差遣使徒

10 耶稣叫了十二位门徒来,将权柄赐给他们,使他们能够赶出污鬼、医治各样的疾病。 以下是这十二位使徒的名字:

首先是西门,又名彼得,还有彼得的兄弟安得烈、西庇太的儿子雅各、雅各的兄弟约翰、 腓力、巴多罗买、多马、税吏马太、亚勒腓的儿子雅各、达太、 激进党人[a]西门和出卖耶稣的加略人犹大。

耶稣差遣这十二个人出去,嘱咐他们:“外族人的地方不要去,撒玛利亚人的城镇也不要进, 要到以色列人当中寻找迷失的羊。

“你们要边走边传,‘天国临近了!’ 要医好病人,叫死人复活,使麻风病人痊愈,赶走邪灵。你们白白地得来,也应当白白地给人。 出门时钱袋里不要带金、银、铜币, 10 不要带行李、备用的衣服、鞋子或手杖,因为做工的理应得到供应。 11 你们无论到哪座城、哪个村,要在那里寻找愿意接待你们的人,然后住在他家,一直住到离开。 12 你们进他家的时候,要为他们祝福。 13 如果那家配得福气,你们的祝福必临到他们;如果那家不配蒙福,祝福仍归给你们。 14 如果有人不接待你们,不听你们传的信息,你们离开那家或那城时,就把脚上的尘土跺掉作为对他们的警告。 15 我实在告诉你们,在审判之日,他们所受的痛苦比所多玛和蛾摩拉所受的还大!

将临的迫害

16 “听着,我差你们出去,就好像使羊走进狼群一般。所以,你们要像蛇一样机灵,像鸽子一样驯良。

17 “你们要小心谨慎,因为人们要把你们送上法庭,也要在会堂里鞭打你们。 18 你们要因我的缘故被带到官长和君王面前,在他们和外族人面前为我做见证。 19 当你们被押送公堂时,不用顾虑如何应对,或说什么话,那时必会赐给你们当说的话。 20 因为那时候说话的不是你们自己,乃是你们父的灵借着你们说话。

21 “那时,人必把自己的弟兄置于死地,父亲必把儿子置于死地,儿女必反叛父母,置他们于死地。 22 你们将为我的名而被众人憎恨,但坚忍到底的必定得救。 23 如果你们在一个地方遭迫害,就避到另一个地方。我实在告诉你们,没等你们走遍以色列的城镇,人子就来了。

24 “学生不能高过老师,奴仆也不能大过主人。 25 学生顶多和老师一样,奴仆顶多和主人一样。连一家之主都被骂成是别西卜[b],更何况祂的家人呢?

26 “不要害怕那些迫害你们的人。因为掩盖的事终会暴露出来,隐藏的秘密终会被人知道。 27 你们要把我私下告诉你们的当众讲出来,你们要在屋顶上把听到的悄悄话宣告出来。 28 那些只能杀害身体,不能毁灭灵魂的人,不用怕他们。但要畏惧那位有权将身体和灵魂一同毁灭在地狱里的上帝。 29 两只麻雀不是只卖一个铜钱吗?然而没有天父的许可,一只也不会掉在地上。 30 就连你们的头发都被数过了。 31 所以不要害怕,你们比许多麻雀更贵重!

32 “凡公开承认我的,我在天父面前也必承认他; 33 凡公开不承认我的,我在天父面前也必不承认他。

跟从主的代价

34 “不要以为我来了会让天下太平,我并非带来和平,乃是带来刀剑。 35 因为我来是要叫儿子与父亲作对,女儿与母亲作对,媳妇与婆婆作对, 36 家人之间反目成仇。

37 “爱父母过于爱我的人不配做我的门徒;爱儿女过于爱我的人不配做我的门徒; 38 不肯背起他的十字架跟从我的人不配做我的门徒。 39 试图保全自己生命的反而会失去生命,但为我舍弃生命的反而会得到生命。

得赏赐

40 “人接待你们就是接待我,接待我就是接待差我来的那位。 41 因为某人是先知而接待他的,必得到和先知一样的赏赐;因为某人是义人而接待他的,必得到和义人一样的赏赐。 42 人若接待我门徒中最卑微的人,并因为他是我的门徒而给他一杯凉水喝,我实在告诉你们,那人必得到赏赐。”

Footnotes

  1. 10:4 激进党人”指当时激进的犹太民族主义者,常以行动反抗统治他们的罗马政府。
  2. 10:25 别西卜”是鬼王的名字。

Da Twelve Guys Jesus Send All Ova Da Place

10 Jesus tell his twelve guys fo come togedda wit him, an he give um da power fo make da bad kine spirits let go da peopo dat dey wen take ova, an fo make all kine sick peopo come good. Dis da twelve guys he send all ova da place:

Simon, da one dey name Peter, an Andrew his brudda;
James, dass Zebedee boy, an John, dass James brudda;
Philip an Bartolomew;
Thomas an Matthew, dass da guy befo time dat collect money fo tax fo da govermen;
James, dass Alfeus boy, an Taddeus;
da odda guy name Simon, he from da Jewish sovereignty guys; an
Judas Iscariot, dass da guy dat goin set up Jesus fo mahke bumbye.

Wat Da Twelve Guys Suppose to Do

Jesus send da twelve guys all ova, an he tell um, “No go wea da peopo dat not Jews stay, an no go wea da Samaria peopo stay, but go by da peopo from Israel ohana, cuz dey jalike sheeps dat stay lost. An wen you guys go, teach lidis, ‘God, da King from da sky, he stay King hea now.’ Make da sick guys come good, make da mahke guys come back alive again, make da lepa guys come good, an make da bad kine spirits let go da peopo. God give you guys plenny, an he no expeck notting back. So den, you guys give plenny too, an you guys no expeck notting back. Gold, o silva, o copper money, no take um wit you guys. 10 No even take one bag fo da trip, o extra clothes, o slippas, o walking stick; cuz da peopo suppose to give da worka guy wat he need.

11 “Wen you guys go inside one big o small town, look fo one guy dea dat da peopo get respeck fo, an stay his place till you go way from dea. 12 Wen you guys go inside da guyʼs house, tell um you dea fo bring aloha. 13 An if dat ohana give you guys respeck, den tell dem you like fo God make dea hearts rest inside. But if dey no give respeck, take back wat you aks God fo do fo dem. 14 If no mo nobody take you guys in, an dey no like hear wat you say, wen you go outa dea, dust da dust from yoa feet, fo show da peopo dea dat God no like, cuz dey no listen. 15 Dass right! An I tell you guys dis too: wen dey stand in front God da Judge, dey goin get mo hard time den da peopo from Sodom town an Gomorrah town, dat time God wen wipe um out.

You Guys Goin Suffa Plenny

16 “You know, I sending you guys out jalike sheeps, an you guys goin go wea da wild wolfs stay. So you guys gotta tink, jalike da snakes, an no hurt nobody, jalike da doves. 17 Watch out fo da guys dat goin set you up in front da main leadas, an goin whip yoa back hard inside da Jewish churches. 18 Dey goin drag you guys in front governas an kings cuz you my guys. Den you guys goin tell wat you know bout me in front dem, an in front da peopos dat not Jews. 19 Wen dey set you guys up lidat, no worry wat you goin say o how you goin say um. Ony say wat yoa Fadda goin tell you right den. 20 Dat time goin be his Spirit talking, not you guys.

21 “One brudda goin set up his own brudda fo mahke, an one fadda his kid, an kids goin fight wit dea mudda an fadda, an dey goin set um up fo mahke. 22 Everybody goin hate you guys cuz you my guys. But da guy dat no give up till pau goin come out okay.

23 “Wen da guys inside one town make you guys suffa, go way from dea, den go one nodda town. Dass right! An I tell you guys dis too: I da Guy Dass Fo Real, an I goin come back befo you guys even can go all da towns Israel side.

24 “Da teacha, he mo importan den da guy learning. Da boss, he mo importan den da worka. 25 Da guy learning goin feel good inside if bumbye he can come jalike his teacha, an da worka guy come jalike his boss. If dey call da head guy inside da house ‘Beelzebul’ o ‘Da Devil,’ den dey goin call his ohana ‘Da Devil Guys’ an even mo worse tings.

No Scared Dem

26 “No scared dem. Da tings dey cover an hide, everybody goin know an see. 27 Wat I telling you guys in da dark, tell um wea get light too. An wat I wispa in yoa ear, stand on top da house an yell um out. 28 No scared da guys dat can make yoa body mahke, but no can make yoa spirit mahke. But you guys betta be scared God. He can make yoa body an yoa spirit get cut off from God inside Hell. 29 Dey sell two sparrow birds in da market fo one penny. But not even one sparrow bird goin fall down from da sky on top da groun if yoa Fadda no like. 30 Yoa Fadda, he even know how much hairs you get on top yoa head! 31 No scared! Cuz God know you guys worth mo den plenny sparrow birds.

Da Guy Dat Tell Da Peopo He Know Christ

32 “If get one guy dat tell in front all da peopo dat he know me, den I goin tell in front my Fadda in da sky dat I know him. 33 But if get one guy dat tell in front da peopo dat he donno me, den I goin tell in front my Fadda in da sky dat I donno him.

Not Friends, But Fighting

34 “No tink dat I come hea to dis world fo make everybody come friends an no fight. I no come fo do dat, but fo make um turn agains each odda. 35 I come an I hea now, an jalike da Bible wen say from befo time, ‘Dat goin make one guy turn agains his fadda, one girl agains her mudda, one daughta-in-law agains her mudda-in-law. 36 You goin get guys dat hate you inside yoa own ohana.’

37 “Whoeva get love fo his fadda o his mudda mo den he get love fo me, not good nuff fo be my guy. An whoeva get love fo his boy o his girl mo den he get love fo me, not good nuff fo be my guy. 38 Da guy dat not ready fo go wit me an be my guy, no matta dey even goin kill um on top one cross, he not good nuff fo be my guy. 39 If bodda you dat you goin mahke, fo shua you goin mahke. But if you like do everyting you do fo me, an no bodda you if you mahke fo dat, den you goin live fo real kine.

Da Guys Dat Goin Get Someting Good

40 “Anybody take you guys in an make friends wit you guys, same guys, dey goin take me in, an I goin make friends wit dem. Anybody take me in an make friends wit me, same guys, dey goin take in da One dat wen send me, an he goin make friends wit dem. 41 Whoeva take in one guy dat talk fo God an make friends wit him, jus cuz he talk fo God, God goin have plenny good kine stuff bumbye in da sky fo dem, jalike dey was Godʼs talka guy too. Whoeva take in one good guy an make friends wit him, jus cuz he one good guy, God goin have plenny good kine stuff bumbye in da sky fo dem, jalike dey was one good guy too. 42 Whoeva give one guy dat I teaching hea even one drink cold water, jus cuz he one guy I stay teaching, no matta he ony one regula guy, I tell you guys fo shua, God goin have plenny good kine stuff bumbye in da sky fo him.”