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1:1 耶和華的話臨到亞米太的兒子約拿,說: The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai:
1:2 「你起來往尼尼微大城去,向其中的居民呼喊,因為他們的惡達到我面前。」 <<Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.>> 1:3 約拿卻起來,逃往他施去躲避耶和華;下到約帕,遇見一隻船,要往他施去。他就給了船價,上了船,要與船上的人同往他施去躲避耶和華。 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD. 1:4 然而耶和華使海中起大風,海就狂風大作,甚至船幾乎破壞。 Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. 1:5 水手便懼怕,各人哀求自己的神。他們將船上的貨物拋在海中,為要使船輕些。約拿已下到底艙,躺臥沉睡。 All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. 1:6 船主到他那裏對他說:「你這沉睡的人哪,為何這樣呢?起來,求告你的神,或者神顧念我們,使我們不致滅亡。」 The captain went to him and said, <<How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us, and we will not perish.>> 1:7 船上的人彼此說:「來吧,我們掣籤,看看這災臨到我們是因誰的緣故。」於是他們掣籤,掣出約拿來。 Then the sailors said to each other, <<Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.>> They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. 1:8 眾人對他說:「請你告訴我們,這災臨到我們是因誰的緣故?你以何事為業?你從哪裏來?你是哪一國?屬哪一族的人?」 So they asked him, <<Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?>> 1:9 他說:「我是希伯來人。我敬畏耶和華─那創造滄海旱地之天上的 神。」 He answered, <<I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.>> 1:10 他們就大大懼怕,對他說:「你做的是甚麼事呢?」他們已經知道他躲避耶和華,因為他告訴了他們。 This terrified them and they asked, <<What have you done?>> (They knew he was running away from the LORD, because he had already told them so.) 1:11 他們問他說:「我們當向你怎樣行,使海浪平靜呢?」這話是因海浪越發翻騰。 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, <<What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?>> 1:12 他對他們說:「你們將我抬起來,拋在海中,海就平靜了;我知道你們遭這大風是因我的緣故。」 <<Pick me up and throw me into the sea,>> he replied, <<and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.>> 1:13 然而那些人竭力盪槳,要把船攏岸,卻是不能,因為海浪越發向他們翻騰。 Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before. 1:14 他們便求告耶和華說:「耶和華啊,我們懇求你,不要因這人的性命使我們死亡,不要使流無辜血的罪歸與我們;因為你─耶和華是隨自己的意旨行事。」 Then they cried to the LORD, <<O LORD, please do not let us die for taking this man's life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, O LORD, have done as you pleased.>> 1:15 他們遂將約拿抬起,拋在海中,海的狂浪就平息了。 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. 1:16 那些人便大大敬畏耶和華,向耶和華獻祭,並且許願。 At this the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him. 1:17 耶和華安排一條大魚吞了約拿,他在魚腹中三日三夜。 But the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights. 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13日)
二月十三日 「山地也要歸你。」約書亞記十七章18節 山上有寬暢的地盤,平原上住滿了迦南人,他們都有鐵車阻礙你的擴張,所以你該上山去,佔據山上的地業。也許今日你受阻不能為神作工,你該求神興起能作工的。也許你的話語不能感動人,你可以感動天。也許你的工作受經濟、人才、恩賜、以及種種難處的限制,你可以在上面看不見的、永活的神那裏發展。 山上有樹林的攔阻,然而憑著信心可以砍伐。當初以色列各支派雖然明知山上有寬地和寶藏,他們還不敢自信能砍伐叢密的樹林,開路上山。但是神指示他們、提醒他們:他們有足彀的力量可以把樹木砍去。今天許多的攔阻,許多似乎不可能的事情,擺在我們面前,像山上的樹林一般,並不是來嘲笑我們的,乃是來催促我們向神懇求應許和支取力量的。 每一次難處來到,都是暗示我們神怎樣答應我們信心的禱告和工作的。讀者,你覺得平原太窄小麼?上山去罷,住在那裏,在那裏發展罷,在那裏你可以從磐石中得蜜,從地中得寶藏。 ─譯自日誠報 可曾遇到, 被認為跨不過的大江? 可曾遇到, 被認為鑿不通的山崗? 別人說不可能做的事, 我們都能, 克復任何不可能, 是我們的專長。 ─巴拿馬運河工人之歌
■ 英文荒漠甘泉(02月13日)
February 13 "The hill country shall be thine."(Josh.17:18, R. V.) THERE is always room higher up. When the valleys are full of Canaanites, whose iron chariots withstand your progress, get up into the hills, occupy the upper spaces. If you can no longer work for God, pray for those who can. If you cannot move earth by your speech, you may move Heaven. If the development of life on the lower slopes is impossible, through limitations of service, the necessity of maintaining orthers, and such-like restrictions, let it break out toward the unseen, the eternal, the Divine. Faith can fell forests. Even if the tribes had realized what treasures lay above them, they would hardly have dared to suppose it possible to rid the hills of their dense forest-growth. But as God indicated their task, He reminded them that they had power enough. The visions of things that seem impossible are presented to us, like these forest-covered steeps, not to mock us, but to incite us to spiritual exploits which would be impossible unless God had stored within us the great strength of His own indwelling. Difficulty is sent to reveal to us what God can do in answer to the faith that prays and works. Are you straitened in the valleys? Get away to the hills, live there; get honey out of the rock, and wealth out of the terraced slopes now hidden by forest. ─Daily Devotional Commentary. Got any rivers they say are uncrossable, Got any mountains they say `can't tunnel through'? We specialize in the wholly impossible, Doing the things they say you can't do. ─Song of the Panama builders.
■ 永活之泉(02月13日)
二月十三日 聖靈 「我們藉著祂被一個聖靈所感,得以進到父面前。」以弗所書二章18節 我們在內室中與神相交的時候,必須防備一個危險,就是在知識和情感的力量裡,去尋求認識神和基督。神將聖靈賜給我們,為要叫我們藉著祂得以在子裡親近父。讓我們儆醒,恐怕因為我們沒有等候聖靈的引導,使我們的工作歸於徒然。 基督在最後一夜,將這一個真理教導祂的門徒。講到訓慰師的來到,祂說:「到那日,你們要奉我的名求父;求就必得著,叫你們的喜樂,可以滿足。」讓我們抓著這個真理,就是神賜給我們聖靈的目的,為要教導我們如何禱告。祂能使我們與父及子的交通,成為一個蒙祝福的實際。你當堅定地相信,祂是秘密地在你裡面工作。當你進入內室的時候,要將你自己完全服在祂的引導之下。祂是引導你禱告和敬拜的導師。 在復活那一天晚上,基督對祂的門徒說:「你們受聖靈。」是為著要堅固他們,在十天的禱告中接受聖靈的豐富。這一個使我們想起在禱告親近神的時候,應當記牢三件事: (一)我們禱告的時候,一定要相信,聖靈是住在我裡面。要心裡安靜,確定地將自己降服在祂的引導之下。為這個要擺上時間。 (二)要相信聖靈「更大的工作」,就是要光照並加強我們屬靈的生命——聖靈的充滿——要相信祂一定按著我們所禱告的賜給我們。 (三)我們要相信,藉著聖靈與神所有的兒女聯合,求聖靈在祂的教會和子民身上,大大的作工。 「信我的人,就如經上所說,從他腹中要流出活水的江河來。」(約七38)你信麼?
■ 中文屬天日子(02月13日)
二月十三日 敬聽之誠 「請說,僕人敬聽。」撒母耳記上三章10節 我是專聽神的某一件事,不是,聽祂說一切的事。我向神表示不愛,和不恭敬的方法,是我的心靈對於祂所說的毫無感覺。如果我愛我的朋友,我便能直覺地窺知他所需要的。而耶穌說:「你們是我的朋友。」我這個禮拜曾違背我主的某條命令麼?如果我察覺是耶穌的命令,我必不故意違背它;但是我們多數人表示輕慢神,甚至連祂所說的,我們都不聽,這便等於祂沒有說一樣。 我靈性生命的鵠的,是與耶穌基督的相同;我時時聽神,我才知道神時時聽我(約十一42)。 如果我與耶穌基督聯合,專心聽祂,才能以專心敬聽之誠而聽神。一朵百合花,或一棵樹,或一個神僕人,也許將神的使命帶給我。我有許多別的事要辦,這就阻攔我聽不見了。並不是我不肯聽神,卻是我沒有敬聽之誠。我專心事物,我專心服務,我專心信念;所以神向我說話,我便聽不見了。小孩的態度總是這樣:「主啊,請說,僕人敬聽。」如果我沒有培養這種聽聞之誠,我只能在某時間聽見神的聲音;在其他的時間,我又為別的事所佔──為我所說的話,我要辦的事佔住了──使我變成聾子聽不見神,這不像小孩子的生活。我今天曾留心聽過神的聲音麼?
■ 中文上海嗎哪(02月13日)
二月十三日 「……你的禱告……達到神面前,已蒙記念了。」使徒行傳十章4節 天使對哥尼流所說的是何等美的話語:你的禱告已蒙記念了。這彷彿就像多年來累積在主寶座前的祈求,終於有了答覆。神滿滿地祝福哥尼流,宛如久旱之後的乾地,突然之間得到甘霖。 我們的禱告如同馨香之氣,神把所有的祈求都收集起來。並且把馨香之氣像芬芳的花朵一樣保留在祂的室內,作為不斷的記念。當時候合宜時,神就會回答這些祈求。那時,地面上或許有異象、大光,而且我們會看到神實現祂國度的奇蹟。 我們被稱為「神所記念的人」,並被任命不分晝夜晨昏地向神祈禱。只要時候到了,神就會答覆,並給我們累積已久的祝福。 沒有任何一句禱詞會被神遺忘,我們等得越久,所累積的祝福就越大。
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