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1:1 亞哈死後,摩押背叛以色列。 After Ahab's death, Moab rebelled against Israel.
1:2 亞哈謝在撒馬利亞,一日從樓上的欄杆裏掉下來,就病了;於是差遣使者說:「你們去問以革倫的神巴力西卜,我這病能好不能好。」 Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers, saying to them, <<Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury.>> 1:3 但耶和華的使者對提斯比人以利亞說:「你起來,去迎著撒馬利亞王的使者,對他們說:『你們去問以革倫神巴力西卜,豈因以色列中沒有 神嗎?』 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, <<Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, <Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going off to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?> 1:4 所以耶和華如此說:『你必不下你所上的,必定要死!』」以利亞就去了。 Therefore this is what the LORD says: <You will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!> >> So Elijah went. 1:5 使者回來見王,王問他們說:「你們為甚麼回來呢?」 When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, <<Why have you come back?>> 1:6 使者回答說:「有一個人迎著我們來,對我們說:『你們回去見差你們來的王,對他說:耶和華如此說,你差人去問以革倫神巴力西卜,豈因以色列中沒有 神嗎?所以你必不下所上的,必定要死。』」 <<A man came to meet us,>> they replied. <<And he said to us, <Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, <<This is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending men to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!>> > >> 1:7 王問他們說:「迎著你們來告訴你們這話的,是怎樣的人?」 The king asked them, <<What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?>> 1:8 回答說:「他身穿毛衣,腰束皮帶。」王說:「這必是提斯比人以利亞。」 They replied, <<He was a man with a garment of hair and with a leather belt around his waist.>> The king said, <<That was Elijah the Tishbite.>> 1:9 於是,王差遣五十夫長,帶領五十人去見以利亞,他就上到以利亞那裏;以利亞正坐在山頂上。五十夫長對他說:「神人哪,王吩咐你下來!」 Then he sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. The captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, <<Man of God, the king says, <Come down!> >> 1:10 以利亞回答說:「我若是神人,願火從天上降下來,燒滅你和你那五十人!」於是有火從天上降下來,燒滅五十夫長和他那五十人。 Elijah answered the captain, <<If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!>> Then fire fell from heaven and consumed the captain and his men. 1:11 王第二次差遣一個五十夫長,帶領五十人去見以利亞。五十夫長對以利亞說:「神人哪,王吩咐你快快下來!」 At this the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. The captain said to him, <<Man of God, this is what the king says, <Come down at once!> >> 1:12 以利亞回答說:「我若是神人,願火從天上降下來,燒滅你和你那五十人!」於是 神的火從天上降下來,燒滅五十夫長和他那五十人。 <<If I am a man of God,>> Elijah replied, <<may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!>> Then the fire of God fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men. 1:13 王第三次差遣一個五十夫長,帶領五十人去。這五十夫長上去,雙膝跪在以利亞面前,哀求他說:「神人哪,願我的性命和你這五十個僕人的性命在你眼前看為寶貴! So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. <<Man of God,>> he begged, <<please have respect for my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants! 1:14 已經有火從天上降下來,燒滅前兩次來的五十夫長和他們各自帶的五十人;現在願我的性命在你眼前看為寶貴!」 See, fire has fallen from heaven and consumed the first two captains and all their men. But now have respect for my life!>> 1:15 耶和華的使者對以利亞說:「你同著他下去,不要怕他!」以利亞就起來,同著他下去見王, The angel of the LORD said to Elijah, <<Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.>> So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king. 1:16 對王說:「耶和華如此說:『你差人去問以革倫神巴力西卜,豈因以色列中沒有 神可以求問嗎?所以你必不下所上的,必定要死!』」 He told the king, <<This is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel for you to consult that you have sent messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!>> 1:17 亞哈謝果然死了,正如耶和華藉以利亞所說的話。因他沒有兒子,他兄弟約蘭接續他作王,正在猶大王約沙法的兒子約蘭第二年。 So he died, according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. Because Ahaziah had no son, Joram 1:17 Hebrew ((Jehoram,)) a variant of ((Joram)) succeeded him as king in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. 1:18 亞哈謝其餘所行的事都寫在以色列諸王記上。 As for all the other events of Ahaziah's reign, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? 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(01月23日)
一月廿三日 「耶和華阿,您為甚麼站在遠處?」詩篇十篇1節 神確然我們「在患難中隨時的幫助。」(詩四六1)但是祂常常一面許可患難追逼我們,一面又自己站在遠處隱藏起來好似不關心我們的樣子,這樣好叫我們自己的幫助告一結束,而看見從患難中能得到無限的教訓和益處。讓我們深信那許可患難臨我們的神,是和我們一同在患難中。也許要等到試煉過去的時候,我們纔能看見祂;可是我們敢相信祂從來沒有離開過我們。我們的眼睛迷糊了;我們不能看見祂。在黑暗中我們的眼睛似乎是瞎了,不能看見我們大祭司的影蹤;但是祂終究和我們同在,和我們深深地接觸著。讓我們不依靠感覺,不憑眼見,惟獨根據於神是信實的;雖然我們看不見祂,讓我們和祂說話。我們一開始和祂說話,深信祂的同在,雖然祂的同在我們看不見,我們也會得到祂答應的聲音,這就證明祂在黑暗中始終眷顧我們。我們無論在黑暗的通道中,無論在光明的天路中,我們的父是一樣偎近我們的。 ─譯自日誠報 即使途徑陌生, 這有何妨? 即使道路艱難, 又有何妨? 我並非在黑暗中獨自徬徨, 因為您的腳步就在近邊。
■ 英文荒漠甘泉(01月23日)
January 23 "Why standest thou afar off, o Lord?"(Psalm 10:1.) GOD is "a very present help in trouble." But He permits trouble to pursue us, as though He were indifferent to its overwhelming pressure, that we may be brought to the end of ourselves, and led to discouver the treasure of darkness, the unmeasurable gains of tribulation. We may be sure that He who permits the suffering is with us in it, It may be that we shall see Him only when the trial is passing; but we must dare to believe that He never leaves the crucible. Our eyes are holden; and we cannot behold Him whom our loveth. It is dark─the bandages blind us so that we cannot see the form of our High Priest; but He is there, deeply touched. Let us not rely on feeling, but on faith in His unswerving fidelity; and though we see Him not, let us talk to Him. Directly we begin to speak to Jesus, as being literally present, though His presence is veiled, there comes an answering voice which shows that he is in the shadow, keeping watch upon His own. Your Father is as near when you journey through the dark tunnel as when under the open heaven! ─Daily Devotional Commentary. "What though the path be all unknown? What though the way be drear? Its shades I traverse not alone When steps of Thine are near."
■ 永活之泉(01月23日)
一月廿三日 完全為基督 「一人既替眾人死,……叫那些活著的人,不再為自己活,乃為替他們死而復活的主活。」哥林多後書五章14—15節 在這裡說到三種不同的生活:第一是說到那些憑著舊天性而活的基督徒的生活,他們是單單為著自己活;第二是說到那些真實基督徒的生活,他們是完全為基督而活;第三是說到在天上基督的生活,祂是完全為我們活。 許多基督徒都需要看見,只為著自己而活是何等的愚昧。當他們悔改的時候,他們只想到自己得救的問題,很少想到神的榮耀,和基督在他身上該享的權利;這權利乃是因著基督曾用祂的寶血救贖我們而有的。許多基督徒只為著自己而活,他們稍微為主作一點事,就覺得滿意了。如果一個信徒真正認識這個崇高的呼召,也認識因他一生奉獻給主而得的特權和祝福,他的生活就要何等的喜樂! 最攔阻我們得著這種喜樂生活的,就是不信的噁心,以為這種生活是不可能的。但是當我們看見這個真理的時候,就是基督在天上是完全為我活著,並且把祂的生命分賜給我,使我也能完全為祂活著,我們就能歡樂著說:「親愛的主耶穌,但願從這個時候起,我每天的禱告,都是完全為基督、完全為基督!」 親愛的弟兄!但願你熱切的願望,你的禱告和你堅定的盼望,不是別的,都是表明說基督不僅為我死了,並且在天上活著,為要保守我,使我成聖,因我乃是祂所買的產業。請你默念這個奇妙的思想:就是基督必保守作祂身體上的一個肢體,好使你為祂作工、為祂活著。所以當求神施恩,使你在尋找靈魂和服事神兒女的事上,能完全為神而活。要天天花時間在裡面的人與基督有聯合,使你能用你的全心來說,祂既將自己完全給了我,並且現在天上又完全為我而活,所以我也完全為祂而活。
■ 中文屬天日子(01月23日)
一月廿三日 因明察而變化 「我們眾人既然敞著臉,得以看見主的榮光,好像從鏡子裡返照,就變成主的形狀。」哥林多後書三章18節 基督徒顯著的特性是在神之前天真坦白,能有如此的生活,才能成為別人的借鏡。我們因聖靈之充滿而變化,因仰望神而把神反映出來。你會識別一個見過主的榮光的人,你在你內心中感覺他是主自己本性的反映。次好是最好的大敵,你得留心,莫讓次好的事昏晦了你裡面的鏡子。 你我生活的箴規,是聚精會神地握住那向神敞開的生命。除了這件事以外,其他如工作、衣飾、食物以及人間的任何事情,讓其一一的流走。忙於他事,常是阻窒向神集中的精神。我們要把自己安放在「看見主」的地位。使生活徹頭徹尾的靈性化,讓其餘的事,自由的來去,讓別人自由的評論,不與計較;絕不可讓甚麼事妨礙那因基督蘊藏於神中的生命。絕不可趕忙的從那與神同住的關係中出來。就是這一件事容易流動,不穩定;但是不應該流動,不應該不穩定。基督徒生活的嚴格訓練,就是怎樣保持「得以看見主的榮光,好像在鏡子裡返照的」。
■ 中文上海嗎哪(01月23日)
一月廿三日 「我認得一個在基督裡的人」哥林多後書十二章2節 忘卻自我是極大的釋放,因為沒有任何擔子會比強烈的自我中心還重。變成內向、躲在自己「屬靈」的象牙塔中,是件很容易的事。事實上,沒有比攢進自己痛苦中更容易的事,而苦難又是最容易使人變得過份注意自己的原因。更糟的是,這樣的循環會成為惡習,使我們緊抓住自己的重擔、不斷祈求神,直到我們的禱告都充滿了苦水。 因此,我們應該求神給我們忘我的能力,使我們住在祂的愛中,並知道我們已得釋放。如此,我們才可能進一步地思想祂更高的意念及旨意,並且將祂的愛向世人表露出來,愛人如己。 願意忘我,可以使我們進入更高的境界,讓我們從痛苦中走出來。為他人代求,特別是為世人禱告的習慣,往往帶給我們莫大的祝福。隨代禱而來的祝福,正像埃及尼羅河在到達目的地之前,不斷地留下肥沃的沈澱物一樣。
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