今日讀經

層層欺壓

⁸你若在一省之中見窮人受欺壓，並奪去公義公平的事，不要因此詫異；因有一位高過居高位的鑒察，在他們以上還有更高的。If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

⁹況且地的益處歸眾人，就是君王也受田地的供應。The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

貪愛銀子的不知足

¹⁰貪愛銀子的，不因得銀子知足；貪愛豐富的，也不因得利益知足。這也是虛空。He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

¹¹貨物增添，吃的人也增添，物主得甚麼益處呢？不過眼看而已！When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

¹²勞碌的人不拘吃多吃少，睡得香甜；富足人的豐滿卻不容他睡覺。The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

積存資財反害自己

¹³我見日光之下有一宗大禍患，就是財主積存資財，反害自己。There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

¹⁴因遭遇禍患，這些資財就消滅；那人若生了兒子，手裡也一無所有。or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

¹⁵他怎樣從母胎赤身而來，也必照樣赤身而去；他所勞碌得來的，手中分毫不能帶去。As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.

¹⁶他來的情形怎樣，他去的情形也怎樣。這也是一宗大禍患。他為風勞碌有甚麼益處呢？This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?

¹⁷並且他終身在黑暗中吃喝，多有煩惱，又有病患嘔氣。Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

享受神所賜的分

¹⁸我所見為善為美的，就是人在　神賜他一生的日子吃喝，享受日光之下勞碌得來的好處，因為這是他的分。Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.

¹⁹神賜人資財豐富，使他能以吃用，能取自己的分，在他勞碌中喜樂，這乃是　神的恩賜。Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.

²⁰他不多思念自己一生的年日，因為　神應他的心使他喜樂。For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

擁有一切卻不能享受

¹我見日光之下有一宗禍患重壓在人身上，There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:

²就是人蒙　神賜他資財、豐富、尊榮，以致他心裡所願的一樣都不缺，只是　神使他不能吃用，反有外人來吃用。這是虛空，也是禍患。God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.

³人若生一百個兒子，活許多歲數，以致他的年日甚多，心裡卻不得滿享福樂，又不得埋葬；據我說，那不到期而落的胎比他倒好。A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

⁴因為虛虛而來，暗暗而去，名字被黑暗遮蔽，For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.

⁵並且沒有見過天日，也毫無知覺；這胎，比那人倒享安息。The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,

⁶那人雖然活千年，再活千年，卻不享福，眾人豈不都歸一個地方去嗎？even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?

人的勞碌都為口腹

⁷人的勞碌都為口腹，心裡卻不知足。All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

⁸這樣看來，智慧人比愚昧人有甚麼長處呢？窮人在眾人面前知道如何行，有甚麼長處呢？What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?

⁹眼睛所看的比心裡妄想的倒好。這也是虛空，也是捕風。Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

誰知道甚麼與人有益

¹⁰先前所有的，早已起了名，並知道何為人，他也不能與那比自己力大的相爭。Whatever exists was named long ago, and it is known what man is; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.

¹¹加增虛浮的事既多，這與人有甚麼益處呢？For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?

¹²人一生虛度的日子，就如影兒經過，誰知道甚麼與他有益呢？誰能告訴他身後在日光之下有甚麼事呢？For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?

無知的加拉太人

¹無知的加拉太人哪，耶穌基督釘十字架，已經活畫在你們眼前，誰又迷惑了你們呢？O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.

²我只要問你們這一件：你們受了聖靈，是因行律法呢？是因聽信福音呢？I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

³你們既靠聖靈入門，如今還靠肉身成全嗎？你們是這樣的無知嗎？Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?

⁴你們受苦如此之多，都是徒然的嗎？難道果真是徒然的嗎？Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?

⁵那賜給你們聖靈，又在你們中間行異能的，是因你們行律法呢？是因你們聽信福音呢？Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

亞伯拉罕因信稱義

⁶正如「亞伯拉罕信　神，這就算為他的義」。So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

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⁷所以，你們要知道：那以信為本的人，就是亞伯拉罕的子孫。Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.

⁸並且聖經既然預先看明，　神要叫外邦人因信稱義，就早已傳福音給亞伯拉罕，說：「萬國都必因你得福。」The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

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⁹可見那以信為本的人和有信心的亞伯拉罕一同得福。So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

基督贖我們脫離律法的咒詛

¹⁰凡以行律法為本的，都是被咒詛的；因為經上記著：「凡不常照律法書上所記一切之事去行的，就被咒詛。」All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

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¹¹沒有一個人靠著律法在　神面前稱義，這是明顯的；因為經上說：「義人必因信得生。」Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”

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¹²律法原不本乎信，只說：「行這些事的，就必因此活著。」The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”

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¹³基督既為我們受（原文是成）了咒詛，就贖出我們脫離律法的咒詛；因為經上記著：「凡掛在木頭上都是被咒詛的。」Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

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¹⁴這便叫亞伯拉罕的福，因基督耶穌可以臨到外邦人，使我們因信得著所應許的聖靈。He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

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律法不能廢掉應許

¹⁵弟兄們，我且照著人的常話說：雖然是人的文約，若已經立定了，就沒有能廢棄或加增的。Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.

¹⁶所應許的原是向亞伯拉罕和他子孫說的。　神並不是說「眾子孫」，指著許多人，乃是說「你那一個子孫」，指著一個人，就是基督。The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.

¹⁷我是這麼說，　神預先所立的約，不能被那四百三十年以後的律法廢掉，叫應許歸於虛空。What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.

¹⁸因為承受產業，若本乎律法，就不本乎應許；但　神是憑著應許把產業賜給亞伯拉罕。For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.

律法為甚麼有

¹⁹這樣說來，律法是為甚麼有的呢？原是為過犯添上的，等候那蒙應許的子孫來到，並且是藉天使經中保之手設立的。Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.

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²⁰但中保本不是為一面作的；　神卻是一位。A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.

²¹這樣，律法是與　神的應許反對嗎？斷乎不是！若曾傳一個能叫人得生的律法，義就誠然本乎律法了。Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.

²²但聖經把眾人都圈在罪裡，使所應許的福因信耶穌基督，歸給那信的人。But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.

律法是訓蒙的師傅

²³但這因信得救的理還未來以先，我們被看守在律法之下，直圈到那將來的真道顯明出來。Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

²⁴這樣，律法是我們訓蒙的師傅，引我們到基督那裡，使我們因信稱義。So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

²⁵但這因信得救的理既然來到，我們從此就不在師傅的手下了。Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

在基督裡都成為一

²⁶所以，你們因信基督耶穌都是　神的兒子。You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

²⁷你們受洗歸入基督的都是披戴基督了。For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

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²⁸並不分猶太人、希臘人，自主的、為奴的，或男或女，因為你們在基督耶穌裡都成為一了。There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

²⁹你們既屬乎基督，就是亞伯拉罕的後裔，是照著應許承受產業的了。And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.

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