你到底倚靠誰才背叛我呢?

36:6 Look, you trust in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt, which if a man leans on it, goes into his hand and bores through it! Such is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all those who trust in him.
看哪, 你所倚靠的埃及是那壓傷的葦杖, 人若靠這杖, 就必刺透他的手. 埃及王法老向一切倚靠他的人也是這樣.

36:7 And if you say to me, ‘We trust in Yahweh our God,’ was it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed? And he said to Judah and to Jerusalem, ‘You shall bow down in the presence of this altar.’ ”
你若對我說: 我們倚靠耶和華─我們的神. 希西家豈不是將神的邱壇和祭壇廢去, 且對猶大和耶路撒冷的人說: 你們當在這壇前敬拜嗎?

36:8 And now please make a wager with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, that is, if you are able put riders for yourself on them!
現在你把當頭給我主亞述王, 我給你二千匹馬, 看你這一面騎馬的人夠不夠.

36:9 But how can you drive back one governor among the least of my master’s servants, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
若不然, 怎能打敗我主臣僕中最小的軍長呢? 你竟倚靠埃及的戰車馬兵嗎?

36:10 And now was it without Yahweh that I have come up against this land to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, “Go up against this land and destroy it!” ’ ”
現在我上來攻擊毀滅這地, 豈沒有耶和華的意思嗎? 耶和華吩咐我說, 你上去攻擊毀滅這地吧! ’”

36:11 And Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we can understand it, and you must not speak to us in Judean in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”
以利亞敬,舍伯那,約亞對拉伯沙基說: “求你用亞蘭言語和僕人說話, 因為我們懂得; 不要用猶大言語和我們說話, 達到城上百姓的耳中. ”

36:12 But Rabshakeh said, “Has my master sent me to speak these words to your masters and you? Was it not for the people who sit on the wall, to eat their dung and drink their urine with you?”
拉伯沙基說: “我主差遣我來, 豈是單對你和你的主說這些話嗎? 不也是對這些坐在城上,要與你們一同吃自己糞喝自己尿的人說嗎? ”

36:13 Then Rabshakeh stood and called in a great voice in Judean and said, “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
於是, 拉伯沙基站著, 用猶大言語大聲喊著說: “你們當聽亞述大王的話.

36:14 Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you!
王如此說: ‘你們不要被希西家欺哄了, 因他不能拯救你們.

36:15 And do not let Hezekiah make you rely on Yahweh, saying, “Surely Yahweh will deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria!”
也不要聽希西家使你們倚靠耶和華說: 耶和華必要拯救我們, 這城必不交在亞述王的手中. ’

36:16 You must not listen to Hezekiah, for thus says the king of Assyria: “Make a blessing with me, and come out to me, and each one will eat from his vine and from his fig tree and drink water from his cistern,
不要聽希西家的話, 因亞述王如此說: ‘你們要與我和好. 出來投降我, 各人就可以吃自己葡萄樹和無花果樹的果子, 喝自己井裡的水.

36:17 until I come and take you to a land like your land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards,
等我來領你們到一個地方, 與你們本地一樣, 就是有五穀和新酒之地, 有糧食和葡萄園之地.

36:18 lest Hezekiah mislead you, saying, ‘Yahweh will save us!’ Did the gods of the nations each save his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
你們要謹防, 恐怕希西家勸導你們說: 耶和華必拯救我們. 列國的神有哪一個救他本國脫離亞述王的手呢?

36:19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
哈馬和亞珥拔的神在哪裡呢? 西法瓦音的神在哪裡呢? 他們曾救撒馬利亞脫離我的手嗎?

36:20 Who are there among all the gods of these countries who have saved their land from my hand, that Yahweh should save Jerusalem from my hand?” ’ ”
這些國的神有誰曾救自己的國脫離我的手呢? 難道耶和華能救耶路撒冷脫離我的手嗎? ’”

36:21 But they were silent and did not answer him a word, for the command of the king was, “You must not answer him.”
百姓靜默不言, 並不回答一句, 因為王曾吩咐說: “不要回答他. ”

36:22 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the palace, Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the reminder, came to Hezekiah with torn garments and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
當下希勒家的兒子家宰以利亞敬和書記舍伯那, 並亞薩的兒子史官約亞, 都撕裂衣服, 來到希西家那裡, 將拉伯沙基的話告訴了他.

Isaiah - Chapter 37

37:1 And this happened: When King Hezekiah heard, he tore his garments, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the temple of Yahweh.
希西家王聽見就撕裂衣服, 披上麻布, 進了耶和華的殿,

37:2 And he sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, and Shebna the secretary, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth to Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet.
使家宰以利亞敬和書記舍伯那, 並祭司中的長老, 都披上麻布, 去見亞摩斯的兒子先知以賽亞,

37:3 And they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: ‘This day is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for children have come to the cervical opening, and there is no strength to give birth.
對他說: “希西家如此說: ‘今日是急難,責罰,凌辱的日子, 就如婦人將要生產嬰孩, 卻沒有力量生產.

37:4 Maybe Yahweh your God heard the words of Rabshakeh whom the king of Assyria, his master, has sent to taunt the living God, and he will rebuke the words that Yahweh your God hears. And you must lift up a prayer for the benefit of the remnant that is found.’ ”
或者耶和華─你的神聽見拉伯沙基的話, 就是他主人亞述王打發他來辱罵永生神的話; 耶和華─你的神聽見這話就發斥責. 故此, 求你為餘剩的民揚聲禱告. ’”

37:5 When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah,
希西家王的臣僕就去見以賽亞.

37:6 Isaiah said to them, “You must say this to your master: ‘Thus says Yahweh: “You must not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
以賽亞對他們說: “要這樣對你們的主人說, 耶和華如此說: ‘你聽見亞述王的僕人褻瀆我的話, 不要懼怕.

37:7 Look! I am about to put a spirit in him so that he shall hear a rumor and he shall return to his land, and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his land.” ’ ”
我必驚動(原文是使靈進入)他的心; 他要聽見風聲就歸回本地, 我必使他在那裡倒在刀下. ’”

37:8 And Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that he had left from Lachish.
拉伯沙基回去, 正遇見亞述王攻打立拿; 原來他早聽見亞述王拔營離開拉吉.

37:9 Now he heard concerning Tirhakah the king of Cush, saying, “He has set out to fight against you.” When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
亞述王聽見人論古實王特哈加說: “他出來要與你爭戰. ”亞述王一聽見, 就打發使者去見希西家, 吩咐他們說:

37:10 “You shall say this to Hezekiah, king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust in him deceive you by saying, “Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
“你們對猶大王希西家如此說: ‘不要聽你所倚靠的神欺哄你說: 耶路撒冷必不交在亞述王的手中.

37:11 Look! you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands to destroy them, and you—shall you be delivered?
你總聽說亞述諸王向列國所行的乃是盡行滅絕, 難道你還能得救嗎?

37:12 Did the gods of the nations that my predecessors destroyed deliver them—Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the sons of Eden who were in Telassar?
我列祖所毀滅的, 就是歌散,哈蘭,利色, 和屬提‧拉撒的伊甸人; 這些國的神何曾拯救這些國呢?

37:13 Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, or Ivvah?’ ”
哈馬的王, 亞珥拔的王, 西法瓦音城的王, 希拿和以瓦的王, 都在哪裡呢? ’”

37:14 And Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers, and he read it. Then he went up to the temple of Yahweh, and Hezekiah spread it out before the presence of Yahweh.
希西家從使者手裡接過書信來, 看完了, 就上耶和華的殿, 將書信在耶和華面前展開.

37:15 And Hezekiah prayed to Yahweh, saying,
希西家向耶和華禱告說:

37:16 “Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel who is enthroned on the cherubim, you are the one, God by yourself, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you are the one who made the heavens and the earth.
“坐在二基路伯上萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神啊, 你─惟有你是天下萬國的神, 你曾創造天地.

37:17 Yahweh, extend your ear and hear! Yahweh, open your eyes and see, and hear all the words of Sennacherib that he has sent to taunt the living God!
耶和華啊, 求你側耳而聽; 耶和華啊, 求你睜眼而看, 要聽西拿基立的一切話, 他是打發使者來辱罵永生神的.

37:18 Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the lands and their land,
耶和華啊, 亞述諸王果然使列國和列國之地變為荒涼,

37:19 to set their gods in the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of human hands, wood and stone, and they destroyed them.
將列國的神像都扔在火裡; 因為他本不是神, 乃是人手所造的, 是木頭,石頭的, 所以滅絕他.

37:20 So now, Yahweh, our God, save us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are Yahweh, you alone!”
耶和華─我們的神啊, 現在求你救我們脫離亞述王的手, 使天下萬國都知道惟有你是耶和華. ”

37:21 And Isaiah son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib, king of Assyria,
亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞就打發人去見希西家, 說: “耶和華─以色列的神如此說, 你既然求我攻擊亞述王西拿基立,

37:22 this is the word that Yahweh has spoken concerning him: She shows contempt for you; she derides you, virgin daughter of Zion; she shakes her head behind you, daughter of Jerusalem.
所以耶和華論他這樣說: 錫安的處女藐視你, 嗤笑你; 耶路撒冷的女子向你搖頭.

37:23 Whom have you taunted and blasphemed, and against whom have you raised up your voice and lifted your eyes upward? To the holy one of Israel!
你辱罵誰, 褻瀆誰? 揚起聲來, 高舉眼目攻擊誰呢? 乃是攻擊以色列的聖者.

37:24 By the hand of your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said, “With my many chariots, I myself have gone up the height of the mountains, to the remote areas of Lebanon. And I cut off its tall cedars, the choicest of its junipers. And I came to the height of its limit, the forest of its orchard.
你藉你的臣僕辱罵主說: 我率領許多戰車上山頂, 到黎巴嫩極深之處; 我要砍伐其中高大的香柏樹和佳美的松樹. 我必上極高之處, 進入肥田的樹林.

37:25 I myself dug and drank waters, and I caused all the streams of Egypt to dry up by the sole of my feet.”
我已經挖井喝水; 我必用腳掌踏乾埃及的一切河.

37:26 Have you not heard from a long time ago? I have made it from days of primeval time, and I formed it. Now I have brought it about, and it is for fortified cities to collapse into heaps of destroyed stones.
耶和華說: 你豈沒有聽見我早先所做的,古時所立的嗎? 現在藉你使堅固城荒廢, 變為亂堆.

37:27 And their inhabitants are weak; they are dismayed, and they are ashamed; they have become like plants of the field, and like greens of grass, like grass on the roofs and a cultivated field before the standing grain.
所以其中的居民力量甚小, 驚惶羞愧. 他們像野草, 像青菜, 如房頂上的草, 又如田間未長成的禾稼.

37:28 And I know your sitting down and your going out, and your coming in, and your raging against me.
你坐下, 你出去, 你進來, 你向我發烈怒, 我都知道.

37:29 Because you were enraged against me, and your noise has come up to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bridle on your lips, and I will turn you back on the way by which you came.
因你向我發烈怒, 又因你狂傲的話達到我耳中, 我就要用鉤子鉤上你的鼻子, 把嚼環放在你口裡, 使你從原路轉回去.

37:30 And this shall be the sign for you: the eating of volunteer plants this year, and in the second year self-seeded plants, and in the third year sow, reap, plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
“以色列人哪, 我賜你們一個證據: 你們今年要吃自生的, 明年也要吃自長的, 至於後年, 你們要耕種收割, 栽植葡萄園, 吃其中的果子.

37:31 And the remnant of the house of Judah that remain shall grow roots downwards and make fruit upwards.
猶大家所逃脫餘剩的, 仍要往下扎根, 向上結果.

37:32 For a remnant shall go out from Jerusalem and survivors from mountain Zion. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.’
必有餘剩的民從耶路撒冷而出; 必有逃脫的人從錫安山而來. 萬軍之耶和華的熱心必成就這事.

37:33 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Assyria: ‘He shall not come to this city, and he shall not shoot an arrow there, and he shall not meet it with a shield, and he shall not heap a siege ramp up against her.
“所以耶和華論亞述王如此說: 他必不得來到這城, 也不在這裡射箭, 不得拿盾牌到城前, 也不築壘攻城.

37:34 He shall return by the way that he came, and he shall not come to this city,’ declares Yahweh.
他從哪條路來, 必從那條路回去, 必不得來到這城. 這是耶和華說的.

37:35 ‘And I will defend this city, to save it for my sake and for the sake of David, my servant.’ ”
因我為自己的緣故, 又為我僕人大衛的緣故, 必保護拯救這城. ”

37:36 And the angel of Yahweh set out and struck one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When they rose in the morning, look! All of them were dead corpses.
耶和華的使者出去, 在亞述營中殺了十八萬五千人. 清早有人起來一看, 都是死屍了.

37:37 Then Sennacherib king of Assyria left, went, and returned and lived at Nineveh.
亞述王西拿基立就拔營回去, 住在尼尼微.

37:38 And this happened: he was bowing in worship in the house of Nisroch his god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him with the sword. And they themselves escaped to the land of Ararat, and Esar-haddon his son reigned as king in his place.
一日在他的神─尼斯洛廟裡叩拜, 他兒子亞得米勒和沙利色用刀殺了他, 就逃到亞拉臘地. 他兒子以撒哈頓接續他作王.

Isaiah - Chapter 38

38:1 In those days, Hezekiah became sick to death, and Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, came to him and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Order your house, for you are about to die, and you shall not recover.’ ”
那時希西家病得要死, 亞摩斯的兒子先知以賽亞去見他, 對他說: “耶和華如此說: 你當留遺命與你的家, 因為你必死不能活了. ”

38:2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh,
希西家就轉臉朝牆, 禱告耶和華說:

38:3 and he said, “O Yahweh, please remember how I have walked before your presence in faithfulness with a whole heart, and I have done the good in your eyes!” And Hezekiah wept with great weeping.
“耶和華啊, 求你記念我在你面前怎樣存完全的心, 按誠實行事, 又做你眼中所看為善的. ”希西家就痛哭了.

38:4 Then the word of Yahweh came to Isaiah, saying,
耶和華的話臨到以賽亞說:

38:5 “Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your ancestor: “I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I am going to add fifteen years to your days.
“你去告訴希西家說, 耶和華─你祖大衛的神如此說: 我聽見了你的禱告, 看見了你的眼淚. 我必加增你十五年的壽數;

38:6 And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.” ’
並且我要救你和這城脫離亞述王的手, 也要保護這城.

38:7 And this is the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken:
“我─耶和華必成就我所說的. 我先給你一個兆頭,

38:8 Look! I will cause the shadow of the steps, which it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz with the sun, to turn backwards ten steps.” And the sun turned back ten steps on the steps which it had gone down.
就是叫亞哈斯的日晷, 向前進的日影往後退十度. ”於是, 前進的日影果然在日晷上往後退了十度.

38:9 A writing of Hezekiah, king of Judah, when he was sick and had recovered from his sickness:
猶大王希西家患病已經痊癒, 就作詩說:

38:10 I was the one who said, “I must go in the quiet of my days; I am summoned through the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years.”
我說: 正在我中年(或譯: 晌午)之日必進入陰間的門; 我餘剩的年歲不得享受.

38:11 I said, “I shall not see Yah! Yah in the land of the living! I shall no more look at humankind among the inhabitants of the world.
我說: 我必不得見耶和華, 就是在活人之地不見耶和華; 我與世上的居民不再見面.

38:12 My dwelling place is pulled up and removed from me like the tent of my shepherd; I have rolled up my life like a weaver. He cuts me off from the thrum; from day to night you bring me to an end.
我的住處被遷去離開我, 好像牧人的帳棚一樣; 我將性命捲起, 像織布的捲布一樣. 耶和華必將我從機頭剪斷, 從早到晚, 他要使我完結.

38:13 I lie down until morning; like a lion, so he breaks all my bones; from day to night you bring me to an end.
我使自己安靜直到天亮; 他像獅子折斷我一切的骨頭, 從早到晚, 他要使我完結.

38:14 Like a horse or a crane, so I chirp; I moan like a dove. My eyes are weak toward the height. Lord, I have oppression; lend me support!
我像燕子呢喃, 像白鶴鳴叫, 又像鴿子哀鳴; 我因仰觀, 眼睛困倦. 耶和華啊, 我受欺壓, 求你為我作保.

38:15 What can I say? For he has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. I will walk slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
我可說甚麼呢? 他應許我的, 也給我成就了. 我因心裡的苦楚, 在一生的年日必悄悄而行.

38:16 Lord, they live by them, and the life of my spirit belongs to all among them. And restore me to health and keep me alive!
主啊, 人得存活乃在乎此. 我靈存活也全在此. 所以求你使我痊癒, 仍然存活.

38:17 Look! Bitterness was bitter to me for peace. And you were the one who loved my life from the pit of destruction, for you have cast all my sins behind your back.
看哪, 我受大苦, 本為使我得平安; 你因愛我的靈魂(或譯: 生命)便救我脫離敗壞的坑, 因為你將我一切的罪扔在你的背後.

38:18 For Sheol cannot praise you; death cannot praise you. Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.
原來, 陰間不能稱謝你, 死亡不能頌揚你; 下坑的人不能盼望你的誠實.

38:19 The living, the living one praises you like me today; a father will make your faithfulness known to children.
只有活人, 活人必稱謝你, 像我今日稱謝你一樣. 為父的, 必使兒女知道你的誠實.

38:20 Yahweh, save me, and we will play my music on stringed instruments all the days of our lives at the temple of Yahweh.”
耶和華肯救我, 所以, 我們要一生一世在耶和華殿中用絲弦的樂器唱我的詩歌.

38:21 And Isaiah said, “Let them take a lump of figs, and let them rub it on the boil so that he may recover.”
以賽亞說: “當取一塊無花果餅來, 貼在瘡上, 王必痊癒. ”

38:22 And Hezekiah said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the temple of Yahweh?”
希西家問說: “我能上耶和華的殿, 有甚麼兆頭呢? ”

Isaiah - Chapter 39

39:1 At that time, Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and recovered.
那時, 巴比倫王巴拉但的兒子米羅達‧巴拉但聽見希西家病而痊癒, 就送書信和禮物給他.

39:2 And Hezekiah rejoiced over them and showed them his house of aromatic gum, the silver, gold, spices, good oil, all the house of his weapons, and all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing that Hezekiah had not shown them in his house or in all his dominion.
希西家喜歡見使者, 就把自己寶庫的金子,銀子,香料,貴重的膏油, 和他武庫的一切軍器, 並所有的財寶都給他們看; 他家中和全國之內, 希西家沒有一樣不給他們看的.

39:3 And Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah answered, “They came to me from a distant country, from Babylon.”
於是先知以賽亞來見希西家王, 問他說: “這些人說甚麼? 他們從哪裡來見你? ”希西家說: “他們從遠方的巴比倫來見我. ”

39:4 And he said, “What have they seen in your house?” And Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing that I have not shown them in my storehouses.”
以賽亞說: “他們在你家裡看見了甚麼? ”希西家說: “凡我家中所有的, 他們都看見了; 我財寶中沒有一樣不給他們看的. ”

39:5 And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of Yahweh of hosts:
以賽亞對希西家說: “你要聽萬軍之耶和華的話:

39:6 ‘Look! days are coming, and all that is in your house and that which your ancestors have stored up to this day shall be carried off to Babylon. Nothing shall be left,’ says Yahweh.
日子必到, 凡你家裡所有的, 並你列祖積蓄到如今的, 都要被擄到巴比倫去, 不留下一樣; 這是耶和華說的.

39:7 ‘And some of your sons who go out from you, whom you fathered, shall be taken, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
並且從你本身所生的眾子, 其中必有被擄去,在巴比倫王宮裡當太監的. ”

39:8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of Yahweh that you have spoken is good,” for he thought, “Surely there will be peace and security in my days.”
希西家對以賽亞說: “你所說耶和華的話甚好, 因為在我的年日中必有太平和穩固的景況. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 40

40:1 “Comfort; comfort my people,” says your God.
你們的神說: 你們要安慰, 安慰我的百姓.

40:2 “Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her, that her compulsory labor is fulfilled, that her sin is paid for, that she has received from the hand of Yahweh double for all her sins.”
要對耶路撒冷說安慰的話, 又向她宣告說, 她爭戰的日子已滿了; 她的罪孽赦免了; 她為自己的一切罪, 從耶和華手中加倍受罰.

40:3 A voice is calling in the wilderness, “Clear the way of Yahweh! Make a highway smooth in the desert for our God!
有人聲喊著說: 在曠野預備耶和華的路(或譯: 在曠野, 有人聲喊著說: 當預備耶和華的路), 在沙漠地修平我們神的道.

40:4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill shall become low, And the rough ground shall be like a plain, and the rugged ground like a valley-plain.
一切山窪都要填滿, 大小山岡都要削平; 高高低低的要改為平坦, 崎崎嶇嶇的必成為平原.

40:5 And the glory of Yahweh shall be revealed, and all humankind together shall see it, for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”
耶和華的榮耀必然顯現; 凡有血氣的必一同看見; 因為這是耶和華親口說的.

40:6 A voice is saying, “Call!” And he said, “What shall I call?” All humankind are grass, and all his loyalty is like the flowers of the field.
有人聲說: 你喊叫吧! 有一個說: 我喊叫甚麼呢? 說: 凡有血氣的盡都如草; 他的美容都像野地的花.

40:7 Grass withers; the flower withers when the breath of Yahweh blows on it. Surely the people are grass.
草必枯乾, 花必凋殘, 因為耶和華的氣吹在其上; 百姓誠然是草.

40:8 Grass withers; the flower withers, but the word of our God will stand forever.
草必枯乾, 花必凋殘, 惟有我們神的話必永遠立定.

40:9 Get yourself up to a high mountain, Zion, bringer of good news! Lift up your voice with strength, Jerusalem, bringer of good news! Lift it up; you must not fear! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
報好信息給錫安的啊, 你要登高山; 報好信息給耶路撒冷的啊, 你要極力揚聲. 揚聲不要懼怕, 對猶大的城邑說: 看哪, 你們的神!

40:10 Look! The Lord Yahweh comes with strength, and his arm rules for him. Look! His reward is with him, and his recompense in his presence.
主耶和華必像大能者臨到; 他的膀臂必為他掌權. 他的賞賜在他那裡; 他的報應在他面前.

40:11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arm, and he will carry them in his bosom; he will lead those who nurse.
他必像牧人牧養自己的羊群, 用膀臂聚集羊羔抱在懷中, 慢慢引導那乳養小羊的.

40:12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, comprehended the dust of the earth in a third of a measure and weighed out the mountains in the scales, and the hills in a balance?
誰曾用手心量諸水, 用手虎口量蒼天, 用升斗盛大地的塵土, 用秤稱山嶺, 用天平平岡陵呢?

40:13 Who has measured up the spirit of Yahweh or informed him as his counselor?
誰曾測度耶和華的心(或譯: 誰曾指示耶和華的靈), 或作他的謀士指教他呢?

40:14 With whom has he consulted, that he enlightened him and taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and made the way of understanding known to him?
他與誰商議, 誰教導他, 誰將公平的路指示他, 又將知識教訓他, 將通達的道指教他呢?

40:15 Look! The nations are like a drop from a bucket, and they are counted like dust of the balances! Look! He weighs the islands like a thin covering.
看哪, 萬民都像水桶的一滴, 又算如天平上的微塵; 他舉起眾海島, 好像極微之物.

40:16 And Lebanon is not enough to light a fire, and its animals not enough for a burnt offering.
黎巴嫩的樹林不夠當柴燒; 其中的走獸也不夠作燔祭.

40:17 All the nations are like nothing before him; they are counted by him as nothing and emptiness.
萬民在他面前好像虛無, 被他看為不及虛無, 乃為虛空.

40:18 And to whom will you liken God? And to what likeness will you compare him?
你們究竟將誰比神, 用甚麼形像與神比較呢?

40:19 A craftsman pours out the idol, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and he smelts chains of silver.
偶像是匠人鑄造, 銀匠用金包裹, 為它鑄造銀鍊.

40:20 The one who is too impoverished for a gift chooses wood that will not rot; he seeks a skillful artisan for himself to set up an image that will not be knocked over.
窮乏獻不起這樣供物的, 就揀選不能朽壞的樹木, 為自己尋找巧匠, 立起不能搖動的偶像.

40:21 Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundation of the earth?
你們豈不曾知道嗎? 你們豈不曾聽見嗎? 從起初豈沒有人告訴你們嗎? 自從立地的根基, 你們豈沒有明白嗎?

40:22 He is the one who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; the one who stretches out the heavens like a veil and spreads them out like a tent to live in,
神坐在地球大圈之上; 地上的居民好像蝗蟲. 他鋪張穹蒼如幔子, 展開諸天如可住的帳棚.

40:23 the one who brings princes to nothing; he makes rulers of the earth like nothing.
他使君王歸於虛無, 使地上的審判官成為虛空.

40:24 Indeed, hardly are they planted; indeed, hardly are they sown; indeed, hardly has their shoot taken root in the earth when he blows on them and they wither, and the tempest carries them like stubble.
他們是剛才(或譯: 不曾; 下同)栽上, 剛才種上, 根也剛才扎在地裡, 他一吹在其上, 便都枯乾; 旋風將他們吹去, 像碎秸一樣.

40:25 “And to whom you will compare me, and am I equal?” says the holy one.
那聖者說: 你們將誰比我, 叫他與我相等呢?

40:26 Lift your eyes up on high, and see! Who created these? The one who brings out their host by number. He calls all them by name. Because he is great of power and mighty of power, no man is missing.
你們向上舉目, 看誰創造這萬象, 按數目領出, 他一一稱其名; 因他的權能, 又因他的大能大力, 連一個都不缺.

40:27 Why do you say, Jacob, and you speak, Israel, “My way is hidden from Yahweh, and my judgment is passed over by my God?”
雅各啊, 你為何說, 我的道路向耶和華隱藏? 以色列啊, 你為何言, 我的冤屈神並不查問?

40:28 Have you not known, or have you not heard? Yahweh is the God of eternity, the creator of the ends of the earth! He is not faint, and he does not grow weary! There is no searching his understanding.
你豈不曾知道嗎? 你豈不曾聽見嗎? 永在的神耶和華, 創造地極的主, 並不疲乏, 也不困倦; 他的智慧無法測度.

40:29 He gives power to the weary, and he increases power for the powerless.
疲乏的, 他賜能力; 軟弱的, 他加力量.

40:30 Even young people will be faint and grow weary, and the young will stumble, exhausted.
就是少年人也要疲乏困倦; 強壯的也必全然跌倒.

40:31 But those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength. They shall go up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not be faint.
但那等候耶和華的必重新得力. 他們必如鷹展翅上騰; 他們奔跑卻不困倦, 行走卻不疲乏.

Isaiah - Chapter 41

41:1 Listen to me in silence, coastlands, and let nations renew their strength. Let them approach, then let them speak; let us draw near together for judgment.
眾海島啊, 當在我面前靜默; 眾民當重新得力, 都要近前來才可以說話, 我們可以彼此辯論.

41:2 Who has roused salvation from the east, summoned him to his foot, gives nations in his presence, and subjugates kings? He makes them like the dust with his sword, like scattered stubble with his bow.
誰從東方興起一人, 憑公義召他來到腳前呢? 耶和華將列國交給他, 使他管轄君王, 把他們如灰塵交與他的刀, 如風吹的碎秸交與他的弓.

41:3 He pursues them and passes on in peace; he does not enter the path with his feet.
他追趕他們, 走他所未走的道, 坦然前行.

41:4 Who has accomplished and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, am first; and I am the one with the last.
誰行做成就這事, 從起初宣召歷代呢? 就是我─耶和華! 我是首先的, 也與末後的同在.

41:5 The coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble. They have drawn near, and they have come.
海島看見就都害怕; 地極也都戰兢, 就近前來.

41:6 Each one helps his neighbor; he says to his brother, “Take courage!”
他們各人幫助鄰舍, 各人對弟兄說: 壯膽吧!

41:7 And the artisan encourages the goldsmith, the one who makes smooth with the hammer encourages the one who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good!” And they strengthen it with nails so it cannot be knocked over.
木匠勉勵銀匠, 用鎚打光的勉勵打砧的, 論銲工說, 銲得好; 又用釘子釘穩, 免得偶像動搖.

41:8 But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you, the offspring of Abraham my friend,
惟你以色列─我的僕人, 雅各─我所揀選的, 我朋友亞伯拉罕的後裔,

41:9 you whom I grasped from the ends of the earth and called from its remotest parts and told, “You are my servant; I have chosen you and I have not rejected you.”
你是我從地極所領(原文是抓)來的, 從地角所召來的, 且對你說: 你是我的僕人; 我揀選你, 並不棄絕你.

41:10 You must not fear, for I am with you; you must not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, indeed I will help you, indeed I will take hold of you with the right hand of my salvation.
你不要害怕, 因為我與你同在; 不要驚惶, 因為我是你的神. 我必堅固你, 我必幫助你; 我必用我公義的右手扶持你.

41:11 Look! All those who are angry with you shall be ashamed and humiliated; your opponents shall be like nothing and shall become lost.
凡向你發怒的必都抱愧蒙羞; 與你相爭的必如無有, 並要滅亡.

41:12 You shall seek them, but you shall not find them; your opponents shall be like nothing, and the men of your war like nothing.
與你爭競的, 你要找他們也找不著; 與你爭戰的必如無有, 成為虛無.

41:13 For I, Yahweh your God, am grasping your right hand; it is I who say to you, “You must not fear; I myself, I will help you.
因為我耶和華─你的神必攙扶你的右手, 對你說: 不要害怕! 我必幫助你.

41:14 You must not fear, O worm of Jacob; people of Israel, I myself, I will help you,” declares Yahweh, “and your redeemer is the holy one of Israel.
你這蟲雅各和你們以色列人, 不要害怕! 耶和華說: 我必幫助你. 你的救贖主就是以色列的聖者.

41:15 Look! I will make you into a new sharp threshing sledge, with sharp edges. You shall thresh and crush the mountains, and you shall make the hills like chaff.
看哪, 我已使你成為有快齒打糧的新器具; 你要把山嶺打得粉碎, 使岡陵如同糠秕.

41:16 You shall winnow them and the wind shall carry them, and the tempest shall scatter them. And you yourself shall rejoice in Yahweh; you shall boast in the holy one of Israel.
你要把它簸揚, 風要吹去; 旋風要把它颳散. 你倒要以耶和華為喜樂, 以以色列的聖者為誇耀.

41:17 The poor and the needy are seeking water and there is none; their tongue is dried up with thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
困苦窮乏人尋求水卻沒有; 他們因口渴, 舌頭乾燥. 我─耶和華必應允他們; 我─以色列的神必不離棄他們.

41:18 I will open rivers on the barren heights and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness like a pool of water and the land of dryness like springs of water.
我要在淨光的高處開江河, 在谷中開泉源; 我要使沙漠變為水池, 使乾地變為湧泉.

41:19 I will put the cedar, acacia, myrtle, and olive oil tree in the wilderness; I will set the cypress, elm, and box tree together in the desert
我要在曠野種上香柏樹,皂莢樹,番石榴樹, 和野橄欖樹. 我在沙漠要把松樹,杉樹, 並黃楊樹一同栽植;

41:20 so that they may see and know, and take to heart and understand together that the hand of Yahweh has done this, and the holy one of Israel has created it.”
好叫人看見,知道,思想,明白; 這是耶和華的手所做的, 是以色列的聖者所造的.

41:21 “Present your legal case,” says Yahweh. “Bring your evidence,” says the king of Jacob.
耶和華對假神說: 你們要呈上你們的案件; 雅各的君說: 你們要聲明你們確實的理由.

41:22 Let them bring them, and let them tell us what will happen. Tell us what the former things are so that we may take them to our heart and know their outcome. Declare to us the things to come;
可以聲明, 指示我們將來必遇的事, 說明先前的是甚麼事, 好叫我們思索, 得知事的結局, 或者把將來的事指示我們.

41:23 tell us the things coming hereafter, that we may know that you are gods. Indeed, do good or do evil, that we may be afraid and see together.
要說明後來的事, 好叫我們知道你們是神. 你們或降福, 或降禍, 使我們驚奇, 一同觀看.

41:24 Look! you are nothing, and your work is something worthless; whoever chooses you is an abomination.
看哪, 你們屬乎虛無; 你們的作為也屬乎虛空. 那選擇你們的是可憎惡的.

41:25 I stirred up one from the north, and he has come from the rising of the sun. He shall call on my name, and he shall come on officials as on mortar, and as the potter treads clay.
我從北方興起一人; 他是求告我名的, 從日出之地而來. 他必臨到掌權的, 好像臨到灰泥, 彷彿窯匠踹泥一樣.

41:26 Who declared it from the beginning so that we might know, and beforehand so that we might say, “He is right!” Indeed, there was no one who declared it; Indeed, there was no one who proclaimed it. Indeed there was no one who heard your words.
誰從起初指明這事, 使我們知道呢? 誰從先前說明, 使我們說他不錯呢? 誰也沒有指明; 誰也沒有說明; 誰也沒有聽見你們的話.

41:27 First to Zion, look! Look at them! And I give a herald of good tidings to Jerusalem.
我首先對錫安說: 看哪, 我要將一位報好信息的賜給耶路撒冷.

41:28 But I look and there is no man, and I look among these and there is no counselor, that I might ask them and they might answer a word.
我看的時候並沒有人; 我問的時候, 他們中間也沒有謀士可以回答一句.

41:29 Look! All of them are deception; their works are nothing; their images are wind and emptiness.
看哪, 他們和他們的工作都是虛空, 且是虛無. 他們所鑄的偶像都是風, 都是虛的.

Isaiah - Chapter 42

42:1 Look! here is my servant; I hold him, my chosen one, in whom my soul delights. I have put my spirit on him; he will bring justice forth to the nations.
看哪, 我的僕人─我所扶持所揀選,心裡所喜悅的! 我已將我的靈賜給他; 他必將公理傳給外邦.

42:2 He will not cry out and lift up and make his voice heard in the street.
他不喧嚷, 不揚聲, 也不使街上聽見他的聲音.

42:3 He will not break a broken reed, and he not will extinguish a dim wick. He will bring justice forth in faithfulness.
壓傷的蘆葦, 他不折斷; 將殘的燈火, 他不吹滅. 他憑真實將公理傳開.

42:4 He will not grow faint, and he will not be broken until he has established justice in the earth. And the coastlands wait for his teaching.
他不灰心, 也不喪膽, 直到他在地上設立公理; 海島都等候他的訓誨.

42:5 Thus says the God, Yahweh, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it.
創造諸天, 鋪張穹蒼, 將地和地所出的一併鋪開, 賜氣息給地上的眾人, 又賜靈性給行在其上之人的神耶和華, 他如此說:

42:6 “I am Yahweh; I have called you in righteousness, and I have grasped your hand and watched over you; and I have given you as a covenant of the people, as a light of the nations,
我─耶和華憑公義召你, 必攙扶你的手, 保守你, 使你作眾民的中保(中保: 原文是約), 作外邦人的光,

42:7 to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoner out from the dungeon, those who sit in darkness from the house of imprisonment.
開瞎子的眼, 領被囚的出牢獄, 領坐黑暗的出監牢.

42:8 I am Yahweh; that is my name, and I do not give my glory to another, nor my praise to the idols.
我是耶和華, 這是我的名; 我必不將我的榮耀歸給假神, 也不將我的稱讚歸給雕刻的偶像.

42:9 Look! the former things have come, and I declare new things. I announce them to you before they sprout up.”
看哪, 先前的事已經成就, 現在我將新事說明, 這事未發以先, 我就說給你們聽.

42:10 Sing a new song to Yahweh; praise him from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea and that which fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants.
航海的和海中所有的, 海島和其上的居民, 都當向耶和華唱新歌, 從地極讚美他.

42:11 Let the desert and its towns lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy; let them shout loudly from the top of the mountains.
曠野和其中的城邑, 並基達人居住的村莊都當揚聲; 西拉的居民當歡呼, 在山頂上吶喊.

42:12 Let them give glory to Yahweh and declare his praise in the coastlands.
他們當將榮耀歸給耶和華, 在海島中傳揚他的頌讚.

42:13 Yahweh goes forth like a mighty warrior; he stirs up zeal like a man of war. He raises the war cry, indeed he raises the battle shout; he prevails against his foes.
耶和華必像勇士出去, 必像戰士激動熱心, 要喊叫, 大聲吶喊, 要用大力攻擊仇敵.

42:14 I have been silent for a long time; I have kept silent; I have restrained myself like one giving birth; I will moan, pant, and gasp together.
我許久閉口不言, 靜默不語; 現在我要喊叫, 像產難的婦人; 我要急氣而喘哮.

42:15 I will cause mountains and hills to dry up, and I will cause all their herbage to wither; and I will make rivers like islands, and I will cause pools to dry up.
我要使大山小岡變為荒場, 使其上的花草都枯乾; 我要使江河變為洲島, 使水池都乾涸.

42:16 And I will lead the blind by a road they do not know; I will cause them to tread on paths they have not known. I will make darkness in their presence into light and rough places into level ground. These are the things I will do, and I will not forsake them.
我要引瞎子行不認識的道, 領他們走不知道的路; 在他們面前使黑暗變為光明, 使彎曲變為平直. 這些事我都要行, 並不離棄他們.

42:17 They shall turn back; they shall be greatly ashamed, those who trust in an image, who say to a cast image, “You are our gods.”
倚靠雕刻的偶像, 對鑄造的偶像說: 你是我們的神; 這等人要退後, 全然蒙羞.

42:18 Deaf people, listen! And blind people, look to see!
你們這耳聾的, 聽吧! 你們這眼瞎的, 看吧! 使你們能看見.

42:19 Who is blind but my servant or deaf like my messenger whom I sent? Who is blind like the one who is repaid or blind like the servant of Yahweh?
誰比我的僕人眼瞎呢? 誰比我差遣的使者耳聾呢? 誰瞎眼像那與我和好的? 誰瞎眼像耶和華的僕人呢?

42:20 You see many things, but you do not observe. His ears are open, but he does not hear.
你看見許多事卻不領會, 耳朵開通卻不聽見.

42:21 Yahweh was willing for the sake of his righteousness; he showed his teaching to be great and proved it to be glorious.
耶和華因自己公義的緣故, 喜歡使律法(或譯: 訓誨)為大, 為尊.

42:22 But this is a people plundered and looted; all of them are trapped in holes, and they are kept hidden in houses of imprisonment. They have become like plunder, and there is no one who saves; like booty, and there is no one who says, “Restore!”
但這百姓是被搶被奪的, 都牢籠在坑中, 隱藏在獄裡; 他們作掠物, 無人拯救, 作擄物, 無人說交還.

42:23 Who among you will heed this, will listen attentively and listen, for the time to come?
你們中間誰肯側耳聽此, 誰肯留心而聽, 以防將來呢?

42:24 Who gave Jacob to a plunderer and Israel to those who plunder? Was it not Yahweh, against whom we have sinned? And they were not willing to walk in his ways, and they would not obey his law.
誰將雅各交出當作擄物, 將以色列交給搶奪的呢? 豈不是耶和華嗎? 就是我們所得罪的那位. 他們不肯遵行他的道, 也不聽從他的訓誨.

42:25 So he poured the wrath of his anger upon him and the strength of war. And it set him afire all around, but he did not understand; and it burned him, but he did not take it to heart.
所以, 他將猛烈的怒氣和爭戰的勇力傾倒在以色列的身上. 在他四圍如火著起, 他還不知道, 燒著他, 他也不介意.

Isaiah - Chapter 43

43:1 But now thus says Yahweh, he who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel: “You must not fear, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name; you are mine.
雅各啊, 創造你的耶和華, 以色列啊, 造成你的那位, 現在如此說: 你不要害怕! 因為我救贖了你. 我曾提你的名召你, 你是屬我的.

43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not flow over you. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not scorch you.
你從水中經過, 我必與你同在; 你蹚過江河, 水必不漫過你; 你從火中行過, 必不被燒, 火焰也不著在你身上.

43:3 For I am Yahweh, your God, the holy one of Israel, your savior. I give you Egypt as ransom, Cush and Seba in place of you.
因為我是耶和華─你的神, 是以色列的聖者─你的救主; 我已經使埃及作你的贖價, 使古實和西巴代替你.

43:4 Because you are precious in my eyes, you are honored, and I myself love you, and I give people in place of you, and nations in place of your life.
因我看你為寶為尊; 又因我愛你, 所以我使人代替你, 使列邦人替換你的生命.

43:5 You must not fear, for I am with you. I will bring your offspring from the east, and I will gather you from the west.
不要害怕, 因我與你同在; 我必領你的後裔從東方來, 又從西方招聚你.

43:6 I will say to the north, ‘Give!’ and to the south, ‘You must not withhold!’ Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the end of the earth—
我要對北方說, 交出來! 對南方說, 不要拘留! 將我的眾子從遠方帶來, 將我的眾女從地極領回,

43:7 everyone who is called by my name, and whom I created for my glory, whom I formed, indeed whom I made.”
就是凡稱為我名下的人, 是我為自己的榮耀創造的, 是我所做成, 所造作的.

43:8 Bring out the people blind yet with eyes, and deaf, though they have ears.
你要將有眼而瞎,有耳而聾的民都帶出來!

43:9 Let all the nations gather together, and let the peoples assemble. Who among them has declared this, and declared the former things to us? Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be in the right, and let them hear and say, “It is true!”
任憑萬國聚集; 任憑眾民會合. 其中誰能將此聲明, 並將先前的事說給我們聽呢? 他們可以帶出見證來, 自顯為是; 或者他們聽見便說: 這是真的.

43:10 “You are my witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “and my servant whom I have chosen so that you may know and believe in me and understand that I am he. No god was formed before me, and none shall be after me.
耶和華說: 你們是我的見證, 我所揀選的僕人. 既是這樣, 便可以知道, 且信服我, 又明白我就是耶和華. 在我以前沒有真神(真: 原文是造作的); 在我以後也必沒有.

43:11 I myself am Yahweh, and there is no savior besides me!
惟有我是耶和華; 除我以外沒有救主.

43:12 I myself declared and saved, and I proclaimed. And there was no strange god among you. And you are my witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “and I am God.
我曾指示, 我曾拯救, 我曾說明, 並且在你們中間沒有別神. 所以耶和華說: 你們是我的見證. 我也是神;

43:13 Indeed, from this day I am the one, and no one can deliver from my hand. I perform, and who can cancel it?”
自從有日子以來, 我就是神; 誰也不能救人脫離我手. 我要行事誰能阻止呢?

43:14 Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer, the holy one of Israel: “For your sake I will send to Babylon, and I will cause all of them to fall down as fugitives, and the Chaldeans, their rejoicing on the ships.
耶和華─你們的救贖主,以色列的聖者如此說: 因你們的緣故, 我已經打發人到巴比倫去; 並且我要使迦勒底人如逃民, 都坐自己喜樂的船下來.

43:15 I am Yahweh, your holy one, the creator of Israel, your king.”
我是耶和華─你們的聖者, 是創造以色列的, 是你們的君王.

43:16 Thus says Yahweh, who makes a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters,
耶和華在滄海中開道, 在大水中開路,

43:17 who brings out chariot and horse, army and mighty one. Together they lie down; they cannot rise. They are extinguished, quenched like a wick.
使車輛,馬匹,軍兵,勇士都出來, 一同躺下, 不再起來; 他們滅沒, 好像熄滅的燈火.

43:18 “You must not remember the former things, and you not must consider the former things.
耶和華如此說: 你們不要記念從前的事, 也不要思想古時的事.

43:19 Look! I am about to do a new thing! Now it sprouts! Do you not perceive it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.
看哪, 我要做一件新事; 如今要發現, 你們豈不知道嗎? 我必在曠野開道路, 在沙漠開江河.

43:20 The animals of the field will honor me, jackals and daughters of the ostrich, for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give a drink to my chosen people,
野地的走獸必尊重我; 野狗和鴕鳥也必如此. 因我使曠野有水, 使沙漠有河, 好賜給我的百姓,我的選民喝.

43:21 this people whom I formed for myself, so they might make known my praise.
這百姓是我為自己所造的, 好述說我的美德.

43:22 But you did not call me, Jacob; for you have become weary of me, Israel.
雅各啊, 你並沒有求告我; 以色列啊, 你倒厭煩我.

43:23 You have not brought me your sheep for a burnt offering nor honored me with your sacrifice. I have not made you serve with offerings, nor have I made you weary with frankincense.
你沒有將你的羊帶來給我作燔祭, 也沒有用祭物尊敬我; 我沒有因供物使你服勞, 也沒有因乳香使你厭煩.

43:24 You have not bought me spice reed with money or satisfied me with the fat of sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins; you have made me weary with your iniquities.
你沒有用銀子為我買菖蒲, 也沒有用祭物的脂油使我飽足; 倒使我因你的罪惡服勞, 使我因你的罪孽厭煩.

43:25 I, I am the one who blots out your transgressions for my sake, and I will not remember your sins.
惟有我為自己的緣故塗抹你的過犯; 我也不記念你的罪惡.

43:26 Take me to court; let us enter into judgment together. You, make an account so that you may be in the right.
你要提醒我, 你我可以一同辯論; 你可以將你的理陳明, 自顯為義.

43:27 Your first ancestor sinned, and your representatives transgressed against me.
你的始祖犯罪; 你的師傅違背我.

43:28 And I profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and I gave Jacob to destruction, and Israel to reviling.
所以, 我要辱沒聖所的首領, 使雅各成為咒詛, 使以色列成為辱罵.

Isaiah - Chapter 44

44:1 “But now hear, Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
我的僕人雅各, 我所揀選的以色列啊, 現在你當聽.

44:2 Thus says Yahweh, who made you, and who formed you in the womb and will help you: you must not fear, my servant Jacob, and Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
造作你, 又從你出胎造就你, 並要幫助你的耶和華如此說: 我的僕人雅各, 我所揀選的耶書崙哪, 不要害怕!

44:3 For I will pour out water on a thirsty land and streams on dry ground. I will pour my spirit out on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.
因為我要將水澆灌口渴的人, 將河澆灌乾旱之地. 我要將我的靈澆灌你的後裔, 將我的福澆灌你的子孫.

44:4 And they shall sprout among the grass like willows by a watercourse of water.
他們要發生在草中, 像溪水旁的柳樹.

44:5 This one will say, ‘I belong to Yahweh!’ And that one will be called by the name of Jacob, and another will write on his hand ‘Yahweh’s’ and take the name of Israel.”
這個要說: 我是屬耶和華的; 那個要以雅各的名自稱; 又一個要親手寫: 歸耶和華的(或譯: 在手上寫歸耶和華), 並自稱為以色列.

44:6 Thus says Yahweh, the king of Israel, and its redeemer, Yahweh of hosts: “I am the first, and I am the last, and there is no god besides me.
耶和華─以色列的君, 以色列的救贖主─萬軍之耶和華如此說: 我是首先的, 我是末後的; 除我以外再沒有真神.

44:7 And who is like me? Let him proclaim it! And let him declare it and set it in order for me since I established an eternal people and things that are to come, and let them tell them the things that are coming.
自從我設立古時的民, 誰能像我宣告, 並且指明, 又為自己陳說呢? 讓他將未來的事和必成的事說明.

44:8 You must not tremble, and you must not be paralyzed with fear. Have I not made you hear from of old and declared it, and you are my witnesses? Is there a god besides me? And there is no rock! I know none!”
你們不要恐懼, 也不要害怕. 我豈不是從上古就說明指示你們嗎? 並且你們是我的見證! 除我以外, 豈有真神嗎? 誠然沒有磐石, 我不知道一個!

44:9 All those who form an idol are nothing, and their delightful things do not profit. And their witnesses do not see or know, so they will be ashamed.
製造雕刻偶像的盡都虛空; 他們所喜悅的都無益處; 他們的見證無所看見, 無所知曉, 他們便覺羞愧.

44:10 Who would form a god and cast an image of which he cannot profit?
誰製造神像, 鑄造無益的偶像?

44:11 Look! all his companions shall be ashamed, and the artisans are human! Let all of them assemble; let them stand up. They shall tremble; they shall be ashamed together.
看哪, 他的同伴都必羞愧. 工匠也不過是人, 任他們聚會, 任他們站立, 都必懼怕, 一同羞愧.

44:12 The ironsmith works in the coals with his tool and forms it with hammers. And he makes it with his strong arm; indeed, he becomes hungry, and he lacks strength; he does not drink water, and he is faint.
鐵匠把鐵在火炭中燒熱, 用鎚打鐵器, 用他有力的膀臂錘成; 他飢餓而無力, 不喝水而發倦.

44:13 The woodworker stretches out a line; he makes an outline of it with a marker. He makes it with a knife and makes an outline of it with a compass. He makes it like the image of a man, like the beauty of a human, to dwell in a temple.
木匠拉線, 用筆劃出樣子, 用鉋子鉋成形狀, 用圓尺劃了模樣, 仿照人的體態, 做成人形, 好住在房屋中.

44:14 Cutting down cedars for himself, he chooses a holm tree and an oak, and he lets it grow strong for him among the trees of the forest. He plants a cedar, and the rain makes it grow.
他砍伐香柏樹, 又取柞(或譯: 青桐)樹和橡樹, 在樹林中選定了一棵. 他栽種松樹, 得雨長養.

44:15 And it becomes fuel for a human, and he takes some of it and grows warm; also, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also, he makes a god and bows in worship; he makes himself an image and bows down to it!
這樹, 人可用以燒火; 他自己取些烤火, 又燒著烤餅, 而且做神像跪拜, 做雕刻的偶像向它叩拜.

44:16 He burns half of it in the fire; he eats meat over half of it; he roasts a roast and is satisfied. Also he grows warm and says, “Ah! I am warm! I see the fire!”
他把一分燒在火中, 把一分烤肉吃飽. 自己烤火說: “啊哈, 我暖和了, 我見火了. ”

44:17 And he makes the remainder of it into a god! He bows down to his idol, and he bows in worship and prays to him, and he says, “Save me, for you are my god!”
他用剩下的做了一神, 就是雕刻的偶像. 他向這偶像俯伏叩拜, 禱告它說: “求你拯救我, 因你是我的神. ”

44:18 They do not know, and they do not understand, for their eyes are besmeared so that they cannot see, their minds so that they have no insight.
他們不知道, 也不思想; 因為耶和華閉住他們的眼, 不能看見, 塞住他們的心, 不能明白.

44:19 And no one takes it to heart, and there is no knowledge and no understanding to say, “I burned half of it in the fire and also I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat, and I have eaten. And I shall make the rest of it into an abomination! I shall bow down to a block of wood!”
誰心裡也不醒悟, 也沒有知識, 沒有聰明, 能說: “我曾拿一分在火中燒了, 在炭火上烤過餅; 我也烤過肉吃. 這剩下的, 我豈要作可憎的物嗎? 我豈可向木墩子叩拜呢? ”

44:20 He feeds on ashes; a deceived mind misleads him. And he cannot save himself, and he cannot say, “Is this not an illusion in my right hand?”
他以灰為食, 心中昏迷, 使他偏邪, 他不能自救, 也不能說: “我右手中豈不是有虛謊嗎? ”

44:21 “Remember these things, Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant: I formed you; you are my servant; Israel, you will not be forgotten by me!
雅各, 以色列啊, 你是我的僕人, 要記念這些事. 以色列啊, 你是我的僕人, 我造就你必不忘記你.

44:22 I have wiped your transgressions out like a cloud and your sins like mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you!”
我塗抹了你的過犯, 像厚雲消散; 我塗抹了你的罪惡, 如薄雲滅沒. 你當歸向我, 因我救贖了你.

44:23 Sing for joy, heavens, for Yahweh has done it! Shout, depths of the earth! Break forth, mountains, in rejoicing, forest and every tree in it, for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and he will show his glory in Israel!
諸天哪, 應當歌唱, 因為耶和華做成這事. 地的深處啊, 應當歡呼; 眾山應當發聲歌唱; 樹林和其中所有的樹都當如此! 因為耶和華救贖了雅各, 並要因以色列榮耀自己.

44:24 Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer, and he who formed you in the womb: “I am Yahweh, who made everything, who stretched out the heavens alone, who spread out the earth—who was with me?—
從你出胎, 造就你的救贖主─耶和華如此說: 我─耶和華是創造萬物的, 是獨自鋪張諸天,鋪開大地的. 誰與我同在呢?

44:25 who frustrates the signs of oracle priests and makes a fool of diviners, who drives the wise men back and makes their knowledge foolish,
使說假話的兆頭失效, 使占卜的癲狂, 使智慧人退後, 使他的知識變為愚拙;

44:26 who keeps the word of his servant and carries out the plan of his messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘It shall be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be rebuilt, and I will restore its ruins’;
使我僕人的話語立定, 我使者的謀算成就. 論到耶路撒冷說: 必有人居住; 論到猶大的城邑說: 必被建造, 其中的荒場我也必興起.

44:27 who says to the deep, ‘Dry up! And I will cause your rivers to dry up’;
對深淵說: 你乾了吧! 我也要使你的江河乾涸.

44:28 who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd,’ and he shall carry out all my wishes; and saying of Jerusalem, ‘It shall be rebuilt,’ and the temple, ‘It shall be founded.’ ”
論塞魯士說: 他是我的牧人, 必成就我所喜悅的, 必下令建造耶路撒冷, 發命立穩聖殿的根基.

Isaiah - Chapter 45

45:1 Thus says Yahweh to his anointed one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subjugate nations before him, and I uncover the loins of kings to open doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:
我─耶和華所膏的塞魯士; 我攙扶他的右手, 使列國降伏在他面前. 我也要放鬆列王的腰帶, 使城門在他面前敞開, 不得關閉. 我對他如此說:

45:2 “I myself will go before you, and I will level the mountains. I will break the doors of bronze and cut throughthe bars of iron.
我必在你前面行, 修平崎嶇之地. 我必打破銅門, 砍斷鐵閂.

45:3 And I will give you the treasures of darkness and treasures of secret places so that you may know that I am Yahweh, the one who calls you by your name, the God of Israel,
我要將暗中的寶物和隱密的財寶賜給你, 使你知道提名召你的, 就是我─耶和華,以色列的神.

45:4 for the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen one. And I call you by your name; I give you a name of honor, though you do not know me.
因我僕人雅各, 我所揀選以色列的緣故, 我就提名召你; 你雖不認識我, 我也加給你名號.

45:5 I am Yahweh, and there is none besides me; besides me there is no god. I gird you though you do not know me,
我是耶和華, 在我以外並沒有別神; 除了我以外再沒有神. 你雖不認識我, 我必給你束腰.

45:6 so that they may know from the rising of the sun and from the west that there is none besides me; I am Yahweh and there is none besides me.
從日出之地到日落之處使人都知道除了我以外, 沒有別神. 我是耶和華; 在我以外並沒有別神.

45:7 I form light and I create darkness; I make peace and I create evil; I am Yahweh; I do all these things.
我造光, 又造暗; 我施平安, 又降災禍; 造作這一切的是我─耶和華.

45:8 Trickle, O heavens, from above, and let clouds trickle with righteousness; let the earth open so that salvation may be fruitful, and let it cause righteousness to sprout along with it. I myself, Yahweh, have created it.
諸天哪, 自上而滴, 穹蒼降下公義; 地面開裂, 產出救恩, 使公義一同發生; 這都是我─耶和華所造的.

45:9 Woe to the one who strives with his maker, a potsherd among potsherds of earth! Does the clay say to the one who fashions it, ‘What are you making?’ and ‘Your work has no hands’?
禍哉, 那與造他的主爭論的! 他不過是地上瓦片中的一塊瓦片. 泥土豈可對摶弄它的說: 你做甚麼呢? 所做的物豈可說: 你沒有手呢?

45:10 Woe to the one who says to a father, ‘What you are begetting?’ or to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor?’ ”
禍哉, 那對父親說: 你生的是甚麼呢? 或對母親(原文是婦人)說: 你產的是甚麼呢?

45:11 Thus says Yahweh, the holy one of Israel, and its maker: “Ask me of the things to come about my children, and you command me about the work of my hands.
耶和華─以色列的聖者, 就是造就以色列的如此說: 將來的事, 你們可以問我; 至於我的眾子, 並我手的工作, 你們可以求我命定(原文是吩咐我).

45:12 I myself made the earth, and I created humankind upon it. I, my hands, stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.
我造地, 又造人在地上. 我親手鋪張諸天; 天上萬象也是我所命定的.

45:13 I myself have stirred him up in righteousness, and I will make all his paths smooth. He himself shall build my city, and he shall set my exiles free, not for price or a gift,” says Yahweh of hosts.
我憑公義興起塞魯士(原文是他), 又要修直他一切道路. 他必建造我的城, 釋放我被擄的民; 不是為工價, 也不是為賞賜. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

45:14 Thus says Yahweh: “The acquisition of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush and the Sabeans, tall men, shall pass over to you; they shall be yours, and they shall walk behind you. They shall pass over in chains, and they shall bow down to you; they will pray to you: ‘Surely God is with you, and there is no other. Besides him there is no God.’ ”
耶和華如此說: 埃及勞碌得來的和古實的貨物必歸你; 身量高大的西巴人必投降你, 也要屬你. 他們必帶著鎖鍊過來隨從你, 又向你下拜, 祈求你說: 神真在你們中間, 此外再沒有別神; 再沒有別的神.

45:15 Surely you are a God who keeps yourself hidden, God of Israel, the savior.
救主─以色列的神啊, 你實在是自隱的神.

45:16 All of them are ashamed and indeed humiliated; the craftsmen of idols go together in insult.
凡製造偶像的都必抱愧蒙羞, 都要一同歸於慚愧.

45:17 Israel is saved by Yahweh with everlasting salvation; you shall not be ashamed, and you shall not be humiliated to all eternity.
惟有以色列必蒙耶和華的拯救, 得永遠的救恩. 你們必不蒙羞, 也不抱愧, 直到永世無盡.

45:18 For thus says Yahweh, who created the heavens, he is God, who formed the earth and who made it. He himself established it; he did not create it as emptiness— he formed it for inhabiting. “I am Yahweh and there is none besides me.
創造諸天的耶和華, 製造成全大地的神, 他創造堅定大地, 並非使地荒涼, 是要給人居住. 他如此說: 我是耶和華, 再沒有別神.

45:19 I have spoken not in secrecy, in a place, a land, of darkness, I have not said to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain!’ I, Yahweh, am speaking righteousness, declaring uprightness.
我沒有在隱密黑暗之地說話; 我沒有對雅各的後裔說: 你們尋求我是徒然的. 我─耶和華所講的是公義, 所說的是正直.

45:20 Assemble and come; draw near together, survivors of the nations! They do not know, those who carry their wooden idols and pray to a god who cannot save.
你們從列國逃脫的人, 要一同聚集前來. 那些抬著雕刻木偶,禱告不能救人之神的, 毫無知識.

45:21 Declare and present your case, also let them consult together! Who made this known from former times, declared it from of old? Was it not I, Yahweh? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God besides me, and no savior besides me.
你們要述說陳明你們的理, 讓他們彼此商議. 誰從古時指明? 誰從上古述說? 不是我─耶和華嗎? 除了我以外, 再沒有神; 我是公義的神, 又是救主; 除了我以外, 再沒有別神.

45:22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God and there is none besides me.
地極的人都當仰望我, 就必得救; 因為我是神, 再沒有別神.

45:23 I have sworn by myself; a word that shall not return has gone forth from my mouth in righteousness: ‘Every knee shall kneel down to me; every tongue shall swear.’
我指著自己起誓, 我口所出的話是憑公義, 並不反回: 萬膝必向我跪拜; 萬口必憑我起誓.

45:24 ‘Only in Yahweh,’ one shall say to me, ‘are righteousness and strength.’ He shall come to him, and all those who were angry with him shall be ashamed.
人論我說, 公義,能力, 惟獨在乎耶和華; 人都必歸向他. 凡向他發怒的必至蒙羞.

45:25 In Yahweh all the offspring of Israel shall be in the right, and they shall boast.”
以色列的後裔都必因耶和華得稱為義, 並要誇耀.

Isaiah - Chapter 46

46:1 Bel bows down; Nebo is stooping. Their idols are on animals and on cattle; your cargo is carried as a burden on weary animals.
彼勒屈身, 尼波彎腰; 巴比倫的偶像馱在獸和牲畜上. 他們所抬的如今成了重馱, 使牲畜疲乏,

46:2 They stoop; they bow down together. They are not able to save the burden, but they themselves go in captivity.
都一同彎腰屈身, 不能保全重馱, 自己倒被擄去.

46:3 “Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel who have been carried from the belly, who have been carried from the womb:
雅各家, 以色列家一切餘剩的要聽我言: 你們自從生下, 就蒙我保抱, 自從出胎, 便蒙我懷搋.

46:4 Even to your old age I am he; even to your advanced age I myself will support you. I myself have made you, and I myself will carry you, and I myself will support you, and I will save you.
直到你們年老, 我仍這樣; 直到你們髮白, 我仍懷搋. 我已造作, 也必保抱; 我必懷抱, 也必拯救.

46:5 To whom will you liken me, and count as equal, and compare with me, as though we were alike?
你們將誰與我相比, 與我同等, 可以與我比較, 使我們相同呢?

46:6 Those who lavish gold from the purse and weigh out silver in the balance scales; hire a goldsmith and he makes him a god; they bow down, indeed they bow in worship.
那從囊中抓金子, 用天平平銀子的人, 雇銀匠製造神像, 他們又俯伏, 又叩拜.

46:7 They carry it on their shoulder; they support it and they set it in its place, and it stands in position. It cannot be removed from its place; even when he cries out to it, it does not answer. It does not save him from his trouble.
他們將神像抬起, 扛在肩上, 安置在定處, 它就站立, 不離本位; 人呼求它, 它不能答應, 也不能救人脫離患難.

46:8 Remember this and pluck up courage! Call to mind, you transgressors!
你們當想念這事, 自己作大丈夫. 悖逆的人哪, 要心裡思想.

46:9 Remember the former things from a long time ago, for I am God and there is none besides me, God and there is none like me,
你們要追念上古的事. 因為我是神, 並無別神; 我是神, 再沒有能比我的.

46:10 who from the beginning declares the end, and from before, things that have not been done, who says, ‘My plan shall stand,’ and, ‘I will accomplish all my wishes,’
我從起初指明末後的事, 從古時言明未成的事, 說: 我的籌算必立定; 凡我所喜悅的, 我必成就.

46:11 who calls a bird of prey from the east, the man of his plan from a country from afar. Indeed I have spoken; indeed I will bring it to being. I have formed it; indeed I will do it.
我召鷙鳥從東方來, 召那成就我籌算的人從遠方來. 我已說出, 也必成就; 我已謀定, 也必做成.

46:12 Listen to me, strong of heart, far from righteousness!
你們這些心中頑梗,遠離公義的, 當聽我言.

46:13 I bring my righteousness near; it is not far. And my salvation will not delay; and I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel my glory.”
我使我的公義臨近, 必不遠離. 我的救恩必不遲延; 我要為以色列─我的榮耀, 在錫安施行救恩.

Isaiah - Chapter 47

47:1 Come down and sit on the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of Chaldea! For they shall no longer call you tender and delicate.
巴比倫的處女啊, 下來坐在塵埃; 迦勒底的閨女啊, 沒有寶座, 要坐在地上; 因為你不再稱為柔弱嬌嫩的.

47:2 Take the pair of mill stones and grind flour! Uncover your veil, strip off your skirt, uncover your thigh, pass through the rivers!
要用磨磨麵, 揭去帕子, 脫去長衣, 露腿蹚河.

47:3 Your nakedness shall be exposed; indeed, your shame shall become visible. I will take vengeance and I will not spare a person.
你的下體必被露出; 你的醜陋必被看見. 我要報仇, 誰也不寬容.

47:4 Our redeemer, Yahweh of hosts is his name, the holy one of Israel.
我們救贖主的名是萬軍之耶和華─以色列的聖者.

47:5 Sit silently and go into the darkness, daughter of Chaldea, for they shall no longer call you mistress of kingdoms.
迦勒底的閨女啊, 你要默然靜坐, 進入暗中, 因為你不再稱為列國的主母.

47:6 I was angry with my people; I profaned my inheritance, and I gave them into your hand. You did not give them mercy; on the aged you made your yoke very heavy.
我向我的百姓發怒, 使我的產業被褻瀆, 將他們交在你手中, 你毫不憐憫他們, 把極重的軛加在老年人身上.

47:7 And you said, “I shall be an eternal mistress forever!” You did not set these things upon your heart; you did not remember its end.
你自己說: 我必永為主母, 所以你不將這事放在心上, 也不思想這事的結局.

47:8 Therefore now hear this, luxuriant one who sits in security, who says in her heart, “I am, and besides me there is no one. I shall not sit as a widow, and I shall not know the loss of children.”
你這專好宴樂,安然居住的, 現在當聽這話. 你心中說: 惟有我, 除我以外再沒有別的. 我必不致寡居, 也不遭喪子之事.

47:9 And these two shall come to you in a moment, in one day: the loss of children and widowhood shall come on you completely, in spite of your many sorceries, in spite of the power of your great enchantments.
哪知, 喪子,寡居這兩件事在一日轉眼之間必臨到你; 正在你多行邪術,廣施符咒的時候, 這兩件事必全然臨到你身上.

47:10 And you felt secure in your wickedness; you said, “No one sees me.” Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, “I am, and besides me there is no one.”
你素來倚仗自己的惡行, 說: 無人看見我. 你的智慧聰明使你偏邪, 並且你心裡說: 惟有我, 除我以外再沒有別的.

47:11 And evil shall come upon you, you will not know; it will be on the lookout for her. And disaster shall fall upon you; you will not be able to avert it. And ruin shall come on you suddenly; you do not know.
因此, 禍患要臨到你身, 你不知何時發現(或譯: 如何驅逐); 災害落在你身上, 你也不能除掉; 所不知道的毀滅也必忽然臨到你身.

47:12 Stand, now, in your enchantments, and in your many sorceries with which you have labored from your youth. Perhaps you may be able to benefit; perhaps you may scare away.
站起來吧! 用你從幼年勞神施行的符咒和你許多的邪術; 或者可得益處, 或者可得強勝.

47:13 You struggle with your many consultations; let them stand, now, and save you— those who see the stars, divide the celestial sphere, who inform by new moons— from those things that are coming upon you.
你籌劃太多, 以致疲倦. 讓那些觀天象的, 看星宿的, 在月朔說預言的, 都站起來, 救你脫離所要臨到你的事.

47:14 Look! They are like stubble; the fire burns them completely. They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame; there is no coal for warming oneself, no fire before which to sit.
他們要像碎秸被火焚燒, 不能救自己脫離火焰之力; 這火並非可烤的炭火, 也不是可以坐在其前的火.

47:15 So are to you those with whom you have labored, your traders from your youth. They wander, each to his side; there is no one who can save you.
你所勞神的事都要這樣與你無益; 從幼年與你貿易的也都各奔各鄉, 無人救你.

Isaiah - Chapter 48

48:1 Hear this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and came out from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of Yahweh, and invoke the God of Israel, but not in truth and not in righteousness.
雅各家, 稱為以色列名下, 從猶大水源出來的, 當聽我言! 你們指著耶和華的名起誓, 提說以色列的神, 卻不憑誠實, 不憑公義.

48:2 For they call themselves after the holy city, and they lean on the God of Israel— Yahweh of hosts is his name.
他們自稱為聖城的人, 所倚靠的是名為萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神.

48:3 “I declared the former things from of old, and they went out from my mouth. And I announced them suddenly; I acted, and they came to pass,
主說: 早先的事, 我從古時說明, 已經出了我的口, 也是我所指示的; 我忽然行做, 事便成就.

48:4 because I know that you are obstinate, and your neck an iron sinew, and your forehead bronze.
因為我素來知道你是頑梗的─你的頸項是鐵的; 你的額是銅的.

48:5 And I declared them to you from of old; I announced them to you before they came to pass so that you would not say, ‘My idol did them, and my image and my cast image commanded them.’
所以, 我從古時將這事給你說明, 在未成以先指示你, 免得你說: 這些事是我的偶像所行的, 是我雕刻的偶像和我鑄造的偶像所命定的.

48:6 You have heard; see it all. And will you not declare it? I announce new things to you from this time and hidden things that you have not known.
你已經聽見, 現在要看見這一切; 你不說明嗎? 從今以後, 我將新事, 就是你所不知道的隱密事指示你.

48:7 Now they are created, and not from of old, and before today, and you have not heard them so that you could not say, “Look! I knew them.”
這事是現今造的, 並非從古就有; 在今日以先, 你也未曾聽見, 免得你說: 這事我早已知道了.

48:8 Neither have you heard, nor have you known, nor from of old has your ear been opened. For I knew you would deal treacherously, very treacherously, and you are called a rebel from the womb.
你未曾聽見, 未曾知道; 你的耳朵從來未曾開通. 我原知道你行事極其詭詐, 你自從出胎以來, 便稱為悖逆的.

48:9 For the sake of my name I refrain from my anger, and for my praise I restrain it for you so as not to cut you off.
我為我的名暫且忍怒, 為我的頌讚向你容忍, 不將你剪除.

48:10 Look! I have refined you, but not like silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of misery.
我熬煉你, 卻不像熬煉銀子; 你在苦難的爐中, 我揀選你.

48:11 For my own sake, for my own sake I do it; for why should it be defiled? And I will not give my glory to another.”
我為自己的緣故必行這事, 我焉能使我的名被褻瀆? 我必不將我的榮耀歸給假神.

48:12 “Listen to me, Jacob, and Israel, whom I called: I am he. I am the first; also I am the last.
雅各─我所選召的以色列啊, 當聽我言: 我是耶和華, 我是首先的, 也是末後的.

48:13 Indeed, my hand founded the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand in position together.
我手立了地的根基; 我右手鋪張諸天; 我一招呼便都立住.

48:14 Assemble, all of you, and hear! Who among them declared these things? Yahweh loves him; he shall perform his wish against Babylon and his arm against the Chaldeans.
你們都當聚集而聽, 他們(或譯: 偶像)內中誰說過這些事? 耶和華所愛的人必向巴比倫行他所喜悅的事; 他的膀臂也要加在迦勒底人身上.

48:15 I, I myself, I have spoken! Indeed, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will be successful in his way.
惟有我曾說過, 我又選召他, 領他來, 他的道路就必亨通.

48:16 Draw near to me; hear this! I have not spoken in secrecy from the beginning; from the time it came to be, there I have been; And now the Lord Yahweh has sent me and his Spirit.”
你們要就近我來聽這話: 我從起頭並未曾在隱密處說話; 自從有這事, 我就在那裡. 現在, 主耶和華差遣我和他的靈來(或譯: 耶和華和他的靈差遣我來).

48:17 Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer, the holy one of Israel: “I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, leads you in the way you should go.
耶和華─你的救贖主, 以色列的聖者如此說: 我是耶和華─你的神, 教訓你, 使你得益處, 引導你所當行的路.

48:18 O that you had listened attentively to my commandments! Then your prosperity would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
甚願你素來聽從我的命令! 你的平安就如河水; 你的公義就如海浪.

48:19 And your offspring would have been like the sand, and the descendants of your body like its grains. It would not be cut off, and its name would not be destroyed from my presence.”
你的後裔也必多如海沙; 你腹中所生的也必多如沙粒. 他的名在我面前必不剪除, 也不滅絕.

48:20 Go out from Babylon! Flee from Chaldea! Proclaim it with a shout of rejoicing; proclaim this! Send it forth to the end of the earth; say, “Yahweh has redeemed his servant Jacob!”
你們要從巴比倫出來, 從迦勒底人中逃脫, 以歡呼的聲音傳揚說: 耶和華救贖了他的僕人雅各! 你們要將這事宣揚到地極.

48:21 And when he led them through the deserts, they were not thirsty; he made water flow from the rock for them, and he split the rock, and the water gushed out.
耶和華引導他們經過沙漠. 他們並不乾渴; 他為他們使水從磐石而流, 分裂磐石, 水就湧出.

48:22 “There is no peace,” says Yahweh, “for the wicked.”
耶和華說: 惡人必不得平安!

Isaiah - Chapter 49

49:1 Listen to me, coastlands, and listen attentively, peoples from far away! Yahweh called me from the womb; from the body of my mother he made my name known.
眾海島啊, 當聽我言! 遠方的眾民哪, 留心而聽! 自我出胎, 耶和華就選召我; 自出母腹, 他就提我的名.

49:2 And he made my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand, and he made me like an sharpened arrow; he hid me in his quiver.
他使我的口如快刀, 將我藏在他手蔭之下; 又使我成為磨亮的箭, 將我藏在他箭袋之中;

49:3 And he said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will show my glory.”
對我說: 你是我的僕人以色列; 我必因你得榮耀.

49:4 But I myself said, “I have labored in vain; I have used up my strength for nothing and vanity! Nevertheless, my justice is with Yahweh, and my reward is with my God.”
我卻說: 我勞碌是徒然; 我盡力是虛無虛空. 然而, 我當得的理必在耶和華那裡; 我的賞賜必在我神那裡.

49:5 And now Yahweh says, who formed me from the womb as a servant for him, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might not be gathered, for I am honored in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God has become my strength.
耶和華從我出胎, 造就我作他的僕人, 要使雅各歸向他, 使以色列到他那裡聚集. 原來耶和華看我為尊貴; 我的神也成為我的力量.

49:6 And he says, “It is trivial for you to be a servant for me, to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel. I will give you as a light to the nations, to be my salvation to the end of the earth.”
現在他說: 你作我的僕人, 使雅各眾支派復興, 使以色列中得保全的歸回尚為小事, 我還要使你作外邦人的光, 叫你施行我的救恩, 直到地極.

49:7 Thus says Yahweh, the redeemer of Israel, his holy one, to the one who despises life, to the one who abhors the nation, to the slave of rulers: “Kings shall see and stand up; princes, and they shall bow down, for the sake of Yahweh, who is faithful, the holy one of Israel, and he has chosen you.”
救贖主─以色列的聖者耶和華對那被人所藐視,本國所憎惡,官長所虐待的如此說: 君王要看見就站起, 首領也要下拜; 都因信實的耶和華, 就是揀選你─以色列的聖者.

49:8 Thus says Yahweh: “I have answered you in a time of favor, and helped you on a day of salvation, and watched over you, and given you as a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to give the desolate hereditary property as an inheritance,
耶和華如此說: 在悅納的時候, 我應允了你; 在拯救的日子, 我濟助了你. 我要保護你, 使你作眾民的中保(中保: 原文是約); 復興遍地, 使人承受荒涼之地為業.

49:9 saying to the prisoners, “Come out!” to those who are in darkness, “Show yourselves!” they shall feed along the ways, and their pasturage shall be on all the barren heights.
對那被捆綁的人說: 出來吧! 對那在黑暗的人說: 顯露吧! 他們在路上必得飲食, 在一切淨光的高處必有食物.

49:10 They shall not be hungry or thirsty, and heat and sun shall not strike them, for he who takes pity on them will lead them, and he will guide them to springs of water.
不飢不渴, 炎熱和烈日必不傷害他們; 因為憐恤他們的必引導他們, 領他們到水泉旁邊.

49:11 And I will make all my mountains like a road, and my highways shall lead up.
我必使我的眾山成為大道; 我的大路也被修高.

49:12 Look! These shall come from afar, And look! These from the north and from the west and these from the land of Sinim.”
看哪, 這些從遠方來; 這些從北方,從西方來; 這些從秦(原文是希尼)國來.

49:13 Sing for joy, heavens, and rejoice, earth! Mountains must break forth in rejoicing! For Yahweh has comforted his people, and he will take pity on his afflicted ones.
諸天哪, 應當歡呼! 大地啊, 應當快樂! 眾山哪, 應當發聲歌唱! 因為耶和華已經安慰他的百姓, 也要憐恤他困苦之民.

49:14 But Zion said, “Yahweh has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me!”
錫安說: 耶和華離棄了我; 主忘記了我.

49:15 Can a woman forget her suckling, refrain from having compassion on the child of her womb? Indeed, these may forget, but I, I will not forget you!
婦人焉能忘記她吃奶的嬰孩, 不憐恤她所生的兒子? 即或有忘記的, 我卻不忘記你.

49:16 Look, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
看哪, 我將你銘刻在我掌上; 你的牆垣常在我眼前.

49:17 Your children hasten; your destroyers and those who laid you waste depart from you.
你的兒女必急速歸回; 毀壞你的, 使你荒廢的, 必都離你出去,

49:18 Lift your eyes up all around and see; all of them gather; they come to you. As surely as I live, declares Yahweh, surely you shall put on all of them like an ornament, and you shall bind them on like a bride.
你舉目向四方觀看; 他們都聚集來到你這裡. 耶和華說: 我指著我的永生起誓: 你必要以他們為妝飾佩戴, 以他們為華帶束腰, 像新婦一樣.

49:19 Surely your sites of ruins and desolate places and land of ruins, surely now you will be too cramped for your inhabitants, and those who engulfed you will be far away.
至於你荒廢淒涼之處, 並你被毀壞之地, 現今眾民居住必顯為太窄; 吞滅你的必離你遙遠.

49:20 Yet the children born when you were bereaved will say in your hearing, “The place is too cramped for me; make room for me so that I can dwell.”
你必聽見喪子之後所生的兒女說: 這地方我居住太窄, 求你給我地方居住.

49:21 Then you will say in your heart, “Who has borne me these?” And, “I was bereaved and barren, exiled and thrust away; so who raised these? Look at me! I was left alone; where have these come from?”
那時你心裡必說: 我既喪子獨居, 是被擄的, 漂流在外. 誰給我生這些? 誰將這些養大呢? 撇下我一人獨居的時候, 這些在哪裡呢?

49:22 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I will lift my hand up to the nations, and I will raise my signal to the peoples, and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
主耶和華如此說: 我必向列國舉手, 向萬民豎立大旗; 他們必將你的眾子懷中抱來, 將你的眾女肩上扛來.

49:23 And kings shall be your guardians, and their queens your nurses. They shall bow down, faces to the ground, to you, and they will lick up the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am Yahweh; those who await me shall not be ashamed.
列王必作你的養父; 王后必作你的乳母. 他們必將臉伏地, 向你下拜, 並舔你腳上的塵土. 你便知道我是耶和華; 等候我的必不致羞愧.

49:24 Can war-booty be taken from the mighty? or can a captive of a righteous person be rescued?
勇士搶去的豈能奪回? 該擄掠的豈能解救嗎?

49:25 But thus says Yahweh: “Indeed a captive of the mighty shall be taken, and the war-booty of the tyrant shall be rescued, for I myself will dispute with your opponent, and I myself will save your children.
但耶和華如此說: 就是勇士所擄掠的, 也可以奪回; 強暴人所搶的, 也可以解救. 與你相爭的, 我必與他相爭; 我要拯救你的兒女.

49:26 And I will feed your oppressors their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their blood as with wine. Then all flesh shall know that I am Yahweh, your savior and redeemer, the strong one of Jacob.”
並且我必使那欺壓你的吃自己的肉, 也要以自己的血喝醉, 好像喝甜酒一樣. 凡有血氣的必都知道我─耶和華是你的救主, 是你的救贖主, 是雅各的大能者.

Isaiah - Chapter 50

50:1 Thus says Yahweh: “Where is this divorce document of your mother’s divorce, with which I dismissed her? or to whom of my creditors did I sell you? Look! you were sold because of your sin, and your mother was dismissed because of your transgressions.
耶和華如此說: 我休你們的母親, 休書在哪裡呢? 我將你們賣給我哪一個債主呢? 你們被賣, 是因你們的罪孽; 你們的母親被休, 是因你們的過犯.

50:2 Why was there no man when I came, no one who answered when I called? Do I lack the strength to save? Or is there no power in me to deliver? Look! by my rebuke I dry up the sea; I make the rivers a desert; their fish stink because there is no water, and they die because of thirst.
我來的時候, 為何無人等候呢? 我呼喚的時候, 為何無人答應呢? 我的膀臂豈是縮短,不能救贖嗎? 我豈無拯救之力嗎? 看哪, 我一斥責, 海就乾了; 我使江河變為曠野; 其中的魚因無水腥臭, 乾渴而死.

50:3 I clothe the heavens with darkness, and I make their covering sackcloth.”
我使諸天以黑暗為衣服, 以麻布為遮蓋.

50:4 The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of a pupil, to know how to help the weary with a word. He awakens morning by morning, awakens an ear for me to listen as do the pupils.
主耶和華賜我受教者的舌頭, 使我知道怎樣用言語扶助疲乏的人. 主每早晨提醒, 提醒我的耳朵, 使我能聽, 像受教者一樣.

50:5 The Lord Yahweh has opened an ear for me, and I, I was not rebellious. I did not turn backwards;
主耶和華開通我的耳朵; 我並沒有違背, 也沒有退後.

50:6 I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from insults and spittle.
人打我的背, 我任他打; 人拔我腮頰的鬍鬚, 我由他拔; 人辱我, 吐我, 我並不掩面.

50:7 And the Lord Yahweh helps me, therefore I have not been put to shame; therefore I have set my face like flint. And I know that I shall not be ashamed;
主耶和華必幫助我, 所以我不抱愧. 我硬著臉面好像堅石; 我也知道我必不致蒙羞.

50:8 he who obtains rights for me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand together. Who is the master of my judgment? Let him approach me.
稱我為義的與我相近; 誰與我爭論, 可以與我一同站立; 誰與我作對, 可以就近我來.

50:9 Look! The Lord Yahweh helps me. Who is the one who will declare me guilty? Look! All of them will be worn out like a garment; the moth will eat them.
主耶和華要幫助我; 誰能定我有罪呢? 他們都像衣服漸漸舊了, 為蛀蟲所咬.

50:10 Who among you is in fear of Yahweh, obeys the voice of his servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light, trusts in the name of Yahweh and depends on his God?
你們中間誰是敬畏耶和華,聽從他僕人之話的? 這人行在暗中, 沒有亮光. 當倚靠耶和華的名, 仗賴自己的神.

50:11 Look! All of you are kindlers of fire, who gird yourselves with flaming arrows. Walk in the light of your fire, and among the flaming arrows you have kindled! You shall have this from my hand: you shall lie down in a place of torment.
凡你們點火, 用火把圍繞自己的可以行在你們的火焰裡, 並你們所點的火把中. 這是我手所定的: 你們必躺在悲慘之中.

Isaiah - Chapter 51

51:1 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, who seek Yahweh. Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the excavation of the pit from which you were quarried.
你們這追求公義,尋求耶和華的, 當聽我言! 你們要追想被鑿而出的磐石, 被挖而出的巖穴.

51:2 Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah; she brought you forth. For I called him alone, but I blessed him and made him numerous.”
要追想你們的祖宗亞伯拉罕和生養你們的撒拉; 因為亞伯拉罕獨自一人的時候, 我選召他, 賜福與他, 使他人數增多.

51:3 For Yahweh will comfort Zion; he will comfort all its sites of ruins. And he will make its wilderness like Eden, and its desert like the garden of Yahweh. Joy and gladness will be found in it, thanksgiving and the sound of song.
耶和華已經安慰錫安和錫安一切的荒場, 使曠野像伊甸, 使沙漠像耶和華的園囿; 在其中必有歡喜,快樂,感謝, 和歌唱的聲音.

51:4 “Listen attentively to me, my people, and my nation, listen to me! For a teaching will go out from me, and I will cause my justice to rest for a light to the peoples.
我的百姓啊, 要向我留心; 我的國民哪, 要向我側耳; 因為訓誨必從我而出; 我必堅定我的公理為萬民之光.

51:5 My righteousness is near; my salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples. The coastlands wait for me, and for my arm they wait.
我的公義臨近; 我的救恩發出. 我的膀臂要審判萬民; 海島都要等候我, 倚賴我的膀臂.

51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens and look to the earth beneath, for the heavens will be torn to pieces like smoke, and the earth will be worn out like a garment, and those who inhabit her will die like gnats. But my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will not be broken to pieces.
你們要向天舉目, 觀看下地; 因為天必像煙雲消散, 地必如衣服漸漸舊了; 其上的居民也要如此死亡(如此死亡: 或譯像蠓蟲死亡). 惟有我的救恩永遠長存; 我的公義也不廢掉.

51:7 Listen to me, you who know righteousness, people who have my teaching in their heart; you must not fear the reproach of men, or be terrified because of their abuse.
知道公義,將我訓誨存在心中的民, 要聽我言! 不要怕人的辱罵, 也不要因人的毀謗驚惶.

51:8 For a moth will eat them like garments; a moth will devour them like wool, but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation for generation after generation.”
因為蛀蟲必咬他們, 好像咬衣服; 蟲子必咬他們, 如同咬羊絨. 惟有我的公義永遠長存, 我的救恩直到萬代.

51:9 Awake! Awake; put on strength, O arm of Yahweh! Awake as in days of long ago, the generations of a long time back! Are you not the one who cut Rahab in pieces, the one who pierced the sea-dragon?
耶和華的膀臂啊, 興起! 興起! 以能力為衣穿上, 像古時的年日,上古的世代興起一樣. 從前砍碎拉哈伯,刺透大魚的, 不是你嗎?

51:10 Are you not the one who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, the one who made the depths of the sea a way for those who are redeemed to cross over?
使海與深淵的水乾涸,使海的深處變為贖民經過之路的, 不是你嗎?

51:11 So the redeemed ones of Yahweh shall return, and they shall come to Zion with singing, and everlasting joy shall be on their heads. Joy and gladness shall appear; sorrow and sighing shall flee away!
耶和華救贖的民必歸回, 歌唱來到錫安; 永樂必歸到他們的頭上. 他們必得著歡喜快樂; 憂愁歎息盡都逃避.

51:12 “I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man? He dies! And of the son of humankind? He is sacrificed as grass!
惟有我, 是安慰你們的. 你是誰, 竟怕那必死的人? 怕那要變如草的世人?

51:13 And you have forgotten Yahweh, your maker, who stretched out the heavens, and founded the earth. And you tremble continually, all day, because of the wrath of the oppressor when he takes aim to destroy. But where is the wrath of the oppressor?
卻忘記鋪張諸天,立定地基,創造你的耶和華? 又因欺壓者圖謀毀滅要發的暴怒, 整天害怕, 其實那欺壓者的暴怒在哪裡呢?

51:14 The fettered one shall make haste to be freed. And he shall not die in the pit, and he shall not lack his bread.
被擄去的快得釋放, 必不死而下坑; 他的食物也不致缺乏.

51:15 For I am Yahweh, your God, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar; Yahweh of hosts is his name.
我是耶和華─你的神─攪動大海, 使海中的波浪匉訇─萬軍之耶和華是我的名.

51:16 And I have put my words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of my hand, to plant the heavens and to found the earth, saying to Zion, ‘You are my people.’ ”
我將我的話傳給你, 用我的手影遮蔽你, 為要栽定諸天, 立定地基, 又對錫安說: 你是我的百姓.

51:17 Rouse yourself! Rouse yourself! Stand up, Jerusalem, who have drunk from the hand of Yahweh the cup of his wrath; you have drunk the goblet, the cup of staggering; you have drained it out.
耶路撒冷啊, 興起! 興起! 站起來! 你從耶和華手中喝了他忿怒之杯, 喝了那使人東倒西歪的爵, 以致喝盡.

51:18 There is no one who guides her among all the children she has borne, and there is no one who grasps her by the hand among all the children she raised.
她所生育的諸子中, 沒有一個引導她的; 她所養大的諸子中, 沒有一個攙扶她的.

51:19 Two things here have happened to you—who will show sympathy for you?— devastation and destruction, famine and sword—who will comfort you?
荒涼,毀滅,饑荒,刀兵, 這幾樣臨到你, 誰為你舉哀? 我如何能安慰你呢?

51:20 Your children have fainted; they lie at the head of all the streets, like an antelope in a snare, those who are full of the wrath of Yahweh, the rebuke of your God.
你的眾子發昏, 在各市口上躺臥, 好像黃羊在網羅之中, 都滿了耶和華的忿怒─你神的斥責.

51:21 Therefore hear now this afflicted one and drunken one but not from wine.
因此, 你這困苦卻非因酒而醉的, 要聽我言.

51:22 Thus says your Lord, Yahweh, and your God pleads the cause of his people: “Look! I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering. You shall not continue to drink the goblet, the cup of my wrath, any longer.
你的主耶和華─就是為他百姓辨屈的神如此說: 看哪, 我已將那使人東倒西歪的杯, 就是我忿怒的爵, 從你手中接過來; 你必不致再喝.

51:23 And I will put it in the hand of your tormenters, who have said to you, ‘Bow down that we may pass over you!’ And you have made your back like the ground, and like the street for those who pass over you.”
我必將這杯遞在苦待你的人手中; 他們曾對你說: 你屈身, 由我們踐踏過去吧! 你便以背為地, 好像街市, 任人經過.

Isaiah - Chapter 52

52:1 Awake! Awake; put on your strength, Zion! Put on the garments of your beauty, Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean shall not continue to enter you any longer.
錫安哪, 興起! 興起! 披上你的能力! 聖城耶路撒冷啊, 穿上你華美的衣服! 因為從今以後, 未受割禮,不潔淨的必不再進入你中間.

52:2 Shake yourself free from the dust! Rise up; sit, Jerusalem! Free yourselves from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion!
耶路撒冷啊, 要抖下塵土! 起來坐在位上! 錫安被擄的居民(原文是女子)哪, 要解開你頸項的鎖鍊!

52:3 For thus says Yahweh: “You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money.”
耶和華如此說: “你們是無價被賣的, 也必無銀被贖.

52:4 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “My people went down to Egypt in the beginning, to dwell as aliens there, and Assyria oppressed him without cause.
主耶和華如此說: 起先我的百姓下到埃及, 在那裡寄居, 又有亞述人無故欺壓他們.

52:5 And now what do I have here?”declares Yahweh, “for my people is taken without cause. Its rulers howl,” declares Yahweh—“and my name is reviled continually, all day.
耶和華說: 我的百姓既是無價被擄去, 如今我在這裡做甚麼呢? 耶和華說: 轄制他們的人呼叫, 我的名整天受褻瀆.

52:6 Therefore my people shall know my name, therefore in that day, that I am the one who speaks. Here am I.”
所以, 我的百姓必知道我的名; 到那日他們必知道說這話的就是我. 看哪, 是我! ”

52:7 How delightful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns as a king.”
那報佳音, 傳平安, 報好信, 傳救恩的, 對錫安說: 你的神作王了! 這人的腳登山何等佳美!

52:8 The voices of your watchmen! They lift up their voices; together they sing for joy; for they clearly see Yahweh’s return to Zion.
聽啊, 你守望之人的聲音, 他們揚起聲來, 一同歌唱; 因為耶和華歸回錫安的時候, 他們必親眼看見.

52:9 Break forth, sing for joy together, ruins of Jerusalem, for Yahweh has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem.
耶路撒冷的荒場啊, 要發起歡聲, 一同歌唱; 因為耶和華安慰了他的百姓, 救贖了耶路撒冷.

52:10 Yahweh has bared his holy arm to the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
耶和華在萬國眼前露出聖臂; 地極的人都看見我們神的救恩了.

52:11 Depart, depart, go out from there! You must not touch any unclean thing. Go out from the midst of it, keep clean, you who carry the vessels of Yahweh.
你們離開吧! 離開吧! 從巴比倫出來. 不要沾不潔淨的物; 要從其中出來. 你們扛抬耶和華器皿的人哪, 務要自潔.

52:12 For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for Yahweh is going before you, and your rear guard is the God of Israel.
你們出來必不致急忙, 也不致奔逃. 因為, 耶和華必在你們前頭行; 以色列的神必作你們的後盾.

52:13 Look, my servant shall achieve success; he shall be exalted, and he shall be lifted up, and he shall be very high.
我的僕人行事必有智慧(或譯: 行事通達), 必被高舉上升, 且成為至高.

52:14 Just as many were appalled at you— such was his appearance beyond human disfigurement, and his form beyond the sons of mankind—
許多人因他(原文是你)驚奇; 他的面貌比別人憔悴; 他的形容比世人枯槁.

52:15 so he shall sprinkle many nations; because of him, kings shall shut their mouths. For they shall see what has not been told them, and they shall consider with full attention what they have not heard.
這樣, 他必洗淨(或譯: 鼓動)許多國民; 君王要向他閉口. 因所未曾傳與他們的, 他們必看見; 未曾聽見的, 他們要明白.

Isaiah - Chapter 53

53:1 Who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed?
我們所傳的(或譯: 所傳與我們的)有誰信呢? 耶和華的膀臂向誰顯露呢?

53:2 For he went up like a shoot before him, and like a root from dry ground. He had no form and no majesty that we should see him, and no appearance that we should take pleasure in him.
他在耶和華面前生長如嫩芽, 像根出於乾地. 他無佳形美容; 我們看見他的時候, 也無美貌使我們羨慕他.

53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering, and acquainted with sickness, and like one from whom others hide their faces, he was despised, and we did not hold him in high regard.
他被藐視, 被人厭棄; 多受痛苦, 常經憂患. 他被藐視, 好像被人掩面不看的一樣; 我們也不尊重他.

53:4 However, he was the one who lifted up our sicknesses, and he carried our pain, yet we ourselves assumed him stricken, struck down by God and afflicted.
他誠然擔當我們的憂患, 背負我們的痛苦; 我們卻以為他受責罰, 被神擊打苦待了.

53:5 But he was pierced because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon him, and by his wounds we were healed.
哪知他為我們的過犯受害, 為我們的罪孽壓傷. 因他受的刑罰, 我們得平安; 因他受的鞭傷, 我們得醫治.

53:6 All of us have wandered about like sheep; we each have turned to his own way; and Yahweh let fall on him the iniquity of us all.
我們都如羊走迷; 各人偏行己路; 耶和華使我們眾人的罪孽都歸在他身上.

53:7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was brought like a lamb to the slaughter, and like a sheep is dumb before its shearers, so he did not open his mouth.
他被欺壓, 在受苦的時候卻不開口(或譯: 他受欺壓, 卻自卑不開口); 他像羊羔被牽到宰殺之地, 又像羊在剪毛的人手下無聲, 他也是這樣不開口.

53:8 He was taken by restraint of justice, and who concerned himself with his generation? For he was cut off from the land of the living; he received a blow because of the transgression of my people.
因受欺壓和審判, 他被奪去, 至於他同世的人, 誰想他受鞭打,從活人之地被剪除, 是因我百姓的罪過呢?

53:9 He made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.
他雖然未行強暴, 口中也沒有詭詐, 人還使他與惡人同埋; 誰知死的時候與財主同葬.

53:10 Yet Yahweh was pleased to crush him; he made him sick. If she places his life a guilt offering, he will see offspring. He will prolong days, and the will of Yahweh will succeed in his hand.
耶和華卻定意(或譯: 喜悅)將他壓傷, 使他受痛苦. 耶和華以他為贖罪祭(或譯: 他獻本身為贖罪祭). 他必看見後裔, 並且延長年日. 耶和華所喜悅的事必在他手中亨通.

53:11 From the trouble of his life he will see; he will be satisfied. In his knowledge, the righteous one, my servant, shall declare many righteous, and he is the one who will bear their iniquities.
他必看見自己勞苦的功效, 便心滿意足. 有許多人因認識我的義僕得稱為義; 並且他要擔當他們的罪孽.

53:12 Therefore, I will divide to him a portion among the many, and with the strong ones he will divide bounty, because he poured his life out to death and was counted with the transgressors; and he was the one who bore the sin of many and will intercede for the transgressors.
所以, 我要使他與位大的同分, 與強盛的均分擄物. 因為他將命傾倒, 以致於死; 他也被列在罪犯之中. 他卻擔當多人的罪, 又為罪犯代求.

Isaiah - Chapter 54

54:1 “Sing for joy, barren woman; who has not borne! Burst forth into rejoicing and rejoice, she who has not been in labor! For the children of the desolate woman are more than the children of the married woman,” says Yahweh.
你這不懷孕,不生養的要歌唱; 你這未曾經過產難的要發聲歌唱, 揚聲歡呼; 因為沒有丈夫的比有丈夫的兒女更多. 這是耶和華說的.

54:2 “Enlarge the site of your tent, and let them stretch out the tent curtains of your dwelling place. You must not spare; make your tent cords long and strengthen your pegs,
要擴張你帳幕之地, 張大你居所的幔子, 不要限止; 要放長你的繩子, 堅固你的橛子.

54:3 for you will spread out to the right and to the left. And your descendants will be heir to the nations, and they will inhabit desolate towns.
因為你要向左向右開展; 你的後裔必得多國為業, 又使荒涼的城邑有人居住.

54:4 You must not fear, for you will not be ashamed, and you must not be confounded, for you will not feel abashed, for you will forget the shame of your youth, and you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood.
不要懼怕, 因你必不致蒙羞; 也不要抱愧, 因你必不致受辱. 你必忘記幼年的羞愧, 不再記念你寡居的羞辱.

54:5 For your husband is your maker, his name is Yahweh of hosts; and your redeemer is the holy one of Israel, he is called the God of all of the earth.
因為造你的是你的丈夫; 萬軍之耶和華是他的名. 救贖你的是以色列的聖者; 他必稱為全地之神.

54:6 For Yahweh has called you like a wife forsaken and hurt of spirit, like the wife of childhood when she is rejected, says your God.
耶和華召你, 如召被離棄心中憂傷的妻, 就是幼年所娶被棄的妻. 這是你神所說的.

54:7 I abandoned you for a short moment, but I will gather you with great compassion.
我離棄你不過片時, 卻要施大恩將你收回.

54:8 I hid my face from you for a moment, in the flowing of anger, but I will have compassion on you with everlasting faithfulness” says your redeemer, Yahweh.
我的怒氣漲溢, 頃刻之間向你掩面, 卻要以永遠的慈愛憐恤你. 這是耶和華─你的救贖主說的.

54:9 “For this is like the waters of Noah to me, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again pass over the earth, so I swore that I would not be angry at you and rebuke you.
這事在我好像挪亞的洪水. 我怎樣起誓不再使挪亞的洪水漫過遍地, 我也照樣起誓不再向你發怒, 也不斥責你.

54:10 For the mountains may depart, and the hills may sway, but my faithfulness shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not sway,” says Yahweh, who has compassion on you,
大山可以挪開, 小山可以遷移; 但我的慈愛必不離開你; 我平安的約也不遷移. 這是憐恤你的耶和華說的.

54:11 “O afflicted one, driven away, who is not consoled. Look! I am about to set your stones in hard mortar, and I will lay your foundation with sapphires.
你這受困苦,被風飄蕩不得安慰的人哪, 我必以彩色安置你的石頭, 以藍寶石立定你的根基;

54:12 And I will make your battlements of ruby, and your gates of stones of beryl, and all your wall of precious stones.
又以紅寶石造你的女牆, 以紅玉造你的城門, 以寶石造你四圍的邊界(或譯: 外郭).

54:13 And all your children shall be pupils of Yahweh, and the peace of your children shall be great.
你的兒女都要受耶和華的教訓; 你的兒女必大享平安.

54:14 In righteousness you shall be established. Be far from oppression, for you shall not fear, and from terror, for it shall not come near you.
你必因公義得堅立, 必遠離欺壓, 不致害怕; 你必遠離驚嚇, 驚嚇必不臨近你.

54:15 If indeed one attacks, it is not from me; whoever attacks you shall fall because of you.
即或有人聚集, 卻不由於我; 凡聚集攻擊你的, 必因你仆倒(或譯: 投降你).

54:16 Look! I myself have created the craftsman who blows the fire of coals, and who produces a weapon for his work; also I myself have created the destroyer to destroy.
吹噓炭火,打造合用器械的鐵匠是我所造; 殘害人,行毀滅的也是我所造.

54:17 Every weapon formed against you shall not succeed, and you shall declare guilty every tongue that rises against you for judgment. This is the inheritance of the servants of Yahweh, and their legal right from me,” declares Yahweh.
凡為攻擊你造成的器械必不利用; 凡在審判時興起用舌攻擊你的, 你必定他為有罪. 這是耶和華僕人的產業, 是他們從我所得的義. 這是耶和華說的.

Isaiah - Chapter 55

55:1 “Ho! Everyone thirsty, come to the waters! And whoever has no money, come, buy and eat, and come, buy without money, wine and milk without price!
你們一切乾渴的都當就近水來; 沒有銀錢的也可以來. 你們都來, 買了吃; 不用銀錢, 不用價值, 也來買酒和奶.

55:2 Why do you weigh out money for what is not food, and your labor for what cannot satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and let your soul take pleasure in rich food.
你們為何花錢(原文是平銀)買那不足為食物的? 用勞碌得來的買那不使人飽足的呢? 你們要留意聽我的話就能吃那美物, 得享肥甘, 心中喜樂.

55:3 Extend your ear, and come to me! Listen so that your soul may live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the enduring proofs of the mercies shown to David.
你們當就近我來; 側耳而聽, 就必得活. 我必與你們立永約, 就是應許大衛那可靠的恩典.

55:4 Look! I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and a commander for the peoples.
我已立他作萬民的見證, 為萬民的君王和司令.

55:5 Look! You shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that does not know you shall run to you, because of Yahweh your God, and the holy one of Israel, for he has glorified you.”
你素不認識的國民, 你也必召來; 素不認識你的國民也必向你奔跑, 都因耶和華─你的神以色列的聖者, 因為他已經榮耀你.

55:6 Seek Yahweh while he lets himself be found; call him while he is near.
當趁耶和華可尋找的時候尋找他, 相近的時候求告他.

55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the man of sin his thoughts. And let him return to Yahweh, that he may take pity on him, and to our God, for he will forgive manifold.
惡人當離棄自己的道路; 不義的人當除掉自己的意念. 歸向耶和華, 耶和華就必憐恤他; 當歸向我們的神, 因為神必廣行赦免.

55:8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: 我的意念非同你們的意念; 我的道路非同你們的道路.

55:9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
天怎樣高過地, 照樣, 我的道路高過你們的道路; 我的意念高過你們的意念.

55:10 For just as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and they do not return there except they have watered the earth thoroughly and cause it to bring forth and sprout, and give seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
雨雪從天而降, 並不返回, 卻滋潤地土, 使地上發芽結實, 使撒種的有種, 使要吃的有糧.

55:11 so shall be my word that goes out from my mouth. It shall not return to me without success, but shall accomplish what I desire and be successful in the thing for which I sent it.
我口所出的話也必如此, 決不徒然返回, 卻要成就我所喜悅的, 在我發他去成就(發他去成就: 或譯所命定)的事上必然亨通.

55:12 For you shall go out in joy, and you shall be led in peace. The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you, rejoicing and all the trees of the field shall clap hands.
你們必歡歡喜喜而出來, 平平安安蒙引導. 大山小山必在你們面前發聲歌唱; 田野的樹木也都拍掌.

55:13 Instead of the thorn bush, the juniper shall go up; instead of the brier, the myrtle shall go up, and it shall serve as a memorial to Yahweh, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
松樹長出, 代替荊棘; 番石榴長出, 代替蒺藜. 這要為耶和華留名, 作為永遠的證據, 不能剪除.

Isaiah - Chapter 56

56:1 Thus says Yahweh: “Observe justice and do righteousness, for my salvation is close to coming, and my justice to being revealed.
耶和華如此說: 你們當守公平, 行公義; 因我的救恩臨近, 我的公義將要顯現.

56:2 Happy is the man who does this, and the son of humankind who keeps hold of it, who keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it, and who keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
謹守安息日而不干犯, 禁止己手而不作惡; 如此行,如此持守的人便為有福.

56:3 And do not let the foreigner who joins himself to Yahweh say, “Surely Yahweh will separate me from his people.” And do not let the eunuch say, “Look! I am a dry tree!”
與耶和華聯合的外邦人不要說: 耶和華必定將我從他民中分別出來. 太監也不要說: 我是枯樹.

56:4 For thus says Yahweh, “To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, and choose that in which I delight, and who keep hold of my covenant.
因為耶和華如此說: 那些謹守我的安息日, 揀選我所喜悅的事, 持守我約的太監,

56:5 And I will give them a monument and a name in my house and within my walls, better than sons and daughters; I will give him an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.
我必使他們在我殿中, 在我牆內, 有記念, 有名號, 比有兒女的更美. 我必賜他們永遠的名, 不能剪除.

56:6 And the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh to serve him and to love the name of Yahweh, to become his servants, every one who keeps the Sabbath, so as not to profane it, and those who keep hold of my covenant,
還有那些與耶和華聯合的外邦人, 要事奉他, 要愛耶和華的名, 要作他的僕人─就是凡守安息日不干犯, 又持守他(原文是我)約的人.

56:7 I will bring them to my holy mountain; I will make them merry in my house of prayer. their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples,”
我必領他們到我的聖山, 使他們在禱告我的殿中喜樂. 他們的燔祭和平安祭, 在我壇上必蒙悅納, 因我的殿必稱為萬民禱告的殿.

56:8 declares the Lord Yahweh, who gathers the scattered ones of Israel (still I will gather to him, to his gathered ones).
主耶和華, 就是招聚以色列被趕散的, 說: 在這被招聚的人以外, 我還要招聚別人歸併他們.

56:9 All wild animals in the field, come, to devour, all wild animals in the forest!
田野的諸獸都來吞吃吧! 林中的諸獸也要如此.

56:10 His watchmen are blind, none of them know. They are all dumb dogs; they are unable to bark, panting, lying down, loving to slumber.
他看守的人是瞎眼的, 都沒有知識, 都是啞巴狗, 不能叫喚; 但知做夢, 躺臥, 貪睡,

56:11 And the dogs have a greedy appetite; they are never satisfied. And they are the shepherds! They do not have understanding. They all turn to their own way, each one for his own gain, every one of them.
這些狗貪食, 不知飽足. 這些牧人不能明白─各人偏行己路, 各從各方求自己的利益.

56:12 “Come, let me take wine, and let us carouse with intoxicating drink, and tomorrow will be like today, very great indeed.”
他們說: 來吧! 我去拿酒, 我們飽飲濃酒; 明日必和今日一樣, 就是宴樂無量極大之日.

Isaiah - Chapter 57

57:1 The righteous one perishes, and there is no one who takes it to heart. And men of faithfulness are gathered, while there is no one who understands, for the righteous is gathered from the presence of wickedness.
義人死亡, 無人放在心上; 虔誠人被收去, 無人思念. 這義人被收去是免了將來的禍患;

57:2 he enters into peace; they will rest on their beds, walking straight ahead of him.
他們得享(原文是進入)平安. 素行正直的, 各人在墳裡(原文是床上)安歇.

57:3 “But you, come near here, you children of a soothsayer, offspring of an adulterer and she who commits fornication.
你們這些巫婆的兒子, 姦夫和妓女的種子, 都要前來!

57:4 At whom do you make fun? At whom do you open your mouth and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deception,
你們向誰戲笑? 向誰張口吐舌呢? 你們豈不是悖逆的兒女, 虛謊的種類呢?

57:5 who burn with lust among the oaks, under every leafy tree, who slaughter children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
你們在橡樹中間, 在各青翠樹下慾火攻心; 在山谷間, 在石穴下殺了兒女;

57:6 Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; they, they are your lot; indeed, to them you have poured out a drink offering, you have brought a food offering. Shall I relent concerning these things?
在谷中光滑石頭裡有你的分. 這些就是你所得的分; 你也向他澆了奠祭, 獻了供物, 因這事我豈能容忍嗎?

57:7 You have set your bed upon a high and lofty mountain; indeed, you went up there to slaughter sacrifice.
你在高而又高的山上安設床榻, 也上那裡去獻祭.

57:8 And you have set your symbol behind the door and the doorpost; for you depart from me, and you go up; you make your bed wide, and you make a deal with them, you have loved their bed; you have seen their genitals.
你在門後, 在門框後, 立起你的紀念; 向外人赤露, 又上去擴張床榻, 與他們立約; 你在那裡看見他們的床就甚喜愛.

57:9 And you climbed down to the king with oil, and you made your perfumes numerous, and you sent your envoys far away, and you sent down deep to Sheol.
你把油帶到王那裡, 又多加香料, 打發使者往遠方去, 自卑自賤直到陰間,

57:10 You grow weary by the greatness of your way, but you did not say, ‘Despairing!’ You found the renewal of your strength, therefore you do not grow weak.
你因路遠疲倦, 卻不說這是枉然; 你以為有復興之力, 所以不覺疲憊.

57:11 And of whom were you afraid and feared, that you deceived and did not remember me? Did you not place it on your heart? Have I not been silent, even from long ago, and so you do not fear me?
你怕誰? 因誰恐懼? 竟說謊, 不記念我, 又不將這事放在心上. 我不是許久閉口不言, 你仍不怕我嗎?

57:12 I myself will declare your righteousness and your works, but they will not benefit you.
我要指明你的公義; 至於你所行的都必與你無益.

57:13 When you cry, let your collection deliver you, and the wind will carry all of them away; a breath will take them away. But he who takes refuge in me shall take possession of the land, and he shall inherit my holy mountain.”
你哀求的時候, 讓你所聚集的拯救你吧! 風要把他們颳散, 一口氣要把他們都吹去. 但那投靠我的必得地土, 必承受我的聖山為業.

57:14 And one shall say, “Build up, build up! Clear the way! Remove the obstacles from the way of my people!”
耶和華要說: 你們修築修築, 預備道路, 將絆腳石從我百姓的路中除掉.

57:15 For thus says the high and lofty one who resides forever, and whose name is holy: “I reside in a high and holy place, and with the contrite and humble of spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
因為那至高至上,永遠長存(原文是住在永遠)名為聖者的如此說: 我住在至高至聖的所在, 也與心靈痛悔謙卑的人同居; 要使謙卑人的靈甦醒, 也使痛悔人的心甦醒.

57:16 For I will not attack forever, and I will not be angry forever, for the spirit will grow faint before me, and the breaths that I myself I have made.
我必不永遠相爭, 也不長久發怒, 恐怕我所造的人與靈性都必發昏.

57:17 I was angry because of his sin of gain, and I struck him; I hid and I was angry, but he walked apostate, in the ways of his heart.
因他貪婪的罪孽, 我就發怒擊打他; 我向他掩面發怒, 他卻仍然隨心背道.

57:18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; and I will lead him and give him and his mourners comfort as a recompense,
我看見他所行的道, 也要醫治他; 又要引導他, 使他和那一同傷心的人再得安慰.

57:19 creating fruit of lips. Peace, peace to the far and near,” says Yahweh, “and I will heal him.
我造就嘴唇的果子; 願平安康泰歸與遠處的人, 也歸與近處的人; 並且我要醫治他. 這是耶和華說的.

57:20 But the wicked are like the churning sea, that is not able to keep quiet, and its waters toss up mire and mud.
惟獨惡人, 好像翻騰的海, 不得平靜; 其中的水常湧出污穢和淤泥來.

57:21 There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
我的神說: 惡人必不得平安!

Isaiah - Chapter 58

58:1 “Call with the throat; you must not keep back! lift up your voice like a trumpet, and declare to my people their rebellion, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
你要大聲喊叫, 不可止息; 揚起聲來, 好像吹角. 向我百姓說明他們的過犯; 向雅各家說明他們的罪惡.

58:2 Yet they seek me day by day, and they desire the knowledge of my ways like a nation that practiced righteousness, and had not forsaken the judgment of its God; they ask me for righteous judgments, they desire the closeness of God.
他們天天尋求我, 樂意明白我的道, 好像行義的國民, 不離棄他們神的典章, 向我求問公義的判語, 喜悅親近神.

58:3 ‘Why do we fast, and you do not see it? We humiliate our soul, and you do not notice it?’ Look! You find delight on the day of your fast, and you oppress all your workers!
他們說: 我們禁食, 你為何不看見呢? 我們刻苦己心, 你為何不理會呢? 看哪, 你們禁食的日子仍求利益, 勒逼人為你們做苦工.

58:4 Look! You fast to quarrel and strife, and to strike with a wicked fist. You shall not fast as you do today, to make your voice heard on the height.
你們禁食, 卻互相爭競, 以凶惡的拳頭打人. 你們今日禁食, 不得使你們的聲音聽聞於上.

58:5 Is the fast I choose like this, a day for humankind to humiliate himself? To bow his head like a reed, and make his bed on sackcloth and ashes; you call this a fast and a day of pleasure to Yahweh?
這樣禁食豈是我所揀選,使人刻苦己心的日子嗎? 豈是叫人垂頭像葦子, 用麻布和爐灰鋪在他以下嗎? 你這可稱為禁食,為耶和華所悅納的日子嗎?

58:6 Is this not the fast I choose: to release the bonds of injustice, to untie the ropes of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and tear every yoke to pieces?
我所揀選的禁食不是要鬆開凶惡的繩, 解下軛上的索, 使被欺壓的得自由, 折斷一切的軛嗎?

58:7 Is it not to break your bread for the hungry? You must bring home the poor, the homeless. When you see the naked, you must cover him, and you must not hide yourself from your relatives.
不是要把你的餅分給飢餓的人, 將飄流的窮人接到你家中, 見赤身的給他衣服遮體, 顧恤自己的骨肉而不掩藏嗎?

58:8 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall grow quickly. And your salvation shall go before you; the glory of Yahweh will be your rear guard.
這樣, 你的光就必發現如早晨的光; 你所得的醫治要速速發明. 你的公義必在你前面行; 耶和華的榮光必作你的後盾.

58:9 Then you shall call, and Yahweh himself will answer. You shall cry for help, and he will say, ‘Here I am!’ If you remove from among you the yoke, the finger-pointing and evil speech,
那時你求告, 耶和華必應允; 你呼求, 他必說: 我在這裡. 你若從你中間除掉重軛和指摘人的指頭, 並發惡言的事,

58:10 if you offer your soul to the hungry, and you satisfy the appetite of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness, and your darkness will be like noon.
你心若向飢餓的人發憐憫, 使困苦的人得滿足, 你的光就必在黑暗中發現; 你的幽暗必變如正午.

58:11 And Yahweh will lead you continually, and satisfy your soul in a barren land, and he will strengthen your bones, and you shall be like a well-watered garden, and like a spring of water whose water does not fail.
耶和華也必時常引導你, 在乾旱之地使你心滿意足, 骨頭強壯. 你必像澆灌的園子, 又像水流不絕的泉源.

58:12 And they shall rebuild ancient ruins from you; you shall erect the foundations of many generations, and you shall be called the bricklayer of the breach, the restorer of paths to live in.
那些出於你的人必修造久已荒廢之處; 你要建立拆毀累代的根基. 你必稱為補破口的, 和重修路徑與人居住的.

58:13 If you hold your foot back from the Sabbath, from doing your affairs on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a pleasure, the holy day of Yahweh honorable, if you honor him more than doing your ways, than finding your affairs and speaking a word,
你若在安息日掉轉(或譯: 謹慎)你的腳步, 在我聖日不以操作為喜樂, 稱安息日為可喜樂的, 稱耶和華的聖日為可尊重的; 而且尊敬這日, 不辦自己的私事, 不隨自己的私意, 不說自己的私話,

58:14 then you shall take your pleasure in Yahweh, and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth, and I will feed you the heritage of Jacob your ancestor, for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”
你就以耶和華為樂. 耶和華要使你乘駕地的高處, 又以你祖雅各的產業養育你. 這是耶和華親口說的.

Isaiah - Chapter 59

59:1 Look! The hand of Yahweh is not too short to save, and his ear is not too dull to hear.
耶和華的膀臂並非縮短, 不能拯救, 耳朵並非發沉, 不能聽見,

59:2 Rather, your iniquities have been barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, from hearing.
但你們的罪孽使你們與神隔絕; 你們的罪惡使他掩面不聽你們.

59:3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies, your tongue speaks wickedness.
因你們的手被血沾染, 你們的指頭被罪孽沾污, 你們的嘴唇說謊言, 你們的舌頭出惡語.

59:4 There is nobody who pleads with justice, and there is nobody who judges with honesty. They rely on nothing and speak vanity. They conceive trouble and beget iniquity;
無一人按公義告狀, 無一人憑誠實辯白; 都倚靠虛妄, 說謊言. 所懷的是毒害; 所生的是罪孽.

59:5 they hatch viper eggs, and they weave a spider web. One who eats their eggs dies, and that which is pressed is hatched as a serpent.
他們菢毒蛇蛋, 結蜘蛛網; 人吃這蛋必死. 這蛋被踏, 必出蝮蛇.

59:6 Their webs cannot become clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their works are works of iniquity, and deeds of violence are in their hands.
所結的網不能成為衣服; 所做的也不能遮蓋自己. 他們的行為都是罪孽; 手所做的都是強暴.

59:7 Their feet run to evil, and they hasten to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; devastation and destruction are in their highways.
他們的腳奔跑行惡; 他們急速流無辜人的血; 意念都是罪孽, 所經過的路都荒涼毀滅.

59:8 They do not know the way of peace, and there is no justice in their firm paths. They have made their paths crooked for themselves; everyone who walks in it knows no peace.
平安的路, 他們不知道; 所行的事沒有公平. 他們為自己修彎曲的路; 凡行此路的都不知道平安.

59:9 Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We wait for light, but look! there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
因此, 公平離我們遠, 公義追不上我們. 我們指望光亮, 卻是黑暗, 指望光明, 卻行幽暗.

59:10 We grope like the blind along a wall, and we grope as without eyes. We stumble at noon as in the twilight; among the strong we are like the dead.
我們摸索牆壁, 好像瞎子; 我們摸索, 如同無目之人. 我們晌午絆腳, 如在黃昏一樣; 我們在肥壯人中, 像死人一般.

59:11 We all groan like bears, and we coo mutteringly like doves. We wait for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far from us.
我們咆哮如熊, 哀鳴如鴿; 指望公平, 卻是沒有; 指望救恩, 卻遠離我們.

59:12 For our transgressions are numerous before you, and our sins testify against us. Indeed, our transgressions are with us, and we know our iniquities:
我們的過犯在你面前增多, 罪惡作見證告我們; 過犯與我們同在. 至於我們的罪孽, 我們都知道:

59:13 transgressing and denying Yahweh, and turning away from following our God; speaking oppression and falsehood, conceiving and uttering words of deception from the heart.
就是悖逆,不認識耶和華, 轉去不跟從我們的神, 說欺壓和叛逆的話, 心懷謊言, 隨即說出.

59:14 And justice is pushed back, and righteousness stands afar; for truth stumbles in the public square, and straightforwardness is unable to enter,
並且公平轉而退後, 公義站在遠處; 誠實在街上仆倒, 正直也不得進入.

59:15 and truth is missing, and he who turns aside from evil is plundered. And Yahweh saw, and it was displeasing in his eyes that there was no justice
誠實少見; 離惡的人反成掠物. 那時, 耶和華看見沒有公平, 甚不喜悅.

59:16 And he saw that there was no man, and he was appalled that there was no one who intercedes, so his arm came to assist him, and his righteousness was what sustained him.
他見無人拯救, 無人代求, 甚為詫異, 就用自己的膀臂施行拯救, 以公義扶持自己.

59:17 And he put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head, and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and he wrapped himself in zeal as in a robe.
他以公義為鎧甲(或譯: 護心鏡), 以拯救為頭盔, 以報仇為衣服, 以熱心為外袍.

59:18 According to deeds, so he will repay; wrath to his enemies, requital to those who are his enemies. He will repay requital to the coastlands.
他必按人的行為施報, 惱怒他的敵人, 報復他的仇敵, 向眾海島施行報應.

59:19 So they shall fear the name of Yahweh from the west, and his glory from the sunrise, for he will come like a narrow stream; the wind of Yahweh drives it on.
如此, 人從日落之處必敬畏耶和華的名, 從日出之地也必敬畏他的榮耀; 因為仇敵好像急流的河水沖來, 是耶和華之氣所驅逐的.

59:20 “And a redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn away from transgression,” declares Yahweh.
必有一位救贖主來到錫安─雅各族中轉離過犯的人那裡. 這是耶和華說的.

59:21 “And as for me, this is my covenant with them, says Yahweh: my spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have placed in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of your children’s children,” says Yahweh, “from now on and forever.”
耶和華說: “至於我與他們所立的約乃是這樣: 我加給你的靈, 傳給你的話, 必不離你的口, 也不離你後裔與你後裔之後裔的口, 從今直到永遠; 這是耶和華說的. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 60

60:1 “Arise, shine! For your light has come, and the glory of Yahweh has risen on you.
興起, 發光! 因為你的光已經來到! 耶和華的榮耀發現照耀你.

60:2 For look! darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples, but Yahweh will rise on you, and his glory will appear over you.
看哪, 黑暗遮蓋大地, 幽暗遮蓋萬民, 耶和華卻要顯現照耀你; 他的榮耀要現在你身上.

60:3 And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the bright light of your sunrise.
萬國要來就你的光; 君王要來就你發現的光輝.

60:4 Lift up your eyes all around and see! All of them gather; they come to you. Your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be looked after on the hip.
你舉目向四方觀看; 眾人都聚集來到你這裡. 你的眾子從遠方而來; 你的眾女也被懷抱而來.

60:5 Then you shall see and you shall be radiant; and your heart shall tremble and open itself wide, because the abundance of the sea shall fall upon you; the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
那時, 你看見就有光榮; 你心又跳動又寬暢; 因為大海豐盛的貨物必轉來歸你; 列國的財寶也必來歸你.

60:6 A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young male camels of Midian and Ephah. All those from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and they shall proclaim the praise of Yahweh.
成群的駱駝, 並米甸和以法的獨峰駝必遮滿你; 示巴的眾人都必來到; 要奉上黃金乳香, 又要傳說耶和華的讚美.

60:7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth shall serve you. They shall present a sacrifice for favor on my altar, and I will glorify my honorable house.
基達的羊群都必聚集到你這裡, 尼拜約的公羊要供你使用, 在我壇上必蒙悅納; 我必榮耀我榮耀的殿.

60:8 Who are these? They fly like a cloud, and like doves to their coops.
那些飛來如雲,又如鴿子向窗戶飛回的是誰呢?

60:9 Because the coastlands wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish are first to bring your children from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the holy one of Israel, because he has glorified you.
眾海島必等候我, 首先是他施的船隻, 將你的眾子連他們的金銀從遠方一同帶來, 都為耶和華─你神的名, 又為以色列的聖者, 因為他已經榮耀了你.

60:10 And foreigners shall build your walls, and their kings shall serve you, for in my anger I struck you, but in my favor I have taken pity on you.
外邦人必建築你的城牆; 他們的王必服事你. 我曾發怒擊打你, 現今卻施恩憐恤你.

60:11 And your gates shall continually be open, day and night they shall not be shut, to bring you the wealth of nations, and their kings shall be led.
你的城門必時常開放, 晝夜不關; 使人把列國的財物帶來歸你, 並將他們的君王牽引而來.

60:12 For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve you shall perish, and the nations shall be utterly devastated.
哪一邦哪一國不事奉你, 就必滅亡, 也必全然荒廢.

60:13 The glory of Lebanon shall come to you; the cypress, the plane, and the pine together, to glorify the place of my sanctuary, and I will do honor to the place of my feet.
黎巴嫩的榮耀, 就是松樹,杉樹,黃楊樹, 都必一同歸你, 為要修飾我聖所之地; 我也要使我腳踏之處得榮耀.

60:14 And the children of those who oppressed you shall come to you bending low, and all those who treated you disrespectfully shall bow down at the soles of your feet. And they shall call you the city of Yahweh, Zion of the holy one of Israel.
素來苦待你的, 他的子孫都必屈身來就你; 藐視你的, 都要在你腳下跪拜. 他們要稱你為“耶和華的城”, 為“以色列聖者的錫安”.

60:15 Instead of you being forsaken and hated with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting object of pride, a joy of coming generations.
你雖然被撇棄被厭惡, 甚至無人經過, 我卻使你變為永遠的榮華, 成為累代的喜樂.

60:16 And you shall suck the milk of nations, and suck the breast of kings, and you shall know that I am Yahweh your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Strong One of Jacob.
你也必吃萬國的奶, 又吃君王的奶. 你便知道我─耶和華是你的救主, 是你的救贖主, 雅各的大能者.

60:17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold, and instead of iron I will bring silver, and instead of wood, bronze, and instead of stones, iron. And I will appoint peace as your overseer, and righteousness as your ruling body.
我要拿金子代替銅, 拿銀子代替鐵, 拿銅代替木頭, 拿鐵代替石頭; 並要以和平為你的官長, 以公義為你的監督.

60:18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land; devastation or destruction on your borders. And you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates, Praise.
你地上不再聽見強暴的事, 境內不再聽見荒涼毀滅的事. 你必稱你的牆為“拯救”, 稱你的門為“讚美”.

60:19 The sun shall no longer be your light by day, and for bright light the moon shall not give you light, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God your glory.
日頭不再作你白晝的光; 月亮也不再發光照耀你. 耶和華卻要作你永遠的光; 你神要為你的榮耀.

60:20 Your sun shall no longer go down, and your moon shall not wane, for Yahweh himself will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall come to an end.
你的日頭不再下落; 你的月亮也不退縮; 因為耶和華必作你永遠的光. 你悲哀的日子也完畢了.

60:21 And all your people shall be righteous; they shall take possession of the land forever, the shoot of his planting, the work of my hands, to show my glory.
你的居民都成為義人, 永遠得地為業; 是我種的栽子, 我手的工作, 使我得榮耀.

60:22 The small one shall become a tribe, and the smallest one a mighty nation. I am Yahweh; I will hasten it in its time.”
至小的族要加增千倍; 微弱的國必成為強盛. 我─耶和華要按定期速成這事.

Isaiah - Chapter 61

61:1 The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is upon me, because Yahweh has anointed me, he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives and liberation to those who are bound,
主耶和華的靈在我身上; 因為耶和華用膏膏我, 叫我傳好信息給謙卑的人(或譯: 傳福音給貧窮的人), 差遣我醫好傷心的人, 報告被擄的得釋放, 被囚的出監牢;

61:2 to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor, and our God’s day of vengeance, to comfort all those in mourning,
報告耶和華的恩年, 和我們神報仇的日子; 安慰一切悲哀的人,

61:3 to give for those in mourning in Zion, to give them a head wrap instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of a faint spirit. And they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, to show his glory.
賜華冠與錫安悲哀的人, 代替灰塵; 喜樂油代替悲哀; 讚美衣代替憂傷之靈; 使他們稱為“公義樹”, 是耶和華所栽的, 叫他得榮耀.

61:4 And they shall build the ancient ruins, they shall erect the former deserted places. And they shall restore the devastated cities, the deserted places of many generations.
他們必修造已久的荒場, 建立先前淒涼之處, 重修歷代荒涼之城.

61:5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your farmers and vinedressers.
那時, 外人必起來牧放你們的羊群; 外邦人必作你們耕種田地的, 修理葡萄園的.

61:6 But you shall be called the priests of Yahweh, you will be called servers of our God. You shall eat the wealth of the nations, and you shall boast in their riches.
你們倒要稱為耶和華的祭司; 人必稱你們為我們神的僕役. 你們必吃用列國的財物, 因得他們的榮耀自誇.

61:7 Instead of your shame, a double portion, and instead of insult, they will rejoice over their portion. Therefore they will take a double portion in their land; they shall possess everlasting joy.
你們必得加倍的好處, 代替所受的羞辱; 分中所得的喜樂, 必代替所受的凌辱. 在境內必得加倍的產業; 永遠之樂必歸與你們(原文是他們).

61:8 For I, Yahweh, love justice, hate robbery and injustice, and I will faithfully give their reward, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
因為我─耶和華喜愛公平, 恨惡搶奪和罪孽; 我要憑誠實施行報應, 並要與我的百姓立永約.

61:9 And their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring in the midst of the peoples. All those who see them shall recognize them, that they are descendants whom Yahweh has blessed.
他們的後裔必在列國中被人認識; 他們的子孫在眾民中也是如此. 凡看見他們的必認他們是耶和華賜福的後裔.

61:10 I will rejoice greatly in Yahweh; my being shall shout in exultation in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns himself with a head wrap like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewelry.
我因耶和華大大歡喜; 我的心靠神快樂. 因他以拯救為衣給我穿上, 以公義為袍給我披上, 好像新郎戴上華冠, 又像新婦佩戴妝飾.

61:11 For as the earth produces its sprout, and as a garden makes its plants sprout, so the Lord Yahweh will make righteousness sprout, and praise before all the nations.
田地怎樣使百穀發芽, 園子怎樣使所種的發生, 主耶和華必照樣使公義和讚美在萬民中發出.

Isaiah - Chapter 62

62:1 For the sake of Zion I will not be silent, and for the sake of Jerusalem I will not maintain a quiet attitude, until her righteousness goes out like the bright light, and her salvation burns like a torch.
我因錫安必不靜默, 為耶路撒冷必不息聲, 直到他的公義如光輝發出, 他的救恩如明燈發亮.

62:2 And the nations shall see your righteousness, and all the kings your glory, and you will be called a new name that the mouth of Yahweh will designate.
列國必見你的公義; 列王必見你的榮耀. 你必得新名的稱呼, 是耶和華親口所起的.

62:3 And you shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of Yahweh, and a headband of royalty in the hand of your God.
你在耶和華的手中要作為華冠, 在你神的掌上必作為冕旒.

62:4 It shall no longer be said of you, “Forsaken,” and it shall no longer be said of your land, “Desolation!” but you will be called “My Delight Is In Her,” and your land, “Married,” for Yahweh delights in you, and your land shall be married.
你必不再稱為“撇棄的”; 你的地也不再稱為“荒涼的”. 你卻要稱為“我所喜悅的”; 你的地也必稱為“有夫之婦”. 因為耶和華喜悅你, 你的地也必歸他.

62:5 For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall your sons marry you, and as is the joy of the bridegroom over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
少年人怎樣娶處女, 你的眾民(民: 原文是子)也要照樣娶你; 新郎怎樣喜悅新婦, 你的神也要照樣喜悅你.

62:6 I have appointed watchmen upon your walls, Jerusalem; all day and all night they shall never be silent. You who profess Yahweh have no rest.
耶路撒冷啊, 我在你城上設立守望的, 他們晝夜必不靜默. 呼籲耶和華的, 你們不要歇息,

62:7 And you must not give him rest until he establishes, and until he makes Jerusalem an object of praise in the earth.
也不要使他歇息, 直等他建立耶路撒冷, 使耶路撒冷在地上成為可讚美的.

62:8 Yahweh has sworn by his right hand, and by his mighty arm, “Surely I will never again give your grain as food to your enemies, and surely foreigners shall not drink your new wine at which you have labored.”
耶和華指著自己的右手和大能的膀臂起誓說: 我必不再將你的五穀給你仇敵作食物; 外邦人也不再喝你勞碌得來的新酒.

62:9 But those who gather it shall eat it, and they shall praise Yahweh, and those who gather it shall drink it in my holy courts.
惟有那收割的要吃, 並讚美耶和華; 那聚斂的要在我聖所的院內喝.

62:10 Pass through, pass through the gates! Make the way clear for the people! Pile up, pile up the highway; clear it of stones! Lift up an ensign over the peoples!
你們當從門經過經過, 預備百姓的路; 修築修築大道, 撿去石頭, 為萬民豎立大旗,

62:11 Look! Yahweh has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to daughter Zion, “Look, your salvation is coming! Look, his reward is with him, and his reward before him.
看哪, 耶和華曾宣告到地極, 對錫安的居民(原文是女子)說: 你的拯救者來到. 他的賞賜在他那裡; 他的報應在他面前.

62:12 And they shall call them “The Holy People, The Redeemed Of Yahweh,” and you shall be called “Sought After, A City Is Not Forsaken.”
人必稱他們為“聖民”, 為“耶和華的贖民”; 你也必稱為“被眷顧,不撇棄的城”.

Isaiah - Chapter 63

63:1 Who is this, coming from Edom, from Bozrah in bright red garments? Who is this honored in his garment, lying down in his great strength? “It is I, speaking in justice, mighty to save!”
這從以東的波斯拉來, 穿紅衣服, 裝扮華美, 能力廣大, 大步行走的是誰呢? 就是我, 是憑公義說話, 以大能施行拯救.

63:2 Why are your garments red, and your garments like he who treads in the winepress?
你的裝扮為何有紅色? 你的衣服為何像踹酒醡的呢?

63:3 “I have trodden the winepress alone, and there was no man from the peoples with me. And I trod them in my anger, and I trampled them in my wrath, and spattered their juice on my garments, and stained all my clothing,
我獨自踹酒醡; 眾民中無一人與我同在. 我發怒將他們踹下, 發烈怒將他們踐踏. 他們的血濺在我衣服上, 並且污染了我一切的衣裳.

63:4 for the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my blood-vengeance has come!
因為, 報仇之日在我心中; 救贖我民之年已經來到.

63:5 And I looked, but there was no helper, and I was appalled, but there was no one who sustains, so my arm came to assist me, and my wrath was what sustained me.
我仰望, 見無人幫助; 我詫異, 沒有人扶持. 所以, 我自己的膀臂為我施行拯救; 我的烈怒將我扶持.

63:6 And I trampled peoples in my anger, and I made them drunk in my wrath, and I brought their juice down to the earth.”
我發怒, 踹下眾民; 發烈怒, 使他們沉醉, 又將他們的血倒在地上.

63:7 I will mention the loyal love of Yahweh, the praises of Yahweh, according to all that Yahweh has done for us, and the greatness of goodness to the house of Israel that he has done to them according to his mercy and the abundance of his loyal love.
我要照耶和華一切所賜給我們的, 提起他的慈愛和美德, 並他向以色列家所施的大恩; 這恩是照他的憐恤和豐盛的慈愛賜給他們的.

63:8 And he said, “Surely my people are children; they will not break faith.” And he became a Savior to them.
他說: 他們誠然是我的百姓, 不行虛假的子民; 這樣, 他就作了他們的救主.

63:9 In all their distress, there was no distress, and the messenger of his presence saved them, in his love and compassion he himself redeemed them, and he lifted them up, and he supported them all the days of old.
他們在一切苦難中, 他也同受苦難; 並且他面前的使者拯救他們; 他以慈愛和憐憫救贖他們; 在古時的日子常保抱他們, 懷搋他們.

63:10 But they were the ones who rebelled, and they grieved his Holy Spirit, so he became an enemy to them; he himself fought against them.
他們竟悖逆, 使主的聖靈擔憂. 他就轉作他們的仇敵, 親自攻擊他們.

63:11 Then his people remembered the days of old, of Moses. Where is the one who led up them from the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who puts his Holy Spirit inside him,
那時, 他們(原文是他)想起古時的日子─摩西和他百姓, 說: 將百姓和牧養他全群的人從海裡領上來的在哪裡呢? 將他的聖靈降在他們中間的在哪裡呢?

63:12 who made his magnificent arm move at the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them, to make an everlasting name for himself,
使他榮耀的膀臂在摩西的右手邊行動, 在他們前面將水分開, 要建立自己永遠的名,

63:13 who led them through the depths? They did not stumble like a horse in the desert;
帶領他們經過深處, 如馬行走曠野, 使他們不致絆跌的在哪裡呢?

63:14 like cattle in the valley that goes down, the Spirit of Yahweh gave him rest, so you lead your people to make a magnificent name for yourself.
耶和華的靈使他們得安息, 彷彿牲畜下到山谷; 照樣, 你也引導你的百姓, 要建立自己榮耀的名.

63:15 Look from heaven, and see from the lofty residence of your holiness and glory. Where are your zeal and strength? Your compassion and mercy to me hold themselves back.
求你從天上垂顧, 從你聖潔榮耀的居所觀看. 你的熱心和你大能的作為在哪裡呢? 你愛慕的心腸和憐憫向我們止住了.

63:16 For you are our father, although Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, Yahweh are our father, Our Redeemer from of old is your name.
亞伯拉罕雖然不認識我們, 以色列也不承認我們, 你卻是我們的父. 耶和華啊, 你是我們的父; 從萬古以來, 你名稱為“我們的救贖主”.

63:17 Why do you make us wander, Yahweh? You harden our heart from your ways so that we do not fear you. Turn back for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your inheritance.
耶和華啊, 你為何使我們走差離開你的道, 使我們心裡剛硬,不敬畏你呢? 求你為你僕人, 為你產業支派的緣故, 轉回來.

63:18 Your holy people took possession for a little while; our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.
你的聖民不過暫時得這產業; 我們的敵人已經踐踏你的聖所.

63:19 We have been since antiquity; you did not rule them; they were not called by your name.
我們好像你未曾治理的人, 又像未曾得稱你名下的人.

Isaiah - Chapter 64

64:1 Would that you would tear the heavens and come down; the mountains would quake before you,
願你裂天而降; 願山在你面前震動─

64:2 as fire kindles brushwood, the fire causes water to boil, to make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations might tremble from your presence.
好像火燒乾柴, 又像火將水燒開, 使你敵人知道你的名, 使列國在你面前發顫!

64:3 When you did terrible deeds which we did not expect, you came down; the mountains quaked because of your presence.
你曾行我們不能逆料可畏的事. 那時你降臨, 山嶺在你面前震動.

64:4 And since ancient times they have not heard, have not listened, no eye has seen a God except you; he acts for the one who waits for him.
從古以來, 人未曾聽見,未曾耳聞,未曾眼見在你以外有甚麼神為等候他的人行事.

64:5 You meet with the one who rejoices, one who does righteousness. In your ways they remember you. Look! You were angry and we sinned against them in ancient times and we were saved.
你迎接那歡喜行義,記念你道的人; 你曾發怒, 我們仍犯罪; 這景況已久, 我們還能得救嗎?

64:6 And we all have become like the unclean, and all our deeds of justice like a menstrual cloth, And we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities take us away like the wind.
我們都像不潔淨的人; 所有的義都像污穢的衣服. 我們都像葉子漸漸枯乾; 我們的罪孽好像風把我們吹去.

64:7 And there is no one who calls on your name, who pulls himself up to keep hold of you, for you have hidden your face from us, and melted us into the hand of our iniquity.
並且無人求告你的名; 無人奮力抓住你. 原來你掩面不顧我們, 使我們因罪孽消化.

64:8 Yet now Yahweh, you are our father; we are the clay and you are our potter, and we all are the work of your hand.
耶和華啊, 現在你仍是我們的父! 我們是泥, 你是窯匠; 我們都是你手的工作.

64:9 You must not be exceedingly angry, Yahweh, and you must not remember iniquity forever! Look! Behold, now! We all are your people!
耶和華啊, 求你不要大發震怒, 也不要永遠記念罪孽. 求你垂顧我們, 我們都是你的百姓.

64:10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
你的聖邑變為曠野. 錫安變為曠野; 耶路撒冷成為荒場.

64:11 Our holy and beautiful temple, where our ancestors praised you has been burned by fire, and all our precious objects have become ruins.
我們聖潔華美的殿─就是我們列祖讚美你的所在被火焚燒; 我們所羨慕的美地盡都荒廢.

64:12 Will you control yourself because of these, Yahweh? Will you be silent? And will you oppress us exceedingly?
耶和華啊, 有這些事, 你還忍得住嗎? 你仍靜默使我們深受苦難嗎?

Isaiah - Chapter 65

65:1 “I let myself be sought by those who did not ask; I let myself be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am; here I am!’ to a nation that did not call on my name;
素來沒有訪問我的, 現在求問我; 沒有尋找我的, 我叫他們遇見; 沒有稱為我名下的, 我對他們說: 我在這裡! 我在這裡!

65:2 I spread out my hands all day to a stubborn people, those who walk after their thoughts in the way that is not good,
我整天伸手招呼那悖逆的百姓; 他們隨自己的意念行不善之道.

65:3 the people who provoke me to anger continually to my face, slaughtering for sacrifices in the garden, and making smoke offerings on bricks,
這百姓時常當面惹我發怒; 在園中獻祭, 在壇(原文是磚)上燒香;

65:4 who sit in graves and spend the night in secret places, who eat the flesh of swine with a fragment of impurity in their vessels,
在墳墓間坐著, 在隱密處住宿, 吃豬肉; 他們器皿中有可憎之物做的湯;

65:5 who say, “Keep to yourself! You must not come near me, for I am too holy for you!” These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire burning all day.
且對人說: 你站開吧! 不要挨近我, 因為我比你聖潔. 主說: 這些人是我鼻中的煙, 是整天燒著的火.

65:6 Look! It is written before me: I will not be silent, but I will repay; and I will repay in the fold of their garment
看哪, 這都寫在我面前. 我必不靜默, 必施行報應, 必將你們的罪孽和你們列祖的罪孽, 就是在山上燒香, 在岡上褻瀆我的罪孽, 一同報應在他們後人懷中, 我先要把他們所行的量給他們; 這是耶和華說的.

65:7 your iniquities and the iniquities of your ancestors together, says Yahweh, because they made smoke offerings on the mountains and they taunted me on the hills, I will measure their punishment from the beginning into the fold of their garment.”
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65:8 Thus says Yahweh: “Just as the new wine is found in the cluster, and they say ‘You must not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,’ so I will do for the sake of my servants by not destroying everyone.
耶和華如此說: 葡萄中尋得新酒, 人就說: 不要毀壞, 因為福在其中. 我因我僕人的緣故也必照樣而行, 不將他們全然毀滅.

65:9 And I will bring descendant s out from Jacob, and a people from Judah to take possession of my mountain, and my chosen ones shall inherit it, and my servants shall settle there.
我必從雅各中領出後裔, 從猶大中領出承受我眾山的. 我的選民必承受; 我的僕人要在那裡居住.

65:10 And Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks, and the valley of Achor a resting place for herds for my people who have sought me.
沙崙平原必成為羊群的圈; 亞割谷必成為牛群躺臥之處, 都為尋求我的民所得.

65:11 But you who forsake Yahweh, forgetting my holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune, and who pour out a jug of mixed wine for Destiny,
但你們這些離棄耶和華,忘記我的聖山,給時運擺筵席(原文是桌子),給天命盛滿調和酒的,

65:12 and I will remit you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter, because I called, but you did not answer; I spoke, but you did not listen, but you did the evil in my eyes, and you chose that in which I do not delight.”
我要命定你們歸在刀下, 都必屈身被殺; 因為我呼喚, 你們沒有答應; 我說話, 你們沒有聽從; 反倒行我眼中看為惡的, 揀選我所不喜悅的.

65:13 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! My servants shall eat but you, you shall be hungry. Look! My servants shall drink but you, you shall be thirsty. Look! My servants shall rejoice but you, you shall be ashamed.
所以, 主耶和華如此說: 我的僕人必得吃, 你們卻飢餓; 我的僕人必得喝, 你們卻乾渴; 我的僕人必歡喜, 你們卻蒙羞.

65:14 Look! My servants shall shout for joy, but you, you shall cry out for pain and howl for sadness.
我的僕人因心中高興歡呼, 你們卻因心中憂愁哀哭, 又因心裡憂傷哀號.

65:15 And you shall leave your name to my chosen ones as a curse, and the Lord Yahweh will kill you, and he will give his servants another name.
你們必留下自己的名, 為我選民指著賭咒. 主耶和華必殺你們, 另起別名稱呼他的僕人.

65:16 Whoever blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of trustworthiness, and the one who swears an oath in the land shall swear by the God of trustworthiness, because the former troubles are forgotten, and they are hidden from my eyes.
這樣, 在地上為自己求福的, 必憑真實的神求福; 在地上起誓的, 必指真實的神起誓. 因為, 從前的患難已經忘記, 也從我眼前隱藏了.

65:17 For look! I am about to create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered, and they shall not come to mind.
看哪! 我造新天新地; 從前的事不再被記念, 也不再追想.

65:18 But rejoice and shout in exultation forever and ever over what I am about to create! For look! I am about to create Jerusalem as a source of rejoicing, and her people as a source of joy.
你們當因我所造的永遠歡喜快樂; 因我造耶路撒冷為人所喜, 造其中的居民為人所樂.

65:19 And I will shout in exultation over Jerusalem, and I will rejoice over my people, and the sound of weeping shall no longer be heard in it, or the sound of a cry for help.
我必因耶路撒冷歡喜, 因我的百姓快樂; 其中必不再聽見哭泣的聲音和哀號的聲音.

65:20 There will no longer be a nursing infant who lives only a few days, or an old man who does not fill his days, for the boy will die a hundred years old, and the one who fails to reach a hundred years will be considered accursed.
其中必沒有數日夭亡的嬰孩, 也沒有壽數不滿的老者; 因為百歲死的仍算孩童, 有百歲死的罪人算被咒詛.

65:21 And they shall build houses and inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
他們要建造房屋, 自己居住; 栽種葡萄園, 吃其中的果子.

65:22 They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat. For the days of my people shall be like the days of a tree, and my chosen ones shall enjoy the work of their hands.
他們建造的, 別人不得住; 他們栽種的, 別人不得吃; 因為我民的日子必像樹木的日子; 我選民親手勞碌得來的必長久享用.

65:23 They shall not labor for nothing, and they shall not give birth to horror, for they shall be offspring blessed by Yahweh, and their descendants with them.
他們必不徒然勞碌, 所生產的, 也不遭災害, 因為都是蒙耶和華賜福的後裔; 他們的子孫也是如此.

65:24 And this will happen: before they call, I myself will answer; while still they are speaking, I myself will hear.
他們尚未求告, 我就應允; 正說話的時候, 我就垂聽.

65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed like one, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox, but dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall do no evil, and they shall not destroy on all my holy mountain,” says Yahweh.
豺狼必與羊羔同食; 獅子必吃草與牛一樣; 塵土必作蛇的食物. 在我聖山的遍處, 這一切都不傷人, 不害物. 這是耶和華說的.

Isaiah - Chapter 66

66:1 Thus says Yahweh: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is the footstool for my feet. Where is this house that you would build for me? And where is this resting place for me?
耶和華如此說: 天是我的座位; 地是我的腳凳. 你們要為我造何等的殿宇? 哪裡是我安息的地方呢?

66:2 And my hand has made all these things, and all these came to be,” declares Yahweh, “but I look to this one: to the humble and the contrite of spirit and the one frightened at my word.
耶和華說: 這一切都是我手所造的, 所以就都有了. 但我所看顧的, 就是虛心(原文是貧窮)痛悔,因我話而戰兢的人.

66:3 The one who slaughters a bull strikes a man; the one who slaughters a lamb for sacrifice breaks the neck of a dog. The one who offers an offering, the blood of swine; the one who offers frankincense blesses an idol. Indeed, they themselves have chosen their ways, and their soul delights in their abhorrence.
假冒為善的宰牛, 好像殺人, 獻羊羔, 好像打折狗項, 獻供物, 好像獻豬血, 燒乳香, 好像稱頌偶像. 這等人揀選自己的道路, 心裡喜悅行可憎惡的事.

66:4 Indeed, I myself I will choose their ill treatment, and I will bring them objects of their dread, because I called, and no one answered; I spoke and they did not listen, but they did the evil in my eyes, and they chose that in which I do not delight.”
我也必揀選迷惑他們的事, 使他們所懼怕的臨到他們; 因為我呼喚, 無人答應; 我說話, 他們不聽從; 反倒行我眼中看為惡的, 揀選我所不喜悅的.

66:5 Hear the word of Yahweh, you who are frightened at his word: Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for my name’s sake have said, “Let Yahweh be honored so that we may see your joy!” But they themselves shall be ashamed.
你們因耶和華言語戰兢的人當聽他的話: 你們的弟兄─就是恨惡你們, 因我名趕出你們的, 曾說: 願耶和華得榮耀, 使我們得見你們的喜樂; 但蒙羞的究竟是他們!

66:6 A voice, an uproar from the city! A voice from the temple! The voice of Yahweh paying back his enemies!
有喧嘩的聲音出自城中! 有聲音出於殿中! 是耶和華向仇敵施行報應的聲音!

66:7 Before she was in labor she gave birth; before labor pains came to her, she gave birth to a son.
錫安未曾劬勞就生產, 未覺疼痛就生出男孩.

66:8 Who has heard anything like this? Who has seen anything like these things? Can a land be born in one day? Or can a nation be born in a moment? Yet when she was in labor, Zion indeed gave birth to her children.
國豈能一日而生? 民豈能一時而產? 因為錫安一劬勞便生下兒女, 這樣的事誰曾聽見? 誰曾看見呢?

66:9 Shall I myself I break open and not deliver?” says Yahweh, “or I who delivers lock up the womb?” says your God.
耶和華說: 我既使她臨產, 豈不使她生產呢? 你的神說: 我既使她生產, 豈能使她閉胎不生呢?

66:10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem and shout in exultation with her, all those who love her! Rejoice with her in joy, all those who mourn over her,
你們愛慕耶路撒冷的都要與她一同歡喜快樂; 你們為她悲哀的都要與她一同樂上加樂;

66:11 so that you may suck and be satisfied from her consoling breast, so that you may drink deeply and refresh yourselves from her heavy breast.”
使你們在她安慰的懷中吃奶得飽, 使他們得她豐盛的榮耀, 猶如擠奶, 滿心喜樂.

66:12 For thus says Yahweh: “Look! I am about to spread prosperity out to her like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream, and you shall suck and be carried on the hip; and you shall you shall be played with on the knees.
耶和華如此說: 我要使平安延及她, 好像江河, 使列國的榮耀延及她, 如同漲溢的河. 你們要從中享受(原文是咂); 你們必蒙抱在肋旁, 搖弄在膝上.

66:13 As a man whose mother comforts him, so I myself will comfort you, and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
母親怎樣安慰兒子, 我就照樣安慰你們; 你們也必因(或譯: 在)耶路撒冷得安慰.

66:14 And you shall see and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the grass, and the hand of Yahweh shall make itself known to his servants, and he shall curse his enemies.
你們看見, 就心中快樂; 你們的骨頭必得滋潤像嫩草一樣; 而且耶和華的手向他僕人所行的必被人知道; 他也要向仇敵發惱恨.

66:15 For look! Yahweh will come in fire, and his chariots like the storm wind, to give back his anger in wrath, and his rebuke in flames of fire.
看哪, 耶和華必在火中降臨; 他的車輦像旋風, 以烈怒施行報應, 以火焰施行責罰;

66:16 For Yahweh enters into judgment on all flesh with fire and his sword, and those slain by Yahweh shall be many.
因為耶和華在一切有血氣的人身上, 必以火與刀施行審判; 被耶和華所殺的必多.

66:17 Those who sanctify themselves and those who cleanse themselves to go into the gardens after the one in the middle, eating the flesh of swine and detestable things and rodents together shall come to an end!” declares Yahweh.
“那些分別為聖,潔淨自己的, 進入園內跟在其中一個人的後頭, 吃豬肉和倉鼠並可憎之物, 他們必一同滅絕; 這是耶和華說的.

66:18 “And I—their works and thoughts!—am about to come to gather all nations and tongues, and they shall come and see my glory.
“我知道他們的行為和他們的意念. 時候將到, 我必將萬民萬族(族: 原文是舌)聚來, 看見我的榮耀,

66:19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations: Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow; Tubal and Javan, the faraway coastlands that have not heard of my fame, and have not seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations,
我要顯神蹟(或譯: 記號)在他們中間. 逃脫的, 我要差到列國去, 就是到他施,普勒,拉弓的路德和土巴,雅完, 並素來沒有聽見我名聲,沒有看見我榮耀遼遠的海島; 他們必將我的榮耀傳揚在列國中.

66:20 and bring all your countrymen from all the nations as an offering to Yahweh on horses and chariots and in litters and on mules and camels, to my holy mountain, Jerusalem,” says Yahweh, “just as the sons of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of Yahweh.
他們必將你們的弟兄從列國中送回, 使他們或騎馬, 或坐車, 坐轎, 騎騾子, 騎獨峰駝, 到我的聖山耶路撒冷, 作為供物獻給耶和華, 好像以色列人用潔淨的器皿盛供物奉到耶和華的殿中; 這是耶和華說的.

66:21 And indeed, I will take some of them as priests and the Levites,” says Yahweh.
耶和華說: 我也必從他們中間取人為祭司, 為利未人. ”

66:22 “For just as the new heavens and earth that I am about to make shall stand before me,” declares Yahweh, “so shall your descendants and your name stand.
耶和華說: 我所要造的新天新地, 怎樣在我面前長存; 你們的後裔和你們的名字也必照樣長存.

66:23 And this shall happen: From new moon to new moon and from Sabbath to Sabbath all flesh shall come to bow in worship before me,” says Yahweh.
每逢月朔,安息日, 凡有血氣的必來在我面前下拜. 這是耶和華說的.

66:24 “And they shall go out and look at the corpses of the people who have rebelled against me, for their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.”
他們必出去觀看那些違背我人的屍首; 因為他們的蟲是不死的; 他們的火是不滅的; 凡有血氣的都必憎惡他們.

Jeremiah (耶利米書)

Jeremiah - Chapter 1

1:1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, among the priests who were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin,
便雅憫地亞拿突城的祭司中, 希勒家的兒子耶利米的話記在下面.

1:2 to whom the word of Yahweh came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, the king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
猶大王亞們的兒子約西亞在位十三年, 耶和華的話臨到耶利米.

1:3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month.
從猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬在位的時候, 直到猶大王約西亞的兒子西底家在位的末年, 就是十一年五月間耶路撒冷人被擄的時候, 耶和華的話也常臨到耶利米.

1:4 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶利米說, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you came out from the womb I consecrated you; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
我未將你造在腹中, 我已曉得你; 你未出母胎, 我已分別你為聖; 我已派你作列國的先知.

1:6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Look, I do not know how to speak, for I am a youth.”
我就說: 主耶和華啊, 我不知怎樣說, 因為我是年幼的.

1:7 But Yahweh said to me, “You must not say, ‘I am a youth,’ for to whomever I send you, you will go, and whatever I command you, you will speak.
耶和華對我說: 你不要說我是年幼的, 因為我差遣你到誰那裡去, 你都要去; 我吩咐你說甚麼話, 你都要說.

1:8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares Yahweh.
你不要懼怕他們, 因為我與你同在, 要拯救你. 這是耶和華說的.

1:9 Then Yahweh stretched out his hand and he touched my mouth, and Yahweh said to me, “Look, I have put my words in your mouth.
於是耶和華伸手按我的口, 對我說: 我已將當說的話傳給你.

1:10 See, I appoint you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, and to destroy and to tear down, to build and to plant.”
看哪, 我今日立你在列邦列國之上, 為要施行拔出,拆毀,毀壞,傾覆, 又要建立,栽植.

1:11 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “What are you seeing, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I am seeing a branch of an almond tree.”
耶和華的話又臨到我說: “耶利米, 你看見甚麼? ”我說: “我看見一根杏樹枝. ”

1:12 Then Yahweh said to me, “You did well to see, for I am watching over my word to perform it.”
耶和華對我說: “你看得不錯; 因為我留意保守我的話, 使得成就. ”

1:13 And the word of Yahweh came to me a second time, saying, “What are you seeing?” And I said, “I am seeing a boiling pot, and its face is from the face of the north.”
耶和華的話第二次臨到我說: “你看見甚麼? ”我說: “我看見一個燒開的鍋, 從北而傾. ”

1:14 Then Yahweh said to me, “From the north disaster will be unleashed on all the inhabitants of the land.
耶和華對我說: “必有災禍從北方發出, 臨到這地的一切居民. ”

1:15 For, look, I am calling to all the clans of the kingdoms of the north,” declares Yahweh, “and they will come and set each one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its surrounding walls, and against all the cities of Judah.
耶和華說: “看哪, 我要召北方列國的眾族; 他們要來, 各安座位在耶路撒冷的城門口, 周圍攻擊城牆, 又要攻擊猶大的一切城邑.

1:16 And I will pass my judgments on them because of all their wickedness in that they have forsaken me, and they made sacrifices to other gods, and they bowed in worship to the works of their hands.
至於這民的一切惡, 就是離棄我,向別神燒香,跪拜自己手所造的, 我要發出我的判語, 攻擊他們.

1:17 But you, you must gird your loins, and stand, and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be afraid of them, or I will shatter you before them.
所以你當束腰, 起來將我所吩咐你的一切話告訴他們; 不要因他們驚惶, 免得我使你在他們面前驚惶.

1:18 Now look, I have made you today as a fortified city and as an iron pillar and a bronze wall against all the land, against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
看哪, 我今日使你成為堅城,鐵柱,銅牆, 與全地和猶大的君王,首領,祭司, 並地上的眾民反對.

1:19 And they will fight against you but they will not prevail against you, for I am with you,” declares Yahweh, “to deliver you.”
他們要攻擊你, 卻不能勝你; 因為我與你同在, 要拯救你. 這是耶和華說的. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 2

2:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

2:2 “Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I remember concerning you the loyal love of your childhood, the love of your betrothal-time, your going after me in the desert, in the land not sown.
“你去向耶路撒冷人的耳中喊叫說, 耶和華如此說: 你幼年的恩愛, 婚姻的愛情, 你怎樣在曠野, 在未曾耕種之地跟隨我, 我都記得.

2:3 Israel was holy to Yahweh, the first fruit of his produce. All those who ate it were held guilty; disaster came to them,” declares Yahweh.’ ”
那時以色列歸耶和華為聖, 作為土產初熟的果子; 凡吞吃它的必算為有罪, 災禍必臨到他們. 這是耶和華說的.

2:4 Hear the word of Yahweh, O house of Jacob, and all the clans of the house of Israel.
雅各家,以色列家的各族啊, 你們當聽耶和華的話.

2:5 Thus says Yahweh: “What injustice did your ancestors find in me that they were far from me, and they went after the vanity, and they became vain?
耶和華如此說: 你們的列祖見我有甚麼不義, 竟遠離我, 隨從虛無的神, 自己成為虛妄的呢?

2:6 And they did not say, ‘Where is Yahweh, the one who brought us up from the land of Egypt, the one who led us in the desert, in a land of desert plains and gorges, in a land of dryness and deep darkness, in a land that no one passes through, and no human lives there?’
他們也不說: 那領我們從埃及地上來, 引導我們經過曠野, 沙漠有深坑之地, 和乾旱死蔭,無人經過,無人居住之地的耶和華在哪裡呢?

2:7 And I brought you to the land of the orchard, to eat its fruit, and its good things. But you entered and defiled my land, and my inheritance you made a detestable thing.
我領你們進入肥美之地, 使你們得吃其中的果子和美物; 但你們進入的時候就玷污我的地, 使我的產業成為可憎的.

2:8 The priests did not say, ‘Where is Yahweh?’ and those who handle the law did not know me, and the shepherds have rebelled against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and they went after things which do not profit.
祭司都不說, 耶和華在哪裡呢? 傳講律法的都不認識我. 官長違背我; 先知藉巴力說預言, 隨從無益的神.

2:9 Therefore I again bring a lawsuit against you,” declares Yahweh, “and with your children I bring a lawsuit.
耶和華說: 我因此必與你們爭辯, 也必與你們的子孫爭辯.

2:10 For go over to the coasts of Cyprus and look, and send to Kedar and consider very closely, and see if there has been a thing like this:
你們且過到基提海島去察看, 打發人往基達去留心查考, 看曾有這樣的事沒有.

2:11 Has a nation exchanged gods? And they are not gods! But my people have exchanged their glory for that which does not profit.
豈有一國換了他的神嗎? 其實這不是神! 但我的百姓將他們的榮耀換了那無益的神.

2:12 Be appalled, O heavens, at this, and shudder; be utterly desolate,” declares Yahweh.
諸天哪, 要因此驚奇, 極其恐慌, 甚為淒涼! 這是耶和華說的.

2:13 “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the source of living water, to hew out for themselves cisterns, cracked cisterns that can hold no water.
因為我的百姓做了兩件惡事, 就是離棄我這活水的泉源, 為自己鑿出池子, 是破裂不能存水的池子.

2:14 Is Israel a slave? Or a slave born in a house? Why has he become plunder?
以色列是僕人嗎? 是家中生的奴僕嗎? 為何成為掠物呢?

2:15 The young lions have roared against him, they have raised their voices. And they have made his land as horror; his cities are destroyed, without an inhabitant.
少壯獅子向他咆哮, 大聲吼叫, 使他的地荒涼; 城邑也都焚燒, 無人居住.

2:16 Moreover, people of Memphis and Tahpanhes will shave your skull.
挪弗人和答比匿人也打破你的頭頂.

2:17 Did you not do this to yourself, by forsaking Yahweh, your God, at the time of your leading in the way?
這事臨到你身上, 不是你自招的嗎? 不是因耶和華─你神引你行路的時候, 你離棄他嗎?

2:18 And now why do you go the way of Egypt to drink the waters of the Shihor? And why do you go the way of Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
現今你為何在埃及路上要喝西曷的水呢? 你為何在亞述路上要喝大河的水呢?

2:19 Your wickedness will chastise you, and your apostasies will reprove you. Therefore know and see that it is evil and bitter, your forsaking of Yahweh, your God, and fear of me is not in you,” declares the Lord, Yahweh of hosts.
你自己的惡必懲治你; 你背道的事必責備你. 由此可知可見, 你離棄耶和華─你的神, 不存敬畏我的心, 乃為惡事, 為苦事. 這是主─萬軍之耶和華說的.

2:20 “For from long ago you have broken your yoke, you tore to pieces your bonds. And you said, ‘I will not serve!’ But on every high hill and under every leafy tree you were lying down as a prostitute.
我在古時折斷你的軛, 解開你的繩索. 你說: 我必不事奉耶和華; 因為你在各高岡上,各青翠樹下屈身行淫(或譯: 我在古時折斷你的軛, 解開你的繩索, 你就說: 我必不事奉別神. 誰知你在各高岡上,各青翠樹下仍屈身行淫).

2:21 Yet I planted you as a choice vine, all of it a seed of trustworthiness. How then have you altered before me into something that is degenerate, the foreign vine?
然而, 我栽你是上等的葡萄樹, 全然是真種子; 你怎麼向我變為外邦葡萄樹的壞枝子呢?

2:22 For if you wash with natron, and you use much soap, your guilt is sticking as a stain before me,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
你雖用鹼,多用肥皂洗濯, 你罪孽的痕跡仍然在我面前顯出. 這是主耶和華說的.

2:23 “How can you say, ‘I have not defiled myself, I have not gone after the Baals?’ Look at your way in the valley, know what you have done. You are a young she-camel, interweaving her ways.
你怎能說: 我沒有玷污,沒有隨從眾巴力? 你看你谷中的路, 就知道你所行的如何. 你是快行的獨峰駝, 狂奔亂走.

2:24 A wild ass accustomed to the desert, in the desire of her soul. She gasps for wind in her rutting time. Who can quell her lust? All those who seek her will not grow weary, in her month they will find her.
你是野驢, 慣在曠野, 慾心發動就吸風; 起性的時候誰能使牠轉去呢? 凡尋找牠的必不致疲乏; 在牠的月份必能尋見.

2:25 Restrain your foot from being barefoot, and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘It is hopeless. No! For I have loved strangers, and after them I will go.’
我說: 你不要使腳上無鞋, 喉嚨乾渴. 你倒說: 這是枉然. 我喜愛別神, 我必隨從他們.

2:26 As the shame of a thief when he is caught in the act, so the house of Israel will be ashamed. They, their kings, their officials, and their priests, and their prophets.
賊被捉拿, 怎樣羞愧, 以色列家和他們的君王,首領,祭司,先知也都照樣羞愧.

2:27 Those who say to the tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to the stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’ For they have turned their backs to me, and not their faces. But in the time of their trouble they say, ‘Arise and save us.’
他們向木頭說: 你是我的父; 向石頭說: 你是生我的. 他們以背向我, 不以面向我; 及至遭遇患難的時候卻說: 起來拯救我們.

2:28 But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise if they can save you in the time of your trouble. For according to the number of your towns are your gods, O Judah.
你為自己做的神在哪裡呢? 你遭遇患難的時候, 叫他們起來拯救你吧! 猶大啊, 你神的數目與你城的數目相等.

2:29 Why do you complain to me? All of you have rebelled against me,” declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: 你們為何與我爭辯呢? 你們都違背了我.

2:30 “For in vain I have struck your children. They accepted no discipline. Your sword devoured your prophets, like a ravening lion.
我責打你們的兒女是徒然的, 他們不受懲治. 你們自己的刀吞滅你們的先知, 好像殘害的獅子.

2:31 O generation, you see the word of Yahweh. Have I been a desert to Israel? Or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, ‘We roam about freely, we will not come again to you’?
這世代的人哪, 你們要看明耶和華的話. 我豈向以色列作曠野呢? 或作幽暗之地呢? 我的百姓為何說: 我們脫離約束, 再不歸向你了?

2:32 Can a young woman forget her ornaments? Or a bride her sashes? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
處女豈能忘記她的妝飾呢? 新婦豈能忘記她的美衣呢? 我的百姓卻忘記了我無數的日子!

2:33 How well you do on your way to seek love! Therefore even to the wicked woman you can teach your ways.
你怎麼修飾你的道路要求愛情呢? 就是惡劣的婦人你也叫她們行你的路.

2:34 Also on your skirts is found the blood of the life of the innocent, the poor. You did not find them in the act of breaking into a house. But in spite of all these things,
並且你的衣襟上有無辜窮人的血; 你殺他們並不是遇見他們挖窟窿, 乃是因這一切的事.

2:35 yet you say, ‘But I am innocent, surely his anger has turned away from me.’ Look, I am entering into judgment with you because of your saying, ‘I have not sinned.’
你還說: 我無辜; 耶和華的怒氣必定向我消了. 看哪, 我必審問你; 因你自說: 我沒有犯罪.

2:36 How you go about so much changing your way! Also by Egypt you will be put to shame, just as you were put to shame by Assyria.
你為何東跑西奔要更換你的路呢? 你必因埃及蒙羞, 像從前因亞述蒙羞一樣.

2:37 Also from there you will come out with your hands on your head, for Yahweh has rejected those in whom you trust, and you will not prosper through them.
你也必兩手抱頭從埃及出來; 因為耶和華已經棄絕你所倚靠的, 你必不因他們得順利.

Jeremiah - Chapter 3

3:1 A saying: ‘Look, if a man divorces his wife, and she goes from him and she becomes another man’s wife, will he return to her again?’ Will not that land be greatly defiled? And you have prostituted yourself with many lovers, would you now return to me?” declares Yahweh.
有話說: 人若休妻, 妻離他而去, 作了別人的妻, 前夫豈能再收回她來? 若收回她來, 那地豈不是大大玷污了嗎? 但你和許多親愛的行邪淫, 還可以歸向我. 這是耶和華說的.

3:2 “Lift up your eyes at the barren heights, and see where you have not been ravished. Beside the roads you sat for them like an Arab in the desert, and you have defiled the land with your fornication and with your wickedness.
你向淨光的高處舉目觀看, 你在何處沒有淫行呢? 你坐在道旁等候, 好像阿拉伯人在曠野埋伏一樣, 並且你的淫行邪惡玷污了全地.

3:3 Therefore rain showers have been withheld, and the spring rain has not come. Yet you have the forehead of a woman prostitute, you refuse to be ashamed.
因此甘霖停止, 春(原文是晚)雨不降. 你還是有娼妓之臉, 不顧羞恥.

3:4 Have you not just now called to me, ‘My father, you are the close friend of my youth?
從今以後, 你豈不向我呼叫說: 我父啊, 你是我幼年的恩主.

3:5 Will he be angry forever? Will he maintain it always’? Look, you have spoken, but you have done all the evil that you could.”
耶和華豈永遠懷怒, 存留到底嗎? 看哪, 你又發惡言又行壞事, 隨自己的私意而行(或譯: 你雖這樣說, 還是行惡放縱慾心).

3:6 Then Yahweh said to me in the days of Josiah, the king, “Have you seen what apostate Israel has done? She has gone on every high hill and under every leafy tree and she has prostituted herself there.
約西亞王在位的時候, 耶和華又對我說: “背道的以色列所行的, 你看見沒有? 她上各高山, 在各青翠樹下行淫.

3:7 And I thought, ‘After her doing all these things to me she will return,’ but she did not return. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
她行這些事以後, 我說她必歸向我, 她卻不歸向我. 她奸詐的妹妹猶大也看見了.

3:8 And I saw that for this very reason, that on account of apostate Israel committing adultery I divorced her and gave the letter of divorce to her. Yet her treacherous sister Judah was not afraid and she went and prostituted herself also.
背道的以色列行淫, 我為這緣故給她休書休她; 我看見她奸詐的妹妹猶大, 還不懼怕, 也去行淫.

3:9 And it was because of the frivolity of her fornication that she defiled the land and committed adultery with the stone and with the tree.
因以色列輕忽了她的淫亂, 和石頭木頭行淫, 地就被玷污了.

3:10 Yet even in all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares Yahweh.
雖有這一切的事, 她奸詐的妹妹猶大還不一心歸向我, 不過是假意歸我. 這是耶和華說的. ”

3:11 Then Yahweh said to me, “Apostate Israel has proved herself more upright than treacherous Judah.
耶和華對我說: “背道的以色列比奸詐的猶大還顯為義.

3:12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, ‘Return, apostate Israel,’ declares Yahweh. ‘I will not cause my anger to fall on you. For I am loyal,’ declares Yahweh. ‘I will not be angry forever.
你去向北方宣告說: 耶和華說: 背道的以色列啊, 回來吧! 我必不怒目看你們; 因為我是慈愛的, 我必不永遠存怒. 這是耶和華說的.

3:13 Only acknowledge your guilt, that against Yahweh your God you have rebelled, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every leafy tree, and you have not obeyed my voice,’ declares Yahweh.”
只要承認你的罪孽, 就是你違背耶和華─你的神, 在各青翠樹下向別神東奔西跑, 沒有聽從我的話. 這是耶和華說的.

3:14 “Return, apostate children,” declares Yahweh. “For I am your master, and I will take you one from a city and two from a clan, and I will bring you to Zion.
耶和華說: 背道的兒女啊, 回來吧! 因為我作你們的丈夫, 並且我必將你們從一城取一人, 從一族取兩人, 帶到錫安.

3:15 Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart and they will feed you knowledge and insight.
我也必將合我心的牧者賜給你們. 他們必以知識和智慧牧養你們. ”

3:16 And it will be when you have multiplied and become fruitful in the land in those days,” declares Yahweh, “they will no longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of Yahweh.’ And it will not come to mind, nor will they remember it, nor will they miss it, nor will it be made again.
耶和華說: “你們在國中生養眾多; 當那些日子, 人必不再提說耶和華的約櫃, 不追想, 不記念, 不覺缺少, 也不再製造.

3:17 At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘The Throne of Yahweh,’ and all the nations will be gathered to it, to the name of Yahweh, to Jerusalem, and they will no longer go after the stubbornness of their evil heart.
那時, 人必稱耶路撒冷為耶和華的寶座; 萬國必到耶路撒冷, 在耶和華立名的地方聚集. 他們必不再隨從自己頑梗的惡心行事.

3:18 In those days the house of Judah will walk along with the house of Israel and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave as an inheritance to your ancestors.
當那些日子, 猶大家要和以色列家同行, 從北方之地一同來到我賜給你們列祖為業之地. ”

3:19 Then I thought, ‘How I would set you among the children, and I would give you a land of desire, an inheritance of the glory of the hosts of nations.’ And I thought, ‘You would call me, “My father,” and you would not turn back from behind me.’
我說: 我怎樣將你安置在兒女之中, 賜給你美地, 就是萬國中肥美的產業. 我又說: 你們必稱我為父, 也不再轉去不跟從我.

3:20 However, as a wife departs treacherously from her lover, so you have dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel,” declares Yahweh.
以色列家, 你們向我行詭詐, 真像妻子行詭詐離開她丈夫一樣. 這是耶和華說的.

3:21 “A voice is heard on the barren heights, the weeping of the pleas for mercy of the children of Israel, because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Yahweh their God.
在淨光的高處聽見人聲, 就是以色列人哭泣懇求之聲, 乃因他們走彎曲之道, 忘記耶和華─他們的神.

3:22 Return, O apostate children, I will heal your backsliding. ‘Look, we come to you, for you are Yahweh our God.
你們這背道的兒女啊, 回來吧! 我要醫治你們背道的病. 看哪, 我們來到你這裡, 因你是耶和華─我們的神.

3:23 Surely, an illusion comes from the hills, the turmoil on the mountains. Surely, in Yahweh our God is the salvation of Israel.
仰望從小山或從大山的喧嚷中得幫助, 真是枉然的. 以色列得救, 誠然在乎耶和華─我們的神.

3:24 But the shameful thing has devoured the labor of our ancestors from our youth, their flocks, and their cattle, their sons and their daughters.
從我們幼年以來, 那可恥的偶像將我們列祖所勞碌得來的羊群,牛群, 和他們的兒女都吞吃了.

3:25 Let us lie down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us. For against Yahweh our God we have sinned, we and our ancestors, from our youth and until this day. and we have not obeyed the voice of Yahweh our God.’
我們在羞恥中躺臥吧! 願慚愧將我們遮蓋; 因為從立國(原文是幼年)以來, 我們和我們的列祖常常得罪耶和華─我們的神, 沒有聽從耶和華─我們神的話.

Jeremiah - Chapter 4

4:1 If you return, O Israel,” declares Yahweh, “you return to me. And if you remove your abominations from my presence, and you do not wander,
耶和華說: 以色列啊, 你若回來歸向我, 若從我眼前除掉你可憎的偶像, 你就不被遷移.

4:2 and you swear, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations will be blessed by him, and in him they will boast.”
你必憑誠實,公平,公義, 指著永生的耶和華起誓; 列國必因耶和華稱自己為有福, 也必因他誇耀.

4:3 For thus says Yahweh to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, “Break up for yourselves prepared virgin soil, and you must not sow among thornbushes.
耶和華對猶大和耶路撒冷人如此說: 要開墾你們的荒地, 不要撒種在荊棘中.

4:4 Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, lest my wrath goes forth like the fire and burns, and there is no one who extinguishes it, because of the evil of your deeds.”
猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民哪, 你們當自行割禮, 歸耶和華, 將心裡的污穢除掉; 恐怕我的忿怒因你們的惡行發作, 如火著起, 甚至無人能以熄滅!

4:5 Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem and say, “Blow a horn through the land, call with a loud voice and say, ‘Be gathered and let us go into the fortified cities.’
你們當傳揚在猶大, 宣告在耶路撒冷說: 你們當在國中吹角, 高聲呼叫說: 你們當聚集! 我們好進入堅固城!

4:6 Lift up a signal toward Zion, bring yourselves to safety; you must not remain standing, for I am bringing evil from the north, and a great destruction.
應當向錫安豎立大旗. 要逃避, 不要遲延, 因我必使災禍與大毀滅從北方來到.

4:7 A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has gone out from his place to make your land as a horror, your cities will go to ruin without inhabitant.
有獅子從密林中上來, 是毀壞列國的. 牠已經動身出離本處, 要使你的地荒涼, 使你的城邑變為荒場無人居住.

4:8 Because of this gird yourselves with sackcloth, lament and wail, for the burning anger of Yahweh has not turned back from us.
因此, 你們當腰束麻布, 大聲哀號, 因為耶和華的烈怒沒有向我們轉消.

4:9 And then on that day,” declares Yahweh, “the heart of the king and the heart of the officials will be destroyed, and the priests will be appalled, and the prophets will be astonished.”
耶和華說: “到那時, 君王和首領的心都要消滅; 祭司都要驚奇, 先知都要詫異. ”

4:10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘It will be peace for you,’ while the sword reaches up to the throat.”
我說: “哀哉! 主耶和華啊, 你真是大大地欺哄這百姓和耶路撒冷, 說: ‘你們必得平安’. 其實刀劍害及性命了. ”

4:11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A hot wind from the barren heights in the desert, in the direction of the daughter of my people, not to winnow and not to cleanse,
那時, 必有話對這百姓和耶路撒冷說: “有一陣熱風從曠野淨光的高處向我的眾民(原文是民女)颳來, 不是為簸揚, 也不是為揚淨.

4:12 a wind too strong for these will come for me, now also I speak judgments against them.”
必有一陣更大的風從這些地方為我颳來; 現在我又必發出判語, 攻擊他們. ”

4:13 Look, he comes up like the clouds, and his chariots are like the whirlwind, his horses are swifter than eagles, woe to us, for we are devastated.
看哪, 仇敵必如雲上來; 他的戰車如旋風, 他的馬匹比鷹更快. 我們有禍了! 我們敗落了!

4:14 Cleanse your heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will your thoughts of mischief dwell in your inner part?
耶路撒冷啊, 你當洗去心中的惡, 使你可以得救. 惡念存在你心裡要到幾時呢?

4:15 For a voice is declaring from Dan, and is proclaiming disaster from the mountain of Ephraim.
有聲音從但傳揚, 從以法蓮山報禍患.

4:16 “Report to the nations, ‘Here they are!’ Proclaim against Jerusalem, ‘Besiegers are coming from a distant land, and they raise their voice against the cities of Judah.’
你們當傳給列國, 報告攻擊耶路撒冷的事說: 有探望的人從遠方來到, 向猶大的城邑大聲吶喊.

4:17 Like watchers of a field they were against her from all around, because she has rebelled against me,” declares Yahweh.
他們周圍攻擊耶路撒冷, 好像看守田園的, 因為她背叛了我. 這是耶和華說的.

4:18 “You obtained this for yourself because of your way and your deeds. This is your doom, for it is bitter, yes, it has reached up to your heart.”
你的行動, 你的作為, 招惹這事; 這是你罪惡的結果, 實在是苦, 是害及你心了!

4:19 My bowels, my bowels! I writhe! The walls of my heart! My heart is restless within me, I cannot keep silent, for I hear in my inner self the sound of a horn, the alarm of war.
我的肺腑啊, 我的肺腑啊, 我心疼痛! 我心在我裡面煩躁不安. 我不能靜默不言, 因為我已經聽見角聲和打仗的喊聲.

4:20 Destruction on destruction is proclaimed, for all of the land is devastated. Suddenly my tents are devastated, my tent curtains in a moment.
毀壞的信息連絡不絕, 因為全地荒廢. 我的帳棚忽然毀壞; 我的幔子頃刻破裂.

4:21 How long must I see the banner, and hear the sound of a horn?
我看見大旗, 聽見角聲, 要到幾時呢?

4:22 “For my people are foolish, they have not known me. They are foolish children, and they do not have insight. They are skillful at doing evil, and they do not know how to do good.”
耶和華說: 我的百姓愚頑, 不認識我; 他們是愚昧無知的兒女, 有智慧行惡, 沒有知識行善.

4:23 I looked at the earth, and behold, it was wasteland and emptiness, and to the heavens, and they were without their light.
先知說: 我觀看地, 不料, 地是空虛混沌; 我觀看天, 天也無光.

4:24 I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking, and all of the hills were jolted to and fro.
我觀看大山, 不料, 盡都震動, 小山也都搖來搖去.

4:25 I looked and behold, there was no person, and all of the birds of the sky had fled.
我觀看, 不料, 無人; 空中的飛鳥也都躲避.

4:26 I looked and behold, the fruitful land was a desert, and all of its cities were ruined before Yahweh, before the face of his burning anger.
我觀看, 不料, 肥田變為荒地; 一切城邑在耶和華面前, 因他的烈怒都被拆毀.

4:27 For thus says Yahweh, “All of the land will be a desolation, yet I will not make a complete desolation.
耶和華如此說: 全地必然荒涼, 我卻不毀滅淨盡.

4:28 Because of this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above will become dark. Because I have spoken, I have planned, and I have not relented, and I will not turn back from it.”
因此, 地要悲哀, 在上的天也必黑暗; 因為我言已出, 我意已定, 必不後悔, 也不轉意不做.

4:29 From the sound of a horseman and an archer every town flees, they enter in the thickets and among the rocks they climb. Every town is forsaken, and there is no person who lives in them.
各城的人因馬兵和弓箭手的響聲就都逃跑, 進入密林, 爬上磐石; 各城被撇下, 無人住在其中.

4:30 And you, O devastated one, what do you do, that you put on crimson, that you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold, that you make your eyes look bigger with the eye make-up? In vain you beautify yourself. Your lovers reject you; they seek your life.
你淒涼的時候要怎樣行呢? 你雖穿上朱紅衣服, 佩戴黃金裝飾, 用顏料修飾眼目, 這樣標緻是枉然的! 戀愛你的藐視你, 並且尋索你的性命.

4:31 For I heard a voice like an ill woman, anxiety like a woman who bears her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion. She is gasping for breath, she is spreading out her hands: “Woe is me, for I am becoming tired before killers.”
我聽見有聲音, 彷彿婦人產難的聲音, 好像生頭胎疼痛的聲音, 是錫安女子(就是指民的意思)的聲音; 她喘著氣,挓挲手, 說: 我有禍了! 在殺人的跟前, 我的心發昏了.

Jeremiah - Chapter 5

5:1 “Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem, and look please, and take note, and search at its public squares, if you can find a person who does justice, who seeks honesty, so that I may forgive it.
你們當在耶路撒冷的街上跑來跑去, 在寬闊處尋找, 看看有一人行公義求誠實沒有? 若有, 我就赦免這城.

5:2 And though they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ therefore they swear falsely.”
其中的人雖然指著永生的耶和華起誓, 所起的誓實在是假的.

5:3 O Yahweh, do not your eyes look for honesty? You have struck them, but they felt no pain, you have destroyed them, they refused to take discipline. They have hardened their faces more than rock, they have refused to turn back.
耶和華啊, 你的眼目不是看顧誠實嗎? 你擊打他們, 他們卻不傷慟; 你毀滅他們, 他們仍不受懲治. 他們使臉剛硬過於磐石, 不肯回頭.

5:4 Then I said, “They are just simple people, they are foolish, for they know not the way of Yahweh, the law of their God.
我說: 這些人實在是貧窮的, 是愚昧的, 因為不曉得耶和華的作為和他們神的法則.

5:5 Let me go to the great, and let me speak with them, for they know the way of Yahweh, the law of their God.” However, they together have broken the yoke, they have torn to pieces the bonds.
我要去見尊大的人, 對他們說話, 因為他們曉得耶和華的作為和他們神的法則. 哪知, 這些人齊心將軛折斷, 掙開繩索.

5:6 Therefore a lion from the forest will kill them, A wolf from the desert plains will devastate them. A leopard is watching their cities, everyone who goes out from there will be torn, because their transgressions are many, their apostasies are numerous.
因此, 林中的獅子必害死他們; 晚上(或譯: 野地)的豺狼必滅絕他們; 豹子要在城外窺伺他們. 凡出城的必被撕碎; 因為他們的罪過極多, 背道的事也加增了.

5:7 “How can I forgive you? Your children have forsaken me, and they have sworn by those who are not gods. But I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and flocked to the house of a prostitute.
我怎能赦免你呢? 你的兒女離棄我, 又指著那不是神的起誓. 我使他們飽足, 他們就行姦淫, 成群地聚集在娼妓家裡.

5:8 They were well-fed lusty horses, they neighed each to the wife of his neighbor.
他們像餵飽的馬到處亂跑, 各向他鄰舍的妻發嘶聲.

5:9 Because of these things shall I not punish?” declares Yahweh, “and on a nation who is like this, shall I not take revenge?
耶和華說: 我豈不因這些事討罪呢? 豈不報復這樣的國民呢?

5:10 Go up through her vineyards and destroy, but you must not make complete destruction. Remove her branches, for they are not to Yahweh.
你們要上她葡萄園的牆施行毀壞, 但不可毀壞淨盡, 只可除掉她的枝子, 因為不屬耶和華.

5:11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt utterly treacherously with me,” declares Yahweh.
原來以色列家和猶大家大行詭詐攻擊我. 這是耶和華說的.

5:12 “They have denied Yahweh, and have said, ‘Not he, for evil will not come on us, we will see neither sword nor famine.
他們不認耶和華, 說: 這並不是他, 災禍必不臨到我們; 刀劍和饑荒, 我們也看不見.

5:13 And the prophets are like wind, and the word is not in them.’ Thus it will be done to them.”
先知的話必成為風; 道也不在他們裡面. 這災必臨到他們身上.

5:14 Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, “Because you have spoken this word, look, I am making my words in your mouth like a fire, and this people wood, and it will devour them.
所以耶和華─萬軍之神如此說: 因為百姓說這話, 我必使我的話在你口中為火, 使他們為柴; 這火便將他們燒滅.

5:15 Look, I am about to bring on you a nation from afar, O house of Israel,” declares Yahweh. “It is an enduring nation, it is an ancient nation. A nation whose language you do not know, and you cannot understand what they speak.
耶和華說: 以色列家啊, 我必使一國的民從遠方來攻擊你, 是強盛的國, 是從古而有的國. 他們的言語你不曉得, 他們的話你不明白.

5:16 Their quiver is like an open tomb, all of them are warriors.
他們的箭袋是敞開的墳墓; 他們都是勇士.

5:17 And they will eat your harvest and your food, they will eat your sons and your daughters, they will eat your flock and your herd, they will eat your vine and your fig tree, they will smash with the sword your fortified cities, in which you trust.
他們必吃盡你的莊稼和你的糧食, 是你兒女該吃的; 必吃盡你的牛羊, 吃盡你的葡萄和無花果; 又必用刀毀壞你所倚靠的堅固城.

5:18 “But even in those days,” declares Yahweh, “I will not make you a complete destruction.
耶和華說: “就是到那時, 我也不將你們毀滅淨盡.

5:19 And then, when you people say, ‘Why has Yahweh our God done all of these things to us?’ Then you will say to them, ‘As you have forsaken me and have served gods of a foreign land in your land, so will you serve strangers in a land that does not belong to you.’
百姓若說: ‘耶和華─我們的神為甚麼向我們行這一切事呢? ’你就對他們說: ‘你們怎樣離棄耶和華(原文是我), 在你們的地上事奉外邦神, 也必照樣在不屬你們的地上事奉外邦人. ’”

5:20 “Declare this in the house of Jacob, and proclaim it in Judah, saying,
當傳揚在雅各家, 報告在猶大說:

5:21 ‘Hear this please, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.’
愚昧無知的百姓啊, 你們有眼不看, 有耳不聽, 現在當聽這話.

5:22 Do you not revere me?” declares Yahweh, “Do you not tremble before me? For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea, as an everlasting limit, and it cannot pass over it, and they rise and fall loudly, but they cannot prevail, and its waves roar, but they cannot pass over it.
耶和華說: 你們怎麼不懼怕我呢? 我以永遠的定例, 用沙為海的界限, 水不得越過. 因此, 你們在我面前還不戰兢嗎? 波浪雖然翻騰, 卻不能逾越; 雖然匉訇, 卻不能過去.

5:23 But for this people is a stubborn and rebellious heart, they have turned aside and have gone away.
但這百姓有背叛忤逆的心; 他們叛我而去,

5:24 And they do not say in their hearts, ‘Let us fear please Yahweh our God, the one who gives the autumn rain and the spring rain in its season, the set times of the harvest he keeps for us.’
心內也不說: 我們應當敬畏耶和華─我們的神; 他按時賜雨, 就是秋雨春雨, 又為我們定收割的節令, 永存不廢.

5:25 Your iniquities have disturbed these, and your sins have kept away the good from you.
你們的罪孽使這些事轉離你們; 你們的罪惡使你們不能得福.

5:26 For wicked people are found among my people, they lie in wait like the hiding of fowlers, they set up a trap, they catch humans.
因為在我民中有惡人. 他們埋伏窺探, 好像捕鳥的人; 他們設立圈套陷害人.

5:27 Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of fraud. Therefore they have become great, and they have become rich.
籠內怎樣滿了雀鳥, 他們的房中也照樣充滿詭詐; 所以他們得成為大, 而且富足.

5:28 They have grown fat, they have grown sleek, also, their evil deeds have no limit. They do not judge with justice, the legal cause of the orphan, or allow it to succeed, and the legal case of the poor, they do not defend.
他們肥胖光潤, 作惡過甚, 不為人伸冤! 就是不為孤兒伸冤, 不使他亨通, 也不為窮人辨屈.

5:29 Because of these things shall I not punish?” declares Yahweh, “and on a nation who is like this, shall I not take revenge?
耶和華說: 我豈不因這些事討罪呢? 豈不報復這樣的國民呢?

5:30 A horrific event and something horrible has happened in the land.
國中有可驚駭,可憎惡的事:

5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it so much. But what will you do when the end comes?
就是先知說假預言, 祭司藉他們把持權柄; 我的百姓也喜愛這些事, 到了結局你們怎樣行呢?

Jeremiah - Chapter 6

6:1 Flee for safety, O children of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem. And in Tekoa blow a horn, and on Beth-haccherem lift up a signal, for evil looks down from the north, and a great destruction.
便雅憫人哪, 你們要逃出耶路撒冷, 在提哥亞吹角, 在伯‧哈基琳立號旗; 因為有災禍與大毀滅從北方張望.

6:2 The lovely and the delicate, the daughter of Jerusalem, I will destroy.
那秀美嬌嫩的錫安女子(就是指民的意思), 我必剪除.

6:3 Shepherds and their flocks will come against her, they will pitch their tents against her all around, they will pasture, each his portion.
牧人必引他們的羊群到她那裡, 在她周圍支搭帳棚, 各在自己所佔之地使羊吃草.

6:4 Sanctify war against her. Arise, and let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the day turns, for the shadows of evening are lengthened.
你們要準備攻擊她. 起來吧, 我們可以趁午時上去. 哀哉! 日已漸斜, 晚影拖長了.

6:5 Arise, and let us attack by night, and let us destroy her citadel fortresses.”
起來吧, 我們夜間上去, 毀壞她的宮殿.

6:6 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, “Cut down trees and heap up a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This is the city that must be punished, its oppression is in its midst.
因為萬軍之耶和華如此說: 你們要砍伐樹木, 築壘攻打耶路撒冷. 這就是那該罰的城, 其中盡是欺壓.

6:7 As a water well keeps its water cool, so she keeps cool her wickedness. Violence and destruction are heard within her, sickness and wounds are continually before me.
井怎樣湧出水來, 這城也照樣湧出惡來; 在其間常聽見有強暴毀滅的事, 病患損傷也常在我面前.

6:8 Be warned, O Jerusalem, lest I turn away from you in disgust, lest I make you a desolation, a land that is not inhabited.”
耶路撒冷啊, 你當受教, 免得我心與你生疏, 免得我使你荒涼, 成為無人居住之地.

6:9 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “They will thoroughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine, turn back your hand over the branches like a grape-gatherer.
萬軍之耶和華曾如此說: 敵人必擄盡以色列剩下的民, 如同摘淨葡萄一樣. 你要像摘葡萄的人摘了又摘, 回手放在筐子裡.

6:10 To whom shall I speak and admonish, that they may hear? Look, their ears are closed, and they are not able to listen attentively. Look, the word of Yahweh is to them an object of scorn, they do not delight in it.
現在我可以向誰說話作見證, 使他們聽呢? 他們的耳朵未受割禮, 不能聽見. 看哪, 耶和華的話他們以為羞辱, 不以為喜悅.

6:11 But I am full with the wrath of Yahweh, I struggle to hold it in. Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the assemblies of young men at the same time. For even husband with wife will get trapped, the old with him who is full of days.
因此我被耶和華的忿怒充滿, 難以含忍. 我要傾在街中的孩童和聚會的少年人身上, 連夫帶妻, 並年老的與日子滿足的都必被擒拿.

6:12 And their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and their wives together. For I will stretch out my hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares Yahweh.
他們的房屋,田地, 和妻子都必轉歸別人; 我要伸手攻擊這地的居民. 這是耶和華說的.

6:13 “For from the smallest of them to the greatest of them, everyone makes profit for unlawful gain. And from the prophet to the priest, everyone practices deceit.
因為他們從最小的到至大的都一味地貪婪, 從先知到祭司都行事虛謊.

6:14 And they have treated the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ but there is no peace.
他們輕輕忽忽地醫治我百姓的損傷, 說: 平安了! 平安了! 其實沒有平安.

6:15 Have they acted ashamed, for they have committed a detestable thing? Not at all, nor were they ashamed; they did not know to feel humiliated. Therefore they will fall among those who fall at the time I punish them, they will stumble,” says Yahweh.
他們行可憎的事知道慚愧嗎? 不然, 他們毫不慚愧, 也不知羞恥. 因此, 他們必在仆倒的人中仆倒; 我向他們討罪的時候, 他們必致跌倒. 這是耶和華說的.

6:16 Thus says Yahweh: “Stand at the roads and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the way of the good is, and walk in it, and find rest for your inner selves. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
耶和華如此說: 你們當站在路上察看, 訪問古道, 哪是善道, 便行在其間; 這樣, 你們心裡必得安息. 他們卻說: 我們不行在其間.

6:17 And I raised up watchmen over you: ‘Listen attentively to the sound of a horn.’ But they said, ‘We will not listen attentively.’
我設立守望的人照管你們, 說: 要聽角聲. 他們卻說: 我們不聽.

6:18 Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O community, what will happen to them.
列國啊, 因此你們當聽! 會眾啊, 要知道他們必遭遇的事.

6:19 Hear, O earth, look, I am about to bring disaster to this people, the fruit of their plans, because they have not listened attentively to my words, and my teaching, they have rejected it also.
地啊, 當聽! 我必使災禍臨到這百姓, 就是他們意念所結的果子; 因為他們不聽從我的言語, 至於我的訓誨(或譯: 律法), 他們也厭棄了.

6:20 What is this to me? Frankincense comes from Sheba, and the precious spice reed from a distant land. Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.”
從示巴出的乳香, 從遠方出的菖蒲(或譯: 甘蔗)奉來給我有何益呢? 你們的燔祭不蒙悅納; 你們的平安祭, 我也不喜悅.

6:21 Therefore thus says Yahweh: “Look, I am about to put before this people stumbling blocks, and they will stumble against them, fathers and children together, neighbor and his friend will perish.”
所以耶和華如此說: 我要將絆腳石放在這百姓前面. 父親和兒子要一同跌在其上; 鄰舍與朋友也都滅亡.

6:22 Thus says Yahweh: “Look, a people is coming from the land of the north, a great nation is woken up from the farthest part of the earth.
耶和華如此說: 看哪, 有一種民從北方而來, 並有一大國被激動, 從地極來到.

6:23 The bow and the short sword they grasp are cruel, and they show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea, and on horses they ride, drawn up like a man for battle against you, O daughter of Zion.”
他們拿弓和槍, 性情殘忍, 不施憐憫; 他們的聲音像海浪匉訇. 錫安城(原文是女子)啊, 他們騎馬都擺隊伍, 如上戰場的人要攻擊你.

6:24 We have heard news of it, our hands grow slack, anxiety has grasped us, pain as a woman who gives birth.
我們聽見他們的風聲, 手就發軟; 痛苦將我們抓住, 疼痛彷彿產難的婦人.

6:25 You must not go out into the field, and you must not walk on the road, for the enemy has a sword, terror is all around.
你們不要往田野去, 也不要行在路上, 因四圍有仇敵的刀劍和驚嚇.

6:26 O daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth, and roll about in the ashes in mourning, a mourning ceremony as for an only child. Make for yourself wailing of bitterness, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
我民(原文是民女)哪, 應當腰束麻布, 滾在灰中. 你要悲傷, 如喪獨生子痛痛哭號, 因為滅命的要忽然臨到我們.

6:27 “I have made you an assayer among my people, a fortification, so that you may know and put to the test their ways.
我使你在我民中為高臺(或譯: 試驗人的), 為保障, 使你知道試驗他們的行動.

6:28 All of them are stubborn rebels, going about talking slander. They are bronze and iron, they are all behaving corruptly.
他們都是極悖逆的, 往來讒謗人. 他們是銅是鐵, 都行壞事.

6:29 The bellows are burned up, lead is consumed by fire. In vain he keeps on refining, but the wicked are not torn apart.
風箱吹火, 鉛被燒毀; 他們煉而又煉, 終是徒然; 因為惡劣的還未除掉.

6:30 They are called rejected silver, For Yahweh has rejected them.”
人必稱他們為被棄的銀渣, 因為耶和華已經棄掉他們.

Jeremiah - Chapter 7

7:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

7:2 “Stand in the gate of the house of Yahweh and proclaim there this word, and say, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, all of Judah, those who enter through these gates to bow in worship to Yahweh.
“你當站在耶和華殿的門口, 在那裡宣傳這話說: 你們進這些門敬拜耶和華的一切猶大人, 當聽耶和華的話.

7:3 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Make your ways and your deeds good and let me dwell with you in this place.
萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 你們改正行動作為, 我就使你們在這地方仍然居住.

7:4 Do not trust in the deceitful words, saying, ‘The temple of Yahweh, the temple of Yahweh, they are the temple of Yahweh.’
你們不要倚靠虛謊的話, 說: ‘這些是耶和華的殿, 是耶和華的殿, 是耶和華的殿! ’

7:5 For if you truly make your ways and your deeds good, if you truly do justice between a man and his neighbor,
“你們若實在改正行動作為, 在人和鄰舍中間誠然施行公平,

7:6 you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, and the widow, you do not shed innocent blood in this place, and you do not go after other gods to your harm,
不欺壓寄居的和孤兒寡婦, 在這地方不流無辜人的血, 也不隨從別神陷害自己,

7:7 then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your ancestors forever and ever.
我就使你們在這地方仍然居住, 就是我古時所賜給你們列祖的地, 直到永遠.

7:8 Look, you are relying for yourselves on deceitful words without benefiting.
“看哪, 你們倚靠虛謊無益的話.

7:9 Will you steal? Will you murder? And will you commit adultery? And will you swear falsely? And will you make a smoke offering to the Baal? And will you go after other gods whom you have not known?
你們偷盜, 殺害, 姦淫, 起假誓, 向巴力燒香, 並隨從素不認識的別神,

7:10 And then you come and you stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and you say, ‘we are safe to go on doing all of these detestable things.’
且來到這稱為我名下的殿, 在我面前敬拜; 又說: ‘我們可以自由了. ’你們這樣的舉動是要行那些可憎的事嗎?

7:11 Has this house, which is called by my name, become a cave of robbers in your eyes? Look, I, even I, have seen it,” declares Yahweh.
這稱為我名下的殿在你們眼中豈可看為賊窩嗎? 我都看見了. 這是耶和華說的.

7:12 “For go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I caused my name to dwell in the beginning, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel.
你們且往示羅去, 就是我先前立為我名的居所, 察看我因這百姓以色列的罪惡向那地所行的如何. ”

7:13 And now, because of your doing all these things,” declares Yahweh, “and I have spoken to you over and over again, and you have not listened, and I called you, and you have not answered,
耶和華說: “現在因你們行了這一切的事, 我也從早起來警戒你們, 你們卻不聽從; 呼喚你們, 你們卻不答應.

7:14 therefore I will do to the house that is called by my name, in which you are trusting, and to the place that I gave to you and to your ancestors what I did to Shiloh.
所以我要向這稱為我名下,你們所倚靠的殿, 與我所賜給你們和你們列祖的地施行, 照我從前向示羅所行的一樣.

7:15 And I will cast you out of my sight just as I cast out all of your blood relatives, all of the offspring of Ephraim.” ’
我必將你們從我眼前趕出, 正如趕出你們的眾弟兄, 就是以法蓮的一切後裔. ”

7:16 “And you, you must not pray for this people, and you must not lift up for them a cry of entreaty or a prayer, and you must not plead with me, for I will not hear you.
“所以, 你不要為這百姓祈禱; 不要為他們呼求禱告, 也不要向我為他們祈求, 因我不聽允你.

7:17 Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
他們在猶大城邑中和耶路撒冷街上所行的, 你沒有看見嗎?

7:18 The children are gathering wood, and the fathers are kindling the fire, and the women are kneading dough to make sacrificial cakes for the queen of heaven, and they pour out libations to other gods for the sake of provoking me to anger.
孩子撿柴, 父親燒火, 婦女摶麵做餅, 獻給天后, 又向別神澆奠祭, 惹我發怒. ”

7:19 Are they provoking me to anger? ” declares Yahweh, “Is it not themselves they hurt, for the sake of the shame of their faces?”
耶和華說: “他們豈是惹我發怒呢? 不是自己惹禍, 以致臉上慚愧嗎? ”

7:20 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Look, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, on the humankind, and on the animal, and on the tree of the field, and on the fruit of the ground, and it will not be extinguished.”
所以主耶和華如此說: “看哪, 我必將我的怒氣和忿怒傾在這地方的人和牲畜身上, 並田野的樹木和地裡的出產上, 必如火著起, 不能熄滅. ”

7:21 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.
萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: “你們將燔祭加在平安祭上, 吃肉吧!

7:22 For I did not speak with your ancestors, nor did I command them in the day of bringing them out from the land of Egypt, concerning the matter of burnt offering and sacrifice.
因為我將你們列祖從埃及地領出來的那日, 燔祭平安祭的事我並沒有提說, 也沒有吩咐他們.

7:23 But I only commanded them this word, saying, ‘Obey my voice, and I will be to you God, and you will be to me people, and you must walk in all of the way that I command you, so that it goes well with you.’
我只吩咐他們這一件說: ‘你們當聽從我的話, 我就作你們的神, 你們也作我的子民. 你們行我所吩咐的一切道, 就可以得福. ’

7:24 Yet they did not obey, and they did not incline their ear, but they walked in their own plans, in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and they became worse instead of better.
他們卻不聽從, 不側耳而聽, 竟隨從自己的計謀和頑梗的惡心, 向後不向前.

7:25 From the day that your ancestors came out from the land of Egypt until this day I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, day after day, sending again and again.
自從你們列祖出埃及地的那日, 直到今日, 我差遣我的僕人眾先知到你們那裡去, 每日從早起來差遣他們.

7:26 Yet they have not listened to me and they have not inclined their ear, but they have hardened their neck, they did more evil than their ancestors.
你們卻不聽從, 不側耳而聽, 竟硬著頸項行惡, 比你們列祖更甚.

7:27 So you shall speak to them all these words, but they will not listen to you, and you shall call to them, but they will not answer you.
“你要將這一切的話告訴他們, 他們卻不聽從; 呼喚他們, 他們卻不答應.

7:28 “And you shall say to them, ‘This is the nation that has not obeyed the voice of Yahweh their God, and they have not accepted discipline. The truth has perished, and it is cut off from their mouths.
你要對他們說: 這就是不聽從耶和華─他們神的話,不受教訓的國民; 從他們的口中, 誠實滅絕了. ”

7:29 Shear your hair and throw it away, and lift up a lament on the barren heights, for Yahweh has rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.’
耶路撒冷啊, 要剪髮拋棄, 在淨光的高處舉哀; 因為耶和華丟掉離棄了惹他忿怒的世代.

7:30 For the people of Judah have done evil in my eyes,” declares Yahweh, “They have set their abominations in the house that is called by my name, to defile it.
耶和華說: “猶大人行我眼中看為惡的事, 將可憎之物設立在稱為我名下的殿中, 污穢這殿.

7:31 And they built the high place of Topheth, which is in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I have not commanded, and it did not come into my mind.
他們在欣嫩子谷建築陀斐特的邱壇, 好在火中焚燒自己的兒女. 這並不是我所吩咐的, 也不是我心所起的意. ”

7:32 Therefore look, days are about to come,” declares Yahweh, “and it will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of the Slaughter, and they will bury in Topheth until there is no more place.
耶和華說: “因此, 日子將到, 這地方不再稱為陀斐特和欣嫩子谷, 反倒稱為殺戮谷. 因為要在陀斐特葬埋屍首, 甚至無處可葬;

7:33 And the dead bodies of this people will be as food for the birds of the heavens, and for the animals of the earth, without anyone to scare them away.
並且這百姓的屍首必給空中的飛鳥和地上的野獸作食物, 並無人鬨趕.

7:34 And I will cause to disappear from the towns of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the sound of jubilation, and the sound of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, for the land will become a site of ruins.
那時, 我必使猶大城邑中和耶路撒冷街上, 歡喜和快樂的聲音, 新郎和新婦的聲音, 都止息了, 因為地必成為荒場. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 8

8:1 “At that time,” declares Yahweh, “they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of its officials, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Judah from their graves.
耶和華說: “到那時, 人必將猶大王的骸骨和他首領的骸骨,祭司的骸骨,先知的骸骨, 並耶路撒冷居民的骸骨, 都從墳墓中取出來,

8:2 And they shall spread them out before the sun, and before the moon, and before all the host of heaven, which they have loved, and which they have served, and which they have gone after, and which they have inquired about, and to which they have bowed in worship. They shall not be gathered, and they shall not be buried; they will be like dung on the surface of the ground.
拋散在日頭,月亮, 和天上眾星之下, 就是他們從前所喜愛,所事奉,所隨從,所求問,所敬拜的. 這些骸骨不再收殮, 不再葬埋, 必在地面上成為糞土;

8:3 And death will be preferred to life by all the remaining of this evil clan in all the remaining places where I have driven them away,” declares Yahweh.
並且這惡族所剩下的民在我所趕他們到的各處, 寧可揀死不揀生. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的. ”

8:4 “And you shall say to them, ‘Thus asks Yahweh: “Do men fall and not stand up? If one turns away does he not return?
你要對他們說, 耶和華如此說: 人跌倒, 不再起來嗎? 人轉去, 不再轉來嗎?

8:5 Why has this people, Jerusalem, turned away in enduring apostasy? They have kept hold of deceit, they have refused to return.
這耶路撒冷的民, 為何恆久背道呢? 他們守定詭詐, 不肯回頭.

8:6 I have listened attentively, and I have listened. They do not speak honestly, there is no man who regrets his wickedness, saying, ‘What have I done?’ All of them are turning to their ways of running, like a horse plunging into battle.
我留心聽, 聽見他們說不正直的話. 無人悔改惡行, 說: 我做的是甚麼呢? 他們各人轉奔己路, 如馬直闖戰場.

8:7 Even the stork in heaven knows its appointed time, and the turtledove, and the swallow, and the song bird, they observe the time of their coming. But my people do not know the ordinance of Yahweh.
空中的鸛鳥知道來去的定期; 斑鳩燕子與白鶴也守候當來的時令; 我的百姓卻不知道耶和華的法則.

8:8 How can you say, ‘We are wise and the law of Yahweh is with us’? Look, surely the lying stylus of the scribes has made it a lie.
你們怎麼說: 我們有智慧, 耶和華的律法在我們這裡? 看哪, 文士的假筆舞弄虛假.

8:9 The wise will be put to shame, they will be dismayed, and they will get taken. Look, they have rejected the word of Yahweh, and what is wisdom to them?
智慧人慚愧, 驚惶, 被擒拿; 他們棄掉耶和華的話, 心裡還有甚麼智慧呢?

8:10 Therefore I will give their wives to others, their fields to conquerors, because from the smallest to the greatest, all of them make profit for unlawful gain, from prophet to priest, all of them practice deceit.
所以我必將他們的妻子給別人, 將他們的田地給別人為業; 因為他們從最小的到至大的都一味地貪婪, 從先知到祭司都行事虛謊.

8:11 And they have treated the wound of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ but there is no peace.
他們輕輕忽忽地醫治我百姓的損傷, 說: 平安了! 平安了! 其實沒有平安.

8:12 Were they ashamed, for they had committed a detestable thing? What’s worse, they were not ashamed at all, and they did not know to feel humiliated. Therefore they will fall among those who fall; at the time of their punishment they will stumble,” says Yahweh.
他們行可憎的事知道慚愧嗎? 不然, 他們毫不慚愧, 也不知羞恥. 因此他們必在仆倒的人中仆倒; 我向他們討罪的時候, 他們必致跌倒. 這是耶和華說的.

8:13 “I will take away their harvest,” declares Yahweh. “There are no grapes on the vine, and there are no figs on the fig tree, and the leaves wither, and what I gave to them passed over them.” ’ ”
耶和華說: 我必使他們全然滅絕; 葡萄樹上必沒有葡萄, 無花果樹上必沒有果子, 葉子也必枯乾. 我所賜給他們的, 必離開他們過去.

8:14 Why are we sitting? Gather, and let us go into the fortified cities, and let us perish there, for Yahweh our God has caused us to perish, and has provided drink for us, water of poison, because we have sinned against Yahweh.
我們為何靜坐不動呢? 我們當聚集, 進入堅固城, 在那裡靜默不言; 因為耶和華─我們的神使我們靜默不言, 又將苦膽水給我們喝, 都因我們得罪了耶和華.

8:15 We hope for peace, but there is no good, for a time of healing, but there is terror.
我們指望平安, 卻得不著好處; 指望痊癒的時候, 不料, 受了驚惶.

8:16 “From Dan is heard the snorting of their horses, from the sound of the neighing of their stallions all the land quakes, for they come and devour the land, and that which fills the city, and those who live in it.
聽見從但那裡敵人的馬噴鼻氣, 他的壯馬發嘶聲, 全地就都震動; 因為他們來吞滅這地和其上所有的, 吞滅這城與其中的居民.

8:17 For look, I am letting loose among you snakes, adders for which there is no incantation, and they will bite you,” declares Yahweh.
看哪, 我必使毒蛇到你們中間, 是不服法術的, 必咬你們. 這是耶和華說的.

8:18 “My comfort is gone from me, sorrow is on me, my heart is sick.
我有憂愁, 願能自慰; 我心在我裡面發昏.

8:19 Look, the sound of the cry for help of the daughter of my people from a distant land, ‘Is Yahweh not in Zion? Is her king not in her?’ Why have they provoked me to anger with their images, with idols of a foreign land?”
聽啊, 是我百姓的哀聲從極遠之地而來, 說: 耶和華不在錫安嗎? 錫安的王不在其中麼? 耶和華說: 他們為甚麼以雕刻的偶像和外邦虛無的神惹我發怒呢?

8:20 The harvest has passed, the summer has come to an end, and we have not received help.
麥秋已過, 夏令已完, 我們還未得救!

8:21 “Because of the wound of the daughter of my people I am broken down, I mourn, horror has seized me.
先知說: 因我百姓的損傷, 我也受了損傷. 我哀痛, 驚惶將我抓住.

8:22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no healer there? Why, then, has the healing of the daughter of my people not been restored?
在基列豈沒有乳香呢? 在那裡豈沒有醫生呢? 我百姓為何不得痊癒呢?

Jeremiah - Chapter 9

9:1 Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, so that I might weep day and night, for the slain of the daughter of my people.
但願我的頭為水, 我的眼為淚的泉源, 我好為我百姓(原文是民女; 七節同)中被殺的人晝夜哭泣.

9:2 Oh that I had in the desert a place of overnight lodging for travelers, that I may leave my people and go from them, for all of them are adulterers, a band of traitors.
惟願我在曠野有行路人住宿之處, 使我可以離開我的民出去; 因他們都是行姦淫的, 是行詭詐的一黨.

9:3 And they bend their tongue like their bow, for falsehood and not truth is superior in the land, for they go forth from evil to evil, and they do not know me,” declares Yahweh.
他們彎起舌頭像弓一樣, 為要說謊話. 他們在國中增長勢力, 不是為行誠實, 乃是惡上加惡, 並不認識我. 這是耶和華說的.

9:4 “Let everyone be on your guard against his neighbor, and you must not trust in any brother, for everyone surely betrays, and every neighbor goes about with slander.
你們各人當謹防鄰舍, 不可信靠弟兄; 因為弟兄盡行欺騙, 鄰舍都往來讒謗人.

9:5 And everyone deceives his neighbor, and they do not speak the truth, they have taught their tongues to speak lies, they are tired from going astray.
他們各人欺哄鄰舍, 不說真話; 他們教舌頭學習說謊, 勞勞碌碌地作孽.

9:6 Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit, upon deceit they refuse to know me,” declares Yahweh.
你的住處在詭詐的人中; 他們因行詭詐, 不肯認識我. 這是耶和華說的.

9:7 Therefore, thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Look, I am about to refine them, and I will test them, for what else can I do, because of the presence of the daughter of my people?
所以萬軍之耶和華如此說: 看哪, 我要將他們鎔化熬煉; 不然, 我因我百姓的罪該怎樣行呢?

9:8 Their tongue is a murderous arrow, it speaks deceit. With his mouth he speaks peace with his neighbor, but in his inner parts he sets up his ambush.
他們的舌頭是毒箭, 說話詭詐; 人與鄰舍口說和平話, 心卻謀害他.

9:9 Because of these things shall I not punish them?” declares Yahweh, “On a nation that is like this shall I not take revenge?
耶和華說: 我豈不因這些事討他們的罪呢? 豈不報復這樣的國民呢?

9:10 For the mountains I lift up weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the desert a lament, because they are laid waste so that no man passes through. And the sounds of cattle are not heard, from the birds of heaven to the animals they have fled, they are gone.
我要為山嶺哭泣悲哀, 為曠野的草場揚聲哀號; 因為都已乾焦, 甚至無人經過. 人也聽不見牲畜鳴叫, 空中的飛鳥和地上的野獸都已逃去.

9:11 And I will make Jerusalem as heaps of ruins, a lair of jackals, and the towns of Judah I will make a desolation, without inhabitants.
我必使耶路撒冷變為亂堆, 為野狗的住處, 也必使猶大的城邑變為荒場, 無人居住.

9:12 Who is the wise man that can understand this? And to whom has the mouth of Yahweh spoken, so that he may declare it? Why is the land destroyed? It is laid waste like the desert so that no one passes through.”
誰是智慧人, 可以明白這事? 耶和華的口向誰說過, 使他可以傳說? 遍地為何滅亡, 乾焦好像曠野, 甚至無人經過呢?

9:13 And Yahweh said, “Because of their forsaking my law that I set before them, and they have not obeyed my voice, and have not walked in it,
耶和華說: “因為這百姓離棄我, 在他們面前所設立的律法沒有遵行, 也沒有聽從我的話;

9:14 but they went after the stubbornness of their heart, and after the Baals, which their ancestors taught them.”
只隨從自己頑梗的心行事, 照他們列祖所教訓的隨從眾巴力. ”

9:15 Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Look, I am feeding this people wormwood, and providing drink for them, water of poison,
所以萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: “看哪, 我必將茵蔯給這百姓吃, 又將苦膽水給他們喝.

9:16 and I will scatter them among the nations that they have not known, they and their ancestors, and I will send the sword after them until I bring them to an end.”
我要把他們散在列邦中, 就是他們和他們列祖素不認識的列邦. 我也要使刀劍追殺他們, 直到將他們滅盡. ”

9:17 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Consider closely, and call for the wailing women, so that they come, and for the skillful women, so that they come.
萬軍之耶和華如此說: 你們應當思想, 將善唱哀歌的婦女召來, 又打發人召善哭的婦女來,

9:18 And let them hasten, and let them lift up wailing over us, so that our eyes may melt with tears, and our eyelids may flow with water.
叫她們速速為我們舉哀, 使我們眼淚汪汪, 使我們的眼皮湧出水來.

9:19 For a sound of wailing is heard from Zion, ‘How we are devastated! We are very ashamed because we have left the land, because they have overthrown our dwelling places.’
因為聽見哀聲出於錫安, 說: 我們怎樣敗落了! 我們大大地慚愧! 我們撇下地土; 人也拆毀了我們的房屋.

9:20 For hear, O women, the word of Yahweh, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters a lamentation, and each woman her neighbor a lament.
婦女們哪, 你們當聽耶和華的話, 領受他口中的言語; 又當教導你們的兒女舉哀, 各人教導鄰舍唱哀歌.

9:21 For death has come into our windows, it has entered into our fortresses, to cut off the children from the streets, the young men from the public squares.
因為死亡上來, 進了我們的窗戶, 入了我們的宮殿; 要從外邊剪除孩童, 從街上剪除少年人.

9:22 Speak, ‘thus declares Yahweh: “The dead body of the human will fall like dung upon the surface of the field, and like cut grain behind the reaper, and there is no one who gathers.” ’ ”
你當說, 耶和華如此說: 人的屍首必倒在田野像糞土, 又像收割的人遺落的一把禾稼, 無人收取.

9:23 Thus says Yahweh, “The wise man must not boast in his wisdom, and the warrior must not boast in his might, the wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.
耶和華如此說: “智慧人不要因他的智慧誇口, 勇士不要因他的勇力誇口, 財主不要因他的財物誇口.

9:24 But only in this must the one who boasts boast, that he has insight, and that he knows me, that I am Yahweh, showing loyal love, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for in these things I delight,” declares Yahweh.
誇口的卻因他有聰明, 認識我是耶和華, 又知道我喜悅在世上施行慈愛,公平, 和公義, 以此誇口. 這是耶和華說的. ”

9:25 “Look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will call into account all those who are circumcised in the foreskin:
耶和華說: “看哪, 日子將到, 我要刑罰一切受過割禮,心卻未受割禮的,

9:26 Egypt, Judah, and Edom, and the Ammonites, and Moab, and all those who are trimmed to the side, those who live in the desert, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised of heart.”
就是埃及,猶大,以東,亞捫人,摩押人, 和一切住在曠野剃周圍頭髮的; 因為列國人都沒有受割禮, 以色列人心中也沒有受割禮. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 10

10:1 Hear the word that Yahweh speaks to you, O house of Israel.
以色列家啊, 要聽耶和華對你們所說的話.

10:2 Thus says Yahweh: “You must not learn the way of the nations, and you must not be dismayed by the signs of the heavens, for the nations are dismayed by them.
耶和華如此說: 你們不要效法列國的行為, 也不要為天象驚惶, 因列國為此事驚惶.

10:3 For the statutes of the peoples are vanity, for it is a tree cut down from the forest, the work of the hands of a craftsman with the tool.
眾民的風俗是虛空的; 他們在樹林中用斧子砍伐一棵樹, 匠人用手工造成偶像.

10:4 He decorates it with silver and gold, they strengthen it with nails and hammers, so that it does not stagger.
他們用金銀妝飾它, 用釘子和錘子釘穩, 使它不動搖.

10:5 They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, they cannot speak. Indeed, they must be carried, for they cannot march. You must not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil; furthermore, to do good is not in them.”
它好像棕樹, 是鏇成的, 不能說話, 不能行走, 必須有人抬著. 你們不要怕它; 它不能降禍, 也無力降福.

10:6 There is none like you, O Yahweh, you are great and your name is great in might.
耶和華啊, 沒有能比你的! 你本為大, 有大能大力的名.

10:7 Who would not revere you, O king of the nations? For you it is fitting. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like you.
萬國的王啊, 誰不敬畏你? 敬畏你本是合宜的; 因為在列國的智慧人中, 雖有政權的尊榮, 也不能比你.

10:8 At the same time they are stupid and foolish, in the instruction of idols, it is wood.
他們盡都是畜類, 是愚昧的. 偶像的訓誨算甚麼呢? 偶像不過是木頭.

10:9 Silver beaten from Tarshish is brought, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the craftsman and the hands of the goldsmith. Blue and purple are their clothing, all of them are the work of skillful people.
有銀子打成片, 是從他施帶來的, 並有從烏法來的金子, 都是匠人和銀匠的手工, 又有藍色紫色料的衣服, 都是巧匠的工作.

10:10 But Yahweh is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king. Because of his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his anger.
惟耶和華是真神, 是活神, 是永遠的王. 他一發怒, 大地震動; 他一惱恨, 列國都擔當不起.

10:11 “Thus you shall say to them, ‘Gods who did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under these heavens.
(你們要對他們如此說: 不是那創造天地的神, 必從地上從天下被除滅! )

10:12 He is the maker of the earth by his power, who created the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out heaven.
耶和華用能力創造大地, 用智慧建立世界, 用聰明鋪張穹蒼.

10:13 When he utters his voice there is a noise of water in the heavens, and he causes the mist to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he causes the wind to go out from his storehouses.
他一發聲, 空中便有多水激動; 他使雲霧從地極上騰; 他造電隨雨而閃, 從他府庫中帶出風來.

10:14 Everyone is stupid, without knowledge, every goldsmith is ashamed by his divine image, for his cast image is an illusion, and there is no breath in them.
各人都成了畜類, 毫無知識; 各銀匠都因他雕刻的偶像羞愧. 他所鑄的偶像本是虛假的, 其中並無氣息,

10:15 They are vanity, a work of mockery, at the time of their punishment, they will perish.
都是虛無的, 是迷惑人的工作; 到追討的時候必被除滅.

10:16 The portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the creator of everything, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance, Yahweh of hosts is his name.
雅各的分不像這些, 因他是造作萬有的主. 以色列也是他產業的支派, 萬軍之耶和華是他的名.

10:17 Gather your bundle from the ground, you who live under the siege.’ ”
受圍困的人哪, 當收拾你的財物, 從國中帶出去.

10:18 For thus says Yahweh, “Look, I am about to sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and I will bring distress to them, so that they may feel it.”
因為耶和華如此說: 這時候, 我必將此地的居民, 好像用機弦甩出去, 又必加害在他們身上, 使他們覺悟.

10:19 Woe to me, because of my wound. My wound is incurable. But I said, “Surely this is my sickness, and I must bear it.”
民說: 禍哉! 我受損傷; 我的傷痕極其重大. 我卻說: 這真是我的痛苦, 必須忍受.

10:20 My tent is devastated, and all my tent cords are torn. My children have gone out from me, and they are not. There is no one who pitches my tent again, or one who puts up my tent curtains.
我的帳棚毀壞; 我的繩索折斷. 我的兒女離我出去, 沒有了. 無人再支搭我的帳棚, 掛起我的幔子.

10:21 For the shepherds have become stupid, they do not seek Yahweh. Therefore they do not have insight, and all of their flock are scattered.
因為牧人都成為畜類, 沒有求問耶和華, 所以不得順利; 他們的羊群也都分散.

10:22 Listen, news: Look, it is coming, a great roar from the land of the north, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a lair of jackals.
有風聲! 看哪, 敵人來了! 有大擾亂從北方出來, 要使猶大城邑變為荒涼, 成為野狗的住處.

10:23 I know, O Yahweh, that to the human is not his own way, nor to a person is the walking and the directing of his own step.
耶和華啊, 我曉得人的道路不由自己, 行路的人也不能定自己的腳步.

10:24 Chastise me, O Yahweh, but in moderation, not in your anger, lest you eradicate me.
耶和華啊, 求你從寬懲治我, 不要在你的怒中懲治我, 恐怕使我歸於無有.

10:25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not know you, and on the peoples that do not call on your name, for they have devoured Jacob, they have devoured and consumed him, and they have caused his settlement to be desolate.
願你將忿怒傾在不認識你的列國中, 和不求告你名的各族上; 因為他們吞了雅各, 不但吞了, 而且滅絕, 把他的住處變為荒場.

Jeremiah - Chapter 11

11:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

11:2 “Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
“當聽這約的話, 告訴猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民,

11:3 and say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: “The man is cursed who does not obey the words of this covenant,
對他們說, 耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 不聽從這約之話的人必受咒詛.

11:4 which I commanded your ancestors in the day of my bringing them from the land of Egypt, from the furnace of iron, saying, ‘Listen to my voice and do according to all that I command you, so will you be my people, and I will be your God.’
這約是我將你們列祖從埃及地領出來,脫離鐵爐的那日所吩咐他們的, 說: ‘你們要聽從我的話, 照我一切所吩咐的去行. ’這樣, 你們就作我的子民, 我也作你們的神;

11:5 in order to keep the oath that I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.” ’ ” Then I answered and said, “Let it be so, O Yahweh.”
我好堅定向你們列祖所起的誓, 給他們流奶與蜜之地, 正如今日一樣. ”我就回答說: “耶和華啊, 阿們! ”

11:6 And Yahweh said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Hear the words of this covenant and do them,
耶和華對我說: “你要在猶大城邑中和耶路撒冷街市上, 宣告這一切話說: 你們當聽從遵行這約的話.

11:7 for I solemnly admonished your ancestors in the day of my leading them out from the land of Egypt and up to this day, admonishing persistently, saying, “Obey my voice.”
因為我將你們列祖從埃及地領出來的那日, 直到今日, 都是從早起來, 切切誥誡他們說: ‘你們當聽從我的話. ’

11:8 But they did not obey and they did not incline their ear. Instead each one walked in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore, I brought on them all the words of this covenant which I commanded them to do, and they did not do it.’ ”
他們卻不聽從, 不側耳而聽, 竟隨從自己頑梗的惡心去行. 所以我使這約中一切咒詛的話臨到他們身上; 這約是我吩咐他們行的, 他們卻不去行. ”

11:9 And Yahweh said to me, “A conspiracy is found among the people of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
耶和華對我說: “在猶大人和耶路撒冷居民中有同謀背叛的事.

11:10 They have turned back to the iniquities of their former ancestors, who refused to obey my words, and they have gone after other gods, to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant that I made with their ancestors.”
他們轉去效法他們的先祖, 不肯聽我的話, 犯罪作孽, 又隨從別神, 事奉它. 以色列家和猶大家背了我與他們列祖所立的約. ”

11:11 Therefore thus says Yahweh, “I am about to bring on them disaster from which they will not be able to escape. Though they cry out to me, yet I will not listen to them.
所以耶和華如此說: “我必使災禍臨到他們, 是他們不能逃脫的. 他們必向我哀求, 我卻不聽.

11:12 Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they are making smoke offerings, but they will certainly not save them in the time of their trouble.
那時, 猶大城邑的人和耶路撒冷的居民要去哀求他們燒香所供奉的神; 只是遭難的時候, 這些神毫不拯救他們.

11:13 For the number of your towns are your gods, O Judah, and the number of the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to the shameful things, to make smoke offerings to Baal.
猶大啊, 你神的數目與你城的數目相等; 你為那可恥的巴力所築燒香的壇也與耶路撒冷街道的數目相等.

11:14 Therefore you must not pray for this people, and you must not lift up for them a cry of entreaty, or a prayer, for I will not listen in the time of their calling to me, in the time of their trouble.
“所以你不要為這百姓祈禱, 不要為他們呼求禱告; 因為他們遭難向我哀求的時候, 我必不應允.

11:15 What rights has my beloved in my house when she has done many wicked things? Can the flesh of holiness pass over you? For you engage in your wickedness, then you exult.
我所親愛的, 既行許多淫亂, 聖肉也離了你, 你在我殿中做甚麼呢? 你作惡就喜樂.

11:16 Yahweh called your name, ‘A leafy olive tree, beautiful with fine fruit.’ With the sound of a great storm he will set fire to it, and its branches will be good for nothing.
從前耶和華給你起名叫青橄欖樹, 又華美又結好果子; 如今他用鬨嚷之聲, 點火在其上, 枝子也被折斷.

11:17 And Yahweh of hosts, the one who planted you, has spoken evil against you, because of the evil of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, that they have done to themselves, to provoke me to anger by making smoke offerings to Baal.”
原來栽培你的萬軍之耶和華已經說, 要降禍攻擊你, 是因以色列家和猶大家行惡, 向巴力燒香, 惹我發怒, 是自作自受. ”

11:18 Moreover, Yahweh let it be made known to me, and I knew. Then you showed me their deeds.
耶和華指示我, 我就知道; 你將他們所行的給我指明.

11:19 And I was like a gentle ram-lamb that is brought to slaughter, and I did not know that they planned plans against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will no longer be remembered.”
我卻像柔順的羊羔被牽到宰殺之地; 我並不知道他們設計謀害我, 說: 我們把樹連果子都滅了吧! 將他從活人之地剪除, 使他的名不再被紀念.

11:20 But O Yahweh of hosts, who judges in righteousness, who tests the inmost being, and the mind, let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have revealed my legal case.
按公義判斷,察驗人肺腑心腸的萬軍之耶和華啊, 我卻要見你在他們身上報仇, 因我將我的案件向你稟明了.

11:21 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the people of Anathoth who seek your life, saying, “You shall not prophesy in the name of Yahweh or you will die by our hand.”
所以, 耶和華論到尋索你命的亞拿突人如此說: “他們說: 你不要奉耶和華的名說預言, 免得你死在我們手中.

11:22 Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Look, I am about to punish them. The young men will die by the sword. Their sons and their daughters will die by the famine.
所以萬軍之耶和華如此說: 看哪, 我必刑罰他們; 他們的少年人必被刀劍殺死, 他們的兒女必因饑荒滅亡,

11:23 And a remnant will not be left for them, for I will bring disaster to the people of Anathoth, the year of their punishment.”
並且沒有餘剩的人留給他們; 因為在追討之年, 我必使災禍臨到亞拿突人. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 12

12:1 You will be in the right, O Yahweh, when I complain to you. Even so, let me speak my claims with you. Why does the way of the wicked succeed? All those who deal treacherously with treachery are at ease.
耶和華啊, 我與你爭辯的時候, 你顯為義; 但有一件, 我還要與你理論: 惡人的道路為何亨通呢? 大行詭詐的為何得安逸呢?

12:2 Not only do you plant them, they take root. They grow, but also they produce fruit. You are near in their mouths, but far from their inmost beings.
你栽培了他們, 他們也扎了根, 長大, 而且結果. 他們的口是與你相近, 心卻與你遠離.

12:3 But you, O Yahweh, you know me, you see me, and you test that my heart is with you. Tear them apart like sheep for the slaughtering, and set them apart for the day of slaughter.
耶和華啊, 你曉得我, 看見我, 察驗我向你是怎樣的心. 求你將他們拉出來, 好像將宰的羊, 叫他們等候殺戮的日子.

12:4 How long will the land mourn, and the vegetation of every field dry up, because of the wickedness of those who live in it? The animals and the birds are swept away, because they have said, “He does not see our future.”
這地悲哀, 通國的青草枯乾, 要到幾時呢? 因其上居民的惡行, 牲畜和飛鳥都滅絕了. 他們曾說: 他看不見我們的結局.

12:5 “If you run with foot soldiers and they have made you weary, then how will you compete with horses? If you have fallen in a peaceful land, then how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?
耶和華說: 你若與步行的人同跑, 尚且覺累, 怎能與馬賽跑呢? 你在平安之地, 雖然安穩, 在約旦河邊的叢林要怎樣行呢?

12:6 For even your relatives, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you, even they call loudly after you. You must not trust in them, though they speak kindly to you.
因為連你弟兄和你父家都用奸詐待你. 他們也在你後邊大聲喊叫, 雖向你說好話, 你也不要信他們.

12:7 I have forsaken my house, I have abandoned my inheritance. I have given the beloved one of my heart into the hand of her enemies.
我離了我的殿宇, 撇棄我的產業, 將我心裡所親愛的交在她仇敵的手中.

12:8 My inheritance has become to me like a lion in the forest. She has lifted up against me her voice; therefore I hate her.
我的產業向我如林中的獅子, 她發聲攻擊我, 因此我恨惡她.

12:9 The lair of the hyena is my inheritance to me, the birds of prey are all around her. Go, gather all of the animals of the field, bring them to come and devour.
我的產業向我豈如斑點的鷙鳥呢? 鷙鳥豈在她四圍攻擊她呢? 你們要去聚集田野的百獸, 帶來吞吃吧!

12:10 Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trampled down my plot of land. They have made my pleasant field like the desert of desolation.
許多牧人毀壞我的葡萄園, 踐踏我的分, 使我美好的分變為荒涼的曠野.

12:11 They have made it a desolation. Desolate, it mourns to me. All the land is made desolate, but there is no person taking it to heart.
他們使地荒涼; 地既荒涼, 便向我悲哀. 全地荒涼, 因無人介意.

12:12 Upon all the barren heights in the desert destroyers have come, for the sword of Yahweh devours, from one end of the land to the other end of the land, there is no peace for all flesh.
滅命的都來到曠野中一切淨光的高處; 耶和華的刀從地這邊直到地那邊盡行殺滅. 凡有血氣的都不得平安.

12:13 They have sown wheat and they have reaped thorns. They are exhausted, they do not profit. And they will be ashamed of your produce, because of the burning anger of Yahweh.”
他們種的是麥子, 收的是荊棘; 勞勞苦苦卻毫無益處. 因耶和華的烈怒, 你們必為自己的土產羞愧.

12:14 Thus says Yahweh concerning all of the evil neighbors who touch the inheritance that I gave as an inheritance to my people Israel: “Look, I am about to drive them out from their land, and the house of Judah I will drive out from among them.
耶和華如此說: “一切惡鄰, 就是佔據我使百姓以色列所承受產業的, 我要將他們拔出本地, 又要將猶大家從他們中間拔出來.

12:15 And then after my driving them out, I will once again have compassion on them, and I will bring them back, each one to his inheritance, and each one to his land.
我拔出他們以後, 我必轉過來憐憫他們, 把他們再帶回來, 各歸本業, 各歸故土.

12:16 And then, if they diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘as Yahweh lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will live in the midst of my people.
他們若殷勤學習我百姓的道, 指著我的名起誓說: ‘我指著永生的耶和華起誓’, 正如他們從前教我百姓指著巴力起誓, 他們就必建立在我百姓中間.

12:17 But if they do not listen, then I will completely uproot and destroy that nation.” declares Yahweh.
他們若是不聽, 我必拔出那國, 拔出而且毀滅. 這是耶和華說的. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 13

13:1 Thus Yahweh said to me: “Go and buy for yourself a loincloth of linen and put it on your loins, but you must not place it in water.”
耶和華對我如此說: “你去買一根麻布帶子束腰, 不可放在水中. ”

13:2 So I bought the loincloth according to the word of Yahweh and I put it on my loins.
我就照著耶和華的話, 買了一根帶子束腰.

13:3 Now the word of Yahweh came to me a second time, saying,
耶和華的話第二次臨到我說:

13:4 “Take the loincloth that you bought, that is on your loins, and stand up, go to the Euphrates and hide it there in the cleft of the rock.”
“要拿著你所買的腰帶, 就是你腰上的帶子, 起來往幼發拉底河去, 將腰帶藏在那裡的磐石穴中. ”

13:5 So I went and hid it by the Euphrates just as Yahweh had commanded me.
我就去, 照著耶和華所吩咐我的, 將腰帶藏在幼發拉底河邊.

13:6 And then, after a long time, then Yahweh said to me, “Stand up, go to the Euphrates and take from there the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”
過了多日, 耶和華對我說: “你起來往幼發拉底河去, 將我吩咐你藏在那裡的腰帶取出來. ”

13:7 Then I went to the Euphrates and I dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it, and look, the loincloth was ruined; it was not good for anything.
我就往幼發拉底河去, 將腰帶從我所藏的地方刨出來, 見腰帶已經變壞, 毫無用了.

13:8 And then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

13:9 “Thus says Yahweh: ‘So I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
“耶和華如此說: 我必照樣敗壞猶大的驕傲和耶路撒冷的大驕傲.

13:10 This evil people, who refuse to listen to my words, who go in the stubbornness of their hearts, and have gone after other gods, to serve them, and to bow in worship to them, let them be like this loincloth which is not good for anything.
這惡民不肯聽我的話, 按自己頑梗的心而行, 隨從別神, 事奉敬拜, 他們也必像這腰帶變為無用. ”

13:11 For as the loincloth clings to the loins of a person, so I caused to cling to me all the house of Israel and all the house of Judah,’ declares Yahweh, ‘to be for me a people, and a name, and a praise, and a glory, but they would not listen.’
耶和華說: “腰帶怎樣緊貼人腰, 照樣, 我也使以色列全家和猶大全家緊貼我, 好叫他們屬我為子民, 使我得名聲, 得頌讚, 得榮耀; 他們卻不肯聽. ”

13:12 “Therefore, you shall say to them this word, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: “Every jar must be filled with wine.” ’ And they will say to you, ‘Do we not certainly know that every jar should be filled with wine?’
“所以你要對他們說: ‘耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 各罈都要盛滿了酒. ’他們必對你說: ‘我們豈不確知各罈都要盛滿了酒呢? ’

13:13 Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Look, I am about to fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings who sit on David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with drunkenness.
你就要對他們說: ‘耶和華如此說: 我必使這地的一切居民, 就是坐大衛寶座的君王和祭司, 與先知, 並耶路撒冷的一切居民, 都酩酊大醉. ’”

13:14 And I will smash them, each one against his brother, and the fathers and the sons together,” declares Yahweh. “I will not have compassion, and I will not take pity, and I will not show compassion from destroying them.” ’ ”
耶和華說: “我要使他們彼此相碰, 就是父與子彼此相碰; 我必不可憐, 不顧惜, 不憐憫, 以致滅絕他們. ”

13:15 Listen, and pay attention, you must not be haughty, for Yahweh has spoken.
你們當聽, 當側耳而聽. 不要驕傲, 因為耶和華已經說了.

13:16 Give glory to Yahweh your God before he brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the mountains at twilight. And you will hope for light, but he makes it as gloom, he makes it as thick darkness.
耶和華─你們的神未使黑暗來到, 你們的腳未在昏暗山上絆跌之先, 當將榮耀歸給他; 免得你們盼望光明, 他使光明變為死蔭, 成為幽暗.

13:17 But if you will not listen to it, my inner self will weep in secret places, because of the presence of your pride. And my eyes will weep bitterly, and they will melt in tears, because the flock of Yahweh has been taken captive.
你們若不聽這話, 我必因你們的驕傲在暗地哭泣; 我眼必痛哭流淚, 因為耶和華的群眾被擄去了.

13:18 “Say to the king and to the queen mother, ‘Take a lower seat, for your beautiful crown has come down from your head.’
你要對君王和太后說: 你們當自卑, 坐在下邊; 因你們的頭巾, 就是你們的華冠, 已經脫落了.

13:19 The towns of the Negev are shut up, and there is no one who opens them. All of Judah is deported; it is deported in completeness.
南方的城盡都關閉, 無人開放; 猶大全被擄掠, 且擄掠淨盡.

13:20 Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your magnificent flock?
你們要舉目觀看從北方來的人. 先前賜給你的群眾, 就是你佳美的群眾, 如今在哪裡呢?

13:21 What will you say when he sets over you— and you have taught them—allies as head over you? Will not labor pains take hold of you, like a woman giving birth?
耶和華立你自己所交的朋友為首, 轄制你, 那時你還有甚麼話說呢? 痛苦豈不將你抓住像產難的婦人嗎?

13:22 And if you say in your heart, ‘Why have these things happened to me?’ Because of the greatness of your iniquity your skirts are uncovered; your heels have endured violence.
你若心裡說: 這一切事為何臨到我呢? 你的衣襟揭起, 你的腳跟受傷, 是因你的罪孽甚多.

13:23 Can a Cushite change his skin, or a leopard his spots? Then you also will be able to do good, who are accustomed to doing evil.
古實人豈能改變皮膚呢? 豹豈能改變斑點呢? 若能, 你們這習慣行惡的便能行善了.

13:24 And I will scatter them like stubble scattered by the wind of the desert.
所以我必用曠野的風吹散他們, 像吹過的碎秸一樣.

13:25 This is your lot, the portion of your measure from me,” declares Yahweh, “because you have forgotten me, and you have trusted in the lie.
耶和華說: 這是你所當得的, 是我量給你的分; 因為你忘記我, 倚靠虛假(或譯: 偶像).

13:26 So in turn I will bare your skirts over your face, and your shame will become visible.
所以我要揭起你的衣襟, 蒙在你臉上, 顯出你的醜陋.

13:27 Your adulteries, and your neighings, the shameful behavior of your fornications on the hills in the countryside, I have seen your abominations. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you continue to be unclean?”
你那些可憎惡之事─就是在田野的山上行姦淫, 發嘶聲, 做淫亂的事─我都看見了. 耶路撒冷啊, 你有禍了! 你不肯潔淨, 還要到幾時呢?

Jeremiah - Chapter 14

14:1 That which came as the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah concerning the matter of the severe drought.
耶和華論到乾旱之災的話臨到耶利米:

14:2 “Judah mourns, and her gates languish, they are in mourning on the ground, and the cry of lament of Jerusalem goes up.
猶大悲哀, 城門衰敗. 眾人披上黑衣坐在地上; 耶路撒冷的哀聲上達.

14:3 And their nobles send their servants for water. They come to the pits, they find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They are ashamed, and they are confounded, and they cover their heads.
他們的貴冑打發家僮打水; 他們來到水池, 見沒有水, 就拿著空器皿, 蒙羞慚愧, 抱頭而回.

14:4 Because of the ground, which is cracked because there was no rain on the ground. The farmers are ashamed, they cover their heads.
耕地的也蒙羞抱頭; 因為無雨降在地上, 地都乾裂.

14:5 For even the doe in the field gives birth and forsakes her young, because there is no green growth.
田野的母鹿生下小鹿, 就撇棄, 因為無草.

14:6 And wild asses stand on the barren heights, they gasp for breath like the jackals. Their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.”
野驢站在淨光的高處, 喘氣好像野狗; 因為無草, 眼目失明.

14:7 Although our iniquities testify against us, O Yahweh, act for the sake of your name. Yes, our apostasies are many; we have sinned against you.
耶和華啊, 我們的罪孽雖然作見證告我們, 還求你為你名的緣故行事. 我們本是多次背道, 得罪了你.

14:8 You are the hope of Israel, its savior in time of distress. Why should you be like an alien in the land, or like a traveler who spreads out his tent to spend the night?
以色列所盼望,在患難時作他救主的啊, 你為何在這地像寄居的, 又像行路的只住一宵呢?

14:9 Why should you be like a confused man, like a warrior who is not able to help? Yet you are in our midst, O Yahweh, and your name is called upon us. You must not leave us!
你為何像受驚的人, 像不能救人的勇士呢? 耶和華啊, 你仍在我們中間; 我們也稱為你名下的人, 求你不要離開我們.

14:10 Thus says Yahweh concerning this people: “They have loved so much to wander, they have not spared their feet. Therefore Yahweh is not favorable to them, now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.”
耶和華對這百姓如此說: 這百姓喜愛妄行(原文是飄流), 不禁止腳步, 所以耶和華不悅納他們. 現今要記念他們的罪孽, 追討他們的罪惡.

14:11 So Yahweh said to me, “You must not pray for this people, for their happiness.
耶和華又對我說: “不要為這百姓祈禱求好處.

14:12 Although they fast, I am not listening to their cry of entreaty. And although they present burnt offering and grain offering, I am not favorable to them. But by the sword, and by the famine, and by the plague, I am about to destroy them.”
他們禁食的時候, 我不聽他們的呼求; 他們獻燔祭和素祭, 我也不悅納; 我卻要用刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫滅絕他們. ”

14:13 Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh, look, the prophets are saying to them, ‘You will not see the sword, and famine will not be yours, but reliable peace I will give to you in this place.’ ”
我就說: “唉! 主耶和華啊, 那些先知常對他們說: ‘你們必不看見刀劍, 也不遭遇饑荒; 耶和華要在這地方賜你們長久的平安. ’”

14:14 And Yahweh said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them, and I have not commanded them, and I have not spoken to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, and a divination, worthless, and the deceitfulness of their minds.”
耶和華對我說: “那些先知託我的名說假預言, 我並沒有打發他們, 沒有吩咐他們, 也沒有對他們說話; 他們向你們預言的, 乃是虛假的異象和占卜, 並虛無的事, 以及本心的詭詐.

14:15 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who prophecy in my name though I have not sent them, yet they are saying, “Sword and famine will not be in this land.” “By the sword and by the famine those prophets will perish.
所以耶和華如此說: 論到託我名說預言的那些先知, 我並沒有打發他們; 他們還說這地不能有刀劍饑荒, 其實那些先知必被刀劍饑荒滅絕.

14:16 And the people to whom they are prophesying will be cast out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword. And there will be no one who buries them, their wives, or their sons, or their daughters. And I will pour out on them their wickedness.
聽他們說預言的百姓必因饑荒刀劍拋在耶路撒冷的街道上, 無人葬埋. 他們連妻子帶兒女, 都是如此. 我必將他們的惡倒在他們身上(或譯: 我必使他們罪惡的報應臨到他們身上). ”

14:17 “And you shall say to them this word, ‘Let my eyes melt with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for with a great wound the virgin daughter of my people is broken, with a very incurable wound.
你要將這話對他們說: 願我眼淚汪汪, 晝夜不息, 因為我百姓(原文是民的處女)受了裂口破壞的大傷.

14:18 If I go out into the field, then look, those slain by the sword. And if I enter the city, then look, the sickness of the famine. For both prophet and priest wander around through the land, they do not know what is going on.’ ”
我若出往田間, 就見有被刀殺的; 我若進入城內, 就見有因饑荒患病的; 連先知帶祭司在國中往來, 也是毫無知識(或譯: 不知怎樣才好).

14:19 Have you completely rejected Judah? Or has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us so that there is no healing for us? We hope for peace, but there is no good, and for a time of healing, but look, there is terror.
你全然棄掉猶大嗎? 你心厭惡錫安嗎? 為何擊打我們, 以致無法醫治呢? 我們指望平安, 卻得不著好處; 指望痊癒, 不料, 受了驚惶.

14:20 We know, O Yahweh, our wickedness, the iniquity of our ancestors, for we have sinned against you.
耶和華啊, 我們承認自己的罪惡, 和我們列祖的罪孽, 因我們得罪了你.

14:21 You must not spurn us for the sake of your name, you must not dishonor your glorious throne. Remember us! You must not break your covenant with us.
求你為你名的緣故, 不厭惡我們, 不辱沒你榮耀的寶座. 求你追念, 不要背了與我們所立的約.

14:22 Are there any among the idols of the nation who cause rain to pour? Or can the heavens give showers? Is it not you, O Yahweh our God? Therefore, we hope in you, for you do all these things.
外邦人虛無的神中有能降雨的嗎? 天能自降甘霖嗎? 耶和華─我們的神啊, 能如此的不是你嗎? 所以, 我們仍要等候你, 因為這一切都是你所造的.

Jeremiah - Chapter 15

15:1 Then Yahweh said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me, my heart would not be to this people. Send them away from my sight, and let them go out.
耶和華對我說: “雖有摩西和撒母耳站在我面前代求, 我的心也不顧惜這百姓. 你將他們從我眼前趕出, 叫他們去吧!

15:2 And then if they say to you, ‘Where shall we go?’ Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Those who are destined for the plague, to the plague, and those who are destined for the sword, to the sword, and those who are destined for the famine, to the famine, and those who are destined for the captivity, to the captivity.” ’
他們問你說: ‘我們往哪裡去呢? ’你便告訴他們, 耶和華如此說: 定為死亡的, 必致死亡; 定為刀殺的, 必交刀殺; 定為饑荒的, 必遭饑荒; 定為擄掠的, 必被擄掠. ”

15:3 “And I will summon over them four types of calamity,” declares Yahweh, “the sword to kill, and the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and the wild animals of the earth to devour and to destroy.
耶和華說: “我命定四樣害他們, 就是刀劍殺戮,狗類撕裂,空中的飛鳥, 和地上的野獸吞吃毀滅;

15:4 And I will make them a terror to all of the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, because of what he did in Jerusalem.
又必使他們在天下萬國中拋來拋去, 都因猶大王希西家的兒子瑪拿西在耶路撒冷所行的事. ”

15:5 “For who will have compassion on you, O Jerusalem, or who will show sympathy to you, or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?
耶路撒冷啊, 誰可憐你呢? 誰為你悲傷呢? 誰轉身問你的安呢?

15:6 You have forsaken me,” declares Yahweh. “You go backward, so I have stretched my hand against you, and I have destroyed you. I am tired of becoming remorseful.
耶和華說: 你棄絕了我, 轉身退後; 因此我伸手攻擊你, 毀壞你. 我後悔甚不耐煩.

15:7 And I have winnowed them with a winnowing fork in the gates of the land. I am bereaved. I have destroyed my people. They did not turn back from their ways.
我在境內各城門口(或譯: 我在這地邊界的關口), 用簸箕簸了我的百姓, 使他們喪掉兒女. 我毀滅他們, 他們仍不轉離所行的道.

15:8 Their widows will be more numerous before me than the sand of the seas. I have brought to them, against the mothers of young men, a destroyer at noon. I will suddenly drop on her anguish and horror.
他們的寡婦在我面前比海沙更多; 我使滅命的午間來, 攻擊少年人的母親, 使痛苦驚嚇忽然臨到她身上.

15:9 She who gave birth to seven has withered away. She gasps her breath. Her sun set while still day. She has been put to shame and disgraced. And the remainder of them I will give to the sword before their enemies,” declares Yahweh.
生過七子的婦人力衰氣絕; 尚在白晝, 日頭忽落; 她抱愧蒙羞. 其餘的人, 我必在他們敵人跟前, 交與刀劍. 這是耶和華說的.

15:10 Woe to me, O my mother, that you gave birth to me, a man of contention and quarreling to the whole land. I have not lent out and I have not borrowed. All of them are cursing me.
我的母親哪, 我有禍了! 因你生我作為遍地相爭相競的人. 我素來沒有借貸與人, 人也沒有借貸與我, 人人卻都咒罵我.

15:11 Yahweh said, “Surely I will set you free to be good for you, surely I will cause the enemy to intercede with you in a time of trouble, and in a time of distress.
耶和華說: “我必要堅固你, 使你得好處. 災禍苦難臨到的時候, 我必要使仇敵央求你.

15:12 Can anyone break iron, iron from the north, or bronze?
(人豈能將銅與鐵, 就是北方的鐵折斷呢? )

15:13 I will give your wealth and your treasures as plunder without price, even because of all your sins, and throughout all your territories.
“我必因你在四境之內所犯的一切罪, 把你的貨物財寶當掠物, 白白地交給仇敵.

15:14 And I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, for a fire will kindle in my anger. Upon you it will be kindled.”
我也必使仇敵帶這掠物到你所不認識的地去, 因我怒中起的火要將你們焚燒. ”

15:15 You who know, O Yahweh, remember me, and attend to me, and take revenge for me against my persecutors in your forbearance. You must take me away. Know that I am carrying disgrace because of you.
耶和華啊, 你是知道的; 求你記念我, 眷顧我, 向逼迫我的人為我報仇; 不要向他們忍怒取我的命, 要知道我為你的緣故受了凌辱.

15:16 Your words were found and I ate them, and your words became to me as jubilation, even as the joy of my heart, for your name is called on me, O Yahweh God of hosts.
耶和華─萬軍之神啊, 我得著你的言語就當食物吃了; 你的言語是我心中的歡喜快樂, 因我是稱為你名下的人.

15:17 I sat not in the assembly of jokers, nor did I exult. Because of the presence of your hand I sat alone, for you filled me with indignation.
我沒有坐在宴樂人的會中, 也沒有歡樂; 我因你的感動(原文是手)獨自靜坐, 因你使我滿心憤恨.

15:18 Why is my pain endless, and my wound incurable? It refuses to become healed. Truly you are to me like a deceitful brook, waters that are not trustworthy.
我的痛苦為何長久不止呢? 我的傷痕為何無法醫治,不能痊癒呢? 難道你待我有詭詐, 像流乾的河道嗎?

15:19 Therefore thus says Yahweh, “If you turn back, then I will take you back. You will stand before me. And if you utter what is precious and not what is worthless, you will be as my mouth. They will turn back to you, and you will not turn back to them.
耶和華如此說: 你若歸回, 我就將你再帶來, 使你站在我面前; 你若將寶貴的和下賤的分別出來, 你就可以當作我的口. 他們必歸向你, 你卻不可歸向他們.

15:20 And I will make you to this people a wall of fortified bronze, and they will fight against you, but they will not prevail over you, for I am with you, to save you, and to deliver you,” declares Yahweh.
我必使你向這百姓成為堅固的銅牆; 他們必攻擊你, 卻不能勝你; 因我與你同在, 要拯救你, 搭救你. 這是耶和華說的.

15:21 “And I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you from the hand of the tyrant.”
我必搭救你脫離惡人的手, 救贖你脫離強暴人的手.

Jeremiah - Chapter 16

16:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

16:2 “You shall not take for yourself a wife, there shall not be for you sons and daughters in this place.”
“你在這地方不可娶妻, 生兒養女.

16:3 For thus says Yahweh concerning the sons and concerning the daughters born in this place, and concerning their mothers who gave birth to them, and concerning their fathers who fathered them in this land:
因為論到在這地方所生的兒女, 又論到在這國中生養他們的父母, 耶和華如此說:

16:4 “They will die by diseases, they will not be mourned, and they will not be buried. They will be as dung on the face of the earth. And they will perish by the sword and they will perish by the famine. And their dead bodies will become food for the birds of the air, and for the wild animals of the earth.”
他們必死得甚苦, 無人哀哭, 必不得葬埋, 必在地上像糞土, 必被刀劍和饑荒滅絕; 他們的屍首必給空中的飛鳥和地上的野獸作食物. ”

16:5 For thus says Yahweh, “You must not enter the house of the funeral meal, and you must not go to lament, and you must not show sympathy for them, for I have taken away my peace from this people,” declares Yahweh, “the loyal love and the compassion.
耶和華如此說: “不要進入喪家, 不要去哀哭, 也不要為他們悲傷, 因我已將我的平安,慈愛,憐憫從這百姓奪去了. 這是耶和華說的.

16:6 Both the great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried, and they will not mourn for them, and no one will cut himself with a blade, and no one will shave himself for them.
連大帶小, 都必在這地死亡, 不得葬埋. 人必不為他們哀哭, 不用刀劃身, 也不使頭光禿.

16:7 And they will not break bread for the mourning ceremony for them, to comfort him because of the dead. And they will not give drink to them, the cup of desolation, for their fathers, or for their mothers.
他們有喪事, 人必不為他們擘餅, 因死人安慰他們; 他們喪父喪母, 人也不給他們一杯酒安慰他們.

16:8 And you shall not enter the house of the banquet, to sit with them, to eat and drink.”
你不可進入宴樂的家, 與他們同坐吃喝.

16:9 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Look, I am about to cause to disappear from this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of jubilation, and the voice of joy, and the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
因為萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 你們還活著的日子在你們眼前, 我必使歡喜和快樂的聲音, 新郎和新婦的聲音, 從這地方止息了.

16:10 And then when you tell this people all these words and they ask you, ‘Why has Yahweh pronounced against us all this great evil, and what is our iniquity, and what is our sin that we have sinned against Yahweh our God?’
“你將這一切的話指示這百姓. 他們問你說: ‘耶和華為甚麼說, 要降這大災禍攻擊我們呢? 我們有甚麼罪孽呢? 我們向耶和華─我們的神犯了甚麼罪呢? ’

16:11 Then you shall say to them, ‘Because your ancestors have forsaken me,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and they have gone after other gods, and they have served them, and they have bowed down in worship to them, and they have forsaken me, and they have not kept my laws.
你就對他們說: ‘耶和華說: 因為你們列祖離棄我, 隨從別神, 事奉敬拜, 不遵守我的律法,

16:12 And you have behaved badly more than your ancestors, and look, you are going each one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, without listening to me.
而且你們行惡比你們列祖更甚; 因為各人隨從自己頑梗的惡心行事, 甚至不聽從我,

16:13 So I will throw you from this land to the land that you have not known, you or your ancestors, and there you will serve other gods day and night, for I will not show you favor.
所以我必將你們從這地趕出, 直趕到你們和你們列祖素不認識的地. 你們在那裡必晝夜事奉別神, 因為我必不向你們施恩. ’

16:14 Therefore look, days are coming,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and it will no longer be said, “As Yahweh lives, who led up the Israelites from the land of Egypt,”
耶和華說: “日子將到, 人必不再指著那領以色列人從埃及地上來之永生的耶和華起誓,

16:15 but only “As Yahweh lives, who led up the Israelites from the land of the north, and from all the lands where he had driven them,” for I will bring them back to their ground that I gave to their ancestors.
卻要指著那領以色列人從北方之地, 並趕他們到的各國上來之永生的耶和華起誓, 並且我要領他們再入我從前賜給他們列祖之地. ”

16:16 Look, I am sending for many fishermen,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and they will fish them out, and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and from the clefts of the cliffs.
耶和華說: “我要召許多打魚的把以色列人打上來, 然後我要召許多打獵的, 從各山上,各岡上,各石穴中獵取他們.

16:17 For my eyes are on all their ways, they are not hidden from before me, and their iniquity is not concealed from before my eyes.
因我的眼目察看他們的一切行為; 他們不能在我面前遮掩, 他們的罪孽也不能在我眼前隱藏.

16:18 And I will first doubly repay their iniquity and their sin because of their profaning my land with the dead bodies of their abhorrences, and with their abominations they have filled up my inheritance.’ ”
我先要加倍報應他們的罪孽和罪惡; 因為他們用可憎之屍玷污我的地土, 又用可厭之物充滿我的產業. ”

16:19 O Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our ancestors have inherited only lies, vanity, and there is no profit in them.
耶和華啊, 你是我的力量, 是我的保障; 在苦難之日是我的避難所. 列國人必從地極來到你這裡, 說: 我們列祖所承受的, 不過是虛假, 是虛空無益之物.

16:20 Can a human make for himself gods? Yet they are not gods!”
人豈可為自己製造神呢? 其實這不是神.

16:21 “Therefore look, I am about to let them know, this time I am going to let them know my power and my might, and they will know that my name is Yahweh.”
耶和華說: “我要使他們知道, 就是這一次使他們知道我的手和我的能力. 他們就知道我的名是耶和華了. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 17

17:1 “The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of their altars.
猶大的罪是用鐵筆,用金鋼鑽記錄的, 銘刻在他們的心版上和壇角上.

17:2 As the remembering of their children, so is the remembering of their altars and their poles of Asherah worship beside the leafy trees on the high hills.
他們的兒女記念他們高岡上,青翠樹旁的壇和木偶.

17:3 O my mountain in the open country, I will give your wealth, all your treasures, for spoil, your high places, because of your sin, throughout all your territories.
我田野的山哪, 我必因你在四境之內所犯的罪, 把你的貨物,財寶, 並邱壇當掠物交給仇敵;

17:4 And you will let go your hand from your inheritance that I gave to you, and I will make you serve your enemies in the land that you do not know, for you kindled a fire in my anger, until eternity it will be kindled.”
並且你因自己的罪必失去我所賜給你的產業. 我也必使你在你所不認識的地上服事你的仇敵; 因為你使我怒中起火, 直燒到永遠.

17:5 Thus says Yahweh, “Cursed is the person who trusts in humankind and makes flesh his strength, and turns aside his heart from Yahweh.
耶和華如此說: 倚靠人血肉的膀臂, 心中離棄耶和華的, 那人有禍了!

17:6 And he will be like a juniper in the wilderness, and he will not see when good comes, and he will dwell in the parched places in the desert, in a land of salt flats, where no one lives.
因他必像沙漠的杜松, 不見福樂來到, 卻要住曠野乾旱之處, 無人居住的鹼地.

17:7 Blessed be the person who trusts in Yahweh, and Yahweh is his trust.
倚靠耶和華,以耶和華為可靠的, 那人有福了!

17:8 For he will be like a tree planted by water, and to the stream it sends its roots, and it will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves will be luxuriant, and in the year of drought it will not be anxious, and it will not cease from the bearing of fruit.
他必像樹栽於水旁, 在河邊扎根, 炎熱來到, 並不懼怕, 葉子仍必青翠, 在乾旱之年毫無掛慮, 而且結果不止.

17:9 The heart is deceitful more than anything else, and it is disastrous. Who can understand it?
人心比萬物都詭詐, 壞到極處, 誰能識透呢?

17:10 I, Yahweh, examine the mind, I test the heart, and give to each one according to his way, according to the fruit of his deeds.
我─耶和華是鑒察人心,試驗人肺腑的, 要照各人所行的和他做事的結果報應他.

17:11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay is one who amasses wealth without justice. In the middle of his days it will leave him, and at his end he will prove to be a fool.”
那不按正道得財的, 好像鷓鴣菢不是自己下的蛋; 到了中年, 那財都必離開他, 他終久成為愚頑人.

17:12 A lofty throne of glory from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
我們的聖所是榮耀的寶座, 從太初安置在高處.

17:13 O Yahweh, the hope of Israel, all those who forsake you will be put to shame, and those who turn aside from you in the earth will be recorded, for they have forsaken the fountain of living water, Yahweh.
耶和華─以色列的盼望啊, 凡離棄你的必致蒙羞. 耶和華說: 離開我的, 他們的名字必寫在土裡, 因為他們離棄我這活水的泉源.

17:14 Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed, save me, and I will be saved, for you are my praise.
耶和華啊, 求你醫治我, 我便痊癒, 拯救我, 我便得救; 因你是我所讚美的.

17:15 Look, they are saying to me, “Where is the word of Yahweh? Please let it come.”
他們對我說: 耶和華的話在哪裡呢? 叫這話應驗吧!

17:16 But I, I have not run away from being a shepherd who follows you, and I have not desired the disastrous day. You, you know the pronouncement of my lips, it was before your face.
至於我, 那跟從你作牧人的職分, 我並沒有急忙離棄, 也沒有想那災殃的日子; 這是你知道的. 我口中所出的言語都在你面前.

17:17 You must not become to me a terror, you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
不要使我因你驚恐; 當災禍的日子, 你是我的避難所.

17:18 Let my persecutors be put to shame, but as for me, do not let me be put to shame. Let them be dismayed, but as for me, do not let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of disaster, and with double destruction, destroy them.
願那些逼迫我的蒙羞, 卻不要使我蒙羞; 使他們驚惶, 卻不要使我驚惶; 使災禍的日子臨到他們, 以加倍的毀壞毀壞他們.

17:19 Thus said Yahweh to me, “Go, and you must stand in the People’s Gate through which the kings of Judah enter, and through which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.
耶和華對我如此說: “你去站在平民的門口, 就是猶大君王出入的門, 又站在耶路撒冷的各門口,

17:20 And you must say to them, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter through these gates.
對他們說: ‘你們這猶大君王和猶大眾人, 並耶路撒冷的一切居民, 凡從這些門進入的都當聽耶和華的話.

17:21 Thus says Yahweh, “Be on your guard for the sake of yourselves, that you must not carry a burden on the day of the Sabbath, and you must not bring it through the gates of Jerusalem.
耶和華如此說: 你們要謹慎, 不要在安息日擔甚麼擔子進入耶路撒冷的各門;

17:22 And you must not carry a burden from your houses on the day of the Sabbath, and you must not do any work. But you must declare holy the day of Sabbath, just as I commanded your ancestors.
也不要在安息日從家中擔出擔子去. 無論何工都不可做, 只要以安息日為聖日, 正如我所吩咐你們列祖的. ’

17:23 Yet they did not listen, and they did not incline their ear, and they hardened their neck so as to not hear, nor to receive discipline.
他們卻不聽從, 不側耳而聽, 竟硬著頸項不聽, 不受教訓. ”

17:24 “And it will happen, if you carefully listen to me,” declares Yahweh, “to bring no burden through the gates of this city on the day of the Sabbath, but to declare holy the day of Sabbath, not to do on it any work,
耶和華說: “你們若留意聽從我, 在安息日不擔甚麼擔子進入這城的各門, 只以安息日為聖日, 在那日無論何工都不做;

17:25 then kings and officials who sit on the throne of David will enter through the gates of this city riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their officials, the people of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.
那時就有坐大衛寶座的君王和首領, 他們與猶大人, 並耶路撒冷的居民, 或坐車, 或騎馬, 進入這城的各門, 而且這城必存到永遠.

17:26 And they will come from the towns of Judah, and from all around Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the Shephelah, and from the hill country, and from the Negev, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and grain offerings, and frankincense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of Yahweh.
也必有人從猶大城邑和耶路撒冷四圍的各處, 從便雅憫地,高原,山地, 並南地而來, 都帶燔祭,平安祭,素祭, 和乳香, 並感謝祭, 到耶和華的殿去.

17:27 But if you do not listen to me, to declare holy the day of the Sabbath, and to not carry a burden and enter through the gates of Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it will not be quenched.” ’ ”
你們若不聽從我, 不以安息日為聖日, 仍在安息日擔擔子, 進入耶路撒冷的各門, 我必在各門中點火; 這火也必燒毀耶路撒冷的宮殿, 不能熄滅. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 18

18:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

18:2 “Stand up and go down to the house of the potter, and there I will let you hear my words.”
“你起來, 下到窯匠的家裡去, 我在那裡要使你聽我的話. ”

18:3 So I went down to the house of the potter and look, there he was doing work at the potter’s wheels.
我就下到窯匠的家裡去, 正遇他轉輪做器皿.

18:4 And the vessel that he was making with the clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter, so he made again another vessel, as it was right in the eyes of the potter to make.
窯匠用泥做的器皿, 在他手中做壞了, 他又用這泥另做別的器皿; 窯匠看怎樣好, 就怎樣做.

18:5 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話就臨到我說:

18:6 “Like this potter, am I not able to do to you, O house of Israel?” declares Yahweh. “Look, like the clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.
耶和華說: “以色列家啊, 我待你們, 豈不能照這窯匠弄泥嗎? 以色列家啊, 泥在窯匠的手中怎樣, 你們在我的手中也怎樣.

18:7 One moment I speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom, to uproot, and to tear down, and to destroy it.
我何時論到一邦或一國說, 要拔出,拆毀,毀壞;

18:8 But if that nation turns back from its evil that I have threatened against it, then I will relent concerning the disaster that I planned to do to it.
我所說的那一邦, 若是轉意離開他們的惡, 我就必後悔, 不將我想要施行的災禍降與他們.

18:9 And the next moment I speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom, to build, and to plant it.
我何時論到一邦或一國說, 要建立,栽植;

18:10 But if it does evil in my sight, to not listen to my voice, then I will relent concerning the good that I said I would do to it.
他們若行我眼中看為惡的事, 不聽從我的話, 我就必後悔, 不將我所說的福氣賜給他們.

18:11 “So now then, say, please, to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Look, I am preparing evil against you, and I am planning a plan against you. Please turn back, each one from his evil way, and walk rightly in your ways and your deeds.” ’
現在你要對猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民說: ‘耶和華如此說: 我造出災禍攻擊你們, 定意刑罰你們. 你們各人當回頭離開所行的惡道, 改正你們的行動作為. ’

18:12 But they will say, ‘It is hopeless, for we will go after our own plans, and each one of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’
“他們卻說: ‘這是枉然. 我們要照自己的計謀去行. ’各人隨自己頑梗的惡心做事. ”

18:13 “Therefore thus says Yahweh, ‘Please ask among the nations, “Who has heard the like of this?” The virgin of Israel has done something very horrible.
所以, 耶和華如此說: 你們且往各國訪問, 有誰聽見這樣的事? 以色列民(原文是處女)行了一件極可憎惡的事.

18:14 Does the snow of Lebanon leave from the crags of Sirion? Or are the cold waters flowing from distant mountains dried up?
黎巴嫩的雪從田野的磐石上豈能斷絕呢? 從遠處流下的涼水豈能乾涸呢?

18:15 But my people have forgotten me. They make smoke offerings to the idols, and they caused them to stumble in their ways, the ancient ways, to go into bypaths, not one that is built up.
我的百姓竟忘記我, 向假神燒香, 使他們在所行的路上, 在古道上絆跌, 使他們行沒有修築的斜路,

18:16 To make their land a horror, an object of whistling for eternity. All who pass by it will be appalled, and he will shake his head.
以致他們的地令人驚駭, 常常嗤笑; 凡經過這地的必驚駭搖頭.

18:17 Like the wind from the east I will scatter them before the enemy. I will show them my back and not my face in the day of their disaster.’ ”
我必在仇敵面前分散他們, 好像用東風吹散一樣. 遭難的日子, 我必以背向他們, 不以面向他們.

18:18 Then they said, “Come and let us plan plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will not be lost from the priest, nor advice from the wise man, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us bring charges against him, and let us not listen attentively to any of his words.”
他們就說: “來吧! 我們可以設計謀害耶利米; 因為我們有祭司講律法, 智慧人設謀略, 先知說預言, 都不能斷絕. 來吧! 我們可以用舌頭擊打他, 不要理會他的一切話. ”

18:19 Listen attentively to me, O Yahweh, and listen to the voice of my opponents.
耶和華啊, 求你理會我, 且聽那些與我爭競之人的話.

18:20 Should good be repaid in place of evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember my standing before you to speak good for them, to avert your wrath from them.
豈可以惡報善呢? 他們竟挖坑要害我的性命! 求你記念我怎樣站在你面前為他們代求, 要使你的忿怒向他們轉消.

18:21 Therefore give their children to the famine, and hand them over to the power of the sword, and let their wives be bereaved and widows, and let their men be killed by death, their young men struck dead by the sword in the battle.
故此, 願你將他們的兒女交與饑荒和刀劍; 願他們的妻無子, 且作寡婦; 又願他們的男人被死亡所滅, 他們的少年人在陣上被刀擊殺.

18:22 Let a cry for help be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring upon them the raiding band, for they have dug a pit to catch me, and they have fixed secretly a trap for my feet.
你使敵軍忽然臨到他們的時候, 願人聽見哀聲從他們的屋內發出; 因他們挖坑要捉拿我, 暗設網羅要絆我的腳.

18:23 But you, O Yahweh, you know all their plans of assassination against me. You must not make atonement for their iniquity, and you must not cause their sin to be blotted out from before you. But let them be overthrown before you. Deal with them in the time of your anger.
耶和華啊, 他們要殺我的那一切計謀, 你都知道. 不要赦免他們的罪孽, 也不要從你面前塗抹他們的罪惡, 要叫他們在你面前跌倒; 願你發怒的時候罰辦他們.

Jeremiah - Chapter 19

19:1 Thus said Yahweh, “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware jar, and take some of the elders of the people, and some of the leaders of the priests,
耶和華如此說: “你去買窯匠的瓦瓶, 又帶百姓中的長老和祭司中的長老,

19:2 and go out to the Valley of Ben Hinnom, which is at the entrance of the Gate of the Potsherd, and proclaim there the words that I speak to you.
出去到欣嫩子谷,哈珥西(就是瓦片的意思)的門口那裡, 宣告我所吩咐你的話,

19:3 And you shall say, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “Look, I am about to bring disaster upon this place so that everyone who hears it, his ears will ring.
說: ‘猶大君王和耶路撒冷的居民哪, 當聽耶和華的話. 萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 我必使災禍臨到這地方, 凡聽見的人都必耳鳴;

19:4 Because they have forsaken me, and they have defaced this place, and they have made smoke offerings in it to other gods whom they have not known, they, nor their ancestors, nor the kings of Judah, and they have filled up this place with the blood of the innocent,
因為他們和他們列祖, 並猶大君王離棄我, 將這地方看為平常, 在這裡向素不認識的別神燒香, 又使這地方滿了無辜人的血,

19:5 and they have built the high places of Baal, to burn their children in the fire, burnt offerings to Baal, which I commanded not, and I ordered not, and it did not come to my mind.
又建築巴力的邱壇, 好在火中焚燒自己的兒子, 作為燔祭獻給巴力. 這不是我所吩咐的, 不是我所提說的, 也不是我心所起的意.

19:6 “Therefore look, days are about to come,” declares Yahweh, “when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of the Slaughter.
耶和華說: 因此, 日子將到, 這地方不再稱為陀斐特和欣嫩子谷, 反倒稱為殺戮谷.

19:7 And I will lay waste the plans of Judah and Jerusalem in this place, and I will bring them to ruin by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of those who seek their life, and I will give their dead bodies as food to the birds of heaven and to the animals of the earth.
我必在這地方使猶大和耶路撒冷的計謀落空, 也必使他們在仇敵面前倒於刀下, 並尋索其命的人手下. 他們的屍首, 我必給空中的飛鳥和地上的野獸作食物.

19:8 And I will make this city a horror, and an object of hissing, everyone who passes by it will be appalled, and will hiss because of all its wounds.
我必使這城令人驚駭嗤笑; 凡經過的人, 必因這城所遭的災驚駭嗤笑.

19:9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons, and the flesh of their daughters, and each one will eat the flesh of his neighbor in the siege and in the distress which their enemies and those who seek their life inflict on them.” ’
我必使他們在圍困窘迫之中, 就是仇敵和尋索其命的人窘迫他們的時候, 各人吃自己兒女的肉和朋友的肉. ’

19:10 “Then you shall break the jar before the eyes of the men who go with you.
“你要在同去的人眼前打碎那瓶,

19:11 And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “So I will break this people and this city as one breaks the vessel of the potter, so that it is not able to be repaired again. And in Topheth they will bury until there is no room to bury.
對他們說: ‘萬軍之耶和華如此說: 我要照樣打碎這民和這城, 正如人打碎窯匠的瓦器, 以致不能再囫圇. 並且人要在陀斐特葬埋屍首, 甚至無處可葬.

19:12 Thus will I do to this place,” declares Yahweh, “and to its inhabitants, to make this city like Topheth.
耶和華說: 我必向這地方和其中的居民如此行, 使這城與陀斐特一樣.

19:13 And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be unclean like the place of Topheth, all the houses where they made smoke offerings upon their roofs to all the host of heaven, and where they poured out libations to other gods.” ’ ”
耶路撒冷的房屋和猶大君王的宮殿是已經被玷污的, 就是他們在其上向天上的萬象燒香,向別神澆奠祭的宮殿房屋, 都必與陀斐特一樣. ’”

19:14 Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where Yahweh had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh and said to all the people,
耶利米從陀斐特─就是耶和華差他去說預言的地方─回來, 站在耶和華殿的院中, 對眾人說:

19:15 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Look, I am about to bring to this city and upon all its towns all the disaster that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their neck to not hear my words.’ ”
“萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 我必使我所說的一切災禍臨到這城和屬城的一切城邑, 因為他們硬著頸項不聽我的話. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 20

20:1 Now Pashhur, the son of Immer, the priest who was officer in charge in the temple of Yahweh, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
祭司音麥的兒子巴施戶珥作耶和華殿的總管, 聽見耶利米預言這些事,

20:2 Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the temple of Yahweh.
他就打先知耶利米, 用耶和華殿裡便雅憫高門內的枷, 將他枷在那裡.

20:3 And then on the next day, when Pashhur brought Jeremiah out from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “Yahweh will not call your name Pashhur, but Terror From All Around.
次日, 巴施戶珥將耶利米開枷釋放. 於是耶利米對他說: “耶和華不是叫你的名為巴施戶珥, 乃是叫你瑪歌珥‧米撒畢(就是四面驚嚇的意思),

20:4 For thus says Yahweh, ‘Look, I am making you a terror to yourself and to all your friends, and they will fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes will be seeing it. And all Judah I will give into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will deport them to Babylon, and he will strike them with the sword.
因耶和華如此說: ‘我必使你自覺驚嚇, 你也必使眾朋友驚嚇; 他們必倒在仇敵的刀下, 你也必親眼看見; 我必將猶大人全交在巴比倫王的手中, 他要將他們擄到巴比倫去, 也要用刀將他們殺戮.

20:5 And I will give all the wealth of this city, and all its acquisitions, and all its precious items, and all of the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give into the hand of their enemies, and they will plunder them, and they will seize them, and they will bring them to Babylon.
並且我要將這城中的一切貨財和勞碌得來的, 並一切珍寶, 以及猶大君王所有的寶物, 都交在他們仇敵的手中; 仇敵要當作掠物帶到巴比倫去.

20:6 And you, Pashhur, and all those who live in your house will go into captivity, and you will go to Babylon, and there you will die, and there you will be buried, you, and all your friends to whom you have prophesied falsely.’ ”
你這巴施戶珥和一切住在你家中的人都必被擄去; 你和你的眾朋友, 就是你向他們說假預言的, 都必到巴比倫去, 要死在那裡, 葬在那裡. ’”

20:7 You have persuaded me, O Yahweh, and I was persuaded. You have overpowered me, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long. Everyone is mocking me.
耶和華啊, 你曾勸導我, 我也聽了你的勸導. 你比我有力量, 且勝了我. 我終日成為笑話, 人人都戲弄我.

20:8 For as often as I speak, I must cry out violence and destruction. I must shout, for the word of Yahweh has become for me a disgrace and derision all day long.
我每逢講論的時候, 就發出哀聲, 我喊叫說: 有強暴和毀滅! 因為耶和華的話終日成了我的凌辱,譏刺.

20:9 But if I say, “I will not mention him and I will no longer speak in his name,” then it becomes in my heart like a fire burning, locked up in my bones, and I struggle to contain it, and I am not able.
我若說: 我不再提耶和華, 也不再奉他的名講論, 我便心裡覺得似乎有燒著的火閉塞在我骨中, 我就含忍不住, 不能自禁.

20:10 For I hear the rumor of many, “Terror is from all around, denounce him, yes, let us denounce him!” All my close friends are watchers of my stumbling, saying, “perhaps he can be persuaded, and we can prevail over him, and we can take our revenge on him.”
我聽見了許多人的讒謗, 四圍都是驚嚇; 就是我知己的朋友也都窺探我, 願我跌倒, 說: 告他吧, 我們也要告他! 或者他被引誘, 我們就能勝他, 在他身上報仇.

20:11 But Yahweh is with me like a powerful warrior. Therefore my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. They will be very ashamed, for they will not achieve success. Their everlasting insult will not be forgotten.
然而, 耶和華與我同在, 好像甚可怕的勇士. 因此, 逼迫我的必都絆跌, 不能得勝; 他們必大大蒙羞, 就是受永不忘記的羞辱, 因為他們行事沒有智慧.

20:12 Yet, O Yahweh of hosts, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have revealed my legal case.
試驗義人,察看人肺腑心腸的萬軍之耶和華啊, 求你容我見你在他們身上報仇, 因我將我的案件向你稟明了.

20:13 Sing to Yahweh, praise Yahweh, for he has delivered the life of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
你們要向耶和華唱歌; 讚美耶和華! 因他救了窮人的性命脫離惡人的手.

20:14 Cursed be the day on which I was born, let not the day on which my mother gave birth to me be blessed.
願我生的那日受咒詛; 願我母親產我的那日不蒙福!

20:15 Cursed be the man who brought the news to my father, saying, “A child is born to you, a son!” and he made him very glad.
給我父親報信說“你得了兒子”, 使我父親甚歡喜的, 願那人受咒詛.

20:16 And let that man be like the cities that Yahweh demolished without regret, and let him hear a cry for help in the morning, and an alarm at the time of noon.
願那人像耶和華所傾覆而不後悔的城邑; 願他早晨聽見哀聲, 晌午聽見吶喊;

20:17 Because he did not kill me in the womb, so that my mother would have been for me my grave, and her womb would be pregnant forever.
因他在我未出胎的時候不殺我, 使我母親成了我的墳墓, 胎就時常重大.

20:18 Why did I come out from the womb, to see toil, and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?
我為何出胎見勞碌愁苦, 使我的年日因羞愧消滅呢?

Jeremiah - Chapter 21

21:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
耶和華的話臨到耶利米. 那時, 西底家王打發瑪基雅的兒子巴施戶珥和瑪西雅的兒子祭司西番雅去見耶利米, 說:

21:2 “Please inquire of Yahweh on behalf of us, for Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon is fighting against us. Perhaps Yahweh will do with us according to all his miraculous acts, so that he may go up from against us.”
“請你為我們求問耶和華; 因為巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒來攻擊我們, 或者耶和華照他一切奇妙的作為待我們, 使巴比倫王離開我們上去. ”

21:3 Then Jeremiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to Zedekiah:
耶利米對他們說: “你們當對西底家這樣說:

21:4 ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: “Look, I am about to turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you are fighting against them, the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are laying siege to you from outside the wall, and I will gather them into the center of this city.
‘耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 我要使你們手中的兵器, 就是你們在城外與巴比倫王和圍困你們的迦勒底人打仗的兵器翻轉過來, 又要使這些都聚集在這城中.

21:5 And I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand, and with strong arm, and in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
並且我要在怒氣,忿怒, 和大惱恨中, 用伸出來的手, 並大能的膀臂, 親自攻擊你們;

21:6 And I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both humankind and animal; by a great plague they will die.
又要擊打這城的居民, 連人帶牲畜都必遭遇大瘟疫死亡.

21:7 And afterward,” declares Yahweh, “I will give Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and those who remain in this city from the plague, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their lives, and he will strike them with the edge of the sword. He will not take pity on them, and he will not have compassion, nor will he show compassion.” ’
以後我要將猶大王西底家和他的臣僕百姓, 就是在城內, 從瘟疫,刀劍,饑荒中剩下的人, 都交在巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手中和他們仇敵, 並尋索其命的人手中. 巴比倫王必用刀擊殺他們, 不顧惜, 不可憐, 不憐憫. 這是耶和華說的. ’

21:8 “And to this people you shall say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Look, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.
“你要對這百姓說: ‘耶和華如此說: 看哪, 我將生命的路和死亡的路擺在你們面前.

21:9 He who stays in this city will die by the sword, or by the famine, or by the plague. And he who goes out and goes over to the Chaldeans who are laying siege to you will live, and his life will be to him as booty.
住在這城裡的必遭刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫而死; 但出去歸降圍困你們迦勒底人的必得存活, 要以自己的命為掠物.

21:10 For I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good,” declares Yahweh. It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.” ’
耶和華說: 我向這城變臉, 降禍不降福; 這城必交在巴比倫王的手中, 他必用火焚燒. ’”

21:11 “And to the house of the king of Judah, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh,
“至於猶大王的家, 你們當聽耶和華的話.

21:12 O house of David, thus says Yahweh, “Execute judgment in the morning, justice, and deliver the one who has been seized from the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath goes forth like the fire and it burns, and there is no one who quenches it because of the evil of your deeds.
大衛家啊, 耶和華如此說: 你們每早晨要施行公平, 拯救被搶奪的脫離欺壓人的手, 恐怕我的忿怒因你們的惡行發作, 如火著起, 甚至無人能以熄滅.

21:13 Look, I am against you, O inhabitants of the valley, O rock of the plain,” declares Yahweh; “you who say, ‘Who can descend against us, or who can enter into our hiding place?’
耶和華說: 住山谷和平原磐石上的居民, 你們說: 誰能下來攻擊我們? 誰能進入我們的住處呢? 看哪, 我與你們為敵.

21:14 And I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds,” declares Yahweh, “And I will kindle a fire in its forest, and it will devour all its surroundings.” ’ ”
耶和華又說: 我必按你們做事的結果刑罰你們; 我也必使火在耶路撒冷的林中著起, 將她四圍所有的盡行燒滅. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 22

22:1 Thus says Yahweh: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah and you must speak this word there.
耶和華如此說: “你下到猶大王的宮中, 在那裡說這話,

22:2 And you must say, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter through these gates.
說: ‘坐大衛寶座的猶大王啊, 你和你的臣僕, 並進入城門的百姓, 都當聽耶和華的話.

22:3 Thus says Yahweh, “Act with justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been seized from the hand of the oppressor. And you must not oppress the immigrant, the orphan, and the widow. And you must not shed innocent blood in this place.
耶和華如此說: 你們要施行公平和公義, 拯救被搶奪的脫離欺壓人的手, 不可虧負寄居的和孤兒寡婦, 不可以強暴待他們, 在這地方也不可流無辜人的血.

22:4 And if you indeed obey this word, then kings who sit for David on his throne will enter through the gates of this house, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.
你們若認真行這事, 就必有坐大衛寶座的君王和他的臣僕百姓, 或坐車或騎馬, 從這城的各門進入.

22:5 But if you do not obey these words, I swear by myself,” declares Yahweh, “that this house will become a site of ruins.” ’ ”
你們若不聽這些話, 耶和華說: 我指著自己起誓, 這城必變為荒場. ’

22:6 For thus says Yahweh concerning the house of the king of Judah, “You are like Gilead to me, like the head of the Lebanon. Surely I will make you a desert, like cities that are not inhabited.
耶和華論到猶大王的家如此說: 我看你如基列, 如黎巴嫩頂; 然而, 我必使你變為曠野, 為無人居住的城邑.

22:7 And I will consecrate against you destroyers, everyone with his weapons, and they will cut down your choicest cedars, and cast them on the fire.
我要預備行毀滅的人, 各拿器械攻擊你; 他們要砍下你佳美的香柏樹, 扔在火中.

22:8 And many nations will pass by this city and they will say each one to his neighbor, ‘Why has Yahweh done in this manner to this great city?’
“許多國的民要經過這城, 各人對鄰舍說: ‘耶和華為何向這大城如此行呢? ’

22:9 Then they will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God, and bowed down in worship to other gods, and served them.’ ”
他們必回答說: ‘是因離棄了耶和華─他們神的約, 事奉敬拜別神. ’”

22:10 You must not weep for the dead person, and you must not show sympathy for him. Weep bitterly for the one who goes away, for he will not return, or see the land of his birth again.
不要為死人哭號; 不要為他悲傷, 卻要為離家出外的人大大哭號; 因為他不得再回來, 也不得再見他的本國.

22:11 For thus says Yahweh concerning Shallum, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, who reigned as king in place of Josiah his father, who went out from this place: “He will not return here again.
因為耶和華論到從這地方出去的猶大王約西亞的兒子沙龍(在列王下二十三章三十節名約哈斯), 就是接續他父親約西亞作王的, 這樣說: “他必不得再回到這裡來,

22:12 But in the place where they have deported him, there he will die, and he will not see this land again.
卻要死在被擄去的地方, 必不得再見這地. ”

22:13 Woe to the one who builds his house without righteousness, and his upper rooms without justice. His fellow countryman, he works for nothing, and he does not give to him his wages.
那行不義蓋房,行不公造樓,白白使用人的手工不給工價的有禍了!

22:14 Who says ‘I will build for myself a spacious house with large upper rooms,’ and he cuts windows for it, and it is paneled with cedar, and he paints it with vermilion.
他說: 我要為自己蓋廣大的房,寬敞的樓, 為自己開窗戶. 這樓房的護牆板是香柏木的, 樓房是丹色油漆的.

22:15 Do you reign as king because you are competing in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and he did justice and righteousness, then it was well with him?
難道你作王是在乎造香柏木樓房爭勝嗎? 你的父親豈不是也吃也喝,也施行公平和公義嗎? 那時他得了福樂.

22:16 He judged the legal cause of the needy and the poor, and then it was well. Is that not what it means to know me?” declares Yahweh.
他為困苦和窮乏人伸冤, 那時就得了福樂. 認識我不在乎此嗎? 這是耶和華說的.

22:17 “But there is nothing in your eyes and your heart except your unlawful gain, and on shedding the blood of the innocent, and on committing oppression and extortion.”
惟有你的眼和你的心專顧貪婪, 流無辜人的血, 行欺壓和強暴.

22:18 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah: “They will not lament for him, ‘Alas, my brother,’ or ‘Alas, sister.’ They will not lament for him, ‘Alas, lord,’ or ‘alas, his majesty.’
所以, 耶和華論到猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬如此說: 人必不為他舉哀說: 哀哉! 我的哥哥; 或說: 哀哉! 我的姊姊; 也不為他舉哀說: 哀哉! 我的主; 或說: 哀哉! 我主的榮華.

22:19 He will be buried with the burial of a donkey. He will be dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
他被埋葬, 好像埋驢一樣, 要拉出去扔在耶路撒冷的城門之外.

22:20 Go up to Lebanon and cry out, and in Bashan lift up your voice, and cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers are shattered.
你要上黎巴嫩哀號, 在巴珊揚聲, 從亞巴琳哀號, 因為你所親愛的都毀滅了.

22:21 I spoke to you in the times you were secure, and you said, ‘I will not listen!’ This was your way from your youth, for you have not obeyed my voice.
你興盛的時候, 我對你說話; 你卻說: 我不聽. 你自幼年以來總是這樣, 不聽從我的話.

22:22 All your shepherds will shepherd the wind, and your lovers will go into captivity. Yes, then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.
你的牧人要被風吞吃, 你所親愛的必被擄去; 那時你必因你一切的惡抱愧蒙羞.

22:23 Inhabitants of Lebanon, nestled among the cedars, how you will groan when labor pains come to you, fear and pain as the woman who gives birth.
你這住黎巴嫩,在香柏樹上搭窩的, 有痛苦臨到你, 好像疼痛臨到產難的婦人, 那時你何等可憐!

22:24 “As I live,” declares Yahweh, “surely if Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, were the seal on my right hand, surely from there I would wrench you off.
耶和華說: “猶大王約雅敬的兒子哥尼雅(又名耶哥尼雅; 下同), 雖是我右手上帶印的戒指, 我憑我的永生起誓, 也必將你從其上摘下來,

22:25 And I would give you into the hand of those who seek your life, and into the hand of those from whom you are frightened by their presence, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
並且我必將你交給尋索你命的人和你所懼怕的人手中, 就是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒和迦勒底人的手中.

22:26 And I will throw you and your mother who gave birth to you to another country where you were not born, and there you will die.
我也必將你和生你的母親趕到別國, 並不是你們生的地方; 你們必死在那裡,

22:27 As for the land to which they are longing to return, they will not return.
但心中甚想歸回之地, 必不得歸回. ”

22:28 Is this man Coniah a despised, shattered vessel? Or a vessel in which there is no delight? Why are he and his offspring thrown far, and cast away to the land that they do not know?”
哥尼雅這人是被輕看,破壞的器皿嗎? 是無人喜愛的器皿嗎? 他和他的後裔為何被趕到不認識之地呢?

22:29 O land, land, land, hear the word of Yahweh.
地啊, 地啊, 地啊, 當聽耶和華的話!

22:30 Thus says Yahweh: “Record this man as childless, a man who will not succeed in his days, for no man from his offspring will succeed him, sitting on the throne of David and ruling again in Judah.”
耶和華如此說: 要寫明這人算為無子, 是平生不得亨通的; 因為他後裔中再無一人得亨通, 能坐在大衛的寶座上治理猶大.

Jeremiah - Chapter 23

23:1 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the flock of my pasture,” declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: “那些殘害,趕散我草場之羊的牧人有禍了! ”

23:2 Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people, “You yourselves have scattered my flock, and you have driven them away, and you do not attend to them. Look, I will punish you for the evil of your deeds,” declares Yahweh.
耶和華─以色列的神斥責那些牧養他百姓的牧人, 如此說: “你們趕散我的羊群, 並沒有看顧他們; 我必討你們這行惡的罪. 這是耶和華說的.

23:3 “Then I myself will gather together the remnant of my flock from all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their grazing place, and they will be fruitful, and they will become numerous.
我要將我羊群中所餘剩的, 從我趕他們到的各國內招聚出來, 領他們歸回本圈; 他們也必生養眾多.

23:4 And I will raise up over them shepherds, and they will shepherd them, and they will no longer fear, and they will not be dismayed, and they will not be missing,” declares Yahweh.
我必設立照管他們的牧人, 牧養他們. 他們不再懼怕, 不再驚惶, 也不缺少一個; 這是耶和華說的. ”

23:5 “Look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will raise up for David a righteous branch, and he will reign as king, and he will achieve success, and he will do justice and righteousness in the land.
耶和華說: “日子將到, 我要給大衛興起一個公義的苗裔; 他必掌王權, 行事有智慧, 在地上施行公平和公義.

23:6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell in safety, and this is his name by which he will be called: ‘Yahweh is our righteousness.’
在他的日子, 猶大必得救, 以色列也安然居住. 他的名必稱為‘耶和華─我們的義’. ”

23:7 “Therefore look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when they will no longer say, ‘As Yahweh lives, who led up the Israelites from the land of Egypt,’
耶和華說: “日子將到, 人必不再指著那領以色列人從埃及地上來永生的耶和華起誓,

23:8 but ‘As Yahweh lives, who led up, and who brought the offspring of the house of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where he had driven them.’ Then they will live in their land.”
卻要指著那領以色列家的後裔從北方和趕他們到的各國中上來,永生的耶和華起誓. 他們必住在本地. ”

23:9 Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken in my midst. All my bones tremble. I have become like a drunken man, even like a man over whom wine has passed, because of Yahweh, and because of his holy words.
論到那些先知, 我心在我裡面憂傷, 我骨頭都發顫; 因耶和華和他的聖言, 我像醉酒的人, 像被酒所勝的人.

23:10 For the land is full of adulterers; for the land mourns because of a curse. The pastures of the desert are dry, and their evil has been their way of running, and their power is not right.
地滿了行淫的人! 因妄自賭咒, 地就悲哀; 曠野的草場都枯乾了. 他們所行的道乃是惡的; 他們的勇力使得不正.

23:11 “For both prophet as well as priest are godless, even in my temple I have found their wickedness,” declares Yahweh.
連先知帶祭司都是褻瀆的, 就是在我殿中我也看見他們的惡. 這是耶和華說的.

23:12 “Therefore their way will be to them like the slippery places, they will be pushed in the darkness, and they will fall into it, for I will bring disaster on them in the year of their punishment,” declares Yahweh.
因此, 他們的道路必像黑暗中的滑地, 他們必被追趕, 在這路中仆倒; 因為當追討之年, 我必使災禍臨到他們. 這是耶和華說的.

23:13 “Now in the prophets of Samaria I saw a disgusting thing. They prophesied by Baal and they caused my people Israel to err.
我在撒馬利亞的先知中曾見愚妄; 他們藉巴力說預言, 使我的百姓以色列走錯了路.

23:14 And in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen something horrible. They commit adultery, and they walk in lies, and they make strong the hands of evildoers, so that they have not turned back each from his wickedness. All of them have become to me like Sodom, and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.”
我在耶路撒冷的先知中曾見可憎惡的事; 他們行姦淫, 做事虛妄, 又堅固惡人的手, 甚至無人回頭離開他的惡. 他們在我面前都像所多瑪; 耶路撒冷的居民都像蛾摩拉.

23:15 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets, “Look, I am going to let them eat wormwood and I will give them water of poison to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem went out ungodliness to all the land.”
所以萬軍之耶和華論到先知如此說: 我必將茵蔯給他們吃, 又將苦膽水給他們喝; 因為褻瀆的事出於耶路撒冷的先知, 流行遍地.

23:16 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “You must not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are deluding you with visions of their mind, They do not speak from the mouth of Yahweh.
萬軍之耶和華如此說: “這些先知向你們說預言, 你們不要聽他們的話. 他們以虛空教訓你們, 所說的異象是出於自己的心, 不是出於耶和華的口.

23:17 They are continually saying to those who disregard the word of Yahweh, ‘Peace it will be to you,’ and to each one who walks in the stubbornness of his heart they say, ‘Calamity will not come upon you.’
他們常對藐視我的人說: ‘耶和華說: 你們必享平安’; 又對一切按自己頑梗之心而行的人說: ‘必沒有災禍臨到你們. ’”

23:18 For who has stood in the council of Yahweh, that he has seen and heard his word? Who has listened attentively to his word and heard it?
有誰站在耶和華的會中得以聽見並會悟他的話呢? 有誰留心聽他的話呢?

23:19 Look, the storm of Yahweh has gone forth in wrath, even a whirling tempest. It will whirl upon the head of the wicked.
看哪! 耶和華的忿怒好像暴風, 已經發出; 是暴烈的旋風, 必轉到惡人的頭上.

23:20 The anger of Yahweh will not turn back until his doing and until his keeping the plans of his mind. In latter days you will look closely at it with understanding.
耶和華的怒氣必不轉消, 直到他心中所擬定的成就了. 末後的日子你們要全然明白.

23:21 I have not sent the prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
我沒有打發那些先知, 他們竟自奔跑; 我沒有對他們說話, 他們竟自預言.

23:22 But if they had stood in my council, then they would have proclaimed my words to my people, and they would have caused them to turn from their evil way, and from the evil of their deeds.
他們若是站在我的會中, 就必使我的百姓聽我的話, 又使他們回頭離開惡道和他們所行的惡.

23:23 Am I a God from near,” declares Yahweh, “and not a God from far?
耶和華說: “我豈為近處的神呢? 不也為遠處的神嗎? ”

23:24 Or can a person hide himself in secret places and I cannot see him?” declares Yahweh. “Do I not fill up the heaven and the earth?” declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: “人豈能在隱密處藏身, 使我看不見他呢? ”耶和華說: “我豈不充滿天地嗎?

23:25 “I have heard what the prophets who prophesy lies have said in my name, saying, ‘I have dreamed! I have dreamed!’
我已聽見那些先知所說的, 就是託我名說的假預言, 他們說: ‘我做了夢! 我做了夢! ’

23:26 How long will this be in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceitfulness of their hearts,
說假預言的先知, 就是預言本心詭詐的先知, 他們這樣存心要到幾時呢?

23:27 who plan to make my people forget my name by their dreams that they tell each one to his neighbor, just as their ancestors forgot my name through Baal?
他們各人將所做的夢對鄰舍述說, 想要使我的百姓忘記我的名, 正如他們列祖因巴力忘記我的名一樣.

23:28 The prophet who has with him a dream, let him tell the dream. But the prophet who has my word with him, let him speak my word faithfully. What is straw compared to wheat?” declares Yahweh.
得夢的先知可以述說那夢; 得我話的人可以誠實講說我的話. 糠秕怎能與麥子比較呢? 這是耶和華說的. ”

23:29 “Is not my word like fire?” declares Yahweh, “and like a blacksmith’s hammer that breaks a rock into pieces?
耶和華說: “我的話豈不像火, 又像能打碎磐石的大錘嗎? ”

23:30 “Therefore look, I am against the prophets,” declares Yahweh, “who steal my words each one from his neighbor.
耶和華說: “那些先知各從鄰舍偷竊我的言語, 因此我必與他們反對. ”

23:31 Look, I am against the prophets,” declares Yahweh, “who take their tongues and declare as prophets, ‘Yahweh declares.’
耶和華說: “那些先知用舌頭, 說是耶和華說的; 我必與他們反對. ”

23:32 Look, I am against those who prophesy dreams of lies,” declares Yahweh, “and tell them, and they caused my people to err through their lies, and in their recklessness, when I myself have not sent them nor commanded them, so they profit not this people at all,” declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: “那些以幻夢為預言, 又述說這夢, 以謊言和矜誇使我百姓走錯了路的, 我必與他們反對. 我沒有打發他們, 也沒有吩咐他們. 他們與這百姓毫無益處. 這是耶和華說的. ”

23:33 “Now when this people, or a prophet, or a priest, ask you, saying, ‘What is the burden of Yahweh?’ then you shall say to them, ‘You are the burden, and I will forsake you,’ ” declares Yahweh.
“無論是百姓, 是先知, 是祭司, 問你說: ‘耶和華有甚麼默示呢? ’你就對他們說: ‘甚麼默示啊? 耶和華說: 我要撇棄你們. ’

23:34 “And the prophet, and the priest, and the people who say, ‘The burden of Yahweh,’ I will punish that man and his house.
無論是先知, 是祭司, 是百姓, 說‘耶和華的默示’, 我必刑罰那人和他的家.

23:35 Thus you shall say, each one to his neighbor and each one to his brother: ‘What has Yahweh answered?’ or, ‘What has Yahweh spoken?’
你們各人要對鄰舍, 各人要對弟兄如此說: ‘耶和華回答甚麼? ’‘耶和華說了甚麼呢? ’

23:36 But you shall not mention the burden of Yahweh, for the burden is to each one his word, and so you twist the words of the living God, Yahweh of hosts, our God.
‘耶和華的默示’你們不可再提, 各人所說的話必作自己的重擔(重擔和默示原文同), 因為你們謬用永生神,萬軍之耶和華─我們神的言語.

23:37 Thus you shall say to that prophet, ‘What has Yahweh answered you?’ or, ‘What has Yahweh spoken?’
你們要對先知如此說: ‘耶和華回答你甚麼? ’‘耶和華說了甚麼呢? ’

23:38 But if you say, ‘The burden of Yahweh,’ therefore thus says Yahweh, ‘because of your saying these words, “The burden of Yahweh,” then I will send to you, saying, “You shall not say, ‘The burden of Yahweh.’ ” ’
你們若說‘耶和華的默示’, 耶和華就如此說: ‘因你們說“耶和華的默示”這句話, 我也打發人到你們那裡去, 告訴你們不可說“耶和華的默示”. ’

23:39 Therefore look, here I am, and I will surely lift you up and forsake you and the city that I gave to you and to your ancestors from my presence,
所以我必全然忘記你們, 將你們和我所賜給你們並你們列祖的城撇棄了;

23:40 and I will bring upon you an everlasting disgrace and an everlasting shame that will not be forgotten.”
又必使永遠的凌辱和長久的羞恥臨到你們, 是不能忘記的. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 24

24:1 Yahweh showed me, and look, there were two baskets of figs placed before the temple of Yahweh—after Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had deported Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, with the officials of Judah, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, from Jerusalem and had brought them to Babylon.
巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒將猶大王約雅敬的兒子耶哥尼雅和猶大的首領, 並工匠,鐵匠從耶路撒冷擄去, 帶到巴比倫. 這事以後, 耶和華指給我看, 有兩筐無花果放在耶和華的殿前.

24:2 The one basket had very good figs, like early figs, and the other basket had very bad figs that could not be eaten because of their bad quality.
一筐是極好的無花果, 好像是初熟的; 一筐是極壞的無花果, 壞得不可吃.

24:3 And Yahweh asked me, “What are you seeing, Jeremiah?” And I said, “Figs—the good figs, very good, and the bad figs, very bad, that cannot be eaten because of their bad quality.”
於是耶和華問我說: “耶利米你看見甚麼? ”我說: “我看見無花果, 好的極好, 壞的極壞, 壞得不可吃. ”

24:4 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

24:5 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles of Judah whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans.
“耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 被擄去的猶大人, 就是我打發離開這地到迦勒底人之地去的, 我必看顧他們如這好無花果, 使他們得好處.

24:6 For I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. And I will build them and not annihilate them, and I will plant them and not uproot them.
我要眷顧他們, 使他們得好處, 領他們歸回這地. 我也要建立他們, 必不拆毀; 栽植他們, 並不拔出.

24:7 And I will give to them a heart to know me, that I am Yahweh, and they will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with the whole of their heart.
我要賜他們認識我的心, 知道我是耶和華. 他們要作我的子民, 我要作他們的神, 因為他們要一心歸向我. ”

24:8 But like the bad figs that cannot be eaten because of their bad quality—for thus says Yahweh—so I will treat Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who live in the land of Egypt.
耶和華如此說: “我必將猶大王西底家和他的首領, 以及剩在這地耶路撒冷的餘民, 並住在埃及地的猶大人都交出來, 好像那極壞,壞得不可吃的無花果.

24:9 And I will make them as a terror, an evil to all the kingdoms of the earth, as a disgrace and a proverb, as a taunt and a curse, in all the places where I will drive them.
我必使他們交出來, 在天下萬國中拋來拋去, 遭遇災禍; 在我趕逐他們到的各處成為凌辱,笑談,譏刺,咒詛.

24:10 And I will send among them the sword, the famine, and the plague, until they perish from the land that I gave to them and their ancestors.’ ”
我必使刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫臨到他們, 直到他們從我所賜給他們和他們列祖之地滅絕. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 25

25:1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon,
猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬第四年, 就是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的元年, 耶和華論猶大眾民的話臨到耶利米.

25:2 which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,
先知耶利米就將這話對猶大眾人和耶路撒冷的一切居民說:

25:3 “From the thirteenth year of Josiah, the son of Amon, the king of Judah, even up to this day, these twenty-three years the word of Yahweh has come to me, and I have spoken to you over and over again, but you have not listened.
“從猶大王亞們的兒子約西亞十三年直到今日, 這二十三年之內, 常有耶和華的話臨到我; 我也對你們傳說, 就是從早起來傳說, 只是你們沒有聽從.

25:4 And though Yahweh has sent all his servants the prophets to you over and over again you have not listened, and you have not inclined your ear to hear,
耶和華也從早起來, 差遣他的僕人眾先知到你們這裡來(只是你們沒有聽從, 也沒有側耳而聽),

25:5 saying, ‘Turn back please, each one from his evil way, and from the evil of your deeds, and live on the land that Yahweh has given to you and to your ancestors from a long time back and until forever,
說: ‘你們各人當回頭, 離開惡道和所作的惡, 便可居住耶和華古時所賜給你們和你們列祖之地, 直到永遠.

25:6 and you must not go after other gods to serve them, and to bow in worship to them, and you must not provoke me to anger with the work of your hands, then I will not do something bad to you.’
不可隨從別神事奉敬拜, 以你們手所做的惹我發怒; 這樣, 我就不加害與你們.

25:7 ‘Yet you have not listened to me,’ declares Yahweh, ‘so that you have provoked me to anger with the work of your hands for your own harm.’
然而你們沒有聽從我, 竟以手所做的惹我發怒, 陷害自己. 這是耶和華說的. ’”

25:8 Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Because you have not obeyed my words,
所以萬軍之耶和華如此說: “因為你們沒有聽從我的話,

25:9 look, I am going to send and take all the clans of the north,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will bring them against this land, and against its inhabitants, and against all these nations all around, and I will destroy them, and I will make them a horror, and an object of hissing, and everlasting ruins.
我必召北方的眾族和我僕人巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒來攻擊這地和這地的居民, 並四圍一切的國民. 我要將他們盡行滅絕, 以致他們令人驚駭,嗤笑, 並且永久荒涼. 這是耶和華說的.

25:10 And I will exterminate from them the sound of jubilation, and the sound of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
我又要使歡喜和快樂的聲音, 新郎和新婦的聲音, 推磨的聲音和燈的亮光, 從他們中間止息.

25:11 And all this land will become a site of ruins, a desolation, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
這全地必然荒涼, 令人驚駭. 這些國民要服事巴比倫王七十年.

25:12 And then when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,’ declares Yahweh, ‘for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and I will make it an everlasting waste.
七十年滿了以後, 我必刑罰巴比倫王和那國民, 並迦勒底人之地, 因他們的罪孽使那地永遠荒涼. 這是耶和華說的.

25:13 And I will bring upon that land all my words that I have spoken against it, everything that is written in this scroll which Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations.
我也必使我向那地所說的話, 就是記在這書上的話, 是耶利米向這些國民說的預言, 都臨到那地.

25:14 For many nations and great kings will let them work, even them, and I will repay them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.’ ”
因為有多國和大君王必使迦勒底人作奴僕; 我也必照他們的行為, 按他們手所做的報應他們. ”

25:15 For thus said Yahweh, the God of Israel, to me, “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from my hand, and you must give it to all the nations to whom I am sending you to drink.
耶和華─以色列的神對我如此說: “你從我手中接這杯忿怒的酒, 使我所差遣你去的各國的民喝.

25:16 And they will drink, and they will stagger, and they will act like madmen because of the presence of the sword that I am sending among them.”
他們喝了就要東倒西歪, 並要發狂, 因我使刀劍臨到他們中間. ”

25:17 So I took the cup from the hand of Yahweh and I gave it to all the nations to whom Yahweh sent me to drink:
我就從耶和華的手中接了這杯, 給耶和華所差遣我去的各國的民喝,

25:18 Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, and its kings, and its officials, to make them a site of ruins, a horror, an object of hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;
就是耶路撒冷和猶大的城邑, 並耶路撒冷的君王與首領, 使這城邑荒涼, 令人驚駭,嗤笑,咒詛, 正如今日一樣.

25:19 Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and his servants, and his officials, and all his people;
又有埃及王法老和他的臣僕,首領, 以及他的眾民,

25:20 and all the other people; and all the kings of the land of Uz; and all the kings of the land of the Philistines—Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
並雜族的人民和烏斯地的諸王, 與非利士地的諸王(亞實基倫,迦薩,以革倫, 以及亞實突剩下的人);

25:21 Edom, and Moab, and the Ammonites;
以東,摩押,亞捫人,

25:22 and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastland that is across the sea;
泰爾的諸王,西頓的諸王,海島的諸王,

25:23 and Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all those who are trimmed to the side;
底但,提瑪,布斯, 和一切剃周圍頭髮的;

25:24 and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the other people who dwell in the desert;
阿拉伯的諸王,住曠野雜族人民的諸王,

25:25 and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;
心利的諸王,以攔的諸王,米底亞的諸王,

25:26 and all the kings of the north, near and far, each one to his brother, and all the kingdoms of the world that are on the face of the earth; and the king of Sheshach, he will drink after them.
北方遠近的諸王, 以及天下地上的萬國喝了, 以後示沙克(就是巴比倫)王也要喝.

25:27 “And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Drink and become drunk, and vomit, and fall, and you must not rise because of the presence of the sword that I am sending among you.” ’
“你要對他們說: ‘萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 你們要喝, 且要喝醉, 要嘔吐, 且要跌倒, 不得再起來, 都因我使刀劍臨到你們中間. ’

25:28 And it will happen, if they refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “You must certainly drink!
“他們若不肯從你手接這杯喝, 你就要對他們說: ‘萬軍之耶和華如此說: 你們一定要喝!

25:29 For look, on the city that is called by my name I am beginning to inflict harm, and you indeed, will you go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth,” declares Yahweh of hosts.’
我既從稱為我名下的城起首施行災禍, 你們能盡免刑罰嗎? 你們必不能免, 因為我要命刀劍臨到地上一切的居民. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的. ’

25:30 And you yourself shall prophesy against them all these words, and you shall say to them: ‘Yahweh will roar from on high, and from his holy dwelling place he will give his voice. He will roar mightily against his settlement, a jubilant shout like those who tread grapes, he will answer against all the inhabitants of the earth.
“所以你要向他們預言這一切的話, 攻擊他們, 說: 耶和華必從高天吼叫, 從聖所發聲, 向自己的羊群大聲吼叫; 他要向地上一切的居民吶喊, 像踹葡萄的一樣.

25:31 The rage of battle will resound to the end of the earth, for there is a lawsuit of Yahweh against the nations. He is entering into judgment with all wicked flesh, he will give them to the sword,’ declares Yahweh.”
必有響聲達到地極, 因為耶和華與列國相爭; 凡有血氣的, 他必審問; 至於惡人, 他必交給刀劍. 這是耶和華說的.

25:32 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “Look, disaster is going out from nation to nation, and a great tempest is stirred up from the farthest parts of the earth.
萬軍之耶和華如此說: 看哪, 必有災禍從這國發到那國, 並有大暴風從地極颳起.

25:33 And the slain ones of Yahweh will be on that day from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth, and they will not be mourned, and they will not be gathered, and they will not be buried. They will become like dung on the surface of the ground.
“到那日, 從地這邊直到地那邊都有耶和華所殺戮的. 必無人哀哭, 不得收殮, 不得葬埋, 必在地上成為糞土.

25:34 Wail, you shepherds, and cry out. And roll about in mourning in the dust, O leaders of the flock. For your days of slaughter and your dispersions have arrived, and you will fall like a vessel of desire.
牧人哪, 你們當哀號, 呼喊; 群眾的頭目啊, 你們要滾在灰中; 因為你們被殺戮分散的日子足足來到. 你們要跌碎, 好像美器打碎一樣.

25:35 And flight will perish from the shepherds, and escape from the leaders of the flock.
牧人無路逃跑; 群眾的頭目也無法逃脫.

25:36 A sound, the cry of distress of the shepherds and the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for Yahweh is despoiling their pasture.
聽啊, 有牧人呼喊, 有群眾頭目哀號的聲音, 因為耶和華使他們的草場變為荒場.

25:37 And the peaceful settlements are devastated because of the burning anger of Yahweh.
耶和華發出猛烈的怒氣, 平安的羊圈就都寂靜無聲.

25:38 He has left his den like a lion, for their land has become a horror, because of the anger of the oppressors, and because of his burning anger.”
他離了隱密處像獅子一樣, 他們的地, 因刀劍凶猛的欺壓, 又因他猛烈的怒氣都成為可驚駭的. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 26

26:1 At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came from Yahweh, saying,
猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬登基的時候, 有這話從耶和華臨到耶利米說:

26:2 “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Stand in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh, and you must speak to all the cities of Judah that come to bow in worship in the house of Yahweh all the words that I command you to speak to them. You must not omit a word.
“耶和華如此說: 你站在耶和華殿的院內, 對猶大眾城邑的人, 就是到耶和華殿來禮拜的, 說我所吩咐你的一切話, 一字不可刪減.

26:3 Perhaps they will listen and turn back each from his evil way, and I will relent of the disaster that I am planning to do to them because of their evil deeds.
或者他們肯聽從, 各人回頭離開惡道, 使我後悔不將我因他們所行的惡, 想要施行的災禍降與他們.

26:4 And you shall say to them, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law that I have set before you,
你要對他們說, 耶和華如此說: ‘你們若不聽從我, 不遵行我設立在你們面前的律法,

26:5 to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I have sent to you, over and over again, though you have not listened,
不聽我從早起來差遣到你們那裡去我僕人眾先知的話(你們還是沒有聽從),

26:6 then I will make this house like Shiloh, and this city I will make a curse for all the nations of the earth.’ ” ’ ”
我就必使這殿如示羅, 使這城為地上萬國所咒詛的. ’”

26:7 And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the temple of Yahweh.
耶利米在耶和華殿中說的這些話, 祭司,先知與眾民都聽見了.

26:8 And then as Jeremiah finished speaking all that Yahweh had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, “You will die!
耶利米說完了耶和華所吩咐他對眾人說的一切話, 祭司,先知與眾民都來抓住他, 說: “你必要死!

26:9 Why have you prophesied in the name of Yahweh, saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh, and this city will be in ruins, without inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered around Jeremiah in the temple of Yahweh.
你為何託耶和華的名預言, 說這殿必如示羅, 這城必變為荒場無人居住呢? ”於是眾民都在耶和華的殿中聚集到耶利米那裡.

26:10 When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the house of the king to the temple of Yahweh, and they sat in the entrance of the New Gate of Yahweh’s temple.
猶大的首領聽見這事, 就從王宮上到耶和華的殿, 坐在耶和華殿的新門口.

26:11 Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, saying, “This man deserves the death sentence, because he has prophesied against this city as that which you have heard with your ears.”
祭司,先知對首領和眾民說: “這人是該死的; 因為他說預言攻擊這城, 正如你們親耳所聽見的. ”

26:12 Then Jeremiah said to all the officials and to all the people, saying, “Yahweh sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.
耶利米就對眾首領和眾民說: “耶和華差遣我預言, 攻擊這殿和這城, 說你們所聽見的這一切話.

26:13 Now therefore amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of Yahweh your God, and Yahweh will relent of the disaster that he has spoken over you.
現在要改正你們的行動作為, 聽從耶和華─你們神的話, 他就必後悔, 不將所說的災禍降與你們.

26:14 But as for me, look, I am in your hand, do to me what is good and right in your eyes.
至於我, 我在你們手中, 你們眼看何為善, 何為正, 就那樣待我吧!

26:15 Only you must certainly know that if you put me to death, you will bring on yourselves innocent blood, and on this city and on its inhabitants, for truly Yahweh sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.”
但你們要確實地知道, 若把我治死, 就使無辜人的血歸到你們和這城, 並其中的居民了; 因為耶和華實在差遣我到你們這裡來, 將這一切話傳與你們耳中. ”

26:16 Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, “This man does not deserve a sentence of death, for in the name of Yahweh our God, he has spoken to us.”
首領和眾民就對祭司,先知說: “這人是不該死的, 因為他是奉耶和華─我們神的名向我們說話. ”

26:17 Then men from the elders of the land arose and said to all the assembly of the people, saying,
國中的長老就有幾個人起來, 對聚會的眾民說:

26:18 “Micah the Morashtite was prophesying in the days of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, and he said to all the people of Judah, saying: ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “Zion will be plowed, and Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the temple as high places of wood.” ’
“當猶大王希西家的日子, 有摩利沙人彌迦對猶大眾人預言說: 萬軍之耶和華如此說: 錫安必被耕種像一塊田; 耶路撒冷必變為亂堆; 這殿的山必像叢林的高處.

26:19 Did Hezekiah, the king of Judah, and all Judah actually put him to death? Was he not in fear of Yahweh? And he entreated the face of Yahweh, and Yahweh relented of the disaster that he had spoken against them. But we are about to do great disaster to ourselves.”
猶大王希西家和猶大眾人豈是把他治死呢? 希西家豈不是敬畏耶和華,懇求他的恩嗎? 耶和華就後悔, 不把自己所說的災禍降與他們. 若治死這人, 我們就作了大惡, 自害己命. ”

26:20 Indeed, there also was a man prophesying in the name of Yahweh, Uriah, the son of Shemaiah, from Kiriath-Jearim, and he prophesied against this city and against this land like all the words of Jeremiah.
(又有一個人奉耶和華的名說預言, 是基列‧耶琳人示瑪雅的兒子烏利亞, 他照耶利米的一切話說預言, 攻擊這城和這地.

26:21 And when King Jehoiakim, and all his warriors, and all the officials heard his words, then the king sought to put him to death. But Uriah heard, and he was afraid, and he fled and went to Egypt.
約雅敬王和他眾勇士,眾首領聽見了烏利亞的話, 王就想要把他治死. 烏利亞聽見就懼怕, 逃往埃及去了.

26:22 Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt. Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and men with him went to Egypt.
約雅敬王便打發亞革波的兒子以利拿單, 帶領幾個人往埃及去.

26:23 And they brought out Uriah from Egypt and they brought him to King Jehoiakim, and he struck him down with the sword, and he threw his dead body into the burial sites of the sons of the people.
他們就從埃及將烏利亞帶出來, 送到約雅敬王那裡; 王用刀殺了他, 把他的屍首拋在平民的墳地中. )

26:24 However, the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that he was not given into the hand of the people to put him to death.
然而, 沙番的兒子亞希甘保護耶利米, 不交在百姓的手中治死他.

Jeremiah - Chapter 27

27:1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying—
猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬(約雅敬是西底家的別名, 看第三節)登基的時候, 有這話從耶和華臨到耶利米說:

27:2 thus said Yahweh to me—“Make for yourself fetters and yokes and put them on your neck,
“耶和華對我如此說: 你做繩索與軛, 加在自己的頸項上,

27:3 and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon in the hand of the envoys who have come to Jerusalem, to Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
藉那些來到耶路撒冷見猶大王西底家的使臣之手, 把繩索與軛送到以東王,摩押王,亞捫王,泰爾王,西頓王那裡,

27:4 And you must command them for their masters, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, this you shall say to your masters:
且囑咐使臣, 傳與他們的主人說, 萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說:

27:5 “I have made the earth with humankind and animals that are on the face of the earth by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and I give it to whomever is right in my eyes.
我用大能和伸出來的膀臂, 創造大地和地上的人民,牲畜. 我看給誰相宜, 就把地給誰.

27:6 And now I myself have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and also the animals of the field I have given to him to serve him.
現在我將這些地都交給我僕人巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手, 我也將田野的走獸給他使用.

27:7 And all the nations will serve him, and his son, and his grandson, until the coming of the time of his own land. Then many nations and great kings will let him work.
列國都必服事他和他的兒孫, 直到他本國遭報的日期來到. 那時, 多國和大君王要使他作他們的奴僕.

27:8 “But it will be that the nation or kingdom that will not serve him, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put his neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the sword, and with the famine, and with the plague,” declares Yahweh, “until I have destroyed it with my hand.
“無論哪一邦哪一國, 不肯服事這巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒, 也不把頸項放在巴比倫王的軛下, 我必用刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫刑罰那邦, 直到我藉巴比倫王的手將他們毀滅. 這是耶和華說的.

27:9 And you, you must not listen to your prophets, and to your diviners, and to your dreamers, and to your interpreters of signs, and to your sorcerers who are saying, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’
至於你們, 不可聽從你們的先知和占卜的,圓夢的,觀兆的, 以及行邪術的; 他們告訴你們說: ‘你們不致服事巴比倫王. ’

27:10 For they are prophesying to you a lie, so that you will be removed from your land, and I will drive you away, and you will perish.
他們向你們說假預言, 要叫你們遷移, 遠離本地, 以致我將你們趕出去, 使你們滅亡.

27:11 But the nation that will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and will serve him, yet will I leave it on its land,” declares Yahweh, “and they will till it, and they will live in it.” ’ ”
但哪一邦肯把頸項放在巴比倫王的軛下服事他, 我必使那邦仍在本地存留, 得以耕種居住. 這是耶和華說的. ”

27:12 And I spoke words like these to Zedekiah, the king of Judah, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
我就照這一切的話對猶大王西底家說: “要把你們的頸項放在巴比倫王的軛下, 服事他和他的百姓, 便得存活.

27:13 Why should you die—you and your people—by the sword, by the famine, and by the plague, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
你和你的百姓為何要因刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫死亡, 正如耶和華論到不服事巴比倫王的那國說的話呢?

27:14 And you must not listen to the words of the prophets who are speaking to you, saying, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying a lie to you.
不可聽那些先知對你們所說的話; 他們說: ‘你們不致服事巴比倫王’, 其實他們向你們說假預言.

27:15 For I have not sent them,” declares Yahweh, “but they are prophesying in my name falsely, so that I will drive them away. And you will perish—you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.”
耶和華說: ‘我並沒有打發他們, 他們卻託我的名說假預言, 好使我將你們和向你們說預言的那些先知趕出去, 一同滅亡. ’”

27:16 Then I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘You must not listen to the words of your prophets who are prophesying to you, saying, “Look, the vessels of the house of Yahweh are about to be quickly brought back from Babylon”, for they are prophesying a lie to you.
我又對祭司和這眾民說: “耶和華如此說: 你們不可聽那先知對你們所說的預言. 他們說: ‘耶和華殿中的器皿快要從巴比倫帶回來’; 其實他們向你們說假預言.

27:17 And you must not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a site of ruins?
不可聽從他們, 只管服事巴比倫王便得存活. 這城何致變為荒場呢?

27:18 But if they are prophets, and if there is with them the word of Yahweh, let them please plead with Yahweh of hosts, that the vessels that are left over in the temple of Yahweh, and the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, must not go to Babylon.’
他們若果是先知, 有耶和華的話臨到他們, 讓他們祈求萬軍之耶和華, 使那在耶和華殿中和猶大王宮內, 並耶路撒冷剩下的器皿, 不被帶到巴比倫去.

27:19 For thus says Yahweh of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the stands, and concerning the rest of the vessels that are left in this city,
(因為萬軍之耶和華論到柱子,銅海,盆座, 並剩在這城裡的器皿,

27:20 which Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, did not take when he deported Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.
就是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒擄掠猶大王約雅敬的兒子耶哥尼雅, 和猶大,耶路撒冷一切貴冑的時候所沒有掠去的器皿. )

27:21 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of Yahweh, and in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:
論到那在耶和華殿中和猶大王宮內, 並耶路撒冷剩下的器皿, 萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說:

27:22 ‘They will be brought to Babylon, and there they will stay until the day of my attending to them,’ declares Yahweh. ‘Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.’ ”
必被帶到巴比倫存在那裡, 直到我眷顧以色列人的日子. 那時, 我必將這器皿帶回來, 交還此地. 這是耶和華說的. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 28

28:1 And it was in that same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, the king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananiah, the son of Azzur, the prophet who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of Yahweh before the eyes of the priests and all the people, saying,
當年, 就是猶大王西底家登基第四年五月, 基遍人押朔的兒子, 先知哈拿尼雅, 在耶和華的殿中當著祭司和眾民對我說:

28:2 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
“萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 我已經折斷巴比倫王的軛.

28:3 Within two years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the house of Yahweh which Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon took away from this place and brought to Babylon.
二年之內, 我要將巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒從這地掠到巴比倫的器皿, 就是耶和華殿中的一切器皿都帶回此地.

28:4 And Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, and all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon, I will bring back to this place,’ declares Yahweh, ‘For I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ”
我又要將猶大王約雅敬的兒子耶哥尼雅和被擄到巴比倫去的一切猶大人帶回此地, 因為我要折斷巴比倫王的軛. 這是耶和華說的. ”

28:5 Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet before the eyes of the priests and before the eyes of all the people who were standing in the house of Yahweh,
先知耶利米當著祭司和站在耶和華殿裡的眾民對先知哈拿尼雅說:

28:6 and Jeremiah the prophet said, “Amen! May Yahweh do so; may Yahweh fulfill your words that you have prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the house of Yahweh and all the exiles from Babylon to this place.
“阿們! 願耶和華如此行, 願耶和華成就你所預言的話, 將耶和華殿中的器皿和一切被擄去的人從巴比倫帶回此地.

28:7 Nevertheless listen please to this word that I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people,
然而我向你和眾民耳中所要說的話, 你應當聽.

28:8 The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times prophesied against many countries and against great kingdoms of war, and of disaster, and of plague.
從古以來, 在你我以前的先知, 向多國和大邦說預言, 論到爭戰,災禍,瘟疫的事.

28:9 The prophet who prophesies peace, at the coming of the word of the prophet, will become known as the prophet that Yahweh has truly sent.”
先知預言的平安, 到話語成就的時候, 人便知道他真是耶和華所差來的. ”

28:10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.
於是, 先知哈拿尼雅將先知耶利米頸項上的軛取下來, 折斷了.

28:11 Then Hananiah said before the eyes of all the people, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘This is how I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, within two years, from the neck of all the nations.’ ” And Jeremiah the prophet went on his way.
哈拿尼雅又當著眾民說: “耶和華如此說: 二年之內我必照樣從列國人的頸項上折斷巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的軛. ”於是先知耶利米就走了.

28:12 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah after Hananiah the prophet broke the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
先知哈拿尼雅把先知耶利米頸項上的軛折斷以後, 耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

28:13 “Go, and you must say to Hananiah, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “You have broken yoke bars of wood, but you have made in place of them yoke bars of iron.”
“你去告訴哈拿尼雅說, 耶和華如此說: 你折斷木軛, 卻換了鐵軛!

28:14 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, to serve Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and they will serve him, and I have even given the animals of the open field to him.” ’ ”
因為萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 我已將鐵軛加在這些國的頸項上, 使他們服事巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒, 他們總要服事他; 我也把田野的走獸給了他. ”

28:15 Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, “Please listen, Hananiah, Yahweh has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.
於是先知耶利米對先知哈拿尼雅說: “哈拿尼雅啊, 你應當聽! 耶和華並沒有差遣你, 你竟使這百姓倚靠謊言.

28:16 Therefore thus says Yahweh, ‘Look, I am going to send you from the face of the earth. This year you will die because you have spoken rebellion against Yahweh.’ ”
所以耶和華如此說: 看哪, 我要叫你去世, 你今年必死, 因為你向耶和華說了叛逆的話. ”

28:17 And Hananiah the prophet died in that same year in the seventh month.
這樣, 先知哈拿尼雅當年七月間就死了.

Jeremiah - Chapter 29

29:1 And these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remainder of the exiles, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had deported from Jerusalem to Babylon,
先知耶利米從耶路撒冷寄信與被擄的祭司,先知, 和眾民, 並生存的長老, 就是尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷擄到巴比倫去的.

29:2 after the going out of Jeconiah the king, and the queen mother, and the court officials, the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, and the artisans, and the smiths from Jerusalem,
(這在耶哥尼雅王和太后,太監, 並猶大,耶路撒冷的首領, 以及工匠,鐵匠都離了耶路撒冷以後. )

29:3 by the hand of Elasah, the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah, the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah, the king of Judah, sent to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, to Babylon, saying,
他藉沙番的兒子以利亞薩和希勒家的兒子基瑪利的手寄去. 他們二人是猶大王西底家打發往巴比倫去見尼布甲尼撒王的.

29:4 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have deported from Jerusalem to Babylon,
信上說: “萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神對一切被擄去的(就是我使他們從耶路撒冷被擄到巴比倫的人)如此說:

29:5 ‘Build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit.
你們要蓋造房屋, 住在其中; 栽種田園, 吃其中所產的;

29:6 Take wives and father sons and daughters, and take for your sons wives, and give your daughters to men that they may bear sons and daughters, and multiply there, and you must not be few.
娶妻生兒女, 為你們的兒子娶妻, 使你們的女兒嫁人, 生兒養女. 在那裡生養眾多, 不致減少.

29:7 And seek the prosperity of the city where I have deported you, and pray on behalf of it to Yahweh, for in its prosperity you will have prosperity.’
我所使你們被擄到的那城, 你們要為那城求平安, 為那城禱告耶和華; 因為那城得平安, 你們也隨著得平安.

29:8 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Do not let your prophets who are in your midst, and your diviners, deceive you, and you must not listen to your dreams that you are causing them to dream.
萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 不要被你們中間的先知和占卜的誘惑, 也不要聽信自己所做的夢;

29:9 For they are prophesying falsely to you in my name; I have not sent them,’ declares Yahweh.
因為他們託我的名對你們說假預言, 我並沒有差遣他們. 這是耶和華說的.

29:10 For thus says Yahweh, ‘As soon as the time has passed, seventy years for Babylon, I will attend to you, and I will fulfill my good word to you, to bring you back to this place.
“耶和華如此說: 為巴比倫所定的七十年滿了以後, 我要眷顧你們, 向你們成就我的恩言, 使你們仍回此地.

29:11 For I know the plans that I am planning concerning you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘plans for prosperity and not for harm, to give to you a future and a hope.
耶和華說: 我知道我向你們所懷的意念是賜平安的意念, 不是降災禍的意念, 要叫你們末後有指望.

29:12 Then when you call me, and you come and pray to me, then I will listen to you.
你們要呼求我, 禱告我, 我就應允你們.

29:13 When you search for me, then you will find me, if you seek me with all your heart.
你們尋求我, 若專心尋求我, 就必尋見.

29:14 And I will let myself be found by you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will restore your fortunes, and I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places to which I have driven you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from which I deported you.’
耶和華說: 我必被你們尋見, 我也必使你們被擄的人歸回, 將你們從各國中和我所趕你們到的各處招聚了來, 又將你們帶回我使你們被擄掠離開的地方. 這是耶和華說的.

29:15 Because you have said, ‘Yahweh has raised up prophets for us in Babylon’—
“你們說: ‘耶和華在巴比倫為我們興起先知’;

29:16 for thus says Yahweh concerning the king who sits on the throne of David and concerning all the people who live in this city, your fellow kinsmen who did not go with you into the exile—
所以耶和華論到坐大衛寶座的王和住在這城裡的一切百姓, 就是未曾與你們一同被擄的弟兄,

29:17 thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Look, I am going to send among them the sword, the famine, and the plague, and I will make them like rotten figs that cannot be eaten because of their bad quality.
萬軍之耶和華如此說: ‘看哪, 我必使刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫臨到他們, 使他們像極壞的無花果, 壞得不可吃.

29:18 And I will pursue them with the sword, with the famine, and with the plague, and I will make them a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse, and a horror, and an object of hissing, and a disgrace among all the nations to which I have driven them,
我必用刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫追趕他們, 使他們在天下萬國拋來拋去, 在我所趕他們到的各國中, 令人咒詛,驚駭,嗤笑,羞辱.

29:19 because they did not listen to my words,’ declares Yahweh, ‘when I sent to them my servants the prophets, sending over and over again, and they would not listen,’ declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: 這是因為他們沒有聽從我的話, 就是我從早起來差遣我僕人眾先知去說的, 無奈他們不聽. 這是耶和華說的.

29:20 And you, hear the word of Yahweh, all you exiles whom I sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
所以你們一切被擄去的, 就是我從耶路撒冷打發到巴比倫去的, 當聽耶和華的話. ’”

29:21 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab, the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah, the son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you in my name a lie, ‘Look, I am going to give them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and he will strike them before your eyes.
萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神論到哥賴雅的兒子亞哈, 並瑪西雅的兒子西底家, 如此說: “他們是託我名向你們說假預言的, 我必將他們交在巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手中; 他要在你們眼前殺害他們.

29:22 And a curse will be taken up because of them by all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, “May Yahweh make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire,”
住巴比倫一切被擄的猶大人必藉這二人賭咒說: ‘願耶和華使你像巴比倫王在火中燒的西底家和亞哈一樣. ’

29:23 because they have done a disgraceful thing in Israel, and they have committed adultery with the wives of their neighbors, and they have spoken words in my name, lies that I have not commanded them, and I am he who knows, and I am a witness,’ declares Yahweh.”
這二人是在以色列中行了醜事, 與鄰舍的妻行淫, 又假託我名說我未曾吩咐他們的話. 知道的是我, 作見證的也是我. 這是耶和華說的. ”

29:24 And to Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall say, saying,
“論到尼希蘭人示瑪雅, 你當說,

29:25 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Because you yourself sent a letter in your name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 你曾用自己的名寄信給耶路撒冷的眾民和祭司瑪西雅的兒子西番雅, 並眾祭司, 說:

29:26 “Yahweh made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, so that there are overseers in the house of Yahweh over any mad man who exhibits the behavior of a prophet, and you must put him into the stocks and into the neck iron,
‘耶和華已經立你西番雅為祭司, 代替祭司耶何耶大, 使耶和華殿中有官長, 好將一切狂妄自稱為先知的人用枷枷住, 用鎖鎖住.

29:27 and so then why have you not rebuked Jeremiah the Anathothite who exhibits the behavior of a prophet for you?
現在亞拿突人耶利米向你們自稱為先知, 你們為何沒有責備他呢?

29:28 Because he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, ‘It will be a long time, build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit.’ ” ’ ”
因為他寄信給我們在巴比倫的人說: 被擄的事必長久. 你們要蓋造房屋, 住在其中; 栽種田園, 吃其中所產的. ’”

29:29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
祭司西番雅就把這信念給先知耶利米聽.

29:30 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
於是耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

29:31 “Send to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: “Because Shemaiah prophesied to you, though I have not sent him, and he has made you trust in a lie,”
“你當寄信給一切被擄的人說: ‘耶和華論到尼希蘭人示瑪雅說: 因為示瑪雅向你們說預言, 我並沒有差遣他, 他使你們倚靠謊言;

29:32 therefore thus says Yahweh, “Look, I am going to punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his offspring. There will not be for him a man who lives in the midst of this people, and he will not see the good that I am going to do to my people,” declares Yahweh, “For he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh.” ’ ”
所以耶和華如此說: 我必刑罰尼希蘭人示瑪雅和他的後裔, 他必無一人存留住在這民中, 也不得見我所要賜與我百姓的福樂, 因為他向耶和華說了叛逆的話. 這是耶和華說的. ’”

Jeremiah - Chapter 30

30:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

30:2 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Write for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you in a scroll.
“耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 你將我對你說過的一切話都寫在書上.

30:3 For look, days are coming,’ declares Yahweh, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah,’ says Yahweh, ‘and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their ancestors and they will take possession of it.’ ”
耶和華說: 日子將到, 我要使我的百姓以色列和猶大被擄的人歸回; 我也要使他們回到我所賜給他們列祖之地, 他們就得這地為業. 這是耶和華說的. ”

30:4 Now these are the words that Yahweh spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
以下是耶和華論到以色列和猶大所說的話:

30:5 “For thus says Yahweh: ‘We have heard a sound of trembling, terror, and there is no peace.
耶和華如此說: 我們聽見聲音, 是戰抖懼怕而不平安的聲音.

30:6 Ask please and see whether a male can bear a child. Why do I see every strong man with his hands on his loins like a woman giving birth? And why are all their faces changed to paleness?
你們且訪問看看, 男人有產難嗎? 我怎麼看見人人用手掐腰, 像產難的婦人, 臉面都變青了呢?

30:7 Alas! For that day is great, there is none like it. And it is a time of distress for Jacob, yet from it he will be delivered.
哀哉! 那日為大, 無日可比; 這是雅各遭難的時候, 但他必被救出來.

30:8 And it will happen on that day,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘I will break his yoke from your neck and your bonds I will tear to pieces. And strangers will no longer let him work as a slave.
萬軍之耶和華說: “到那日, 我必從你頸項上折斷仇敵的軛, 扭開他的繩索; 外邦人不得再使你作他們的奴僕.

30:9 But they will serve Yahweh their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
你們卻要事奉耶和華─你們的神和我為你們所要興起的王大衛. ”

30:10 But you must not fear, my servant Jacob,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and you must not be dismayed, Israel, for look, I am going to save you from far, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. And Jacob will return, and he will be at rest, and he will be at ease, and there will be no one who makes him afraid.
故此, 耶和華說: 我的僕人雅各啊, 不要懼怕; 以色列啊, 不要驚惶; 因我要從遠方拯救你, 從被擄到之地拯救你的後裔; 雅各必回來得享平靖安逸, 無人使他害怕.

30:11 For I am with you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘to save you. For I will make a complete destruction of all the nations to which I scattered you, but you I will not make a complete destruction. And I will chastise you to the measure, and I will not leave you entirely unpunished.’
因我與你同在, 要拯救你, 也要將所趕散你到的那些國滅絕淨盡, 卻不將你滅絕淨盡, 倒要從寬懲治你, 萬不能不罰你(不罰你: 或譯以你為無罪). 這是耶和華說的.

30:12 For thus says Yahweh, ‘Your injury is incurable, your wound is overcome by sickness.
耶和華如此說: 你的損傷無法醫治; 你的傷痕極其重大.

30:13 There is no one who pleads your cause, for your boil there is no healing for you.
無人為你分訴, 使你的傷痕得以纏裹; 你沒有醫治的良藥.

30:14 All your lovers have forgotten you, they do not care for you. I have struck you with the blow of an enemy, the punishment of the cruel, because of the greatness of your guilt, your sins are numerous.
你所親愛的都忘記你, 不來探問(或譯: 理會)你. 我因你的罪孽甚大, 罪惡眾多, 曾用仇敵加的傷害傷害你, 用殘忍者的懲治懲治你.

30:15 Why do you cry because of your wound? Your pain is incurable. Because of the greatness of your guilt—your sins are vast— I have done these things to you.
你為何因損傷哀號呢? 你的痛苦無法醫治. 我因你的罪孽甚大, 罪惡眾多, 曾將這些加在你身上.

30:16 Therefore all those who devour you will be devoured, and all your foes, all of them will go into captivity, and those who plunder you will be as plunder, and all those who plunder you I will make as plunder.
故此, 凡吞吃你的必被吞吃; 你的敵人個個都被擄去; 擄掠你的必成為擄物; 搶奪你的必成為掠物.

30:17 For I will present healing to you, and I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares Yahweh. ‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying, “It is Zion, there is no one who cares for her.” ’
耶和華說: 我必使你痊癒, 醫好你的傷痕, 都因人稱你為被趕散的, 說: 這是錫安, 無人來探問(或譯: 理會)的!

30:18 Thus says Yahweh: ‘Look, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob, and I will have compassion on his dwellings, and the city will be rebuilt upon its mound, and the citadel fortress will stand on its rightful site.
耶和華如此說: 我必使雅各被擄去的帳棚歸回, 也必顧惜他的住處. 城必建造在原舊的山岡; 宮殿也照舊有人居住.

30:19 And thanksgiving and the sound of merrymakers will come out from them, and I will make them numerous, and they will not be few. And I will make them honored, and they will not be lowly.
必有感謝和歡樂的聲音從其中發出, 我要使他們增多, 不致減少; 使他們尊榮, 不致卑微.

30:20 And their children will be as of old, and their community will be established before me. And I will punish all their oppressors.
他們的兒女要如往日; 他們的會眾堅立在我面前; 凡欺壓他們的, 我必刑罰他.

30:21 And their noble will be from them, and their ruler will come out from their midst. And I will bring him near and he will approach me. For who is he that would pledge his heart to approach me?’ declares Yahweh.
他們的君王必是屬乎他們的; 掌權的必從他們中間而出. 我要使他就近我, 他也要親近我; 不然, 誰有膽量親近我呢? 這是耶和華說的.

30:22 ‘And you will be to me a people, and I will be to you God.’ ”
你們要作我的子民, 我要作你們的神.

30:23 Look, the storm of Yahweh! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest. It will whirl upon the head of the wicked.
看哪, 耶和華的忿怒好像暴風已經發出; 是掃滅的暴風, 必轉到惡人的頭上.

30:24 The burning anger of Yahweh will not turn back until his doing, and until his accomplishing the plans of his mind. In the last of the days you will understand it.
耶和華的烈怒必不轉消, 直到他心中所擬定的成就了; 末後的日子你們要明白.

Jeremiah - Chapter 31

31:1 “At that time,” declares Yahweh, “I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they will be to me a people.”
耶和華說: “那時, 我必作以色列各家的神; 他們必作我的子民. ”

31:2 Thus says Yahweh: “The people of the survivors of the sword found grace in the desert; Israel going to find their rest.”
耶和華如此說: 脫離刀劍的就是以色列人. 我使他享安息的時候, 他曾在曠野蒙恩.

31:3 From afar Yahweh appeared to me, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore I have drawn you with loyal love.
古時(或譯: 從遠方)耶和華向以色列(原文是我)顯現, 說: 我以永遠的愛愛你, 因此我以慈愛吸引你.

31:4 I will again build you, and you will be built, O virgin Israel. You will again adorn yourself with your tambourines, and you will go forth in the dancing in a ring of the merrymakers.
以色列的民(原文是處女)哪, 我要再建立你, 你就被建立; 你必再以擊鼓為美, 與歡樂的人一同跳舞而出;

31:5 You will again plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria. The planters will plant, and they will enjoy it.
又必在撒馬利亞的山上栽種葡萄園, 栽種的人要享用所結的果子.

31:6 For there will be a day when watchmen will call in the hill country of Ephraim, ‘Stand up, and let us go up to Zion, to Yahweh our God.’ ”
日子必到, 以法蓮山上守望的人必呼叫說: 起來吧! 我們可以上錫安, 到耶和華─我們的神那裡去.

31:7 For thus says Yahweh, “Sing for joy for Jacob with gladness, and shout out for the head of the nations. Proclaim, praise, and say, ‘Save, O Yahweh, your people, the remnant of Israel.’
耶和華如此說: 你們當為雅各歡樂歌唱, 因萬國中為首的歡呼. 當傳揚頌讚說: 耶和華啊, 求你拯救你的百姓以色列所剩下的人.

31:8 Look, I am going to bring them from the land of the north, and I will gather them from the remotest part of the earth. Among them the blind, and the lame, those who are pregnant, and those who give birth, together, a great assembly, they will return here.
我必將他們從北方領來, 從地極招聚; 同著他們來的有瞎子,瘸子,孕婦,產婦; 他們必成為大幫回到這裡來.

31:9 With weeping they will come, and with pleas for mercy I will bring them; I will let them walk by streams of water in a straight path. They will not stumble in it, for I have become to Israel a father, and Ephraim, he is my firstborn.”
他們要哭泣而來. 我要照他們懇求的引導他們, 使他們在河水旁走正直的路, 在其上不致絆跌; 因為我是以色列的父, 以法蓮是我的長子.

31:10 Hear the word of Yahweh, O nations, and declare in the coastlands from afar, and say, “The scatterer of Israel will gather him, and he will keep him as a shepherd his flock.
列國啊, 要聽耶和華的話, 傳揚在遠處的海島說: 趕散以色列的必招聚他, 又看守他, 好像牧人看守羊群.

31:11 For Yahweh has ransomed Jacob, and he has redeemed him from the hand of the person stronger than he.
因耶和華救贖了雅各, 救贖他脫離比他更強之人的手.

31:12 And they will come, and they will sing for joy on the height of Zion, and they will be radiant over the goodness of Yahweh, over the grain, and over the wine, and over the olive oil, and over the young ones of the flock, and over the cattle. And their life will become like a well-watered garden, and they will never languish again.”
他們要來到錫安的高處歌唱, 又流歸耶和華施恩之地, 就是有五穀,新酒, 和油, 並羊羔,牛犢之地. 他們的心必像澆灌的園子; 他們也不再有一點愁煩.

31:13 “Then the young woman will rejoice in the dancing in a ring, and the young men and the old men together. And I will turn their mourning to jubilation, and I will comfort them, and I will gladden them from their sorrow.
那時, 處女必歡樂跳舞; 年少的,年老的, 也必一同歡樂; 因為我要使他們的悲哀變為歡喜, 並要安慰他們, 使他們的愁煩轉為快樂.

31:14 And I will saturate the appetite of the priests with fatness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” declares Yahweh.
我必以肥油使祭司的心滿足; 我的百姓也要因我的恩惠知足. 這是耶和華說的.

31:15 Thus says Yahweh, “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, the weeping of bitterness. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted because of her children, for they are no more.”
耶和華如此說: 在拉瑪聽見號咷痛哭的聲音, 是拉結哭她兒女, 不肯受安慰, 因為他們都不在了.

31:16 Thus says Yahweh: “Restrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, for there is a reward for your work,” declares Yahweh, “and they will return from the land of the enemy.
耶和華如此說: 你禁止聲音不要哀哭, 禁止眼目不要流淚, 因你所做之工必有賞賜; 他們必從敵國歸回. 這是耶和華說的.

31:17 And there is hope for your future,” declares Yahweh, “and your children will return to their territory.
耶和華說: 你末後必有指望; 你的兒女必回到自己的境界.

31:18 Indeed I heard Ephraim pitying themselves, ‘You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like a calf that is not trained. Bring me back and let me return, for you are Yahweh my God.
我聽見以法蓮為自己悲歎說: 你責罰我, 我便受責罰, 像不慣負軛的牛犢一樣. 求你使我回轉, 我便回轉, 因為你是耶和華─我的神.

31:19 For after my turning back I repented, and after coming to understand I struck my thigh. I was ashamed and also humiliated, because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
我回轉以後就真正懊悔; 受教以後就拍腿歎息; 我因擔當幼年的凌辱就抱愧蒙羞.

31:20 Is Ephraim my dear son, or the child of my delight? For as often as I have earnestly spoken against him, I still remember him. Therefore my bowels are turbulent for him, surely I will have compassion on him,” declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: 以法蓮是我的愛子嗎? 是可喜悅的孩子嗎? 我每逢責備他, 仍深顧念他; 所以我的心腸戀慕他; 我必要憐憫他.

31:21 “Set up for yourself road markers, make for yourself signposts, set your mind to the main road, the road by which you went. Return, O virgin of Israel, return to these your cities.
以色列民(原文是處女)哪, 你當為自己設立指路碑, 豎起引路柱. 你要留心向大路, 就是你所去的原路; 你當回轉, 回轉到你這些城邑.

31:22 How long will you waver, O unfaithful daughter? For Yahweh has created a new thing on the earth, a woman, she shelters a man.”
背道的民(原文是女子)哪, 你反來覆去要到幾時呢? 耶和華在地上造了一件新事, 就是女子護衛男子.

31:23 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “They will again say these words in the land of Judah and in its towns at my restoring their fortunes, ‘Yahweh bless you, O settlement of righteousness, O hill of holiness.’
萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 我使被擄之人歸回的時候, 他們在猶大地和其中的城邑必再這樣說: “公義的居所啊, 聖山哪, 願耶和華賜福給你.

31:24 And Judah and all of its towns together will live in it, farmers and those who travel with the flocks.
猶大和屬猶大城邑的人, 農夫和放羊的人, 要一同住在其中.

31:25 For I will saturate the thirst of the weary, and every person who languishes I will replenish.”
疲乏的人, 我使他飽飫; 愁煩的人, 我使他知足. ”

31:26 At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.
先知說: “我醒了, 覺著睡得香甜! ”

31:27 “Look, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of humankind, and with the seed of animals.
耶和華說: “日子將到, 我要把人的種和牲畜的種播種在以色列家和猶大家.

31:28 And then as I have watched over them to pull up, and to tear down, and to annihilate, and to destroy, and to do evil, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares Yahweh.
我先前怎樣留意將他們拔出,拆毀,毀壞,傾覆,苦害, 也必照樣留意將他們建立,栽植. 這是耶和華說的.

31:29 “In those days they will say no longer, ‘Parents have eaten unripe fruit, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’
當那些日子, 人不再說: 父親吃了酸葡萄, 兒子的牙酸倒了.

31:30 But each will die because of his iniquity, everyone who eats the unripe fruit, their teeth will be set on edge.
但各人必因自己的罪死亡; 凡吃酸葡萄的, 自己的牙必酸倒. ”

31:31 Look, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,
耶和華說: “日子將到, 我要與以色列家和猶大家另立新約,

31:32 not like the covenant that I made with their ancestors on the day of my grasping them by their hand, bringing them out from the land of Egypt, my covenant that they themselves broke, though I myself was a master over them,” declares Yahweh.
不像我拉著他們祖宗的手, 領他們出埃及地的時候, 與他們所立的約. 我雖作他們的丈夫, 他們卻背了我的約. 這是耶和華說的. ”

31:33 “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares Yahweh: “I will put my law in their inward parts and on their hearts I will write it, and I will be to them God, and they themselves will be to me people.
耶和華說: “那些日子以後, 我與以色列家所立的約乃是這樣: 我要將我的律法放在他們裡面, 寫在他們心上. 我要作他們的神, 他們要作我的子民.

31:34 And they will no longer teach each one his neighbor, or each one his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh,’ for all of them will know me, from their smallest and up to their greatest,” declares Yahweh, “for I will forgive their iniquity and their sin I will no longer remember.”
他們各人不再教導自己的鄰舍和自己的弟兄說: ‘你該認識耶和華’, 因為他們從最小的到至大的都必認識我. 我要赦免他們的罪孽, 不再記念他們的罪惡. 這是耶和華說的. ”

31:35 Thus says Yahweh, who gives the sun for light by day, the regulations of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea and its waves roar—Yahweh of hosts is his name.
那使太陽白日發光, 使星月有定例, 黑夜發亮, 又攪動大海, 使海中波浪匉訇的, 萬軍之耶和華是他的名. 他如此說:

31:36 “If these rules would cease from before me,” declares Yahweh, “also the offspring of Israel would cease from being a nation before me forever.”
這些定例若能在我面前廢掉, 以色列的後裔也就在我面前斷絕, 永遠不再成國. 這是耶和華說的.

31:37 Thus says Yahweh, “If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, also I will reject all the offspring of Israel because of all that they have done,” declares Yahweh.
耶和華如此說: 若能量度上天, 尋察下地的根基, 我就因以色列後裔一切所行的棄絕他們. 這是耶和華說的.

31:38 “Look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and the city will be rebuilt for Yahweh, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
耶和華說: “日子將到, 這城必為耶和華建造, 從哈楠業樓直到角門.

31:39 And the measuring line will still go out immediately in front of it to the hill of Gareb, and it will turn to Goah.
準繩要往外量出, 直到迦立山, 又轉到歌亞.

31:40 And the whole of the valley of the corpses, and the ashes, and all the cultivated fields up to the wadi of Kidron, up to the corner of the Gate of the Horses toward the east will be holy to Yahweh. It will not be uprooted, and it will not be overthrown again forever.”
拋屍的全谷和倒灰之處, 並一切田地, 直到汲淪溪, 又直到東方馬門的拐角, 都要歸耶和華為聖, 不再拔出, 不再傾覆, 直到永遠. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 32

32:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the tenth year of Zedekiah the king of Judah, that was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.
猶大王西底家第十年, 就是尼布甲尼撒十八年, 耶和華的話臨到耶利米.

32:2 Now at that time the army of the king of Babylon was laying siege to Jerusalem and Jeremiah the prophet was confined in the courtyard of the guard that was in the palace of the king of Judah,
那時巴比倫王的軍隊圍困耶路撒冷, 先知耶利米囚在護衛兵的院內, 在猶大王的宮中;

32:3 where Zedekiah, the king of Judah, had confined him, saying, “Why are you prophesying, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Look, I am going to give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it,
因為猶大王西底家已將他囚禁, 說: “你為甚麼預言說, 耶和華如此說: ‘我必將這城交在巴比倫王的手中, 他必攻取這城.

32:4 and Zedekiah, the king of Judah, will not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, but surely he will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will speak face to face with him and he will see him eye to eye,
猶大王西底家必不能逃脫迦勒底人的手, 定要交在巴比倫王的手中, 要口對口彼此說話, 眼對眼彼此相看.

32:5 and to Babylon he will bring Zedekiah, and there he will be until my attending to him,” declares Yahweh. “If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not be successful” ’?”
巴比倫王必將西底家帶到巴比倫; 西底家必住在那裡, 直到我眷顧他的時候. 你們雖與迦勒底人爭戰, 卻不順利. 這是耶和華說的. ’”

32:6 And Jeremiah said, “The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶利米說: “耶和華的話臨到我說:

32:7 ‘Look, Hanamel, the son of Shallum, your uncle, is going to come to you, saying, “Buy for yourself my field that is at Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.” ’
‘你叔叔沙龍的兒子哈拿篾必來見你, 說: 我在亞拿突的那塊地, 求你買來; 因你買這地是合乎贖回之理. ’”

32:8 Then Hanamel, the son of my uncle, came to me, to the courtyard of the guard according to the word of Yahweh, and he said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is at Anathoth, that is in the land of Benjamin, for to you is the claim of possession, and to you the redemption; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of Yahweh.
我叔叔的兒子哈拿篾果然照耶和華的話來到護衛兵的院內, 對我說: “我在便雅憫境內,亞拿突的那塊地, 求你買來; 因你買來是合乎承受之理, 是你當贖的. 你為自己買來吧! ”我─耶利米就知道這是耶和華的話.

32:9 And I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle, that was at Anathoth. And I weighed out to him the money, seventeen silver shekels.
我便向我叔叔的兒子哈拿篾買了亞拿突的那塊地, 平了十七舍客勒銀子給他.

32:10 And I signed on the letter and sealed it, and I called witnesses as witness, and I weighed out the money on a set of scales.
我在契上畫押, 將契封緘, 又請見證人來, 並用天平將銀子平給他.

32:11 Then I took the deed of the purchase, the sealed copy containing the commandments and the rules, together with the one that was open.
我便將照例按規所立的買契, 就是封緘的那一張和敞著的那一張,

32:12 And I gave the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel, the son of my uncle, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of the purchase, in the presence of the Judeans who were sitting in the courtyard of the guard.
當著我叔叔的兒子哈拿篾和畫押作見證的人, 並坐在護衛兵院內的一切猶大人眼前, 交給瑪西雅的孫子尼利亞的兒子巴錄.

32:13 And I commanded Baruch in their presence, saying,
當著他們眾人眼前, 我囑咐巴錄說:

32:14 ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase, the sealed one, and this opened deed, and you must put them in an earthenware jar so that they may be kept preserved many days.”
“萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 要將這封緘的和敞著的兩張契放在瓦器裡, 可以存留多日.

32:15 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “Houses and fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land.” ’
因為萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 將來在這地必有人再買房屋,田地, 和葡萄園. ”

32:16 And I prayed to Yahweh—after giving my deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah—saying,
我將買契交給尼利亞的兒子巴錄以後, 便禱告耶和華說:

32:17 ‘Ah Lord Yahweh! Look, you made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for you,
“主耶和華啊, 你曾用大能和伸出來的膀臂創造天地, 在你沒有難成的事.

32:18 showing loyal love to the thousands, and repaying the guilt of parents into the laps of their children after them. Powerful, great, mighty, his name is Yahweh of hosts,
你施慈愛與千萬人, 又將父親的罪孽報應在他後世子孫的懷中, 是至大全能的神, 萬軍之耶和華是你的名.

32:19 great in counsel and great in deed, whose eyes are opened to all the ways of the children of humankind, to give to each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds,
謀事有大略, 行事有大能, 注目觀看世人一切的舉動, 為要照各人所行的和他做事的結果報應他.

32:20 who accomplished signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, up to this day, and in Israel, and among humankind, and you have made for yourself a name, as it is this day.
在埃及地顯神蹟奇事, 直到今日在以色列和別人中間也是如此, 使自己得了名聲, 正如今日一樣.

32:21 And you brought out your people Israel from the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with an arm stretched out, and with great terror.
用神蹟奇事和大能的手, 並伸出來的膀臂與大可畏的事, 領你的百姓以色列出了埃及.

32:22 And you gave to them this land, which you swore to their ancestors to give to them, a land flowing with milk and honey.
將這地賜給他們, 就是你向他們列祖起誓應許賜給他們流奶與蜜之地.

32:23 And they entered and took possession of it, but they did not listen to your voice, and they did not follow your law. They did nothing of all that you commanded to them to do, and you caused to happen to them all this disaster.
他們進入這地得了為業, 卻不聽從你的話, 也不遵行你的律法; 你一切所吩咐他們行的, 他們一無所行, 因此你使這一切的災禍臨到他們.

32:24 Look, the siege ramps have come up to the city to capture it, and the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it, because of the sword, the famine, and the plague, and what you spoke happened, and look, you are seeing it.
看哪, 敵人已經來到, 築壘要攻取這城; 城也因刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫交在攻城的迦勒底人手中. 你所說的話都成就了, 你也看見了.

32:25 Yet you have said to me, Lord Yahweh, “Buy for yourself the field with the money, and call witnesses as witness,” though the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’ ”
主耶和華啊, 你對我說: 要用銀子為自己買那塊地, 又請見證人. 其實這城已交在迦勒底人的手中了. ”

32:26 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

32:27 “Look, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for me?”
“我是耶和華, 是凡有血氣者的神, 豈有我難成的事嗎?

32:28 Therefore thus says Yahweh: “Look, I am going to give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.
耶和華如此說: 我必將這城交付迦勒底人的手和巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手, 他必攻取這城.

32:29 And the Chaldeans, who are fighting against this city, will come and set this city on fire, and they will burn it, and the houses where they have made smoke offerings on their roofs to Baal, and where they have devoted libations to other gods, in order to provoke me to anger.
攻城的迦勒底人必來放火焚燒這城和其中的房屋. 在這房屋上, 人曾向巴力燒香, 向別神澆奠, 惹我發怒.

32:30 For the people of Israel and the people of Judah were doing only evil in my eyes from their youth, for the people of Israel were only provoking me to anger by the work of their hands,” declares Yahweh.
以色列人和猶大人自從幼年以來, 專行我眼中看為惡的事; 以色列人盡以手所做的惹我發怒. 這是耶和華說的.

32:31 “For this city has been for me a cause of my anger and of my wrath from the day that they built it even until this day, so I will remove it from my sight,
這城自從建造的那日直到今日, 常惹我的怒氣和忿怒, 使我將這城從我面前除掉;

32:32 because of all the evil of the people of Israel and the people of Judah that they did to provoke me to anger—they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
是因以色列人和猶大人一切的邪惡, 就是他們和他們的君王,首領,祭司,先知, 並猶大的眾人, 以及耶路撒冷的居民所行的, 惹我發怒.

32:33 And they have turned to me their backs and not their faces, though I have taught them over and over again, but they were not listening to accept discipline.
他們以背向我, 不以面向我; 我雖從早起來教訓他們, 他們卻不聽從, 不受教訓,

32:34 And they set up their abominations in the house that is called by my name, to defile it.
竟把可憎之物設立在稱為我名下的殿中, 污穢了這殿.

32:35 And they built the high places of Baal that are in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to present as offerings their sons and their daughters to Molech, which I had not commanded them, and it had not come to my mind to do this detestable thing in order to cause Judah to sin.”
他們在欣嫩子谷建築巴力的邱壇, 好使自己的兒女經火歸摩洛; 他們行這可憎的事, 使猶大陷在罪裡, 這並不是我所吩咐的, 也不是我心所起的意. ”

32:36 “So now therefore, thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning this city, of which you are saying, ‘It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the plague’:
現在論到這城, 就是你們所說,已經因刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫交在巴比倫王手中的, 耶和華─以色列的神如此說:

32:37 Look, I am going to gather them from all the lands to which I driven them in my anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath, and I will bring them back to this place, and I will cause them to dwell in safety.
“我在怒氣,忿怒, 和大惱恨中, 將以色列人趕到各國. 日後我必從那裡將他們招聚出來, 領他們回到此地, 使他們安然居住.

32:38 And they will be for me a people, and I will be for them God.
他們要作我的子民, 我要作他們的神.

32:39 And I will give to them one heart and one way, to revere me forever, for good to them, and to their children after them.
我要使他們彼此同心同道, 好叫他們永遠敬畏我, 使他們和他們後世的子孫得福樂,

32:40 And I will make with them an everlasting covenant that I will not turn away from them, my doing good to them, and my reverence I will put in their hearts so that they will not turn aside from me.
又要與他們立永遠的約, 必隨著他們施恩, 並不離開他們, 且使他們有敬畏我的心, 不離開我.

32:41 And I will rejoice over them to do good to them, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness with all my heart, and with all my inner self.”
我必歡喜施恩與他們, 要盡心盡意,誠誠實實將他們栽於此地.

32:42 “For thus says Yahweh, ‘Just as I have brought to this people all this great disaster, so I will bring upon them all the good that I promise to them.
“因為耶和華如此說: 我怎樣使這一切大禍臨到這百姓, 我也要照樣使我所應許他們的一切福樂都臨到他們.

32:43 And the fields will be bought in this land of which you are saying, “It is a desolation, without humankind or animals. It has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.”
你們說, 這地是荒涼,無人民,無牲畜, 是交付迦勒底人手之地. 日後在這境內, 必有人置買田地.

32:44 They will buy fields with money, and they will sign the deeds, and they will seal them, and they will call witnesses as witness in the land of Benjamin, and in the surroundings of Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hill country, and in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negev, for I will restore their fortunes,’ declares Yahweh.”
在便雅憫地,耶路撒冷四圍的各處,猶大的城邑,山地的城邑,高原的城邑, 並南地的城邑, 人必用銀子買田地, 在契上畫押, 將契封緘, 請出見證人, 因為我必使被擄的人歸回. 這是耶和華說的. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 33

33:1 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah a second time while he was still held back in the courtyard of the guard, saying,
耶利米還囚在護衛兵的院內, 耶和華的話第二次臨到他說:

33:2 “Thus says Yahweh who made the earth, Yahweh who formed it to establish it, Yahweh is his name:
“成就的是耶和華, 造作,為要建立的也是耶和華; 耶和華是他的名. 他如此說:

33:3 ‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and I will tell you great things and inaccessible things that you have not known.’
你求告我, 我就應允你, 並將你所不知道,又大又難的事指示你.

33:4 For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, that were torn down to make a defense against the siege ramps and against the sword:
論到這城中的房屋和猶大王的宮室, 就是拆毀為擋敵人高壘和刀劍的, 耶和華─以色列的神如此說:

33:5 ‘They are coming to fight against the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the corpses of the people whom I will strike in my anger and in my wrath, for whom I have hidden my face from this city because of all their wickedness.
人要與迦勒底人爭戰, 正是拿死屍充滿這房屋, 就是我在怒氣和忿怒中所殺的人, 因他們的一切惡, 我就掩面不顧這城.

33:6 Look, I am going to bring healing and health to it, and I will heal them, and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and reliability.
看哪, 我要使這城得以痊癒安舒, 使城中的人得醫治, 又將豐盛的平安和誠實顯明與他們.

33:7 And I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and I will rebuild them as in the beginning.
我也要使猶大被擄的和以色列被擄的歸回, 並建立他們和起初一樣.

33:8 And I will cleanse them from all their guilt that they sinned against me, and I will forgive all their iniquities that they sinned against me, and that they rebelled against me.
我要除淨他們的一切罪, 就是向我所犯的罪; 又要赦免他們的一切罪, 就是干犯我,違背我的罪.

33:9 And it will be to me a name of jubilation, a praise, and a glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear all the good that I will do for them, and they will fear, and they will tremble because of all the good, and because of all the prosperity that I will provide for it.’
這城要在地上萬國人面前使我得頌讚, 得榮耀, 名為可喜可樂之城. 萬國人因聽見我向這城所賜的福樂,所施的恩惠平安, 就懼怕戰兢. ”

33:10 “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Again will be heard in this place, of which you are saying, “It is a waste, without people and without animals,” in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without people and without inhabitants and without animals,
耶和華如此說: “你們論這地方, 說是荒廢無人民無牲畜之地, 但在這荒涼無人民無牲畜的猶大城邑和耶路撒冷的街上,

33:11 the voice of jubilation, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who say, “Praise Yahweh of hosts, for Yahweh is good, for his loyal love is forever,” the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of Yahweh, for I will restore the fortunes of the land as in the beginning,’ says Yahweh.
必再聽見有歡喜和快樂的聲音,新郎和新婦的聲音, 並聽見有人說: 要稱謝萬軍之耶和華, 因耶和華本為善; 他的慈愛永遠長存! 又有奉感謝祭到耶和華殿中之人的聲音; 因為我必使這地被擄的人歸回, 和起初一樣. 這是耶和華說的. ”

33:12 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Again there will be in this waste place, without people and animals, and in all its towns, pasture for shepherds allowing their flock to lie down.
萬軍之耶和華如此說: “在這荒廢無人民無牲畜之地, 並其中所有的城邑, 必再有牧人的住處; 他們要使羊群躺臥在那裡.

33:13 In the towns of the hill country, in the towns of the Shephelah, and in the towns of the Negev, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the surroundings of Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hands of the counter,’ says Yahweh.
在山地的城邑,高原的城邑,南地的城邑,便雅憫地,耶路撒冷四圍的各處, 和猶大的城邑必再有羊群從數點的人手下經過. 這是耶和華說的. ”

33:14 ‘Look, days are coming,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will fulfill the good promise that I promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
耶和華說: “日子將到, 我應許以色列家和猶大家的恩言必然成就.

33:15 In those days and in that time I will make a branch of righteousness sprout for David, and he will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
當那日子, 那時候, 我必使大衛公義的苗裔長起來; 他必在地上施行公平和公義.

33:16 In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell safely, and this is what they shall call it: “Yahweh is our righteousness.” ’
在那日子猶大必得救, 耶路撒冷必安然居住, 他的名必稱為‘耶和華─我們的義’.

33:17 For thus says Yahweh: ‘A man who sits on the throne of the house of Israel will not be cut off for David.
“因為耶和華如此說: 大衛必永不斷人坐在以色列家的寶座上;

33:18 And for the priests, a man from the Levites who offers burnt offerings and who burns grain offerings and who brings sacrifices will not be cut off before me forever.’ ”
祭司,利未人在我面前也不斷人獻燔祭,燒素祭, 時常辦理獻祭的事. ”

33:19 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

33:20 “Thus says Yahweh: ‘If you could break my covenant with the day, and my covenant with the night, so that day and night would not come at their time,
“耶和華如此說: 你們若能廢棄我所立白日黑夜的約, 使白日黑夜不按時輪轉,

33:21 then my covenant could be broken with David my servant, from having a son who could rule on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, my ministers.
就能廢棄我與我僕人大衛所立的約, 使他沒有兒子在他的寶座上為王, 並能廢棄我與事奉我的祭司,利未人所立的約.

33:22 As the host of heaven cannot be counted, and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will make numerous the offspring of David my servant and the Levites who minister to me.’ ”
天上的萬象不能數算, 海邊的塵沙也不能斗量; 我必照樣使我僕人大衛的後裔和事奉我的利未人多起來. ”

33:23 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

33:24 “Have you not seen how these people speak, saying, ‘The two clans whom Yahweh chose, he has also rejected them’? Thus they spurn my people from being a nation before them any longer.
“你沒有揣摩這百姓的話嗎? 他們說: ‘耶和華所揀選的二族, 他已經棄絕了. ’他們這樣藐視我的百姓, 以為不再成國.

33:25 Thus says Yahweh: ‘If my covenant with day and with night, the regulations of heaven and earth, I had not established,
耶和華如此說: 若是我立白日黑夜的約不能存住, 若是我未曾安排天地的定例,

33:26 then the offspring of Jacob and David my servant I would reject, from choosing rulers from his offspring over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; for I will restore their fortunes and I will have compassion on them.’ ”
我就棄絕雅各的後裔和我僕人大衛的後裔, 不使大衛的後裔治理亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各的後裔; 因為我必使他們被擄的人歸回, 也必憐憫他們. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 34

34:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and all his army, with all the kingdoms of the earth under the dominion of his hand, and all the peoples were fighting against Jerusalem and against all its cities, saying,
巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒率領他的全軍和地上屬他的各國各邦, 攻打耶路撒冷和屬耶路撒冷所有的城邑. 那時, 耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

34:2 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘Go and say to Zedekiah the king of Judah, now you must say to him, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Look, I am going to give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.
“耶和華─以色列的神說, 你去告訴猶大王西底家, 耶和華如此說: 我要將這城交付巴比倫王的手, 他必用火焚燒.

34:3 And you will not escape from his hand, but surely you will be captured, and into his hand you will be given, and you will see the king of Babylon eye to eye, and you will speak face to face with him, and to Babylon you will go.’
你必不能逃脫他的手, 定被拿住, 交在他的手中. 你的眼要見巴比倫王的眼, 他要口對口和你說話, 你也必到巴比倫去.

34:4 However, hear the word of Yahweh, O Zedekiah, the king of Judah. Thus says Yahweh concerning you: ‘You will not die by the sword.
猶大王西底家啊, 你還要聽耶和華的話. 耶和華論到你如此說: 你必不被刀劍殺死,

34:5 In peace you will die, and as there was burning for your ancestors, the former kings who were before you, so they will burn for you, and they will lament for you, “Alas, lord!” For the word I have spoken,’ declares Yahweh.” ’ ”
你必平安而死, 人必為你焚燒物件, 好像為你列祖, 就是在你以前的先王焚燒一般. 人必為你舉哀說: ‘哀哉! 我主啊. ’耶和華說: 這話是我說的. ”

34:6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Zedekiah the king of Judah all these words in Jerusalem
於是, 先知耶利米在耶路撒冷將這一切話告訴猶大王西底家.

34:7 when the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left over—Lachish and Azekah, for these remained among the cities of Judah, the cities of fortification.
那時, 巴比倫王的軍隊正攻打耶路撒冷, 又攻打猶大所剩下的城邑, 就是拉吉和亞西加. 原來猶大的堅固城只剩下這兩座.

34:8 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh after king Zedekiah made a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem to proclaim release to them,
西底家王與耶路撒冷的眾民立約, 要向他們宣告自由, 叫各人任他希伯來的僕人和婢女自由出去, 誰也不可使他的一個猶大弟兄作奴僕. (此後, 有耶和華的話臨到耶利米. )

34:9 to let go each one his male slave and each one his female slave, the Hebrew and the free Hebrew, so that no one among the Judeans should enslave his fellow countryman.
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34:10 And all the officials and all the people obeyed, who had entered into the covenant to let go each one his male slave and each one his female slave, not enslaving them again, and they obeyed and they let them go.
所有立約的首領和眾民就任他的僕人婢女自由出去, 誰也不再叫他們作奴僕. 大家都順從, 將他們釋放了;

34:11 But afterward they turned back and they brought back the male slaves and the female slaves whom they had let go free, and they subdued them as male slaves and female slaves.
後來卻又反悔, 叫所任去自由的僕人婢女回來, 勉強他們仍為僕婢.

34:12 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
因此耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

34:13 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘I made a covenant with your ancestors on the day of my bringing them out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slaves, saying,
“耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 我將你們的列祖從埃及地為奴之家領出來的時候, 與他們立約說:

34:14 “At the end of seven years you must let go each one his fellow countryman, the Hebrew who has been sold to you and who has served you six years, and you must let him go free from you.” But your ancestors did not listen to me, and they did not incline their ears.
‘你的一個希伯來弟兄若賣給你, 服事你六年, 到第七年你們各人就要任他自由出去. ’只是你們列祖不聽從我, 也不側耳而聽.

34:15 And you turned back recently and you did right in my eyes, to proclaim release each one to his neighbor, and you made a covenant before me in the house that is called by my name.
如今你們回轉, 行我眼中看為正的事, 各人向鄰舍宣告自由, 並且在稱為我名下的殿中,在我面前立約.

34:16 But you turned back and you profaned my name when you brought back each one his male slave and each one his female slave, whom you had let go free according to their desire, and you subdued them to be to you as male slaves and as female slaves.’
你們卻又反悔, 褻瀆我的名, 各人叫所任去隨意自由的僕人婢女回來, 勉強他們仍為僕婢.

34:17 “Therefore thus says Yahweh, ‘You have not listened to me to proclaim release each one to his fellow countryman and each one to his neighbor. Look, I am going to proclaim to you a release,’ declares Yahweh, ‘to the sword, to the plague, and to the famine, and I will make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
所以耶和華如此說: 你們沒有聽從我, 各人向弟兄鄰舍宣告自由. 看哪! 我向你們宣告一樣自由, 就是使你們自由於刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫之下, 並且使你們在天下萬國中拋來拋去. 這是耶和華說的.

34:18 And I will make the men who transgressed my covenant, who have not kept the words of the covenant that they made before me, like the calf which they cut in two and they passed between its parts—
猶大的首領,耶路撒冷的首領,太監,祭司, 和國中的眾民曾將牛犢劈開, 分成兩半, 從其中經過, 在我面前立約. 後來又違背我的約, 不遵行這約上的話.

34:19 the officials of Judah, and the officials of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the parts of the calf—
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34:20 and I will give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of the seekers of their lives, and their dead bodies will become as food for the birds of the heavens and for the animals of the earth.
我必將他們交在仇敵和尋索其命的人手中; 他們的屍首必給空中的飛鳥和地上的野獸作食物.

34:21 And Zedekiah the king of Judah and his officials I will give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of the seekers of their lives, and into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, who retreated from you.
並且我必將猶大王西底家和他的首領交在他們仇敵和尋索其命的人, 與那暫離你們而去巴比倫王軍隊的手中.

34:22 Look, I am going to command,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will bring them back to this city, and they will fight against it, and they will capture it, and they will burn it with fire, and the towns of Judah I will make a desolation without an inhabitant.’ ”
耶和華說: 我必吩咐他們回到這城, 攻打這城, 將城攻取, 用火焚燒. 我也要使猶大的城邑變為荒場, 無人居住. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 35

35:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, saying,
當猶大王約西亞之子約雅敬的時候, 耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

35:2 “Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak with them, and bring them to the house of Yahweh into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.”
“你去見利甲族的人, 和他們說話, 領他們進入耶和華殿的一間屋子, 給他們酒喝. ”

35:3 So I took Jaazaniah, the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers, and all his sons, and the whole of the house of the Rechabites,
我就將哈巴洗尼雅的孫子雅利米雅的兒子雅撒尼亞和他弟兄, 並他眾子, 以及利甲全族的人,

35:4 and I brought them to the house of Yahweh, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was beside the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah, the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.
領到耶和華的殿, 進入神人伊基大利的兒子哈難眾子的屋子. 那屋子在首領的屋子旁邊, 在沙龍之子把門的瑪西雅屋子以上.

35:5 Then I set before the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine and cups, and I said to them, “Drink wine.”
於是我在利甲族人面前設擺盛滿酒的碗和杯, 對他們說: “請你們喝酒. ”

35:6 But they answered, “We will not drink wine, for Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our ancestor, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall not drink wine, you or your children, forever.
他們卻說: “我們不喝酒; 因為我們先祖利甲的兒子約拿達曾吩咐我們說: ‘你們與你們的子孫永不可喝酒,

35:7 And you shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed, and you shall not plant a vineyard, and it shall not be for you, but in tents you shall live all your days, so that you may live many days on the surface of the land where you are dwelling as aliens.’
也不可蓋房,撒種,栽種葡萄園, 但一生的年日要住帳棚, 使你們的日子在寄居之地得以延長. ’

35:8 And we obeyed the voice of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our ancestor, in all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,
凡我們先祖利甲的兒子約拿達所吩咐我們的話, 我們都聽從了. 我們和我們的妻子兒女一生的年日都不喝酒,

35:9 and not to build houses for our living, and there is not vineyard, or field, or seed for us.
也不蓋房居住, 也沒有葡萄園,田地, 和種子,

35:10 But we have lived in tents, and we have obeyed, and we have done all that Jehonadab, our ancestor, commanded us.
但住帳棚, 聽從我們先祖約拿達的話, 照他所吩咐我們的去行.

35:11 But then at the coming up against the land of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, then we said, ‘Come and let us go to Jerusalem before the army of the Chaldeans, and before the army of the Arameans.’ That is why we are living in Jerusalem.”
巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒上此地來, 我們因怕迦勒底的軍隊和亞蘭的軍隊, 就說: ‘來吧, 我們到耶路撒冷去. ’這樣, 我們才住在耶路撒冷. ”

35:12 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

35:13 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Go and say to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Can you not learn a lesson to listen to my words?” declares Yahweh.
“萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 你去對猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民說, 耶和華說: 你們不受教訓, 不聽從我的話嗎?

35:14 “The words of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, that he commanded his descendants to not drink, have been carried out, and they have not drunk until this day, for they have obeyed the command of their ancestor. But I have spoken to you over and over again, and you have not listened to me.
利甲的兒子約拿達所吩咐他子孫不可喝酒的話, 他們已經遵守, 直到今日也不喝酒, 因為他們聽從先祖的吩咐. 我從早起來警戒你們, 你們卻不聽從我.

35:15 And I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, I have sent them over and over again, saying, ‘Turn back please each one from his evil way, and amend your deeds, and you must not go after other gods to serve them, so that you may live on the land that I gave to you and to your ancestors.’ But you did not incline your ear and you did not listen to me.
我從早起來, 差遣我的僕人眾先知去, 說: ‘你們各人當回頭, 離開惡道, 改正行為, 不隨從事奉別神, 就必住在我所賜給你們和你們列祖的地上. ’只是你們沒有聽從我, 也沒有側耳而聽.

35:16 For the descendants of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, have carried out the command of their ancestor that he commanded them, but this people did not listen to me.”
利甲的兒子約拿達的子孫能遵守先人所吩咐他們的命, 這百姓卻沒有聽從我!

35:17 Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, “Look, I am going to bring to Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem every disaster that I have spoken against them, because I have spoken to them and they have not listened, and I have called to them and they have not answered.” ’ ”
因此, 耶和華─萬軍之神,以色列的神如此說: 我要使我所說的一切災禍臨到猶大人和耶路撒冷的一切居民. 因為我對他們說話, 他們沒有聽從; 我呼喚他們, 他們沒有答應. ”

35:18 But to the house of the Rechabites Jeremiah said, “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Because you have listened to the command of Jonadab your ancestor, and you have kept all his commands, and you have done all that he commanded you,’
耶利米對利甲族的人說: “萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 因你們聽從你們先祖約拿達的吩咐, 謹守他的一切誡命, 照他所吩咐你們的去行,

35:19 therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘A man will not be cut off for Jonadab, the son of Rechab, to stand before me always.’ ”
所以萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 利甲的兒子約拿達必永不缺人侍立在我面前. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 36

36:1 And then in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬第四年, 耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

36:2 “Take for yourself a scroll and you must write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day that I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, and until this day.
“你取一書卷, 將我對你說攻擊以色列和猶大, 並各國的一切話, 從我對你說話的那日, 就是從約西亞的日子起直到今日, 都寫在其上.

36:3 Perhaps when the house of Judah hears all the disasters that I am planning to do to them, then they may turn back each one from his evil way, and I will forgive their guilt and their sin.”
或者猶大家聽見我想要降與他們的一切災禍, 各人就回頭, 離開惡道, 我好赦免他們的罪孽和罪惡. ”

36:4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of Yahweh that he had spoken to him on a scroll.
所以, 耶利米召了尼利亞的兒子巴錄來; 巴錄就從耶利米口中, 將耶和華對耶利米所說的一切話寫在書卷上.

36:5 And Jeremiah instructed Baruch, saying, “I am held back, I am not able to enter the temple of Yahweh.
耶利米吩咐巴錄說: “我被拘管, 不能進耶和華的殿.

36:6 So you must go and you shall read aloud from the scroll that you have written from my mouth the words of Yahweh in the hearing of the people in the temple of Yahweh on a day of fast, and also you shall read aloud in the hearing of all those of Judah who came from their towns.
所以你要去趁禁食的日子, 在耶和華殿中將耶和華的話, 就是你從我口中所寫在書卷上的話, 念給百姓和一切從猶大城邑出來的人聽.

36:7 Perhaps their plea will fall before Yahweh and each one will turn away from his evil way, for great is the anger and wrath that Yahweh pronounced against this people.”
或者他們在耶和華面前懇求各人回頭, 離開惡道, 因為耶和華向這百姓所說要發的怒氣和忿怒是大的. ”

36:8 And Baruch the son of Neriah did all that Jeremiah the prophet instructed him, to read aloud from the scroll the words of Yahweh in the temple of Yahweh.
尼利亞的兒子巴錄就照先知耶利米一切所吩咐的去行, 在耶和華的殿中從書上念耶和華的話.

36:9 And then in the fifth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, in the ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came from the towns of Judah to Jerusalem proclaimed a fast before Yahweh.
猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬第五年九月, 耶路撒冷的眾民和那從猶大城邑來到耶路撒冷的眾民, 在耶和華面前宣告禁食的日子,

36:10 Then Baruch read aloud from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the temple of Yahweh, in the chamber of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, the secretary, in the upper courtyard at the entrance of the New Gate of the temple of Yahweh in the hearing of all the people.
巴錄就在耶和華殿的上院, 耶和華殿的新門口, 沙番的兒子文士基瑪利雅的屋內, 念書上耶利米的話給眾民聽.

36:11 When Micaiah, the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of Yahweh from the scroll,
沙番的孫子,基瑪利雅的兒子米該亞聽見書上耶和華的一切話,

36:12 he went down to the house of the king, to the chamber of the secretary, and look, all the officials were sitting there: Elishama the secretary, and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
他就下到王宮, 進入文士的屋子. 眾首領, 就是文士以利沙瑪,示瑪雅的兒子第萊雅,亞革波的兒子以利拿單,沙番的兒子基瑪利雅,哈拿尼雅的兒子西底家, 和其餘的首領都坐在那裡.

36:13 And Micaiah told them all the words that he had heard at the reading aloud of Baruch from the scroll in the hearing of the people.
於是米該亞對他們述說他所聽見的一切話, 就是巴錄向百姓念那書的時候所聽見的.

36:14 Then all the officials sent Jehudi, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, “The scroll that you read aloud from in the hearing of the people, take it in your hand and come.” And Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and he came to them.
眾首領就打發古示的曾孫,示利米雅的孫子,尼探雅的兒子猶底到巴錄那裡, 對他說: “你將所念給百姓聽的書卷拿在手中到我們這裡來. ”尼利亞的兒子巴錄就手拿書卷來到他們那裡.

36:15 And they said to him, “Sit please and read it aloud in our hearing.” So Baruch read aloud in their hearing.
他們對他說: “請你坐下, 念給我們聽. ”巴錄就念給他們聽.

36:16 And then, the moment of their hearing all the words, they turned to one another in alarm and they said to Baruch, “We must certainly report all these words to the king!”
他們聽見這一切話就害怕, 面面相觀, 對巴錄說: “我們必須將這一切話告訴王. ”

36:17 Then they asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us please, how did you write all these words, from his mouth?”
他們問巴錄說: “請你告訴我們, 你怎樣從他口中寫這一切話呢? ”

36:18 And Baruch said to them, “From his mouth. He dictated to me all these words and I was writing on the scroll with the ink.”
巴錄回答說: “他用口向我說這一切話, 我就用筆墨寫在書上. ”

36:19 Then the officials said to Baruch, “Go, hide yourself, you and Jeremiah, and let not a man know where you are.”
眾首領對巴錄說: “你和耶利米要去藏起來, 不可叫人知道你們在哪裡. ”

36:20 And they went to the king, to the courtyard, and they put the scroll for safe-keeping in the chamber of Elishama the secretary, and they reported all the words in the hearing of the king.
眾首領進院見王, 卻先把書卷存在文士以利沙瑪的屋內, 以後將這一切話說給王聽.

36:21 Then the king sent Jehudi to take the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the secretary, and Jehudi read it aloud in the hearing of the king, and in the hearing of all the officials who stood next to the king.
王就打發猶底去拿這書卷來, 他便從文士以利沙瑪的屋內取來, 念給王和王左右侍立的眾首領聽.

36:22 Now the king was sitting in the quarters of the winter in the ninth month, and a fire-pot was burning before him.
那時正是九月, 王坐在過冬的房屋裡, 王的前面火盆中有燒著的火.

36:23 And then, as Jehudi read three or four columns, he would cut it up in pieces with the knife of the scribe, and he would throw it into the fire that was in the fire-pot until the whole of the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the fire-pot.
猶底念了三四篇(或譯: 行), 王就用文士的刀將書卷割破, 扔在火盆中, 直到全卷在火中燒盡了.

36:24 And the king and any of his servants who heard all these words were not startled, and they did not tear their garments.
王和聽見這一切話的臣僕都不懼怕, 也不撕裂衣服.

36:25 And even when Elnathan, and Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.
以利拿單和第萊雅, 並基瑪利雅懇求王不要燒這書卷, 他卻不聽.

36:26 And the king commanded Jerahmeel, the son of the king, and Seraiah, the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah, the son of Abdeel, to arrest Baruch the secretary and Jeremiah the prophet, but Yahweh hid them.
王就吩咐哈米勒的兒子(或譯: 王的兒子)耶拉篾和亞斯列的兒子西萊雅, 並亞伯疊的兒子示利米雅, 去捉拿文士巴錄和先知耶利米. 耶和華卻將他們隱藏.

36:27 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah after the king burned the scroll and the words that Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,
王燒了書卷(其上有巴錄從耶利米口中所寫的話)以後, 耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

36:28 “Take again for yourself another scroll and write on it all the former words that were in the first scroll which Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, has burned.
“你再取一卷, 將猶大王約雅敬所燒第一卷上的一切話寫在其上.

36:29 And concerning Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, you shall say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “You have burned this scroll, saying, ‘Why have you written in it, saying, “The king of Babylon will certainly come and he will destroy this land, and he will cause to disappear from it humankind and animals”?’ ”
論到猶大王約雅敬你要說, 耶和華如此說: 你燒了書卷, 說: ‘你為甚麼在其上寫著, 說巴比倫王必要來毀滅這地, 使這地上絕了人民牲畜呢? ’

36:30 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, “There will not be for him one who sits on the throne of David. And his dead body will be thrown out to the heat in the day and to the frost in the night.
所以耶和華論到猶大王約雅敬說: 他後裔中必沒有人坐在大衛的寶座上; 他的屍首必被拋棄, 白日受炎熱, 黑夜受寒霜.

36:31 And I will punish him, and his offspring, and his servants for their guilt, and I will bring on them, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and on the people of Judah all the disaster with which I have threatened them, but they would not listen.” ’ ”
我必因他和他後裔, 並他臣僕的罪孽刑罰他們. 我要使我所說的一切災禍臨到他們和耶路撒冷的居民, 並猶大人; 只是他們不聽. ”

36:32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the son of Neriah, the secretary, and he wrote on it from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, had burned in the fire, and furthermore was added to them many words like these.
於是, 耶利米又取一書卷交給尼利亞的兒子文士巴錄, 他就從耶利米的口中寫了猶大王約雅敬所燒前卷上的一切話, 另外又添了許多相彷的話.

Jeremiah - Chapter 37

37:1 And king Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had made king, reigned as king in the land of Judah in place of Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim.
約西亞的兒子西底家代替約雅敬的兒子哥尼雅為王, 是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒立在猶大地作王的.

37:2 But he and his servants and the people of the land did not listen to the words of Yahweh that he spoke by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.
但西底家和他的臣僕, 並國中的百姓, 都不聽從耶和華藉先知耶利米所說的話.

37:3 And king Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Please pray for us to Yahweh our God.”
西底家王打發示利米雅的兒子猶甲和祭司瑪西雅的兒子西番雅去見先知耶利米, 說: “求你為我們禱告耶和華─我們的神. ”

37:4 Now Jeremiah was coming and going out in the midst of the people and they had not put him in the house of imprisonment.
那時耶利米在民中出入, 因為他們還沒有把他囚在監裡.

37:5 And the army of Pharaoh had come out from Egypt, and the Chaldeans, who were laying siege to Jerusalem, heard their report and they withdrew from Jerusalem.
法老的軍隊已經從埃及出來, 那圍困耶路撒冷的迦勒底人聽見他們的風聲, 就拔營離開耶路撒冷去了.

37:6 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
耶和華的話臨到先知耶利米說:

37:7 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘This is what you shall say to the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me, “Look, the army of Pharaoh, which set out to help you, is going to return to his land Egypt.
“耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 猶大王打發你們來求問我, 你們要如此對他說: ‘那出來幫助你們法老的軍隊必回埃及本國去.

37:8 And the Chaldeans will return, and they will fight against this city, and they will capture it, and they will burn it with fire.” ’
迦勒底人必再來攻打這城, 並要攻取, 用火焚燒.

37:9 Thus says Yahweh: ‘You must not deceive yourselves, saying, “Surely the Chaldeans will go from us,” for they will not go.
耶和華如此說: 你們不要自欺說“迦勒底人必定離開我們”, 因為他們必不離開.

37:10 For even if you struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and only men pierced through remained among them, each one in his tent, they would rise up and they would burn this city with fire.’ ”
你們即便殺敗了與你們爭戰的迦勒底全軍, 但剩下受傷的人也必各人從帳棚裡起來, 用火焚燒這城. ’”

37:11 And then, at the withdrawing of the army of the Chaldeans from Jerusalem before the army of Pharaoh,
迦勒底的軍隊因怕法老的軍隊, 拔營離開耶路撒冷的時候,

37:12 Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive a portion from there in the midst of the people.
耶利米就雜在民中出離耶路撒冷, 要往便雅憫地去, 在那裡得自己的地業.

37:13 And when he was at the Gate of Benjamin, there was a sentry on duty whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”
他到了便雅憫門那裡, 有守門官名叫伊利雅, 是哈拿尼亞的孫子,示利米雅的兒子, 他就拿住先知耶利米, 說: “你是投降迦勒底人哪! ”

37:14 And Jeremiah said, “That is a lie! I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.” But he would not listen to him. So Irijah seized Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.
耶利米說: “你這是謊話, 我並不是投降迦勒底人. ”伊利雅不聽他的話, 就拿住他, 解到首領那裡.

37:15 And the officials were angry at Jeremiah and they struck him. And they put him in prison, in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for they had converted it to the prison.
首領惱怒耶利米, 就打了他, 將他囚在文士約拿單的房屋中, 因為他們以這房屋當作監牢.

37:16 So Jeremiah came to the dungeon, even to the vaulted cells, and Jeremiah stayed there many days.
耶利米來到獄中, 進入牢房, 在那裡囚了多日.

37:17 Then King Zedekiah sent and fetched him. And the king questioned him in secrecy in his house, and he said, “Is there a word from Yahweh?” And Jeremiah said, “There is.” And he said, “You will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon.”
西底家王打發人提出他來, 在自己的宮內私下問他說: “從耶和華有甚麼話臨到沒有? ”耶利米說: “有! ”又說: “你必交在巴比倫王手中. ”

37:18 Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “What did I do wrong to you, or to your servants, or to this people, that you have put me in prison?
耶利米又對西底家王說: “我在甚麼事上得罪你, 或你的臣僕, 或這百姓, 你竟將我囚在監裡呢?

37:19 And where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you and against this land’?
對你們預言巴比倫王必不來攻擊你們和這地的先知, 現今在哪裡呢?

37:20 Now then, my lord the king, please let my plea fall before you. You must not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, so that I will not die there.”
主─我的王啊, 求你現在垂聽, 准我在你面前的懇求: 不要使我回到文士約拿單的房屋中, 免得我死在那裡. ”

37:21 So King Zedekiah commanded, and they handed Jeremiah over in the courtyard of the guard, and they gave to him a round loaf of bread from the street of the bakers every day until the finishing of all the bread from the city. And Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard.
於是, 西底家王下令, 他們就把耶利米交在護衛兵的院中, 每天從餅舖街取一個餅給他, 直到城中的餅用盡了. 這樣, 耶利米仍在護衛兵的院中.

Jeremiah - Chapter 38

38:1 Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah was saying to all the people, saying,
瑪坦的兒子示法提雅,巴施戶珥的兒子基大利,示利米雅的兒子猶甲,瑪基雅的兒子巴施戶珥聽見耶利米對眾人所說的話, 說:

38:2 “Thus says Yahweh, ‘The one who stays in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the plague. But the one who goes out to the Chaldeans will live. And his life will be for him as booty, and he will live.’
“耶和華如此說: 住在這城裡的必遭刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫而死; 但出去歸降迦勒底人的必得存活, 就是以自己命為掠物的, 必得存活.

38:3 Thus says Yahweh, ‘Surely this city will be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.’ ”
耶和華如此說: 這城必要交在巴比倫王軍隊的手中, 他必攻取這城. ”

38:4 Then the officials said to the king, “Please, this man must be killed, because he is making slack the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking to them words like these, for this man is not seeking for welfare to this people, but only for harm.”
於是首領對王說: “求你將這人治死; 因他向城裡剩下的兵丁和眾民說這樣的話, 使他們的手發軟. 這人不是求這百姓得平安, 乃是叫他們受災禍. ”

38:5 And Zedekiah the king said, “Look, he is in your hand, for the king is not able to do a thing against you.”
西底家王說: “他在你們手中, 無論何事, 王也不能與你們反對. ”

38:6 So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the pit of Malchiah, the son of the king, which was in the courtyard of the guard. And they let Jeremiah down by ropes. Now in the pit there was no water, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.
他們就拿住耶利米, 下在哈米勒的兒子(或譯: 王的兒子)瑪基雅的牢獄裡; 那牢獄在護衛兵的院中. 他們用繩子將耶利米繫下去. 牢獄裡沒有水, 只有淤泥, 耶利米就陷在淤泥中.

38:7 When Ebed-melech the Cushite, a eunuch who was in the house of the king, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the pit—now the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin—
在王宮的太監古實人以伯‧米勒, 聽見他們將耶利米下了牢獄(那時王坐在便雅憫門口),

38:8 Ebed-melech went out from the house of the king and spoke to the king, saying,
以伯‧米勒就從王宮裡出來, 對王說:

38:9 “My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, in that they have thrown him into the pit, and he will die there because of starvation, for there is no longer any bread in the city.”
“主─我的王啊, 這些人向先知耶利米一味地行惡, 將他下在牢獄中; 他在那裡必因飢餓而死, 因為城中再沒有糧食. ”

38:10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, saying, “Take with you these thirty men and pull Jeremiah the prophet up from the pit before he dies.”
王就吩咐古實人以伯‧米勒說: “你從這裡帶領三十人, 趁著先知耶利米未死以前, 將他從牢獄中提上來. ”

38:11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the palace of the king, to a place beneath the storehouse, and he took from there rags and worn-out clothes. And he let them down into the pit by ropes to Jeremiah.
於是以伯‧米勒帶領這些人同去, 進入王宮, 到庫房以下, 從那裡取了些碎布和破爛的衣服, 用繩子縋下牢獄去到耶利米那裡.

38:12 Then Ebed-melech the Cushite said to Jeremiah, “Please put the rags and worn-out clothes under the joints of your arms under the ropes,” and Jeremiah did so.
古實人以伯‧米勒對耶利米說: “你用這些碎布和破爛的衣服放在繩子上, 墊你的胳肢窩. ”耶利米就照樣行了.

38:13 And they pulled Jeremiah by the ropes and brought him up from the pit. And Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard.
這樣, 他們用繩子將耶利米從牢獄裡拉上來. 耶利米仍在護衛兵的院中.

38:14 And Zedekiah the king sent and made someone bring Jeremiah the prophet to him, to the third entrance that was at the temple of Yahweh. And the king said to Jeremiah, “I am asking you something, you must not hide anything from me.”
西底家王打發人帶領先知耶利米, 進耶和華殿中第三門裡見王. 王就對耶利米說: “我要問你一件事, 你絲毫不可向我隱瞞. ”

38:15 And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I tell you, will you not surely kill me? Besides, if I advise you, you will not listen to me.
耶利米對西底家說: “我若告訴你, 你豈不定要殺我嗎? 我若勸戒你, 你必不聽從我. ”

38:16 So Zedekiah the king swore to Jeremiah in secret, saying, “As Yahweh lives, who has made for us this life, I will not kill you and I will not give you into the hand of these men who are seeking your life.”
西底家王就私下向耶利米說: “我指著那造我們生命之永生的耶和華起誓: 我必不殺你, 也不將你交在尋索你命的人手中. ”

38:17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘If only you will go surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then you will live, and this city will not be burned with fire, and you will live, you and your house.
耶利米對西底家說: “耶和華─萬軍之神,以色列的神如此說: 你若出去歸降巴比倫王的首領, 你的命就必存活, 這城也不致被火焚燒, 你和你的全家都必存活.

38:18 But if you do not go surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then this city will be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they will burn it with fire, and you will not escape from their hand.’ ”
你若不出去歸降巴比倫王的首領, 這城必交在迦勒底人手中. 他們必用火焚燒, 你也不得脫離他們的手. ”

38:19 And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Judeans who have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they give me into their hand and they abuse me.”
西底家王對耶利米說: “我怕那些投降迦勒底人的猶大人, 恐怕迦勒底人將我交在他們手中, 他們戲弄我. ”

38:20 And Jeremiah said, “They will not give you over. Please obey the voice of Yahweh with regard to what I am saying to you, and it will go well with you, and you will live.
耶利米說: “迦勒底人必不將你交出. 求你聽從我對你所說耶和華的話, 這樣你必得好處, 你的命也必存活.

38:21 But if you are refusing to surrender, this is the thing that Yahweh has shown me.
你若不肯出去, 耶和華指示我的話乃是這樣:

38:22 Now look, all the women who remain in the house of the king of Judah are being led out to the officials of the king of Babylon. And look, they are saying, ‘Your trusted friends have misled you, and they have prevailed against you. Your feet are stuck in the mud, so they turned backward.’
猶大王宮裡所剩的婦女必都帶到巴比倫王的首領那裡. 這些婦女必說: 你知己的朋友催逼你, 勝過你; 見你的腳陷入淤泥中, 就轉身退後了.

38:23 And all your wives and your children will be led out to the Chaldeans, and you will not escape from their hand, but by the hand of the king of Babylon you will be seized, and this city will burn with fire.”
“人必將你的后妃和你的兒女帶到迦勒底人那裡; 你也不得脫離他們的手, 必被巴比倫王的手捉住; 你也必使這城被火焚燒. ”

38:24 And Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “No man must know about these words so that you will not die.
西底家對耶利米說: “不要使人知道這些話, 你就不至於死.

38:25 And if the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come to you and say to you, ‘Please tell us what you said to the king. You must not conceal it from us so that we will not kill you. And what did the king say to you?’
首領若聽見了我與你說話, 就來見你, 問你說: ‘你對王說甚麼話不要向我們隱瞞, 我們就不殺你. 王向你說甚麼話也要告訴我們. ’

38:26 Then you shall say to them, ‘I was presenting my plea before the king, to not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan to die there.’ ”
你就對他們說: ‘我在王面前懇求不要叫我回到約拿單的房屋死在那裡. ’”

38:27 And all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, and he informed them like all these words that the king commanded. So they fell silent, for the conversation was not heard.
隨後眾首領來見耶利米, 問他, 他就照王所吩咐的一切話回答他們. 他們不再與他說話, 因為事情沒有洩漏.

38:28 And Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was captured. And it happened that Jerusalem was captured.
於是耶利米仍在護衛兵的院中, 直到耶路撒冷被攻取的日子.

Jeremiah - Chapter 39

39:1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah, the king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and laid siege to it.
猶大王西底家第九年十月, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒率領全軍來圍困耶路撒冷.

39:2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was taken by assault.
西底家十一年四月初九日, 城被攻破.

39:3 And all the officials of the king of Babylon came and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim the chief officer, Nergal-sharezer the high official, with all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.
耶路撒冷被攻取的時候, 巴比倫王的首領尼甲‧沙利薛,三甲‧尼波,撒西金─拉撒力,尼甲‧沙利薛─拉墨, 並巴比倫王其餘的一切首領都來坐在中門.

39:4 And then when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the soldiers with him, they fled and went out at night from the city by the way of the garden of the king through the gate between the walls. And they went out toward the Jordan Valley.
猶大王西底家和一切兵丁看見他們, 就在夜間從靠近王園兩城中間的門出城逃跑, 往亞拉巴逃去.

39:5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And they took him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. And he pronounced sentence on him.
迦勒底的軍隊追趕他們, 在耶利哥的平原追上西底家, 將他拿住, 帶到哈馬地的利比拉,巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒那裡; 尼布甲尼撒就審判他.

39:6 And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah before his eyes. The king of Babylon also slaughtered all the nobles of Judah.
巴比倫王在利比拉,西底家眼前殺了他的眾子, 又殺了猶大的一切貴冑,

39:7 Then he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah and tied him up with bronze fetters to bring him to Babylon.
並且剜西底家的眼睛, 用銅鍊鎖著他, 要帶到巴比倫去.

39:8 And the Chaldeans burned the palace of the king and the houses of the people with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
迦勒底人用火焚燒王宮和百姓的房屋, 又拆毀耶路撒冷的城牆.

39:9 Then the rest of the people who were left in the city, and those deserting who had deserted to him, and the rest of the people who remained, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, deported to Babylon.
那時, 護衛長尼布撒拉旦將城裡所剩下的百姓和投降他的逃民, 以及其餘的民都擄到巴比倫去了.

39:10 And some of the poor people, who had nothing, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left in the land of Judah. And he gave them vineyards and fields on that day.
護衛長尼布撒拉旦卻將民中毫無所有的窮人留在猶大地, 當時給他們葡萄園和田地.

39:11 And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon commanded concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, saying,
巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒提到耶利米, 囑咐護衛長尼布撒拉旦說:

39:12 “Take him and set your eyes on him. And you must not do something bad to him, but only that which he speaks to you, so do with him.”
“你領他去, 好好地看待他, 切不可害他; 他對你怎麼說, 你就向他怎麼行. ”

39:13 So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, sent word, along with Nebushazban the chief officer, and Nergal-sharezer the high official, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon.
護衛長尼布撒拉旦和尼布沙斯班─拉撒力,尼甲‧沙利薛─拉墨, 並巴比倫王的一切官長,

39:14 And they sent and took Jeremiah from the courtyard of the guard and gave him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him to the house, so he stayed in the midst of the people.
打發人去, 將耶利米從護衛兵院中提出來, 交與沙番的孫子亞希甘的兒子基大利, 帶回家去. 於是耶利米住在民中.

39:15 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah at his confinement in the courtyard of the guard, saying,
耶利米還囚在護衛兵院中的時候, 耶和華的話臨到他說:

39:16 “Go and say to Ebed-melech the Cushite, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “Look, I am about to bring my words to pass against this city for evil and not for good. And they will be before you on that day.
“你去告訴古實人以伯‧米勒說, 萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 我說降禍不降福的話必臨到這城, 到那時必在你面前成就了.

39:17 But I will rescue you on that day,” declares Yahweh, “and you will not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are frightened.
耶和華說: 到那日我必拯救你, 你必不致交在你所怕的人手中.

39:18 For surely I will save you, and you will not fall by the sword. But your life will be for you as booty because you have trusted in me,” declares Yahweh.’ ”
我定要搭救你, 你不致倒在刀下, 卻要以自己的命為掠物, 因你倚靠我. 這是耶和華說的. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 40

40:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had let him go from Ramah, where he had been taken bound in chains in the midst of all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being deported to Babylon.
耶利米鎖在耶路撒冷和猶大被擄到巴比倫的人中, 護衛長尼布撒拉旦將他從拉瑪釋放以後, 耶和華的話臨到耶利米.

40:2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “Yahweh your God threatened this disaster to this place,
護衛長將耶利米叫來, 對他說: “耶和華─你的神曾說要降這禍與此地.

40:3 and now he has brought it about, and Yahweh has done just as he threatened. Because you sinned against Yahweh and did not listen to his voice, so this thing has happened to you.
耶和華使這禍臨到, 照他所說的行了; 因為你們得罪耶和華, 沒有聽從他的話, 所以這事臨到你們.

40:4 And so then look, I have released you today from the chains that were on your hands. If it is good in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it is bad in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, then refrain. Look, the whole land is before you. To wherever it is good and right in your eyes to go, then go there.”
現在我解開你手上的鍊子, 你若看與我同往巴比倫去好, 就可以去, 我必厚待你; 你若看與我同往巴比倫去不好, 就不必去. 看哪, 全地在你面前, 你以為哪裡美好, 哪裡合宜, 只管上那裡去吧! ”

40:5 While he still had not turned back, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed in an official position over the towns of Judah, and stay with him in the midst of the people. Or to wherever it is right in your eyes to go, then go there.” Then the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of provisions and a present, and let him go.
耶利米還沒有回去, 護衛長說: “你可以回到沙番的孫子亞希甘的兒子基大利那裡去; 現在巴比倫王立他作猶大城邑的省長. 你可以在他那裡住在民中, 不然, 你看哪裡合宜就可以上那裡去. ”於是護衛長送他糧食和禮物, 釋放他去了.

40:6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah and stayed with him in the midst of the people who were left in the land.
耶利米就到米斯巴見亞希甘的兒子基大利, 在他那裡住在境內剩下的民中.

40:7 When all the commanders of the armies who were in the open country and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam in an official position in the land, and that he had put him in charge of men, and women, and little children, and of the poor of the land, of all those who had not been deported to Babylon,
在田野的一切軍長和屬他們的人聽見巴比倫王立了亞希甘的兒子基大利作境內的省長, 並將沒有擄到巴比倫的男人,婦女,孩童, 和境內極窮的人全交給他.

40:8 then they went to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan, and Jehonathan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
於是軍長尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利, 加利亞的兩個兒子約哈難和約拿單, 單戶篾的兒子西萊雅, 並尼陀法人以斐的眾子, 瑪迦人的兒子耶撒尼亞和屬他們的人, 都到米斯巴見基大利.

40:9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their men, saying, “You must not be afraid of serving the Chaldeans. Stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.
沙番的孫子亞希甘的兒子基大利向他們和屬他們的人起誓說: “不要怕服事迦勒底人, 只管住在這地, 服事巴比倫王, 就可以得福.

40:10 As for me, look, I am staying at Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. But you, gather wine and summer fruit and oil, and put them in your vessels, and live in your towns that you have seized.”
至於我, 我要住在米斯巴, 伺候那到我們這裡來的迦勒底人; 只是你們當積蓄酒,油, 和夏天的果子, 收在器皿裡, 住在你們所佔的城邑中. ”

40:11 And also all the Judeans who were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and who were in all the lands, when they heard that the king of Babylon had given a remnant to Judah and that he had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, in an official position over them,
在摩押地和亞捫人中, 在以東地和各國的一切猶大人, 聽見巴比倫王留下些猶大人, 並立沙番的孫子亞希甘的兒子基大利管理他們.

40:12 then all the Judeans returned from all the places to which they were scattered. And they came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and they gathered wine and summer fruit that yielded in great abundance.
這一切猶大人就從所趕到的各處回來, 到猶大地米斯巴的基大利那裡, 又積蓄了許多的酒, 並夏天的果子.

40:13 And Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who were in the open country came to Gedaliah at Mizpah
加利亞的兒子約哈難和在田野的一切軍長來到米斯巴見基大利,

40:14 and said to him, “Are you at all aware that Baalis, the king of the Ammonites, has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, to kill you?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam would not believe them.
對他說: “亞捫人的王巴利斯打發尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利來要你的命, 你知道嗎? ”亞希甘的兒子基大利卻不信他們的話.

40:15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah said to Gedaliah in secrecy at Mizpah, saying, “Please let me go and kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and nobody will know. Why should he kill you, so that all of Judah who are gathered to you will be scattered, and the remnant of Judah will perish?”
加利亞的兒子約哈難在米斯巴私下對基大利說: “求你容我去殺尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利, 必無人知道. 何必讓他要你的命, 使聚集到你這裡來的猶大人都分散, 以致猶大剩下的人都滅亡呢? ”

40:16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You must not do this thing, for you are telling a lie about Ishmael.”
亞希甘的兒子基大利對加利亞的兒子約哈難說: “你不可行這事, 你所論以實瑪利的話是假的. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 41

41:1 And then in the seventh month Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, from the offspring of the kingship, and one of the chief officers of the king, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam at Mizpah, along with ten men. And they ate bread together there at Mizpah.
七月間, 王的大臣宗室以利沙瑪的孫子,尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利帶著十個人, 來到米斯巴見亞希甘的兒子基大利. 他們在米斯巴一同吃飯.

41:2 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah got up, along with the ten men who were with him, and they struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword and killed him whom the king of Babylon had appointed in an official position over the land.
尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利和同他來的那十個人起來, 用刀殺了沙番的孫子亞希甘的兒子基大利, 就是巴比倫王所立為全地省長的.

41:3 Then Ishmael killed all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, along with the Chaldeans who were found there, the soldiers.
以實瑪利又殺了在米斯巴,基大利那裡的一切猶大人和所遇見的迦勒底兵丁.

41:4 And then on the second day of the killing of Gedaliah—and no one knew—
他殺了基大利, 無人知道.

41:5 then men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men with shaven beards and torn garments, who had cut themselves with blades, having grain offerings and frankincense in their hands to bring to the temple of Yahweh.
第二天, 有八十人從示劍和示羅, 並撒馬利亞來, 鬍鬚剃去, 衣服撕裂, 身體劃破, 手拿素祭和乳香, 要奉到耶和華的殿.

41:6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah came out to meet them from Mizpah, weeping as he came. And then as he was meeting them, he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.”
尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利出米斯巴迎接他們, 隨走隨哭. 遇見了他們, 就對他們說: “你們可以來見亞希甘的兒子基大利. ”

41:7 And then, the moment of their coming to the middle of the city, then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, along with the men who were with him, slaughtered them and threw them to the middle of the pit.
他們到了城中, 尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利和同著他的人就將他們殺了, 拋在坑中.

41:8 But ten men were found among them, and they said to Ishmael, “You must not kill us, for we have hidden treasures in the field, wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey. So he refrained and he did not kill them in the midst of their fellow countrymen.
只是他們中間有十個人對以實瑪利說: “不要殺我們, 因為我們有許多大麥,小麥,油,蜜藏在田間. ”於是他住了手, 沒有將他們殺在弟兄中間.

41:9 Now the pit into which Ishmael threw all the corpses of the men whom he had killed along with Gedaliah was the same one that King Asa had made because of Baasha the king of Israel, who was against him. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain ones.
以實瑪利將所殺之人的屍首都拋在坑裡基大利的旁邊; 這坑是從前亞撒王因怕以色列王巴沙所挖的. 尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利將那些被殺的人填滿了坑.

41:10 Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the daughters of the king and all the people who were left at Mizpah, over whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.
以實瑪利將米斯巴剩下的人, 就是眾公主和仍住在米斯巴所有的百姓, 原是護衛長尼布撒拉旦交給亞希甘的兒子基大利的, 都擄去了. 尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利擄了他們, 要往亞捫人那裡去.

41:11 When Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who were with him, heard all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
加利亞的兒子約哈難和同著他的眾軍長聽見尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利所行的一切惡,

41:12 then they took all the men and went to fight against Ishmael the son of Nethaniah. And they met him at the great pool that is in Gibeon.
就帶領眾人前往, 要和尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利爭戰, 在基遍的大水旁(或譯: 大水池旁)遇見他.

41:13 And then, the moment that all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who were with him, they were glad.
以實瑪利那裡的眾人看見加利亞的兒子約哈難和同著他的眾軍長, 就都歡喜.

41:14 So all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive from Mizpah turned around and returned and went to Johanan the son of Kareah.
這樣, 以實瑪利從米斯巴所擄去的眾人都轉身歸加利亞的兒子約哈難去了.

41:15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped with eight men from Johanan, and they went to the Ammonites.
尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利和八個人脫離約哈難的手, 逃往亞捫人那裡去了.

41:16 Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who were with him took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, after he had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, strong men, soldiers, and women, and little children, and eunuchs whom he brought back from Gibeon.
尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利殺了亞希甘的兒子基大利, 從米斯巴將剩下的一切百姓,兵丁,婦女,孩童,太監擄到基遍之後, 加利亞的兒子約哈難和同著他的眾軍長將他們都奪回來,

41:17 And they set out and stayed at the lodging place of Chimham that is near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt
帶到靠近伯利恆的金罕寓(或譯: 基羅特金罕)住下, 要進入埃及去;

41:18 because of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed in an official position over the land.
因為尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利殺了巴比倫王所立為省長的亞希甘的兒子基大利, 約哈難懼怕迦勒底人.

Jeremiah - Chapter 42

42:1 Then all the commanders of the armies, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the smallest to the greatest, approached
眾軍長和加利亞的兒子約哈難, 並何沙雅的兒子耶撒尼亞(又名亞撒利雅, 見四十三章二節)以及眾百姓, 從最小的到至大的都進前來,

42:2 and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “May our plea please fall before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, for all this remnant, for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes are seeing us.
對先知耶利米說: “求你准我們在你面前祈求, 為我們這剩下的人禱告耶和華─你的神. 我們本來眾多, 現在剩下的極少, 這是你親眼所見的.

42:3 And let Yahweh your God inform us the way in which we should go and the thing that we should do.”
願耶和華─你的神指示我們所當走的路, 所當做的事. ”

42:4 And Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard. Look, I am going to pray to Yahweh your God according to your words, and then all the words that Yahweh answers you I will tell you; I will not withhold from you a word.”
先知耶利米對他們說: “我已經聽見你們了, 我必照著你們的話禱告耶和華─你們的神. 耶和華無論回答甚麼, 我必都告訴你們, 毫不隱瞞. ”

42:5 Then they said to Jeremiah, “May Yahweh be against us as a true and faithful witness if we do not do according to all the words that Yahweh sends you for us.
於是他們對耶利米說: “我們若不照耶和華─你的神差遣你來說的一切話行, 願耶和華在我們中間作真實誠信的見證.

42:6 Whether good or bad, we will listen to the voice of Yahweh our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we listen to the voice of Yahweh our God.”
我們現在請你到耶和華─我們的神面前, 他說的無論是好是歹, 我們都必聽從; 我們聽從耶和華─我們神的話, 就可以得福. ”

42:7 And then at the end of ten days the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah.
過了十天, 耶和華的話臨到耶利米.

42:8 And he summoned Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the commanders of the armies who were with him, and all the people from the smallest to the greatest,
他就將加利亞的兒子約哈難和同著他的眾軍長, 並眾百姓, 從最小的到至大的都叫了來,

42:9 and said to them, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to cause your plea to fall before him:
對他們說: “耶和華─以色列的神, 就是你們請我在他面前為你們祈求的主, 如此說:

42:10 ‘If only you will stay in this land, then I will build you and I will not tear you down, and I will plant you and I will not pluck you up, for I relent of the disaster that I have brought to you.
‘你們若仍住在這地, 我就建立你們, 必不拆毀, 栽植你們, 並不拔出, 因我為降與你們的災禍後悔了.

42:11 You must not be afraid of the king of Babylon whom you are afraid of. You must not be afraid of him,’ declares Yahweh, ‘for I am with you to save you and to deliver you from his hand.
不要怕你們所怕的巴比倫王’”. 耶和華說: “不要怕他! 因為我與你們同在, 要拯救你們脫離他的手.

42:12 And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and will restore you to your soil.
我也要使他發憐憫, 好憐憫你們, 叫你們歸回本地.

42:13 But if you are saying, “We will not stay in this land,” so as to not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God,
倘若你們說: ‘我們不住在這地’, 以致不聽從耶和華─你們神的話,

42:14 saying, “No, for we will go to the land of Egypt where we will not see war, and we will not hear the sound of a horn, and we will not be hungry for bread, and there we will stay,”
說: ‘我們不住這地, 卻要進入埃及地, 在那裡看不見爭戰, 聽不見角聲, 也不致無食飢餓. 我們必住在那裡. ’

42:15 then therefore hear the word of Yahweh, O remnant of Judah. Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “If you are determined to go to Egypt, and you go to dwell as aliens there,
你們所剩下的猶大人哪, 現在要聽耶和華的話. 萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: ‘你們若定意要進入埃及, 在那裡寄居,

42:16 then it will be that the sword that you are in fear of will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine that you are anxious of will pursue after you there into Egypt, and there you will die.
你們所懼怕的刀劍在埃及地必追上你們! 你們所懼怕的饑荒在埃及要緊緊地跟隨你們! 你們必死在那裡!

42:17 So all the people who are determined to go to Egypt to dwell as aliens there will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the plague, and there will not be for them an escapee or a survivor from the disaster that I am bringing upon them.”
凡定意要進入埃及在那裡寄居的必遭刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫而死, 無一人存留, 逃脫我所降與他們的災禍. ’

42:18 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “As my anger and my wrath were poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so my wrath will pour out on you at your going to Egypt, and you will become a curse, and a horror, and a curse formula, and a disgrace, and you will no longer see this place.” ’
“萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: ‘我怎樣將我的怒氣和忿怒傾在耶路撒冷的居民身上, 你們進入埃及的時候, 我也必照樣將我的忿怒傾在你們身上, 以致你們令人辱罵,驚駭,咒詛,羞辱, 你們不得再見這地方. ’

42:19 Yahweh has spoken to you, O remnant of Judah, ‘You must not go to Egypt.’ You must certainly know that I have warned you today
所剩下的猶大人哪, 耶和華論到你們說: ‘不要進入埃及去. ’你們要確實地知道我今日警教你們了.

42:20 that you have made a fatal mistake, for you sent me to Yahweh your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to Yahweh our God, and all that Yahweh our God says, so tell us and we will do it.’
你們行詭詐自害; 因為你們請我到耶和華─你們的神那裡, 說: ‘求你為我們禱告耶和華─我們神, 照耶和華─我們的神一切所說的告訴我們, 我們就必遵行. ’

42:21 So I have told you today, and you have not listened to the voice of Yahweh your God, or of anything that he sent me for you.
我今日將這話告訴你們, 耶和華─你們的神為你們的事差遣我到你們那裡說的, 你們卻一樣沒有聽從.

42:22 Now then, certainly you must know that by the sword, by the famine, and by the plague you will die in the place where you desire to go, to dwell as aliens there.”
現在你們要確實地知道, 你們在所要去寄居之地必遭刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫而死. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 43

43:1 And then, when Jeremiah had finished speaking to all the people all the words of Yahweh their God, for which Yahweh their God had sent him to them with all these words,
耶利米向眾百姓說完了耶和華─他們神的一切話, 就是耶和華─他們神差遣他去所說的一切話.

43:2 Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the insolent men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie! Yahweh our God did not send you, saying, ‘You must not go to Egypt to dwell as aliens there.’
何沙雅的兒子亞撒利雅和加利亞的兒子約哈難, 並一切狂傲的人, 就對耶利米說: “你說謊言! 耶和華─我們的神並沒有差遣你來說: ‘你們不可進入埃及, 在那裡寄居. ’

43:3 But Baruch the son of Neriah is inciting you against us in order to give us into the hand of the Chaldeans, to kill us and to deport us to Babylon.”
這是尼利亞的兒子巴錄挑唆你害我們, 要將我們交在迦勒底人的手中, 使我們有被殺的, 有被擄到巴比倫去的. ”

43:4 So Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies, and all the people did not listen to the voice of Yahweh to stay in the land of Judah.
於是加利亞的兒子約哈難和一切軍長, 並眾百姓, 不聽從耶和華的話住在猶大地.

43:5 But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies took all the remnant of Judah who had returned from all the nations to which they had been scattered to dwell as aliens in the land of Judah—
加利亞的兒子約哈難和一切軍長卻將所剩下的猶大人, 就是從被趕到各國回來在猶大地寄居的男人,婦女,孩童, 和眾公主, 並護衛長尼布撒拉旦所留在沙番的孫子亞希甘的兒子基大利那裡的眾人, 與先知耶利米, 以及尼利亞的兒子巴錄,

43:6 the men, and the women, and the little children, and the daughters of the king, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah—
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43:7 and they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not listen to the voice of Yahweh. And they came up to Tahpanhes.
都帶入埃及地, 到了答比匿. 這是因他們不聽從耶和華的話.

43:8 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,
在答比匿, 耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:

43:9 “Take in your hands large stones and bury them in the mortar in the clay floor that is at the entrance of the palace of Pharaoh in Tahpanhes before the eyes of the people of the Judeans,
“你在猶大人眼前要用手拿幾塊大石頭, 藏在砌磚的灰泥中, 就是在答比匿法老的宮門那裡,

43:10 and say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “Look, I am going to send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden. And he will spread out his canopy over them.
對他們說: ‘萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 我必召我的僕人巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒來. 在所藏的石頭上我要安置他的寶座; 他必將光華的寶帳支搭在其上.

43:11 And he will come and ravage the land of Egypt, and deliver those who are appointed for the plague, to the plague, and those who are appointed for the captivity, to the captivity, and those who are appointed for the sword, to the sword.
他要來攻擊埃及地, 定為死亡的, 必致死亡; 定為擄掠的, 必被擄掠; 定為刀殺的, 必交刀殺.

43:12 Then he will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he will burn them and take them captive. And he will wrap up the land of Egypt just as the shepherd wraps up his cloak. And he will go forth from there in peace.
我要在埃及神的廟中使火著起, 巴比倫王要將廟宇焚燒, 神像擄去; 他要得(原文是披上)埃及地, 好像牧人披上外衣, 從那裡安然而去.

43:13 And he will break the stone pillars of Heliopolis, which is in the land of Egypt. And he will burn the temples of the gods of Egypt with fire.” ’ ”
他必打碎埃及地伯‧示麥的柱像, 用火焚燒埃及神的廟宇. ’”

Jeremiah - Chapter 44

44:1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Judeans who were living in the land of Egypt, who were living at Migdol, and Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and in the land of Pathros, saying,
有臨到耶利米的話, 論及一切住在埃及地的猶大人, 就是住在密奪,答比匿,挪弗,巴忒羅境內的猶大人, 說:

44:2 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen all the disaster that I have brought on Jerusalem, and on all the towns of Judah. And look, they are a site of ruins this day, and there is not in them an inhabitant,
“萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 我所降與耶路撒冷和猶大各城的一切災禍你們都看見了. 那些城邑今日荒涼, 無人居住;

44:3 because of their wickedness that they committed to provoke me to anger by going to make smoke offerings, serving other gods whom they had not known, neither they, you, or your ancestors.
這是因居民所行的惡, 去燒香事奉別神, 就是他們和你們, 並你們列祖所不認識的神, 惹我發怒.

44:4 And I sent to you all my servants the prophets, sending over and over again, saying, “Please, you must not do this detestable thing that I hate.”
我從早起來差遣我的僕人眾先知去說, 你們切不要行我所厭惡這可憎之事.

44:5 But they did not listen and they did not incline their ears to turn back from their wickedness, to not make smoke offerings to other gods.
他們卻不聽從, 不側耳而聽, 不轉離惡事, 仍向別神燒香.

44:6 So my wrath and my anger were poured out and burned in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, and they became as a site of ruins, as a desolation, as they are this day.’
因此, 我的怒氣和忿怒都倒出來, 在猶大城邑中和耶路撒冷的街市上, 如火著起, 以致都荒廢淒涼, 正如今日一樣.

44:7 So then, thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Why are you doing great harm to yourselves, to cut off for yourselves man and woman, child and suckling, from the midst of Judah, to not leave over for yourselves a remnant,
現在耶和華─萬軍之神,以色列的神如此說: 你們為何作這大惡自害己命, 使你們的男人,婦女,嬰孩, 和吃奶的都從猶大中剪除,不留一人呢?

44:8 provoking me to anger with the works of your hands, to make smoke offerings to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have come to dwell as aliens, so as to cut off yourselves, and so that you are becoming as a curse, and as a disgrace among all the nations of the earth?
就是因你們手所做的, 在所去寄居的埃及地向別神燒香惹我發怒, 使你們被剪除, 在天下萬國中令人咒詛羞辱.

44:9 Have you forgotten the wicked things of your ancestors, and the wicked things of the kings of Judah, and the wicked things of their wives, and your wicked things, and the wicked things of your wives, which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
你們列祖的惡行, 猶大列王和他們后妃的惡行, 你們自己和你們妻子的惡行, 就是在猶大地,耶路撒冷街上所行的, 你們都忘了嗎?

44:10 They have not shown contrition up to this day, and they have not shown reverence, and they have not walked in my law and in my statutes that I set before you and before your ancestors.’
到如今還沒有懊悔, 沒有懼怕, 沒有遵行我在你們和你們列祖面前所設立的法度律例.

44:11 Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Look, I am determined to bring disaster on you, even to exterminate all Judah.
“所以萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 我必向你們變臉降災, 以致剪除猶大眾人.

44:12 And I will take away the remnant of Judah who are determined to come to the land of Egypt to dwell as aliens there, and everyone will perish. They will fall in the land of Egypt by the sword; they will perish by the famine, from the smallest to the greatest. By the sword and by the famine they will die and become as a curse, as a horror, and as a curse, and as a disgrace.
那定意進入埃及地,在那裡寄居的, 就是所剩下的猶大人, 我必使他們盡都滅絕, 必在埃及地仆倒, 必因刀劍饑荒滅絕; 從最小的到至大的都必遭刀劍饑荒而死, 以致令人辱罵,驚駭,咒詛,羞辱.

44:13 So I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt just as I have punished Jerusalem, with the sword, with the famine, and with the plague.
我怎樣用刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫刑罰耶路撒冷, 也必照樣刑罰那些住在埃及地的猶大人;

44:14 And there will not be a survivor or an escapee of the remnant of Judah, those who have come to dwell as an alien there in the land of Egypt, to return to the land of Judah where they are longing to return to dwell there, for they will not turn back, but only some survivors.’ ”
甚至那進入埃及地寄居的, 就是所剩下的猶大人, 都不得逃脫, 也不得存留歸回猶大地. 他們心中甚想歸回居住之地; 除了逃脫的以外, 一個都不能歸回. ”

44:15 Then all the men who knew that their wives were making smoke offerings to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, and all the people who lived in the land of Egypt in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
那些住在埃及地巴忒羅知道自己妻子向別神燒香的, 與旁邊站立的眾婦女, 聚集成群, 回答耶利米說:

44:16 “Concerning the word that you have spoken to us in the name of Yahweh, we are not going to listen to you!
“論到你奉耶和華的名向我們所說的話, 我們必不聽從.

44:17 But certainly we will do everything that went out from our mouths, to make smoke offerings to the queen of heaven and to pour out to her libations just as we did, we, and our ancestors, our kings, and our officials, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, for then we had enough to eat, and we were well-off, and we did not see disaster.
我們定要成就我們口中所出的一切話, 向天后燒香,澆奠祭, 按著我們與我們列祖,君王,首領在猶大的城邑中和耶路撒冷的街市上素常所行的一樣; 因為那時我們吃飽飯,享福樂, 並不見災禍.

44:18 But since we stopped making smoke offerings to the queen of heaven and pouring out libations to her, we have lacked everything, and by the sword and by the famine we have perished.
自從我們停止向天后燒香,澆奠祭, 我們倒缺乏一切, 又因刀劍饑荒滅絕. ”

44:19 And indeed, when we were making smoke offerings to the queen of heaven and pouring out to her libations, was it not with the consent of our husbands that we made for her sacrificial cakes marked with her image, and we poured out to her libations?”
婦女說: “我們向天后燒香,澆奠祭, 做天后像的餅供奉她, 向她澆奠祭, 是外乎我們的丈夫嗎? ”

44:20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and to the women, and to all the people who answered him a word, saying,
耶利米對一切那樣回答他的男人婦女說:

44:21 “The offering that you made, smoke offerings in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you, and your ancestors, your kings, and your officials, and the people of the land, did not Yahweh remember them, and did it not come to his mind?
“你們與你們列祖,君王,首領, 並國內的百姓, 在猶大城邑中和耶路撒冷街市上所燒的香, 耶和華豈不記念, 心中豈不思想嗎?

44:22 And Yahweh was no longer able to bear it, because of the evil of your deeds, because of the detestable things that you committed. Thus your land became as a site of ruins, and as a horror, and as a curse, without inhabitants, as it is this day.
耶和華因你們所作的惡,所行可憎的事, 不能再容忍, 所以你們的地荒涼, 令人驚駭咒詛, 無人居住, 正如今日一樣.

44:23 Because of the fact that you made smoke offerings, and that you sinned against Yahweh, and you did not listen to the voice of Yahweh, and you have not walked in his law, and in his statute, and in his legal provisions, therefore this disaster has happened to you, as it is this day.”
你們燒香, 得罪耶和華, 沒有聽從他的話, 沒有遵行他的律法,條例,法度, 所以你們遭遇這災禍, 正如今日一樣. ”

44:24 Then Jeremiah said to all the people and to all the women, “Hear the word of Yahweh, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt.
耶利米又對眾民和眾婦女說: “你們在埃及地的一切猶大人當聽耶和華的話.

44:25 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, ‘You and your wives have promised with your mouths and with your hands you have fulfilled, saying, “We certainly will carry out our vows that we vowed, to make smoke offerings to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations.” You must certainly keep your vows and you must certainly carry out your vows.’
萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 你們和你們的妻都口中說,手裡做, 說: ‘我們定要償還所許的願, 向天后燒香,澆奠祭. ’現在你們只管堅定所許的願而償還吧!

44:26 Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, all Judah, those who live in the land of Egypt: ‘Look, I hereby swear by my great name,’ says Yahweh, ‘surely my name will no longer be called in the mouth of any man of Judah, saying, “as the Lord Yahweh lives,” in all the land of Egypt.
所以你們住在埃及地的一切猶大人當聽耶和華的話. 耶和華說: 我指著我的大名起誓, 在埃及全地, 我的名不再被猶大一個人的口稱呼說: ‘我指著主─永生的耶和華起誓. ’

44:27 Look, I am going to watch over them for harm and not for good, and all people of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will perish by the sword and by the famine until their perishing.
我向他們留意降禍不降福; 在埃及地的一切猶大人必因刀劍,饑荒所滅, 直到滅盡.

44:28 And the survivors of the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah few in number. And all the remnant of Judah who have come to the land of Egypt to dwell as aliens there will know whose word will endure, from me or from them.
脫離刀劍,從埃及地歸回猶大地的人數很少; 那進入埃及地要在那裡寄居的, 就是所剩下的猶大人, 必知道是誰的話立得住, 是我的話呢? 是他們的話呢?

44:29 And this will be to you the sign,’ declares Yahweh, ‘that I am going to punish you in this place, so that you may know that surely my words will endure against you for evil.’
耶和華說: 我在這地方刑罰你們, 必有預兆, 使你們知道我降禍與你們的話必要立得住.

44:30 Thus says Yahweh: ‘Look, I am going to give Pharaoh Hophra, the king of Egypt, into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of those who seek his life, just as I gave Zedekiah the king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, his enemy and the one who sought his life.’ ”
耶和華如此說: 我必將埃及王法老合弗拉交在他仇敵和尋索其命的人手中, 像我將猶大王西底家交在他仇敵和尋索其命的巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒手中一樣. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 45

45:1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch, the son of Neriah, at his writing these words on a scroll from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, saying,
猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬第四年, 尼利亞的兒子巴錄將先知耶利米口中所說的話寫在書上. 耶利米說:

45:2 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:
“巴錄啊, 耶和華─以色列的神說:

45:3 ‘You said, “Woe please to me, for Yahweh has added sorrow to my pain. I am weary in my groaning and I do not find rest.” ’
巴錄(原文是你)曾說: ‘哀哉! 耶和華將憂愁加在我的痛苦上, 我因唉哼而困乏, 不得安歇. ’

45:4 Thus you will say to him: ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Look, what I have built I am about to tear down, and what I have planted I am about to pluck up, it is all the land.
你要這樣告訴他, 耶和華如此說: 我所建立的, 我必拆毀; 我所栽植的, 我必拔出; 在全地我都如此行.

45:5 And you, do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek great things, for look, I am about to bring disaster upon all flesh,” declares Yahweh, “but to you I will give your life as booty in all the places where you may go.” ’ ”
你為自己圖謀大事嗎? 不要圖謀! 我必使災禍臨到凡有血氣的. 但你無論往哪裡去, 我必使你以自己的命為掠物. 這是耶和華說的. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 46

46:1 The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
耶和華論列國的話臨到先知耶利米.

46:2 Concerning Egypt: Concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, the king of Egypt, which was by the Euphrates River at Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah.
論到關乎埃及王法老尼哥的軍隊: 這軍隊安營在幼發拉底河邊的迦基米施, 是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒在猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬第四年所打敗的.

46:3 “Prepare small shield and shield, and approach for the battle!
你們要預備大小盾牌, 往前上陣.

46:4 Harness the horses and mount the steeds! And take your stand with helmets! Polish the spears! Put on the body armor!
你們套上車, 騎上馬! 頂盔站立, 磨槍貫甲!

46:5 Why do I see them terrified? They are turning back and their warriors are beaten down. And they have fled to a place of refuge and they do not turn back. Terror is from all around,” declares Yahweh.
我為何看見他們驚惶轉身退後呢? 他們的勇士打敗了, 急忙逃跑, 並不回頭; 驚嚇四圍都有! 這是耶和華說的.

46:6 The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape. They have stumbled and they have fallen, by the bank of the Euphrates River.
不要容快跑的逃避; 不要容勇士逃脫(或譯: 快跑的不能逃避; 勇士不能逃脫); 他們在北方幼發拉底河邊絆跌仆倒.

46:7 Who is this that rises like the Nile, like the rivers whose waters surge?
像尼羅河漲發, 像江河之水翻騰的是誰呢?

46:8 Egypt rises like the Nile, even like the rivers whose waters surge. And he says, “Let me rise, let me cover the earth, let me destroy cities, and the inhabitants in them.”
埃及像尼羅河漲發, 像江河的水翻騰. 他說: 我要漲發遮蓋遍地; 我要毀滅城邑和其中的居民.

46:9 Go up, O horses, and drive madly, O chariots, and let the warriors go forth; Cush and Put, who wield the small shield, and Lud, who wield and bend the bow.
馬匹上去吧! 車輛急行吧! 勇士, 就是手拿盾牌的古實人和弗人(又作利比亞人), 並拉弓的路德族, 都出去吧!

46:10 For that day is to the Lord Yahweh of hosts a day of retribution, to take revenge on his foes. And the sword will devour and be satisfied, and it will drink its fill of their blood, for a sacrifice is for the Lord Yahweh of hosts in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.
那日是主─萬軍之耶和華報仇的日子, 要向敵人報仇. 刀劍必吞吃得飽, 飲血飲足; 因為主─萬軍之耶和華在北方幼發拉底河邊有獻祭的事.

46:11 Go up to Gilead and take balm, O virgin of the daughter of Egypt. In vain you make use of many medicines; there is no healing for you.
埃及的民(原文是處女)哪, 可以上基列取乳香去; 你雖多服良藥, 總是徒然, 不得治好.

46:12 The nations have heard your shame, and your cry of lament fills the earth. For warrior has stumbled against warrior, together they have fallen, the two of them.
列國聽見你的羞辱, 遍地滿了你的哀聲; 勇士與勇士彼此相碰, 一齊跌倒.

46:13 The word that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon to attack the land of Egypt:
耶和華對先知耶利米所說的話, 論到巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒要來攻擊埃及地:

46:14 “Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol, and proclaim in Memphis and in Tahpanhes, say, ‘Take your stand and be prepared, for the sword will devour those all around you.’
你們要傳揚在埃及, 宣告在密奪, 報告在挪弗,答比匿說: 要站起出隊, 自作準備, 因為刀劍在你四圍施行吞滅的事.

46:15 Why are your bulls defeated? He did not stand because Yahweh thrust him down.
你的壯士為何被沖去呢? 他們站立不住; 因為耶和華驅逐他們,

46:16 He multiplied the ones stumbling. Furthermore, each one fell to his neighbor, and said, ‘Stand up, and let us return to our people and to the land of our birth, because of the presence of the sword of the oppressor.’
使多人絆跌; 他們也彼此撞倒, 說: 起來吧! 我們再往本民本地去, 好躲避欺壓的刀劍.

46:17 They will call there, ‘Pharaoh, the king of Egypt is but a roar, he missed the opportunity.’
他們在那裡喊叫說: 埃及王法老不過是個聲音(或譯: 已經敗亡); 他已錯過所定的時候了.

46:18 As I live,” declares the king, Yahweh of hosts is his name, “one will come like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.
君王─名為萬軍之耶和華的說: 我指著我的永生起誓: 尼布甲尼撒(原文是他)來的勢派必像他泊在眾山之中, 像迦密在海邊一樣.

46:19 Pack your baggage for exile, O inhabitants of the daughter of Egypt, for Memphis will become as a horror, and it will be destroyed, without inhabitant.
住在埃及的民(原文是女子)哪, 要預備擄去時所用的物件; 因為挪弗必成為荒場, 且被燒毀, 無人居住.

46:20 Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north will come against her.
埃及是肥美的母牛犢; 但出於北方的毀滅(或譯: 牛虻)來到了! 來到了!

46:21 Even her mercenaries in her midst are like calves of fattening, for they also have turned away, they have fled together. They stand not, for the day of their calamity has come, the time of their punishment.
其中的雇勇好像圈裡的肥牛犢, 他們轉身退後, 一齊逃跑, 站立不住; 因為他們遭難的日子,追討的時候已經臨到.

46:22 Her sound is like a snake that glides away, for they march in force. And with axes they come to her like those who chop trees.
其中的聲音好像蛇行一樣. 敵人要成隊而來, 如砍伐樹木的手拿斧子攻擊他.

46:23 They will cut down her forest,” declares Yahweh, “for it is impenetrable. Yes, they are more numerous than locusts, and they are without number.
耶和華說: 埃及的樹林雖然不能尋察(或譯: 穿不過), 敵人卻要砍伐, 因他們多於蝗蟲, 不可勝數.

46:24 The daughter of Egypt will be ashamed, she will be given into the hand of the people of the north.”
埃及的民(原文是女子)必然蒙羞, 必交在北方人的手中.

46:25 Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, said, “Look, I am going to punish Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, and her gods, and her kings, even Pharaoh and those who trust in him.
萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神說: “我必刑罰挪的亞捫(埃及尊大之神)和法老, 並埃及與埃及的神, 以及君王, 也必刑罰法老和倚靠他的人.

46:26 And I will give them into the hand of the seekers of their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and into the hand of his troops. But afterward it will be inhabited, as in days of old,” declares Yahweh.
我要將他們交付尋索其命之人的手和巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒與他臣僕的手; 以後埃及必再有人居住, 與從前一樣. 這是耶和華說的. ”

46:27 “But as for you, my servant Jacob, you must not be afraid, and Israel, you must not be dismayed, for look, I am going to save you from far, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. And Jacob will return, and he will be quiet, and he will be at ease, and without one who makes him afraid.
我的僕人雅各啊, 不要懼怕! 以色列啊, 不要驚惶! 因我要從遠方拯救你, 從被擄到之地拯救你的後裔. 雅各必回來, 得享平靖安逸, 無人使他害怕.

46:28 You must not be afraid, my servant Jacob,” declares Yahweh, “for I am with you. For I will make a complete destruction in all the nations where I scattered you, but you I will not make a complete destruction, though I will chastise you to the measure, and I will certainly not leave you unpunished.”
我的僕人雅各啊, 不要懼怕! 因我與你同在. 我要將我所趕你到的那些國滅絕淨盡, 卻不將你滅絕淨盡, 倒要從寬懲治你, 萬不能不罰你(不罰你: 或譯以你為無罪). 這是耶和華說的.

Jeremiah - Chapter 47

47:1 The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza.
法老攻擊迦薩之先, 有耶和華論非利士人的話臨到先知耶利米.

47:2 Thus says Yahweh: “Look, waters are rising from the north, and they will become as a raging torrent, and they will overflow the land, and that which fills it, the city and those who live in it. And the people will cry out, and every inhabitant of the land will wail,
耶和華如此說: 有水從北方發起, 成為漲溢的河, 要漲過遍地和其中所有的, 並城和其中所住的. 人必呼喊; 境內的居民都必哀號.

47:3 from the sound of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions, from the clattering of his chariots, the noise of their wheels. Fathers do not turn to their children because of the slackness of their hands.
聽見敵人壯馬蹄跳的響聲和戰車隆隆,車輪轟轟; 為父的手就發軟, 不回頭看顧兒女.

47:4 Because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and from Sidon every survivor who could help, for Yahweh is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
因為日子將到, 要毀滅一切非利士人, 剪除幫助泰爾,西頓所剩下的人. 原來耶和華必毀滅非利士人, 就是迦斐託海島餘剩的人.

47:5 Baldness has come upon Gaza, Ashkelon is destroyed. O remnant of their valley, how long will you cut yourself with a blade?
迦薩成了光禿; 平原中所剩的亞實基倫歸於無有. 你用刀劃身, 要到幾時呢?

47:6 Ah, sword of Yahweh, how long will you not be quiet? Gather to your sheath, keep quiet and stand still.
耶和華的刀劍哪, 你到幾時才止息呢? 你要入鞘, 安靖不動.

47:7 How can you be quiet when Yahweh has given an order to it? Against Ashkelon and against the shore of the sea, there he has appointed it.”
耶和華既吩咐你攻擊亞實基倫和海邊之地, 他已經派定你, 焉能止息呢?

Jeremiah - Chapter 48

48:1 Concerning Moab, thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe to Nebo, for it is devastated. It is ashamed, Kiriathaim is captured. Misgab is ashamed, and it is filled with terror.
論摩押. 萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 尼波有禍了! 因變為荒場. 基列亭蒙羞被攻取; 米斯迦蒙羞被毀壞;

48:2 The glory of Moab is no longer. In Heshbon they planned evil against her. Come and let us cut her off from being a nation. Also, Madmen, you will be silent. After you will go the sword.
摩押不再被稱讚. 有人在希實本設計謀害她, 說: 來吧! 我們將她剪除, 不再成國. 瑪得緬哪, 你也必默默無聲; 刀劍必追趕你.

48:3 The sound of a cry of distress arises from Horonaim, devastation and great destruction.
從何羅念有喊荒涼大毀滅的哀聲:

48:4 Moab is broken, her little ones make heard a cry for help.
摩押毀滅了! 她的孩童(或譯: 家僮)發哀聲, 使人聽見.

48:5 For the ascent of Luhith, in weeping they go weeping, For on the slope of Horonaim they have heard the distresses of the cry of distress of the destruction.
人上魯希坡隨走隨哭, 因為在何羅念的下坡聽見毀滅的哀聲.

48:6 Flee! Save your life! For you must not be like the juniper tree in the desert.
你們要奔逃, 自救性命, 獨自居住, 好像曠野的杜松.

48:7 For because of your trusting in your works and in your treasures, even you yourselves will be taken, and Chemosh will go out into the exile, his priests and his officials together.
你因倚靠自己所做的和自己的財寶必被攻取. 基抹和屬他的祭司,首領也要一同被擄去.

48:8 And the destroyer will come to every town, and a town will not escape. And the valley will be destroyed, and the plain will be destroyed, as Yahweh has spoken.
行毀滅的必來到各城, 並無一城得免. 山谷必致敗落, 平原必被毀壞; 正如耶和華所說的.

48:9 Give salt for Moab, for certainly she will go to ruin, and her towns will become as a desolation, without an inhabitant in them.
要將翅膀給摩押, 使她可以飛去. 她的城邑必致荒涼, 無人居住.

48:10 The one who does the work of Yahweh with slackness is cursed, and the one who keeps away blood from his sword is cursed.
(懶惰為耶和華行事的, 必受咒詛; 禁止刀劍不經血的, 必受咒詛. )

48:11 Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has been quiet on his dregs, and he has not been poured out from vessel to vessel, and he has not gone into exile. Therefore his taste has remained unchanged, and his fragrance has not changed.
摩押自幼年以來常享安逸, 如酒在渣滓上澄清, 沒有從這器皿倒在那器皿裡, 也未曾被擄去. 因此, 它的原味尚存, 香氣未變.

48:12 Therefore look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will send to him decanters, and they will decant him, and his vessels they will empty out, and their jars they will smash.
耶和華說: “日子將到, 我必打發倒酒的往她那裡去, 將她倒出來, 倒空她的器皿, 打碎她的罈子.

48:13 Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel were ashamed of Bethel, their trust.
摩押必因基抹羞愧, 像以色列家從前倚靠伯特利的神羞愧一樣.

48:14 How can you say, ‘we are warriors, and men of might for the battle.’
你們怎麼說: 我們是勇士, 是有勇力打仗的呢?

48:15 Moab is destroyed, and his towns have gone up, and the choice of his young men have gone down to the slaughtering,” declares the King, Yahweh of hosts is his name.
摩押變為荒場, 敵人上去進了她的城邑. 她所特選的少年人下去遭了殺戮; 這是君王─名為萬軍之耶和華說的.

48:16 “The disaster of Moab is near to come, and his disaster approaches very quickly.
摩押的災殃臨近; 她的苦難速速來到.

48:17 Mourn for him, all his surroundings, and all those who knew his name. Say, ‘How the staff of might is broken, the staff of glory.’
凡在她四圍的和認識她名的, 你們都要為她悲傷, 說: 那結實的杖和那美好的棍, 何竟折斷了呢?

48:18 Come down from glory and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitant, daughter of Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come up against you, he has destroyed your fortifications.
住在底本的民(原文是女子)哪, 要從你榮耀的位上下來, 坐受乾渴; 因毀滅摩押的上來攻擊你, 毀壞了你的保障.

48:19 Stand by the road and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer. Ask the man who is fleeing and the woman who is escaping, say, ‘What has happened?’
住亞羅珥的啊, 要站在道旁觀望, 問逃避的男人和逃脫的女人說: 是甚麼事呢?

48:20 Moab is ashamed, for it is filled with terror. Wail and cry out, tell it by Arnon that Moab is devastated.
摩押因毀壞蒙羞; 你們要哀號呼喊, 要在亞嫩旁報告說: 摩押變為荒場!

48:21 Judgment has also come to the land of the plain, to Holon, and to Jahaz, and on Mephaath,
“刑罰臨到平原之地的何倫,雅雜,米法押,

48:22 and on Dibon, and on Nebo, and on Beth-diblathaim,
底本,尼波,伯‧低比拉太音,

48:23 and on Kiriathaim, and on Beth-gamul, and on Beth-meon,
基列亭,伯‧迦末,伯‧米恩,

48:24 and on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, and on all the towns of the land of Moab, the far and the near.
加略,波斯拉, 和摩押地遠近所有的城邑.

48:25 The horn of Moab is cut off and his arm is broken,” declares Yahweh.
摩押的角砍斷了, 摩押的膀臂折斷了. 這是耶和華說的. ”

48:26 “Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against Yahweh, and let Moab wallow in his vomit. And he also will become a laughingstock.
“你們要使摩押沉醉, 因他向耶和華誇大. 他要在自己所吐之中打滾, 又要被人嗤笑.

48:27 Now was not Israel the laughingstock to you? Or was he found among thieves? For as often as you spoke over him you shook your head.
摩押啊, 你不曾嗤笑以色列嗎? 她豈是在賊中查出來的呢? 你每逢提到她便搖頭.

48:28 Leave the towns and dwell on the rock, O inhabitants of Moab, and be like the dove, it nests on the sides of the mouth of a ravine.
摩押的居民哪, 要離開城邑, 住在山崖裡, 像鴿子在深淵口上搭窩.

48:29 We have heard of the pride of Moab —he is very proud— his height, and his pride, and his arrogance, and the haughtiness of his heart.
我們聽說摩押人驕傲, 是極其驕傲; 聽說他自高自傲, 並且狂妄, 居心自大.

48:30 I know his insolence,” declares Yahweh, “and his boastings are false; they act falsely.
耶和華說: 我知道他的忿怒是虛空的; 他誇大的話一無所成.

48:31 Therefore over Moab I wail, and for all of Moab I cry out, for the people of Kir-heres I moan.
因此, 我要為摩押哀號, 為摩押全地呼喊; 人必為吉珥‧哈列設人歎息.

48:32 More than the weeping of Jazer I weep for you, O vine Sibmah. Your branches cross over the sea, up to the sea of Jazer they reach. Upon your summer fruit and upon your vintage the destroyer has fallen.
西比瑪的葡萄樹啊, 我為你哀哭, 甚於雅謝人哀哭. 你的枝子蔓延過海, 直長到雅謝海. 那行毀滅的已經臨到你夏天的果子和你所摘的葡萄.

48:33 And joy and rejoicing have been taken away from the fruitful land, even from the land of Moab. And the wine from the wine presses I have caused to disappear. He will not tread with exuberant shouts. Exuberant shouts will not be exuberant shouts.
肥田和摩押地的歡喜快樂都被奪去; 我使酒醡的酒絕流, 無人踹酒歡呼; 那歡呼卻變為仇敵的吶喊(原文是那歡呼卻不是歡呼).

48:34 From the cry for help of Heshbon, up to Elealeh, up to Jahaz, they give their voice, from Zoar up to Horonaim, up to Eglath-shelishiyah, for even the waters of Nimrim have become as a desolation.
“希實本人發的哀聲達到以利亞利, 直達到雅雜; 從瑣珥達到何羅念, 直到伊基拉‧施利施亞, 因為寧林的水必然乾涸. ”

48:35 And I will cause to disappear for Moab,” declares Yahweh, “the one who presents a sacrifice at a high place, and the one who burns a smoke offering to his gods.
耶和華說: “我必在摩押地使那在邱壇獻祭的, 和那向他的神燒香的都斷絕了.

48:36 Therefore my heart moans for Moab like the flute. It moans for the people of Kir-heres like the flute. Therefore the wealth they gained has perished.
我心腹為摩押哀鳴如簫, 我心腸為吉珥•哈列設人也是如此, 因摩押人所得的財物都滅沒了.

48:37 For on every head is baldness, and every beard is trimmed. On all the hands, slashes, and on the loins, sackcloth.
“各人頭上光禿, 鬍鬚剪短, 手有劃傷, 腰束麻布.

48:38 On all the roofs of Moab, and in its public squares, there is wailing everywhere. For I have broken Moab like a vessel, there is no delight in it,” declares Yahweh.
在摩押的各房頂上和街市上處處有人哀哭; 因我打碎摩押, 好像打碎無人喜悅的器皿. 這是耶和華說的.

48:39 “How it is filled with terror! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back! He is disgraced! So Moab has become as a derision, and as a terror for all his surrounding peoples.”
摩押何等毀壞! 何等哀號! 何等羞愧轉背! 這樣, 摩押必令四圍的人嗤笑驚駭. ”

48:40 For thus says Yahweh, “Look, like an eagle he will swoop down, and he will spread out his wings against Moab.
耶和華如此說: 仇敵必如大鷹飛起, 展開翅膀, 攻擊摩押.

48:41 Kerioth will be taken, and the strongholds will be conquered, and the hearts of the warriors of Moab will be on that day like the heart of a woman who is in labor.
加略被攻取, 保障也被佔據. 到那日, 摩押的勇士心中疼痛如臨產的婦人.

48:42 And Moab will be destroyed from being a people, because against Yahweh he magnified himself.
摩押必被毀滅, 不再成國, 因他向耶和華誇大.

48:43 Dread, and pit, and a trapping net are against you, O inhabitant of Moab,” declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: 摩押的居民哪, 恐懼,陷坑,網羅都臨近你.

48:44 “He who flees before the dread will fall into the pit, and the one who climbs up from the pit will be caught in the trapping net, for I will bring on Moab the year of their punishment,” declares Yahweh.
躲避恐懼的必墜入陷坑; 從陷坑上來的必被網羅纏住; 因我必使追討之年臨到摩押. 這是耶和華說的.

48:45 “In the shadow of Heshbon fugitives stand without strength, for a fire has gone out from Heshbon, and a flame from Sihon. And it has eaten the forehead of Moab, and the skulls of the people of tumult.
躲避的人無力站在希實本的影下; 因為有火從希實本發出, 有火焰出於西宏的城, 燒盡摩押的角和鬨嚷人的頭頂.

48:46 Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished. For your sons have been taken into captivity, and your daughters into captivity.
摩押啊, 你有禍了! 屬基抹的民滅亡了! 因你的眾子都被擄去, 你的眾女也被擄去.

48:47 Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the last of the days,” declares Yahweh. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
耶和華說: 到末後, 我還要使被擄的摩押人歸回. 摩押受審判的話到此為止.

Jeremiah - Chapter 49

49:1 Concerning the Ammonites: Thus says Yahweh, “Are there no sons for Israel? Or is there no heir for him? Why has Milcom taken possession of Gad, and his people dwelled in its towns?
論亞捫人. 耶和華如此說: 以色列沒有兒子嗎? 沒有後嗣嗎? 瑪勒堪為何得迦得之地為業呢? 屬他的民為何住其中的城邑呢?

49:2 Therefore look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will sound against Rabbah, the Ammonites, the alarm of the war, and it will become as a mound of desolation, and its daughters will burn in the fire. Then Israel will dispossess his dispossessors,” says Yahweh.
耶和華說: 日子將到, 我必使人聽見打仗的喊聲, 是攻擊亞捫人拉巴的喊聲. 拉巴要成為亂堆; 屬她的鄉村(原文是女子)要被火焚燒. 先前得以色列地為業的, 此時以色列倒要得他們的地為業. 這是耶和華說的.

49:3 “Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated. Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah, put on sackcloth. Lament and run back and forth among the walls. For Milcom will go into exile, his priests and his officials together.
希實本哪, 你要哀號, 因為愛地變為荒場. 拉巴的居民(原文是女子)哪, 要呼喊, 以麻布束腰; 要哭號, 在籬笆中跑來跑去; 因瑪勒堪和屬他的祭司,首領要一同被擄去.

49:4 Why do you boast in your valleys? Your valleys are ebbing. O unfaithful daughter, who trusted in her treasures, who said, ‘Who will come against me?’
背道的民(原文是女子)哪, 你們為何因有山谷, 就是水流的山谷誇張呢? 為何倚靠財寶說: 誰能來到我們這裡呢?

49:5 Look, I am going to bring dread on you,” declares Lord Yahweh of hosts, “from all your surrounding neighbors. And you will be scattered, each one before it, and there is no one who gathers the fugitives.
主─萬軍之耶和華說: 我要使恐嚇從四圍的人中臨到你們; 你們必被趕出, 各人一直前往, 沒有人收聚逃民.

49:6 Yet afterward I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites,” declares Yahweh.
後來我還要使被擄的亞捫人歸回. 這是耶和華說的.

49:7 Concerning Edom, thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel become lost from those who understand? Is their wisdom rotting?
論以東. 萬軍之耶和華如此說: 提幔中再沒有智慧嗎? 明哲人不再有謀略嗎? 他們的智慧盡歸無有嗎?

49:8 Flee! Turn back! Get down low! O inhabitants of Dedan. For I will bring upon him the disaster of Esau at the time when I will punish him.
底但的居民哪, 要轉身逃跑, 住在深密處; 因為我向以掃追討的時候, 必使災殃臨到他.

49:9 If grape-gatherers come to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves in the night, they destroy only enough for them.
摘葡萄的若來到他那裡, 豈不剩下些葡萄呢? 盜賊若夜間而來, 豈不毀壞直到夠了呢?

49:10 But I have stripped Esau bare. I have uncovered his hiding places, and he is not able to hide himself. His offspring are devastated, along with his brothers, and his neighbors, and he is no more.
我卻使以掃赤露, 顯出他的隱密處; 他不能自藏. 他的後裔,弟兄,鄰舍盡都滅絕; 他也歸於無有.

49:11 Leave your orphans. I will let them live. And your widows, let them trust in me.”
你撇下孤兒, 我必保全他們的命; 你的寡婦可以倚靠我.

49:12 For thus says Yahweh, “Look, those who are not condemned to drink the cup must certainly drink it. And are you the one who will go entirely unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for you must certainly drink it.
耶和華如此說: “原不該喝那杯的一定要喝. 你能盡免刑罰嗎? 你必不能免, 一定要喝! ”

49:13 For I have sworn by myself,” declares Yahweh, “that Bozrah will become as a horror, as a disgrace, as a waste, and as a curse. And all her towns will be everlasting sites of ruins.”
耶和華說: “我指著自己起誓, 波斯拉必令人驚駭,羞辱,咒詛, 並且荒涼. 她的一切城邑必變為永遠的荒場. ”

49:14 I have heard a message from Yahweh, and a messenger has been sent among the nations. “Gather and come against her, and rise for the battle.”
我從耶和華那裡聽見信息, 並有使者被差往列國去, 說: 你們聚集來攻擊以東, 要起來爭戰.

49:15 “For look, I will make you small among the nations, despised by the humankind.
我使你在列國中為最小, 在世人中被藐視.

49:16 Your terror has deceived you, the pride of your heart, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, you who seize the height of the hill. Though you make your nest high like the eagle, from there I will bring you down,” declares Yahweh.
住在山穴中據守山頂的啊, 論到你的威嚇, 你因心中的狂傲自欺; 你雖如大鷹高高搭窩, 我卻從那裡拉下你來. 這是耶和華說的.

49:17 “And Edom will become as a horror, everyone who passes by it will be appalled, and will hiss because of all its blows.
以東必令人驚駭; 凡經過的人就受驚駭, 又因她一切的災禍嗤笑.

49:18 As the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors,” says Yahweh, “no one will live there, and the son of humankind will not dwell as an alien in it.
耶和華說: 必無人住在那裡, 也無人在其中寄居, 要像所多瑪,蛾摩拉, 和鄰近的城邑傾覆的時候一樣.

49:19 Look, like a lion he comes up from the thickets of the Jordan to a pastureland by a constantly flowing stream. So I will chase him away hurriedly from it. And whoever is chosen I will appoint over it. For who is like me, and who can summon me? And who is this, the shepherd who can stand before me?”
仇敵必像獅子從約旦河邊的叢林上來, 攻擊堅固的居所. 轉眼之間, 我要使以東人逃跑, 離開這地. 誰蒙揀選, 我就派誰治理這地. 誰能比我呢? 誰能給我定規日期呢? 有何牧人能在我面前站立得住呢?

49:20 Therefore hear the plan of Yahweh that he has planned against Edom, and his plans that he has planned against the inhabitants of Teman. Surely they will drag them away, the little ones of the flock. Surely he will cause to be desolated over them their grazing place.
你們要聽耶和華攻擊以東所說的謀略和他攻擊提幔居民所定的旨意. 仇敵定要將他們群眾微弱的拉去, 定要使他們的居所荒涼.

49:21 The earth will quake from the sound of their falling. A cry of distress! Their voice will be heard at the Red Sea.
因他們仆倒的聲音, 地就震動. 人在紅海那裡必聽見呼喊的聲音.

49:22 Look, like an eagle he will go up and he will swoop down, and he will spread out his wings against Bozrah. And the heart of the warriors of Edom will be in that day like the heart of a woman who is in labor.
仇敵必如大鷹飛起, 展開翅膀攻擊波斯拉. 到那日, 以東的勇士心中疼痛如臨產的婦人.

49:23 Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are ashamed, for they have heard bad news; they melt. There is concern in the sea. It is not able to keep quiet.
論大馬士革. 哈馬和亞珥拔蒙羞, 因他們聽見凶惡的信息就消化了. 海上有憂愁, 不得平靜.

49:24 Damascus has grown slack. She has turned away to flee and panic. Anxiety has seized her, and labor pains have grasped her, like a woman in labor.
大馬士革發軟, 轉身逃跑. 戰兢將她捉住; 痛苦憂愁將她抓住, 如產難的婦人一樣.

49:25 How the city of praise has not been abandoned! The city of my joy!
我所喜樂可稱讚的城, 為何被撇棄了呢?

49:26 Therefore her young men will fall in her public squares, and all the soldiers will perish in that day,” declares Yahweh of hosts.
她的少年人必仆倒在街上; 當那日, 一切兵丁必默默無聲. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

49:27 “And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Ben-hadad.”
我必在大馬士革城中使火著起, 燒滅便哈達的宮殿.

49:28 Concerning Kedar and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor that Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon defeated. Thus says Yahweh: “Rise up, go up against Kedar and destroy the people of the east.
論巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒所攻打的基達和夏瑣的諸國. 耶和華如此說: 迦勒底人哪, 起來上基達去, 毀滅東方人.

49:29 They will take their tents, and their flocks, their tent curtains, and all their equipment, and their camels they will carry away for themselves, and they will call to them, ‘Terror is from all around.’
他們的帳棚和羊群都要奪去, 將幔子和一切器皿, 並駱駝為自己掠去. 人向他們喊著說: 四圍都有驚嚇.

49:30 Flee! Wander far away! Get down low! O inhabitants of Hazor,” declares Yahweh. “For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has planned a plan against you. And he has schemed a scheme against you.
耶和華說: 夏瑣的居民哪, 要逃奔遠方, 住在深密處; 因為巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒設計謀害你們, 起意攻擊你們.

49:31 Rise up, go up against a nation which is at ease, living securely,” declares Yahweh. “There are no gates and there are no bars for them, they dwell alone.
耶和華說: 迦勒底人哪, 起來! 上安逸無慮的居民那裡去; 他們是無門無閂,獨自居住的.

49:32 And their camels will become as plunder, and the multitude of their livestock as spoil. And I will scatter to every wind those who are trimmed to the side, and from every side I will bring their disaster,” declares Yahweh.
他們的駱駝必成為掠物; 他們眾多的牲畜必成為擄物. 我必將剃周圍頭髮的人分散四方(原文是風), 使災殃從四圍臨到他們. 這是耶和華說的.

49:33 “And Hazor will become as a lair of jackals, a waste forever; no one will live there, and no son of humankind will dwell as an alien in it.”
夏瑣必成為野狗的住處, 永遠淒涼; 必無人住在那裡, 也無人在其中寄居.

49:34 The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the king of Judah, saying,
猶大王西底家登基的時候, 耶和華論以攔的話臨到先知耶利米說:

49:35 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Look, I am going to break the bow of Elam, the first and best of their might.
“萬軍之耶和華如此說: 我必折斷以攔人的弓, 就是他們為首的權力.

49:36 And I will bring to Elam four winds, from the four corners of heaven, and I will scatter them to all these winds, and there will not be a nation where the scattered people of Elam will not go.
我要使四風從天的四方颳來, 臨到以攔人, 將他們分散四方(原文是風). 這被趕散的人沒有一國不到的. ”

49:37 So I will shatter Elam before their enemies, and before the seekers of their life. And I will bring disaster upon them, my burning anger,’ declares Yahweh. ‘And I will send after them the sword until I have destroyed them.
耶和華說: “我必使以攔人在仇敵和尋索其命的人面前驚惶; 我也必使災禍, 就是我的烈怒臨到他們, 又必使刀劍追殺他們, 直到將他們滅盡.

49:38 And I will set my throne in Elam and I will destroy from there king and officials,’ declares Yahweh.
我要在以攔設立我的寶座, 從那裡除滅君王和首領. ”這是耶和華說的.

49:39 ‘And then in the last of the days I will restore the fortunes of Elam,’ declares Yahweh.”
“到末後, 我還要使被擄的以攔人歸回. 這是耶和華說的. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 50

50:1 The word that Yahweh spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet:
耶和華藉先知耶利米論巴比倫和迦勒底人之地所說的話.

50:2 “Declare among the nations and proclaim, and lift up a banner. Proclaim, you must not conceal it. Say, ‘Babylon is captured, Bel is ashamed, Merodach is filled with terror, her idols are ashamed, her idols are filled with terror.
你們要在萬國中傳揚報告, 豎立大旗; 要報告, 不可隱瞞, 說: 巴比倫被攻取, 彼勒蒙羞, 米羅達驚惶. 巴比倫的神像都蒙羞; 她的偶像都驚惶.

50:3 For a nation will come up against her from the north. It will make her land as a horror, and an inhabitant will not be in her. From humans to animals they all will wander off. They will go away.
“因有一國從北方上來攻擊她, 使她的地荒涼, 無人居住, 連人帶牲畜都逃走了. ”

50:4 In those days and in that time,’ ” declares Yahweh, “the people of Israel will come, they and the people of Judah together. Weeping as they go, they will go, and Yahweh their God they will seek.
耶和華說: “當那日子,那時候, 以色列人要和猶大人同來, 隨走隨哭, 尋求耶和華─他們的神.

50:5 They will ask the way to Zion, turning their faces there. They will come and join themselves to Yahweh by an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
他們必訪問錫安, 又面向這裡, 說: ‘來吧, 你們要與耶和華聯合為永遠不忘的約. ’”

50:6 My people have become lost sheep, their shepherds have caused them to go astray. They led them away to the mountains. From mountain to hill they have gone, they have forgotten their resting place.
“我的百姓作了迷失的羊, 牧人使他們走差路, 使他們轉到山上. 他們從大山走到小山, 竟忘了安歇之處.

50:7 All those who found them have devoured them. And their foes have said, ‘We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Yahweh, the true pasture, even Yahweh, the hope of their ancestors.’
凡遇見他們的, 就把他們吞滅. 敵人說: ‘我們沒有罪; 因他們得罪那作公義居所的耶和華, 就是他們列祖所仰望的耶和華. ’

50:8 Flee from the midst of Babylon, and from the land of the Chaldeans. Go out and be like he-goats before the flock.
“我民哪, 你們要從巴比倫中逃走, 從迦勒底人之地出去, 要像羊群前面走的公山羊.

50:9 For look, I am going to stir up, and I am going to bring against Babylon a contingent of great nations from the land of the north. And they will draw up a battle formation against her, from there she will be captured. Their arrows are like a warrior who has achieved success, he does not return without success.
因我必激動聯合的大國從北方上來攻擊巴比倫, 他們要擺陣攻擊她; 他必從那裡被攻取. 他們的箭好像善射之勇士的箭, 一枝也不徒然返回.

50:10 And Chaldea will be as booty, all those who plunder her will be satisfied,” declares Yahweh.
迦勒底必成為掠物; 凡擄掠她的都必心滿意足. 這是耶和華說的. ”

50:11 “Though you rejoice, though you exult, O plunderers of my inheritance, though you frisk about like a heifer on the grass, and you neigh like the powerful stallions,
搶奪我產業的啊, 你們因歡喜快樂, 且像踹穀撒歡的母牛犢, 又像發嘶聲的壯馬.

50:12 your mother will be very ashamed. She who gave birth to you will be humiliated. Look, she will be the least of the nations, a desert, dry land, and wilderness.
你們的母巴比倫就極其抱愧, 生你們的必然蒙羞. 她要列在諸國之末, 成為曠野,旱地,沙漠.

50:13 Because of the anger of Yahweh she will not be inhabited, but she will be a wasteland, all of her. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be appalled and will hiss because of all her wounds.
因耶和華的忿怒, 必無人居住, 要全然荒涼. 凡經過巴比倫的要受驚駭, 又因她所遭的災殃嗤笑.

50:14 Draw up a battle formation at Babylon all around, all those who bend the bow, shoot at her. You must not spare arrows, for she has sinned against Yahweh.
所有拉弓的, 你們要在巴比倫的四圍擺陣, 射箭攻擊她. 不要愛惜箭枝, 因她得罪了耶和華.

50:15 Raise a war cry against her on all sides. She has surrendered. Her towers have fallen, her walls are ruined. For this is the vengeance of Yahweh. Take revenge on her. As she has done to others, so do to her.
你們要在她四圍吶喊; 她已經投降. 外郭坍塌了, 城牆拆毀了, 因為這是耶和華報仇的事. 你們要向巴比倫報仇; 她怎樣待人, 也要怎樣待她.

50:16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who uses the sickle in the time of harvest. Because of the sword of the oppressor each one will turn to their people, and each one will flee to their land.
你們要將巴比倫撒種的和收割時拿鐮刀的都剪除了. 他們各人因怕欺壓的刀劍, 必歸回本族, 逃到本土.

50:17 Israel is a sheep scattered, lions drove them away. The first who devoured it was the king of Assyria, and now at the end Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, gnawed its bones.”
“以色列是打散的羊, 是被獅子趕出的. 首先是亞述王將他吞滅, 末後是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒將他的骨頭折斷. ”

50:18 Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Look, I am going to punish the king of Babylon and his land just as I punished the king of Assyria.
所以萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: “我必罰巴比倫王和他的地, 像我從前罰亞述王一樣.

50:19 And I will restore Israel to its pasture, and it will feed on Carmel, and in Bashan, and on the hills of Ephraim, and in Gilead its hunger will be satisfied.
我必再領以色列回他的草場, 他必在迦密和巴珊吃草, 又在以法蓮山上和基列境內得以飽足. ”

50:20 In those days and at that time,” declares Yahweh, “the guilt of Israel will be sought, but there is none, and the sins of Judah, but they will not be found, for I will forgive those I left behind.
耶和華說: “當那日子,那時候, 雖尋以色列的罪孽, 一無所有; 雖尋猶大的罪惡, 也無所見; 因為我所留下的人, 我必赦免. ”

50:21 To the land of Merathaim, go up against her, and against the inhabitants of Pekod, massacre and destroy them,” declares Yahweh, “and do according to all that I have commanded you.
耶和華說: 上去攻擊米拉大翁之地, 又攻擊比割的居民. 要追殺滅盡, 照我一切所吩咐你的去行.

50:22 The sound of battle is in the land, and great destruction.
境內有打仗和大毀滅的響聲.

50:23 How the blacksmith’s hammer of all the earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become as a horror among the nations!
全地的大錘何竟砍斷破壞? 巴比倫在列國中何竟荒涼?

50:24 I laid a bird snare for you, and you were caught, O Babylon. But you yourself did not know. You were discovered and seized, because with Yahweh you measured yourself.
巴比倫哪, 我為你設下網羅, 你不知不覺被纏住. 你被尋著, 也被捉住; 因為你與耶和華爭競.

50:25 Yahweh has opened his armory, and he has brought out the weapons of his wrath, for it is a word for my Lord Yahweh of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
耶和華已經開了武庫, 拿出他惱恨的兵器; 因為主─萬軍之耶和華在迦勒底人之地有當做的事.

50:26 Come against her from the end, open her granaries. Pile her up like heaps and destroy her. Let there be no remnant for her.
你們要從極遠的邊界來攻擊她, 開她的倉廩, 將她堆如高堆, 毀滅淨盡, 絲毫不留.

50:27 Massacre all her bulls, let them go down to the slaughtering. Woe to them, for their day has come, the time of their punishment.
要殺他的一切牛犢, 使他們下去遭遇殺戮. 他們有禍了, 因為追討他們的日子已經來到.

50:28 There is the sound of fugitives and survivors from the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Yahweh our God, the vengeance for his temple.
(有從巴比倫之地逃避出來的人, 在錫安揚聲報告耶和華─我們的神報仇, 就是為他的殿報仇. )

50:29 Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp all around her, there must not be for her an escape. Take revenge on her according to her deeds. According to all that she has done, so do to her. For against Yahweh she has behaved insolently, against the Holy One of Israel.
“招集一切弓箭手來攻擊巴比倫. 要在巴比倫四圍安營, 不要容一人逃脫, 照著她所做的報應她; 她怎樣待人, 也要怎樣待她, 因為她向耶和華─以色列的聖者發了狂傲.

50:30 Therefore her young men will fall in her public squares, and all her soldiers will perish on that day,” declares Yahweh.
所以她的少年人必仆倒在街上. 當那日, 一切兵丁必默默無聲. 這是耶和華說的. ”

50:31 “Look, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares Lord Yahweh of hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
主─萬軍之耶和華說: 你這狂傲的啊, 我與你反對, 因為我追討你的日子已經來到.

50:32 And the arrogant one will stumble and fall, and there is no one who raises him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it will devour everything around him.”
狂傲的必絆跌仆倒, 無人扶起. 我也必使火在他的城邑中著起來, 將他四圍所有的盡行燒滅.

50:33 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah likewise, for all their captors have seized them, they refuse to let them go free.
萬軍之耶和華如此說: “以色列人和猶大人一同受欺壓; 凡擄掠他們的都緊緊抓住他們, 不肯釋放.

50:34 Their redeemer is strong, his name is Yahweh of hosts. Surely he will plead their case, in order to make peace for the earth, but to cause unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.
他們的救贖主大有能力, 萬軍之耶和華是他的名. 他必伸清他們的冤, 好使全地得平安, 並攪擾巴比倫的居民. ”

50:35 A sword against the Chaldeans,” declares Yahweh, “and against the inhabitants of Babylon, and against her officials, and against her wise men.
耶和華說: 有刀劍臨到迦勒底人和巴比倫的居民, 並她的首領與智慧人.

50:36 A sword against the oracle priests, and they will become foolish. A sword against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.
有刀劍臨到矜誇的人, 他們就成為愚昧; 有刀劍臨到她的勇士, 他們就驚惶.

50:37 A sword against his horses, and against his chariots, and against all the foreign troops who are in the midst of her, so that they may become as women. A sword against her treasures, so that they may be plundered.
有刀劍臨到他的馬匹,車輛, 和其中雜族的人民; 他們必像婦女一樣. 有刀劍臨到她的寶物, 就被搶奪.

50:38 A drought will come against her waters, and they will dry up, for it is a land of images, and because of the frightful objects, they act like madmen.
有乾旱臨到她的眾水, 就必乾涸; 因為這是有雕刻偶像之地, 人因偶像而顛狂.

50:39 Therefore desert creatures will live there with jackals, and daughters of ostriches will inhabit her. And she will not be inhabited again forever, and she will not be dwelt in for all generations.
所以曠野的走獸和豺狼必住在那裡, 鴕鳥也住在其中, 永無人煙, 世世代代無人居住. ”

50:40 As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors,” declares Yahweh, “no one will live there, and the son of humankind will not dwell as an alien in her.
耶和華說: “必無人住在那裡, 也無人在其中寄居, 要像我傾覆所多瑪,蛾摩拉, 和鄰近的城邑一樣.

50:41 Look, a people is about to come from the north, and a great nation and many kings are woken up from the remotest part of the earth.
看哪, 有一種民從北方而來, 並有一大國和許多君王被激動, 從地極來到.

50:42 They keep hold of bow and short sword. They are cruel and they have no mercy. Their sound is like the sea, it roars, and upon horses they ride. Drawn up for battle as a man for the battle, against you, O daughter of Babylon.
他們拿弓和槍, 性情殘忍, 不施憐憫; 他們的聲音像海浪匉訇. 巴比倫城(原文是女子)啊, 他們騎馬, 都擺隊伍如上戰場的人, 要攻擊你.

50:43 The king of Babylon heard their report and his hands grew slack. Anxiety has seized him, fear and pain like the woman who gives birth.
巴比倫王聽見他們的風聲, 手就發軟, 痛苦將他抓住, 疼痛彷彿產難的婦人.

50:44 Look, like a lion he comes up from the thickets of the Jordan against a pastureland by a constantly flowing stream, so I will chase them away quickly from her, and I will appoint whoever is chosen over her. For who is like me, and who can summon me, and who is this shepherd who can stand before me?
“仇敵必像獅子從約旦河邊的叢林上來, 攻擊堅固的居所. 轉眼之間, 我要使他們逃跑, 離開這地. 誰蒙揀選, 我就派誰治理這地. 誰能比我呢? 誰能給我定規日期呢? 有何牧人能在我面前站立得住呢?

50:45 Therefore hear the plan of Yahweh that he has planned against Babylon, and his plans that he has planned against the land of the Chaldeans. Surely they will drag them away, the little ones of the flock. Surely he will cause their grazing place to be desolate over them.
你們要聽耶和華攻擊巴比倫所說的謀略和他攻擊迦勒底人之地所定的旨意. 仇敵定要將他們群眾微弱的拉去, 定要使他們的居所荒涼.

50:46 At the sound, ‘Babylon has been captured,’ the earth will quake, and a cry for help among the nations will be heard.”
因巴比倫被取的聲音, 地就震動, 人在列邦都聽見呼喊的聲音. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 51

51:1 Thus says Yahweh: “Look, I am going to stir up against Babylon and against the inhabitants of Leb-qamai a destructive wind.
耶和華如此說: 我必使毀滅的風颳起, 攻擊巴比倫和住在立加米的人.

51:2 And I will send winnowers to Babylon, and they will winnow her, and they will lay waste her land, for they will be against her from all sides on the day of disaster.
我要打發外邦人來到巴比倫, 簸揚她, 使她的地空虛. 在她遭禍的日子, 他們要周圍攻擊她.

51:3 Let not him who bends the bow shoot his bow, and let him not rise high in his body armor. And you must not spare her young men; destroy her whole army.
拉弓的, 要向拉弓的和貫甲挺身的射箭. 不要憐惜她的少年人; 要滅盡她的全軍.

51:4 And they will fall slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and pierced through in her streets.
他們必在迦勒底人之地被殺仆倒, 在巴比倫的街上被刺透.

51:5 For neither Israel nor Judah is a widower from their God, from Yahweh of hosts, though their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.”
以色列和猶大雖然境內充滿違背以色列聖者的罪, 卻沒有被他的神─萬軍之耶和華丟棄.

51:6 Flee from the midst of Babylon and save each one his life. You must not perish because of her guilt. For this is the time of vengeance for Yahweh, he will repay her what is deserved.
你們要從巴比倫中逃奔, 各救自己的性命! 不要陷在她的罪孽中一同滅亡; 因為這是耶和華報仇的時候, 他必向巴比倫施行報應.

51:7 Babylon was a cup of gold in the hand of Yahweh, making drunk all the earth. The nations drank of her wine. Therefore the nations acted like madmen.
巴比倫素來是耶和華手中的金杯, 使天下沉醉; 萬國喝了她的酒就顛狂了.

51:8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and she is shattered. Wail over her! Take balm for her wounds, perhaps she may be healed.
巴比倫忽然傾覆毀壞; 要為她哀號; 為止她的疼痛, 拿乳香或者可以治好.

51:9 We tried to heal Babylon, and she was not healed. Forsake her and let us go each one to his country, for her judgment has reached to the heavens, and it has been lifted up to the skies.
我們想醫治巴比倫, 她卻沒有治好. 離開她吧! 我們各人歸回本國; 因為她受的審判通於上天, 達到穹蒼.

51:10 Yahweh has brought forth our vindication. Come and let us make known in Zion the work of Yahweh our God.
耶和華已經彰顯我們的公義. 來吧! 我們可以在錫安報告耶和華─我們神的作為.

51:11 Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers! Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. Because his plan concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of Yahweh, the vengeance for his temple.
你們要磨尖了箭頭, 抓住盾牌. 耶和華定意攻擊巴比倫, 將她毀滅, 所以激動了瑪代君王的心; 因這是耶和華報仇, 就是為自己的殿報仇.

51:12 Against the walls of Babylon raise a banner; post a strong watch, post watchmen, prepare the ambushes, for Yahweh has both planned as well as performed what he has spoken concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
你們要豎立大旗, 攻擊巴比倫的城牆; 要堅固瞭望臺, 派定守望的設下埋伏; 因為耶和華指著巴比倫居民所說的話,所定的意, 他已經作成.

51:13 O you who live by mighty waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your life.
住在眾水之上多有財寶的啊, 你的結局到了! 你貪婪之量滿了!

51:14 Yahweh of hosts has sworn by himself, “Surely I will fill you with troops like the creeping locusts, and they will sing over you a war cry.”
萬軍之耶和華指著自己起誓說: 我必使敵人充滿你, 像螞蚱一樣; 他們必吶喊攻擊你.

51:15 He is the one who made the earth by his power, the one who created the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out the heavens.
耶和華用能力創造大地, 用智慧建立世界, 用聰明鋪張穹蒼.

51:16 At the giving of his voice there is a roar of waters in the heavens, and he causes the patches of mist to go up from the end of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings out the wind from his storehouses.
他一發聲, 空中便有多水激動; 他使雲霧從地極上騰. 他造電隨雨而閃, 從他府庫中帶出風來.

51:17 All humankind turns out to be stupid, without knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by the divine image. For his cast image is a lie, and there is no breath in them.
各人都成了畜類, 毫無知識. 各銀匠都因他的偶像羞愧; 他所鑄的偶像本是虛假的, 其中並無氣息,

51:18 They are worthless, a work of mockery. At the time of their punishment, they will perish.
都是虛無的, 是迷惑人的工作, 到追討的時候, 必被除滅.

51:19 The portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the creator of everything, and the tribe of his inheritance. Yahweh of hosts is his name.
雅各的分不像這些, 因他是造作萬有的主; 以色列也是他產業的支派. 萬軍之耶和華是他的名.

51:20 He says, “You are a war club for me, a weapon of battle, and I smash nations with you, and I destroy kingdoms with you.
你是我爭戰的斧子和打仗的兵器; 我要用你打碎列國, 用你毀滅列邦;

51:21 And I smash the horse with you, and its rider, and I smash the chariot with you, and its rider.
用你打碎馬和騎馬的; 用你打碎戰車和坐在其上的;

51:22 And I smash man and woman with you, and I smash the old man and the boy with you, and I smash the young man and the young woman with you.
用你打碎男人和女人; 用你打碎老年人和少年人; 用你打碎壯丁和處女;

51:23 And I smash the shepherd and his flock with you, and I smash the farmer and his team with you, and I smash the governors and the officials with you.
用你打碎牧人和他的群畜; 用你打碎農夫和他一對牛; 用你打碎省長和副省長.

51:24 And I will repay Babylon, and all the inhabitants of Chaldea, all their wickedness that they have done in Zion before your eyes,” declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: “我必在你們眼前報復巴比倫人和迦勒底居民在錫安所行的諸惡. ”

51:25 “Look, I am against you, O mountain of the destruction,” declares Yahweh, “the one that destroys the whole earth. And I will stretch out my hand against you, and I will roll you down from the cliffs, and I will make you as a mountain burned away.
耶和華說: 你這行毀滅的山哪, 就是毀滅天下的山, 我與你反對. 我必向你伸手, 將你從山巖滾下去, 使你成為燒毀的山.

51:26 They will not take from you a stone for a corner, and a stone for a foundation, for you will be an everlasting desolation,” declares Yahweh.
人必不從你那裡取石頭為房角石, 也不取石頭為根基石; 你必永遠荒涼. 這是耶和華說的.

51:27 Raise a banner in the land; blow a horn among the nations; prepare for holy war against her; summon the nations against her, the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; summon against her an official; bring up horses like bristling creeping locusts.
要在境內豎立大旗, 在各國中吹角, 使列國預備攻擊巴比倫, 將亞拉臘,米尼,亞實基拿各國招來攻擊她; 又派軍長來攻擊她, 使馬匹上來如螞蚱,

51:28 Prepare the nations for holy war against her, the kings of the Medes, with their governors and all their officials, and every land of their dominion.
使列國和瑪代君王, 與省長和副省長, 並他們所管全地之人, 都預備攻擊她.

51:29 And the land quakes and writhes, for the plans of Yahweh against Babylon stand, to make the land of Babylon as a horror, without inhabitant.
地必震動而瘠苦; 因耶和華向巴比倫所定的旨意成立了, 使巴比倫之地荒涼, 無人居住.

51:30 The warriors of Babylon have ceased to fight, they remain in the strongholds, their power has dried up, they have become as women. Her dwelling places are set on fire, her bars are broken.
巴比倫的勇士止息爭戰, 藏在堅壘之中. 他們的勇力衰盡, 好像婦女一樣. 巴比倫的住處有火著起, 門閂都折斷了.

51:31 one runner runs to meet another runner, and one messenger to meet another messenger, to tell the king of Babylon that his city has been captured, from end to end.
跑報的要彼此相遇, 送信的要互相迎接, 報告巴比倫王說: 城的四方被攻取了,

51:32 And the fords have been seized, and the reed marshes have been burned with fire, and the soldiers are horrified.
渡口被佔據了, 葦塘被火燒了, 兵丁也驚慌了.

51:33 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trodden down, just a little while and the time of the harvest will come for her.”
萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神如此說: 巴比倫城(原文作女子)好像踹穀的禾場; 再過片時, 收割她的時候就到了.

51:34 Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me and sucked me dry; he has made me an empty vessel; he has swallowed me like the sea monster; he has filled his belly with my delicacies; he has rinsed me.
以色列人說: 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒吞滅我, 壓碎我, 使我成為空虛的器皿. 他像大魚將我吞下, 用我的美物充滿他的肚腹, 又將我趕出去.

51:35 “May the violence done to me and to my flesh be on Babylon,” the inhabitants of Zion will say; and “My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,” Jerusalem will say.
錫安的居民要說: 巴比倫以強暴待我, 損害我的身體, 願這罪歸給她. 耶路撒冷人要說: 願流我們血的罪歸到迦勒底的居民.

51:36 Therefore thus says Yahweh, “Look, I am going to contend your case, and I will avenge your vengeance, and I will cause her sea to dry up, and I will cause her fountain to dry up.
所以, 耶和華如此說: 我必為你伸冤, 為你報仇; 我必使巴比倫的海枯竭, 使她的泉源乾涸.

51:37 And Babylon will become as a heap of stones, a lair of jackals, an object of horror, and an object of hissing, without inhabitants.
巴比倫必成為亂堆, 為野狗的住處, 令人驚駭,嗤笑, 並且無人居住.

51:38 They will roar together like the young lions, they will growl like the cubs of lions.
他們要像少壯獅子咆哮, 像小獅子吼叫.

51:39 At their becoming hot I will set their banquets, and I will make them drunk, so that they will fall into a swoon, and they will sleep an everlasting sleep, and they will not wake up,” declares Yahweh.
他們火熱的時候, 我必為他們設擺酒席, 使他們沉醉, 好叫他們快樂, 睡了長覺, 永不醒起. 這是耶和華說的.

51:40 “I will bring them down like young rams to slaughter, like rams and goats.
我必使他們像羊羔,像公綿羊和公山羊下到宰殺之地.

51:41 How Sheshach is captured, and the glory of all the earth is seized! How Babylon has become as an object of horror among the nations!
示沙克(就是巴比倫)何竟被攻取, 天下所稱讚的何竟被佔據? 巴比倫在列國中何竟變為荒場?

51:42 The sea has risen over Babylon, she has been covered by the roar of its waves.
海水漲起, 漫過巴比倫; 她被許多海浪遮蓋.

51:43 Her cities have become as an object of horror, a dry land and a wilderness, a land in which no person lives, nor does a son of humankind pass through it.
她的城邑變為荒場,旱地,沙漠, 無人居住, 無人經過之地.

51:44 And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will wrench out from his mouth what he has swallowed. And the nations will not stream towards him any longer what’s worse, the wall of Babylon has fallen.
我必刑罰巴比倫的彼勒, 使他吐出所吞的. 萬民必不再流歸他那裡; 巴比倫的城牆也必坍塌了.

51:45 Come out from her midst, my people, and save each one his life from the burning anger of Yahweh.
我的民哪, 你們要從其中出去! 各人拯救自己, 躲避耶和華的烈怒.

51:46 Now so that you are not fainthearted, and you are afraid at the rumors that are heard in the land— and in the year the rumor comes, and in the year after it the rumor, and violence is in the land, with ruler against ruler—
你們不要心驚膽怯, 也不要因境內所聽見的風聲懼怕; 因為這年有風聲傳來; 那年也有風聲傳來, 境內有強暴的事, 官長攻擊官長.

51:47 therefore look, days are coming, and I will punish the images of Babylon, and all her land will be put to shame, and all her slain ones will fall in the midst of her.
日子將到, 我必刑罰巴比倫雕刻的偶像. 她全地必然抱愧; 她被殺的人必在其中仆倒.

51:48 Then the heaven and the earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon, for from the north the destroyers will come to it,” declares Yahweh.
那時, 天地和其中所有的, 必因巴比倫歡呼, 因為行毀滅的要從北方來到她那裡. 這是耶和華說的.

51:49 Babylon must fall not only because of the slain ones of Israel, but also because of Babylon the slain ones of all the earth have fallen.
巴比倫怎樣使以色列被殺的人仆倒, 照樣她全地被殺的人也必在巴比倫仆倒.

51:50 Survivors of the sword, go! You must not linger! Remember Yahweh from far away, and let Jerusalem come to your mind.
你們躲避刀劍的要快走, 不要站住! 要在遠方記念耶和華, 心中追想耶路撒冷.

51:51 We are ashamed, for we have heard taunts, disgrace covers our faces, for strangers have come to the holy places of the house of Yahweh.
我們聽見辱罵就蒙羞, 滿面慚愧, 因為外邦人進入耶和華殿的聖所.

51:52 “Therefore look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will punish her images, and the fatally wounded will sigh through all her land.
耶和華說: 日子將到, 我必刑罰巴比倫雕刻的偶像, 通國受傷的人必唉哼.

51:53 Though Babylon goes up to the heavens, and though she fortifies the high place of her strength, from me destroyers will come to her,” declares Yahweh.
巴比倫雖升到天上, 雖使她堅固的高處更堅固, 還有行毀滅的從我這裡到她那裡. 這是耶和華說的.

51:54 The sound of a cry for help from Babylon, and a great collapse from the land of the Chaldeans.
有哀號的聲音從巴比倫出來; 有大毀滅的響聲從迦勒底人之地發出.

51:55 For Yahweh is devastating Babylon, and he obliterates her loud noise from her. Their waves roar like mighty waters, the roar of their voices resounds.
因耶和華使巴比倫變為荒場, 使其中的大聲滅絕. 仇敵彷彿眾水, 波浪匉訇, 響聲已經發出.

51:56 For a destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon, and her warriors are captured. Their bows are broken; for Yahweh is a God of recompense, certainly he will repay.
這是行毀滅的臨到巴比倫. 巴比倫的勇士被捉住, 他們的弓折斷了; 因為耶和華是施行報應的神, 必定施行報應.

51:57 “And I will make drunk her officials, and her wise men, her governors, and her officials, and her warriors, and they will sleep an everlasting sleep, and they will not wake up,” declares the King, Yahweh of hosts is his name.
君王─名為萬軍之耶和華的說: 我必使巴比倫的首領,智慧人,省長,副省長, 和勇士都沉醉, 使他們睡了長覺, 永不醒起.

51:58 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “The broad walls of Babylon will be utterly demolished, and her high gates will burn with fire, and the peoples will labor for nothing, and the nations for fire, and they will grow weary.”
萬軍之耶和華如此說: 巴比倫寬闊的城牆必全然傾倒; 他高大的城門必被火焚燒. 眾民所勞碌的必致虛空; 列國所勞碌的被火焚燒, 他們都必困乏.

51:59 The word that Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah, the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, at his going with Zedekiah, the king of Judah, to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was the quartermaster.
猶大王西底家在位第四年, 上巴比倫去的時候, 瑪西雅的孫子,尼利亞的兒子西萊雅與王同去(西萊雅是王宮的大臣), 先知耶利米有話吩咐他.

51:60 And Jeremiah wrote all the disasters that would come on Babylon in one scroll, all these words that are written concerning Babylon.
耶利米將一切要臨到巴比倫的災禍, 就是論到巴比倫的一切話, 寫在書上.

51:61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “At your coming to Babylon, then you must see that you read aloud all these words.
耶利米對西萊雅說: “你到了巴比倫務要念這書上的話;

51:62 And you must say, ‘Yahweh, you yourself spoke against this place, to destroy it, so that there will not be in it anything living, from humankind to animals, for it will be an everlasting desolation.’
又說: ‘耶和華啊, 你曾論到這地方說: 要剪除, 甚至連人帶牲畜沒有在這裡居住的, 必永遠荒涼. ’

51:63 And then when you finish reading aloud this scroll, you must tie a stone on it, and you must throw it into the middle of the Euphrates.
你念完了這書, 就把一塊石頭拴在書上, 扔在幼發拉底河中,

51:64 And you must say, ‘Babylon will sink, and she will not rise, because of the face of the disasters that I am bringing on her, and they will grow weary.’ ” Thus far the words of Jeremiah.
說: ‘巴比倫因耶和華所要降與她的災禍, 必如此沉下去, 不再興起, 人民也必困乏. ’”耶利米的話到此為止.

Jeremiah - Chapter 52

52:1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old at his beginning to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
西底家登基的時候年二十一歲, 在耶路撒冷作王十一年. 他母親名叫哈慕他, 是立拿人耶利米的女兒.

52:2 And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh like all that Jehoiakim had done.
西底家行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 是照約雅敬一切所行的.

52:3 For because of the anger of Yahweh this happened in Jerusalem and Judah until his casting them from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
因此耶和華的怒氣在耶路撒冷和猶大發作, 以致將人民從自己的面前趕出.

52:4 And then in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came against Jerusalem, he and all his army. And they laid siege to it, and built siege works against it all around.
西底家背叛巴比倫王. 他作王第九年十月初十日, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒率領全軍來攻擊耶路撒冷, 對城安營, 四圍築壘攻城.

52:5 So the city came under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
於是城被圍困直到西底家王十一年.

52:6 In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine in the city became severe and there was no food for the people of the land.
四月初九日, 城裡有大饑荒, 甚至百姓都沒有糧食.

52:7 Then the city was breached, and all the soldiers fled and went out from the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls that are at the garden of the king, though the Chaldeans were all around the city. And they went in the direction of the Jordan Valley.
城被攻破, 一切兵丁就在夜間從靠近王園兩城中間的門, 出城逃跑; 迦勒底人正在四圍攻城. 他們就往亞拉巴逃去.

52:8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king and they overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him.
迦勒底的軍隊追趕西底家王, 在耶利哥的平原追上他. 他的全軍都離開他四散了.

52:9 Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.
迦勒底人就拿住王, 帶他到在哈馬地利比拉的巴比倫王那裡; 巴比倫王便審判他.

52:10 And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also slaughtered all the officials of Judah at Riblah.
巴比倫王在西底家眼前殺了他的眾子, 又在利比拉殺了猶大的一切首領,

52:11 Then he made blind the eyes of Zedekiah, and they tied him up with bronze fetters, and the king of Babylon brought him to Babylon. And he put him in prison until the day of his death.
並且剜了西底家的眼睛, 用銅鍊鎖著他, 帶到巴比倫去, 將他囚在監裡, 直到他死的日子.

52:12 Now in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, entered into Jerusalem.
巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒十九年五月初十日, 在巴比倫王面前侍立的護衛長尼布撒拉旦進入耶路撒冷,

52:13 And he burned the temple of Yahweh, and the palace of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house he burned with fire.
用火焚燒耶和華的殿和王宮, 又焚燒耶路撒冷的房屋, 就是各大戶家的房屋.

52:14 And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down all the walls of Jerusalem all around.
跟從護衛長迦勒底的全軍就拆毀耶路撒冷四圍的城牆.

52:15 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard deported some of the poor of the people, and the rest of the people who were left in the city, and the deserters who deserted to the king of Babylon, along with the rest of the craftsmen.
那時護衛長尼布撒拉旦將民中最窮的和城裡所剩下的百姓, 並已經投降巴比倫王的人, 以及大眾所剩下的人, 都擄去了.

52:16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land to serve as vinedressers and farmers.
但護衛長尼布撒拉旦留下些民中最窮的, 使他們修理葡萄園, 耕種田地.

52:17 And the Chaldeans broke the pillars of bronze that were in the temple of Yahweh, and the kettle stands and the sea of bronze that were in the temple of Yahweh, and they carried all their bronze to Babylon.
耶和華殿的銅柱並殿內的盆座和銅海, 迦勒底人都打碎了, 將那銅運到巴比倫去了,

52:18 And they took with them the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the sprinkling bowls, and the pans, and all the vessels of bronze which were used in temple service.
又帶去鍋,鏟子,蠟剪,盤子,調羹, 並所用的一切銅器,

52:19 And the captain of the guard took the bowls, and the firepans, and the sprinkling bowls, and the pots, and the lampstands, and the pans, and the libation bowls, those made of solid gold and those made of solid silver.
杯,火鼎,碗,盆,燈臺,調羹,爵, 無論金的銀的, 護衛長也都帶去了.

52:20 The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze oxen that were under the kettle stands which King Solomon had made for the temple of Yahweh—there was not a weight for the bronze of all these vessels!
所羅門為耶和華殿所造的兩根銅柱,一個銅海, 並座下的十二隻銅牛, 這一切的銅多得無法可稱.

52:21 Now the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a thread of twelve cubits surrounded it, and its thickness was four fingers, hollowed out.
這一根柱子高十八肘, 厚四指, 是空的, 圍十二肘.

52:22 And a capital upon it was bronze and the height of the one capital was five cubits, and latticework and pomegranates were on the capital on all sides, all of bronze. And like these was the second pillar with pomegranates.
柱上有銅頂, 高五肘; 銅頂的周圍有網子和石榴, 都是銅的. 那一根柱子照此一樣, 也有石榴.

52:23 And there were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates on the latticework on all sides were a hundred.
柱子四面有九十六個石榴, 在網子周圍, 共有一百石榴.

52:24 Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and three keepers of the threshold.
護衛長拿住大祭司西萊雅,副祭司西番亞, 和三個把門的,

52:25 And from the city he took one high official who was chief officer over the soldiers, and seven men of the king’s advisors who were found in the city, and the secretary of the commander of the army who levied for military service the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the midst of the city.
又從城中拿住一個管理兵丁的官(或譯: 太監), 並在城裡所遇常見王面的七個人和檢點國民軍長的書記, 以及城裡所遇見的國民六十個人.

52:26 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
護衛長尼布撒拉旦將這些人帶到利比拉的巴比倫王那裡.

52:27 And the king of Babylon struck them down and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah left from its land.
巴比倫王就把他們擊殺在哈馬地的利比拉. 這樣, 猶大人被擄去離開本地.

52:28 This is the number of the people whom Nebuchadnezzar deported: in the seventh year, three thousand twenty-three Judeans;
尼布甲尼撒所擄的民數記在下面: 在他第七年擄去猶大人三千零二十三名;

52:29 in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, eight hundred and thirty-two persons from Jerusalem;
尼布甲尼撒十八年從耶路撒冷擄去八百三十二人;

52:30 in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, deported seven hundred and forty-five Judean persons; there were four thousand six hundred persons in all.
尼布甲尼撒二十三年, 護衛長尼布撒拉旦擄去猶大人七百四十五名; 共有四千六百人.

52:31 And then in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evil-merodach, the king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, and brought him out from prison.
猶大王約雅斤被擄後三十七年, 巴比倫王以未米羅達元年十二月二十五日, 使猶大王約雅斤抬頭, 提他出監,

52:32 Then he spoke with him kindly and gave his seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
又對他說恩言, 使他的位高過與他一同在巴比倫眾王的位,

52:33 So he changed the garments of his imprisonment and he ate food before him continually all the days of his life.
給他脫了囚服. 他終身在巴比倫王面前吃飯.

52:34 And his allowance, a continual allowance was given to him by the king of Babylon on a daily basis all the days of his life up to the day of his death.
巴比倫王賜他所需用的食物, 日日賜他一分, 終身是這樣, 直到他死的日子.

Lamentations (耶利米哀歌)

Lamentations - Chapter 1

1:1 How desolate the city sits that was full of people! She has become like a widow, once great among the nations! Like a woman of nobility in the provinces, she has become a forced laborer.
先前滿有人民的城, 現在何竟獨坐! 先前在列國中為大的, 現在竟如寡婦; 先前在諸省中為王后的, 現在成為進貢的.

1:2 She weeps bitterly in the night, her tears are on her cheeks; she has no comforter among all her lovers. All her friends have been unfaithful to her; they have become her enemies.
她夜間痛哭, 淚流滿腮; 在一切所親愛的中間沒有一個安慰她的. 她的朋友都以詭詐待她, 成為她的仇敵.

1:3 Judah has gone into exile with misery and under hard servitude; she lives among the nations, she has not found a resting place; all her pursuers have overtaken her amidst her distress.
猶大因遭遇苦難, 又因多服勞苦就遷到外邦. 她住在列國中, 尋不著安息; 追逼她的都在狹窄之地將她追上.

1:4 The roads of Zion are mourning because no one comes to the festival. All her gates are desolate, her priests groan; her young women are worried, and she herself suffers bitterly.
錫安的路徑因無人來守聖節就悲傷; 她的城門淒涼; 她的祭司歎息; 她的處女受艱難, 自己也愁苦.

1:5 Her foes have become her master, her enemies are at ease; Yahweh has made her suffer because of the greatness of her transgressions. Her children have gone away, captive before the foe.
她的敵人為首; 她的仇敵亨通; 因耶和華為她許多的罪過使她受苦; 她的孩童被敵人擄去.

1:6 All her majesty has gone away from the daughter of Zion; her princes have become like young stags that have not found pasture; they have gone away without strength, before the pursuer.
錫安城(原文是女子; 下同)的威榮全都失去. 她的首領像找不著草場的鹿; 在追趕的人前無力行走.

1:7 Jerusalem remembers the days of her misery and wanderings, all her treasures that were from the days of long ago. When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, there was no one helping her; the enemies saw her, they mocked at her destruction.
耶路撒冷在困苦窘迫之時, 就追想古時一切的樂境. 她百姓落在敵人手中, 無人救濟; 敵人看見, 就因她的荒涼嗤笑.

1:8 Jerusalem sinned grievously, thus she became an objection of derision; all those who honored her despise her because they have seen her nakedness. She herself groans and turns away.
耶路撒冷大大犯罪, 所以成為不潔之物; 素來尊敬她的, 見她赤露就都藐視她; 她自己也歎息退後.

1:9 Her uncleanness was in her skirts; she did not remember her future, she has descended beyond understanding, there is no comforter for her. See, O Yahweh, my persecution! My enemy has been made great!
她的污穢是在衣襟上; 她不思想自己的結局, 所以非常地敗落, 無人安慰她. 她說: 耶和華啊, 求你看我的苦難, 因為仇敵誇大.

1:10 The enemy has stretched out his hand over all her treasures; for she has seen the nations, they entered her sanctuary, those whom you commanded not to enter in your assembly.
敵人伸手, 奪取她的美物; 她眼見外邦人進入她的聖所─論這外邦人, 你曾吩咐不可入你的會中.

1:11 All her people groan, they are searching for bread. They give their treasures for food, to bring back life. See, O Yahweh, and look, how I am despised.
她的民都歎息, 尋求食物; 他們用美物換糧食, 要救性命. 他們說: 耶和華啊, 求你觀看, 因為我甚是卑賤.

1:12 Is it nothing to you, all who pass by? Look and see if there is sorrow like my sorrow, which was dealt to me, which Yahweh inflicted on the day of his wrath.
你們一切過路的人哪, 這事你們不介意嗎? 你們要觀看: 有像這臨到我的痛苦沒有─就是耶和華在他發烈怒的日子使我所受的苦?

1:13 From heaven he sent fire, into my bones he let it descend. He spread out a net for my feet; he turned me back, he gave me devastation, fainting all day.
他從高天使火進入我的骨頭, 剋制了我; 他鋪下網羅, 絆我的腳, 使我轉回; 他使我終日淒涼發昏.

1:14 My rebellion was bound as a yoke, with his hand it was fastened together; it was put on my neck and caused my strength to fail. The Lord gave me into the hands of those whom I cannot withstand.
我罪過的軛是他手所綁的, 猶如軛繩縛在我頸項上; 他使我的力量衰敗. 主將我交在我所不能敵擋的人手中.

1:15 The Lord has rejected all my mighty ones in my midst. He called an assembly against me, to crush my young men; like in a wine press, the Lord has trodden on the virgin daughter of Judah.
主輕棄我中間的一切勇士, 招聚多人(原文是大會)攻擊我, 要壓碎我的少年人. 主將猶大居民踹下, 像在酒醡中一樣.

1:16 For these things, I am weeping, my eyes flow with tears; because a comforter is far from me, one to restore my life. My sons are desolate because the enemy has prevailed.
我因這些事哭泣; 我眼淚汪汪; 因為那當安慰我,救我性命的, 離我甚遠. 我的兒女孤苦, 因為仇敵得了勝.

1:17 Zion stretches out her hands; there is no one to comfort her. Yahweh has commanded against Jacob, that those surrounding him should be his enemies; Jerusalem has become a defilement among them.
錫安舉手, 無人安慰. 耶和華論雅各已經出令, 使四圍的人作他仇敵; 耶路撒冷在他們中間像不潔之物.

1:18 Yahweh is righteous; I have rebelled against his word. Please hear, all the nations, And see my pain; My young women and young men went into captivity.
耶和華是公義的! 他這樣待我, 是因我違背他的命令. 眾民哪, 請聽我的話, 看我的痛苦; 我的處女和少年人都被擄去.

1:19 I have called to my lovers, they themselves deceived me; my priests and elders perished in the city when they sought food for themselves to revive their life.
我招呼我所親愛的, 他們卻愚弄我. 我的祭司和長老正尋求食物,救性命的時候, 就在城中絕氣.

1:20 See, O Yahweh, that I am in distress; my stomach is in torment, my heart has turned inside me because I have certainly rebelled. From outside a sword brings bereavement, inside the house it is like death.
耶和華啊, 求你觀看, 因為我在急難中. 我心腸擾亂; 我心在我裡面翻轉, 因我大大悖逆. 在外, 刀劍使人喪子; 在家, 猶如死亡.

1:21 They hear that I was groaning; there is no comforter for me. All my enemies have heard my misery, they are pleased that you have done it. Bring that day that you have proclaimed, And let them be like me.
聽見我歎息的有人; 安慰我的卻無人! 我的仇敵都聽見我所遭的患難; 因你做這事, 他們都喜樂. 你必使你報告的日子來到, 他們就像我一樣.

1:22 Let all their evil come before you; and deal with them just as you have dealt with me because of all my crimes; for my groaning is much and my heart is faint.
願他們的惡行都呈在你面前; 你怎樣因我的一切罪過待我, 求你照樣待他們; 因我歎息甚多, 心中發昏.

Lamentations - Chapter 2

2:1 How, in his anger, the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion in a cloud! He has thrown down from heavens to earth the splendor of Israel, and he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.
主何竟發怒, 使黑雲遮蔽錫安城! 他將以色列的華美從天扔在地上; 在他發怒的日子並不記念自己的腳凳.

2:2 The Lord has devoured; he has not shown mercy to all the dwellings of Jacob; he has broken down in his wrath the fortifications of the daughter of Judah; he has leveled to the ground, he has dishonored the kingdom and its commanders.
主吞滅雅各一切的住處, 並不顧惜. 他發怒傾覆猶大民的保障, 使這保障坍倒在地; 他辱沒這國和其中的首領.

2:3 He has cut down in fierce anger all the might of Israel; he has withdrawn his right hand from the faces of the enemy, and he has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire, it has consumed all around.
他發烈怒, 把以色列的角全然砍斷, 在仇敵面前收回右手. 他像火焰四圍吞滅, 將雅各燒毀.

2:4 He has bent his bow like an enemy; he has set his right hand like a foe, and he has slain all the treasures of the eye; in the tent of the daughter of Zion, he has poured out his anger like fire.
他張弓好像仇敵; 他站著舉起右手, 如同敵人將悅人眼目的, 盡行殺戮. 在錫安百姓的帳棚上倒出他的忿怒, 像火一樣.

2:5 The Lord has become like an enemy; he has destroyed Israel; he has destroyed all its citadel fortresses; he has ruined all its fortifications and multiplied lamentation and mourning in the daughter of Judah.
主如仇敵吞滅以色列和錫安的一切宮殿, 拆毀百姓的保障; 在猶大民中加增悲傷哭號.

2:6 He has broken down his dwelling place like the garden; he has ruined his appointed feasts; Yahweh has made them forget in Zion festival and Sabbath, and he has despised in his anger king and priest.
他強取自己的帳幕, 好像是園中的窩棚, 毀壞他的聚會之處. 耶和華使聖節和安息日在錫安都被忘記, 又在怒氣的憤恨中藐視君王和祭司.

2:7 The Lord has rejected his altar; he has rejected his sanctuary; he has delivered into the hands of the enemy the walls of its citadel fortresses. They have cried out in the house of Yahweh like a day of an appointed feast.
耶和華丟棄自己的祭壇, 憎惡自己的聖所, 將宮殿的牆垣交付仇敵. 他們在耶和華的殿中喧嚷, 像在聖會之日一樣.

2:8 Yahweh has planned to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion. He measured with a line; he has not restrained his hand from destroying; he caused rampart and wall to mourn; together they have languished away.
耶和華定意拆毀錫安的城牆; 他拉了準繩, 不將手收回, 定要毀滅. 他使外郭和城牆都悲哀, 一同衰敗.

2:9 Her gates have sunk into the earth; he has ruined and broken her bars, her kings and its princes are among the nations; there is no more law. Also, her prophets have not found a revelation from Yahweh.
錫安的門都陷入地內; 主將她的門閂毀壞, 折斷. 她的君王和首領落在沒有律法的列國中; 她的先知不得見耶和華的異象.

2:10 They sit on the ground, the elders of the daughter of Zion are silent. They cast dust on their head, they have put on sackcloth; the young women of Jerusalem have bowed their head down to the ground.
錫安城的長老坐在地上默默無聲; 他們揚起塵土落在頭上, 腰束麻布; 耶路撒冷的處女垂頭至地.

2:11 My eyes have spent all their tears; my stomach is in torment, my heart is poured out on the earth because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, because child and babe faint in the public squares of a city.
我眼中流淚, 以致失明; 我的心腸擾亂, 肝膽塗地, 都因我眾民遭毀滅, 又因孩童和吃奶的在城內街上發昏.

2:12 To their mothers they say, “Where is the bread and wine?” as they faint like the wounded in the public squares of a city, as their life is being poured out onto the bosom of their mothers.
那時, 他們在城內街上發昏, 好像受傷的, 在母親的懷裡, 將要喪命; 對母親說: 穀,酒在哪裡呢?

2:13 What can I say for you? What can I compare to you, O daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you so that I can comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your destruction is as vast as the sea; who can heal you?
耶路撒冷的民哪, 我可用甚麼向你證明呢? 我可用甚麼與你相比呢? 錫安的民哪, 我可拿甚麼和你比較, 好安慰你呢? 因為你的裂口大如海, 誰能醫治你呢?

2:14 Your prophets had a vision for you, false and worthless; they have not exposed your sin, to restore your fortune; they have seen oracles for you, false and misleading.
你的先知為你見虛假和愚昧的異象, 並沒有顯露你的罪孽, 使你被擄的歸回; 卻為你見虛假的默示和使你被趕出本境的緣故.

2:15 They clap hands over you, all who pass along the way; they hiss and they shake their head, at the daughter of Jerusalem. Is this the city of which it is said, “A perfection of beauty, a joy for all the earth?”
凡過路的都向你拍掌. 他們向耶路撒冷城嗤笑, 搖頭, 說: 難道人所稱為全美的, 稱為全地所喜悅的, 就是這城嗎?

2:16 They have opened their mouths against you, all your enemies. They hiss and gnash a tooth, and they say, “We have destroyed her! Surely this is the day we have hoped for; we have found it, we have seen it!”
你的仇敵都向你大大張口; 他們嗤笑, 又切齒說: 我們吞滅她. 這真是我們所盼望的日子臨到了! 我們親眼看見了!

2:17 Yahweh has done what he has planned; he has fulfilled his promise that he ordained from the days of old; he has demolished and not shown mercy; he has made an enemy rejoice over you, he has exalted the might of your foes.
耶和華成就了他所定的, 應驗了他古時所命定的. 他傾覆了, 並不顧惜, 使你的仇敵向你誇耀; 使你敵人的角也被高舉.

2:18 Their heart cried to the Lord, “O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears stream down like a river; day and night, do not give yourself relief, do not give your eyes rest.
錫安民的心哀求主. 錫安的城牆啊, 願你流淚如河, 晝夜不息; 願你眼中的瞳人淚流不止.

2:19 “Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches; pour out your heart like water, before the face of the Lord. Lift to him your hands, for the life of your children, who faint in starvation, at the head of all streets.”
夜間, 每逢交更的時候要起來呼喊, 在主面前傾心如水. 你的孩童在各市口上受餓發昏; 你要為他們的性命向主舉手禱告.

2:20 See, Yahweh, and take note! With whom have you dealt thus? Should women eat their young children of tender care? Should priest and prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
耶和華啊, 求你觀看! 見你向誰這樣行? 婦人豈可吃自己所生育手裡所搖弄的嬰孩嗎? 祭司和先知豈可在主的聖所中被殺戮嗎?

2:21 They lie in the soil of the streets, young and old; my young women and young men, they have fallen by the sword; you have slain on the day of your anger, you have slaughtered and not shown mercy.
少年人和老年人都在街上躺臥; 我的處女和壯丁都倒在刀下; 你發怒的日子殺死他們. 你殺了, 並不顧惜.

2:22 You have summoned my horror from all around, as if for a feast day; no one on the day of Yahweh’s anger is a fugitive and a survivor; whoever I have cared for and reared, my enemy has destroyed.
你招聚四圍驚嚇我的, 像在大會的日子招聚人一樣. 耶和華發怒的日子, 無人逃脫, 無人存留. 我所搖弄所養育的嬰孩, 仇敵都殺淨了.

Lamentations - Chapter 3

3:1 I am a man who has seen misery, under the rod of his wrath.
我是因耶和華忿怒的杖, 遭遇困苦的人.

3:2 He has driven me along, he brought darkness and not light.
他引導我, 使我行在黑暗中, 不行在光明裡.

3:3 Surely he has turned his hand against me, all day long.
他真是終日再三反手攻擊我.

3:4 He has worn out my flesh and skin, he has broken my bones.
他使我的皮肉枯乾; 他折斷(或譯: 壓傷)我的骨頭.

3:5 He has besieged and engulfed me with bitterness and hardship.
他築壘攻擊我, 用苦楚(原文是苦膽)和艱難圍困我.

3:6 In darkness he has let me dwell like the dead of long ago.
他使我住在幽暗之處, 像死了許久的人一樣.

3:7 He has built a wall around me, I cannot go out; he has made my bronze fetters heavy.
他用籬笆圍住我, 使我不能出去; 他使我的銅鍊沉重.

3:8 Though I cry out for help, he shuts out my prayers.
我哀號求救; 他使我的禱告不得上達.

3:9 He has blocked my ways with dressed stones; he has made my paths crooked.
他用鑿過的石頭擋住我的道; 他使我的路彎曲.

3:10 To me he is like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.
他向我如熊埋伏, 如獅子在隱密處.

3:11 He has forsaken my way and torn me to pieces; he has caused me desolation.
他使我轉離正路, 將我撕碎, 使我淒涼.

3:12 He has bent his bow and set me as the target for the arrow.
他張弓將我當作箭靶子.

3:13 He shot the arrows of his quiver into my kidneys.
他把箭袋中的箭射入我的肺腑.

3:14 I have become a laughingstock for all the people, their mocking song all day long.
我成了眾民的笑話; 他們終日以我為歌曲.

3:15 He has filled me with bitterness, he has drenched me with wormwood.
他用苦楚充滿我, 使我飽用茵蔯.

3:16 He has broken my teeth on grit, he has trampled me down in ash.
他又用沙石磣斷我的牙, 用灰塵將我蒙蔽.

3:17 My life has been removed from peace, I have forgotten goodness.
你使我遠離平安, 我忘記好處.

3:18 And I have said, “My glory is ruined, my expectation from Yahweh.”
我就說: 我的力量衰敗; 我在耶和華那裡毫無指望!

3:19 Remember my misery and bitterness, the wormwood and venom!
耶和華啊, 求你記念我如茵蔯和苦膽的困苦窘迫.

3:20 Surely my soul remembers and bows down within me.
我心想念這些, 就在裡面憂悶.

3:21 This I have reminded myself, therefore I will hope.
我想起這事, 心裡就有指望.

3:22 The loyal love of Yahweh does not cease; his compassions do not come to an end.
我們不致消滅, 是出於耶和華諸般的慈愛; 是因他的憐憫不致斷絕.

3:23 They are new in the morning, great is your faithfulness.
每早晨, 這都是新的; 你的誠實極其廣大!

3:24 “Yahweh is my portion,” says my soul, “Thus I will hope on him.”
我心裡說: 耶和華是我的分, 因此, 我要仰望他.

3:25 Yahweh is good to those who wait on him, to the person that seeks him.
凡等候耶和華, 心裡尋求他的, 耶和華必施恩給他.

3:26 It is good to wait in silence for the salvation of Yahweh.
人仰望耶和華, 靜默等候他的救恩, 這原是好的.

3:27 It is good for a man who carries the yoke of his childhood.
人在幼年負軛, 這原是好的.

3:28 Let him sit alone and be silent when he has laid it on him.
他當獨坐無言, 因為這是耶和華加在他身上的.

3:29 Let him put his mouth in the dust; perhaps there is hope.
他當口貼塵埃, 或者有指望.

3:30 Let him give a cheek to his smiter, let him be filled with disgrace.
他當由人打他的腮頰, 要滿受凌辱.

3:31 For the Lord will not reject forever.
因為主必不永遠丟棄人.

3:32 For even though he causes grief he has compassion according to the greatness of his royal love.
主雖使人憂愁, 還要照他諸般的慈愛發憐憫.

3:33 He does not afflict willingly, or grieve anyone.
因他並不甘心使人受苦, 使人憂愁.

3:34 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth;
人將世上被囚的踹(原文是壓)在腳下,

3:35 to deprive one of justice before the face of the Most High;
或在至高者面前屈枉人,

3:36 to subvert a person in a legal dispute —the Lord has not found delight in these things.
或在人的訟事上顛倒是非, 這都是主看不上的.

3:37 Who can speak and it will happen if the Lord has not commanded it?
除非主命定, 誰能說成就成呢?

3:38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that disaster and good will come?
禍福不都出於至高者的口嗎?

3:39 Why should any living person complain about his sin?
活人因自己的罪受罰, 為何發怨言呢?

3:40 Let us test and examine our ways; let us return to Yahweh.
我們當深深考察自己的行為, 再歸向耶和華.

3:41 Let us lift up our hearts with our hands to God in the heavens.
我們當誠心向天上的神舉手禱告.

3:42 We ourselves have transgressed and rebelled, you have not forgiven.
我們犯罪背逆, 你並不赦免.

3:43 You have covered yourself in anger and pursued us, you have slain and not shown mercy.
你自被怒氣遮蔽, 追趕我們; 你施行殺戮, 並不顧惜.

3:44 You have covered yourself in a cloud so that prayer cannot pass through.
你以黑雲遮蔽自己, 以致禱告不得透入.

3:45 You have made us scum and refuse in the midst of the nations.
你使我們在萬民中成為污穢和渣滓.

3:46 All our enemies have opened their mouth against us.
我們的仇敵都向我們大大張口.

3:47 Fear and a pit have come upon us, desolation and destruction.
恐懼和陷坑, 殘害和毀滅, 都臨近我們.

3:48 Channels of water run down my eyes because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
因我眾民遭的毀滅, 我就眼淚下流如河.

3:49 My eyes have poured down unceasingly without respite,
我的眼多多流淚, 總不止息,

3:50 until Yahweh looks down and sees from heaven.
直等耶和華垂顧, 從天觀看.

3:51 My eyes inflict my soul because of all the daughters of my city.
因我本城的眾民, 我的眼, 使我的心傷痛.

3:52 My enemies hunt me without cause, like a bird.
無故與我為仇的追逼我, 像追雀鳥一樣.

3:53 They have silenced me in a pit, they have thrown a stone at me.
他們使我的命在牢獄中斷絕, 並將一塊石頭拋在我身上.

3:54 Water has flown over my head, I said, “I am cut off.”
眾水流過我頭, 我說: 我命斷絕了!

3:55 I have called your name, O Yahweh, from the depths of the pit.
耶和華啊, 我從深牢中求告你的名.

3:56 You have heard my cry, “Do not shut your ear to my cry for help, for my relief!”
你曾聽見我的聲音; 我求你解救, 你不要掩耳不聽.

3:57 You came near on a day when I called you, you said, “Do not fear!”
我求告你的日子, 你臨近我, 說: 不要懼怕!

3:58 O Lord, you have pleaded for my cause, you have redeemed my life.
主啊, 你伸明了我的冤; 你救贖了我的命.

3:59 You have seen my injustice, O Yahweh; judge my case.
耶和華啊, 你見了我受的委屈; 求你為我伸冤.

3:60 You have seen all their vengeance, all there plans against me.
他們仇恨我, 謀害我, 你都看見了.

3:61 You have heard their disgrace, O Yahweh, all their plans against me.
耶和華啊, 你聽見他們辱罵我的話, 知道他們向我所設的計,

3:62 The lips and meditation of my assailants are against me all day long.
並那些起來攻擊我的人口中所說的話, 以及終日向我所設的計謀.

3:63 Look at their sitting and their standing, I am their mocking song.
求你觀看, 他們坐下, 起來, 都以我為歌曲.

3:64 Return to them what is deserved, O Yahweh, according to the work of their hands.
耶和華啊, 你要按著他們手所做的向他們施行報應.

3:65 Give them a stubborn heart; curse them!
你要使他們心裡剛硬, 使你的咒詛臨到他們.

3:66 Pursue them in anger and destroy them from under the heavens of Yahweh.
你要發怒追趕他們, 從耶和華的天下除滅他們.

Lamentations - Chapter 4

4:1 How the gold has grown dim, the pure gold has changed. The stones of holiness are scattered at the head of every street.
黃金何其失光! 純金何其變色! 聖所的石頭倒在各市口上.

4:2 The precious sons of Zion weighed against fine gold, how they are thought of as earthen vessels of clay, the work of the potter’s hands.
錫安寶貴的眾子好比精金, 現在何竟算為窯匠手所做的瓦瓶?

4:3 Even the jackal bears the beast and nurses their cubs; but the daughter of my people has become ruthless, like ostriches in the wilderness.
野狗尚且把奶乳哺其子, 我民的婦人倒成為殘忍, 好像曠野的鴕鳥一般.

4:4 The tongue of the nursling cleaves to its palate in thirst. Children beg for food, no one lays it out before them.
吃奶孩子的舌頭因乾渴貼住上膛; 孩童求餅, 無人擘給他們.

4:5 The ones who eat delicacies, they are ruined in the streets; the ones nurtured in purple lie on piles of trash.
素來吃美好食物的, 現今在街上變為孤寒; 素來臥朱紅褥子的, 現今躺臥糞堆.

4:6 The iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom; it was overthrown in a moment and no hands were laid on her.
都因我眾民的罪孽比所多瑪的罪還大; 所多瑪雖然無人加手於她, 還是轉眼之間被傾覆.

4:7 Her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, sapphire their appearance.
錫安的貴冑素來比雪純淨, 比奶更白; 他們的身體比紅寶玉(或譯: 珊瑚)更紅, 像光潤的藍寶石一樣.

4:8 Now their appearance is blacker than soot, they are not recognized in the streets; their skin has shriveled on their bones, it has become dry like wood.
現在他們的面貌比煤炭更黑, 以致在街上無人認識; 他們的皮膚緊貼骨頭, 枯乾如同槁木.

4:9 Happier were the victims of the sword than the victims of famine; they have pined away, very hungry for the crops of my field.
餓死的不如被刀殺的, 因為這是缺了田間的土產, 就身體衰弱, 漸漸消滅.

4:10 The hands of compassionate women, have cooked their children; they became as something to eat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
慈悲的婦人, 當我眾民被毀滅的時候, 親手煮自己的兒女作為食物.

4:11 Yahweh has completed his anger, he has poured out his fierce anger; he has kindled a fire in Zion, it consumed her foundations.
耶和華發怒成就他所定的, 倒出他的烈怒; 在錫安使火著起, 燒毀錫安的根基.

4:12 The kings of the earth did not believe, and all the inhabitants of the world, that a foe and an enemy could enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
地上的君王和世上的居民都不信敵人和仇敵能進耶路撒冷的城門.

4:13 Because of the sins of her prophets, the guilt of her priests, who shed blood in her midst, of righteous people.
這都因她先知的罪惡和祭司的罪孽; 他們在城中流了義人的血.

4:14 They wander blindly in the streets; they were defiled with the blood, their clothes could not be touched.
他們在街上如瞎子亂走, 又被血玷污, 以致人不能摸他們的衣服.

4:15 “Go away! Defiled!” they shout to them. “Go away! Go away! Do not touch!” so they left, they left; it was said among the nations, “They will no longer dwell with us.”
人向他們喊著說: 不潔淨的, 躲開, 躲開! 不要挨近我! 他們逃走飄流的時候, 列國中有人說: 他們不可仍在這裡寄居.

4:16 The presence of Yahweh has scattered them, he will no longer watch over them; they did not honor the priests, they did not show mercy to elders.
耶和華發怒, 將他們分散, 不再眷顧他們; 人不重看祭司, 也不厚待長老.

4:17 Still our eyes failed, looking for our help in vain; in our watchtower, we kept watch for a nation that could not save.
我們仰望人來幫助, 以致眼目失明, 還是枉然; 我們所盼望的, 竟盼望一個不能救人的國!

4:18 They hunted our steps, from walking in our streets; our end has come near, our days are finished, our end has come.
仇敵追趕我們的腳步像打獵的, 以致我們不敢在自己的街上行走. 我們的結局臨近; 我們的日子滿足; 我們的結局來到了.

4:19 Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they have set an ambush for us in the desert.
追趕我們的比空中的鷹更快; 他們在山上追逼我們, 在曠野埋伏, 等候我們.

4:20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed one of Yahweh, was captured in their pits; of whom we said, “In his shadow we will live among the nations.”
耶和華的受膏者好比我們鼻中的氣, 在他們的坑中被捉住; 我們曾論到他說: 我們必在他蔭下, 在列國中存活.

4:21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz; but to you also the cup will pass, you will become drunk and strip yourself bare.
住烏斯地的以東民哪, 只管歡喜快樂; 苦杯也必傳到你那裡; 你必喝醉, 以致露體.

4:22 The punishment of your iniquity is completed, O daughter of Zion, your exile will not continue; but he will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he will reveal your sins.
錫安的民哪, 你罪孽的刑罰受足了, 耶和華必不使你再被擄去. 以東的民哪, 他必追討你的罪孽, 顯露你的罪惡.

Lamentations - Chapter 5

5:1 Remember, O Yahweh, what has become of us; take note, and see our disgrace!
耶和華啊, 求你記念我們所遭遇的事, 觀看我們所受的凌辱.

5:2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses, to foreigners.
我們的產業歸與外邦人; 我們的房屋歸與外路人.

5:3 We have become orphans, fatherless, our mothers are like widows.
我們是無父的孤兒; 我們的母親好像寡婦.

5:4 We pay for water with money, our wood comes to us at a price.
我們出錢才得水喝; 我們的柴是人賣給我們的.

5:5 We are driven on our necks; we are weary, there is no rest for us.
追趕我們的, 到了我們的頸項上; 我們疲乏不得歇息.

5:6 We have made a deal with Egypt and Assyria to be satisfied with food.
我們投降埃及人和亞述人, 為要得糧吃飽.

5:7 Our fathers have sinned, they are no more; we bear their iniquity.
我們列祖犯罪, 而今不在了; 我們擔當他們的罪孽.

5:8 Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hand.
奴僕轄制我們, 無人救我們脫離他們的手.

5:9 We risk our life for food because of the sword of the desert.
因為曠野的刀劍, 我們冒著險才得糧食.

5:10 Our skin is hot like an oven because of the scorching famine.
因飢餓燥熱, 我們的皮膚就黑如爐.

5:11 They raped women in Zion, young women in the cities of Judah.
敵人在錫安玷污婦人, 在猶大的城邑玷污處女.

5:12 They hang princes by their hand; they do not show respect before elders.
他們吊起首領的手, 也不尊敬老人的面.

5:13 Young men must carry a hand-mill and boys stumble under the wood.
少年人扛磨石, 孩童背木柴, 都絆跌了.

5:14 Elders are no longer at the gate, young men no longer play stringed instruments.
老年人在城門口斷絕; 少年人不再作樂.

5:15 The joy of our hearts has stopped; our circle-dancing has changed to a mourning ceremony.
我們心中的快樂止息, 跳舞變為悲哀.

5:16 The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned!
冠冕從我們的頭上落下; 我們犯罪了, 我們有禍了!

5:17 Because of this, our heart has become faint, because of these, our eyes have become dim.
這些事我們心裡發昏, 我們的眼睛昏花.

5:18 Because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, foxes tread on it.
錫安山荒涼, 野狗(或譯: 狐狸)行在其上.

5:19 You, O Yahweh, will sit forever on your throne for generation to generation.
耶和華啊, 你存到永遠; 你的寶座存到萬代.

5:20 Why have you forgotten us forever? Why have you forsaken us for so long?
你為何永遠忘記我們? 為何許久離棄我們?

5:21 Restore us to you, O Yahweh, that we will be restored; renew our days as of old.
耶和華啊, 求你使我們向你回轉, 我們便得回轉. 求你復新我們的日子, 像古時一樣.

5:22 Unless you have utterly rejected us, unless you are angry with us beyond measure.
你竟全然棄絕我們, 向我們大發烈怒?

Ezekiel (以西結書)

Ezekiel - Chapter 1

1:1 And it was in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, and I was in the midst of the exiles by the Kebar River. The heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
當三十年四月初五日, 以西結(原文是我)在迦巴魯河邊被擄的人中, 天就開了, 得見神的異象.

1:2 On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of the king Jehoiachin—
正是約雅斤王被擄去第五年四月初五日,

1:3 the word of Yahweh came clearly to Ezekiel the son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans at the Kebar River, and the hand of Yahweh was on him there.
在迦勒底人之地,迦巴魯河邊, 耶和華的話特特臨到布西的兒子祭司以西結; 耶和華的靈(原文是手)降在他身上.

1:4 And I looked, and look! A storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud, and fire flashing back and forth, and brightness around and within it, and from its midst it was like the outward appearance of amber stone from the midst of the fire.
我觀看, 見狂風從北方颳來, 隨著有一朵包括閃爍火的大雲, 周圍有光輝; 從其中的火內發出好像光耀的精金;

1:5 And from its midst was the likeness of four living creatures, and this was their appearance: a human form,
又從其中顯出四個活物的形像來. 他們的形狀是這樣: 有人的形像,

1:6 and each had four faces, and each of them had four wings.
各有四個臉面, 四個翅膀.

1:7 And their legs were straight legs, and the sole of their feet was like the sole of the foot of a calf, and they were sparkling like the outward appearance of polished bronze.
他們的腿是直的, 腳掌好像牛犢之蹄, 都燦爛如光明的銅.

1:8 And under their wings were human hands on their four sides. And their faces and their wings for the four of them were as follows:
在四面的翅膀以下有人的手. 這四個活物的臉和翅膀乃是這樣:

1:9 their wings were touching one another; each of them went straight forward, without turning right or left.
翅膀彼此相接, 行走並不轉身, 俱各直往前行.

1:10 The likeness of their faces was the face of a human in front, and the face of a lion on the right of each of them, and the face of an ox on the left of each of them, and the face of an eagle for each of them.
至於臉的形像: 前面各有人的臉, 右面各有獅子的臉, 左面各有牛的臉, 後面各有鷹的臉.

1:11 So were their faces; their wings were spread out upward; each had two touching one another and two covering their bodies.
各展開上邊的兩個翅膀相接, 各以下邊的兩個翅膀遮體.

1:12 And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit went they went, and they did not turn as they went.
他們俱各直往前行. 靈往哪裡去, 他們就往那裡去, 行走並不轉身.

1:13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches. It was moving to and fro between the living creatures, and the fire was very bright and lightning was going out from the fire.
至於四活物的形像, 就如燒著火炭的形狀, 又如火把的形狀. 火在四活物中間上去下來, 這火有光輝, 從火中發出閃電.

1:14 And the living creatures were speeding to and fro like the appearance of lightning.
這活物往來奔走, 好像電光一閃.

1:15 And I saw the living creatures, and look! A wheel was on the earth beside each of the living creatures that had four faces.
我正觀看活物的時候, 見活物的臉旁各有一輪在地上.

1:16 The appearance of the wheels and their construction was like the appearance of beryl, and they all looked alike, and their appearance and their construction was like a wheel within a wheel.
輪的形狀和顏色(原文是作法)好像水蒼玉. 四輪都是一個樣式, 形狀和作法好像輪中套輪.

1:17 When they moved, they went toward their four sides; they did not veer at all as they went.
輪行走的時候, 向四方都能直行, 並不掉轉.

1:18 And their rims were high and awesome, and all four of their rims were full of eyes all around.
至於輪輞, 高而可畏; 四個輪輞周圍滿有眼睛.

1:19 And at the going of the living creatures, the wheels next to them also went, and when the creatures were lifted from the ground the wheels also rose.
活物行走, 輪也在旁邊行走; 活物從地上升, 輪也都上升.

1:20 Wherever the spirit went they would go there, and the wheels rose, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
靈往哪裡去, 活物就往那裡去; 活物上升, 輪也在活物旁邊上升, 因為活物的靈在輪中.

1:21 At their going, they go, and at their standing, they stood, and at their being lifted up from on the earth, the wheels rose, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
那些行走, 這些也行走; 那些站住, 這些也站住; 那些從地上升, 輪也在旁邊上升, 因為活物的靈在輪中.

1:22 Now the likeness above the heads of the living creatures was an expanse like the outward appearance of awesome ice spread out above their heads upward.
活物的頭以上有穹蒼的形像, 看著像可畏的水晶, 鋪張在活物的頭以上.

1:23 And under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight one toward the other; each had two wings covering them, and each had two wings covering their bodies.
穹蒼以下, 活物的翅膀直張, 彼此相對; 每活物有兩個翅膀遮體.

1:24 And I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the voice of Shaddai, and when they moved there was a sound of tumult like the sound of an army; when they stood still they lowered their wings.
活物行走的時候, 我聽見翅膀的響聲, 像大水的聲音, 像全能者的聲音, 也像軍隊鬨嚷的聲音. 活物站住的時候, 便將翅膀垂下.

1:25 And there was a sound from above the expanse that was above their heads, and when they stood they lowered their wings.
在他們頭以上的穹蒼之上有聲音. 他們站住的時候, 便將翅膀垂下.

1:26 And from above the expanse that was above their heads there was the likeness of a throne, looking like a sapphire, and above the likeness of the throne was a likeness similar to the appearance of a human on it, but above it.
在他們頭以上的穹蒼之上有寶座的形像, 彷彿藍寶石; 在寶座形像以上有彷彿人的形狀.

1:27 And I saw something like the outward appearance of amber, something like the appearance of fire, with a covering around it, from the likeness of his loins and upward. And from the likeness of his loins and downward I saw something like the appearance of fire, and it was radiant all around.
我見從他腰以上有彷彿光耀的精金, 周圍都有火的形狀, 又見從他腰以下有彷彿火的形狀, 周圍也有光輝.

1:28 Like the appearance of a bow that is in the cloud on a rainy day, such was the radiance around it; thus was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh. And I saw, and I fell on my face, and I heard a voice speaking.
下雨的日子, 雲中虹的形狀怎樣, 周圍光輝的形狀也是怎樣. 這就是耶和華榮耀的形像. 我一看見就俯伏在地, 又聽見一位說話的聲音.

Ezekiel - Chapter 2

2:1 And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, so that I can speak with you.”
他對我說: “人子啊, 你站起來, 我要和你說話. ”

2:2 And the Spirit came into me as he was speaking to me, and it set me on my feet, and I heard the one speaking to me.
他對我說話的時候, 靈就進入我裡面, 使我站起來, 我便聽見那位對我說話的聲音.

2:3 And he said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to nations who are rebelling, who rebelled against me, they and their ancestors, they transgressed against me until this very day.
他對我說: “人子啊, 我差你往悖逆的國民以色列人那裡去. 他們是悖逆我的, 他們和他們的列祖違背我, 直到今日.

2:4 And the children are impudent and stubborn, and so I am sending you to them, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh!’
這眾子面無羞恥, 心裡剛硬. 我差你往他們那裡去, 你要對他們說: 主耶和華如此說.

2:5 And they, whether they listen or whether they fail to listen, for they are a rebellious house, they will know that a prophet was in their midst.
他們或聽, 或不聽, (他們是悖逆之家), 必知道在他們中間有了先知.

2:6 And you, son of man, you must not be afraid of them, and you must not be afraid of their words, because briers and thorns are with you, and you are sitting among scorpions. You must not be afraid of their words, and you must not be dismayed because of their looks, for they are a rebellious house.
人子啊, 雖有荊棘和蒺藜在你那裡, 你又住在蠍子中間, 總不要怕他們, 也不要怕他們的話; 他們雖是悖逆之家, 還不要怕他們的話, 也不要因他們的臉色驚惶.

2:7 And you must speak my words to them whether they listen or whether they fail to listen, for they are rebellious.
他們或聽, 或不聽, 你只管將我的話告訴他們; 他們是極其悖逆的.

2:8 And you, son of man, hear what I am speaking to you: you must not be rebellious like the house of rebellion. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving to you.”
人子啊, 要聽我對你所說的話, 不要悖逆像那悖逆之家, 你要開口吃我所賜給你的. ”

2:9 And I looked, and look! There was a hand stretched out to me, and look! In it was a scroll with writing.
我觀看, 見有一隻手向我伸出來, 手中有一書卷.

2:10 And he rolled it out before me, and it was written on the front and back, and there were written on it laments and mourning and wailing.
他將書卷在我面前展開, 內外都寫著字, 其上所寫的有哀號,歎息,悲痛的話.

Ezekiel - Chapter 3

3:1 And he said to me, “Son of man, what you find, eat! Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.”
他對我說: “人子啊, 要吃你所得的, 要吃這書卷, 好去對以色列家講說. ”

3:2 And I opened my mouth, and he gave me this scroll to eat,
於是我開口, 他就使我吃這書卷,

3:3 and he said to me, “Son of man, you must give your stomach this to eat, and you must fill your belly with this scroll that I am giving to you.” And I ate, and it became like sweet honey in my mouth.
又對我說: “人子啊, 要吃我所賜給你的這書卷, 充滿你的肚腹. ”我就吃了, 口中覺得其甜如蜜.

3:4 And he said to me, “Son of man, come! Go to the house of Israel, and you must speak to them with my words.
他對我說: “人子啊, 你往以色列家那裡去, 將我的話對他們講說.

3:5 For you are sent to the house of Israel, not to a people of obscure speech and of a difficult language,
你奉差遣不是往那說話深奧,言語難懂的民那裡去, 乃是往以色列家去;

3:6 and not to many nations of obscure speech and a difficult language whose words you do not understand, for if I had sent you to them they would have listened to you.
不是往那說話深奧,言語難懂的多國去, 他們的話語是你不懂得的. 我若差你往他們那裡去, 他們必聽從你.

3:7 And the house of Israel, they are not willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me, for all of the house of Israel is hard of forehead, and they are hard of heart.
以色列家卻不肯聽從你, 因為他們不肯聽從我; 原來以色列全家是額堅心硬的人.

3:8 But look, I have made your face hard against their faces and your forehead hard against their forehead.
看哪, 我使你的臉硬過他們的臉, 使你的額硬過他們的額.

3:9 Like a diamond harder than flint I have made your forehead; you must not fear them, and you must not be dismayed on account of them, for they are a rebellious house.
我使你的額像金鋼鑽, 比火石更硬. 他們雖是悖逆之家, 你不要怕他們, 也不要因他們的臉色驚惶. ”

3:10 And he said to me, “Son of man, all of my words that I shall speak to you, receive into your heart and hear with your ears.
他又對我說: “人子啊, 我對你所說的一切話, 要心裡領會, 耳中聽聞.

3:11 And come, go to the exiles, to the children of your people, and you must speak to them, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh!’ whether they listen or whether they fail to listen.”
你往你本國被擄的子民那裡去, 他們或聽, 或不聽, 你要對他們講說, 告訴他們這是主耶和華說的. ”

3:12 And the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great earthquake when the glory of Yahweh rose from its place.
那時, 靈將我舉起, 我就聽見在我身後有震動轟轟的聲音, 說: “從耶和華的所在顯出來的榮耀是該稱頌的! ”

3:13 And it was the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching lightly one against the other, and the sound of the wheels beside them and the sound of a great earthquake.
我又聽見那活物翅膀相碰, 與活物旁邊輪子旋轉震動轟轟的響聲.

3:14 And the Spirit lifted me and took me, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Yahweh was strong on me.
於是靈將我舉起, 帶我而去. 我心中甚苦, 靈性忿激, 並且耶和華的靈(原文是手)在我身上大有能力.

3:15 And I went to the exiles at Tel Abib, who were dwelling near the Kebar River, and I sat where they were dwelling. I sat there seven days in the midst of them, stunned.
我就來到提勒‧亞畢, 住在迦巴魯河邊被擄的人那裡, 到他們所住的地方, 在他們中間憂憂悶悶地坐了七日.

3:16 And then it happened at the end of seven days, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
過了七日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

3:17 “Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, then you must warn them from me.
“人子啊, 我立你作以色列家守望的人, 所以你要聽我口中的話, 替我警戒他們.

3:18 When I say to the wicked, ‘Surely you will die,’ and you do not warn him and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way so that he may live, that wicked person will die because of his guilt, and from your hand I will seek his blood.
我何時指著惡人說: 他必要死; 你若不警戒他, 也不勸戒他, 使他離開惡行, 拯救他的性命, 這惡人必死在罪孽之中; 我卻要向你討他喪命的罪(原文是血).

3:19 And you, if you do warn the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness and from his wicked way, on account of his guilt he will die, and you yourself will have saved your life.
倘若你警戒惡人, 他仍不轉離罪惡, 也不離開惡行, 他必死在罪孽之中, 你卻救自己脫離了罪.

3:20 And when the righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, and I place a stumbling block before him, he will die, for you did not warn him. Because of his sin he will die, and his righteousness that he did will not be remembered, and his blood I shall seek from your hand.
再者, 義人何時離義而犯罪, 我將絆腳石放在他面前, 他就必死; 因你沒有警戒他, 他必死在罪中, 他素來所行的義不被記念; 我卻要向你討他喪命的罪(原文是血).

3:21 And if you warn him, the righteous, not to sin, and the righteous does not sin, surely he will live, for he heeded a warning. And you will have saved your life.”
倘若你警戒義人, 使他不犯罪, 他就不犯罪; 他因受警戒就必存活, 你也救自己脫離了罪. ”

3:22 And the hand of Yahweh was on me there, and he said to me, “Rise up, go out to the valley, and there I will speak with you.”
耶和華的靈(原文是手)在那裡降在我身上. 他對我說: “你起來往平原去, 我要在那裡和你說話. ”

3:23 And I rose up, and I went to the valley, and, look, there the glory of Yahweh was standing, like the glory that I saw near the Kebar River, and I fell on my face.
於是我起來往平原去, 不料, 耶和華的榮耀正如我在迦巴魯河邊所見的一樣, 停在那裡, 我就俯伏於地.

3:24 And the Spirit came into me, and it made me stand on my feet, and he spoke with me and said to me, “Come, shut yourself inside your house,
靈就進入我裡面, 使我站起來. 耶和華對我說: “你進房屋去, 將門關上.

3:25 and you, son of man, look, they will place cords on you, and they will tie you up with them. Then you will not go out into the midst of them.
人子啊, 人必用繩索捆綁你, 你就不能出去在他們中間來往.

3:26 And I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silenced, and you will not be a reproving man for them, for they are a rebellious house.
我必使你的舌頭貼住上膛, 以致你啞口, 不能作責備他們的人; 他們原是悖逆之家.

3:27 And when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “The one hearing him, let him hear, and the one failing to hear, let him fail,” ’ for they are a rebellious house.
但我對你說話的時候, 必使你開口, 你就要對他們說: ‘主耶和華如此說. ’聽的可以聽, 不聽的任他不聽, 因為他們是悖逆之家. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 4

4:1 “Now, son of man, take for yourself a brick, and you must put it before you, and you must portray on it a city, Jerusalem.
“人子啊, 你要拿一塊磚, 擺在你面前, 將一座耶路撒冷城畫在其上,

4:2 And you must build against it siege works, and you must build against it a bulwark, and you must heap against it a siege ramp, and you must set up against it camps and put against it a battering ram all around.
又圍困這城, 造臺築壘, 安營攻擊, 在四圍安設撞錘攻城,

4:3 And take for yourself a plate of iron, and you must place it as a wall of iron between you and the city, and you must set your face against it, and it must be under siege, and you must lay the siege against it; it is a sign for the house of Israel.
又要拿個鐵鏊, 放在你和城的中間, 作為鐵牆. 你要對面攻擊這城, 使城被困; 這樣, 好作以色列家的預兆.

4:4 And you, lie down on your left side, and you must put the guilt of the house of Israel on it. You will carry their guilt the number of days that you will lie on it.
你要向左側臥, 承當以色列家的罪孽; 要按你向左側臥的日數, 擔當他們的罪孽.

4:5 And I will give to you the years of their guilt according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days, and you must bear the guilt of the house of Israel.
因為我已將他們作孽的年數定為你向左側臥的日數, 就是三百九十日, 你要這樣擔當以色列家的罪孽.

4:6 When you have completed these, then you must lie a second time on your right side; and you must bear the guilt of the house of Judah forty days, a day for each year, a day for each year I give it to you.
再者, 你滿了這些日子, 還要向右側臥, 擔當猶大家的罪孽. 我給你定規側臥四十日, 一日頂一年.

4:7 And toward the siege of Jerusalem you must set your face and your bared arm; then you must prophesy against it.
你要露出膀臂, 面向被困的耶路撒冷, 說預言攻擊這城.

4:8 Now look! I will put on you cords, and you may not turn yourself from one side to your other side until you complete the days of your siege.
我用繩索捆綁你, 使你不能輾轉, 直等你滿了困城的日子.

4:9 “And you, take for yourself wheat and barley and beans and lentils and millet and spelt, and you must put them in one vessel, and you must make them for yourself into a food during the number of days that you are lying on your side; three hundred and ninety days you shall eat it.
你要取小麥,大麥,豆子,紅豆,小米,粗麥, 裝在一個器皿中, 用以為自己做餅; 要按你側臥的三百九十日吃這餅.

4:10 And your food that you will eat will be according to weight; twenty shekels for each day at fixed times you shall eat it.
你所吃的要按分兩吃, 每日二十舍客勒, 按時而吃.

4:11 And an amount of water you shall drink, a sixth of a hin; at fixed times you shall drink it.
你喝水也要按制子, 每日喝一欣六分之一, 按時而喝.

4:12 And as a bread-cake of barley you shall eat it, and with human excrement you shall bake it before their eyes.”
你吃這餅像吃大麥餅一樣, 要用人糞在眾人眼前燒烤. ”

4:13 And Yahweh said, “Thus shall the Israelites eat their unclean food among the nations where I will scatter them.”
耶和華說: “以色列人在我所趕他們到的各國中, 也必這樣吃不潔淨的食物. ”

4:14 And I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Look! I have not been defiling myself, and a dead body and mangled carcass I have not eaten from my childhood until now, and unclean meat has not come into my mouth!”
我說: “哎! 主耶和華啊, 我素來未曾被玷污, 從幼年到如今沒有吃過自死的, 或被野獸撕裂的, 那可憎的肉也未曾入我的口. ”

4:15 And he said to me, “See I will give you cattle manure in the place of the feces of a human, and you may prepare your food on it.”
於是他對我說: “看哪, 我給你牛糞代替人糞, 你要將你的餅烤在其上. ”

4:16 And he said to me, “Son of man, look, I am going to break the supply of bread in Jerusalem, and they will eat bread by weight, anxiously, and rationed water, and they will drink with horror,
他又對我說: “人子啊, 我必在耶路撒冷折斷他們的杖, 就是斷絕他們的糧. 他們吃餅要按分兩, 憂慮而吃; 喝水也要按制子, 驚惶而喝;

4:17 so that they will lack food and water, and they will be appalled with one another, and they will waste away because of their guilt.
使他們缺糧缺水, 彼此驚惶, 因自己的罪孽消滅. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 5

5:1 “And you, son of man, take for yourself a sword, sharp as a barber’s razor. Take it for yourself, and you must cause it to pass over your head and over your beard, and you must take for yourself a set of scales for weighing, and you must divide them.
“人子啊, 你要拿一把快刀, 當作剃頭刀, 用這刀剃你的頭髮和你的鬍鬚, 用天平將鬚髮平分.

5:2 A third you must burn with fire in the midst of the city at the completion of the days of the siege, and you must take a third, and you must strike it with the sword around it, and a third you must scatter to the wind, and I will draw a sword behind them.
圍困城的日子滿了, 你要將三分之一在城中用火焚燒, 將三分之一在城的四圍用刀砍碎, 將三分之一任風吹散; 我也要拔刀追趕.

5:3 And you must take from these a few in number, and you must tuck them in your hem.
你要從其中取幾根包在衣襟裡,

5:4 And from them again you shall take some, and you must throw them in the middle of the fire, and you must burn them with fire; from it a fire will go out to all of the house of Israel.
再從這幾根中取些扔在火中焚燒, 從裡面必有火出來燒入以色列全家.

5:5 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: This is Jerusalem in the midst of the nations where I have put her, and countries are around her.
主耶和華如此說: 這就是耶路撒冷. 我曾將她安置在列邦之中; 列國都在她的四圍.

5:6 But she has rebelled against my regulations to the point of wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are around her; for they rejected my regulations, and as for my statutes, they did not walk in them.
她行惡, 違背我的典章, 過於列國; 干犯我的律例, 過於四圍的列邦, 因為她棄掉我的典章. 至於我的律例, 她並沒有遵行.

5:7 Therefore, thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because of your commotion more than the nations that are around you—you did not walk in my statutes, and you did not do my regulations, and according to the regulations of the nations that are around you, you did not do.
所以主耶和華如此說: 因為你們紛爭過於四圍的列國, 也不遵行我的律例, 不謹守我的典章, 並以遵從四圍列國的惡規尚不滿意,

5:8 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Look! I, even I, am against you, and I will execute judgment in the midst of you before the eyes of the nations,
所以主耶和華如此說: 看哪, 我與你反對, 必在列國的眼前, 在你中間, 施行審判;

5:9 and I will do with you that which I have not done, and which I will not do again, because of all of your detestable things.
並且因你一切可憎的事, 我要在你中間行我所未曾行的, 以後我也不再照著行.

5:10 Therefore parents will eat children in the midst of you, and children will eat their parents, and I will execute judgment in you, and I will scatter your entire remnant to every wind.
在你中間父親要吃兒子, 兒子要吃父親. 我必向你施行審判, 我必將你所剩下的分散四方(方: 原文是風). ”

5:11 Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord Yahweh, Surely because you have defiled my sanctuary with all of your vile idols and with all of your detestable things, now indeed I will reduce, and my eye will not take pity, and surely I will show no compassion.
主耶和華說: “我指著我的永生起誓, 因你用一切可憎的物,可厭的事玷污了我的聖所, 故此, 我定要使你人數減少, 我眼必不顧惜你, 也不可憐你.

5:12 A third of you will die because of the plague, and because of the famine they will perish in the midst of you, and a third will fall through the sword around you, and a third I will scatter to every direction of the wind, and I will draw the sword behind them.
你的民三分之一必遭瘟疫而死, 在你中間必因饑荒消滅; 三分之一必在你四圍倒在刀下; 我必將三分之一分散四方(方: 原文是風), 並要拔刀追趕他們.

5:13 And my anger will come to an end, and I will place my rage on them, and I will relent, and they will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken in my passion when I fully vent my rage against them.
“我要這樣成就怒中所定的; 我向他們發的忿怒止息了, 自己就得著安慰. 我在他們身上成就怒中所定的那時, 他們就知道我─耶和華所說的是出於熱心;

5:14 And I will make you into a desolate place and into a disgrace among the nations that surround you before the eyes of every one who passes by.
並且我必使你在四圍的列國中, 在經過的眾人眼前, 成了荒涼和羞辱.

5:15 And it will be an object of taunting and an object of mockery, a warning and a horror to the nations that are around you whenever I execute judgments against you in anger and in wrath and in furious punishments! I, Yahweh, have spoken!
這樣, 我必以怒氣和忿怒, 並烈怒的責備, 向你施行審判. 那時, 你就在四圍的列國中成為羞辱,譏刺,警戒,驚駭. 這是我─耶和華說的.

5:16 When I send my arrows of deadly famine against them, which will be as destruction that I will send in order to destroy you, I will increase famine against you, and I will break the supply of food for you.
那時, 我要將滅人,使人饑荒的惡箭, 就是射去滅人的, 射在你們身上, 並要加增你們的饑荒, 斷絕你們所倚靠的糧食;

5:17 And I will send against you famine and fierce animals, and they will make you childless; and plague and blood will pass through you, and I will bring the sword upon you. I, Yahweh, I have spoken!”
又要使饑荒和惡獸到你那裡, 叫你喪子, 瘟疫和流血的事也必盛行在你那裡; 我也要使刀劍臨到你. 這是我─耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 6

6:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

6:2 “Son of man, set your face to the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them,
“人子啊, 你要面向以色列的眾山說預言,

6:3 and you must say, ‘Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Yahweh, thus says the Lord Yahweh to the mountains and to the hills, to the ravines and to the valleys: “Look, I am bringing upon you the sword, and I will destroy your high places,
說: 以色列的眾山哪, 要聽主耶和華的話. 主耶和華對大山,小岡,水溝,山谷如此說: 我必使刀劍臨到你們, 也必毀滅你們的邱壇.

6:4 and your altars will be desolate, and your incense altars will be broken, and I will throw down your slain ones before your idols,
你們的祭壇必然荒涼, 你們的日像必被打碎. 我要使你們被殺的人倒在你們的偶像面前;

6:5 and I will place the corpses of the children of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars.
我也要將以色列人的屍首放在他們的偶像面前, 將你們的骸骨拋散在你們祭壇的四圍.

6:6 In all of your dwellings, the cities will be desolate and the high places will be ruined, so that your altars will be desolate and will suffer punishment. Your idols will be broken and will come to an end, and your incense altars will be cut down, and your works will be destroyed,
在你們一切的住處, 城邑要變為荒場, 邱壇必然淒涼, 使你們的祭壇荒廢, 將你們的偶像打碎. 你們的日像被砍倒, 你們的工作被毀滅.

6:7 and the slain one will fall in the midst of you, and then you will know that I am Yahweh.
被殺的人必倒在你們中間, 你們就知道我是耶和華.

6:8 But I will spare some, so there will be for you fugitives from the sword among the nations when you are scattered in the countries.
你們分散在各國的時候, 我必在列邦中使你們有剩下脫離刀劍的人.

6:9 And your fugitives will remember me among the nations to which they were taken captive, that I was shattered by their adulterous heart which departed from me, and by their adulterous eyes which went after their idols, and they will feel loathing for themselves, for the evil that they did, for all of their detestable things.
那脫離刀劍的人必在所擄到的各國中記念我, 為他們心中何等傷破, 是因他們起淫心, 遠離我, 眼對偶像行邪淫. 他們因行一切可憎的惡事, 必厭惡自己.

6:10 And they will know that I am Yahweh; not in vain I spoke to bring to them this evil.” ’
他們必知道我是耶和華; 我說要使這災禍臨到他們身上, 並非空話.

6:11 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Clap your hand and stamp with your foot, and say, “Alas, for all of the detestable things of the evil of the house of Israel, because of which they will fall with the sword, with the famine, and with the plague.
“主耶和華如此說: 你當拍手頓足, 說: 哀哉! 以色列家行這一切可憎的惡事, 他們必倒在刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫之下.

6:12 The one who is far away will die by the plague, and the one who is near will fall by the sword, and the one who is being left behind and being spared will die by the famine, and I will complete my rage on them.
在遠處的, 必遭瘟疫而死; 在近處的, 必倒在刀劍之下; 那存留被圍困的, 必因饑荒而死; 我必這樣在他們身上成就我怒中所定的.

6:13 And you will know that I am Yahweh when their slain ones are in the midst of their idols around their altars at every high hill, on the tops of all the mountains and under every green tree and under every leafy oak—the place at which they gave a pleasing scent for all of their idols.
他們被殺的人倒在他們祭壇四圍的偶像中, 就是各高岡,各山頂,各青翠樹下,各茂密的橡樹下, 乃是他們獻馨香的祭牲給一切偶像的地方. 那時, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

6:14 And I will stretch out my hand against them, and I will make the land a desolation and a wasteland from the desert to Riblah in all of their dwellings, and they will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
我必伸手攻擊他們, 使他們的地從曠野到第伯拉他一切住處極其荒涼, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 7

7:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

7:2 “And you, son of man, thus says the Lord Yahweh to the land of Israel: ‘The end comes, the end on the four corners of the land.
“人子啊, 主耶和華對以色列地如此說: 結局到了, 結局到了地的四境!

7:3 Now the end is on you, and I will send my anger on you, and I will judge you according to your ways, and I will bring on you all your detestable things.
現在你的結局已經臨到, 我必使我的怒氣歸與你, 也必按你的行為審判你, 照你一切可憎的事刑罰你.

7:4 And my eye will not take pity on you, and I will not show compassion for your ways; on you I will bring your detestable things; they will be in the midst of you, and you will know that I am Yahweh.’
我眼必不顧惜你, 也不可憐你, 卻要按你所行的報應你, 照你中間可憎的事刑罰你. 你就知道我是耶和華.

7:5 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! Disaster after disaster is coming!
“主耶和華如此說: 有一災, 獨有一災; 看哪, 臨近了!

7:6 The end comes, comes the end! It has awakened against you! Look! It comes!
結局來了, 結局來了, 向你興起. 看哪, 來到了!

7:7 Doom is coming against you, the dweller of the land; the time comes, the day is near, panic and not joy is on the mountains.
境內的居民哪, 所定的災臨到你, 時候到了, 日子近了, 乃是鬨嚷並非在山上歡呼的日子.

7:8 Soon I will pour out my rage on you, and I will fully vent my anger on you, and I will judge you according to your ways, and I will bring on you all of your detestable things.
我快要將我的忿怒傾在你身上, 向你成就我怒中所定的, 按你的行為審判你, 照你一切可憎的事刑罰你.

7:9 And my eye will not take pity, and I will not show compassion. According to your ways I will deal with you, and your detestable things will be in the midst of you, and you will know that I am Yahweh who strikes.
我眼必不顧惜你, 也不可憐你, 必按你所行的報應你, 照你中間可憎的事刑罰你. 你就知道擊打你的是我耶和華.

7:10 Look! The day is coming; doom goes out, the staff blossoms, pride sprouts.
“看哪, 看哪, 日子快到了, 所定的災已經發出. 杖已經開花, 驕傲已經發芽.

7:11 Violence has grown to become a staff of wickedness; none from them will remain, and none from their abundance nor from their wealth; and prominence will not be among them.
強暴興起, 成了罰惡的杖. 以色列人, 或是他們的群眾, 或是他們的財寶, 無一存留, 他們中間也沒有得尊榮的.

7:12 The time has come, the day has arrived; let not the buyer rejoice, and let the seller not mourn, for anger is on all their multitude.
時候到了, 日子近了, 買主不可歡喜, 賣主不可愁煩, 因為烈怒已經臨到他們眾人身上.

7:13 For the seller will not return to the merchandise while they are still alive, for the vision is about all of its multitude; it will not change, and a man because of his guilt will not be able to hold onto his life.
賣主雖然存活, 卻不能歸回再得所賣的, 因為這異象關乎他們眾人. 誰都不得歸回, 也沒有人在他的罪孽中堅立自己. ”

7:14 They shall blow on the trumpet and prepare everything, but there is no one going to the battle, for my anger is on all of their multitude.
“他們已經吹角, 預備齊全, 卻無一人出戰, 因為我的烈怒臨到他們眾人身上.

7:15 The sword is outside, and the plague and the famine are inside; the one who is in the field will die by the sword, and the one who is in the city, famine and plague will devour him.
在外有刀劍, 在內有瘟疫,饑荒; 在田野的, 必遭刀劍而死; 在城中的, 必有饑荒,瘟疫吞滅他.

7:16 And if their survivors will escape, they will be on the mountains, like the doves of the valley, all of them groaning, each because of his guilt.
其中所逃脫的就必逃脫, 各人因自己的罪孽在山上發出悲聲, 好像谷中的鴿子哀鳴.

7:17 All of the hands will hang limp, and all of the knees will be wet with urine.
手都發軟, 膝弱如水.

7:18 And they will wear sackcloth, and horror will cover them, and on all of the faces will be shame, and baldness on all of their heads.
要用麻布束腰, 被戰兢所蓋; 各人臉上羞愧, 頭上光禿.

7:19 Their silver they will discard on the streets, and filth will be their gold; their silver and their gold will not be able to rescue them on the day of the wrath of Yahweh. They will not satisfy their hunger and their stomachs they will not fill, for their guilt will be their stumbling block.
他們要將銀子拋在街上, 金子看如污穢之物. 當耶和華發怒的日子, 他們的金銀不能救他們, 不能使心裡知足, 也不能使肚腹飽滿, 因為這金銀作了他們罪孽的絆腳石.

7:20 “ ‘And the beauty of its ornament he made into a prideful thing and made with it their detestable things and their vile idols; therefore I will make it into an impure thing for them.
論到耶和華妝飾華美的殿, 他建立得威嚴, 他們卻在其中製造可憎可厭的偶像, 所以這殿我使他們看如污穢之物.

7:21 And I will give it into the hand of strangers as plunder and to the wicked people of the earth as spoil, and they will defile it.
我必將這殿交付外邦人為掠物, 交付地上的惡人為擄物; 他們也必褻瀆這殿.

7:22 And I will turn my face from them, and they will defile my treasured place, and violent ones will enter and defile it.
我必轉臉不顧以色列人, 他們褻瀆我隱密之所, 強盜也必進去褻瀆.

7:23 Make a chain for the land; it is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.
“要製造鎖鍊; 因為這地遍滿流血的罪, 城邑充滿強暴的事,

7:24 And I will bring the worst of the nations, and they will take possession of their houses, and I will put to an end the pride of the mighty ones, and their sanctuaries will be defiled.
所以我必使列國中最惡的人來佔據他們的房屋; 我必使強暴人的驕傲止息, 他們的聖所都要被褻瀆.

7:25 Anguish comes, and they will seek peace, and there will be none.
毀滅臨近了, 他們要求平安, 卻無平安可得.

7:26 Calamity upon calamity will come, and rumor will be upon rumor. And they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction will perish from the priest and counsel from the elders.
災害加上災害, 風聲接連風聲; 他們必向先知求異象, 但祭司講的律法,長老設的謀略都必斷絕.

7:27 The king will mourn, and the prince will be dressed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. According to their way I will do to them, and according to their judgments I will judge them, and they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”
君要悲哀, 王要披淒涼為衣, 國民的手都發顫. 我必照他們的行為待他們, 按他們應得的審判他們, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 8

8:1 And then in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me. And the hand of the Lord Yahweh fell on me there,
第六年六月初五日, 我坐在家中; 猶大的眾長老坐在我面前. 在那裡主耶和華的靈(原文是手)降在我身上.

8:2 and I saw, and look! A figure like the appearance of a man; from the appearance of his waist and below was fire, and from his waist and upward was like the appearance of brightness, like the outward appearance of amber.
我觀看, 見有形像彷彿火的形狀, 從他腰以下的形狀有火, 從他腰以上有光輝的形狀, 彷彿光耀的精金.

8:3 And he sent out the form of a hand, and he took me by a lock of hair of my head, and the Spirit lifted me between earth and heaven, and it brought me to Jerusalem in visions of God to the doorway of the inner gate that faced north, at which there was the seat of the image of jealousy, which was making jealous.
他伸出彷彿一隻手的樣式, 抓住我的一綹頭髮, 靈就將我舉到天地中間, 在神的異象中, 帶我到耶路撒冷朝北的內院門口, 在那裡有觸動主怒偶像的坐位, 就是惹動忌邪的.

8:4 And look! There was the glory of the God of Israel like the vision that I saw in the valley.
誰知, 在那裡有以色列神的榮耀, 形狀與我在平原所見的一樣.

8:5 And he said to me, “Son of man, lift up now your eyes toward the north.” And I lifted up my eyes toward the north, and, look, there was to the north of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy at the entrance.
神對我說: “人子啊, 你舉目向北觀看. ”我就舉目向北觀看, 見祭壇門的北邊, 在門口有這惹忌邪的偶像;

8:6 And he said to me, “Son of man, “Do you see what they are doing—great detestable things that the house of Israel is committing here so as to drive me from my sanctuary, and yet you will see again greater detestable things.”
又對我說: “人子啊, 以色列家所行的, 就是在此行這大可憎的事, 使我遠離我的聖所, 你看見了嗎? 你還要看見另有大可憎的事. ”

8:7 And he brought me to the doorway of the courtyard, and I saw, and look! A hole in the wall.
他領我到院門口. 我觀看, 見牆上有個窟窿.

8:8 And he said to me, “Son of man, dig now through the wall.” And I dug through the wall, and look! There was a doorway.
他對我說: “人子啊, 你要挖牆. ”我一挖牆, 見有一門.

8:9 And he said to me, “Come and see the detestable things, the evil that they are doing here.
他說: “你進去, 看他們在這裡所行可憎的惡事. ”

8:10 And I came, and I saw, and look, all kinds of creatures and detestable beasts; and all of the idols of the house of Israel were carved on the wall all around.
我進去一看, 誰知, 在四面牆上畫著各樣爬物和可憎的走獸, 並以色列家一切的偶像.

8:11 And seventy men from the elders of the house of Israel, and Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, was standing in the midst of them, and they were standing before them. Each one had his censer in his hand, and the fragrance of the cloud of the incense was going up.
在這些像前有以色列家的七十個長老站立, 沙番的兒子雅撒尼亞也站在其中. 各人手拿香爐, 煙雲的香氣上騰.

8:12 And he said to me, “Have you seen, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in the inner rooms of his idol, for they are saying, ‘Yahweh is not seeing us; Yahweh has abandoned the land.’ ”
他對我說: “人子啊, 以色列家的長老暗中在各人畫像屋裡所行的, 你看見了嗎? 他們常說: ‘耶和華看不見我們; 耶和華已經離棄這地. ’”

8:13 And he said to me, “Still you will see again greater detestable things that they are doing.”
他又說: “你還要看見他們另外行大可憎的事. ”

8:14 And he brought me to the doorway of the gate of the house of Yahweh that is toward the north, and look! There were the women sitting weeping for Tammuz.
他領我到耶和華殿外院朝北的門口. 誰知, 在那裡有婦女坐著, 為搭模斯哭泣.

8:15 And he said to me, “Have you seen, son of man? Still you will see again greater detestable things than these.”
他對我說: “人子啊, 你看見了嗎? 你還要看見比這更可憎的事. ”

8:16 And he brought me to the inner courtyard of the house of Yahweh, and look, at the doorway of the temple of Yahweh, between the portico and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of Yahweh and their faces toward the east, and they were bowing down toward the east before the sun.
他又領我到耶和華殿的內院. 誰知, 在耶和華的殿門口,廊子和祭壇中間, 約有二十五個人背向耶和華的殿, 面向東方拜日頭.

8:17 And he said to me, “Have you seen, son of man? Was it too small a thing for the house of Judah to do the detestable things that they did here? For they filled up the land with violence, and they provoked me to anger again, and look! They are putting the branch to their nose.
他對我說: “人子啊, 你看見了嗎? 猶大家在此行這可憎的事還算為小嗎? 他們在這地遍行強暴, 再三惹我發怒, 他們手拿枝條舉向鼻前.

8:18 And so I will act in rage, and my eye will not take pity, and I will not have compassion, and they will cry in my ear with a loud voice, and I will not hear them.”
因此, 我也要以忿怒行事, 我眼必不顧惜, 也不可憐他們; 他們雖向我耳中大聲呼求, 我還是不聽. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 9

9:1 And he called in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “They have come near, the punishers of the city, and each with his weapon of destruction in his hand.
他向我耳中大聲喊叫說: “要使那監管這城的人手中各拿滅命的兵器前來. ”

9:2 And look! Six men coming from the way of the upper gate that faced northward, and each with his weapon for shattering in his hand; and one man was in the midst of them, dressed in linen, and the writing case of the scribe was at his side. And they came and stood beside the bronze altar.
忽然有六個人從朝北的上門而來, 各人手拿殺人的兵器; 內中有一人身穿細麻衣, 腰間帶著墨盒子. 他們進來, 站在銅祭壇旁.

9:3 And the glory of the God of Israel lifted itself up from upon the cherub that he was on and went to the threshold of the house, and he called to the man who was clothed in linen with a scribal writing case at his side.
以色列神的榮耀本在基路伯上, 現今從那裡升到殿的門檻. 神將那身穿細麻衣,腰間帶著墨盒子的人召來.

9:4 And Yahweh said to him, “Go through in the midst of the city, in the midst of Jerusalem, and you must place a mark on the foreheads of the men who are groaning and lamenting about all of the detestable things that are being done in the midst of her.”
耶和華對他說: “你去走遍耶路撒冷全城, 那些因城中所行可憎之事歎息哀哭的人, 畫記號在額上. ”

9:5 And to the others he said in my hearing, “Go through the city behind him and kill! Your eyes shall not take pity, and you shall not have compassion.
我耳中聽見他對其餘的人說: “要跟隨他走遍全城, 以行擊殺. 你們的眼不要顧惜, 也不要可憐他們.

9:6 You must kill totally old man, young man and young woman, and little children and women, but concerning every man with the mark on him you must not approach; and from my sanctuary you must begin.” And they began with the old men who were before the house.
要將年老的,年少的, 並處女,嬰孩, 和婦女, 從聖所起全都殺盡, 只是凡有記號的人不要挨近他. ”於是他們從殿前的長老殺起.

9:7 And he said to them, “Defile the house and fill the courtyards with the dead; go out! And they went out, and they killed in the city.
他對他們說: “要污穢這殿, 使院中充滿被殺的人. 你們出去吧! ”他們就出去, 在城中擊殺.

9:8 And then as they were striking, and I was left behind, I fell on my face, and I cried out, and I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! “Will you be destroying all of the remnant of Israel while you pour out your rage on Jerusalem?”
他們擊殺的時候, 我被留下, 我就俯伏在地, 說: “哎! 主耶和華啊, 你將忿怒傾在耶路撒冷, 豈要將以色列所剩下的人都滅絕嗎? ”

9:9 And he said to me, “The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is filled with bloodguilt, and the city is full of injustice. For they say Yahweh abandoned the land, and Yahweh does not see.
他對我說: “以色列家和猶大家的罪孽極其重大. 遍地有流血的事, 滿城有冤屈, 因為他們說: ‘耶和華已經離棄這地, 他看不見我們. ’

9:10 And I, my eye will not take pity, and I will not have compassion; their way I will bring on their head.”
故此, 我眼必不顧惜, 也不可憐他們, 要照他們所行的報應在他們頭上. ”

9:11 And look! The man clothed in linen and with a writing case at his side was bringing back a word, saying, “I have done all that you commanded me.”
那穿細麻衣,腰間帶著墨盒子的人將這事回覆說: “我已經照你所吩咐的行了. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 10

10:1 And I looked, and look! On the expanse that was above the head of the cherubim something like a stone of sapphire, and like the appearance of the shape of a throne it appeared above them.
我觀看, 見基路伯頭上的穹蒼之中, 顯出藍寶石的形狀, 彷彿寶座的形像.

10:2 And he spoke to the man clothed in linen and said, “Go in among the wheel area under the cherubim and fill the hollow of your hands with coals of fire from among the cherubim, and toss them on the city.” And he went right before my eyes.
主對那穿細麻衣的人說: “你進去, 在旋轉的輪內基路伯以下, 從基路伯中間將火炭取滿兩手, 撒在城上. ”我就見他進去.

10:3 Now the cherubim were standing on the south of the temple when the man went, and the cloud filled the inner courtyard.
那人進去的時候, 基路伯站在殿的右邊, 雲彩充滿了內院.

10:4 And the glory of Yahweh rose up from on the cherub toward the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the courtyard was filled with the brightness of the glory of Yahweh.
耶和華的榮耀從基路伯那裡上升, 停在門檻以上; 殿內滿了雲彩, 院宇也被耶和華榮耀的光輝充滿.

10:5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer courtyard; it was like the voice of God Shaddai when he speaks.
基路伯翅膀的響聲聽到外院, 好像全能神說話的聲音.

10:6 And then at his command to the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from among the wheel area from among the cherubim,” he went and stood beside the wheel.
他吩咐那穿細麻衣的人說: “要從旋轉的輪內基路伯中間取火. ”那人就進去站在一個輪子旁邊.

10:7 Then the cherub stretched out his hand from among the cherubim toward the fire that was among the cherubim, and he lifted up and gave it into the hollow of the hand of the man clothed with linen, and he took it, and he went out.
有一個基路伯從基路伯中伸手到基路伯中間的火那裡, 取些放在那穿細麻衣的人兩手中, 那人就拿出去了.

10:8 And there appeared for the cherubim the form of a human hand under their wings.
在基路伯翅膀之下, 顯出有人手的樣式.

10:9 And I saw, and look, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub, and the appearance of the wheels was like the outward appearance of turquoise stone.
我又觀看, 見基路伯旁邊有四個輪子. 這基路伯旁有一個輪子, 那基路伯旁有一個輪子, 每基路伯都是如此; 輪子的顏色(原文是形狀)彷彿水蒼玉.

10:10 Their appearance was the same for each of the four of them, as if the wheel was in the midst of a wheel.
至於四輪的形狀, 都是一個樣式, 彷彿輪中套輪.

10:11 When they went to the four of their directions that they went, they did not change direction when they went, for the place to which the head turned, they went behind him; they did not change direction at their going.
輪行走的時候, 向四方都能直行, 並不掉轉. 頭向何方, 他們也隨向何方, 行走的時候並不掉轉.

10:12 And their whole body, and their rims, and their spokes, and their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around—the wheels for the four of them.
他們全身, 連背帶手和翅膀, 並輪周圍都滿了眼睛. 這四個基路伯的輪子都是如此.

10:13 Concerning the wheels, he was calling them “the wheelwork” in my hearing.
至於這些輪子, 我耳中聽見說是旋轉的.

10:14 And each one had four faces; the face of the one was the face of a cherub, and the face of the second was the face of a human, and the face of the third was the face of a lion, and the fourth was the face of an eagle.
基路伯各有四臉: 第一是基路伯的臉, 第二是人的臉, 第三是獅子的臉, 第四是鷹的臉.

10:15 And the cherubim rose; that is, the living creatures that I saw at the Kebar River.
基路伯升上去了; 這是我在迦巴魯河邊所見的活物.

10:16 And when the cherubim went, the wheels beside them went; and when the cherubim lifted their wings to rise up from the earth, the wheels also did not turn aside from beside them.
基路伯行走, 輪也在旁邊行走. 基路伯展開翅膀, 離地上升, 輪也不轉離他們旁邊.

10:17 When they stood, they stood, and at their rising, they rose with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.
那些站住, 這些也站住; 那些上升, 這些也一同上升, 因為活物的靈在輪中.

10:18 And the glory of Yahweh went out from the threshold of the temple, and it stood above the cherubim.
耶和華的榮耀從殿的門檻那裡出去, 停在基路伯以上.

10:19 And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and they rose from the earth before my eyes. At their going out, the wheels were beside them. And he stood at the doorway of the eastern gate of the temple of Yahweh, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.
基路伯出去的時候, 就展開翅膀, 在我眼前離地上升. 輪也在他們的旁邊, 都停在耶和華殿的東門口. 在他們以上有以色列神的榮耀.

10:20 This was the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel at the Kebar River, and I knew that they were cherubim.
這是我在迦巴魯河邊所見,以色列神榮耀以下的活物, 我就知道他們是基路伯.

10:21 Each one had four faces, and there were four wings for each, and the likeness of human hands was under their wings.
各有四個臉面, 四個翅膀, 翅膀以下有人手的樣式.

10:22 And the likeness of their faces, they were the faces that I saw at the Kebar River; thus was their appearance, and they each went straight ahead.
至於他們臉的模樣, 並身體的形像, 是我從前在迦巴魯河邊所看見的. 他們俱各直往前行.

Ezekiel - Chapter 11

11:1 And the Spirit lifted me up, and it brought me to the eastern gate, the one facing east, of the temple of Yahweh. And look, there were twenty-five men in the doorway of the gate, and I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur in the midst of them, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, the commanders of the people.
靈將我舉起, 帶到耶和華殿向東的東門. 誰知, 在門口有二十五個人, 我見其中有民間的首領押朔的兒子雅撒尼亞和比拿雅的兒子毘拉提.

11:2 And he said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise mischief, and who are offering bad counsel in this city,
耶和華對我說: “人子啊, 這就是圖謀罪孽的人, 在這城中給人設惡謀.

11:3 who are saying, “The building of houses is not near; the city is the pot, and we are the flesh.
他們說: ‘蓋房屋的時候尚未臨近; 這城是鍋, 我們是肉. ’

11:4 Therefore prophesy against them! Prophesy, son of man!”
人子啊, 因此你當說預言, 說預言攻擊他們. ”

11:5 And the Spirit of Yahweh fell on me, and he said to me, “Say, ‘thus says Yahweh: “This is what you think, house of Israel, and I myself know them, the thoughts of your spirit.
耶和華的靈降在我身上, 對我說: “你當說, 耶和華如此說: 以色列家啊, 你們口中所說的, 心裡所想的, 我都知道.

11:6 You made your slain ones numerous in this city, and you have filled its streets with slain ones.” ’
你們在這城中殺人增多, 使被殺的人充滿街道.

11:7 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Your slain ones whom you put in its midst, they are the flesh, and it is the pot, and I will bring you out from its midst.
所以主耶和華如此說: 你們殺在城中的人就是肉, 這城就是鍋; 你們卻要從其中被帶出去.

11:8 The sword you have feared, and the sword I will bring against you!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
你們怕刀劍, 我必使刀劍臨到你們. 這是主耶和華說的.

11:9 “And I will bring you out from its midst, and I will give you into the hand of strangers, and I will execute judgments against you.
我必從這城中帶出你們去, 交在外邦人的手中, 且要在你們中間施行審判.

11:10 By the sword you will fall at the border of Israel; I will judge you, and you will know that I am Yahweh.
你們必倒在刀下; 我必在以色列的境界審判你們, 你們就知道我是耶和華.

11:11 It will not be as a pot to you, and so you would be in the midst of it as flesh, for at the border of Israel I will judge you.
這城必不作你們的鍋, 你們也不作其中的肉. 我必在以色列的境界審判你們,

11:12 And you will know that I am Yahweh, whose rules you did not follow, and whose regulations you did not do, but according to the regulations of the nations that are around you, you acted.” ’
你們就知道我是耶和華; 因為你們沒有遵行我的律例, 也沒有順從我的典章, 卻隨從你們四圍列國的惡規. ”

11:13 And it happened that as I was prophesying, Pelatiahu the son of Benaiahu died! And I fell on my face, and I cried with a loud voice, and I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh, you are making a complete destruction of the remnant of Israel!”
我正說預言的時候, 比拿雅的兒子毘拉提死了. 於是我俯伏在地, 大聲呼叫說: “哎! 主耶和華啊, 你要將以色列剩下的人滅絕淨盡嗎? ”

11:14 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

11:15 “Son of man, your brothers, your brothers, the men of your redemption, and all of the house of Israel, all of it, who said concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, ‘They are far from Yahweh, therefore to us this land was given as a possession.’
“人子啊, 耶路撒冷的居民對你的弟兄,你的本族,你的親屬,以色列全家, 就是對大眾說: ‘你們遠離耶和華吧! 這地是賜給我們為業的. ’

11:16 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Though I have removed them far away among the nations and though I have scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary to them for a little while in the countries to which they have gone.’ ”
所以你當說: ‘耶和華如此說: 我雖將以色列全家遠遠遷移到列國中, 將他們分散在列邦內, 我還要在他們所到的列邦, 暫作他們的聖所. ’

11:17 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “And I will assemble you from the peoples, and I will gather you from the countries to which you were scattered among them, and I will give the land of Israel to you.
你當說: ‘主耶和華如此說: 我必從萬民中招聚你們, 從分散的列國內聚集你們, 又要將以色列地賜給你們. ’

11:18 And when they come there, then they will remove all of its vile idols and all of its detestable things from it.
他們必到那裡, 也必從其中除掉一切可憎可厭的物.

11:19 And I will give to them one heart, and a new spirit I will give in their inner parts. And I will remove their heart of stone from their body, and I will give to them a heart of flesh,
我要使他們有合一的心, 也要將新靈放在他們裡面, 又從他們肉體中除掉石心, 賜給他們肉心,

11:20 so that they may walk in my statutes, and they will keep my regulations, and they will do them, and they will be to me a people, and I myself will be to them as God.
使他們順從我的律例, 謹守遵行我的典章. 他們要作我的子民, 我要作他們的神.

11:21 But to the heart of their abominations and the detestable things their heart is going. I will bring their way on their head,” declares the Lord Yahweh.’ ”
至於那些心中隨從可憎可厭之物的, 我必照他們所行的報應在他們頭上. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

11:22 Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, and their wheels were beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.
於是, 基路伯展開翅膀, 輪子都在他們旁邊; 在他們以上有以色列神的榮耀.

11:23 And the glory of Yahweh went up from the midst of the city, and it stood still on the mountain that is to the east of the city.
耶和華的榮耀從城中上升, 停在城東的那座山上.

11:24 And the Spirit lifted me up, and it brought me to Chaldea, to the exiles, in the vision by the spirit of God; and the vision that I had seen left me.
靈將我舉起, 在異象中藉著神的靈將我帶進迦勒底地, 到被擄的人那裡; 我所見的異象就離我上升去了.

11:25 And I spoke to the exiles all of the words of Yahweh that he had shown me.
我便將耶和華所指示我的一切事都說給被擄的人聽.

Ezekiel - Chapter 12

12:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

12:2 “Son of man, you are dwelling in the midst of the house of rebellion who has eyes to see and they do not see; they have ears to hear, and they do not hear, for they are a house of rebellion.
“人子啊, 你住在悖逆的家中. 他們有眼睛看不見, 有耳朵聽不見, 因為他們是悖逆之家.

12:3 And you, son of man, prepare for yourself the baggage of an exile, and go into exile by day before their eyes. And you must go into exile from your place to another place before their eyes; perhaps they will see that they are a house of rebellion.
所以人子啊, 你要預備擄去使用的物件, 在白日當他們眼前從你所住的地方移到別處去; 他們雖是悖逆之家, 或者可以揣摩思想.

12:4 And you must bring out your baggage like the baggage of an exile by day before their eyes, and you must go out in the evening before their eyes like those who go into exile.
你要在白日當他們眼前帶出你的物件去, 好像預備擄去使用的物件. 到了晚上, 你要在他們眼前親自出去, 像被擄的人出去一樣.

12:5 Before their eyes dig through for yourself, through the wall, and you must bring the baggage out through it.
你要在他們眼前挖通了牆, 從其中將物件帶出去.

12:6 Before their eyes, on your shoulder, you must lift up the baggage in the dusk, and your face you must cover, so that you may not see the land, for I make you as a sign to the house of Israel.”
到天黑時, 你要當他們眼前搭在肩頭上帶出去, 並要蒙住臉看不見地, 因為我立你作以色列家的預兆. ”

12:7 And I did just as I was commanded; my baggage, like the baggage of an exile, I brought out by day, and in the evening I dug through for myself into the wall with my hand in the dusk; I brought the baggage on my shoulder; I carried it before their eyes.
我就照著所吩咐的去行, 白日帶出我的物件, 好像預備擄去使用的物件. 到了晚上, 我用手挖通了牆. 天黑的時候, 就當他們眼前搭在肩頭上帶出去.

12:8 And the word of Yahweh came to me in the morning, saying,
次日早晨, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

12:9 “Son of man, did not they, the house of Israel, the house of rebellion, say to you, ‘What are you doing?’
“人子啊, 以色列家, 就是那悖逆之家, 豈不是問你說: ‘你做什麼呢? ’

12:10 Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “This oracle is about the prince in Jerusalem and the entire house of Israel who are among them.” ’
你要對他們說: ‘主耶和華如此說: 這是關乎耶路撒冷的君王和他周圍以色列全家的預表(原文是擔子). ’

12:11 Say, ‘I am your sign, and just as I did, so will it be done to them in the exile; into captivity they will go.’
你要說: ‘我作你們的預兆: 我怎樣行, 他們所遭遇的也必怎樣, 他們必被擄去. ’

12:12 And the prince who is in the midst of them, on his shoulder he will carry the baggage in the dusk, and he will go out; the wall will be dug through to bring him through it; and he will cover his face so that he will not see the land with his eye.
他們中間的君王也必在天黑的時候將物件搭在肩頭上帶出去. 他們要挖通了牆, 從其中帶出去. 他必蒙住臉, 眼看不見地.

12:13 And I will spread out my net on him, and he will be captured in my hunting snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die.
我必將我的網撒在他身上, 他必在我的網羅中纏住. 我必帶他到迦勒底人之地的巴比倫; 他雖死在那裡, 卻看不見那地.

12:14 And all who are around him, his help and all of his troops I will scatter in every direction, and I will draw the sword behind them.
周圍一切幫助他的和他所有的軍隊, 我必分散四方(方: 原文是風), 也要拔刀追趕他們.

12:15 And they will know that I am Yahweh when I scatter them among the nations and I scatter them in the countries.
我將他們四散在列國,分散在列邦的時候, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

12:16 But I will spare from them a few men from the sword, from the famine and from the plague, so that they may tell of all their abominations among the nations to which they will go, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
我卻要留下他們幾個人得免刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫, 使他們在所到的各國中述說他們一切可憎的事, 人就知道我是耶和華. ”

12:17 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

12:18 “Son of man, you must eat your food with trembling, and your water with shuddering, and with anxiety you must drink.
“人子啊, 你吃飯必膽戰, 喝水必惶惶憂慮.

12:19 And you must say to the people of the land, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh to the inhabitants of Jerusalem about the land of Israel: “They will eat their food with anxiety and their water they will drink with horror, because their land will be desolate from its fullness because of all the violence of those who are dwelling in it.
你要對這地的百姓說: 主耶和華論耶路撒冷和以色列地的居民如此說, 他們吃飯必憂慮, 喝水必驚惶. 因其中居住的眾人所行強暴的事, 這地必然荒廢, 一無所存.

12:20 And the inhabited cites will be desolate, and the land will be a desolation, and you will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
有居民的城邑必變為荒場, 地也必變為荒廢; 你們就知道我是耶和華. ”

12:21 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

12:22 “Son of man, what is this proverb you people have about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision has come to nothing.’
“人子啊, 在你們以色列地怎麼有這俗語, 說‘日子遲延, 一切異象都落了空’呢?

12:23 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “I will put an end to this proverb, and they will not quote it as a proverb again in Israel.” ’ But say to them, ‘The days are near, and also the word of every vision.’
你要告訴他們說: ‘主耶和華如此說: 我必使這俗語止息, 以色列中不再用這俗語. ’你卻要對他們說: ‘日子臨近, 一切的異象必都應驗. ’

12:24 For there will not be any longer any false vision or flattering divination in the midst of the house of Israel.
從此, 在以色列家中必不再有虛假的異象和奉承的占卜.

12:25 For I, Yahweh, I will speak what I will speak as a word, and it will be done. It will not prolong itself any longer, for in your days, house of rebellion, I will speak a word and I will fulfill it!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我─耶和華說話, 所說的必定成就, 不再耽延. 你們這悖逆之家, 我所說的話必趁你們在世的日子成就. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

12:26 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

12:27 “Son of man, look! The house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he is seeing is for many days from now, and for distant times he is prophesying.’
“人子啊, 以色列家的人說: ‘他所見的異象是關乎後來許多的日子, 所說的預言是指著極遠的時候. ’

12:28 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “None of my words will be prolonged any longer that I speak as a word, and it will be fulfilled!” ’ ” declares the Lord Yahweh.
所以你要對他們說: ‘主耶和華如此說: 我的話沒有一句再耽延的, 我所說的必定成就. 這是主耶和華說的. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 13

13:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

13:2 “Son of man, prophesy to the prophets of Israel who are prophesying, and you must say to those who are prophets out of their own imagination, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh!’
“人子啊, 你要說預言攻擊以色列中說預言的先知, 對那些本己心發預言的說: ‘你們當聽耶和華的話. ’”

13:3 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Alas, for the foolish prophets who are going after their own spirit, and they did not see anything!
主耶和華如此說: “愚頑的先知有禍了, 他們隨從自己的心意, 卻一無所見.

13:4 Your prophets have been like foxes among ruins.
以色列啊, 你的先知好像荒場中的狐狸,

13:5 You did not go up into the breaches and repair a wall for the house of Israel to stand firm in the battle on the day of Yahweh.
沒有上去堵擋破口, 也沒有為以色列家重修牆垣, 使他們當耶和華的日子在陣上站立得住.

13:6 They saw falseness and a lying divination, the ones saying, ‘Declaration of Yahweh!’ and Yahweh did not send them, and they wait for the confirmation of their word.
這些人所見的是虛假, 是謊詐的占卜. 他們說是耶和華說的, 其實耶和華並沒有差遣他們, 他們倒使人指望那話必然立定.

13:7 Have you not seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination, and you said, ‘Declaration of Yahweh!’ but I myself did not speak.
你們豈不是見了虛假的異象嗎? 豈不是說了謊詐的占卜嗎? 你們說, 這是耶和華說的, 其實我沒有說. ”

13:8 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Because of your speaking falseness and because you envisioned a lie, therefore, look! I am against you!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
所以主耶和華如此說: “因你們說的是虛假, 見的是謊詐, 我就與你們反對. 這是主耶和華說的.

13:9 “And it will be my hand against the prophets who are seeing falseness and who are practicing lying divination. They will not be in the council of my people, and they will not be written down in the record book of the house of Israel, and into the land of Israel they will not come, and then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.
我的手必攻擊那見虛假異象,用謊詐占卜的先知, 他們必不列在我百姓的會中, 不錄在以色列家的冊上, 也不進入以色列地; 你們就知道我是主耶和華.

13:10 Because, yes, because they led my people astray, saying ‘Peace!’ And there is not peace. And when anyone builds a flimsy wall, look, they coat it with whitewash.
因為他們誘惑我的百姓, 說: ‘平安! ’其實沒有平安, 就像有人立起牆壁, 他們倒用未泡透的灰抹上.

13:11 Say to those covering it with whitewash that it will fall; there will be a torrent of rain, and I will give stones of hail; they will fall! And a windstorm will burst forth!
所以你要對那些抹上未泡透灰的人說: ‘牆要倒塌, 必有暴雨漫過. 大冰雹啊, 你們要降下, 狂風也要吹裂這牆. ’

13:12 And look! When the wall falls, will it not be said to you, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’
這牆倒塌之後, 人豈不問你們說: ‘你們抹上未泡透的灰在哪裡呢? ’”

13:13 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘And so I will let burst forth a windstorm in my rage, and there will be a torrent of rain in my anger, and hailstones in my rage for complete destruction.
所以主耶和華如此說: “我要發怒, 使狂風吹裂這牆, 在怒中使暴雨漫過, 又發怒降下大冰雹, 毀滅這牆.

13:14 And I will break down the wall that you covered with whitewash, and I will knock it to the ground, and its foundation will be revealed, and it will fall, and you will come to an end in the midst of it, and you will know that I am Yahweh!
我要這樣拆毀你們那未泡透灰所抹的牆, 拆平到地, 以致根基露出, 牆必倒塌, 你們也必在其中滅亡; 你們就知道我是耶和華.

13:15 And I will fully vent my rage against the wall and against those covering it with whitewash, and I will say to you, “The wall is no more, and the people covering it are no more,
我要這樣向牆和用未泡透灰抹牆的人成就我怒中所定的, 並要對你們說: ‘牆和抹牆的人都沒有了. ’

13:16 that is, the prophets of Israel, the ones prophesying concerning Jerusalem and the ones seeing visions of peace, and there is not peace!’ ” ” declares the Lord Yahweh.
這抹牆的就是以色列的先知, 他們指著耶路撒冷說預言, 為這城見了平安的異象, 其實沒有平安. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

13:17 “And you, son of man, place your face toward the daughters of your people who prophesy from their imagination, and prophesy against them!
“人子啊, 你要面向本民中,從己心發預言的女子說預言, 攻擊她們,

13:18 And you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to those who sew magic charm bands on all the wrists of the hands of my people and those who make the veils that are on the head of people of every height, to ensnare people’s lives! Will you ensnare the lives of my people and keep yourselves alive?
說主耶和華如此說: ‘這些婦女有禍了! 她們為眾人的膀臂縫靠枕, 給高矮之人做下垂的頭巾, 為要獵取人的性命. 難道你們要獵取我百姓的性命, 為利己將人救活嗎?

13:19 And you defiled me among my people for a handful of barley and for morsels of bread to kill persons who should not die and to keep alive persons who should not live by means of your lies to my people who are listening to your lies.” ’
你們為兩把大麥, 為幾塊餅, 在我民中褻瀆我, 對肯聽謊言的民說謊, 殺死不該死的人, 救活不該活的人. ’”

13:20 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! I am against your magic charm bands with which you are ensnaring persons as birds; I will tear them from your arms, and I will release the persons that you are ensnaring, treating persons as birds.
所以主耶和華如此說: “看哪, 我與你們的靠枕反對, 就是你們用以獵取人,使人的性命如鳥飛的. 我要將靠枕從你們的膀臂上扯去, 釋放你們獵取如鳥飛的人.

13:21 And I will tear off your veils, and I will deliver my people from your hand, and they will not any longer be in your hand as prey, and you will know that I am Yahweh.
我也必撕裂你們下垂的頭巾, 救我百姓脫離你們的手, 不再被獵取, 落在你們手中. 你們就知道我是耶和華.

13:22 Because you disheartened the heart of the righteous by deception, and I have not caused him pain, and strengthened the hands of the wicked so that he did not turn from his wicked way to save his life.
我不使義人傷心, 你們卻以謊話使他傷心, 又堅固惡人的手, 使他不回頭離開惡道得以救活.

13:23 Therefore falseness you will not see, and divination you will not practice any longer, and I will rescue my people from your hand, and you will know that I am Yahweh!’ ”
你們就不再見虛假的異象, 也不再行占卜的事; 我必救我的百姓脫離你們的手; 你們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 14

14:1 And men from the elders of Israel came to me, and they sat before me.
有幾個以色列長老到我這裡來, 坐在我面前.

14:2 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話就臨到我說:

14:3 “Son of man, these men took up their idols into their heart and they placed before themselves a stumbling block of their guilt. Should I really let myself be consulted by them?
“人子啊, 這些人已將他們的假神接到心裡, 把陷於罪的絆腳石放在面前, 我豈能絲毫被他們求問嗎?

14:4 Therefore speak with them, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Every person from the house of Israel who brings up his idols into his heart and places before himself a stumbling block of his guilt and yet he comes to the prophet, I Yahweh, I will respond to him through this act with respect to the multitude of his idols,
所以你要告訴他們: ‘主耶和華如此說: 以色列家的人中, 凡將他的假神接到心裡, 把陷於罪的絆腳石放在面前, 又就了先知來的, 我─耶和華在他所求的事上, 必按他眾多的假神回答他(或譯: 必按他拜許多假神的罪報應他),

14:5 so that I may take hold of the house of Israel by their heart, those who are estranged from me, all of them, through their idols.’
好在以色列家的心事上捉住他們, 因為他們都藉著假神與我生疏. ’

14:6 Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Return, and turn away from your idols and from all of your detestable things! Turn away your faces!” ’
“所以你要告訴以色列家說: ‘主耶和華如此說: 回頭吧! 離開你們的偶像, 轉臉莫從你們一切可憎的事. ’

14:7 For each person from the house of Israel, and from the alien who dwells as an alien in Israel, who separates himself from following me and brings up his idols into his heart and places before himself a stumbling block of his guilt, and yet he comes to the prophet to consult him concerning me, I Yahweh will answer him myself.
因為以色列家的人, 或在以色列中寄居的外人, 凡與我隔絕, 將他的假神接到心裡, 把陷於罪的絆腳石放在面前, 又就了先知來要為自己的事求問我的, 我─耶和華必親自回答他.

14:8 And I will set my face against that person, and I will make him to be a sign and make him into the subject of proverbs; and I will cut him off from the midst of my people, and you will know I am Yahweh.
我必向那人變臉, 使他作了警戒, 笑談, 令人驚駭, 並且我要將他從我民中剪除; 你們就知道我是耶和華.

14:9 And the prophet, if he is deceived and he speaks a word, I Yahweh, I have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him, and I will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
先知若被迷惑說一句預言, 是我─耶和華任那先知受迷惑, 我也必向他伸手, 將他從我民以色列中除滅.

14:10 And they will bear their guilt, like the guilt of the inquirer so the guilt of the prophet will be,
他們必擔當自己的罪孽. 先知的罪孽和求問之人的罪孽都是一樣,

14:11 so that the house of Israel will not go astray again from me, and they will not make themselves unclean again with all of their transgressions, and they will be for me a people, and I will be for them as God,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
好使以色列家不再走迷離開我, 不再因各樣的罪過玷污自己, 只要作我的子民, 我作他們的神. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

14:12 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

14:13 “Son of man, when a land sins against me by acting very unfaithfully, then I will stretch out my hand against it, and I will break for it the supply of food, and I will send against it famine, and I will cut it off, both human and animal.
“人子啊, 若有一國犯罪干犯我, 我也向他伸手折斷他們的杖, 就是斷絕他們的糧, 使饑荒臨到那地, 將人與牲畜從其中剪除;

14:14 And if even the three of these men were in the midst of it—Noah, Daniel, and Job—they, through their righteousness, would save only themselves!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
其中雖有挪亞,但以理,約伯這三人, 他們只能因他們的義救自己的性命. 這是主耶和華說的.

14:15 “If a fierce animal I should let cross through the land, and it should make it childless and it will be a desolation, so that there will not be one crossing over the land due to the presence of the animal,
我若使惡獸經過糟踐那地, 使地荒涼, 以致因這些獸, 人都不得經過;

14:16 even if these three men were in the midst of it, as surely as I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “surely they will not save sons and daughters; they themselves alone, they will be saved, but the land will be a desolation.
雖有這三人在其中, 主耶和華說: 我指著我的永生起誓, 他們連兒帶女都不能得救, 只能自己得救, 那地仍然荒涼.

14:17 Or, if I bring a sword over that land, and I say, ‘Sword, let it cross over into the land!’ And I will cut off from it both human and animal.
或者我使刀劍臨到那地, 說: 刀劍哪, 要經過那地, 以致我將人與牲畜從其中剪除;

14:18 And if these three men were in the midst of it, as surely as I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “they will not save sons and daughters, but they alone will be saved.
雖有這三人在其中, 主耶和華說: 我指著我的永生起誓, 他們連兒帶女都不能得救, 只能自己得救.

14:19 And if I were to send a plague to that land, and I pour out my rage on it with blood to cut it off, both human and animal,
或者我叫瘟疫流行那地, 使我滅命(原文是帶血)的忿怒傾在其上, 好將人與牲畜從其中剪除;

14:20 and if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in the midst of her, as surely as I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “surely not a son, surely not a daughter will they save by their righteousness; they would save themselves.”
雖有挪亞,但以理,約伯在其中, 主耶和華說: 我指著我的永生起誓, 他們連兒帶女都不能救, 只能因他們的義救自己的性命. ”

14:21 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “How much more when I send my four punishments—the evil sword, and famine, and a fierce animal, and a plague—to Jerusalem to cut it off, both human and animal!
主耶和華如此說: “我將這四樣大災─就是刀劍,饑荒,惡獸,瘟疫降在耶路撒冷, 將人與牲畜從其中剪除, 豈不更重嗎?

14:22 But look! A remnant will be left over in it, sons and daughters who will be brought out. Look! They are coming out to you, and you will see their way, and with their deeds you will be consoled with respect to the evil that I brought over Jerusalem, all of it that I brought over it.
然而其中必有剩下的人, 他們連兒帶女必帶到你們這裡來, 你們看見他們所行所為的, 要因我降給耶路撒冷的一切災禍, 便得了安慰.

14:23 And they will console you when you see their way and their deeds, and you will know that not for nothing I did all that I did in it,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
你們看見他們所行所為的, 得了安慰, 就知道我在耶路撒冷中所行的並非無故. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 15

15:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

15:2 “Son of man, how will the wood of the vine be better than any of the wood of the branch which is among the trees of the forest?
“人子啊, 葡萄樹比別樣樹有甚麼強處? 葡萄枝比眾樹枝有甚麼好處?

15:3 Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can they take a tent peg from it to hang on it any object?
其上可以取木料做甚麼工用, 可以取來做釘子掛甚麼器皿麼?

15:4 Look! It is given to the fire as fuel. The fire will consume two of its ends, and its middle will be charred. Is it useful for anything?
看哪, 已經拋在火中當作柴燒, 火既燒了兩頭, 中間也被燒了, 還有益於工用嗎?

15:5 Look! When it is in perfect condition, it will not be used for anything, how much less when the fire has consumed it and it is charred; and then can it be used again for anything?
完全的時候尚且不合乎甚麼工用, 何況被火燒壞, 還能合乎甚麼工用麼? ”

15:6 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Just like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest which I gave to the fire for fuel, so I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
所以, 主耶和華如此說: 眾樹以內的葡萄樹, 我怎樣使它在火中當柴, 也必照樣待耶路撒冷的居民.

15:7 And I will set my face against them. From the fire they mayescape, but the fire will yet consume them, and they will know that I am Yahweh when I set my face against them.
我必向他們變臉; 他們雖從火中出來, 火卻要燒滅他們. 我向他們變臉的時候, 你們就知道我是耶和華.

15:8 And I will make the land a desolation because they acted very unfaithfully!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我必使地土荒涼, 因為他們行事干犯我. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 16

16:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

16:2 “Son of man, make known to Jerusalem its detestable things,
“人子啊, 你要使耶路撒冷知道她那些可憎的事,

16:3 and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were from the land of the Canaanites, your father was an Amorite, and your mother was a Hittite.
說主耶和華對耶路撒冷如此說: 你根本, 你出世, 是在迦南地; 你父親是亞摩利人, 你母親是赫人.

16:4 And as for your birth, on the day you were born your umbilical cord was not cut, and you were not thoroughly washed clean with water, and you were not thoroughly rubbed with salt, and you were not carefully wrapped in strips of cloth.
論到你出世的景況, 在你初生的日子沒有為你斷臍帶, 也沒有用水洗你, 使你潔淨, 絲毫沒有撒鹽在你身上, 也沒有用布裹你.

16:5 No eye took pity on you to do to you one of these things to show compassion for you, and you were thrown into the open field in their despising of you on the day you were born.
誰的眼也不可憐你, 為你做一件這樣的事憐恤你; 但你初生的日子扔在田野, 是因你被厭惡.

16:6 “ ‘And I passed by you, and I saw you kicking about in your blood, and I said to you in your blood, “Live!
“我從你旁邊經過, 見你滾在血中, 就對你說: 你雖在血中, 仍可存活; 你雖在血中, 仍可存活.

16:7 Grow up; I will make you like a plant of the field.” And you grew up, and you became tall and reached full womanhood. Your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown, but you were naked and bare.
我使你生長好像田間所長的, 你就漸漸長大, 以致極其俊美, 兩乳成形, 頭髮長成, 你卻仍然赤身露體.

16:8 “ ‘And I passed by you, and I saw you, and look, your time of lovemaking had come, and so I spread out my hem over you, and I covered your nakedness, and I swore to you, and I entered into a covenant with you,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘and you became mine.
我從你旁邊經過, 看見你的時候正動愛情, 便用衣襟搭在你身上, 遮蓋你的赤體; 又向你起誓, 與你結盟, 你就歸於我. 這是主耶和華說的.

16:9 And I washed you with water, and I rinsed off your blood from on you, and I anointed you with oil.
那時我用水洗你, 洗淨你身上的血, 又用油抹你.

16:10 And I clothed you with beautiful finished cloth, and I put sandals on you of fine leather, and I bound you in fine linen, and I covered you with costly fabric.
我也使你身穿繡花衣服, 腳穿海狗皮鞋, 並用細麻布給你束腰, 用絲綢為衣披在你身上,

16:11 And I adorned you with ornaments, and I put a bracelet on your arms and a necklace on your neck.
又用妝飾打扮你, 將鐲子戴在你手上, 將金鍊戴在你項上.

16:12 And I put an ornamental ring on your nose and earrings on your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.
我也將環子戴在你鼻子上, 將耳環戴在你耳朵上, 將華冠戴在你頭上.

16:13 And you adorned yourself with gold and silver, and your clothing was fine linen and costly fabric and beautiful finished cloth; you ate finely milled flour and honey and olive oil, and you became exceedingly beautiful; you were fit to be a queen.
這樣, 你就有金銀的妝飾, 穿的是細麻衣和絲綢, 並繡花衣; 吃的是細麵,蜂蜜, 並油. 你也極其美貌, 發達到王后的尊榮.

16:14 And a name went out for you among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect because of my majesty that I bestowed on you,’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
你美貌的名聲傳在列邦中, 你十分美貌, 是因我加在你身上的威榮. 這是主耶和華說的.

16:15 ‘And you trusted in your beauty, and you prostituted on account of your name, and you poured out your fornication on every one passing by, saying, “Let it be his.”
只是你仗著自己的美貌, 又因你的名聲就行邪淫. 你縱情淫亂, 使過路的任意而行.

16:16 And you took from your clothes and you made for yourself colorful shrines, and you prostituted on them; this had not happened before, and it will not continue to happen.
你用衣服為自己在高處結彩, 在其上行邪淫. 這樣的事將來必沒有, 也必不再行了.

16:17 And you took your beautiful jewelry made from my gold and from my silver that I had given to you, and you made for yourself male images, and you prostituted with them.
你又將我所給你那華美的金銀,寶器為自己製造人像, 與他行邪淫;

16:18 And you took the clothes of your beautiful finished cloth, and you covered them and my oil and my incense you set before them.
又用你的繡花衣服給他披上, 並將我的膏油和香料擺在他跟前;

16:19 And my bread that I gave to you, finely milled flour and oil and honey with which I fed you, then you set it before them as a pleasing odor, and so it was,’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
又將我賜給你的食物, 就是我賜給你吃的細麵,油, 和蜂蜜, 都擺在他跟前為馨香的供物. 這是主耶和華說的.

16:20 ‘And you took your sons and your daughters whom you had borne for me, and you sacrificed them to them to be eaten, as if your whorings were not enough.
並且你將給我所生的兒女焚獻給他.

16:21 And you slaughtered my children, and you gave them to be sacrificed to them.
你行淫亂豈是小事, 竟將我的兒女殺了, 使他們經火歸與他嗎?

16:22 And in all of your detestable things and your fornication you did not remember the days of your childhood when you were naked and bare, when you were kicking about in your blood.
你行這一切可憎和淫亂的事, 並未追念你幼年赤身露體滾在血中的日子.

16:23 “ ‘And then after all of your evil! Woe, woe, to you!’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
你行這一切惡事之後(主耶和華說: 你有禍了! 有禍了! )

16:24 ‘And then you built for yourself a mound, and you made for yourself a high place in every public square.
又為自己建造圓頂花樓, 在各街上做了高臺.

16:25 At the head of every street you built your high place and you disgraced your beauty and you spread your feet for every passerby, and you increased your whoring.
你在一切市口上建造高臺, 使你的美貌變為可憎的, 又與一切過路的多行淫亂.

16:26 And you prostituted with the Egyptians, your neighbors who were sexually aroused, and you increased your fornication to provoke me.
你也和你鄰邦放縱情慾的埃及人行淫, 加增你的淫亂, 惹我發怒.

16:27 And look! I stretched out my hand against you, and I reduced your portion, and I gave you into the desire of your haters, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed because of your lewd conduct.
因此我伸手攻擊你, 減少你應用的糧食, 又將你交給恨你的非利士眾女(眾女是城邑的意思; 本章下同), 使她們任意待你. 她們見你的淫行, 為你羞恥.

16:28 And you prostituted with the Assyrians on account of your insatiable lust, and you prostituted with them, and still you were not satisfied.
你因貪色無厭, 又與亞述人行淫, 與他們行淫之後, 仍不滿意,

16:29 And you increased your fornication to the land of traders, to Chaldea, and even with this you were not satisfied.
並且多行淫亂, 直到那貿易之地, 就是迦勒底, 你仍不滿意.

16:30 How hot with fever was your heart!’ declares the Lord Yahweh. ‘When you did all of these actions of a headstrong female prostitute,
主耶和華說: 你行這一切事, 都是不知羞恥妓女所行的, 可見你的心是何等懦弱!

16:31 when you built your mound at the head of every street and your high place you made on every street, yet you were not like a prostitute, as you were scorning your harlot’s wages.
因你在一切市口上建造圓頂花樓, 在各街上做了高臺, 你卻藐視賞賜, 不像妓女.

16:32 O, adulterous woman! In the place of her husband she received strangers.
哎! 你這行淫的妻啊, 寧肯接外人, 不接丈夫.

16:33 To all prostitutes they give a fee, but you, you gave your gifts to all of your lovers, and you bribed them to come to you from all around in your whorings!
凡妓女是得人贈送, 你反倒贈送你所愛的人, 賄賂他們從四圍來與你行淫.

16:34 And it was the opposite with you from the other women in your whorings; no one solicited you as a prostitute. You gave a harlot’s wages, and a harlot’s wages were not given to you, and so it was just the opposite.
你行淫與別的婦女相反, 因為不是人從你行淫; 你既贈送人, 人並不贈送你; 所以你與別的婦女相反.

16:35 “ ‘Therefore, prostitute, hear the word of Yahweh.
你這妓女啊, 要聽耶和華的話.

16:36 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because of the pouring out of your shame and because your nakedness was revealed in your whoring with your lovers, and on account of all of the idols of your detestable things, and according to the blood of your children whom you gave to them,
主耶和華如此說: 因你的污穢傾洩了, 你與你所愛的行淫露出下體, 又因你拜一切可憎的偶像, 流兒女的血獻給他,

16:37 therefore, look! I am gathering all of your lovers whom you were pleased about, and all of whom you loved in addition to all of whom you hated, and I will gather them against you from everywhere, and I will uncover your nakedness to them, and they will see all of your nakedness.
我就要將你一切相歡,相愛的, 和你一切所恨的都聚集來, 從四圍攻擊你; 又將你的下體露出, 使他們看盡了.

16:38 And I will judge you with the judgment of women committing adultery and shedding blood, and I will give you the blood of rage and jealousy.
我也要審判你, 好像官長審判淫婦和流人血的婦女一樣. 我因忿怒忌恨, 使流血的罪歸到你身上.

16:39 And I will give you into their hand, and they will demolish your mound, and they will break down your high places, and they will strip you of your clothes, and they will take your beautiful jewelry, and they will leave you naked and bare.
我又要將你交在他們手中; 他們必拆毀你的圓頂花樓, 毀壞你的高臺, 剝去你的衣服, 奪取你的華美寶器, 留下你赤身露體.

16:40 And they will bring up against you a crowd, and they will stone you with stones, and they will cut you to pieces with their swords.
他們也必帶多人來攻擊你, 用石頭打死你, 用刀劍刺透你,

16:41 And they will burn your houses with fire, and they will execute against you judgments before many women, and I will stop you from prostitution, and also a harlot’s wages you will not give again.
用火焚燒你的房屋, 在許多婦人眼前向你施行審判. 我必使你不再行淫, 也不再贈送與人.

16:42 And I will satisfy my rage on you, and my jealousy will turn away from you, and I will be calm, and I will not be angry any longer.
這樣, 我就止息向你發的忿怒, 我的忌恨也要離開你, 我要安靜不再惱怒.

16:43 Because you did not remember the days of your childhood and you made me angry with all of these. And in turn I, look, I will return your way upon your head,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘and did you not do wickedness in addition to all of your detestable things?
因你不追念你幼年的日子, 在這一切的事上向我發烈怒, 所以我必照你所行的報應在你頭上, 你就不再貪淫, 行那一切可憎的事. 這是主耶和華說的.

16:44 Look! Everyone quoting a proverb against you, he will quote, saying, ‘Like her mother is her daughter!’
“凡說俗語的必用俗語攻擊你, 說: ‘母親怎樣, 女兒也怎樣. ’

16:45 You are a daughter of your mother who abhorred her husband and her children, and you are a sister of your sisters who abhorred their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite, and your father was an Amorite.
你正是你母親的女兒, 厭棄丈夫和兒女; 你正是你姊妹的姊妹, 厭棄丈夫和兒女. 你母親是赫人, 你父親是亞摩利人.

16:46 And your elder sister, she is Samaria, and her daughters, who are dwelling on your north, and your younger sister is the one dwelling on your south; she is Sodom and her daughters.
你的姊姊是撒馬利亞, 她和她的眾女住在你左邊; 你的妹妹是所多瑪, 她和她的眾女住在你右邊.

16:47 And you have not only gone in their ways, but you also did according to their detestable things. In such a short time you behaved more corruptly than they in all of your ways.
你沒有效法她們的行為, 也沒有照她們可憎的事去做, 你以那為小事, 你一切所行的倒比她們更壞.

16:48 As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘surely your sister Sodom and her daughters did not do as you and your daughters did.
主耶和華說: 我指著我的永生起誓, 你妹妹所多瑪與她的眾女尚未行你和你眾女所行的事.

16:49 Look! This was the iniquity of Sodom, your sister: Pride, abundance of food, and prosperous ease was to her and to her daughters, and she did not sustain the needy and the poor.
看哪, 你妹妹所多瑪的罪孽是這樣: 她和她的眾女都心驕氣傲, 糧食飽足, 大享安逸, 並沒有扶助困苦和窮乏人的手.

16:50 And they were proud, and they did a detestable thing before me, and I removed them because I saw it.
她們狂傲, 在我面前行可憎的事, 我看見便將她們除掉.

16:51 And Samaria did not sin according to even half of your sins, and you caused your detestable things to increase more than they, and you made your sister righteous in comparison with all of your detestable things that you did.
撒馬利亞沒有犯你一半的罪, 你行可憎的事比她更多, 使你的姊妹因你所行一切可憎的事, 倒顯為義.

16:52 Also, you bear your disgrace, by which you furnished justification to your sisters through your sins by which you acted more abominably than they; they were more righteous than you, and also, you be ashamed and bear your disgrace through your making your sister righteous.
你既斷定你姊妹為義(為義: 或譯當受羞辱), 就要擔當自己的羞辱; 因你所犯的罪比她們更為可憎, 她們就比你更顯為義; 你既使你的姊妹顯為義, 你就要抱愧擔當自己的羞辱. ”

16:53 And I will restore their fortune, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters, and even the fortunes of your captivity in the midst of them,
“我必叫她們被擄的歸回, 就是叫所多瑪和她的眾女, 撒馬利亞和她的眾女, 並你們中間被擄的, 都要歸回,

16:54 in order that you may bear your disgrace and you may be put to shame because of all that you did at your consoling them.
好使你擔當自己的羞辱, 並因你一切所行的使她們得安慰, 你就抱愧.

16:55 And as for your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, they will return to their former state, and Samaria and her daughters, they will return to their former state, and you and your daughters will return to your former state.
你的妹妹所多瑪和她的眾女必歸回原位; 撒馬利亞和她的眾女, 你和你的眾女, 也必歸回原位.

16:56 And was not Sodom, your sister, a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride
在你驕傲的日子, 你的惡行沒有顯露以先, 你的口就不提你的妹妹所多瑪. 那受了凌辱的亞蘭眾女和亞蘭四圍非利士的眾女都恨惡你, 藐視你.

16:57 before your evil was uncovered? It was like the time of the scorn of the daughters of Aram and all those around her, and of the daughters of the Philistines, those all around who are despising you.
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16:58 Your wickedness and your detestable things, you, you must bear them,’ declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: 你貪淫和可憎的事, 你已經擔當了. ”

16:59 ‘For thus says the Lord Yahweh: And I will do it to you according to what you have done, who despised the oath to break covenant.
“主耶和華如此說: 你這輕看誓言,背棄盟約的, 我必照你所行的待你.

16:60 And I, I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish with you an everlasting covenant.
然而我要追念在你幼年時與你所立的約, 也要與你立定永約.

16:61 And you will remember your ways, and you will be ashamed when you take your sisters, both the older and the younger, and I give them to you as daughters, but not on account of your covenant.
你接待你姊姊和你妹妹的時候, 你要追念你所行的, 自覺慚愧; 並且我要將她們賜你為女兒, 卻不是按著前約.

16:62 And I, I will establish my covenant with you, and you will know that I am Yahweh,
我要堅定與你所立的約(你就知道我是耶和華),

16:63 in order that you will remember, and you will be ashamed, and you will not open your mouth again because of your disgrace when I forgive you for all that you have done!’ ” declares the Lord Yahweh.
好使你在我赦免你一切所行的時候, 心裡追念, 自覺抱愧, 又因你的羞辱就不再開口. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 17

17:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

17:2 “Son of man, tell a riddle and quote a proverb to the house of Israel,
“人子啊, 你要向以色列家出謎語, 設比喻,

17:3 and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “The great eagle with great wings and long feathers and full of variegated plumage came to Lebanon and he took the treetop of the cedar.
說主耶和華如此說: 有一大鷹, 翅膀大, 翎毛長, 羽毛豐滿, 彩色俱備, 來到黎巴嫩, 將香柏樹梢擰去,

17:4 He plucked the top of its new plant shoot, and he brought it to the land of Canaan and put it in a city of merchants,
就是折去香柏樹儘尖的嫩枝, 叼到貿易之地, 放在買賣城中;

17:5 and he took from the seed of the land and placed it in fertile soil on many waters; like a willow he planted it.
又將以色列地的枝子栽於肥田裡, 插在大水旁, 如插柳樹,

17:6 And it sprouted, and it became a vine spreading out, low of height, turning its branches to him, and its roots were under it, and it became a vine, and it made branches, and it sent out foliage.
就漸漸生長, 成為蔓延矮小的葡萄樹. 其枝轉向那鷹, 其根在鷹以下, 於是成了葡萄樹, 生出枝子, 發出小枝.

17:7 “ ‘ “And there was another great eagle, great of wings and with abundant plumage, and look! This vine stretched out its roots toward him and extended its branches to him to water it from the garden bed where it was planted.
又有一大鷹, 翅膀大, 羽毛多. 這葡萄樹從栽種的畦中向這鷹彎過根來, 發出枝子, 好得它的澆灌.

17:8 It was planted in a good field by many waters to produce branches and to bear fruit to become a beautiful vine.” ’
這樹栽於肥田多水的旁邊, 好生枝子, 結果子, 成為佳美的葡萄樹.

17:9 Say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Will it prosper? Will he not tear out its roots, and will he not make its fruit scaly, and it will wither, and all of the freshness of its vegetation will dry up? And to lift it from its roots will not require great strength or many people.
你要說, 主耶和華如此說: 這葡萄樹豈能發旺呢? 鷹豈不拔出它的根來, 芟除它的果子, 使它枯乾, 使它發的嫩葉都枯乾了嗎? 也不用大力和多民, 就拔出它的根來.

17:10 And look! Though it is planted, will it prosper? When the east wind strikes it, will it not dry up completely? On the garden bed of its vegetation it will dry up!” ’ ”
葡萄樹雖然栽種, 豈能發旺呢? 一經東風, 豈不全然枯乾嗎? 必在生長的畦中枯乾了. ”

17:11 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

17:12 “Say now to the rebellious house of Israel, ‘Do you not know what these are?’ Say, ‘Look! The king of Babylon will come to Jerusalem, and he will take its king and its officials, and he will bring them to himself, to Babylon.
“你對那悖逆之家說: 你們不知道這些事是甚麼意思麼? 你要告訴他們說, 巴比倫王曾到耶路撒冷, 將其中的君王和首領帶到巴比倫自己那裡去.

17:13 And he took from the seed of the kingship, and he made with him a covenant, and he brought him under oath, and he took the rulers of the land,
從以色列的宗室中取一人與他立約, 使他發誓, 並將國中有勢力的人擄去,

17:14 so that they would be a humble kingdom and not lift itself up to keep his covenant in order for it to stand.
使國低微不能自強, 惟因守盟約得以存立.

17:15 But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt to give to him horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he escape doing these things, and can he break the covenant and escape?
他卻背叛巴比倫王, 打發使者往埃及去, 要他們給他馬匹和多民. 他豈能亨通呢? 行這樣事的人豈能逃脫呢? 他背約豈能逃脫呢?

17:16 As I live,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘surely in the place of the king who made him king, who despised his oath and who broke his covenant with him—in the midst of Babylon he will die.
他輕看向王所起的誓, 背棄王與他所立的約. 主耶和華說: 我指著我的永生起誓, 他定要死在立他作王,巴比倫王的京都.

17:17 And not with a great army and with a great crowd will Pharaoh work with him in the war, at the pouring out of a siege ramp and the building of siege works to destroy many lives.
敵人築壘造臺, 與他打仗的時候, 為要剪除多人, 法老雖領大軍隊和大群眾, 還是不能幫助他.

17:18 And he despised the oath to break covenant. And, look, he gave his hand in pledge, and yet he did all of these things. He will not escape.’
他輕看誓言, 背棄盟約, 已經投降, 卻又做這一切的事, 他必不能逃脫. ”

17:19 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘As I live, surely my oath that he despised and my covenant that he broke I will return upon his head.
所以主耶和華如此說: “我指著我的永生起誓, 他既輕看指我所起的誓, 背棄指我所立的約, 我必要使這罪歸在他頭上.

17:20 And I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my hunting net, and I will bring him to Babylon, and I will enter into judgment with him there about his infidelity that he displayed against me.
我必將我的網撒在他身上, 他必在我的網羅中纏住. 我必帶他到巴比倫, 並要在那裡因他干犯我的罪刑罰他.

17:21 And all of his choice troops, among all of his troops, they will fall by the sword, and those who are remaining, they will be scattered to all the directions of the wind, and you will know that I, Yahweh, I have spoken.’
他的一切軍隊, 凡逃跑的, 都必倒在刀下; 所剩下的, 也必分散四方(方: 原文是風). 你們就知道說這話的是我─耶和華. ”

17:22 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘And I will take, even I, from the treetop of the high cedar, and I will plant it, from the head of its new plant shoot I will pluck a tender one, and I will plant it, even I, on a high and lofty mountain.
主耶和華如此說: “我要將香柏樹梢擰去栽上, 就是從儘尖的嫩枝中折一嫩枝, 栽於極高的山上;

17:23 On the height of the mountain of Israel I will plant it, and it will carry branches, and it will bear fruit, and it will become a noble cedar, and all of the birds of all wings will dwell under it in the shade of its branches.
在以色列高處的山栽上. 它就生枝子, 結果子, 成為佳美的香柏樹, 各類飛鳥都必宿在其下, 就是宿在枝子的蔭下.

17:24 And all of the trees of the field will know that I, Yahweh, I will bring low a high tree, and I will exalt a low, fresh tree, and I will make a dry tree flourish. I, Yahweh, I have spoken, and I will do it.’ ”
田野的樹木都必知道我─耶和華使高樹矮小, 矮樹高大; 青樹枯乾, 枯樹發旺. 我─耶和華如此說, 也如此行了. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 18

18:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

18:2 “What do you mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers, they ate unripe fruit, and the teeth of the child became blunt.’
“你們在以色列地怎麼用這俗語說‘父親吃了酸葡萄, 兒子的牙酸倒了’呢? ”

18:3 As I live, declares the Lord Yahweh, it will surely not any longer be appropriate for you to quote this proverb in Israel!
主耶和華說: “我指著我的永生起誓, 你們在以色列中, 必不再有用這俗語的因由.

18:4 Look! All lives are mine. The lives of father and son alike are mine. The person sinning will die.
看哪, 世人都是屬我的; 為父的怎樣屬我, 為子的也照樣屬我; 犯罪的, 他必死亡.

18:5 And if a man is righteous and does justice and righteousness,
“人若是公義, 且行正直與合理的事:

18:6 and on the mountains he does not eat and he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and the wife of his neighbor he does not defile and he does not approach a woman of menstruation,
未曾在山上吃過祭偶像之物, 未曾仰望以色列家的偶像, 未曾玷污鄰舍的妻, 未曾在婦人的經期內親近她,

18:7 and he oppresses no one and he returns a pledge for his loan and he commits no robbery and he gives his bread to the hungry and he covers a naked person with a garment,
未曾虧負人, 乃將欠債之人的當頭還給他; 未曾搶奪人的物件, 卻將食物給飢餓的人吃, 將衣服給赤身的人穿;

18:8 and he does not charge interest and he takes no usury, and he holds back his hand from injustice and he executes a judgment of fairness between persons,
未曾向借錢的弟兄取利, 也未曾向借糧的弟兄多要, 縮手不作罪孽, 在兩人之間, 按至理判斷;

18:9 and in my statutes he goes about and my regulations he keeps, performing faithfully —then he is righteous, and certainly he will live,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
遵行我的律例, 謹守我的典章, 按誠實行事─這人是公義的, 必定存活. 這是主耶和華說的.

18:10 “And now he has a son, a violent one, who sheds blood and does any of these things
“他若生一個兒子, 作強盜, 是流人血的, 不行以上所說之善, 反行其中之惡, 乃在山上吃過祭偶像之物, 並玷污鄰舍的妻,

18:11 (though he did not do all of these things), for the son also eats on the mountains and he defiles the wife of his neighbor.
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18:12 He oppresses the needy and the poor, and he commits robbery, and he does not return a pledge for a loan, and he lifts his eyes to the idols so he does a detestable thing.
虧負困苦和窮乏的人, 搶奪人的物, 未曾將當頭還給人, 仰望偶像, 並行可憎的事,

18:13 He charges interest and takes usury. Then, shall he live? He shall not live, for he did all of these detestable things. Surely he will die! His blood will be on him.
向借錢的弟兄取利, 向借糧的弟兄多要─這人豈能存活呢? 他必不能存活. 他行這一切可憎的事, 必要死亡, 他的罪(原文是血)必歸到他身上.

18:14 “And look! He has a son, and he sees all of the sin of his father that he did, and he sees it, but he does not do it.
“他若生一個兒子, 見父親所犯的一切罪便懼怕(有古卷: 思量), 不照樣去做;

18:15 On the mountains he does not eat, and he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and the wife of his neighbor he does not defile.
未曾在山上吃過祭偶像之物, 未曾仰望以色列家的偶像, 未曾玷污鄰舍的妻,

18:16 And he oppresses no one; he requires no pledge for a loan, and he does not commit robbery; he gives his bread to the hungry, and he covers the naked person with a garment.
未曾虧負人, 未曾取人的當頭, 未曾搶奪人的物件, 卻將食物給飢餓的人吃, 將衣服給赤身的人穿,

18:17 He brings back his hand from iniquity; he does not take interest and usury; he does my regulations; he goes in my statutes. He will not die because of the guilt of his father; he will surely live!
縮手不害貧窮人, 未曾向借錢的弟兄取利, 也未曾向借糧的弟兄多要; 他順從我的典章, 遵行我的律例, 就不因父親的罪孽死亡, 定要存活.

18:18 Because his father oppressed severely; he stole from his brother; that which is not good he did in the midst of his people, and look! He will die through his guilt.
至於他父親; 因為欺人太甚, 搶奪弟兄, 在本國的民中行不善, 他必因自己的罪孽死亡.

18:19 “Yet you say, ‘Why does the son not bear the guilt of the father?’ And since the son does justice and righteousness and he keeps all of my statutes and does them, he shall surely live!
“你們還說: ‘兒子為何不擔當父親的罪孽呢? ’兒子行正直與合理的事, 謹守遵行我的一切律例, 他必定存活.

18:20 The person, the one sinning, will die. A son shall not bear the guilt of the father, and a father shall not bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be on him; the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
惟有犯罪的, 他必死亡. 兒子必不擔當父親的罪孽, 父親也不擔當兒子的罪孽. 義人的善果必歸自己, 惡人的惡報也必歸自己.

18:21 But if the wicked returns from all of his sins that he has done and he keeps all of my statutes and he does justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die!
“惡人若回頭離開所做的一切罪惡, 謹守我一切的律例, 行正直與合理的事, 他必定存活, 不致死亡.

18:22 All of his transgressions that he committed will not be remembered against him. Through his righteousness that he has done he shall live.
他所犯的一切罪過都不被記念, 因所行的義, 他必存活.

18:23 Have I delight by any means in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord Yahweh, and not at his turning from his way, so that he lives?
主耶和華說: 惡人死亡, 豈是我喜悅的嗎? 不是喜悅他回頭離開所行的道存活嗎?

18:24 And when the righteous turns from his righteousness, so that he does injustice, and does all of the detestable things that the wicked do, then will he live because of all of his righteousness that he did? Those things will not be remembered because of his infidelity that he displayed, and because of his sin that he committed. Through them he shall die.
義人若轉離義行而作罪孽, 照著惡人所行一切可憎的事而行, 他豈能存活嗎? 他所行的一切義都不被記念; 他必因所犯的罪,所行的惡死亡.

18:25 “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair!’ Listen, now, house of Israel, is my way not fair? Is it not your ways that are not fair?
“你們還說: ‘主的道不公平! ’以色列家啊, 你們當聽, 我的道豈不公平嗎? 你們的道豈不是不公平嗎?

18:26 When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and he does injustice, then he will die because of them; because of his injustice that he did he will die!
義人若轉離義行而作罪孽死亡, 他是因所作的罪孽死亡.

18:27 And when the wicked turns from his wickedness that he did and he does justice and righteousness, he will preserve his life.
再者, 惡人若回頭離開所行的惡, 行正直與合理的事, 他必將性命救活了.

18:28 And if he sees and he returns from all of his transgressions that he did, surely he will live; he will not die!
因為他思量, 回頭離開所犯的一切罪過, 必定存活, 不致死亡.

18:29 And yet they, the house of Israel, say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair!’ Are not my ways fair, house of Israel? Are not your ways unfair?
以色列家還說: ‘主的道不公平! ’以色列家啊, 我的道豈不公平嗎? 你們的道豈不是不公平嗎? ”

18:30 “Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, each one according to his ways,” declares the Lord Yahweh. “Repent and turn around from all of your transgression, and it will not be as a stumbling block of iniquity to you.
所以主耶和華說: “以色列家啊, 我必按你們各人所行的審判你們. 你們當回頭離開所犯的一切罪過. 這樣, 罪孽必不使你們敗亡.

18:31 Throw away from yourselves all of your transgressions that you committed, and make for yourselves a new heart and new spirit, and so why will you die, house of Israel?
你們要將所犯的一切罪過盡行拋棄, 自做一個新心和新靈. 以色列家啊, 你們何必死亡呢?

18:32 For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying,” declares the Lord Yahweh. “And so repent and live!”
主耶和華說: 我不喜悅那死人之死, 所以你們當回頭而存活. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 19

19:1 “And you, raise a lament about the leaders of Israel,
你當為以色列的王作起哀歌,

19:2 and you must say, ‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions. She lay down in the midst of young lions, and she reared her lion cubs.
說: 你的母親是甚麼呢? 是個母獅子, 蹲伏在獅子中間, 在少壯獅子中養育小獅子.

19:3 And she raised up one from her cubs; he became a fierce lion, and he learned to tear prey; he ate humans.
在牠小獅子中養大一個, 成了少壯獅子, 學會抓食而吃人.

19:4 And nations heard about him; in their pit he was caught, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
列國聽見了就把牠捉在他們的坑中, 用鉤子拉到埃及地去.

19:5 And she saw that she was waiting in vain; her hope was destroyed, and she took one from her cubs, and she made him a fierce lion.
母獅見自己等候失了指望, 就從牠小獅子中又將一個養為少壯獅子.

19:6 And he walked about in the midst of lions; he became a fierce lion, and he learned to tear prey; he ate humans.
牠在眾獅子中走來走去, 成了少壯獅子, 學會抓食而吃人.

19:7 And he knew their widows, and he devastated their cities, and the land was appalled, and everyone in it at the sound of his roar.
牠知道列國的宮殿, 又使他們的城邑變為荒場; 因牠咆哮的聲音, 遍地和其中所有的就都荒廢.

19:8 And nations set out against him from the surrounding provinces, and they spread their net over him, and he was caught in their pit.
於是四圍邦國各省的人來攻擊牠, 將網撒在牠身上, 捉在他們的坑中.

19:9 And they put him in a collar with hooks, and they brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into a prison, so that his voice would not be heard any longer on the mountains of Israel.
他們用鉤子鉤住牠, 將牠放在籠中, 帶到巴比倫王那裡, 將他放入堅固之所, 使他的聲音在以色列山上不再聽見.

19:10 Your mother was like the vine in your vineyard; planted fruitfully beside water, and it was full of branches from many waters.
你的母親先前如葡萄樹, 極其茂盛(原文是在你血中), 栽於水旁. 因為水多, 就多結果子, 滿生枝子;

19:11 And she produced branches of strength to scepters of rulers; its height became tall between thick foliage, and it was seen because of its tallness among the abundance of its branches.
生出堅固的枝幹, 可作掌權者的杖. 這枝幹高舉在茂密的枝中, 而且它生長高大, 枝子繁多, 遠遠可見.

19:12 But it was uprooted in rage; it was thrown to the earth, and the east wind dried up its fruit; they were stripped off, and its strong branch dried up; fire consumed it.
但這葡萄樹因忿怒被拔出摔在地上; 東風吹乾其上的果子, 堅固的枝幹折斷枯乾, 被火燒毀了;

19:13 And now it is planted in the desert, in a dry and thirsty land.
如今栽於曠野乾旱無水之地.

19:14 And so fire has gone out from the stem of its branches; its fruit it has consumed, and there was not in it a strong branch, a scepter for ruling.’ ” This is a lament, and it will be used as a lament.
火也從它枝幹中發出, 燒滅果子, 以致沒有堅固的枝幹可做掌權者的杖. 這是哀歌, 也必用以作哀歌.

Ezekiel - Chapter 20

20:1 And then in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, men from the elders of Israel came to consult Yahweh, and they sat before me.
第七年五月初十日, 有以色列的幾個長老來求問耶和華, 坐在我面前.

20:2 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

20:3 “Son of man, speak with the elders of Israel, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Are you coming to consult me? As I live, I will surely not allow myself to be consulted by you!” ’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
“人子啊, 你要告訴以色列的長老說, 主耶和華如此說: 你們來是求問我嗎? 主耶和華說: 我指著我的永生起誓, 我必不被你們求問.

20:4 Will you judge them? Will you judge them, son of man? Make known to them the detestable things of their ancestors.
人子啊, 你要審問審問他們嗎? 你當使他們知道他們列祖那些可憎的事,

20:5 And you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “On the day of my choosing Israel I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, and I made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, and I swore to them, saying, ‘I am Yahweh your God.’
對他們說, 主耶和華如此說: 當日我揀選以色列, 向雅各家的後裔起誓, 在埃及地將自己向他們顯現, 說: 我是耶和華─你們的神.

20:6 On that day I swore to them to bring them out from the land of Egypt to the land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey—it is the most beautiful of all of the lands.
那日我向他們起誓, 必領他們出埃及地, 到我為他們察看的流奶與蜜之地; 那地在萬國中是有榮耀的.

20:7 Then I said to them, ‘Let each one throw away the detestable things of his eyes, and you must not make yourselves unclean with the idols of Egypt! I am Yahweh your God.’
我對他們說, 你們各人要拋棄眼所喜愛那可憎之物, 不可因埃及的偶像玷污自己. 我是耶和華─你們的神.

20:8 But they rebelled against me, and they were not willing to listen to me; each one did not throw away the detestable things of their eyes; and they did not abandon the idols of Egypt, and I decided to pour out my rage on them, to fully vent my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
他們卻悖逆我, 不肯聽從我, 不拋棄他們眼所喜愛那可憎之物, 不離棄埃及的偶像. “我就說, 我要將我的忿怒傾在他們身上, 在埃及地向他們成就我怒中所定的.

20:9 “But I acted for the sake of my name to keep it from being profaned before the eyes of the nations among whom they lived, where I made known to them before their eyes, to bring them out from the land of Egypt.
我卻為我名的緣故沒有這樣行, 免得我名在他們所住的列國人眼前被褻瀆; 我領他們出埃及地, 在這列國人的眼前將自己向他們顯現.

20:10 And I brought them out from the land of Egypt, and I brought them to the desert,
這樣, 我就使他們出埃及地, 領他們到曠野,

20:11 and I gave my statutes to them, and my regulations I made known to them, which, if a person does them, then he will live by them.
將我的律例賜給他們, 將我的典章指示他們; 人若遵行就必因此活著.

20:12 And also my Sabbaths I gave to them to be a sign between me and between them so they would know that I, Yahweh, am the one sanctifying them.
又將我的安息日賜給他們, 好在我與他們中間為證據, 使他們知道我─耶和華是叫他們成為聖的.

20:13 “But in the desert the house of Israel rebelled against me; they did not walk in my statutes, and they rejected my regulations, which, if a person does them, he will live by them, and they greatly profaned my Sabbaths, and I decided to pour out my rage on them in the desert to destroy them,
以色列家卻在曠野悖逆我, 不順從我的律例, 厭棄我的典章(人若遵行就必因此活著), 大大干犯我的安息日. “我就說, 要在曠野將我的忿怒傾在他們身上, 滅絕他們.

20:14 and I acted for the sake of my name, that it not be profaned before the eyes of the nations before whom I brought them out.
我卻為我名的緣故, 沒有這樣行, 免得我的名在我領他們出埃及的列國人眼前被褻瀆.

20:15 And also I myself swore to them in the desert not to bring them into the land that I had given to them, flowing with milk and honey—it is the most beautiful of all of the lands—
並且我在曠野向他們起誓, 必不領他們進入我所賜給他們流奶與蜜之地(那地在萬國中是有榮耀的);

20:16 because they despised my judgments, and they did not walk in my statutes, and my Sabbaths they profaned, for their heart was going after their idols.
因為他們厭棄我的典章, 不順從我的律例, 干犯我的安息日, 他們的心隨從自己的偶像.

20:17 But my eye took pity on them by not destroying them, and I did not completely destroy them in the desert.
雖然如此, 我眼仍顧惜他們, 不毀滅他們, 不在曠野將他們滅絕淨盡.

20:18 “And I said to their children in the desert, ‘You must not go in the statutes of your parents; you must not keep their regulations, and you must not make yourself unclean with their idols.
“我在曠野對他們的兒女說: 不要遵行你們父親的律例, 不要謹守他們的惡規, 也不要因他們的偶像玷污自己.

20:19 I, Yahweh, am your God, so go in my statutes and keep my regulations and do them.
我是耶和華─你們的神, 你們要順從我的律例, 謹守遵行我的典章,

20:20 And treat my Sabbaths as holy, and they will be a sign between me and between you that you may know that I, Yahweh, am your God.’
且以我的安息日為聖. 這日在我與你們中間為證據, 使你們知道我是耶和華─你們的神.

20:21 But the children rebelled against me; they did not walk in my statutes, and they did not observe my regulations, which if a person does them, then he will live by them. My Sabbaths they desecrated, and I decided to pour out my rage on them, to finish my anger against them in the desert.
只是他們的兒女悖逆我, 不順從我的律例, 也不謹守遵行我的典章(人若遵行就必因此活著), 干犯我的安息日. “我就說, 要將我的忿怒傾在他們身上, 在曠野向他們成就我怒中所定的.

20:22 But I withheld my hand, and I acted for the sake of my name not to be profaned before the eyes of the nations before whom I had brought them out before their eyes.
雖然如此, 我卻為我名的緣故縮手沒有這樣行, 免得我的名在我領他們出埃及的列國人眼前被褻瀆.

20:23 What is more, I swore to them in the desert to scatter them among the nations and to disperse them in the lands,
並且我在曠野向他們起誓, 必將他們分散在列國, 四散在列邦;

20:24 because they did not do my regulations, and my statutes they despised, and my Sabbaths they profaned, and their eyes were after the idols of their ancestors.
因為他們不遵行我的典章, 竟厭棄我的律例, 干犯我的安息日, 眼目仰望他們父親的偶像.

20:25 And in turn I gave to them rules that were not good and regulations by which they will not live.
我也任他們遵行不美的律例, 謹守不能使人活著的惡規.

20:26 And I defiled them through their gifts in sacrificing all of the first offspring of the womb, in order that I will cause them to be stunned, so that they will know that I am Yahweh.
因他們將一切頭生的經火, 我就任憑他們在這供獻的事上玷污自己, 好叫他們淒涼, 使他們知道我是耶和華.

20:27 “Therefore speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Again in this your ancestors blasphemed me at their display of infidelity toward me.” ’
“人子啊, 你要告訴以色列家說, 主耶和華如此說: 你們的列祖在得罪我的事上褻瀆我;

20:28 And I brought them to the land that I swore to give to them, and they saw every high hill and every leafy tree, and they offered their sacrifices, and they presented there the provocation of their offering, and they gave there their fragrant incense offering, and they poured out their libations there.
因為我領他們到了我起誓應許賜給他們的地, 他們看見各高山,各茂密樹, 就在那裡獻祭, 奉上惹我發怒的供物, 也在那裡焚燒馨香的祭牲, 並澆上奠祭.

20:29 And I said to them, ‘What is the high place to which you are going?’ And it is called Bamah until this day.
我就對他們說: 你們所上的那高處叫甚麼呢? (那高處的名字叫巴麻直到今日. )

20:30 Therefore thus say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “In the way of your ancestors will you defile yourself, and after their vile idols will you prostitute yourselves?
所以你要對以色列家說, 主耶和華如此說: 你們仍照你們列祖所行的玷污自己嗎? 仍照他們可憎的事行邪淫嗎?

20:31 And when you lift up your gifts, sacrificing your children through the fire, you are defiling yourself through all of your idols until today, and will I let myself be consulted by you, house of Israel?” ’ As I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “I will not let myself be consulted by you!
你們奉上供物使你們兒子經火的時候, 仍將一切偶像玷污自己, 直到今日嗎? 以色列家啊, 我豈被你們求問嗎? 主耶和華說: 我指著我的永生起誓, 我必不被你們求問.

20:32 And what you are planning, surely it will not be—that you are saying, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the clans of the lands, serving wood and stone!’
“你們說: 我們要像外邦人和列國的宗族一樣, 去事奉木頭與石頭. 你們所起的這心意萬不能成就. ”

20:33 “As I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “surely with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with rage pouring forth I will reign as king over you!
主耶和華說: “我指著我的永生起誓, 我總要作王, 用大能的手和伸出來的膀臂, 並傾出來的忿怒, 治理你們.

20:34 And I will bring you from the peoples, and I will gather you from the countries to which you were scattered with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with rage poured out.
我必用大能的手和伸出來的膀臂, 並傾出來的忿怒, 將你們從萬民中領出來, 從分散的列國內聚集你們.

20:35 Then I will bring you to the desert of the peoples, and I will execute justice on you there face to face.
我必帶你們到外邦人的曠野, 在那裡當面刑罰你們.

20:36 Just as I executed justice on your ancestors in the desert of the land of Egypt, likewise I will execute justice on you!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我怎樣在埃及地的曠野刑罰你們的列祖, 也必照樣刑罰你們. 這是主耶和華說的.

20:37 “And I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
我必使你們從杖下經過, 使你們被約拘束.

20:38 And I will purge the rebels from among you and the ones transgressing against me; I will bring them out from the land where they are living as aliens, but into the land of Israel they will not come, and then you will know that I am Yahweh.
我必從你們中間除淨叛逆和得罪我的人, 將他們從所寄居的地方領出來, 他們卻不得入以色列地. 你們就知道我是耶和華.

20:39 And you, house of Israel, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Let each one go serve his idols now and after, if you are not listening to me, but my holy name you will not profane any longer with your gifts and with your idols.
“以色列家啊, 至於你們, 主耶和華如此說: 從此以後若不聽從我, 就任憑你們去事奉偶像, 只是不可再因你們的供物和偶像褻瀆我的聖名.

20:40 “For on my holy mountain, on the mountain of the height of Israel,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “there all of the house of Israel will serve me, all of them, in the land. I will take pleasure in them, and there I will accept your contributions and the best of your portions with all of your holy objects.
“主耶和華說: 在我的聖山, 就是以色列高處的山, 所有以色列的全家都要事奉我. 我要在那裡悅納你們, 向你們要供物和初熟的土產, 並一切的聖物.

20:41 I will accept you as a fragrant incense offering when I bring you out from the peoples and I gather you from the lands to which you were scattered, and I will show myself holy among you before the eyes of the nations.
我從萬民中領你們出來, 從分散的列國內聚集你們, 那時我必悅納你們好像馨香之祭, 要在外邦人眼前在你們身上顯為聖.

20:42 And you will know that I am Yahweh when I bring you to the land of Israel, to the land that I swore to give to your ancestors.
我領你們進入以色列地, 就是我起誓應許賜給你們列祖之地, 那時你們就知道我是耶和華.

20:43 And you will remember there your ways, and all of your deeds by which you were made unclean, and you will feel a loathing for yourself for all of your evils that you have done.
你們在那裡要追念玷污自己的行動作為, 又要因所做的一切惡事厭惡自己.

20:44 And you will know that I am Yahweh when I deal with you for the sake of my name and not according to your evil ways or according to your corrupted deeds, house of Israel,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
主耶和華說: 以色列家啊, 我為我名的緣故, 不照著你們的惡行和你們的壞事待你們; 你們就知道我是耶和華. ”

20:45 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

20:46 “Son of man, set your face toward the way of the south, and preach to the south, and prophesy against the forest of the territory of the Negev.
“人子啊, 你要面向南方, 向南滴下預言攻擊南方田野的樹林.

20:47 And you must say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am kindling against you a fire, and it will devour in you every fresh tree and every dry tree; the blaze of the flame will not be quenched, and all the surfaces from the south to the north will be scorched by it.
對南方的樹林說, 要聽耶和華的話. 主耶和華如此說: 我必使火在你中間著起, 燒滅你中間的一切青樹和枯樹, 猛烈的火焰必不熄滅. 從南到北, 人的臉面都被燒焦.

20:48 And all creatures will see that I, Yahweh, I kindled it—it will not be quenched!” ’ ”
凡有血氣的都必知道是我─耶和華使火著起, 這火必不熄滅. ”

20:49 Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh, they are saying about me, ‘Is he not posing a parable?’ ”
於是我說: “哎! 主耶和華啊, 人都指著我說: 他豈不是說比喻的嗎? ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 21

21:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

21:2 “Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and preach to the sanctuaries, and prophesy to the land of Israel.
“人子啊, 你要面向耶路撒冷和聖所滴下預言, 攻擊以色列地.

21:3 And you must say to the land of Israel, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Look! I am against you, and I will draw out my sword from its sheath, and I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.
對以色列地說, 耶和華如此說: 我與你為敵, 並要拔刀出鞘, 從你中間將義人和惡人一併剪除.

21:4 Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword will go out from its sheath to all creatures from south to north.
我既要從你中間剪除義人和惡人, 所以我的刀要出鞘, 自南至北攻擊一切有血氣的;

21:5 And they will know, all creatures, that I, Yahweh, I will bring out my sword from its sheath; it will not return again!” ’
一切有血氣的就知道我─耶和華已經拔刀出鞘, 必不再入鞘.

21:6 And you, son of man, groan with shaking hips, and you must groan with bitterness before their eyes.
人子啊, 你要歎息, 在他們眼前彎著腰, 苦苦地歎息.

21:7 And then when they say to you, ‘On account of what are you groaning?’ then you must say, ‘On account of the report, for it is coming, and every heart will be weak and all hands will hang limp and every spirit will be disheartened, and all knees will go like water.’ Look! It is coming, and it will happen!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
他們問你說: ‘為何歎息呢? ’你就說: ‘因為有風聲,災禍要來. 人心都必消化, 手都發軟, 精神衰敗, 膝弱如水. 看哪, 這災禍臨近, 必然成就. 這是主耶和華說的. ’”

21:8 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

21:9 “Son of man, prophesy, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord,’ say, ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened and is also polished.
“人子啊, 你要預言. 耶和華吩咐我如此說: 有刀,有刀, 是磨快擦亮的;

21:10 It is sharpened to slaughter a slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Or will we rejoice? A rod, my son, is despising every tree.
磨快為要行殺戮, 擦亮為要像閃電. 我們豈可快樂嗎? 罰我子的杖藐視各樹.

21:11 And he gives it to be polished, to be seized by the hand. It is sharpened—a sword—and it is polished to give it into the hand of the killer.
這刀已經交給人擦亮, 為要應手使用. 這刀已經磨快擦亮, 好交在行殺戮的人手中.

21:12 Cry and wail, son of man, for it is against my people; it is against all of the princes of Israel. They are thrown to the sword with my people; therefore strike your thigh.
人子啊, 你要呼喊哀號, 因為這刀臨到我的百姓和以色列一切的首領. 他們和我的百姓都交在刀下, 所以你要拍腿歎息.

21:13 For examine! And what if also the rod will not be despising?’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
有試驗的事; 若那藐視的杖歸於無有, 怎麼樣呢? 這是主耶和華說的.

21:14 And you, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands. And the sword will strike twice; let it happen a third time. It is a sword of the dead, the sword of the great dead that is surrounding them,
“人子啊, 你要拍掌預言. 我─耶和華要使這刀, 就是致死傷的刀, 一連三次加倍刺人, 進入他們的內屋, 使大人受死傷的就是這刀.

21:15 so that a heart melts, and the fallen multiply at all of their gates. I gave a sword for slaughter, and alas! It is made for flashing, it is grasped for slaughtering.
我設立這恐嚇人的刀, 攻擊他們的一切城門, 使他們的心消化, 加增他們跌倒的事. 哎! 這刀造得像閃電, 磨得尖利, 要行殺戮.

21:16 Gather together, strike to the right; cause to go to the left, where your edge is directed.
刀啊, 你歸在右邊, 擺在左邊; 你面向哪方, 就向那方殺戮.

21:17 And also I myself will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my rage! I, Yahweh, I have spoken.”
我也要拍掌, 並要使我的忿怒止息. 這是我─耶和華說的. ”

21:18 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

21:19 “And you, son of man, mark out for yourself two roads for the coming of the sword of the king of Babylon; they must both go out from the same land. And hew out a signpost; hew it at the head of the road of the city.
“人子啊, 你要定出兩條路, 好使巴比倫王的刀來. 這兩條路必從一地分出來, 又要在通城的路口上畫出一隻手來.

21:20 You must mark a road for the coming of the sword to Rabbah of the Ammonites and to Judah, in Jerusalem the fortified.
你要定出一條路, 使刀來到亞捫人的拉巴; 又要定出一條路, 使刀來到猶大的堅固城耶路撒冷.

21:21 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork of the road at the head of the two roads to practice divination. He shakes the arrows, he inquires with the teraphim, he examines the liver.
因為巴比倫王站在岔路那裡, 在兩條路口上要占卜. 他搖籤(原文是箭)求問神像, 察看犧牲的肝;

21:22 In his right hand is the divination for Jerusalem, to put up battering rams, to open a mouth for slaughter, to raise the battle cry, to put up battering rams against gates, to build a siege ramp, to build siege works.
在右手中拿著為耶路撒冷占卜的籤, 使他安設撞城錘, 張口叫殺, 揚聲吶喊, 築壘造臺, 以撞城錘, 攻打城門.

21:23 And it will be to them like practicing divination falsely in their eyes; they have sworn oaths for themselves. But he will bring their guilt to remembrance so as to seize them.
據那些曾起誓的猶大人看來, 這是虛假的占卜; 但巴比倫王要使他們想起罪孽, 以致將他們捉住. ”

21:24 “Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Because you have brought to remembrance your guilt by the uncovering of your transgressions, so that your sins in all of your deeds appear—because of your being remembered, you will be captured in the hand.’
主耶和華如此說: “因你們的過犯顯露, 使你們的罪孽被記念, 以致你們的罪惡在行為上都彰顯出來; 又因你們被記念, 就被捉住.

21:25 And as for you, profane one, wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come with the time of the punishment of the end,
你這受死傷行惡的以色列王啊, 罪孽的盡頭到了, 受報的日子已到.

21:26 thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Remove the turban and lift off the crown; things are no longer the same. Exalt the low and bring low the high.
主耶和華如此說: 當除掉冠, 摘下冕, 景況必不再像先前; 要使卑者升為高, 使高者降為卑.

21:27 A ruin, a ruin, a ruin I will make it! Also this has not ever happened; it will remain until the coming of the one to whom the judgment belongs and I have given it to him.’
我要將這國傾覆, 傾覆, 而又傾覆; 這國也必不再有, 直等到那應得的人來到, 我就賜給他. ”

21:28 And you, son of man, prophesy, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh to the Ammonites and concerning their disgrace,’ and you must say, ‘A sword, a sword is drawn for slaughtering; it is polished for holding, for flashing like lightning,
“人子啊, 要發預言說: 主耶和華論到亞捫人和他們的凌辱, 吩咐我如此說: 有刀, 有拔出來的刀, 已經擦亮, 為行殺戮, 使他像閃電以行吞滅.

21:29 when seeing a false vision for you in vain, when practicing divination for you falsely, to give you on the neck of the profane ones of the wicked, whose day has come, the time of final punishment.
人為你見虛假的異象, 行謊詐的占卜, 使你倒在受死傷之惡人的頸項上. 他們罪孽到了盡頭, 受報的日子已到.

21:30 Return it to its sheath in the place where you were created. In the land of your origin I will judge you!
你將刀收入鞘吧! 在你受造之處,生長之地, 我必刑罰你.

21:31 And I will pour out my anger on you; I will blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and I will give you into the hand of brutal men, skilled craftsmen of destruction.
我必將我的惱恨倒在你身上, 將我烈怒的火噴在你身上; 又將你交在善於殺滅的畜類人手中.

21:32 You will be as fuel for the fire; your blood will be in the midst of the earth. You will not be remembered, for I, Yahweh, I have spoken.’ ”
你必當柴被火焚燒, 你的血必流在國中, 你必不再被記念, 因為這是我─耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 22

22:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

22:2 “And you, son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the bloody city? Then you must make known to her all of her detestable things!
“人子啊, 你要審問審問這流人血的城嗎? 當使她知道她一切可憎的事.

22:3 And you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “A city pouring out blood in the midst of her; its time has come, and it made idols for itself, becoming unclean.
你要說, 主耶和華如此說: 哎! 這城有流人血的事在其中, 叫她受報的日期來到, 又做偶像玷污自己, 陷害自己.

22:4 By your blood that you poured out you have become guilty, and by your idols that you made you have become unclean, and you have brought your days near, and your appointed years have come. Therefore I have made you a disgrace for the nations and a laughingstock to all of the countries.
你因流了人的血, 就為有罪; 你做了偶像, 就玷污自己, 使你受報之日臨近, 報應之年來到. 所以我叫你受列國的凌辱和列邦的譏誚.

22:5 The people near and the people far from you will make fun of you, the unclean and the terrified.
你這名臭,多亂的城啊, 那些離你近,離你遠的都必譏誚你.

22:6 Look! The princes of Israel, each one according to his strength, they are in you for the shedding of blood.
“看哪, 以色列的首領各逞其能, 在你中間流人之血.

22:7 They have treated father and mother with contempt in you; they violated the alien with extortion; in the midst of you they mistreated the orphan and widow.
在你中間有輕慢父母的, 有欺壓寄居的, 有虧負孤兒寡婦的.

22:8 You despised my holy objects; my Sabbaths you profaned.
你藐視了我的聖物, 干犯了我的安息日.

22:9 Slanderous men are among you to shed blood, and they, among you, eat upon the mountains; they do wickedness in the midst of you.
在你中間有讒謗人,流人血的; 有在山上吃過祭偶像之物的, 有行淫亂的.

22:10 They uncover the nakedness of a father among you; they violate a woman unclean of menstruation among you.
在你中間有露繼母下體羞辱父親的, 有玷辱月經不潔淨之婦人的.

22:11 And a man does a detestable thing with the wife of his neighbor, and a man defiles his daughter-in-law in wickedness, and a man sexually violates among you his sister, the daughter of his father.
這人與鄰舍的妻行可憎的事; 那人貪淫玷污兒婦; 還有玷辱同父之姊妹的.

22:12 They take a bribe among you in order to shed blood; and you take usury, and you make gain from your neighbors by extortion, and so you have forgotten me, declares the Lord Yahweh.
在你中間有為流人血受賄賂的; 有向借錢的弟兄取利, 向借糧的弟兄多要的. 且因貪得無饜, 欺壓鄰舍奪取財物, 竟忘了我. 這是主耶和華說的.

22:13 And look! I strike my hand for your ill-gotten gain that you have made and at your blood that was in the midst of you.
“看哪, 我因你所得不義之財和你中間所流的血, 就拍掌歎息.

22:14 Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong at the days in which I am dealing with you? I, Yahweh, I have spoken, and I will act!
到了我懲罰你的日子, 你的心還能忍受嗎? 你的手還能有力嗎? 我─耶和華說了這話, 就必照著行.

22:15 I will scatter you among the nations, and I will disperse you through the countries, and I will purge your uncleanness from you.
我必將你分散在列國, 四散在列邦. 我也必從你中間除掉你的污穢.

22:16 And I will be profaned by you before the eyes of the nations, and you will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
你必在列國人的眼前因自己所行的被褻瀆, 你就知道我是耶和華. ”

22:17 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

22:18 “Son of man, the house of Israel has become as silver dross to me; all of them are as bronze and tin and iron and lead in the midst of a furnace, even as silver dross, silver dross they became!
“人子啊, 以色列家在我看為渣滓. 他們都是爐中的銅,錫,鐵,鉛, 都是銀渣滓.

22:19 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Because all of you have become as silver dross, therefore look! I am gathering you to the midst of Jerusalem,
所以主耶和華如此說: 因你們都成為渣滓, 我必聚集你們在耶路撒冷中.

22:20 like the gathering of silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin to the middle of a furnace to blow fire on it for melting. Thus I will gather in my anger and in my rage, and I will deposit you, and I will melt you.
人怎樣將銀,銅,鐵,鉛,錫聚在爐中, 吹火鎔化; 照樣, 我也要發怒氣和忿怒, 將你們聚集放在城中, 鎔化你們.

22:21 And I will gather you, and I will blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and so I will melt you in the midst of her.
我必聚集你們, 把我烈怒的火吹在你們身上, 你們就在其中鎔化.

22:22 Thus you will be melted like the melting of silver in the midst of a furnace, and you will know that I, Yahweh, I have poured out my rage on you.’ ”
銀子怎樣鎔化在爐中, 你們也必照樣鎔化在城中, 你們就知道我─耶和華是將忿怒倒在你們身上了. ”

22:23 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

22:24 “Son of man, say to her, ‘You are a land not cleansed; it is not rained upon in the day of indignation.’
“人子啊, 你要對這地說: 你是未得潔淨之地, 在惱恨的日子也沒有雨下在你以上.

22:25 The conspiracy of its prophets in the midst of her is like a roaring lion that is tearing prey. They devour people, and they take wealth and treasure; they make its widows numerous in the midst of her.
其中的先知同謀背叛, 如咆哮的獅子抓撕掠物. 他們吞滅人民, 搶奪財寶, 使這地多有寡婦.

22:26 Its priests treat my law violently, and they profane my holy objects; they do not distinguish between a holy object and what is unholy, or between the clean and the unclean. They do not teach the difference, and they hide their eyes from my Sabbaths, and so I am profaned in the midst of them.
其中的祭司強解我的律法, 褻瀆我的聖物, 不分別聖的和俗的, 也不使人分辨潔淨的和不潔淨的, 又遮眼不顧我的安息日; 我也在他們中間被褻慢.

22:27 Its officials are like wolves tearing prey in its midst, to pour out blood, to destroy people, to make dishonest gain.
其中的首領彷彿豺狼抓撕掠物, 殺人流血, 傷害人命, 要得不義之財.

22:28 And for them its prophets plaster whitewash; they are seeing falseness and are practicing divination for them by lying, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh,’ and Yahweh has not spoken.
其中的先知為百姓用未泡透的灰抹牆, 就是為他們見虛假的異象, 用謊詐的占卜, 說: ‘主耶和華如此說’, 其實耶和華沒有說.

22:29 They severely oppress the people of the land, and they committed robbery, and they mistreated the needy and the poor, and they oppressed the alien without justice.
國內眾民一味地欺壓, 慣行搶奪, 虧負困苦窮乏的, 背理欺壓寄居的.

22:30 And so I sought for them somebody, one repairing the wall and standing in the breach before me on behalf of the land not to destroy it, but I did not find anyone,
我在他們中間尋找一人重修牆垣, 在我面前為這國站在破口防堵, 使我不滅絕這國, 卻找不著一個.

22:31 and so I poured out my indignation on them. With the fire of my wrath I destroyed them; I returned their way upon their head,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
所以我將惱恨倒在他們身上, 用烈怒的火滅了他們, 照他們所行的報應在他們頭上. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 23

23:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

23:2 “Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother,
“人子啊, 有兩個女子, 是一母所生,

23:3 and they prostituted themselves in Egypt in their childhood; they were prostituting themselves there, and their breasts were fondled, and there they caressed the bosoms of their virginity.
她們在埃及行邪淫, 在幼年時行邪淫. 她們在那裡作處女的時候, 有人擁抱她們的懷, 撫摸她們的乳.

23:4 Now as for their names, the older was Oholah, and Oholibah was her sister. And they became mine, and they bore sons and daughters, and their names are Samaria for Oholah, and Jerusalem for Oholibah.
她們的名字, 姊姊名叫阿荷拉, 妹妹名叫阿荷利巴. 她們都歸於我, 生了兒女. 論到她們的名字, 阿荷拉就是撒馬利亞, 阿荷利巴就是耶路撒冷.

23:5 And Oholah prostituted herself while she was still mine, and she lusted for her lovers, for Assyria who was nearby,
“阿荷拉歸我之後行邪淫, 貪戀所愛的人, 就是她的鄰邦亞述人.

23:6 clothed in blue cloth, governors and prefects, handsome young men and all of them horsemen, experts on horseback.
這些人都穿藍衣, 作省長,副省長, 都騎著馬, 是可愛的少年人.

23:7 And she bestowed her fornication on them, on the choice ones of the Assyrians, all of them, and with every one after which she lusted; with all of their idols she defiled herself.
阿荷拉就與亞述人中最美的男子放縱淫行, 她因所戀愛之人的一切偶像, 玷污自己.

23:8 And her whorings from the time of Egypt she did not abandon, for they slept with her in her childhood, and they caressed the bosoms of her virginity, and they poured out their fornication on her.
自從在埃及的時候, 她就沒有離開淫亂, 因為她年幼作處女的時候, 埃及人與她行淫, 撫摸她的乳, 縱慾與她行淫.

23:9 Therefore I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians after whom she lusted.
因此, 我將她交在她所愛的人手中, 就是她所戀愛的亞述人手中.

23:10 They uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters, and they killed her with the sword. And she became a name for the women, and they executed judgments against her.
他們就露了她的下體, 擄掠她的兒女, 用刀殺了她, 使她在婦女中留下臭名, 因他們向她施行審判.

23:11 “And though Oholibah her sister saw, yet in her lust she behaved more corruptly than her, and her whoring was more than the prostitution of her sister.
她妹妹阿荷利巴雖然看見了, 卻還貪戀, 比她姊姊更醜; 行淫亂比她姊姊更多.

23:12 She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and prefects, warriors clothed in perfection, expert horsemen, all of them handsome young men.
她貪戀鄰邦的亞述人, 就是穿極華美的衣服, 騎著馬的省長,副省長, 都是可愛的少年人.

23:13 And I saw that she was defiled; they had both taken the same path!
我看見她被玷污了, 她姊妹二人同行一路.

23:14 And she increased her whorings, and she saw men carved on the wall, images of Chaldeans carved in red,
阿荷利巴又加增淫行, 因她看見人像畫在牆上, 就是用丹色所畫迦勒底人的像,

23:15 belted with a belt at their waist with turbans on their heads, all of them giving the appearance of adjutants, the image of the Babylonians; Chaldea was the land of their birth.
腰間繫著帶子, 頭上有下垂的裹頭巾, 都是軍長的形狀, 仿照巴比倫人的形像; 他們的故土就是迦勒底.

23:16 And she lusted for them when her eyes saw them, and she sent messengers to them at Chaldea.
阿荷利巴一看見就貪戀他們, 打發使者往迦勒底去見他們.

23:17 And so the Babylonians came to her for the bed of lovemaking; and they defiled her with their fornication, and she was defiled by them, and she turned from them.
巴比倫人就來登她愛情的床, 與她行淫玷污她. 她被玷污, 隨後心裡與他們生疏.

23:18 And she revealed her whorings, and she revealed her nakedness, and so I turned from her just as I turned from her sister.
這樣, 她顯露淫行, 又顯露下體; 我心就與她生疏, 像先前與她姊姊生疏一樣.

23:19 Yet she increased her whorings, recalling the days of her childhood when she was prostituted in the land of Egypt.
她還加增她的淫行, 追念她幼年在埃及地行邪淫的日子,

23:20 And she lusted after her male lovers whose genitalia were the genitalia of male donkeys and their seminal emission was the seminal emission of horses.
貪戀情人身壯精足, 如驢如馬.

23:21 And you longed after the obscene conduct of your youth when your bosom was caressed by Egypt, fondling your young breasts.
這樣, 你就想起你幼年的淫行. 那時, 埃及人擁抱你的懷, 撫摸你的乳.

23:22 “Therefore, Oholibah, thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! I am stirring up your lovers against you concerning whom you turned away, and I will bring them against you from all around:
阿荷利巴啊, 主耶和華如此說: “我必激動你先愛而後生疏的人來攻擊你. 我必使他們來, 在你四圍攻擊你.

23:23 the Babylonians and all of the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, all of the Assyrians along with them, handsome young men, governors and prefects, all of them adjutants and excellent horsemen.
所來的就是巴比倫人,迦勒底的眾人,比割人,書亞人,哥亞人, 同著他們的還有亞述眾人, 乃是作省長,副省長,作軍長有名聲的, 都騎著馬, 是可愛的少年人.

23:24 And they will come against you with an army chariot and wagon and with a crowd of peoples; they will set themselves against you from all around with large shield and small shield and helmet. And I will give before them judgment, and they will judge you with their judgments.
他們必帶兵器,戰車,輜重車, 率領大眾來攻擊你. 他們要拿大小盾牌, 頂盔擺陣, 在你四圍攻擊你. 我要將審判的事交給他們, 他們必按著自己的條例審判你.

23:25 And I will direct my zeal against you, and they will deal with you in anger; your nose and your ears they will remove, and those who are left, they will fall by the sword, and they will take your sons and your daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire.
我必以忌恨攻擊你; 他們必以忿怒辦你. 他們必割去你的鼻子和耳朵; 你遺留(或譯: 餘剩; 下同)的人必倒在刀下. 他們必擄去你的兒女; 你所遺留的必被火焚燒.

23:26 And they will strip you of your clothes, and they will take your splendid jewelry.
他們必剝去你的衣服, 奪取你華美的寶器.

23:27 And I will put an end to your obscene conduct coming from you and your fornication from the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them; and you will not remember Egypt again.’
這樣, 我必使你的淫行和你從埃及地染來的淫亂止息了, 使你不再仰望亞述, 也不再追念埃及.

23:28 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! I am giving you into the hand of those you hated, into the hand of those from whom you turned away.
主耶和華如此說: 我必將你交在你所恨惡的人手中, 就是你心與他生疏的人手中.

23:29 And they will deal with you in hatred, and they will take all of your acquisitions, and they will leave you naked and in bareness; and the nakedness of your fornication and your obscene conduct and your whorings will be exposed.
他們必以恨惡辦你, 奪取你一切勞碌得來的, 留下你赤身露體. 你淫亂的下體, 連你的淫行, 帶你的淫亂, 都被顯露.

23:30 These things are accomplished against you since you prostituted yourself after the nations, and on account of that, you defiled yourself by their idols.
人必向你行這些事; 因為你隨從外邦人行邪淫, 被他們的偶像玷污了.

23:31 You went in the same way of your sister, and I will give her cup into your hand.” ’
你走了你姊姊所走的路, 所以我必將她的杯交在你手中. ”

23:32 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “You will drink the deep and wide cup of your sister; you will be as laughter and as scorn; the cup holds so much!
主耶和華如此說: 你必喝你姊姊所喝的杯; 那杯又深又廣, 盛得甚多, 使你被人嗤笑譏刺.

23:33 You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, for a cup of horror and desolation is the cup of your sister, Samaria.
你必酩酊大醉, 滿有愁苦, 喝乾你姊姊撒馬利亞的杯, 就是令人驚駭淒涼的杯.

23:34 And you will drink it, and you will drain it, and its potsherds you will gnaw, and you will tear out your breasts, for I myself spoke,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
你必喝這杯, 以致喝盡. 杯破又齦杯片, 撕裂自己的乳; 因為這事我曾說過. 這是主耶和華說的.

23:35 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because you have forgotten me, and you threw me behind your back, now in turn you bear your obscene conduct and your whorings.”
主耶和華如此說: “因你忘記我, 將我丟在背後, 所以你要擔當你淫行和淫亂的報應. ”

23:36 And Yahweh said to me, “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah and declare their abominable deeds to them?
耶和華又對我說: “人子啊, 你要審問阿荷拉與阿荷利巴嗎? 當指出她們所行可憎的事.

23:37 For they committed adultery, and blood is on their hands, and they committed adultery with their idols, and even their children that they had borne for me—they sacrificed them as food!
她們行淫, 手中有殺人的血, 又與偶像行淫, 並使她們為我所生的兒女經火燒給偶像.

23:38 Also they did this to me: they defiled my sanctuary on that day, and they profaned my Sabbaths,
此外, 她們還有向我所行的, 就是同日玷污我的聖所, 干犯我的安息日.

23:39 and when they slaughtered their children for their idols, they came to my sanctuary on that day to profane it. And look, this is what they did in my house!
她們殺了兒女獻與偶像, 當天又入我的聖所, 將聖所褻瀆了. 她們在我殿中所行的乃是如此.

23:40 What is worse, they sent for men who come from a distant place, to whom a messenger was sent to them, and look! They came! Men for whom you bathed and painted your eyes, and you adorned yourself with an ornament.
“況且你們二婦打發使者去請遠方人. 使者到他們那裡, 他們就來了. 你們為他們沐浴己身, 粉飾眼目, 佩戴妝飾,

23:41 And you sat on a magnificent couch and a table prepared before her, and my incense and my olive oil you put on her.
坐在華美的床上, 前面擺設桌案, 將我的香料膏油擺在其上.

23:42 And a sound of a carefree crowd was with it, and in addition to these men, a crowd of drunken men was brought in from the desert, and they put bracelets on their arms and a crown of splendor on their heads.
在那裡有群眾安逸歡樂的聲音, 並有粗俗的人和酒徒從曠野同來, 把鐲子戴在二婦的手上, 把華冠戴在她們的頭上.

23:43 And I said to the one worn out with adulteries, ‘Now they will prostitute her concerning her fornication, even her.’
“我論這行淫衰老的婦人說: 現在人還要與她行淫, 她也要與人行淫.

23:44 And so they went to her like going to a female prostitute; and thus they went to Oholah and to Oholibah, the women of obscene conduct.
人與阿荷拉, 並阿荷利巴二淫婦茍合, 好像與妓女苟合.

23:45 But righteous men, they will judge them with the judgment of committing adultery, and with the judgment of shedding blood; for they were committing adultery, and blood was on their hands.”
必有義人, 照審判淫婦和流人血的婦人之例, 審判她們; 因為她們是淫婦, 手中有殺人的血. ”

23:46 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Bring up against them an assembly, and make them as a thing of horror and as plunder.
主耶和華如此說: “我必使多人來攻擊她們, 使她們拋來拋去, 被人搶奪.

23:47 And an assembly must stone them with stones, and they must cut them down. With their swords they shall kill their sons and their daughters, and with fire they shall burn their houses.
這些人必用石頭打死她們, 用刀劍殺害她們, 又殺戮她們的兒女, 用火焚燒她們的房屋.

23:48 And I will cause obscene conduct to cease from the land, and all of the women will be warned, and they will not do according to your wickedness.
這樣, 我必使淫行從境內止息, 好叫一切婦人都受警戒, 不效法你們的淫行.

23:49 And they will repay your obscene conduct upon you, and the guilt of your idols you will bear, and you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.
人必照著你們的淫行報應你們; 你們要擔當拜偶像的罪, 就知道我是主耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 24

24:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying,
第九年十月初十日, 耶和華的話又臨到我說:

24:2 “Son of man, write for yourself the name of the day, this very day. The king of Babylon laid siege to Jerusalem on exactly this day!
“人子啊, 今日正是巴比倫王就近耶路撒冷的日子, 你要將這日記下,

24:3 And deliver a proverb to the rebellious house, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Place the pot! Place it and also pour water into it.
要向這悖逆之家設比喻說, 主耶和華如此說: 將鍋放在火上, 放好了, 就倒水在其中;

24:4 Gather its pieces to it, every good piece, thigh and shoulder, fill it with choice bones;
將肉塊, 就是一切肥美的肉塊,腿, 和肩都聚在其中, 拿美好的骨頭把鍋裝滿;

24:5 take the choicest of the flock, and also pile the bones under it; boil it vigorously; indeed, its bones boiled in the midst of it.” ’ ”
取羊群中最好的, 將柴堆在鍋下, 使鍋開滾, 好把骨頭煮在其中.

24:6 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to the city of bloodguilt! A pot that has its rust in it; its rust did not go out from it. Bring it out piece by piece; one is as good as another.
“主耶和華如此說: 禍哉! 這流人血的城, 就是長鏽的鍋. 其中的鏽未曾除掉, 須要將肉塊從其中一一取出來, 不必為它拈鬮.

24:7 For her blood was in the midst of her; she put it on a bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.
城中所流的血倒在淨光的磐石上, 不倒在地上, 用土掩蓋.

24:8 To stir up rage, to avenge myself through vengeance, I placed its blood on the barrenness of a rock, so that it may not be covered.”
這城中所流的血倒在淨光的磐石上, 不得掩蓋, 乃是出於我, 為要發忿怒施行報應.

24:9 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to the city of bloodguilt! I, even I, will make the pile of wood great!
所以主耶和華如此說: 禍哉! 這流人血的城, 我也必大堆火柴,

24:10 Pile up the logs; kindle the fire; finish cooking the meat, and mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned.
添上木柴, 使火著旺, 將肉煮爛, 把湯熬濃, 使骨頭烤焦;

24:11 And make it stand empty upon its burning coals so that it may become hot, and its copper may become molten and be melted in the midst of it, so that its uncleanness and its rust be consumed.
把鍋倒空坐在炭火上, 使鍋燒熱, 使銅燒紅, 鎔化其中的污穢, 除淨其上的鏽.

24:12 Through effort she has caused weariness; its thick rust went not out of it. Its rust! Into the fire with its rust!
這鍋勞碌疲乏, 所長的大鏽仍未除掉; 這鏽就是用火也不能除掉.

24:13 In your uncleanness is obscene conduct, because I cleansed you, but you were not clean from your uncleanness; you will not be clean again until I fully vent my rage on you.
在你污穢中有淫行, 我潔淨你, 你卻不潔淨. 你的污穢再不能潔淨, 直等我向你發的忿怒止息.

24:14 I, Yahweh, I have spoken. It is coming, and I did it; I will not disregard, and I will not take pity, and I will not reconsider. According to your ways and according to your deeds they will judge you!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我─耶和華說過的必定成就, 必照話而行, 必不返回, 必不顧惜, 也不後悔. 人必照你的舉動行為審判你. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

24:15 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

24:16 “Son of man, look! I am taking from you what is pleasing to your eyes with a plague, but you shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, and your tears shall not run down.
“人子啊, 我要將你眼目所喜愛的忽然取去, 你卻不可悲哀哭泣, 也不可流淚,

24:17 Sigh in silence for the dead; you shall not make a mourning ceremony. Bind your turban on you, and you must put your sandals on your feet. You must not cover your upper lip, and the bread of mourners you shall not eat.”
只可歎息, 不可出聲, 不可辦理喪事; 頭上仍勒裹頭巾, 腳上仍穿鞋, 不可蒙著嘴唇, 也不可吃弔喪的食物. ”

24:18 And I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening, and I did in the morning just as I was commanded.
於是我將這事早晨告訴百姓, 晚上我的妻就死了. 次日早晨我便遵命而行.

24:19 And the people said to me, “Will you not make known to us what these things that you are doing mean for us?”
百姓問我說: “你這樣行與我們有甚麼關係, 你不告訴我們麼? ”

24:20 And I said to them that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
我回答他們: “耶和華的話臨到我說:

24:21 “Say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I will be profaning my sanctuary, the pride of your strength and the delight of your eyes and the object of your own affection; and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind will fall by the sword,
‘你告訴以色列家, 主耶和華如此說: 我必使我的聖所, 就是你們勢力所誇耀,眼裡所喜愛,心中所愛惜的被褻瀆, 並且你們所遺留的兒女必倒在刀下.

24:22 and you shall do just as I did: You shall not cover your upper lip, and you shall not eat the bread of mourners.
那時, 你們必行我僕人所行的, 不蒙著嘴唇, 也不吃弔喪的食物.

24:23 And your turban must be on your heads, and your sandals must be on your feet. You shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, but you shall waste away because of your iniquities, and you shall groan to one another.
你們仍要頭上勒裹頭巾, 腳上穿鞋; 不可悲哀哭泣. 你們必因自己的罪孽相對歎息, 漸漸消滅.

24:24 And Ezekiel will be to you as a sign; everything that he did you shall do; and when it comes you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.
以西結必這樣為你們作預兆; 凡他所行的, 你們也必照樣行. 那事來到, 你們就知道我是主耶和華.

24:25 “And you, son of man, will it not be that on the day when I take from them their stronghold, the joy of their glory, the delight of their eyes, and the longing of their inner self, their sons and daughters—
“人子啊, 我除掉他們所倚靠,所歡喜的榮耀, 並眼中所喜愛,心裡所重看的兒女.

24:26 on that day a survivor will come to you with the news.
那日逃脫的人豈不來到你這裡, 使你耳聞這事嗎?

24:27 On that day your mouth shall be opened at the arrival of the fugitive, and you shall speak, and you shall not be silent any longer, and you shall be to them as a sign, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
你必向逃脫的人開口說話, 不再啞口. 你必這樣為他們作預兆, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 25

25:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

25:2 “Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them,
“人子啊, 你要面向亞捫人說預言, 攻擊他們,

25:3 and you must say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the Lord Yahweh! Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of your saying, ‘Ah!’ to my sanctuary when it was profaned, and to the land of Israel when it was desolate, and to the house of Judah when they went into the exile,
說: 你們當聽主耶和華的話. 主耶和華如此說: 我的聖所被褻瀆, 以色列地變荒涼, 猶大家被擄掠; 那時, 你便因這些事說: ‘阿哈! ’

25:4 therefore look! I am giving you to the people of the East as a possession, and they will set up their encampments in you, and they will make in you their dwelling places; they themselves will eat your fruit and they themselves will drink your milk.
所以我必將你的地交給東方人為業; 他們必在你的地上安營居住, 吃你的果子, 喝你的奶.

25:5 And I will make Rabbah as a pasture of camels and the Ammonites as a haunt of flocks, and they will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
我必使拉巴為駱駝場, 使亞捫人的地為羊群躺臥之處, 你們就知道我是耶和華. ”

25:6 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of clapping your hand and stamping with your foot, and because you rejoiced in yourself with all of your malice over the land of Israel,
主耶和華如此說: “因你拍手頓足, 以滿心的恨惡向以色列地歡喜,

25:7 therefore look! I stretched out my hand against you, and I will give you as plunder to the nations, and I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will destroy you from the countries, and I will wipe you out, and you will know that I am Yahweh.”
所以我伸手攻擊你, 將你交給列國作為擄物. 我必從萬民中剪除你, 使你從萬國中敗亡. 我必除滅你, 你就知道我是耶和華. ”

25:8 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of Moab and Seir saying, ‘The house of Judah is like all of the nations,’
主耶和華如此說: “因摩押和西珥人說: ‘看哪, 猶大家與列國無異’,

25:9 therefore, look! I am opening the side of Moab from the cities on its frontier, the glory of the land: Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim.
所以我要破開摩押邊界上的城邑, 就是摩押人看為本國之榮耀的伯‧耶西末,巴力‧免,基列亭,

25:10 I will give it to the people of the East in addition to the Ammonites as a possession, so that the Ammonites will not be remembered among the nations.
好使東方人來攻擊亞捫人. 我必將亞捫人之地交給他們為業, 使亞捫人在列國中不再被記念.

25:11 And on Moab I will execute punishments, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
我必向摩押施行審判, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

25:12 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of the doings of Edom in avenging himself with vengeance for the house of Judah, and so they became very guilty and they avenged themselves on them,”
主耶和華如此說: “因為以東報仇雪恨, 攻擊猶大家, 向他們報仇, 大大有罪,

25:13 therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “so I will stretch out my hand against Edom and I will cut off from it both human and animal, and I will make it a ruin from Teman and Dedan; they will fall by the sword.
所以主耶和華如此說: 我必伸手攻擊以東, 剪除人與牲畜, 使以東從提幔起, 人必倒在刀下, 地要變為荒涼, 直到底但.

25:14 And I will exact my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will do in Edom according to my anger and according to my rage, and they will know my vengeance,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我必藉我民以色列的手報復以東; 以色列民必照我的怒氣, 按我的忿怒在以東施報, 以東人就知道是我施報. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

25:15 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of the acting of the Philistines in vengeance, so that they avenged themselves relentlessly with malice in themselves for destruction with everlasting hostility,
主耶和華如此說: “因非利士人向猶大人報仇, 就是以恨惡的心報仇雪恨, 永懷仇恨, 要毀滅他們,

25:16 therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! I am stretching out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Kerethites, and I will destroy the remainder of the seacoast.
所以主耶和華如此說: 我必伸手攻擊非利士人, 剪除基利提人, 滅絕沿海剩下的居民.

25:17 And I will execute on them great vengeance with punishments of rage, and they will know that I am Yahweh when I exact my vengeance on them!”
我向他們大施報應, 發怒斥責他們. 我報復他們的時候, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 26

26:1 And it was in the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
第十一年十一月初一日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

26:2 “Son of man, because Tyre said concerning Jerusalem, ‘Ah! The gates of the peoples are broken; it has swung open to me; I shall be filled, for it lies in ruins!’
“人子啊, 因泰爾向耶路撒冷說: ‘阿哈, 那作眾民之門的已經破壞, 向我開放; 她既變為荒場, 我必豐盛. ’

26:3 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! I am against you, Tyre, and I will bring up against you many nations like the stirring up of the sea stirring up its waves.
所以, 主耶和華如此說: 泰爾啊, 我必與你為敵, 使許多國民上來攻擊你, 如同海使波浪湧上來一樣.

26:4 And I will destroy the walls of Tyre, and they will demolish its towers, and I will scrape away its earthen dirt from it, and I will make it into a bare rock.
他們必破壞泰爾的牆垣, 拆毀她的城樓. 我也要刮淨塵土, 使她成為淨光的磐石.

26:5 It will become a place for spreading out dragnets in the midst of the sea; for I have spoken,’ declares the Lord Yahweh. ‘And it will become as plunder for the nations,
她必在海中作曬網的地方, 也必成為列國的擄物. 這是主耶和華說的.

26:6 and its daughters who are in the field with the sword, they will be killed; and they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”
屬泰爾城邑的居民(原文是田間的眾女; 八節同)必被刀劍殺滅, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

26:7 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am bringing to Tyre Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, from the north, the king of kings, with horse and with chariot and with horsemen and his assembly and many people.
主耶和華如此說: “我必使諸王之王的巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒率領馬匹車輛,馬兵,軍隊, 和許多人民從北方來攻擊你泰爾.

26:8 Your daughters he will kill in the field with the sword, and he will place against you siege works, and he will build against you a siege ramp, and he will raise against you a shield,
他必用刀劍殺滅屬你城邑的居民, 也必造臺築壘舉盾牌攻擊你.

26:9 and the thrust of his battering ram he will direct against your walls, and your towers he will break down with his weapons.
他必安設撞城錘攻破你的牆垣, 用鐵器拆毀你的城樓.

26:10 From the abundance of his horses he will cover you with their fine dust; at the sound of horseman and wheel and chariot your walls will shake, at his coming into your gates like the entrance of a city that is being broken through.
因他的馬匹眾多, 塵土揚起遮蔽你. 他進入你的城門, 好像人進入已有破口之城. 那時, 你的牆垣必因騎馬的和戰車,輜重車的響聲震動.

26:11 With the hooves of his horses he will trample all of your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your strong stone pillars will tumble down to the earth.
他的馬蹄必踐踏你一切的街道, 他必用刀殺戮你的居民; 你堅固的柱子(或譯: 柱像)必倒在地上.

26:12 And they will plunder your wealth, and they will loot your merchandise, and they will break down your walls, and the houses of your delight they will break down, and your stones and your timbers and your earthen dirt they will cast into the midst of the water.
人必以你的財寶為擄物, 以你的貨財為掠物, 破壞你的牆垣, 拆毀你華美的房屋, 將你的石頭,木頭,塵土都拋在水中.

26:13 And, I will put an end to the noise of your songs, and the sound of your lyres will not be heard any longer.
我必使你唱歌的聲音止息, 人也不再聽見你彈琴的聲音.

26:14 And I will make you into a bare rock, a place for the spreading out of dragnets. You will not be built again, for I, Yahweh, I have spoken,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我必使你成為淨光的磐石, 作曬網的地方; 你不得再被建造, 因為這是主耶和華說的. ”

26:15 Thus says the Lord Yahweh to Tyre, “Will not the coastlands shake from the sound of your downfall, at the groaning of the wounded, at people being killed in the midst of you?
主耶和華對泰爾如此說: “在你中間行殺戮, 受傷之人唉哼的時候, 因你傾倒的響聲, 海島豈不都震動嗎?

26:16 And all the princes of the sea will go down from their thrones, and they will remove their robes, and their beautiful garments of finished cloth they will take off. With terror they will be clothed, and on the ground they will sit, and they will tremble continually, and they will be appalled over you.
那時靠海的君王必都下位, 除去朝服, 脫下花衣, 披上戰兢, 坐在地上, 時刻發抖, 為你驚駭.

26:17 And they will raise a lament over you, and they will say to you, ‘How you have been lost who was inhabited from the seas; the city that was praised, that was strong. It is located on the sea, and its inhabitants imposed their terror on all of its inhabitants.
他們必為你作起哀歌說: 你這有名之城, 素為航海之人居住, 在海上為最堅固的; 平日你和居民使一切住在那裡的人無不驚恐; 現在何竟毀滅了?

26:18 Now the coastlands will tremble at the day of your downfall, and the islands that are in the sea will be horrified because of your departure.’ ”
如今在你這傾覆的日子, 海島都必戰兢; 海中的群島見你歸於無有就都驚惶. ”

26:19 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “When I make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited, when bringing up over you the deep, the great surging waters will cover you.
主耶和華如此說: “泰爾啊, 我使你變為荒涼, 如無人居住的城邑; 又使深水漫過你, 大水淹沒你.

26:20 And I will bring you down with those who are going down to the grave, an ancient people, and I will cause you to dwell in the world of the depths, in the ruins from of old with those who are going down to the grave, so that you will not be inhabited and have a place in the land of the living.
那時, 我要叫你下入陰府, 與古時的人一同在地的深處,久已荒涼之地居住, 使你不再有居民. 我也要在活人之地顯榮耀(我也……榮耀: 或譯在活人之地不再有榮耀).

26:21 Sudden terrors I will bring on you, and you shall no longer exist; and you will be sought, and you will not be found again forever,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我必叫你令人驚恐, 不再存留於世; 人雖尋找你, 卻永尋不見. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 27

27:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

27:2 “And you, son of man, raise a lament against Tyre.
“人子啊, 要為泰爾作起哀歌,

27:3 And you must say to Tyre, the one who sits at the entrance of the sea as the merchant of the peoples to the many coastlands, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Tyre, you yourself said “I am perfect in beauty!”
說: 你居住海口, 是眾民的商埠; 你的交易通到許多的海島. 主耶和華如此說: 泰爾啊, 你曾說: 我是全然美麗的.

27:4 In the heart of the seas are your boundaries; your builders perfected your beauty.
你的境界在海中, 造你的使你全然美麗.

27:5 They built with pine trees from Senir all of your boards for you; they took cedars from Lebanon to make a sailing mast for you.
他們用示尼珥的松樹做你的一切板, 用黎巴嫩的香柏樹做桅杆,

27:6 They made your oars with oaks from Bashan; your deck they made with inlaid ivory, with cypress trees from the coastlands of Cyprus.
用巴珊的橡樹做你的槳, 用象牙鑲嵌基提海島的黃楊木為坐板(或譯: 艙板).

27:7 Your sail was fine linen with colorful weaving from Egypt to serve as a banner for you; blue and purple cloth from the coastlands of Cyprus was your awning.
你的篷帆是用埃及繡花細麻布做的, 可以做你的大旗; 你的涼棚是用以利沙島的藍色,紫色布做的.

27:8 The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvan were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were from your own people, and they were your seamen.
西頓和亞發的居民作你盪槳的. 泰爾啊, 你中間的智慧人作掌舵的.

27:9 The elders of Gebal and its skilled men were among you as the repairers of the seam of your boat; all of the ships of the sea and their mariners were among you to barter your wares.
迦巴勒的老者和聰明人都在你中間作補縫的; 一切泛海的船隻和水手都在你中間經營交易的事.

27:10 Persia and Lud and Put were among your soldiers; small shield and helmet hung among you and gave to you your adornment.
“波斯人,路德人,弗人在你軍營中作戰士; 他們在你中間懸掛盾牌和頭盔, 彰顯你的尊榮.

27:11 The people of Arvan and Helech were on your walls all around, and Gammadites were in your towers. They hung their quivers on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.
亞發人和你的軍隊都在你四圍的牆上, 你的望樓也有勇士; 他們懸掛盾牌, 成全你的美麗.

27:12 “ ‘Tarshish was your trader; from the abundance of all of their wealth, with silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your merchandise.
“他施人因你多有各類的財物, 就作你的客商, 拿銀,鐵,錫,鉛兌換你的貨物.

27:13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders; in exchange for people and an object of bronze they gave you your wares.
雅完人,土巴人,米設人都與你交易; 他們用人口和銅器兌換你的貨物.

27:14 From Beth Togarmah they exchanged horses and war horses and mules for your wares.
陀迦瑪族用馬和戰馬並騾子兌換你的貨物.

27:15 The people of Dedan were trading with you, many coastlands composed the region of your influence; they brought back horns of ivory and ebony as your payment.
底但人與你交易, 許多海島作你的碼頭; 他們拿象牙,烏木與你兌換(或譯: 進貢).

27:16 Edom was trading with you because of the abundance of your products, trading with malachite, purple wool yarn and colorful weaving, and fine white fabric and black corals and rubies; all these they exchange for your merchandise.
亞蘭人因你的工作很多, 就作你的客商; 他們用綠寶石,紫色布繡貨,細麻布,珊瑚,紅寶石兌換你的貨物.

27:17 Judah and the land of Israel were trading with you with wheat from Minnith and millet and honey and olive oil and balm; all these they gave for your wares.
猶大和以色列地的人都與你交易; 他們用米匿的麥子,餅,蜜,油,乳香兌換你的貨物.

27:18 Damascus was trading with you because of the abundance of your products, because of the abundance of all of your wealth, trading with the wine of Helbon and white wool.
大馬士革人因你的工作很多, 又因你多有各類的財物, 就拿黑本酒和白羊毛與你交易.

27:19 Vedan and Javan from Uzal, they exchanged wrought iron, cinnamon, and reed spice for your merchandise; all this was for your wares.
威但人和雅完人拿紡成的線,亮鐵,桂皮,菖蒲兌換你的貨物.

27:20 Dedan was trading with you, with garments of woven material for riding.
底但人用高貴的毯子,鞍,屜與你交易.

27:21 Arabia and all of the leaders of Kedar were your customers; with young rams and adult rams and goats they were trading with them with you.
阿拉伯人和基達的一切首領都作你的客商, 用羊羔,公綿羊,公山羊與你交易.

27:22 The traders of Sheba and Raamah were trading with you, with the finest of every spice and with every precious stone and gold; they exchanged all these for your merchandise.
示巴和拉瑪的商人與你交易, 他們用各類上好的香料,各類的寶石, 和黃金兌換你的貨物.

27:23 Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traders of Sheba, Assyria, and Kilmad were trading with you.
哈蘭人,干尼人,伊甸人,示巴的商人, 和亞述人,基抹人與你交易.

27:24 They were trading with you in finery, in mantles of blue cloth and colorful embroidered work and with rugs of variegated cloth in twisted cords and knotted tightly; these were among your merchandise.
這些商人以美好的貨物包在繡花藍色包袱內, 又有華麗的衣服裝在香柏木的箱子裡, 用繩捆著與你交易.

27:25 The ships of Tarshish were carrying for you your wares, and you were filled, and you became very heavy in the heart of the seas.
他施的船隻接連成幫為你運貨, 你便在海中豐富極其榮華.

27:26 “ ‘Into many waters the rowers brought you; but the east wind wrecked you in the heart of the seas.
盪槳的已經把你盪到大水之處, 東風在海中將你打破.

27:27 Your wealth and your merchandise, your wares, your mariners, and your seamen, your shipwrights and the barterers of your wares and all of your soldiers who are in you, along with all of your crew who are in the midst of you, they will fall in the heart of the seas on the day of your downfall.
你的資財,物件,貨物,水手,掌舵的,補縫的,經營交易的, 並你中間的戰士和人民, 在你破壞的日子必都沉在海中.

27:28 At the sound of the shout of your seamen, the pasturelands will shake.
你掌舵的呼號之聲一發, 郊野都必震動.

27:29 And they will go down from their ships, all of those holding an oar, mariners, all of the seamen of the sea will stand on the land,
凡盪槳的和水手, 並一切泛海掌舵的, 都必下船登岸.

27:30 and they will lament over you with their voice, and they will cry out bitterly, and they will throw dust on their heads, and they will roll in the dust.
他們必為你放聲痛哭, 把塵土撒在頭上, 在灰中打滾;

27:31 They will shave themselves bald for your sake, and they will dress themselves in sackcloth, and they will weep over you with a bitterness of soul and with bitter wailing.
又為你使頭上光禿, 用麻布束腰, 號咷痛哭, 苦苦悲哀.

27:32 And they will raise over you with their wailing a lament, and they will chant a lament over you: ‘Who is like Tyre, like this destruction in the midst of the sea?’
他們哀號的時候, 為你作起哀歌哀哭, 說: 有何城如泰爾? 有何城如他在海中成為寂寞的呢?

27:33 When your merchandise went out from the seas, you satisfied many peoples with the abundance of your wealth, and by your wares you made rich the kings of the world.
你由海上運出貨物, 就使許多國民充足; 你以許多資財,貨物使地上的君王豐富.

27:34 Now you are broken by seas in the depths of waters; your wares and all of your crew in the midst of you have sunk.
你在深水中被海浪打破的時候, 你的貨物和你中間的一切人民, 就都沉下去了.

27:35 All of the inhabitants of the coastlands are appalled over you, and their kings shudder in horror; they distort their faces!
海島的居民為你驚奇; 他們的君王都甚恐慌, 面帶愁容.

27:36 The traders among the peoples hiss over you; you have become a horror, and you shall be no more forever!’ ”
各國民中的客商都向你發嘶聲; 你令人驚恐, 不再存留於世, 直到永遠. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 28

28:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

28:2 “Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because your heart was haughty, and you said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of the gods, I sit in the heart of the seas!’ But you are a human, not a god, and you gave your heart to be like the heart of a god.
“人子啊, 你對泰爾君王說, 主耶和華如此說: 因你心裡高傲, 說: 我是神; 我在海中坐神之位. 你雖然居心自比神, 也不過是人, 並不是神!

28:3 Look, are you wiser than Daniel, so that no secret is hidden from you?
看哪, 你比但以理更有智慧, 甚麼祕事都不能向你隱藏.

28:4 By your wisdom and by your understanding you have gained for yourself wealth, and you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
你靠自己的智慧聰明得了金銀財寶, 收入庫中.

28:5 By the abundance of your wisdom in your trading you have increased your wealth and your heart was proud in your wealth.” ’ ”
你靠自己的大智慧和貿易增添資財, 又因資財心裡高傲.

28:6 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of your regarding your mind like the mind of a god,
“所以主耶和華如此說: 因你居心自比神,

28:7 therefore look! I am bringing strangers over you, the most ruthless of the peoples, and they will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, and they will defile your splendor.
我必使外邦人, 就是列國中的強暴人臨到你這裡; 他們必拔刀砍壞你用智慧得來的美物, 褻瀆你的榮光.

28:8 They will thrust you down to the pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.
他們必使你下坑; 你必死在海中, 與被殺的人一樣.

28:9 Will you indeed still say “I am a god!” before the face of your killers? And in fact you are a human and not a god in the hand of those who pierce you.
在殺你的人面前你還能說“我是神”嗎? 其實你在殺害你的人手中, 不過是人, 並不是神.

28:10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers, for I myself have spoken!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
你必死在外邦人手中, 與未受割禮(或譯: 不潔; 下同)的人一樣, 因為這是主耶和華說的. ”

28:11 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

28:12 “Son of man, raise a lament over the king of Tyre, and you must say to him, ‘thus says the Lord Yahweh: “You were a perfect model of an example, full of wisdom and perfect of beauty.
“人子啊, 你為泰爾王作起哀歌, 說主耶和華如此說: 你無所不備, 智慧充足, 全然美麗.

28:13 You were in Eden, the garden of God, and every precious stone was your adornment: carnelian, topaz and moonstone, turquoise, onyx and jasper, sapphire, malachite and emerald. And gold was the craftsmanship of your settings and your mountings in you; on the day when you were created they were prepared.
你曾在伊甸神的園中, 佩戴各樣寶石, 就是紅寶石,紅璧璽,金鋼石,水蒼玉,紅瑪瑙,碧玉,藍寶石,綠寶石,紅玉, 和黃金; 又有精美的鼓笛在你那裡, 都是在你受造之日預備齊全的.

28:14 You were an anointed guardian cherub, and I placed you on God’s holy mountain; you walked in the midst of stones of fire.
你是那受膏遮掩約櫃的基路伯; 我將你安置在神的聖山上; 你在發光如火的寶石中間往來.

28:15 You were blameless in your ways from the day when you were created, until wickedness was found in you.
你從受造之日所行的都完全, 後來在你中間又察出不義.

28:16 In the abundance of your trading, they filled the midst of you with violence, and you sinned; and I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God, and I expelled you, the guardian cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
因你貿易很多, 就被強暴的事充滿, 以致犯罪, 所以我因你褻瀆聖地, 就從神的山驅逐你. 遮掩約櫃的基路伯啊, 我已將你從發光如火的寶石中除滅.

28:17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you ruined your wisdom because of your splendor. I threw you on the ground before kings; I have exposed you for viewing.
你因美麗心中高傲, 又因榮光敗壞智慧, 我已將你摔倒在地, 使你倒在君王面前, 好叫他們目睹眼見.

28:18 From the abundance of your iniquities in the dishonesty of your trading, I profaned your sanctuaries and I brought fire from your midst; it consumed you, and I have turned you to ashes on the earth before the eyes of everyone who sees you.
你因罪孽眾多, 貿易不公, 就褻瀆你那裡的聖所. 故此, 我使火從你中間發出, 燒滅你, 使你在所有觀看的人眼前變為地上的爐灰.

28:19 All who know you among the peoples are appalled over you; you have become as horrors, and you shall cease to exist forever.” ’ ”
各國民中, 凡認識你的, 都必為你驚奇. 你令人驚恐, 不再存留於世, 直到永遠. ”

28:20 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

28:21 “Son of man, set your face toward Sidon and prophesy against it,
“人子啊, 你要向西頓預言攻擊她,

28:22 and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against you, Sidon, and I display my glory in the midst of you, and they will know that I am Yahweh when I execute my judgments, and I will show myself holy within it.
說主耶和華如此說: 西頓哪, 我與你為敵, 我必在你中間得榮耀. 我在你中間施行審判,顯為聖的時候, 人就知道我是耶和華.

28:23 And I will send into it a plague, and blood will be in its streets. And the dead will fall in the midst of her by the sword that is against it from all around; and they will know that I am Yahweh.
我必使瘟疫進入西頓, 使血流在她街上. 被殺的必在其中仆倒, 四圍有刀劍臨到她, 人就知道我是耶和華. ”

28:24 And there will not be any longer a painful thorn and a sharp thornbush for the house of Israel from anywhere around them from those who are despising them, and they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.” ’ ”
“四圍恨惡以色列家的人, 必不再向他們作刺人的荊棘, 傷人的蒺藜, 人就知道我是主耶和華. ”

28:25 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples to which they were scattered about in them, and I show myself holy in them before the eyes of the nations, then they will live on their soil, which I gave to my servant Jacob.
主耶和華如此說: “我將分散在萬民中的以色列家招聚回來, 向他們在列邦人眼前顯為聖的時候, 他們就在我賜給我僕人雅各之地, 仍然居住.

28:26 And they will live on it in safety, and they will build houses, and they will plant vineyards, and they will live in safety when I execute my judgments on all those who despise them from all around them, and then they will know that I am Yahweh their God.”
他們要在這地上安然居住. 我向四圍恨惡他們的眾人施行審判以後, 他們要蓋造房屋, 栽種葡萄園, 安然居住, 就知道我是耶和華─他們的神. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 29

29:1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
第十年十月十二日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

29:2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against Egypt, all of it.
“人子啊, 你要向埃及王法老預言攻擊他和埃及全地,

29:3 Speak, and you must say, ‘thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt, the great sea monster, the one lying down in the midst of his Nile streams, who says to me, “It is my Nile, and I made it for myself.”
說主耶和華如此說: 埃及王法老啊, 我與你這臥在自己河中的大魚為敵. 你曾說: 這河是我的, 是我為自己造的.

29:4 And so I will put hooks in your jawbones, and I will make the fish of your Nile streams stick to your scales, and I will bring you up from the midst of your Nile streams, and all of the fish of your Nile streams which cling to your scales.
我─耶和華必用鉤子鉤住你的腮頰, 又使江河中的魚貼住你的鱗甲; 我必將你和所有貼住你鱗甲的魚, 從江河中拉上來,

29:5 And I will fling you to the desert, you and all the fish of your Nile streams. On the surface of the field you will fall; you will not be gathered, and you will not be assembled. To the animals of the field and to the birds of the heavens I will give you as food.
把你並江河中的魚都拋在曠野; 你必倒在田間, 不被收殮, 不被掩埋. 我已將你給地上野獸,空中飛鳥作食物.

29:6 And all of the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh, because of their being a staff of reed for the house of Israel.
“埃及一切的居民, 因向以色列家成了蘆葦的杖, 就知道我是耶和華.

29:7 When they took hold of you with the hand, you snapped, and you split their every shoulder. And when they leaned on you, you broke, and you caused all of their loins to wobble.”
他們用手持住你, 你就斷折, 傷了他們的肩; 他們倚靠你, 你就斷折, 閃了他們的腰.

29:8 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am bringing on you a sword, and I will cut off from you human and animal.
所以主耶和華如此說: 我必使刀劍臨到你, 從你中間將人與牲畜剪除.

29:9 And the land of Egypt will become a desolation and ruins, and they will know that I am Yahweh because he said, ‘The Nile is mine! And I, I made it!’
埃及地必荒廢淒涼, 他們就知道我是耶和華. “因為法老說: ‘這河是我的, 是我所造的’,

29:10 Therefore look! I am against you and against your Nile streams, and I will make the land of Egypt into ruins, a pile of rubble, a desolation from Migdol to Syene and up to the boundary of Cush.
所以我必與你並你的江河為敵, 使埃及地, 從色弗尼塔直到古實境界, 全然荒廢淒涼.

29:11 A foot of a human will not pass over it, and a foot of an animal will not pass over it, and so it will not be inhabited for forty years.
人的腳,獸的蹄都不經過, 四十年之久並無人居住.

29:12 And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated countries, and its cities to be in the midst of ruined cities. They will be a desolation for forty years, and I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them among the countries.”
我必使埃及地在荒涼的國中成為荒涼, 使埃及城在荒廢的城中變為荒廢, 共有四十年. 我必將埃及人分散在列國, 四散在列邦. ”

29:13 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples among whom they were scattered.
主耶和華如此說: “滿了四十年, 我必招聚分散在各國民中的埃及人.

29:14 And I will restore the fortunes of Egypt, and I will bring them back to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and they will be a lowly kingdom there.
我必叫埃及被擄的人回來, 使他們歸回本地巴忒羅. 在那裡必成為低微的國,

29:15 Of all the kingdoms it will be the most lowly, and it will not exalt itself again over the nations, and I will make them small so as not to rule over the nations.
必為列國中最低微的, 也不再自高於列國之上. 我必減少他們, 以致不再轄制列國.

29:16 And it will not be again for the house of Israel an object of trust, bringing to remembrance their guilt when they turned back to them, and they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”
埃及必不再作以色列家所倚靠的; 以色列家仰望埃及人的時候, 便思念罪孽. 他們就知道我是主耶和華. ”

29:17 And then in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
二十七年正月初一日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

29:18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, he made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head was rubbed bare, and every shoulder was rubbed raw, but a wage was not paid for him and for his army from Tyre for the labor that he did against it.”
“人子啊, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒使他的軍兵大大效勞, 攻打泰爾, 以致頭都光禿, 肩都磨破; 然而他和他的軍兵攻打泰爾, 並沒有從那裡得甚麼酬勞.

29:19 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am giving to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon the land of Egypt, and he will carry its wealth away, and he will plunder its plunder, and he will loot its loot, and it will be a wage for his army.
所以主耶和華如此說: 我必將埃及地賜給巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒; 他必擄掠埃及群眾, 搶其中的財為擄物, 奪其中的貨為掠物, 這就可以作他軍兵的酬勞.

29:20 As his wages that he worked for, I will give to him the land of Egypt, because they worked for me,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我將埃及地賜給他, 酬他所效的勞, 因王與軍兵是為我勤勞. 這是主耶和華說的.

29:21 “On that day I will cause power to grow up for the house of Israel, and for you I will give an opening of your mouth in the midst of them, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
“當那日, 我必使以色列家的角發生, 又必使你─以西結在他們中間得以開口; 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 30

30:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

30:2 “Son of man, prophesy, and you must say, ‘thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Wail, alas! For the day!
“人子啊, 你要發預言說, 主耶和華如此說: 哀哉這日! 你們應當哭號.

30:3 For a day is near; indeed, a day is near for Yahweh. A day of cloud, a time of the nations it will be.
因為耶和華的日子臨近, 就是密雲之日, 列國受罰之期.

30:4 And a sword will come in Egypt, and anguish will be in Cush, at the falling of the slain in Egypt. And they will take its wealth, and its foundation will be demolished.
必有刀劍臨到埃及; 在埃及被殺之人仆倒的時候, 古實人就有痛苦, 人民必被擄掠, 基址必被拆毀.

30:5 Cush and Put and Lud and all of Arabia and Kub and the people of the land of the treaty with them—by the sword they will fall.”
古實人,弗人(或譯: 利比亞),路德人,雜族的人民, 並古巴人, 以及同盟之地的人都要與埃及人一同倒在刀下. ”

30:6 Thus says Yahweh: “And the supporters of Egypt will fall, and the majesty of its strength will go down from Migdol to Syene; by the sword they will fall in it,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
耶和華如此說: 扶助埃及的也必傾倒. 埃及因勢力而有的驕傲必降低微; 其中的人民, 從色弗尼塔起(見二十九章十節)必倒在刀下. 這是主耶和華說的.

30:7 “And they will be desolate in the midst of desolate countries, and its cities will be in the midst of ruined cities.
埃及地在荒涼的國中必成為荒涼; 埃及城在荒廢的城中也變為荒廢.

30:8 And they will know that I am Yahweh when I put my fire in Egypt, and all of its helpers are broken.
我在埃及中使火著起; 幫助埃及的, 都被滅絕. 那時, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

30:9 On that day messengers will go down from before me in the ships to terrify unsuspecting Cush, and anguish will be in them on the day of Egypt; for look, it is coming!”
“到那日, 必有使者坐船, 從我面前出去, 使安逸無慮的古實人驚懼; 必有痛苦臨到他們, 好像埃及遭災的日子一樣. 看哪, 這事臨近了!

30:10 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “And I will put an end to the crowds of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon.
主耶和華如此說: 我必藉巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手, 除滅埃及眾人.

30:11 He and his people with him, the most ruthless of nations, will be brought to destroy the land. And they will draw their swords against Egypt, and they will fill the land with the slain,
他和隨從他的人, 就是列國中強暴的, 必進來毀滅這地. 他們必拔刀攻擊埃及, 使遍地有被殺的人.

30:12 and I will make the Nile streams dry land, and I will sell the land into the hand of bad people, and I will lay waste the land and its fullness by the hand of strangers. I, Yahweh, I have spoken.”
我必使江河乾涸, 將地賣在惡人的手中; 我必藉外邦人的手, 使這地和其中所有的變為淒涼. 這是我─耶和華說的.

30:13 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “And I will destroy the idols, and I will put an end to the worthless idols from Memphis. And there will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt, and I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
主耶和華如此說: 我必毀滅偶像, 從挪弗除滅神像; 必不再有君王出自埃及地. 我要使埃及地的人懼怕.

30:14 And I will lay waste Pathros, and I will set fire in Zoan, and I will execute judgments in No.
我必使巴忒羅荒涼, 在瑣安中使火著起, 向挪施行審判.

30:15 I will pour out my rage over Sin, the stronghold of Egypt, and I will cut off the crowd of No.
我必將我的忿怒倒在埃及的保障上, 就是訓上, 並要剪除挪的眾人.

30:16 And I will set fire in Egypt, certainly Sin will writhe, and No will be breached, and Memphis will face enemies daily.
我必在埃及中使火著起; 訓必大大痛苦; 挪必被攻破; 挪弗白日(或譯: 終日)見仇敵.

30:17 The young men of On and Pi Beseth will fall by the sword, and they will go into captivity.
亞文和比伯實的少年人必倒在刀下; 這些城的人必被擄掠.

30:18 And at Tahpanhes the day will become dark when I break the yoke of Egypt, and in it the majesty of its strength will come to an end. A cloud will cover it, and its daughters will go into captivity.
我在答比匿折斷埃及的諸軛, 使她因勢力而有的驕傲在其中止息. 那時, 日光必退去; 至於這城, 必有密雲遮蔽, 其中的女子必被擄掠.

30:19 And I will execute judgments in Egypt, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
我必這樣向埃及施行審判, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

30:20 And then in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
十一年正月初七日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

30:21 “Son of man, the arm of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, I have broken. And look, it has not been bound up for giving of a remedy, or for the placing of a splint to bind it up to make it strong to take hold of the sword.”
“人子啊, 我已打折埃及王法老的膀臂; 沒有敷藥, 也沒有用布纏好, 使他有力持刀.

30:22 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and I will break his strong arm and the broken arm, and I will let the sword fall from his hand.
所以主耶和華如此說: 看哪, 我與埃及王法老為敵, 必將他有力的膀臂和已打折的膀臂全行打斷, 使刀從他手中墜落.

30:23 And I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them among the countries.
我必將埃及人分散在列國, 四散在列邦.

30:24 And I will strengthen the arm of the king of Babylon, and I will give my sword into his hand, and I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan with the groaning of the mortally wounded before him.
我必使巴比倫王的膀臂有力, 將我的刀交在他手中; 卻要打斷法老的膀臂, 他就在巴比倫王面前唉哼, 如同受死傷的人一樣.

30:25 And I will strengthen the arm of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh will fall. And they will know that I am Yahweh when I give my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will stretch it out to the land of Egypt.
我必扶持巴比倫王的膀臂, 法老的膀臂卻要下垂; 我將我的刀交在巴比倫王手中, 他必舉刀攻擊埃及地, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

30:26 And I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them into the countries, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
我必將埃及人分散在列國, 四散在列邦; 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 31

31:1 And then in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
十一年三月初一日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

31:2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to his crowd, ‘To whom are you like in your greatness?
“人子啊, 你要向埃及王法老和他的眾人說: 在威勢上誰能與你相比呢?

31:3 Look! Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches and a forest giving shade, and very high, and its treetop was between the clouds.
亞述王曾如黎巴嫩中的香柏樹, 枝條榮美, 影密如林, 極其高大, 樹尖插入雲中.

31:4 Waters made it great, the deep made it grow high; its rivers were going all around its planting area, and its channels it sent out to all of the trees of the field.
眾水使它生長; 深水使它長大. 所栽之地有江河圍流, 汊出的水道延到田野諸樹.

31:5 Therefore it became tall, with its height more than all of the trees of the field, and its branches became numerous, and its branches became long from its sending its shoots from abundant water.
所以他高大超過田野諸樹; 發旺的時候, 枝子繁多, 因得大水之力枝條長長.

31:6 In its branches all the birds of the heaven made their nest, and under its branches all the animals of the field gave birth, and in its shadow all the many nations lived.
空中的飛鳥都在枝子上搭窩; 田野的走獸都在枝條下生子; 所有大國的人民都在它蔭下居住.

31:7 And it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches, for its root was toward much water.
樹大條長, 成為榮美, 因為根在眾水之旁.

31:8 Cedars in the garden of God could not be equal to it; fir trees could not resemble its branches, and plane trees were not even like its branches; any tree even in the garden of God could not resemble it in its beauty.
神園中的香柏樹不能遮蔽它; 松樹不及它的枝子; 楓樹不及它的枝條; 神園中的樹都沒有它榮美.

31:9 I made it beautiful with the abundance of its branches, and all of the trees of Eden that were in the garden of God envied it.’ ”
我使它的枝條蕃多, 成為榮美, 以致神伊甸園中的樹都嫉妒它. ”

31:10 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because it was tall in height and it set its treetop between thick clouds, and he took pride in his tallness,
所以主耶和華如此說: “因它高大, 樹尖插入雲中, 心驕氣傲,

31:11 then I gave it into the hand of the leader of nations; he dealt thoroughly with it according to its wickedness. I drove it out.
我就必將他交給列國中大有威勢的人; 他必定辦他. 我因他的罪惡, 已經驅逐他.

31:12 And strangers cut it off, the most ruthless of nations, and they abandoned it. On the mountains and in all of the valleys its branches fell, and its branches were broken in all the river channels of the land, and all the peoples of the world went out from its shadow, and they abandoned it.
外邦人, 就是列邦中強暴的, 將它砍斷棄掉. 它的枝條落在山間和一切谷中, 它的枝子折斷, 落在地的一切河旁. 地上的眾民已經走去, 離開它的蔭下.

31:13 On its fallen trunk all the birds of the heaven now dwell, and all the animals of the field were on its branches.
空中的飛鳥都要宿在這敗落的樹上, 田野的走獸都要臥在它的枝條下,

31:14 This occurred so that all of the trees with abundant water will not become tall, and they will not set their treetop between their thick foliage, and so thatall of the trees that are abundantly watered will not stand up to them in their tallness, for all of them, they have been given over to death, to the world below in the midst of mortals, to the people going down to the grave.”
好使水旁的諸樹不因高大而自尊, 也不將樹尖插入雲中, 並且那些得水滋潤,有勢力的, 也不得高大自立. 因為它們在世人中, 和下坑的人都被交與死亡, 到陰府去了. ”

31:15 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “On the day of its going down to Sheol, I caused mourning; I covered over it with the deep, and I withheld its rivers, and many waters were restrained, and I brought gloom over it; Lebanon and all of the trees of the field, they had fainted because of it.
主耶和華如此說: “它下陰間的那日, 我便使人悲哀. 我為它遮蓋深淵, 使江河凝結, 大水停流; 我也使黎巴嫩為它悽慘, 田野的諸樹都因它發昏.

31:16 From the sound of its downfall I caused nations to shake when I made it go down to Sheol, with the people going down to the grave, and so in the world below all of the trees of Eden, the choice and the best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees were comforted!
我將它扔到陰間, 與下坑的人一同下去. 那時, 列國聽見它墜落的響聲就都震動, 並且伊甸的一切樹─就是黎巴嫩得水滋潤,最佳最美的樹─都在陰府受了安慰.

31:17 They also went down with it to Sheol to those who died by the sword, and its army who had lived in its shadow in the midst of nations.
它們也與它同下陰間, 到被殺的人那裡. 它們曾作它的膀臂, 在列國中它的蔭下居住.

31:18 To whom could you be compared, whether in glory or in majesty among the trees of Eden? And yet you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the world below; in the midst of the uncircumcised you will lie with those who died by the sword. That is Pharaoh and his entire crowd!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
在這樣榮耀威勢上, 在伊甸園諸樹中, 誰能與你相比呢? 然而你要與伊甸的諸樹一同下到陰府, 在未受割禮的人中, 與被殺的人一同躺臥. 法老和他的群眾乃是如此. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 32

32:1 And then in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
十二年十二月初一日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

32:2 “Son of man, raise a lament over Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and you must say to him, ‘With a fierce, strong lion among nations you compared yourself, and you are like the sea monster in the seas, and you thrash about in your rivers, and you make water turbid with your feet, and you make your rivers muddy.
“人子啊, 你要為埃及王法老作哀歌, 說: 從前你在列國中, 如同少壯獅子; 現在你卻像海中的大魚. 你衝出江河, 用爪攪動諸水, 使江河渾濁.

32:3 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Now I will spread my net over you in the assembly of many peoples, and I will bring you up in my dragnet.
主耶和華如此說: 我必用多國的人民, 將我的網撒在你身上, 把你拉上來.

32:4 And I will throw you on the ground; on the surface of the open field I will hurl you, and I will cause every bird of the heaven to dwell on you, and I will satisfy the animals of all of the world from you.
我必將你丟在地上, 拋在田野, 使空中的飛鳥都落在你身上, 使遍地的野獸吃你得飽.

32:5 And I will put your flesh on the mountains, and I will fill the valleys with your carcass.
我必將你的肉丟在山間, 用你高大的屍首填滿山谷.

32:6 And I will water the land with your discharge from your blood on the mountains, and valleys will be filled from you.
我又必用你的血澆灌你所游泳之地, 漫過山頂; 河道都必充滿.

32:7 And I will cover you at extinguishing your heavens, and I will make dark their stars, and I will cover the sun with the cloud, and the moon will not give its light.
我將你撲滅的時候, 要把天遮蔽, 使眾星昏暗, 以密雲遮掩太陽, 月亮也不放光.

32:8 All sources of light in the heavens, I will make them dark over you, and I will put darkness on your land,’ ” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我必使天上的亮光都在你以上變為昏暗, 使你的地上黑暗. 這是主耶和華說的.

32:9 “And I will disturb the hearts of many peoples at my bringing about your captivity among the nations, to countries that you do not know.
“我使你敗亡的風聲傳到你所不認識的各國. 那時, 我必使多民的心因你愁煩.

32:10 And I will cause many peoples to be awestruck over you, and their kings will shudder over you in horror, at my brandishing my sword before their faces, and they will tremble continually, each person for his life, on the day of your downfall.”
我在許多國民和君王面前向你掄我的刀, 國民就必因你驚奇, 君王也必因你極其恐慌. 在你仆倒的日子, 他們各人為自己的性命時刻戰兢. ”

32:11 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “The sword of the king of Babylon, it will come to you.
主耶和華如此說: “巴比倫王的刀必臨到你.

32:12 By the swords of warriors I will cause to fall your hordes by the most ruthless of the nations, all of them, and they will devastate the majesty of Egypt, and all of its hordes will be destroyed.
我必藉勇士的刀使你的眾民仆倒; 這勇士都是列國中強暴的. 他們必使埃及的驕傲歸於無有; 埃及的眾民必被滅絕.

32:13 And I will destroy all her domestic livestock beside many waters. The feet of humans will not make them turbid again, and the hooves of domestic livestock will not make them turbid.
我必從埃及多水旁除滅所有的走獸; 人腳獸蹄必不再攪渾這水.

32:14 Then I will make their waters settle, and their rivers as the olive oil I will let flow,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
那時, 我必使埃及河澄清, 江河像油緩流. 這是主耶和華說的.

32:15 “Then I make the land of Egypt a desolation, so that the land will be stripped from its fullness when I strike all of those dwelling in it, and they will know that I am Yahweh.
我使埃及地變為荒廢淒涼; 這地缺少從前所充滿的, 又擊殺其中一切的居民. 那時, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

32:16 This is a lament, and they will chant it as a lament; the daughters of the nations will chant it as a lament over Egypt, and over all of its hordes they will chant it as a lament,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
“人必用這哀歌去哀哭, 列國的女子為埃及和她的群眾也必以此悲哀. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

32:17 And then in the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
十二年十二月十五日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

32:18 “Son of man, mourn over the hordes of Egypt, and make her go down, and with her the daughters of mighty nations, down to the deep underworld with the people going down to the grave.
“人子啊, 你要為埃及群眾哀號, 又要將埃及和有名之國的女子, 並下坑的人, 一同扔到陰府去.

32:19 You are more lovely than whom? Go down and be laid in rest with the uncircumcised.
你埃及的美麗勝過誰呢? 你下去與未受割禮的人一同躺臥吧!

32:20 In the midst of the people slain by the sword it is given they will fall to a sword; they carried her off and all of her hordes.
他們必在被殺的人中仆到. 她被交給刀劍, 要把她和她的群眾拉去.

32:21 The chiefs of the warriors will speak to him from the middle of Sheol; with his helpers they have gone down; the uncircumcised lie still, those slain by the sword.
強盛的勇士要在陰間對埃及王和幫助他的說話; 他們是未受割禮被殺的人, 已經下去, 躺臥不動.

32:22 Assyria is there and all of its assembly; all around it are its graves, all of them killed, those fallen by the sword,
“亞述和她的眾民都在那裡, 她民的墳墓在她四圍; 他們都是被殺倒在刀下的.

32:23 who will be given its graves in the remote areas of the pit, and its assembly will be all around its grave, all of them killed, fallen by the sword, those who spread terror in the land of the living.
他們的墳墓在坑中極深之處. 他的眾民在他墳墓的四圍, 都是被殺倒在刀下的; 他們曾在活人之地使人驚恐.

32:24 Elam is there and all of its hordes, all around its grave, all of them dead who fell by the sword, those who went down uncircumcised to the depths of the underworld, those who spread their terror to the land of the living, and now they bear their disgrace with the people going down to the grave.
“以攔也在那裡, 她的群眾在她墳墓的四圍, 都是被殺倒在刀下,未受割禮而下陰府的; 他們曾在活人之地使人驚恐, 並且與下坑的人一同擔當羞辱.

32:25 In the midst of the slain they made a bed for her with all of her hordes all around its graves, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, for their terror was spread in the land of the living, and they now bear their disgrace with the people going down to the grave; in the midst of the slain it was placed.
人給她和她的群眾在被殺的人中設立床榻. 她民的墳墓在她四圍, 他們都是未受割禮被刀殺的; 他們曾在活人之地使人驚恐, 並且與下坑的人一同擔當羞辱. 以攔已經放在被殺的人中.

32:26 Meshech and Tubal are there and all of its hordes, all around him its graves, all of them uncircumcised and killed by the sword, for they gave their terror in the land of the living.
“米設,土巴, 和她們的群眾都在那裡. 她民的墳墓在她四圍, 他們都是未受割禮被刀殺的; 他們曾在活人之地使人驚恐.

32:27 And they do not lie with warriors fallen from long ago, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, and they placed their sword under their heads, and their shields were on their bones, for the terror of the warriors was in the land of the living.
他們不得與那未受割禮仆倒的勇士一同躺臥; 這些勇士帶著兵器下陰間, 頭枕刀劍, 骨頭上有本身的罪孽; 他們曾在活人之地使勇士驚恐.

32:28 And you too in the midst of uncircumcised people will be broken, and you will lie with those slain by the sword.
“法老啊, 你必在未受割禮的人中敗壞, 與那些被殺的人一同躺臥.

32:29 There is Edom, its kings and all of its leaders who are laid along with their might with those killed by the sword; they will lie with the uncircumcised and with the people going down to the grave.
“以東也在那裡. 她君王和一切首領雖然仗著勢力, 還是放在被殺的人中; 他們必與未受割禮的和下坑的人一同躺臥.

32:30 There are also the princes of the north, all of them, all of the Sidonians who have gone down, being ashamed to lie with the slain because of their terror that they caused from their might, and they lie uncircumcised with those killed by the sword, and they bear their disgrace along with the people going down to the grave.
“在那裡有北方的眾王子和一切西頓人, 都與被殺的人下去. 他們雖然仗著勢力使人驚恐, 還是蒙羞. 他們未受割禮, 和被刀殺的一同躺臥, 與下坑的人一同擔當羞辱.

32:31 Pharaoh will see them, and he will be comforted over all of his hordes killed by the sword, Pharaoh and all of his army,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
“法老看見他們, 便為他被殺的軍隊受安慰. 這是主耶和華說的.

32:32 “For he spread my terror in the land of the living, and so he will be laid down in the midst of the uncircumcised with those killed by the sword: Pharaoh and all of his hordes,”declares the Lord Yahweh.
我任憑法老在活人之地使人驚恐, 法老和他的群眾必放在未受割禮和被殺的人中. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 33

33:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

33:2 “Son of man, speak to your people, and you must say to them, ‘A land, if I bring over it a sword and the people of the land take a man, one from their number, and they appoint him for them as a watchman,
“人子啊, 你要告訴本國的子民說: 我使刀劍臨到哪一國, 那一國的民從他們中間選立一人為守望的.

33:3 and he sees the sword coming against the land, and he blows on the horn and he warns the people,
他見刀劍臨到那地, 若吹角警戒眾民,

33:4 and anyone who listens hears the sound of the horn and he does not take warning and the sword comes and it takes him, his blood will be on his own head.
凡聽見角聲不受警戒的, 刀劍若來除滅了他, 他的罪(原文是血)就必歸到自己的頭上.

33:5 For he heard the sound of the horn and he did not take warning; his blood will be on him. But if he took warning, he saved his life.
他聽見角聲, 不受警戒, 他的罪必歸到自己的身上; 他若受警戒, 便是救了自己的性命.

33:6 And as for the watchman, if he sees the sword coming and he does not blow the horn, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and it takes their lives, he will be taken through his guilt, but his blood from the hand of the watchman I will seek.’
倘若守望的人見刀劍臨到, 不吹角, 以致民不受警戒, 刀劍來殺了他們中間的一個人, 他雖然死在罪孽之中, 我卻要向守望的人討他喪命的罪(原文是血).

33:7 “And you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; if you hear a word from my mouth, then you must warn them from me.
“人子啊, 我照樣立你作以色列家守望的人. 所以你要聽我口中的話, 替我警戒他們.

33:8 When I say to the wicked, ‘Wicked one, you will certainly die,’ and you did not speak to warn the wicked from his way, he, the wicked, will die by his guilt, but his blood I will seek from your hand.
我對惡人說: ‘惡人哪, 你必要死! ’你─以西結若不開口警戒惡人, 使他離開所行的道, 這惡人必死在罪孽之中, 我卻要向你討他喪命的罪(原文是血).

33:9 But, you, if you warn the wicked from his way, to turn from it, and he does not turn from his way, he will die by his guilt, and you will have saved your life.
倘若你警戒惡人轉離所行的道, 他仍不轉離, 他必死在罪孽之中, 你卻救自己脫離了罪. ”

33:10 “And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, saying, ‘So you said, saying, “Indeed, our transgressions and our sins are on us, and because of them we are rotting, and how can we live?” ’
“人子啊, 你要對以色列家說: 你們常說: ‘我們的過犯罪惡在我們身上, 我們必因此消滅, 怎能存活呢? ’

33:11 Say to them, ‘As I live,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘Surely I have no delight in the death of the wicked, except in the wicked returning from his way, and he lives. Turn back! Turn back from your ways, O evil ones, for why should you die, house of Israel?’
你對他們說, 主耶和華說: 我指著我的永生起誓, 我斷不喜悅惡人死亡, 惟喜悅惡人轉離所行的道而活. 以色列家啊, 你們轉回, 轉回吧! 離開惡道, 何必死亡呢?

33:12 “So you, son of man, say to your people that the righteousness of the righteous shall not save him in the day of his transgression, and the wickedness of the wicked will not cause him to stumble on the day of his returning from his wickedness; and the righteous will not be able to live by it on the day when he returns to his sin.
人子啊, 你要對本國的人民說: 義人的義, 在犯罪之日不能救他; 至於惡人的惡, 在他轉離惡行之日也不能使他傾倒; 義人在犯罪之日也不能因他的義存活.

33:13 When I say to the righteous, ‘Certainly he will live,’ and he trusted in his righteousness, and he turns and he does injustice, all of his righteousness will not be remembered, and because of his injustice that he did, because of it he will die.
我對義人說: ‘你必定存活! ’他若倚靠他的義而作罪孽, 他所行的義都不被記念. 他必因所作的罪孽死亡.

33:14 And when I say to the wicked, ‘Certainly you will die,’ but he returns from his sin and he does justice and righteousness—
再者, 我對惡人說: ‘你必定死亡! ’他若轉離他的罪, 行正直與合理的事:

33:15 for example, the wicked returns a pledge for a loan, he restores stolen property, he goes in the statutes of life so as not to do injustice—certainly he will live; he will not die.
還人的當頭和所搶奪的, 遵行生命的律例, 不作罪孽, 他必定存活, 不致死亡.

33:16 All of his sins that he committed, they will not be remembered against him, and he did justice and righteousness; certainly he will live.
他所犯的一切罪必不被記念. 他行了正直與合理的事, 必定存活.

33:17 “Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair!’ yet their way is not fair.
“你本國的子民還說: ‘主的道不公平. ’其實他們的道不公平.

33:18 When the righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, then he will die because of it.
義人轉離他的義而作罪孽, 就必因此死亡.

33:19 And when the wicked turns from his wickedness, and he does justice and righteousness, because of it he will certainly live!
惡人轉離他的惡, 行正直與合理的事, 就必因此存活.

33:20 Yet you said, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair!’ I will judge you, house of Israel, each person according to his ways.”
你們還說: ‘主的道不公平. ’以色列家啊, 我必按你們各人所行的審判你們. ”

33:21 And then it was in the twelfth year, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month of our exile, a survivor from Jerusalem came to me, saying, “The city was destroyed!”
我們被擄之後十二年十月初五日, 有人從耶路撒冷逃到我這裡, 說: “城已攻破. ”

33:22 And the hand of Yahweh was on me on the evening before the coming of the survivor, and he opened my mouth before the survivor came to me in the morning, and my mouth was opened, and I was no longer dumb.
逃來的人未到前一日的晚上, 耶和華的靈(原文是手)降在我身上, 開我的口. 到第二日早晨, 那人來到我這裡, 我口就開了, 不再緘默.

33:23 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

33:24 “Son of man, the inhabitants of these ruins on the soil of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was one man, and he took possession of the land, and we are many; the land has been given for us as a possession.’
“人子啊, 住在以色列荒廢之地的人說: ‘亞伯拉罕獨自一人能得這地為業, 我們人數眾多, 這地更是給我們為業的. ’

33:25 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “You eat blood in your meat, and you raise your eyes to your idols and you pour out blood, and yet you want to take possession of the land?
所以你要對他們說, 主耶和華如此說: 你們吃帶血的物, 仰望偶像, 並且殺人流血, 你們還能得這地為業嗎?

33:26 You rely on your sword, you do a detestable thing, and each man defiles the wife of his neighbor, and yet you want to take possession of the land?” ’
你們倚仗自己的刀劍行可憎的事, 人人玷污鄰舍的妻, 你們還能得這地為業嗎?

33:27 “Thus you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “As I live, surely whoever is in the ruins, by the sword they will fall, and whoever is on the surface of the open field, I will give him to the animals to eat him, and whoever is in the stronghold and in the cave, they will die by the plague.
你要對他們這樣說, 主耶和華如此說: 我指著我的永生起誓, 在荒場中的, 必倒在刀下; 在田野間的, 必交給野獸吞吃; 在保障和洞裡的, 必遭瘟疫而死.

33:28 And I will make the land a desolation and a wasteland, and the pride of its strength will come to an end, and the mountains of Israel will be desolate with no one traveling through them.” ’
我必使這地荒涼, 令人驚駭; 她因勢力而有的驕傲也必止息. 以色列的山都必荒涼, 無人經過.

33:29 And they will know that I am Yahweh when I make my land a desolation and a wasteland, because of all of their detestable things that they have done.
我因他們所行一切可憎的事使地荒涼, 令人驚駭. 那時, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

33:30 “And you, son of man, your people, the ones talking together concerning you beside the walls and in the doorways of the houses, each one with his brother saying, ‘Please come and hear what is the word that is going out from Yahweh.’
“人子啊, 你本國的子民在牆垣旁邊,在房屋門口談論你. 弟兄對弟兄彼此說: ‘來吧! 聽聽有甚麼話從耶和華而出. ’

33:31 And they come to you as people do, and they sit before you, and my people hear your words, and they do not do them, for they are showing passion in their mouth, but their heart is going after ill-gotten gain.
他們來到你這裡如同民來聚會, 坐在你面前彷彿是我的民. 他們聽你的話卻不去行; 因為他們的口多顯愛情, 心卻追隨財利.

33:32 Now, look! You are to them like a sensual song, beautiful of voice and played well on an instrument, and they hear your words, but they are not doing them.
他們看你如善於奏樂,聲音幽雅之人所唱的雅歌, 他們聽你的話卻不去行.

33:33 So when it comes, look! It is coming! And then they will know that a prophet was in the midst of them.”
看哪, 所說的快要應驗; 應驗了, 他們就知道在他們中間有了先知. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 34

34:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

34:2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and you must say to them, to the shepherds, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who were feeding themselves! Must not the shepherds feed the flock?
“人子啊, 你要向以色列的牧人發預言, 攻擊他們, 說, 主耶和華如此說: 禍哉! 以色列的牧人只知牧養自己. 牧人豈不當牧養群羊嗎?

34:3 The fat you eat, and you clothe yourself with the wool; the well-nourished animals you slaughter, but you do not feed the flock.
你們吃脂油,穿羊毛,宰肥壯的, 卻不牧養群羊.

34:4 The weak you have not strengthened, and the sick you have not healed, and with respect to the hurt you have not bound them up, and you have not brought back the scattered, and you have not sought the lost, but rather you ruled over them with force and with ruthlessness.
瘦弱的, 你們沒有養壯; 有病的, 你們沒有醫治; 受傷的, 你們沒有纏裹; 被逐的, 你們沒有領回; 失喪的, 你們沒有尋找; 但用強暴嚴嚴地轄制.

34:5 And they were scattered without a shepherd, and they were as food for all the animals of the field when they were scattered.
因無牧人, 羊就分散; 既分散, 便作了一切野獸的食物.

34:6 My flock went astray upon all of the mountains and on every high hill, and so upon all the surface of the world my flock were scattered, and there was no one seeking them, and there was no one searching for them.”
我的羊在諸山間,在各高岡上流離, 在全地上分散, 無人去尋, 無人去找.

34:7 Therefore, hear, O shepherds, the word of Yahweh:
“所以, 你們這些牧人要聽耶和華的話.

34:8 “As I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “Surely because my flock have become as plunder, and my flock became as food to all the animals of the field, since there was not a shepherd, since my shepherds have not sought my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and they fed not my flock,’ ”
主耶和華說: 我指著我的永生起誓, 我的羊因無牧人就成為掠物, 也作了一切野獸的食物. 我的牧人不尋找我的羊; 這些牧人只知牧養自己, 並不牧養我的羊.

34:9 therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh,
所以你們這些牧人要聽耶和華的話.

34:10 ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against the shepherds, and I will seek my flock from their hand, and I will put an end to them from shepherding flocks, and the shepherds will no longer feed themselves, and I will deliver my flocks from their mouth, so that they will not be as food for them.”
主耶和華如此說: 我必與牧人為敵, 必向他們的手追討我的羊, 使他們不再牧放群羊; 牧人也不再牧養自己. 我必救我的羊脫離他們的口, 不再作他們的食物. ”

34:11 “ ‘For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I, even I, will seek my flock, and I will look after them,
“主耶和華如此說: 看哪, 我必親自尋找我的羊, 將牠們尋見.

34:12 just like the caring of a shepherd for his herd on the day when he is in the midst of his scattered flock. Thus I will look after my flock, and I will deliver them from all the places to which they were scattered on the day of storm and stress.
牧人在羊群四散的日子怎樣尋找他的羊, 我必照樣尋找我的羊. 這些羊在密雲黑暗的日子散到各處, 我必從那裡救回牠們來.

34:13 And I will bring them out from the peoples, and I will gather them from the countries, and I will bring them to their soil, and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys, and in all of the settlements of the land.
我必從萬民中領出牠們, 從各國內聚集牠們, 引導牠們歸回故土, 也必在以色列山上─一切溪水旁邊,境內一切可居之處─牧養牠們.

34:14 I will feed them in good pasture, and their pasture will be on the mountains of the heights of Israel; there they will lie down in good pasture, and on lush pasture they will feed on the mountains of Israel.
我必在美好的草場牧養牠們. 牠們的圈必在以色列高處的山上, 牠們必在佳美之圈中躺臥, 也在以色列山肥美的草場吃草.

34:15 I myself will feed my flock and I myself will allow them to lie down,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
主耶和華說: 我必親自作我羊的牧人, 使牠們得以躺臥.

34:16 “I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the scattered, and I will bind up the one hurt, and I will strengthen the sick; and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed her with justice.”
失喪的, 我必尋找; 被逐的, 我必領回; 受傷的, 我必纏裹; 有病的, 我必醫治; 只是肥的壯的, 我必除滅, 也要秉公牧養牠們.

34:17 “ ‘And you, my flock, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am judging between one sheep and another, between the rams and between the he-goats.
“我的羊群哪, 論到你們, 主耶和華如此說: 我必在羊與羊中間,公綿羊與公山羊中間施行判斷.

34:18 Is it not enough for you that you feed on the good pasture? And still you must trample the remainder of your pasture with your feet, and clear water you drink, and the leftover water you must make muddy with your feet.
你們這些肥壯的羊, 在美好的草場吃草還以為小事嗎? 剩下的草, 你們竟用蹄踐踏了; 你們喝清水, 剩下的水, 你們竟用蹄攪渾了.

34:19 And my flock must graze the pasture treaded upon by your feet, and must drink the mud puddle stirred up by your feet.”
至於我的羊, 只得吃你們所踐踏的, 喝你們所攪渾的.

34:20 “ ‘Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh to them: “Look! I, even I will judge between fat sheep and between lean sheep,
“所以, 主耶和華如此說: 我必在肥羊和瘦羊中間施行判斷.

34:21 because with your flank and with your shoulder you shoved, and with your horns you pushed all of the sick animals until you scattered it to the outside.
因為你們用脅用肩擁擠一切瘦弱的, 又用角牴觸, 以致使牠們四散.

34:22 And so I will save my flock, and they will no longer be for plunder, and I will judge between one sheep and another.
所以, 我必拯救我的群羊不再作掠物; 我也必在羊和羊中間施行判斷.

34:23 And I will set up over them one shepherd, and he will feed them; that is, my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be for them as a shepherd.
我必立一牧人照管他們, 牧養他們, 就是我的僕人大衛. 他必牧養他們, 作他們的牧人.

34:24 And I, Yahweh, I will be for them as God, and my servant David will be a leader in the midst of them. I, Yahweh, I have spoken.
我─耶和華必作他們的神, 我的僕人大衛必在他們中間作王. 這是耶和華說的.

34:25 And I will make them a covenant of peace, and I will put an end to wild animals from the land, and they will dwell in the desert safely, and they will sleep in the forest.
“我必與他們立平安的約, 使惡獸從境內斷絕, 他們就必安居在曠野, 躺臥在林中.

34:26 And I will make them and the area all around my hill a blessing, and I will let the rain go down at its appointed time; they will be rains of blessing.
我必使他們與我山的四圍成為福源, 我也必叫時雨落下, 必有福如甘霖而降.

34:27 And the tree of the field will give its fruit, and the land will give its produce, and they will be on their land safely, and they will know that I am Yahweh when I break their yoke, and I will deliver them from the hand of the ones enslaving them.
田野的樹必結果, 地也必有出產; 他們必在故土安然居住. 我折斷他們所負的軛, 救他們脫離那以他們為奴之人的手; 那時, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

34:28 And they will not be any longer plunder to the nations, and the animals of the land will not eat them, and they will dwell in safety, and there will not be anyone frightening them.
他們必不再作外邦人的掠物, 地上的野獸也不再吞吃他們; 卻要安然居住, 無人驚嚇.

34:29 And I will raise for them a garden plot of renown, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land, and they will not bear any more the insult of the nations.
我必給他們興起有名的植物; 他們在境內不再為饑荒所滅, 也不再受外邦人的羞辱,

34:30 And they will know that I, Yahweh their God, am with them and they are my people, the house of Israel,” declares the Lord Yahweh,
必知道我,耶和華─他們的神是與他們同在的, 並知道他們─以色列家是我的民. 這是主耶和華說的.

34:31 “and you are my flock, the flock of my pasture. You are my people; I am your God,” declares the Lord Yahweh.’ ”
你們作我的羊, 我草場上的羊, 乃是以色列人, 我也是你們的神. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 35

35:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

35:2 “Son of man, set your face against the mountain of Seir and prophesy against it,
“人子啊, 你要面向西珥山發預言, 攻擊它,

35:3 and you must say to it, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against you, mountain of Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you, and I will make you a desolation and a wasteland.
對它說, 主耶和華如此說: 西珥山哪, 我與你為敵, 必向你伸手攻擊你, 使你荒涼, 令人驚駭.

35:4 Your cities I will make ruins, and you will be a desolation, and then you will know that I am Yahweh,
我必使你的城邑變為荒場, 成為淒涼. 你就知道我是耶和華.

35:5 because there has been to you an ancient hostility, and you handed over the Israelites to the power of the sword at the time of their disaster, at the time of their final punishment.
因為你永懷仇恨, 在以色列人遭災,罪孽到了盡頭的時候, 將他們交與刀劍,

35:6 Therefore as I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “Certainly to blood guilt I will prepare you and blood will pursue; since you did not hate blood, it will pursue you.
所以主耶和華說: 我指著我的永生起誓, 我必使你遭遇流血的報應, 罪(原文是血; 本節同)必追趕你; 你既不恨惡殺人流血, 所以這罪必追趕你.

35:7 And I will make the mountain of Seir into a desolation and ruin, and I will cut off from it both he who is crossing over and he who is returning.
我必使西珥山荒涼, 令人驚駭, 來往經過的人我必剪除.

35:8 And I will fill its mountains with its slain; your hills and your valleys and all of your watercourses, the slain by the sword will fall in them.
我必使西珥山滿有被殺的人. 被刀殺的, 必倒在你小山和山谷, 並一切的溪水中.

35:9 An everlasting desolation I will make you, and your cities will not return, and you will know that I am Yahweh.
我必使你永遠荒涼, 使你的城邑無人居住, 你的民就知道我是耶和華.

35:10 I do this because of your saying, ‘The two nations and the two lands, they will be mine, and we will take possession of it,’ and yet Yahweh was there.
因為你曾說: ‘這二國這二邦必歸於我, 我必得為業’(其實耶和華仍在那裡),

35:11 Therefore, as I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “so I will deal with you according to your anger and according to your jealousy that you did, because of your hatred against them, and I will make myself known among them when I judge you.
所以主耶和華說: 我指著我的永生起誓, 我必照你的怒氣和你從仇恨中向他們所發的嫉妒待你. 我審判你的時候, 必將自己顯明在他們中間.

35:12 And you will know that I, Yahweh, I have heard all of your contemptible words that you said against the mountains of Israel, saying, ‘They will be desolate; they are given to us as food.’
你也必知道我─耶和華聽見了你的一切毀謗, 就是你攻擊以色列山的話, 說: ‘這些山荒涼, 是歸我們吞滅的. ’

35:13 And you magnified yourself against me with your insolent speech, and you spoke voluminously against me with your words—I heard!
你們也用口向我誇大, 增添與我反對的話, 我都聽見了.

35:14 Thus the Lord Yahweh says, ‘As the whole world rejoices, I will make you a desolation.
主耶和華如此說: 全地歡樂的時候, 我必使你荒涼.

35:15 Like your rejoicing over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, I will do to you; you will be a desolation, mountain of Seir and all of Edom, indeed all of it; and they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ” ’
你怎樣因以色列家的地業荒涼而喜樂, 我必照你所行的待你. 西珥山哪, 你和以東全地必都荒涼. 你們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 36

36:1 “And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel; and so you must say, ‘Mountains of Israel, hear the word of Yahweh;
“人子啊, 你要對以色列山發預言說: 以色列山哪, 要聽耶和華的話.

36:2 thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because the enemy said concerning you, ‘Ah, and the ancient high places will be to us as a possession!’ ” ’
主耶和華如此說: 因仇敵說: ‘阿哈! 這永久的山岡都歸我們為業了! ’

36:3 Therefore prophesy, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because indeed when you were desolate, then they crushed you from all around, so that you became a possession to the remainder of the nations, and you became a byword and object of slander for the people.”
所以要發預言說, 主耶和華如此說: 因為敵人使你荒涼, 四圍吞吃, 好叫你歸與其餘的外邦人為業, 並且多嘴多舌的人提起你來, 百姓也說你有臭名.

36:4 Therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Yahweh; thus says the Lord Yahweh to the mountains and to the hills, to the river channels and to the valleys and to the ruins that are desolate and to the cities that are abandoned and that have become as plunder and as scorn for the remainder of the nations that are from all around.
故此, 以色列山要聽主耶和華的話. 大山小岡,水溝山谷,荒廢之地,被棄之城, 為四圍其餘的外邦人所佔據,所譏刺的,

36:5 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Certainly in the fire of my passion I spoke against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who made my land as a possession, because of its pastureland for plunder, for themselves in all of the joy of their whole heart and in their inner disdain.”
主耶和華對你們如此說: 我真發憤恨如火, 責備那其餘的外邦人和以東的眾人. 他們快樂滿懷, 心存恨惡, 將我的地歸自己為業, 又看為被棄的掠物.

36:6 Therefore prophesy against the land of Israel, and you must say to the mountains and to the hills, to the river channels and to the valleys, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I spoke in my passion and in my anger the insult of the peoples you have endured.”
所以, 你要指著以色列地說預言, 對大山小岡,水溝山谷說, 主耶和華如此說: 我發憤恨和忿怒說, 因你們曾受外邦人的羞辱,

36:7 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “I swear certainly that the nations that are all around you, they indeed will endure their disgrace.
所以我起誓說: 你們四圍的外邦人總要擔當自己的羞辱. 這是主耶和華說的.

36:8 “ ‘ “But you, mountains of Israel, your branch you will shoot, and your fruit you will carry for my people Israel, for they are soon to come.
“以色列山哪, 你必發枝條, 為我的民以色列結果子, 因為他們快要來到.

36:9 For look! I am for you, and I will turn you, and you will be tilled, and you will be planted.
看哪, 我是幫助你的, 也必向你轉意, 使你得以耕種.

36:10 And I will cause your population to increase for you, all of the house of Israel, all of it, and the towns will be inhabited, and the ruins will be built.
我必使以色列全家的人數在你上面增多, 城邑有人居住, 荒場再被建造.

36:11 And I will cause your population to increase for you, and domestic animals, even they will be numerous, and they will be fruitful, and I will cause you to be inhabited like your ancient times, and I will do good things more than in your former times, and you will know that I am Yahweh.
我必使人和牲畜在你上面加增; 他們必生養眾多. 我要使你照舊有人居住, 並要賜福與你比先前更多, 你就知道我是耶和華.

36:12 And I will send over you my people Israel, and they will take possession of you, and you will be for them as an inheritance, and you will no longer bereave them of their children.”
我必使人, 就是我的民以色列, 行在你上面. 他們必得你為業; 你也不再使他們喪子.

36:13 “ ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, because they are saying to you, “You are an eater of humans, and you are one who makes childless your people.”
主耶和華如此說: 因為人對你說: ‘你是吞吃人的, 又使國民喪子’,

36:14 Therefore humans you will not eat any longer, and your nation you will not make childless any longer,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
所以主耶和華說: 你必不再吞吃人, 也不再使國民喪子.

36:15 “And I will not let you hear any longer the insult of the nations, and the disgrace of the peoples you will not bear any longer; you yourself will not cause your nation to stumble,” declares the Lord Yahweh.’ ”
我使你不再聽見各國的羞辱, 不再受萬民的辱罵, 也不再使國民絆跌. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

36:16 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

36:17 “Son of man, the house of Israel, they were dwelling on their soil, and they defiled it with their way and with their deeds; like the uncleanness of menstruation was their way before me.
“人子啊, 以色列家住在本地的時候, 在行動作為上玷污那地. 他們的行為在我面前, 好像正在經期的婦人那樣污穢.

36:18 And I poured out my rage on them for the blood that they poured on the land and for their idols with which they defiled it.
所以我因他們在那地上流人的血, 又因他們以偶像玷污那地, 就把我的忿怒傾在他們身上.

36:19 And I scattered them among the nations, and I dispersed them in the countries according to their way, and according to their deeds I judged them.
我將他們分散在列國, 四散在列邦, 按他們的行動作為懲罰他們.

36:20 And they came into the nations to which they went, and they profaned my holy name when they said to them, ‘These are the people of Yahweh, and from his land they went out.’
他們到了所去的列國, 就使我的聖名被褻瀆; 因為人談論他們說, 這是耶和華的民, 是從耶和華的地出來的.

36:21 And I was concerned for my holy name, which, the house of Israel defiled among the nations to which they went.
我卻顧惜我的聖名, 就是以色列家在所到的列國中所褻瀆的.

36:22 “Therefore thus say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Not for your sake am I about to act, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you defiled among the nations to which you went.
“所以, 你要對以色列家說, 主耶和華如此說: 以色列家啊, 我行這事不是為你們, 乃是為我的聖名, 就是在你們到的列國中所褻瀆的.

36:23 And I will consecrate my great name, which was profaned among the nations and which you have profaned in the midst of them, and the nations will know that I am Yahweh!” ’ a declaration of the Lord Yahweh, when I show myself holy before their eyes.
我要使我的大名顯為聖; 這名在列國中已被褻瀆, 就是你們在他們中間所褻瀆的. 我在他們眼前, 在你們身上顯為聖的時候, 他們就知道我是耶和華. 這是主耶和華說的.

36:24 “ ‘And I will take you from the nations, and I will gather you from all of the lands, and I will bring you to your land.
我必從各國收取你們, 從列邦聚集你們, 引導你們歸回本地.

36:25 And I will sprinkle on you pure water, and you will be clean from all of your uncleanness, and I will cleanse you from all of your idols.
我必用清水灑在你們身上, 你們就潔淨了. 我要潔淨你們, 使你們脫離一切的污穢, 棄掉一切的偶像.

36:26 And I will give a new heart to you, and a new spirit I will give into your inner parts, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh, and I will give to you a heart of flesh.
我也要賜給你們一個新心, 將新靈放在你們裡面, 又從你們的肉體中除掉石心, 賜給你們肉心.

36:27 And I will give my spirit into your inner parts, and I will make it so that you will go in my rules, and my regulations you will remember, and you will do them.
我必將我的靈放在你們裡面, 使你們順從我的律例, 謹守遵行我的典章.

36:28 And you will dwell in the land that I gave to your ancestors, and you will be to me as a people, and I will be to you as God.
你們必住在我所賜給你們列祖之地. 你們要作我的子民, 我要作你們的神.

36:29 And I will save you from all of your uncleanness, and I will call to the grain, and I will cause it to increase, and I will not bring famine upon you.
我必救你們脫離一切的污穢, 也必命五穀豐登, 不使你們遭遇饑荒.

36:30 And I will cause the fruit of the tree and the crop of the field to increase, so that you will not suffer again the disgrace of famine among the nations.
我必使樹木多結果子, 田地多出土產, 好叫你們不再因饑荒受外邦人的譏誚.

36:31 And you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourself over your iniquities and over your detestable things.
那時, 你們必追想你們的惡行和你們不善的作為, 就因你們的罪孽和可憎的事厭惡自己.

36:32 But not for your sake am I acting,” declares the Lord Yahweh. “Let it be known to you, be ashamed, and be put to shame because of your ways, house of Israel.
主耶和華說: 你們要知道, 我這樣行不是為你們. 以色列家啊, 當為自己的行為抱愧蒙羞.

36:33 “Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘On the day when I cleanse you from all of your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the ruins will be rebuilt.
“主耶和華如此說: 我潔淨你們, 使你們脫離一切罪孽的日子, 必使城邑有人居住, 荒場再被建造.

36:34 And the land that was desolate will be cultivated in the very place that it was desolate before the eyes of all of the persons crossing over.
過路的人雖看為荒廢之地, 現今這荒廢之地仍得耕種.

36:35 And they will say, “This desolate land has become like the garden of Eden, and the wasted and desolate and destroyed cities, now being refortified, are inhabited.”
他們必說: ‘這先前為荒廢之地, 現在成如伊甸園; 這荒廢淒涼,毀壞的城邑現在堅固有人居住. ’

36:36 And the nations who are left all around, you will know that I, Yahweh, I built that which was destroyed; I planted the desolate land; I, Yahweh, I have spoken, and I will act.’
那時, 在你們四圍其餘的外邦人必知道我─耶和華修造那毀壞之處, 培植那荒廢之地. 我─耶和華說過, 也必成就.

36:37 “Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Again this time I will let myself be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do something for them; I will cause them to increase their population like a flock.
“主耶和華如此說: 我要加增以色列家的人數, 多如羊群. 他們必為這事向我求問, 我要給他們成就.

36:38 Like the flock of the sanctuary, like the flock of Jerusalem at its festival, so the desolate cities will be filled with flocks of people; and they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”
耶路撒冷在守節作祭物所獻的羊群怎樣多, 照樣, 荒涼的城邑必被人群充滿. 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 37

37:1 The hand of Yahweh was upon me, and he brought me by the Spirit of Yahweh, and he let me rest in the midst of the valley, and it was full of bones.
耶和華的靈(原文是手)降在我身上. 耶和華藉他的靈帶我出去, 將我放在平原中; 這平原遍滿骸骨.

37:2 And he led me all around over them, and look, very many on the surface of the valley, and look, very dry.
他使我從骸骨的四圍經過, 誰知在平原的骸骨甚多, 而且極其枯乾.

37:3 And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I said, “Lord Yahweh, you know.”
他對我說: “人子啊, 這些骸骨能復活嗎? ”我說: “主耶和華啊, 你是知道的. ”

37:4 And he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and you must say to them, to the dry bones, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh!
他又對我說: “你向這些骸骨發預言說: 枯乾的骸骨啊, 要聽耶和華的話.

37:5 Thus says the Lord Yahweh to these bones: “Look! I am bringing into you breath, and you will live!
主耶和華對這些骸骨如此說: ‘我必使氣息進入你們裡面, 你們就要活了.

37:6 And I will lay on you sinews, and I will let flesh come upon you, and I will cover you over with skin, and I will put breath into you, and you will live, and you will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
我必給你們加上筋, 使你們長肉, 又將皮遮蔽你們, 使氣息進入你們裡面, 你們就要活了; 你們便知道我是耶和華. ’”

37:7 And I prophesied just as I had been commanded, and there was a sound at my prophesying, and look! A rattling, and they came together—the bones! Bone to its bone!
於是, 我遵命說預言. 正說預言的時候, 不料, 有響聲, 有地震; 骨與骨互相聯絡.

37:8 And I looked, and indeed, sinews were on them, and flesh went up, and skin covered over them upward, but breath was not in them.
我觀看, 見骸骨上有筋, 也長了肉, 又有皮遮蔽其上, 只是還沒有氣息.

37:9 And he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and you must say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh from the four winds, “Come, O spirit and breath, on these dead ones, so that they may live!” ’ ”
主對我說: “人子啊, 你要發預言, 向風發預言, 說主耶和華如此說: 氣息啊, 要從四方(原文是風)而來, 吹在這些被殺的人身上, 使他們活了. ”

37:10 And I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they became alive, and they stood on their feet, a very, very large group.
於是我遵命說預言, 氣息就進入骸骨, 骸骨便活了, 並且站起來, 成為極大的軍隊.

37:11 And he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all of the house of Israel; look! they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is destroyed; we are cut off as far as we are concerned.’
主對我說: “人子啊, 這些骸骨就是以色列全家. 他們說: ‘我們的骨頭枯乾了, 我們的指望失去了, 我們滅絕淨盡了. ’

37:12 Therefore prophesy, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am opening your graves, and I will bring you up from your graves, my people, and I will bring you to the land of Israel!
所以你要發預言對他們說, 主耶和華如此說: ‘我的民哪, 我必開你們的墳墓, 使你們從墳墓中出來, 領你們進入以色列地.

37:13 And you will know that I am Yahweh when I open your graves when I bring you up from your graves, my people!
我的民哪, 我開你們的墳墓, 使你們從墳墓中出來, 你們就知道我是耶和華.

37:14 And I will put my breath into you so that you may live, and I will cause you to rest on your soil, and you will know that I, Yahweh, I have spoken, and I will act!” ’ declares Yahweh.”
我必將我的靈放在你們裡面, 你們就要活了. 我將你們安置在本地, 你們就知道我─耶和華如此說, 也如此成就了. 這是耶和華說的. ’”

37:15 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

37:16 “And you, son of man, take for yourself a piece of wood, and write on it, ‘For Judah and for the Israelites his associates,’ and take another piece of wood, and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the piece of wood of Ephraim and all of the house of Israel his associates.’
“人子啊, 你要取一根木杖, 在其上寫‘為猶大和他的同伴以色列人’; 又取一根木杖, 在其上寫‘為約瑟, 就是為以法蓮, 又為他的同伴以色列全家’.

37:17 And join them one to the other with respect to you as one piece of wood, so that they may become one in your hand.
你要使這兩根木杖接連為一, 在你手中成為一根.

37:18 When your people say to you, saying, ‘Will you not inform us as to what these actions mean for you?’
你本國的子民問你說: ‘這是甚麼意思? 你不指示我們麼? ’

37:19 Then speak to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am taking the piece of wood for Joseph that is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel its associates, and I will put them on it, the piece of wood of Judah, and I will make them into one piece of wood, so that they be one in my hand.’ ”
你就對他們說: 主耶和華如此說: ‘我要將約瑟和他同伴以色列支派的杖, 就是那在以法蓮手中的, 與猶大的杖一同接連為一, 在我手中成為一根. ’

37:20 And the pieces of wood on which you wrote will be in your hand before their eyes.
你所寫的那兩根杖要在他們眼前拿在手中,

37:21 And speak to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am taking the Israelites from among the nations to which they went, and I will gather them from everywhere, and I will bring them to their own soil.
要對他們說, 主耶和華如此說: 我要將以色列人從他們所到的各國收取, 又從四圍聚集他們, 引導他們歸回本地.

37:22 And I will make them into one nation in the land on the mountains of Israel, and they will all have one king as their king, and they will not again be two nations and will not again divide into two kingdoms again.
我要使他們在那地, 在以色列山上成為一國, 有一王作他們眾民的王. 他們不再為二國, 決不再分為二國;

37:23 And they will not defile themselves again with their idols and with vile idols and with all of their transgressions, and I will save them from all of their apostasy by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them and they will be for me as a people and I, I will be for them as God.
也不再因偶像和可憎的物, 並一切的罪過玷污自己. 我卻要救他們出離一切的住處, 就是他們犯罪的地方; 我要潔淨他們, 如此, 他們要作我的子民, 我要作他們的神.

37:24 “ ‘ “And my servant David will be king over them, and one shepherd will be for all of them, and in my regulations they will go, and my statutes they will observe, and they will do them.
“我的僕人大衛必作他們的王; 眾民必歸一個牧人. 他們必順從我的典章, 謹守遵行我的律例.

37:25 And they will dwell on the land that I gave to my servant, to Jacob, in which your ancestors dwelled, and they will dwell on it, they and their children and the children of their children forever, and my servant David will be a leader for them forever.
他們必住在我賜給我僕人雅各的地上, 就是你們列祖所住之地. 他們和他們的子孫, 並子孫的子孫, 都永遠住在那裡. 我的僕人大衛必作他們的王, 直到永遠.

37:26 And I will make with them a covenant of peace; an everlasting covenant it will be with them. And I will establish them, and I will cause them to increase, and I will put my sanctuary in the midst of them forever.
並且我要與他們立平安的約, 作為永約. 我也要將他們安置在本地, 使他們的人數增多, 又在他們中間設立我的聖所, 直到永遠.

37:27 And my tabernacle will be with them, and I will be for them as God, and they will be to me as a nation.
我的居所必在他們中間; 我要作他們的神, 他們要作我的子民.

37:28 And the nations will know that I, Yahweh, am consecrating Israel when my sanctuary is in the midst of them forever.” ’ ”
我的聖所在以色列人中間直到永遠, 外邦人就必知道我是叫以色列成為聖的耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 38

38:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

38:2 “Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the head leader of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him.
“人子啊, 你要面向瑪各地的歌革, 就是羅施,米設,土巴的王發預言攻擊他,

38:3 And you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against you, Gog, the head leader of Meshach and Tubal,
說主耶和華如此說: 羅施,米設,土巴的王歌革啊, 我與你為敵.

38:4 and I will turn you around, and I will place hooks in your cheeks, and I will bring you out and all of your horses and horsemen fully armed, all of them, a great crowd, holding a shield, and small shield, and holding swords, all of them.
我必用鉤子鉤住你的腮頰, 調轉你, 將你和你的軍兵,馬匹,馬兵帶出來, 都披掛整齊, 成了大隊, 有大小盾牌, 各拿刀劍.

38:5 Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them, with a small shield and helmet.
波斯人,古實人, 和弗人(又作利比亞人), 各拿盾牌, 頭上戴盔;

38:6 Gomer and all of its troops, Beth Togarmah, the remote areas of the north, and with all of its troops and many peoples with them.
歌篾人和他的軍隊, 北方極處的陀迦瑪族和他的軍隊, 這許多國的民都同著你.

38:7 Be ready, and prepare yourselves, you and all of your assembly, the assembling around you, and you must be for them as a guard.
“那聚集到你這裡的各隊都當準備; 你自己也要準備, 作他們的大帥.

38:8 After many days you will be mustered; in the last years you will come to a restored land from the sword, gathered from many peoples on the mountains of Israel which were as permanent ruins but from peoples it was brought out, and they will dwell in safety, all of them.
過了多日, 你必被差派. 到末後之年, 你必來到脫離刀劍從列國收回之地, 到以色列常久荒涼的山上; 但那從列國中招聚出來的必在其上安然居住.

38:9 And you will advance like a storm; you will come, and you will be like a cloud covering the land, and all of your troops and many nations along with you.”
你和你的軍隊, 並同著你許多國的民, 必如暴風上來, 如密雲遮蓋地面. ”

38:10 “ ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “And then on that day, things will come up on your mind, and you will devise evil plans.
主耶和華如此說: “到那時, 你心必起意念, 圖謀惡計,

38:11 And you will say, ‘I will go up against a land of open country; I will come to the people being at rest in safety, all of them dwelling without a wall and crossbars and without doors,
說: ‘我要上那無城牆的鄉村, 我要到那安靜的民那裡, 他們都沒有城牆, 無門,無閂, 安然居住.

38:12 to loot loot, and to plunder plunder, to assail inhabited ruins and a people gathered together from various peoples and who are acquiring livestock and goods and dwelling at the center of the world.
我去要搶財為擄物, 奪貨為掠物, 反手攻擊那從前荒涼,現在有人居住之地, 又攻擊那住世界中間,從列國招聚,得了牲畜財貨的民. ’

38:13 Sheba and Dedan and traders of Tarshish and all its strong lions, they will ask you, ‘To loot loot are you coming? To plunder plunder have you summoned your assembly, to take away silver and gold, to take livestock and goods, to loot great amounts of loot?” ’
示巴人,底但人,他施的客商, 和其間的少壯獅子都必問你說: ‘你來要搶財為擄物嗎? 你聚集軍隊要奪貨為掠物嗎? 要奪取金銀, 擄去牲畜,財貨嗎? 要搶奪許多財寶為擄物嗎? ’

38:14 “Therefore prophesy, son of man, and you must say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Will you not realize on that day when my people Israel are dwelling in safety,
“人子啊, 你要因此發預言, 對歌革說, 主耶和華如此說: 到我民以色列安然居住之日, 你豈不知道嗎?

38:15 and so you will come from your place, from the remote areas of the north, you and many people with you, horsemen all of them, a great crowd and a vast army,
你必從本地, 從北方的極處率領許多國的民來, 都騎著馬, 乃一大隊極多的軍兵.

38:16 and you will advance against my people Israel like a cloud covering the land; it will be in the last days, and I will bring you against my land, so that the nations know me, when I show myself holy through you before their eyes, O Gog!” ’
歌革啊, 你必上來攻擊我的民以色列, 如密雲遮蓋地面. 末後的日子, 我必帶你來攻擊我的地, 到我在外邦人眼前, 在你身上顯為聖的時候, 好叫他們認識我.

38:17 “Thus says the Lord Yahweh, ‘Are you he of whom I spoke in former days by the hand of my servants the prophets of Israel who were prophesying in those days for years that I would bring you against them?
主耶和華如此說: 我在古時藉我的僕人以色列的先知所說的, 就是你嗎? 當日他們多年預言我必帶你來攻擊以色列人. ”

38:18 And so then in that day, on the day of the coming of God against the land of Israel,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘my rage will come up in my anger.
主耶和華說: “歌革上來攻擊以色列地的時候, 我的怒氣要從鼻孔裡發出.

38:19 And in my passion, in the fire of my wrath, I spoke that certainly on that day a great earthquake will be on the land of Israel.
我發憤恨和烈怒如火說: 那日在以色列地必有大震動,

38:20 And the fish of the sea and the birds of the heaven and the animals of the field and all of the creeping things that creep on the earth and all of the humans who are on the surface of the earth will shake at my presence; and the mountains will be demolished, and the steep mountain sides will fall, and every wall on the earth will fall.
甚至海中的魚,天空的鳥,田野的獸, 並地上的一切昆蟲, 和其上的眾人, 因見我的面就都震動; 山嶺必崩裂, 陡巖必塌陷, 牆垣都必坍倒. ”

38:21 And I will call against him in all of my mountains a sword,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘And the sword of each person will be against his brother.
主耶和華說: “我必命我的諸山發刀劍來攻擊歌革; 人都要用刀劍殺害弟兄.

38:22 And I will execute justice with him with a plague and with blood and torrents of rain, and hailstones; fire and sulfur I will cause to fall on him and on his troops and on many peoples who are with him.
我必用瘟疫和流血的事刑罰他. 我也必將暴雨,大雹與火, 並硫磺降與他和他的軍隊, 並他所率領的眾民.

38:23 And so I will exalt myself, and I will show myself holy, and I will make myself known before the eyes of many nations, and they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”
我必顯為大, 顯為聖, 在多國人的眼前顯現; 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 39

39:1 “And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against you Gog, the head leader of Meshech and Tubal,
“人子啊, 你要向歌革發預言攻擊他, 說主耶和華如此說: 羅施,米設,土巴的王歌革啊, 我與你為敵.

39:2 and I will turn you around, and I will drag you along, and I will bring you up from the remote areas of the north, and I will bring you against the mountains of Israel,
我必調轉你, 領你前往, 使你從北方的極處上來, 帶你到以色列的山上.

39:3 and I will strike your bow from your left hand, and your arrows from your right hand I will cause to fall.
我必從你左手打落你的弓, 從你右手打掉你的箭.

39:4 On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all of your troops, and the peoples who are with you, to birds of prey, birds of every wing, and animals of the field I will give you as food.
你和你的軍隊, 並同著你的列國人, 都必倒在以色列的山上. 我必將你給各類的鷙鳥和田野的走獸作食物.

39:5 On the surface of the field you will fall, for I myself have spoken,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
你必倒在田野, 因為我曾說過. 這是主耶和華說的.

39:6 “And I will send fire against Magog and among the people inhabiting the coastlands in safety, and they will know that I am Yahweh.
我要降火在瑪各和海島安然居住的人身上, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

39:7 And my holy name I will make known in the midst of my people Israel, and I will not let the name of my holiness be profaned anymore, and the nations will know that I am Yahweh, the holy one in Israel.
“我要在我民以色列中顯出我的聖名, 也不容我的聖名再被褻瀆, 列國人就知道我是耶和華─以色列中的聖者.

39:8 Look! it is coming, and it will happen,” declares the Lord Yahweh. “It is the day about which I have spoken.
主耶和華說: 這日事情臨近, 也必成就, 乃是我所說的日子.

39:9 “ʻ“And the inhabitants of the towns of Israel will go out, and they will set ablaze, and they will kindle a fire with a weapon and a small shield and a shield, with a bow and with arrows, and with hand clubs and with spears, and so they will light a fire with them, a fire lasting seven years.
“住以色列城邑的人必出去撿器械, 就是大小盾牌,弓箭,梃杖,槍矛, 都當柴燒火, 直燒七年,

39:10 And they will not carry trees from the field, and they will not chop wood from the forests, for with the weapons they will light a fire; and they will plunder those plundering them, and they will plunder those plundering them,” ’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
甚至他們不必從田野撿柴, 也不必從樹林伐木; 因為他們要用器械燒火, 並且搶奪那搶奪他們的人, 擄掠那擄掠他們的人. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

39:11 “ ‘ “And then on that day I will give to Gog a grave there in Israel, The Valley of the Travelers, east of the sea, and it will block the travelers and Gog and all of his hordes they will bury there, and they will call it the Valley of Hamon-Gog.
“當那日, 我必將以色列地的谷, 就是海東人所經過的谷, 賜給歌革為墳地, 使經過的人到此停步. 在那裡人必葬埋歌革和他的群眾, 就稱那地為哈們‧歌革谷.

39:12 And the house of Israel will bury them for seven months to cleanse the land.
以色列家的人必用七個月葬埋他們, 為要潔淨全地.

39:13 All of the people of the land will bury them, and it will be an honor for them on the day when I appear,” ’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
全地的居民都必葬埋他們. 當我得榮耀的日子, 這事必叫他們得名聲. 這是主耶和華說的.

39:14 ʻ“And they will set apart men to continually go through the land burying the travelers, the ones left over on the surface of the land to cleanse it; for the whole of seven months they will explore it.
他們必分派人時常巡查遍地, 與過路的人一同葬埋那剩在地面上的屍首, 好潔淨全地. 過了七個月, 他們還要巡查.

39:15 And the ones going through, they will go through within the land, and if anyone sees the bones of a person, then he will build beside it a sign to remain until the buriers have buried him in the Valley of Hamon-Gog.
巡查遍地的人要經過全地, 見有人的骸骨, 就在旁邊立一標記, 等葬埋的人來將骸骨葬在哈們‧歌革谷.

39:16 And furthermore the name of the city there is Hamonah, and thus they will cleanse the land.” ’
他們必這樣潔淨那地, 並有一城名叫哈摩那.

39:17 “And you, son of man, thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Say to all kinds of birds and animals of the field, “Be gathered, come be gathered from everywhere to my sacrifice that I am sacrificing for you, a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, and you will eat flesh, and you will drink blood.
“人子啊, 主耶和華如此說: 你要對各類的飛鳥和田野的走獸說: 你們聚集來吧, 要從四方聚到我為你們獻祭之地, 就是在以色列山上獻大祭之地, 好叫你們吃肉,喝血.

39:18 Flesh of warriors you will eat, and the blood of leaders of the land you will drink; rams, young rams and goats, bulls, and the fattened animals of Bashan—all of them!
你們必吃勇士的肉, 喝地上首領的血, 就如吃公綿羊,羊羔,公山羊,公牛, 都是巴珊的肥畜.

39:19 And you will eat fat until you are satiated, and you will drink blood until you are drunk from my sacrifice that I sacrifice for you,
你們吃我為你們所獻的祭, 必吃飽了脂油, 喝醉了血.

39:20 and you will be satisfied at my table with horse and horsemen and warriors and every man of war,” ’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
你們必在我席上飽吃馬匹和坐車的人, 並勇士和一切的戰士. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

39:21 “And I will display my glory among the nations, and all of the nations will see my judgment that I have executed and my hand that I have laid upon them.
“我必顯我的榮耀在列國中; 萬民就必看見我所行的審判與我在他們身上所加的手.

39:22 “And the house of Israel will know that I am Yahweh their God from that day and beyond,
這樣, 從那日以後, 以色列家必知道我是耶和華─他們的神.

39:23 and the nations will know that because of their guilt the house of Israel went into exile, because they acted unfaithfully against me, and I hid my face from them, and I gave them into the hand of their foes, and they fell by the sword, all of them.
列國人也必知道以色列家被擄掠是因他們的罪孽. 他們得罪我, 我就掩面不顧, 將他們交在敵人手中, 他們便都倒在刀下.

39:24 According to their uncleanness and according to their transgression I dealt with them, and I hid my face from them.
我是照他們的污穢和罪過待他們, 並且我掩面不顧他們. ”

39:25 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob, and I will have compassion on all of the house of Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name.
主耶和華如此說: “我要使雅各被擄的人歸回, 要憐憫以色列全家, 又為我的聖名發熱心.

39:26 And they will forget their disgrace and all of their infidelity that they displayed against me when they dwelt on their soil in safety with nobody making them afraid.
他們在本地安然居住, 無人驚嚇, 是我將他們從萬民中領回, 從仇敵之地召來. 我在許多國的民眼前, 在他們身上顯為聖的時候, 他們要擔當自己的羞辱和干犯我的一切罪.

39:27 When I restore them from the nations and I gather them from the countries of their enemies, then I will show myself holy through them before the eyes of many nations.
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39:28 And they will know that I am Yahweh their God, because of when I deported them into the nations, and I reassembled them to their soil, and I will not let any of them remain there any longer.
因我使他們被擄到外邦人中, 後又聚集他們歸回本地, 他們就知道我是耶和華─他們的神; 我必不再留他們一人在外邦.

39:29 And I will not hide my face again from them when I pour out my Spirit over the house of Israel,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我也不再掩面不顧他們, 因我已將我的靈澆灌以色列家. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 40

40:1 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was destroyed, in this day exactly, the hand of Yahweh was on me, and he brought me there
我們被擄掠第二十五年, 耶路撒冷城攻破後十四年, 正在年初, 月之初十日, 耶和華的靈(原文是手)降在我身上, 他把我帶到以色列地.

40:2 in visions from God. He brought me to the land of Israel and put me on a very high mountain, and on it was something like a structure of a city to the south.
在神的異象中帶我到以色列地, 安置在至高的山上; 在山上的南邊有彷彿一座城建立.

40:3 And he brought me there, and look, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, and a cord of linen was in his hand and a reed for measurement; he was standing in the gate.
他帶我到那裡, 見有一人, 顏色(原文是形狀)如銅, 手拿麻繩和量度的竿, 站在門口.

40:4 And the man spoke to me, “Son of man, look with your eyes and listen with your ears and apply your heart to all that I am showing you, for you were brought here in order to show you this; tell all that you are seeing to the house of Israel.”
那人對我說: “人子啊, 凡我所指示你的, 你都要用眼看, 用耳聽, 並要放在心上. 我帶你到這裡來, 特為要指示你; 凡你所見的, 你都要告訴以色列家. ”

40:5 And there was a wall on the outside of the temple all the way around it, and in the hand of the man the reed for measurement was six long cubits, according to the cubit and a handbreadth, and he measured the width of the outer wall as one reed, and the height as one reed.
我見殿四圍有牆. 那人手拿量度的竿, 長六肘, 每肘是一肘零一掌. 他用竿量牆, 厚一竿, 高一竿.

40:6 And then he went toward the gate whose face was to the east. And he went up by its steps, and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed wide.
他到了朝東的門, 就上門的臺階, 量門的這檻, 寬一竿; 又量門的那檻, 寬一竿.

40:7 And the alcove was one reed long and one reed wide, and between the alcoves was five cubits, and the threshold of the gate along the side of the portico of the gate on the inside was one reed.
又有衛房, 每房長一竿, 寬一竿, 相隔五肘. 門檻, 就是挨著向殿的廊門檻, 寬一竿.

40:8 And then he measured the portico of the gate on the inside as one reed.
他又量向殿門的廊子, 寬一竿.

40:9 And he measured the portico of the gate as eight cubits, and its pilaster was two cubits thick, and he measured the portico of the gate on the inside.
又量門廊, 寬八肘, 牆柱厚二肘; 那門的廊子向著殿.

40:10 And the alcoves of the gate toward the way eastward were three on each side; the same measurements applied to all three of them; and the same measurement applied to the pilaster on each side.
東門洞有衛房: 這旁三間, 那旁三間, 都是一樣的尺寸; 這邊的柱子和那邊的柱子, 也是一樣的尺寸.

40:11 And he measured the width of the doorway of the gate as ten cubits and the length of the gateway was thirteen cubits.
他量門口, 寬十肘, 長十三肘.

40:12 And a wall was before the alcoves; one cubit on either side was the wall from here. And the alcove was six cubits on each side.
衛房前展出的境界: 這邊一肘, 那邊一肘; 衛房這邊六肘, 那邊六肘.

40:13 And he measured the gate from the top slab of the alcove to its opposite top slab as twenty-five cubits in width, from one entrance to the other one opposite it.
又量門洞, 從這衛房頂的後檐到那衛房頂的後檐, 寬二十五肘; 衛房門與門相對.

40:14 And he made the pilasters sixty cubits, and to the pilaster of the courtyard all the way around the gate.
又量(原文是造)廊子六十肘(七十士譯本是二十肘), 牆柱外是院子, 有廊為界, 在門洞兩邊.

40:15 And from the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the portico of the inner gate was fifty cubits.
從大門口到內廊前, 共五十肘.

40:16 And there were narrow windows for the alcoves and for their pilasters to the inside of the gate all the way around it. And likewise with respect to the porticos and windows were all the way around to the inside, and on a pilaster there were images of palm trees.
衛房和門洞兩旁柱間並廊子, 都有嚴緊的窗櫺; 裡邊都有窗櫺, 柱上有雕刻的棕樹.

40:17 And he brought me to the outer courtyard, and there were chambers and a pavement made for the courtyard all around it, and thirty chambers were facing to the pavement.
他帶我到外院, 見院的四圍有鋪石地; 鋪石地上有屋子三十間.

40:18 And the pavement flanked the side of the gates and all along the gates; this describes the lower pavement.
鋪石地, 就是矮鋪石地在各門洞兩旁, 以門洞的長短為度.

40:19 And he measured the width from the front of the lower gate to the front of the outside of the inner courtyard as a hundred cubits to the east and to the north.
他從下門量到內院外, 共寬一百肘, 東面北面都是如此.

40:20 And as for the gate that had its face toward the north of the outer courtyard, he measured its length and its width.
他量外院朝北的門, 長寬若干.

40:21 And its alcoves were three on each side, and its pilasters and its porticos had the same measurement as the first gate: its length was fifty cubits, and its width was twenty-five cubits.
門洞的衛房, 這旁三間, 那旁三間. 門洞的柱子和廊子, 與第一門的尺寸一樣. 門洞長五十肘, 寬二十五肘.

40:22 And its windows and its porticos and its palm tree images were like the measurement of the gate that was facing toward the east; and it had seven steps that go up it, and there were porticos before them.
其窗櫺和廊子, 並雕刻的棕樹, 與朝東的門尺寸一樣. 登七層臺階上到這門, 前面有廊子.

40:23 And a gate led to the inner courtyard, opposite the gate to the north and to the east, and he measured from gate to gate as a hundred cubits.
內院有門與這門相對, 北面東面都是如此. 他從這門量到那門, 共一百肘.

40:24 And then he took me toward the south, and look, a gate toward the south, and he measured its pilasters and its porticos; they had measurements just like the others.
他帶我往南去, 見朝南有門, 又照先前的尺寸量門洞的柱子和廊子.

40:25 And there were for it windows and for its porticos all the way around it like these windows; fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
門洞兩旁與廊子的周圍都有窗櫺, 和先量的窗櫺一樣. 門洞長五十肘, 寬二十五肘.

40:26 And seven steps were going up to it and its porticos before them. And it had palm tree images all along its pilasters.
登七層臺階上到這門, 前面有廊子; 柱上有雕刻的棕樹, 這邊一棵, 那邊一棵.

40:27 And there was to the way of the south a gate for the inner courtyard, and he measured from gate to the gate on the way of the south, a hundred cubits.
內院朝南有門. 從這門量到朝南的那門, 共一百肘.

40:28 And he brought me to the inner courtyard through the gate of the south, and he measured the south gate, and it had measurements like the others.
他帶我從南門到內院, 就照先前的尺寸量南門.

40:29 And its alcoves and its pilasters and its porticos were just like these measurements. And it had windows for it and for its porticos all the way around, fifty cubits along its length, and twenty-five cubits wide.
衛房和柱子, 並廊子都照先前的尺寸. 門洞兩旁與廊子的周圍都有窗櫺. 門洞長五十肘, 寬二十五肘.

40:30 And there were porticos all the way around its length, twenty-five cubits; and its width was five cubits.
周圍有廊子, 長二十五肘, 寬五肘.

40:31 And its porticos were to the outer courtyard, and palm tree images were on its pilasters, and eight steps were for its stairs.
廊子朝著外院, 柱上有雕刻的棕樹. 登八層臺階上到這門.

40:32 And he brought me to the inner courtyard by way of the east gate, and he measured the gate as just like the other measurements.
他帶我到內院的東面, 就照先前的尺寸量東門.

40:33 And its alcoves and its pilasters and its porticos were also like these measurements, and windows were for it and for its porticos all around; its length was fifty cubits, and it was twenty-five cubits wide.
衛房和柱子, 並廊子都照先前的尺寸. 門洞兩旁與廊子的周圍都有窗櫺. 門洞長五十肘, 寬二十五肘.

40:34 And its porticos were toward the outer courtyard, and palm tree images were on its pilasters one each side, and eight steps served as it stairs.
廊子朝著外院. 門洞兩旁的柱子都有雕刻的棕樹. 登八層臺階上到這門.

40:35 And he brought me to the gate of the north, and he measured it; and he measured the same measurements as these others,
他帶我到北門, 就照先前的尺寸量那門,

40:36 its alcoves, its pilasters and porticos, and its windows all the way around, and a length of fifty cubits and twenty-five cubits wide.
就是量衛房和柱子, 並廊子. 門洞周圍都有窗櫺; 門洞長五十肘, 寬二十五肘.

40:37 And its pilasters faced the outer courtyard, and it had palm tree images on its pilasters on each side; and eight steps served as its stairs.
廊柱朝著外院. 門洞兩旁的柱子都有雕刻的棕樹. 登八層臺階上到這門.

40:38 And a chamber with its doorway was in the pilasters at the gates, and there they rinsed off the burnt offering.
門洞的柱旁有屋子和門; 祭司(原文是他們)在那裡洗燔祭牲.

40:39 And in the portico of the gate were two tables on each side to slaughter the burnt offering on them and the sin offering and the guilt offering.
在門廊內, 這邊有兩張桌子, 那邊有兩張桌子, 在其上可以宰殺燔祭牲,贖罪祭牲, 和贖愆祭牲.

40:40 And on the outer side as one goes up to the doorway of the gate to the north were two tables, and on the other side, which is toward the portico of the gate, were two tables.
上到朝北的門口, 這邊有兩張桌子, 門廊那邊也有兩張桌子.

40:41 On each side of the gate were four tables, eight tables in all, and on them they slaughtered sacrifices.
門這邊有四張桌子, 那邊有四張桌子, 共八張; 在其上祭司宰殺犧牲.

40:42 And four tables were for the burnt offering, and made of dressed stones, one cubit and a half long and one cubit and a half wide and one cubit high was their measurements, and they placed the objects with which they slaughtered the burnt offering on them and the sacrifice.
為燔祭牲有四張桌子, 是鑿過的石頭做成的, 長一肘半, 寬一肘半, 高一肘. 祭司將宰殺燔祭牲和平安祭牲所用的器皿放在其上.

40:43 And there were double-pronged hooks, one handbreadth in width, put in place in the house all around, and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.
有鉤子, 寬一掌, 釘在廊內的四圍. 桌子上有犧牲的肉.

40:44 And on the outside of the inner gate, there were chambers for singers in the inner courtyard, which was to the side of the north gate, and their faces were to the south with respect to one, and on the side of the east gate one facing to the north.
在北門旁, 內院裡有屋子, 為歌唱的人而設. 這屋子朝南(南: 原文是東); 在南門旁, 又有一間朝北.

40:45 And he said to me, “This chamber with its face toward the south is for the priests who are taking care of the responsibility of the temple.
他對我說: “這朝南的屋子是為看守殿宇的祭司;

40:46 And the chamber with its face to the north is for the priests who are taking care of the responsibility of the altar. They are the descendants of Zadok, the ones who approach from among the descendants of Levi to Yahweh to serve him.”
那朝北的屋子是為看守祭壇的祭司. 這些祭司是利未人中撒督的子孫, 近前來事奉耶和華的. ”

40:47 And he measured the courtyard as to its length, a hundred cubits, and a hundred cubits wide, squared, and the altar is in front of the temple.
他又量內院, 長一百肘, 寬一百肘, 是見方的. 祭壇在殿前.

40:48 And he brought me to the portico of the temple, and he measured the pilaster of the portico, five cubits on each side, and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side.
於是他帶我到殿前的廊子, 量廊子的牆柱. 這面厚五肘, 那面厚五肘. 門兩旁, 這邊三肘, 那邊三肘.

40:49 The length of the portico was twenty cubits and its width eleven cubits, and with ten steps they went up to it, and the pilasters had pillars, one on each side.
廊子長二十肘, 寬十一肘. 上廊子有臺階. 靠近牆柱又有柱子, 這邊一根, 那邊一根.

Ezekiel - Chapter 41

41:1 And he brought me to the temple sanctuary, and he measured the pilasters, six cubits wide on each side; this was the width of the tent.
他帶我到殿那裡量牆柱: 這面厚六肘, 那面厚六肘, 寬窄與會幕相同.

41:2 And the width of the doorway was ten cubits, and the sidewall of the doorway was five cubits on each side, and he measured its length as forty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits.
門口寬十肘. 門兩旁, 這邊五肘, 那邊五肘. 他量殿長四十肘, 寬二十肘.

41:3 And he went into the inner room, and he measured the pilaster of the doorway as two cubits and the doorway as six cubits and the width of the doorway seven cubits.
他到內殿量牆柱, 各厚二肘. 門口寬六肘, 門兩旁各寬七肘.

41:4 And he measured its length as twenty cubits and its width as twenty cubits to the front of the temple, and he said to me, “This is the most holy place.
他量內殿, 長二十肘, 寬二十肘. 他對我說: “這是至聖所. ”

41:5 And he measured the wall of the temple as six cubits, and the width of the side room as four cubits all along the outside wall for the temple all around the wall.
他又量殿牆, 厚六肘; 圍著殿有旁屋, 各寬四肘.

41:6 And the side rooms were side by side in three stories and a total of thirty rooms, and there were offsets in the wall, which was for the temple for the side rooms, all the way around to be supports, and so they were not supports extending into the wall of the temple.
旁屋有三層, 層疊而上, 每層排列三十間. 旁屋的梁木擱在殿牆坎上, 免得插入殿牆.

41:7 And each level widened, and it went around upward to the side rooms for the structure that surrounds the temple upward all the way around, therefore the width increased to the temple upward, and thus the lower level goes up to the upper level by means of the middle story.
這圍殿的旁屋越高越寬; 因旁屋圍殿懸疊而上, 所以越上越寬, 從下一層, 由中一層, 到上一層.

41:8 And I saw for the temple a platform all the way around the foundations of the side rooms; it was the length of a full reed, six cubits long.
我又見圍著殿有高月臺. 旁屋的根基, 高足一竿, 就是六大肘.

41:9 The width of the outside wall, which was for the side room to the outside, was five cubits, and a space that was set between the side rooms, which was for the temple
旁屋的外牆厚五肘. 旁屋之外還有餘地.

41:10 and between the chambers was the width of twenty cubits all around the temple, all the way around it.
在旁屋與對面的房屋中間有空地, 寬二十肘.

41:11 And the doorway of the side room faced the open area; one doorway faced the north, and one doorway was to the south, and the width of the place of the open area was five cubits all around.
旁屋的門都向餘地: 一門向北, 一門向南. 周圍的餘地寬五肘.

41:12 And the building that faced the courtyard was toward the west, and its width was seventy cubits, and the wall of the building was five cubits wide all the way around, and its length was ninety cubits.
在西面空地之後有房子, 寬七十肘, 長九十肘, 牆四圍厚五肘.

41:13 And he measured the temple, and its length was a hundred cubits, and the courtyard and the building and its walls, their length was a hundred cubits.
這樣, 他量殿, 長一百肘, 又量空地和那房子並牆, 共長一百肘.

41:14 And the width of the front of the temple and the courtyard to the east was a hundred cubits.
殿的前面和兩旁的空地, 寬一百肘.

41:15 And he measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the rear and its galleries, a hundred cubits on each side, and also the temple, the court, and the porticos of the courtyard,
他量空地後面的那房子, 並兩旁的樓廊, 共長一百肘.

41:16 the thresholds and the framed windows and the galleries around the three of them. Before the threshold was a covering of wood all around, and from the ground up to the windows, and all around the windows, they were covered.
內殿,院廊,門檻,嚴緊的窗櫺, 並對著門檻的三層樓廊, 從地到窗櫺(窗櫺都有蔽子),

41:17 Above the doorway and up to the inner temple and on the outside, and on all of the wall all the way around in the inner and in the outer areas were patterns,
直到門以上, 就是到內殿和外殿內外四圍牆壁, 都按尺寸用木板遮蔽.

41:18 and it was made of cherubim and palm tree images; a palm tree image between cherub and cherub, and the cherub had two faces.
牆上雕刻基路伯和棕樹. 每二基路伯中間有一棵棕樹, 每基路伯有二臉.

41:19 And the face of a human was toward the palm tree image on the one side, and the face of a fierce strong lion faced the palm tree image on the other side; this work was executed for the entire temple all the way around.
這邊有人臉向著棕樹, 那邊有獅子臉向著棕樹, 殿內周圍都是如此.

41:20 From the ground up to above the doorway, the cherubim and the palm tree images were made, and also the outer wall of the temple.
從地至門以上, 都有基路伯和棕樹. 殿牆就是這樣.

41:21 As far as the temple is concerned its doorframe was squared, and before the sanctuary was the appearance as it were the appearance of
殿的門柱是方的. 至聖所的前面, 形狀和殿的形狀一樣.

41:22 a wooden altar that was three cubits high, and its length was two cubits, and its corners for it and its length and its walls were of wood. And he spoke to me, “This is the table that is before Yahweh.”
壇是木頭做的, 高三肘, 長二肘. 壇角和壇面, 並四旁, 都是木頭做的. 他對我說: “這是耶和華面前的桌子. ”

41:23 And the two doors were for the temple and for the sanctuary.
殿和至聖所的門各有兩扇.

41:24 And two leaves of a door were for each of the doors, two hinged leaves of a door: two were for the first door, and two leaves of a door were for the other door.
每扇分兩扇, 這兩扇是摺疊的. 這邊門分兩扇, 那邊門也分兩扇.

41:25 And cherubim were made on them, that is, on the doors of the temple and palm tree images like the ones prepared for the walls; and an overhang of wood was on the surface of the porticos on the outside.
殿的門扇上雕刻基路伯和棕樹, 與刻在牆上的一般. 在外頭廊前有木檻.

41:26 And narrow windows and palm tree images were on either side, and on the side walls of the portico, and the side rooms of the temple and their overhang.
廊這邊那邊都有嚴緊的窗櫺和棕樹; 殿的旁屋和檻就是這樣.

Ezekiel - Chapter 42

42:1 And he brought me out to the outer courtyard to the north, and he brought me to the chamber which was opposite the courtyard and which is opposite the building to the north.
他帶我出來向北, 到外院, 又帶我進入聖屋; 這聖屋一排順著空地, 一排與北邊鋪石地之屋相對.

42:2 As to the face of the length of the building with the doorway to the north, it was a hundred cubits, and its width was fifty cubits.
這聖屋長一百肘, 寬五十肘, 有向北的門.

42:3 Opposite the twenty cubits of the inner courtyard, and opposite the pavement that was to the outer courtyard was a gallery facing a gallery in the three stories.
對著內院那二十肘寬之空地, 又對著外院的鋪石地, 在第三層樓上有樓廊對著樓廊.

42:4 And in front of the chambers was a passageway ten cubits in width toward the inside, a walkway of one cubit, and their doorways were to the north.
在聖屋前有一條夾道, 寬十肘, 長一百肘. 房門都向北.

42:5 And the upper chambers narrowed, for the galleries took away space from them more than they took from the lower levels and more than they took from the middle level in the building.
聖屋因為樓廊佔去些地方, 所以上層比中下兩層窄些.

42:6 For they were three stories and they had no pillars like the pillars of the courtyards; therefore they were smaller than the lower stories and than the middle stories from the ground up.
聖屋有三層, 卻無柱子, 不像外院的屋子有柱子; 所以上層比中下兩層更窄.

42:7 And there was a wall that was to the outside alongside the chambers on the walkway to the outer courtyard in front of the chambers; its length was fifty cubits.
聖屋外, 東邊有牆, 靠著外院, 長五十肘.

42:8 For the length of the chambers which were to the outer courtyard was fifty cubits, and look! The chambers on the front of the temple were a hundred cubits.
靠著外院的聖屋長五十肘. 殿北面的聖屋長一百肘.

42:9 And from under these chambers was the entrance from the east for them when one enters from the outer courtyard.
在聖屋以下, 東頭有進入之處, 就是從外院進入之處.

42:10 All along the width of the wall of the courtyard eastward in front of the courtyard to the front of the building were chambers.
向南(原文是東)在內院牆裡有聖屋, 一排與鋪石地之屋相對, 一排順著空地.

42:11 And a walkway was before them like the appearance of the chambers which were on the north, just like them in their length, and so was their width and all their exits, and they were built like their arrangements and like their doorways,
這聖屋前的夾道與北邊聖屋的夾道長寬一樣; 出入之處與北屋門的樣式相同.

42:12 and like the doorways of the chambers which were on the way of the south was a doorway at the head of the way before the stone wall, projecting on the way of the east at their coming.
正在牆前,夾道的東頭, 有門可以進入, 與向南聖屋的門一樣.

42:13 And he said to me, “The chambers of the north and the chambers of the south which are before the courtyard, they are the holy chambers in which the priests, who are near to Yahweh, will eat the most holy objects. There they shall put the most holy objects, and the grain offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering, for the place is holy.
他對我說: “順著空地的南屋北屋, 都是聖屋; 親近耶和華的祭司當在那裡吃至聖的物, 也當在那裡放至聖的物, 就是素祭,贖罪祭, 和贖愆祭, 因此處為聖.

42:14 When the priests enter, then they shall not go out from the sanctuary to the outer courtyard; and there they must put their garments in which they serve because they are holy. They must put on other garments and then they may approach the area that is for the people.
祭司進去出了聖所的時候, 不可直到外院, 但要在聖屋放下他們供職的衣服, 因為是聖衣; 要穿上別的衣服才可以到屬民的外院. ”

42:15 And he completed the measurements of the inner temple, and he brought me to the walkway of the gate that faces toward the east and he measured it all the way around.
他量完了內殿, 就帶我出朝東的門, 量院的四圍.

42:16 He measured the east side with the reed for measuring, five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement, he measured it all around.
他用量度的竿量四圍, 量東面五百肘(原文是竿; 本章下同),

42:17 He measured the north side as five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement all around.
用竿量北面五百肘,

42:18 Then he measured the south side as five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement.
用竿量南面五百肘,

42:19 He went around the west side and he measured five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement.
又轉到西面, 用竿量五百肘.

42:20 Toward the four sides he measured it; there was a wall for it all the way around. Its length was five hundred cubits and its width was five hundred cubits, in order to make a separation between what is holy and what is common.
他量四面, 四圍有牆, 長五百肘, 寬五百肘, 為要分別聖地與俗地.

Ezekiel - Chapter 43

43:1 And he brought me to the gate which was facing east.
以後, 他帶我到一座門, 就是朝東的門.

43:2 And, look! The glory of the God of Israel, it came from the way of the east, and its sound was like the sound of many waters and the land radiated due to his glory!
以色列神的榮光從東而來. 他的聲音如同多水的聲音; 地就因他的榮耀發光.

43:3 And the appearance of the vision which I saw was as the vision which I saw at his coming to destroy the city, and these visions were also as the vision which I saw by the Kebar River, and I fell on my face.
其狀如從前他來滅城的時候我所見的異象, 那異象如我在迦巴魯河邊所見的異象, 我就俯伏在地.

43:4 And then the glory of Yahweh came to the temple by the way of the gate facing east.
耶和華的榮光從朝東的門照入殿中.

43:5 And the Spirit lifted me and it brought me to the inner courtyard and, look! The glory of Yahweh filled the temple!
靈將我舉起, 帶入內院, 不料, 耶和華的榮光充滿了殿.

43:6 And I heard someone speaking to me from the house, and a man was standing beside me.
我聽見有一位從殿中對我說話. 有一人站在我旁邊.

43:7 And he said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet where I will dwell in the midst of the Israelites to eternity, and they, the house of Israel, they and their kings, will not again defile my holy name with their fornication and with their offerings for the dead of their kings on their high places.
他對我說: “人子啊, 這是我寶座之地, 是我腳掌所踏之地. 我要在這裡住, 在以色列人中直到永遠. 以色列家和他們的君王必不再玷污我的聖名, 就是行邪淫,在錫安的高處葬埋他們君王的屍首,

43:8 When they placed their threshold with my threshold, their doorframe beside my doorframe and the wall was between me and between them, then they defiled my holy name, with their detestable things that they did, and so I consumed them in my anger.
使他們的門檻挨近我的門檻, 他們的門框挨近我的門框; 他們與我中間僅隔一牆, 並且行可憎的事, 玷污了我的聖名, 所以我發怒滅絕他們.

43:9 Now let them send their fornication far away and the offerings for the dead of their kings away from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them forever.
現在他們當從我面前遠除邪淫和他們君王的屍首, 我就住在他們中間直到永遠.

43:10 You, son of man, describe to the house of Israel the temple and let them be ashamed of their iniquities and let them measure the pattern.
人子啊, 你要將這殿指示以色列家, 使他們因自己的罪孽慚愧, 也要他們量殿的尺寸.

43:11 And if they are ashamed of all that they did, then the plan of the temple and its arrangement and its exits and its entrances and all of its plans and all of its statutes. And all of its plans and all of its laws make known to them and write them before their eyes, so that they may remember all of its plans and all of its statutes, so that they do them!
他們若因自己所行的一切事慚愧, 你就將殿的規模,樣式,出入之處, 和一切形狀,典章,禮儀,法則指示他們, 在他們眼前寫上, 使他們遵照殿的一切規模典章去做.

43:12 This is the law of the temple: On the top of the mountain, all of its territory, all the way around it, will be most holy. Look, this is the law of the temple.
殿的法則乃是如此: 殿在山頂上, 四圍的全界要稱為至聖. 這就是殿的法則. ”

43:13 And these are the measurements of the altar in the cubits (a cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth): now its gutter is a cubit in depth by a cubit in width and its rim along its edge all around is one span, and this is also the height of the altar.
以下量祭壇, 是以肘為度(這肘是一肘零一掌). 底座高一肘, 邊寬一肘, 四圍起邊高一掌, 這是壇的座.

43:14 And from the gutter at the ground up to the lower ledge is two cubits, and its width is one cubit, and from the small ledge up to the large ledge is four cubits, and its width is one cubit.
從底座到下層磴臺, 高二肘, 邊寬一肘. 從小磴臺到大磴臺, 高四肘, 邊寬一肘.

43:15 And the altar hearth was four cubits, and from the altar hearth and upwards were the four horns of the altar.
壇上的供臺, 高四肘. 供臺的四拐角上都有角.

43:16 And the altar hearth was twelve cubits in length and twelve cubits in width; it was squared on its four sides.
供臺長十二肘, 寬十二肘, 四面見方.

43:17 And the ledge was fourteen cubits in length with fourteen cubits its width to all four of its sides, and a rim was all around it of one-half cubit. And the gutter for it was a cubit all around, and its steps were facing east.”
磴臺長十四肘, 寬十四肘, 四面見方. 四圍起邊高半肘, 底座四圍的邊寬一肘. 臺階朝東.

43:18 And he said to me, “Son of man, thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘These are the statutes of the altar on the day when it is made, to sacrifice a burnt offering on it and to sprinkle blood on it.
他對我說: “人子啊, 主耶和華如此說: 建造祭壇, 為要在其上獻燔祭灑血, 造成的時候典章如下:

43:19 And you must give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok, the ones coming near me,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “to serve me, a bull, a calf as a sin offering.
主耶和華說, 你要將一隻公牛犢作為贖罪祭, 給祭司利未人撒督的後裔, 就是那親近我,事奉我的.

43:20 You must take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, and the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim all around; thus you must purify it and make atonement for it.
你要取些公牛的血, 抹在壇的四角和磴臺的四拐角, 並四圍所起的邊上. 你這樣潔淨壇, 壇就潔淨了.

43:21 And you must take the bull, the sin offering, and you must burn it in the designated place of the temple outside of the holy place.
你又要將那作贖罪祭的公牛犢燒在殿外,聖地之外預定之處.

43:22 And on the second day you must offer a he-goat without defect as a sin offering, and they must purify the altar like they purified with the bull.
次日, 要將無殘疾的公山羊獻為贖罪祭; 要潔淨壇, 像用公牛犢潔淨的一樣.

43:23 When you are finished from purifying, you must offer a bull, a calf, without defect, and a ram from the flock without defect.
潔淨了壇, 就要將一隻無殘疾的公牛犢和羊群中一隻無殘疾的公綿羊

43:24 And you must bring them near before Yahweh, and the priests must throw salt on them, and they must offer them as a burnt offering to Yahweh.
奉到耶和華前. 祭司要撒鹽在其上, 獻與耶和華為燔祭.

43:25 For seven days you must provide a goat of sin offering for the day and a bull, a calf, and a ram from the flock without defect; you must provide them.
七日內, 每日要預備一隻公山羊為贖罪祭, 也要預備一隻公牛犢和羊群中的一隻公綿羊, 都要沒有殘疾的.

43:26 Seven days they must purify the altar and they must cleanse it and so they will consecrate it.
七日祭司潔淨壇, 壇就潔淨了; 要這樣把壇分別為聖.

43:27 And they will finish the days, and then on the eighth day and beyond that the priests will offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your fellowship offerings, and then I will be pleased with you,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
滿了七日, 自八日以後, 祭司要在壇上獻你們的燔祭和平安祭; 我必悅納你們. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 44

44:1 And he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary that is facing east, and it was shut.
他又帶我回到聖地朝東的外門; 那門關閉了.

44:2 And Yahweh said to me, “This gate will be shut. It shall not be opened, and no one will go through it, for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has entered it, and it will be shut.
耶和華對我說: “這門必須關閉, 不可敞開, 誰也不可由其中進入; 因為耶和華─以色列的神已經由其中進入, 所以必須關閉.

44:3 The prince, he may sit in it to eat food before Yahweh; he will come from the way of the portico of the gate and by means of its way he will also go out.”
至於王, 他必按王的位分, 坐在其內, 在耶和華面前吃餅. 他必由這門的廊而入, 也必由此而出. ”

44:4 Then he brought me by the way of the gate of the north to the front of the temple, and I looked, and look! The glory of Yahweh filled the temple of Yahweh, and I fell on my face.
他又帶我由北門來到殿前. 我觀看, 見耶和華的榮光充滿耶和華的殿, 我就俯伏在地.

44:5 And Yahweh said, “Son of man, set your heart and look with your eyes and with your ears hear everything I am saying to you concerning all the statutes of the temple of Yahweh and concerning all its laws, and you must listen with your heart concerning the entrance of the temple with all of the exits of the sanctuary.
耶和華對我說: “人子啊, 我對你所說耶和華殿中的一切典章法則, 你要放在心上, 用眼看, 用耳聽, 並要留心殿宇和聖地一切出入之處.

44:6 And you must say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Enough for you, house of Israel, of all of your detestable things!
你要對那悖逆的以色列家說, 主耶和華如此說: 以色列家啊, 你們行一切可憎的事, 當夠了吧!

44:7 At your bringing foreigners who are uncircumcised of heart and uncircumcised of flesh to be in my sanctuary to profane it, my temple, as you offered my food, fat, and blood, so you broke my covenant by all of your detestable things.
你們把我的食物, 就是脂油和血獻上的時候, 將身心未受割禮的外邦人領進我的聖地, 玷污了我的殿; 又背了我的約, 在你們一切可憎的事上, 加上這一層.

44:8 And you did not observe the responsibility of my sanctuary, but you appointed them as the keepers of my responsibility in my sanctuary for you.”
你們也沒有看守我的聖物, 卻派別人在聖地替你們看守我所吩咐你們的.

44:9 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Every foreigner uncircumcised of heart and uncircumcised of flesh shall not come into my sanctuary—not any of the foreigners who are in the midst of the Israelites.
“主耶和華如此說: 以色列中的外邦人, 就是身心未受割禮的, 都不可入我的聖地. ”

44:10 But the Levites who removed themselves from me at the going astray of Israel, who went astray from me and went after their idols, as a result they will bear their guilt.
“當以色列人走迷的時候, 有利未人遠離我, 就是走迷離開我,隨從他們的偶像, 他們必擔當自己的罪孽.

44:11 Then they will be in my sanctuary, those serving in my sanctuary, as sentries at the gates of the temple and as those serving the temple; they will slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they will stand before them to serve them,
然而他們必在我的聖地當僕役, 照管殿門, 在殿中供職; 必為民宰殺燔祭牲和平安祭牲, 必站在民前伺候他們.

44:12 because they used to serve them before their idols and they were for the house of Israel like a stumbling block of iniquity. Therefore I swore concerning them,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “that they will bear their iniquity.
因為這些利未人曾在偶像前伺候這民, 成了以色列家罪孽的絆腳石, 所以我向他們起誓: 他們必擔當自己的罪孽. 這是主耶和華說的.

44:13 And they shall not approach me to serve as a priest for me and to come near to all of my holy objects, to the most holy objects, and they will bear their disgrace and the results of their detestable things they have done.
他們不可親近我, 給我供祭司的職分, 也不可挨近我的一件聖物, 就是至聖的物; 他們卻要擔當自己的羞辱和所行可憎之事的報應.

44:14 And I will appoint them as the keepers of the responsibility of the temple, for all of its work and everything which will be done in it.
然而我要使他們看守殿宇, 辦理其中的一切事, 並做其內一切當做之工. ”

44:15 But the Levitical priests, the descendants of Zadok, who cared for the responsibility of my sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from me, they will approach me to serve me, and they will stand before me to offer to me fat and blood,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
“以色列人走迷離開我的時候, 祭司利未人撒督的子孫仍看守我的聖所. 他們必親近我, 事奉我, 並且侍立在我面前, 將脂油與血獻給我. 這是主耶和華說的.

44:16 “They shall come to my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table to serve me, and they will observe my requirement.
他們必進入我的聖所, 就近我的桌前事奉我, 守我所吩咐的.

44:17 And then when they come to the gates of the inner courtyards, they shall put on their inner linen garments and not wear wool garments when they serve in the gates of the inner courtyard and inside the temple.
他們進內院門必穿細麻衣. 在內院門和殿內供職的時候不可穿羊毛衣服.

44:18 Linen turbans shall be on their head and linen undergarments shall be on their waists; they shall not gird themselves with material causing perspiration.
他們頭上要戴細麻布裹頭巾, 腰穿細麻布褲子; 不可穿使身體出汗的衣服.

44:19 When they go out to the outer courtyard to the people, they must take off their garment in which they were serving, and they must place them in the holy chambers, and they must put on other garments, so that they will not make the people holy with their garments.
他們出到外院的民那裡, 當脫下供職的衣服, 放在聖屋內, 穿上別的衣服, 免得因聖衣使民成聖.

44:20 And their head they shall not shave, or long hair they shall not let grow; short they shall clip their heads.
不可剃頭, 也不可容髮綹長長, 只可剪髮.

44:21 And no priest shall drink wine when they come into the inner courtyard.
祭司進內院的時候都不可喝酒.

44:22 And a widow or divorced woman they shall not take for themselves as wives, but only a virgin from the offspring of the house of Israel, or the widow who is a widow for a priest they may take.
不可娶寡婦和被休的婦人為妻, 只可娶以色列後裔中的處女, 或是祭司遺留的寡婦.

44:23 And they will teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is unholy, and the difference between unclean and clean they must show them.
他們要使我的民知道聖俗的分別, 又使他們分辨潔淨的和不潔淨的.

44:24 And at a legal dispute they themselves shall stand to judge; employing my judgments they shall judge it, and with respect to my laws and my statutes. All my festivals they shall keep and my Sabbaths they shall consecrate.
有爭訟的事, 他們應當站立判斷, 要按我的典章判斷. 在我一切的節期必守我的律法,條例, 也必以我的安息日為聖日.

44:25 And near a dead person he shall not come to be defiled, but only for a father and for a mother and for a son and for a daughter, for a brother and for a sister who was not married may they defile themselves.
他們不可挨近死屍沾染自己, 只可為父親,母親,兒子,女兒,弟兄, 和未嫁人的姊妹沾染自己.

44:26 And, after his cleansing, they shall count for him seven days,
祭司潔淨之後, 必再計算七日.

44:27 and then on the day of his coming into the sanctuary to the inner courtyard to serve in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
當他進內院, 進聖所, 在聖所中事奉的日子, 要為自己獻贖罪祭. 這是主耶和華說的.

44:28 And thus it will be to them as regards inheritance, that I am their inheritance, and so you shall not give to them property in Israel; I am their property.
“祭司必有產業, 我是他們的產業. 不可在以色列中給他們基業; 我是他們的基業.

44:29 The grain offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering, they themselves may eat them, and also all the consecrated possessions in Israel will be theirs.
素祭,贖罪祭, 和贖愆祭他們都可以吃, 以色列中一切永獻的物都要歸他們.

44:30 And also what is first of all of the firstfruits of everything, and of all of the contribution of everything from all of your contributions, to the priest it belongs, and what is first of your dough you shall give to the priest, so that a blessing may rest on your house.
首先初熟之物和一切所獻的供物都要歸給祭司. 你們也要用初熟的麥子磨麵給祭司; 這樣, 福氣就必臨到你們的家了.

44:31 Any dead body or mangled carcass from the birds or from the animals, the priests shall not eat.”
無論是鳥是獸, 凡自死的, 或是撕裂的, 祭司都不可吃. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 45

45:1 And when you allocate the land as an inheritance, you shall provide a contribution for Yahweh as a holy portion from the land, its length being twenty-five thousand cubits and its width ten thousand cubits; it is holy in all its territory, all around.
你們拈鬮分地為業, 要獻上一分給耶和華為聖供地, 長二萬五千肘, 寬一萬肘. 這分以內, 四圍都為聖地.

45:2 And there shall be from this area five hundred cubits by five hundred cubits, squared all around, for the sanctuary; and fifty cubits of open space shall be for it all around it.
其中有作為聖所之地, 長五百肘, 寬五百肘, 四面見方. 四圍再有五十肘為郊野之地.

45:3 And from this measured area you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand cubits and a width of ten thousand cubits, and in it will be the sanctuary, the most holy place.
要以肘為度量地, 長二萬五千肘, 寬一萬肘. 其中有聖所, 是至聖的.

45:4 It is a holy portion from the land; it will be for the priests, the servants of the sanctuary who approach to serve Yahweh, and it will be for them a place for houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.
這是全地的一分聖地, 要歸與供聖所職事的祭司, 就是親近事奉耶和華的, 作為他們房屋之地與聖所之聖地.

45:5 And an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width will be for the Levites, the servants of the temple. It will serve as property for them as cities to dwell in.
又有一分, 長二萬五千肘, 寬一萬肘, 要歸與在殿中供職的利未人, 作為二十間房屋之業.

45:6 And as property of the city, you must set apart alongside the contribution of the sanctuary a portion five thousand cubits in width and twenty-five thousand cubits in length, and it shall be for the entire house of Israel.
也要分定屬城的地業, 寬五千肘, 長二萬五千肘, 挨著那分聖供地, 要歸以色列全家.

45:7 And a portion will be for the prince on both sides of the holy district, and both sides of the property of the city, and alongside the property of the city on the west, and alongside the property on the east. And also its length corresponds to one of the tribal portions to the west running to the eastern border.
歸王之地要在聖供地和屬城之地的兩旁, 就是聖供地和屬城之地的旁邊, 西至西頭, 東至東頭, 從西到東, 其長與每支派的分一樣.

45:8 This shall be to him with respect to the land as property in Israel; and so my princes shall not again oppress my people, but they shall give the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.”
這地在以色列中必歸王為業. 我所立的王必不再欺壓我的民, 卻要按支派將地分給以色列家.

45:9 Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Enough of this for you, the princes of Israel; put away violence and destruction and do justice and righteousness; revoke your acts of dispossession from upon my people!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
主耶和華如此說: “以色列的王啊, 你們應當知足, 要除掉強暴和搶奪的事, 施行公平和公義, 不再勒索我的民. 這是主耶和華說的.

45:10 There shall be for you an honest set of scales and an honest ephah and an honest bath.
你們要用公道天平,公道伊法,公道罷特.

45:11 The ephah and the bath shall be one unit of measurement; the tenth part of the homer is the bath, and the tenth of the homer is the ephah; so the homer shall be its unit of measurement.
伊法與罷特大小要一樣. 罷特可盛賀梅珥十分之一, 伊法也可盛賀梅珥十分之一, 都以賀梅珥的大小為準.

45:12 And the shekel shall weigh twenty gerahs, twenty shekels and five and twenty shekels and ten and five shekels, that shall make the mina for you.
舍客勒是二十季拉; 二十舍客勒, 二十五舍客勒, 十五舍客勒, 為你們的彌那.

45:13 This is the contribution offering which you shall present: a sixth of the ephah from a homer of wheat, and a sixth of the ephah from a homer of barley.
“你們當獻的供物乃是這樣: 一賀梅珥麥子要獻伊法六分之一; 一賀梅珥大麥要獻伊法六分之一.

45:14 And the quota of the olive oil, the bath of the olive oil, is the tenth part of a bath from a kor, which is ten baths, or a homer—for ten baths are equal to a homer.
你們獻所分定的油, 按油的罷特, 一柯珥油要獻罷特十分之一(原來十罷特就是一賀梅珥).

45:15 And one sheep from the flock from among two hundred from the pastures of Israel will be taken as a grain offering and as a burnt offering and as a fellowship offering to make atonement for them,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
從以色列滋潤的草場上每二百羊中, 要獻一隻羊羔. 這都可作素祭,燔祭,平安祭, 為民贖罪. 這是主耶和華說的.

45:16 “All of the people of the land shall join in to this contribution with the prince in Israel.
此地的民都要奉上這供物給以色列中的王.

45:17 “But on the prince shall be the responsibility for the burnt offerings, and the grain offering, and the libation at the feasts, and at the New Moon festivals, and at the Sabbaths at all of the assemblies of the house of Israel; he shall provide the sin offering, and the grain offering, and the burnt offering, and the fellowship offering to make atonement for the house of Israel.
王的本分是在節期,月朔,安息日, 就是以色列家一切的節期, 奉上燔祭,素祭,奠祭. 他要預備贖罪祭,素祭,燔祭, 和平安祭, 為以色列家贖罪. ”

45:18 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘On the first month on the first day of the month, you shall take a bull, a calf without defect, and you shall purify the sanctuary.
主耶和華如此說: “正月初一日, 你要取無殘疾的公牛犢, 潔淨聖所.

45:19 And the priest shall take from the blood of the sin offering, and he shall put it on the doorframe of the temple and on the four corners of the ledge of the altar and on the doorframe of the gate of the inner courtyard.
祭司要取些贖罪祭牲的血, 抹在殿的門柱上和壇磴臺的四角上, 並內院的門框上.

45:20 And so you shall do on the seventh day in the month for anyone doing wrong inadvertently or due to ignorance, and so you must make atonement for the temple.
本月初七日(七十士譯本是七月初一日)也要為誤犯罪的和愚蒙犯罪的如此行, 為殿贖罪.

45:21 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, you shall have the Passover, a feast lasting for seven days, when you shall eat unleavened breads.
“正月十四日, 你們要守逾越節, 守節七日, 要吃無酵餅.

45:22 And the prince shall provide on that day for himself and for all of the people of the land a bull as a sin offering.
當日, 王要為自己和國內的眾民預備一隻公牛作贖罪祭.

45:23 And during the seven days of the religious feast he shall provide as a burnt offering to Yahweh seven bulls and seven rams without defect for each of the seven days, and as a sin offering a he-goat for each day.
這節的七日, 每日他要為耶和華預備無殘疾的公牛七隻,公綿羊七隻為燔祭. 每日又要預備公山羊一隻為贖罪祭.

45:24 And as a grain offering, an ephah for the bull and an ephah for the ram he must provide, and a hin of olive oil for each ephah.
他也要預備素祭, 就是為一隻公牛同獻一伊法細麵, 為一隻公綿羊同獻一伊法細麵, 每一伊法細麵加油一欣.

45:25 In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month, during the feast, he shall provide just as he has for these seven days, as he did for the sin offering, as he did for the burnt offering, and as he did for the grain offering, and as he did for the olive oil.’ ”
七月十五日守節的時候, 七日他都要如此行, 照逾越節的贖罪祭,燔祭,素祭, 和油的條例一樣. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 46

46:1 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “The gate of the inner courtyard facing east must be shut on the six of the days for work, but on the day of the Sabbath it must be opened and on the day of the new moon it must be opened.
主耶和華如此說: “內院朝東的門, 在辦理事務的六日內必須關閉; 惟有安息日和月朔必須敞開.

46:2 And the prince shall come by way of the portico of the gate from the outside, and he shall stand at the doorframe of the gate and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his fellowship offerings, and he shall bow down at the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be closed until the evening.
王要從這門的廊進入, 站在門框旁邊. 祭司要為他預備燔祭和平安祭, 他就要在門檻那裡敬拜, 然後出去. 這門直到晚上不可關閉.

46:3 And the people of the land will bow down at the doorway of that gate on the Sabbaths and on the new moons before Yahweh.
在安息日和月朔, 國內的居民要在這門口, 耶和華面前敬拜.

46:4 And the burnt offering which the prince will offer to Yahweh on the Sabbath day must be six male lambs without defect and a ram without defect.
安息日, 王所獻與耶和華的燔祭要用無殘疾的羊羔六隻, 無殘疾的公綿羊一隻;

46:5 And the grain offering he will give shall be an ephah for each ram, and for the male lambs the grain offering shall be as much as he wants to give and a hin of olive oil for each ephah.
同獻的素祭要為公綿羊獻一伊法細麵, 為羊羔照他的力量而獻, 一伊法細麵加油一欣.

46:6 And on the day of the new moon he will offer a bull, a calf without defect and six male lambs and a ram; they must be without defect.
當月朔, 要獻無殘疾的公牛犢一隻, 羊羔六隻, 公綿羊一隻, 都要無殘疾的.

46:7 And an ephah for each bull and an ephah for the ram he must provide as a grain offering, and also for the male lambs as much as he can afford and a hin of olive oil for each ephah.
他也要預備素祭, 為公牛獻一伊法細麵, 為公綿羊獻一伊法細麵, 為羊羔照他的力量而獻, 一伊法細麵加油一欣.

46:8 And when the prince comes, on the way of the portico of the gate he shall come and by this way he shall go out.
王進入的時候必由這門的廊而入, 也必由此而出.

46:9 And when the people of the land come before Yahweh at the festivals, the one coming by way of the gate of the north to bow down must go out by the way of the gate of the south, and the one coming by way of the gate of the south must go out by the way of the gate of the north, so he must not return by the way of the gate by which he came, but before it he shall go out opposite it.
在各節期, 國內居民朝見耶和華的時候, 從北門進入敬拜的, 必由南門而出; 從南門進入的, 必由北門而出. 不可從所入的門而出, 必要直往前行, 由對門而出.

46:10 And the prince will be in the midst of them; he will come in when they come in, and when they go out he will go out.
民進入, 王也要在民中進入; 民出去, 王也要一同出去.

46:11 And at the festivals and at the appointed times, the grain offering will be an ephah with a bull and an ephah with the ram and with the male lambs, as much as he wants to give, and a hin of olive oil for each ephah.
“在節期和聖會的日子同獻的素祭, 要為一隻公牛獻一伊法細麵, 為一隻公綿羊獻一伊法細麵, 為羊羔照他的力量而獻, 一伊法細麵加油一欣.

46:12 And when the prince makes a freewill offering, a burnt offering, or a fellowship offering as a freewill offering to Yahweh, the gate facing east will be open for him. And he must offer his burnt offering and his fellowship offering just as he does on the day of the Sabbath, and then he must go out and the gate will shut after he goes out.
王預備甘心獻的燔祭或平安祭, 就是向耶和華甘心獻的, 當有人為他開朝東的門. 他就預備燔祭和平安祭, 與安息日預備的一樣, 獻畢就出去. 他出去之後, 當有人將門關閉. ”

46:13 And a male lamb, a yearling without defect, he must provide as a burnt offering daily for Yahweh; every morning he must provide it.
“每日, 你要預備無殘疾一歲的羊羔一隻, 獻與耶和華為燔祭; 要每早晨預備.

46:14 And a grain offering he must provide in addition to it every morning, a sixth of an ephah and a third of a hin of olive oil to moisten the finely milled flour as a grain offering to Yahweh as a perpetual statute.
每早晨也要預備同獻的素祭, 細麵一伊法六分之一, 並油一欣三分之一, 調和細麵. 這素祭要常獻與耶和華為永遠的定例.

46:15 So they must provide the male lamb and the grain offering and the olive oil every morning as a regular burnt offering.”
每早晨要這樣預備羊羔,素祭, 並油為常獻的燔祭. ”

46:16 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “If the prince gives a gift to any one from among his sons, it is his inheritance and it will belong to his sons; it is their possession as an inheritance.
主耶和華如此說: “王若將產業賜給他的兒子, 就成了他兒子的產業, 那是他們承受為業的.

46:17 And if he give a gift from his inheritance to one from among his servants, then it will belong to him until the year of release, and then it will return to the prince. His inheritance with respect to his sons will be only for them.
倘若王將一分產業賜給他的臣僕, 就成了他臣僕的產業; 到自由之年仍要歸與王. 至於王的產業, 必歸與他的兒子.

46:18 But the prince shall not take from the inheritance of the people to rob them, separating them from their property; from his own property he shall bestow an inheritance on his sons, so that my people will not be driven away, any one, from his property.”
王不可奪取民的產業, 以致驅逐他們離開所承受的; 他要從自己的地業中, 將產業賜給他兒子, 免得我的民分散, 各人離開所承受的. ”

46:19 Then he brought me through the entrance which was on the side of the gate to the holy chambers to the priests; the chambers were facing northwards and, look, there was a place at the extreme end westwards.
那帶我的, 將我從門旁進入之處,領進為祭司預備的聖屋, 是朝北的, 見後頭西邊有一塊地.

46:20 And he said to me, “This is the place where the priests will boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering in order not to bring them out to the outer courtyard to make the people holy.
他對我說: “這是祭司煮贖愆祭,贖罪祭, 烤素祭之地, 免得帶到外院, 使民成聖. ”

46:21 And he brought me to the outer courtyard and led me past the four corners of the courtyard; and look, there was a courtyard in each corner of the courtyard.
他又帶我到外院, 使我經過院子的四拐角, 見每拐角各有一個院子.

46:22 In the four corners of the courtyard were small courtyards forty cubits in length and thirty cubits in width, each with the same measurements for the four of them with corners.
院子四拐角的院子, 周圍有牆, 每院長四十肘, 寬三十肘. 四拐角院子的尺寸都是一樣,

46:23 And a row was all around inside them, and cooking-places were made under the rows of stones all around.
其中周圍有一排房子, 房子內有煮肉的地方.

46:24 And he said to me, “These are the houses for cooking, where the ones serving the temple shall cook the sacrifices of the people.”
他對我說: “這都是煮肉的房子, 殿內的僕役要在這裡煮民的祭物. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 47

47:1 And he brought me back to the doorway of the temple and, look! There was water coming out from under the threshold of the temple eastward, because the face of the temple was eastwards; and the water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, from south of the altar.
他帶我回到殿門, 見殿的門檻下有水往東流出(原來殿面朝東). 這水從檻下, 由殿的右邊, 在祭壇的南邊往下流.

47:2 And he brought me out by the way of the north gate and he led me around by the way leading to the outside of the outer gate by way of the gate facing east, and look, there was water trickling from the south side.
他帶我出北門, 又領我從外邊轉到朝東的外門, 見水從右邊流出.

47:3 As the man went eastward a measuring line was in his hand, and he measured a thousand cubits. And he led me through on into the water; it was ankle deep.
他手拿準繩往東出去的時候, 量了一千肘, 使我蹚過水, 水到踝子骨.

47:4 And he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me over into the waters and it was knee deep. And he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me over into the waters and it was waist deep.
他又量了一千肘, 使我蹚過水, 水就到膝; 再量了一千肘, 使我蹚過水, 水便到腰;

47:5 And he measured a thousand cubits, and it became a stream that I was not able to cross, because the water rose, waters a person could swim in, and became a stream that could not be crossed.
又量了一千肘, 水便成了河, 使我不能蹚過. 因為水勢漲起, 成為可洑的水, 不可蹚的河.

47:6 And he asked me, “Son of man, did you see this?” And he made me go, and he brought me back along the bank of the stream.
他對我說: “人子啊, 你看見了甚麼? ”他就帶我回到河邊.

47:7 When I returned, then look! On the bank of the river were many trees on both sides.
我回到河邊的時候, 見在河這邊與那邊的岸上有極多的樹木.

47:8 And he said to me, “These waters are going out to the eastern region, and they go down to the Jordan Valley, and they come to the sea and flow into the sea where they issue out, and the waters in the sea will be healed.
他對我說: “這水往東方流去, 必下到亞拉巴, 直到海. 所發出來的水必流入鹽海, 使水變甜(原文是得醫治; 下同).

47:9 And then every living creature with which it teems, to every place the waters come it will live; and very many fish will live because these waters came there, and so the water will be healed and everything will be alive everywhere that the stream will come.
這河水所到之處, 凡滋生的動物都必生活, 並且因這流來的水必有極多的魚, 海水也變甜了. 這河水所到之處, 百物都必生活.

47:10 And then fishers from En Gedi and on up to En Eglaim will stand beside it, a sea-girt drying yard for nets; their fish for the dragnets will be of every kind, like the fish of the great sea, and very many.
必有漁夫站在河邊, 從隱‧基底直到隱‧以革蓮, 都作曬(或譯: 張)網之處. 那魚各從其類, 好像大海的魚甚多.

47:11 But its marshes and its swamps will not be cured, for they were given for salt.
只是泥濘之地與窪濕之處不得治好, 必為鹽地.

47:12 And along the stream will go up on its banks from both sides every tree producing food; its leaf will not wither and it will not cease producing its fruit. Every month it will bear early fruit, for its waters are going out from the sanctuary, and its fruit will be as food, and its leaf for healing.”
在河這邊與那邊的岸上必生長各類的樹木; 其果可作食物, 葉子不枯乾, 果子不斷絕. 每月必結新果子, 因為這水是從聖所流出來的. 樹上的果子必作食物, 葉子乃為治病. ”

47:13 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “This is the boundary by which you shall distribute the land for the twelve tribes of Israel: Two shares shall be for Joseph.
主耶和華如此說: “你們要照地的境界, 按以色列十二支派分地為業. 約瑟必得兩分.

47:14 And you must take possession of it, each one a share like his brother, of this land which I swore to give it to your fathers, and so this land shall fall to you as an inheritance.
你們承受這地為業, 要彼此均分; 因為我曾起誓應許將這地賜與你們的列祖; 這地必歸你們為業.

47:15 And this is the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the great sea by the way of Hethlon until you come to Zedad,
“地的四界乃是如此: 北界從大海往希特倫, 直到西達達口.

47:16 Hamath to Berothath to Sibraim, which is between the boundary of Damascus and the boundary of Hamath, on to Hazer Hatticon, which is on the boundary of Hauran.
又往哈馬,比羅他,西伯蓮(西伯蓮在大馬士革與哈馬兩界中間), 到浩蘭邊界的哈撒‧哈提干.

47:17 And so the boundary will be from the sea to Hazar Enan at the boundary of Damascus northwards and the boundary of Hamath to the north, and this is the boundary on the side of the north.
這樣, 境界從海邊往大馬士革地界上的哈薩‧以難, 北邊以哈馬地為界. 這是北界.

47:18 And the eastern boundary will be between Hauran and Damascus, and from between Gilead and the land of Israel along the Jordan River from the boundary on the eastern sea to Tamar. And this is the border on the east.
東界在浩蘭,大馬士革,基列, 和以色列地的中間, 就是約旦河. 你們要從北界量到東海. 這是東界.

47:19 And on the south side the border will run from Tamar up to the waters of Meribot Kadesh and along the wadi to the Great Sea. And this is the boundary to the south.
南界是從他瑪到米利巴‧加低斯的水, 延到埃及小河, 直到大海. 這是南界.

47:20 And on the west side the Great Sea shall be the boundary up to opposite Lebo-Hamath. This is the western boundary.
“西界就是大海, 從南界直到哈馬口對面之地. 這是西界.

47:21 You shall divide this land for yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.
“你們要按著以色列的支派彼此分這地.

47:22 And then you shall allocate it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens dwelling as aliens in the midst of you who have children in the midst of you, and so they shall be to you just like full citizens among the Israelites. With you they shall be allotted with an inheritance in the midst of the tribes of Israel.
要拈鬮分這地為業, 歸與自己和你們中間寄居的外人, 就是在你們中間生養兒女的外人. 你們要看他們如同以色列人中所生的一樣; 他們在以色列支派中要與你們同得地業.

47:23 And then in the tribe in which an alien who is with you dwells, there you shall give his inheritance,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
外人寄居在哪支派中, 你們就在那裡分給他地業. 這是主耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 48

48:1 And these are the names of the tribes: At the end of the north, along the way to Hethlon from Lebo-hamath to Hazar Enan on the boundary of Damascus beside Hamath northward, there will be one portion for Dan from the eastern border to the west.
眾支派按名所得之地記在下面: 從北頭, 由希特倫往哈馬口, 到大馬士革地界上的哈薩‧以難. 北邊靠著哈馬地(各支派的地都有東西的邊界), 是但的一分.

48:2 And next to the territory of Dan, from the eastern border up to the western border, one portion for Asher.
挨著但的地界, 從東到西, 是亞設的一分.

48:3 And next to the territory of Asher, from the eastern border and up to the western border, one portion for Naphtali.
挨著亞設的地界, 從東到西, 是拿弗他利的一分.

48:4 And next to the territory of Naphtali, from the eastern border up to the western border, one portion for Manasseh.
挨著拿弗他利的地界, 從東到西, 是瑪拿西的一分.

48:5 And next to the territory of Manasseh, from the eastern border up to the western border, one portion for Ephraim.
挨著瑪拿西的地界, 從東到西, 是以法蓮的一分.

48:6 And next to the territory of Ephraim, from the eastern border and up to the western border, one portion for Reuben.
挨著以法蓮的地界, 從東到西, 是流便的一分.

48:7 And next to the territory of Reuben, from the eastern border up to the western border, one portion for Judah.
挨著流便的地界, 從東到西, 是猶大的一分.

48:8 And next to the territory of Judah, from the eastern border up to the western border, shall be located the contribution that you set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in width, and its length just like one of the portions from the eastern border up to the western border, and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
挨著猶大的地界, 從東到西, 必有你們所當獻的供地, 寬二萬五千肘. 從東界到西界, 長短與各分之地相同, 聖地當在其中.

48:9 The contribution that you shall set apart for Yahweh, its length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits, and its width ten thousand cubits.
你們獻與耶和華的供地要長二萬五千肘, 寬一萬肘.

48:10 And to these shall be the holy district: to the priests northwards twenty-five thousand cubits, and westwards its width ten thousand cubits, and eastwards its width ten thousand cubits, and southwards its length twenty-five thousand cubits, and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in the midst of it.
這聖供地要歸與祭司, 北長二萬五千肘, 西寬一萬肘, 東寬一萬肘, 南長二萬五千肘. 耶和華的聖地當在其中.

48:11 To the priests, the ones being consecrated from the descendants of Zadok, who took care of my service and who did not go astray when the Israelites went astray, just as the Levites went astray.
這地要歸與撒督的子孫中成為聖的祭司, 就是那守我所吩咐的. 當以色列人走迷的時候, 他們不像那些利未人走迷了.

48:12 And it will be for them a special gift from the contribution of the land as a most holy object next to the territory of the Levites.
這要歸與他們為供地, 是全地中至聖的. 供地挨著利未人的地界.

48:13 And the Levites alongside the territory of the priests shall have twenty-five thousand cubits in length and in width ten thousand cubits, its full length, twenty-five thousand cubits and its full width, ten thousand cubits.
利未人所得的地要長二萬五千肘, 寬一萬肘, 與祭司的地界相等, 都長二萬五千肘, 寬一萬肘.

48:14 And they shall not sell any part from it, and shall not exchange, and shall not transfer the best of the land, for it is holy to Yahweh.
這地不可賣, 不可換, 初熟之物也不可歸與別人, 因為是歸耶和華為聖的.

48:15 And the remaining part of five thousand cubits in the width by twenty-five thousand cubits, is unholy; it is for the city as dwelling and as pastureland; and the city will be located in the middle of it.
這二萬五千肘前面所剩下五千肘寬之地要作俗用, 作為造城蓋房郊野之地. 城要在當中.

48:16 And these shall be its measurements: on its side to the north, four thousand five hundred cubits; and on its side to the south, four thousand five hundred cubits; and on the eastern side, four thousand five hundred cubits; and on the western side, four thousand five hundred cubits.
城的尺寸乃是如此: 北面四千五百肘, 南面四千五百肘, 東面四千五百肘, 西面四千五百肘.

48:17 And a pastureland shall be for the city northwards, two hundred and fifty cubits, southwards two hundred and fifty cubits, and eastwards two hundred and fifty cubits, and westwards two hundred and fifty cubits.
城必有郊野, 向北二百五十肘, 向南二百五十肘, 向東二百五十肘, 向西二百五十肘.

48:18 And the rest in its length alongside the holy district, ten thousand cubits eastwards and ten thousand westwards; and it shall be alongside the holy district and its yield shall be as food for the workers of the city.
靠著聖供地的餘地, 東長一萬肘, 西長一萬肘, 要與聖供地相等; 其中的土產要作城內工人的食物.

48:19 And the workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel shall cultivate it.
所有以色列支派中, 在城內做工的, 都要耕種這地.

48:20 All of the contribution, twenty-five thousand by twenty five thousand cubits square, you shall set apart as the holy district along with the property of the city.
你們所獻的聖供地連歸城之地, 是四方的: 長二萬五千肘, 寬二萬五千肘.

48:21 And the rest shall be to the prince, on both sides of the holy district and of the property of the city extending from twenty-five thousand cubits of the contribution up to the boundary of the east, and westwards extending twenty-five thousand cubits to the boundary of the sea alongside the tribal portions. They shall be for the prince, and it shall be the holy district, and the sanctuary of the temple will be in its middle.
聖供地連歸城之地, 兩邊的餘地要歸與王. 供地東邊, 南北二萬五千肘, 東至東界, 西邊南北二萬五千肘, 西至西界, 與各分之地相同, 都要歸王. 聖供地和殿的聖地要在其中,

48:22 And also the property of the Levites and the property of the city will be in the midst of the property which is for the prince; between the territory of Judah and between the territory of Benjamin the land will be for the prince.
並且利未人之地, 與歸城之地的東西兩邊延長之地(這兩地在王地中間), 就是在猶大和便雅憫兩界中間, 要歸與王.

48:23 And for the remainder of the tribes: From the side on the east up to the side on the west, Benjamin one portion;
論到其餘的支派, 從東到西, 是便雅憫的一分.

48:24 and next to the territory of Benjamin, from the side on the east up to the side of the sea, Simeon one portion;
挨著便雅憫的地界, 從東到西, 是西緬的一分.

48:25 and next to the territory of Simeon, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Issachar one portion;
挨著西緬的地界, 從東到西, 是以薩迦的一分.

48:26 and next to the territory of Issachar, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Zebulun one portion;
挨著以薩迦的地界, 從東到西, 是西布倫的一分.

48:27 and next to the territory of Zebulun, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Gad one portion;
挨著西布倫的地界, 從東到西, 是迦得的一分.

48:28 and next to the territory of Gad, to the side of the south, southward; and the territory will be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, toward the wadi, on to the Great Sea.
迦得地的南界是從他瑪到米利巴‧加低斯的水, 延到埃及小河, 直到大海.

48:29 This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
這就是你們要拈鬮分給以色列支派為業之地, 乃是他們各支派所得之分. 這是主耶和華說的.

48:30 And these shall be the exits of the city: From the north side, four thousand and five hundred cubits by measurement.
城的北面四千五百肘. 出城之處如下;

48:31 And the gates of the city shall be according to the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates to the north, the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
城的各門要按以色列支派的名字. 北面有三門, 一為流便門, 一為猶大門, 一為利未門;

48:32 And on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, and three gates, and so the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.
東面四千五百肘, 有三門, 一為約瑟門, 一為便雅憫門, 一為但門;

48:33 And on the south side, four thousand five hundred cubits by measurement, and so three gates, the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
南面四千五百肘, 有三門, 一為西緬門, 一為以薩迦門, 一為西布倫門;

48:34 And on the west side, four thousand five hundred cubits, and their gates three, the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.
西面四千五百肘, 有三門, 一為迦得門, 一為亞設門, 一為拿弗他利門.

48:35 All around the city is eighteen thousand cubits, and the name of the city from that day is “Yahweh Is There”!
城四圍共一萬八千肘. 從此以後, 這城的名字必稱為耶和華的所在.

Daniel (但以理書)

Daniel - Chapter 1

1:1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
猶大王約雅敬在位第三年, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒來到耶路撒冷, 將城圍困.

1:2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim the king of Judah into his hand and some of of the utensils of the temple of God, and he brought them to the land of Shinar to the temple of his gods, and he brought the utensils to the treasury of his gods.
主將猶大王約雅敬, 並神殿中器皿的幾分交付他手. 他就把這器皿帶到示拿地, 收入他神的廟裡, 放在他神的庫中.

1:3 And the king ordered Ashpenaz, the commander of his court officials, to bring some of the Israelites from the royal family and from the lords,
王吩咐太監長亞施毘拿, 從以色列人的宗室和貴冑中帶進幾個人來,

1:4 youths who have no physical defect, and who are handsome, and who are prudent in all wisdom and endowed with knowledge, and who understand insight, and who have the ability in them to serve in the palace of the king. And the king ordered him to teach them the literature and the language of the Chaldeans.
就是年少沒有殘疾,相貌俊美,通達各樣學問,知識聰明俱備,足能侍立在王宮裡的, 要教他們迦勒底的文字言語.

1:5 And the king assigned to them his daily portion from the fine food of the king, and from the wine that he drank, and instructed that they were to be educated for three years. And at the end of their training, they were to be stationed before the king.
王派定將自己所用的膳和所飲的酒, 每日賜他們一分, 養他們三年. 滿了三年, 好叫他們在王面前侍立.

1:6 Now there was among them from the Judeans, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
他們中間有猶大族的人: 但以理,哈拿尼雅,米沙利,亞撒利雅.

1:7 And the commander of the court officials gave them names, and he called Daniel, Belteshazzar; and Hananiah, Shadrach; and Mishael, Meshach; and Azariah, Abednego.
太監長給他們起名: 稱但以理為伯提沙撒, 稱哈拿尼雅為沙得拉, 稱米沙利為米煞, 稱亞撒利雅為亞伯尼歌.

1:8 Now Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the fine food of the king, and with the wine that he drank, and so he requested from the commander of the court officials permission so that he would not defile himself.
但以理卻立志不以王的膳和王所飲的酒玷污自己, 所以求太監長容他不玷污自己.

1:9 And God gave Daniel favor and compassion before the commander of the court officials,
神使但以理在太監長眼前蒙恩惠, 受憐憫.

1:10 and the commander of the court officials said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord, the king, who has determined your food and your drink, for why should he see your face having a worse appearance than the young men who are your age? Then you will endanger my head with the king.”
太監長對但以理說: “我懼怕我主我王, 他已經派定你們的飲食; 倘若他見你們的面貌比你們同歲的少年人肌瘦, 怎麼好呢? 這樣, 你們就使我的頭在王那裡難保. ”

1:11 Then Daniel asked the guard whom the commander of the court officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
但以理對太監長所派管理但以理,哈拿尼雅,米沙利,亞撒利雅的委辦說:

1:12 “Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us some of the vegetables, and let us eat and let us drink water.
“求你試試僕人們十天, 給我們素菜吃, 白水喝,

1:13 Then let our appearances and the appearance of the young men who are eating the fine food of the king be compared before you, and then deal with your servants according to what you see.”
然後看看我們的面貌和用王膳那少年人的面貌, 就照你所看的待僕人吧! ”

1:14 So he agreed to this proposal with them, and he tested them for ten days.
委辦便允准他們這件事, 試看他們十天.

1:15 And at the end of ten days their appearances appeared better and they were healthier of body than all the young men who were eating the fine food of the king.
過了十天, 見他們的面貌比用王膳的一切少年人更加俊美肥胖.

1:16 So the guard continued to withhold their fine food and the wine of their drink, and he gave them vegetables.
於是委辦撤去派他們用的膳, 飲的酒, 給他們素菜吃.

1:17 And as for these four young men, God gave to them knowledge and insight into all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had insight into all visions and dreams.
這四個少年人, 神在各樣文字學問(學問: 原文是智慧)上賜給他們聰明知識; 但以理又明白各樣的異象和夢兆.

1:18 And at the end of the time the king had set to bring them, the commander of the court officials brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
尼布甲尼撒王預定帶進少年人來的日期滿了, 太監長就把他們帶到王面前.

1:19 And the king spoke with them, and among all of them no one was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; then they stood before the king.
王與他們談論, 見少年人中無一人能比但以理,哈拿尼雅,米沙利,亞撒利雅, 所以留他們在王面前侍立.

1:20 And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired from them, he found them ten times better than all of the magicians and conjurers that were in his entire kingdom.
王考問他們一切事, 就見他們的智慧聰明比通國的術士和用法術的勝過十倍.

1:21 And Daniel was there until the first year of Cyrus the king.
到古列王元年, 但以理還在.

Daniel - Chapter 2

2:1 Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him.
尼布甲尼撒在位第二年, 他做了夢, 心裡煩亂, 不能睡覺.

2:2 So the king said to call the magicians and the conjurers and the sorcerers and the astrologers to tell to the king his dreams. And they came in and they stood before the king.
王吩咐人將術士,用法術的,行邪術的, 和迦勒底人召來, 要他們將王的夢告訴王, 他們就來站在王前.

2:3 And the king said to them, “I have had a dream and my spirit is anxious to know the dream.”
王對他們說: “我做了一夢, 心裡煩亂, 要知道這是甚麼夢. ”

2:4 And the astrologers said to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants and we will reveal the explanation.”
迦勒底人用亞蘭的言語對王說: “願王萬歲! 請將那夢告訴僕人, 僕人就可以講解. ”

2:5 The king answered and said to the astrologers, “The command from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its explanation, then you will be broken into pieces and your houses will be laid in ruins.
王回答迦勒底人說: “夢我已經忘了(或譯: 我已定命; 八節同), 你們若不將夢和夢的講解告訴我, 就必被凌遲, 你們的房屋必成為糞堆;

2:6 But if you tell me the dream and its explanation, you will receive gifts and rewards and great honor from me. Therefore, tell me the dream and its explanation.”
你們若將夢和夢的講解告訴我, 就必從我這裡得贈品和賞賜, 並大尊榮. 現在你們要將夢和夢的講解告訴我. ”

2:7 They answered once more and said, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants and we will make the explanation known.”
他們第二次對王說: “請王將夢告訴僕人, 僕人就可以講解. ”

2:8 The king answered and said, “Certainly I know that you are trying to gain time because you have seen that this matter is firmly decreed by me,
王回答說: “我准知道你們是故意遲延, 因為你們知道那夢我已經忘了.

2:9 for if you do not make the dream known to me, your verdict is fixed, and you have conspired to say a lying and deceitful word to me until the circumstances will change. Therefore, tell me the dream, and I will know that you can tell me its explanation.”
你們若不將夢告訴我, 只有一法待你們; 因為你們預備了謊言亂語向我說, 要等候時勢改變. 現在你們要將夢告訴我, 因我知道你們能將夢的講解告訴我. ”

2:10 The astrologers answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth that is able to reveal the word of the king; in fact, no great and powerful king has ever asked a thing like this of any magician or conjurer or astrologer.
迦勒底人在王面前回答說: “世上沒有人能將王所問的事說出來; 因為沒有君王,大臣,掌權的向術士, 或用法術的, 或迦勒底人問過這樣的事.

2:11 And the thing that the king is asking is too difficult and there is no one who can reveal it to the king except the gods whose dwelling is not with mortals.”
王所問的事甚難. 除了不與世人同居的神明, 沒有人在王面前能說出來. ”

2:12 Because of this the king became angry, and he became very much enraged, and he said that all the wise men of Babylon are to be destroyed.
因此, 王氣忿忿地大發烈怒, 吩咐滅絕巴比倫所有的哲士.

2:13 And the decree was issued, and the wise men were on the verge of being executed, and they searched for Daniel and his companions to be executed.
於是命令發出, 哲士將要見殺, 人就尋找但以理和他的同伴, 要殺他們.

2:14 Then Daniel responded prudently and discretely to Arioch, the commander of the imperial guard of the king, who had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon.
王的護衛長亞略出來, 要殺巴比倫的哲士, 但以理就用婉言回答他,

2:15 He asked and said to Arioch, the royal official of the king, “Why is the decree from the king so severe?” Then Arioch explained the matter to Daniel.
向王的護衛長亞略說: “王的命令為何這樣緊急呢? ”亞略就將情節告訴但以理.

2:16 And Daniel went in and requested from the king that he would give him time, and he would tell the king the explanation.
但以理遂進去求王寬限, 就可以將夢的講解告訴王.

2:17 Then Daniel went to his home, and he made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, his companions,
但以理回到他的居所, 將這事告訴他的同伴哈拿尼雅,米沙利,亞撒利雅,

2:18 and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions, along with the remainder of the wise men of Babylon, would not be killed.
要他們祈求天上的神施憐憫, 將這奧祕的事指明, 免得但以理和他的同伴與巴比倫其餘的哲士一同滅亡.

2:19 Then in a vision of the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel; then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
這奧祕的事就在夜間異象中給但以理顯明, 但以理便稱頌天上的神.

2:20 Daniel said: “Let his name, the name of God, be blessed throughout the ages, for the wisdom and the power are his.
但以理說: “神的名是應當稱頌的! 從亙古直到永遠, 因為智慧能力都屬乎他.

2:21 And he changes the times and the seasons, and he deposes kings and he sets up kings; he gives wisdom to wise men and knowledge to men who know understanding.
他改變時候,日期, 廢王, 立王, 將智慧賜與智慧人, 將知識賜與聰明人.

2:22 He reveals the deep and the hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
他顯明深奧隱祕的事, 知道暗中所有的, 光明也與他同居.

2:23 To you, O God of my ancestors, I give thanks and I give praises, for the wisdom and the power you gave to me, and now you have made known to me what we have asked from you, for you have made known to us the matter of the king.”
我列祖的神啊, 我感謝你, 讚美你, 因你將智慧才能賜給我, 允准我們所求的, 把王的事給我們指明. ”

2:24 Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and thus he said to him: “You must not destroy the wise men of Babylon; take me in before the king and I will give the explanation to the king.”
於是, 但以理進去見亞略, 就是王所派滅絕巴比倫哲士的, 對他說: “不要滅絕巴比倫的哲士, 求你領我到王面前, 我要將夢的講解告訴王. ”

2:25 Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel in before the king and thus he said to him: “I have found a man among the exiles of Judah who can relate the explanation to the king.
亞略就急忙將但以理領到王面前, 對王說: “我在被擄的猶大人中遇見一人, 他能將夢的講解告訴王. ”

2:26 The king then asked and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its explanation?”
王問稱為伯提沙撒的但以理說: “你能將我所做的夢和夢的講解告訴我嗎? ”

2:27 Daniel answered the king and said, “The mystery that the king asks, no wise men, conjurers, magicians, or diviners are able to make known to the king.
但以理在王面前回答說: “王所問的那奧祕事, 哲士,用法術的,術士,觀兆的都不能告訴王;

2:28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what it is that will be at the end of days. This is your dream and the visions of your head on your bed.
只有一位在天上的神能顯明奧祕的事. 他已將日後必有的事指示尼布甲尼撒王. 你的夢和你在床上腦中的異象是這樣:

2:29 “As for you, king, your thoughts on your bed turned to what it was that would be in the future, and the revealer of mysteries has made known to you what that would be.
王啊, 你在床上想到後來的事, 那顯明奧祕事的主把將來必有的事指示你.

2:30 And as for me, it is not because of wisdom that is in me more than any other living person that this mystery is revealed to me, but in order that the explanation may be made known to the king and you will understand the thoughts of your mind.
至於那奧祕的事顯明給我, 並非因我的智慧勝過一切活人, 乃為使王知道夢的講解和心裡的思念.

2:31 “You, O king, were looking and, look, there was one great statue. This statue was huge and its brilliance extraordinary, standing there before you, and its appearance was frightening.
“王啊, 你夢見一個大像, 這像甚高, 極其光耀, 站在你面前, 形狀甚是可怕.

2:32 The head of this statue was of fine gold, its chest and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,
這像的頭是精金的, 胸膛和膀臂是銀的, 肚腹和腰是銅的,

2:33 its legs of iron, its feet, part of them of iron and part of them of clay.
腿是鐵的, 腳是半鐵半泥的.

2:34 You were looking on until a stone was chiseled out—that not by hands—and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and it broke them in pieces.
你觀看, 見有一塊非人手鑿出來的石頭打在這像半鐵半泥的腳上, 把腳砸碎;

2:35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold all at once broke into pieces and they became like chaff from the summer threshing floor, and the wind carried them away and any trace of them could not be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and it filled the whole earth.
於是金,銀,銅,鐵,泥都一同砸得粉碎, 成如夏天禾場上的糠秕, 被風吹散, 無處可尋. 打碎這像的石頭變成一座大山, 充滿天下.

2:36 “This was the dream, and now we will tell its interpretation to the king.
“這就是那夢. 我們在王面前要講解那夢.

2:37 You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power and the might and the glory,
王啊, 你是諸王之王. 天上的神已將國度,權柄,能力,尊榮都賜給你.

2:38 and also human beings wherever they dwell, the animals of the field and the birds of heaven—he has given into your hand and made you ruler over all of them—you are the head of gold.
凡世人所住之地的走獸, 並天空的飛鳥, 他都交付你手, 使你掌管這一切. 你就是那金頭.

2:39 And after you another kingdom inferior to yours will arise, and another third kingdom of bronze that will rule over the whole earth.
在你以後必另興一國, 不及於你; 又有第三國, 就是銅的, 必掌管天下.

2:40 And a fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, and just as iron crushes and smashes everything, and as iron shatters all of these other metals, so it will crush and it will shatter these nations.
第四國, 必堅壯如鐵, 鐵能打碎剋制百物, 又能壓碎一切, 那國也必打碎壓制列國.

2:41 And just as you saw the feet and the toes, partly potter’s clay and partly iron, it will be a divided kingdom; and some hardness of the iron will be in it, just as you have seen the iron mixed with the wet clay.
你既見像的腳和腳指頭, 一半是窯匠的泥, 一半是鐵, 那國將來也必分開. 你既見鐵與泥攙雜, 那國也必有鐵的力量.

2:42 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so part of the kingdom will be strong and partly brittle.
那腳指頭, 既是半鐵半泥, 那國也必半強半弱.

2:43 And in that you saw the iron was mixed with wet clay, so they will mix in marriage and they will not cling to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.
你既見鐵與泥攙雜, 那國民也必與各種人攙雜, 卻不能彼此相合, 正如鐵與泥不能相合一樣.

2:44 And in the day of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and the kingdom will not be left for another nation, and it will bring an end to all these kingdoms, but it will stand forever.
當那列王在位的時候, 天上的神必另立一國, 永不敗壞, 也不歸別國的人, 卻要打碎滅絕那一切國, 這國必存到永遠.

2:45 Inasmuch as you saw that a stone from the mountain was chiseled out but not by hands, and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, thereby the great God made known to the king what will be in the future, and the dream is certain and its explanation trustworthy.”
你既看見非人手鑿出來的一塊石頭從山而出, 打碎金,銀,銅,鐵,泥, 那就是至大的神把後來必有的事給王指明. 這夢準是這樣, 這講解也是確實的. ”

2:46 Then the king, Nebuchadnezzar, fell on his face and he paid homage to Daniel; and he commanded them to offer a grain offering and incense offering to him.
當時, 尼布甲尼撒王俯伏在地, 向但以理下拜, 並且吩咐人給他奉上供物和香品.

2:47 The king answered Daniel and said, “Truly your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings, and he reveals mysteries, for you are able to reveal this mystery.”
王對但以理說: 你既能顯明這奧祕的事, 你們的神誠然是萬神之神,萬王之主, 又是顯明奧祕事的. ”

2:48 Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and the chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.
於是王高抬但以理, 賞賜他許多上等禮物, 派他管理巴比倫全省, 又立他為總理, 掌管巴比倫的一切哲士.

2:49 And Daniel made a request from the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the court of the king.
但以理求王, 王就派沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌管理巴比倫省的事務, 只是但以理常在朝中侍立.

Daniel - Chapter 3

3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made a statue of gold. Its height was sixty cubits and its width was six cubits; he set it up in the valley of Dura in the province of Babylon.
尼布甲尼撒王造了一個金像, 高六十肘, 寬六肘, 立在巴比倫省杜拉平原.

3:2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent directions to assemble the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates and all of the officials of the provinces to come to the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
尼布甲尼撒王差人將總督,欽差,巡撫,臬司,藩司,謀士,法官, 和各省的官員都召了來, 為尼布甲尼撒王所立的像行開光之禮.

3:3 Then the satraps, the prefects, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the province were assembled for the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up, and were standing before the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
於是總督,欽差,巡撫,臬司,藩司,謀士,法官, 和各省的官員都聚集了來, 要為尼布甲尼撒王所立的像行開光之禮, 就站在尼布甲尼撒所立的像前.

3:4 Then the herald proclaimed aloud, “To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations and people of all languages,
那時傳令的大聲呼叫說: “各方,各國,各族(原文是舌: 下同)的人哪, 有令傳與你們:

3:5 that at the time that you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, the trigon, the harp, the drum and all kinds of music, you must fall down and you must worship the statue of gold that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.
你們一聽見角,笛,琵琶,琴,瑟,笙, 和各樣樂器的聲音, 就當俯伏敬拜尼布甲尼撒王所立的金像.

3:6 And whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown immediately into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire.”
凡不俯伏敬拜的, 必立時扔在烈火的窯中. ”

3:7 Therefore, at that time, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, the trigon, the harp and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations and people of all languages were falling down and were worshiping the statue of gold that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
因此各方,各國,各族的人民一聽見角,笛,琵琶,琴,瑟, 和各樣樂器的聲音, 就都俯伏敬拜尼布甲尼撒王所立的金像.

3:8 Therefore at this time some astrologers came forward and they denounced the Jews.
那時, 有幾個迦勒底人進前來控告猶大人.

3:9 They responded and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, may you live forever!
他們對尼布甲尼撒王說: “願王萬歲!

3:10 You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, the trigon, the harp and the drum and all kinds of music, he shall fall down and shall worship the statue of gold.
王啊, 你曾降旨說, 凡聽見角,笛,琵琶,琴,瑟,笙, 和各樣樂器聲音的都當俯伏敬拜金像.

3:11 And whoever does not fall down and worship shall be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire.
凡不俯伏敬拜的, 必扔在烈火的窯中.

3:12 However there are Judean men whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—these men, O king, pay you no heed and were not serving your god, and the statue of gold that you set up they are not worshiping.”
現在有幾個猶大人, 就是王所派管理巴比倫省事務的沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌; 王啊, 這些人不理你, 不事奉你的神, 也不敬拜你所立的金像. ”

3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar said in rage and anger to bring in Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego; then they brought in these men before the king.
當時, 尼布甲尼撒沖沖大怒, 吩咐人把沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌帶過來, 他們就把那些人帶到王面前.

3:14 Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you are not serving my god, and you are not worshiping the statue of gold that I have set up?
尼布甲尼撒問他們說: “沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌, 你們不事奉我的神, 也不敬拜我所立的金像, 是故意的嗎?

3:15 Now if you are ready so that when you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, the trigon, the harp and the drum and all kinds of music, you fall down and you worship the statue that I have made, that will be good. But if you do not worship it, immediately you will be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire, and who is the god who will rescue you from my hands?”
你們再聽見角,笛,琵琶,琴,瑟,笙, 和各樣樂器的聲音, 若俯伏敬拜我所造的像, 卻還可以; 若不敬拜, 必立時扔在烈火的窯中, 有何神能救你們脫離我手呢? ”

3:16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego answered and said to the king, Nebuchadnezzar, “We have no need on this matter to present a defense to you.
沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌對王說: “尼布甲尼撒啊, 這件事我們不必回答你;

3:17 If it is so, our God, whom we serve, is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire. And from your hand, O king, let him rescue us.
即便如此, 我們所事奉的神能將我們從烈火的窯中救出來. 王啊, 他也必救我們脫離你的手;

3:18 And if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, and the statue of gold that you have set up we will not worship.”
即或不然, 王啊, 你當知道我們決不事奉你的神, 也不敬拜你所立的金像. ”

3:19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with anger and the image of his face was changed toward Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, so he ordered and said to heat up the one furnace seven times what was usual to heat it up.
當時, 尼布甲尼撒怒氣填胸, 向沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌變了臉色, 吩咐人把窯燒熱, 比尋常更加七倍;

3:20 And he commanded the strongest men of the guards who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and to throw them into the furnace of blazing fire.
又吩咐他軍中的幾個壯士, 將沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌捆起來, 扔在烈火的窯中.

3:21 Then these men were bound with their garments, their trousers and their turbans and their other clothing, and they were thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire.
這三人穿著褲子,內袍,外衣, 和別的衣服, 被捆起來扔在烈火的窯中.

3:22 Therefore because the word of the king was severe and the furnace was exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed these men who lifted up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.
因為王命緊急, 窯又甚熱, 那抬沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌的人都被火焰燒死.

3:23 But these men, the three of them, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, fell down into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire, and they were bound.
沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌這三個人都被捆著落在烈火的窯中.

3:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and he rose up in haste and he asked, saying to his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, bound, into the midst of the fire? They answered, saying to the king, “Certainly, O king!”
那時, 尼布甲尼撒王驚奇, 急忙起來, 對謀士說: “我捆起來扔在火裡的不是三個人嗎? ”他們回答王說: “王啊, 是. ”

3:25 He answered, saying, “Look, I see four men unbound walking in the midst of the fire and there is no damage to them, and the appearance of the fourth man resembles the son of a god.”
王說: “看哪, 我見有四個人, 並沒有捆綁, 在火中遊行, 也沒有受傷; 那第四個的相貌好像神子. ”

3:26 Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the furnace of blazing fire, and he called out, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out and come here!”
於是, 尼布甲尼撒就近烈火窯門, 說: “至高神的僕人沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌出來, 上這裡來吧! ”沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌就從火中出來了.

3:27 And the satraps, the prefects, the governors and the advisors of the king were assembling, and they saw these men, that the fire had no power over their bodies, and the hair of their heads was not singed, and their garments were not harmed, and the smell of fire did not come from them.
那些總督,欽差,巡撫, 和王的謀士一同聚集看這三個人, 見火無力傷他們的身體, 頭髮也沒有燒焦, 衣裳也沒有變色, 並沒有火燎的氣味.

3:28 Nebuchadnezzar responded, saying, “Blessed be their God, the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who sent his angel and rescued his servants who trusted in him, and the command of the king they disobeyed, and they gave their bodies so that they did not serve and did not worship any god except their God.
尼布甲尼撒說: “沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌的神是應當稱頌的! 他差遣使者救護倚靠他的僕人, 他們不遵王命, 捨去己身, 在他們神以外不肯事奉敬拜別神.

3:29 And from me is set forth a decree that any people, nation, or language that may utter criticism against their God—the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—will be broken into pieces and their house will be made like ruins. For there is not another God who is able to rescue like this God.”
現在我降旨, 無論何方,何國,何族的人, 謗讟沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌之神的, 必被凌遲, 他的房屋必成糞堆, 因為沒有別神能這樣施行拯救. ”

3:30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
那時王在巴比倫省, 高升了沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌.

Daniel - Chapter 4

4:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king to all of the nations, the peoples and languages that live in the whole earth: “May your prosperity increase!
尼布甲尼撒王曉諭住在全地各方,各國,各族的人說: “願你們大享平安!

4:2 It is pleasing to me to recount the signs and wonders that the Most High God worked for me.
我樂意將至高的神向我所行的神蹟奇事宣揚出來.

4:3 How great are his signs and wonders, how strong is his kingdom, an everlasting kingdom; and his sovereignty is from generation to generation.
他的神蹟何其大! 他的奇事何其盛! 他的國是永遠的; 他的權柄存到萬代!

4:4 “I, Nebuchadnezzar, was content in my house and prospering in my palace.
“我尼布甲尼撒安居在宮中, 平順在殿內.

4:5 And I saw a dream and a revelation on my bed and it frightened me, and the visions of my head terrified me.
我做了一夢, 使我懼怕. 我在床上的思念, 並腦中的異象, 使我驚惶.

4:6 And a decree was sent out, ordering that all the wise men of Babylon were to be brought in before me so that they may make known to me the explanation of the dream.
所以我降旨召巴比倫的一切哲士到我面前, 叫他們把夢的講解告訴我.

4:7 Then the magicians, the conjurers, the astrologers and the diviners came in and I told them the dream, but they could not make known to me its explanation.
於是那些術士,用法術的,迦勒底人,觀兆的都進來, 我將那夢告訴了他們, 他們卻不能把夢的講解告訴我.

4:8 Then at last Daniel came before me whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom was the spirit of the holy gods, and I related the dream to him.
末後那照我神的名, 稱為伯提沙撒的但以理來到我面前, 他裡頭有聖神的靈, 我將夢告訴他說:

4:9 “ ‘O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I myself know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you. Now tell me the visions of my dream that I saw, and its explanation.
‘術士的領袖伯提沙撒啊, 因我知道你裡頭有聖神的靈, 甚麼奧祕的事都不能使你為難. 現在要把我夢中所見的異象和夢的講解告訴我. ’

4:10 Now these were the visions of my head as I was lying on my bed: I was gazing and, look, a tree was in the midst of the earth, and its height was exalted.
“我在床上腦中的異象是這樣: 我看見地當中有一棵樹, 極其高大.

4:11 The tree grew and it became strong, and its height reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.
那樹漸長, 而且堅固, 高得頂天, 從地極都能看見,

4:12 Its foliage was beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was provision for all. Under it the animals of the field sought shade, and in its branches the birds of heaven nested, and from it all the living beings were fed.
葉子華美, 果子甚多, 可作眾生的食物; 田野的走獸臥在蔭下, 天空的飛鳥宿在枝上; 凡有血氣的都從這樹得食.

4:13 “ ‘I was looking in the vision of my head as I lay on my bed, and look, a watcher, and a holy one, came down from heaven.
“我在床上腦中的異象, 見有一位守望的聖者從天而降.

4:14 He cried aloud and so he said: “Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; shake off its foliage and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.
大聲呼叫說: ‘伐倒這樹! 砍下枝子! 搖掉葉子! 拋散果子! 使走獸離開樹下, 飛鳥躲開樹枝.

4:15 But the stump of its roots leave in the earth, along with a band of iron and bronze; leave it in the grass of the field. And in the dew of heaven let it be watered, and with the animals let his lot be in the grass of the earth.
樹墩卻要留在地內, 用鐵圈和銅圈箍住, 在田野的青草中讓天露滴濕, 使他與地上的獸一同吃草,

4:16 Let his mind be changed from that of a human, and let the mind of an animal be given to him, and let seven times pass over him.
使他的心改變, 不如人心; 給他一個獸心, 使他經過七期(期: 或譯年; 本章同).

4:17 The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the decision by the command of the holy ones, in order that the living will know that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdom of humankind, and to whomever he wills he gives it, and he even sets the humblest of men over it.”
這是守望者所發的命, 聖者所出的令, 好叫世人知道至高者在人的國中掌權, 要將國賜與誰就賜與誰, 或立極卑微的人執掌國權. ’

4:18 “ ‘This is the dream that I, Nebuchadnezzar the king, saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its explanation, for all of the wise men of my kingdom were not able to make the explanation known to me, but you are able because the spirit of holy gods is in you.’
“這是我─尼布甲尼撒王所做的夢. 伯提沙撒啊, 你要說明這夢的講解; 因為我國中的一切哲士都不能將夢的講解告訴我, 惟獨你能, 因你裡頭有聖神的靈. ”

4:19 “Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was distressed for some time, and his thoughts disturbed him. The king answered and he said, ‘Belteshazzar, let the dream and its explanation not disturb you.’ Belteshazzar answered and said, ‘My lord, may the dream and its explanation be for those who hate you and for your enemies.
於是稱為伯提沙撒的但以理驚訝片時, 心意驚惶. 王說: “伯提沙撒啊, 不要因夢和夢的講解驚惶. ”伯提沙撒回答說: “我主啊, 願這夢歸與恨惡你的人, 講解歸與你的敵人.

4:20 The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong and its height reached to heaven and it was visible to the end of the whole earth,
你所見的樹漸長, 而且堅固, 高得頂天, 從地極都能看見;

4:21 and its foliage was beautiful and its fruit abundant, and so there was provision for all in it, and the animals of the field lived under it and in its branches nest the birds of heaven,
葉子華美, 果子甚多, 可作眾生的食物; 田野的走獸住在其下; 天空的飛鳥宿在枝上.

4:22 —it is you, O king, who have grown great and you have grown strong, and so your greatness has increased and it has reached to heaven and your sovereignty to the end of the earth.
“王啊, 這漸長又堅固的樹就是你. 你的威勢漸長及天, 你的權柄管到地極.

4:23 And inasmuch that the king saw the watcher, a holy one coming down from heaven and he said, “Cut down the tree and destroy it, but the stump of its root in the earth leave with a band of iron and bronze in the grass of the field, and let it be watered with the dew of heaven and let his lot be with the animals of the field until seven times have passed over him.”
王既看見一位守望的聖者從天而降, 說: ‘將這樹砍伐毀壞, 樹墩卻要留在地內, 用鐵圈和銅圈箍住; 在田野的青草中, 讓天露滴濕, 使他與地上的獸一同吃草, 直到經過七期. ’

4:24 This is the explanation, O king, and it is a decree of the Most High that has come upon my lord the king:
“王啊, 講解就是這樣: 臨到我主我王的事是出於至高者的命.

4:25 you will be driven away from human society and you will dwell with the animals of the field, and you will be caused to graze grass like the oxen yourself, and you will be watered with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time will pass over you until that you have acknowledged that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdom of humankind, and to whom he wills he gives it.
你必被趕出離開世人, 與野地的獸同居, 吃草如牛, 被天露滴濕, 且要經過七期. 等你知道至高者在人的國中掌權, 要將國賜與誰就賜與誰.

4:26 And in that they said to leave alone the stump of the tree’s root, so your kingdom will be restored for you when you acknowledge that heaven is sovereign.
守望者既吩咐存留樹墩, 等你知道諸天掌權, 以後你的國必定歸你.

4:27 Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you and your sin remove with righteousness and your iniquity with having mercy on the oppressed, in case there might be a prolongation of your prosperity.’ ”
王啊, 求你悅納我的諫言, 以施行公義斷絕罪過, 以憐憫窮人除掉罪孽, 或者你的平安可以延長. ”

4:28 All this happened to Nebuchadnezzar the king.
這事都臨到尼布甲尼撒王.

4:29 At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon.
過了十二個月, 他遊行在巴比倫王宮裡(原文是上).

4:30 And the king answered and said, “Is this not the great Babylon which I have built as a royal palace by the strength of my own power, and for the glory of my own majesty?”
他說: “這大巴比倫不是我用大能大力建為京都, 要顯我威嚴的榮耀嗎? ”

4:31 While the words were still in the mouth of the king, a voice from heaven came, saying, ‘To you, King Nebuchadnezzar, it is declared that the kingdom has departed from you,
這話在王口中尚未說完, 有聲音從天降下, 說: “尼布甲尼撒王啊, 有話對你說, 你的國位離開你了.

4:32 and you will be driven away from human society and your dwelling will be with the animals of the field and they will cause you to graze the grass like oxen, and seven times will pass over you, until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdom of humankind and that he gives it to whom he wills.’
你必被趕出離開世人, 與野地的獸同居, 吃草如牛, 且要經過七期. 等你知道至高者在人的國中掌權, 要將國賜與誰就賜與誰. ”

4:33 Immediately the word was fulfilled concerning Nebuchadnezzar, and he was expelled from human society and he ate grass like oxen, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven until his hair was like the hair of an eagle and his nails grew like a bird’s claws.
當時這話就應驗在尼布甲尼撒的身上, 他被趕出離開世人, 吃草如牛, 身被天露滴濕, 頭髮長長, 好像鷹毛; 指甲長長, 如同鳥爪.

4:34 “But at the end of that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and then my reason returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and the one who lives forever I praised and I honored. “For his sovereignty is an everlasting sovereignty, and his kingdom continues from generation to generation.
日子滿足, 我─尼布甲尼撒舉目望天, 我的聰明復歸於我, 我便稱頌至高者, 讚美尊敬活到永遠的神. 他的權柄是永有的; 他的國存到萬代.

4:35 And all the dwellers of the earth are regarded as nothing, and he does according to his desire in the host of heaven and among the dwellers of earth, and there is not one who can hold back his hand, or ask him, ‘What are you doing?’
世上所有的居民都算為虛無; 在天上的萬軍和世上的居民中, 他都憑自己的意旨行事. 無人能攔住他手, 或問他說, 你做甚麼呢?

4:36 “At that time my reason returned to me, and also the glory of my kingdom and my majesty and splendor returned to me, and my advisers and my lords searched me out, and I was established over my kingdom and abundant greatness was added to me.
那時, 我的聰明復歸於我, 為我國的榮耀,威嚴, 和光耀也都復歸於我; 並且我的謀士和大臣也來朝見我. 我又得堅立在國位上, 至大的權柄加增於我.

4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and honor the king of heaven, for all his works are truth, and his ways are justice and that he is able to humble those who walk in pride.”
現在我─尼布甲尼撒讚美,尊崇,恭敬天上的王; 因為他所做的全都誠實, 他所行的也都公平. 那行動驕傲的, 他能降為卑.

Daniel - Chapter 5

5:1 Belshazzar the king made a great festival for a thousand of his lords, and in the presence of the thousand lords he was drinking wine.
伯沙撒王為他的一千大臣設擺盛筵, 與這一千人對面飲酒.

5:2 When he tasted the wine, Belshazzar commanded that they bring the vessels of gold and silver that Nebuchadnezzar his predecessor had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines may drink from them.
伯沙撒歡飲之間, 吩咐人將他父(或譯: 祖; 下同)尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷殿中所掠的金銀器皿拿來, 王與大臣,皇后,妃嬪好用這器皿飲酒.

5:3 Then they brought in the vessels of gold that they took from the temple, the house of God that was in Jerusalem, and the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines drank from them.
於是他們把耶路撒冷神殿庫房中所掠的金器皿拿來, 王和大臣,皇后,妃嬪就用這器皿飲酒.

5:4 They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood and stone.
他們飲酒, 讚美金,銀,銅,鐵,木,石所造的神.

5:5 Immediately human fingers appeared and they wrote opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the palace of the king, and the king was watching the palm of the hand that was writing.
當時, 忽有人的指頭顯出, 在王宮與燈臺相對的粉牆上寫字. 王看見寫字的指頭

5:6 Then his face changed and his thoughts terrified him, and his hip joints gave way and his knees knocked together.
就變了臉色, 心意驚惶, 腰骨好像脫節, 雙膝彼此相碰,

5:7 The king cried aloud to bring in the conjurers, the astrologers and the diviners; the king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man that can read this writing and can tell me its explanation will be clothed in purple and will have a necklace of gold hung around his neck and he will rule as third in authority in the kingdom.”
大聲吩咐將用法術的和迦勒底人並觀兆的領進來, 對巴比倫的哲士說, 誰能讀這文字, 把講解告訴我, 他必身穿紫袍, 項帶金鍊, 在我國中位列第三.

5:8 Then all the wise men of the king came in, but they were not able to read the writing or to make known its explanation.
於是王的一切哲士都進來, 卻不能讀那文字, 也不能把講解告訴王.

5:9 Then the king, Belshazzar, became greatly terrified, and his facial features changed upon him, and his lords were perplexed.
伯沙撒王就甚驚惶, 臉色改變, 他的大臣也都驚奇.

5:10 Because of the words of the king and his lords, the queen came into the banqueting hall and the queen spoke up and said, “O king, live forever, and let not your thoughts terrify you and do not let your facial expressions grow pale.
太后(或譯: 皇后; 下同)因王和他大臣所說的話, 就進入宴宮, 說: “願王萬歲! 你心意不要驚惶, 臉面不要變色.

5:11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. And in the days of your predecessor, enlightenment and insight and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods was found in him; and, O king, Nebuchadnezzar your predecessor appointed him as chief of the magicians, the conjurers, the astrologers, and the diviners. Your predecessor the king did this
在你國中有一人, 他裡頭有聖神的靈, 你父在世的日子, 這人心中光明, 又有聰明智慧, 好像神的智慧. 你父尼布甲尼撒王, 就是王的父, 立他為術士,用法術的, 和迦勒底人, 並觀兆的領袖.

5:12 because there was found in him an excellent spirit and understanding and insight for interpreting dreams and explaining riddles and solving riddles; that is, in Daniel whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now, let Daniel be called and he will tell the explanation.”
在他裡頭有美好的靈性, 又有知識聰明, 能圓夢, 釋謎語, 解疑惑. 這人名叫但以理, 尼布甲尼撒王又稱他為伯提沙撒, 現在可以召他來, 他必解明這意思. ”

5:13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king, and the king spoke and said to Daniel, “You are Daniel who are one of the exiles of Judah whom my predecessor, the king, brought from Judah.
但以理就被領到王前. 王問但以理說: “你是被擄之猶大人中的但以理嗎? 就是我父王從猶大擄來的嗎?

5:14 And I have heard that a spirit of the gods is in you and enlightenment and insight and excellent wisdom was found in you.
我聽說你裡頭有神的靈, 心中光明, 又有聰明和美好的智慧.

5:15 And now the wise men and the conjurers were brought in before me so that they could read this writing in order to make its explanation known to me, but they were not able to disclose the explanation of the matter.
現在哲士和用法術的都領到我面前, 為叫他們讀這文字, 把講解告訴我, 無奈他們都不能把講解說出來.

5:16 But I have heard concerning you that you are able to produce interpretations and to solve riddles; now if you are able to read the writing and to make known its explanation to me, you will be clothed in purple and a necklace of gold will be placed around your neck and you will rule as third in command in the kingdom.”
我聽說你善於講解, 能解疑惑; 現在你若能讀這文字, 把講解告訴我, 就必身穿紫袍, 項戴金鍊, 在我國中位列第三. ”

5:17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself or your rewards give to another; nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and I will make known to him the explanation.
但以理在王面前回答說: “你的贈品可以歸你自己, 你的賞賜可以歸給別人; 我卻要為王讀這文字, 把講解告訴王.

5:18 O king, the Most High God gave the kingdom and the greatness and the glory and the majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your predecessor.
王啊, 至高的神曾將國位,大權,榮耀,威嚴賜與你父尼布甲尼撒;

5:19 And because of the greatness that he gave to him, all the peoples, the nations and languages trembled and feared before him; whomever he wanted he killed, and whomever he wanted he let live, and whomever he wanted he honored, and whomever he wanted he humbled.
因神所賜他的大權, 各方,各國,各族的人都在他面前戰兢恐懼. 他可以隨意生殺, 隨意升降.

5:20 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit became hard so as to act proudly, he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom and the glory was taken away from him.
但他心高氣傲, 靈也剛愎, 甚至行事狂傲, 就被革去王位, 奪去榮耀.

5:21 And he was driven away from human society and his mind was made like the animals and his dwelling was with the wild asses; and he was given grass like oxen to eat, and with the dew of heaven his body was bathed, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over the kingdom of humankind, and whoever he wants he sets over it.
他被趕出離開世人, 他的心變如獸心, 與野驢同居, 吃草如牛, 身被天露滴濕, 等他知道至高的神在人的國中掌權, 憑自己的意旨立人治國.

5:22 “But you his successor, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart even though you knew all this.
伯沙撒啊, 你是他的兒子(或譯: 孫子), 你雖知道這一切, 你心仍不自卑,

5:23 And now you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven, and the vessels of his temple you have brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have been drinking wine from them, and you have praised the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone that do not see and do not hear and do not know, but the God who holds your life in his hand and all of your ways come from him, you have not honored.
竟向天上的主自高, 使人將他殿中的器皿拿到你面前, 你和大臣,皇后,妃嬪用這器皿飲酒. 你又讚美那不能看,不能聽,無知無識,金,銀,銅,鐵,木,石所造的神, 卻沒有將榮耀歸與那手中有你氣息, 管理你一切行動的神.

5:24 So then the palm of the hand was sent out from his presence and this writing was inscribed.
因此從神那裡顯出指頭來寫這文字.

5:25 “Now this was the writing that was inscribed: ‘Mene, Mene, Tekel and Parsin.’
“所寫的文字是: ‘彌尼, 彌尼, 提客勒, 烏法珥新. ’

5:26 “This is the explanation of the matter: ‘Mene’—God has numbered your kingdom and brought an end to it.
講解是這樣: 彌尼, 就是神已經數算你國的年日到此完畢.

5:27 “ ‘Tekel’—you have been weighed on scales and you have been found wanting.
提客勒, 就是你被稱在天平裡, 顯出你的虧欠.

5:28 “ ‘Peres’—your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.’ ”
毘勒斯(與烏法珥新同義), 就是你的國分裂, 歸與瑪代人和波斯人. ”

5:29 Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple and placed a necklace of gold around his neck, and they made a proclamation concerning him that he would be the third ruler in authority in the kingdom.
伯沙撒下令, 人就把紫袍給但以理穿上, 把金鍊給他戴在頸項上, 又傳令使他在國中位列第三.

5:30 That same night Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was killed.
當夜, 迦勒底王伯沙撒被殺.

5:31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom when he was about sixty-two years old.
米底亞人大利烏年六十二歲, 取了迦勒底國.

Daniel - Chapter 6

6:1 It pleased Darius, and he set up one hundred and twenty satraps over the kingdom, that they were throughout the whole kingdom,
大利烏隨心所願, 立一百二十個總督, 治理通國.

6:2 and over them were three administrators, of whom Daniel was one, so that these satraps were giving account to them, and the king would not be suffering loss.
又在他們以上立總長三人(但以理在其中), 使總督在他們三人面前回覆事務, 免得王受虧損.

6:3 Then Daniel began distinguishing himself above the administrators and the satraps because an exceptional spirit was in him, and so the king planned to appoint him over the whole kingdom.
因這但以理有美好的靈性, 所以顯然超乎其餘的總長和總督, 王又想立他治理通國.

6:4 Then the other administrators and satraps began to seek to find a pretext against Daniel in connection with the kingdom, but they were not able to find any pretext and corruption because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption could be found in him.
那時, 總長和總督尋找但以理誤國的把柄, 為要參他; 只是找不著他的錯誤過失, 因他忠心辦事, 毫無錯誤過失.

6:5 Then these men said, “We will not find any pretext against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”
那些人便說: “我們要找參這但以理的把柄, 除非在他神的律法中就尋不著. ”

6:6 So the administrators and the satraps conspired with respect to the king and so they said to him, “Darius, O king, live forever!
於是, 總長和總督紛紛聚集來見王, 說: “願大利烏王萬歲!

6:7 All of the administrators of the kingdom, and the prefects, the satraps, the counselors and the governors took counsel and have agreed to establish an edict of the king and to enforce a decree that whoever will seek a prayer from any god or human except from you for up to thirty days will be thrown into the lion pit.
國中的總長,欽差,總督,謀士, 和巡撫彼此商議, 要立一條堅定的禁令(或譯: 求王下旨要立一條……), 三十日內, 不拘何人, 若在王以外, 或向神或向人求甚麼, 就必扔在獅子坑中.

6:8 Now, O king, establish the edict and you must sign the document so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians which cannot be revoked.”
王啊, 現在求你立這禁令, 加蓋玉璽, 使禁令決不更改; 照瑪代和波斯人的例是不可更改的. ”

6:9 So the king, Darius, signed the writing and the interdict.
於是大利烏王立這禁令, 加蓋玉璽.

6:10 Now when Daniel realized that the document was signed, he went to his house (now he had windows in his upper room that were open toward Jerusalem), and three times daily he knelt on his knees and prayed and gave praise before his God, just as he had been doing previously.
但以理知道這禁令蓋了玉璽, 就到自己家裡(他樓上的窗戶開向耶路撒冷), 一日三次, 雙膝跪在他神面前, 禱告感謝, 與素常一樣.

6:11 Then these men came as a group and they found Daniel praying and pleading for mercy before his God.
那些人就紛紛聚集, 見但以理在他神面前祈禱懇求.

6:12 Then they approached and spoke with the king concerning the edict of the king, “Did you not sign an edict that any person who would seek anything from any God or human within thirty days except from you, O king, would be thrown into the lion pit?” The king answered and said, “The matter as you have just stated is certain according to the law of the Medes and Persians which cannot be revoked.”
他們便進到王前, 提王的禁令, 說: “王啊, 三十日內不拘何人, 若在王以外, 或向神或向人求甚麼, 必被扔在獅子坑中. 王不是在這禁令上蓋了玉璽麼? ”王回答說: “實有這事, 照瑪代和波斯人的例是不可更改的. ”

6:13 Then they responded and said before the king, “Daniel, who is from the exiles of Judah, is not paying any attention to you, O king, or to the decree that you have signed, and three times daily he says his prayer.”
他們對王說: “王啊, 那被擄之猶大人中的但以理不理你, 也不遵你蓋了玉璽的禁令, 他竟一日三次祈禱. ”

6:14 Then the king, when he heard that report, he was extremely distressed over it; and concerning Daniel he was determined to rescue him. And until the setting of the sun he was making every effort to deliver him.
王聽見這話, 就甚愁煩, 一心要救但以理, 籌劃解救他, 直到日落的時候.

6:15 Then these men came as a group to the king and said, “Recall, O king, that with respect to the law of the Medes and Persians that any decree or edict that the king establishes cannot be changed.”
那些人就紛紛聚集來見王, 說: “王啊, 當知道瑪代人和波斯人有例, 凡王所立的禁令和律例都不可更改. ”

6:16 Then the king gave the command, and Daniel was brought in and they threw him into the lion pit. The king said to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve faithfully, may he rescue you!”
王下令, 人就把但以理帶來, 扔在獅子坑中. 王對但以理說: “你所常事奉的神, 他必救你. ”

6:17 And a stone was brought and it was put on the entrance of the pit, and the king sealed it with his signet ring and with the signet rings of his lords, so that nothing would be changed concerning Daniel.
有人搬石頭放在坑口, 王用自己的璽和大臣的印, 封閉那坑, 使懲辦但以理的事毫無更改.

6:18 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night in fasting, and no food was brought in before him and his sleep fled from him.
王回宮, 終夜禁食, 無人拿樂器到他面前, 並且睡不著覺.

6:19 Then the king got up at daybreak, at first light, and he went in haste to the lion pit.
次日黎明, 王就起來, 急忙往獅子坑那裡去.

6:20 And when he came near to the pit, he cried out to Daniel with a distressed voice, and the king spoke and said to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, your God whom you serve faithfully, was he able to rescue you from the lions?”
臨近坑邊, 哀聲呼叫但以理, 對但以理說: “永生神的僕人但以理啊, 你所常事奉的神能救你脫離獅子嗎? ”

6:21 Then Daniel spoke to the king, “O king, live forever!
但以理對王說: “願王萬歲!

6:22 My God sent his angel and he shut the mouth of the lions and they did not hurt me, because before him I was found blameless, and also before you, O king, I have not done any wrong.”
我的神差遣使者, 封住獅子的口, 叫獅子不傷我; 因我在神面前無辜, 我在王面前也沒有行過虧損的事. ”

6:23 Then the king was exceedingly glad over it and commanded that Daniel be lifted up from the pit; and there was not any wound found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
王就甚喜樂, 吩咐人將但以理從坑裡繫上來. 於是但以理從坑裡被繫上來, 身上毫無傷損, 因為信靠他的神.

6:24 The king then commanded, and these men were brought who had accused Daniel, and they threw them and their children and their wives into the lion pit, and they had not reached the floor of the pit before the lions had overpowered them and they had crushed all of their bones.
王下令, 人就把那些控告但以理的人, 連他們的妻子兒女都帶來, 扔在獅子坑中. 他們還沒有到坑底, 獅子就抓住(原文是勝了)他們, 咬碎他們的骨頭.

6:25 Then Darius the king wrote to all the people, the nations, and the languages living in the whole earth, “May your prosperity become great!
那時, 大利烏王傳旨, 曉諭住在全地各方,各國,各族的人說: “願你們大享平安!

6:26 I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom people will be trembling and fearing before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God and endures forever and his kingdom is one that will not be destroyed and his dominion has no end.
現在我降旨曉諭我所統轄的全國人民, 要在但以理的神面前, 戰兢恐懼. 因為他是永遠長存的活神, 他的國永不敗壞; 他的權柄永存無極!

6:27 He is rescuing, delivering, and working signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth, for he has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”
他護庇人, 搭救人, 在天上地下施行神蹟奇事, 救了但以理脫離獅子的口. ”

6:28 So this Daniel prospered during the kingdom of Darius and during the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.
如此, 這但以理, 當大利烏王在位的時候和波斯王古列在位的時候, 大享亨通.

Daniel - Chapter 7

7:1 In the first year of Belshazzar the king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay on his bed; then he wrote down the dream and the summary of the words as follows:
巴比倫王伯沙撒元年, 但以理在床上做夢, 見了腦中的異象, 就記錄這夢, 述說其中的大意.

7:2 Daniel explained and said, “I was looking in my vision in the night, and look, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
但以理說: 我夜裡見異象, 看見天的四風陡起, 颳在大海之上.

7:3 And four great beasts were coming up from the sea, differing from one another.
有四個大獸從海中上來, 形狀各有不同:

7:4 The first was like a lion and had the wings of an eagle. I was watching until its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the earth and it was raised on its feet like a human, and a human heart was given to it.
頭一個像獅子, 有鷹的翅膀; 我正觀看的時候, 獸的翅膀被拔去, 獸從地上得立起來, 用兩腳站立, 像人一樣, 又得了人心.

7:5 And look, another beast, a second one, looking like a bear. And it was raised up on one side and three tusks were in its mouth between its teeth, and so it was told, “Arise, eat much flesh!”
又有一獸如熊, 就是第二獸, 旁跨而坐, 口齒內啣著三根肋骨. 有吩咐這獸的說: 起來吞吃多肉.

7:6 After this I was watching and look, another beast like a leopard; it had four wings of a bird on its back, and the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
此後我觀看, 又有一獸如豹, 背上有鳥的四個翅膀; 這獸有四個頭, 又得了權柄.

7:7 After this in the visions of the night I was looking and there was a fourth beast, terrifying and frightful and exceedingly strong, and it had great iron teeth, and it was devouring and crushing, and it stamped the remainder with its feet; and it was different from all the other beasts that preceded it and it had ten horns.
其後我在夜間的異象中觀看, 見第四獸甚是可怕, 極其強壯, 大有力量, 有大鐵牙, 吞吃嚼碎, 所剩下的用腳踐踏. 這獸與前三獸大不相同, 頭有十角.

7:8 I was considering the horns, and look, another little horn came up among them, and three of the earlier horns were rooted out from before it, and there were eyes like the eyes of a human in this horn and also a mouth that was speaking boastfully.
我正觀看這些角, 見其中又長起一個小角; 先前的角中有三角在這角前, 連根被牠拔出來. 這角有眼, 像人的眼, 有口說誇大的話.

7:9 “I continued watching until thrones were placed and an Ancient of Days sat; his clothing was like white snow and the hair of his head was like pure wool and his throne was a flame of fire and its wheels were burning fire.
我觀看, 見有寶座設立, 上頭坐著亙古常在者. 他的衣服潔白如雪, 頭髮如純淨的羊毛. 寶座乃火焰, 其輪乃烈火.

7:10 A stream of fire issued forth and flowed from his presence; thousands upon thousands served him and ten thousand upon ten thousand stood before him. The judge sat, and the books were opened.
從他面前有火, 像河發出; 事奉他的有千千, 在他面前侍立的有萬萬; 他坐著要行審判, 案卷都展開了.

7:11 “I continued watching then because of the noise of the boastful words of the horn who was speaking; I continued watching until the beast was slain and its body was destroyed, and it was given over to burning with fire.
那時我觀看, 見那獸因小角說誇大話的聲音被殺, 身體損壞, 扔在火中焚燒.

7:12 And as for the remainder of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but a prolongation of their life was given to them for a season and a time.
其餘的獸, 權柄都被奪去, 生命卻仍存留, 直到所定的時候和日期.

7:13 “I continued watching in the visions of the night, and look, with the clouds of heaven one like a son of man was coming, and he came to the Ancient of Days, and was presented before him.
我在夜間的異象中觀看, 見有一位像人子的, 駕著天雲而來, 被領到亙古常在者面前,

7:14 And to him was given dominion and glory and kingship that all the peoples, the nations, and languages would serve him; his dominion is a dominion without end that will not cease, and his kingdom is one that will not be destroyed.
得了權柄,榮耀,國度, 使各方,各國,各族的人都事奉他. 他的權柄是永遠的, 不能廢去; 他的國必不敗壞.

7:15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit was troubled within me, and the visions of my head terrified me.
至於我─但以理, 我的靈在我裡面愁煩, 我腦中的異象使我驚惶.

7:16 So I approached one of the attendants and I asked him about the truth concerning all this; and he told me that he would make known to me the explanation of the matter.
我就近一位侍立者, 問他這一切的真情. 他就告訴我, 將那事的講解給我說明.

7:17 ‘These great beasts which are four in number are four kings who will arise from the earth.
這四個大獸就是四王將要在世上興起.

7:18 But the holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom, and they will take possession of the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’
然而, 至高者的聖民, 必要得國享受, 直到永永遠遠.

7:19 “Then I desired to make certain concerning the fourth beast that was different from all the others—exceedingly terrifying, with its iron teeth and its claws of bronze; it devoured and crushed and stamped the remainder with its feet—
那時我願知道第四獸的真情, 牠為何與那三獸的真情大不相同, 甚是可怕, 有鐵牙銅爪, 吞吃嚼碎, 所剩下的用腳踐踏;

7:20 and concerning the horns that were on its head, and concerning the other horn that came up and before which three horns fell, and this horn had eyes and a mouth speaking boastfully, and its appearance was larger than its companions.
頭有十角和那另長的一角, 在這角前有三角被牠打落. 這角有眼, 有說誇大話的口, 形狀強橫, 過於牠的同類.

7:21 I continued watching, and this horn made war with the holy ones and it prevailed over them,
我觀看, 見這角與聖民爭戰, 勝了他們.

7:22 until the Ancient of Days came and gave judgment to the holy ones of the Most High; and the time arrived and the holy ones took possession of the kingdom.
直到亙古常在者來給至高者的聖民伸冤, 聖民得國的時候就到了.

7:23 “And he said, ‘The fourth beast is the fourth kingdom that will be on the earth that will be different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth and it will trample it and it will crush it.
那侍立者這樣說: 第四獸就是世上必有的第四國, 與一切國大不相同, 必吞吃全地, 並且踐踏嚼碎.

7:24 And as for the ten horns coming from it, from this kingdom ten kings will arise, and another will arise after them. And he will be different from the earlier ones, and he will subdue three kings.
至於那十角, 就是從這國中必興起的十王, 後來又興起一王, 與先前的不同; 他必制伏三王.

7:25 And he will speak words against the Most High, and he will wear out the holy ones of the Most High, and he will attempt to change times and law, and they will be given into his hand for a time and two times and half a time.
他必向至高者說誇大的話, 必折磨至高者的聖民, 必想改變節期和律法. 聖民必交付他手一載,二載,半載.

7:26 Then the court will sit, and his dominion will be removed, to be eradicated and to be destroyed totally.
然而, 審判者必坐著行審判; 他的權柄必被奪去, 毀壞, 滅絕, 一直到底.

7:27 And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the nation of the holy ones of the Most High; his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and obey him.’
國度,權柄, 和天下諸國的大權必賜給至高者的聖民. 他的國是永遠的; 一切掌權的都必事奉他, 順從他.

7:28 This is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel—my thoughts terrified me greatly and my face changed over me, but I kept the matter in my heart.”
那事至此完畢. 至於我─但以理, 心中甚是驚惶, 臉色也改變了, 卻將那事存記在心.

Daniel - Chapter 8

8:1 In the third year of the kingdom of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that appeared to me previously.
伯沙撒王在位第三年, 有異象現與我─但以理, 是在先前所見的異象之後.

8:2 And I saw in the vision, and when I saw, I was in Susa, the citadel that was in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I myself was at the stream of Ulai.
我見了異象的時候, 我以為在以攔省書珊城(或譯: 宮)中; 我見異象又如在烏萊河邊.

8:3 And I lifted up my eyes and I saw, and look! A ram standing before the stream, and it had two horns, and the horns were long, but the one was longer than the second, and the longer one came up after the other one.
我舉目觀看, 見有雙角的公綿羊站在河邊, 兩角都高. 這角高過那角, 更高的是後長的.

8:4 I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward, and none of the beasts stood before it, and there was no rescuing from its power, and it did what it wanted and it became strong.
我見那公綿羊往西,往北,往南牴觸. 獸在牠面前都站立不住, 也沒有能救護脫離牠手的; 但牠任意而行, 自高自大.

8:5 And I was considering this, and look, a he-goat coming from the west across the face of the whole earth, and it was not touching the ground; and the he-goat had a conspicuous horn between its eyes.
我正思想的時候, 見有一隻公山羊從西而來, 遍行全地, 腳不沾塵. 這山羊兩眼當中有一非常的角.

8:6 Then it came toward the ram that had the two horns that I saw standing before the stream, and it ran at it with the rage of its power.
牠往我所看見,站在河邊有雙角的公綿羊那裡去, 大發忿怒, 向牠直闖.

8:7 And I saw it approaching the ram and it was furious at it, and it struck the ram, and it broke its two horns, and there was not strength in the ram to stand before him, and he threw it down to the ground and trampled it, and there was no one who could rescue the ram from its power.
我見公山羊就近公綿羊, 向牠發烈怒, 牴觸牠, 折斷牠的兩角. 綿羊在牠面前站立不住; 牠將綿羊觸倒在地, 用腳踐踏, 沒有能救綿羊脫離牠手的.

8:8 And the he-goat grew exceedingly great, and at the height of its power the great horn was broken, and four conspicuous horns came up in place of it toward the four winds of heaven.
這山羊極其自高自大, 正強盛的時候, 那大角折斷了, 又在角根上向天的四方(原文是風)長出四個非常的角來.

8:9 And from one of them came forth a horn, a little one, and it grew exceedingly toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beautiful land.
四角之中有一角長出一個小角, 向南,向東,向榮美之地, 漸漸成為強大.

8:10 And it grew up to the host of heaven, and it threw down to the ground some of the host and some of the stars and trampled them.
牠漸漸強大, 高及天象, 將些天象和星宿拋落在地, 用腳踐踏.

8:11 Even against the prince of the hosts it acted arrogantly and took away from him the regular burnt offering, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown.
並且牠自高自大, 以為高及天象之君; 除掉常獻給君的燔祭, 毀壞君的聖所.

8:12 And on account of transgression, the host was given over to the horn in addition to the regular burnt offering. And it cast down truth to the ground, and it acted, and it had success.
因罪過的緣故, 有軍旅和常獻的燔祭交付牠. 牠將真理拋在地上, 任意而行, 無不順利.

8:13 And I heard a certain holy one speaking, and a certain other holy one said to the specific one who was speaking, “For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, and the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and the host to trampling?”
我聽見有一位聖者說話, 又有一位聖者問那說話的聖者說: “這除掉常獻的燔祭和施行毀壞的罪過, 將聖所與軍旅(或譯: 以色列的軍)踐踏的異象, 要到幾時才應驗呢? ”

8:14 And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings, then the sanctuary will be restored.”
他對我說: “到二千三百日, 聖所就必潔淨. ”

8:15 And then when I, Daniel, saw the vision, and I was seeking understanding, there was one standing before me with the appearance of a man.
我─但以理見了這異象, 願意明白其中的意思. 忽有一位形狀像人的站在我面前.

8:16 And I heard the voice of a human at the Ulai, and he called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”
我又聽見烏萊河兩岸中有人聲呼叫說: “加百列啊, 要使此人明白這異象. ”

8:17 And he came beside where I was standing, and when he came I became terrified and I fell prostrate on my face. And he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.”
他便來到我所站的地方. 他一來, 我就驚慌俯伏在地; 他對我說: “人子啊, 你要明白, 因為這是關乎末後的異象. ”

8:18 And when he spoke with me I fell into a trance with my face to the ground, and he touched me and made me stand on by feet.
他與我說話的時候, 我面伏在地沉睡; 他就摸我, 扶我站起來,

8:19 And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what will happen in the period of wrath, for it refers to the appointed time of the end.
說: “我要指示你惱怒臨完必有的事, 因為這是關乎末後的定期.

8:20 “The ram that you saw who had two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia.
你所看見雙角的公綿羊, 就是瑪代和波斯王.

8:21 “And the hairy he-goat is the kingdom of Greece, and the great horn that is between his eyes—he is the first king.
那公山羊就是希臘王(希臘: 原文是雅完; 下同); 兩眼當中的大角就是頭一王.

8:22 And the horn that was broken, and then there arose four horns in place of it—these are four kingdoms that will arise from his nation, but not with his power.
至於那折斷了的角, 在其根上又長出四角, 這四角就是四國, 必從這國裡興起來, 只是權勢都不及他.

8:23 And at the end of their kingdom, when the transgressions are completed, a king will arise, fierce in countenance and skilled in riddles.
這四國末時, 犯法的人罪惡滿盈, 必有一王興起, 面貌凶惡, 能用雙關的詐語.

8:24 And his power will grow, but not by his own power, and he will cause fearful destruction, and he will succeed and he will act, and he will destroy the mighty and the people of the holy ones.
他的權柄必大, 卻不是因自己的能力; 他必行非常的毀滅, 事情順利, 任意而行; 又必毀滅有能力的和聖民.

8:25 And by his planning he will make a success of deceit by his hand, and in his mind he will boast, and in their ease he will destroy many, and even against the prince of princes he will rise up, and he will be broken, but not by human hands.
他用權術成就手中的詭計, 心裡自高自大, 在人坦然無備的時候, 毀滅多人; 又要站起來攻擊萬君之君, 至終卻非因人手而滅亡.

8:26 And the vision of the evening and the morning that has been described, it is true; and you, seal up the vision, for it refers to many days to come.”
所說二千三百日的異象是真的, 但你要將這異象封住, 因為關乎後來許多的日子. ”

8:27 And I, Daniel, was overcome, and I became ill for some days, and I performed the business of the king, and I was dismayed over the vision and I did not understand it.
於是我─但以理昏迷不醒, 病了數日, 然後起來辦理王的事務. 我因這異象驚奇, 卻無人能明白其中的意思.

Daniel - Chapter 9

9:1 In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, from the offspring of the Medes, who became king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
瑪代族亞哈隨魯的兒子大利烏立為迦勒底國的王元年,

9:2 in the first year of his kingship I, Daniel, observed in the scrolls the number of the years that it was that were to be fulfilled according to the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah the prophet for the devastation of Jerusalem—seventy years.
就是他在位第一年, 我但以理從書上得知耶和華的話臨到先知耶利米, 論耶路撒冷荒涼的年數, 七十年為滿.

9:3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God to seek him by prayer and pleas for mercy, in fasting and in sackcloth and ashes.
我便禁食, 披麻蒙灰, 定意向主神祈禱懇求.

9:4 And I prayed to Yahweh my God, and I made confession and I said, “O Lord, the great and awesome God, keeping the covenant and loyal love with those who love him and with those who keep his commandments,
我向耶和華─我的神祈禱,認罪, 說: “主啊, 大而可畏的神, 向愛主,守主誡命的人守約施慈愛.

9:5 we have sinned and we have done wrong and we acted wickedly and we rebelled and have been turning aside from your commandments and from your ordinances.
我們犯罪作孽, 行惡叛逆, 偏離你的誡命典章,

9:6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors and to all the people of the land.
沒有聽從你僕人眾先知奉你名向我們君王,首領,列祖, 和國中一切百姓所說的話.

9:7 “Righteousness belongs to you, O Lord, and on us is open shame, just as it is this day to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to all Israel, those who are near and those who are far off in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of their infidelity which they displayed against you.
主啊, 你是公義的, 我們是臉上蒙羞的; 因我們猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民, 並以色列眾人, 或在近處, 或在遠處, 被你趕到各國的人, 都得罪了你, 正如今日一樣.

9:8 Yahweh, on us is open shame, on our kings, on our princes, and on our ancestors, because we have sinned against you.
主啊, 我們和我們的君王,首領,列祖因得罪了你, 就都臉上蒙羞.

9:9 Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord, our God, for we have rebelled against him,
主─我們的神是憐憫饒恕人的, 我們卻違背了他,

9:10 and we have not listened to the voice of Yahweh our God, by following his law which he placed before us by the hand of his servants the prophets.
也沒有聽從耶和華─我們神的話, 沒有遵行他藉僕人眾先知向我們所陳明的律法.

9:11 “And all Israel transgressed your law and turned aside so as not to listen to your voice, and so the curse and the oath which was written in the law of Moses, the servant of God, has been poured out upon us, because we have sinned against him.
以色列眾人都犯了你的律法, 偏行, 不聽從你的話; 因此, 在你僕人摩西律法上所寫的咒詛和誓言都傾在我們身上, 因我們得罪了神.

9:12 And so he has carried out his words which he spoke against us and against our rulers who ruled us, to bring upon us a great calamity which was not done under all of heaven as it was done in Jerusalem.
他使大災禍臨到我們, 成就了警戒我們和審判我們官長的話; 原來在普天之下未曾行過像在耶路撒冷所行的.

9:13 Just as it is written in the law of Moses, all of this calamity has come upon us, and we have not implored the face of Yahweh our God so as to turn from our iniquities and to attend closely to your faithfulness.
這一切災禍臨到我們身上是照摩西律法上所寫的, 我們卻沒有求耶和華─我們神的恩典, 使我們回頭離開罪孽, 明白你的真理.

9:14 So Yahweh has kept watch over the calamity, and now he has brought it upon us. Indeed, Yahweh our God is righteous concerning all his works that he has done, but we have not listened to his voice.
所以耶和華留意使這災禍臨到我們身上, 因為耶和華─我們的神在他所行的事上都是公義; 我們並沒有聽從他的話.

9:15 “And now, Lord our God, who have brought your people out from the land of Egypt with a strong hand, and you have made for yourself a name until this day—we have sinned, we have acted wickedly.
主─我們的神啊, 你曾用大能的手領你的子民出埃及地, 使自己得了名, 正如今日一樣. 我們犯了罪, 作了惡.

9:16 Lord, according to all your righteousness, please let your anger and your rage turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain, because through our sins and through the iniquities of our ancestors Jerusalem and your people have become an object of mockery among all of our neighbors.
主啊, 求你按你的大仁大義, 使你的怒氣和忿怒轉離你的城耶路撒冷, 就是你的聖山. 耶路撒冷和你的子民, 因我們的罪惡和我們列祖的罪孽被四圍的人羞辱.

9:17 “And now, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy. Shine your face upon your desolate sanctuary for your sake, O Lord.
我們的神啊, 現在求你垂聽僕人的祈禱懇求, 為自己使臉光照你荒涼的聖所.

9:18 Incline your ear, my God, and listen; open your eyes and look at our desolation and the city that is called by your name, for we are not presenting our pleas for mercy before you because of our righteousness, but rather because of your great compassion.
我的神啊, 求你側耳而聽, 睜眼而看, 眷顧我們荒涼之地和稱為你名下的城. 我們在你面前懇求, 原不是因自己的義, 乃因你的大憐憫.

9:19 Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, pay heed and act! You must not delay for your sake, my God; because your city and your people are called by your name.”
求主垂聽, 求主赦免, 求主應允而行, 為你自己不要遲延. 我的神啊, 因這城和這民都是稱為你名下的. ”

9:20 Now I was still speaking and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before Yahweh my God, on behalf of the holy mountain of my God.
我說話, 禱告, 承認我的罪和本國之民以色列的罪, 為我神的聖山, 在耶和華─我神面前懇求.

9:21 And I was still speaking in prayer, and the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision previously, in my weariness touched me at the time of the evening offering.
我正禱告的時候, 先前在異象中所見的那位加百列, 奉命迅速飛來, 約在獻晚祭的時候, 按手在我身上.

9:22 And he instructed me and he spoke with me and he said, “Daniel I have now come out to teach you understanding.
他指教我說: “但以理啊, 現在我出來要使你有智慧, 有聰明.

9:23 At the beginning of your pleas for mercy, a word went out, and now I have come to declare it, for you are highly esteemed, and so consider the word and understand the vision.
你初懇求的時候, 就發出命令, 我來告訴你, 因你大蒙眷愛; 所以你要思想明白這以下的事和異象.

9:24 “Seventy weeks is decreed for your people and for your holy city, to put an end to the transgression and to seal up sin and to make atonement for guilt and to bring in everlasting righteousness and to seal vision and prophet and to anoint the most holy place.
“為你本國之民和你聖城, 已經定了七十個七. 要止住罪過, 除淨罪惡, 贖盡罪孽, 引進(或譯: 彰顯)永義, 封住異象和預言, 並膏至聖者(者: 或譯所).

9:25 And you must know and you must understand that from the time of the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem until an anointed one—a leader—will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be restored and will be built with streets and a moat, but in a time of oppression.
你當知道, 當明白, 從出令重新建造耶路撒冷, 直到有受膏君的時候, 必有七個七和六十二個七. 正在艱難的時候, 耶路撒冷城連街帶濠都必重新建造.

9:26 “And after the sixty and two weeks an anointed one shall be cut off, and he shall have nothing, and the people of the coming leader will destroy the city and the sanctuary, and its end will be with the flood and on to the end there shall be war; these desolations are determined.
過了六十二個七, 那(或譯: 有)受膏者必被剪除, 一無所有; 必有一王的民來毀滅這城和聖所, 至終必如洪水沖沒. 必有爭戰, 一直到底, 荒涼的事已經定了.

9:27 And he will make a strong covenant with the many for one week, but in half of the week he will let cease sacrifice and offering and in its place a desolating abomination comes even until the determined complete destruction is poured out on the desolator.”
一七之內, 他必與許多人堅定盟約; 一七之半, 他必使祭祀與供獻止息. 那行毀壞可憎的(或譯: 使地荒涼的)如飛而來, 並且有忿怒傾在那行毀壞的身上(或譯: 傾在那荒涼之地), 直到所定的結局. ”

Daniel - Chapter 10

10:1 In the third year of Cyrus the king of the Persians, a word was revealed to Daniel, who was called by his name Belteshazzar, and the word was reliable and it concerned a great tribulation, and he understood the word and he received understanding.
波斯王古列第三年, 有事顯給稱為伯提沙撒的但以理. 這事是真的, 是指著大爭戰; 但以理通達這事, 明白這異象.

10:2 In those days, I, Daniel, I myself was in mourning for three whole weeks.
當那時, 我─但以理悲傷了三個七日.

10:3 I had not eaten any choice food, and meat and wine did not enter my mouth, and I did not use any ointment until the end of three whole weeks.
美味我沒有吃, 酒肉沒有入我的口, 也沒有用油抹我的身, 直到滿了三個七日.

10:4 And then on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I myself was on the bank of the great river; that is, the Tigris.
正月二十四日, 我在底格里斯大河邊,

10:5 And I lifted up my eyes and I saw, and there was a man, and he was dressed in linen, and his waist was girded with the gold of Uphaz.
舉目觀看, 見有一人身穿細麻衣, 腰束烏法精金帶.

10:6 Now his body was like turquoise, and his face was like the appearance of lightning, and his eyes were like torches of fire, and his arms and his legs were like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words was like the sound of a multitude.
他身體如水蒼玉, 面貌如閃電, 眼目如火把, 手和腳如光明的銅, 說話的聲音如大眾的聲音.

10:7 And I saw, I, Daniel alone, the vision; and the people who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great trembling fell upon them and they fled in order to hide themselves.
這異象惟有我─但以理一人看見, 同著我的人沒有看見. 他們卻大大戰兢, 逃跑隱藏,

10:8 And I myself, Daniel, alone saw this great vision, and as a result no strength was left in me and my complexion grew deathly pale, and I did not retain any strength.
只剩下我一人. 我見了這大異象便渾身無力, 面貌失色, 毫無氣力.

10:9 And I heard the sound of his words, and when I heard the sound of his words I myself began falling into a trance on my face, with my face to the ground.
我卻聽見他說話的聲音, 一聽見就面伏在地沉睡了.

10:10 And look, a hand touched me and it roused me to my knees and the palms of my hands.
忽然, 有一手按在我身上, 使我用膝和手掌支持微起.

10:11 And he said to me, “Daniel, a man beloved, pay attention to the words that I am speaking to you and stand upright where you are, for I have now been sent to you.” And while he was speaking with me this word, I stood up trembling.
他對我說: “大蒙眷愛的但以理啊, 要明白我與你所說的話, 只管站起來, 因為我現在奉差遣來到你這裡. ”他對我說這話, 我便戰戰兢兢地立起來.

10:12 And he said to me, “You must not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I myself have come because of your words.
他就說: “但以理啊, 不要懼怕! 因為從你第一日專心求明白將來的事, 又在你神面前刻苦己心, 你的言語已蒙應允; 我是因你的言語而來.

10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia stood before me for twenty-one days. And look, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to assist me, and I left him there beside the king of the Persians.
但波斯國的魔君攔阻我二十一日. 忽然有大君(就是天使長; 二十一節同)中的一位米迦勒來幫助我, 我就停留在波斯諸王那裡.

10:14 And I have come to instruct you about what will happen to your people in the future, for there is a further vision here for the future.
現在我來, 要使你明白本國之民日後必遭遇的事, 因為這異象關乎後來許多的日子. ”

10:15 And while he was speaking with me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and I was speechless.
他向我這樣說, 我就臉面朝地, 啞口無聲.

10:16 Then look, there was one in the form of a human; he touched my lips and I opened my mouth and I spoke and I said to the one standing before me, “My lord, because of the vision my anxieties fell upon me and I have not retained my strength.
不料, 有一位像人的, 摸我的嘴唇, 我便開口向那站在我面前的說: “我主啊, 因見這異象, 我大大愁苦, 毫無氣力.

10:17 So how am I, a servant of my lord to speak with you, my lord, and I just now have no strength in me?”
我主的僕人怎能與我主說話呢? 我一見異象就渾身無力, 毫無氣息. ”

10:18 And he again touched me, the one in the form of a human, and he strengthened me.
有一位形狀像人的又摸我, 使我有力量.

10:19 And he said, “You must not fear, O beloved man. Peace be to you; be strong and be courageous!” And when he spoke with me, I was strengthened and I said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”
他說: “大蒙眷愛的人哪, 不要懼怕, 願你平安! 你總要堅強. ”他一向我說話, 我便覺得有力量, 說: “我主請說, 因你使我有力量. ”

10:20 Then he asked, “Do you know why I have come to you? And now I return to fight against the prince of Persia and I myself am going, and look, the prince of Javan will come.
他就說: “你知道我為何來見你嗎? 現在我要回去與波斯的魔君爭戰, 我去後, 希臘(原文是雅完)的魔君必來.

10:21 However, I will tell you what is inscribed in the book of truth, and there is not one who contends with me against these beings except Michael, your prince.”
但我要將那錄在真確書上的事告訴你. 除了你們的大君米迦勒之外, 沒有幫助我抵擋這兩魔君的. ”

Daniel - Chapter 11

11:1 “And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood as a support and as a protection for him.
又說: “當瑪代王大利烏元年, 我曾起來扶助米迦勒, 使他堅強.

11:2 And now I will reveal the truth to you. Look! Still three kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth will get abundance and great wealth, even more than all of them, and when he becomes strong through his wealth, then he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Javan.
現在我將真事指示你: 波斯還有三王興起, 第四王必富足遠勝諸王. 他因富足成為強盛, 就必激動大眾攻擊希臘國.

11:3 And a mighty king will arise, and he will rule with great dominion, and he will do as he pleases.
必有一個勇敢的王興起, 執掌大權, 隨意而行.

11:4 But as he rises in power, his kingdom will be divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, and not according to his dominion by which he ruled, for his kingdom will be uprooted and be given to others besides them.
他興起的時候, 他的國必破裂, 向天的四方(方: 原文是風)分開, 卻不歸他的後裔, 治國的權勢也都不及他; 因為他的國必被拔出, 歸與他後裔之外的人.

11:5 “Then the king of the south will grow strong and also one of his officials, and he will grow stronger than him and he will rule a dominion greater than his dominion.
南方的王必強盛, 他將帥中必有一個比他更強盛, 執掌權柄, 他的權柄甚大.

11:6 And at the end of some years they will make an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make a peace treaty, but she will not retain her position of power, and his offspring will not endure, and she will be given up, she and her attendants and her child supporting her, in those times.
過些年後, 他們必互相連合, 南方王的女兒必就了北方王來立約; 但這女子幫助之力存立不住, 王和他所倚靠之力也不能存立. 這女子和引導她來的, 並生她的, 以及當時扶助她的, 都必交與死地.

11:7 And a branch from her roots will rise up in his place, and he will come against the army and he will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and he will take action against them and he will prevail.
但這女子的本家(原文是根)必另生一子(子: 原文是枝)繼續王位, 他必率領軍隊進入北方王的保障, 攻擊他們, 而且得勝;

11:8 And also their gods with their idols and with the precious vessels, silver and gold he will take to Egypt into captivity, and for years he will leave the king of the north alone.
並將他們的神像和鑄成的偶像, 與金銀的寶器掠到埃及去. 數年之內, 他不去攻擊北方的王.

11:9 And then he will come into the kingdom of the king of the south, but he will return to his land.
北方的王(原文是他)必入南方王的國, 卻要仍回本地.

11:10 “But his sons will wage war and they will gather a multitude of great forces and he will advance with great force, and he will overflow like a flood and he will pass through and he will return, and they will wage war up to his fortress.
北方王(原文是他)的二子必動干戈, 招聚許多軍兵. 這軍兵前去, 如洪水氾濫, 又必再去爭戰, 直到南方王的保障.

11:11 And the king of the south will become furious, and he will go and he will battle against him, against the king of the north; and he will muster a great multitude, and the multitude will be given into his hand.
南方王必發烈怒, 出來與北方王爭戰, 擺列大軍; 北方王的軍兵必交付他手.

11:12 When the multitude is carried off, his heart will be exalted and he will overthrow tens of thousands, but he will not prevail.
他的眾軍高傲, 他的心也必自高; 他雖使數萬人仆倒, 卻不得常勝.

11:13 And the king of the north will again raise a multitude, greater than the former, and at the end of some years he will surely come with a great army and with great supplies.
北方王必回來擺列大軍, 比先前的更多. 滿了所定的年數, 他必率領大軍, 帶極多的軍裝來.

11:14 “And in these times many will rise up against the king of the south, and the violent ones of your people will lift themselves to fulfill the vision, but they will fall.
那時, 必有許多人起來攻擊南方王, 並且你本國的強暴人必興起, 要應驗那異象, 他們卻要敗亡.

11:15 And the king of the north will come, and he will throw up siege ramps and capture a city of fortifications and the military forces of the south and his choice troops will not stand, for there is no strength left to resist.
北方王必來築壘攻取堅固城; 南方的軍兵必站立不住, 就是選擇的精兵(原文是民)也無力站住.

11:16 And the one coming to him will act according to his pleasure, and there is no one who will stand before him, and he will stand in the beautiful land and complete destruction will be in his power.
來攻擊他的, 必任意而行, 無人在北方王(原文是他)面前站立得住. 他必站在那榮美之地, 用手施行毀滅.

11:17 And he will set his face to come with the authority of his whole kingdom and will form an agreement; and he will act, and the daughter of women he will give to him to destroy it, but the ploy will not succeed and she will not support him.
他必定意用全國之力而來, 立公正的約, 照約而行, 將自己的女兒給南方王為妻, 想要敗壞他(或譯: 埃及), 這計卻不得成就, 與自己毫無益處.

11:18 And he will turn his face to the coastlands, and he will capture many, but a commander will end his insults to him so that instead his insults will turn back upon him.
其後他必轉回奪取了許多海島. 但有一大帥, 除掉他令人受的羞辱, 並且使這羞辱歸他本身.

11:19 And he will turn back his face toward the strongholds of his land, but he will stumble and he will fall and will not be found.
他就必轉向本地的保障, 卻要絆跌仆倒, 歸於無有.

11:20 “Then in his place will arise one sending an official throughout the glory of his kingdom, and in a few days he will be broken, but not in anger and not in battle.
那時, 必有一人興起接續他為王, 使橫征暴斂的人通行國中的榮美地. 這王不多日就必滅亡, 卻不因忿怒, 也不因爭戰.

11:21 And in his place a despicable person will arise on whom they have not conferred the majesty of the kingdom, and he will come in without warning and he will seize the kingdom by deceit.
必有一個卑鄙的人興起接續為王, 人未曾將國的尊榮給他, 他卻趁人坦然無備的時候, 用諂媚的話得國.

11:22 And before him mighty military forces will be utterly swept away, and they will be broken, and also the leader of the covenant.
必有無數的軍兵勢如洪水, 在他面前沖沒敗壞; 同盟的君也必如此.

11:23 And after an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully, and he will rise and he will become powerful with few people backing him.
與那君結盟之後, 他必行詭詐, 因為他必上來以微小的軍(原文是民)成為強盛.

11:24 In a time of ease and in the rich parts of the province, he will come and he will do what his predecessors did not do; he will distribute plunder and spoil and possessions to them, and he will devise his plans against fortifications, but only for a time.
趁人坦然無備的時候, 他必來到國中極肥美之地, 行他列祖和他列祖之祖所未曾行的, 將擄物,掠物, 和財寶散給眾人, 又要設計攻打保障, 然而這都是暫時的.

11:25 And he will stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south and with a much greater and stronger army; but he will not succeed, for they will devise plans against him.
他必奮勇向前, 率領大軍攻擊南方王; 南方王也必以極大極強的軍兵與他爭戰, 卻站立不住, 因為有人設計謀害南方王.

11:26 And those who eat of his royal rations will break him and his army will be overwhelmed, and many will fall, slain.
吃王膳的, 必敗壞他; 他的軍隊必被沖沒, 而且被殺的甚多.

11:27 And two of the kings will bend their hearts to evil. And at the same table they will speak lies, but what is discussed will not succeed, for still an end is coming at the appointed time.
至於這二王, 他們心懷惡計, 同席說謊, 計謀卻不成就; 因為到了定期, 事就了結.

11:28 Then he will return to his land with many possessions, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant, and he will take action and he will return to his land.
北方王(原文是他)必帶許多財寶回往本國, 他的心反對聖約, 任意而行, 回到本地.

11:29 “At the appointed time he will return and he will come into the south, but it will not be as it was before.
到了定期, 他必返回, 來到南方. 後一次卻不如前一次,

11:30 And the ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart, and he will turn back, and he will be enraged against the holy covenant, and he will take action, and he will turn back, and he will pay attention to those who forsake the holy covenant.
因為基提戰船必來攻擊他, 他就喪膽而回, 又要惱恨聖約, 任意而行; 他必回來聯絡背棄聖約的人.

11:31 And military forces from him will occupy and will profane the sanctuary stronghold, and they will abolish the regular burnt offering, and they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.
他必興兵, 這兵必褻瀆聖地, 就是保障, 除掉常獻的燔祭, 設立那行毀壞可憎的.

11:32 “And those who violate the covenant he will seduce with flattery, but the persons who know their God will stand firm and will take action.
作惡違背聖約的人, 他必用巧言勾引; 惟獨認識神的子民必剛強行事.

11:33 And those who have insight will instruct the many, but they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for some time.
民間的智慧人必訓誨多人; 然而他們多日必倒在刀下, 或被火燒, 或被擄掠搶奪.

11:34 And when they fall they will receive little help, and many will join with them in hypocrisy.
他們仆倒的時候, 稍得扶助, 卻有許多人用諂媚的話親近他們.

11:35 And even some of those who have insight will fall in order for them to be refined by it, and to be purified and cleansed until the time of the end, for the appointed time is still to come.
智慧人中有些仆倒的, 為要熬煉其餘的人, 使他們清淨潔白, 直到末了; 因為到了定期, 事就了結.

11:36 “Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt himself and will consider himself above any god, and he will speak horrendous things against the God of gods, yet he will succeed until the period of anger is finished, for what is determined will be done.
王必任意而行, 自高自大, 超過所有的神, 又用奇異的話攻擊萬神之神. 他必行事亨通, 直到主的忿怒完畢, 因為所定的事必然成就.

11:37 He will not pay respect to the gods of his ancestors, or to the darling of women, and not to any god will he pay respect, for he will consider himself great over all gods.
他必不顧他列祖的神, 也不顧婦女所羨慕的神, 無論何神他都不顧; 因為他必自大, 高過一切.

11:38 But instead he will honor the god of fortresses, a god whom his ancestors did not know. He will honor him with gold, and with silver, and with precious stones and with costly gifts.
他倒要敬拜保障的神, 用金,銀,寶石和可愛之物敬奉他列祖所不認識的神.

11:39 And he will deal with the fortified strongholds with the help of a foreign god; and he will increase wealth for whoever will acknowledge him, and he will cause them to rule over the many, and he will distribute land for a price.
他必靠外邦神的幫助, 攻破最堅固的保障. 凡承認他的, 他必將榮耀加給他們, 使他們管轄許多人, 又為賄賂分地與他們.

11:40 “And at the time of the end the king of the south will attack him, and the king of the north will storm against him with chariots and with horsemen and with many ships, and he will advance against the countries and he will sweep through like a flood.
到末了, 南方王要與他交戰. 北方王必用戰車,馬兵, 和許多戰船, 勢如暴風來攻擊他, 也必進入列國, 如洪水氾濫.

11:41 And he will come into the beautiful land and many will fall victim, but these will escape from his power: Edom and Moab and the best part of the Ammonites.
又必進入那榮美之地, 有許多國就被傾覆, 但以東人,摩押人, 和一大半亞捫人必脫離他的手.

11:42 And he will stretch out his hand against countries and the land of Egypt will not escape.
他必伸手攻擊列國; 埃及地也不得脫離.

11:43 And he will rule over the treasures of gold and the silver and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Cushites will follow in his footsteps.
他必把持埃及的金銀財寶和各樣的寶物. 利比亞人和古實人都必跟從他.

11:44 But reports will terrify him from the east and from the north, and he will go out with great fury to destroy and to exterminate many.
但從東方和北方必有消息擾亂他, 他就大發烈怒出去, 要將多人殺滅淨盡.

11:45 And then he will pitch the tents of his palace between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, and he will come to his end, and there is no one helping him.”
他必在海和榮美的聖山中間設立他如宮殿的帳幕; 然而到了他的結局, 必無人能幫助他.

Daniel - Chapter 12

12:1 “Now at that time, Michael, the great prince, will arise, the protector over the sons of your people, and it will be a time of distress that has not been since your people have been a nation until that time. And at that time your people will escape, everyone who is found written in the scroll.
那時, 保佑你本國之民的天使長(原文是大君)米迦勒必站起來, 並且有大艱難, 從有國以來直到此時, 沒有這樣的. 你本國的民中, 凡名錄在冊上的, 必得拯救.

12:2 And many from those sleeping in the dusty ground will awake, some to everlasting life and some to disgrace and everlasting contempt.
睡在塵埃中的, 必有多人復醒. 其中有得永生的, 有受羞辱永遠被憎惡的.

12:3 But the ones having insight will shine like the brightness of the expanse, and the ones providing justice for the many will be like the stars forever and ever.
智慧人必發光, 如同天上的光; 那使多人歸義的, 必發光如星, 直到永永遠遠.

12:4 But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and seal the scroll until the time of the end; many will run back and forth and knowledge will increase.”
但以理啊, 你要隱藏這話, 封閉這書, 直到末時. 必有多人來往奔跑(或譯: 切心研究), 知識就必增長. ”

12:5 Then I looked, I myself, Daniel, and look, there were two others standing: one on this bank of the stream and one on the other.
我─但以理觀看, 見另有兩個人站立: 一個在河這邊, 一個在河那邊.

12:6 Then he said to the man who was clothed in linen who was above the water of the stream, “How long until the end of the wonders?”
有一個問那站在河水以上,穿細麻衣的說: “這奇異的事到幾時才應驗呢? ”

12:7 And I heard the man who was clothed in linen who was above the water of the stream, and he raised his right hand and his left hand to heaven and he swore by the one who lives forever that an appointed time, appointed times, and half an appointed time would pass when the shattering of the power of the holy people would be completed; then all these things will be accomplished.
我聽見那站在河水以上,穿細麻衣的, 向天舉起左右手, 指著活到永遠的主起誓說: “要到一載,二載,半載, 打破聖民權力的時候, 這一切事就都應驗了. ”

12:8 Now I myself heard, but I did not understand, and I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”
我聽見這話, 卻不明白, 就說: “我主啊, 這些事的結局是怎樣呢? ”

12:9 And he said, “Go, Daniel, for the words are secret and are sealed up until the time of the end.
他說: “但以理啊, 你只管去; 因為這話已經隱藏封閉, 直到末時.

12:10 Many will be purified and will be cleansed and will be refined, but the wicked will act wickedly and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand.
必有許多人使自己清淨潔白, 且被熬煉; 但惡人仍必行惡, 一切惡人都不明白, 惟獨智慧人能明白.

12:11 And from the time the regular burnt offering is removed and the abomination that causes desolation is set up there will be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.
從除掉常獻的燔祭, 並設立那行毀壞可憎之物的時候, 必有一千二百九十日.

12:12 Happy is the one who is persevering, and attains to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.
等到一千三百三十五日的, 那人便為有福.

12:13 But you, go on to the end and rest, and you will arise for your allotted inheritance at the end of the days.”
“你且去等候結局, 因為你必安歇. 到了末期, 你必起來, 享受你的福分. ”

Hosea (何西阿書)

Hosea - Chapter 1

1:1 The word of Yahweh that came to Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, the kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
當烏西雅,約坦,亞哈斯,希西家作猶大王, 約阿施的兒子耶羅波安作以色列王的時候, 耶和華的話臨到備利的兒子何西阿.

1:2 At the beginning when Yahweh spoke through Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife and children of whoredom, because the land commits great whoredom forsaking Yahweh.”
耶和華初次與何西阿說話, 對他說: “你去娶淫婦為妻, 也收那從淫亂所生的兒女; 因為這地大行淫亂, 離棄耶和華. ”

1:3 So he went and took Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
於是, 何西阿去娶了滴拉音的女兒歌篾. 這婦人懷孕, 給他生了一個兒子.

1:4 And Yahweh said to him, “Name him Jezreel; because in a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.
耶和華對何西阿說: “給他起名叫耶斯列; 因為再過片時, 我必討耶戶家在耶斯列殺人流血的罪, 也必使以色列家的國滅絕.

1:5 On that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
到那日, 我必在耶斯列平原折斷以色列的弓. ”

1:6 And she conceived again and bore a daughter, and he said to him, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have pity on the house of Israel or forgive them.
歌篾又懷孕生了一個女兒, 耶和華對何西阿說: “給她起名叫羅‧路哈瑪(就是不蒙憐憫的意思); 因為我必不再憐憫以色列家, 決不赦免他們.

1:7 But I will have pity on the house of Judah and I will save them by Yahweh their God, and will not deliver them by bow, sword, war, horses, or horsemen.
我卻要憐憫猶大家, 使他們靠耶和華─他們的神得救, 不使他們靠弓,刀,爭戰,馬匹, 與馬兵得救. ”

1:8 And when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son.
歌篾給羅‧路哈瑪斷奶以後, 又懷孕生了一個兒子.

1:9 And he said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not my people and I am not your God.
耶和華說: “給他起名叫羅‧阿米(就是非我民的意思); 因為你們不作我的子民, 我也不作你們的神. ”

1:10 The number of the children of Israel will be like the sand of the sea that cannot be measured or counted; and in the place where it is said to them, “You are not my people,” it will be said to them, “Children of the living God.”
然而, 以色列的人數必如海沙, 不可量, 不可數. 從前在甚麼地方對他們說“你們不是我的子民”, 將來在那裡必對他們說“你們是永生神的兒子”.

1:11 Then the children of Judah and Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one head; and they will take possession of the land, for great is the day of Jezreel.
猶大人和以色列人必一同聚集, 為自己立一個首領, 從這地上去(或譯: 從被擄之地上來), 因為耶斯列的日子必為大日.

Hosea - Chapter 2

2:1 Say to your brother, “Ammi,” and to your sister, “Ruhamah.”
你們要稱你們的弟兄為阿米(就是我民的意思), 稱你們的姊妹為路哈瑪(就是蒙憐憫的意思).

2:2 Plead with your mother, plead— because she is not my wife, and I am not her husband. Let her put away her whoring from before her, and her adultery from between her breasts.
你們要與你們的母親大大爭辯; 因為她不是我的妻子, 我也不是她的丈夫. 叫她除掉臉上的淫像和胸間的淫態,

2:3 Lest I strip her naked and expose her like the day when she was born; I will make her like the desert and turn her into parched land; I will kill her with thirst.
免得我剝她的衣服, 使她赤體, 與才生的時候一樣, 使她如曠野, 如乾旱之地, 因渴而死.

2:4 And I will not have pity on her children, because they are children of whoredom.
我必不憐憫她的兒女, 因為他們是從淫亂而生的.

2:5 Because their mother was unfaithful; she who conceived them has acted shamefully, for she said: “I will go after my lovers, the ones who give me my bread, my water, my wool, and my flax, my oil, and my drink.”
他們的母親行了淫亂, 懷他們的母做了可羞恥的事, 因為她說: 我要隨從所愛的; 我的餅,水,羊毛,麻,油,酒都是他們給的.

2:6 Therefore, Look! I am going to hedge her path with thorns, and I will build a stone wall, a stone wall against her, and she will not find her paths.
因此, 我必用荊棘堵塞她的道, 築牆擋住她, 使她找不著路.

2:7 Then she will pursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them; she will seek them and not find them; and she will say, “I will go and return to my first husband because it was better for me then than now.”
她必追隨所愛的, 卻追不上; 她必尋找他們, 卻尋不見, 便說: 我要歸回前夫, 因我那時的光景比如今還好.

2:8 But she did not know that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, and who gave her silver in abundance, and gold which they made into a Baal.
她不知道是我給她五穀,新酒, 和油, 又加增她的金銀; 她卻以此供奉(或譯: 製造)巴力.

2:9 Therefore I will take again my grain in its time, and my wine in its season; and I will take away my wool and my flax, which were to cover her nakedness.
因此到了收割的日子, 出酒的時候, 我必將我的五穀新酒收回, 也必將她應當遮體的羊毛和麻奪回來.

2:10 And now I will uncover her nakedness before the eyes of her lovers, and no one will rescue her from my hand.
如今我必在她所愛的眼前顯露她的醜態; 必無人能救她脫離我的手.

2:11 And I will put an end to all her mirth, her festivals, her new moons, and her Sabbaths, and all her appointed festivals;
我也必使她的宴樂,節期,月朔,安息日, 並她的一切大會都止息了.

2:12 and I will lay waste to her vines and her fig trees, of which she said, “They are my payment for prostitution, which my lovers gave to me.” I will make them a forest, and the wild animals of the field will devour them.
我也必毀壞她的葡萄樹和無花果樹, 就是她說“這是我所愛的給我為賞賜”的. 我必使這些樹變為荒林, 為田野的走獸所吃.

2:13 I will punish her for the days of the Baals, to whom she burns incense, and she decked herself with her ornamental ring and jewelry, and she went after her lovers, and forgot me —a declaration of Yahweh.
我必追討她素日給諸巴力燒香的罪; 那時她佩帶耳環和別樣妝飾, 隨從她所愛的, 卻忘記我. 這是耶和華說的.

2:14 Therefore, Look! I am going to allure her and bring her into the desert, and I will speak tenderly to her.
後來我必勸導她, 領她到曠野, 對她說安慰的話.

2:15 From there I will give her her vineyards, and the Valley of Achor as a doorway of hope. And there she will respond, as in the days of her youth, just as in the day of her coming out of the land of Egypt.
她從那裡出來, 我必賜她葡萄園, 又賜她亞割谷作為指望的門. 她必在那裡應聲(或譯: 歌唱), 與幼年的日子一樣, 與從埃及地上來的時候相同.

2:16 And on that day— a declaration of Yahweh— you will call me, “My husband;” you will no longer call me, “My Baal.”
耶和華說: “那日你必稱呼我伊施(就是我夫的意思), 不再稱呼我巴力(就是我主的意思);

2:17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they will no longer be mentioned by their name.
因為我必從我民的口中除掉諸巴力的名號, 這名號不再提起.

2:18 I will make a covenant for them on that day, with the animals of the field, with the birds of the heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground; the bow, the sword, and the war I will abolish from the land, and I will let them lie down in safety.
當那日, 我必為我的民, 與田野的走獸和空中的飛鳥, 並地上的昆蟲立約; 又必在國中折斷弓刀, 止息爭戰, 使他們安然躺臥.

2:19 And I will take you as my wife forever; I will take you as a wife for myself in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy.
我必聘你永遠歸我為妻, 以仁義,公平,慈愛,憐憫聘你歸我;

2:20 I will take you as my wife in faithfulness, and you will know Yahweh.
也以誠實聘你歸我, 你就必認識我─耶和華.

2:21 On that day I will answer, declares Yahweh, I will answer the heavens, and they will answer the earth.
耶和華說: 那日我必應允, 我必應允天, 天必應允地;

2:22 And the earth will answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they will answer Jezreel.
地必應允五穀,新酒, 和油, 這些必應允耶斯列民(耶斯列就是神栽種的意思).

2:23 I will sow her for myself in the land; I will have pity on Lo-ruhama; I will say to Lo-ammi, “You are my people,” and he himself will say, “you are my God.”
我必將她種在這地. 素不蒙憐憫的, 我必憐憫; 本非我民的, 我必對他說: 你是我的民; 他必說: 你是我的神. ”

Hosea - Chapter 3

3:1 And Yahweh said to me again, “Go, love a woman who has a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of Yahweh for the children of Israel, but they are turning to other gods and love raisin cakes.”
耶和華對我說: “你再去愛一個淫婦, 就是她情人所愛的; 好像以色列人, 雖然偏向別神, 喜愛葡萄餅, 耶和華還是愛他們. ”

3:2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer of barely and a measure of wine.
我便用銀子十五舍客勒, 大麥一賀梅珥半, 買她歸我.

3:3 And I said to her, “You must remain as mine for many days, and you will not play the whore; you will not belong to a man, and I will belong to you.”
我對她說: “你當多日為我獨居, 不可行淫, 不可歸別人為妻, 我向你也必這樣. ”

3:4 The children of Israel will remain for many days without a king and prince, without sacrifice and stone pillar, ephod and teraphim.
以色列人也必多日獨居, 無君王, 無首領, 無祭祀, 無柱像, 無以弗得, 無家中的神像.

3:5 Afterward the children of Israel will return and seek Yahweh their God and David their king. They will come in fear to Yahweh and to his goodness at the end of days.
後來以色列人必歸回(或譯: 回心轉意), 尋求他們的神─耶和華和他們的王大衛. 在末後的日子, 必以敬畏的心歸向耶和華, 領受他的恩惠.

Hosea - Chapter 4

4:1 Hear the word of Yahweh, O children of Israel, for Yahweh has an indictment against the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or loyalty, there is no knowledge of God in the land.
以色列人哪, 你們當聽耶和華的話. 耶和華與這地的居民爭辯, 因這地上無誠實, 無良善, 無人認識神.

4:2 Swearing and lying, murdering and stealing, and adultery break out, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
但起假誓, 不踐前言, 殺害, 偷盜, 姦淫, 行強暴, 殺人流血, 接連不斷.

4:3 Therefore the land mourns, and all those living in it languish with the animals of the field, and the birds of the heaven, and even the fish of the sea are being swept away.
因此, 這地悲哀, 其上的民,田野的獸,空中的鳥必都衰微, 海中的魚也必消滅.

4:4 Yet, let no one contend, and let no one accuse, for with you, O priest, is my contention.
然而, 人都不必爭辯, 也不必指責, 因為這民與抗拒祭司的人一樣.

4:5 You will stumble by day, and the priest also will stumble with you at night. And I will destroy your mother;
你這祭司必日間跌倒; 先知也必夜間與你一同跌倒; 我必滅絕你的母親.

4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from acting as a priest for me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
我的民因無知識而滅亡. 你棄掉知識, 我也必棄掉你, 使你不再給我作祭司. 你既忘了你神的律法, 我也必忘記你的兒女.

4:7 When they became many, their sin increased against me; they changed their glory into shame.
祭司越發增多, 就越發得罪我; 我必使他們的榮耀變為羞辱.

4:8 They feed on the sin of my people, they are greedy for their iniquity.
他們吃我民的贖罪祭, 滿心願意我民犯罪.

4:9 And it will be like people, like priest; I will punish them for their ways, and I will requite them for their deeds.
將來民如何, 祭司也必如何; 我必因他們所行的懲罰他們, 照他們所做的報應他們.

4:10 They will eat and not be satisfied; they will play the whore and not multiply, because they have forsaken Yahweh to devote themselves to
他們吃, 卻不得飽; 行淫, 而不得立後; 因為他們離棄耶和華, 不遵他的命.

4:11 whoredom. Wine and new wine take away the understanding.
姦淫和酒, 並新酒, 奪去人的心.

4:12 My people, consult their wooden idols, and their divining rod gives them oracles; because a spirit of whoredom led them astray, and they played the whore from under their God.
我的民求問木偶, 以為木杖能指示他們; 因為他們的淫心使他們失迷, 他們就行淫離棄神, 不守約束,

4:13 On the tops of the mountains they sacrifice, and on the hills they make offerings, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the whore, and all your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
在各山頂, 各高岡的橡樹,楊樹,栗樹之下, 獻祭燒香, 因為樹影美好. 所以, 你們的女兒淫亂, 你們的新婦(或譯: 兒婦; 下同)行淫.

4:14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore, or your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery; because they go aside with whores, and they sacrifice with temple prostitutes, a people that does not understand comes to ruin.
你們的女兒淫亂, 你們的新婦行淫, 我卻不懲罰她們; 因為你們自己離群與娼妓同居, 與妓女一同獻祭. 這無知的民必致傾倒.

4:15 Even though you, O Israel, are playing the whore, do not let Judah become guilty; do not enter Gilgal, or go up to Beth-aven; and do not swear, “As Yahweh lives!”
以色列啊, 你雖然行淫, 猶大卻不可犯罪. 不要往吉甲去, 不要上到伯‧亞文, 也不要指著永生的耶和華起誓.

4:16 Indeed, like a stubborn heifer, Israel is stubborn; Now Yahweh will feed them, like a lamb in broad pasture.
以色列倔強, 猶如倔強的母牛; 現在耶和華要放他們, 如同放羊羔在寬闊之地.

4:17 Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.
以法蓮親近偶像, 任憑他吧!

4:18 When their drinking has ended, they surely indulge in sexual orgies. They love lewdness more than their glory.
他們所喝的已經發酸, 他們時常行淫, 他們的官長最愛羞恥的事.

4:19 A wind has wrapped them in its wings, and they will be ashamed because of their altars.
風把他們裹在翅膀裡; 他們因所獻的祭必致蒙羞.

Hosea - Chapter 5

5:1 Hear this, O priests! Give heed, O house of Israel! Listen, O house of the king! Because the judgment applies to you; because you have been a snare for Mizpah, and a net spread out on Tabor;
眾祭司啊, 要聽我的話! 以色列家啊, 要留心聽! 王家啊, 要側耳而聽! 審判要臨到你們, 因你們在米斯巴如網羅, 在他泊山如鋪張的網.

5:2 they dug a deep pit in Shittim, but I am a punishment for all of them.
這些悖逆的人肆行殺戮, 罪孽極深; 我卻斥責他們眾人.

5:3 I myself know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; because now you have played the whore, O Ephraim— Israel is defiled.
以法蓮為我所知; 以色列不能向我隱藏. 以法蓮哪, 現在你行淫了, 以色列被玷污了.

5:4 Their deeds do not permit them to return them to God. Because a spirit of whoredom is in their midst, they do not know Yahweh.
他們所行的使他們不能歸向神; 因有淫心在他們裡面, 他們也不認識耶和華.

5:5 The pride of Israel testifies against him, and Israel and Ephraim stumble in their guilt, and Judah stumbles with them.
以色列的驕傲當面見證自己. 故此, 以色列和以法蓮必因自己的罪孽跌倒; 猶大也必與他們一同跌倒.

5:6 With their flocks and herds they will go to seek Yahweh, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.
他們必牽著牛羊去尋求耶和華, 卻尋不見; 他已經轉去離開他們.

5:7 They have dealt faithlessly with Yahweh because they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.
他們向耶和華行事詭詐, 生了私子. 到了月朔, 他們與他們的地業必被吞滅.

5:8 Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah. Sound the alarm in Beth-aven; look behind you, Benjamin.
你們當在基比亞吹角, 在拉瑪吹號, 在伯‧亞文吹出大聲, 說: 便雅憫哪, 有仇敵在你後頭!

5:9 Ephraim will be a desolation in the day of punishment; among the tribes of Israel I will reveal what is true.
在責罰的日子, 以法蓮必變為荒場; 我在以色列支派中, 指示將來必成的事.

5:10 The princes of Judah have become like those who remove a landmark; on them I will pour out my wrath like water.
猶大的首領如同挪移地界的人, 我必將忿怒倒在他們身上, 如水一般.

5:11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to go after filth.
以法蓮因樂從人的命令, 就受欺壓, 被審判壓碎.

5:12 But I am like a maggot to Ephraim and like rottenness to the house of Judah.
我使以法蓮如蟲蛀之物, 使猶大家如朽爛之木.

5:13 And when Ephraim saw his illness, and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria, he sent to the great king. But he was unable to cure you and heal your wound.
以法蓮見自己有病, 猶大見自己有傷, 他們就打發人往亞述去見耶雷布王, 他卻不能醫治你們, 不能治好你們的傷.

5:14 Because I will be like a lion to Ephraim and like a fierce strong lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear and I will go; I will carry off, and there is no one who delivers.
我必向以法蓮如獅子, 向猶大家如少壯獅子. 我必撕裂而去, 我要奪去, 無人搭救.

5:15 I will return again to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will search me.
我要回到原處, 等他們自覺有罪(或譯: 承認己罪), 尋求我面; 他們在急難的時候必切切尋求我.

Hosea - Chapter 6

6:1 Come, let us return to Yahweh; because it is he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck us down and will bind us up.
來吧, 我們歸向耶和華! 他撕裂我們, 也必醫治; 他打傷我們, 也必纏裹.

6:2 He will revive us after two days; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live in his presence.
過兩天他必使我們甦醒, 第三天他必使我們興起, 我們就在他面前得以存活.

6:3 Let us know, let us press on to know Yahweh; his rising is sure like the dawn. He will come like the showers to us, like the spring rain that waters the earth.
我們務要認識耶和華, 竭力追求認識他. 他出現確如晨光; 他必臨到我們像甘雨, 像滋潤田地的春雨.

6:4 What will I do with you, O Ephraim? What will I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early in the morning.
主說: 以法蓮哪, 我可向你怎樣行呢? 猶大啊, 我可向你怎樣做呢? 因為你們的良善如同早晨的雲霧, 又如速散的甘露.

6:5 Therefore, I have hewn them by the prophets; I have killed them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth like the light.
因此, 我藉先知砍伐他們, 以我口中的話殺戮他們; 我施行的審判如光發出.

6:6 Because I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
我喜愛良善(或譯: 憐恤), 不喜愛祭祀; 喜愛認識神, 勝於燔祭.

6:7 But like Adam, they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me.
他們卻如亞當背約, 在境內向我行事詭詐.

6:8 Gilead is a city of evil, a cunning city because of blood.
基列是作孽之人的城, 被血沾染.

6:9 Like bandits lying in wait, so is a band of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem; indeed, they commit a monstrous crime.
強盜成群, 怎樣埋伏殺人, 祭司結黨, 也照樣在示劍的路上殺戮, 行了邪惡.

6:10 In the house of Israel I have seen something horrible; Ephraim’s unfaithfulness is there. Israel is defiled.
在以色列家, 我見了可憎的事; 在以法蓮那裡有淫行, 以色列被玷污.

6:11 For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore the fortunes of my people,
猶大啊, 我使被擄之民歸回的時候, 必有為你所命定的收場.

Hosea - Chapter 7

7:1 when I would heal Israel, and the corruption of Ephraim is revealed, and the wicked deeds of Samaria; because they deal in falsehood, the thief breaks in, and the bandit raids the outside.
我想醫治以色列的時候, 以法蓮的罪孽和撒馬利亞的罪惡就顯露出來. 他們行事虛謊, 內有賊人入室偷竊, 外有強盜成群騷擾.

7:2 But they did not consider that I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds surround them; they are before my face.
他們心裡並不思想我記念他們的一切惡; 他們所行的現在纏繞他們, 都在我面前.

7:3 By their wickedness they make the king glad, and the officials by their treacheries.
他們行惡使君王歡喜, 說謊使首領喜樂.

7:4 All of them commit adultery, like a burning oven whose baker has stopped from stirring the fire, and from kneading the dough until it is leavened.
他們都是行淫的, 像火爐被烤餅的燒熱, 從摶麵到發麵的時候, 暫不使火著旺.

7:5 On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with mockers.
在我們王宴樂的日子, 首領因酒的烈性成病; 王與褻慢人拉手.

7:6 Because they are kindled like an oven, their heart burns within them; all night their anger smolders, in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
首領埋伏的時候, 心中熱如火爐, 就如烤餅的整夜睡臥, 到了早晨火氣炎炎.

7:7 All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings have fallen; there is none who calls to me amongst them.
眾民也熱如火爐, 燒滅他們的官長. 他們的君王都仆倒而死; 他們中間無一人求告我.

7:8 Ephraim mixes himself with the nations; Ephraim is a bread cake not turned over.
以法蓮與列邦人攙雜; 以法蓮是沒有翻過的餅.

7:9 Foreigners devour his strength, and he does not know it; mold is also sprinkled upon him, and he does not know it.
外邦人吞吃他勞力得來的, 他卻不知道; 頭髮斑白, 他也不覺得.

7:10 The pride of Israel testifies against him— they do not return to Yahweh their God; they do not seek him for all of this.
以色列的驕傲當面見證自己, 雖遭遇這一切, 他們仍不歸向耶和華─他們的神, 也不尋求他.

7:11 Ephraim was like a dove, silly, without sense; they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
以法蓮好像鴿子愚蠢無知; 他們求告埃及, 投奔亞述.

7:12 Just as they go, I will cast my net over them; I will bring them down like the birds of the heavens; I will discipline them according to a report to their assembly.
他們去的時候, 我必將我的網撒在他們身上; 我要打下他們, 如同空中的鳥. 我必按他們會眾所聽見的懲罰他們.

7:13 Woe to them, because they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me! I myself would redeem them, but they speak lies against me.
他們因離棄我, 必定有禍; 因違背我, 必被毀滅. 我雖要救贖他們, 他們卻向我說謊.

7:14 They do not cry out to me from their heart, but they wail on their beds; because of grain and new wine they lacerate themselves; they depart from me.
他們並不誠心哀求我, 乃在床上呼號; 他們為求五穀新酒聚集, 仍然悖逆我.

7:15 And I myself trained and strengthened their arms; but they plan evil against me.
我雖教導他們, 堅固他們的膀臂, 他們竟圖謀抗拒我.

7:16 They turn, not to the Most High, like a slack bow; their officials will fall by the sword because of the anger of their tongue. This is their scorn in the land of Egypt.
他們歸向, 卻不歸向至上者; 他們如同翻背的弓. 他們的首領必因舌頭的狂傲倒在刀下; 這在埃及地必作人的譏笑.

Hosea - Chapter 8

8:1 Put to your lips the trumpet like a vulture over the house of Yahweh, because they have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.
你用口吹角吧! 敵人如鷹來攻打耶和華的家; 因為這民違背我的約, 干犯我的律法.

8:2 They cry out to me, “My God! We, Israel, know you!”
他們必呼叫我說: 我的神啊, 我們以色列認識你了.

8:3 Israel has spurned the good; the enemy will pursue him.
以色列丟棄良善(或譯: 福分); 仇敵必追逼他.

8:4 They appointed kings, but not through me; they made officials, but without my knowledge. With their silver and gold they made idols for themselves for their own destruction.
他們立君王, 卻不由我; 他們立首領, 我卻不認. 他們用金銀為自己製造偶像, 以致被剪除.

8:5 Your calf is rejected, O Samaria; my anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?
撒馬利亞啊, 耶和華已經丟棄你的牛犢; 我的怒氣向拜牛犢的人發作. 他們到幾時方能無罪呢?

8:6 Because it is from Israel, an artisan made it, it is not a god; for the calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces.
這牛犢出於以色列, 是匠人所造的, 並不是神. 撒馬利亞的牛犢必被打碎.

8:7 Because they sow the wind, they will reap the whirlwind. The standing grain does not have heads; it will not yield flour. And if it would yield, strangers would devour it.
他們所種的是風, 所收的是暴風; 所種的不成禾稼, 就是發苗也不結實; 即便結實, 外邦人必吞吃.

8:8 Israel is swallowed up; now they are among the nations, like an object that no one desires.
以色列被吞吃; 現今在列國中, 好像人不喜悅的器皿.

8:9 For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild donkey alone to itself; Ephraim has sold itself for lovers.
他們投奔亞述, 如同獨行的野驢; 以法蓮賄買朋黨.

8:10 Even though they have sold themselves to the nations, now I will gather them. They will soon writhe from the burden of kings and princes.
他們雖在列邦中賄買人, 現在我卻要聚集懲罰他們; 他們因君王和首領所加的重擔日漸衰微.

8:11 When Ephraim multiplied altars to expiate sins, they became to him altars to sin on.
以法蓮增添祭壇取罪; 因此, 祭壇使他犯罪.

8:12 I write for him myriads of my instruction; they are regarded as a strange thing.
我為他寫了律法萬條, 他卻以為與他毫無關涉.

8:13 They offer sacrifices of my choice and they eat flesh; Yahweh does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins; they will return to Egypt.
至於獻給我的祭物, 他們自食其肉, 耶和華卻不悅納他們. 現在必記念他們的罪孽, 追討他們的罪惡; 他們必歸回埃及.

8:14 Israel has forgotten his maker and built palaces, and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send fire on his cities and it will devour her strongholds.
以色列忘記造他的主, 建造宮殿; 猶大多造堅固城, 我卻要降火焚燒他的城邑, 燒滅其中的宮殿.

Hosea - Chapter 9

9:1 Do not rejoice, O Israel, do not exult like the nations! For you played the whore, departing from your God; you loved a harlot’s wage on all the threshing floors of grain.
以色列啊, 不要像外邦人歡喜快樂; 因為你行邪淫離棄你的神, 在各穀場上如妓女喜愛賞賜.

9:2 Threshing floor and wine vat will not feed them, and new wine will fail her.
穀場和酒醡都不夠以色列人使用; 新酒也必缺乏.

9:3 They will not remain in the land of Yahweh. But Ephraim will return to Egypt, and in Assyria they will eat unclean food.
他們必不得住耶和華的地; 以法蓮卻要歸回埃及, 必在亞述吃不潔淨的食物.

9:4 They will not pour drink offerings of wine to Yahweh, and their sacrifices will not please him. They are like mourners’ bread for them; all those who eat it will be defiled. For their bread will be for their hunger; it will not come to the house of Yahweh.
他們必不得向耶和華奠酒, 即便奠酒也不蒙悅納. 他們的祭物必如居喪者的食物, 凡吃的必被玷污; 因他們的食物只為自己的口腹, 必不奉入耶和華的殿.

9:5 What will you do on the day of the appointed time, and on the day of the festival of Yahweh?
在大會的日子, 到耶和華的節期, 你們怎樣行呢?

9:6 For look! If they flee from the destruction, Egypt will gather them; Memphis will bury them. Nettles will possess their precious things of silver; thorns will be in their tents.
看哪, 他們逃避災難; 埃及人必收殮他們的屍首, 摩弗人必葬埋他們的骸骨. 他們用銀子做的美物上必長蒺藜; 他們的帳棚中必生荊棘.

9:7 The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have come; Israel knows! The prophet is a fool, the man of the spirit is acting like a madman. Because of the greatness of your sin, your hostility is great.
以色列人必知道降罰的日子臨近, 報應的時候來到. 民說: 作先知的是愚昧; 受靈感的是狂妄, 皆因他們多多作孽, 大懷怨恨.

9:8 The prophet keeps watch over Ephraim for my God; the snare of a fowler is on all his ways, and hostility in the house of his God.
以法蓮曾作我神守望的; 至於先知, 在他一切的道上作為捕鳥人的網羅, 在他神的家中懷怨恨.

9:9 They deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; he will remember their sin, he will punish their sins.
以法蓮深深地敗壞, 如在基比亞的日子一樣. 耶和華必記念他們的罪孽, 追討他們的罪惡.

9:10 Like the grapes in the wilderness, I found Israel. Like early ripened fruit on the fig tree in the first season, I saw your ancestors. They themselves came to Baal Peor, and they consecrated themselves to shame. And they became detestable things, like the thing they love.
主說: 我遇見以色列如葡萄在曠野; 我看見你們的列祖如無花果樹上春季初熟的果子. 他們卻來到巴力‧毘珥專拜那可羞恥的, 就成為可憎惡的, 與他們所愛的一樣.

9:11 Ephraim’s glory is like a bird; it will fly away— no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.
至於以法蓮人, 他們的榮耀必如鳥飛去, 必不生產, 不懷胎, 不成孕.

9:12 Even though they bring up their children, I will bereave them before maturity. Woe to them indeed, when I depart from them!
縱然養大兒女, 我卻必使他們喪子, 甚至不留一個. 我離棄他們, 他們就有禍了.

9:13 Ephraim, as I see it, is like a palm in a meadow; but Ephraim must bring out his children to the slayer.
我看以法蓮如泰爾栽於美地. 以法蓮卻要將自己的兒女帶出來, 交與行殺戮的人.

9:14 Give them, O Yahweh— what will you give them? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
耶和華啊, 求你加給他們─加甚麼呢? 要使他們胎墜乳乾.

9:15 Every evil of theirs began at Gilgal, so I began to hate them there; because of the evil of their deeds I will drive them out from my house. I will love them no more; all their officials are rebels.
耶和華說: 他們一切的惡事都在吉甲; 我在那裡憎惡他們. 因他們所行的惡, 我必從我地上趕出他們去, 不再憐愛他們; 他們的首領都是悖逆的.

9:16 Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up, they shall not bear fruit. Even if they give birth, I will kill the cherished offspring of their womb.
以法蓮受責罰, 根本枯乾, 必不能結果, 即或生產, 我必殺他們所生的愛子.

9:17 My God will reject them because they did not listen to him, and they will be wanderers among the nations.
我的神必棄絕他們, 因為他們不聽從他; 他們也必飄流在列國中.

Hosea - Chapter 10

10:1 Israel is a luxuriant vine; he yields fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he made numerous altars. The more his land prospered, the more he improved his stone pillars.
以色列是茂盛的葡萄樹, 結果繁多. 果子越多, 就越增添祭壇; 地土越肥美, 就越造美麗的柱像.

10:2 Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. He himself will break down their altars; he will destroy their stone pillars.
他們心懷二意, 現今要定為有罪. 耶和華必拆毀他們的祭壇, 毀壞他們的柱像.

10:3 For now they will say, “We have no king; indeed, we did not fear Yahweh, and what can a king do for us?”
他們必說: 我們沒有王, 因為我們不敬畏耶和華. 王能為我們做甚麼呢?

10:4 They utter words of vain oaths when making covenants, and judgment blossoms like a poisonous plant on the furrows of the field.
他們為立約說謊言, 起假誓; 因此, 災罰如苦菜滋生在田間的犁溝中.

10:5 The inhabitants of Samaria tremble for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, his people will mourn for it, and his idolatrous priests will wail over it— over its glory because it has departed from it.
撒馬利亞的居民必因伯‧亞文的牛犢驚恐; 崇拜牛犢的民和喜愛牛犢的祭司都必因榮耀離開它, 為它悲哀.

10:6 It will also be brought to Assyria, as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will obtain disgrace and Israel will be ashamed from his advice.
人必將牛犢帶到亞述當作禮物, 獻給耶雷布王. 以法蓮必蒙羞; 以色列必因自己的計謀慚愧.

10:7 Samaria will be destroyed; her king is like a chip on the surface of the water.
至於撒馬利亞, 她的王必滅沒, 如水面的沫子一樣.

10:8 The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed. Thorn and thistle will grow on their altars. They will say to the mountains, “Cover us,” and to the hills, “Fall on us.”
伯‧亞文的邱壇─就是以色列取罪的地方必被毀滅; 荊棘和蒺藜必長在他們的祭壇上. 他們必對大山說: 遮蓋我們! 對小山說: 倒在我們身上!

10:9 From the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel; there they have remained. Will not war in Gibeah overtake them against the children of evil?
以色列啊, 你從基比亞的日子以來時常犯罪. 你們的先人曾站在那裡, 現今住基比亞的人以為攻擊罪孽之輩的戰事臨不到自己.

10:10 In my desire I will punish them; nations will be gathered against them when they are punished for their double iniquities.
我必隨意懲罰他們. 他們為兩樣的罪所纏; 列邦的民必聚集攻擊他們.

10:11 Ephraim was a trained heifer, that loved to thresh grain, and I myself spared the fairness of her neck; I will make Ephraim break the ground, Judah will plow, Jacob must till for himself.
以法蓮是馴良的母牛犢, 喜愛踹穀, 我卻將軛加在牠肥美的頸項上, 我要使以法蓮拉套(或譯: 被騎). 猶大必耕田; 雅各必耙地.

10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap loyal love. Break up for yourself fallow ground; it is time to seek Yahweh so he will come and rain righteousness upon you.
你們要為自己栽種公義, 就能收割慈愛. 現今正是尋求耶和華的時候; 你們要開墾荒地, 等他臨到, 使公義如雨降在你們身上.

10:13 You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped injustice, you have eaten the fruit of lies, because you have trusted in your strength, in the multitude of your warriors.
你們耕種的是奸惡, 收割的是罪孽, 吃的是謊話的果子. 因你倚靠自己的行為, 仰賴勇士眾多,

10:14 The tumult of war will rise up against your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel; on the day of war mothers were dashed to pieces with their children.
所以在這民中必有鬨嚷之聲, 你一切的保障必被拆毀, 就如沙勒幔在爭戰的日子拆毀伯‧亞比勒, 將其中的母子一同摔死.

10:15 So it will be done to you, O Bethel, because of the evil of your wickedness; at dawn, the king of Israel will be utterly destroyed.
因他們的大惡, 伯特利必使你們遭遇如此. 到了黎明, 以色列的王必全然滅絕.

Hosea - Chapter 11

11:1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
以色列年幼的時候, 我愛他, 就從埃及召出我的兒子來.

11:2 When I called them, they went from my face. They sacrificed to the Baals, and they sacrificed to idols.
先知越發招呼他們, 他們越發走開, 向諸巴力獻祭, 給雕刻的偶像燒香.

11:3 And I myself taught Ephraim to walk; I took them in my arms, but they did not know that I healed them.
我原教導以法蓮行走, 用膀臂抱著他們, 他們卻不知道是我醫治他們.

11:4 I drew them with human ties, with the bands of love. I was to them like one who lifted up a yoke on their jaws, though I bent down to them and let them eat.
我用慈繩(慈: 原文是人的)愛索牽引他們; 我待他們如人放鬆牛的兩腮夾板, 把糧食放在他們面前.

11:5 He will return to the land of Egypt, and Assyria will be his king, because they refused to return.
他們必不歸回埃及地, 亞述人卻要作他們的王, 因他們不肯歸向我.

11:6 The sword rages in his cities; it consumes his false prophets and devours because of their plans.
刀劍必臨到他們的城邑, 毀壞門閂, 把人吞滅, 都因他們隨從自己的計謀.

11:7 My people are bent on backsliding from me. To the Most High they call, he does not raise them at all.
我的民偏要背道離開我; 眾先知雖然招呼他們歸向至上的主, 卻無人尊崇主.

11:8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is disturbed within me; all my compassions are aroused.
以法蓮哪, 我怎能捨棄你? 以色列啊, 我怎能棄絕你? 我怎能使你如押瑪? 怎能使你如洗扁? 我回心轉意, 我的憐愛大大發動.

11:9 I will not execute my fierce anger, I will not again destroy Ephraim; because I am God and not a mortal, the Holy One in your midst; and I will not come in wrath.
我必不發猛烈的怒氣, 也不再毀滅以法蓮. 因我是神, 並非世人, 是你們中間的聖者; 我必不在怒中臨到你們.

11:10 They will go after Yahweh; he roars like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the sea.
耶和華必如獅子吼叫, 子民必跟隨他. 他一吼叫, 他們就從西方急速而來.

11:11 They will tremble like birds from Egypt, and like doves from the land of Assyria; and I will let them return to their homes— a declaration of Yahweh.
他們必如雀鳥從埃及急速而來, 又如鴿子從亞述地來到. 我必使他們住自己的房屋. 這是耶和華說的.

11:12 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; and Judah is still wandering with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
以法蓮用謊話, 以色列家用詭計圍繞我; 猶大卻靠神掌權, 向聖者有忠心(或譯: 猶大向神, 向誠實的聖者猶疑不定).

Hosea - Chapter 12

12:1 Ephraim herds the wind and is pursuing the east wind all day long; he multiplies deception and violence and he makes a treaty with Assyria, and oil is brought to Egypt.
以法蓮吃風, 且追趕東風, 時常增添虛謊和強暴, 與亞述立約, 把油送到埃及.

12:2 Yahweh has a quarrel with Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
耶和華與猶大爭辯, 必照雅各所行的懲罰他, 按他所做的報應他.

12:3 In the womb he deceived his brother, and in his manhood he struggled with God.
他在腹中抓住哥哥的腳跟, 壯年的時候與神較力,

12:4 He struggled with the angel and prevailed; he pleaded for his mercy. He met him at Bethel, and there he spoke with him.
與天使較力, 並且得勝, 哭泣懇求, 在伯特利遇見耶和華. 耶和華─萬軍之神在那裡曉諭我們以色列人; 耶和華是他可記念的名.

12:5 Yahweh the God of hosts, Yahweh is his renowned name!
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12:6 But you, you must return to your God; keep love and justice, and wait continually for your God.
所以你當歸向你的神, 謹守仁愛,公平, 常常等候你的神.

12:7 The trader, in his hand are scales of deceit; he loves to oppress.
以法蓮是商人, 手裡有詭詐的天平, 愛行欺騙.

12:8 And Ephraim said, “Surely, I am rich, I gained wealth for myself; in all my toil they have not found guilt in me that is sin.
以法蓮說: 我果然成了富足, 得了財寶; 我所勞碌得來的, 人必不見有甚麼不義, 可算為罪的.

12:9 But I am Yahweh your God since the land of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, like the days of the appointed festival.
自從你出埃及地以來, 我就是耶和華─你的神; 我必使你再住帳棚, 如在大會的日子一樣.

12:10 I spoke to the prophets; I myself multiplied revelations and through the hand of the prophets I will destroy.
我已曉諭眾先知, 並且加增默示, 藉先知設立比喻.

12:11 If in Gilead there is evil, surely they will come to nothing. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, also their altars will be like stone heaps on furrows of the field.
基列人沒有罪孽嗎? 他們全然是虛假的. 人在吉甲獻牛犢為祭, 他們的祭壇好像田間犁溝中的亂堆.

12:12 Jacob fled to the open field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he watched over sheep.
從前雅各逃到亞蘭地, 以色列為得妻服事人, 為得妻與人放羊.

12:13 And by a prophet Yahweh brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was watched over.
耶和華藉先知領以色列從埃及上來; 以色列也藉先知而得保存.

12:14 Ephraim has caused bitter provocation, and his Lord will hold him responsible for his crimes and pay back to him his insults.
以法蓮大大惹動主怒, 所以他流血的罪必歸在他身上. 主必將那因以法蓮所受的羞辱歸還他.

Hosea - Chapter 13

13:1 When Ephraim spoke, there was terror; he was exalted in Israel, but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.
從前以法蓮說話, 人都戰兢, 他在以色列中居處高位; 但他在事奉巴力的事上犯罪就死了.

13:2 And now they sin again, and they make for themselves a molten idol, idols from their silver metal according to their understanding, all of them the work of skilled craftsmen. To these they say, “Sacrifice!” People are kissing bull calves.
現今他們罪上加罪, 用銀子為自己鑄造偶像, 就是照自己的聰明製造, 都是匠人的工作. 有人論說, 獻祭的人可以向牛犢親嘴.

13:3 Therefore, they will be like the morning cloud, and like the dew of early morning going away, like chaff swirling from the threshing floor, or like smoke from a window.
因此, 他們必如早晨的雲霧, 又如速散的甘露, 像場上的糠秕被狂風吹去, 又像煙氣騰於窗外.

13:4 I am Yahweh your God since the land of Egypt; you know no god except me, and no one saves besides me.
自從你出埃及地以來, 我就是耶和華─你的神. 在我以外, 你不可認識別神; 除我以外並沒有救主.

13:5 I fed you in the desert, in the land of drought.
我曾在曠野乾旱之地認識你.

13:6 When I fed them, they were satisfied; they were satisfied and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me.
這些民照我所賜的食物得了飽足; 既得飽足, 心就高傲, 忘記了我.

13:7 And I will be like a lion to them; I lie in wait beside the way, like a leopard.
因此, 我向他們如獅子, 又如豹伏在道旁.

13:8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her offspring, and I will tear open the covering of their heart; there I will devour them like a lion, like an animal of the field would mutilate them.
我遇見他們必像丟崽子的母熊, 撕裂他們的胸膛(或譯: 心膜). 在那裡, 我必像母獅吞吃他們; 野獸必撕裂他們.

13:9 I will destroy you, O Israel; who will help you?
以色列啊, 你與我反對, 就是反對幫助你的, 自取敗壞.

13:10 Where now is your king that he may save you? Where in all your cities are your judges, of whom you said, “Give to me a king and rulers?”
你曾求我說: 給我立王和首領. 現在你的王在哪裡呢? 治理你的在哪裡呢? 讓他在你所有的城中拯救你吧!

13:11 I gave you a king in my anger, and I took him in my wrath.
我在怒氣中將王賜你, 又在烈怒中將王廢去.

13:12 The sin of Ephraim is wrapped up; his sin is concealed.
以法蓮的罪孽包裹; 他的罪惡收藏.

13:13 The labor pains of childbirth come for him; he is an unwise son because at the proper time, he does not present himself at the mouth of the womb.
產婦的疼痛必臨到他身上; 他是無智慧之子, 到了產期不當遲延.

13:14 Should I redeem them from the power of Sheol? Should I deliver them from death? Where are your plagues, O Death? Where is your destruction, O Sheol? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
我必救贖他們脫離陰間, 救贖他們脫離死亡. 死亡啊, 你的災害在哪裡呢? 陰間哪, 你的毀滅在哪裡呢? 在我眼前絕無後悔之事.

13:15 Although he may flourish among reeds, the east wind will come, a wind of Yahweh rising from the desert; his fountain will dry up, his spring will be parched. It will plunder his treasury, every object of desire.
他在弟兄中雖然茂盛, 必有東風颳來, 就是耶和華的風從曠野上來. 他的泉源必乾; 他的源頭必竭; 仇敵必擄掠他所積蓄的一切寶器.

13:16 Samaria will be guilty, because she has rebelled against her God; they will fall by the sword, their children will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.
撒馬利亞必擔當自己的罪, 因為悖逆她的神. 她必倒在刀下; 嬰孩必被摔死; 孕婦必被剖開.

Hosea - Chapter 14

14:1 Return to Yahweh your God, O Israel, for you have stumbled because of your sin.
以色列啊, 你要歸向耶和華─你的神; 你是因自己的罪孽跌倒了.

14:2 Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Say to him, “Take away all guilt; accept good, and we will offer the fruit of our lips.
當歸向耶和華, 用言語禱告他說: 求你除淨罪孽, 悅納善行; 這樣, 我們就把嘴唇的祭代替牛犢獻上.

14:3 Assyria will not save us; we will not ride on horses, and we will say no more, “Our God,” to the work of our hands because in you the fatherless child finds mercy.
我們不向亞述求救, 不騎埃及的馬, 也不再對我們手所造的說: 你是我們的神. 因為孤兒在你─耶和華那裡得蒙憐憫.

14:4 I will heal their disloyalty; I will love them freely because my anger has turned back from them.
我必醫治他們背道的病, 甘心愛他們; 因為我的怒氣向他們轉消.

14:5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily plant, and he will strike his roots like the trees of Lebanon.
我必向以色列如甘露; 他必如百合花開放, 如黎巴嫩的樹木扎根.

14:6 His new plant shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his scent like the trees of Lebanon.
他的枝條必延長; 他的榮華如橄欖樹; 他的香氣如黎巴嫩的香柏樹.

14:7 They will again dwell in my shadow; they will grow grain and they will blossom like the plant vine; his fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
曾住在他蔭下的必歸回, 發旺如五穀, 開花如葡萄樹. 他的香氣如黎巴嫩的酒.

14:8 O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols? I myself have answered and looked after you. I am like a luxuriant cypress; your fruit comes from me.
以法蓮必說: 我與偶像還有甚麼關涉呢? 我─耶和華回答他, 也必顧念他. 我如青翠的松樹; 你的果子從我而得.

14:9 Who is wise that he can understand these things? Who is discerning that he knows them? The ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them; but transgressors stumble in them.
誰是智慧人? 可以明白這些事; 誰是通達人? 可以知道這一切. 因為, 耶和華的道是正直的; 義人必在其中行走, 罪人卻在其上跌倒.

Joel (約珥書)

Joel - Chapter 1

1:1 The word of Yahweh that came to Joel son of Pethuel.
耶和華的話臨到毘土珥的兒子約珥.

1:2 Hear this, O elders, and give ear, all the inhabitants of the land. Has this happened in your days? Or the days of your ancestors?
老年人哪, 當聽我的話; 國中的居民哪, 都要側耳而聽. 在你們的日子, 或你們列祖的日子, 曾有這樣的事嗎?

1:3 Tell it to your children, and your children to their children, and their children to the following generation.
你們要將這事傳與子, 子傳與孫, 孫傳與後代.

1:4 What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten. What the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten. And what the hopping locust left, the destroying locust has eaten.
剪蟲剩下的, 蝗蟲來吃; 蝗蟲剩下的, 蝻子來吃; 蝻子剩下的, 螞蚱來吃.

1:5 Wake up, drunkards, and weep! Wail, all drinkers of wine, over the new wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.
酒醉的人哪, 要清醒哭泣; 好酒的人哪, 都要為甜酒哀號, 因為從你們的口中斷絕了.

1:6 Because a nation has invaded my land, strong and beyond counting. Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are those of a lioness.
有一隊蝗蟲(原文是民)又強盛又無數, 侵犯我的地; 牠的牙齒如獅子的牙齒, 大牙如母獅的大牙.

1:7 It has made my vine a desolation, and my fig tree a completely splintered stump. It has stripped them bare and thrown them down; their branches have turned white.
牠毀壞我的葡萄樹, 剝了我無花果樹的皮, 剝盡而丟棄, 使枝條露白.

1:8 Lament like a virgin girded in sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
我的民哪, 你當哀號, 像處女腰束麻布, 為幼年的丈夫哀號.

1:9 The offering and libation are withheld from the house of Yahweh. The priests mourn, the ministers of Yahweh.
素祭和奠祭從耶和華的殿中斷絕; 事奉耶和華的祭司都悲哀.

1:10 The field is destroyed; the earth mourns because the grain is destroyed, the new wine dries up, the olive oil languishes.
田荒涼, 地悲哀; 因為五穀毀壞, 新酒乾竭, 油也缺乏.

1:11 Be ashamed, farmers; Wail, vinedressers, over the wheat and over the barley, because the harvest of the field is ruined.
農夫啊, 你們要慚愧; 修理葡萄園的啊, 你們要哀號; 因為大麥小麥與田間的莊稼都滅絕了.

1:12 The vine withers and the fig tree droops. The pomegranate tree, and also the palm tree, the apple tree —all the trees of the field—are dried up. Indeed, joy is dried up among the sons of men.
葡萄樹枯乾; 無花果樹衰殘. 石榴樹,棕樹,蘋果樹, 連田野一切的樹木也都枯乾; 眾人的喜樂盡都消滅.

1:13 Gird yourselves and lament, O priests! Wail, O ministers of the altar! Come spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because offering and libation are withheld from the house of your God.
祭司啊, 你們當腰束麻布痛哭; 伺候祭壇的啊, 你們要哀號; 事奉我神的啊, 你們要來披上麻布過夜, 因為素祭和奠祭從你們神的殿中斷絕了.

1:14 Solemnize a fast! Call an assembly! Gather the elders, all of the inhabitants of the land in the house of Yahweh your God, and cry out to Yahweh.
你們要分定禁食的日子, 宣告嚴肅會, 招聚長老和國中的一切居民到耶和華─你們神的殿, 向耶和華哀求.

1:15 Ah! For the day! For the day of Yahweh is near. It will come like destruction from Shaddai.
哀哉! 耶和華的日子臨近了. 這日來到, 好像毀滅從全能者來到.

1:16 Is not food cut off before our eyes, from the house of our God, joy and gladness?
糧食不是在我們眼前斷絕了嗎? 歡喜快樂不是從我們神的殿中止息了嗎?

1:17 The seeds shrivel under their clods; the storehouses are desolate. The grain storage places are destroyed because grain has dried out.
穀種在土塊下朽爛; 倉也荒涼, 廩也破壞; 因為五穀枯乾了.

1:18 How the beasts groan; the herds of cattle wander around because there is no pasture for them; the flocks of sheep are in distress.
牲畜哀鳴; 牛群混亂, 因為無草; 羊群也受了困苦.

1:19 To you, O Yahweh, I cry out, because fire has devoured the pastures of the desert, and flames burned all the trees of the field.
耶和華啊, 我向你求告, 因為火燒滅曠野的草場; 火焰燒盡田野的樹木.

1:20 Also, the beasts of the field long for you, because the courses of water are dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the desert.
田野的走獸向你發喘; 因為溪水乾涸, 火也燒滅曠野的草場.

Joel - Chapter 2

2:1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yahweh is coming —it is indeed near.
你們要在錫安吹角, 在我聖山吹出大聲. 國中的居民都要發顫; 因為耶和華的日子將到, 已經臨近.

2:2 A day of darkness and gloom, a day of cloud and thick darkness, like the dawn spreads on the mountains, a great and strong army! There has been nothing like it from old, and after it nothing will be again for generations to come.
那日是黑暗,幽冥,密雲,烏黑的日子, 好像晨光鋪滿山嶺. 有一隊蝗蟲(原文是民)又大又強; 從來沒有這樣的, 以後直到萬代也必沒有.

2:3 Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame burns. Like the garden of Eden is the land before them, and after them it is like a desolate desert, and nothing can escape them.
牠們前面如火燒滅, 後面如火焰燒盡. 未到以前, 地如伊甸園; 過去以後, 成了荒涼的曠野; 沒有一樣能躲避牠們的.

2:4 Like the appearance of horses is their appearance, and like horsemen they run;
牠們的形狀如馬, 奔跑如馬兵.

2:5 like the sound of chariots on the tops of the mountains, they leap about; like the sound of a flame of fire devouring stubble; like a strong army arranged in rows for battle.
在山頂蹦跳的響聲如車輛的響聲, 又如火焰燒碎秸的響聲, 好像強盛的民擺陣預備打仗.

2:6 From before them nations writhe, all faces turn pale.
牠們一來, 眾民傷慟, 臉都變色.

2:7 They run like mighty warriors, they scale the wall like men of war; each goes on its own way, and they do not swerve from their paths.
牠們如勇士奔跑, 像戰士爬城; 各都步行, 不亂隊伍.

2:8 They do not jostle one another; each goes on its own trail; and through the falling weapons, they are not halted.
彼此並不擁擠, 向前各行其路, 直闖兵器, 不偏左右.

2:9 In the city they rush forth; on the walls they run. Into the houses they climb up; through the windows they enter like a thief.
牠們蹦上城, 躥上牆, 爬上房屋, 進入窗戶如同盜賊.

2:10 Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars have withheld their splendor
牠們一來, 地震天動, 日月昏暗, 星宿無光.

2:11 And Yahweh utters his voice before his army, because his encampment is very large; strong is the one who carries out his decree, for great is the day of Yahweh and exceedingly fearful. Who can endure it?
耶和華在他軍旅前發聲, 他的隊伍甚大; 成就他命的是強盛者. 因為耶和華的日子大而可畏, 誰能當得起呢?

2:12 “And even now,” declares Yahweh, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, and weeping, and wailing.”
耶和華說: 雖然如此, 你們應當禁食,哭泣,悲哀, 一心歸向我.

2:13 Rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to Yahweh your God, because he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in loyal love, and relenting from harm.
你們要撕裂心腸, 不撕裂衣服. 歸向耶和華─你們的神; 因為他有恩典, 有憐憫, 不輕易發怒, 有豐盛的慈愛, 並且後悔不降所說的災.

2:14 Who knows whether he will turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, an offering and a libation, for Yahweh your God?
或者他轉意後悔, 留下餘福, 就是留下獻給耶和華─你們神的素祭和奠祭, 也未可知.

2:15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call an assembly;
你們要在錫安吹角, 分定禁食的日子, 宣告嚴肅會.

2:16 gather the people, consecrate the assembly; assemble the elders, gather the children, even those who are breast-feeding; let the bridegroom come out from his private room, and the bride from her canopy.
聚集眾民, 使會眾自潔: 招聚老者, 聚集孩童和吃奶的; 使新郎出離洞房, 新婦出離內室.

2:17 Between the colonnade and the altar, let the priests, the ministers of Yahweh, weep. And let them say, “Take pity, Yahweh, on your people. Do not make your inheritance a reproach, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the nations, ‘Where is their God?’ ”
事奉耶和華的祭司要在廊子和祭壇中間哭泣, 說: 耶和華啊, 求你顧惜你的百姓, 不要使你的產業受羞辱, 列邦管轄他們. 為何容列國的人說: “他們的神在哪裡”呢?

2:18 Then Yahweh became jealous for his land and took pity on his people.
耶和華就為自己的地發熱心, 憐恤他的百姓.

2:19 And Yahweh answered and said to his people, “Look at me, I am sending to you grain, new wine, and olive oil, and you will be satisfied by it. I will not give you over any more as a disgrace among the nations.
耶和華應允他的百姓說: 我必賜給你們五穀,新酒, 和油, 使你們飽足; 我也不再使你們受列國的羞辱;

2:20 The northerners I will remove from you; I will drive them to a desert and desolate land, its front to the eastern sea, and its rear into the western sea; its stench and odor will rise up because he has done great things.
卻要使北方來的軍隊遠離你們, 將他們趕到乾旱荒廢之地: 前隊趕入東海, 後隊趕入西海; 因為他們所行的大惡(原文是事), 臭氣上升, 腥味騰空.

2:21 Do not fear, O land, rejoice and be glad, because Yahweh has done great things.
地土啊, 不要懼怕; 要歡喜快樂, 因為耶和華行了大事.

2:22 Do not fear, wild animals of the field, because the pastures of the desert have put forth new green shoots, because the tree has produced its fruit, the fig tree and the vine have yielded their produce.
田野的走獸啊, 不要懼怕; 因為, 曠野的草發生, 樹木結果, 無花果樹,葡萄樹也都效力.

2:23 Be glad, O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in Yahweh your God, because he has given for you the autumn rains for your righteousness, and he has poured down for you rainwater, the autumn and spring rains, as before.
錫安的民哪, 你們要快樂, 為耶和華─你們的神歡喜; 因他賜給你們合宜的秋雨, 為你們降下甘霖, 就是秋雨,春雨, 和先前一樣.

2:24 The threshing floors will be full with grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and olive oil.
禾場必滿了麥子; 酒醡與油醡必有新酒和油盈溢.

2:25 I will repay you the years that the locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my mighty troops that I sent against you.
我打發到你們中間的大軍隊, 就是蝗蟲,蝻子,螞蚱,剪蟲, 那些年所吃的, 我要補還你們.

2:26 And you will eat abundantly and be satisfied, and praise the name of Yahweh your God, who has dealt with you wondrously. My people will never be ashamed.
你們必多吃而得飽足, 就讚美為你們行奇妙事之耶和華─你們神的名. 我的百姓必永遠不致羞愧.

2:27 And you will know that I am in the midst of Israel, and I am Yahweh, your God, and there is no other. My people will never be ashamed again.
你們必知道我是在以色列中間, 又知道我是耶和華─你們的神; 在我以外並無別神. 我的百姓必永遠不致羞愧.

2:28 And it will happen afterward thus: I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your elders will dream dreams; your young men shall see visions.
以後, 我要將我的靈澆灌凡有血氣的. 你們的兒女要說預言; 你們的老年人要做異夢, 少年人要見異象.

2:29 And also on the male slaves and on the female slaves, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
在那些日子, 我要將我的靈澆灌我的僕人和使女.

2:30 And I will set wonders in the heavens, and on earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.
“在天上地下, 我要顯出奇事, 有血, 有火, 有煙柱.

2:31 The sun will be changed to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh.
日頭要變為黑暗, 月亮要變為血, 這都在耶和華大而可畏的日子未到以前.

2:32 And it will happen—everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh will be rescued, because on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as Yahweh said, and among the survivors whom Yahweh is calling.
到那時候, 凡求告耶和華名的就必得救; 因為照耶和華所說的, 在錫安山, 耶路撒冷必有逃脫的人, 在剩下的人中必有耶和華所召的. ”

Joel - Chapter 3

3:1 For look! In those days, and in that time, when I will return the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
“到那日, 我使猶大和耶路撒冷被擄之人歸回的時候,

3:2 I will gather all the nations, and I will bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will argue a case against them there concerning my people and my inheritance Israel whom they have scattered among the nations, and my land that they have divided.
我要聚集萬民, 帶他們下到約沙法谷, 在那裡施行審判; 因為他們將我的百姓, 就是我的產業以色列, 分散在列國中, 又分取我的地土,

3:3 For my people they cast lots, and they traded the male child for the prostitute, and the female child they sold for wine and they drank it.
且為我的百姓拈鬮, 將童子換妓女, 賣童女買酒喝.

3:4 What are you to me, O Tyre and O Sidon, and all of the regions of Philistia? Are you repaying to me what is deserved? If you are recompensing me, I will return swiftly and quickly what you deserve on your head!
“泰爾,西頓, 和非利士四境的人哪, 你們與我何干? 你們要報復我嗎? 若報復我, 我必使報應速速歸到你們的頭上.

3:5 For you have taken my silver and my gold, and my beautiful treasures you have carried into your temples.
你們既然奪取我的金銀, 又將我可愛的寶物帶入你們宮殿(或譯: 廟中),

3:6 And the sons of Judah and Jerusalem you sold to the sons of the Greeks, in order to remove them from their border.
並將猶大人和耶路撒冷人賣給希臘人(原文是雅完人), 使他們遠離自己的境界.

3:7 Look! I am rousing them from the place where you have sold them, and I will return what you deserve on your head!
我必激動他們離開你們所賣到之地, 又必使報應歸到你們的頭上.

3:8 I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans and to a nation far away, for Yahweh has spoken.
我必將你們的兒女賣在猶大人的手中, 他們必賣給遠方示巴國的人. 這是耶和華說的. ”

3:9 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Stir up the mighty warriors; let them approach and come up; let all the men of war approach.
當在萬民中宣告說: 要預備打仗; 激動勇士, 使一切戰士上前來.

3:10 Beat your cutting tools of iron into swords and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weakling say, ‘I am a mighty warrior!’
要將犁頭打成刀劍, 將鐮刀打成戈矛; 軟弱的要說: 我有勇力.

3:11 Hurry and come, all the nations, from all around, and gather yourselves there. Bring down your mighty warriors, O Yahweh!
四圍的列國啊, 你們要速速地來, 一同聚集. 耶和華啊, 求你使你的大能者降臨.

3:12 Let the nations be roused and let them come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations from all around.
萬民都當興起, 上到約沙法谷; 因為我必坐在那裡, 審判四圍的列國.

3:13 Send forth the sickle, for the harvest is ripe! Go tread, for the winepress is full! The vats overflow, because their evil is great!
開鐮吧! 因為莊稼熟了; 踐踏吧! 因為酒醡滿了. 酒池盈溢; 他們的罪惡甚大.

3:14 Commotion, commotion in the valley of decision! For the day of Yahweh is near in the valley of decision!
許多許多的人在斷定谷, 因為耶和華的日子臨近斷定谷.

3:15 The sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars have withheld their splendor.
日月昏暗, 星宿無光.

3:16 And Yahweh roars from Zion; from Jerusalem he utters his voice, and the heavens and the earth shake. But Yahweh is a refuge for his people, and a protection for the children of Israel.
耶和華必從錫安吼叫, 從耶路撒冷發聲, 天地就震動. 耶和華卻要作他百姓的避難所, 作以色列人的保障.

3:17 And you will know that I, Yahweh your God, am dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem will be a place of holiness, and strangers will pass through it no longer.
你們就知道我是耶和華─你們的神, 且又住在錫安─我的聖山. 那時, 耶路撒冷必成為聖; 外邦人不再從其中經過.

3:18 And it will happen on that day; the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk, and all the channels of Judah will flow with water. A spring from the house of Yahweh will come forth, and it will water the valley of Acacia Trees.
到那日, 大山要滴甜酒; 小山要流奶子; 猶大溪河都有水流. 必有泉源從耶和華的殿中流出來, 滋潤什亭谷.

3:19 Egypt will become a desolation, and Edom will become a desolate desert, because of the violence they did against the children of Judah, in whose land they have shed innocent blood.
埃及必然荒涼, 以東變為悽涼的曠野, 都因向猶大人所行的強暴, 又因在本地流無辜人的血.

3:20 But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem for all generations.
但猶大必存到永遠; 耶路撒冷必存到萬代.

3:21 I will cleanse their bloodguilt that I did not cleanse, for Yahweh is dwelling in Zion.
我未曾報復(或譯: 洗除; 下同)流血的罪, 現在我要報復, 因為耶和華住在錫安.

Amos (阿摩司書)

Amos - Chapter 1

1:1 The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds from Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah the king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Jehoash, two years before the earthquake.
當猶大王烏西雅, 以色列王約阿施的兒子耶羅波安在位的時候, 大地震前二年, 提哥亞牧人中的阿摩司得默示論以色列.

1:2 And he said, “Yahweh roars from Zion and he utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds wither and the top of Carmel dries up.”
他說: 耶和華必從錫安吼叫, 從耶路撒冷發聲; 牧人的草場要悲哀; 迦密的山頂要枯乾.

1:3 Thus says Yahweh, “For three transgressions of Damascus and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron!
耶和華如此說: 大馬士革三番四次地犯罪, 我必不免去她的刑罰; 因為她以打糧食的鐵器打過基列.

1:4 So I will send fire against Hazael’s house and it will consume the citadel fortresses of Ben-Hadad.
我卻要降火在哈薛的家中, 燒滅便哈達的宮殿.

1:5 I will break the gate bars of Damascus and I will cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven and the one who takes hold of the scepter of Beth Eden, and the people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,” says Yahweh.
我必折斷大馬士革的門閂, 剪除亞文平原的居民和伯•伊甸掌權的. 亞蘭人必被擄到吉珥. 這是耶和華說的.

1:6 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they exiled a whole community, handing them over to Edom!
耶和華如此說: 迦薩三番四次地犯罪, 我必不免去她的刑罰; 因為她擄掠眾民交給以東.

1:7 So I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza and it will devour its citadel fortresses.
我卻要降火在迦薩的城內, 燒滅其中的宮殿.

1:8 And I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod and the one who takes hold of the scepter of Ashkelon. I will also turn my hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord Yahweh.
我必剪除亞實突的居民和亞實基倫掌權的, 也必反手攻擊以革倫. 非利士人所餘剩的必都滅亡. 這是主耶和華說的.

1:9 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Tyre and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they delivered up a whole community to Edom and they did not remember the covenant of brotherhood!
耶和華如此說: 泰爾三番四次地犯罪, 我必不免去她的刑罰; 因為她將眾民交給以東, 並不記念弟兄的盟約.

1:10 So I will send a fire against the wall of Tyre and it will devour its citadel fortresses.”
我卻要降火在泰爾的城內, 燒滅其中的宮殿.

1:11 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Edom and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword! He stifled his compassion and his anger tore them apart continually, and he kept his rage forever.
耶和華如此說: 以東三番四次地犯罪, 我必不免去她的刑罰; 因為她拿刀追趕兄弟, 毫無憐憫, 發怒撕裂, 永懷忿怒.

1:12 So I will send a fire against Teman and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Bozrah.”
我卻要降火在提幔, 燒滅波斯拉的宮殿.

1:13 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Ammon and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory!
耶和華如此說: 亞捫人三番四次地犯罪, 我必不免去他們的刑罰; 因為他們剖開基列的孕婦, 擴張自己的境界.

1:14 So I will kindle a fire against the wall of Rabbah and it will devour its citadel fortresses with a war cry on the day of battle, with a storm on the day of the violent tempest.
我卻要在爭戰吶喊的日子, 旋風狂暴的時候, 點火在拉巴的城內, 燒滅其中的宮殿.

1:15 And their king will go into exile, he and his commanders together,” says Yahweh.
他們的王和首領必一同被擄去. 這是耶和華說的.

Amos - Chapter 2

2:1 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Moab and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because he burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom.
耶和華如此說: 摩押三番四次地犯罪, 我必不免去她的刑罰; 因為她將以東王的骸骨焚燒成灰.

2:2 So I will send a fire against Moab and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Kerioth, and Moab will die amid uproar, amid war cries and amid the sound of a horn.
我卻要降火在摩押, 燒滅加略的宮殿. 摩押必在鬨嚷吶喊吹角之中死亡.

2:3 And I will cut off the ruler from its midst and I will kill all of its officials with him,” says Yahweh.
我必剪除摩押中的審判者, 將其中的一切首領和他一同殺戮. 這是耶和華說的.

2:4 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they have rejected the law of Yahweh and have not kept his rules, and their lies have led them astray, after which their ancestors walked!
耶和華如此說: 猶大人三番四次地犯罪, 我必不免去他們的刑罰; 因為他們厭棄耶和華的訓誨, 不遵守他的律例. 他們列祖所隨從虛假的偶像使他們走迷了.

2:5 So I will send a fire against Judah and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Jerusalem.
我卻要降火在猶大, 燒滅耶路撒冷的宮殿.

2:6 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for money and the poor for a pair of sandals!
耶和華如此說: 以色列人三番四次地犯罪, 我必不免去他們的刑罰; 因他們為銀子賣了義人, 為一雙鞋賣了窮人.

2:7 Those who trample the heads of the powerless into the dust of the ground and turn aside the way of the destitute, a man and his father have sexual relations with the same girl, so that they profane my holy name.
他們見窮人頭上所蒙的灰也都垂涎, 阻礙謙卑人的道路. 父子同一個女子行淫, 褻瀆我的聖名.

2:8 They stretch themselves out beside every altar on clothing taken in pledge and they drink wine, bought with fines imposed, in the house of their God.
他們在各壇旁鋪人所當的衣服, 臥在其上, 又在他們神的廟中喝受罰之人的酒.

2:9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, who was as tall as cedars and was as strong as the oaks. I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath.
我從以色列人面前除滅亞摩利人. 他雖高大如香柏樹, 堅固如橡樹, 我卻上滅他的果子, 下絕他的根本.

2:10 And I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and I led you in the wilderness forty years to take possession of the land of the Amorite.
我也將你們從埃及地領上來, 在曠野引導你們四十年, 使你們得亞摩利人之地為業.

2:11 And I raised up some of your sons to be prophets and some of your young men to be Nazirites. Is it not so, O people of Israel? This is the declaration of Yahweh!
我從你們子弟中興起先知, 又從你們少年人中興起拿細耳人. 以色列人哪, 不是這樣嗎? 這是耶和華說的.

2:12 But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’
你們卻給拿細耳人酒喝, 囑咐先知說: 不要說預言.

2:13 Look! I am going to press you down in your place just as a utility cart full of mature stalks of grain is pressed down.
看哪, 在你們所住之地, 我必壓你們, 如同裝滿禾捆的車壓物一樣.

2:14 Flight will perish from the swift and the strong person will not muster his strength and the warrior will not save his life.
快跑的不能逃脫; 有力的不能用力; 剛勇的也不能自救.

2:15 And the one who takes hold of the bow will not stand and the one who is swift on his feet will not save himself, nor will the one who rides the horse save his life.
拿弓的不能站立; 腿快的不能逃脫; 騎馬的也不能自救.

2:16 Even those who are strong of heart among the mighty will flee away naked from the city on that day. This is the declaration of Yahweh!”
到那日, 勇士中最有膽量的, 必赤身逃跑. 這是耶和華說的.

Amos - Chapter 3

3:1 Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole clan that I brought up from the land of Egypt:
以色列人哪, 你們全家是我從埃及地領上來的, 當聽耶和華攻擊你們的話:

3:2 “You only have I chosen of all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
在地上萬族中, 我只認識你們; 因此, 我必追討你們的一切罪孽.

3:3 Do two walk together unless they have met?
二人若不同心, 豈能同行呢?

3:4 Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a fierce, young lion cry out from his den unless he has caught something?
獅子若非抓食, 豈能在林中咆哮呢? 少壯獅子若無所得, 豈能從洞中發聲呢?

3:5 Does a bird fall into a trapping net on the earth when there is no snare for it? Does a trapping net spring up from the ground unless it has certainly caught something?
若沒有機檻, 雀鳥豈能陷在網羅裡呢? 網羅若無所得, 豈能從地上翻起呢?

3:6 Or is a horn blown in a city and people are not afraid? Or does a disaster occur in the city and Yahweh has not done it?
城中若吹角, 百姓豈不驚恐呢? 災禍若臨到一城, 豈非耶和華所降的嗎?

3:7 Surely my Lord does not do anything unless he has revealed his secret to his servants the prophets.
主耶和華若不將奧祕指示他的僕人─眾先知, 就一無所行.

3:8 A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? My Lord Yahweh has spoken, who will not prophesy?
獅子吼叫, 誰不懼怕呢? 主耶和華發命, 誰能不說預言呢?

3:9 Proclaim to the citadel fortresses in Ashdod and the citadel fortresses in the land of Egypt and say: “Gather on the mountains of Samaria and see the great panic in her midst and the oppression in her midst!”
要在亞實突的宮殿中和埃及地的宮殿裡傳揚說: 你們要聚集在撒馬利亞的山上, 就看見城中有何等大的擾亂與欺壓的事.

3:10 “They do not know how to do right,” declares Yahweh, “those who store up violence and destruction in their citadel fortresses.”
那些以強暴搶奪財物,積蓄在自己家中的人不知道行正直的事. 這是耶和華說的.

3:11 Therefore, thus says my Lord Yahweh, “A foe shall surround the land and bring down your strongholds, and your citadel fortresses shall be plundered.”
所以主耶和華如此說: 敵人必來圍攻這地, 使你的勢力衰微, 搶掠你的家宅.

3:12 Thus says Yahweh, “Just as the shepherd rescues two legs or a piece of an ear from the mouth of the lion, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Samaria, with the corner of a couch and the damask of a bed.”
耶和華如此說: “牧人怎樣從獅子口中搶回兩條羊腿或半個耳朵, 住撒馬利亞的以色列人躺臥在床角上或鋪繡花毯的榻上, 他們得救也不過如此. ”

3:13 “Listen and testify against the house of Jacob,” declares my Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
主耶和華─萬軍之神說: 當聽這話, 警戒雅各家.

3:14 “For on the day I punish Israel for its transgression, I will also punish the altars of Bethel and the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
我討以色列罪的日子, 也要討伯特利祭壇的罪; 壇角必被砍下, 墜落於地.

3:15 I will ruin the winter house as well as the summer house, and the houses of ivory will perish and the great houses shall come to an end,” declares Yahweh.
我要拆毀過冬和過夏的房屋. 象牙的房屋也必毀滅; 高大的房屋都歸無有. 這是耶和華說的.

Amos - Chapter 4

4:1 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who live on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the powerless, who crush the poor, who say to their husbands, “Bring something so that we may drink!”
你們住撒馬利亞山如巴珊母牛的啊, 當聽我的話─你們欺負貧寒的, 壓碎窮乏的, 對家主說: 拿酒來, 我們喝吧!

4:2 My Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness that, “Behold, the days are coming upon you when they will take you away with hooks, even the last of you with fishing hooks.
主耶和華指著自己的聖潔起誓說: 日子快到, 人必用鉤子將你們鉤去, 用魚鉤將你們餘剩的鉤去.

4:3 And you shall leave through breaches in the wall, each one in front of her. You will be dragged off toward Harmon,” declares Yahweh.
你們各人必從破口直往前行, 投入哈門. 這是耶和華說的.

4:4 “Come to Bethel and transgress; to Gilgal and multiply transgression! Bring your sacrifices in the morning and your tithes on the third day.
以色列人哪, 任你們往伯特利去犯罪, 到吉甲加增罪過; 每日早晨獻上你們的祭物, 每三日奉上你們的十分之一.

4:5 And bring a thank offering of unleavened bread, and proclaim freewill offerings, pronounce them, for so you love to do, O people of Israel,” is the declaration of my Lord Yahweh.
任你們獻有酵的感謝祭, 把甘心祭宣傳報告給眾人, 因為是你們所喜愛的. 這是主耶和華說的.

4:6 “And I in turn gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities and lack of bread in all your places. Yet you did not return to me,” is the declaration of Yahweh.
我使你們在一切城中牙齒乾淨, 在你們各處糧食缺乏, 你們仍不歸向我. 這是耶和華說的.

4:7 “And I also withheld the rain from you when there were still three months to the harvest. And I would send rain on one city and send no rain on another city. One tract of land will be rained on, and the tract of land on which it does not rain will dry up.
在收割的前三月, 我使雨停止, 不降在你們那裡; 我降雨在這城, 不降雨在那城; 這塊地有雨, 那塊地無雨; 無雨的就枯乾了.

4:8 So two or three cities wandered to one city to drink water and they were not satisfied, yet you did not return to me,” is the declaration of Yahweh.
這樣, 兩三城的人湊到一城去找水, 卻喝不足; 你們仍不歸向我. 這是耶和華說的.

4:9 “I struck you with blight and with mildew. Frequently the cutting locust devoured your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees, yet you did not return to me,” is the declaration of Yahweh.
我以旱風,霉爛攻擊你們, 你們園中許多菜蔬,葡萄樹,無花果樹,橄欖樹都被剪蟲所吃; 你們仍不歸向我. 這是耶和華說的.

4:10 “I sent among you a plague in the manner of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with the captivity of your horses. And I made the stench of your camps go up into your nostrils, yet you did not return to me,” is the declaration of Yahweh.
我降瘟疫在你們中間, 像在埃及一樣; 用刀殺戮你們的少年人, 使你們的馬匹被擄掠, 營中屍首的臭氣撲鼻; 你們仍不歸向我. 這是耶和華說的.

4:11 “I overthrew some of you as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were as a stick snatched from the fire, and yet you did not return to me,” is the declaration of Yahweh.
我傾覆你們中間的城邑, 如同我從前傾覆所多瑪,蛾摩拉一樣, 使你們好像從火中抽出來的一根柴; 你們仍不歸向我. 這是耶和華說的.

4:12 “Therefore, thus I will do to you, O Israel. Because I will do this to you, O Israel, prepare to meet your God!
以色列啊, 我必向你如此行; 以色列啊, 我既這樣行, 你當預備迎見你的神.

4:13 Yes, here is the one who forms the mountains, and the one who creates the wind, and the one who reveals to humans what his thoughts are, and the one who treads on the heights of the earth; Yahweh, the God of hosts, is his name!”
那創山,造風,將心意指示人,使晨光變為幽暗,腳踏在地之高處的, 他的名是耶和華─萬軍之神.

Amos - Chapter 5

5:1 Hear this word that I am going to intone over you as a lament, O house of Israel!
以色列家啊, 要聽我為你們所作的哀歌:

5:2 Virgin Israel has fallen and will not rise again. She is deserted on her land; there is no one to raise her up.
以色列民(原文是處女)跌倒, 不得再起; 躺在地上, 無人攙扶.

5:3 For thus says my Lord Yahweh, “The city that marches out with a thousand will only have a hundred left. And the one that marches out with a hundred will only have ten left for the house of Israel.”
主耶和華如此說: 以色列家的城發出一千兵的, 只剩一百; 發出一百的, 只剩十個.

5:4 For thus says Yahweh to the house of Israel, “Seek me so that you may live.”
耶和華向以色列家如此說: 你們要尋求我, 就必存活.

5:5 But do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal or cross over to Beersheba, for Gilgal will certainly go into exile and Bethel will come to disaster.”
不要往伯特利尋求, 不要進入吉甲, 不要過到別是巴; 因為吉甲必被擄掠, 伯特利也必歸於無有.

5:6 Seek Yahweh so that you may live, so that he will not break out like a fire against the house of Joseph! And it will devour, with none to quench it for Bethel.
要尋求耶和華, 就必存活, 免得他在約瑟家像火發出, 在伯特利焚燒, 無人撲滅.

5:7 Ah, you who turn justice into wormwood and hurl righteousness to the ground!
你們這使公平變為茵蔯,將公義丟棄於地的,

5:8 The one who made the Pleiades and Orion and who turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens day into night, the one who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name!
要尋求那造昴星和參星, 使死蔭變為晨光, 使白日變為黑夜, 命海水來澆在地上的─耶和華是他的名;

5:9 The one who makes destruction flash upon the fierce, so that destruction comes upon the fortification.
他使力強的忽遭滅亡, 以致保障遭遇毀壞.

5:10 They hate the one who reproves in the gate and they abhor the one who speaks honestly.
你們怨恨那在城門口責備人的, 憎惡那說正直話的.

5:11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and you take a grain tax from them, you built houses of dressed stone, but you will not live in them. You built vineyards of delightfulness, but you will not drink their wine.
你們踐踏貧民, 向他們勒索麥子; 你們用鑿過的石頭建造房屋, 卻不得住在其內; 栽種美好的葡萄園, 卻不得喝所出的酒.

5:12 For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous, you foes of the righteous, those who take a bribe, and those who push aside the poor ones in the gate!
我知道你們的罪過何等多, 你們的罪惡何等大. 你們苦待義人, 收受賄賂, 在城門口屈枉窮乏人.

5:13 Therefore, whoever has insight will keep silent in that time, for it is a time of evil.
所以通達人見這樣的時勢必靜默不言, 因為時勢真惡.

5:14 Seek good and not bad in order that you may live, and so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.
你們要求善, 不要求惡, 就必存活. 這樣, 耶和華─萬軍之神必照你們所說的與你們同在.

5:15 Hate evil and love good and establish justice in the gate; perhaps Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
要惡惡好善, 在城門口秉公行義; 或者耶和華─萬軍之神向約瑟的餘民施恩.

5:16 Therefore, thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, my Lord, “In all of the public squares there will be wailing, and in all of the streets they will say, ‘Alas, alas, alas!’ They shall call the farmers to mourning and to wailing, to those who are skilled in lamentation.
主耶和華─萬軍之神如此說: 在一切寬闊處必有哀號的聲音; 在各街市上必有人說: 哀哉! 哀哉! 又必叫農夫來哭號, 叫善唱哀歌的來舉哀.

5:17 And in all of the vineyards there will be wailing, because I will pass in your midst,” says Yahweh.
在各葡萄園必有哀號的聲音, 因為我必從你中間經過. 這是耶和華說的.

5:18 Alas, those who desire the day of Yahweh, why is this for you the day of Yahweh? It will be darkness and not light!
想望耶和華日子來到的有禍了! 你們為何想望耶和華的日子呢? 那日黑暗沒有光明,

5:19 It will be as if a man fled from a lion and a bear met him; or he went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall and a snake bit him.
景況好像人躲避獅子又遇見熊, 或是進房屋以手靠牆, 就被蛇咬.

5:20 Is not the day of Yahweh darkness and not light, and pitch dark with no brightness in it?
耶和華的日子不是黑暗沒有光明嗎? 不是幽暗毫無光輝嗎?

5:21 “I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your assemblies.
我厭惡你們的節期, 也不喜悅你們的嚴肅會.

5:22 Yes, even if you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them, and I will not look at the fellowship offerings of your fattened animals.
你們雖然向我獻燔祭和素祭, 我卻不悅納, 也不顧你們用肥畜獻的平安祭;

5:23 Remove from me the noise of your songs, and I do not want to hear the melody of your harps!
要使你們歌唱的聲音遠離我, 因為我不聽你們彈琴的響聲.

5:24 But let justice roll on like the water, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
惟願公平如大水滾滾, 使公義如江河滔滔.

5:25 Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings those forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?
“以色列家啊, 你們在曠野四十年, 豈是將祭物和供物獻給我呢?

5:26 And you will take up Sikkuth, your king, and Kaiwan, your images, the star of your gods which you made for yourselves.
你們抬著為自己所造之摩洛的帳幕和偶像的龕, 並你們的神星.

5:27 And I will deport you beyond Damascus,” says Yahweh—the God of hosts is his name.
所以我要把你們擄到大馬士革以外. ”這是耶和華,名為萬軍之神說的.

Amos - Chapter 6

6:1 Alas for those being at ease in Zion, and those who feel secure on Mount Samaria, the notables of the best of the nations! The house of Israel resorts to them.
國為列國之首, 人最著名, 且為以色列家所歸向, 在錫安和撒馬利亞山安逸無慮的, 有禍了!

6:2 Cross over to Calneh and see, and go from there to Hamath Rabbah and go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms, or is their territory greater than your territory?
你們要過到甲尼察看, 從那裡往大城哈馬去, 又下到非利士人的迦特. 看那些比你們的國還強嗎? 境界比你們的境界還寬嗎?

6:3 You that put off the day of disaster and bring near a reign of violence!
你們以為降禍的日子還遠, 坐在位上盡行強暴(或譯: 行強暴使審判臨近).

6:4 Alas for those who lie on beds of ivory and lounge on their couches, and those eating young rams from the sheep and goats, and bull-calves from the middle of the animal stall.
你們躺臥在象牙床上, 舒身在榻上, 吃群中的羊羔, 棚裡的牛犢;

6:5 Alas for those who sing to the tune of the harp; like David they improvise on instruments of music.
彈琴鼓瑟, 唱消閑的歌曲, 為自己製造樂器, 如同大衛所造的;

6:6 Alas for those who drink from sprinkling bowls of wine and anoint themselves with the best of olive oils and are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.
以大碗喝酒, 用上等的油抹身, 卻不為約瑟的苦難擔憂.

6:7 Therefore, they shall now go into exile at the head of the exiles and the feast of lounging shall pass away.
所以這些人必在被擄的人中首先被擄, 舒身的人荒宴之樂必消滅了.

6:8 My Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself, declares Yahweh, the God of hosts: “I abhor the pride of Jacob and I hate his citadel fortresses and I will deliver the city and its fullness!”
主耶和華萬軍之神指著自己起誓說, 我憎惡雅各的榮華, 厭棄他的宮殿; 因此我必將城和其中所有的都交付敵人.

6:9 And then if ten people remain in one house, they too will die.
那時, 若在一房之內剩下十個人, 也都必死.

6:10 And if one’s relative, who burns the body, lifts it up and brings the body out of the house and he will say to someone in the innermost part of the house, “Are there any more with you?” and he will say, “None,” then he will say, “Silence,” because we must not invoke the name of Yahweh.
死人的伯叔, 就是燒他屍首的, 要將這屍首搬到房外, 問房屋內間的人說: “你那裡還有人沒有? ”他必說: “沒有”; 又說: “不要作聲, 因為我們不可提耶和華的名. ”

6:11 Look, Yahweh is going to command and the great house will be destroyed to bits and the little house to pieces.
看哪, 耶和華出令, 大房就被攻破, 小屋就被打裂.

6:12 Do horses run on rocks, or does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood!
馬豈能在崖石上奔跑? 人豈能在那裡用牛耕種呢? 你們卻使公平變為苦膽, 使公義的果子變為茵蔯.

6:13 You who rejoice over Lo-Debar, who say, “Have we not taken Karnaim for ourselves by our strength?”
你們喜愛虛浮的事, 自誇說, 我們不是憑自己的力量取了角嗎?

6:14 Indeed, I am going to raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, declares Yahweh, the God of hosts. And they shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath up to the wadi of the Arabah.
耶和華萬軍之神說: 以色列家啊, 我必興起一國攻擊你們; 他們必欺壓你們, 從哈馬口直到亞拉巴的河.

Amos - Chapter 7

7:1 This is what my Lord Yahweh showed me, and look, he is going to form locusts at the beginning of the sprouting of the second crop, and look, after the mowings of the king.
主耶和華指示我一件事: 為王割菜(或譯: 草)之後, 菜又發生; 剛發生的時候, 主造蝗蟲.

7:2 And then when they finished eating the vegetation of the land, I said, “O Lord Yahweh, please forgive! How can Jacob stand, because he is small?”
蝗蟲吃盡那地的青物, 我就說: “主耶和華啊, 求你赦免; 因為雅各微弱, 他怎能站立得住呢? ”

7:3 Yahweh relented concerning this. “It will not be,” said Yahweh.
耶和華就後悔, 說: “這災可以免了. ”

7:4 This is what my Lord Yahweh showed me, and look, my Lord Yahweh was going to call for a legal case with fire, and it devoured the great deep and it ate up the plots of ground.
主耶和華又指示我一件事: 他命火來懲罰以色列, 火就吞滅深淵, 險些將地燒滅.

7:5 Then I said, “O Lord Yahweh, please stop! How can Jacob stand, because he is small?”
我就說: “主耶和華啊, 求你止息; 因為雅各微弱, 他怎能站立得住呢? ”

7:6 Yahweh also relented concerning this. “This also will not be,” said my Lord Yahweh.
耶和華就後悔, 說: “這災也可免了. ”

7:7 This is what he showed me: Behold, my Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plummet, and a plummet was in his hand.
他又指示我一件事: 有一道牆是按準繩建築的, 主手拿準繩站在其上.

7:8 And Yahweh said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “A plummet.” And my Lord said, “Look, I am going to set a plummet in the midst of my people, Israel. I will not pass them by again.
耶和華對我說: “阿摩司啊, 你看見甚麼? ”我說: “看見準繩. ”主說: “我要吊起準繩在我民以色列中, 我必不再寬恕他們.

7:9 The high places of Isaac shall become desolate and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste. And I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
以撒的邱壇必然淒涼, 以色列的聖所必然荒廢. 我必興起, 用刀攻擊耶羅波安的家. ”

7:10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam the king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to endure all of his words.
伯特利的祭司亞瑪謝打發人到以色列王耶羅波安那裡, 說: “阿摩司在以色列家中圖謀背叛你; 他所說的一切話, 這國擔當不起;

7:11 For this Amos has said, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly go into exile away from his land.’ ”
因為阿摩司如此說: ‘耶羅波安必被刀殺, 以色列民定被擄去離開本地. ’”

7:12 And Amaziah said to Amos, “O seer, go, flee to the land of Judah and earn food there and prophesy there!”
亞瑪謝又對阿摩司說: “你這先見哪, 要逃往猶大地去, 在那裡糊口, 在那裡說預言,

7:13 But do not prophesy again at Bethel, because this is a sanctuary of a king and this is a temple of a kingdom.”
卻不要在伯特利再說預言; 因為這裡有王的聖所, 有王的宮殿. ”

7:14 And Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet and I am not a son of a prophet, but I am a herdsman and I am one taking care of sycamore trees.
阿摩司對亞瑪謝說: “我原不是先知, 也不是先知的門徒(原文是兒子). 我是牧人, 又是修理桑樹的.

7:15 And Yahweh took me from following behind the sheep and goats and Yahweh said to me, “Go, prophesy to my people Israel!
耶和華選召我, 使我不跟從羊群, 對我說: ‘你去向我民以色列說預言. ’

7:16 And so then, hear the word of Yahweh! You are saying, ‘You must not prophesy against Israel and you must not preach against the house of Isaac!’
亞瑪謝啊, 現在你要聽耶和華的話. 你說: ‘不要向以色列說預言, 也不要向以撒家滴下預言. ’

7:17 Therefore, thus says Yahweh, ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city and your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword and your land will be divided with a line, and you will die in an unclean land and Israel will surely go into exile from this land.’ ”
所以耶和華如此說: ‘你的妻子必在城中作妓女, 你的兒女必倒在刀下; 你的地必有人用繩子量了分取, 你自己必死在污穢之地. 以色列民定被擄去離開本地. ’”

Amos - Chapter 8

8:1 My Lord Yahweh showed me this, and there was a basket of summer fruit.
主耶和華又指示我一件事: 我看見一筐夏天的果子.

8:2 And he said, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” And Yahweh said to me, “The end has come upon my people Israel. I will not pass by them again!”
他說: “阿摩司啊, 你看見甚麼? ”我說: “看見一筐夏天的果子. ”耶和華說: “我民以色列的結局到了, 我必不再寬恕他們. ”

8:3 “And the songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day,” declares my Lord Yahweh. “The corpses are numerous; he throws them in every place. Be quiet!”
主耶和華說: “那日, 殿中的詩歌變為哀號; 必有許多屍首在各處拋棄, 無人作聲. ”

8:4 Hear this, those who trample on the poor and who annihilate the afflicted of the land,
你們這些要吞吃窮乏人,使困苦人衰敗的, 當聽我的話!

8:5 saying, “When will the new moon be over, so that we can sell grain? And the Sabbath, so that we can open the grain bins, that we can make the ephah small and make the shekel large, and can practice deceit with a set of scales of deceit?
你們說: 月朔幾時過去, 我們好賣糧; 安息日幾時過去, 我們好擺開麥子; 賣出用小升斗, 收銀用大戥子, 用詭詐的天平欺哄人,

8:6 That we can buy the powerless with silver and the poor for the sake of a pair of sandals, and we can sell the waste of the grain?”
好用銀子買貧寒人, 用一雙鞋換窮乏人, 將壞了的麥子賣給人.

8:7 Yahweh has sworn by the pride of Jacob, “Surely I will never forget any of their deeds!
耶和華指著雅各的榮耀起誓說: 他們的一切行為, 我必永遠不忘.

8:8 On account of this, will not the land tremble and will not every living thing in it mourn? And all of it will rise like the Nile and it will be tossed about and subside like the Nile of Egypt.
地豈不因這事震動? 其上的居民不也悲哀嗎? 地必全然像尼羅河漲起, 如同埃及河湧上落下.

8:9 And then in that day,” declares my Lord Yahweh, “I will make the sun go down at noon and I will darken the land on a day of light.
主耶和華說: 到那日, 我必使日頭在午間落下, 使地在白晝黑暗.

8:10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning and all of your songs into lament, and I will put sackcloth on all loins and baldness on every head. And I will make it like the mourning for an only child, and its end like a bitter day.
我必使你們的節期變為悲哀, 歌曲變為哀歌. 眾人腰束麻布, 頭上光禿, 使這場悲哀如喪獨生子, 至終如痛苦的日子一樣.

8:11 Look, the days are coming,” declares my Lord Yahweh, “when I will send a famine in the land, not a famine for bread and not a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Yahweh!
主耶和華說: 日子將到, 我必命饑荒降在地上. 人飢餓非因無餅, 乾渴非因無水, 乃因不聽耶和華的話.

8:12 And they will wander from sea to sea and from the north and to the east. They will roam about to seek the word of Yahweh, but they will not find it!
他們必飄流, 從這海到那海, 從北邊到東邊, 往來奔跑, 尋求耶和華的話, 卻尋不著.

8:13 In that day the beautiful young women and the young men will faint because of thirst.
當那日, 美貌的處女和少年的男子必因乾渴發昏.

8:14 These are those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘By the life of your gods, O Dan,’ and ‘By the life of the way of Beersheba,’ they will fall and they will not rise again.”
那指著撒馬利亞牛犢(原文是罪)起誓的說: 但哪, 我們指著你那裡的活神起誓; 又說: 我們指著別是巴的神道(神: 原文是活)起誓. 這些人都必仆倒, 永不再起來.

Amos - Chapter 9

9:1 I saw my Lord standing by the altar and he said, “Strike the capitals so that the thresholds will shake, and shatter them on the head of all of them, and I will kill the rest of them with the sword. A fugitive belonging to them will not run away, and a survivor belonging to them will not escape.
我看見主站在祭壇旁邊; 他說: 你要擊打柱頂, 使門檻震動, 打碎柱頂, 落在眾人頭上; 所剩下的人, 我必用刀殺戮, 無一人能逃避, 無一人能逃脫.

9:2 If they dig into Sheol, from there my hand will take them, and even if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
他們雖然挖透陰間, 我的手必取出他們來; 雖然爬上天去, 我必拿下他們來;

9:3 And even if they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, from there I will search and will take them, and even if they hide from before my eyes at the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the sea serpent and it will bite them.
雖然藏在迦密山頂, 我必搜尋, 捉出他們來; 雖然從我眼前藏在海底, 我必命蛇咬他們;

9:4 And even if they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword and it will kill them, and I will fix my eyes on them for harm and not for good.”
雖被仇敵擄去, 我必命刀劍殺戮他們; 我必向他們定住眼目, 降禍不降福.

9:5 And thus will do the Lord Yahweh of hosts, who touches the earth and it melts, and all of those living in it mourn, and all of it rises like the Nile and it sinks down like the Nile of Egypt,
主─萬軍之耶和華摸地, 地就消化, 凡住在地上的都必悲哀. 地必全然像尼羅河漲起, 如同埃及河落下.

9:6 who builds his upper chambers in the heavens and lays the foundation of his vault on the earth, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them on the surface of the earth—Yahweh is his name.
那在天上建造樓閣,在地上安定穹蒼,命海水澆在地上的─耶和華是他的名.

9:7 “Are you not like the Cushites to me, O people of Israel?” declares Yahweh. “Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir?
耶和華說: 以色列人哪, 我豈不看你們如古實人嗎? 我豈不是領以色列人出埃及地, 領非利士人出迦斐託, 領亞蘭人出吉珥嗎?

9:8 Look, the eyes of my Lord Yahweh are on the kingdom of sin, and I will destroy it from the surface of the earth. However, I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares Yahweh.
主耶和華的眼目察看這有罪的國, 必將這國從地上滅絕, 卻不將雅各家滅絕淨盡. 這是耶和華說的.

9:9 “Yes, look, I am going to command and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations like one who shakes with a sieve, but not a pebble will fall to the ground.
我必出令, 將以色列家分散在列國中, 好像用篩子篩穀, 連一粒也不落在地上.

9:10 All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, ‘Evil will not overtake or confront us.’
我民中的一切罪人說: 災禍必追不上我們, 也迎不著我們. 他們必死在刀下.

9:11 On that day I will raise up the booth of David that is fallen, and I will repair its breaches and will raise up its ruins and will build it like the days of old.
到那日, 我必建立大衛倒塌的帳幕, 堵住其中的破口, 把那破壞的建立起來, 重新修造, 像古時一樣,

9:12 Thus they may take possession of the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by my name,” declares Yahweh, who does this.
使以色列人得以東所餘剩的和所有稱為我名下的國. 此乃行這事的耶和華說的.

9:13 “Look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when the one who plows will overtake the one who reaps, the one who treads grapes will catch up with the one who sows the seed. And the mountains will drip sweet wine and all of the hills will flow with it.
耶和華說: 日子將到, 耕種的必接續收割的; 踹葡萄的必接續撒種的; 大山要滴下甜酒; 小山都必流奶(原文是消化, 見約珥三章十八節).

9:14 And I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they will rebuild the desolated cities and will inhabit them. And they will plant vineyards and will drink their wine, and they will make gardens and will eat their fruit.
我必使我民以色列被擄的歸回; 他們必重修荒廢的城邑居住, 栽種葡萄園, 喝其中所出的酒, 修造果木園, 吃其中的果子.

9:15 And I will plant them on their land and they will not be uprooted again from their land that I have given to them,” says Yahweh your God.
我要將他們栽於本地, 他們不再從我所賜給他們的地上拔出來. 這是耶和華─你的神說的.

Obadiah (俄巴底亞書)

Obadiah - Chapter 1

1:1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus says my Lord Yahweh concerning Edom: We have heard a report from Yahweh, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up and let us rise against it for battle.”
俄巴底亞得了耶和華的默示. 論以東說: 我從耶和華那裡聽見信息, 並有使者被差往列國去, 說: 起來吧, 一同起來與以東爭戰!

1:2 “Look, I will make you insignificant among the nations. You will be utterly despised!
我使你─以東在列國中為最小的, 被人大大藐視.

1:3 The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of a rock, the heights of its dwelling, you who say in your heart: ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’
住在山穴中,居所在高處的啊, 你因狂傲自欺, 心裡說: 誰能將我拉下地去呢?

1:4 Even if you soar like the eagle, even if your nest is set among the stars, from there I will bring you down!” declares Yahweh:
你雖如大鷹高飛, 在星宿之間搭窩, 我必從那裡拉下你來. 這是耶和華說的.

1:5 “If thieves came to you, if plunderers of the night—How you have been destroyed!—would they not steal what they wanted? If grape gatherers came, would they not leave gleanings?
盜賊若來在你那裡, 或強盜夜間而來─你何竟被剪除─豈不偷竊直到夠了呢? 摘葡萄的若來到你那裡, 豈不剩下些葡萄呢?

1:6 How Esau has been pillaged; his treasures have been ransacked!
以掃的隱密處何竟被搜尋? 他隱藏的寶物何竟被查出?

1:7 All of your allies have driven you up to the boundary; your confederates have deceived you and have prevailed against you. Those who eat your bread have set an ambush for you, there is no understanding of it.
與你結盟的都送你上路, 直到交界; 與你和好的欺騙你, 且勝過你; 與你一同吃飯的設下網羅陷害你; 在你心裡毫無聰明.

1:8 On that day,” declares Yahweh, “will I not destroy the wise men from Edom, and understanding from the mountain of Esau?
耶和華說: 到那日, 我豈不從以東除滅智慧人? 從以掃山除滅聰明人?

1:9 And your warriors will be shattered, O Teman, so that everyone from the mountain of Esau will be cut off because of the slaughter!
提幔哪, 你的勇士必驚惶, 甚至以掃山的人都被殺戮剪除.

1:10 “Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you and you will be cut off forever.
因你向兄弟雅各行強暴, 羞愧必遮蓋你, 你也必永遠斷絕.

1:11 On the day you stood nearby, on the day strangers took his wealth, and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots over Jerusalem, you were also like one of them.
當外人擄掠雅各的財物, 外邦人進入他的城門, 為耶路撒冷拈鬮的日子, 你竟站在一旁, 像與他們同夥.

1:12 But you should not have gloated over your brother’s day, on the day of his misfortune, and you should not have rejoiced over the people of Judah on the day of their perishing, and you should not have opened your mouth wide on the day of distress.
你兄弟遭難的日子, 你不當瞪眼看著; 猶大人被滅的日子, 你不當因此歡樂; 他們遭難的日子, 你不當說狂傲的話.

1:13 You should not have entered the gate of my people on the day of their disaster. You also should not have gloated over his misery on the day of his disaster, and you should not have stretched out your hands on the day of his disaster.
我民遭災的日子, 你不當進他們的城門; 他們遭災的日子, 你不當瞪眼看著他們受苦; 他們遭災的日子, 你不當伸手搶他們的財物;

1:14 And you should not have stood at the crossroads to cut off his fugitives and you should not have handed over his survivors on the day of distress.
你不當站在岔路口剪除他們中間逃脫的; 他們遭難的日子, 你不當將他們剩下的人交付仇敵.

1:15 “For the day of Yahweh is near against all the nations! Just as you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return on your own head.
耶和華降罰的日子臨近萬國. 你怎樣行, 他也必照樣向你行; 你的報應必歸到你頭上.

1:16 For just as you have drunk on my holy mountain, all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and they will slurp, and they will be as if they had never been.
你們猶大人在我聖山怎樣喝了苦杯, 萬國也必照樣常常地喝; 且喝且咽, 他們就歸於無有.

1:17 But on Mount Zion there will be an escape, and it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will take possession of their dispossessors.
在錫安山必有逃脫的人, 那山也必成聖; 雅各家必得原有的產業.

1:18 And the house of Jacob will be a fire and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble; and they will set them on fire and will consume them. And there will not be a survivor for the house of Esau,” for Yahweh has spoken.
雅各家必成為大火; 約瑟家必為火焰; 以掃家必如碎秸; 火必將他燒著吞滅. 以掃家必無餘剩的. 這是耶和華說的.

1:19 Those of the Negev will take possession of the mountain of Esau, and those of the Shephelah will possess the land of the Philistines, and they shall take possession of the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria, and Benjamin will take possession of Gilead.
南地的人必得以掃山; 高原的人必得非利士地, 也得以法蓮地和撒馬利亞地; 便雅憫人必得基列.

1:20 And the exiles of this army of the people of Israel will possess Canaan up to Zarephath, and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will take possession of the cities of the Negev.
在迦南人中被擄的以色列眾人必得地直到撒勒法; 在西法拉中被擄的耶路撒冷人必得南地的城邑.

1:21 And those who have been saved will go up on Mount Zion to rule the mountain of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to Yahweh.
必有拯救者上到錫安山, 審判以掃山; 國度就歸耶和華了.

Jonah (約拿書)

Jonah - Chapter 1

1:1 And the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
耶和華的話臨到亞米太的兒子約拿, 說:

1:2 “Get up! Go to the great city Nineveh and cry out against her, because their evil has come up before me.”
“你起來往尼尼微大城去, 向其中的居民呼喊, 因為他們的惡達到我面前. ”

1:3 But Jonah set out to flee toward Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. And he went down to Joppa and found a merchant ship going to Tarshish, and paid her fare, and went on board her to go with them toward Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.
約拿卻起來, 逃往他施去躲避耶和華; 下到約帕, 遇見一隻船, 要往他施去. 他就給了船價, 上了船, 要與船上的人同往他施去躲避耶和華.

1:4 And Yahweh hurled a great wind upon the sea, and it was a great storm on the sea, and the merchant ship was in danger of breaking up.
然而耶和華使海中起大風, 海就狂風大作, 甚至船幾乎破壞.

1:5 And the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they threw the contents that were in the merchant ship into the sea to lighten it for them. And meanwhile Jonah went down into the hold of the vessel and lay down and fell asleep.
水手便懼怕, 各人哀求自己的神. 他們將船上的貨物拋在海中, 為要使船輕些. 約拿已下到底艙, 躺臥沉睡.

1:6 And the captain of the ship approached him and said to him, “Why are you sound asleep? Get up! Call on your god! Perhaps your god will take notice of us and we won’t perish!”
船主到他那裡對他說: “你這沉睡的人哪, 為何這樣呢? 起來, 求告你的神, 或者神顧念我們, 使我們不致滅亡. ”

1:7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots so that we may know on whose account this disaster has come on us!” And they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
船上的人彼此說: “來吧, 我們掣籤, 看看這災臨到我們是因誰的緣故. ”於是他們掣籤, 掣出約拿來.

1:8 So they said to him, “Please tell us whoever is responsible that this disaster has come upon us! What is your occupation? And from where do you come? What is your country? And from which people are you?”
眾人對他說: “請你告訴我們, 這災臨到我們是因誰的緣故? 你以何事為業? 你從哪裡來? 你是哪一國? 屬哪一族的人? ”

1:9 And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”
他說: “我是希伯來人. 我敬畏耶和華─那創造滄海旱地之天上的神. ”

1:10 Then the men were greatly afraid, and they said to him, “What is this you have done?” because they knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Yahweh (because he had told them).
他們就大大懼怕, 對他說: “你做的是甚麼事呢? ”他們已經知道他躲避耶和華, 因為他告訴了他們.

1:11 So they said to him, “What shall we do to you so that the sea may quiet down for us?” because the sea was growing more and more tempestuous.
他們問他說: “我們當向你怎樣行, 使海浪平靜呢? ”這話是因海浪越發翻騰.

1:12 And he said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea so that the sea may quiet down for you, because I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you all.”
他對他們說: “你們將我抬起來, 拋在海中, 海就平靜了; 我知道你們遭這大風是因我的緣故. ”

1:13 But the men rowed hard to bring the ship back to the dry land, and they could not do so because the sea was growing more and more tempestuous against them.
然而那些人竭力盪槳, 要把船攏岸, 卻是不能, 因為海浪越發向他們翻騰.

1:14 So they cried out to Yahweh, and they said, “O Yahweh! Please do not let us perish because of this man’s life, and do not make us guilty of innocent blood, because you, O Yahweh, did what you wanted.”
他們便求告耶和華說: “耶和華啊, 我們懇求你, 不要因這人的性命使我們死亡, 不要使流無辜血的罪歸與我們; 因為你─耶和華是隨自己的意旨行事. ”

1:15 And they picked Jonah up and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging.
他們遂將約拿抬起, 拋在海中, 海的狂浪就平息了.

1:16 So the men feared Yahweh greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows.
那些人便大大敬畏耶和華, 向耶和華獻祭, 並且許願.

1:17 And Yahweh provided a large fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
耶和華安排一條大魚吞了約拿, 他在魚腹中三日三夜.

Jonah - Chapter 2

2:1 And Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the belly of the fish
約拿在魚腹中禱告耶和華─他的神,

2:2 and said, “I called from my distress to Yahweh, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried for help— you heard my voice.
說: 我遭遇患難求告耶和華, 你就應允我; 從陰間的深處呼求, 你就俯聽我的聲音.

2:3 And you threw me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the sea currents surrounded me; all your breakers and your surging waves passed over me.
你將我投下深淵, 就是海的深處; 大水環繞我, 你的波浪洪濤都漫過我身.

2:4 And I said, ‘I am banished from your sight; how will I continue to look on your holy temple?’
我說: 我從你眼前雖被驅逐, 我仍要仰望你的聖殿.

2:5 The waters encompassed me up to my neck; the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
諸水環繞我, 幾乎淹沒我; 深淵圍住我; 海草纏繞我的頭.

2:6 I went down to the foundations of the mountains; the Underworld—its bars were around me forever. But you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh my God.
我下到山根, 地的門將我永遠關住. 耶和華─我的神啊, 你卻將我的性命從坑中救出來.

2:7 When my life was ebbing away from me, I remembered Yahweh, and my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
我心在我裡面發昏的時候, 我就想念耶和華. 我的禱告進入你的聖殿, 達到你的面前.

2:8 Those who worship vain idols forsake their loyal love.
那信奉虛無之神的人, 離棄憐愛他們的主;

2:9 But I, with a voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you; I will fulfill what I have vowed. Deliverance belongs to Yahweh!”
但我必用感謝的聲音獻祭與你. 我所許的願, 我必償還. 救恩出於耶和華.

2:10 And Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out on the dry land.
耶和華吩咐魚, 魚就把約拿吐在旱地上.

Jonah - Chapter 3

3:1 And the word of Yahweh came to Jonah a second time, saying,
耶和華的話二次臨到約拿說:

3:2 “Get up! Go to Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim to it the message that I am telling you.”
“你起來! 往尼尼微大城去, 向其中的居民宣告我所吩咐你的話. ”

3:3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the word of Yahweh. Now Nineveh was an extraordinarily great city—a journey of three days across.
約拿便照耶和華的話起來, 往尼尼微去. 這尼尼微是極大的城, 有三日的路程.

3:4 And Jonah began to go into the city a journey of one day, and he cried out and said, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be demolished!”
約拿進城走了一日, 宣告說: “再等四十日, 尼尼微必傾覆了! ”

3:5 And the people of Nineveh believed in God, and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least important.
尼尼微人信服神, 便宣告禁食, 從最大的到至小的都穿麻衣(或譯: 披上麻布).

3:6 And the news reached the king of Nineveh, and he rose from his throne and removed his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in the ashes.
這信息傳到尼尼微王的耳中, 他就下了寶座, 脫下朝服, 披上麻布, 坐在灰中.

3:7 And he had a proclamation made, and said, “In Nineveh, by a decree of the king and his nobles: “No human being or animal, no herd or flock, shall taste anything! They must not eat, and they must not drink water!
他又使人遍告尼尼微通城, 說: “王和大臣有令, 人不可嘗甚麼, 牲畜,牛羊不可吃草, 也不可喝水.

3:8 And the human beings and the animals must be covered with sackcloth! And they must call forcefully to God, and each must turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands.
人與牲畜都當披上麻布; 人要切切求告神. 各人回頭離開所行的惡道, 丟棄手中的強暴.

3:9 Who knows? God may relent and change his mind and turn from his blazing anger so that we will not perish.”
或者神轉意後悔, 不發烈怒, 使我們不致滅亡, 也未可知. ”

3:10 And God saw their deeds—that they turned from their evil ways—and God changed his mind about the evil that he had said he would bring upon them, and he did not do it.
於是神察看他們的行為, 見他們離開惡道, 他就後悔, 不把所說的災禍降與他們了.

Jonah - Chapter 4

4:1 And this was greatly displeasing to Jonah, and he became furious.
這事約拿大大不悅, 且甚發怒,

4:2 And he prayed to Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh, was this not what I said while I was in my homeland? Therefore I originally fled to Tarshish, because I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and having great steadfast love, and one who relents concerning calamity.
就禱告耶和華說: “耶和華啊, 我在本國的時候豈不是這樣說嗎? 我知道你是有恩典,有憐憫的神, 不輕易發怒, 有豐盛的慈愛, 並且後悔不降所說的災, 所以我急速逃往他施去.

4:3 And so then, Yahweh, please take my life from me, because for me death is better than life!”
耶和華啊, 現在求你取我的命吧! 因為我死了比活著還好. ”

4:4 And Yahweh said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
耶和華說: “你這樣發怒合乎理嗎? ”

4:5 And Jonah went out from the city and sat down east of the city, and he made for himself a shelter there. And he sat under it in the shade, waiting to see what would happen with the city.
於是約拿出城, 坐在城的東邊, 在那裡為自己搭了一座棚, 坐在棚的蔭下, 要看看那城究竟如何.

4:6 And Yahweh God appointed a plant, and he made it grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. And Jonah was very glad about the plant.
耶和華神安排一棵蓖麻, 使其發生高過約拿, 影兒遮蓋他的頭, 救他脫離苦楚; 約拿因這棵蓖麻大大喜樂.

4:7 So God appointed a worm at daybreak the next day, and it attacked the plant, and it withered.
次日黎明, 神卻安排一條蟲子咬這蓖麻, 以致枯槁.

4:8 And when the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head and he grew faint. And he asked that he could die and said, “My death is better than my life!”
日頭出來的時候, 神安排炎熱的東風, 日頭曝曬約拿的頭, 使他發昏, 他就為自己求死, 說: “我死了比活著還好! ”

4:9 So God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” And he said, “It is right for me to be angry enough to die!”
神對約拿說: “你因這棵蓖麻發怒合乎理嗎? ”他說: “我發怒以至於死, 都合乎理! ”

4:10 But Yahweh said, “You are troubled about the plant, for which you did not labor nor cause it to grow. It grew up in a night and it perished in a night!
耶和華說: “這蓖麻不是你栽種的, 也不是你培養的; 一夜發生, 一夜乾死, 你尚且愛惜;

4:11 And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than one hundred and twenty thousand people who do not know right from left, plus many animals?”
何況這尼尼微大城, 其中不能分辨左手右手的有十二萬多人, 並有許多牲畜, 我豈能不愛惜呢? ”

Micah (彌迦書)

Micah - Chapter 1

1:1 The word of Yahweh that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, the kings of Judah, that he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem:
當猶大王約坦,亞哈斯,希西家在位的時候, 摩利沙人彌迦得耶和華的默示, 論撒馬利亞和耶路撒冷.

1:2 Hear, all you peoples; give heed, O earth and its fullness. And let the Lord Yahweh be against you as a witness, the Lord from his holy temple.
萬民哪, 你們都要聽! 地和其上所有的, 也都要側耳而聽! 主耶和華從他的聖殿要見證你們的不是.

1:3 For behold, Yahweh is coming out from his place, and he will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.
看哪, 耶和華出了他的居所, 降臨步行地的高處.

1:4 The mountains will melt under him and the valleys will burst open, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
眾山在他以下必消化, 諸谷必崩裂, 如蠟化在火中, 如水沖下山坡.

1:5 All this is for the rebellion of Jacob, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the rebellion of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem?
這都因雅各的罪過, 以色列家的罪惡. 雅各的罪過在哪裡呢? 豈不是在撒馬利亞嗎? 猶大的邱壇在哪裡呢? 豈不是在耶路撒冷嗎?

1:6 So I will make Samaria as a heap of rubble in the field, a place for planting a vineyard. And I will pour down her stones into the valley and uncover her foundations.
所以我必使撒馬利亞變為田野的亂堆, 又作為種葡萄之處; 也必將她的石頭倒在谷中, 露出根基來.

1:7 Then all her idols will be broken in pieces, and all her prostitution wages will be burned in the fire, and all her idols I will make a desolation, For from the wage of a prostitute she gathered them, and to the wage of a prostitute they will return.
她一切雕刻的偶像必被打碎; 她所得的財物必被火燒; 所有的偶像我必毀滅; 因為是從妓女雇價所聚來的, 後必歸為妓女的雇價.

1:8 On account of this I will lament and wail. I will go about barefoot and naked. I will make a lamentation like the jackals, and a mourning ceremony like the ostriches.
先知說: 因此我必大聲哀號, 赤腳露體而行; 又要呼號如野狗, 哀鳴如鴕鳥.

1:9 For her wounds are incurable, because it has come to Judah. It has reached to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem.
因為撒馬利亞的傷痕無法醫治, 延及猶大和耶路撒冷我民的城門.

1:10 Do not tell it in Gath; you must not weep at all. In Beth-le-Aphrah roll yourself in dust.
不要在迦特報告這事, 總不要哭泣; 我在伯‧亞弗拉滾於灰塵之中.

1:11 Pass on, you inhabitants of Shaphir, in naked shame. The inhabitants of Zaanan do not come forth; the wailing of Beth-ha-Ezel will take its protection from you.
沙斐的居民哪, 你們要赤身蒙羞過去. 撒南的居民不敢出來. 伯‧以薛人的哀哭使你們無處可站.

1:12 For the inhabitants of Maroth writhed for good, because disaster has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.
瑪律的居民心甚憂急, 切望得好處, 因為災禍從耶和華那裡臨到耶路撒冷的城門.

1:13 Harness the chariot to the team of horses, O inhabitants of Lachish; it is the beginning of sin for the daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
拉吉的居民哪, 要用快馬套車; 錫安民(原文是女子)的罪由你而起; 以色列人的罪過在你那裡顯出.

1:14 Therefore you will give parting gifts to Moresheth-Gath; the houses of Achzib will be a deception to the kings of Israel.
猶大啊, 你要將禮物送給摩利設‧迦特. 亞革悉的眾族必用詭詐待以色列諸王.

1:15 I will again bring the conqueror upon you, O inhabitants of Mareshah; the glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
瑪利沙的居民哪, 我必使那奪取你的來到你這裡; 以色列的尊貴人(原文是榮耀)必到亞杜蘭.

1:16 Make yourselves bald and cut off your hair for the children of your pleasure. Expand your baldness as the eagle, for they will go into exile away from you.
猶大啊, 要為你所喜愛的兒女剪除你的頭髮, 使頭光禿, 要大大地光禿, 如同禿鷹, 因為他們都被擄去離開你.

Micah - Chapter 2

2:1 Woe to those who plan wickedness and evil deeds upon their beds! In the light of the morning they did it, because they have power in their hands.
禍哉, 那些在床上圖謀罪孽,造作奸惡的! 天一發亮, 因手有能力就行出來了.

2:2 They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and they take them away. They oppress a man and his house; a man and his inheritance.
他們貪圖田地就佔據, 貪圖房屋便奪取; 他們欺壓人, 霸佔房屋和產業.

2:3 Therefore, thus says Yahweh: Look! I am planning disaster against this family from which you will not be able to remove your necks. You will not walk proudly, for it is a time of disaster.
所以耶和華如此說: 我籌劃災禍降與這族; 這禍在你們的頸項上不能解脫; 你們也不能昂首而行, 因為這時勢是惡的.

2:4 In that day they will raise a proverb against you, and will wail a bitter wailing, saying, “We are utterly ruined; he exchanges the portion of my people. How he removes it from me; he apportions our field to an apostate.”
到那日, 必有人向你們提起悲慘的哀歌, 譏刺說: 我們全然敗落了! 耶和華將我們的分轉歸別人, 何竟使這分離開我們? 他將我們的田地分給悖逆的人.

2:5 Therefore you will have no one casting a line by lot in the assembly of Yahweh.
所以在耶和華的會中, 你必沒有人拈鬮拉準繩.

2:6 “Do not preach!” they are preaching. They should not preach to these; disgrace will not overtake us.
他們(或譯: 假先知)說: 你們不可說預言; 不可向這些人說預言, 不住地羞辱我們.

2:7 Should this be said, O house of Jacob? Is the patience of Yahweh shortened? Are these his deeds? Are my words not pleasing to him who walks upright?
雅各家啊, 豈可說耶和華的心不忍耐嗎(或譯: 心腸狹窄嗎)? 這些事是他所行的嗎? 我─耶和華的言語豈不是與行動正直的人有益嗎?

2:8 But recently my people have risen up as an enemy; from before the cloak you strip off the robe from those passing by in confidence, returning from war.
然而, 近來我的民興起如仇敵, 從那些安然經過不願打仗之人身上剝去外衣.

2:9 You have driven out the women of my people from the houses of their pleasure. From their children you have taken away my glory forever.
你們將我民中的婦人從安樂家中趕出, 又將我的榮耀從她們的小孩子盡行奪去.

2:10 Arise and go, for this is no resting place, on account of uncleanness that destroys with painful destruction.
你們起來去吧! 這不是你們安息之所; 因為污穢使人(或譯: 地)毀滅, 而且大大毀滅.

2:11 If a man walks about in a spirit of deception and lies, saying “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” then he would be a preacher for this people!
若有人心存虛假, 用謊言說: 我要向你們預言得清酒和濃酒. 那人就必作這民的先知.

2:12 I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will surely gather together the remainder of Israel. I will set them like sheep of Bozrah. Like a herd in the midst of their pasture they will be in tumult from people.
雅各家啊, 我必要聚集你們, 必要招聚以色列剩下的人, 安置在一處, 如波斯拉的羊, 又如草場上的羊群; 因為人數眾多就必大大喧嘩.

2:13 The one who breaks out before them goes up; they break through and pass the gate, going out through it. Their king passes before them, Yahweh at their head.
開路的(或譯: 破城的)在他們前面上去; 他們直闖過城門, 從城門出去. 他們的王在前面行; 耶和華引導他們.

Micah - Chapter 3

3:1 And I said, “Listen, O heads of Jacob and leaders of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice?
我說: 雅各的首領, 以色列家的官長啊, 你們要聽! 你們不當知道公平嗎?

3:2 Those of you who are haters of good and lovers of evil, who tear their skin from them and their flesh from their bones,
你們惡善好惡, 從人身上剝皮, 從人骨頭上剔肉,

3:3 and who eat the flesh of my people, and strip their skin from them, and break their bones, and chop them like meat in the pot, and like flesh in the midst of a cooking pot.”
吃我民的肉, 剝他們的皮, 打折他們的骨頭, 分成塊子像要下鍋, 又像釜中的肉.

3:4 Then they will cry to Yahweh, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time, when they have made their deeds evil.
到了遭災的時候, 這些人必哀求耶和華, 他卻不應允他們. 那時他必照他們所行的惡事向他們掩面.

3:5 Thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who are leading my people astray, who are biting with their teeth and proclaim, “Peace,” but whoever puts nothing into their mouths they declare war against.
論到使我民走差路的先知─他們牙齒有所嚼的, 他們就呼喊說: 平安了! 凡不供給他們吃的, 他們就預備攻擊他(預備攻擊他: 或譯說必遭遇刀兵)─耶和華如此說:

3:6 Therefore it will be as night to you, without vision, and darkness to you, without divination. And the sun will set on the prophets, and the day will grow dark over them.
你們必遭遇黑夜, 以致不見異象; 又必遭遇幽暗, 以致不能占卜. 日頭必向你們沉落, 白晝變為黑暗.

3:7 Then the seers will be disgraced, and those practicing divination will be put to shame. All of them will cover their lips, for there is no reply from God.
先見必抱愧, 占卜的必蒙羞, 都必摀著嘴唇, 因為神不應允他們.

3:8 But I, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of Yahweh, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his rebellion, and to Israel his sin.
至於我, 我藉耶和華的靈, 滿有力量,公平,才能, 可以向雅各說明他的過犯, 向以色列指出他的罪惡.

3:9 Hear this, O rulers of the house of Jacob and leaders of the house of Israel, those detesting justice and perverting all that is right,
雅各家的首領,以色列家的官長啊, 當聽我的話! 你們厭惡公平, 在一切事上屈枉正直;

3:10 he who builds Zion with blood and Jerusalem with wickedness.
以人血建立錫安, 以罪孽建造耶路撒冷.

3:11 Its rulers judge for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money. But they lean on Yahweh, saying, “Is not Yahweh in our midst? Disaster will not come upon us.”
首領為賄賂行審判; 祭司為雇價施訓誨; 先知為銀錢行占卜. 他們卻倚賴耶和華, 說: 耶和華不是在我們中間嗎? 災禍必不臨到我們.

3:12 Therefore on account of you Zion will be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem will be a heap of rubble, and the temple mount as a high place in a forest.
所以因你們的緣故, 錫安必被耕種像一塊田, 耶路撒冷必變為亂堆; 這殿的山必像叢林的高處.

Micah - Chapter 4

4:1 And it will be that at the end of those days, the mountain of Yahweh will be established as the highest of the mountains, and it will be lifted up above the hills, and people will stream to it.
末後的日子, 耶和華殿的山必堅立, 超乎諸山, 高舉過於萬嶺; 萬民都要流歸這山.

4:2 And many nations will come and say, “Come! Let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, and to the temple of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways, and that we may walk in his paths,” for the law will go out from Zion, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.
必有許多國的民前往, 說: 來吧, 我們登耶和華的山, 奔雅各神的殿. 主必將他的道教訓我們; 我們也要行他的路. 因為訓誨必出於錫安; 耶和華的言語必出於耶路撒冷.

4:3 And he will judge between many peoples and will arbitrate for strong nations far away; and they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation will not lift up a sword against a nation, and they will no longer learn war.
他必在多國的民中施行審判, 為遠方強盛的國斷定是非. 他們要將刀打成犁頭, 把槍打成鐮刀. 這國不舉刀攻擊那國; 他們也不再學習戰事.

4:4 But they will sit, each under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the mouth of Yahweh of hosts has spoken.
人人都要坐在自己葡萄樹下和無花果樹下, 無人驚嚇. 這是萬軍之耶和華親口說的.

4:5 For all the nations walk, each in the name of its god, but we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God, forever and ever.
萬民各奉己神的名而行; 我們卻永永遠遠奉耶和華─我們神的名而行.

4:6 “In that day,” declares Yahweh, “I will assemble the one who limps, and I will gather the one who has been scattered, and those whom I have mistreated.
耶和華說: 到那日, 我必聚集瘸腿的, 招聚被趕出的和我所懲治的.

4:7 And I will make the one who limps a remnant, and the one driven far away a strong nation, and Yahweh will reign over them on Mount Zion from now to forever.
我必使瘸腿的為餘剩之民, 使趕到遠方的為強盛之民. 耶和華要在錫安山作王治理他們, 從今直到永遠.

4:8 And you, O Migdal-Eder, hill of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come, and the former dominion will come, the reign of the daughter of Jerusalem.
你這羊群的高臺,錫安城(原文是女子)的山哪, 從前的權柄─就是耶路撒冷民(原文是女子)的國權─必歸與你.

4:9 So then, why do you shout a loud shout? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished that pangs like a woman in labor have seized you?
現在你為何大聲哭號呢? 疼痛抓住你彷彿產難的婦人, 是因你中間沒有君王嗎? 你的謀士滅亡了嗎?

4:10 Writhe and groan, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will go forth from the city, and you will camp in the field; you will go to Babylon. There you will be rescued; there Yahweh will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
錫安的民(原文是女子)哪, 你要疼痛劬勞, 彷彿產難的婦人; 因為你必從城裡出來, 住在田野, 到巴比倫去. 在那裡要蒙解救; 在那裡耶和華必救贖你脫離仇敵的手.

4:11 And now, many nations are gathered against you who are saying, ‘Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.’
現在有許多國的民聚集攻擊你, 說: 願錫安被玷污! 願我們親眼見她遭報!

4:12 But they do not know the thoughts of Yahweh, and they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them as sheaves to his threshing floor.
他們卻不知道耶和華的意念, 也不明白他的籌劃. 他聚集他們, 好像把禾捆聚到禾場一樣.

4:13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion, for your horn I will make as iron and your hooves as bronze. And you will break many peoples in pieces, and their gain you will devote to destruction to Yahweh, and their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.”
錫安的民(原文是女子)哪, 起來踹穀吧! 我必使你的角成為鐵, 使你的蹄成為銅. 你必打碎多國的民, 將他們的財獻與耶和華, 將他們的貨獻與普天下的主.

Micah - Chapter 5

5:1 Now muster troops, O daughter of troops; a siege he puts against us. They strike the ruler of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
成群的民(原文是女子)哪, 現在你要聚集成隊; 因為仇敵圍攻我們, 要用杖擊打以色列審判者的臉.

5:2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you one will go out for me, to be ruler in Israel; and his origins are from of old, from ancient days.
伯利恆的以法他啊, 你在猶大諸城中為小, 將來必有一位從你那裡出來, 在以色列中為我作掌權的; 他的根源從亙古, 從太初就有.

5:3 Therefore he will give them up until the time of she who is with child has given birth. And the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.
耶和華必將以色列人交付敵人, 直等那生產的婦人生下子來. 那時掌權者(原文是他)其餘的弟兄必歸到以色列人那裡.

5:4 And he will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of Yahweh, in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God. And they will live, for now he will be great unto the ends of the earth.
他必起來, 倚靠耶和華的大能, 並耶和華─他神之名的威嚴, 牧養他的羊群. 他們要安然居住; 因為他必日見尊大, 直到地極.

5:5 And this one will be peace. As for the Assyrian, when he comes into our land and when he treads on our fortresses, then we will raise up against him seven shepherds and eight leaders of men.
這位必作我們的平安. 當亞述人進入我們的地境, 踐踏宮殿的時候, 我們就立起七個牧者, 八個首領攻擊他.

5:6 And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod at its entrances. And he will rescue us from the Assyrian when he comes into our land, and when they tread upon our border.
他們必用刀劍毀壞亞述地和寧錄地的關口. 亞述人進入我們的地境踐踏的時候, 他必拯救我們.

5:7 And the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many nations, like dew from Yahweh, like showers upon the grass which does not wait for a man, nor delays for the children of humankind.
雅各餘剩的人必在多國的民中, 如從耶和華那裡降下的露水, 又如甘霖降在草上; 不仗賴人力, 也不等候世人之功.

5:8 And the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the wild animals of the forest, like a young lion among the herds of sheep which, when it passes through and treads down and tears in pieces, there is none who can deliver.
雅各餘剩的人必在多國多民中, 如林間百獸中的獅子, 又如少壯獅子在羊群中. 他若經過就必踐踏撕裂, 無人搭救.

5:9 Your hand will be lifted high over your enemies, and all your foes will be cut off.
願你的手舉起, 高過敵人! 願你的仇敵都被剪除!

5:10 “And it will happen that in that day,” declares Yahweh, “then I will cut off your horses from among you, and I will destroy your chariots.
耶和華說: 到那日, 我必從你中間剪除馬匹, 毀壞車輛,

5:11 And I will cut off the cities of your land, and I will demolish all your fortifications.
也必從你國中除滅城邑, 拆毀一切的保障,

5:12 And I will cut off sorceries from your hand, and you will not have soothsayers.
又必除掉你手中的邪術; 你那裡也不再有占卜的.

5:13 And I will cut off your idols and your stone pillars from among you, and you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands.
我必從你中間除滅雕刻的偶像和柱像, 你就不再跪拜自己手所造的.

5:14 And I will uproot your Asherahs from among you, and I will destroy your cities.
我必從你中間拔出木偶, 又毀滅你的城邑.

5:15 And in anger and in wrath I will execute vengeance on the nations who did not obey.”
我也必在怒氣和忿怒中向那不聽從的列國施報.

Micah - Chapter 6

6:1 Hear now what Yahweh says: “Arise! Plead your case with the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.”
以色列人哪, 當聽耶和華的話! 要起來向山嶺爭辯, 使岡陵聽你的話.

6:2 Hear, O mountains, the indictment of Yahweh, and you eternal foundations of the earth, for Yahweh has an indictment against his people, and against Israel he contends.
山嶺和地永久的根基啊, 要聽耶和華爭辯的話! 因為耶和華要與他的百姓爭辯, 與以色列爭論.

6:3 “O my people, what have I done to you, and how have I wearied you? Answer me!
我的百姓啊, 我向你做了甚麼呢? 我在甚麼事上使你厭煩? 你可以對我證明.

6:4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and from the house of slavery I redeemed you. And I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam before you.
我曾將你從埃及地領出來, 從作奴僕之家救贖你; 我也差遣摩西,亞倫, 和米利暗在你前面行.

6:5 O my people, remember what Balak the king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you might know the righteous acts of Yahweh.”
我的百姓啊, 你們當追念摩押王巴勒所設的謀和比珥的兒子巴蘭回答他的話, 並你們從什亭到吉甲所遇見的事, 好使你們知道耶和華公義的作為.

6:6 With what shall I approach Yahweh, and bow down to God on high? Shall I approach him with burnt offerings, with bull calves a year old?
我朝見耶和華, 在至高神面前跪拜, 當獻上甚麼呢? 豈可獻一歲的牛犢為燔祭嗎?

6:7 Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams, with myriads of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
耶和華豈喜悅千千的公羊, 或是萬萬的油河嗎? 我豈可為自己的罪過獻我的長子嗎? 為心中的罪惡獻我身所生的嗎?

6:8 He has told you, O mortal, what is good, and what does Yahweh ask from you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
世人哪, 耶和華已指示你何為善. 他向你所要的是甚麼呢? 只要你行公義, 好憐憫, 存謙卑的心, 與你的神同行.

6:9 The voice of Yahweh calls to the city (it is sound judgment to fear your name): “Hear, O staff! Now who has appointed it?
耶和華向這城呼叫, 智慧人必敬畏他的名. 你們當聽是誰派定刑杖的懲罰.

6:10 Is there any longer a man in the house of the wicked treasures of wickedness, and the ephah of scarcity which is accursed?
惡人家中不仍有非義之財和可惡的小升斗嗎?

6:11 Shall I regard as pure the one with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
我若用不公道的天平和囊中詭詐的法碼, 豈可算為清潔呢?

6:12 Because her rich are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
城裡的富戶滿行強暴; 其中的居民也說謊言, 口中的舌頭是詭詐的.

6:13 And I also have made you sick by striking you down, making you desolate because of your sins.
因此, 我擊打你, 使你的傷痕甚重, 使你因你的罪惡荒涼.

6:14 You yourself will eat but not be satisfied; your hunger will be in your midst, and you will put away, but you will not save, and what you save I will hand over to the sword.
你要吃, 卻吃不飽; 你的虛弱必顯在你中間. 你必挪去, 卻不得救護; 所救護的, 我必交給刀劍.

6:15 You yourself will sow, but you will not reap; you will tread olives, but you will not anoint yourself with oil; you will tread grapes, but you will not drink wine.
你必撒種, 卻不得收割; 踹橄欖, 卻不得油抹身; 踹葡萄, 卻不得酒喝.

6:16 For you have observed the regulations of Omri and all the works of the house of Ahab. And you have walked in their counsels, so that I am making you a desolation and your inhabitants an object of scorn. So you will bear the scorn of my people.
因為你守暗利的惡規, 行亞哈家一切所行的, 順從他們的計謀; 因此, 我必使你荒涼, 使你的居民令人嗤笑, 你們也必擔當我民的羞辱.

Micah - Chapter 7

7:1 Woe is me! For I have become like the gatherings of summer, like the gleanings of the grape harvest, when there is no cluster of grapes to eat or early ripened fruit that my soul desires.
哀哉! 我(或譯: 以色列)好像夏天的果子已被收盡, 又像摘了葡萄所剩下的, 沒有一掛可吃的; 我心羨慕初熟的無花果.

7:2 The faithful person has perished from the land, and there is none who is upright among humankind. All of them lie in wait; each hunts his brother with a net.
地上虔誠人滅盡; 世間沒有正直人; 各人埋伏, 要殺人流血, 都用網羅獵取弟兄.

7:3 Their hands are upon evil, to do it well; the official and the judge ask for the bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; and they weave it together.
他們雙手作惡; 君王徇情面, 審判官要賄賂; 位分大的吐出惡意, 都彼此結聯行惡.

7:4 The best of them is like a brier; the most upright worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchman, your punishment, has come; now their confusion will come.
他們最好的, 不過是蒺藜; 最正直的, 不過是荊棘籬笆. 你守望者說, 降罰的日子已經來到. 他們必擾亂不安.

7:5 Do not put faith in a friend; put no trust in a close friend. Guard the doorways of your mouth from the one who lies in your lap.
不要倚賴鄰舍; 不要信靠密友. 要守住你的口; 不要向你懷中的妻提說.

7:6 For a son treats a father with contempt; a daughter rises up against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; the enemies of a man are the men of his own house.
因為, 兒子藐視父親; 女兒抗拒母親; 媳婦抗拒婆婆; 人的仇敵就是自己家裡的人.

7:7 But as for me, I will look to Yahweh; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
至於我, 我要仰望耶和華, 要等候那救我的神; 我的神必應允我.

7:8 You should not rejoice over me, O my enemy! When I fall I will stand up; when I sit in darkness Yahweh will be a light for me.
我的仇敵啊, 不要向我誇耀. 我雖跌倒, 卻要起來; 我雖坐在黑暗裡, 耶和華卻作我的光.

7:9 I will bear the rage of Yahweh, for I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes my justice. He will bring me out to the light; I will see his righteousness.
我要忍受耶和華的惱怒; 因我得罪了他, 直等他為我辨屈, 為我伸冤. 他必領我到光明中; 我必得見他的公義.

7:10 Then my enemy will see, and shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is Yahweh your God?” My eyes will look upon her; now she will become a trampling place, like mud in the streets.
那時我的仇敵, 就是曾對我說“耶和華─你神在哪裡”的, 他一看見這事就被羞愧遮蓋. 我必親眼見他遭報; 他必被踐踏, 如同街上的泥土.

7:11 A day for building your walls; on that day he will extend your boundary.
以色列啊, 日子必到, 你的牆垣必重修; 到那日, 你的境界必開展(或譯: 命令必傳到遠方).

7:12 On that day he will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt to the River, and from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.
當那日, 人必從亞述, 從埃及的城邑, 從埃及到大河, 從這海到那海, 從這山到那山, 都歸到你這裡.

7:13 But the earth will be a desolation because of its inhabitants, for the fruit of their deeds.
然而, 這地因居民的緣故, 又因他們行事的結果, 必然荒涼.

7:14 Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, those dwelling alone in a forest in the midst of Carmel. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
求耶和華在迦密山的樹林中, 用你的杖牧放你獨居的民, 就是你產業的羊群. 求你容他們在巴珊和基列得食物, 像古時一樣.

7:15 As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt I will show him wondrous things.
耶和華說: 我要把奇事顯給他們看, 好像出埃及地的時候一樣.

7:16 The nations will see and be ashamed because of all their might. They will lay the hand on the mouth; their ears will be deaf.
列國看見這事就必為自己的勢力慚愧; 他們必用手摀口, 掩耳不聽.

7:17 They will lick the dust like the serpent, like the crawling things of the earth. They will come trembling from their strongholds to Yahweh our God. Let them fear and be afraid of you.
他們必舔土如蛇, 又如土中腹行的物, 戰戰兢兢地出他們的營寨. 他們必戰懼投降耶和華, 也必因我們的神而懼怕.

7:18 Who is a God like you, forgiving sin and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, for he delights in loyal love.
神啊, 有何神像你, 赦免罪孽, 饒恕你產業之餘民的罪過, 不永遠懷怒, 喜愛施恩?

7:19 He will again have compassion on us; he will trample our iniquities. And you will hurl all their sins in the depths of the sea.
必再憐憫我們, 將我們的罪孽踏在腳下, 又將我們的一切罪投於深海.

7:20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob, and loyal love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our ancestors from the days of old.
你必按古時起誓應許我們列祖的話, 向雅各發誠實, 向亞伯拉罕施慈愛.

Nahum (那鴻書)

Nahum - Chapter 1

1:1 The oracle concerning Nineveh— the scroll of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:
論尼尼微的默示, 就是伊勒歌斯人那鴻所得的默示.

1:2 Yahweh is a jealous God and avenging; Yahweh is avenging and full of wrath. Yahweh takes vengeance against his enemies; he rages against his adversaries.
耶和華是忌邪施報的神. 耶和華施報大有忿怒; 向他的敵人施報, 向他的仇敵懷怒.

1:3 Yahweh is slow to anger but great in power; he will certainly not allow the guilty to go unpunished. He marches in storm wind and in gale; storm clouds are the dust of his feet.
耶和華不輕易發怒, 大有能力, 萬不以有罪的為無罪. 他乘旋風和暴風而來, 雲彩為他腳下的塵土.

1:4 He rebukes the sea and he dries up the rivers; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; the blossom of Lebanon languishes.
他斥責海, 使海乾了, 使一切江河乾涸. 巴珊和迦密的樹林衰殘; 黎巴嫩的花草也衰殘了.

1:5 Mountains quake before him; the hills shake apart. The earth heaves before him— the world and all her inhabitants.
大山因他震動; 小山也都消化. 大地在他面前突起; 世界和住在其間的也都如此.

1:6 His indignation—who can stand before it? Who can endure his fierce anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; rocks are shattered before him.
他發忿恨, 誰能立得住呢? 他發烈怒, 誰能當得起呢? 他的忿怒如火傾倒; 磐石因他崩裂.

1:7 Yahweh is good—a refuge in the day of distress; he knows those who take refuge in him.
耶和華本為善, 在患難的日子為人的保障, 並且認得那些投靠他的人.

1:8 But with a rushing torrent he will bring Nineveh to an end; he will chase his enemies into darkness.
但他必以漲溢的洪水淹沒尼尼微, 又驅逐仇敵進入黑暗.

1:9 What do you plot against Yahweh? He will completely destroy it; trouble will not rise up a second time!
尼尼微人哪, 設何謀攻擊耶和華呢? 他必將你們滅絕淨盡; 災難不再興起.

1:10 For like entangled thorns, and like their drink which is drunk, they will be consumed like fully dry chaff.
你們像叢雜的荊棘, 像喝醉了的人, 又如枯乾的碎秸全然燒滅.

1:11 From you goes out one who plots evil against Yahweh, one who plans wickedness.
有一人從你那裡出來, 圖謀邪惡, 設惡計攻擊耶和華.

1:12 Yahweh says this: “Even though they are powerful and likewise many, even so they will be cut off and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no longer.
耶和華如此說: 尼尼微雖然勢力充足, 人數繁多, 也被剪除, 歸於無有. 猶大啊, 我雖然使你受苦, 卻不再使你受苦.

1:13 And now, I will break his yoke from upon you; I will snap your bonds.”
現在我必從你頸項上折斷他的軛, 扭開他的繩索.

1:14 Yahweh has commanded concerning you: “Your name will no longer be sown. I will cut off the idols and images from the temple of your gods; I will send you to the grave because you are worthless.”
耶和華已經出令, 指著尼尼微說: 你名下的人必不留後; 我必從你神的廟中除滅雕刻的偶像和鑄造的偶像; 我必因你鄙陋, 使你歸於墳墓.

1:15 Look! On the mountains! The feet of the one who brings good tidings, the one who proclaims peace! “Celebrate a festival, O Judah, Fulfill your vows! For he will not invade you again; the wicked one is cut off completely!”
看哪, 有報好信傳平安之人的腳登山, 說: 猶大啊, 可以守你的節期, 還你所許的願吧! 因為那惡人不再從你中間經過, 他已滅絕淨盡了.

Nahum - Chapter 2

2:1 One who shatters has come up against you! Guard the fortification! Watch the road! Gird your loins! Muster all your strength!
尼尼微啊, 那打碎邦國的上來攻擊你. 你要看守保障, 謹防道路, 使腰強壯, 大大勉力.

2:2 For Yahweh will restore the majesty of Jacob like the majesty of Israel; for ravagers have ravaged them and ruined their branches.
(耶和華復興雅各的榮華, 好像以色列的榮華一樣; 因為使地空虛的, 已經使雅各和以色列空虛, 將他們的葡萄枝毀壞了. )

2:3 The shields of his warriors are dyed red; The powerful men are dressed in scarlet. The metal of the chariots shines like fire on the day of battle, and their spears quiver.
他勇士的盾牌是紅的, 精兵都穿朱紅衣服. 在他預備爭戰的日子, 戰車上的鋼鐵閃爍如火, 柏木把的槍也掄起來了.

2:4 The chariots race madly through the streets; they rush back and forth in the public squares. Their appearance like lightning bolts, they dart about like flashes of lightning.
車輛在街上(或譯: 城外)急行, 在寬闊處奔來奔去, 形狀如火把, 飛跑如閃電.

2:5 He calls his officers; they stumble as they march; they rush to her wall; they set the covering in place.
尼尼微王招聚他的貴冑; 他們步行絆跌, 速上城牆, 預備擋牌.

2:6 The gates of the river are opened; the palace trembles.
河閘開放, 宮殿沖沒.

2:7 Her goddess is taken out and taken into exile; her maidservants moan like doves; they beat on their breasts.
王后蒙羞, 被人擄去; 宮女搥胸, 哀鳴如鴿. 此乃命定之事.

2:8 Nineveh is like a pool of water without its water. As they flee, she cries, “Stop! Stop!” But there is no one who turns back.
尼尼微自古以來充滿人民, 如同聚水的池子; 現在居民卻都逃跑. 雖有人呼喊說: 站住! 站住! 卻無人回顧.

2:9 Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! There is no end to the spoils, an abundance of everything one could want!
你們搶掠金銀吧! 因為所積蓄的無窮, 華美的寶器無數.

2:10 Emptiness and plundering and devastation! Their hearts faint and their knees tremble, All their loins shake and all their faces turn pale.
尼尼微現在空虛荒涼, 人心消化, 雙膝相碰, 腰都疼痛, 臉都變色.

2:11 Where now is the den of the lions and the cave of the fierce lions? There the lioness, the cub, and the lion once prowled, and no one disturbed them.
獅子的洞和少壯獅子餵養之處在哪裡呢? 公獅母獅小獅遊行,無人驚嚇之地在哪裡呢?

2:12 The lion tore apart enough prey for his cubs, he strangled prey for his lioness; he filled his lair with prey and his den with mangled carcass.
公獅為小獅撕碎許多食物, 為母獅掐死活物, 把撕碎的,掐死的充滿牠的洞穴.

2:13 “Look! I am against you!” declares Yahweh of hosts. “I will burn her chariots with fire; the sword will devour fierce lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth; the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”
萬軍之耶和華說: “我與你為敵, 必將你的車輛焚燒成煙, 刀劍也必吞滅你的少壯獅子. 我必從地上除滅你所撕碎的, 你使者的聲音必不再聽見. ”

Nahum - Chapter 3

3:1 Woe to the city that has shed much blood! She is a deceiver, She is filled with plunder, She has hoarded her spoils of war.
禍哉! 這流人血的城, 充滿謊詐和強暴─搶奪的事總不止息.

3:2 The crack of the whip! The rumbling of the chariot wheel! The galloping of the horse! The racing of the chariot!
鞭聲響亮, 車輪轟轟, 馬匹踢跳, 車輛奔騰,

3:3 Chariots charge! Swords flash! Spears glitter! Many corpses are piled high! There is no end to the slain! They stumble over their dead!
馬兵爭先, 刀劍發光, 槍矛閃爍, 被殺的甚多, 屍首成了大堆, 屍骸無數, 人碰著而跌倒,

3:4 “Because of the many idolatries of the prostitute, the beautiful charm of a mistress of witchcraft, she who enslaves nations by her harlotries, and peoples by her sorceries,
都因那美貌的妓女多有淫行, 慣行邪術, 藉淫行誘惑列國, 用邪術誘惑(原文是賣)多族.

3:5 “Look! I am against you!” declaresYahweh. “I will strip up your skirts over your face; I will let nations look at your nakedness and your shame.
萬軍之耶和華說: 我與你為敵; 我必揭起你的衣襟, 蒙在你臉上, 使列國看見你的赤體, 使列邦觀看你的醜陋.

3:6 “I will throw filth upon you, I will treat you with contempt, I will make you a spectacle.
我必將可憎污穢之物拋在你身上, 辱沒你, 為眾目所觀.

3:7 “And it will be that everyone who sees you will flee from you, And they will say, ‘Nineveh is destroyed!’ Who will mourn for her? From whence shall I seek comforters for you?”
凡看見你的, 都必逃跑離開你, 說: 尼尼微荒涼了! 有誰為你悲傷呢? 我何處尋得安慰你的人呢?

3:8 Are you better than Thebes? She who sits at the Nile, surrounded by her waters, her rampart was the sea and water was her wall.
你豈比挪亞們強呢? 挪亞們坐落在眾河之間, 周圍有水; 海(指尼羅河)作她的濠溝, 又作她的城牆.

3:9 Cush was her strength, Egypt without end; Put and Libya were among your allies.
古實和埃及是她無窮的力量; 弗人和路比族是她的幫手.

3:10 Yet she went into captivity as an exile; her children were dashed to pieces at the head of the streets; they cast lots for all of her nobles; all of her dignitaries were bound with chains.
但她被遷移, 被擄去; 她的嬰孩在各市口上也被摔死. 人為她的尊貴人拈鬮; 她所有的大人都被鍊子鎖著.

3:11 You also will behave like a drunkard; You also will hide yourself; You also will seek refuge from the enemy.
你也必喝醉, 必被埋藏, 並因仇敵的緣故尋求避難所.

3:12 All of your fortifications are like fig trees with ripe firstfruits— if they are shaken, they will fall into the mouth of the eater.
你一切保障必像無花果樹上初熟的無花果, 若一搖撼就落在想吃之人的口中.

3:13 Look! Your troops are like women in your midst. The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire will consume the bars of your gates.
你地上的人民如同婦女; 你國中的關口向仇敵敞開; 你的門閂被火焚燒.

3:14 Draw water for a siege! Strengthen your fortifications! Go to the mud pit! Trample the clay! Grasp the brick mold!
你要打水預備受困; 要堅固你的保障, 踹土和泥, 修補磚窯.

3:15 There fire will consume you; the sword will cut you off. It will consume you like the locust. Multiply yourself like the locust! Multiply yourself like the grasshopper!
在那裡, 火必燒滅你; 刀必殺戮你, 吞滅你如同蝻子. 任你加增人數多如蝻子, 多如蝗蟲吧!

3:16 You have increased your merchants more than the stars of heaven; like the locust they will shed their skin and fly away.
你增添商賈, 多過天上的星; 蝻子吃盡而去.

3:17 Your officials are like locusts; your commanders are like a swarm of locusts. They encamp on the walls on a cold day; when the sun rises, they fly away— no one knows where they have gone.
你的首領多如蝗蟲; 你的軍長彷彿成群的螞蚱, 天涼的時候齊落在籬笆上, 日頭一出便都飛去, 人不知道落在何處.

3:18 Your shepherds are sleeping, O king of Assyria! Your nobles slumber. Your people are scattered on the mountains; no one can gather them.
亞述王啊, 你的牧人睡覺; 你的貴冑安歇; 你的人民散在山間, 無人招聚.

3:19 There is no healing for your wound; your injury is fatal. All who hear the report of you will clap their hands for joy concerning you, For who has not suffered at the hands of your endless cruelty?
你的損傷無法醫治; 你的傷痕極其重大. 凡聽你信息的必都因此向你拍掌. 你所行的惡誰沒有時常遭遇呢?

Habakkuk (哈巴谷書)

Habakkuk - Chapter 1

1:1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.
先知哈巴谷所得的默示.

1:2 O Yahweh, how long shall I cry for help and you will not listen? How long will I cry out to you, “Violence!” and you will not save?
他說: 耶和華啊! 我呼求你, 你不應允, 要到幾時呢? 我因強暴哀求你, 你還不拯救.

1:3 Why do you cause me to see evil while you look at trouble? Destruction and violence happen before me; contention and strife arise.
你為何使我看見罪孽? 你為何看著奸惡而不理呢? 毀滅和強暴在我面前, 又起了爭端和相鬥的事.

1:4 Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice does not go forth perpetually. For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.
因此律法放鬆, 公理也不顯明; 惡人圍困義人, 所以公理顯然顛倒.

1:5 “Look among the nations and see; be astonished and astounded. For a work is about to be done in your days that you will not believe if it is told.
耶和華說: 你們要向列國中觀看, 大大驚奇; 因為在你們的時候, 我行一件事, 雖有人告訴你們, 你們總是不信.

1:6 For look! I am raising up the Chaldeans, the bitter and impetuous nation, the one who walks through the spacious places of earth to take possession of dwellings not belonging to it.
我必興起迦勒底人, 就是那殘忍暴躁之民, 通行遍地, 佔據那不屬自己的住處.

1:7 They are dreadful and awesome; their justice and their dignity proceed from themselves.
他威武可畏, 判斷和勢力都任意發出.

1:8 Their horses are more swift than leopards; they are more menacing than wolves at dusk. Their horsemen gallop; their horsemen come from afar; they fly like an eagle that is swift to devour.
他的馬比豹更快, 比晚上的豺狼更猛. 馬兵踴躍爭先, 都從遠方而來; 他們飛跑如鷹抓食,

1:9 All of them come for violence, their faces pressing forward. They gather captives like the sand.
都為行強暴而來, 定住臉面向前, 將擄掠的人聚集, 多如塵沙.

1:10 And they themselves scoff at kings and rulers are a joke to them. They laugh at every fortification, and they heap up earth and take it.
他們譏誚君王, 笑話首領, 嗤笑一切保障, 築壘攻取.

1:11 Then they sweep like the wind and pass on; they become guilty, whose might is their god!”
他以自己的勢力為神, 像風猛然掃過, 顯為有罪.

1:12 Are you not from of old, O Yahweh my God, my Holy One? You shall not die. O Yahweh, you have marked them for judgment; O Rock, you have established them for reproof.
耶和華─我的神, 我的聖者啊, 你不是從亙古而有嗎? 我們必不致死. 耶和華啊, 你派定他為要刑罰人; 磐石啊, 你設立他為要懲治人.

1:13 Your eyes are too pure to see evil, and you are not able to look at wrongdoing. Why do you look at the treacherous? Why are you silent when the wicked swallows up someone more righteous than him?
你眼目清潔, 不看邪僻, 不看奸惡; 行詭詐的, 你為何看著不理呢? 惡人吞滅比自己公義的, 你為何靜默不語呢?

1:14 You make humankind like fish of the sea, like crawling creatures that have no ruler among them.
你為何使人如海中的魚, 又如沒有管轄的爬物呢?

1:15 He brings up all of them with a fishhook; he drags them up with a fishnet; he gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore, he rejoices and exults.
他用鉤鉤住, 用網捕獲, 用拉網聚集他們; 因此, 他歡喜快樂,

1:16 Therefore he sacrifices to his fishnet and makes offerings to his dragnet, for by them he makes a good living and his food is rich.
就向網獻祭, 向網燒香, 因他由此得肥美的分和富裕的食物.

1:17 Will he therefore empty his fishnet and continually kill nations without showing mercy?
他豈可屢次倒空網羅, 將列國的人時常殺戮, 毫不顧惜呢?

Habakkuk - Chapter 2

2:1 I will stand at my post, and station myself on the rampart. And I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint.
我要站在守望所, 立在望樓上觀看, 看耶和華對我說甚麼話, 我可用甚麼話向他訴冤(向他訴冤: 或譯回答所疑問的).

2:2 Then Yahweh answered me and said, “Write the vision and make it plain on the tablet so that it might be read quickly.
他對我說: 將這默示明明地寫在版上, 使讀的人容易讀(或譯: 隨跑隨讀).

2:3 For there is yet a vision for the appointed time; it will give witness to the end, and it will not lie. If it tarries, wait for it, for it will surely come and not delay.
因為這默示有一定的日期, 快要應驗, 並不虛謊. 雖然遲延, 還要等候; 因為必然臨到, 不再遲延.

2:4 Look! His spirit within him is puffed up; it is not upright. But the righteous shall live by his faithfulness.
迦勒底人自高自大, 心不正直; 惟義人因信得生.

2:5 How much less the defiant; the arrogant, treacherous man? He who broadens his throat like Sheol, and who, like death, is not satisfied, and who gathers to himself all the nations, and harvested for himself all the peoples, will not succeed.
迦勒底人因酒詭詐, 狂傲, 不住在家中, 擴充心欲, 好像陰間. 他如死不能知足, 聚集萬國, 堆積萬民都歸自己.

2:6 Shall not all of these take up a taunt against him, with ridicule and riddles against him, saying, ‘Woe to him who heaps up what is not his’? For how long? And, ‘Woe to him who makes himself heavy with pledges’?
這些國的民豈不都要提起詩歌並俗語譏刺他說: 禍哉! 迦勒底人, 你增添不屬自己的財物, 多多取人的當頭, 要到幾時為止呢?

2:7 Will not your creditors suddenly rise up and awaken those who make you tremble? Then you shall be as plunder for them.
咬傷你的豈不忽然起來, 擾害你的豈不興起, 你就作他們的擄物嗎?

2:8 Because you plundered many nations, all the remaining nations will plunder you on account of the blood of humanity and violence against the land, and against cities and all who live in them.
因你搶奪許多的國, 殺人流血, 向國內的城並城中一切居民施行強暴, 所以各國剩下的民都必搶奪你.

2:9 Woe to him who obtains profit from evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be saved from the hand of misfortune!
為本家積蓄不義之財,在高處搭窩,指望免災的有禍了!

2:10 You have plotted shame for your house, cutting off many peoples and sinning against your life.
你圖謀剪除多國的民, 犯了罪, 使你的家蒙羞, 自害己命.

2:11 For the stone will cry out from the wall, and the plaster from the wood will answer it.
牆裡的石頭必呼叫; 房內的棟樑必應聲.

2:12 Woe to him who builds a city by bloodguilt, and who founds a city by wickedness!
以人血建城,以罪孽立邑的有禍了!

2:13 Look! Is it not from Yahweh of hosts that people labor for mere fire, and nations exhaust themselves for mere vanity?
眾民所勞碌得來的被火焚燒, 列國由勞乏而得的歸於虛空, 不都是出於萬軍之耶和華嗎?

2:14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, like the waters covering the sea.
認識耶和華榮耀的知識要充滿遍地, 好像水充滿洋海一般.

2:15 Woe to him who gives a drink to his neighbors, pouring out your wrath and also making them drunk in order to see their nakedness!
給人酒喝,又加上毒物,使他喝醉,好看見他下體的有禍了!

2:16 You will be sated with shame rather than glory. Drink also yourself, and expose yourself! The cup of the right hand of Yahweh will come around upon you and disgrace upon your glory.
你滿受羞辱, 不得榮耀; 你也喝吧, 顯出是未受割禮的! 耶和華右手的杯必傳到你那裡; 你的榮耀就變為大大地羞辱.

2:17 For the violence of Lebanon will cover you, and the destruction of wild animals will shatter them on account of the blood of humanity, and the violence against the land, against a city and all the inhabitants in it.
你向黎巴嫩行強暴與殘害驚嚇野獸的事必遮蓋你; 因你殺人流血, 向國內的城並城中一切居民施行強暴.

2:18 What value is an idol when its carver has fashioned it, a molten idol, a teacher of lies? For he who fashioned his creation trusts in it, though making mute idols!
雕刻的偶像, 人將它刻出來, 有甚麼益處呢? 鑄造的偶像就是虛謊的師傅. 製造者倚靠這啞巴偶像有甚麼益處呢?

2:19 Woe to him who says to the wood, ‘Wake up!’ And to a lifeless stone, ‘Arise!’ Can he teach? Look, it is covered with gold and silver, and there is no breath within it.
對木偶說: 醒起! 對啞巴石像說: 起來! 那人有禍了! 這個還能教訓人嗎? 看哪, 是包裹金銀的, 其中毫無氣息.

2:20 But Yahweh is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him.”
惟耶和華在他的聖殿中; 全地的人都當在他面前肅敬靜默.

Habakkuk - Chapter 3

3:1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.
先知哈巴谷的禱告, 調用流離歌.

3:2 O Yahweh, I have heard the report of you; O Yahweh, I stand in awe of your works. In the midst of the years, revive it! In the midst of the years, make it known! In wrath, may you remember to show compassion.
耶和華啊, 我聽見你的名聲(或譯: 言語)就懼怕. 耶和華啊, 求你在這些年間復興你的作為, 在這些年間顯明出來; 在發怒的時候以憐憫為念.

3:3 God came from Teman; the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His splendor covers the heavens, and his praise fills the earth.
神從提幔而來; 聖者從巴蘭山臨到. (細拉)他的榮光遮蔽諸天; 頌讚充滿大地.

3:4 And his brightness was like the light; flashing rays came from his hand for him; And there is the covering of his strength.
他的輝煌如同日光; 從他手裡射出光線, 在其中藏著他的能力.

3:5 Before him went Disease, and Pestilence went out at his feet.
在他前面有瘟疫流行; 在他腳下有熱症發出.

3:6 He stood and measured the earth; he looked and made the nations tremble. Then the mountains of old were shattered; the hills of old collapsed. The ways of old belong to him.
他站立, 量了大地(或譯: 使地震動), 觀看, 趕散萬民. 永久的山崩裂; 長存的嶺塌陷; 他的作為與古時一樣.

3:7 Under affliction I saw the tents of Cushan; the tent curtains of the land of Midian trembled.
我見古珊的帳棚遭難, 米甸的幔子戰兢.

3:8 Was the anger of Yahweh against the rivers? Was your wrath against the rivers, or your fury against the sea, when you mounted upon your horses, upon your victory chariot?
耶和華啊, 你乘在馬上, 坐在得勝的車上, 豈是不喜悅江河,向江河發怒氣,向洋海發憤恨嗎?

3:9 You laid bare the nakedness of your bow, swearing oaths with the arrows of your word. You split the earth with rivers.
你的弓全然顯露, 向眾支派所起的誓都是可信的. (細拉)你以江河分開大地.

3:10 When the mountains saw you they writhed; a torrent of waters swept by; the deep gave its voice; it raised its hands on high.
山嶺見你, 無不戰懼; 大水氾濫過去, 深淵發聲, 洶湧翻騰(原文是向上舉手).

3:11 Sun and moon stood still in their place; at the light of your arrows they moved about; at the gleam of the flashing of your spear.
因你的箭射出發光, 你的槍閃出光耀, 日月都在本宮停住.

3:12 In fury you marched through the earth; in anger you trampled the nations.
你發忿恨通行大地, 發怒氣責打列國, 如同打糧.

3:13 You went forth for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of wickedness, laying bare from the foundation to the top.
你出來要拯救你的百姓, 拯救你的受膏者, 打破惡人家長的頭, 露出他的腳(原文是根基), 直到頸項. (細拉)

3:14 You pierced the head of his warriors with his own arrows; they came like a whirlwind to scatter me, their exultation like one who devours the afflicted in ambush.
你用敵人的戈矛刺透他戰士的頭; 他們來如旋風, 要將我們分散. 他們所喜愛的是暗中吞吃貧民.

3:15 You trampled upon the sea with your horses, the churning of many waters.
你乘馬踐踏紅海, 就是踐踏洶湧的大水.

3:16 I hear and my stomach shakes; my lips quiver at the sound; infection enters my bones; that which is beneath me trembles; I wait quietly for the day of trouble to come upon the people attacking us.
我聽見耶和華的聲音, 身體戰兢, 嘴唇發顫, 骨中朽爛; 我在所立之處戰兢. 我只可安靜等候災難之日臨到, 犯境之民上來.

3:17 Though the fig tree does not blossom, nor there be fruit on the vines; the yield of the olive tree fails, and the cultivated fields do not yield food; the flock is cut off from the animal pen, and there is no cattle in the stalls,
雖然無花果樹不發旺, 葡萄樹不結果, 橄欖樹也不效力, 田地不出糧食, 圈中絕了羊, 棚內也沒有牛;

3:18 Yet I will rejoice in Yahweh; I will exult in the God of my salvation.
然而, 我要因耶和華歡欣, 因救我的神喜樂.

3:19 Yahweh, my Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer; he causes me to walk on my high places. To the choirmaster with stringed instruments.
主耶和華是我的力量; 他使我的腳快如母鹿的蹄, 又使我穩行在高處. 這歌交與伶長, 用絲弦的樂器.

Zephaniah (西番雅書)

Zephaniah - Chapter 1

1:1 The word of Yahweh that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.
當猶大王亞們的兒子約西亞在位的時候, 耶和華的話臨到希西家的玄孫, 亞瑪利雅的曾孫, 基大利的孫子, 古示的兒子西番雅.

1:2 “I will surely destroy everything from the face of the earth”—a declaration of Yahweh.
耶和華說: 我必從地上除滅萬類.

1:3 “I will destroy humanity and beast; I will destroy the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked. And I will cut off humankind from the face of the earth”—a declaration of Yahweh.
我必除滅人和牲畜, 與空中的鳥,海裡的魚, 以及絆腳石和惡人; 我必將人從地上剪除. 這是耶和華說的.

1:4 “And I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal, and the name of idolatrous priests with the priests,
我必伸手攻擊猶大和耶路撒冷的一切居民, 也必從這地方剪除所剩下的巴力, 並基瑪林的名和祭司,

1:5 and those who bow down on the rooftops to the host of heaven, and those who bow down, swearing to Yahweh but also swearing by Milkom,
與那些在房頂上敬拜天上萬象的, 並那些敬拜耶和華指著他起誓, 又指著瑪勒堪起誓的,

1:6 and those who turned back from following Yahweh, and who did not seek Yahweh, and did not inquire of him.”
與那些轉去不跟從耶和華的, 和不尋求耶和華也不訪問他的.

1:7 Be silent before the Lord Yahweh, for the day of Yahweh draws near, for Yahweh has provided a sacrifice and has consecrated his guests.
你要在主耶和華面前靜默無聲, 因為耶和華的日子快到. 耶和華已經預備祭物, 將他的客分別為聖.

1:8 And it shall be that on the day of the sacrifice of Yahweh, I will punish the officials and the sons of the king and those who dress in foreign clothing.
到了我─耶和華獻祭的日子, 必懲罰首領和王子, 並一切穿外邦衣服的.

1:9 And on that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill up the house of their master with violence and deceit.
到那日, 我必懲罰一切跳過門檻,將強暴和詭詐得來之物充滿主人房屋的.

1:10 “And there shall be on that day”—a declaration of Yahweh— “a loud outcry from the Fish Gate, and a wailing from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.
耶和華說: 當那日, 從魚門必發出悲哀的聲音, 從二城發出哀號的聲音, 從山間發出大破裂的響聲.

1:11 The inhabitants of the Mortar shall wail, for all the traders have perished; all who trade with silver have been cut off.
瑪革提施的居民哪, 你們要哀號, 因為迦南的商民都滅亡了! 凡搬運銀子的都被剪除.

1:12 And it shall be that at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men whose senses are dulled from drinking, who say in their hearts, ‘Yahweh will not do good, nor will he do evil.’
那時, 我必用燈巡查耶路撒冷; 我必懲罰那些如酒在渣滓上澄清的; 他們心裡說: 耶和華必不降福, 也不降禍.

1:13 Then their wealth shall be as plunder, and their homes as desolation. And they shall build their houses and not inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards and not drink their wine.”
他們的財寶必成為掠物; 他們的房屋必變為荒場. 他們必建造房屋, 卻不得住在其內; 栽種葡萄園, 卻不得喝所出的酒.

1:14 The great day of Yahweh draws near; it is near and coming very swiftly. The sound of the day of Yahweh is bitterness; there, a warrior cries out!
耶和華的大日臨近, 臨近而且甚快, 乃是耶和華日子的風聲; 勇士必痛痛地哭號.

1:15 That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of disaster and ruination, a day of darkness and deep gloom, a day of clouds and thick clouds,
那日是忿怒的日子, 是急難困苦的日子, 是荒廢淒涼的日子, 是黑暗幽冥,密雲烏黑的日子,

1:16 a day of trumpet and trumpet blast against the fortified cities and against the high corner towers.
是吹角吶喊的日子, 要攻擊堅固城和高大的城樓.

1:17 And I will bring distress to all humankind, and they shall walk about like the blind, for they sinned against Yahweh; their blood shall be poured out like dust and their entrails like dung.
我必使災禍臨到人身上, 使他們行走如同瞎眼的, 因為得罪了我. 他們的血必倒出如灰塵; 他們的肉必拋棄如糞土.

1:18 Moreover, their silver and their gold will not be able to save them on the day of the wrath of Yahweh. And in the fire of his zeal, the whole land shall be consumed, for a terrifying end he shall make for all the inhabitants of the land.
當耶和華發怒的日子, 他們的金銀不能救他們; 他的忿怒如火必燒滅全地, 毀滅這地的一切居民, 而且大大毀滅.

Zephaniah - Chapter 2

2:1 Gather yourselves together! Now gather together, O nation having no shame!
不知羞恥的國民哪, 你們應當聚集! 趁命令沒有發出, 日子過去如風前的糠, 耶和華的烈怒未臨到你們, 他發怒的日子未到以先, 你們應當聚集前來.

2:2 Before the birth of the decree, the day flies away like chaff; before the fierce anger of Yahweh overtakes you; before the day of the anger of Yahweh overtakes you.
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2:3 Seek Yahweh, all you afflicted of the land who have fulfilled his law; seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be concealed on the day of the anger of Yahweh.
世上遵守耶和華典章的謙卑人哪, 你們都當尋求耶和華! 當尋求公義謙卑, 或者在耶和華發怒的日子可以隱藏起來.

2:4 For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon as a desolation. As for Ashdod, at noon they will drive her away, and Ekron shall be uprooted.
迦薩必致見棄; 亞實基倫必然荒涼. 人在正午必趕出亞實突的民; 以革倫也被拔出根來.

2:5 Woe to you, inhabitants of the region of the sea, people of the Kerethites! The word of Yahweh is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines. I will destroy you until there is no inhabitant.
住沿海之地的基利提族有禍了! 迦南,非利士人之地啊, 耶和華的話與你反對, 說: 我必毀滅你, 以致無人居住.

2:6 And you, O region of the sea, shall become pastures and meadows for shepherds and sheep pens for the flocks.
沿海之地要變為草場, 其上有牧人的住處和羊群的圈.

2:7 And it shall become a region for the remnant of the house of Judah; upon them they shall graze, and in the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down in the evening. For Yahweh their God shall be mindful of them, and he will restore their fortunes.
這地必為猶大家剩下的人所得; 他們必在那裡牧放群羊, 晚上必躺臥在亞實基倫的房屋中; 因為耶和華─他們的神必眷顧他們, 使他們被擄的人歸回.

2:8 I have heard the reproaches of Moab and the scorning of the Ammonites, with which they have taunted my nation and made boasts against their territory.
我聽見摩押人的毀謗和亞捫人的辱罵, 就是毀謗我的百姓, 自誇自大, 侵犯他們的境界.

2:9 “Therefore, as I live”—a declaration of Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel— “Moab shall be as Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a place of weeds and salt pits and a desolation forever. The remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the remainder of my nation shall possess them.”
萬軍之耶和華─以色列的神說: 我指著我的永生起誓: 摩押必像所多瑪, 亞捫人必像蛾摩拉, 都變為刺草,鹽坑,永遠荒廢之地. 我百姓所剩下的必擄掠他們; 我國中所餘剩的必得著他們的地.

2:10 This shall be for them in place of their pride because they mocked and boasted against the people of Yahweh of hosts.
這事臨到他們是因他們驕傲, 自誇自大, 毀謗萬軍之耶和華的百姓.

2:11 Yahweh will be awesome against them, for he will destroy all the gods of the earth and all the lands of the nations; each in its place will bow down to him.
耶和華必向他們顯可畏之威, 因他必叫世上的諸神瘦弱. 列國海島的居民各在自己的地方敬拜他.

2:12 You also, O Cushites, they shall be killed by my sword.
古實人哪, 你們必被我的刀所殺.

2:13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and he will destroy Assyria and will make Nineveh a desolation, a dry wasteland like the desert.
耶和華必伸手攻擊北方, 毀滅亞述, 使尼尼微荒涼, 又乾旱如曠野.

2:14 Herds shall lie down in her midst, every wild animal of a nation; even the desert owl and the screech owl shall lodge on her capitals. A voice shall hoot in the window; rubble on the threshold; for the cedar is laid bare.
群畜, 就是各國(國: 或譯類)的走獸必臥在其中; 鵜鶘和箭豬要宿在柱頂上. 在窗戶內有鳴叫的聲音; 門檻都必毀壞, 香柏木已經露出.

2:15 This is the city of rejoicing that lived securely; the one saying in her heart, “I am, and there is none besides me.” How she has become a desolation, a lair for wild animals! Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
這是素來歡樂安然居住的城, 心裡說: 惟有我, 除我以外再沒有別的; 現在何竟荒涼成為野獸躺臥之處! 凡經過的人都必搖手嗤笑她.

Zephaniah - Chapter 3

3:1 Woe to you, O rebellious and defiled one! The oppressing city!
這悖逆,污穢,欺壓的城有禍了!

3:2 She listens to no voice; she does not accept correction. In Yahweh she does not trust; to her God she does not draw near.
她不聽從命令, 不領受訓誨, 不倚靠耶和華, 不親近她的神.

3:3 Her officials in her midst are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing until the morning.
她中間的首領是咆哮的獅子; 她的審判官是晚上的豺狼, 一點食物也不留到早晨.

3:4 Her prophets are arrogant men of treachery; her priests have defiled that which is holy; they do violence to the law.
她的先知是虛浮詭詐的人; 她的祭司褻瀆聖所, 強解律法.

3:5 Yahweh is righteous in her midst; he does not do wickedness. Morning by morning he renders his judgment; at dawn he does not fail, but an evil one knows no shame.
耶和華在她中間是公義的, 斷不做非義的事, 每早晨顯明他的公義, 無日不然; 只是不義的人不知羞恥.

3:6 “I have cut off nations; their strongholds are deserted. I have laid waste their streets, so that none pass through. Their cities have been destroyed and are without a man, without an inhabitant.
我─耶和華已經除滅列國的民; 他們的城樓毀壞. 我使他們的街道荒涼, 以致無人經過; 他們的城邑毀滅, 以致無人, 也無居民.

3:7 I have said, ‘Surely she will fear me; she will accept discipline. Then her dwelling place will not be cut down, nor all that I have brought upon her.’ Surely they rise early; they make all their deeds corrupt.
我說: 你只要敬畏我, 領受訓誨; 如此, 你的住處不致照我所擬定的除滅. 只是你們從早起來就在一切事上敗壞自己.

3:8 “Therefore, wait for me”—a declaration of Yahweh— “for the day of my rising as a witness. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out my wrath upon them, all my burning anger. For by the fire of my anger all the land shall be consumed.
耶和華說: 你們要等候我, 直到我興起擄掠的日子; 因為我已定意招聚列國, 聚集列邦, 將我的惱怒─就是我的烈怒都傾在她們身上. 我的忿怒如火, 必燒滅全地.

3:9 Because then I will make the speech of the nations pure; that all of them might call on the name of Yahweh, to serve him in unison.
那時, 我必使萬民用清潔的言語好求告我─耶和華的名, 同心合意地事奉我.

3:10 From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers and the daughter of my scattered ones shall bring my offering.
祈禱我的, 就是我所分散的民(原文是女子; 下同), 必從古實河外來, 給我獻供物.

3:11 On that day you shall not be humiliated on account of all your deeds by which you have rebelled against me. For then I shall remove from your midst those exulting in your pride, and you shall no longer be haughty in my holy mountain.
當那日, 你必不因你一切得罪我的事自覺羞愧; 因為那時我必從你中間除掉矜誇高傲之輩, 你也不再於我的聖山狂傲.

3:12 And I will leave in your midst a people afflicted and poor, and they shall take refuge in the name of Yahweh.
我卻要在你中間留下困苦貧寒的民; 他們必投靠我─耶和華的名.

3:13 The remnant of Israel shall not do wickedness; they shall not speak deception, nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth. For they shall graze and lie down, and none shall frighten them.”
以色列所剩下的人必不作罪孽, 不說謊言, 口中也沒有詭詐的舌頭; 而且吃喝躺臥, 無人驚嚇.

3:14 Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion! Cry aloud, O Israel! Rejoice and be jubilant with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
錫安的民哪, 應當歌唱! 以色列啊, 應當歡呼! 耶路撒冷的民哪, 應當滿心歡喜快樂!

3:15 Yahweh has annulled your judgments; he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, Yahweh, is in your midst; you shall no longer fear misfortune.
耶和華已經除去你的刑罰, 趕出你的仇敵. 以色列的王─耶和華在你中間; 你必不再懼怕災禍.

3:16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, “Fear not, O Zion; your hands shall not hang limp.
當那日, 必有話向耶路撒冷說: 不要懼怕! 錫安哪; 不要手軟!

3:17 Yahweh your God is in your midst; a mighty warrior who saves. He shall rejoice over you with joy; he renews you in his love; he will exult over you with singing.
耶和華─你的神是施行拯救,大有能力的主. 他在你中間必因你歡欣喜樂, 默然愛你, 且因你喜樂而歡呼.

3:18 I will gather those of you grieving on account of the feast; they were raising against her a reproach.
那些屬你,為無大會愁煩,因你擔當羞辱的, 我必聚集他們.

3:19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all your oppressors; I will save the lame and gather the outcast. I will change them from shame to glory and renown throughout the whole world.
那時, 我必罰辦一切苦待你的人, 又拯救你瘸腿的, 聚集你被趕出的. 那些在全地受羞辱的, 我必使他們得稱讚, 有名聲.

3:20 At that time I will bring you in; at the time of my gathering you together. For I will make you renowned and praised among all the nations of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your eyes,” says Yahweh.
那時, 我必領你們進來, 聚集你們; 我使你們被擄之人歸回的時候, 就必使你們在地上的萬民中有名聲, 得稱讚. 這是耶和華說的.

Haggai (哈該書)

Haggai - Chapter 1

1:1 In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day, the word of Yahweh came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
大流士王第二年六月初一日, 耶和華的話藉先知哈該向猶大省長撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和約撒答的兒子大祭司約書亞說:

1:2 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘This people says, “The time has not come to rebuild the temple of Yahweh.’ ”
萬軍之耶和華如此說: “這百姓說, 建造耶和華殿的時候尚未來到. ”

1:3 And the word of Yahweh came through Haggai the prophet, saying,
那時耶和華的話臨到先知哈該說:

1:4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your houses that have been paneled while this house is desolate?”
“這殿仍然荒涼, 你們自己還住天花板的房屋嗎?

1:5 And so then, thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Consider your ways!
現在萬軍之耶和華如此說: 你們要省察自己的行為.

1:6 You have sown much but have harvested little. You have eaten without being satisfied; you have drunk without being satiated; you have worn clothes without being warm; the one who earns wages puts it in a pouch with holes.’
你們撒的種多, 收的卻少; 你們吃, 卻不得飽; 喝, 卻不得足; 穿衣服, 卻不得暖; 得工錢的, 將工錢裝在破漏的囊中. ”

1:7 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Consider your ways!
萬軍之耶和華如此說: “你們要省察自己的行為.

1:8 Go up the mountain and bring wood and build the house so that I may be pleased with it and honored,’ says Yahweh.
你們要上山取木料, 建造這殿, 我就因此喜樂, 且得榮耀. 這是耶和華說的.

1:9 ‘You have looked for much, and look! It came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?’ declares Yahweh of hosts. ‘Because my house is desolate and you are running each to your own house!
你們盼望多得, 所得的卻少; 你們收到家中, 我就吹去. 這是為甚麼呢? 因為我的殿荒涼, 你們各人卻顧(原文是奔)自己的房屋. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

1:10 Therefore, because of you the heavens have withheld the dew and the earth has withheld its produce.
所以為你們的緣故, 天就不降甘露, 地也不出土產.

1:11 I have called for a drought on the land and the hills, on the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, on what the soil produces, on human beings and wild animals, and on all their labor.’ ”
我命乾旱臨到地土,山岡,五穀,新酒, 和油, 並地上的出產,人民,牲畜, 以及人手一切勞碌得來的. ”

1:12 Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all the remnant of the people gave heed to the voice of Yahweh their God and to the words of Haggai the prophet, as Yahweh their God had sent him, and the people feared Yahweh.
那時, 撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和約撒答的兒子大祭司約書亞, 並剩下的百姓, 都聽從耶和華─他們神的話和先知哈該奉耶和華─他們神差來所說的話; 百姓也在耶和華面前存敬畏的心.

1:13 And Haggai the messenger of Yahweh spoke to the people with the message of Yahweh, saying, “ ‘I am with you’ declares Yahweh.”
耶和華的使者哈該奉耶和華差遣對百姓說: “耶和華說: 我與你們同在. ”

1:14 And Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and did the work on the house of Yahweh of hosts, their God,
耶和華激動猶大省長撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和約撒答的兒子大祭司約書亞, 並剩下之百姓的心, 他們就來為萬軍之耶和華─他們神的殿做工.

1:15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month in the second year of King Darius.
這是在大流士王第二年六月二十四日.

Haggai - Chapter 2

2:1 In the seventh month on the twenty-first day, the word of Yahweh came through Haggai the prophet, saying,
七月二十一日, 耶和華的話臨到先知哈該說:

2:2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
“你要曉諭猶大省長撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和約撒答的兒子大祭司約書亞, 並剩下的百姓, 說:

2:3 ‘Who among you is left that saw this house in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it seem like nothing to you?
你們中間存留的, 有誰見過這殿從前的榮耀呢? 現在你們看著如何? 豈不在眼中看如無有嗎? ”

2:4 ‘But now take courage, Zerubbabel,’ declares Yahweh. ‘Take courage, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and take courage, all the people of the land,’ declares Yahweh. ‘Do the work, because I am with you,’ declares Yahweh of hosts,
耶和華說: “所羅巴伯啊, 雖然如此, 你當剛強! 約撒答的兒子大祭司約書亞啊, 你也當剛強! 這地的百姓, 你們都當剛強做工, 因為我與你們同在. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

2:5 ‘according to the promise that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit is with you; do not be afraid.’
這是照著你們出埃及我與你們立約的話. 那時, 我的靈住在你們中間, 你們不要懼怕. ”

2:6 For thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Once again, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and dry land.
萬軍之耶和華如此說: “過不多時, 我必再一次震動天地,滄海, 與旱地.

2:7 I will shake all the nations so that the treasure of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says Yahweh of hosts.
我必震動萬國; 萬國的珍寶必都運來(或譯: 萬國所羨慕的必來到), 我就使這殿滿了榮耀. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的. ”

2:8 ‘The silver is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “銀子是我的, 金子也是我的.

2:9 ‘The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,’ says Yahweh of hosts, ‘and in this place I will give peace’ declares Yahweh of hosts.’ ”
這殿後來的榮耀必大過先前的榮耀; 在這地方我必賜平安. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的. ”

2:10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Haggai, saying,
大流士王第二年九月二十四日, 耶和華的話臨到先知哈該說:

2:11 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Ask now the priests for a ruling:
萬軍之耶和華如此說: “你要向祭司問律法,

2:12 If a man carries consecrated meat in the hem of his garment, and his hem touches bread, or stew, or wine, or olive oil, or any kind of food, will it become holy?’ ” The priests answered, “No.”
說: 若有人用衣襟兜聖肉, 這衣襟挨著餅, 或湯, 或酒, 或油, 或別的食物, 便算為聖嗎? ”祭司說: “不算為聖. ”

2:13 Then Haggai said, “If one who is unclean from contact with a corpse touches any of these, will it become unclean?” The priests answered, “Yes, it will be become unclean.”
哈該又說: “若有人因摸死屍染了污穢, 然後挨著這些物的哪一樣, 這物算污穢嗎? ”祭司說: “必算污穢. ”

2:14 And Haggai answered and said, “ ‘So it is with this people, and with this nation before me,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and so it is with every kind of work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean.
於是哈該說: “耶和華說: 這民這國, 在我面前也是如此; 他們手下的各樣工作都是如此; 他們在壇上所獻的也是如此. ”

2:15 But now, please consider from this day forward, before one stone was placed on another in the temple of Yahweh,
現在你們要追想, 此日以前, 耶和華的殿沒有一塊石頭壘在石頭上的光景.

2:16 from that time when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten, and when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty measures, there were only twenty.
在那一切日子, 有人來到穀堆, 想得二十斗, 只得了十斗. 有人來到酒池, 想得五十桶, 只得了二十桶.

2:17 I struck you with blight, and with plant mildew, and hail, all the work of your hands. But you did not come back to me,’ declares Yahweh.
在你們手下的各樣工作上, 我以旱風,霉爛,冰雹攻擊你們, 你們仍不歸向我. 這是耶和華說的.

2:18 ‘Please consider from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of Yahweh’s temple was laid, consider:
你們要追想此日以前, 就是從這九月二十四日起, 追想到立耶和華殿根基的日子.

2:19 Is there still seed in the store chamber? Do the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree still produce nothing? From this day forward I will bless you.’ ”
倉裡有穀種嗎? 葡萄樹,無花果樹,石榴樹,橄欖樹都沒有結果子. 從今日起, 我必賜福與你們.

2:20 And the word of Yahweh came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month saying,
這月二十四日, 耶和華的話二次臨到哈該說:

2:21 “Say to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah: I am going to shake the heavens and the earth,
“你要告訴猶大省長所羅巴伯說: 我必震動天地.

2:22 and I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the military strength of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overthrow chariots and their drivers; horses and their riders will fall, every one by the sword of another!
我必傾覆列國的寶座, 除滅列邦的勢力, 並傾覆戰車和坐在其上的. 馬必跌倒, 騎馬的敗落, 各人被弟兄的刀所殺.

2:23 ‘On that day,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will make you a signet ring, for I have chosen you,’ declares Yahweh of hosts.”
萬軍之耶和華說: 我僕人撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯啊, 到那日, 我必以你為印, 因我揀選了你. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的. ”

Zechariah (撒迦利亞)

Zechariah - Chapter 1

1:1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, son of Iddo, saying,
大利烏王第二年八月, 耶和華的話臨到易多的孫子,比利家的兒子先知撒迦利亞, 說:

1:2 “Yahweh was very angry with your ancestors.
“耶和華曾向你們列祖大大發怒.

1:3 You must say to them: ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Return to me,” declares Yahweh of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of hosts.
所以你要對以色列人說, 萬軍之耶和華如此說: 你們要轉向我, 我就轉向你們. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

1:4 “Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Return from your evil ways and your evil deeds!” ’ But they did not hear and they did not pay attention to me,” declares Yahweh.
不要效法你們列祖. 從前的先知呼叫他們說, 萬軍之耶和華如此說: ‘你們要回頭離開你們的惡道惡行. ’他們卻不聽, 也不順從我. 這是耶和華說的.

1:5 “Your ancestors, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?
你們的列祖在哪裡呢? 那些先知能永遠存活嗎?

1:6 However, did not my words and my regulations which I commanded my servants the prophets overtake your ancestors? And they repented and said, ‘Yahweh of hosts planned to do with us according to our ways, and according to our deeds so he has dealt with us.’ ” ’ ”
只是我的言語和律例, 就是所吩咐我僕人眾先知的, 豈不臨到你們列祖嗎? 他們就回頭, 說: ‘萬軍之耶和華定意按我們的行動作為向我們怎樣行, 他已照樣行了. ’”

1:7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah the prophet, son of Berekiah, son of Iddo, saying,
大利烏第二年十一月, 就是細罷特月二十四日, 耶和華的話臨到易多的孫子,比利家的兒子先知撒迦利亞, 說:

1:8 I had a vision in the night, and look, a man riding on a red horse. And he was standing between the myrtle shrubs that were in the ravine, and behind him were red, reddish-brown, and white horses.
“我夜間觀看, 見一人騎著紅馬, 站在窪地番石榴樹中間. 在他身後又有紅馬,黃馬, 和白馬. ”

1:9 And I asked, “What are these, my lord?” And the angel who was talking with me said, “I will show you what these are.”
我對與我說話的天使說: “主啊, 這是甚麼意思? ”他說: “我要指示你這是甚麼意思. ”

1:10 And the man standing between the myrtle shrubs answered and said, “These are those whom Yahweh has sent to patrol the earth.”
那站在番石榴樹中間的人說: “這是奉耶和華差遣在遍地走來走去的. ”

1:11 And they answered the angel of Yahweh who was standing between the myrtle shrubs, and they said, “We have patrolled the earth, and look, all the earth is dwelling in peace.”
那些騎馬的對站在番石榴樹中間耶和華的使者說: “我們已在遍地走來走去, 見全地都安息平靜. ”

1:12 The angel of Yahweh answered and said, “O Yahweh of hosts, how long will you have no compassion on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which you showed fury these seventy years?”
於是, 耶和華的使者說: “萬軍之耶和華啊, 你惱恨耶路撒冷和猶大的城邑已經七十年, 你不施憐憫要到幾時呢? ”

1:13 With gracious and comforting words Yahweh answered the angel who was talking with me.
耶和華就用美善的安慰話回答那與我說話的天使.

1:14 And the angel who was talking with me said to me, “Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “I am very jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion!
與我說話的天使對我說: “你要宣告說, 萬軍之耶和華如此說: 我為耶路撒冷為錫安, 心裡極其火熱.

1:15 And I am extremely angry with the nations that are at ease, for while I was a little angry, they furthered disaster.”
我甚惱怒那安逸的列國, 因我從前稍微惱怒我民, 他們就加害過分.

1:16 Therefore, thus says Yahweh: “I have returned to Jerusalem with compassion. My temple will be built in it,” declares Yahweh of hosts, “and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.” ’
所以耶和華如此說: 現今我回到耶路撒冷, 仍施憐憫, 我的殿必重建在其中, 準繩必拉在耶路撒冷之上. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

1:17 Proclaim again, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “My cities shall again overflow from prosperity, and Yahweh will comfort Zion again, and he will choose Jerusalem again.” ’ ”
你要再宣告說, 萬軍之耶和華如此說: 我的城邑必再豐盛發達. 耶和華必再安慰錫安, 揀選耶路撒冷. ”

1:18 And I looked up and I saw, and look, there were four horns!
我舉目觀看, 見有四角.

1:19 And I said to the angel who was talking with me, “What are these?” And he said to me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
我就問與我說話的天使說: “這是甚麼意思? ”他回答說: “這是打散猶大,以色列, 和耶路撒冷的角. ”

1:20 Then Yahweh showed me four skilled craftsmen,
耶和華又指四個匠人給我看.

1:21 and I asked, “What are these coming to do?” And he answered, saying, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head; but these have come to frighten them, to strike down the horns of the nations that lifted a horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
我說: “他們來做甚麼呢? ”他說: “這是打散猶大的角, 使人不敢抬頭; 但這些匠人來威嚇列國, 打掉他們的角, 就是舉起打散猶大地的角. ”

Zechariah - Chapter 2

2:1 And I looked up and I saw, and look, a man, and in his hand was a measuring rope!
我又舉目觀看, 見一人手拿準繩.

2:2 And I asked, “Where are you going?” And he answered me, “To measure Jerusalem to see what is its width and what is its length.”
我說: “你往哪裡去? ”他對我說: “要去量耶路撒冷, 看有多寬多長. ”

2:3 And look, the angel who was talking to me was coming forward, and another angel was coming forward to meet him.
與我說話的天使去的時候, 又有一位天使迎著他來,

2:4 And he said to him, “Run, say to that young man, ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited like villages without walls because of the multitude of people and animals in its midst.
對他說: “你跑去告訴那少年人說, 耶路撒冷必有人居住, 好像無城牆的鄉村, 因為人民和牲畜甚多.

2:5 And I will be for it a wall of fire all around,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will be the glory in its midst.’ ”
耶和華說: 我要作耶路撒冷四圍的火城, 並要作其中的榮耀. ”

2:6 “Woe! Woe! Flee from the land of the north,” declares Yahweh, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of the heavens,” declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: “我從前分散你們在天的四方(原文是猶如天的四風), 現在你們要從北方之地逃回. 這是耶和華說的.

2:7 “Woe, Zion! Escape, you inhabitants of the daughter of Babylon!”
與巴比倫人同住的錫安民哪, 應當逃脫.

2:8 For thus said Yahweh of hosts, after glory he sent me against the nations plundering you: Truly, the one touching you is touching the apple of his eye.
萬軍之耶和華說, 在顯出榮耀之後, 差遣我去懲罰那擄掠你們的列國, 摸你們的就是摸他眼中的瞳人.

2:9 “Yes, look! I am going to wave my hand against them, and they will become plunder for their servants, and you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me.
看哪, 我(或譯: 他)要向他們掄手, 他們就必作服事他們之人的擄物, 你們便知道萬軍之耶和華差遣我了.

2:10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for look, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,” declares Yahweh.
錫安城啊, 應當歡樂歌唱, 因為我來要住在你中間. 這是耶和華說的.

2:11 “Many nations will join themselves to Yahweh on that day, and they will be my people, and I will dwell in your midst. And you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you.
那時, 必有許多國歸附耶和華, 作他(原文是我)的子民. 他(原文是我)要住在你中間, 你就知道萬軍之耶和華差遣我到你那裡去了.

2:12 And Yahweh will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and he will again choose Jerusalem.
耶和華必收回猶大作他聖地的分, 也必再揀選耶路撒冷.

2:13 Be silent, all people, before Yahweh, for he is roused from his holy dwelling.”
凡有血氣的都當在耶和華面前靜默無聲; 因為他興起, 從聖所出來了.

Zechariah - Chapter 3

3:1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Yahweh; and Satan was standing on his right to accuse him.
天使(原文是他)又指給我看: 大祭司約書亞站在耶和華的使者面前; 撒但也站在約書亞的右邊, 與他作對.

3:2 But Yahweh said to Satan, “Yahweh rebukes you, O Satan! Yahweh who has chosen Jerusalem rebukes you! Is this not a stick snatched from the fire?”
耶和華向撒但說: “撒但哪, 耶和華責備你! 就是揀選耶路撒冷的耶和華責備你! 這不是從火中抽出來的一根柴嗎? ”

3:3 And Joshua was clothed in filthy garments and was standing before the angel.
約書亞穿著污穢的衣服站在使者面前.

3:4 And he answered and said to the ones standing before him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And he said to him, “See, I have taken away your guilt from you, and will clothe you with rich garments.”
使者吩咐站在面前的說: “你們要脫去他污穢的衣服”; 又對約書亞說: “我使你脫離罪孽, 要給你穿上華美的衣服. ”

3:5 And I said, “Let them put a clean headband on his head.” And they put a clean headband on his head, and they clothed him with garments. And the angel of Yahweh was standing by.
我說: “要將潔淨的冠冕戴在他頭上. ”他們就把潔淨的冠冕戴在他頭上, 給他穿上華美的衣服, 耶和華的使者在旁邊站立.

3:6 And the angel of Yahweh assured Joshua, saying,
耶和華的使者告誡約書亞說:

3:7 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my requirements, then you will judge my house, and you will also guard my courtyards, and I will give to you passageways among these that are standing here.
“萬軍之耶和華如此說: 你若遵行我的道, 謹守我的命令, 你就可以管理我的家, 看守我的院宇; 我也要使你在這些站立的人中間來往.

3:8 Listen, please, O Joshua the high priest, you and your companions that are sitting before you. For the men are a sign that, look, I am going to bring my servant the Branch.
大祭司約書亞啊, 你和坐在你面前的同伴都當聽. (他們是作預兆的. )我必使我僕人大衛的苗裔發出.

3:9 For consider, the stone that I set before Joshua, on one stone are seven eyes. Look, I am going to engrave an inscription on it,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘and I will remove the guilt of that land in a single day.
看哪, 我在約書亞面前所立的石頭, 在一塊石頭上有七眼. 萬軍之耶和華說: 我要親自雕刻這石頭, 並要在一日之間除掉這地的罪孽.

3:10 On that day,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘you will invite one another under the vine and under the fig tree.’ ”
當那日, 你們各人要請鄰舍坐在葡萄樹和無花果樹下. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的. ”

Zechariah - Chapter 4

4:1 And the angel who was talking with me returned, and he wakened me as one who is wakened from his sleep.
那與我說話的天使又來叫醒我, 好像人睡覺被喚醒一樣.

4:2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see, and look, a lampstand all of gold, and a bowl was on its top, and its seven lamps on it, and seven lips on each of the lamps that are on its top.
他問我說: “你看見了甚麼? ”我說: “我看見了一個純金的燈臺, 頂上有燈盞, 燈臺上有七盞燈, 每盞有七個管子.

4:3 And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”
旁邊有兩棵橄欖樹, 一棵在燈盞的右邊, 一棵在燈盞的左邊. ”

4:4 And I answered and said to the angel who was talking to me, “What are these, my lord?”
我問與我說話的天使說: “主啊, 這是甚麼意思? ”

4:5 And the angel who was talking with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
與我說話的天使回答我說: “你不知道這是甚麼意思麼? ”我說: “主啊, 我不知道. ”

4:6 And he answered and said to me, “This is the word of Yahweh to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by strength and not by power, but only by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of hosts.
他對我說: “這是耶和華指示所羅巴伯的. 萬軍之耶和華說: 不是倚靠勢力, 不是倚靠才能, 乃是倚靠我的靈方能成事.

4:7 ‘Who are you O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground, and he will bring out the top stone amid the shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ”
大山哪, 你算甚麼呢? 在所羅巴伯面前, 你必成為平地. 他必搬出一塊石頭, 安在殿頂上. 人且大聲歡呼說: ‘願恩惠恩惠歸與這殿(殿: 或譯石)! ’”

4:8 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

4:9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have founded this house, and his hands will finish it. And you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you.
“所羅巴伯的手立了這殿的根基, 他的手也必完成這工, 你就知道萬軍之耶和華差遣我到你們這裡來了.

4:10 For whoever has despised the day of small things will rejoice and will see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.” These seven are the eyes of Yahweh which are ranging throughout the whole earth.
誰藐視這日的事為小呢? 這七眼乃是耶和華的眼睛, 遍察全地, 見所羅巴伯手拿線鉈就歡喜. ”

4:11 And I answered and said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?”
我又問天使說: “這燈臺左右的兩棵橄欖樹是甚麼意思? ”

4:12 And I replied a second time and asked him, “What are these two twigs of olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?”
我二次問他說: “這兩根橄欖枝在兩個流出金色油的金嘴旁邊是甚麼意思? ”

4:13 And he replied to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
他對我說: “你不知道這是甚麼意思麼? ”我說: “主啊, 我不知道. ”

4:14 And he said, “These are the two anointed ones standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”
他說: “這是兩個受膏者站在普天下主的旁邊. ”

Zechariah - Chapter 5

5:1 I looked up again, and I saw, and look!—a flying scroll!
我又舉目觀看, 見有一飛行書卷.

5:2 And he asked me, “What are you seeing?” And I said, “I am seeing a flying scroll twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”
他問我說: “你看見甚麼? ”我回答說: “我看見一飛行的書卷, 長二十肘, 寬十肘. ”

5:3 And he said to me, “This is the curse going out over the surface of the whole earth. For everyone who steals has gone unpunished according to it, and likewise everyone who swears falsely has gone unpunished according to it.
他對我說: “這是發出行在遍地上的咒詛. 凡偷竊的必按卷上這面的話除滅; 凡起假誓的必按卷上那面的話除滅.

5:4 ‘I have sent it out,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘and it will go into the house of the thief and into the house of the one swearing falsely by my name, and it will spend the night in that house and will destroy it, with its timber and its stone.’ ”
萬軍之耶和華說: 我必使這書卷出去, 進入偷竊人的家和指我名起假誓人的家, 必常在他家裡, 連房屋帶木石都毀滅了. ”

5:5 And the angel who was speaking to me went out, and he said to me, “Please look up! See what this is going out.”
與我說話的天使出來, 對我說: “你要舉目觀看, 見所出來的是甚麼? ”

5:6 And I asked, “What is it?” And he said, “This is a basket going out. And he said, “This is their iniquity throughout all the earth.
我說: “這是甚麼呢? ”他說: “這出來的是量器. ”他又說: “這是惡人在遍地的形狀. ”

5:7 And look, the lead cover was lifted and a woman was sitting inside the basket.
(我見有一片圓鉛被舉起來. )這坐在量器中的是個婦人.

5:8 And he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her back down into the basket, and threw the lead cover on top of it.
天使說: “這是罪惡. ”他就把婦人扔在量器中, 將那片圓鉛扔在量器的口上.

5:9 And I looked up and saw, and look!—two women coming forward, and the wind was in their wings, and they had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between the earth and the sky.
我又舉目觀看, 見有兩個婦人出來, 在她們翅膀中有風, 飛得甚快, 翅膀如同鸛鳥的翅膀. 她們將量器抬起來, 懸在天地中間.

5:10 And I asked the angel who was talking to me, “Where are they taking the basket?”
我問與我說話的天使說: “她們要將量器抬到哪裡去呢? ”

5:11 And he said to me, “To build for it a house in the land of Shinar, and when it is put in place, it will be placed there on its site.”
他對我說: “要往示拿地去, 為它蓋造房屋; 等房屋齊備, 就把它安置在自己的地方. ”

Zechariah - Chapter 6

6:1 I looked up again, and I saw, and look!—four chariots coming out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze.
我又舉目觀看, 見有四輛車從兩山中間出來; 那山是銅山.

6:2 With the first chariot there were red horses, and with the second chariot there were black horses.
第一輛車套著紅馬, 第二輛車套著黑馬.

6:3 And with the third chariot there were white horses, and with the fourth chariot there were strong dappled horses.
第三輛車套著白馬, 第四輛車套著有斑點的壯馬.

6:4 And I answered and said to the angel that was talking to me, “What are these, my lord?”
我就問與我說話的天使說: “主啊, 這是甚麼意思? ”

6:5 And the angel answered and said to me, “These are the four winds of the heavens going out after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.
天使回答我說: “這是天的四風, 是從普天下的主面前出來的. ”

6:6 The one with the black horses is going out to the north country, and the white horses go after them, while the dappled ones go to the south country.”
套著黑馬的車往北方去, 白馬跟隨在後; 有斑點的馬往南方去.

6:7 When the strong horses went out, they were anxious to go to patrol the earth. And he said, “Go, patrol the earth.” And they patrolled the earth.
壯馬出來, 要在遍地走來走去. 天使說: “你們只管在遍地走來走去. ”牠們就照樣行了.

6:8 And he cried out to me and said to me, “See those going out to the north country have set my spirit at rest in the north country.”
他又呼叫我說: “看哪, 往北方去的已在北方安慰我的心. ”

6:9 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

6:10 “Collect from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah, and from Jedaiah, all of whom came from Babylon—and go on that day, go to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
“你要從被擄之人中取黑玳,多比雅,耶大雅的金銀. 這三人是從巴比倫來到西番雅的兒子約西亞的家裡. 當日你要進他的家,

6:11 Take the silver and gold and make a crown, and set it on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.
取這金銀做冠冕, 戴在約撒答的兒子大祭司約書亞的頭上,

6:12 And say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Look, here is a man whose name is Branch, and from his place he will sprout, and he will build the temple of Yahweh.
對他說, 萬軍之耶和華如此說: 看哪, 那名稱為大衛苗裔的, 他要在本處長起來, 並要建造耶和華的殿.

6:13 And he will build the temple of Yahweh, and he will bear majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace will be between the two of them.” ’
他要建造耶和華的殿, 並擔負尊榮, 坐在位上掌王權; 又必在位上作祭司, 使兩職之間籌定和平.

6:14 And the crown will be for Helem, for Tobijah, for Jedaiah, and for Hen son of Zephaniah, as a memorial in the temple of Yahweh.
這冠冕要歸希連(就是黑玳),多比雅,耶大雅, 和西番雅的兒子賢(就是約西亞), 放在耶和華的殿裡為記念. ”

6:15 And those who are far off will come and build the temple of Yahweh, and you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you. And it will happen if you will listen diligently to the voice of Yahweh your God.”
遠方的人也要來建造耶和華的殿, 你們就知道萬軍之耶和華差遣我到你們這裡來. 你們若留意聽從耶和華─你們神的話, 這事必然成就.

Zechariah - Chapter 7

7:1 And then, in the fourth year of King Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Kislev.
大利烏王第四年九月, 就是基斯流月初四日, 耶和華的話臨到撒迦利亞.

7:2 And the people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem-Melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of Yahweh,
那時伯特利人已經打發沙利色和利堅米勒, 並跟從他們的人, 去懇求耶和華的恩,

7:3 saying to the priests of the house of Yahweh of hosts and to the prophets, “Should I mourn in the fifth month and keep myself separate as I have done for these many years?”
並問萬軍之耶和華殿中的祭司和先知說: “我歷年以來, 在五月間哭泣齋戒, 現在還當這樣行嗎? ”

7:4 And the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying,
萬軍之耶和華的話就臨到我說:

7:5 “Say to all the people of the land and to the priests: ‘When you fasted and lamented in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, did you really fast for me?
“你要宣告國內的眾民和祭司, 說: ‘你們這七十年, 在五月,七月禁食悲哀, 豈是絲毫向我禁食嗎?

7:6 And when you eat and drink, are you not eating and drinking for yourselves?
你們吃喝, 不是為自己吃, 為自己喝嗎?

7:7 Are not these the words that Yahweh proclaimed through the former prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were inhabited and at ease, and the Negev and the Shephelah were inhabited?’ ”
當耶路撒冷和四圍的城邑有居民, 正興盛, 南地高原有人居住的時候, 耶和華藉從前的先知所宣告的話, 你們不當聽嗎? ’”

7:8 And the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到撒迦利亞說:

7:9 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Judge with trustworthy justice, and show steadfast love and compassion to one another.
“萬軍之耶和華曾對你們的列祖如此說: ‘要按至理判斷, 各人以慈愛憐憫弟兄.

7:10 You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, and the needy. You must not devise evil in your heart against one another.’
不可欺壓寡婦,孤兒,寄居的, 和貧窮人. 誰都不可心裡謀害弟兄. ’”

7:11 But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from listening.
他們卻不肯聽從, 扭轉肩頭, 塞耳不聽,

7:12 They made their hearts adamant in order not to hear the law and the words that Yahweh of hosts had sent by his spirit through the former prophets; therefore great wrath came from Yahweh of hosts.
使心硬如金鋼石, 不聽律法和萬軍之耶和華用靈藉從前的先知所說的話. 故此, 萬軍之耶和華大發烈怒.

7:13 ‘Thus, just as I called and they would not hear, so they will call and I will not hear,’ says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “我曾呼喚他們, 他們不聽; 將來他們呼求我, 我也不聽!

7:14 ‘And I scattered them with a wind among all the nations that they had not known; the land was made desolate behind them— no one crossing through it or returning—and they made the desirable land a desolation.’ ”
我必以旋風吹散他們到素不認識的萬國中. 這樣, 他們的地就荒涼, 甚至無人來往經過, 因為他們使美好之地荒涼了. ”

Zechariah - Chapter 8

8:1 And the word of Yahweh of hosts came, saying,
萬軍之耶和華的話臨到我說:

8:2 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘I am exceedingly jealous for Zion; I am jealous for it with great wrath.’
“萬軍之耶和華如此說: 我為錫安心裡極其火熱, 我為她火熱, 向她的仇敵發烈怒.

8:3 Thus says Yahweh: ‘I have returned to Zion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem will be called the faithful city, and the mountain of Yahweh of hosts will be called the holy mountain.’
耶和華如此說: 我現在回到錫安, 要住在耶路撒冷中. 耶路撒冷必稱為誠實的城, 萬軍之耶和華的山必稱為聖山.

8:4 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Old men and old women shall again sit in the public squares of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age.
萬軍之耶和華如此說: 將來必有年老的男女坐在耶路撒冷街上, 因為年紀老邁就手拿柺杖.

8:5 And the public squares of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in its public squares.’
城中街上必滿有男孩女孩玩耍.

8:6 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Even if it seems impossible to the remnant of this people in those days, should it also seem impossible to me?’ declares Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華如此說: 到那日, 這事在餘剩的民眼中看為希奇, 在我眼中也看為希奇嗎? 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

8:7 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Look! I am going to save my people from the land of the east, and from the land of the west,
萬軍之耶和華如此說: 我要從東方從西方救回我的民.

8:8 and I will bring them and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They will be my people and I will be their God in faithfulness and in righteousness.’
我要領他們來, 使他們住在耶路撒冷中. 他們要作我的子民, 我要作他們的神, 都憑誠實和公義. ”

8:9 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Let your hands be strong, you who are hearing in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were present on the day the foundation was laid for the rebuilding of the temple, the house of Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華如此說: “當建造萬軍之耶和華的殿, 立根基之日的先知所說的話, 現在你們聽見, 應當手裡強壯.

8:10 For before those days there was no wage for people or for animals, and there was no safety from the enemy for those who went out or those who came in, and I sent each person against one another.
那日以先, 人得不著雇價, 牲畜也是如此; 且因敵人的緣故, 出入之人不得平安, 乃因我使眾人互相攻擊.

8:11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ declares Yahweh of hosts.
但如今, 我待這餘剩的民必不像從前. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

8:12 ‘For there will be a sowing of peace; the vine will give its fruit, and the soil will give its produce, and the heavens will give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.
因為他們必平安撒種, 葡萄樹必結果子, 地土必有出產, 天也必降甘露. 我要使這餘剩的民享受這一切的福.

8:13 And then, just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you will be a blessing. You must not be afraid; let your hands be strong!’ ”
猶大家和以色列家啊, 你們從前在列國中怎樣成為可咒詛的; 照樣, 我要拯救你們, 使人稱你們為有福的(或譯: 使你們叫人得福). 你們不要懼怕, 手要強壯.

8:14 For thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Just as I planned to bring disaster on you when your ancestors provoked me to anger,” says Yahweh of hosts, “and I did not regret it,
萬軍之耶和華如此說: “你們列祖惹我發怒的時候, 我怎樣定意降禍, 並不後悔.

8:15 so again I have planned in these days to do good to Jerusalem and the house of Judah. Do not be afraid!
現在我照樣定意施恩與耶路撒冷和猶大家, 你們不要懼怕.

8:16 These are the things that you must do: speak truth, each of you, with his neighbor; practice trustworthy judgment and peace in your gates.
你們所當行的是這樣: 各人與鄰舍說話誠實, 在城門口按至理判斷, 使人和睦.

8:17 Do not devise evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love a false oath, because all these are things I hate,” declares Yahweh.
誰都不可心裡謀害鄰舍, 也不可喜愛起假誓, 因為這些事都為我所恨惡. 這是耶和華說的. ”

8:18 And the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying
萬軍之耶和華的話臨到我說:

8:19 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘The fast of the fourth month, the fifth month, the seventh month, and the tenth month will be for the house of Judah jubilation and joy and merry festivals; therefore love truth and peace.’
“萬軍之耶和華如此說: 四月,五月禁食的日子, 七月,十月禁食的日子, 必變為猶大家歡喜快樂的日子和歡樂的節期; 所以你們要喜愛誠實與和平. ”

8:20 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘It will happen again that nations and the inhabitants of many cities will come.
萬軍之耶和華如此說: “將來必有列國的人和多城的居民來到.

8:21 And the inhabitants of one city will go to another city, saying, “Let us go immediately to entreat the favor of Yahweh, to seek Yahweh of hosts—I also will go!”
這城的居民必到那城, 說: ‘我們要快去懇求耶和華的恩, 尋求萬軍之耶和華; 我也要去. ’

8:22 And many peoples and powerful nations will come to seek Yahweh of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Yahweh.’
必有列邦的人和強國的民來到耶路撒冷尋求萬軍之耶和華, 懇求耶和華的恩.

8:23 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘In those days ten men from all the nations of every language will take hold of the hem of a Judean man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you!” ’ ”
萬軍之耶和華如此說: 在那些日子, 必有十個人從列國諸族(原文是方言)中出來, 拉住一個猶大人的衣襟, 說: ‘我們要與你們同去, 因為我們聽見神與你們同在了. ’”

Zechariah - Chapter 9

9:1 An oracle. The word of Yahweh is against the land of Hadrach, and Damascus is its resting place. For to Yahweh belongs the eye of humankind, and all the tribes of Israel,
耶和華的默示應驗在哈得拉地大馬士革─世人和以色列各支派的眼目都仰望耶和華─

9:2 and also Hamath, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon—yes, they are very wise!
和靠近的哈馬, 並泰爾,西頓; 因為這二城的人大有智慧.

9:3 Tyre has built a fortification for itself, and it heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the mud of the streets.
泰爾為自己修築保障, 積蓄銀子如塵沙, 堆起精金如街上的泥土.

9:4 Look! The Lord will drive it out and will hurl its outer ramparts into the sea, and it will be consumed by fire.
主必趕出她, 打敗她海上的權利; 她必被火燒滅.

9:5 Ashkelon will see and will be afraid, and Gaza will writhe exceedingly, and Ekron also, because its hope is ruined. And the king from Gaza will perish, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
亞實基倫看見必懼怕; 迦薩看見甚痛苦; 以革倫因失了盼望蒙羞. 迦薩必不再有君王; 亞實基倫也不再有居民.

9:6 A mongrel people will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut down the pride of the Philistines.
私生子(或譯: 外族人)必住在亞實突; 我必除滅非利士人的驕傲.

9:7 I will remove its blood from its mouth, and its abominations from between its teeth. And it too will be a remnant for our God; and it will be like a tribal chief in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusite.
我必除去他口中帶血之肉和牙齒內可憎之物. 他必作為餘剩的人歸與我們的神, 必在猶大像族長; 以革倫人必如耶布斯人.

9:8 But I will encamp at my temple like a guard, against those crossing through and returning; no oppressor will cross through them again, for now I have seen with my own eyes.
我必在我家的四圍安營, 使敵軍不得任意往來, 暴虐的人也不再經過, 因為我親眼看顧我的家.

9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king comes to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, and on a male donkey, the foal of a female donkey!
錫安的民哪, 應當大大喜樂; 耶路撒冷的民哪, 應當歡呼. 看哪, 你的王來到你這裡! 他是公義的, 並且施行拯救, 謙謙和和地騎著驢, 就是騎著驢的駒子.

9:10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; the battle bow will be cut down, and he will announce peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
我必除滅以法蓮的戰車和耶路撒冷的戰馬; 爭戰的弓也必除滅. 他必向列國講和平; 他的權柄必從這海管到那海, 從大河管到地極.

9:11 As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
錫安哪, 我因與你立約的血, 將你中間被擄而囚的人從無水的坑中釋放出來.

9:12 Return to the fortress, O prisoners of hope; today I am declaring that I will repay you double.
你們被囚而有指望的人都要轉回保障. 我今日說明, 我必加倍賜福給你們.

9:13 For I have bent Judah as my bow; I have set Ephraim as an arrow. I will set in motion your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Javan. I will wield you like the sword of a warrior.
我拿猶大作上弦的弓; 我拿以法蓮為張弓的箭. 錫安哪, 我要激發你的眾子, 攻擊希臘(原文是雅完)的眾子, 使你如勇士的刀.

9:14 Then Yahweh will appear over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning; and my Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and he shall go out in the storm winds of the south.
耶和華必顯現在他們以上; 他的箭必射出像閃電. 主耶和華必吹角, 乘南方的旋風而行.

9:15 Yahweh of hosts will defend them, and they will devour and subdue the slingstones; they will drink, they will make noise like wine, and they will be full like the sacrificial basin, drenched like the corners of an altar.
萬軍之耶和華必保護他們; 他們必吞滅仇敵, 踐踏彈石. 他們必喝血吶喊, 猶如飲酒; 他們必像盛滿血的碗, 又像壇的四角滿了血.

9:16 And Yahweh their God will save them on that day, as the flock of his people; for they are like the stones of a diadem, glittering on his land.
當那日, 耶和華─他們的神必看他的民如群羊, 拯救他們; 因為他們必像冠冕上的寶石, 高舉在他的地以上(或譯: 在他的地上發光輝).

9:17 For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women.
他的恩慈何等大! 他的榮美何其盛! 五穀健壯少男; 新酒培養處女.

Zechariah - Chapter 10

10:1 Ask rain from Yahweh in the season of the spring rain— Yahweh, who makes storm clouds, and he gives showers of rain to them, to everyone vegetation in the field.
當春雨的時候, 你們要向發閃電的耶和華求雨. 他必為眾人降下甘霖, 使田園生長菜蔬.

10:2 Because the household gods speak deceit, and those who practice divination see a lie, and the dreamers of vanity speak in vain. Therefore the people wander like sheep; they are afflicted because there is no shepherd.
因為, 家神所言的是虛空; 卜士所見的是虛假; 做夢者所說的是假夢. 他們白白地安慰人, 所以眾人如羊流離, 因無牧人就受苦.

10:3 My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders, because Yahweh of hosts watches over his flock, the house of Judah; and he will make them like his majestic horse in war.
我的怒氣向牧人發作; 我必懲罰公山羊; 因我─萬軍之耶和華眷顧自己的羊群, 就是猶大家, 必使他們如駿馬在陣上.

10:4 From them the cornerstone will go out, from them the tent peg, from them the battle bow, from them every ruler, all together.
房角石,釘子,爭戰的弓, 和一切掌權的都從他而出.

10:5 And they will be like warriors, trampling in the mud of the streets in the battle. They will fight, because Yahweh is with them, and they will put to shame the riders on horses.
他們必如勇士在陣上將仇敵踐踏在街上的泥土中. 他們必爭戰, 因為耶和華與他們同在; 騎馬的也必羞愧.

10:6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and the house of Joseph I will save. And I will bring them back, because I have compassion on them, and they will be as if I had not rejected them, for I am Yahweh their God, and I will answer them.
我要堅固猶大家, 拯救約瑟家, 要領他們歸回. 我要憐恤他們; 他們必像未曾棄絕的一樣, 都因我是耶和華─他們的神, 我必應允他們的禱告.

10:7 And the people of Ephraim will be like a warrior, and their heart will be glad as with wine. And their children will see and rejoice; their heart will shout in exultation in Yahweh.
以法蓮人必如勇士; 他們心中暢快如同喝酒; 他們的兒女必看見而快活; 他們的心必因耶和華喜樂.

10:8 I will whistle to them and gather them, for I have redeemed them, and they will become numerous as they have been numerous before.
我要發嘶聲, 聚集他們, 因我已經救贖他們. 他們的人數必加增, 如從前加增一樣.

10:9 Though I sow them among the nations, in the distant places they will remember me, and they will stay alive with their children, and they will return.
我雖然(或譯: 必)播散他們在列國中, 他們必在遠方記念我. 他們與兒女都必存活, 且得歸回.

10:10 And I will bring them back from the land of Egypt, and from Assyria I will gather them. To the land of Gilead and Lebanon I will bring them, until no room will be found for them there.
我必再領他們出埃及地, 招聚他們出亞述, 領他們到基列和黎巴嫩; 這地尚且不夠他們居住.

10:11 And he will pass through the sea of distress, and he will strike the waves of the sea, and all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought low, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.
耶和華必經過苦海, 擊打海浪, 使尼羅河的深處都枯乾. 亞述的驕傲必致卑微; 埃及的權柄必然滅沒.

10:12 I will make them strong in Yahweh, and in his name they will walk, declares Yahweh.
我必使他們倚靠我, 得以堅固; 一舉一動必奉我的名. 這是耶和華說的.

Zechariah - Chapter 11

11:1 Open your doors, O Lebanon, so that fire will devour your cedars!
黎巴嫩哪, 開開你的門, 任火燒滅你的香柏樹.

11:2 Wail, O juniper, for the cedar has fallen, for the magnificent trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the impenetrable forest has come down!
松樹啊, 應當哀號; 因為香柏樹傾倒, 佳美的樹毀壞. 巴珊的橡樹啊, 應當哀號, 因為茂盛的樹林已經倒了.

11:3 Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their splendor is ruined! Listen to the roar of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are ruined!
聽啊, 有牧人哀號的聲音, 因他們榮華的草場毀壞了. 有少壯獅子咆哮的聲音, 因約旦河旁的叢林荒廢了.

11:4 Thus says Yahweh my God: “Shepherd the flock doomed to slaughter.
耶和華─我的神如此說: “你─撒迦利亞要牧養這將宰的群羊.

11:5 The ones buying them kill them and go unpunished, and the ones selling them say, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, for I have become rich.’ Their own shepherds have no compassion for them.
買他們的宰了他們, 以自己為無罪; 賣他們的說: ‘耶和華是應當稱頌的, 因我成為富足. ’牧養他們的並不憐恤他們.

11:6 For I will no longer have compassion on the inhabitants of the land,” declares Yahweh. “Look, I am going to cause humankind to fall, each into the hand of his neighbor, and into the hand of his king; and they will devastate the land, and I will not deliver anyone from their hand.”
耶和華說: ‘我不再憐恤這地的居民, 必將這民交給各人的鄰舍和他們王的手中. 他們必毀滅這地, 我也不救這民脫離他們的手. ’”

11:7 And I shepherded the flock doomed to slaughter, even the afflicted of the flock. I took two staffs, one I called Kindness, and the other I called Unity, and I shepherded the flock.
於是, 我牧養這將宰的群羊, 就是群中最困苦的羊. 我拿著兩根杖, 一根我稱為“榮美”, 一根我稱為“聯索”. 這樣, 我牧養了群羊.

11:8 And I got rid of three shepherds in one month, for I grew impatient with them, and they also became tired of me.
一月之內, 我除滅三個牧人, 因為我的心厭煩他們; 他們的心也憎嫌我.

11:9 So I said, “I will not shepherd you! The one dying will die, and the one to be destroyed will be destroyed. And the ones remaining, let them devour the flesh of each other.”
我就說: “我不牧養你們. 要死的, 由他死; 要喪亡的, 由他喪亡; 餘剩的, 由他們彼此相食. ”

11:10 And I took my staff Kindness and broke it, to break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.
我折斷那稱為“榮美”的杖, 表明我廢棄與萬民所立的約.

11:11 And it was broken on that day. Then the afflicted of the flock, the ones who were watching me, knew that it was the word of Yahweh.
當日就廢棄了. 這樣, 那些仰望我的困苦羊就知道所說的是耶和華的話.

11:12 And I said to them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages, but if not, keep them.” And they weighed out my wages, thirty silver shekels.
我對他們說: “你們若以為美, 就給我工價. 不然, 就罷了! ”於是他們給了三十塊錢作為我的工價.

11:13 And Yahweh said to me, “Throw it to the potter,” this noble price at which I was valued by them!” So I took the thirty silver shekels and I threw them to the potter in the house of Yahweh.
耶和華吩咐我說: “要把眾人所估定美好的價值丟給窯戶. ”我便將這三十塊錢, 在耶和華的殿中丟給窯戶了.

11:14 Then I broke my second staff Unity to break the family ties between Judah and Israel.
我又折斷稱為聯索的那根杖, 表明我廢棄猶大與以色列弟兄的情誼.

11:15 And Yahweh said to me, “Take again the implements of a foolish shepherd.
耶和華又吩咐我說: “你再取愚昧牧人所用的器具,

11:16 For look, I am raising up a shepherd in the land who will not attend to the ones that are perishing; he will not seek the young man, he will not heal the ones that are crushed and he will not sustain the healthy ones; he will devour the flesh of the fattened ones and tear apart even their hoofs.
因我要在這地興起一個牧人. 他不看顧喪亡的, 不尋找分散的, 不醫治受傷的, 也不牧養強壯的; 卻要吃肥羊的肉, 撕裂他的蹄子.

11:17 “Woe, my worthless shepherd who deserts the flock! May a sword fall on his arm and on his right eye! May his arm wither completely and his right eye be utterly blinded!”
無用的牧人丟棄羊群有禍了! 刀必臨到他的膀臂和右眼上. 他的膀臂必全然枯乾; 他的右眼也必昏暗失明. ”

Zechariah - Chapter 12

12:1 An oracle. The word of Yahweh concerning Israel. “Thus declares Yahweh, who stretches out the heavens, founds the earth, and forms the spirit of humankind in its midst:
耶和華論以色列的默示. 鋪張諸天,建立地基,造人裡面之靈的耶和華說:

12:2 ‘Look, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup of reeling for all the surrounding nations; it will also be against Judah in the siege against Jerusalem.
“我必使耶路撒冷被圍困的時候, 向四圍列國的民成為令人昏醉的杯; 這默示也論到猶大(或譯: 猶大也是如此).

12:3 And then on that day I will make Jerusalem a stone weight for all the peoples. All those lifting it up will grievously hurt themselves, and all the nations of the earth will assemble against it.
那日, 我必使耶路撒冷向聚集攻擊他的萬民當作一塊重石頭; 凡舉起的必受重傷.

12:4 On that day,’ declares Yahweh, ‘I will strike every horse with confusion, and the one riding it with madness; but over the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, and I will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.
耶和華說: 到那日, 我必使一切馬匹驚惶, 使騎馬的顛狂. 我必看顧猶大家, 使列國的一切馬匹瞎眼.

12:5 And the clans of Judah will say to themselves, “The inhabitants of Jerusalem are a strength to us, through Yahweh of hosts, their God.”
猶大的族長必心裡說: ‘耶路撒冷的居民倚靠萬軍之耶和華─他們的神, 就作我們的能力. ’

12:6 “ ‘On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a pan of fire among sticks of wood, and like a torch of fire among stalks of grain, and they will devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, and Jerusalem will be inhabited again in its place, in Jerusalem.
“那日, 我必使猶大的族長如火盆在木柴中, 又如火把在禾捆裡; 他們必左右燒滅四圍列國的民. 耶路撒冷人必仍住本處, 就是耶路撒冷.

12:7 And Yahweh will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not be exalted over Judah.
耶和華必先拯救猶大的帳棚, 免得大衛家的榮耀和耶路撒冷居民的榮耀勝過猶大.

12:8 On that day Yahweh will put a shield around the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who stumbles among them on that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of Yahweh, before them.
那日, 耶和華必保護耶路撒冷的居民. 他們中間軟弱的必如大衛; 大衛的家必如神, 如行在他們前面之耶和華的使者.

12:9 And then on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations coming against Jerusalem.
那日, 我必定意滅絕來攻擊耶路撒冷各國的民.

12:10 “ ‘I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication, and they will look to me whom they pierced, and they shall mourn over him, as one wails over an only child, and they will grieve bitterly over him as one grieves bitterly over a firstborn.
我必將那施恩叫人懇求的靈, 澆灌大衛家和耶路撒冷的居民. 他們必仰望我(或譯: 他; 本節同), 就是他們所扎的; 必為我悲哀, 如喪獨生子, 又為我愁苦, 如喪長子.

12:11 On that day the wailing will be great in Jerusalem, like the wailing for Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
那日, 耶路撒冷必有大大的悲哀, 如米吉多平原之哈達臨門的悲哀.

12:12 And the land shall mourn, each clan by itself; the clan of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the clan of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves;
境內一家一家地都必悲哀. 大衛家, 男的獨在一處, 女的獨在一處. 拿單家, 男的獨在一處, 女的獨在一處.

12:13 the clan of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the clan of the Shimeites by itself, and their wives by themselves;
利未家, 男的獨在一處, 女的獨在一處. 示每家, 男的獨在一處, 女的獨在一處.

12:14 and all those clans remaining, each clan by itself, and their wives by themselves.’ ”
其餘的各家, 男的獨在一處, 女的獨在一處.

Zechariah - Chapter 13

13:1 “ ‘On that day a well will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and from impurity.
那日, 必給大衛家和耶路撒冷的居民開一個泉源, 洗除罪惡與污穢.

13:2 And then, on that day,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered; and also the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness I will banish from the land.
萬軍之耶和華說: “那日, 我必從地上除滅偶像的名, 不再被人記念; 也必使這地不再有假先知與污穢的靈.

13:3 And then, if anyone prophesies again, his father and his mother who bore him will say to him, “You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of Yahweh!” And his father and his mother who bore him will pierce him through when he prophesies.
若再有人說預言, 生他的父母必對他說: ‘你不得存活, 因為你託耶和華的名說假預言. ’生他的父母在他說預言的時候, 要將他刺透.

13:4 And then on that day, each of the prophets will be ashamed because of his vision when he was prophesying, and they will not put on a cloak of hair in order to deceive,
那日, 凡作先知說預言的必因他所論的異象羞愧, 不再穿毛衣哄騙人.

13:5 but he will say, “I am not a prophet; I am a tiller of the soil, for a man has acquired me since my youth.”
他必說: ‘我不是先知, 我是耕地的; 我從幼年作人的奴僕. ’

13:6 And someone shall say to him, “What are these wounds between your arms?” and he will say, “Those I have received in the house of the ones who love me.” ’ ”
必有人問他說: ‘你兩臂中間是甚麼傷呢? ’他必回答說: ‘這是我在親友家中所受的傷. ’”

13:7 “O sword, awake against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate,” declares Yahweh of hosts. “Strike the shepherd, so that the sheep may be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the small ones.
萬軍之耶和華說: 刀劍哪, 應當興起, 攻擊我的牧人和我的同伴. 擊打牧人, 羊就分散; 我必反手加在微小者的身上.

13:8 And then in all the land,” declares Yahweh, “two thirds will be cut off and perish, and one third will be left alive in it.
耶和華說: 這全地的人, 三分之二必剪除而死, 三分之一仍必存留.

13:9 And I will bring the remaining third into the fire, and I will refine them like one refines silver, and I will test them like one tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘Yahweh is my God.’ ”
我要使這三分之一經火, 熬煉他們, 如熬煉銀子; 試煉他們, 如試煉金子. 他們必求告我的名, 我必應允他們. 我要說: 這是我的子民. 他們也要說: 耶和華是我們的神.

Zechariah - Chapter 14

14:1 Look! A day is coming for Yahweh, when your plunder will be divided in your midst.
耶和華的日子臨近, 你的財物必被搶掠, 在你中間分散.

14:2 I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be captured, and they will loot the houses, and the women will be raped; half of the city will go into exile, but the remainder of the people will not be cut off from the city.
因為我必聚集萬國與耶路撒冷爭戰, 城必被攻取, 房屋被搶奪, 婦女被玷污, 城中的民一半被擄去; 剩下的民仍在城中, 不致剪除.

14:3 Then Yahweh will go forth and fight against those nations, like when he fights on a day of battle.
那時, 耶和華必出去與那些國爭戰, 好像從前爭戰一樣.

14:4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in half, from east to west, by a very great valley; and half of the mountain will withdraw toward the north, and the other half toward the south.
那日, 他的腳必站在耶路撒冷前面朝東的橄欖山上. 這山必從中間分裂, 自東至西成為極大的谷. 山的一半向北挪移, 一半向南挪移.

14:5 And you will flee by the valley of my mountains, because the valley of the mountains will reach to Azal, and you will flee like you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. And Yahweh my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.
你們要從我山的谷中逃跑, 因為山谷必延到亞薩. 你們逃跑, 必如猶大王烏西雅年間的人逃避大地震一樣. 耶和華─我的神必降臨, 有一切聖者同來.

14:6 And then on that day there will not be light, the precious things will congeal.
那日, 必沒有光, 三光必退縮.

14:7 There shall be continuous day—it is known to Yahweh—not day and not night; and at evening time there will be light.
那日, 必是耶和華所知道的, 不是白晝, 也不是黑夜, 到了晚上才有光明.

14:8 And then on that day, living waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea, and the other half to the western sea; it will happen both in the summer and in the winter.
那日, 必有活水從耶路撒冷出來, 一半往東海流, 一半往西海流; 冬夏都是如此.

14:9 And Yahweh will be king over all the earth; on that day Yahweh will be one and his name one.
耶和華必作全地的王. 那日耶和華必為獨一無二的, 他的名也是獨一無二的.

14:10 All the land will be transformed into a desert plateau from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. But it will rise up high and it will stay in its place from the Gate of Benjamin to the place of the former gate, up to the Corner Gate and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses.
全地, 從迦巴直到耶路撒冷南方的臨門, 要變為亞拉巴. 耶路撒冷必仍居高位, 就是從便雅憫門到第一門之處, 又到角門, 並從哈楠業樓, 直到王的酒醡.

14:11 And they will dwell in it, and there will be no more ban imposed, and Jerusalem will dwell in security.
人必住在其中, 不再有咒詛. 耶路撒冷人必安然居住.

14:12 And this will be the plague with which Yahweh will strike all the peoples that fight against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are standing on their feet; their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
耶和華用災殃攻擊那與耶路撒冷爭戰的列國人, 必是這樣: 他們兩腳站立的時候, 肉必消沒, 眼在眶中乾癟, 舌在口中潰爛.

14:13 And then on that day a great panic from Yahweh will fall on them, and they will seize one another’s hand, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of another.
那日, 耶和華必使他們大大擾亂. 他們各人彼此揪住, 舉手攻擊.

14:14 And Judah also will fight at Jerusalem. And the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold and silver, and garments in great abundance.
猶大也必在耶路撒冷爭戰. 那時四圍各國的財物, 就是許多金銀衣服, 必被收聚.

14:15 Like this plague will be the plague on the horse, the mule, the camel, and the donkey, and every kind of animal in those camps.
那臨到馬匹,騾子,駱駝,驢, 和營中一切牲畜的災殃是與那災殃一般.

14:16 And then every survivor from all those nations coming against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the king, Yahweh of hosts, and celebrate the Feast of Booths.
所有來攻擊耶路撒冷列國中剩下的人, 必年年上來敬拜大君王─萬軍之耶和華, 並守住棚節.

14:17 And then whoever of the clans of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the king, Yahweh of hosts, it will not rain on them.
地上萬族中, 凡不上耶路撒冷敬拜大君王─萬軍之耶和華的, 必無雨降在他們的地上.

14:18 And if the clan of Egypt will not go up and come in, on them will be that plague Yahweh inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths.
埃及族若不上來, 雨也不降在他們的地上; 凡不上來守住棚節的列國人, 耶和華也必用這災攻擊他們.

14:19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths.
這就是埃及的刑罰和那不上來守住棚節之列國的刑罰.

14:20 On that day there will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, “Holy to Yahweh.” And the cooking pots in the house of Yahweh will be holy like the sacrificial basins before the altar.
當那日, 馬的鈴鐺上必有歸耶和華為聖的這句話. 耶和華殿內的鍋必如祭壇前的碗一樣.

14:21 And every cooking pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy to Yahweh of hosts, and all those who sacrifice will come and will take from them, and will cook in them, and there will be no longer a trader in the house of Yahweh of hosts on that day.
凡耶路撒冷和猶大的鍋都必歸萬軍之耶和華為聖. 凡獻祭的都必來取這鍋, 煮肉在其中. 當那日, 在萬軍之耶和華的殿中必不再有迦南人.

Malachi (瑪拉基書)

Malachi - Chapter 1

1:1 An oracle. The word of Yahweh to Israel through Malachi.
耶和華藉瑪拉基傳給以色列的默示.

1:2 “I have loved you,” says Yahweh, but you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is Esau not Jacob’s brother?” declares Yahweh. “I have loved Jacob,
耶和華說: “我曾愛你們. ”你們卻說: “你在何事上愛我們呢? ”耶和華說: “以掃不是雅各的哥哥嗎? 我卻愛雅各,

1:3 but Esau I have hated. I have made his mountain ranges a desolation, and given his inheritance to the jackals of the desert.”
惡以掃, 使他的山嶺荒涼, 把他的地業交給曠野的野狗. ”

1:4 If Edom says, “We are shattered, but we will return and rebuild the ruins,” Yahweh of hosts says this: “They may build, but I will tear down; and they will be called a territory of wickedness, and the people with whom Yahweh is angry forever.”
以東人說: “我們現在雖被毀壞, 卻要重建荒廢之處. ”萬軍之耶和華如此說: “任他們建造, 我必拆毀; 人必稱他們的地為‘罪惡之境’; 稱他們的民為‘耶和華永遠惱怒之民’. ”

1:5 Your eyes will see this, and you will say, “Yahweh is great beyond the borders of Israel.”
你們必親眼看見, 也必說: “願耶和華在以色列境界之外被尊為大! ”

1:6 “A son honors his father, and a slave his master; but if I am a father, where is my honor, and if I am a master, where is my reverence?” says Yahweh of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. “But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’
“藐視我名的祭司啊, 萬軍之耶和華對你們說: 兒子尊敬父親, 僕人敬畏主人; 我既為父親, 尊敬我的在哪裡呢? 我既為主人, 敬畏我的在哪裡呢? 你們卻說: ‘我們在何事上藐視你的名呢? ’

1:7 You are presenting defiled food on my altar! But you ask, ‘How have we defiled you?’ By saying that the table of Yahweh is despised!
你們將污穢的食物獻在我的壇上, 且說: ‘我們在何事上污穢你呢? ’因你們說, 耶和華的桌子是可藐視的.

1:8 When you offer a blind animal for sacrifice, is that not wrong? And when you offer the lame and the one who is ill, is that not wrong? Present it, please, to your governor! Will he be pleased with you? Will he show you favor?” says Yahweh of hosts.
你們將瞎眼的獻為祭物, 這不為惡嗎? 將瘸腿的,有病的獻上, 這不為惡嗎? 你獻給你的省長, 他豈喜悅你, 豈能看你的情面嗎? 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

1:9 So then, implore the favor of God so that he will be gracious to us. “This is what you have done. Will he show favor to any of you?” says Yahweh of hosts.
“現在我勸你們懇求神, 他好施恩與我們. 這妄獻的事, 既由你們經手, 他豈能看你們的情面嗎? 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

1:10 “Who also among you will shut the temple doors so that you will not kindle fire in vain on my altar? I take no pleasure in you,” says Yahweh of hosts, “and I will not accept an offering from your hand.
甚願你們中間有一人關上殿門, 免得你們徒然在我壇上燒火. 萬軍之耶和華說: 我不喜悅你們, 也不從你們手中收納供物.

1:11 From the rising of the sun to its setting, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is being presented to my name, and a pure offering. For my name is great among the nations,” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: 從日出之地到日落之處, 我的名在外邦中必尊為大. 在各處, 人必奉我的名燒香, 獻潔淨的供物, 因為我的名在外邦中必尊為大.

1:12 “But you are profaning it by saying the table of the Lord is defiled, and its fruit—its food—is despised!
你們卻褻瀆我的名, 說: ‘耶和華的桌子是污穢的, 其上的食物是可藐視的. ’

1:13 And you say, ‘Look! This is a weariness,’ and you sniff with disdain at it,” says Yahweh of hosts. “And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the one that is sick—this you bring as the offering! Should I accept it from your hand?” says Yahweh.
你們又說: ‘這些事何等煩瑣! ’並嗤之以鼻. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的. 你們把搶奪的,瘸腿的,有病的拿來獻上為祭. 我豈能從你們手中收納呢? 這是耶和華說的.

1:14 “Cursed is the one who cheats, who has in his flock a male and vows it, but instead sacrifices a blemished one to the Lord! For I am a great king,” says Yahweh of hosts, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”
行詭詐的在群中有公羊, 他許願卻用有殘疾的獻給主, 這人是可咒詛的. 因為我是大君王, 我的名在外邦中是可畏的. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

Malachi - Chapter 2

2:1 “And so then, O priests, this command is for you:
“眾祭司啊, 這誡命是傳給你們的.

2:2 If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart to give glory to my name,” says Yahweh of hosts, “then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings; moreover I have already cursed them because you are not taking it to heart.
萬軍之耶和華說: 你們若不聽從, 也不放在心上, 將榮耀歸與我的名, 我就使咒詛臨到你們, 使你們的福分變為咒詛; 因你們不把誡命放在心上, 我已經咒詛你們了.

2:3 Look! I am going to rebuke your offspring, and I will scatter offal on your faces, the offal of your religious feasts, and you will be carried to it.
我必斥責你們的種子, 又把你們犧牲的糞抹你們的臉上; 你們要與糞一同除掉.

2:4 “Then you will know that I have sent to you this command, that my covenant with Levi continues,” says Yahweh of hosts.
你們就知道我傳這誡命給你們, 使我與利未(或譯: 利未人)所立的約可以常存. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

2:5 “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. This required reverence, and he revered me and stood in awe before my name.
我曾與他立生命和平安的約. 我將這兩樣賜給他, 使他存敬畏的心, 他就敬畏我, 懼怕我的名.

2:6 The instruction of truth was in his mouth, and wickedness was not found on his lips. In peace and in uprightness he walked with me, and he brought back many from sin.
真實的律法在他口中, 他嘴裡沒有不義的話. 他以平安和正直與我同行, 使多人回頭離開罪孽.

2:7 For the lips of the priest should guard knowledge, and they should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of Yahweh of hosts.
祭司的嘴裡當存知識, 人也當由他口中尋求律法, 因為他是萬軍之耶和華的使者.

2:8 But you, you have turned from the way; you have caused many to stumble by your instruction; you have ruined the covenant of Levi,” says Yahweh of hosts.
你們卻偏離正道, 使許多人在律法上跌倒. 你們廢棄我與利未所立的約. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

2:9 “And in turn I have made you despised and humbled before all the people, inasmuch as you are not keeping my way, but are favoring your own instruction.”
所以我使你們被眾人藐視, 看為下賤; 因你們不守我的道, 竟在律法上瞻徇情面. ”

2:10 Do we not all have one father? Has not one God created us? Why then are we unfaithful to one another, profaning the covenant of our ancestors?
我們豈不都是一位父嗎? 豈不是一位神所造的嗎? 我們各人怎麼以詭詐待弟兄, 背棄了神與我們列祖所立的約呢?

2:11 Judah has been faithless, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. Judah has profaned the sanctuary of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
猶大人行事詭詐, 並且在以色列和耶路撒冷中行一件可憎的事; 因為猶大人褻瀆耶和華所喜愛的聖潔(或譯: 聖地), 娶事奉外邦神的女子為妻.

2:12 May Yahweh cut off from the tents of Jacob the man who does this, the one who is awake and who answers, and the one who brings an offering to Yahweh of hosts!
凡行這事的, 無論何人(何人: 原文是叫醒的, 答應的), 就是獻供物給萬軍之耶和華, 耶和華也必從雅各的帳棚中剪除他.

2:13 And this you do as well: you cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand.
你們又行了一件這樣的事, 使前妻歎息哭泣的眼淚遮蓋耶和華的壇, 以致耶和華不再看顧那供物, 也不樂意從你們手中收納.

2:14 But you ask, “For what reason?” Because Yahweh stands as a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have been unfaithful, even though she is your marriage partner and your wife by covenant.
你們還說: “這是為甚麼呢? ”因耶和華在你和你幼年所娶的妻中間作見證. 她雖是你的配偶, 又是你盟約的妻, 你卻以詭詐待她.

2:15 Did not one God make them? But a remnant of the spirit is his. And what does the one God desire? An offspring of God. You must be attentive to your spirit, and you must not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
雖然神有靈的餘力能造多人, 他不是單造一人嗎? 為何只造一人呢? 乃是他願人得虔誠的後裔. 所以當謹守你們的心, 誰也不可以詭詐待幼年所娶的妻.

2:16 “For I hate divorce,” says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and he who covers his clothing with violence,” says Yahweh of hosts. “You must be attentive to your spirit and you must not be unfaithful.”
耶和華─以色列的神說: “休妻的事和以強暴待妻的人都是我所恨惡的! 所以當謹守你們的心, 不可行詭詐. ”這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

2:17 You have wearied Yahweh with your words, but you ask, “With what have we wearied him?” You have done so when you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of Yahweh, and in them he delights,” or “Where is the God of justice?”
你們用言語煩瑣耶和華, 你們還說: “我們在何事上煩瑣他呢? ”因為你們說: “凡行惡的, 耶和華眼看為善, 並且他喜悅他們”; 或說: “公義的神在哪裡呢? ”

Malachi - Chapter 3

3:1 “Look! I am going to send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you are seeking will come suddenly to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you are taking pleasure—look!—he is about to come,” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “我要差遣我的使者在我前面預備道路. 你們所尋求的主必忽然進入他的殿; 立約的使者, 就是你們所仰慕的, 快要來到. ”

3:2 And who can endure the day of his coming? And who is the one who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire, like launderers’ alkali.
他來的日子, 誰能當得起呢? 他顯現的時候, 誰能立得住呢? 因為他如煉金之人的火, 如漂布之人的鹼.

3:3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the children of Levi, and he will refine them like gold and like silver, and they will present to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.
他必坐下如煉淨銀子的, 必潔淨利未人, 熬煉他們像金銀一樣; 他們就憑公義獻供物給耶和華.

3:4 And the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to Yahweh, like in the days of old and like in former years.
那時, 猶大和耶路撒冷所獻的供物必蒙耶和華悅納, 彷彿古時之日,上古之年.

3:5 “Then I will approach you for judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers, and against those who swear falsely, and against the oppressors of the hired worker with his wages, the widow and the orphan, and the abusers of the alien, and yet do not fear me,” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “我必臨近你們, 施行審判. 我必速速作見證, 警戒行邪術的,犯姦淫的,起假誓的,虧負人之工價的,欺壓寡婦孤兒的,屈枉寄居的, 和不敬畏我的. ”

3:6 “For I, Yahweh, have not changed, and you, O children of Jacob, have not perished.
因我─耶和華是不改變的, 所以你們雅各之子沒有滅亡.

3:7 From the days of your ancestors you have turned aside from my rules, and have not kept them! Return to me and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of hosts, “but you say, ‘How shall we return?’
萬軍之耶和華說: 從你們列祖的日子以來, 你們常常偏離我的典章而不遵守. 現在你們要轉向我, 我就轉向你們. 你們卻問說: ‘我們如何才是轉向呢? ’

3:8 Will a human dare to rob God? Yet you are robbing me! And you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In the tithes and the contributions!
人豈可奪取神之物呢? 你們竟奪取我的供物. 你們卻說: ‘我們在何事上奪取你的供物呢? ’就是你們在當納的十分之一和當獻的供物上.

3:9 You are being cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you!
因你們通國的人都奪取我的供物, 咒詛就臨到你們身上.

3:10 Bring the whole tithe to the storehouse, so that there will be food in my house, and test me please in this,” says Yahweh of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour forth for you an overflowing blessing.
萬軍之耶和華說: 你們要將當納的十分之一全然送入倉庫, 使我家有糧, 以此試試我, 是否為你們敞開天上的窗戶, 傾福與你們, 甚至無處可容.

3:11 I will rebuke the devourer for you; it will not destroy the fruit of your soil; your vine in the field will not be unfruitful,” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: 我必為你們斥責蝗蟲(原文是吞噬者), 不容牠毀壞你們的土產. 你們田間的葡萄樹在未熟之先也不掉果子.

3:12 “And all the nations will call you blessed, because you will be a land in which one takes joy,” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: 萬國必稱你們為有福的, 因你們的地必成為喜樂之地. ”

3:13 “Your words have been harsh against me,” says Yahweh. “But you say, ‘How have we spoken together against you?’
耶和華說: “你們用話頂撞我, 你們還說: ‘我們用甚麼話頂撞了你呢? ’

3:14 You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God! What is the gain if we keep his requirements, and if we walk as mourners before Yahweh of hosts?
你們說: ‘事奉神是徒然的, 遵守神所吩咐的, 在萬軍之耶和華面前苦苦齋戒, 有甚麼益處呢?

3:15 And now we are calling the arrogant blessed! Not only do those who do wickedness prosper; they also test God and they escape!’ ”
如今我們稱狂傲的人為有福, 並且行惡的人得建立; 他們雖然試探神, 卻得脫離災難. ’”

3:16 Then those who revered Yahweh spoke with one another. And Yahweh listened attentively and heard, and a scroll of remembrance was written before him of those who revere Yahweh and ponder his name.
那時, 敬畏耶和華的彼此談論, 耶和華側耳而聽, 且有紀念冊在他面前, 記錄那敬畏耶和華,思念他名的人.

3:17 “They will be mine,” says Yahweh of hosts, “on the day that I am acting, my treasured possession. I will have compassion on them as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.
萬軍之耶和華說: “在我所定的日子, 他們必屬我, 特特歸我. 我必憐恤他們, 如同人憐恤服事自己的兒子.

3:18 You will return and see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not serve him.
那時你們必歸回, 將善人和惡人, 事奉神的和不事奉神的, 分別出來. ”

Malachi - Chapter 4

4:1 “For look! The day is about to come, burning like an oven, and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble. The coming day will consume them,” says Yahweh of hosts. “It will not leave behind for them root or branch.
萬軍之耶和華說: “那日臨近, 勢如燒著的火爐, 凡狂傲的和行惡的必如碎秸, 在那日必被燒盡, 根本枝條一無存留.

4:2 But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise, with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like fattened calves.
但向你們敬畏我名的人必有公義的日頭出現, 其光線(原文是翅膀)有醫治之能. 你們必出來跳躍如圈裡的肥犢.

4:3 You will trample down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I am going to act,” says Yahweh of hosts.
你們必踐踏惡人; 在我所定的日子, 他們必如灰塵在你們腳掌之下. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

4:4 “Remember the instruction of my servant Moses, which I commanded him at Horeb to all Israel, the rules and regulations.
“你們當記念我僕人摩西的律法, 就是我在何烈山為以色列眾人所吩咐他的律例典章.

4:5 Look! I am going to send to you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh!
“看哪, 耶和華大而可畏之日未到以前, 我必差遣先知以利亞到你們那裡去.

4:6 And he will bring back the hearts of the fathers to the sons, and the hearts of the sons to their fathers, so that I will not come and strike the land with a ban.”
他必使父親的心轉向兒女, 兒女的心轉向父親, 免得我來咒詛遍地. ”

NEW TESTAMENT (新約)

Matthew (馬太福音)

Matthew - Chapter 1

1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
亞伯拉罕的後裔, 大衛的子孫(後裔, 子孫: 原文是兒子; 下同), 耶穌基督的家譜:

1:2 Abraham became the father of Isaac, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers,
亞伯拉罕生以撒; 以撒生雅各; 雅各生猶大和他的弟兄;

1:3 and Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez became the father of Hezron, and Hezron became the father of Aram,
猶大從她瑪氏生法勒斯和謝拉; 法勒斯生希斯崙; 希斯崙生亞蘭;

1:4 and Aram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
亞蘭生亞米拿達; 亞米拿達生拿順; 拿順生撒門;

1:5 and Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed became the father of Jesse,
撒門從喇合氏生波阿斯; 波阿斯從路得氏生俄備得; 俄備得生耶西;

1:6 and Jesse became the father of David the king. And David became the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,
耶西生大衛王. 大衛從烏利亞的妻子生所羅門;

1:7 and Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam became the father of Abijah, and Abijah became the father of Asa,
所羅門生羅波安; 羅波安生亞比雅; 亞比雅生亞撒;

1:8 and Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram, and Joram became the father of Uzziah,
亞撒生約沙法; 約沙法生約蘭; 約蘭生烏西雅;

1:9 and Uzziah became the father of Jotham, and Jotham became the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah,
烏西雅生約坦; 約坦生亞哈斯; 亞哈斯生希西家;

1:10 and Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh became the father of Amon, and Amon became the father of Josiah,
希西家生瑪拿西; 瑪拿西生亞們; 亞們生約西亞;

1:11 and Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
百姓被遷到巴比倫的時候, 約西亞生耶哥尼雅和他的弟兄.

1:12 And after the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel,
遷到巴比倫之後, 耶哥尼雅生撒拉鐵; 撒拉鐵生所羅巴伯;

1:13 and Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud, and Abiud became the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim became the father of Azor,
所羅巴伯生亞比玉; 亞比玉生以利亞敬; 以利亞敬生亞所;

1:14 and Azor became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Achim, and Achim became the father of Eliud,
亞所生撒督; 撒督生亞金; 亞金生以律;

1:15 and Eliud became the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar became the father of Matthan, and Matthan became the father of Jacob,
以律生以利亞撒; 以利亞撒生馬但; 馬但生雅各;

1:16 and Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary by whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
雅各生約瑟, 就是馬利亞的丈夫. 那稱為基督的耶穌是從馬利亞生的.

1:17 Therefore all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ are fourteen generations.
這樣, 從亞伯拉罕到大衛共有十四代; 從大衛到遷至巴比倫的時候也有十四代; 從遷至巴比倫的時候到基督又有十四代.

1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ occurred in this way. His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
耶穌基督降生的事記在下面: 他母親馬利亞已經許配了約瑟, 還沒有迎娶, 馬利亞就從聖靈懷了孕.

1:19 So Joseph her husband, being righteous and not wanting to disgrace her, intended to divorce her secretly.
她丈夫約瑟是個義人, 不願意明明地羞辱她, 想要暗暗地把她休了.

1:20 But as he was considering these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
正思念這事的時候, 有主的使者向他夢中顯現, 說: “大衛的子孫約瑟, 不要怕! 只管娶過你的妻子馬利亞來, 因她所懷的孕是從聖靈來的.

1:21 And she will give birth to a son, and you will call his name ‘Jesus,’ because he will save his people from their sins.”
她將要生一個兒子, 你要給他起名叫耶穌, 因他要將自己的百姓從罪惡裡救出來. ”

1:22 Now all this happened in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,
這一切的事成就是要應驗主藉先知所說的話,

1:23 “Behold, the virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
說: 必有童女懷孕生子; 人要稱他的名為以馬內利. (以馬內利翻出來就是“神與我們同在”. )

1:24 And Joseph, when he woke up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and he took his wife
約瑟醒了, 起來, 就遵著主使者的吩咐把妻子娶過來;

1:25 and did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
只是沒有和她同房, 等她生了兒子(有古卷: 等她生了頭胎的兒子), 就給他起名叫耶穌.

Matthew - Chapter 2

2:1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,
當希律王的時候, 耶穌生在猶太的伯利恆. 有幾個博士從東方來到耶路撒冷, 說:

2:2 saying, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star at its rising and have come to worship him.”
“那生下來作猶太人之王的在哪裡? 我們在東方看見他的星, 特來拜他. ”

2:3 And when King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him,
希律王聽見了, 就心裡不安; 耶路撒冷合城的人也都不安.

2:4 and after calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them where the Christ was to be born.
他就召齊了祭司長和民間的文士, 問他們說: “基督當生在何處? ”

2:5 So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet,
他們回答說: “在猶太的伯利恆. 因為有先知記著, 說:

2:6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for from you will go out a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ”
猶大地的伯利恆啊, 你在猶大諸城中並不是最小的; 因為將來有一位君王要從你那裡出來, 牧養我以色列民. ”

2:7 Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and determined precisely from them the time when the star appeared.
當下, 希律暗暗地召了博士來, 細問那星是甚麼時候出現的,

2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go, inquire carefully concerning the child, and when you have found him, report to me so that I also may come and worship him.”
就差他們往伯利恆去, 說: “你們去仔細尋訪那小孩子, 尋到了就來報信, 我也好去拜他. ”

2:9 After they listened to the king, they went out, and behold, the star which they had seen at its rising led them until it came and stood above the place where the child was.
他們聽見王的話就去了. 在東方所看見的那星忽然在他們前頭行, 直行到小孩子的地方, 就在上頭停住了.

2:10 Now when they saw the star, they rejoiced with very great joy.
他們看見那星, 就大大地歡喜;

2:11 And when they came into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. And opening their treasure boxes, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
進了房子, 看見小孩子和他母親馬利亞, 就俯伏拜那小孩子, 揭開寶盒, 拿黃金,乳香,沒藥為禮物獻給他.

2:12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by another route.
博士因為在夢中被主指示不要回去見希律, 就從別的路回本地去了.

2:13 Now after they had gone away, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.”
他們去後, 有主的使者向約瑟夢中顯現, 說: “起來! 帶著小孩子同他母親逃往埃及, 住在那裡, 等我吩咐你; 因為希律必尋找小孩子, 要除滅他. ”

2:14 So he got up and took the child and his mother during the night and went away to Egypt.
約瑟就起來, 夜間帶著小孩子和他母親往埃及去,

2:15 And he was there until the death of Herod, in order that what was said by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
住在那裡, 直到希律死了. 這是要應驗主藉先知所說的話, 說: “我從埃及召出我的兒子來. ”

2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deceived by the wise men, became very angry, and he sent soldiers and executed all the children in Bethlehem and in all the region around it from the age of two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined precisely from the wise men.
希律見自己被博士愚弄, 就大大發怒, 差人將伯利恆城裡並四境所有的男孩, 照著他向博士仔細查問的時候, 凡兩歲以裡的, 都殺盡了.

2:17 Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, saying,
這就應了先知耶利米的話, 說:

2:18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they exist no longer.”
在拉瑪聽見號咷大哭的聲音, 是拉結哭她兒女, 不肯受安慰, 因為他們都不在了.

2:19 Now after Herod had died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
希律死了以後, 有主的使者在埃及向約瑟夢中顯現, 說:

2:20 saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the life of the child are dead.”
“起來! 帶著小孩子和他母親往以色列地去, 因為要害小孩子性命的人已經死了. ”

2:21 So he got up and took the child and his mother and entered the land of Israel.
約瑟就起來, 把小孩子和他母親帶到以色列地去;

2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream, he took refuge in the regions of Galilee.
只因聽見亞基老接著他父親希律作了猶太王, 就怕往那裡去, 又在夢中被主指示, 便往加利利境內去了,

2:23 And he came and lived in a town called Nazareth, in order that what was said by the prophets would be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
到了一座城, 名叫拿撒勒, 就住在那裡. 這是要應驗先知所說, 他將稱為拿撒勒人的話了.

Matthew - Chapter 3

3:1 Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the Judean wilderness
那時, 有施洗的約翰出來, 在猶太的曠野傳道, 說:

3:2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!”
“天國近了, 你們應當悔改! ”

3:3 For this is the one who was spoken about by the prophet Isaiah, saying, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ ”
這人就是先知以賽亞所說的. 他說: “在曠野有人聲喊著說: 預備主的道, 修直他的路! ”

3:4 Now John himself had his clothing made from camel’s hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
這約翰身穿駱駝毛的衣服, 腰束皮帶, 吃的是蝗蟲,野蜜.

3:5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan were going out to him,
那時, 耶路撒冷和猶太全地, 並約旦河一帶地方的人, 都出去到約翰那裡,

3:6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
承認他們的罪, 在約旦河裡受他的洗.

3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
約翰看見許多法利賽人和撒都該人也來受洗, 就對他們說: “毒蛇的種類! 誰指示你們逃避將來的忿怒呢?

3:8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
你們要結出果子來, 與悔改的心相稱.

3:9 And do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
不要自己心裡說: ‘有亞伯拉罕為我們的祖宗. ’我告訴你們, 神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來.

3:10 Already now the ax is positioned at the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
現在斧子已經放在樹根上, 凡不結好果子的樹就砍下來, 丟在火裡.

3:11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is more powerful than I am, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
我是用水給你們施洗, 叫你們悔改. 但那在我以後來的, 能力比我更大, 我就是給他提鞋也不配. 他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗.

3:12 His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will clean out his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
他手裡拿著簸箕, 要揚淨他的場, 把麥子收在倉裡, 把糠用不滅的火燒盡了. ”

3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John in order to be baptized by him.
當下, 耶穌從加利利來到約旦河, 見了約翰, 要受他的洗.

3:14 But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
約翰想要攔住他, 說: “我當受你的洗, 你反倒上我這裡來嗎? ”

3:15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it now, for in this way it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted him.
耶穌回答說: “你暫且許我, 因為我們理當這樣盡諸般的義(或譯: 禮). ”於是約翰許了他.

3:16 Now after he was baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming upon him.
耶穌受了洗, 隨即從水裡上來. 天忽然為他開了, 他就看見神的靈彷彿鴿子降下, 落在他身上.

3:17 And behold, there was a voice from heaven saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
從天上有聲音說: “這是我的愛子, 我所喜悅的. ”

Matthew - Chapter 4

4:1 Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil,
當時, 耶穌被聖靈引到曠野, 受魔鬼的試探.

4:2 and after he had fasted forty days and forty nights, then he was hungry.
他禁食四十晝夜, 後來就餓了.

4:3 And the tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, order that these stones become bread.”
那試探人的進前來, 對他說: “你若是神的兒子, 可以吩咐這些石頭變成食物. ”

4:4 But he answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.”
耶穌卻回答說: “經上記著說: 人活著, 不是單靠食物, 乃是靠神口裡所出的一切話. ”

4:5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the highest point of the temple
魔鬼就帶他進了聖城, 叫他站在殿頂(頂: 原文是翅)上,

4:6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down! For it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On their hands they will lift you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”
對他說: “你若是神的兒子, 可以跳下去, 因為經上記著說: 主要為你吩咐他的使者用手托著你, 免得你的腳碰在石頭上. ”

4:7 Jesus said to him, “On the other hand it is written, ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”
耶穌對他說: “經上又記著說: ‘不可試探主─你的神. ’”

4:8 Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,
魔鬼又帶他上了一座最高的山, 將世上的萬國與萬國的榮華都指給他看,

4:9 and he said to him, “I will give to you all these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”
對他說: “你若俯伏拜我, 我就把這一切都賜給你. ”

4:10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan, for it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”
耶穌說: “撒但(就是抵擋的意思, 乃魔鬼的別名), 退去吧! 因為經上記著說: 當拜主－你的神, 單要事奉他. ”

4:11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and began ministering to him.
於是, 魔鬼離了耶穌, 有天使來伺候他.

4:12 Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.
耶穌聽見約翰下了監, 就退到加利利去;

4:13 And leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
後又離開拿撒勒, 往迦百農去, 就住在那裡. 那地方靠海, 在西布倫和拿弗他利的邊界上.

4:14 in order that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,
這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話,

4:15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, toward the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
說: 西布倫地, 拿弗他利地, 就是沿海的路, 約旦河外, 外邦人的加利利地─

4:16 the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and the ones who sit in the land and shadow of death, a light has dawned on them.”
那坐在黑暗裡的百姓看見了大光; 坐在死蔭之地的人有光發現照著他們.

4:17 From that time on, Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near.”
從那時候, 耶穌就傳起道來, 說: “天國近了, 你們應當悔改! ”

4:18 Now as he was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew, throwing a casting net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
耶穌在加利利海邊行走, 看見弟兄二人, 就是那稱呼彼得的西門和他兄弟安得烈, 在海裡撒網; 他們本是打魚的.

4:19 And he said to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of people.”
耶穌對他們說: “來跟從我, 我要叫你們得人如得魚一樣. ”

4:20 And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
他們就立刻捨了網, 跟從了他.

4:21 And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them.
從那裡往前走, 又看見弟兄二人, 西庇太的兒子雅各和他兄弟約翰, 同他們的父親西庇太在船上補網, 耶穌就招呼他們,

4:22 And immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
他們立刻捨了船, 別了父親, 跟從了耶穌.

4:23 And he went around through all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
耶穌走遍加利利, 在各會堂裡教訓人, 傳天國的福音, 醫治百姓各樣的病症.

4:24 And a report about him went out throughout Syria, and they brought to him all those who were sick with various diseases and afflicted by torments, demon-possessed and epileptics and paralytics, and he healed them.
他的名聲就傳遍了敘利亞. 那裡的人把一切害病的, 就是害各樣疾病,各樣疼痛的和被鬼附的,癲癇的,癱瘓的, 都帶了來, 耶穌就治好了他們.

4:25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from the other side of the Jordan.
當下, 有許多人從加利利,低加坡里,耶路撒冷,猶太,約旦河外來跟著他.

Matthew - Chapter 5

5:1 Now when he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain and after he sat down, his disciples approached him.
耶穌看見這許多的人, 就上了山, 既已坐下, 門徒到他跟前來,

5:2 And opening his mouth he began to teach them, saying,
他就開口教訓他們, 說:

5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
虛心的人有福了! 因為天國是他們的.

5:4 Blessed are the ones who mourn, because they will be comforted.
哀慟的人有福了! 因為他們必得安慰.

5:5 Blessed are the meek, because they will inherit the earth.
溫柔的人有福了! 因為他們必承受地土.

5:6 Blessed are the ones who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be satisfied.
飢渴慕義的人有福了! 因為他們必得飽足.

5:7 Blessed are the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.
憐恤人的人有福了! 因為他們必蒙憐恤.

5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, because they will see God.
清心的人有福了! 因為他們必得見神.

5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God.
使人和睦的人有福了! 因為他們必稱為神的兒子.

5:10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
為義受逼迫的人有福了! 因為天國是他們的.

5:11 Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things against you, lying on account of me.
“人若因我辱罵你們, 逼迫你們, 捏造各樣壞話毀謗你們, 你們就有福了!

5:12 Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
應當歡喜快樂, 因為你們在天上的賞賜是大的. 在你們以前的先知, 人也是這樣逼迫他們. ”

5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, by what will it be made salty? It is good for nothing any longer except to be thrown outside and trampled under foot by people.
“你們是世上的鹽. 鹽若失了味, 怎能叫它再鹹呢? 以後無用, 不過丟在外面, 被人踐踏了.

5:14 You are the light of the world. A city located on top of a hill cannot be hidden,
你們是世上的光. 城造在山上是不能隱藏的.

5:15 nor do they light a lamp and place it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines on all those in the house.
人點燈, 不放在斗底下, 是放在燈臺上, 就照亮一家的人.

5:16 In the same way let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
你們的光也當這樣照在人前, 叫他們看見你們的好行為, 便將榮耀歸給你們在天上的父. ”

5:17 “Do not think that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets. I have not come to destroy them but to fulfill them.
“莫想我來要廢掉律法和先知. 我來不是要廢掉, 乃是要成全.

5:18 For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one tiny letter or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all takes place.
我實在告訴你們, 就是到天地都廢去了, 律法的一點一畫也不能廢去, 都要成全.

5:19 Therefore whoever abolishes one of the least of these commandments and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever keeps them and teaches them, this person will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
所以, 無論何人廢掉這誡命中最小的一條, 又教訓人這樣做, 他在天國要稱為最小的. 但無論何人遵行這誡命, 又教訓人遵行, 他在天國要稱為大的.

5:20 For I say to you that unless your righteousness greatly surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.
我告訴你們, 你們的義若不勝於文士和法利賽人的義, 斷不能進天國. ”

5:21 “You have heard that it was said to the people of old, ‘Do not commit murder,’ and ‘whoever commits murder will be subject to judgment.’
“你們聽見有吩咐古人的話, 說: ‘不可殺人’; 又說: ‘凡殺人的難免受審判. ’

5:22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry at his brother will be subject to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, ‘Stupid fool!’ will be subject to the council, and whoever says, ‘Obstinate fool!’ will be subject to fiery hell.
只是我告訴你們, 凡(有古卷在凡字下加: 無緣無故地)向弟兄動怒的, 難免受審斷; 凡罵弟兄是拉加的, 難免公會的審斷; 凡罵弟兄是魔利的, 難免地獄的火.

5:23 Therefore if you present your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
所以, 你在祭壇上獻禮物的時候, 若想起弟兄向你懷怨,

5:24 leave your gift there before the altar and first go be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your gift.
就把禮物留在壇前, 先去同弟兄和好, 然後來獻禮物.

5:25 Settle the case quickly with your accuser while you are with him on the way, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
你同告你的對頭還在路上, 就趕緊與他和息, 恐怕他把你送給審判官, 審判官交付衙役, 你就下在監裡了.

5:26 Truly I say to you, you will never come out of there until you have paid back the last penny!
我實在告訴你, 若有一文錢沒有還清, 你斷不能從那裡出來. ”

5:27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
“你們聽見有話說: ‘不可姦淫. ’

5:28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
只是我告訴你們, 凡看見婦女就動淫念的, 這人心裡已經與她犯姦淫了.

5:29 And if your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it from you! For it is better for you that one of your members be destroyed than your whole body be thrown into hell.
若是你的右眼叫你跌倒, 就剜出來丟掉, 寧可失去百體中的一體, 不叫全身丟在地獄裡.

5:30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it from you! For it is better for you that one of your limbs be destroyed than your whole body go into hell.
若是右手叫你跌倒, 就砍下來丟掉, 寧可失去百體中的一體, 不叫全身下入地獄. ”

5:31 “And it was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
“又有話說: ‘人若休妻, 就當給她休書. ’

5:32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for a matter of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
只是我告訴你們, 凡休妻的, 若不是為淫亂的緣故, 就是叫她作淫婦了; 人若娶這被休的婦人, 也是犯姦淫了. ”

5:33 “Again you have heard that it was said to the people of old, ‘Do not swear falsely, but fulfill your oaths to the Lord.’
“你們又聽見有吩咐古人的話, 說: ‘不可背誓, 所起的誓總要向主謹守. ’

5:34 But I say to you, do not swear at all, either by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
只是我告訴你們, 甚麼誓都不可起. 不可指著天起誓, 因為天是神的座位;

5:35 or by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet, or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great king.
不可指著地起誓, 因為地是他的腳凳; 也不可指著耶路撒冷起誓, 因為耶路撒冷是大君的京城;

5:36 And do not swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
又不可指著你的頭起誓, 因為你不能使一根頭髮變黑變白了.

5:37 But let your statement be ‘Yes, yes; no, no,’ and anything beyond these is from the evil one.
你們的話, 是, 就說是; 不是, 就說不是; 若再多說, 就是出於那惡者(或譯: 就是從惡裡出來的). ”

5:38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
“你們聽見有話說: ‘以眼還眼, 以牙還牙. ’

5:39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer, but whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also.
只是我告訴你們, 不要與惡人作對. 有人打你的右臉, 連左臉也轉過來由他打;

5:40 And the one who wants to go to court with you and take your tunic, let him have your outer garment also.
有人想要告你, 要拿你的裡衣, 連外衣也由他拿去;

5:41 And whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
有人強逼你走一里路, 你就同他走二里;

5:42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
有求你的, 就給他; 有向你借貸的, 不可推辭. ”

5:43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
“你們聽見有話說: ‘當愛你的鄰舍, 恨你的仇敵. ’

5:44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
只是我告訴你們, 要愛你們的仇敵, 為那逼迫你們的禱告.

5:45 in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven, because he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust.
這樣就可以作你們天父的兒子; 因為他叫日頭照好人, 也照歹人; 降雨給義人, 也給不義的人.

5:46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not the tax collectors also do the same?
你們若單愛那愛你們的人, 有甚麼賞賜呢? 就是稅吏不也是這樣行嗎?

5:47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing that is remarkable? Do not the Gentiles also do the same?
你們若單請你弟兄的安, 比人有甚麼長處呢? 就是外邦人不也是這樣行嗎?

5:48 Therefore you be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
所以, 你們要完全, 像你們的天父完全一樣. ”

Matthew - Chapter 6

6:1 “And take care not to practice your righteousness before people to be seen by them; otherwise you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
“你們要小心, 不可將善事行在人的面前, 故意叫他們看見, 若是這樣, 就不能得你們天父的賞賜了.

6:2 Therefore whenever you practice charitable giving, do not sound a trumpet in front of you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, in order that they may be praised by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!
所以, 你施捨的時候, 不可在你前面吹號, 像那假冒為善的人在會堂裡和街道上所行的, 故意要得人的榮耀. 我實在告訴你們, 他們已經得了他們的賞賜.

6:3 But you, when you practice charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
你施捨的時候, 不要叫左手知道右手所做的,

6:4 in order that your charitable giving may be in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
要叫你施捨的事行在暗中. 你父在暗中察看, 必然報答你(有古卷: 必在明處報答你). ”

6:5 And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, in order that they may be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!
“你們禱告的時候, 不可像那假冒為善的人, 愛站在會堂裡和十字路口上禱告, 故意叫人看見. 我實在告訴你們, 他們已經得了他們的賞賜.

6:6 But whenever you pray, enter into your inner room and shut your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
你禱告的時候, 要進你的內屋, 關上門, 禱告你在暗中的父; 你父在暗中察看, 必然報答你.

6:7 “But when you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the pagans, for they think that because of their many words they will be heard.
你們禱告, 不可像外邦人, 用許多重複話, 他們以為話多了必蒙垂聽.

6:8 Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
你們不可效法他們; 因為你們沒有祈求以先, 你們所需用的, 你們的父早已知道了.

6:9 Therefore you pray in this way: “Our Father who is in heaven, may your name be treated as holy.
所以, 你們禱告要這樣說: 我們在天上的父: 願人都尊你的名為聖.

6:10 May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
願你的國降臨; 願你的旨意行在地上, 如同行在天上.

6:11 Give us today our daily bread,
我們日用的飲食, 今日賜給我們.

6:12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
免我們的債, 如同我們免了人的債.

6:13 And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
不叫我們遇見試探; 救我們脫離兇惡(或譯: 脫離惡者). 因為國度,權柄,榮耀, 全是你的, 直到永遠. 阿們(有古卷沒有因為……阿們等字)!

6:14 For if you forgive people their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
“你們饒恕人的過犯, 你們的天父也必饒恕你們的過犯;

6:15 But if you do not forgive people, neither will your Father forgive your sins.
你們不饒恕人的過犯, 你們的天父也必不饒恕你們的過犯. ”

6:16 “Whenever you fast, do not be sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unrecognizable in order that they may be seen fasting by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!
“你們禁食的時候, 不可像那假冒為善的人, 臉上帶著愁容; 因為他們把臉弄得難看, 故意叫人看出他們是禁食. 我實在告訴你們, 他們已經得了他們的賞賜.

6:17 But when you are fasting, put olive oil on your head and wash your face
你禁食的時候, 要梳頭洗臉,

6:18 so that you will not be seen by people as fasting, but to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
不叫人看出你禁食來, 只叫你暗中的父看見; 你父在暗中察看, 必然報答你. ”

6:19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and consuming insect destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
“不要為自己積攢財寶在地上; 地上有蟲子咬, 能銹壞, 也有賊挖窟窿來偷.

6:20 but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor consuming insect destroy and where thieves do not break in or steal.
只要積攢財寶在天上; 天上沒有蟲子咬, 不能銹壞, 也沒有賊挖窟窿來偷.

6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
因為你的財寶在哪裡, 你的心也在那裡. ”

6:22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. Therefore if your eye is sincere, your whole body will be full of light.
“眼睛就是身上的燈. 你的眼睛若瞭亮, 全身就光明;

6:23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. Therefore if the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
你的眼睛若昏花, 全身就黑暗. 你裡頭的光若黑暗了, 那黑暗是何等大呢! ”

6:24 “No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.
“一個人不能事奉兩個主; 不是惡這個,愛那個, 就是重這個,輕那個. 你們不能又事奉神, 又事奉瑪門(瑪門: 財利的意思). ”

6:25 “For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, and not for your body, what you will wear. Is your life not more than food and your body more than clothing?
“所以我告訴你們, 不要為生命憂慮吃甚麼, 喝甚麼; 為身體憂慮穿甚麼. 生命不勝於飲食嗎? 身體不勝於衣裳嗎?

6:26 Consider the birds of the sky, that they do not sow or reap or gather produce into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than they are?
你們看那天上的飛鳥, 也不種, 也不收, 也不積蓄在倉裡, 你們的天父尚且養活牠. 你們不比飛鳥貴重得多嗎?

6:27 And who among you, by being anxious, is able to add one hour to his life span?
你們哪一個能用思慮使壽數多加一刻呢(或譯: 使身量多加一肘呢)?

6:28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field, how they grow: they do not toil or spin,
何必為衣裳憂慮呢? 你想野地裡的百合花怎麼長起來; 它也不勞苦, 也不紡線.

6:29 but I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these.
然而我告訴你們, 就是所羅門極榮華的時候, 他所穿戴的, 還不如這花一朵呢!

6:30 But if God dresses the grass of the field in this way, although it is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not do so much more for you, you of little faith?
你們這小信的人哪! 野地裡的草今天還在, 明天就丟在爐裡, 神還給它這樣的妝飾, 何況你們呢!

6:31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?,’
所以, 不要憂慮說, 吃甚麼? 喝甚麼? 穿甚麼?

6:32 for the pagans seek after all these things. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
這都是外邦人所求的, 你們需用的這一切東西, 你們的天父是知道的.

6:33 But seek first his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
你們要先求他的國和他的義, 這些東西都要加給你們了.

6:34 Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow, because tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
所以, 不要為明天憂慮, 因為明天自有明天的憂慮; 一天的難處一天當就夠了. ”

Matthew - Chapter 7

7:1 “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.
“你們不要論斷人, 免得你們被論斷.

7:2 For by what judgment you judge, you will be judged, and by what measure you measure out, it will be measured out to you.
因為你們怎樣論斷人, 也必怎樣被論斷; 你們用甚麼量器量給人, 也必用甚麼量器量給你們.

7:3 And why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the beam of wood in your own eye?
為甚麼看見你弟兄眼中有刺, 卻不想自己眼中有樑木呢?

7:4 Or how will you say to your brother, ‘Allow me to remove the speck from your eye,’ and behold, the beam of wood is in your own eye?
你自己眼中有樑木, 怎能對你弟兄說: ‘容我去掉你眼中的刺’呢?

7:5 Hypocrite! First remove the beam of wood from your own eye and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye!
你這假冒為善的人! 先去掉自己眼中的樑木, 然後才能看得清楚, 去掉你弟兄眼中的刺.

7:6 “Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls in front of pigs, lest they trample them with their feet, and turn around and tear you to pieces.
不要把聖物給狗, 也不要把你們的珍珠丟在豬前, 恐怕牠踐踏了珍珠, 轉過來咬你們. ”

7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened for you.
“你們祈求, 就給你們; 尋找, 就尋見; 叩門, 就給你們開門.

7:8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
因為凡祈求的, 就得著; 尋找的, 就尋見; 叩門的, 就給他開門.

7:9 Or what man is there among you, if his son will ask him for bread, will give him a stone?
你們中間誰有兒子求餅, 反給他石頭呢?

7:10 Or also if he will ask for a fish, will give him a snake?
求魚, 反給他蛇呢?

7:11 Therefore if you, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him?
你們雖然不好, 尚且知道拿好東西給兒女, 何況你們在天上的父, 豈不更把好東西給求他的人嗎?

7:12 Therefore in all things, whatever you want that people should do to you, thus also you do to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
所以, 無論何事, 你們願意人怎樣待你們, 你們也要怎樣待人, 因為這就是律法和先知的道理. ”

7:13 “Enter through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it,
“你們要進窄門. 因為引到滅亡, 那門是寬的, 路是大的, 進去的人也多;

7:14 because narrow is the gate and constricted is the road that leads to life, and there are few who find it!
引到永生, 那門是窄的, 路是小的, 找著的人也少. ”

7:15 “Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inside are ravenous wolves.
“你們要防備假先知. 他們到你們這裡來, 外面披著羊皮, 裡面卻是殘暴的狼.

7:16 You will recognize them by their fruits: they do not gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles, do they?
憑著他們的果子, 就可以認出他們來. 荊棘上豈能摘葡萄呢? 蒺藜裡豈能摘無花果呢?

7:17 In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.
這樣, 凡好樹都結好果子, 惟獨壞樹結壞果子.

7:18 A good tree is not able to produce bad fruit, nor a bad tree to produce good fruit.
好樹不能結壞果子; 壞樹不能結好果子.

7:19 Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
凡不結好果子的樹就砍下來, 丟在火裡.

7:20 As a result, you will recognize them by their fruits.
所以, 憑著他們的果子就可以認出他們來. ”

7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
“凡稱呼我‘主啊, 主啊’的人不能都進天國; 惟獨遵行我天父旨意的人才能進去.

7:22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and expel demons in your name, and perform many miracles in your name?’
當那日必有許多人對我說: ‘主啊, 主啊, 我們不是奉你的名傳道, 奉你的名趕鬼, 奉你的名行許多異能嗎? ’

7:23 And then I will say to them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who practice lawlessness!’
我就明明地告訴他們說: ‘我從來不認識你們, 你們這些作惡的人, 離開我去吧! ’”

7:24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
“所以, 凡聽見我這話就去行的, 好比一個聰明人, 把房子蓋在磐石上;

7:25 And the rain came down and the rivers came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it did not collapse, because its foundation was laid on the rock.
雨淋, 水沖, 風吹, 撞著那房子, 房子總不倒塌, 因為根基立在磐石上.

7:26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
凡聽見我這話不去行的, 好比一個無知的人, 把房子蓋在沙土上;

7:27 And the rain came down and the rivers came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it collapsed, and its fall was great.”
雨淋, 水沖, 風吹, 撞著那房子, 房子就倒塌了, 並且倒塌得很大. ”

7:28 And it happened when Jesus finished these words the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
耶穌講完了這些話, 眾人都希奇他的教訓;

7:29 because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like their scribes.
因為他教訓他們, 正像有權柄的人, 不像他們的文士.

Matthew - Chapter 8

8:1 And when he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.
耶穌下了山, 有許多人跟著他.

8:2 And behold, a leper approached and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”
有一個長大痲瘋的來拜他, 說: “主若肯, 必能叫我潔淨了. ”

8:3 And extending his hand he touched him, saying, “I am willing, be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
耶穌伸手摸他, 說: “我肯, 你潔淨了吧! ”他的大痲瘋立刻就潔淨了.

8:4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”
耶穌對他說: “你切不可告訴人, 只要去把身體給祭司察看, 獻上摩西所吩咐的禮物, 對眾人作證據. ”

8:5 Now when he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, appealing to him
耶穌進了迦百農, 有一個百夫長進前來, 求他說:

8:6 and saying, “Lord, my slave is lying paralyzed in my house, terribly tormented!”
“主啊, 我的僕人害癱瘓病, 躺在家裡, 甚是疼苦. ”

8:7 And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
耶穌說: “我去醫治他. ”

8:8 And the centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof. But only say the word and my slave will be healed.
百夫長回答說: “主啊, 你到我舍下, 我不敢當; 只要你說一句話, 我的僕人就必好了.

8:9 For I also am a man under authority who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another one, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
因為我在人的權下, 也有兵在我以下; 對這個說: ‘去! ’他就去; 對那個說: ‘來! ’他就來; 對我的僕人說: ‘你做這事! ’他就去做. ”

8:10 Now when Jesus heard this, he was astonished, and said to those who were following him, “Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel.
耶穌聽見就希奇, 對跟從的人說: “我實在告訴你們, 這麼大的信心, 就是在以色列中, 我也沒有遇見過.

8:11 But I say to you that many will come from east and west and be seated at the banquet with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
我又告訴你們, 從東從西, 將有許多人來, 在天國裡與亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各一同坐席;

8:12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!”
惟有本國的子民竟被趕到外邊黑暗裡去, 在那裡必要哀哭切齒了. ”

8:13 And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go, as you have believed it will be done for you.” And the slave was healed at that hour.
耶穌對百夫長說: “你回去吧! 照你的信心, 給你成全了. ”那時, 他的僕人就好了.

8:14 And when Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down and suffering with a fever.
耶穌到了彼得家裡, 見彼得的岳母害熱病躺著.

8:15 And he touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him.
耶穌把她的手一摸, 熱就退了; 她就起來服事耶穌.

8:16 Now when it was evening, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed, and he expelled the spirits with a word. And he healed all those who were sick,
到了晚上, 有人帶著許多被鬼附的來到耶穌跟前, 他只用一句話就把鬼都趕出去, 並且治好了一切有病的人.

8:17 in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said, “He himself took away our sicknesses, and carried away our diseases.”
這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話, 說: 他代替我們的軟弱, 擔當我們的疾病.

8:18 Now when Jesus saw many crowds around him, he gave orders to depart to the other side.
耶穌見許多人圍著他, 就吩咐渡到那邊去.

8:19 And a scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!”
有一個文士來, 對他說: “夫子, 你無論往哪裡去, 我要跟從你. ”

8:20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
耶穌說: “狐狸有洞, 天空的飛鳥有窩, 人子卻沒有枕頭的地方. ”

8:21 And another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
又有一個門徒對耶穌說: “主啊, 容我先回去埋葬我的父親. ”

8:22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead!”
耶穌說: “任憑死人埋葬他們的死人; 你跟從我吧! ”

8:23 And as he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
耶穌上了船, 門徒跟著他.

8:24 And behold, a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being inundated by the waves, but he himself was asleep.
海裡忽然起了暴風, 甚至船被波浪掩蓋; 耶穌卻睡著了.

8:25 And they came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
門徒來叫醒了他, 說: “主啊, 救我們, 我們喪命啦! ”

8:26 And he said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm.
耶穌說: “你們這小信的人哪, 為甚麼膽怯呢? ”於是起來, 斥責風和海, 風和海就大大地平靜了.

8:27 And the men were astonished, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”
眾人希奇, 說: “這是怎樣的人? 連風和海也聽從他了! ”

8:28 And when he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road.
耶穌既渡到那邊去, 來到加大拉人的地方, 就有兩個被鬼附的人從墳塋裡出來迎著他, 極其凶猛, 甚至沒有人能從那條路上經過.

8:29 And behold, they cried out, saying, “What do you have to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
他們喊著說: “神的兒子, 我們與你有甚麼相干? 時候還沒有到, 你就上這裡來叫我們受苦嗎? ”

8:30 Now a long way from them a large herd of pigs was feeding.
離他們很遠, 有一大群豬吃食.

8:31 So the demons implored him, saying, “If you are going to expel us, send us into the herd of pigs.”
鬼就央求耶穌, 說: “若把我們趕出去, 就打發我們進入豬群吧! ”

8:32 And he said to them, “Go!” So they departed and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and drowned in the water.
耶穌說: “去吧! ”鬼就出來, 進入豬群. 全群忽然闖下山崖, 投在海裡淹死了.

8:33 Now the herdsmen fled and went into the town and reported everything, including the things concerning the demon-possessed men.
放豬的就逃跑進城, 將這一切事和被鬼附的人所遭遇的都告訴人.

8:34 And behold, the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they implored him that he would depart from their region.
合城的人都出來迎見耶穌, 既見了就央求他離開他們的境界.

Matthew - Chapter 9

9:1 And getting into a boat, he crossed over and came to his own town.
耶穌上了船, 渡過海, 來到自己的城裡.

9:2 And behold, they brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher, and when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Have courage, child, your sins are forgiven.”
有人用褥子抬著一個癱子到耶穌跟前來. 耶穌見他們的信心, 就對癱子說: “小子, 放心吧! 你的罪赦了. ”

9:3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
有幾個文士心裡說: “這個人說僭妄的話了. ”

9:4 And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
耶穌知道他們的心意, 就說: “你們為甚麼心裡懷著惡念呢?

9:5 For which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
或說‘你的罪赦了’, 或說‘你起來行走’, 哪一樣容易呢?

9:6 But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” then he said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your stretcher and go to your home.”
但要叫你們知道, 人子在地上有赦罪的權柄”; 就對癱子說: “起來! 拿你的褥子回家去吧. ”

9:7 And he got up and went to his home.
那人就起來, 回家去了.

9:8 But when the crowds saw this, they were afraid and glorified God who had given such authority to men.
眾人看見都驚奇, 就歸榮耀與神, 因為他將這樣的權柄賜給人.

9:9 And as Jesus was going away from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth and said to him, “Follow me!” And he stood up and followed him.
耶穌從那裡往前走, 看見一個人名叫馬太, 坐在稅關上, 就對他說: “你跟從我來. ”他就起來跟從了耶穌.

9:10 And it happened as he was dining in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners were coming and dining with Jesus and his disciples.
耶穌在屋裡坐席的時候, 有好些稅吏和罪人來, 與耶穌和他的門徒一同坐席.

9:11 And when they saw it, the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
法利賽人看見, 就對耶穌的門徒說: “你們的先生為甚麼和稅吏並罪人一同吃飯呢? ”

9:12 And when he heard it, he said, “Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick.
耶穌聽見, 就說: “康健的人用不著醫生, 有病的人才用得著.

9:13 But go and learn what it means, “I want mercy and not sacrifice.” For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
經上說: ‘我喜愛憐恤, 不喜愛祭祀. ’這句話的意思, 你們且去揣摩. 我來本不是召義人, 乃是召罪人. ”

9:14 Then the disciples of John approached him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?”
那時, 約翰的門徒來見耶穌, 說: “我們和法利賽人常常禁食, 你的門徒倒不禁食, 這是為甚麼呢? ”

9:15 And Jesus said to them, “The bridegroom’s attendants are not able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But days are coming when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
耶穌對他們說: “新郎和陪伴之人同在的時候, 陪伴之人豈能哀慟呢? 但日子將到, 新郎要離開他們, 那時候他們就要禁食.

9:16 But no one puts a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment, for its patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear becomes worse.
沒有人把新布補在舊衣服上; 因為所補上的反帶壞了那衣服, 破的就更大了.

9:17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wineskins burst and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are destroyed. But they put new wine into new wineskins and both are preserved.”
也沒有人把新酒裝在舊皮袋裡; 若是這樣, 皮袋就裂開, 酒漏出來, 連皮袋也壞了. 惟獨把新酒裝在新皮袋裡, 兩樣就都保全了. ”

9:18 As he was saying these things to them, behold, one of the rulers came and knelt down before him, saying, “My daughter has just now died, but come, place your hand on her and she will live!”
耶穌說這話的時候, 有一個管會堂的來拜他, 說: “我女兒剛才死了, 求你去按手在她身上, 她就必活了. ”

9:19 And Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him.
耶穌便起來跟著他去; 門徒也跟了去.

9:20 And behold, a woman who had been suffering with a hemorrhage twelve years approached from behind and touched the edge of his cloak,
有一個女人, 患了十二年的血漏, 來到耶穌背後, 摸他的衣裳繸子;

9:21 for she said to herself, “If only I touch his cloak I will be healed.”
因為她心裡說: “我只摸他的衣裳, 就必痊癒. ”

9:22 But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Have courage, daughter! Your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that hour.
耶穌轉過來, 看見她, 就說: “女兒, 放心! 你的信救了你. ”從那時候, 女人就痊癒了.

9:23 And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the disorderly crowd,
耶穌到了管會堂的家裡, 看見有吹手, 又有許多人亂嚷,

9:24 he said, “Go away, because the girl is not dead, but is sleeping.” And they ridiculed him.
就說: “退去吧! 這閨女不是死了, 是睡著了. ”他們就嗤笑他.

9:25 But when the crowd had been sent out, he entered and took her hand, and the girl got up.
眾人既被攆出, 耶穌就進去, 拉著閨女的手, 閨女便起來了.

9:26 And this report went out into that whole region.
於是這風聲傳遍了那地方.

9:27 And as Jesus was going away from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
耶穌從那裡往前走, 有兩個瞎子跟著他, 喊叫說: “大衛的子孫, 可憐我們吧! ”

9:28 And when he came into the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
耶穌進了房子, 瞎子就來到他跟前. 耶穌說: “你們信我能做這事嗎? ”他們說: “主啊, 我們信. ”

9:29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be done for you.”
耶穌就摸他們的眼睛, 說: “照著你們的信給你們成全了吧. ”

9:30 And their eyes were opened, and Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one finds out.”
他們的眼睛就開了. 耶穌切切地囑咐他們說: “你們要小心, 不可叫人知道. ”

9:31 But they went out and spread the report about him in that whole region.
他們出去, 竟把他的名聲傳遍了那地方.

9:32 Now as they were going away, behold, they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak.
他們出去的時候, 有人將鬼所附的一個啞巴帶到耶穌跟前來.

9:33 And after the demon had been expelled, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were astonished, saying, “This has never been seen before in Israel!”
鬼被趕出去, 啞巴就說出話來. 眾人都希奇, 說: “在以色列中, 從來沒有見過這樣的事. ”

9:34 But the Pharisees were saying, “By the ruler of demons he expels the demons!”
法利賽人卻說: “他是靠著鬼王趕鬼. ”

9:35 And Jesus was going around all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness.
耶穌走遍各城各鄉, 在會堂裡教訓人, 宣講天國的福音, 又醫治各樣的病症.

9:36 And when he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were weary and dejected, like sheep that did not have a shepherd.
他看見許多的人, 就憐憫他們; 因為他們困苦流離, 如同羊沒有牧人一般.

9:37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
於是對門徒說: “要收的莊稼多, 做工的人少.

9:38 Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest that he send out workers into his harvest.”
所以, 你們當求莊稼的主打發工人出去收他的莊稼. ”

Matthew - Chapter 10

10:1 And summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could expel them and could heal every disease and every sickness.
耶穌叫了十二個門徒來, 給他們權柄, 能趕逐污鬼, 並醫治各樣的病症.

10:2 Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother,
這十二使徒的名: 頭一個叫西門(又稱彼得), 還有他兄弟安得烈, 西庇太的兒子雅各和雅各的兄弟約翰,

10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,
腓力和巴多羅買, 多馬和稅吏馬太, 亞勒腓的兒子雅各, 和達太,

10:4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot—the one who also betrayed him.
奮銳黨的西門, 還有賣耶穌的加略人猶大.

10:5 Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them saying, “Do not go on the road to the Gentiles, and do not enter into a city of the Samaritans,
耶穌差這十二個人去, 吩咐他們說: “外邦人的路, 你們不要走; 撒馬利亞人的城, 你們不要進;

10:6 but go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
寧可往以色列家迷失的羊那裡去.

10:7 And as you are going, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near!’
隨走隨傳, 說‘天國近了! ’

10:8 Heal those who are sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, expel demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
醫治病人, 叫死人復活, 叫長大痲瘋的潔淨, 把鬼趕出去. 你們白白地得來, 也要白白地捨去.

10:9 Do not procure gold or silver or copper for your belts.
腰袋裡不要帶金銀銅錢;

10:10 Do not take a traveler’s bag for the road, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff, for the worker is deserving of his provisions.
行路不要帶口袋; 不要帶兩件褂子, 也不要帶鞋和柺杖. 因為工人得飲食是應當的.

10:11 And into whatever town or village you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there until you depart.
你們無論進哪一城, 哪一村, 要打聽那裡誰是好人, 就住在他家, 直住到走的時候.

10:12 And when you enter into the house, greet it.
進他家裡去, 要請他的安.

10:13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
那家若配得平安, 你們所求的平安就必臨到那家; 若不配得, 你們所求的平安仍歸你們.

10:14 And whoever does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you are going out of that house or that town.
凡不接待你們,不聽你們話的人, 你們離開那家, 或是那城的時候, 就把腳上的塵土跺下去.

10:15 Truly I say to you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!
我實在告訴你們, 當審判的日子, 所多瑪和蛾摩拉所受的, 比那城還容易受呢! ”

10:16 “Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
“我差你們去, 如同羊進入狼群; 所以你們要靈巧像蛇, 馴良像鴿子.

10:17 But beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils, and they will flog you in their synagogues.
你們要防備人; 因為他們要把你們交給公會, 也要在會堂裡鞭打你們,

10:18 And you will be brought before both governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
並且你們要為我的緣故被送到諸侯君王面前, 對他們和外邦人作見證.

10:19 But whenever they hand you over, do not be anxious how to speak or what you should say, for what you should say will be given to you at that hour.
你們被交的時候, 不要思慮怎樣說話, 或說甚麼話. 到那時候, 必賜給你們當說的話;

10:20 For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father who is speaking through you.
因為不是你們自己說的, 乃是你們父的靈在你們裡頭說的.

10:21 “And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his children, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death,
弟兄要把弟兄, 父親要把兒子, 送到死地; 兒女要與父母為敵, 害死他們;

10:22 and you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end—this one will be saved.
並且你們要為我的名被眾人恨惡. 惟有忍耐到底的必然得救.

10:23 And whenever they persecute you in this town, flee to another, for truly I say to you, you will never finish going through the towns of Israel until the Son of Man comes.
有人在這城裡逼迫你們, 就逃到那城裡去. 我實在告訴你們, 以色列的城邑, 你們還沒有走遍, 人子就到了.

10:24 “A disciple is not superior to his teacher, nor a slave superior to his master.
學生不能高過先生; 僕人不能高過主人.

10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household?
學生和先生一樣, 僕人和主人一樣, 也就罷了. 人既罵家主是別西卜(別西卜: 是鬼王的名), 何況他的家人呢? ”

10:26 “Therefore do not be afraid of them, because nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not become known.
“所以, 不要怕他們; 因為掩蓋的事沒有不露出來的, 隱藏的事沒有不被人知道的.

10:27 What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.
我在暗中告訴你們的, 你們要在明處說出來; 你們耳中所聽的, 要在房上宣揚出來.

10:28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but instead be afraid of the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
那殺身體,不能殺靈魂的, 不要怕他們; 惟有能把身體和靈魂都滅在地獄裡的, 正要怕他.

10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And one of them will not fall to the ground without the knowledge and consent of your Father.
兩個麻雀不是賣一分銀子嗎? 若是你們的父不許, 一個也不能掉在地上;

10:30 And even the hairs of your head are all numbered!
就是你們的頭髮也都被數過了.

10:31 Therefore do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
所以, 不要懼怕, 你們比許多麻雀還貴重! ”

10:32 “Therefore everyone who acknowledges me before people, I also will acknowledge him before my Father who is in heaven.
“凡在人面前認我的, 我在我天上的父面前也必認他;

10:33 But whoever denies me before people, I also will deny him before my Father who is in heaven.
凡在人面前不認我的, 我在我天上的父面前也必不認他. ”

10:34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth! I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
“你們不要想我來是叫地上太平; 我來並不是叫地上太平, 乃是叫地上動刀兵.

10:35 For I have come to turn a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
因為我來是叫人與父親生疏, 女兒與母親生疏, 媳婦與婆婆生疏.

10:36 And the enemies of a man will be the members of his household.
人的仇敵就是自己家裡的人.

10:37 The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
“愛父母過於愛我的, 不配作我的門徒; 愛兒女過於愛我的, 不配作我的門徒;

10:38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
不背著他的十字架跟從我的, 也不配作我的門徒.

10:39 The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it.
得著生命的, 將要失喪生命; 為我失喪生命的, 將要得著生命. ”

10:40 “The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.
“人接待你們就是接待我; 接待我就是接待那差我來的.

10:41 The one who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.
人因為先知的名接待先知, 必得先知所得的賞賜; 人因為義人的名接待義人, 必得義人所得的賞賜.

10:42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will never lose his reward.”
無論何人, 因為門徒的名, 只把一杯涼水給這小子裡的一個喝, 我實在告訴你們, 這人不能不得賞賜. ”

Matthew - Chapter 11

11:1 And it happened that when Jesus had finished giving orders to his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and to preach in their towns.
耶穌吩咐完了十二個門徒, 就離開那裡, 往各城去傳道,教訓人.

11:2 Now when John heard in prison the deeds of Christ, he sent word by his disciples
約翰在監裡聽見基督所做的事, 就打發兩個門徒去,

11:3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
問他說: “那將要來的是你嗎? 還是我們等候別人呢? ”

11:4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see:
耶穌回答說: “你們去, 把所聽見,所看見的事告訴約翰.

11:5 the blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor have good news announced to them.
就是瞎子看見, 瘸子行走, 長大痲瘋的潔淨, 聾子聽見, 死人復活, 窮人有福音傳給他們.

11:6 And whoever is not offended by me is blessed.”
凡不因我跌倒的就有福了! ”

11:7 Now as these were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
他們走的時候, 耶穌就對眾人講論約翰說: “你們從前出到曠野是要看甚麼呢? 要看風吹動的蘆葦嗎?

11:8 But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in the houses of kings.
你們出去到底是要看甚麼? 要看穿細軟衣服的人嗎? 那穿細軟衣服的人是在王宮裡.

11:9 But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and even more than a prophet!
你們出去究竟是為甚麼? 是要看先知嗎? 我告訴你們, 是的, 他比先知大多了.

11:10 It is this man about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
經上記著說: ‘我要差遣我的使者在你前面預備道路’, 所說的就是這個人.

11:11 Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen one greater than John the Baptist. But the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
我實在告訴你們, 凡婦人所生的, 沒有一個興起來大過施洗約翰的; 然而天國裡最小的比他還大.

11:12 But from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven is treated violently, and the violent claim it.
從施洗約翰的時候到如今, 天國是努力進入的, 努力的人就得著了.

11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John,
因為眾先知和律法說預言, 到約翰為止.

11:14 and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, the one who is going to come.
你們若肯領受, 這人就是那應當來的以利亞.

11:15 The one who has ears, let him hear!
有耳可聽的, 就應當聽!

11:16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,
我可用甚麼比這世代呢? 好像孩童坐在街市上招呼同伴, 說:

11:17 saying, ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance; we sang a lament and you did not mourn.’
我們向你們吹笛, 你們不跳舞; 我們向你們舉哀, 你們不捶胸.

11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
約翰來了, 也不吃也不喝, 人就說他是被鬼附著的;

11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a man who is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
人子來了, 也吃也喝, 人又說他是貪食好酒的人, 是稅吏和罪人的朋友. 但智慧之子總以智慧為是(有古卷: 但智慧在行為上就顯為是). ”

11:20 Then he began to reproach the towns in which the majority of his miracles had been done, because they did not repent:
耶穌在諸城中行了許多異能, 那些城的人終不悔改, 就在那時候責備他們, 說:

11:21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
“哥拉汛哪, 你有禍了! 伯賽大啊, 你有禍了! 因為在你們中間所行的異能, 若行在泰爾,西頓, 他們早已披麻蒙灰悔改了.

11:22 Nevertheless I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and for Sidon on the day of judgment than for you!
但我告訴你們, 當審判的日子, 泰爾,西頓所受的, 比你們還容易受呢!

11:23 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.
迦百農啊, 你已經升到天上(或譯: 你將要升到天上嗎), 將來必墜落陰間; 因為在你那裡所行的異能, 若行在所多瑪, 它還可以存到今日.

11:24 Nevertheless I tell you that it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you!”
但我告訴你們, 當審判的日子, 所多瑪所受的, 比你還容易受呢! ”

11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to young children.
那時, 耶穌說: “父啊, 天地的主, 我感謝你! 因為你將這些事向聰明通達人就藏起來, 向嬰孩就顯出來.

11:26 Yes, Father, for to do so was your gracious will.
父啊, 是的, 因為你的美意本是如此.

11:27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wants to reveal him.
一切所有的, 都是我父交付我的; 除了父, 沒有人知道子; 除了子和子所願意指示的, 沒有人知道父.

11:28 Come to me, all of you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
凡勞苦擔重擔的人可以到我這裡來, 我就使你們得安息.

11:29 Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
我心裡柔和謙卑, 你們當負我的軛, 學我的樣式; 這樣, 你們心裡就必得享安息.

11:30 For my yoke is easy to carry and my burden is light.”
因為我的軛是容易的, 我的擔子是輕省的. ”

Matthew - Chapter 12

12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck off heads of grain and eat them.
那時, 耶穌在安息日從麥地經過. 他的門徒餓了, 就掐起麥穗來吃.

12:2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Behold, your disciples are doing what it is not permitted to do on the Sabbath!”
法利賽人看見, 就對耶穌說: “看哪, 你的門徒做安息日不可做的事了! ”

12:3 So he said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those with him,
耶穌對他們說: “經上記著大衛和跟從他的人飢餓之時所做的事, 你們沒有念過嗎?

12:4 how he entered into the house of God and ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not permitted for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?
他怎麼進了神的殿, 吃了陳設餅, 這餅不是他和跟從他的人可以吃得, 惟獨祭司才可以吃.

12:5 Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple violate the sanctity of the Sabbath and are guiltless?
再者, 律法上所記的, 當安息日, 祭司在殿裡犯了安息日還是沒有罪, 你們沒有念過嗎?

12:6 But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here!
但我告訴你們, 在這裡有一人比殿更大.

12:7 And if you had known what it means, ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.
‘我喜愛憐恤, 不喜愛祭祀. ’你們若明白這話的意思, 就不將無罪的當作有罪的了.

12:8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
因為人子是安息日的主. ”

12:9 And going on from there he came into their synagogue.
耶穌離開那地方, 進了一個會堂.

12:10 And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying, “Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?” in order that they could accuse him.
那裡有一個人枯乾了一隻手. 有人問耶穌說: “安息日治病可以不可以? ”意思是要控告他.

12:11 But he said to them, “What man will there be among you who will have one sheep and if this one fell into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?
耶穌說: “你們中間誰有一隻羊, 當安息日掉在坑裡, 不把牠抓住, 拉上來呢?

12:12 Then to what degree is a man worth more than a sheep? So then, it is permitted to do good on the Sabbath.”
人比羊何等貴重呢! 所以, 在安息日做善事是可以的. ”

12:13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand,” and he stretched it out, and it was restored as healthy as the other one.
於是對那人說: “伸出手來! ”他把手一伸, 手就復了原, 和那隻手一樣.

12:14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him in order that they could destroy him.
法利賽人出去, 商議怎樣可以除滅耶穌.

12:15 Now Jesus, when he learned of it, withdrew from there, and many followed him, and he healed them all.
耶穌知道了, 就離開那裡, 有許多人跟著他. 他把其中有病的人都治好了;

12:16 And he warned them that they should not reveal his identity,
又囑咐他們, 不要給他傳名.

12:17 in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,
這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話, 說:

12:18 “Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
看哪! 我的僕人, 我所揀選,所親愛,心裡所喜悅的, 我要將我的靈賜給他; 他必將公理傳給外邦.

12:19 He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
他不爭競, 不喧嚷; 街上也沒有人聽見他的聲音.

12:20 A crushed reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish, until he brings justice to victory.
壓傷的蘆葦, 他不折斷; 將殘的燈火, 他不吹滅; 等他施行公理, 叫公理得勝.

12:21 And in his name the Gentiles will hope.
外邦人都要仰望他的名.

12:22 Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to him. And he healed him so that the man who was mute could speak and see.
當下, 有人將一個被鬼附著,又瞎又啞的人帶到耶穌那裡, 耶穌就醫治他, 甚至那啞巴又能說話, 又能看見.

12:23 And all the crowds were amazed and began saying, “Perhaps this one is the Son of David!”
眾人都驚奇, 說: “這不是大衛的子孫嗎? ”

12:24 But the Pharisees, when they heard it, said, “This man does not expel demons except by Beelzebul the ruler of demons!”
但法利賽人聽見, 就說: “這個人趕鬼, 無非是靠著鬼王別西卜啊. ”

12:25 But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
耶穌知道他們的意念, 就對他們說: “凡一國自相紛爭, 就成為荒場; 一城一家自相紛爭, 必站立不住;

12:26 And if Satan expels Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
若撒但趕逐撒但, 就是自相紛爭, 他的國怎能站得住呢?

12:27 And if I expel demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons expel them? For this reason they will be your judges!
我若靠著別西卜趕鬼, 你們的子弟趕鬼又靠著誰呢? 這樣, 他們就要斷定你們的是非.

12:28 But if I expel demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!
我若靠著神的靈趕鬼, 這就是神的國臨到你們了.

12:29 Or how can someone enter into the house of a strong man and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? And then he can thoroughly plunder his house.
人怎能進壯士家裡, 搶奪他的家具呢? 除非先捆住那壯士, 才可以搶奪他的家財.

12:30 The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.
不與我相合的, 就是敵我的; 不同我收聚的, 就是分散的. ”

12:31 For this reason I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven!
所以我告訴你們: “人一切的罪和褻瀆的話都可得赦免, 惟獨褻瀆聖靈, 總不得赦免.

12:32 And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him either in this age or in the coming one!
凡說話干犯人子的, 還可得赦免; 惟獨說話干犯聖靈的, 今世來世總不得赦免. ”

12:33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit is good, or make the tree bad and its fruit is bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.
“你們或以為樹好, 果子也好; 樹壞, 果子也壞; 因為看果子就可以知道樹.

12:34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say good things when you are evil? For from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
毒蛇的種類! 你們既是惡人, 怎能說出好話來呢? 因為心裡所充滿的, 口裡就說出來.

12:35 The good person from his good treasury brings out good things, and the evil person from his evil treasury brings out evil things.
善人從他心裡所存的善就發出善來; 惡人從他心裡所存的惡就發出惡來.

12:36 But I tell you that every worthless word that they speak, people will give an account for it on the day of judgment!
我又告訴你們, 凡人所說的閒話, 當審判的日子, 必要句句供出來;

12:37 For by your words you will be vindicated, and by your words you will be condemned.”
因為要憑你的話定你為義, 也要憑你的話定你有罪. ”

12:38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you!”
當時, 有幾個文士和法利賽人對耶穌說: “夫子, 我們願意你顯個神蹟給我們看. ”

12:39 But he answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation desires a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah!
耶穌回答說: “一個邪惡淫亂的世代求看神蹟, 除了先知約拿的神蹟以外, 再沒有神蹟給他們看.

12:40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
約拿三日三夜在大魚肚腹中, 人子也要這樣三日三夜在地裡頭.

12:41 The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here!
當審判的時候, 尼尼微人要起來定這世代的罪, 因為尼尼微人聽了約拿所傳的就悔改了. 看哪, 在這裡有一人比約拿更大!

12:42 The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here!
當審判的時候, 南方的女王要起來定這世代的罪, 因為她從地極而來, 要聽所羅門的智慧話. 看哪, 在這裡有一人比所羅門更大. ”

12:43 “Now whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find it.
“污鬼離了人身, 就在無水之地過來過去, 尋求安歇之處, 卻尋不著.

12:44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And when it arrives it finds the house unoccupied and swept and put in order.
於是說: ‘我要回到我所出來的屋裡去. ’到了, 就看見裡面空閒, 打掃乾淨, 修飾好了,

12:45 Then it goes and brings along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there. And the last state of that person becomes worse than the first. So it will be for this evil generation also!”
便去另帶了七個比自己更惡的鬼來, 都進去住在那裡. 那人末後的景況比先前更不好了. 這邪惡的世代也要如此. ”

12:46 And while he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him.
耶穌還對眾人說話的時候, 不料他母親和他弟兄站在外邊, 要與他說話.

12:47 And someone told him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing there outside desiring to speak to you.”
有人告訴他說: “看哪, 你母親和你弟兄站在外邊, 要與你說話. ”

12:48 But he answered and said to the one who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
他卻回答那人說: “誰是我的母親? 誰是我的弟兄? ”

12:49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Behold my mother and my brothers!
就伸手指著門徒, 說: “看哪, 我的母親, 我的弟兄.

12:50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother and sister and mother.”
凡遵行我天父旨意的人, 就是我的弟兄姊妹和母親了. ”

Matthew - Chapter 13

13:1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
當那一天, 耶穌從房子裡出來, 坐在海邊.

13:2 And large crowds gathered close around him, so that he got into a boat to sit down, and all the crowd was standing on the shore.
有許多人到他那裡聚集, 他只得上船坐下, 眾人都站在岸上.

13:3 And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow,
他用比喻對他們講許多道理, 說: “有一個撒種的出去撒種;

13:4 and while he was sowing, some seed fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
撒的時候, 有落在路旁的, 飛鳥來吃盡了;

13:5 And other seed fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once because it did not have any depth of soil.
有落在土淺石頭地上的, 土既不深, 發苗最快,

13:6 But when the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have enough root, it withered.
日頭出來一曬, 因為沒有根, 就枯乾了;

13:7 And other seed fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it.
有落在荊棘裡的, 荊棘長起來, 把它擠住了;

13:8 But other seed fell on the good soil and produced grain, this one a hundred times as much and this one sixty and this one thirty.
又有落在好土裡的, 就結實, 有一百倍的, 有六十倍的, 有三十倍的.

13:9 The one who has ears, let him hear!”
有耳可聽的, 就應當聽! ”

13:10 And the disciples came up and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
門徒進前來, 問耶穌說: “對眾人講話, 為甚麼用比喻呢? ”

13:11 And he answered and said to them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those people it has not been granted.
耶穌回答說: “因為天國的奧祕只叫你們知道, 不叫他們知道.

13:12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
凡有的, 還要加給他, 叫他有餘; 凡沒有的, 連他所有的, 也要奪去.

13:13 For this reason I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand,
所以我用比喻對他們講, 是因他們看也看不見, 聽也聽不見, 也不明白.

13:14 and with reference to them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says, “You will listen carefully and will never understand, and you will look closely and will never perceive.
在他們身上, 正應了以賽亞的預言, 說: 你們聽是要聽見, 卻不明白; 看是要看見, 卻不曉得;

13:15 For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they hear with difficulty, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.”
因為這百姓油蒙了心, 耳朵發沉, 眼睛閉著, 恐怕眼睛看見, 耳朵聽見, 心裡明白, 回轉過來, 我就醫治他們.

13:16 But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.
“但你們的眼睛是有福的, 因為看見了; 你們的耳朵也是有福的, 因為聽見了.

13:17 For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it!
我實在告訴你們, 從前有許多先知和義人要看你們所看的, 卻沒有看見, 要聽你們所聽的, 卻沒有聽見. ”

13:18 “You, therefore, listen to the parable of the sower:
“所以, 你們當聽這撒種的比喻.

13:19 When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown on the side of the path.
凡聽見天國道理不明白的, 那惡者就來, 把所撒在他心裡的奪了去; 這就是撒在路旁的了.

13:20 And what was sown on the rocky ground—this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
撒在石頭地上的, 就是人聽了道, 當下歡喜領受,

13:21 But he does not have a root in himself, but lasts only a little while, and when affliction or persecution happens because of the word, immediately he falls away.
只因心裡沒有根, 不過是暫時的, 及至為道遭了患難, 或是受了逼迫, 立刻就跌倒了.

13:22 And what was sown into the thorn plants—this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unproductive.
撒在荊棘裡的, 就是人聽了道, 後來有世上的思慮,錢財的迷惑把道擠住了, 不能結實.

13:23 But what was sown on the good soil—this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces, this one a hundred times as much, and this one sixty, and this one thirty.”
撒在好地上的, 就是人聽道明白了, 後來結實, 有一百倍的, 有六十倍的, 有三十倍的. ”

13:24 He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
耶穌又設個比喻對他們說: “天國好像人撒好種在田裡,

13:25 But while his people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat and went away.
及至人睡覺的時候, 有仇敵來, 將稗子撒在麥子裡就走了.

13:26 So when the wheat sprouted and yielded grain, then the darnel appeared also.
到長苗吐穗的時候, 稗子也顯出來.

13:27 So the slaves of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have darnel?’
田主的僕人來告訴他說: ‘主啊, 你不是撒好種在田裡嗎? 從哪裡來的稗子呢? ’

13:28 And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ So the slaves said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’
主人說: ‘這是仇敵做的. ’僕人說: ‘你要我們去薅出來嗎? ’

13:29 But he said, “No, lest when you gather the darnel you uproot the wheat together with it.
主人說: ‘不必, 恐怕薅稗子, 連麥子也拔出來.

13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the season of the harvest I will tell the reapers, “First gather the darnel and tie it into bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my storehouse.” ’ ”
容這兩樣一齊長, 等著收割. 當收割的時候, 我要對收割的人說, 先將稗子薅出來, 捆成捆, 留著燒; 惟有麥子要收在倉裡. ’”

13:31 He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
他又設個比喻對他們說: “天國好像一粒芥菜種, 有人拿去種在田裡.

13:32 It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it is grown it is larger than the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”
這原是百種裡最小的, 等到長起來, 卻比各樣的菜都大, 且成了樹, 天上的飛鳥來宿在它的枝上. ”

13:33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and put into three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”
他又對他們講個比喻說: “天國好像麵酵, 有婦人拿來, 藏在三斗麵裡, 直等全團都發起來. ”

13:34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables, and he was saying nothing to them without a parable,
這都是耶穌用比喻對眾人說的話; 若不用比喻, 就不對他們說甚麼.

13:35 in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden since the creation.”
這是要應驗先知的話, 說: 我要開口用比喻, 把創世以來所隱藏的事發明出來.

13:36 Then he left the crowds and came into the house, and his disciples came to him saying, “Explain the parable of the darnel in the field to us.”
當下, 耶穌離開眾人, 進了房子. 他的門徒進前來, 說: “請把田間稗子的比喻講給我們聽. ”

13:37 So he answered and said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
他回答說: “那撒好種的就是人子;

13:38 and the field is the world. And the good seed—these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one.
田地就是世界; 好種就是天國之子; 稗子就是那惡者之子;

13:39 And the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
撒稗子的仇敵就是魔鬼; 收割的時候就是世界的末了; 收割的人就是天使.

13:40 Thus just as the darnel is gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
將稗子薅出來用火焚燒, 世界的末了也要如此.

13:41 The Son of Man will send out his angels and they will gather out of his kingdom all the causes of sin and those who do lawless deeds,
人子要差遣使者, 把一切叫人跌倒的和作惡的, 從他國裡挑出來,

13:42 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!
丟在火爐裡; 在那裡必要哀哭切齒了.

13:43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears, let him hear!
那時, 義人在他們父的國裡, 要發出光來, 像太陽一樣. 有耳可聽的, 就應當聽! ”

13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, that a man found and concealed, and in his joy he goes and sells everything that he has and buys that field.
“天國好像寶貝藏在地裡, 人遇見了就把它藏起來, 歡歡喜喜地去變賣一切所有的, 買這塊地.

13:45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.
天國又好像買賣人尋找好珠子,

13:46 And when he found one very valuable pearl, he went and sold everything that he possessed and purchased it.
遇見一顆重價的珠子, 就去變賣他一切所有的, 買了這顆珠子.

13:47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind,
天國又好像網撒在海裡, 聚攏各樣水族,

13:48 which when it was filled they pulled to shore and sat down and collected the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw out.
網既滿了, 人就拉上岸來, 坐下, 揀好的收在器具裡, 將不好的丟棄了.

13:49 Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the evil from among the righteous
世界的末了也要這樣. 天使要出來, 從義人中把惡人分別出來,

13:50 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!
丟在火爐裡; 在那裡必要哀哭切齒了. ”

13:51 “Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.”
耶穌說: “這一切的話你們都明白了嗎? ”他們說: “我們明白了. ”

13:52 And he said to them, “For this reason every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of the house who brings out of his storeroom new things and old things.”
他說: “凡文士受教作天國的門徒, 就像一個家主從他庫裡拿出新舊的東西來. ”

13:53 And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables he went away from there.
耶穌說完了這些比喻, 就離開那裡,

13:54 And he came to his hometown and began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed and said, “From where did this man get this wisdom and these miracles?
來到自己的家鄉, 在會堂裡教訓人, 甚至他們都希奇, 說: “這人從哪裡有這等智慧和異能呢?

13:55 Is not this one the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
這不是木匠的兒子嗎? 他母親不是叫馬利亞嗎? 他弟兄們不是叫雅各,約西(有古卷: 約瑟),西門,猶大嗎?

13:56 And are not all his sisters with us? From where then did this man get all these things?”
他妹妹們不是都在我們這裡嗎? 這人從哪裡有這一切的事呢? ”

13:57 And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own hometown and in his own household.”
他們就厭棄他(厭棄他: 原文是因他跌倒). 耶穌對他們說: “大凡先知, 除了本地本家之外, 沒有不被人尊敬的. ”

13:58 And he did not perform many miracles in that place because of their unbelief.
耶穌因為他們不信, 就在那裡不多行異能了.

Matthew - Chapter 14

14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus
那時, 分封的王希律聽見耶穌的名聲,

14:2 and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and for this reason miraculous powers are at work in him.”
就對臣僕說: “這是施洗的約翰從死裡復活, 所以這些異能從他裡面發出來. ”

14:3 For Herod, after arresting John, bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip,
起先, 希律為他兄弟腓力的妻子希羅底的緣故, 把約翰拿住, 鎖在監裡.

14:4 because John had been saying to him, “It is not permitted for you to have her.”
因為約翰曾對他說: “你娶這婦人是不合理的. ”

14:5 And although he wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they looked upon him as a prophet.
希律就想要殺他, 只是怕百姓, 因為他們以約翰為先知.

14:6 But when Herod’s birthday celebration took place, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst of them and pleased Herod.
到了希律的生日, 希羅底的女兒在眾人面前跳舞, 使希律歡喜.

14:7 Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
希律就起誓, 應許隨她所求的給她.

14:8 And coached by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter!”
女兒被母親所使, 就說: “請把施洗約翰的頭放在盤子裡, 拿來給我. ”

14:9 And although the king was distressed, because of his oaths and his dinner guests he commanded the request to be granted.
王便憂愁, 但因他所起的誓, 又因同席的人, 就吩咐給她;

14:10 And he sent orders and had John beheaded in the prison,
於是打發人去, 在監裡斬了約翰,

14:11 and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
把頭放在盤子裡, 拿來給了女子; 女子拿去給她母親.

14:12 And his disciples came and took away the corpse and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
約翰的門徒來, 把屍首領去埋葬了, 就去告訴耶穌.

14:13 Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from there in a boat to an isolated place by himself. And when the crowds heard it, they followed him by land from the towns.
耶穌聽見了, 就上船從那裡獨自退到野地裡去. 眾人聽見, 就從各城裡步行跟隨他.

14:14 And as he got out, he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them and healed their sick.
耶穌出來, 見有許多的人, 就憐憫他們, 治好了他們的病人.

14:15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him saying, “The place is desolate and the hour is late. Release the crowds so that they can go away into the villages and purchase food for themselves.”
天將晚的時候, 門徒進前來, 說: “這是野地, 時候已經過了, 請叫眾人散開, 他們好往村子裡去, 自己買吃的. ”

14:16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
耶穌說: “不用他們去, 你們給他們吃吧! ”

14:17 And they said to him, “We do not have anything here except five loaves and two fish.”
門徒說: “我們這裡只有五個餅, 兩條魚. ”

14:18 So he said, “Bring them here to me.”
耶穌說: “拿過來給我. ”

14:19 And he commanded the crowds to recline for a meal on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks. And after breaking them, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
於是吩咐眾人坐在草地上, 就拿著這五個餅, 兩條魚, 望著天祝福, 擘開餅, 遞給門徒, 門徒又遞給眾人.

14:20 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.
他們都吃, 並且吃飽了; 把剩下的零碎收拾起來, 裝滿了十二個籃子.

14:21 Now those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.
吃的人, 除了婦女孩子, 約有五千.

14:22 And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds.
耶穌隨即催門徒上船, 先渡到那邊去, 等他叫眾人散開.

14:23 And after he sent away the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. So when evening came, he was there alone.
散了眾人以後, 他就獨自上山去禱告. 到了晚上, 只有他一人在那裡.

14:24 But the boat was already many stadia distant from the land, being beaten by the waves, because the wind was against it.
那時船在海中, 因風不順, 被浪搖撼.

14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.
夜裡四更天, 耶穌在海面上走, 往門徒那裡去.

14:26 But the disciples, when they saw him walking on the sea, were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear.
門徒看見他在海面上走, 就驚慌了, 說: “是個鬼怪! ”便害怕, 喊叫起來.

14:27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Have courage, I am he! Do not be afraid!”
耶穌連忙對他們說: “你們放心, 是我, 不要怕! ”

14:28 And Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water!”
彼得說: “主, 如果是你, 請叫我從水面上走到你那裡去. ”

14:29 So he said, “Come!” And getting out of the boat, Peter walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
耶穌說: “你來吧. ”彼得就從船上下去, 在水面上走, 要到耶穌那裡去;

14:30 But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid. And beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
只因見風甚大, 就害怕, 將要沉下去, 便喊著說: “主啊, 救我! ”

14:31 And immediately Jesus extended his hand and caught him and said to him, “You of little faith! Why did you doubt?”
耶穌趕緊伸手拉住他, 說: “你這小信的人哪, 為甚麼疑惑呢? ”

14:32 And when they got into the boat, the wind abated.
他們上了船, 風就住了.

14:33 So those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God!”
在船上的人都拜他, 說: “你真是神的兒子了. ”

14:34 And after they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
他們過了海, 來到革尼撒勒地方.

14:35 And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent word into that whole surrounding region, and they brought to him all those who were sick.
那裡的人一認出是耶穌, 就打發人到周圍地方去, 把所有的病人帶到他那裡,

14:36 And they were imploring him that they might only touch the edge of his cloak, and all those who touched it were cured.
只求耶穌准他們摸他的衣裳繸子; 摸著的人就都好了.

Matthew - Chapter 15

15:1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
那時, 有法利賽人和文士從耶路撒冷來見耶穌, 說:

15:2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat a meal.”
“你的門徒為甚麼犯古人的遺傳呢? 因為吃飯的時候, 他們不洗手. ”

15:3 So he answered and said to them, “Why do you also break the commandment of God because of your tradition?
耶穌回答說: “你們為甚麼因著你們的遺傳犯神的誡命呢?

15:4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘The one who speaks evil of father or mother must certainly die.’
神說: ‘當孝敬父母’; 又說: ‘咒罵父母的, 必治死他. ’

15:5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or his mother, “Whatever benefit you would have received from me is a gift to God,”
你們倒說: ‘無論何人對父母說: 我所當奉給你的已經作了供獻,

15:6 need not honor his father,’ and you make void the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
他就可以不孝敬父母. ’這就是你們藉著遺傳, 廢了神的誡命.

15:7 Hypocrites! Isaiah correctly prophesied about you saying,
假冒為善的人哪, 以賽亞指著你們說的預言是不錯的. 他說:

15:8 ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far, far away from me,
這百姓用嘴唇尊敬我, 心卻遠離我;

15:9 and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
他們將人的吩咐當作道理教導人, 所以拜我也是枉然. ”

15:10 And summoning the crowd, he said to them, “Hear and understand:
耶穌就叫了眾人來, 對他們說: “你們要聽, 也要明白.

15:11 It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth—this defiles a person.”
入口的不能污穢人, 出口的乃能污穢人. ”

15:12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
當時, 門徒進前來對他說: “法利賽人聽見這話, 不服(原文是跌倒), 你知道嗎? ”

15:13 And he answered and said, “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
耶穌回答說: “凡栽種的物, 若不是我天父栽種的, 必要拔出來.

15:14 Let them! They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
任憑他們吧! 他們是瞎眼領路的; 若是瞎子領瞎子, 兩個人都要掉在坑裡. ”

15:15 But Peter answered and said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”
彼得對耶穌說: “請將這比喻講給我們聽. ”

15:16 But he said, “Are you also still without understanding?
耶穌說: “你們到如今還不明白嗎?

15:17 Do you not understand that everything that enters into the mouth goes into the stomach and is evacuated into the latrine?
豈不知凡入口的, 是運到肚子裡, 又落在茅廁裡嗎?

15:18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the person.
惟獨出口的, 是從心裡發出來的, 這才污穢人.

15:19 For from the heart come evil plans, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, abusive speech.
因為從心裡發出來的, 有惡念,凶殺,姦淫,苟合,偷盜,妄證,謗讟.

15:20 These are the things that defile a person. But eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person!”
這都是污穢人的; 至於不洗手吃飯, 那卻不污穢人. ”

15:21 And departing from there, Jesus went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
耶穌離開那裡, 退到泰爾,西頓的境內去.

15:22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that district came and cried out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”
有一個迦南婦人, 從那地方出來, 喊著說: “主啊, 大衛的子孫, 可憐我! 我女兒被鬼附得甚苦. ”

15:23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came up and asked him, saying, “Send her away, because she is crying out after us!”
耶穌卻一言不答. 門徒進前來, 求他說: “這婦人在我們後頭喊叫, 請打發她走吧. ”

15:24 But he answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
耶穌說: “我奉差遣不過是到以色列家迷失的羊那裡去. ”

15:25 But she came and knelt down before him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
那婦人來拜他, 說: “主啊, 幫助我! ”

15:26 And he answered and said, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs!”
他回答說: “不好拿兒女的餅丟給狗吃. ”

15:27 So she said, “Yes, Lord, for even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
婦人說: “主啊, 不錯; 但是狗也吃牠主人桌子上掉下來的碎渣兒. ”

15:28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you want.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
耶穌說: “婦人, 你的信心是大的! 照你所要的, 給你成全了吧. ”從那時候, 她女兒就好了.

15:29 And departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee, and he went up on the mountain and was sitting there.
耶穌離開那地方, 來到靠近加利利的海邊, 就上山坐下.

15:30 And large crowds came to him, having with them the mute, blind, lame, crippled, and many others, and they put them down at his feet, and he healed them.
有許多人到他那裡, 帶著瘸子,瞎子,啞巴,有殘疾的, 和好些別的病人, 都放在他腳前; 他就治好了他們.

15:31 So then the crowd was astonished when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.
甚至眾人都希奇; 因為看見啞巴說話, 殘疾的痊癒, 瘸子行走, 瞎子看見, 他們就歸榮耀給以色列的神.

15:32 And Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way.”
耶穌叫門徒來, 說: “我憐憫這眾人; 因為他們同我在這裡已經三天, 也沒有吃的了. 我不願意叫他們餓著回去, 恐怕在路上困乏. ”

15:33 And the disciples said to him, “Where in this desolate place can we get so much bread that such a great crowd could be satisfied?”
門徒說: “我們在這野地, 哪裡有這麼多的餅叫這許多人吃飽呢? ”

15:34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” So they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
耶穌說: “你們有多少餅? ”他們說: “有七個, 還有幾條小魚. ”

15:35 And commanding the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground,
他就吩咐眾人坐在地上,

15:36 he took the seven loaves and the fish and after he had given thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
拿著這七個餅和幾條魚, 祝謝了, 擘開, 遞給門徒; 門徒又遞給眾人.

15:37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
眾人都吃, 並且吃飽了, 收拾剩下的零碎, 裝滿了七個筐子.

15:38 Now those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.
吃的人, 除了婦女孩子, 共有四千.

15:39 And after he sent away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
耶穌叫眾人散去, 就上船, 來到馬加丹的境界.

Matthew - Chapter 16

16:1 And when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test him, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
法利賽人和撒都該人來試探耶穌, 請他從天上顯個神蹟給他們看.

16:2 So he answered and said to them, “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be fair weather because the sky is red,’
耶穌回答說: “晚上天發紅, 你們就說: ‘天必要晴. ’

16:3 and early in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy weather, because the sky is red and darkening.’ You know how to evaluate correctly the appearance of the sky, but you are not able to evaluate the signs of the times.
早晨天發紅, 又發黑, 你們就說: ‘今日必有風雨. ’你們知道分辨天上的氣色, 倒不能分辨這時候的神蹟.

16:4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah!” And he left them and went away.
一個邪惡淫亂的世代求神蹟, 除了約拿的神蹟以外, 再沒有神蹟給他看. ”耶穌就離開他們去了.

16:5 And when the disciples arrived at the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
門徒渡到那邊去, 忘了帶餅.

16:6 And Jesus said to them, “Watch out for and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”
耶穌對他們說: “你們要謹慎, 防備法利賽人和撒都該人的酵. ”

16:7 So they were discussing this among themselves, saying, “It is because we did not take bread.”
門徒彼此議論說: “這是因為我們沒有帶餅吧. ”

16:8 But knowing this, Jesus said, “Why are you discussing among yourselves that you did not take bread, you of little faith?
耶穌看出來, 就說: “你們這小信的人, 為甚麼因為沒有餅彼此議論呢?

16:9 Do you not yet understand or do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
你們還不明白嗎? 不記得那五個餅分給五千人,又收拾了多少籃子的零碎嗎?

16:10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?
也不記得那七個餅分給四千人,又收拾了多少筐子的零碎嗎?

16:11 How do you not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”
我對你們說: ‘要防備法利賽人和撒都該人的酵’, 這話不是指著餅說的, 你們怎麼不明白呢? ”

16:12 Then they understood that he did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
門徒這才曉得他說的不是叫他們防備餅的酵, 乃是防備法利賽人和撒都該人的教訓.

16:13 Now when Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he began asking his disciples, saying, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
耶穌到了凱撒利亞•腓立比的境內, 就問門徒說: “人說我─(有古卷沒有我字)─人子是誰? ”

16:14 And they said, Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
他們說: “有人說是施洗的約翰; 有人說是以利亞; 又有人說是耶利米或是先知裡的一位. ”

16:15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
耶穌說: “你們說我是誰? ”

16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!”
西門•彼得回答說: “你是基督, 是永生神的兒子. ”

16:17 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
耶穌對他說: “西門•巴•約拿, 你是有福的! 因為這不是屬血肉的指示你的, 乃是我在天上的父指示的.

16:18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it!
我還告訴你, 你是彼得, 我要把我的教會建造在這磐石上; 陰間的權柄(權柄: 原文是門), 不能勝過他.

16:19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven.”
我要把天國的鑰匙給你, 凡你在地上所捆綁的, 在天上也要捆綁; 凡你在地上所釋放的, 在天上也要釋放. ”

16:20 Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was the Christ.
當下, 耶穌囑咐門徒, 不可對人說他是基督.

16:21 From that time on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.
從此, 耶穌才指示門徒, 他必須上耶路撒冷去, 受長老,祭司長,文士許多的苦, 並且被殺, 第三日復活.

16:22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, God forbid, Lord! This will never happen to you!”
彼得就拉著他, 勸他說: “主啊, 萬不可如此! 這事必不臨到你身上. ”

16:23 But he turned around and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a cause for stumbling to me, because you are not intent on the things of God, but the things of people!”
耶穌轉過來, 對彼得說: “撒但, 退我後邊去吧! 你是絆我腳的; 因為你不體貼神的意思, 只體貼人的意思. ”

16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
於是耶穌對門徒說: “若有人要跟從我, 就當捨己, 背起他的十字架來跟從我.

16:25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me will find it.
因為, 凡要救自己生命(生命: 或譯靈魂; 下同)的, 必喪掉生命; 凡為我喪掉生命的, 必得著生命.

16:26 For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?
人若賺得全世界, 賠上自己的生命, 有甚麼益處呢? 人還能拿甚麼換生命呢?

16:27 For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and at that time he will reward each one according to what he has done.
人子要在他父的榮耀裡, 同著眾使者降臨; 那時候, 他要照各人的行為報應各人.

16:28 Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
我實在告訴你們, 站在這裡的, 有人在沒嘗死味以前必看見人子降臨在他的國裡. ”

Matthew - Chapter 17

17:1 And after six days Jesus took along Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
過了六天, 耶穌帶著彼得,雅各, 和雅各的兄弟約翰, 暗暗地上了高山,

17:2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothing became bright as the light.
就在他們面前變了形像, 臉面明亮如日頭, 衣裳潔白如光.

17:3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him.
忽然, 有摩西,以利亞向他們顯現, 同耶穌說話.

17:4 So Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here! If you want, I will make here three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
彼得對耶穌說: “主啊, 我們在這裡真好! 你若願意, 我就在這裡搭三座棚, 一座為你, 一座為摩西, 一座為以利亞. ”

17:5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!”
說話之間, 忽然有一朵光明的雲彩遮蓋他們, 且有聲音從雲彩裡出來, 說: “這是我的愛子, 我所喜悅的. 你們要聽他! ”

17:6 And when the disciples heard this, they fell down on their faces and were extremely frightened.
門徒聽見, 就俯伏在地, 極其害怕.

17:7 And Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up and do not be afraid.”
耶穌進前來, 摸他們, 說: “起來, 不要害怕! ”

17:8 And when they lifted up their eyes they saw no one except him—Jesus alone.
他們舉目不見一人, 只見耶穌在那裡.

17:9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them saying, “Tell no one the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”
下山的時候, 耶穌吩咐他們說: “人子還沒有從死裡復活, 你們不要將所看見的告訴人. ”

17:10 And the disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
門徒問耶穌說: “文士為甚麼說以利亞必須先來? ”

17:11 And he answered and said, “Elijah indeed is coming, and will restore all things.
耶穌回答說: “以利亞固然先來, 並要復興萬事;

17:12 But I say to you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did with him whatever they wanted. In the same way also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”
只是我告訴你們, 以利亞已經來了, 人卻不認識他, 竟任意待他. 人子也將要這樣受他們的害. ”

17:13 Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Baptist.
門徒這才明白耶穌所說的是指著施洗的約翰.

17:14 And when they came to the crowd, a man approached him, kneeling down before him
耶穌和門徒到了眾人那裡, 有一個人來見耶穌, 跪下,

17:15 and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers severely, for often he falls into the fire and often into the water.
說: “主啊, 憐憫我的兒子! 他害癲癇的病很苦, 屢次跌在火裡, 屢次跌在水裡.

17:16 And I brought him to your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.”
我帶他到你門徒那裡, 他們卻不能醫治他. ”

17:17 And Jesus answered and said, “O unbelieving and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!”
耶穌說: “噯! 這又不信又悖謬的世代啊, 我在你們這裡要到幾時呢? 我忍耐你們要到幾時呢? 把他帶到我這裡來吧! ”

17:18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him and the boy was healed from that hour.
耶穌斥責那鬼, 鬼就出來; 從此孩子就痊癒了.

17:19 Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, Why were we not able to expel it?”
門徒暗暗地到耶穌跟前, 說: “我們為甚麼不能趕出那鬼呢? ”

17:20 And he said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
耶穌說: “是因你們的信心小. 我實在告訴你們, 你們若有信心, 像一粒芥菜種, 就是對這座山說: ‘你從這邊挪到那邊’, 它也必挪去; 並且你們沒有一件不能做的事了.

17:21
至於這一類的鬼, 若不禱告,禁食, 他就不出來(或譯: 不能趕他出來). ”

17:22 Now as they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men,
他們還住在加利利的時候, 耶穌對門徒說: “人子將要被交在人手裡.

17:23 and they will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised.” And they were extremely distressed.
他們要殺害他, 第三日他要復活. ”門徒就大大地憂愁.

17:24 Now when they arrived in Capernaum, the ones who collected the double drachma tax came up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the double drachma tax?”
到了迦百農, 有收丁稅的人來見彼得, 說: “你們的先生不納丁稅(丁稅約有半塊錢)嗎? ”

17:25 He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tolls or taxes—from their own sons, or from foreigners?”
彼得說: “納. ”他進了屋子, 耶穌先向他說: “西門, 你的意思如何? 世上的君王向誰征收關稅,丁稅? 是向自己的兒子呢? 是向外人呢? ”

17:26 And when he said, “From foreigners,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.
彼得說: “是向外人. ”耶穌說: “既然如此, 兒子就可以免稅了.

17:27 But so that we do not give offense to them, go out to the sea, cast a line with a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. And when you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”
但恐怕觸犯(觸犯: 原文是絆倒)他們, 你且往海邊去釣魚, 把先釣上來的魚拿起來, 開了牠的口, 必得一塊錢, 可以拿去給他們, 作你我的稅銀. ”

Matthew - Chapter 18

18:1 At that time the disciples came up to Jesus, saying, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
當時, 門徒進前來, 問耶穌說: “天國裡誰是最大的? ”

18:2 And calling a child to himself, he had him stand in their midst
耶穌便叫一個小孩子來, 使他站在他們當中,

18:3 and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you turn around and become like young children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven!
說: “我實在告訴你們, 你們若不回轉, 變成小孩子的樣式, 斷不得進天國.

18:4 Therefore whoever humbles himself like this child, this person is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven,
所以, 凡自己謙卑像這小孩子的, 他在天國裡就是最大的.

18:5 and whoever welcomes one child such as this in my name welcomes me.
凡為我的名接待一個像這小孩子的, 就是接待我. ”

18:6 But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him that a large millstone be hung on his neck and he be drowned in the depths of the sea.
“凡使這信我的一個小子跌倒的, 倒不如把大磨石拴在這人的頸項上, 沉在深海裡.

18:7 Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for it is a necessity that causes for stumbling come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause for stumbling comes.
這世界有禍了, 因為將人絆倒; 絆倒人的事是免不了的, 但那絆倒人的有禍了!

18:8 And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it from you! It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the eternal fire!
倘若你一隻手, 或是一隻腳, 叫你跌倒, 就砍下來丟掉. 你缺一隻手, 或是一隻腳, 進入永生, 強如有兩手兩腳被丟在永火裡.

18:9 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it from you! It is better for you to enter into life one-eyed than, having two eyes, to be thrown into fiery hell!
倘若你一隻眼叫你跌倒, 就把它剜出來丟掉. 你只有一隻眼進入永生, 強如有兩隻眼被丟在地獄的火裡. ”

18:10 “See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven constantly see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
“你們要小心, 不可輕看這小子裡的一個; 我告訴你們, 他們的使者在天上, 常見我天父的面. (有古卷加:

18:11
人子來, 為要拯救失喪的人. )

18:12 What do you think? If a certain man has a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go and look for the one that wandered away?
一個人若有一百隻羊, 一隻走迷了路, 你們的意思如何? 他豈不撇下這九十九隻, 往山裡去找那隻迷路的羊嗎?

18:13 And if he happens to find it, truly I say to you that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander away.
若是找著了, 我實在告訴你們, 他為這一隻羊歡喜, 比為那沒有迷路的九十九隻歡喜還大呢!

18:14 In the same way it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish.
你們在天上的父也是這樣, 不願意這小子裡失喪一個. ”

18:15 “Now if your brother sins against you, go correct him between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
“倘若你的弟兄得罪你, 你就去, 趁著只有他和你在一處的時候, 指出他的錯來. 他若聽你, 你便得了你的弟兄;

18:16 But if he does not listen, take with you in addition one or two others, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.
他若不聽, 你就另外帶一兩個人同去, 要憑兩三個人的口作見證, 句句都可定準.

18:17 And if he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses to listen to the church also, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
若是不聽他們, 就告訴教會; 若是不聽教會, 就看他像外邦人和稅吏一樣.

18:18 “Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven.
“我實在告訴你們, 凡你們在地上所捆綁的, 在天上也要捆綁; 凡你們在地上所釋放的, 在天上也要釋放.

18:19 Again, truly I say to you that if two of you agree on earth about any matter that they ask, it will be done for them from my Father who is in heaven.
我又告訴你們, 若是你們中間有兩個人在地上同心合意地求甚麼事, 我在天上的父必為他們成全.

18:20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there in the midst of them.”
因為無論在哪裡, 有兩三個人奉我的名聚會, 那裡就有我在他們中間. ”

18:21 Then Peter came up to him and said, “Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?”
那時, 彼得進前來, 對耶穌說: “主啊, 我弟兄得罪我, 我當饒恕他幾次呢? 到七次可以嗎? ”

18:22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven!
耶穌說: “我對你說, 不是到七次, 乃是到七十個七次.

18:23 “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man—a king—who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.
天國好像一個王要和他僕人算帳.

18:24 And when he began to settle them, someone was brought to him who owed ten thousand talents.
才算的時候, 有人帶了一個欠一千萬銀子的來.

18:25 And because he did not have enough to repay it, the master ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children and everything that he had, and to be repaid.
因為他沒有甚麼償還之物, 主人吩咐把他和他妻子兒女, 並一切所有的都賣了償還.

18:26 Then the slave threw himself to the ground and began to do obeisance to him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay back everything to you!’
那僕人就俯伏拜他, 說: ‘主啊, 寬容我, 將來我都要還清. ’

18:27 So the master of that slave, because he had compassion, released him and forgave him the loan.
那僕人的主人就動了慈心, 把他釋放了, 並且免了他的債.

18:28 But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii, and taking hold of him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back everything that you owe!’
“那僕人出來, 遇見他的一個同伴欠他十兩銀子, 便揪著他, 掐住他的喉嚨, 說: ‘你把所欠的還我! ’

18:29 Then his fellow slave threw himself to the ground and began to implore him, saying, ‘Be patient with me and I will repay you!’
他的同伴就俯伏央求他, 說: ‘寬容我吧, 將來我必還清. ’

18:30 But he did not want to, but rather he went and threw him into prison until he would repay what was owed.
他不肯, 竟去把他下在監裡, 等他還了所欠的債.

18:31 So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were extremely distressed, and went and reported to their master everything that had happened.
眾同伴看見他所做的事就甚憂愁, 去把這事都告訴了主人.

18:32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘Wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you implored me!
於是主人叫了他來, 對他說: ‘你這惡奴才! 你央求我, 我就把你所欠的都免了,

18:33 Should you not also have shown mercy to your fellow slave as I also showed mercy to you?’
你不應當憐恤你的同伴, 像我憐恤你嗎? ’

18:34 And because he was angry, his master handed him over to the merciless jailers until he would repay everything that was owed.
主人就大怒, 把他交給掌刑的, 等他還清了所欠的債.

18:35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from your hearts!”
你們各人若不從心裡饒恕你的弟兄, 我天父也要這樣待你們了. ”

Matthew - Chapter 19

19:1 And it happened that when Jesus had finished these statements, he went away from Galilee and came into the region of Judea on the other side of the Jordan.
耶穌說完了這些話, 就離開加利利, 來到猶太的境界約旦河外.

19:2 And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
有許多人跟著他, 他就在那裡把他們的病人治好了.

19:3 And Pharisees came up to him in order to test him, and asked if it was permitted for a man to divorce his wife for any cause.
有法利賽人來試探耶穌, 說: “人無論甚麼緣故都可以休妻嗎? ”

19:4 And he answered and said, “Have you not read that the one who created them from the beginning made them male and female
耶穌回答說: “那起初造人的, 是造男造女,

19:5 and said, ‘On account of this a man will leave his father and his mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
並且說: ‘因此, 人要離開父母, 與妻子連合, 二人成為一體. ’這經你們沒有念過嗎?

19:6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate.”
既然如此, 夫妻不再是兩個人, 乃是一體的了. 所以, 神配合的, 人不可分開. ”

19:7 They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a document—a certificate of divorce—and to divorce her?”
法利賽人說: “這樣, 摩西為甚麼吩咐給妻子休書, 就可以休她呢? ”

19:8 He said to them, “Moses, with reference to your hardness of heart, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not like this.
耶穌說: “摩西因為你們的心硬, 所以許你們休妻, 但起初並不是這樣.

19:9 Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the basis of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”
我告訴你們, 凡休妻另娶的, 若不是為淫亂的緣故, 就是犯姦淫了; 有人娶那被休的婦人, 也是犯姦淫了. ”

19:10 The disciples said to him, “If this is the case of a man with his wife, it would be better not to marry!”
門徒對耶穌說: “人和妻子既是這樣, 倒不如不娶. ”

19:11 But he said to them, “Not everyone can accept this saying but those to whom it has been given.
耶穌說: “這話不是人都能領受的, 惟獨賜給誰, 誰才能領受.

19:12 For there are eunuchs who were born as such from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”
因為有生來是閹人, 也有被人閹的, 並有為天國的緣故自閹的. 這話誰能領受就可以領受. ”

19:13 Then children were brought to him so that he could lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.
那時, 有人帶著小孩子來見耶穌, 要耶穌給他們按手禱告, 門徒就責備那些人.

19:14 But Jesus said, “Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
耶穌說: “讓小孩子到我這裡來, 不要禁止他們; 因為在天國的, 正是這樣的人. ”

19:15 And he laid his hands on them and traveled on from there.
耶穌給他們按手, 就離開那地方去了.

19:16 And behold, someone came up to him and said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I will have eternal life?”
有一個人來見耶穌, 說: “夫子(有古卷: 良善的夫子), 我該做甚麼善事才能得永生? ”

19:17 And he said to him, “Why are you asking me about what is good? There is one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments!”
耶穌對他說: “你為甚麼以善事問我呢? 只有一位是善的(有古卷: 你為甚麼稱我是良善的? 除了神以外, 沒有一個良善的). 你若要進入永生, 就當遵守誡命. ”

19:18 He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “Do not commit murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,
他說: “甚麼誡命? ”耶穌說: “就是不可殺人; 不可姦淫; 不可偷盜; 不可作假見證;

19:19 honor your father and your mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
當孝敬父母; 又當愛人如己. ”

19:20 The young man said to him, “All these I have observed. What do I still lack?”
那少年人說: “這一切我都遵守了, 還缺少甚麼呢? ”

19:21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give the proceeds to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.”
耶穌說: “你若願意作完全人, 可去變賣你所有的, 分給窮人, 就必有財寶在天上; 你還要來跟從我. ”

19:22 But when the young man heard the statement, he went away sorrowful, because he was one who had many possessions.
那少年人聽見這話, 就憂憂愁愁地走了, 因為他的產業很多.

19:23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I say to you that with difficulty a rich person will enter into the kingdom of heaven!
耶穌對門徒說: “我實在告訴你們, 財主進天國是難的.

19:24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich person into the kingdom of God.”
我又告訴你們, 駱駝穿過針的眼, 比財主進神的國還容易呢! ”

19:25 So when the disciples heard this, they were extremely amazed, saying, “Then who can be saved?”
門徒聽見這話, 就希奇得很, 說: “這樣誰能得救呢? ”

19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With human beings this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
耶穌看著他們, 說: “在人這是不能的, 在神凡事都能. ”

19:27 Then Peter answered and said to him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?”
彼得就對他說: “看哪, 我們已經撇下所有的跟從你, 將來我們要得甚麼呢? ”

19:28 And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that in the renewal of the world, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me—you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
耶穌說: “我實在告訴你們, 你們這跟從我的人, 到復興的時候, 人子坐在他榮耀的寶座上, 你們也要坐在十二個寶座上, 審判以色列十二個支派.

19:29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields on account of my name will receive a hundred times as much, and will inherit eternal life.
凡為我的名撇下房屋, 或是弟兄,姊妹,父親,母親,(有古卷加: 妻子,)兒女,田地的, 必要得著百倍, 並且承受永生.

19:30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
然而, 有許多在前的, 將要在後; 在後的, 將要在前. ”

Matthew - Chapter 20

20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man—the master of the house—who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
“因為天國好像家主清早去雇人進他的葡萄園做工,

20:2 And after coming to an agreement with the workers for a denarius per day, he sent them into his vineyard.
和工人講定一天一錢銀子, 就打發他們進葡萄園去.

20:3 And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
約在巳初出去, 看見市上還有閒站的人,

20:4 And to those people he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will give you whatever is right.’
就對他們說: ‘你們也進葡萄園去, 所當給的, 我必給你們. ’他們也進去了.

20:5 So they went. Going out again about the sixth and ninth hour he did the same thing.
約在午正和申初又出去, 也是這樣行.

20:6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing there and said to them, ‘Why are you standing here the whole day unemployed?’
約在酉初出去, 看見還有人站在那裡, 就問他們說: ‘你們為甚麼整天在這裡閒站呢? ’

20:7 They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go also into the vineyard.’
他們說: ‘因為沒有人雇我們. ’他說: ‘你們也進葡萄園去. ’

20:8 And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last up to the first.’
到了晚上, 園主對管事的說: ‘叫工人都來, 給他們工錢, 從後來的起, 到先來的為止. ’

20:9 And when the ones hired about the eleventh hour came, they received a denarius apiece.
約在酉初雇的人來了, 各人得了一錢銀子.

20:10 And when the first came, they thought that they would receive more, and they also received a denarius apiece.
及至那先雇的來了, 他們以為必要多得; 誰知也是各得一錢.

20:11 And when they received it, they began to complain against the master of the house,
他們得了, 就埋怨家主說:

20:12 saying, ‘These last people worked one hour and you made them equal to us who have endured the burden of the day and the burning heat!’
‘我們整天勞苦受熱, 那後來的只做了一小時, 你竟叫他們和我們一樣嗎? ’

20:13 But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I am not doing you wrong. Did you not come to an agreement with me for a denarius?
家主回答其中的一人說: ‘朋友, 我不虧負你, 你與我講定的不是一錢銀子嗎?

20:14 Take what is yours and go! But I want to give to this last person the same as I gave to you also.
拿你的走吧! 我給那後來的和給你一樣, 這是我願意的.

20:15 Is it not permitted for me to do whatever I want with what is mine? Or is your eye evil because I am generous?’
我的東西難道不可隨我的意思用嗎? 因為我作好人, 你就紅了眼嗎? ’

20:16 Thus the last will be first and the first last.”
這樣, 那在後的, 將要在前; 在前的, 將要在後了. (有古卷加: 因為被召的人多, 選上的人少. )”

20:17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples by themselves and said to them on the way,
耶穌上耶路撒冷去的時候, 在路上把十二個門徒帶到一邊, 對他們說:

20:18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,
“看哪, 我們上耶路撒冷去, 人子要被交給祭司長和文士. 他們要定他死罪,

20:19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock him and flog him and crucify him, and on the third day he will be raised.”
又交給外邦人, 將他戲弄, 鞭打, 釘在十字架上; 第三日他要復活. ”

20:20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling down she asked something from him.
那時, 西庇太兒子的母親同她兩個兒子上前來拜耶穌, 求他一件事.

20:21 And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your kingdom.”
耶穌說: “你要甚麼呢? ”她說: “願你叫我這兩個兒子在你國裡, 一個坐在你右邊, 一個坐在你左邊. ”

20:22 But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.”
耶穌回答說: “你們不知道所求的是甚麼; 我將要喝的杯, 你們能喝嗎? ”他們說: “我們能. ”

20:23 He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
耶穌說: “我所喝的杯, 你們必要喝; 只是坐在我的左右, 不是我可以賜的, 乃是我父為誰預備的, 就賜給誰. ”

20:24 And when the ten heard this, they were indignant concerning the two brothers.
那十個門徒聽見, 就惱怒他們弟兄二人.

20:25 But Jesus called them to himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions exercise authority over them.
耶穌叫了他們來, 說: “你們知道外邦人有君王為主治理他們, 有大臣操權管束他們.

20:26 It will not be like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
只是在你們中間, 不可這樣; 你們中間誰願為大, 就必作你們的用人;

20:27 and whoever wants to be most prominent among you must be your slave—
誰願為首, 就必作你們的僕人.

20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
正如人子來, 不是要受人的服事, 乃是要服事人, 並且要捨命, 作多人的贖價. ”

20:29 And as they were going out of Jericho, a large crowd followed him.
他們出耶利哥的時候, 有極多的人跟隨他.

20:30 And behold, there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they called out, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”
有兩個瞎子坐在路旁, 聽說是耶穌經過, 就喊著說: “主啊, 大衛的子孫, 可憐我們吧! ”

20:31 And the crowd rebuked them so that they would be quiet. But they called out all the more, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”
眾人責備他們, 不許他們作聲; 他們卻越發喊著說: “主啊, 大衛的子孫, 可憐我們吧! ”

20:32 And Jesus stopped, called them, and said, “What do you want me to do for you?”
耶穌就站住, 叫他們來, 說: “要我為你們做甚麼? ”

20:33 They said to him, “Lord, that our eyes be opened!”
他們說: “主啊, 要我們的眼睛能看見! ”

20:34 And having compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately they received their sight and followed him.
耶穌就動了慈心, 把他們的眼睛一摸, 他們立刻看見, 就跟從了耶穌.

Matthew - Chapter 21

21:1 And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
耶穌和門徒將近耶路撒冷, 到了伯法其, 在橄欖山那裡.

21:2 saying to them, “Go into the village before you, and right away you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.
耶穌就打發兩個門徒, 對他們說: “你們往對面村子裡去, 必看見一匹驢拴在那裡, 還有驢駒同在一處; 你們解開, 牽到我這裡來.

21:3 And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”
若有人對你們說甚麼, 你們就說: ‘主要用牠. ’那人必立時讓你們牽來.

21:4 Now this took place so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,
這事成就是要應驗先知的話, 說:

21:5 “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a pack animal.’ ”
要對錫安的居民(原文是女子)說: 看哪, 你的王來到你這裡, 是溫柔的, 又騎著驢, 就是騎著驢駒子. ”

21:6 So the disciples went and did just as Jesus directed them,
門徒就照耶穌所吩咐的去行,

21:7 and brought the donkey and the colt and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
牽了驢和驢駒來, 把自己的衣服搭在上面, 耶穌就騎上.

21:8 And a very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.
眾人多半把衣服鋪在路上; 還有人砍下樹枝來鋪在路上.

21:9 And the crowds who went ahead of him and the ones who followed were shouting, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
前行後隨的眾人喊著說: 和散那(原有求救的意思, 在此是稱頌的話)歸於大衛的子孫! 奉主名來的是應當稱頌的! 高高在上和散那!

21:10 And when he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”
耶穌既進了耶路撒冷, 合城都驚動了, 說: “這是誰? ”

21:11 And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee!”
眾人說: “這是加利利拿撒勒的先知耶穌. ”

21:12 And Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling doves.
耶穌進了神的殿, 趕出殿裡一切做買賣的人, 推倒兌換銀錢之人的桌子, 和賣鴿子之人的凳子,

21:13 And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a cave of robbers!”
對他們說: “經上記著說: 我的殿必稱為禱告的殿, 你們倒使它成為賊窩了. ”

21:14 And the blind and the lame came up to him in the temple courts and he healed them.
在殿裡有瞎子,瘸子到耶穌跟前, 他就治好了他們.

21:15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children shouting in the temple courts and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant.
祭司長和文士看見耶穌所行的奇事, 又見小孩子在殿裡喊著說: “和散那歸於大衛的子孫! ”就甚惱怒,

21:16 And they said to him, “Do you hear what these children are saying?” So Jesus said to them, “Yes, have you never read, ‘Out of the mouths of children and nursing babies you have prepared for yourself praise’?”
對他說: “這些人所說的, 你聽見了嗎? ”耶穌說: “是的. 經上說‘你從嬰孩和吃奶的口中完全了讚美’的話, 你們沒有念過嗎? ”

21:17 And leaving them, he went outside of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.
於是離開他們, 出城到伯大尼去, 在那裡住宿.

21:18 Now early in the morning, as he was returning to the city, he was hungry.
早晨回城的時候, 他餓了,

21:19 And seeing a single fig tree by the road, he went to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And he said to it, “May there be no more fruit from you forever, and the fig tree withered at once.
看見路旁有一棵無花果樹, 就走到跟前, 在樹上找不著甚麼, 不過有葉子, 就對樹說: “從今以後, 你永不結果子. ”那無花果樹就立刻枯乾了.

21:20 And when they saw it, the disciples were astonished, saying, “How did the fig tree wither at once?”
門徒看見了, 便希奇說: “無花果樹怎麼立刻枯乾了呢? ”

21:21 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will do not only what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,” it will happen!
耶穌回答說: “我實在告訴你們, 你們若有信心, 不疑惑, 不但能行無花果樹上所行的事, 就是對這座山說: ‘你挪開此地, 投在海裡! ’也必成就.

21:22 And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive.”
你們禱告, 無論求甚麼, 只要信, 就必得著. ”

21:23 And after he arrived at the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him while he was teaching, saying, “By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?”
耶穌進了殿, 正教訓人的時候, 祭司長和民間的長老來問他說: “你仗著甚麼權柄做這些事? 給你這權柄的是誰呢? ”

21:24 And Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one question. If you tell the answer to me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
耶穌回答說: “我也要問你們一句話, 你們若告訴我, 我就告訴你們我仗著甚麼權柄做這些事.

21:25 From where was the baptism of John—from heaven or from men?” And they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “If we say ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
約翰的洗禮是從哪裡來的? 是從天上來的? 是從人間來的呢? ”他們彼此商議說: “我們若說‘從天上來’, 他必對我們說: ‘這樣, 你們為甚麼不信他呢? ’

21:26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the crowd, because they all look upon John as a prophet.”
若說‘從人間來’, 我們又怕百姓, 因為他們都以約翰為先知. ”

21:27 And they answered and said to Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
於是回答耶穌說: “我們不知道. ”耶穌說: “我也不告訴你們我仗著甚麼權柄做這些事. ”

21:28 “Now what do you think? A man had two sons. He approached the first and said, ‘Son, go work in the vineyard today.’
又說: “一個人有兩個兒子. 他來對大兒子說: ‘我兒, 你今天到葡萄園裡去做工. ’

21:29 And he answered and said, ‘I do not want to!’ But later he changed his mind and went.
他回答說: ‘我不去’, 以後自己懊悔, 就去了.

21:30 And he approached the second and said the same thing. So he answered and said, ‘I will, sir,’ and he did not go.
又來對小兒子也是這樣說. 他回答說: ‘父啊, 我去’, 他卻不去.

21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God!
你們想, 這兩個兒子是哪一個遵行父命呢? ”他們說: “大兒子. ”耶穌說: “我實在告訴你們, 稅吏和娼妓倒比你們先進神的國.

21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did believe him. And when you saw it, you did not even change your minds later so as to believe in him.
因為約翰遵著義路到你們這裡來, 你們卻不信他; 稅吏和娼妓倒信他. 你們看見了, 後來還是不懊悔去信他. ”

21:33 “Listen to another parable: There was a man—a master of a house—who planted a vineyard, and put a fence around it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey.
“你們再聽一個比喻: 有個家主栽了一個葡萄園, 周圍圈上籬笆, 裡面挖了一個壓酒池, 蓋了一座樓, 租給園戶, 就往外國去了.

21:34 And when the season of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the tenant farmers to collect his fruit.
收果子的時候近了, 就打發僕人到園戶那裡去收果子.

21:35 And the tenant farmers seized his slaves, one of whom they beat, and one of whom they killed, and one of whom they stoned.
園戶拿住僕人, 打了一個, 殺了一個, 用石頭打死一個.

21:36 Again, he sent other slaves, more than the first ones, and they did the same thing to them.
主人又打發別的僕人去, 比先前更多; 園戶還是照樣待他們.

21:37 So finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
後來打發他的兒子到他們那裡去, 意思說: ‘他們必尊敬我的兒子. ’

21:38 But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance!’
不料, 園戶看見他兒子, 就彼此說: ‘這是承受產業的. 來吧, 我們殺他, 佔他的產業! ’

21:39 And they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
他們就拿住他, 推出葡萄園外, 殺了.

21:40 Now when the master of the vineyard arrives, what will he do to those tenant farmers?”
園主來的時候要怎樣處治這些園戶呢? ”

21:41 They said to him, “He will destroy those evil men completely and lease the vineyard to other tenant farmers who will give him the fruits in their season.”
他們說: “要下毒手除滅那些惡人, 將葡萄園另租給那按著時候交果子的園戶. ”

21:42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this has become the cornerstone. This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
耶穌說: “經上寫著: 匠人所棄的石頭已作了房角的頭塊石頭. 這是主所做的, 在我們眼中看為希奇. 這經你們沒有念過嗎?

21:43 For this reason, I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a people who produce its fruits.
所以我告訴你們, 神的國必從你們奪去, 賜給那能結果子的百姓.

21:44 And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls—it will crush him!”
誰掉在這石頭上, 必要跌碎; 這石頭掉在誰的身上, 就要把誰砸得稀爛. ”

21:45 And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them,
祭司長和法利賽人聽見他的比喻, 就看出他是指著他們說的.

21:46 and although they wanted to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they looked upon him as a prophet.
他們想要捉拿他, 只是怕眾人, 因為眾人以他為先知.

Matthew - Chapter 22

22:1 And continuing, Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,
耶穌又用比喻對他們說:

22:2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man—a king—who gave a wedding celebration for his son.
“天國好比一個王為他兒子擺設娶親的筵席,

22:3 And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding celebration, and they did not want to come.
就打發僕人去, 請那些被召的人來赴席, 他們卻不肯來.

22:4 Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding celebration!” ’
王又打發別的僕人, 說: ‘你們告訴那被召的人, 我的筵席已經預備好了, 牛和肥畜已經宰了, 各樣都齊備, 請你們來赴席. ’

22:5 But they paid no attention and went away—this one to his own field, that one to his business.
那些人不理就走了; 一個到自己田裡去; 一個做買賣去;

22:6 And the others, seizing his slaves, mistreated them and killed them.
其餘的拿住僕人, 凌辱他們, 把他們殺了.

22:7 And the king was angry and sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
王就大怒, 發兵除滅那些兇手, 燒燬他們的城.

22:8 Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding celebration is ready, but those who had been invited were not worthy.
於是對僕人說: ‘喜筵已經齊備, 只是所召的人不配.

22:9 Therefore, go out to the places where the roads exit the city and invite to the wedding celebration as many people as you find.’
所以你們要往岔路口上去, 凡遇見的, 都召來赴席. ’

22:10 And those slaves went out into the roads and gathered everyone whom they found, both evil and good, and the wedding celebration was filled with dinner guests.
那些僕人就出去, 到大路上, 凡遇見的, 不論善惡都召聚了來, 筵席上就坐滿了客.

22:11 But when the king came in to see the dinner guests, he saw a man there not dressed in wedding clothes.
王進來觀看賓客, 見那裡有一個沒有穿禮服的,

22:12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here, not having wedding clothes?’ But he could say nothing.
就對他說: ‘朋友, 你到這裡來怎麼不穿禮服呢? ’那人無言可答.

22:13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’
於是王對使喚的人說: ‘捆起他的手腳來, 把他丟在外邊的黑暗裡; 在那裡必要哀哭切齒了. ’

22:14 For many are called but few are chosen.”
因為被召的人多, 選上的人少. ”

22:15 Then the Pharisees went and consulted so that they could entrap him with a statement.
當時, 法利賽人出去商議, 怎樣就著耶穌的話陷害他,

22:16 And they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and you do not care what anyone thinks, because you do not regard the opinion of people.
就打發他們的門徒同希律黨的人去見耶穌, 說: “夫子, 我們知道你是誠實人, 並且誠誠實實傳神的道, 甚麼人你都不徇情面, 因為你不看人的外貌.

22:17 Therefore tell us what you think. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
請告訴我們, 你的意見如何? 納稅給凱撒可以不可以? ”

22:18 But because he knew their maliciousness, Jesus said, “Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?
耶穌看出他們的惡意, 就說: “假冒為善的人哪, 為甚麼試探我?

22:19 Show me the coin for the tax!” So they brought him a denarius.
拿一個上稅的錢給我看! ”他們就拿一個銀錢來給他.

22:20 And he said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
耶穌說: “這像和這號是誰的? ”

22:21 They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Therefore give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!”
他們說: “是凱撒的. ”耶穌說: “這樣, 凱撒的物當歸給凱撒; 神的物當歸給神. ”

22:22 And when they heard this, they were astonished, and they left him and went away.
他們聽見就希奇, 離開他走了.

22:23 On that day Sadducees—who say there is no resurrection—came up to him and asked him,
撒都該人常說沒有復活的事. 那天, 他們來問耶穌說:

22:24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said if someone dies without having children, his brother is to marry his wife and father descendants for his brother.
“夫子, 摩西說: ‘人若死了, 沒有孩子, 他兄弟當娶他的妻, 為哥哥生子立後. ’

22:25 Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first died after getting married, and because he did not have descendants, he left his wife to his brother.
從前, 在我們這裡有弟兄七人, 第一個娶了妻, 死了, 沒有孩子, 撇下妻子給兄弟.

22:26 So also the second and the third, up to the seventh.
第二,第三,直到第七個, 都是如此.

22:27 And last of all the woman died.
末後, 婦人也死了.

22:28 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her as wife.”
這樣, 當復活的時候, 她是七個人中哪一個的妻子呢? 因為他們都娶過她. ”

22:29 But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God!
耶穌回答說: “你們錯了; 因為不明白聖經, 也不曉得神的大能.

22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.
當復活的時候, 人也不娶也不嫁, 乃像天上的使者一樣.

22:31 Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, who said,
論到死人復活, 神在經上向你們所說的, 你們沒有念過嗎?

22:32 “I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob”? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living!”
他說: ‘我是亞伯拉罕的神, 以撒的神, 雅各的神. ’神不是死人的神, 乃是活人的神. ”

22:33 And when the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.
眾人聽見這話, 就希奇他的教訓.

22:34 Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled at the same place.
法利賽人聽見耶穌堵住了撒都該人的口, 他們就聚集.

22:35 And one of them, a legal expert, put a question to him to test him:
內中有一個人是律法師, 要試探耶穌, 就問他說:

22:36 “Teacher, which commandment is greatest in the law?”
“夫子, 律法上的誡命, 哪一條是最大的呢? ”

22:37 And he said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
耶穌對他說: “你要盡心,盡性,盡意愛主─你的神.

22:38 This is the greatest and first commandment.
這是誡命中的第一, 且是最大的.

22:39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
其次也相倣, 就是要愛人如己.

22:40 On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.”
這兩條誡命是律法和先知一切道理的總綱. ”

22:41 Now while the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them,
法利賽人聚集的時候, 耶穌問他們說:

22:42 saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “David’s.”
“論到基督, 你們的意見如何? 他是誰的子孫呢? ”他們回答說: “是大衛的子孫. ”

22:43 He said to them, “How then does David, by the Spirit, call him ‘Lord,’ saying,
耶穌說: “這樣, 大衛被聖靈感動, 怎麼還稱他為主, 說:

22:44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet” ’?
主對我主說: 你坐在我的右邊, 等我把你仇敵放在你的腳下.

22:45 If then David calls him ‘Lord,’ how is he his son?”
大衛既稱他為主, 他怎麼又是大衛的子孫呢? ”

22:46 And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask him any more questions.
他們沒有一個人能回答一言. 從那日以後, 也沒有人敢再問他甚麼.

Matthew - Chapter 23

23:1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,
那時, 耶穌對眾人和門徒講論,

23:2 saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses.
說: “文士和法利賽人坐在摩西的位上,

23:3 Therefore do and observe everything that they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they tell others to do something and do not do it themselves.
凡他們所吩咐你們的, 你們都要謹守遵行. 但不要效法他們的行為; 因為他們能說, 不能行.

23:4 And they tie up heavy burdens and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing with their finger to move them.
他們把難擔的重擔捆起來, 擱在人的肩上, 但自己一個指頭也不肯動.

23:5 And they do all their deeds in order to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries broad and make their tassels long.
他們一切所做的事都是要叫人看見, 所以將佩戴的經文做寬了, 衣裳的繸子做長了,

23:6 And they love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues
喜愛筵席上的首座, 會堂裡的高位,

23:7 and the greetings in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by people.
又喜愛人在街市上問他安, 稱呼他拉比(拉比就是夫子).

23:8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ because one is your teacher, and you are all brothers,
但你們不要受拉比的稱呼, 因為只有一位是你們的夫子; 你們都是弟兄.

23:9 And do not call anyone your father on earth, for one is your heavenly Father.
也不要稱呼地上的人為父, 因為只有一位是你們的父, 就是在天上的父.

23:10 And do not be called teachers, because one is your teacher, the Christ.
也不要受師尊的稱呼, 因為只有一位是你們的師尊, 就是基督.

23:11 And the greatest among you will be your servant.
你們中間誰為大, 誰就要作你們的用人.

23:12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
凡自高的, 必降為卑; 自卑的, 必升為高.

23:13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you shut the kingdom of heaven before people! For you do not enter, nor permit those wanting to go in to enter.
“你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了! 因為你們正當人前, 把天國的門關了, 自己不進去, 正要進去的人, 你們也不容他們進去. (有古卷加:

23:14
你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了! 因為你們侵吞寡婦的家產, 假意做很長的禱告, 所以要受更重的刑罰. )

23:15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you travel around the sea and the dry land to make one convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are!
“你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了! 因為你們走遍洋海陸地, 勾引一個人入教, 既入了教, 卻使他作地獄之子, 比你們還加倍.

23:16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing! But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by his oath.’
“你們這瞎眼領路的有禍了! 你們說: ‘凡指著殿起誓的, 這算不得甚麼; 只是凡指著殿中金子起誓的, 他就該謹守. ’

23:17 Fools and blind people! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy?
你們這無知瞎眼的人哪, 甚麼是大的? 是金子呢? 還是叫金子成聖的殿呢?

23:18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing! But whoever swears by the gift that is on it is bound by his oath.’
你們又說: ‘凡指著壇起誓的, 這算不得甚麼; 只是凡指著壇上禮物起誓的, 他就該謹守. ’

23:19 Blind people! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?
你們這瞎眼的人哪, 甚麼是大的? 是禮物呢? 還是叫禮物成聖的壇呢?

23:20 Therefore the one who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything that is on it.
所以, 人指著壇起誓, 就是指著壇和壇上一切所有的起誓;

23:21 And the one who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.
人指著殿起誓, 就是指著殿和那住在殿裡的起誓;

23:22 And the one who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the one who sits on it.
人指著天起誓, 就是指著神的寶座和那坐在上面的起誓.

23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you pay a tenth of mint and dill and cumin, and neglect the more important matters of the law—justice and mercy and faithfulness! It was necessary to do these things while not neglecting those.
“你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了! 因為你們將薄荷,茴香,芹菜, 獻上十分之一, 那律法上更重的事, 就是公義,憐憫,信實, 反倒不行了. 這更重的是你們當行的; 那也是不可不行的.

23:24 Blind guides who filter out a gnat and swallow a camel!
你們這瞎眼領路的, 蠓蟲你們就濾出來, 駱駝你們倒吞下去.

23:25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence!
“你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了! 因為你們洗淨杯盤的外面, 裡面卻盛滿了勒索和放蕩.

23:26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.
你這瞎眼的法利賽人, 先洗淨杯盤的裡面, 好叫外面也乾淨了.

23:27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean!
“你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了! 因為你們好像粉飾的墳墓, 外面好看, 裡面卻裝滿了死人的骨頭和一切的污穢.

23:28 In the same way, on the outside you also appear righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
你們也是如此, 在人前, 外面顯出公義來, 裡面卻裝滿了假善和不法的事.

23:29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous,
“你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了! 因為你們建造先知的墳, 修飾義人的墓, 說:

23:30 and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in the blood of the prophets!’
‘若是我們在我們祖宗的時候, 必不和他們同流先知的血. ’

23:31 Thus you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets!
這就是你們自己證明是殺害先知者的子孫了.

23:32 And you—fill up the measure of your fathers!
你們去充滿你們祖宗的惡貫吧!

23:33 Serpents! Offspring of vipers! How will you escape from the condemnation to hell?
你們這些蛇類,毒蛇之種啊, 怎能逃脫地獄的刑罰呢?

23:34 For this reason, behold, I am sending to you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and will pursue from town to town,
所以我差遣先知和智慧人並文士到你們這裡來, 有的你們要殺害, 要釘十字架; 有的你們要在會堂裡鞭打, 從這城追逼到那城,

23:35 so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on the earth from the blood of righteous Abel up to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
叫世上所流義人的血都歸到你們身上, 從義人亞伯的血起, 直到你們在殿和壇中間所殺的巴拉加的兒子撒迦利亞的血為止.

23:36 Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation!
我實在告訴你們, 這一切的罪都要歸到這世代了. ”

23:37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How many times I wanted to gather your children together the way a hen gathers her young together under her wings, and you were not willing!
“耶路撒冷啊, 耶路撒冷啊, 你常殺害先知, 又用石頭打死那奉差遣到你這裡來的人. 我多次願意聚集你的兒女, 好像母雞把小雞聚集在翅膀底下, 只是你們不願意.

23:38 Behold, your house has been left to you desolate!
看哪, 你們的家成為荒場留給你們.

23:39 For I tell you, you will never see me from now on until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ”
我告訴你們, 從今以後, 你們不得再見我, 直等到你們說: ‘奉主名來的是應當稱頌的. ’”

Matthew - Chapter 24

24:1 And as Jesus went out of the temple courts he was going along, and his disciples came up to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
耶穌出了聖殿, 正走的時候, 門徒進前來, 把殿宇指給他看.

24:2 But he answered and said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone will be left here on another stone that will not be thrown down!”
耶穌對他們說: “你們不是看見這殿宇嗎? 我實在告訴你們, 將來在這裡沒有一塊石頭留在石頭上, 不被拆毀了. ”

24:3 And as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”
耶穌在橄欖山上坐著, 門徒暗暗地來說: “請告訴我們, 甚麼時候有這些事? 你降臨和世界的末了有甚麼預兆呢? ”

24:4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Watch out that no one deceives you!
耶穌回答說: “你們要謹慎, 免得有人迷惑你們.

24:5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will deceive many.
因為將來有好些人冒我的名來, 說: ‘我是基督’, 並且要迷惑許多人.

24:6 And you are going to hear about wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet.
你們也要聽見打仗和打仗的風聲, 總不要驚慌; 因為這些事是必須有的, 只是末期還沒有到.

24:7 For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
民要攻打民, 國要攻打國; 多處必有饑荒,地震.

24:8 But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.
這都是災難(災難: 原文是生產之難)的起頭.

24:9 “Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of my name.
那時, 人要把你們陷在患難裡, 也要殺害你們; 你們又要為我的名被萬民恨惡.

24:10 And then many will be led into sin and will betray one another and will hate one another,
那時, 必有許多人跌倒, 也要彼此陷害, 彼此恨惡;

24:11 and many false prophets will appear and will deceive many,
且有好些假先知起來, 迷惑多人.

24:12 and because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold.
只因不法的事增多, 許多人的愛心才漸漸冷淡了.

24:13 But the one who endures to the end—this person will be saved.
惟有忍耐到底的, 必然得救.

24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
這天國的福音要傳遍天下, 對萬民作見證, 然後末期才來到. ”

24:15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken about by the prophet Daniel standing in the holy place” (let the one who reads understand),
“你們看見先知但以理所說的‘那行毀壞可憎的’站在聖地(讀這經的人須要會意).

24:16 “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!
那時, 在猶太的, 應當逃到山上;

24:17 The one who is on his housetop must not come down to take things out of his house,
在房上的, 不要下來拿家裡的東西;

24:18 and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak.
在田裡的, 也不要回去取衣裳.

24:19 And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!
當那些日子, 懷孕的和奶孩子的有禍了.

24:20 But pray that your flight may not happen in winter or on a Sabbath.
你們應當祈求, 叫你們逃走的時候, 不遇見冬天或是安息日.

24:21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will happen.
因為那時必有大災難, 從世界的起頭直到如今, 沒有這樣的災難, 後來也必沒有.

24:22 And unless those days had been shortened, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.
若不減少那日子, 凡有血氣的總沒有一個得救的; 只是為選民, 那日子必減少了.

24:23 “At that time if anyone should say to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘Here he is,’ do not believe him!
那時, 若有人對你們說: ‘基督在這裡’, 或說: ‘基督在那裡’, 你們不要信!

24:24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce great signs and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
因為假基督,假先知將要起來, 顯大神蹟,大奇事, 倘若能行, 連選民也就迷惑了.

24:25 Behold, I have told you ahead of time!
看哪, 我預先告訴你們了.

24:26 Therefore if they say to you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it!
若有人對你們說: ‘看哪, 基督在曠野裡’, 你們不要出去! 或說: ‘看哪, 基督在內屋中’, 你們不要信!

24:27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
閃電從東邊發出, 直照到西邊. 人子降臨也要這樣.

24:28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
屍首在哪裡, 鷹也必聚在那裡. ”

24:29 “And immediately after the tribulation of those days, ‘the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.’
“那些日子的災難一過去, 日頭就變黑了, 月亮也不放光, 眾星要從天上墜落, 天勢都要震動.

24:30 And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
那時, 人子的兆頭要顯在天上, 地上的萬族都要哀哭. 他們要看見人子, 有能力, 有大榮耀, 駕著天上的雲降臨.

24:31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other end of it.
他要差遣使者, 用號筒的大聲, 將他的選民, 從四方(方: 原文是風), 從天這邊到天那邊, 都招聚了來. ”

24:32 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.
“你們可以從無花果樹學個比方: 當樹枝發嫩長葉的時候, 你們就知道夏天近了.

24:33 So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, at the door.
這樣, 你們看見這一切的事, 也該知道人子近了, 正在門口了.

24:34 Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these things take place!
我實在告訴你們, 這世代還沒有過去, 這些事都要成就.

24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
天地要廢去, 我的話卻不能廢去. ”

24:36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows—not even the angels of heaven nor the Son—except the Father alone.
“但那日子, 那時辰, 沒有人知道, 連天上的使者也不知道, 子也不知道, 惟獨父知道.

24:37 For just as the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
挪亞的日子怎樣, 人子降臨也要怎樣.

24:38 For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark.
當洪水以前的日子, 人照常吃喝嫁娶, 直到挪亞進方舟的那日;

24:39 And they did not know anything until the deluge came and swept them all away. So also the coming of the Son of Man will be.
不知不覺洪水來了, 把他們全都沖去. 人子降臨也要這樣.

24:40 Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.
那時, 兩個人在田裡, 取去一個, 撇下一個.

24:41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.
兩個女人推磨, 取去一個, 撇下一個.

24:42 Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know what day your Lord is coming!
所以, 你們要警醒, 因為不知道你們的主是哪一天來到.

24:43 But understand this: that if the master of the house had known what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.
家主若知道幾更天有賊來, 就必警醒, 不容人挖透房屋; 這是你們所知道的.

24:44 For this reason you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think he will come.
所以, 你們也要預備, 因為你們想不到的時候, 人子就來了. ”

24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has put in charge of his household slaves to give them their food at the right time?
“誰是忠心有見識的僕人, 為主人所派, 管理家裡的人, 按時分糧給他們呢?

24:46 Blessed is that slave whom his master will find so doing when he comes back.
主人來到, 看見他這樣行, 那僕人就有福了.

24:47 Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
我實在告訴你們, 主人要派他管理一切所有的.

24:48 But if that evil slave should say to himself, ‘My master is staying away for a long time,’
倘若那惡僕心裡說: ‘我的主人必來得遲’,

24:49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and eats and drinks with drunkards,
就動手打他的同伴, 又和酒醉的人一同吃喝.

24:50 the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and at an hour that he does not know,
在想不到的日子, 不知道的時辰, 那僕人的主人要來,

24:51 and will cut him in two and assign his place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!
重重地處治他(或譯: 把他腰斬了), 定他和假冒為善的人同罪; 在那裡必要哀哭切齒了. ”

Matthew - Chapter 25

25:1 “Then the kingdom of heaven may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
“那時, 天國好比十個童女拿著燈出去迎接新郎.

25:2 Now five of them were foolish and five were wise.
其中有五個是愚拙的, 五個是聰明的.

25:3 For when the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take olive oil with them.
愚拙的拿著燈, 卻不預備油;

25:4 But the wise ones took olive oil in flasks with their lamps.
聰明的拿著燈, 又預備油在器皿裡.

25:5 And when the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
新郎遲延的時候, 她們都打盹, 睡著了.

25:6 But in the middle of the night there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
半夜有人喊著說: ‘新郎來了, 你們出來迎接他! ’

25:7 Then all those virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
那些童女就都起來收拾燈.

25:8 And the foolish ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us some of your olive oil, because our lamps are going out!’
愚拙的對聰明的說: ‘請分點油給我們, 因為我們的燈要滅了. ’

25:9 But the wise ones answered saying, “Certainly there will never be enough for us and for you! Go instead to those who sell olive oil and buy some for yourselves.’
聰明的回答說: ‘恐怕不夠你我用的; 不如你們自己到賣油的那裡去買吧. ’

25:10 But while they had gone away to buy it the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding celebration, and the door was shut.
她們去買的時候, 新郎到了. 那預備好了的, 同他進去坐席, 門就關了.

25:11 And later the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
其餘的童女隨後也來了, 說: ‘主啊, 主啊, 給我們開門! ’

25:12 But he answered and said, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you!’
他卻回答說: ‘我實在告訴你們, 我不認識你們. ’

25:13 Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know the day or the hour!
所以, 你們要警醒; 因為那日子, 那時辰, 你們不知道. ”

25:14 For it is like a man going on a journey. He summoned his own slaves and handed over his property to them.
“天國又好比一個人要往外國去, 就叫了僕人來, 把他的家業交給他們,

25:15 And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each one according to his own ability, and he went on a journey immediately.
按著各人的才幹給他們銀子: 一個給了五千, 一個給了二千, 一個給了一千, 就往外國去了.

25:16 The one who had received the five talents went out and traded with them and gained five more.
那領五千的隨即拿去做買賣, 另外賺了五千.

25:17 In the same way the one who had the two gained two more.
那領二千的也照樣另賺了二千.

25:18 But the one who had received the one went away and dug up the ground and hid his master’s money.
但那領一千的去掘開地, 把主人的銀子埋藏了.

25:19 Now after a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them.
過了許久, 那些僕人的主人來了, 和他們算帳.

25:20 And the one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me five talents. See, I have gained five more talents!’
那領五千銀子的又帶著那另外的五千來, 說: ‘主啊, 你交給我五千銀子. 請看, 我又賺了五千. ’

25:21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
主人說: ‘好, 你這又良善又忠心的僕人, 你在不多的事上有忠心, 我要把許多事派你管理; 可以進來享受你主人的快樂. ’

25:22 And the one who had the two talents also came up and said, ‘Master, you handed over to me two talents. See, I have gained two talents more!’
那領二千的也來, 說: ‘主啊, 你交給我二千銀子. 請看, 我又賺了二千. ’

25:23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
主人說: ‘好, 你這又良善又忠心的僕人, 你在不多的事上有忠心, 我要把許多事派你管理; 可以進來享受你主人的快樂. ’

25:24 And the one who had received the one talent came up also and said, ‘Master, because I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter seed.
那領一千的也來, 說: ‘主啊, 我知道你是忍心的人, 沒有種的地方要收割, 沒有散的地方要聚斂,

25:25 And because I was afraid, I went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours!’
我就害怕, 去把你的一千銀子埋藏在地裡. 請看, 你的原銀子在這裡. ’

25:26 But his master answered and said to him, ‘Evil and lazy slave! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter seed.
主人回答說: ‘你這又惡又懶的僕人, 你既知道我沒有種的地方要收割, 沒有散的地方要聚斂,

25:27 Then you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and when I returned I would have gotten back what was mine with interest!
就當把我的銀子放給兌換銀錢的人, 到我來的時候, 可以連本帶利收回.

25:28 Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents.
奪過他這一千來, 給那有一萬的.

25:29 For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
因為凡有的, 還要加給他, 叫他有餘; 沒有的, 連他所有的也要奪過來.

25:30 And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness—in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’
把這無用的僕人丟在外面黑暗裡; 在那裡必要哀哭切齒了. ’”

25:31 Now when the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
“當人子在他榮耀裡,同著眾天使降臨的時候, 要坐在他榮耀的寶座上.

25:32 And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
萬民都要聚集在他面前. 他要把他們分別出來, 好像牧羊的分別綿羊山羊一般,

25:33 And he will place the sheep on his right and the goats on the left.
把綿羊安置在右邊, 山羊在左邊.

25:34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world!
於是王要向那右邊的說: ‘你們這蒙我父賜福的, 可來承受那創世以來為你們所預備的國;

25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me as a guest,
因為我餓了, 你們給我吃, 渴了, 你們給我喝; 我作客旅, 你們留我住;

25:36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you cared for me, I was in prison and you came to me.’
我赤身露體, 你們給我穿; 我病了, 你們看顧我; 我在監裡, 你們來看我. ’

25:37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
義人就回答說: ‘主啊, 我們甚麼時候見你餓了, 給你吃, 渴了, 給你喝?

25:38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you as a guest, or naked and clothe you?
甚麼時候見你作客旅, 留你住, 或是赤身露體, 給你穿?

25:39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’
又甚麼時候見你病了, 或是在監裡, 來看你呢? ’

25:40 And the king will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, in as much as you did it to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.’
王要回答說: ‘我實在告訴你們, 這些事你們既做在我這弟兄中一個最小的身上, 就是做在我身上了. ’

25:41 Then he will also say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
王又要向那左邊的說: ‘你們這被咒詛的人, 離開我! 進入那為魔鬼和他的使者所預備的永火裡去!

25:42 For I was hungry and you did not give me anything to eat, I was thirsty and you did not give me anything to drink,
因為我餓了, 你們不給我吃, 渴了, 你們不給我喝;

25:43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not care for me.’
我作客旅, 你們不留我住; 我赤身露體, 你們不給我穿; 我病了, 我在監裡, 你們不來看顧我. ’

25:44 Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and not serve you?’
他們也要回答說: ‘主啊, 我們甚麼時候見你餓了, 或渴了, 或作客旅, 或赤身露體, 或病了, 或在監裡, 不伺候你呢? ’

25:45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’
王要回答說: ‘我實在告訴你們, 這些事你們既不做在我這弟兄中一個最小的身上, 就是不做在我身上了. ’

25:46 And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
這些人要往永刑裡去; 那些義人要往永生裡去. ”

Matthew - Chapter 26

26:1 And it happened that when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples,
耶穌說完了這一切的話, 就對門徒說:

26:2 “You know that after two days the Passover takes place, and the Son of Man will be handed over in order to be crucified.”
“你們知道, 過兩天是逾越節, 人子將要被交給人, 釘在十字架上. ”

26:3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas,
那時, 祭司長和民間的長老聚集在大祭司稱為該亞法的院裡.

26:4 and plotted in order that they could arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
大家商議要用詭計拿住耶穌, 殺他,

26:5 But they were saying, “Not during the feast, so that there will not be an uproar among the people.”
只是說: “當節的日子不可, 恐怕民間生亂. ”

26:6 Now while Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,
耶穌在伯大尼長大痲瘋的西門家裡,

26:7 a woman came up to him holding an alabaster flask of very expensive perfumed oil, and poured it out on his head while he was reclining at table.
有一個女人拿著一玉瓶極貴的香膏來, 趁耶穌坐席的時候, 澆在他的頭上.

26:8 And when the disciples saw it they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?
門徒看見就很不喜悅, 說: “何用這樣的枉費呢!

26:9 For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor!”
這香膏可以賣許多錢, 賙濟窮人. ”

26:10 But Jesus, knowing this, said to them, “Why do you cause trouble for the woman? For she has done a good deed for me.
耶穌看出他們的意思, 就說: “為甚麼難為這女人呢? 她在我身上做的是一件美事.

26:11 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.
因為常有窮人和你們同在; 只是你們不常有我.

26:12 For when this woman poured this ointment on my body, she did it in order to prepare me for burial.
她將這香膏澆在我身上是為我安葬做的.

26:13 Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”
我實在告訴你們, 普天之下, 無論在甚麼地方傳這福音, 也要述說這女人所行的, 作個紀念. ”

26:14 Then one of the twelve, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
當下, 十二門徒裡有一個稱為加略人猶大的, 去見祭司長, 說:

26:15 and said, “What are you willing to give me if I in turn deliver him to you?” So they set out for him thirty silver coins.
“我把他交給你們, 你們願意給我多少錢? ”他們就給了他三十塊錢.

26:16 And from that time on, he began seeking a favorable opportunity in order that he could betray him.
從那時候, 他就找機會要把耶穌交給他們.

26:17 Now on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came up to Jesus, saying, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
除酵節的第一天, 門徒來問耶穌說: “你吃逾越節的筵席, 要我們在哪裡給你預備? ”

26:18 And he said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near. I am celebrating the Passover with you with my disciples.” ’
耶穌說: “你們進城去, 到某人那裡, 對他說: ‘夫子說: 我的時候快到了, 我與門徒要在你家裡守逾越節. ’”

26:19 And the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and they prepared the Passover.
門徒遵著耶穌所吩咐的就去預備了逾越節的筵席.

26:20 And when it was evening, he was reclining at table with the twelve disciples.
到了晚上, 耶穌和十二個門徒坐席.

26:21 And while they were eating he said, “Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray me.”
正吃的時候, 耶穌說: “我實在告訴你們, 你們中間有一個人要賣我了. ”

26:22 And greatly distressed, each one began to say to him, “Surely I am not he, am I, Lord?”
他們就甚憂愁, 一個一個地問他說: “主, 是我嗎? ”

26:23 And he answered and said, “The one who dips his hand in the bowl with me—this one will betray me.
耶穌回答說: “同我蘸手在盤子裡的, 就是他要賣我.

26:24 The Son of Man is going just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if that man had not been born.”
人子必要去世, 正如經上指著他所寫的; 但賣人子的人有禍了! 那人不生在世上倒好. ”

26:25 And Judas, the one who was betraying him, answered and said, “Surely I am not he, am I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said it.”
賣耶穌的猶大問他說: “拉比, 是我嗎? ”耶穌說: “你說的是. ”

26:26 Now while they were eating Jesus took bread and, after giving thanks, he broke it, and giving it to the disciples, he said, “Take, eat, this is my body.”
他們吃的時候, 耶穌拿起餅來, 祝福, 就擘開, 遞給門徒, 說: “你們拿著吃, 這是我的身體”;

26:27 And after taking the cup and giving thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you,
又拿起杯來, 祝謝了, 遞給他們, 說: “你們都喝這個;

26:28 for this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
因為這是我立約的血, 為多人流出來, 使罪得赦.

26:29 But I tell you, from now on I will never drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father.”
但我告訴你們, 從今以後, 我不再喝這葡萄汁, 直到我在我父的國裡同你們喝新的那日子. ”

26:30 And after they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
他們唱了詩, 就出來往橄欖山去.

26:31 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me during this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
那時, 耶穌對他們說: “今夜, 你們為我的緣故都要跌倒. 因為經上記著說: 我要擊打牧人, 羊就分散了.

26:32 But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
但我復活以後, 要在你們以先往加利利去. ”

26:33 But Peter answered and said to him, “If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!”
彼得說: “眾人雖然為你的緣故跌倒, 我卻永不跌倒. ”

26:34 Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that during this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times!”
耶穌說: “我實在告訴你, 今夜雞叫以先, 你要三次不認我. ”

26:35 Peter said to him, “Even if it is necessary for me to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the disciples said the same thing.
彼得說: “我就是必須和你同死, 也總不能不認你. ”眾門徒都是這樣說.

26:36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
耶穌同門徒來到一個地方, 名叫客西馬尼, 就對他們說: “你們坐在這裡, 等我到那邊去禱告. ”

26:37 And taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be distressed and troubled.
於是帶著彼得和西庇太的兩個兒子同去, 就憂愁起來, 極其難過,

26:38 Then he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.”
便對他們說: “我心裡甚是憂傷, 幾乎要死; 你們在這裡等候, 和我一同警醒. ”

26:39 And going forward a little he fell down on his face, praying and saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”
他就稍往前走, 俯伏在地, 禱告說: “我父啊, 倘若可行, 求你叫這杯離開我. 然而, 不要照我的意思, 只要照你的意思. ”

26:40 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “So, were you not able to stay awake with me one hour?
來到門徒那裡, 見他們睡著了, 就對彼得說: “怎麼樣? 你們不能同我警醒片時嗎?

26:41 Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak!”
總要警醒禱告, 免得入了迷惑. 你們心靈固然願意, 肉體卻軟弱了. ”

26:42 Again for the second time he went away and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will must be done.”
第二次又去禱告說: “我父啊, 這杯若不能離開我, 必要我喝, 就願你的意旨成全. ”

26:43 And he came again and found them sleeping, for they could not keep their eyes open.
又來, 見他們睡著了, 因為他們的眼睛困倦.

26:44 And leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing again.
耶穌又離開他們去了. 第三次禱告, 說的話還是與先前一樣.

26:45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
於是來到門徒那裡, 對他們說: “現在你們仍然睡覺安歇吧(吧: 或譯嗎? )! 時候到了, 人子被賣在罪人手裡了.

26:46 Get up, let us go! Behold, the one who is betraying me is approaching!”
起來! 我們走吧. 看哪, 賣我的人近了. ”

26:47 And while he was still speaking, behold, Judas—one of the twelve—arrived, and with him a large crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
說話之間, 那十二個門徒裡的猶大來了, 並有許多人帶著刀棒, 從祭司長和民間的長老那裡與他同來.

26:48 Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, “The one whom I kiss—he is the one. Arrest him!”
那賣耶穌的給了他們一個暗號, 說: “我與誰親嘴, 誰就是他. 你們可以拿住他. ”

26:49 And he came up to Jesus immediately and said, “Greetings, Rabbi,” and kissed him.
猶大隨即到耶穌跟前, 說: “請拉比安”, 就與他親嘴.

26:50 And Jesus said to him, “Friend, do that for which you have come.” Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and arrested him.
耶穌對他說: “朋友, 你來要做的事, 就做吧. ”於是那些人上前, 下手拿住耶穌.

26:51 And behold, one of those with Jesus extended his hand and drew his sword, and striking the slave of the high priest, cut off his ear.
有跟隨耶穌的一個人伸手拔出刀來, 將大祭司的僕人砍了一刀, 削掉了他一個耳朵.

26:52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place! For all who take up the sword will die by the sword.
耶穌對他說: “收刀入鞘吧! 凡動刀的, 必死在刀下.

26:53 Or do you think that I cannot call upon my Father, and he would put at my disposal at once more than twelve legions of angels?
你想, 我不能求我父現在為我差遣十二營多天使來嗎?

26:54 How then would the scriptures be fulfilled that it must happen in this way?”
若是這樣, 經上所說, 事情必須如此的話怎麼應驗呢? ”

26:55 At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me? Every day in the temple courts I sat teaching, and you did not arrest me!
當時, 耶穌對眾人說: “你們帶著刀棒出來拿我, 如同拿強盜嗎? 我天天坐在殿裡教訓人, 你們並沒有拿我.

26:56 But all this has happened in order that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then the disciples all abandoned him and fled.
但這一切的事成就了, 為要應驗先知書上的話. ”當下, 門徒都離開他逃走了.

26:57 Now those who had arrested Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.
拿耶穌的人把他帶到大祭司該亞法那裡去; 文士和長老已經在那裡聚會.

26:58 But Peter was following him from a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest. And he went inside and was sitting with the officers to see the outcome.
彼得遠遠地跟著耶穌, 直到大祭司的院子, 進到裡面, 就和差役同坐, 要看這事到底怎樣.

26:59 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order that they could put him to death.
祭司長和全公會尋找假見證控告耶穌, 要治死他.

26:60 And they did not find it, although many false witnesses came forward. And finally two came forward
雖有好些人來作假見證, 總得不著實據. 末後有兩個人前來, 說:

26:61 and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it within three days.’ ”
“這個人曾說: ‘我能拆毀神的殿, 三日內又建造起來. ’”

26:62 And the high priest stood up and said to him, “Do you reply nothing? What are these people testifying against you?”
大祭司就站起來, 對耶穌說: “你甚麼都不回答嗎? 這些人作見證告你的是甚麼呢? ”

26:63 But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, “I put you under oath by the living God, that you tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!”
耶穌卻不言語. 大祭司對他說: “我指著永生神叫你起誓告訴我們, 你是神的兒子基督不是? ”

26:64 Jesus said to him, “You have said it. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
耶穌對他說: “你說的是. 然而, 我告訴你們, 後來你們要看見人子坐在那權能者的右邊, 駕著天上的雲降臨. ”

26:65 Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have just now heard the blasphemy!
大祭司就撕開衣服, 說: “他說了僭妄的話, 我們何必再用見證人呢? 這僭妄的話, 現在你們都聽見了.

26:66 What do you think?” And they answered and said, “He deserves death!”
你們的意見如何? ”他們回答說: “他是該死的. ”

26:67 Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists, and they slapped him,
他們就吐唾沫在他臉上, 用拳頭打他; 也有用手掌打他的, 說:

26:68 saying, “Prophesy for us, you Christ! Who is it who hit you?”
“基督啊! 你是先知, 告訴我們打你的是誰? ”

26:69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a female slave came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.”
彼得在外面院子裡坐著, 有一個使女前來, 說: “你素來也是同那加利利人耶穌一夥的. ”

26:70 But he denied it in the presence of them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean!”
彼得在眾人面前卻不承認, 說: “我不知道你說的是甚麼! ”

26:71 And when he went out to the gateway, another female slave saw him and said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.”
既出去, 到了門口, 又有一個使女看見他, 就對那裡的人說: “這個人也是同拿撒勒人耶穌一夥的. ”

26:72 And again he denied it with an oath, “I do not know the man!”
彼得又不承認, 並且起誓說: “我不認得那個人. ”

26:73 And after a little while those who were standing there came up and said to Peter, “You really are one of them also, because even your accent reveals who you are.”
過了不多的時候, 旁邊站著的人前來, 對彼得說: “你真是他們一黨的, 你的口音把你露出來了. ”

26:74 Then he began to curse and to swear with an oath, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
彼得就發咒起誓地說: “我不認得那個人. ”立時, 雞就叫了.

26:75 And Peter remembered the statement Jesus had said, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times,” and he went outside and wept bitterly.
彼得想起耶穌所說的話: “雞叫以先, 你要三次不認我. ”他就出去痛哭.

Matthew - Chapter 27

27:1 Now when it was early morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus in order to put him to death.
到了早晨, 眾祭司長和民間的長老大家商議要治死耶穌,

27:2 And after tying him up, they led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
就把他捆綁, 解去, 交給巡撫彼拉多.

27:3 Then when Judas, the one who had betrayed him, saw that he had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and elders,
這時候, 賣耶穌的猶大看見耶穌已經定了罪, 就後悔, 把那三十塊錢拿回來給祭司長和長老, 說:

27:4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”
“我賣了無辜之人的血是有罪了. ”他們說: “那與我們有甚麼相干? 你自己承當吧! ”

27:5 And throwing the silver coins into the temple he departed. And he went away and hanged himself.
猶大就把那銀錢丟在殿裡, 出去吊死了.

27:6 But the chief priests took the silver coins and said, “It is not permitted to put them into the temple treasury, because it is blood money.”
祭司長拾起銀錢來, 說: “這是血價, 不可放在庫裡. ”

27:7 And after taking counsel, they purchased with them the Potter’s Field, for a burial place for strangers.
他們商議, 就用那銀錢買了窯戶的一塊田, 為要埋葬外鄉人.

27:8 (For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood until today.)
所以那塊田直到今日還叫做“血田”.

27:9 Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, who said, “And they took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one who had been priced, on whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel,
這就應了先知耶利米的話, 說: “他們用那三十塊錢, 就是被估定之人的價錢, 是以色列人中所估定的,

27:10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, just as the Lord directed me.”
買了窯戶的一塊田; 這是照著主所吩咐我的. ”

27:11 So Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And Jesus said, “You say so.”
耶穌站在巡撫面前; 巡撫問他說: “你是猶太人的王嗎? ”耶穌說: “你說的是. ”

27:12 And when he was being accused by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing.
他被祭司長和長老控告的時候, 甚麼都不回答.

27:13 Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many things they are testifying against you?”
彼拉多就對他說: “他們作見證告你這麼多的事, 你沒有聽見嗎? ”

27:14 And he did not reply to him, not even with reference to one statement, so that the governor was very astonished.
耶穌仍不回答, 連一句話也不說, 以致巡撫甚覺希奇.

27:15 Now at each feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd—the one whom they wanted.
巡撫有一個常例, 每逢這節期, 隨眾人所要的釋放一個囚犯給他們.

27:16 And at that time they had a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.
當時有一個出名的囚犯叫巴拉巴.

27:17 So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you—Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?”
眾人聚集的時候, 彼拉多就對他們說: “你們要我釋放哪一個給你們? 是巴拉巴呢? 是稱為基督的耶穌呢? ”

27:18 (For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.
巡撫原知道他們是因為嫉妒才把他解了來.

27:19 And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered much as a result of a dream today because of him.”)
正坐堂的時候, 他的夫人打發人來說: “這義人的事, 你一點不可管, 因為我今天在夢中為他受了許多的苦. ”

27:20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabbas and put Jesus to death.
祭司長和長老挑唆眾人, 求釋放巴拉巴, 除滅耶穌.

27:21 So the governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”
巡撫對眾人說: “這兩個人, 你們要我釋放哪一個給你們呢? ”他們說: “巴拉巴. ”

27:22 Pilate said to them, “What then should I do with Jesus, the one who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be crucified!”
彼拉多說: “這樣, 那稱為基督的耶穌我怎麼辦他呢? ”他們都說: “把他釘十字架! ”

27:23 And he said, “Why? What wrong has he done?” But they began to shout even louder, saying, “Let him be crucified!”
巡撫說: “為甚麼呢? 他做了甚麼惡事呢? ”他們便極力地喊著說: “把他釘十字架! ”

27:24 So Pilate, when he saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but instead an uproar was developing, took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to it!”
彼拉多見說也無濟於事, 反要生亂, 就拿水在眾人面前洗手, 說: “流這義人的血, 罪不在我, 你們承當吧. ”

27:25 And all the people answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
眾人都回答說: “他的血歸到我們和我們的子孫身上. ”

27:26 Then he released Barabbas for them, but after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over so that he could be crucified.
於是彼拉多釋放巴拉巴給他們, 把耶穌鞭打了, 交給人釘十字架.

27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s residence and gathered the whole cohort to him.
巡撫的兵就把耶穌帶進衙門, 叫全營的兵都聚集在他那裡.

27:28 And they stripped him and put a scarlet military cloak around him,
他們給他脫了衣服, 穿上一件朱紅色袍子,

27:29 and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling down before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
用荊棘編做冠冕, 戴在他頭上, 拿一根葦子放在他右手裡, 跪在他面前, 戲弄他, 說: “恭喜, 猶太人的王啊! ”

27:30 And they spat on him and took the reed and repeatedly struck him on his head.
又吐唾沫在他臉上, 拿葦子打他的頭.

27:31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the military cloak and put his own clothes on him, and led him away in order to crucify him.
戲弄完了, 就給他脫了袍子, 仍穿上他自己的衣服, 帶他出去, 要釘十字架.

27:32 And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon. They forced this man to carry his cross.
他們出來的時候, 遇見一個古利奈人, 名叫西門, 就勉強他同去, 好背著耶穌的十字架.

27:33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),
到了一個地方名叫各各他, 意思就是“髑髏地”.

27:34 they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink, and when he tasted it he did not want to drink it.
兵丁拿苦膽調和的酒給耶穌喝. 他嘗了, 就不肯喝.

27:35 And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots.
他們既將他釘在十字架上, 就拈鬮分他的衣服,

27:36 And they sat down and were watching over him there.
又坐在那裡看守他.

27:37 And they put above his head the charge against him in writing: “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
在他頭以上安一個牌子, 寫著他的罪狀, 說: “這是猶太人的王耶穌. ”

27:38 Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
當時, 有兩個強盜和他同釘十字架, 一個在右邊, 一個在左邊.

27:39 And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads
從那裡經過的人譏誚他, 搖著頭, 說:

27:40 and saying, “The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
“你這拆毀聖殿,三日又建造起來的, 可以救自己吧! 你如果是神的兒子, 就從十字架上下來吧! ”

27:41 In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking him, saying,
祭司長和文士並長老也是這樣戲弄他, 說:

27:42 “He saved others; he is not able to save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him!
“他救了別人, 不能救自己. 他是以色列的王, 現在可以從十字架上下來, 我們就信他.

27:43 He trusts in God; let him deliver him now if he wants to, because he said, ‘I am the Son of God’!”
他倚靠神, 神若喜悅他, 現在可以救他; 因為他曾說: ‘我是神的兒子. ’”

27:44 And in the same way even the robbers who were crucified with him were reviling him.
那和他同釘的強盜也是這樣地譏誚他.

27:45 Now from the sixth hour, darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
從午正到申初, 遍地都黑暗了.

27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)
約在申初, 耶穌大聲喊著說: “以利! 以利! 拉馬撒巴各大尼? ”就是說: “我的神! 我的神! 為甚麼離棄我? ”

27:47 And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, said, “This man is summoning Elijah!”
站在那裡的人, 有的聽見就說: “這個人呼叫以利亞呢! ”

27:48 And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink.
內中有一個人趕緊跑去, 拿海絨蘸滿了醋, 綁在葦子上, 送給他喝.

27:49 But the others said, “Leave him alone! let us see if Elijah is coming to save him.”
其餘的人說: “且等著, 看以利亞來救他不來. ”

27:50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.
耶穌又大聲喊叫, 氣就斷了.

27:51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were split.
忽然, 殿裡的幔子從上到下裂為兩半, 地也震動, 磐石也崩裂,

27:52 And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,
墳墓也開了, 已睡聖徒的身體多有起來的.

27:53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
到耶穌復活以後, 他們從墳墓裡出來, 進了聖城, 向許多人顯現.

27:54 Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that took place, were extremely frightened, saying, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
百夫長和一同看守耶穌的人看見地震並所經歷的事, 就極其害怕, 說: “這真是神的兒子了! ”

27:55 And there were many women there, observing from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him,
有好些婦女在那裡, 遠遠地觀看; 她們是從加利利跟隨耶穌來服事他的.

27:56 among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
內中有抹大拉的馬利亞, 又有雅各和約西的母親馬利亞, 並有西庇太兩個兒子的母親.

27:57 Now when it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who also was a disciple of Jesus himself.
到了晚上, 有一個財主, 名叫約瑟, 是亞利馬太來的, 他也是耶穌的門徒.

27:58 This man approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
這人去見彼拉多, 求耶穌的身體; 彼拉多就吩咐給他.

27:59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
約瑟取了身體, 用乾淨細麻布裹好,

27:60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a large stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.
安放在自己的新墳墓裡, 就是他鑿在磐石裡的. 他又把大石頭滾到墓門口, 就去了.

27:61 Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
有抹大拉的馬利亞和那個馬利亞在那裡, 對著墳墓坐著.

27:62 Now on the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,
次日, 就是預備日的第二天, 祭司長和法利賽人聚集來見彼拉多, 說:

27:63 saying, “Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will rise.’
“大人, 我們記得那誘惑人的還活著的時候曾說: ‘三日後我要復活. ’

27:64 Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
因此, 請吩咐人將墳墓把守妥當, 直到第三日, 恐怕他的門徒來, 把他偷了去, 就告訴百姓說: ‘他從死裡復活了. ’這樣, 那後來的迷惑比先前的更利害了! ”

27:65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you know how.”
彼拉多說: “你們有看守的兵, 去吧! 盡你們所能的把守妥當. ”

27:66 So they went with the guard of soldiers and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.
他們就帶著看守的兵同去, 封了石頭, 將墳墓把守妥當.

Matthew - Chapter 28

28:1 Now after the Sabbath, at the dawning on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to view the tomb.
安息日將盡, 七日的頭一日, 天快亮的時候, 抹大拉的馬利亞和那個馬利亞來看墳墓.

28:2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came up and rolled away the stone and sat down on it.
忽然, 地大震動; 因為有主的使者從天上下來, 把石頭滾開, 坐在上面.

28:3 Now his appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow.
他的相貌如同閃電, 衣服潔白如雪.

28:4 And the guards trembled from the fear of him and became like dead men.
看守的人就因他嚇得渾身亂戰, 甚至和死人一樣.

28:5 But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
天使對婦女說: “不要害怕! 我知道你們是尋找那釘十字架的耶穌.

28:6 He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come, see the place where he was lying.
他不在這裡, 照他所說的, 已經復活了. 你們來看安放主的地方.

28:7 And go quickly, tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and behold, he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Behold, I have told you.”
快去告訴他的門徒, 說他從死裡復活了, 並且在你們以先往加利利去, 在那裡你們要見他. 看哪, 我已經告訴你們了. ”

28:8 And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
婦女們就急忙離開墳墓, 又害怕, 又大大地歡喜, 跑去要報給他的門徒.

28:9 And behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.
忽然, 耶穌遇見她們, 說: “願你們平安! ”她們就上前抱住他的腳拜他.

28:10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid! Go tell my brothers that they should go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
耶穌對她們說: “不要害怕! 你們去告訴我的弟兄, 叫他們往加利利去, 在那裡必見我. ”

28:11 And while they were going, behold, some of the guard of soldiers went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.
她們去的時候, 看守的兵有幾個進城去, 將所經歷的事都報給祭司長.

28:12 And after they had assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a rather large sum of money to the soldiers,
祭司長和長老聚集商議, 就拿許多銀錢給兵丁, 說:

28:13 telling them, “Say ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him while we were sleeping.’
“你們要這樣說: ‘夜間我們睡覺的時候, 他的門徒來, 把他偷去了. ’

28:14 And if this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
倘若這話被巡撫聽見, 有我們勸他, 保你們無事. ”

28:15 So they took the money and did as they were told, and spread abroad this report among the Jews until this very day.
兵丁受了銀錢, 就照所囑咐他們的去行. 這話就傳說在猶太人中間, 直到今日.

28:16 So the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated for them.
十一個門徒往加利利去, 到了耶穌約定的山上.

28:17 And when they saw him, they worshiped him, but some doubted.
他們見了耶穌就拜他, 然而還有人疑惑.

28:18 And Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
耶穌進前來, 對他們說: “天上地下所有的權柄都賜給我了.

28:19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
所以, 你們要去, 使萬民作我的門徒, 奉父,子,聖靈的名給他們施洗(或譯: 給他們施洗, 歸於父,子,聖靈的名).

28:20 teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the age.”
凡我所吩咐你們的, 都教訓他們遵守, 我就常與你們同在, 直到世界的末了. ”

Mark (馬可福音)

Mark - Chapter 1

1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
神的兒子, 耶穌基督福音的起頭.

1:2 Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,
正如先知以賽亞(有古卷沒有以賽亞三個字)書上記著說: 看哪, 我要差遣我的使者在你前面, 預備道路.

1:3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!’ ”
在曠野有人聲喊著說: 預備主的道, 修直他的路.

1:4 John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
照這話, 約翰來了, 在曠野施洗, 傳悔改的洗禮, 使罪得赦.

1:5 And all the Judean region and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
猶太全地和耶路撒冷的人都出去到約翰那裡, 承認他們的罪, 在約旦河裡受他的洗.

1:6 And John was dressed in camel’s hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
約翰穿駱駝毛的衣服, 腰束皮帶, 吃的是蝗蟲,野蜜.

1:7 And he was preaching, saying, “One who is more powerful than I is coming after me, of whom I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.
他傳道說: “有一位在我以後來的, 能力比我更大, 我就是彎腰給他解鞋帶也是不配的.

1:8 I baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
我是用水給你們施洗, 他卻要用聖靈給你們施洗. ”

1:9 And it happened that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.
那時, 耶穌從加利利的拿撒勒來, 在約旦河裡受了約翰的洗.

1:10 And immediately as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being split apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.
他從水裡一上來, 就看見天裂開了, 聖靈彷彿鴿子, 降在他身上.

1:11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
又有聲音從天上來, 說: “你是我的愛子, 我喜悅你. ”

1:12 And immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.
聖靈就把耶穌催到曠野裡去.

1:13 And he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.
他在曠野四十天, 受撒但的試探, 並與野獸同在一處, 且有天使來伺候他.

1:14 And after John had been taken into custody, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God
約翰下監以後, 耶穌來到加利利, 宣傳神的福音,

1:15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
說: “日期滿了, 神的國近了. 你們當悔改, 信福音! ”

1:16 And as he was passing by along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
耶穌順著加利利的海邊走, 看見西門和西門的兄弟安得烈在海裡撒網; 他們本是打魚的.

1:17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me and I will make you become fishers of people.”
耶穌對他們說: “來跟從我, 我要叫你們得人如得魚一樣. ”

1:18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
他們就立刻捨了網, 跟從了他.

1:19 And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, and they were in the boat mending the nets.
耶穌稍往前走, 又見西庇太的兒子雅各和雅各的兄弟約翰在船上補網.

1:20 And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went away after him.
耶穌隨即招呼他們, 他們就把父親西庇太和雇工人留在船上, 跟從耶穌去了.

1:21 And they went into Capernaum and immediately on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue.
到了迦百農, 耶穌就在安息日進了會堂教訓人.

1:22 And they were amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.
眾人很希奇他的教訓; 因為他教訓他們, 正像有權柄的人, 不像文士.

1:23 And so then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
在會堂裡, 有一個人被污鬼附著. 他喊叫說:

1:24 saying, “Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
“拿撒勒人耶穌, 我們與你有甚麼相干? 你來滅我們嗎? 我知道你是誰, 乃是神的聖者. ”

1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!”
耶穌責備他說: “不要作聲! 從這人身上出來吧. ”

1:26 And after convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, the unclean spirit came out of him.
污鬼叫那人抽了一陣瘋, 大聲喊叫, 就出來了.

1:27 And they were all amazed, so that they began to discuss with one another, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him.”
眾人都驚訝, 以致彼此對問說: “這是甚麼事? 是個新道理啊! 他用權柄吩咐污鬼, 連污鬼也聽從了他. ”

1:28 And the report about him then went out everywhere in the whole surrounding region of Galilee.
耶穌的名聲就傳遍了加利利的四方.

1:29 And so then he departed from the synagogue and came into the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.
他們一出會堂, 就同著雅各,約翰, 進了西門和安得烈的家.

1:30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down, suffering with a fever, and at once they told him about her.
西門的岳母正害熱病躺著, 就有人告訴耶穌.

1:31 And he came and raised her up by taking hold of her hand, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
耶穌進前拉著她的手, 扶她起來, 熱就退了, 她就服事他們.

1:32 Now when it was evening, when the sun had set, they began bringing to him all those who were sick and those who were demon-possessed.
天晚日落的時候, 有人帶著一切害病的, 和被鬼附的, 來到耶穌跟前.

1:33 And the whole town was gathered together at the door.
合城的人都聚集在門前.

1:34 And he healed many who were sick with various diseases and expelled many demons. And he did not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
耶穌治好了許多害各樣病的人, 又趕出許多鬼, 不許鬼說話, 因為鬼認識他.

1:35 And getting up early in the morning while it was very dark, he departed and went to a deserted place, and there he was praying.
次日早晨, 天未亮的時候, 耶穌起來, 到曠野地方去, 在那裡禱告.

1:36 And Simon and those who were with him searched diligently for him.
西門和同伴追了他去,

1:37 And they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you!”
遇見了就對他說: “眾人都找你. ”

1:38 And he said to them, “Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this very reason.”
耶穌對他們說: “我們可以往別處去, 到鄰近的鄉村, 我也好在那裡傳道, 因為我是為這事出來的. ”

1:39 And he went into all Galilee preaching in their synagogues and expelling demons.
於是在加利利全地, 進了會堂, 傳道, 趕鬼.

1:40 And a leper came to him, entreating him and kneeling down, saying to him, “If you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”
有一個長大痲瘋的來求耶穌, 向他跪下, 說: “你若肯, 必能叫我潔淨了. ”

1:41 And becoming angry, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be made clean.”
耶穌動了慈心, 就伸手摸他, 說: “我肯, 你潔淨了吧! ”

1:42 And immediately the leprosy went away from him and he was made clean.
大痲瘋即時離開他, 他就潔淨了.

1:43 And warning him sternly, he sent him away at once.
耶穌嚴嚴地囑咐他, 就打發他走,

1:44 And he said to him, “See to it that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and bring for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
對他說: “你要謹慎, 甚麼話都不可告訴人, 只要去把身體給祭司察看, 又因為你潔淨了, 獻上摩西所吩咐的禮物, 對眾人作證據. ”

1:45 But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread abroad the account, so that he was no longer able to enter publicly into a town. But he was staying outside in deserted places, and they were coming to him from all directions.
那人出去, 倒說許多的話, 把這件事傳揚開了, 叫耶穌以後不得再明明地進城, 只好在外邊曠野地方. 人從各處都就了他來.

Mark - Chapter 2

2:1 And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at home.
過了些日子, 耶穌又進了迦百農. 人聽見他在房子裡,

2:2 And many had gathered, so that there was no longer room, not even at the door, and he was speaking the word to them.
就有許多人聚集, 甚至連門前都沒有空地; 耶穌就對他們講道.

2:3 And they came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them.
有人帶著一個癱子來見耶穌, 是用四個人抬來的;

2:4 And when they were not able to bring him to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. And after digging through, they lowered the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.
因為人多, 不得近前, 就把耶穌所在的房子, 拆了房頂, 既拆通了, 就把癱子連所躺臥的褥子都縋下來.

2:5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.”
耶穌見他們的信心, 就對癱子說: “小子, 你的罪赦了. ”

2:6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
有幾個文士坐在那裡, 心裡議論, 說:

2:7 “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?”
“這個人為甚麼這樣說呢? 他說僭妄的話了. 除了神以外, 誰能赦罪呢? ”

2:8 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning like this within themselves, said to them, “Why are you considering these things in your hearts?
耶穌心中知道他們心裡這樣議論, 就說: “你們心裡為甚麼這樣議論呢?

2:9 Which is easier to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say ‘Get up and pick up your stretcher and walk’?
或對癱子說‘你的罪赦了’, 或說‘起來! 拿你的褥子行走’; 哪一樣容易呢?

2:10 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,”—he said to the paralytic—
但要叫你們知道, 人子在地上有赦罪的權柄. ”就對癱子說:

2:11 “I say to you, get up, pick up your stretcher, and go to your home.”
“我吩咐你, 起來! 拿你的褥子回家去吧. ”

2:12 And he got up and immediately picked up his stretcher and went out in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
那人就起來, 立刻拿著褥子, 當眾人面前出去了, 以致眾人都驚奇, 歸榮耀與神, 說: “我們從來沒有見過這樣的事! ”

2:13 And he went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he began to teach them.
耶穌又出到海邊去, 眾人都就了他來, 他便教訓他們.

2:14 And as he was passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me!” And he stood up and followed him.
耶穌經過的時候, 看見亞勒腓的兒子利未坐在稅關上, 就對他說: “你跟從我來. ”他就起來, 跟從了耶穌.

2:15 And it happened that he was dining in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many and they were following him.
耶穌在利未家裡坐席的時候, 有好些稅吏和罪人與耶穌並門徒一同坐席; 因為這樣的人多, 他們也跟隨耶穌.

2:16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, began to say to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
法利賽人中的文士(有古卷: 文士和法利賽人)看見耶穌和罪人並稅吏一同吃飯, 就對他門徒說: “他和稅吏並罪人一同吃喝嗎? ”

2:17 And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
耶穌聽見, 就對他們說: “康健的人用不著醫生, 有病的人才用得著. 我來本不是召義人, 乃是召罪人. ”

2:18 And John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and said to him, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”
當下, 約翰的門徒和法利賽人禁食. 他們來問耶穌說: “約翰的門徒和法利賽人的門徒禁食, 你的門徒倒不禁食, 這是為甚麼呢? ”

2:19 And Jesus said to them, “The bridegroom’s attendants are not able to fast while the bridegroom is with them, are they? As long a time as they have the bridegroom with them, they are not able to fast.
耶穌對他們說: “新郎和陪伴之人同在的時候, 陪伴之人豈能禁食呢? 新郎還同在, 他們不能禁食.

2:20 But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.
但日子將到, 新郎要離開他們, 那日他們就要禁食.

2:21 No one sews a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment. Otherwise the patch pulls away from it—the new from the old—and the tear becomes worse.
沒有人把新布縫在舊衣服上, 恐怕所補上的新布帶壞了舊衣服, 破的就更大了.

2:22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wine will burst the wineskins and the wine is destroyed and the wineskins too. But new wine is put into new wineskins.”
也沒有人把新酒裝在舊皮袋裡, 恐怕酒把皮袋裂開, 酒和皮袋就都壞了; 惟把新酒裝在新皮袋裡. ”

2:23 And it happened that he was going through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to make their way while plucking off the heads of grain.
耶穌當安息日從麥地經過. 他門徒行路的時候, 掐了麥穗.

2:24 And the Pharisees began to say to him, “Behold, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?”
法利賽人對耶穌說: “看哪, 他們在安息日為甚麼做不可做的事呢? ”

2:25 And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he had need and he and those who were with him were hungry—
耶穌對他們說: “經上記著大衛和跟從他的人缺乏飢餓之時所做的事, 你們沒有念過嗎?

2:26 how he entered into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the presentation, which it is not permitted to eat (except the priests) and also gave it to those who were with him?”
他當亞比亞他作大祭司的時候, 怎麼進了神的殿, 吃了陳設餅, 又給跟從他的人吃. 這餅除了祭司以外, 人都不可吃. ”

2:27 And he said to them, “The Sabbath was established for people, and not people for the Sabbath.
又對他們說: “安息日是為人設立的, 人不是為安息日設立的.

2:28 So then, the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
所以, 人子也是安息日的主. ”

Mark - Chapter 3

3:1 And he entered into the synagogue again, and a man who had a withered hand was there.
耶穌又進了會堂, 在那裡有一個人枯乾了一隻手.

3:2 And they were watching him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, in order that they could accuse him.
眾人窺探耶穌, 在安息日醫治不醫治, 意思是要控告耶穌.

3:3 And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come into the middle.”
耶穌對那枯乾一隻手的人說: “起來, 站在當中. ”

3:4 And he said to them, “Is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.
又問眾人說: “在安息日行善行惡, 救命害命, 哪樣是可以的呢? ”他們都不作聲.

3:5 And looking around at them with anger, grieved at the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
耶穌怒目周圍看他們, 憂愁他們的心剛硬, 就對那人說: “伸出手來! ”他把手一伸, 手就復了原.

3:6 And the Pharisees went out immediately with the Herodians and began to conspire against him with regard to how they could destroy him.
法利賽人出去, 同希律一黨的人商議怎樣可以除滅耶穌.

3:7 And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd from Galilee followed him. And from Judea
耶穌和門徒退到海邊去, 有許多人從加利利跟隨他.

3:8 and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and the other side of the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon a great crowd came to him because they heard all that he was doing.
還有許多人聽見他所做的大事, 就從猶太,耶路撒冷,以土買,約旦河外, 並泰爾,西頓的四方來到他那裡.

3:9 And he told his disciples that a small boat should stand ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not press upon him.
他因為人多, 就吩咐門徒叫一隻小船伺候著, 免得眾人擁擠他.

3:10 For he had healed many, so that all those who were suffering from diseases pressed about him in order that they could touch him.
他治好了許多人, 所以凡有災病的, 都擠進來要摸他.

3:11 And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, were falling down before him and crying out, saying, “You are the Son of God!”
污鬼無論何時看見他, 就俯伏在他面前, 喊著說: “你是神的兒子. ”

3:12 And he warned them strictly that they should not make him known.
耶穌再三地囑咐他們, 不要把他顯露出來.

3:13 And he went up on the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted, and they came to him.
耶穌上了山, 隨自己的意思叫人來; 他們便來到他那裡.

3:14 And he appointed twelve, so that they would be with him and so that he could send them out to preach
他就設立十二個人, 要他們常和自己同在, 也要差他們去傳道,

3:15 and to have authority to expel demons.
並給他們權柄趕鬼.

3:16 And he appointed the twelve. And to Simon he gave the name Peter,
這十二個人有西門(耶穌又給他起名叫彼得),

3:17 and James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (and he gave to them the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”),
還有西庇太的兒子雅各和雅各的兄弟約翰(又給這兩個人起名叫半尼其, 就是雷子的意思),

3:18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot,
又有安得烈,腓力,巴多羅買,馬太,多馬,亞勒腓的兒子雅各,和達太, 並奮銳黨的西門,

3:19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
還有賣耶穌的加略人猶大.

3:20 And he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they were not even able to eat a meal.
耶穌進了一個屋子, 眾人又聚集, 甚至他連飯也顧不得吃.

3:21 And when his family heard this, they went out to restrain him, for they were saying, “He has lost his mind!”
耶穌的親屬聽見, 就出來要拉住他, 因為他們說他癲狂了.

3:22 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul!” and “By the ruler of the demons he expels the demons!”
從耶路撒冷下來的文士說: “他是被別西卜附著”; 又說: “他是靠著鬼王趕鬼. ”

3:23 And he called them to himself and was speaking to them in parables, “How can Satan expel Satan?
耶穌叫他們來, 用比喻對他們說: “撒但怎能趕出撒但呢?

3:24 And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.
若一國自相紛爭, 那國就站立不住;

3:25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
若一家自相紛爭, 那家就站立不住.

3:26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand, but is at an end!
若撒但自相攻打紛爭, 他就站立不住, 必要滅亡.

3:27 But no one is able to enter into the house of a strong man and plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man, and then he can thoroughly plunder his house.
沒有人能進壯士家裡, 搶奪他的家具; 必先捆住那壯士, 才可以搶奪他的家.

3:28 “Truly I say to you that all the sins and the blasphemies will be forgiven the sons of men, however much they blaspheme.
我實在告訴你們, 世人一切的罪和一切褻瀆的話都可得赦免;

3:29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness forever, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—
凡褻瀆聖靈的, 卻永不得赦免, 乃要擔當永遠的罪. ”

3:30 because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
這話是因為他們說: “他是被污鬼附著的. ”

3:31 And his mother and his brothers arrived, and standing outside, they sent word to him to summon him.
當下, 耶穌的母親和弟兄來, 站在外邊, 打發人去叫他.

3:32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”
有許多人在耶穌周圍坐著, 他們就告訴他說: “看哪, 你母親和你弟兄在外邊找你. ”

3:33 And he answered them and said, “Who is my mother or my brothers?”
耶穌回答說: “誰是我的母親? 誰是我的弟兄? ”

3:34 And looking around at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
就四面觀看那周圍坐著的人, 說: “看哪, 我的母親, 我的弟兄.

3:35 For whoever does the will of God, this person is my brother and sister and mother.”
凡遵行神旨意的人就是我的弟兄姊妹和母親了. ”

Mark - Chapter 4

4:1 And again he began to teach beside the sea, and a very large crowd was gathered to him, so that he got into a boat and sat on the sea, and the whole crowd was at the sea on the land.
耶穌又在海邊教訓人. 有許多人到他那裡聚集, 他只得上船坐下. 船在海裡, 眾人都靠近海, 站在岸上.

4:2 And he began to teach them many things in parables, and was saying to them in his teaching,
耶穌就用比喻教訓他們許多道理. 在教訓之間, 對他們說:

4:3 “Listen! Behold, the sower went out to sow.
“你們聽啊! 有一個撒種的出去撒種.

4:4 And it happened that while he was sowing, some seed fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
撒的時候, 有落在路旁的, 飛鳥來吃盡了;

4:5 And other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once, because it did not have any depth of soil.
有落在土淺石頭地上的, 土既不深, 發苗最快,

4:6 And when the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have enough root, it withered.
日頭出來一曬, 因為沒有根, 就枯乾了;

4:7 And other seed fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.
有落在荊棘裡的, 荊棘長起來, 把它擠住了, 就不結實;

4:8 And other seed fell on the good soil, and produced grain, coming up and increasing, and it bore a crop—one thirty and one sixty and one a hundred times as much.
又有落在好土裡的, 就發生長大, 結實有三十倍的, 有六十倍的, 有一百倍的”;

4:9 And he said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!”
又說: “有耳可聽的, 就應當聽! ”

4:10 And when he was alone, those around him together with the twelve began asking him about the parables.
無人的時候, 跟隨耶穌的人和十二個門徒問他這比喻的意思.

4:11 And he said to them, “To you has been granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is in parables,
耶穌對他們說: “神國的奧祕只叫你們知道, 若是對外人講, 凡事就用比喻,

4:12 so that ‘they may look closely and not perceive, and they may listen carefully and not understand, lest they turn and it be forgiven them.’ ”
叫他們看是看見, 卻不曉得; 聽是聽見, 卻不明白; 恐怕他們回轉過來, 就得赦免. ”

4:13 And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all the parables?
又對他們說: “你們不明白這比喻嗎? 這樣怎能明白一切的比喻呢?

4:14 The sower sows the word.
撒種之人所撒的就是道.

4:15 And these are the ones beside the path where the word is sown, and whenever they hear it, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
那撒在路旁的, 就是人聽了道, 撒但立刻來, 把撒在他心裡的道奪了去.

4:16 And these are like the ones sown on the rocky ground, who whenever they hear the word immediately receive it with joy.
那撒在石頭地上的, 就是人聽了道, 立刻歡喜領受,

4:17 And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Then when affliction or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.
但他心裡沒有根, 不過是暫時的, 及至為道遭了患難, 或是受了逼迫, 立刻就跌倒了.

4:18 And others are the ones sown among the thorn plants—these are the ones who hear the word,
還有那撒在荊棘裡的, 就是人聽了道,

4:19 and the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word and it becomes unproductive.
後來有世上的思慮,錢財的迷惑, 和別樣的私慾進來, 把道擠住了, 就不能結實.

4:20 And those are the ones sown on the good soil, who hear the word and receive it and bear fruit—one thirty and one sixty and one a hundred times as much.”
那撒在好地上的, 就是人聽道, 又領受, 並且結實, 有三十倍的, 有六十倍的, 有一百倍的. ”

4:21 And he said to them, “Surely a lamp is not brought so that it may be put under a bushel basket or under a bed, is it? Is it not so that it may be put on a lampstand?
耶穌又對他們說: “人拿燈來, 豈是要放在斗底下, 床底下, 不放在燈臺上嗎?

4:22 For nothing is secret except so that it may be revealed, nor has become hidden except so that it will come to light.
因為掩藏的事, 沒有不顯出來的; 隱瞞的事, 沒有不露出來的.

4:23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
有耳可聽的, 就應當聽! ”

4:24 And he said to them, “Take care what you hear! With the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you, and will be added to you.
又說: “你們所聽的要留心. 你們用甚麼量器量給人, 也必用甚麼量器量給你們, 並且要多給你們.

4:25 For whoever has, more will be given to him, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
因為有的, 還要給他; 沒有的, 連他所有的也要奪去. ”

4:26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.
又說: “神的國如同人把種撒在地上.

4:27 And he sleeps and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—he does not know how.
黑夜睡覺, 白日起來, 這種就發芽漸長, 那人卻不曉得如何這樣.

4:28 By itself the soil produces a crop: first the grass, then the head of grain, then the full grain in the head.
地生五穀是出於自然的: 先發苗, 後長穗, 再後穗上結成飽滿的子粒;

4:29 But when the crop permits, he sends in the sickle right away, because the harvest has come.”
穀既熟了, 就用鐮刀去割, 因為收成的時候到了. ”

4:30 And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable can we present it?
又說: “神的國, 我們可用甚麼比較呢? 可用甚麼比喻表明呢?

4:31 It is like a mustard seed that when sown on the ground, although it is the smallest of all the seeds that are on the ground,
好像一粒芥菜種, 種在地裡的時候, 雖比地上的百種都小,

4:32 but when it is sown it grows up and becomes the largest of all the garden herbs, and sends out large branches so that the birds of the sky are able to nest in its shade.”
但種上以後, 就長起來, 比各樣的菜都大, 又長出大枝來, 甚至天上的飛鳥可以宿在它的蔭下. ”

4:33 And with many parables such as these he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
耶穌用許多這樣的比喻, 照他們所能聽的, 對他們講道.

4:34 And he did not speak to them without a parable, but in private he explained everything to his own disciples.
若不用比喻, 就不對他們講; 沒有人的時候, 就把一切的道講給門徒聽.

4:35 And on that day, when it was evening, he said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.”
當那天晚上, 耶穌對門徒說: “我們渡到那邊去吧. ”

4:36 And leaving the crowd, they took him along, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
門徒離開眾人, 耶穌仍在船上, 他們就把他一同帶去; 也有別的船和他同行.

4:37 And a great storm of wind developed, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already being filled with water.
忽然起了暴風, 波浪打入船內, 甚至船要滿了水.

4:38 And he was in the stern sleeping on the cushion, and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, is it not a concern to you that we are perishing?”
耶穌在船尾上, 枕著枕頭睡覺. 門徒叫醒了他, 說: “夫子! 我們喪命, 你不顧嗎? ”

4:39 And he woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Be quiet! Be silent!” And the wind abated and there was a great calm.
耶穌醒了, 斥責風, 向海說: “住了吧! 靜了吧! ”風就止住, 大大地平靜了.

4:40 And he said to them, “Why are you fearful? Do you not yet have faith?”
耶穌對他們說: “為甚麼膽怯? 你們還沒有信心嗎? ”

4:41 And they were terribly frightened and began to say to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
他們就大大地懼怕, 彼此說: “這到底是誰, 連風和海也聽從他了. ”

Mark - Chapter 5

5:1 And they came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes.
他們來到海那邊格拉森人的地方.

5:2 And as he was getting out of the boat, immediately from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit went to meet him,
耶穌一下船, 就有一個被污鬼附著的人從墳塋裡出來迎著他.

5:3 who lived among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him any longer, not even with a chain,
那人常住在墳塋裡, 沒有人能捆住他, 就是用鐵鍊也不能;

5:4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the shackles had been shattered. And no one was strong enough to subdue him.
因為人屢次用腳鐐和鐵鍊捆鎖他, 鐵鍊竟被他掙斷了, 腳鐐也被他弄碎了; 總沒有人能制伏他.

5:5 And during every night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.
他晝夜常在墳塋裡和山中喊叫, 又用石頭砍自己.

5:6 And when he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before him.
他遠遠地看見耶穌, 就跑過去拜他,

5:7 And crying out with a loud voice he said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God, do not torment me!”
大聲呼叫說: “至高神的兒子耶穌, 我與你有甚麼相干? 我指著神懇求你, 不要叫我受苦! ”

5:8 (For he was saying to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!”)
是因耶穌曾吩咐他說: “污鬼啊, 從這人身上出來吧! ”

5:9 And he was asking him “What is your name?” And he said to him, “My name is Legion, because we are many.”
耶穌問他說: “你名叫甚麼? ”回答說: “我名叫‘群’, 因為我們多的緣故”;

5:10 And he was imploring him many times that he would not send them out of the region.
就再三地求耶穌, 不要叫他們離開那地方.

5:11 Now a large herd of pigs was there at the hill feeding,
在那裡山坡上, 有一大群豬吃食;

5:12 and they implored him, saying, “Send us to the pigs so that we may enter into them.”
鬼就央求耶穌說: “求你打發我們往豬群裡, 附著豬去. ”

5:13 And he permitted them. And the unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs, and the herd—about two thousand—rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and were drowned in the sea.
耶穌准了他們, 污鬼就出來, 進入豬裡去. 於是那群豬闖下山崖, 投在海裡, 淹死了. 豬的數目約有二千.

5:14 And their herdsmen fled and reported it in the town and in the countryside, and they came to see what it was that had happened.
放豬的就逃跑了, 去告訴城裡和鄉下的人. 眾人就來, 要看是甚麼事.

5:15 And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there clothed and in his right mind—the one who had had the legion—and they were afraid.
他們來到耶穌那裡, 看見那被鬼附著的人, 就是從前被群鬼所附的, 坐著, 穿上衣服, 心裡明白過來, 他們就害怕.

5:16 And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man, and about the pigs.
看見這事的, 便將鬼附之人所遇見的和那群豬的事都告訴了眾人;

5:17 And they began to urge him to depart from their region.
眾人就央求耶穌離開他們的境界.

5:18 And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed began to implore him that he could go with him.
耶穌上船的時候, 那從前被鬼附著的人懇求和耶穌同在.

5:19 And he did not permit him, but said to him, “Go to your home to your people and tell them all that the Lord has done for you, and that he has had mercy on you.”
耶穌不許, 卻對他說: “你回家去, 到你的親屬那裡, 將主為你所做的是何等大的事, 是怎樣憐憫你, 都告訴他們. ”

5:20 And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him, and they were all astonished.
那人就走了, 在低加坡里傳揚耶穌為他做了何等大的事, 眾人就都希奇.

5:21 And after Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered to him, and he was beside the sea.
耶穌坐船又渡到那邊去, 就有許多人到他那裡聚集; 他正在海邊上.

5:22 And one of the rulers of the synagogue came—Jairus by name—and when he saw him, he fell down at his feet.
有一個管會堂的人, 名叫睚魯, 來見耶穌, 就俯伏在他腳前,

5:23 And he was imploring him many times, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death! Come, lay your hands on her, so that she will get well and will live.”
再三地求他, 說: “我的小女兒快要死了, 求你去按手在她身上, 使她痊癒, 得以活了. ”

5:24 And he went with him, and a large crowd was following him and pressing around him.
耶穌就和他同去. 有許多人跟隨擁擠他.

5:25 And there was a woman who was suffering from hemorrhages twelve years.
有一個女人, 患了十二年的血漏,

5:26 And she had endured many things under many physicians, and had spent all that she had and had received no help at all, but instead became worse.
在好些醫生手裡受了許多的苦, 又花盡了她所有的, 一點也不見好, 病勢反倒更重了.

5:27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind him and touched his cloak,
她聽見耶穌的事, 就從後頭來, 雜在眾人中間, 摸耶穌的衣裳,

5:28 for she was saying, “If I touch just his clothing, I will be healed!”
意思說: “我只摸他的衣裳, 就必痊癒. ”

5:29 And immediately her hemorrhage stopped and she realized in her body that she was healed of her suffering.
於是她血漏的源頭立刻乾了; 她便覺得身上的災病好了.

5:30 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from himself, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothing?”
耶穌頓時心裡覺得有能力從自己身上出去, 就在眾人中間轉過來, 說: “誰摸我的衣裳? ”

5:31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing upon you, and you say ‘Who touched me?’ ”
門徒對他說: “你看眾人擁擠你, 還說‘誰摸我’嗎? ”

5:32 And he was looking around to see the one who had done this.
耶穌周圍觀看, 要見做這事的女人.

5:33 So the woman, frightened and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.
那女人知道在自己身上所成的事, 就恐懼戰兢, 來俯伏在耶穌跟前, 將實情全告訴他.

5:34 But he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be well from your suffering.”
耶穌對她說: “女兒, 你的信救了你, 平平安安地回去吧! 你的災病痊癒了. ”

5:35 While he was still speaking, they came from the synagogue ruler’s house saying, “Your daughter has died. Why trouble the Teacher further?”
還說話的時候, 有人從管會堂的家裡來, 說: “你的女兒死了, 何必還勞動先生呢? ”

5:36 But Jesus, ignoring what was said, told the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid—only believe!”
耶穌聽見所說的話, 就對管會堂的說: “不要怕, 只要信! ”

5:37 And he did not allow anyone to follow along with him except Peter and James and John, the brother of James.
於是帶著彼得,雅各,和雅各的兄弟約翰同去, 不許別人跟隨他.

5:38 And they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue and saw a commotion, and people weeping and wailing loudly.
他們來到管會堂的家裡; 耶穌看見那裡亂嚷, 並有人大大地哭泣哀號,

5:39 And when he entered, he said to them, “Why are you agitated and weeping? The child is not dead, but is sleeping.”
進到裡面, 就對他們說: “為甚麼亂嚷哭泣呢? 孩子不是死了, 是睡著了. ”

5:40 And they began laughing at him. But he sent them all out and took along the father and mother of the child, and those who were with him, and went in to where the child was.
他們就嗤笑耶穌. 耶穌把他們都攆出去, 就帶著孩子的父母和跟隨的人進了孩子所在的地方,

5:41 And taking hold of the child’s hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”),
就拉著孩子的手, 對她說: “大利大, 古米! ”(翻出來就是說: “閨女, 我吩咐你起來! ”)

5:42 and immediately the girl stood up and began walking around (for she was twelve years old). And immediately they were utterly and completely astonished.
那閨女立時起來走. 他們就大大地驚奇; 閨女已經十二歲了.

5:43 And he commanded them strictly that no one should learn of this, and said to give her something to eat.
耶穌切切地囑咐他們, 不要叫人知道這事, 又吩咐給她東西吃.

Mark - Chapter 6

6:1 And he went out from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.
耶穌離開那裡, 來到自己的家鄉; 門徒也跟從他.

6:2 And when the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed, saying, “Where did this man get these things? And what is this wisdom that has been granted to this man, and the miracles such as these performed through his hands?
到了安息日, 他在會堂裡教訓人. 眾人聽見, 就甚希奇, 說: “這人從哪裡有這些事呢? 所賜給他的是甚麼智慧? 他手所做的是何等的異能呢?

6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they were offended by him.
這不是那木匠嗎? 不是馬利亞的兒子雅各,約西,猶大,西門的長兄嗎? 他妹妹們不也是在我們這裡嗎? ”他們就厭棄他(厭棄他: 原文是因他跌倒).

6:4 And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own household.”
耶穌對他們說: “大凡先知, 除了本地,親屬,本家之外, 沒有不被人尊敬的. ”

6:5 And he was not able to do any miracle in that place except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
耶穌就在那裡不得行甚麼異能, 不過按手在幾個病人身上, 治好他們.

6:6 And he was astonished because of their unbelief. And he was going around among the villages teaching.
他也詫異他們不信, 就往周圍鄉村教訓人去了.

6:7 And he summoned the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
耶穌叫了十二個門徒來, 差遣他們兩個兩個地出去, 也賜給他們權柄, 制伏污鬼;

6:8 And he commanded them that they take along nothing for the journey except only a staff—no bread, no traveler’s bag, no money in their belts—
並且囑咐他們: “行路的時候不要帶食物和口袋, 腰袋裡也不要帶錢, 除了柺杖以外, 甚麼都不要帶;

6:9 but to put on sandals and not to wear two tunics.
只要穿鞋, 也不要穿兩件褂子”;

6:10 And he said to them, “Whenever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.
又對他們說: “你們無論到何處, 進了人的家, 就住在那裡, 直到離開那地方.

6:11 And whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them.”
何處的人不接待你們, 不聽你們, 你們離開那裡的時候, 就把腳上的塵土跺下去, 對他們作見證. ”

6:12 And they went out and proclaimed that people should repent.
門徒就出去傳道, 叫人悔改,

6:13 And they were expelling many demons and anointing many sick people with olive oil and healing them.
又趕出許多的鬼, 用油抹了許多病人, 治好他們.

6:14 And King Herod heard it, because his name had become known. And they were saying, “John, the one who baptizes, has been raised from the dead, and because of this these miraculous powers are at work in him.”
耶穌的名聲傳揚出來. 希律王聽見了, 就說: “施洗的約翰從死裡復活了, 所以這些異能由他裡面發出來. ”

6:15 But others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and others were saying, “He is a prophet like one of the prophets.”
但別人說: “是以利亞. ”又有人說: “是先知, 正像先知中的一位. ”

6:16 But when Herod heard it, he said, “John whom I beheaded—this one has been raised!”
希律聽見卻說: “是我所斬的約翰, 他復活了. ”

6:17 For Herod himself had sent and arrested John and bound him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.
先是希律為他兄弟腓力的妻子希羅底的緣故, 差人去拿住約翰, 鎖在監裡, 因為希律已經娶了那婦人.

6:18 For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not permitted for you to have your brother’s wife.”
約翰曾對希律說: “你娶你兄弟的妻子是不合理的. ”

6:19 So Herodias held a grudge against him and was wanting to kill him, and was not able to do so.
於是希羅底懷恨他, 想要殺他, 只是不能;

6:20 For Herod was afraid of John, because he knew him to be a righteous and holy man and protected him. And when he listened to him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he listened to him gladly.
因為希律知道約翰是義人, 是聖人, 所以敬畏他, 保護他, 聽他講論, 就多照著行(有古卷: 游移不定), 並且樂意聽他.

6:21 And a suitable day came when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his courtiers and military tribunes and the most prominent men of Galilee.
有一天, 恰巧是希律的生日, 希律擺設筵席, 請了大臣和千夫長, 並加利利作首領的.

6:22 And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced and pleased Herod and his dinner guests, the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”
希羅底的女兒進來跳舞, 使希律和同席的人都歡喜. 王就對女子說: “你隨意向我求甚麼, 我必給你. ”

6:23 And he swore to her, “Anything whatever you ask me for I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
又對她起誓說: “隨你向我求甚麼, 就是我國的一半, 我也必給你. ”

6:24 And she went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” And she said, “The head of John the baptizer.”
她就出去對她母親說: “我可以求甚麼呢? ”她母親說: “施洗約翰的頭. ”

6:25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
她就急忙進去見王, 求他說: “我願王立時把施洗約翰的頭放在盤子裡給我. ”

6:26 And although he was deeply grieved, the king, because of his oaths and dinner guests, did not want to refuse her.
王就甚憂愁; 但因他所起的誓, 又因同席的人, 就不肯推辭,

6:27 And immediately the king sent an executioner and ordered him to bring his head. And he went and beheaded him in the prison.
隨即差一個護衛兵, 吩咐拿約翰的頭來. 護衛兵就去, 在監裡斬了約翰,

6:28 And he brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
把頭放在盤子裡, 拿來給女子, 女子就給她母親.

6:29 And when his disciples heard this, they came and took away his corpse and placed it in a tomb.
約翰的門徒聽見了, 就來把他的屍首領去, 葬在墳墓裡.

6:30 And the apostles regathered to Jesus and reported to him everything that they had done and that they had taught.
使徒聚集到耶穌那裡, 將一切所做的事,所傳的道全告訴他.

6:31 And he said to them, “You yourselves come privately to an isolated place and rest for a short time.” For those who were coming and going were many, and they did not even have time to eat.
他就說: “你們來, 同我暗暗地到曠野地方去歇一歇. ”這是因為來往的人多, 他們連吃飯也沒有工夫.

6:32 And they went away in the boat to an isolated place by themselves.
他們就坐船, 暗暗地往曠野地方去.

6:33 And many people saw them leaving and recognized them, and ran there together by land from all the towns, and arrived ahead of them.
眾人看見他們去, 有許多認識他們的, 就從各城步行, 一同跑到那裡, 比他們先趕到了.

6:34 And getting out of the boat he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
耶穌出來, 見有許多的人, 就憐憫他們, 因為他們如同羊沒有牧人一般, 於是開口教訓他們許多道理.

6:35 And the hour had already become late when his disciples came up to him, saying, “The place is desolate and the hour is already late.
天已經晚了, 門徒進前來, 說: “這是野地, 天已經晚了,

6:36 Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding farms and villages and purchase something to eat for themselves.”
請叫眾人散開, 他們好往四面鄉村裡去, 自己買甚麼吃. ”

6:37 But he answered and said to them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Should we go and purchase bread for two hundred denarii and give it to them to eat?”
耶穌回答說: “你們給他們吃吧. ”門徒說: “我們可以去買二十兩銀子的餅給他們吃嗎? ”

6:38 And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look!” And when they found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
耶穌說: “你們有多少餅, 可以去看看. ”他們知道了, 就說: “五個餅, 兩條魚. ”

6:39 And he ordered them all to recline in groups on the green grass.
耶穌吩咐他們, 叫眾人一幫一幫地坐在青草地上.

6:40 And they reclined in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
眾人就一排一排地坐下, 有一百一排的, 有五十一排的.

6:41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves and gave them to his disciples so that they could set them before them. And he distributed the two fish to them all.
耶穌拿著這五個餅, 兩條魚, 望著天祝福, 擘開餅, 遞給門徒, 擺在眾人面前, 也把那兩條魚分給眾人.

6:42 And they all ate and were satisfied.
他們都吃, 並且吃飽了.

6:43 And they picked up the broken pieces, twelve baskets full, and of the fish.
門徒就把碎餅碎魚收拾起來, 裝滿了十二個籃子.

6:44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
吃餅的男人共有五千.

6:45 And immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself dismissed the crowd.
耶穌隨即催門徒上船, 先渡到那邊伯賽大去, 等他叫眾人散開.

6:46 And after he had said farewell to them, he went away to the mountain to pray.
他既辭別了他們, 就往山上去禱告.

6:47 And when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.
到了晚上, 船在海中, 耶穌獨自在岸上;

6:48 And he saw them being beaten in their rowing because the wind was against them. Around the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he was wanting to pass by them.
看見門徒因風不順, 搖櫓甚苦. 夜裡約有四更天, 就在海面上走, 往他們那裡去, 意思要走過他們去.

6:49 But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought that it was a ghost, and they cried out.
但門徒看見他在海面上走, 以為是鬼怪, 就喊叫起來;

6:50 For they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke with them and said to them, “Have courage, I am he! Do not be afraid!”
因為他們都看見了他, 且甚驚慌. 耶穌連忙對他們說: “你們放心! 是我, 不要怕! ”

6:51 And he went up with them into the boat, and the wind abated. And they were extraordinarily astounded within themselves,
於是到他們那裡, 上了船, 風就住了; 他們心裡十分驚奇.

6:52 because they did not understand concerning the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
這是因為他們不明白那分餅的事, 心裡還是愚頑.

6:53 And after they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored there.
既渡過去, 來到革尼撒勒地方, 就靠了岸,

6:54 And as they were getting out of the boat, people recognized him immediately.
一下船, 眾人認得是耶穌,

6:55 They ran about through that whole region and began to carry around those who were sick on stretchers, wherever they heard that he was.
就跑遍那一帶地方, 聽見他在何處, 便將有病的人用褥子抬到那裡.

6:56 And wherever he would go, into villages or into towns or to farms, they would put those who were sick in the marketplaces and would implore him that if they could touch even the edge of his cloak. And all those who touched it were healed.
凡耶穌所到的地方, 或村中, 或城裡, 或鄉間, 他們都將病人放在街市上, 求耶穌只容他們摸他的衣裳繸子; 凡摸著的人就都好了.

Mark - Chapter 7

7:1 And the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered to him.
有法利賽人和幾個文士從耶路撒冷來, 到耶穌那裡聚集.

7:2 And they saw that some of his disciples were eating their bread with unclean—that is, unwashed—hands.
他們曾看見他的門徒中有人用俗手, 就是沒有洗的手, 吃飯.

7:3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands ritually, thus holding fast to the traditions of the elders.
(原來法利賽人和猶太人都拘守古人的遺傳, 若不仔細洗手就不吃飯;

7:4 And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions which they have received and hold fast to—for example, the washing of cups and pitchers and bronze kettles and dining couches.)
從市上來, 若不洗浴也不吃飯; 還有好些別的規矩, 他們歷代拘守, 就是洗杯,罐,銅器等物. )

7:5 And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unclean hands?”
法利賽人和文士問他說: “你的門徒為甚麼不照古人的遺傳, 用俗手吃飯呢? ”

7:6 So he said to them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far, far away from me.
耶穌說: “以賽亞指著你們假冒為善之人所說的預言是不錯的. 如經上說: 這百姓用嘴唇尊敬我, 心卻遠離我.

7:7 And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
他們將人的吩咐當作道理教導人, 所以拜我也是枉然.

7:8 Abandoning the commandment of God, you hold fast to the tradition of men.”
你們是離棄神的誡命, 拘守人的遺傳”;

7:9 And he said to them, “You splendidly ignore the commandment of God so that you can keep your tradition.
又說: “你們誠然是廢棄神的誡命, 要守自己的遺傳.

7:10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘The one who speaks evil of father or mother must certainly die.’
摩西說: ‘當孝敬父母’; 又說: ‘咒罵父母的, 必治死他. ’

7:11 But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or to his mother, “Whatever benefit you would have received from me is corban” (that is, a gift to God),
你們倒說: ‘人若對父母說: 我所當奉給你的, 已經作了各耳板’(各耳板就是供獻的意思),

7:12 you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother,
以後你們就不容他再奉養父母.

7:13 thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down, and you do many similar things such as this.”
這就是你們承接遺傳, 廢了神的道. 你們還做許多這樣的事. ”

7:14 And summoning the crowd again, he said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand:
耶穌又叫眾人來, 對他們說: “你們都要聽我的話, 也要明白.

7:15 There is nothing outside of a person that is able to defile him by going into him. But the things that go out of a person are the things that defile a person.”
從外面進去的不能污穢人, 惟有從裡面出來的乃能污穢人. ”(有古卷加:

7:16
有耳可聽的, 就應當聽! )

7:17 And when he entered into the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable.
耶穌離開眾人, 進了屋子, 門徒就問他這比喻的意思.

7:18 And he said to them, “So are you also without understanding? Do you not understand that everything that is outside that goes into a person is not able to defile him?
耶穌對他們說: “你們也是這樣不明白嗎? 豈不曉得凡從外面進入的, 不能污穢人,

7:19 For it does not enter into his heart but into his stomach, and goes out into the latrine”—thus declaring all foods clean.
因為不是入他的心, 乃是入他的肚腹, 又落到茅廁裡. (這是說, 各樣的食物都是潔淨的)”;

7:20 And he said, “What comes out of a person, that defiles a person.
又說: “從人裡面出來的, 那才能污穢人;

7:21 For from within, from the heart of people, come evil plans, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,
因為從裡面, 就是從人心裡, 發出惡念,苟合,

7:22 adulteries, acts of greed, malicious deeds, deceit, licentiousness, envy, abusive speech, pride, foolishness.
偷盜,凶殺,姦淫,貪婪,邪惡,詭詐,淫蕩,嫉妒,謗讟,驕傲,狂妄.

7:23 All these evil things come from within and defile a person.”
這一切的惡都是從裡面出來, 且能污穢人. ”

7:24 And from there he set out and went to the region of Tyre. And when he entered into a house, he wanted no one to know, and yet he was not able to escape notice.
耶穌從那裡起身, 往泰爾,西頓的境內去, 進了一家, 不願意人知道, 卻隱藏不住.

7:25 But immediately a woman whose young daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, when she heard about him, came and fell down at his feet,
當下, 有一個婦人, 她的小女兒被污鬼附著, 聽見耶穌的事, 就來俯伏在他腳前.

7:26 Now the woman was a Greek—a Syrophoenician by nationality—and she was asking him that he would expel the demon from her daughter.
這婦人是希臘人, 屬敘利腓尼基族. 她求耶穌趕出那鬼離開她的女兒.

7:27 And he said to her, “Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs!”
耶穌對她說: “讓兒女們先吃飽, 不好拿兒女的餅丟給狗吃. ”

7:28 But she answered and said to him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
婦人回答說: “主啊, 不錯; 但是狗在桌子底下也吃孩子們的碎渣兒. ”

7:29 And he said to her, “Because of this statement, go! The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
耶穌對她說: “因這句話, 你回去吧; 鬼已經離開你的女兒了. ”

7:30 And when she went to her home, she found the child lying on the bed and the demon gone.
她就回家去, 見小孩子躺在床上, 鬼已經出去了.

7:31 And again he went away from the region of Tyre and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of the Decapolis.
耶穌又離了泰爾的境界, 經過西頓, 就從低加坡里境內來到加利利海.

7:32 And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they were imploring him that he would place his hand on him.
有人帶著一個耳聾舌結的人來見耶穌, 求他按手在他身上.

7:33 And he took him away from the crowd by himself and put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue.
耶穌領他離開眾人, 到一邊去, 就用指頭探他的耳朵, 吐唾沫抹他的舌頭,

7:34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”).
望天歎息, 對他說: “以法大! ”就是說: “開了吧! ”

7:35 And his ears were opened and his difficulty in speaking was removed and he began to speak normally.
他的耳朵就開了, 舌結也解了, 說話也清楚了.

7:36 And he ordered them that they should say nothing, but as much as he ordered them not to, they proclaimed it even more instead.
耶穌囑咐他們不要告訴人; 但他越發囑咐, 他們越發傳揚開了.

7:37 And they were amazed beyond all measure, saying, “He has done all things well! He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
眾人分外希奇, 說: “他所做的事都好, 他連聾子也叫他們聽見, 啞巴也叫他們說話. ”

Mark - Chapter 8

8:1 In those days there was again a large crowd, and they did not have anything they could eat. Summoning the disciples, he said to them,
那時, 又有許多人聚集, 並沒有甚麼吃的. 耶穌叫門徒來, 說:

8:2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat.
“我憐憫這眾人; 因為他們同我在這裡已經三天, 也沒有吃的了.

8:3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes they will give out on the way, and some of them have come from far away.”
我若打發他們餓著回家, 就必在路上困乏, 因為其中有從遠處來的. ”

8:4 And his disciples answered him, “Where is anyone able to feed these people with bread here in the desert?”
門徒回答說: “在這野地, 從哪裡能得餅, 叫這些人吃飽呢? ”

8:5 And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” So they said, “Seven.”
耶穌問他們說: “你們有多少餅? ”他們說: “七個. ”

8:6 And he commanded the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, and taking the seven loaves, after he had given thanks he broke them and began giving them to his disciples so that they could set them before them. And they set them before the crowd.
他吩咐眾人坐在地上, 就拿著這七個餅祝謝了, 擘開, 遞給門徒, 叫他們擺開, 門徒就擺在眾人面前.

8:7 And they had a few small fish, and after giving thanks for them, he said to set these before them also.
又有幾條小魚; 耶穌祝了福, 就吩咐也擺在眾人面前.

8:8 And they ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces that were left, seven baskets full.
眾人都吃, 並且吃飽了, 收拾剩下的零碎, 有七筐子.

8:9 Now there were about four thousand. And he sent them away.
人數約有四千. 耶穌打發他們走了,

8:10 And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
隨即同門徒上船, 來到大瑪努他境內.

8:11 And the Pharisees came and began to argue with him, demanding from him a sign from heaven in order to test him.
法利賽人出來盤問耶穌, 求他從天上顯個神蹟給他們看, 想要試探他.

8:12 And sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation!”
耶穌心裡深深地歎息, 說: “這世代為甚麼求神蹟呢? 我實在告訴你們, 沒有神蹟給這世代看. ”

8:13 And he left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side.
他就離開他們, 又上船往海那邊去了.

8:14 And they had forgotten to take bread, and except for one loaf, they did not have any with them in the boat.
門徒忘了帶餅; 在船上除了一個餅, 沒有別的食物.

8:15 And he ordered them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod!”
耶穌囑咐他們說: “你們要謹慎, 防備法利賽人的酵和希律的酵. ”

8:16 And they began to discuss with one another that they had no bread.
他們彼此議論說: “這是因為我們沒有餅吧. ”

8:17 And knowing this, he said to them, “Why are you discussing that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?
耶穌看出來, 就說: “你們為甚麼因為沒有餅就議論呢? 你們還不省悟, 還不明白嗎? 你們的心還是愚頑嗎?

8:18 Although you have eyes, do you not see? And although you have ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?
你們有眼睛, 看不見嗎? 有耳朵, 聽不見嗎? 也不記得嗎?

8:19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” They said to him, “Twelve.”
我擘開那五個餅分給五千人, 你們收拾的零碎裝滿了多少籃子呢? ”他們說: “十二個. ”

8:20 “When I also broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they said to him, “Seven.”
“又擘開那七個餅分給四千人, 你們收拾的零碎裝滿了多少筐子呢? ”他們說: “七個. ”

8:21 And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”
耶穌說: “你們還是不明白嗎? ”

8:22 And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought to him a blind man and implored him that he would touch him.
他們來到伯賽大, 有人帶一個瞎子來, 求耶穌摸他.

8:23 And he took hold of the blind man’s hand and led him outside the village, and after spitting in his eyes, he placed his hands on him and asked him, “Do you see anything?”
耶穌拉著瞎子的手, 領他到村外, 就吐唾沫在他眼睛上, 按手在他身上, 問他說: “你看見甚麼了? ”

8:24 And looking up he said, “I see people, for I see them like trees walking around.”
他就抬頭一看, 說: “我看見人了; 他們好像樹木, 並且行走. ”

8:25 Then he placed his hands on his eyes again, and he opened his eyes and was cured, and could see everything clearly.
隨後又按手在他眼睛上, 他定睛一看, 就復了原, 樣樣都看得清楚了.

8:26 And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even go into the village.”
耶穌打發他回家, 說: “連這村子你也不要進去. ”

8:27 And Jesus and his disciples went out to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and on the way he asked his disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?”
耶穌和門徒出去, 往凱撒利亞•腓立比村莊去; 在路上問門徒說: “人說我是誰? ”

8:28 And they told him, saying, “John the Baptist, and others Elijah, and others that you are one of the prophets.”
他們說: “有人說是施洗的約翰; 有人說是以利亞; 又有人說是先知裡的一位. ”

8:29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to him, “You are the Christ!”
又問他們說: “你們說我是誰? ”彼得回答說: “你是基督. ”

8:30 And he warned them that they should tell no one about him.
耶穌就禁戒他們, 不要告訴人.

8:31 And he began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise.
從此, 他教訓他們說: “人子必須受許多的苦, 被長老,祭司長, 和文士棄絕, 並且被殺, 過三天復活. ”

8:32 And he was speaking openly about the subject, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
耶穌明明地說這話, 彼得就拉著他, 勸他.

8:33 But turning around and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan, because you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but the things of people!”
耶穌轉過來, 看著門徒, 就責備彼得說: “撒但, 退我後邊去吧! 因為你不體貼神的意思, 只體貼人的意思. ”

8:34 And summoning the crowd together with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
於是叫眾人和門徒來, 對他們說: “若有人要跟從我, 就當捨己, 背起他的十字架來跟從我.

8:35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me and of the gospel will save it.
因為, 凡要救自己生命(或譯: 靈魂; 下同)的, 必喪掉生命; 凡為我和福音喪掉生命的, 必救了生命.

8:36 For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
人就是賺得全世界, 賠上自己的生命, 有甚麼益處呢?

8:37 For what can a person give in exchange for his life?
人還能拿甚麼換生命呢?

8:38 For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
凡在這淫亂罪惡的世代, 把我和我的道當作可恥的, 人子在他父的榮耀裡, 同聖天使降臨的時候, 也要把那人當作可恥的. ”

Mark - Chapter 9

9:1 And he said to them, “Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power.”
耶穌又對他們說: “我實在告訴你們, 站在這裡的, 有人在沒嘗死味以前, 必要看見神的國大有能力臨到. ”

9:2 And after six days, Jesus took along Peter and James and John, and led them to a high mountain by themselves alone. And he was transfigured before them,
過了六天, 耶穌帶著彼得,雅各,約翰暗暗地上了高山, 就在他們面前變了形像,

9:3 and his clothing became radiant—extremely white, like no cloth refiner on earth can make so white.
衣服放光, 極其潔白, 地上漂布的, 沒有一個能漂得那樣白.

9:4 And Elijah appeared to them together with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
忽然, 有以利亞同摩西向他們顯現, 並且和耶穌說話.

9:5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here! And let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
彼得對耶穌說: “拉比(就是夫子), 我們在這裡真好! 可以搭三座棚, 一座為你, 一座為摩西, 一座為以利亞. ”

9:6 (For he did not know what he should answer, because they were terrified.)
彼得不知道說甚麼才好, 因為他們甚是懼怕.

9:7 And a cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
有一朵雲彩來遮蓋他們; 也有聲音從雲彩裡出來, 說: “這是我的愛子, 你們要聽他. ”

9:8 And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus alone.
門徒忽然周圍一看, 不再見一人, 只見耶穌同他們在那裡.

9:9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, he ordered them that they should tell no one the things that they had seen, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
下山的時候, 耶穌囑咐他們說: “人子還沒有從死裡復活, 你們不要將所看見的告訴人. ”

9:10 And they kept the matter to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.
門徒將這話存記在心, 彼此議論“從死裡復活”是甚麼意思.

9:11 And they asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
他們就問耶穌說: “文士為甚麼說以利亞必須先來? ”

9:12 And he said to them, “Elijah indeed does come first and restores all things. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
耶穌說: “以利亞固然先來復興萬事; 經上不是指著人子說, 他要受許多的苦被人輕慢呢?

9:13 But I tell you that indeed Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”
我告訴你們, 以利亞已經來了, 他們也任意待他, 正如經上所指著他的話. ”

9:14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them.
耶穌到了門徒那裡, 看見有許多人圍著他們, 又有文士和他們辯論.

9:15 And immediately the whole crowd, when they saw him, were amazed, and ran up to him and greeted him.
眾人一見耶穌, 都甚希奇, 就跑上去問他的安.

9:16 And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”
耶穌問他們說: “你們和他們辯論的是甚麼? ”

9:17 And one individual from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought to you my son who has a spirit that makes him mute.
眾人中間有一個人回答說: “夫子, 我帶了我的兒子到你這裡來, 他被啞巴鬼附著.

9:18 And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes paralyzed. And I told your disciples that they should expel it, and they were not able to do so.
無論在哪裡, 鬼捉弄他, 把他摔倒, 他就口中流沫, 咬牙切齒, 身體枯乾. 我請過你的門徒把鬼趕出去, 他們卻是不能. ”

9:19 And he answered them and said, “O unbelieving generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me!”
耶穌說: “噯! 不信的世代啊, 我在你們這裡要到幾時呢? 我忍耐你們要到幾時呢? 把他帶到我這裡來吧. ”

9:20 And they brought him to him. And when he saw him, the spirit immediately convulsed him, and falling on the ground, he began to roll around, foaming at the mouth.
他們就帶了他來. 他一見耶穌, 鬼便叫他重重地抽瘋, 倒在地上, 翻來覆去, 口中流沫.

9:21 And he asked his father how long it was since this had been happening to him. And he said, “From childhood.
耶穌問他父親說: “他得這病有多少日子呢? ”回答說: “從小的時候.

9:22 And often it has thrown him both into fire and into water, in order that it could destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us!”
鬼屢次把他扔在火裡,水裡, 要滅他. 你若能做甚麼, 求你憐憫我們, 幫助我們. ”

9:23 But Jesus said to him, “If you are able! All things are possible for the one who believes!”
耶穌對他說: “你若能信, 在信的人, 凡事都能. ”

9:24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe! Help my unbelief!”
孩子的父親立時喊著說(有古卷: 立時流淚地喊著說): “我信! 但我信不足, 求主幫助. ”

9:25 Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter into him no more!”
耶穌看見眾人都跑上來, 就斥責那污鬼, 說: “你這聾啞的鬼, 我吩咐你從他裡頭出來, 再不要進去! ”

9:26 And it came out, screaming and convulsing him greatly, and he became as if he were dead, so that most of them said, “He has died!”
那鬼喊叫, 使孩子大大地抽了一陣瘋, 就出來了. 孩子好像死了一般. 以致眾人多半說: “他是死了. ”

9:27 But Jesus took hold of his hand and raised him up, and he stood up.
但耶穌拉著他的手, 扶他起來, 他就站起來了.

9:28 And after he had entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why were we not able to expel it?”
耶穌進了屋子, 門徒就暗暗地問他說: “我們為甚麼不能趕出他去呢? ”

9:29 And he said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing except by prayer.”
耶穌說: “非用禱告(有古卷加: 禁食二字), 這一類的鬼總不能出來(或譯: 不能趕他出來). ”

9:30 And from there they went out and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know,
他們離開那地方, 經過加利利; 耶穌不願意人知道.

9:31 for he was teaching his disciples and was telling them, “The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise.”
於是教訓門徒, 說: “人子將要被交在人手裡, 他們要殺害他; 被殺以後, 過三天他要復活. ”

9:32 But they did not understand the statement, and they were afraid to ask him.
門徒卻不明白這話, 又不敢問他.

9:33 And they came to Capernaum. And after he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
他們來到迦百農. 耶穌在屋裡問門徒說: “你們在路上議論的是甚麼? ”

9:34 But they were silent, because they had argued with one another on the way about who was greatest.
門徒不作聲, 因為他們在路上彼此爭論誰為大.

9:35 And he sat down and called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.”
耶穌坐下, 叫十二個門徒來, 說: “若有人願意作首先的, 他必作眾人末後的, 作眾人的用人. ”

9:36 And he took a young child and had him stand among them. And taking him in his arms, he said to them,
於是領過一個小孩子來, 叫他站在門徒中間, 又抱起他來, 對他們說:

9:37 “Whoever welcomes one of the young children such as these in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but the one who sent me.”
“凡為我名接待一個像這小孩子的, 就是接待我; 凡接待我的, 不是接待我, 乃是接待那差我來的. ”

9:38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.”
約翰對耶穌說: “夫子, 我們看見一個人奉你的名趕鬼, 我們就禁止他, 因為他不跟從我們. ”

9:39 But Jesus said, “Do not prevent him, because there is no one who does a miracle in my name and will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.
耶穌說: “不要禁止他; 因為沒有人奉我名行異能, 反倒輕易毀謗我.

9:40 For whoever is not against us is for us.
不敵擋我們的, 就是幫助我們的.

9:41 For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name because you are Christ’s, truly I say to you that he will never lose his reward.
凡因你們是屬基督, 給你們一杯水喝的, 我實在告訴你們, 他不能不得賞賜. ”

9:42 “And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it is better for him if instead a large millstone is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea.
“凡使這信我的一個小子跌倒的, 倒不如把大磨石拴在這人的頸項上, 扔在海裡.

9:43 And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go into hell—into the unquenchable fire!
倘若你一隻手叫你跌倒, 就把它砍下來;

9:44
你缺了肢體進入永生, 強如有兩隻手落到地獄, 入那不滅的火裡去.

9:45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life lame than, having two feet, to be thrown into hell!
倘若你一隻腳叫你跌倒, 就把它砍下來;

9:46
你瘸腿進入永生, 強如有兩隻腳被丟在地獄裡.

9:47 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out! It is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to be thrown into hell,
倘若你一隻眼叫你跌倒, 就去掉它; 你只有一隻眼進入神的國, 強如有兩隻眼被丟在地獄裡.

9:48 ‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not extinguished.’
在那裡, 蟲是不死的, 火是不滅的.

9:49 For everyone will be salted with fire.
因為必用火當鹽醃各人. (有古卷加: 凡祭物必用鹽醃. )

9:50 Salt is good, but if the salt becomes deprived of its salt content, by what can you make it salty? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
鹽本是好的, 若失了味, 可用甚麼叫它再鹹呢? 你們裡頭應當有鹽, 彼此和睦. ”

Mark - Chapter 10

10:1 And from there he set out and came to the region of Judea and the other side of the Jordan, and again crowds came together to him. And again, as he was accustomed to do, he began to teach them.
耶穌從那裡起身, 來到猶太的境界並約旦河外. 眾人又聚集到他那裡, 他又照常教訓他們.

10:2 And they asked him if it was permitted for a man to divorce his wife, in order to test him.
有法利賽人來問他說: “人休妻可以不可以? ”意思要試探他.

10:3 And he answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?”
耶穌回答說: “摩西吩咐你們的是甚麼? ”

10:4 So they said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.”
他們說: “摩西許人寫了休書便可以休妻. ”

10:5 But Jesus said to them, “He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.
耶穌說: “摩西因為你們的心硬, 所以寫這條例給你們;

10:6 But from the beginning of creation ‘he made them male and female.
但從起初創造的時候, 神造人是造男造女.

10:7 Because of this a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife,
因此, 人要離開父母, 與妻子連合, 二人成為一體.

10:8 and the two will become one flesh,’ so that they are no longer two but one flesh.
既然如此, 夫妻不再是兩個人, 乃是一體的了.

10:9 Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate.”
所以, 神配合的, 人不可分開. ”

10:10 And in the house again the disciples began to ask him about this.
到了屋裡, 門徒就問他這事.

10:11 And he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
耶穌對他們說: “凡休妻另娶的, 就是犯姦淫, 辜負他的妻子;

10:12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
妻子若離棄丈夫另嫁, 也是犯姦淫了. ”

10:13 And they were bringing young children to him so that he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.
有人帶著小孩子來見耶穌, 要耶穌摸他們, 門徒便責備那些人.

10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said to them, “Let the young children come to me. Do not forbid them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
耶穌看見就惱怒, 對門徒說: “讓小孩子到我這裡來, 不要禁止他們; 因為在神國的, 正是這樣的人.

10:15 Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it.”
我實在告訴你們, 凡要承受神國的, 若不像小孩子, 斷不能進去. ”

10:16 And after taking them into his arms, he blessed them, placing his hands on them.
於是抱著小孩子, 給他們按手, 為他們祝福.

10:17 And as he was setting out on his way, one individual ran up and knelt down before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?”
耶穌出來行路的時候, 有一個人跑來, 跪在他面前, 問他說: “良善的夫子, 我當做甚麼事才可以承受永生? ”

10:18 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
耶穌對他說: “你為甚麼稱我是良善的? 除了神一位之外, 再沒有良善的.

10:19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’ ”
誡命你是曉得的: 不可殺人; 不可姦淫; 不可偷盜; 不可作假見證; 不可虧負人; 當孝敬父母. ”

10:20 And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth.”
他對耶穌說: “夫子, 這一切我從小都遵守了. ”

10:21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all that you have, and give the proceeds to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.”
耶穌看著他, 就愛他, 對他說: “你還缺少一件: 去變賣你所有的, 分給窮人, 就必有財寶在天上; 你還要來跟從我. ”

10:22 But he looked gloomy at the statement and went away sorrowful, because he had many possessions.
他聽見這話, 臉上就變了色, 憂憂愁愁地走了, 因為他的產業很多.

10:23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!”
耶穌周圍一看, 對門徒說: “有錢財的人進神的國是何等地難哪! ”

10:24 And the disciples were astounded at his words. But Jesus answered and said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter into the kingdom of God!
門徒希奇他的話. 耶穌又對他們說: “小子, 倚靠錢財的人進神的國是何等地難哪!

10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.”
駱駝穿過針的眼, 比財主進神的國還容易呢. ”

10:26 And they were very astounded, saying to one another, “And who can be saved?”
門徒就分外希奇, 對他說: “這樣誰能得救呢? ”

10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With human beings it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
耶穌看著他們, 說: “在人是不能, 在神卻不然, 因為神凡事都能. ”

10:28 Peter began to say to him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you.”
彼得就對他說: “看哪, 我們已經撇下所有的跟從你了. ”

10:29 Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields on account of me and on account of the gospel
耶穌說: “我實在告訴你們, 人為我和福音撇下房屋, 或是弟兄,姊妹,父母,兒女,田地,

10:30 who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, together with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
沒有不在今世得百倍的, 就是房屋,弟兄,姊妹,母親,兒女,田地, 並且要受逼迫, 在來世必得永生.

10:31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
然而, 有許多在前的, 將要在後, 在後的, 將要在前. ”

10:32 Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. And they were astounded, but those who were following him were afraid. And taking aside the twelve again, he began to tell them the things that were about to happen to him:
他們行路上耶路撒冷去. 耶穌在前頭走, 門徒就希奇, 跟從的人也害怕. 耶穌又叫過十二個門徒來, 把自己將要遭遇的事告訴他們說:

10:33 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles.
“看哪, 我們上耶路撒冷去, 人子將要被交給祭司長和文士, 他們要定他死罪, 交給外邦人.

10:34 And they will mock him and spit on him and flog him and kill him, and after three days he will rise.”
他們要戲弄他, 吐唾沫在他臉上, 鞭打他, 殺害他. 過了三天, 他要復活. ”

10:35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask you.”
西庇太的兒子雅各,約翰進前來, 對耶穌說: “夫子, 我們無論求你甚麼, 願你給我們做. ”

10:36 And he said to them, “What do you want that I do for you?”
耶穌說: “要我給你們做甚麼? ”

10:37 So they said to him, “Grant to us that we may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your glory.”
他們說: “賜我們在你的榮耀裡, 一個坐在你右邊, 一個坐在你左邊. ”

10:38 But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”
耶穌說: “你們不知道所求的是甚麼, 我所喝的杯, 你們能喝嗎? 我所受的洗, 你們能受嗎? ”

10:39 And they said to him, “We are able.” So Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup that I drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with,
他們說: “我們能. ”耶穌說: “我所喝的杯, 你們也要喝; 我所受的洗, 你們也要受;

10:40 but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but is for those for whom it has been prepared.”
只是坐在我的左右, 不是我可以賜的, 乃是為誰預備的, 就賜給誰. ”

10:41 And when they heard this, the ten began to be indignant about James and John.
那十個門徒聽見, 就惱怒雅各,約翰.

10:42 And Jesus called them to himself and said to them, “You know that those who are considered to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their people in high positions exercise authority over them.
耶穌叫他們來, 對他們說: “你們知道, 外邦人有尊為君王的, 治理他們, 有大臣操權管束他們.

10:43 But it is not like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
只是在你們中間, 不是這樣. 你們中間, 誰願為大, 就必作你們的用人;

10:44 and whoever wants to be most prominent among you must be the slave of all.
在你們中間, 誰願為首, 就必作眾人的僕人.

10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
因為人子來, 並不是要受人的服事, 乃是要服事人, 並且要捨命作多人的贖價. ”

10:46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was setting out from Jericho along with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
到了耶利哥; 耶穌同門徒並許多人出耶利哥的時候, 有一個討飯的瞎子, 是底買的兒子巴底買, 坐在路旁.

10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
他聽見是拿撒勒的耶穌, 就喊著說: “大衛的子孫耶穌啊! 可憐我吧! ”

10:48 And many people warned him that he should be quiet. But he was crying out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
有許多人責備他, 不許他作聲. 他卻越發大聲喊著說: “大衛的子孫哪, 可憐我吧! ”

10:49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man and said to him, “Have courage! Get up! He is calling you.”
耶穌就站住, 說: “叫過他來. ”他們就叫那瞎子, 對他說: “放心, 起來! 他叫你啦. ”

10:50 And he threw off his cloak, jumped up, and came to Jesus.
瞎子就丟下衣服, 跳起來, 走到耶穌那裡.

10:51 And Jesus answered him and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabboni, that I may regain my sight.”
耶穌說: “要我為你做甚麼? ”瞎子說: “拉波尼(就是夫子), 我要能看見. ”

10:52 And Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has healed you.” And immediately he regained his sight and began to follow him on the road.
耶穌說: “你去吧! 你的信救了你了. ”瞎子立刻看見了, 就在路上跟隨耶穌.

Mark - Chapter 11

11:1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples
耶穌和門徒將近耶路撒冷, 到了伯法其和伯大尼, 在橄欖山那裡; 耶穌就打發兩個門徒,

11:2 and said to them, “Go into the village before you, and right away as you enter into it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
對他們說: “你們往對面村子裡去, 一進去的時候, 必看見一匹驢駒拴在那裡, 是從來沒有人騎過的, 可以解開, 牽來.

11:3 And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say ‘The Lord has need of it, and will send it here again at once.’ ”
若有人對你們說: ‘為甚麼做這事? ’你們就說: ‘主要用牠. ’那人必立時讓你們牽來. ”

11:4 And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it.
他們去了, 便看見一匹驢駒拴在門外街道上, 就把牠解開.

11:5 And some of those who were standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”
在那裡站著的人, 有幾個說: “你們解驢駒做甚麼? ”

11:6 So they told them, just as Jesus had said, and they allowed them to take it.
門徒照著耶穌所說的回答, 那些人就任憑他們牽去了.

11:7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and he sat on it.
他們把驢駒牽到耶穌那裡, 把自己的衣服搭在上面, 耶穌就騎上.

11:8 And many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches they had cut from the fields.
有許多人把衣服鋪在路上, 也有人把田間的樹枝砍下來, 鋪在路上.

11:9 And those who went ahead and those who were following were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
前行後隨的人都喊著說: 和散那(和散那: 原有求救的意思, 在此乃是稱頌的話)! 奉主名來的是應當稱頌的!

11:10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
那將要來的我祖大衛之國是應當稱頌的! 高高在上和散那!

11:11 And he went into Jerusalem to the temple, and after looking around at everything, because the hour was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
耶穌進了耶路撒冷, 入了聖殿, 周圍看了各樣物件. 天色已晚, 就和十二個門徒出城, 往伯大尼去了.

11:12 And on the next day as they were departing from Bethany, he was hungry.
第二天, 他們從伯大尼出來, 耶穌餓了.

11:13 And when he saw from a distance a fig tree that had leaves, he went to see if perhaps he would find anything on it. And when he came up to it he found nothing except leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
遠遠地看見一棵無花果樹, 樹上有葉子, 就往那裡去, 或者在樹上可以找著甚麼. 到了樹下, 竟找不著甚麼, 不過有葉子, 因為不是收無花果的時候.

11:14 And he responded and said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you any more forever!” And his disciples heard it.
耶穌就對樹說: “從今以後, 永沒有人吃你的果子. ”他的門徒也聽見了.

11:15 And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered into the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple courts, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling doves.
他們來到耶路撒冷. 耶穌進入聖殿, 趕出殿裡做買賣的人, 推倒兌換銀錢之人的桌子和賣鴿子之人的凳子;

11:16 And he did not permit anyone to carry objects through the temple courts.
也不許人拿著器具從殿裡經過;

11:17 And he began to teach and was saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations,’ but you have made it a cave of robbers!”
便教訓他們說: “經上不是記著說: 我的殿必稱為萬國禱告的殿嗎? 你們倒使它成為賊窩了. ”

11:18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and began considering how they could destroy him. For they were afraid of him because the whole crowd was astounded by his teaching.
祭司長和文士聽見這話, 就想法子要除滅耶穌, 卻又怕他, 因為眾人都希奇他的教訓.

11:19 And when evening came they went out of the city.
每天晚上, 耶穌出城去.

11:20 And as they passed by early in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
早晨, 他們從那裡經過, 看見無花果樹連根都枯乾了.

11:21 And Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered!”
彼得想起耶穌的話來, 就對他說: “拉比, 請看! 你所咒詛的無花果樹已經枯乾了. ”

11:22 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God!
耶穌回答說: “你們當信服神.

11:23 Truly I say to you that whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.
我實在告訴你們, 無論何人對這座山說: ‘你挪開此地, 投在海裡! ’他若心裡不疑惑, 只信他所說的必成, 就必給他成了.

11:24 For this reason I say to you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be done for you.
所以我告訴你們, 凡你們禱告祈求的, 無論是甚麼, 只要信是得著的, 就必得著.

11:25 And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your sins.”
你們站著禱告的時候, 若想起有人得罪你們, 就當饒恕他, 好叫你們在天上的父也饒恕你們的過犯.

11:26
你們若不饒恕人, 你們在天上的父也不饒恕你們的過犯. (有古卷無此節)”

11:27 And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came up to him
他們又來到耶路撒冷. 耶穌在殿裡行走的時候, 祭司長和文士並長老進前來,

11:28 and said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority that you do these things?”
問他說: “你仗著甚麼權柄做這些事? 給你這權柄的是誰呢? ”

11:29 So Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
耶穌對他們說: “我要問你們一句話, 你們回答我, 我就告訴你們我仗著甚麼權柄做這些事.

11:30 The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men? Answer me!”
約翰的洗禮是從天上來的? 是從人間來的呢? 你們可以回答我. ”

11:31 And they began to discuss this with one another, saying, “What should we say? If we say ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
他們彼此商議說: “我們若說‘從天上來’, 他必說: ‘這樣, 你們為甚麼不信他呢? ’

11:32 But if we say, ‘From men’ ”—they were afraid of the crowd, because they all looked upon John as truly a prophet.
若說‘從人間來’, 卻又怕百姓, 因為眾人真以約翰為先知. ”

11:33 And they replied to Jesus saying, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
於是回答耶穌說: “我們不知道. ”耶穌說: “我也不告訴你們我仗著甚麼權柄做這些事. ”

Mark - Chapter 12

12:1 And he began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence around it, and dug a trough for the winepress, and built a watchtower, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey.
耶穌就用比喻對他們說: “有人栽了一個葡萄園, 周圍圈上籬笆, 挖了一個壓酒池, 蓋了一座樓, 租給園戶, 就往外國去了.

12:2 And he sent a slave to the tenant farmers at the proper time, so that he could collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from the tenant farmers.
到了時候, 打發一個僕人到園戶那裡, 要從園戶收葡萄園的果子.

12:3 And they seized him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
園戶拿住他, 打了他, 叫他空手回去.

12:4 And again he sent to them another slave, and that one they struck on the head and dishonored.
再打發一個僕人到他們那裡. 他們打傷他的頭, 並且凌辱他.

12:5 And he sent another, and that one they killed. And he sent many others, some of whom they beat and some of whom they killed.
又打發一個僕人去, 他們就殺了他. 後又打發好些僕人去, 有被他們打的, 有被他們殺的.

12:6 He had one more, a beloved son. Last of all he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
園主還有一位是他的愛子, 末後又打發他去, 意思說: ‘他們必尊敬我的兒子. ’

12:7 But those tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours!’
不料, 那些園戶彼此說: ‘這是承受產業的. 來吧, 我們殺他, 產業就歸我們了! ’

12:8 And they seized and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.
於是拿住他, 殺了他, 把他丟在園外.

12:9 What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenant farmers and give the vineyard to others.
這樣, 葡萄園的主人要怎麼辦呢? 他要來除滅那些園戶, 將葡萄園轉給別人.

12:10 Have you not read this scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this has become the cornerstone.
經上寫著說: 匠人所棄的石頭, 已作了房角的頭塊石頭.

12:11 This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
這是主所做的, 在我們眼中看為希奇. 這經你們沒有念過嗎? ”

12:12 And they were seeking to arrest him, and they were afraid of the crowd, because they knew that he had told the parable with reference to them. And they left him and went away.
他們看出這比喻是指著他們說的, 就想要捉拿他, 只是懼怕百姓, 於是離開他走了.

12:13 And they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him so that they could catch him unawares in a statement.
後來, 他們打發幾個法利賽人和幾個希律黨的人到耶穌那裡, 要就著他的話陷害他.

12:14 And when they came, they said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and you do not care what anyone thinks, because you do not regard the opinion of people but teach the way of God in truth. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?”
他們來了, 就對他說: “夫子, 我們知道你是誠實的, 甚麼人你都不徇情面; 因為你不看人的外貌, 乃是誠誠實實傳神的道. 納稅給凱撒可以不可以?

12:15 But because he knew their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius so that I can look at it!”
我們該納不該納? ”耶穌知道他們的假意, 就對他們說: “你們為甚麼試探我? 拿一個銀錢來給我看! ”

12:16 So they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” And they said to him, “Caesar’s.”
他們就拿了來. 耶穌說: “這像和這號是誰的? ”他們說: “是凱撒的. ”

12:17 And Jesus said to them, “Give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!” And they were utterly amazed at him.
耶穌說: “凱撒的物當歸給凱撒, 神的物當歸給神. ”他們就很希奇他.

12:18 And Sadducees—who say there is no resurrection—came up to him and began to ask him, saying,
撒都該人常說沒有復活的事. 他們來問耶穌說:

12:19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if someone’s brother dies and he leaves behind a wife and does not leave a child, that his brother should take the wife and father descendants for his brother.
“夫子, 摩西為我們寫著說: ‘人若死了, 撇下妻子, 沒有孩子, 他兄弟當娶他的妻, 為哥哥生子立後. ’

12:20 There were seven brothers, and the first took a wife. And when he died, he did not leave descendants.
有弟兄七人, 第一個娶了妻, 死了, 沒有留下孩子.

12:21 And the second took her, and he died without leaving descendants. And the third likewise.
第二個娶了她, 也死了, 沒有留下孩子. 第三個也是這樣.

12:22 And the seven did not leave descendants. Last of all the woman also died.
那七個人都沒有留下孩子; 末了, 那婦人也死了.

12:23 In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.
當復活的時候, 她是哪一個的妻子呢? 因為他們七個人都娶過她. ”

12:24 Jesus said to them, “Are you not deceived because of this, because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God?
耶穌說: “你們所以錯了, 豈不是因為不明白聖經, 不曉得神的大能嗎?

12:25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
人從死裡復活, 也不娶也不嫁, 乃像天上的使者一樣.

12:26 Now concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses in the passage about the bush how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob’?
論到死人復活, 你們沒有念過摩西的書荊棘篇上所載的嗎? 神對摩西說: ‘我是亞伯拉罕的神, 以撒的神, 雅各的神. ’

12:27 He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are very much mistaken!”
神不是死人的神, 乃是活人的神. 你們是大錯了. ”

12:28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them debating. When he saw that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
有一個文士來, 聽見他們辯論, 曉得耶穌回答的好, 就問他說: “誡命中哪是第一要緊的呢? ”

12:29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
耶穌回答說: “第一要緊的就是說: ‘以色列啊, 你要聽, 主─我們神是獨一的主.

12:30 And you shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart and from your whole soul and from your whole mind and from your whole strength.’
你要盡心,盡性,盡意,盡力愛主─你的神. ’

12:31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
其次就是說: ‘要愛人如己. ’再沒有比這兩條誡命更大的了. ”

12:32 And the scribe said to him, “That is true, Teacher. You have said correctly that he is one and there is no other except him.
那文士對耶穌說: “夫子說, 神是一位, 實在不錯; 除了他以外, 再沒有別的神;

12:33 And to love him from your whole heart and from your whole understanding and from your whole strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
並且盡心,盡智,盡力愛他, 又愛人如己, 就比一切燔祭和各樣祭祀好的多. ”

12:34 And Jesus, when he saw that he had answered thoughtfully, said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to put a question to him any longer.
耶穌見他回答的有智慧, 就對他說: “你離神的國不遠了. ”從此以後, 沒有人敢再問他甚麼.

12:35 And continuing, Jesus said while teaching in the temple courts, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is David’s son?
耶穌在殿裡教訓人, 就問他們說: “文士怎麼說基督是大衛的子孫呢?

12:36 David himself said by the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.” ’
大衛被聖靈感動, 說: 主對我主說, 你坐在我的右邊, 等我使你仇敵作你的腳凳.

12:37 David himself calls him ‘Lord,’ and how is he his son?” And the large crowd was listening to him gladly.
大衛既自己稱他為主, 他怎麼又是大衛的子孫呢? ”眾人都喜歡聽他.

12:38 And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and greetings in the marketplaces
耶穌在教訓之間, 說: “你們要防備文士; 他們好穿長衣遊行, 喜愛人在街市上問他們的安,

12:39 and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,
又喜愛會堂裡的高位, 筵席上的首座.

12:40 who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy prayers for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!”
他們侵吞寡婦的家產, 假意作很長的禱告. 這些人要受更重的刑罰! ”

12:41 And he sat down opposite the contribution box and was observing how the crowd was putting coins into the contribution box. And many rich people were putting in many coins.
耶穌對銀庫坐著, 看眾人怎樣投錢入庫. 有好些財主往裡投了若干的錢.

12:42 And one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins (that is, a penny).
有一個窮寡婦來, 往裡投了兩個小錢, 就是一個大錢.

12:43 And summoning his disciples, he said to them, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all those who put offerings into the contribution box.
耶穌叫門徒來, 說: “我實在告訴你們, 這窮寡婦投入庫裡的, 比眾人所投的更多.

12:44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in everything she had, her whole means of subsistence.”
因為, 他們都是自己有餘, 拿出來投在裡頭; 但這寡婦是自己不足, 把她一切養生的都投上了. ”

Mark - Chapter 13

13:1 And as he was going out of the temple courts, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look! What great stones and what wonderful buildings!”
耶穌從殿裡出來的時候, 有一個門徒對他說: “夫子, 請看, 這是何等的石頭! 何等的殿宇! ”

13:2 And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here on another stone that will not be thrown down!”
耶穌對他說: “你看見這大殿宇嗎? 將來在這裡沒有一塊石頭留在石頭上, 不被拆毀了. ”

13:3 And as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
耶穌在橄欖山上對聖殿而坐, 彼得,雅各,約翰, 和安得烈暗暗地問他說:

13:4 “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?”
“請告訴我們, 甚麼時候有這些事呢? 這一切事將成的時候有甚麼預兆呢? ”

13:5 So Jesus began to say to them, “Watch out that no one deceives you!
耶穌說: “你們要謹慎, 免得有人迷惑你們.

13:6 Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and they will deceive many.
將來有好些人冒我的名來, 說: ‘我是基督’, 並且要迷惑許多人.

13:7 And when you hear about wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must happen, but the end is not yet.
你們聽見打仗和打仗的風聲, 不要驚慌. 這些事是必須有的, 只是末期還沒有到.

13:8 For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines. These things are the beginning of birth pains.
民要攻打民, 國要攻打國; 多處必有地震,饑荒. 這都是災難(災難: 原文是生產之難)的起頭.

13:9 “But you, watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to councils and you will be beaten in the synagogues and will have to stand before governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them.
但你們要謹慎; 因為人要把你們交給公會, 並且你們在會堂裡要受鞭打, 又為我的緣故站在諸侯與君王面前, 對他們作見證.

13:10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.
然而, 福音必須先傳給萬民.

13:11 And when they arrest you and hand you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you should say, but whatever is given to you at that hour, say this. For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
人把你們拉去交官的時候, 不要預先思慮說甚麼; 到那時候, 賜給你們甚麼話, 你們就說甚麼; 因為說話的不是你們, 乃是聖靈.

13:12 And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
弟兄要把弟兄, 父親要把兒子, 送到死地; 兒女要起來與父母為敵, 害死他們;

13:13 And you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end—this one will be saved.
並且你們要為我的名被眾人恨惡. 惟有忍耐到底的, 必然得救. ”

13:14 “But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be” (let the one who reads understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!
“你們看見那行毀壞可憎的, 站在不當站的地方(讀這經的人須要會意). 那時, 在猶太的, 應當逃到山上;

13:15 The one who is on his housetop must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house,
在房上的, 不要下來, 也不要進去拿家裡的東西;

13:16 and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak.
在田裡的, 也不要回去取衣裳.

13:17 And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!
當那些日子, 懷孕的和奶孩子的有禍了!

13:18 But pray that it will not happen in winter.
你們應當祈求, 叫這些事不在冬天臨到.

13:19 For in those days there will be tribulation of such a kind as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will happen.
因為在那些日子必有災難, 自從神創造萬物直到如今, 並沒有這樣的災難, 後來也必沒有.

13:20 And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has shortened the days.
若不是主減少那日子, 凡有血氣的, 總沒有一個得救的; 只是為主的選民, 他將那日子減少了.

13:21 “And at that time if anyone should say to you, “Behold, here is the Christ,’ ‘Behold, there he is,’ do not believe him!
那時若有人對你們說: ‘看哪, 基督在這裡’, 或說: ‘基督在那裡’, 你們不要信!

13:22 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce signs and wonders in order to mislead, if possible, the elect.
因為假基督,假先知將要起來, 顯神蹟奇事, 倘若能行, 就把選民迷惑了.

13:23 But you, watch out! I have told you everything ahead of time!
你們要謹慎. 看哪, 凡事我都預先告訴你們了. ”

13:24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, ‘the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light,
“在那些日子, 那災難以後, 日頭要變黑了, 月亮也不放光,

13:25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.’
眾星要從天上墜落, 天勢都要震動.

13:26 And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.
那時, 他們(馬太二十四章三十節是地上的萬族)要看見人子有大能力,大榮耀, 駕雲降臨.

13:27 And then he will send out the angels, and will gather the elect together from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.
他要差遣天使, 把他的選民, 從四方(方: 原文是風), 從地極直到天邊, 都招聚了來. ”

13:28 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.
“你們可以從無花果樹學個比方: 當樹枝發嫩長葉的時候, 你們就知道夏天近了.

13:29 So also you, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, at the door.
這樣, 你們幾時看見這些事成就, 也該知道人子(人子: 或譯神的國)近了, 正在門口了.

13:30 Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these things take place!
我實在告訴你們, 這世代還沒有過去, 這些事都要成就.

13:31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
天地要廢去, 我的話卻不能廢去. ”

13:32 “But concerning that day or hour no one knows—not even the angels in heaven nor the Son—except the Father.
“但那日子, 那時辰, 沒有人知道, 連天上的使者也不知道, 子也不知道, 惟有父知道.

13:33 Watch out! Be alert, because you do not know when the time is!
你們要謹慎, 警醒祈禱, 因為你們不曉得那日期幾時來到.

13:34 It is like a man away on a journey, who left his house and gave his slaves authority—to each one his work—and to the doorkeeper he gave orders that he should be on the alert.
這事正如一個人離開本家, 寄居外邦, 把權柄交給僕人, 分派各人當做的工, 又吩咐看門的警醒.

13:35 Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or early in the morning—
所以, 你們要警醒; 因為你們不知道家主甚麼時候來, 或晚上, 或半夜, 或雞叫, 或早晨;

13:36 lest he arrive suddenly and find you sleeping.
恐怕他忽然來到, 看見你們睡著了.

13:37 And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Be on the alert!”
我對你們所說的話, 也是對眾人說: 要警醒! ”

Mark - Chapter 14

14:1 Now after two days it was the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, after arresting him by stealth, they could kill him.
過兩天是逾越節, 又是除酵節, 祭司長和文士想法子怎麼用詭計捉拿耶穌, 殺他.

14:2 For they said, “Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar by the people.”
只是說: “當節的日子不可, 恐怕百姓生亂. ”

14:3 And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining for a meal, a woman came holding an alabaster flask of very costly perfumed oil of genuine nard. After breaking the alabaster flask, she poured it out on his head.
耶穌在伯大尼長大痲瘋的西門家裡坐席的時候, 有一個女人拿著一玉瓶至貴的真哪噠香膏來, 打破玉瓶, 把膏澆在耶穌的頭上.

14:4 But some were expressing indignation to one another: “Why has there been this waste of perfumed oil?
有幾個人心中很不喜悅, 說: “何用這樣枉費香膏呢?

14:5 For this perfumed oil could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor!” And they began to scold her.
這香膏可以賣三十多兩銀子賙濟窮人. ”他們就向那女人生氣.

14:6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you cause trouble for her? She has done a good deed to me.
耶穌說: “由她吧! 為甚麼難為她呢? 她在我身上做的是一件美事.

14:7 For the poor you always have with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have me.
因為常有窮人和你們同在, 要向他們行善隨時都可以; 只是你們不常有我.

14:8 She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial.
她所做的, 是盡她所能的; 她是為我安葬的事把香膏預先澆在我身上.

14:9 And truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.
我實在告訴你們, 普天之下, 無論在甚麼地方傳這福音, 也要述說這女人所做的, 以為記念. ”

14:10 And Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.
十二門徒之中, 有一個加略人猶大去見祭司長, 要把耶穌交給他們.

14:11 And when they heard this, they were delighted, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how he could betray him conveniently.
他們聽見就歡喜, 又應許給他銀子; 他就尋思如何得便把耶穌交給他們.

14:12 And on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare, so that you can eat the Passover?”
除酵節的第一天, 就是宰逾越羊羔的那一天, 門徒對耶穌說: “你吃逾越節的筵席要我們往哪裡去預備呢? ”

14:13 And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him,
耶穌就打發兩個門徒, 對他們說: “你們進城去, 必有人拿著一瓶水迎面而來, 你們就跟著他.

14:14 and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?” ’
他進哪家去, 你們就對那家的主人說: ‘夫子說: 客房在哪裡? 我與門徒好在那裡吃逾越節的筵席. ’

14:15 And he will show you a large upstairs room furnished and ready, and prepare for us there.”
他必指給你們擺設整齊的一間大樓, 你們就在那裡為我們預備. ”

14:16 And the disciples went out and came into the city and found everything just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
門徒出去, 進了城, 所遇見的正如耶穌所說的. 他們就預備了逾越節的筵席.

14:17 And when it was evening, he arrived with the twelve.
到了晚上, 耶穌和十二個門徒都來了.

14:18 And while they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, that one of you who is eating with me will betray me.”
他們坐席正吃的時候, 耶穌說: “我實在告訴你們, 你們中間有一個與我同吃的人要賣我了. ”

14:19 They began to be distressed and to say to him one by one, “Surely not I?”
他們就憂愁起來, 一個一個地問他說: “是我嗎? ”

14:20 But he said to them, “It is one of the twelve—the one who is dipping bread into the bowl with me.
耶穌對他們說: “是十二個門徒中同我蘸手在盤子裡的那個人.

14:21 For the Son of Man is going just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if that man had not been born.”
人子必要去世, 正如經上指著他所寫的; 但賣人子的人有禍了! 那人不生在世上倒好. ”

14:22 And while they were eating, he took bread and, after giving thanks, he broke it and gave it to them and said, “Take it, this is my body.”
他們吃的時候, 耶穌拿起餅來, 祝了福, 就擘開, 遞給他們, 說: “你們拿著吃, 這是我的身體”;

14:23 And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
又拿起杯來, 祝謝了, 遞給他們; 他們都喝了.

14:24 And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many.
耶穌說: “這是我立約的血, 為多人流出來的.

14:25 Truly I say to you that I will never drink of the fruit of the vine any longer until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
我實在告訴你們, 我不再喝這葡萄汁, 直到我在神的國裡喝新的那日子. ”

14:26 And after they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
他們唱了詩, 就出來, 往橄欖山去.

14:27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, because it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered.’
耶穌對他們說: “你們都要跌倒了, 因為經上記著說: 我要擊打牧人, 羊就分散了.

14:28 But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
但我復活以後, 要在你們以先往加利利去. ”

14:29 But Peter said to him, “Even if they all fall away, certainly I will not!”
彼得說: “眾人雖然跌倒, 我總不能. ”

14:30 And Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that today—this night—before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times!”
耶穌對他說: “我實在告訴你, 就在今天夜裡, 雞叫兩遍以先, 你要三次不認我. ”

14:31 But he kept saying emphatically, “If it is necessary for me to die with you, I will never deny you!” And they all were saying the same thing also.
彼得卻極力地說: “我就是必須和你同死, 也總不能不認你. ”眾門徒都是這樣說.

14:32 And they came to a place named Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
他們來到一個地方, 名叫客西馬尼. 耶穌對門徒說: “你們坐在這裡, 等我禱告. ”

14:33 And he took along Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be distressed and troubled.
於是帶著彼得,雅各,約翰同去, 就驚恐起來, 極其難過,

14:34 And he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake.”
對他們說: “我心裡甚是憂傷, 幾乎要死; 你們在這裡等候, 警醒. ”

14:35 And going forward a little he fell to the ground and began to pray that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from him.
他就稍往前走, 俯伏在地, 禱告說: “倘若可行, 便叫那時候過去. ”

14:36 And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you! Take away this cup from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
他說: “阿爸! 父啊! 在你凡事都能; 求你將這杯撤去. 然而, 不要從我的意思, 只要從你的意思. ”

14:37 And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to stay awake one hour?
耶穌回來, 見他們睡著了, 就對彼得說: “西門, 你睡覺嗎? 不能警醒片時嗎?

14:38 Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak!”
總要警醒禱告, 免得入了迷惑. 你們心靈固然願意, 肉體卻軟弱了. ”

14:39 And again he went away and prayed, saying the same thing.
耶穌又去禱告, 說的話還是與先前一樣,

14:40 And again he came and found them sleeping, for they could not keep their eyes open, and they did not know what to reply to him.
又來見他們睡著了, 因為他們的眼睛甚是困倦; 他們也不知道怎麼回答.

14:41 And he came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
第三次來, 對他們說: “現在你們仍然睡覺安歇吧(吧: 或譯嗎? )! 夠了, 時候到了. 看哪, 人子被賣在罪人手裡了.

14:42 Get up, let us go! Behold, the one who is betraying me is approaching!”
起來! 我們走吧. 看哪, 那賣我的人近了! ”

14:43 And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas—one of the twelve—arrived, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
說話之間, 忽然那十二個門徒裡的猶大來了, 並有許多人帶著刀棒, 從祭司長和文士並長老那裡與他同來.

14:44 Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, “The one whom I kiss—he is the one. Arrest him and lead him away under guard!”
賣耶穌的人曾給他們一個暗號, 說: “我與誰親嘴, 誰就是他. 你們把他拿住, 牢牢靠靠地帶去. ”

14:45 And when he arrived, he came up to him immediately and said, “Rabbi,” and kissed him.
猶大來了, 隨即到耶穌跟前, 說: “拉比”, 便與他親嘴.

14:46 So they laid hands on him and arrested him.
他們就下手拿住他.

14:47 But a certain one of the bystanders, drawing his sword, struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.
旁邊站著的人, 有一個拔出刀來, 將大祭司的僕人砍了一刀, 削掉了他一個耳朵.

14:48 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me?
耶穌對他們說: “你們帶著刀棒出來拿我, 如同拿強盜嗎?

14:49 Every day I was with you in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me! But this has happened in order that the scriptures would be fulfilled.
我天天教訓人, 同你們在殿裡, 你們並沒有拿我. 但這事成就, 為要應驗經上的話. ”

14:50 And they all abandoned him and fled.
門徒都離開他, 逃走了.

14:51 And a certain young man was following him, clothed only in a linen cloth on his naked body. And they attempted to seize him,
有一個少年人, 赤身披著一塊麻布, 跟隨耶穌, 眾人就捉拿他.

14:52 but he left behind the linen cloth and fled naked.
他卻丟了麻布, 赤身逃走了.

14:53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.
他們把耶穌帶到大祭司那裡, 又有眾祭司長和長老並文士都來和大祭司一同聚集.

14:54 And Peter followed him from a distance, right inside, into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the officers and warming himself by the fire.
彼得遠遠地跟著耶穌, 一直進入大祭司的院裡, 和差役一同坐在火光裡烤火.

14:55 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they did not find it.
祭司長和全公會尋找見證控告耶穌, 要治死他, 卻尋不著.

14:56 For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony was not consistent.
因為有好些人作假見證告他, 只是他們的見證各不相合.

14:57 And some stood up and began to give false testimony against him, saying,
又有幾個人站起來作假見證告他, 說:

14:58 “We heard him saying, ‘I will destroy this temple made by hands, and within three days I will build another not made by hands.”
“我們聽見他說: ‘我要拆毀這人手所造的殿, 三日內就另造一座不是人手所造的. ’”

14:59 And their testimony was not even consistent about this.
他們就是這麼作見證, 也是各不相合.

14:60 And the high priest stood up in the midst of them and asked Jesus, saying, “Do you not reply anything? What are these people testifying against you?”
大祭司起來站在中間, 問耶穌說: “你甚麼都不回答嗎? 這些人作見證告你的是甚麼呢? ”

14:61 But he was silent and did not reply anything. Again the high priest asked him and said to him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
耶穌卻不言語, 一句也不回答. 大祭司又問他說: “你是那當稱頌者的兒子基督不是? ”

14:62 And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
耶穌說: “我是. 你們必看見人子坐在那權能者的右邊, 駕著天上的雲降臨. ”

14:63 And the high priest tore his clothes and said, “What further need do we have of witnesses?
大祭司就撕開衣服, 說: “我們何必再用見證人呢?

14:64 You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?” And they all condemned him as deserving death.
你們已經聽見他這僭妄的話了. 你們的意見如何? ”他們都定他該死的罪.

14:65 And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him with their fists, and to say to him “Prophesy!” And the officers received him with slaps in the face.
就有人吐唾沫在他臉上, 又蒙著他的臉, 用拳頭打他, 對他說: “你說預言吧! ”差役接過他來, 用手掌打他.

14:66 And while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the female slaves of the high priest came up
彼得在下邊院子裡; 來了大祭司的一個使女,

14:67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked intently at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.”
見彼得烤火, 就看著他, 說: “你素來也是同拿撒勒人耶穌一夥的. ”

14:68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean!” And he went out into the gateway, and a rooster crowed.
彼得卻不承認, 說: “我不知道, 也不明白你說的是甚麼. ”於是出來, 到了前院, 雞就叫了.

14:69 And the female slave, when she saw him, began to say again to the bystanders, “This man is one of them!”
那使女看見他, 又對旁邊站著的人說: “這也是他們一黨的. ”

14:70 But he denied it again. And after a little while, again the bystanders began to say to Peter, “You really are one of them, because you also are a Galilean, and your accent shows it!”
彼得又不承認. 過了不多的時候, 旁邊站著的人又對彼得說: “你真是他們一黨的! 因為你是加利利人. ”

14:71 And he began to curse and to swear with an oath, “I do not know this man whom you are talking about!”
彼得就發咒起誓地說: “我不認得你們說的這個人. ”

14:72 And immediately a rooster crowed for the second time. And Peter remembered the statement, how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times,” and throwing himself down, he began to weep.
立時雞叫了第二遍. 彼得想起耶穌對他所說的話: “雞叫兩遍以先, 你要三次不認我. ”思想起來, 就哭了.

Mark - Chapter 15

15:1 And as soon as morning came, after formulating a plan, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin, tied up Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
一到早晨, 祭司長和長老,文士,全公會的人大家商議, 就把耶穌捆綁, 解去交給彼拉多.

15:2 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And he answered him and said, “You say so.”
彼拉多問他說: “你是猶太人的王嗎? ”耶穌回答說: “你說的是. ”

15:3 And the chief priests began to accuse him of many things.
祭司長告他許多的事.

15:4 So Pilate asked him again, saying, “Do you not answer anything? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
彼拉多又問他說: “你看, 他們告你這麼多的事, 你甚麼都不回答嗎? ”

15:5 But Jesus did not answer anything further, so that Pilate was astonished.
耶穌仍不回答, 以致彼拉多覺得希奇.

15:6 Now at each feast he customarily released for them one prisoner whom they requested.
每逢這節期, 巡撫照眾人所求的, 釋放一個囚犯給他們.

15:7 And the one named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder in the rebellion.
有一個人名叫巴拉巴, 和作亂的人一同捆綁. 他們做亂的時候, 曾殺過人.

15:8 And the crowd came up and began to ask him to do as he customarily did for them.
眾人上去求巡撫, 照常例給他們辦.

15:9 So Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”
彼拉多說: “你們要我釋放猶太人的王給你們嗎? ”

15:10 (For he realized that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.)
他原曉得, 祭司長是因為嫉妒才把耶穌解了來.

15:11 But the chief priests incited the crowd so that he would release for them Barabbas instead.
只是祭司長挑唆眾人, 寧可釋放巴拉巴給他們.

15:12 So Pilate answered and said to them again, “Then what do you want me to do with the one whom you call the king of the Jews?”
彼拉多又說: “那麼樣, 你們所稱為猶太人的王, 我怎麼辦他呢? ”

15:13 And they shouted again, “Crucify him!”
他們又喊著說: “把他釘十字架! ”

15:14 And Pilate said to them, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”
彼拉多說: “為甚麼呢? 他做了甚麼惡事呢? ”他們便極力地喊著說: “把他釘十字架! ”

15:15 So Pilate, because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas. And after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over so that he could be crucified.
彼拉多要叫眾人喜悅, 就釋放巴拉巴給他們, 將耶穌鞭打了, 交給人釘十字架.

15:16 So the soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the governor’s residence) and called together the whole cohort.
兵丁把耶穌帶進衙門院裡, 叫齊了全營的兵.

15:17 And they put a purple cloak on him, and after weaving a crown of thorns they placed it on him.
他們給他穿上紫袍, 又用荊棘編做冠冕給他戴上,

15:18 And they began to greet him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
就慶賀他說: “恭喜, 猶太人的王啊! ”

15:19 And they repeatedly struck him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and they knelt down and did obeisance to him.
又拿一根葦子打他的頭, 吐唾沫在他臉上, 屈膝拜他.

15:20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him, and they led him out so that they could crucify him.
戲弄完了, 就給他脫了紫袍, 仍穿上他自己的衣服, 帶他出去, 要釘十字架.

15:21 And they forced a certain man who was passing by, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), who was coming from the country, to carry his cross.
有一個古利奈人西門, 就是亞歷山大和魯孚的父親, 從鄉下來, 經過那地方, 他們就勉強他同去, 好背著耶穌的十字架.

15:22 And they brought him to the place Golgotha (which is translated “Place of a Skull”).
他們帶耶穌到了各各他地方(各各他翻出來就是髑髏地),

15:23 And they attempted to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.
拿沒藥調和的酒給耶穌, 他卻不受.

15:24 And they crucified him and divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots for them to see who should take what.
於是將他釘在十字架上, 拈鬮分他的衣服, 看是誰得甚麼.

15:25 Now it was the third hour when they crucified him.
釘他在十字架上是巳初的時候.

15:26 And the inscription of the charge against him was written, “The king of the Jews.”
在上面有他的罪狀, 寫的是: “猶太人的王. ”

15:27 And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.
他們又把兩個強盜和他同釘十字架, 一個在右邊, 一個在左邊. (有古卷加:

15:28
這就應了經上的話說: 他被列在罪犯之中. )

15:29 And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
從那裡經過的人辱罵他, 搖著頭說: “咳! 你這拆毀聖殿,三日又建造起來的,

15:30 save yourself by coming down from the cross!”
可以救自己, 從十字架上下來吧! ”

15:31 In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes, were mocking him to one another, saying, “He saved others; he is not able to save himself!
祭司長和文士也是這樣戲弄他, 彼此說: “他救了別人, 不能救自己.

15:32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe! Even those who were crucified with him were reviling him.
以色列的王基督, 現在可以從十字架上下來, 叫我們看見, 就信了. ”那和他同釘的人也是譏誚他.

15:33 And when the sixth hour came, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
從午正到申初, 遍地都黑暗了.

15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)
申初的時候, 耶穌大聲喊著說: “以羅伊! 以羅伊! 拉馬撒巴各大尼? ”(翻出來就是: 我的神! 我的神! 為甚麼離棄我? )

15:35 And some of the bystanders, when they heard it, said, “Behold, he is summoning Elijah!”
旁邊站著的人, 有的聽見就說: “看哪, 他叫以利亞呢! ”

15:36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Leave him alone! Let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down.”
有一個人跑去, 把海絨蘸滿了醋, 綁在葦子上, 送給他喝, 說: “且等著, 看以利亞來不來把他取下. ”

15:37 But Jesus uttered a loud cry and expired.
耶穌大聲喊叫, 氣就斷了.

15:38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
殿裡的幔子從上到下裂為兩半.

15:39 And when the centurion who was standing opposite him saw that he expired like this, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
對面站著的百夫長看見耶穌這樣喊叫(有古卷沒有喊叫二字)斷氣, 就說: “這人真是神的兒子! ”

15:40 And there were also women observing from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and Joses, and Salome,
還有些婦女遠遠地觀看; 內中有抹大拉的馬利亞, 又有小雅各和約西的母親馬利亞, 並有撒羅米,

15:41 who used to follow him and serve him when he was in Galilee, and many other women who went up with him to Jerusalem.
就是耶穌在加利利的時候, 跟隨他,服事他的那些人, 還有同耶穌上耶路撒冷的好些婦女在那裡觀看.

15:42 And when it was already evening, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
到了晚上, 因為這是預備日, 就是安息日的前一日,

15:43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the council who was also himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, came acting courageously and went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
有亞利馬太的約瑟前來, 他是尊貴的議士, 也是等候神國的. 他放膽進去見彼拉多, 求耶穌的身體;

15:44 And Pilate was surprised that he was already dead, and summoning the centurion, asked him whether he had died already.
彼拉多詫異耶穌已經死了, 便叫百夫長來, 問他耶穌死了久不久.

15:45 And when he learned of it from the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph.
既從百夫長得知實情, 就把耶穌的屍首賜給約瑟.

15:46 And after purchasing a linen cloth and taking him down, he wrapped him in the linen cloth and placed him in a tomb that had been cut from the rock. And he rolled a stone over the entrance of the tomb.
約瑟買了細麻布, 把耶穌取下來, 用細麻布裹好, 安放在磐石中鑿出來的墳墓裡, 又滾過一塊石頭來擋住墓門.

15:47 Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was placed.
抹大拉的馬利亞和約西的母親馬利亞都看見安放他的地方.

Mark - Chapter 16

16:1 And when the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome purchased fragrant spices so that they could go and anoint him.
過了安息日, 抹大拉的馬利亞和雅各的母親馬利亞並撒羅米, 買了香膏要去膏耶穌的身體.

16:2 And very early in the morning on the first day of the week they came to the tomb after the sun had risen.
七日的第一日清早, 出太陽的時候, 她們來到墳墓那裡,

16:3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”
彼此說: “誰給我們把石頭從墓門滾開呢? ”

16:4 And when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away (for it was very large).
那石頭原來很大, 她們抬頭一看, 卻見石頭已經滾開了.

16:5 And as they were going into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
她們進了墳墓, 看見一個少年人坐在右邊, 穿著白袍, 就甚驚恐.

16:6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene who was crucified. He has been raised, he is not here! See the place where they laid him!
那少年人對她們說: “不要驚恐! 你們尋找那釘十字架的拿撒勒人耶穌, 他已經復活了, 不在這裡. 請看安放他的地方.

16:7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.”
你們可以去告訴他的門徒和彼得, 說: ‘他在你們以先往加利利去. 在那裡你們要見他, 正如他從前所告訴你們的. ’”

16:8 And they went out and fled from the tomb, because trembling and amazement had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. 〚So they promptly reported all the things they had been commanded to those around Peter. And after these things, Jesus himself also sent out through them from the east even as far as the west the holy and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.〛 〚
她們就出來, 從墳墓那裡逃跑, 又發抖又驚奇, 甚麼也不告訴人, 因為她們害怕.

16:9 Now early on the first day of the week, after he rose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had expelled seven demons.
在七日的第一日清早, 耶穌復活了, 就先向抹大拉的馬利亞顯現. (耶穌從她身上曾趕出七個鬼. )

16:10 She went out and announced it to those who were with him while they were mourning and weeping.
她去告訴那向來跟隨耶穌的人; 那時他們正哀慟哭泣.

16:11 And those, when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, refused to believe it.
他們聽見耶穌活了, 被馬利亞看見, 卻是不信.

16:12 And after these things, he appeared in a different form to two of them as they were walking, while they were going out into the countryside.
這事以後, 門徒中間有兩個人往鄉下去. 走路的時候, 耶穌變了形像, 向他們顯現.

16:13 And these went and reported it to the others, and they did not believe them.
他們就去告訴其餘的門徒; 其餘的門徒也是不信.

16:14 And later, while they were reclining at table, he appeared to the eleven. And he reprimanded their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had been raised.
後來, 十一個門徒坐席的時候, 耶穌向他們顯現, 責備他們不信, 心裡剛硬, 因為他們不信那些在他復活以後看見他的人.

16:15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
他又對他們說: “你們往普天下去, 傳福音給萬民(萬民: 原文是凡受造的)聽.

16:16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who refuses to believe will be condemned.
信而受洗的, 必然得救; 不信的, 必被定罪.

16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will expel demons, they will speak in new tongues,
信的人必有神蹟隨著他們, 就是奉我的名趕鬼; 說新方言;

16:18 they will pick up snakes. And if they drink any deadly poison it will never hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will get well.”
手能拿蛇; 若喝了甚麼毒物, 也必不受害; 手按病人, 病人就必好了. ”

16:19 Then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
主耶穌和他們說完了話, 後來被接到天上, 坐在神的右邊.

16:20 And they went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord was working together with them and confirming the message through the accompanying signs.〛
門徒出去, 到處宣傳福音. 主和他們同工, 用神蹟隨著, 證實所傳的道. 阿們!

Luke (路加福音)

Luke - Chapter 1

1:1 Since many have attempted to compile an account concerning the events that have been fulfilled among us,
提阿非羅大人哪, 有好些人提筆作書, 述說在我們中間所成就的事, 是照傳道的人從起初親眼看見又傳給我們的.

1:2 just as those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning passed on to us,
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1:3 it seemed best to me also—because I have followed all things carefully from the beginning—to write them down in orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus,
這些事我既從起頭都詳細考察了, 就定意要按著次序寫給你,

1:4 so that you may know the certainty concerning the things about which you were taught.
使你知道所學之道都是確實的.

1:5 It happened that in the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest, Zechariah by name, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
當猶太王希律的時候, 亞比雅班裡有一個祭司, 名叫撒迦利亞; 他妻子是亞倫的後人, 名叫伊利莎白.

1:6 And they were both righteous in the sight of God, living blamelessly in all the commandments and regulations of the Lord.
他們二人在神面前都是義人, 遵行主的一切誡命禮儀, 沒有可指摘的,

1:7 And they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren. And they were both advanced in years.
只是沒有孩子; 因為伊利莎白不生育, 兩個人又年紀老邁了.

1:8 And it happened that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,
撒迦利亞按班次在神面前供祭司的職分,

1:9 according to the custom of the priesthood he was chosen by lot to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.
照祭司的規矩掣籤, 得進主殿燒香.

1:10 And the whole crowd of the people were praying outside at the hour of the incense offering.
燒香的時候, 眾百姓在外面禱告.

1:11 And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
有主的使者站在香壇的右邊, 向他顯現.

1:12 And Zechariah was terrified when he saw the angel, and fear fell upon him.
撒迦利亞看見, 就驚慌害怕.

1:13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John.
天使對他說: “撒迦利亞, 不要害怕, 因為你的祈禱已經被聽見了. 你的妻子伊利莎白要給你生一個兒子, 你要給他起名叫約翰.

1:14 And you will experience joy and exultation, and many will rejoice at his birth.
你必歡喜快樂; 有許多人因他出世, 也必喜樂.

1:15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he must never drink wine or beer, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while he is still in his mother’s womb.
他在主面前將要為大, 淡酒濃酒都不喝, 從母腹裡就被聖靈充滿了.

1:16 And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.
他要使許多以色列人回轉, 歸於主─他們的神.

1:17 And he will go on before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare for the Lord a people made ready.”
他必有以利亞的心志能力, 行在主的前面, 叫為父的心轉向兒女, 叫悖逆的人轉從義人的智慧, 又為主預備合用的百姓. ”

1:18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “By what will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years!”
撒迦利亞對天使說: “我憑著甚麼可知道這事呢? 我已經老了, 我的妻子也年紀老邁了. ”

1:19 And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this good news.
天使回答說: “我是站在神面前的加百列, 奉差而來對你說話, 將這好信息報給你.

1:20 And behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
到了時候, 這話必然應驗; 只因你不信, 你必啞巴, 不能說話, 直到這事成就的日子. ”

1:21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and began to wonder when he was delayed in the temple.
百姓等候撒迦利亞, 詫異他許久在殿裡.

1:22 And when he came out he was not able to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them, and remained unable to speak.
及至他出來, 不能和他們說話, 他們就知道他在殿裡見了異象; 因為他直向他們打手式, 竟成了啞巴.

1:23 And it happened that when the days of his service came to an end, he went away to his home.
他供職的日子已滿, 就回家去了.

1:24 Now after these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying,
這些日子以後, 他的妻子伊利莎白懷了孕, 就隱藏了五個月,

1:25 “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days in which he has concerned himself with me, to take away my disgrace among people.”
說: “主在眷顧我的日子, 這樣看待我, 要把我在人間的羞恥除掉. ”

1:26 Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee named Nazareth,
到了第六個月, 天使加百列奉神的差遣往加利利的一座城去(這城名叫拿撒勒),

1:27 to a virgin legally promised in marriage to a man named Joseph of the house of David. And the name of the virgin was Mary.
到一個童女那裡, 是已經許配大衛家的一個人, 名叫約瑟. 童女的名字叫馬利亞;

1:28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”
天使進去, 對她說: “蒙大恩的女子, 我問你安, 主和你同在了! ”

1:29 But she was greatly perplexed at the statement, and was pondering what sort of greeting this might be.
馬利亞因這話就很驚慌, 又反覆思想這樣問安是甚麼意思.

1:30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
天使對她說: “馬利亞, 不要怕! 你在神面前已經蒙恩了.

1:31 And behold, you will conceive in the womb and will give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus.
你要懷孕生子, 可以給他起名叫耶穌.

1:32 This one will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
他要為大, 稱為至高者的兒子; 主神要把他祖大衛的位給他.

1:33 And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
他要作雅各家的王, 直到永遠; 他的國也沒有窮盡. ”

1:34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have not had sexual relations with a man?”
馬利亞對天使說: “我沒有出嫁, 怎麼有這事呢? ”

1:35 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the one to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
天使回答說: “聖靈要臨到你身上, 至高者的能力要蔭庇你, 因此所要生的聖者必稱為神的兒子(或譯: 所要生的, 必稱為聖, 稱為神的兒子).

1:36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth—she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.
況且你的親戚伊利莎白, 在年老的時候也懷了男胎, 就是那素來稱為不生育的, 現在有孕六個月了.

1:37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”
因為, 出於神的話, 沒有一句不帶能力的. ”

1:38 So Mary said, “Behold, the Lord’s female slave! May it happen to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
馬利亞說: “我是主的使女, 情願照你的話成就在我身上. ”天使就離開她去了.

1:39 Now in those days Mary set out and traveled with haste into the hill country, to a town of Judah,
那時候, 馬利亞起身, 急忙往山地裡去, 來到猶大的一座城;

1:40 and entered into the house of Zechariah, and greeted Elizabeth.
進了撒迦利亞的家, 問伊利莎白安.

1:41 And it happened that when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby in her womb leaped and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
伊利莎白一聽馬利亞問安, 所懷的胎就在腹裡跳動. 伊利莎白且被聖靈充滿,

1:42 And she cried out with a loud shout and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
高聲喊著說: “你在婦女中是有福的! 你所懷的胎也是有福的!

1:43 And why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
我主的母到我這裡來, 這是從哪裡得的呢?

1:44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy!
因為你問安的聲音一入我耳, 我腹裡的胎就歡喜跳動.

1:45 And blessed is she who believed that there will be a fulfillment to what was spoken to her from the Lord!”
這相信的女子是有福的! 因為主對她所說的話都要應驗. ”

1:46 And Mary said, “My soul exalts the Lord,
馬利亞說: 我心尊主為大;

1:47 and my spirit has rejoiced greatly in God my Savior,
我靈以神我的救主為樂;

1:48 because he has looked upon the humble state of his female slave, for behold, from now on all generations will consider me blessed,
因為他顧念他使女的卑微; 從今以後, 萬代要稱我有福.

1:49 because the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
那有權能的, 為我成就了大事; 他的名為聖.

1:50 And his mercy is for generation after generation to those who fear him.
他憐憫敬畏他的人, 直到世世代代.

1:51 He has done a mighty deed with his arm; he has dispersed the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
他用膀臂施展大能; 那狂傲的人正心裡妄想就被他趕散了.

1:52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.
他叫有權柄的失位, 叫卑賤的升高;

1:53 He has filled those who are hungry with good things, and those who are rich he has sent away empty-handed.
叫飢餓的得飽美食, 叫富足的空手回去.

1:54 He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy,
他扶助了他的僕人以色列,

1:55 just as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”
為要記念亞伯拉罕和他的後裔, 施憐憫直到永遠, 正如從前對我們列祖所說的話.

1:56 And Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her home.
馬利亞和伊利莎白同住, 約有三個月, 就回家去了.

1:57 Now the time came for Elizabeth that she should give birth, and she gave birth to a son.
伊利莎白的產期到了, 就生了一個兒子.

1:58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
鄰里親族聽見主向她大施憐憫, 就和她一同歡樂.

1:59 And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were wanting to name him after his father Zechariah.
到了第八日, 他們來要給孩子行割禮, 並要照他父親的名字叫他撒迦利亞.

1:60 And his mother answered and said, “No, but he will be named John.”
他母親說: “不可! 要叫他約翰. ”

1:61 And they said to her, “There is no one of your relatives who is called by this name.”
他們說: “你親族中沒有叫這名字的. ”

1:62 So they made signs to his father asking what he wanted him to be named,
他們就向他父親打手式, 問他要叫這孩子甚麼名字.

1:63 and he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, saying, “John is his name.” And they were all astonished.
他要了一塊寫字的板, 就寫上, 說: “他的名字是約翰. ”他們便都希奇.

1:64 And his mouth and his tongue were opened immediately, and he began to speak, praising God.
撒迦利亞的口立時開了, 舌頭也舒展了, 就說出話來, 稱頌神.

1:65 And fear came on all those who lived near them, and in all the hill country of Judea all these events were discussed.
周圍居住的人都懼怕; 這一切的事就傳遍了猶太的山地.

1:66 And all those who heard kept these things in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be? For indeed the hand of the Lord was with him!”
凡聽見的人都將這事放在心裡, 說: “這個孩子將來怎麼樣呢? 因為有主與他同在. ”

1:67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,
他父親撒迦利亞被聖靈充滿了, 就預言說:

1:68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited to help and has redeemed his people,
主─以色列的神是應當稱頌的! 因他眷顧他的百姓, 為他們施行救贖,

1:69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
在他僕人大衛家中, 為我們興起了拯救的角,

1:70 just as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from earliest times—
正如主藉著從創世以來聖先知的口所說的話,

1:71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all those who hate us,
拯救我們脫離仇敵和一切恨我們之人的手,

1:72 to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
向我們列祖施憐憫, 記念他的聖約─

1:73 the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to grant us
就是他對我們祖宗亞伯拉罕所起的誓─

1:74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, could serve him without fear
叫我們既從仇敵手中被救出來,

1:75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
就可以終身在他面前, 坦然無懼地用聖潔,公義事奉他.

1:76 And so you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go on before the Lord to prepare his ways,
孩子啊! 你要稱為至高者的先知; 因為你要行在主的前面, 預備他的道路,

1:77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins,
叫他的百姓因罪得赦, 就知道救恩.

1:78 because of the merciful compassion of our God by which the dawn will visit to help us from on high,
因我們神憐憫的心腸, 叫清晨的日光從高天臨到我們,

1:79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.”
要照亮坐在黑暗中死蔭裡的人, 把我們的腳引到平安的路上.

1:80 And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
那孩子漸漸長大, 心靈強健, 住在曠野, 直到他顯明在以色列人面前的日子.

Luke - Chapter 2

2:1 Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire.
當那些日子, 凱撒奧古斯都有旨意下來, 叫天下人民都報名上冊.

2:2 (This first registration took place when Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
這是居里扭作敘利亞巡撫的時候, 頭一次行報名上冊的事.

2:3 And everyone went to be registered, each one to his own town.
眾人各歸各城, 報名上冊.

2:4 So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David,
約瑟也從加利利的拿撒勒城上猶太去, 到了大衛的城, 名叫伯利恆, 因他本是大衛一族一家的人,

2:5 to be registered together with Mary, who was legally promised in marriage to him and was pregnant.
要和他所聘之妻馬利亞一同報名上冊. 那時馬利亞的身孕已經重了.

2:6 And it happened that while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.
他們在那裡的時候, 馬利亞的產期到了,

2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
就生了頭胎的兒子, 用布包起來, 放在馬槽裡, 因為客店裡沒有地方.

2:8 And there were shepherds in the same region, living out of doors and keeping watch, guarding over their flock by night.
在伯利恆之野地裡有牧羊的人, 夜間按著更次看守羊群.

2:9 And an angel of the Lord stood near them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terribly frightened.
有主的使者站在他們旁邊, 主的榮光四面照著他們; 牧羊的人就甚懼怕.

2:10 And the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring good news to you of great joy which will be for all the people:
那天使對他們說: “不要懼怕! 我報給你們大喜的信息, 是關乎萬民的;

2:11 that today a Savior, who is Christ the Lord, was born for you in the city of David.
因今天在大衛的城裡, 為你們生了救主, 就是主基督.

2:12 And this will be the sign for you: you will find the baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.”
你們要看見一個嬰孩, 包著布, 臥在馬槽裡, 那就是記號了. ”

2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God and saying,
忽然, 有一大隊天兵同那天使讚美神說:

2:14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!”
在至高之處榮耀歸與神! 在地上平安歸與他所喜悅的人(有古卷: 喜悅歸與人)!

2:15 And it happened that when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began to say to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has revealed to us!”
眾天使離開他們, 升天去了. 牧羊的人彼此說: “我們往伯利恆去, 看看所成的事, 就是主所指示我們的. ”

2:16 And they went hurrying and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby who was lying in the manger.
他們急忙去了, 就尋見馬利亞和約瑟, 又有那嬰孩臥在馬槽裡;

2:17 And when they saw it, they made known the statement that had been told to them about this child.
既然看見, 就把天使論這孩子的話傳開了.

2:18 And all who heard it were astonished concerning what had been said to them by the shepherds.
凡聽見的, 就詫異牧羊之人對他們所說的話.

2:19 But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering them in her heart.
馬利亞卻把這一切的事存在心裡, 反覆思想.

2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.
牧羊的人回去了, 因所聽見所看見的一切事, 正如天使向他們所說的, 就歸榮耀與神, 讚美他.

2:21 And when eight days were completed so that he could be circumcised, he was named Jesus, his name that he was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
滿了八天, 就給孩子行割禮, 與他起名叫耶穌; 這就是沒有成胎以前, 天使所起的名.

2:22 And when the days of their purification were completed according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
按摩西律法滿了潔淨的日子, 他們帶著孩子上耶路撒冷去, 要把他獻與主,

2:23 (just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb will be called holy to the Lord”)
(正如主的律法上所記: “凡頭生的男子必稱聖歸主. ”)

2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what was stated in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
又要照主的律法上所說, 或用一對斑鳩, 或用兩隻雛鴿獻祭.

2:25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
在耶路撒冷有一個人, 名叫西面; 這人又公義又虔誠, 素常盼望以色列的安慰者來到, 又有聖靈在他身上.

2:26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he would see the Lord’s Christ.
他得了聖靈的啟示, 知道自己未死以前, 必看見主所立的基督.

2:27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus so that they could do for him according to what was customary under the law,
他受了聖靈的感動, 進入聖殿, 正遇見耶穌的父母抱著孩子進來, 要照律法的規矩辦理.

2:28 he took him in his arms and praised God and said,
西面就用手接過他來, 稱頌神說:

2:29 “Now dismiss your slave in peace, Lord, according to your word.
主啊! 如今可以照你的話, 釋放僕人安然去世;

2:30 For my eyes have seen your salvation
因為我的眼睛已經看見你的救恩─

2:31 that you have prepared in the presence of all the peoples,
就是你在萬民面前所預備的:

2:32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory to your people Israel.”
是照亮外邦人的光, 又是你民以色列的榮耀.

2:33 And his father and mother were astonished at what was said about him.
孩子的父母因這論耶穌的話就希奇.

2:34 And Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed—
西面給他們祝福, 又對孩子的母親馬利亞說: “這孩子被立, 是要叫以色列中許多人跌倒, 許多人興起; 又要作毀謗的話柄, 叫許多人心裡的意念顯露出來; 你自己的心也要被刀刺透. ”

2:35 and a sword will pierce your own soul also, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed!”
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2:36 And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher (she was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
又有女先知, 名叫亞拿, 是亞設支派法內力的女兒, 年紀已經老邁, 從作童女出嫁的時候, 同丈夫住了七年就寡居了,

2:37 and herself as a widow up to eighty-four years) who did not depart from the temple with fastings and prayers, serving night and day.
現在已經八十四歲(或譯: 就寡居了八十四年), 並不離開聖殿, 禁食祈求, 晝夜事奉神.

2:38 And at that same hour she approached and began to give thanks to God, and to speak about him to all those who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
正當那時, 她進前來稱謝神, 將孩子的事對一切盼望耶路撒冷得救贖的人講說.

2:39 And when they had completed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
約瑟和馬利亞照主的律法辦完了一切的事, 就回加利利, 到自己的城拿撒勒去了.

2:40 And the child was growing and becoming strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.
孩子漸漸長大, 強健起來, 充滿智慧, 又有神的恩在他身上.

2:41 And his parents went every year to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover.
每年到逾越節, 他父母就上耶路撒冷去.

2:42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the feast.
當他十二歲的時候, 他們按著節期的規矩上去.

2:43 And after the days were completed, while they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. And his parents did not know it,
守滿了節期, 他們回去, 孩童耶穌仍舊在耶路撒冷. 他的父母並不知道,

2:44 but believing him to be in the group of travelers, they went a day’s journey. And they began searching for him among their relatives and their acquaintances,
以為他在同行的人中間, 走了一天的路程, 就在親族和熟識的人中找他,

2:45 and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him.
既找不著, 就回耶路撒冷去找他.

2:46 And it happened that after three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting in the midst of the teachers and listening to them and asking them questions.
過了三天, 就遇見他在殿裡, 坐在教師中間, 一面聽, 一面問.

2:47 And all who heard him were amazed at his insight and his answers.
凡聽見他的, 都希奇他的聰明和他的應對.

2:48 And when they saw him, they were astounded and his mother said to him, “Child, why have you done this to us? Look, your father and I have been searching for you anxiously!”
他父母看見就很希奇. 他母親對他說: “我兒! 為甚麼向我們這樣行呢? 看哪, 你父親和我傷心來找你! ”

2:49 And he said to them, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that it was necessary for me to be in the house of my Father?”
耶穌說: “為甚麼找我呢? 豈不知我應當以我父的事為念嗎(或譯: 豈不知我應當在我父的家裡嗎)? ”

2:50 And they did not understand the statement that he spoke to them.
他所說的這話, 他們不明白.

2:51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was submitting to them. And his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
他就同他們下去, 回到拿撒勒, 並且順從他們. 他母親把這一切的事都存在心裡.

2:52 And Jesus was advancing in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and with people.
耶穌的智慧和身量(或譯: 年紀), 並神和人喜愛他的心, 都一齊增長.

Luke - Chapter 3

3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
凱撒提庇留在位第十五年, 本丟•彼拉多作猶太巡撫, 希律作加利利分封的王, 他兄弟腓力作以土利亞和特拉可尼地方分封的王, 呂撒聶作亞比利尼分封的王,

3:2 in the time of the high priest Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
亞那和該亞法作大祭司. 那時, 撒迦利亞的兒子約翰在曠野裡, 神的話臨到他.

3:3 And he went into all the surrounding region of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
他就來到約旦河一帶地方, 宣講悔改的洗禮, 使罪得赦.

3:4 as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight!
正如先知以賽亞書上所記的話, 說: 在曠野有人聲喊著說: 預備主的道, 修直他的路!

3:5 Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be leveled, and the crooked will become straight, and the rough road will become smooth,
一切山窪都要填滿; 大小山岡都要削平! 彎彎曲曲的地方要改為正直; 高高低低的道路要改為平坦!

3:6 and all flesh will see the salvation of God.’ ”
凡有血氣的, 都要見神的救恩!

3:7 Therefore he was saying to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
約翰對那出來要受他洗的眾人說: “毒蛇的種類! 誰指示你們逃避將來的忿怒呢?

3:8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
你們要結出果子來, 與悔改的心相稱. 不要自己心裡說: ‘有亞伯拉罕為我們的祖宗. ’我告訴你們, 神能從這些石頭中, 給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來.

3:9 And even now the ax is positioned at the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
現在斧子已經放在樹根上, 凡不結好果子的樹就砍下來, 丟在火裡. ”

3:10 And the crowds were asking him, saying, “What then should we do?”
眾人問他說: “這樣, 我們當做甚麼呢? ”

3:11 And he answered and said to them, “The one who has two tunics must share with the one who does not have one, and the one who has food must do likewise.”
約翰回答說: “有兩件衣裳的, 就分給那沒有的; 有食物的, 也當這樣行. ”

3:12 And tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”
又有稅吏來要受洗, 問他說: “夫子, 我們當做甚麼呢? ”

3:13 And he said to them, “Collect no more than what you are ordered to.”
約翰說: “除了例定的數目, 不要多取. ”

3:14 And those who served in the army were also asking him, saying, “What should we also do?” And he said to them, “Extort from no one, and do not blackmail anyone, and be content with your pay.”
又有兵丁問他說: “我們當做甚麼呢? ”約翰說: “不要以強暴待人, 也不要訛詐人, 自己有錢糧就當知足. ”

3:15 And while the people were waiting expectantly and all were pondering in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he might be the Christ,
百姓指望基督來的時候, 人都心裡猜疑, 或者約翰是基督.

3:16 John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but the one who is more powerful than I am is coming, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
約翰說: “我是用水給你們施洗, 但有一位能力比我更大的要來, 我就是給他解鞋帶也不配. 他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗.

3:17 His winnowing shovel is in his hand, to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
他手裡拿著簸箕, 要揚淨他的場, 把麥子收在倉裡, 把糠用不滅的火燒盡了. ”

3:18 So with many other exhortations also he proclaimed good news to the people.
約翰又用許多別的話勸百姓, 向他們傳福音.

3:19 But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother’s wife, and concerning all the evil deeds that Herod had done,
只是分封的王希律, 因他兄弟之妻希羅底的緣故, 並因他所行的一切惡事, 受了約翰的責備;

3:20 added this also to them all: he also locked up John in prison.
又另外添了一件, 就是把約翰收在監裡.

3:21 Now it happened that when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while he was praying, heaven was opened,
眾百姓都受了洗, 耶穌也受了洗. 正禱告的時候, 天就開了,

3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
聖靈降臨在他身上, 形狀彷彿鴿子; 又有聲音從天上來, 說: “你是我的愛子, 我喜悅你. ”

3:23 And Jesus, when he began his ministry, was himself about thirty years old, being the son (as it was believed) of Joseph the son of Eli,
耶穌開頭傳道, 年紀約有三十歲. 依人看來, 他是約瑟的兒子; 約瑟是希里的兒子;

3:24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
希里是瑪塔的兒子; 瑪塔是利未的兒子; 利未是麥基的兒子; 麥基是雅拿的兒子; 雅拿是約瑟的兒子;

3:25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
約瑟是瑪他提亞的兒子; 瑪他提亞是亞摩斯的兒子; 亞摩斯是拿鴻的兒子; 拿鴻是以斯利的兒子; 以斯利是拿該的兒子;

3:26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
拿該是瑪押的兒子; 瑪押是瑪他提亞的兒子; 瑪他提亞是西美的兒子; 西美是約瑟的兒子; 約瑟是猶大的兒子; 猶大是約亞拿的兒子;

3:27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
約亞拿是利撒的兒子; 利撒是所羅巴伯的兒子; 所羅巴伯是撒拉鐵的兒子; 撒拉鐵是尼利的兒子; 尼利是麥基的兒子;

3:28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
麥基是亞底的兒子; 亞底是哥桑的兒子; 哥桑是以摩當的兒子; 以摩當是珥的兒子; 珥是約細的兒子;

3:29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
約細是以利以謝的兒子; 以利以謝是約令的兒子; 約令是瑪塔的兒子; 瑪塔是利未的兒子;

3:30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
利未是西緬的兒子; 西緬是猶大的兒子; 猶大是約瑟的兒子; 約瑟是約南的兒子; 約南是以利亞敬的兒子;

3:31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
以利亞敬是米利亞的兒子; 米利亞是買南的兒子; 買南是瑪達他的兒子; 瑪達他是拿單的兒子; 拿單是大衛的兒子;

3:32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
大衛是耶西的兒子; 耶西是俄備得的兒子; 俄備得是波阿斯的兒子; 波阿斯是撒門的兒子; 撒門是拿順的兒子;

3:33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
拿順是亞米拿達的兒子; 亞米拿達是亞蘭的兒子; 亞蘭是希斯崙的兒子; 希斯崙是法勒斯的兒子; 法勒斯是猶大的兒子;

3:34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
猶大是雅各的兒子; 雅各是以撒的兒子; 以撒是亞伯拉罕的兒子; 亞伯拉罕是他拉的兒子; 他拉是拿鶴的兒子;

3:35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
拿鶴是西鹿的兒子; 西鹿是拉吳的兒子; 拉吳是法勒的兒子; 法勒是希伯的兒子; 希伯是沙拉的兒子;

3:36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
沙拉是該南的兒子; 該南是亞法撒的兒子; 亞法撒是閃的兒子; 閃是挪亞的兒子; 挪亞是拉麥的兒子;

3:37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
拉麥是瑪土撒拉的兒子; 瑪土撒拉是以諾的兒子; 以諾是雅列的兒子; 雅列是瑪勒列的兒子; 瑪勒列是該南的兒子; 該南是以挪士的兒子;

3:38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
以挪士是塞特的兒子; 塞特是亞當的兒子; 亞當是神的兒子.

Luke - Chapter 4

4:1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness
耶穌被聖靈充滿, 從約旦河回來, 聖靈將他引到曠野, 四十天受魔鬼的試探.

4:2 forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was hungry.
那些日子沒有吃甚麼; 日子滿了, 他就餓了.

4:3 So the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, order this stone that it become bread!”
魔鬼對他說: “你若是神的兒子, 可以吩咐這塊石頭變成食物. ”

4:4 And Jesus replied to him, “It is written, ‘Man will not live on bread alone.’ ”
耶穌回答說: “經上記著說: ‘人活著不是單靠食物, 乃是靠神口裡所出的一切話. ’”

4:5 And he led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
魔鬼又領他上了高山, 霎時間把天下的萬國都指給他看,

4:6 And the devil said to him, “I will give you all this domain and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I can give it to whomever I want.
對他說: “這一切權柄,榮華, 我都要給你, 因為這原是交付我的, 我願意給誰就給誰.

4:7 So if you will worship before me, all this will be yours.”
你若在我面前下拜, 這都要歸你. ”

4:8 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’ ”
耶穌說: “經上記著說: 當拜主─你的神, 單要事奉他. ”

4:9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and had him stand on the highest point of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,
魔鬼又領他到耶路撒冷去, 叫他站在殿頂(頂: 原文是翅)上, 對他說: “你若是神的兒子, 可以從這裡跳下去;

4:10 for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’
因為經上記著說: 主要為你吩咐他的使者保護你;

4:11 and ‘on their hands they will lift you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”
他們要用手托著你, 免得你的腳碰在石頭上. ”

4:12 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is said, ‘You are not to put to the test the Lord your God.’ ”
耶穌對他說: “經上說: ‘不可試探主─你的神. ’”

4:13 And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a favorable time.
魔鬼用完了各樣的試探, 就暫時離開耶穌.

4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news about him went out throughout all the surrounding region.
耶穌滿有聖靈的能力, 回到加利利; 他的名聲就傳遍了四方.

4:15 And he began to teach in their synagogues, and was praised by all.
他在各會堂裡教訓人, 眾人都稱讚他.

4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and according to his custom he entered into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbath and stood up to read.
耶穌來到拿撒勒, 就是他長大的地方. 在安息日, 照他平常的規矩進了會堂, 站起來要念聖經.

4:17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him, and unrolling the scroll he found the place where it was written,
有人把先知以賽亞的書交給他, 他就打開, 找到一處寫著說:

4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because of which he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send out in freedom those who are oppressed,
主的靈在我身上, 因為他用膏膏我, 叫我傳福音給貧窮的人; 差遣我報告: 被擄的得釋放, 瞎眼的得看見, 叫那受壓制的得自由,

4:19 to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”
報告神悅納人的禧年.

4:20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were looking intently at him.
於是把書捲起來, 交還執事, 就坐下. 會堂裡的人都定睛看他.

4:21 And he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
耶穌對他們說: “今天這經應驗在你們耳中了. ”

4:22 And they were all speaking well of him, and were astonished at the gracious words that were coming out of his mouth. And they were saying, “Is this man not the son of Joseph?”
眾人都稱讚他, 並希奇他口中所出的恩言; 又說: “這不是約瑟的兒子嗎? ”

4:23 And he said to them, “Doubtless you will tell me this parable: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ Whatever we have heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in your hometown also!”
耶穌對他們說: “你們必引這俗語向我說: ‘醫生, 你醫治自己吧! 我們聽見你在迦百農所行的事, 也當行在你自己家鄉裡’”;

4:24 And he said, “Truly I say to you that no prophet is acceptable in his own hometown.
又說: “我實在告訴你們, 沒有先知在自己家鄉被人悅納的.

4:25 But in truth I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months while a great famine took place over all the land.
我對你們說實話, 當以利亞的時候, 天閉塞了三年零六個月, 遍地有大饑荒, 那時, 以色列中有許多寡婦,

4:26 And Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
以利亞並沒有奉差往她們一個人那裡去, 只奉差往西頓的撒勒法一個寡婦那裡去.

4:27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was made clean except Naaman the Syrian.”
先知以利沙的時候, 以色列中有許多長大痲瘋的, 但內中除了敘利亞國的乃縵, 沒有一個得潔淨的. ”

4:28 And all those in the synagogue were filled with anger when they heard these things.
會堂裡的人聽見這話, 都怒氣滿胸,

4:29 And they stood up and forced him out of the town and brought him up to the edge of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.
就起來攆他出城(他們的城造在山上); 他們帶他到山崖, 要把他推下去.

4:30 But he passed through their midst and went on his way.
他卻從他們中間直行, 過去了.

4:31 And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath.
耶穌下到迦百農, 就是加利利的一座城, 在安息日教訓眾人.

4:32 And they were astounded at his teaching, because he spoke with authority.
他們很希奇他的教訓, 因為他的話裡有權柄.

4:33 And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
在會堂裡有一個人, 被污鬼的精氣附著, 大聲喊叫說:

4:34 “Ha! Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
“唉! 拿撒勒的耶穌, 我們與你有甚麼相干? 你來滅我們嗎? 我知道你是誰, 乃是神的聖者. ”

4:35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And after throwing him down in their midst, the demon came out of him without hurting him at all.
耶穌責備他說: “不要作聲, 從這人身上出來吧! ”鬼把那人摔倒在眾人中間, 就出來了, 卻也沒有害他.

4:36 And amazement came upon them all, and they began to talk with one another, saying, “What word is this? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!”
眾人都驚訝, 彼此對問說: “這是甚麼道理呢? 因為他用權柄能力吩咐污鬼, 污鬼就出來. ”

4:37 And news about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.
於是耶穌的名聲傳遍了周圍地方.

4:38 And after he set out from the synagogue, he went into Simon’s house. And Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a high fever, and they asked him on behalf of her.
耶穌出了會堂, 進了西門的家. 西門的岳母害熱病甚重, 有人為她求耶穌.

4:39 And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she got up and began to serve them.
耶穌站在她旁邊, 斥責那熱病, 熱就退了. 她立刻起來服事他們.

4:40 Now as the sun was setting, all who had those who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and placing his hands on every one of them, he healed them.
日落的時候, 凡有病人的, 不論害甚麼病, 都帶到耶穌那裡. 耶穌按手在他們各人身上, 醫好他們.

4:41 And demons also were coming out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Son of God!” And he rebuked them and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
又有鬼從好些人身上出來, 喊著說: “你是神的兒子. ”耶穌斥責他們, 不許他們說話. 因為他們知道他是基督.

4:42 And when it was day, he departed and went to an isolated place. And the crowds were seeking him, and came to him and were trying to prevent him from departing from them.
天亮的時候, 耶穌出來, 走到曠野地方. 眾人去找他, 到了他那裡, 要留住他, 不要他離開他們.

4:43 But he said to them, “It is necessary for me to proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because I was sent for this purpose.
但耶穌對他們說: “我也必須在別城傳神國的福音, 因我奉差原是為此. ”

4:44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.
於是耶穌在加利利的各會堂傳道.

Luke - Chapter 5

5:1 Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around him and hearing the word of God, he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,
耶穌站在革尼撒勒湖邊, 眾人擁擠他, 要聽神的道.

5:2 and he saw two boats there beside the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
他見有兩隻船灣在湖邊; 打魚的人卻離開船洗網去了.

5:3 And he got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out from the land a little. And he sat down and began to teach the crowds from the boat.
有一隻船是西門的, 耶穌就上去, 請他把船撐開, 稍微離岸, 就坐下, 從船上教訓眾人.

5:4 And when he stopped speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
講完了, 對西門說: “把船開到水深之處, 下網打魚. ”

5:5 And Simon answered and said, “Master, although we worked hard through the whole night, we caught nothing. But at your word I will let down the nets.”
西門說: “夫子, 我們整夜勞力, 並沒有打著甚麼. 但依從你的話, 我就下網. ”

5:6 And when they did this, they caught a very large number of fish, and their nets began to tear.
他們下了網, 就圈住許多魚, 網險些裂開,

5:7 And they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both the boats so that they began to sink.
便招呼那隻船上的同伴來幫助. 他們就來, 把魚裝滿了兩隻船, 甚至船要沉下去.

5:8 And when he saw it, Simon Peter fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, Lord, because I am a sinful man!”
西門•彼得看見, 就俯伏在耶穌膝前, 說: “主啊, 離開我, 我是個罪人! ”

5:9 For amazement had seized him and all those who were with him at the catch of fish that they had caught,
他和一切同在的人都驚訝這一網所打的魚.

5:10 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were business partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid! From now on you will be catching people!”
他的夥伴西庇太的兒子雅各,約翰, 也是這樣. 耶穌對西門說: “不要怕! 從今以後, 你要得人了. ”

5:11 And after they brought their boats to the land, they left everything and followed him.
他們把兩隻船攏了岸, 就撇下所有的, 跟從了耶穌.

5:12 And it happened that while he was in one of the towns, there was a man covered with leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell down on his face and begged him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”
有一回, 耶穌在一個城裡, 有人滿身長了大痲瘋, 看見他, 就俯伏在地, 求他說: “主若肯, 必能叫我潔淨了. ”

5:13 And extending his hand he touched him, saying, “I am willing; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy went away from him.
耶穌伸手摸他, 說: “我肯, 你潔淨了吧! ”大痲瘋立刻就離了他的身.

5:14 And he ordered him, “Tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest and bring the offering for your cleansing just as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
耶穌囑咐他: “你切不可告訴人, 只要去把身體給祭司察看, 又要為你得了潔淨, 照摩西所吩咐的獻上禮物, 對眾人作證據. ”

5:15 But the report about him spread even more, and large crowds were gathering to hear him and to be healed of their illnesses.
但耶穌的名聲越發傳揚出去. 有極多的人聚集來聽道, 也指望醫治他們的病.

5:16 But he himself was withdrawing in the wilderness and praying.
耶穌卻退到曠野去禱告.

5:17 And it happened that on one of the days as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was there in order for him to heal.
有一天, 耶穌教訓人, 有法利賽人和教法師在旁邊坐著; 他們是從加利利各鄉村和猶太並耶路撒冷來的. 主的能力與耶穌同在, 使他能醫治病人.

5:18 And behold, men came carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and place him before him.
有人用褥子抬著一個癱子, 要抬進去放在耶穌面前,

5:19 And when they did not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the roof tiles with the stretcher into the midst of them, in front of Jesus.
卻因人多, 尋不出法子抬進去, 就上了房頂, 從瓦間把他連褥子縋到當中, 正在耶穌面前.

5:20 And when he saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.”
耶穌見他們的信心, 就對癱子說: “你的罪赦了. ”

5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?”
文士和法利賽人就議論說: “這說僭妄話的是誰? 除了神以外, 誰能赦罪呢? ”

5:22 But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
耶穌知道他們所議論的, 就說: “你們心裡議論的是甚麼呢?

5:23 Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
或說‘你的罪赦了’, 或說‘你起來行走’, 哪一樣容易呢?

5:24 But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” he said to the one who was paralyzed, “I say to you, ‘Get up and pick up your stretcher and go to your home.’ ”
但要叫你們知道, 人子在地上有赦罪的權柄. ”就對癱子說: “我吩咐你, 起來, 拿你的褥子回家去吧! ”

5:25 And immediately he stood up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went away to his home, glorifying God.
那人當眾人面前立刻起來, 拿著他所躺臥的褥子回家去, 歸榮耀與神.

5:26 And amazement seized them all, and they began to glorify God. And they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen wonderful things today!”
眾人都驚奇, 也歸榮耀與神, 並且滿心懼怕, 說: “我們今日看見非常的事了. ”

5:27 And after these things, he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me!”
這事以後, 耶穌出去, 看見一個稅吏, 名叫利未, 坐在稅關上, 就對他說: “你跟從我來. ”

5:28 And leaving everything behind, he got up and began to follow him.
他就撇下所有的, 起來, 跟從了耶穌.

5:29 And Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining for the meal with them.
利未在自己家裡為耶穌大擺筵席, 有許多稅吏和別人與他們一同坐席.

5:30 And the Pharisees and their scribes began to complain to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”
法利賽人和文士就向耶穌的門徒發怨言說: “你們為甚麼和稅吏並罪人一同吃喝呢? ”

5:31 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick.
耶穌對他們說: “無病的人用不著醫生; 有病的人才用得著.

5:32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
我來本不是召義人悔改, 乃是召罪人悔改. ”

5:33 And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and make prayers—likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees—but yours are eating and drinking!”
他們說: “約翰的門徒屢次禁食祈禱, 法利賽人的門徒也是這樣; 惟獨你的門徒又吃又喝. ”

5:34 So he said to them, “You are not able to make the bridegroom’s attendants fast as long as the bridegroom is with them, are you?
耶穌對他們說: “新郎和陪伴之人同在的時候, 豈能叫陪伴之人禁食呢?

5:35 But days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.”
但日子將到, 新郎要離開他們, 那日他們就要禁食了. ”

5:36 And he also told a parable to them: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. Otherwise, he will have torn the new also, and the old will not match the patch that is from the new.
耶穌又設一個比喻, 對他們說: “沒有人把新衣服撕下一塊來補在舊衣服上; 若是這樣, 就把新的撕破了, 並且所撕下來的那塊新的和舊的也不相稱.

5:37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the wineskins, and it will be spilled and the wineskins will be destroyed.
也沒有人把新酒裝在舊皮袋裡; 若是這樣, 新酒必將皮袋裂開, 酒便漏出來, 皮袋也就壞了.

5:38 But new wine must be put into new wineskins.
但新酒必須裝在新皮袋裡.

5:39 And no one after drinking old wine wants new, because he says, ‘The old is just fine!’ ”
沒有人喝了陳酒又想喝新的; 他總說陳的好. ”

Luke - Chapter 6

6:1 Now it happened that on a Sabbath he went through the grain fields, and his disciples were picking and eating the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands.
有一個安息日, 耶穌從麥地經過. 他的門徒掐了麥穗, 用手搓著吃.

6:2 But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?
有幾個法利賽人說: “你們為甚麼做安息日不可做的事呢? ”

6:3 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you not read this, what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry—
耶穌對他們說: “經上記著大衛和跟從他的人飢餓之時所做的事, 連這個你們也沒有念過嗎?

6:4 how he entered into the house of God and took the bread of the presentation, which it is not permitted to eat (except the priests alone), and ate it and gave it to those with him?”
他怎麼進了神的殿, 拿陳設餅吃, 又給跟從的人吃? 這餅除了祭司以外, 別人都不可吃. ”

6:5 And he said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
又對他們說: “人子是安息日的主. ”

6:6 Now it happened that on another Sabbath he entered into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there, and his right hand was withered.
又有一個安息日, 耶穌進了會堂教訓人, 在那裡有一個人右手枯乾了.

6:7 So the scribes and the Pharisees were watching closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, in order that they could find a reason to accuse him.
文士和法利賽人窺探耶穌, 在安息日治病不治病, 要得把柄去告他.

6:8 But he knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand in the middle,” and he got up and stood there.
耶穌卻知道他們的意念, 就對那枯乾一隻手的人說: “起來! 站在當中. ”那人就起來, 站著.

6:9 And Jesus said to them, “I ask you whether it is permitted on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”
耶穌對他們說: “我問你們, 在安息日行善行惡, 救命害命, 哪樣是可以的呢? ”

6:10 And after looking around at them all, he said to him, “Stretch out your hand,” and he did, and his hand was restored.
他就周圍看著他們眾人, 對那人說: “伸出手來! ”他把手一伸, 手就復了原.

6:11 But they were filled with fury, and began discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
他們就滿心大怒, 彼此商議怎樣處治耶穌.

6:12 Now it happened that in these days he went away to the mountain to pray, and was spending the whole night in prayer to God.
那時, 耶穌出去, 上山禱告, 整夜禱告神;

6:13 And when day came, he summoned his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles:
到了天亮, 叫他的門徒來, 就從他們中間挑選十二個人, 稱他們為使徒.

6:14 Simon (whom he also named Peter) and his brother Andrew, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,
這十二個人有西門(耶穌又給他起名叫彼得), 還有他兄弟安得烈, 又有雅各和約翰, 腓力和巴多羅買,

6:15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,
馬太和多馬, 亞勒腓的兒子雅各和奮銳黨的西門,

6:16 and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
雅各的兒子(或譯: 兄弟)猶大, 和賣主的加略人猶大.

6:17 And he came down with them and stood on a level place, and a large crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all of Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast district of Tyre and Sidon,
耶穌和他們下了山, 站在一塊平地上; 同站的有許多門徒, 又有許多百姓, 從猶太全地和耶路撒冷, 並泰爾,西頓的海邊來, 都要聽他講道, 又指望醫治他們的病;

6:18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases, and those who were troubled by unclean spirits were cured.
還有被污鬼纏磨的, 也得了醫治.

6:19 And the whole crowd was seeking to touch him, because power was going out from him and healing them all.
眾人都想要摸他; 因為有能力從他身上發出來, 醫好了他們.

6:20 And he lifted up his eyes to his disciples and said, “Blessed are the poor, because yours is the kingdom of God.
耶穌舉目看著門徒, 說: 你們貧窮的人有福了! 因為神的國是你們的.

6:21 Blessed are those who are hungry now, because you will be satisfied. Blessed are those who weep now, Because you will laugh.
你們飢餓的人有福了! 因為你們將要飽足. 你們哀哭的人有福了! 因為你們將要喜笑.

6:22 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil on account of the Son of Man.
“人為人子恨惡你們, 拒絕你們, 辱罵你們, 棄掉你們的名, 以為是惡, 你們就有福了!

6:23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers used to do the same things to the prophets.
當那日, 你們要歡喜跳躍, 因為你們在天上的賞賜是大的. 他們的祖宗待先知也是這樣.

6:24 “But woe to you who are rich, because you have received your comfort.
但你們富足的人有禍了! 因為你們受過你們的安慰.

6:25 Woe to you who are satisfied now, because you will be hungry. Woe, you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep.
你們飽足的人有禍了! 因為你們將要飢餓. 你們喜笑的人有禍了! 因為你們將要哀慟哭泣.

6:26 Woe whenever all people speak well of you, for their fathers used to do the same things to the false prophets.
“人都說你們好的時候, 你們就有禍了! 因為他們的祖宗待假先知也是這樣. ”

6:27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
“只是我告訴你們這聽道的人, 你們的仇敵, 要愛他! 恨你們的, 要待他好!

6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
咒詛你們的, 要為他祝福! 凌辱你們的, 要為他禱告!

6:29 To the one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from the one who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic also.
有人打你這邊的臉, 連那邊的臉也由他打. 有人奪你的外衣, 連裡衣也由他拿去.

6:30 Give to everyone who asks you, and from the one who takes away your things, do not ask for them back.
凡求你的, 就給他. 有人奪你的東西去, 不用再要回來.

6:31 And just as you want people to do to you, do the same to them.
你們願意人怎樣待你們, 你們也要怎樣待人.

6:32 “And if you love those who love you, what kind of credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them!
你們若單愛那愛你們的人, 有甚麼可酬謝的呢? 就是罪人也愛那愛他們的人.

6:33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what kind of credit is that to you? Even the sinners do the same!
你們若善待那善待你們的人, 有甚麼可酬謝的呢? 就是罪人也是這樣行.

6:34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive back, what kind of credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may get back an equal amount!
你們若借給人, 指望從他收回, 有甚麼可酬謝的呢? 就是罪人也借給罪人, 要如數收回.

6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend expecting back nothing, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
你們倒要愛仇敵, 也要善待他們, 並要借給人不指望償還, 你們的賞賜就必大了, 你們也必作至高者的兒子; 因為他恩待那忘恩的和作惡的.

6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful!
你們要慈悲, 像你們的父慈悲一樣. ”

6:37 “And do not judge, and you will never be judged. And do not condemn, and you will never be condemned. Pardon, and you will be pardoned.
“你們不要論斷人, 就不被論斷; 你們不要定人的罪, 就不被定罪; 你們要饒恕人, 就必蒙饒恕(饒恕: 原文是釋放);

6:38 Give, and it will be given to you, a good measure—pressed down, shaken, overflowing—they will pour out into your lap. For with the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you in return.”
你們要給人, 就必有給你們的, 並且用十足的升斗, 連搖帶按, 上尖下流地倒在你們懷裡; 因為你們用甚麼量器量給人, 也必用甚麼量器量給你們. ”

6:39 And he also told them a parable: “Surely a blind person cannot lead the blind, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?
耶穌又用比喻對他們說: “瞎子豈能領瞎子, 兩個人不是都要掉在坑裡嗎?

6:40 A disciple is not superior to his teacher, but everyone, when he is fully trained, will be like his teacher.
學生不能高過先生; 凡學成了的不過和先生一樣.

6:41 And why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the beam of wood that is in your own eye?
為甚麼看見你弟兄眼中有刺, 卻不想自己眼中有樑木呢?

6:42 How are you able to say to your brother, “Brother, allow me to remove the speck that is in your eye,” while you yourself do not see the beam of wood in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the beam of wood from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye!
你不見自己眼中有樑木, 怎能對你弟兄說: ‘容我去掉你眼中的刺’呢? 你這假冒為善的人! 先去掉自己眼中的樑木, 然後才能看得清楚, 去掉你弟兄眼中的刺. ”

6:43 “For there is no good tree that produces bad fruit, nor on the other hand a bad tree that produces good fruit,
“因為, 沒有好樹結壞果子, 也沒有壞樹結好果子.

6:44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorn plants, nor are grapes harvested from thorn bushes.
凡樹木看果子, 就可以認出它來. 人不是從荊棘上摘無花果, 也不是從蒺藜裡摘葡萄.

6:45 The good person out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
善人從他心裡所存的善就發出善來; 惡人從他心裡所存的惡就發出惡來; 因為心裡所充滿的, 口裡就說出來. ”

6:46 “And why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I tell you?
“你們為甚麼稱呼我‘主啊, 主啊’卻不遵我的話行呢?

6:47 “Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and does them—I will show you what he is like:
凡到我這裡來, 聽見我的話就去行的, 我要告訴你們他像甚麼人:

6:48 he is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood came, the river burst against that house and was not able to shake it, because it had been built well.
他像一個人蓋房子, 深深地挖地, 把根基安在磐石上; 到發大水的時候, 水沖那房子, 房子總不能搖動, 因為根基立在磐石上(有古卷: 因為蓋造得好).

6:49 But the one who hears my words and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, which the river burst against, and immediately it collapsed—and the collapse of that house was great!”
惟有聽見不去行的, 就像一個人在土地上蓋房子, 沒有根基; 水一沖, 隨即倒塌了, 並且那房子壞的很大. ”

Luke - Chapter 7

7:1 After he had finished all his statements in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
耶穌對百姓講完了這一切的話, 就進了迦百農.

7:2 Now a certain centurion’s slave, who was esteemed by him, was sick and was about to die.
有一個百夫長所寶貴的僕人害病, 快要死了.

7:3 So when he heard about Jesus, he sent Jewish elders to him, asking him that he would come and cure his slave.
百夫長風聞耶穌的事, 就託猶太人的幾個長老去求耶穌來救他的僕人.

7:4 And when they came to Jesus, they began imploring him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy that you grant this for him,
他們到了耶穌那裡, 就切切地求他說: “你給他行這事是他所配得的;

7:5 because he loves our nation and he himself built the synagogue for us.”
因為他愛我們的百姓, 給我們建造會堂. ”

7:6 So Jesus went with them. Now by this time he was not far away from the house, and the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof.
耶穌就和他們同去. 離那家不遠, 百夫長託幾個朋友去見耶穌, 對他說: “主啊! 不要勞動; 因你到我舍下, 我不敢當.

7:7 For this reason neither did I consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word and my slave must be healed.
我也自以為不配去見你, 只要你說一句話, 我的僕人就必好了.

7:8 For I also am a man placed under authority, who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another one, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
因為我在人的權下, 也有兵在我以下, 對這個說: ‘去! ’他就去; 對那個說: ‘來! ’他就來; 對我的僕人說: ‘你做這事! ’他就去做. ”

7:9 And when Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning around to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith!”
耶穌聽見這話, 就希奇他, 轉身對跟隨的眾人說: “我告訴你們, 這麼大的信心, 就是在以色列中, 我也沒有遇見過. ”

7:10 And when they returned to the house, those who had been sent found the slave healthy.
那託來的人回到百夫長家裡, 看見僕人已經好了.

7:11 And it happened that on the next day he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.
過了不多時(有古卷: 次日), 耶穌往一座城去, 這城名叫拿因, 他的門徒和極多的人與他同行.

7:12 And as he approached the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
將近城門, 有一個死人被抬出來. 這人是他母親獨生的兒子; 他母親又是寡婦. 有城裡的許多人同著寡婦送殯.

7:13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, “Do not weep!”
主看見那寡婦, 就憐憫她, 對她說: “不要哭! ”

7:14 And he came up and touched the bier, and those who were carrying it stopped. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”
於是進前按著槓, 抬的人就站住了. 耶穌說: “少年人, 我吩咐你, 起來! ”

7:15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and he gave him to his mother.
那死人就坐起, 並且說話. 耶穌便把他交給他母親.

7:16 And fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us!” and “God has visited to help his people!”
眾人都驚奇, 歸榮耀與神, 說: “有大先知在我們中間興起來了! ”又說: “神眷顧了他的百姓! ”

7:17 And this report about him went out in the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.
他這事的風聲就傳遍了猶太和周圍地方.

7:18 And his disciples reported to John about all these things. And summoning a certain two of his disciples, John
約翰的門徒把這些事都告訴約翰.

7:19 sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
他便叫了兩個門徒來, 打發他們到主那裡去, 說: “那將要來的是你嗎? 還是我們等候別人呢? ”

7:20 And when the men came to him, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’ ”
那兩個人來到耶穌那裡, 說: “施洗的約翰打發我們來問你: ‘那將要來的是你嗎? 還是我們等候別人呢? ’”

7:21 In that hour he healed many people of diseases and suffering and evil spirits, and he granted sight to many blind people.
正當那時候, 耶穌治好了許多有疾病的, 受災患的, 被惡鬼附著的, 又開恩叫好些瞎子能看見.

7:22 And he answered and said to them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear; the dead are raised, the poor have good news announced to them.
耶穌回答說: “你們去, 把所看見所聽見的事告訴約翰, 就是瞎子看見, 瘸子行走, 長大痲瘋的潔淨, 聾子聽見, 死人復活, 窮人有福音傳給他們.

7:23 And whoever is not offended by me is blessed.”
凡不因我跌倒的, 就有福了! ”

7:24 And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
約翰所差來的人既走了, 耶穌就對眾人講論約翰說: “你們從前出去到曠野, 是要看甚麼呢? 要看風吹動的蘆葦嗎?

7:25 But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and luxury are in the royal palaces.
你們出去, 到底是要看甚麼? 要看穿細軟衣服的人嗎? 那穿華麗衣服,宴樂度日的人是在王宮裡.

7:26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and even more than a prophet!
你們出去, 究竟是要看甚麼? 要看先知嗎? 我告訴你們, 是的, 他比先知大多了.

7:27 It is this man about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
經上記著說: ‘我要差遣我的使者在你前面預備道路’, 所說的就是這個人.

7:28 I tell you, there is no one greater among those born of women than John, but the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
我告訴你們, 凡婦人所生的, 沒有一個大過約翰的; 然而神國裡最小的比他還大. ”

7:29 (And all the people, when they heard this—even the tax collectors—affirmed the righteousness of God, because they had been baptized with the baptism of John,
眾百姓和稅吏既受過約翰的洗, 聽見這話, 就以神為義;

7:30 but the Pharisees and the legal experts rejected the purpose of God for themselves, because they had not been baptized by him.)
但法利賽人和律法師沒有受過約翰的洗, 竟為自己廢棄了神的旨意. (29-30兩節或譯: 眾百姓和稅吏聽見了約翰的話, 就受了他的洗, 便以神為義; 但法利賽人和律法師不受約翰的洗, 竟為自己廢棄了神的旨意. )

7:31 “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?
主又說: “這樣, 我可用甚麼比這世代的人呢? 他們好像甚麼呢?

7:32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another, who say, ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance; we sang a lament and you did not weep.’
好像孩童坐在街市上, 彼此呼叫說: 我們向你們吹笛, 你們不跳舞; 我們向你們舉哀, 你們不啼哭.

7:33 For John the Baptist has come not eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
施洗的約翰來, 不吃餅, 不喝酒, 你們說他是被鬼附著的.

7:34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a man who is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
人子來, 也吃也喝, 你們說他是貪食好酒的人, 是稅吏和罪人的朋友.

7:35 And wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”
但智慧之子都以智慧為是. ”

7:36 Now one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he entered into the house of the Pharisee and reclined at the table.
有一個法利賽人請耶穌和他吃飯; 耶穌就到法利賽人家裡去坐席.

7:37 And behold, a woman in the town who was a sinner, when she learned that he was dining in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of perfumed oil,
那城裡有一個女人, 是個罪人, 知道耶穌在法利賽人家裡坐席, 就拿著盛香膏的玉瓶,

7:38 and standing behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and was wiping them with the hair of her head and was kissing his feet and anointing them with the perfumed oil.
站在耶穌背後, 挨著他的腳哭, 眼淚溼了耶穌的腳, 就用自己的頭髮擦乾, 又用嘴連連親他的腳, 把香膏抹上.

7:39 Now when the Pharisee who invited him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”
請耶穌的法利賽人看見這事, 心裡說: “這人若是先知, 必知道摸他的是誰, 是個怎樣的女人; 乃是個罪人. ”

7:40 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he said, “Teacher, say it.”
耶穌對他說: “西門! 我有句話要對你說. ”西門說: “夫子, 請說. ”

7:41 “There were two debtors who owed a certain creditor. One owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty.
耶穌說: “一個債主有兩個人欠他的債; 一個欠五十兩銀子, 一個欠五兩銀子;

7:42 When they were not able to repay him, he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
因為他們無力償還, 債主就開恩免了他們兩個人的債. 這兩個人哪一個更愛他呢? ”

7:43 Simon answered and said, “I suppose that it is the one to whom he forgave more.” And he said to him, “You have judged correctly.”
西門回答說: “我想是那多得恩免的人. ”耶穌說: “你斷的不錯. ”

7:44 And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house. You did not give me water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
於是轉過來向著那女人, 便對西門說: “你看見這女人嗎? 我進了你的家, 你沒有給我水洗腳; 但這女人用眼淚溼了我的腳, 用頭髮擦乾.

7:45 You did not give me a kiss, but from the time I entered, she has not stopped kissing my feet.
你沒有與我親嘴; 但這女人從我進來的時候就不住地用嘴親我的腳.

7:46 You did not anoint my head with olive oil, but she anointed my feet with perfumed oil.
你沒有用油抹我的頭; 但這女人用香膏抹我的腳.

7:47 For this reason I tell you, her sins—which were many—have been forgiven, for she loved much. But the one to whom little is forgiven loves little.”
所以我告訴你, 她許多的罪都赦免了, 因為她的愛多; 但那赦免少的, 他的愛就少. ”

7:48 And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
於是對那女人說: “你的罪赦免了. ”

7:49 And those who were reclining at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
同席的人心裡說: “這是甚麼人, 竟赦免人的罪呢? ”

7:50 And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
耶穌對那女人說: “你的信救了你; 平平安安回去吧! ”

Luke - Chapter 8

8:1 And it happened that afterward also he was going about from one town and village to another preaching and proclaiming the good news concerning the kingdom of God, and the twelve were with him,
過了不多日, 耶穌周遊各城各鄉傳道, 宣講神國的福音. 和他同去的有十二個門徒,

8:2 and some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (who was called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,
還有被惡鬼所附,被疾病所累,已經治好的幾個婦女, 內中有稱為抹大拉的馬利亞(曾有七個鬼從她身上趕出來),

8:3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza (Herod’s household manager), and Susanna, and many others who were helping to support them from their possessions.
又有希律的家宰苦撒的妻子約亞拿, 並蘇撒拿, 和好些別的婦女, 都是用自己的財物供給耶穌和門徒.

8:4 And while a large crowd was gathering and they were going to him from town after town, he spoke by means of a parable:
當許多人聚集,又有人從各城裡出來見耶穌的時候, 耶穌就用比喻說:

8:5 “The sower went out to sow his seed, and while he was sowing, some seed fell on the side of the path and was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
“有一個撒種的出去撒種. 撒的時候, 有落在路旁的, 被人踐踏, 天上的飛鳥又來吃盡了.

8:6 And other seed fell on the rock, and when it came up, it withered, because it did not have moisture.
有落在磐石上的, 一出來就枯乾了, 因為得不著滋潤.

8:7 And other seed fell in the midst of the thorn plants, and the thorn plants grew up with it and choked it.
有落在荊棘裡的, 荊棘一同生長, 把它擠住了.

8:8 And other seed fell on the good soil, and when it came up, it produced a hundred times as much grain.” As he said these things, he called out, “The one who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
又有落在好土裡的, 生長起來, 結實百倍. ”耶穌說了這些話, 就大聲說: “有耳可聽的, 就應當聽! ”

8:9 And his disciples asked him what this parable meant.
門徒問耶穌說: “這比喻是甚麼意思呢? ”

8:10 And he said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest they are in parables, so that ‘Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’
他說: “神國的奧祕只叫你們知道; 至於別人, 就用比喻, 叫他們看也看不見, 聽也聽不明. ”

8:11 Now the parable means this: the seed is the word of God,
“這比喻乃是這樣: 種子就是神的道.

8:12 and those beside the path are the ones who have heard. Then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and be saved.
那些在路旁的, 就是人聽了道, 隨後魔鬼來, 從他們心裡把道奪去, 恐怕他們信了得救.

8:13 And those on the rock are those who receive the word with joy when they hear it, and these do not have enough root, who believe for a time and in a time of testing fall away.
那些在磐石上的, 就是人聽道, 歡喜領受, 但心中沒有根, 不過暫時相信, 及至遇見試煉就退後了.

8:14 And the seed that fell into the thorn plants—these are the ones who hear and as they go along are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bear fruit to maturity.
那落在荊棘裡的, 就是人聽了道, 走開以後, 被今生的思慮,錢財,宴樂擠住了, 便結不出成熟的子粒來.

8:15 But the seed on the good soil—these are the ones who, after hearing the word, hold fast to it with a noble and good heart, and bear fruit with patient endurance.
那落在好土裡的, 就是人聽了道, 持守在誠實善良的心裡, 並且忍耐著結實. ”

8:16 “And no one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.
“沒有人點燈用器皿蓋上, 或放在床底下, 乃是放在燈臺上, 叫進來的人看見亮光.

8:17 For nothing is secret that will not become evident, and nothing hidden that will never be known and come to light.
因為掩藏的事沒有不顯出來的; 隱瞞的事沒有不露出來被人知道的.

8:18 Therefore consider how you listen, for whoever has, to him more will be given, and whoever does not have, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away from him.”
所以, 你們應當小心怎樣聽; 因為凡有的, 還要加給他; 凡沒有的, 連他自以為有的, 也要奪去. ”

8:19 Now his mother and brothers came to him, and they were not able to meet with him because of the crowd.
耶穌的母親和他弟兄來了, 因為人多, 不得到他跟前.

8:20 And it was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting to see you.”
有人告訴他說: “你母親和你弟兄站在外邊, 要見你. ”

8:21 But he answered and said to them, “These are my mother and my brothers—the ones who hear the word of God and do it.
耶穌回答說: “聽了神之道而遵行的人就是我的母親, 我的弟兄了. ”

8:22 Now it happened that on one of the days both he and his disciples got into a boat, and he said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.” And they set sail,
有一天, 耶穌和門徒上了船, 對門徒說: “我們可以渡到湖那邊去. ”他們就開了船.

8:23 and as they were sailing, he fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were being swamped and were in danger.
正行的時候, 耶穌睡著了. 湖上忽然起了暴風, 船將滿了水, 甚是危險.

8:24 And they came and woke him up, saying, “Master, master! We are perishing!” So he got up and rebuked the wind and the billowing waves of water and they ceased, and it became calm.
門徒來叫醒了他, 說: “夫子! 夫子! 我們喪命啦! ”耶穌醒了, 斥責那狂風大浪; 風浪就止住, 平靜了.

8:25 And he said to them, “Where is your faith?” But they were afraid and were astonished, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water and they obey him?”
耶穌對他們說: “你們的信心在哪裡呢? ”他們又懼怕又希奇, 彼此說: “這到底是誰? 他吩咐風和水, 連風和水也聽從他了. ”

8:26 And they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
他們到了格拉森(有古卷: 加大拉)人的地方, 就是加利利的對面.

8:27 And as he got out on the land, a certain man from the town met him who had demons and for a considerable time had not worn clothes and did not live in a house, but among the tombs.
耶穌上了岸, 就有城裡一個被鬼附著的人迎面而來. 這個人許久不穿衣服, 不住房子, 只住在墳塋裡.

8:28 And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, “What do I have to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!”
他見了耶穌, 就俯伏在他面前, 大聲喊叫, 說: “至高神的兒子耶穌, 我與你有甚麼相干? 求你不要叫我受苦! ”

8:29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For it had seized him many times, and he was bound with chains and shackles and was guarded, and breaking the bonds he would be driven by the demon into the deserted places.)
是因耶穌曾吩咐污鬼從那人身上出來. 原來這鬼屢次抓住他; 他常被人看守, 又被鐵鍊和腳鐐捆鎖, 他竟把鎖鍊掙斷, 被鬼趕到曠野去.

8:30 So Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered into him.
耶穌問他說: “你名叫甚麼? ”他說: “我名叫‘群’”; 這是因為附著他的鬼多.

8:31 And they began imploring him that he would not order them to depart into the abyss.
鬼就央求耶穌, 不要吩咐他們到無底坑裡去.

8:32 Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding there on the hill, and they implored him that he would permit them to enter into those pigs. And he permitted them.
那裡有一大群豬在山上吃食. 鬼央求耶穌, 准他們進入豬裡去. 耶穌准了他們,

8:33 So the demons came out of the man and entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed headlong down the steep slope into the lake and were drowned.
鬼就從那人出來, 進入豬裡去. 於是那群豬闖下山崖, 投在湖裡淹死了.

8:34 And when the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and reported it in the town and in the countryside.
放豬的看見這事就逃跑了, 去告訴城裡和鄉下的人.

8:35 So they went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting there clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid.
眾人出來要看是甚麼事; 到了耶穌那裡, 看見鬼所離開的那人, 坐在耶穌腳前, 穿著衣服, 心裡明白過來, 他們就害怕.

8:36 And those who had seen it reported to them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.
看見這事的便將被鬼附著的人怎麼得救告訴他們.

8:37 And all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, because they had been seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned.
格拉森四圍的人, 因為害怕得很, 都求耶穌離開他們; 耶穌就上船回去了.

8:38 And the man from who the demons had gone out was begging him to stay with him, but he sent him away, saying,
鬼所離開的那人懇求和耶穌同在; 耶穌卻打發他回去, 說:

8:39 “Return to your home and tell all that God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole town all that Jesus had done for him.
“你回家去, 傳說神為你做了何等大的事. ”他就去, 滿城裡傳揚耶穌為他做了何等大的事.

8:40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him.
耶穌回來的時候, 眾人迎接他, 因為他們都等候他.

8:41 And behold, a man who was named Jairus came, and this man was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at the feet of Jesus and began imploring him to come to his house,
有一個管會堂的, 名叫睚魯, 來俯伏在耶穌腳前, 求耶穌到他家裡去;

8:42 because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. Now as he was going, the crowds were pressing against him.
因他有一個獨生女兒, 約有十二歲, 快要死了. 耶穌去的時候, 眾人擁擠他.

8:43 And a woman who was suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years (who, although she had spent all her assets on physicians, was not able to be healed by anyone)
有一個女人, 患了十二年的血漏, 在醫生手裡花盡了他一切養生的, 並沒有一人能醫好他.

8:44 came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her hemorrhaging stopped.
她來到耶穌背後, 摸他的衣裳繸子, 血漏立刻就止住了.

8:45 And Jesus said, “Who is the one who touched me?” And when they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are pressing you hard and crowding you!”
耶穌說: “摸我的是誰? ”眾人都不承認. 彼得和同行的人都說: “夫子, 眾人擁擁擠擠緊靠著你. (有古卷加: 你還問摸我的是誰嗎? )”

8:46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, because I know power has gone out from me.”
耶穌說: “總有人摸我, 因我覺得有能力從我身上出去. ”

8:47 And when the woman saw that she did not escape notice, she came trembling and falling down before him. In the presence of all the people, she told for what reason she had touched him, and that she was healed immediately.
那女人知道不能隱藏, 就戰戰兢兢地來俯伏在耶穌腳前, 把摸他的緣故和怎樣立刻得好了, 當著眾人都說出來.

8:48 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
耶穌對她說: “女兒, 你的信救了你; 平平安安地去吧! ”

8:49 While he was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue ruler’s house, saying, “Your daughter is dead! Trouble the Teacher no longer!”
還說話的時候, 有人從管會堂的家裡來, 說: “你的女兒死了, 不要勞動夫子. ”

8:50 But Jesus, when he heard this, replied to him, “Do not be afraid! Only believe, and she will be healed.”
耶穌聽見就對他說: “不要怕, 只要信! 你的女兒就必得救. ”

8:51 Now when he came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter with him except Peter and John and James and the father and mother of the child.
耶穌到了他的家, 除了彼得,約翰,雅各, 和女兒的父母, 不許別人同他進去.

8:52 And they were all weeping and mourning for her, but he said, “Do not weep! For she is not dead, but is sleeping.”
眾人都為這女兒哀哭捶胸. 耶穌說: “不要哭! 她不是死了, 是睡著了. ”

8:53 And they began laughing at him, because they knew that she was dead.
他們曉得女兒已經死了, 就嗤笑耶穌.

8:54 But he took her hand and called, saying, “Child, get up.”
耶穌拉著她的手, 呼叫說: “女兒, 起來吧! ”

8:55 And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately, and he ordered something to be given to her to eat.
她的靈魂便回來, 她就立刻起來了. 耶穌吩咐給她東西吃.

8:56 And her parents were astonished, but he ordered them to tell no one what had happened.
她的父母驚奇得很; 耶穌囑咐他們, 不要把所做的事告訴人.

Luke - Chapter 9

9:1 And summoning the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases,
耶穌叫齊了十二個門徒, 給他們能力,權柄, 制伏一切的鬼, 醫治各樣的病,

9:2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
又差遣他們去宣傳神國的道, 醫治病人,

9:3 And he said to them, “Take along nothing for the journey—neither a staff, nor a traveler’s bag, nor bread, nor money, nor to have two tunics apiece.
對他們說: “行路的時候, 不要帶柺杖和口袋, 不要帶食物和銀子, 也不要帶兩件褂子.

9:4 And into whatever house you enter, stay there and depart from there.
無論進哪一家, 就住在那裡, 也從那裡起行.

9:5 And as for all those who do not welcome you—when you depart from that town, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”
凡不接待你們的, 你們離開那城的時候, 要把腳上的塵土跺下去, 見證他們的不是. ”

9:6 So they departed and went throughout the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.
門徒就出去, 走遍各鄉宣傳福音, 到處治病.

9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that John has been raised from the dead,
分封的王希律聽見耶穌所做的一切事, 就游移不定; 因為有人說: “是約翰從死裡復活”;

9:8 and by some that Elijah had appeared, and others that some prophet of ancient times had risen.
又有人說: “是以利亞顯現”; 還有人說: “是古時的一個先知又活了. ”

9:9 And Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he was wanting to see him.
希律說: “約翰我已經斬了, 這卻是甚麼人? 我竟聽見他這樣的事呢? ”就想要見他.

9:10 And when they returned, the apostles described to him all that they had done. And he took them along and withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.
使徒回來, 將所做的事告訴耶穌, 耶穌就帶他們暗暗地離開那裡, 往一座城去; 那城名叫伯賽大.

9:11 But when the crowds found out, they followed him, and welcoming them, he began to speak to them about the kingdom of God, and he cured those who had need of healing.
但眾人知道了, 就跟著他去; 耶穌便接待他們, 對他們講論神國的道, 醫治那些需要醫治的人.

9:12 Now the day began to be far spent, and the twelve came up and said to him, “Send away the crowd so that they can go into the surrounding villages and farms to obtain lodging and find provisions, because we are here in a desolate place.
日頭快要平西, 十二個門徒來對他說: “請叫眾人散開, 他們好往四面鄉村裡去借宿找吃的, 因為我們這裡是野地. ”

9:13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and purchase food for all these people.”
耶穌說: “你們給他們吃吧! ”門徒說: “我們不過有五個餅, 兩條魚, 若不去為這許多人買食物就不夠. ”

9:14 (For there were about five thousand men.) So he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
那時, 人數約有五千. 耶穌對門徒說: “叫他們一排一排地坐下, 每排大約五十個人. ”

9:15 And they did so, and had them all sit down.
門徒就如此行, 叫眾人都坐下.

9:16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them and began giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd.
耶穌拿著這五個餅, 兩條魚, 望著天祝福, 擘開, 遞給門徒, 擺在眾人面前.

9:17 And they all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up by them—twelve baskets of broken pieces.
他們就吃, 並且都吃飽了; 把剩下的零碎收拾起來, 裝滿了十二籃子.

9:18 And it happened that while he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
耶穌自己禱告的時候, 門徒也同他在那裡. 耶穌問他們說: “眾人說我是誰? ”

9:19 And they answered and said, “John the Baptist, but others, Elijah, and others, that one of the ancient prophets has risen.”
他們說: “有人說是施洗的約翰; 有人說是以利亞; 還有人說是古時的一個先知又活了. ”

9:20 And he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.”
耶穌說: “你們說我是誰? ”彼得回答說: “是神所立的基督. ”

9:21 But he warned and commanded them to tell this to no one,
耶穌切切地囑咐他們, 不可將這事告訴人,

9:22 saying, “It is necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised on the third day.
又說: “人子必須受許多的苦, 被長老,祭司長,和文士棄絕, 並且被殺, 第三日復活. ”

9:23 And he said to them all, “If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross every day and follow me.
耶穌又對眾人說: “若有人要跟從我, 就當捨己, 天天背起他的十字架來跟從我.

9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me, this person will save it.
因為, 凡要救自己生命(生命: 或譯靈魂; 下同)的, 必喪掉生命; 凡為我喪掉生命的, 必救了生命.

9:25 For what is a person benefited if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
人若賺得全世界, 卻喪了自己, 賠上自己, 有甚麼益處呢?

9:26 For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of this person when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
凡把我和我的道當作可恥的, 人子在自己的榮耀裡, 並天父與聖天使的榮耀裡降臨的時候, 也要把那人當作可恥的.

9:27 But I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God.”
我實在告訴你們, 站在這裡的, 有人在沒嘗死味以前, 必看見神的國. ”

9:28 Now it happened that about eight days after these words, he took along Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
說了這話以後約有八天, 耶穌帶著彼得,約翰,雅各上山去禱告.

9:29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face became different, and his clothing became white, gleaming like lightning.
正禱告的時候, 他的面貌就改變了, 衣服潔白放光.

9:30 And behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,
忽然有摩西,以利亞兩個人同耶穌說話;

9:31 who appeared in glory and were speaking about his departure which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem.
他們在榮光裡顯現, 談論耶穌去世的事, 就是他在耶路撒冷將要成的事.

9:32 Now Peter and those with him were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him.
彼得和他的同伴都打盹, 既清醒了, 就看見耶穌的榮光, 並同他站著的那兩個人.

9:33 And it happened that as they were going away from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah,” not knowing what he was saying.
二人正要和耶穌分離的時候, 彼得對耶穌說: “夫子, 我們在這裡真好! 可以搭三座棚, 一座為你, 一座為摩西, 一座為以利亞. ”他卻不知道所說的是甚麼.

9:34 And while he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.
說這話的時候, 有一朵雲彩來遮蓋他們; 他們進入雲彩裡就懼怕.

9:35 And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!”
有聲音從雲彩裡出來, 說: “這是我的兒子, 我所揀選的(有古卷: 這是我的愛子), 你們要聽他. ”

9:36 And after the voice had occurred, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
聲音住了, 只見耶穌一人在那裡. 當那些日子, 門徒不提所看見的事, 一樣也不告訴人.

9:37 Now it happened that on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.
第二天, 他們下了山, 就有許多人迎見耶穌.

9:38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look with concern on my son, because he is my only son!
其中有一人喊叫說: “夫子! 求你看顧我的兒子, 因為他是我的獨生子.

9:39 And behold, a spirit seizes him and suddenly he screams, and it convulses him with foam and rarely withdraws from him, battering him severely.
他被鬼抓住就忽然喊叫; 鬼又叫他抽瘋, 口中流沫, 並且重重地傷害他, 難以離開他.

9:40 And I begged your disciples that they would expel it, and they were not able to do so.”
我求過你的門徒, 把鬼趕出去, 他們卻是不能. ”

9:41 So Jesus answered and said, “O unbelieving and perverted generation! How long will I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here!”
耶穌說: “噯! 這又不信又悖謬的世代啊, 我在你們這裡, 忍耐你們要到幾時呢? 將你的兒子帶到這裡來吧! ”

9:42 And while he was still approaching, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
正來的時候, 鬼把他摔倒, 叫他重重地抽瘋. 耶穌就斥責那污鬼, 把孩子治好了, 交給他父親.

9:43 And they were all astounded at the impressiveness of God. But while they were all marveling at all the things that he was doing, he said to his disciples,
眾人都詫異神的大能(大能: 或譯威榮). 耶穌所做的一切事, 眾人正希奇的時候, 耶穌對門徒說:

9:44 “You take these words to heart, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”
“你們要把這些話存在耳中, 因為人子將要被交在人手裡. ”

9:45 But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they could not understand it. And they were afraid to ask him about this statement.
他們不明白這話, 意思乃是隱藏的, 叫他們不能明白, 他們也不敢問這話的意思.

9:46 And an argument developed among them as to who of them might be greatest.
門徒中間起了議論, 誰將為大.

9:47 But Jesus, because he knew the thoughts of their hearts, took hold of a child and had him stand beside him
耶穌看出他們心中的議論, 就領一個小孩子來, 叫他站在自己旁邊,

9:48 and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all—this one is great.”
對他們說: “凡為我名接待這小孩子的, 就是接待我; 凡接待我的, 就是接待那差我來的. 你們中間最小的, 他便為大. ”

9:49 And John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow in company with us.”
約翰說: “夫子, 我們看見一個人奉你的名趕鬼, 我們就禁止他, 因為他不與我們一同跟從你. ”

9:50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not prevent him, because whoever is not against you is for you.”
耶穌說: “不要禁止他; 因為不敵擋你們的, 就是幫助你們的. ”

9:51 Now it happened that when the days were approaching for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
耶穌被接上升的日子將到, 他就定意向耶路撒冷去,

9:52 And he sent messengers before him, and they went and entered into a village of the Samaritans in order to prepare for him.
便打發使者在他前頭走. 他們到了撒馬利亞的一個村莊, 要為他預備.

9:53 And they did not welcome him because he was determined to go to Jerusalem.
那裡的人不接待他, 因他面向耶路撒冷去.

9:54 Now when the disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”
他的門徒雅各,約翰看見了, 就說: “主啊, 你要我們吩咐火從天上降下來燒滅他們, 像以利亞所做的(有古卷沒有像以利亞所做的這幾個字)嗎? ”

9:55 But he turned around and rebuked them,
耶穌轉身責備兩個門徒, 說: “你們的心如何, 你們並不知道.

9:56 and they proceeded to another village.
人子來不是要滅人的性命(性命或譯: 靈魂; 下同), 是要救人的性命. ”說著就往別的村莊去了(有古卷只有五十五節首句, 五十六節末句).

9:57 And as they were traveling on the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go!”
他們走路的時候, 有一人對耶穌說: “你無論往哪裡去, 我要跟從你. ”

9:58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
耶穌說: “狐狸有洞, 天空的飛鳥有窩, 只是人子沒有枕頭的地方. ”

9:59 And he said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, first allow me to go and bury my father.”
又對一個人說: “跟從我來! ”那人說: “主, 容我先回去埋葬我的父親. ”

9:60 But he said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead! But you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
耶穌說: “任憑死人埋葬他們的死人, 你只管去傳揚神國的道. ”

9:61 And another person also said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say farewell to those in my house.”
又有一人說: “主, 我要跟從你, 但容我先去辭別我家裡的人. ”

9:62 But Jesus said, “No one who puts his hand on the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God!”
耶穌說: “手扶著犁向後看的, 不配進神的國. ”

Luke - Chapter 10

10:1 And after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy-two others and sent them out two by two before him into every town and place where he was about to go.
這事以後, 主又設立七十個人, 差遣他們兩個兩個地在他前面, 往自己所要到的各城各地方去,

10:2 And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest that he send out workers into his harvest.
就對他們說: “要收的莊稼多, 做工的人少. 所以, 你們當求莊稼的主打發工人出去收他的莊稼.

10:3 Go! Behold, I am sending you out like lambs in the midst of wolves!
你們去吧! 我差你們出去, 如同羊羔進入狼群.

10:4 Do not carry a money bag or a traveler’s bag or sandals, and greet no one along the road.
不要帶錢囊, 不要帶口袋, 不要帶鞋; 在路上也不要問人的安.

10:5 And into whatever house you enter, first say, “Peace be to this household!”
無論進哪一家, 先要說: ‘願這一家平安. ’

10:6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him. But if not, it will return to you.
那裡若有當得平安的人(當得平安的人: 原文是平安之子), 你們所求的平安就必臨到那家; 不然, 就歸與你們了.

10:7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the worker is worthy of his pay. Do not move from house to house.
你們要住在那家, 吃喝他們所供給的, 因為工人得工價是應當的; 不要從這家搬到那家.

10:8 And into whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you,
無論進哪一城, 人若接待你們, 給你們擺上甚麼, 你們就吃甚麼.

10:9 and heal the sick in it, and say to them, “The kingdom of God has come near to you.”
要醫治那城裡的病人, 對他們說: ‘神的國臨近你們了. ’

10:10 But into whatever town you enter and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say,
無論進哪一城, 人若不接待你們, 你們就到街上去,

10:11 “Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you! Nevertheless know this: that the kingdom of God has come near!”
說: ‘就是你們城裡的塵土黏在我們的腳上, 我們也當著你們擦去. 雖然如此, 你們該知道神的國臨近了. ’

10:12 I tell you that it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town!
我告訴你們, 當審判的日子, 所多瑪所受的, 比那城還容易受呢! ”

10:13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes!
“哥拉汛哪, 你有禍了! 伯賽大啊, 你有禍了! 因為在你們中間所行的異能若行在泰爾,西頓, 他們早已披麻蒙灰, 坐在地上悔改了.

10:14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and for Sidon in the judgment than for you!
當審判的日子, 泰爾,西頓所受的, 比你們還容易受呢!

10:15 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No! You will be brought down to Hades!
迦百農啊, 你已經升到天上(或譯: 你將要升到天上嗎), 將來必推下陰間. ”

10:16 The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me. But the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
又對門徒說: “聽從你們的就是聽從我; 棄絕你們的就是棄絕我; 棄絕我的就是棄絕那差我來的. ”

10:17 And the seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”
那七十個人歡歡喜喜地回來, 說: “主啊! 因你的名, 就是鬼也服了我們. ”

10:18 So he said to them, “I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven.
耶穌對他們說: “我曾看見撒但從天上墜落, 像閃電一樣.

10:19 Behold, I have given you the authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will ever harm you.
我已經給你們權柄可以踐踏蛇和蠍子, 又勝過仇敵一切的能力, 斷沒有甚麼能害你們.

10:20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are inscribed in heaven.”
然而, 不要因鬼服了你們就歡喜, 要因你們的名記錄在天上歡喜. ”

10:21 At that same time he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to young children. Yes, Father, for this was pleasing before you.
正當那時, 耶穌被聖靈感動就歡樂, 說: “父啊, 天地的主, 我感謝你! 因為你將這些事向聰明通達人就藏起來, 向嬰孩就顯出來. 父啊! 是的, 因為你的美意本是如此.

10:22 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wants to reveal him.”
一切所有的都是我父交付我的; 除了父, 沒有人知道子是誰; 除了子和子所願意指示的, 沒有人知道父是誰. ”

10:23 And turning to the disciples, he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see the things which you see!
耶穌轉身暗暗地對門徒說: “看見你們所看見的, 那眼睛就有福了.

10:24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.”
我告訴你們, 從前有許多先知和君王要看你們所看的, 卻沒有看見, 要聽你們所聽的, 卻沒有聽見. ”

10:25 And behold, a certain legal expert stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?”
有一個律法師起來試探耶穌, 說: “夫子! 我該做甚麼才可以承受永生? ”

10:26 And he said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”
耶穌對他說: “律法上寫的是甚麼? 你念的是怎樣呢? ”

10:27 And he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
他回答說: “你要盡心,盡性,盡力,盡意愛主─你的神; 又要愛鄰舍如同自己. ”

10:28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.”
耶穌說: “你回答的是; 你這樣行, 就必得永生. ”

10:29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
那人要顯明自己有理, 就對耶穌說: “誰是我的鄰舍呢? ”

10:30 And Jesus replied and said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who both stripped him and beat him. After inflicting blows on him, they went away, leaving him half dead.
耶穌回答說: “有一個人從耶路撒冷下耶利哥去, 落在強盜手中. 他們剝去他的衣裳, 把他打個半死, 就丟下他走了.

10:31 Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
偶然有一個祭司從這條路下來, 看見他就從那邊過去了.

10:32 And in the same way also a Levite, when he came down to the place and saw him, passed by on the opposite side.
又有一個利未人來到這地方, 看見他, 也照樣從那邊過去了.

10:33 But a certain Samaritan who was traveling came up to him and, when he saw him, had compassion.
惟有一個撒馬利亞人行路來到那裡, 看見他就動了慈心,

10:34 And he came up and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine, and he put him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
上前用油和酒倒在他的傷處, 包裹好了, 扶他騎上自己的牲口, 帶到店裡去照應他.

10:35 And on the next day, he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, and said, “Take care of him, and whatever you spend in addition, I will repay to you when I return.
第二天拿出二錢銀子來, 交給店主, 說: ‘你且照應他; 此外所費用的, 我回來必還你. ’

10:36 Which of these three do you suppose became a neighbor of the man who fell among the robbers?”
你想, 這三個人哪一個是落在強盜手中的鄰舍呢? ”

10:37 So he said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” And Jesus said to him, “You go and do likewise.”
他說: “是憐憫他的. ”耶穌說: “你去照樣行吧. ”

10:38 Now as they traveled along, he entered into a certain village. And a certain woman named Martha welcomed him.
他們走路的時候, 耶穌進了一個村莊. 有一個女人, 名叫馬大, 接他到自己家裡.

10:39 And she had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the feet of Jesus and was listening to his teaching.
她有一個妹子, 名叫馬利亞, 在耶穌腳前坐著聽他的道.

10:40 But Martha was distracted with much preparation, so she approached and said, “Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me alone to make preparations? Then tell her that she should help me!”
馬大伺候的事多, 心裡忙亂, 就進前來, 說: “主啊, 我的妹子留下我一個人伺候, 你不在意嗎? 請吩咐她來幫助我. ”

10:41 But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things!
耶穌回答說: “馬大! 馬大! 你為許多的事思慮煩擾,

10:42 But few things are necessary, or only one thing, for Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”
但是不可少的只有一件; 馬利亞已經選擇那上好的福分, 是不能奪去的. ”

Luke - Chapter 11

11:1 And it happened that while he was in a certain place praying, when he stopped a certain one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”
耶穌在一個地方禱告; 禱告完了, 有個門徒對他說: “求主教導我們禱告, 像約翰教導他的門徒. ”

11:2 And he said to them, “When you pray, say, “Father, may your name be treated as holy. May your kingdom come.
耶穌說: “你們禱告的時候, 要說: 我們在天上的父(有古卷: 父啊): 願人都尊你的名為聖. 願你的國降臨; 願你的旨意行在地上, 如同行在天上(有古卷沒有願你的旨意....).

11:3 Give us each day our daily bread.
我們日用的飲食, 天天賜給我們.

11:4 And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation.”
赦免我們的罪, 因為我們也赦免凡虧欠我們的人. 不叫我們遇見試探; 救我們脫離凶惡(有古卷沒有末句). ”

11:5 And he said to them, “Who of you will have a friend, and will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves,
耶穌又說: “你們中間誰有一個朋友半夜到他那裡去, 說: ‘朋友! 請借給我三個餅;

11:6 because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I do not have anything to set before him.’
因為我有一個朋友行路, 來到我這裡, 我沒有甚麼給他擺上. ’

11:7 And that one will answer from inside and say, ‘Do not cause me trouble! The door has already been shut and my children are with me in bed! I am not able to get up to give you anything.’
那人在裡面回答說: ‘不要攪擾我, 門已經關閉, 孩子們也同我在床上了, 我不能起來給你. ’

11:8 I tell you, even if he does not give him anything after he gets up because he is his friend, at any rate because of his impudence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
我告訴你們, 雖不因他是朋友起來給他, 但因他情詞迫切地直求, 就必起來照他所需用的給他.

11:9 And I tell you, ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened for you.
我又告訴你們, 你們祈求, 就給你們; 尋找, 就尋見; 叩門, 就給你們開門.

11:10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
因為, 凡祈求的, 就得著; 尋找的, 就尋見; 叩門的, 就給他開門.

11:11 But what father from among you, if his son will ask for a fish, instead of a fish will give him a snake?
你們中間作父親的, 誰有兒子求餅, 反給他石頭呢? 求魚, 反拿蛇當魚給他呢?

11:12 Or also, if he will ask for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
求雞蛋, 反給他蠍子呢?

11:13 Therefore if you, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”
你們雖然不好, 尚且知道拿好東西給兒女; 何況天父, 豈不更將聖靈給求他的人嗎? ”

11:14 And he was expelling a mute demon. Now it happened that when the demon came out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were astonished.
耶穌趕出一個叫人啞巴的鬼; 鬼出去了, 啞巴就說出話來; 眾人都希奇.

11:15 But some of them said, “By Beelzebul the ruler of demons he expels demons!”
內中卻有人說: “他是靠著鬼王別西卜趕鬼. ”

11:16 And others, in order to test him, were demanding from him a sign from heaven.
又有人試探耶穌, 向他求從天上來的神蹟.

11:17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.
他曉得他們的意念, 便對他們說: “凡一國自相紛爭, 就成為荒場; 凡一家自相紛爭, 就必敗落.

11:18 So if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I expel demons by Beelzebul.
若撒但自相紛爭, 他的國怎能站得住呢? 因為你們說我是靠著別西卜趕鬼.

11:19 But if I expel demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons expel them? For this reason they will be your judges!
我若靠著別西卜趕鬼, 你們的子弟趕鬼又靠著誰呢? 這樣, 他們就要斷定你們的是非.

11:20 But if I expel demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!
我若靠著神的能力趕鬼, 這就是神的國臨到你們了.

11:21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are safe.
壯士披掛整齊, 看守自己的住宅, 他所有的都平安無事;

11:22 But when a stronger man attacks him and conquers him, he takes away his full armor in which he trusted and distributes his plunder.
但有一個比他更壯的來, 勝過他, 就奪去他所倚靠的盔甲兵器, 又分了他的贓.

11:23 The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.
不與我相合的, 就是敵我的; 不同我收聚的, 就是分散的. ”

11:24 “Whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find it. It says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’
“污鬼離了人身, 就在無水之地過來過去, 尋求安歇之處; 既尋不著, 便說: ‘我要回到我所出來的屋裡去. ’

11:25 And when it arrives it finds the house swept and put in order.
到了, 就看見裡面打掃乾淨, 修飾好了,

11:26 Then it goes and brings along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there. And the last state of that person becomes worse than the first!”
便去另帶了七個比自己更惡的鬼來, 都進去住在那裡. 那人末後的景況比先前更不好了. ”

11:27 Now it happened that as he said these things, a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!”
耶穌正說這話的時候, 眾人中間有一個女人大聲說: “懷你胎的和乳養你的有福了! ”

11:28 But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it!”
耶穌說: “是, 卻還不如聽神之道而遵守的人有福. ”

11:29 And as the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation! It demands a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah!
當眾人聚集的時候, 耶穌開講說: “這世代是一個邪惡的世代. 他們求看神蹟, 除了約拿的神蹟以外, 再沒有神蹟給他們看.

11:30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
約拿怎樣為尼尼微人成了神蹟, 人子也要照樣為這世代的人成了神蹟.

11:31 The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here!
當審判的時候, 南方的女王要起來定這世代的罪; 因為她從地極而來, 要聽所羅門的智慧話. 看哪! 在這裡有一人比所羅門更大.

11:32 The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here!
當審判的時候, 尼尼微人要起來定這世代的罪, 因為尼尼微人聽了約拿所傳的就悔改了. 看哪! 在這裡有一人比約拿更大. ”

11:33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a bushel basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.
“沒有人點燈放在地窨子裡, 或是斗底下, 總是放在燈臺上, 使進來的人得見亮光.

11:34 Your eye is the lamp of the body. When your eye is sincere, your whole body is full of light also. But when it is evil, your body is dark also.
你眼睛就是身上的燈. 你的眼睛若瞭亮, 全身就光明; 眼睛若昏花, 全身就黑暗.

11:35 Therefore pay careful attention that the light in you is not darkness!
所以, 你要省察, 恐怕你裡頭的光或者黑暗了.

11:36 If therefore your whole body is full of light, not having any part dark, it will be completely full of light, as when the lamp with its light gives light to you.”
若是你全身光明, 毫無黑暗, 就必全然光明, 如同燈的明光照亮你. ”

11:37 And as he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to have a meal with him, and he went in and reclined at table.
說話的時候, 有一個法利賽人請耶穌同他吃飯, 耶穌就進去坐席.

11:38 And the Pharisee, when he saw it, was astonished that he did not first wash before the meal.
這法利賽人看見耶穌飯前不洗手便詫異.

11:39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inside is full of greediness and wickedness.
主對他說: “如今你們法利賽人洗淨杯盤的外面, 你們裡面卻滿了勒索和邪惡.

11:40 Fools! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?
無知的人哪, 造外面的, 不也造裡面嗎?

11:41 But give as charitable giving the things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.
只要把裡面的施捨給人, 凡物於你們就都潔淨了.

11:42 “But woe to you, Pharisees, because you pay a tenth of mint and rue and every garden herb, and neglect justice and love for God! But it was necessary to do these things without neglecting those things also.
“你們法利賽人有禍了! 因為你們將薄荷,芸香並各樣菜蔬獻上十分之一, 那公義和愛神的事反倒不行了. 這原是你們當行的; 那也是不可不行的.

11:43 Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the best seat in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces!
你們法利賽人有禍了! 因為你們喜愛會堂裡的首位, 又喜愛人在街市上問你們的安.

11:44 Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, and the people who walk over them do not know it!
你們有禍了! 因為你們如同不顯露的墳墓, 走在上面的人並不知道. ”

11:45 And one of the legal experts answered and said to him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also!”
律法師中有一個回答耶穌說: “夫子! 你這樣說也把我們糟蹋了. ”

11:46 So he said, “Woe to you also, legal experts, because you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers!
耶穌說: “你們律法師也有禍了! 因為你們把難擔的擔子放在人身上, 自己一個指頭卻不肯動.

11:47 Woe to you, because you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them!
你們有禍了! 因為你們修造先知的墳墓, 那先知正是你們的祖宗所殺的.

11:48 As a result you are witnesses, and you approve of the deeds of your fathers, because they killed them and you build their tombs!
可見你們祖宗所做的事, 你們又證明又喜歡; 因為他們殺了先知, 你們修造先知的墳墓.

11:49 For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’
所以神用智慧(用智慧: 或譯的智者)曾說: ‘我要差遣先知和使徒到他們那裡去, 有的他們要殺害, 有的他們要逼迫’,

11:50 so that the blood of all the prophets that has been shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,
使創世以來所流眾先知血的罪都要問在這世代的人身上,

11:51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the temple building. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation!
就是從亞伯的血起, 直到被殺在壇和殿中間撒迦利亞的血為止. 我實在告訴你們, 這都要問在這世代的人身上.

11:52 Woe to you, legal experts, because you have taken away the key to knowledge! You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering!”
你們律法師有禍了! 因為你們把知識的鑰匙奪了去, 自己不進去, 正要進去的人你們也阻擋他們. ”

11:53 And when he departed from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly hostile, and to question him closely about many things,
耶穌從那裡出來, 文士和法利賽人就極力地催逼他, 引動他多說話,

11:54 plotting to catch him with reference to something he might say.
私下窺聽, 要拿他的話柄.

Luke - Chapter 12

12:1 During this time when a crowd of many thousands had gathered together, so that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware for yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
這時, 有幾萬人聚集, 甚至彼此踐踏. 耶穌開講, 先對門徒說: “你們要防備法利賽人的酵, 就是假冒為善.

12:2 But nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, and secret that will not be made known.
掩蓋的事沒有不露出來的; 隱藏的事沒有不被人知道的.

12:3 Therefore everything that you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
因此, 你們在暗中所說的, 將要在明處被人聽見; 在內室附耳所說的, 將要在房上被人宣揚. ”

12:4 “And I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after these things do not have anything more to do.
“我的朋友, 我對你們說, 那殺身體以後不能再做甚麼的, 不要怕他們.

12:5 But I will show you whom you should fear: fear the one who has authority, after the killing, to throw you into hell! Yes, I tell you, fear this one!
我要指示你們當怕的是誰: 當怕那殺了以後又有權柄丟在地獄裡的. 我實在告訴你們, 正要怕他.

12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.
五個麻雀不是賣二分銀子嗎? 但在神面前, 一個也不忘記;

12:7 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered! Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
就是你們的頭髮, 也都被數過了. 不要懼怕, 你們比許多麻雀還貴重! ”

12:8 “And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before people, the Son of Man also will acknowledge him before the angels of God,
“我又告訴你們, 凡在人面前認我的, 人子在神的使者面前也必認他;

12:9 but the one who denies me before people will be denied before the angels of God.
在人面前不認我的, 人子在神的使者面前也必不認他.

12:10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him, but to the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.
凡說話干犯人子的, 還可得赦免; 惟獨褻瀆聖靈的, 總不得赦免.

12:11 But when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you should speak in your own defense or what you should say,
人帶你們到會堂, 並官府和有權柄的人面前, 不要思慮怎麼分訴, 說甚麼話;

12:12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what it is necessary to say.”
因為正在那時候, 聖靈要指教你們當說的話. ”

12:13 Now someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me!”
眾人中有一個人對耶穌說: “夫子! 請你吩咐我的兄長和我分開家業. ”

12:14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”
耶穌說: “你這個人! 誰立我作你們斷事的官, 給你們分家業呢? ”

12:15 And he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves from all greediness, because not even when someone has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”
於是對眾人說: “你們要謹慎自守, 免去一切的貪心, 因為人的生命不在乎家道豐富. ”

12:16 And he told a parable to them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
就用比喻對他們說: “有一個財主田產豐盛;

12:17 And he reasoned to himself, saying, ‘What should I do? For I do not have anywhere I can gather in my crops.’
自己心裡思想說: ‘我的出產沒有地方收藏, 怎麼辦呢? ’

12:18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will gather in there all my grain and possessions.
又說: ‘我要這麼辦: 要把我的倉房拆了, 另蓋更大的, 在那裡好收藏我一切的糧食和財物,

12:19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!” ’
然後要對我的靈魂說: 靈魂哪, 你有許多財物積存, 可作多年的費用, 只管安安逸逸地吃喝快樂吧! ’

12:20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and the things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’
神卻對他說: ‘無知的人哪, 今夜必要你的靈魂; 你所預備的要歸誰呢? ’

12:21 So is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and who is not rich toward God!”
凡為自己積財, 在神面前卻不富足的, 也是這樣. ”

12:22 And he said to his disciples, “For this reason I tell you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, or for your body, what you will wear.
耶穌又對門徒說: “所以我告訴你們, 不要為生命憂慮吃甚麼, 為身體憂慮穿甚麼;

12:23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
因為生命勝於飲食, 身體勝於衣裳.

12:24 Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; to them there is neither storeroom nor barn, and God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds?
你想烏鴉, 也不種也不收, 又沒有倉又沒有庫, 神尚且養活牠. 你們比飛鳥是何等地貴重呢!

12:25 And which of you by being anxious is able to add an hour to his life span?
你們哪一個能用思慮使壽數多加一刻呢(或譯: 使身量多加一肘呢)?

12:26 If then you are not even able to do a very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest?
這最小的事, 你們尚且不能做, 為甚麼還憂慮其餘的事呢?

12:27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they do not toil or spin, but I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these.
你想百合花怎麼長起來; 它也不勞苦, 也不紡線. 然而我告訴你們, 就是所羅門極榮華的時候, 他所穿戴的, 還不如這花一朵呢!

12:28 But if God clothes the grass in the field in this way, although it is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he do so for you, you of little faith?
你們這小信的人哪, 野地裡的草今天還在, 明天就丟在爐裡, 神還給它這樣的妝飾, 何況你們呢!

12:29 And you, do not consider what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not be anxious.
你們不要求吃甚麼, 喝甚麼, 也不要掛心;

12:30 For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need these things.
這都是外邦人所求的. 你們必須用這些東西, 你們的父是知道的.

12:31 But seek his kingdom and these things will be added to you.
你們只要求他的國, 這些東西就必加給你們了.

12:32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
你們這小群, 不要懼怕, 因為你們的父樂意把國賜給你們.

12:33 Sell your possessions and give charitable gifts. Make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven where thief does not approach or moth destroy.
你們要變賣所有的賙濟人, 為自己預備永不壞的錢囊, 用不盡的財寶在天上, 就是賊不能近,蟲不能蛀的地方.

12:34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
因為, 你們的財寶在哪裡, 你們的心也在那裡. ”

12:35 “You must be prepared for action and your lamps burning.
“你們腰裡要束上帶, 燈也要點著,

12:36 And you, be like people who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that when he comes back and knocks, they can open the door for him immediately.
自己好像僕人等候主人從婚姻的筵席上回來. 他來到, 叩門, 就立刻給他開門.

12:37 Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he returns! Truly I say to you that he will dress himself for service and have them recline at the table and will come by and serve them.
主人來了, 看見僕人警醒, 那僕人就有福了. 我實在告訴你們, 主人必叫他們坐席, 自己束上帶, 進前伺候他們.

12:38 Even if he should come back in the second or in the third watch of the night and find them like this, blessed are they!
或是二更天來, 或是三更天來, 看見僕人這樣, 那僕人就有福了.

12:39 But understand this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.
家主若知道賊甚麼時候來, 就必警醒, 不容賊挖透房屋, 這是你們所知道的.

12:40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think he will come.”
你們也要預備; 因為你們想不到的時候, 人子就來了. ”

12:41 And Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us, or also for everyone?”
彼得說: “主啊, 這比喻是為我們說的呢? 還是為眾人呢? ”

12:42 And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful wise manager whom the master will put in charge over his servants to give them their food allowance at the right time?
主說: “誰是那忠心有見識的管家, 主人派他管理家裡的人, 按時分糧給他們呢?

12:43 Blessed is that slave whom his master will find so doing when he comes back.
主人來到, 看見僕人這樣行, 那僕人就有福了.

12:44 Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
我實在告訴你們, 主人要派他管理一切所有的.

12:45 But if that slave should say to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time to return,’ and he begins to beat the male slaves and the female slaves and to eat and drink and get drunk,
那僕人若心裡說: ‘我的主人必來得遲’, 就動手打僕人和使女, 並且吃喝醉酒;

12:46 the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and at an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in two and assign his place with the unbelievers.
在他想不到的日子, 不知道的時辰, 那僕人的主人要來, 重重地處治他(或譯: 把他腰斬了), 定他和不忠心的人同罪.

12:47 And that slave who knew the will of his master and did not prepare or do according to his will will be given a severe beating.
僕人知道主人的意思, 卻不預備, 又不順他的意思行, 那僕人必多受責打;

12:48 But the one who did not know and did things deserving blows will be given a light beating. And from everyone to whom much has been given, much will be demanded, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will ask him for even more.
惟有那不知道的, 做了當受責打的事, 必少受責打; 因為多給誰, 就向誰多取; 多託誰, 就向誰多要. ”

12:49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish that it had been kindled already!
“我來要把火丟在地上, 倘若已經著起來, 不也是我所願意的嗎?

12:50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am distressed until it is accomplished!
我有當受的洗還沒有成就, 我是何等地迫切呢?

12:51 Do you think that I have come to grant peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!
你們以為我來, 是叫地上太平嗎? 我告訴你們, 不是, 乃是叫人紛爭.

12:52 For from now on there will be five in one household, divided three against two and two against three.
從今以後, 一家五個人將要紛爭: 三個人和兩個人相爭, 兩個人和三個人相爭;

12:53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
父親和兒子相爭, 兒子和父親相爭; 母親和女兒相爭, 女兒和母親相爭; 婆婆和媳婦相爭, 媳婦和婆婆相爭. ”

12:54 And he also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud coming up in the west, you say at once, ‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and so it happens.
耶穌又對眾人說: “你們看見西邊起了雲彩, 就說: ‘要下一陣雨’; 果然就有.

12:55 And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be burning heat,’ and it happens.
起了南風, 就說: ‘將要燥熱’; 也就有了.

12:56 Hypocrites! You know how to evaluate the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it you do not know how to evaluate this present time?
假冒為善的人哪, 你們知道分辨天地的氣色, 怎麼不知道分辨這時候呢? ”

12:57 And why do you not also judge for yourselves what is right?
“你們又為何不自己審量甚麼是合理的呢?

12:58 For as you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to come to a settlement with him on the way, so that he will not drag you to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff will throw you into prison.
你同告你的對頭去見官, 還在路上, 務要盡力地和他了結; 恐怕他拉你到官面前, 官交付差役, 差役把你下在監裡.

12:59 I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid back even the last cent!”
我告訴你, 若有半文錢沒有還清, 你斷不能從那裡出來. ”

Luke - Chapter 13

13:1 Now at the same time some had come to tell him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
正當那時, 有人將彼拉多使加利利人的血攙雜在他們祭物中的事告訴耶穌.

13:2 And he answered and said to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were sinners worse than all the Galileans, because they suffered these things?
耶穌說: “你們以為這些加利利人比眾加利利人更有罪, 所以受這害嗎?

13:3 No, I tell you, but unless you repent you will all perish as well!
我告訴你們, 不是的! 你們若不悔改, 都要如此滅亡!

13:4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them—do you think that they were sinners worse than all the people who live in Jerusalem?
從前西羅亞樓倒塌了, 壓死十八個人; 你們以為那些人比一切住在耶路撒冷的人更有罪嗎?

13:5 No, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all perish as well!”
我告訴你們, 不是的! 你們若不悔改, 都要如此滅亡! ”

13:6 And he told this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.
於是用比喻說: “一個人有一棵無花果樹栽在葡萄園裡. 他來到樹前找果子, 卻找不著.

13:7 So he said to the gardener, ‘Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and did not find any. Cut it down! Why should it even exhaust the soil?’
就對管園的說: ‘看哪, 我這三年來到這無花果樹前找果子, 竟找不著. 把它砍了吧, 何必白佔地土呢! ’

13:8 But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put manure on it.
管園的說: ‘主啊, 今年且留著, 等我周圍掘開土, 加上糞;

13:9 And if indeed it produces fruit in the coming year, so much the better, but if not, you can cut it down.’ ”
以後若結果子便罷, 不然再把它砍了. ’”

13:10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
安息日, 耶穌在會堂裡教訓人.

13:11 And behold, a woman was there who had a spirit that had disabled her for eighteen years, and she was bent over and not able to straighten herself up completely.
有一個女人被鬼附著, 病了十八年, 腰彎得一點直不起來.

13:12 And when he saw her, Jesus summoned her and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your disability!”
耶穌看見, 便叫過她來, 對她說: “女人, 你脫離這病了! ”

13:13 And he placed his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and glorified God.
於是用兩隻手按著她; 她立刻直起腰來, 就歸榮耀與神.

13:14 But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, answered and said to the crowd, “There are six days on which it is necessary to work. Therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the day of the Sabbath!”
管會堂的因為耶穌在安息日治病, 就氣忿忿地對眾人說: “有六日應當做工; 那六日之內可以來求醫, 在安息日卻不可. ”

13:15 But the Lord answered and said to him, “Hypocrites! Does not each one of you untie his ox or his donkey from the feeding trough on the Sabbath and lead it away to water it?
主說: “假冒為善的人哪, 難道你們各人在安息日不解開槽上的牛,驢, 牽去飲嗎?

13:16 And this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound eighteen long years—is it not necessary that she be released from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?”
況且這女人本是亞伯拉罕的後裔, 被撒但捆綁了這十八年, 不當在安息日解開她的綁嗎? ”

13:17 And when he said these things, all those who opposed him were humiliated, and the whole crowd was rejoicing at all the splendid things that were being done by him.
耶穌說這話, 他的敵人都慚愧了; 眾人因他所行一切榮耀的事, 就都歡喜了.

13:18 Therefore he said, “What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
耶穌說: “神的國好像甚麼? 我拿甚麼來比較呢?

13:19 It is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his own garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”
好像一粒芥菜種, 有人拿去種在園子裡, 長大成樹, 天上的飛鳥宿在它的枝上. ”

13:20 And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
又說: “我拿甚麼來比神的國呢?

13:21 It is like yeast that a woman took and hid in three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”
好比麵酵, 有婦人拿來藏在三斗麵裡, 直等全團都發起來. ”

13:22 And he was going throughout towns and villages, teaching and making his journey toward Jerusalem.
耶穌往耶路撒冷去, 在所經過的各城各鄉教訓人.

13:23 And someone said to him, “Lord, are there only a few who are saved?” And he said to them,
有一個人問他說: “主啊, 得救的人少嗎? ”

13:24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able to,
耶穌對眾人說: “你們要努力進窄門. 我告訴你們, 將來有許多人想要進去, 卻是不能.

13:25 when once the master of the house has gotten up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ And he will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from!’
及至家主起來關了門, 你們站在外面叩門, 說: ‘主啊, 給我們開門! ’他就回答說: ‘我不認識你們, 不曉得你們是哪裡來的! ’

13:26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets!’
那時, 你們要說: ‘我們在你面前吃過喝過, 你也在我們的街上教訓過人. ’

13:27 And he will reply, saying to you, ‘I do not know where you are from! Go away from me, all you evildoers!’
他要說: ‘我告訴你們, 我不曉得你們是哪裡來的. 你們這一切作惡的人, 離開我去吧! ’

13:28 In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves thrown outside!
你們要看見亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各, 和眾先知都在神的國裡, 你們卻被趕到外面, 在那裡必要哀哭切齒了.

13:29 And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.
從東,從西,從南,從北將有人來, 在神的國裡坐席.

13:30 And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
只是有在後的, 將要在前; 有在前的, 將要在後. ”

13:31 At that same hour some Pharisees came up and said to him, “Go out and depart from here, because Herod wants to kill you!”
正當那時, 有幾個法利賽人來對耶穌說: “離開這裡去吧, 因為希律想要殺你. ”

13:32 And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I am expelling demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work.’
耶穌說: “你們去告訴那個狐狸說: ‘今天,明天我趕鬼治病, 第三天我的事就成全了. ’

13:33 Nevertheless, it is necessary for me to be on the way today and tomorrow and on the next day, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside Jerusalem.
雖然這樣, 今天,明天,後天, 我必須前行, 因為先知在耶路撒冷之外喪命是不能的.

13:34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How many times I wanted to gather your children together the way a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
耶路撒冷啊! 耶路撒冷啊! 你常殺害先知, 又用石頭打死那奉差遣到你這裡來的人. 我多次願意聚集你的兒女, 好像母雞把小雞聚集在翅膀底下; 只是你們不願意.

13:35 Behold, your house has been left to you! And I tell you, you will never see me until the time will come when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ”
看哪, 你們的家成為荒場留給你們. 我告訴你們, 從今以後你們不得再見我, 直等到你們說: ‘奉主名來的是應當稱頌的. ’”

Luke - Chapter 14

14:1 And it happened that when he came to the house of a certain one of the leaders of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat a meal, they were watching him closely.
安息日, 耶穌到一個法利賽人的首領家裡去吃飯, 他們就窺探他.

14:2 And behold, a certain man was in front of him, suffering from edema.
在他面前有一個患水臌的人.

14:3 And Jesus answered and said to the legal experts and Pharisees, saying, “Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath, or not?”
耶穌對律法師和法利賽人說: “安息日治病可以不可以? ”

14:4 But they remained silent. And he took hold of him and healed him, and sent him away.
他們卻不言語. 耶穌就治好那人, 叫他走了;

14:5 And he said to them, “Who among you, if your son or your ox falls into a well on the day of the Sabbath, will not immediately pull him out?”
便對他們說: “你們中間誰有驢或有牛, 在安息日掉在井裡, 不立時拉牠上來呢? ”

14:6 And they were not able to make a reply to these things.
他們不能對答這話.

14:7 Now he told a parable to those who had been invited when he noticed how they were choosing for themselves the places of honor, saying to them,
耶穌見所請的客揀擇首位, 就用比喻對他們說:

14:8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not recline at the table in the place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you has been invited by him,
“你被人請去赴婚姻的筵席, 不要坐在首位上, 恐怕有比你尊貴的客被他請來;

14:9 and the one who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give the place to this person,’ and then with shame you will begin to take the last place.
那請你們的人前來對你說: ‘讓座給這一位吧! ’你就羞羞慚慚地退到末位上去了.

14:10 But when you are invited, go and recline at the table in the last place, so that when the one who invited you comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then it will be an honor to you in the presence of all those who are reclining at the table with you.
你被請的時候, 就去坐在末位上, 好叫那請你的人來對你說: ‘朋友, 請上座. ’那時, 你在同席的人面前就有光彩了.

14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
因為, 凡自高的, 必降為卑; 自卑的, 必升為高. ”

14:12 And he also said to the one who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or wealthy neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and repayment come to you.
耶穌又對請他的人說: “你擺設午飯或晚飯, 不要請你的朋友,弟兄,親屬, 和富足的鄰舍, 恐怕他們也請你, 你就得了報答.

14:13 But whenever you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
你擺設筵席, 倒要請那貧窮的,殘廢的,瘸腿的,瞎眼的, 你就有福了!

14:14 and you will be blessed, because they are not able to repay you. For it will be paid back to you at the resurrection of the righteous.”
因為他們沒有甚麼可報答你. 到義人復活的時候, 你要得著報答. ”

14:15 Now when one of those reclining at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”
同席的有一人聽見這話, 就對耶穌說: “在神國裡吃飯的有福了! ”

14:16 But he said to him, “A certain man was giving a large banquet and invited many.
耶穌對他說: “有一人擺設大筵席, 請了許多客.

14:17 And he sent his slave at the hour of the banquet to say to those who have been invited, ‘Come, because now it is ready!’
到了坐席的時候, 打發僕人去對所請的人說: ‘請來吧! 樣樣都齊備了. ’

14:18 And they all alike began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, ‘I have purchased a field, and I must go out to look at it. I ask you, consider me excused.’
眾人一口同音地推辭. 頭一個說: ‘我買了一塊地, 必須去看看. 請你准我辭了. ’

14:19 And another said, ‘I have purchased five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. I ask you, consider me excused.’
又有一個說: ‘我買了五對牛, 要去試一試. 請你准我辭了. ’

14:20 And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and for this reason I am not able to come.’
又有一個說: ‘我才娶了妻, 所以不能去. ’

14:21 And the slave came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame!’
那僕人回來, 把這事都告訴了主人. 家主就動怒, 對僕人說: ‘快出去, 到城裡大街小巷, 領那貧窮的,殘廢的,瞎眼的,瘸腿的來. ’

14:22 And the slave said, ‘Sir, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
僕人說: ‘主啊, 你所吩咐的已經辦了, 還有空座. ’

14:23 And the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges and press them to come in, so that my house will be filled!
主人對僕人說: ‘你出去到路上和籬笆那裡, 勉強人進來, 坐滿我的屋子.

14:24 For I say to you that none of those persons who were invited will taste my banquet!’ ”
我告訴你們, 先前所請的人沒有一個得嘗我的筵席. ’”

14:25 Now large crowds were going along with him, and he turned around and said to them,
有極多的人和耶穌同行. 他轉過來對他們說:

14:26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and furthermore, even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
“人到我這裡來, 若不愛我勝過愛(愛我勝過愛: 原文是恨)自己的父母,妻子,兒女,弟兄,姊妹, 和自己的性命, 就不能作我的門徒.

14:27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
凡不背著自己十字架跟從我的, 也不能作我的門徒.

14:28 For which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?
你們哪一個要蓋一座樓, 不先坐下算計花費, 能蓋成不能呢?

14:29 Otherwise after he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all who see it will begin to ridicule him,
恐怕安了地基, 不能成功, 看見的人都笑話他, 說:

14:30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish!’
‘這個人開了工, 卻不能完工. ’

14:31 Or what king, going out to engage another king in battle, does not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand.
或是一個王出去和別的王打仗, 豈不先坐下酌量, 能用一萬兵去敵那領二萬兵來攻打他的嗎?

14:32 But if not, while the other is still far away, he sends an ambassador and asks for terms of peace.
若是不能, 就趁敵人還遠的時候, 派使者去求和息的條款.

14:33 In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce all his own possessions cannot be my disciple.
這樣, 你們無論甚麼人, 若不撇下一切所有的, 就不能作我的門徒. ”

14:34 “Now salt is good, but if salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be made salty?
“鹽本是好的; 鹽若失了味, 可用甚麼叫它再鹹呢?

14:35 It is usable neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; they throw it out. The one who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
或用在田裡, 或堆在糞裡, 都不合式, 只好丟在外面. 有耳可聽的, 就應當聽! ”

Luke - Chapter 15

15:1 Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were drawing near to hear him.
眾稅吏和罪人都挨近耶穌, 要聽他講道.

15:2 And both the Pharisees and the scribes were complaining, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!”
法利賽人和文士私下議論說: “這個人接待罪人, 又同他們吃飯. ”

15:3 So he told them this parable, saying,
耶穌就用比喻說:

15:4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the grassland and go after the one that was lost until he finds it?
“你們中間誰有一百隻羊失去一隻, 不把這九十九隻撇在曠野,去找那失去的羊, 直到找著呢?

15:5 And when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
找著了, 就歡歡喜喜地扛在肩上, 回到家裡,

15:6 And when he returns to his home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!’
就請朋友鄰舍來, 對他們說: ‘我失去的羊已經找著了, 你們和我一同歡喜吧! ’

15:7 I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
我告訴你們, 一個罪人悔改, 在天上也要這樣為他歡喜, 較比為九十九個不用悔改的義人歡喜更大. ”

15:8 Or what woman who has ten drachmas, if she loses one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
“或是一個婦人有十塊錢, 若失落一塊, 豈不點上燈, 打掃屋子, 細細地找, 直到找著嗎?

15:9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the drachma that I had lost!’
找著了, 就請朋友鄰舍來, 對他們說: ‘我失落的那塊錢已經找著了, 你們和我一同歡喜吧! ’

15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
我告訴你們, 一個罪人悔改, 在神的使者面前也是這樣為他歡喜. ”

15:11 And he said, “A certain man had two sons.
耶穌又說: “一個人有兩個兒子.

15:12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that is coming to me.’ So he divided his assets between them.
小兒子對父親說: ‘父親, 請你把我應得的家業分給我. ’他父親就把產業分給他們.

15:13 And after not many days, the younger son gathered everything and went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth by living wastefully.
過了不多幾日, 小兒子就把他一切所有的都收拾起來, 往遠方去了. 在那裡任意放蕩, 浪費資財.

15:14 And after he had spent everything, there was a severe famine throughout that country, and he began to be in need.
既耗盡了一切所有的, 又遇著那地方大遭饑荒, 就窮苦起來.

15:15 And he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to tend pigs.
於是去投靠那地方的一個人; 那人打發他到田裡去放豬.

15:16 And he was longing to fill his stomach with the carob pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving anything to him.
他恨不得拿豬所吃的豆莢充飢, 也沒有人給他.

15:17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have an abundance of food, and I am dying here from hunger!
他醒悟過來, 就說: ‘我父親有多少的雇工, 口糧有餘, 我倒在這裡餓死嗎?

15:18 I will set out and go to my father and will say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight!
我要起來, 到我父親那裡去, 向他說: 父親! 我得罪了天, 又得罪了你;

15:19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son! Make me like one of your hired workers.’
從今以後, 我不配稱為你的兒子, 把我當作一個雇工吧! ’

15:20 And he set out and came to his own father. But while he was still a long way away, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
於是起來, 往他父親那裡去. 相離還遠, 他父親看見, 就動了慈心, 跑去抱著他的頸項, 連連與他親嘴.

15:21 And his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight! I am no longer worthy to be called your son!’
兒子說: ‘父親! 我得罪了天, 又得罪了你; 從今以後, 我不配稱為你的兒子. ’

15:22 But his father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet!
父親卻吩咐僕人說: ‘把那上好的袍子快拿出來給他穿; 把戒指戴在他指頭上; 把鞋穿在他腳上;

15:23 And bring the fattened calf—kill it and let us eat and celebrate,
把那肥牛犢牽來宰了, 我們可以吃喝快樂;

15:24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.
因為我這個兒子是死而復活, 失而又得的. ’他們就快樂起來.

15:25 “Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
那時, 大兒子正在田裡. 他回來, 離家不遠, 聽見作樂跳舞的聲音,

15:26 And he summoned one of the slaves and asked what these things meant.
便叫過一個僕人來, 問是甚麼事.

15:27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has gotten him back healthy.’
僕人說: ‘你兄弟來了; 你父親因為得他無災無病地回來, 把肥牛犢宰了. ’

15:28 But he became angry and did not want to go in. So his father came out and began to implore him.
大兒子卻生氣, 不肯進去; 他父親就出來勸他.

15:29 But he answered and said to his father, ‘Behold, so many years I have served you, and have never disobeyed your command! And you never gave me a young goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!
他對父親說: ‘我服事你這多年, 從來沒有違背過你的命, 你並沒有給我一隻山羊羔, 叫我和朋友一同快樂.

15:30 But when this son of yours returned—who has consumed your assets with prostitutes—you killed the fattened calf for him!’
但你這個兒子和娼妓吞盡了你的產業, 他一來了, 你倒為他宰了肥牛犢. ’

15:31 But he said to him, ‘Child, you are always with me, and everything I have belongs to you.
父親對他說: ‘兒啊! 你常和我同在, 我一切所有的都是你的;

15:32 But it was necessary to celebrate and to rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead, and is alive, and was lost, and is found!’ ”
只是你這個兄弟是死而復活,失而又得的, 所以我們理當歡喜快樂. ’”

Luke - Chapter 16

16:1 And he also said to the disciples, “A certain man was rich, who had a manager. And charges were brought to him that this person was squandering his possessions.
耶穌又對門徒說: “有一個財主的管家, 別人向他主人告他浪費主人的財物.

16:2 And he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give the account of your management, because you can no longer manage.’
主人叫他來, 對他說: ‘我聽見你這事怎麼樣呢? 把你所經管的交代明白, 因你不能再作我的管家. ’

16:3 And the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, because my master is taking away the management from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
那管家心裡說: ‘主人辭我, 不用我再作管家, 我將來做甚麼? 鋤地呢? 無力; 討飯呢? 怕羞.

16:4 I know what I should do, so that when I am removed from the management they will welcome me into their homes!’
我知道怎麼行, 好叫人在我不作管家之後, 接我到他們家裡去. ’

16:5 And he summoned each one of his own master’s debtors and said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
於是把欠他主人債的, 一個一個地叫了來, 問頭一個說: ‘你欠我主人多少? ’

16:6 And he said, ‘A hundred measures of olive oil.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your promissory note and sit down quickly and write fifty.’
他說: ‘一百簍(每簍約五十斤)油. ’管家說: ‘拿你的帳, 快坐下, 寫五十. ’

16:7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your promissory note and write eighty.’
又問一個說: ‘你欠多少? ’他說: ‘一百石麥子. ’管家說: ‘拿你的帳, 寫八十. ’

16:8 And the master praised the dishonest manager, because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are shrewder than the sons of light with regard to their own generation.
主人就誇獎這不義的管家做事聰明; 因為今世之子, 在世事之上, 較比光明之子更加聰明.

16:9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it runs out they will welcome you into the eternal dwellings.
我又告訴你們, 要藉著那不義的錢財結交朋友, 到了錢財無用的時候, 他們可以接你們到永存的帳幕裡去.

16:10 “The one who is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in very little is also dishonest in much.
人在最小的事上忠心, 在大事上也忠心; 在最小的事上不義, 在大事上也不義.

16:11 If then you have not been faithful with unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
倘若你們在不義的錢財上不忠心, 誰還把那真實的錢財託付你們呢?

16:12 And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you your own?
倘若你們在別人的東西上不忠心, 誰還把你們自己的東西給你們呢?

16:13 No domestic slave is able to serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and will despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.”
一個僕人不能事奉兩個主; 不是惡這個愛那個, 就是重這個輕那個. 你們不能又事奉神, 又事奉瑪門. ”

16:14 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.
法利賽人是貪愛錢財的; 他們聽見這一切話, 就嗤笑耶穌.

16:15 And he said to them, “You are the ones who justify themselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts! For what is considered exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
耶穌對他們說: “你們是在人面前自稱為義的, 你們的心, 神卻知道; 因為人所尊貴的, 是神看為可憎惡的.

16:16 “The law and the prophets were until John; from that time on the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urgently pressed into it.
律法和先知到約翰為止, 從此神國的福音傳開了, 人人努力要進去.

16:17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the law to become invalid.
天地廢去較比律法的一點一畫落空還容易.

16:18 “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
凡休妻另娶的就是犯姦淫; 娶被休之妻的也是犯姦淫. ”

16:19 “Now a certain man was rich, and dressed in purple cloth and fine linen, feasting sumptuously every day.
“有一個財主穿著紫色袍和細麻布衣服, 天天奢華宴樂.

16:20 And a certain poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, lay at his gate,
又有一個討飯的, 名叫拉撒路, 渾身生瘡, 被人放在財主門口,

16:21 and was longing to be filled with what fell from the table of the rich man. But even the dogs came and licked his sores.
要得財主桌子上掉下來的零碎充飢; 並且狗來舔他的瘡.

16:22 Now it happened that the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
後來那討飯的死了, 被天使帶去放在亞伯拉罕的懷裡. 財主也死了, 並且埋葬了.

16:23 And in Hades he lifted up his eyes as he was in torment and saw Abraham from a distance, and Lazarus at his side.
他在陰間受痛苦, 舉目遠遠地望見亞伯拉罕, 又望見拉撒路在他懷裡,

16:24 And he called out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he could dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am suffering pain in this flame!’
就喊著說: ‘我祖亞伯拉罕哪, 可憐我吧! 打發拉撒路來, 用指頭尖蘸點水, 涼涼我的舌頭; 因為我在這火焰裡, 極其痛苦. ’

16:25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you received your good things during your life, and Lazarus likewise bad things. But now he is comforted here, but you are suffering pain.
亞伯拉罕說: ‘兒啊, 你該回想你生前享過福, 拉撒路也受過苦; 如今他在這裡得安慰, 你倒受痛苦.

16:26 And in addition to all these things, a great chasm has been established between us and you, so that those who want to cross over from here to you are not able to do so, nor can they cross over from there to us.’
不但這樣, 並且在你我之間, 有深淵限定, 以致人要從這邊過到你們那邊是不能的; 要從那邊過到我們這邊也是不能的. ’

16:27 So he said, ‘Then I ask you, father, that you send him to my father’s house,
財主說: ‘我祖啊! 既是這樣, 求你打發拉撒路到我父家去;

16:28 for I have five brothers, so that he could warn them, in order that they also should not come to this place of torment!’
因為我還有五個弟兄, 他可以對他們作見證, 免得他們也來到這痛苦的地方. ’

16:29 But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they must listen to them.’
亞伯拉罕說: ‘他們有摩西和先知的話可以聽從. ’

16:30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent!’
他說: ‘我祖亞伯拉罕哪, 不是的, 若有一個從死裡復活的, 到他們那裡去的, 他們必要悔改. ’

16:31 But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone rises from the dead.’ ”
亞伯拉罕說: ‘若不聽從摩西和先知的話, 就是有一個從死裡復活的, 他們也是不聽勸. ’”

Luke - Chapter 17

17:1 And he said to his disciples, “It is impossible for causes for stumbling not to come, but woe to him through whom they come!
耶穌又對門徒說: “絆倒人的事是免不了的; 但那絆倒人的有禍了.

17:2 It would be better for him if a millstone is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea than that he causes one of these little ones to sin.
就是把磨石拴在這人的頸項上, 丟在海裡, 還強如他把這小子裡的一個絆倒了.

17:3 “Be concerned about yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.
你們要謹慎! 若是你的弟兄得罪你, 就勸戒他; 他若懊悔, 就饒恕他.

17:4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times he returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
倘若他一天七次得罪你, 又七次回轉, 說: ‘我懊悔了’, 你總要饒恕他. ”

17:5 And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
使徒對主說: “求主加增我們的信心. ”

17:6 So the Lord said, “If you have faith like a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
主說: “你們若有信心像一粒芥菜種, 就是對這棵桑樹說: ‘你要拔起根來, 栽在海裡’, 它也必聽從你們.

17:7 “And which of you who has a slave plowing or shepherding sheep who comes in from the field will say to him, ‘Come here at once and recline at the table’?
你們誰有僕人耕地或是放羊, 從田裡回來, 就對他說: ‘你快來坐下吃飯’呢?

17:8 Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something that I may eat, and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and after these things you will eat and drink.’
豈不對他說: ‘你給我預備晚飯, 束上帶子伺候我, 等我吃喝完了, 你才可以吃喝’嗎?

17:9 He will not be grateful to the slave because he did what was ordered, will he?
僕人照所吩咐的去做, 主人還謝謝他嗎?

17:10 Thus you also, when you have done all the things you were ordered to do, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done what we were obligated to do.’ ”
這樣, 你們做完了一切所吩咐的, 只當說: ‘我們是無用的僕人, 所做的本是我們應分做的. ’”

17:11 And it happened that while traveling toward Jerusalem, he was passing through the region between Samaria and Galilee.
耶穌往耶路撒冷去, 經過撒馬利亞和加利利.

17:12 And as he was entering into a certain village, ten men met him—lepers, who stood at a distance.
進入一個村子, 有十個長大痲瘋的, 迎面而來, 遠遠地站著,

17:13 And they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
高聲說: “耶穌, 夫子, 可憐我們吧! ”

17:14 And when he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that as they were going, they were cleansed.
耶穌看見, 就對他們說: “你們去把身體給祭司察看. ”他們去的時候就潔淨了.

17:15 But one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.
內中有一個見自己已經好了, 就回來大聲歸榮耀與神,

17:16 And he fell on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him. And he was a Samaritan.
又俯伏在耶穌腳前感謝他; 這人是撒馬利亞人.

17:17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were not ten cleansed? And where are the nine?
耶穌說: “潔淨了的不是十個人嗎? 那九個在哪裡呢?

17:18 Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?”
除了這外族人, 再沒有別人回來歸榮耀與神嗎? ”

17:19 And he said to him, “Get up and go your way. Your faith has saved you.”
就對那人說: “起來, 走吧! 你的信救了你了. ”

17:20 Now when he was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with things that can be observed,
法利賽人問: “神的國幾時來到? ”耶穌回答說: “神的國來到不是眼所能見的.

17:21 nor will they say, ‘Behold, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
人也不得說: ‘看哪, 在這裡! 看哪, 在那裡! ’因為神的國就在你們心裡(心裡: 或譯中間). ”

17:22 And he said to the disciples, “Days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
他又對門徒說: “日子將到, 你們巴不得看見人子的一個日子, 卻不得看見.

17:23 And they will say to you, ‘Behold, there!’ ‘Behold, here!’ Do not go out or run after them!
人將要對你們說: ‘看哪, 在那裡! 看哪, 在這裡! ’你們不要出去, 也不要跟隨他們!

17:24 For just as the lightning shines forth, flashing from one place under heaven to another place under heaven, so the Son of Man will be in his day.
因為人子在他降臨的日子, 好像閃電從天這邊一閃直照到天那邊.

17:25 But first it is necessary for him to suffer many things, and to be rejected by this generation.
只是他必須先受許多苦, 又被這世代棄絕.

17:26 And just as it was in the days of Noah, so also it will be in the days of the Son of Man—
挪亞的日子怎樣, 人子的日子也要怎樣.

17:27 they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
那時候的人又吃又喝, 又娶又嫁, 到挪亞進方舟的那日, 洪水就來, 把他們全都滅了.

17:28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building.
又好像羅得的日子; 人又吃又喝, 又買又賣, 又耕種又蓋造.

17:29 But on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven and destroyed them all.
到羅得出所多瑪的那日, 就有火與硫磺從天上降下來, 把他們全都滅了.

17:30 It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
人子顯現的日子也要這樣.

17:31 On that day, whoever is on the housetop and his goods are in the house must not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back
當那日, 人在房上, 器具在屋裡, 不要下來拿; 人在田裡, 也不要回家.

17:32 Remember Lot’s wife!
你們要回想羅得的妻子.

17:33 Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will keep it.
凡想要保全生命的, 必喪掉生命; 凡喪掉生命的, 必救活生命.

17:34 I tell you that in that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left.
我對你們說, 當那一夜, 兩個人在一個床上, 要取去一個, 撇下一個.

17:35 There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.”
兩個女人一同推磨, 要取去一個, 撇下一個. (有古卷加:

17:36
兩個人在田裡, 要取去一個, 撇下一個. )”

17:37 And they answered and said to him, “Where, Lord?” So he said to them, “Where the dead body is, there also the vultures will be gathered.”
門徒說: “主啊, 在哪裡有這事呢? ”耶穌說: “屍首在哪裡, 鷹也必聚在那裡. ”

Luke - Chapter 18

18:1 And he told them a parable to show that they must always pray and not be discouraged,
耶穌設一個比喻, 是要人常常禱告, 不可灰心.

18:2 saying, “There was a certain judge in a certain town who did not fear God and did not respect people.
說: “某城裡有一個官, 不懼怕神, 也不尊重世人.

18:3 And there was a widow in that town, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary!’
那城裡有個寡婦, 常到他那裡, 說: ‘我有一個對頭, 求你給我伸冤. ’

18:4 And he was not willing for a time, but after these things he said to himself, ‘Even if I do not fear God or respect people,
他多日不准, 後來心裡說: ‘我雖不懼怕神, 也不尊重世人,

18:5 yet because this widow is causing trouble for me, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me down in the end by her coming back!’ ”
只因這寡婦煩擾我, 我就給她伸冤吧, 免得她常來纏磨我! ’”

18:6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge is saying!
主說: “你們聽這不義之官所說的話.

18:7 And will not God surely see to it that justice is done to his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay toward them?
神的選民晝夜呼籲他, 他縱然為他們忍了多時, 豈不終久給他們伸冤嗎?

18:8 I tell you that he will see to it that justice is done for them soon! Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, then will he find faith on earth?”
我告訴你們, 要快快地給他們伸冤了. 然而, 人子來的時候, 遇得見世上有信德嗎? ”

18:9 And he also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and looked down on everyone else:
耶穌向那些仗著自己是義人, 藐視別人的, 設一個比喻,

18:10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
說: “有兩個人上殿裡去禱告: 一個是法利賽人, 一個是稅吏.

18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed these things with reference to himself: ‘God, I give thanks to you that I am not like other people—swindlers, unrighteous people, adulterers, or even like this tax collector!
法利賽人站著, 自言自語地禱告說: ‘神啊, 我感謝你, 我不像別人勒索,不義,姦淫, 也不像這個稅吏.

18:12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all that I get.’
我一個禮拜禁食兩次, 凡我所得的都捐上十分之一. ’

18:13 But the tax collector, standing far away, did not want even to raise his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
那稅吏遠遠地站著, 連舉目望天也不敢, 只捶著胸說: ‘神啊, 開恩可憐我這個罪人! ’

18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that one! For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
我告訴你們, 這人回家去比那人倒算為義了; 因為, 凡自高的, 必降為卑; 自卑的, 必升為高. ”

18:15 Now they were bringing even their babies to him so that he could touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
有人抱著自己的嬰孩來見耶穌, 要他摸他們; 門徒看見就責備那些人.

18:16 But Jesus called them to himself, saying, “Allow the children to come to me, and do not forbid them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
耶穌卻叫他們來, 說: “讓小孩子到我這裡來, 不要禁止他們, 因為在神國的正是這樣的人.

18:17 Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it.”
我實在告訴你們, 凡要承受神國的, 若不像小孩子, 斷不能進去. ”

18:18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, by doing what will I inherit eternal life?”
有一個官問耶穌說: “良善的夫子, 我該做甚麼事才可以承受永生? ”

18:19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
耶穌對他說: “你為甚麼稱我是良善的? 除了神一位之外, 再沒有良善的.

18:20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’ ”
誡命你是曉得的: ‘不可姦淫; 不可殺人; 不可偷盜; 不可作假見證; 當孝敬父母. ’”

18:21 And he said, “All these I have observed from my youth.”
那人說: “這一切我從小都遵守了. ”

18:22 And when he heard this, Jesus said to him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all that you have, and distribute the proceeds to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.”
耶穌聽見了, 就說: “你還缺少一件: 要變賣你一切所有的, 分給窮人, 就必有財寶在天上; 你還要來跟從我. ”

18:23 But when he heard these things he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.
他聽見這話, 就甚憂愁, 因為他很富足.

18:24 And Jesus took notice of him and said, “How difficult it is for those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!
耶穌看見他, 就說: “有錢財的人進神的國是何等的難哪!

18:25 For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.
駱駝穿過針的眼比財主進神的國還容易呢! ”

18:26 So those who heard this said, “And who can be saved?”
聽見的人說: “這樣, 誰能得救呢? ”

18:27 But he said, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.”
耶穌說: “在人所不能的事, 在神卻能. ”

18:28 And Peter said, “Behold, we have left all that is ours and followed you.”
彼得說: “看哪, 我們已經撇下自己所有的跟從你了. ”

18:29 And he said to them, “Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children on account of the kingdom of God,
耶穌說: “我實在告訴你們, 人為神的國撇下房屋, 或是妻子,弟兄,父母,兒女,

18:30 who will not receive many times more in this time and in the age to come, eternal life.”
沒有在今世不得百倍, 在來世不得永生的. ”

18:31 And taking aside the twelve, he said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written by the prophets with reference to the Son of Man will be accomplished.
耶穌帶著十二個門徒, 對他們說: “看哪, 我們上耶路撒冷去, 先知所寫的一切事都要成就在人子身上.

18:32 For he will be handed over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and mistreated and spit on,
他將要被交給外邦人; 他們要戲弄他, 凌辱他, 吐唾沫在他臉上,

18:33 and after flogging him they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.”
並要鞭打他, 殺害他; 第三日他要復活. ”

18:34 And they understood none of these things, and this saying was concealed from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.
這些事門徒一樣也不懂得, 意思乃是隱藏的; 他們不曉得所說的是甚麼.

18:35 Now it happened that as he drew near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting on the side of the road begging.
耶穌將近耶利哥的時候, 有一個瞎子坐在路旁討飯.

18:36 And when he heard a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant.
聽見許多人經過, 就問是甚麼事.

18:37 And they told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”
他們告訴他, 是拿撒勒人耶穌經過.

18:38 And he called out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
他就呼叫說: “大衛的子孫耶穌啊, 可憐我吧! ”

18:39 And those who were in front rebuked him, that he should be silent, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
在前頭走的人就責備他, 不許他作聲; 他卻越發喊叫說: “大衛的子孫, 可憐我吧! ”

18:40 So Jesus stopped and ordered him to be brought to him. And when he approached, he asked him,
耶穌站住, 吩咐把他領過來, 到了跟前, 就問他說:

18:41 “What do you want me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, that I may regain my sight.
“你要我為你做甚麼? ”他說: “主啊, 我要能看見. ”

18:42 And Jesus said to him, “Regain your sight! Your faith has saved you.”
耶穌說: “你可以看見! 你的信救了你了. ”

18:43 And immediately he regained his sight and began to follow him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
瞎子立刻看見了, 就跟隨耶穌, 一路歸榮耀與神. 眾人看見這事, 也讚美神.

Luke - Chapter 19

19:1 And he entered and traveled through Jericho.
耶穌進了耶利哥, 正經過的時候,

19:2 And there was a man named Zacchaeus, and he was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
有一個人名叫撒該, 作稅吏長, 是個財主.

19:3 And he was seeking to see Jesus—who he was—and he was not able to as a result of the crowd, because he was short in stature.
他要看看耶穌是怎樣的人; 只因人多, 他的身量又矮, 所以不得看見,

19:4 And he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree so that he could see him, because he was going to go through that way.
就跑到前頭, 爬上桑樹, 要看耶穌, 因為耶穌必從那裡經過.

19:5 And when he came to the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because it is necessary for me to stay at your house today!”
耶穌到了那裡, 抬頭一看, 對他說: “撒該, 快下來! 今天我必住在你家裡. ”

19:6 And he came down quickly and welcomed him joyfully.
他就急忙下來, 歡歡喜喜地接待耶穌.

19:7 And when they saw it, they all began to complain, saying, “He has gone in to find lodging with a man who is a sinner!”
眾人看見, 都私下議論說: “他竟到罪人家裡去住宿. ”

19:8 And Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I am giving to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I am paying it back four times as much!”
撒該站著對主說: “主啊, 我把所有的一半給窮人; 我若訛詐了誰, 就還他四倍. ”

19:9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham.
耶穌說: “今天救恩到了這家, 因為他也是亞伯拉罕的子孫.

19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save those who are lost.”
人子來, 為要尋找,拯救失喪的人. ”

19:11 Now while they were listening to these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
眾人正在聽見這些話的時候, 耶穌因為將近耶路撒冷, 又因他們以為神的國快要顯出來, 就另設一個比喻, 說:

19:12 Therefore he said, “A certain nobleman traveled to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
“有一個貴冑往遠方去, 要得國回來,

19:13 And summoning ten of his own slaves, he gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business until I come back.’
便叫了他的十個僕人來, 交給他們十錠(錠: 原文是彌拿, 一彌拿約銀十兩)銀子, 說: ‘你們去做生意, 直等我回來. ’

19:14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be king over us!’
他本國的人卻恨他, 打發使者隨後去, 說: ‘我們不願意這個人作我們的王. ’

19:15 And it happened that when he returned after receiving the kingdom, he ordered these slaves to whom he had given the money to be summoned to him, so that he could know what they had gained by trading.
他既得國回來, 就吩咐叫那領銀子的僕人來, 要知道他們做生意賺了多少.

19:16 So the first arrived, saying, ‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more!’
頭一個上來, 說: ‘主啊, 你的一錠銀子已經賺了十錠. ’

19:17 And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small thing, have authority over ten cities.’
主人說: ‘好! 良善的僕人, 你既在最小的事上有忠心, 可以有權柄管十座城. ’

19:18 And the second came, saying, ‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.’
第二個來, 說: ‘主啊, 你的一錠銀子已經賺了五錠. ’

19:19 So he said to this one also, ‘And you be over five cities.’
主人說: ‘你也可以管五座城. ’

19:20 And another came, saying, ‘Sir, behold your mina, which I had put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.
又有一個來說: ‘主啊, 看哪, 你的一錠銀子在這裡, 我把它包在手巾裡存著.

19:21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man—you withdraw what you did not deposit, and you reap what you did not sow!’
我原是怕你, 因為你是嚴厲的人; 沒有放下的, 還要去拿, 沒有種下的, 還要去收. ’

19:22 He said to him, ‘By your own words I will judge you, wicked slave! You knew that I am a severe man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.
主人對他說: ‘你這惡僕, 我要憑你的口定你的罪. 你既知道我是嚴厲的人, 沒有放下的, 還要去拿, 沒有種下的, 還要去收,

19:23 And why did you not give my money to the bank, and I, when I returned, would have collected it with interest?’
為甚麼不把我的銀子交給銀行, 等我來的時候, 連本帶利都可以要回來呢? ’

19:24 And to the bystanders he said, ‘Take away from him the mina and give it to the one who has the ten minas!’
就對旁邊站著的人說: ‘奪過他這一錠來, 給那有十錠的. ’

19:25 And they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten minas.’
他們說: ‘主啊, 他已經有十錠了. ’

19:26 ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
主人說: ‘我告訴你們, 凡有的, 還要加給他; 沒有的, 連他所有的也要奪過來.

19:27 But these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and slaughter them in my presence!’ ”
至於我那些仇敵, 不要我作他們王的, 把他們拉來, 在我面前殺了吧! ’”

19:28 And after he had said these things, he traveled on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
耶穌說完了這話, 就在前面走, 上耶路撒冷去.

19:29 And it happened that when he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, to the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,
將近伯法其和伯大尼, 在一座山名叫橄欖山那裡, 就打發兩個門徒, 說:

19:30 saying, ‘Go into the village in front of you, in which as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no person has ever sat, and untie it and bring it.
“你們往對面村子裡去, 進去的時候, 必看見一匹驢駒拴在那裡, 是從來沒有人騎過的, 可以解開牽來.

19:31 And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you will say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’ ”
若有人問為甚麼解牠, 你們就說: ‘主要用牠. ’”

19:32 So those who were sent went and found it just as he had told them.
打發的人去了, 所遇見的正如耶穌所說的.

19:33 And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, ‘Why are you untying the colt?’
他們解驢駒的時候, 主人問他們說: “解驢駒做甚麼? ”

19:34 So they said, ‘The Lord has need of it.’
他們說: “主要用牠. ”

19:35 And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they put Jesus on it.
他們牽到耶穌那裡, 把自己的衣服搭在上面, 扶著耶穌騎上.

19:36 And as he was going along, they were spreading out their cloaks on the road.
走的時候, 眾人把衣服鋪在路上.

19:37 Now as he was drawing near by this time to the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles that they had seen,
將近耶路撒冷, 正下橄欖山的時候, 眾門徒因所見過的一切異能, 都歡樂起來, 大聲讚美神,

19:38 saying, “Blessed is the king, the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
說: 奉主名來的王是應當稱頌的! 在天上有和平; 在至高之處有榮光.

19:39 And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”
眾人中有幾個法利賽人對耶穌說: “夫子, 責備你的門徒吧! ”

19:40 And he answered and said, “I tell you that if these keep silent, the stones will cry out!”
耶穌說: “我告訴你們, 若是他們閉口不說, 這些石頭必要呼叫起來. ”

19:41 And when he approached and saw the city, he wept over it,
耶穌快到耶路撒冷, 看見城, 就為它哀哭,

19:42 saying, “If you had known on this day—even you—the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
說: “巴不得你在這日子知道關係你平安的事; 無奈這事現在是隱藏的, 叫你的眼看不出來.

19:43 For days will come upon you and your enemies will put up an embankment against you, and will surround you and press you hard from all directions.
因為日子將到, 你的仇敵必築起土壘, 周圍環繞你, 四面困住你,

19:44 And they will raze you to the ground, you and your children within you, and will not leave a stone upon a stone within you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”
並要掃滅你和你裡頭的兒女, 連一塊石頭也不留在石頭上, 因你不知道眷顧你的時候. ”

19:45 And he entered into the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling,
耶穌進了殿, 趕出裡頭做買賣的人,

19:46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘And my house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a cave of robbers!”
對他們說: “經上說: 我的殿必作禱告的殿, 你們倒使它成為賊窩了. ”

19:47 And he was teaching every day in the temple courts, and the chief priests and the scribes and the most prominent men of the people were seeking to destroy him.
耶穌天天在殿裡教訓人. 祭司長和文士與百姓的尊長都想要殺他,

19:48 And they did not find anything they could do, because all the people were paying close attention to what they were hearing from him.
但尋不出法子來, 因為百姓都側耳聽他.

Luke - Chapter 20

20:1 And it happened that on one of the days while he was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes approached together with the elders
有一天, 耶穌在殿裡教訓百姓, 講福音的時候, 祭司長和文士並長老上前來,

20:2 and said, saying to him, “Tell us, by what authority you are doing these things, or who is the one who gave you this authority?
問他說: “你告訴我們, 你仗著甚麼權柄做這些事? 給你這權柄的是誰呢? ”

20:3 And he answered and said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and you tell me:
耶穌回答說: “我也要問你們一句話, 你們且告訴我.

20:4 The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men?
約翰的洗禮是從天上來的? 是從人間來的呢? ”

20:5 And they discussed this with one another, saying, “If we say ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
他們彼此商議說: “我們若說‘從天上來’, 他必說: ‘你們為甚麼不信他呢? ’

20:6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
若說‘從人間來’, 百姓都要用石頭打死我們, 因為他們信約翰是先知. ”

20:7 And they replied that they did not know where it was from.
於是回答說: “不知道是從哪裡來的. ”

20:8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
耶穌說: “我也不告訴你們, 我仗著甚麼權柄做這些事. ”

20:9 And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.
耶穌就設比喻對百姓說: “有人栽了一個葡萄園, 租給園戶, 就往外國去住了許久.

20:10 And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed after beating him.
到了時候, 打發一個僕人到園戶那裡去, 叫他們把園中當納的果子交給他; 園戶竟打了他, 叫他空手回去.

20:11 And he proceeded to send another slave, but they beat and dishonored that one also, and sent him away empty-handed.
又打發一個僕人去, 他們也打了他, 並且凌辱他, 叫他空手回去.

20:12 And he proceeded to send a third, but they wounded and threw out this one also.
又打發第三個僕人去, 他們也打傷了他, 把他推出去了.

20:13 So the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’
園主說: ‘我怎麼辦呢? 我要打發我的愛子去, 或者他們尊敬他. ’

20:14 But when the tenant farmers saw him, they began to reason with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance will become ours!’
不料, 園戶看見他, 就彼此商量說: ‘這是承受產業的, 我們殺他吧, 使產業歸於我們! ’

20:15 And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
於是把他推出葡萄園外, 殺了. 這樣, 葡萄園的主人要怎樣處治他們呢?

20:16 He will come and destroy those tenant farmers and give the vineyard to others.” And when they heard this, they said, “May this never happen!”
他要來除滅這些園戶, 將葡萄園轉給別人. ”聽見的人說: “這是萬不可的! ”

20:17 But he looked intently at them and said, “What then is this that is written: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this has become the cornerstone.’
耶穌看著他們說: “經上記著: 匠人所棄的石頭已作了房角的頭塊石頭. 這是甚麼意思呢?

20:18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls—it will crush him!”
凡掉在那石頭上的, 必要跌碎; 那石頭掉在誰的身上, 就要把誰砸得稀爛. ”

20:19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay their hands on him at that same hour, and they were afraid of the people, for they knew that he had told this parable with reference to them.
文士和祭司長看出這比喻是指著他們說的, 當時就想要下手拿他, 只是懼怕百姓.

20:20 And they watched him closely and sent spies who pretended they were upright, in order that they could catch him in a statement, so that they could hand him over to the authority and the jurisdiction of the governor.
於是窺探耶穌, 打發奸細裝作好人, 要在他的話上得把柄, 好將他交在巡撫的政權之下.

20:21 And they asked him, saying, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and do not show partiality, but teach the way of God in truth.
奸細就問耶穌說: “夫子, 我們曉得你所講所傳都是正道, 也不取人的外貌, 乃是誠誠實實傳神的道.

20:22 Is it permitted for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
我們納稅給凱撒, 可以不可以? ”

20:23 But seeing through their craftiness, he said to them,
耶穌看出他們的詭詐, 就對他們說:

20:24 “Show me a denarius! Whose image and inscription does it have?” And they answered and said, “Caesar’s.”
“拿一個銀錢來給我看. 這像和這號是誰的? ”他們說: “是凱撒的. ”

20:25 So he said to them, “Well then, give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!”
耶穌說: “這樣, 凱撒的物當歸給凱撒, 神的物當歸給神. ”

20:26 And they were not able to catch him in a statement in the sight of the people, and astonished at his answer, they became silent.
他們當著百姓, 在這話上得不著把柄, 又希奇他的應對, 就閉口無言了.

20:27 Now some of the Sadducees—who deny that there is a resurrection—came up and asked him,
撒都該人常說沒有復活的事. 有幾個來問耶穌說:

20:28 saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us if someone’s brother dies having a wife, and this man is childless, that his brother should take the wife and father descendants for his brother.
“夫子! 摩西為我們寫著說: ‘人若有妻無子就死了, 他兄弟當娶他的妻, 為哥哥生子立後. ’

20:29 Now there were seven brothers, and the first took a wife and died childless,
有弟兄七人, 第一個娶了妻, 沒有孩子死了;

20:30 and the second,
第二個,第三個也娶過她;

20:31 and the third took her, and likewise also the seven did not leave children and died.
那七個人都娶過她, 沒有留下孩子就死了.

20:32 Finally the woman also died.
後來婦人也死了.

20:33 Therefore in the resurrection, the woman—whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.”
這樣, 當復活的時候, 她是哪一個的妻子呢? 因為他們七個人都娶過她. ”

20:34 And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
耶穌說: “這世界的人有娶有嫁;

20:35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,
惟有算為配得那世界, 與從死裡復活的人也不娶也不嫁;

20:36 for they are not even able to die any longer, because they are like the angels and are sons of God, because they are sons of the resurrection.
因為他們不能再死, 和天使一樣; 既是復活的人, 就為神的兒子.

20:37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses revealed in the passage about the bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.
至於死人復活, 摩西在荊棘篇上, 稱主是亞伯拉罕的神, 以撒的神, 雅各的神, 就指示明白了.

20:38 Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him!”
神原不是死人的神, 乃是活人的神; 因為在他那裡(那裡: 或譯看來), 人都是活的. ”

20:39 And some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, you have spoken well.”
有幾個文士說: “夫子! 你說得好. ”

20:40 For they no longer dared to ask him anything.
以後他們不敢再問他甚麼.

20:41 But he said to them, “In what sense do they say that the Christ is David’s son?
耶穌對他們說: “人怎麼說基督是大衛的子孫呢?

20:42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
詩篇上大衛自己說: 主對我主說: 你坐在我的右邊,

20:43 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” ’
等我使你仇敵作你的腳凳.

20:44 David therefore calls him ‘Lord,’ and how is he his son?”
大衛既稱他為主, 他怎麼又是大衛的子孫呢? ”

20:45 And while all the people were listening, he said to the disciples,
眾百姓聽的時候, 耶穌對門徒說:

20:46 “Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,
“你們要防備文士. 他們好穿長衣遊行, 喜愛人在街市上問他們安, 又喜愛會堂裡的高位, 筵席上的首座;

20:47 who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy prayers for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!”
他們侵吞寡婦的家產, 假意作很長的禱告. 這些人要受更重的刑罰! ”

Luke - Chapter 21

21:1 And he looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the contribution box,
耶穌抬頭觀看, 見財主把捐項投在庫裡,

21:2 and he saw a certain poor widow putting in there two small copper coins.
又見一個窮寡婦投了兩個小錢,

21:3 And he said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all of them.
就說: “我實在告訴你們, 這窮寡婦所投的比眾人還多;

21:4 For these all put gifts into the offering out of their abundance, but this woman out of her poverty put in all the means of subsistence that she had.”
因為眾人都是自己有餘, 拿出來投在捐項裡, 但這寡婦是自己不足, 把她一切養生的都投上了. ”

21:5 And while some were speaking about the temple, that it was adorned with precious stones and votive offerings, he said,
有人談論聖殿是用美石和供物妝飾的;

21:6 “As for these things that you see—days will come in which not one stone will be left on another stone that will not be thrown down!”
耶穌就說: “論到你們所看見的這一切, 將來日子到了, 在這裡沒有一塊石頭留在石頭上, 不被拆毀了. ”

21:7 And they asked him, saying, “Teacher, when therefore will these things happen, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?”
他們問他說: “夫子! 甚麼時候有這事呢? 這事將到的時候有甚麼預兆呢? ”

21:8 And he said, Watch out that you are not deceived! For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time is near!’ Do not go after them!
耶穌說: “你們要謹慎, 不要受迷惑; 因為將來有好些人冒我的名來, 說: ‘我是基督’, 又說: ‘時候近了’, 你們不要跟從他們!

21:9 And when you hear about wars and insurrections, do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end will not be at once.”
你們聽見打仗和擾亂的事, 不要驚惶; 因為這些事必須先有, 只是末期不能立時就到. ”

21:10 Then he said to them, “nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom.
當時, 耶穌對他們說: “民要攻打民, 國要攻打國;

21:11 There will be great earthquakes and famines and plagues in various places. There will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.
地要大大震動, 多處必有饑荒,瘟疫, 又有可怕的異象和大神蹟從天上顯現.

21:12 “But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.
但這一切的事以先, 人要下手拿住你們, 逼迫你們, 把你們交給會堂, 並且收在監裡, 又為我的名拉你們到君王諸侯面前.

21:13 This will turn out to you for a time of witness.
但這些事終必為你們的見證.

21:14 Therefore make up your minds not to prepare in advance to speak in your own defense,
所以, 你們當立定心意, 不要預先思想怎樣分訴;

21:15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all your opponents will not be able to resist or contradict.
因為我必賜你們口才,智慧, 是你們一切敵人所敵不住,駁不倒的.

21:16 And you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put to death some of you.
連你們的父母,弟兄,親族,朋友也要把你們交官; 你們也有被他們害死的.

21:17 And you will be hated by all because of my name.
你們要為我的名被眾人恨惡,

21:18 Even a hair of your head will never perish!
然而, 你們連一根頭髮也必不損壞.

21:19 By your patient endurance you will gain your lives.
你們常存忍耐, 就必保全靈魂(或譯: 必得生命). ”

21:20 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.
“你們看見耶路撒冷被兵圍困, 就可知道它成荒場的日子近了.

21:21 Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those inside it must depart, and those in the fields must not enter into it,
那時, 在猶太的應當逃到山上; 在城裡的應當出來; 在鄉下的不要進城;

21:22 because these are days of vengeance, so that all the things that are written can be fulfilled.
因為這是報應的日子, 使經上所寫的都得應驗.

21:23 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people,
當那些日子, 懷孕的和奶孩子的有禍了! 因為將有大災難降在這地方, 也有震怒臨到這百姓.

21:24 and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
他們要倒在刀下, 又被擄到各國去. 耶路撒冷要被外邦人踐踏, 直到外邦人的日期滿了. ”

21:25 “And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity from the noise of the sea and its surging,
“日,月,星辰要顯出異兆, 地上的邦國也有困苦; 因海中波浪的響聲, 就慌慌不定.

21:26 people fainting from fear and expectation of what is coming on the inhabited earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
天勢都要震動, 人想起那將要臨到世界的事, 就都嚇得魂不附體.

21:27 And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.
那時, 他們要看見人子有能力, 有大榮耀駕雲降臨.

21:28 But when these things begin to happen, stand up straight and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near!”
一有這些事, 你們就當挺身昂首, 因為你們得贖的日子近了. ”

21:29 And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.
耶穌又設比喻對他們說: “你們看無花果樹和各樣的樹; 它發芽的時候, 你們一看見, 自然曉得夏天近了.

21:30 When they put out foliage, now you see for yourselves and know that by this time the summer is near.
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21:31 So also you, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
這樣, 你們看見這些事漸漸地成就, 也該曉得神的國近了.

21:32 Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all things take place!
我實在告訴你們, 這世代還沒有過去, 這些事都要成就.

21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
天地要廢去, 我的話卻不能廢去. ”

21:34 “But take care for yourselves, lest your hearts are weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of daily life, and that day come upon you suddenly
“你們要謹慎, 恐怕因貪食,醉酒, 並今生的思慮累住你們的心, 那日子就如同網羅忽然臨到你們;

21:35 like a trap. For it will come upon all who reside on the face of the whole earth.
因為那日子要這樣臨到全地上一切居住的人.

21:36 But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
你們要時時警醒, 常常祈求, 使你們能逃避這一切要來的事, 得以站立在人子面前. ”

21:37 So throughout the days he was teaching in the temple courts, and throughout the nights he was going out and spending the night on the hill that is called the Mount of Olives.
耶穌每日在殿裡教訓人, 每夜出城在一座山, 名叫橄欖山住宿.

21:38 And all the people were getting up very early in the morning to come to him in the temple courts to listen to him.
眾百姓清早上聖殿, 到耶穌那裡, 要聽他講道.

Luke - Chapter 22

22:1 Now the feast of Unleavened Bread (which is called Passover) was drawing near.
除酵節(又名逾越節)近了.

22:2 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they could destroy him, because they were afraid of the people.
祭司長和文士想法子怎麼才能殺害耶穌, 是因他們懼怕百姓.

22:3 And Satan entered into Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.
這時, 撒但入了那稱為加略人猶大的心; 他本是十二門徒裡的一個.

22:4 And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard how he could betray him to them.
他去和祭司長並守殿官商量, 怎麼可以把耶穌交給他們.

22:5 And they were delighted, and came to an agreement with him to give him money.
他們歡喜, 就約定給他銀子.

22:6 And he agreed, and began looking for a favorable opportunity to betray him to them apart from the crowd.
他應允了, 就找機會, 要趁眾人不在跟前的時候把耶穌交給他們.

22:7 And the day of the feast of Unleavened Bread came, on which it was necessary for the Passover lamb to be sacrificed.
除酵節, 須宰逾越羊羔的那一天到了.

22:8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.
耶穌打發彼得,約翰, 說: “你們去為我們預備逾越節的筵席, 好叫我們吃. ”

22:9 So they said to him, “Where do you want us to prepare it?”
他們問他說: “要我們在哪裡預備? ”

22:10 And he said to them, “Behold, when you have entered into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house which he enters.
耶穌說: “你們進了城, 必有人拿著一瓶水迎面而來, 你們就跟著他, 到他所進的房子裡去,

22:11 And you will say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?” ’
對那家的主人說: ‘夫子說: 客房在哪裡? 我與門徒好在那裡吃逾越節的筵席. ’

22:12 And he will show you a large furnished upstairs room. Make preparations there.”
他必指給你們擺設整齊的一間大樓, 你們就在那裡預備. ”

22:13 So they went and found everything just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
他們去了, 所遇見的正如耶穌所說的; 他們就預備了逾越節的筵席.

22:14 And when the hour came, he reclined at the table, and the apostles with him.
時候到了, 耶穌坐席, 使徒也和他同坐.

22:15 And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.
耶穌對他們說: “我很願意在受害以先和你們吃這逾越節的筵席.

22:16 For I tell you that I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
我告訴你們, 我不再吃這筵席, 直到成就在神的國裡. ”

22:17 And he took in hand a cup, and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves.
耶穌接過杯來, 祝謝了, 說: “你們拿這個, 大家分著喝.

22:18 For I tell you, from now on I will not drink of the product of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
我告訴你們, 從今以後, 我不再喝這葡萄汁, 直等神的國來到. ”

22:19 And he took bread, and after giving thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
又拿起餅來, 祝謝了, 就擘開, 遞給他們, 說: “這是我的身體, 為你們捨的, 你們也應當如此行, 為的是記念我. ”

22:20 And in the same way the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood which is poured out for you.
飯後也照樣拿起杯來, 說: “這杯是用我血所立的新約, 是為你們流出來的.

22:21 “But behold, the hand of the one who is betraying me is with me on the table!
看哪, 那賣我之人的手與我一同在桌子上.

22:22 For the Son of Man is going according to what has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!”
人子固然要照所預定的去世, 但賣人子的人有禍了! ”

22:23 And they began to debate with one another who then of them it could be who was going to do this.
他們就彼此對問, 是哪一個要做這事.

22:24 And a dispute also occurred among them as to which of them was recognized as being greatest.
門徒起了爭論, 他們中間哪一個可算為大.

22:25 So he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called benefactors.
耶穌說: “外邦人有君王為主治理他們, 那掌權管他們的稱為恩主.

22:26 But you are not to be like this! But the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
但你們不可這樣; 你們裡頭為大的, 倒要像年幼的, 為首領的, 倒要像服事人的.

22:27 For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am in your midst as the one who serves.
是誰為大? 是坐席的呢? 是服事人的呢? 不是坐席的大嗎? 然而, 我在你們中間如同服事人的.

22:28 “And you are the ones who have remained with me in my trials,
我在磨煉之中, 常和我同在的就是你們.

22:29 and I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred on me,
我將國賜給你們, 正如我父賜給我一樣,

22:30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
叫你們在我國裡, 坐在我的席上吃喝, 並且坐在寶座上, 審判以色列十二個支派. ”

22:31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift you like wheat,
主又說: “西門! 西門! 撒但想要得著你們, 好篩你們像篩麥子一樣;

22:32 but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail. And you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
但我已經為你祈求, 叫你不至於失了信心. 你回頭以後, 要堅固你的弟兄. ”

22:33 But he said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”
彼得說: “主啊, 我就是同你下監, 同你受死, 也是甘心! ”

22:34 And he said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me!”
耶穌說: “彼得, 我告訴你, 今日雞還沒有叫, 你要三次說不認得我. ”

22:35 And he said to them, “When I sent you out without a money bag and a traveler’s bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?” And they said, “Nothing.”
耶穌又對他們說: “我差你們出去的時候, 沒有錢囊, 沒有口袋, 沒有鞋, 你們缺少甚麼沒有? ”他們說: “沒有. ”

22:36 And he said to them, “But now the one who has a money bag must take it, and likewise a traveler’s bag. And the one who does not have a sword must sell his cloak and buy one.
耶穌說: “但如今有錢囊的可以帶著, 有口袋的也可以帶著, 沒有刀的要賣衣服買刀.

22:37 For I tell you that this that is written must be fulfilled in me: ‘And he was counted with the criminals.’ For indeed, what is written about me is being fulfilled.”
我告訴你們, 經上寫著說: ‘他被列在罪犯之中. ’這話必應驗在我身上; 因為那關係我的事必然成就. ”

22:38 So they said, “Lord, behold, here are two swords!” And he said to them, “It is adequate.”
他們說: “主啊, 請看! 這裡有兩把刀. ”耶穌說: “夠了. ”

22:39 And he went away and proceeded, according to his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples also followed him.
耶穌出來, 照常往橄欖山去, 門徒也跟隨他.

22:40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”
到了那地方, 就對他們說: “你們要禱告, 免得入了迷惑. ”

22:41 And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw and knelt down and began to pray,
於是離開他們約有扔一塊石頭那麼遠, 跪下禱告,

22:42 saying, “Father, if you are willing, take away this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will but yours be done.” 〚
說: “父啊! 你若願意, 就把這杯撤去; 然而, 不要成就我的意思, 只要成就你的意思. ”

22:43 And an angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him.
有一位天使從天上顯現, 加添他的力量.

22:44 And being in anguish, he began praying more fervently and his sweat became like drops of blood falling down to the ground.〛
耶穌極其傷痛, 禱告更加懇切, 汗珠如大血點滴在地上.

22:45 And when he got up from the prayer and came to the disciples, he found them sleeping from sorrow,
禱告完了, 就起來, 到門徒那裡, 見他們因為憂愁都睡著了,

22:46 and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not enter into temptation!”
就對他們說: “你們為甚麼睡覺呢? 起來禱告, 免得入了迷惑! ”

22:47 While he was still speaking, behold, there came a crowd, and the one named Judas, one of the twelve, leading them. And he approached Jesus to kiss him.
說話之間, 來了許多人. 那十二個門徒裡名叫猶大的, 走在前頭, 就近耶穌, 要與他親嘴.

22:48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
耶穌對他說: “猶大! 你用親嘴的暗號賣人子嗎? ”

22:49 And when those around him saw what was about to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with the sword?”
左右的人見光景不好, 就說: “主啊! 我們拿刀砍可以不可以? ”

22:50 And a certain one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.
內中有一個人把大祭司的僕人砍了一刀, 削掉了他的右耳.

22:51 But Jesus answered and said, “Stop! No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him.
耶穌說: “到了這個地步, 由他們吧! ”就摸那人的耳朵, 把他治好了.

22:52 And Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders who had come out against him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber?
耶穌對那些來拿他的祭司長和守殿官並長老說: “你們帶著刀棒出來拿我, 如同拿強盜嗎?

22:53 Every day when I was with you in the temple courts, you did not stretch out your hands against me! But this is your hour and the domain of darkness!”
我天天同你們在殿裡, 你們不下手拿我. 現在卻是你們的時候, 黑暗掌權了. ”

22:54 And they arrested him and led him away and brought him into the house of the high priest. But Peter was following at a distance.
他們拿住耶穌, 把他帶到大祭司的宅裡. 彼得遠遠地跟著.

22:55 And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.
他們在院子裡生了火, 一同坐著; 彼得也坐在他們中間.

22:56 And a certain female slave, seeing him sitting in the light and looking intently at him, said, “This man also was with him!”
有一個使女看見彼得坐在火光裡, 就定睛看他, 說: “這個人素來也是同那人一夥的. ”

22:57 But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him!”
彼得卻不承認, 說: “女子, 我不認得他. ”

22:58 And after a short time another person saw him and said, “You also are one of them!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”
過了不多的時候, 又有一個人看見他, 說: “你也是他們一黨的. ”彼得說: “你這個人! 我不是. ”

22:59 And after about one hour had passed, someone else was insisting, saying, “In truth this man also was with him, because he is also a Galilean!”
約過了一小時, 又有一個人極力地說: “他實在是同那人一夥的, 因為他也是加利利人. ”

22:60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about!” And immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
彼得說: “你這個人! 我不曉得你說的是甚麼! ”正說話之間, 雞就叫了.

22:61 And the Lord turned around and looked intently at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.”
主轉過身來看彼得, 彼得便想起主對他所說的話: “今日雞叫以先, 你要三次不認我. ”

22:62 And he went outside and wept bitterly.
他就出去痛哭.

22:63 And the men who were guarding him began to mock him while they beat him,
看守耶穌的人戲弄他, 打他,

22:64 and after blindfolding him they repeatedly asked him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck you?”
又蒙著他的眼, 問他說: “你是先知, 告訴我們打你的是誰? ”

22:65 And they were saying many other things against him, reviling him.
他們還用許多別的話辱罵他.

22:66 And when day came, the council of elders of the people gathered, both chief priests and scribes, and they led him away to their Sanhedrin,
天一亮, 民間的眾長老連祭司長帶文士都聚會, 把耶穌帶到他們的公會裡,

22:67 saying, “If you are the Christ, tell us!” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will never believe,
說: “你若是基督, 就告訴我們. ”耶穌說: “我若告訴你們, 你們也不信;

22:68 and if I ask you, you will never answer!
我若問你們, 你們也不回答.

22:69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
從今以後, 人子要坐在神權能的右邊. ”

22:70 So they all said, “Are you then the Son of God?” And he said to them, “You say that I am.”
他們都說: “這樣, 你是神的兒子嗎? ”耶穌說: “你們所說的是. ”

22:71 And they said, “Why do we have need of further testimony? For we ourselves have heard it from his mouth!”
他們說: “何必再用見證呢? 他親口所說的, 我們都親自聽見了. ”

Luke - Chapter 23

23:1 And the whole assembly of them rose up and brought him before Pilate.
眾人都起來, 把耶穌解到彼拉多面前,

23:2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying he himself is Christ, a king!”
就告他說: “我們見這人誘惑國民, 禁止納稅給凱撒, 並說自己是基督, 是王. ”

23:3 And Pilate asked him, saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And he answered him and said, “You say so.”
彼拉多問耶穌說: “你是猶太人的王嗎? ”耶穌回答說: “你說的是. ”

23:4 So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”
彼拉多對祭司長和眾人說: “我查不出這人有甚麼罪來. ”

23:5 But they insisted, saying, “He incites the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea and beginning from Galilee as far as here.”
但他們越發極力地說: “他煽惑百姓, 在猶太遍地傳道, 從加利利起, 直到這裡了. ”

23:6 Now when Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
彼拉多一聽見, 就問: “這人是加利利人嗎? ”

23:7 And when he found out that he was from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him over to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem in those days.
既曉得耶穌屬希律所管, 就把他送到希律那裡去. 那時希律正在耶路撒冷.

23:8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see some miracle performed by him.
希律看見耶穌, 就很歡喜; 因為聽見過他的事, 久已想要見他, 並且指望看他行一件神蹟,

23:9 So he questioned him at considerable length, but he answered nothing to him.
於是問他許多的話, 耶穌卻一言不答.

23:10 And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there vehemently accusing him.
祭司長和文士都站著, 極力地告他.

23:11 And Herod with his soldiers also treated him with contempt, and after mocking him and dressing him in glistening clothing, he sent him back to Pilate.
希律和他的兵丁就藐視耶穌, 戲弄他, 給他穿上華麗衣服, 把他送回彼拉多那裡去.

23:12 And both Herod and Pilate became friends with one another on that same day, for they had previously been enemies of one another.
從前希律和彼拉多彼此有仇, 在那一天就成了朋友.

23:13 So Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people
彼拉多傳齊了祭司長和官府並百姓,

23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people, and behold, when I examined him before you, I found nothing in this man as basis for the accusation which you are making against him.
就對他們說: “你們解這人到我這裡, 說他是誘惑百姓的. 看哪, 我也曾將你們告他的事, 在你們面前審問他, 並沒有查出他甚麼罪來;

23:15 But neither did Herod, because he sent him back to us. And behold, nothing deserving death has been done by him.
就是希律也是如此, 所以把他送回來. 可見他沒有做甚麼該死的事.

23:16 Therefore I will punish him and release him.”
故此, 我要責打他, 把他釋放了. ”(有古卷加:

23:17
每逢這節期, 巡撫必須釋放一個囚犯給他們. )

23:18 But they all cried out in unison, saying, “Take this man away, and release for us Barabbas!”
眾人卻一齊喊著說: “除掉這個人! 釋放巴拉巴給我們! ”

23:19 (who had been thrown in prison because of a certain insurrection that had taken place in the city, and for murder).
這巴拉巴是因在城裡作亂殺人, 下在監裡的.

23:20 And Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again,
彼拉多願意釋放耶穌, 就又勸解他們.

23:21 but they kept crying out, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”
無奈他們喊著說: “釘他十字架! 釘他十字架! ”

23:22 So he said to them a third time, “Why? What wrong has this man done? I found no basis for an accusation deserving death in him. Therefore I will punish him and release him.”
彼拉多第三次對他們說: “為甚麼呢? 這人做了甚麼惡事呢? 我並沒有查出他甚麼該死的罪來. 所以, 我要責打他, 把他釋放了. ”

23:23 But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he be crucified. And their cries prevailed.
他們大聲催逼彼拉多, 求他把耶穌釘在十字架上. 他們的聲音就得了勝.

23:24 And Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.
彼拉多這才照他們所求的定案,

23:25 And he released the one who had been thrown into prison because of insurrection and murder, whom they were asking for, but Jesus he handed over to their will.
把他們所求的那作亂殺人,下在監裡的釋放了, 把耶穌交給他們, 任憑他們的意思行.

23:26 And as they led him away, they seized Simon, a certain man of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and placed the cross on him, to carry it behind Jesus.
帶耶穌去的時候, 有一個古利奈人西門, 從鄉下來; 他們就抓住他, 把十字架擱在他身上, 叫他背著跟隨耶穌.

23:27 And a great crowd of the people were following him, and of women who were mourning and lamenting him.
有許多百姓跟隨耶穌, 內中有好些婦女; 婦女們為他號咷痛哭.

23:28 But turning to them, Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children!
耶穌轉身對她們說: “耶路撒冷的女子, 不要為我哭, 當為自己和自己的兒女哭.

23:29 For behold, days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that did not give birth, and the breasts that did not nurse!’
因為日子要到, 人必說: ‘不生育的, 和未曾懷胎的, 未曾乳養嬰孩的, 有福了! ’

23:30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
那時, 人要向大山說: 倒在我們身上! 向小山說: 遮蓋我們!

23:31 For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
“這些事既行在有汁水的樹上, 那枯乾的樹將來怎麼樣呢? ”

23:32 And two other criminals were also led away to be executed with him.
又有兩個犯人, 和耶穌一同帶來處死.

23:33 And when they came to the place that is called “The Skull,” there they crucified him, and the criminals, the one on his right and the other on his left.
到了一個地方, 名叫“髑髏地”, 就在那裡把耶穌釘在十字架上, 又釘了兩個犯人: 一個在左邊, 一個在右邊.

23:34 〚But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”〛 And they cast lots to divide his clothes.
當下耶穌說: “父啊! 赦免他們; 因為他們所做的, 他們不曉得. ”兵丁就拈鬮分他的衣服.

23:35 And the people stood there watching, but the rulers also ridiculed him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if this man is the Christ of God, the Chosen One!”
百姓站在那裡觀看. 官府也嗤笑他, 說: “他救了別人; 他若是基督, 神所揀選的, 可以救自己吧! ”

23:36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine
兵丁也戲弄他, 上前拿醋送給他喝,

23:37 and saying, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”
說: “你若是猶太人的王, 可以救自己吧! ”

23:38 And there was also an inscription over him, “This is the king of the Jews.”
在耶穌以上有一個牌子(有古卷加: 用希臘,羅馬,希伯來的文字)寫著: “這是猶太人的王. ”

23:39 And one of the criminals who were hanged there reviled him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself—and us!”
那同釘的兩個犯人有一個譏笑他, 說: “你不是基督嗎? 可以救自己和我們吧! ”

23:40 But the other answered and rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, because you are undergoing the same condemnation?
那一個就應聲責備他, 說: “你既是一樣受刑的, 還不怕神嗎?

23:41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for what we have done. But this man has done nothing wrong!”
我們是應該的, 因我們所受的與我們所做的相稱, 但這個人沒有做過一件不好的事. ”

23:42 And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!”
就說: “耶穌啊, 你得國降臨的時候, 求你記念我! ”

23:43 And he said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
耶穌對他說: “我實在告訴你, 今日你要同我在樂園裡了. ”

23:44 And by this time it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour
那時約有午正, 遍地都黑暗了, 直到申初,

23:45 because the light of the sun failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn apart down the middle.
日頭變黑了; 殿裡的幔子從當中裂為兩半.

23:46 And Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit!” And after he said this, he expired.
耶穌大聲喊著說: “父啊! 我將我的靈魂交在你手裡. ”說了這話, 氣就斷了.

23:47 Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began to praise God, saying, “Certainly this man was righteous!”
百夫長看見所成的事, 就歸榮耀與神, 說: “這真是個義人! ”

23:48 And all the crowds that had come together for this spectacle, when they saw the things that had happened, returned home beating their breasts.
聚集觀看的眾人見了這所成的事都捶著胸回去了.

23:49 And all his acquaintances, and the women who had followed him from Galilee who saw these things, stood at a distance.
還有一切與耶穌熟識的人, 和從加利利跟著他來的婦女們, 都遠遠地站著看這些事.

23:50 And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man
有一個人名叫約瑟, 是個議士, 為人善良公義;

23:51 (this man was not consenting to their plan and deed), from Arimathea, a Judean town, who was looking forward to the kingdom of God.
眾人所謀所為, 他並沒有附從. 他本是猶太,亞利馬太城裡素常盼望神國的人.

23:52 This man approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
這人去見彼拉多, 求耶穌的身體,

23:53 And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth and placed him in a tomb cut into the rock where no one had ever been placed.
就取下來, 用細麻布裹好, 安放在石頭鑿成的墳墓裡; 那裡頭從來沒有葬過人.

23:54 And it was the day of preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.
那日是預備日, 安息日也快到了.

23:55 And the women who had been accompanying him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was placed.
那些從加利利和耶穌同來的婦女跟在後面, 看見了墳墓和他的身體怎樣安放.

23:56 And they returned and prepared fragrant spices and perfumes, and on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
她們就回去, 預備了香料香膏. 她們在安息日, 便遵著誡命安息了.

Luke - Chapter 24

24:1 Now on the first day of the week, at very early dawn, they came back to the tomb bringing the fragrant spices which they had prepared.
七日的頭一日, 黎明的時候, 那些婦女帶著所預備的香料來到墳墓前,

24:2 And they found the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,
看見石頭已經從墳墓滾開了,

24:3 but when they went in, they did not find the body.
她們就進去, 只是不見主耶穌的身體.

24:4 And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men in gleaming clothing stood near them.
正在猜疑之間, 忽然有兩個人站在旁邊, 衣服放光.

24:5 And as they were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, “Why are you looking for the living among the dead?
婦女們驚怕, 將臉伏地. 那兩個人就對她們說: “為甚麼在死人中找活人呢?

24:6 He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he spoke to you while he was still in Galilee,
他不在這裡, 已經復活了. 當記念他還在加利利的時候怎樣告訴你們,

24:7 saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of men who are sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise?”
說: ‘人子必須被交在罪人手裡, 釘在十字架上, 第三日復活. ’”

24:8 And they remembered his words,
她們就想起耶穌的話來,

24:9 and when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
便從墳墓那裡回去, 把這一切的事告訴十一個使徒和其餘的人.

24:10 Now Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the others with them were telling these things to the apostles.
那告訴使徒的就是抹大拉的馬利亞和約亞拿, 並雅各的母親馬利亞, 還有與她們在一處的婦女.

24:11 And these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they refused to believe them.
她們這些話, 使徒以為是胡言, 就不相信.

24:12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb, and bending over to look, he saw only the strips of linen cloth, and he went away to his home wondering what had happened.
彼得起來, 跑到墳墓前, 低頭往裡看, 見細麻布獨在一處, 就回去了, 心裡希奇所成的事.

24:13 And behold, on that same day, two of them were traveling to a village named Emmaus that was sixty stadia distant from Jerusalem,
正當那日, 門徒中有兩個人往一個村子去; 這村子名叫以馬忤斯, 離耶路撒冷約有二十五里.

24:14 and they were conversing with one another about all these things that had happened.
他們彼此談論所遇見的這一切事.

24:15 And it happened that while they were conversing, and discussing, Jesus himself also approached and began to go along with them,
正談論相問的時候, 耶穌親自就近他們, 和他們同行;

24:16 but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.
只是他們的眼睛迷糊了, 不認識他.

24:17 And he said to them, “What are these matters that you are discussing with one another as you are walking along?” And they stood still, looking sad.
耶穌對他們說: “你們走路彼此談論的是甚麼事呢? ”他們就站住, 臉上帶著愁容.

24:18 And one of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to him, “Are you the only one living near Jerusalem and not knowing the things that have happened in it in these days?”
二人中有一個名叫革流巴的回答說: “你在耶路撒冷作客, 還不知道這幾天在那裡所出的事嗎? ”

24:19 And he said to them, “What things?” So they said to him, “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, a man who was a prophet, powerful in deed and word before God and all the people,
耶穌說: “甚麼事呢? ”他們說: “就是拿撒勒人耶穌的事. 他是個先知, 在神和眾百姓面前, 說話行事都有大能.

24:20 and how our chief priests and rulers handed him over to a sentence of death, and crucified him.
祭司長和我們的官府竟把他解去, 定了死罪, 釘在十字架上.

24:21 But we were hoping that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. But in addition to all these things, this is the third day since these things took place.
但我們素來所盼望,要贖以色列民的就是他! 不但如此, 而且這事成就, 現在已經三天了.

24:22 But also some women from among us astonished us, who were at the tomb early in the morning,
再者, 我們中間有幾個婦女使我們驚奇; 她們清早到了墳墓那裡,

24:23 and when they did not find his body, they came back saying they had seen even a vision of angels, who said that he was alive!
不見他的身體, 就回來告訴我們, 說看見了天使顯現, 說他活了.

24:24 And some of those with us went out to the tomb and found it like this, just as the women had also said, but him they did not see.”
又有我們的幾個人往墳墓那裡去, 所遇見的正如婦女們所說的, 只是沒有看見他. ”

24:25 And he said to them, “O foolish and slow in heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
耶穌對他們說: “無知的人哪, 先知所說的一切話, 你們的心信得太遲鈍了.

24:26 Was it not necessary that the Christ suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
基督這樣受害, 又進入他的榮耀, 豈不是應當的嗎? ”

24:27 And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things concerning himself in all the scriptures.
於是從摩西和眾先知起, 凡經上所指著自己的話都給他們講解明白了.

24:28 And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he acted as though he was going farther.
將近他們所去的村子, 耶穌好像還要往前行,

24:29 And they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is getting toward evening, and by this time the day is far spent.” And he went in to stay with them.
他們卻強留他, 說: “時候晚了, 日頭已經平西了, 請你同我們住下吧! ”耶穌就進去, 要同他們住下.

24:30 And it happened that when he reclined at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks, and after breaking it, he gave it to them.
到了坐席的時候, 耶穌拿起餅來, 祝謝了, 擘開, 遞給他們.

24:31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became invisible to them.
他們的眼睛明亮了, 這才認出他來. 忽然耶穌不見了.

24:32 And they said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was speaking with us on the road, while he was explaining the scriptures to us?”
他們彼此說: “在路上, 他和我們說話, 給我們講解聖經的時候, 我們的心豈不是火熱的嗎? ”

24:33 And they got up that same hour and returned to Jerusalem and found the eleven and those with them assembled,
他們就立時起身, 回耶路撒冷去, 正遇見十一個使徒和他們的同人聚集在一處,

24:34 saying, “The Lord has really been raised, and has appeared to Simon!”
說: “主果然復活, 已經現給西門看了. ”

24:35 And they began describing what happened on the road, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.
兩個人就把路上所遇見, 和擘餅的時候怎麼被他們認出來的事, 都述說了一遍.

24:36 And while they were saying these things, he himself stood there among them.
正說這話的時候, 耶穌親自站在他們當中, 說: “願你們平安! ”

24:37 But they were startled and became terrified, and thought they had seen a ghost.
他們卻驚慌害怕, 以為所看見的是魂.

24:38 And he said to them, “Why are you frightened? And for what reason do doubts arise in your hearts?
耶穌說: “你們為甚麼愁煩? 為甚麼心裡起疑念呢?

24:39 Look at my hands and my feet, that I am I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.”
你們看我的手, 我的腳, 就知道實在是我了. 摸我看看! 魂無骨無肉, 你們看, 我是有的. ”

24:40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
說了這話, 就把手和腳給他們看.

24:41 And while they were still disbelieving because of joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Do you have anything to eat here?”
他們正喜得不敢信, 並且希奇; 耶穌就說: “你們這裡有甚麼吃的沒有? ”

24:42 So they gave him a piece of broiled fish,
他們便給他一片燒魚. (有古卷加: 和一塊蜜房. )

24:43 and he took it and ate it in front of them.
他接過來, 在他們面前吃了.

24:44 And he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything that is written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.”
耶穌對他們說: “這就是我從前與你們同在之時所告訴你們的話說: 摩西的律法,先知的書, 和詩篇上所記的, 凡指著我的話都必須應驗. ”

24:45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures,
於是耶穌開他們的心竅, 使他們能明白聖經,

24:46 and said to them, “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day,
又對他們說: “照經上所寫的, 基督必受害, 第三日從死裡復活,

24:47 and repentance and the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
並且人要奉他的名傳悔改,赦罪的道, 從耶路撒冷起直傳到萬邦.

24:48 You are witnesses of these things.
你們就是這些事的見證.

24:49 And behold, I am sending out what was promised by my Father upon you, but you stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
我要將我父所應許的降在你們身上, 你們要在城裡等候, 直到你們領受從上頭來的能力. ”

24:50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.
耶穌領他們到伯大尼的對面, 就舉手給他們祝福.

24:51 And it happened that while he was blessing them, he parted from them and was taken up into heaven.
正祝福的時候, 他就離開他們, 被帶到天上去了.

24:52 And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
他們就拜他, 大大地歡喜, 回耶路撒冷去,

24:53 And they were continually in the temple courts praising God.
常在殿裡稱頌神.

John (約翰福音)

John - Chapter 1

1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
太初有道, 道與神同在, 道就是神.

1:2 This one was in the beginning with God.
這道太初與神同在.

1:3 All things came into being through him, and apart from him not one thing came into being that has come into being.
萬物是藉著他造的; 凡被造的, 沒有一樣不是藉著他造的.

1:4 In him was life, and the life was the light of humanity.
生命在他裡頭, 這生命就是人的光.

1:5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
光照在黑暗裡, 黑暗卻不接受光.

1:6 A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.
有一個人, 是從神那裡差來的, 名叫約翰.

1:7 This one came for a witness, in order that he could testify about the light, so that all would believe through him.
這人來, 為要作見證, 就是為光作見證, 叫眾人因他可以信.

1:8 That one was not the light, but came in order that he could testify about the light.
他不是那光, 乃是要為光作見證.

1:9 The true light, who gives light to every person, was coming into the world.
那光是真光, 照亮一切生在世上的人.

1:10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not recognize him.
他在世界, 世界也是藉著他造的, 世界卻不認識他.

1:11 He came to his own things, and his own people did not receive him.
他到自己的地方來, 自己的人倒不接待他.

1:12 But as many as received him—to those who believe in his name—he gave to them authority to become children of God,
凡接待他的, 就是信他名的人, 他就賜他們權柄作神的兒女.

1:13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God.
這等人不是從血氣生的, 不是從情慾生的, 也不是從人意生的, 乃是從神生的.

1:14 And the Word became flesh and took up residence among us, and we saw his glory, glory as of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.
道成了肉身, 住在我們中間, 充充滿滿地有恩典有真理. 我們也見過他的榮光, 正是父獨生子的榮光.

1:15 John testified about him and cried out, saying, “This one was he about whom I said, ‘The one who comes after me is ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ ”
約翰為他作見證, 喊著說: “這就是我曾說: ‘那在我以後來的, 反成了在我以前的, 因他本來在我以前. ’”

1:16 For from his fullness we have all received, and grace after grace.
從他豐滿的恩典裡, 我們都領受了, 而且恩上加恩.

1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.
律法本是藉著摩西傳的; 恩典和真理都是由耶穌基督來的.

1:18 No one has seen God at any time; the one and only, God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father—that one has made him known.
從來沒有人看見神, 只有在父懷裡的獨生子將他表明出來.

1:19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they could ask him, “Who are you?”
約翰所作的見證記在下面: 猶太人從耶路撒冷差祭司和利未人到約翰那裡, 問他說: “你是誰? ”

1:20 And he confessed—and he did not deny, and confessed—“I am not the Christ!”
他就明說, 並不隱瞞, 明說: “我不是基督. ”

1:21 And they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not!” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No!”
他們又問他說: “這樣, 你是誰呢? 是以利亞嗎? ”他說: “我不是. ”“是那先知嗎? ”他回答說: “不是. ”

1:22 Then they said to him, “Who are you, so that we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
於是他們說: “你到底是誰, 叫我們好回覆差我們來的人. 你自己說, 你是誰? ”

1:23 He said, “I am ‘the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, “Make straight the way of the Lord,” ’ just as Isaiah the prophet said.”
他說: “我就是那在曠野有人聲喊著說: ‘修直主的道路’, 正如先知以賽亞所說的. ”

1:24 (And they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
那些人是法利賽人差來的(或譯: 那差來的是法利賽人);

1:25 And they asked him and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
他們就問他說: “你既不是基督, 不是以利亞, 也不是那先知, 為甚麼施洗呢? ”

1:26 John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water. In your midst stands one whom you do not know—
約翰回答說: “我是用水施洗, 但有一位站在你們中間, 是你們不認識的,

1:27 the one who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal!”
就是那在我以後來的, 我給他解鞋帶也不配. ”

1:28 These things took place in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
這是在約旦河外伯大尼(有古卷: 伯大巴喇), 約翰施洗的地方作的見證.

1:29 On the next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
次日, 約翰看見耶穌來到他那裡, 就說: “看哪, 神的羔羊, 除去(或譯: 背負)世人罪孽的!

1:30 This one is the one about whom I said, ‘After me is coming a man who is ahead of me, because he existed before me.’
這就是我曾說: ‘有一位在我以後來,反成了在我以前的, 因他本來在我以前. ’

1:31 And I did not know him, but in order that he could be revealed to Israel, because of this I came baptizing with water.”
我先前不認識他, 如今我來用水施洗, 為要叫他顯明給以色列人. ”

1:32 And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and remaining upon him.
約翰又作見證說: “我曾看見聖靈, 彷彿鴿子從天降下, 住在他的身上.

1:33 And I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water, that one said to me, ‘The one upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon him—this one is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
我先前不認識他, 只是那差我來用水施洗的,對我說: ‘你看見聖靈降下來, 住在誰的身上, 誰就是用聖靈施洗的. ’

1:34 And I have seen and testify that this one is the Chosen One of God.
我看見了, 就證明這是神的兒子. ”

1:35 On the next day again John was standing there, and two of his disciples,
再次日, 約翰同兩個門徒站在那裡.

1:36 and looking at Jesus as he was walking by, he said, “Look! The Lamb of God!”
他見耶穌行走, 就說: “看哪, 這是神的羔羊! ”

1:37 And the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
兩個門徒聽見他的話, 就跟從了耶穌.

1:38 And Jesus, turning around and seeing them following him, said to them, “What do you seek?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means when translated “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
耶穌轉過身來, 看見他們跟著, 就問他們說: “你們要甚麼? ”他們說: “拉比, 在哪裡住? ”(拉比翻出來就是夫子. )

1:39 He said to them, “Come and you will see!” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day (it was about the tenth hour).
耶穌說: “你們來看. ”他們就去看他在哪裡住, 這一天便與他同住; 那時約有申正了.

1:40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and followed him.
聽見約翰的話跟從耶穌的那兩個人, 一個是西門•彼得的兄弟安得烈.

1:41 This one first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is translated “Christ”).
他先找著自己的哥哥西門, 對他說: “我們遇見彌賽亞了. ”(彌賽亞翻出來就是基督. )

1:42 He brought him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, “You are Simon the son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is interpreted “Peter”).
於是領他去見耶穌. 耶穌看見他, 說: “你是約翰的兒子西門(約翰在馬太十六章十七節稱約拿), 你要稱為磯法. ”(磯法翻出來就是彼得. )

1:43 On the next day he wanted to depart for Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me!”
又次日, 耶穌想要往加利利去, 遇見腓力, 就對他說: “來跟從我吧. ”

1:44 (Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.)
這腓力是伯賽大人, 和安得烈,彼得同城.

1:45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found the one whom Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets wrote about—Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth!”
腓力找著拿但業, 對他說: “摩西在律法上所寫的和眾先知所記的那一位, 我們遇見了, 就是約瑟的兒子拿撒勒人耶穌. ”

1:46 And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see!”
拿但業對他說: “拿撒勒還能出甚麼好的嗎? ”腓力說: “你來看! ”

1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, “Look! A true Israelite in whom is no deceit!”
耶穌看見拿但業來, 就指著他說: “看哪, 這是個真以色列人, 他心裡是沒有詭詐的. ”

1:48 Nathanael said to him, “From where do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
拿但業對耶穌說: “你從哪裡知道我呢? ”耶穌回答說: “腓力還沒有招呼你, 你在無花果樹底下, 我就看見你了. ”

1:49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the king of Israel!”
拿但業說: “拉比, 你是神的兒子, 你是以色列的王! ”

1:50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these!”
耶穌對他說: “因為我說‘在無花果樹底下看見你’, 你就信嗎? 你將要看見比這更大的事”;

1:51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly I say to all of you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
又說: “我實實在在地告訴你們, 你們將要看見天開了, 神的使者上去下來在人子身上. ”

John - Chapter 2

2:1 And on the third day, there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
第三日, 在加利利的迦拿有娶親的筵席, 耶穌的母親在那裡.

2:2 And both Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding.
耶穌和他的門徒也被請去赴席.

2:3 And when the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine!”
酒用盡了, 耶穌的母親對他說: “他們沒有酒了. ”

2:4 And Jesus said to her, “What does your concern have to do with me, woman? My hour has not yet come.”
耶穌說: “母親(原文是婦人), 我與你有甚麼相干? 我的時候還沒有到. ”

2:5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it!”
他母親對用人說: “他告訴你們甚麼, 你們就做甚麼. ”

2:6 Now six stone water jars were set there, in accordance with the ceremonial cleansing of the Jews, each holding two or three measures.
照猶太人潔淨的規矩, 有六口石缸擺在那裡, 每口可以盛兩三桶水.

2:7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the water jars with water.” And they filled them to the brim.
耶穌對用人說: “把缸倒滿了水. ”他們就倒滿了, 直到缸口.

2:8 And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the head steward. So they took it.
耶穌又說: “現在可以舀出來, 送給管筵席的. ”他們就送了去.

2:9 Now when the head steward tasted the water which had become wine and did not know where it was from—but the servants who had drawn the water knew—the head steward summoned the bridegroom
管筵席的嘗了那水變的酒, 並不知道是哪裡來的, 只有舀水的用人知道. 管筵席的便叫新郎來,

2:10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and whenever they are drunk, the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”
對他說: “人都是先擺上好酒, 等客喝足了, 才擺上次的, 你倒把好酒留到如今! ”

2:11 This beginning of signs Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee, and revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
這是耶穌所行的頭一件神蹟, 是在加利利的迦拿行的, 顯出他的榮耀來; 他的門徒就信他了.

2:12 After this he went down to Capernaum, and his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
這事以後, 耶穌與他的母親,弟兄, 和門徒都下迦百農去, 在那裡住了不多幾日.

2:13 And the Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
猶太人的逾越節近了, 耶穌就上耶路撒冷去.

2:14 And he found in the temple courts those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated.
看見殿裡有賣牛,羊,鴿子的, 並有兌換銀錢的人坐在那裡,

2:15 And he made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple courts, both the sheep and the oxen, and he poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
耶穌就拿繩子做成鞭子, 把牛羊都趕出殿去, 倒出兌換銀錢之人的銀錢, 推翻他們的桌子,

2:16 And to the ones selling the doves he said, “Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father’s house a marketplace!”
又對賣鴿子的說: “把這些東西拿去! 不要將我父的殿當作買賣的地方. ”

2:17 His disciples remembered that it is written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
他的門徒就想起經上記著說: “我為你的殿心裡焦急, 如同火燒. ”

2:18 So the Jews answered and said to him, “What sign do you show to us, because you are doing these things?”
因此猶太人問他說: “你既做這些事, 還顯甚麼神蹟給我們看呢? ”

2:19 Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up!”
耶穌回答說: “你們拆毀這殿, 我三日內要再建立起來. ”

2:20 Then the Jews said, “This temple has been under construction forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?”
猶太人便說: “這殿是四十六年才造成的, 你三日內就再建立起來嗎? ”

2:21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body.
但耶穌這話是以他的身體為殿.

2:22 So when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken.
所以到他從死裡復活以後, 門徒就想起他說過這話, 便信了聖經和耶穌所說的.

2:23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name because they saw his signs which he was doing.
當耶穌在耶路撒冷過逾越節的時候, 有許多人看見他所行的神蹟, 就信了他的名.

2:24 But Jesus himself did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people,
耶穌卻不將自己交託他們; 因為他知道萬人,

2:25 and because he did not need anyone to testify about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
也用不著誰見證人怎樣, 因他知道人心裡所存的.

John - Chapter 3

3:1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
有一個法利賽人, 名叫尼哥底母, 是猶太人的官.

3:2 This man came to him at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one is able to perform these signs that you are performing unless God were with him.”
這人夜裡來見耶穌, 說: “拉比, 我們知道你是由神那裡來作師傅的; 因為你所行的神蹟, 若沒有神同在, 無人能行. ”

3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.”
耶穌回答說: “我實實在在地告訴你, 人若不重生, 就不能見神的國. ”

3:4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is an old man? He is not able to enter into his mother’s womb for the second time and be born, can he?”
尼哥底母說: “人已經老了, 如何能重生呢? 豈能再進母腹生出來嗎? ”

3:5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born of water and spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.
耶穌說: “我實實在在地告訴你, 人若不是從水和聖靈生的, 就不能進神的國.

3:6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
從肉身生的就是肉身; 從靈生的就是靈.

3:7 Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘It is necessary for you to be born from above.’
我說: ‘你們必須重生’, 你不要以為希奇.

3:8 The wind blows wherever it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
風隨著意思吹, 你聽見風的響聲, 卻不曉得從哪裡來, 往哪裡去; 凡從聖靈生的, 也是如此. ”

3:9 Nicodemus answered and said to him, “How can these things be?”
尼哥底母問他說: “怎能有這事呢? ”

3:10 Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and you do not understand these things?
耶穌回答說: “你是以色列人的先生, 還不明白這事嗎?

3:11 Truly, truly I say to you, we speak what we know, and we testify about what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony!
我實實在在地告訴你, 我們所說的是我們知道的; 我們所見證的是我們見過的; 你們卻不領受我們的見證.

3:12 If I tell you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
我對你們說地上的事, 你們尚且不信, 若說天上的事, 如何能信呢?

3:13 And no one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
除了從天降下,仍舊在天的人子, 沒有人升過天.

3:14 And just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, thus it is necessary that the Son of Man be lifted up,
摩西在曠野怎樣舉蛇, 人子也必照樣被舉起來,

3:15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.”
叫一切信他的都得永生(或譯: 叫一切信的人在他裡面得永生).

3:16 For in this way God loved the world, so that he gave his one and only Son, in order that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but will have eternal life.
“神愛世人, 甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們, 叫一切信他的, 不致滅亡, 反得永生.

3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world in order that he should judge the world, but in order that the world should be saved through him.
因為神差他的兒子降世, 不是要定世人的罪(或譯: 審判世人; 下同), 乃是要叫世人因他得救.

3:18 The one who believes in him is not judged, but the one who does not believe has already been judged, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
信他的人, 不被定罪; 不信的人, 罪已經定了, 因為他不信神獨生子的名.

3:19 And this is the judgment: that the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.
光來到世間, 世人因自己的行為是惡的, 不愛光, 倒愛黑暗, 定他們的罪就是在此.

3:20 For everyone who practices evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds be exposed.
凡作惡的便恨光, 並不來就光, 恐怕他的行為受責備.

3:21 But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, in order that his deeds may be revealed, that they are done in God.
但行真理的必來就光, 要顯明他所行的是靠神而行. ”

3:22 After these things Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.
這事以後, 耶穌和門徒到了猶太地, 在那裡居住, 施洗.

3:23 Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and they were coming and were being baptized.
約翰在靠近撒冷的哀嫩也施洗; 因為那裡水多, 眾人都去受洗.

3:24 (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
(那時約翰還沒有下在監裡. )

3:25 So a dispute occurred on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew concerning purification.
約翰的門徒和一個猶太人辯論潔淨的禮,

3:26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, about whom you testified—look, this one is baptizing, and all are coming to him!”
就來見約翰, 說: “拉比, 從前同你在約旦河外,你所見證的那位, 現在施洗, 眾人都往他那裡去了. ”

3:27 John answered and said, “A man can receive not one thing unless it is granted to him from heaven!
約翰說: “若不是從天上賜的, 人就不能得甚麼.

3:28 You yourselves testify about me that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I am sent before that one.’
我曾說: ‘我不是基督, 是奉差遣在他前面的’, 你們自己可以給我作見證.

3:29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine is complete.
娶新婦的就是新郎; 新郎的朋友站著, 聽見新郎的聲音就甚喜樂. 故此, 我這喜樂滿足了.

3:30 It is necessary for that one to increase, but for me to decrease.”
他必興旺, 我必衰微. ”

3:31 The one who comes from above is over all. The one who is from the earth is from the earth and speaks from the earth; the one who comes from heaven is over all.
“從天上來的是在萬有之上; 從地上來的是屬乎地, 他所說的也是屬乎地. 從天上來的是在萬有之上.

3:32 What he has seen and heard, this he testifies, and no one accepts his testimony.
他將所見所聞的見證出來, 只是沒有人領受他的見證.

3:33 The one who accepts his testimony has attested that God is true.
那領受他見證的, 就印上印, 證明神是真的.

3:34 For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit by measure.
神所差來的就說神的話, 因為神賜聖靈給他是沒有限量的.

3:35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.
父愛子, 已將萬有交在他手裡.

3:36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life—but the wrath of God remains on him.
信子的人有永生; 不信子的人得不著永生(原文是不得見永生), 神的震怒常在他身上. ”

John - Chapter 4

4:1 Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
主知道法利賽人聽見他收門徒, 施洗, 比約翰還多,

4:2 (although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples),
(其實不是耶穌親自施洗, 乃是他的門徒施洗, )

4:3 he left Judea and departed again for Galilee.
他就離了猶太, 又往加利利去.

4:4 And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
必須經過撒馬利亞,

4:5 Now he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
於是到了撒馬利亞的一座城, 名叫敘加, 靠近雅各給他兒子約瑟的那塊地.

4:6 And Jacob’s well was there, so Jesus, because he had become tired from the journey, simply sat down at the well. It was about the sixth hour.
在那裡有雅各井; 耶穌因走路困乏, 就坐在井旁. 那時約有午正.

4:7 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me water to drink.”
有一個撒馬利亞的婦人來打水. 耶穌對她說: “請你給我水喝. ”

4:8 (For his disciples had gone away into the town so that they could buy food.)
(那時門徒進城買食物去了. )

4:9 So the Samaritan woman said to him, “How do you, being a Jew, ask from me water to drink, since I am a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
撒馬利亞的婦人對他說: “你既是猶太人, 怎麼向我一個撒馬利亞婦人要水喝呢? ”原來猶太人和撒馬利亞人沒有來往.

4:10 Jesus answered and said to her, “If you had known the gift of God and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me water to drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
耶穌回答說: “你若知道神的恩賜, 和對你說‘給我水喝’的是誰, 你必早求他, 他也必早給了你活水. ”

4:11 The woman said to him, “Sir, you have no bucket and the well is deep! From where then do you get this living water?
婦人說: “先生, 沒有打水的器具, 井又深, 你從哪裡得活水呢?

4:12 You are not greater than our father Jacob, are you, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, and his sons and his livestock?”
我們的祖宗雅各將這井留給我們, 他自己和兒子並牲畜也都喝這井裡的水, 難道你比他還大嗎? ”

4:13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again.
耶穌回答說: “凡喝這水的還要再渴;

4:14 But whoever drinks of this water which I will give to him will never be thirsty for eternity, but the water which I will give to him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
人若喝我所賜的水就永遠不渴. 我所賜的水要在他裡頭成為泉源, 直湧到永生. ”

4:15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or come here to draw water!”
婦人說: “先生, 請把這水賜給我, 叫我不渴, 也不用來這麼遠打水. ”

4:16 He said to her, “Go, call your husband and come here.”
耶穌說: “你去叫你丈夫也到這裡來. ”

4:17 The woman answered and said to him, “I do not have a husband.” Jesus said to her, “You have said rightly, ‘I do not have a husband,’
婦人說: “我沒有丈夫. ”耶穌說: “你說沒有丈夫是不錯的.

4:18 for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you have now is not your husband; this you have said truthfully!”
你已經有五個丈夫, 你現在有的並不是你的丈夫. 你這話是真的. ”

4:19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I see that you are a prophet.
婦人說: “先生, 我看出你是先知.

4:20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you people say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship.”
我們的祖宗在這山上禮拜, 你們倒說, 應當禮拜的地方是在耶路撒冷. ”

4:21 Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, that an hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
耶穌說: “婦人, 你當信我. 時候將到, 你們拜父, 也不在這山上, 也不在耶路撒冷.

4:22 You worship what you do not know. We worship what we know, because salvation is from the Jews.
你們所拜的, 你們不知道; 我們所拜的, 我們知道, 因為救恩是從猶太人出來的.

4:23 But an hour is coming—and now is here—when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for indeed the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers.
時候將到, 如今就是了, 那真正拜父的, 要用心靈和誠實拜他, 因為父要這樣的人拜他.

4:24 God is spirit, and the ones who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
神是個靈(或無個字), 所以拜他的必須用心靈和誠實拜他. ”

4:25 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (the one called Christ); “whenever that one comes, he will proclaim all things to us.”
婦人說: “我知道彌賽亞(就是那稱為基督的)要來; 他來了, 必將一切的事都告訴我們. ”

4:26 Jesus said to her, “I, the one speaking to you, am he.
耶穌說: “這和你說話的就是他! ”

4:27 And at this point his disciples came, and they were astonished that he was speaking with a woman. However, no one said, “What do you seek?” or “Why are you speaking with her?”
當下門徒回來, 就希奇耶穌和一個婦人說話; 只是沒有人說: “你是要甚麼? ”或說: “你為甚麼和她說話? ”

4:28 So the woman left her water jar and went away into the town and said to the people,
那婦人就留下水罐子, 往城裡去, 對眾人說:

4:29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I have ever done! Perhaps this one is the Christ?”
“你們來看! 有一個人將我素來所行的一切事都給我說出來了, 莫非這就是基督嗎? ”

4:30 They went out from the town and were coming to him.
眾人就出城, 往耶穌那裡去.

4:31 In the meanwhile the disciples were asking him, saying, “Rabbi, eat something!”
這其間, 門徒對耶穌說: “拉比, 請吃. ”

4:32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”
耶穌說: “我有食物吃, 是你們不知道的. ”

4:33 So the disciples began to say to one another, “No one brought him anything to eat, did they?”
門徒就彼此對問說: “莫非有人拿甚麼給他吃嗎? ”

4:34 Jesus said to them, “My food is that I do the will of the one who sent me and complete his work.
耶穌說: “我的食物就是遵行差我來者的旨意, 做成他的工.

4:35 Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months and the harvest comes’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, that they are white for harvest already.
你們豈不說‘到收割的時候還有四個月’嗎? 我告訴你們, 舉目向田觀看, 莊稼已經熟了(原文是發白), 可以收割了.

4:36 The one who reaps receives wages and gathers fruit for eternal life, in order that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.
收割的人得工價, 積蓄五穀到永生, 叫撒種的和收割的一同快樂.

4:37 For in this instance the saying is true, ‘It is one who sows and another who reaps.’
俗語說: ‘那人撒種, 這人收割’, 這話可見是真的.

4:38 I sent you to reap what you did not work for; others have worked, and you have entered into their work.”
我差你們去收你們所沒有勞苦的; 別人勞苦, 你們享受他們所勞苦的. ”

4:39 Now from that town many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me everything that I have done.”
那城裡有好些撒馬利亞人信了耶穌, 因為那婦人作見證說: “他將我素來所行的一切事都給我說出來了. ”

4:40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they began asking him to stay with them. And he stayed there two days.
於是撒馬利亞人來見耶穌, 求他在他們那裡住下, 他便在那裡住了兩天.

4:41 And many more believed because of his word,
因耶穌的話, 信的人就更多了,

4:42 And they were saying to the woman, “No longer because of what you said do we believe, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this one is truly the Savior of the world!”
便對婦人說: “現在我們信, 不是因為你的話, 是我們親自聽見了, 知道這真是救世主. ”

4:43 And after the two days he departed from there into Galilee.
過了那兩天, 耶穌離了那地方, 往加利利去.

4:44 For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own homeland.
因為耶穌自己作過見證說: “先知在本地是沒有人尊敬的. ”

4:45 So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem at the feast (for they themselves had also come to the feast).
到了加利利, 加利利人既然看見他在耶路撒冷過節所行的一切事, 就接待他, 因為他們也是上去過節.

4:46 Now he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was at Capernaum a certain royal official whose son was sick.
耶穌又到了加利利的迦拿, 就是他從前變水為酒的地方. 有一個大臣, 他的兒子在迦百農患病.

4:47 This man, when he heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, went to him and asked that he come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.
他聽見耶穌從猶太到了加利利, 就來見他, 求他下去醫治他的兒子, 因為他兒子快要死了.

4:48 So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe!”
耶穌就對他說: “若不看見神蹟奇事, 你們總是不信. ”

4:49 The royal official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”
那大臣說: “先生, 求你趁著我的孩子還沒有死就下去. ”

4:50 Jesus said to him, “Go, your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he departed.
耶穌對他說: “回去吧, 你的兒子活了! ”那人信耶穌所說的話就回去了.

4:51 Now as he was going down, his slaves met him, saying that his child was alive.
正下去的時候, 他的僕人迎見他, 說他的兒子活了.

4:52 So he inquired from them the hour at which he had gotten better. Then they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”
他就問甚麼時候見好的. 他們說: “昨日未時熱就退了. ”

4:53 So the father knew that it was that same hour at which Jesus said to him, “Your son will live,” and he himself believed, and his whole household.
他便知道這正是耶穌對他說“你兒子活了”的時候; 他自己和全家就都信了.

4:54 Now this is again a second sign Jesus performed when he came from Judea into Galilee.
這是耶穌在加利利行的第二件神蹟, 是他從猶太回去以後行的.

John - Chapter 5

5:1 After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
這事以後, 到了猶太人的一個節期, 耶穌就上耶路撒冷去.

5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool called in Aramaic Bethzatha, which has five porticoes.
在耶路撒冷, 靠近羊門有一個池子, 希伯來話叫作畢士大, 旁邊有五個廊子;

5:3 In these were lying a large number of those who were sick, blind, lame, paralyzed.
裡面躺著瞎眼的,瘸腿的,血氣枯乾的許多病人. (有古卷加: 等候水動;

5:4
因為有天使按時下池子攪動那水, 水動之後, 誰先下去, 無論害甚麼病就痊癒了. )

5:5 And a certain man was there who had been thirty-eight years in his sickness.
在那裡有一個人, 病了三十八年.

5:6 Jesus, when he saw this one lying there and knew that he had been sick a long time already, said to him, “Do you want to become well?”
耶穌看見他躺著, 知道他病了許久, 就問他說: “你要痊癒嗎? ”

5:7 The one who was sick answered him, “Sir, I do not have anyone that, whenever the water is stirred up, could put me into the pool. But while I am coming, another goes down before me.”
病人回答說: “先生, 水動的時候, 沒有人把我放在池子裡; 我正去的時候, 就有別人比我先下去. ”

5:8 Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk!”
耶穌對他說: “起來, 拿你的褥子走吧! ”

5:9 And immediately the man became well and picked up his mat and began to walk. (Now it was the Sabbath on that day.)
那人立刻痊癒, 就拿起褥子來走了.

5:10 So the Jews were saying to the one who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not permitted for you to pick up the mat!”
那天是安息日, 所以猶太人對那醫好的人說: “今天是安息日, 你拿褥子是不可的. ”

5:11 But he answered them, “The one who made me well—that one said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk!’ ”
他卻回答說: “那使我痊癒的, 對我說: ‘拿你的褥子走吧. ’”

5:12 So they asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk?’ ”
他們問他說: “對你說‘拿褥子走’的是甚麼人? ”

5:13 But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn while a crowd was in the place.
那醫好的人不知道是誰; 因為那裡的人多, 耶穌已經躲開了.

5:14 After these things Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “Look, you have become well! Sin no longer, lest something worse happen to you.”
後來耶穌在殿裡遇見他, 對他說: “你已經痊癒了, 不要再犯罪, 恐怕你遭遇的更加利害. ”

5:15 The man went and reported to the Jews that Jesus was the one who made him well.
那人就去告訴猶太人, 使他痊癒的是耶穌.

5:16 And on account of this the Jews began to persecute Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
所以猶太人逼迫耶穌, 因為他在安息日做了這事.

5:17 But he answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”
耶穌就對他們說: “我父做事直到如今, 我也做事. ”

5:18 So on account of this the Jews were seeking even more to kill him, because he not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God his own Father, thus making himself equal with God.
所以猶太人越發想要殺他; 因他不但犯了安息日, 並且稱神為他的父, 將自己和神當作平等.

5:19 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, the Son can do nothing from himself except what he sees the Father doing. For whatever that one does, these things also the Son does likewise.
耶穌對他們說: “我實實在在地告訴你們, 子憑著自己不能做甚麼, 惟有看見父所做的, 子才能做; 父所做的事, 子也照樣做.

5:20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything that he himself is doing. And greater works than these he will show him, so that you will be astonished.
父愛子, 將自己所做的一切事指給他看, 還要將比這更大的事指給他看, 叫你們希奇.

5:21 For just as the Father raises the dead and makes them alive, thus also the Son makes alive whomever he wishes.
父怎樣叫死人起來, 使他們活著, 子也照樣隨自己的意思使人活著.

5:22 For the Father does not judge anyone, but he has given all judgment to the Son,
父不審判甚麼人, 乃將審判的事全交與子,

5:23 in order that all people will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
叫人都尊敬子如同尊敬父一樣. 不尊敬子的, 就是不尊敬差子來的父.

5:24 Truly, truly I say to you that the one who hears my word and who believes the one who sent me has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
我實實在在地告訴你們, 那聽我話,又信差我來者的, 就有永生; 不至於定罪, 是已經出死入生了.

5:25 “Truly, truly I say to you, that an hour is coming—and now is here—when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and the ones who hear will live.
我實實在在地告訴你們, 時候將到, 現在就是了, 死人要聽見神兒子的聲音, 聽見的人就要活了.

5:26 For just as the Father has life in himself, thus also he has granted to the Son to have life in himself.
因為父怎樣在自己有生命, 就賜給他兒子也照樣在自己有生命,

5:27 And he has granted him authority to carry out judgment, because he is the Son of Man.
並且因為他是人子, 就賜給他行審判的權柄.

5:28 “Do not be astonished at this, because an hour is coming in which all those in the tombs will hear his voice
你們不要把這事看作希奇. 時候要到, 凡在墳墓裡的, 都要聽見他的聲音, 就出來:

5:29 and they will come out—those who have done good things to a resurrection of life, but those who have practiced evil things to a resurrection of judgment.
行善的, 復活得生; 作惡的, 復活定罪.

5:30 I am able to do nothing from myself. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the one who sent me.
“我憑著自己不能做甚麼, 我怎麼聽見就怎麼審判. 我的審判也是公平的; 因為我不求自己的意思, 只求那差我來者的意思. ”

5:31 “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.
“我若為自己作見證, 我的見證就不真.

5:32 There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony which he testifies about me is true.
另有一位給我作見證, 我也知道他給我作的見證是真的.

5:33 You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth.
你們曾差人到約翰那裡, 他為真理作過見證.

5:34 (And I do not receive testimony from people, but I say these things in order that you may be saved.)
其實, 我所受的見證不是從人來的; 然而, 我說這些話, 為要叫你們得救.

5:35 That one was the lamp which was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice for an hour in his light.
約翰是點著的明燈, 你們情願暫時喜歡他的光.

5:36 “But I have a testimony greater than John’s, for the works which the Father has given to me that I should complete them—the very works which I am doing—these testify about me, that the Father has sent me.
但我有比約翰更大的見證; 因為父交給我要我成就的事, 就是我所做的事, 這便見證我是父所差來的.

5:37 And the Father who sent me, that one has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his form.
差我來的父也為我作過見證. 你們從來沒有聽見他的聲音, 也沒有看見他的形像.

5:38 And you do not have his word residing in yourselves, because the one whom that one sent, in this one you do not believe.
你們並沒有他的道存在心裡; 因為他所差來的, 你們不信.

5:39 You search the scriptures because you think that you have eternal life in them, and it is these that testify about me.
你們查考聖經(或譯: 應當查考聖經), 因你們以為內中有永生; 給我作見證的就是這經.

5:40 And you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.
然而, 你們不肯到我這裡來得生命.

5:41 “I do not accept glory from people,
“我不受從人來的榮耀.

5:42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.
但我知道, 你們心裡沒有神的愛.

5:43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me. If another should come in his own name, you would accept that one!
我奉我父的名來, 你們並不接待我; 若有別人奉自己的名來, 你們倒要接待他.

5:44 How are you able to believe, if you accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory which is from the only God?
你們互相受榮耀, 卻不求從獨一之神來的榮耀, 怎能信我呢?

5:45 Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father! The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have put your hope!
不要想我在父面前要告你們; 有一位告你們的, 就是你們所仰賴的摩西.

5:46 For if you had believed Moses, you would believe me, for that one wrote about me.
你們如果信摩西, 也必信我, 因為他書上有指著我寫的話.

5:47 But if you do not believe that one’s writings, how will you believe my words?”
你們若不信他的書, 怎能信我的話呢? ”

John - Chapter 6

6:1 After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee (that is, Tiberias).
這事以後, 耶穌渡過加利利海, 就是提比哩亞海.

6:2 And a large crowd was following him because they were observing the signs that he was doing on those who were sick.
有許多人因為看見他在病人身上所行的神蹟, 就跟隨他.

6:3 So Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down there with his disciples.
耶穌上了山, 和門徒一同坐在那裡.

6:4 (Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.)
那時猶太人的逾越節近了.

6:5 Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread so that these people can eat?”
耶穌舉目看見許多人來, 就對腓力說: “我們從哪裡買餅叫這些人吃呢? ”

6:6 (Now he said this to test him, because he knew what he was going to do.)
(他說這話是要試驗腓力; 他自己原知道要怎樣行. )

6:7 Philip replied to him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for them, in order that each one could receive a little.”
腓力回答說: “就是二十兩銀子的餅, 叫他們各人吃一點也是不夠的. ”

6:8 One of his disciples, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
有一個門徒, 就是西門•彼得的兄弟安得烈, 對耶穌說:

6:9 “Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?”
“在這裡有一個孩童, 帶著五個大麥餅,兩條魚, 只是分給這許多人還算甚麼呢? ”

6:10 Jesus said, “Make the people recline.” (Now there was a lot of grass in the place.) So the men reclined, approximately five thousand in number.
耶穌說: “你們叫眾人坐下. ”原來那地方的草多, 眾人就坐下, 數目約有五千.

6:11 Then Jesus took the bread, and after he had given thanks, he distributed it to those who were reclining—likewise also of the fish, as much as they wanted.
耶穌拿起餅來, 祝謝了, 就分給那坐著的人; 分魚也是這樣, 都隨著他們所要的.

6:12 And when they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, “Gather the remaining fragments so that nothing is lost.”
他們吃飽了, 耶穌對門徒說: “把剩下的零碎收拾起來, 免得有糟蹋的. ”

6:13 So they gathered them, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.
他們便將那五個大麥餅的零碎, 就是眾人吃了剩下的, 收拾起來, 裝滿了十二個籃子.

6:14 Now when the people saw the sign that he performed, they began to say, “This one is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world!”
眾人看見耶穌所行的神蹟, 就說: “這真是那要到世間來的先知! ”

6:15 Then Jesus, because he knew that they were about to come and seize him in order to make him king, withdrew again up the mountain by himself alone.
耶穌既知道眾人要來強逼他作王, 就獨自又退到山上去了.

6:16 Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea.
到了晚上, 他的門徒下海邊去,

6:17 And getting into a boat, they began to go to the other side of the sea, to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
上了船, 要過海往迦百農去. 天已經黑了, 耶穌還沒有來到他們那裡.

6:18 And the sea began to be stirred up because a strong wind was blowing.
忽然狂風大作, 海就翻騰起來.

6:19 Then when they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were afraid.
門徒搖櫓, 約行了十里多路, 看見耶穌在海面上走, 漸漸近了船, 他們就害怕.

6:20 But he said to them, “It is I! Do not be afraid!”
耶穌對他們說: “是我, 不要怕! ”

6:21 So they were wanting to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land to which they were going.
門徒就喜歡接他上船, 船立時到了他們所要去的地方.

6:22 On the next day, the crowd that was on the other side of the sea saw that other boats were not there (except one), and that Jesus had not entered with his disciples into the boat, but his disciples had departed alone.
第二日, 站在海那邊的眾人知道那裡沒有別的船, 只有一隻小船, 又知道耶穌沒有同他的門徒上船, 乃是門徒自己去的.

6:23 Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
然而, 有幾隻小船從提比哩亞來, 靠近主祝謝後分餅給人吃的地方.

6:24 So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.
眾人見耶穌和門徒都不在那裡, 就上了船, 往迦百農去找耶穌.

6:25 And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
既在海那邊找著了, 就對他說: “拉比, 是幾時到這裡來的? ”

6:26 Jesus replied to them and said, “Truly, truly I say to you, you seek me not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were satisfied!
耶穌回答說: “我實實在在地告訴你們, 你們找我, 並不是因見了神蹟, 乃是因吃餅得飽.

6:27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but the food that remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has set his seal on this one.”
不要為那必壞的食物勞力, 要為那存到永生的食物勞力, 就是人子要賜給你們的, 因為人子是父神所印證的. ”

6:28 So they said to him, “What shall we do that we can accomplish the works of God?”
眾人問他說: “我們當行甚麼才算做神的工呢? ”

6:29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God: that you believe in the one whom that one sent.”
耶穌回答說: “信神所差來的, 這就是做神的工. ”

6:30 So they said to him, “Then what sign will you perform, so that we can see it and believe you? What will you do?
他們又說: “你行甚麼神蹟, 叫我們看見就信你; 你到底做甚麼事呢?

6:31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’
我們的祖宗在曠野吃過嗎哪, 如經上寫著說: ‘他從天上賜下糧來給他們吃. ’”

6:32 Then Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, Moses did not give you bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven!
耶穌說: “我實實在在地告訴你們, 那從天上來的糧不是摩西賜給你們的, 乃是我父將天上來的真糧賜給你們.

6:33 For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
因為神的糧就是那從天上降下來,賜生命給世界的. ”

6:34 So they said to him, “Sir, always give us this bread!”
他們說: “主啊, 常將這糧賜給我們! ”

6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never be hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty again.
耶穌說: “我就是生命的糧. 到我這裡來的, 必定不餓; 信我的, 永遠不渴.

6:36 But I said to you that you have seen me and do not believe.
只是我對你們說過, 你們已經看見我, 還是不信.

6:37 Everyone whom the Father gives to me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never throw out,
凡父所賜給我的人必到我這裡來; 到我這裡來的, 我總不丟棄他.

6:38 because I have come down from heaven not that I should do my will, but the will of the one who sent me.
因為我從天上降下來, 不是要按自己的意思行, 乃是要按那差我來者的意思行.

6:39 Now this is the will of the one who sent me: that everyone whom he has given me, I would not lose any of them, but raise them up on the last day.
差我來者的意思就是: 他所賜給我的, 叫我一個也不失落, 在末日卻叫他復活.

6:40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks at the Son and believes in him would have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
因為我父的意思是叫一切見子而信的人得永生, 並且在末日我要叫他復活. ”

6:41 Now the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven,”
猶太人因為耶穌說“我是從天上降下來的糧”, 就私下議論他,

6:42 and they were saying, “Is this one not Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
說: “這不是約瑟的兒子耶穌嗎? 他的父母我們豈不認得嗎? 他如今怎麼說‘我是從天上降下來的’呢? ”

6:43 Jesus answered and said to them, “Do not grumble among yourselves!
耶穌回答說: “你們不要大家議論.

6:44 No one is able to come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.
若不是差我來的父吸引人, 就沒有能到我這裡來的; 到我這裡來的, 在末日我要叫他復活.

6:45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who hears from the Father and learns comes to me.
在先知書上寫著說: ‘他們都要蒙神的教訓. ’凡聽見父之教訓又學習的, 就到我這裡來.

6:46 (Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God—this one has seen the Father.)
這不是說有人看見過父, 惟獨從神來的, 他看見過父.

6:47 Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes has eternal life.
我實實在在地告訴你們, 信的人有永生.

6:48 I am the bread of life.
我就是生命的糧.

6:49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and they died.
你們的祖宗在曠野吃過嗎哪, 還是死了.

6:50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that someone may eat from it and not die.
這是從天上降下來的糧, 叫人吃了就不死.

6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
我是從天上降下來生命的糧; 人若吃這糧, 就必永遠活著. 我所要賜的糧就是我的肉, 為世人之生命所賜的. ”

6:52 So the Jews began to quarrel among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
因此, 猶太人彼此爭論說: “這個人怎能把他的肉給我們吃呢? ”

6:53 Then Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life in yourselves!
耶穌說: “我實實在在地告訴你們, 你們若不吃人子的肉, 不喝人子的血, 就沒有生命在你們裡面.

6:54 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
吃我肉,喝我血的人就有永生, 在末日我要叫他復活.

6:55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
我的肉真是可吃的, 我的血真是可喝的.

6:56 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me and I in him.
吃我肉,喝我血的人常在我裡面, 我也常在他裡面.

6:57 Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so also the one who eats me—that one will live because of me.
永活的父怎樣差我來, 我又因父活著; 照樣, 吃我肉的人也要因我活著.

6:58 This is the bread that came down from heaven, not as the fathers ate and died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”
這就是從天上降下來的糧. 吃這糧的人就永遠活著, 不像你們的祖宗吃過嗎哪還是死了. ”

6:59 He said these things while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
這些話是耶穌在迦百農會堂裡教訓人說的.

6:60 Thus many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, “This saying is hard! Who can understand it?”
他的門徒中有好些人聽見了, 就說: “這話甚難, 誰能聽呢? ”

6:61 But Jesus, because he knew within himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Does this cause you to be offended?
耶穌心裡知道門徒為這話議論, 就對他們說: “這話是叫你們厭棄(原文是跌倒)嗎?

6:62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?
倘或你們看見人子升到他原來所在之處, 怎麼樣呢?

6:63 The Spirit is the one who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
叫人活著的乃是靈, 肉體是無益的. 我對你們所說的話就是靈, 就是生命.

6:64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)
只是你們中間有不信的人. ”耶穌從起頭就知道誰不信他, 誰要賣他.

6:65 And he said, “Because of this I said to you that no one can come to me unless it has been granted to him by the Father.”
耶穌又說: “所以我對你們說過, 若不是蒙我父的恩賜, 沒有人能到我這裡來. ”

6:66 For this reason many of his disciples drew back and were not walking with him any longer.
從此, 他門徒中多有退去的, 不再和他同行.

6:67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “You do not want to go away also, do you?”
耶穌就對那十二個門徒說: “你們也要去嗎? ”

6:68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
西門•彼得回答說: “主啊, 你有永生之道, 我們還歸從誰呢?

6:69 And we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
我們已經信了, 又知道你是神的聖者. ”

6:70 Jesus replied to them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is the devil?”
耶穌說: “我不是揀選了你們十二個門徒嗎? 但你們中間有一個是魔鬼. ”

6:71 (Now he was speaking about Judas son of Simon Iscariot, because this one—one of the twelve—was going to betray him.)
耶穌這話是指著加略人西門的兒子猶大說的; 他本是十二個門徒裡的一個, 後來要賣耶穌的.

John - Chapter 7

7:1 And after these things Jesus was going about in Galilee. For he did not want to go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him.
這事以後, 耶穌在加利利遊行, 不願在猶太遊行, 因為猶太人想要殺他.

7:2 Now the feast of the Jews—the feast of Tabernacles—was near.
當時猶太人的住棚節近了.

7:3 So his brothers said to him, “Depart from here and go to Judea, so that your disciples also can see your works that you are doing.
耶穌的弟兄就對他說: “你離開這裡上猶太去吧, 叫你的門徒也看見你所行的事.

7:4 For no one does anything in secret and yet he himself desires to be publicly recognized. If you are doing these things, reveal yourself to the world!”
人要顯揚名聲, 沒有在暗處行事的; 你如果行這些事, 就當將自己顯明給世人看. ”

7:5 (For not even his brothers believed in him.)
因為連他的弟兄說這話, 是因為不信他.

7:6 So Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.
耶穌就對他們說: “我的時候還沒有到; 你們的時候常是方便的.

7:7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it, that its deeds are evil.
世人不能恨你們, 卻是恨我, 因為我指證他們所做的事是惡的.

7:8 You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, because my time is not yet completed.
你們上去過節吧, 我現在不上去過這節, 因為我的時候還沒有滿. ”

7:9 And when he had said these things, he remained in Galilee.
耶穌說了這話, 仍舊住在加利利.

7:10 But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not openly, but (as it were) in secret.
但他弟兄上去以後, 他也上去過節, 不是明去, 似乎是暗去的.

7:11 So the Jews were looking for him at the feast, and were saying, “Where is he?”
正在節期, 猶太人尋找耶穌, 說: “他在哪裡? ”

7:12 And there was a lot of grumbling concerning him among the crowds; some were saying, “He is a good man,” but others were saying, “No, but he deceives the crowd.”
眾人為他紛紛議論, 有的說: “他是好人. ”有的說: “不然, 他是迷惑眾人的. ”

7:13 However, no one was speaking openly about him for fear of the Jews.
只是沒有人明明地講論他, 因為怕猶太人.

7:14 Now when the feast was already half over, Jesus went to the temple courts and began to teach.
到了節期, 耶穌上殿裡去教訓人.

7:15 Then the Jews were astonished, saying, “How does this man possess knowledge, because he has not been taught?”
猶太人就希奇, 說: “這個人沒有學過, 怎麼明白書呢? ”

7:16 So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not mine, but is from the one who sent me.
耶穌說: “我的教訓不是我自己的, 乃是那差我來者的.

7:17 If anyone wants to do his will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or I am speaking from myself.
人若立志遵著他的旨意行, 就必曉得這教訓或是出於神, 或是我憑著自己說的.

7:18 The one who speaks from himself seeks his own glory. But the one who seeks the glory of the one who sent him—this one is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
人憑著自己說, 是求自己的榮耀; 惟有求那差他來者的榮耀, 這人是真的, 在他心裡沒有不義.

7:19 Has not Moses given you the law, and none of you carries out the law? Why do you seek to kill me?”
摩西豈不是傳律法給你們嗎? 你們卻沒有一個人守律法. 為甚麼想要殺我呢? ”

7:20 The crowd replied, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?”
眾人回答說: “你是被鬼附著了! 誰想要殺你? ”

7:21 Jesus answered and said to them, “I performed one work, and you are all astonished.
耶穌說: “我做了一件事, 你們都以為希奇.

7:22 Because of this Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.
摩西傳割禮給你們(其實不是從摩西起的, 乃是從祖先起的), 因此你們也在安息日給人行割禮.

7:23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses would not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a whole man well on the Sabbath?
人若在安息日受割禮, 免得違背摩西的律法, 我在安息日叫一個人全然好了, 你們就向我生氣嗎?

7:24 Do not judge according to outward appearance, but judge according to righteous judgment!”
不可按外貌斷定是非, 總要按公平斷定是非. ”

7:25 Then some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem began to say, “Is this not the one whom they are seeking to kill?
耶路撒冷人中有的說: “這不是他們想要殺的人嗎?

7:26 And behold, he is speaking openly and they are saying nothing to him! Can it be that the rulers truly know that this man is the Christ?
你看他還明明地講道, 他們也不向他說甚麼, 難道官長真知道這是基督嗎?

7:27 Yet we know where this man is from, but the Christ, whenever he comes—no one knows where he is from!”
然而, 我們知道這個人從哪裡來; 只是基督來的時候, 沒有人知道他從哪裡來. ”

7:28 Then Jesus cried out in the temple courts, teaching and saying, “You both know me and you know where I am from! And I have not come from myself, but the one who sent me is true, whom you do not know.
那時, 耶穌在殿裡教訓人, 大聲說: “你們也知道我, 也知道我從哪裡來; 我來並不是由於自己. 但那差我來的是真的. 你們不認識他,

7:29 I know him, because I am from him and he sent me.”
我卻認識他; 因為我是從他來的, 他也是差了我來. ”

7:30 So they were seeking to seize him, and no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
他們就想要捉拿耶穌; 只是沒有人下手, 因為他的時候還沒有到.

7:31 But from the crowd many believed in him and were saying, “Whenever the Christ comes, he will not perform more signs than this man has done, will he?”
但眾人中間有好些信他的, 說: “基督來的時候, 他所行的神蹟豈能比這人所行的更多嗎? ”

7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers in order to take him into custody .
法利賽人聽見眾人為耶穌這樣紛紛議論, 祭司長和法利賽人就打發差役去捉拿他.

7:33 Then Jesus said, “Yet a little time I am with you, and I am going to the one who sent me.
於是耶穌說: “我還有不多的時候和你們同在, 以後就回到差我來的那裡去.

7:34 You will seek me and will not find me, and where I am, you cannot come.”
你們要找我, 卻找不著; 我所在的地方你們不能到. ”

7:35 So the Jews said to one another, “Where is this one going to go, that we will not find him? He is not going to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?
猶太人就彼此對問說: “這人要往哪裡去, 叫我們找不著呢? 難道他要往散住希臘中的猶太人那裡去教訓希臘人嗎?

7:36 What is this saying that he said, ‘You will seek me and will not find me, and where I am, you cannot come’?”
他說: ‘你們要找我, 卻找不著; 我所在的地方, 你們不能到’, 這話是甚麼意思呢? ”

7:37 Now on the last day of the feast—the great day—Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and let him drink,
節期的末日, 就是最大之日, 耶穌站著高聲說: “人若渴了, 可以到我這裡來喝.

7:38 the one who believes in me. Just as the scripture said, ‘Out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.’ ”
信我的人就如經上所說: ‘從他腹中要流出活水的江河來. ’”

7:39 Now he said this concerning the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were about to receive. For the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
耶穌這話是指著信他之人要受聖靈說的. 那時還沒有賜下聖靈來, 因為耶穌尚未得著榮耀.

7:40 Then, when they heard these words, some from the crowd began to say, “This man is truly the Prophet!”
眾人聽見這話, 有的說: “這真是那先知. ”

7:41 Others were saying, “This man is the Christ!” But others were saying, “No, for the Christ does not come from Galilee, does he?
有的說: “這是基督. ”但也有的說: “基督豈是從加利利出來的嗎?

7:42 Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”
經上豈不是說‘基督是大衛的後裔, 從大衛本鄉伯利恆出來的’嗎? ”

7:43 So there was a division in the crowd because of him.
於是眾人因著耶穌起了紛爭.

7:44 And some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.
其中有人要捉拿他, 只是無人下手.

7:45 So the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees. And they said to them, “Why did you not bring him?”
差役回到祭司長和法利賽人那裡. 他們對差役說: “你們為甚麼沒有帶他來呢? ”

7:46 The officers replied, “Never has a man spoken like this!”
差役回答說: “從來沒有像他這樣說話的! ”

7:47 Then the Pharisees replied to them, “You have not also been deceived, have you?
法利賽人說: “你們也受了迷惑嗎?

7:48 None of the rulers or of the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?
官長或是法利賽人豈有信他的呢?

7:49 But this crowd who does not know the law is accursed!”
但這些不明白律法的百姓是被咒詛的! ”

7:50 Nicodemus, the one who came to him previously—who was one of them—said to them,
內中有尼哥底母, 就是從前去見耶穌的, 對他們說:

7:51 “Our law does not condemn a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”
“不先聽本人的口供, 不知道他所做的事, 難道我們的律法還定他的罪嗎? ”

7:52 They answered and said to him, “You are not also from Galilee, are you? Investigate and see that a prophet does not arise from Galilee!” 〚
他們回答說: “你也是出於加利利嗎? 你且去查考, 就可知道加利利沒有出過先知. ”

7:53 And each one went to his own house.

John - Chapter 8

8:1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
於是各人都回家去了; 耶穌卻往橄欖山去,

8:2 Now early in the morning he came again to the temple courts. And all the people were coming, and he sat down and began to teach them.
清早又回到殿裡. 眾百姓都到他那裡去, 他就坐下, 教訓他們.

8:3 Now the scribes and the Pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery. And standing her in their midst,
文士和法利賽人帶著一個行淫時被拿的婦人來, 叫她站在當中,

8:4 they said to him, testing him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery!
就對耶穌說: “夫子, 這婦人是正行淫之時被拿的.

8:5 Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?”
摩西在律法上吩咐我們把這樣的婦人用石頭打死. 你說該把她怎麼樣呢? ”

8:6 (Now they were saying this to test him, so that they would have an occasion to bring charges against him.) But Jesus, bending down, began to write with his finger on the ground, taking no notice.
他們說這話, 乃試探耶穌, 要得著告他的把柄. 耶穌卻彎著腰, 用指頭在地上畫字.

8:7 And when they persisted in asking him, straightening up he said to them, “The one of you without sin, let him throw the first stone at her!”
他們還是不住地問他, 耶穌就直起腰來, 對他們說: “你們中間誰是沒有罪的, 誰就可以先拿石頭打她. ”

8:8 And bending down again, he wrote on the ground.
於是又彎著腰, 用指頭在地上畫字.

8:9 Now when they heard it, being convicted by their conscience, they began to depart, one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone—and the woman who was in their midst.
他們聽見這話, 就從老到少, 一個一個地都出去了, 只剩下耶穌一人, 還有那婦人仍然站在當中.

8:10 So Jesus, straightening up and seeing no one except the woman, said to her, “Where are those accusers of yours? Does no one condemn you?”
耶穌就直起腰來, 對她說: “婦人, 那些人在哪裡呢? 沒有人定你的罪嗎? ”

8:11 And she said, “No one, Lord.” So Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and sin no more.”〛
她說: “主啊, 沒有. ”耶穌說: “我也不定你的罪. 去吧, 從此不要再犯罪了! ”

8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
耶穌又對眾人說: “我是世界的光. 跟從我的, 就不在黑暗裡走, 必要得著生命的光. ”

8:13 So the Pharisees said to him, “You testify concerning yourself! Your testimony is not true.”
法利賽人對他說: “你是為自己作見證, 你的見證不真. ”

8:14 Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I testify concerning myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I have come from and where I am going. But you do not know where I have come from or where I am going.
耶穌說: “我雖然為自己作見證, 我的見證還是真的; 因我知道我從哪裡來, 往哪裡去; 你們卻不知道我從哪裡來, 往哪裡去.

8:15 You judge according to externals; I do not judge anyone.
你們是以外貌(原文是憑肉身)判斷人, 我卻不判斷人.

8:16 But even if I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me.
就是判斷人, 我的判斷也是真的; 因為不是我獨自在這裡, 還有差我來的父與我同在.

8:17 And even in your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true.
你們的律法上也記著說: ‘兩個人的見證是真的. ’

8:18 I am the one who testifies concerning myself, and the Father who sent me testifies concerning me.”
我是為自己作見證, 還有差我來的父也是為我作見證. ”

8:19 So they were saying to him, “Where is your father?” Jesus replied, “You know neither me nor my Father! If you had known me, you would have known my Father also.”
他們就問他說: “你的父在哪裡? ”耶穌回答說: “你們不認識我, 也不認識我的父; 若是認識我, 也就認識我的父. ”

8:20 He spoke these words by the treasury while teaching in the temple courts, and no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.
這些話是耶穌在殿裡的庫房,教訓人時所說的, 也沒有人拿他, 因為他的時候還沒有到.

8:21 So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me and will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come!”
耶穌又對他們說: “我要去了, 你們要找我, 並且你們要死在罪中. 我所去的地方, 你們不能到. ”

8:22 Then the Jews began to say, “Perhaps he will kill himself, because he is saying, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ ”
猶太人說: “他說‘我所去的地方, 你們不能到’, 難道他要自盡嗎? ”

8:23 And he said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are from this world; I am not from this world.
耶穌對他們說: “你們是從下頭來的, 我是從上頭來的; 你們是屬這世界的, 我不是屬這世界的.

8:24 Thus I said to you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”
所以我對你們說, 你們要死在罪中. 你們若不信我是基督, 必要死在罪中. ”

8:25 So they began to say to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “What I have been saying to you from the beginning.
他們就問他說: “你是誰? ”耶穌對他們說: “就是我從起初所告訴你們的.

8:26 I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but the one who sent me is true, and the things which I heard from him, these things I say to the world.”
我有許多事講論你們, 判斷你們; 但那差我來的是真的, 我在他那裡所聽見的, 我就傳給世人. ”

8:27 (They did not know that he was speaking to them about the Father.)
他們不明白耶穌是指著父說的.

8:28 Then Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will recognize that I am he, and I do nothing from myself, but just as the Father taught me, I say these things.
所以耶穌說: “你們舉起人子以後, 必知道我是基督, 並且知道我沒有一件事是憑著自己做的. 我說這些話乃是照著父所教訓我的.

8:29 And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”
那差我來的是與我同在; 他沒有撇下我獨自在這裡, 因為我常做他所喜悅的事. ”

8:30 While he was saying these things, many believed in him.
耶穌說這話的時候, 就有許多人信他.

8:31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word you are truly my disciples,
耶穌對信他的猶太人說: “你們若常常遵守我的道, 就真是我的門徒;

8:32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
你們必曉得真理, 真理必叫你們得以自由. ”

8:33 They replied to him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have not been enslaved to anyone at any time. How do you say, ‘You will become free’?”
他們回答說: “我們是亞伯拉罕的後裔, 從來沒有作過誰的奴僕. 你怎麼說‘你們必得以自由’呢? ”

8:34 Jesus replied to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.
耶穌回答說: “我實實在在地告訴你們, 所有犯罪的就是罪的奴僕.

8:35 And the slave does not remain in the household forever; the son remains forever.
奴僕不能永遠住在家裡; 兒子是永遠住在家裡.

8:36 So if the son sets you free, you will be truly free.
所以天父的兒子若叫你們自由, 你們就真自由了.

8:37 I know that you are descendants of Abraham. But you are seeking to kill me, because my word makes no progress among you.
我知道你們是亞伯拉罕的子孫, 你們卻想要殺我, 因為你們心裡容不下我的道.

8:38 I speak the things that I have seen with the Father; so also you do the things that you have heard from the Father.”
我所說的是在我父那裡看見的; 你們所行的是在你們的父那裡聽見的. ”

8:39 They answered and said to him, “Abraham is our father!” Jesus said to them, “If you are children of Abraham, do the deeds of Abraham!
他們說: “我們的父就是亞伯拉罕. ”耶穌說: “你們若是亞伯拉罕的兒子, 就必行亞伯拉罕所行的事.

8:40 But now you are seeking to kill me, a man who spoke to you the truth which I heard from God. This Abraham did not do.
我將在神那裡所聽見的真理告訴了你們, 現在你們卻想要殺我, 這不是亞伯拉罕所行的事.

8:41 You are doing the deeds of your father!” They said to him, “We were not born from sexual immorality! We have one father, God!”
你們是行你們父所行的事. ”他們說: “我們不是從淫亂生的; 我們只有一位父, 就是神. ”

8:42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, for I have come forth from God and have come. For I have not come from myself, but that one sent me.
耶穌說: “倘若神是你們的父, 你們就必愛我; 因為我本是出於神, 也是從神而來, 並不是由著自己來, 乃是他差我來.

8:43 Why do you not understand my way of speaking? Because you are not able to listen to my message.
你們為甚麼不明白我的話呢? 無非是因你們不能聽我的道.

8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father! That one was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand firm in the truth, because truth is not in him. Whenever he speaks the lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
你們是出於你們的父魔鬼, 你們父的私慾你們偏要行. 他從起初是殺人的, 不守真理, 因他心裡沒有真理. 他說謊是出於自己; 因他本來是說謊的, 也是說謊之人的父.

8:45 But because I am telling the truth, you do not believe me.
我將真理告訴你們, 你們就因此不信我.

8:46 Who among you convicts me concerning sin? If I am telling the truth, why do you not believe me?
你們中間誰能指證我有罪呢? 我既然將真理告訴你們, 為甚麼不信我呢?

8:47 The one who is from God listens to the words of God. Because of this you do not listen—because you are not of God.”
出於神的, 必聽神的話; 你們不聽, 因為你們不是出於神. ”

8:48 The Jews answered and said to him, “Do we not correctly say that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
猶太人回答說: “我們說你是撒馬利亞人, 並且是鬼附著的, 這話豈不正對嗎? ”

8:49 Jesus replied, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me!
耶穌說: “我不是鬼附著的; 我尊敬我的父, 你們倒輕慢我.

8:50 But I do not seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges!
我不求自己的榮耀, 有一位為我求榮耀,定是非的.

8:51 Truly, truly I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never experience death forever.”
我實實在在地告訴你們, 人若遵守我的道, 就永遠不見死. ”

8:52 The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham and the prophets died, and you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death forever.’
猶太人對他說: “現在我們知道你是鬼附著的. 亞伯拉罕死了, 眾先知也死了, 你還說: ‘人若遵守我的道, 就永遠不嘗死味. ’

8:53 You are not greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself to be?”
難道你比我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕還大嗎? 他死了, 眾先知也死了, 你將自己當作甚麼人呢? ”

8:54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
耶穌回答說: “我若榮耀自己, 我的榮耀就算不得甚麼; 榮耀我的乃是我的父, 就是你們所說是你們的神.

8:55 And you have not known him, but I know him. And if I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you! But I know him and I keep his word.
你們未曾認識他; 我卻認識他. 我若說不認識他, 我就是說謊的, 像你們一樣; 但我認識他, 也遵守他的道.

8:56 Abraham your father rejoiced that he would see my day, and he saw it and was glad.”
你們的祖宗亞伯拉罕歡歡喜喜地仰望我的日子, 既看見了就快樂. ”

8:57 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”
猶太人說: “你還沒有五十歲, 豈見過亞伯拉罕呢? ”

8:58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was, I am!”
耶穌說: “我實實在在地告訴你們, 還沒有亞伯拉罕就有了我. ”

8:59 Then they picked up stones in order to throw them at him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple courts.
於是他們拿石頭要打他; 耶穌卻躲藏, 從殿裡出去了.

John - Chapter 9

9:1 And as he went away, he saw a man blind from birth.
耶穌過去的時候, 看見一個人生來是瞎眼的.

9:2 And his disciples asked him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?”
門徒問耶穌說: “拉比, 這人生來是瞎眼的, 是誰犯了罪? 是這人呢? 是他父母呢? ”

9:3 Jesus replied, “Neither this man sinned nor his parents, but it happened so that the works of God could be revealed in him.
耶穌回答說: “也不是這人犯了罪, 也不是他父母犯了罪, 是要在他身上顯出神的作為來.

9:4 It is necessary for us to do the deeds of the one who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work!
趁著白日, 我們必須做那差我來者的工; 黑夜將到, 就沒有人能做工了.

9:5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
我在世上的時候, 是世上的光. ”

9:6 When he had said these things, he spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes.
耶穌說了這話, 就吐唾沫在地上, 用唾沫和泥抹在瞎子的眼睛上,

9:7 And he said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated “sent”). So he went and washed and came back seeing.
對他說: “你往西羅亞池子裡去洗. ”(西羅亞翻出來就是“奉差遣”. )他去一洗, 回頭就看見了.

9:8 Then the neighbors and those who saw him previously (because he was a beggar) began to say, “Is this man not the one who used to sit and beg?”
他的鄰舍和那素常見他是討飯的, 就說: “這不是那從前坐著討飯的人嗎? ”

9:9 Others were saying, “It is this man”; others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” That one was saying, “I am he!”
有人說: “是他”; 又有人說: “不是, 卻是像他. ”他自己說: “是我. ”

9:10 So they began to say to him, “How were your eyes opened?”
他們對他說: “你的眼睛是怎麼開的呢? ”

9:11 He replied, “The man who is called Jesus made clay and smeared it on my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash!’ So I went, and I washed, and I received sight.”
他回答說: “有一個人, 名叫耶穌, 他和泥抹我的眼睛, 對我說: ‘你往西羅亞池子去洗. ’我去一洗, 就看見了. ”

9:12 And they said to him, “Where is that man?” He said, “I do not know.”
他們說: “那個人在哪裡? ”他說: “我不知道. ”

9:13 They brought him—the one formerly blind—to the Pharisees.
他們把從前瞎眼的人帶到法利賽人那裡.

9:14 (Now the day on which Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes was the Sabbath.)
耶穌和泥開他眼睛的日子是安息日.

9:15 So the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received sight. And he said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”
法利賽人也問他是怎麼得看見的. 瞎子對他們說: “他把泥抹在我的眼睛上, 我去一洗, 就看見了. ”

9:16 So some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath!” Others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.
法利賽人中有的說: “這個人不是從神來的, 因為他不守安息日. ”又有人說: “一個罪人怎能行這樣的神蹟呢? ”他們就起了紛爭.

9:17 So they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.”
他們又對瞎子說: “他既然開了你的眼睛, 你說他是怎樣的人呢? ”他說: “是個先知. ”

9:18 So the Jews did not believe concerning him that he had been blind and received sight, until they summoned the parents of the one who received sight.
猶太人不信他從前是瞎眼, 後來能看見的, 等到叫了他的父母來,

9:19 And they asked them, saying, “Is this man your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”
問他們說: “這是你們的兒子嗎? 你們說他生來是瞎眼的, 如今怎麼能看見了呢? ”

9:20 So his parents answered and said, “We know that this man is our son, and that he was born blind.
他父母回答說: “他是我們的兒子, 生來就瞎眼, 這是我們知道的.

9:21 But how he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. Ask him! He is a mature adult; he will speak for himself!”
至於他如今怎麼能看見, 我們卻不知道; 是誰開了他的眼睛, 我們也不知道. 他已經成了人, 你們問他吧, 他自己必能說. ”

9:22 (His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already decided that if anyone should confess him to be Christ, he would be expelled from the synagogue.
他父母說這話, 是怕猶太人; 因為猶太人已經商議定了, 若有認耶穌是基督的, 要把他趕出會堂.

9:23 Because of this his parents said, “He is a mature adult; ask him.”)
因此他父母說: “他已經成了人, 你們問他吧. ”

9:24 So they summoned the man who had been blind for the second time and said to him, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner!”
所以法利賽人第二次叫了那從前瞎眼的人來, 對他說: “你該將榮耀歸給神, 我們知道這人是個罪人. ”

9:25 Then that man replied, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I know—that although I was blind, now I see!”
他說: “他是個罪人不是, 我不知道; 有一件事我知道, 從前我是眼瞎的, 如今能看見了. ”

9:26 So they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
他們就問他說: “他向你做甚麼? 是怎麼開了你的眼睛呢? ”

9:27 He replied to them, “I told you already and you did not listen! Why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become his disciples also, do you?”
他回答說: “我方才告訴你們, 你們不聽, 為甚麼又要聽呢? 莫非你們也要作他的門徒嗎? ”

9:28 They reviled him and said, “You are his disciple! But we are disciples of Moses!
他們就罵他說: “你是他的門徒; 我們是摩西的門徒.

9:29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
神對摩西說話是我們知道的; 只是這個人, 我們不知道他從哪裡來! ”

9:30 The man answered and said to them, “For the remarkable thing is this, that you do not know where he is from, and he opened my eyes!
那人回答說: “他開了我的眼睛, 你們竟不知道他從哪裡來, 這真是奇怪!

9:31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if someone is devout and does his will, he listens to this one.
我們知道神不聽罪人, 惟有敬奉神,遵行他旨意的, 神才聽他.

9:32 From time immemorial it has not been heard that someone opened the eyes of one born blind.
從創世以來, 未曾聽見有人把生來是瞎子的眼睛開了.

9:33 If this man were not from God, he would not be able to do anything!”
這人若不是從神來的, 甚麼也不能做. ”

9:34 They answered and said to him, “You were born completely in sin, and are you attempting to teach us?” And they threw him out.
他們回答說: “你全然生在罪孽中, 還要教訓我們嗎? ”於是把他趕出去了.

9:35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
耶穌聽說他們把他趕出去, 後來遇見他, 就說: “你信神的兒子嗎? ”

9:36 He answered and said, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”
他回答說: “主啊, 誰是神的兒子, 叫我信他呢? ”

9:37 Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and he is the one who is speaking with you.” 〚
耶穌說: “你已經看見他, 現在和你說話的就是他. ”

9:38 And he said, “I believe, Lord!” and he worshiped him.
他說: “主啊, 我信! ”就拜耶穌.

9:39 And Jesus said,〛 “For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind!”
耶穌說: “我為審判到這世上來, 叫不能看見的, 可以看見; 能看見的, 反瞎了眼. ”

9:40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things and said to him, “We are not also blind, are we?”
同他在那裡的法利賽人聽見這話, 就說: “難道我們也瞎了眼嗎? ”

9:41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.
耶穌對他們說: “你們若瞎了眼, 就沒有罪了; 但如今你們說‘我們能看見’, 所以你們的罪還在. ”

John - Chapter 10

10:1 “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter through the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up at some other place—that one is a thief and a robber.
“我實實在在地告訴你們, 人進羊圈, 不從門進去, 倒從別處爬進去, 那人就是賊, 就是強盜.

10:2 But the one who enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
從門進去的, 才是羊的牧人.

10:3 For this one the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
看門的就給他開門; 羊也聽他的聲音. 他按著名叫自己的羊, 把羊領出來.

10:4 Whenever he sends out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
既放出自己的羊來, 就在前頭走, 羊也跟著他, 因為認得他的聲音.

10:5 And they will never follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”
羊不跟著生人; 因為不認得他的聲音, 必要逃跑. ”

10:6 Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what it was that he was saying to them.
耶穌將這比喻告訴他們, 但他們不明白所說的是甚麼意思.

10:7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
所以, 耶穌又對他們說: “我實實在在地告訴你們, 我就是羊的門.

10:8 All those who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep do not listen to them.
凡在我以先來的都是賊, 是強盜; 羊卻不聽他們.

10:9 I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and will go out and will find pasture.
我就是門; 凡從我進來的, 必然得救, 並且出入得草吃.

10:10 The thief comes only so that he can steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
盜賊來, 無非要偷竊, 殺害, 毀壞; 我來了, 是要叫羊(或譯: 人)得生命, 並且得的更豐盛.

10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
我是好牧人; 好牧人為羊捨命.

10:12 The hired hand, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf approaching and abandons the sheep and runs away—and the wolf seizes them and scatters them—
若是雇工, 不是牧人, 羊也不是他自己的, 他看見狼來, 就撇下羊逃走; 狼抓住羊, 趕散了羊群.

10:13 because he is a hired hand and he is not concerned about the sheep.
雇工逃走, 因他是雇工, 並不顧念羊.

10:14 “I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me,
我是好牧人; 我認識我的羊, 我的羊也認識我,

10:15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
正如父認識我, 我也認識父一樣; 並且我為羊捨命.

10:16 And I have other sheep which are not from this fold. I must bring these also, and they will hear my voice, and they will become one flock—one shepherd.
我另外有羊, 不是這圈裡的; 我必須領他們來, 他們也要聽我的聲音, 並且要合成一群, 歸一個牧人了.

10:17 Because of this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take possession of it again.
我父愛我; 因我將命捨去, 好再取回來.

10:18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down voluntarily. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take possession of it again. This commandment I received from my Father.”
沒有人奪我的命去, 是我自己捨的. 我有權柄捨了, 也有權柄取回來. 這是我從我父所受的命令. ”

10:19 Again there was a division among the Jews because of these words.
猶太人為這些話又起了紛爭.

10:20 And many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is out of his mind! Why do you listen to him?”
內中有好些人說: “他是被鬼附著, 而且瘋了, 為甚麼聽他呢? ”

10:21 Others were saying, “These are not the words of one who is possessed by a demon! A demon is not able to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”
又有人說: “這不是鬼附之人所說的話. 鬼豈能叫瞎子的眼睛開了呢? ”

10:22 Then the feast of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
在耶路撒冷有修殿節, 是冬天的時候.

10:23 and Jesus was walking in the temple in the Portico of Solomon.
耶穌在殿裡所羅門的廊下行走.

10:24 So the Jews surrounded him and began to say to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly!”
猶太人圍著他, 說: “你叫我們猶疑不定到幾時呢? 你若是基督, 就明明地告訴我們. ”

10:25 Jesus answered them, “I told you and you do not believe! The deeds that I do in the name of my Father, these testify about me.
耶穌回答說: “我已經告訴你們, 你們不信. 我奉我父之名所行的事可以為我作見證;

10:26 But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep!
只是你們不信, 因為你們不是我的羊.

10:27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
我的羊聽我的聲音, 我也認識他們, 他們也跟著我.

10:28 And I give them eternal life, and they will never perish forever, and no one will seize them out of my hand.
我又賜給他們永生; 他們永不滅亡, 誰也不能從我手裡把他們奪去.

10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can seize them from the Father’s hand.
我父把羊賜給我, 他比萬有都大, 誰也不能從我父手裡把他們奪去.

10:30 The Father and I are one.”
我與父原為一. ”

10:31 Then the Jews picked up stones again so that they could stone him.
猶太人又拿起石頭來要打他.

10:32 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?”
耶穌對他們說: “我從父顯出許多善事給你們看, 你們是為哪一件拿石頭打我呢? ”

10:33 The Jews answered him, “We are not going to stone you concerning a good deed, but concerning blasphemy, and because you, although you are a man, make yourself to be God!”
猶太人回答說: “我們不是為善事拿石頭打你, 是為你說僭妄的話; 又為你是個人, 反將自己當作神. ”

10:34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods” ’?
耶穌說: “你們的律法上豈不是寫著‘我曾說你們是神’嗎?

10:35 If he called them ‘gods’ to whom the word of God came—and the scripture cannot be broken—
經上的話是不能廢的; 若那些承受神道的人尚且稱為神,

10:36 do you say about he whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
父所分別為聖,又差到世間來的, 他自稱是神的兒子, 你們還向他說‘你說僭妄的話’嗎?

10:37 If I do not do the deeds of my Father, do not believe me.
我若不行我父的事, 你們就不必信我;

10:38 But if I am doing them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
我若行了, 你們縱然不信我, 也當信這些事, 叫你們又知道又明白父在我裡面, 我也在父裡面. ”

10:39 So they were seeking again to seize him, and he departed out of their hand.
他們又要拿他, 他卻逃出他們的手走了.

10:40 And he went away again on the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there.
耶穌又往約旦河外去, 到了約翰起初施洗的地方, 就住在那裡.

10:41 And many came to him and began to say, “John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true!”
有許多人來到他那裡. 他們說: “約翰一件神蹟沒有行過, 但約翰指著這人所說的一切話都是真的. ”

10:42 And many believed in him there.
在那裡, 信耶穌的人就多了.

John - Chapter 11

11:1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
有一個患病的人, 名叫拉撒路, 住在伯大尼, 就是馬利亞和她姊姊馬大的村莊.

11:2 (Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
這馬利亞就是那用香膏抹主, 又用頭髮擦他腳的; 患病的拉撒路是她的兄弟.

11:3 So the sisters sent word to him, saying, “Lord, behold, the one whom you love is sick.”
她姊妹兩個就打發人去見耶穌, 說: “主啊, 你所愛的人病了. ”

11:4 And when he heard it, Jesus said, “This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, in order that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
耶穌聽見, 就說: “這病不至於死, 乃是為神的榮耀, 叫神的兒子因此得榮耀. ”

11:5 (Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.)
耶穌素來愛馬大和她妹子並拉撒路.

11:6 So when he heard that he was sick, then he remained in the place where he was two days.
聽見拉撒路病了, 就在所居之地仍住了兩天.

11:7 Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”
然後對門徒說: “我們再往猶太去吧. ”

11:8 The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were seeking just now to stone you, and are you going there again?”
門徒說: “拉比, 猶太人近來要拿石頭打你, 你還往那裡去嗎? ”

11:9 Jesus replied, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks around in the daylight, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
耶穌回答說: “白日不是有十二小時嗎? 人在白日走路, 就不至跌倒, 因為看見這世上的光.

11:10 But if anyone walks around in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.
若在黑夜走路, 就必跌倒, 因為他沒有光. ”

11:11 He said these things, and after this he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I can awaken him.”
耶穌說了這話, 隨後對他們說: “我們的朋友拉撒路睡了, 我去叫醒他. ”

11:12 So the disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well.”
門徒說: “主啊, 他若睡了, 就必好了. ”

11:13 (Now Jesus had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was speaking about real sleep.)
耶穌這話是指著他死說的, 他們卻以為是說照常睡了.

11:14 So Jesus then said to them plainly, “Lazarus has died,
耶穌就明明地告訴他們說: “拉撒路死了.

11:15 and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
我沒有在那裡就歡喜, 這是為你們的緣故, 好叫你們相信. 如今我們可以往他那裡去吧. ”

11:16 Then Thomas (the one who is called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go also, so that we may die with him.”
多馬, 又稱為低土馬, 就對那同作門徒的說: “我們也去和他同死吧. ”

11:17 So when he arrived, Jesus found he had already been four days in the tomb.
耶穌到了, 就知道拉撒路在墳墓裡已經四天了.

11:18 (Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia.
伯大尼離耶路撒冷不遠, 約有六里路.

11:19 So many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary in order to console them concerning their brother.)
有好些猶太人來看馬大和馬利亞, 要為她們的兄弟安慰她們.

11:20 Now Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.
馬大聽見耶穌來了, 就出去迎接他; 馬利亞卻仍然坐在家裡.

11:21 So Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
馬大對耶穌說: “主啊, 你若早在這裡, 我兄弟必不死.

11:22 Even now I know that whatever you ask God, God will grant you.”
就是現在, 我也知道, 你無論向神求甚麼, 神也必賜給你. ”

11:23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
耶穌說: “你兄弟必然復活. ”

11:24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
馬大說: “我知道在末日復活的時候, 他必復活. ”

11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live,
耶穌對她說: “復活在我, 生命也在我. 信我的人雖然死了, 也必復活;

11:26 and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?”
凡活著信我的人必永遠不死. 你信這話嗎? ”

11:27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I have believed that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who comes into the world.”
馬大說: “主啊, 是的, 我信你是基督, 是神的兒子, 就是那要臨到世界的. ”

11:28 And when she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary privately, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”
馬大說了這話, 就回去暗暗地叫她妹子馬利亞, 說: “夫子來了, 叫你. ”

11:29 So that one, when she heard it, got up quickly and went to him.
馬利亞聽見了, 就急忙起來, 到耶穌那裡去.

11:30 (Now Jesus has not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha went to meet him.)
那時, 耶穌還沒有進村子, 仍在馬大迎接他的地方.

11:31 So the Jews who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw Mary—that she stood up quickly and went out—followed her, because they thought that she was going to the tomb in order to weep there.
那些同馬利亞在家裡安慰她的猶太人, 見她急忙起來出去, 就跟著她, 以為她要往墳墓那裡去哭.

11:32 Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was and saw him, fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
馬利亞到了耶穌那裡, 看見他, 就俯伏在他腳前, 說: “主啊, 你若早在這裡, 我兄弟必不死. ”

11:33 Then Jesus, when he saw her weeping and the Jews who came with her weeping, was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled within himself.
耶穌看見她哭, 並看見與她同來的猶太人也哭, 就心裡悲歎, 又甚憂愁,

11:34 And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.”
便說: “你們把他安放在哪裡? ”他們回答說: “請主來看. ”

11:35 Jesus wept.
耶穌哭了.

11:36 So the Jews were saying, “See how he loved him!”
猶太人就說: “你看他愛這人是何等懇切. ”

11:37 But some of them said, “Was not this man who opened the eyes of the blind able to do something so that this man also would not have died?”
其中有人說: “他既然開了瞎子的眼睛, 豈不能叫這人不死嗎? ”

11:38 Then Jesus, deeply moved within himself again, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying on it.
耶穌又心裡悲歎, 來到墳墓前; 那墳墓是個洞, 有一塊石頭擋著.

11:39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the one who had died, said to him, “Lord, he is stinking already, because it has been four days.”
耶穌說: “你們把石頭挪開. ”那死人的姊姊馬大對他說: “主啊, 他現在必是臭了, 因為他死了已經四天了. ”

11:40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
耶穌說: “我不是對你說過, 你若信, 就必看見神的榮耀嗎? ”

11:41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes above and said, “Father, I give thanks to you that you hear me.
他們就把石頭挪開. 耶穌舉目望天, 說: “父啊, 我感謝你, 因為你已經聽我.

11:42 And I know that you always hear me, but for the sake of the crowd standing around I said it, so that they may believe that you sent me.”
我也知道你常聽我, 但我說這話是為周圍站著的眾人, 叫他們信是你差了我來. ”

11:43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
說了這話, 就大聲呼叫說: “拉撒路出來! ”

11:44 The one who had died came out, his feet and his hands bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped with a facecloth. Jesus said to them, “Untie him and let him go.”
那死人就出來了, 手腳裹著布, 臉上包著手巾. 耶穌對他們說: “解開, 叫他走! ”

11:45 Then many of the Jews who had come with Mary and saw the things which he did believed in him.
那些來看馬利亞的猶太人見了耶穌所做的事, 就多有信他的;

11:46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.
但其中也有去見法利賽人的, 將耶穌所做的事告訴他們.

11:47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees called together the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs!
祭司長和法利賽人聚集公會, 說: “這人行好些神蹟, 我們怎麼辦呢?

11:48 If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
若這樣由著他, 人人都要信他, 羅馬人也要來奪我們的地土和我們的百姓. ”

11:49 But a certain one of them, Caiaphas (who was high priest in that year), said to them, “You do not know anything at all!
內中有一個人, 名叫該亞法, 本年作大祭司, 對他們說: “你們不知道甚麼.

11:50 Nor do you consider that it is profitable for you that one man should die for the people, and the whole nation not perish.”
獨不想一個人替百姓死, 免得通國滅亡, 就是你們的益處. ”

11:51 (Now he did not say this from himself, but being high priest in that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,
他這話不是出於自己, 是因他本年作大祭司, 所以預言耶穌將要替這一國死;

11:52 and not for the nation only, but also that the children of God who are scattered would be gathered into one.)
也不但替這一國死, 並要將神四散的子民都聚集歸一.

11:53 So from that day they resolved that they should kill him.
從那日起, 他們就商議要殺耶穌.

11:54 So Jesus was no longer walking openly among the Jews, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples.
所以, 耶穌不再顯然行在猶太人中間, 就離開那裡往靠近曠野的地方去, 到了一座城, 名叫以法蓮, 就在那裡和門徒同住.

11:55 Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the surrounding country before the Passover, so that they could purify themselves.
猶太人的逾越節近了, 有許多人從鄉下上耶路撒冷去, 要在節前潔淨自己.

11:56 So they were looking for Jesus, and were speaking with one another while standing in the temple courts, “What do you think? That he will not come to the feast?”
他們就尋找耶穌, 站在殿裡彼此說: “你們的意思如何, 他不來過節嗎? ”

11:57 (Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, they should report it, in order that they could arrest him.)
那時, 祭司長和法利賽人早已吩咐說, 若有人知道耶穌在哪裡, 就要報明, 好去拿他.

John - Chapter 12

12:1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
逾越節前六日, 耶穌來到伯大尼, 就是他叫拉撒路從死裡復活之處.

12:2 So they made him a dinner there, and Martha was serving, but Lazarus was one of the ones reclining at table with him.
有人在那裡給耶穌預備筵席; 馬大伺候, 拉撒路也在那同耶穌坐席的人中.

12:3 Then Mary took a pound of ointment of very valuable genuine nard and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
馬利亞就拿著一斤極貴的真哪噠香膏, 抹耶穌的腳, 又用自己頭髮去擦, 屋裡就滿了膏的香氣.

12:4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was going to betray him) said,
有一個門徒, 就是那將要賣耶穌的加略人猶大,

12:5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
說: “這香膏為甚麼不賣三十兩銀子賙濟窮人呢? ”

12:6 (Now he said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)
他說這話, 並不是掛念窮人, 乃因他是個賊, 又帶著錢囊, 常取其中所存的.

12:7 So Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my preparation for burial.
耶穌說: “由她吧! 她是為我安葬之日存留的.

12:8 For you have the poor with you always, but you do not always have me.”
因為常有窮人和你們同在, 只是你們不常有我. ”

12:9 Now a large crowd of Jews found out that he was there, and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they could see Lazarus also, whom he raised from the dead.
有許多猶太人知道耶穌在那裡, 就來了, 不但是為耶穌的緣故, 也是要看他從死裡所復活的拉撒路.

12:10 So the chief priests decided that they would kill Lazarus also,
但祭司長商議連拉撒路也要殺了;

12:11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going and believing in Jesus.
因有好些猶太人為拉撒路的緣故, 回去信了耶穌.

12:12 On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
第二天, 有許多上來過節的人聽見耶穌將到耶路撒冷,

12:13 took the branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, and began crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, even the king of Israel!”
就拿著棕樹枝出去迎接他, 喊著說: 和散那! 奉主名來的以色列王是應當稱頌的!

12:14 So Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,
耶穌得了一個驢駒, 就騎上, 如經上所記的說:

12:15 “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion! Behold, your king is coming, seated on the foal of a donkey!”
錫安的民(原文是女子)哪, 不要懼怕! 你的王騎著驢駒來了.

12:16 (His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and they did these things to him.)
這些事門徒起先不明白, 等到耶穌得了榮耀以後才想起這話是指著他寫的, 並且眾人果然向他這樣行了.

12:17 So the crowd who was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were continuing to testify.
當耶穌呼喚拉撒路, 叫他從死復活出墳墓的時候, 同耶穌在那裡的眾人就作見證.

12:18 Because of this also the crowd went to meet him, for they had heard that he had performed this sign.
眾人因聽見耶穌行了這神蹟, 就去迎接他.

12:19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are accomplishing nothing! Behold, the world has gone after him.”
法利賽人彼此說: “看哪, 你們是徒勞無益, 世人都隨從他去了. ”

12:20 Now some Greeks were among those who had gone up in order to worship at the feast.
那時, 上來過節禮拜的人中, 有幾個希臘人.

12:21 So these approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and began asking him saying, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
他們來見加利利伯賽大的腓力, 求他說: “先生, 我們願意見耶穌. ”

12:22 Philip went and told Andrew. Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.
腓力去告訴安得烈, 安得烈同腓力去告訴耶穌.

12:23 And Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man will be glorified.
耶穌說: “人子得榮耀的時候到了.

12:24 Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
我實實在在地告訴你們, 一粒麥子不落在地裡死了, 仍舊是一粒, 若是死了, 就結出許多子粒來.

12:25 The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world preserves it for eternal life.
愛惜自己生命的, 就失喪生命; 在這世上恨惡自己生命的, 就要保守生命到永生.

12:26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me, and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
若有人服事我, 就當跟從我; 我在哪裡, 服事我的人也要在那裡; 若有人服事我, 我父必尊重他. ”

12:27 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, deliver me from this hour’? But for this reason I have come to this hour!
“我現在心裡憂愁, 我說甚麼才好呢? 父啊, 救我脫離這時候; 但我原是為這時候來的.

12:28 Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have both glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
父啊, 願你榮耀你的名! ”當時就有聲音從天上來, 說: “我已經榮耀了我的名, 還要再榮耀. ”

12:29 Now the crowd that stood there and heard it said it had thundered. Others were saying, “An angel has spoken to him!”
站在旁邊的眾人聽見, 就說: “打雷了. ”還有人說: “有天使對他說話. ”

12:30 Jesus answered and said, “This voice has not happened for my sake, but for your sake.
耶穌說: “這聲音不是為我, 是為你們來的.

12:31 Now is the judgment of this world! Now the ruler of this world will be thrown out!
現在這世界受審判, 這世界的王要被趕出去.

12:32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”
我若從地上被舉起來, 就要吸引萬人來歸我. ”

12:33 (Now he said this to indicate by what sort of death he was going to die.)
耶穌這話原是指著自己將要怎樣死說的.

12:34 Then the crowd replied to him, “We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever! And how do you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
眾人回答說: “我們聽見律法上有話說, 基督是永存的, 你怎麼說‘人子必須被舉起來’呢? 這人子是誰呢? ”

12:35 So Jesus said to them, “Yet a little time the light is with you! Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness does not overtake you! And the one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
耶穌對他們說: “光在你們中間還有不多的時候, 應當趁著有光行走, 免得黑暗臨到你們; 那在黑暗裡行走的, 不知道往何處去.

12:36 While you have the light, believe in the light, in order that you may become sons of light.” Jesus said these things, and then he went away and was hidden from them.
你們應當趁著有光, 信從這光, 使你們成為光明之子. ”耶穌說了這話, 就離開他們隱藏了.

12:37 But as many signs as he had performed before them, they did not believe in him,
他雖然在他們面前行了許多神蹟, 他們還是不信他.

12:38 in order that the word of the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said, “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話, 說: 主啊, 我們所傳的有誰信呢? 主的膀臂向誰顯露呢?

12:39 For this reason they were not able to believe, because again Isaiah said,
他們所以不能信, 因為以賽亞又說:

12:40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their hearts and turn, and I heal them.”
主叫他們瞎了眼, 硬了心, 免得他們眼睛看見, 心裡明白, 回轉過來, 我就醫治他們.

12:41 Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory, and he spoke about him.
以賽亞因為看見他的榮耀, 就指著他說這話.

12:42 Yet despite that, even many of the rulers believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be expelled from the synagogue.
雖然如此, 官長中卻有好些信他的, 只因法利賽人的緣故, 就不承認, 恐怕被趕出會堂.

12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than praise from God.
這是因他們愛人的榮耀過於愛神的榮耀.

12:44 But Jesus cried out and said, “The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me,
耶穌大聲說: “信我的, 不是信我, 乃是信那差我來的.

12:45 and the one who sees me sees the one who sent me.
人看見我, 就是看見那差我來的.

12:46 I have come as a light into the world, in order that everyone who believes in me will not remain in the darkness.
我到世上來, 乃是光, 叫凡信我的, 不住在黑暗裡.

12:47 And if anyone hears my words and does not observe them, I will not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
若有人聽見我的話不遵守, 我不審判他. 我來本不是要審判世界, 乃是要拯救世界.

12:48 The one who rejects me and does not accept my words has one who judges him; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
棄絕我,不領受我話的人, 有審判他的─就是我所講的道在末日要審判他.

12:49 For I have not spoken from myself, but the Father himself who sent me has commanded me what I should say and what I should speak.
因為我沒有憑著自己講, 惟有差我來的父已經給我命令, 叫我說甚麼, 講甚麼.

12:50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. So the things that I say, just as the Father said to me, thus I say.”
我也知道他的命令就是永生. 故此, 我所講的話正是照著父對我所說的. ”

John - Chapter 13

13:1 Now before the feast of Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, and having loved his own in the world, loved them to the end.
逾越節以前, 耶穌知道自己離世歸父的時候到了. 他既然愛世間屬自己的人, 就愛他們到底.

13:2 And as a dinner was taking place, when the devil had already put into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot that he should betray him,
吃晚飯的時候, 魔鬼已將賣耶穌的意思放在西門的兒子加略人猶大心裡.

13:3 because he knew that the Father had given him all things into his hands, and that he had come forth from God and was going away to God,
耶穌知道父已將萬有交在他手裡, 且知道自己是從神出來的, 又要歸到神那裡去,

13:4 he got up from the dinner and took off his outer clothing, and taking a towel, tied it around himself.
就離席站起來, 脫了衣服, 拿一條手巾束腰,

13:5 Then he poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them dry with the towel which he had tied around himself.
隨後把水倒在盆裡, 就洗門徒的腳, 並用自己所束的手巾擦乾.

13:6 Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”
挨到西門•彼得, 彼得對他說: “主啊, 你洗我的腳嗎? ”

13:7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand after these things.”
耶穌回答說: “我所做的, 你如今不知道, 後來必明白. ”

13:8 Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet forever!” Jesus replied to him, “Unless I wash you, you do not have a share with me.”
彼得說: “你永不可洗我的腳! ”耶穌說: “我若不洗你, 你就與我無分了. ”

13:9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”
西門•彼得說: “主啊, 不但我的腳, 連手和頭也要洗. ”

13:10 Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed only needs to wash his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not all of you.”
耶穌說: “凡洗過澡的人, 只要把腳一洗, 全身就乾淨了. 你們是乾淨的, 然而不都是乾淨的. ”

13:11 (For he knew the one who would betray him; because of this he said, “Not all of you are clean.”)
耶穌原知道要賣他的是誰, 所以說: “你們不都是乾淨的. ”

13:12 So when he had washed their feet and taken his outer clothing and reclined at table again, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done for you?
耶穌洗完了他們的腳, 就穿上衣服, 又坐下, 對他們說: “我向你們所做的, 你們明白嗎?

13:13 You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you speak correctly, for I am.
你們稱呼我夫子, 稱呼我主, 你們說的不錯, 我本來是.

13:14 If then I—your Lord and Teacher—wash your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
我是你們的主, 你們的夫子, 尚且洗你們的腳, 你們也當彼此洗腳.

13:15 For I have given you an example, that just as I have done for you, you also do.
我給你們作了榜樣, 叫你們照著我向你們所做的去做.

13:16 Truly, truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
我實實在在地告訴你們, 僕人不能大於主人, 差人也不能大於差他的人.

13:17 If you understand these things, you are blessed if you do them.
你們既知道這事, 若是去行就有福了.

13:18 “I am not speaking about all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’
我這話不是指著你們眾人說的, 我知道我所揀選的是誰. 現在要應驗經上的話, 說: ‘同我吃飯的人用腳踢我. ’

13:19 From now on I am telling you before it happens, in order that when it happens you may believe that I am he.
如今事情還沒有成就, 我要先告訴你們, 叫你們到事情成就的時候可以信我是基督.

13:20 Truly, truly I say to you, the one who receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.”
我實實在在地告訴你們, 有人接待我所差遣的, 就是接待我; 接待我, 就是接待那差遣我的. ”

13:21 When he had said these things, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified and said, “Truly, truly I say to you that one of you will betray me.”
耶穌說了這話, 心裡憂愁, 就明說: “我實實在在地告訴你們, 你們中間有一個人要賣我了. ”

13:22 The disciples began looking at one another, uncertain about whom he was speaking.
門徒彼此對看, 猜不透所說的是誰.

13:23 One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining close beside Jesus.
有一個門徒, 是耶穌所愛的, 側身挨近耶穌的懷裡.

13:24 So Simon Peter gestured for this one to inquire who it was about whom he was speaking.
西門•彼得點頭對他說: “你告訴我們, 主是指著誰說的. ”

13:25 He leaned back accordingly against Jesus’ chest and said to him, “Lord, who is it?”
那門徒便就勢靠著耶穌的胸膛, 問他說: “主啊, 是誰呢? ”

13:26 Jesus replied, “It is he to whom I dip the piece of bread and give it to him.” Then after dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
耶穌回答說: “我蘸一點餅給誰, 就是誰. ”耶穌就蘸了一點餅, 遞給加略人西門的兒子猶大.

13:27 And after the piece of bread, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you are doing, do quickly!”
他吃了以後, 撒但就入了他的心. 耶穌便對他說: “你所做的, 快做吧! ”

13:28 (Now no one of those reclining at table knew for what reason he said this to him.
同席的人沒有一個知道是為甚麼對他說這話.

13:29 For some were thinking because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, “Purchase what we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.)
有人因猶大帶著錢囊, 以為耶穌是對他說: “你去買我們過節所應用的東西”, 或是叫他拿甚麼賙濟窮人.

13:30 So after he had taken the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And it was night.
猶大受了那點餅, 立刻就出去. 那時候是夜間了.

13:31 Then, when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.
他既出去, 耶穌就說: “如今人子得了榮耀, 神在人子身上也得了榮耀.

13:32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and will glorify him immediately.
神要因自己榮耀人子, 並且要快快地榮耀他.

13:33 Children, yet a little time I am with you. You will seek me and just as I said to the Jews, “Where I am going you cannot come,” now I say also to you.
小子們, 我還有不多的時候與你們同在; 後來你們要找我, 但我所去的地方你們不能到. 這話我曾對猶太人說過, 如今也照樣對你們說.

13:34 “A new commandment I give to you: that you love one another—just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
我賜給你們一條新命令, 乃是叫你們彼此相愛; 我怎樣愛你們, 你們也要怎樣相愛.

13:35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples—if you have love for one another.”
你們若有彼此相愛的心, 眾人因此就認出你們是我的門徒了. ”

13:36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.”
西門•彼得問耶穌說: “主往哪裡去? ”耶穌回答說: “我所去的地方, 你現在不能跟我去, 後來卻要跟我去. ”

13:37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why am I not able to follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”
彼得說: “主啊, 我為甚麼現在不能跟你去? 我願意為你捨命! ”

13:38 Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly I say to you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!
耶穌說: “你願意為我捨命嗎? 我實實在在地告訴你, 雞叫以先, 你要三次不認我. ”

John - Chapter 14

14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.
“你們心裡不要憂愁; 你們信神, 也當信我.

14:2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places; but if not, I would have told you, because I am going away to prepare a place for you.
在我父的家裡有許多住處; 若是沒有, 我就早已告訴你們了. 我去原是為你們預備地方去.

14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, so that where I am, you may be also.
我若去為你們預備了地方, 就必再來接你們到我那裡去, 我在哪裡, 叫你們也在那裡.

14:4 And you know the way where I am going.”
我往哪裡去, 你們知道; 那條路, 你們也知道(有古卷: 我往哪裡去, 你們知道那條路). ”

14:5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How are we able to know the way?”
多馬對他說: “主啊, 我們不知道你往哪裡去, 怎麼知道那條路呢? ”

14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
耶穌說: “我就是道路,真理,生命; 若不藉著我, 沒有人能到父那裡去.

14:7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you know him and have seen him.”
你們若認識我, 也就認識我的父. 從今以後, 你們認識他, 並且已經看見他. ”

14:8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”
腓力對他說: “求主將父顯給我們看, 我們就知足了. ”

14:9 Jesus said to him, “Am I with you so long a time and you have not known me, Philip? The one who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say, ‘Show us the Father?’
耶穌對他說: “腓力, 我與你們同在這樣長久, 你還不認識我嗎? 人看見了我, 就是看見了父; 你怎麼說‘將父顯給我們看’呢?

14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak from myself, but the Father residing in me does his works.
我在父裡面, 父在我裡面, 你不信嗎? 我對你們所說的話, 不是憑著自己說的, 乃是住在我裡面的父做他自己的事.

14:11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if not, believe because of the works themselves.
你們當信我, 我在父裡面, 父在我裡面; 即或不信, 也當因我所做的事信我.

14:12 Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in me, the works that I am doing he will do also, and he will do greater works than these because I am going to the Father.
我實實在在地告訴你們, 我所做的事, 信我的人也要做, 並且要做比這更大的事, 因為我往父那裡去.

14:13 And whatever you ask in my name, I will do this, in order that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
你們奉我的名無論求甚麼, 我必成就, 叫父因兒子得榮耀.

14:14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
你們若奉我的名求甚麼, 我必成就. ”

14:15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
“你們若愛我, 就必遵守我的命令.

14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, in order that he may be with you forever—
我要求父, 父就另外賜給你們一位保惠師(或譯: 訓慰師; 下同), 叫他永遠與你們同在,

14:17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it does not see him or know him. You know him, because he resides with you and will be in you.
就是真理的聖靈, 乃世人不能接受的; 因為不見他, 也不認識他. 你們卻認識他, 因他常與你們同在, 也要在你們裡面.

14:18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you.
我不撇下你們為孤兒, 我必到你們這裡來.

14:19 Yet a little time and the world will see me no longer, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live.
還有不多的時候, 世人不再看見我, 你們卻看見我; 因為我活著, 你們也要活著.

14:20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
到那日, 你們就知道我在父裡面, 你們在我裡面, 我也在你們裡面.

14:21 The one who has my commandments and keeps them—that one is the one who loves me. And the one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.”
有了我的命令又遵守的, 這人就是愛我的; 愛我的必蒙我父愛他, 我也要愛他, 並且要向他顯現. ”

14:22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, why is it that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?”
猶大(不是加略人猶大)問耶穌說: “主啊, 為甚麼要向我們顯現, 不向世人顯現呢? ”

14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and will take up residence with him.
耶穌回答說: “人若愛我, 就必遵守我的道; 我父也必愛他, 並且我們要到他那裡去, 與他同住.

14:24 The one who does not love me does not keep my words, and the word that you hear is not mine, but the Father’s who sent me.
不愛我的人就不遵守我的道. 你們所聽見的道不是我的, 乃是差我來之父的道.

14:25 These things I have spoken to you while residing with you.
“我還與你們同住的時候, 已將這些話對你們說了.

14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name—that one will teach you all things, and will remind you of everything that I said to you.
但保惠師, 就是父因我的名所要差來的聖靈, 他要將一切的事指教你們, 並且要叫你們想起我對你們所說的一切話.

14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you—not as the world gives, I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
我留下平安給你們; 我將我的平安賜給你們. 我所賜的, 不像世人所賜的. 你們心裡不要憂愁, 也不要膽怯.

14:28 You have heard that I said to you, ‘I am going away, and I am coming to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am.
你們聽見我對你們說了, 我去還要到你們這裡來. 你們若愛我, 因我到父那裡去, 就必喜樂, 因為父是比我大的.

14:29 And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe.
現在事情還沒有成就, 我預先告訴你們, 叫你們到事情成就的時候就可以信.

14:30 I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has no power over me.
以後我不再和你們多說話, 因為這世界的王將到. 他在我裡面是毫無所有;

14:31 But so that the world may know that I love the Father, and just as the Father has commanded me, thus I am doing. Get up, let us go from here!
但要叫世人知道我愛父, 並且父怎樣吩咐我, 我就怎樣行. 起來, 我們走吧! ”

John - Chapter 15

15:1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.
“我是真葡萄樹, 我父是栽培的人.

15:2 Every branch that does not bear fruit in me, he removes it, and every branch that bears fruit, he prunes it in order that it may bear more fruit.
凡屬我不結果子的枝子, 他就剪去; 凡結果子的, 他就修理乾淨, 使枝子結果子更多.

15:3 You are already clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
現在你們因我講給你們的道, 已經乾淨了.

15:4 Remain in me, and I in you. Just as the branch is not able to bear fruit from itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
你們要常在我裡面, 我也常在你們裡面. 枝子若不常在葡萄樹上, 自己就不能結果子; 你們若不常在我裡面, 也是這樣.

15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him—this one bears much fruit, for apart from me you are not able to do anything.
我是葡萄樹, 你們是枝子. 常在我裡面的, 我也常在他裡面, 這人就多結果子; 因為離了我, 你們就不能做甚麼.

15:6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and dries up, and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
人若不常在我裡面, 就像枝子丟在外面枯乾, 人拾起來, 扔在火裡燒了.

15:7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.
你們若常在我裡面, 我的話也常在你們裡面, 凡你們所願意的, 祈求, 就給你們成就.

15:8 My Father is glorified by this: that you bear much fruit, and prove to be my disciples.
你們多結果子, 我父就因此得榮耀, 你們也就是我的門徒了.

15:9 “Just as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.
我愛你們, 正如父愛我一樣; 你們要常在我的愛裡.

15:10 If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
你們若遵守我的命令, 就常在我的愛裡, 正如我遵守了我父的命令, 常在他的愛裡.

15:11 I have spoken these things to you in order that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be made complete.
“這些事我已經對你們說了, 是要叫我的喜樂存在你們心裡, 並叫你們的喜樂可以滿足.

15:12 This is my commandment: that you love one another just as I have loved you.
你們要彼此相愛, 像我愛你們一樣; 這就是我的命令.

15:13 No one has greater love than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends.
人為朋友捨命, 人的愛心沒有比這個大的.

15:14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.
你們若遵行我所吩咐的, 就是我的朋友了.

15:15 No longer do I call you slaves, because the slave does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything that I have heard from my Father I have revealed to you.
以後我不再稱你們為僕人, 因僕人不知道主人所做的事. 我乃稱你們為朋友; 因我從我父所聽見的, 已經都告訴你們了.

15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and your fruit should remain, in order that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
不是你們揀選了我, 是我揀選了你們, 並且分派你們去結果子, 叫你們的果子常存, 使你們奉我的名, 無論向父求甚麼, 他就賜給你們.

15:17 These things I command you: that you love one another.
我這樣吩咐你們, 是要叫你們彼此相愛. ”

15:18 If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.
“世人若恨你們, 你們知道(或譯: 該知道), 恨你們以先已經恨我了.

15:19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.
你們若屬世界, 世界必愛屬自己的; 只因你們不屬世界, 乃是我從世界中揀選了你們, 所以世界就恨你們.

15:20 Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
你們要記念我從前對你們所說的話: ‘僕人不能大於主人. ’他們若逼迫了我, 也要逼迫你們; 若遵守了我的話, 也要遵守你們的話.

15:21 But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.
但他們因我的名要向你們行這一切的事, 因為他們不認識那差我來的.

15:22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin. But now they do not have a valid excuse for their sin.
我若沒有來教訓他們, 他們就沒有罪; 但如今他們的罪無可推諉了.

15:23 The one who hates me hates my Father also.
恨我的, 也恨我的父.

15:24 If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not have sin. But now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.
我若沒有在他們中間行過別人未曾行的事, 他們就沒有罪; 但如今連我與我的父, 他們也看見也恨惡了.

15:25 But this happened so that the word that is written in their law would be fulfilled, ‘They hated me without a reason.’
這要應驗他們律法上所寫的話, 說: ‘他們無故地恨我. ’

15:26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father—that one will testify about me.
但我要從父那裡差保惠師來, 就是從父出來真理的聖靈; 他來了, 就要為我作見證.

15:27 And you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
你們也要作見證, 因為你們從起頭就與我同在. ”

John - Chapter 16

16:1 “I have said these things to you so that you will not fall away.
“我已將這些事告訴你們, 使你們不至於跌倒.

16:2 They will expel you from the synagogue, but an hour is coming that everyone who kills you will think they are offering service to God.
人要把你們趕出會堂, 並且時候將到, 凡殺你們的就以為是事奉神.

16:3 And they will do these things because they do not know the Father or me.
他們這樣行, 是因未曾認識父, 也未曾認識我.

16:4 But I have said these things to you so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you about them. “And I have not said these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.
我將這事告訴你們, 是叫你們到了時候可以想起我對你們說過了. ”“我起先沒有將這事告訴你們, 因為我與你們同在.

16:5 But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and none of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’
現今我往差我來的父那裡去, 你們中間並沒有人問我: ‘你往哪裡去? ’

16:6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.
只因我將這事告訴你們, 你們就滿心憂愁.

16:7 But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
然而, 我將真情告訴你們, 我去是與你們有益的; 我若不去, 保惠師就不到你們這裡來; 我若去, 就差他來.

16:8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment:
他既來了, 就要叫世人為罪,為義,為審判, 自己責備自己.

16:9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me,
為罪, 是因他們不信我;

16:10 and concerning righteousness, because I am going away to the Father and you will see me no more,
為義, 是因我往父那裡去, 你們就不再見我;

16:11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.
為審判, 是因這世界的王受了審判.

16:12 I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now.
“我還有好些事要告訴你們, 但你們現在擔當不了(或譯: 不能領會).

16:13 But when he—the Spirit of truth—comes, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak from himself, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will proclaim to you the things to come.
只等真理的聖靈來了, 他要引導你們明白(原文是進入)一切的真理; 因為他不是憑自己說的, 乃是把他所聽見的都說出來, 並要把將來的事告訴你們.

16:14 He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and will proclaim it to you.
他要榮耀我, 因為他要將受於我的告訴你們.

16:15 Everything that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he takes from what is mine and will proclaim it to you.
凡父所有的, 都是我的; 所以我說, 他要將受於我的告訴你們. ”

16:16 “A little while and you will see me no more, and again a little while and you will see me.
“等不多時, 你們就不得見我; 再等不多時, 你們還要見我. ”

16:17 So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he is saying to us, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me,’ and ‘Because I am going away to the Father’?”
有幾個門徒就彼此說: “他對我們說: ‘等不多時, 你們就不得見我; 再等不多時, 你們還要見我’; 又說: ‘因我往父那裡去. ’這是甚麼意思呢? ”

16:18 So they kept on saying, “What is this that he is saying, ‘A little while’? We do not understand what he is speaking about!”
門徒彼此說: “他說‘等不多時’到底是甚麼意思呢? 我們不明白他所說的話. ”

16:19 Jesus knew that they were wanting to ask him, and he said to them, “Are you deliberating with one another about this—that I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’?
耶穌看出他們要問他, 就說: “我說‘等不多時, 你們就不得見我; 再等不多時, 你們還要見我’, 你們為這話彼此相問嗎?

16:20 Truly, truly I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will change to joy.
我實實在在地告訴你們, 你們將要痛哭,哀號, 世人倒要喜樂; 你們將要憂愁, 然而你們的憂愁要變為喜樂.

16:21 A woman, when she gives birth, experiences pain because her hour has come. But when her child is born, she no longer remembers the affliction, on account of the joy that a human being has been born into the world.
婦人生產的時候就憂愁, 因為她的時候到了; 既生了孩子, 就不再記念那苦楚, 因為歡喜世上生了一個人.

16:22 So you also are experiencing sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you.
你們現在也是憂愁, 但我要再見你們, 你們的心就喜樂了; 這喜樂也沒有人能奪去.

16:23 And on that day you will ask me nothing. Truly, truly I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
到那日, 你們甚麼也就不問我了. 我實實在在地告訴你們, 你們若向父求甚麼, 他必因我的名賜給你們.

16:24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
向來你們沒有奉我的名求甚麼, 如今你們求, 就必得著, 叫你們的喜樂可以滿足. ”

16:25 “I have said these things to you in figurative sayings. An hour is coming when I will speak to you in figurative sayings no longer, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.
“這些事, 我是用比喻對你們說的; 時候將到, 我不再用比喻對你們說, 乃要將父明明地告訴你們.

16:26 On that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
到那日, 你們要奉我的名祈求; 我並不對你們說, 我要為你們求父.

16:27 For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
父自己愛你們; 因為你們已經愛我, 又信我是從父出來的.

16:28 I have gone out from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and am going to the Father.”
我從父出來, 到了世界; 我又離開世界, 往父那裡去. ”

16:29 His disciples said, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly and are telling us no figurative saying!
門徒說: “如今你是明說, 並不用比喻了.

16:30 Now we know that you know everything and do not need for anyone to ask you questions. By this we believe that you have come from God.”
現在我們曉得你凡事都知道, 也不用人問你, 因此我們信你是從神出來的. ”

16:31 Jesus replied to them, “Now do you believe?
耶穌說: “現在你們信嗎?

16:32 Behold, an hour is coming—and has come—that you will be scattered each one to his own home, and you will leave me alone. And I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
看哪, 時候將到, 且是已經到了, 你們要分散, 各歸自己的地方去, 留下我獨自一人; 其實我不是獨自一人, 因為有父與我同在.

16:33 I have said these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction, but have courage! I have conquered the world.”
我將這些事告訴你們, 是要叫你們在我裡面有平安. 在世上, 你們有苦難; 但你們可以放心, 我已經勝了世界. ”

John - Chapter 17

17:1 Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven he said, “Father, the hour has come! Glorify your Son, in order that your Son may glorify you—
耶穌說了這話, 就舉目望天, 說: “父啊, 時候到了, 願你榮耀你的兒子, 使兒子也榮耀你;

17:2 just as you have given him authority over all flesh, in order that he would give eternal life to them—everyone whom you have given him.
正如你曾賜給他權柄管理凡有血氣的, 叫他將永生賜給你所賜給他的人.

17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
認識你─獨一的真神, 並且認識你所差來的耶穌基督, 這就是永生.

17:4 I have glorified you on earth by completing the work that you have given me to do.
我在地上已經榮耀你, 你所託付我的事, 我已成全了.

17:5 And now, Father, you glorify me at your side with the glory that I had at your side before the world existed.
父啊, 現在求你使我同你享榮耀, 就是未有世界以先, 我同你所有的榮耀.

17:6 “I have revealed your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me, and they have kept your word.
“你從世上賜給我的人, 我已將你的名顯明與他們. 他們本是你的, 你將他們賜給我, 他們也遵守了你的道.

17:7 Now they understand that all the things that you have given me are from you,
如今他們知道, 凡你所賜給我的, 都是從你那裡來的;

17:8 because the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they received them and know truly that I have come from you, and they have believed that you have sent me.
因為你所賜給我的道, 我已經賜給他們, 他們也領受了, 又確實知道, 我是從你出來的, 並且信你差了我來.

17:9 I am asking on behalf of them. I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you have given me, because they are yours,
我為他們祈求, 不為世人祈求, 卻為你所賜給我的人祈求, 因他們本是你的.

17:10 and all my things are yours, and your things are mine, and I have been glorified in them.
凡是我的, 都是你的; 你的也是我的, 並且我因他們得了榮耀.

17:11 And I am no longer in the world, and they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given to me, so that they may be one, just as we are.
從今以後, 我不在世上, 他們卻在世上; 我往你那裡去. 聖父啊, 求你因你所賜給我的名保守他們, 叫他們合而為一像我們一樣.

17:12 When I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given to me, and guarded them, and none of them has perished except the son of destruction, in order that the scripture would be fulfilled.
我與他們同在的時候, 因你所賜給我的名保守了他們, 我也護衛了他們; 其中除了那滅亡之子, 沒有一個滅亡的, 好叫經上的話得應驗.

17:13 And now I am coming to you, and I am saying these things in the world so that they may have my joy completed in themselves.
現在我往你那裡去, 我還在世上說這話, 是叫他們心裡充滿我的喜樂.

17:14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world just as I am not of the world.
我已將你的道賜給他們. 世界又恨他們; 因為他們不屬世界, 正如我不屬世界一樣.

17:15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you protect them from the evil one.
我不求你叫他們離開世界, 只求你保守他們脫離那惡者(或譯: 脫離罪惡).

17:16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
他們不屬世界, 正如我不屬世界一樣.

17:17 Sanctify them in the truth—your word is truth.
求你用真理使他們成聖; 你的道就是真理.

17:18 Just as you sent me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.
你怎樣差我到世上, 我也照樣差他們到世上.

17:19 And for them I sanctify myself, so that they themselves also may be sanctified in the truth.
我為他們的緣故, 自己分別為聖, 叫他們也因真理成聖.

17:20 “And I do not ask on behalf of these only, but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their word,
“我不但為這些人祈求, 也為那些因他們的話信我的人祈求,

17:21 that they all may be one, just as you, Father, are in me and I am in you, that they also may be in us, in order that the world may believe that you sent me.
使他們都合而為一. 正如你父在我裡面, 我在你裡面, 使他們也在我們裡面, 叫世人可以信你差了我來.

17:22 And the glory that you have given to me, I have given to them, in order that they may be one, just as we are one—
你所賜給我的榮耀, 我已賜給他們, 使他們合而為一, 像我們合而為一.

17:23 I in them, and you in me, in order that they may be completed in one, so that the world may know that you sent me, and you have loved them just as you have loved me.
我在他們裡面, 你在我裡面, 使他們完完全全地合而為一, 叫世人知道你差了我來, 也知道你愛他們如同愛我一樣.

17:24 “Father, those whom you have given to me—I want that those also may be with me where I am, in order that they may see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
父啊, 我在哪裡, 願你所賜給我的人也同我在那裡, 叫他們看見你所賜給我的榮耀; 因為創立世界以前, 你已經愛我了.

17:25 Righteous Father, although the world does not know you, yet I have known you, and these men have come to know that you sent me.
公義的父啊, 世人未曾認識你, 我卻認識你; 這些人也知道你差了我來.

17:26 And I made known to them your name, and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I may be in them.”
我已將你的名指示他們, 還要指示他們, 使你所愛我的愛在他們裡面, 我也在他們裡面. ”

John - Chapter 18

18:1 When Jesus had said these things, he went out with his disciples to the other side of the ravine of the Kidron, where there was a garden into which he and his disciples entered.
耶穌說了這話, 就同門徒出去, 過了汲淪溪. 在那裡有一個園子, 他和門徒進去了.

18:2 (Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, also knew about the place, because Jesus often gathered there with his disciples.)
賣耶穌的猶大也知道那地方, 因為耶穌和門徒屢次上那裡去聚集.

18:3 So Judas, taking the cohort and officers from the chief priests and from the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
猶大領了一隊兵, 和祭司長並法利賽人的差役, 拿著燈籠,火把,兵器, 就來到園裡.

18:4 Then Jesus, because he knew all the things that were coming upon him, went out and said to them, “Who are you looking for?”
耶穌知道將要臨到自己的一切事, 就出來對他們說: “你們找誰? ”

18:5 They replied to him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He said to them, “I am he.” (Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, was also standing with them.)
他們回答說: “找拿撒勒人耶穌. ”耶穌說: “我就是! ”賣他的猶大也同他們站在那裡.

18:6 So when he said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
耶穌一說“我就是”, 他們就退後倒在地上.

18:7 Then he asked them again, “Who are you looking for?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.”
他又問他們說: “你們找誰? ”他們說: “找拿撒勒人耶穌. ”

18:8 Jesus replied, “I said to you that I am he! So if you are looking for me, let these men go,”
耶穌說: “我已經告訴你們, 我就是. 你們若找我, 就讓這些人去吧. ”

18:9 in order that the word that he had spoken would be fulfilled: “Those whom you have given to me—I have not lost anyone of them.”
這要應驗耶穌從前的話, 說: “你所賜給我的人, 我沒有失落一個. ”

18:10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. (Now the name of the slave was Malchus.)
西門•彼得帶著一把刀, 就拔出來, 將大祭司的僕人砍了一刀, 削掉他的右耳; 那僕人名叫馬勒古.

18:11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into its sheath! The cup that the Father has given me—shall I not drink it?”
耶穌就對彼得說: “收刀入鞘吧, 我父所給我的那杯, 我豈可不喝呢? ”

18:12 Then the cohort and the military tribune and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and tied him up,
那隊兵和千夫長, 並猶太人的差役就拿住耶穌, 把他捆綁了,

18:13 and brought him to Annas first, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
先帶到亞那面前, 因為亞那是本年作大祭司該亞法的岳父.

18:14 (Now it was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was better that one man die for the people.)
這該亞法就是從前向猶太人發議論說“一個人替百姓死是有益的”那位.

18:15 So Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. (Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.)
西門•彼得跟著耶穌, 還有一個門徒跟著. 那門徒是大祭司所認識的, 他就同耶穌進了大祭司的院子.

18:16 But Peter was standing by the door outside. So the other disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper and brought Peter in.
彼得卻站在門外. 大祭司所認識的那個門徒出來, 和看門的使女說了一聲, 就領彼得進去.

18:17 Then the female slave who was the doorkeeper said to Peter, “You are not also one of the disciples of this man, are you?” He said, “I am not!”
那看門的使女對彼得說: “你不也是這人的門徒嗎? ”他說: “我不是. ”

18:18 (Now the slaves and the officers were standing there, having made a charcoal fire because it was cold, and they were warming themselves. And Peter was also standing there with them and warming himself.)
僕人和差役因為天冷, 就生了炭火, 站在那裡烤火; 彼得也同他們站著烤火.

18:19 So the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.
大祭司就以耶穌的門徒和他的教訓盤問他.

18:20 Jesus replied to him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple courts where all the Jews assemble, and I have said nothing in secret.
耶穌回答說: “我從來是明明地對世人說話. 我常在會堂和殿裡, 就是猶太人聚集的地方教訓人; 我在暗地裡並沒有說甚麼.

18:21 Why are you asking me? Ask those who heard what I have said to them! Behold, these people know what I said.”
你為甚麼問我呢? 可以問那聽見的人, 我對他們說的是甚麼; 我所說的, 他們都知道. ”

18:22 Now when he had said these things, one of the officers who was standing by gave a slap in the face to Jesus, saying, “Do you reply to the high priest in this way?”
耶穌說了這話, 旁邊站著的一個差役用手掌打他, 說: “你這樣回答大祭司嗎? ”

18:23 Jesus replied to him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify about what is wrong! But if I have spoken correctly, why do you strike me?”
耶穌說: “我若說的不是, 你可以指證那不是; 我若說的是, 你為甚麼打我呢? ”

18:24 Then Annas sent him, tied up, to Caiaphas the high priest.
亞那就把耶穌解到大祭司該亞法那裡, 仍是捆著解去的.

18:25 Now Simon Peter was standing there and warming himself. So they said to him, “You are not also one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not!”
西門•彼得正站著烤火, 有人對他說: “你不也是他的門徒嗎? ”彼得不承認, 說: “我不是. ”

18:26 One of the slaves of the high priest, who was related to the one whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?”
有大祭司的一個僕人, 是彼得削掉耳朵那人的親屬, 說: “我不是看見你同他在園子裡嗎? ”

18:27 So Peter denied it again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
彼得又不承認. 立時雞就叫了.

18:28 Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s residence. Now it was early, and they did not enter into the governor’s residence so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.
眾人將耶穌從該亞法那裡往衙門內解去, 那時天還早. 他們自己卻不進衙門, 恐怕染了污穢, 不能吃逾越節的筵席.

18:29 So Pilate came outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”
彼拉多就出來, 到他們那裡, 說: “你們告這人是為甚麼事呢? ”

18:30 They answered and said to him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have handed him over to you!”
他們回答說: “這人若不是作惡的, 我們就不把他交給你. ”

18:31 So Pilate said to them, “You take him and judge him according to your law!” The Jews said to him, “It is not permitted for us to kill anyone,”
彼拉多說: “你們自己帶他去, 按著你們的律法審問他吧. ”猶太人說: “我們沒有殺人的權柄. ”

18:32 in order that the word of Jesus would be fulfilled that he had spoken, indicating by what sort of death he was going to die.
這要應驗耶穌所說自己將要怎樣死的話了.

18:33 Then Pilate entered again into the governor’s residence and summoned Jesus and said to him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
彼拉多又進了衙門, 叫耶穌來, 對他說: “你是猶太人的王嗎? ”

18:34 Jesus replied, “Do you say this from yourself, or have others said this to you about me?”
耶穌回答說: “這話是你自己說的, 還是別人論我對你說的呢? ”

18:35 Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your people and the chief priests handed you over to me! What have you done?”
彼拉多說: “我豈是猶太人呢? 你本國的人和祭司長把你交給我. 你做了甚麼事呢? ”

18:36 Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here.”
耶穌回答說: “我的國不屬這世界; 我的國若屬這世界, 我的臣僕必要爭戰, 使我不至於被交給猶太人. 只是我的國不屬這世界. ”

18:37 Then Pilate said to him, “So then you are a king!” Jesus replied, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I have come into the world: in order that I can testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice.”
彼拉多就對他說: “這樣, 你是王嗎? ”耶穌回答說: “你說我是王. 我為此而生, 也為此來到世間, 特為給真理作見證. 凡屬真理的人就聽我的話. ”

18:38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find no basis for an accusation against him.
彼拉多說: “真理是甚麼呢? ”說了這話, 又出來到猶太人那裡, 對他們說: “我查不出他有甚麼罪來.

18:39 But it is your custom that I release for you one prisoner at the Passover. So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”
但你們有個規矩, 在逾越節要我給你們釋放一個人, 你們要我給你們釋放猶太人的王嗎? ”

18:40 Then they shouted again, saying, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.)
他們又喊著說: “不要這人, 要巴拉巴! ”這巴拉巴是個強盜.

John - Chapter 19

19:1 So then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.
當下彼拉多將耶穌鞭打了.

19:2 And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and placed it on his head, and put a purple robe on him,
兵丁用荊棘編做冠冕戴在他頭上, 給他穿上紫袍,

19:3 and were coming up to him and saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” and were giving him slaps in the face.
又挨近他, 說: “恭喜, 猶太人的王啊! ”他們就用手掌打他.

19:4 And Pilate came outside again and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing him outside to you, so that you will know that I find no basis for an accusation against him.”
彼拉多又出來對眾人說: “我帶他出來見你們, 叫你們知道我查不出他有甚麼罪來. ”

19:5 Then Jesus came outside wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, and he said to them, “Behold the man!”
耶穌出來, 戴著荊棘冠冕, 穿著紫袍. 彼拉多對他們說: “你們看這個人! ”

19:6 So when they saw him, the chief priests and the officers shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify!” Pilate said to them, “You take him and crucify him! For I do not find a basis for an accusation against him.”
祭司長和差役看見他, 就喊著說: “釘他十字架! 釘他十字架! ”彼拉多說: “你們自己把他釘十字架吧! 我查不出他有甚麼罪來. ”

19:7 The Jews replied to him, “We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself out to be the Son of God!”
猶太人回答說: “我們有律法, 按那律法, 他是該死的, 因他以自己為神的兒子. ”

19:8 So when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,
彼拉多聽見這話, 越發害怕,

19:9 and he entered into the governor’s residence again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus did not give him an answer.
又進衙門, 對耶穌說: “你是哪裡來的? ”耶穌卻不回答.

19:10 So Pilate said to him, “Will you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you, and I have authority to crucify you?”
彼拉多說: “你不對我說話嗎? 你豈不知我有權柄釋放你, 也有權柄把你釘十字架嗎? ”

19:11 Jesus replied to him, “You would not have any authority over me unless it was given to you from above. For this reason the one who handed me over to you has greater sin.”
耶穌回答說: “若不是從上頭賜給你的, 你就毫無權柄辦我. 所以, 把我交給你的那人罪更重了. ”

19:12 From this point on Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews shouted, saying, “If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar! Everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar!”
從此, 彼拉多想要釋放耶穌, 無奈猶太人喊著說: “你若釋放這個人, 就不是凱撒的忠臣(原文是朋友). 凡以自己為王的, 就是背叛凱撒了. ”

19:13 So Pilate, when he heard these words, brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat, in the place called The Stone Pavement (but Gabbatha in Aramaic).
彼拉多聽見這話, 就帶耶穌出來, 到了一個地方, 名叫“鋪華石處”, 希伯來話叫厄巴大, 就在那裡坐堂.

19:14 (Now it was the day of preparation of the Passover; it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, “Behold your king!”
那日是預備逾越節的日子, 約有午正. 彼拉多對猶太人說: “看哪, 這是你們的王! ”

19:15 Then those shouted, “Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your king?” The chief priests replied, “We do not have a king except Caesar!”
他們喊著說: “除掉他! 除掉他! 釘他在十字架上! ”彼拉多說: “我可以把你們的王釘十字架嗎? ”祭司長回答說: “除了凱撒, 我們沒有王. ”

19:16 So then he handed him over to them in order that he could be crucified. So they took Jesus,
於是彼拉多將耶穌交給他們去釘十字架.

19:17 and carrying for himself the cross, he went out to the place called The Place of a Skull (which is called Golgotha in Aramaic),
他們就把耶穌帶了去. 耶穌背著自己的十字架出來, 到了一個地方, 名叫“髑髏地”, 希伯來話叫各各他.

19:18 where they crucified him, and with him two others, one on each side, and Jesus in the middle.
他們就在那裡釘他在十字架上, 還有兩個人和他一同釘著, 一邊一個, 耶穌在中間.

19:19 And Pilate also wrote a notice and placed it on the cross, and it was written: “Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”
彼拉多又用牌子寫了一個名號, 安在十字架上, 寫的是: “猶太人的王, 拿撒勒人耶穌. ”

19:20 So many of the Jews read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. And it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek.
有許多猶太人念這名號; 因為耶穌被釘十字架的地方與城相近, 並且是用希伯來,羅馬,希臘三樣文字寫的.

19:21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The king of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, I am king of the Jews.’ ”
猶太人的祭司長就對彼拉多說: “不要寫‘猶太人的王’, 要寫‘他自己說: 我是猶太人的王’. ”

19:22 Pilate replied, “What I have written, I have written.”
彼拉多說: “我所寫的, 我已經寫上了. ”

19:23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his clothing and made four shares—for each soldier a share—and the tunic. (Now the tunic was seamless, woven from the top in a single piece.)
兵丁既然將耶穌釘在十字架上, 就拿他的衣服分為四分, 每兵一分; 又拿他的裡衣, 這件裡衣原來沒有縫兒, 是上下一片織成的.

19:24 So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it apart, but cast lots for it, to see whose it will be,” so that the scripture would be fulfilled that says, “They divided my garments among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.” Thus the soldiers did these things.
他們就彼此說: “我們不要撕開, 只要拈鬮, 看誰得著. ”這要應驗經上的話說: 他們分了我的外衣, 為我的裡衣拈鬮. 兵丁果然做了這事.

19:25 Now his mother and the sister of his mother, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene were standing near the cross of Jesus.
站在耶穌十字架旁邊的, 有他母親與他母親的姊妹, 並革羅罷的妻子馬利亞, 和抹大拉的馬利亞.

19:26 So Jesus, seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son!”
耶穌見母親和他所愛的那門徒站在旁邊, 就對他母親說: “母親(原文是婦人), 看, 你的兒子! ”

19:27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.
又對那門徒說: “看, 你的母親! ”從此, 那門徒就接她到自己家裡去了.

19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that now at last everything was completed, in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty.”
這事以後, 耶穌知道各樣的事已經成了, 為要使經上的話應驗, 就說: “我渴了. ”

19:29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a branch of hyssop and brought it to his mouth.
有一個器皿盛滿了醋, 放在那裡; 他們就拿海絨蘸滿了醋, 綁在牛膝草上, 送到他口.

19:30 Then when he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, “It is completed,” and bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.
耶穌嘗(原文是受)了那醋, 就說: “成了! ”便低下頭, 將靈魂交付神了.

19:31 Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an important day), asked Pilate that their legs could be broken and they could be taken away.
猶太人因這日是預備日, 又因那安息日是個大日, 就求彼拉多叫人打斷他們的腿, 把他們拿去, 免得屍首當安息日留在十字架上.

19:32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who had been crucified with him.
於是兵丁來, 把頭一個人的腿, 並與耶穌同釘第二個人的腿, 都打斷了.

19:33 But when they came to Jesus, after they saw he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
只是來到耶穌那裡, 見他已經死了, 就不打斷他的腿.

19:34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water came out immediately.
惟有一個兵拿槍扎他的肋旁, 隨即有血和水流出來.

19:35 And the one who has seen it has testified, and his testimony is true, and that person knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
看見這事的那人就作見證─他的見證也是真的, 並且他知道自己所說的是真的─叫你們也可以信.

19:36 For these things happened in order that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not a bone of his will be broken.”
這些事成了, 為要應驗經上的話說: “他的骨頭一根也不可折斷. ”

19:37 And again another scripture says, “They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”
經上又有一句說: “他們要仰望自己所扎的人. ”

19:38 And after these things, Joseph who was from Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but a secret one for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate allowed it, so he came and took away his body.
這些事以後, 有亞利馬太人約瑟, 是耶穌的門徒, 只因怕猶太人, 就暗暗地作門徒. 他來求彼拉多, 要把耶穌的身體領去. 彼拉多允准, 他就把耶穌的身體領去了.

19:39 And Nicodemus—the one who had come to him formerly at night—also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about a hundred pounds.
又有尼哥底母, 就是先前夜裡去見耶穌的, 帶著沒藥和沉香約有一百斤前來.

19:40 So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in strips of linen cloth with the fragrant spices, as is the Jews’ custom to prepare for burial.
他們就照猶太人殯葬的規矩, 把耶穌的身體用細麻布加上香料裹好了.

19:41 Now there was a garden at the place where he was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one was yet buried.
在耶穌釘十字架的地方有一個園子, 園子裡有一座新墳墓, 是從來沒有葬過人的.

19:42 So there, on account of the day of preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was close by, they buried Jesus.
只因是猶太人的預備日, 又因那墳墓近, 他們就把耶穌安放在那裡.

John - Chapter 20

20:1 Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
七日的第一日清早, 天還黑的時候, 抹大拉的馬利亞來到墳墓那裡, 看見石頭從墳墓挪開了,

20:2 So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord from the tomb and we do not know where they have put him!”
就跑來見西門•彼得和耶穌所愛的那個門徒, 對他們說: “有人把主從墳墓裡挪了去, 我們不知道放在哪裡. ”

20:3 Then Peter and the other disciple went out and were going to the tomb.
彼得和那門徒就出來, 往墳墓那裡去.

20:4 And the two were running together, and the other disciple ran ahead, faster than Peter, and came to the tomb first.
兩個人同跑, 那門徒比彼得跑得更快, 先到了墳墓,

20:5 And bending over to look, he saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, though he did not go in.
低頭往裡看, 就見細麻布還放在那裡, 只是沒有進去.

20:6 Then Simon Peter also came following him, and he went into the tomb and saw the strips of linen cloth lying there,
西門•彼得隨後也到了, 進墳墓裡去, 就看見細麻布還放在那裡,

20:7 and the facecloth that was on his head—not lying with the strips of linen cloth, but folded up separately in one place.
又看見耶穌的裹頭巾沒有和細麻布放在一處, 是另在一處捲著.

20:8 So then the other disciple who had come to the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed.
先到墳墓的那門徒也進去, 看見就信了.

20:9 (For they did not yet know the scripture that it was necessary for him to rise from the dead.)
(因為他們還不明白聖經的意思, 就是耶穌必要從死裡復活. )

20:10 Then the disciples went away again to their own homes.
於是兩個門徒回自己的住處去了.

20:11 But Mary stood outside at the tomb, weeping. Then, while she was weeping, she bent over to look into the tomb,
馬利亞卻站在墳墓外面哭. 哭的時候, 低頭往墳墓裡看,

20:12 and she saw two angels in white, seated one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been lying.
就見兩個天使, 穿著白衣, 在安放耶穌身體的地方坐著, 一個在頭, 一個在腳.

20:13 And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have put him!”
天使對她說: “婦人, 你為甚麼哭? ”她說: “因為有人把我主挪了去, 我不知道放在那裡. ”

20:14 When she had said these things, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and she did not know that it was Jesus.
說了這話, 就轉過身來, 看見耶穌站在那裡, 卻不知道是耶穌.

20:15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” She thought that it was the gardener, and said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him.”
耶穌問她說: “婦人, 為甚麼哭? 你找誰呢? ”馬利亞以為是看園的, 就對他說: “先生, 若是你把他移了去, 請告訴我, 你把他放在哪裡, 我便去取他. ”

20:16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned around and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni” (which means “Teacher”).
耶穌說: “馬利亞. ”馬利亞就轉過來, 用希伯來話對他說: “拉波尼! ”(拉波尼就是夫子的意思. )

20:17 Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.’ ”
耶穌說: “不要摸我, 因我還沒有升上去見我的父. 你往我弟兄那裡去, 告訴他們說, 我要升上去見我的父, 也是你們的父, 見我的神, 也是你們的神. ”

20:18 Mary Magdalene came and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and he had said these things to her.
抹大拉的馬利亞就去告訴門徒說: “我已經看見了主. ”她又將主對她說的這話告訴他們.

20:19 Now when it was evening on that day—the first day of the week—and the doors had been shut where the disciples were because of fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace to you.”
那日(就是七日的第一日)晚上, 門徒所在的地方, 因怕猶太人, 門都關了. 耶穌來, 站在當中, 對他們說: “願你們平安! ”

20:20 And when he had said this, he showed his hands and his side to them. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
說了這話, 就把手和肋旁指給他們看. 門徒看見主, 就喜樂了.

20:21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.”
耶穌又對他們說: “願你們平安! 父怎樣差遣了我, 我也照樣差遣你們. ”

20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
說了這話, 就向他們吹一口氣, 說: “你們受聖靈!

20:23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
你們赦免誰的罪, 誰的罪就赦免了; 你們留下誰的罪, 誰的罪就留下了. ”

20:24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
那十二個門徒中, 有稱為低土馬的多馬; 耶穌來的時候, 他沒有和他們同在.

20:25 So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe!”
那些門徒就對他說: “我們已經看見主了. ”多馬卻說: “我非看見他手上的釘痕, 用指頭探入那釘痕, 又用手探入他的肋旁, 我總不信. ”

20:26 And after eight days his disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Although the doors had been shut, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said, “Peace to you.”
過了八日, 門徒又在屋裡, 多馬也和他們同在, 門都關了. 耶穌來, 站在當中說: “願你們平安! ”

20:27 Then he said to Thomas, “Place your finger here and see my hands, and place your hand and put it into my side. And do not be unbelieving, but believing!”
就對多馬說: “伸過你的指頭來, 摸(原文是看)我的手; 伸出你的手來, 探入我的肋旁. 不要疑惑, 總要信! ”

20:28 Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
多馬說: “我的主! 我的神! ”

20:29 Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, have you believed? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
耶穌對他說: “你因看見了我才信; 那沒有看見就信的有福了. ”

20:30 Now Jesus also performed many other signs in the presence of the disciples which are not recorded in this book,
耶穌在門徒面前另外行了許多神蹟, 沒有記在這書上.

20:31 but these things are recorded in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
但記這些事要叫你們信耶穌是基督, 是神的兒子, 並且叫你們信了他, 就可以因他的名得生命.

John - Chapter 21

21:1 After these things Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now he revealed himself in this way:
這些事以後, 耶穌在提比哩亞海邊又向門徒顯現. 他怎樣顯現記在下面:

21:2 Simon Peter and Thomas (who was called Didymus) and Nathanael from Cana in Galilee and the sons of Zebedee and two others of his disciples were together.
有西門•彼得和稱為低土馬的多馬, 並加利利的迦拿人拿但業, 還有西庇太的兩個兒子, 又有兩個門徒, 都在一處.

21:3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing!” They said to him, “We also are coming with you.” They went out and got into the boat, and during that night they caught nothing.
西門•彼得對他們說: “我打魚去. ”他們說: “我們也和你同去. ”他們就出去, 上了船; 那一夜並沒有打著甚麼.

21:4 Now when it was already early morning, Jesus stood on the beach. However, the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
天將亮的時候, 耶穌站在岸上, 門徒卻不知道是耶穌.

21:5 So Jesus said to them, “Children, you do not have any fish to eat, do you? They answered him, “No.”
耶穌就對他們說: “小子! 你們有吃的沒有? ”他們回答說: “沒有. ”

21:6 And he said to them, “Throw the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw it, and were no longer able to haul it in from the large number of the fish.
耶穌說: “你們把網撒在船的右邊, 就必得著. ”他們便撒下網去, 竟拉不上來了, 因為魚甚多.

21:7 Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” So Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, tied around himself his outer garment (for he was naked) and threw himself into the sea.
耶穌所愛的那門徒對彼得說: “是主! ”那時西門•彼得赤著身子, 一聽見是主, 就束上一件外衣, 跳在海裡.

21:8 But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net of fish, because they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away.
其餘的門徒離岸不遠, 約有二百肘(古時以肘為尺, 一肘約有今時尺半), 就在小船上把那網魚拉過來.

21:9 So when they got out on the land, they saw a charcoal fire laid there, and a fish lying on it, and bread.
他們上了岸, 就看見那裡有炭火, 上面有魚, 又有餅.

21:10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just now caught.”
耶穌對他們說: “把剛才打的魚拿幾條來. ”

21:11 So Simon Peter got into the boat and hauled the net to the land, full of large fish—one hundred fifty-three—and although there were so many, the net was not torn.
西門•彼得就去(或譯: 上船), 把網拉到岸上. 那網滿了大魚, 共一百五十三條; 魚雖這樣多, 網卻沒有破.

21:12 Jesus said to them, “Come, eat breakfast!” But none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew that it was the Lord.
耶穌說: “你們來吃早飯. ”門徒中沒有一個敢問他: “你是誰? ”因為知道是主.

21:13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish likewise.
耶穌就來拿餅和魚給他們.

21:14 This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he had been raised from the dead.
耶穌從死裡復活以後, 向門徒顯現, 這是第三次.

21:15 Now when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs!”
他們吃完了早飯, 耶穌對西門•彼得說: “約翰(在馬太十六章十七節稱約拿)的兒子西門, 你愛我比這些更深嗎? ”彼得說: “主啊, 是的, 你知道我愛你. ”耶穌對他說: “你餵養我的小羊. ”

21:16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Shepherd my sheep!”
耶穌第二次又對他說: “約翰的兒子西門, 你愛我嗎? ”彼得說: “主啊, 是的, 你知道我愛你. ”耶穌說: “你牧養我的羊. ”

21:17 He said to him a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed because he said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything! You know that I love you!” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep!
第三次對他說: “約翰的兒子西門, 你愛我嗎? ”彼得因為耶穌第三次對他說“你愛我嗎”, 就憂愁, 對耶穌說: “主啊, 你是無所不知的; 你知道我愛你. ”耶穌說: “你餵養我的羊.

21:18 Truly, truly I say to you, when you were young, you tied your clothes around yourself and walked wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will tie you up and carry you where you do not want to go.
我實實在在地告訴你, 你年少的時候, 自己束上帶子, 隨意往來; 但年老的時候, 你要伸出手來, 別人要把你束上, 帶你到不願意去的地方. ”

21:19 (Now he said this to indicate by what kind of death he would glorify God.) And after he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me!”
(耶穌說這話是指著彼得要怎樣死, 榮耀神. )說了這話, 就對他說: “你跟從我吧! ”

21:20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them (who also leaned back on his chest at the dinner and said, “Lord, who is the one betraying you?”)
彼得轉過來, 看見耶穌所愛的那門徒跟著, (就是在晚飯的時候, 靠著耶穌胸膛說: “主啊, 賣你的是誰? ”的那門徒. )

21:21 So when he saw this one, Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, but what about this one?”
彼得看見他, 就問耶穌說: “主啊, 這人將來如何? ”

21:22 Jesus said to him, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!”
耶穌對他說: “我若要他等到我來的時候, 與你何干? 你跟從我吧! ”

21:23 So this saying went out to the brothers that that disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?”
於是這話傳在弟兄中間, 說那門徒不死. 其實, 耶穌不是說他不死, 乃是說: “我若要他等到我來的時候, 與你何干? ”

21:24 This is the disciple who is testifying about these things, and who has written down these things. And we know that his testimony is true.
為這些事作見證, 並且記載這些事的就是這門徒; 我們也知道他的見證是真的.

21:25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did, which—if they were written down one after the other—I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books that would be written.
耶穌所行的事還有許多, 若是一一地都寫出來, 我想, 所寫的書就是世界也容不下了.

Acts (使徒行傳)

Acts - Chapter 1

1:1 I produced the former account, O Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
提阿非羅啊, 我已經作了前書, 論到耶穌開頭一切所行所教訓的,

1:2 until the day he was taken up, after he had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen,
直到他藉著聖靈吩咐所揀選的使徒, 以後被接上升的日子為止.

1:3 to whom he also presented himself alive after he suffered, with many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking the things about the kingdom of God.
他受害之後, 用許多的憑據將自己活活地顯給使徒看, 四十天之久向他們顯現, 講說神國的事.

1:4 And while he was with them, he commanded them, “Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for what was promised by the Father, which you heard about from me.
耶穌和他們聚集的時候, 囑咐他們說: “不要離開耶路撒冷, 要等候父所應許的, 就是你們聽見我說過的.

1:5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
約翰是用水施洗, 但不多幾日, 你們要受聖靈的洗. ”

1:6 So when they had come together, they began asking him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”
他們聚集的時候, 問耶穌說: “主啊, 你復興以色列國就在這時候嗎? ”

1:7 But he said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority.
耶穌對他們說: “父憑著自己的權柄所定的時候,日期, 不是你們可以知道的.

1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest part of the earth.”
但聖靈降臨在你們身上, 你們就必得著能力, 並要在耶路撒冷,猶太全地, 和撒馬利亞, 直到地極, 作我的見證. ”

1:9 And after he had said these things, while they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.
說了這話, 他們正看的時候, 他就被取上升, 有一朵雲彩把他接去, 便看不見他了.

1:10 And as they were staring into the sky while he was departing, behold, two men in white clothing stood by them
當他往上去, 他們定睛望天的時候, 忽然有兩個人身穿白衣, 站在旁邊, 說:

1:11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand there looking into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven like this will come back in the same way you saw him departing into heaven!”
“加利利人哪, 你們為甚麼站著望天呢? 這離開你們被接升天的耶穌, 你們見他怎樣往天上去, 他還要怎樣來. ”

1:12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain that is called Olive Grove which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
有一座山, 名叫橄欖山, 離耶路撒冷不遠, 約有安息日可走的路程. 當下, 門徒從那裡回耶路撒冷去,

1:13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upstairs room where they were staying—Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas son of James.
進了城, 就上了所住的一間樓房; 在那裡有彼得,約翰,雅各,安得烈,腓力,多馬,巴多羅買,馬太,亞勒腓的兒子雅各,奮銳黨的西門, 和雅各的兒子(或譯: 兄弟)猶大.

1:14 All these were busily engaged with one mind in prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus and with his brothers.
這些人同著幾個婦人和耶穌的母親馬利亞, 並耶穌的弟兄, 都同心合意地恆切禱告.

1:15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (and it was a crowd of persons of about one hundred twenty at the same place) and said,
那時, 有許多人聚會, 約有一百二十名, 彼得就在弟兄中間站起來, 說:

1:16 “Men and brothers, it was necessary that the scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit proclaimed beforehand through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,
“弟兄們! 聖靈藉大衛的口, 在聖經上預言領人捉拿耶穌的猶大, 這話是必須應驗的.

1:17 because he was counted among us and received a share in this ministry.”
他本來列在我們數中, 並且在使徒的職任上得了一分.

1:18 (Now this man acquired a field for the wages of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines spilled out.
這人用他作惡的工價買了一塊田, 以後身子仆倒, 肚腹崩裂, 腸子都流出來.

1:19 And it became known to all who live in Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own language “Akeldama,” that is, “Field of Blood.”)
住在耶路撒冷的眾人都知道這事, 所以按著他們那裡的話給那塊田起名叫亞革大馬, 就是“血田”的意思.

1:20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his residence become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,’ and, ‘Let another person take his position.’
因為詩篇上寫著, 說: 願他的住處變為荒場, 無人在內居住; 又說: 願別人得他的職分.

1:21 Therefore it is necessary for one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
所以, 主耶穌在我們中間始終出入的時候,

1:22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us—one of these men must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.”
就是從約翰施洗起, 直到主離開我們被接上升的日子為止, 必須從那常與我們作伴的人中立一位與我們同作耶穌復活的見證. ”

1:23 And they proposed two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was called Justus) and Matthias.
於是選舉兩個人, 就是那叫做巴撒巴, 又稱呼猶士都的約瑟, 和馬提亞.

1:24 And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show clearly which one of these two you have chosen
眾人就禱告說: “主啊, 你知道萬人的心, 求你從這兩個人中, 指明你所揀選的是誰, 叫他得這使徒的位分. 這位分猶大已經丟棄, 往自己的地方去了. ”

1:25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to depart to his own place.”
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1:26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was added to serve with the eleven apostles.
於是眾人為他們搖籤, 搖出馬提亞來; 他就和十一個使徒同列.

Acts - Chapter 2

2:1 And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in the same place.
五旬節到了, 門徒都聚集在一處.

2:2 And suddenly a sound like a violent rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
忽然, 從天上有響聲下來, 好像一陣大風吹過, 充滿了他們所坐的屋子,

2:3 And divided tongues like fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.
又有舌頭如火焰顯現出來, 分開落在他們各人頭上.

2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them ability to speak out.
他們就都被聖靈充滿, 按著聖靈所賜的口才說起別國的話來.

2:5 Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.
那時, 有虔誠的猶太人從天下各國來, 住在耶路撒冷.

2:6 And when this sound occurred, the crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one was hearing them speaking in his own language.
這聲音一響, 眾人都來聚集, 各人聽見門徒用眾人的鄉談說話, 就甚納悶;

2:7 And they were astounded and astonished, saying, “Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
都驚訝希奇說: “看哪, 這說話的不都是加利利人嗎?

2:8 And how do we hear, each one of us, in our own native language?
我們各人怎麼聽見他們說我們生來所用的鄉談呢?

2:9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and those residing in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
我們帕提亞人,米底亞人,以攔人, 和住在美索不達米亞,猶太,加帕多家,本都,亞細亞,

2:10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya toward Cyrene, and the Romans who were in town,
弗呂家,旁非利亞,埃及的人, 並靠近古利奈的利比亞一帶地方的人, 從羅馬來的客旅中, 或是猶太人, 或是進猶太教的人,

2:11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own languages the great deeds of God!”
克里特和阿拉伯人, 都聽見他們用我們的鄉談, 講說神的大作為. ”

2:12 And all were amazed and greatly perplexed, saying to one another, “What can this mean?”
眾人就都驚訝猜疑, 彼此說: “這是甚麼意思呢? ”

2:13 But others jeered and said, “They are full of sweet new wine!”
還有人譏誚說: “他們無非是新酒灌滿了. ”

2:14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them, “Judean men, and all those who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words!
彼得和十一個使徒站起, 高聲說: “猶太人和一切住在耶路撒冷的人哪, 這件事你們當知道, 也當側耳聽我的話.

2:15 For these men are not drunk, as you assume, because it is the third hour of the day.
你們想這些人是醉了; 其實不是醉了, 因為時候剛到巳初.

2:16 But this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
這正是先知約珥所說的:

2:17 ‘And it will be in the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
神說: 在末後的日子, 我要將我的靈澆灌凡有血氣的. 你們的兒女要說預言; 你們的少年人要見異象; 老年人要做異夢.

2:18 And even on my male slaves and on my female slaves I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
在那些日子, 我要將我的靈澆灌我的僕人和使女, 他們就要說預言.

2:19 And I will cause wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
在天上, 我要顯出奇事; 在地下, 我要顯出神蹟; 有血, 有火, 有煙霧.

2:20 The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
日頭要變為黑暗, 月亮要變為血; 這都在主大而明顯的日子未到以前.

2:21 And it will be that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.’
到那時候, 凡求告主名的, 就必得救.

2:22 “Israelite men, listen to these words! Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—
“以色列人哪, 請聽我的話: 神藉著拿撒勒人耶穌在你們中間施行異能,奇事,神蹟, 將他證明出來, 這是你們自己知道的.

2:23 this man, delivered up by the determined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing to a cross through the hand of lawless men.
他既按著神的定旨先見被交與人, 你們就藉著無法之人的手, 把他釘在十字架上, 殺了.

2:24 God raised him up, having brought to an end the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
神卻將死的痛苦解釋了, 叫他復活, 因為他原不能被死拘禁.

2:25 For David says with reference to him, ‘I saw the Lord before me continually, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.
大衛指著他說: “我看見主常在我眼前; 他在我右邊, 叫我不至於搖動.

2:26 For this reason my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced greatly, furthermore also my flesh will live in hope,
所以, 我心裡歡喜, 我的靈(原文是舌)快樂; 並且我的肉身要安居在指望中.

2:27 because you will not abandon my soul in Hades, nor will you permit your Holy One to experience decay.
因你必不將我的靈魂撇在陰間, 也不叫你的聖者見朽壞.

2:28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with gladness with your presence.’
你已將生命的道路指示我, 必叫我因見你的面(或譯: 叫我在你面前)得著滿足的快樂.

2:29 “Men and brothers, it is possible to speak with confidence to you about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us until this day.
“弟兄們! 先祖大衛的事, 我可以明明地對你們說: 他死了, 也葬埋了, 並且他的墳墓直到今日還在我們這裡.

2:30 Therefore, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,
大衛既是先知, 又曉得神曾向他起誓, 要從他的後裔中立一位坐在他的寶座上,

2:31 by having foreseen this, he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he abandoned in Hades nor did his flesh experience decay.
就預先看明這事, 講論基督復活說: 他的靈魂不撇在陰間; 他的肉身也不見朽壞.

2:32 This Jesus God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.
這耶穌, 神已經叫他復活了, 我們都為這事作見證.

2:33 Therefore, having been exalted to the right hand of God and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out this that you see and hear.
他既被神的右手高舉(或譯: 他既高舉在神的右邊), 又從父受了所應許的聖靈, 就把你們所看見所聽見的, 澆灌下來.

2:34 For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
大衛並沒有升到天上, 但自己說: 主對我主說: 你坐在我的右邊,

2:35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” ’
等我使你仇敵作你的腳凳.

2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt, that God has made him both Lord and Christ—this Jesus whom you crucified!”
“故此, 以色列全家當確實地知道, 你們釘在十字架上的這位耶穌, 神已經立他為主, 為基督了. ”

2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “What should we do, men and brothers?”
眾人聽見這話, 覺得扎心, 就對彼得和其餘的使徒說: “弟兄們, 我們當怎樣行? ”

2:38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
彼得說: “你們各人要悔改, 奉耶穌基督的名受洗, 叫你們的罪得赦, 就必領受所賜的聖靈;

2:39 For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all those who are far away, as many as the Lord our God calls to himself.”
因為這應許是給你們和你們的兒女, 並一切在遠方的人, 就是主─我們神所召來的. ”

2:40 And with many other words he solemnly urged and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this crooked generation!”
彼得還用許多話作見證, 勸勉他們說: “你們當救自己脫離這彎曲的世代. ”

2:41 So those who accepted his message were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added.
於是領受他話的人就受了洗. 那一天, 門徒約添了三千人,

2:42 And they were devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers.
都恆心遵守使徒的教訓, 彼此交接, 擘餅, 祈禱.

2:43 And fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were being performed by the apostles.
眾人都懼怕; 使徒又行了許多奇事神蹟.

2:44 And all who believed were in the same place, and had everything in common.
信的人都在一處, 凡物公用,

2:45 And they began selling their possessions and property, and distributing these things to all, to the degree that anyone had need.
並且賣了田產,家業, 照各人所需用的分給各人.

2:46 And every day, devoting themselves to meeting with one purpose in the temple courts and breaking bread from house to house, they were eating their food with joy and simplicity of heart,
他們天天同心合意恆切地在殿裡, 且在家中擘餅, 存著歡喜,誠實的心用飯,

2:47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding every day to the total of those who were being saved.
讚美神, 得眾民的喜愛. 主將得救的人天天加給他們.

Acts - Chapter 3

3:1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
申初禱告的時候, 彼得,約翰上聖殿去.

3:2 And a certain man was being carried who was lame from birth. He was placed every day at the gate of the temple called “Beautiful,” so that he could ask for charitable gifts from those who were going into the temple courts.
有一個人, 生來是瘸腿的, 天天被人抬來, 放在殿的一個門口(那門名叫美門), 要求進殿的人賙濟.

3:3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, he began asking to receive alms.
他看見彼得,約翰將要進殿, 就求他們賙濟.

3:4 And Peter looked intently at him, together with John, and said, “Look at us!”
彼得,約翰定睛看他; 彼得說: “你看我們! ”

3:5 So he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.
那人就留意看他們, 指望得著甚麼.

3:6 But Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not possess, but what I have, this I give to you—in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk!”
彼得說: “金銀我都沒有, 只把我所有的給你: 我奉拿撒勒人耶穌基督的名, 叫你起來行走! ”

3:7 And taking hold of him by the right hand, he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.
於是拉著他的右手, 扶他起來; 他的腳和踝子骨立刻健壯了,

3:8 And leaping up, he stood and began walking around and entered into the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
就跳起來, 站著, 又行走, 同他們進了殿, 走著, 跳著, 讚美神.

3:9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God,
百姓都看見他行走, 讚美神;

3:10 And they recognized him, that this one was the one who used to sit asking for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with awe and astonishment at what had happened to him.
認得他是那素常坐在殿的美門口求賙濟的, 就因他所遇著的事滿心希奇,驚訝.

3:11 And while he was holding fast to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon’s, utterly astonished.
那人正在稱為所羅門的廊下, 拉著彼得,約翰; 眾百姓一齊跑到他們那裡, 很覺希奇.

3:12 And when he saw it, Peter replied to the people, “Men and Israelites, why are you astonished at this? Or why are you staring at us, as if by our own power or godliness we have made him walk?
彼得看見, 就對百姓說: “以色列人哪, 為甚麼把這事當作希奇呢? 為甚麼定睛看我們, 以為我們憑自己的能力和虔誠使這人行走呢?

3:13 The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, after he had decided to release him.
亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各的神, 就是我們列祖的神, 已經榮耀了他的僕人(或譯: 兒子)耶穌; 你們卻把他交付彼拉多. 彼拉多定意要釋放他, 你們竟在彼拉多面前棄絕了他.

3:14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and demanded that a man—a murderer—be granted to you.
你們棄絕了那聖潔公義者, 反求著釋放一個兇手給你們.

3:15 And you killed the originator of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses!
你們殺了那生命的主, 神卻叫他從死裡復活了; 我們都是為這事作見證.

3:16 And on the basis of faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know, and the faith that is through him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.
我們因信他的名, 他的名便叫你們所看見所認識的這人健壯了; 正是他所賜的信心, 叫這人在你們眾人面前全然好了.

3:17 And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers did also.
弟兄們, 我曉得你們做這事是出於不知, 你們的官長也是如此.

3:18 But the things which God foretold through the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he has fulfilled in this way.
但神曾藉眾先知的口, 預言基督將要受害, 就這樣應驗了.

3:19 Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be blotted out,
所以, 你們當悔改歸正, 使你們的罪得以塗抹,

3:20 so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and he may send the Christ appointed for you—Jesus,
這樣, 那安舒的日子就必從主面前來到; 主也必差遣所預定給你們的基督(耶穌)降臨.

3:21 whom heaven must receive until the times of the restoration of all things, about which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from earliest times.
天必留他, 等到萬物復興的時候, 就是神從創世以來,藉著聖先知的口所說的.

3:22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You will listen to him in everything that he says to you.
摩西曾說: ‘主─神要從你們弟兄中間給你們興起一位先知像我, 凡他向你們所說的, 你們都要聽從.

3:23 And it will be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet will be destroyed utterly from the people.’
凡不聽從那先知的, 必要從民中全然滅絕. ’

3:24 And indeed, all the prophets from Samuel and all those who followed him have spoken about and proclaimed these days.
從撒母耳以來的眾先知, 凡說預言的, 也都說到這些日子.

3:25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God ordained with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed.’
你們是先知的子孫, 也承受神與你們祖宗所立的約, 就是對亞伯拉罕說: ‘地上萬族都要因你的後裔得福. ’

3:26 God, after he had raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning each of you back from your wickedness!”
神既興起他的僕人(或譯: 兒子), 就先差他到你們這裡來, 賜福給你們, 叫你們各人回轉, 離開罪惡. ”

Acts - Chapter 4

4:1 And while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees approached them,
使徒對百姓說話的時候, 祭司們和守殿官, 並撒都該人忽然來了.

4:2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
因他們教訓百姓, 本著耶穌, 傳說死人復活, 就很煩惱,

4:3 And they laid hands on them and put them in custody until the next day, because it was already evening.
於是下手拿住他們; 因為天已經晚了, 就把他們押到第二天.

4:4 But many of those who listened to the message believed, and the number of the men was approximately five thousand.
但聽道之人有許多信的, 男丁數目約到五千.

4:5 And it happened that on the next day, their rulers and elders and scribes came together in Jerusalem,
第二天, 官府,長老, 和文士在耶路撒冷聚會,

4:6 and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all those who were from the high priest’s family.
又有大祭司亞那和該亞法,約翰,亞歷山大, 並大祭司的親族都在那裡,

4:7 And they made them stand in their midst and began to ask, “By what power or by what name did you do this?”
叫使徒站在當中, 就問他們說: “你們用甚麼能力, 奉誰的名做這事呢? ”

4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders,
那時彼得被聖靈充滿, 對他們說:

4:9 if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a sick man—by what means this man was healed—
“治民的官府和長老啊, 倘若今日因為在殘疾人身上所行的善事查問我們他是怎麼得了痊癒,

4:10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man stands before you healthy!
你們眾人和以色列百姓都當知道, 站在你們面前的這人得痊癒是因你們所釘十字架,神叫他從死裡復活的拿撒勒人耶穌基督的名.

4:11 This one is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.
他是你們匠人所棄的石頭, 已成了房角的頭塊石頭.

4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among people by which we must be saved.”
除他以外, 別無拯救; 因為在天下人間, 沒有賜下別的名, 我們可以靠著得救. ”

4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were astonished, and recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.
他們見彼得,約翰的膽量, 又看出他們原是沒有學問的小民, 就希奇, 認明他們是跟過耶穌的;

4:14 And because they saw the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in return.
又看見那治好了的人和他們一同站著, 就無話可駁.

4:15 But after they had ordered them to go outside the Sanhedrin, they began to confer with one another,
於是吩咐他們從公會出去, 就彼此商議說:

4:16 saying, “What should we do with these men? For that a remarkable sign has taken place through them is evident to all those who live in Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny it!
“我們當怎樣辦這兩個人呢? 因為他們誠然行了一件明顯的神蹟, 凡住耶路撒冷的人都知道, 我們也不能說沒有.

4:17 But in order that it may not spread much further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more in this name to anyone at all.”
惟恐這事越發傳揚在民間, 我們必須恐嚇他們, 叫他們不再奉這名對人講論. ”

4:18 And they called them back and commanded them not to speak or to teach at all in the name of Jesus.
於是叫了他們來, 禁止他們總不可奉耶穌的名講論教訓人.

4:19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than God, you decide!
彼得,約翰說: “聽從你們, 不聽從神, 這在神面前合理不合理, 你們自己酌量吧!

4:20 For we are not able to refrain from speaking about the things that we have seen and heard.”
我們所看見所聽見的, 不能不說. ”

4:21 So after threatening them further, they released them, finding no way to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.
官長為百姓的緣故, 想不出法子刑罰他們, 又恐嚇一番, 把他們釋放了. 這是因眾人為所行的奇事都歸榮耀與神.

4:22 For the man on whom this sign of healing had been performed was more than forty years old.
原來藉著神蹟醫好的那人有四十多歲了.

4:23 And when they were released, they went to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
二人既被釋放, 就到會友那裡去, 把祭司長和長老所說的話都告訴他們.

4:24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices with one mind to God and said, “Master, you are the one who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them,
他們聽見了, 就同心合意地高聲向神說: “主啊! 你是造天,地,海, 和其中萬物的,

4:25 the one who said by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of our father David, your servant, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples conspire in vain?
你曾藉著聖靈, 託你僕人─我們祖宗大衛的口, 說: 外邦為甚麼爭鬧? 萬民為甚麼謀算虛妄的事?

4:26 The kings of the earth stood opposed, and the rulers assembled together at the same place, against the Lord and against his Christ.’
世上的君王一齊起來, 臣宰也聚集, 要敵擋主, 並主的受膏者(或譯: 基督).

4:27 For in truth both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus whom you anointed,
希律和本丟•彼拉多, 外邦人和以色列民, 果然在這城裡聚集, 要攻打你所膏的聖僕(僕: 或譯子)耶穌,

4:28 to do all that your hand and plan had predestined to take place.
成就你手和你意旨所預定必有的事.

4:29 And now, Lord, concern yourself with their threats and grant your slaves to speak your message with all boldness,
他們恐嚇我們, 現在求主鑒察, 一面叫你僕人大放膽量講你的道, 一面伸出你的手來醫治疾病, 並且使神蹟奇事因著你聖僕(僕: 或譯子)耶穌的名行出來. ”

4:30 as you extend your hand to heal and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
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4:31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.
禱告完了, 聚會的地方震動, 他們就都被聖靈充滿, 放膽講論神的道.

4:32 Now the group of those who believed were one heart and soul, and no one said anything of what belonged to him was his own, but all things were theirs in common.
那許多信的人都是一心一意的, 沒有一人說他的東西有一樣是自己的, 都是大家公用.

4:33 And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.
使徒大有能力, 見證主耶穌復活; 眾人也都蒙大恩.

4:34 For there was not even anyone needy among them, because all those who were owners of plots of land or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds of the things that were sold
內中也沒有一個缺乏的; 因為人人將田產房屋都賣了,

4:35 and placing them at the feet of the apostles. And it was being distributed to each as anyone had need.
把所賣的價銀拿來, 放在使徒腳前, 照各人所需用的, 分給各人.

4:36 So Joseph, who was called Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated “son of encouragement”), a Levite of Cyprus by nationality,
有一個利未人, 生在塞浦路斯, 名叫約瑟, 使徒稱他為巴拿巴(巴拿巴翻出來就是勸慰子).

4:37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and placed it at the feet of the apostles.
他有田地, 也賣了, 把價銀拿來, 放在使徒腳前.

Acts - Chapter 5

5:1 Now a certain man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,
有一個人, 名叫亞拿尼亞, 同他的妻子撒非喇賣了田產,

5:2 and he kept back for himself some of the proceeds, and his wife was aware of it. And he brought a certain part and placed it at the feet of the apostles.
把價銀私自留下幾分, 他的妻子也知道, 其餘的幾分拿來放在使徒腳前.

5:3 But Peter said, “Ananias, for what reason has Satan filled your heart, that you lied to the Holy Spirit and kept back for yourself some of the proceeds of the piece of land?
彼得說: “亞拿尼亞! 為甚麼撒但充滿了你的心, 叫你欺哄聖靈, 把田地的價銀私自留下幾分呢?

5:4 When it remained to you, did it not remain yours? And when it was sold, was it at your disposal? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people, but to God!”
田地還沒有賣, 不是你自己的嗎? 既賣了, 價銀不是你作主嗎? 你怎麼心裡起這意念呢? 你不是欺哄人, 是欺哄神了. ”

5:5 And when Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear came on all those who heard about it.
亞拿尼亞聽見這話, 就仆倒, 斷了氣; 聽見的人都甚懼怕.

5:6 So the young men stood up, wrapped him up, and carried him out and buried him.
有些少年人起來, 把他包裹, 抬出去埋葬了.

5:7 And it happened that there was an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
約過了三小時, 他的妻子進來, 還不知道這事.

5:8 And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you both were paid this much for the piece of land.” And she said, “Yes, this much.”
彼得對她說: “你告訴我, 你們賣田地的價銀就是這些嗎? ”她說: “就是這些. ”

5:9 So Peter said to her, “How is it that it was agreed by you two to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”
彼得說: “你們為甚麼同心試探主的靈呢? 埋葬你丈夫之人的腳已到門口, 他們也要把你抬出去. ”

5:10 And immediately she fell down at his feet and died. So when the young men came in, they found her dead, and carried her out and buried her with her husband.
婦人立刻仆倒在彼得腳前, 斷了氣. 那些少年人進來, 見她已經死了, 就抬出去, 埋在她丈夫旁邊.

5:11 And great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard about these things.
全教會和聽見這事的人都甚懼怕.

5:12 Now many signs and wonders were being performed among the people through the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico.
主藉使徒的手在民間行了許多神蹟奇事; 他們(或譯: 信的人)都同心合意地在所羅門的廊下.

5:13 And none of the rest dared to join them, but the people spoke highly of them.
其餘的人沒有一個敢貼近他們, 百姓卻尊重他們.

5:14 And even more believers in the Lord were being added, large numbers of both men and women,
信而歸主的人越發增添, 連男帶女很多.

5:15 so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and put them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow would fall on some of them.
甚至有人將病人抬到街上, 放在床上或褥子上, 指望彼得過來的時候, 或者得他的影兒照在甚麼人身上.

5:16 And the people of the towns around Jerusalem also came together, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, who were all being healed.
還有許多人帶著病人和被污鬼纏磨的, 從耶路撒冷四圍的城邑來, 全都得了醫治.

5:17 Now the high priest rose up and all those who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.
大祭司和他的一切同人, 就是撒都該教門的人, 都起來, 滿心忌恨,

5:18 And they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.
就下手拿住使徒, 收在外監.

5:19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and led them out and said,
但主的使者夜間開了監門, 領他們出來,

5:20 “Go and stand in the temple courts and proclaim to the people all the words of this life.”
說: “你們去站在殿裡, 把這生命的道都講給百姓聽. ”

5:21 And when they heard this, they entered at daybreak into the temple courts and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin—even the whole council of elders of the sons of Israel—and sent to the prison to have them brought.
使徒聽了這話, 天將亮的時候就進殿裡去教訓人. 大祭司和他的同人來了, 叫齊公會的人和以色列族的眾長老, 就差人到監裡去, 要把使徒提出來.

5:22 But the officers who came did not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported,
但差役到了, 不見他們在監裡, 就回來稟報說:

5:23 saying, “We found the prison locked with all security and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”
“我們看見監牢關得極妥當, 看守的人也站在門外; 及至開了門, 裡面一個人都不見. ”

5:24 Now when both the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed concerning them, as to what this might be.
守殿官和祭司長聽見這話, 心裡犯難, 不知這事將來如何.

5:25 But someone came and reported to them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!”
有一個人來稟報說: “你們收在監裡的人, 現在站在殿裡教訓百姓. ”

5:26 Then the captain went with the officers and brought them, not with force (for they were afraid of the people, lest they be stoned by them).
於是守殿官和差役去帶使徒來, 並沒有用強暴, 因為怕百姓用石頭打他們.

5:27 And when they had brought them, they made them stand in the Sanhedrin, and the high priest put a question to them,
帶到了, 便叫使徒站在公會前; 大祭司問他們說:

5:28 saying, “We strictly commanded you not to teach in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching! And you are intending to bring upon us the blood of this man!”
“我們不是嚴嚴地禁止你們, 不可奉這名教訓人嗎? 你們倒把你們的道理充滿了耶路撒冷, 想要叫這人的血歸到我們身上! ”

5:29 But Peter and the apostles answered and said, “It is necessary to obey God rather than men!
彼得和眾使徒回答說: “順從神, 不順從人, 是應當的.

5:30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
你們掛在木頭上殺害的耶穌, 我們祖宗的神已經叫他復活.

5:31 This one God has exalted to his right hand as Leader and Savior to grant repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
神且用右手將他高舉(或譯: 他就是神高舉在自己的右邊), 叫他作君王, 作救主, 將悔改的心和赦罪的恩賜給以色列人.

5:32 And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”
我們為這事作見證; 神賜給順從之人的聖靈也為這事作見證. ”

5:33 Now when they heard this, they were infuriated, and were wanting to execute them.
公會的人聽見就極其惱怒, 想要殺他們.

5:34 But a certain man stood up in the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law respected by all the people, and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time.
但有一個法利賽人, 名叫迦瑪列, 是眾百姓所敬重的教法師, 在公會中站起來, 吩咐人把使徒暫且帶到外面去,

5:35 And he said to them, “Men and Israelites, take care for yourselves what you are about to do to these men!
就對眾人說: “以色列人哪, 論到這些人, 你們應當小心怎樣辦理.

5:36 For before these days, Theudas rose up saying he was somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was executed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.
從前杜達起來, 自誇為大; 附從他的人約有四百, 他被殺後, 附從他的全都散了, 歸於無有.

5:37 After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and caused people to follow him in revolt. And that one perished, and all who followed him were scattered.
此後, 報名上冊的時候, 又有加利利的猶大起來, 引誘些百姓跟從他; 他也滅亡, 附從他的人也都四散了.

5:38 And now I tell you, keep away from these men, and leave them alone, because if this plan or this matter is from people, it will be overthrown.
現在, 我勸你們不要管這些人, 任憑他們吧! 他們所謀的,所行的, 若是出於人, 必要敗壞;

5:39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them, lest you even be found fighting against God.” So they were persuaded by him.
若是出於神, 你們就不能敗壞他們, 恐怕你們倒是攻擊神了. ”

5:40 And they summoned the apostles, beat them, commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
公會的人聽從了他, 便叫使徒來, 把他們打了, 又吩咐他們不可奉耶穌的名講道, 就把他們釋放了.

5:41 So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin rejoicing, because they had been considered worthy to be dishonored for the sake of the name.
他們離開公會, 心裡歡喜, 因被算是配為這名受辱.

5:42 Every day, both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that the Christ was Jesus.
他們就每日在殿裡,在家裡不住地教訓人, 傳耶穌是基督.

Acts - Chapter 6

6:1 Now in these days, as the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose by the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
那時, 門徒增多, 有說希臘話的猶太人向希伯來人發怨言, 因為在天天的供給上忽略了他們的寡婦.

6:2 So the twelve summoned the community of disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we neglect the word of God to serve tables.
十二使徒叫眾門徒來, 對他們說: “我們撇下神的道去管理飯食, 原是不合宜的.

6:3 So, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we will put in charge of this need.
所以弟兄們, 當從你們中間選出七個有好名聲,被聖靈充滿,智慧充足的人, 我們就派他們管理這事.

6:4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
但我們要專心以祈禱,傳道為事. ”

6:5 And the statement pleased the whole group, and they chose Stephen (a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit), and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus (a convert from Antioch),
大眾都喜悅這話, 就揀選了司提反, 乃是大有信心,聖靈充滿的人, 又揀選腓利,伯羅哥羅,尼迦挪,提門,巴米拿, 並進猶太教的安提阿人尼哥拉,

6:6 whom they stood before the apostles. And they prayed and placed their hands on them.
叫他們站在使徒面前. 使徒禱告了, 就按手在他們頭上.

6:7 And the word of God kept spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was increasing greatly, and a large number of priests began obeying the faith.
神的道興旺起來; 在耶路撒冷門徒數目加增的甚多, 也有許多祭司信從了這道.

6:8 Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
司提反滿得恩惠,能力, 在民間行了大奇事和神蹟.

6:9 But some of those from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up and disputed with Stephen.
當時有稱利百地拿會堂的幾個人, 並有古利奈,亞歷山大,基利家,亞細亞各處會堂的幾個人, 都起來和司提反辯論.

6:10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
司提反是以智慧和聖靈說話, 眾人敵擋不住,

6:11 Then they secretly instigated men who said, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!”
就買出人來說: “我們聽見他說謗讟摩西和神的話. ”

6:12 And they incited the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came up and seized him and brought him to the Sanhedrin.
他們又聳動了百姓,長老, 並文士, 就忽然來捉拿他, 把他帶到公會去,

6:13 And they put forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking words against the holy place and the law!
設下假見證, 說: “這個人說話, 不住地糟踐聖所和律法.

6:14 For we have heard him saying that this Nazarene Jesus will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
我們曾聽見他說, 這拿撒勒人耶穌要毀壞此地, 也要改變摩西所交給我們的規條. ”

6:15 And as they looked intently at him, all those who were sitting in the Sanhedrin saw his face was like the face of an angel.
在公會裡坐著的人都定睛看他, 見他的面貌, 好像天使的面貌.

Acts - Chapter 7

7:1 And the high priest said, “Is it so concerning these things?”
大祭司就說: “這些事果然有嗎? ”

7:2 So he said, “Men—brothers and fathers—listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,
司提反說: “諸位父兄請聽! 當日我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕在美索不達米亞還未住哈蘭的時候, 榮耀的神向他顯現,

7:3 and said to him, ‘Go out from your land and from your relatives and come to the land that I will show you.’
對他說: ‘你要離開本地和親族, 往我所要指示你的地方去. ’

7:4 Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. And from there, after his father died, he caused him to move to this land in which you now live.
他就離開迦勒底人之地, 住在哈蘭. 他父親死了以後, 神使他從那裡搬到你們現在所住之地.

7:5 And he did not give him an inheritance in it—not even a footstep—and he promised to give it to him for his possession, and to his descendants after him, although he did not have a child.
在這地方, 神並沒有給他產業, 連立足之地也沒有給他; 但應許要將這地賜給他和他的後裔為業; 那時他還沒有兒子.

7:6 But God spoke like this: ‘His descendants will be foreigners in a foreign land, and they will enslave them and mistreat them four hundred years,
神說: ‘他的後裔必寄居外邦, 那裡的人要叫他們作奴僕, 苦待他們四百年. ’

7:7 and the nation that they will serve as slaves, I will judge,’ God said, ‘and after these things they will come out and will worship me in this place.’
神又說: ‘使他們作奴僕的那國, 我要懲罰. 以後他們要出來, 在這地方事奉我. ’

7:8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac did so with Jacob, and Jacob did so with the twelve patriarchs.
神又賜他割禮的約. 於是亞伯拉罕生了以撒, 第八日給他行了割禮. 以撒生雅各; 雅各生十二位先祖.

7:9 And the patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. And God was with him,
“先祖嫉妒約瑟, 把他賣到埃及去; 神卻與他同在,

7:10 and rescued him from all his afflictions and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
救他脫離一切苦難, 又使他在埃及王法老面前得恩典, 有智慧. 法老就派他作埃及國的宰相兼管全家.

7:11 And a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan and great affliction, and our fathers could not find food.
後來埃及和迦南全地遭遇饑荒, 大受艱難, 我們的祖宗就絕了糧.

7:12 So when Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
雅各聽見在埃及有糧, 就打發我們的祖宗初次往那裡去.

7:13 And on the second visit Joseph was made known to his brothers, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh.
第二次約瑟與弟兄們相認, 他的親族也被法老知道了.

7:14 So Joseph sent and summoned his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five persons in all.
約瑟就打發弟兄請父親雅各和全家七十五個人都來.

7:15 And Jacob went down to Egypt and died, he and our fathers.
於是雅各下了埃及, 後來他和我們的祖宗都死在那裡;

7:16 And they were brought back to Shechem and buried in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
又被帶到示劍, 葬於亞伯拉罕在示劍用銀子從哈抹子孫買來的墳墓裡.

7:17 “But as the time of the promise that God had made to Abraham was drawing near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt
“及至神應許亞伯拉罕的日期將到, 以色列民在埃及興盛眾多,

7:18 until another king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph.
直到有不曉得約瑟的新王興起.

7:19 This man deceitfully took advantage of our people and mistreated our ancestors, causing them to abandon their infants so that they would not be kept alive.
他用詭計待我們的宗族, 苦害我們的祖宗, 叫他們丟棄嬰孩, 使嬰孩不能存活.

7:20 At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God. He was brought up for three months in his father’s house,
那時, 摩西生下來, 俊美非凡, 在他父親家裡撫養了三個月.

7:21 and when he was abandoned, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up and brought him up as her own son.
他被丟棄的時候, 法老的女兒拾了去, 養為自己的兒子.

7:22 And Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was powerful in his words and deeds.
摩西學了埃及人一切的學問, 說話行事都有才能.

7:23 “But when he was forty years old, it entered in his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
“他將到四十歲, 心中起意去看望他的弟兄以色列人;

7:24 And when he saw one of them being unjustly harmed, he defended him and avenged the one who had been oppressed by striking down the Egyptian.
到了那裡, 見他們一個人受冤屈, 就護庇他, 為那受欺壓的人報仇, 打死了那埃及人.

7:25 And he thought his brothers would understand that God was granting deliverance to them by his hand, but they did not understand.
他以為弟兄必明白神是藉他的手搭救他們; 他們卻不明白.

7:26 And on the following day, he made an appearance to them while they were fighting and was attempting to reconcile them in peace, saying, ‘Men and brothers, why are you doing wrong to one another?’
第二天, 遇見兩個以色列人爭鬥, 就勸他們和睦, 說: ‘你們二位是弟兄, 為甚麼彼此欺負呢? ’

7:27 But the one who was doing wrong to his neighbor pushed him aside, saying, ‘Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?
那欺負鄰舍的把他推開, 說: ‘誰立你作我們的首領和審判官呢?

7:28 You do not want to do away with me the same way you did away with the Egyptian yesterday, do you?’
難道你要殺我, 像昨天殺那埃及人嗎? ’

7:29 And at this statement, Moses fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
摩西聽見這話就逃走了, 寄居於米甸; 在那裡生了兩個兒子.

7:30 “And when forty years had been completed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai in the flame of a burning bush.
“過了四十年, 在西奈山的曠野, 有一位天使從荊棘火焰中向摩西顯現.

7:31 And when Moses saw it, he was astonished at the sight, and when he approached to look at it, the voice of the Lord came:
摩西見了那異象, 便覺希奇, 正進前觀看的時候, 有主的聲音說:

7:32 ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob!’ So Moses began trembling and did not dare to look at it.
‘我是你列祖的神, 就是亞伯拉罕的神, 以撒的神, 雅各的神. ’摩西戰戰兢兢, 不敢觀看.

7:33 And the Lord said to him, ‘Untie the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.
主對他說: ‘把你腳上的鞋脫下來, 因為你所站之地是聖地.

7:34 I have certainly seen the mistreatment of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.’
我的百姓在埃及所受的困苦, 我實在看見了, 他們悲歎的聲音, 我也聽見了. 我下來要救他們. 你來! 我要差你往埃及去. ’

7:35 This Moses whom they had repudiated, saying, ‘Who appointed you a ruler and a judge?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
這摩西就是百姓棄絕說‘誰立你作我們的首領和審判官’的; 神卻藉那在荊棘中顯現之使者的手差派他作首領,作救贖的.

7:36 This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.
這人領百姓出來, 在埃及, 在紅海, 在曠野, 四十年間行了奇事神蹟.

7:37 “This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’
那曾對以色列人說‘神要從你們弟兄中間給你們興起一位先知像我’的, 就是這位摩西.

7:38 This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and who with our fathers received living oracles to give to us,
這人曾在曠野會中和西奈山上, 與那對他說話的天使同在, 又與我們的祖宗同在, 並且領受活潑的聖言傳給我們.

7:39 to whom our fathers were not willing to become obedient, but rejected him and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
我們的祖宗不肯聽從, 反棄絕他, 心裡歸向埃及,

7:40 saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go on before us! For this Moses, who led us out from the land of Egypt—we do not know what has happened to him!’
對亞倫說: ‘你且為我們造些神像, 在我們前面引路; 因為領我們出埃及地的那個摩西, 我們不知道他遭了甚麼事. ’

7:41 And they manufactured a calf in those days, and offered up a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.
那時, 他們造了一個牛犢, 又拿祭物獻給那像, 歡喜自己手中的工作.

7:42 But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, just as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘You did not bring offerings and sacrifices to me for forty years in the wilderness, did you, house of Israel?
神就轉臉不顧, 任憑他們事奉天上的日月星辰, 正如先知書上所寫的說: 以色列家啊, 你們四十年間在曠野, 豈是將犧牲和祭物獻給我嗎?

7:43 And you took along the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of the god Rephan, the images that you made, to worship them, and I will deport you beyond Babylon!’
你們抬著摩洛的帳幕和理番神的星, 就是你們所造為要敬拜的像. 因此, 我要把你們遷到巴比倫外去.

7:44 The tabernacle of the testimony belonged to our fathers in the wilderness, just as the one who spoke to Moses directed him to make it according to the design that he had seen,
“我們的祖宗在曠野, 有法櫃的帳幕, 是神吩咐摩西叫他照所看見的樣式做的.

7:45 and which, after receiving it in turn, our fathers brought in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out from the presence of our fathers, until the days of David,
這帳幕, 我們的祖宗相繼承受. 當神在他們面前趕出外邦人去的時候, 他們同約書亞把帳幕搬進承受為業之地, 直存到大衛的日子.

7:46 who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
大衛在神面前蒙恩, 祈求為雅各的神預備居所;

7:47 But Solomon built a house for him.
卻是所羅門為神造成殿宇.

7:48 But the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands, just as the prophet says,
其實, 至高者並不住人手所造的, 就如先知所言:

7:49 ‘Heaven is my throne and earth is the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?
主說: 天是我的座位, 地是我的腳凳; 你們要為我造何等的殿宇? 哪裡是我安息的地方呢?

7:50 Did not my hand make all these things?’
這一切不都是我手所造的嗎?

7:51 “You stiff-necked people and uncircumcised in hearts and in your ears! You constantly resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so also do you!
“你們這硬著頸項,心與耳未受割禮的人, 常時抗拒聖靈! 你們的祖宗怎樣, 你們也怎樣.

7:52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand about the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become,
哪一個先知不是你們祖宗逼迫呢? 他們也把預先傳說那義者要來的人殺了; 如今你們又把那義者賣了, 殺了.

7:53 you who received the law by directions of angels and have not observed it!”
你們受了天使所傳的律法, 竟不遵守. ”

7:54 Now when they heard these things, they were infuriated in their hearts and gnashed their teeth at him.
眾人聽見這話就極其惱怒, 向司提反咬牙切齒.

7:55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
但司提反被聖靈充滿, 定睛望天, 看見神的榮耀, 又看見耶穌站在神的右邊,

7:56 And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”
就說: “我看見天開了, 人子站在神的右邊. ”

7:57 But crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their ears and rushed at him with one purpose.
眾人大聲喊叫, 摀著耳朵, 齊心擁上前去,

7:58 And after they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid aside their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
把他推到城外, 用石頭打他. 作見證的人把衣裳放在一個少年人名叫掃羅的腳前.

7:59 And they kept on stoning Stephen as he was calling out and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
他們正用石頭打的時候, 司提反呼籲主說: “求主耶穌接收我的靈魂! ”

7:60 And falling to his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” And after he said this, he fell asleep.
又跪下大聲喊著說: “主啊, 不要將這罪歸於他們! ”說了這話, 就睡了. 掃羅也喜悅他被害.

Acts - Chapter 8

8:1 And Saul was agreeing with his murder. Now there happened on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
從這日起, 耶路撒冷的教會大遭逼迫, 除了使徒以外, 門徒都分散在猶太和撒馬利亞各處.

8:2 And devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.
有虔誠的人把司提反埋葬了, 為他捶胸大哭.

8:3 But Saul was attempting to destroy the church. Entering house after house, he dragged off both men and women and delivered them to prison.
掃羅卻殘害教會, 進各人的家, 拉著男女下在監裡.

8:4 Now those who had been scattered went about proclaiming the good news of the word.
那些分散的人往各處去傳道.

8:5 And Philip came down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.
腓利下撒馬利亞城去, 宣講基督.

8:6 And the crowds with one mind were paying attention to what was being said by Philip, as they heard him and saw the signs that he was performing.
眾人聽見了, 又看見腓利所行的神蹟, 就同心合意地聽從他的話.

8:7 For many of those who had unclean spirits, they were coming out of them, crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
因為有許多人被污鬼附著, 那些鬼大聲呼叫, 從他們身上出來; 還有許多癱瘓的,瘸腿的, 都得了醫治.

8:8 And there was great joy in that city.
在那城裡, 就大有歡喜.

8:9 Now a certain man named Simon had been in the city practicing magic and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying he was someone great.
有一個人, 名叫西門, 向來在那城裡行邪術, 妄自尊大, 使撒馬利亞的百姓驚奇;

8:10 They were all paying attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’ ”
無論大小都聽從他, 說: “這人就是那稱為神的大能者. ”

8:11 And they were paying attention to him because for a long time he had astonished them with his magic.
他們聽從他, 因他久用邪術, 使他們驚奇.

8:12 But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were being baptized.
及至他們信了腓利所傳神國的福音和耶穌基督的名, 連男帶女就受了洗.

8:13 And Simon himself also believed, and after he was baptized he was keeping close company with Philip. And when he saw the signs and great miracles that were taking place, he was astonished.
西門自己也信了; 既受了洗, 就常與腓利在一處, 看見他所行的神蹟和大異能, 就甚驚奇.

8:14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
使徒在耶路撒冷聽見撒馬利亞人領受了神的道, 就打發彼得,約翰往他們那裡去.

8:15 who went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.
兩個人到了, 就為他們禱告, 要叫他們受聖靈.

8:16 (For he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
因為聖靈還沒有降在他們一個人身上, 他們只奉主耶穌的名受了洗.

8:17 Then they placed their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.
於是使徒按手在他們頭上, 他們就受了聖靈.

8:18 Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money,
西門看見使徒按手, 便有聖靈賜下, 就拿錢給使徒,

8:19 saying, “Give to me also this power, so that whomever I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit!”
說: “把這權柄也給我, 叫我手按著誰, 誰就可以受聖靈. ”

8:20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver be destroyed along with you, because you thought you could acquire the gift of God by means of money!
彼得說: “你的銀子和你一同滅亡吧! 因你想神的恩賜是可以用錢買的.

8:21 You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.
你在這道上無分無關; 因為在神面前, 你的心不正.

8:22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and ask the Lord if perhaps the intent of your heart may be forgiven you!”
你當懊悔你這罪惡, 祈求主, 或者你心裡的意念可得赦免.

8:23 For I see you are in a state of bitter envy and bound by unrighteousness.”
我看出你正在苦膽之中, 被罪惡捆綁. ”

8:24 But Simon answered and said, “You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said will come upon me.”
西門說: “願你們為我求主, 叫你們所說的, 沒有一樣臨到我身上. ”

8:25 So when they had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they turned back toward Jerusalem, and were proclaiming the good news to many villages of the Samaritans.
使徒既證明主道, 而且傳講, 就回耶路撒冷去, 一路在撒馬利亞好些村莊傳揚福音.

8:26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Get up and go toward the south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.)
有主的一個使者對腓利說: “起來! 向南走, 往那從耶路撒冷下迦薩的路上去. ”那路是曠野.

8:27 And he got up and went, and behold, there was a man, an Ethiopian eunuch (a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury) who had come to worship in Jerusalem
腓利就起身去了, 不料, 有一個衣索匹亞(就是古實, 見以賽亞十八章一節)人, 是個有大權的太監, 在衣索匹亞女王甘大基的手下總管銀庫, 他上耶路撒冷禮拜去了.

8:28 and was returning and sitting in his chariot, and reading aloud the prophet Isaiah.
現在回來, 在車上坐著, 念先知以賽亞的書.

8:29 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Approach and join this chariot.”
聖靈對腓利說: “你去! 貼近那車走. ”

8:30 So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading aloud Isaiah the prophet and said, “So then, do you understand what you are reading?”
腓利就跑到太監那裡, 聽見他念先知以賽亞的書, 便問他說: “你所念的, 你明白嗎? ”

8:31 And he said, “So how could I, unless someone will guide me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
他說: “沒有人指教我, 怎能明白呢? ”於是請腓利上車, 與他同坐.

8:32 Now the passage of scripture that he was reading aloud was this: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
他所念的那段經, 說: 他像羊被牽到宰殺之地, 又像羊羔在剪毛的人手下無聲; 他也是這樣不開口.

8:33 In his humiliation justice was taken from him. Who can describe his descendants? For his life was taken away from the earth.”
他卑微的時候, 人不按公義審判他(原文是他的審判被奪去); 誰能述說他的世代? 因為他的生命從地上奪去.

8:34 And the eunuch answered and said to Philip, “I ask you, about whom does the prophet say this—about himself or about someone else?”
太監對腓利說: “請問, 先知說這話是指著誰? 是指著自己呢? 是指著別人呢? ”

8:35 So Philip opened his mouth and beginning from this scripture, proclaimed the good news to him about Jesus.
腓利就開口從這經上起, 對他傳講耶穌.

8:36 And as they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?”
二人正往前走, 到了有水的地方, 太監說: “看哪, 這裡有水, 我受洗有甚麼妨礙呢? ”(有古卷加:

8:37
腓利說: “你若是一心相信, 就可以. ”他回答說: “我信耶穌基督是神的兒子. ”)

8:38 And he ordered the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water—Philip and the eunuch—and he baptized him.
於是吩咐車站住, 腓利和太監二人同下水裡去, 腓利就給他施洗.

8:39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.
從水裡上來, 主的靈把腓利提了去, 太監也不再見他了, 就歡歡喜喜地走路.

8:40 But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
後來有人在亞鎖都遇見腓利; 他走遍那地方, 在各城宣傳福音, 直到凱撒利亞.

Acts - Chapter 9

9:1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
掃羅仍然向主的門徒口吐威嚇凶煞的話, 去見大祭司,

9:2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, both men and women, he could bring them tied up to Jerusalem.
求文書給大馬士革的各會堂, 若是找著信奉這道的人, 無論男女, 都准他捆綁帶到耶路撒冷.

9:3 Now as he proceeded, it happened that when he approached Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
掃羅行路, 將到大馬士革, 忽然從天上發光, 四面照著他;

9:4 And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
他就仆倒在地, 聽見有聲音對他說: “掃羅! 掃羅! 你為甚麼逼迫我? ”

9:5 So he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting!
他說: “主啊! 你是誰? ”主說: “我就是你所逼迫的耶穌.

9:6 But get up and enter into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do.”
起來! 進城去, 你所當做的事, 必有人告訴你. ”

9:7 (Now the men who were traveling together with him stood speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)
同行的人站在那裡, 說不出話來, 聽見聲音, 卻看不見人.

9:8 So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open he could see nothing. And leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus.
掃羅從地上起來, 睜開眼睛, 竟不能看見甚麼. 有人拉他的手, 領他進了大馬士革;

9:9 And he was unable to see for three days, and he did not eat or drink.
三日不能看見, 也不吃也不喝.

9:10 Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!” And he said, “Behold, here I am, Lord!”
當下, 在大馬士革有一個門徒, 名叫亞拿尼亞. 主在異象中對他說: “亞拿尼亞. ”他說: “主, 我在這裡. ”

9:11 And the Lord said to him, “Get up, go to the street called ‘Straight’ and in the house of Judas look for a man named Saul from Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,
主對他說: “起來! 往直街去, 在猶大的家裡, 訪問一個大數人, 名叫掃羅. 他正禱告,

9:12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and placing hands on him so that he may regain his sight.”
又看見了一個人, 名叫亞拿尼亞, 進來按手在他身上, 叫他能看見. ”

9:13 But Ananias replied, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,
亞拿尼亞回答說: “主啊, 我聽見許多人說: 這人怎樣在耶路撒冷多多苦害你的聖徒,

9:14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to tie up all who call upon your name!”
並且他在這裡有從祭司長得來的權柄捆綁一切求告你名的人. ”

9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel.
主對亞拿尼亞說: “你只管去! 他是我所揀選的器皿, 要在外邦人和君王, 並以色列人面前宣揚我的名.

9:16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”
我也要指示他, 為我的名必須受許多的苦難. ”

9:17 So Ananias departed and entered into the house, and placing his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
亞拿尼亞就去了, 進入那家, 把手按在掃羅身上, 說: “兄弟掃羅, 在你來的路上向你顯現的主, 就是耶穌, 打發我來, 叫你能看見, 又被聖靈充滿. ”

9:18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight and got up and was baptized,
掃羅的眼睛上, 好像有鱗立刻掉下來, 他就能看見. 於是起來受了洗;

9:19 and after taking food, he regained his strength. And he was with the disciples in Damascus several days.
吃過飯就健壯了. 掃羅和大馬士革的門徒同住了些日子,

9:20 And immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues: “This one is the Son of God!”
就在各會堂裡宣傳耶穌, 說他是神的兒子.

9:21 And all who heard him were amazed, and were saying, “Is this not the one who was wreaking havoc in Jerusalem on those who call upon this name, and had come here for this reason, that he could bring them tied up to the chief priests?”
凡聽見的人都驚奇, 說: “在耶路撒冷殘害求告這名的, 不是這人嗎? 並且他到這裡來, 特要捆綁他們, 帶到祭司長那裡. ”

9:22 But Saul was increasing in strength even more, and was confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this one is the Christ.
但掃羅越發有能力, 駁倒住大馬士革的猶太人, 證明耶穌是基督.

9:23 And when many days had elapsed, the Jews plotted to do away with him.
過了好些日子, 猶太人商議要殺掃羅,

9:24 But their plot became known to Saul, and they were also watching the gates both day and night so that they could do away with him.
但他們的計謀被掃羅知道了. 他們又晝夜在城門守候, 要殺他.

9:25 But his disciples took him at night and let him down through the wall by lowering him in a basket.
他的門徒就在夜間用筐子把他從城牆上縋下去.

9:26 And when he arrived in Jerusalem, he was attempting to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe that he was a disciple.
掃羅到了耶路撒冷, 想與門徒結交, 他們卻都怕他, 不信他是門徒.

9:27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.
惟有巴拿巴接待他, 領去見使徒, 把他在路上怎麼看見主, 主怎麼向他說話, 他在大馬士革怎麼奉耶穌的名放膽傳道, 都述說出來.

9:28 And he was going in and going out among them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
於是掃羅在耶路撒冷和門徒出入來往,

9:29 And he was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were trying to do away with him.
奉主的名放膽傳道, 並與說希臘話的猶太人講論辯駁; 他們卻想法子要殺他.

9:30 And when the brothers found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.
弟兄們知道了就送他下凱撒利亞, 打發他往大數去.

9:31 Then the church throughout all of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being strengthened. And living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it was increasing in numbers.
那時, 猶太,加利利,撒馬利亞各處的教會都得平安, 被建立; 凡事敬畏主, 蒙聖靈的安慰, 人數就增多了.

9:32 Now it happened that as Peter was traveling through all the places, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.
彼得周流四方的時候, 也到了居住呂大的聖徒那裡;

9:33 And he found there a certain man named Aeneas who was paralyzed, who had been lying on a mat for eight years.
遇見一個人, 名叫以尼雅, 得了癱瘓, 在褥子上躺臥八年.

9:34 And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and make your bed yourself!” And immediately he got up.
彼得對他說: “以尼雅, 耶穌基督醫好你了, 起來! 收拾你的褥子. ”他就立刻起來了.

9:35 And all those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, who all indeed turned to the Lord.
凡住呂大和沙崙的人都看見了他, 就歸服主.

9:36 Now in Joppa there was a certain female disciple named Tabitha (which translated means “Dorcas”). She was full of good deeds and charitable giving which she was constantly doing.
在約帕有一個女徒, 名叫大比大, 翻希臘話就是多加(就是羚羊的意思); 她廣行善事, 多施賙濟.

9:37 Now it happened that in those days after becoming sick, she died. And after washing her, they placed her in an upstairs room.
當時, 她患病而死, 有人把她洗了, 停在樓上.

9:38 And because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, when they heard that Peter was in Lydda, sent two men to him, urging, “Do not delay to come to us!”
呂大原與約帕相近; 門徒聽見彼得在那裡, 就打發兩個人去見他, 央求他說: “快到我們那裡去, 不要耽延. ”

9:39 So Peter got up and accompanied them. When he arrived, they brought him up to the upstairs room, and all the widows came to him, weeping and showing him tunics and other clothing that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.
彼得就起身和他們同去; 到了, 便有人領他上樓. 眾寡婦都站在彼得旁邊哭, 拿多加與她們同在時所做的裡衣外衣給他看.

9:40 But Peter sent them all outside, and, falling to his knees, he prayed. And turning toward the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
彼得叫她們都出去, 就跪下禱告, 轉身對著死人說: “大比大, 起來! ”她就睜開眼睛, 見了彼得, 便坐起來.

9:41 And he gave her his hand and raised her up. And he called the saints and the widows and presented her alive.
彼得伸手扶她起來, 叫眾聖徒和寡婦進去, 把多加活活地交給他們.

9:42 And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
這事傳遍了約帕, 就有許多人信了主.

9:43 And it happened that he stayed many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner.
此後, 彼得在約帕一個硝皮匠西門的家裡住了多日.

Acts - Chapter 10

10:1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Cohort,
在凱撒利亞有一個人, 名叫哥尼流, 是“意大利營”的百夫長.

10:2 devout and fearing God together with all his household, doing many charitable deeds for the people and praying to God continually.
他是個虔誠人, 他和全家都敬畏神, 多多賙濟百姓, 常常禱告神.

10:3 About the ninth hour of the day, he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, “Cornelius.”
有一天, 約在申初, 他在異象中明明看見神的一個使者進去, 到他那裡, 說: “哥尼流. ”

10:4 And he stared at him and became terrified and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your charitable deeds have gone up for a memorial offering before God.
哥尼流定睛看他, 驚怕說: “主啊, 甚麼事呢? ”天使說: “你的禱告和你的賙濟達到神面前, 已蒙記念了.

10:5 And now, send men to Joppa and summon a certain Simon, who is also called Peter.
現在你當打發人往約帕去, 請那稱呼彼得的西門來.

10:6 This man is staying as a guest with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
他住在海邊一個硝皮匠西門的家裡, 房子在海邊上. ”

10:7 And when the angel who spoke to him departed, he summoned two of the household slaves and a devout soldier from those who attended him,
向他說話的天使去後, 哥尼流叫了兩個家人和常伺候他的一個虔誠兵來,

10:8 and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
把這事都述說給他們聽, 就打發他們往約帕去.

10:9 And the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about the sixth hour.
第二天, 他們行路將近那城. 彼得約在午正, 上房頂去禱告,

10:10 And he became hungry and wanted to eat. But while they were preparing the food, a trance came over him.
覺得餓了, 想要吃. 那家的人正預備飯的時候, 彼得魂遊象外,

10:11 And he saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet coming down, being let down to the earth by its four corners,
看見天開了, 有一物降下, 好像一塊大布, 繫著四角, 縋在地上,

10:12 in which were all the four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and birds of the sky.
裡面有地上各樣四足的走獸和昆蟲, 並天上的飛鳥;

10:13 And a voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, slaughter and eat!”
又有聲音向他說: “彼得, 起來, 宰了吃! ”

10:14 But Peter said, “Certainly not, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common and unclean!”
彼得卻說: “主啊, 這是不可的! 凡俗物和不潔淨的物, 我從來沒有吃過. ”

10:15 And the voice came again to him for the second time: “The things which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!”
第二次有聲音向他說: “神所潔淨的, 你不可當作俗物. ”

10:16 And this happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.
這樣一連三次, 那物隨即收回天上去了.

10:17 Now while Peter was greatly perplexed within himself as to what the vision that he had seen might be, behold, the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having found the house of Simon by asking around, stood at the gate.
彼得心裡正在猜疑之間, 不知所看見的異象是甚麼意思. 哥尼流所差來的人已經訪問到西門的家, 站在門外,

10:18 And they called out and asked if Simon who was also called Peter was staying there as a guest.
喊著問: “有稱呼彼得的西門住在這裡沒有? ”

10:19 And while Peter was reflecting about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, men are looking for you.
彼得還思想那異象的時候, 聖靈向他說: “有三個人來找你.

10:20 But get up, go down, and go with them—not hesitating at all, because I have sent them.”
起來, 下去, 和他們同往, 不要疑惑, 因為是我差他們來的. ”

10:21 So Peter went down to the men and said, “Behold, I am he whom you are looking for! What is the reason for which you have come?”
於是彼得下去見那些人, 說: “我就是你們所找的人. 你們來是為甚麼緣故? ”

10:22 And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man—and well spoken of by the whole nation of the Jews—was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear words from you.”
他們說: “百夫長哥尼流是個義人, 敬畏神, 為猶太通國所稱讚. 他蒙一位聖天使指示, 叫他請你到他家裡去, 聽你的話. ”

10:23 So he invited them in and entertained them as guests, and on the next day he got up and went away with them. And some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
彼得就請他們進去, 住了一宿. 次日, 起身和他們同去, 還有約帕的幾個弟兄同著他去;

10:24 And on the next day he entered into Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends.
又次日, 他們進入凱撒利亞, 哥尼流已經請了他的親屬密友等候他們.

10:25 So it happened that when Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.
彼得一進去, 哥尼流就迎接他, 俯伏在他腳前拜他.

10:26 But Peter helped him up, saying, “Get up! I myself am also a man!”
彼得卻拉他, 說: “你起來, 我也是人. ”

10:27 And as he conversed with him, he went in and found many people gathered.
彼得和他說著話進去, 見有好些人在那裡聚集,

10:28 And he said to them, “You know that it is forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or to approach a foreigner. And to me God has shown that I should call no man common or unclean.
就對他們說: “你們知道, 猶太人和別國的人親近來往本是不合例的, 但神已經指示我, 無論甚麼人都不可看作俗而不潔淨的.

10:29 Therefore—and without raising any objection—I came when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you sent for me.”
所以我被請的時候, 就不推辭而來. 現在請問: 你們叫我來有甚麼意思呢? ”

10:30 And Cornelius said, “Four days ago at this hour, the ninth, I was praying in my house. And behold, a man in shining clothing stood before me
哥尼流說: “前四天, 這個時候, 我在家中守著申初的禱告, 忽然有一個人穿著光明的衣裳, 站在我面前,

10:31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your charitable deeds have been remembered before God.
說: ‘哥尼流, 你的禱告已蒙垂聽, 你的賙濟達到神面前已蒙記念了.

10:32 Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon who is also called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.
你當打發人往約帕去, 請那稱呼彼得的西門來, 他住在海邊一個硝皮匠西門的家裡. ’

10:33 Therefore I sent for you at once, and you were kind enough to come. So now we all are present before God to hear all the things that have been commanded to you by the Lord.”
所以我立時打發人去請你. 你來了很好; 現今我們都在神面前, 要聽主所吩咐你的一切話. ”

10:34 So Peter opened his mouth and said, “In truth I understand that God is not one who shows partiality,
彼得就開口說: “我真看出神是不偏待人.

10:35 but in every nation the one who fears him and who does what is right is acceptable to him.
原來, 各國中那敬畏主,行義的人都為主所悅納.

10:36 As for the message that he sent to the sons of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ—this one is Lord of all—
神藉著耶穌基督(他是萬有的主)傳和平的福音, 將這道賜給以色列人.

10:37 you know the thing that happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism that John proclaimed:
這話在約翰宣傳洗禮以後, 從加利利起, 傳遍了猶太.

10:38 Jesus of Nazareth—how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.
神怎樣以聖靈和能力膏拿撒勒人耶穌, 這都是你們知道的. 他周流四方, 行善事, 醫好凡被魔鬼壓制的人, 因為神與他同在.

10:39 And we are witnesses of all the things that he did both in the land of the Judeans and in Jerusalem, whom they also executed by hanging him on a tree.
他在猶太人之地, 並耶路撒冷所行的一切事, 有我們作見證. 他們竟把他掛在木頭上殺了.

10:40 God raised this one up on the third day and granted that he should become visible,
第三日, 神叫他復活, 顯現出來;

10:41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen beforehand by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
不是顯現給眾人看, 乃是顯現給神預先所揀選為他作見證的人看, 就是我們這些在他從死裡復活以後和他同吃同喝的人.

10:42 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify solemnly that this one is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and of the dead.
他吩咐我們傳道給眾人, 證明他是神所立定的, 要作審判活人,死人的主.

10:43 To this one all the prophets testify, that through his name everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins.”
眾先知也為他作見證說: ‘凡信他的人必因他的名得蒙赦罪. ’”

10:44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who were listening to the message.
彼得還說這話的時候, 聖靈降在一切聽道的人身上.

10:45 And those believers from the circumcision who had accompanied Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
那些奉割禮,和彼得同來的信徒, 見聖靈的恩賜也澆在外邦人身上, 就都希奇;

10:46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and glorifying God. Then Peter said,
因聽見他們說方言, 稱讚神為大.

10:47 “Surely no one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also did!”
於是彼得說: “這些人既受了聖靈, 與我們一樣, 誰能禁止用水給他們施洗呢? ”

10:48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for several days.
就吩咐奉耶穌基督的名給他們施洗. 他們又請彼得住了幾天.

Acts - Chapter 11

11:1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had accepted the word of God.
使徒和在猶太的眾弟兄聽說外邦人也領受了神的道.

11:2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision took issue with him,
及至彼得上了耶路撒冷, 那些奉割禮的門徒和他爭辯說:

11:3 saying, “You went to men who were uncircumcised and ate with them!”
“你進入未受割禮之人的家和他們一同吃飯了. ”

11:4 But Peter began and explained it to them in an orderly sequence, saying,
彼得就開口把這事挨次給他們講解說:

11:5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision—an object something like a large sheet coming down, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.
“我在約帕城裡禱告的時候, 魂遊象外, 看見異象, 有一物降下, 好像一塊大布, 繫著四角, 從天縋下, 直來到我跟前.

11:6 As I looked intently into it, I was considering it, and I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild animals and the reptiles and the birds of the sky.
我定睛觀看, 見內中有地上四足的牲畜和野獸,昆蟲, 並天上的飛鳥.

11:7 And I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, slaughter and eat!’
我且聽見有聲音向我說: ‘彼得, 起來, 宰了吃! ’

11:8 But I said, ‘Certainly not, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth!’
我說: ‘主啊, 這是不可的! 凡俗而不潔淨的物從來沒有入過我的口. ’

11:9 But the voice replied from heaven for the second time, ‘The things which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!’
第二次, 有聲音從天上說: ‘神所潔淨的, 你不可當作俗物. ’

11:10 And this happened three times, and everything was pulled up into heaven again.
這樣一連三次, 就都收回天上去了.

11:11 And behold, at once three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea approached the house in which we were staying.
正當那時, 有三個人站在我們所住的房門前, 是從凱撒利亞差來見我的.

11:12 And the Spirit told me to accompany them, not hesitating at all. So these six brothers also went with me, and we entered into the man’s house.
聖靈吩咐我和他們同去, 不要疑惑(或譯: 不要分別等類). 同著我去的, 還有這六位弟兄, 我們都進了那人的家.

11:13 And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is also called Peter,
那人就告訴我們, 他如何看見一位天使站在他屋裡, 說: ‘你打發人往約帕去, 請那稱呼彼得的西門來,

11:14 who will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’
他有話告訴你, 可以叫你和你的全家得救. ’

11:15 And as I was beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as also on us at the beginning.
我一開講, 聖靈便降在他們身上, 正像當初降在我們身上一樣.

11:16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
我就想起主的話說: ‘約翰是用水施洗, 但你們要受聖靈的洗. ’

11:17 Therefore if God gave them the same gift as also to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to hinder God?”
神既然給他們恩賜, 像在我們信主耶穌基督的時候給了我們一樣; 我是誰, 能攔阻神呢? ”

11:18 And when they heard these things, they became silent and praised God, saying, “Then God has granted the repentance leading to life to the Gentiles also!”
眾人聽見這話, 就不言語了, 只歸榮耀與神, 說: “這樣看來, 神也賜恩給外邦人, 叫他們悔改得生命了. ”

11:19 Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, proclaiming the message to no one except Jews alone.
那些因司提反的事遭患難四散的門徒直走到腓尼基和塞浦路斯, 並安提阿; 他們不向別人講道, 只向猶太人講.

11:20 But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they came to Antioch, began to speak to the Hellenists also, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
但內中有塞浦路斯和古利奈人, 他們到了安提阿也向希臘人傳講主耶穌(有古卷: 也向說希臘話的猶太人傳講主耶穌).

11:21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.
主與他們同在, 信而歸主的人就很多了.

11:22 And the report came to the attention of the church that was in Jerusalem about them, and they sent out Barnabas as far as Antioch,
這風聲傳到耶路撒冷教會人的耳中, 他們就打發巴拿巴出去, 走到安提阿為止.

11:23 who, when he arrived and saw the grace of God, rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
他到了那裡, 看見神所賜的恩就歡喜, 勸勉眾人, 立定心志, 恆久靠主.

11:24 because he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large number were added to the Lord.
這巴拿巴原是個好人, 被聖靈充滿, 大有信心. 於是有許多人歸服了主.

11:25 So he departed for Tarsus to look for Saul.
他又往大數去找掃羅,

11:26 And when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it happened to them also that they met together for a whole year with the church and taught a large number of people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.
找著了, 就帶他到安提阿去. 他們足有一年的工夫和教會一同聚集, 教訓了許多人. 門徒稱為“基督徒”是從安提阿起首.

11:27 Now in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
當那些日子, 有幾位先知從耶路撒冷下到安提阿.

11:28 And one of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that a great famine was about to come over the whole inhabited earth (which took place in the time of Claudius).
內中有一位, 名叫亞迦布, 站起來, 藉著聖靈指明天下將有大饑荒. (這事到克勞第年間果然有了. )

11:29 So from the disciples, according to their ability to give, each one of them determined to send financial aid for support to the brothers who lived in Judea,
於是門徒定意照各人的力量捐錢, 送去供給住在猶太的弟兄.

11:30 which they also did, sending the aid to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
他們就這樣行, 把捐項託巴拿巴和掃羅送到眾長老那裡.

Acts - Chapter 12

12:1 Now at that time, Herod the king laid hands on some of those from the church to harm them.
那時, 希律王下手苦害教會中幾個人,

12:2 So he executed James the brother of John with a sword.
用刀殺了約翰的哥哥雅各.

12:3 And when he saw that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (Now this was during the feast of Unleavened Bread.)
他見猶太人喜歡這事, 又去捉拿彼得. 那時正是除酵的日子.

12:4 After he had arrested him, he also put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.
希律拿了彼得, 收在監裡, 交付四班兵丁看守, 每班四個人, 意思要在逾越節後把他提出來, 當著百姓辦他.

12:5 Thus Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer was fervently being made to God by the church for him.
於是彼得被囚在監裡; 教會卻為他切切地禱告神.

12:6 Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were watching the prison.
希律將要提他出來的前一夜, 彼得被兩條鐵鍊鎖著, 睡在兩個兵丁當中; 看守的人也在門外看守.

12:7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood near him, and a light shone in the prison cell. And striking Peter’s side, he woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly!” And his chains fell off of his hands.
忽然, 有主的一個使者站在旁邊, 屋裡有光照耀, 天使拍彼得的肋旁, 拍醒了他, 說: “快快起來! ”那鐵鍊就從他手上脫落下來.

12:8 And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and put on your sandals!” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me!”
天使對他說: “束上帶子, 穿上鞋. ”他就那樣做. 天使又說: “披上外衣, 跟著我來. ”

12:9 And he went out and was following him. And he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but was thinking he was seeing a vision.
彼得就出來跟著他, 不知道天使所做是真的, 只當見了異象.

12:10 And after they had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened for them by itself, and they went out and went forward along one narrow street, and at once the angel departed from him.
過了第一層第二層監牢, 就來到臨街的鐵門, 那門自己開了. 他們出來, 走過一條街, 天使便離開他去了.

12:11 And when Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know truly that the Lord has sent out his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and all that the Jewish people expected!”
彼得醒悟過來, 說: “我現在真知道主差遣他的使者, 救我脫離希律的手和猶太百姓一切所盼望的. ”

12:12 And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John (who is also called Mark), where many people were gathered together and were praying.
想了一想, 就往那稱呼馬可的約翰,他母親馬利亞家去, 在那裡有好些人聚集禱告.

12:13 And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a female slave named Rhoda came up to answer.
彼得敲外門, 有一個使女, 名叫羅大, 出來探聽,

12:14 And recognizing Peter’s voice, because of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the gate.
聽得是彼得的聲音, 就歡喜的顧不得開門, 跑進去告訴眾人說: “彼得站在門外. ”

12:15 But they said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting it was so. And they kept saying, “It is his angel!”
他們說: “你是瘋了! ”使女極力地說: “真是他! ”他們說: “必是他的天使! ”

12:16 But Peter was continuing to knock, and when they opened the door they saw him and were astonished.
彼得不住地敲門. 他們開了門, 看見他, 就甚驚奇.

12:17 But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and to the brothers,” and he departed and went to another place.
彼得擺手, 不要他們作聲, 就告訴他們主怎樣領他出監; 又說: “你們把這事告訴雅各和眾弟兄. ”於是出去, 往別處去了.

12:18 Now when day came, there was not a little commotion among the soldiers as to what then had become of Peter.
到了天亮, 兵丁擾亂得很, 不知道彼得往哪裡去了.

12:19 And when Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. And he came down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
希律找他, 找不著, 就審問看守的人, 吩咐把他們拉去殺了. 後來希律離開猶太, 下凱撒利亞去, 住在那裡.

12:20 Now he was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians. So they came to him with one purpose, and after persuading Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country was supported with food from the king’s country.
希律惱怒泰爾,西頓的人. 他們那一帶地方是從王的地土得糧, 因此就託了王的內侍臣伯拉斯都的情, 一心來求和.

12:21 So on an appointed day Herod, after putting on royal clothing and sitting down on the judgment seat, began to deliver a public address to them.
希律在所定的日子, 穿上朝服, 坐在位上, 對他們講論一番.

12:22 But the people began to call out loudly, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”
百姓喊著說: “這是神的聲音, 不是人的聲音. ”

12:23 And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.
希律不歸榮耀給神, 所以主的使者立刻罰他, 他被蟲所咬, 氣就絕了.

12:24 But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.
神的道日見興旺, 越發廣傳.

12:25 So Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had completed their service, having taken along with them John (who is also called Mark).
巴拿巴和掃羅辦完了他們供給的事, 就從耶路撒冷回來, 帶著稱呼馬可的約翰同去.

Acts - Chapter 13

13:1 Now there were prophets and teachers in Antioch in the church that was there: Barnabas, and Simeon (who was called Niger), and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
在安提阿的教會中, 有幾位先知和教師, 就是巴拿巴和稱呼尼結的西面,古利奈人路求, 與分封之王希律同養的馬念, 並掃羅.

13:2 And while they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart now for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
他們事奉主,禁食的時候, 聖靈說: “要為我分派巴拿巴和掃羅, 去做我召他們所做的工. ”

13:3 Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them away.
於是禁食禱告, 按手在他們頭上, 就打發他們去了.

13:4 Therefore, sent out by the Holy Spirit, they came down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed away to Cyprus.
他們既被聖靈差遣, 就下到西流基, 從那裡坐船往塞浦路斯去.

13:5 And when they came to Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as assistant.
到了撒拉米, 就在猶太人各會堂裡傳講神的道, 也有約翰作他們的幫手.

13:6 And when they had crossed over the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus,
經過全島, 直到帕弗, 在那裡遇見一個有法術,假充先知的猶太人, 名叫巴•耶穌.

13:7 who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and wished to hear the word of God.
這人常和方伯士求•保羅同在. 士求•保羅是個通達人, 他請了巴拿巴和掃羅來, 要聽神的道.

13:8 But Elymas the magician (for his name is translated in this way) opposed them, attempting to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
只是那行法術的以呂馬(這名翻出來就是行法術的意思)敵擋使徒, 要叫方伯不信真道.

13:9 But Saul (also called Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him
掃羅又名保羅, 被聖靈充滿, 定睛看他,

13:10 and said, “O you who are full of all deceit and of all unscrupulousness, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness! Will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord!
說: “你這充滿各樣詭詐奸惡, 魔鬼的兒子, 眾善的仇敵, 你混亂主的正道還不止住嗎?

13:11 And now behold, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a while. And immediately mist and darkness fell over him, and he was going around looking for people to lead him by the hand.
現在主的手加在你身上, 你要瞎眼, 暫且不見日光. ”他的眼睛立刻昏蒙黑暗, 四下裡求人拉著手領他.

13:12 Then when the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was astounded at the teaching about the Lord.
方伯看見所做的事, 很希奇主的道, 就信了.

13:13 Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
保羅和他的同人從帕弗開船, 來到旁非利亞的別加, 約翰就離開他們, 回耶路撒冷去.

13:14 And they went on from Perga and arrived at Pisidian Antioch. And they entered into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbath and sat down.
他們離了別加往前行, 來到彼西底的安提阿, 在安息日進會堂坐下.

13:15 So after the reading from the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Men and brothers, if there is any message of exhortation by you for the people, say it.”
讀完了律法和先知的書, 管會堂的叫人過去, 對他們說: “二位兄台, 若有甚麼勸勉眾人的話, 請說. ”

13:16 So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand, he said, “Israelite men, and those who fear God, listen!
保羅就站起來, 舉手, 說: “以色列人和一切敬畏神的人, 請聽.

13:17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.
這以色列民的神揀選了我們的祖宗, 當民寄居埃及的時候抬舉他們, 用大能的手領他們出來;

13:18 And for a period of time of about forty years, he put up with them in the wilderness.
又在曠野容忍(或譯: 撫養)他們, 約有四十年.

13:19 And after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave their land to his people as an inheritance.
既滅了迦南地七族的人, 就把那地分給他們為業;

13:20 This took about four hundred and fifty years. And after these things, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
此後給他們設立士師, 約有四百五十年, 直到先知撒母耳的時候.

13:21 And then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
後來他們求一個王, 神就將便雅憫支派中基士的兒子掃羅, 給他們作王四十年.

13:22 And after removing him, he raised up David for their king, about whom he also said, testifying, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man in accordance with my heart, who will carry out all my will.’
既廢了掃羅, 就選立大衛作他們的王, 又為他作見證說: ‘我尋得耶西的兒子大衛, 他是合我心意的人, 凡事要遵行我的旨意. ’

13:23 From the descendants of this man, according to his promise, God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus.
從這人的後裔中, 神已經照著所應許的, 為以色列人立了一位救主, 就是耶穌.

13:24 Before his coming John had publicly proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
在他沒有出來以先, 約翰向以色列眾民宣講悔改的洗禮.

13:25 But while John was completing his mission, he said, ‘What do you suppose me to be? I am not he! But behold, one is coming after me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals of his feet!’
約翰將行盡他的程途說: ‘你們以為我是誰? 我不是基督; 只是有一位在我以後來的, 我解他腳上的鞋帶也是不配的. ’

13:26 “Men and brothers, sons of the family of Abraham and those among you who fear God—to us the message of this salvation has been sent!
“弟兄們, 亞伯拉罕的子孫和你們中間敬畏神的人哪, 這救世的道是傳給我們的.

13:27 For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize this one, and the voices of the prophets that are read on every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
耶路撒冷居住的人和他們的官長, 因為不認識基督, 也不明白每安息日所讀眾先知的書, 就把基督定了死罪, 正應了先知的預言;

13:28 And although they found no charge worthy of death, they asked Pilate that he be executed.
雖然查不出他有當死的罪來, 還是求彼拉多殺他;

13:29 And when they had carried out all the things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree and placed him in a tomb.
既成就了經上指著他所記的一切話, 就把他從木頭上取下來, 放在墳墓裡.

13:30 But God raised him from the dead,
神卻叫他從死裡復活.

13:31 who appeared for many days to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem—who are now his witnesses to the people.
那從加利利同他上耶路撒冷的人多日看見他, 這些人如今在民間是他的見證.

13:32 And we proclaim the good news to you: that the promise that was made to the fathers,
我們也報好信息給你們, 就是那應許祖宗的話,

13:33 this promise God has fulfilled to our children by raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son; today I have fathered you.’
神已經向我們這作兒女的應驗, 叫耶穌復活了. 正如詩篇第二篇上記著說: 你是我的兒子, 我今日生你.

13:34 But that he has raised him from the dead, no more going to return to decay, he has spoken in this way: ‘I will give you the reliable divine decrees of David.’
論到神叫他從死裡復活, 不再歸於朽壞, 就這樣說: 我必將所應許大衛那聖潔,可靠的恩典賜給你們.

13:35 Therefore he also says in another psalm, ‘You will not permit your Holy One to experience decay.’
又有一篇上說: 你必不叫你的聖者見朽壞.

13:36 For David, after serving the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was buried with his fathers, and experienced decay.
“大衛在世的時候遵行了神的旨意, 就睡了(或譯: 大衛按神的旨意服事了他那一世的人, 就睡了), 歸到他祖宗那裡, 已見朽壞;

13:37 But he whom God raised up did not experience decay.
惟獨神所復活的, 他並未見朽壞.

13:38 “Therefore let it be known to you, men and brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and from all the things from which you were not able to be justified by the law of Moses,
所以, 弟兄們, 你們當曉得: 赦罪的道是由這人傳給你們的.

13:39 by this one everyone who believes is justified!
你們靠摩西的律法, 在一切不得稱義的事上信靠這人, 就都得稱義了.

13:40 Watch out, therefore, lest what is stated by the prophets come upon you:
所以, 你們務要小心, 免得先知書上所說的臨到你們.

13:41 ‘Look, you scoffers, and be astonished and perish! For I am doing a work in your days, a work that you would never believe even if someone were to tell it to you.’ ”
主說: 你們這輕慢的人要觀看, 要驚奇, 要滅亡; 因為在你們的時候, 我行一件事, 雖有人告訴你們, 你們總是不信. ”

13:42 And as they were going out, they began urging that these things be spoken about to them on the next Sabbath.
他們出會堂的時候, 眾人請他們到下安息日再講這話給他們聽.

13:43 And after the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking to them and were persuading them to continue in the grace of God.
散會以後, 猶太人和敬虔進猶太教的人多有跟從保羅,巴拿巴的. 二人對他們講道, 勸他們務要恆久在神的恩中.

13:44 And on the coming Sabbath, nearly the whole city came together to hear the word of the Lord.
到下安息日, 合城的人幾乎都來聚集, 要聽神的道.

13:45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and began contradicting what was being said by Paul by reviling him.
但猶太人看見人這樣多, 就滿心嫉妒, 硬駁保羅所說的話, 並且毀謗.

13:46 Both Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you, since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life! Behold, we are turning to the Gentiles!
保羅和巴拿巴放膽說: “神的道先講給你們原是應當的; 只因你們棄絕這道, 斷定自己不配得永生, 我們就轉向外邦人去.

13:47 For so the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, that you would bring salvation to the end of the earth.’
因為主曾這樣吩咐我們說: 我已經立你作外邦人的光, 叫你施行救恩, 直到地極. ”

13:48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and to glorify the word of the Lord. And all those who were designated for eternal life believed.
外邦人聽見這話, 就歡喜了, 讚美神的道; 凡預定得永生的人都信了.

13:49 So the word of the Lord was carried through the whole region.
於是主的道傳遍了那一帶地方.

13:50 But the Jews incited the devout women of high social standing and the most prominent men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and threw them out of their district.
但猶太人挑唆虔敬,尊貴的婦女和城內有名望的人, 逼迫保羅,巴拿巴, 將他們趕出境外.

13:51 So after shaking off the dust from their feet against them, they went to Iconium.
二人對著眾人跺下腳上的塵土, 就往以哥念去了.

13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
門徒滿心喜樂, 又被聖靈充滿.

Acts - Chapter 14

14:1 Now it happened that in Iconium they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews and spoke in such a way that a large number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
二人在以哥念同進猶太人的會堂, 在那裡講的, 叫猶太人和希臘人信的很多.

14:2 But the Jews who were disobedient stirred up and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against the brothers.
但那不順從的猶太人聳動外邦人, 叫他們心裡惱恨弟兄.

14:3 So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.
二人在那裡住了多日, 倚靠主放膽講道; 主藉他們的手施行神蹟奇事, 證明他的恩道.

14:4 But the population of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews and some with the apostles.
城裡的眾人就分了黨, 有附從猶太人的, 有附從使徒的.

14:5 So when an inclination took place on the part of both the Gentiles and the Jews, together with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them,
那時, 外邦人和猶太人, 並他們的官長, 一齊擁上來, 要凌辱使徒, 用石頭打他們.

14:6 they became aware of it and fled to the Lycaonian cities—Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.
使徒知道了, 就逃往呂高尼的路司得,特庇兩個城和周圍地方去,

14:7 And there they were continuing to proclaim the good news.
在那裡傳福音.

14:8 And in Lystra a certain man was sitting powerless in his feet, lame from birth, who had never walked.
路司得城裡坐著一個兩腳無力的人, 生來是瘸腿的, 從來沒有走過.

14:9 This man listened while Paul was speaking. Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
他聽保羅講道, 保羅定睛看他, 見他有信心, 可得痊癒,

14:10 said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” And he leaped up and began walking.
就大聲說: “你起來, 兩腳站直! ”那人就跳起來, 而且行走.

14:11 And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices in the Lycaonian language, saying, “The gods have become like men and have come down to us!”
眾人看見保羅所做的事, 就用呂高尼的話大聲說: “有神藉著人形降臨在我們中間了. ”

14:12 And they began calling Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the principal speaker.
於是稱巴拿巴為宙斯, 稱保羅為希耳米, 因為他說話領首.

14:13 And the priest of the temple of Zeus that was just outside the city brought bulls and garlands to the gates and was wanting to offer sacrifice, along with the crowds.
有城外宙斯廟的祭司牽著牛, 拿著花圈, 來到門前, 要同眾人向使徒獻祭.

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

14:15 and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, proclaiming the good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things that are in them—
“諸君, 為甚麼做這事呢? 我們也是人, 性情和你們一樣. 我們傳福音給你們, 是叫你們離棄這些虛妄, 歸向那創造天,地,海, 和其中萬物的永生神.

14:16 who in generations that are past permitted all the nations to go their own ways.
他在從前的世代, 任憑萬國各行其道;

14:17 And yet he did not leave himself without witness by doing good, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with gladness.”
然而為自己未嘗不顯出證據來, 就如常施恩惠, 從天降雨, 賞賜豐年, 叫你們飲食飽足, 滿心喜樂. ”

14:18 And although they said these things, only with difficulty did they dissuade the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
二人說了這些話, 僅僅地攔住眾人不獻祭與他們.

14:19 But Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium, and when they had won over the crowds and stoned Paul, they dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.
但有些猶太人從安提阿和以哥念來, 挑唆眾人, 就用石頭打保羅, 以為他是死了, 便拖到城外.

14:20 But after the disciples surrounded him, he got up and went into the city. And on the next day he departed with Barnabas for Derbe.
門徒正圍著他, 他就起來, 走進城去. 第二天, 同巴拿巴往特庇去,

14:21 And after they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch,
對那城裡的人傳了福音, 使好些人作門徒, 就回路司得,以哥念,安提阿去,

14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith and saying, “Through many persecutions it is necessary for us to enter into the kingdom of God.”
堅固門徒的心, 勸他們恆守所信的道; 又說: “我們進入神的國, 必須經歷許多艱難. ”

14:23 And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, after praying with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
二人在各教會中選立了長老, 又禁食禱告, 就把他們交託所信的主.

14:24 And they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
二人經過彼西底, 來到旁非利亞.

14:25 And after they proclaimed the message in Perga, they went down to Attalia,
在別加講了道, 就下亞大利去,

14:26 and from there they sailed away to Antioch where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had completed.
從那裡坐船, 往安提阿去. 當初, 他們被眾人所託,蒙神之恩,要辦現在所做之工, 就是在這地方.

14:27 And when they arrived and called the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
到了那裡, 聚集了會眾, 就述說神藉他們所行的一切事, 並神怎樣為外邦人開了信道的門.

14:28 And they stayed no little time with the disciples.
二人就在那裡同門徒住了多日.

Acts - Chapter 15

15:1 And some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom prescribed by Moses, you cannot be saved.”
有幾個人從猶太下來, 教訓弟兄們說: “你們若不按摩西的規條受割禮, 不能得救. ”

15:2 And after there was no little strife and debate by Paul and Barnabas against them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this issue.
保羅,巴拿巴與他們大大地紛爭辯論; 眾門徒就定規, 叫保羅,巴拿巴和本會中幾個人, 為所辯論的, 上耶路撒冷去見使徒和長老.

15:3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, telling in detail the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
於是教會送他們起行. 他們經過腓尼基,撒馬利亞, 隨處傳說外邦人歸主的事, 叫眾弟兄都甚歡喜.

15:4 And when they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and reported all that God had done with them.
到了耶路撒冷, 教會和使徒並長老都接待他們, 他們就述說神同他們所行的一切事.

15:5 But some of those who had believed from the party of the Pharisees stood up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to command them to observe the law of Moses!”
惟有幾個信徒, 是法利賽教門的人, 起來說: “必須給外邦人行割禮, 吩咐他們遵守摩西的律法. ”

15:6 Both the apostles and the elders assembled to deliberate concerning this matter.
使徒和長老聚會商議這事;

15:7 And after there was much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Men and brothers, you know that in the early days God chose among you through my mouth that the Gentiles should hear the message of the gospel and believe.
辯論已經多了, 彼得就起來, 說: “諸位弟兄, 你們知道神早已在你們中間揀選了我, 叫外邦人從我口中得聽福音之道, 而且相信.

15:8 And God, who knows the heart, testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he also did to us.
知道人心的神也為他們作了見證, 賜聖靈給他們, 正如給我們一樣;

15:9 And he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
又藉著信潔淨了他們的心, 並不分他們我們.

15:10 So now why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
現在為甚麼試探神, 要把我們祖宗和我們所不能負的軛放在門徒的頸項上呢?

15:11 But we believe we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus in the same way those also are.”
我們得救乃是因主耶穌的恩, 和他們一樣, 這是我們所信的. ”

15:12 And the whole group became silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul describing all the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
眾人都默默無聲, 聽巴拿巴和保羅述說神藉他們在外邦人中所行的神蹟奇事.

15:13 And after they had stopped speaking, James answered, saying, “Men and brothers, listen to me!
他們住了聲, 雅各就說: “諸位弟兄, 請聽我的話.

15:14 Simeon has described how God first concerned himself to take from among the Gentiles a people for his name.
方才西門述說神當初怎樣眷顧外邦人, 從他們中間選取百姓歸於自己的名下;

15:15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
眾先知的話也與這意思相合.

15:16 ‘After these things I will return and build up again the tent of David that has fallen, and the parts of it that had been torn down I will build up again and will restore it,
正如經上所寫的: 此後, 我要回來, 重新修造大衛倒塌的帳幕, 把那破壞的重新修造建立起來,

15:17 so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things
叫餘剩的人, 就是凡稱為我名下的外邦人, 都尋求主.

15:18 known from of old.’
這話是從創世以來顯明這事的主說的.

15:19 Therefore I conclude we should not cause difficulty for those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,
“所以據我的意見, 不可難為那歸服神的外邦人;

15:20 but we should write a letter to them to abstain from the pollution of idols and from sexual immorality and from what has been strangled and from blood.
只要寫信, 吩咐他們禁戒偶像的污穢和姦淫, 並勒死的牲畜和血.

15:21 For Moses has those who proclaim him in every city from ancient generations, because he is read aloud in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
因為從古以來, 摩西的書在各城有人傳講, 每逢安息日, 在會堂裡誦讀. ”

15:22 Then it seemed best to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to send men chosen from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas—Judas who was called Barsabbas and Silas, men who were leaders among the brothers—
那時, 使徒和長老並全教會定意從他們中間揀選人, 差他們和保羅,巴拿巴同往安提阿去; 所揀選的就是稱呼巴撒巴的猶大和西拉. 這兩個人在弟兄中是作首領的.

15:23 writing this letter to be delivered by them: The apostles and the elders, brothers. To the brothers who are from among the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia. Greetings!
於是寫信交付他們, 內中說: “使徒和作長老的弟兄們問安提阿,敘利亞,基利家外邦眾弟兄的安.

15:24 Because we have heard that some have gone out from among us—to whom we gave no orders—and have thrown you into confusion by words upsetting your minds,
我們聽說, 有幾個人從我們這裡出去, 用言語攪擾你們, 惑亂你們的心. (有古卷加: 你們必須受割禮, 守摩西的律法. )其實我們並沒有吩咐他們.

15:25 it seemed best to us, having reached a unanimous decision, and having chosen men, to send them to you together with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,
所以, 我們同心定意, 揀選幾個人, 差他們同我們所親愛的巴拿巴和保羅往你們那裡去.

15:26 men who have risked their lives on behalf of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
這二人是為我主耶穌基督的名不顧性命的.

15:27 Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas, and they will report the same things by word of mouth.
我們就差了猶大和西拉, 他們也要親口訴說這些事.

15:28 For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us to place on you no greater burden except these necessary things:
因為聖靈和我們定意不將別的重擔放在你們身上, 惟有幾件事是不可少的,

15:29 that you abstain from food sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these things you will do well. Farewell.
就是禁戒祭偶像的物和血, 並勒死的牲畜和姦淫. 這幾件你們若能自己禁戒不犯就好了. 願你們平安! ”

15:30 So when they were sent off, they came down to Antioch, and after calling together the community, they delivered the letter.
他們既奉了差遣, 就下安提阿去, 聚集眾人, 交付書信.

15:31 And when they read it aloud, they rejoiced at the encouragement.
眾人念了, 因為信上安慰的話就歡喜了.

15:32 Both Judas and Silas, who were also prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers by a long message.
猶大和西拉也是先知, 就用許多話勸勉弟兄, 堅固他們.

15:33 And after spending some time, they were sent away in peace from the brothers to those who had sent them.
住了些日子, 弟兄們打發他們平平安安地回到差遣他們的人那裡去. (有古卷加:

15:34
惟有西拉定意仍住在那裡. )

15:35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch teaching and proclaiming the word of the Lord with many others also.
但保羅和巴拿巴仍住在安提阿, 和許多別人一同教訓人, 傳主的道.

15:36 And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, “Come then,let us return and visit the brothers in every town in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
過了些日子, 保羅對巴拿巴說: “我們可以回到從前宣傳主道的各城, 看望弟兄們景況如何. ”

15:37 Now Barnabas wanted to take John who was called Mark along also,
巴拿巴有意要帶稱呼馬可的約翰同去;

15:38 but Paul held the opinion they should not take this one along, who departed from them in Pamphylia and did not accompany them in the work.
但保羅因為馬可從前在旁非利亞離開他們, 不和他們同去做工, 就以為不可帶他去.

15:39 And a sharp disagreement took place, so that they separated from one another. And Barnabas took along Mark and sailed away to Cyprus,
於是二人起了爭論, 甚至彼此分開. 巴拿巴帶著馬可, 坐船往塞浦路斯去;

15:40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, after being commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers.
保羅揀選了西拉, 也出去, 蒙弟兄們把他交於主的恩中.

15:41 And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
他就走遍敘利亞,基利家, 堅固眾教會.

Acts - Chapter 16

16:1 And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman but of a Greek father,
保羅來到特庇, 又到路司得. 在那裡有一個門徒, 名叫提摩太, 是信主之猶太婦人的兒子, 他父親卻是希臘人.

16:2 who was well spoken of by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.
路司得和以哥念的弟兄都稱讚他.

16:3 Paul wanted this one to go with him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was Greek.
保羅要帶他同去, 只因那些地方的猶太人都知道他父親是希臘人, 就給他行了割禮.

16:4 And as they went through the towns, they passed on to them to observe the rules that had been decided by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
他們經過各城, 把耶路撒冷使徒和長老所定的條規交給門徒遵守.

16:5 So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were growing in number every day.
於是眾教會信心越發堅固, 人數天天加增.

16:6 And they traveled through the Phrygian and Galatian region, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in Asia.
聖靈既然禁止他們在亞細亞講道, 他們就經過弗呂家,加拉太一帶地方.

16:7 And when they came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.
到了每西亞的邊界, 他們想要往庇推尼去, 耶穌的靈卻不許.

16:8 So going through Mysia, they went down to Troas.
他們就越過每西亞, 下到特羅亞去.

16:9 And a vision appeared to Paul during the night: a certain Macedonian man was standing there and imploring him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”
在夜間有異象現與保羅. 有一個馬其頓人站著求他說: “請你過到馬其頓來幫助我們. ”

16:10 And when he had seen the vision, we wanted at once to go away to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
保羅既看見這異象, 我們隨即想要往馬其頓去, 以為神召我們傳福音給那裡的人聽.

16:11 So putting out to sea from Troas, we sailed a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis,
於是從特羅亞開船, 一直行到撒摩特喇, 第二天到了尼亞坡里.

16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. And we were staying in this city for some days.
從那裡來到腓立比, 就是馬其頓這一方的頭一個城, 也是羅馬的駐防城. 我們在這城裡住了幾天.

16:13 And on the day of the Sabbath, we went outside the city gate beside the river, where we thought there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women assembled there.
當安息日, 我們出城門, 到了河邊, 知道那裡有一個禱告的地方, 我們就坐下對那聚會的婦女講道.

16:14 And a certain woman named Lydia from the city of Thyatira, a merchant dealing in purple cloth who showed reverence for God, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was being said by Paul.
有一個賣紫色布疋的婦人, 名叫呂底亞, 是推雅推喇城的人, 素來敬拜神. 她聽見了, 主就開導她的心, 叫她留心聽保羅所講的話.

16:15 And after she was baptized, and her household, she urged us, saying, “If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
她和她一家既領了洗, 便求我們說: “你們若以為我是真信主的(或譯: 你們若以為我是忠心事主的), 請到我家裡來住”; 於是強留我們.

16:16 And it happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a certain female slave who had a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing a large profit to her owners by fortune-telling.
後來, 我們往那禱告的地方去. 有一個使女迎著面來, 她被巫鬼所附, 用法術, 叫她主人們大得財利.

16:17 She followed Paul and us and was crying out, saying, “These men are slaves of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
她跟隨保羅和我們, 喊著說: “這些人是至高神的僕人, 對你們傳說救人的道. ”

16:18 And she was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed and turning around, said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out immediately.
她一連多日這樣喊叫, 保羅就心中厭煩, 轉身對那鬼說: “我奉耶穌基督的名, 吩咐你從她身上出來! ”那鬼當時就出來了.

16:19 But when her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
使女的主人們見得利的指望沒有了, 便揪住保羅和西拉, 拉他們到市上去見首領;

16:20 And when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,
又帶到官長面前說: “這些人原是猶太人, 竟騷擾我們的城,

16:21 and are proclaiming customs that are not permitted for us to accept or to practice, because we are Romans!”
傳我們羅馬人所不可受不可行的規矩. ”

16:22 And the crowd joined in attacking them, and the chief magistrates tore off their clothing and gave orders to beat them with rods.
眾人就一同起來攻擊他們. 官長吩咐剝了他們的衣裳, 用棍打;

16:23 And after they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them into prison, giving orders to the jailer to guard them securely.
打了許多棍, 便將他們下在監裡, 囑咐禁卒嚴緊看守.

16:24 Having received such an order, he put them in the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
禁卒領了這樣的命, 就把他們下在內監裡, 兩腳上了木狗.

16:25 Now about midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
約在半夜, 保羅和西拉禱告, 唱詩讚美神, 眾囚犯也側耳而聽.

16:26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and all the bonds were unfastened.
忽然, 地大震動, 甚至監牢的地基都搖動了, 監門立刻全開, 眾囚犯的鎖鍊也都鬆開了.

16:27 And after the jailer was awake and saw the doors of the prison open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he thought the prisoners had escaped.
禁卒一醒, 看見監門全開, 以為囚犯已經逃走, 就拔刀要自殺.

16:28 But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, “Do no harm to yourself, for we are all here!”
保羅大聲呼叫說: “不要傷害自己! 我們都在這裡. ”

16:29 And demanding lights, he rushed in and, beginning to tremble, fell down at the feet of Paul and Silas.
禁卒叫人拿燈來, 就跳進去, 戰戰兢兢地俯伏在保羅,西拉面前;

16:30 And he brought them outside and said, “Sirs, what must I do so that I can be saved?”
又領他們出來, 說: “二位先生, 我當怎樣行才可以得救? ”

16:31 And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household!”
他們說: “當信主耶穌, 你和你一家都必得救. ”

16:32 And they spoke the message of the Lord to him, together with all those in his house.
他們就把主的道講給他和他全家的人聽.

16:33 And he took them at that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and he himself was baptized at once, and all those of his household.
當夜, 就在那時候, 禁卒把他們帶去, 洗他們的傷; 他和屬乎他的人立時都受了洗.

16:34 And he brought them up into his house and set a meal before them, and rejoiced greatly that he had believed in God with his whole household.
於是禁卒領他們上自己家裡去, 給他們擺上飯. 他和全家, 因為信了神, 都很喜樂.

16:35 And when it was day, the chief magistrates sent the police officers, saying, “Release those men.”
到了天亮, 官長打發差役來, 說: “釋放那兩個人吧. ”

16:36 And the jailer reported these words to Paul: “The chief magistrates have sent an order that you should be released. So come out now and go in peace!”
禁卒就把這話告訴保羅說: “官長打發人來叫釋放你們, 如今可以出監, 平平安安地去吧. ”

16:37 But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without due process—men who are Roman citizens—and threw us into prison, and now they are wanting to release us secretly? Certainly not! Rather let them come themselves and bring us out!”
保羅卻說: “我們是羅馬人, 並沒有定罪, 他們就在眾人面前打了我們, 又把我們下在監裡, 現在要私下攆我們出去嗎? 這是不行的. 叫他們自己來領我們出去吧! ”

16:38 So the police officers reported these words to the chief magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens.
差役把這話回稟官長. 官長聽見他們是羅馬人, 就害怕了,

16:39 And they came and apologized to them, and after they brought them out they asked them to depart from the city.
於是來勸他們, 領他們出來, 請他們離開那城.

16:40 And when they came out of the prison, they went to Lydia and when they saw them, they encouraged the brothers and departed.
二人出了監, 往呂底亞家裡去, 見了弟兄們, 勸慰他們一番, 就走了.

Acts - Chapter 17

17:1 Now after they traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
保羅和西拉經過暗妃坡里,亞波羅尼亞, 來到帖撒羅尼迦, 在那裡有猶太人的會堂.

17:2 And as was his custom, Paul went in to them and on three Sabbath days he discussed with them from the scriptures,
保羅照他素常的規矩進去, 一連三個安息日, 本著聖經與他們辯論,

17:3 explaining and demonstrating that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.”
講解陳明基督必須受害, 從死裡復活; 又說: “我所傳與你們的這位耶穌就是基督. ”

17:4 And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, and also a large number of God-fearing Greeks and not a few of the prominent women.
他們中間有些人聽了勸, 就附從保羅和西拉, 並有許多虔敬的希臘人, 尊貴的婦女也不少.

17:5 But the Jews were filled with jealousy and, taking along some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace and forming a mob, threw the city into an uproar. And attacking Jason’s house, they were looking for them to bring them out to the popular assembly.
但那不信的猶太人心裡嫉妒, 招聚了些市井匪類, 搭夥成群, 聳動合城的人闖進耶孫的家, 要將保羅,西拉帶到百姓那裡.

17:6 And when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These people who have stirred up trouble throughout the world have come here also,
找不著他們, 就把耶孫和幾個弟兄拉到地方官那裡, 喊叫說: “那攪亂天下的也到這裡來了,

17:7 whom Jason has entertained as guests! And these people are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king, Jesus!”
耶孫收留他們. 這些人都違背凱撒的命令, 說另有一個王耶穌. ”

17:8 And they threw the crowd into confusion, and the city officials who heard these things.
眾人和地方官聽見這話, 就驚慌了;

17:9 And after taking money as security from Jason and the rest, they released them.
於是取了耶孫和其餘之人的保狀, 就釋放了他們.

17:10 Now the brothers sent away both Paul and Silas at once, during the night, to Berea. They went into the synagogue of the Jews when they arrived.
弟兄們隨即在夜間打發保羅和西拉往庇哩亞去. 二人到了, 就進入猶太人的會堂.

17:11 Now these were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica. They accepted the message with all eagerness, examining the scriptures every day to see if these things were so.
這地方的人賢於帖撒羅尼迦的人, 甘心領受這道, 天天考查聖經, 要曉得這道是與不是.

17:12 Therefore many of them believed, and not a few of the prominent Greek women and men.
所以他們中間多有相信的, 又有希臘尊貴的婦女, 男子也不少.

17:13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica found out that the message of God had been proclaimed by Paul in Berea also, they came there too, inciting and stirring up the crowds.
但帖撒羅尼迦的猶太人知道保羅又在庇哩亞傳神的道, 也就往那裡去, 聳動攪擾眾人.

17:14 So then the brothers sent Paul away at once to go to the sea, and both Silas and Timothy remained there.
當時弟兄們便打發保羅往海邊去, 西拉和提摩太仍住在庇哩亞.

17:15 And those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving an order for Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as soon as possible, they went away.
送保羅的人帶他到了雅典, 既領了保羅的命, 叫西拉和提摩太速速到他這裡來, 就回去了.

17:16 Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he observed the city was full of idols.
保羅在雅典等候他們的時候, 看見滿城都是偶像, 就心裡著急;

17:17 So he was discussing in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.
於是在會堂裡與猶太人和虔敬的人, 並每日在市上所遇見的人, 辯論.

17:18 And even some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were saying, “What does this babbler want to say?” But others said, “He appears to be a proclaimer of foreign deities,” because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
還有伊壁鳩魯和斯多亞兩門的學士, 與他爭論. 有的說: “這胡言亂語的要說甚麼? ”有的說: “他似乎是傳說外邦鬼神的. ”這話是因保羅傳講耶穌與復活的道.

17:19 And they took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we learn what is this new teaching being proclaimed by you?
他們就把他帶到亞略•巴古, 說: “你所講的這新道, 我們也可以知道嗎?

17:20 For you are bringing some astonishing things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what these things mean.”
因為你有些奇怪的事傳到我們耳中, 我們願意知道這些事是甚麼意思. ”

17:21 (Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who stayed there used to spend their time in nothing else than telling something or listening to something new.)
(雅典人和住在那裡的客人都不顧別的事, 只將新聞說說聽聽. )

17:22 So Paul stood there in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see you are very religious in every respect.
保羅站在亞略•巴古當中, 說: “眾位雅典人哪, 我看你們凡事很敬畏鬼神.

17:23 For as I was passing through and observing carefully your objects of worship, I even found an altar on which was inscribed, ‘To an unknown God.’ Therefore what you worship without knowing it, this I proclaim to you—
我遊行的時候, 觀看你們所敬拜的, 遇見一座壇, 上面寫著‘未識之神’. 你們所不認識而敬拜的, 我現在告訴你們.

17:24 the God who made the world and all the things in it. This one, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands,
創造宇宙和其中萬物的神, 既是天地的主, 就不住人手所造的殿,

17:25 nor is he served by human hands as if he needed anything, because he himself gives to everyone life and breath and everything.
也不用人手服事, 好像缺少甚麼; 自己倒將生命,氣息,萬物, 賜給萬人.

17:26 And he made from one man every nation of humanity to live on all the face of the earth, determining their fixed times and the fixed boundaries of their habitation,
他從一本(本: 有古卷是血脈)造出萬族的人, 住在全地上, 並且預先定準他們的年限和所住的疆界,

17:27 to search for God, if perhaps indeed they might feel around for him and find him. And indeed he is not far away from each one of us,
要叫他們尋求神, 或者可以揣摩而得, 其實他離我們各人不遠;

17:28 for in him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said: ‘For we also are his offspring.’
我們生活,動作,存留, 都在乎他. 就如你們作詩的, 有人說: ‘我們也是他所生的. ’

17:29 Therefore, because we are offspring of God, we ought not to think the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and thought.
我們既是神所生的, 就不當以為神的神性像人用手藝,心思所雕刻的金,銀,石.

17:30 Therefore although God has overlooked the times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,
世人蒙昧無知的時候, 神並不監察, 如今卻吩咐各處的人都要悔改.

17:31 because he has set a day on which he is going to judge the world in righteousness by the man who he has appointed, having provided proof to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
因為他已經定了日子, 要藉著他所設立的人按公義審判天下, 並且叫他從死裡復活, 給萬人作可信的憑據. ”

17:32 Now when they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some scoffed, but others said, “We will hear you about this again also.”
眾人聽見從死裡復活的話, 就有譏誚他的; 又有人說: “我們再聽你講這個吧! ”

17:33 So Paul went out from the midst of them.
於是保羅從他們當中出去了.

17:34 But some people joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.
但有幾個人貼近他, 信了主, 其中有亞略•巴古的官丟尼修, 並一個婦人, 名叫大馬哩, 還有別人一同信從.

Acts - Chapter 18

18:1 After these things he departed from Athens and went to Corinth.
這事以後, 保羅離了雅典, 來到哥林多.

18:2 And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus who had arrived recently from Italy along with Priscilla his wife, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome, and he went to them.
遇見一個猶太人, 名叫亞居拉, 他生在本都; 因為革老丟命猶太人都離開羅馬, 新近帶著妻百基拉, 從意大利來. 保羅就投奔了他們.

18:3 And because he was practicing the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.
他們本是製造帳棚為業. 保羅因與他們同業, 就和他們同住做工.

18:4 And he argued in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade both Jews and Greeks.
每逢安息日, 保羅在會堂裡辯論, 勸化猶太人和希臘人.

18:5 Now when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul began to be occupied with the message, solemnly testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.
西拉和提摩太從馬其頓來的時候, 保羅為道迫切, 向猶太人證明耶穌是基督.

18:6 And when they resisted and reviled him, he shook out his clothes and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!”
他們既抗拒,毀謗, 保羅就抖著衣裳, 說: “你們的罪(原文是血)歸到你們自己頭上, 與我無干(原文是我卻乾淨). 從今以後, 我要往外邦人那裡去. ”

18:7 And leaving there, he entered into the house of someone named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God whose house was next door to the synagogue.
於是離開那裡, 到了一個人的家中; 這人名叫提多猶士都, 是敬拜神的, 他的家靠近會堂.

18:8 And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his whole household. And many of the Corinthians, when they heard about it, believed and were baptized.
管會堂的基利司布和全家都信了主, 還有許多哥林多人聽了, 就相信受洗.

18:9 And the Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not keep silent,
夜間, 主在異象中對保羅說: “不要怕, 只管講, 不要閉口,

18:10 because I am with you and no one will attack you to harm you, because many people are mine in this city.”
有我與你同在, 必沒有人下手害你, 因為在這城裡我有許多的百姓. ”

18:11 So he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
保羅在那裡住了一年零六個月, 將神的道教訓他們.

18:12 Now when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one purpose against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
到迦流作亞該亞方伯的時候, 猶太人同心起來攻擊保羅, 拉他到公堂,

18:13 saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law!”
說: “這個人勸人不按著律法敬拜神. ”

18:14 But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it was some crime or wicked villainy, O Jews, I would have been justified in accepting your complaint.
保羅剛要開口, 迦流就對猶太人說: “你們這些猶太人! 如果是為冤枉或奸惡的事, 我理當耐性聽你們.

18:15 But if it is questions concerning a word and names and your own law, see to it yourselves! I do not wish to be a judge of these things.”
但所爭論的, 若是關乎言語,名目, 和你們的律法, 你們自己去辦吧! 這樣的事我不願意審問”;

18:16 And he drove them away from the judgment seat.
就把他們攆出公堂.

18:17 So they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and began beating him in front of the judgment seat. And none of these things was a concern to Gallio.
眾人便揪住管會堂的所提尼, 在堂前打他. 這些事迦流都不管.

18:18 So Paul, after remaining many days longer, said farewell to the brothers and sailed away to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head at Cenchrea, because he had taken a vow.
保羅又住了多日, 就辭別了弟兄, 坐船往敘利亞去; 百基拉,亞居拉和他同去. 他因為許過願, 就在堅革哩剪了頭髮.

18:19 So they arrived at Ephesus, and those he left behind there, but he himself entered into the synagogue and discussed with the Jews.
到了以弗所, 保羅就把他們留在那裡, 自己進了會堂, 和猶太人辯論.

18:20 And when they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not give his consent,
眾人請他多住些日子, 他卻不允,

18:21 but saying farewell and telling them, “I will return to you again if God wills,” he set sail from Ephesus.
就辭別他們, 說: “神若許我, 我還要回到你們這裡”; 於是開船離了以弗所.

18:22 And when he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch.
在凱撒利亞下了船, 就上耶路撒冷去問教會安, 隨後下安提阿去.

18:23 And after spending some time there, he departed, traveling through one place after another in the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
住了些日子, 又離開那裡, 挨次經過加拉太和弗呂家地方, 堅固眾門徒.

18:24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, a native Alexandrian, arrived in Ephesus—an eloquent man who was well-versed in the scriptures.
有一個猶太人, 名叫亞波羅, 來到以弗所. 他生在亞歷山大, 是有學問(或譯: 口才)的, 最能講解聖經.

18:25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being enthusiastic in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
這人已經在主的道上受了教訓, 心裡火熱, 將耶穌的事詳細講論教訓人; 只是他單曉得約翰的洗禮.

18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately.
他在會堂裡放膽講道; 百基拉,亞居拉聽見, 就接他來, 將神的道給他講解更加詳細.

18:27 And when he wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed through grace.
他想要往亞該亞去, 弟兄們就勉勵他, 並寫信請門徒接待他(或譯: 弟兄們就寫信勸門徒接待他). 他到了那裡, 多幫助那蒙恩信主的人,

18:28 For he was vigorously refuting the Jews in public, demonstrating through the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.
在眾人面前極有能力駁倒猶太人, 引聖經證明耶穌是基督.

Acts - Chapter 19

19:1 And it happened that while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the inland regions and came to Ephesus and found some disciples.
亞波羅在哥林多的時候, 保羅經過了上邊一帶地方, 就來到以弗所; 在那裡遇見幾個門徒,

19:2 And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said to him, “But we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit!”
問他們說: “你們信的時候受了聖靈沒有? ”他們回答說: “沒有, 也未曾聽見有聖靈賜下來. ”

19:3 And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” And they said, “Into the baptism of John.”
保羅說: “這樣, 你們受的是甚麼洗呢? ”他們說: “是約翰的洗. ”

19:4 And Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the one who was to come after him—that is, in Jesus.”
保羅說: “約翰所行的是悔改的洗, 告訴百姓當信那在他以後要來的, 就是耶穌. ”

19:5 And when they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
他們聽見這話, 就奉主耶穌的名受洗.

19:6 And when Paul laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.
保羅按手在他們頭上, 聖靈便降在他們身上, 他們就說方言, 又說預言(或譯: 又講道).

19:7 (Now the total number of men was about twelve.)
一共約有十二個人.

19:8 So he entered into the synagogue and was speaking boldly for three months, discussing and attempting to convince them concerning the kingdom of God.
保羅進會堂, 放膽講道, 一連三個月, 辯論神國的事, 勸化眾人.

19:9 But when some became hardened and were disobedient, reviling the Way before the congregation, he departed from them and took away the disciples, leading discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
後來, 有些人心裡剛硬不信, 在眾人面前毀謗這道, 保羅就離開他們, 也叫門徒與他們分離, 便在推喇奴的學房天天辯論.

19:10 And this took place for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
這樣有兩年之久, 叫一切住在亞細亞的, 無論是猶太人, 是希臘人, 都聽見主的道.

19:11 And God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,
神藉保羅的手行了些非常的奇事;

19:12 so that even handkerchiefs or work aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to those who were sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.
甚至有人從保羅身上拿手巾或圍裙放在病人身上, 病就退了, 惡鬼也出去了.

19:13 But some itinerant Jewish exorcists also attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches!”
那時, 有幾個遊行各處,念咒趕鬼的猶太人, 向那被惡鬼附的人擅自稱主耶穌的名, 說: “我奉保羅所傳的耶穌敕令你們出來! ”

19:14 (Now seven sons of a certain Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.)
做這事的, 有猶太祭司長士基瓦的七個兒子.

19:15 But the evil spirit answered and said to them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with, but who are you?”
惡鬼回答他們說: “耶穌我認識, 保羅我也知道. 你們卻是誰呢? ”

19:16 And the man who had the evil spirit leaped on them, subdued all of them, and prevailed against them, so that they ran away from that house naked and wounded.
惡鬼所附的人就跳在他們身上, 勝了其中二人, 制伏他們, 叫他們赤著身子受了傷, 從那房子裡逃出去了.

19:17 And this became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was exalted.
凡住在以弗所的, 無論是猶太人, 是希臘人, 都知道這事, 也都懼怕; 主耶穌的名從此就尊大了.

19:18 And many of those who had believed came, confessing and disclosing their practices,
那已經信的, 多有人來承認訴說自己所行的事.

19:19 and many of those who practiced magic brought together their books and burned them up in the sight of everyone. And they counted up their value and found it was fifty thousand silver coins.
平素行邪術的, 也有許多人把書拿來, 堆積在眾人面前焚燒. 他們算計書價, 便知道共合五萬塊錢.

19:20 In this way the word of the Lord was growing in power and was prevailing.
主的道大大興旺, 而且得勝, 就是這樣.

19:21 Now when these things were completed, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, it is necessary for me to see Rome also.”
這些事完了, 保羅心裡定意經過了馬其頓,亞該亞, 就往耶路撒冷去; 又說: “我到了那裡以後, 也必須往羅馬去看看. ”

19:22 So after sending two of those who were assisting him, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed some time in Asia.
於是從幫助他的人中打發提摩太,以拉都二人往馬其頓去, 自己暫時等在亞細亞.

19:23 Now there happened at that time no little disturbance concerning the Way.
那時, 因為這道起的擾亂不小.

19:24 For someone named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver replicas of the temple of Artemis, was bringing no little business to the craftsmen.
有一個銀匠, 名叫底米丟, 是製造亞底米神銀龕的, 他使這樣手藝人生意發達.

19:25 These he gathered together, and the workers occupied with such things, and said, “Men, you know that from this business we get our prosperity,
他聚集他們和同行的工人, 說: “眾位, 你們知道我們是倚靠這生意發財.

19:26 and you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this man Paul has persuaded and turned away a large crowd by saying that the gods made by hands are not gods.
這保羅不但在以弗所, 也幾乎在亞細亞全地, 引誘迷惑許多人, 說: ‘人手所做的, 不是神. ’這是你們所看見所聽見的.

19:27 So not only is there a danger this line of business of ours will come into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as nothing—and she is about to be brought down even from her grandeur, she whom the whole of Asia and the entire world worship!”
這樣, 不獨我們這事業被人藐視, 就是大女神亞底米的廟也要被人輕忽, 連亞細亞全地和普天下所敬拜的大女神之威榮也要消滅了. ”

19:28 And when they heard this and became full of rage, they began to shout, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
眾人聽見, 就怒氣填胸, 喊著說: “大哉, 以弗所人的亞底米啊! ”

19:29 And the city was filled with the tumult, and with one purpose they rushed into the theater, seizing Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were traveling companions of Paul.
滿城都轟動起來. 眾人拿住與保羅同行的馬其頓人該猶和亞里達古, 齊心擁進戲園裡去.

19:30 But when Paul wanted to enter into the popular assembly, the disciples would not let him.
保羅想要進去, 到百姓那裡, 門徒卻不許他去.

19:31 And even some of the Asiarchs who were his friends sent word to him and were urging him not to risk himself by going into the theater.
還有亞細亞幾位首領, 是保羅的朋友, 打發人來勸他, 不要冒險到戲園裡去.

19:32 So some were shouting one thing and some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and the majority did not know why they had assembled.
聚集的人紛紛亂亂, 有喊叫這個的, 有喊叫那個的; 大半不知道是為甚麼聚集.

19:33 And some of the crowd advised Alexander, when the Jews put him forward. But Alexander, motioning with his hand, was wanting to defend himself to the popular assembly.
有人把亞歷山大從眾人中帶出來, 猶太人推他往前, 亞歷山大就擺手, 要向百姓分訴;

19:34 But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they were shouting with one voice from all of them for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
只因他們認出他是猶太人, 就大家同聲喊著說: “大哉! 以弗所人的亞底米啊. ”如此約有兩小時.

19:35 And when the city secretary had quieted the crowd, he said, “Ephesian men, for who is there among men who does not know the Ephesian city is honorary temple keeper of the great Artemis and of her image fallen from heaven?
那城裡的書記安撫了眾人, 就說: “以弗所人哪, 誰不知道以弗所人的城是看守大亞底米的廟和從宙斯那裡落下來的像呢?

19:36 Therefore because these things are undeniable, it is necessary that you be quiet and do nothing rash!
這事既是駁不倒的, 你們就當安靜, 不可造次.

19:37 For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.
你們把這些人帶來, 他們並沒有偷竊廟中之物, 也沒有謗讟我們的女神.

19:38 If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against anyone, the court days are observed and there are proconsuls—let them bring charges against one another!
若是底米丟和他同行的人有控告人的事, 自有放告的日子(或譯: 自有公堂), 也有方伯可以彼此對告.

19:39 But if you desire anything further, it will be settled in the lawful assembly.
你們若問別的事, 就可以照常例聚集斷定.

19:40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused of rioting concerning today, since there is no cause in relation to which we will be able to give an account concerning this disorderly gathering!” And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
今日的擾亂本是無緣無故, 我們難免被查問. 論到這樣聚眾, 我們也說不出所以然來. ”

19:41
說了這話, 便叫眾人散去.

Acts - Chapter 20

20:1 Now after the turmoil had ceased, Paul summoned the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed to travel to Macedonia.
亂定之後, 保羅請門徒來, 勸勉他們, 就辭別起行, 往馬其頓去.

20:2 And after he had gone through those regions and encouraged them at length, he came to Greece
走遍了那一帶地方, 用許多話勸勉門徒(或譯: 眾人), 然後來到希臘.

20:3 and stayed three months. Because a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he came to a decision to return through Macedonia.
在那裡住了三個月, 將要坐船往敘利亞去, 猶太人設計要害他, 他就定意從馬其頓回去.

20:4 And Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, and Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, and Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia, were accompanying him.
同他到亞細亞去的, 有庇哩亞人畢羅斯的兒子所巴特, 帖撒羅尼迦人亞里達古和西公都, 還有特庇人該猶, 並提摩太, 又有亞細亞人推基古和特羅非摩.

20:5 And these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas.
這些人先走, 在特羅亞等候我們.

20:6 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread and came to them at Troas within five days, where we stayed seven days.
過了除酵的日子, 我們從腓立比開船, 五天到了特羅亞, 和他們相會, 在那裡住了七天.

20:7 And on the first day of the week, when we had assembled to break bread, Paul began conversing with them, because he was going to leave on the next day, and he extended his message until midnight.
七日的第一日, 我們聚會擘餅的時候, 保羅因為要次日起行, 就與他們講論, 直講到半夜.

20:8 Now there were quite a few lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered.
我們聚會的那座樓上, 有好些燈燭.

20:9 And a certain young man named Eutychus who was sitting in the window was sinking into a deep sleep while Paul was conversing at length. Being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.
有一個少年人, 名叫猶推古, 坐在窗臺上, 困倦沉睡. 保羅講了多時, 少年人睡熟了, 就從三層樓上掉下去; 扶起他來, 已經死了.

20:10 But Paul went down and threw himself on him, and putting his arms around him, said, “Do not be distressed, for his life is in him.”
保羅下去, 伏在他身上, 抱著他, 說: “你們不要發慌, 他的靈魂還在身上. ”

20:11 So he went up and broke bread, and when he had eaten and talked for a long time, until dawn, then he departed.
保羅又上去, 擘餅, 吃了, 談論許久, 直到天亮, 這才走了.

20:12 And they led the youth away alive, and were greatly comforted.
有人把那童子活活地領來, 得的安慰不小.

20:13 But we went on ahead to the ship and put out to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there. For having made arrangements in this way, he himself was intending to travel by land.
我們先上船, 開往亞朔去, 意思要在那裡接保羅; 因為他是這樣安排的, 他自己打算要步行.

20:14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.
他既在亞朔與我們相會, 我們就接他上船, 來到米推利尼.

20:15 And we sailed from there on the next day, and arrived opposite Chios. And on the next day we approached Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.
從那裡開船, 次日到了基阿的對面; 又次日, 在撒摩靠岸; 又次日, 來到米利都.

20:16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not be having to spend time in Asia. For he was hurrying if it could be possible for him to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
乃因保羅早已定意越過以弗所, 免得在亞細亞耽延, 他急忙前走, 巴不得趕五旬節能到耶路撒冷.

20:17 And from Miletus he sent word to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the church.
保羅從米利都打發人往以弗所去, 請教會的長老來.

20:18 And when they came to him, he said to them, “You know from the first day on which I set foot in Asia how I was the whole time with you—
他們來了, 保羅就說: “你們知道, 自從我到亞細亞的日子以來, 在你們中間始終為人如何,

20:19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews—
服事主, 凡事謙卑, 眼中流淚, 又因猶太人的謀害, 經歷試煉.

20:20 how I did not shrink from proclaiming to you anything that would be profitable, and from teaching you in public and from house to house,
你們也知道, 凡與你們有益的, 我沒有一樣避諱不說的, 或在眾人面前, 或在各人家裡, 我都教導你們;

20:21 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks with respect to repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
又對猶太人和希臘人證明當向神悔改, 信靠我主耶穌基督.

20:22 “And now behold, bound by the Spirit I am traveling to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there,
現在我往耶路撒冷去, 心甚迫切(原文是心被捆綁), 不知道在那裡要遇見甚麼事;

20:23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in town after town, saying that bonds and persecutions await me.
但知道聖靈在各城裡向我指證, 說有捆鎖與患難等待我.

20:24 But I consider my life as worth nothing to myself, in order to finish my mission and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
我卻不以性命為念, 也不看為寶貴, 只要行完我的路程, 成就我從主耶穌所領受的職事, 證明神恩惠的福音.

20:25 “And now behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom, will see my face no more.
“我素常在你們中間來往, 傳講神國的道; 如今我曉得, 你們以後都不得再見我的面了.

20:26 Therefore I testify to you on this very day that I am guiltless of the blood of all of you,
所以我今日向你們證明, 你們中間無論何人死亡, 罪不在我身上(原文是我於眾人的血是潔淨的).

20:27 for I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the whole purpose of God.
因為神的旨意, 我並沒有一樣避諱不傳給你們的.

20:28 Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own Son.
聖靈立你們作全群的監督, 你們就當為自己謹慎, 也為全群謹慎, 牧養神的教會, 就是他用自己血所買來的(或譯: 救贖的).

20:29 I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
我知道, 我去之後必有兇暴的豺狼進入你們中間, 不愛惜羊群.

20:30 And from among you yourselves men will arise, speaking perversions of the truth in order to draw away the disciples after them.
就是你們中間, 也必有人起來說悖謬的話, 要引誘門徒跟從他們.

20:31 Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.
所以你們應當警醒, 記念我三年之久晝夜不住地流淚,勸戒你們各人.

20:32 “And now I entrust you to God and to the message of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
如今我把你們交託神和他恩惠的道; 這道能建立你們, 叫你們和一切成聖的人同得基業.

20:33 I have desired no one’s silver or gold or clothing!
我未曾貪圖一個人的金,銀,衣服.

20:34 You yourselves know that these hands served to meet my needs and the needs of those who were with me.
我這兩隻手常供給我和同人的需用, 這是你們自己知道的.

20:35 I have shown you with respect to all things that by working hard in this way it is necessary to help those who are in need, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
我凡事給你們作榜樣, 叫你們知道應當這樣勞苦, 扶助軟弱的人, 又當記念主耶穌的話, 說: ‘施比受更為有福. ’”

20:36 And when he had said these things, he fell to his knees and prayed with them all.
保羅說完了這話, 就跪下同眾人禱告.

20:37 And there was considerable weeping by all, and hugging Paul, they kissed him,
眾人痛哭, 抱著保羅的頸項, 和他親嘴.

20:38 especially distressed at the statement that he had said, that they were going to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.
叫他們最傷心的, 就是他說“以後不能再見我的面”那句話, 於是送他上船去了.

Acts - Chapter 21

21:1 And it happened that after we tore ourselves away from them, we put out to sea, and running a straight course we came to Cos and on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
我們離別了眾人, 就開船一直行到哥士. 第二天到了羅底, 從那裡到帕大喇,

21:2 And finding a ship that was crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and put out to sea.
遇見一隻船要往腓尼基去, 就上船起行.

21:3 And after we sighted Cyprus and left it behind on the port side, we sailed to Syria and arrived at Tyre, because the ship was to unload its cargo there.
望見塞浦路斯, 就從南邊行過, 往敘利亞去, 我們就在泰爾上岸, 因為船要在那裡卸貨.

21:4 And we stayed there seven days after we found the disciples, who kept telling Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.
找著了門徒, 就在那裡住了七天. 他們被聖靈感動, 對保羅說: “不要上耶路撒冷去. ”

21:5 And it happened that when our days were over, we departed and went on our way, while all of them accompanied us, together with their wives and children, as far as outside the city. And after falling to our knees on the beach and praying,
過了這幾天, 我們就起身前行. 他們眾人同妻子兒女, 送我們到城外, 我們都跪在岸上禱告, 彼此辭別.

21:6 we said farewell to one another and embarked in the ship, and they returned to their own homes.
我們上了船, 他們就回家去了.

21:7 And when we had completed the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. And after we greeted the brothers, we stayed one day with them.
我們從泰爾行盡了水路, 來到多利買, 就問那裡的弟兄安, 和他們同住了一天.

21:8 And on the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
第二天, 我們離開那裡, 來到凱撒利亞, 就進了傳福音的腓利家裡, 和他同住. 他是那七個執事裡的一個.

21:9 (Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.)
他有四個女兒, 都是處女, 是說預言的.

21:10 And while we were staying there many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
我們在那裡多住了幾天, 有一個先知, 名叫亞迦布, 從猶太下來,

21:11 And he came to us and took Paul’s belt. Tying up his own feet and hands, he said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’ ”
到了我們這裡, 就拿保羅的腰帶捆上自己的手腳, 說: “聖靈說: 猶太人在耶路撒冷, 要如此捆綁這腰帶的主人, 把他交在外邦人手裡. ”

21:12 And when we heard these things, both we and the local residents urged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
我們和那本地的人聽見這話, 都苦勸保羅不要上耶路撒冷去.

21:13 Then Paul replied, “What are you doing weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus!”
保羅說: “你們為甚麼這樣痛哭, 使我心碎呢? 我為主耶穌的名, 不但被人捆綁, 就是死在耶路撒冷也是願意的. ”

21:14 And because he would not be persuaded, we remained silent, saying, “The will of the Lord be done.”
保羅既不聽勸, 我們便住了口, 只說: “願主的旨意成就”, 便了.

21:15 So after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.
過了幾日, 我們收拾行李上耶路撒冷去.

21:16 And some of the disciples from Caesarea also traveled together with us, bringing us to a certain Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple of long standing, with whom we were to be entertained as guests.
有凱撒利亞的幾個門徒和我們同去, 帶我們到一個久為(久為: 或譯老)門徒的家裡, 叫我們與他同住; 他名叫拿孫, 是塞浦路斯人.

21:17 And when we came to Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.
到了耶路撒冷, 弟兄們歡歡喜喜地接待我們.

21:18 And on the next day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.
第二天, 保羅同我們去見雅各; 長老們也都在那裡.

21:19 And after greeting them, he began to relate one after the other the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
保羅問了他們安, 便將神用他傳教, 在外邦人中間所行之事, 一一地述說了.

21:20 And when they heard this, they began to glorify God. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many ten thousands there are among the Jews who have believed, and they are all zealous adherents of the law.
他們聽見, 就歸榮耀與神, 對保羅說: “兄台, 你看猶太人中信主的有多少萬, 並且都為律法熱心.

21:21 And they have been informed about you that you are teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles the abandonment of Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or to live according to our customs.
他們聽見人說, 你教訓一切在外邦的猶太人離棄摩西, 對他們說, 不要給孩子行割禮, 也不要遵行條規.

21:22 What then is to be done? Doubtless they will all hear that you have come!
眾人必聽見你來了, 這可怎麼辦呢?

21:23 Therefore do this that we tell you: we have four men who have taken a vow upon themselves.
你就照著我們的話行吧! 我們這裡有四個人, 都有願在身.

21:24 Take these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses so that they can shave their heads, and everyone will know that the things which they had been informed about you are nothing, but you yourself also agree with observing the law.
你帶他們去, 與他們一同行潔淨的禮, 替他們拿出規費, 叫他們得以剃頭. 這樣, 眾人就可知道, 先前所聽見你的事都是虛的; 並可知道, 你自己為人, 循規蹈矩, 遵行律法.

21:25 But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter after deciding they should avoid food sacrificed to idols and blood and what has been strangled and sexual immorality.”
至於信主的外邦人, 我們已經寫信擬定, 叫他們謹忌那祭偶像之物, 和血, 並勒死的牲畜, 與姦淫. ”

21:26 Then Paul took along the men on the next day, and after he had purified himself together with them, he entered into the temple courts, announcing the completion of the days of purification until the time the offering would be presented on behalf of each one of them.
於是保羅帶著那四個人, 第二天與他們一同行了潔淨的禮, 進了殿, 報明潔淨的日期滿足, 只等祭司為他們各人獻祭.

21:27 But when the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia who had seen him in the temple courts stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him,
那七日將完, 從亞細亞來的猶太人看見保羅在殿裡, 就聳動了眾人, 下手拿他,

21:28 shouting, “Israelite men, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place! And furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!”
喊叫說: “以色列人來幫助, 這就是在各處教訓眾人糟踐我們百姓和律法, 並這地方的. 他又帶著希臘人進殿, 污穢了這聖地. ”

21:29 (For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they thought that Paul had brought into the temple.)
(這話是因他們曾看見以弗所人特羅非摩同保羅在城裡, 以為保羅帶他進了殿. )

21:30 And the whole city was stirred up, and the people came running together, and they seized Paul and dragged him outside of the temple courts, and immediately the doors were shut.
合城都震動, 百姓一齊跑來, 拿住保羅, 拉他出殿, 殿門立刻都關了.

21:31 And as they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the military tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
他們正想要殺他, 有人報信給營裡的千夫長說: “耶路撒冷合城都亂了. ”

21:32 He immediately took along soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the military tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
千夫長立時帶著兵丁和幾個百夫長, 跑下去到他們那裡. 他們見了千夫長和兵丁, 就止住不打保羅.

21:33 Then the military tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what it was that he had done.
於是千夫長上前拿住他, 吩咐用兩條鐵鍊捆鎖; 又問他是甚麼人, 做的是甚麼事.

21:34 But some in the crowd were shouting one thing and others another, and because he was not able to find out the truth on account of the commotion, he gave orders to bring him into the barracks.
眾人有喊叫這個的, 有喊叫那個的; 千夫長因為這樣亂嚷, 得不著實情, 就吩咐人將保羅帶進營樓去.

21:35 And when he came to the steps, it happened that he had to be carried by the soldiers on account of the violence of the crowd,
到了臺階上, 眾人擠得兇猛, 兵丁只得將保羅抬起來.

21:36 for the crowd of people was following them, shouting, “Away with him!”
眾人跟在後面, 喊著說: “除掉他! ”

21:37 And as he was about to be brought into the barracks, Paul said to the military tribune, “Is it permitted for me to say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek?
將要帶他進營樓, 保羅對千夫長說: “我對你說句話可以不可以? ”他說: “你懂得希臘話嗎?

21:38 Then you are not the Egyptian who before these days raised a revolt and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?”
你莫非是從前作亂,帶領四千兇徒往曠野去的那埃及人嗎? ”

21:39 But Paul said, “I am a Jewish man from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no unimportant city. Now I ask you, allow me to speak to the people.”
保羅說: “我本是猶太人, 生在基利家的大數, 並不是無名小城的人. 求你准我對百姓說話. ”

21:40 So when he permitted him, Paul, standing there on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he addressed them in the Aramaic language, saying,
千夫長准了. 保羅就站在臺階上, 向百姓擺手, 他們都靜默無聲, 保羅便用希伯來話對他們說:

Acts - Chapter 22

22:1 “Men—brothers and fathers—listen to my defense to you now!”
“諸位父兄請聽, 我現在對你們分訴. ”

22:2 And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Aramaic language, they became even more silent. And he said,
眾人聽他說的是希伯來話, 就更加安靜了.

22:3 “I am a Jewish man born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law received from our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
保羅說: “我原是猶太人, 生在基利家的大數, 長在這城裡, 在迦瑪列門下, 按著我們祖宗嚴緊的律法受教, 熱心事奉神, 像你們眾人今日一樣.

22:4 I persecuted this Way to the death, tying up and delivering to prison both men and women,
我也曾逼迫奉這道的人, 直到死地, 無論男女都鎖拿下監.

22:5 as indeed the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me, from whom also I received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and was traveling there to lead away those who were there also tied up to Jerusalem so that they could be punished.
這是大祭司和眾長老都可以給我作見證的. 我又領了他們達與弟兄的書信, 往大馬士革去, 要把在那裡奉這道的人鎖拿, 帶到耶路撒冷受刑. ”

22:6 “And it happened that as I was traveling and approaching Damascus around noon, suddenly a very bright light from heaven flashed around me,
“我將到大馬士革, 正走的時候, 約在晌午, 忽然從天上發大光, 四面照著我.

22:7 and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
我就仆倒在地, 聽見有聲音對我說: ‘掃羅! 掃羅! 你為甚麼逼迫我? ’

22:8 And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene whom you are persecuting.’
我回答說: ‘主啊, 你是誰? ’他說: ‘我就是你所逼迫的拿撒勒人耶穌. ’

22:9 (Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me.)
與我同行的人看見了那光, 卻沒有聽明那位對我說話的聲音.

22:10 So I said, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Get up and proceed to Damascus, and there it will be told to you about all the things that have been appointed for you to do.’
我說: ‘主啊, 我當做甚麼? ’主說: ‘起來, 進大馬士革去, 在那裡, 要將所派你做的一切事告訴你. ’

22:11 And as I could not see as a result of the brightness of that light, I arrived in Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.
我因那光的榮耀不能看見, 同行的人就拉著我手進了大馬士革.

22:12 And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there,
那裡有一個人, 名叫亞拿尼亞, 按著律法是虔誠人, 為一切住在那裡的猶太人所稱讚.

22:13 came to me and stood by me and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!’ And at that same time I looked up at him and saw him.
他來見我, 站在旁邊, 對我說: ‘兄弟掃羅, 你可以看見. ’我當時往上一看, 就看見了他.

22:14 And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth,
他又說: ‘我們祖宗的神揀選了你, 叫你明白他的旨意, 又得見那義者, 聽他口中所出的聲音.

22:15 because you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.
因為你要將所看見的, 所聽見的, 對著萬人為他作見證.

22:16 And now why are you delaying? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name!’
現在你為甚麼耽延呢? 起來, 求告他的名受洗, 洗去你的罪. ’”

22:17 “And it happened that when I returned to Jerusalem and I was praying in the temple courts, I was in a trance,
“後來, 我回到耶路撒冷, 在殿裡禱告的時候, 魂遊象外,

22:18 and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and depart quickly from Jerusalem, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’
看見主向我說: ‘你趕緊地離開耶路撒冷, 不可遲延; 因你為我作的見證, 這裡的人必不領受. ’

22:19 And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that from synagogue to synagogue I was imprisoning and beating those who believed in you.
我就說: ‘主啊, 他們知道我從前把信你的人收在監裡, 又在各會堂裡鞭打他們.

22:20 And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I myself also was standing near and was approving, and was guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.’
並且你的見證人司提反被害流血的時候, 我也站在旁邊歡喜; 又看守害死他之人的衣裳. ’

22:21 And he said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles!’ ”
主向我說: ‘你去吧! 我要差你遠遠地往外邦人那裡去. ’”

22:22 Now they were listening to him until this word, and they raised their voices, saying, “Away with such a man from the earth! For it is not fitting for him to live!”
眾人聽他說到這句話, 就高聲說: “這樣的人, 從世上除掉他吧! 他是不當活著的. ”

22:23 And while they were screaming and throwing off their cloaks and throwing dust into the air,
眾人喧嚷, 摔掉衣裳, 把塵土向空中揚起來.

22:24 the military tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying he was to be examined with a lash so that he could find out for what reason they were crying out against him in this way.
千夫長就吩咐將保羅帶進營樓去, 叫人用鞭子拷問他, 要知道他們向他這樣喧嚷是為甚麼緣故.

22:25 But when they had stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it permitted for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?”
剛用皮條捆上, 保羅對旁邊站著的百夫長說: “人是羅馬人, 又沒有定罪, 你們就鞭打他, 有這個例嗎? ”

22:26 And when the centurion heard this, he went to the military tribune and reported it, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen!”
百夫長聽見這話, 就去見千夫長, 告訴他說: “你要做甚麼? 這人是羅馬人. ”

22:27 So the military tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.”
千夫長就來問保羅說: “你告訴我, 你是羅馬人嗎? ”保羅說: “是. ”

22:28 And the military tribune replied, “I acquired this citizenship for a large sum of money.” And Paul said, “But I indeed was born a citizen.
千夫長說: “我用許多銀子才入了羅馬的民籍. ”保羅說: “我生來就是. ”

22:29 Then immediately those who were about to examine him kept away from him, and the military tribune also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman citizen and that he had tied him up.
於是那些要拷問保羅的人就離開他去了. 千夫長既知道他是羅馬人, 又因為捆綁了他, 也害怕了.

22:30 But on the next day, because he wanted to know the true reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble, and he brought down Paul and had him stand before them.
第二天, 千夫長為要知道猶太人控告保羅的實情, 便解開他, 吩咐祭司長和全公會的人都聚集, 將保羅帶下來, 叫他站在他們面前.

Acts - Chapter 23

23:1 And looking intently at the Sanhedrin, Paul said, “Men and brothers, I have lived my life in all good conscience before God to this day.”
保羅定睛看著公會的人, 說: “弟兄們, 我在神面前行事為人都是憑著良心, 直到今日. ”

23:2 So the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike his mouth.
大祭司亞拿尼亞就吩咐旁邊站著的人打他的嘴.

23:3 Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! And are you sitting there judging me according to the law, and acting contrary to the law do you order me to be struck?”
保羅對他說: “你這粉飾的牆, 神要打你! 你坐堂為的是按律法審問我, 你竟違背律法, 吩咐人打我嗎? ”

23:4 And those who stood nearby said, “Are you reviling the high priest of God?”
站在旁邊的人說: “你辱罵神的大祭司嗎? ”

23:5 And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’ ”
保羅說: “弟兄們, 我不曉得他是大祭司; 經上記著說: ‘不可毀謗你百姓的官長. ’”

23:6 Now when Paul realized that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he shouted out in the Sanhedrin, “Men and brothers! I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am being judged concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead!”
保羅看出大眾一半是撒都該人, 一半是法利賽人, 就在公會中大聲說: “弟兄們, 我是法利賽人, 也是法利賽人的子孫. 我現在受審問, 是為盼望死人復活. ”

23:7 And when he said this, a dispute developed between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
說了這話, 法利賽人和撒都該人就爭論起來, 會眾分為兩黨.

23:8 (For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection or angel or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)
因為撒都該人說, 沒有復活, 也沒有天使和鬼魂; 法利賽人卻說, 兩樣都有.

23:9 And there was loud shouting, and some of the scribes from the party of the Pharisees stood up and contended sharply, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man! But what if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
於是大大地喧嚷起來. 有幾個法利賽黨的文士站起來爭辯說: “我們看不出這人有甚麼惡處, 倘若有鬼魂或是天使對他說過話, 怎麼樣呢? ”

23:10 And when the dispute became severe, the military tribune, fearing lest Paul be torn apart by them, ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from their midst, and bring him into the barracks.
那時大起爭吵, 千夫長恐怕保羅被他們扯碎了, 就吩咐兵丁下去, 把他從眾人當中搶出來, 帶進營樓去.

23:11 And the next night the Lord stood by him and said, “Have courage, for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
當夜, 主站在保羅旁邊, 說: “放心吧! 你怎樣在耶路撒冷為我作見證, 也必怎樣在羅馬為我作見證. ”

23:12 And when it was day, the Jews made a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, saying they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
到了天亮, 猶太人同謀起誓, 說: “若不先殺保羅就不吃不喝. ”

23:13 Now there were more than forty who had made this conspiracy,
這樣同心起誓的有四十多人.

23:14 who went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a curse to partake of nothing until we have killed Paul.
他們來見祭司長和長老, 說: “我們已經起了一個大誓, 若不先殺保羅就不吃甚麼.

23:15 Therefore, now you along with the Sanhedrin explain to the military tribune that he should bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine more accurately the things concerning him. And we are ready to do away with him before he comes near.”
現在你們和公會要知會千夫長, 叫他帶下保羅到你們這裡來, 假作要詳細察考他的事; 我們已經預備好了, 不等他來到跟前就殺他. ”

23:16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, he came and entered into the barracks and reported it to Paul.
保羅的外甥聽見他們設下埋伏, 就來到營樓裡告訴保羅.

23:17 So Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the military tribune, because he has something to report to him.”
保羅請一個百夫長來, 說: “你領這少年人去見千夫長, 他有事告訴他. ”

23:18 So he took him and brought him to the military tribune and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”
於是把他領去見千夫長, 說: “被囚的保羅請我到他那裡, 求我領這少年人來見你; 他有事告訴你. ”

23:19 And the military tribune, taking hold of his hand and withdrawing privately, asked, “What is it that you have to report to me?”
千夫長就拉著他的手, 走到一旁, 私下問他說: “你有甚麼事告訴我呢? ”

23:20 And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you that you bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin tomorrow, as if they were going to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
他說: “猶太人已經約定, 要求你明天帶下保羅到公會裡去, 假作要詳細查問他的事.

23:21 You therefore do not be persuaded by them, because more than forty men of their number are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have done away with him. And now they are ready, waiting for you to agree.”
你切不要隨從他們; 因為他們有四十多人埋伏, 已經起誓說: 若不先殺保羅就不吃不喝. 現在預備好了, 只等你應允. ”

23:22 So the military tribune sent the young man away, directing him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
於是千夫長打發少年人走, 囑咐他說: “不要告訴人你將這事報給我了. ”

23:23 And he summoned two of the centurions and said, “Make ready from the third hour of the night two hundred soldiers and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, in order that they may proceed as far as Caesarea.
千夫長便叫了兩個百夫長來, 說: “預備步兵二百, 馬兵七十, 長槍手二百, 今夜亥初往凱撒利亞去;

23:24 And provide mounts so that they can put Paul on them and bring him safely to Felix the governor.”
也要預備牲口叫保羅騎上, 護送到巡撫腓力斯那裡去. ”

23:25 He wrote a letter that had this form:
千夫長又寫了文書,

23:26 Claudius Lysias. To his excellency Governor Felix. Greetings!
大略說: “克勞第•呂西亞, 請巡撫腓力斯大人安.

23:27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I came upon them with the detachment and rescued him, because I learned that he was a Roman citizen.
這人被猶太人拿住, 將要殺害, 我得知他是羅馬人, 就帶兵丁下去救他出來.

23:28 And because I wanted to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
因要知道他們告他的緣故, 我就帶他下到他們的公會去,

23:29 I found he was accused concerning controversial questions of their law, but having no charge deserving death or imprisonment.
便查知他被告是因他們律法的辯論, 並沒有甚麼該死該綁的罪名.

23:30 And when it was made known to me there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately, also ordering his accusers to speak against him before you.
後來有人把要害他的計謀告訴我, 我就立時解他到你那裡去, 又吩咐告他的人在你面前告他. (有古卷加: 願你平安! )”

23:31 Therefore the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him to Antipatris during the night.
於是, 兵丁照所吩咐他們的, 將保羅夜裡帶到安提帕底.

23:32 And on the next day they let the horsemen go on with him, and they returned to the barracks.
第二天, 讓馬兵護送, 他們就回營樓去.

23:33 The horsemen, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him.
馬兵來到凱撒利亞, 把文書呈給巡撫, 便叫保羅站在他面前.

23:34 So after reading the letter and asking what province he was from, and learning that he was from Cilicia,
巡撫看了文書, 問保羅是哪省的人, 既曉得他是基利家人,

23:35 he said, “I will give you a hearing whenever your accusers arrive also,” giving orders for him to be guarded in the praetorium of Herod.
就說: “等告你的人來到, 我要細聽你的事”; 便吩咐人把他看守在希律的衙門裡.

Acts - Chapter 24

24:1 And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney, a certain Tertullus, all of whom brought charges against Paul to the governor.
過了五天, 大祭司亞拿尼亞同幾個長老, 和一個辯士帖土羅下來, 向巡撫控告保羅.

24:2 And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “We have experienced much peace through you, and reforms are taking place in this nation through your foresight.
保羅被提了來, 帖土羅就告他說:

24:3 Both in every way and everywhere we acknowledge this, most excellent Felix, with all gratitude.
“腓力斯大人, 我們因你得以大享太平, 並且這一國的弊病, 因著你的先見得以更正了; 我們隨時隨地滿心感謝不盡.

24:4 But so that I may not impose on you for longer, I implore you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
惟恐多說, 你嫌煩絮, 只求你寬容聽我們說幾句話.

24:5 For we have found this man to be a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
我們看這個人, 如同瘟疫一般, 是鼓動普天下眾猶太人生亂的, 又是拿撒勒教黨裡的一個頭目,

24:6 who even attempted to desecrate the temple, and we arrested him.
連聖殿他也想要污穢; 我們把他捉住了. (有古卷加: 要按我們的律法審問,

24:7
不料千夫長呂西亞前來, 甚是強橫, 從我們手中把他奪去, 吩咐告他的人到你這裡來. )

24:8 When you yourself examine him you will be able to find out from him about all these things of which we are accusing him.”
你自己究問他, 就可以知道我們告他的一切事了. ”

24:9 And the Jews also joined in the attack, asserting these things were so.
眾猶太人也隨著告他說: “事情誠然是這樣. ”

24:10 And when the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, “Because I know you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I defend myself cheerfully with respect to the things concerning myself.
巡撫點頭叫保羅說話. 他就說: “我知道你在這國裡斷事多年, 所以我樂意為自己分訴.

24:11 You can ascertain that it has not been more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
你查問就可以知道, 從我上耶路撒冷禮拜到今日不過有十二天.

24:12 And neither did they find me arguing with anyone or making a crowd develop in the temple courts nor in the synagogues nor throughout the city.
他們並沒有看見我在殿裡, 或是在會堂裡, 或是在城裡, 和人辯論, 聳動眾人.

24:13 Nor can they prove the things to you concerning which they are now accusing me.
他們現在所告我的事並不能對你證實了.

24:14 But I do confess this to you, that according to the Way (which they call a sect), so I worship the God of our fathers, believing all things that are in accordance with the law and that are written in the prophets,
但有一件事, 我向你承認, 就是他們所稱為異端的道, 我正按著那道事奉我祖宗的神, 又信合乎律法的和先知書上一切所記載的,

24:15 having a hope in God which these men also themselves await: that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
並且靠著神, 盼望死人, 無論善惡, 都要復活, 就是他們自己也有這個盼望.

24:16 For this reason also I myself always do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and people.
我因此自己勉勵, 對神對人, 常存無虧的良心.

24:17 So after many years, I came to practice charitable giving and offerings to my people,
過了幾年, 我帶著賙濟本國的捐項和供獻的物上去.

24:18 in which they found me purified in the temple courts, not with a crowd or with a disturbance.
正獻的時候, 他們看見我在殿裡已經潔淨了, 並沒有聚眾, 也沒有吵嚷, 惟有幾個從亞細亞來的猶太人.

24:19 But there are some Jews from Asia who ought to be present before you and bring charges against me, if they have anything against me,
他們若有告我的事, 就應當到你面前來告我.

24:20 or these men themselves should say what crime they found when I stood before the Sanhedrin,
即或不然, 這些人若看出我站在公會前, 有妄為的地方, 他們自己也可以說明.

24:21 other than concerning this one declaration that I shouted while standing there before them: ‘I am being judged before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead!’ ”
縱然有, 也不過一句話, 就是我站在他們中間大聲說: ‘我今日在你們面前受審, 是為死人復活的道理. ’”

24:22 But Felix, because he understood the facts concerning the Way more accurately, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the military tribune comes down, I will decide your case.”
腓力斯本是詳細曉得這道, 就支吾他們說: “且等千夫長呂西亞下來, 我要審斷你們的事. ”

24:23 He ordered the centurion for him to be guarded and to have some freedom, and in no way to prevent any of his own people from serving him.
於是吩咐百夫長看守保羅, 並且寬待他, 也不攔阻他的親友來供給他.

24:24 And after some days, when Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and listened to him concerning faith in Christ Jesus.
過了幾天, 腓力斯和他夫人─猶太的女子土西拉─一同來到, 就叫了保羅來, 聽他講論信基督耶穌的道.

24:25 And while he was discussing about righteousness and self control and the judgment that is to come, Felix became afraid and replied, “Go away for the present, and when I have an opportunity, I will summon you.”
保羅講論公義,節制, 和將來的審判. 腓力斯甚覺恐懼, 說: “你暫且去吧, 等我得便再叫你來. ”

24:26 At the same time he was also hoping that money would be given to him by Paul. For this reason also he sent for him as often as possible and talked with him.
腓力斯又指望保羅送他銀錢, 所以屢次叫他來, 和他談論.

24:27 And when two years had passed, Felix received as successor Porcius Festus. And because he wanted to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul behind as a prisoner.
過了兩年, 波求•非斯都接了腓力斯的任; 腓力斯要討猶太人的喜歡, 就留保羅在監裡.

Acts - Chapter 25

25:1 Now when Festus set foot in the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
非斯都到了任, 過了三天, 就從凱撒利亞上耶路撒冷去.

25:2 And the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought charges against Paul to him, and were urging him,
祭司長和猶太人的首領向他控告保羅,

25:3 asking for a favor against him, that he summon him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to do away with him along the way.
又央告他, 求他的情, 將保羅提到耶路撒冷來, 他們要在路上埋伏殺害他.

25:4 Then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself was about to go there in a short time.
非斯都卻回答說: “保羅押在凱撒利亞, 我自己快要往那裡去”;

25:5 So he said, “Let those among you who are prominent go down with me, and if there is any wrong in the man, let them bring charges against him.”
又說: “你們中間有權勢的人與我一同下去, 那人若有甚麼不是, 就可以告他. ”

25:6 And after he had stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. On the next day he sat down on the judgment seat and gave orders for Paul to be brought.
非斯都在他們那裡住了不過十天八天, 就下凱撒利亞去; 第二天坐堂, 吩咐將保羅提上來.

25:7 And when he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges that they were not able to prove,
保羅來了, 那些從耶路撒冷下來的猶太人周圍站著, 將許多重大的事控告他, 都是不能證實的.

25:8 while Paul said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews nor against the temple nor against Caesar have I sinned with reference to anything!”
保羅分訴說: “無論猶太人的律法, 或是聖殿, 或是凱撒, 我都沒有干犯. ”

25:9 But Festus, because he wanted to do a favor for the Jews, answered and said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me there concerning these things?”
但非斯都要討猶太人的喜歡, 就問保羅說: “你願意上耶路撒冷去, 在那裡聽我審斷這事嗎? ”

25:10 But Paul said, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where it is necessary for me to be judged. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
保羅說: “我站在凱撒的堂前, 這就是我應當受審的地方. 我向猶太人並沒有行過甚麼不義的事, 這也是你明明知道的.

25:11 If then I am doing wrong and have done anything deserving death, I am not trying to avoid dying. But if there is nothing true of the things which these people are accusing me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
我若行了不義的事, 犯了甚麼該死的罪, 就是死, 我也不辭. 他們所告我的事若都不實, 就沒有人可以把我交給他們. 我要上告於凱撒. ”

25:12 Then Festus, after discussing this with his council, replied, “You have appealed to Caesar—to Caesar you will go!”
非斯都和議會商量了, 就說: “你既上告於凱撒, 可以往凱撒那裡去. ”

25:13 Now after some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to welcome Festus.
過了些日子, 亞基帕王和百妮基氏來到凱撒利亞, 問非斯都安.

25:14 And while they were staying there many days, Festus laid out the case against Paul to the king, saying, “There is a certain man left behind by Felix as a prisoner,
在那裡住了多日, 非斯都將保羅的事告訴王, 說: “這裡有一個人, 是腓力斯留在監裡的.

25:15 concerning whom when I was in Jerusalem the chief priests and the elders of the Jews presented evidence, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
我在耶路撒冷的時候, 祭司長和猶太的長老將他的事稟報了我, 求我定他的罪.

25:16 To them I replied that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up any man before the one who had been accused met his accusers face to face and received an opportunity for a defense concerning the accusation.
我對他們說, 無論甚麼人, 被告還沒有和原告對質, 未得機會分訴所告他的事, 就先定他的罪, 這不是羅馬人的條例.

25:17 Therefore, when they had assembled here, I made no delay; on the next day I sat down on the judgment seat and gave orders for the man to be brought.
及至他們都來到這裡, 我就不耽延, 第二天便坐堂, 吩咐把那人提上來.

25:18 When they stood up, his accusers began bringing no charge concerning him of the evil deeds that I was suspecting,
告他的人站著告他; 所告的, 並沒有我所逆料的那等惡事.

25:19 but they had some issues with him concerning their own religion, and concerning a certain Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive.
不過是有幾樣辯論, 為他們自己敬鬼神的事, 又為一個人名叫耶穌, 是已經死了, 保羅卻說他是活著的.

25:20 And because I was at a loss with regard to the investigation concerning these things, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and to be judged there concerning these things.
這些事當怎樣究問, 我心裡作難, 所以問他說: ‘你願意上耶路撒冷去, 在那裡為這些事聽審嗎? ’

25:21 But when Paul appealed that he be kept under guard for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, I gave orders for him to be kept under guard until I could send him to Caesar.”
但保羅求我留下他, 要聽皇上審斷, 我就吩咐把他留下, 等我解他到凱撒那裡去. ”

25:22 So Agrippa said to Festus, “I want to hear the man myself also.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you will hear him.”
亞基帕對非斯都說: “我自己也願聽這人辯論. ”非斯都說: “明天你可以聽. ”

25:23 So on the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with great pageantry and entered into the audience hall, along with military tribunes and the most prominent men of the city. And when Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.
第二天, 亞基帕和百妮基大張威勢而來, 同著眾千夫長和城裡的尊貴人進了公廳. 非斯都吩咐一聲, 就有人將保羅帶進來.

25:24 And Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole population of the Jews appealed to me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he must not live any longer.
非斯都說: “亞基帕王和在這裡的諸位啊, 你們看這人, 就是一切猶太人, 在耶路撒冷和這裡, 曾向我懇求,呼叫說: ‘不可容他再活著. ’

25:25 But I understood that he had done nothing deserving death himself, and when this man appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.
但我查明他沒有犯甚麼該死的罪, 並且他自己上告於皇帝, 所以我定意把他解去.

25:26 I do not have anything definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all—and especially before you, King Agrippa—so that after this preliminary hearing has taken place, I may have something to write.
論到這人, 我沒有確實的事可以奏明主上. 因此, 我帶他到你們面前, 也特意帶他到你亞基帕王面前, 為要在查問之後有所陳奏.

25:27 For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner and not to indicate the charges against him.”
據我看來, 解送囚犯, 不指明他的罪案是不合理的. ”

Acts - Chapter 26

26:1 So Agrippa said to Paul, “It is permitted for you to speak for yourself.” Then Paul extended his hand and began to defend himself:
亞基帕對保羅說: “准你為自己辯明. ”於是保羅伸手分訴, 說:

26:2 “Concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate that before you I am about to defend myself today,
“亞基帕王啊, 猶太人所告我的一切事, 今日得在你面前分訴, 實為萬幸;

26:3 because you are especially acquainted with both all the customs and controversial questions with respect to the Jews. Therefore I beg you to listen to me with patience.
更可幸的, 是你熟悉猶太人的規矩和他們的辯論; 所以求你耐心聽我.

26:4 “Now all the Jews know my manner of life from my youth, that had taken place from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem,
我從起初在本國的民中, 並在耶路撒冷, 自幼為人如何, 猶太人都知道.

26:5 having known me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that in accordance with the strictest party of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
他們若肯作見證就曉得, 我從起初是按著我們教中最嚴緊的教門作了法利賽人.

26:6 And now I stand here on trial on the basis of hope in the promise made by God to our fathers,
現在我站在這裡受審, 是因為指望神向我們祖宗所應許的;

26:7 to which our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve him night and day. Concerning this hope I am being accused by the Jews, O king!
這應許, 我們十二個支派, 晝夜切切地事奉神, 都指望得著. 王啊, 我被猶太人控告, 就是因這指望.

26:8 Why is it thought incredible by you people that God raises the dead?
神叫死人復活, 你們為甚麼看作不可信的呢?

26:9 Indeed, I myself thought it was necessary to do many things opposed to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,
從前我自己以為應當多方攻擊拿撒勒人耶穌的名,

26:10 which I also did in Jerusalem, and not only did I lock up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests, but also when they were being executed, I cast my vote against them.
我在耶路撒冷也曾這樣行了. 既從祭司長得了權柄, 我就把許多聖徒囚在監裡. 他們被殺, 我也出名定案.

26:11 And throughout all the synagogues I punished them often and tried to force them to blaspheme, and because I was enraged at them beyond measure, I was pursuing them even as far as to foreign cities.
在各會堂, 我屢次用刑強逼他們說褻瀆的話, 又分外惱恨他們, 甚至追逼他們, 直到外邦的城邑. ”

26:12 In this activity I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and full power of the chief priests.
“那時, 我領了祭司長的權柄和命令, 往大馬士革去.

26:13 In the middle of the day along the road, O king, I saw a light from heaven, more than the brightness of the sun, shining around me and those who were traveling with me.
王啊, 我在路上, 晌午的時候, 看見從天發光, 比日頭還亮, 四面照著我並與我同行的人.

26:14 And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Aramaic language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads!’
我們都仆倒在地, 我就聽見有聲音用希伯來話向我說: ‘掃羅! 掃羅! 為甚麼逼迫我? 你用腳踢刺是難的! ’

26:15 So I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
我說: ‘主啊, 你是誰? ’主說: ‘我就是你所逼迫的耶穌.

26:16 But get up and stand on your feet, because for this reason I have appeared to you, to appoint you a servant and witness both to the things in which you saw me and to the things in which I will appear to you,
你起來站著, 我特意向你顯現, 要派你作執事, 作見證, 將你所看見的事和我將要指示你的事證明出來.

26:17 rescuing you from the people and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you,
我也要救你脫離百姓和外邦人的手.

26:18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
我差你到他們那裡去, 要叫他們的眼睛得開, 從黑暗中歸向光明, 從撒但權下歸向神; 又因信我, 得蒙赦罪, 和一切成聖的人同得基業. ’”

26:19 “Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
“亞基帕王啊, 我故此沒有違背那從天上來的異象;

26:20 but to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem and all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing deeds worthy of repentance.
先在大馬士革, 後在耶路撒冷和猶太全地, 以及外邦, 勸勉他們應當悔改歸向神, 行事與悔改的心相稱.

26:21 On account of these things the Jews seized me in the temple courts and were attempting to kill me.
因此, 猶太人在殿裡拿住我, 想要殺我.

26:22 Therefore I have experienced help from God until this day, and I stand here testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what both the prophets and Moses have said were going to happen,
然而我蒙神的幫助, 直到今日還站得住, 對著尊貴,卑賤,老幼作見證; 所講的並不外乎眾先知和摩西所說將來必成的事,

26:23 that the Christ was to suffer and that as the first of the resurrection from the dead, he was going to proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles.”
就是基督必須受害, 並且因從死裡復活, 要首先把光明的道傳給百姓和外邦人. ”

26:24 And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “You are out of your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!”
保羅這樣分訴, 非斯都大聲說: “保羅, 你癲狂了吧. 你的學問太大, 反叫你癲狂了! ”

26:25 But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking words of truth and rationality.
保羅說: “非斯都大人, 我不是癲狂, 我說的乃是真實明白話.

26:26 For the king knows about these things, to whom also I am speaking freely, for I am not convinced that these things in any way have escaped his notice, because this was not done in a corner.
王也曉得這些事, 所以我向王放膽直言, 我深信這些事沒有一件向王隱藏的, 因都不是在背地裡做的.

26:27 Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe.”
亞基帕王啊, 你信先知嗎? 我知道你是信的. ”

26:28 But Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?”
亞基帕對保羅說: “你想少微一勸, 便叫我作基督徒啊(或譯: 你這樣勸我, 幾乎叫我作基督徒了)! ”

26:29 And Paul replied, “I pray to God, whether in a short time or in a long time, not only you but also all those who are listening to me today may become such people as I also am, except for these bonds!”
保羅說: “無論是少勸是多勸, 我向神所求的, 不但你一個人, 就是今天一切聽我的, 都要像我一樣, 只是不要像我有這些鎖鍊. ”

26:30 Both the king and the governor got up, and Bernice and those who were sitting with them.
於是, 王和巡撫並百妮基與同坐的人都起來,

26:31 And as they were going out, they were talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”
退到裡面, 彼此談論說: “這人並沒有犯甚麼該死該綁的罪. ”

26:32 And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
亞基帕又對非斯都說: “這人若沒有上告於凱撒, 就可以釋放了. ”

Acts - Chapter 27

27:1 And when it was decided that we would sail away to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius of the Augustan Cohort.
非斯都既然定規了, 叫我們坐船往意大利去, 便將保羅和別的囚犯交給御營裡的一個百夫長, 名叫猶流.

27:2 And we went aboard a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to the places along the coast of Asia and put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
有一隻亞大米田的船, 要沿著亞細亞一帶地方的海邊走, 我們就上了那船開行; 有馬其頓的帖撒羅尼迦人亞里達古和我們同去.

27:3 And on the next day, we put in at Sidon. And Julius, treating Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends to be cared for.
第二天, 到了西頓; 猶流寬待保羅, 准他往朋友那裡去, 受他們的照應.

27:4 And from there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.
從那裡又開船, 因為風不順, 就貼著塞浦路斯背風岸行去.

27:5 And after we had sailed across the open sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we put in at Myra in Lycia.
過了基利家,旁非利亞前面的海, 就到了呂家的每拉.

27:6 And there the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board it.
在那裡, 百夫長遇見一隻亞歷山大的船, 要往意大利去, 便叫我們上了那船.

27:7 And sailing slowly, in many days and with difficulty we came to Cnidus. Because the wind did not permit us to go further, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.
一連多日, 船行得慢, 僅僅來到革尼土的對面. 因為被風攔阻, 就貼著克里特背風岸, 從撒摩尼對面行過.

27:8 And sailing along its coast with difficulty, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near which was the town of Lasea.
我們沿岸行走, 僅僅來到一個地方, 名叫佳澳; 離那裡不遠, 有拉西亞城.

27:9 And because considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul strongly recommended,
走的日子多了, 已經過了禁食的節期, 行船又危險, 保羅就勸眾人說:

27:10 saying to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage is going to end with disaster and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives!”
“眾位, 我看這次行船, 不但貨物和船要受傷損, 大遭破壞, 連我們的性命也難保. ”

27:11 But the centurion was convinced even more by the shipmaster and the shipowner than by what was said by Paul.
但百夫長信從掌船的和船主, 不信從保羅所說的.

27:12 And because the harbor was unsuitable for spending the winter in, the majority decided on a plan to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could arrive at Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing toward the southwest and toward the northwest, to spend the winter there.
且因在這海口過冬不便, 船上的人就多半說, 不如開船離開這地方, 或者能到菲尼基過冬. 菲尼基是克里特的一個海口, 一面朝東北, 一面朝東南.

27:13 And when a southwest wind began to blow gently, because they thought they could accomplish their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed close along Crete.
這時, 微微起了南風, 他們以為得意, 就起了錨, 貼近克里特行去.

27:14 But not long afterward a wind like a hurricane, called the northeaster, rushed down from it.
不多幾時, 狂風從島上撲下來; 那風名叫“友拉革羅”.

27:15 And when the ship was caught and was not able to head into the wind, we gave way and were driven along.
船被風抓住, 敵不住風, 我們就任風颳去.

27:16 And running under the lee of a certain small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat under control.
貼著一個小島的背風岸奔行, 那島名叫高大, 在那裡僅僅收住了小船.

27:17 After hoisting it up, they made use of supports to undergird the ship. And because they were afraid lest they run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and thus were driven along.
既然把小船拉上來, 就用纜索捆綁船底, 又恐怕在賽耳底沙灘上擱了淺, 就落下篷來, 任船飄去.

27:18 And because we were violently battered by the storm, on the next day they began jettisoning the cargo,
我們被風浪逼得甚急, 第二天眾人就把貨物拋在海裡.

27:19 and on the third day they threw overboard the gear of the ship with their own hands.
到第三天, 他們又親手把船上的器具拋棄了.

27:20 But when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and with not a little bad weather confronting us, finally all hope was abandoned that we would be saved.
太陽和星辰多日不顯露, 又有狂風大浪催逼, 我們得救的指望就都絕了.

27:21 And because many were experiencing lack of appetite, at that time Paul stood up in their midst and said, “Men, you ought to have followed my advice not to put out to sea from Crete, and thus avoided this damage and loss!
眾人多日沒有吃甚麼, 保羅就出來站在他們中間, 說: “眾位, 你們本該聽我的話, 不離開克里特, 免得遭這樣的傷損破壞.

27:22 And now I urge you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life from among you, but only of the ship.
現在我還勸你們放心, 你們的性命一個也不失喪, 惟獨失喪這船.

27:23 For this night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve came to me,
因我所屬所事奉的神, 他的使者昨夜站在我旁邊, 說:

27:24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul! It is necessary for you to stand before Caesar, and behold, God has graciously granted you all who are sailing with you.’
‘保羅, 不要害怕, 你必定站在凱撒面前, 並且與你同船的人, 神都賜給你了. ’

27:25 Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that it will be like this—according to the way it was told to me.
所以眾位可以放心, 我信神他怎樣對我說, 事情也要怎樣成就.

27:26 But it is necessary that we run aground on some island.”
只是我們必要撞在一個島上. ”

27:27 And when the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven in the Adriatic Sea about the middle of the night, the sailors suspected they were approaching some land.
到了第十四天夜間, 船在亞得里亞海飄來飄去. 約到半夜, 水手以為漸近旱地,

27:28 And taking soundings, they found twenty fathoms. So going on a little further and taking soundings again, they found fifteen fathoms.
就探深淺, 探得有十二丈; 稍往前行, 又探深淺, 探得有九丈.

27:29 And because they were afraid lest somewhere we run aground against rough places, they threw down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.
恐怕撞在石頭上, 就從船尾拋下四個錨, 盼望天亮.

27:30 And when the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship’s boat into the sea, pretending as if they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,
水手想要逃出船去, 把小船放在海裡, 假作要從船頭拋錨的樣子.

27:31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved!”
保羅對百夫長和兵丁說: “這些人若不等在船上, 你們必不能得救. ”

27:32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.
於是兵丁砍斷小船的繩子, 由它飄去.

27:33 And until the day was about to come, Paul was urging them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have waited anxiously, and you have continued without eating, having taken nothing.
天漸亮的時候, 保羅勸眾人都吃飯, 說: “你們懸望忍餓不吃甚麼, 已經十四天了.

27:34 Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is necessary for your preservation. For not a hair from your head will be lost.”
所以我勸你們吃飯, 這是關乎你們救命的事; 因為你們各人連一根頭髮也不至於損壞. ”

27:35 And after he said these things and took bread, he gave thanks to God in front of them all, and after breaking it, he began to eat.
保羅說了這話, 就拿著餅, 在眾人面前祝謝了神, 擘開吃.

27:36 So they all were encouraged and partook of food themselves.
於是他們都放下心, 也就吃了.

27:37 (Now we were in all two hundred seventy six persons on the ship.)
我們在船上的共有二百七十六個人.

27:38 And when they had eaten their fill of food, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.
他們吃飽了, 就把船上的麥子拋在海裡, 為要叫船輕一點.

27:39 Now when day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which they decided to run the ship ashore if they could.
“到了天亮, 他們不認識那地方, 但見一個海灣, 有岸可登, 就商議能把船攏進去不能.

27:40 And slipping the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes of the steering oars. And hoisting the foresail to the wind that was blowing, they held course for the beach.
於是砍斷纜索, 棄錨在海裡; 同時也鬆開舵繩, 拉起頭篷, 順著風向岸行去.

27:41 But falling into a place of crosscurrents, they ran the ship aground. And the bow stuck fast and stayed immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence.
但遇著兩水夾流的地方, 就把船擱了淺; 船頭膠住不動, 船尾被浪的猛力衝壞.

27:42 Now the plan of the soldiers was that they would kill the prisoners lest any escape by swimming away,
兵丁的意思要把囚犯殺了, 恐怕有洑水脫逃的.

27:43 but the centurion, because he wanted to save Paul, prevented them from doing what they intended, and gave orders that those who were able to swim should jump in first to get to the land,
但百夫長要救保羅, 不准他們任意而行, 就吩咐會洑水的, 跳下水去先上岸;

27:44 and then the rest, some of whom floated on planks and some of whom on anything that was from the ship. And in this way all were brought safely to the land.
其餘的人可以用板子或船上的零碎東西上岸. 這樣, 眾人都得了救, 上了岸.

Acts - Chapter 28

28:1 And after we were brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta.
我們既已得救, 才知道那島名叫馬耳他.

28:2 And the local inhabitants showed extraordinary kindness to us, for they lit a fire and welcomed us all, because of the rain that had begun and because of the cold.
土人看待我們, 有非常的情分; 因為當時下雨, 天氣又冷, 就生火接待我們眾人.

28:3 And when Paul had gathered a large number of sticks and was placing them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.
那時, 保羅拾起一捆柴, 放在火上, 有一條毒蛇, 因為熱了出來, 咬住他的手.

28:4 And when the local people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “Doubtless this man is a murderer whom, although he was rescued from the sea, Justice has not permitted to live!”
土人看見那毒蛇懸在他手上, 就彼此說: “這人必是個兇手, 雖然從海裡救上來, 天理還不容他活著. ”

28:5 He, in turn, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.
保羅竟把那毒蛇甩在火裡, 並沒有受傷.

28:6 But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly to fall down dead. So after they had waited for a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began saying that he was a god.
土人想他必要腫起來, 或是忽然仆倒死了; 看了多時, 見他無害, 就轉念, 說: “他是個神. ”

28:7 Now in the regions around that place were fields belonging to the chief official of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
離那地方不遠, 有田產是島長部百流的; 他接納我們, 盡情款待三日.

28:8 And it happened that the father of Publius was lying down, afflicted with fever and dysentery. Paul went to him and after praying, he placed his hands on him and healed him.
當時, 部百流的父親患熱病和痢疾躺著. 保羅進去, 為他禱告, 按手在他身上, 治好了他.

28:9 And after this had taken place, the rest of those on the island who had diseases were coming and being healed also.
從此, 島上其餘的病人也來, 得了醫治.

28:10 They also honored us with many honors, and when we were putting out to sea, they gave us the things we needed.
他們又多方地尊敬我們; 到了開船的時候, 也把我們所需用的送到船上.

28:11 Now after three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered at the island, an Alexandrian one with the twin gods Castor and Pollux as its insignia.
過了三個月, 我們上了亞歷山大的船往前行; 這船以“宙斯雙子”為記, 是在那海島過了冬的.

28:12 And putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.
到了敘拉古, 我們停泊三日;

28:13 From there we got underway and arrived at Rhegium, and after one day a south wind came up and on the second day we came to Puteoli,
又從那裡繞行, 來到利基翁. 過了一天, 起了南風, 第二天就來到部丟利.

28:14 where we found brothers, and were implored to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.
在那裡遇見弟兄們, 請我們與他們同住了七天. 這樣, 我們來到羅馬.

28:15 And from there the brothers, when they heard the news about us, came to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns. When he saw them, Paul gave thanks to God and took courage.
那裡的弟兄們一聽見我們的信息就出來, 到亞比烏市和三館地方迎接我們. 保羅見了他們, 就感謝神, 放心壯膽.

28:16 And when we entered into Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who was guarding him.
進了羅馬城, (有古卷加: 百夫長把眾囚犯交給御營的統領, 惟有)保羅蒙准和一個看守他的兵另住在一處.

28:17 Now it happened that after three days, he called together those who were the most prominent of the Jews. And when they had assembled, he said to them, “Men and brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, from Jerusalem I was delivered as a prisoner into the hands of the Romans,
過了三天, 保羅請猶太人的首領來. 他們來了, 就對他們說: “弟兄們, 我雖沒有做甚麼事干犯本國的百姓和我們祖宗的規條, 卻被鎖綁, 從耶路撒冷解在羅馬人的手裡.

28:18 who, when they had examined me, were wanting to release me, because there was no basis for an accusation worthy of death with me.
他們審問了我, 就願意釋放我; 因為在我身上, 並沒有該死的罪.

28:19 But because the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar (not as if I had any charge to bring against my own people).
無奈猶太人不服, 我不得已, 只好上告於凱撒, 並非有甚麼事要控告我本國的百姓.

28:20 Therefore for this reason I have requested to see you and to speak with you, for because of the hope of Israel I am wearing this chain!”
因此, 我請你們來見面說話, 我原為以色列人所指望的, 被這鍊子捆鎖. ”

28:21 And they said to him, “We have received no letters about you from Judea, nor has any of the brothers come and reported or spoken anything evil about you.
他們說: “我們並沒有接著從猶太來論你的信, 也沒有弟兄到這裡來報給我們說你有甚麼不好處.

28:22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, for concerning this sect it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.”
但我們願意聽你的意見如何; 因為這教門, 我們曉得是到處被毀謗的. ”

28:23 And when they had set a day with him, many more came to him at his lodging place, to whom he was explaining from early in the morning until evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and attempting to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.
他們和保羅約定了日子, 就有許多人到他的寓處來. 保羅從早到晚, 對他們講論這事, 證明神國的道, 引摩西的律法和先知的書, 以耶穌的事勸勉他們.

28:24 And some were convinced by what was said, but others refused to believe.
他所說的話, 有信的, 有不信的.

28:25 So being in disagreement with one another, they began to leave after Paul made one statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through the prophet Isaiah to your fathers,
他們彼此不合, 就散了; 未散以先, 保羅說了一句話, 說: “聖靈藉先知以賽亞向你們祖宗所說的話是不錯的.

28:26 saying, ‘Go to this people and say, “You will keep on hearing and will never understand, and you will keep on seeing and will never perceive.
他說: 你去告訴這百姓說: 你們聽是要聽見, 卻不明白; 看是要看見, 卻不曉得;

28:27 For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they hear with difficulty, and they have shut their eyes, lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.” ’
因為這百姓油蒙了心, 耳朵發沉, 眼睛閉著; 恐怕眼睛看見, 耳朵聽見, 心裡明白, 回轉過來, 我就醫治他們.

28:28 Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles. They also will listen!”
所以你們當知道, 神這救恩, 如今傳給外邦人, 他們也必聽受. ”(有古卷加:

28:29
保羅說了這話, 猶太人議論紛紛地就走了. )

28:30 So he stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and welcomed all who came to him,
保羅在自己所租的房子裡住了足足兩年. 凡來見他的人, 他全都接待,

28:31 proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.
放膽傳講神國的道, 將主耶穌基督的事教導人, 並沒有人禁止.

Romans (羅馬書)

Romans - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
耶穌基督的僕人保羅, 奉召為使徒, 特派傳神的福音.

1:2 which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy scriptures,
這福音是神從前藉眾先知在聖經上所應許的,

1:3 concerning his Son, who was born a descendant of David according to the flesh,
論到他兒子─我主耶穌基督. 按肉體說, 是從大衛後裔生的;

1:4 who was declared Son of God in power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead of Jesus Christ our Lord,
按聖善的靈說, 因從死裡復活, 以大能顯明是神的兒子.

1:5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name,
我們從他受了恩惠並使徒的職分, 在萬國之中叫人為他的名信服真道;

1:6 among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ.
其中也有你們這蒙召屬耶穌基督的人.

1:7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God, called to be saints. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
我寫信給你們在羅馬,為神所愛,奉召作聖徒的眾人. 願恩惠,平安從我們的父神並主耶穌基督歸與你們!

1:8 First, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed in the whole world.
第一, 我靠著耶穌基督, 為你們眾人感謝我的神, 因你們的信德傳遍了天下.

1:9 For God, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, is my witness, how constantly I make mention of you,
我在他兒子福音上, 用心靈所事奉的神可以見證, 我怎樣不住地提到你們;

1:10 always asking in my prayers if somehow now at last I may succeed to come to you in the will of God.
在禱告之間常常懇求, 或者照神的旨意, 終能得平坦的道路往你們那裡去.

1:11 For I desire to see you, in order that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, in order to strengthen you,
因為我切切地想見你們, 要把些屬靈的恩賜分給你們, 使你們可以堅固;

1:12 that is, to be encouraged together with you through our mutual faith, both yours and mine.
這樣, 我在你們中間, 因你與我彼此的信心, 就可以同得安慰.

1:13 Now I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that often I intended to come to you, and was prevented until now, in order that I might have some fruit among you also, just as also among the rest of the Gentiles.
弟兄們, 我不願意你們不知道, 我屢次定意往你們那裡去, 要在你們中間得些果子, 如同在其餘的外邦人中一樣; 只是到如今仍有阻隔.

1:14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
無論是希臘人,化外人,聰明人,愚拙人, 我都欠他們的債,

1:15 Thus I am eager to proclaim the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
所以情願盡我的力量, 將福音也傳給你們在羅馬的人.

1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
我不以福音為恥; 這福音本是神的大能, 要救一切相信的, 先是猶太人, 後是希臘人.

1:17 For the righteousness of God is revealed in it from faith to faith, just as it is written, “But the one who is righteous by faith will live.”
因為神的義正在這福音上顯明出來; 這義是本於信, 以至於信. 如經上所記: “義人必因信得生. ”

1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and unrighteousness of people, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
原來, 神的忿怒從天上顯明在一切不虔不義的人身上, 就是那些行不義阻擋真理的人.

1:19 because what can be known about God is evident among them, for God made it clear to them.
神的事情, 人所能知道的, 原顯明在人心裡, 因為神已經給他們顯明.

1:20 For from the creation of the world, his invisible attributes, both his eternal power and deity, are discerned clearly, being understood in the things created, so that they are without excuse.
自從造天地以來, 神的永能和神性是明明可知的, 雖是眼不能見, 但藉著所造之物就可以曉得, 叫人無可推諉.

1:21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasoning, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
因為, 他們雖然知道神, 卻不當作神榮耀他, 也不感謝他. 他們的思念變為虛妄, 無知的心就昏暗了.

1:22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
自稱為聰明, 反成了愚拙,

1:23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God with the likeness of an image of mortal human beings and birds and quadrupeds and reptiles.
將不能朽壞之神的榮耀變為偶像, 彷彿必朽壞的人和飛禽,走獸,昆蟲的樣式.

1:24 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to immorality, that their bodies would be dishonored among themselves,
所以, 神任憑他們逞著心裡的情慾行污穢的事, 以致彼此玷辱自己的身體.

1:25 who exchanged the truth of God with a lie, and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed for eternity. Amen.
他們將神的真實變為虛謊, 去敬拜事奉受造之物, 不敬奉那造物的主─主乃是可稱頌的, 直到永遠. 阿們!

1:26 Because of this, God gave them over to degrading passions, for their females exchanged the natural relations for those contrary to nature,
因此, 神任憑他們放縱可羞恥的情慾. 他們的女人把順性的用處變為逆性的用處;

1:27 and likewise also the males, abandoning the natural relations with the female, were inflamed in their desire toward one another, males with males committing the shameless deed, and receiving in themselves the penalty that was necessary for their error.
男人也是如此, 棄了女人順性的用處, 慾火攻心, 彼此貪戀, 男和男行可羞恥的事, 就在自己身上受這妄為當得的報應.

1:28 And just as they did not see fit to recognize God, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do the things that are not proper,
他們既然故意不認識神, 神就任憑他們存邪僻的心, 行那些不合理的事;

1:29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greediness, malice, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malevolence. They are gossipers,
裝滿了各樣不義,邪惡,貪婪,惡毒(或譯: 陰毒); 滿心是嫉妒,凶殺,爭競,詭詐,毒恨;

1:30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boasters, contrivers of evil, disobedient to parents,
又是讒毀的,背後說人的,怨恨神的(或譯: 被神所憎惡的),侮慢人的,狂傲的,自誇的,捏造惡事的,違背父母的,

1:31 senseless, faithless, unfeeling, unmerciful,
無知的,背約的,無親情的,不憐憫人的.

1:32 who, although they know the requirements of God, that those who do such things are worthy of death, not only do they do the same things, but also they approve of those who do them.
他們雖知道神判定行這樣事的人是當死的, 然而他們不但自己去行, 還喜歡別人去行.

Romans - Chapter 2

2:1 Therefore you are without excuse, O man, every one of you who passes judgment. For in that which you pass judgment on someone else, you condemn yourself, for you who are passing judgment are doing the same things.
你這論斷人的, 無論你是誰, 也無可推諉. 你在甚麼事上論斷人, 就在甚麼事上定自己的罪; 因你這論斷人的, 自己所行卻和別人一樣.

2:2 Now we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who do such things.
我們知道這樣行的人, 神必照真理審判他.

2:3 But do you think this, O man who passes judgment on those who do such things, and who does the same things, that you will escape the judgment of God?
你這人哪, 你論斷行這樣事的人, 自己所行的卻和別人一樣, 你以為能逃脫神的審判嗎?

2:4 Or do you despise the wealth of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
還是你藐視他豐富的恩慈,寬容,忍耐, 不曉得他的恩慈是領你悔改呢?

2:5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
你竟任著你剛硬不悔改的心, 為自己積蓄忿怒, 以致神震怒, 顯他公義審判的日子來到.

2:6 who will reward each one according to his works:
他必照各人的行為報應各人.

2:7 to those who, by perseverance in good work, seek glory and honor and immortality, eternal life,
凡恆心行善,尋求榮耀,尊貴和不能朽壞之福的, 就以永生報應他們;

2:8 but to those who act from selfish ambition and who disobey the truth, but who obey unrighteousness, wrath and anger.
惟有結黨,不順從真理,反順從不義的, 就以忿怒,惱恨報應他們;

2:9 There will be affliction and distress for every human being who does evil, of the Jew first and of the Greek,
將患難,困苦加給一切作惡的人, 先是猶太人, 後是希臘人,

2:10 but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and to the Greek.
卻將榮耀,尊貴,平安加給一切行善的人, 先是猶太人, 後是希臘人.

2:11 For there is no partiality with God.
因為神不偏待人.

2:12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
凡沒有律法犯了罪的, 也必不按律法滅亡; 凡在律法以下犯了罪的, 也必按律法受審判.

2:13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be declared righteous.
(原來在神面前, 不是聽律法的為義, 乃是行律法的稱義.

2:14 For whenever the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature the things of the law, these, although they do not have the law, are a law to themselves,
沒有律法的外邦人若順著本性行律法上的事, 他們雖然沒有律法, 自己就是自己的律法.

2:15 who show the work of the law written on their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts one after another accusing or even defending them
這是顯出律法的功用刻在他們心裡, 他們是非之心同作見證, 並且他們的思念互相較量, 或以為是, 或以為非. )

2:16 on the day when God judges the secret things of people, according to my gospel, through Christ Jesus.
就在神藉耶穌基督審判人隱祕事的日子, 照著我的福音所言.

2:17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God
你稱為猶太人, 又倚靠律法, 且指著神誇口;

2:18 and know his will and approve the things that are superior, because you are instructed by the law,
既從律法中受了教訓, 就曉得神的旨意, 也能分別是非(或譯: 也喜愛那美好的事);

2:19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light of those in darkness,
又深信自己是給瞎子領路的, 是黑暗中人的光,

2:20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, having the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
是蠢笨人的師傅, 是小孩子的先生, 在律法上有知識和真理的模範.

2:21 Therefore, the one who teaches someone else, do you not teach yourself? The one who preaches not to steal, do you steal?
你既是教導別人, 還不教導自己嗎? 你講說人不可偷竊, 自己還偷竊嗎?

2:22 The one who says not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? The one who abhors idols, do you rob temples?
你說人不可姦淫, 自己還姦淫嗎? 你厭惡偶像, 自己還偷竊廟中之物嗎?

2:23 Who boast in the law, by the transgression of the law you dishonor God!
你指著律法誇口, 自己倒犯律法,玷辱神嗎?

2:24 For just as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
神的名在外邦人中, 因你們受了褻瀆, 正如經上所記的.

2:25 For circumcision is of value if you do the law, but if you should be a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
你若是行律法的, 割禮固然於你有益; 若是犯律法的, 你的割禮就算不得割禮.

2:26 Therefore, if the uncircumcised person follows the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be credited for circumcision?
所以那未受割禮的, 若遵守律法的條例, 他雖然未受割禮, 豈不算是有割禮嗎?

2:27 And the uncircumcised person by nature who carries out the law will judge you who, though provided with the precise written code and circumcision are a transgressor of the law.
而且那本來未受割禮的, 若能全守律法, 豈不是要審判你這有儀文和割禮竟犯律法的人嗎?

2:28 For the Jew is not one outwardly, nor is circumcision outwardly, in the flesh.
因為外面作猶太人的, 不是真猶太人; 外面肉身的割禮, 也不是真割禮.

2:29 But the Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter, whose praise is not from people but from God.
惟有裡面作的, 才是真猶太人; 真割禮也是心裡的, 在乎靈, 不在乎儀文. 這人的稱讚不是從人來的, 乃是從神來的.

Romans - Chapter 3

3:1 Therefore, what is the advantage of the Jew, or what is the use of circumcision?
這樣說來, 猶太人有甚麼長處? 割禮有甚麼益處呢?

3:2 Much in every way. For first, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
凡事大有好處: 第一是神的聖言交託他們.

3:3 What is the result if some refused to believe? Their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?
即便有不信的, 這有何妨呢? 難道他們的不信就廢掉神的信嗎?

3:4 May it never be! But let God be true but every human being a liar, just as it is written, “In order that you may be justified in your words, and may prevail when you are judged.”
斷乎不能! 不如說, 神是真實的, 人都是虛謊的. 如經上所記: 你責備人的時候, 顯為公義; 被人議論的時候, 可以得勝.

3:5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? God, who inflicts wrath, is not unjust, is he? (I am speaking according to a human perspective.)
我且照著人的常話說, 我們的不義若顯出神的義來, 我們可以怎麼說呢? 神降怒, 是他不義嗎?

3:6 May it never be! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?
斷乎不是! 若是這樣, 神怎能審判世界呢?

3:7 But if by my lying, the truth of God abounded to his glory, why am I also still condemned as a sinner?
若神的真實, 因我的虛謊越發顯出他的榮耀, 為甚麼我還受審判, 好像罪人呢?

3:8 And why not (as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we say), “Let us do evil, in order that good may come of it? Their condemnation is just!
為甚麼不說, 我們可以作惡以成善呢? 這是毀謗我們的人說我們有這話. 這等人定罪是該當的.

3:9 What then? Do we have an advantage? Not at all. For we have already charged both Jews and Greeks are all under sin,
這卻怎麼樣呢? 我們比他們強嗎? 決不是的! 因我們已經證明: 猶太人和希臘人都在罪惡之下.

3:10 just as it is written, “There is no one righteous, not even one;
就如經上所記: 沒有義人, 連一個也沒有.

3:11 there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.
沒有明白的; 沒有尋求神的;

3:12 All have turned aside together; they have become worthless; There is no one who practices kindness; there is not even one.
都是偏離正路, 一同變為無用. 沒有行善的, 連一個也沒有.

3:13 Their throat is an opened grave; they deceive with their tongues; the venom of asps is under their lips,
他們的喉嚨是敞開的墳墓; 他們用舌頭弄詭詐, 嘴唇裡有虺蛇的毒氣,

3:14 whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
滿口是咒罵苦毒.

3:15 Their feet are swift to shed blood;
殺人流血, 他們的腳飛跑,

3:16 destruction and distress are in their paths,
所經過的路便行殘害暴虐的事.

3:17 and they have not known the way of peace.
平安的路, 他們未曾知道;

3:18 The fear of God is not before their eyes.”
他們眼中不怕神.

3:19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those under the law, in order that every mouth may be closed and the whole world may become accountable to God.
我們曉得律法上的話都是對律法以下之人說的, 好塞住各人的口, 叫普世的人都伏在神審判之下.

3:20 For by the works of the law no person will be declared righteous before him, for through the law comes knowledge of sin.
所以凡有血氣的, 沒有一個因行律法能在神面前稱義, 因為律法本是叫人知罪.

3:21 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified about by the law and the prophets—
但如今, 神的義在律法以外已經顯明出來, 有律法和先知為證:

3:22 that is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. For there is no distinction,
就是神的義, 因信耶穌基督加給一切相信的人, 並沒有分別.

3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
因為世人都犯了罪, 虧缺了神的榮耀;

3:24 being justified as a gift by his grace, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,
如今卻蒙神的恩典, 因基督耶穌的救贖, 就白白地稱義.

3:25 whom God made publicly available as the mercy seat through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, because of the passing over of previously committed sins,
神設立耶穌作挽回祭, 是憑著耶穌的血, 藉著人的信, 要顯明神的義; 因為他用忍耐的心寬容人先時所犯的罪,

3:26 in the forbearance of God, for the demonstration of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just and the one who justifies the person by faith in Jesus.
好在今時顯明他的義, 使人知道他自己為義, 也稱信耶穌的人為義.

3:27 Therefore, where is boasting? It has been excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
既是這樣, 哪裡能誇口呢? 沒有可誇的了. 用何法沒有的呢? 是用立功之法嗎? 不是, 乃用信主之法.

3:28 For we consider a person to be justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
所以(有古卷: 因為)我們看定了: 人稱義是因著信, 不在乎遵行律法.

3:29 Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, also of the Gentiles,
難道神只作猶太人的神嗎? 不也是作外邦人的神嗎? 是的, 也作外邦人的神.

3:30 since God is one, who will justify those who are circumcised by faith and those who are uncircumcised through faith.
神既是一位, 他就要因信稱那受割禮的為義, 也要因信稱那未受割禮的為義.

3:31 Therefore, do we nullify the law through faith? May it never be! But we uphold the law.
這樣, 我們因信廢了律法嗎? 斷乎不是! 更是堅固律法.

Romans - Chapter 4

4:1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has found?
如此說來, 我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕憑著肉體得了甚麼呢?

4:2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
倘若亞伯拉罕是因行為稱義, 就有可誇的; 只是在神面前並無可誇.

4:3 For what does the scripture say? “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness.”
經上說甚麼呢? 說: “亞伯拉罕信神, 這就算為他的義. ”

4:4 Now to the one who works, his pay is not credited according to grace, but according to his due.
做工的得工價, 不算恩典, 乃是該得的;

4:5 But to the one who does not work, but who believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited for righteousness,
惟有不做工的, 只信稱罪人為義的神, 他的信就算為義.

4:6 just as David also speaks about the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
正如大衛稱那在行為以外蒙神算為義的人是有福的.

4:7 “Blessed are they whose lawless deeds have been forgiven, and whose sins are covered over.
他說: 得赦免其過,遮蓋其罪的, 這人是有福的.

4:8 Blessed is the person against whom the Lord will never count sin.”
主不算為有罪的, 這人是有福的.

4:9 Therefore, is this blessing for those who are circumcised, or also for those who are uncircumcised? For we say, “Faith was credited to Abraham for righteousness.”
如此看來, 這福是單加給那受割禮的人嗎? 不也是加給那未受割禮的人嗎? 因我們所說, 亞伯拉罕的信, 就算為他的義,

4:10 How then was it credited? While he was circumcised or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised but while uncircumcised!
是怎麼算的呢? 是在他受割禮的時候呢? 是在他未受割禮的時候呢? 不是在受割禮的時候, 乃是在未受割禮的時候.

4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness by faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he could be the father of all who believe although they are uncircumcised, so that righteousness could be credited to them,
並且他受了割禮的記號, 作他未受割禮的時候因信稱義的印證, 叫他作一切未受割禮而信之人的父, 使他們也算為義;

4:12 and the father of those who are circumcised to those who are not only from the circumcision, but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised.
又作受割禮之人的父, 就是那些不但受割禮, 並且按我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮而信之蹤跡去行的人.

4:13 For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants, that he would be heir of the world, was not through the law, but through the righteousness by faith.
因為神應許亞伯拉罕和他後裔, 必得承受世界, 不是因律法, 乃是因信而得的義.

4:14 For if those of the law are heirs, faith is rendered void and the promise is nullified.
若是屬乎律法的人才得為後嗣, 信就歸於虛空, 應許也就廢棄了.

4:15 For the law produces wrath, but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
因為律法是惹動忿怒的(或譯: 叫人受刑的); 哪裡沒有律法, 那裡就沒有過犯.

4:16 Because of this, it is by faith, in order that it may be according to grace, so that the promise may be secure to all the descendants, not only to those of the law, but also to those of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
所以人得為後嗣是本乎信, 因此就屬乎恩, 叫應許定然歸給一切後裔; 不但歸給那屬乎律法的, 也歸給那效法亞伯拉罕之信的.

4:17 (just as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”) before God, in whom he believed, the one who makes the dead alive and who calls the things that are not as though they are,
亞伯拉罕所信的, 是那叫死人復活,使無變為有的神, 他在主面前作我們世人的父. 如經上所記: “我已經立你作多國的父. ”

4:18 who against hope believed in hope, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was said, “so will your descendants be.”
他在無可指望的時候, 因信仍有指望, 就得以作多國的父, 正如先前所說: “你的後裔將要如此. ”

4:19 And not being weak in faith, he considered his own body as good as dead, because he was approximately a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
他將近百歲的時候, 雖然想到自己的身體如同已死, 撒拉的生育已經斷絕, 他的信心還是不軟弱;

4:20 And he did not waver in unbelief at the promise of God, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God
並且仰望神的應許, 總沒有因不信心裡起疑惑, 反倒因信心裡得堅固, 將榮耀歸給神,

4:21 and being fully convinced that what he had promised, he was also able to do.
且滿心相信神所應許的必能做成.

4:22 Therefore it was credited to him for righteousness.
所以, 這就算為他的義.

4:23 But it was not written for the sake of him alone that it was credited to him,
“算為他義”的這句話不是單為他寫的,

4:24 but also for the sake of us to whom it is going to be credited, to those who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
也是為我們將來得算為義之人寫的, 就是我們這信神使我們的主耶穌從死裡復活的人.

4:25 who was handed over on account of our trespasses, and was raised up in the interest of our justification.
耶穌被交給人, 是為我們的過犯; 復活, 是為叫我們稱義(或譯: 耶穌是為我們的過犯交付了, 是為我們稱義復活了).

Romans - Chapter 5

5:1 Therefore, because we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
我們既因信稱義, 就藉著我們的主耶穌基督得與神相和.

5:2 through whom also we have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
我們又藉著他, 因信得進入現在所站的這恩典中, 並且歡歡喜喜盼望神的榮耀.

5:3 And not only this, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces patient endurance,
不但如此, 就是在患難中也是歡歡喜喜的; 因為知道患難生忍耐,

5:4 and patient endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope,
忍耐生老練, 老練生盼望;

5:5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
盼望不至於羞恥, 因為所賜給我們的聖靈將神的愛澆灌在我們心裡.

5:6 For while we were still helpless, yet at the proper time Christ died for the ungodly.
因我們還軟弱的時候, 基督就按所定的日期為罪人死.

5:7 For only rarely will someone die on behalf of a righteous person (for on behalf of a good person possibly someone might even dare to die),
為義人死, 是少有的; 為仁人死, 或者有敢做的.

5:8 but God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
惟有基督在我們還作罪人的時候為我們死, 神的愛就在此向我們顯明了.

5:9 Therefore, by much more, because we have been declared righteous now by his blood, we will be saved through him from the wrath.
現在我們既靠著他的血稱義, 就更要藉著他免去神的忿怒.

5:10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, by much more, having been reconciled, we will be saved by his life.
因為我們作仇敵的時候, 且藉著神兒子的死, 得與神和好; 既已和好, 就更要因他的生得救了.

5:11 And not only this, but also we are boasting in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
不但如此, 我們既藉著我主耶穌基督得與神和好, 也就藉著他以神為樂.

5:12 Because of this, just as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death spread to all people because all sinned.
這就如罪是從一人入了世界, 死又是從罪來的; 於是死就臨到眾人, 因為眾人都犯了罪.

5:13 For until the law, sin was in the world, but sin is not charged to one’s account when there is no law.
沒有律法之先, 罪已經在世上; 但沒有律法, 罪也不算罪.

5:14 But death reigned from Adam until Moses even over those who did not sin in the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of the one who is to come.
然而從亞當到摩西, 死就作了王, 連那些不與亞當犯一樣罪過的, 也在他的權下. 亞當乃是那以後要來之人的預像.

5:15 But the gift is not like the trespass, for if by the trespass of the one, the many died, by much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, multiply to the many.
只是過犯不如恩賜, 若因一人的過犯, 眾人都死了, 何況神的恩典, 與那因耶穌基督一人恩典中的賞賜, 豈不更加倍地臨到眾人嗎?

5:16 And the gift is not as through the one who sinned, for on the one hand, judgment from the one sin led to condemnation, but the gift, from many trespasses, led to justification.
因一人犯罪就定罪, 也不如恩賜, 原來審判是由一人而定罪, 恩賜乃是由許多過犯而稱義.

5:17 For if by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through the one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.
若因一人的過犯, 死就因這一人作了王, 何況那些受洪恩又蒙所賜之義的, 豈不更要因耶穌基督一人在生命中作王嗎?

5:18 Consequently therefore, as through one trespass came condemnation to all people, so also through one righteous deed came justification of life to all people.
如此說來, 因一次的過犯, 眾人都被定罪; 照樣, 因一次的義行, 眾人也就被稱義得生命了.

5:19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one, the many will be made righteous.
因一人的悖逆, 眾人成為罪人; 照樣, 因一人的順從, 眾人也成為義了.

5:20 Now the law came in as a side issue, in order that the trespass could increase, but where sin increased, grace was present in greater abundance,
律法本是外添的, 叫過犯顯多; 只是罪在哪裡顯多, 恩典就更顯多了.

5:21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
就如罪作王叫人死; 照樣, 恩典也藉著義作王, 叫人因我們的主耶穌基督得永生.

Romans - Chapter 6

6:1 What therefore shall we say? Shall we continue in sin, in order that grace may increase?
這樣, 怎麼說呢? 我們可以仍在罪中,叫恩典顯多嗎?

6:2 May it never be! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
斷乎不可! 我們在罪上死了的人豈可仍在罪中活著呢?

6:3 Or do you not know that as many as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
豈不知我們這受洗歸入基督耶穌的人是受洗歸入他的死嗎?

6:4 Therefore we have been buried with him through baptism into death, in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we may live a new way of life.
所以, 我們藉著洗禮歸入死, 和他一同埋葬, 原是叫我們一舉一動有新生的樣式, 像基督藉著父的榮耀從死裡復活一樣.

6:5 For if we have become identified with him in the likeness of his death, certainly also we will be identified with him in the likeness of his resurrection,
我們若在他死的形狀上與他聯合, 也要在他復活的形狀上與他聯合;

6:6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified together with him, in order that the body of sin may be done away with, that we may no longer be enslaved to sin.
因為知道我們的舊人和他同釘十字架, 使罪身滅絕, 叫我們不再作罪的奴僕;

6:7 For the one who has died has been freed from sin.
因為已死的人是脫離了罪.

6:8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him,
我們若是與基督同死, 就信必與他同活.

6:9 knowing that Christ, because he has been raised from the dead, is going to die no more, death no longer being master over him.
因為知道基督既從死裡復活, 就不再死, 死也不再作他的主了.

6:10 For that death he died, he died to sin once and never again, but that life he lives, he lives to God.
他死是向罪死了, 只有一次; 他活是向神活著.

6:11 So also you, consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
這樣, 你們向罪也當看自己是死的; 向神在基督耶穌裡, 卻當看自己是活的.

6:12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey its desires,
所以, 不要容罪在你們必死的身上作王, 使你們順從身子的私慾.

6:13 and do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and your members to God as instruments of righteousness.
也不要將你們的肢體獻給罪作不義的器具; 倒要像從死裡復活的人, 將自己獻給神, 並將肢體作義的器具獻給神.

6:14 For sin will not be master over you, because you are not under law, but under grace.
罪必不能作你們的主; 因你們不在律法之下, 乃在恩典之下.

6:15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be!
這卻怎麼樣呢? 我們在恩典之下, 不在律法之下, 就可以犯罪嗎? 斷乎不可!

6:16 Do you not know that to whomever you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to whomever you obey, whether sin, leading to death, or obedience, leading to righteousness?
豈不曉得你們獻上自己作奴僕, 順從誰, 就作誰的奴僕嗎? 或作罪的奴僕, 以至於死; 或作順命的奴僕, 以致成義.

6:17 But thanks be to God that you were slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted,
感謝神! 因為你們從前雖然作罪的奴僕, 現今卻從心裡順服了所傳給你們道理的模範.

6:18 and having been set free from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.
你們既從罪裡得了釋放, 就作了義的奴僕.

6:19 (I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.) For just as you presented your members as slaves to immorality and lawlessness, leading to lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, leading to sanctification.
我因你們肉體的軟弱, 就照人的常話對你們說. 你們從前怎樣將肢體獻給不潔不法作奴僕, 以至於不法; 現今也要照樣將肢體獻給義作奴僕, 以至於成聖.

6:20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with respect to righteousness.
因為你們作罪之奴僕的時候, 就不被義約束了.

6:21 Therefore what sort of fruit did you have then, about which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
你們現今所看為羞恥的事, 當日有甚麼果子呢? 那些事的結局就是死.

6:22 But now, having been set free from sin and having been enslaved to God, you have your fruit leading to sanctification, and its end is eternal life.
但現今, 你們既從罪裡得了釋放, 作了神的奴僕, 就有成聖的果子, 那結局就是永生.

6:23 For the compensation due sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
因為罪的工價乃是死; 惟有神的恩賜, 在我們的主基督耶穌裡, 乃是永生.

Romans - Chapter 7

7:1 Or do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is master of a person for as long a time as he lives?
弟兄們, 我現在對明白律法的人說, 你們豈不曉得律法管人是在活著的時候嗎?

7:2 For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the husband.
就如女人有了丈夫, 丈夫還活著, 就被律法約束; 丈夫若死了, 就脫離了丈夫的律法.

7:3 Therefore as a result, if she belongs to another man while her husband is living, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress if she belongs to another man.
所以丈夫活著, 她若歸於別人, 便叫淫婦; 丈夫若死了, 她就脫離了丈夫的律法, 雖然歸於別人, 也不是淫婦.

7:4 So then, my brothers, you also were brought to death with respect to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to the one who was raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.
我的弟兄們, 這樣說來, 你們藉著基督的身體, 在律法上也是死了, 叫你們歸於別人, 就是歸於那從死裡復活的, 叫我們結果子給神.

7:5 For when we were in the flesh, sinful desires were working through the law in our members, to bear fruit for death.
因為我們屬肉體的時候, 那因律法而生的惡慾就在我們肢體中發動, 以致結成死亡的果子.

7:6 But now we have been released from the law, because we have died to that by which we were bound, so that we may serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter of the law.
但我們既然在捆我們的律法上死了, 現今就脫離了律法, 叫我們服事主, 要按著心靈(心靈: 或譯聖靈)的新樣, 不按著儀文的舊樣.

7:7 What then shall we say? Is the law sin? May it never be! But I would not have known sin except through the law, for I would not have known covetousness if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
這樣, 我們可說甚麼呢? 律法是罪嗎? 斷乎不是! 只是非因律法, 我就不知何為罪. 非律法說“不可起貪心”, 我就不知何為貪心.

7:8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
然而, 罪趁著機會, 就藉著誡命叫諸般的貪心在我裡頭發動; 因為沒有律法, 罪是死的.

7:9 And I was alive once, apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life
我以前沒有律法是活著的; 但是誡命來到, 罪又活了, 我就死了.

7:10 and I died, and this commandment which was to lead to life was found with respect to me to lead to death.
那本來叫人活的誡命, 反倒叫我死;

7:11 For sin, seizing the opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.
因為罪趁著機會, 就藉著誡命引誘我, 並且殺了我.

7:12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
這樣看來, 律法是聖潔的, 誡命也是聖潔,公義,良善的.

7:13 Therefore, did that which is good become death to me? May it never be! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be recognized as sin, producing death through what is good for me, in order that sin might become sinful to an extraordinary degree through the commandment.
既然如此, 那良善的是叫我死嗎? 斷乎不是! 叫我死的乃是罪. 但罪藉著那良善的叫我死, 就顯出真是罪, 叫罪因著誡命更顯出是惡極了.

7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold into slavery to sin.
我們原曉得律法是屬乎靈的, 但我是屬乎肉體的, 是已經賣給罪了.

7:15 For what I am doing I do not understand, because what I want to do, this I do not practice, but what I hate, this I do.
因為我所做的, 我自己不明白; 我所願意的, 我並不做; 我所恨惡的, 我倒去做.

7:16 But if what I do not want to do, this I do, I agree with the law that it is good.
若我所做的, 是我所不願意的, 我就應承律法是善的.

7:17 But now I am no longer the one doing it, but sin that lives in me.
既是這樣, 就不是我做的, 乃是住在我裡頭的罪做的.

7:18 For I know that good does not live in me, that is, in my flesh. For the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not.
我也知道, 在我裡頭, 就是我肉體之中, 沒有良善. 因為, 立志為善由得我, 只是行出來由不得我.

7:19 For the good that I want to do, I do not do, but the evil that I do not want to do, this I do.
故此, 我所願意的善, 我反不做; 我所不願意的惡, 我倒去做.

7:20 But if what I do not want to do, this I am doing, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin that lives in me.
若我去做所不願意做的, 就不是我做的, 乃是住在我裡頭的罪做的.

7:21 Consequently, I find the principle with me, the one who wants to do good, that evil is present with me.
我覺得有個律, 就是我願意為善的時候, 便有惡與我同在.

7:22 For I joyfully agree with the law of God in my inner person,
因為按著我裡面的意思(原文是人), 我是喜歡神的律;

7:23 but I observe another law in my members, at war with the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that exists in my members.
但我覺得肢體中另有個律和我心中的律交戰, 把我擄去, 叫我附從那肢體中犯罪的律.

7:24 Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
我真是苦啊! 誰能救我脫離這取死的身體呢?

7:25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself with my mind am enslaved to the law of God, but with my flesh I am enslaved to the law of sin.
感謝神, 靠著我們的主耶穌基督就能脫離了. 這樣看來, 我以內心順服神的律, 我肉體卻順服罪的律了.

Romans - Chapter 8

8:1 Consequently, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
如今, 那些在基督耶穌裡的就不定罪了.

8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
因為賜生命聖靈的律, 在基督耶穌裡釋放了我, 使我脫離罪和死的律了.

8:3 For what was impossible for the law, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
律法既因肉體軟弱, 有所不能行的, 神就差遣自己的兒子, 成為罪身的形狀, 作了贖罪祭, 在肉體中定了罪案,

8:4 in order that the requirement of the law would be fulfilled in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
使律法的義成就在我們這不隨從肉體,只隨從聖靈的人身上.

8:5 For those who are living according to the flesh are intent on the things of the flesh, but those who are living according to the Spirit are intent on the things of the Spirit.
因為, 隨從肉體的人體貼肉體的事; 隨從聖靈的人體貼聖靈的事.

8:6 For the mindset of the flesh is death, but the mindset of the Spirit is life and peace,
體貼肉體的, 就是死; 體貼聖靈的, 乃是生命,平安.

8:7 because the mindset of the flesh is enmity toward God, for it is not subjected to the law of God, for it is not able to do so,
原來體貼肉體的, 就是與神為仇; 因為不服神的律法, 也是不能服,

8:8 and those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.
而且屬肉體的人不能得神的喜歡.

8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, this person does not belong to him.
如果神的靈住在你們心裡, 你們就不屬肉體, 乃屬聖靈了. 人若沒有基督的靈, 就不是屬基督的.

8:10 But if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
基督若在你們心裡, 身體就因罪而死, 心靈卻因義而活.

8:11 And if the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, the one who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also make alive your mortal bodies through his Spirit who lives in you.
然而, 叫耶穌從死裡復活者的靈若住在你們心裡, 那叫基督耶穌從死裡復活的, 也必藉著住在你們心裡的聖靈, 使你們必死的身體又活過來.

8:12 So then, brothers, we are obligated not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
弟兄們, 這樣看來, 我們並不是欠肉體的債去順從肉體活著.

8:13 For if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
你們若順從肉體活著, 必要死; 若靠著聖靈治死身體的惡行, 必要活著.

8:14 For all those who are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
因為凡被神的靈引導的, 都是神的兒子.

8:15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
你們所受的, 不是奴僕的心, 仍舊害怕; 所受的, 乃是兒子的心, 因此我們呼叫: “阿爸! 父! ”

8:16 The Spirit himself confirms to our spirit that we are children of God,
聖靈與我們的心同證我們是神的兒女;

8:17 and if children, also heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer together with him so that we may also be glorified together with him.
既是兒女, 便是後嗣, 就是神的後嗣, 和基督同作後嗣. 如果我們和他一同受苦, 也必和他一同得榮耀.

8:18 For I consider that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us.
我想, 現在的苦楚若比起將來要顯於我們的榮耀就不足介意了.

8:19 For the eagerly expecting creation awaits eagerly the revelation of the sons of God.
受造之物切望等候神的眾子顯出來.

8:20 For the creation has been subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the one who subjected it, in hope
因為受造之物服在虛空之下, 不是自己願意, 乃是因那叫他如此的.

8:21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its servility to decay, into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
但受造之物仍然指望脫離敗壞的轄制, 得享(享: 原文是入)神兒女自由的榮耀.

8:22 For we know that the whole creation groans together and suffers agony together until now.
我們知道, 一切受造之物一同歎息, 勞苦, 直到如今.

8:23 Not only this, but we ourselves also, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves while we await eagerly our adoption, the redemption of our body.
不但如此, 就是我們這有聖靈初結果子的, 也是自己心裡歎息, 等候得著兒子的名分, 乃是我們的身體得贖.

8:24 For in hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what he sees?
我們得救是在乎盼望; 只是所見的盼望不是盼望, 誰還盼望他所見的呢(有古卷: 人所看見的何必再盼望呢)?

8:25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we await it eagerly with patient endurance.
但我們若盼望那所不見的, 就必忍耐等候.

8:26 And likewise also, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as one ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with unexpressed groanings.
況且, 我們的軟弱有聖靈幫助; 我們本不曉得當怎樣禱告, 只是聖靈親自用說不出來的歎息替我們禱告.

8:27 And the one who searches our hearts knows what the mindset of the Spirit is, because he intercedes on behalf of the saints according to the will of God.
鑒察人心的, 曉得聖靈的意思, 因為聖靈照著神的旨意替聖徒祈求.

8:28 And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose,
我們曉得萬事都互相效力, 叫愛神的人得益處, 就是按他旨意被召的人.

8:29 because those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brothers.
因為他預先所知道的人, 就預先定下效法他兒子的模樣, 使他兒子在許多弟兄中作長子.

8:30 And those whom he predestined, these he also called, and those whom he called, these he also justified, and those whom he justified, these he also glorified.
預先所定下的人又召他們來; 所召來的人又稱他們為義; 所稱為義的人又叫他們得榮耀.

8:31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
既是這樣, 還有甚麼說的呢? 神若幫助我們, 誰能敵擋我們呢?

8:32 Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also, together with him, freely give us all things?
神既不愛惜自己的兒子, 為我們眾人捨了, 豈不也把萬物和他一同白白地賜給我們嗎?

8:33 Who will bring charges against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies.
誰能控告神所揀選的人呢? 有神稱他們為義了(或譯: 是稱他們為義的神嗎).

8:34 Who is the one who condemns? Christ is the one who died, and more than that, who was raised, who is also at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
誰能定他們的罪呢? 有基督耶穌已經死了, 而且從死裡復活, 現今在神的右邊, 也替我們祈求(有基督....或譯: 是已經死了, 而且從死裡復活, 現今在神的右邊, 也替我們祈求的基督耶穌嗎).

8:35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will affliction or distress or persecution or hunger or lack of sufficient clothing or danger or the sword?
誰能使我們與基督的愛隔絕呢? 難道是患難嗎? 是困苦嗎? 是逼迫嗎? 是飢餓嗎? 是赤身露體嗎? 是危險嗎? 是刀劍嗎?

8:36 Just as it is written, “On account of you we are being put to death the whole day long; we are considered as sheep for slaughter.”
如經上所記: 我們為你的緣故終日被殺; 人看我們如將宰的羊.

8:37 No, but in all these things we prevail completely through the one who loved us.
然而, 靠著愛我們的主, 在這一切的事上已經得勝有餘了.

8:38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
因為我深信無論是死, 是生, 是天使, 是掌權的, 是有能的, 是現在的事, 是將來的事,

8:39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
是高處的, 是低處的, 是別的受造之物, 都不能叫我們與神的愛隔絕; 這愛是在我們的主基督耶穌裡的.

Romans - Chapter 9

9:1 I am telling the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears witness to me in the Holy Spirit—
我在基督裡說真話, 並不謊言, 有我良心被聖靈感動, 給我作見證:

9:2 that my grief is great and there is constant distress in my heart.
我是大有憂愁, 心裡時常傷痛;

9:3 For I could wish myself to be accursed from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my fellow countrymen according to the flesh,
為我弟兄, 我骨肉之親, 就是自己被咒詛, 與基督分離, 我也願意.

9:4 who are Israelites, to whom belong the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the temple service, and the promises,
他們是以色列人; 那兒子的名分,榮耀,諸約,律法,禮儀,應許都是他們的.

9:5 to whom belong the patriarchs, and from whom is the Christ according to human descent, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.
列祖就是他們的祖宗; 按肉體說, 基督也是從他們出來的. 他是在萬有之上, 永遠可稱頌的神. 阿們!

9:6 But it is not as if the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel,
這不是說神的話落了空. 因為從以色列生的不都是以色列人,

9:7 nor are they all children because they are descendants of Abraham, but “In Isaac will your descendants be named.”
也不因為是亞伯拉罕的後裔就都作他的兒女; 惟獨“從以撒生的才要稱為你的後裔. ”

9:8 That is, it is not the children by human descent who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.
這就是說, 肉身所生的兒女不是神的兒女, 惟獨那應許的兒女才算是後裔.

9:9 For the statement of the promise is this: “At this time I will return and Sarah will have a son.”
因為所應許的話是這樣說: “到明年這時候我要來, 撒拉必生一個兒子. ”

9:10 And not only this, but also when Rebecca conceived children by one man, Isaac our father—
不但如此, 還有利百加, 既從一個人, 就是從我們的祖宗以撒懷了孕,

9:11 for although they had not yet been born, or done anything good or evil, in order that the purpose of God according to election might remain,
(雙子還沒有生下來, 善惡還沒有做出來, 只因要顯明神揀選人的旨意, 不在乎人的行為, 乃在乎召人的主. )

9:12 not by works but by the one who calls—it was said to her, “The older will serve the younger,”
神就對利百加說: “將來, 大的要服事小的. ”

9:13 just as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
正如經上所記: 雅各是我所愛的; 以掃是我所惡的.

9:14 What then shall we say? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be!
這樣, 我們可說甚麼呢? 難道神有甚麼不公平嗎? 斷乎沒有!

9:15 For to Moses he says, “I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion.”
因他對摩西說: 我要憐憫誰就憐憫誰, 要恩待誰就恩待誰.

9:16 Consequently therefore, it does not depend on the one who wills or on the one who runs, but on God who shows mercy.
據此看來, 這不在乎那定意的, 也不在乎那奔跑的, 只在乎發憐憫的神.

9:17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very reason I have raised you up, so that I may demonstrate my power in you, and so that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
因為經上有話向法老說: “我將你興起來, 特要在你身上彰顯我的權能, 並要使我的名傳遍天下. ”

9:18 Consequently therefore, he has mercy on whomever he wishes, and he hardens whomever he wishes.
如此看來, 神要憐憫誰就憐憫誰, 要叫誰剛硬就叫誰剛硬.

9:19 Therefore you will say to me, “Why then does he still find fault? For who has resisted his will?
這樣, 你必對我說: “他為甚麼還指責人呢? 有誰抗拒他的旨意呢? ”

9:20 On the contrary, O man, who are you who answers back to God? Will what is molded say to the one who molded it, “Why did you make me like this”?
你這個人哪, 你是誰, 竟敢向神強嘴呢? 受造之物豈能對造他的說: “你為甚麼這樣造我呢? ”

9:21 Or does the potter not have authority over the clay, to make from the same lump a vessel that is for honorable use and one that is for ordinary use?
窯匠難道沒有權柄從一團泥裡拿一塊做成貴重的器皿, 又拿一塊做成卑賤的器皿嗎?

9:22 And what if God, wanting to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction?
倘若神要顯明他的忿怒, 彰顯他的權能, 就多多忍耐寬容那可怒,預備遭毀滅的器皿,

9:23 And he did so in order that he could make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy that he prepared beforehand for glory,
又要將他豐盛的榮耀彰顯在那蒙憐憫,早預備得榮耀的器皿上.

9:24 us whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?
這器皿就是我們被神所召的, 不但是從猶太人中, 也是從外邦人中. 這有甚麼不可呢?

9:25 As he also says in Hosea, “I will call those who were not my people, ‘My people,’ and those who were not loved, ‘Loved.’
就像神在何西阿書上說: 那本來不是我子民的, 我要稱為“我的子民”; 本來不是蒙愛的, 我要稱為“蒙愛的”.

9:26 And it will be in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ ”
從前在甚麼地方對他們說: 你們不是我的子民, 將來就在那裡稱他們為“永生神的兒子”.

9:27 And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Even if the number of the sons of Israel is like the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved,
以賽亞指著以色列人喊著說: “以色列人雖多如海沙, 得救的不過是剩下的餘數;

9:28 for the Lord will execute his sentence thoroughly and decisively upon the earth.”
因為主要在世上施行他的話, 叫他的話都成全, 速速地完結. ”

9:29 And just as Isaiah foretold, “If the Lord of hosts had not left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom and would have resembled Gomorrah.”
又如以賽亞先前說過: 若不是萬軍之主給我們存留餘種, 我們早已像所多瑪,蛾摩拉的樣子了.

9:30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness—even the righteousness that is by faith.
這樣, 我們可說甚麼呢? 那本來不追求義的外邦人反得了義, 就是因信而得的義.

9:31 But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, did not attain to the law.
但以色列人追求律法的義, 反得不著律法的義.

9:32 Why that? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if by works. They stumbled over the stone that causes people to stumble,
這是甚麼緣故呢? 是因為他們不憑著信心求, 只憑著行為求; 他們正跌在那絆腳石上.

9:33 just as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble, and a rock that causes them to fall, and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
就如經上所記: 我在錫安放一塊絆腳的石頭, 跌人的磐石; 信靠他的人必不至於羞愧.

Romans - Chapter 10

10:1 Brothers, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God on behalf of them is for their salvation.
弟兄們, 我心裡所願的, 向神所求的, 是要以色列人得救.

10:2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
我可以證明, 他們向神有熱心, 但不是按著真知識;

10:3 For ignoring the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
因為不知道神的義, 想要立自己的義, 就不服神的義了.

10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
律法的總結就是基督, 使凡信他的都得著義.

10:5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: “The person who does this will live by it.”
摩西寫著說: “人若行那出於律法的義, 就必因此活著. ”

10:6 But the righteousness from faith speaks like this: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down),
惟有出於信心的義如此說: “你不要心裡說: 誰要升到天上去呢? (就是要領下基督來; )

10:7 or “Who will descend into the abyss?” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).
誰要下到陰間去呢? (就是要領基督從死裡上來. )”

10:8 But what does it say? “The word is near to you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim),
他到底怎麼說呢? 他說: 這道離你不遠, 正在你口裡, 在你心裡─(就是我們所傳信主的道. )

10:9 that if you confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
你若口裡認耶穌為主, 心裡信神叫他從死裡復活, 就必得救.

10:10 For with the heart one believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses, resulting in salvation.
因為, 人心裡相信就可以稱義, 口裡承認就可以得救.

10:11 For the scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
經上說: “凡信他的人必不至於羞愧. ”

10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who is rich to all who call upon him.
猶太人和希臘人並沒有分別, 因為眾人同有一位主; 他也厚待一切求告他的人.

10:13 For “everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”
因為“凡求告主名的就必得救”.

10:14 How then will they call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in him about whom they have not heard? And how will they hear about him without one who preaches to them?
然而, 人未曾信他, 怎能求他呢? 未曾聽見他, 怎能信他呢? 沒有傳道的, 怎能聽見呢?

10:15 And how will they preach, unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “How timely are the feet of those who bring good news of good things.”
若沒有奉差遣, 怎能傳道呢? 如經上所記: “報福音,傳喜信的人, 他們的腳蹤何等佳美! ”

10:16 But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”
只是人沒有都聽從福音, 因為以賽亞說: “主啊, 我們所傳的有誰信呢? ”

10:17 Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the word about Christ.
可見, 信道是從聽道來的, 聽道是從基督的話來的.

10:18 But I say, they have not heard, have they? On the contrary, “Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the inhabited world.”
但我說, 人沒有聽見嗎? 誠然聽見了. 他們的聲音傳遍天下; 他們的言語傳到地極.

10:19 But I say, Israel did not know, did they? First, Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation; by a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.”
我再說, 以色列人不知道嗎? 先有摩西說: 我要用那不成子民的惹動你們的憤恨; 我要用那無知的民觸動你們的怒氣.

10:20 And Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those who did not seek me; I became known to those who did not ask for me.”
又有以賽亞放膽說: 沒有尋找我的, 我叫他們遇見; 沒有訪問我的, 我向他們顯現.

10:21 But about Israel he says, “The whole day long I held out my hands to a disobedient and resistant people.”
至於以色列人, 他說: “我整天伸手招呼那悖逆頂嘴的百姓. ”

Romans - Chapter 11

11:1 Therefore I say, God has not rejected his people, has he? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, from the descendants of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
我且說, 神棄絕了他的百姓嗎? 斷乎沒有! 因為我也是以色列人, 亞伯拉罕的後裔, 屬便雅憫支派的.

11:2 God has not rejected his people, whom he foreknew! Or do you not know, in the passage about Elijah, what the scripture says—how he appeals to God against Israel?
神並沒有棄絕他預先所知道的百姓. 你們豈不曉得經上論到以利亞是怎麼說的呢? 他在神面前怎樣控告以色列人說:

11:3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have torn down your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life!”
“主啊, 他們殺了你的先知, 拆了你的祭壇, 只剩下我一個人; 他們還要尋索我的命. ”

11:4 But what does the divine response say to him? “I have left for myself seven thousand people who have not bent the knee to Baal.”
神的回話是怎麼說的呢? 他說: “我為自己留下七千人, 是未曾向巴力屈膝的. ”

11:5 So in this way also at the present time, there is a remnant selected by grace.
如今也是這樣, 照著揀選的恩典, 還有所留的餘數.

11:6 But if by grace, it is no longer by works, for otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
既是出於恩典, 就不在乎行為; 不然, 恩典就不是恩典了.

11:7 What then? What Israel was searching for, this it did not obtain. But the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened,
這是怎麼樣呢? 以色列人所求的, 他們沒有得著. 惟有蒙揀選的人得著了; 其餘的就成了頑梗不化的.

11:8 just as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear, until this very day.”
如經上所記: 神給他們昏迷的心, 眼睛不能看見, 耳朵不能聽見, 直到今日.

11:9 And David says, “Let their table become a snare and a trap, and a cause for stumbling and a retribution to them;
大衛也說: 願他們的筵席變為網羅, 變為機檻, 變為絆腳石, 作他們的報應.

11:10 let their eyes be darkened so that they do not see, and cause their backs to bend continually.”
願他們的眼睛昏矇, 不得看見; 願你時常彎下他們的腰.

11:11 I say then, they did not stumble so that they fell, did they? May it never be! But by their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles, in order to provoke them to jealousy.
我且說, 他們失腳是要他們跌倒嗎? 斷乎不是! 反倒因他們的過失, 救恩便臨到外邦人, 要激動他們發憤.

11:12 And if their trespass means riches for the world and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fullness mean?
若他們的過失為天下的富足, 他們的缺乏為外邦人的富足, 何況他們的豐滿呢?

11:13 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Therefore, inasmuch as I am apostle to the Gentiles, I promote my ministry,
我對你們外邦人說這話; 因我是外邦人的使徒, 所以敬重(原文是榮耀)我的職分,

11:14 if somehow I may provoke my people to jealousy and save some of them.
或者可以激動我骨肉之親發憤, 好救他們一些人.

11:15 For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean except life from the dead?
若他們被丟棄, 天下就得與神和好, 他們被收納, 豈不是死而復生嗎?

11:16 Now if the first fruits are holy, so also is the whole batch of dough, and if the root is holy, so also are the branches.
所獻的新麵若是聖潔, 全團也就聖潔了; 樹根若是聖潔, 樹枝也就聖潔了.

11:17 Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although you were a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them and became a sharer of the root of the olive tree’s richness,
若有幾根枝子被折下來, 你這野橄欖得接在其中, 一同得著橄欖根的肥汁,

11:18 do not boast against the branches. But if you boast against them, you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
你就不可向舊枝子誇口; 若是誇口, 當知道不是你托著根, 乃是根托著你.

11:19 Then you will say, “Branches were broken off in order that I could be grafted in.”
你若說, 那枝子被折下來是特為叫我接上.

11:20 Well said! They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand firm because of faith. Do not think arrogant thoughts, but be afraid.
不錯! 他們因為不信, 所以被折下來; 你因為信, 所以立得住; 你不可自高, 反要懼怕.

11:21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.
神既不愛惜原來的枝子, 也必不愛惜你.

11:22 See, then, the kindness and severity of God: severity upon those who have fallen, but upon you the kindness of God—if you continue in his kindness, for otherwise you also will be cut off.
可見, 神的恩慈和嚴厲向那跌倒的人是嚴厲的, 向你是有恩慈的, 只要你長久在他的恩慈裡; 不然, 你也要被砍下來.

11:23 And those also, if they do not persist in unbelief, will be grafted in, because God is able to graft them in again.
而且他們若不是長久不信, 仍要被接上, 因為神能夠把他們重新接上.

11:24 For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these who are natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree?
你是從那天生的野橄欖上砍下來的, 尚且逆著性得接在好橄欖上, 何況這本樹的枝子, 要接在本樹上呢!

11:25 For I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you will not be wise in your own sight, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,
弟兄們, 我不願意你們不知道這奧祕(恐怕你們自以為聰明), 就是以色列人有幾分是硬心的, 等到外邦人的數目添滿了,

11:26 and so all Israel will be saved, just as it is written, “The deliverer will come out of Zion; he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
於是以色列全家都要得救. 如經上所記: 必有一位救主從錫安出來, 要消除雅各家的一切罪惡;

11:27 And this is the covenant from me with them when I take away their sins.”
又說: 我除去他們罪的時候, 這就是我與他們所立的約.

11:28 With respect to the gospel, they are enemies for your sake, but with respect to election, they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.
就著福音說, 他們為你們的緣故是仇敵; 就著揀選說, 他們為列祖的緣故是蒙愛的.

11:29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
因為神的恩賜和選召是沒有後悔的.

11:30 For just as you formerly were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of the disobedience of these,
你們從前不順服神, 如今因他們的不順服, 你們倒蒙了憐恤.

11:31 so also these have now been disobedient for your mercy, in order that they also may now be shown mercy.
這樣, 他們也是不順服, 叫他們因著施給你們的憐恤, 現在也就蒙憐恤.

11:32 For God confined them all in disobedience, in order that he could have mercy on them all.
因為神將眾人都圈在不順服之中, 特意要憐恤眾人.

11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how incomprehensible are his ways!
深哉, 神豐富的智慧和知識! 他的判斷何其難測! 他的蹤跡何其難尋!

11:34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?
誰知道主的心? 誰作過他的謀士呢?

11:35 Or who has given in advance to him, and it will be paid back to him?”
誰是先給了他, 使他後來償還呢?

11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory for eternity! Amen.
因為萬有都是本於他, 倚靠他, 歸於他. 願榮耀歸給他, 直到永遠. 阿們!

Romans - Chapter 12

12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers, through the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.
所以, 弟兄們, 我以神的慈悲勸你們, 將身體獻上, 當作活祭, 是聖潔的, 是神所喜悅的; 你們如此事奉乃是理所當然的.

12:2 And do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may approve what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.
不要效法這個世界, 只要心意更新而變化, 叫你們察驗何為神的善良,純全,可喜悅的旨意.

12:3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone who is among you not to think more highly of yourself than what one ought to think, but to think sensibly, as God has apportioned a measure of faith to each one.
我憑著所賜我的恩對你們各人說: 不要看自己過於所當看的; 要照著神所分給各人信心的大小, 看得合乎中道.

12:4 For just as in one body we have many members, but all the members do not have the same function,
正如我們一個身子上有好些肢體, 肢體也不都是一樣的用處.

12:5 in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another,
我們這許多人, 在基督裡成為一身, 互相聯絡作肢體, 也是如此.

12:6 but having different gifts according to the grace given to us: if it is prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith;
按我們所得的恩賜, 各有不同. 或說預言, 就當照著信心的程度說預言;

12:7 if it is service, by service; if it is one who teaches, by teaching;
或作執事, 就當專一執事; 或作教導的, 就當專一教導;

12:8 if it is one who exhorts, by exhortation; one who gives, with sincerity; one who leads, with diligence; one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
或作勸化的, 就當專一勸化; 施捨的, 就當誠實; 治理的, 就當殷勤; 憐憫人的, 就當甘心.

12:9 Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; be attached to what is good,
愛人不可虛假. 惡, 要厭惡; 善, 要親近.

12:10 being devoted to one another in brotherly love, esteeming one another more highly in honor,
愛弟兄, 要彼此親熱; 恭敬人, 要彼此推讓.

12:11 not lagging in diligence, being enthusiastic in spirit, serving the Lord,
殷勤, 不可懶惰; 要心裡火熱, 常常服事主.

12:12 rejoicing in hope, enduring in affliction, being devoted to prayer,
在指望中要喜樂; 在患難中要忍耐; 禱告要恆切.

12:13 contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.
聖徒缺乏, 要幫補; 客, 要一味地款待.

12:14 Bless those who persecute, bless and do not curse them.
逼迫你們的, 要給他們祝福; 只要祝福, 不可咒詛.

12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
與喜樂的人要同樂; 與哀哭的人要同哭.

12:16 Think the same thing toward one another; do not think arrogantly, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own sight.
要彼此同心; 不要志氣高大, 倒要俯就卑微的人(人: 或譯事). 不要自以為聰明.

12:17 Pay back no one evil for evil. Take thought for what is good in the sight of all people.
不要以惡報惡; 眾人以為美的事要留心去做.

12:18 If it is possible on your part, be at peace with all people.
若是能行, 總要盡力與眾人和睦.

12:19 Do not take revenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
親愛的弟兄, 不要自己伸冤, 寧可讓步, 聽憑主怒(或譯: 讓人發怒); 因為經上記著: “主說: ‘伸冤在我, 我必報應. ’”

12:20 But “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by doing this, you will heap up coals of fire upon his head.”
所以, “你的仇敵若餓了, 就給他吃, 若渴了, 就給他喝; 因為你這樣行就是把炭火堆在他的頭上. ”

12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
你不可為惡所勝, 反要以善勝惡.

Romans - Chapter 13

13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except by God, and those that exist are put in place by God.
在上有權柄的, 人人當順服他, 因為沒有權柄不是出於神的. 凡掌權的都是神所命的.

13:2 So then, the one who resists authority resists the ordinance which is from God, and those who resist will receive condemnation on themselves.
所以, 抗拒掌權的就是抗拒神的命; 抗拒的必自取刑罰.

13:3 For rulers are not a cause of terror for a good deed, but for bad conduct. So do you want not to be afraid of authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from it,
作官的原不是叫行善的懼怕, 乃是叫作惡的懼怕. 你願意不懼怕掌權的嗎? 你只要行善, 就可得他的稱讚;

13:4 for it is God’s servant to you for what is good. But if you do what is bad, be afraid, because it does not bear the sword to no purpose. For it is God’s servant, the one who avenges for punishment on the one who does what is bad.
因為他是神的用人, 是與你有益的. 你若作惡, 卻當懼怕; 因為他不是空空地佩劍; 他是神的用人, 是伸冤的, 刑罰那作惡的.

13:5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience.
所以, 你們必須順服, 不但是因為刑罰, 也是因為良心.

13:6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are servants of God, busily engaged in this very thing.
你們納糧, 也為這個緣故; 因他們是神的差役, 常常特管這事.

13:7 Pay to everyone what is owed: pay taxes to whom taxes are due; pay customs duties to whom customs duties are due; pay respect to whom respect is due; pay honor to whom honor is due.
凡人所當得的, 就給他. 當得糧的, 給他納糧; 當得稅的, 給他上稅; 當懼怕的, 懼怕他; 當恭敬的, 恭敬他.

13:8 Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another, for the one who loves someone else has fulfilled the law.
凡事都不可虧欠人, 惟有彼此相愛要常以為虧欠, 因為愛人的就完全了律法.

13:9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, you shall not commit murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are summed up in this statement: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
像那不可姦淫, 不可殺人, 不可偷盜, 不可貪婪, 或有別的誡命, 都包在愛人如己這一句話之內了.

13:10 Love does not commit evil against a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
愛是不加害與人的, 所以愛就完全了律法.

13:11 And do this because you know the time, that it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we believed.
再者, 你們曉得, 現今就是該趁早睡醒的時候; 因為我們得救, 現今比初信的時候更近了.

13:12 The night is far gone, and the day has drawn near. Therefore let us throw off the deeds of darkness and put on the weapons of light.
黑夜已深, 白晝將近. 我們就當脫去暗昧的行為, 帶上光明的兵器.

13:13 Let us live decently, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy.
行事為人要端正, 好像行在白晝. 不可荒宴醉酒; 不可好色邪蕩; 不可爭競嫉妒.

13:14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.
總要披戴主耶穌基督, 不要為肉體安排, 去放縱私慾.

Romans - Chapter 14

14:1 Now receive the one who is weak in faith, but not for quarrels about opinions.
信心軟弱的, 你們要接納, 但不要辯論所疑惑的事.

14:2 One believes he may eat all things, but the one who is weak eats only vegetables.
有人信百物都可吃; 但那軟弱的, 只吃蔬菜.

14:3 The one who eats must not despise the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat must not judge the one who eats, because God has accepted him.
吃的人不可輕看不吃的人; 不吃的人不可論斷吃的人; 因為神已經收納他了.

14:4 Who are you, who passes judgment on the domestic slave belonging to someone else? To his own master he stands or falls, and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
你是誰, 竟論斷別人的僕人呢? 他或站住或跌倒, 自有他的主人在; 而且他也必要站住, 因為主能使他站住.

14:5 One person prefers one day over another day, and another person regards every day alike. Each one must be fully convinced in his own mind.
有人看這日比那日強; 有人看日日都是一樣. 只是各人心裡要意見堅定.

14:6 The one who is intent on the day is intent on it for the Lord, and the one who eats eats for the Lord, because he is thankful to God, and the one who does not eat does not eat for the Lord, and he is thankful to God.
守日的人是為主守的. 吃的人是為主吃的, 因他感謝神; 不吃的人是為主不吃的, 也感謝神.

14:7 For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself.
我們沒有一個人為自己活, 也沒有一個人為自己死.

14:8 For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.
我們若活著, 是為主而活; 若死了, 是為主而死. 所以, 我們或活或死總是主的人.

14:9 For Christ died and became alive again for this reason, in order that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
因此, 基督死了, 又活了, 為要作死人並活人的主.

14:10 But why do you judge your brother? Or also, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
你這個人, 為甚麼論斷弟兄呢? 又為甚麼輕看弟兄呢? 因我們都要站在神的臺前.

14:11 For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will praise God.”
經上寫著: 主說: 我憑著我的永生起誓: 萬膝必向我跪拜; 萬口必向我承認.

14:12 So each one of us will give an account concerning himself.
這樣看來, 我們各人必要將自己的事在神面前說明.

14:13 Therefore, let us no longer pass judgment on one another, but rather decide this: not to place a cause for stumbling or a temptation before a brother.
所以, 我們不可再彼此論斷, 寧可定意誰也不給弟兄放下絆腳跌人之物.

14:14 I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean of itself, except to the one who considers something to be unclean; to that person it is unclean.
我憑著主耶穌確知深信, 凡物本來沒有不潔淨的; 惟獨人以為不潔淨的, 在他就不潔淨了.

14:15 For if because of food, your brother is grieved, you are no longer living according to love. Do not destroy by your food that person for whom Christ died.
你若因食物叫弟兄憂愁, 就不是按著愛人的道理行. 基督已經替他死, 你不可因你的食物叫他敗壞.

14:16 Therefore do not let your good be slandered.
不可叫你的善被人毀謗;

14:17 For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
因為神的國不在乎吃喝, 只在乎公義,和平, 並聖靈中的喜樂.

14:18 For the one who serves Christ in this way is well-pleasing to God and approved by people.
在這幾樣上服事基督的, 就為神所喜悅, 又為人所稱許.

14:19 So then, let us pursue what promotes peace and what edifies one another.
所以, 我們務要追求和睦的事與彼此建立德行的事.

14:20 Do not destroy the work of God on account of food. All things are clean, but it is wrong for the person who eats and stumbles in the process.
不可因食物毀壞神的工程. 凡物固然潔淨, 但有人因食物叫人跌倒, 就是他的罪了.

14:21 It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine or to do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is weakened.
無論是吃肉是喝酒, 是甚麼別的事, 叫弟兄跌倒, 一概不做才好.

14:22 The faith that you have, have with respect to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not pass judgment on himself by what he approves.
你有信心, 就當在神面前守著. 人在自己以為可行的事上能不自責, 就有福了.

14:23 But the one who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not do so from faith, and everything that is not from faith is sin.
若有疑心而吃的, 就必有罪, 因為他吃不是出於信心. 凡不出於信心的都是罪.

Romans - Chapter 15

15:1 But we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
我們堅固的人應該擔代不堅固人的軟弱, 不求自己的喜悅.

15:2 Let each one of us please his neighbor for his good, for the purpose of edification.
我們各人務要叫鄰舍喜悅, 使他得益處, 建立德行.

15:3 For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
因為基督也不求自己的喜悅, 如經上所記: “辱罵你人的辱罵都落在我身上. ”

15:4 For whatever was written beforehand was written for our instruction, in order that through patient endurance and through the encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.
從前所寫的聖經都是為教訓我們寫的, 叫我們因聖經所生的忍耐和安慰可以得著盼望.

15:5 Now may the God of patient endurance and of encouragement grant you to be in agreement with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus,
但願賜忍耐安慰的神叫你們彼此同心, 效法基督耶穌,

15:6 so that with one mind you may glorify with one mouth the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
一心一口榮耀神─我們主耶穌基督的父!

15:7 Therefore accept one another, just as Christ also has accepted you, to the glory of God.
所以, 你們要彼此接納, 如同基督接納你們一樣, 使榮耀歸與神.

15:8 For I say, Christ has become a servant of the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God, in order to confirm the promises to the fathers,
我說, 基督是為神真理作了受割禮人的執事, 要證實所應許列祖的話,

15:9 and that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, just as it is written, “Because of this, I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praise to your name.”
並叫外邦人因他的憐憫榮耀神. 如經上所記: 因此, 我要在外邦中稱讚你, 歌頌你的名;

15:10 And again it says, “Rejoice, Gentiles, with his people.”
又說: 你們外邦人當與主的百姓一同歡樂;

15:11 And again, “Praise the Lord, all the Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him.”
又說: 外邦啊, 你們當讚美主! 萬民哪, 你們都當頌讚他!

15:12 And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, even the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
又有以賽亞說: 將來有耶西的根, 就是那興起來要治理外邦的; 外邦人要仰望他.

15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
但願使人有盼望的神, 因信將諸般的喜樂,平安充滿你們的心, 使你們藉著聖靈的能力大有盼望!

15:14 Now I myself also am convinced about you, my brothers, that you yourselves also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to instruct one another.
弟兄們, 我自己也深信你們是滿有良善, 充足了諸般的知識, 也能彼此勸戒.

15:15 But I have written to you more boldly on some points, so as to remind you again because of the grace that has been given to me by God,
但我稍微放膽寫信給你們, 是要提醒你們的記性, 特因神所給我的恩典,

15:16 with the result that I am a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving the gospel of God as a priest, in order that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
使我為外邦人作基督耶穌的僕役, 作神福音的祭司, 叫所獻上的外邦人, 因著聖靈成為聖潔, 可蒙悅納.

15:17 Therefore I have a reason for boasting in Christ Jesus regarding the things concerning God.
所以論到神的事, 我在基督耶穌裡有可誇的.

15:18 For I will not dare to speak about anything except that which Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,
除了基督藉我做的那些事, 我甚麼都不敢提, 只提他藉我言語作為, 用神蹟奇事的能力, 並聖靈的能力, 使外邦人順服;

15:19 by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit, so that from Jerusalem and traveling around as far as Illyricum I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
甚至我從耶路撒冷, 直轉到以利哩古, 到處傳了基督的福音.

15:20 And so, having as my ambition to proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, in order that I will not build on the foundation belonging to someone else,
我立了志向, 不在基督的名被稱過的地方傳福音, 免得建造在別人的根基上.

15:21 but just as it is written, “Those to whom it was not announced concerning him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
就如經上所記: 未曾聞知他信息的, 將要看見; 未曾聽過的, 將要明白.

15:22 For this reason also I was hindered many times from coming to you,
我因多次被攔阻, 總不得到你們那裡去.

15:23 and now, no longer having a place in these regions, but having a desire for many years to come to you
但如今, 在這裡再沒有可傳的地方, 而且這好幾年, 我切心想望到西班牙去的時候, 可以到你們那裡,

15:24 whenever I travel to Spain. For I hope while I am passing through to see you and to be sent on my way by you, whenever I have first enjoyed your company for a while.
盼望從你們那裡經過, 得見你們, 先與你們彼此交往, 心裡稍微滿足, 然後蒙你們送行.

15:25 But now I am traveling to Jerusalem, serving the saints.
但現在, 我往耶路撒冷去供給聖徒.

15:26 For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
因為馬其頓和亞該亞人樂意湊出捐項給耶路撒冷聖徒中的窮人.

15:27 For they were pleased to do so, and they are obligated to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they ought also to serve them in material things.
這固然是他們樂意的, 其實也算是所欠的債; 因外邦人既然在他們屬靈的好處上有分, 就當把養身之物供給他們.

15:28 Therefore, after I have accomplished this and sealed this fruit for delivery to them, I will depart by way of you for Spain,
等我辦完了這事, 把這善果向他們交付明白, 我就要路過你們那裡, 往西班牙去.

15:29 and I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
我也曉得, 去的時候必帶著基督豐盛的恩典而去.

15:30 Now I exhort you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to contend along with me in your prayers on my behalf to God,
弟兄們, 我藉著我們主耶穌基督, 又藉著聖靈的愛, 勸你們與我一同竭力, 為我祈求神,

15:31 that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
叫我脫離在猶太不順從的人, 也叫我為耶路撒冷所辦的捐項可蒙聖徒悅納,

15:32 so that, coming to you with joy by the will of God, I may rest with you.
並叫我順著神的旨意, 歡歡喜喜地到你們那裡, 與你們同得安息.

15:33 Now may the God of peace be with all of you. Amen.
願賜平安的神常和你們眾人同在. 阿們!

Romans - Chapter 16

16:1 Now I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is also a servant of the church in Cenchrea,
我對你們舉薦我們的姊妹非比; 她是堅革哩教會中的女執事.

16:2 in order that you may welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever task she may have need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, even me myself.
請你們為主接待她, 合乎聖徒的體統. 她在何事上要你們幫助, 你們就幫助她; 因她素來幫助許多人, 也幫助了我.

16:3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
問百基拉和亞居拉安. 他們在基督耶穌裡與我同工,

16:4 who risked their own necks for my life, for which not only I am thankful, but also all the churches of the Gentiles;
也為我的命將自己的頸項置之度外. 不但我感謝他們, 就是外邦的眾教會也感謝他們.

16:5 also greet the church in their house. Greet Epenetus my dear friend, who is the first convert of Asia for Christ.
又問在他們家中的教會安. 問我所親愛的以拜尼土安; 他在亞細亞是歸基督初結的果子.

16:6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.
又問馬利亞安; 她為你們多受勞苦.

16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my compatriots and my fellow prisoners, who are well known to the apostles, who were also in Christ before me.
又問我親屬與我一同坐監的安多尼古和猶尼亞安; 他們在使徒中是有名望的, 也是比我先在基督裡.

16:8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
又問我在主裡面所親愛的暗伯利安.

16:9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys.
又問在基督裡與我們同工的耳巴奴, 並我所親愛的士大古安.

16:10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those of the household of Aristobulus.
又問在基督裡經過試驗的亞比利安. 問亞利多布家裡的人安.

16:11 Greet Herodion my compatriot. Greet those of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
又問我親屬希羅天安. 問拿其數家在主裡的人安.

16:12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, the laborers in the Lord. Greet Persis, the dear friend who has worked hard in the Lord.
又問為主勞苦的土非拿氏和土富撒氏安. 問可親愛為主多受勞苦的彼息氏安.

16:13 Greet Rufus, the chosen one in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
又問在主蒙揀選的魯孚和他母親安; 他的母親就是我的母親.

16:14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them.
又問亞遜其土,弗勒干,黑米,八羅巴,黑馬, 並與他們在一處的弟兄們安.

16:15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
又問非羅羅古和猶利亞, 尼利亞和他姊妹, 同阿林巴並與他們在一處的眾聖徒安.

16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
你們親嘴問安, 彼此務要聖潔. 基督的眾教會都問你們安.

16:17 Now I exhort you, brothers, to look out for those who cause dissensions and temptations contrary to the teaching which you learned, and stay away from them.
弟兄們, 那些離間你們,叫你們跌倒,背乎所學之道的人, 我勸你們要留意躲避他們.

16:18 For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own stomach, and by smooth speech and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
因為這樣的人不服事我們的主基督, 只服事自己的肚腹, 用花言巧語誘惑那些老實人的心.

16:19 For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, and I want you to be wise toward what is good, but innocent toward what is evil.
你們的順服已經傳於眾人, 所以我為你們歡喜; 但我願意你們在善上聰明, 在惡上愚拙.

16:20 And in a short time the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
賜平安的神快要將撒但踐踏在你們腳下. 願我主耶穌基督的恩常和你們同在!

16:21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my compatriots.
與我同工的提摩太, 和我的親屬路求,耶孫,所西巴德, 問你們安.

16:22 I, Tertius, the one who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.
我這代筆寫信的德提, 在主裡面問你們安.

16:23 Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus the brother.
那接待我,也接待全教會的該猶問你們安.

16:24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you. Amen.
城內管銀庫的以拉都和兄弟括土問你們安.

16:25
惟有神能照我所傳的福音和所講的耶穌基督, 並照永古隱藏不言的奧祕, 堅固你們的心.

16:26
這奧祕如今顯明出來, 而且按著永生神的命, 藉眾先知的書指示萬國的民, 使他們信服真道.

16:27
願榮耀, 因耶穌基督, 歸與獨一全智的神, 直到永遠. 阿們!

I Corinthians (歌林多前書)

I Corinthians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
奉神旨意, 蒙召作耶穌基督使徒的保羅, 同兄弟所提尼,

1:2 to the church of God sanctified in Christ Jesus that is in Corinth, called to be saints, together with all those who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their Lord and ours.
寫信給在哥林多神的教會, 就是在基督耶穌裡成聖,蒙召作聖徒的, 以及所有在各處求告我主耶穌基督之名的人. 基督是他們的主, 也是我們的主.

1:3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願恩惠,平安從神我們的父並主耶穌基督歸與你們.

1:4 I give thanks to my God always concerning you, because of the grace of God which was given to you in Christ Jesus,
我常為你們感謝我的神, 因神在基督耶穌裡所賜給你們的恩惠;

1:5 that in everything you were made rich in him, in all speech and all knowledge,
又因你們在他裡面凡事富足, 口才,知識都全備,

1:6 just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed in you,
正如我為基督作的見證, 在你們心裡得以堅固,

1:7 so that you do not lack in any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
以致你們在恩賜上沒有一樣不及人的, 等候我們的主耶穌基督顯現.

1:8 who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
他也必堅固你們到底, 叫你們在我們主耶穌基督的日子無可責備.

1:9 God is faithful, by whom you were called to fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
神是信實的, 你們原是被他所召, 好與他兒子─我們的主耶穌基督一同得分.

1:10 Now I exhort you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all say the same thing and there not be divisions among you, and that you be made complete in the same mind and with the same purpose.
弟兄們, 我藉我們主耶穌基督的名勸你們都說一樣的話. 你們中間也不可分黨, 只要一心一意, 彼此相合.

1:11 For it has been made clear to me concerning you, my brothers, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you.
因為革來氏家裡的人曾對我提起弟兄們來, 說你們中間有紛爭.

1:12 But I say this, that each of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” and “I am with Apollos,” and “I am with Cephas,” and “I am with Christ.”
我的意思就是你們各人說: “我是屬保羅的”; “我是屬亞波羅的”; “我是屬磯法的”; “我是屬基督的”.

1:13 Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
基督是分開的嗎? 保羅為你們釘了十字架嗎? 你們是奉保羅的名受了洗嗎?

1:14 I give thanks that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,
我感謝神, 除了基利司布並該猶以外, 我沒有給你們一個人施洗,

1:15 lest anyone should say that you were baptized in my name.
免得有人說, 你們是奉我的名受洗.

1:16 (Now I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Beyond that I do not know if I baptized anyone else.)
我也給司提法那家施過洗, 此外給別人施洗沒有, 我卻記不清.

1:17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to proclaim the gospel, not with clever speech, lest the cross of Christ be emptied.
基督差遣我, 原不是為施洗, 乃是為傳福音, 並不用智慧的言語, 免得基督的十字架落了空.

1:18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
因為十字架的道理, 在那滅亡的人為愚拙; 在我們得救的人, 卻為神的大能.

1:19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will confound.”
就如經上所記: 我要滅絕智慧人的智慧, 廢棄聰明人的聰明.

1:20 Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
智慧人在哪裡? 文士在哪裡? 這世上的辯士在哪裡? 神豈不是叫這世上的智慧變成愚拙嗎?

1:21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.
世人憑自己的智慧, 既不認識神, 神就樂意用人所當作愚拙的道理拯救那些信的人; 這就是神的智慧了.

1:22 For indeed, Jews ask for sign miracles and Greeks seek wisdom,
猶太人是要神蹟, 希臘人是求智慧,

1:23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a cause for stumbling, but to the Gentiles foolishness,
我們卻是傳釘十字架的基督, 在猶太人為絆腳石, 在外邦人為愚拙;

1:24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
但在那蒙召的, 無論是猶太人,希臘人, 基督總為神的能力, 神的智慧.

1:25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
因神的愚拙總比人智慧, 神的軟弱總比人強壯.

1:26 For consider your calling, brothers, that not many were wise according to human standards, not many were powerful, not many were well born.
弟兄們哪, 可見你們蒙召的, 按著肉體有智慧的不多, 有能力的不多, 有尊貴的也不多.

1:27 But the foolish things of the world God chose in order that he might put to shame the wise, and the weak things of the world God chose in order that he might put to shame the strong,
神卻揀選了世上愚拙的, 叫有智慧的羞愧; 又揀選了世上軟弱的, 叫那強壯的羞愧.

1:28 and the insignificant of the world, and the despised, God chose, the things that are not, in order that he might abolish the things that are,
神也揀選了世上卑賤的, 被人厭惡的, 以及那無有的, 為要廢掉那有的,

1:29 so that all flesh may not boast before God.
使一切有血氣的, 在神面前一個也不能自誇.

1:30 But from him you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
但你們得在基督耶穌裡是本乎神, 神又使他成為我們的智慧,公義,聖潔,救贖.

1:31 so that, just as it is written, “The one who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
如經上所記: “誇口的, 當指著主誇口. ”

I Corinthians - Chapter 2

2:1 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
弟兄們, 從前我到你們那裡去, 並沒有用高言大智對你們宣傳神的奧祕.

2:2 For I decided not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
因為我曾定了主意, 在你們中間不知道別的, 只知道耶穌基督並他釘十字架.

2:3 And I came to you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling,
我在你們那裡, 又軟弱, 又懼怕又甚戰兢.

2:4 and my speech and my preaching were not with the persuasiveness of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power,
我說的話,講的道, 不是用智慧委婉的言語, 乃是用聖靈和大能的明證,

2:5 in order that your faith would not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
叫你們的信不在乎人的智慧, 只在乎神的大能.

2:6 Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but wisdom not of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing,
然而, 在完全的人中, 我們也講智慧. 但不是這世上的智慧, 也不是這世上有權有位,將要敗亡之人的智慧.

2:7 but we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a mystery, which God predestined before the ages for our glory,
我們講的, 乃是從前所隱藏,神奧祕的智慧, 就是神在萬世以前預定使我們得榮耀的.

2:8 which none of the rulers of this age knew. For if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
這智慧世上有權有位的人沒有一個知道的, 他們若知道, 就不把榮耀的主釘在十字架上了.

2:9 But just as it is written, “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and have not entered into the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love him.”
如經上所記: 神為愛他的人所預備的是眼睛未曾看見, 耳朵未曾聽見, 人心也未曾想到的.

2:10 For to us God has revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.
只有神藉著聖靈向我們顯明了, 因為聖靈參透萬事, 就是神深奧的事也參透了.

2:11 For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man that is in him? Thus also no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.
除了在人裡頭的靈, 誰知道人的事? 像這樣, 除了神的靈, 也沒有人知道神的事.

2:12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, in order that we may know the things freely given to us by God,
我們所領受的, 並不是世上的靈, 乃是從神來的靈, 叫我們能知道神開恩賜給我們的事.

2:13 things which we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.
並且我們講說這些事, 不是用人智慧所指教的言語, 乃是用聖靈所指教的言語, 將屬靈的話解釋屬靈的事(或譯: 將屬靈的事講與屬靈的人).

2:14 But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
然而, 屬血氣的人不領會神聖靈的事, 反倒以為愚拙, 並且不能知道, 因為這些事惟有屬靈的人才能看透.

2:15 Now the spiritual person discerns all things, but he himself is judged by no one.
屬靈的人能看透萬事, 卻沒有一人能看透了他.

2:16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord; who has advised him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
誰曾知道主的心去教導他呢? 但我們是有基督的心了.

I Corinthians - Chapter 3

3:1 And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual people, but as to fleshly people, as to infants in Christ.
弟兄們, 我從前對你們說話, 不能把你們當作屬靈的, 只得把你們當作屬肉體, 在基督裡為嬰孩的.

3:2 I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, for you were not yet able to eat it. But now you are still not able,
我是用奶餵你們, 沒有用飯餵你們. 那時你們不能吃, 就是如今還是不能.

3:3 for you are still fleshly. For where there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and do you not live like unregenerate people?
你們仍是屬肉體的, 因為在你們中間有嫉妒,紛爭, 這豈不是屬乎肉體,照著世人的樣子行嗎?

3:4 For whenever anyone says, “I am with Paul,” and another, “I am with Apollos,” are you not merely human?
有說: “我是屬保羅的”; 有說: “我是屬亞波羅的. ”這豈不是你們和世人一樣嗎?

3:5 Therefore, what is Apollos and what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, and to each as the Lord gave.
亞波羅算甚麼? 保羅算甚麼? 無非是執事, 照主所賜給他們各人的, 引導你們相信.

3:6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing it to grow.
我栽種了, 亞波羅澆灌了, 惟有神叫他生長.

3:7 So then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who is causing it to grow.
可見栽種的, 算不得甚麼, 澆灌的, 也算不得甚麼; 只在那叫他生長的神.

3:8 Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one, but each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
栽種的和澆灌的, 都是一樣, 但將來各人要照自己的工夫得自己的賞賜.

3:9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
因為我們是與神同工的; 你們是神所耕種的田地, 所建造的房屋.

3:10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it. But each one must direct his attention to how he is building upon it.
我照神所給我的恩, 好像一個聰明的工頭, 立好了根基, 有別人在上面建造; 只是各人要謹慎怎樣在上面建造.

3:11 For no one is able to lay another foundation than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
因為那已經立好的根基就是耶穌基督, 此外沒有人能立別的根基.

3:12 Now if anyone builds upon the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,
若有人用金,銀,寶石,草木,禾秸在這根基上建造,

3:13 the work of each one will become evident. For the day will reveal it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the work of each one, of what sort it is.
各人的工程必然顯露, 因為那日子要將它表明出來, 有火發現; 這火要試驗各人的工程怎樣.

3:14 If anyone’s work that he has built upon it remains, he will receive a reward.
人在那根基上所建造的工程若存得住, 他就要得賞賜.

3:15 If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but so as through fire.
人的工程若被燒了, 他就要受虧損, 自己卻要得救; 雖然得救, 乃像從火裡經過的一樣.

3:16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and the Spirit of God dwells in you?
豈不知你們是神的殿, 神的靈住在你們裡頭嗎?

3:17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy this one. For God’s temple is holy, which you are.
若有人毀壞神的殿, 神必要毀壞那人; 因為神的殿是聖的, 這殿就是你們.

3:18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks himself to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, in order that he may become wise.
人不可自欺. 你們中間若有人在這世界自以為有智慧, 倒不如變作愚拙, 好成為有智慧的.

3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it is written, “The one who catches the wise in their craftiness,”
因這世界的智慧, 在神看是愚拙. 如經上記著說: “主叫有智慧的, 中了自己的詭計”;

3:20 and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”
又說: “主知道智慧人的意念是虛妄的. ”

3:21 So then, let no one boast in people. For all things are yours,
所以無論誰, 都不可拿人誇口, 因為萬有全是你們的.

3:22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come, all things are yours,
或保羅, 或亞波羅, 或磯法, 或世界, 或生, 或死, 或現今的事, 或將來的事, 全是你們的;

3:23 and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.
並且你們是屬基督的, 基督又是屬神的.

I Corinthians - Chapter 4

4:1 Thus let a person consider us as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries.
人應當以我們為基督的執事, 為神奧祕事的管家.

4:2 In this case, moreover, it is sought in stewards that one be found faithful.
所求於管家的, 是要他有忠心.

4:3 But to me it is a very little matter that I be judged by you or by a human court, but I do not even judge myself.
我被你們論斷, 或被別人論斷, 我都以為極小的事; 連我自己也不論斷自己.

4:4 For I am conscious of nothing against myself, but not by this am I vindicated. But the one who judges me is the Lord.
我雖不覺得自己有錯, 卻也不能因此得以稱義; 但判斷我的乃是主.

4:5 Therefore do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord should come, who will both enlighten the hidden things of darkness and will reveal the counsels of hearts, and then praise will come to each one from God.
所以, 時候未到, 甚麼都不要論斷, 只等主來, 他要照出暗中的隱情, 顯明人心的意念. 那時, 各人要從神那裡得著稱讚.

4:6 Now I have applied these things, brothers, to myself and Apollos for your sake, in order that in us you may learn not to go beyond what is written, lest someone be inflated with pride on behalf of one person against the other.
弟兄們, 我為你們的緣故, 拿這些事轉比自己和亞波羅, 叫你們效法我們不可過於聖經所記, 免得你們自高自大, 貴重這個, 輕看那個.

4:7 For who concedes you superiority? And what do you have that you did not receive? But if indeed you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?
使你與人不同的是誰呢? 你有甚麼不是領受的呢? 若是領受的, 為何自誇, 彷彿不是領受的呢?

4:8 Already you are satiated! Already you are rich! Apart from us you reign as kings! And would that indeed you reigned as kings, in order that we also might reign as kings with you!
你們已經飽足了! 已經豐富了! 不用我們, 自己就作王了! 我願意你們果真作王, 叫我們也得與你們一同作王.

4:9 For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as condemned to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to people.
我想神把我們使徒明明列在末後, 好像定死罪的囚犯; 因為我們成了一臺戲, 給世人和天使觀看.

4:10 We are fools for the sake of Christ, but you are prudent in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored!
我們為基督的緣故算是愚拙的, 你們在基督裡倒是聰明的; 我們軟弱, 你們倒強壯; 你們有榮耀, 我們倒被藐視.

4:11 Until the present hour we are both hungry and thirsty and poorly clothed and roughly treated and homeless,
直到如今, 我們還是又飢又渴, 又赤身露體, 又挨打, 又沒有一定的住處,

4:12 and we toil, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;
並且勞苦, 親手做工. 被人咒罵, 我們就祝福; 被人逼迫, 我們就忍受;

4:13 when we are slandered, we encourage. We have become like the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things, until now.
被人毀謗, 我們就善勸. 直到如今, 人還把我們看作世界上的污穢, 萬物中的渣滓.

4:14 I am not writing these things to shame you, but admonishing you as my dear children.
我寫這話, 不是叫你們羞愧, 乃是警戒你們, 好像我所親愛的兒女一樣.

4:15 For if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I fathered you through the gospel.
你們學基督的, 師傅雖有一萬, 為父的卻是不多, 因我在基督耶穌裡用福音生了你們.

4:16 Therefore I exhort you, become imitators of me.
所以, 我求你們效法我.

4:17 Because of this, I have sent to you Timothy, who is my dear and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ Jesus, just as I teach everywhere in every church.
因此我已打發提摩太到你們那裡去. 他在主裡面, 是我所親愛,有忠心的兒子. 他必提醒你們, 記念我在基督裡怎樣行事, 在各處各教會中怎樣教導人.

4:18 But some have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
有些人自高自大, 以為我不到你們那裡去;

4:19 But I am coming to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the talk of the ones who have become arrogant, but the power.
然而, 主若許我, 我必快到你們那裡去, 並且我所要知道的, 不是那些自高自大之人的言語, 乃是他們的權能.

4:20 For the kingdom of God is not with talk, but with power.
因為神的國不在乎言語, 乃在乎權能.

4:21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?
你們願意怎麼樣呢? 是願意我帶著刑杖到你們那裡去呢? 還是要我存慈愛溫柔的心呢?

I Corinthians - Chapter 5

5:1 It is reported everywhere that there is sexual immorality among you, and sexual immorality of such a kind which does not even exist among the Gentiles, so that someone has the wife of his father.
風聞在你們中間有淫亂的事. 這樣的淫亂連外邦人中也沒有, 就是有人收了他的繼母.

5:2 And you are inflated with pride, and should you not rather have mourned, so that the one who has done this deed would be removed from your midst?
你們還是自高自大, 並不哀痛, 把行這事的人從你們中間趕出去.

5:3 For although I am absent in body but present in spirit, I have already passed judgment on the one who has done this in this way, as if I were present.
我身子雖不在你們那裡, 心卻在你們那裡, 好像我親自與你們同在, 已經判斷了行這事的人.

5:4 In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are assembled, and my spirit, together with the power of our Lord Jesus,
就是你們聚會的時候, 我的心也同在. 奉我們主耶穌的名, 並用我們主耶穌的權能,

5:5 I have decided to hand over such a person to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, in order that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
要把這樣的人交給撒但, 敗壞他的肉體, 使他的靈魂在主耶穌的日子可以得救.

5:6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough?
你們這自誇是不好的. 豈不知一點麵酵能使全團發起來嗎?

5:7 Clean out the old leaven in order that you may be a new batch of dough, just as you are unleavened. For Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.
你們既是無酵的麵, 應當把舊酵除淨, 好使你們成為新團; 因為我們逾越節的羔羊基督已經被殺獻祭了.

5:8 So then, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old leaven or with the leaven of wickedness and sinfulness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
所以, 我們守這節不可用舊酵, 也不可用惡毒(或譯: 陰毒),邪惡的酵, 只用誠實真正的無酵餅.

5:9 I wrote to you in the letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
我先前寫信給你們說, 不可與淫亂的人相交.

5:10 By no means did I mean the sexually immoral people of this world or the greedy people and swindlers or idolaters, since then you would have to depart out of the world.
此話不是指這世上一概行淫亂的, 或貪婪的, 勒索的, 或拜偶像的; 若是這樣, 你們除非離開世界方可.

5:11 But now I have written to you not to associate with any so-called brother, if he is a sexually immoral person or a greedy person or an idolater or an abusive person or a drunkard or a swindler—with such a person not even to eat.
但如今我寫信給你們說, 若有稱為弟兄是行淫亂的, 或貪婪的, 或拜偶像的, 或辱罵的, 或醉酒的, 或勒索的, 這樣的人不可與他相交, 就是與他吃飯都不可.

5:12 For what is it to me to judge those outside? Should you not judge those inside?
因為審判教外的人與我何干? 教內的人豈不是你們審判的嗎?

5:13 But those outside God will judge. Remove the evil person from among yourselves.
至於外人有神審判他們. 你們應當把那惡人從你們中間趕出去.

I Corinthians - Chapter 6

6:1 Does anyone among you, if he has a matter against someone else, dare to go to court before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
你們中間有彼此相爭的事, 怎敢在不義的人面前求審, 不在聖徒面前求審呢?

6:2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if by you the world is judged, are you unworthy of the most insignificant courts?
豈不知聖徒要審判世界嗎? 若世界為你們所審, 難道你們不配審判這最小的事嗎?

6:3 Do you not know that we will judge angels, not to mention ordinary matters?
豈不知我們要審判天使嗎? 何況今生的事呢?

6:4 Therefore, if you have courts with regard to ordinary matters, do you seat these despised people in the church?
既是這樣, 你們若有今生的事當審判, 是派教會所輕看的人審判嗎?

6:5 I say this to your shame. So is there not anyone wise among you who will be able to render a decision between his brothers?
我說這話是要叫你們羞恥. 難道你們中間沒有一個智慧人能審斷弟兄們的事嗎?

6:6 But brother goes to court with brother, and this before unbelievers!
你們竟是弟兄與弟兄告狀, 而且告在不信主的人面前.

6:7 Therefore it is already completely a loss for you that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
你們彼此告狀, 這已經是你們的大錯了. 為甚麼不情願受欺呢? 為甚麼不情願吃虧呢?

6:8 But you wrong and defraud, and do this to brothers!
你們倒是欺壓人,虧負人, 況且所欺壓所虧負的就是弟兄.

6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Neither sexually immoral people, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor passive homosexual partners, nor dominant homosexual partners,
你們豈不知不義的人不能承受神的國嗎? 不要自欺! 無論是淫亂的,拜偶像的,姦淫的,作孌童的,親男色的,

6:10 nor thieves, nor greedy persons, not drunkards, not abusive persons, not swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
偷竊的,貪婪的,醉酒的,辱罵的,勒索的, 都不能承受神的國.

6:11 And some of you were these things, but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
你們中間也有人從前是這樣; 但如今你們奉主耶穌基督的名, 並藉著我們神的靈, 已經洗淨, 成聖, 稱義了.

6:12 All things are permitted for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are permitted for me, but I will not be controlled by anything.
凡事我都可行, 但不都有益處. 凡事我都可行, 但無論哪一件, 我總不受它的轄制.

6:13 Food is for the stomach, and the stomach for food, but God will abolish both of them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
食物是為肚腹, 肚腹是為食物; 但神要叫這兩樣都廢壞. 身子不是為淫亂, 乃是為主; 主也是為身子.

6:14 And God both raised up the Lord and will raise us up by his power.
並且神已經叫主復活, 也要用自己的能力叫我們復活.

6:15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Therefore, shall I take away the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be!
豈不知你們的身子是基督的肢體嗎? 我可以將基督的肢體作為娼妓的肢體嗎? 斷乎不可!

6:16 Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For it says, “The two will become one flesh.”
豈不知與娼妓聯合的, 便是與她成為一體嗎? 因為主說: “二人要成為一體. ”

6:17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with him.
但與主聯合的, 便是與主成為一靈.

6:18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a person commits is outside his body, but the one who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.
你們要逃避淫行. 人所犯的, 無論甚麼罪, 都在身子以外, 惟有行淫的, 是得罪自己的身子.

6:19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
豈不知你們的身子就是聖靈的殿嗎? 這聖靈是從神而來, 住在你們裡頭的; 並且你們不是自己的人,

6:20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God with your body.
因為你們是重價買來的. 所以, 要在你們的身子上榮耀神.

I Corinthians - Chapter 7

7:1 Now concerning the things about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to touch a woman.”
論到你們信上所提的事, 我說男不近女倒好.

7:2 But because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife and let each woman have her own husband.
但要免淫亂的事, 男子當各有自己的妻子; 女子也當各有自己的丈夫.

7:3 The husband must fulfill his obligation to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband.
丈夫當用合宜之分待妻子; 妻子待丈夫也要如此.

7:4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but her husband does. And likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but his wife does.
妻子沒有權柄主張自己的身子, 乃在丈夫; 丈夫也沒有權柄主張自己的身子, 乃在妻子.

7:5 Do not defraud one another, except perhaps by agreement, for a time, in order that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and then you should be together again, lest Satan tempt you because of your lack of self control.
夫妻不可彼此虧負, 除非兩相情願, 暫時分房, 為要專心禱告方可; 以後仍要同房, 免得撒但趁著你們情不自禁, 引誘你們.

7:6 But I say this as a concession, not as a command.
我說這話, 原是准你們的, 不是命你們的.

7:7 I wish all people could be like myself, but each one has his own gift from God, one in this way and another in that way.
我願意眾人像我一樣; 只是各人領受神的恩賜, 一個是這樣, 一個是那樣.

7:8 Now I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am.
我對著沒有嫁娶的和寡婦說, 若他們常像我就好.

7:9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.
倘若自己禁止不住, 就可以嫁娶. 與其慾火攻心, 倒不如嫁娶為妙.

7:10 To the married I command—not I, but the Lord—a wife must not separate from her husband.
至於那已經嫁娶的, 我吩咐他們; 其實不是我吩咐, 乃是主吩咐說: 妻子不可離開丈夫,

7:11 But if indeed she does separate, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
若是離開了, 不可再嫁, 或是仍同丈夫和好. 丈夫也不可離棄妻子.

7:12 Now to the rest I say—not the Lord—if any brother has an unbelieving wife and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her.
我對其餘的人說(不是主說): 倘若某弟兄有不信的妻子, 妻子也情願和他同住, 他就不要離棄妻子.

7:13 And if any wife has an unbelieving husband and he consents to live with her, she must not divorce her husband.
妻子有不信的丈夫, 丈夫也情願和她同住, 她就不要離棄丈夫.

7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the brother, since otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
因為不信的丈夫就因著妻子成了聖潔, 並且不信的妻子就因著丈夫(原文是弟兄)成了聖潔. 不然, 你們的兒女就不潔淨, 但如今他們是聖潔的了.

7:15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. The brother or the sister is not bound in such cases. But God has called us in peace.
倘若那不信的人要離去, 就由他離去吧! 無論是弟兄, 是姊妹, 遇著這樣的事都不必拘束. 神召我們原是要我們和睦.

7:16 For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
你這作妻子的, 怎麼知道不能救你的丈夫呢? 你這作丈夫的, 怎麼知道不能救你的妻子呢?

7:17 But to each one as the Lord has apportioned. As God has called each one, thus let him live—and thus I order in all the churches.
只要照主所分給各人的, 和神所召各人的而行. 我吩咐各教會都是這樣.

7:18 Was anyone called after being circumcised? He must not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called in uncircumcision? He must not become circumcised.
有人已受割禮蒙召呢, 就不要廢割禮; 有人未受割禮蒙召呢, 就不要受割禮.

7:19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
受割禮算不得甚麼, 不受割禮也算不得甚麼, 只要守神的誡命就是了.

7:20 Each one in the calling in which he was called—in this he should remain.
各人蒙召的時候是甚麼身分, 仍要守住這身分.

7:21 Were you called while a slave? Do not let it be a concern to you. But if indeed you are able to become free, rather make use of it.
你是作奴隸蒙召的嗎? 不要因此憂慮; 若能以自由, 就求自由更好.

7:22 For the one who is called in the Lord while a slave is the Lord’s freedperson. Likewise the one who is called while free is a slave of Christ.
因為作奴僕蒙召於主的, 就是主所釋放的人; 作自由之人蒙召的, 就是基督的奴僕.

7:23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
你們是重價買來的, 不要作人的奴僕.

7:24 Each one in the situation in which he was called, brothers—in this he should remain with God.
弟兄們, 你們各人蒙召的時候是甚麼身分, 仍要在神面前守住這身分.

7:25 Now concerning virgins I do not have a command from the Lord, but I am giving an opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.
論到童身的人, 我沒有主的命令, 但我既蒙主憐恤能作忠心的人, 就把自己的意見告訴你們.

7:26 Therefore, I consider this to be good because of the impending distress, that it is good for a man to be thus.
因現今的艱難, 據我看來, 人不如守素安常才好.

7:27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek release. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
你有妻子纏著呢, 就不要求脫離; 你沒有妻子纏著呢, 就不要求妻子.

7:28 But if you marry, you have not sinned, and if the virgin marries, she has not sinned. But such people will have affliction in the flesh, and I would spare you.
你若娶妻, 並不是犯罪; 處女若出嫁, 也不是犯罪. 然而這等人肉身必受苦難, 我卻願意你們免這苦難.

7:29 But I say this, brothers: the time is shortened, that from now on even those who have wives should be as if they do not have wives,
弟兄們, 我對你們說: 時候減少了. 從此以後, 那有妻子的, 要像沒有妻子;

7:30 and those who weep as if they do not weep, and those who rejoice as if they do not rejoice, and those who buy as if they do not possess,
哀哭的, 要像不哀哭; 快樂的, 要像不快樂; 置買的, 要像無有所得;

7:31 and those who make use of the world as if they do not make full use of it. For the present form of this world is passing away.
用世物的, 要像不用世物, 因為這世界的樣子將要過去了.

7:32 But I want you to be free from care. The unmarried person cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
我願你們無所掛慮. 沒有娶妻的, 是為主的事掛慮, 想怎樣叫主喜悅.

7:33 But the one who is married cares for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,
娶了妻的, 是為世上的事掛慮, 想怎樣叫妻子喜悅.

7:34 and he is divided. And the unmarried woman or the virgin cares for the things of the Lord, in order that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But the married woman cares for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
婦人和處女也有分別. 沒有出嫁的, 是為主的事掛慮, 要身體,靈魂都聖潔; 已經出嫁的, 是為世上的事掛慮, 想怎樣叫丈夫喜悅.

7:35 Now I am saying this for your own benefit, not that I may put a restriction on you, but to promote appropriate and devoted service to the Lord without distraction.
我說這話是為你們的益處, 不是要牢籠你們, 乃是要叫你們行合宜的事, 得以殷勤服事主, 沒有分心的事.

7:36 But if anyone thinks he is behaving dishonorably concerning his virgin, if she is past her prime and it ought to be thus, let him do what he wishes. He does not sin. Let them marry.
若有人以為自己待他的女兒不合宜, 女兒也過了年歲, 事又當行, 他就可隨意辦理, 不算有罪, 叫二人成親就是了.

7:37 But he who stands firm in his heart, not having necessity, but has authority concerning his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin, he will do well.
倘若人心裡堅定, 沒有不得已的事, 並且由得自己作主, 心裡又決定了留下女兒不出嫁, 如此行也好.

7:38 So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, and the one who does not marry her will do better.
這樣看來, 叫自己的女兒出嫁是好, 不叫她出嫁更是好.

7:39 A wife is bound for as long a time as her husband lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes, only in the Lord.
丈夫活著的時候, 妻子是被約束的; 丈夫若死了, 妻子就可以自由, 隨意再嫁, 只是要嫁這在主裡面的人.

7:40 But she is happier if she remains thus, according to my opinion—and I think I have the Spirit of God.
然而按我的意見, 若常守節更有福氣. 我也想自己是被神的靈感動了.

I Corinthians - Chapter 8

8:1 Now concerning food sacrificed to idols, we know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
論到祭偶像之物, 我們曉得我們都有知識. 但知識是叫人自高自大, 惟有愛心能造就人.

8:2 If anyone thinks he knows anything, he has not yet known as it is necessary to know.
若有人以為自己知道甚麼, 按他所當知道的, 他仍是不知道.

8:3 But if anyone loves God, this one is known by him.
若有人愛神, 這人乃是神所知道的.

8:4 Therefore, concerning the eating of food sacrificed to idols, we know that “an idol is nothing in the world” and that “there is no God except one.”
論到吃祭偶像之物, 我們知道偶像在世上算不得甚麼, 也知道神只有一位, 再沒有別的神.

8:5 For even if after all there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many gods and many lords,
雖有稱為神的, 或在天, 或在地, 就如那許多的神, 許多的主;

8:6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we are for him, and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we are through him.
然而我們只有一位神, 就是父─萬物都本於他; 我們也歸於他─並有一位主, 就是耶穌基督─萬物都是藉著他有的; 我們也是藉著他有的.

8:7 But this knowledge is not in everyone. But some, being accustomed until now to the idol, eat this food as food sacrificed to idols, and their conscience, because it is weak, is defiled.
但人不都有這等知識. 有人到如今因拜慣了偶像, 就以為所吃的是祭偶像之物. 他們的良心既然軟弱, 也就污穢了.

8:8 But food does not bring us close to God. For neither if we eat do we have more, nor if we do not eat do we lack.
其實食物不能叫神看中我們, 因為我們不吃也無損, 吃也無益.

8:9 But watch out lest somehow this right of yours becomes a cause for stumbling to the weak.
只是你們要謹慎, 恐怕你們這自由竟成了那軟弱人的絆腳石.

8:10 For if someone should see you who has knowledge reclining for a meal in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, because it is weak, be strengthened so that he eats the food sacrificed to idols?
若有人見你這有知識的, 在偶像的廟裡坐席, 這人的良心若是軟弱, 豈不放膽去吃那祭偶像之物嗎?

8:11 For the one who is weak—the brother for whom Christ died—is destroyed by your knowledge.
因此, 基督為他死的那軟弱弟兄, 也就因你的知識沉淪了.

8:12 Now if you sin in this way against the brothers and wound their conscience, which is weak, you sin against Christ.
你們這樣得罪弟兄們, 傷了他們軟弱的良心, 就是得罪基督.

8:13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat forever, in order that I may not cause my brother to sin.
所以, 食物若叫我弟兄跌倒, 我就永遠不吃肉, 免得叫我弟兄跌倒了.

I Corinthians - Chapter 9

9:1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?
我不是自由的嗎? 我不是使徒嗎? 我不是見過我們的主耶穌嗎? 你們不是我在主裡面所做之工嗎?

9:2 If to others I am not an apostle, yet indeed I am to you, for you are my seal of apostleship in the Lord.
假若在別人, 我不是使徒, 在你們, 我總是使徒, 因為你們在主裡正是我作使徒的印證.

9:3 My defense to those who examine me is this:
我對那盤問我的人就是這樣分訴:

9:4 Do we not have the right to eat and drink?
難道我們沒有權柄靠福音吃喝嗎?

9:5 Do we not have the right to take along a sister as wife, like the rest of the apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?
難道我們沒有權柄娶信主的姊妹為妻, 帶著一同往來, 彷彿其餘的使徒和主的弟兄並磯法一樣嗎?

9:6 Or do only I and Barnabas not have the right to refrain from working?
獨有我與巴拿巴沒有權柄不做工嗎?

9:7 Who ever serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it? Who shepherds a flock and does not drink from the milk of the flock?
有誰當兵自備糧餉呢? 有誰栽葡萄園不吃園裡的果子呢? 有誰牧養牛羊不吃牛羊的奶呢?

9:8 I am not saying these things according to a human perspective. Or does the law not also say these things?
我說這話, 豈是照人的意見; 律法不也是這樣說嗎?

9:9 For in the law of Moses it is written, “You must not muzzle an ox while it is threshing.” It is not about oxen God is concerned, is it?
就如摩西的律法記著說: “牛在場上踹穀的時候, 不可籠住牠的嘴. ”難道神所掛念的是牛嗎?

9:10 Or doubtless does he speak for our sake? For it is written for our sake, because the one who plows ought to plow in hope and the one who threshes ought to do so in hope of a share.
不全是為我們說的嗎? 分明是為我們說的. 因為耕種的當存著指望去耕種; 打場的也當存得糧的指望去打場.

9:11 If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too great a thing if we reap material things from you?
我們若把屬靈的種子撒在你們中間, 就是從你們收割奉養肉身之物, 這還算大事嗎?

9:12 If others share this right over you, do we not do so even more? Yet we have not made use of this right, but we endure all things, in order that we may not cause any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
若別人在你們身上有這權柄, 何況我們呢? 然而, 我們沒有用過這權柄, 倒凡事忍受, 免得基督的福音被阻隔.

9:13 Do you not know that those performing the holy services eat the things from the temple, and those attending to the altar have a share with the altar?
你們豈不知為聖事勞碌的就吃殿中的物嗎? 伺候祭壇的就分領壇上的物嗎?

9:14 In the same way also the Lord ordered those who proclaim the gospel to live from the gospel.
主也是這樣命定, 叫傳福音的靠著福音養生.

9:15 But I have not made use of any of these rights. And I am not writing these things in order that it may be thus with me. For it would be better to me rather to die than for anyone to deprive me of my reason for boasting.
但這權柄我全沒有用過. 我寫這話, 並非要你們這樣待我, 因為我寧可死也不叫人使我所誇的落了空.

9:16 For if I proclaim the gospel, it is not to me a reason for boasting, for necessity is imposed on me. For woe is to me if I do not proclaim the gospel.
我傳福音原沒有可誇的, 因為我是不得已的. 若不傳福音, 我便有禍了.

9:17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward, but if I do so unwillingly, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.
我若甘心做這事, 就有賞賜; 若不甘心, 責任卻已經託付我了.

9:18 What then is my reward? That when I proclaim the gospel, I may offer the gospel free of charge, in order not to make full use of my right in the gospel.
既是這樣, 我的賞賜是甚麼呢? 就是我傳福音的時候叫人不花錢得福音, 免得用盡我傳福音的權柄.

9:19 For although I am free from all people, I have enslaved myself to all, in order that I may gain more.
我雖是自由的, 無人轄管; 然而我甘心作了眾人的僕人, 為要多得人.

9:20 I have become like a Jew to the Jews, in order that I may gain the Jews. To those under the law I became as under the law (although I myself am not under the law) in order that I may gain those under the law.
向猶太人, 我就作猶太人, 為要得猶太人; 向律法以下的人, 我雖不在律法以下, 還是作律法以下的人, 為要得律法以下的人.

9:21 To those outside the law I became as outside the law (although I am not outside the law of God, but subject to the law of Christ) in order that I may gain those outside the law.
向沒有律法的人, 我就作沒有律法的人, 為要得沒有律法的人; 其實我在神面前, 不是沒有律法; 在基督面前, 正在律法之下.

9:22 To the weak I became weak, in order that I may gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, in order that by all means I may save some.
向軟弱的人, 我就作軟弱的人, 為要得軟弱的人. 向甚麼樣的人, 我就作甚麼樣的人. 無論如何, 總要救些人.

9:23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, in order that I may become a participant with it.
凡我所行的, 都是為福音的緣故, 為要與人同得這福音的好處.

9:24 Do you not know that those who run in the stadium all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
豈不知在場上賽跑的都跑, 但得獎賞的只有一人? 你們也當這樣跑, 好叫你們得著獎賞.

9:25 And everyone who competes exercises self-control in all things. Thus those do so in order that they may receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.
凡較力爭勝的, 諸事都有節制, 他們不過是要得能壞的冠冕; 我們卻是要得不能壞的冠冕.

9:26 Therefore I run in this way, not as running aimlessly; I box in this way, not as beating the air.
所以, 我奔跑不像無定向的; 我鬥拳不像打空氣的.

9:27 But I discipline my body and subjugate it, lest somehow after preaching to others, I myself should become disqualified.
我是攻克己身, 叫身服我, 恐怕我傳福音給別人, 自己反被棄絕了.

I Corinthians - Chapter 10

10:1 For I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all went through the sea,
弟兄們, 我不願意你們不曉得, 我們的祖宗從前都在雲下, 都從海中經過,

10:2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
都在雲裡,海裡受洗歸了摩西;

10:3 and all ate the same spiritual food,
並且都吃了一樣的靈食,

10:4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.
也都喝了一樣的靈水. 所喝的, 是出於隨著他們的靈磐石; 那磐石就是基督.

10:5 But God was not pleased with the majority of them, for they were struck down in the desert.
但他們中間多半是神不喜歡的人, 所以在曠野倒斃.

10:6 Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we should not be desirers of evil things, just as those also desired them,
這些事都是我們的鑑戒, 叫我們不要貪戀惡事, 像他們那樣貪戀的;

10:7 and not become idolaters, as some of them did, just as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play,”
也不要拜偶像, 像他們有人拜的. 如經上所記: “百姓坐下吃喝, 起來玩耍. ”

10:8 nor commit sexual immorality, as some of them committed sexual immorality, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day,
我們也不要行姦淫, 像他們有人行的, 一天就倒斃了二萬三千人;

10:9 nor put Christ to the test, as some of them tested him, and were destroyed by snakes,
也不要試探主(有古卷: 基督), 像他們有人試探的, 就被蛇所滅.

10:10 nor grumble, just as some of them grumbled, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
你們也不要發怨言, 像他們有發怨言的, 就被滅命的所滅.

10:11 Now these things happened to those people as an example, but are written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.
他們遭遇這些事都要作為鑑戒, 並且寫在經上, 正是警戒我們這末世的人.

10:12 Therefore, the one who thinks that he stands must watch out lest he fall.
所以, 自己以為站得穩的, 須要謹慎, 免得跌倒.

10:13 Temptation has not come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful, who will not permit you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but will also make a way out together with the temptation, so that you may be able to endure it.
你們所遇見的試探, 無非是人所能受的. 神是信實的, 必不叫你們受試探過於所能受的; 在受試探的時候, 總要給你們開一條出路, 叫你們能忍受得住.

10:14 Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.
我所親愛的弟兄啊, 你們要逃避拜偶像的事.

10:15 I am speaking as to sensible people; you judge what I am saying.
我好像對明白人說的, 你們要審察我的話.

10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?
我們所祝福的杯, 豈不是同領基督的血嗎? 我們所擘開的餅, 豈不是同領基督的身體嗎?

10:17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all share from the one bread.
我們雖多, 仍是一個餅, 一個身體, 因為我們都是分受這一個餅.

10:18 Consider Israel according to the flesh: are not the ones who eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar?
你們看屬肉體的以色列人, 那吃祭物的豈不是在祭壇上有分嗎?

10:19 Therefore, what am I saying? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
我是怎麼說呢? 豈是說祭偶像之物算得甚麼呢? 或說偶像算得甚麼呢?

10:20 No, but that the things which they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to become sharers with demons.
我乃是說, 外邦人所獻的祭是祭鬼, 不是祭神. 我不願意你們與鬼相交.

10:21 You are not able to drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You are not able to share the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
你們不能喝主的杯又喝鬼的杯, 不能吃主的筵席又吃鬼的筵席.

10:22 Or are we attempting to provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than he is, are we?
我們可惹主的憤恨嗎? 我們比他還有能力嗎?

10:23 All things are permitted, but not all things are profitable. All things are permitted, but not all things build up.
凡事都可行, 但不都有益處. 凡事都可行, 但不都造就人.

10:24 Let no one seek his own good but the good of the other.
無論何人, 不要求自己的益處, 乃要求別人的益處.

10:25 Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for the sake of the conscience,
凡市上所賣的, 你們只管吃, 不要為良心的緣故問甚麼話,

10:26 for “the earth is the Lord’s, and its fullness.”
因為地和其中所充滿的都屬乎主.

10:27 If any of the unbelievers invites you, and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of the conscience.
倘有一個不信的人請你們赴席, 你們若願意去, 凡擺在你們面前的, 只管吃, 不要為良心的緣故問甚麼話.

10:28 But if someone says to you, “This is offered to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of that one who informed you and the conscience.
若有人對你們說: “這是獻過祭的物”, 就要為那告訴你們的人, 並為良心的緣故不吃.

10:29 Now I am not speaking about your own conscience, but the conscience of the other person. For why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?
我說的良心不是你的, 乃是他的. 我這自由為甚麼被別人的良心論斷呢?

10:30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?
我若謝恩而吃, 為甚麼因我謝恩的物被人毀謗呢?

10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or you drink or whatever you do, do all things for the glory of God.
所以, 你們或吃或喝, 無論做甚麼, 都要為榮耀神而行.

10:32 Give no offense both to Jews and to Greeks and to the church of God,
不拘是猶太人, 是希臘人, 是神的教會, 你們都不要使他跌倒;

10:33 just as I also please all people in all things, not seeking my own benefit, but the benefit of the many, in order that they may be saved.
就好像我凡事都叫眾人喜歡, 不求自己的益處, 只求眾人的益處, 叫他們得救.

I Corinthians - Chapter 11

11:1 Become imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.
你們該效法我, 像我效法基督一樣.

11:2 Now I praise you that you remember me in all things, and just as I handed over to you the traditions, you hold fast to them.
我稱讚你們, 因你們凡事記念我, 又堅守我所傳給你們的.

11:3 But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and the head of Christ is God.
我願意你們知道, 基督是各人的頭; 男人是女人的頭; 神是基督的頭.

11:4 Every man who prays or prophesies while having something on his head dishonors his head,
凡男人禱告或是講道(或譯: 說預言; 下同), 若蒙著頭, 就羞辱自己的頭.

11:5 but every woman who prays or prophesies with uncovered head dishonors her head, for she is one and the same with the one whose head is shaved.
凡女人禱告或是講道, 若不蒙著頭, 就羞辱自己的頭, 因為這就如同剃了頭髮一樣.

11:6 For if a woman does not cover herself, let her hair be shorn off. But if it is shameful for a woman to have her head shorn or shaved, let her cover her head.
女人若不蒙著頭, 就該剪了頭髮; 女人若以剪髮,剃髮為羞愧, 就該蒙著頭.

11:7 For indeed a man ought not to cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.
男人本不該蒙著頭, 因為他是神的形像和榮耀; 但女人是男人的榮耀.

11:8 For man is not from woman, but woman from man.
起初, 男人不是由女人而出, 女人乃是由男人而出;

11:9 For indeed man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake of the man.
並且男人不是為女人造的, 女人乃是為男人造的.

11:10 Because of this, the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, on account of the angels.
因此, 女人為天使的緣故, 應當在頭上有服權柄的記號.

11:11 Nevertheless, neither is woman anything apart from man, nor is man anything apart from woman in the Lord.
然而照主的安排, 女也不是無男, 男也不是無女.

11:12 For just as the woman is from the man, thus also the man is through the woman. But all things are from God.
因為女人原是由男人而出, 男人也是由女人而出; 但萬有都是出乎神.

11:13 You judge for yourselves: is it fitting for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
你們自己審察, 女人禱告神, 不蒙著頭是合宜的嗎?

11:14 And does not nature itself teach you that a man, if he wears long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
你們的本性不也指示你們, 男人若有長頭髮, 便是他的羞辱嗎?

11:15 But a woman, if she wears long hair, it is her glory, because her hair is given for a covering.
但女人有長頭髮, 乃是她的榮耀, 因為這頭髮是給她作蓋頭的.

11:16 But if anyone is disposed to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.
若有人想要辯駁, 我們卻沒有這樣的規矩, 神的眾教會也是沒有的.

11:17 But in giving this instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
我現今吩咐你們的話, 不是稱讚你們; 因為你們聚會不是受益, 乃是招損.

11:18 For in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
第一, 我聽說, 你們聚會的時候彼此分門別類, 我也稍微地信這話.

11:19 For indeed it is necessary that there be factions among you, in order that those who are approved may become evident among you.
在你們中間不免有分門結黨的事, 好叫那些有經驗的人顯明出來.

11:20 Therefore, when you come together in the same place, it is not to eat the Lord’s supper.
你們聚會的時候, 算不得吃主的晚餐;

11:21 For when you eat it, each one of you goes ahead to take his own supper, and one is hungry and another is drunk.
因為吃的時候, 各人先吃自己的飯, 甚至這個飢餓, 那個酒醉.

11:22 For do you not have houses for eating and drinking? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who do not have anything? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you!
你們要吃喝, 難道沒有家嗎? 還是藐視神的教會, 叫那沒有的羞愧呢? 我向你們可怎麼說呢? 可因此稱讚你們嗎? 我不稱讚!

11:23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which he was betrayed, took bread,
我當日傳給你們的, 原是從主領受的, 就是主耶穌被賣的那一夜, 拿起餅來,

11:24 and after he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
祝謝了, 就擘開, 說: “這是我的身體, 為你們捨(有古卷: 擘開)的, 你們應當如此行, 為的是記念我. ”

11:25 Likewise also the cup, after they had eaten, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
飯後, 也照樣拿起杯來, 說: “這杯是用我的血所立的新約, 你們每逢喝的時候, 要如此行, 為的是記念我. ”

11:26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
你們每逢吃這餅, 喝這杯, 是表明主的死, 直等到他來.

11:27 So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
所以, 無論何人, 不按理吃主的餅, 喝主的杯, 就是干犯主的身,主的血了.

11:28 But let a person examine himself, and in this way let him eat from the bread and let him drink from the cup.
人應當自己省察, 然後吃這餅,喝這杯.

11:29 For the one who eats and drinks, if he does not recognize the body, eats and drinks judgment against himself.
因為人吃喝, 若不分辨是主的身體, 就是吃喝自己的罪了.

11:30 Because of this, many are weak and sick among you, and quite a few have died.
因此, 在你們中間有好些軟弱的與患病的, 死(原文是睡)的也不少.

11:31 But if we were evaluating ourselves, we would not be judged.
我們若是先分辨自己, 就不至於受審.

11:32 But if we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined, in order that we will not be condemned with the world.
我們受審的時候, 乃是被主懲治, 免得我們和世人一同定罪.

11:33 So then, my brothers, when you come together in order to eat the Lord’s supper, wait for one another.
所以我弟兄們, 你們聚會吃的時候, 要彼此等待.

11:34 If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And I will give directions about the remaining matters whenever I come.
若有人飢餓, 可以在家裡先吃, 免得你們聚會, 自己取罪. 其餘的事, 我來的時候再安排.

I Corinthians - Chapter 12

12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.
弟兄們, 論到屬靈的恩賜, 我不願意你們不明白.

12:2 You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the speechless idols, however you were led.
你們作外邦人的時候, 隨事被牽引, 受迷惑, 去服事那啞巴偶像, 這是你們知道的.

12:3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed,” and no one is able to say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit.
所以我告訴你們, 被神的靈感動的, 沒有說“耶穌是可咒詛”的; 若不是被聖靈感動的, 也沒有能說“耶穌是主”的.

12:4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit,
恩賜原有分別, 聖靈卻是一位.

12:5 and there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord,
職事也有分別, 主卻是一位.

12:6 and there are varieties of activities, but the same God, who works all things in all people.
功用也有分別, 神卻是一位, 在眾人裡面運行一切的事.

12:7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for what is beneficial to all.
聖靈顯在各人身上, 是叫人得益處.

12:8 For to one is given a word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another a word of knowledge by the same Spirit,
這人蒙聖靈賜他智慧的言語, 那人也蒙這位聖靈賜他知識的言語,

12:9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
又有一人蒙這位聖靈賜他信心, 還有一人蒙這位聖靈賜他醫病的恩賜,

12:10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing of spirits, to another kinds of tongues, to another interpretation of tongues.
又叫一人能行異能, 又叫一人能作先知, 又叫一人能辨別諸靈, 又叫一人能說方言, 又叫一人能翻方言.

12:11 But in all these things one and the same Spirit is at work, distributing to each one individually just as he wishes.
這一切都是這位聖靈所運行,隨己意分給各人的.

12:12 For just as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of the body, although they are many, are one body, thus also Christ.
就如身子是一個, 卻有許多肢體; 而且肢體雖多, 仍是一個身子; 基督也是這樣.

12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free persons, and all were made to drink one Spirit.
我們不拘是猶太人, 是希臘人, 是為奴的, 是自主的, 都從一位聖靈受洗, 成了一個身體, 飲於一位聖靈.

12:14 For the body is not one member, but many.
身子原不是一個肢體, 乃是許多肢體.

12:15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” not because of this is it not a part of the body.
設若腳說: “我不是手, 所以不屬乎身子, ”它不能因此就不屬乎身子.

12:16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body, not because of this is it not a part of the body.
設若耳說: “我不是眼, 所以不屬乎身子, ”它不能因此就不屬乎身子.

12:17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?
若全身是眼, 從哪裡聽聲呢? 若全身是耳, 從哪裡聞味呢?

12:18 But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body just as he wanted.
但如今, 神隨自己的意思把肢體俱各安排在身上了.

12:19 And if they all were one member, where would the body be?
若都是一個肢體, 身子在哪裡呢?

12:20 But now there are many members, but one body.
但如今肢體是多的, 身子卻是一個.

12:21 Now the eye is not able to say to the hand, “I do not have need of you,” or again, the head to the feet, “I do not have need of you.”
眼不能對手說: “我用不著你. ”頭也不能對腳說: “我用不著你. ”

12:22 But by much more the members of the body which are thought to be weaker are necessary,
不但如此, 身上肢體人以為軟弱的, 更是不可少的.

12:23 and the parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, these we clothe with more abundant honor, and our unpresentable parts come to have more abundant presentability,
身上肢體, 我們看為不體面的, 越發給它加上體面; 不俊美的, 越發得著俊美.

12:24 but our presentable parts do not have need of this. Yet God composed the body by giving more abundant honor to the part which lacked it,
我們俊美的肢體, 自然用不著裝飾; 但神配搭這身子, 把加倍的體面給那有缺欠的肢體,

12:25 in order that there not be a division in the body, but the members would have the same concern for one another.
免得身上分門別類, 總要肢體彼此相顧.

12:26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer together; if a member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
若一個肢體受苦, 所有的肢體就一同受苦; 若一個肢體得榮耀, 所有的肢體就一同快樂.

12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members of it individually,
你們就是基督的身子, 並且各自作肢體.

12:28 and whom God has appointed in the church: first, apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.
神在教會所設立的: 第一是使徒, 第二是先知, 第三是教師, 其次是行異能的, 再次是得恩賜醫病的, 幫助人的, 治理事的, 說方言的.

12:29 Not all are apostles, are they? Not all are prophets, are they? Not all are teachers, are they? Not all are workers of miracles, are they?
豈都是使徒嗎? 豈都是先知嗎? 豈都是教師嗎? 豈都是行異能的嗎?

12:30 Not all have gifts of healing, do they? Not all speak with tongues, do they? Not all interpret, do they?
豈都是得恩賜醫病的嗎? 豈都是說方言的嗎? 豈都是翻方言的嗎?

12:31 But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.
你們要切切地求那更大的恩賜. 我現今把最妙的道指示你們.

I Corinthians - Chapter 13

13:1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a ringing brass gong or a clashing cymbal.
我若能說萬人的方言, 並天使的話語, 卻沒有愛, 我就成了鳴的鑼, 響的鈸一般.

13:2 And if I have the gift of prophecy and I know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
我若有先知講道之能, 也明白各樣的奧祕, 各樣的知識, 而且有全備的信, 叫我能夠移山, 卻沒有愛, 我就算不得甚麼.

13:3 And if I parcel out all my possessions, and if I hand over my body in order that I will be burned, but do not have love, it benefits me nothing.
我若將所有的賙濟窮人, 又捨己身叫人焚燒, 卻沒有愛, 仍然與我無益.

13:4 Love is patient, love is kind, love is not jealous, it does not boast, it does not become conceited,
愛是恆久忍耐, 又有恩慈; 愛是不嫉妒; 愛是不自誇, 不張狂,

13:5 it does not behave dishonorably, it is not selfish, it does not become angry, it does not keep a record of wrongs,
不做害羞的事, 不求自己的益處, 不輕易發怒, 不計算人的惡,

13:6 it does not rejoice at unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth,
不喜歡不義, 只喜歡真理;

13:7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
凡事包容, 凡事相信, 凡事盼望, 凡事忍耐.

13:8 Love never ends. But if there are prophecies, they will pass away. If there are tongues, they will cease. If there is knowledge, it will pass away.
愛是永不止息. 先知講道之能終必歸於無有; 說方言之能終必停止; 知識也終必歸於無有.

13:9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
我們現在所知道的有限, 先知所講的也有限,

13:10 but whenever the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.
等那完全的來到, 這有限的必歸於無有了.

13:11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside the things of a child.
我作孩子的時候, 話語像孩子, 心思像孩子, 意念像孩子, 既成了人, 就把孩子的事丟棄了.

13:12 For now we see through a mirror indirectly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know completely, just as I have also been completely known.
我們如今彷彿對著鏡子觀看, 模糊不清(原文是如同猜謎), 到那時就要面對面了. 我如今所知道的有限, 到那時就全知道, 如同主知道我一樣.

13:13 And now these three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
如今常存的有信, 有望, 有愛這三樣, 其中最大的是愛.

I Corinthians - Chapter 14

14:1 Pursue love, and strive for spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
你們要追求愛, 也要切慕屬靈的恩賜, 其中更要羨慕的, 是作先知講道(原文作: 是說預言; 下同).

14:2 For the one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, because no one understands, but by the Spirit he speaks mysteries.
那說方言的, 原不是對人說, 乃是對神說, 因為沒有人聽出來. 然而, 他在心靈裡卻是講說各樣的奧祕.

14:3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people edification and encouragement and consolation.
但作先知講道的, 是對人說, 要造就,安慰,勸勉人.

14:4 The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
說方言的, 是造就自己; 作先知講道的, 乃是造就教會.

14:5 Now I want you all to speak with tongues, but even more that you may prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, in order that the church may receive edification.
我願意你們都說方言, 更願意你們作先知講道; 因為說方言的, 若不翻出來, 使教會被造就, 那作先知講道的, 就比他強了.

14:6 But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with tongues, how do I benefit you, unless I speak to you either with a revelation or with knowledge or with a prophecy or with a teaching?
弟兄們, 我到你們那裡去, 若只說方言, 不用啟示, 或知識, 或預言, 或教訓, 給你們講解, 我與你們有甚麼益處呢?

14:7 Likewise, the inanimate things which produce a sound, whether flute or lyre, if they do not produce a distinction in the tones, how will it be known what is played on the flute or on the lyre?
就是那有聲無氣的物, 或簫, 或琴, 若發出來的聲音沒有分別, 怎能知道所吹所彈的是甚麼呢?

14:8 For indeed, if the trumpet produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare for battle?
若吹無定的號聲, 誰能預備打仗呢?

14:9 And so you through the tongue, unless you produce a clear message, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air.
你們也是如此. 舌頭若不說容易明白的話, 怎能知道所說的是甚麼呢? 這就是向空說話了.

14:10 There are probably so many kinds of languages in the world, and none without meaning.
世上的聲音, 或者甚多, 卻沒有一樣是無意思的.

14:11 Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a barbarian to the one who is speaking, and the one who is speaking will be a barbarian in my judgment.
我若不明白那聲音的意思, 這說話的人必以我為化外之人, 我也以他為化外之人.

14:12 In this way also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek for the edification of the church, in order that you may abound.
你們也是如此, 既是切慕屬靈的恩賜, 就當求多得造就教會的恩賜.

14:13 Therefore the one who speaks in a tongue must pray that he may interpret.
所以那說方言的, 就當求著能翻出來.

14:14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive.
我若用方言禱告, 是我的靈禱告, 但我的悟性沒有果效.

14:15 Therefore what should I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will also sing praise with my mind.
這卻怎麼樣呢? 我要用靈禱告, 也要用悟性禱告; 我要用靈歌唱, 也要用悟性歌唱.

14:16 For otherwise, if you praise in your spirit, how will the one who fills the place of the outsider say the “amen” at your thanksgiving, because he does not know what you are saying?
不然, 你用靈祝謝, 那在座不通方言的人, 既然不明白你的話, 怎能在你感謝的時候說“阿們”呢?

14:17 For indeed you are giving thanks well, but the other person is not edified.
你感謝的固然是好, 無奈不能造就別人.

14:18 I give thanks to God that I speak with tongues more than all of you,
我感謝神, 我說方言比你們眾人還多.

14:19 but in the church I prefer to speak five words with my mind, in order that I may instruct other people, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
但在教會中, 寧可用悟性說五句教導人的話, 強如說萬句方言.

14:20 Brothers, do not become children in your understanding, but with respect to wickedness be as a child, and in your understanding be mature.
弟兄們, 在心志上不要作小孩子. 然而, 在惡事上要作嬰孩, 在心志上總要作大人.

14:21 In the law it is written: “By those who speak a foreign language and by the lips of others I will speak to this people, and not even in this way will they obey me,” says the Lord.
律法上記著: 主說: 我要用外邦人的舌頭和外邦人的嘴唇向這百姓說話; 雖然如此, 他們還是不聽從我.

14:22 So then, tongues are for a sign not to those who believe, but to unbelievers, but prophecy is not for unbelievers, but for those who believe.
這樣看來, 說方言不是為信的人作證據, 乃是為不信的人; 作先知講道不是為不信的人作證據, 乃是為信的人.

14:23 Therefore, if the whole church comes together at the same time and all speak with tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
所以, 全教會聚在一處的時候, 若都說方言, 偶然有不通方言的, 或是不信的人進來, 豈不說你們癲狂了嗎?

14:24 But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is judged by all,
若都作先知講道, 偶然有不信的, 或是不通方言的人進來, 就被眾人勸醒, 被眾人審明,

14:25 the secret things of his heart become evident, and so, falling on his face, he will worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
他心裡的隱情顯露出來, 就必將臉伏地, 敬拜神, 說: “神真是在你們中間了. ”

14:26 Therefore what should you do, brothers? Whenever you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. All things must be done for edification.
弟兄們, 這卻怎麼樣呢? 你們聚會的時候, 各人或有詩歌, 或有教訓, 或有啟示, 或有方言, 或有翻出來的話, 凡事都當造就人.

14:27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, it must be on one occasion two or at most three, and one after the other, and one must interpret.
若有說方言的, 只好兩個人, 至多三個人, 且要輪流著說, 也要一個人翻出來.

14:28 But if there is no interpreter, he must be silent in the church, but let him speak to himself and to God.
若沒有人翻, 就當在會中閉口, 只對自己和神說就是了.

14:29 Let two or three prophets speak, and the others evaluate.
至於作先知講道的, 只好兩個人或是三個人, 其餘的就當慎思明辨.

14:30 And if something is revealed to another who is seated, the first must be silent.
若旁邊坐著的得了啟示, 那先說話的就當閉口不言.

14:31 For you are all able to prophesy in turn, in order that all may learn and all may be encouraged,
因為你們都可以一個一個地作先知講道, 叫眾人學道理, 叫眾人得勸勉.

14:32 and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.
先知的靈原是順服先知的;

14:33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
因為神不是叫人混亂, 乃是叫人安靜.

14:34 the women must be silent in the churches, for it is not permitted for them to speak, but they must be in submission, just as the law also says.
婦女在會中要閉口不言, 像在聖徒的眾教會一樣, 因為不准她們說話. 她們總要順服, 正如律法所說的.

14:35 But if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.
她們若要學甚麼, 可以在家裡問自己的丈夫, 因為婦女在會中說話原是可恥的.

14:36 Or has the word of God gone out from you, or has it come to you only?
神的道理豈是從你們出來嗎? 豈是單臨到你們嗎?

14:37 If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, he should recognize that the things which I am writing to you are of the Lord.
若有人以為自己是先知, 或是屬靈的, 就該知道, 我所寫給你們的是主的命令.

14:38 But if anyone ignores this, he is ignored.
若有不知道的, 就由他不知道吧!

14:39 So then, my brothers, desire to prophesy, and do not prevent speaking with tongues.
所以我弟兄們, 你們要切慕作先知講道, 也不要禁止說方言.

14:40 But let all things be done decently and according to proper procedure.
凡事都要規規矩矩地按著次序行.

I Corinthians - Chapter 15

15:1 Now I make known to you, brothers, the gospel which I proclaimed to you, which you have also received, in which you also stand,
弟兄們, 我如今把先前所傳給你們的福音告訴你們知道; 這福音你們也領受了, 又靠著站立得住,

15:2 by which you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the message I proclaimed to you, unless you believed to no purpose.
並且你們若不是徒然相信, 能以持守我所傳給你們的, 就必因這福音得救.

15:3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,
我當日所領受又傳給你們的: 第一, 就是基督照聖經所說, 為我們的罪死了,

15:4 and that he was buried, and that he was raised up on the third day according to the scriptures,
而且埋葬了; 又照聖經所說, 第三天復活了,

15:5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve,
並且顯給磯法看, 然後顯給十二使徒看;

15:6 then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, the majority of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.
後來一時顯給五百多弟兄看, 其中一大半到如今還在, 卻也有已經睡了的.

15:7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
以後顯給雅各看, 再顯給眾使徒看,

15:8 and last of all, as it were to one born at the wrong time, he appeared also to me.
末了也顯給我看; 我如同未到產期而生的人一般.

15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
我原是使徒中最小的, 不配稱為使徒, 因為我從前逼迫神的教會.

15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain, but I labored even more than all of them, and not I, but the grace of God with me.
然而, 我今日成了何等人, 是蒙神的恩才成的, 並且他所賜我的恩不是徒然的. 我比眾使徒格外勞苦; 這原不是我, 乃是神的恩與我同在.

15:11 Therefore whether I or those, in this way we preached, and in this way you believed.
不拘是我, 是眾使徒, 我們如此傳, 你們也如此信了.

15:12 Now if Christ is preached as raised up from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
既傳基督是從死裡復活了, 怎麼在你們中間有人說沒有死人復活的事呢?

15:13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, Christ has not been raised either.
若沒有死人復活的事, 基督也就沒有復活了.

15:14 But if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith is in vain.
若基督沒有復活, 我們所傳的便是枉然, 你們所信的也是枉然;

15:15 And also we are found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if after all, then, the dead are not raised.
並且明顯我們是為神妄作見證的, 因我們見證神是叫基督復活了. 若死人真不復活, 神也就沒有叫基督復活了.

15:16 For if the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised either.
因為死人若不復活, 基督也就沒有復活了.

15:17 But if Christ has not been raised, your faith is empty; you are still in your sins.
基督若沒有復活, 你們的信便是徒然, 你們仍在罪裡.

15:18 And as a further result, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
就是在基督裡睡了的人也滅亡了.

15:19 If we have put our hope in Christ in this life only, we are of all people most pitiable.
我們若靠基督只在今生有指望, 就算比眾人更可憐.

15:20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
但基督已經從死裡復活, 成為睡了之人初熟的果子.

15:21 For since through a man came death, also through a man came the resurrection of the dead.
死既是因一人而來, 死人復活也是因一人而來.

15:22 For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
在亞當裡眾人都死了; 照樣, 在基督裡眾人也都要復活.

15:23 But each in his own group: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s at his coming,
但各人是按著自己的次序復活: 初熟的果子是基督; 以後, 在他來的時候, 是那些屬基督的.

15:24 then the end, when he hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when he has abolished all rule and all authority and power.
再後, 末期到了, 那時基督既將一切執政的,掌權的,有能的都毀滅了, 就把國交與父神.

15:25 For it is necessary for him to reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
因為基督必要作王, 等神把一切仇敵都放在他的腳下.

15:26 The last enemy to be abolished is death.
儘末了所毀滅的仇敵就是死.

15:27 For “he subjected all things under his feet.” But when it says “all things” are subjected, it is clear that the one who subjected all things to him is not included.
因為經上說: “神叫萬物都服在他的腳下. ”既說萬物都服了他, 明顯那叫萬物服他的, 不在其內了.

15:28 But whenever all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subjected to the one who subjected all things to him, in order that God may be all in all.
萬物既服了他, 那時子也要自己服那叫萬物服他的, 叫神在萬物之上, 為萬物之主.

15:29 Otherwise, why do they do it, those who are being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why indeed are they being baptized on behalf of them?
不然, 那些為死人受洗的, 將來怎樣呢? 若死人總不復活, 因何為他們受洗呢?

15:30 And why are we in danger every hour?
我們又因何時刻冒險呢?

15:31 I die every day—yes indeed, by my boasting in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord!
弟兄們, 我在我主基督耶穌裡, 指著你們所誇的口極力地說, 我是天天冒死.

15:32 If according to a human perspective I fought wild beasts at Ephesus, what benefit is it to me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
我若當日像尋常人, 在以弗所同野獸戰鬥, 那於我有甚麼益處呢? 若死人不復活, 我們就吃吃喝喝吧! 因為明天要死了.

15:33 Do not be deceived! “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
你們不要自欺; 濫交是敗壞善行.

15:34 Sober up correctly and stop sinning, for some have no knowledge of God—I say this to your shame.
你們要醒悟為善, 不要犯罪, 因為有人不認識神. 我說這話是要叫你們羞愧.

15:35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what sort of body do they come?”
或有人問: “死人怎樣復活, 帶著甚麼身體來呢? ”

15:36 Foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
無知的人哪, 你所種的, 若不死就不能生.

15:37 And what you sow is not the body which it will become, but you sow the bare seed, whether perhaps of wheat or of some of the rest.
並且你所種的不是那將來的形體, 不過是子粒, 即如麥子, 或是別樣的穀.

15:38 But God gives to it a body just as he wishes, and to each one of the seeds its own body.
但神隨自己的意思給他一個形體, 並叫各等子粒各有自己的形體.

15:39 Not all flesh is the same, but there is one flesh of human beings, and another flesh of animals, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish,
凡肉體各有不同: 人是一樣, 獸又是一樣, 鳥又是一樣, 魚又是一樣.

15:40 and heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the glory of the heavenly bodies is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly bodies is of another kind.
有天上的形體, 也有地上的形體; 但天上形體的榮光是一樣, 地上形體的榮光又是一樣.

15:41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars, for star differs from star in glory.
日有日的榮光, 月有月的榮光, 星有星的榮光; 這星和那星的榮光也有分別.

15:42 Thus also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility.
死人復活也是這樣: 所種的是必朽壞的, 復活的是不朽壞的;

15:43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.
所種的是羞辱的, 復活的是榮耀的; 所種的是軟弱的, 復活的是強壯的;

15:44 It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
所種的是血氣的身體, 復活的是靈性的身體. 若有血氣的身體, 也必有靈性的身體.

15:45 Thus also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
經上也是這樣記著說: “首先的人亞當成了有靈(靈: 或譯血氣)的活人”; 末後的亞當成了叫人活的靈.

15:46 But the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual.
但屬靈的不在先, 屬血氣的在先, 以後才有屬靈的.

15:47 The first man is from the earth, made of earth; the second man is from heaven.
頭一個人是出於地, 乃屬土; 第二個人是出於天.

15:48 As the one who is made of earth, so also are those who are made of earth, and as the heavenly, so also are those who are heavenly.
那屬土的怎樣, 凡屬土的也就怎樣; 屬天的怎樣, 凡屬天的也就怎樣.

15:49 And just as we have borne the image of the one who is made of earth, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.
我們既有屬土的形狀, 將來也必有屬天的形狀.

15:50 But I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood is not able to inherit the kingdom of God, nor can corruption inherit incorruptibility.
弟兄們, 我告訴你們說, 血肉之體不能承受神的國, 必朽壞的不能承受不朽壞的.

15:51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: we will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed,
我如今把一件奧祕的事告訴你們: 我們不是都要睡覺, 乃是都要改變,

15:52 in a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
就在一霎時, 眨眼之間, 號筒末次吹響的時候. 因號筒要響, 死人要復活成為不朽壞的, 我們也要改變.

15:53 For it is necessary for this perishable body to put on incorruptibility, and this mortal body to put on immortality.
這必朽壞的總要變成(變成: 原文是穿; 下同)不朽壞的, 這必死的總要變成不死的.

15:54 But whenever this perishable body puts on incorruptibility and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will take place: “Death is swallowed up in victory.
這必朽壞的既變成不朽壞的, 這必死的既變成不死的, 那時經上所記“死被得勝吞滅”的話就應驗了.

15:55 Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?
死啊! 你得勝的權勢在哪裡? 死啊! 你的毒鉤在哪裡?

15:56 Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
死的毒鉤就是罪, 罪的權勢就是律法.

15:57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
感謝神, 使我們藉著我們的主耶穌基督得勝.

15:58 So then, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
所以, 我親愛的弟兄們, 你們務要堅固, 不可搖動, 常常竭力多做主工; 因為知道, 你們的勞苦在主裡面不是徒然的.

I Corinthians - Chapter 16

16:1 Now concerning the collection for the saints: just as I gave directions about it to the churches of Galatia, so you do also.
論到為聖徒捐錢, 我從前怎樣吩咐加拉太的眾教會, 你們也當怎樣行.

16:2 On the first day of the week, each one of you put aside something, saving up to whatever extent he has prospered, in order that whenever I come, at that time collections do not take place.
每逢七日的第一日, 各人要照自己的進項抽出來留著, 免得我來的時候現湊.

16:3 And whenever I arrive, whomever you approve by letters, I will send these to take your gift to Jerusalem.
及至我來到了, 你們寫信舉薦誰, 我就打發他們, 把你們的捐資送到耶路撒冷去.

16:4 And if it is worthwhile for me to go also, they will travel with me.
若我也該去, 他們可以和我同去.

16:5 But I will come to you whenever I go through Macedonia (for I am going through Macedonia),
我要從馬其頓經過; 既經過了, 就要到你們那裡去,

16:6 and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you may send me on my way wherever I may go.
或者和你們同住幾時, 或者也過冬. 無論我往哪裡去, 你們就可以給我送行.

16:7 For I do not want to see you now in passing, for I hope to remain some time with you, if the Lord allows it.
我如今不願意路過見你們; 主若許我, 我就指望和你們同住幾時.

16:8 But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost,
但我要仍舊住在以弗所, 直等到五旬節;

16:9 for a great and effective door has opened for me, and there are many opponents.
因為有寬大又有功效的門為我開了, 並且反對的人也多.

16:10 But if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without cause to fear, for he is carrying out the Lord’s work, as I also am.
若是提摩太來到, 你們要留心, 叫他在你們那裡無所懼怕; 因為他勞力做主的工, 像我一樣.

16:11 Therefore do not let anyone disdain him, but send him on his way in peace in order that he may come to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.
所以, 無論誰都不可藐視他, 只要送他平安前行, 叫他到我這裡來, 因我指望他和弟兄們同來.

16:12 Now concerning Apollos our brother, I urged him many times that he should come to you with the brothers, and he was not at all willing that he should come now, but he will come whenever he has an opportunity.
至於兄弟亞波羅, 我再三地勸他同弟兄們到你們那裡去; 但這時他決不願意去, 幾時有了機會他必去.

16:13 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act courageously, be strong.
你們務要警醒, 在真道上站立得穩, 要作大丈夫, 要剛強.

16:14 All your actions must be done in love.
凡你們所做的都要憑愛心而做.

16:15 Now I urge you, brothers—you know about the household of Stephanas, that they are the first fruits of Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the ministry for the saints—
弟兄們, 你們曉得司提法那一家, 是亞該亞初結的果子, 並且他們專以服事聖徒為念.

16:16 that you also be subject to such people, and to all those who work together and labor.
我勸你們順服這樣的人, 並一切同工同勞的人.

16:17 Now I rejoice over the arrival of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because these make up for your absence,
司提法那和福徒拿都, 並亞該古到這裡來, 我很喜歡; 因為你們待我有不及之處, 他們補上了.

16:18 for they have refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore recognize such people.
他們叫我和你們心裡都快活. 這樣的人, 你們務要敬重.

16:19 The churches of the province of Asia greet you. Aquila and Prisca greet you in the Lord many times, together with the church in their house.
亞細亞的眾教會問你們安. 亞居拉和百基拉並在他們家裡的教會, 因主多多地問你們安.

16:20 All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
眾弟兄都問你們安. 你們要親嘴問安, 彼此務要聖潔.

16:21 The greeting is by my hand—Paul’s.
我─保羅親筆問安.

16:22 If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be accursed. O Lord, come!
若有人不愛主, 這人可詛可咒. 主必要來!

16:23 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.
願主耶穌基督的恩常與你們眾人同在!

16:24 My love be with all of you in Christ Jesus.
我在基督耶穌裡的愛與你們眾人同在. 阿們!

II Corinthians (歌林多後書)

II Corinthians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, together with all the saints who are in all Achaia.
奉神旨意作基督耶穌使徒的保羅和兄弟提摩太, 寫信給在哥林多神的教會, 並亞該亞遍處的眾聖徒.

1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願恩惠,平安從神我們的父和主耶穌基督歸與你們!

1:3 Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
願頌讚歸與我們的主耶穌基督的父神, 就是發慈悲的父, 賜各樣安慰的神.

1:4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in all affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
我們在一切患難中, 他就安慰我們, 叫我們能用神所賜的安慰去安慰那遭各樣患難的人.

1:5 For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, thus through Christ our comfort overflows also.
我們既多受基督的苦楚, 就靠基督多得安慰.

1:6 But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that is at work in the patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.
我們受患難呢, 是為叫你們得安慰, 得拯救; 我們得安慰呢, 也是為叫你們得安慰; 這安慰能叫你們忍受我們所受的那樣苦楚.

1:7 And our hope for you is firm, because we know that as you are sharers in the sufferings, so also you will be sharers in the comfort.
我們為你們所存的盼望是確定的, 因為知道你們既是同受苦楚, 也必同得安慰.

1:8 For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning our affliction that happened in the province of Asia, that we were burdened to an extraordinary degree, beyond our strength, so that we were in despair even of living.
弟兄們, 我們不要你們不曉得, 我們從前在亞細亞遭遇苦難, 被壓太重, 力不能勝, 甚至連活命的指望都絕了;

1:9 But we ourselves had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we would not be putting confidence in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
自己心裡也斷定是必死的, 叫我們不靠自己, 只靠叫死人復活的神.

1:10 who delivered us from so great a risk of death, and will deliver us, in whom we have put our hope that he will also deliver us again,
他曾救我們脫離那極大的死亡, 現在仍要救我們, 並且我們指望他將來還要救我們.

1:11 while you also join in helping on our behalf by prayer, so that thanks may be given on our behalf by many persons for this gracious gift given to us through the help of many.
你們以祈禱幫助我們, 好叫許多人為我們謝恩, 就是為我們因許多人所得的恩.

1:12 For our reason for boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, in holiness and purity of motive from God, not in merely human wisdom, but by the grace of God.
我們所誇的是自己的良心, 見證我們憑著神的聖潔和誠實; 在世為人不靠人的聰明, 乃靠神的恩惠, 向你們更是這樣.

1:13 For we are not writing anything else to you except what you can read or also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely,
我們現在寫給你們的話, 並不外乎你們所念的,所認識的, 我也盼望你們到底還是要認識;

1:14 just as you have also understood us in part, that we are your reason for boasting, just as you are also ours in the day of our Lord Jesus.
正如你們已經有幾分認識我們, 以我們誇口, 好像我們在我們主耶穌的日子以你們誇口一樣.

1:15 And with this confidence, I was wanting to come to you previously, in order that you may have a second proof of my goodwill,
我既然這樣深信, 就早有意到你們那裡去, 叫你們再得益處;

1:16 and through you to go to Macedonia, and to come to you again from Macedonia, and to be sent on my way by you to Judea.
也要從你們那裡經過, 往馬其頓去, 再從馬其頓回到你們那裡, 叫你們給我送行往猶太去.

1:17 Therefore, when I was wanting to do this, perhaps then was I making use of vacillation? Or was I deciding what I was deciding according to the flesh, in order that with me my “yes” may be “yes” and my “no” may be “no” at the same time?
我有此意, 豈是反覆不定嗎? 我所起的意, 豈是從情慾起的, 叫我忽是忽非嗎?

1:18 But God is faithful, so that our word to you is not “yes” and “no.”
我指著信實的神說, 我們向你們所傳的道, 並沒有是而又非的.

1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us, by me and Silvanus and Timothy, did not become “yes” and “no,” but has become “yes” in him.
因為我和西拉並提摩太, 在你們中間所傳神的兒子耶穌基督, 總沒有是而又非的, 在他只有一是.

1:20 For as many as are the promises of God, in him they are “yes”; therefore also through him is the “amen” to the glory of God through us.
神的應許, 不論有多少, 在基督都是是的. 所以藉著他也都是實在(實在: 原文是阿們)的, 叫神因我們得榮耀.

1:21 Now the one who establishes us together with you in Christ and who anoints us is God,
那在基督裡堅固我們和你們, 並且膏我們的就是神.

1:22 who also sealed us and gave the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
他又用印印了我們, 並賜聖靈在我們心裡作憑據(原文是質).

1:23 But I call upon God as witness against my life, that in order to spare you, I did not come again to Corinth.
我呼籲神給我的心作見證, 我沒有往哥林多去是為要寬容你們.

1:24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.
我們並不是轄管你們的信心, 乃是幫助你們的快樂, 因為你們憑信才站立得住.

II Corinthians - Chapter 2

2:1 For I have decided this for myself, not to come to you again in sorrow.
我自己定了主意再到你們那裡去, 必須大家沒有憂愁.

2:2 For if I cause you sorrow, then who will make me glad except the one who is caused to be sad by me?
倘若我叫你們憂愁, 除了我叫那憂愁的人以外, 誰能叫我快樂呢?

2:3 And I wrote this very thing in order that when I came, I would not experience sorrow from those who ought to have made me glad, because I have confidence about you all, that my joy belongs to all of you.
我曾把這事寫給你們, 恐怕我到的時候, 應該叫我快樂的那些人, 反倒叫我憂愁. 我也深信, 你們眾人都以我的快樂為自己的快樂.

2:4 For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not so that you may be caused to be sad, but so that you may know the love that I have especially for you.
我先前心裡難過痛苦, 多多地流淚, 寫信給你們, 不是叫你們憂愁, 乃是叫你們知道我格外地疼愛你們.

2:5 But if anyone has caused sorrow, he has not caused me sorrow, but to some degree—in order not to say too much—to all of you.
若有叫人憂愁的, 他不但叫我憂愁, 也是叫你們眾人有幾分憂愁. 我說幾分, 恐怕說得太重.

2:6 This punishment by the majority is sufficient for such a person.
這樣的人受了眾人的責罰也就夠了,

2:7 So then, you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest somehow this person should be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
倒不如赦免他, 安慰他, 免得他憂愁太過, 甚至沉淪了.

2:8 Therefore I urge you to confirm your love for him.
所以我勸你們, 要向他顯出堅定不移的愛心來.

2:9 Because for this reason also I wrote, in order that I could know your proven character, whether you are obedient in everything.
為此我先前也寫信給你們, 要試驗你們, 看你們凡事順從不順從.

2:10 Now to whomever you forgive anything, I also do; for indeed, whatever I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, it is for your sake in the presence of Christ,
你們赦免誰, 我也赦免誰. 我若有所赦免的, 是在基督面前為你們赦免的,

2:11 in order that we may not be exploited by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).
免得撒但趁著機會勝過我們, 因我們並非不曉得他的詭計.

2:12 Now when I arrived in Troas for the gospel of Christ and a door was opened for me by the Lord,
我從前為基督的福音到了特羅亞, 主也給我開了門.

2:13 I did not experience rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother, but saying farewell to them, I departed for Macedonia.
那時, 因為沒有遇見兄弟提多, 我心裡不安, 便辭別那裡的人往馬其頓去了.

2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ, and who reveals the fragrance of the knowledge of him through us in every place.
感謝神! 常率領我們在基督裡誇勝, 並藉著我們在各處顯揚那因認識基督而有的香氣.

2:15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,
因為我們在神面前, 無論在得救的人身上或滅亡的人身上, 都有基督馨香之氣.

2:16 to those on the one hand an odor from death to death, and to those on the other hand a fragrance from life to life. And who is qualified for these things?
在這等人, 就作了死的香氣叫他死; 在那等人, 就作了活的香氣叫他活. 這事誰能當得起呢?

2:17 For we are not like the majority who peddle the word of God, but as from pure motives—but as from God—we speak before God in Christ.
我們不像那許多人, 為利混亂神的道; 乃是由於誠實, 由於神, 在神面前憑著基督講道.

II Corinthians - Chapter 3

3:1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we, like some, need letters of recommendation to you or from you?
我們豈是又舉薦自己嗎? 豈像別人用人的薦信給你們或用你們的薦信給人嗎?

3:2 You are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by all people,
你們就是我們的薦信, 寫在我們的心裡, 被眾人所知道所念誦的.

3:3 revealing that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, inscribed not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on stone tablets but on tablets of human hearts.
你們明顯是基督的信, 藉著我們修成的. 不是用墨寫的, 乃是用永生神的靈寫的; 不是寫在石版上, 乃是寫在心版上.

3:4 Now we possess such confidence through Christ toward God.
我們因基督, 所以在神面前才有這樣的信心.

3:5 Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,
並不是我們憑自己能承擔甚麼事; 我們所能承擔的, 乃是出於神.

3:6 who also makes us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
他叫我們能承當這新約的執事, 不是憑著字句, 乃是憑著精意; 因為那字句是叫人死, 精意(或譯: 聖靈)是叫人活.

3:7 But if the ministry of death in letters carved on stone came with glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look intently into the face of Moses because of the glory of his face, which was transitory,
那用字刻在石頭上屬死的職事尚且有榮光, 甚至以色列人因摩西面上的榮光, 不能定睛看他的臉; 這榮光原是漸漸退去的,

3:8 how will the ministry of the Spirit not be even more with glory?
何況那屬靈的職事豈不更有榮光嗎?

3:9 For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, by much more will the ministry of righteousness overflow with glory.
若是定罪的職事有榮光, 那稱義的職事榮光就越發大了.

3:10 For indeed what had been glorified has not been glorified in this case, on account of the glory that surpasses it.
那從前有榮光的, 因這極大的榮光就算不得有榮光了;

3:11 For if what was transitory came with glory, by much more what remains is with glory.
若那廢掉的有榮光, 這長存的就更有榮光了.

3:12 Therefore, because we have such a hope, we use much boldness,
我們既有這樣的盼望, 就大膽講說,

3:13 and not as Moses used to place a veil over his face, in order that the sons of Israel would not stare at the end of what was transitory.
不像摩西將帕子蒙在臉上, 叫以色列人不能定睛看到那將廢者的結局.

3:14 But their minds were hardened. For until this very day, the same veil remains upon the reading of the old covenant, not being uncovered, because it is done away with in Christ.
但他們的心地剛硬, 直到今日誦讀舊約的時候, 這帕子還沒有揭去. 這帕子在基督裡已經廢去了.

3:15 But until today, whenever Moses is read aloud, a veil lies upon their heart,
然而直到今日, 每逢誦讀摩西書的時候, 帕子還在他們心上.

3:16 but whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
但他們的心幾時歸向主, 帕子就幾時除去了.

3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
主就是那靈; 主的靈在哪裡, 那裡就得以自由.

3:18 And we all, with unveiled face, reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory into glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.
我們眾人既然敞著臉得以看見主的榮光, 好像從鏡子裡返照, 就變成主的形狀, 榮上加榮, 如同從主的靈變成的.

II Corinthians - Chapter 4

4:1 Because of this, since we have this ministry, just as we have been shown mercy, we do not lose heart,
我們既然蒙憐憫, 受了這職分, 就不喪膽,

4:2 but we have renounced shameful hidden things, not behaving with craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but with the open proclamation of the truth commending ourselves to every person’s conscience before God.
乃將那些暗昧可恥的事棄絕了; 不行詭詐, 不謬講神的道理, 只將真理表明出來, 好在神面前把自己薦與各人的良心.

4:3 But if indeed our gospel is veiled, it is veiled among those who are perishing,
如果我們的福音蒙蔽, 就是蒙蔽在滅亡的人身上.

4:4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they would not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
此等不信之人被這世界的神弄瞎了心眼, 不叫基督榮耀福音的光照著他們. 基督本是神的像.

4:5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus.
我們原不是傳自己, 乃是傳基督耶穌為主, 並且自己因耶穌作你們的僕人.

4:6 For God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” is the one who has shined in our hearts for the enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
那吩咐光從黑暗裡照出來的神, 已經照在我們心裡, 叫我們得知神榮耀的光顯在耶穌基督的面上.

4:7 But we have this treasure in earthenware jars, in order that the extraordinary degree of the power may be from God and not from us.
我們有這寶貝放在瓦器裡, 要顯明這莫大的能力是出於神, 不是出於我們.

4:8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;
我們四面受敵, 卻不被困住; 心裡作難, 卻不至失望;

4:9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;
遭逼迫, 卻不被丟棄; 打倒了, 卻不至死亡.

4:10 always carrying around the death of Jesus in our body, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
身上常帶著耶穌的死, 使耶穌的生也顯明在我們身上.

4:11 For we who are alive are continually being handed over to death because of Jesus, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.
因為我們這活著的人是常為耶穌被交於死地, 使耶穌的生在我們這必死的身上顯明出來.

4:12 So then, death is at work in us, but life in you.
這樣看來, 死是在我們身上發動, 生卻在你們身上發動.

4:13 But because we have the same spirit of faith in accordance with what is written, “I believed, therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak,
但我們既有信心, 正如經上記著說: “我因信, 所以如此說話. ”我們也信, 所以也說話.

4:14 because we know that the one who raised Jesus will also raise us together with Jesus and present us together with you.
自己知道那叫主耶穌復活的, 也必叫我們與耶穌一同復活, 並且叫我們與你們一同站在他面前.

4:15 For all these things are for your sake, in order that the grace that is increasing through the many may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
凡事都是為你們, 好叫恩惠因人多越發加增, 感謝格外顯多, 以致榮耀歸與神.

4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but even if our outer person is being destroyed, yet our inner person is being renewed day after day.
所以, 我們不喪膽. 外體雖然毀壞, 內心卻一天新似一天.

4:17 For our momentary light affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure and proportion,
我們這至暫至輕的苦楚, 要為我們成就極重無比,永遠的榮耀.

4:18 because we are not looking at what is seen, but what is not seen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is not seen is eternal.
原來我們不是顧念所見的, 乃是顧念所不見的; 因為所見的是暫時的, 所不見的是永遠的.

II Corinthians - Chapter 5

5:1 For we know that if our earthly house, the tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made by hands, eternal in the heavens.
我們原知道, 我們這地上的帳棚若拆毀了, 必得神所造, 不是人手所造, 在天上永存的房屋.

5:2 For indeed, in this house we groan, because we desire to put on our dwelling from heaven,
我們在這帳棚裡歎息, 深想得那從天上來的房屋, 好像穿上衣服;

5:3 if indeed, even after we have taken it off, we will not be found naked.
倘若穿上, 被遇見的時候就不至於赤身了.

5:4 For indeed we who are in this tent groan, being burdened for this reason, that we do not want to be unclothed, but to be clothed, in order that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
我們在這帳棚裡歎息勞苦, 並非願意脫下這個, 乃是願意穿上那個, 好叫這必死的被生命吞滅了.

5:5 Now the one who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the down payment, the Spirit.
為此, 培植我們的就是神, 他又賜給我們聖靈作憑據(原文是質).

5:6 Therefore, although we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord—
所以, 我們時常坦然無懼, 並且曉得我們住在身內, 便與主相離.

5:7 for we live by faith, not by sight—
因我們行事為人是憑著信心, 不是憑著眼見.

5:8 so we are confident and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
我們坦然無懼, 是更願意離開身體與主同住.

5:9 Therefore indeed we have as our ambition, whether at home in the body or absent from the body, to be acceptable to him.
所以, 無論是住在身內, 離開身外, 我們立了志向, 要得主的喜悅.

5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, in order that each one may receive back the things through the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
因為我們眾人必要在基督臺前顯露出來, 叫各人按著本身所行的, 或善或惡受報.

5:11 Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we are attempting to persuade people, but we are revealed to God, and I hope to be revealed in your consciences.
我們既知道主是可畏的, 所以勸人. 但我們在神面前是顯明的, 盼望在你們的良心裡也是顯明的.

5:12 We are not commending ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to boast about us, in order that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.
我們不是向你們再舉薦自己, 乃是叫你們因我們有可誇之處, 好對那憑外貌不憑內心誇口的人, 有言可答.

5:13 For if we are out of our senses, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
我們若果顛狂, 是為神; 若果謹守, 是為你們.

5:14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one died for all; as a result all died.
原來基督的愛激勵我們; 因我們想, 一人既替眾人死, 眾人就都死了;

5:15 And he died for all, in order that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.
並且他替眾人死, 是叫那些活著的人不再為自己活, 乃為替他們死而復活的主活.

5:16 So then, from now on we know no one from a human point of view, if indeed we have known Christ from a human point of view, but now we know him this way no longer.
所以, 我們從今以後, 不憑著外貌(原文是肉體; 本節同)認人了. 雖然憑著外貌認過基督, 如今卻不再這樣認他了.

5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.
若有人在基督裡, 他就是新造的人, 舊事已過, 都變成新的了.

5:18 And all these things are from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation,
一切都是出於神; 他藉著基督使我們與他和好, 又將勸人與他和好的職分賜給我們.

5:19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
這就是神在基督裡, 叫世人與自己和好, 不將他們的過犯歸到他們身上, 並且將這和好的道理託付了我們.

5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as if God were imploring you through us. We beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
所以, 我們作基督的使者, 就好像神藉我們勸你們一般. 我們替基督求你們與神和好.

5:21 He made the one who did not know sin to be sin on our behalf, in order that we could become the righteousness of God in him.
神使那無罪(無罪: 原文是不知罪)的, 替我們成為罪, 好叫我們在他裡面成為神的義.

II Corinthians - Chapter 6

6:1 Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
我們與神同工的, 也勸你們不可徒受他的恩典.

6:2 For he says, “At the acceptable time I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation!
因為他說: “在悅納的時候, 我應允了你; 在拯救的日子, 我搭救了你. ”看哪, 現在正是悅納的時候! 現在正是拯救的日子;

6:3 We are giving no one an occasion for taking offense in anything, in order that our ministry will not have fault found with it,
我們凡事都不叫人有妨礙, 免得這職分被人毀謗;

6:4 but commending ourselves as servants of God in every way, in much endurance, in afflictions, in distresses, in difficulties,
反倒在各樣的事上表明自己是神的用人, 就如在許多的忍耐,患難,窮乏,困苦,

6:5 in beatings, in prisons, in disturbances, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in going hungry,
鞭打,監禁,擾亂,勤勞,警醒,不食,

6:6 in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love without hypocrisy,
廉潔,知識,恆忍,恩慈,聖靈的感化,無偽的愛心,

6:7 in the word of truth, in the power of God, with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and left hand,
真實的道理,神的大能; 仁義的兵器在左在右;

6:8 through glory and dishonor, through slander and good repute, regarded as deceivers and yet truthful,
榮耀,羞辱, 惡名,美名; 似乎是誘惑人的, 卻是誠實的;

6:9 as unknown and yet known completely, as dying, and behold, we go on living, as disciplined, and yet not put to death,
似乎不為人所知, 卻是人所共知的; 似乎要死, 卻是活著的; 似乎受責罰, 卻是不至喪命的;

6:10 as grieving, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and possessing everything.
似乎憂愁, 卻是常常快樂的; 似乎貧窮, 卻是叫許多人富足的; 似乎一無所有, 卻是樣樣都有的.

6:11 We have spoken freely and openly to you, Corinthians; our heart is open wide.
哥林多人哪, 我們向你們, 口是張開的, 心是寬宏的.

6:12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your affections.
你們狹窄, 原不在乎我們, 是在乎自己的心腸狹窄.

6:13 Now the same way in exchange (I am speaking as to children), you open wide your hearts also.
你們也要照樣用寬宏的心報答我. 我這話正像對自己的孩子說的.

6:14 Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers, for what participation is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
你們和不信的原不相配, 不要同負一軛. 義和不義有甚麼相交呢? 光明和黑暗有甚麼相通呢?

6:15 And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what share does a believer have with an unbeliever?
基督和彼列(彼列就是撒但的別名)有甚麼相和呢? 信主的和不信主的有甚麼相干呢?

6:16 And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, “I will live in them and will walk about among them, and I will be their God and they will be my people.”
神的殿和偶像有甚麼相同呢? 因為我們是永生神的殿, 就如神曾說: 我要在他們中間居住, 在他們中間來往; 我要作他們的神; 他們要作我的子民.

6:17 Therefore “come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord, “and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you,
又說: 你們務要從他們中間出來, 與他們分別; 不要沾不潔淨的物, 我就收納你們.

6:18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me,” says the all-powerful Lord.
我要作你們的父; 你們要作我的兒女. 這是全能的主說的.

II Corinthians - Chapter 7

7:1 Therefore since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of body and spirit, accomplishing holiness in the fear of God.
親愛的弟兄啊, 我們既有這等應許, 就當潔淨自己, 除去身體,靈魂一切的污穢, 敬畏神, 得以成聖.

7:2 Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, we have defrauded no one.
你們要心地寬大收納我們. 我們未曾虧負誰, 未曾敗壞誰, 未曾佔誰的便宜.

7:3 I do not say this to condemn you, because I have already said that you are in our hearts, so that we die together and we live together.
我說這話, 不是要定你們的罪. 我已經說過, 你們常在我們心裡, 情願與你們同生同死.

7:4 Great is my confidence toward you; great is my boasting on your behalf; I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in all our affliction.
我大大地放膽, 向你們說話; 我因你們多多誇口, 滿得安慰; 我們在一切患難中分外地快樂.

7:5 For even when we arrived in Macedonia, our body had no rest, but we were afflicted in every way—quarrels outside, fears within.
我們從前就是到了馬其頓的時候, 身體也不得安寧, 周圍遭患難, 外有爭戰, 內有懼怕.

7:6 But God, who comforts the humble, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
但那安慰喪氣之人的神藉著提多來安慰了我們;

7:7 and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted among you, because he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
不但藉著他來, 也藉著他從你們所得的安慰, 安慰了我們; 因他把你們的想念,哀慟, 和向我的熱心, 都告訴了我, 叫我更加歡喜.

7:8 For if indeed I grieved you by my letter, I do not regret it. Even if I did regret it (I see that that letter grieved you, even though for a short time),
我先前寫信叫你們憂愁, 我後來雖然懊悔, 如今卻不懊悔; 因我知道, 那信叫你們憂愁不過是暫時的.

7:9 now I rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved to repentance. For you were grieved according to the will of God, so that you suffered loss in no way through us.
如今我歡喜, 不是因你們憂愁, 是因你們從憂愁中生出懊悔來. 你們依著神的意思憂愁, 凡事就不至於因我們受虧損了.

7:10 For grief according to the will of God brings about a repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted, but worldly grief brings about death.
因為依著神的意思憂愁, 就生出沒有後悔的懊悔來, 以致得救; 但世俗的憂愁是叫人死.

7:11 For behold how much diligence this very thing, being grieved according to the will of God, has brought about in you: what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! In everything you have demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
你看, 你們依著神的意思憂愁, 從此就生出何等的殷勤,自訴,自恨,恐懼,想念,熱心,責罰(或譯: 自責). 在這一切事上, 你們都表明自己是潔淨的.

7:12 Consequently, even if I wrote to you, it was not because of the one who did wrong or because of the one who had been wronged, but in order that your diligence on our behalf might be revealed to you before God.
我雖然從前寫信給你們, 卻不是為那虧負人的, 也不是為那受人虧負的, 乃要在神面前把你們顧念我們的熱心表明出來.

7:13 Because of this we have been encouraged, and in addition to our encouragement, we rejoiced much more over the joy of Titus, because his spirit had been refreshed by all of you.
故此, 我們得了安慰. 並且在安慰之中, 因你們眾人使提多心裡暢快歡喜, 我們就更加歡喜了.

7:14 For if I have boasted anything to him about you, I have not been put to shame, but as I have spoken everything to you in truth, thus also our boasting to Titus has proven to be true.
我若對提多誇獎了你們甚麼, 也覺得沒有慚愧; 因我對提多誇獎你們的話成了真的, 正如我對你們所說的話也都是真的.

7:15 And his affection for you is all the more when he remembers the obedience of all of you as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
並且提多想起你們眾人的順服, 是怎樣恐懼戰兢地接待他, 他愛你們的心腸就越發熱了.

7:16 I rejoice, because in everything I am completely confident in you.
我如今歡喜, 能在凡事上為你們放心.

II Corinthians - Chapter 8

8:1 Now we make known to you, brothers, the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
弟兄們, 我把神賜給馬其頓眾教會的恩告訴你們,

8:2 that with a great ordeal of affliction, the abundance of their joy and the extreme depth of their poverty have overflowed to the wealth of their generosity.
就是他們在患難中受大試煉的時候, 仍有滿足的快樂, 在極窮之間還格外顯出他們樂捐的厚恩.

8:3 I testify that they gave according to their ability, and beyond their ability, by their own choice,
我可以證明, 他們是按著力量, 而且也過了力量, 自己甘心樂意地捐助,

8:4 requesting of us with much exhortation the favor and the fellowship of the ministry to the saints,
再三地求我們, 准他們在這供給聖徒的恩情上有分;

8:5 and not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, by the will of God.
並且他們所做的, 不但照我們所想望的, 更照神的旨意先把自己獻給主, 又歸附了我們.

8:6 So we urged Titus that, just as he had previously begun it, thus he would also complete for you this act of grace.
因此我勸提多, 既然在你們中間開辦這慈惠的事, 就當辦成了.

8:7 But just as you excel in everything—in faith and in speaking and in knowledge and with all diligence and in the love from us that is in you—so may you excel in this grace also.
你們既然在信心,口才,知識,熱心, 和待我們的愛心上, 都格外顯出滿足來, 就當在這慈惠的事上也格外顯出滿足來.

8:8 I am not saying this as a command, but proving the genuineness of your love by means of the diligence of others.
我說這話, 不是吩咐你們, 乃是藉著別人的熱心試驗你們愛心的實在.

8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, for your sake he became poor, in order that you, by his poverty, may become rich.
你們知道我們主耶穌基督的恩典: 他本來富足, 卻為你們成了貧窮, 叫你們因他的貧窮, 可以成為富足.

8:10 And I am giving an opinion in this matter, because this is profitable for you who not only began previously, a year ago, to do something, but also to want to do it.
我在這事上把我的意見告訴你們, 是與你們有益; 因為你們下手辦這事, 而且起此心意, 已經有一年了,

8:11 So now also complete the doing of it, in order that just as you have the eagerness to want to do it, thus also you may complete it from what you have.
如今就當辦成這事. 既有願做的心, 也當照你們所有的去辦成.

8:12 For if the eagerness is present according to what one has, it is acceptable not according to what one does not have.
因為人若有願做的心, 必蒙悅納, 乃是照他所有的, 並不是照他所無的.

8:13 For this is not that for others there may be relief, and for you difficult circumstances, but as a matter of equality.
我原不是要別人輕省, 你們受累,

8:14 At the present time your abundance will be for their need, in order that their abundance may also be for your need, so that there may be equality,
乃要均平, 就是要你們的富餘, 現在可以補他們的不足, 使他們的富餘, 將來也可以補你們的不足, 這就均平了.

8:15 just as it is written, “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”
如經上所記: 多收的也沒有餘; 少收的也沒有缺.

8:16 But thanks be to God, who has put in the heart of Titus the same devotion on your behalf,
多謝神, 感動提多的心, 叫他待你們殷勤, 像我一樣.

8:17 because he not only welcomed our request, but being very earnest, by his own choice he went out to you.
他固然是聽了我的勸, 但自己更是熱心, 情願往你們那裡去.

8:18 And we have sent at the same time with him the brother whose praise in the gospel has become known throughout all the churches.
我們還打發一位兄弟和他同去, 這人在福音上得了眾教會的稱讚.

8:19 And not only this, but he was also chosen by the churches as our traveling companion together with this gift that is being administered by us to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help.
不但這樣, 他也被眾教會挑選, 和我們同行, 把所託與我們的這捐貲送到了, 可以榮耀主, 又表明我們樂意的心.

8:20 We are trying to avoid this, lest anyone should find fault with us in this abundant gift that is being administered by us.
這就免得有人因我們收的捐銀很多, 就挑我們的不是.

8:21 For we are taking into consideration what is honorable not only before the Lord, but also before people.
我們留心行光明的事, 不但在主面前, 就在人面前也是這樣.

8:22 And we are sending with them our brother whom we have tested many times in many things that he is diligent, but now much more diligent because of his great confidence in you.
我們又打發一位兄弟同去; 這人的熱心, 我們在許多事上屢次試驗過. 現在他因為深信你們, 就更加熱心了.

8:23 If there is a question concerning Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. If there is a question concerning our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
論到提多, 他是我的同伴, 一同為你們勞碌的. 論到那兩位兄弟, 他們是眾教會的使者, 是基督的榮耀.

8:24 Therefore show to them the proof of your love and our boasting about you openly before the churches.
所以, 你們務要在眾教會面前顯明你們愛心的憑據, 並我所誇獎你們的憑據.

II Corinthians - Chapter 9

9:1 For it is unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the ministry to the saints,
論到供給聖徒的事, 我不必寫信給你們;

9:2 because I know your readiness to help, concerning which I keep on boasting to the Macedonians about you, that Achaia has been ready to help since last year, and your zeal has stirred up the majority of them.
因為我知道你們樂意的心, 常對馬其頓人誇獎你們, 說亞該亞人預備好了, 已經有一年了; 並且你們的熱心激動了許多人.

9:3 But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you would not prove to be empty in this case, so that you may be prepared just as I was saying,
但我打發那幾位弟兄去, 要叫你們照我的話預備妥當, 免得我們在這事上誇獎你們的話落了空.

9:4 lest somehow if Macedonians should come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to speak of you—would be humiliated in connection with this project.
萬一有馬其頓人與我同去, 見你們沒有預備, 就叫我們所確信的, 反成了羞愧; 你們羞愧, 更不用說了.

9:5 Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers that they should go on ahead to you and make arrangements in advance for your generous gift that was promised previously, so this would be prepared as a generous gift and not as grudgingly granted.
因此, 我想不得不求那幾位弟兄先到你們那裡去, 把從前所應許的捐貲預備妥當, 就顯出你們所捐的是出於樂意, 不是出於勉強.

9:6 Now the point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
“少種的少收, 多種的多收”, 這話是真的.

9:7 Each one should give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or from compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
各人要隨本心所酌定的, 不要作難, 不要勉強, 因為捐得樂意的人是神所喜愛的.

9:8 And God is able to cause all grace to abound to you, so that in everything at all times, because you have enough of everything, you may overflow in every good work.
神能將各樣的恩惠多多地加給你們, 使你們凡事常常充足, 能多行各樣善事.

9:9 Just as it is written, “He scattered widely, he gave to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.”
如經上所記: 他施捨錢財, 賙濟貧窮; 他的仁義存到永遠.

9:10 Now the one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed, and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow,
那賜種給撒種的, 賜糧給人吃的, 必多多加給你們種地的種子, 又增添你們仁義的果子;

9:11 being made rich in every way for all generosity, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,
叫你們凡事富足, 可以多多施捨, 就藉著我們使感謝歸於神.

9:12 because the service of this ministry is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but also is overflowing through many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
因為辦這供給的事, 不但補聖徒的缺乏, 而且叫許多人越發感謝神.

9:13 Through the proven character of this service they will glorify God because of the submission of your confession to the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your participation toward them and toward everyone,
他們從這供給的事上得了憑據, 知道你們承認基督順服他的福音, 多多地捐錢給他們和眾人, 便將榮耀歸與神.

9:14 and they are longing for you in their prayers for you, because of the surpassing grace of God to you.
他們也因神極大的恩賜顯在你們心裡, 就切切地想念你們, 為你們祈禱.

9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
感謝神, 因他有說不盡的恩賜!

II Corinthians - Chapter 10

10:1 Now I, Paul, appeal to you myself by the humility and gentleness of Christ, who when I am present in person am humble among you, but when I am absent am bold toward you—
我－保羅, 就是與你們見面的時候是謙卑的, 不在你們那裡的時候向你們是勇敢的, 如今親自藉著基督的溫柔,和平勸你們.

10:2 now I ask when I am present that I will not need to be bold with the confidence with which I propose to show boldness toward some who consider us as behaving according to the flesh.
有人以為我是憑著血氣行事, 我也以為必須用勇敢待這等人; 求你們不要叫我在你們那裡的時候, 有這樣的勇敢.

10:3 For although we are living in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh,
因為我們雖然在血氣中行事, 卻不憑著血氣爭戰.

10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but powerful to God for the tearing down of fortresses, tearing down arguments
我們爭戰的兵器本不是屬血氣的, 乃是在神面前有能力, 可以攻破堅固的營壘,

10:5 and all pride that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.
將各樣的計謀, 各樣攔阻人認識神的那些自高之事, 一概攻破了, 又將人所有的心意奪回, 使他都順服基督.

10:6 And we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is completed.
並且我已經預備好了, 等你們十分順服的時候, 要責罰那一切不順服的人.

10:7 You are looking at things according to appearance. If anyone is convinced he himself is Christ’s, he should consider this concerning himself again: that just as Christ himself is, so also are we.
你們是看眼前的嗎? 倘若有人自信是屬基督的, 他要再想想, 他如何屬基督, 我們也是如何屬基督的.

10:8 For even if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be put to shame,
主賜給我們權柄, 是要造就你們, 並不是要敗壞你們; 我就是為這權柄稍微誇口, 也不至於慚愧.

10:9 so that I do not want to appear as if I were terrifying you by my letters,
我說這話, 免得你們以為我寫信是要威嚇你們;

10:10 because it is said, “His letters are severe and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”
因為有人說: “他的信又沉重又厲害, 及至見面, 卻是氣貌不揚, 言語粗俗的. ”

10:11 Let such a person consider this: that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, we will also be in actions when we are present.
這等人當想, 我們不在那裡的時候, 信上的言語如何, 見面的時候, 行事也必如何.

10:12 For we do not dare to classify or to compare ourselves with some who commend themselves, but they themselves, when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, do not understand.
因為我們不敢將自己和那自薦的人同列相比. 他們用自己度量自己, 用自己比較自己, 乃是不通達的.

10:13 But we will not boast beyond limits, but according to the measure of the assignment that God has assigned to us as a measure to reach even as far as you.
我們不願意分外誇口, 只要照神所量給我們的界限搆到你們那裡.

10:14 For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we had not reached you, because we have reached even as far as you with the gospel of Christ,
我們並非過了自己的界限, 好像搆不到你們那裡; 因為我們早到你們那裡, 傳了基督的福音.

10:15 not boasting beyond limits in the labors of others, but having hope that as your faith is growing to be enlarged greatly by you according to our assignment,
我們不仗著別人所勞碌的, 分外誇口; 但指望你們信心增長的時候, 所量給我們的界限, 就可以因著你們更加開展,

10:16 so that we may proclaim the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast in the things accomplished in the area assigned to someone else.
得以將福音傳到你們以外的地方; 並不是在別人界限之內, 藉著他現成的事誇口.

10:17 But “the one who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
但誇口的, 當指著主誇口.

10:18 For it is not the one commending himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
因為蒙悅納的, 不是自己稱許的, 乃是主所稱許的.

II Corinthians - Chapter 11

11:1 I wish that you would put up with me in something a little foolish—but indeed you are putting up with me.
但願你們寬容我這一點愚妄, 其實你們原是寬容我的.

11:2 For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
我為你們起的憤恨, 原是神那樣的憤恨. 因為我曾把你們許配一個丈夫, 要把你們如同貞潔的童女, 獻給基督.

11:3 But I am afraid lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be led astray from the sincerity and the purity of devotion to Christ.
我只怕你們的心或偏於邪, 失去那向基督所存純一清潔的心, 就像蛇用詭詐誘惑了夏娃一樣.

11:4 For if the one who comes proclaims another Jesus whom we have not proclaimed, or you receive a different spirit which you did not receive, or a different gospel which you did not accept, you put up with it well enough!
假如有人來另傳一個耶穌, 不是我們所傳過的; 或者你們另受一個靈, 不是你們所受過的; 或者另得一個福音, 不是你們所得過的; 你們容讓他也就罷了.

11:5 For I consider myself in no way to be inferior to the preeminent apostles.
但我想, 我一點不在那些最大的使徒以下.

11:6 But even if I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not in knowledge; certainly in everything we have made this clear to you in every way.
我的言語雖然粗俗, 我的知識卻不粗俗. 這是我們在凡事上向你們眾人顯明出來的.

11:7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself in order that you may be exalted, because I proclaimed the gospel of God to you without payment?
我因為白白傳神的福音給你們, 就自居卑微, 叫你們高升, 這算是我犯罪嗎?

11:8 I robbed other churches by accepting support from them for the ministry to you.
我虧負了別的教會, 向他們取了工價來給你們效力.

11:9 And when I was present with you and was in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my need, and in everything I kept myself from being a burden to you, and will keep myself from being a burden.
我在你們那裡缺乏的時候, 並沒有累著你們一個人; 因我所缺乏的, 那從馬其頓來的弟兄們都補足了. 我向來凡事謹守, 後來也必謹守, 總不至於累著你們.

11:10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.
既有基督的誠實在我裡面, 就無人能在亞該亞一帶地方阻擋我這自誇.

11:11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
為甚麼呢? 是因我不愛你們嗎? 這有神知道.

11:12 But what I am doing, I will also do, in order that I may remove the opportunity of those who want an opportunity, that they may be found just as also we are in what they are boasting about.
我現在所做的, 後來還要做, 為要斷絕那些尋機會人的機會, 使他們在所誇的事上也不過與我們一樣.

11:13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
那等人是假使徒, 行事詭詐, 裝作基督使徒的模樣.

11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself disguises himself as an angel of light.
這也不足為怪, 因為連撒但也裝作光明的天使.

11:15 Therefore it is not a great thing if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.
所以他的差役, 若裝作仁義的差役, 也不算希奇. 他們的結局必然照著他們的行為.

11:16 Again I say, do not let anyone think I am foolish. But indeed, if you do, accept me even as foolish, in order that I also may boast a little.
我再說, 人不可把我看作愚妄的. 縱然如此, 也要把我當作愚妄人接納, 叫我可以略略自誇.

11:17 What I am saying in this project of boasting, I am not saying as the Lord would say, but as in foolishness.
我說的話不是奉主命說的, 乃是像愚妄人放膽自誇;

11:18 Since many are boasting according to human standards, I also will boast.
既有好些人憑著血氣自誇, 我也要自誇了.

11:19 For because you are wise, you put up with foolish people gladly!
你們既是精明人, 就能甘心忍耐愚妄人.

11:20 For you put up with it if someone enslaves you, if someone devours you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone is presumptious toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.
假若有人強你們作奴僕, 或侵吞你們, 或擄掠你們, 或侮慢你們, 或打你們的臉, 你們都能忍耐他.

11:21 I say this to my shame, namely, that we have been weak. But in whatever anyone dares to boast—I am speaking in foolishness—I also dare to boast.
我說這話是羞辱自己, 好像我們從前是軟弱的. 然而, 人在何事上勇敢, (我說句愚妄話, )我也勇敢.

11:22 Are they Hebrews? I am also! Are they Israelites? I am also! Are they descendants of Abraham? I am also!
他們是希伯來人嗎? 我也是. 他們是以色列人嗎? 我也是. 他們是亞伯拉罕的後裔嗎? 我也是.

11:23 Are they servants of Christ?—I am speaking as though I were beside myself—I am more so, with far greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with beatings to a much greater degree, in danger of death many times.
他們是基督的僕人嗎? (我說句狂話, )我更是. 我比他們多受勞苦, 多下監牢, 受鞭打是過重的, 冒死是屢次有的.

11:24 Five times I received at the hands of the Jews forty lashes less one.
被猶太人鞭打五次, 每次四十減去一下;

11:25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I received a stoning. Three times I was shipwrecked. A day and a night I have spent in the deep water.
被棍打了三次; 被石頭打了一次; 遇著船壞三次, 一晝一夜在深海裡.

11:26 I have been on journeys many times, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own people, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, in dangers because of false brothers,
又屢次行遠路, 遭江河的危險,盜賊的危險,同族的危險,外邦人的危險,城裡的危險,曠野的危險,海中的危險,假弟兄的危險.

11:27 with toil and hardship, often in sleepless nights, with hunger and thirst, often going hungry, in cold and poorly clothed.
受勞碌,受困苦, 多次不得睡, 又飢又渴, 多次不得食, 受寒冷, 赤身露體.

11:28 Apart from these external things, there is the pressure on me every day of the anxiety about all the churches.
除了這外面的事, 還有為眾教會掛心的事, 天天壓在我身上.

11:29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to sin, and I do not burn with indignation?
有誰軟弱, 我不軟弱呢? 有誰跌倒, 我不焦急呢?

11:30 If it is necessary to boast, I will boast about the things related to my weakness.
我若必須自誇, 就誇那關乎我軟弱的事便了.

11:31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.
那永遠可稱頌之主耶穌的父神知道我不說謊.

11:32 In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to take me into custody,
在大馬士革的亞哩達王手下的提督把守大馬士革城, 要捉拿我,

11:33 and I was lowered through a window through the wall in a rope-basket, and I escaped his hands.
我就從窗戶中, 在筐子裡, 從城牆上被人縋下去, 脫離了他的手.

II Corinthians - Chapter 12

12:1 It is necessary to boast; it is not profitable, but I will proceed to visions and revelations of the Lord.
我自誇固然無益, 但我是不得已的. 如今我要說到主的顯現和啟示.

12:2 I know a man in Christ fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or outside the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven,
我認得一個在基督裡的人, 他前十四年被提到第三層天上去; (或在身內, 我不知道; 或在身外, 我也不知道; 只有神知道. )

12:3 and I know this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows—
我認得這人; (或在身內, 或在身外, 我都不知道, 只有神知道. )

12:4 that he was caught up to paradise and heard words not to be spoken, which it is not permitted for a person to speak.
他被提到樂園裡, 聽見隱祕的言語, 是人不可說的.

12:5 On behalf of such a person I will boast, but on behalf of myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.
為這人, 我要誇口; 但是為我自己, 除了我的軟弱以外, 我並不誇口.

12:6 For if I want to boast, I will not be foolish, because I will be telling the truth, but I am refraining, so that no one can credit to me more than what he sees in me or hears anything from me,
我就是願意誇口也不算狂, 因為我必說實話; 只是我禁止不說, 恐怕有人把我看高了, 過於他在我身上所看見,所聽見的.

12:7 even because of the extraordinary degree of the revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, in order that it would torment me so that I would not exalt myself.
又恐怕我因所得的啟示甚大, 就過於自高, 所以有一根刺加在我肉體上, 就是撒但的差役要攻擊我, 免得我過於自高.

12:8 Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would depart from me.
為這事, 我三次求過主, 叫這刺離開我.

12:9 And he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, because the power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore rather I will boast most gladly in my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may reside in me.
他對我說: “我的恩典夠你用的, 因為我的能力是在人的軟弱上顯得完全. ”所以, 我更喜歡誇自己的軟弱, 好叫基督的能力覆庇我.

12:10 Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
我為基督的緣故, 就以軟弱,凌辱,急難,逼迫,困苦為可喜樂的; 因我甚麼時候軟弱, 甚麼時候就剛強了.

12:11 I have become a fool! You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for I am in no way inferior to the preeminent apostles, even if I am nothing.
我成了愚妄人, 是被你們強逼的. 我本該被你們稱許才是. 我雖算不了甚麼, 卻沒有一件事在那些最大的使徒以下.

12:12 Indeed, the signs of an apostle have been done among you with all patient endurance, both signs and wonders and deeds of power.
我在你們中間, 用百般的忍耐, 藉著神蹟,奇事,異能顯出使徒的憑據來.

12:13 For in what respect are you made worse off more than the rest of the churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
除了我不累著你們這一件事, 你們還有甚麼事不及別的教會呢? 這不公之處, 求你們饒恕我吧.

12:14 Behold, this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you. For I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
如今, 我打算第三次到你們那裡去, 也必不累著你們; 因我所求的是你們, 不是你們的財物. 兒女不該為父母積財, 父母該為兒女積財.

12:15 But I will spend and be expended most gladly for your lives. If I love you much more, am I to be loved less?
我也甘心樂意為你們的靈魂費財費力. 難道我越發愛你們, 就越發少得你們的愛嗎?

12:16 But let it be. I have not been a burden to you, but because I was crafty, I took you by cunning.
罷了, 我自己並沒有累著你們, 你們卻有人說, 我是詭詐, 用心計牢籠你們.

12:17 I have not taken advantage of you through anyone whom I sent to you, have I?
我所差到你們那裡去的人, 我藉著他們一個人佔過你們的便宜嗎?

12:18 I urged Titus to go, and I sent the brother with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same footsteps?
我勸了提多到你們那裡去, 又差那位兄弟與他同去. 提多佔過你們的便宜嗎? 我們行事, 不同是一個心靈(或譯: 聖靈)嗎? 不同是一個腳蹤嗎?

12:19 Have you been thinking all this time that we are defending ourselves to you? We are speaking in Christ before God, and all these things, dear friends, are for your edification.
你們到如今, 還想我們是向你們分訴; 我們本是在基督裡當神面前說話. 親愛的弟兄啊, 一切的事都是為造就你們.

12:20 For I am afraid lest somehow when I arrive, I will not find you as I want, and I may be found by you as you do not want. I am afraid lest somehow there will be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, pride, disorder.
我怕我再來的時候, 見你們不合我所想望的, 你們見我也不合你們所想望的; 又怕有紛爭,嫉妒,惱怒,結黨,毀謗,讒言,狂傲,混亂的事.

12:21 I am afraid lest when I come again my God will humiliate me in your presence, and I will grieve over many of those who sinned previously and have not repented because of their impurity and sexual immorality and licentiousness that they have practiced.
且怕我來的時候, 我的神叫我在你們面前慚愧, 又因許多人從前犯罪, 行污穢,姦淫,邪蕩的事不肯悔改, 我就憂愁.

II Corinthians - Chapter 13

13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. By the testimony of two or three witnesses every word will be established.
這是我第三次要到你們那裡去. “憑兩三個人的口作見證, 句句都要定準. ”

13:2 I have already said when I was present the second time, and although I am absent now I also say in advance to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare anyone,
我從前說過, 如今不在你們那裡又說, 正如我第二次見你們的時候所說的一樣, 就是對那犯了罪的和其餘的人說: “我若再來, 必不寬容. ”

13:3 since you are demanding proof that Christ, who is not weak toward you, but is powerful among you, is speaking in me.
你們既然尋求基督在我裡面說話的憑據, 我必不寬容. 因為, 基督在你們身上不是軟弱的, 在你們裡面是有大能的.

13:4 For indeed, he was crucified because of weakness, but he lives because of the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him because of the power of God toward you.
他因軟弱被釘在十字架上, 卻因神的大能仍然活著. 我們也是這樣同他軟弱, 但因神向你們所顯的大能, 也必與他同活.

13:5 Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you, unless you are unqualified?
你們總要自己省察有信心沒有, 也要自己試驗. 豈不知你們若不是可棄絕的, 就有耶穌基督在你們心裡嗎?

13:6 And I hope that you will recognize that we are not unqualified!
我卻盼望你們曉得, 我們不是可棄絕的人.

13:7 Now we pray to God that you not do wrong in any way, not that we are seen as approved, but that you do what is good, even though we are seen as though unqualified.
我們求神, 叫你們一件惡事都不做; 這不是要顯明我們是蒙悅納的, 是要你們行事端正, 任憑人看我們是被棄絕的吧!

13:8 For we are not able to do anything against the truth, but rather only for the truth.
我們凡事不能敵擋真理, 只能扶助真理.

13:9 For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong, and we pray for this: your maturity.
即使我們軟弱, 你們剛強, 我們也歡喜; 並且我們所求的, 就是你們作完全人.

13:10 Because of this, I am writing these things although I am absent, in order that when I am present I may not have to act severely according to the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.
所以, 我不在你們那裡的時候, 把這話寫給你們, 好叫我見你們的時候, 不用照主所給我的權柄嚴厲地待你們. 這權柄原是為造就人, 並不是為敗壞人.

13:11 Finally, brothers, rejoice, be restored, be encouraged, be in agreement, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
還有末了的話: 願弟兄們都喜樂. 要作完全人; 要受安慰; 要同心合意; 要彼此和睦. 如此, 仁愛和平的神必常與你們同在.

13:12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
你們親嘴問安, 彼此務要聖潔.

13:13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
眾聖徒都問你們安.

13:14
願主耶穌基督的恩惠,神的慈愛,聖靈的感動常與你們眾人同在!

Galatians (加拉太書)

Galatians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, an apostle not from men nor by men but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead,
作使徒的保羅(不是由於人, 也不是藉著人, 乃是藉著耶穌基督, 與叫他從死裡復活的父神)

1:2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.
和一切與我同在的眾弟兄, 寫信給加拉太的各教會.

1:3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
願恩惠,平安從父神與我們的主耶穌基督歸與你們!

1:4 who gave himself for our sins in order to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
基督照我們父神的旨意, 為我們的罪捨己, 要救我們脫離這罪惡的世代.

1:5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
但願榮耀歸於神, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們!

1:6 I am astonished that you are turning away so quickly from the one who called you by the grace of Christ to a different gospel,
我希奇你們這麼快離開那藉著基督之恩召你們的, 去從別的福音.

1:7 not that there is a different gospel, except there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.
那並不是福音, 不過有些人攪擾你們, 要把基督的福音更改了.

1:8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim a gospel to you contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let him be accursed!
但無論是我們, 是天上來的使者, 若傳福音給你們, 與我們所傳給你們的不同, 他就應當被咒詛.

1:9 As we said before, and now I say again, if anyone is proclaiming a gospel to you contrary to what you have received, let him be accursed!
我們已經說了, 現在又說, 若有人傳福音給你們, 與你們所領受的不同, 他就應當被咒詛.

1:10 For am I now making an appeal to people or to God? Or am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.
我現在是要得人的心呢? 還是要得神的心呢? 我豈是討人的喜歡嗎? 若仍舊討人的喜歡, 我就不是基督的僕人了.

1:11 For I make known to you, brothers, the gospel that has been proclaimed by me, that it is not of human origin.
弟兄們, 我告訴你們, 我素來所傳的福音不是出於人的意思.

1:12 For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
因為我不是從人領受的, 也不是人教導我的, 乃是從耶穌基督啟示來的.

1:13 For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism, that to an extraordinary degree I was persecuting the church of God, and trying to destroy it,
你們聽見我從前在猶太教中所行的事, 怎樣極力逼迫殘害神的教會.

1:14 and was progressing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries in my nation, because I was a far more zealous adherent of the traditions handed down by my forefathers.
我又在猶太教中, 比我本國許多同歲的人更有長進, 為我祖宗的遺傳更加熱心.

1:15 But when the one who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace was pleased
然而, 那把我從母腹裡分別出來,又施恩召我的神,

1:16 to reveal his Son in me in order that I would proclaim the gospel about him among the Gentiles, immediately I did not consult with flesh and blood,
既然樂意將他兒子啟示在我心裡, 叫我把他傳在外邦人中, 我就沒有與屬血氣的人商量,

1:17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia and I returned again to Damascus.
也沒有上耶路撒冷去見那些比我先作使徒的, 惟獨往阿拉伯去, 後又回到大馬士革.

1:18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days,
過了三年, 才上耶路撒冷去見磯法, 和他同住了十五天.

1:19 but I did not see any others of the apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.
至於別的使徒, 除了主的兄弟雅各, 我都沒有看見.

1:20 (Now the things which I am writing to you, behold, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)
我寫給你們的不是謊話, 這是我在神面前說的.

1:21 Then I came to the regions of Syria and of Cilicia,
以後我到了敘利亞和基利家境內.

1:22 but I was unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ,
那時, 猶太信基督的各教會都沒有見過我的面.

1:23 and they were only hearing, “The one formerly persecuting us is now proclaiming the faith that formerly he was attempting to destroy,”
不過聽說那從前逼迫我們的, 現在傳揚他原先所殘害的真道.

1:24 and they were glorifying God because of me.
他們就為我的緣故, 歸榮耀給神.

Galatians - Chapter 2

2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking along Titus also.
過了十四年, 我同巴拿巴又上耶路撒冷去, 並帶著提多同去.

2:2 Now I went up there because of a revelation and laid out to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles, but in private to the influential people, lest somehow I was running, or had run, in vain.
我是奉啟示上去的, 把我在外邦人中所傳的福音對弟兄們陳說; 卻是背地裡對那有名望之人說的, 惟恐我現在, 或是從前, 徒然奔跑.

2:3 But not even Titus who was with me, although he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
但與我同去的提多, 雖是希臘人, 也沒有勉強他受割禮;

2:4 Now this was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order that they might enslave us,
因為有偷著引進來的假弟兄, 私下窺探我們在基督耶穌裡的自由, 要叫我們作奴僕.

2:5 to whom not even for an hour did we yield in subjection, in order that the truth of the gospel might remain continually with you.
我們就是一刻的工夫也沒有容讓順服他們, 為要叫福音的真理仍存在你們中間.

2:6 But from those who were influential (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me, God does not show partiality)—for those who were influential added nothing to me.
至於那些有名望的, 不論他是何等人, 都與我無干. 神不以外貌取人. 那些有名望的, 並沒有加增我甚麼,

2:7 But these, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcision, just as Peter to the circumcision
反倒看見了主託我傳福音給那未受割禮的人, 正如託彼得傳福音給那受割禮的人.

2:8 (for the one who was at work through Peter for his apostleship to the circumcision was at work also through me for the Gentiles),
(那感動彼得,叫他為受割禮之人作使徒的, 也感動我, 叫我為外邦人作使徒; )

2:9 and when James and Cephas and John—those thought to be pillars—acknowledged the grace given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, in order that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcision.
又知道所賜給我的恩典, 那稱為教會柱石的雅各,磯法,約翰, 就向我和巴拿巴用右手行相交之禮, 叫我們往外邦人那裡去, 他們往受割禮的人那裡去.

2:10 They asked only that we should remember the poor, the very thing I was also eager to do.
只是願意我們記念窮人; 這也是我本來熱心去行的.

2:11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was condemned.
後來, 磯法到了安提阿; 因他有可責之處, 我就當面抵擋他.

2:12 For before certain people came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles, but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, because he was afraid of those who were of the circumcision,
從雅各那裡來的人未到以先, 他和外邦人一同吃飯, 及至他們來到, 他因怕奉割禮的人, 就退去與外邦人隔開了.

2:13 and the rest of the Jews also joined in this hypocrisy with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with them in their hypocrisy.
其餘的猶太人也都隨著他裝假, 甚至連巴拿巴也隨夥裝假.

2:14 But when I saw that they were not being straightforward with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of them all, “If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
但我一看見他們行的不正, 與福音的真理不合, 就在眾人面前對磯法說: “你既是猶太人, 若隨外邦人行事, 不隨猶太人行事, 怎麼還勉強外邦人隨猶太人呢? ”

2:15 We are Jews by nature and not sinners from among the Gentiles,
我們這生來的猶太人, 不是外邦的罪人;

2:16 but knowing that a person is not justified by the works of the law, if not by faith in Jesus Christ, and we have believed in Christ Jesus so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will be justified.
既知道人稱義不是因行律法, 乃是因信耶穌基督, 連我們也信了基督耶穌, 使我們因信基督稱義, 不因行律法稱義; 因為凡有血氣的, 沒有一人因行律法稱義.

2:17 But if while seeking to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also have been found to be sinners, then is Christ an agent of sin? May it never be!
我們若求在基督裡稱義, 卻仍舊是罪人, 難道基督是叫人犯罪的嗎? 斷乎不是!

2:18 For if I build up again these things which I destroyed, I show myself to be a transgressor.
我素來所拆毀的, 若重新建造, 這就證明自己是犯罪的人.

2:19 For through the law I died to the law, in order that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ,
我因律法, 就向律法死了, 叫我可以向神活著.

2:20 and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me, and that life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
我已經與基督同釘十字架, 現在活著的不再是我, 乃是基督在我裡面活著; 並且我如今在肉身活著, 是因信神的兒子而活; 他是愛我, 為我捨己.

2:21 I do not declare invalid the grace of God, for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died to no purpose.
我不廢掉神的恩; 義若是藉著律法得的, 基督就是徒然死了.

Galatians - Chapter 3

3:1 O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as having been crucified?
無知的加拉太人哪, 耶穌基督釘十字架, 已經活畫在你們眼前, 誰又迷惑了你們呢?

3:2 I want only to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
我只要問你們這一件: 你們受了聖靈, 是因行律法呢? 是因聽信福音呢?

3:3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now trying to be made complete by the flesh?
你們既靠聖靈入門, 如今還靠肉身成全嗎? 你們是這樣的無知嗎?

3:4 Have you suffered so many things for nothing—if indeed also it was for nothing?
你們受苦如此之多, 都是徒然的嗎? 難道果真是徒然的嗎?

3:5 Therefore does the one who gives you the Spirit and who works miracles among you do so by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
那賜給你們聖靈, 又在你們中間行異能的, 是因你們行律法呢? 是因你們聽信福音呢?

3:6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,
正如“亞伯拉罕信神, 這就算為他的義”.

3:7 then understand that the ones who have faith, these are sons of Abraham.
所以, 你們要知道: 那以信為本的人, 就是亞伯拉罕的子孫.

3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the good news in advance to Abraham: “In you all the nations will be blessed.”
並且聖經既然預先看明, 神要叫外邦人因信稱義, 就早已傳福音給亞伯拉罕, 說: “萬國都必因你得福. ”

3:9 So then, the ones who have faith are blessed together with Abraham who believed.
可見那以信為本的人和有信心的亞伯拉罕一同得福.

3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse, for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all the things that are written in the book of the law to do them.”
凡以行律法為本的, 都是被咒詛的; 因為經上記著: “凡不常照律法書上所記一切之事去行的, 就被咒詛. ”

3:11 Now it is clear that no one is justified in the sight of God by the law, because “the one who is righteous will live by faith.”
沒有一個人靠著律法在神面前稱義, 這是明顯的; 因為經上說: “義人必因信得生. ”

3:12 But the law is not from faith, but “the one who does these things will live by them.”
律法原不本乎信, 只說: “行這些事的, 就必因此活著. ”

3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”
基督既為我們受(原文是成)了咒詛, 就贖出我們脫離律法的咒詛; 因為經上記著: “凡掛在木頭上都是被咒詛的. ”

3:14 in order that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
這便叫亞伯拉罕的福, 因基督耶穌可以臨到外邦人, 使我們因信得著所應許的聖靈.

3:15 Brothers, I am speaking according to a human perspective. Nevertheless, when the covenant of a man has been ratified, no one declares it invalid or adds additional provisions to it.
弟兄們, 我且照著人的常話說: 雖然是人的文約, 若已經立定了, 就沒有能廢棄或加增的.

3:16 Now to Abraham and to his descendant the promises were spoken. It does not say, “and to descendants,” as concerning many, but as concerning one, “and to your descendant,” who is Christ.
所應許的原是向亞伯拉罕和他子孫說的. 神並不是說“眾子孫”, 指著許多人, 乃是說“你那一個子孫”, 指著一個人, 就是基督.

3:17 Now I am saying this: the law, that came after four hundred and thirty years, does not revoke a covenant previously ratified by God, in order to nullify the promise.
我是這麼說, 神預先所立的約, 不能被那四百三十年以後的律法廢掉, 叫應許歸於虛空.

3:18 For if the inheritance is from the law, it is no longer from the promise, but God graciously gave it to Abraham through the promise.
因為承受產業, 若本乎律法, 就不本乎應許; 但神是憑著應許把產業賜給亞伯拉罕.

3:19 Why then the law? It was added on account of transgressions, until the descendant should come to whom it had been promised, having been ordered through angels by the hand of a mediator.
這樣說來, 律法是為甚麼有的呢? 原是為過犯添上的, 等候那蒙應許的子孫來到, 並且是藉天使經中保之手設立的.

3:20 Now the mediator is not for one, but God is one.
但中保本不是為一面作的; 神卻是一位.

3:21 Therefore is the law opposed to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, certainly righteousness would have been from the law.
這樣, 律法是與神的應許反對嗎? 斷乎不是! 若曾傳一個能叫人得生的律法, 義就誠然本乎律法了.

3:22 But the scripture imprisoned all under sin, in order that the promise could be given by faith in Jesus Christ to those who believe.
但聖經把眾人都圈在罪裡, 使所應許的福因信耶穌基督, 歸給那信的人.

3:23 But before faith came, we were detained under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed.
但這因信得救的理還未來以先, 我們被看守在律法之下, 直圈到那將來的真道顯明出來.

3:24 So then, the law became our guardian until Christ, in order that we could be justified by faith.
這樣, 律法是我們訓蒙的師傅, 引我們到基督那裡, 使我們因信稱義.

3:25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
但這因信得救的理既然來到, 我們從此就不在師傅的手下了.

3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,
所以, 你們因信基督耶穌都是神的兒子.

3:27 for as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
你們受洗歸入基督的都是披戴基督了.

3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
並不分猶太人,希臘人, 自主的,為奴的, 或男或女, 因為你們在基督耶穌裡都成為一了.

3:29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are descendants of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.
你們既屬乎基督, 就是亞伯拉罕的後裔, 是照著應許承受產業的了.

Galatians - Chapter 4

4:1 Now I say, for as long a time as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is master of everything,
我說那承受產業的, 雖然是全業的主人, 但為孩童的時候卻與奴僕毫無分別,

4:2 but he is under guardians and managers until the time set by his father.
乃在師傅和管家的手下, 直等他父親預定的時候來到.

4:3 So also we, when we were children, we were enslaved under the elemental spirits of the world.
我們為孩童的時候, 受管於世俗小學之下, 也是如此.

4:4 But when the fullness of time came, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
及至時候滿足, 神就差遣他的兒子, 為女子所生, 且生在律法以下,

4:5 in order that he might redeem those under the law, in order that we might receive the adoption.
要把律法以下的人贖出來, 叫我們得著兒子的名分.

4:6 And because you are sons, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba! (Father!),”
你們既為兒子, 神就差他兒子的靈進入你們(原文是我們)的心, 呼叫: “阿爸! 父! ”

4:7 so that you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, also an heir through God.
可見, 從此以後, 你不是奴僕, 乃是兒子了; 既是兒子, 就靠著神為後嗣.

4:8 But at that time when you did not know God, you were enslaved to the things which by nature are not gods.
但從前你們不認識神的時候, 是給那些本來不是神的作奴僕;

4:9 But now, because you have come to know God, or rather have come to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental spirits? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?
現在你們既然認識神, 更可說是被神所認識的, 怎麼還要歸回那懦弱無用的小學, 情願再給他作奴僕呢?

4:10 You carefully observe days and months and seasons and years.
你們謹守日子,月份,節期,年份,

4:11 I am afraid for you, lest perhaps I have labored for you in vain!
我為你們害怕, 惟恐我在你們身上是枉費了工夫.

4:12 I ask you, brothers, become like me, because I also have become like you. You have done me no wrong!
弟兄們, 我勸你們要像我一樣, 因為我也像你們一樣. 你們一點沒有虧負我.

4:13 But you know that because of an illness of the flesh I proclaimed the gospel to you the first time.
你們知道我頭一次傳福音給你們, 是因為身體有疾病.

4:14 And you did not despise or disdain what was a trial for you in my flesh, but you welcomed me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus.
你們為我身體的緣故受試煉, 沒有輕看我, 也沒有厭棄我, 反倒接待我, 如同神的使者, 如同基督耶穌.

4:15 So where is your blessing? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me!
你們當日所誇的福氣在哪裡呢? 那時你們若能行, 就是把自己的眼睛剜出來給我, 也都情願. 這是我可以給你們作見證的.

4:16 So then, have I become your enemy by being truthful to you?
如今我將真理告訴你們, 就成了你們的仇敵嗎?

4:17 They zealously seek you, not commendably, but they want to exclude you, in order that you may seek them zealously.
那些人熱心待你們, 卻不是好意, 是要離間你們(原文是把你們關在外面), 叫你們熱心待他們.

4:18 But it is good to be sought zealously in good at all times, and not only when I am present with you.
在善事上, 常用熱心待人原是好的, 卻不單我與你們同在的時候才這樣.

4:19 My children, for whom I am having birth pains again, until Christ is formed in you!
我小子啊, 我為你們再受生產之苦, 直等到基督成形在你們心裡.

4:20 But I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone because I am perplexed about you.
我巴不得現今在你們那裡, 改換口氣, 因我為你們心裡作難.

4:21 Tell me, you who are wanting to be under the law, do you not understand the law?
你們這願意在律法以下的人, 請告訴我, 你們豈沒有聽見律法嗎?

4:22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the female slave and one by the free woman.
因為律法上記著, 亞伯拉罕有兩個兒子, 一個是使女生的, 一個是自主之婦人生的.

4:23 But the one by the female slave was born according to human descent, and the one by the free woman through the promise,
然而, 那使女所生的是按著血氣生的; 那自主之婦人所生的是憑著應許生的.

4:24 which things are spoken allegorically, for these women are two covenants, one from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery, who is Hagar.
這都是比方: 那兩個婦人就是兩約. 一約是出於西奈山, 生子為奴, 乃是夏甲.

4:25 Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is a slave with her children.
這夏甲二字是指著阿拉伯的西奈山, 與現在的耶路撒冷同類, 因耶路撒冷和她的兒女都是為奴的.

4:26 But the Jerusalem above is free, which is our mother.
但那在上的耶路撒冷是自主的, 她是我們的母.

4:27 For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren woman, who does not give birth to children; burst out and shout, you who do not have birth pains, because many are the children of the desolate woman, even more than those of the one who has a husband.”
因為經上記著: 不懷孕,不生養的, 你要歡樂; 未曾經過產難的, 你要高聲歡呼; 因為沒有丈夫的, 比有丈夫的兒女更多.

4:28 But you, brothers, are children of the promise, just as Isaac.
弟兄們, 我們是憑著應許作兒女, 如同以撒一樣.

4:29 But just as at that time the child born according to human descent persecuted the child born according to the Spirit, so also now.
當時, 那按著血氣生的逼迫了那按著聖靈生的, 現在也是這樣.

4:30 But what does the scripture say? “Drive out the female slave and her son, for the son of the female slave will never inherit with the son” of the free woman.
然而經上是怎麼說的呢? 是說: “把使女和她兒子趕出去! 因為使女的兒子不可與自主婦人的兒子一同承受產業. ”

4:31 Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the female slave but of the free woman.
弟兄們, 這樣看來, 我們不是使女的兒女, 乃是自主婦人的兒女了.

Galatians - Chapter 5

5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.
基督釋放了我們, 叫我們得以自由. 所以要站立得穩, 不要再被奴僕的軛挾制.

5:2 Look! I, Paul, tell you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing!
我－保羅告訴你們, 若受割禮, 基督就與你們無益了.

5:3 And again I testify to every man who becomes circumcised, that he is under obligation to keep the whole law.
我再指著凡受割禮的人確實地說, 他是欠著行全律法的債.

5:4 You are estranged from Christ, you who are attempting to be justified by the law; you have fallen from grace.
你們這要靠律法稱義的, 是與基督隔絕, 從恩典中墜落了.

5:5 For through the Spirit by faith we eagerly await the hope of righteousness.
我們靠著聖靈, 憑著信心, 等候所盼望的義.

5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
原來在基督耶穌裡, 受割禮不受割禮全無功效, 惟獨使人生發仁愛的信心才有功效.

5:7 You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
你們向來跑得好, 有誰攔阻你們, 叫你們不順從真理呢?

5:8 This persuasion is not from the one who calls you!
這樣的勸導不是出於那召你們的.

5:9 A little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough.
一點麵酵能使全團都發起來.

5:10 I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will think nothing different, but the one who is confusing you will pay the penalty, whoever he may be.
我在主裡很信你們必不懷別樣的心; 但攪擾你們的, 無論是誰, 必擔當他的罪名.

5:11 Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.
弟兄們, 我若仍舊傳割禮, 為甚麼還受逼迫呢? 若是這樣, 那十字架討厭的地方就沒有了.

5:12 I wish that the ones who are disturbing you would also castrate themselves!
恨不得那攪亂你們的人把自己割絕了.

5:13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
弟兄們, 你們蒙召是要得自由, 只是不可將你們的自由當作放縱情慾的機會, 總要用愛心互相服事.

5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
因為全律法都包在“愛人如己”這一句話之內了.

5:15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.
你們要謹慎, 若相咬相吞, 只怕要彼此消滅了.

5:16 But I say, live by the Spirit, and you will never carry out the desire of the flesh.
我說, 你們當順著聖靈而行, 就不放縱肉體的情慾了.

5:17 For the flesh desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh, for these are in opposition to one another, so that whatever you want, you may not do these things.
因為情慾和聖靈相爭, 聖靈和情慾相爭, 這兩個是彼此相敵, 使你們不能做所願意做的.

5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
但你們若被聖靈引導, 就不在律法以下.

5:19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are sexual immorality, impurity, licentiousness,
情慾的事都是顯而易見的, 就如姦淫,污穢,邪蕩,

5:20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, factions,
拜偶像,邪術,仇恨,爭競,忌恨,惱怒,結黨,紛爭,異端,

5:21 envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, things which I am telling you in advance, just as I said before, that the ones who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
嫉妒(有古卷加: 凶殺二字),醉酒,荒宴等類. 我從前告訴你們, 現在又告訴你們, 行這樣事的人必不能承受神的國.

5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
聖靈所結的果子, 就是仁愛,喜樂,和平,忍耐,恩慈,良善,信實,

5:23 gentleness, self control. Against such things there is no law.
溫柔,節制. 這樣的事沒有律法禁止.

5:24 Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh together with its feelings and its desires.
凡屬基督耶穌的人, 是已經把肉體連肉體的邪情私慾同釘在十字架上了.

5:25 If we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit.
我們若是靠聖靈得生, 就當靠聖靈行事.

5:26 We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
不要貪圖虛名, 彼此惹氣, 互相嫉妒.

Galatians - Chapter 6

6:1 Brothers, even if a person is caught in some trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of humility, looking out for yourself, lest you also be tempted.
弟兄們, 若有人偶然被過犯所勝, 你們屬靈的人就當用溫柔的心把他挽回過來; 又當自己小心, 恐怕也被引誘.

6:2 Carry the burdens of one another, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
你們各人的重擔要互相擔當, 如此, 就完全了基督的律法.

6:3 For if anyone thinks he is something although he is nothing, he is deceiving himself.
人若無有, 自己還以為有, 就是自欺了.

6:4 But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have a reason for boasting in himself alone, and not in someone else.
各人應當察驗自己的行為; 這樣, 他所誇的就專在自己, 不在別人了,

6:5 For each one will carry his own burden.
因為各人必擔當自己的擔子.

6:6 Now the one who is taught the word must share in all good things with the one who teaches.
在道理上受教的, 當把一切需用的供給施教的人.

6:7 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked, for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap,
不要自欺, 神是輕慢不得的. 人種的是甚麼, 收的也是甚麼.

6:8 because the one who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
順著情慾撒種的, 必從情慾收敗壞; 順著聖靈撒種的, 必從聖靈收永生.

6:9 And let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give up.
我們行善, 不可喪志; 若不灰心, 到了時候就要收成.

6:10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the household of faith.
所以, 有了機會就當向眾人行善, 向信徒一家的人更當這樣.

6:11 See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand.
請看我親手寫給你們的字是何等的大呢!

6:12 As many as are wanting to make a good showing in the flesh, these are attempting to compel you to be circumcised, only so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
凡希圖外貌體面的人都勉強你們受割禮, 無非是怕自己為基督的十字架受逼迫.

6:13 For not even those who are circumcised observe the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised in order that they may boast in your flesh.
他們那些受割禮的, 連自己也不守律法; 他們願意你們受割禮, 不過要藉著你們的肉體誇口.

6:14 But as for me, may it never be that I boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
但我斷不以別的誇口, 只誇我們主耶穌基督的十字架; 因這十字架, 就我而論, 世界已經釘在十字架上; 就世界而論, 我已經釘在十字架上.

6:15 For neither is circumcision anything nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.
受割禮不受割禮都無關緊要, 要緊的就是作新造的人.

6:16 And all those who follow this rule, peace and mercy be on them and on the Israel of God.
凡照此理而行的, 願平安,憐憫加給他們, 和神的以色列民.

6:17 Finally, let no one cause me trouble, for I carry on my body the marks of Jesus.
從今以後, 人都不要攪擾我, 因為我身上帶著耶穌的印記.

6:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.
弟兄們, 願我主耶穌基督的恩常在你們心裡. 阿們!

Ephesians (以弗所書)

Ephesians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus and faithful in Christ Jesus:
奉神旨意, 作基督耶穌使徒的保羅, 寫信給在以弗所的聖徒, 就是在基督耶穌裡有忠心的人.

1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願恩惠,平安從神我們的父和主耶穌基督歸與你們!

1:3 Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
願頌讚歸與我們主耶穌基督的父神! 他在基督裡曾賜給我們天上各樣屬靈的福氣:

1:4 just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love,
就如神從創立世界以前, 在基督裡揀選了我們, 使我們在他面前成為聖潔, 無有瑕疵;

1:5 having predestined us to adoption through Jesus Christ to himself according to the good pleasure of his will,
又因愛我們, 就按著自己的意旨所喜悅的, 預定我們藉著耶穌基督得兒子的名分,

1:6 to the praise of the glory of his grace that he bestowed on us in the beloved,
使他榮耀的恩典得著稱讚; 這恩典是他在愛子裡所賜給我們的.

1:7 in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace,
我們藉這愛子的血得蒙救贖, 過犯得以赦免, 乃是照他豐富的恩典.

1:8 that he caused to abound to us in all wisdom and insight,
這恩典是神用諸般智慧聰明, 充充足足賞給我們的;

1:9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in him,
都是照他自己所預定的美意, 叫我們知道他旨意的奧祕,

1:10 for the administration of the fullness of times, to bring together all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in him
要照所安排的, 在日期滿足的時候, 使天上,地上,一切所有的都在基督裡面同歸於一.

1:11 in whom also we were chosen, having been predestined according to the purpose of the One who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
我們也在他裡面得(得: 或譯成)了基業; 這原是那位隨己意行,做萬事的, 照著他旨意所預定的,

1:12 that we who hoped beforehand in Christ should be for the praise of his glory,
叫他的榮耀從我們這首先在基督裡有盼望的人可以得著稱讚.

1:13 in whom also you, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also when you believed you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
你們既聽見真理的道, 就是那叫你們得救的福音, 也信了基督, 既然信他, 就受了所應許的聖靈為印記.

1:14 who is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.
這聖靈是我們得基業的憑據(原文是質), 直等到神之民(民: 原文是產業)被贖, 使他的榮耀得著稱讚.

1:15 Because of this I also, hearing of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
因此, 我既聽見你們信從主耶穌, 親愛眾聖徒,

1:16 do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention in my prayers,
就為你們不住地感謝神. 禱告的時候, 常提到你們,

1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him
求我們主耶穌基督的神, 榮耀的父, 將那賜人智慧和啟示的靈賞給你們, 使你們真知道他,

1:18 (the eyes of your hearts having been enlightened), so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance among the saints,
並且照明你們心中的眼睛, 使你們知道他的恩召有何等指望, 他在聖徒中得的基業有何等豐盛的榮耀;

1:19 and what is the surpassing greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength
並知道他向我們這信的人所顯的能力是何等浩大,

1:20 which he has worked in Christ, raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
就是照他在基督身上所運行的大能大力, 使他從死裡復活, 叫他在天上坐在自己的右邊,

1:21 above all rule and authority and power and lordship and every name named, not only in this age but also in the coming one,
遠超過一切執政的,掌權的,有能的,主治的, 和一切有名的; 不但是今世的, 連來世的也都超過了.

1:22 and he subjected all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,
又將萬有服在他的腳下, 使他為教會作萬有之首.

1:23 which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.
教會是他的身體, 是那充滿萬有者所充滿的.

Ephesians - Chapter 2

2:1 And you, although you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
你們死在過犯罪惡之中, 他叫你們活過來.

2:2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience,
那時, 你們在其中行事為人, 隨從今世的風俗, 順服空中掌權者的首領, 就是現今在悖逆之子心中運行的邪靈.

2:3 among whom also we all formerly lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and we were children of wrath by nature, as also the rest of them were.
我們從前也都在他們中間, 放縱肉體的私慾, 隨著肉體和心中所喜好的去行, 本為可怒之子, 和別人一樣.

2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,
然而, 神既有豐富的憐憫, 因他愛我們的大愛,

2:5 and we being dead in trespasses, he made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved),
當我們死在過犯中的時候, 便叫我們與基督一同活過來. 你們得救是本乎恩.

2:6 and raised us together and seated us together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
他又叫我們與基督耶穌一同復活, 一同坐在天上,

2:7 in order that he might show in the coming ages the surpassing riches of his grace in kindness upon us in Christ Jesus.
要將他極豐富的恩典, 就是他在基督耶穌裡向我們所施的恩慈, 顯明給後來的世代看.

2:8 For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;
你們得救是本乎恩, 也因著信; 這並不是出於自己, 乃是神所賜的;

2:9 it is not from works, so that no one can boast.
也不是出於行為, 免得有人自誇.

2:10 For we are his creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, so that we may walk in them.
我們原是他的工作, 在基督耶穌裡造成的, 為要叫我們行善, 就是神所預備叫我們行的.

2:11 Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, the so-called uncircumcision by the so-called circumcision in the flesh, made by hands,
所以你們應當記念: 你們從前按肉體是外邦人, 是稱為沒受割禮的; 這名原是那些憑人手在肉身上稱為受割禮之人所起的.

2:12 that you were at that time apart from Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, not having hope, and without God in the world.
那時, 你們與基督無關, 在以色列國民以外, 在所應許的諸約上是局外人, 並且活在世上沒有指望, 沒有神.

2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you, the ones who once were far away, have become near by the blood of Christ.
你們從前遠離神的人, 如今卻在基督耶穌裡, 靠著他的血, 已經得親近了.

2:14 For he himself is our peace, who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of the partition, the enmity, in his flesh,
因他使我們和睦(原文是因他是我們的和睦), 將兩下合而為一, 拆毀了中間隔斷的牆;

2:15 invalidating the law of commandments in ordinances, in order that he might create the two in himself into one new man, thus making peace,
而且以自己的身體廢掉冤仇, 就是那記在律法上的規條, 為要將兩下藉著自己造成一個新人, 如此便成就了和睦.

2:16 and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, killing the enmity in himself.
既在十字架上滅了冤仇, 便藉這十字架使兩下歸為一體, 與神和好了,

2:17 And coming, he proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to the ones who were near,
並且來傳和平的福音給你們遠處的人, 也給那近處的人.

2:18 because through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
因為我們兩下藉著他被一個聖靈所感, 得以進到父面前.

2:19 Consequently, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens of the saints and members of the household of God,
這樣, 你們不再作外人和客旅, 是與聖徒同國, 是神家裡的人了;

2:20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,
並且被建造在使徒和先知的根基上, 有基督耶穌自己為房角石,

2:21 in whom the whole building, joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
各(或譯: 全)房靠他聯絡得合式, 漸漸成為主的聖殿.

2:22 in whom you also are built up together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
你們也靠他同被建造, 成為神藉著聖靈居住的所在.

Ephesians - Chapter 3

3:1 On account of this I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles
因此, 我─保羅為你們外邦人作了基督耶穌被囚的, 替你們祈禱(此句是照對十四節所加).

3:2 —if indeed you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace given to me for you.
諒必你們曾聽見神賜恩給我, 將關切你們的職分託付我,

3:3 According to revelation the mystery was made known to me, just as I wrote beforehand in brief,
用啟示使我知道福音的奧祕, 正如我以前略略寫過的.

3:4 so that you may be able when you read to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ
你們念了, 就能曉得我深知基督的奧祕.

3:5 (which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit):
這奧祕在以前的世代沒有叫人知道, 像如今藉著聖靈啟示他的聖使徒和先知一樣.

3:6 that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow sharers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,
這奧祕就是外邦人在基督耶穌裡, 藉著福音, 得以同為後嗣, 同為一體, 同蒙應許.

3:7 of which I became a servant, according to the gift of God’s grace given to me, according to the working of his power.
我作了這福音的執事, 是照神的恩賜, 這恩賜是照他運行的大能賜給我的.

3:8 To me, the least of all the saints, was given this grace: to proclaim the good news of the fathomless riches of Christ to the Gentiles,
我本來比眾聖徒中最小的還小, 然而他還賜我這恩典, 叫我把基督那測不透的豐富傳給外邦人,

3:9 and to enlighten everyone as to what is the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages by God, who created all things,
又使眾人都明白, 這歷代以來隱藏在創造萬物之神裡的奧祕是如何安排的,

3:10 in order that the many-sided wisdom of God might be made known now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places through the church,
為要藉著教會使天上執政的,掌權的, 現在得知神百般的智慧.

3:11 according to the purpose of the ages which he carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
這是照神從萬世以前, 在我們主基督耶穌裡所定的旨意.

3:12 in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through faith in him.
我們因信耶穌, 就在他裡面放膽無懼, 篤信不疑地來到神面前.

3:13 Therefore I ask you not to be discouraged at my afflictions on behalf of you, which are your glory.
所以, 我求你們不要因我為你們所受的患難喪膽, 這原是你們的榮耀.

3:14 On account of this, I bend my knees before the Father,
因此, 我在父面前屈膝,

3:15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
(天上地上的各(或譯: 全)家, 都是從他得名. )

3:16 that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,
求他按著他豐盛的榮耀, 藉著他的靈, 叫你們心裡的力量剛強起來,

3:17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith (you having been firmly rooted and established in love),
使基督因你們的信, 住在你們心裡, 叫你們的愛心有根有基,

3:18 in order that you may be strong enough to grasp together with all the saints what is the breadth, and length, and height, and depth,
能以和眾聖徒一同明白基督的愛是何等長闊高深,

3:19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, in order that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
並知道這愛是過於人所能測度的, 便叫神一切所充滿的, 充滿了你們.

3:20 Now to the one who is able to do beyond all measure more than all that we ask or think, according to the power that is at work in us,
神能照著運行在我們心裡的大力充充足足地成就一切, 超過我們所求所想的.

3:21 to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
但願他在教會中, 並在基督耶穌裡, 得著榮耀, 直到世世代代, 永永遠遠. 阿們!

Ephesians - Chapter 4

4:1 Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to live in a manner worthy of the calling with which you were called:
我為主被囚的勸你們: 既然蒙召, 行事為人就當與蒙召的恩相稱.

4:2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,
凡事謙虛,溫柔,忍耐, 用愛心互相寬容,

4:3 being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace;
用和平彼此聯絡, 竭力保守聖靈所賜合而為一的心.

4:4 one body and one Spirit (just as also you were called with one hope of your calling),
身體只有一個, 聖靈只有一個, 正如你們蒙召同有一個指望.

4:5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
一主, 一信, 一洗,

4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.
一神, 就是眾人的父, 超乎眾人之上, 貫乎眾人之中, 也住在眾人之內.

4:7 Now to each one of us was given this grace, according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
我們各人蒙恩, 都是照基督所量給各人的恩賜.

4:8 Therefore it says, “Ascending on high he led captivity captive; he gave gifts to men.”
所以經上說: 他升上高天的時候, 擄掠了仇敵, 將各樣的恩賜賞給人.

4:9 Now “he ascended,” what is it, except that he also descended to the lower regions of the earth?
(既說升上, 豈不是先降在地下嗎?

4:10 The one who descended himself is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order that he might fill all things.
那降下的, 就是遠升諸天之上要充滿萬有的. )

4:11 And he himself gave some as apostles and some as prophets and some as evangelists and some as pastors and teachers
他所賜的, 有使徒, 有先知, 有傳福音的, 有牧師和教師,

4:12 for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
為要成全聖徒, 各盡其職, 建立基督的身體,

4:13 until we all reach the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to a measure of the maturity of the fullness of Christ,
直等到我們眾人在真道上同歸於一, 認識神的兒子, 得以長大成人, 滿有基督長成的身量,

4:14 so that we may no longer be infants, tossed about by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, by the trickery of people, by craftiness with reference to the scheming of deceit.
使我們不再作小孩子, 中了人的詭計和欺騙的法術, 被一切異教之風搖動, 飄來飄去, 就隨從各樣的異端;

4:15 But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow into him with reference to all things, who is the head, Christ,
惟用愛心說誠實話, 凡事長進, 連於元首基督,

4:16 from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every supporting ligament, according to the working by measure of each single part, the growth of the body makes for the building up of itself in love.
全身都靠他聯絡得合式, 百節各按各職, 照著各體的功用彼此相助, 便叫身體漸漸增長, 在愛中建立自己.

4:17 This therefore I say and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the Gentiles walk: in the futility of their mind,
所以我說, 且在主裡確實地說, 你們行事不要再像外邦人存虛妄的心行事.

4:18 being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,
他們心地昏昧, 與神所賜的生命隔絕了, 都因自己無知, 心裡剛硬;

4:19 who, becoming callous, gave themselves over to licentiousness, for the pursuit of all uncleanness in greediness.
良心既然喪盡, 就放縱私慾, 貪行種種的污穢.

4:20 But you did not learn Christ in this way,
你們學了基督, 卻不是這樣.

4:21 if indeed you have heard about him, and you were taught by him (just as truth is in Jesus),
如果你們聽過他的道, 領了他的教, 學了他的真理,

4:22 that you take off, according to your former way of life, the old man, who is being destroyed according to deceitful desires,
就要脫去你們從前行為上的舊人, 這舊人是因私慾的迷惑漸漸變壞的;

4:23 be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
又要將你們的心志改換一新,

4:24 and put on the new man (in accordance with God), who is created in righteousness and holiness from the truth.
並且穿上新人; 這新人是照著神的形像造的, 有真理的仁義和聖潔.

4:25 Therefore, putting aside the lie, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
所以, 你們要棄絕謊言, 各人與鄰舍說實話, 因為我們是互相為肢體.

4:26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun set on your anger,
生氣卻不要犯罪; 不可含怒到日落,

4:27 nor give place to the devil.
也不可給魔鬼留地步.

4:28 The one who steals must steal no longer, but instead must labor, working with his own hands what is good, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.
從前偷竊的, 不要再偷; 總要勞力, 親手做正經事, 就可有餘分給那缺少的人.

4:29 No rotten word must proceed from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,
污穢的言語一句不可出口, 只要隨事說造就人的好話, 叫聽見的人得益處.

4:30 and do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
不要叫神的聖靈擔憂; 你們原是受了他的印記, 等候得贖的日子來到.

4:31 All bitterness, and rage, and wrath, and clamor, and abusive speech, must be removed from you, together with all wickedness.
一切苦毒,惱恨,忿怒,嚷鬧,毀謗, 並一切的惡毒(或譯: 陰毒), 都當從你們中間除掉;

4:32 Become kind toward one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ has forgiven you.
並要以恩慈相待, 存憐憫的心, 彼此饒恕, 正如神在基督裡饒恕了你們一樣.

Ephesians - Chapter 5

5:1 Therefore become imitators of God, as beloved children,
所以, 你們該效法神, 好像蒙慈愛的兒女一樣.

5:2 and live in love, just as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant smell.
也要憑愛心行事, 正如基督愛我們, 為我們捨了自己, 當作馨香的供物和祭物, 獻與神.

5:3 But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or greediness, must not even be named among you (as is fitting for saints),
至於淫亂並一切污穢, 或是貪婪, 在你們中間連提都不可, 方合聖徒的體統.

5:4 and obscenity, and foolish talk, or coarse jesting (which are not proper), but rather thanksgiving.
淫詞,妄語, 和戲笑的話都不相宜; 總要說感謝的話.

5:5 For this you know for certain, that every sexually immoral person, or unclean person, or greedy person (who is an idolater), does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
因為你們確實地知道, 無論是淫亂的, 是污穢的, 是有貪心的, 在基督和神的國裡都是無分的. 有貪心的, 就與拜偶像的一樣.

5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
不要被人虛浮的話欺哄; 因這些事, 神的忿怒必臨到那悖逆之子.

5:7 Therefore do not be sharers with them,
所以, 你們不要與他們同夥.

5:8 for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live like children of light
從前你們是暗昧的, 但如今在主裡面是光明的, 行事為人就當像光明的子女.

5:9 (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
光明所結的果子就是一切良善,公義,誠實.

5:10 trying to learn what is well-pleasing to the Lord.
總要察驗何為主所喜悅的事.

5:11 And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose them.
那暗昧無益的事, 不要與人同行, 倒要責備行這事的人;

5:12 For it is shameful even to speak about the things being done by them in secret,
因為他們暗中所行的, 就是提起來也是可恥的.

5:13 but all things exposed by the light are made visible,
凡事受了責備, 就被光顯明出來, 因為一切能顯明的就是光.

5:14 for everything made visible is light. Therefore it says, Wake up, sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
所以主說: 你這睡著的人當醒過來, 從死裡復活! 基督就要光照你了.

5:15 Therefore, consider carefully how you live, not as unwise but as wise,
你們要謹慎行事, 不要像愚昧人, 當像智慧人.

5:16 making the most of the time because the days are evil.
要愛惜光陰, 因為現今的世代邪惡.

5:17 Because of this do not become foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
不要作糊塗人, 要明白主的旨意如何.

5:18 And do not be drunk with wine (in which is dissipation), but be filled by the Spirit,
不要醉酒, 酒能使人放蕩; 乃要被聖靈充滿.

5:19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and singing praise in your heart to the Lord,
當用詩章,頌詞,靈歌彼此對說, 口唱心和地讚美主.

5:20 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to the God and Father,
凡事要奉我們主耶穌基督的名常常感謝父神.

5:21 being subject to one another out of reverence for Christ
又當存敬畏基督的心, 彼此順服.

5:22 —wives to their own husbands as to the Lord,
你們作妻子的, 當順服自己的丈夫, 如同順服主.

5:23 because the husband is the head of the wife, as also Christ is the head of the church (he himself being the Savior of the body).
因為丈夫是妻子的頭, 如同基督是教會的頭; 他又是教會全體的救主.

5:24 But as the church is subject to Christ, thus also wives should be subject to their husbands in everything.
教會怎樣順服基督, 妻子也要怎樣凡事順服丈夫.

5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for her;
你們作丈夫的, 要愛你們的妻子, 正如基督愛教會, 為教會捨己.

5:26 in order that he might sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word;
要用水藉著道把教會洗淨, 成為聖潔,

5:27 in order that he might present to himself the church glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she may be holy and blameless.
可以獻給自己, 作個榮耀的教會, 毫無玷污,皺紋等類的病, 乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的.

5:28 Thus also husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one who loves his own wife loves himself.
丈夫也當照樣愛妻子, 如同愛自己的身子; 愛妻子便是愛自己了.

5:29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ does the church,
從來沒有人恨惡自己的身子, 總是保養顧惜, 正像基督待教會一樣,

5:30 because we are members of his body.
因我們是他身上的肢體(有古卷加: 就是他的骨他的肉).

5:31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
為這個緣故, 人要離開父母, 與妻子連合, 二人成為一體.

5:32 (This mystery is great, but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.)
這是極大的奧祕, 但我是指著基督和教會說的.

5:33 Only you also, each one of you, must thus love his own wife as himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
然而, 你們各人都當愛妻子, 如同愛自己一樣. 妻子也當敬重她的丈夫.

Ephesians - Chapter 6

6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
你們作兒女的, 要在主裡聽從父母, 這是理所當然的.

6:2 “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),
“要孝敬父母, 使你得福, 在世長壽. ”這是第一條帶應許的誡命.

6:3 “in order that it may be well with you, and you may live a long time on the earth.”
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6:4 And fathers, do not make your children angry, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
你們作父親的, 不要惹兒女的氣, 只要照著主的教訓和警戒養育他們.

6:5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,
你們作僕人的, 要懼怕戰兢, 用誠實的心聽從你們肉身的主人, 好像聽從基督一般.

6:6 not while being watched, as people pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,
不要只在眼前事奉, 像是討人喜歡的, 要像基督的僕人, 從心裡遵行神的旨意.

6:7 serving with goodwill as to the Lord and not to people,
甘心事奉, 好像服事主, 不像服事人.

6:8 because you know that each one of you, whatever good he should do, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.
因為曉得各人所行的善事, 不論是為奴的, 是自主的, 都必按所行的得主的賞賜.

6:9 And masters, do the same things to them, giving up threats, knowing that both their Lord and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
你們作主人的, 待僕人也是一理, 不要威嚇他們. 因為知道, 他們和你們同有一位主在天上; 他並不偏待人.

6:10 Finally, become strong in the Lord and in the might of his strength.
我還有末了的話: 你們要靠著主, 倚賴他的大能大力作剛強的人.

6:11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil,
要穿戴神所賜的全副軍裝, 就能抵擋魔鬼的詭計.

6:12 because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
因我們並不是與屬血氣的爭戰(原文是摔跤; 下同), 乃是與那些執政的,掌權的,管轄這幽暗世界的, 以及天空屬靈氣的惡魔爭戰.

6:13 Because of this, take up the full armor of God, in order that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.
所以, 要拿起神所賜的全副軍裝, 好在磨難的日子抵擋仇敵, 並且成就了一切, 還能站立得住.

6:14 Stand therefore, girding your waist with truth, and putting on the breastplate of righteousness,
所以要站穩了, 用真理當作帶子束腰, 用公義當作護心鏡遮胸,

6:15 and binding shoes under your feet with the preparation of the good news of peace,
又用平安的福音當作預備走路的鞋穿在腳上.

6:16 in everything taking up the shield of faith, with which you are able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one,
此外, 又拿著信德當作盾牌, 可以滅盡那惡者一切的火箭;

6:17 and receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
並戴上救恩的頭盔, 拿著聖靈的寶劍, 就是神的道;

6:18 with all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and to this end being alert with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,
靠著聖靈, 隨時多方禱告祈求; 並要在此警醒不倦, 為眾聖徒祈求,

6:19 and for me, that a word may be given to me at the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,
也為我祈求, 使我得著口才, 能以放膽開口講明福音的奧祕,

6:20 for the sake of which I am an ambassador in chains, that in them I may speak freely, as it is necessary for me to speak.
(我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鎖鍊的使者, )並使我照著當盡的本分放膽講論.

6:21 Now, so that you also may know my circumstances, what I am doing, Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things,
今有所親愛,忠心事奉主的兄弟推基古, 他要把我的事情, 並我的景況如何全告訴你們, 叫你們知道.

6:22 whom I have sent to you for this very reason, that you may know our circumstances, and he may encourage your hearts.
我特意打發他到你們那裡去, 好叫你們知道我們的光景, 又叫他安慰你們的心.

6:23 Peace to the brothers and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願平安,仁愛,信心從父神和主耶穌基督歸與弟兄們!

6:24 Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ in incorruptibility.
並願所有誠心愛我們主耶穌基督的人都蒙恩惠!

Philippians (腓利比書)

Philippians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons.
基督耶穌的僕人保羅和提摩太寫信給凡住腓立比,在基督耶穌裡的眾聖徒, 和諸位監督, 諸位執事.

1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願恩惠,平安從神我們的父並主耶穌基督歸與你們!

1:3 I give thanks to my God upon my every remembrance of you,
我每逢想念你們, 就感謝我的神;

1:4 always in my every prayer for all of you, making the prayer with joy,
每逢為你們眾人祈求的時候, 常是歡歡喜喜地祈求.

1:5 because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now,
因為從頭一天直到如今, 你們是同心合意地興旺福音.

1:6 convinced of this same thing, that the one who began a good work in you will finish it until the day of Christ Jesus,
我深信那在你們心裡動了善工的, 必成全這工, 直到耶穌基督的日子.

1:7 just as it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you are sharers of grace with me.
我為你們眾人有這樣的意念, 原是應當的; 因你們常在我心裡, 無論我是在捆鎖之中, 是辯明證實福音的時候, 你們都與我一同得恩.

1:8 For God is my witness, that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
我體會基督耶穌的心腸, 切切地想念你們眾人; 這是神可以給我作見證的.

1:9 And this I pray: that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
我所禱告的, 就是要你們的愛心在知識和各樣見識上多而又多,

1:10 so that you may approve what is superior, in order that you may be sincere and blameless in the day of Christ,
使你們能分別是非(或譯: 喜愛那美好的事), 作誠實無過的人, 直到基督的日子;

1:11 having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
並靠著耶穌基督結滿了仁義的果子, 叫榮耀稱讚歸與神.

1:12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have happened instead for the progress of the gospel,
弟兄們, 我願意你們知道, 我所遭遇的事更是叫福音興旺,

1:13 so that my imprisonment in Christ has become known in the whole praetorium and to all the rest,
以致我受的捆鎖在御營全軍和其餘的人中, 已經顯明是為基督的緣故.

1:14 and most of the brothers, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, dare even more to speak the word without fear.
並且那在主裡的弟兄多半因我受的捆鎖就篤信不疑, 越發放膽傳神的道, 無所懼怕.

1:15 Some even because of envy and strife preach Christ, but some also because of good will.
有的傳基督是出於嫉妒紛爭, 也有的是出於好意.

1:16 The latter do so from love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
這一等是出於愛心, 知道我是為辯明福音設立的;

1:17 The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction in my imprisonment.
那一等傳基督是出於結黨, 並不誠實, 意思要加增我捆鎖的苦楚.

1:18 What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. But also I will rejoice,
這有何妨呢? 或是假意, 或是真心, 無論怎樣, 基督究竟被傳開了. 為此, 我就歡喜, 並且還要歡喜;

1:19 for I know that this will turn out to me for deliverance through your prayer and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
因為我知道, 這事藉著你們的祈禱和耶穌基督之靈的幫助, 終必叫我得救.

1:20 according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will be put to shame in nothing, but with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death.
照著我所切慕,所盼望的, 沒有一事叫我羞愧. 只要凡事放膽, 無論是生是死, 總叫基督在我身上照常顯大.

1:21 For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.
因我活著就是基督, 我死了就有益處.

1:22 But if it is to live in the flesh, this is fruitful work for me, and which I will prefer I do not know.
但我在肉身活著, 若成就我工夫的果子, 我就不知道該挑選甚麼.

1:23 But I am hard pressed between the two options, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, for this is very much better.
我正在兩難之間, 情願離世與基督同在, 因為這是好得無比的.

1:24 But to stay on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.
然而, 我在肉身活著, 為你們更是要緊的.

1:25 And because I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
我既然這樣深信, 就知道仍要住在世間, 且與你們眾人同住, 使你們在所信的道上又長進又喜樂,

1:26 so that what you can be proud of may increase in Christ Jesus because of me through my return again to you.
叫你們在基督耶穌裡的歡樂, 因我再到你們那裡去, 就越發加增.

1:27 Only lead your lives in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent I hear your circumstances, that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
只要你們行事為人與基督的福音相稱, 叫我或來見你們, 或不在你們那裡, 可以聽見你們的景況, 知道你們同有一個心志, 站立得穩, 為所信的福音齊心努力.

1:28 and not letting yourselves be intimidated in anything by your opponents, which is a sign of destruction to them, but of your salvation, and this from God,
凡事不怕敵人的驚嚇, 這是證明他們沉淪, 你們得救都是出於神.

1:29 because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
因為你們蒙恩, 不但得以信服基督, 並要為他受苦.

1:30 having the same struggle which you saw in me and now hear about in me.
你們的爭戰, 就與你們在我身上從前所看見,現在所聽見的一樣.

Philippians - Chapter 2

2:1 Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
所以, 在基督裡若有甚麼勸勉, 愛心有甚麼安慰, 聖靈有甚麼交通, 心中有甚麼慈悲憐憫,

2:2 complete my joy, so that you are in agreement, having the same love, united in spirit, having one purpose.
你們就要意念相同, 愛心相同, 有一樣的心思, 有一樣的意念, 使我的喜樂可以滿足.

2:3 Do nothing according to selfish ambition or according to empty conceit, but in humility considering one another better than yourselves,
凡事不可結黨, 不可貪圖虛浮的榮耀; 只要存心謙卑, 各人看別人比自己強.

2:4 each of you not looking out for your own interests, but also each of you for the interests of others.
各人不要單顧自己的事, 也要顧別人的事.

2:5 Think this in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,
你們當以基督耶穌的心為心:

2:6 who, existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal with God something to be grasped,
他本有神的形像, 不以自己與神同等為強奪的;

2:7 but emptied himself by taking the form of a slave, by becoming in the likeness of people. And being found in appearance like a man,
反倒虛己, 取了奴僕的形像, 成為人的樣式;

2:8 he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, that is, death on a cross.
既有人的樣子, 就自己卑微, 存心順服, 以至於死, 且死在十字架上.

2:9 Therefore also God exalted him and graciously granted him the name above every name,
所以, 神將他升為至高, 又賜給他那超乎萬名之上的名,

2:10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven and of those on earth and of those under the earth,
叫一切在天上的,地上的, 和地底下的, 因耶穌的名無不屈膝,

2:11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
無不口稱“耶穌基督為主”, 使榮耀歸與父神.

2:12 Therefore my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
這樣看來, 我親愛的弟兄, 你們既是常順服的, 不但我在你們那裡, 就是我如今不在你們那裡, 更是順服的, 就當恐懼戰兢做成你們得救的工夫.

2:13 For the one at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure, is God.
因為你們立志行事都是神在你們心裡運行, 為要成就他的美意.

2:14 Do all things without grumbling and disputing,
凡所行的, 都不要發怨言, 起爭論,

2:15 in order that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as stars in the world,
使你們無可指摘, 誠實無偽, 在這彎曲悖謬的世代作神無瑕疵的兒女. 你們顯在這世代中, 好像明光照耀,

2:16 holding fast to the word of life, for a source of pride to me in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
將生命的道表明出來, 叫我在基督的日子好誇我沒有空跑, 也沒有徒勞.

2:17 But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and rejoice with all of you.
我以你們的信心為供獻的祭物, 我若被澆奠在其上, 也是喜樂, 並且與你們眾人一同喜樂.

2:18 And in the same way also you rejoice and rejoice with me.
你們也要照樣喜樂, 並且與我一同喜樂.

2:19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I also may be encouraged when I know your circumstances.
我靠主耶穌指望快打發提摩太去見你們, 叫我知道你們的事, 心裡就得著安慰.

2:20 For I have no one like-minded who will sincerely be concerned about your circumstances.
因為我沒有別人與我同心, 實在掛念你們的事.

2:21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
別人都求自己的事, 並不求耶穌基督的事.

2:22 But you know his proven character, that like a child with a father he served with me for the gospel.
但你們知道提摩太的明證; 他興旺福音, 與我同勞, 待我像兒子待父親一樣.

2:23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see my circumstances.
所以, 我一看出我的事要怎樣了結, 就盼望立刻打發他去;

2:24 And I am convinced in the Lord that I myself will arrive shortly also.
但我靠著主自信我也必快去.

2:25 But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, but your messenger and servant of my need,
然而, 我想必須打發以巴弗提到你們那裡去. 他是我的兄弟, 與我一同做工, 一同當兵, 是你們所差遣的, 也是供給我需用的.

2:26 because he was longing for all of you and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.
他很想念你們眾人, 並且極其難過, 因為你們聽見他病了.

2:27 For indeed he was sick, coming near to death, but God had mercy on him and not on him only, but also on me, so that I would not have grief upon grief.
他實在是病了, 幾乎要死; 然而神憐恤他, 不但憐恤他, 也憐恤我, 免得我憂上加憂.

2:28 Therefore I am sending him with special urgency, in order that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
所以我越發急速打發他去, 叫你們再見他, 就可以喜樂, 我也可以少些憂愁.

2:29 Therefore welcome him in the Lord with all joy, and consider such people highly honored,
故此, 你們要在主裡歡歡樂樂地接待他, 而且要尊重這樣的人;

2:30 because on account of the work of Christ he came near to the point of death, risking his life in order that he might make up for your inability to serve me.
因他為做基督的工夫, 幾乎至死, 不顧性命, 要補足你們供給我的不及之處.

Philippians - Chapter 3

3:1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is not troublesome to me, but is a safeguard for you.
弟兄們, 我還有話說, 你們要靠主喜樂. 我把這話再寫給你們, 於我並不為難, 於你們卻是妥當.

3:2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the mutilation.
應當防備犬類, 防備作惡的, 防備妄自行割的.

3:3 For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and do not put confidence in the flesh,
因為真受割禮的, 乃是我們這以神的靈敬拜,在基督耶穌裡誇口,不靠著肉體的.

3:4 although I could have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else thinks to put confidence in the flesh, I can do so more:
其實, 我也可以靠肉體; 若是別人想他可以靠肉體, 我更可以靠著了.

3:5 circumcised on the eighth day, from the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born from Hebrews, according to the law a Pharisee,
我第八天受割禮; 我是以色列族,便雅憫支派的人, 是希伯來人所生的希伯來人. 就律法說, 我是法利賽人;

3:6 according to zeal persecuting the church, according to the righteousness in the law being blameless.
就熱心說, 我是逼迫教會的; 就律法上的義說, 我是無可指摘的.

3:7 But whatever things were gain to me, these things I have considered loss because of Christ.
只是我先前以為與我有益的, 我現在因基督都當作有損的.

3:8 More than that, I even consider all things to be loss because of the surpassing greatness of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and consider them dung, in order that I may gain Christ
不但如此, 我也將萬事當作有損的, 因我以認識我主基督耶穌為至寶. 我為他已經丟棄萬事, 看作糞土, 為要得著基督;

3:9 and may be found in him, not having my righteousness which is from the law, but which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith,
並且得以在他裡面, 不是有自己因律法而得的義, 乃是有信基督的義, 就是因信神而來的義,

3:10 so that I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
使我認識基督, 曉得他復活的大能, 並且曉得和他一同受苦, 效法他的死,

3:11 if somehow I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
或者我也得以從死裡復活.

3:12 Not that I have already received this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on if indeed I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ.
這不是說我已經得著了, 已經完全了; 我乃是竭力追求, 或者可以得著基督耶穌所以得著我的(所以得著我的: 或譯所要我得的).

3:13 Brothers, I do not consider myself to have laid hold of it. But I do one thing, forgetting the things behind and straining toward the things ahead,
弟兄們, 我不是以為自己已經得著了; 我只有一件事, 就是忘記背後, 努力面前的,

3:14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
向著標竿直跑, 要得神在基督耶穌裡從上面召我來得的獎賞.

3:15 Therefore as many as are perfect, let us hold this opinion, and if you think anything differently, God will reveal this also to you.
所以我們中間, 凡是完全人總要存這樣的心; 若在甚麼事上存別樣的心, 神也必以此指示你們.

3:16 Only to what we have attained, to the same hold on.
然而, 我們到了甚麼地步, 就當照著甚麼地步行.

3:17 Become fellow imitators of me, brothers, and observe those who walk in this way, just as you have us as an example.
弟兄們, 你們要一同效法我, 也當留意看那些照我們榜樣行的人.

3:18 For many live, of whom I spoke about to you many times, but now speak about even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,
因為有許多人行事是基督十字架的仇敵. 我屢次告訴你們, 現在又流淚地告訴你們:

3:19 whose end is destruction, whose God is the stomach, and whose glory is in their shame, the ones who think on earthly things.
他們的結局就是沉淪; 他們的神就是自己的肚腹. 他們以自己的羞辱為榮耀, 專以地上的事為念.

3:20 For our commonwealth exists in heaven, from which also we eagerly await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
我們卻是天上的國民, 並且等候救主, 就是主耶穌基督從天上降臨.

3:21 who will transform our humble body to be conformed to his glorious body, in accordance with the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
他要按著那能叫萬有歸服自己的大能, 將我們這卑賤的身體改變形狀, 和他自己榮耀的身體相似.

Philippians - Chapter 4

4:1 So then, my beloved and greatly desired brothers, my joy and crown, thus stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.
我所親愛,所想念的弟兄們, 你們就是我的喜樂, 我的冠冕. 我親愛的弟兄, 你們應當靠主站立得穩.

4:2 I appeal to Euodia and I appeal to Syntyche to be in agreement in the Lord.
我勸友阿蝶和循都基, 要在主裡同心.

4:3 Yes, I ask also you, true yokefellow, help them, who struggled along with me in the gospel with both Clement and the rest of my fellow workers whose names are in the book of life.
我也求你這真實同負一軛的, 幫助這兩個女人, 因為她們在福音上曾與我一同勞苦; 還有革利免, 並其餘和我一同做工的, 他們的名字都在生命冊上.

4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.
你們要靠主常常喜樂. 我再說, 你們要喜樂.

4:5 Let your gentleness be made known to all people. The Lord is near.
當叫眾人知道你們謙讓的心. 主已經近了.

4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
應當一無掛慮, 只要凡事藉著禱告,祈求, 和感謝, 將你們所要的告訴神.

4:7 And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
神所賜,出人意外的平安必在基督耶穌裡保守你們的心懷意念.

4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are right, whatever things are pure, whatever things are pleasing, whatever things are commendable, if there is any excellence of character and if anything praiseworthy, think about these things.
弟兄們, 我還有未盡的話: 凡是真實的,可敬的,公義的,清潔的,可愛的,有美名的, 若有甚麼德行, 若有甚麼稱讚, 這些事你們都要思念.

4:9 And the things which you have learned and received and heard about and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
你們在我身上所學習的, 所領受的, 所聽見的, 所看見的, 這些事你們都要去行, 賜平安的神就必與你們同在.

4:10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last you have renewed your concern for me, for whom also you were thinking, but you had no opportunity to express it.
我靠主大大地喜樂, 因為你們思念我的心如今又發生; 你們向來就思念我, 只是沒得機會.

4:11 Not that I speak from need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.
我並不是因缺乏說這話; 我無論在甚麼景況都可以知足, 這是我已經學會了.

4:12 I know how both to make do with little and I know how to have an abundance. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to have an abundance and to go without.
我知道怎樣處卑賤, 也知道怎樣處豐富; 或飽足, 或飢餓; 或有餘, 或缺乏, 隨事隨在, 我都得了祕訣.

4:13 I am able to do all things by the one who strengthens me.
我靠著那加給我力量的, 凡事都能做.

4:14 Nevertheless you have done well by sharing with me in my affliction.
然而, 你們和我同受患難原是美事.

4:15 Now you also know, Philippians, that at the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone,
腓立比人哪, 你們也知道我初傳福音離了馬其頓的時候, 論到授受的事, 除了你們以外, 並沒有別的教會供給我.

4:16 because even in Thessalonica on more than one occasion you sent for my need.
就是我在帖撒羅尼迦, 你們也一次兩次地打發人供給我的需用.

4:17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek for the profit that increases to your account.
我並不求甚麼餽送, 所求的就是你們的果子漸漸增多, 歸在你們的帳上.

4:18 But I have received everything in full and have an abundance; I am well supplied because I received from Epaphroditus what you had sent, a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
但我樣樣都有, 並且有餘. 我已經充足, 因我從以巴弗提受了你們的餽送, 當作極美的香氣, 為神所收納,所喜悅的祭物.

4:19 And my God will fulfill your every need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
我的神必照他榮耀的豐富, 在基督耶穌裡, 使你們一切所需用的都充足.

4:20 Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
願榮耀歸給我們的父神, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們!

4:21 Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers with me greet you.
請問在基督耶穌裡的各位聖徒安. 在我這裡的眾弟兄都問你們安.

4:22 All the saints greet you, and especially those of Caesar’s household.
眾聖徒都問你們安. 在凱撒家裡的人特特地問你們安.

4:23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
願主耶穌基督的恩常在你們心裡!

Colossians (歌羅西書)

Colossians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
奉神旨意, 作基督耶穌使徒的保羅和兄弟提摩太

1:2 to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
寫信給歌羅西的聖徒, 在基督裡有忠心的弟兄. 願恩惠,平安從神我們的父歸與你們!

1:3 We give thanks always to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ when we pray for you,
我們感謝神,我們主耶穌基督的父, 常常為你們禱告;

1:4 since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints,
因聽見你們在基督耶穌裡的信心, 並向眾聖徒的愛心,

1:5 because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, which you have heard about beforehand in the word of truth, the gospel,
是為那給你們存在天上的盼望; 這盼望就是你們從前在福音真理的道上所聽見的.

1:6 that has come to you, just as also in all the world it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day you heard about and understood the grace of God in truth,
這福音傳到你們那裡, 也傳到普天之下, 並且結果, 增長, 如同在你們中間, 自從你們聽見福音, 真知道神恩惠的日子一樣.

1:7 just as you learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
正如你們從我們所親愛,一同作僕人的以巴弗所學的. 他為我們(有古卷: 你們)作了基督忠心的執事,

1:8 who also made clear to us your love in the Spirit.
也把你們因聖靈所存的愛心告訴了我們.

1:9 Because of this also we, from the day we heard about it, did not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual insight,
因此, 我們自從聽見的日子, 也就為你們不住地禱告祈求, 願你們在一切屬靈的智慧悟性上, 滿心知道神的旨意;

1:10 so that you may live in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good deed and increasing in the knowledge of God,
好叫你們行事為人對得起主, 凡事蒙他喜悅, 在一切善事上結果子, 漸漸地多知道神;

1:11 enabled with all power, according to his glorious might, for all steadfastness and patience with joy,
照他榮耀的權能, 得以在各樣的力上加力, 好叫你們凡事歡歡喜喜地忍耐寬容;

1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you for a share of the inheritance of the saints in light,
又感謝父, 叫我們能與眾聖徒在光明中同得基業.

1:13 who has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
他救了我們脫離黑暗的權勢, 把我們遷到他愛子的國裡;

1:14 in whom we have the redemption, the forgiveness of sins,
我們在愛子裡得蒙救贖, 罪過得以赦免.

1:15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,
愛子是那不能看見之神的像, 是首生的, 在一切被造的以先.

1:16 because all things in the heavens and on the earth were created by him, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers, all things were created through him and for him,
因為萬有都是靠他造的, 無論是天上的, 地上的; 能看見的, 不能看見的; 或是有位的, 主治的, 執政的, 掌權的; 一概都是藉著他造的, 又是為他造的.

1:17 and he himself is before all things, and in him all things are held together,
他在萬有之先; 萬有也靠他而立.

1:18 and he himself is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in everything,
他也是教會全體之首. 他是元始, 是從死裡首先復生的, 使他可以在凡事上居首位.

1:19 because he was well pleased for all the fullness to dwell in him,
因為父喜歡叫一切的豐盛在他裡面居住.

1:20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by making peace through the blood of his cross, through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
既然藉著他在十字架上所流的血成就了和平, 便藉著他叫萬有─無論是地上的,天上的─都與自己和好了.

1:21 And although you were formerly alienated and enemies in attitude, because of your evil deeds,
你們從前與神隔絕, 因著惡行, 心裡與他為敵.

1:22 but now you have been reconciled by his physical body through death, to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
但如今他藉著基督的肉身受死, 叫你們與自己和好, 都成了聖潔, 沒有瑕疵, 無可責備, 把你們引到自己面前.

1:23 if indeed you remain in the faith, established and steadfast and not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.
只要你們在所信的道上恆心, 根基穩固, 堅定不移, 不至被引動失去(原文是離開)福音的盼望. 這福音就是你們所聽過的, 也是傳與普天下萬人聽的(原文是凡受造的), 我－保羅也作了這福音的執事.

1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings on behalf of you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ, on behalf of his body which is the church,
現在我為你們受苦, 倒覺歡樂; 並且為基督的身體, 就是為教會, 要在我肉身上補滿基督患難的缺欠.

1:25 of which I became a minister, according to God’s stewardship which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God,
我照神為你們所賜我的職分作了教會的執事, 要把神的道理傳得全備,

1:26 the mystery which has been hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been revealed to his saints,
這道理就是歷世歷代所隱藏的奧祕; 但如今向他的聖徒顯明了.

1:27 to whom God wanted to make known what is the glorious wealth of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
神願意叫他們知道, 這奧祕在外邦人中有何等豐盛的榮耀, 就是基督在你們心裡成了有榮耀的盼望.

1:28 whom we proclaim, by admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, in order that we may present every person mature in Christ,
我們傳揚他, 是用諸般的智慧, 勸戒各人, 教導各人, 要把各人在基督裡完完全全地引到神面前.

1:29 for which purpose also I labor, striving according to his working which is at work powerfully in me.
我也為此勞苦, 照著他在我裡面運用的大能盡心竭力.

Colossians - Chapter 2

2:1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on behalf of you, and those in Laodicea, and all those who have not seen my face in person,
我願意你們曉得, 我為你們和老底嘉人, 並一切沒有與我親自見面的人, 是何等地盡心竭力;

2:2 so that their hearts may be encouraged, united in love and into all the wealth of the full assurance of insight into the knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ,
要叫他們的心得安慰, 因愛心互相聯絡, 以致豐豐足足在悟性中有充足的信心, 使他們真知神的奧祕, 就是基督;

2:3 in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.
所積蓄的一切智慧知識, 都在他裡面藏著.

2:4 I say this in order that no one will deceive you with persuasive speech,
我說這話, 免得有人用花言巧語迷惑你們.

2:5 for even if I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
我身子雖與你們相離, 心卻與你們同在, 見你們循規蹈矩, 信基督的心也堅固, 我就歡喜了.

2:6 Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, live in him,
你們既然接受了主基督耶穌, 就當遵他而行,

2:7 firmly rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding with thankfulness.
在他裡面生根建造, 信心堅固, 正如你們所領的教訓, 感謝的心也更增長了.

2:8 Beware lest anyone take you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world and not according to Christ,
你們要謹慎, 恐怕有人用他的理學和虛空的妄言, 不照著基督, 乃照人間的遺傳和世上的小學就把你們擄去.

2:9 because in him all the fullness of deity dwells bodily,
因為神本性一切的豐盛都有形有體地居住在基督裡面,

2:10 and you are filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority,
你們在他裡面也得了豐盛. 他是各樣執政掌權者的元首.

2:11 in whom also you were circumcised with a circumcision not made by hands, by the removal of the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
你們在他裡面也受了不是人手所行的割禮, 乃是基督使你們脫去肉體情慾的割禮.

2:12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which also you were raised together with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
你們既受洗與他一同埋葬, 也就在此與他一同復活, 都因信那叫他從死裡復活神的功用.

2:13 And although you were dead in the trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
你們從前在過犯和未受割禮的肉體中死了, 神赦免了你們(或譯: 我們)一切過犯, 便叫你們與基督一同活過來;

2:14 having destroyed the certificate of indebtedness in ordinances against us, which was hostile to us, and removed it out of the way by nailing it to the cross.
又塗抹了在律例上所寫,攻擊我們,有礙於我們的字據, 把它撤去, 釘在十字架上.

2:15 When he had disarmed the rulers and the authorities, he made a display of them in public, triumphing over them by it.
既將一切執政的,掌權的擄來, 明顯給眾人看, 就仗著十字架誇勝.

2:16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you with reference to eating or drinking or participation in a feast or a new moon or a Sabbath,
所以, 不拘在飲食上, 或節期,月朔,安息日都不可讓人論斷你們.

2:17 which are a shadow of what is to come, but the reality is Christ.
這些原是後事的影兒; 那形體卻是基督.

2:18 Let no one condemn you, taking pleasure in humility and the worship of angels, going into detail about the things which he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,
不可讓人因著故意謙虛和敬拜天使, 就奪去你們的獎賞. 這等人拘泥在所見過的(有古卷: 這等人窺察所沒有見過的), 隨著自己的慾心, 無故地自高自大,

2:19 and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.
不持定元首. 全身既然靠著他, 筋節得以相助聯絡, 就因神大得長進.

2:20 If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why do you submit to them as if living in the world?
你們若是與基督同死, 脫離了世上的小學, 為甚麼仍像在世俗中活著,服從那“不可拿,不可嘗,不可摸”等類的規條呢?

2:21 “Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch,”
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2:22 which things are all meant for destruction by consuming according to human commandments and teachings,
這都是照人所吩咐,所教導的. 說到這一切, 正用的時候就都敗壞了.

2:23 which things although they have, to be sure, an appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and humility and unsparing treatment of the body, do not have any value against the indulgence of the flesh.
這些規條使人徒有智慧之名, 用私意崇拜, 自表謙卑, 苦待己身, 其實在克制肉體的情慾上是毫無功效.

Colossians - Chapter 3

3:1 Therefore, if you have been raised together with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
所以, 你們若真與基督一同復活, 就當求在上面的事; 那裡有基督坐在神的右邊.

3:2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things on earth.
你們要思念上面的事, 不要思念地上的事.

3:3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
因為你們已經死了, 你們的生命與基督一同藏在神裡面.

3:4 When Christ, who is your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.
基督是我們的生命, 他顯現的時候, 你們也要與他一同顯現在榮耀裡.

3:5 Therefore put to death what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustful passion, evil desire, and greediness, which is idolatry,
所以, 要治死你們在地上的肢體, 就如淫亂,污穢,邪情,惡慾, 和貪婪(貪婪就與拜偶像一樣).

3:6 because of which the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,
因這些事, 神的忿怒必臨到那悖逆之子.

3:7 in which also you once lived, when you used to live in them.
當你們在這些事中活著的時候, 也曾這樣行過.

3:8 But now you also lay aside all these things: anger, rage, wickedness, slander, abusive language from your mouth.
但現在你們要棄絕這一切的事, 以及惱恨,忿怒,惡毒(或譯: 陰毒),毀謗, 並口中污穢的言語.

3:9 Do not lie to one another, because you have taken off the old man together with his deeds,
不要彼此說謊; 因你們已經脫去舊人和舊人的行為,

3:10 and have put on the new man that is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one who created him,
穿上了新人. 這新人在知識上漸漸更新, 正如造他主的形像.

3:11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all, and in all.
在此並不分希臘人,猶太人, 受割禮的,未受割禮的, 化外人,西古提人, 為奴的,自主的, 惟有基督是包括一切, 又住在各人之內.

3:12 Therefore, as the chosen of God, holy and dearly loved, put on affection, compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience,
所以, 你們既是神的選民, 聖潔蒙愛的人, 就要存(原文是穿; 下同)憐憫,恩慈,謙虛,溫柔,忍耐的心.

3:13 putting up with one another and forgiving one another. If anyone should have a complaint against anyone, just as also the Lord forgave you, thus also you do the same.
倘若這人與那人有嫌隙, 總要彼此包容, 彼此饒恕; 主怎樣饒恕了你們, 你們也要怎樣饒恕人.

3:14 And to all these things add love, which is the bond of perfection.
在這一切之外, 要存著愛心, 愛心就是聯絡全德的.

3:15 And the peace of Christ must rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.
又要叫基督的平安在你們心裡作主; 你們也為此蒙召, 歸為一體; 且要存感謝的心.

3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom, with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God,
當用各樣的智慧, 把基督的道理豐豐富富地存在心裡(或譯: 當把基督的道理豐豐富富地存在心裡, 以各樣的智慧), 用詩章,頌詞,靈歌, 彼此教導, 互相勸戒, 心被恩感, 歌頌神.

3:17 and everything whatever you do in word or in deed, giving thanks for all things in the name of the Lord Jesus to God the Father through him.
無論做甚麼, 或說話或行事, 都要奉主耶穌的名, 藉著他感謝父神.

3:18 Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
你們作妻子的, 當順服自己的丈夫, 這在主裡面是相宜的.

3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
你們作丈夫的, 要愛你們的妻子, 不可苦待她們.

3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.
你們作兒女的, 要凡事聽從父母, 因為這是主所喜悅的.

3:21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they will not become discouraged.
你們作父親的, 不要惹兒女的氣, 恐怕他們失了志氣.

3:22 Slaves, obey your human masters in everything, not while being watched, as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
你們作僕人的, 要凡事聽從你們肉身的主人, 不要只在眼前事奉, 像是討人喜歡的, 總要存心誠實敬畏主.

3:23 Whatever you do, accomplish it from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to people,
無論做甚麼, 都要從心裡做, 像是給主做的, 不是給人做的,

3:24 because you know that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. Serve the Lord Christ.
因你們知道從主那裡必得著基業為賞賜; 你們所事奉的乃是主基督.

3:25 For the one who does wrong will receive back whatever wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
那行不義的必受不義的報應; 主並不偏待人.

Colossians - Chapter 4

4:1 Masters, grant your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a master in heaven.
你們作主人的, 要公公平平地待僕人, 因為知道你們也有一位主在天上.

4:2 Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving,
你們要恆切禱告, 在此警醒感恩.

4:3 praying at the same time for us also, that God may open for us a door of the message, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which also I am a prisoner,
也要為我們禱告, 求神給我們開傳道的門, 能以講基督的奧祕(我為此被捆鎖),

4:4 so that I may reveal it, as it is necessary for me to speak.
叫我按著所該說的話將這奧祕發明出來.

4:5 Live with wisdom toward those outside, making the most of the time.
你們要愛惜光陰, 用智慧與外人交往.

4:6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.
你們的言語要常常帶著和氣, 好像用鹽調和, 就可知道該怎樣回答各人.

4:7 Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant and fellow slave in the Lord, will make known to you all my circumstances,
有我親愛的兄弟推基古要將我一切的事都告訴你們. 他是忠心的執事, 和我一同作主的僕人.

4:8 whom I have sent to you for this very reason, in order that you may know our circumstances and he may encourage your hearts,
我特意打發他到你們那裡去, 好叫你們知道我們的光景, 又叫他安慰你們的心.

4:9 together with Onesimus, my faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all the circumstances here.
我又打發一位親愛忠心的兄弟阿尼西謀同去; 他也是你們那裡的人. 他們要把這裡一切的事都告訴你們.

4:10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions—if he should come to you, welcome him),
與我一同坐監的亞里達古問你們安. 巴拿巴的表弟馬可也問你們安. (說到這馬可, 你們已經受了吩咐; 他若到了你們那裡, 你們就接待他. )

4:11 and Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only ones who are fellow workers for the kingdom of God from the circumcision, who have been a comfort to me.
耶數又稱為猶士都, 也問你們安. 奉割禮的人中, 只有這三個人是為神的國與我一同做工的, 也是叫我心裡得安慰的.

4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, greets you, a slave of Christ always struggling on behalf of you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
有你們那裡的人, 作基督耶穌僕人的以巴弗問你們安. 他在禱告之間, 常為你們竭力地祈求, 願你們在神一切的旨意上得以完全, 信心充足, 能站立得穩.

4:13 For I testify to him that he is working hard on behalf of you and those in Laodicea and those in Hierapolis.
他為你們和老底嘉並希拉坡里的弟兄多多地勞苦, 這是我可以給他作見證的.

4:14 Luke the physician, our dear friend, greets you, as does Demas.
所親愛的醫生路加和底馬問你們安.

4:15 Greet the brothers in Laodicea, and Nympha and the church in her house.
請問老底嘉的弟兄和寧法, 並她家裡的教會安.

4:16 And whenever this letter is read among you, see to it that it is read also among the Laodicean church, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
你們念了這書信, 便交給老底嘉的教會, 叫他們也念; 你們也要念從老底嘉來的書信.

4:17 And tell Archippus, “Direct your attention to the ministry that you received in the Lord, in order that you may complete it.”
要對亞基布說: “務要謹慎, 盡你從主所受的職分. ”

4:18 The greeting is by my hand, Paul’s. Remember my imprisonment. Grace be with you.
我－保羅親筆問你們安. 你們要記念我的捆鎖. 願恩惠常與你們同在!

I Thessalonians (帖撒羅尼迦前書)

I Thessalonians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.
保羅,西拉,提摩太寫信給帖撒羅尼迦在父神和主耶穌基督裡的教會. 願恩惠,平安歸與你們!

1:2 We give thanks to God always concerning all of you, making mention constantly in our prayers,
我們為你們眾人常常感謝神, 禱告的時候提到你們,

1:3 because we remember your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,
在神─我們的父面前, 不住地記念你們因信心所做的工夫, 因愛心所受的勞苦, 因盼望我們主耶穌基督所存的忍耐.

1:4 knowing, brothers dearly loved by God, that he has chosen you,
被神所愛的弟兄啊, 我知道你們是蒙揀選的;

1:5 because our gospel did not come to you with word only, but also with power and with the Holy Spirit and with much certainty, just as you know what sort of people we became among you for your sake.
因為我們的福音傳到你們那裡, 不獨在乎言語, 也在乎權能和聖靈, 並充足的信心. 正如你們知道, 我們在你們那裡, 為你們的緣故是怎樣為人.

1:6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,
並且你們在大難之中, 蒙了聖靈所賜的喜樂, 領受真道就效法我們, 也效法了主;

1:7 so that you became an example to all those who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia,
甚至你們作了馬其頓和亞該亞所有信主之人的榜樣.

1:8 for from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith toward God has gone out, so that we have no need to say anything.
因為主的道從你們那裡已經傳揚出來. 你們向神的信心不但在馬其頓和亞該亞, 就是在各處也都傳開了, 所以不用我們說甚麼話.

1:9 For they themselves report about us, what sort of welcome we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
因為他們自己已經報明我們是怎樣進到你們那裡, 你們是怎樣離棄偶像, 歸向神, 要服事那又真又活的神,

1:10 and to await his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus, the one who delivers us from the coming wrath.
等候他兒子從天降臨, 就是他從死裡復活的─那位救我們脫離將來忿怒的耶穌.

I Thessalonians - Chapter 2

2:1 For you yourselves know, brothers, our reception with you, that it was not in vain,
弟兄們, 你們自己原曉得我們進到你們那裡並不是徒然的.

2:2 but after we had already suffered and been mistreated in Philippi, just as you know, we had the courage in our God to speak to you the gospel of God amid much opposition.
我們從前在腓立比被害受辱, 這是你們知道的; 然而還是靠我們的神放開膽量, 在大爭戰中把神的福音傳給你們.

2:3 For our exhortation is not from error or from impurity or with deceit,
我們的勸勉不是出於錯誤, 不是出於污穢, 也不是用詭詐.

2:4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, thus we speak, not as pleasing people but God, who examines our hearts.
但神既然驗中了我們, 把福音託付我們, 我們就照樣講, 不是要討人喜歡, 乃是要討那察驗我們心的神喜歡.

2:5 For never did we come with a word of flattery, just as you know, nor with a pretext of greediness (God is witness),
因為我們從來沒有用過諂媚的話, 這是你們知道的; 也沒有藏著貪心, 這是神可以作見證的.

2:6 nor seeking glory from people, neither from you nor from others.
我們作基督的使徒, 雖然可以叫人尊重, 卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀;

2:7 Although we could have insisted on our own importance as apostles of Christ, yet we became infants in your midst, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
只在你們中間存心溫柔, 如同母親乳養自己的孩子.

2:8 Longing for you in this way, we determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own souls, because you had become dear to us.
我們既是這樣愛你們, 不但願意將神的福音給你們, 連自己的性命也願意給你們, 因你們是我們所疼愛的.

2:9 For you remember, brothers, our labor and hardship: working by night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
弟兄們, 你們記念我們的辛苦勞碌, 晝夜做工, 傳神的福音給你們, 免得叫你們一人受累.

2:10 You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and righteously and blamelessly we became to you who believe,
我們向你們信主的人, 是何等聖潔,公義,無可指摘, 有你們作見證, 也有神作見證.

2:11 just as you know how we treated each one of you, like a father his own children,
你們也曉得, 我們怎樣勸勉你們, 安慰你們, 囑咐你們各人, 好像父親待自己的兒女一樣,

2:12 exhorting and consoling you and insisting that you live in a manner worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.
要叫你們行事對得起那召你們進他國,得他榮耀的神.

2:13 And because of this we also give thanks to God constantly, that when you received God’s word that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.
為此, 我們也不住地感謝神, 因你們聽見我們所傳神的道就領受了; 不以為是人的道, 乃以為是神的道. 這道實在是神的, 並且運行在你們信主的人心中.

2:14 For you became imitators, brothers, of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because you also suffered the same things at the hands of your own people, just as they themselves did also at the hands of the Jews,
弟兄們, 你們曾效法猶太中在基督耶穌裡神的各教會; 因為你們也受了本地人的苦害, 像他們受了猶太人的苦害一樣.

2:15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and who persecuted us, and who are not pleasing to God and are opposed to all people,
這猶太人殺了主耶穌和先知, 又把我們趕出去. 他們不得神的喜悅, 且與眾人為敵,

2:16 hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles in order that they may be saved, so that they always fill up their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the end.
不許我們傳道給外邦人使外邦人得救, 常常充滿自己的罪惡. 神的忿怒臨在他們身上已經到了極處.

2:17 But when we were made orphans by separation from you, brothers, for a short time (in face, not in heart), we were even more eager with great desire to see your face,
弟兄們, 我們暫時與你們離別, 是面目離別, 心裡卻不離別; 我們極力地想法子, 很願意見你們的面.

2:18 because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, on more than one occasion—and Satan hindered us.
所以我們有意到你們那裡; 我─保羅有一兩次要去, 只是撒但阻擋了我們.

2:19 For who is our hope or joy or crown of boasting? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming?
我們的盼望和喜樂, 並所誇的冠冕是甚麼呢? 豈不是我們主耶穌來的時候,你們在他面前站立得住嗎?

2:20 For you are our glory and joy.
因為你們就是我們的榮耀, 我們的喜樂.

I Thessalonians - Chapter 3

3:1 Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we determined to be left behind in Athens alone,
我們既不能再忍, 就願意獨自等在雅典,

3:2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, in order to strengthen and to encourage you about your faith,
打發我們的兄弟在基督福音上作神執事的(作神執事的: 有古卷是與神同工的)提摩太前去, 堅固你們, 並在你們所信的道上勸慰你們,

3:3 so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed for this,
免得有人被諸般患難搖動. 因為你們自己知道, 我們受患難原是命定的.

3:4 for indeed when we were with you we told you beforehand that we were about to be afflicted, just as indeed it happened, and you know.
我們在你們那裡的時候, 預先告訴你們, 我們必受患難, 以後果然應驗了, 你們也知道.

3:5 Because of this, I also, when I could endure it no longer, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow the tempter tempted you and our labor should be in vain.
為此, 我既不能再忍, 就打發人去, 要曉得你們的信心如何, 恐怕那誘惑人的到底誘惑了你們, 叫我們的勞苦歸於徒然.

3:6 But now, because Timothy has come to us from you and has brought good news to us of your faith and love, and that you always think kindly of us, desiring to see us just as also we desire to see you,
但提摩太剛才從你們那裡回來, 將你們信心和愛心的好消息報給我們, 又說你們常常記念我們, 切切地想見我們, 如同我們想見你們一樣.

3:7 because of this, brothers, we have been comforted because of you in all our distress and affliction through your faith,
所以, 弟兄們, 我們在一切困苦患難之中, 因著你們的信心就得了安慰.

3:8 because now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.
你們若靠主站立得穩, 我們就活了.

3:9 For what thanks can we repay to God concerning you, because of all the joy with which we rejoice because of you before our God,
我們在神面前, 因著你們甚是喜樂; 為這一切喜樂, 可用何等的感謝為你們報答神呢?

3:10 night and day praying beyond all measure that we may see your face and complete what is lacking in your faith?
我們晝夜切切地祈求, 要見你們的面, 補滿你們信心的不足.

3:11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you,
願神─我們的父和我們的主耶穌一直引領我們到你們那裡去.

3:12 and may the Lord cause you to increase and to abound in love for one another and for all, just as also we do for you,
又願主叫你們彼此相愛的心, 並愛眾人的心都能增長, 充足, 如同我們愛你們一樣,

3:13 so that your hearts may be established blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
好使你們當我們主耶穌同他眾聖徒來的時候, 在我們父神面前, 心裡堅固, 成為聖潔, 無可責備.

I Thessalonians - Chapter 4

4:1 Finally therefore, brothers, we ask you and appeal to you in the Lord Jesus that, just as you have received from us how it is necessary for you to live and to please God, just as indeed you are living, that you progress even more.
弟兄們, 我還有話說: 我們靠著主耶穌求你們, 勸你們, 你們既然受了我們的教訓, 知道該怎樣行可以討神的喜悅, 就要照你們現在所行的更加勉勵.

4:2 For you know what commands we gave to you through the Lord Jesus.
你們原曉得, 我們憑主耶穌傳給你們甚麼命令.

4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;
神的旨意就是要你們成為聖潔, 遠避淫行;

4:4 that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,
要你們各人曉得怎樣用聖潔,尊貴守著自己的身體,

4:5 not in lustful passion, just as also the Gentiles who do not know God;
不放縱私慾的邪情, 像那不認識神的外邦人.

4:6 not to transgress and to exploit his brother in the matter, because the Lord is the one who avenges concerning all these things, just as also we told you beforehand and testified solemnly.
不要一個人在這事上越分, 欺負他的弟兄; 因為這一類的事, 主必報應, 正如我預先對你們說過,又切切囑咐你們的.

4:7 For God did not call us to impurity, but in holiness.
神召我們, 本不是要我們沾染污穢, 乃是要我們成為聖潔.

4:8 Therefore the one who rejects this is not rejecting man, but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you.
所以, 那棄絕的, 不是棄絕人, 乃是棄絕那賜聖靈給你們的神.

4:9 But concerning brotherly love, I do not have need to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,
論到弟兄們相愛, 不用人寫信給你們; 因為你們自己蒙了神的教訓, 叫你們彼此相愛.

4:10 for indeed you are practicing it toward all the brothers in all of Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to progress even more,
你們向馬其頓全地的眾弟兄固然是這樣行, 但我勸弟兄們要更加勉勵.

4:11 and to aspire to live a quiet life, and to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
又要立志作安靜人, 辦自己的事, 親手做工, 正如我們從前所吩咐你們的,

4:12 so that you may live decently toward those outside, and may have need of nothing.
叫你們可以向外人行事端正, 自己也就沒有甚麼缺乏了.

4:13 Now we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve as also the rest, who have no hope.
論到睡了的人, 我們不願意弟兄們不知道, 恐怕你們憂傷, 像那些沒有指望的人一樣.

4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, thus also God will bring those who have fallen asleep through Jesus together with him.
我們若信耶穌死而復活了, 那已經在耶穌裡睡了的人, 神也必將他們與耶穌一同帶來.

4:15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who remain until the Lord’s coming, will not possibly precede those who have fallen asleep.
我們現在照主的話告訴你們一件事: 我們這活著還存留到主降臨的人, 斷不能在那已經睡了的人之先.

4:16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
因為主必親自從天降臨, 有呼叫的聲音和天使長的聲音, 又有神的號吹響; 那在基督裡死了的人必先復活.

4:17 Then we who are alive, who remain, will be snatched away at the same time together with them in the clouds for a meeting with the Lord in the air, and thus we will be together with the Lord always.
以後我們這活著還存留的人必和他們一同被提到雲裡, 在空中與主相遇. 這樣, 我們就要和主永遠同在.

4:18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
所以, 你們當用這些話彼此勸慰.

I Thessalonians - Chapter 5

5:1 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need of anything to be written to you,
弟兄們, 論到時候,日期, 不用寫信給你們,

5:2 for you yourselves well know that the day of the Lord is coming in the same way as a thief in the night.
因為你們自己明明曉得, 主的日子來到, 好像夜間的賊一樣.

5:3 Whenever they say “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will overtake them like the birth pains of a pregnant woman, and they will not possibly escape.
人正說“平安穩妥”的時候, 災禍忽然臨到他們, 如同產難臨到懷胎的婦人一樣, 他們絕不能逃脫.

5:4 But you, brothers, are not in the darkness, so that the day should catch you like a thief,
弟兄們, 你們卻不在黑暗裡, 叫那日子臨到你們像賊一樣.

5:5 for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
你們都是光明之子, 都是白晝之子. 我們不是屬黑夜的, 也不是屬幽暗的.

5:6 So then, we must not sleep like the rest, but must be on the alert and be self-controlled.
所以, 我們不要睡覺像別人一樣, 總要警醒謹守.

5:7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night.
因為睡了的人是在夜間睡, 醉了的人是在夜間醉.

5:8 But because we are of the day, we must be sober, by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet the hope of salvation,
但我們既然屬乎白晝, 就應當謹守, 把信和愛當作護心鏡遮胸, 把得救的盼望當作頭盔戴上.

5:9 because God did not appoint us for wrath, but for the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
因為神不是預定我們受刑, 乃是預定我們藉著我們主耶穌基督得救.

5:10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live at the same time with him.
他替我們死, 叫我們無論醒著, 睡著, 都與他同活.

5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, just as indeed you are doing.
所以, 你們該彼此勸慰, 互相建立, 正如你們素常所行的.

5:12 Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and rule over you in the Lord and admonish you,
弟兄們, 我們勸你們敬重那在你們中間勞苦的人, 就是在主裡面治理你們,勸戒你們的;

5:13 and to esteem them beyond all measure in love, because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
又因他們所做的工, 用愛心格外尊重他們. 你們也要彼此和睦.

5:14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, console the discouraged, help the sick, be patient toward all people.
我們又勸弟兄們, 要警戒不守規矩的人, 勉勵灰心的人, 扶助軟弱的人, 也要向眾人忍耐.

5:15 See to it that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue good toward one another and toward all people.
你們要謹慎, 無論是誰都不可以惡報惡; 或是彼此相待, 或是待眾人, 常要追求良善.

5:16 Rejoice always,
要常常喜樂,

5:17 pray constantly,
不住地禱告,

5:18 give thanks in everything; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
凡事謝恩; 因為這是神在基督耶穌裡向你們所定的旨意.

5:19 Do not quench the Spirit.
不要消滅聖靈的感動;

5:20 Do not despise prophecies,
不要藐視先知的講論.

5:21 but examine all things; hold fast to what is good.
但要凡事察驗; 善美的要持守,

5:22 Abstain from every form of evil.
各樣的惡事要禁戒不做.

5:23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete, blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
願賜平安的神親自使你們全然成聖! 又願你們的靈與魂與身子得蒙保守, 在我們主耶穌基督降臨的時候, 完全無可指摘!

5:24 The one who calls you is faithful, who also will do this.
那召你們的本是信實的, 他必成就這事.

5:25 Brothers, pray for us.
請弟兄們為我們禱告.

5:26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
與眾弟兄親嘴問安, 務要聖潔.

5:27 I adjure you by the Lord, have this letter read aloud to all the brothers.
我指著主囑咐你們, 要把這信念給眾弟兄聽.

5:28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
願我主耶穌基督的恩常與你們同在!

II Thessalonians (帖撒羅尼迦後書)

II Thessalonians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
保羅,西拉,提摩太寫信給帖撒羅尼迦,在神─我們的父與主耶穌基督裡的教會.

1:2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願恩惠,平安從父神和主耶穌基督歸與你們!

1:3 We ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers, just as it is fitting, because your faith is flourishing and the love of each one of you all toward one another is increasing
弟兄們, 我們該為你們常常感謝神, 這本是合宜的; 因你們的信心格外增長, 並且你們眾人彼此相愛的心也都充足.

1:4 so that we ourselves boast in you in the churches of God about your patient endurance and faith in all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring,
甚至我們在神的各教會裡為你們誇口, 都因你們在所受的一切逼迫患難中, 仍舊存忍耐和信心.

1:5 a proof of the righteous judgment of God, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, on behalf of which also you are suffering,
這正是神公義判斷的明證, 叫你們可算配得神的國; 你們就是為這國受苦.

1:6 since it is righteous in the sight of God to pay back those who are afflicting you with affliction,
神既是公義的, 就必將患難報應那加患難給你們的人,

1:7 and to you who are being afflicted, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels,
也必使你們這受患難的人與我們同得平安. 那時, 主耶穌同他有能力的天使從天上在火焰中顯現,

1:8 with burning flame giving punishment to those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus,
要報應那不認識神和那不聽從我主耶穌福音的人.

1:9 who will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
他們要受刑罰, 就是永遠沉淪, 離開主的面和他權能的榮光.

1:10 whenever he should come to be glorified on that day by his saints and to be marveled at by all who believe, because our testimony was believed among you,
這正是主降臨,要在他聖徒的身上得榮耀,又在一切信的人身上顯為希奇的那日子. 我們對你們作的見證, 你們也信了.

1:11 for which purpose we also pray always for you, that you may be considered worthy of the calling of our God, and he might fulfill every desire for goodness and work of faith with power,
因此, 我們常為你們禱告, 願我們的神看你們配得過所蒙的召, 又用大能成就你們一切所羨慕的良善和一切因信心所做的工夫,

1:12 in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
叫我們主耶穌的名在你們身上得榮耀, 你們也在他身上得榮耀, 都照著我們的神並主耶穌基督的恩.

II Thessalonians - Chapter 2

2:1 Now we ask you, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling to him,
弟兄們, 論到我們主耶穌基督降臨和我們到他那裡聚集,

2:2 that you not be easily shaken from your composure, nor be troubled either by a spirit or by a message or by a letter alleged to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has arrived.
我勸你們: 無論有靈,有言語,有冒我名的書信, 說主的日子現在(現在: 或譯就)到了, 不要輕易動心, 也不要驚慌.

2:3 Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
人不拘用甚麼法子, 你們總不要被他誘惑; 因為那日子以前, 必有離道反教的事, 並有那大罪人, 就是沉淪之子, 顯露出來.

2:4 who opposes and who exalts himself over every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits down in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.
他是抵擋主, 高抬自己, 超過一切稱為神的和一切受人敬拜的, 甚至坐在神的殿裡, 自稱是神.

2:5 Do you not remember that while we were still with you, we were saying these things to you?
我還在你們那裡的時候, 曾把這些事告訴你們, 你們不記得嗎?

2:6 And you know that which restrains him now, so that he will be revealed in his own time.
現在你們也知道, 那攔阻他的是甚麼, 是叫他到了的時候才可以顯露.

2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness is at work already; only the one who now restrains will do so until he is out of the way,
因為那不法的隱意已經發動, 只是現在有一個攔阻的, 等到那攔阻的被除去,

2:8 and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of his mouth, and wipe out by the appearance of his coming,
那時這不法的人必顯露出來. 主耶穌要用口中的氣滅絕他, 用降臨的榮光廢掉他.

2:9 whose coming is in accordance with the working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders,
這不法的人來, 是照撒但的運動, 行各樣的異能,神蹟, 和一切虛假的奇事,

2:10 and with every unrighteous deception against those who are perishing, in place of which they did not accept the love of the truth, so that they would be saved.
並且在那沉淪的人身上行各樣出於不義的詭詐; 因他們不領受愛真理的心, 使他們得救.

2:11 And because of this, God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie,
故此, 神就給他們一個生發錯誤的心, 叫他們信從虛謊,

2:12 in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth, but delighted in unrighteousness.
使一切不信真理,倒喜愛不義的人都被定罪.

2:13 But we ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers dearly loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you as first fruits for salvation by the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in the truth,
主所愛的弟兄們哪, 我們本該常為你們感謝神; 因為他從起初揀選了你們, 叫你們因信真道, 又被聖靈感動, 成為聖潔, 能以得救.

2:14 for which purpose he called you through our gospel for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
神藉我們所傳的福音召你們到這地步, 好得著我們主耶穌基督的榮光.

2:15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions which you were taught, whether by spoken word or by letter from us.
所以, 弟兄們, 你們要站立得穩, 凡所領受的教訓, 不拘是我們口傳的, 是信上寫的, 都要堅守.

2:16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,
但願我們主耶穌基督和那愛我們,開恩將永遠的安慰並美好的盼望賜給我們的父神,

2:17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.
安慰你們的心, 並且在一切善行善言上堅固你們.

II Thessalonians - Chapter 3

3:1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may progress and be honored, just as also it was with you,
弟兄們, 我還有話說: 請你們為我們禱告, 好叫主的道理快快行開, 得著榮耀, 正如在你們中間一樣,

3:2 and that we may be delivered from evil and wicked people, for not all have the faith.
也叫我們脫離無理之惡人的手; 因為人不都是有信心.

3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
但主是信實的, 要堅固你們, 保護你們脫離那惡者(或譯: 脫離凶惡).

3:4 And we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are both doing and you will do the things that we are commanding.
我們靠主深信, 你們現在是遵行我們所吩咐的, 後來也必要遵行.

3:5 Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and toward the patient endurance of Christ.
願主引導你們的心, 叫你們愛神, 並學基督的忍耐!

3:6 But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.
弟兄們, 我們奉主耶穌基督的名吩咐你們, 凡有弟兄不按規矩而行, 不遵守從我們所受的教訓, 就當遠離他.

3:7 For you yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us, that we did not behave irresponsibly among you,
你們自己原知道應當怎樣效法我們. 因為我們在你們中間, 未嘗不按規矩而行,

3:8 nor did we eat bread from anyone without paying, but with toil and labor, we were working night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you,
也未嘗白吃人的飯, 倒是辛苦勞碌, 晝夜做工, 免得叫你們一人受累.

3:9 not that we do not have the right, but so that we may give ourselves as an example to you, so that you may imitate us.
這並不是因我們沒有權柄, 乃是要給你們作榜樣, 叫你們效法我們.

3:10 For even when we were with you, we used to command this to you: that if anyone does not want to work, neither should he eat.
我們在你們那裡的時候, 曾吩咐你們說, 若有人不肯做工, 就不可吃飯.

3:11 For we hear that some among you are living irresponsibly, working at nothing, but being busybodies.
因我們聽說, 在你們中間有人不按規矩而行, 甚麼工都不做, 反倒專管閒事.

3:12 Now we command and we exhort such people in the Lord Jesus Christ that, working with quietness, they eat their own bread.
我們靠主耶穌基督吩咐,勸戒這樣的人, 要安靜做工, 吃自己的飯.

3:13 But as for you, brothers, do not be discouraged while doing what is right.
弟兄們, 你們行善不可喪志.

3:14 But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note not to associate with him, in order that he may be put to shame.
若有人不聽從我們這信上的話, 要記下他, 不和他交往, 叫他自覺羞愧.

3:15 And do not consider him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
但不要以他為仇人, 要勸他如弟兄.

3:16 Now may the Lord of peace himself grant you peace through everything in every way. May the Lord be with all of you.
願賜平安的主隨時隨事親自給你們平安! 願主常與你們眾人同在!

3:17 The greeting is by my hand, Paul’s, which is a sign of genuineness in every letter: this is how I write.
我─保羅親筆問你們安. 凡我的信都以此為記, 我的筆跡就是這樣.

3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
願我們主耶穌基督的恩常與你們眾人同在!

I Timothy (提摩太前書)

I Timothy - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
奉我們救主神和我們的盼望基督耶穌之命, 作基督耶穌使徒的保羅,

1:2 to Timothy, my true child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
寫信給那因信主作我真兒子的提摩太. 願恩惠,憐憫,平安從父神和我們主基督耶穌歸與你!

1:3 Just as I urged you when I traveled to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus, so that you may instruct certain people not to teach other doctrine,
我往馬其頓去的時候, 曾勸你仍住在以弗所, 好囑咐那幾個人不可傳異教,

1:4 and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause useless speculations rather than God’s plan that is by faith.
也不可聽從荒渺無憑的話語和無窮的家譜; 這等事只生辯論, 並不發明神在信上所立的章程.

1:5 But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a faith without hypocrisy,
但命令的總歸就是愛; 這愛是從清潔的心和無虧的良心, 無偽的信心生出來的.

1:6 from which some have deviated, and have turned away into fruitless discussion,
有人偏離這些, 反去講虛浮的話,

1:7 wanting to be teachers of the law, although they do not understand either the things which they are saying or the things concerning which they are speaking confidently.
想要作教法師, 卻不明白自己所講說的所論定的.

1:8 But we know that the law is good, if anyone makes use of it lawfully,
我們知道律法原是好的, 只要人用得合宜;

1:9 knowing this, that the law is not given for a righteous person but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and totally worldly, for the one who kills his father and the one who kills his mother, for murderers,
因為律法不是為義人設立的, 乃是為不法和不服的, 不虔誠和犯罪的, 不聖潔和戀世俗的, 弒父母和殺人的,

1:10 sexually immoral people, homosexuals, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is opposed to sound teaching,
行淫和親男色的, 搶人口和說謊話的, 並起假誓的, 或是為別樣敵正道的事設立的.

1:11 according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God that I was entrusted with.
這是照著可稱頌之神交託我榮耀福音說的.

1:12 I give thanks to the one who strengthens me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful, placing me into ministry,
我感謝那給我力量的我們主基督耶穌, 因他以我有忠心, 派我服事他.

1:13 although I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, but I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,
我從前是褻瀆神的, 逼迫人的, 侮慢人的; 然而我還蒙了憐憫, 因我是不信不明白的時候而做的.

1:14 and the grace of our Lord abounded with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
並且我主的恩是格外豐盛, 使我在基督耶穌裡有信心和愛心.

1:15 The saying is trustworthy and worthy of all acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
“基督耶穌降世, 為要拯救罪人. ”這話是可信的, 是十分可佩服的. 在罪人中我是個罪魁.

1:16 But because of this I was shown mercy, in order that in me foremost, Christ Jesus might demonstrate his total patience, for an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.
然而, 我蒙了憐憫, 是因耶穌基督要在我這罪魁身上顯明他一切的忍耐, 給後來信他得永生的人作榜樣.

1:17 Now to the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, to the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
但願尊貴,榮耀歸與那不能朽壞,不能看見,永世的君王,獨一的神, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們!

1:18 I am setting before you this instruction, Timothy my child, in accordance with the prophecies spoken long ago about you, in order that by them you may fight the good fight,
我兒提摩太啊, 我照從前指著你的預言, 將這命令交託你, 叫你因此可以打那美好的仗.

1:19 having faith and a good conscience, which some, because they have rejected these, have suffered shipwreck concerning their faith,
常存信心和無虧的良心. 有人丟棄良心, 就在真道上如同船破壞了一般.

1:20 among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, in order that they may be taught not to blaspheme.
其中有許米乃和亞歷山大; 我已經把他們交給撒但, 使他們受責罰就不再謗瀆了.

I Timothy - Chapter 2

2:1 Therefore, I urge first of all that petitions, prayers, requests, and thanksgiving be made on behalf of all people,
我勸你, 第一要為萬人懇求,禱告,代求,祝謝;

2:2 on behalf of kings and all those who are in authority, in order that we may live a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
為君王和一切在位的, 也該如此, 使我們可以敬虔,端正,平安無事地度日.

2:3 This is good and acceptable before God our Savior,
這是好的, 在神我們救主面前可蒙悅納.

2:4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
他願意萬人得救, 明白真道.

2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and human beings, the man Christ Jesus,
因為只有一位神, 在神和人中間, 只有一位中保, 乃是降世為人的基督耶穌;

2:6 who gave himself a ransom for all, the testimony at the proper time,
他捨自己作萬人的贖價, 到了時候, 這事必證明出來.

2:7 for which I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am speaking the truth, I am not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
我為此奉派作傳道的, 作使徒, 作外邦人的師傅, 教導他們相信, 學習真道. 我說的是真話, 並不是謊言.

2:8 Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and dispute.
我願男人無忿怒, 無爭論(或譯: 疑惑), 舉起聖潔的手, 隨處禱告;

2:9 Likewise also the women should adorn themselves in appropriate clothing, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold jewelry or pearls or expensive clothing,
又願女人廉恥,自守, 以正派衣裳為妝飾, 不以編髮,黃金,珍珠, 和貴價的衣裳為妝飾,

2:10 but with good deeds which are fitting for women who profess godliness.
只要有善行, 這才與自稱是敬神的女人相宜.

2:11 A woman must learn in quietness with all submission.
女人要沉靜學道, 一味地順服.

2:12 But I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.
我不許女人講道, 也不許她轄管男人, 只要沉靜.

2:13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve,
因為先造的是亞當, 後造的是夏娃,

2:14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was deceived, came into transgression.
且不是亞當被引誘, 乃是女人被引誘, 陷在罪裡.

2:15 But she will be saved through the bearing of children, if she continues in faith and love and holiness with self-control.
然而, 女人若常存信心,愛心, 又聖潔自守, 就必在生產上得救.

I Timothy - Chapter 3

3:1 The saying is trustworthy: if anyone aspires to supervision, he desires a good work.
“人若想要得監督的職分, 就是羨慕善工. ”這話是可信的.

3:2 Therefore the overseer must be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching,
作監督的, 必須無可指責, 只作一個婦人的丈夫, 有節制, 自守, 端正, 樂意接待遠人, 善於教導;

3:3 not addicted to wine, not a violent person, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money,
不因酒滋事, 不打人, 只要溫和, 不爭競, 不貪財;

3:4 managing his own household well, having children in submission with all dignity
好好管理自己的家, 使兒女凡事端莊順服(或譯: 端端莊莊地使兒女順服).

3:5 (but if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),
人若不知道管理自己的家, 焉能照管神的教會呢?

3:6 not newly converted, lest he become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
初入教的不可作監督, 恐怕他自高自大, 就落在魔鬼所受的刑罰裡.

3:7 But he must also have a good testimony from those outside, in order that he may not fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil.
監督也必須在教外有好名聲, 恐怕被人毀謗, 落在魔鬼的網羅裡.

3:8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not insincere, not devoted to much wine, not fond of dishonest gain,
作執事的, 也是如此: 必須端莊, 不一口兩舌, 不好喝酒, 不貪不義之財;

3:9 holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience,
要存清潔的良心, 固守真道的奧祕.

3:10 and these also must be tested first; then let them serve if they are above reproach.
這等人也要先受試驗, 若沒有可責之處, 然後叫他們作執事.

3:11 The wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in all things.
女執事(原文是女人)也是如此: 必須端莊, 不說讒言, 有節制, 凡事忠心.

3:12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.
執事只要作一個婦人的丈夫, 好好管理兒女和自己的家.

3:13 For those who have served well acquire a good standing for themselves, and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
因為善作執事的, 自己就得到美好的地步, 並且在基督耶穌裡的真道上大有膽量.

3:14 I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you in a short time.
我指望快到你那裡去, 所以先將這些事寫給你.

3:15 But if I am delayed, I am writing in order that you may know how one must conduct oneself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and mainstay of the truth.
倘若我耽延日久, 你也可以知道在神的家中當怎樣行. 這家就是永生神的教會, 真理的柱石和根基.

3:16 And most certainly, great is the mystery of godliness: Who was revealed in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the Gentiles, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.
大哉, 敬虔的奧祕, 無人不以為然! 就是神在肉身顯現, 被聖靈稱義(或譯: 在靈性稱義), 被天使看見, 被傳於外邦, 被世人信服, 被接在榮耀裡.

I Timothy - Chapter 4

4:1 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the last times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
聖靈明說, 在後來的時候, 必有人離棄真道, 聽從那引誘人的邪靈和鬼魔的道理.

4:2 by the hypocrisy of liars, who are seared in their own conscience,
這是因為說謊之人的假冒; 這等人的良心如同被熱鐵烙慣了一般.

4:3 who forbid marrying and insist on abstaining from foods that God created for sharing in with thankfulness by those who believe and who know the truth,
他們禁止嫁娶, 又禁戒食物(或譯: 又叫人戒葷), 就是神所造,叫那信而明白真道的人感謝著領受的.

4:4 because everything created by God is good and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thankfulness,
凡神所造的物都是好的, 若感謝著領受, 就沒有一樣可棄的,

4:5 for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.
都因神的道和人的祈求成為聖潔了.

4:6 By teaching these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed faithfully.
你若將這些事提醒弟兄們, 便是基督耶穌的好執事, 在真道的話語和你向來所服從的善道上得了教育.

4:7 But reject those worthless myths told by elderly women, and train yourself for godliness.
只是要棄絕那世俗的言語和老婦荒渺的話, 在敬虔上操練自己.

4:8 For the training of the body is somewhat profitable, but godliness is profitable for everything, because it holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.
“操練身體, 益處還少; 惟獨敬虔, 凡事都有益處, 因有今生和來生的應許. ”

4:9 The statement is trustworthy and deserving of complete acceptance.
這話是可信的, 是十分可佩服的.

4:10 For to this end we labor and suffer reproach, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of believers.
我們勞苦努力, 正是為此, 因我們的指望在乎永生的神; 他是萬人的救主, 更是信徒的救主.

4:11 Command these things and teach them.
這些事, 你要吩咐人, 也要教導人.

4:12 Let no one look down on your youth, but be an example for the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
不可叫人小看你年輕, 總要在言語,行為,愛心,信心,清潔上, 都作信徒的榜樣.

4:13 Until I come, pay attention to the public reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
你要以宣讀,勸勉,教導為念, 直等到我來.

4:14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, that was granted to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.
你不要輕忽所得的恩賜, 就是從前藉著預言,在眾長老按手的時候賜給你的.

4:15 Practice these things. Be diligent in these things, in order that your progress may be evident to everyone.
這些事你要殷勤去做, 並要在此專心, 使眾人看出你的長進來.

4:16 Fix your attention on yourself and on your teaching. Continue in them, for by doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
你要謹慎自己和自己的教訓, 要在這些事上恆心; 因為這樣行, 又能救自己, 又能救聽你的人.

I Timothy - Chapter 5

5:1 Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as a father, younger men as brothers,
不可嚴責老年人, 只要勸他如同父親; 勸少年人如同弟兄;

5:2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.
勸老年婦女如同母親; 勸少年婦女如同姊妹; 總要清清潔潔的.

5:3 Honor widows who are truly widows.
要尊敬那真為寡婦的.

5:4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn to show profound respect for their own household first, and to pay back recompense to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
若寡婦有兒女, 或有孫子孫女, 便叫他們先在自己家中學著行孝, 報答親恩, 因為這在神面前是可悅納的.

5:5 But the widow who is one truly, and is left alone, has put her hope in God and continues in her petitions and prayers night and day.
那獨居無靠,真為寡婦的, 是仰賴神, 晝夜不住地祈求禱告.

5:6 But the one who lives for sensual pleasure is dead even though she lives.
但那好宴樂的寡婦正活著的時候也是死的.

5:7 And command these things, in order that they may be irreproachable.
這些事你要囑咐她們, 叫她們無可指責.

5:8 But if someone does not provide for his own relatives, and especially the members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
人若不看顧親屬, 就是背了真道, 比不信的人還不好, 不看顧自己家裡的人, 更是如此.

5:9 Let a widow be put on the list if she is not less than sixty years old, the wife of one husband,
寡婦記在冊子上, 必須年紀到六十歲, 從來只作一個丈夫的妻子,

5:10 being well-attested by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality, if she has washed the feet of the saints, if she has helped those who are oppressed, if she has devoted herself to every good work.
又有行善的名聲, 就如養育兒女, 接待遠人, 洗聖徒的腳, 救濟遭難的人, 竭力行各樣善事.

5:11 But refuse younger widows, for whenever their physical desires lead them away from Christ, they want to marry,
至於年輕的寡婦, 就可以辭她; 因為她們的情慾發動, 違背基督的時候就想要嫁人.

5:12 thus incurring condemnation because they have broken their former pledge.
她們被定罪, 是因廢棄了當初所許的願;

5:13 And at the same time also, going around from house to house, they learn to be idle, and not only idle, but also gossipy and busybodies, saying the things that are not necessary.
並且她們又習慣懶惰, 挨家閒遊; 不但是懶惰, 又說長道短, 好管閒事, 說些不當說的話.

5:14 Therefore I want younger widows to marry, to bear children, to manage a household, to give the adversary no opportunity for reproach.
所以我願意年輕的寡婦嫁人, 生養兒女, 治理家務, 不給敵人辱罵的把柄.

5:15 For already some have turned away and followed after Satan.
因為已經有轉去隨從撒但的.

5:16 If any believing woman has widows, she must help them, and the church must not be burdened, in order that it may help those who are truly widows.
信主的婦女, 若家中有寡婦, 自己就當救濟她們, 不可累著教會, 好使教會能救濟那真無倚靠的寡婦.

5:17 The elders who lead well must be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor by speaking and teaching.
那善於管理教會的長老, 當以為配受加倍的敬奉; 那勞苦傳道教導人的, 更當如此.

5:18 For the scripture says, “You must not muzzle an ox while it is threshing,” and “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
因為經上說: “牛在場上踹穀的時候, 不可籠住牠的嘴”; 又說: “工人得工價是應當的. ”

5:19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
控告長老的呈子, 非有兩三個見證就不要收.

5:20 Reprove those who sin in the presence of all, in order that the rest also may experience fear.
犯罪的人, 當在眾人面前責備他, 叫其餘的人也可以懼怕.

5:21 I testify solemnly before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing according to partiality.
我在神和基督耶穌並蒙揀選的天使面前囑咐你: 要遵守這些話, 不可存成見, 行事也不可有偏心.

5:22 Lay hands on no one hastily, and do not participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
給人行按手的禮, 不可急促; 不要在別人的罪上有分, 要保守自己清潔.

5:23 (No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach and your frequent illnesses.)
因你胃口不清, 屢次患病, 再不要照常喝水, 可以稍微用點酒.

5:24 The sins of some people are evident, preceding them to judgment, but for some also they follow after them.
有些人的罪是明顯的, 如同先到審判案前; 有些人的罪是隨後跟了去的.

5:25 Likewise also good works are evident, and those considered otherwise are not able to be hidden.
這樣, 善行也有明顯的, 那不明顯的也不能隱藏.

I Timothy - Chapter 6

6:1 All those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, lest the name of God and the teaching be slandered.
凡在軛下作僕人的, 當以自己主人配受十分的恭敬, 免得神的名和道理被人褻瀆.

6:2 And those who have believing masters must not look down on them because they are brothers, but rather they must serve, because those who benefit by their service are believers and dearly loved. Teach and encourage these things.
僕人有信道的主人, 不可因為與他是弟兄就輕看他; 更要加意服事他; 因為得服事之益處的, 是信道蒙愛的. 你要以此教訓人, 勸勉人.

6:3 If anyone teaches other doctrine and does not devote himself to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that is in accordance with godliness,
若有人傳異教, 不服從我們主耶穌基督純正的話與那合乎敬虔的道理,

6:4 he is conceited, understanding nothing, but having a morbid interest concerning controversies and disputes about words, from which come envy, strife, slanders, evil suspicions,
他是自高自大, 一無所知, 專好問難, 爭辯言詞, 從此就生出嫉妒,紛爭,毀謗,妄疑,

6:5 constant wrangling by people of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who consider godliness to be a means of gain.
並那壞了心術,失喪真理之人的爭競. 他們以敬虔為得利的門路.

6:6 But godliness with contentment is a great means of gain.
然而, 敬虔加上知足的心便是大利了;

6:7 For we have brought nothing into the world, so that neither can we bring anything out.
因為我們沒有帶甚麼到世上來, 也不能帶甚麼去.

6:8 But if we have food and clothing, with these things we will be content.
只要有衣有食, 就當知足.

6:9 But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge those people into ruin and destruction.
但那些想要發財的人, 就陷在迷惑,落在網羅和許多無知有害的私慾裡, 叫人沉在敗壞和滅亡中.

6:10 For the love of money is a root of all evil, by which some, because they desire it, have gone astray from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains.
貪財是萬惡之根. 有人貪戀錢財, 就被引誘離了真道, 用許多愁苦把自己刺透了.

6:11 But you, O man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patient endurance, gentleness.
但你這屬神的人要逃避這些事, 追求公義,敬虔,信心,愛心,忍耐,溫柔.

6:12 Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
你要為真道打那美好的仗, 持定永生. 你為此被召, 也在許多見證人面前, 已經作了那美好的見證.

6:13 I command you, in the sight of God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
我在叫萬物生活的神面前, 並在向本丟•彼拉多作過那美好見證的基督耶穌面前囑咐你:

6:14 that you observe the commandment without fault, irreproachable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
要守這命令, 毫不玷污, 無可指責, 直到我們的主耶穌基督顯現.

6:15 which he will make known in his own time, the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of those who reign as kings and Lord of those who rule as lords,
到了日期, 那可稱頌,獨有權能的萬王之王,萬主之主,

6:16 the one who alone possesses immortality, who lives in unapproachable light, whom no human being has seen nor is able to see, to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.
就是那獨一不死,住在人不能靠近的光裡, 是人未曾看見,也是不能看見的, 要將他顯明出來. 但願尊貴和永遠的權能都歸給他. 阿們!

6:17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be proud and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in God, who provides us all things richly for enjoyment,
你要囑咐那些今世富足的人, 不要自高, 也不要倚靠無定的錢財; 只要倚靠那厚賜百物給我們享受的神.

6:18 to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing freely,
又要囑咐他們行善, 在好事上富足, 甘心施捨, 樂意供給(或譯: 體貼)人,

6:19 storing up for themselves a good foundation for the future, in order that they may take hold of what is truly life.
為自己積成美好的根基, 預備將來, 叫他們持定那真正的生命.

6:20 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Turn away from pointless empty talk and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge,
提摩太啊, 你要保守所託付你的, 躲避世俗的虛談和那敵真道,似是而非的學問.

6:21 which some, by professing it, have deviated concerning the faith. Grace be with you all.
已經有人自稱有這學問, 就偏離了真道. 願恩惠常與你們同在!

II Timothy (提摩太后書)

II Timothy - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
奉神旨意, 照著在基督耶穌裡生命的應許, 作基督耶穌使徒的保羅

1:2 to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
寫信給我親愛的兒子提摩太. 願恩惠,憐憫,平安從父神和我們主基督耶穌歸與你!

1:3 I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day,
我感謝神, 就是我接續祖先用清潔的良心所事奉的神. 祈禱的時候, 不住的想念你,

1:4 longing to see you as I remember your tears, so that I may be filled with joy,
記念你的眼淚, 晝夜切切地想要見你, 好叫我滿心快樂.

1:5 remembering the sincere faith in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced that is in you also,
想到你心裡無偽之信, 這信是先在你外祖母羅以和你母親友妮基心裡的, 我深信也在你的心裡.

1:6 for which reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.
為此我提醒你, 使你將神藉我按手所給你的恩賜再如火挑旺起來.

1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and love and self-discipline.
因為神賜給我們, 不是膽怯的心, 乃是剛強,仁愛,謹守的心.

1:8 Therefore, do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor me his prisoner, but suffer along with me for the gospel, according to the power of God,
你不要以給我們的主作見證為恥, 也不要以我這為主被囚的為恥; 總要按神的能力, 與我為福音同受苦難.

1:9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace that was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,
神救了我們, 以聖召召我們, 不是按我們的行為, 乃是按他的旨意和恩典; 這恩典是萬古之先, 在基督耶穌裡賜給我們的,

1:10 but has now been disclosed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought to light life and immortality through the gospel,
但如今藉著我們救主基督耶穌的顯現才表明出來了. 他已經把死廢去, 藉著福音, 將不能壞的生命彰顯出來.

1:11 for which I was appointed a proclaimer and an apostle and a teacher,
我為這福音奉派作傳道的, 作使徒, 作師傅.

1:12 for which reason also I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know in whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted until that day.
為這緣故, 我也受這些苦難. 然而我不以為恥; 因為知道我所信的是誰, 也深信他能保全我所交付他的(或譯: 他所交託我的), 直到那日.

1:13 Hold fast to the pattern of sound words which you heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
你從我聽的那純正話語的規模, 要用在基督耶穌裡的信心和愛心, 常常守著.

1:14 Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
從前所交託你的善道, 你要靠著那住在我們裡面的聖靈牢牢地守著.

1:15 You know this, that all those in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
凡在亞細亞的人都離棄我, 這是你知道的, 其中有腓吉路和黑摩其尼.

1:16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he refreshed me many times, and was not ashamed of my imprisonment,
願主憐憫阿尼色弗一家的人; 因他屢次使我暢快, 不以我的鎖鍊為恥,

1:17 but when he was in Rome, he diligently sought me and found me.
反倒在羅馬的時候, 殷勤地找我, 並且找著了.

1:18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord in that day! And how much he served me in Ephesus you know very well.
願主使他在那日得主的憐憫. 他在以弗所怎樣多多地服事我, 是你明明知道的.

II Timothy - Chapter 2

2:1 You, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
我兒啊, 你要在基督耶穌的恩典上剛強起來.

2:2 and the things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these things to faithful people who will be competent to teach others also.
你在許多見證人面前聽見我所教訓的, 也要交託那忠心能教導別人的人.

2:3 Suffer together with me as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
你要和我同受苦難, 好像基督耶穌的精兵.

2:4 No one who serves as a soldier is entangled in the activities of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him.
凡在軍中當兵的, 不將世務纏身, 好叫那招他當兵的人喜悅.

2:5 And also if anyone competes he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
人若在場上比武, 非按規矩, 就不能得冠冕.

2:6 The farmer who works hard must be the first to receive a share of the crops.
勞力的農夫理當先得糧食.

2:7 Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will grant you understanding in all these things.
我所說的話, 你要思想, 因為凡事主必給你聰明.

2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David according to my gospel,
你要記念耶穌基督乃是大衛的後裔, 他從死裡復活, 正合乎我所傳的福音.

2:9 in connection with which I suffer misfortune to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but the word of God is not bound.
我為這福音受苦難, 甚至被捆綁, 像犯人一樣. 然而神的道卻不被捆綁.

2:10 Because of this, I endure all things for the sake of the chosen, in order that they also may obtain salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
所以, 我為選民凡事忍耐, 叫他們也可以得著那在基督耶穌裡的救恩和永遠的榮耀.

2:11 The saying is trustworthy: For if we died with him, we will also live with him;
有可信的話說: 我們若與基督同死, 也必與他同活;

2:12 if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;
我們若能忍耐, 也必和他一同作王. 我們若不認他, 他也必不認我們;

2:13 if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful—he cannot deny himself.
我們縱然失信, 他仍是可信的, 因為他不能背乎自己.

2:14 Remind people of these things, solemnly urging them before the Lord not to dispute about words. This is in no way beneficial and leads to the ruin of the hearers.
你要使眾人回想這些事, 在主面前囑咐他們: 不可為言語爭辯; 這是沒有益處的, 只能敗壞聽見的人.

2:15 Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, a worker having no need to be ashamed, guiding the word of truth along a straight path.
你當竭力在神面前得蒙喜悅, 作無愧的工人, 按著正意分解真理的道.

2:16 But avoid pointless chatter, for it will progress to greater ungodliness,
但要遠避世俗的虛談, 因為這等人必進到更不敬虔的地步.

2:17 and their message will spread like gangrene, among whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
他們的話如同毒瘡, 越爛越大; 其中有許米乃和腓理徒,

2:18 who have deviated concerning the truth by saying the resurrection has already taken place, and they are upsetting the faith of some.
他們偏離了真道, 說復活的事已過, 就敗壞好些人的信心.

2:19 However, the solid foundation of God stands firm, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and “Everyone who names the name of the Lord must abstain from unrighteousness.”
然而, 神堅固的根基立住了; 上面有這印記說: “主認識誰是他的人”; 又說: “凡稱呼主名的人總要離開不義. ”

2:20 Now in a great house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also wooden and earthenware ones, some of which are for honorable use, and some of which are for ordinary use.
在大戶人家, 不但有金器銀器, 也有木器瓦器; 有作為貴重的, 有作為卑賤的.

2:21 Therefore, if someone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
人若自潔, 脫離卑賤的事, 就必作貴重的器皿, 成為聖潔, 合乎主用, 預備行各樣的善事.

2:22 But flee from youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in company with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.
你要逃避少年的私慾, 同那清心禱告主的人追求公義,信德,仁愛,和平.

2:23 But avoid foolish and uninformed controversies, because you know that they produce quarrels.
惟有那愚拙無學問的辯論, 總要棄絕, 因為知道這等事是起爭競的.

2:24 And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,
然而主的僕人不可爭競, 只要溫溫和和地待眾人, 善於教導, 存心忍耐,

2:25 correcting those who are opposed with gentleness, seeing whether perhaps God may grant them repentance to a knowledge of the truth,
用溫柔勸戒那抵擋的人; 或者神給他們悔改的心, 可以明白真道,

2:26 and they will come to their senses again and escape from the trap of the devil, being held captive by him to do his will.
叫他們這已經被魔鬼任意擄去的, 可以醒悟, 脫離他的網羅.

II Timothy - Chapter 3

3:1 But know this, that in the last days difficult times will come,
你該知道, 末世必有危險的日子來到.

3:2 for people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
因為那時, 人要專顧自己, 貪愛錢財, 自誇, 狂傲, 謗讟, 違背父母, 忘恩負義, 心不聖潔,

3:3 hardhearted, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, with no interest for what is good,
無親情, 不解怨, 好說讒言, 不能自約, 性情凶暴, 不愛良善,

3:4 traitors, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God,
賣主賣友, 任意妄為, 自高自大, 愛宴樂, 不愛神,

3:5 maintaining a form of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid these people.
有敬虔的外貌, 卻背了敬虔的實意; 這等人你要躲開.

3:6 For from these are those who slip into houses and captivate foolish women loaded down with sins, led by various kinds of desires,
那偷進人家,牢籠無知婦女的, 正是這等人. 這些婦女擔負罪惡, 被各樣的私慾引誘,

3:7 always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
常常學習, 終久不能明白真道.

3:8 And just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these oppose the truth, people corrupted in mind, disqualified concerning the faith.
從前雅尼和佯庇怎樣敵擋摩西, 這等人也怎樣敵擋真道. 他們的心地壞了, 在真道上是可廢棄的.

3:9 But they will not progress to a greater extent, for their folly will be quite evident to everyone, as also the folly of those two was.
然而他們不能再這樣敵擋; 因為他們的愚昧必在眾人面前顯露出來, 像那二人一樣.

3:10 But you have faithfully followed my teaching, way of life, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
但你已經服從了我的教訓,品行,志向,信心,寬容,愛心,忍耐,

3:11 persecutions, and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra, what sort of persecutions I endured, and the Lord delivered me from all of them.
以及我在安提阿,以哥念,路司得所遭遇的逼迫,苦難. 我所忍受是何等的逼迫; 但從這一切苦難中, 主都把我救出來了.

3:12 And indeed, all those who want to live in a godly manner in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
不但如此, 凡立志在基督耶穌裡敬虔度日的也都要受逼迫.

3:13 But evil people and imposters will progress to the worse, deceiving and being deceived.
只是作惡的和迷惑人的, 必越久越惡, 他欺哄人, 也被人欺哄.

3:14 But you continue in the things which you have learned and are convinced of, because you know from whom you learned them,
但你所學習的, 所確信的, 要存在心裡; 因為你知道是跟誰學的,

3:15 and that from childhood you have known the holy writings that are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
並且知道你是從小明白聖經, 這聖經能使你因信基督耶穌, 有得救的智慧.

3:16 All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness,
聖經都是神所默示的(或譯: 凡神所默示的聖經), 於教訓,督責,使人歸正,教導人學義都是有益的,

3:17 in order that the person of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
叫屬神的人得以完全, 預備行各樣的善事.

II Timothy - Chapter 4

4:1 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,
我在神面前, 並在將來審判活人死人的基督耶穌面前, 憑著他的顯現和他的國度囑咐你:

4:2 preach the word, be ready in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and instruction.
務要傳道, 無論得時不得時, 總要專心, 並用百般的忍耐,各樣的教訓責備人, 警戒人, 勸勉人.

4:3 For there will be a time when they will not put up with sound teaching, but in accordance with their own desires, they will accumulate for themselves teachers, because they have an insatiable curiosity,
因為時候要到, 人必厭煩純正的道理, 耳朵發癢, 就隨從自己的情慾增添好些師傅,

4:4 and they will turn away from the hearing of the truth, but will turn to myths.
並且掩耳不聽真道, 偏向荒渺的言語.

4:5 But you, be self-controlled in all things, bear hardship patiently, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
你卻要凡事謹慎, 忍受苦難, 做傳道的工夫, 盡你的職分.

4:6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is imminent.
我現在被澆奠, 我離世的時候到了.

4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have completed the race, I have kept the faith.
那美好的仗我已經打過了, 當跑的路我已經跑盡了, 所信的道我已經守住了.

4:8 Finally, the crown of righteousness is reserved for me, that the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who have loved his appearing.
從此以後, 有公義的冠冕為我存留, 就是按著公義審判的主到了那日要賜給我的; 不但賜給我, 也賜給凡愛慕他顯現的人.

4:9 Make haste to come to me quickly.
你要趕緊地到我這裡來.

4:10 For Demas deserted me, because he loved the present age, and went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia; Titus went to Dalmatia.
因為底馬貪愛現今的世界, 就離棄我往帖撒羅尼迦去了; 革勒士往加拉太去; 提多往撻馬太去;

4:11 Luke alone is with me. Take along Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me for ministry.
獨有路加在我這裡. 你來的時候, 要把馬可帶來, 因為他在傳道(或譯: 服事我)的事上於我有益處.

4:12 But I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
我已經打發推基古往以弗所去.

4:13 When you come, bring the cloak that I left behind in Troas with Carpus, and the scrolls, especially the parchments.
我在特羅亞留於加布的那件外衣, 你來的時候可以帶來, 那些書也要帶來, 更要緊的是那些皮卷.

4:14 Alexander the metalworker did me much harm; may the Lord pay back to him according to his deeds,
銅匠亞歷山大多多地害我; 主必照他所行的報應他.

4:15 against whom you also be on guard, because he vehemently opposed our words.
你也要防備他, 因為他極力敵擋了我們的話.

4:16 At my first defense, no one came to my aid, but they all deserted me; may it not be counted against them.
我初次申訴, 沒有人前來幫助, 竟都離棄我; 但願這罪不歸與他們.

4:17 But the Lord helped me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fulfilled and all the Gentiles might hear, and he rescued me from the lion’s mouth.
惟有主站在我旁邊, 加給我力量, 使福音被我盡都傳明, 叫外邦人都聽見; 我也從獅子口裡被救出來.

4:18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will save me for his heavenly kingdom, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
主必救我脫離諸般的凶惡, 也必救我進他的天國. 願榮耀歸給他, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們.

4:19 Greet Prisca and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.
問百基拉,亞居拉, 和阿尼色弗一家的人安.

4:20 Erastus remained in Corinth, but Trophimus I left behind in Miletus because he was sick.
以拉都在哥林多住下了. 特羅非摩病了, 我就留他在米利都.

4:21 Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers greet you.
你要趕緊在冬天以前到我這裡來. 有友布羅,布田,利奴,革老底亞, 和眾弟兄都問你安.

4:22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
願主與你的靈同在! 願恩惠常與你們同在!

Titus (提多書)

Titus - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of the chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth that is according to godliness,
神的僕人, 耶穌基督的使徒保羅, 憑著神選民的信心與敬虔真理的知識,

1:2 in the hope of eternal life which God, who does not lie, promised before eternal ages,
盼望那無謊言的神在萬古之先所應許的永生,

1:3 but at the proper time has disclosed his message in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the command of God our Savior,
到了日期, 藉著傳揚的工夫把他的道顯明了; 這傳揚的責任是按著神─我們救主的命令交託了我.

1:4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
現在寫信給提多, 就是照著我們共信之道作我真兒子的. 願恩惠,平安從父神和我們的救主基督耶穌歸與你!

1:5 On account of this, I left you behind in Crete, in order that what remains may be set in order and you may appoint elders in every town, as I ordered you.
我從前留你在克里特, 是要你將那沒有辦完的事都辦整齊了, 又照我所吩咐你的, 在各城設立長老.

1:6 If anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of dissipation or rebellious.
若有無可指責的人, 只作一個婦人的丈夫, 兒女也是信主的, 沒有人告他們是放蕩不服約束的, 就可以設立.

1:7 For it is necessary for the overseer to be blameless as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain,
監督既是神的管家, 必須無可指責, 不任性, 不暴躁, 不因酒滋事, 不打人, 不貪無義之財;

1:8 but hospitable, loving what is good, prudent, just, devout, self-controlled,
樂意接待遠人, 好善, 莊重, 公平, 聖潔自持;

1:9 holding fast to the faithful message according to the teaching, in order that he may be able both to exhort with sound instruction and to reprove those who speak against it.
堅守所教真實的道理, 就能將純正的教訓勸化人, 又能把爭辯的人駁倒了.

1:10 For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
因為有許多人不服約束, 說虛空話欺哄人; 那奉割禮的更是這樣.

1:11 whom it is necessary to silence, whoever are ruining whole families by teaching things which must not be taught for the sake of dishonest gain.
這些人的口總要堵住. 他們因貪不義之財, 將不該教導的教導人, 敗壞人的全家.

1:12 A certain one of them, one of their own prophets, has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
有克里特人中的一個本地先知說: “克里特人常說謊話, 乃是惡獸, 又饞又懶. ”

1:13 This testimony is true, for which reason reprove them severely, in order that they may be sound in the faith,
這個見證是真的. 所以, 你要嚴嚴地責備他們, 使他們在真道上純全無疵,

1:14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of people who turn away from the truth.
不聽猶太人荒渺的言語和離棄真道之人的誡命.

1:15 To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.
在潔淨的人, 凡物都潔淨; 在污穢不信的人, 甚麼都不潔淨, 連心地和天良也都污穢了.

1:16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny him, because they are detestable and disobedient, and unfit for every good deed.
他們說是認識神, 行事卻和他相背; 本是可憎惡的, 是悖逆的, 在各樣善事上是可廢棄的.

Titus - Chapter 2

2:1 But you, speak the things which are fitting for sound instruction.
但你所講的總要合乎那純正的道理.

2:2 Older men are to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.
勸老年人要有節制,端莊,自守, 在信心,愛心,忍耐上都要純全無疵.

2:3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,
又勸老年婦人, 舉止行動要恭敬, 不說讒言, 不給酒作奴僕, 用善道教訓人,

2:4 in order that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children,
好指教少年婦人, 愛丈夫, 愛兒女,

2:5 to be self-controlled, pure, busy at home, good, being subject to their own husbands, in order that the word of God may not be slandered.
謹守, 貞潔, 料理家務, 待人有恩, 順服自己的丈夫, 免得神的道理被毀謗.

2:6 Likewise, exhort the young men to be self-controlled,
又勸少年人要謹守.

2:7 concerning everything showing yourself to be an example of good deeds, in your teaching demonstrating soundness, dignity,
你自己凡事要顯出善行的榜樣; 在教訓上要正直,端莊,

2:8 a sound message beyond reproach, in order that an opponent may be put to shame, because he has nothing bad to say concerning us.
言語純全, 無可指責, 叫那反對的人, 既無處可說我們的不是, 便自覺羞愧.

2:9 Slaves must be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not to talk back,
勸僕人要順服自己的主人, 凡事討他的喜歡, 不可頂撞他,

2:10 not stealing, but demonstrating all good faith, in order that they may do credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.
不可私拿東西, 要顯為忠誠, 以致凡事尊榮我們救主─神的道.

2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people,
因為神救眾人的恩典已經顯明出來,

2:12 training us in order that, denying impiety and worldly desires, we may live self-controlled and righteously and godly in the present age,
教訓我們除去不敬虔的心和世俗的情慾, 在今世自守,公義,敬虔度日,

2:13 looking forward to the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
等候所盼望的福, 並等候至大的神和我們(或譯: 神─我們)救主耶穌基督的榮耀顯現.

2:14 who gave himself for us, in order that he might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good deeds.
他為我們捨了自己, 要贖我們脫離一切罪惡, 又潔淨我們, 特作自己的子民, 熱心為善.

2:15 Speak these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
這些事你要講明, 勸戒人, 用各等權柄責備人; 不可叫人輕看你.

Titus - Chapter 3

3:1 Remind them to be subject to the rulers and to the authorities, to obey, to be prepared for every good work,
你要提醒眾人, 叫他們順服作官的,掌權的, 遵他的命, 預備行各樣的善事.

3:2 to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all courtesy to all people.
不要毀謗, 不要爭競, 總要和平, 向眾人大顯溫柔.

3:3 For we also were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, enslaved to various desires and pleasures, spending our lives in wickedness and envy, despicable, hating one another.
我們從前也是無知,悖逆,受迷惑,服事各樣私慾, 和宴樂, 常存惡毒(或譯: 陰毒)嫉妒的心, 是可恨的, 又是彼此相恨.

3:4 But when the kindness and love for mankind of God our Savior appeared,
但到了神─我們救主的恩慈和他向人所施的慈愛顯明的時候,

3:5 he saved us, not by deeds of righteousness that we have done, but because of his mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
他便救了我們; 並不是因我們自己所行的義, 乃是照他的憐憫, 藉著重生的洗和聖靈的更新.

3:6 whom he poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
聖靈就是神藉著耶穌基督─我們救主厚厚澆灌在我們身上的,

3:7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we may become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
好叫我們因他的恩得稱為義, 可以憑著永生的盼望成為後嗣(或譯: 可以憑著盼望承受永生).

3:8 The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist concerning these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and beneficial for people.
這話是可信的. 我也願你把這些事切切實實地講明, 使那些已信神的人留心做正經事業(或譯: 留心行善). 這都是美事, 並且與人有益.

3:9 But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and contentions and quarrels about the law, for they are useless and fruitless.
要遠避無知的辯論和家譜的空談, 以及紛爭, 並因律法而起的爭競, 因為這都是虛妄無益的.

3:10 Reject a divisive person after a first and second admonition,
分門結黨的人, 警戒過一兩次, 就要棄絕他.

3:11 knowing that such a person is perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.
因為知道這等人已經背道, 犯了罪, 自己明知不是, 還是去做.

3:12 When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make haste to come to me in Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.
我打發亞提馬或是推基古到你那裡去的時候, 你要趕緊往尼哥坡里去見我, 因為我已經定意在那裡過冬.

3:13 Diligently send on their way Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they may lack nothing.
你要趕緊給律師西納和亞波羅送行, 叫他們沒有缺乏.

3:14 But also our people must learn to engage in good deeds for necessary needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.
並且我們的人要學習正經事業(或譯: 要學習行善), 預備所需用的, 免得不結果子.

3:15 All those with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.
同我在一處的人都問你安. 請代問那些因有信心愛我們的人安. 願恩惠常與你們眾人同在!

Philemon (腓利門書)

Philemon - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear friend and fellow worker,
為基督耶穌被囚的保羅, 同兄弟提摩太寫信給我們所親愛的同工腓利門,

1:2 and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house.
和妹子亞腓亞並與我們同當兵的亞基布, 以及在你家的教會.

1:3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願恩惠,平安從神我們的父和主耶穌基督歸與你們!

1:4 I thank my God, always making mention of you in my prayers,
我禱告的時候提到你, 常為你感謝我的神;

1:5 because I hear about your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints.
因聽說你的愛心並你向主耶穌和眾聖徒的信心(或譯: 因聽說你向主耶穌和眾聖徒有愛心有信心).

1:6 I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing that is in us for Christ.
願你與人所同有的信心顯出功效, 使人知道你們各樣善事都是為基督做的.

1:7 For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
兄弟啊, 我為你的愛心, 大有快樂, 大得安慰, 因眾聖徒的心從你得了暢快.

1:8 Therefore, although I have great confidence in Christ to order you to do what is proper,
我雖然靠著基督能放膽吩咐你合宜的事,

1:9 instead I appeal to you because of love, since I am such a one as Paul, now an old man and also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.
然而像我這有年紀的保羅, 現在又是為基督耶穌被囚的, 寧可憑著愛心求你,

1:10 I am appealing to you concerning my child whom I became the father of during my imprisonment, Onesimus.
就是為我在捆鎖中所生的兒子阿尼西謀(就是有益處的意思)求你.

1:11 Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful to you and to me,
他從前與你沒有益處, 但如今與你我都有益處.

1:12 whom I have sent back to you himself, that is, my heart,
我現在打發他親自回你那裡去; 他是我心上的人.

1:13 whom I wanted to keep with me, in order that he might serve me on behalf of you during my imprisonment for the gospel.
我本來有意將他留下, 在我為福音所受的捆鎖中替你伺候我.

1:14 But apart from your consent, I wanted to do nothing, in order that your good deed might be not as according to necessity, but according to your own free will.
但不知道你的意思, 我就不願意這樣行, 叫你的善行不是出於勉強, 乃是出於甘心.

1:15 For perhaps because of this, he was separated from you for a time, in order that you might have him back forever,
他暫時離開你, 或者是叫你永遠得著他,

1:16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
不再是奴僕, 乃是高過奴僕, 是親愛的兄弟. 在我實在是如此, 何況在你呢! 這也不拘是按肉體說, 是按主說.

1:17 If therefore you consider me a partner, receive him as you would me.
你若以我為同伴, 就收納他, 如同收納我一樣.

1:18 But if in anything he has caused you loss or owes you anything, charge this to my account.
他若虧負你, 或欠你甚麼, 都歸在我的帳上;

1:19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will pay it back, lest I mention to you that you owe me even your very self besides.
我必償還, 這是我─保羅親筆寫的. 我並不用對你說, 連你自己也是虧欠於我.

1:20 Yes, brother, I ought to have some benefit of you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
兄弟啊, 望你使我在主裡因你得快樂(或譯: 益處), 並望你使我的心在基督裡得暢快.

1:21 Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you because I know that you will do even beyond what I say.
我寫信給你, 深信你必順服, 知道你所要行的必過於我所說的.

1:22 At the same time also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
此外你還要給我預備住處; 因為我盼望藉著你們的禱告, 必蒙恩到你們那裡去.

1:23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
為基督耶穌與我同坐監的以巴弗問你安.

1:24 and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
與我同工的馬可,亞里達古,底馬,路加也都問你安.

1:25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
願我們主耶穌基督的恩常在你的心裡. 阿們!

Hebrews (希伯來書)

Hebrews - Chapter 1

1:1 Although God spoke long ago in many parts and in many ways to the fathers by the prophets,
神既在古時藉著眾先知多次多方地曉諭列祖,

1:2 in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the world,
就在這末世藉著他兒子曉諭我們; 又早已立他為承受萬有的, 也曾藉著他創造諸世界.

1:3 who is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, sustaining all things by the word of power. When he had made purification for sins through him, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
他是神榮耀所發的光輝, 是神本體的真像, 常用他權能的命令托住萬有. 他洗淨了人的罪, 就坐在高天至大者的右邊.

1:4 having become by so much better than the angels, by as much as he has inherited a more excellent name than theirs.
他所承受的名, 既比天使的名更尊貴, 就遠超過天使.

1:5 For to which of the angels did he ever say, “You are my son, today I have begotten you,” and again, “I will be his father, and he will be my son”?
所有的天使, 神從來對哪一個說: 你是我的兒子, 我今日生你? 又指著哪一個說: 我要作他的父, 他要作我的子?

1:6 And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “And let all the angels of God worship him.”
再者, 神使長子到世上來的時候(或譯: 神再使長子到世上來的時候), 就說: 神的使者都要拜他.

1:7 And concerning the angels he says, “The one who makes his angels winds, and his servants a flame of fire,”
論到使者, 又說: 神以風為使者, 以火焰為僕役;

1:8 but concerning the Son, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of righteous is the scepter of your kingdom.
論到子卻說: 神啊, 你的寶座是永永遠遠的; 你的國權是正直的.

1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; because of this God, your God, has anointed you with the olive oil of joy more than your companions.
你喜愛公義, 恨惡罪惡; 所以神, 就是你的神, 用喜樂油膏你, 勝過膏你的同伴;

1:10 And, “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the works of your hands;
又說: 主啊, 你起初立了地的根基; 天也是你手所造的.

1:11 they will perish, but you continue, and they will all become old like a garment,
天地都要滅沒, 你卻要長存. 天地都要像衣服漸漸舊了;

1:12 and like a robe you will roll them up, and like a garment they will be changed; but you are the same, and your years will not run out.”
你要將天地捲起來, 像一件外衣, 天地就都改變了. 惟有你永不改變; 你的年數沒有窮盡.

1:13 But to which of the angels has he ever said, “Sit down at my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
所有的天使, 神從來對哪一個說: 你坐在我的右邊, 等我使你仇敵作你的腳凳?

1:14 Are they not all spirits engaged in special service, sent on assignment for the sake of those who are going to inherit salvation?
天使豈不都是服役的靈,奉差遣為那將要承受救恩的人效力嗎?

Hebrews - Chapter 2

2:1 Because of this, it is all the more necessary that we pay attention to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
所以, 我們當越發鄭重所聽見的道理, 恐怕我們隨流失去.

2:2 For if the word spoken through angels was binding and every transgression and act of disobedience received a just penalty,
那藉著天使所傳的話既是確定的; 凡干犯悖逆的都受了該受的報應.

2:3 how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation which had its beginning when it was spoken through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard,
我們若忽略這麼大的救恩, 怎能逃罪呢? 這救恩起先是主親自講的, 後來是聽見的人給我們證實了.

2:4 while God was testifying at the same time by signs and wonders and various miracles and distributions of the Holy Spirit according to his will.
神又按自己的旨意, 用神蹟,奇事和百般的異能, 並聖靈的恩賜, 同他們作見證.

2:5 For he did not subject to angels the world to come, about which we are speaking.
我們所說將來的世界, 神原沒有交給天使管轄.

2:6 But someone testified somewhere, saying, “What is man, that you remember him, or the son of man, that you care for him?
但有人在經上某處證明說: 人算甚麼, 你竟顧念他? 世人算甚麼, 你竟眷顧他?

2:7 You made him for a short time lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor;
你叫他比天使微小一點(或譯: 你叫他暫時比天使小), 賜他榮耀尊貴為冠冕, 並將你手所造的都派他管理,

2:8 you subjected all things under his feet. For in subjecting all things, he left nothing that was not subject to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him,
叫萬物都服在他的腳下. 既叫萬物都服他, 就沒有剩下一樣不服他的. 只是如今我們還不見萬物都服他.

2:9 but we see Jesus, for a short time made lower than the angels, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that apart from God he might taste death on behalf of everyone.
惟獨見那成為比天使小一點的耶穌(或譯: 惟獨見耶穌暫時比天使小); 因為受死的苦, 就得了尊貴榮耀為冠冕, 叫他因著神的恩, 為人人嘗了死味.

2:10 For it was fitting for him for whom are all things and through whom are all things in bringing many sons to glory to perfect the originator of their salvation through sufferings.
原來那為萬物所屬,為萬物所本的, 要領許多的兒子進榮耀裡去, 使救他們的元帥, 因受苦難得以完全, 本是合宜的.

2:11 For both the one who sanctifies and the ones who are sanctified are all from one, for which reason he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
因那使人成聖的和那些得以成聖的, 都是出於一. 所以, 他稱他們為弟兄也不以為恥,

2:12 saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will sing in praise of you.”
說: 我要將你的名傳與我的弟兄, 在會中我要頌揚你;

2:13 And again, “I will trust in him.” And again, “Behold, I and the children God has given me.”
又說: 我要倚賴他; 又說: 看哪, 我與神所給我的兒女.

2:14 Therefore, since the children share in blood and flesh, he also in like manner shared in these same things, in order that through death he could destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
兒女既同有血肉之體, 他也照樣親自成了血肉之體, 特要藉著死敗壞那掌死權的, 就是魔鬼,

2:15 and could set free these who through fear of death were subject to slavery throughout all their lives.
並要釋放那些一生因怕死而為奴僕的人.

2:16 For surely he is not concerned with angels, but he is concerned with the descendants of Abraham.
他並不救拔天使, 乃是救拔亞伯拉罕的後裔.

2:17 Therefore he was obligated to be made like his brothers in all respects, in order that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in the things relating to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
所以, 他凡事該與他的弟兄相同, 為要在神的事上成為慈悲忠信的大祭司, 為百姓的罪獻上挽回祭.

2:18 For in that which he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.
他自己既然被試探而受苦, 就能搭救被試探的人.

Hebrews - Chapter 3

3:1 Therefore, holy brothers, sharers in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,
同蒙天召的聖潔弟兄啊, 你們應當思想我們所認為使者,為大祭司的耶穌.

3:2 who was faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses also was in his household.
他為那設立他的盡忠, 如同摩西在神的全家盡忠一樣.

3:3 For this one is considered worthy of greater glory than Moses, inasmuch as the one who builds it has greater honor than the house.
他比摩西算是更配多得榮耀, 好像建造房屋的比房屋更尊榮;

3:4 For every house is built by someone, but the one who built all things is God.
因為房屋都必有人建造, 但建造萬物的就是神.

3:5 And Moses was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony to the things that would be spoken,
摩西為僕人, 在神的全家誠然盡忠, 為要證明將來必傳說的事.

3:6 but Christ was faithful as a son over his house, whose house we are, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope we can be proud of.
但基督為兒子, 治理神的家; 我們若將可誇的盼望和膽量堅持到底, 便是他的家了.

3:7 Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his voice,
聖靈有話說: 你們今日若聽他的話,

3:8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
就不可硬著心, 像在曠野惹他發怒,試探他的時候一樣.

3:9 where your fathers tested me by trial and saw my works
在那裡, 你們的祖宗試我探我, 並且觀看我的作為有四十年之久.

3:10 for forty years. Therefore I was angry with this generation, and I said, ‘They always go astray in their heart, and they do not know my ways.’
所以, 我厭煩那世代的人, 說: 他們心裡常常迷糊, 竟不曉得我的作為!

3:11 As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter into my rest.’ ”
我就在怒中起誓說: 他們斷不可進入我的安息.

3:12 Watch out, brothers, lest there be in some of you an evil, unbelieving heart, with the result that you fall away from the living God.
弟兄們, 你們要謹慎, 免得你們中間或有人存著不信的惡心, 把永生神離棄了.

3:13 But encourage one another day by day, as long as it is called “today,” so that none of you become hardened by the deception of sin.
總要趁著還有今日, 天天彼此相勸, 免得你們中間有人被罪迷惑, 心裡就剛硬了.

3:14 For we have become partners of Christ, if indeed we hold fast the beginning of our commitment steadfast until the end,
我們若將起初確實的信心堅持到底, 就在基督裡有分了.

3:15 while it is said, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
經上說: “你們今日若聽他的話, 就不可硬著心, 像惹他發怒的日子一樣. ”

3:16 For who, when they heard it, were disobedient? Surely it was not all who went out from Egypt through Moses?
那時, 聽見他話惹他發怒的是誰呢? 豈不是跟著摩西從埃及出來的眾人嗎?

3:17 And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose dead bodies fell in the wilderness?
神四十年之久, 又厭煩誰呢? 豈不是那些犯罪,屍首倒在曠野的人嗎?

3:18 And to whom did he swear they would not enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?
又向誰起誓, 不容他們進入他的安息呢? 豈不是向那些不信從的人嗎?

3:19 And so we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.
這樣看來, 他們不能進入安息是因為不信的緣故了.

Hebrews - Chapter 4

4:1 Therefore let us fear, while there remains a promise of entering into his rest, that none of you appear to fall short of it.
我們既蒙留下, 有進入他安息的應許, 就當畏懼, 免得我們(原文是你們)中間或有人似乎是趕不上了.

4:2 For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as those also did, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united with those who heard it in faith.
因為有福音傳給我們, 像傳給他們一樣; 只是所聽見的道與他們無益, 因為他們沒有信心與所聽見的道調和.

4:3 For we who have believed enter into rest, just as he has said, “As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter into my rest.’ ” And yet these works have been accomplished from the foundation of the world.
但我們已經相信的人得以進入那安息, 正如神所說: “我在怒中起誓說: ‘他們斷不可進入我的安息! ’”其實造物之工, 從創世以來已經成全了.

4:4 For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works,”
論到第七日, 有一處說: “到第七日, 神就歇了他一切的工. ”

4:5 and in this passage again, ‘They will never enter into my rest.’ ”
又有一處說: “他們斷不可進入我的安息! ”

4:6 Since therefore it remains for some to enter into it, and the ones to whom the good news was proclaimed previously did not enter because of disobedience,
既有必進安息的人, 那先前聽見福音的, 因為不信從, 不得進去.

4:7 again he ordains a certain day, today, speaking by David after so long a time, just as had been said before, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”
所以過了多年, 就在大衛的書上, 又限定一日, 如以上所引的說: “你們今日若聽他的話, 就不可硬著心. ”

4:8 For if Joshua had caused them to rest, he would not have spoken about another day after these things.
若是約書亞已叫他們享了安息, 後來神就不再提別的日子了.

4:9 Consequently a sabbath rest remains for the people of God.
這樣看來, 必另有一安息日的安息為神的子民存留.

4:10 For the one who has entered into his rest has also himself rested from his works, just as God did from his own works.
因為那進入安息的, 乃是歇了自己的工, 正如神歇了他的工一樣.

4:11 Therefore, let us make every effort to enter into that rest, in order that no one may fall in the same pattern of disobedience.
所以, 我們務必竭力進入那安息, 免得有人學那不信從的樣子跌倒了.

4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, both joints and marrow, and able to judge the reflections and thoughts of the heart.
神的道是活潑的, 是有功效的, 比一切兩刃的劍更快, 甚至魂與靈, 骨節與骨髓, 都能刺入,剖開, 連心中的思念和主意都能辨明.

4:13 And no creature is hidden in the sight of him, but all things are naked and laid bare to the eyes of him to whom we must give our account.
並且被造的沒有一樣在他面前不顯然的; 原來萬物在那與我們有關係的主眼前, 都是赤露敞開的.

4:14 Therefore, because we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.
我們既然有一位已經升入高天尊榮的大祭司, 就是神的兒子耶穌, 便當持定所承認的道.

4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is not able to sympathize with our weaknesses, but who has been tempted in all things in the same way, without sin.
因我們的大祭司並非不能體恤我們的軟弱. 他也曾凡事受過試探, 與我們一樣, 只是他沒有犯罪.

4:16 Therefore let us approach with confidence to the throne of grace, in order that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
所以, 我們只管坦然無懼地來到施恩的寶座前, 為要得憐恤, 蒙恩惠, 作隨時的幫助.

Hebrews - Chapter 5

5:1 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of people in the things relating to God, in order that he can offer both gifts and sacrifices on behalf of sins,
凡從人間挑選的大祭司, 是奉派替人辦理屬神的事, 為要獻上禮物和贖罪祭(或譯: 要為罪獻上禮物和祭物).

5:2 being able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and led astray, since he himself also is surrounded by weakness,
他能體諒那愚蒙的和失迷的人, 因為他自己也是被軟弱所困.

5:3 and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins for himself also, as well as for the people.
故此, 他理當為百姓和自己獻祭贖罪.

5:4 And someone does not take for himself the honor, but is called by God, just as Aaron also was.
這大祭司的尊榮, 沒有人自取. 惟要蒙神所召, 像亞倫一樣.

5:5 Thus also Christ did not glorify himself to become high priest, but the one who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you,”
如此, 基督也不是自取榮耀作大祭司, 乃是在乎向他說“你是我的兒子, 我今日生你”的那一位;

5:6 just as also in another place he says, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek,”
就如經上又有一處說: “你是照著麥基洗德的等次永遠為祭司. ”

5:7 who in the days of his flesh offered up both prayers and supplications, with loud crying and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard as a result of his reverence.
基督在肉體的時候, 既大聲哀哭, 流淚禱告, 懇求那能救他免死的主, 就因他的虔誠蒙了應允.

5:8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered,
他雖然為兒子, 還是因所受的苦難學了順從.

5:9 and being perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation to all those who obey him,
他既得以完全, 就為凡順從他的人成了永遠得救的根源,

5:10 being designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
並蒙神照著麥基洗德的等次稱他為大祭司.

5:11 Concerning this we have much to say and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.
論到麥基洗德, 我們有好些話, 並且難以解明, 因為你們聽不進去.

5:12 For indeed, although you ought to be teachers by this time, you have need of someone to teach you again the beginning elements of the oracles of God, and you have need of milk, not solid food.
看你們學習的工夫, 本該作師傅, 誰知還得有人將神聖言小學的開端另教導你們, 並且成了那必須吃奶,不能吃乾糧的人.

5:13 For everyone who partakes of milk is unacquainted with the message of righteousness, because he is an infant.
凡只能吃奶的都不熟練仁義的道理, 因為他是嬰孩;

5:14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have trained their faculties for the distinguishing of both good and evil.
惟獨長大成人的才能吃乾糧; 他們的心竅習練得通達, 就能分辨好歹了.

Hebrews - Chapter 6

6:1 Therefore, leaving behind the elementary message about Christ, let us move on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,
所以, 我們應當離開基督道理的開端, 竭力進到完全的地步, 不必再立根基, 就如那懊悔死行,信靠神,

6:2 teaching about baptisms and laying on of hands, and resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.
各樣洗禮,按手之禮,死人復活, 以及永遠審判各等教訓.

6:3 And this we will do, if God permits.
神若許我們, 我們必如此行.

6:4 For it is impossible concerning those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and become sharers of the Holy Spirit,
論到那些已經蒙了光照,嘗過天恩的滋味,又於聖靈有分,

6:5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age,
並嘗過神善道的滋味,覺悟來世權能的人,

6:6 and having fallen away, to renew them again to repentance, because they have crucified again for themselves the Son of God and held him up to contempt.
若是離棄道理, 就不能叫他們重新懊悔了. 因為他們把神的兒子重釘十字架, 明明地羞辱他.

6:7 For ground that drinks the rain that comes often upon it, and brings forth vegetation usable to those people for whose sake it is also cultivated, shares a blessing from God.
就如一塊田地, 吃過屢次下的雨水, 生長菜蔬, 合乎耕種的人用, 就從神得福;

6:8 But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to a curse, whose end is for burning.
若長荊棘和蒺藜, 必被廢棄, 近於咒詛, 結局就是焚燒.

6:9 But even if we are speaking in this way, dear friends, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and belonging to salvation.
親愛的弟兄們, 我們雖是這樣說, 卻深信你們的行為強過這些, 而且近乎得救.

6:10 For God is not unjust, so as to forget your work and the love which you demonstrated for his name by having served the saints, and continuing to serve them.
因為神並非不公義, 竟忘記你們所做的工和你們為他名所顯的愛心, 就是先前伺候聖徒, 如今還是伺候.

6:11 And we desire each one of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of your hope until the end,
我們願你們各人都顯出這樣的殷勤, 使你們有滿足的指望, 一直到底.

6:12 in order that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and patience.
並且不懈怠, 總要效法那些憑信心和忍耐承受應許的人.

6:13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself,
當初神應許亞伯拉罕的時候, 因為沒有比自己更大可以指著起誓的, 就指著自己起誓, 說:

6:14 saying, “Surely I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply you.”
“論福, 我必賜大福給你; 論子孫, 我必叫你的子孫多起來. ”

6:15 And so, by persevering, he obtained the promise.
這樣, 亞伯拉罕既恆久忍耐, 就得了所應許的.

6:16 For people swear by what is greater than themselves, and the oath for confirmation is the end of all dispute for them.
人都是指著比自己大的起誓, 並且以起誓為實據, 了結各樣的爭論.

6:17 In the same way God, because he wanted to show even more to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his resolve, guaranteed it with an oath,
照樣, 神願意為那承受應許的人格外顯明他的旨意是不更改的, 就起誓為證.

6:18 in order that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge may have powerful encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us,
藉這兩件不更改的事, 神決不能說謊, 好叫我們這逃往避難所,持定擺在我們前頭指望的人可以大得勉勵.

6:19 which we have like an anchor of the soul, both firm and steadfast, and entering into the inside of the curtain,
我們有這指望, 如同靈魂的錨, 又堅固又牢靠, 且通入幔內.

6:20 where Jesus, the forerunner for us, entered, because he became a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
作先鋒的耶穌, 既照著麥基洗德的等次成了永遠的大祭司, 就為我們進入幔內.

Hebrews - Chapter 7

7:1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
這麥基洗德就是撒冷王, 又是至高神的祭司, 本是長遠為祭司的. 他當亞伯拉罕殺敗諸王回來的時候, 就迎接他, 給他祝福.

7:2 to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth of everything—in the first place, his name is translated “king of righteousness,” and then also “king of Salem,” that is, “king of peace”;
亞伯拉罕也將自己所得來的, 取十分之一給他. 他頭一個名翻出來就是仁義王, 他又名撒冷王, 就是平安王的意思.

7:3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God—he remains a priest for all time.
他無父, 無母, 無族譜, 無生之始, 無命之終, 乃是與神的兒子相似.

7:4 But see how great this man was, to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth from the spoils!
你們想一想, 先祖亞伯拉罕將自己所擄來上等之物取十分之一給他, 這人是何等尊貴呢!

7:5 And indeed those of the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood have a commandment to collect a tenth from the people according to the law, that is, from their brothers, although they are descended from Abraham.
那得祭司職任的利未子孫, 領命照例向百姓取十分之一, 這百姓是自己的弟兄, 雖是從亞伯拉罕身(原文是腰)中生的, 還是照例取十分之一.

7:6 But the one who did not trace his descent from them collected tithes from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.
獨有麥基洗德, 不與他們同譜, 倒收納亞伯拉罕的十分之一, 為那蒙應許的亞伯拉罕祝福.

7:7 Now without any dispute the inferior is blessed by the more prominent.
從來位分大的給位分小的祝福, 這是駁不倒的理.

7:8 And in this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case it is testified that he lives.
在這裡收十分之一的都是必死的人; 但在那裡收十分之一的, 有為他作見證的說, 他是活的;

7:9 And, so to speak, even Levi, the one who receives tithes, has paid tithes through Abraham.
並且可說那受十分之一的利未, 也是藉著亞伯拉罕納了十分之一.

7:10 For he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.
因為麥基洗德迎接亞伯拉罕的時候, 利未已經在他先祖的身(原文是腰)中.

7:11 Thus if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood, for on the basis of it the people received the law, what further need is there for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek and not said to be according to the order of Aaron?
從前百姓在利未人祭司職任以下受律法, 倘若藉這職任能得完全, 又何用另外興起一位祭司, 照麥基洗德的等次, 不照亞倫的等次呢?

7:12 For when the priesthood changes, of necessity there is a change of the law also.
祭司的職任既已更改, 律法也必須更改.

7:13 For the one about whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe from which no one has officiated at the altar.
因為這話所指的人本屬別的支派, 那支派裡從來沒有一人伺候祭壇.

7:14 For it is evident that our Lord is a descendant of Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses said nothing concerning priests.
我們的主分明是從猶大出來的; 但這支派, 摩西並沒有提到祭司.

7:15 And it is still more clear, if another priest according to the likeness of Melchizedek arises,
倘若照麥基洗德的樣式, 另外興起一位祭司來, 我的話更是顯而易見的了.

7:16 who has become a priest not according to a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.
他成為祭司, 並不是照屬肉體的條例, 乃是照無窮(原文是不能毀壞)之生命的大能.

7:17 For it is testified, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
因為有給他作見證的說: “你是照著麥基洗德的等次永遠為祭司. ”

7:18 For on the one hand a preceding commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness
先前的條例, 因軟弱無益, 所以廢掉了,

7:19 (for the law made nothing perfect), but on the other hand there is the introduction of a better hope through which we draw near to God.
(律法原來一無所成)就引進了更美的指望; 靠這指望, 我們便可以進到神面前.

7:20 And by as much as this was not without an oath (for these on the one hand have become priests without an oath,
再者, 耶穌為祭司, 並不是不起誓立的.

7:21 but he with an oath by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’ ”),
至於那些祭司, 原不是起誓立的, 只有耶穌是起誓立的; 因為那立他的對他說: “主起了誓, 決不後悔, 你是永遠為祭司. ”

7:22 by so much more Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
既是起誓立的, 耶穌就作了更美之約的中保.

7:23 And indeed many have become priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office,
那些成為祭司的, 數目本來多, 是因為有死阻隔, 不能長久.

7:24 but he, because he continues forever, holds the priesthood permanently.
這位既是永遠常存的, 他祭司的職任就長久不更換.

7:25 Therefore also he is able to save completely those who draw near to God through him, because he always lives in order to intercede on their behalf.
凡靠著他進到神面前的人, 他都能拯救到底; 因為他是長遠活著, 替他們祈求.

7:26 For a high priest such as this indeed is fitting for us, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and having become exalted above the heavens,
像這樣聖潔,無邪惡,無玷污,遠離罪人,高過諸天的大祭司, 原是與我們合宜的.

7:27 who does not need every day like the former high priests to offer up sacrifices for his own sins and then for the sins of the people, because he did this once for all when he offered up himself.
他不像那些大祭司, 每日必須先為自己的罪, 後為百姓的罪獻祭; 因為他只一次將自己獻上, 就把這事成全了.

7:28 For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the statement of the oath, after the law, appoints a Son, who is made perfect forever.
律法本是立軟弱的人為大祭司; 但在律法以後起誓的話, 是立兒子為大祭司, 乃是成全到永遠的.

Hebrews - Chapter 8

8:1 Now this is the main point in what has been said: we have a high priest such as this, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
我們所講的事, 其中第一要緊的, 就是我們有這樣的大祭司, 已經坐在天上至大者寶座的右邊,

8:2 a minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord set up, not man.
在聖所, 就是真帳幕裡, 作執事; 這帳幕是主所支的, 不是人所支的.

8:3 For every high priest is appointed in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices; therefore it was necessary for this one also to have something that he offers.
凡大祭司都是為獻禮物和祭物設立的, 所以這位大祭司也必須有所獻的.

8:4 Now if he were on earth, he would not even be a priest, because there are those who offer the gifts according to the law,
他若在地上, 必不得為祭司, 因為已經有照律法獻禮物的祭司.

8:5 who serve a sketch and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned when he was about to complete the tabernacle, for he says, “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern which was shown to you on the mountain.”
他們供奉的事本是天上事的形狀和影像, 正如摩西將要造帳幕的時候, 蒙神警戒他, 說: “你要謹慎, 作各樣的物件都要照著在山上指示你的樣式. ”

8:6 But now he has attained a more excellent ministry, by as much as he is also mediator of a better covenant which has been enacted upon better promises.
如今耶穌所得的職任是更美的, 正如他作更美之約的中保; 這約原是憑更美之應許立的.

8:7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, occasion would not have been sought for a second.
那前約若沒有瑕疵, 就無處尋求後約了.

8:8 For in finding fault with them he says, “Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, when I will complete a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,
所以主指責他的百姓說(或譯: 所以主指前約的缺欠說): 日子將到, 我要與以色列家和猶大家另立新約,

8:9 not like the covenant which I made with their fathers on the day I took hold of them by my hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not continue in my covenant and I disregarded them, says the Lord.
不像我拉著他們祖宗的手, 領他們出埃及的時候, 與他們所立的約. 因為他們不恆心守我的約, 我也不理他們. 這是主說的.

8:10 For this is the covenant that I will decree with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I am putting my laws in their minds and I will write them on their hearts, and I will be their God and they will be my people.
主又說: 那些日子以後, 我與以色列家所立的約乃是這樣: 我要將我的律法放在他們裡面, 寫在他們心上; 我要作他們的神; 他們要作我的子民.

8:11 And they will not teach each one his fellow citizen and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.
他們不用各人教導自己的鄉鄰和自己的弟兄, 說: 你該認識主; 因為他們從最小的到至大的, 都必認識我.

8:12 For I will be merciful toward their wrongdoings, and I will not remember their sins any longer.”
我要寬恕他們的不義, 不再記念他們的罪愆.

8:13 In calling it new, he has declared the former to be old. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is near to disappearing.
既說新約, 就以前約為舊了; 但那漸舊漸衰的, 就必快歸無有了.

Hebrews - Chapter 9

9:1 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and the earthly sanctuary.
原來前約有禮拜的條例和屬世界的聖幕.

9:2 For a tent was prepared, the first one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the presentation of the loaves, which is called the holy place.
因為有預備的帳幕, 頭一層叫作聖所, 裡面有燈臺,桌子, 和陳設餅.

9:3 And after the second curtain was a tent called the holy of holies,
第二幔子後又有一層帳幕, 叫作至聖所,

9:4 containing the golden incense altar and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which were a golden jar containing the manna and the rod of Aaron that budded and the tablets of the covenant.
有金香爐(爐: 或譯壇), 有包金的約櫃, 櫃裡有盛嗎哪的金罐和亞倫發過芽的杖, 並兩塊約版;

9:5 And above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, about which it is not now possible to speak in detail.
櫃上面有榮耀基路伯的影罩著施恩(施恩: 原文是蔽罪)座. 這幾件我現在不能一一細說.

9:6 Now these things having been prepared in this way, the priests enter into the first tent continually as they accomplish their service,
這些物件既如此預備齊了, 眾祭司就常進頭一層帳幕, 行拜神的禮.

9:7 but only the high priest enters into the second tent once a year, not without blood, which he offers on behalf of himself and the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
至於第二層帳幕, 惟有大祭司一年一次獨自進去, 沒有不帶著血為自己和百姓的過錯獻上.

9:8 The Holy Spirit was making this clear, that the way into the holy place was not yet revealed, while the first tent was still in existence,
聖靈用此指明, 頭一層帳幕仍存的時候, 進入至聖所的路還未顯明.

9:9 which was a symbol for the present time, in which both the gifts and sacrifices which were offered were not able to perfect the worshiper with respect to the conscience,
那頭一層帳幕作現今的一個表樣, 所獻的禮物和祭物, 就著良心說, 都不能叫禮拜的人得以完全.

9:10 concerning instead only food and drink and different washings, regulations of outward things imposed until the time of setting things right.
這些事, 連那飲食和諸般洗濯的規矩, 都不過是屬肉體的條例, 命定到振興的時候為止.

9:11 But Christ has arrived as a high priest of the good things to come. Through the greater and more perfect tent not made by hands, that is, not of this creation,
但現在基督已經來到, 作了將來美事的大祭司, 經過那更大更全備的帳幕, 不是人手所造, 也不是屬乎這世界的;

9:12 and not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, he entered once for all into the most holy place, obtaining eternal redemption.
並且不用山羊和牛犢的血, 乃用自己的血, 只一次進入聖所, 成了永遠贖罪的事.

9:13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow sprinkled on those who are defiled sanctify them for the ritual purity of the flesh,
若山羊和公牛的血, 並母牛犢的灰, 灑在不潔的人身上, 尚且叫人成聖, 身體潔淨,

9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God?
何況基督藉著永遠的靈, 將自己無瑕無疵獻給神, 他的血豈不更能洗淨你們的心(原文是良心), 除去你們的死行, 使你們事奉那永生神嗎?

9:15 And because of this, he is the mediator of a new covenant, in order that, because a death has taken place for the redemption of transgressions committed during the first covenant, those who are the called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
為此, 他作了新約的中保, 既然受死贖了人在前約之時所犯的罪過, 便叫蒙召之人得著所應許永遠的產業.

9:16 For where there is a will, it is a necessity for the death of the one who made the will to be established.
凡有遺命必須等到留遺命(遺命: 原文與約字同)的人死了;

9:17 For a will is in force concerning those who are dead, since it is never in force when the one who made the will is alive.
因為人死了, 遺命才有效力, 若留遺命的尚在, 那遺命還有用處嗎?

9:18 Therefore not even the first covenant was ratified without blood.
所以, 前約也不是不用血立的;

9:19 For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves with water and scarlet wool and hyssop and sprinkled both the scroll itself and all the people,
因為摩西當日照著律法將各樣誡命傳給眾百姓, 就拿朱紅色絨和牛膝草, 把牛犢山羊的血和水灑在書上, 又灑在眾百姓身上, 說:

9:20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded for you.”
“這血就是神與你們立約的憑據. ”

9:21 And likewise he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the utensils of service with the blood.
他又照樣把血灑在帳幕和各樣器皿上.

9:22 Indeed, nearly everything is purified with blood according to the law, and apart from the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
按著律法, 凡物差不多都是用血潔淨的; 若不流血, 罪就不得赦免了.

9:23 Therefore it was necessary for the sketches of the things in heaven to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves to be purified with better sacrifices than these.
照著天上樣式做的物件必須用這些祭物去潔淨; 但那天上的本物自然當用更美的祭物去潔淨.

9:24 For Christ did not enter into a sanctuary made by hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf,
因為基督並不是進了人手所造的聖所(這不過是真聖所的影像), 乃是進了天堂, 如今為我們顯在神面前;

9:25 and not in order that he can offer himself many times, as the high priest enters into the sanctuary year by year with blood not his own,
也不是多次將自己獻上, 像那大祭司每年帶著牛羊的血(牛羊的血: 原文作不是自己的血)進入聖所,

9:26 since it would have been necessary for him to suffer many times from the foundation of the world, but now he has appeared once at the end of the ages for the removal of sin by the sacrifice of himself.
如果這樣, 他從創世以來, 就必多次受苦了. 但如今在這末世顯現一次, 把自己獻為祭, 好除掉罪.

9:27 And just as it is destined for people to die once, and after this, judgment,
按著定命, 人人都有一死, 死後且有審判.

9:28 thus also Christ, having been offered once in order to bear the sins of many, will appear for the second time without reference to sin to those who eagerly await him for salvation.
像這樣, 基督既然一次被獻, 擔當了多人的罪, 將來要向那等候他的人第二次顯現, 並與罪無關, 乃是為拯救他們.

Hebrews - Chapter 10

10:1 For the law, possessing a shadow of the good things that are about to come, not the form of things itself, is never able year by year by means of the same sacrifices which they offer without interruption to make perfect those who draw near.
律法既是將來美事的影兒, 不是本物的真像, 總不能藉著每年常獻一樣的祭物叫那近前來的人得以完全.

10:2 For otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the ones who worship, having been purified once and for all, would no longer have any consciousness of sins?
若不然, 獻祭的事豈不早已止住了嗎? 因為禮拜的人, 良心既被潔淨, 就不再覺得有罪了.

10:3 But in them there is a reminder of sins year by year.
但這些祭物是叫人每年想起罪來;

10:4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
因為公牛和山羊的血, 斷不能除罪.

10:5 Therefore, when he came into the world, he said, “Sacrifice and offering you did not want, but a body you prepared for me;
所以基督到世上來的時候, 就說: 神啊, 祭物和禮物是你不願意的; 你曾給我預備了身體.

10:6 you did not delight in whole burnt offerings and offerings for sins.
燔祭和贖罪祭是你不喜歡的.

10:7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come— in the roll of the book it is written about me— to do your will, O God.’
那時我說: 神啊, 我來了, 為要照你的旨意行; 我的事在經卷上已經記載了.

10:8 When he says above, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and offerings for sin you did not want, nor did you delight in,” which are offered according to the law,
以上說: “祭物和禮物, 燔祭和贖罪祭, 是你不願意的, 也是你不喜歡的(這都是按著律法獻的)”;

10:9 then he has said, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second,
後又說: “我來了為要照你的旨意行”; 可見他是除去在先的, 為要立定在後的.

10:10 by which will we are made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
我們憑這旨意, 靠耶穌基督, 只一次獻上他的身體, 就得以成聖.

10:11 And every priest stands every day serving and offering the same sacrifices many times, which are never able to take away sins.
凡祭司天天站著事奉神, 屢次獻上一樣的祭物, 這祭物永不能除罪.

10:12 But this one, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God,
但基督獻了一次永遠的贖罪祭, 就在神的右邊坐下了.

10:13 from now on waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.
從此, 等候他仇敵成了他的腳凳.

10:14 For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are made holy.
因為他一次獻祭, 便叫那得以成聖的人永遠完全.

10:15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,
聖靈也對我們作見證; 因為他既已說過:

10:16 “This is the covenant that I will decree for them after those days, says the Lord: I am putting my laws on their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.”
主說: 那些日子以後, 我與他們所立的約乃是這樣: 我要將我的律法寫在他們心上, 又要放在他們的裡面.

10:17 He also says, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will never remember again.”
以後就說: 我不再記念他們的罪愆和他們的過犯.

10:18 Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.
這些罪過既已赦免, 就不用再為罪獻祭了.

10:19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence for the entrance into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
弟兄們, 我們既因耶穌的血得以坦然進入至聖所,

10:20 by the new and living way which he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, his flesh,
是藉著他給我們開了一條又新又活的路, 從幔子經過, 這幔子就是他的身體.

10:21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
又有一位大祭司治理神的家,

10:22 let us approach with a true heart in the full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
並我們心中天良的虧欠已經灑去, 身體用清水洗淨了, 就當存著誠心和充足的信心來到神面前;

10:23 Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for the one who promised is faithful.
也要堅守我們所承認的指望, 不至搖動, 因為那應許我們的是信實的.

10:24 And let us think about how to stir one another up to love and good works,
又要彼此相顧, 激發愛心, 勉勵行善.

10:25 not abandoning our meeting together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging each other, and by so much more as you see the day drawing near.
你們不可停止聚會, 好像那些停止慣了的人, 倒要彼此勸勉, 既知道(原文是看見)那日子臨近, 就更當如此.

10:26 For if we keep on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
因為我們得知真道以後, 若故意犯罪, 贖罪的祭就再沒有了;

10:27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that is about to consume the adversaries.
惟有戰懼等候審判和那燒滅眾敵人的烈火.

10:28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
人干犯摩西的律法, 憑兩三個見證人, 尚且不得憐恤而死,

10:29 How much worse punishment do you think the person will be considered worthy of who treats with disdain the Son of God and who considers ordinary the blood of the covenant by which he was made holy and who insults the Spirit of grace?
何況人踐踏神的兒子, 將那使他成聖之約的血當作平常, 又褻慢施恩的聖靈, 你們想, 他要受的刑罰該怎樣加重呢!

10:30 For we know the one who said, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
因為我們知道誰說: “伸冤在我, 我必報應”; 又說: “主要審判他的百姓. ”

10:31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
落在永生神的手裡, 真是可怕的!

10:32 But remember the former days in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings,
你們要追念往日, 蒙了光照以後所忍受大爭戰的各樣苦難:

10:33 sometimes being publicly exposed both to insults and to afflictions, and sometimes becoming sharers with those who were treated in this way.
一面被毀謗, 遭患難, 成了戲景, 叫眾人觀看; 一面陪伴那些受這樣苦難的人.

10:34 For you both sympathized with the prisoners and put up with the seizure of your belongings with joy because you knew that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
因為你們體恤了那些被捆鎖的人, 並且你們的家業被人搶去, 也甘心忍受, 知道自己有更美長存的家業.

10:35 Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has great reward.
所以, 你們不可丟棄勇敢的心; 存這樣的心必得大賞賜.

10:36 For you have need of endurance, in order that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
你們必須忍耐, 使你們行完了神的旨意, 就可以得著所應許的.

10:37 For yet “a very, very little while, and the one who is coming will come and will not delay.
因為還有一點點時候, 那要來的就來, 並不遲延;

10:38 But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul is not well pleased with him.”
只是義人(有古卷: 我的義人)必因信得生. 他若退後, 我心裡就不喜歡他.

10:39 But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith to the preservation of our souls.
我們卻不是退後入沉淪的那等人, 乃是有信心以致靈魂得救的人.

Hebrews - Chapter 11

11:1 Now faith is the realization of what is hoped for, the proof of things not seen.
信就是所望之事的實底, 是未見之事的確據.

11:2 For by this the people of old were approved.
古人在這信上得了美好的證據.

11:3 By faith we understand the worlds were created by the word of God, in order that what is seen did not come into existence from what is visible.
我們因著信, 就知道諸世界是藉神話造成的; 這樣, 所看見的, 並不是從顯然之物造出來的.

11:4 By faith Abel offered to God a greater sacrifice than Cain, by which he was approved that he was righteous, because God approved him for his gifts, and through it he still speaks, although he is dead.
亞伯因著信, 獻祭與神, 比該隱所獻的更美, 因此便得了稱義的見證, 就是神指他禮物作的見證. 他雖然死了, 卻因這信, 仍舊說話.

11:5 By faith Enoch was taken up, so that he did not experience death, and he was not found, because God took him up. For before his removal, he had been approved as having been pleasing to God.
以諾因著信, 被接去, 不至於見死, 人也找不著他, 因為神已經把他接去了; 只是他被接去以先, 已經得了神喜悅他的明證.

11:6 Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and is a rewarder of those who seek him.
人非有信, 就不能得神的喜悅; 因為到神面前來的人必須信有神, 且信他賞賜那尋求他的人.

11:7 By faith Noah, having been warned about things not yet seen, out of reverence constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family, by which he pronounced sentence on the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
挪亞因著信, 既蒙神指示他未見的事, 動了敬畏的心, 預備了一隻方舟, 使他全家得救. 因此就定了那世代的罪, 自己也承受了那從信而來的義.

11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to a place that he was going to receive for an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going.
亞伯拉罕因著信, 蒙召的時候就遵命出去, 往將來要得為業的地方去; 出去的時候, 還不知往哪裡去.

11:9 By faith he lived in the land of promise as a stranger, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow heirs of the same promise.
他因著信, 就在所應許之地作客, 好像在異地居住帳棚, 與那同蒙一個應許的以撒,雅各一樣.

11:10 For he was expecting the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
因為他等候那座有根基的城, 就是神所經營所建造的.

11:11 By faith also, with Sarah, he received the ability to procreate even past the normal age, because he regarded the one who had promised to be faithful.
因著信, 連撒拉自己, 雖然過了生育的歲數, 還能懷孕, 因她以為那應許她的是可信的.

11:12 And therefore these were fathered from one man, and he being as good as dead, as the stars of heaven in number and like the innumerable sand by the shore of the sea.
所以從一個彷彿已死的人就生出子孫, 如同天上的星那樣眾多, 海邊的沙那樣無數.

11:13 These all died in faith without receiving the promises, but seeing them from a distance and welcoming them, and admitting that they were strangers and temporary residents on the earth.
這些人都是存著信心死的, 並沒有得著所應許的; 卻從遠處望見, 且歡喜迎接, 又承認自己在世上是客旅, 是寄居的.

11:14 For those who say such things make clear that they are seeking a homeland.
說這樣話的人是表明自己要找一個家鄉.

11:15 And if they remember that land from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.
他們若想念所離開的家鄉, 還有可以回去的機會.

11:16 But now they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
他們卻羨慕一個更美的家鄉, 就是在天上的. 所以神被稱為他們的神, 並不以為恥, 因為他已經給他們預備了一座城.

11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac, and the one who received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
亞伯拉罕因著信, 被試驗的時候, 就把以撒獻上; 這便是那歡喜領受應許的, 將自己獨生的兒子獻上.

11:18 with reference to whom it was said, “In Isaac your descendants will be named,”
論到這兒子, 曾有話說: “從以撒生的才要稱為你的後裔. ”

11:19 having reasoned that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which he received him back also as a symbol.
他以為神還能叫人從死裡復活; 他也彷彿從死中得回他的兒子來.

11:20 By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things that were going to happen.
以撒因著信, 就指著將來的事給雅各,以掃祝福.

11:21 By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
雅各因著信, 臨死的時候, 給約瑟的兩個兒子各自祝福, 扶著杖頭敬拜神.

11:22 By faith Joseph, as he was dying, mentioned about the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave instructions about his bones.
約瑟因著信, 臨終的時候, 提到以色列族將來要出埃及, 並為自己的骸骨留下遺命.

11:23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw the child was handsome, and they were not afraid of the edict of the king.
摩西生下來, 他的父母見他是個俊美的孩子, 就因著信, 把他藏了三個月, 並不怕王命.

11:24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
摩西因著信, 長大了就不肯稱為法老女兒之子.

11:25 choosing instead to be mistreated with the people of God rather than to experience the transitory enjoyment of sin,
他寧可和神的百姓同受苦害, 也不願暫時享受罪中之樂.

11:26 considering reproach endured for the sake of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.
他看為基督受的凌辱比埃及的財物更寶貴, 因他想望所要得的賞賜.

11:27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king, for he persevered as if he saw the invisible one.
他因著信, 就離開埃及, 不怕王怒; 因為他恆心忍耐, 如同看見那不能看見的主.

11:28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, in order that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.
他因著信, 就守(或譯: 立)逾越節, 行灑血的禮, 免得那滅長子的臨近以色列人.

11:29 By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry land; the Egyptians, when they made the attempt, were drowned.
他們因著信, 過紅海如行乾地; 埃及人試著要過去, 就被吞滅了.

11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been marched around for seven days.
以色列人因著信, 圍繞耶利哥城七日, 城牆就倒塌了.

11:31 By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.
妓女喇合因著信, 曾和和平平地接待探子, 就不與那些不順從的人一同滅亡.

11:32 And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, and Samuel and the prophets,
我又何必再說呢? 若要一一細說, 基甸,巴拉,參孫,耶弗他,大衛,撒母耳, 和眾先知的事, 時候就不夠了.

11:33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, accomplished justice, obtained what was promised, shut the mouths of lions,
他們因著信, 制伏了敵國, 行了公義, 得了應許, 堵了獅子的口,

11:34 extinguished the effectiveness of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong from weakness, became mighty in battle, put to flight enemy battle lines.
滅了烈火的猛勢, 脫了刀劍的鋒刃; 軟弱變為剛強, 爭戰顯出勇敢, 打退外邦的全軍.

11:35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. But others were tortured, not accepting release, in order that they might gain a better resurrection.
有婦人得自己的死人復活. 又有人忍受嚴刑, 不肯苟且得釋放(原文是贖), 為要得著更美的復活.

11:36 And others experienced mocking and flogging, and in addition bonds and imprisonment.
又有人忍受戲弄,鞭打,捆鎖,監禁,各等的磨煉,

11:37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they died by murder with a sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, impoverished, afflicted, mistreated,
被石頭打死, 被鋸鋸死, 受試探, 被刀殺, 披著綿羊,山羊的皮各處奔跑, 受窮乏,患難,苦害,

11:38 of whom the world was not worthy, wandering about on deserts and mountains and in caves and in holes in the ground.
在曠野,山嶺,山洞,地穴, 飄流無定, 本是世界不配有的人.

11:39 And although they all were approved through their faith, they did not receive what was promised,
這些人都是因信得了美好的證據, 卻仍未得著所應許的;

11:40 because God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.
因為神給我們預備了更美的事, 叫他們若不與我們同得, 就不能完全.

Hebrews - Chapter 12

12:1 Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, putting aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, let us run with patient endurance the race that has been set before us,
我們既有這許多的見證人, 如同雲彩圍著我們, 就當放下各樣的重擔, 脫去容易纏累我們的罪, 存心忍耐, 奔那擺在我們前頭的路程,

12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the originator and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
仰望為我們信心創始成終的耶穌(或譯: 仰望那將真道創始成終的耶穌). 他因那擺在前面的喜樂, 就輕看羞辱, 忍受了十字架的苦難, 便坐在神寶座的右邊.

12:3 For consider the one who endured such hostility by sinners against himself, so that you will not grow weary in your souls and give up.
那忍受罪人這樣頂撞的, 你們要思想, 免得疲倦灰心.

12:4 You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood as you struggle against sin.
你們與罪惡相爭, 還沒有抵擋到流血的地步.

12:5 And have you completely forgotten the exhortation which instructs you as sons? “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, or give up when you are corrected by him.
你們又忘了那勸你們如同勸兒子的話, 說: 我兒, 你不可輕看主的管教, 被他責備的時候也不可灰心;

12:6 For the Lord disciplines the one whom he loves, and punishes every son whom he accepts.”
因為主所愛的, 他必管教, 又鞭打凡所收納的兒子.

12:7 Endure it for discipline. God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there whom a father does not discipline?
你們所忍受的, 是神管教你們, 待你們如同待兒子. 焉有兒子不被父親管教的呢?

12:8 But if you are without discipline, in which all legitimate sons have become participants, then you are illegitimate and not sons.
管教原是眾子所共受的. 你們若不受管教, 就是私子, 不是兒子了.

12:9 Furthermore, we have had our earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Will we not much rather subject ourselves to the Father of spirits and live?
再者, 我們曾有生身的父管教我們, 我們尚且敬重他, 何況萬靈的父, 我們豈不更當順服他得生嗎?

12:10 For they disciplined us for a few days according to what seemed appropriate to them, but he does so for our benefit, in order that we can have a share in his holiness.
生身的父都是暫隨己意管教我們; 惟有萬靈的父管教我們, 是要我們得益處, 使我們在他的聖潔上有分.

12:11 Now all discipline seems for the moment not to be joyful but painful, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who are trained by it.
凡管教的事, 當時不覺得快樂, 反覺得愁苦; 後來卻為那經練過的人結出平安的果子, 就是義.

12:12 Therefore strengthen your slackened hands and your weakened knees,
所以, 你們要把下垂的手,發酸的腿挺起來;

12:13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame will not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
也要為自己的腳, 把道路修直了, 使瘸子不致歪腳(或譯: 差路), 反得痊癒.

12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
你們要追求與眾人和睦, 並要追求聖潔; 非聖潔沒有人能見主.

12:15 Take care that no one falls short of the grace of God; that no one growing up like a root of bitterness causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
又要謹慎, 恐怕有人失了神的恩; 恐怕有毒根生出來擾亂你們, 因此叫眾人沾染污穢;

12:16 that no one be a sexually immoral or totally worldly person like Esau, who for one meal traded his own birthright.
恐怕有淫亂的, 有貪戀世俗如以掃的, 他因一點食物把自己長子的名分賣了.

12:17 For you know that also afterwards, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, because he did not find an occasion for repentance, although he sought it with tears.
後來想要承受父所祝的福, 竟被棄絕, 雖然號哭切求, 卻得不著門路使他父親的心意回轉. 這是你們知道的.

12:18 For you have not come to something that can be touched, and to a burning fire, and to darkness, and to gloom, and to a whirlwind,
你們原不是來到那能摸的山; 此山有火焰,密雲,黑暗,暴風,

12:19 and to the noise of a trumpet, and to the sound of words which those who heard begged that not another word be spoken to them.
角聲與說話的聲音. 那些聽見這聲音的, 都求不要再向他們說話;

12:20 For they could not endure what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
因為他們當不起所命他們的話, 說: “靠近這山的, 即便是走獸, 也要用石頭打死. ”

12:21 And the spectacle was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling.”
所見的極其可怕, 甚至摩西說: “我甚是恐懼戰兢. ”

12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to tens of thousands of angels, to the festal gathering
你們乃是來到錫安山, 永生神的城邑, 就是天上的耶路撒冷. 那裡有千萬的天使,

12:23 and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,
有名錄在天上諸長子之會所共聚的總會, 有審判眾人的神和被成全之義人的靈魂,

12:24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks better than Abel’s does.
並新約的中保耶穌, 以及所灑的血; 這血所說的比亞伯的血所說的更美.

12:25 Watch out that you do not refuse the one who is speaking! For if those did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, much less will we escape, if we reject the one who warns from heaven,
你們總要謹慎, 不可棄絕那向你們說話的. 因為, 那些棄絕在地上警戒他們的尚且不能逃罪, 何況我們違背那從天上警戒我們的呢?

12:26 whose voice shook the earth at that time, but now he has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also heaven.”
當時他的聲音震動了地, 但如今他應許說: “再一次我不單要震動地, 還要震動天. ”

12:27 Now the phrase “yet once more” indicates the removal of what is shaken, namely, things that have been created, in order that the things that are not shaken may remain.
這再一次的話, 是指明被震動的, 就是受造之物都要挪去, 使那不被震動的常存.

12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be thankful, through which let us serve God acceptably, with awe and reverence.
所以我們既得了不能震動的國, 就當感恩, 照神所喜悅的, 用虔誠,敬畏的心事奉神.

12:29 For indeed our God is a consuming fire.
因為我們的神乃是烈火.

Hebrews - Chapter 13

13:1 Brotherly love must continue.
你們務要常存弟兄相愛的心.

13:2 Do not neglect hospitality, because through this some have received angels as guests without knowing it.
不可忘記用愛心接待客旅; 因為曾有接待客旅的, 不知不覺就接待了天使.

13:3 Remember the prisoners, as though you were fellow-prisoners; remember the mistreated, as though you yourselves also are being mistreated in the body.
你們要記念被捆綁的人, 好像與他們同受捆綁; 也要記念遭苦害的人, 想到自己也在肉身之內.

13:4 Marriage must be held in honor by all, and the marriage bed be undefiled, because God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.
婚姻, 人人都當尊重, 床也不可污穢; 因為苟合行淫的人, 神必要審判.

13:5 Your lifestyle must be free from the love of money, being content with what you have. For he himself has said, “I will never desert you, and I will never abandon you.”
你們存心不可貪愛錢財, 要以自己所有的為足; 因為主曾說: “我總不撇下你, 也不丟棄你. ”

13:6 So then, we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?”
所以我們可以放膽說: 主是幫助我的, 我必不懼怕; 人能把我怎麼樣呢?

13:7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you; considering the outcome of their way of life, imitate their faith.
從前引導你們,傳神之道給你們的人, 你們要想念他們, 效法他們的信心, 留心看他們為人的結局.

13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
耶穌基督昨日,今日,一直到永遠, 是一樣的.

13:9 Do not be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods by which those who participate have not benefited.
你們不要被那諸般怪異的教訓勾引了去; 因為人心靠恩得堅固才是好的, 並不是靠飲食. 那在飲食上專心的從來沒有得著益處.

13:10 We have an altar from which those who serve in the tabernacle do not have the right to eat.
我們有一祭壇, 上面的祭物是那些在帳幕中供職的人不可同吃的.

13:11 For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sins are burned up outside the camp.
原來牲畜的血被大祭司帶入聖所作贖罪祭; 牲畜的身子被燒在營外.

13:12 Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the gate, in order that he might sanctify the people by his own blood.
所以, 耶穌要用自己的血叫百姓成聖, 也就在城門外受苦.

13:13 So we must go out to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.
這樣, 我們也當出到營外, 就了他去, 忍受他所受的凌辱.

13:14 For here we do not have a permanent city, but we seek the city that is to come.
我們在這裡本沒有常存的城, 乃是尋求那將來的城.

13:15 Therefore through him let us offer up a sacrifice of praise continually to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
我們應當靠著耶穌, 常常以頌讚為祭獻給神, 這就是那承認主名之人嘴唇的果子.

13:16 And do not neglect doing good and generosity, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
只是不可忘記行善和捐輸的事, 因為這樣的祭是神所喜悅的.

13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with groaning, for this would be unprofitable for you.
你們要依從那些引導你們的, 且要順服; 因他們為你們的靈魂時刻警醒, 好像那將來交帳的人. 你們要使他們交的時候有快樂, 不致憂愁; 若憂愁就與你們無益了.

13:18 Pray for us, for we are convinced that we have a good conscience, and want to conduct ourselves commendably in every way.
請你們為我們禱告, 因我們自覺良心無虧, 願意凡事按正道而行.

13:19 And I especially urge you to do this, so that I may be restored to you more quickly.
我更求你們為我禱告, 使我快些回到你們那裡去.

13:20 Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,
但願賜平安的神, 就是那憑永約之血,使群羊的大牧人─我主耶穌從死裡復活的神,

13:21 equip you with every good thing to do his will, carrying out in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever. Amen.
在各樣善事上成全你們, 叫你們遵行他的旨意; 又藉著耶穌基督在你們心裡行他所喜悅的事. 願榮耀歸給他, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們!

13:22 Now I urge you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for indeed I have written to you briefly.
弟兄們, 我略略寫信給你們, 望你們聽我勸勉的話.

13:23 Know that our brother Timothy has been released, with whom I will see you, if he comes quickly enough.
你們該知道, 我們的兄弟提摩太已經釋放了; 他若快來, 我必同他去見你們.

13:24 Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.
請你們問引導你們的諸位和眾聖徒安. 從意大利來的人也問你們安.

13:25 Grace be with all of you.
願恩惠常與你們眾人同在. 阿們!

James (雅各書)

James - Chapter 1

1:1 James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion. Greetings!
作神和主耶穌基督僕人的雅各請散住十二個支派之人的安.

1:2 Consider it all joy, my brothers, whenever you encounter various trials,
我的弟兄們, 你們落在百般試煉中, 都要以為大喜樂;

1:3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
因為知道你們的信心經過試驗, 就生忍耐.

1:4 And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.
但忍耐也當成功, 使你們成全,完備, 毫無缺欠.

1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask for it from God, who gives to all without reservation and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.
你們中間若有缺少智慧的, 應當求那厚賜與眾人,也不斥責人的神, 主就必賜給他.

1:6 But let him ask for it in faith, without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed about.
只要憑著信心求, 一點不疑惑; 因為那疑惑的人, 就像海中的波浪, 被風吹動翻騰.

1:7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
這樣的人不要想從主那裡得甚麼.

1:8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
心懷二意的人, 在他一切所行的路上都沒有定見.

1:9 Now let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his high position,
卑微的弟兄升高, 就該喜樂;

1:10 but the rich person in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a flower of the grass.
富足的降卑, 也該如此; 因為他必要過去, 如同草上的花一樣.

1:11 For the sun rises with its burning heat and dries up the grass, and its flower falls off, and the beauty of its appearance is lost. So also the rich person in his pursuits will wither away.
太陽出來, 熱風颳起, 草就枯乾, 花也凋謝, 美容就消沒了; 那富足的人, 在他所行的事上也要這樣衰殘.

1:12 Blessed is the person who endures testing, because when he is approved he will receive the crown of life that he has promised to those who love him.
忍受試探的人是有福的, 因為他經過試驗以後, 必得生命的冠冕; 這是主應許給那些愛他之人的.

1:13 No one who is being tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
人被試探, 不可說: “我是被神試探”; 因為神不能被惡試探, 他也不試探人.

1:14 But each one is tempted when he is dragged away and enticed by his own desires.
但各人被試探, 乃是被自己的私慾牽引誘惑的.

1:15 Then desire, after it has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is brought to completion, gives birth to death.
私慾既懷了胎, 就生出罪來; 罪既長成, 就生出死來.

1:16 Do not be deceived, my dear brothers.
我親愛的弟兄們, 不要看錯了.

1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of change.
各樣美善的恩賜和各樣全備的賞賜都是從上頭來的, 從眾光之父那裡降下來的; 在他並沒有改變, 也沒有轉動的影兒.

1:18 By his will he gave birth to us through the message of truth, so that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
他按自己的旨意, 用真道生了我們, 叫我們在他所造的萬物中好像初熟的果子.

1:19 Understand this, my dear brothers: every person must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
我親愛的弟兄們, 這是你們所知道的. 但你們各人要快快地聽, 慢慢地說, 慢慢地動怒,

1:20 for human anger does not accomplish the righteousness of God.
因為人的怒氣並不成就神的義.

1:21 Therefore, putting aside all moral uncleanness and wicked excess, welcome with humility the implanted message which is able to save your souls.
所以, 你們要脫去一切的污穢和盈餘的邪惡, 存溫柔的心領受那所栽種的道, 就是能救你們靈魂的道.

1:22 But be doers of the message and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,
只是你們要行道, 不要單單聽道, 自己欺哄自己.

1:23 because if anyone is a hearer of the message and not a doer, this one is like someone staring at his own face in a mirror,
因為聽道而不行道的, 就像人對著鏡子看自己本來的面目,

1:24 for he looks at himself and goes away and immediately forgets what sort of person he was.
看見, 走後, 隨即忘了他的相貌如何.

1:25 But the one who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues to do it, not being a forgetful hearer but a doer who acts, this one will be blessed in what he does.
惟有詳細察看那全備,使人自由之律法的, 並且時常如此, 這人既不是聽了就忘, 乃是實在行出來, 就在他所行的事上必然得福.

1:26 If anyone thinks he is religious, although he does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
若有人自以為虔誠, 卻不勒住他的舌頭, 反欺哄自己的心, 這人的虔誠是虛的.

1:27 Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
在神我們的父面前, 那清潔沒有玷污的虔誠, 就是看顧在患難中的孤兒寡婦, 並且保守自己不沾染世俗.

James - Chapter 2

2:1 My brothers, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partiality.
我的弟兄們, 你們信奉我們榮耀的主耶穌基督, 便不可按著外貌待人.

2:2 For if someone enters into your assembly in fine clothing with a gold ring on his finger, and a poor person in filthy clothing also enters,
若有一個人帶著金戒指, 穿著華美衣服, 進你們的會堂去; 又有一個窮人穿著骯髒衣服也進去;

2:3 and you look favorably on the one wearing the fine clothing and you say, “Be seated here in a good place,” and to the poor person you say, “You stand or be seated there by my footstool,”
你們就重看那穿華美衣服的人, 說: “請坐在這好位上”; 又對那窮人說: “你站在那裡”, 或“坐在我腳凳下邊. ”

2:4 have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
這豈不是你們偏心待人, 用惡意斷定人嗎?

2:5 Listen, my dear brothers! Did not God choose the poor of the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?
我親愛的弟兄們, 請聽, 神豈不是揀選了世上的貧窮人, 叫他們在信上富足, 並承受他所應許給那些愛他之人的國嗎?

2:6 But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich exploiting you and they themselves dragging you into the courts?
你們反倒羞辱貧窮人. 那富足人豈不是欺壓你們,拉你們到公堂去嗎?

2:7 Do they themselves not blaspheme the good name of the one to whom you belong?
他們不是褻瀆你們所敬奉(所敬奉: 或譯被稱)的尊名嗎?

2:8 However, if you carry out the royal law according to the scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
經上記著說: “要愛人如己. ”你們若全守這至尊的律法才是好的.

2:9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and thus are convicted by the law as transgressors.
但你們若按外貌待人, 便是犯罪, 被律法定為犯法的.

2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles in one point only has become guilty of all of it.
因為凡遵守全律法的, 只在一條上跌倒, 他就是犯了眾條.

2:11 For the one who said “Do not commit adultery” also said “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
原來那說“不可姦淫”的, 也說“不可殺人”; 你就是不姦淫, 卻殺人, 仍是成了犯律法的.

2:12 Thus speak and thus act as those who are going to be judged by the law of liberty.
你們既然要按使人自由的律法受審判, 就該照這律法說話行事.

2:13 For judgment is merciless to the one who has not practiced mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
因為那不憐憫人的, 也要受無憐憫的審判; 憐憫原是向審判誇勝.

2:14 What is the benefit, my brothers, if someone says that he has faith but does not have works? That faith is not able to save him, is it?
我的弟兄們, 若有人說自己有信心, 卻沒有行為, 有甚麼益處呢? 這信心能救他嗎?

2:15 If a brother or a sister is poorly clothed and lacking food for the day,
若是弟兄或是姊妹, 赤身露體, 又缺了日用的飲食;

2:16 and one of you should say to them, “Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but does not give them what is necessary for the body, what is the benefit?
你們中間有人對他們說: “平平安安地去吧! 願你們穿得暖, 吃得飽”, 卻不給他們身體所需用的, 這有甚麼益處呢?

2:17 Thus also faith, if it does not have works, is dead by itself.
這樣, 信心若沒有行為就是死的.

2:18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
必有人說: “你有信心, 我有行為; 你將你沒有行為的信心指給我看, 我便藉著我的行為, 將我的信心指給你看. ”

2:19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe, and shudder!
你信神只有一位, 你信的不錯; 鬼魔也信, 卻是戰驚.

2:20 But do you want to know, O foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
虛浮的人哪, 你願意知道沒有行為的信心是死的嗎?

2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?
我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕把他兒子以撒獻在壇上, 豈不是因行為稱義嗎?

2:22 You see that faith was working together with his works, and by the works the faith was perfected.
可見, 信心是與他的行為並行, 而且信心因著行為才得成全.

2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
這就應驗經上所說: “亞伯拉罕信神, 這就算為他的義. ”他又得稱為神的朋友.

2:24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
這樣看來, 人稱義是因著行為, 不是單因著信.

2:25 And likewise was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by a different route?
妓女喇合接待使者, 又放他們從別的路上出去, 不也是一樣因行為稱義嗎?

2:26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
身體沒有靈魂是死的, 信心沒有行為也是死的.

James - Chapter 3

3:1 Not many should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we will receive a greater judgment.
我的弟兄們, 不要多人作師傅, 因為曉得我們要受更重的判斷.

3:2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect individual, able to hold in check his whole body also.
原來我們在許多事上都有過失; 若有人在話語上沒有過失, 他就是完全人, 也能勒住自己的全身.

3:3 And if we put bits in the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we also guide their whole bodies.
我們若把嚼環放在馬嘴裡, 叫牠順服, 就能調動牠的全身.

3:4 Behold also ships: although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot wishes.
看哪, 船隻雖然甚大, 又被大風催逼, 只用小小的舵, 就隨著掌舵的意思轉動.

3:5 So also the tongue is a small member of the body and boasts great things. Behold how small a fire sets ablaze how great a forest!
這樣, 舌頭在百體裡也是最小的, 卻能說大話. 看哪, 最小的火能點著最大的樹林.

3:6 And the tongue is a fire! The world of unrighteousness, the tongue, is set among our members, defiling the whole body and setting on fire the course of human existence, being set on fire by hell.
舌頭就是火, 在我們百體中, 舌頭是個罪惡的世界, 能污穢全身, 也能把生命的輪子點起來, 並且是從地獄裡點著的.

3:7 For every species of animals and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, is being tamed and has been tamed by the human species,
各類的走獸,飛禽,昆蟲,水族, 本來都可以制伏, 也已經被人制伏了;

3:8 but no human being is able to tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
惟獨舌頭沒有人能制伏, 是不止息的惡物, 滿了害死人的毒氣.

3:9 With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.
我們用舌頭頌讚那為主,為父的, 又用舌頭咒詛那照著神形像被造的人.

3:10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so!
頌讚和咒詛從一個口裡出來! 我的弟兄們, 這是不應當的!

3:11 A spring does not pour forth from the same opening fresh and bitter water, does it?
泉源從一個眼裡能發出甜苦兩樣的水嗎?

3:12 A fig tree is not able, my brothers, to produce olives, or a grapevine figs. Neither can a saltwater spring produce fresh water.
我的弟兄們, 無花果樹能生橄欖嗎? 葡萄樹能結無花果嗎? 鹹水裡也不能發出甜水來.

3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior his works, with the humility of wisdom.
你們中間誰是有智慧有見識的呢? 他就當在智慧的溫柔上顯出他的善行來.

3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.
你們心裡若懷著苦毒的嫉妒和紛爭, 就不可自誇, 也不可說謊話抵擋真道.

3:15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
這樣的智慧不是從上頭來的, 乃是屬地的, 屬情慾的, 屬鬼魔的.

3:16 For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.
在何處有嫉妒,紛爭, 就在何處有擾亂和各樣的壞事.

3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, obedient, full of mercy and good fruits, nonjudgmental, without hypocrisy,
惟獨從上頭來的智慧, 先是清潔, 後是和平, 溫良柔順, 滿有憐憫, 多結善果, 沒有偏見, 沒有假冒.

3:18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace among those who make peace.
並且使人和平的, 是用和平所栽種的義果.

James - Chapter 4

4:1 From where are conflicts and from where are quarrels among you? Is it not from this, from your pleasures that wage war among your members?
你們中間的爭戰鬥毆是從哪裡來的呢? 不是從你們百體中戰鬥之私慾來的嗎?

4:2 You desire and do not have; you murder and are filled with envy, and are not able to obtain; you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask.
你們貪戀, 還是得不著; 你們殺害嫉妒, 又鬥毆爭戰, 也不能得. 你們得不著, 是因為你們不求.

4:3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, in order that you may spend it on your pleasures.
你們求也得不著, 是因為你們妄求, 要浪費在你們的宴樂中.

4:4 Adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
你們這些淫亂的人(原文是淫婦)哪, 豈不知與世俗為友就是與神為敵嗎? 所以凡想要與世俗為友的, 就是與神為敵了.

4:5 Or do you think that in vain the scripture says, “The spirit which he caused to dwell in us desires jealously”?
你們想經上所說是徒然的嗎? 神所賜,住在我們裡面的靈, 是戀愛至於嫉妒嗎?

4:6 But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
但他賜更多的恩典, 所以經上說: 神阻擋驕傲的人, 賜恩給謙卑的人.

4:7 Therefore subject yourselves to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
故此, 你們要順服神. 務要抵擋魔鬼, 魔鬼就必離開你們逃跑了.

4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded!
你們親近神, 神就必親近你們. 有罪的人哪, 要潔淨你們的手! 心懷二意的人哪, 要清潔你們的心!

4:9 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloominess.
你們要愁苦,悲哀,哭泣, 將喜笑變作悲哀, 歡樂變作愁悶.

4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
務要在主面前自卑, 主就必叫你們升高.

4:11 Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. The one who speaks evil of a brother or judges his brother speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of the law.
弟兄們, 你們不可彼此批評. 人若批評弟兄, 論斷弟兄, 就是批評律法, 論斷律法. 你若論斷律法, 就不是遵行律法, 乃是判斷人的.

4:12 There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
設立律法和判斷人的, 只有一位, 就是那能救人也能滅人的. 你是誰, 竟敢論斷別人呢?

4:13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there, and carry on business and make a profit,”
嗐! 你們有話說: “今天明天我們要往某城裡去, 在那裡住一年, 做買賣得利. ”

4:14 you who do not know what will happen tomorrow, what your life will be like. For you are a smoky vapor that appears for a short time and then disappears.
其實明天如何, 你們還不知道. 你們的生命是甚麼呢? 你們原來是一片雲霧, 出現少時就不見了.

4:15 Instead you should say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
你們只當說: “主若願意, 我們就可以活著, 也可以做這事, 或做那事. ”

4:16 But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
現今你們竟以張狂誇口; 凡這樣誇口都是惡的.

4:17 Therefore, to the one who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
人若知道行善, 卻不去行, 這就是他的罪了.

James - Chapter 5

5:1 Come now, you rich people, weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming upon you!
嗐! 你們這些富足人哪, 應當哭泣,號咷, 因為將有苦難臨到你們身上.

5:2 Your wealth has rotted, and your clothing has become moth-eaten.
你們的財物壞了, 衣服也被蟲子咬了.

5:3 Your gold and silver have become corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you, and it will consume your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days.
你們的金銀都長了銹; 那銹要證明你們的不是, 又要吃你們的肉, 如同火燒. 你們在這末世只知積攢錢財.

5:4 Behold, the wages that were held back by you from the workers who reap your fields cry out, and the cries of the reapers have come to the ears of the Lord of hosts.
工人給你們收割莊稼, 你們虧欠他們的工錢, 這工錢有聲音呼叫, 並且那收割之人的冤聲已經入了萬軍之主的耳了.

5:5 You have lived self-indulgently on the earth and have lived luxuriously. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
你們在世上享美福, 好宴樂, 當宰殺的日子竟嬌養你們的心.

5:6 You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous person; he does not resist you.
你們定了義人的罪, 把他殺害, 他也不抵擋你們.

5:7 Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the soil, being patient concerning it until it receives the early and late rains.
弟兄們哪, 你們要忍耐, 直到主來. 看哪, 農夫忍耐等候地裡寶貴的出產, 直到得了秋雨春雨.

5:8 You also be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.
你們也當忍耐, 堅固你們的心, 因為主來的日子近了.

5:9 Brothers, do not complain against one another, in order that you may not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the doors!
弟兄們, 你們不要彼此埋怨, 免得受審判. 看哪, 審判的主站在門前了.

5:10 Brothers, take as an example of perseverance and endurance the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
弟兄們, 你們要把那先前奉主名說話的眾先知當作能受苦能忍耐的榜樣.

5:11 Behold, we consider blessed those who have endured. You have heard about the patient endurance of Job, and you saw the outcome from the Lord, that the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
那先前忍耐的人, 我們稱他們是有福的. 你們聽見過約伯的忍耐, 也知道主給他的結局, 明顯主是滿心憐憫, 大有慈悲.

5:12 Now above all, my brothers, do not swear either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your yes be yes and your no, no, in order that you may not fall under judgment.
我的弟兄們, 最要緊的是不可起誓; 不可指著天起誓, 也不可指著地起誓, 無論何誓都不可起. 你們說話, 是, 就說是; 不是, 就說不是, 免得你們落在審判之下.

5:13 Is anyone among you suffering misfortune? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praise.
你們中間有受苦的呢, 他就該禱告; 有喜樂的呢, 他就該歌頌.

5:14 Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the elders of the church and they should pray over him, anointing him with olive oil in the name of the Lord.
你們中間有病了的呢, 他就該請教會的長老來; 他們可以奉主的名用油抹他, 為他禱告.

5:15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins he will be forgiven.
出於信心的祈禱要救那病人, 主必叫他起來; 他若犯了罪, 也必蒙赦免.

5:16 Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous person accomplishes much.
所以你們要彼此認罪, 互相代求, 使你們可以得醫治. 義人祈禱所發的力量是大有功效的.

5:17 Elijah was a human being with the same nature as us, and he prayed fervently for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
以利亞與我們是一樣性情的人, 他懇切禱告, 求不要下雨, 雨就三年零六個月不下在地上.

5:18 And he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.
他又禱告, 天就降下雨來, 地也生出土產.

5:19 My brothers, if anyone among you should wander away from the truth and someone turns him back,
我的弟兄們, 你們中間若有失迷真道的, 有人使他回轉,

5:20 he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from the error of his way will save that person’s soul from death, and will cover over a great number of sins.
這人該知道: 叫一個罪人從迷路上轉回便是救一個靈魂不死, 並且遮蓋許多的罪.

I Peter (彼得前書)

I Peter - Chapter 1

1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen who are residing temporarily in the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
耶穌基督的使徒彼得寫信給那分散在本都,加拉太,加帕多家,亞細亞,庇推尼寄居的,

1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
就是照父神的先見被揀選, 藉著聖靈得成聖潔, 以致順服耶穌基督, 又蒙他血所灑的人. 願恩惠,平安多多地加給你們.

1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
願頌讚歸與我們主耶穌基督的父神! 他曾照自己的大憐憫, 藉耶穌基督從死裡復活, 重生了我們, 叫我們有活潑的盼望,

1:4 into an inheritance imperishable and undefiled and unfading, reserved in heaven for you
可以得著不能朽壞,不能玷污,不能衰殘,為你們存留在天上的基業.

1:5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time,
你們這因信蒙神能力保守的人, 必能得著所預備,到末世要顯現的救恩.

1:6 in which you rejoice greatly, although now for a short time, if necessary, you are distressed by various trials,
因此, 你們是大有喜樂; 但如今, 在百般的試煉中暫時憂愁,

1:7 so that the genuineness of your faith, more valuable than gold that is passing away, but is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
叫你們的信心既被試驗, 就比那被火試驗仍然能壞的金子更顯寶貴, 可以在耶穌基督顯現的時候得著稱讚,榮耀,尊貴.

1:8 whom, although you have not seen, you love; in whom now you believe, although you do not see him, and you rejoice greatly with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
你們雖然沒有見過他, 卻是愛他; 如今雖不得看見, 卻因信他就有說不出來,滿有榮光的大喜樂;

1:9 obtaining the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
並且得著你們信心的果效, 就是靈魂的救恩.

1:10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace meant for you sought and made careful inquiry,
論到這救恩, 那預先說你們要得恩典的眾先知早已詳細地尋求考察,

1:11 investigating for what person or which time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he testified beforehand to the sufferings with reference to Christ and the glories after these things,
就是考察在他們心裡基督的靈, 預先證明基督受苦難, 後來得榮耀, 是指著甚麼時候, 並怎樣的時候.

1:12 to whom it was revealed that they were serving not themselves but you with reference to the same things which now have been announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels desire to look.
他們得了啟示, 知道他們所傳講(原文是服事)的一切事, 不是為自己, 乃是為你們. 那靠著從天上差來的聖靈傳福音給你們的人, 現在將這些事報給你們; 天使也願意詳細察看這些事.

1:13 Therefore, when you have prepared your minds for action by being self-controlled, put your hope completely in the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
所以要約束你們的心(原文是束上你們心中的腰), 謹慎自守, 專心盼望耶穌基督顯現的時候所帶來給你們的恩.

1:14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former desires you used to conform to in your ignorance,
你們既作順命的兒女, 就不要效法從前蒙昧無知的時候那放縱私慾的樣子.

1:15 but as the one who called you is holy, you yourselves be holy in all your conduct,
那召你們的既是聖潔, 你們在一切所行的事上也要聖潔.

1:16 for it is written, “You will be holy, because I am holy.”
因為經上記著說: “你們要聖潔, 因為我是聖潔的. ”

1:17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves with fear during the time of your temporary residence,
你們既稱那不偏待人,按各人行為審判人的主為父, 就當存敬畏的心度你們在世寄居的日子,

1:18 because you know that you were redeemed from your futile way of life inherited from your ancestors not with perishable things like silver or gold,
知道你們得贖, 脫去你們祖宗所傳流虛妄的行為, 不是憑著能壞的金銀等物,

1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb
乃是憑著基督的寶血, 如同無瑕疵,無玷污的羔羊之血.

1:20 who was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has been revealed in these last times for you
基督在創世以前是預先被神知道的, 卻在這末世才為你們顯現.

1:21 who through him are believing in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
你們也因著他, 信那叫他從死裡復活,又給他榮耀的神, 叫你們的信心和盼望都在於神.

1:22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for sincere brotherly love, love one another fervently from the heart,
你們既因順從真理, 潔淨了自己的心, 以致愛弟兄沒有虛假, 就當從心裡(從心裡: 有古卷是從清潔的心)彼此切實相愛.

1:23 because you have been born again, not from perishable seed but imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
你們蒙了重生, 不是由於能壞的種子, 乃是由於不能壞的種子, 是藉著神活潑常存的道.

1:24 For “all flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers and the flower falls off,
因為凡有血氣的, 盡都如草; 他的美榮都像草上的花. 草必枯乾, 花必凋謝;

1:25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that has been proclaimed to you.
惟有主的道是永存的. 所傳給你們的福音就是這道.

I Peter - Chapter 2

2:1 Therefore, ridding yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,
所以, 你們既除去一切的惡毒(或譯: 陰毒),詭詐, 並假善,嫉妒, 和一切毀謗的話,

2:2 like newborn infants long for the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,
就要愛慕那純淨的靈奶, 像才生的嬰孩愛慕奶一樣, 叫你們因此漸長, 以致得救.

2:3 if you have tasted that the Lord is kind,
你們若嘗過主恩的滋味, 就必如此.

2:4 to whom you are drawing near, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in the sight of God.
主乃活石, 固然是被人所棄的, 卻是被神所揀選,所寶貴的.

2:5 And you yourselves, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
你們來到主面前, 也就像活石, 被建造成為靈宮, 作聖潔的祭司, 藉著耶穌基督奉獻神所悅納的靈祭.

2:6 For it stands in scripture, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
因為經上說: 看哪, 我把所揀選,所寶貴的房角石安放在錫安; 信靠他的人必不至於羞愧.

2:7 Therefore the honor is for you who believe, but for those who refuse to believe, “The stone that the builders rejected, this one has become the cornerstone,”
所以, 他在你們信的人就為寶貴, 在那不信的人有話說: 匠人所棄的石頭已作了房角的頭塊石頭.

2:8 and “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,” who stumble because they disobey the word to which also they were consigned.
又說: 作了絆腳的石頭, 跌人的磐石. 他們既不順從, 就在道理上絆跌(或譯: 他們絆跌都因不順從道理); 他們這樣絆跌也是預定的.

2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s possession, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,
惟有你們是被揀選的族類, 是有君尊的祭司, 是聖潔的國度, 是屬神的子民, 要叫你們宣揚那召你們出黑暗入奇妙光明者的美德.

2:10 who once were not a people, but now are the people of God, the ones who were not shown mercy, but now are shown mercy.
你們從前算不得子民, 現在卻作了神的子民; 從前未曾蒙憐恤, 現在卻蒙了憐恤.

2:11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires which wage war against your soul,
親愛的弟兄啊, 你們是客旅, 是寄居的. 我勸你們要禁戒肉體的私慾; 這私慾是與靈魂爭戰的.

2:12 maintaining your good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in the things in which they slander you as evildoers, by seeing your good deeds they may glorify God on the day of visitation.
你們在外邦人中, 應當品行端正, 叫那些毀謗你們是作惡的, 因看見你們的好行為, 便在鑒察(或譯: 眷顧)的日子歸榮耀給神.

2:13 Subject yourselves to every human authority for the sake of the Lord, whether to a king as having supreme authority,
你們為主的緣故, 要順服人的一切制度, 或是在上的君王,

2:14 or to governors as those sent out by him for the punishment of those who do evil and the praise of those who do good.
或是君王所派罰惡賞善的臣宰.

2:15 For the will of God is as follows: by doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
因為神的旨意原是要你們行善, 可以堵住那糊塗無知人的口.

2:16 Live as free persons, and not using your freedom as a covering for evil, but as slaves of God.
你們雖是自由的, 卻不可藉著自由遮蓋惡毒(或譯: 陰毒), 總要作神的僕人.

2:17 Honor all people, love the community of believers, fear God, honor the king.
務要尊敬眾人, 親愛教中的弟兄, 敬畏神, 尊敬君王.

2:18 Domestic slaves, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unjust.
你們作僕人的, 凡事要存敬畏的心順服主人; 不但順服那善良溫和的, 就是那乖僻的也要順服.

2:19 For this finds favor, if because of consciousness of God someone endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
倘若人為叫良心對得住神, 就忍受冤屈的苦楚, 這是可喜愛的.

2:20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if you endure when you do good and suffer for it, this finds favor with God.
你們若因犯罪受責打, 能忍耐, 有甚麼可誇的呢? 但你們若因行善受苦, 能忍耐, 這在神看是可喜愛的.

2:21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his footsteps,
你們蒙召原是為此; 因基督也為你們受過苦, 給你們留下榜樣, 叫你們跟隨他的腳蹤行.

2:22 who did not commit sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth,
他並沒有犯罪, 口裡也沒有詭詐.

2:23 who when he was reviled, did not revile in return; when suffering, he did not threaten, but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly,
他被罵不還口; 受害不說威嚇的話, 只將自己交託那按公義審判人的主.

2:24 who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we may die to sins and live to righteousness, by whose wounds you were healed.
他被掛在木頭上, 親身擔當了我們的罪, 使我們既然在罪上死, 就得以在義上活. 因他受的鞭傷, 你們便得了醫治.

2:25 For you were going astray like sheep, but you have turned back now to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
你們從前好像迷路的羊, 如今卻歸到你們靈魂的牧人監督了.

I Peter - Chapter 3

3:1 In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some are disobedient to the word, they may be won over without a word by the conduct of their wives,
你們作妻子的要順服自己的丈夫; 這樣, 若有不信從道理的丈夫, 他們雖然不聽道, 也可以因妻子的品行被感化過來;

3:2 when they see your respectful, pure conduct.
這正是因看見你們有貞潔的品行和敬畏的心.

3:3 Let your adornment not be the external kind, braiding hair and putting on gold jewelry or putting on fine clothing,
你們不要以外面的辮頭髮, 戴金飾, 穿美衣為妝飾,

3:4 but the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is highly valuable in the sight of God.
只要以裡面存著長久溫柔,安靜的心為妝飾; 這在神面前是極寶貴的.

3:5 For in the same way formerly the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves by being subject to their own husbands,
因為古時仰賴神的聖潔婦人正是以此為妝飾, 順服自己的丈夫,

3:6 like Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you have become when you do good and are not frightened with respect to any terror.
就如撒拉聽從亞伯拉罕, 稱他為主. 你們若行善, 不因恐嚇而害怕, 便是撒拉的女兒了.

3:7 Husbands, in the same way live with your wives knowledgeably, as with the weaker female vessel, showing them honor as fellow heirs also of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
你們作丈夫的也要按情理(原文是知識)和妻子同住; 因她比你軟弱(比你軟弱: 原文作是軟弱的器皿), 與你一同承受生命之恩的, 所以要敬重她. 這樣, 便叫你們的禱告沒有阻礙.

3:8 And finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, showing mutual affection, compassionate, humble,
總而言之, 你們都要同心, 彼此體恤, 相愛如弟兄, 存慈憐謙卑的心.

3:9 not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the other hand blessing others, because for this reason you were called, so that you could inherit a blessing.
不以惡報惡, 以辱罵還辱罵, 倒要祝福; 因你們是為此蒙召, 好叫你們承受福氣.

3:10 For “The one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips must not speak deceit.
因為經上說: 人若愛生命, 願享美福, 須要禁止舌頭不出惡言, 嘴唇不說詭詐的話;

3:11 And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
也要離惡行善, 尋求和睦, 一心追趕.

3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
因為, 主的眼看顧義人; 主的耳聽他們的祈禱. 惟有行惡的人, 主向他們變臉.

3:13 And who is the one who will harm you if you are a zealous adherent for what is good?
你們若是熱心行善, 有誰害你們呢?

3:14 But even if you might suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not be afraid of their intimidation or be disturbed,
你們就是為義受苦, 也是有福的. 不要怕人的威嚇(的威嚇: 或譯所怕的), 也不要驚慌;

3:15 but set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts, always ready to make a defense to anyone who asks you for an accounting concerning the hope that is in you.
只要心裡尊主基督為聖. 有人問你們心中盼望的緣由, 就要常作準備, 以溫柔,敬畏的心回答各人;

3:16 But do so with courtesy and respect, having a good conscience, so that in the things in which you are slandered, the ones who malign your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.
存著無虧的良心, 叫你們在何事上被毀謗, 就在何事上可以叫那誣賴你們在基督裡有好品行的人自覺羞愧.

3:17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it, than for doing evil.
神的旨意若是叫你們因行善受苦, 總強如因行惡受苦.

3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, in order that he could bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,
因基督也曾一次為罪受苦(有古卷: 受死), 就是義的代替不義的, 為要引我們到神面前. 按著肉體說, 他被治死; 按著靈性說, 他復活了.

3:19 in which also he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison,
他藉這靈曾去傳道給那些在監獄裡的靈聽,

3:20 who were formerly disobedient, when the patience of God waited in the days of Noah, while an ark was being constructed, in which a few—that is, eight souls—were rescued through water.
就是那從前在挪亞預備方舟,神容忍等待的時候, 不信從的人. 當時進入方舟, 藉著水得救的不多, 只有八個人.

3:21 And also, corresponding to this, baptism now saves you, not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
這水所表明的洗禮, 現在藉著耶穌基督復活也拯救你們; 這洗禮本不在乎除掉肉體的污穢, 只求在神面前有無虧的良心.

3:22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, with angels and authorities and powers having been subjected to him.
耶穌已經進入天堂, 在神的右邊; 眾天使和有權柄的, 並有能力的, 都服從了他.

I Peter - Chapter 4

4:1 Therefore, because Christ suffered in the flesh, you also equip yourselves with the same way of thinking, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
基督既在肉身受苦, 你們也當將這樣的心志作為兵器, 因為在肉身受過苦的, 就已經與罪斷絕了.

4:2 in order to live the remaining time in the flesh no longer for human desires, but for the will of God.
你們存這樣的心, 從今以後就可以不從人的情慾, 只從神的旨意在世度餘下的光陰.

4:3 For the time that has passed was sufficient to do what the Gentiles desire to do, having lived in licentiousness, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties, and wanton idolatries,
因為往日隨從外邦人的心意行邪淫,惡慾,醉酒,荒宴,群飲, 並可惡拜偶像的事, 時候已經夠了.

4:4 with respect to which they are surprised when you do not run with them into the same flood of dissipation, and so they revile you.
他們在這些事上, 見你們不與他們同奔那放蕩無度的路, 就以為怪, 毀謗你們.

4:5 They will give an account to the one who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
他們必在那將要審判活人死人的主面前交帳.

4:6 Because for this reason also the gospel was preached to those who are dead, so that they were judged by human standards in the flesh, but they may live in the spirit by God’s standards.
為此, 就是死人也曾有福音傳給他們, 要叫他們的肉體按著人受審判, 他們的靈性卻靠神活著.

4:7 Now the end of all things draws near. Therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for your prayers.
萬物的結局近了. 所以, 你們要謹慎自守, 警醒禱告.

4:8 Above all, keep your love for one another constant, because love covers a large number of sins.
最要緊的是彼此切實相愛, 因為愛能遮掩許多的罪.

4:9 Be hospitable to one another without complaining.
你們要互相款待, 不發怨言.

4:10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it for serving one another, as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
各人要照所得的恩賜彼此服事, 作神百般恩賜的好管家.

4:11 If anyone speaks, let it be as the oracles of God; if anyone serves, let it be as by the strength that God provides, so that in all things God will be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
若有講道的, 要按著神的聖言講; 若有服事人的, 要按著神所賜的力量服事, 叫神在凡事上因耶穌基督得榮耀. 原來榮耀,權能都是他的, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們!

4:12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, when it takes place to test you, as if something strange were happening to you.
親愛的弟兄啊, 有火煉的試驗臨到你們, 不要以為奇怪(似乎是遭遇非常的事),

4:13 But to the degree that you share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, so that also at the revelation of his glory you may rejoice and be glad.
倒要歡喜; 因為你們是與基督一同受苦, 使你們在他榮耀顯現的時候, 也可以歡喜快樂.

4:14 If you are reviled on account of the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
你們若為基督的名受辱罵, 便是有福的; 因為神榮耀的靈常住在你們身上.

4:15 By all means do not let anyone of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
你們中間卻不可有人因為殺人,偷竊,作惡,好管閒事而受苦.

4:16 But if someone suffers as a Christian, he must not be ashamed, but must glorify God with this name.
若為作基督徒受苦, 卻不要羞恥, 倒要因這名歸榮耀給神.

4:17 For it is the time for the judgment to begin out from the household of God. But if it begins out from us first, what will be the outcome for those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?
因為時候到了, 審判要從神的家起首. 若是先從我們起首, 那不信從神福音的人將有何等的結局呢?

4:18 And if the righteous are saved with difficulty, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?
若是義人僅僅得救, 那不虔敬和犯罪的人將有何地可站呢?

4:19 So then also those who suffer according to the will of God must entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing good.
所以, 那照神旨意受苦的人要一心為善, 將自己靈魂交與那信實的造化之主.

I Peter - Chapter 5

5:1 Therefore I, your fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a sharer of the glory that is going to be revealed, exhort the elders among you:
我這作長老,作基督受苦的見證,同享後來所要顯現之榮耀的, 勸你們中間與我同作長老的人:

5:2 shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly,
務要牧養在你們中間神的群羊, 按著神旨意照管他們; 不是出於勉強, 乃是出於甘心; 也不是因為貪財, 乃是出於樂意;

5:3 and not as lording it over those under your care, but being examples for the flock.
也不是轄制所託付你們的, 乃是作群羊的榜樣.

5:4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
到了牧長顯現的時候, 你們必得那永不衰殘的榮耀冠冕.

5:5 In the same way, younger men, be subject to the elders, and all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
你們年幼的, 也要順服年長的. 就是你們眾人也都要以謙卑束腰, 彼此順服; 因為神阻擋驕傲的人, 賜恩給謙卑的人.

5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the right time,
所以, 你們要自卑, 服在神大能的手下, 到了時候, 他必叫你們升高.

5:7 casting all your cares on him, because he cares for you.
你們要將一切的憂慮卸給神, 因為他顧念你們.

5:8 Be sober; be on the alert. Your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
務要謹守, 警醒. 因為你們的仇敵魔鬼, 如同吼叫的獅子, 遍地遊行, 尋找可吞吃的人.

5:9 Resist him, steadfast in your faith, because you know the same kinds of sufferings are being accomplished by your community of believers in the world.
你們要用堅固的信心抵擋他, 因為知道你們在世上的眾弟兄也是經歷這樣的苦難.

5:10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered for a short time, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
那賜諸般恩典的神曾在基督裡召你們, 得享他永遠的榮耀, 等你們暫受苦難之後, 必要親自成全你們, 堅固你們, 賜力量給你們.

5:11 To him be the power forever and ever. Amen.
願權能歸給他, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們!

5:12 Through Silvanus, the faithful brother (as I consider him), I have written to you briefly to encourage you and to attest that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
我略略地寫了這信, 託我所看為忠心的兄弟西拉轉交你們, 勸勉你們, 又證明這恩是神的真恩. 你們務要在這恩上站立得住.

5:13 She who is in Babylon, chosen the same as you, greets you, and so does my son Mark.
在巴比倫與你們同蒙揀選的教會問你們安. 我兒子馬可也問你們安.

5:14 Greet one another with a loving kiss. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
你們要用愛心彼此親嘴問安. 願平安歸與你們凡在基督裡的人!

II Peter (彼得後書)

II Peter - Chapter 1

1:1 Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a faith equal in value to ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.
作耶穌基督僕人和使徒的西門•彼得寫信給那因我們的神和(有古卷沒有和字)救主耶穌基督之義,與我們同得一樣寶貴信心的人.

1:2 May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
願恩惠,平安, 因你們認識神和我們主耶穌, 多多地加給你們.

1:3 because his divine power has bestowed on us all things that are necessary for life and godliness, through the knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence of character,
神的神能已將一切關乎生命和虔敬的事賜給我們, 皆因我們認識那用自己榮耀和美德召我們的主.

1:4 through which things he has bestowed on us his precious and very great promises, so that through these you may become sharers of the divine nature after escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire,
因此, 他已將又寶貴又極大的應許賜給我們, 叫我們既脫離世上從情慾來的敗壞, 就得與神的性情有分.

1:5 and for this same reason, and by applying all diligence, supply with your faith excellence of character, and with excellence of character, knowledge,
正因這緣故, 你們要分外地殷勤; 有了信心, 又要加上德行; 有了德行, 又要加上知識;

1:6 and with knowledge, self-control, and with self-control, patient endurance, and with patient endurance, godliness,
有了知識, 又要加上節制; 有了節制, 又要加上忍耐; 有了忍耐, 又要加上虔敬;

1:7 and with godliness, brotherly love, and with brotherly love, love.
有了虔敬, 又要加上愛弟兄的心; 有了愛弟兄的心, 又要加上愛眾人的心.

1:8 For if these things are yours and are increasing, this does not make you useless or unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
你們若充充足足地有這幾樣, 就必使你們在認識我們的主耶穌基督上不至於閒懶不結果子了.

1:9 For the one for whom these things are not present is blind, being nearsighted, having forgotten the cleansing of his former sins.
人若沒有這幾樣, 就是眼瞎, 只看見近處的, 忘了他舊日的罪已經得了潔淨.

1:10 Therefore, brothers, be zealous even more to make your calling and election secure, because if you do these things, you will never ever stumble.
所以弟兄們, 應當更加殷勤, 使你們所蒙的恩召和揀選堅定不移. 你們若行這幾樣, 就永不失腳;

1:11 For in this way entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied for you.
這樣, 必叫你們豐豐富富地得以進入我們主─救主耶穌基督永遠的國.

1:12 Therefore I intend to remind you continually concerning these things, although you know them and are established in the truth that you have.
你們雖然曉得這些事, 並且在你們已有的真道上堅固, 我卻要將這些事常常提醒你們.

1:13 But I consider it right, for as long as I am in this habitation, to stir you up by a reminder,
我以為應當趁我還在這帳棚的時候提醒你們, 激發你們;

1:14 because I know that the removal of my habitation is imminent, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
因為知道我脫離這帳棚的時候快到了, 正如我們主耶穌基督所指示我的.

1:15 And I will also make every effort that you are able at any time, after my departure, to recall these things to mind.
並且, 我要盡心竭力, 使你們在我去世以後時常記念這些事.

1:16 For we did not make known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ by following ingeniously concocted myths, but by being eyewitnesses of that one’s majesty.
我們從前將我們主耶穌基督的大能和他降臨的事告訴你們, 並不是隨從乖巧捏造的虛言, 乃是親眼見過他的威榮.

1:17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when a voice such as this was brought to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
他從父神得尊貴榮耀的時候, 從極大榮光之中有聲音出來, 向他說: “這是我的愛子, 我所喜悅的. ”

1:18 And we ourselves heard this voice brought from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain,
我們同他在聖山的時候, 親自聽見這聲音從天上出來.

1:19 and we possess as more reliable the prophetic word, to which you do well if you pay attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,
我們並有先知更確的預言, 如同燈照在暗處. 你們在這預言上留意, 直等到天發亮, 晨星在你們心裡出現的時候, 才是好的.

1:20 recognizing this above all, that every prophecy of scripture does not come about from one’s own interpretation,
第一要緊的, 該知道經上所有的預言沒有可隨私意解說的;

1:21 for no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
因為預言從來沒有出於人意的, 乃是人被聖靈感動, 說出神的話來.

II Peter - Chapter 2

2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, thus bringing on themselves swift destruction.
從前在百姓中有假先知起來, 將來在你們中間也必有假師傅, 私自引進陷害人的異端, 連買他們的主他們也不承認, 自取速速地滅亡.

2:2 And many will follow their licentious ways, because of whom the way of truth will be reviled.
將有許多人隨從他們邪淫的行為, 便叫真道因他們的緣故被毀謗.

2:3 And in greediness they will exploit you with false words, whose condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
他們因有貪心, 要用捏造的言語在你們身上取利. 他們的刑罰, 自古以來並不遲延; 他們的滅亡也必速速來到(原文是也不打盹).

2:4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but held them captive in Tartarus with chains of darkness and handed them over to be kept for judgment,
就是天使犯了罪, 神也沒有寬容, 曾把他們丟在地獄, 交在黑暗坑中, 等候審判.

2:5 and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a proclaimer of righteousness, and seven others when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly,
神也沒有寬容上古的世代, 曾叫洪水臨到那不敬虔的世代, 卻保護了傳義道的挪亞一家八口.

2:6 and condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes, having appointed them as an example for those who are going to be ungodly,
又判定所多瑪,蛾摩拉, 將二城傾覆, 焚燒成灰, 作為後世不敬虔人的鑑戒;

2:7 and rescued righteous Lot, worn down by the way of life of lawless persons in licentiousness
只搭救了那常為惡人淫行憂傷的義人羅得.

2:8 (for that righteous man, as he lived among them day after day, was tormenting his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he was seeing and hearing),
(因為那義人住在他們中間, 看見聽見他們不法的事, 他的義心就天天傷痛. )

2:9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to reserve the unrighteous to be punished at the day of judgment,
主知道搭救敬虔的人脫離試探, 把不義的人留在刑罰之下, 等候審判的日子.

2:10 and especially those who go after the flesh in defiling lust and who despise authority. Bold and arrogant, they do not tremble in awe as they blaspheme majestic beings,
那些隨肉身,縱污穢的情慾,輕慢主治之人的, 更是如此. 他們膽大任性, 毀謗在尊位的, 也不知懼怕.

2:11 whereas angels, who are greater in strength and power, do not bring against them a demeaning judgment.
就是天使, 雖然力量權能更大, 還不用毀謗的話在主面前告他們.

2:12 But these persons, like irrational animals born only with natural instincts for capture and killing, blaspheming about things they do not understand, in their destruction will also be destroyed,
但這些人好像沒有靈性, 生來就是畜類, 以備捉拿宰殺的. 他們毀謗所不曉得的事, 正在敗壞人的時候, 自己必遭遇敗壞.

2:13 being harmed as the wages of unrighteousness. Considering reveling in the daytime a pleasure, they are stains and blemishes, carousing in their deceitful pleasures when they feast together with you,
行的不義, 就得了不義的工價. 這些人喜愛白晝宴樂, 他們已被玷污, 又有瑕疵, 正與你們一同坐席, 就以自己的詭詐為快樂.

2:14 having eyes full of desire for an adulteress and unceasing from sin, enticing unstable persons, and having hearts trained for greediness. Accursed children!
他們滿眼是淫色(原文是淫婦), 止不住犯罪, 引誘那心不堅固的人, 心中習慣了貪婪, 正是被咒詛的種類.

2:15 By leaving the straight path, they have gone astray, because they followed the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,
他們離棄正路, 就走差了, 隨從比珥之子巴蘭的路. 巴蘭就是那貪愛不義之工價的先知,

2:16 but received a rebuke for his own lawlessness: a speechless donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet’s madness.
他卻為自己的過犯受了責備; 那不能說話的驢以人言攔阻先知的狂妄.

2:17 These people are waterless springs and mists driven by a hurricane, for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved.
這些人是無水的井, 是狂風催逼的霧氣, 有墨黑的幽暗為他們存留.

2:18 For by speaking high-sounding but empty words, they entice with desires of the flesh and with licentiousness those who are scarcely escaping from those who live in error,
他們說虛妄矜誇的大話, 用肉身的情慾和邪淫的事引誘那些剛才脫離妄行的人.

2:19 promising them freedom although they themselves are slaves of depravity. For to whatever someone succumbs, by this he is also enslaved.
他們應許人得以自由, 自己卻作敗壞的奴僕, 因為人被誰制伏就是誰的奴僕.

2:20 For if, after they have escaped from the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and they are again entangled in these things and succumb to them, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
倘若他們因認識主─救主耶穌基督, 得以脫離世上的污穢, 後來又在其中被纏住,制伏, 他們末後的景況就比先前更不好了.

2:21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment that had been delivered to them.
他們曉得義路, 竟背棄了傳給他們的聖命, 倒不如不曉得為妙.

2:22 The statement of the true proverb has happened to them, “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and “A sow, after washing herself, returns to wallowing in the mud.”
俗語說得真不錯: 狗所吐的, 牠轉過來又吃; 豬洗淨了又回到泥裡去滾; 這話在他們身上正合式.

II Peter - Chapter 3

3:1 Dear friends, this is already the second letter I am writing to you, in both of which I am attempting to stir up your sincere mind by a reminder,
親愛的弟兄啊, 我現在寫給你們的是第二封信. 這兩封都是提醒你們, 激發你們誠實的心,

3:2 to remember the words proclaimed beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,
叫你們記念聖先知預先所說的話和主救主的命令, 就是使徒所傳給你們的.

3:3 above all knowing this, that in the last days scoffers will come with scoffing, following according to their own desires
第一要緊的, 該知道在末世必有好譏誚的人隨從自己的私慾出來譏誚說:

3:4 and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things have continued just as they have been from the beginning of creation.”
“主要降臨的應許在哪裡呢? 因為從列祖睡了以來, 萬物與起初創造的時候仍是一樣. ”

3:5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that the heavens existed long ago and the earth held together out of water and through water by the word of God,
他們故意忘記, 從太古, 憑神的命有了天, 並從水而出,藉水而成的地.

3:6 by means of which things the world that existed at that time was destroyed by being inundated with water.
故此, 當時的世界被水淹沒就消滅了.

3:7 But by the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.
但現在的天地還是憑著那命存留, 直留到不敬虔之人受審判遭沉淪的日子, 用火焚燒.

3:8 Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.
親愛的弟兄啊, 有一件事你們不可忘記, 就是主看一日如千年, 千年如一日.

3:9 The Lord is not delaying the promise, as some consider slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not want any to perish, but all to come to repentance.
主所應許的尚未成就, 有人以為他是耽延, 其實不是耽延, 乃是寬容你們, 不願有一人沉淪, 乃願人人都悔改.

3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will disappear with a rushing noise, and the celestial bodies will be destroyed by being burned up, and the earth and the deeds done on it will be disclosed.
但主的日子要像賊來到一樣. 那日, 天必大有響聲廢去, 有形質的都要被烈火銷化, 地和其上的物都要燒盡了.

3:11 Because all these things are being destroyed in this way, what sort of people must you be in holy behavior and godliness,
這一切既然都要如此銷化, 你們為人該當怎樣聖潔, 怎樣敬虔,

3:12 while waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by being burned up and the celestial bodies will melt as they are consumed by heat!
切切仰望神的日子來到. 在那日, 天被火燒就銷化了, 有形質的都要被烈火鎔化.

3:13 But according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness resides.
但我們照他的應許, 盼望新天新地, 有義居在其中.

3:14 Therefore, dear friends, because you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found at peace, spotless and unblemished in him.
親愛的弟兄啊, 你們既盼望這些事, 就當殷勤, 使自己沒有玷污, 無可指摘, 安然見主;

3:15 And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom that was given to him,
並且要以我主長久忍耐為得救的因由, 就如我們所親愛的兄弟保羅, 照著所賜給他的智慧寫了信給你們.

3:16 as he does also in all his letters, speaking in them about these things, in which there are some things hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable distort to their own destruction, as they also do the rest of the scriptures.
他一切的信上也都是講論這事. 信中有些難明白的, 那無學問,不堅固的人強解, 如強解別的經書一樣, 就自取沉淪.

3:17 Therefore, dear friends, because you know this beforehand, guard yourselves so that you do not lose your own safe position because you have been led away by the error of lawless persons.
親愛的弟兄啊, 你們既然預先知道這事, 就當防備, 恐怕被惡人的錯謬誘惑, 就從自己堅固的地步上墜落.

3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
你們卻要在我們主─救主耶穌基督的恩典和知識上有長進. 願榮耀歸給他, 從今直到永遠. 阿們!

I John (約翰一書)

I John - Chapter 1

1:1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched, concerning the word of life—
論到從起初原有的生命之道, 就是我們所聽見,所看見,親眼看過,親手摸過的.

1:2 and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and announce to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was revealed to us—
(這生命已經顯現出來, 我們也看見過, 現在又作見證, 將原與父同在,且顯現與我們那永遠的生命傳給你們. )

1:3 what we have seen and heard, we announce to you also, in order that you also may have fellowship with us, and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
我們將所看見,所聽見的傳給你們, 使你們與我們相交. 我們乃是與父並他兒子耶穌基督相交的.

1:4 And these things we write, in order that our joy may be complete.
我們將這些話寫給你們, 使你們(有古卷: 我們)的喜樂充足.

1:5 And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light and there is no darkness in him at all.
神就是光, 在他毫無黑暗. 這是我們從主所聽見,又報給你們的信息.

1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
我們若說是與神相交, 卻仍在黑暗裡行, 就是說謊話, 不行真理了.

1:7 But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
我們若在光明中行, 如同神在光明中, 就彼此相交, 他兒子耶穌的血也洗淨我們一切的罪.

1:8 If we say that we do not have sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
我們若說自己無罪, 便是自欺, 真理不在我們心裡了.

1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, so that he will forgive us our sins and will cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
我們若認自己的罪, 神是信實的, 是公義的, 必要赦免我們的罪, 洗淨我們一切的不義.

1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
我們若說自己沒有犯過罪, 便是以神為說謊的, 他的道也不在我們心裡了.

I John - Chapter 2

2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you in order that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one,
我小子們哪, 我將這些話寫給你們, 是要叫你們不犯罪. 若有人犯罪, 在父那裡我們有一位中保, 就是那義者耶穌基督.

2:2 and he is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
他為我們的罪作了挽回祭, 不是單為我們的罪, 也是為普天下人的罪.

2:3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
我們若遵守他的誡命, 就曉得是認識他.

2:4 The one who says “I have come to know him,” and does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in this person.
人若說“我認識他”, 卻不遵守他的誡命, 便是說謊話的, 真理也不在他心裡了.

2:5 But whoever keeps his word, truly in this person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.
凡遵守主道的, 愛神的心在他裡面實在是完全的. 從此, 我們知道我們是在主裡面.

2:6 The one who says that he resides in him ought also to walk just as that one walked.
人若說他住在主裡面, 就該自己照主所行的去行.

2:7 Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the message which you have heard.
親愛的弟兄啊, 我寫給你們的, 不是一條新命令, 乃是你們從起初所受的舊命令; 這舊命令就是你們所聽見的道.

2:8 Again, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light already is shining.
再者, 我寫給你們的, 是一條新命令, 在主是真的, 在你們也是真的; 因為黑暗漸漸過去, 真光已經照耀.

2:9 The one who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness until now.
人若說自己在光明中, 卻恨他的弟兄, 他到如今還是在黑暗裡.

2:10 The one who loves his brother resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
愛弟兄的, 就是住在光明中, 在他並沒有絆跌的緣由.

2:11 But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
惟獨恨弟兄的, 是在黑暗裡, 且在黑暗裡行, 也不知道往哪裡去, 因為黑暗叫他眼睛瞎了.

2:12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of his name.
小子們哪, 我寫信給你們, 因為你們的罪藉著主名得了赦免.

2:13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known the One who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have conquered the evil one.
父老啊, 我寫信給你們, 因為你們認識那從起初原有的. 少年人哪, 我寫信給你們, 因為你們勝了那惡者. 小子們哪, 我曾寫信給你們, 因為你們認識父.

2:14 I have written to you, children, because you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you have known the One who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God resides in you, and you have conquered the evil one.
父老啊, 我曾寫信給你們, 因為你們認識那從起初原有的. 少年人哪, 我曾寫信給你們; 因為你們剛強, 神的道常存在你們心裡; 你們也勝了那惡者.

2:15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him,
不要愛世界和世界上的事. 人若愛世界, 愛父的心就不在他裡面了.

2:16 because everything that is in the world—the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the arrogance of material possessions—is not from the Father, but is from the world.
因為, 凡世界上的事, 就像肉體的情慾,眼目的情慾, 並今生的驕傲, 都不是從父來的, 乃是從世界來的.

2:17 And the world is passing away, and its desire, but the one who does the will of God remains forever.
這世界和其上的情慾都要過去, 惟獨遵行神旨意的, 是永遠常存.

2:18 Children, it is the last hour, and just as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen, by which we know that it is the last hour.
小子們哪, 如今是末時了. 你們曾聽見說, 那敵基督的要來; 現在已經有好些敵基督的出來了, 從此我們就知道如今是末時了.

2:19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us. But they went out, in order that it might be shown that all of them are not of us.
他們從我們中間出去, 卻不是屬我們的; 若是屬我們的, 就必仍舊與我們同在; 他們出去, 顯明都不是屬我們的.

2:20 And you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.
你們從那聖者受了恩膏, 並且知道這一切的事(或譯: 都有知識).

2:21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because every lie is not of the truth.
我寫信給你們, 不是因你們不知道真理, 正是因你們知道, 並且知道沒有虛謊是從真理出來的.

2:22 Who is the liar except the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This person is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.
誰是說謊話的呢? 不是那不認耶穌為基督的嗎? 不認父與子的, 這就是敵基督的.

2:23 Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.
凡不認子的, 就沒有父; 認子的, 連父也有了.

2:24 As for you, what you have heard from the beginning must remain in you. If what you have heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.
論到你們, 務要將那從起初所聽見的, 常存在心裡. 若將從起初所聽見的存在心裡, 你們就必住在子裡面, 也必住在父裡面.

2:25 And this is the promise which he himself promised us: eternal life.
主所應許我們的就是永生.

2:26 These things I have written to you concerning the ones who are trying to deceive you.
我將這些話寫給你們, 是指著那引誘你們的人說的.

2:27 And as for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you do not have need that anyone teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you reside in him.
你們從主所受的恩膏常存在你們心裡, 並不用人教訓你們, 自有主的恩膏在凡事上教訓你們. 這恩膏是真的, 不是假的; 你們要按這恩膏的教訓住在主裡面.

2:28 And now, little children, remain in him, so that whenever he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.
小子們哪, 你們要住在主裡面. 這樣, 他若顯現, 我們就可以坦然無懼; 當他來的時候, 在他面前也不至於慚愧.

2:29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.
你們若知道他是公義的, 就知道凡行公義之人都是他所生的.

I John - Chapter 3

3:1 See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called children of God, and we are! Because of this the world does not know us: because it did not know him.
你看父賜給我們是何等的慈愛, 使我們得稱為神的兒女; 我們也真是他的兒女. 世人所以不認識我們, 是因未曾認識他.

3:2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever he is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.
親愛的弟兄啊, 我們現在是神的兒女, 將來如何, 還未顯明; 但我們知道, 主若顯現, 我們必要像他, 因為必得見他的真體.

3:3 And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as that one is pure.
凡向他有這指望的, 就潔淨自己, 像他潔淨一樣.

3:4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
凡犯罪的, 就是違背律法; 違背律法就是罪.

3:5 And you know that that one was revealed in order that he might take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
你們知道主曾顯現, 是要除掉人的罪, 在他並沒有罪.

3:6 Everyone who resides in him does not sin. Everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.
凡住在他裡面的, 就不犯罪; 凡犯罪的, 是未曾看見他, 也未曾認識他.

3:7 Little children, let no one deceive you: the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as that one is righteous.
小子們哪, 不要被人誘惑. 行義的才是義人, 正如主是義的一樣.

3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this reason the Son of God was revealed: in order to destroy the works of the devil.
犯罪的是屬魔鬼, 因為魔鬼從起初就犯罪. 神的兒子顯現出來, 為要除滅魔鬼的作為.

3:9 Everyone who is fathered by God does not practice sin, because his seed resides in him, and he is not able to sin, because he has been fathered by God.
凡從神生的, 就不犯罪, 因神的道(原文是種)存在他心裡; 他也不能犯罪, 因為他是由神生的.

3:10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are evident: everyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, namely, the one who does not love his brother.
從此就顯出誰是神的兒女, 誰是魔鬼的兒女. 凡不行義的就不屬神, 不愛弟兄的也是如此.

3:11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another,
我們應當彼此相愛. 這就是你們從起初所聽見的命令.

3:12 not as Cain, who was of the evil one and violently murdered his brother. And for what reason did he violently murder him? Because his deeds were evil and the deeds of his brother were righteous.
不可像該隱; 他是屬那惡者, 殺了他的兄弟. 為甚麼殺了他呢? 因自己的行為是惡的, 兄弟的行為是善的.

3:13 Do not marvel, brothers, if the world hates you.
弟兄們, 世人若恨你們, 不要以為希奇.

3:14 We know that we have passed over from death to life because we love the brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
我們因為愛弟兄, 就曉得是已經出死入生了. 沒有愛心的, 仍住在死中.

3:15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that every murderer does not have eternal life residing in him.
凡恨他弟兄的, 就是殺人的; 你們曉得凡殺人的, 沒有永生存在他裡面.

3:16 We have come to know love by this: that he laid down his life on behalf of us, and we ought to lay down our lives on behalf of the brothers.
主為我們捨命, 我們從此就知道何為愛; 我們也當為弟兄捨命.

3:17 But whoever has the world’s material possessions and observes his brother in need and shuts his heart against him, how does the love of God reside in him?
凡有世上財物的, 看見弟兄窮乏, 卻塞住憐恤的心, 愛神的心怎能存在他裡面呢?

3:18 Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
小子們哪, 我們相愛, 不要只在言語和舌頭上, 總要在行為和誠實上.

3:19 By this we know that we are of the truth and will convince our heart before him,
從此就知道我們是屬真理的, 並且我們的心在神面前可以安穩.

3:20 that if our heart condemns us, that God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
我們的心若責備我們, 神比我們的心大, 一切事沒有不知道的.

3:21 Dear friends, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
親愛的弟兄啊, 我們的心若不責備我們, 就可以向神坦然無懼了.

3:22 and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is pleasing in his sight.
並且我們一切所求的, 就從他得著; 因為我們遵守他的命令, 行他所喜悅的事.

3:23 And this is his commandment: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he commanded us.
神的命令就是叫我們信他兒子耶穌基督的名, 且照他所賜給我們的命令彼此相愛.

3:24 And the one who keeps his commandments resides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he resides in us: by the Spirit whom he has given to us.
遵守神命令的, 就住在神裡面, 神也住在他裡面. 我們所以知道神住在我們裡面是因他所賜給我們的聖靈.

I John - Chapter 4

4:1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
親愛的弟兄啊, 一切的靈, 你們不可都信, 總要試驗那些靈是出於神的不是, 因為世上有許多假先知已經出來了.

4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
凡靈認耶穌基督是成了肉身來的, 就是出於神的; 從此你們可以認出神的靈來.

4:3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God, and this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.
凡靈不認耶穌, 就不是出於神, 這是那敵基督者的靈. 你們從前聽見他要來, 現在已經在世上了.

4:4 You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
小子們哪, 你們是屬神的, 並且勝了他們; 因為那在你們裡面的, 比那在世界上的更大.

4:5 They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world and the world listens to them.
他們是屬世界的, 所以論世界的事, 世人也聽從他們.

4:6 We are from God. The one who knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.
我們是屬神的, 認識神的就聽從我們; 不屬神的就不聽從我們. 從此我們可以認出真理的靈和謬妄的靈來.

4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been fathered by God and knows God.
親愛的弟兄啊, 我們應當彼此相愛, 因為愛是從神來的. 凡有愛心的, 都是由神而生, 並且認識神.

4:8 The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
沒有愛心的, 就不認識神, 因為神就是愛.

4:9 By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God sent his one and only Son into the world in order that we may live through him.
神差他獨生子到世間來, 使我們藉著他得生, 神愛我們的心在此就顯明了.

4:10 In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
不是我們愛神, 乃是神愛我們, 差他的兒子為我們的罪作了挽回祭, 這就是愛了.

4:11 Dear friends, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.
親愛的弟兄啊, 神既是這樣愛我們, 我們也當彼此相愛.

4:12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God resides in us and his love is perfected in us.
從來沒有人見過神, 我們若彼此相愛, 神就住在我們裡面, 愛他的心在我們裡面得以完全了.

4:13 By this we know that we reside in him and he in us: that he has given us of his Spirit.
神將他的靈賜給我們, 從此就知道我們是住在他裡面, 他也住在我們裡面.

4:14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
父差子作世人的救主; 這是我們所看見且作見證的.

4:15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God.
凡認耶穌為神兒子的, 神就住在他裡面, 他也住在神裡面.

4:16 And we have come to know and have believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one who resides in love resides in God, and God resides in him.
神愛我們的心, 我們也知道也信. 神就是愛; 住在愛裡面的, 就是住在神裡面, 神也住在他裡面.

4:17 By this love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, because just as that one is, so also are we in this world.
這樣, 愛在我們裡面得以完全, 我們就可以在審判的日子坦然無懼. 因為他如何, 我們在這世上也如何.

4:18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear includes punishment, and the one who is afraid has not been perfected in love.
愛裡沒有懼怕; 愛既完全, 就把懼怕除去. 因為懼怕裡含著刑罰, 懼怕的人在愛裡未得完全.

4:19 We love, because he first loved us.
我們愛, 因為神先愛我們.

4:20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar, for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen is not able to love God whom he has not seen.
人若說“我愛神”, 卻恨他的弟兄, 就是說謊話的; 不愛他所看見的弟兄, 就不能愛沒有看見的神(有古卷: 怎能愛沒有看見的神呢).

4:21 And this is the commandment we have from him: that the one who loves God should love his brother also.
愛神的, 也當愛弟兄, 這是我們從神所受的命令.

I John - Chapter 5

5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been fathered by God, and everyone who loves the father also loves the child fathered by him.
凡信耶穌是基督的, 都是從神而生, 凡愛生他之神的, 也必愛從神生的.

5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and keep his commandments.
我們若愛神, 又遵守他的誡命, 從此就知道我們愛神的兒女.

5:3 For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome,
我們遵守神的誡命, 這就是愛他了, 並且他的誡命不是難守的.

5:4 because everyone who is fathered by God conquers the world. And this is the victory which has conquered the world: our faith.
因為凡從神生的, 就勝過世界; 使我們勝了世界的, 就是我們的信心.

5:5 Now who is the one who conquers the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
勝過世界的是誰呢? 不是那信耶穌是神兒子的嗎?

5:6 This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ, not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
這藉著水和血而來的, 就是耶穌基督; 不是單用水, 乃是用水又用血,

5:7 For there are three that testify,
並且有聖靈作見證, 因為聖靈就是真理.

5:8 the Spirit and the water and the blood, and the three are in agreement.
作見證的原來有三: 就是聖靈,水, 與血, 這三樣也都歸於一.

5:9 If we receive the testimony of people, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son.
我們既領受人的見證, 神的見證更該領受(該領受: 原文是大)了, 因神的見證是為他兒子作的.

5:10 (The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. The one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning his Son.)
信神兒子的, 就有這見證在他心裡; 不信神的, 就是將神當作說謊的, 因不信神為他兒子作的見證.

5:11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
這見證就是神賜給我們永生; 這永生也是在他兒子裡面.

5:12 The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.
人有了神的兒子就有生命, 沒有神的兒子就沒有生命.

5:13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life.
我將這些話寫給你們信奉神兒子之名的人, 要叫你們知道自己有永生.

5:14 And this is the confidence that we have before him: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
我們若照他的旨意求甚麼, 他就聽我們, 這是我們向他所存坦然無懼的心.

5:15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.
既然知道他聽我們一切所求的, 就知道我們所求於他的, 無不得著.

5:16 If anyone should see his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he should ask, and he will grant life to him, to those who sin not leading to death. (There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should ask about that.
人若看見弟兄犯了不至於死的罪, 就當為他祈求, 神必將生命賜給他; 有至於死的罪, 我不說當為這罪祈求.

5:17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death.)
凡不義的事都是罪, 也有不至於死的罪.

5:18 We know that everyone who is fathered by God does not sin, but the one fathered by God, he protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.
我們知道凡從神生的, 必不犯罪, 從神生的, 必保守自己(有古卷: 那從神生的必保護他), 那惡者也就無法害他.

5:19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
我們知道, 我們是屬神的, 全世界都臥在那惡者手下.

5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, in order that we may know the one who is true, and we are in the one who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life.
我們也知道, 神的兒子已經來到, 且將智慧賜給我們, 使我們認識那位真實的, 我們也在那位真實的裡面, 就是在他兒子耶穌基督裡面. 這是真神, 也是永生.

5:21 Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
小子們哪, 你們要自守, 遠避偶像!

II John (約翰二書)

II John - Chapter 1

1:1 The elder, to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth—and not I alone, but also all those who know the truth—
作長老的寫信給蒙揀選的太太(或譯: 教會; 下同)和她的兒女, 就是我誠心所愛的; 不但我愛, 也是一切知道真理之人所愛的.

1:2 because of the truth that resides in us and will be with us forever.
愛你們是為真理的緣故, 這真理存在我們裡面, 也必永遠與我們同在.

1:3 Grace, mercy, peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father in truth and love.
恩惠,憐憫,平安從父神和他兒子耶穌基督在真理和愛心上必常與我們同在!

1:4 I was very glad because I found some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us.
我見你的兒女, 有照我們從父所受之命令遵行真理的, 就甚歡喜.

1:5 And now I ask you, lady (not as if I were writing a new commandment to you, but one that we have had from the beginning), that we should love one another.
太太啊, 我現在勸你, 我們大家要彼此相愛. 這並不是我寫一條新命令給你, 乃是我們從起初所受的命令.

1:6 And this is love: that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.
我們若照他的命令行, 這就是愛. 你們從起初所聽見當行的, 就是這命令.

1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in the flesh. This person is the deceiver and the antichrist!
因為世上有許多迷惑人的出來, 他們不認耶穌基督是成了肉身來的; 這就是那迷惑人,敵基督的.

1:8 Watch yourselves that you do not lose what we have worked for, but receive a full reward.
你們要小心, 不要失去你們(有古卷: 我們)所做的工, 乃要得著滿足的賞賜.

1:9 Everyone who goes too far and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. The one who remains in the teaching—this person has both the Father and the Son.
凡越過基督的教訓不常守著的, 就沒有神; 常守這教訓的, 就有父又有子.

1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not speak a greeting to him,
若有人到你們那裡, 不是傳這教訓, 不要接他到家裡, 也不要問他的安;

1:11 because the one who speaks a greeting to him shares in his evil deeds.
因為問他安的, 就在他的惡行上有分.

1:12 Although I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so by means of paper and ink, but I hope to be with you and to speak face to face, so that your joy may be complete.
我還有許多事要寫給你們, 卻不願意用紙墨寫出來, 但盼望到你們那裡, 與你們當面談論, 使你們的喜樂滿足.

1:13 The children of your elect sister greet you.
你那蒙揀選之姊妹的兒女都問你安.

III John (約翰三書)

III John - Chapter 1

1:1 The elder, to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in the truth.
作長老的寫信給親愛的該猶, 就是我誠心所愛的.

1:2 Dear friend, I pray you may prosper concerning everything and be healthy, just as your soul prospers.
親愛的兄弟啊, 我願你凡事興盛, 身體健壯, 正如你的靈魂興盛一樣.

1:3 For I rejoiced exceedingly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are walking in the truth.
有弟兄來證明你心裡存的真理, 正如你按真理而行, 我就甚喜樂.

1:4 I have no greater joy than this: that I hear my children are walking in the truth.
我聽見我的兒女們按真理而行, 我的喜樂就沒有比這個大的.

1:5 Dear friend, you act faithfully in whatever you do for the brothers, even though they are strangers.
親愛的兄弟啊, 凡你向作客旅之弟兄所行的都是忠心的.

1:6 They have testified to your love before the church; you will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
他們在教會面前證明了你的愛; 你若配得過神, 幫助他們往前行, 這就好了.

1:7 For they have gone out on behalf of the name, accepting nothing from the pagans.
因他們是為主的名(原文是那名)出外, 對於外邦人一無所取.

1:8 Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we become fellow workers with the truth.
所以我們應該接待這樣的人, 叫我們與他們一同為真理做工.

1:9 I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who wants to be first among them, does not acknowledge us.
我曾略略地寫信給教會, 但那在教會中好為首的丟特腓不接待我們.

1:10 Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to the deeds he is doing, disparaging us with evil words. And not being content with these, he does not receive the brothers himself, and he hinders those wanting to do so and throws them out of the church.
所以我若去, 必要提說他所行的事, 就是他用惡言妄論我們. 還不以此為足, 他自己不接待弟兄, 有人願意接待, 他也禁止, 並且將接待弟兄的人趕出教會.

1:11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
親愛的兄弟啊, 不要效法惡, 只要效法善. 行善的屬乎神; 行惡的未曾見過神.

1:12 Demetrius has been testified to by all, even by the truth itself. And we also testify to him, and you know that our testimony is true.
低米丟行善, 有眾人給他作見證, 又有真理給他作見證, 就是我們也給他作見證. 你也知道我們的見證是真的.

1:13 I have many things to write to you, but I do not want to write to you by means of ink and pen.
我原有許多事要寫給你, 卻不願意用筆墨寫給你,

1:14 But I hope to see you right away, and to speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.
但盼望快快地見你, 我們就當面談論.

Jude (猶大書)

Jude - Chapter 1

1:1 Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.
耶穌基督的僕人, 雅各的弟兄猶大, 寫信給那被召,在父神裡蒙愛,為耶穌基督保守的人.

1:2 May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.
願憐恤,平安,慈愛多多地加給你們.

1:3 Dear friends, although I was making every effort to write to you concerning our common salvation, I considered it a necessity to write to you to encourage you to contend for the faith delivered once and for all to the saints.
親愛的弟兄啊, 我想盡心寫信給你們, 論我們同得救恩的時候, 就不得不寫信勸你們, 要為從前一次交付聖徒的真道竭力地爭辯.

1:4 For certain men have slipped in stealthily, who were designated long ago for this condemnation, ungodly ones, who change the grace of our God into licentiousness and who deny our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ.
因為有些人偷著進來, 就是自古被定受刑罰的, 是不虔誠的, 將我們神的恩變作放縱情慾的機會, 並且不認獨一的主宰─我們(或譯: 和我們)主耶穌基督.

1:5 Now I want to remind you, although you know everything once and for all, that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, the second time destroyed those who did not believe.
從前主救了他的百姓出埃及地, 後來就把那些不信的滅絕了. 這一切的事, 你們雖然都知道, 我卻仍要提醒你們.

1:6 And the angels who did not keep to their own domain but deserted their proper dwelling place, he has kept in eternal bonds under deep gloom for the judgment of the great day,
又有不守本位,離開自己住處的天使, 主用鎖鍊把他們永遠拘留在黑暗裡, 等候大日的審判.

1:7 as Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns around them indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire in the same way as these, are exhibited as an example by undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
又如所多瑪,蛾摩拉和周圍城邑的人, 也照他們一味地行淫, 隨從逆性的情慾, 就受永火的刑罰, 作為鑑戒.

1:8 Despite that, in the same way also these men, because of their dreams, defile the flesh and reject authority and blaspheme majestic beings.
這些做夢的人也像他們污穢身體, 輕慢主治的, 毀謗在尊位的.

1:9 But Michael the archangel, when he argued with the devil, disputing concerning the body of Moses, did not dare to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
天使長米迦勒為摩西的屍首與魔鬼爭辯的時候, 尚且不敢用毀謗的話罪責他, 只說: “主責備你吧! ”

1:10 But these persons blaspheme all that they do not understand, and all that they understand by instinct like the irrational animals, by these things they are being destroyed.
但這些人毀謗他們所不知道的. 他們本性所知道的事與那沒有靈性的畜類一樣, 在這事上竟敗壞了自己.

1:11 Woe to them! For they have traveled in the way of Cain, and have given themselves up to the error of Balaam for gain, and have perished in the rebellion of Korah.
他們有禍了! 因為走了該隱的道路, 又為利往巴蘭的錯謬裡直奔, 並在可拉的背叛中滅亡了.

1:12 These are the ones feasting together without reverence, hidden reefs at your love feasts, caring for themselves, waterless clouds carried away by winds, late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted,
這樣的人在你們的愛席上與你們同吃的時候, 正是礁石(或譯: 玷污). 他們作牧人, 只知餵養自己, 無所懼怕; 是沒有雨的雲彩, 被風飄蕩; 是秋天沒有果子的樹, 死而又死, 連根被拔出來;

1:13 wild waves of the sea foaming up their own shameful deeds, wandering stars, for whom the deep gloom of darkness has been reserved for eternity.
是海裡的狂浪, 湧出自己可恥的沫子來; 是流蕩的星, 有墨黑的幽暗為他們永遠存留.

1:14 And Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about these people, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with tens of thousands of his holy ones
亞當的七世孫以諾, 曾預言這些人說: “看哪, 主帶著他的千萬聖者降臨,

1:15 to execute judgment against all, and to convict all the ungodly concerning all their ungodly deeds that they have committed in an ungodly way, and concerning all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
要在眾人身上行審判, 證實那一切不敬虔的人所妄行一切不敬虔的事, 又證實不敬虔之罪人所說頂撞他的剛愎話. ”

1:16 These people are grumblers, discontented, proceeding according to their desires, and their mouths speaking pompous words, showing partiality to gain an advantage.
這些人是私下議論, 常發怨言的, 隨從自己的情慾而行, 口中說誇大的話, 為得便宜諂媚人.

1:17 But you, dear friends, remember the words proclaimed beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
親愛的弟兄啊, 你們要記念我們主耶穌基督之使徒從前所說的話.

1:18 for they said to you, “In the end time there will be scoffers following according to their own ungodly desires.”
他們曾對你們說過, 末世必有好譏誚的人隨從自己不敬虔的私慾而行.

1:19 These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly, not having the Spirit.
這就是那些引人結黨,屬乎血氣,沒有聖靈的人.

1:20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,
親愛的弟兄啊, 你們卻要在至聖的真道上造就自己, 在聖靈裡禱告,

1:21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
保守自己常在神的愛中, 仰望我們主耶穌基督的憐憫, 直到永生.

1:22 And have mercy on those who doubt,
有些人存疑心, 你們要憐憫他們;

1:23 and save others by snatching them from the fire, and have mercy on others with fear, hating even the tunic stained by the flesh.
有些人你們要從火中搶出來, 搭救他們; 有些人你們要存懼怕的心憐憫他們, 連那被情慾沾染的衣服也當厭惡.

1:24 Now to the one who is able to protect you from stumbling and make you to stand before his glory blameless with exultation,
那能保守你們不失腳,叫你們無瑕無疵,歡歡喜喜站在他榮耀之前的我們的救主─獨一的神,

1:25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time and now and for all eternity. Amen.
願榮耀,威嚴,能力,權柄, 因我們的主耶穌基督歸與他, 從萬古以前並現今, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們!

Revelation of John (啟示錄)

Revelation of John - Chapter 1

1:1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his slaves the things which must take place in a short time, and communicated it by sending it through his angel to his slave John,
耶穌基督的啟示, 就是神賜給他, 叫他將必要快成的事指示他的眾僕人. 他就差遣使者曉諭他的僕人約翰.

1:2 who testified about the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all that he saw.
約翰便將神的道和耶穌基督的見證, 凡自己所看見的都證明出來.

1:3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud and blessed are those who hear the words of the prophecy and observe the things written in it, because the time is near!
念這書上預言的和那些聽見又遵守其中所記載的, 都是有福的, 因為日期近了.

1:4 John, to the seven churches in Asia: grace to you and peace from the one who is and the one who was and the one who is coming, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
約翰寫信給亞細亞的七個教會. 但願從那昔在,今在,以後永在的神, 和他寶座前的七靈,

1:5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood
並那誠實作見證的,從死裡首先復活,為世上君王元首的耶穌基督, 有恩惠,平安歸與你們! 他愛我們, 用自己的血使我們脫離(有古卷: 洗去)罪惡,

1:6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
又使我們成為國民, 作他父神的祭司. 但願榮耀,權能歸給他, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們!

1:7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even every one who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Yes, amen.
看哪, 他駕雲降臨! 眾目要看見他, 連刺他的人也要看見他; 地上的萬族都要因他哀哭. 這話是真實的. 阿們!

1:8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, the one who is and the one who was and the one who is coming, the All-Powerful.
主神說: “我是阿拉法, 我是俄梅戛(阿拉法, 俄梅戛: 是希臘字母首末二字), 是昔在,今在,以後永在的全能者. ”

1:9 I, John, your brother and co-sharer in the affliction and kingdom and steadfastness in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.
我─約翰就是你們的弟兄, 和你們在耶穌的患難,國度,忍耐裡一同有分, 為神的道, 並為給耶穌作的見證, 曾在那名叫拔摩的海島上.

1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great sound like a trumpet
當主日, 我被聖靈感動, 聽見在我後面有大聲音如吹號, 說:

1:11 saying, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”
“你所看見的當寫在書上, 達與以弗所,士每拿,別迦摩,推雅推喇,撒狄,非拉鐵非,老底嘉那七個教會. ”

1:12 And I turned to see the voice which was speaking with me, and when I turned, I saw seven gold lampstands,
我轉過身來, 要看是誰發聲與我說話; 既轉過來, 就看見七個金燈臺.

1:13 and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching to the feet and girded around his chest with a golden belt,
燈臺中間有一位好像人子, 身穿長衣, 直垂到腳, 胸間束著金帶.

1:14 and his head and hair were white like wool, white as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame,
他的頭與髮皆白, 如白羊毛, 如雪; 眼目如同火焰;

1:15 and his feet were like fine bronze when it has been fired in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters,
腳好像在爐中鍛鍊光明的銅; 聲音如同眾水的聲音.

1:16 and he had in his right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword coming out of his mouth, and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.
他右手拿著七星, 從他口中出來一把兩刃的利劍; 面貌如同烈日放光.

1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead person, and he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,
我一看見, 就仆倒在他腳前, 像死了一樣. 他用右手按著我, 說: “不要懼怕! 我是首先的, 我是末後的,

1:18 and the one who lives, and I was dead, and behold, I am living forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of Hades.
又是那存活的; 我曾死過, 現在又活了, 直活到永永遠遠; 並且拿著死亡和陰間的鑰匙.

1:19 Therefore, write the things which you saw, and the things which are, and the things which are about to take place after these things.
所以你要把所看見的, 和現在的事, 並將來必成的事, 都寫出來.

1:20 As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lampstands—the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
論到你所看見,在我右手中的七星和七個金燈臺的奧祕, 那七星就是七個教會的使者, 七燈臺就是七個教會. ”

Revelation of John - Chapter 2

2:1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: “This is what the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand says, the one who walks in the midst of the seven gold lampstands:
“你要寫信給以弗所教會的使者, 說: ‘那右手拿著七星,在七個金燈臺中間行走的, 說:

2:2 ‘I know your works, and your labor and patient endurance, and that you are not able to tolerate evil, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you found them to be false.
我知道你的行為,勞碌,忍耐, 也知道你不能容忍惡人. 你也曾試驗那自稱為使徒卻不是使徒的, 看出他們是假的來.

2:3 And you have patient endurance, and have endured many things because of my name, and have not become weary.
你也能忍耐, 曾為我的名勞苦, 並不乏倦.

2:4 But I have this against you: that you have left your first love.
然而有一件事我要責備你, 就是你把起初的愛心離棄了.

2:5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the works you did at first. But if you do not, I am coming to you, and I will remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
所以, 應當回想你是從哪裡墜落的, 並要悔改, 行起初所行的事. 你若不悔改, 我就臨到你那裡, 把你的燈臺從原處挪去.

2:6 But you do have this: that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, things which I also hate.
然而你還有一件可取的事, 就是你恨惡尼哥拉一黨人的行為, 這也是我所恨惡的.

2:7 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will grant to him to eat from the tree of life which is in the paradise of God.’
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 凡有耳的, 就應當聽! 得勝的, 我必將神樂園中生命樹的果子賜給他吃. ’”

2:8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: “This is what the first and the last says, who was dead and came to life:
“你要寫信給士每拿教會的使者, 說: ‘那首先的,末後的,死過又活的, 說:

2:9 ‘I know your affliction and poverty (but you are rich), and the slander of those who call themselves Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
我知道你的患難, 你的貧窮(你卻是富足的), 也知道那自稱是猶太人所說的毀謗話, 其實他們不是猶太人, 乃是撒但一會的人.

2:10 Do not be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested, and you will experience affliction ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
你將要受的苦你不用怕. 魔鬼要把你們中間幾個人下在監裡, 叫你們被試煉, 你們必受患難十日. 你務要至死忠心, 我就賜給你那生命的冠冕.

2:11 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be harmed by the second death.’
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 凡有耳的, 就應當聽! 得勝的, 必不受第二次死的害. ’”

2:12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: “This is what the one who has the sharp double-edged sword says:
“你要寫信給別迦摩教會的使者, 說: ‘那有兩刃利劍的, 說:

2:13 ‘I know where you live, where the throne of Satan is. And you hold fast to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan lives.
我知道你的居所, 就是有撒但座位之處; 當我忠心的見證人安提帕在你們中間,撒但所住的地方被殺之時, 你還堅守我的名, 沒有棄絕我的道.

2:14 But I have a few things against you: that you have there those who hold fast to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
然而, 有幾件事我要責備你: 因為在你那裡有人服從了巴蘭的教訓; 這巴蘭曾教導巴勒將絆腳石放在以色列人面前, 叫他們吃祭偶像之物, 行姦淫的事.

2:15 So likewise you also have those who hold fast to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
你那裡也有人照樣服從了尼哥拉一黨人的教訓.

2:16 Therefore repent! But if you do not, I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war with them with the sword from my mouth.
所以, 你當悔改; 若不悔改, 我就快臨到你那裡, 用我口中的劍攻擊他們.

2:17 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give to him some of the hidden manna, and I will give to him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, that no one knows except the one who receives it.’
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 凡有耳的, 就應當聽! 得勝的, 我必將那隱藏的嗎哪賜給他, 並賜他一塊白石, 石上寫著新名; 除了那領受的以外, 沒有人能認識. ’”

2:18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: “This is what the Son of God says, the one who has his eyes like a fiery flame and his feet like fine bronze:
“你要寫信給推雅推喇教會的使者, 說: ‘那眼目如火焰,腳像光明銅的神之子說:

2:19 ‘I know your works, and your love, and faith, and service, and patient endurance—and your last works are greater than the first.
我知道你的行為,愛心,信心,勤勞,忍耐, 又知道你末後所行的善事, 比起初所行的更多.

2:20 But I have against you that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, the one who calls herself a prophetess, and teaches and deceives my slaves to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
然而, 有一件事我要責備你, 就是你容讓那自稱是先知的婦人耶洗別教導我的僕人, 引誘他們行姦淫, 吃祭偶像之物.

2:21 And I have given her time in order to repent, and she did not want to repent from her sexual immorality.
我曾給她悔改的機會, 她卻不肯悔改她的淫行.

2:22 Behold, I am throwing her into a sickbed and those who committed adultery with her into great affliction, unless they repent from her deeds.
看哪, 我要叫她病臥在床. 那些與她行淫的人, 若不悔改所行的, 我也要叫他們同受大患難.

2:23 And I will kill her children with deadly disease, and all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
我又要殺死她的黨類(原文是兒女), 叫眾教會知道, 我是那察看人肺腑心腸的, 並要照你們的行為報應你們各人.

2:24 But I say to you, to the rest who are in Thyatira, all those who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the deep things of Satan, as they say, I do not put upon you any other burden.
至於你們推雅推喇其餘的人, 就是一切不從那教訓,不曉得他們素常所說撒但深奧之理的人, 我告訴你們, 我不將別的擔子放在你們身上.

2:25 Nevertheless, hold fast to what you have until I come.
但你們已經有的, 總要持守, 直等到我來.

2:26 And the one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, I will give him authority over the nations,
那得勝又遵守我命令到底的, 我要賜給他權柄制伏列國;

2:27 and “he will shepherd them with an iron rod; he will break them in pieces like jars made of clay,”
他必用鐵杖轄管(轄管: 原文是牧)他們, 將他們如同窯戶的瓦器打得粉碎, 像我從我父領受的權柄一樣.

2:28 as I also have received from my Father, and I will give him the morning star.
我又要把晨星賜給他.

2:29 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 凡有耳的, 就應當聽! ’”

Revelation of John - Chapter 3

3:1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: “This is what the one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says: ‘I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, and you are dead.
“你要寫信給撒狄教會的使者, 說: ‘那有神的七靈和七星的, 說: 我知道你的行為, 按名你是活的, 其實是死的.

3:2 Be on the alert and strengthen the remaining things that are about to die, for I have not found your works completed before my God.
你要警醒, 堅固那剩下將要衰微(原文是死)的; 因我見你的行為, 在我神面前, 沒有一樣是完全的.

3:3 Therefore remember how you have received and heard, and observe it, and repent. If therefore you are not on the alert, I will come like a thief, and you will never know at what hour I will come against you.
所以要回想你是怎樣領受,怎樣聽見的, 又要遵守, 並要悔改. 若不警醒, 我必臨到你那裡, 如同賊一樣. 我幾時臨到, 你也決不能知道.

3:4 But you have a few people in Sardis who have not defiled their clothing, and they will walk with me in white, because they are worthy.
然而在撒狄, 你還有幾名是未曾污穢自己衣服的, 他們要穿白衣與我同行, 因為他們是配得過的.

3:5 The one who conquers in this way will be dressed in white clothing, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, and I will declare his name before my Father and before his angels.
凡得勝的必這樣穿白衣, 我也必不從生命冊上塗抹他的名; 且要在我父面前, 和我父眾使者面前, 認他的名.

3:6 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 凡有耳的, 就應當聽! ’”

3:7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: “This is what the holy one, the true one, the one who has the key of David, the one who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one can open, says:
“你要寫信給非拉鐵非教會的使者, 說: ‘那聖潔,真實,拿著大衛的鑰匙,開了就沒有人能關,關了就沒有人能開的, 說:

3:8 ‘I know your works (behold, I have put before you an opened door that no one is able to shut) that you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and did not deny my name.
我知道你的行為, 你略有一點力量, 也曾遵守我的道, 沒有棄絕我的名. 看哪, 我在你面前給你一個敞開的門, 是無人能關的.

3:9 Behold, I am causing those of the synagogue of Satan, the ones who call themselves Jews and are not, but are lying—behold, I will make them come and kneel down before your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.
那撒但一會的, 自稱是猶太人, 其實不是猶太人, 乃是說謊話的, 我要使他們來, 在你腳前下拜, 也使他們知道我是已經愛你了.

3:10 Because you have kept the word of my patient endurance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole inhabited world, to put to the test those who live on the earth.
你既遵守我忍耐的道, 我必在普天下人受試煉的時候, 保守你免去你的試煉.

3:11 I am coming quickly! Hold fast to what you have, so that no one may take away your crown.
我必快來, 你要持守你所有的, 免得人奪去你的冠冕.

3:12 The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never go outside again, and I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God, and my new name.
得勝的, 我要叫他在我神殿中作柱子, 他也必不再從那裡出去. 我又要將我神的名和我神城的名(這城就是從天上,從我神那裡降下來的新耶路撒冷), 並我的新名, 都寫在他上面.

3:13 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 凡有耳的, 就應當聽! ’”

3:14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: “This is what the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation, says:
“你要寫信給老底嘉教會的使者, 說: ‘那為阿們的, 為誠信真實見證的, 在神創造萬物之上為元首的, 說:

3:15 ‘I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot!
我知道你的行為, 你也不冷也不熱; 我巴不得你或冷或熱.

3:16 Thus, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit you out of my mouth!
你既如溫水, 也不冷也不熱, 所以我必從我口中把你吐出去.

3:17 Because you are saying, “I am rich, and have become rich, and I have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and pitiable and poor and blind and naked,
你說: 我是富足, 已經發了財, 一樣都不缺; 卻不知道你是那困苦,可憐,貧窮,瞎眼,赤身的.

3:18 I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire, in order that you may become rich, and white clothing, in order that you may be clothed and the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed, and eye salve to smear on your eyes, in order that you may see.
我勸你向我買火煉的金子, 叫你富足; 又買白衣穿上, 叫你赤身的羞恥不露出來; 又買眼藥擦你的眼睛, 使你能看見.

3:19 As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. Be zealous, therefore, and repent!
凡我所疼愛的, 我就責備管教他; 所以你要發熱心, 也要悔改.

3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, indeed I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.
看哪, 我站在門外叩門, 若有聽見我聲音就開門的, 我要進到他那裡去, 我與他, 他與我一同坐席.

3:21 The one who conquers, I will grant to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also have conquered and have sat down with my Father on his throne.
得勝的, 我要賜他在我寶座上與我同坐, 就如我得了勝, 在我父的寶座上與他同坐一般.

3:22 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ ”
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 凡有耳的, 就應當聽! ’”

Revelation of John - Chapter 4

4:1 After these things I looked, and behold, an open door in heaven, and the former voice that I had heard like a trumpet speaking with me was saying, “Come up here and I will show you the things which must take place after these things.”
此後, 我觀看, 見天上有門開了. 我初次聽見好像吹號的聲音, 對我說: “你上到這裡來, 我要將以後必成的事指示你. ”

4:2 Immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one was seated on the throne.
我立刻被聖靈感動, 見有一個寶座安置在天上, 又有一位坐在寶座上.

4:3 And the one seated was similar in appearance to jasper and carnelian stone, and a rainbow was around the throne similar in appearance to emerald.
看那坐著的, 好像碧玉和紅寶石; 又有虹圍著寶座, 好像綠寶石.

4:4 And around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders dressed in white clothing, and on their heads were gold crowns.
寶座的周圍又有二十四個座位; 其上坐著二十四位長老, 身穿白衣, 頭上戴著金冠冕.

4:5 And from the throne came out lightnings and sounds and thunders, and seven torches of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
有閃電,聲音,雷轟從寶座中發出; 又有七盞火燈在寶座前點著; 這七燈就是神的七靈.

4:6 And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
寶座前好像一個玻璃海, 如同水晶. 寶座中和寶座周圍有四個活物, 前後遍體都滿了眼睛.

4:7 And the first living creature was similar to a lion, and the second living creature was similar to an ox, and the third living creature had a face like a man’s, and the fourth living creature was similar to an eagle flying.
第一個活物像獅子, 第二個像牛犢, 第三個臉面像人, 第四個像飛鷹.

4:8 And the four living creatures, each one of them, had six wings apiece, full of eyes around and inside, and they do not have rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God All-Powerful, the one who was and the one who is and the one who is coming!”
四活物各有六個翅膀, 遍體內外都滿了眼睛. 他們晝夜不住地說: 聖哉! 聖哉! 聖哉! 主神是昔在,今在,以後永在的全能者.

4:9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, the one who lives forever and ever,
每逢四活物將榮耀,尊貴,感謝歸給那坐在寶座上,活到永永遠遠者的時候,

4:10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and put down their crowns before the throne, saying,
那二十四位長老就俯伏在坐寶座的面前敬拜那活到永永遠遠的, 又把他們的冠冕放在寶座前, 說:

4:11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, because you have created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created.”
我們的主, 我們的神, 你是配得榮耀,尊貴,權柄的; 因為你創造了萬物, 並且萬物是因你的旨意被創造而有的.

Revelation of John - Chapter 5

5:1 And I saw in the right hand of the one who is seated on the throne a scroll, written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.
我看見坐寶座的右手中有書卷, 裡外都寫著字, 用七印封嚴了.

5:2 And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”
我又看見一位大力的天使大聲宣傳說: “有誰配展開那書卷, 揭開那七印呢? ”

5:3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it.
在天上,地上,地底下, 沒有能展開,能觀看那書卷的.

5:4 And I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.
因為沒有配展開,配觀看那書卷的, 我就大哭.

5:5 And one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.
長老中有一位對我說: “不要哭! 看哪, 猶大支派中的獅子, 大衛的根, 他已得勝, 能以展開那書卷, 揭開那七印. ”

5:6 And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures and in the midst of the elders a Lamb standing as though slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth.
我又看見寶座與四活物, 並長老之中有羔羊站立, 像是被殺過的, 有七角七眼, 就是神的七靈, 奉差遣往普天下去的.

5:7 And he came and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne.
這羔羊前來, 從坐寶座的右手裡拿了書卷.

5:8 And when he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one of whom had a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
他既拿了書卷, 四活物和二十四位長老就俯伏在羔羊面前, 各拿著琴和盛滿了香的金爐; 這香就是眾聖徒的祈禱.

5:9 And they were singing a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and bought people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation,
他們唱新歌, 說: 你配拿書卷, 配揭開七印; 因為你曾被殺, 用自己的血從各族,各方,各民,各國中買了人來, 叫他們歸於神,

5:10 and made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth.”
又叫他們成為國民, 作祭司歸於神, 在地上執掌王權.

5:11 And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and of the living creatures and of the elders, and their number was ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands times thousands,
我又看見且聽見, 寶座與活物並長老的周圍有許多天使的聲音; 他們的數目有千千萬萬,

5:12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”
大聲說: 曾被殺的羔羊是配得權柄,豐富,智慧,能力,尊貴,榮耀,頌讚的.

5:13 And I heard every creature that is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and in the sea and everything in them saying, “To the one who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever.”
我又聽見在天上,地上,地底下,滄海裡, 和天地間一切所有被造之物, 都說: 但願頌讚,尊貴,榮耀,權勢都歸給坐寶座的和羔羊, 直到永永遠遠!

5:14 And the four living creatures were saying, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
四活物就說: “阿們! ”眾長老也俯伏敬拜.

Revelation of John - Chapter 6

6:1 And I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying like the sound of thunder, “Come!”
我看見羔羊揭開七印中第一印的時候, 就聽見四活物中的一個活物, 聲音如雷, 說: “你來! ”

6:2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse, and the one seated on it had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and in order that he might conquer.
我就觀看, 見有一匹白馬; 騎在馬上的, 拿著弓, 並有冠冕賜給他. 他便出來, 勝了又要勝.

6:3 And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!”
揭開第二印的時候, 我聽見第二個活物說: “你來! ”

6:4 And another horse came out, fiery red, and it was granted to the one seated on it to take peace from the earth, and that they would slaughter one another, and a large sword was given to him.
就另有一匹馬出來, 是紅的, 有權柄給了那騎馬的, 可以從地上奪去太平, 使人彼此相殺; 又有一把大刀賜給他.

6:5 And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse, and the one seated on it had a balance scale in his hand.
揭開第三印的時候, 我聽見第三個活物說: “你來! ”我就觀看, 見有一匹黑馬; 騎在馬上的, 手裡拿著天平.

6:6 And I heard something like a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not damage the olive oil and the wine!”
我聽見在四活物中似乎有聲音說: “一錢銀子買一升麥子, 一錢銀子買三升大麥; 油和酒不可糟蹋. ”

6:7 And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard a voice from the fourth living creature saying, “Come!”
揭開第四印的時候, 我聽見第四個活物說: “你來! ”

6:8 And I looked, and behold, a pale green horse, and the one seated on it was named Death, and Hades followed after him. And authority was granted to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword and by famine and by pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.
我就觀看, 見有一匹灰色馬; 騎在馬上的, 名字叫作死, 陰府也隨著他; 有權柄賜給他們, 可以用刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫(或譯: 死亡),野獸, 殺害地上四分之一的人.

6:9 And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and because of the testimony which they had,
揭開第五印的時候, 我看見在祭壇底下, 有為神的道,並為作見證被殺之人的靈魂,

6:10 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, holy and true Lord, will you not judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth?”
大聲喊著說: “聖潔真實的主啊, 你不審判住在地上的人, 給我們伸流血的冤, 要等到幾時呢? ”

6:11 And to each one of them a white robe was given, and it was said to them that they should rest yet a short time, until the number of their fellow slaves and their brothers who were about to be killed as they had been were completed also.
於是有白衣賜給他們各人; 又有話對他們說, 還要安息片時, 等著一同作僕人的和他們的弟兄也像他們被殺, 滿足了數目.

6:12 And I watched when he opened the sixth seal, and a great earthquake took place, and the sun became black like sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood,
揭開第六印的時候, 我又看見地大震動, 日頭變黑像毛布, 滿月變紅像血,

6:13 and the stars of heaven fell to the earth like a fig tree throws down its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.
天上的星辰墜落於地, 如同無花果樹被大風搖動, 落下未熟的果子一樣.

6:14 And the sky was split apart like a scroll that is rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved from their place.
天就挪移, 好像書卷被捲起來; 山嶺海島都被挪移離開本位.

6:15 And the kings of the earth, and the most important people, and the military leaders, and the rich, and the powerful, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,
地上的君王,臣宰,將軍,富戶,壯士, 和一切為奴的,自主的, 都藏在山洞和巖石穴裡,

6:16 And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,
向山和巖石說: “倒在我們身上吧! 把我們藏起來, 躲避坐寶座者的面目和羔羊的忿怒;

6:17 because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
因為他們忿怒的大日到了, 誰能站得住呢? ”

Revelation of John - Chapter 7

7:1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.
此後, 我看見四位天使站在地的四角, 執掌地上四方的風, 叫風不吹在地上,海上, 和樹上.

7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, holding the seal of the living God, and he cried out with a loud voice to the four angels who were given permission to damage the earth and the sea,
我又看見另有一位天使, 從日出之地上來, 拿著永生神的印. 他就向那得著權柄能傷害地和海的四位天使大聲喊著說:

7:3 saying, “Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the slaves of our God on their foreheads.”
“地與海並樹木, 你們不可傷害, 等我們印了我們神眾僕人的額. ”

7:4 And I heard the number of the ones who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
我聽見以色列人各支派中受印的數目有十四萬四千.

7:5 from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand sealed, from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand,
猶大支派中受印的有一萬二千; 流便支派中有一萬二千; 迦得支派中有一萬二千;

7:6 from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand,
亞設支派中有一萬二千; 拿弗他利支派中有一萬二千; 瑪拿西支派中有一萬二千;

7:7 from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand,
西緬支派中有一萬二千; 利未支派中有一萬二千; 以薩迦支派中有一萬二千;

7:8 from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.
西布倫支派中有一萬二千; 約瑟支派中有一萬二千; 便雅憫支派中受印的有一萬二千.

7:9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great crowd that no one was able to number, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes and with palm branches in their hands.
此後, 我觀看, 見有許多的人, 沒有人能數過來, 是從各國,各族,各民,各方來的, 站在寶座和羔羊面前, 身穿白衣, 手拿棕樹枝,

7:10 And they were crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
大聲喊著說: “願救恩歸與坐在寶座上我們的神, 也歸與羔羊! ”

7:11 And all the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
眾天使都站在寶座和眾長老並四活物的周圍, 在寶座前, 面伏於地, 敬拜神,

7:12 saying, “Amen! Praise and glory, and wisdom and thanksgiving, and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen!”
說: 阿們! 頌讚,榮耀,智慧,感謝,尊貴,權柄,大力都歸與我們的神, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們!

7:13 And one of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are dressed in the white robes—who are they, and from where have they come?”
長老中有一位問我說: “這些穿白衣的是誰? 是從哪裡來的? ”

7:14 And I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
我對他說: “我主, 你知道. ”他向我說: “這些人是從大患難中出來的, 曾用羔羊的血把衣裳洗白淨了.

7:15 Because of this, they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them.
所以, 他們在神寶座前, 晝夜在他殿中事奉他. 坐寶座的要用帳幕覆庇他們.

7:16 They will not be hungry any longer or be thirsty any longer, nor will the sun ever beat down on them, nor any heat,
他們不再飢, 不再渴; 日頭和炎熱也必不傷害他們.

7:17 because the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and will lead them to springs of living waters, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
因為寶座中的羔羊必牧養他們, 領他們到生命水的泉源; 神也必擦去他們一切的眼淚. ”

Revelation of John - Chapter 8

8:1 And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
羔羊揭開第七印的時候, 天上寂靜約有二刻.

8:2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
我看見那站在神面前的七位天使, 有七枝號賜給他們.

8:3 And another angel who had a golden censer came and stood at the altar, and a large amount of incense was given to him, in order that he could offer the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar that is before the throne.
另有一位天使, 拿著金香爐來, 站在祭壇旁邊. 有許多香賜給他, 要和眾聖徒的祈禱一同獻在寶座前的金壇上.

8:4 And the smoke of the incense went up before God with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel.
那香的煙和眾聖徒的祈禱從天使的手中一同升到神面前.

8:5 And the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire from the altar and threw it to the earth, and there were thunders and sounds and lightnings and an earthquake.
天使拿著香爐, 盛滿了壇上的火, 倒在地上; 隨有雷轟,大聲,閃電,地震.

8:6 And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves in order to blow them.
拿著七枝號的七位天使就預備要吹.

8:7 And the first blew the trumpet, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown to the earth, and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
第一位天使吹號, 就有雹子與火攙著血丟在地上; 地的三分之一和樹的三分之一被燒了, 一切的青草也被燒了.

8:8 And the second angel blew the trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood,
第二位天使吹號, 就有彷彿火燒著的大山扔在海中; 海的三分之一變成血,

8:9 and a third of the creatures in the sea—the ones which had life—died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
海中的活物死了三分之一, 船隻也壞了三分之一.

8:10 And the third angel blew the trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
第三位天使吹號, 就有燒著的大星, 好像火把從天上落下來, 落在江河的三分之一和眾水的泉源上.

8:11 And the name of the star was called Wormwood, and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the waters because they were made bitter.
(這星名叫“茵蔯”. )眾水的三分之一變為茵蔯, 因水變苦, 就死了許多人.

8:12 And the fourth angel blew the trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened, and the day did not shine with respect to a third of it, and the night likewise.
第四位天使吹號, 日頭的三分之一,月亮的三分之一,星辰的三分之一都被擊打, 以致日月星的三分之一黑暗了, 白晝的三分之一沒有光, 黑夜也是這樣.

8:13 And I looked, and I heard one eagle flying directly overhead, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to those who live on the earth, from the remaining sounds of the trumpets of the three angels who are about to blow the trumpet!”
我又看見一個鷹飛在空中, 並聽見牠大聲說: “三位天使要吹那其餘的號. 你們住在地上的民, 禍哉! 禍哉! 禍哉! ”

Revelation of John - Chapter 9

9:1 And the fifth angel blew the trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to the earth, and the key of the shaft of the abyss was given to him.
第五位天使吹號, 我就看見一個星從天落到地上, 有無底坑的鑰匙賜給它.

9:2 And he opened the shaft of the abyss, and smoke went up from the shaft like smoke from a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the shaft.
它開了無底坑, 便有煙從坑裡往上冒, 好像大火爐的煙; 日頭和天空都因這煙昏暗了.

9:3 And out of the smoke locusts came to the earth, and power was given to them like the scorpions of the earth have power.
有蝗蟲從煙中出來, 飛到地上; 有能力賜給牠們, 好像地上蠍子的能力一樣,

9:4 And it was told to them that they should not damage the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, except those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
並且吩咐牠們說, 不可傷害地上的草和各樣青物, 並一切樹木, 惟獨要傷害額上沒有神印記的人.

9:5 And it was granted to them that they should not kill them, but that they would be tormented five months, and their torment is like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a person.
但不許蝗蟲害死他們, 只叫他們受痛苦五個月. 這痛苦就像蠍子螫人的痛苦一樣.

9:6 And in those days people will seek death and will never find it, and they will long to die, and death will flee from them.
在那些日子, 人要求死, 決不得死; 願意死, 死卻遠避他們.

9:7 And the appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle, and on their heads were something like crowns similar in appearance to gold, and their faces were like men’s faces,
蝗蟲的形狀, 好像預備出戰的馬一樣, 頭上戴的好像金冠冕, 臉面好像男人的臉面,

9:8 and they had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions,
頭髮像女人的頭髮, 牙齒像獅子的牙齒.

9:9 and they had breastplates like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of many horse-drawn chariots running into battle.
胸前有甲, 好像鐵甲. 牠們翅膀的聲音, 好像許多車馬奔跑上陣的聲音.

9:10 And they have tails similar in appearance to scorpions, and stings, and their power to injure people for five months is in their tails.
有尾巴像蠍子, 尾巴上的毒鉤能傷人五個月.

9:11 They have as king over them the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.
有無底坑的使者作牠們的王, 按著希伯來話, 名叫亞巴頓, 希臘話, 名叫亞玻倫.

9:12 The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still coming after these things.
第一樣災禍過去了, 還有兩樣災禍要來.

9:13 And the sixth angel blew the trumpet, and I heard one voice from the horns of the golden altar that is before God
第六位天使吹號, 我就聽見有聲音從神面前金壇的四角出來,

9:14 saying to the sixth angel, the one who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who have been bound at the great river Euphrates!”
吩咐那吹號的第六位天使, 說: “把那捆綁在幼發拉底大河的四個使者釋放了. ”

9:15 And the four angels who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year were released, in order that they should kill a third of humanity.
那四個使者就被釋放; 他們原是預備好了, 到某年某月某日某時, 要殺人的三分之一.

9:16 And the number of the troops of the cavalry was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.
馬軍有二萬萬; 他們的數目我聽見了.

9:17 And in this way I saw the horses in the vision, and those seated on them, who had fiery red and hyacinth-colored and sulphurous yellow breastplates, and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire and smoke and sulphur.
我在異象中看見那些馬和騎馬的, 騎馬的胸前有甲如火, 與紫瑪瑙並硫磺. 馬的頭好像獅子頭, 有火,有煙,有硫磺從馬的口中出來.

9:18 By these three plagues a third of humanity was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the sulphur that came out of their mouths.
口中所出來的火與煙並硫磺, 這三樣災殺了人的三分之一.

9:19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are similar in appearance to snakes, having heads, and with them they cause injury.
這馬的能力是在口裡和尾巴上; 因這尾巴像蛇, 並且有頭用以害人.

9:20 And the rest of humanity who were not killed by these plagues did not repent of the works of their hands, in order not to worship the demons and the gold and silver and bronze and stone and wooden idols, which are able neither to see nor to hear nor to walk,
其餘未曾被這些災所殺的人仍舊不悔改自己手所做的, 還是去拜鬼魔和那些不能看,不能聽,不能走, 金,銀,銅,木,石的偶像,

9:21 and they did not repent of their murders or of their magic spells or of their sexual immorality or of their thefts.
又不悔改他們那些凶殺,邪術,姦淫,偷竊的事.

Revelation of John - Chapter 10

10:1 And I saw another powerful angel descending from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, and a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet were like pillars of fire,
我又看見另有一位大力的天使從天降下, 披著雲彩, 頭上有虹, 臉面像日頭, 兩腳像火柱.

10:2 and holding in his hand a little scroll that was opened. And he put his right foot on the sea and his left on the land.
他手裡拿著小書卷, 是展開的. 他右腳踏海, 左腳踏地,

10:3 And he cried out with a loud voice like a lion roars, and when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their own voices.
大聲呼喊, 好像獅子吼叫. 呼喊完了, 就有七雷發聲.

10:4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, and I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders spoke, and do not write them!”
七雷發聲之後, 我正要寫出來, 就聽見從天上有聲音說: “七雷所說的, 你要封上, 不可寫出來. ”

10:5 And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven
我所看見的那踏海踏地的天使向天舉起右手來,

10:6 and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, “There will be no more delay!
指著那創造天和天上之物, 地和地上之物, 海和海中之物, 直活到永永遠遠的, 起誓說: “不再有時日了(或譯: 不再耽延了). ”

10:7 But in the days of the sound of the seventh angel, whenever he is about to blow the trumpet, then the mystery of God is completed, as he announced to his own slaves the prophets.”
但在第七位天使吹號發聲的時候, 神的奧祕就成全了, 正如神所傳給他僕人眾先知的佳音.

10:8 And the voice that I had heard from heaven was speaking with me again and saying, “Go, take the opened scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
我先前從天上所聽見的那聲音又吩咐我說: “你去, 把那踏海踏地之天使手中展開的小書卷取過來. ”

10:9 And I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll, and he said to me, “Take and eat it up, and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.”
我就走到天使那裡, 對他說: “請你把小書卷給我. ”他對我說: “你拿著吃盡了, 便叫你肚子發苦, 然而在你口中要甜如蜜. ”

10:10 And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it up, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth, and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.
我從天使手中把小書卷接過來, 吃盡了, 在我口中果然甜如蜜, 吃了以後, 肚子覺得發苦了.

10:11 And they said to me, “It is necessary for you to prophesy again about many peoples and nations and languages and kings.”
天使(原文是他們)對我說: “你必指著多民,多國,多方,多王再說預言. ”

Revelation of John - Chapter 11

11:1 And a measuring rod similar in appearance to a staff was given to me, saying, “Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship in it.
有一根葦子賜給我, 當作量度的杖; 且有話說: “起來! 將神的殿和祭壇, 並在殿中禮拜的人都量一量.

11:2 And leave out the courtyard outside of the temple, and do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles, and they will trample the holy city for forty two months.
只是殿外的院子要留下不用量, 因為這是給了外邦人的; 他們要踐踏聖城四十二個月.

11:3 And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, dressed in sackcloth.”
我要使我那兩個見證人, 穿著毛衣, 傳道一千二百六十天. ”

11:4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
他們就是那兩棵橄欖樹, 兩個燈臺, 立在世界之主面前的.

11:5 And if anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouth and consumes their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, in this way he must be killed.
若有人想要害他們, 就有火從他們口中出來, 燒滅仇敵. 凡想要害他們的都必這樣被殺.

11:6 These have the authority to shut the sky, so that it does not rain during the days of their prophecy. And they have authority over the waters, to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with every plague as often as they wish.
這二人有權柄, 在他們傳道的日子叫天閉塞不下雨; 又有權柄叫水變為血, 並且能隨時隨意用各樣的災殃攻擊世界.

11:7 And when they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make war with them and will conquer them and will kill them.
他們作完見證的時候, 那從無底坑裡上來的獸必與他們交戰, 並且得勝, 把他們殺了.

11:8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which is called symbolically Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.
他們的屍首就倒在大城裡的街上; 這城按著靈意叫所多瑪, 又叫埃及, 就是他們的主釘十字架之處.

11:9 And those from peoples and tribes and languages and nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days, and they will not allow their dead bodies to be placed in a tomb.
從各民,各族,各方,各國中, 有人觀看他們的屍首三天半, 又不許把屍首放在墳墓裡.

11:10 And those who live on the earth will rejoice over them, and will celebrate and will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who live on the earth.
住在地上的人就為他們歡喜快樂, 互相餽送禮物, 因這兩位先知曾叫住在地上的人受痛苦.

11:11 And after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.
過了這三天半, 有生氣從神那裡進入他們裡面, 他們就站起來; 看見他們的人甚是害怕.

11:12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here,” and they went up into heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them.
兩位先知聽見有大聲音從天上來, 對他們說: “上到這裡來. ”他們就駕著雲上了天, 他們的仇敵也看見了.

11:13 And at that hour a great earthquake took place, and a tenth of the city collapsed, and seven thousand people were killed by the earthquake, and the rest became terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
正在那時候, 地大震動, 城就倒塌了十分之一, 因地震而死的有七千人; 其餘的都恐懼, 歸榮耀給天上的神.

11:14 The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly!
第二樣災禍過去, 第三樣災禍快到了.

11:15 And the seventh angel blew the trumpet, and there was a loud voice in heaven saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.”
第七位天使吹號, 天上就有大聲音說: 世上的國成了我主和主基督的國; 他要作王, 直到永永遠遠.

11:16 And the twenty-four elders who are seated on their thrones before God fell down on their faces and worshiped God,
在神面前, 坐在自己位上的二十四位長老, 就面伏於地, 敬拜神,

11:17 saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God All-Powerful, the one who is and the one who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.
說: 昔在,今在的主神─全能者啊, 我們感謝你! 因你執掌大權作王了.

11:18 And the nations were angry, and your wrath has come, and the time for the dead to be judged, and to give their reward to your slaves the prophets and to the saints and to the ones who fear your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
外邦發怒, 你的忿怒也臨到了; 審判死人的時候也到了. 你的僕人眾先知和眾聖徒, 凡敬畏你名的人, 連大帶小得賞賜的時候也到了. 你敗壞那些敗壞世界之人的時候也就到了.

11:19 And the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant appeared in his temple, and there were lightnings and sounds and thunders and an earthquake and large hail.
當時, 神天上的殿開了, 在他殿中現出他的約櫃. 隨後有閃電,聲音,雷轟,地震,大雹.

Revelation of John - Chapter 12

12:1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun and with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars,
天上現出大異象來: 有一個婦人身披日頭, 腳踏月亮, 頭戴十二星的冠冕.

12:2 and who was pregnant and was crying out because she was having birth pains, and was in torment to give birth.
她懷了孕, 在生產的艱難中疼痛呼叫.

12:3 And another sign appeared in heaven, and behold, a great fiery red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven royal headbands.
天上又現出異象來: 有一條大紅龍, 七頭十角; 七頭上戴著七個冠冕.

12:4 And his tail swept away a third of the stars from heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, in order that whenever she gave birth to her child he could devour it.
牠的尾巴拖拉著天上星辰的三分之一, 摔在地上. 龍就站在那將要生產的婦人面前, 等她生產之後, 要吞吃她的孩子.

12:5 And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is going to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod, and her child was snatched away to God and to his throne.
婦人生了一個男孩子, 是將來要用鐵杖轄管(轄管: 原文是牧)萬國的; 她的孩子被提到神寶座那裡去了.

12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared there by God, so that they could feed her there for one thousand two hundred sixty days.
婦人就逃到曠野, 在那裡有神給她預備的地方, 使她被養活一千二百六十天.

12:7 And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
在天上就有了爭戰. 米迦勒同他的使者與龍爭戰, 龍也同牠的使者去爭戰,

12:8 And they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them any longer in heaven.
並沒有得勝, 天上再沒有牠們的地方.

12:9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
大龍就是那古蛇, 名叫魔鬼, 又叫撒但, 是迷惑普天下的. 牠被摔在地上, 牠的使者也一同被摔下去.

12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, the one who accuses them before our God day and night.
我聽見在天上有大聲音說: “我神的救恩,能力,國度, 並他基督的權柄, 現在都來到了! 因為那在我們神面前晝夜控告我們弟兄的, 已經被摔下去了.

12:11 And they conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives until death.
弟兄勝過牠, 是因羔羊的血和自己所見證的道. 他們雖至於死, 也不愛惜性命.

12:12 Because of this, rejoice, you heavens, and those who live in them! Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great anger, because he knows that he has little time!”
所以, 諸天和住在其中的, 你們都快樂吧! 只是地與海有禍了! 因為魔鬼知道自己的時候不多, 就氣忿忿地下到你們那裡去了. ”

12:13 And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
龍見自己被摔在地上, 就逼迫那生男孩子的婦人.

12:14 And the two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, in order that she could fly into the wilderness, to her place where she is fed there for a time, and times, and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
於是有大鷹的兩個翅膀賜給婦人, 叫她能飛到曠野, 到自己的地方, 躲避那蛇; 她在那裡被養活一載二載半載.

12:15 And from his mouth the serpent spouted water like a river after the woman, in order that he could make her swept away by a river.
蛇就在婦人身後, 從口中吐出水來, 像河一樣, 要將婦人沖去.

12:16 And the earth came to the aid of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon had spouted out of his mouth.
地卻幫助婦人, 開口吞了從龍口吐出來的水(原文是河).

12:17 And the dragon was angry at the woman, and went away to fight against the rest of her children, those who keep the commandments of God and who hold to the testimony about Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.
龍向婦人發怒, 去與她其餘的兒女爭戰, 這兒女就是那守神誡命,為耶穌作見證的.

Revelation of John - Chapter 13

13:1 And I saw coming up out of the sea a beast that had ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns ten royal headbands, and on its heads a blasphemous name.
我又看見一個獸從海中上來, 有十角七頭, 在十角上戴著十個冠冕, 七頭上有褻瀆的名號.

13:2 And the beast that I saw was similar to a leopard, and its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like the mouth of a lion, and the dragon gave it his power and his throne and great authority.
我所看見的獸, 形狀像豹, 腳像熊的腳, 口像獅子的口. 那龍將自己的能力,座位, 和大權柄都給了牠.

13:3 And one of its heads appeared as though slaughtered to death, and its fatal wound had been healed. And the whole earth was astonished and followed after the beast.
我看見獸的七頭中, 有一個似乎受了死傷, 那死傷卻醫好了. 全地的人都希奇跟從那獸,

13:4 And they worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to make war with him?
又拜那龍─因為牠將自己的權柄給了獸, 也拜獸, 說: “誰能比這獸, 誰能與牠交戰呢? ”

13:5 And a mouth was given to him speaking great things and blasphemies, and authority to act was given to him for forty-two months.
又賜給牠說誇大褻瀆話的口, 又有權柄賜給牠, 可以任意而行四十二個月.

13:6 And he opened his mouth for blasphemies toward God, to blaspheme his name and his dwelling, those who live in heaven.
獸就開口向神說褻瀆的話, 褻瀆神的名並他的帳幕, 以及那些住在天上的.

13:7 And it was given to him to make war with the saints and to conquer them. And authority was given to him over every tribe and people and language and nation.
又任憑牠與聖徒爭戰, 並且得勝; 也把權柄賜給牠, 制伏各族,各民,各方,各國.

13:8 And all those who live on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name is not written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered.
凡住在地上,名字從創世以來沒有記在被殺之羔羊生命冊上的人, 都要拜牠.

13:9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear!
凡有耳的, 就應當聽!

13:10 If anyone is going into captivity, into captivity he goes. If anyone is to be killed by the sword, by the sword he is to be killed. Here is the patient endurance and the faith of the saints.
擄掠人的, 必被擄掠; 用刀殺人的, 必被刀殺. 聖徒的忍耐和信心就是在此.

13:11 And I saw another beast coming up from the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, and he was speaking like a dragon.
我又看見另有一個獸從地中上來, 有兩角如同羊羔, 說話好像龍.

13:12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast on behalf of him, and he causes the earth and those who live in it to worship the first beast whose fatal wound had been healed.
牠在頭一個獸面前, 施行頭一個獸所有的權柄, 並且叫地和住在地上的人拜那死傷醫好的頭一個獸.

13:13 And he performs great signs, so that he even causes fire from heaven to come down to the earth before people.
又行大奇事, 甚至在人面前, 叫火從天降在地上.

13:14 And he deceives those who live on the earth because of the signs that it has been granted to him to perform on behalf of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who has the wound of the sword and yet lived.
牠因賜給牠權柄在獸面前能行奇事, 就迷惑住在地上的人, 說: “要給那受刀傷還活著的獸作個像. ”

13:15 And it was given to him to put breath into the image of the beast, in order that the image of the beast both spoke and caused that all those, unless they worshiped the image of the beast, should be killed.
又有權柄賜給牠, 叫獸像有生氣, 並且能說話, 又叫所有不拜獸像的人都被殺害.

13:16 And he causes all people, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, that they give them a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
牠又叫眾人, 無論大小,貧富,自主的,為奴的, 都在右手上或是在額上受一個印記.

13:17 and that no one was able to buy or to sell except the one who had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of his name.
除了那受印記,有了獸名或有獸名數目的, 都不得做買賣.

13:18 Here is wisdom: the one who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number, and his number is six hundred sixty-six.
在這裡有智慧: 凡有聰明的, 可以算計獸的數目; 因為這是人的數目, 它的數目是六百六十六.

Revelation of John - Chapter 14

14:1 And I looked, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred forty-four thousand who had his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.
我又觀看, 見羔羊站在錫安山, 同他又有十四萬四千人, 都有他的名和他父的名寫在額上.

14:2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder, and the sound that I heard was like harpists playing on their harps.
我聽見從天上有聲音, 像眾水的聲音和大雷的聲音, 並且我所聽見的好像彈琴的所彈的琴聲.

14:3 And they were singing something like a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders, and no one was able to learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who had been bought from the earth.
他們在寶座前, 並在四活物和眾長老前唱歌, 彷彿是新歌; 除了從地上買來的那十四萬四千人以外, 沒有人能學這歌.

14:4 These are those who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were bought from humanity as first fruits to God and to the Lamb,
這些人未曾沾染婦女, 他們原是童身. 羔羊無論往哪裡去, 他們都跟隨他. 他們是從人間買來的, 作初熟的果子歸與神和羔羊.

14:5 and in their mouth a lie was not found; they are blameless.
在他們口中察不出謊言來; 他們是沒有瑕疵的.

14:6 And I saw another angel flying directly overhead, having an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who reside on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and language and people,
我又看見另有一位天使飛在空中, 有永遠的福音要傳給住在地上的人, 就是各國,各族,各方,各民.

14:7 saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship the one who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and the springs of water!”
他大聲說: “應當敬畏神, 將榮耀歸給他! 因他施行審判的時候已經到了. 應當敬拜那創造天地海和眾水泉源的. ”

14:8 And another second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who caused all the nations to drink from the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.”
又有第二位天使接著說: “叫萬民喝邪淫,大怒之酒的巴比倫大城傾倒了! 傾倒了! ”

14:9 And another third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,
又有第三位天使接著他們, 大聲說: “若有人拜獸和獸像, 在額上或在手上受了印記,

14:10 he himself also will drink of the wine of the anger of God that has been mixed full strength in the cup of his wrath, and will be tortured with fire and sulphur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
這人也必喝神大怒的酒; 此酒斟在神忿怒的杯中純一不雜. 他要在聖天使和羔羊面前, 在火與硫磺之中受痛苦.

14:11 And the smoke of their torture went up forever and ever, and those who worshiped the beast and his image did not have rest day and night, along with anyone who received the mark of his name.
他受痛苦的煙往上冒, 直到永永遠遠. 那些拜獸和獸像, 受牠名之印記的, 晝夜不得安寧. ”

14:12 Here is the patient endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith in Jesus.
聖徒的忍耐就在此; 他們是守神誡命和耶穌真道的.

14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “in order that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow after them.”
我聽見從天上有聲音說: “你要寫下: 從今以後, 在主裡面而死的人有福了! ”聖靈說: “是的, 他們息了自己的勞苦, 做工的果效也隨著他們. ”

14:14 And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud was seated one like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
我又觀看, 見有一片白雲, 雲上坐著一位好像人子, 頭上戴著金冠冕, 手裡拿著快鐮刀.

14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying out with a loud voice to the one seated on the cloud, “Send out your sickle and reap, because the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe!”
又有一位天使從殿中出來, 向那坐在雲上的大聲喊著說: “伸出你的鐮刀來收割; 因為收割的時候已經到了, 地上的莊稼已經熟透了. ”

14:16 And the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
那坐在雲上的, 就把鐮刀扔在地上, 地上的莊稼就被收割了.

14:17 And another angel came out of the temple that is in heaven; he also had a sharp sickle.
又有一位天使從天上的殿中出來, 他也拿著快鐮刀.

14:18 And another angel who had authority over the fire went out from the altar, and he called out with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Send out your sharp sickle and harvest the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are at their prime!”
又有一位天使從祭壇中出來, 是有權柄管火的, 向拿著快鐮刀的大聲喊著說: “伸出快鐮刀來, 收取地上葡萄樹的果子, 因為葡萄熟透了! ”

14:19 And the angel swung his sickle into the earth and harvested the vine of the earth, and threw the grapes into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
那天使就把鐮刀扔在地上, 收取了地上的葡萄, 丟在神忿怒的大酒醡中.

14:20 And the winepress was stomped outside the city, and blood went out from the winepress up to the bridles of the horses, about one thousand six hundred stadia.
那酒醡踹在城外, 就有血從酒醡裡流出來, 高到馬的嚼環, 遠有六百里.

Revelation of John - Chapter 15

15:1 And I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels having seven plagues that are the last ones, because with them the wrath of God is completed.
我又看見在天上有異象, 大而且奇, 就是七位天使掌管末了的七災, 因為神的大怒在這七災中發盡了.

15:2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and his image and the number of his name were standing by the glassy sea, holding harps from God.
我看見彷彿有玻璃海, 其中有火攙雜. 又看見那些勝了獸和獸的像並牠名字數目的人, 都站在玻璃海上, 拿著神的琴,

15:3 And they were singing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God All-Powerful; righteous and true are your ways, King of the ages!
唱神僕人摩西的歌和羔羊的歌, 說: 主神─全能者啊, 你的作為大哉! 奇哉! 萬世(或譯: 國)之王啊, 你的道途義哉! 誠哉!

15:4 Who would never fear, Lord, and glorify your name? For only you are holy, because all the nations will come and worship before you, because your righteous deeds have been revealed.”
主啊, 誰敢不敬畏你, 不將榮耀歸與你的名呢? 因為獨有你是聖的. 萬民都要來在你面前敬拜, 因你公義的作為已經顯出來了.

15:5 And after these things I looked, and the temple, the tent of the testimony in heaven, was opened,
此後, 我看見在天上那存法櫃的殿開了.

15:6 and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out from the temple, dressed in clean, bright linen garments, and girded with golden belts around their chests.
那掌管七災的七位天使從殿中出來, 穿著潔白光明的細麻衣(細麻衣: 有古卷是寶石), 胸間束著金帶.

15:7 And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever,
四活物中有一個把盛滿了活到永永遠遠之神大怒的七個金碗給了那七位天使.

15:8 and the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one was able to enter into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
因神的榮耀和能力, 殿中充滿了煙. 於是沒有人能以進殿, 直等到那七位天使所降的七災完畢了.

Revelation of John - Chapter 16

16:1 And I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”
我聽見有大聲音從殿中出來, 向那七位天使說: “你們去, 把盛神大怒的七碗倒在地上. ”

16:2 And the first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and there was an evil and painful sore on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.
第一位天使便去, 把碗倒在地上, 就有惡而且毒的瘡生在那些有獸印記,拜獸像的人身上.

16:3 And the second poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became blood, like that of a dead person, and every living thing that was in the sea died.
第二位天使把碗倒在海裡, 海就變成血, 好像死人的血, 海中的活物都死了.

16:4 And the third poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood.
第三位天使把碗倒在江河與眾水的泉源裡, 水就變成血了.

16:5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, the one who is and the one who was, the Holy One, because you have judged these things,
我聽見掌管眾水的天使說: 昔在,今在的聖者啊, 你這樣判斷是公義的;

16:6 because they have poured out the blood of the saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; they are deserving!”
他們曾流聖徒與先知的血, 現在你給他們血喝; 這是他們所該受的.

16:7 And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God All-Powerful, true and righteous are your judgments.”
我又聽見祭壇中有聲音說: 是的, 主神─全能者啊, 你的判斷義哉! 誠哉!

16:8 And the fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was granted to it to burn up people with fire.
第四位天使把碗倒在日頭上, 叫日頭能用火烤人.

16:9 And people were burned up by the great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has the authority over these plagues, and they did not repent to give him glory.
人被大熱所烤, 就褻瀆那有權掌管這些災的神之名, 並不悔改將榮耀歸給神.

16:10 And the fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became darkened, and they began chewing their tongues because of the pain.
第五位天使把碗倒在獸的座位上, 獸的國就黑暗了. 人因疼痛就咬自己的舌頭;

16:11 And they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pain and because of their sores, and they did not repent of their deeds.
又因所受的疼痛, 和生的瘡, 就褻瀆天上的神, 並不悔改所行的.

16:12 And the sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, in order that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east.
第六位天使把碗倒在幼發拉底大河上, 河水就乾了, 要給那從日出之地所來的眾王預備道路.

16:13 And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet three unclean spirits like frogs.
我又看見三個污穢的靈, 好像青蛙, 從龍口,獸口並假先知的口中出來.

16:14 For they are the spirits of demons performing signs that go out to the kings of the whole inhabited world, to gather them for the battle of the great day of God the All-Powerful.
他們本是鬼魔的靈, 施行奇事, 出去到普天下眾王那裡, 叫他們在神全能者的大日聚集爭戰.

16:15 (Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who is on the alert and who keeps his clothing, so that he does not walk around naked and they see his shamefulness!)
(看哪, 我來像賊一樣. 那警醒,看守衣服,免得赤身而行,叫人見他羞恥的有福了! )

16:16 And he gathered them to the place called in Hebrew Armageddon.
那三個鬼魔便叫眾王聚集在一處, 希伯來話叫作哈米吉多頓.

16:17 And the seventh poured out his bowl on the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!”
第七位天使把碗倒在空中, 就有大聲音從殿中的寶座上出來, 說: “成了! ”

16:18 And there were lightnings and sounds and thunders, and there was a great earthquake, as has not happened from the time humanity has been on the earth—so great in this way was the earthquake.
又有閃電,聲音,雷轟,大地震, 自從地上有人以來, 沒有這樣大,這樣厲害的地震.

16:19 And the great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of his furious wrath.
那大城裂為三段, 列國的城也都倒塌了; 神也想起巴比倫大城來, 要把那盛自己烈怒的酒杯遞給他.

16:20 And every island fled, and mountains were not found.
各海島都逃避了, 眾山也不見了.

16:21 And large hailstones, weighing about a hundred pounds, came down from the sky upon people, and the people blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, because the plague of it was very great.
又有大雹子從天落在人身上, 每一個約重一他連得(一他連得約有九十斤). 為這雹子的災極大, 人就褻瀆神.

Revelation of John - Chapter 17

17:1 And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters,
拿著七碗的七位天使中, 有一位前來對我說: “你到這裡來, 我將坐在眾水上的大淫婦所要受的刑罰指給你看.

17:2 with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and those who live on the earth became drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality.”
地上的君王與她行淫, 住在地上的人喝醉了她淫亂的酒. ”

17:3 And he carried me away into the wilderness in the Spirit, and I saw a woman seated on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.
我被聖靈感動, 天使帶我到曠野去, 我就看見一個女人騎在朱紅色的獸上; 那獸有七頭十角, 遍體有褻瀆的名號.

17:4 And the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand full of detestable things and the unclean things of her sexual immorality.
那女人穿著紫色和朱紅色的衣服, 用金子,寶石,珍珠為妝飾; 手拿金杯, 杯中盛滿了可憎之物, 就是她淫亂的污穢.

17:5 And on her forehead a name was written, a mystery: “Babylon the great, the mother of prostitutes and of the detestable things of the earth.”
在她額上有名寫著說: “奧祕哉! 大巴比倫, 作世上的淫婦和一切可憎之物的母. ”

17:6 And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. And I was greatly astonished when I saw her.
我又看見那女人喝醉了聖徒的血和為耶穌作見證之人的血. 我看見她, 就大大地希奇.

17:7 And the angel said to me, “Why are you astonished? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that has the seven heads and the ten horns that carries her.
天使對我說: “你為甚麼希奇呢? 我要將這女人和馱著她的那七頭十角獸的奧祕告訴你.

17:8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is going to come up from the abyss, and he is going to destruction. And those who live on the earth, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will be astonished when they see the beast that was, and is not, and will be present.
你所看見的獸, 先前有, 如今沒有, 將要從無底坑裡上來, 又要歸於沉淪. 凡住在地上,名字從創世以來沒有記在生命冊上的, 見先前有,如今沒有,以後再有的獸, 就必希奇.

17:9 Here is the mind that has wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits and they are seven kings.
智慧的心在此可以思想. 那七頭就是女人所坐的七座山,

17:10 Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and whenever he comes it is necessary for him to remain a short time.
又是七位王; 五位已經傾倒了, 一位還在, 一位還沒有來到; 他來的時候, 必須暫時存留.

17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, is also himself an eighth, and is of the seven, and he is going to destruction.
那先前有如今沒有的獸, 就是第八位; 他也和那七位同列, 並且歸於沉淪.

17:12 And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings for one hour with the beast.
你所看見的那十角就是十王; 他們還沒有得國, 但他們一時之間要和獸同得權柄, 與王一樣.

17:13 These have one opinion, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.
他們同心合意將自己的能力,權柄給那獸.

17:14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”
他們與羔羊爭戰, 羔羊必勝過他們, 因為羔羊是萬主之主,萬王之王. 同著羔羊的, 就是蒙召,被選,有忠心的, 也必得勝. ”

17:15 And he said to me, “The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and crowds and nations and languages.
天使又對我說: “你所看見那淫婦坐的眾水, 就是多民,多人,多國,多方.

17:16 And the ten horns that you saw and the beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and will burn her up with fire.
你所看見的那十角與獸必恨這淫婦, 使她冷落赤身, 又要吃她的肉, 用火將她燒盡.

17:17 For God put into their hearts to carry out his purpose and to make a unanimous decision and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
因為神使諸王同心合意, 遵行他的旨意, 把自己的國給那獸, 直等到神的話都應驗了.

17:18 And the woman that you saw is the great city that has sovereignty over the kings of the earth.
你所看見的那女人就是管轄地上眾王的大城. ”

Revelation of John - Chapter 18

18:1 After these things I saw another angel descending from heaven, who had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.
此後, 我看見另有一位有大權柄的天使從天降下, 地就因他的榮耀發光.

18:2 And he cried out with a powerful voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and it has become a dwelling place of demons and a haunt of every unclean spirit and a haunt of every unclean bird and a haunt of every unclean and detested animal.
他大聲喊著說: 巴比倫大城傾倒了! 傾倒了! 成了鬼魔的住處和各樣污穢之靈的巢穴(或譯: 牢獄; 下同), 並各樣污穢可憎之雀鳥的巢穴.

18:3 For all the nations have drunk from the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich from the power of her sensuality.”
因為列國都被她邪淫大怒的酒傾倒了. 地上的君王與她行淫; 地上的客商因她奢華太過就發了財.

18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out from her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins, and so that you will not receive her plagues,
我又聽見從天上有聲音說: 我的民哪, 你們要從那城出來, 免得與她一同有罪, 受她所受的災殃;

18:5 because her sins have reached up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.
因她的罪惡滔天; 她的不義, 神已經想起來了.

18:6 Pay back to her as she herself also paid out, and pay back double according to her deeds; in the cup that she mixed, mix double for her.
她怎樣待人, 也要怎樣待她, 按她所行的加倍地報應她; 用她調酒的杯加倍地調給她喝.

18:7 As much as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, give to her so much torment and mourning, because in her heart she said, ‘I sit as a queen, and am not a widow, and I will never see mourning!’
她怎樣榮耀自己, 怎樣奢華, 也當叫她照樣痛苦悲哀, 因她心裡說: 我坐了皇后的位, 並不是寡婦, 決不至於悲哀.

18:8 Because of this her plagues will come in one day— death and mourning and famine— and she will be burned up with fire, because the Lord God who passes judgment on her is powerful!”
所以在一天之內, 她的災殃要一齊來到, 就是死亡,悲哀,饑荒. 她又要被火燒盡了, 因為審判她的主神大有能力.

18:9 And the kings of the earth will weep and mourn over her, those who committed sexual immorality and lived sensually with her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
地上的君王, 素來與她行淫,一同奢華的, 看見燒她的煙, 就必為她哭泣哀號.

18:10 standing far off because of the fear of her torment, saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon the powerful city, because in one hour your judgment has come!”
因怕她的痛苦, 就遠遠地站著說: 哀哉! 哀哉! 巴比倫大城, 堅固的城啊, 一時之間你的刑罰就來到了.

18:11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any more—
地上的客商也都為她哭泣悲哀, 因為沒有人再買他們的貨物了;

18:12 cargo of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple cloth and silk and scarlet cloth and all kinds of scented wood and all kinds of ivory goods and all kinds of goods of precious wood and bronze and iron and marble
這貨物就是金,銀,寶石,珍珠,細麻布,紫色料,綢子,朱紅色料,各樣香木,各樣象牙的器皿,各樣極寶貴的木頭, 和銅,鐵,漢白玉的器皿,

18:13 and cinnamon and amomum and incense and ointment and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine wheat flour and wheat and domesticated animals and sheep and horses and carriages and slaves and human lives.
並肉桂,荳蔻,香料,香膏,乳香,酒,油,細麵,麥子,牛,羊,車,馬, 和奴僕,人口.

18:14 “And the fruit your soul desires has departed from you, and all the luxury and the splendor has perished from you, and they will never find them any more.”
巴比倫哪, 你所貪愛的果子離開了你; 你一切的珍饈美味和華美的物件也從你中間毀滅, 決不能再見了.

18:15 The merchants of these things, who became rich from them, will stand far off, weeping and mourning because of the fear of her torment,
販賣這些貨物,藉著她發了財的客商, 因怕她的痛苦, 就遠遠地站著哭泣悲哀, 說:

18:16 saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, dressed in fine linen and purple cloth and scarlet cloth, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls,
哀哉! 哀哉! 這大城啊, 素常穿著細麻,紫色,朱紅色的衣服, 又用金子,寶石, 和珍珠為妝飾.

18:17 because in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!” And every shipmaster and every seafarer and sailors and all those who labor on the sea stood far off
一時之間, 這麼大的富厚就歸於無有了. 凡船主和坐船往各處去的, 並眾水手, 連所有靠海為業的, 都遠遠地站著,

18:18 and began to cry out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, “Who is like the great city?”
看見燒她的煙, 就喊著說: “有何城能比這大城呢? ”

18:19 And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, in which all those who had ships on the sea became rich from her prosperity, because in one hour she has been laid waste!”
他們又把塵土撒在頭上, 哭泣悲哀, 喊著說: 哀哉! 哀哉! 這大城啊. 凡有船在海中的, 都因她的珍寶成了富足! 她在一時之間就成了荒場!

18:20 Rejoice over her, heaven and the saints and the apostles and the prophets, because God has pronounced your judgment on her!”
天哪, 眾聖徒,眾使徒,眾先知啊, 你們都要因她歡喜, 因為神已經在她身上伸了你們的冤.

18:21 And one powerful angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “In this way Babylon the great city will be thrown down with violence, and will never be found again!
有一位大力的天使舉起一塊石頭, 好像大磨石, 扔在海裡, 說: 巴比倫大城也必這樣猛力地被扔下去, 決不能再見了.

18:22 And the sound of harpists and musicians and flute players and trumpeters will never be heard in you again! And every craftsman of every trade will never be found in you again! And the sound of a mill will never be heard in you again!
彈琴,作樂,吹笛,吹號的聲音, 在你中間決不能再聽見; 各行手藝人在你中間決不能再遇見; 推磨的聲音在你中間決不能再聽見;

18:23 And the light of a lamp will never shine in you again! And the sound of a bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again! For your merchants were the most important people of the earth, because with your sorcery they deceived all the nations.
燈光在你中間決不能再照耀; 新郎和新婦的聲音, 在你中間決不能再聽見. 你的客商原來是地上的尊貴人; 萬國也被你的邪術迷惑了.

18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints and all those who had been slaughtered on the earth.
先知和聖徒, 並地上一切被殺之人的血, 都在這城裡看見了.

Revelation of John - Chapter 19

19:1 After these things I heard something like the loud sound of a great crowd in heaven saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
此後, 我聽見好像群眾在天上大聲說: 哈利路亞(就是要讚美耶和華的意思)! 救恩,榮耀,權能都屬乎我們的神!

19:2 because his judgments are true and righteous, because he has passed judgment on the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and has avenged the blood of his slaves shed by her hand!”
他的判斷是真實公義的; 因他判斷了那用淫行敗壞世界的大淫婦, 並且向淫婦討流僕人血的罪, 給他們伸冤.

19:3 And a second time they said, “Hallelujah!” And her smoke goes up forever and ever.
又說: 哈利路亞! 燒淫婦的煙往上冒, 直到永永遠遠.

19:4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying, “Amen! Hallelujah!”
那二十四位長老與四活物就俯伏敬拜坐寶座的神, 說: 阿們! 哈利路亞!

19:5 And a voice came out from the throne, saying, “Praise our God all his slaves, and those who fear him, the small and the great!”
有聲音從寶座出來說: 神的眾僕人哪, 凡敬畏他的, 無論大小, 都要讚美我們的神!

19:6 And I heard something like the sound of a great crowd and something like the sound of many waters and something like the sound of powerful thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord God, the All-Powerful, reigns!
我聽見好像群眾的聲音, 眾水的聲音, 大雷的聲音, 說: 哈利路亞! 因為主─我們的神,全能者作王了.

19:7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him the glory, because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come, and his bride has prepared herself.
我們要歡喜快樂, 將榮耀歸給他. 因為, 羔羊婚娶的時候到了; 新婦也自己預備好了,

19:8 And it has been granted to her that she be dressed in bright, clean fine linen (for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints).
就蒙恩得穿光明潔白的細麻衣. (這細麻衣就是聖徒所行的義. )

19:9 And he said to me, “Write: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet of the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
天使吩咐我說: “你要寫上: 凡被請赴羔羊之婚筵的有福了! ”又對我說: “這是神真實的話. ”

19:10 And I fell down before his feet to worship him, and he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow slave of you and of your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
我就俯伏在他腳前要拜他. 他說: “千萬不可! 我和你, 並你那些為耶穌作見證的弟兄同是作僕人的, 你要敬拜神. ”因為預言中的靈意乃是為耶穌作見證.

19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and the one seated on it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice he judges and makes war.
我觀看, 見天開了. 有一匹白馬, 騎在馬上的稱為誠信真實, 他審判, 爭戰, 都按著公義.

19:12 Now his eyes were a flame of fire, and on his head were many royal headbands having a name written that no one except he himself knows.
他的眼睛如火焰, 他頭上戴著許多冠冕; 又有寫著的名字, 除了他自己沒有人知道.

19:13 And he was dressed in an outer garment dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God.
他穿著濺了血的衣服; 他的名稱為神之道.

19:14 And the armies that are in heaven, dressed in clean, white fine linen, were following him on white horses.
在天上的眾軍騎著白馬, 穿著細麻衣, 又白又潔, 跟隨他.

19:15 And out of his mouth came a sharp sword, so that with it he could strike the nations. And he will shepherd them with an iron rod, and he stomps the winepress of the wine of the furious wrath of God, the All-Powerful.
有利劍從他口中出來, 可以擊殺列國. 他必用鐵杖轄管(轄管: 原文是牧)他們, 並要踹全能神烈怒的酒醡.

19:16 And he has a name written on his outer garment and on his thigh: “King of kings and Lord of lords.”
在他衣服和大腿上有名寫著說: “萬王之王, 萬主之主. ”

19:17 And I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly directly overhead, “Come! Assemble for the great banquet of God,
我又看見一位天使站在日頭中, 向天空所飛的鳥大聲喊著說: “你們聚集來赴神的大筵席,

19:18 in order that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of military tribunes, and the flesh of the powerful, and the flesh of horses and those seated on them, and the flesh of all people, both free and slave, and small and great!”
可以吃君王與將軍的肉, 壯士與馬和騎馬者的肉, 並一切自主的為奴的, 以及大小人民的肉. ”

19:19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war with the one who is seated on the horse and with his army.
我看見那獸和地上的君王, 並他們的眾軍都聚集, 要與騎白馬的並他的軍兵爭戰.

19:20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs before him, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who had worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.
那獸被擒拿; 那在獸面前曾行奇事,迷惑受獸印記和拜獸像之人的假先知, 也與獸同被擒拿. 他們兩個就活活地被扔在燒著硫磺的火湖裡;

19:21 And the rest were killed by the sword of the one who is seated on the horse—the sword that comes out of his mouth—and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
其餘的被騎白馬者口中出來的劍殺了; 飛鳥都吃飽了他們的肉.

Revelation of John - Chapter 20

20:1 And I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
我又看見一位天使從天降下, 手裡拿著無底坑的鑰匙和一條大鍊子.

20:2 And he seized the dragon—the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan—and bound him for a thousand years,
他捉住那龍, 就是古蛇, 又叫魔鬼, 也叫撒但, 把牠捆綁一千年,

20:3 and threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it above him, in order that he could not deceive the nations again until the thousand years are completed. After these things it is necessary for him to be released for a short time.
扔在無底坑裡, 將無底坑關閉, 用印封上, 使牠不得再迷惑列國. 等到那一千年完了, 以後必須暫時釋放牠.

20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat down on them, and authority to judge was granted to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and did not receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand, and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
我又看見幾個寶座, 也有坐在上面的, 並有審判的權柄賜給他們. 我又看見那些因為給耶穌作見證, 並為神之道被斬者的靈魂, 和那沒有拜過獸與獸像, 也沒有在額上和手上受過他印記之人的靈魂, 他們都復活了, 與基督一同作王一千年.

20:5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed.) This is the first resurrection.
這是頭一次的復活. (其餘的死人還沒有復活, 直等那一千年完了. )

20:6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection. Over this person the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him a thousand years.
在頭一次復活有分的有福了, 聖潔了! 第二次的死在他們身上沒有權柄. 他們必作神和基督的祭司, 並要與基督一同作王一千年.

20:7 And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison
那一千年完了, 撒但必從監牢裡被釋放,

20:8 and he will go out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to assemble them for battle, whose number is like the sand of the sea.
出來要迷惑地上四方(原文是角)的列國, 就是歌革和瑪各, 叫他們聚集爭戰. 他們的人數多如海沙.

20:9 And they went up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the fortified camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
他們上來遍滿了全地, 圍住聖徒的營與蒙愛的城, 就有火從天降下, 燒滅了他們.

20:10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulphur, where the beast and the false prophet also are, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
那迷惑他們的魔鬼被扔在硫磺的火湖裡, 就是獸和假先知所在的地方. 他們必晝夜受痛苦, 直到永永遠遠.

20:11 And I saw a great white throne and the one who was seated on it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled, and a place was not found for them.
我又看見一個白色的大寶座與坐在上面的; 從他面前天地都逃避, 再無可見之處了.

20:12 And I saw the dead—the great and the small—standing before the throne, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds.
我又看見死了的人, 無論大小, 都站在寶座前. 案卷展開了, 並且另有一卷展開, 就是生命冊. 死了的人都憑著這些案卷所記載的, 照他們所行的受審判.

20:13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and each one was judged according to their deeds.
於是海交出其中的死人; 死亡和陰間也交出其中的死人; 他們都照各人所行的受審判.

20:14 And Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.
死亡和陰間也被扔在火湖裡; 這火湖就是第二次的死.

20:15 And if anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
若有人名字沒記在生命冊上, 他就被扔在火湖裡.

Revelation of John - Chapter 21

21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea did not exist any longer.
我又看見一個新天新地; 因為先前的天地已經過去了, 海也不再有了.

21:2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
我又看見聖城新耶路撒冷由神那裡從天而降, 預備好了, 就如新婦妝飾整齊, 等候丈夫.

21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling of God is with humanity, and he will take up residence with them, and they will be his people and God himself will be with them.
我聽見有大聲音從寶座出來說: “看哪, 神的帳幕在人間. 他要與人同住, 他們要作他的子民. 神要親自與他們同在, 作他們的神.

21:4 And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any longer, and mourning or wailing or pain will not exist any longer. The former things have passed away.”
神要擦去他們一切的眼淚; 不再有死亡, 也不再有悲哀,哭號,疼痛, 因為以前的事都過去了. ”

21:5 And the one seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new!” And he said, “Write, because these words are faithful and true.”
坐寶座的說: “看哪, 我將一切都更新了! ”又說: “你要寫上; 因這些話是可信的, 是真實的. ”

21:6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water from the spring of the water of life freely.
他又對我說: “都成了! 我是阿拉法, 我是俄梅戛; 我是初, 我是終. 我要將生命泉的水白白賜給那口渴的人喝.

21:7 The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
得勝的, 必承受這些為業: 我要作他的神, 他要作我的兒子.

21:8 But as for the cowards and unbelievers and detestable persons and murderers and sexually immoral people and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their share is in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.
惟有膽怯的,不信的,可憎的,殺人的,淫亂的,行邪術的,拜偶像的, 和一切說謊話的, 他們的分就在燒著硫磺的火湖裡; 這是第二次的死. ”

21:9 And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
拿著七個金碗,盛滿末後七災的七位天使中, 有一位來對我說: “你到這裡來, 我要將新婦, 就是羔羊的妻, 指給你看. ”

21:10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and lofty mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
我被聖靈感動, 天使就帶我到一座高大的山, 將那由神那裡,從天而降的聖城耶路撒冷指示我.

21:11 that has the glory of God. Its radiance is like a precious stone, something like a jasper stone, shining like crystal.
城中有神的榮耀; 城的光輝如同極貴的寶石, 好像碧玉, 明如水晶.

21:12 It has a great and high wall that has twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on the gates which are of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel—
有高大的牆, 有十二個門, 門上有十二位天使, 門上又寫著以色列十二個支派的名字.

21:13 on the east, three gates, and on the north, three gates, and on the south, three gates, and on the west, three gates.
東邊有三門, 北邊有三門, 南邊有三門, 西邊有三門.

21:14 And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
城牆有十二根基, 根基上有羔羊十二使徒的名字.

21:15 And the one who spoke with me was holding a golden measuring rod in order that he could measure the city and its gates and its wall.
對我說話的, 拿著金葦子當尺, 要量那城和城門城牆.

21:16 And the city is laid out as a square, and its length is the same as its width. And he measured the city with the measuring rod at twelve thousand stadia; the length and the width and the height of it are equal.
城是四方的, 長寬一樣. 天使用葦子量那城, 共有四千里, 長,寬,高都是一樣;

21:17 And he measured its wall, one hundred forty-four cubits according to human measure, which is the angel’s.
又量了城牆, 按著人的尺寸, 就是天使的尺寸, 共有一百四十四肘.

21:18 And the material of its wall is jasper, and the city is pure gold, similar in appearance to pure glass.
牆是碧玉造的; 城是精金的, 如同明淨的玻璃.

21:19 The foundations of the wall of the city are adorned with every kind of precious stone: the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
城牆的根基是用各樣寶石修飾的: 第一根基是碧玉; 第二是藍寶石; 第三是綠瑪瑙; 第四是綠寶石;

21:20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.
第五是紅瑪瑙; 第六是紅寶石; 第七是黃璧璽; 第八是水蒼玉; 第九是紅璧璽; 第十是翡翠; 第十一是紫瑪瑙; 第十二是紫晶.

21:21 And the twelve gates are twelve pearls, each one of the gates was from a single pearl. And the street of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.
十二個門是十二顆珍珠, 每門是一顆珍珠. 城內的街道是精金, 好像明透的玻璃.

21:22 And I did not see a temple in it, for the Lord God All-Powerful is its temple, and the Lamb.
我未見城內有殿, 因主神─全能者和羔羊為城的殿.

21:23 And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon, that they shine on it, for the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
那城內又不用日月光照; 因有神的榮耀光照, 又有羔羊為城的燈.

21:24 And the nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.
列國要在城的光裡行走; 地上的君王必將自己的榮耀歸與那城.

21:25 And its gates will never be shut by day (for there will be no night there),
城門白晝總不關閉, 在那裡原沒有黑夜.

21:26 and they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.
人必將列國的榮耀,尊貴歸與那城.

21:27 And every unclean thing and one who practices detestable things and falsehood will never enter into it, except those who are written in the book of life of the Lamb.
凡不潔淨的, 並那行可憎與虛謊之事的, 總不得進那城; 只有名字寫在羔羊生命冊上的才得進去.

Revelation of John - Chapter 22

22:1 And he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming out from the throne of God and of the Lamb
天使又指示我在城內街道當中一道生命水的河, 明亮如水晶, 從神和羔羊的寶座流出來.

22:2 in the middle of its street, and on both sides of the river is the tree of life, producing twelve fruits—yielding its fruit according to every month—and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
在河這邊與那邊有生命樹, 結十二樣(或譯: 回)果子, 每月都結果子; 樹上的葉子乃為醫治萬民.

22:3 And there will not be any curse any longer, and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his slaves will serve him,
以後再沒有咒詛; 在城裡有神和羔羊的寶座; 他的僕人都要事奉他,

22:4 and they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
也要見他的面. 他的名字必寫在他們的額上.

22:5 And night will not exist any longer, and they will not have need of the light of a lamp and the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give light to them, and they will reign forever and ever.
不再有黑夜; 他們也不用燈光,日光, 因為主神要光照他們. 他們要作王, 直到永永遠遠.

22:6 And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true, and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his slaves the things which must take place in a short time.”
天使又對我說: “這些話是真實可信的. 主就是眾先知被感之靈的神, 差遣他的使者, 將那必要快成的事指示他僕人. ”

22:7 “And behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
“看哪, 我必快來! 凡遵守這書上預言的有福了! ”

22:8 And I, John, am the one who heard and who saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed these things to me.
這些事是我－約翰所聽見,所看見的; 我既聽見,看見了, 就在指示我的天使腳前俯伏要拜他.

22:9 And he said to me, “Do not do that! I am your fellow slave, and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”
他對我說: “千萬不可! 我與你和你的弟兄眾先知, 並那些守這書上言語的人, 同是作僕人的. 你要敬拜神. ”

22:10 And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near!
他又對我說: “不可封了這書上的預言, 因為日期近了.

22:11 The one who does evil, let him do evil still, and the defiled, let him be defiled still, and the righteous, let him practice righteousness still, and the holy, let him be holy still.”
不義的, 叫他仍舊不義; 污穢的, 叫他仍舊污穢; 為義的, 叫他仍舊為義; 聖潔的, 叫他仍舊聖潔. ”

22:12 “Behold, I am coming quickly, and my reward is with me, to repay each one according to what his deeds are!
“看哪, 我必快來! 賞罰在我, 要照各人所行的報應他.

22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
我是阿拉法, 我是俄梅戛; 我是首先的, 我是末後的; 我是初, 我是終. ”

22:14 Blessed are the ones who wash their robes, so that their authority will be over the tree of life and they may enter into the city through the gates.
那些洗淨自己衣服的有福了! 可得權柄能到生命樹那裡, 也能從門進城.

22:15 Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral people and the murderers and the idolaters and everyone who loves and who practices falsehood.
城外有那些犬類,行邪術的,淫亂的,殺人的,拜偶像的, 並一切喜好說謊言,編造虛謊的.

22:16 “I, Jesus, sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
“我─耶穌差遣我的使者為眾教會將這些事向你們證明. 我是大衛的根, 又是他的後裔. 我是明亮的晨星. ”

22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And the one who hears, let him say, “Come!” And the one who is thirsty, let him come. The one who wants, let him take the water of life freely.
聖靈和新婦都說: “來! ”聽見的人也該說: “來! ”口渴的人也當來; 願意的, 都可以白白取生命的水喝.

22:18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues written in this book.
我向一切聽見這書上預言的作見證, 若有人在這預言上加添甚麼, 神必將寫在這書上的災禍加在他身上;

22:19 And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share of the tree of life and from the holy city that are written in this book.
這書上的預言, 若有人刪去甚麼, 神必從這書上所寫的生命樹和聖城刪去他的分.

22:20 The one who testifies about these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
證明這事的說: “是了, 我必快來! ”阿們! 主耶穌啊, 我願你來!

22:21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.
願主耶穌的恩惠常與眾聖徒同在. 阿們!

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Table of Contents

OLD TESTAMENT (舊約)

Genesis (創世紀)

- Genesis - Chapter 1
- Genesis - Chapter 2
- Genesis - Chapter 3
- Genesis - Chapter 4
- Genesis - Chapter 5
- Genesis - Chapter 6
- Genesis - Chapter 7
- Genesis - Chapter 8
- Genesis - Chapter 9
- Genesis - Chapter 10
- Genesis - Chapter 11
- Genesis - Chapter 12
- Genesis - Chapter 13
- Genesis - Chapter 14
- Genesis - Chapter 15
- Genesis - Chapter 16
- Genesis - Chapter 17
- Genesis - Chapter 18
- Genesis - Chapter 19
- Genesis - Chapter 20
- Genesis - Chapter 21
- Genesis - Chapter 22
- Genesis - Chapter 23
- Genesis - Chapter 24
- Genesis - Chapter 25
- Genesis - Chapter 26
- Genesis - Chapter 27
- Genesis - Chapter 28
- Genesis - Chapter 29
- Genesis - Chapter 30
- Genesis - Chapter 31
- Genesis - Chapter 32
- Genesis - Chapter 33
- Genesis - Chapter 34
- Genesis - Chapter 35
- Genesis - Chapter 36
- Genesis - Chapter 37
- Genesis - Chapter 38
- Genesis - Chapter 39
- Genesis - Chapter 40
- Genesis - Chapter 41
- Genesis - Chapter 42
- Genesis - Chapter 43
- Genesis - Chapter 44
- Genesis - Chapter 45
- Genesis - Chapter 46
- Genesis - Chapter 47
- Genesis - Chapter 48
- Genesis - Chapter 49
- Genesis - Chapter 50

Exodus (出埃及記)

- Exodus - Chapter 1
- Exodus - Chapter 2
- Exodus - Chapter 3
- Exodus - Chapter 4
- Exodus - Chapter 5
- Exodus - Chapter 6
- Exodus - Chapter 7
- Exodus - Chapter 8
- Exodus - Chapter 9
- Exodus - Chapter 10
- Exodus - Chapter 11
- Exodus - Chapter 12
- Exodus - Chapter 13
- Exodus - Chapter 14
- Exodus - Chapter 15
- Exodus - Chapter 16
- Exodus - Chapter 17
- Exodus - Chapter 18
- Exodus - Chapter 19
- Exodus - Chapter 20
- Exodus - Chapter 21
- Exodus - Chapter 22
- Exodus - Chapter 23
- Exodus - Chapter 24
- Exodus - Chapter 25
- Exodus - Chapter 26
- Exodus - Chapter 27
- Exodus - Chapter 28
- Exodus - Chapter 29
- Exodus - Chapter 30
- Exodus - Chapter 31
- Exodus - Chapter 32
- Exodus - Chapter 33
- Exodus - Chapter 34
- Exodus - Chapter 35
- Exodus - Chapter 36
- Exodus - Chapter 37
- Exodus - Chapter 38
- Exodus - Chapter 39
- Exodus - Chapter 40

Leviticus (利未記)

- Leviticus - Chapter 1
- Leviticus - Chapter 2
- Leviticus - Chapter 3
- Leviticus - Chapter 4
- Leviticus - Chapter 5
- Leviticus - Chapter 6
- Leviticus - Chapter 7
- Leviticus - Chapter 8
- Leviticus - Chapter 9
- Leviticus - Chapter 10
- Leviticus - Chapter 11
- Leviticus - Chapter 12
- Leviticus - Chapter 13
- Leviticus - Chapter 14
- Leviticus - Chapter 15
- Leviticus - Chapter 16
- Leviticus - Chapter 17
- Leviticus - Chapter 18
- Leviticus - Chapter 19
- Leviticus - Chapter 20
- Leviticus - Chapter 21
- Leviticus - Chapter 22
- Leviticus - Chapter 23
- Leviticus - Chapter 24
- Leviticus - Chapter 25
- Leviticus - Chapter 26
- Leviticus - Chapter 27

Numbers (民數記)

- Numbers - Chapter 1
- Numbers - Chapter 2
- Numbers - Chapter 3
- Numbers - Chapter 4
- Numbers - Chapter 5
- Numbers - Chapter 6
- Numbers - Chapter 7
- Numbers - Chapter 8
- Numbers - Chapter 9
- Numbers - Chapter 10
- Numbers - Chapter 11
- Numbers - Chapter 12
- Numbers - Chapter 13
- Numbers - Chapter 14
- Numbers - Chapter 15
- Numbers - Chapter 16
- Numbers - Chapter 17
- Numbers - Chapter 18
- Numbers - Chapter 19
- Numbers - Chapter 20
- Numbers - Chapter 21
- Numbers - Chapter 22
- Numbers - Chapter 23
- Numbers - Chapter 24
- Numbers - Chapter 25
- Numbers - Chapter 26
- Numbers - Chapter 27
- Numbers - Chapter 28
- Numbers - Chapter 29
- Numbers - Chapter 30
- Numbers - Chapter 31
- Numbers - Chapter 32
- Numbers - Chapter 33
- Numbers - Chapter 34
- Numbers - Chapter 35
- Numbers - Chapter 36

Deuteronomy (申命記)

- Deuteronomy - Chapter 1
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 2
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 3
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 4
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 5
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 6
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 7
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 8
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 9
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 10
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 11
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 12
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 13
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 14
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 15
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 16
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 17
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 18
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 19
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 20
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 21
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 22
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 23
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 24
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 25
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 26
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 27
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 28
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 29
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 30
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 31
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 32
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 33
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 34

Joshua (約書亞記)

- Joshua - Chapter 1
- Joshua - Chapter 2
- Joshua - Chapter 3
- Joshua - Chapter 4
- Joshua - Chapter 5
- Joshua - Chapter 6
- Joshua - Chapter 7
- Joshua - Chapter 8
- Joshua - Chapter 9
- Joshua - Chapter 10
- Joshua - Chapter 11
- Joshua - Chapter 12
- Joshua - Chapter 13
- Joshua - Chapter 14
- Joshua - Chapter 15
- Joshua - Chapter 16
- Joshua - Chapter 17
- Joshua - Chapter 18
- Joshua - Chapter 19
- Joshua - Chapter 20
- Joshua - Chapter 21
- Joshua - Chapter 22
- Joshua - Chapter 23
- Joshua - Chapter 24

Judges (士師記)

- Judges - Chapter 1
- Judges - Chapter 2
- Judges - Chapter 3
- Judges - Chapter 4
- Judges - Chapter 5
- Judges - Chapter 6
- Judges - Chapter 7
- Judges - Chapter 8
- Judges - Chapter 9
- Judges - Chapter 10
- Judges - Chapter 11
- Judges - Chapter 12
- Judges - Chapter 13
- Judges - Chapter 14
- Judges - Chapter 15
- Judges - Chapter 16
- Judges - Chapter 17
- Judges - Chapter 18
- Judges - Chapter 19
- Judges - Chapter 20
- Judges - Chapter 21

Ruth (路得記)

- Ruth - Chapter 1
- Ruth - Chapter 2
- Ruth - Chapter 3
- Ruth - Chapter 4

I Samuel (撒母耳記上)

- I Samuel - Chapter 1
- I Samuel - Chapter 2
- I Samuel - Chapter 3
- I Samuel - Chapter 4
- I Samuel - Chapter 5
- I Samuel - Chapter 6
- I Samuel - Chapter 7
- I Samuel - Chapter 8
- I Samuel - Chapter 9
- I Samuel - Chapter 10
- I Samuel - Chapter 11
- I Samuel - Chapter 12
- I Samuel - Chapter 13
- I Samuel - Chapter 14
- I Samuel - Chapter 15
- I Samuel - Chapter 16
- I Samuel - Chapter 17
- I Samuel - Chapter 18
- I Samuel - Chapter 19
- I Samuel - Chapter 20
- I Samuel - Chapter 21
- I Samuel - Chapter 22
- I Samuel - Chapter 23
- I Samuel - Chapter 24
- I Samuel - Chapter 25
- I Samuel - Chapter 26
- I Samuel - Chapter 27
- I Samuel - Chapter 28
- I Samuel - Chapter 29
- I Samuel - Chapter 30
- I Samuel - Chapter 31

II Samuel (撒母耳記下)

- II Samuel - Chapter 1
- II Samuel - Chapter 2
- II Samuel - Chapter 3
- II Samuel - Chapter 4
- II Samuel - Chapter 5
- II Samuel - Chapter 6
- II Samuel - Chapter 7
- II Samuel - Chapter 8
- II Samuel - Chapter 9
- II Samuel - Chapter 10
- II Samuel - Chapter 11
- II Samuel - Chapter 12
- II Samuel - Chapter 13
- II Samuel - Chapter 14
- II Samuel - Chapter 15
- II Samuel - Chapter 16
- II Samuel - Chapter 17
- II Samuel - Chapter 18
- II Samuel - Chapter 19
- II Samuel - Chapter 20
- II Samuel - Chapter 21
- II Samuel - Chapter 22
- II Samuel - Chapter 23
- II Samuel - Chapter 24

I Kings (列王記上)

- I Kings - Chapter 1
- I Kings - Chapter 2
- I Kings - Chapter 3
- I Kings - Chapter 4
- I Kings - Chapter 5
- I Kings - Chapter 6
- I Kings - Chapter 7
- I Kings - Chapter 8
- I Kings - Chapter 9
- I Kings - Chapter 10
- I Kings - Chapter 11
- I Kings - Chapter 12
- I Kings - Chapter 13
- I Kings - Chapter 14
- I Kings - Chapter 15
- I Kings - Chapter 16
- I Kings - Chapter 17
- I Kings - Chapter 18
- I Kings - Chapter 19
- I Kings - Chapter 20
- I Kings - Chapter 21
- I Kings - Chapter 22

II Kings (列王記下)

- II Kings - Chapter 1
- II Kings - Chapter 2
- II Kings - Chapter 3
- II Kings - Chapter 4
- II Kings - Chapter 5
- II Kings - Chapter 6
- II Kings - Chapter 7
- II Kings - Chapter 8
- II Kings - Chapter 9
- II Kings - Chapter 10
- II Kings - Chapter 11
- II Kings - Chapter 12
- II Kings - Chapter 13
- II Kings - Chapter 14
- II Kings - Chapter 15
- II Kings - Chapter 16
- II Kings - Chapter 17
- II Kings - Chapter 18
- II Kings - Chapter 19
- II Kings - Chapter 20
- II Kings - Chapter 21
- II Kings - Chapter 22
- II Kings - Chapter 23
- II Kings - Chapter 24
- II Kings - Chapter 25

I Chronicles (歷代誌上)

- I Chronicles - Chapter 1
- I Chronicles - Chapter 2
- I Chronicles - Chapter 3
- I Chronicles - Chapter 4
- I Chronicles - Chapter 5
- I Chronicles - Chapter 6
- I Chronicles - Chapter 7
- I Chronicles - Chapter 8
- I Chronicles - Chapter 9
- I Chronicles - Chapter 10
- I Chronicles - Chapter 11
- I Chronicles - Chapter 12
- I Chronicles - Chapter 13
- I Chronicles - Chapter 14
- I Chronicles - Chapter 15
- I Chronicles - Chapter 16
- I Chronicles - Chapter 17
- I Chronicles - Chapter 18
- I Chronicles - Chapter 19
- I Chronicles - Chapter 20
- I Chronicles - Chapter 21
- I Chronicles - Chapter 22
- I Chronicles - Chapter 23
- I Chronicles - Chapter 24
- I Chronicles - Chapter 25
- I Chronicles - Chapter 26
- I Chronicles - Chapter 27
- I Chronicles - Chapter 28
- I Chronicles - Chapter 29

II Chronicles (歷代誌下)

- II Chronicles - Chapter 1
- II Chronicles - Chapter 2
- II Chronicles - Chapter 3
- II Chronicles - Chapter 4
- II Chronicles - Chapter 5
- II Chronicles - Chapter 6
- II Chronicles - Chapter 7
- II Chronicles - Chapter 8
- II Chronicles - Chapter 9
- II Chronicles - Chapter 10
- II Chronicles - Chapter 11
- II Chronicles - Chapter 12
- II Chronicles - Chapter 13
- II Chronicles - Chapter 14
- II Chronicles - Chapter 15
- II Chronicles - Chapter 16
- II Chronicles - Chapter 17
- II Chronicles - Chapter 18
- II Chronicles - Chapter 19
- II Chronicles - Chapter 20
- II Chronicles - Chapter 21
- II Chronicles - Chapter 22
- II Chronicles - Chapter 23
- II Chronicles - Chapter 24
- II Chronicles - Chapter 25
- II Chronicles - Chapter 26
- II Chronicles - Chapter 27
- II Chronicles - Chapter 28
- II Chronicles - Chapter 29
- II Chronicles - Chapter 30
- II Chronicles - Chapter 31
- II Chronicles - Chapter 32
- II Chronicles - Chapter 33
- II Chronicles - Chapter 34
- II Chronicles - Chapter 35
- II Chronicles - Chapter 36

Ezra (以斯拉記)

- Ezra - Chapter 1
- Ezra - Chapter 2
- Ezra - Chapter 3
- Ezra - Chapter 4
- Ezra - Chapter 5
- Ezra - Chapter 6
- Ezra - Chapter 7
- Ezra - Chapter 8
- Ezra - Chapter 9
- Ezra - Chapter 10

Nehemiah (尼希米記)

- Nehemiah - Chapter 1
- Nehemiah - Chapter 2
- Nehemiah - Chapter 3
- Nehemiah - Chapter 4
- Nehemiah - Chapter 5
- Nehemiah - Chapter 6
- Nehemiah - Chapter 7
- Nehemiah - Chapter 8
- Nehemiah - Chapter 9
- Nehemiah - Chapter 10
- Nehemiah - Chapter 11
- Nehemiah - Chapter 12
- Nehemiah - Chapter 13

Esther (以斯帖記)

- Esther - Chapter 1
- Esther - Chapter 2
- Esther - Chapter 3
- Esther - Chapter 4
- Esther - Chapter 5
- Esther - Chapter 6
- Esther - Chapter 7
- Esther - Chapter 8
- Esther - Chapter 9
- Esther - Chapter 10

Job (約伯記)

- Job - Chapter 1
- Job - Chapter 2
- Job - Chapter 3
- Job - Chapter 4
- Job - Chapter 5
- Job - Chapter 6
- Job - Chapter 7
- Job - Chapter 8
- Job - Chapter 9
- Job - Chapter 10
- Job - Chapter 11
- Job - Chapter 12
- Job - Chapter 13
- Job - Chapter 14
- Job - Chapter 15
- Job - Chapter 16
- Job - Chapter 17
- Job - Chapter 18
- Job - Chapter 19
- Job - Chapter 20
- Job - Chapter 21
- Job - Chapter 22
- Job - Chapter 23
- Job - Chapter 24
- Job - Chapter 25
- Job - Chapter 26
- Job - Chapter 27
- Job - Chapter 28
- Job - Chapter 29
- Job - Chapter 30
- Job - Chapter 31
- Job - Chapter 32
- Job - Chapter 33
- Job - Chapter 34
- Job - Chapter 35
- Job - Chapter 36
- Job - Chapter 37
- Job - Chapter 38
- Job - Chapter 39
- Job - Chapter 40
- Job - Chapter 41
- Job - Chapter 42

Psalms (詩篇)

Psalms - Chapter 1
Psalms - Chapter 2
Psalms - Chapter 3
Psalms - Chapter 4
Psalms - Chapter 5
Psalms - Chapter 6
Psalms - Chapter 7
Psalms - Chapter 8
Psalms - Chapter 9
Psalms - Chapter 10
Psalms - Chapter 11
Psalms - Chapter 12
Psalms - Chapter 13
Psalms - Chapter 14
Psalms - Chapter 15
Psalms - Chapter 16
Psalms - Chapter 17
Psalms - Chapter 18
Psalms - Chapter 19
Psalms - Chapter 20
Psalms - Chapter 21
Psalms - Chapter 22
Psalms - Chapter 23
Psalms - Chapter 24
Psalms - Chapter 25
Psalms - Chapter 26
Psalms - Chapter 27
Psalms - Chapter 28
Psalms - Chapter 29
Psalms - Chapter 30
Psalms - Chapter 31
Psalms - Chapter 32
Psalms - Chapter 33
Psalms - Chapter 34
Psalms - Chapter 35
Psalms - Chapter 36
Psalms - Chapter 37
Psalms - Chapter 38
Psalms - Chapter 39
Psalms - Chapter 40
Psalms - Chapter 41
Psalms - Chapter 42
Psalms - Chapter 43
Psalms - Chapter 44
Psalms - Chapter 45
Psalms - Chapter 46
Psalms - Chapter 47
Psalms - Chapter 48
Psalms - Chapter 49
Psalms - Chapter 50
Psalms - Chapter 51
Psalms - Chapter 52
Psalms - Chapter 53
Psalms - Chapter 54
Psalms - Chapter 55
Psalms - Chapter 56
Psalms - Chapter 57
Psalms - Chapter 58
Psalms - Chapter 59
Psalms - Chapter 60
Psalms - Chapter 61
Psalms - Chapter 62
Psalms - Chapter 63
Psalms - Chapter 64
Psalms - Chapter 65
Psalms - Chapter 66
Psalms - Chapter 67
Psalms - Chapter 68
Psalms - Chapter 69
Psalms - Chapter 70
Psalms - Chapter 71
Psalms - Chapter 72
Psalms - Chapter 73
Psalms - Chapter 74
Psalms - Chapter 75
Psalms - Chapter 76
Psalms - Chapter 77
Psalms - Chapter 78
Psalms - Chapter 79
Psalms - Chapter 80
Psalms - Chapter 81
Psalms - Chapter 82
Psalms - Chapter 83
Psalms - Chapter 84
Psalms - Chapter 85
Psalms - Chapter 86
Psalms - Chapter 87
Psalms - Chapter 88
Psalms - Chapter 89
Psalms - Chapter 90
Psalms - Chapter 91
Psalms - Chapter 92
Psalms - Chapter 93
Psalms - Chapter 94
Psalms - Chapter 95
Psalms - Chapter 96
Psalms - Chapter 97
Psalms - Chapter 98
Psalms - Chapter 99
Psalms - Chapter 100
Psalms - Chapter 101
Psalms - Chapter 102
Psalms - Chapter 103
Psalms - Chapter 104
Psalms - Chapter 105
Psalms - Chapter 106
Psalms - Chapter 107
Psalms - Chapter 108
Psalms - Chapter 109
Psalms - Chapter 110
Psalms - Chapter 111
Psalms - Chapter 112
Psalms - Chapter 113
Psalms - Chapter 114
Psalms - Chapter 115
Psalms - Chapter 116
Psalms - Chapter 117
Psalms - Chapter 118
Psalms - Chapter 119
Psalms - Chapter 120
Psalms - Chapter 121
Psalms - Chapter 122
Psalms - Chapter 123
Psalms - Chapter 124
Psalms - Chapter 125
Psalms - Chapter 126
Psalms - Chapter 127
Psalms - Chapter 128
Psalms - Chapter 129
Psalms - Chapter 130
Psalms - Chapter 131
Psalms - Chapter 132
Psalms - Chapter 133
Psalms - Chapter 134
Psalms - Chapter 135
Psalms - Chapter 136
Psalms - Chapter 137
Psalms - Chapter 138
Psalms - Chapter 139
Psalms - Chapter 140
Psalms - Chapter 141
Psalms - Chapter 142
Psalms - Chapter 143
Psalms - Chapter 144
Psalms - Chapter 145
Psalms - Chapter 146
Psalms - Chapter 147
Psalms - Chapter 148
Psalms - Chapter 149
Psalms - Chapter 150

Proverbs (箴言)

- Proverbs - Chapter 1
- Proverbs - Chapter 2
- Proverbs - Chapter 3
- Proverbs - Chapter 4
- Proverbs - Chapter 5
- Proverbs - Chapter 6
- Proverbs - Chapter 7
- Proverbs - Chapter 8
- Proverbs - Chapter 9
- Proverbs - Chapter 10
- Proverbs - Chapter 11
- Proverbs - Chapter 12
- Proverbs - Chapter 13
- Proverbs - Chapter 14
- Proverbs - Chapter 15
- Proverbs - Chapter 16
- Proverbs - Chapter 17
- Proverbs - Chapter 18
- Proverbs - Chapter 19
- Proverbs - Chapter 20
- Proverbs - Chapter 21
- Proverbs - Chapter 22
- Proverbs - Chapter 23
- Proverbs - Chapter 24
- Proverbs - Chapter 25
- Proverbs - Chapter 26
- Proverbs - Chapter 27
- Proverbs - Chapter 28
- Proverbs - Chapter 29
- Proverbs - Chapter 30
- Proverbs - Chapter 31

Ecclesiastes (傳道書)

- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 1
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 2
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 3
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 4
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 5
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 6
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 7
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 8
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 9
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 10
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 11
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 12

Song of Solomon (雅歌)

- Song of Solomon - Chapter 1
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 2
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 3
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 4
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 5
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 6
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 7
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 8

Isaiah (以賽亞書)

- Isaiah - Chapter 1
- Isaiah - Chapter 2
- Isaiah - Chapter 3
- Isaiah - Chapter 4
- Isaiah - Chapter 5
- Isaiah - Chapter 6
- Isaiah - Chapter 7
- Isaiah - Chapter 8
- Isaiah - Chapter 9
- Isaiah - Chapter 10
- Isaiah - Chapter 11
- Isaiah - Chapter 12
- Isaiah - Chapter 13
- Isaiah - Chapter 14
- Isaiah - Chapter 15
- Isaiah - Chapter 16
- Isaiah - Chapter 17
- Isaiah - Chapter 18
- Isaiah - Chapter 19
- Isaiah - Chapter 20
- Isaiah - Chapter 21
- Isaiah - Chapter 22
- Isaiah - Chapter 23
- Isaiah - Chapter 24
- Isaiah - Chapter 25
- Isaiah - Chapter 26
- Isaiah - Chapter 27
- Isaiah - Chapter 28
- Isaiah - Chapter 29
- Isaiah - Chapter 30
- Isaiah - Chapter 31
- Isaiah - Chapter 32
- Isaiah - Chapter 33
- Isaiah - Chapter 34
- Isaiah - Chapter 35
- Isaiah - Chapter 36
- Isaiah - Chapter 37
- Isaiah - Chapter 38
- Isaiah - Chapter 39
- Isaiah - Chapter 40
- Isaiah - Chapter 41
- Isaiah - Chapter 42
- Isaiah - Chapter 43
- Isaiah - Chapter 44
- Isaiah - Chapter 45
- Isaiah - Chapter 46
- Isaiah - Chapter 47
- Isaiah - Chapter 48
- Isaiah - Chapter 49
- Isaiah - Chapter 50
- Isaiah - Chapter 51
- Isaiah - Chapter 52
- Isaiah - Chapter 53
- Isaiah - Chapter 54
- Isaiah - Chapter 55
- Isaiah - Chapter 56
- Isaiah - Chapter 57
- Isaiah - Chapter 58
- Isaiah - Chapter 59
- Isaiah - Chapter 60
- Isaiah - Chapter 61
- Isaiah - Chapter 62
- Isaiah - Chapter 63
- Isaiah - Chapter 64
- Isaiah - Chapter 65
- Isaiah - Chapter 66

Jeremiah (耶利米書)

- Jeremiah - Chapter 1
- Jeremiah - Chapter 2
- Jeremiah - Chapter 3
- Jeremiah - Chapter 4
- Jeremiah - Chapter 5
- Jeremiah - Chapter 6
- Jeremiah - Chapter 7
- Jeremiah - Chapter 8
- Jeremiah - Chapter 9
- Jeremiah - Chapter 10
- Jeremiah - Chapter 11
- Jeremiah - Chapter 12
- Jeremiah - Chapter 13
- Jeremiah - Chapter 14
- Jeremiah - Chapter 15
- Jeremiah - Chapter 16
- Jeremiah - Chapter 17
- Jeremiah - Chapter 18
- Jeremiah - Chapter 19
- Jeremiah - Chapter 20
- Jeremiah - Chapter 21
- Jeremiah - Chapter 22
- Jeremiah - Chapter 23
- Jeremiah - Chapter 24
- Jeremiah - Chapter 25
- Jeremiah - Chapter 26
- Jeremiah - Chapter 27
- Jeremiah - Chapter 28
- Jeremiah - Chapter 29
- Jeremiah - Chapter 30
- Jeremiah - Chapter 31
- Jeremiah - Chapter 32
- Jeremiah - Chapter 33
- Jeremiah - Chapter 34
- Jeremiah - Chapter 35
- Jeremiah - Chapter 36
- Jeremiah - Chapter 37
- Jeremiah - Chapter 38
- Jeremiah - Chapter 39
- Jeremiah - Chapter 40
- Jeremiah - Chapter 41
- Jeremiah - Chapter 42
- Jeremiah - Chapter 43
- Jeremiah - Chapter 44
- Jeremiah - Chapter 45
- Jeremiah - Chapter 46
- Jeremiah - Chapter 47
- Jeremiah - Chapter 48
- Jeremiah - Chapter 49
- Jeremiah - Chapter 50
- Jeremiah - Chapter 51
- Jeremiah - Chapter 52

Lamentations (耶利米哀歌)

- Lamentations - Chapter 1
- Lamentations - Chapter 2
- Lamentations - Chapter 3
- Lamentations - Chapter 4
- Lamentations - Chapter 5

Ezekiel (以西結書)

- Ezekiel - Chapter 1
- Ezekiel - Chapter 2
- Ezekiel - Chapter 3
- Ezekiel - Chapter 4
- Ezekiel - Chapter 5
- Ezekiel - Chapter 6
- Ezekiel - Chapter 7
- Ezekiel - Chapter 8
- Ezekiel - Chapter 9
- Ezekiel - Chapter 10
- Ezekiel - Chapter 11
- Ezekiel - Chapter 12
- Ezekiel - Chapter 13
- Ezekiel - Chapter 14
- Ezekiel - Chapter 15
- Ezekiel - Chapter 16
- Ezekiel - Chapter 17
- Ezekiel - Chapter 18
- Ezekiel - Chapter 19
- Ezekiel - Chapter 20
- Ezekiel - Chapter 21
- Ezekiel - Chapter 22
- Ezekiel - Chapter 23
- Ezekiel - Chapter 24
- Ezekiel - Chapter 25
- Ezekiel - Chapter 26
- Ezekiel - Chapter 27
- Ezekiel - Chapter 28
- Ezekiel - Chapter 29
- Ezekiel - Chapter 30
- Ezekiel - Chapter 31
- Ezekiel - Chapter 32
- Ezekiel - Chapter 33
- Ezekiel - Chapter 34
- Ezekiel - Chapter 35
- Ezekiel - Chapter 36
- Ezekiel - Chapter 37
- Ezekiel - Chapter 38
- Ezekiel - Chapter 39
- Ezekiel - Chapter 40
- Ezekiel - Chapter 41
- Ezekiel - Chapter 42
- Ezekiel - Chapter 43
- Ezekiel - Chapter 44
- Ezekiel - Chapter 45
- Ezekiel - Chapter 46
- Ezekiel - Chapter 47
- Ezekiel - Chapter 48

Daniel (但以理書)

- Daniel - Chapter 1
- Daniel - Chapter 2
- Daniel - Chapter 3
- Daniel - Chapter 4
- Daniel - Chapter 5
- Daniel - Chapter 6
- Daniel - Chapter 7
- Daniel - Chapter 8
- Daniel - Chapter 9
- Daniel - Chapter 10
- Daniel - Chapter 11
- Daniel - Chapter 12

Hosea (何西阿書)

- Hosea - Chapter 1
- Hosea - Chapter 2
- Hosea - Chapter 3
- Hosea - Chapter 4
- Hosea - Chapter 5
- Hosea - Chapter 6
- Hosea - Chapter 7
- Hosea - Chapter 8
- Hosea - Chapter 9
- Hosea - Chapter 10
- Hosea - Chapter 11
- Hosea - Chapter 12
- Hosea - Chapter 13
- Hosea - Chapter 14

Joel (約珥書)

- Joel - Chapter 1
- Joel - Chapter 2
- Joel - Chapter 3

Amos (阿摩司書)

- Amos - Chapter 1
- Amos - Chapter 2
- Amos - Chapter 3
- Amos - Chapter 4
- Amos - Chapter 5
- Amos - Chapter 6
- Amos - Chapter 7
- Amos - Chapter 8
- Amos - Chapter 9

Obadiah (俄巴底亞書)

- Obadiah - Chapter 1

Jonah (約拿書)

- Jonah - Chapter 1
- Jonah - Chapter 2
- Jonah - Chapter 3
- Jonah - Chapter 4

Micah (彌迦書)

- Micah - Chapter 1
- Micah - Chapter 2
- Micah - Chapter 3
- Micah - Chapter 4
- Micah - Chapter 5
- Micah - Chapter 6
- Micah - Chapter 7

Nahum (那鴻書)

- Nahum - Chapter 1
- Nahum - Chapter 2
- Nahum - Chapter 3

Habakkuk (哈巴谷書)

- Habakkuk - Chapter 1
- Habakkuk - Chapter 2
- Habakkuk - Chapter 3

Zephaniah (西番雅書)

- Zephaniah - Chapter 1
- Zephaniah - Chapter 2
- Zephaniah - Chapter 3

Haggai (哈該書)

- Haggai - Chapter 1

- Haggai - Chapter 2

Zechariah (撒迦利亞)

- Zechariah - Chapter 1
- Zechariah - Chapter 2
- Zechariah - Chapter 3
- Zechariah - Chapter 4
- Zechariah - Chapter 5
- Zechariah - Chapter 6
- Zechariah - Chapter 7
- Zechariah - Chapter 8
- Zechariah - Chapter 9
- Zechariah - Chapter 10
- Zechariah - Chapter 11
- Zechariah - Chapter 12
- Zechariah - Chapter 13
- Zechariah - Chapter 14

Malachi (瑪拉基書)

- Malachi - Chapter 1
- Malachi - Chapter 2
- Malachi - Chapter 3
- Malachi - Chapter 4

NEW TESTAMENT (新約)

Matthew (馬太福音)

- Matthew - Chapter 1
- Matthew - Chapter 2
- Matthew - Chapter 3
- Matthew - Chapter 4
- Matthew - Chapter 5
- Matthew - Chapter 6
- Matthew - Chapter 7
- Matthew - Chapter 8
- Matthew - Chapter 9
- Matthew - Chapter 10
- Matthew - Chapter 11
- Matthew - Chapter 12
- Matthew - Chapter 13
- Matthew - Chapter 14
- Matthew - Chapter 15
- Matthew - Chapter 16
- Matthew - Chapter 17
- Matthew - Chapter 18
- Matthew - Chapter 19
- Matthew - Chapter 20
- Matthew - Chapter 21
- Matthew - Chapter 22
- Matthew - Chapter 23
- Matthew - Chapter 24
- Matthew - Chapter 25
- Matthew - Chapter 26
- Matthew - Chapter 27
- Matthew - Chapter 28

Mark (馬可福音)

- Mark - Chapter 1
- Mark - Chapter 2
- Mark - Chapter 3
- Mark - Chapter 4
- Mark - Chapter 5
- Mark - Chapter 6
- Mark - Chapter 7
- Mark - Chapter 8
- Mark - Chapter 9
- Mark - Chapter 10
- Mark - Chapter 11
- Mark - Chapter 12
- Mark - Chapter 13
- Mark - Chapter 14
- Mark - Chapter 15
- Mark - Chapter 16

Luke (路加福音)

- Luke - Chapter 1
- Luke - Chapter 2
- Luke - Chapter 3
- Luke - Chapter 4
- Luke - Chapter 5
- Luke - Chapter 6
- Luke - Chapter 7
- Luke - Chapter 8
- Luke - Chapter 9
- Luke - Chapter 10
- Luke - Chapter 11
- Luke - Chapter 12
- Luke - Chapter 13
- Luke - Chapter 14
- Luke - Chapter 15
- Luke - Chapter 16
- Luke - Chapter 17
- Luke - Chapter 18
- Luke - Chapter 19
- Luke - Chapter 20
- Luke - Chapter 21
- Luke - Chapter 22
- Luke - Chapter 23
- Luke - Chapter 24

John (約翰福音)

- John - Chapter 1
- John - Chapter 2
- John - Chapter 3
- John - Chapter 4
- John - Chapter 5
- John - Chapter 6
- John - Chapter 7
- John - Chapter 8
- John - Chapter 9
- John - Chapter 10
- John - Chapter 11
- John - Chapter 12
- John - Chapter 13
- John - Chapter 14
- John - Chapter 15
- John - Chapter 16
- John - Chapter 17
- John - Chapter 18
- John - Chapter 19
- John - Chapter 20
- John - Chapter 21

Acts (使徒行傳)

- Acts - Chapter 1
- Acts - Chapter 2
- Acts - Chapter 3
- Acts - Chapter 4
- Acts - Chapter 5
- Acts - Chapter 6
- Acts - Chapter 7
- Acts - Chapter 8
- Acts - Chapter 9
- Acts - Chapter 10
- Acts - Chapter 11
- Acts - Chapter 12
- Acts - Chapter 13
- Acts - Chapter 14
- Acts - Chapter 15
- Acts - Chapter 16
- Acts - Chapter 17
- Acts - Chapter 18
- Acts - Chapter 19
- Acts - Chapter 20
- Acts - Chapter 21
- Acts - Chapter 22
- Acts - Chapter 23
- Acts - Chapter 24
- Acts - Chapter 25
- Acts - Chapter 26
- Acts - Chapter 27
- Acts - Chapter 28

Romans (羅馬書)

- Romans - Chapter 1
- Romans - Chapter 2
- Romans - Chapter 3
- Romans - Chapter 4
- Romans - Chapter 5
- Romans - Chapter 6
- Romans - Chapter 7
- Romans - Chapter 8
- Romans - Chapter 9
- Romans - Chapter 10
- Romans - Chapter 11
- Romans - Chapter 12
- Romans - Chapter 13
- Romans - Chapter 14
- Romans - Chapter 15
- Romans - Chapter 16

I Corinthians (歌林多前書)

- I Corinthians - Chapter 1
- I Corinthians - Chapter 2
- I Corinthians - Chapter 3
- I Corinthians - Chapter 4
- I Corinthians - Chapter 5
- I Corinthians - Chapter 6
- I Corinthians - Chapter 7
- I Corinthians - Chapter 8
- I Corinthians - Chapter 9
- I Corinthians - Chapter 10
- I Corinthians - Chapter 11
- I Corinthians - Chapter 12
- I Corinthians - Chapter 13
- I Corinthians - Chapter 14
- I Corinthians - Chapter 15
- I Corinthians - Chapter 16

II Corinthians (歌林多後書)

- II Corinthians - Chapter 1
- II Corinthians - Chapter 2
- II Corinthians - Chapter 3
- II Corinthians - Chapter 4
- II Corinthians - Chapter 5
- II Corinthians - Chapter 6
- II Corinthians - Chapter 7
- II Corinthians - Chapter 8
- II Corinthians - Chapter 9
- II Corinthians - Chapter 10
- II Corinthians - Chapter 11
- II Corinthians - Chapter 12
- II Corinthians - Chapter 13

Galatians (加拉太書)

- Galatians - Chapter 1
- Galatians - Chapter 2
- Galatians - Chapter 3
- Galatians - Chapter 4
- Galatians - Chapter 5
- Galatians - Chapter 6

Ephesians (以弗所書)

- Ephesians - Chapter 1
- Ephesians - Chapter 2
- Ephesians - Chapter 3
- Ephesians - Chapter 4
- Ephesians - Chapter 5
- Ephesians - Chapter 6

Philippians (腓利比書)

- Philippians - Chapter 1
- Philippians - Chapter 2
- Philippians - Chapter 3
- Philippians - Chapter 4

Colossians (歌羅西書)

- Colossians - Chapter 1
- Colossians - Chapter 2
- Colossians - Chapter 3
- Colossians - Chapter 4

I Thessalonians (帖撒羅尼迦前書)

- I Thessalonians - Chapter 1
- I Thessalonians - Chapter 2
- I Thessalonians - Chapter 3
- I Thessalonians - Chapter 4
- I Thessalonians - Chapter 5

II Thessalonians (帖撒羅尼迦後書)

- II Thessalonians - Chapter 1
- II Thessalonians - Chapter 2
- II Thessalonians - Chapter 3

I Timothy (提摩太前書)

- I Timothy - Chapter 1
- I Timothy - Chapter 2
- I Timothy - Chapter 3
- I Timothy - Chapter 4
- I Timothy - Chapter 5
- I Timothy - Chapter 6

II Timothy (提摩太后書)

- II Timothy - Chapter 1
- II Timothy - Chapter 2
- II Timothy - Chapter 3
- II Timothy - Chapter 4

Titus (提多書)

- Titus - Chapter 1
- Titus - Chapter 2
- Titus - Chapter 3

Philemon (腓利門書)

- Philemon - Chapter 1

Hebrews (希伯來書)

- Hebrews - Chapter 1
- Hebrews - Chapter 2
- Hebrews - Chapter 3
- Hebrews - Chapter 4
- Hebrews - Chapter 5
- Hebrews - Chapter 6
- Hebrews - Chapter 7
- Hebrews - Chapter 8
- Hebrews - Chapter 9
- Hebrews - Chapter 10
- Hebrews - Chapter 11
- Hebrews - Chapter 12
- Hebrews - Chapter 13

James (雅各書)

- James - Chapter 1
- James - Chapter 2
- James - Chapter 3
- James - Chapter 4
- James - Chapter 5

I Peter (彼得前書)

- I Peter - Chapter 1
- I Peter - Chapter 2
- I Peter - Chapter 3
- I Peter - Chapter 4
- I Peter - Chapter 5

II Peter (彼得後書)

- II Peter - Chapter 1
- II Peter - Chapter 2
- II Peter - Chapter 3

I John (約翰一書)

- I John - Chapter 1
- I John - Chapter 2
- I John - Chapter 3
- I John - Chapter 4
- I John - Chapter 5

II John (約翰二書)

- II John - Chapter 1

III John (約翰三書)

- III John - Chapter 1

Jude (猶大書)

- Jude - Chapter 1

Revelation of John (啟示錄)

- Revelation of John - Chapter 1
- Revelation of John - Chapter 2
- Revelation of John - Chapter 3
- Revelation of John - Chapter 4
- Revelation of John - Chapter 5
- Revelation of John - Chapter 6
- Revelation of John - Chapter 7
- Revelation of John - Chapter 8
- Revelation of John - Chapter 9
- Revelation of John - Chapter 10
- Revelation of John - Chapter 11
- Revelation of John - Chapter 12
- Revelation of John - Chapter 13
- Revelation of John - Chapter 14
- Revelation of John - Chapter 15
- Revelation of John - Chapter 16
- Revelation of John - Chapter 17
- Revelation of John - Chapter 18
- Revelation of John - Chapter 19
- Revelation of John - Chapter 20
- Revelation of John - Chapter 21
- Revelation of John - Chapter 22

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