凶狠的佃户

12 耶稣用比喻对他们说:“有人开辟了一个葡萄园,在四周筑起篱笆,又在园中挖了一个榨酒池,建了一座瞭望台,然后把葡萄园租给佃户,就出远门了。

“到葡萄成熟时,园主派一个奴仆去收取他该得的一份。 那些佃户却捉住那个奴仆,打了他一顿,使他空手而归。

“园主又差另一个奴仆去。这一次,佃户不但侮辱他,还把他打得头破血流。 园主再派一个奴仆前往,他们却把他杀掉了。园主后来派去的人不是挨打,就是被杀。 最后只剩下园主的爱子,园主就派他去,以为那些佃户会尊重他的儿子。 这班佃户却彼此商量说,‘这个就是园主的继承人。来吧!我们杀掉他,产业就归我们了。’

“于是他们抓住他,杀了他,把他抛到葡萄园外。 那么,园主会采取什么行动呢?他必定会来杀掉这些佃户,把葡萄园转给别人。 10 圣经上说,

“‘工匠丢弃的石头已成了房角石。
11 这是主的作为,
在我们看来奇妙莫测。’

你们没有读过这经文吗?”

12 他们听出这比喻是针对他们说的,就想逮捕耶稣,但又害怕百姓,只好先离开了。

纳税给凯撒的问题

13 后来,他们派了几个法利赛人和希律党人到耶稣那里,企图利用祂所说的话设计陷害祂。

14 他们上前对耶稣说:“老师,我们知道你诚实无伪,不看人的情面,因为你不以貌取人,而是按真理传上帝的道。那么,向凯撒纳税对不对呢? 15 我们该不该纳呢?”耶稣看破他们的阴谋,就说:“你们为什么试探我呢?拿一个银币来给我看。”

16 他们就拿来一个银币,耶稣问他们:“上面刻的是谁的像和名号?”

他们说:“凯撒的。”

17 耶稣说:“属于凯撒的东西应该给凯撒,属于上帝的东西应该给上帝。”

他们听了这话,都很惊奇。

论复活

18 撒都该人向来不相信有复活的事,他们来问耶稣: 19 “老师,摩西为我们写下律例,如果一个人死了,遗下妻子,又没有儿女,他的兄弟就当娶嫂嫂,替哥哥传宗接代。 20 有弟兄七人,老大结了婚,没有孩子就死了。 21 二弟把大嫂娶过来,也没有生孩子就死了,三弟也是一样, 22 七个人都没有留下孩子。最后,那女人也死了。 23 那么,到复活的时候,她将是谁的妻子呢?因为七个人都娶过她。”

24 耶稣说:“你们弄错了,因为你们不明白圣经,也不知道上帝的能力。 25 死人复活之后,将不娶也不嫁,就像天上的天使一样。 26 关于死人复活的事,你们没有读过摩西书有关火中荆棘的记载吗?上帝对摩西说,‘我是亚伯拉罕的上帝,以撒的上帝,雅各的上帝。’ 27 上帝不是死人的上帝,而是活人的上帝。你们大错了!”

最大的诫命

28 有一位律法教师听到他们的辩论,觉得耶稣的回答很精彩,就走过去问道:“诫命中哪一条最重要呢?”

29 耶稣回答道:“最重要的诫命是,‘听啊,以色列!主——我们的上帝是独一的主。 30 你要全心、全情、全意、全力爱主——你的上帝’; 31 其次就是‘要爱邻如己’。再也没有任何诫命比这两条更重要了。”

32 那位律法教师说:“老师,你说的对,上帝只有一位,除祂以外,别无他神。 33 我们要全心、全意、全力爱祂,又要爱邻如己。这样做比献什么祭都好。”

34 耶稣见他答得很有智慧,就告诉他:“你离上帝的国不远了。”此后,没人再敢问耶稣问题了。

基督的身份

35 耶稣在圣殿里教导的时候,问道:“律法教师为什么说基督是大卫的后裔呢? 36 大卫自己曾经受圣灵的感动,说,

“‘主对我主说,
你坐在我的右边,
等我使你的仇敌伏在你脚下。’

37 既然大卫自己称基督为主,基督又怎能是大卫的后裔呢?”百姓听得津津有味。 38 耶稣又教导他们,说:“你们要提防律法教师,他们爱穿着长袍招摇过市,喜欢人们在大街上问候他们, 39 又喜欢会堂里的上座和宴席中的首位。 40 他们侵吞寡妇的财产,还假意做冗长的祷告。这种人必受到更严厉的惩罚。”

穷寡妇的奉献

41 然后,耶稣走到圣殿的奉献箱对面坐下,看大家怎样奉献。很多财主奉献了大量的钱。 42 后来一个穷寡妇来了,投进了相当于一文钱的两个小铜钱。 43 耶稣叫门徒来,说:“我实在告诉你们,这位穷寡妇比其他人奉献的都多, 44 因为他们不过奉献了自己剩余的,但这穷寡妇却奉献了她赖以为生的。”

上帝派遣他的儿子

12 耶稣开始用比喻对他们说∶“有个人种了一个葡萄园,他把葡萄园用篱芭围起来,挖好了榨葡萄汁的槽,还盖了一座塔楼。他把园子租给了农户,然后出门旅行去了。 到了收葡萄的季节,他派了一个奴仆来向农户们要他应得的葡萄园里的那份果实, 但是农户们抓住奴仆,殴打了他一顿,还把他两手空空地撵了回去。 园主又派了一个奴仆去,农户们痛打了奴仆的脑袋,还羞辱了他一番。 园主再派另一个人去,农户们把他杀了。园主又派了许多人去,结果有的被打,有的被杀。

园主只剩下自己心爱的儿子了,最后他派去了自己的儿子。他说∶‘他们会尊敬我的儿子。’

但是农户们议论说∶‘这是园主的继承人,来啊,咱们把他杀掉,这份产业就归咱们了。’ 于是他们就抓住他,把他杀了,把尸体扔到园子外面。

“现在园主会怎么做呢?他会来杀掉那些农户,把园子转租给别人。 10 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。
11 这是主的安排,
在我们眼里,这是多么奇妙啊!” (A)

12 这些犹太首领知道耶稣讲的比喻是针对他们的,他们想设法逮捕耶稣,但是又害怕民众,他们便离开他走了。

犹太人首领企图对耶稣耍花招

13 后来,他们派了一些法利赛人和希律党人去抓挑耶稣的话柄。 14 这些人对耶稣说∶“老师,我们知道您很诚实。您不在乎别人的看法,您待人一视同仁,忠实地传播上帝的真理之道。请您告诉我们:向凯撒纳税是对还是错?我们该不该向凯撒交税?”

15 耶稣已经识破了他们的假意,就对他们说∶“你们为什么要来试探我呢?拿出一块银币来让我看一看。” 16 那些人递给耶稣一块银币。耶稣问∶“这上面刻着谁的头像和名字?”那些人答道∶“是凯撒的。”

17 耶稣说∶“那么,就应该把属于凯撒的东西给凯撒 [a],把属于上帝的东西给上帝。”人们听了这话都惊奇不已。

一些撒都该人企图对耶稣耍花招

18 此后,有一些撒都该人来见耶稣。(他们不相信人会复活。)他们问耶稣一个问题: 19 “老师,摩西写道∶‘如果一个结了婚的男子死了,没留下儿女,他的兄弟就应该和他的遗孀结婚,代兄长生儿育女。 20 从前一家有七个兄弟,老大结婚后死了,没留下孩子。 21 老二就娶了那寡妇。可是他也没有生下孩子就死了。接着是老三,结果也一样。 22 就这样,兄弟七人都没有和这个女子生下孩子就死了。最后,这个女子也死了。 23 既然七个人都娶过这个女子,那么在他们复活后,她应该是谁的妻子呢?”

24 耶稣说∶“这是你们大错的原因,你们既不理解《经》,也不了解上帝的力量。。 25 人们死而复活之后,人们像天上的天使一样,不娶也不嫁。 26 针对从死里复活,你们难道没读过摩西的书中关于燃烧的荆棘 [b]吗?上帝对摩西说∶‘我是亚伯拉罕的上帝,我是以撒的上帝,我是雅各的上帝。 [c] 27 上帝不是死人的上帝,而是活人的上帝。 [d]你们完全错了。”

最重要的诫命

28 当时,有个律法师听见了耶稣他们的辩论。他见耶稣回答得很精彩,就问他说∶“诫命中的哪条最重要?”

29 耶稣答道∶“最重要一条是∶‘以色列人,你听着,主是我们唯一的上帝。 30 要全心全意,尽智、尽力地去爱主-你的上帝。’ [e] 31 第二条是‘爱人如爱己。’ [f]再没有哪条诫命比这两条更重要了。”

32 律法师听了,对耶稣说∶“老师,您讲得非常好。您说的对,只有一位上帝,除他之外没有别的上帝。 33 要全心全意、尽力地爱上帝,并且爱人如爱己。这比任何牺牲和贡品都重要。”

34 耶稣见他回答得聪明,就对他说∶“你离上帝的王国不远了。”从此以后,再也没有人敢向耶稣提问题了。

基督是大卫的子孙,还是他的主?

35 耶稣在大殿院里教导人们时说∶“律法师们怎么可以说基督是大卫的子孙呢? 36 大卫受圣灵的启示,曾经说过:

‘主(上帝)对我的主说:
坐在我的右边,
直到我把你的敌人置于你的脚下。’ (B)

37 大卫本人称基督为‘主,’那么基督怎么可能是大卫的子孙呢?”一大群人兴奋地听他讲道。

耶稣批评律法师

38 耶稣继续教导人们,说∶“要提防那些律法师。他们喜欢穿着长袍到处招摇,喜欢在集市上,受到人们的致敬, 39 他们喜欢在犹太会堂里坐高位,在宴席上坐首位。 40 他们侵吞寡妇的财产,做长篇祈祷以炫耀自己。这些人将来要受到严厉的惩罚。”

真正的奉献

41 耶稣坐在布施箱对面,看着人们把钱投进箱中。很多有钱人向箱子里投了很多钱。 42 一个寡妇走来,向箱子里扔了两枚小铜钱 [g],这两枚硬币只值一分钱。

43 耶稣把门徒们叫到一起,对他们说∶“我实话告诉你们:在所有捐钱的人当中,这个穷寡妇给的最多。 44 因为别人捐的都是多余的钱,这个寡妇很穷,却把自己所有的钱都拿了出来,她是要靠这点钱维持生活的。”

Footnotes

  1. 馬 可 福 音 12:17 凯撒: 罗马皇帝的统称。
  2. 馬 可 福 音 12:26 燃烧的荆棘: 请读《出埃及记》3:1-12。
  3. 馬 可 福 音 12:26 亚伯拉罕: 以撒和雅各是旧约时代的重要领袖中的三位。
  4. 馬 可 福 音 12:27 这句话的意思是亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各都还活着。
  5. 馬 可 福 音 12:30 引自旧约《申命记》6:4-5。
  6. 馬 可 福 音 12:31 引自旧约《利未记》19:18。
  7. 馬 可 福 音 12:42 铜钱: 古罗马最小的硬币。

12 And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach began to speak to them in meshalim (parables). A man, a Baal Bayit, planted a kerem (vineyard), and he put around [it] a fence and dug a pit for the yekev (winepress) and built a migdal (tower), and he leased it to koremim (vine keepers) and then the man went on a journey. [YESHAYAH 5:1-7]

And the Baal Bayit sent an eved to the tenants, the koremim, in the season [of katzir (harvest)] in order that from the koremim he might receive from the perot (fruit) of the kerem (vineyard).

But they seized the eved and they beat him and sent him away empty.

And again the Baal Bayit sent to the tenants, the koremim, another eved; and that one they struck on the rosh and insulted.

And the Baal Bayit sent another; and that one they killed, and many others, some beating, and others killing.

Still he had one BEN AHUV [T.N. see 9:7]. Lemaskana (finally), the Baal Bayit sent him to them saying, They will respect BENI.

But those koremim said to themselves, This one is the Yoresh (Heir) the Bechor. Come, let us kill him, and the nachalah, the bechorah, will be ours.

And having seized [him], they killed him and threw him out of the kerem.

What then will the Baal Bayit of the kerem do? He will come and destroy the koremim and will give the kerem to others.

10 Have you not read the Kitvei Hakodesh? EVEN MAASU HABONIM HAYTAH LEROSH PINAH; MEIET HASHEM HAYTAH ZOT, HI NIFLAT BEINEINU (The stone which the ones building rejected, this one has come to be for [the] chief cornerstone.

11 From Adonoi this came to be and it is wonderful in our eyes? [TEHILLIM 118:22,23]

12 And they were seeking to seize him, and they were afraid of the multitude, for they knew that against them he told the mashal. And leaving him, they went away.

13 And they send to him some of the Perushim (Pharisees) and the Herodians in order that they might catch him in a dvar.

14 And having come, they say to him: Rabbi, we have daas that you are an ish Emes and you do not show deference toward anyone. Ki ein masso panim (For there is no partiality) with you but rather on the Derech Hashem you give Divrei Torah in Emes. Is it mutar to give a poll tax to Caesar or not? Should we give or should we not give?

15 But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, having seen their tzeviut (hypocrisy), said to them, Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius that I may look [at it].

16 And they brought [one]. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, Whose demut is this and whose inscription? And they said to him, Caesar’s.

17 And he said to them, The things of Caesar, give to Caesar, and the things of Hashem [give] to Hashem. And they were amazed at Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

18 And [the] Tzedukim come to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, the ones who say that there is not to be a Techiyas HaMesim, and they were questioning him, saying,

19 Rabbi, Moshe (Rabbeinu) wrote to us that if an ACH of someone should die and leave behind an isha UVEN EIN LO (and there is no son to him) YEVAMAH YAVO ALEIHA ULEKAKHAH LO LISHA VHAYAH HABECHOR ASHER TELED YAKUM AL SHEM ACHIV HAMET (the brother of her husband must come to her and he must take her to him as wife and the Bechor she bears shall raise up the name of the dead brother. DEVARIM 25:5)

20 Now there were shiva achim. And the first took a wife and, dying, did not leave a descendant.

21 And the second took her and he died, not having left behind a descendant. And the third likewise.

22 And the seven did not leave a descendant.

23 In the Techiyas HaMesim, when they are made to stand up alive, of which of them will she be [the] isha? For seven had her as wife.

24 Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, said to them, Is not this the reason you are in error, having daas neither of the Kitvei Hakodesh nor of the gevurat Hashem?

25 But concerning the Mesim that are made to stand up alive, they do not marry nor are they given in nisuim, but are like the malachim in Shomayim.

26 But concerning the Mesim, that they are made to stand up alive, have you not read in the sefer Moshe at the bush, how Hashem spoke to him, saying, ANOCHI ELOHEI AVRAHAM ELOHEI YITZCHAK VELOHEI YAAKOV, SHEMOT 3:6)

27 Hashem is not the G-d of the Mesim (Dead ones) but of the Chayyim (Living ones). You are greatly mistaken.

28 And one of the Sofrim approached and heard them debating, and seeing that Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach answered them well, asked him, Which mitzvah is rishonah of all the mitzvot?

29 Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach answered, SHEMA YISROEL ADONOI ELOHEINU ADONOI ECHAD is harishonah.

30 VAHAVTA ES ADONOI ELOHECHA BKHOL LVAVCHA UVECHOL NAFSHECHA UVECHOL MODECHA. [DEVARIM 6:4,5]

31 And the shneyah is this, VAHAVTA LREACHA KAMOCHA [VAYIKRA 19:18]. There is not another mitzvah greater than these.

32 And the Baal Torah said to him, Well spoken, Rabbi, beemes you have said that Hashem is ECHAD (one, DEVARIM 6:4), and EIN OD and there is no other [YESHAYAH 45:18] except him. [DEVARIM 4:35,39; YESHAYAH 45:6,14; 46:9]

33 and to have ahavah for him BECHOL LVAVCHA (with all your heart) and with all your binah UVECHOL MODECHA (with all your strength DEVARIM 6:5) and LREACHA KAMOCHA (your neighbor as yourself, VAYIKRA 19:18) is greater [than] all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. [SHMUEL ALEF 15:22; HOSHEA 6:6; MICHOH 6:6 8]

34 And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, when he saw that this Torah teacher answered with chochmah (wisdom), said to him, You are not far from the Malchut Hashem. And no one was daring to put a she’elah (question) in front of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach again.

35 While Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was saying shiurim (Torah talks) in the Beis Hamikdash, he was saying: How is it that the Sofrim say that Moshiach is [merely] ben Dovid?

36 Dovid himself said by the Ruach Hakodesh, NEUM HASHEM LADONI: SHEV LIMINI, AD ASHIT OYVECHA HADOM LRAGLECHA [SHMUEL BAIS 23:2; TEHILLIM 110:1]

37 Dovid himself calls Moshiach Adon; how then is Moshiach [merely] ben Dovid? And the large multitude found it a huge oneg (pleasure) to listen to him.

38 And in his torah, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was saying, Beware of the Sofrim (Scribes, Torah teachers, rabbonim), the ones enamored of strutting about in extremely long kaftans and with equally lengthy Birkat Shalom greetings in the marketplaces,

39 And places of honor in the shuls and places of honor at the seudot (banquet dinners).

40 Beware particularly of the ones devouring the batim (houses) of the almanot (widows) and making a grand show of davening long tefillos. Mishpat (Judgment) will fall more heavily on these.

41 And having sat [down] opposite the Beis Hamikdash Otzar (Treasury), Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was observing how the multitude throws copper [coins] into the Otzar. And many ashirim (rich people) were throwing [in] much. [MELACHIM BAIS 12:9]

42 And a poor almanah (widow) came and threw [in] two leptas, which is a kodrantes.

43 And having summoned his talmidim, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them: Omein, I say to you that this poor almanah has put in more tzedakah (charity contribution) than all those contributing to the Otzar,

44 For everyone threw in from their abundance, but this almanah from her need has put in everything she had, all her michyah (subsistence).