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1:1 俄巴底亞得了耶和華的默示。論以東說:我從耶和華那裏聽見信息,並有使者被差往列國去,說:起來吧,一同起來與以東爭戰! The vision of Obadiah.This is what the Sovereign LORD says about Edom-- We have heard a message from the LORD: An envoy was sent to the nations to say, <<Rise, and let us go against her for battle>>--
1:2 我使你─以東在列國中為最小的,被人大大藐視。 <<See, I will make you small among the nations; you will be utterly despised. 1:3 住在山穴中、居所在高處的啊,你因狂傲自欺,心裏說:誰能將我拉下地去呢? The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks :3 Or ((of Sela)) and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, <Who can bring me down to the ground?> 1:4 你雖如大鷹高飛,在星宿之間搭窩,我必從那裏拉下你來。這是耶和華說的。 Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,>> r declares the LORD. 1:5 盜賊若來在你那裏,或強盜夜間而來─你何竟被剪除─豈不偷竊直到夠了呢?摘葡萄的若來到你那裏,豈不剩下些葡萄呢? <<If thieves came to you, if robbers in the night-- Oh, what a disaster awaits you-- would they not steal only as much as they wanted? If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave a few grapes? 1:6 以掃的隱密處何竟被搜尋?他隱藏的寶物何竟被查出? But how Esau will be ransacked, his hidden treasures pillaged! 1:7 與你結盟的都送你上路,直到交界;與你和好的欺騙你,且勝過你;與你一同吃飯的設下網羅陷害你;在你心裏毫無聰明。 All your allies will force you to the border; your friends will deceive and overpower you; those who eat your bread will set a trap for you, :7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain. but you will not detect it. 1:8 耶和華說:到那日,我豈不從以東除滅智慧人?從以掃山除滅聰明人? <<In that day,>> declares the LORD, <<will I not destroy the wise men of Edom, men of understanding in the mountains of Esau? 1:9 提幔哪,你的勇士必驚惶,甚至以掃山的人都被殺戮剪除。 Your warriors, O Teman, will be terrified, and everyone in Esau's mountains will be cut down in the slaughter. 1:10 因你向兄弟雅各行強暴,羞愧必遮蓋你,你也必永遠斷絕。 Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame; you will be destroyed forever. 1:11 當外人擄掠雅各的財物,外邦人進入他的城門,為耶路撒冷拈鬮的日子,你竟站在一旁,像與他們同夥。 On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them. 1:12 你兄弟遭難的日子,你不當瞪眼看著;猶大人被滅的日子,你不當因此歡樂;他們遭難的日子,你不當說狂傲的話。 You should not look down on your brother in the day of his misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast so much in the day of their trouble. 1:13 我民遭災的日子,你不當進他們的城門;他們遭災的日子,你不當瞪眼看著他們受苦;他們遭災的日子,你不當伸手搶他們的財物; You should not march through the gates of my people in the day of their disaster, nor look down on them in their calamity in the day of their disaster, nor seize their wealth in the day of their disaster. 1:14 你不當站在岔路口剪除他們中間逃脫的;他們遭難的日子,你不當將他們剩下的人交付仇敵。 You should not wait at the crossroads to cut down their fugitives, nor hand over their survivors in the day of their trouble. 1:15 耶和華降罰的日子臨近萬國。你怎樣行,他也必照樣向你行;你的報應必歸到你頭上。 <<The day of the LORD is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head. 1:16 你們猶大人在我聖山怎樣喝了苦杯,萬國也必照樣常常地喝;且喝且咽,他們就歸於無有。 Just as you drank on my holy hill, so all the nations will drink continually; they will drink and drink and be as if they had never been. 1:17 在錫安山必有逃脫的人,那山也必成聖;雅各家必得原有的產業。 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance; it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will possess its inheritance. 1:18 雅各家必成為大火;約瑟家必為火焰;以掃家必如碎秸;火必將他燒著吞滅。以掃家必無餘剩的。這是耶和華說的。 The house of Jacob will be a fire and the house of Joseph a flame; the house of Esau will be stubble, and they will set it on fire and consume it. There will be no survivors from the house of Esau.>> r The LORD has spoken. 1:19 南地的人必得以掃山;高原的人必得非利士地,也得以法蓮地和撒馬利亞地;便雅憫人必得基列。 People from the Negev will occupy the mountains of Esau, and people from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead. 1:20 在迦南人中被擄的以色列眾人必得地直到撒勒法;在西法拉中被擄的耶路撒冷人必得南地的城邑。 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan will possess (((the land))) as far as Zarephath; the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the towns of the Negev. 1:21 必有拯救者上到錫安山,審判以掃山;國度就歸耶和華了。 Deliverers will go up on :21 Or ((from)) Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will be the LORD's. 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12日)
二月十二日 「你們的天父是知道的。」馬太福音六章32節 有一位訪客,一次去參觀一個聾啞學校。他看見那些聾啞學生正在聖經班上頂虔誠地讀神的話語。他就在他們的黑板上寫了一個問題請他們答覆:「神既然愛你們,為甚麼使你們聾啞,反倒使我能聽能說呢?」 全班學生都因這一個苛刻的問題受打擊。他們大家坐著相對唏噓,向著那可怕的「為甚麼」發呆。過了一回,一個頂小的女孩子站了起來。 她的嘴唇還在顫動,她的目眶中飽滿了眼淚。她走到前面,爬在椅子上(因為黑板高,她的身體矮小),拿起粉筆,用堅定的手筆寫上這幾個寶貝的字:「父阿,是的,因您的美意本是如此。」(太十一26)這是何等切實的一個答覆呢!這是一個永久的真理,無論大人、無論小孩,都可以安息在其中的——天地之主是我們的父。 讀者,你信不信神是你的父呢?如果你真信,那麼你信心的鴿子不會再遊蕩無依,找不著落腳之地了,因為可以永遠穩定在安息所——你們的父那裏了! 我一直相信,總有一天不管它離開現在還有多久,我們會明白一切;到了那一天,如今使我們覺得遮蔽天空的許多黑暗悲傷,都將消散,由那新的圖案來代替黑暗,那新的圖案設計得如何莊嚴華麗和喜悅,我們將在此奇妙的喜樂中了。 ─培根 並非機運給我帶來的不幸; 這是神的賜予, 所以只有聽命, 因為祂看見我所見不到的情境。 任何痛苦都有它們的原因, 有一天祂將會給你說明, 地上的損失, 換來了天上的歡欣。 像氈毯織滿了花, 從背面去看, 只是線亂如麻。 但正面卻是一幅美畫, 表現了作者的絕妙才華, 絲絲入扣的匠心, 有了代價。 主啊, 您是藝匠, 我是作品, 為了榮耀您的名, 以您的形像來塑我的型。 ─選
■ 英文荒漠甘泉(02月12日)
February 12 "Your heavenly Father knoweth." (Matt. 6:32.) A VISITOR at a school for the deaf and dumb was writing questions on the blackboard for the children. By and by he wrote this sentence: "Why has God made me to hear and speak, and made you deaf and dumb?" The awful sentence fell upon the little ones like a fierce blow in the face. They sat palsied before that dreadful "Why?" And then a little girl arose. Her lip was trembling. Her eyes were swimming with tears. Straight to the board she walked, and, picking up the crayon, wrote with firm hand these precious words: "Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight!" What a reply! It reaches up and lays hold of an eternal truth upon which the maturest believer as well as the youngest child of God may alike securely rest─the truth that God is your Father. Do you mean that? Do you really and fully believe that? When you do, then your dove of faith will no longer wander in weary unrest, but will settle down forever in its eternal resting place of peace. "Your Father!" I can still believe that a day comes for all of us, however far off it may be, when we shall understand; when these tragedies, that now blacken and darken the very air of heaven for us, will sink into their places in a scheme so august, so magnificent, so joyful, that we shall laugh for wonder and delight. ─Arthur Christopher Bacon. No chance hath brought this ill to me; 'Tis God's own hand, so let it be, He seeth what I cannot see. There is a need-be for each pain, And He one day will make it plain That earthly loss is heavenly gain. Like as a piece of tapestry Viewed from the back appears to be Naught but threads tangled hopelessly; But in the front a picture fair Rewards the worker for his care, Proving his skill and patience rare. Thou art the Workman, I the frame. Lord, for the glory of Thy Name, Perfect Thine image on the same. ─Selected.
■ 永活之泉(02月12日)
二月十二日 子神 「願恩惠平安,從我們的父神,並主耶穌基督,歸與你們。」羅馬書一章7節 這是很特別的一件事,使徒保羅在他十三封書信裡,都寫著「願恩惠平安,從我們的父神,並主耶穌,歸與你們。」他有一個很深的感覺,就是父和子在恩典的工作上,是那麼合一、不能分開的。所以,在每一個開頭的祝福上,他總是提到父又提到子。 這對於我們,是一個很重要的功課。在基督徒生活中,我們可以常想到父神,並向祂禱告。但是慢慢的,我們就要看見,如果不瞭解下面所說的真理,必定有屬靈的損失;這個真理就是每天每時只有藉著信,在基督裡與祂有活的聯合,我們才能享受神的完全,以及同在的交通。 請我們想一想,關乎在寶座中的羔羊,神的話是怎樣說的呢?約翰曾看見一位坐在寶座上。「四活物……晝夜不住地說:聖哉!聖哉!聖哉!主神是昔在、今在、以後永在的全能者。」(啟四8) 後來,在啟示錄五章六節他看見「寶座……之中有羔羊站立,像是被殺過的」在所有敬拜的群眾中,除了他第一個看見基督,就是神的羔羊之外,再沒有能看見神的;所以沒有人只看見基督,而不見神的榮耀的。(神的榮耀就是父和子不能分開的一)。 哦!基督徒啊,如果你已準備好認識、敬拜神,只能在基督裡尋求並敬拜祂。如果你要尋找基督,只能在神裡面尋求祂、敬拜祂。這樣,你就能明白甚麼是「你的生命與基督一同藏在神裡面」,你也能經歷與基督相交而敬拜基督,在充足地認識神的愛和聖潔上不可少的。 魂哪,當安靜!在最深的敬虔裡說:「恩惠和平安——我所要求的一切——是從神我們的父,和主耶穌基督而來。」 讓我們來默想並且相信,盼望一切都是從坐在寶座上的父神和寶座中的羔羊,主耶穌基督而來。這樣你就要真的學習敬拜神,常回到這聖潔的情形裡「將榮耀歸給坐寶座的和羔羊。」(啟五13)
■ 中文屬天日子(02月12日)
二月十二日 我必得靜聽麼? 「眾百姓對摩西說:求你和我們說話,我們必聽;不要神和我們說話,恐怕我們死亡。」出埃及記廿章19節 我們不是有意違背神,只是未曾注意祂。神所給與我們的誡命;也未給與相當的注意;我們並不曾惡意的悖逆祂,卻是未愛祂,未尊敬祂。「你們若愛我,就必謹守我的誡命。」當我們察覺我們時時輕慢神的時候,我們就滿覺羞辱和慚愧,因為我們沒有注意祂。 「求你和我們說話……不要神和我們說話。」我們寧願聽祂的僕人說話,這就表示我們愛神的心是微小的。我們喜歡聽私人的見證,卻不願神自己對我們說話。我們為甚麼怕到不願神向我們說話呢?因為我們知道如果神說話,我們一定要依從的,不然我們便得向神說不願依從。如果是僕人的聲音,我們聽見了,我們覺得那不是命令,我們還可以這樣對他說:「這不過是你自己的觀念,但也不敢一定說不是神的意思。」 神待我如同聽話的兒女,而我老是不理會祂,這是不是將祂置於屈辱的地位呢?當我聽見祂的時候,我就想到我所給與祂的屈辱──主啊!我為甚麼這樣愚鈍、這樣固執呢?當我們聽見神之時,總有這樣的結果。聽見祂的真快樂,因著聽覺之遲鈍,把快樂減低了。
■ 中文上海嗎哪(02月12日)
二月十二日 「你們要先求祂的國,和祂的義,這些東西都要加給你們了。」馬太福音六章33節 對任何渴望從主那裡得到什麼的人,這個經節是很好的警言。因為我們強烈追求物質的慾望,很可能使我們不知不覺地離開主,或者使我們不再對祂專一。儘管我們想要的可能是件好東西,但是我們可能有不信及自私的態度。讓我們學習把所需的交託主,相信祂的信實;但同時,讓我們照著祂的旨意,為祂的榮耀而堅守我們的目的。 即使我們提到神所應許的祝福時,我們也應該為祂的緣故,而不是為自己的利益述說祂的豐富。若是我們能夠作到這個地步,那麼詩篇卅七篇4節:「又要以耶和華為樂,祂就將你心裡所求的賜給你。」就會應驗了。換言之,我們得先得著神,祂才會把其他的都加給我們。祂不先把物質的東西給我們,乃因為祂要我們對得著的那些東西有信心,並且為祂的榮耀,而不是為我們的私慾強求祂的應許。惟有當我們完全屬於基督之後,一切的東西才都成為我們的。 主啊!求您今天幫助我先求您的國,並且更願意討您的喜悅。讓我求您的旨意成就,遠勝過擁有任何其他的祝福。
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