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因免敵害感頌主恩

124 大衛上行之詩。

以色列人要說:「若不是耶和華幫助我們,
若不是耶和華幫助我們,當人起來攻擊我們,
向我們發怒的時候,就把我們活活地吞了。
那時波濤必漫過我們,河水必淹沒我們,
狂傲的水必淹沒我們。」
耶和華是應當稱頌的!他沒有把我們當野食交給他們吞吃[a]
我們好像雀鳥從捕鳥人的網羅裡逃脫,網羅破裂,我們逃脫了。
我們得幫助,是在乎倚靠造天地之耶和華的名。

Footnotes

  1. 詩篇 124:6 原文作:牙齒。

Psalm 124

A song of ascents. Of David.

If the Lord had not been on our side—
    let Israel say(A)
if the Lord had not been on our side
    when people attacked us,
they would have swallowed us alive
    when their anger flared against us;
the flood(B) would have engulfed us,
    the torrent(C) would have swept over us,
the raging waters
    would have swept us away.

Praise be to the Lord,
    who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
We have escaped like a bird
    from the fowler’s snare;(D)
the snare has been broken,(E)
    and we have escaped.
Our help is in the name(F) of the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(G) and earth.

巴比倫王勝約雅敬

猶大約雅敬在位第三年,巴比倫尼布甲尼撒來到耶路撒冷,將城圍困。 主將猶大約雅敬,並神殿中器皿的幾份交付他手,他就把這器皿帶到示拿地,收入他神的廟裡,放在他神的庫中。

選以色列宗室之俊美少年侍王

王吩咐太監長亞施毗拿以色列人的宗室和貴胄中帶進幾個人來, 就是年少沒有殘疾,相貌俊美,通達各樣學問,知識、聰明俱備,足能侍立在王宮裡的,要教他們迦勒底的文字言語。 王派定將自己所用的膳和所飲的酒每日賜他們一份,養他們三年,滿了三年好叫他們在王面前侍立。 他們中間有猶大族的人但以理哈拿尼雅米沙利亞撒利雅 太監長給他們起名,稱但以理伯提沙撒,稱哈拿尼雅沙得拉,稱米沙利米煞,稱亞撒利雅亞伯尼歌

但以理立志不用王之酒膳

但以理卻立志不以王的膳和王所飲的酒玷汙自己,所以求太監長容他不玷汙自己。 神使但以理在太監長眼前蒙恩惠,受憐憫。 10 太監長對但以理說:「我懼怕我主我王,他已經派定你們的飲食。倘若他見你們的面貌比你們同歲的少年人肌瘦,怎麼好呢?這樣,你們就使我的頭在王那裡難保。」 11 但以理對太監長所派管理但以理哈拿尼雅米沙利亞撒利雅的委辦說: 12 「求你試試僕人們十天,給我們素菜吃,白水喝, 13 然後看看我們的面貌和用王膳那少年人的面貌,就照你所看的待僕人吧。」

食素飲水卻面容豐美

14 委辦便允准他們這件事,試看他們十天。 15 過了十天,見他們的面貌比用王膳的一切少年人更加俊美肥胖。 16 於是,委辦撤去派他們用的膳、飲的酒,給他們素菜吃。

主賜以智學超群

17 這四個少年人,神在各樣文字、學問[a]上賜給他們聰明、知識,但以理又明白各樣的異象和夢兆。 18 尼布甲尼撒王預定帶進少年人來的日期滿了,太監長就把他們帶到王面前。 19 王與他們談論,見少年人中無一人能比但以理哈拿尼雅米沙利亞撒利雅,所以留他們在王面前侍立。 20 王考問他們一切事,就見他們的智慧、聰明比通國的術士和用法術的勝過十倍。 21 居魯士王元年,但以理還在。

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Footnotes

  1. 但以理書 1:17 「學問」原文作「智慧」。

Daniel’s Training in Babylon

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim(A) king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar(B) king of Babylon(C) came to Jerusalem and besieged it.(D) And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried(E) off to the temple of his god in Babylonia[a] and put in the treasure house of his god.(F)

Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility(G) young men without any physical defect, handsome,(H) showing aptitude for every kind of learning,(I) well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language(J) and literature of the Babylonians.[b] The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine(K) from the king’s table.(L) They were to be trained for three years,(M) and after that they were to enter the king’s service.(N)

Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel,(O) Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.(P) The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar;(Q) to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.(R)

But Daniel resolved not to defile(S) himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. Now God had caused the official to show favor(T) and compassion(U) to Daniel, 10 but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your[c] food and drink.(V) Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.”

11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 “Please test(W) your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.”(X) 14 So he agreed to this and tested(Y) them for ten days.

15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food.(Z) 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.(AA)

17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding(AB) of all kinds of literature and learning.(AC) And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.(AD)

18 At the end of the time(AE) set by the king to bring them into his service, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service.(AF) 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians(AG) and enchanters in his whole kingdom.(AH)

21 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.(AI)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 1:2 Hebrew Shinar
  2. Daniel 1:4 Or Chaldeans
  3. Daniel 1:10 The Hebrew for your and you in this verse is plural.

馬利亞尊主為大

46 馬利亞說:「我心尊主為大, 47 我靈以神我的救主為樂, 48 因為他顧念他使女的卑微。從今以後,萬代要稱我有福, 49 那有權能的為我成就了大事,他的名為聖! 50 他憐憫敬畏他的人,直到世世代代。 51 他用膀臂施展大能,那狂傲的人正心裡妄想就被他趕散了。 52 他叫有權柄的失位,叫卑賤的升高; 53 叫飢餓的得飽美食,叫富足的空手回去。 54 他扶助了他的僕人以色列 55 為要記念亞伯拉罕和他的後裔,施憐憫直到永遠,正如從前對我們列祖所說的話。」

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Mary’s Song(A)

46 And Mary said:

“My soul glorifies the Lord(B)
47     and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,(C)
48 for he has been mindful
    of the humble state of his servant.(D)
From now on all generations will call me blessed,(E)
49     for the Mighty One has done great things(F) for me—
    holy is his name.(G)
50 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.(H)
51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;(I)
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.(J)
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.(K)
53 He has filled the hungry with good things(L)
    but has sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful(M)
55 to Abraham and his descendants(N) forever,
    just as he promised our ancestors.”

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