馬太福音 21
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
光榮進聖城
21 耶穌和門徒離耶路撒冷越來越近了,他們來到橄欖山旁的伯法其。 2 耶穌派兩個門徒進村,並對他們說:「你們到前面的村莊去,就會看見一頭母驢拴在那裡,旁邊還有一頭驢駒。你們把牠們解開,牽到我這裡。 3 要是有人問起,你們就說,『主要用牠們』,那人會立刻讓你們牽來。」 4 這件事是要應驗先知的話:
5 「要對錫安城[a]說,『看啊,你的君王來了!祂謙卑地騎著驢,騎著一頭驢駒。』」
6 兩個門徒照著耶穌的吩咐去了, 7 把母驢和驢駒帶了回來。他們把自己的衣服蓋在驢背上,讓耶穌騎上去。 8 許多人把衣服鋪在路上,也有些人砍下樹枝鋪在路上。 9 眾人前呼後擁,歡呼著說:
「和散那[b]歸於大衛的後裔!
奉主名來的當受稱頌!
和散那歸於至高之處的上帝!」
10 耶穌進耶路撒冷時,全城轟動,說:「這是誰?」
11 眾人說:「祂是先知耶穌,來自加利利的拿撒勒。」
潔淨聖殿
12 耶穌進入聖殿,趕走裡面做買賣的人,又推翻兌換錢幣之人的桌子和賣鴿子之人的凳子。
13 耶穌斥責他們說:「聖經上說,『我的殿必稱為禱告的殿。』你們竟把它變成了賊窩。」
14 殿中的瞎子和瘸子都來到耶穌面前,祂便醫好了他們。 15 祭司長和律法教師看見祂所行的奇事,又聽見小孩子在聖殿裡高聲喊著:「和散那歸於大衛的後裔!」便十分惱怒。 16 他們責問耶穌說:「你聽見這些人說的了嗎?」
耶穌說:「我聽見了。聖經上說,『你使孩童和嬰兒口中發出頌讚』,你們沒有讀過嗎?」 17 然後,祂便離開他們,出城前往伯大尼,在那裡住宿。
咒詛無花果樹
18 清早,耶穌在回城的途中餓了。 19 祂看見路旁有一棵無花果樹,便走過去,卻發現除了葉子外什麼也沒有。
祂對那棵樹說:「你將再不會結果子!」那棵樹立刻枯萎了。
20 門徒見了就驚奇地問:「這棵樹怎麼一下子枯萎了?」
21 耶穌回答說:「我實在告訴你們,如果你們有信心、不懷疑,不但能使無花果樹枯乾,就算對這座山說,『從這裡挪開,投進大海裡!』也照樣可以實現。 22 所以,你們禱告時無論求什麼,只要有信心,就必定得到。」
質問耶穌的權柄
23 耶穌進了聖殿,正在教導人的時候,祭司長和民間的長老來質問祂:「你憑什麼權柄做這些事?誰授權給你了?」
24 耶穌說:「我也要問你們一個問題,你們回答了,我就告訴你們我憑什麼權柄做這些事。 25 約翰的洗禮是從哪裡來的?從天上來的,還是從人來的?」
他們便彼此議論說:「如果我們說『是從天上來的』,祂一定會問我們,『那你們為什麼不信他?』 26 但如果我們說『是從人來的』,又怕觸怒百姓,因為他們相信約翰是個先知。」 27 於是,他們回答耶穌說:「我們不知道。」
耶穌說:「我也不告訴你們我憑什麼權柄做這些事。」
兩個兒子的比喻
28 耶穌又說:「你們怎樣看這件事?某人有兩個兒子。他對大兒子說,『孩子,你今天到葡萄園工作吧!』
29 「大兒子回答說,『我不去!』但後來他改變了主意,就去了。
30 「那父親又對小兒子說,『你今天到葡萄園工作吧!』小兒子回答說,『好的,父親。』他答應了,卻沒有去。
31 「你們認為這兩個兒子,到底哪一個服從父親呢?」
他們回答道:「大兒子。」
耶穌說:「我實在告訴你們,稅吏和娼妓要比你們先進上帝的國。 32 因為約翰來指示你們當行的正路,你們不信他,但稅吏和娼妓信了。你們親眼看見了這些事,竟然還是執迷不悟,不肯信他。
惡毒的佃戶
33 「你們再聽一個比喻。有個園主栽種了一個葡萄園,在園子的四周建造圍牆,又在園中挖了一個榨酒池,建了一座瞭望臺,然後把葡萄園租給佃戶,就出遠門了。 34 到了收穫的季節,園主派奴僕到佃戶那裡收果子。 35 但那些佃戶卻抓住他的奴僕,打傷一個,殺死一個,又用石頭打死了一個。 36 於是,園主又派更多的奴僕去,結果也遭到同樣的對待。 37 最後,園主派了自己的兒子去,心想,『他們肯定會尊重我的兒子。』 38 然而,那些佃戶看見園主的兒子來了,就商量說,『這是園主的繼承人。來吧!我們殺掉他,佔了他的產業!』 39 於是,他們抓住他,把他推出園外殺了。 40 那麼,當園主回來的時候,他會怎樣處置那些佃戶呢?」
41 他們說:「他會毫不留情地除掉那些惡人,然後把葡萄園租給其他按時交果子的佃戶。」
42 耶穌說:
「『工匠丟棄的石頭已成了房角石。
這是主的作為,在我們看來奇妙莫測。』
你們難道沒有讀過這段經文嗎? 43 所以,我告訴你們,將把上帝的國從你們那裡奪去,賜給結果子的人。 44 凡跌在這石頭上的人,一定粉身碎骨;這石頭落在誰身上,就會把誰砸爛。」
45 祭司長和法利賽人聽了耶穌的比喻,明白是針對他們講的。 46 他們試圖逮捕耶穌,但又害怕百姓,因為百姓都認為耶穌是先知。
馬 太 福 音 21
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
耶稣像君王一样进耶路撒冷
21 他们接近耶路撒冷了,到了橄榄山附近的伯法其时,耶稣派出两个门徒, 2 吩咐他们说∶“你们到前边的那个村子里去。一进村,你们就会看到一头母驴和一匹驴驹拴在那里,你们解开缰绳,把它们牵到我这里来。 3 如果有人问你们为什么牵驴,你们就告诉他们∶‘主需要它们,但他会很快把它们送回来的。’” 4 发生的这一切为的是要使先知所预言的得以实现:
5 “告诉锡安城的居民,
‘看,你们的国王来了!
他谦恭地骑着毛驴,
他骑在一头精美的幼驹上。’” (A)
6 他的门徒们就照耶稣吩咐的去做了。 7 他们牵来母驴和驴驹,把自己的衣服披在驴背上,耶稣骑在上面。 8 在去耶路撒冷的路上,许多人把衣服铺在路上,还有一些人砍下树枝铺在路上, 9 人们前呼后拥,喊道:
“赞美归于大卫的子孙!
愿上帝赐福于那位奉主的名义而来的人,
赞美归于至高无上的上帝!” (B)
10 耶稣到耶路撒冷时,整个城市都轰动了。人们问∶“这人是谁?”
11 人群不停地回答∶“他是先知耶稣,他从加利利的拿撒勒来。”
耶稣去大殿
12 耶稣走进大殿院,赶走在大殿院里所有做买卖的人,推倒了兑换钱币的人的桌子,掀翻卖鸽子人的凳子。 13 他对众人说∶“《经》上说∶‘我的大殿将被称为祷告的大殿,’可是你们却把它变成贼窝 [a]了!”
14 一些盲人和残疾人来到大殿院里来见耶稣,耶稣为他们治好了病。 15 祭司长和律法师们看到耶稣所行的奇迹,并且又听到孩子们在大殿院里喊“赞美 [b]大卫的子孙”,他们大为气愤, 16 便问耶稣∶“你听到孩子们在说什么吗?”
耶稣回答∶“我当然听见了。难道你们没有读过《经》吗?《经》上说∶‘你(上帝)使儿童和婴儿发出了赞美。’”
17 然后耶稣离开他们,从耶路撒冷回到伯大尼,在那里过夜。
耶稣展示信仰的力量
18 第二天一早,在回耶路撒冷的路上,耶稣觉得很饿。 19 他看见路边有棵无花果树,于是走过去想摘些果子吃,但是却发现树上除了叶子外一无所有,他说∶“你永远不会结果了!”无花果树立刻枯死了。
20 门徒们看见这一切,感到很吃惊,说∶“无花果树怎么会枯萎得这么快呢?”
21 耶稣回答说∶“我实话告诉你们吧,如果你们有信仰,毫无疑虑,你们不仅可以做到我对无花果树做的事,而且你们可以对这座山说∶‘起来,投到海里去。’山就会真的移到海里去。 22 只要你们相信,你们就能得到祷告中所求的一切。”
犹太首领怀疑耶稣的权威
23 当耶稣来到大殿院,当他传教时,祭司长和年长的犹太首领走过来,问道∶“你凭什么权力做这些事情?谁给了你这种权力的呢?”
24 耶稣告诉他们∶“我也要问你们一个问题,如果你们回答了我,我就告诉你们我凭什么权力做这些事。 25 告诉我:约翰所施的洗礼是来自天上还是来自人间呢?”
他们彼此议论说∶“如果咱们回答说‘来自天上,’他就会说∶‘那么你们为什么不相信他呢?’ 26 可是,如果咱们说‘来自人间’,咱们又惧怕激怒民众,因为民众都相信约翰是先知。” 27 于是他们告诉耶稣∶“我们不知道。”
耶稣对他们说∶“那么我也不告诉你们我凭什么权力做这些事。”
两个儿子的寓言
28 耶稣问∶“对这件事你们是怎么想的?一个人有两个儿子,他先到大儿子那里说∶‘孩子,今天你到我的葡萄园干活吧。’ 29 他的大儿子说∶‘我不想去。’但过了一会他改变了主意,到葡萄园去干活了。
30 父亲又去对二儿子说∶‘孩子,今天你到我的葡萄园去干活吧。’二儿子回答说∶‘父亲,我去。’可实际上他却没有去。
31 “哪个儿子做了他父亲让他做的事呢?”
他们说∶“大儿子。”
耶稣对他们说∶“我实话告诉你们,税吏和妓女也要比你们先进天国。 32 因为施洗者约翰来到你们这里向你们表明正确的生活方式,你们却不相信他,而税吏和妓女们却相信他!即使你们亲眼看见这一切,你们还是不悔改,也不相信他。”
上帝派来他的儿子
33 “再听另外一个故事,有个财主,他种了一个葡萄园,他把葡萄园用篱芭围起来,在园子里挖好了榨葡萄汁的槽,又盖了一座塔楼。他把园子租给农户,然后出门旅行去了。 34 到了收葡萄的季节,他派奴仆们去见农户,向他们收取他应得的那份果实。
35 “但是农户们抓住奴仆们,殴打了一个,杀了另一个,还用石头砸死了一个。 36 主人又派更多的奴仆,农户们也用同样的手段对待他们。 37 最后,主人派自己的儿子去见农户,他说∶‘他们会尊敬我的儿子。’
38 “但是农户们一见主人的儿子,便互相议论道∶‘这是园主的继承人,来啊,咱们把他杀掉,就可以得到他的产业了。’ 39 于是他们抓住他,把他扔出葡萄园,杀害了他。
40 “你们说,园主来到葡萄园以后,他会怎样对待那些农户呢?”
41 犹太祭司长和首领回答道∶“既然他们如此残忍,他会毫不留情地杀掉他们,把葡萄园租给那些按时交给他应得份额的农户。”
42 耶稣对他们说∶“你们一定读过《经》上的这段话:
‘‘那块被建筑师舍弃的石头,
现在变成了基石。
这是主的安排,
在我们眼里,这是多么奇妙啊!’ (C)
43 “所以我告诉你们,上帝将要从你们手里夺走天国,赐给那些在他的王国里按照上帝意旨行事的人。 44 谁跌倒在这块石头上,谁就会摔得粉身碎骨;这块石头砸在谁身上,谁就会被砸得稀烂。” [c]
45 祭司长和法利赛人听了耶稣的寓言,知道是针对他们说的。 46 他们很想逮捕耶稣,但是他们又害怕民众,因为民众都认为耶稣是先知。
Footnotes
- 馬 太 福 音 21:13 引自《耶利米书》7:11。
- 馬 太 福 音 21:15 赞美: 直译何撒那,用在求上帝帮助的祈祷中的希伯来语。同时,也许用在赞美上帝和他的弥赛亚是的欢乐高呼。“何撒那”是希伯莱语“拯救”的意思,一般被用作赞美词。
- 馬 太 福 音 21:44 有些希腊文本删去第44节。
Matthew 21
New International Version
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(A)(B)
21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives,(C) Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
4 This took place to fulfill(D) what was spoken through the prophet:
5 “Say to Daughter Zion,
‘See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”[a](E)
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks(F) on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet(J) from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Jesus at the Temple(K)
12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying(L) and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers(M) and the benches of those selling doves.(N) 13 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’[e](O) but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’[f]”(P)
14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.(Q) 15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,”(R) they were indignant.(S)
16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.
“Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,
17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany,(U) where he spent the night.
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree(V)
18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.(W)
20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.
21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt,(X) not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for(Y) in prayer.”
The Authority of Jesus Questioned(Z)
23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority(AA) are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?”
24 Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 25 John’s baptism—where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?”
They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘Of human origin’—we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet.”(AB)
27 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Then he said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
The Parable of the Two Sons
28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’(AC)
29 “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.
31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”
“The first,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors(AD) and the prostitutes(AE) are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,(AF) and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors(AG) and the prostitutes(AH) did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent(AI) and believe him.
The Parable of the Tenants(AJ)
33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted(AK) a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.(AL) Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.(AM) 34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants(AN) to the tenants to collect his fruit.
35 “The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.(AO) 36 Then he sent other servants(AP) to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. 37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir.(AQ) Come, let’s kill him(AR) and take his inheritance.’(AS) 39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,”(AT) they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants,(AU) who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”
42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:
“‘The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’[h]?(AV)
43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you(AW) and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”[i](AX)
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them. 46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.(AY)
Footnotes
- Matthew 21:5 Zech. 9:9
- Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
- Matthew 21:9 Psalm 118:25,26
- Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
- Matthew 21:13 Isaiah 56:7
- Matthew 21:13 Jer. 7:11
- Matthew 21:16 Psalm 8:2 (see Septuagint)
- Matthew 21:42 Psalm 118:22,23
- Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.
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