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1:1 猶大王約雅敬在位第三年,巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒來到耶路撒冷,將城圍困。 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
1:2 主將猶大王約雅敬,並 神殿中器皿的幾分交付他手。他就把這器皿帶到示拿地,收入他神的廟裏,放在他神的庫中。 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 off to the temple of his god in Babylonia 1:2 Hebrew ((Shinar)) and put in the treasure house of his god. 1:3 王吩咐太監長亞施毗拿,從以色列人的宗室和貴冑中帶進幾個人來, Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring in some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility-- 1:4 就是年少沒有殘疾、相貌俊美、通達各樣學問、知識聰明俱備、足能侍立在王宮裏的,要教他們迦勒底的文字言語。 young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king's palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians. 1:4 Or ((Chaldeans)) 1:5 王派定將自己所用的膳和所飲的酒,每日賜他們一分,養他們三年。滿了三年,好叫他們在王面前侍立。 The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king's table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king's service. 1:6 他們中間有猶大族的人:但以理、哈拿尼雅、米沙利、亞撒利雅。 Among these were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 1:7 太監長給他們起名:稱但以理為伯提沙撒,稱哈拿尼雅為沙得拉,稱米沙利為米煞,稱亞撒利雅為亞伯尼歌。 The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego. 1:8 但以理卻立志不以王的膳和王所飲的酒玷污自己,所以求太監長容他不玷污自己。 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. 1:9 神使但以理在太監長眼前蒙恩惠,受憐憫。 Now God had caused the official to show favor and sympathy to Daniel, 1:10 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裏難保。」 but the official told Daniel, <<I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your 1:10 The Hebrew for ((your)) and ((you)) in this verse is plural. food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.>> 1:11 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: Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 1:12 「求你試試僕人們十天,給我們素菜吃,白水喝, <<Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 1:13 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!」 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.>> 1:14 委辦便允准他們這件事,試看他們十天。 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days. 1:15 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。 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 1:16 於是委辦撤去派他們用的膳,飲的酒,給他們素菜吃。 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead. 1:17 這四個少年人, 神在各樣文字學問〔學問:原文是智慧〕上賜給他們聰明知識;但以理又明白各樣的異象和夢兆。 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds. 1:18 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。 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them in, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 1:19 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。 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king's service. 1:20 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。 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom. 1:21 到塞魯士王元年,但以理還在。 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus. 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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