舊約尼希米記 11:1–12:26
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昨天(9–10 章):百姓禁食認罪,利未人帶領長禱告,數算神歷代的信實和百姓的背叛;接著百姓立下確實的約,起誓遵行律法、守安息日、供應聖殿。
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耶路撒冷城大人少,百姓掣籤,每十人中有一人搬進聖城,甘心樂意的人蒙眾人祝福。第 11 章列出住在耶路撒冷的各族首領,以及住在猶大、便雅憫各城的人;第 12 章記錄跟所羅巴伯歸回的祭司和利未人,以及之後幾代的大祭司和各族族長。
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留意 :搬進耶路撒冷並不是甚麼好差事。城才剛修好,房屋還沒有建造(),所以「甘心樂意住在耶路撒冷的」特別受到祝福。
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名單從所羅巴伯時代(主前 538 年)延續到押杜亞(、),可能已到尼希米之後的年代,所以有學者認為部分名單是後來補上的。
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尼希米記 第 11 章
掣籤遷入耶路撒冷
1百姓的首領住在耶路撒冷。其餘的百姓掣籤,每十人中使一人來住在耶路撒冷,那九人住在別的城邑。Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
2凡住在耶路撒冷的,百姓都為他們祝福。And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
住在耶路撒冷的猶大人和便雅憫人
3以色列人、祭司、利未人、尼提寧,和所羅門僕人的後裔都住在猶大城邑,各在自己的地業中。本省的首領住在耶路撒冷的記在下面:These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—
4其中有些猶大人和便雅憫人。猶大人中有的子孫、烏西雅的兒子亞他雅。烏西雅是撒迦利雅的兒子;撒迦利雅是亞瑪利雅的兒子;亞瑪利雅是示法提雅的兒子;示法提雅是瑪勒列的兒子。while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;
5又有巴錄的兒子瑪西雅。巴錄是谷何西的兒子;谷何西是哈賽雅的兒子;哈賽雅是亞大雅的兒子;亞大雅是約雅立的兒子;約雅立是撒迦利雅的兒子;撒迦利雅是示羅尼的兒子。and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.
6住在耶路撒冷、法勒斯的子孫共四百六十八名,都是勇士。The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.
7便雅憫人中有米書蘭的兒子撒路。米書蘭是約葉的兒子;約葉是毘大雅的兒子;毘大雅是哥賴雅的兒子;哥賴雅是瑪西雅的兒子;瑪西雅是以鐵的兒子;以鐵是耶篩亞的兒子。From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah;
8其次有迦拜、撒來的子孫,共九百二十八名。and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.
9細基利的兒子約珥是他們的長官。哈西努亞的兒子猶大是耶路撒冷的。Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.
住在耶路撒冷的祭司
10祭司中有雅斤,又有約雅立的兒子耶大雅;From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;
11還有管理 神殿的西萊雅。西萊雅是希勒家的兒子;希勒家是米書蘭的兒子;米書蘭是撒督的兒子;撒督是米拉約的兒子;米拉約是亞希突的兒子。Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God;
12還有他們的弟兄在殿裡供職的,共八百二十二名;又有耶羅罕的兒子亞大雅。耶羅罕是毘拉利的兒子;毘拉利是暗洗的兒子;暗洗是撒迦利亞的兒子;撒迦利亞是巴施戶珥的兒子;巴施戶珥是瑪基雅的兒子。and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;
13還有他的弟兄作族長的,二百四十二名;又有亞薩列的兒子亞瑪帥。亞薩列是亞哈賽的兒子;亞哈賽是米實利末的兒子;米實利末是音麥的兒子。and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men; Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;
14還有他們弟兄、大能的勇士共一百二十八名。哈基多琳的兒子撒巴第業是他們的長官。and his associates—128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.
利未人和守門的
15利未人中有哈述的兒子示瑪雅。哈述是押利甘的兒子;押利甘是哈沙比雅的兒子;哈沙比雅是布尼的兒子。From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
16又有利未人的族長沙比太和約撒拔管理 神殿的。Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;
17祈禱的時候,為稱謝的是米迦的兒子瑪他尼。米迦是撒底的兒子;撒底是亞薩的兒子;又有瑪他尼弟兄中的八布迦為副。還有沙母亞的兒子押大。沙母亞是加拉的兒子;加拉是耶杜頓的兒子。Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18在聖城的利未人共二百八十四名。The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
19守門的是亞谷和達們,並守門的弟兄,共一百七十二名。And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
其餘住在各城的人
20其餘的以色列人、祭司、利未人都住在猶大的一切城邑,各在自己的地業中。The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.
21尼提寧卻住在俄斐勒;西哈和基斯帕管理他們。The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.
22在耶路撒冷、利未人的長官,管理 神殿事務的是歌唱者亞薩的子孫、巴尼的兒子烏西。巴尼是哈沙比雅的兒子;哈沙比雅是瑪他尼的兒子;瑪他尼是米迦的兒子。Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.
23王為歌唱的出命令,每日供給他們必有。For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
24猶大兒子謝拉的子孫、米示薩別的兒子毘他希雅辦理猶大民的事。Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
猶大人所住的村莊
25至於村莊和屬村莊的田地,有猶大人住在基列‧亞巴和屬基列‧亞巴的;底本和屬底本的鄉村;葉甲薛和屬葉甲薛的村莊;As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;
26耶書亞、摩拉大、伯‧帕列、in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
27哈薩‧書亞、別是巴,和屬別是巴的鄉村;in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;
28洗革拉、米哥拿,和屬米哥拿的鄉村;in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;
29音‧臨門、瑣拉、耶末、in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
30撒挪亞、亞杜蘭,和屬這兩處的村莊;拉吉和屬拉吉的田地;亞西加和屬亞西加的鄉村。他們所住的地方是從直到欣嫩谷。Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom.
便雅憫人所住的地方
31便雅憫人從迦巴起,住在密抹、亞雅、伯特利和屬伯特利的鄉村。The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;
32亞拿突、挪伯、亞難雅、in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33夏瑣、拉瑪、基他音、Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34哈疊、洗編、尼八拉、Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35羅德、阿挪、。Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.
36利未人中有幾班曾住在猶大地歸於便雅憫的。And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
尼希米記 第 12 章
跟所羅巴伯回來的祭司利未人
1同著撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和耶書亞回來的祭司與利未人記在下面:祭司是西萊雅、耶利米、以斯拉、Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2亞瑪利雅、瑪鹿、哈突、Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3示迦尼、利宏、米利末、Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4易多、近頓、亞比雅、Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
5米雅民、瑪底雅、璧迦、Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6示瑪雅、約雅立、耶大雅、Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7撒路、亞木、希勒家、耶大雅。這些人在耶書亞的時候作祭司和他們弟兄的首領。Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
8利未人是耶書亞、賓內、甲篾、示利比、猶大、瑪他尼。這瑪他尼和他的弟兄管理稱謝的事。The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.
9他們的弟兄八布迦和烏尼照自己的班次與他們。Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.
大祭司的家譜
10耶書亞生約雅金;約雅金生;以利亞實生耶何耶大;Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
11耶何耶大生約拿單;約拿單生押杜亞。Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
約雅金時代的祭司族長
12在約雅金的時候,祭司作族長的西萊雅族(或譯:班;本段同)有米拉雅;耶利米族有哈拿尼雅;In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13以斯拉族有米書蘭;亞瑪利雅族有約哈難;of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14米利古族有約拿單;示巴尼族有約瑟;of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15哈琳族有押拿;米拉約族有希勒愷;of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16易多族有撒迦利亞;近頓族有米書蘭;of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17亞比雅族有細基利;米拿民族某;摩亞底族有毘勒太;of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;
18璧迦族有沙母亞;示瑪雅族有約拿單;of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jonathan;
19約雅立族有瑪特乃;耶大雅族有烏西;of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20撒來族有加萊;亞木族有希伯;of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21希勒家族有哈沙比雅;耶大雅族有拿坦業。of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
利未族長的記錄
22至於利未人,當以利亞實、耶何耶大、約哈難、押杜亞的時候,他們的族長記在冊上。波斯王大流士在位的時候,作族長的祭司也記在冊上。In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.
23利未人作族長的記在上,直到以利亞實的兒子約哈難的時候。As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
24利未人的族長是哈沙比雅、示利比、甲篾的兒子耶書亞,與他們弟兄的班次相對,照著大衛的命令一班一班地讚美稱謝。The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
25瑪他尼、八布迦、俄巴底亞、米書蘭、達們、亞谷是守門的,就是在庫房那裡守門。Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
26這都是在約撒達的孫子、耶書亞的兒子約雅金和省長尼希米,並祭司文士以斯拉的時候,有職任的。They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
摘要
尼希米記第11至12章記載被擄歸回後耶路撒冷的重新定居與聖職人員的組織。百姓以掣籤方式選出十分之一的人住在聖城,甘心遷入者受眾人祝福;經文詳列猶大人、便雅憫人、祭司、利未人、守門者的家譜與職責分工。第12章進一步記錄從所羅巴伯時期到尼希米時期的祭司與利未人譜系,並描述城牆告成時兩隊稱謝的人繞城歡慶、獻祭歡樂,眾人重新建立對聖殿供職人員的供養制度,歡聲遠播。
反思問題
- 在重建聖城的過程中,有人甘心樂意遷入,有人被抽籤選上。你是否曾在服事中經歷「甘心樂意」與「被安排」的張力?你如何回應神的呼召?
- 城牆告成時百姓以敬拜、感恩回應神的作為。在你生命中完成一個階段性目標後,你習慣如何向神表達感恩?
- 經文強調供養祭司與利未人的制度。你如何看待在信仰群體中支持全職服事者的責任?這對你的奉獻觀有什麼提醒?
新約使徒行傳 20:1–12
前情提要
上回說到
昨天():保羅定意往耶路撒冷,再往羅馬去;以弗所的銀匠底米丟為了亞底米神龕的生意煽動暴動,眾人在戲園裡喊了兩小時,最後城裡的書記才把眾人安撫散去。
今天你會讀到
暴動平息後,保羅離開以弗所,走遍馬其頓,到希臘住了三個月;因猶太人設計害他,就改走陸路經馬其頓回去,一群各地的同工陪著他。在特羅亞,七日的第一日大家聚會擘餅,保羅講到半夜,少年人猶推古從三樓窗臺掉下去死了,保羅伏在他身上,他就活了過來。
閱讀小提示
的名單看起來枯燥,其實是各地教會的代表(庇哩亞、帖撒羅尼迦、特庇、亞細亞)。許多學者認為他們是陪保羅把捐款送到耶路撒冷(參 )。
點時代可看說明
保羅在希臘的三個月,很可能是住在哥林多;一般認為羅馬書就是這時寫的,約在主後 57 年。
使徒行傳 第 20 章
保羅往馬其頓和希臘
1之後,保羅請門徒來,勸勉他們,就辭別起行,往馬其頓去。When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
2走遍了那一帶地方,用許多話勸勉門徒(或譯:眾人),然後來到。After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
改道經馬其頓回去
3在那裡住了三個月,將要坐船往敘利亞去,猶太人要害他,他就定意從馬其頓回去。where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
4同他到亞細亞去的,有庇哩亞人畢羅斯的兒子所巴特,帖撒羅尼迦人亞里達古和西公都,還有特庇人該猶,並提摩太,又有亞細亞人和特羅非摩。Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
5這些人先走,在特羅亞等候我們。These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.
6過了除酵的日子,我們從腓立比開船,五天到了特羅亞,和他們相會,在那裡住了七天。And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
在特羅亞擘餅講道
7,我們聚會的時候,保羅因為要次日起行,就與他們講論,直講到半夜。On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
8我們聚會的那座樓上,有好些。Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
猶推古墜樓又活過來
9有一個少年人,名叫,坐在窗臺上,。保羅講了多時,少年人睡熟了,就從上掉下去;扶起他來,已經死了。And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
10保羅下去,伏在他身上,抱著他,說:「你們不要,他的還在身上。」But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
談論到天亮
11保羅又上去,擘餅,吃了,談論許久,直到天亮,這才走了。Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.
12有人把那童子活活地領來,。And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.
摘要
使徒行傳第20章記述保羅在第三次宣教旅程尾聲的行程與臨別囑咐。他走遍馬其頓與希臘勸勉門徒,在特羅亞講道至半夜,少年人猶推古從窗臺墜落身亡,保羅伏在他身上使他復活。保羅隨後在米利都召集以弗所長老,發表感人的告別演說,回顧自己謙卑流淚的服事,勸戒長老要警醒牧養、防備假教師,並以「施比受更為有福」作結,眾人痛哭送別。
反思問題
- 保羅明知前方有捆鎖與患難,仍不以性命為念,只求行完從主所領受的職事。面對服事中的代價與風險,你願意為信仰付出到什麼程度?
- 保羅勸戒以弗所長老要為自己與全群謹慎,防備從外部和內部而來的危害。在你所處的信仰群體中,你如何辨別和抵擋不合真理的教導?
- 保羅以親手勞苦供給自己和同工為榜樣,強調「施比受更為有福」。這句話如何挑戰你目前對待金錢、時間和精力的態度?