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1:1 當三十年四月初五日，以西結〔原文是我〕在迦巴魯河邊被擄的人中，天就開了，得見 神的異象。 In the 1:1 Or (((my))) thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
1:2 正是約雅斤王被擄去第五年四月初五日， On the fifth of the month--it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin-- 1:3 在迦勒底人之地、迦巴魯河邊，耶和華的話特特臨到布西的兒子祭司以西結；耶和華的靈〔原文是手〕降在他身上。 the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, 1:3 Or ((Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest)) by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. 1:3 Or ((Chaldeans)) There the hand of the LORD was upon him. 1:4 我觀看，見狂風從北方颳來，隨著有一朵包括閃爍火的大雲，周圍有光輝；從其中的火內發出好像光耀的精金； I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north--an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, 1:5 又從其中顯出四個活物的形像來。他們的形狀是這樣：有人的形像， and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was that of a man, 1:6 各有四個臉面，四個翅膀。 but each of them had four faces and four wings. 1:7 他們的腿是直的，腳掌好像牛犢之蹄，都燦爛如光明的銅。 Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze. 1:8 在四面的翅膀以下有人的手。這四個活物的臉和翅膀乃是這樣： Under their wings on their four sides they had the hands of a man. All four of them had faces and wings, 1:9 翅膀彼此相接，行走並不轉身，俱各直往前行。 and their wings touched one another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved. 1:10 至於臉的形像：前面各有人的臉，右面各有獅子的臉，左面各有牛的臉，後面各有鷹的臉。 Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a man, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle. 1:11 各展開上邊的兩個翅膀相接，各以下邊的兩個翅膀遮體。 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out upward; each had two wings, one touching the wing of another creature on either side, and two wings covering its body. 1:12 他們俱各直往前行。靈往哪裏去，他們就往那裏去，行走並不轉身。 Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went. 1:13 至於四活物的形像，就如燒著火炭的形狀，又如火把的形狀。火在四活物中間上去下來，這火有光輝，從火中發出閃電。 The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it. 1:14 這活物往來奔走，好像電光一閃。 The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning. 1:15 我正觀看活物的時候，見活物的臉旁各有一輪在地上。 As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. 1:16 輪的形狀和顏色〔原文是作法〕好像水蒼玉。四輪都是一個樣式，形狀和作法好像輪中套輪。 This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like chrysolite, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel. 1:17 輪行走的時候，向四方都能直行，並不掉轉。 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not turn about 1:17 Or ((aside)) as the creatures went. 1:18 至於輪輞，高而可畏；四個輪輞周圍滿有眼睛。 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around. 1:19 活物行走，輪也在旁邊行走；活物從地上升，輪也都上升。 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. 1:20 靈往哪裏去，活物就往那裏去；活物上升，輪也在活物旁邊上升，因為活物的靈在輪中。 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 1:21 那些行走，這些也行走；那些站住，這些也站住；那些從地上升，輪也在旁邊上升，因為活物的靈在輪中。 When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 1:22 活物的頭以上有穹蒼的形像，看著像可畏的水晶，鋪張在活物的頭以上。 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked like an expanse, sparkling like ice, and awesome. 1:23 穹蒼以下，活物的翅膀直張，彼此相對；每活物有兩個翅膀遮體。 Under the expanse their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body. 1:24 活物行走的時候，我聽見翅膀的響聲，像大水的聲音，像全能者的聲音，也像軍隊鬨嚷的聲音。活物站住的時候，便將翅膀垂下。 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty, 1:24 Hebrew ((Shaddai)) like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings. 1:25 在他們頭以上的穹蒼之上有聲音。他們站住的時候，便將翅膀垂下。 Then there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood with lowered wings. 1:26 在他們頭以上的穹蒼之上有寶座的形像，彷彿藍寶石；在寶座形像以上有彷彿人的形狀。 Above the expanse over their heads was what looked like a throne of sapphire, 1:26 Or ((lapis lazuli)) and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man. 1:27 我見從他腰以上有彷彿光耀的精金，周圍都有火的形狀，又見從他腰以下有彷彿火的形狀，周圍也有光輝。 I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him. 1:28 下雨的日子，雲中虹的形狀怎樣，周圍光輝的形狀也是怎樣。這就是耶和華榮耀的形像。我一看見就俯伏在地，又聽見一位說話的聲音。 Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking. 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21日）
二月廿一日 「你當默然倚靠耶和華，耐性等候祂。」詩篇卅七章7節 你有沒有禱告了又禱告，等候了又等候，而仍舊沒有效果呢？ 你看見沒有效果，覺得厭倦麼？你正想放棄麼？你或許要想你等候錯了。如果你這樣想，就會叫你離開正路——離開神所能遇見你的地方了。 「忍耐等候。」（羅八25）忍耐能挪去愁煩。若是主說祂要來，祂的應許就等於祂的同在。忍耐也能擦去你的眼淚。為甚麼難過沮喪呢？祂比你自己更知道你的需要，祂等候的目的，乃是要使你得到更榮耀、更豐富的祝福。忍耐也能挪去自己的工作。主所要求的工作乃是「信」（約六29），當你相信的時候，你就會知道一切都已經成功了。忍耐也能挪去一切的慾望，你切望得到你所要的慾望，也許遠勝過完成神的旨意。 忍耐也能挪去一切的軟弱。忍耐不是懶惰，也不是虛度光陰。你既知道神在預備更榮耀、更豐富的祝福給你，你自己也必須預備去接受。忍耐也能挪去一切的飄搖無定，「扶我站起來。」（但八18）神的根基是頂穩固的；我們有祂的忍耐在裏面，我們等候的時候也穩固了。忍耐有讚美和快樂。讚美的忍耐——「歡歡喜喜的忍耐」（西一11）——是最美麗的忍耐。「但願忍耐成功。」（雅一4，直譯）叫我們在等候中得到神豐富的恩典。 ─C.H.P 火焰燃燒在你胸中， 正是領受內心教訓的時候， 要把握得住， 不再怔忡， 捨此別無瞻顧， 忍耐必獲成功。 ─L.S.P.
■ 英文荒漠甘泉（02月21日）
February 21 "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him."(Psalm 37:7.) ＨAVE you prayed and prayed and waited and waited, and still there is no manifestation? Are you tired of seeing nothing move? Are you just at the point of giving it all up? Perhaps you have not waited in the right way? This would take you out of the right place─the place where he can meet you. "With patience wait" (Rom. 8:25). Patience takes away worry. He said He would come, and His promise is equal to His presence. Patience takes away your weeping. Why feel sad and despondent? He knows your need better than you do, and His purpose in waiting is to bring more glory out of it all. Patience takes away self-works. The work He desires is that you "believe" (John 6:29), and when you believe, you may then know that all is well. Patience takes away all want. Your desire for the thing you wish is perhaps stronger than your desire for the will of God to be fulfilled in its arrival. Patience takes away all weakening. Instead of having the delaying time, a time of letting go, know that God is getting a larger supply ready and must get you ready too. Patience takes away all wobbling. "Make me stand upon my standing" (Daniel 8:18, margin). God's foundations are steady; and when His patience is within, we are steady while we wait. Patience gives worship. A praiseful patience sometimes "long-suffering with joyfulness" (Col. 1:11) is the best part of it all. "Let (all these phases of) patience have her perfect work" (James 1:4), while you wait, and you will find great enrichment. ─C. H. P. Hold steady when the fires burn, When inner lessons come to learn, And from this path there seems no turn─ "Let patience have her perfect work." ─L. S. P.
■ 永活之泉（02月21日）
二月廿一日 神的聖潔（舊約） 「你們要聖潔，因為我是聖潔的，我是叫你們成聖的耶和華。」利未記十一章45節，十九章2節，廿章7—8節，廿一章8、15、23節，廿二章9、16節。 在利未記裡，這些話反覆述說了有九次之多。以色列人學習認識聖潔是神最高最榮耀的性情，所以祂子民也必須有這些特性。凡誠心要正確地認識神，在隱密處與祂相交的人，必須追求聖潔，因為祂是聖潔的。那來到神面前的祭司，必須分別出來，過一個聖潔的生活。 先知以賽亞也說，我看見主坐在高高的寶座上，撒拉弗彼此呼喊說：「聖哉，聖哉，聖哉，萬軍之耶和華。」（賽六3）這是在極深的敬畏中俯伏敬拜的聲音。 那時我說：「禍哉，我滅亡了，因我眼見大君王萬軍之耶和華。」這是一個破碎痛悔的心所發出來的呼聲。然後，有一撒拉弗用從壇上取下來的紅炭，沾他的口，說：「看哪，這炭沾了你的嘴，你的罪孽便除掉，你的罪惡就赦免了。」這是恩典和全備救贖的聲音。 之後，神說：「我可以差遣誰呢？」那樂意的心回答說：「我在這裡，請差遣我！」帶著聖潔的敬畏停在這裡，求神啟示祂自己是聖者。「那至高至上，住在永遠，名為聖潔者的如此說：『我住在至高至聖的所在，也與心靈痛悔謙卑的人同居。』」（賽五十七15）要安靜在神偉大的榮耀和極深的謙卑中，敬拜祂、願意住在我們裡面，與我們同住。 神的兒女，如果你要在隱密處遇見天父，你就要在祂聖潔的榮耀裡，低頭俯伏敬拜祂。給祂時間來向你啟示祂自己。認識神是至聖的，是一個不可言喻的恩典。「你們要聖潔，因為我耶和華你們的神是聖潔的。」「聖哉，聖哉，聖哉，萬軍之耶和華。」「以聖潔為裝飾敬拜耶和華。」「願主，我們神的榮美歸於我們身上。」（詩九十17）
■ 中文屬天日子（02月21日）
二月廿一日 你曾為祂的緣故，不顧一切麼？ 「她在我身上作的是一件美事。」馬可福音十四章6節 如果人類的愛不能使一個人超出自己本身，那就不是愛了。如果愛總是慎重，聰慧，總是敏於計算，從不令人驚心動魄，那也不全是愛了。那也許是情感，也許是情熱，但沒有愛的真質在裡面。 我曾不顧一切的去替神作事，不是因為那是我的本分，不是因為那件事有用，也不是因為於我愛祂以外別有所圖麼？我能把神認為有價值的事獻在神之前麼？或是我在祂無量的救贖裡玩忽歲月，而不乘時做一番事業呢？算為奇偉的，不是神聖偉大的事。卻是證明我是屬祂的那些最平凡的事算為奇偉。我曾使主耶穌的心裡發生伯大尼的馬利亞所引起的感想麼？ 有時神似乎是等候我們現出怎樣熱烈愛祂的標幟。熱烈的愛神比打算自己的純潔還有價值。自身的純潔是集中目標在我們自己的純潔上；我們極關心我們視聽言動的姿態，唯恐我們觸犯祂。如果我們一旦順服神，獲取了完全的愛，那一切就不算甚麼了。我們應當拋棄這種思想──「我有用處麼？」認定我們是沒有用的，那麼，我們或者近乎真理了。因為這絕不是有用無用的問題，卻是對於神自身價值的問題。我們擺脫一切而順服神，祂就隨時藉著我們工作起來。
■ 中文上海嗎哪（02月21日）
二月廿一日 「……不要驚惶，因為我是你的神。」以賽亞書四十一章10節 當我們的懼怕時，神的安慰是何等溫柔啊！祂甜美地說：「因為我耶和華──你的神必攙扶你的右手，對你說：不要害怕！我必幫助你。」(賽四一13)祂不只說了一次，並且攙扶我們的右手，重複好幾回這個應許。 神聖的主藉著祂對加利利海邊的門徒所說的：「是我，不要怕。」(約六20)把許多鼓舞的話濃縮成一個永遠能安慰的信息。祂確是懼怕的解藥、苦惱的補救，因為祂乃是救恩的泉源。所以我們應該不再懼怕，定睛在祂的身上，繼續地住在祂裡面，並以祂為滿足。 讓我們緊緊地靠著祂，並且說：「所以，地雖改變，山雖搖動到海心，……我們也不害怕。」(詩四六2—3)
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