今日讀經

論大馬士革的默示

¹論大馬士革的默示：看哪，大馬士革已被廢棄，不再為城，必變作亂堆。This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins.

²亞羅珥的城邑已被撇棄，必成為牧羊之處；羊在那裡躺臥，無人驚嚇。The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.

³以法蓮不再有保障；大馬士革不再有國權；亞蘭所剩下的必像以色列人的榮耀消滅一樣。這是萬軍之耶和華說的。The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

雅各的榮耀枵薄

⁴到那日，雅各的榮耀必至枵薄；他肥胖的身體必漸瘦弱。“In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away,

⁵就必像收割的人收斂禾稼，用手割取穗子，又像人在利乏音谷拾取遺落的穗子。as the reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the ears with his arm, as one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.

⁶其間所剩下的不多，好像人打橄欖樹─在儘上的枝梢上只剩兩三個果子；在多果樹的旁枝上只剩四五個果子。這是耶和華─以色列的　神說的。Yet gleanings will remain, like an olive tree that has been beaten—two or three berries atop the tree, four or five on its fruitful branches,” declares the LORD, the God of Israel.

人必仰望造他們的主

⁷當那日，人必仰望造他們的主，眼目重看以色列的聖者。In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.

⁸他們必不仰望祭壇，就是自己手所築的，也不重看自己指頭所做的，無論是木偶是日像。They will not look to the altars they have fashioned with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers.

⁹在那日，他們的堅固城必像樹林中和山頂上所撇棄的地方，就是從前在以色列人面前被人撇棄的。這樣，地就荒涼了。In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation.

因你忘記救你的神

¹⁰因你忘記救你的　神，不記念你能力的磐石；所以，你栽上佳美的樹秧子，插上異樣的栽子。For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—

¹¹栽種的日子，你周圍圈上籬笆，又到早晨使你所種的開花；但在愁苦極其傷痛的日子，所收割的都飛去了。though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.

列邦奔騰，終被斥責

¹²唉！多民鬨嚷，好像海浪匉訇；列邦奔騰，好像猛水滔滔；Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.

¹³列邦奔騰，好像多水滔滔；但　神斥責他們，他們就遠遠逃避，又被追趕，如同山上的風前糠，又如暴風前的旋風土。The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.

¹⁴到晚上有驚嚇，未到早晨他們就沒有了。這是擄掠我們之人所得的分，是搶奪我們之人的報應。In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.

論古實

¹唉！古實河外翅膀刷刷響聲之地，Woe to the land of whirring wings, along the rivers of Cush,

²差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船過海。先知說：你們快行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那裡去。自從開國以來，那民極其可畏，是分地界踐踏人的；他們的地有江河分開。which sends couriers by sea, in papyrus vessels on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people widely feared, to a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.

³世上一切的居民和地上所住的人哪，山上豎立大旗的時候你們要看；吹角的時候你們要聽。All you people of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; when a ram’s horn sounds, you will hear it.

神安靜觀看

⁴耶和華對我這樣說：我要安靜，在我的居所觀看，如同日光中的清熱，又如露水的雲霧在收割的熱天。For this is what the LORD has told me: “I will quietly look on from My dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”

⁵收割之先，花開已謝，花也成了將熟的葡萄；他必用鐮刀削去嫩枝，又砍掉蔓延的枝條，For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife and remove and discard the branches.

⁶都要撇給山間的鷙鳥和地上的野獸。夏天，鷙鳥要宿在其上；冬天，野獸都臥在其中。They will all be left to the mountain birds of prey, and to the beasts of the land. The birds will feed on them in summer, and all the wild animals in winter.

⁷到那時，這高大光滑的民，就是從開國以來極其可畏、分地界踐踏人的，他們的地有江河分開；他們必將禮物奉給萬軍之耶和華，就是奉到錫安山─耶和華安置他名的地方。At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts—from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers—to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD of Hosts.

論埃及的默示

¹論埃及的默示：看哪，耶和華乘駕快雲，臨到埃及。埃及的偶像在他面前戰兢；埃及人的心在裡面消化。This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.

²我必激動埃及人攻擊埃及人─弟兄攻擊弟兄，鄰舍攻擊鄰舍；這城攻擊那城，這國攻擊那國。“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

³埃及人的心神必在裡面耗盡；我必敗壞他們的謀略。他們必求問偶像和念咒的、交鬼的、行巫術的。Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists.

⁴我必將埃及人交在殘忍主的手中；強暴王必轄制他們。這是主─萬軍之耶和華說的。I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of a harsh master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

尼羅河乾涸

⁵海中的水必絕盡，河也消沒乾涸。The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.

⁶江河要變臭；埃及的河水都必減少枯乾。葦子和蘆荻都必衰殘；The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.

⁷靠尼羅河旁的草田，並沿尼羅河所種的田，都必枯乾。莊稼被風吹去，歸於無有。The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more.

⁸打魚的必哀哭。在尼羅河一切釣魚的必悲傷；在水上撒網的必都衰弱。Then the fishermen will mourn, all who cast a hook into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.

⁹用梳好的麻造物的和織白布的都必羞愧；The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.

¹⁰國柱必被打碎，所有傭工的，心必愁煩。The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.

埃及的智慧人變為愚昧

¹¹瑣安的首領極其愚昧；法老大有智慧的謀士，所籌劃的成為愚謀。你們怎敢對法老說：我是智慧人的子孫，我是古王的後裔？The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?

¹²你的智慧人在哪裡呢？萬軍之耶和華向埃及所定的旨意，他們可以知道，可以告訴你吧！Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.

¹³瑣安的首領都變為愚昧；挪弗的首領都受了迷惑。當埃及支派房角石的，使埃及人走錯了路。The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.

¹⁴耶和華使乖謬的靈攙入埃及中間；首領使埃及一切所做的都有差錯，好像醉酒之人嘔吐的時候東倒西歪一樣。The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led astray in all she does, as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.

¹⁵埃及中，無論是頭與尾，棕枝與蘆葦，所做之工都不成就。There is nothing Egypt can do—head or tail, palm or reed.

埃及懼怕猶大地

¹⁶到那日，埃及人必像婦人一樣，他們必因萬軍之耶和華在埃及以上所掄的手，戰兢懼怕。In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them.

¹⁷猶大地必使埃及驚恐，向誰提起猶大地，誰就懼怕。這是因萬軍之耶和華向埃及所定的旨意。The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it.

埃及要認識耶和華

¹⁸當那日，埃及地必有五城的人說迦南的方言，又指著萬軍之耶和華起誓。有一城必稱為「滅亡城」。In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.

¹⁹當那日，在埃及地中必有為耶和華築的一座壇；在埃及的邊界上必有為耶和華立的一根柱。In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD near her border.

²⁰這都要在埃及地為萬軍之耶和華作記號和證據。埃及人因為受人的欺壓哀求耶和華，他就差遣一位救主作護衛者，拯救他們。It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them.

²¹耶和華必被埃及人所認識。在那日，埃及人必認識耶和華，也要獻祭物和供物敬拜他，並向耶和華許願還願。The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them.

²²耶和華必擊打埃及，又擊打又醫治，埃及人就歸向耶和華。他必應允他們的禱告，醫治他們。And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them.

埃及、亞述、以色列同蒙福

²³當那日，必有從埃及通亞述去的大道。亞述人要進入埃及，埃及人也進入亞述；埃及人要與亞述人一同敬拜耶和華。In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.

²⁴當那日，以色列必與埃及、亞述三國一律，使地上的人得福；In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth.

²⁵因為萬軍之耶和華賜福給他們，說：「埃及─我的百姓，亞述─我手的工作，以色列─我的產業，都有福了！」The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”

以賽亞露身赤腳三年

¹亞述王撒珥根打發他珥探到亞實突的那年，他珥探就攻打亞實突，將城攻取。Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,

²那時，耶和華曉諭亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞說：「你去解掉你腰間的麻布，脫下你腳上的鞋。」以賽亞就這樣做，露身赤腳行走。the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

³耶和華說：「我僕人以賽亞怎樣露身赤腳行走三年，作為關乎埃及和古實的預兆奇蹟。Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush,

⁴照樣，亞述王也必擄去埃及人，掠去古實人，無論老少，都露身赤腳，現出下體，使埃及蒙羞。so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.

⁵以色列人必因所仰望的古實，所誇耀的埃及，驚惶羞愧。Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.

⁶「那時，這沿海一帶的居民必說：『看哪，我們素所仰望的，就是我們為脫離亞述王逃往求救的，不過是如此！我們怎能逃脫呢？』」And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”

妻子與丈夫

²²你們作妻子的，當順服自己的丈夫，如同順服主。Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

²³因為丈夫是妻子的頭，如同基督是教會的頭；他又是教會全體的救主。For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

²⁴教會怎樣順服基督，妻子也要怎樣凡事順服丈夫。Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

丈夫要愛妻子，如同基督愛教會

²⁵你們作丈夫的，要愛你們的妻子，正如基督愛教會，為教會捨己。Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

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²⁶要用水藉著道把教會洗淨，成為聖潔，to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

²⁷可以獻給自己，作個榮耀的教會，毫無玷污、皺紋等類的病，乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

²⁸丈夫也當照樣愛妻子，如同愛自己的身子；愛妻子便是愛自己了。In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

²⁹從來沒有人恨惡自己的身子，總是保養顧惜，正像基督待教會一樣，Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

³⁰因我們是他身上的肢體（有古卷加：就是他的骨他的肉）。For we are members of His body.

二人成為一體

³¹為這個緣故，人要離開父母，與妻子連合，二人成為一體。“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

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³²這是極大的奧祕，但我是指著基督和教會說的。This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

³³然而，你們各人都當愛妻子，如同愛自己一樣。妻子也當敬重她的丈夫。Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

兒女與父母

¹你們作兒女的，要在主裡聽從父母，這是理所當然的。Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

^2–3「要孝敬父母，使你得福，在世長壽。」這是第一條帶應許的誡命。“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”

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⁴你們作父親的，不要惹兒女的氣，只要照著主的教訓和警戒養育他們。Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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僕人與主人

⁵你們作僕人的，要懼怕戰兢，用誠實的心聽從你們肉身的主人，好像聽從基督一般。Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

⁶不要只在眼前事奉，像是討人喜歡的，要像基督的僕人，從心裡遵行　神的旨意。And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

⁷甘心事奉，好像服事主，不像服事人。Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,

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⁸因為曉得各人所行的善事，不論是為奴的，是自主的，都必按所行的得主的賞賜。because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

⁹你們作主人的，待僕人也是一理，不要威嚇他們。因為知道，他們和你們同有一位主在天上；他並不偏待人。And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

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穿戴神所賜的全副軍裝

¹⁰我還有末了的話：你們要靠著主，倚賴他的大能大力作剛強的人。Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

¹¹要穿戴　神所賜的全副軍裝，就能抵擋魔鬼的詭計。Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.

¹²因我們並不是與屬血氣的爭戰（原文是摔跤；下同），乃是與那些執政的、掌權的、管轄這幽暗世界的，以及天空屬靈氣的惡魔爭戰。For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

¹³所以，要拿起　神所賜的全副軍裝，好在磨難的日子抵擋仇敵，並且成就了一切，還能站立得住。Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.

¹⁴所以要站穩了，用真理當作帶子束腰，用公義當作護心鏡遮胸，Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,

¹⁵又用平安的福音當作預備走路的鞋穿在腳上。and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.

¹⁶此外，又拿著信德當作盾牌，可以滅盡那惡者一切的火箭；In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

¹⁷並戴上救恩的頭盔，拿著聖靈的寶劍，就是　神的道；And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

多方禱告

¹⁸靠著聖靈，隨時多方禱告祈求；並要在此警醒不倦，為眾聖徒祈求，Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.

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¹⁹也為我祈求，使我得著口才，能以放膽開口講明福音的奧祕，Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,

²⁰（我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鎖鍊的使者，）並使我照著當盡的本分放膽講論。for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.

問安與祝福

²¹今有所親愛、忠心事奉主的兄弟推基古，他要把我的事情，並我的景況如何全告訴你們，叫你們知道。Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.

²²我特意打發他到你們那裡去，好叫你們知道我們的光景，又叫他安慰你們的心。I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

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²³願平安、仁愛、信心從父　神和主耶穌基督歸與弟兄們！Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁴並願所有誠心愛我們主耶穌基督的人都蒙恩惠！Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.