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士師記 16-18
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
士師記 16-18
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
參孫和大利拉
16 一天，參孫去迦薩，看見一個妓女，就與她親近。 2 迦薩人得知參孫來了，便包圍那地方，整夜埋伏在城門口，沒有動手，心想：「等天一亮，我們就殺掉他。」 3 可是，參孫睡到半夜就起來，把城門的門扇連門框和門閂一同拆下，扛到希伯崙對面的山頂上。
4 後來，參孫在梭烈谷愛上一位名叫大利拉的女子。 5 非利士人的首領就上去見這女子，對她說：「請你哄參孫說出他為何有這麼大力氣，我們怎樣才能制伏他，把他綁起來。事後，我們每人會給你一千一百塊銀子。」 6 於是，大利拉問參孫：「求你告訴我，你為什麼有這麼大力氣？用什麼辦法才能把你綁起來制伏你？」
7 參孫說：「如果我被七根還沒乾的青繩子綁著，我的力氣便會和普通人一樣。」 8 非利士人的首領便把七根還沒乾的青繩子交給大利拉，她用那些繩子把參孫綁起來。 9 有人已預先埋伏在她的內室，於是她喊道：「參孫，非利士人來捉你了！」但參孫掙斷了繩子，就像掙斷火燒過的麻線一樣。因此，仍然沒有人知道他為何力氣過人。
10 大利拉對參孫說：「你說謊捉弄我。現在請你告訴我，用什麼方法才能綁住你？」 11 參孫回答說：「如果用從未用過的新繩子綁住我，我的力氣就會和普通人一樣。」 12 於是，大利拉讓人埋伏在內室，她用七根新繩子綁住參孫，然後喊道：「參孫，非利士人來捉你了！」結果，參孫掙斷了手臂上的繩子，就像掙斷一根線一樣。
13 大利拉對參孫說：「到現在你還是說謊捉弄我。請你告訴我，用什麼方法才能綁住你？」參孫說：「你把我的七根髮辮和織布機的線編在一起，用橛子釘牢就可以了。」 14 於是，大利拉把他的髮辮和織布機的線編在一起，用橛子釘牢，然後喊道：「參孫，非利士人來捉你了！」參孫醒來，掙脫了織布機的橛子和線。
15 大利拉對參孫說：「你既然不跟我說真心話，還說什麼愛我！你捉弄了我三次，沒告訴我你為何力氣過人。」 16 大利拉天天在他跟前嘮叨不停，以致他煩得要死， 17 就把秘密告訴了她。他說：「我從不剃髮，因為我一出生就獻給上帝做拿細耳人了。如果剃掉我的頭髮，我的力氣就會和普通人一樣。」
18 大利拉見他說出了心中的秘密，就派人去通知非利士人的首領，說：「你們再來一次吧，他已經把秘密告訴我了。」於是，他們帶著銀子去了。 19 大利拉哄參孫枕著她的腿睡覺，然後叫人來剃掉他的七根髮辮，使他力氣盡失，無力反抗。 20 她喊道：「參孫，非利士人來捉你了！」參孫醒來，心想：「我要像前幾次一樣掙脫捆綁。」他卻不知道耶和華已經離開他了。 21 非利士人拿住他，剜了他的眼睛，把他帶到迦薩，用銅鏈鎖住他，讓他在監牢裡推磨。 22 後來，他的頭髮又漸漸長出來了。
參孫之死
23 非利士人的首領聚在一起向他們的神明大袞獻大祭，歡呼說：「我們的神把仇敵參孫交在我們手中了。」 24 眾人看見參孫，就讚美他們的神明，說：「我們的神把仇敵交在我們手中了，他曾毀壞我們的田地，殺死我們許多人。」 25 他們都興高采烈，並喊道：「把參孫帶來讓我們消遣消遣。」於是，有人把參孫從監牢裡提出來供他們消遣，他們讓他站在兩根柱子中間。 26 參孫對拉著他手的童僕說：「帶我到支撐這廟宇的柱子那裡，我想靠一靠。」 27 那時，廟裡擠滿了男男女女，非利士人的首領們都在場，房頂上還有三千男女看參孫的熱鬧。
28 參孫向耶和華禱告說：「主耶和華啊，求你眷顧我！上帝啊，求你再次賜給我力量，使我向非利士人報剜眼之仇。」 29 參孫就抱住廟宇中央的兩根柱子，一手抱一根， 30 然後喊道：「我要跟非利士人同歸於盡！」於是，他一用力，廟宇倒塌，壓住裡面的首領和民眾。參孫死時殺的人比他活著時殺的還多。 31 參孫的兄弟和家人取走他的屍體，葬在瑣拉和以實陶之間他父親瑪挪亞的墓地裡。參孫做以色列的士師二十年。
米迦的神像
17 以法蓮山區住了一個名叫米迦的人。 2 他對母親說：「你那一千一百塊銀子丟了，我還聽見你咒詛小偷。看啊，銀子在我這裡，是我拿去的。」他母親說：「我兒啊，願耶和華賜福給你！」 3 米迦把一千一百塊銀子還給母親。他母親說：「我要為你把這些銀子獻給耶和華，用來雕刻、鑄造神像。現在這銀子還是你的。」 4 米迦把銀子還給母親後，他母親拿出二百塊銀子交給銀匠雕刻、鑄造神像，放在米迦的房子裡。 5 米迦有一個神廟，他製造了一件以弗得和一些家庭神像，並指派他的一個兒子做祭司。 6 那時，以色列沒有王，人人各行其是。
7 猶大的伯利恆住著一個年輕的利未人。 8 他離開伯利恆想到別的地方居住，一路走到以法蓮山區米迦的家。 9 米迦問他：「你從哪裡來？」他回答說：「我是從猶大 伯利恆來的利未人，我要找一個住的地方。」 10 米迦說：「你就住在我這裡吧，做我的師父和祭司。我每年給你十塊銀子，還為你提供衣服和膳食。」利未人就進了米迦的家， 11 住了下來。米迦待他就像待自己的兒子一樣。 12 這樣，米迦派他做祭司，讓他住在自己家裡。 13 米迦說：「現在我有一個利未人做我的祭司，耶和華一定會賜福給我。」
米迦和但支派
18 那時以色列沒有王。但支派的人正在尋找可以居住的地方，因為他們在以色列各支派中還沒有得到屬於自己的土地。 2 但支派的人從瑣拉和以實陶派本族的五名勇士去打探、察看那個地方。他們吩咐說：「你們去察看那個地方。」他們到了以法蓮山區，在米迦家裡借宿。 3 他們聽出那利未青年的口音，就問他：「誰帶你來這裡的？你在這裡做什麽？你為什麼在這裡？」 4 那青年便把米迦聘他做祭司的事告訴了他們。 5 他們說：「請你求問上帝，看看我們是否一路順利。」 6 祭司說：「你們安心去吧，耶和華會一路眷顧你們。」
7 五人啟程來到拉億，發現當地人像西頓人一樣無憂無慮，生活安寧，毫無防範，繁榮富足。他們離西頓很遠，與外界沒有來往。
8 五人回到瑣拉和以實陶後，族人問他們：「你們有什麼發現嗎？」 9 他們回答說：「我們前去攻取那地方吧！我們已經打探清楚了，那地方非常好。你們還等什麼？要趕快去佔領那地方。 10 你們到了那裡，會看見當地的居民毫無防範，那裡地大物博，一無所缺。上帝已經把那地方賜給我們了。」
11 但支派便從瑣拉和以實陶派出六百個全副武裝的人。 12 他們來到猶大 基列·耶琳的西邊安營。因此，那地方至今仍叫瑪哈尼·但[a]。 13 然後，他們去以法蓮山區，來到米迦的家。
14 偵察過拉億的五個人對其餘的人說：「你們知道嗎？這家有以弗得、一些家庭神像、一個雕刻的偶像和一個金屬鑄像。想一想我們該怎麼辦。」 15 那五個人就進入米迦的家裡，到年輕的利未人房間向他問安， 16 隨行的六百人帶著兵器留在門口。 17 當時祭司也和那六百個全副武裝的人站在門口。那五個人進去拿走了雕刻的偶像、以弗得、家庭神像及金屬鑄像。 18 祭司見那五人進入米迦家拿走雕刻的偶像、以弗得、家庭神像及金屬鑄像，就問他們：「你們在做什麽？」
19 他們說：「安靜，別作聲，跟我們來做我們的師父和祭司吧。做以色列一個支派、一個宗族的祭司難道不比做一家人的祭司更好嗎？」 20 祭司聽了非常高興，就帶著以弗得、家庭神像及雕刻的偶像跟隨了他們。 21 他們轉身離去，兒女、牲畜和財物在隊伍的前面。
22 他們離開米迦的家一段路後，米迦召集鄰居趕了上來， 23 向他們大喊。但支派的人轉身問米迦：「你們召集這麼多人來做什麽？」 24 米迦說：「你們帶走了我的神像和祭司，把我洗劫一空，還問我想做什麽！」 25 但支派的人說：「別再多說了，不然我們當中性情暴躁的人會攻擊你們，使你全家喪命。」 26 但支派的人繼續趕路。米迦見對方人多勢眾，就回家去了。
27 但支派的人帶著米迦的神像和他的祭司來到拉億，那裡的人生活安寧，毫無防範。他們殺掉當地的居民，放火燒了城。 28 拉億離西頓很遠，當地的居民與外界沒有來往，以致孤立無援。這城位於伯·利合附近的山谷中，但支派的人重建該城，住在那裡。 29 這座城原來叫拉億，他們用祖先以色列的兒子但的名字為該城重新命名。 30 但支派的人把神像豎立起來，又指派摩西的孫子、革舜的兒子約拿單及其子孫做但支派的祭司，直到該城的人被敵人擄走為止。 31 上帝的會幕設立在示羅期間，米迦的神像一直豎立在但。
Footnotes
- 18·12 「瑪哈尼·但」意思是「但的軍營」。
Judges 16-18
New International Version
Judges 16-18
New International Version
Samson and Delilah
16 One day Samson(A) went to Gaza,(B) where he saw a prostitute.(C) He went in to spend the night with her. 2 The people of Gaza were told, “Samson is here!” So they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate.(D) They made no move during the night, saying, “At dawn(E) we’ll kill him.”
3 But Samson lay there only until the middle of the night. Then he got up and took hold of the doors of the city gate, together with the two posts, and tore them loose, bar and all. He lifted them to his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron.(F)
4 Some time later, he fell in love(G) with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah.(H) 5 The rulers of the Philistines(I) went to her and said, “See if you can lure(J) him into showing you the secret of his great strength(K) and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels[a] of silver.”(L)
6 So Delilah(M) said to Samson, “Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
7 Samson answered her, “If anyone ties me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I’ll become as weak as any other man.”
8 Then the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him with them. 9 With men hidden in the room,(N) she called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”(O) But he snapped the bowstrings as easily as a piece of string snaps when it comes close to a flame. So the secret of his strength was not discovered.
10 Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have made a fool of me;(P) you lied to me. Come now, tell me how you can be tied.”
11 He said, “If anyone ties me securely with new ropes(Q) that have never been used, I’ll become as weak as any other man.”
12 So Delilah took new ropes and tied him with them. Then, with men hidden in the room, she called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”(R) But he snapped the ropes off his arms as if they were threads.
13 Delilah then said to Samson, “All this time you have been making a fool of me and lying to me. Tell me how you can be tied.”
He replied, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the fabric on the loom and tighten it with the pin, I’ll become as weak as any other man.” So while he was sleeping, Delilah took the seven braids of his head, wove them into the fabric 14 and[b] tightened it with the pin.
Again she called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”(S) He awoke from his sleep and pulled up the pin and the loom, with the fabric.
15 Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’(T) when you won’t confide in me? This is the third time(U) you have made a fool of me and haven’t told me the secret of your great strength.(V)” 16 With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was sick to death of it.
17 So he told her everything.(W) “No razor has ever been used on my head,” he said, “because I have been a Nazirite(X) dedicated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man.”
18 When Delilah saw that he had told her everything, she sent word to the rulers of the Philistines(Y), “Come back once more; he has told me everything.” So the rulers of the Philistines returned with the silver in their hands.(Z) 19 After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him.[c] And his strength left him.(AA)
20 Then she called, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”(AB)
He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.(AC)
21 Then the Philistines(AD) seized him, gouged out his eyes(AE) and took him down to Gaza.(AF) Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain(AG) in the prison. 22 But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.
The Death of Samson
23 Now the rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon(AH) their god and to celebrate, saying, “Our god has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands.”
24 When the people saw him, they praised their god,(AI) saying,
“Our god has delivered our enemy
into our hands,(AJ)
the one who laid waste our land
and multiplied our slain.”
25 While they were in high spirits,(AK) they shouted, “Bring out Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison, and he performed for them.
When they stood him among the pillars, 26 Samson said to the servant who held his hand, “Put me where I can feel the pillars that support the temple, so that I may lean against them.” 27 Now the temple was crowded with men and women; all the rulers of the Philistines were there, and on the roof(AL) were about three thousand men and women watching Samson perform. 28 Then Samson prayed to the Lord,(AM) “Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge(AN) on the Philistines for my two eyes.” 29 Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other, 30 Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.
31 Then his brothers and his father’s whole family went down to get him. They brought him back and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah(AO) his father. He had led[d](AP) Israel twenty years.(AQ)
Micah’s Idols
17 Now a man named Micah(AR) from the hill country of Ephraim 2 said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels[e] of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have that silver with me; I took it.”
Then his mother said, “The Lord bless you,(AS) my son!”
3 When he returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I solemnly consecrate my silver to the Lord for my son to make an image overlaid with silver.(AT) I will give it back to you.”
4 So after he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred shekels[f] of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who used them to make the idol.(AU) And it was put in Micah’s house.
5 Now this man Micah had a shrine,(AV) and he made an ephod(AW) and some household gods(AX) and installed(AY) one of his sons as his priest.(AZ) 6 In those days Israel had no king;(BA) everyone did as they saw fit.(BB)
7 A young Levite(BC) from Bethlehem in Judah,(BD) who had been living within the clan of Judah, 8 left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way[g] he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
9 Micah asked him, “Where are you from?”
“I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,(BE)” he said, “and I’m looking for a place to stay.”
10 Then Micah said to him, “Live with me and be my father(BF) and priest,(BG) and I’ll give you ten shekels[h] of silver a year, your clothes and your food.” 11 So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the young man became like one of his sons to him. 12 Then Micah installed(BH) the Levite, and the young man became his priest(BI) and lived in his house. 13 And Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest.”(BJ)
The Danites Settle in Laish
18 In those days Israel had no king.(BK)
And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking a place of their own where they might settle, because they had not yet come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.(BL) 2 So the Danites(BM) sent five of their leading men(BN) from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out(BO) the land and explore it. These men represented all the Danites. They told them, “Go, explore the land.”(BP)
So they entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah,(BQ) where they spent the night. 3 When they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite;(BR) so they turned in there and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
4 He told them what Micah had done for him, and said, “He has hired me and I am his priest.(BS)”
5 Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God(BT) to learn whether our journey will be successful.”
6 The priest answered them, “Go in peace(BU). Your journey has the Lord’s approval.”
7 So the five men(BV) left and came to Laish,(BW) where they saw that the people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, at peace and secure.(BX) And since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous.[i] Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians(BY) and had no relationship with anyone else.[j]
8 When they returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their fellow Danites asked them, “How did you find things?”
9 They answered, “Come on, let’s attack them! We have seen the land, and it is very good. Aren’t you going to do something? Don’t hesitate to go there and take it over.(BZ) 10 When you get there, you will find an unsuspecting people and a spacious land that God has put into your hands, a land that lacks nothing(CA) whatever.(CB)”
11 Then six hundred men(CC) of the Danites,(CD) armed for battle, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol. 12 On their way they set up camp near Kiriath Jearim(CE) in Judah. This is why the place west of Kiriath Jearim is called Mahaneh Dan[k](CF) to this day. 13 From there they went on to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.(CG)
14 Then the five men who had spied out the land of Laish(CH) said to their fellow Danites, “Do you know that one of these houses has an ephod,(CI) some household gods and an image overlaid with silver?(CJ) Now you know what to do.” 15 So they turned in there and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah’s place and greeted him. 16 The six hundred Danites,(CK) armed for battle, stood at the entrance of the gate. 17 The five men who had spied out the land went inside and took the idol, the ephod and the household gods(CL) while the priest and the six hundred armed men(CM) stood at the entrance of the gate.
18 When the five men went into Micah’s house and took(CN) the idol, the ephod and the household gods,(CO) the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
19 They answered him, “Be quiet!(CP) Don’t say a word. Come with us, and be our father and priest.(CQ) Isn’t it better that you serve a tribe and clan(CR) in Israel as priest rather than just one man’s household?” 20 The priest was very pleased. He took the ephod, the household gods and the idol and went along with the people. 21 Putting their little children, their livestock and their possessions in front of them, they turned away and left.
22 When they had gone some distance from Micah’s house, the men who lived near Micah were called together and overtook the Danites. 23 As they shouted after them, the Danites turned and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you that you called out your men to fight?”
24 He replied, “You took(CS) the gods I made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you ask, ‘What’s the matter with you?’”
25 The Danites answered, “Don’t argue with us, or some of the men may get angry and attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.” 26 So the Danites went their way, and Micah, seeing that they were too strong for him,(CT) turned around and went back home.
27 Then they took what Micah had made, and his priest, and went on to Laish, against a people at peace and secure.(CU) They attacked them with the sword and burned(CV) down their city.(CW) 28 There was no one to rescue them because they lived a long way from Sidon(CX) and had no relationship with anyone else. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob.(CY)
The Danites rebuilt the city and settled there. 29 They named it Dan(CZ) after their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city used to be called Laish.(DA) 30 There the Danites set up for themselves the idol, and Jonathan son of Gershom,(DB) the son of Moses,[l] and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the captivity of the land. 31 They continued to use the idol Micah had made,(DC) all the time the house of God(DD) was in Shiloh.(DE)
Footnotes
- Judges 16:5 That is, about 28 pounds or about 13 kilograms
- Judges 16:14 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew replied, “I can if you weave the seven braids of my head into the fabric on the loom.” 14 So she
- Judges 16:19 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and he began to weaken
- Judges 16:31 Traditionally judged
- Judges 17:2 That is, about 28 pounds or about 13 kilograms
- Judges 17:4 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms
- Judges 17:8 Or To carry on his profession
- Judges 17:10 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams
- Judges 18:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
- Judges 18:7 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts with the Arameans
- Judges 18:12 Mahaneh Dan means Dan’s camp.
- Judges 18:30 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; many other Hebrew manuscripts and some other Septuagint manuscripts Manasseh
士師記 16-18
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
士師記 16-18
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
參孫和大利拉
16 一天，參孫去迦薩，看見一個妓女，就與她親近。 2 迦薩人得知參孫來了，便包圍那地方，整夜埋伏在城門口，沒有動手，心想：「等天一亮，我們就殺掉他。」 3 可是，參孫睡到半夜就起來，把城門的門扇連門框和門閂一同拆下，扛到希伯崙對面的山頂上。
4 後來，參孫在梭烈谷愛上一位名叫大利拉的女子。 5 非利士人的首領就上去見這女子，對她說：「請你哄參孫說出他為何有這麼大力氣，我們怎樣才能制伏他，把他綁起來。事後，我們每人會給你一千一百塊銀子。」 6 於是，大利拉問參孫：「求你告訴我，你為什麼有這麼大力氣？用什麼辦法才能把你綁起來制伏你？」
7 參孫說：「如果我被七根還沒乾的青繩子綁著，我的力氣便會和普通人一樣。」 8 非利士人的首領便把七根還沒乾的青繩子交給大利拉，她用那些繩子把參孫綁起來。 9 有人已預先埋伏在她的內室，於是她喊道：「參孫，非利士人來捉你了！」但參孫掙斷了繩子，就像掙斷火燒過的麻線一樣。因此，仍然沒有人知道他為何力氣過人。
10 大利拉對參孫說：「你說謊捉弄我。現在請你告訴我，用什麼方法才能綁住你？」 11 參孫回答說：「如果用從未用過的新繩子綁住我，我的力氣就會和普通人一樣。」 12 於是，大利拉讓人埋伏在內室，她用七根新繩子綁住參孫，然後喊道：「參孫，非利士人來捉你了！」結果，參孫掙斷了手臂上的繩子，就像掙斷一根線一樣。
13 大利拉對參孫說：「到現在你還是說謊捉弄我。請你告訴我，用什麼方法才能綁住你？」參孫說：「你把我的七根髮辮和織布機的線編在一起，用橛子釘牢就可以了。」 14 於是，大利拉把他的髮辮和織布機的線編在一起，用橛子釘牢，然後喊道：「參孫，非利士人來捉你了！」參孫醒來，掙脫了織布機的橛子和線。
15 大利拉對參孫說：「你既然不跟我說真心話，還說什麼愛我！你捉弄了我三次，沒告訴我你為何力氣過人。」 16 大利拉天天在他跟前嘮叨不停，以致他煩得要死， 17 就把秘密告訴了她。他說：「我從不剃髮，因為我一出生就獻給上帝做拿細耳人了。如果剃掉我的頭髮，我的力氣就會和普通人一樣。」
18 大利拉見他說出了心中的秘密，就派人去通知非利士人的首領，說：「你們再來一次吧，他已經把秘密告訴我了。」於是，他們帶著銀子去了。 19 大利拉哄參孫枕著她的腿睡覺，然後叫人來剃掉他的七根髮辮，使他力氣盡失，無力反抗。 20 她喊道：「參孫，非利士人來捉你了！」參孫醒來，心想：「我要像前幾次一樣掙脫捆綁。」他卻不知道耶和華已經離開他了。 21 非利士人拿住他，剜了他的眼睛，把他帶到迦薩，用銅鏈鎖住他，讓他在監牢裡推磨。 22 後來，他的頭髮又漸漸長出來了。
參孫之死
23 非利士人的首領聚在一起向他們的神明大袞獻大祭，歡呼說：「我們的神把仇敵參孫交在我們手中了。」 24 眾人看見參孫，就讚美他們的神明，說：「我們的神把仇敵交在我們手中了，他曾毀壞我們的田地，殺死我們許多人。」 25 他們都興高采烈，並喊道：「把參孫帶來讓我們消遣消遣。」於是，有人把參孫從監牢裡提出來供他們消遣，他們讓他站在兩根柱子中間。 26 參孫對拉著他手的童僕說：「帶我到支撐這廟宇的柱子那裡，我想靠一靠。」 27 那時，廟裡擠滿了男男女女，非利士人的首領們都在場，房頂上還有三千男女看參孫的熱鬧。
28 參孫向耶和華禱告說：「主耶和華啊，求你眷顧我！上帝啊，求你再次賜給我力量，使我向非利士人報剜眼之仇。」 29 參孫就抱住廟宇中央的兩根柱子，一手抱一根， 30 然後喊道：「我要跟非利士人同歸於盡！」於是，他一用力，廟宇倒塌，壓住裡面的首領和民眾。參孫死時殺的人比他活著時殺的還多。 31 參孫的兄弟和家人取走他的屍體，葬在瑣拉和以實陶之間他父親瑪挪亞的墓地裡。參孫做以色列的士師二十年。
米迦的神像
17 以法蓮山區住了一個名叫米迦的人。 2 他對母親說：「你那一千一百塊銀子丟了，我還聽見你咒詛小偷。看啊，銀子在我這裡，是我拿去的。」他母親說：「我兒啊，願耶和華賜福給你！」 3 米迦把一千一百塊銀子還給母親。他母親說：「我要為你把這些銀子獻給耶和華，用來雕刻、鑄造神像。現在這銀子還是你的。」 4 米迦把銀子還給母親後，他母親拿出二百塊銀子交給銀匠雕刻、鑄造神像，放在米迦的房子裡。 5 米迦有一個神廟，他製造了一件以弗得和一些家庭神像，並指派他的一個兒子做祭司。 6 那時，以色列沒有王，人人各行其是。
7 猶大的伯利恆住著一個年輕的利未人。 8 他離開伯利恆想到別的地方居住，一路走到以法蓮山區米迦的家。 9 米迦問他：「你從哪裡來？」他回答說：「我是從猶大 伯利恆來的利未人，我要找一個住的地方。」 10 米迦說：「你就住在我這裡吧，做我的師父和祭司。我每年給你十塊銀子，還為你提供衣服和膳食。」利未人就進了米迦的家， 11 住了下來。米迦待他就像待自己的兒子一樣。 12 這樣，米迦派他做祭司，讓他住在自己家裡。 13 米迦說：「現在我有一個利未人做我的祭司，耶和華一定會賜福給我。」
米迦和但支派
18 那時以色列沒有王。但支派的人正在尋找可以居住的地方，因為他們在以色列各支派中還沒有得到屬於自己的土地。 2 但支派的人從瑣拉和以實陶派本族的五名勇士去打探、察看那個地方。他們吩咐說：「你們去察看那個地方。」他們到了以法蓮山區，在米迦家裡借宿。 3 他們聽出那利未青年的口音，就問他：「誰帶你來這裡的？你在這裡做什麽？你為什麼在這裡？」 4 那青年便把米迦聘他做祭司的事告訴了他們。 5 他們說：「請你求問上帝，看看我們是否一路順利。」 6 祭司說：「你們安心去吧，耶和華會一路眷顧你們。」
7 五人啟程來到拉億，發現當地人像西頓人一樣無憂無慮，生活安寧，毫無防範，繁榮富足。他們離西頓很遠，與外界沒有來往。
8 五人回到瑣拉和以實陶後，族人問他們：「你們有什麼發現嗎？」 9 他們回答說：「我們前去攻取那地方吧！我們已經打探清楚了，那地方非常好。你們還等什麼？要趕快去佔領那地方。 10 你們到了那裡，會看見當地的居民毫無防範，那裡地大物博，一無所缺。上帝已經把那地方賜給我們了。」
11 但支派便從瑣拉和以實陶派出六百個全副武裝的人。 12 他們來到猶大 基列·耶琳的西邊安營。因此，那地方至今仍叫瑪哈尼·但[a]。 13 然後，他們去以法蓮山區，來到米迦的家。
14 偵察過拉億的五個人對其餘的人說：「你們知道嗎？這家有以弗得、一些家庭神像、一個雕刻的偶像和一個金屬鑄像。想一想我們該怎麼辦。」 15 那五個人就進入米迦的家裡，到年輕的利未人房間向他問安， 16 隨行的六百人帶著兵器留在門口。 17 當時祭司也和那六百個全副武裝的人站在門口。那五個人進去拿走了雕刻的偶像、以弗得、家庭神像及金屬鑄像。 18 祭司見那五人進入米迦家拿走雕刻的偶像、以弗得、家庭神像及金屬鑄像，就問他們：「你們在做什麽？」
19 他們說：「安靜，別作聲，跟我們來做我們的師父和祭司吧。做以色列一個支派、一個宗族的祭司難道不比做一家人的祭司更好嗎？」 20 祭司聽了非常高興，就帶著以弗得、家庭神像及雕刻的偶像跟隨了他們。 21 他們轉身離去，兒女、牲畜和財物在隊伍的前面。
22 他們離開米迦的家一段路後，米迦召集鄰居趕了上來， 23 向他們大喊。但支派的人轉身問米迦：「你們召集這麼多人來做什麽？」 24 米迦說：「你們帶走了我的神像和祭司，把我洗劫一空，還問我想做什麽！」 25 但支派的人說：「別再多說了，不然我們當中性情暴躁的人會攻擊你們，使你全家喪命。」 26 但支派的人繼續趕路。米迦見對方人多勢眾，就回家去了。
27 但支派的人帶著米迦的神像和他的祭司來到拉億，那裡的人生活安寧，毫無防範。他們殺掉當地的居民，放火燒了城。 28 拉億離西頓很遠，當地的居民與外界沒有來往，以致孤立無援。這城位於伯·利合附近的山谷中，但支派的人重建該城，住在那裡。 29 這座城原來叫拉億，他們用祖先以色列的兒子但的名字為該城重新命名。 30 但支派的人把神像豎立起來，又指派摩西的孫子、革舜的兒子約拿單及其子孫做但支派的祭司，直到該城的人被敵人擄走為止。 31 上帝的會幕設立在示羅期間，米迦的神像一直豎立在但。
Footnotes
- 18·12 「瑪哈尼·但」意思是「但的軍營」。
Judges 16-18
New International Version
Judges 16-18
New International Version
Samson and Delilah
16 One day Samson(A) went to Gaza,(B) where he saw a prostitute.(C) He went in to spend the night with her. 2 The people of Gaza were told, “Samson is here!” So they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate.(D) They made no move during the night, saying, “At dawn(E) we’ll kill him.”
3 But Samson lay there only until the middle of the night. Then he got up and took hold of the doors of the city gate, together with the two posts, and tore them loose, bar and all. He lifted them to his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron.(F)
4 Some time later, he fell in love(G) with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah.(H) 5 The rulers of the Philistines(I) went to her and said, “See if you can lure(J) him into showing you the secret of his great strength(K) and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels[a] of silver.”(L)
6 So Delilah(M) said to Samson, “Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
7 Samson answered her, “If anyone ties me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I’ll become as weak as any other man.”
8 Then the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him with them. 9 With men hidden in the room,(N) she called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”(O) But he snapped the bowstrings as easily as a piece of string snaps when it comes close to a flame. So the secret of his strength was not discovered.
10 Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have made a fool of me;(P) you lied to me. Come now, tell me how you can be tied.”
11 He said, “If anyone ties me securely with new ropes(Q) that have never been used, I’ll become as weak as any other man.”
12 So Delilah took new ropes and tied him with them. Then, with men hidden in the room, she called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”(R) But he snapped the ropes off his arms as if they were threads.
13 Delilah then said to Samson, “All this time you have been making a fool of me and lying to me. Tell me how you can be tied.”
He replied, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the fabric on the loom and tighten it with the pin, I’ll become as weak as any other man.” So while he was sleeping, Delilah took the seven braids of his head, wove them into the fabric 14 and[b] tightened it with the pin.
Again she called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”(S) He awoke from his sleep and pulled up the pin and the loom, with the fabric.
15 Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’(T) when you won’t confide in me? This is the third time(U) you have made a fool of me and haven’t told me the secret of your great strength.(V)” 16 With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was sick to death of it.
17 So he told her everything.(W) “No razor has ever been used on my head,” he said, “because I have been a Nazirite(X) dedicated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man.”
18 When Delilah saw that he had told her everything, she sent word to the rulers of the Philistines(Y), “Come back once more; he has told me everything.” So the rulers of the Philistines returned with the silver in their hands.(Z) 19 After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him.[c] And his strength left him.(AA)
20 Then she called, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”(AB)
He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.(AC)
21 Then the Philistines(AD) seized him, gouged out his eyes(AE) and took him down to Gaza.(AF) Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain(AG) in the prison. 22 But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.
The Death of Samson
23 Now the rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon(AH) their god and to celebrate, saying, “Our god has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands.”
24 When the people saw him, they praised their god,(AI) saying,
“Our god has delivered our enemy
into our hands,(AJ)
the one who laid waste our land
and multiplied our slain.”
25 While they were in high spirits,(AK) they shouted, “Bring out Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison, and he performed for them.
When they stood him among the pillars, 26 Samson said to the servant who held his hand, “Put me where I can feel the pillars that support the temple, so that I may lean against them.” 27 Now the temple was crowded with men and women; all the rulers of the Philistines were there, and on the roof(AL) were about three thousand men and women watching Samson perform. 28 Then Samson prayed to the Lord,(AM) “Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge(AN) on the Philistines for my two eyes.” 29 Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other, 30 Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.
31 Then his brothers and his father’s whole family went down to get him. They brought him back and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah(AO) his father. He had led[d](AP) Israel twenty years.(AQ)
Micah’s Idols
17 Now a man named Micah(AR) from the hill country of Ephraim 2 said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels[e] of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have that silver with me; I took it.”
Then his mother said, “The Lord bless you,(AS) my son!”
3 When he returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I solemnly consecrate my silver to the Lord for my son to make an image overlaid with silver.(AT) I will give it back to you.”
4 So after he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred shekels[f] of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who used them to make the idol.(AU) And it was put in Micah’s house.
5 Now this man Micah had a shrine,(AV) and he made an ephod(AW) and some household gods(AX) and installed(AY) one of his sons as his priest.(AZ) 6 In those days Israel had no king;(BA) everyone did as they saw fit.(BB)
7 A young Levite(BC) from Bethlehem in Judah,(BD) who had been living within the clan of Judah, 8 left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way[g] he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
9 Micah asked him, “Where are you from?”
“I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,(BE)” he said, “and I’m looking for a place to stay.”
10 Then Micah said to him, “Live with me and be my father(BF) and priest,(BG) and I’ll give you ten shekels[h] of silver a year, your clothes and your food.” 11 So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the young man became like one of his sons to him. 12 Then Micah installed(BH) the Levite, and the young man became his priest(BI) and lived in his house. 13 And Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest.”(BJ)
The Danites Settle in Laish
18 In those days Israel had no king.(BK)
And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking a place of their own where they might settle, because they had not yet come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.(BL) 2 So the Danites(BM) sent five of their leading men(BN) from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out(BO) the land and explore it. These men represented all the Danites. They told them, “Go, explore the land.”(BP)
So they entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah,(BQ) where they spent the night. 3 When they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite;(BR) so they turned in there and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
4 He told them what Micah had done for him, and said, “He has hired me and I am his priest.(BS)”
5 Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God(BT) to learn whether our journey will be successful.”
6 The priest answered them, “Go in peace(BU). Your journey has the Lord’s approval.”
7 So the five men(BV) left and came to Laish,(BW) where they saw that the people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, at peace and secure.(BX) And since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous.[i] Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians(BY) and had no relationship with anyone else.[j]
8 When they returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their fellow Danites asked them, “How did you find things?”
9 They answered, “Come on, let’s attack them! We have seen the land, and it is very good. Aren’t you going to do something? Don’t hesitate to go there and take it over.(BZ) 10 When you get there, you will find an unsuspecting people and a spacious land that God has put into your hands, a land that lacks nothing(CA) whatever.(CB)”
11 Then six hundred men(CC) of the Danites,(CD) armed for battle, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol. 12 On their way they set up camp near Kiriath Jearim(CE) in Judah. This is why the place west of Kiriath Jearim is called Mahaneh Dan[k](CF) to this day. 13 From there they went on to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.(CG)
14 Then the five men who had spied out the land of Laish(CH) said to their fellow Danites, “Do you know that one of these houses has an ephod,(CI) some household gods and an image overlaid with silver?(CJ) Now you know what to do.” 15 So they turned in there and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah’s place and greeted him. 16 The six hundred Danites,(CK) armed for battle, stood at the entrance of the gate. 17 The five men who had spied out the land went inside and took the idol, the ephod and the household gods(CL) while the priest and the six hundred armed men(CM) stood at the entrance of the gate.
18 When the five men went into Micah’s house and took(CN) the idol, the ephod and the household gods,(CO) the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
19 They answered him, “Be quiet!(CP) Don’t say a word. Come with us, and be our father and priest.(CQ) Isn’t it better that you serve a tribe and clan(CR) in Israel as priest rather than just one man’s household?” 20 The priest was very pleased. He took the ephod, the household gods and the idol and went along with the people. 21 Putting their little children, their livestock and their possessions in front of them, they turned away and left.
22 When they had gone some distance from Micah’s house, the men who lived near Micah were called together and overtook the Danites. 23 As they shouted after them, the Danites turned and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you that you called out your men to fight?”
24 He replied, “You took(CS) the gods I made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you ask, ‘What’s the matter with you?’”
25 The Danites answered, “Don’t argue with us, or some of the men may get angry and attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.” 26 So the Danites went their way, and Micah, seeing that they were too strong for him,(CT) turned around and went back home.
27 Then they took what Micah had made, and his priest, and went on to Laish, against a people at peace and secure.(CU) They attacked them with the sword and burned(CV) down their city.(CW) 28 There was no one to rescue them because they lived a long way from Sidon(CX) and had no relationship with anyone else. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob.(CY)
The Danites rebuilt the city and settled there. 29 They named it Dan(CZ) after their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city used to be called Laish.(DA) 30 There the Danites set up for themselves the idol, and Jonathan son of Gershom,(DB) the son of Moses,[l] and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the captivity of the land. 31 They continued to use the idol Micah had made,(DC) all the time the house of God(DD) was in Shiloh.(DE)
Footnotes
- Judges 16:5 That is, about 28 pounds or about 13 kilograms
- Judges 16:14 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew replied, “I can if you weave the seven braids of my head into the fabric on the loom.” 14 So she
- Judges 16:19 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and he began to weaken
- Judges 16:31 Traditionally judged
- Judges 17:2 That is, about 28 pounds or about 13 kilograms
- Judges 17:4 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms
- Judges 17:8 Or To carry on his profession
- Judges 17:10 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams
- Judges 18:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
- Judges 18:7 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts with the Arameans
- Judges 18:12 Mahaneh Dan means Dan’s camp.
- Judges 18:30 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; many other Hebrew manuscripts and some other Septuagint manuscripts Manasseh
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百夫長的信心
7 耶穌向眾人講完道後，進了迦百農。 2 當時，有一個百夫長很賞識的奴僕病了，生命垂危。 3 百夫長聽說耶穌的事，就託幾位猶太人的長老去請耶穌來醫治他的奴僕。 4 他們便來懇求耶穌，說：「這位百夫長值得你幫助， 5 因為他愛我們的同胞，為我們建造會堂。」 6 耶穌就跟他們去了。
快抵達時，那百夫長又請幾位朋友去見耶穌，對祂說：「主啊，不用勞駕，我不配讓你親自來我家。 7 我自認不配見你的面，只要你一句話，我的奴僕必定康復。 8 因為我有上司，也有部下。我命令我的部下去，他就去；要他來，他就來。我吩咐奴僕做什麼事，他一定照辦。」
9 耶穌聽了這番話，感到驚奇，轉身對跟從祂的百姓說：「我告訴你們，就是在以色列，我也從未見過有這麼大信心的人。」
10 派去的幾位朋友回到百夫長家裡，發現那奴僕已經痊癒了。
寡婦獨子的起死回生
11 過了不久[a]，耶穌去拿因城，隨行的有門徒和一大群人。 12 耶穌快到城門口時，從城裡走出一隊送殯的人，死者是一個寡婦的獨子，有許多城中的人陪著她。 13 耶穌看見那寡婦，憐憫之心油然而生，就對她說：「不要哭！」 14 隨即上前按住抬屍架，抬的人停了下來。耶穌說：「年輕人，我吩咐你起來！」 15 那死者就坐了起來，並開口說話。耶穌把他交給他母親。
16 在場的人驚懼萬分，把榮耀歸給上帝，說：「我們中間出了一位大先知！」又說：「上帝眷顧了祂的百姓！」 17 有關祂的這消息傳遍了猶太和附近地區。
施洗者約翰的疑問
18 約翰從自己的門徒那裡獲悉這些事後， 19 就叫了兩個門徒來，派他們去問主：「將要來的那位就是你嗎？還是我們要等別人呢？」
20 他們找到耶穌，便問：「施洗者約翰派我們來請教你，『將要來的那位就是你嗎？還是我們要等別人呢？』」
21 那時，耶穌剛治好了許多患各種疾病和被鬼附身的人，又使許多瞎子得見光明。 22 耶穌便回答說：「你們回去把所見所聞告訴約翰，就是瞎子看見，瘸子走路，痲瘋病人得潔淨，聾子聽見，死人復活，窮人聽到福音。 23 凡對我沒有失去信心的人有福了！」
耶穌稱讚施洗者約翰
24 約翰的門徒離去後，耶穌對眾人談論約翰，說：「你們從前去曠野要看什麼呢？看隨風搖動的蘆葦嗎？ 25 如果不是，你們到底想看什麼？是看穿綾羅綢緞的人嗎？那些衣著華麗、生活奢侈的人住在王宮裡。 26 你們究竟想看什麼？看先知嗎？是的，我告訴你們，他不只是先知。 27 聖經上說，『看啊，我要差遣我的使者在你前面為你預備道路。』這裡所指的就是約翰。 28 我告訴你們，凡婦人所生的，沒有一個比約翰大，但上帝國中最微不足道的也比他大。」
29 眾百姓和稅吏聽了這番話，都承認上帝是公義的，因為他們接受了約翰的洗禮。 30 但那些法利賽人和律法教師沒有接受約翰的洗禮，拒絕了上帝為他們所定的旨意。
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- 7·11 「過了不久」有古卷作「次日」。
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耶稣治愈军官的仆人
7 耶稣讲完了他想说的话，就到迦百农去了。 2 那里有个罗马军官，他的仆人病得奄奄一息了，这个军官很器重这个仆人。 3 所以，当他听到有关耶稣的消息时，便派了几个年长的犹太首领去见他，请求他前来救他仆人的性命。 4 他们见到耶稣时，就迫切地恳求道∶“这个人值得你的帮助， 5 因为他爱护我们人民，还为我们建了会堂。”
6 耶稣便和他们一同前往，当耶稣走到他家附近时，军官又派他的朋友们对耶稣说∶“主啊，请不必劳驾到我家里来，因为我不配请你进我家， 7 这也是为什么我没有冒昧地来见你的原因，但是，您只要吩咐一声，我的仆人就会得到治愈的。 8 因为我自己上有长官，下有士兵，如果我对这个士兵说∶“离开”，他就会离开；如果我对另一个说“过来”，他就会过来，如果我对我的奴仆说∶“你做这个，”他就会照办。”
9 耶稣听到这些话，非常惊讶，转身对跟随他的人群说∶“我告诉你们吧，甚至在以色列 [a]，我都没有见过这样的信仰呢。” 10 那些被派去找耶稣的人回去时，发现那个仆人的病已经好了。
寡妇的儿子从死里复活
11 第二天，耶稣来到一个叫拿因的城镇。耶稣的门徒和一大群人跟随着他。 12 耶稣走到城门附近时，看见人们抬着一个死人从城里出来。死者是个寡妇的独生子。当时那个城里的很多人陪着寡妇为她的儿子送殡。 13 当主看到那个寡妇时，心里充满了怜悯，便对她说道∶“别哭了。” 14 然后，耶稣走上前去，用手摸着棺材。抬棺材的人停住了脚步。耶稣说道∶“年轻人，我吩咐你，起来！” 15 那个死人果真坐了起来，并且开始讲话。耶稣把他交还给了他的母亲。
16 众人都充满了敬畏，并且颂扬上帝说∶“伟大的先知在我们中间兴起了！”还说“上帝来帮助他的子民了！”
17 关于耶稣的消息传遍了犹太和附近的地区。
约翰派人去见耶稣
18 约翰的门徒把这些事告诉给了约翰。于是，约翰就叫来两个门徒， 19 派他们去问主∶“你是我们听说将要来临的那位吗，或者我们还是应该等待另一个人呢？”
20 于是，这些人来见耶稣，他们说道∶“施洗礼者约翰派我们来问你∶‘你是将要来临的那位吗，或者我们还是应该等待另一个人呢？’”
21 那时，耶稣治好了很多患有疾病、受尽折磨和被邪灵缠身的人，他还让很多盲人重见了光明。 22 所以，他回答约翰的门徒说∶“去把你们的所见所闻都告诉约翰吧：盲人获得视力，瘸子行走自如，麻风病人得到痊愈，聋子能听见，死去的人复活，穷苦人得到上帝的福音， 23 能够接受 [b]我的人会受到祝福！”
24 约翰派来的使者离开后，耶稣便向人们谈起有关约翰的事情∶“你们以前出去到旷野里去看什么？是看随风摇曳的野草 [c]吗？ 25 不是？那么你们究竟出去看什么呢？是去看衣着华贵的人吗？当然不是，衣着华贵、生活奢侈的人都住在皇宫里。 26 那么你们出去看什么呢？是一位先知吗？是的，我告诉你们，你们看见的人不仅仅是一位先知！ 27 《经》上关于他是这样记载的：
‘听着！在你之前，
我（上帝）要派出我的使者，
他将为你准备好道路。’ (A)
28 我告诉你们，人间出生的人没有一个比约翰更伟大，但是在上帝的王国里最渺小的人都比他伟大。”
29 （所有听了耶稣的话的人，甚至包括税吏们，都接受了约翰的洗礼，承认上帝的道是正确的。 30 但是，那些法利赛人和律法师却不接受洗礼，拒绝了上帝为他们的安排。）
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- 路 加 福 音 7:9 以色列： 犹太民族。
- 路 加 福 音 7:23 接受： 直译为不被冒犯。
- 路 加 福 音 7:24 野草： 直译为芦苇，耶稣意指约翰并不软弱。
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The Faith of the Centurion(A)
7 When Jesus had finished saying all this(B) to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. 2 There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. 3 The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, 5 because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” 6 So Jesus went with them.
He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. 7 That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.(C) 8 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” 10 Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.
Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son(D)
11 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. 13 When the Lord(E) saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”
14 Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”(F) 15 The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
16 They were all filled with awe(G) and praised God.(H) “A great prophet(I) has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.”(J) 17 This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.(K)
Jesus and John the Baptist(L)
18 John’s(M) disciples(N) told him about all these things. Calling two of them, 19 he sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”
20 When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’”
21 At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses(O) and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. 22 So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(P) 23 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”
24 After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? 25 If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces. 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet?(Q) Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written:
28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God(S) is greater than he.”
29 (All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John.(T) 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law(U) rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)
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