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1:1 耶穌基督的僕人保羅,奉召為使徒,特派傳 神的福音。 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God--
1:2 這福音是 神從前藉眾先知在聖經上所應許的, the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 1:3 論到他兒子─我主耶穌基督。按肉體說,是從大衛後裔生的; regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, 1:4 按聖善的靈說,因從死裏復活,以大能顯明是 神的兒子。 and who through the Spirit(\f1 1:4 Or|i who as to his spirit|d0 of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God(\f2 1:4 Or|i was appointed to be the Son of God with power|d) by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. 1:5 我們從他受了恩惠並使徒的職份,在萬國之中叫人為他的名信服真道; Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. 1:6 其中也有你們這蒙召屬耶穌基督的人。 And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. 1:7 我寫信給你們在羅馬、為 神所愛、奉召作聖徒的眾人。願恩惠、平安從我們的父 神並主耶穌基督歸與你們! To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 1:8 第一,我靠著耶穌基督,為你們眾人感謝我的 神,因你們的信德傳遍了天下。 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. 1:9 我在他兒子福音上,用心靈所事奉的 神,可以見證我怎樣不住地提到你們; God, whom I serve with my whole heart in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you 1:10 在禱告之間常常懇求,或者照 神的旨意,終能得平坦的道路往你們那裏去。 0 in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God's will the way may be opened for me to come to you. 1:11 因為我切切地想見你們,要把些屬靈的恩賜分給你們,使你們可以堅固。 I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong-- 1:12 這樣,我在你們中間,因你與我彼此的信心,就可以同得安慰。 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith. 1:13 弟兄們,我不願意你們不知道,我屢次定意往你們那裏去,要在你們中間得些果子,如同在其餘的外邦人中一樣;只是到如今仍有阻隔。 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles. 1:14 無論是希臘人、化外人、聰明人、愚拙人,我都欠他們的債, I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. 1:15 所以情願盡我的力量,將福音也傳給你們在羅馬的人。 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are at Rome. 1:16 我不以福音為恥;這福音本是 神的大能,要救一切相信的,先是猶太人,後是希臘人。 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 1:17 因為 神的義正在這福音上顯明出來;這義是本於信,以致於信。如經上所記:「義人必因信得生。」 For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,( \f3 1:17 Or|i is from faith to faith|d) just as it is written: <<The righteous will live by faith.>>( \f4 1:17 Hab. 2:40 1:18 原來, 神的忿怒從天上顯明在一切不虔不義的人身上,就是那些行不義阻擋真理的人。 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 1:19 神的事情,人所能知道的,原顯明在人心裏,因為 神已經給他們顯明。 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 1:20 自從造天地以來, 神的永能和神性是明明可知的,雖是眼不能見,但藉著所造之物就可以曉得,叫人無可推諉。 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. 1:21 因為,他們雖然知道 神,卻不當作 神榮耀他,也不感謝他。他們的思念變為虛妄,無知的心就昏暗了。 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 1:22 自稱為聰明,反成了愚拙, Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 1:23 將不能朽壞之 神的榮耀變為偶像,彷彿必朽壞的人和飛禽、走獸、昆蟲的樣式。 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 1:24 所以, 神任憑他們逞著心裏的情慾行污穢的事,以致彼此玷辱自己的身體。 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 1:25 他們將 神的真實變為虛謊,去敬拜事奉受造之物,不敬奉那造物的主;主乃是可稱頌的,直到永遠。阿們! They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen. 1:26 因此, 神任憑他們放縱可羞恥的情慾。他們的女人把順性的用處變為逆性的用處; Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 1:27 男人也是如此,棄了女人順性的用處,慾火攻心,彼此貪戀,男和男行可羞恥的事,就在自己身上受這妄為當得的報應。 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion. 1:28 他們既然故意不認識 神, 神就任憑他們存邪僻的心,行那些不合理的事; Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 1:29 裝滿了各樣不義、邪惡、貪婪、惡毒〔或譯:陰毒〕,滿心是嫉妒、凶殺、爭競、詭詐、毒恨; They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 1:30 又是讒毀的、背後說人的、怨恨 神的〔或譯:被 神所憎惡的〕、侮慢人的、狂傲的、自誇的、捏造惡事的、違背父母的。 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 1:31 無知的,背約的,無親情的,不憐憫人的。 they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 1:32 他們雖知道 神判定行這樣事的人是當死的,然而他們不但自己去行,還喜歡別人去行。 Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. 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07日)
二月七日 「我的心哪,你為何憂悶……應當仰望神;因我還要稱讚祂。」詩篇四三篇5節 有甚麼理由叫我們憂悶麼?有兩個理由,可是只有兩個理由:第一,如果我們還沒得救,我們就有理由憂悶;第二,如果我們已經得救了,而仍活在罪中;那麼,我們一定會憂悶的。 除了這兩件事情以外,我們就沒有理由可以憂悶。一個正常的信徒,如果憂悶,是一件可怪的事;因為一切的事我們都可以藉著禱告、祈求和感謝來告訴我們的神。我們一切的需要、我們一切的困難、我們一切的試煉,只要相信神的大能和神的愛,樣樣都可以過去的。 「應當仰望神」。哦,讓我們記住這句話:我們沒有一個時候可以不仰望神,不管我們的需要何等多,我們的難處何等大,我們的指望何等小,我們的責任只是仰望神;結果,我們會發現:這樣的仰望並不是徒然的。到了神自己的時候,幫助來了。 哦,在我已往的七十年又四個月中,我已經試過幾百。幾千次;仰望神並沒有一次失敗的! 當我以為幫助再沒有可能來了的時候,幫助就在這個時候來了;神有千萬個不同的方法,千萬個不同的時間,可以幫助我們,祂不受任何限制。 我們只消把我們的事情擺在神前,帶著小孩子那樣的簡單,傾心吐意地對神說: 「父神啊,我本來不配求您聽我的禱告,但是為了我主耶穌基督的緣故,求您答應我的祈求,也給我恩典使我能安靜等候您的時候。我深信您必在您自己的時候,用您自己的方法,為我成就。」 「因我還要稱讚祂」。多禱告、多運用信心、多讚美、多忍耐等候,結果就是頂大頂豐富的祝福。我有這樣的經歷何止千百次,所以我要繼續自勉說:「應當仰望神」。 ─慕勒
■ 英文荒漠甘泉(02月07日)
February 7 "Why art thou cast down, O my soul." (Psalm 43:5.) IS there ever any ground to be cast down? There are two reasons, but only two. If we are as yet unconverted, we have ground to be cast down; or if we have been converted and live in sin, then we are rightly cast down. But except for these two thing there is no ground to be cast down, for all else may be brought before God in prayer with supplication and thanksgiving. And regarding all our necessities, all our difficulties, all our trials, we may exercise faith in the power of God, and in the love of God. "Hope thou in God." Oh, remember this: There is never a time when we may not hope in God. Whatever our necessities, however great our difficulties, and though to all appearance help is impossible, yet our business is to hope in God, and it will be found that it is not in vain. In the Lord's own time help will come. Oh, the hundreds, yea, the thousands of times that I have found it thus within the past seventy years and four months! When it semed impossible that help could come, help did come; for God has His own resources. He is not confined. In ten thousand different ways, and at ten thousand different times God may help us. Our business is to spread our cases before the Lord, in childlike simplicity to pour out all our heart before God, saying, "I do not deserve that Thou shouldst hear me and answer my requests, but for the sake of my precious Lord Jesus; for His sake answer my prayer, and give me grace quietly to wait till it please Thee to answer my prayer. For I believe Thou wilt do it in Thine own time and way." "For I shall yet praise him." More prayer, more exercise of faith, more patient waiting, and the result will be blessing, abundant blessing. Thus I have found it many hundreds of times, and therefore I continually say to myself, "Hope thou in God." ─George Mueller.
■ 永活之泉(02月07日)
二月七日 信神 「耶穌回答說:『你們當信服神』。」馬可福音十一章22節 眼睛是一個器官,我們藉著眼睛能看見亮光,也享受亮光;同時信心是一個能力,我們藉著信心,能看見神的光,而且行走在光中。 人是為著神造的,也是照祂神聖的形像造的。試看人那奇妙思想的能力,能領會神隱藏在自然界裡的智慧。也想到人的心,他有無限的犧牲自己和愛的能力。神所以這樣造人,為的是要人去尋找祂、尋見祂、漸漸的像祂、顯出祂的榮耀來,成為祂居住的所在。信心就是我們的眼睛,從世界和自己這面轉移到神的身上,並且在祂的光中得以見光。所以神祇向著信心才啟示祂自己。 多少時候,我們努力去激起那些關乎神的思想和感覺;但是,那不過是一個模糊的影兒。我們忘記了去注視在那無可比擬的源頭。當我們領會這個的時候,神就要在我們心的深處啟示祂自己。 若沒有信就不能討神的喜悅,也不能認識神。在我們安靜的時候,我們禱告我們在暗中的父。在那裡「祂將我們藏在祂帳幕的隱密處」。並且,正當我們在祂面前等候敬拜的時候,祂就要在實際裡,將祂的光,照亮在我們心裡;正像光在自然裡,顯露它自己一樣。 讓我們有一個愛慕,就是愛慕花時間安靜在神的面前,用一個無限的信心,照著祂的盼望,讓祂啟示祂自己。讓我們飲於神的話,使我們在信心上堅固。讓這信心充滿了神榮耀的思想,也充滿了祂啟示給我們的能力和祂熱切的愛,直到完全得著我們。 如果每天與神有這樣的密切交通,我們的信心操練得更剛強;信心也就成為我們的生活習慣,並保守我們一直享受祂的同在,經歷拯救的能力。 「(亞伯拉罕)反倒因信心裡得堅固;將榮耀歸給神,且滿心相信,神所應許的必能作成。」(羅四20—21) 「我信神祂怎樣對我說,事情也要怎樣成就。」(徒廿七25) 「要等候耶和華,當壯膽,堅固你的心!我再說,要等候耶和華。」(詩廿七14)
■ 中文屬天日子(02月07日)
二月七日 消沉之當抑制 「但我們素來所盼望……不但如此,……現在已經三天了。」路加福音廿四章21節 門徒述說的每件事實都是正確的;但是他們從事實所作的推論都是錯的。使靈性消沉的任何事情都是錯的。如果我因沮喪或壓迫而消沉,受譴責的應該是我,不是神,也不是別人。消沉只有兩個來源──不是我的慾念曾經得到滿足,便是沒有得到滿足,慾念有立即要求滿足的趨勢。靈性的慾念使我向神所要求的是答覆,不是尋求給與答覆的神。我曾請託神完成一件某某事情,可是今天──此刻──已經第三天了,神還沒有完成,我的失望和譴責不是該當的麼?我們的祈禱無論何時是注意神的答覆,便失卻了祈禱的真意。祈禱的意義乃是握住神,並非要求祂的答覆。一個內心沮喪的人,絕不能叫他的身體健康。失意是一種病態,而靈性方面亦是如此,靈性消沉是錯的,這是應當譴責自己的。我們盼望天上的異象,盼望神權能的地震和雷鳴(這種盼望是從我們的消沉的事實而來),殊不知神在平常的事物內面,在我們的四周。如果我們盡了我們最切身的本分,便能見著祂。如果我們能在平常的事物裡面,認知神奇妙的啟示,則耶穌基督的神性有被我們認知的可能。
■ 中文上海嗎哪(02月07日)
二月七日 「在最小的事上忠心。」路加福音十六章10節 在馬太福音廿五章14—30節中,我們得知那失去祝福,並且被稱為又惡又懶的僕人,不是有五千銀子或是兩千銀子的僕人,乃是只有一千銀子的僕人。往往容易錯過生命意義的人,正是那些有普通能力和機會的一群。因為他們輕看自己,認為所能作的有限,所以他們甚至什麼事都不肯嘗試。 歐洲最美的一扇窗戶,乃由一個學徒利用他老師偉大作品的零碎部分所作成的。一堆堆、破碎的錢幣經過鑄造,價值亦勝過千萬。鐘錶裡的樞軸雖小,卻能使整個鐘繼續運轉。這個零件非常重要,事實上它們是由寶石作成的。 無論才華多少,神重視每一個才華,並且給謙卑的工人很大的責任,讓那些喜歡逃避機會的人也有負擔。所以儘管我們才華少,並不能成為我們見主之日逃遁的藉口。 不要空談才華多少, 但問你到底用了你的才華沒有? 無論你有五千或是只有兩千, 你有的足夠你用。 不要空談才華多少, 試問你究竟盡了你的責任沒有? 只要在最小的事上忠心, 祝福必定自然降臨。
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