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1:1 以法蓮山地的拉瑪瑣非有一個以法蓮人，名叫以利加拿，是蘇弗的玄孫，託戶的曾孫，以利戶的孫子，耶羅罕的兒子。 There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite 1:1 Or ((from Ramathaim Zuphim)) from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
1:2 他有兩個妻：一名哈拿，一名毗尼拿。毗尼拿有兒女，哈拿沒有兒女。 He had two wives; one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. 1:3 這人每年從本城上到示羅，敬拜祭祀萬軍之耶和華；在那裏有以利的兩個兒子何弗尼、非尼哈當耶和華的祭司。 Year after year this man went up from his town to worship and sacrifice to the LORD Almighty at Shiloh, where Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were priests of the LORD. 1:4 以利加拿每逢獻祭的日子，將祭肉分給他的妻毗尼拿和毗尼拿所生的兒女； Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters. 1:5 給哈拿的卻是雙分，因為他愛哈拿。無奈耶和華不使哈拿生育。 But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, and the LORD had closed her womb. 1:6 毗尼拿見耶和華不使哈拿生育，就作她的對頭，大大激動她，要使她生氣。 And because the LORD had closed her womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her. 1:7 每年上到耶和華殿的時候，以利加拿都以雙分給哈拿；毗尼拿仍是激動她，以致她哭泣不吃飯。 This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat. 1:8 她丈夫以利加拿對她說：「哈拿啊，你為何哭泣，不吃飯，心裏愁悶呢？有我不比十個兒子還好嗎？」 Elkanah her husband would say to her, <<Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don't you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don't I mean more to you than ten sons?>> 1:9 他們在示羅吃喝完了，哈拿就站起來。祭司以利在耶和華殿的門框旁邊，坐在自己的位上。 Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the LORD's temple. 1:9 That is, tabernacle 1:10 哈拿心裏愁苦，就痛痛哭泣，祈禱耶和華， In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the LORD. 1:11 許願說：「萬軍之耶和華啊，你若垂顧婢女的苦情，眷念不忘婢女，賜我一個兒子，我必使他終身歸與耶和華，不用剃頭刀剃他的頭。」 And she made a vow, saying, <<O LORD Almighty, if you will only look upon your servant's misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.>> 1:12 哈拿在耶和華面前不住地祈禱，以利定睛看她的嘴。 As she kept on praying to the LORD, Eli observed her mouth. 1:13 （原來哈拿心中默禱，只動嘴唇，不出聲音，因此以利以為她喝醉了。） Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk 1:14 以利對她說：「你要醉到幾時呢？你不應該喝酒。」 and said to her, <<How long will you keep on getting drunk? Get rid of your wine.>> 1:15 哈拿回答說：「主啊，不是這樣。我是心裏愁苦的婦人，清酒濃酒都沒有喝，但在耶和華面前傾心吐意。 <<Not so, my lord,>> Hannah replied, <<I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the LORD. 1:16 不要將婢女看作不正經的女子。我因被人激動，愁苦太多，所以祈求到如今。」 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.>> 1:17 以利說：「你可以平平安安地回去。願以色列的 神允准你向他所求的！」 Eli answered, <<Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.>> 1:18 哈拿說：「願婢女在你眼前蒙恩。」於是婦人走去吃飯，面上再不帶愁容了。 She said, <<May your servant find favor in your eyes.>> Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast. 1:19 次日清早，他們起來，在耶和華面前敬拜，就回拉瑪。到了家裏，以利加拿和妻哈拿同房，耶和華顧念哈拿， Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the LORD and then went back to their home at Ramah. Elkanah lay with Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her. 1:20 哈拿就懷孕。日期滿足，生了一個兒子，給他起名叫撒母耳，說：「這是我從耶和華那裏求來的。」 So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, 1:20 ((Samuel)) sounds like the Hebrew for ((heard of God.)) saying, <<Because I asked the LORD for him.>> 1:21 以利加拿和他全家都上示羅去，要向耶和華獻年祭，並還所許的願。 When the man Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow, 1:22 哈拿卻沒有上去，對丈夫說：「等孩子斷了奶，我便帶他上去朝見耶和華，使他永遠住在那裏。」 Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, <<After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present him before the LORD, and he will live there always.>> 1:23 她丈夫以利加拿說：「就隨你的意行吧！可以等兒子斷了奶。但願耶和華應驗他的話。」於是婦人在家裏乳養兒子，直到斷了奶； <<Do what seems best to you,>> Elkanah her husband told her. <<Stay here until you have weaned him; only may the LORD make good his 1:23 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac ((your)) word.>> So the woman stayed at home and nursed her son until she had weaned him. 1:24 既斷了奶，就把孩子帶上示羅，到了耶和華的殿；又帶了三隻公牛，一伊法細麵，一皮袋酒。（那時，孩子還小。） After he was weaned, she took the boy with her, young as he was, along with a three-year-old bull, 1:24 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; Masoretic Text ((with three bulls)) an ephah 1:24 That is, probably about 3/5 bushel (about 22 liters) of flour and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. 1:25 宰了一隻公牛，就領孩子到以利面前。 When they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli, 1:26 婦人說：「主啊，我敢在你面前起誓，從前在你這裏站著祈求耶和華的那婦人，就是我。 and she said to him, <<As surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. 1:27 我祈求為要得這孩子；耶和華已將我所求的賜給我了。 I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. 1:28 所以，我將這孩子歸與耶和華，使他終身歸與耶和華。」於是在那裏敬拜耶和華。 So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.>> And he worshiped the LORD there. This is Alex Markley's PHPScripture v1.2.0, displaying a copy of Chinese Union Version Bible in XOOPS. 本模組中文化由長島基督福音教會的Jack起始, 聖經文字部分由CCIM(網路基督使團)網站下載. 如欲修改經文請洽聖經公會. 荒漠甘泉五合一■ 中文荒漠甘泉（02月27日）
二月廿七日 「只勝了雅各一人；有一個人來和他摔跤，直到黎明。」創世記卅二章24節 剩下一人！我們各人對於這四個字都有不同的感覺。有人剩下一人時感覺何等孤單、寂寞；也有人剩下一人時感覺幽靜、可得安息。總之，剩下一人而沒有神同在，是太淒涼的事；剩下一人而有主同在的話，是預嘗天上的光景！如果神的兒女能多和祂單獨接觸，我們都要變作屬靈的偉人了。 我們的主給我們作了一個榜樣。多少次數祂獨自去單獨親近神；祂吩咐我們「你禱告的時候，要進你的內屋，關上門。」（太六6）的目的，乃是要我們單獨親近神。 以利亞和以利沙最大的神蹟，乃是在他們單獨親近神的時候出現的。雅各在單獨親近神的時候，成為一個王子。（以色列的意思就是王子）。約書亞在單獨親近神的時候，得到勝利的把握。基甸和耶弗他在單獨親近神的時候，得到神的遣徵。摩西獨自在曠野中的時候，看見神的異象。哥尼流在獨自禱告的時候，看見天使。彼得獨自在房頂上與神單獨接觸的時候，受神托付到外邦人中去。施洗約翰獨自住在曠野；耶穌所愛的門徒約翰獨自在拔摩海鳥上，孤單中他最接近神，所以得到了神最大的啟示。 讓我們渴慕單獨和神親近。如果我們把這件事情忽略了，我們就要失去樹和枝子的交通、能力，以及天上各樣屬靈的福氣。這是何等大的損失呢？並且我們不但剝奪了自己的祝福，也剝奪了別人的祝福，因為在我們自己得到祝福的時候，我們纔能帶祝福給別人。單獨親近神也許要減少我們外面的工作；但是單獨親近神會給我們更大的能力；結果，我們就會「不見一人，只見耶穌在那裏。」（太十七8）
■ 英文荒漠甘泉（02月27日）
February 27 "And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day."(Gen. 32:24.) ＬEFT alone! What different sensations those words conjure up to each of us. To some they spell loneliness and desolation, to others rest and quiet. To be left alone without God, would be too awful for words, but to be left alone with Him is a foretaste of Heaven! If His followers spent more time alone with Him, we should have spiritual giants again. The Master set us an example. Note how often He went to be alone with God; and He had a mighty purpose behind the command, "When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray." The greatest miracles of Elijah and Elisha took place when they were alone with God. It was alone with God that Jacob became a prince; and just there that we, too, may become princes─"men (aye, and women too!) wondered at" (Zech. 3:8). Joshua was alone when the Lord came to him. (Josh. 1:1.) Gideon and Jephthah were by themselves when commissioned to save Israel. (Judges 6:11 and 11:29.) Moses was by himself at the wilderness bush. (Exodus 3:1-5.) Cornelius was praying by himself when the angel came to him. (Acts 10:2.) No one was with Peter on the house top, when he was instructed to go to the Gentiles. (Acts 10:9.) John the Baptist was alone in the wilderness (Luke 1:80), and John the Beloved alone in Patmos, when nearest God. (Rev. 1:9.) Covet to get alone with God. If we neglect it, we not only rob ourselves, but others too, of blessing, since when we are blessed we are able to pass on blessing to others. It may mean less outside work; it must mean more depth and power, and the consequence, too, will be "they saw no man save Jesus only."
■ 永活之泉（02月27日）
二月廿七日 神的榮耀 「但願祂……得著榮耀，直到世世代代、永永遠遠。」以弗所書三章21節 神自己必須將祂的榮耀先啟示給我們，只有這樣，我們才能正確地認識祂並榮耀祂。 在大自然裡，沒有一種奇異的形像，比星光燦爛的天空更能述說神的榮耀。因著望遠鏡的發達，天文學家早就宣佈了神在宇宙中的各樣奇事；並且又因天文攝影的方法，發現了許多新奇的領域。一塊照相的感光片，放在天文望遠鏡底下，可以照出千萬個用最好的望遠鏡所不能看見的眾星。人必須站在一邊，讓諸天彰顯它自己的榮耀；原先不能看見的遙遠眾星，現在就能將他們的影像留在底片上了。 我們渴慕在神的話裡看見祂的榮耀，這是一個何等重要的功課。請將你自己的努力放一邊，讓你的心像照相的底片一樣，等候神來啟示祂的榮耀；而這底片必須是清潔預備好了的。讓你的心藉著神的靈，也蒙預備得潔淨：「清心的人有福了，因為他們必得見神。」底片必須不動，你的心也要安靜在神面前。底片有時為著感光要暴露七八個鐘點，以便接受最遠的星完全的印象；你的心也要多花時間安靜地等候神，祂必啟示祂的榮耀。 如果你安靜在神面前，給祂時間，祂就要將意念放在你的心裡，這對於你自己和別人，也許是不可言喻的祝福。祂要在你裡面造出渴慕和傾向祂的心，正像祂榮耀的光線，照著你一樣。 今天早晨就學習這一個。在極深的謙卑裡，獻上你的靈，並且相信神要在祂聖潔的愛裡，啟示祂自己。祂的榮耀要降臨在你的身上。你自己也要覺得需要給祂夠多的時間，以便讓祂作祝福的工作。 「惟耶和華在祂的聖殿中，全地的人都當在祂面前肅敬靜默。」（哈二20）「我的心哪，你當默默無聲，專等候神，因為我的盼望是從祂而來。」（詩六二5）「神已經照在我們心裡，叫我們得知神榮耀的光，顯在耶穌基督的面上。」（林後四6）「要休息，要知道我是神。」（詩四六10）
■ 中文屬天日子（02月27日）
二月廿七日 耶穌的事工被人限制了 「你從那裡得活水呢？」約翰福音四章11節 「井又深」──比撒瑪利亞婦人所知道的深得多！想想人性和人生的深度，想想你裡面「井」的深度。你曾經限制了耶穌的事工，叫祂不能做甚麼？設使在你心裡面有憂慮之井，而耶穌來對你說：「你們心裡不要憂愁；」你必聳聳你的肩，回答說：「但是，主啊，井又深；你不能從它取出平靜和安慰來。」不必這樣，祂能從上面帶下來。耶穌不能從人性的井裡取出甚麼來。我們根據以往的經驗說：「當然，我不能盼望神做這件事」，這便是限制了神。只有那全能者能把這事做成功。就是這件事我們為門徒者應當相信祂要做成功的。我們一忘記祂是全能的，就限制了祂的事工，這種限制是在我們，不在祂。我們肯說耶穌，把祂當為安慰者或同情者，並不肯把祂當為全能者。 我們有些人成為基督教的可憐的標本，正因為我們沒有全能的基督。我們有基督的屬性和經驗，只是沒有完全歸於耶穌基督。當我們陷於困難的境遇，我們就會這麼說──「自然，祂不能做甚麼，」還是我們自己下到深處，為自己取水吧！當心以沉入為滿足，反說：「這是做不到的。」你當知道，如果你仰望耶穌，那是能做到的。你的那口不完全的井雖深，但是致力於祂，仰望於祂是有辦法的。
■ 中文上海嗎哪（02月27日）
二月廿七日 「……必要親自成全你們，堅固你們，賜力量給你們。」彼得前書五章10節 當我們與基督建立友誼時，首先在心理上，我們必須有足夠的知識亮光來滿足我們，使我們肯定我們有資格與主做朋友。因為我們心中若有一絲的疑問，就會使我們失去信心。我們既明白這個道理，就應該下定決心、做個選擇。而那個決心必須像樹得種在土裡，新娘必須走到證婚壇前一樣確定。當我們下決心時，我們應該堅決地、毫無保留、絕不後悔地做這個決定。 在友誼成長的過程中，難免會有一段不穩、考驗的時期，直到這友誼逐漸變得堅固，如同永恆的關係。這就像外科醫師必須使用夾板來固定病人折斷的手臂，使斷的部份不致移動，直到骨頭再度長合起來。我們的神也使用屬靈的夾板，使祂的兒女能安靜、不致動搖，直到他們走過信心的第一階段。 也許這並不容易，但是請記得「那賜諸般恩典的神，曾在基督裡召你們，得享他永遠的榮耀，等你們暫受苦難之後，必要親自成全你們，堅固你們，賜力量給你們。」(彼前五10)
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