登山变相

17 过了六天,耶稣带着彼得雅各雅各的弟弟[a]约翰,领他们悄悄地上了一座高山。 在他们面前,耶稣变了形像,脸面光耀如日,衣服洁白如光。 这时候,忽然摩西以利亚向他们显现,与耶稣谈话。

彼得对耶稣说:“主啊,我们在这里真好!如果你愿意,我就在这里搭[b]三座帐幕,一座为你,一座为摩西,一座为以利亚。”

彼得还在说话的时候,忽然有一朵灿烂的云彩笼罩了他们,看哪,有声音从云中出来,说:

“这是我的爱子,
我所喜悦的。
你们当听从他!”

门徒们听见了,就把脸伏在地上,极其惧怕。

耶稣前来,拍拍他们说:“起来,不要怕!” 他们抬头一看,只看见耶稣一个人,没有别人。 他们下山的时候,耶稣吩咐他们:“人子从死人中复活以前,不要把这异象告诉任何人。”

10 门徒们问耶稣,说:“那么,经文士们为什么说以利亚必须先来呢?”

11 耶稣回答说:以利亚确实要来[c],并且要恢复万事。 12 但是我告诉你们:以利亚已经来了,人们却不认他,反而任意对待他;照样,人子也将受到他们的苦害。” 13 门徒们这才领悟,耶稣向他们说的是指施洗者[d]约翰

信心的力量

14 他们来到众人那里,有一个人来到耶稣面前,跪下来, 15 说:“主啊,可怜我的儿子吧!他患了癫痫病,十分痛苦,经常跌进火里,也经常跌进水里。 16 我带他到你的门徒们那里,可是他们不能使他痊愈。”

17 耶稣回答说:“唉,这个不信、歪曲的世代!我还要与你们在一起多久呢?我还要容忍你们多久呢?把孩子带到我这里来吧!” 18 耶稣斥责那鬼魔,鬼魔就从孩子身上出来;从那一刻起,孩子就痊愈了。

19 门徒们悄悄地前来问耶稣:“我们为什么不能赶出那鬼魔呢?”

20 耶稣回答说:“因为你们小信。我确实地告诉你们:如果你们有像一粒芥菜种子那样的信仰,就是对这座山说‘从这里移到那里!’它也将移开;而且在你们,将没有不可能的事。 21 不过对这一类的鬼魔,如果不藉着祷告和禁食,它就不出来。[e]

再次预言受难

22 他们聚集在[f]加利利的时候,耶稣对门徒们说:“人子将要被交在[g]人的手中。 23 他们要杀害他,然后在第三天,他要复活。”门徒们就极其忧伤。

缴纳圣殿税

24 他们来到迦百农,那些收圣殿税[h]的人来到彼得那里,说:“你们的老师不纳圣殿税吗?”

25 彼得说:“当然纳。”

彼得进了屋子,耶稣先问他:西门,这件事你怎么看?地上的众君王向谁征收关税和丁税呢?向自己的儿女,还是向外人呢?”

26 彼得回答说:“向外人。”

耶稣说:“因此儿女可以免了。 27 但为了不绊倒他们[i],你到湖边[j]去投下鱼钩,拿起钓上来的第一条鱼,打开鱼的嘴,会发现一个大银币[k]。你就把它拿去,为我和你交给他们吧。”

Footnotes

  1. 马太福音 17:1 弟弟——原文直译“兄弟”。
  2. 马太福音 17:4 我就在这里搭——有古抄本作“让我们在这里搭”。
  3. 马太福音 17:11 要来——有古抄本作“要先来”。
  4. 马太福音 17:13 施洗——或译作“施浸”。
  5. 马太福音 17:21 有古抄本没有此节。
  6. 马太福音 17:22 聚集在——有古抄本作“住在”。
  7. 马太福音 17:22 被交在——或译作“被出卖到”。
  8. 马太福音 17:24 圣殿税——原文为“2锥克玛”。1锥克玛=约1日工资的希腊银币。
  9. 马太福音 17:27 绊倒他们——或译作“使他们觉得反感”。
  10. 马太福音 17:27 湖——原文直译“海”;指“加利利湖(海)”。
  11. 马太福音 17:27 大银币——原文为“斯达特”。1斯达特=约4日工资的希腊银币。

17 And after six days Jesus takes with [him] Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brings them up into a high mountain apart.

And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light;

and lo, Moses and Elias appeared to them talking with him.

And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good we should be here. If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles: for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elias.

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, *This* is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight: hear him.

And the disciples hearing [it] fell upon their faces, and were greatly terrified.

And Jesus coming to [them] touched them, and said, Rise up, and be not terrified.

And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus alone.

And as they descended from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of man be risen up from among [the] dead.

10 And [his] disciples demanded of him saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first have come?

11 And he answering said to them, Elias indeed comes first and will restore all things.

12 But I say unto you that Elias has already come, and they have not known him, but have done unto him whatever they would. Thus also the Son of man is about to suffer from them.

13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the baptist.

14 And when they came to the crowd, a man came to him, falling on his knees before him, and saying,

15 Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic, and suffers sorely; for often he falls into the fire and often into the water.

16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they were not able to heal him.

17 And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to me.

18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out from him, and the boy was healed from that hour.

19 Then the disciples, coming to Jesus apart, said [to him], Why were not *we* able to cast him out?

20 And he says to them, Because of your unbelief; for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard [seed], ye shall say to this mountain, Be transported hence there, and it shall transport itself; and nothing shall be impossible to you.

21 But this kind does not go out but by prayer and fasting.

22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into [the] hands of men,

23 and they shall kill him; and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were greatly grieved.

24 And when they came to Capernaum, those who received the didrachmas came to Peter and said, Does your teacher not pay the didrachmas?

25 He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What dost thou think, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive custom or tribute? from their own sons or from strangers?

26 Peter says to him, From strangers. Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.

27 But that we may not be an offence to them, go to the sea and cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up, and when thou hast opened its mouth thou wilt find a stater; take that and give it to them for me and thee.