光荣进圣城

21 耶稣和门徒离耶路撒冷越来越近了,他们来到橄榄山旁的伯法其。 耶稣派两个门徒进村,并对他们说:“你们到前面的村庄去,就会看见一头母驴拴在那里,旁边还有一头驴驹。你们把它们解开,牵到我这里。 要是有人问起,你们就说,‘主要用它们’,那人会立刻让你们牵来。” 这件事是要应验先知的话:

“要对锡安城[a]说,‘看啊,你的君王来了!祂谦卑地骑着驴,骑着一头驴驹。’”

两个门徒照着耶稣的吩咐去了, 把母驴和驴驹带了回来。他们把自己的衣服盖在驴背上,让耶稣骑上去。 许多人把衣服铺在路上,也有些人砍下树枝铺在路上。 众人前呼后拥,欢呼着说:

“和散那[b]归于大卫的后裔!
奉主名来的当受称颂!
和散那归于至高之处的上帝!”

10 耶稣进耶路撒冷时,全城轰动,说:“这是谁?”

11 众人说:“祂是先知耶稣,来自加利利的拿撒勒。”

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Footnotes

  1. 21:5 ”希伯来文是“女子”,可能是对锡安的昵称。
  2. 21:9 和散那”原意是“拯救我们”,此处有“赞美”的意思。

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。 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。 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。」 這件事是要應驗先知的話:

「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。』」

兩個門徒照著耶穌的吩咐去了, 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。 許多人把衣服鋪在路上,也有些人砍下樹枝鋪在路上。 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。」

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Footnotes

  1. 21·5 」希伯來文是「女子」,可能是對錫安的暱稱。
  2. 21·9 和散那」原意是「拯救我們」,此處有「讚美」的意思。

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, 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. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

This took place to fulfill(D) what was spoken through the prophet:

“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)

The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. A very large crowd spread their cloaks(F) on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

“Hosanna[b] to the Son of David!”(G)

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[c](H)

“Hosanna[d] in the highest heaven!”(I)

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.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:5 Zech. 9:9
  2. Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
  3. Matthew 21:9 Psalm 118:25,26
  4. Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15

21 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

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