马可福音 4
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
撒种的比喻
4 耶稣又到湖边讲道，周围聚集了许多人，耶稣只好上到湖边的船上坐下，众人都站在岸上。 2 耶稣用比喻教导他们许多事，在教导中祂说： 3 “听着！有一个农夫出去撒种。 4 撒种的时候，有些种子落在路旁，被飞鸟吃掉了； 5 有些落在石头地上，因为泥土不深，种子很快就发芽了， 6 然而因为没有根，被太阳一晒就枯萎了； 7 有些落在荆棘丛中，荆棘长起来便把嫩苗挤住了，以致不能结实； 8 有些落在沃土里，就发芽生长，结出果实，收成多达三十倍、六十倍、一百倍！” 9 然后祂说：“有耳可听的，都应当听。”
10 当耶稣独自一人的时候，十二使徒和追随祂的人来请教比喻的意思。 11 耶稣说：“上帝国的奥秘只让你们知道，对于外人，我只用比喻， 12 使他们‘看了又看，却不领悟；听了又听，却不明白，免得他们回心转意，得到赦免。’”
13 耶稣又对他们说：“你们不明白这个比喻，又怎能明白其他比喻呢？ 14 农夫撒的是上帝的道。 15 种子落在路旁，是指人听了道，撒旦立刻过来夺去了撒在他们心里的道。 16 种子落在石头地上，是指人听了道后，立刻欢喜地接受了， 17 但他们心里没有根基，不过是暂时接受，一旦为道遭受患难和迫害，就立刻放弃了。 18 种子落在荆棘丛中，是指人虽然听过道， 19 但生活的忧虑、钱财的迷惑和其他欲望把道挤住了，以致不能结出果实。 20 种子落在沃土里，是指人听了道，领受了，又结出果实，收成多达三十倍、六十倍、甚至一百倍。”
灯的比喻
21 耶稣继续说：“人会把灯拿来放在篮子底下或床底下吗？当然不会，他一定会把它放在灯台上。 22 隐藏的事是不能掩盖的，终会显露出来。 23 有耳可听的，就应当听。” 24 耶稣又说：“要好好思想你们所听到的，你们用什么量器量给人，就用什么量器量给你们，甚至要多给你们。 25 因为凡有的，还要给他更多；凡没有的，连他仅有的也要夺去！”
种子生长的比喻
26 祂又说：“上帝的国就像一个人在地上撒种。 27 他天天日出而作，日落而息。种子就在他不知不觉中渐渐发芽长大。 28 大地会使种子生长，先发苗后吐穗，最终结出饱满的籽粒。 29 庄稼成熟后，他就拿起镰刀来收割，因为收成的时候到了。”
芥菜种的比喻
30 耶稣说：“我们拿什么比作上帝的国呢？用什么比喻来解释呢？ 31 上帝的国就像一粒芥菜种。它是种子中最小的， 32 但种在地里，却能长得比各样蔬菜都大，有粗大的枝条，可以让飞鸟在它的树荫中筑巢。”
33 耶稣用了许多类似的比喻，按照众人所能领悟的，把上帝的道讲给他们听。 34 祂总是用比喻对他们讲论，只有单独和门徒在一起的时候，才把一切解释清楚。
平息风浪
35 那天晚上，耶稣对门徒说：“我们渡到对面去吧。” 36 他们就离开众人，上了耶稣乘坐的船，一起渡到湖的对岸，还有其他船只跟着去。 37 忽然，湖面上狂风大作，波浪撞击船身，船内几乎灌满了水。 38 耶稣却还在船尾枕着枕头睡觉。门徒叫醒了祂，说：“老师，我们快淹死了，你怎么不管呢？”
39 耶稣起来斥责狂风，对着湖面说：“静下来！停下来！”于是就风平浪静了。 40 祂对门徒说：“你们为什么这样害怕呢？你们还是没有信心吗？”
41 他们极其害怕，彼此议论说：“祂到底是谁？连风浪都听祂的！”
马可福音 4
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
撒種的比喻(A)
4 耶穌又在海邊教導人。有一大群人聚集到他那裡，因此他上船坐下來。船在海中，群眾都朝著海站在岸上。 2 他用比喻教訓他們許多事，在教訓中他說： 3 “你們聽著！有一個撒種的出去撒種， 4 撒的時候，有的落在路旁，小鳥飛來就吃掉了。 5 有的落在泥土不多的石地上，因為泥土不深，很快就長起來。 6 但太陽一出來，就把它曬乾，又因為沒有根就枯萎了。 7 有的落在荊棘裡，荊棘長起來，把它擠住，它就結不出果實來。 8 有的落在好土裡，就生長繁茂，結出果實，有三十倍的、有六十倍的、有一百倍的。” 9 耶穌又說：“有耳可聽的，就應當聽。”
用比喻的目的(B)
10 耶穌獨自一人的時候，那些經常跟著他的人和十二門徒，來問這些比喻的意義。 11 耶穌對他們說：“ 神的國的奧祕，只給你們知道，但對於外人，一切都用比喻， 12 叫他們
‘看是看見了，卻不領悟，
聽是聽見了，卻不明白，
免得他們回轉過來，得到赦免。’”
解釋撒種的比喻(C)
13 耶穌又對他們說：“你們不明白這個比喻，怎能明白一切比喻呢？ 14 撒種的人所撒的就是道。 15 那撒在路旁的，就是人聽了道，撒但立刻來，把撒在他心裡的道奪去。 16 照樣，那撒在石地上的，就是人聽了道，立刻歡歡喜喜地接受了； 17 可是他們裡面沒有根，只是暫時的；一旦為道遭遇患難，受到迫害，就立刻跌倒了。 18 那撒在荊棘裡的，是指另一些人；他們聽了道， 19 然而今世的憂慮、財富的迷惑，以及種種的慾望，接連進來，把道擠住，就結不出果實來。 20 那撒在好土裡的，就是人聽了道，接受了，並且結出果實，有三十倍的、有六十倍的、有一百倍的。”
隱藏的事終必顯露(D)
21 耶穌又對他們說：“燈難道是拿來放在量器底下或床底下的嗎？它不是該放在燈臺上嗎？ 22 因為沒有甚麼隱藏的事不被顯明出來，沒有甚麼掩蓋的事不被揭露的。 23 有耳可聽的，就應當聽。”
24 耶穌又對他們說：“要留心你們所聽到的，你們用甚麼尺度量給人， 神也要用甚麼尺度量給你們，並且要超過尺度給你們。 25 因為那有的，還要給他；那沒有的，就算他有甚麼也要拿去。”
種子發芽生長的比喻
26 耶穌說：“ 神的國好像人在地裡撒種， 27 他夜裡睡覺，白天起來，種子發芽生長，自己也不知道怎麼會這樣的。 28 地生五穀是自然的，先長苗，後吐穗，最後穗上結滿了子粒。 29 莊稼熟了，就派人用鐮刀割下，因為收成的時候到了。”
芥菜種的比喻(E)
30 又說：“我們要把 神的國比作甚麼呢？我們可以用甚麼比喻來形容它呢？ 31 它好像一粒芥菜種，剛種下去的時候，比地上的一切種子都小， 32 種下以後，生長起來，卻比一切蔬菜都大，長出大枝子，甚至天空的飛鳥都可以在它的蔭下搭窩。”
33 耶穌用許多這樣的比喻，照著他們所能聽懂的，向他們講道； 34 不用比喻，就不對他們講。只有單獨和自己的門徒在一起的時候，才把一切解釋給他們聽。
平靜風浪(F)
35 當天黃昏，耶穌對門徒說：“我們渡到海那邊去吧。” 36 門徒離開群眾，耶穌已經在船上，他們就載他過去，也有別的船和他同去。 37 忽然起了狂風，波浪不斷地打進船來，艙裡積滿了水。 38 耶穌卻在船尾靠著枕頭睡著了。門徒把他叫醒，對他說：“老師，我們要死了，你不管嗎？” 39 耶穌起來，斥責了風，又對海說：“不要作聲！安靜吧！”風就停止，大大地平靜了。 40 然後對他們說：“為甚麼這樣膽怯呢？你們怎麼沒有信心呢？” 41 門徒非常懼怕，彼此說：“這到底是誰，連風和海都聽從他？”
Mark 4
EasyEnglish Bible
Jesus tells a story about a farmer's seeds
4 Again, Jesus began to teach people near the edge of Lake Galilee. A large crowd came together to listen to him. So he went and sat in a boat that was on the water. The crowd of people stayed on the shore. 2 Jesus used stories to teach them many things. He said to them, 3 ‘Listen to me! A farmer went out to plant seeds in his field.[a] 4 While he was throwing the seeds, some of them fell on the path. The birds came and they ate those seeds. 5 Other seeds fell on ground which had many rocks. There was not much soil in that place. The seeds quickly began to grow, because the soil was not deep. 6 But when the sun rose, it burned the young plants. They soon died because they had not grown down well into the soil. 7 Other seeds fell among thorn bushes. Those bushes grew up with the young plants. They stopped the seeds from growing into strong plants. So the plants could not make any new seeds. 8 But some seeds fell on good soil. Good strong plants grew from these seeds. Some plants made 30 new seeds. Some plants made 60 new seeds. And some plants made 100 new seeds.’
9 Then Jesus said, ‘You have ears, so listen well to what I say!’
Jesus explains to his disciples why he uses stories
10 When Jesus was alone, the 12 apostles and other people who were there asked him about the stories. 11 Jesus replied, ‘God has let you understand how he rules in the lives of his people. But these other people only listen to stories. 12 This is so that:
“They are always looking but they do not see clearly.
They are always listening but they do not understand.”
If they did understand, they would turn to God. Then God would forgive them.’
Jesus explains the story about the seeds
13 Then Jesus answered the people who had asked him about the story. ‘You should understand this story. If you do not understand it, you will not understand any of my stories. 14 The seeds are like the message from God. The farmer is like a person who tells people about that message. 15 Some seeds fell on the path. That is like some people who listen to the message. But then Satan comes and he quickly takes the message away from their minds. 16 Some of the seeds fell on soil with rocks in it. This is also like some people who hear God's message. These people are happy to believe it for a time. 17 But they are like plants that have not grown down well into the soil. So they only believe for a short time. They may have problems. Or because they obey God's message, other people may do bad things to them. When that happens, these people soon stop believing. 18 Some seeds fell among thorn bushes. This is like some other people who hear God's message. 19 But they have many troubles in their minds. They think that more money and other valuable things will make them happy. So they do not let God's message change them. They are like plants that do not grow well and make new seeds. 20 But some seeds fell on good soil. This is like other people who listen to the message from God. They understand the message and they believe it. These people are like good plants that grow well. From one seed, some good plants make 30 new seeds. Other good plants make 60 new seeds, and some good plants make 100 new seeds.’
People put a light in a high place
21 Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Nobody brings a lamp into a house and puts it under a pot or under a bed. You do not do that. You put it up on a high place.[b] 22 God hides some things now. But there will be a time when people will see them. God keeps some things secret now. But there will be a time when people will understand those things.’ 23 Then Jesus said, ‘You have ears, so listen well to what I say.’
24 Jesus then said, ‘Think carefully about the things that you hear. God will give to you in the same way that you give to other people. And you will receive even more. 25 A person who has received some things will receive more things. Some other people have nothing. They will lose even the little bit that they do have.’[c]
Jesus tells a story about seeds
26 Then Jesus said, ‘I will tell you a story about the kingdom of God. It is like this: A man throws seeds in his field. 27 Then he sleeps each night and he wakes up each day. The seeds start to grow into plants. They continue to grow. The man does not know how this happens. 28 The soil causes the plants to grow. The leaves of the plant grow first. Then the flowers appear. Then the plant makes new seeds. 29 When the new seeds have completely grown, the man will cut down the plants. It is time for him to take the seeds to use for food.’
Jesus tells a story about a very small seed
30 Jesus said, ‘I will tell you another story about the kingdom of God. This story shows what the kingdom of God is like. 31 It is like this: A man takes a seed of the plant called mustard. He plants it in the soil. It is smaller than any other seed that people plant in the soil. 32 But when it starts to grow, it becomes bigger than the largest bush. It will have big branches. Then the birds will come and they will live there. They will build their nests in the shade of the branches.’
33 Jesus taught God's message to the people. He used many stories like these. He told the people as much as they could understand. 34 He always used stories to teach the people. Then he explained everything to his own disciples when he was alone with them.
Jesus stops a storm
35 On that same day, in the evening, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘We should go across the lake to the other side.’ 36 So they went and left the crowd behind. Jesus was already in the boat. So the disciples took him across the lake. Some other boats also went with them. 37 Then a strong wind began to blow across the lake. Water began to go into the boat and fill it. Soon the boat was almost going under the water. 38 Jesus was in a comfortable place at the back of the boat. He was sleeping. The disciples woke him. They said to him, ‘Teacher, we will die here in the water! Please do something!’
39 Jesus woke up and he spoke strongly to the wind and to the water. ‘Be quiet!’ he said. ‘Stop!’ Then the wind stopped and the water became quiet again.
40 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘You should not be afraid like that. You should trust me.’
41 But the disciples became very afraid. They said to each other, ‘Who is this man? Even the wind and the water obey him.’
Footnotes
- 4:3 When a farmer planted seeds, he threw them onto the ground around him.
- 4:21 At that time, people burned oil in a small bowl which they called a lamp. They put the lamp up on a high place so that people could see. God's good news is like the light from a lamp. We should not hide it.
- 4:25 Jesus is telling his disciples about how to listen to him. They should listen carefully so that they will be able to understand his message more and more. Then God can teach them even more things. Some people think that they know God. But they do not really understand and they do not obey him. So God will take away those things from their minds.
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