差派十二使徒

10 耶穌召來他的十二個門徒,賜給他們權柄,能驅趕汙靈,也能使各樣的疾病和各樣的症狀痊癒。 以下是十二使徒的名字:

首先是西門——也叫彼得
然後是他的弟弟[a]安得烈
西庇太的兒子雅各
雅各的弟弟約翰
腓力巴多羅邁
多馬和稅吏馬太
亞勒腓的兒子雅各,還有達太
激進派[b]西門
還有那出賣耶穌的加略猶大

耶穌差派這十二使徒出去,吩咐他們說:「外邦人的路,你們不要走;撒馬利亞人的城,你們不要進; 寧願到以色列家迷失的羊那裡去。 你們去的時候,要傳講說『天國近了。』 要使病人痊癒,使死人復活,使痲瘋病人潔淨,把鬼魔趕出去。你們無償地得來,也要無償地給與。 腰包裡不要帶金銀或銅錢。 10 在路上不要帶行囊,不要帶兩件衣服[c],也不要帶鞋子和手杖,因為工人配得自己的食物。

11 「你們無論進哪個城鎮或鄉村,要查問其中配得的人,就住在他那裡,直到你們離去。 12 你們進了他家,要祝那家平安。 13 如果那一家是配得的,你們的平安就臨到那一家;如果那家是不配得的,你們的平安就歸回你們。 14 如果有人不接受你們,也不聽你們的話語,你們離開那家那城的時候,要把腳上的塵土跺掉。 15 我確實地告訴你們:在那審判的日子,所多瑪格摩拉之地所受的,將要比那城還容易受呢!

預言受迫害

16 「看哪,我差派你們出去,就像把羊送進狼群中,所以你們要像蛇那樣聰明,像鴿子那樣純潔。 17 你們要提防人們,因為他們將要把你們送交議會,並且在他們的會堂裡鞭打你們。 18 為我的緣故,你們將被帶到總督和君王面前,好對他們和外邦人做見證。 19 當他們把你們交出去的時候,不要憂慮怎樣說或說什麼。到時候,你們就會被賜予該說的話, 20 因為說話的不是你們自己,而是你們父的靈在你們裡面說話。

21 「兄弟將要把兄弟出賣,置於死地;父親對孩子也會這樣。兒女會起來與父母作對,並且害死他們。 22 為了我的名,你們將被所有的人憎恨,但是忍耐到底的,這個人將會得救。 23 他們在這城逼迫你們,你們就逃到別的城去。我確實地告訴你們:在你們走遍以色列的城鎮之前,人子必定來臨。 24 學生不高於他的老師,奴僕也不高於他的主人。 25 學生能像他的老師一樣,奴僕能像他的主人一樣,就已經夠了。如果人們稱一家的主人為『別西卜』,更何況他的家人呢!

要懼怕神

26 「所以不要怕他們,因為被遮蓋的事沒有將不被顯露出來的,隱祕的事也沒有將不被知道的。 27 我在暗中告訴你們的,你們要在明處說出來;你們在耳邊聽到的,要在屋頂上宣揚出去。 28 你們不要怕那些能殺死身體卻不能殺死靈魂的;反而倒要懼怕那位能把靈魂和身體都毀滅在地獄裡的。 29 兩隻麻雀不是賣一個小錢[d]嗎?但如果沒有你們父的允許[e],一隻也不會掉在地上。 30 至於你們,就是每一根頭髮也都被數過了。 31 所以不要怕!你們比一大群麻雀還重要。

要承認基督

32 「凡是在人面前承認我的,我在我天上的父面前也將承認他; 33 但無論誰在人面前不認我,我在我天上的父面前也將不認他。 34 不要以為我來了,是給地上帶來和平。我來並不是帶來和平,而是刀劍, 35 因為我來就是為了:

使『人與父親對立,
女兒與母親對立,
媳婦與婆婆對立,
36 這樣,一個人的敵人[f]
就是自己家裡的人。』[g]

37 「那愛父親或母親過於愛我的,不配屬於我;那愛兒子或女兒過於愛我的,不配屬於我; 38 不背起自己的十字架來跟從我的,也不配屬於我。 39 尋得自己生命的,將失去生命;為我的緣故失去自己生命的,將尋得生命。

一杯涼水

40 「接受你們的,就是接受我;接受我的,就是接受差派我來的那一位。 41 因著先知的名份接受先知的,將得到先知的報償;因著義人的名份接受義人的,將得到義人的報償。 42 無論誰,因著門徒的名份,就是拿一杯涼水給這些卑微人中的一個喝,我確實地告訴你們:他絕不會失去他的報償。」

Footnotes

  1. 馬太福音 10:2 弟弟——原文直譯「兄弟」。
  2. 馬太福音 10:4 激進派——或譯作「奮銳黨」。
  3. 馬太福音 10:10 衣服——或譯作「襯袍」。
  4. 馬太福音 10:29 小錢——原文為「阿撒利」。1阿撒利=約1/16日工資的羅馬銅幣。
  5. 馬太福音 10:29 允許——輔助詞語。
  6. 馬太福音 10:36 敵人——或譯作「反對者」。
  7. 馬太福音 10:36 《彌迦書》7:6。

10 And summoning his Shneym Asar (Twelve) Talmidim, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach gave to them samchut (authority) over shedim (unclean spirits), so as to cast them out, and samchut (authority) to call forth refuah for every machla and every illness.

Now of the Shneym Asar Shlichim, the names are these: first, Shimon, the one being called Kefa, and Andrew his brother, Yaakov Ben Zavdai and Yochanan his brother,

Philippos and Bar-Talmai, Toma and Mattityahu the moches, Yaakov Bar-Chalfai and Taddai,

Shimon the Zealot and Yehudah from Kriot, who betrayed Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

These Shneym Asar (Twelve) did Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach send out with the following directives, saying: In the Derech HaGoyim (Way of the Gentiles, Gentile territory) do not go, and do not enter into any Shomron town,

but go rather to the Seh Oveid Beis Yisroel (the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel).

And, while going, preach that the Malchut HaShomayim is imminent and miyad.

Heal the cholim, raise the mesim, cleanse the metzoraim (lepers), cast out the shedim; freely you received, freely give.

Take neither gold nor silver nor copper for your money belts,

10 nor a schnorrer’s (beggar’s) bag for the road, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff, for the oseh hamelachah (the one doing the work) is worthy of his lechem.

11 And into whichever town or shtetl you enter, inquire who in it is a ben chayil (son of worthiness), and there remain until you leave.

12 And when you enter into the bais (house), give that household your “Shalom!”

13 And if indeed the bais is a bais chayil (a house of worthiness), let your shalom come upon it; but if it is not a bais chayil, let your shalom return to you.

14 And whoever neither receives you nor listens to your divrei [Moshiach], as you are leaving and as you go outside of that bais (house) or city, then let it be NIER CHATZNO (shake out the fold of the robe, i.e., wash ones hands of), shake off the dust of your feet.

15 Omein, I say to you, it will be more tolerable on Yom HaDin (the Day of Judgment) for Sdom and Amora than for that shtetl.

16 Hinei! I send you as kevesim (sheep) in the midst of ze’evim; therefore, have the seichel (intelligence) of nachashim (serpents) and be tamim (faultless) as yonim (doves).

17 And beware of Bnei Adam, for they will deliver you up to the sanhedriyot (local councils, bet din courts) and in their shuls they will subject you to the shot (whip).

18 And before moshelim (governors) and also melachim (kings) you will be led for my sake [for the sake of Moshiach], for an edut (testimony) to them and to the Goyim.

19 But when they deliver you up, do not be of a LEV ROGEZ (anxious heart, DEVARIM 28:65) worried about how or what you are to say; for it will be given to you in that hour what you are to speak.

20 For you are not the ones speaking, but the Ruach Avichem (the Spirit of your Father) is the one speaking in you.

21 And brother will deliver up to death his own brother, even an abba his own yeled. And yeladim will stand up against their horim (parents) and put them to death.

22 And you will be under the sinas chinom (baseless hatred) of kol Bnei Adam on account of my Name; but the one enduring ad es HaKetz (until the End) will receive the Yeshuat Eloheinu (the Salvation of our G-d).

23 But when they persecute you in one shtetl, flee to the other; for, omein, I say to you, by no means will you complete the shtetlach of Eretz Yisroel until the Bias HaMoshiach (Coming of the Moshiach, the Ben HaAdam, DANIEL 7:13).

24 A talmid is not above his Rebbe nor an eved (servant) above his Baal Bayit (master).

25 It is enough for the talmid that he be like his Rebbe, and the eved like his Baal Bayit. If they called the Baal Bayit Baal-zibbul, how much more the anashim (men) in his bais.

26 Therefore, do not fear them; for nothing has been veiled which will not be unveiled; and nothing has been nistar (hidden) which will not be made known.

27 What I say to you in the choshech (darkness), you declare in the ohr (light); and what you hear whispered into your ears, shout, preach, from the rooftops.

28 And do not fear those who kill the basar (flesh), but are unable to kill the nefesh (soul); but rather fear the One who is able to destroy both basar and nefesh in Gehinnom.

29 Are not two sparrows sold for the least valuable copper coin? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from Avichem!

30 But, as far as you are concerned, even the hairs of your rosh have been inventoried.

31 Therefore, al taarotz (do not be afraid)! You are of more value than many sparrows!

32 Therefore, everyone who shall declare publicly the Ani Maamin hoda’ah of me [as Moshiach], before Bnei HaAdam, I will make hoda’ah (acknowledgment) of him before Avi shbaShomayim.

33 But everyone who makes hakhchashah (denial) of me [as Moshiach], I also will make hakhchashah (denial) of him before Avi shbaShomayim.

34 Do not think that I have come to bring shalom al haaretz (peace on the earth); I have not come to bring shalom but a cherev (sword).

35 For I came to divide a man against his Av, and a bat against her Em, and a kallah (bride) against her chamot (mother-in-law, shviger).

36 And the OIYVEI ISH ANSHEI VEITO (the enemies of a man will be the members of his own household, MICHOH 7:6).

37 The one who has more ahavah (love) for a tata (papa) or a mama than for me [Moshiach] is not worthy of me [Moshiach], and the one who has more ahavah (love) for a ben or a bat than me is not worthy of me.

38 The one who does not take up his etz shel hakarav atzmo (tree of selfsacrifice) and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

39 The one who has found his nefesh will lose it; the one who has lost his nefesh for my sake [lemaan Moshiach] will find it.

40 The one who gives the kabbalat panim (welcome) to you gives the Baruch Habah (welcome) to me [to Moshiach], and the one who gives the Baruch Habah to me [Moshiach] gives the Baruch Habah to the One [Elohim HaAv] who sent me.

41 The one who gives the Baruch Habah to a navi (prophet) in the name of a navi will receive the sachar (reward) of a navi, and the one who gives the Baruch Habah to a tzaddik (righteous man) in the name of a tzaddik will receive the sachar of a tzaddik.

42 And whoever in the name of a talmid [of Moshiach] gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones [the least of the talmidim of Moshiach], omein, I say to you, he will by no means lose his sachar.