今日讀經

罪孽使人與神隔絕

¹耶和華的膀臂並非縮短，不能拯救，耳朵並非發沉，不能聽見，Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.

²但你們的罪孽使你們與　神隔絕；你們的罪惡使他掩面不聽你們。But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.

³因你們的手被血沾染，你們的指頭被罪孽沾污，你們的嘴唇說謊言，你們的舌頭出惡語。For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.

⁴無一人按公義告狀，無一人憑誠實辯白；都倚靠虛妄，說謊言。所懷的是毒害；所生的是罪孽。No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

⁵他們菢毒蛇蛋，結蜘蛛網；人吃這蛋必死。這蛋被踏，必出蝮蛇。They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.

⁶所結的網不能成為衣服；所做的也不能遮蓋自己。他們的行為都是罪孽；手所做的都是強暴。Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.

⁷他們的腳奔跑行惡；他們急速流無辜人的血；意念都是罪孽，所經過的路都荒涼毀滅。Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.

⁸平安的路，他們不知道；所行的事沒有公平。他們為自己修彎曲的路；凡行此路的都不知道平安。The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.

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公平離我們遠

⁹因此，公平離我們遠，公義追不上我們。我們指望光亮，卻是黑暗，指望光明，卻行幽暗。Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

¹⁰我們摸索牆壁，好像瞎子；我們摸索，如同無目之人。我們晌午絆腳，如在黃昏一樣；我們在肥壯人中，像死人一般。Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.

¹¹我們咆哮如熊，哀鳴如鴿；指望公平，卻是沒有；指望救恩，卻遠離我們。We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.

百姓的認罪

¹²我們的過犯在你面前增多，罪惡作見證告我們；過犯與我們同在。至於我們的罪孽，我們都知道：For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities:

¹³就是悖逆、不認識耶和華，轉去不跟從我們的　神，說欺壓和叛逆的話，心懷謊言，隨即說出。rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.

¹⁴並且公平轉而退後，公義站在遠處；誠實在街上仆倒，正直也不得進入。So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.

¹⁵誠實少見；離惡的人反成掠物。那時，耶和華看見沒有公平，甚不喜悅。Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.

神親自施行拯救

¹⁶他見無人拯救，無人代求，甚為詫異，就用自己的膀臂施行拯救，以公義扶持自己。He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.

¹⁷他以公義為鎧甲（或譯：護心鏡），以拯救為頭盔，以報仇為衣服，以熱心為外袍。He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.

¹⁸他必按人的行為施報，惱怒他的敵人，報復他的仇敵，向眾海島施行報應。So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.

¹⁹如此，人從日落之處必敬畏耶和華的名，從日出之地也必敬畏他的榮耀；因為仇敵好像急流的河水沖來，是耶和華之氣所驅逐的。So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.

救贖主要來到錫安

²⁰必有一位救贖主來到錫安─雅各族中轉離過犯的人那裡。這是耶和華說的。“The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD.

²¹耶和華說：「至於我與他們所立的約乃是這樣：我加給你的靈，傳給你的話，必不離你的口，也不離你後裔與你後裔之後裔的口，從今直到永遠；這是耶和華說的。」“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.

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興起，發光

¹興起，發光！因為你的光已經來到！耶和華的榮耀發現照耀你。Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

²看哪，黑暗遮蓋大地，幽暗遮蓋萬民，耶和華卻要顯現照耀你；他的榮耀要現在你身上。For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.

³萬國要來就你的光；君王要來就你發現的光輝。Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

萬國帶著財寶歸你

⁴你舉目向四方觀看；眾人都聚集來到你這裡。你的眾子從遠方而來；你的眾女也被懷抱而來。Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.

⁵那時，你看見就有光榮；你心又跳動又寬暢；因為大海豐盛的貨物必轉來歸你；列國的財寶也必來歸你。Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.

⁶成群的駱駝，並米甸和以法的獨峰駝必遮滿你；示巴的眾人都必來到；要奉上黃金乳香，又要傳說耶和華的讚美。Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.

⁷基達的羊群都必聚集到你這裡，尼拜約的公羊要供你使用，在我壇上必蒙悅納；我必榮耀我榮耀的殿。All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.

⁸那些飛來如雲、又如鴿子向窗戶飛回的是誰呢？Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?

⁹眾海島必等候我，首先是他施的船隻，將你的眾子連他們的金銀從遠方一同帶來，都為耶和華─你　神的名，又為以色列的聖者，因為他已經榮耀了你。Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.

外邦人建築你的城牆

¹⁰外邦人必建築你的城牆；他們的王必服事你。我曾發怒擊打你，現今卻施恩憐恤你。Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.

¹¹你的城門必時常開放，晝夜不關；使人把列國的財物帶來歸你，並將他們的君王牽引而來。Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.

¹²哪一邦哪一國不事奉你，就必滅亡，也必全然荒廢。For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.

¹³黎巴嫩的榮耀，就是松樹、杉樹、黃楊樹，都必一同歸你，為要修飾我聖所之地；我也要使我腳踏之處得榮耀。The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.

¹⁴素來苦待你的，他的子孫都必屈身來就你；藐視你的，都要在你腳下跪拜。他們要稱你為「耶和華的城」，為「以色列聖者的錫安」。The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

永遠的榮華

¹⁵你雖然被撇棄被厭惡，甚至無人經過，我卻使你變為永遠的榮華，成為累代的喜樂。Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.

¹⁶你也必吃萬國的奶，又吃君王的奶。你便知道我─耶和華是你的救主，是你的救贖主，雅各的大能者。You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

¹⁷我要拿金子代替銅，拿銀子代替鐵，拿銅代替木頭，拿鐵代替石頭；並要以和平為你的官長，以公義為你的監督。Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.

¹⁸你地上不再聽見強暴的事，境內不再聽見荒涼毀滅的事。你必稱你的牆為「拯救」，稱你的門為「讚美」。No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

耶和華作你永遠的光

¹⁹日頭不再作你白晝的光；月亮也不再發光照耀你。耶和華卻要作你永遠的光；你　神要為你的榮耀。No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.

²⁰你的日頭不再下落；你的月亮也不退縮；因為耶和華必作你永遠的光。你悲哀的日子也完畢了。Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.

²¹你的居民都成為義人，永遠得地為業；是我種的栽子，我手的工作，使我得榮耀。Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.

²²至小的族要加增千倍；微弱的國必成為強盛。我─耶和華要按定期速成這事。The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.

傳好信息給謙卑的人

¹主耶和華的靈在我身上；因為耶和華用膏膏我，叫我傳好信息給謙卑的人（或譯：傳福音給貧窮的人），差遣我醫好傷心的人，報告被擄的得釋放，被囚的出監牢；The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

²報告耶和華的恩年，和我們　神報仇的日子；安慰一切悲哀的人，to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,

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³賜華冠與錫安悲哀的人，代替灰塵；喜樂油代替悲哀；讚美衣代替憂傷之靈；使他們稱為「公義樹」，是耶和華所栽的，叫他得榮耀。to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

打發提摩太堅固你們

¹我們既不能再忍，就願意獨自等在雅典，So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.

²打發我們的兄弟在基督福音上作　神執事的（作神執事的：有古卷是與神同工的）提摩太前去，堅固你們，並在你們所信的道上勸慰你們，We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

³免得有人被諸般患難搖動。因為你們自己知道，我們受患難原是命定的。so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.

⁴我們在你們那裡的時候，預先告訴你們，我們必受患難，以後果然應驗了，你們也知道。Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.

⁵為此，我既不能再忍，就打發人去，要曉得你們的信心如何，恐怕那誘惑人的到底誘惑了你們，叫我們的勞苦歸於徒然。For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.

提摩太帶回好消息

⁶但提摩太剛才從你們那裡回來，將你們信心和愛心的好消息報給我們，又說你們常常記念我們，切切地想見我們，如同我們想見你們一樣。But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.

⁷所以，弟兄們，我們在一切困苦患難之中，因著你們的信心就得了安慰。For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.

⁸你們若靠主站立得穩，我們就活了。For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.

感謝與禱告

⁹我們在　神面前，因著你們甚是喜樂；為這一切喜樂，可用何等的感謝為你們報答　神呢？How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?

¹⁰我們晝夜切切地祈求，要見你們的面，補滿你們信心的不足。Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith.

願主使你們愛心增長

¹¹願　神─我們的父和我們的主耶穌一直引領我們到你們那裡去。Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

¹²又願主叫你們彼此相愛的心，並愛眾人的心都能增長，充足，如同我們愛你們一樣，And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,

¹³好使你們當我們主耶穌同他眾聖徒來的時候，在我們父　神面前，心裡堅固，成為聖潔，無可責備。so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.