今日讀經

拆毀拜偶像的一切地方

¹「你們存活於世的日子，在耶和華─你們列祖的　神所賜你們為業的地上，要謹守遵行的律例典章乃是這些：These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to follow all the days you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess.

²你們要將所趕出的國民事奉神的各地方，無論是在高山，在小山，在各青翠樹下，都毀壞了；Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.

³也要拆毀他們的祭壇，打碎他們的柱像，用火焚燒他們的木偶，砍下他們雕刻的神像，並將其名從那地方除滅。Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.

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⁴你們不可照他們那樣事奉耶和華─你們的　神。You shall not worship the LORD your God in this way.

在神所選擇的地方敬拜

⁵但耶和華─你們的　神從你們各支派中選擇何處為立他名的居所，你們就當往那裡去求問，Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.

⁶將你們的燔祭、平安祭、十分取一之物，和手中的舉祭，並還願祭、甘心祭，以及牛群羊群中頭生的，都奉到那裡。To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

⁷在那裡，耶和華─你們　神的面前，你們和你們的家屬都可以吃，並且因你手所辦的一切事蒙耶和華─你的　神賜福，就都歡樂。There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

將來不可各行其是

⁸我們今日在這裡所行的是各人行自己眼中看為正的事，你們將來不可這樣行；You are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes.

⁹因為你們還沒有到耶和華─你　神所賜你的安息地，所給你的產業。For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.

¹⁰但你們過了約旦河，得以住在耶和華─你們　神使你們承受為業之地，又使你們太平，不被四圍的一切仇敵擾亂，安然居住。When you cross the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you dwell securely,

¹¹那時要將我所吩咐你們的燔祭、平安祭、十分取一之物，和手中的舉祭，並向耶和華許願獻的一切美祭，都奉到耶和華─你們　神所選擇要立為他名的居所。then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.

¹²你們和兒女、僕婢，並住在你們城裡無分無業的利未人，都要在耶和華─你們的　神面前歡樂。And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

¹³你要謹慎，不可在你所看中的各處獻燔祭。Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;

¹⁴惟獨耶和華從你那一支派中所選擇的地方，你就要在那裡獻燔祭，行我一切所吩咐你的。you must offer them only in the place the LORD will choose in one of your tribal territories, and there you shall do all that I command you.

在各城可以宰牲吃肉

¹⁵「然而，在你各城裡都可以照耶和華─你　神所賜你的福分，隨心所欲宰牲吃肉；無論潔淨人不潔淨人都可以吃，就如吃羚羊與鹿一般。But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer,

¹⁶只是不可吃血，要倒在地上，如同倒水一樣。but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

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¹⁷你的五穀、新酒，和油的十分之一，或是牛群羊群中頭生的，或是你許願獻的，甘心獻的，或是手中的舉祭，都不可在你城裡吃。Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts.

¹⁸但要在耶和華─你的　神面前吃，在耶和華─你　神所要選擇的地方，你和兒女、僕婢，並住在你城裡的利未人，都可以吃；也要因你手所辦的，在耶和華─你　神面前歡樂。Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,

¹⁹你要謹慎，在你所住的地方永不可丟棄利未人。and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.

只是不可吃血

²⁰「耶和華─你的　神照他所應許擴張你境界的時候，你心裡想要吃肉，說：『我要吃肉』，就可以隨心所欲地吃肉。When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.

²¹耶和華─你　神所選擇要立他名的地方若離你太遠，就可以照我所吩咐的，將耶和華賜給你的牛羊取些宰了，可以隨心所欲在你城裡吃。If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want.

²²你吃那肉，要像吃羚羊與鹿一般；無論潔淨人不潔淨人都可以吃。Indeed, you may eat it as you would eat a gazelle or deer; both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it.

²³只是你要心意堅定，不可吃血，因為血是生命；不可將血（原文是生命）與肉同吃。Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

²⁴不可吃血，要倒在地上，如同倒水一樣。You must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

²⁵不可吃血。這樣，你行耶和華眼中看為正的事，你和你的子孫就可以得福。Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.

²⁶只是你分別為聖的物和你的還願祭要奉到耶和華所選擇的地方去。But you are to take your holy things and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD will choose.

²⁷你的燔祭，連肉帶血，都要獻在耶和華─你　神的壇上。平安祭的血要倒在耶和華─你　神的壇上；平安祭的肉，你自己可以吃。Present the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out beside the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.

²⁸你要謹守聽從我所吩咐的一切話，行耶和華─你　神眼中看為善，看為正的事。這樣，你和你的子孫就可以永遠享福。」Be careful to obey all these things I command you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the LORD your God.

不可效法迦南人拜他們的神

²⁹「耶和華─你　神將你要去趕出的國民從你面前剪除，你得了他們的地居住，When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations you are entering to dispossess, and you drive them out and live in their land,

³⁰那時就要謹慎，不可在他們除滅之後隨從他們的惡俗，陷入網羅，也不可訪問他們的神說：『這些國民怎樣事奉他們的神，我也要照樣行。』be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”

³¹你不可向耶和華─你的　神這樣行，因為他們向他們的神行了耶和華所憎嫌所恨惡的一切事，甚至將自己的兒女用火焚燒，獻與他們的神。You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

³²凡我所吩咐的，你們都要謹守遵行，不可加添，也不可刪減。See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.

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不可聽從引人拜別神的先知

¹「你們中間若有先知或是做夢的起來，向你顯個神蹟奇事，If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,

²對你說：『我們去隨從你素來所不認識的別神，事奉它吧。』他所顯的神蹟奇事雖有應驗，and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,”

³你也不可聽那先知或是那做夢之人的話；因為這是耶和華─你們的　神試驗你們，要知道你們是盡心盡性愛耶和華─你們的　神不是。you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

⁴你們要順從耶和華─你們的　神，敬畏他，謹守他的誡命，聽從他的話，事奉他，專靠他。You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold fast to Him.

⁵那先知或是那做夢的既用言語叛逆那領你們出埃及地、救贖你脫離為奴之家的耶和華─你們的　神，要勾引你離開耶和華─你　神所吩咐你行的道，你便要將他治死。這樣，就把那惡從你們中間除掉。Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. So you must purge the evil from among you.

至親引誘也不可依從

⁶「你的同胞弟兄，或是你的兒女，或是你懷中的妻，或是如同你性命的朋友，若暗中引誘你，說：『我們不如去事奉你和你列祖素來所不認識的別神─If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,

⁷是你四圍列國的神。』無論是離你近，離你遠，從地這邊到地那邊的神，the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other),

⁸你不可依從他，也不可聽從他，眼不可顧惜他。你不可憐恤他，也不可遮庇他，you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.

⁹總要殺他；你先下手，然後眾民也下手，將他治死。Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

¹⁰要用石頭打死他，因為他想要勾引你離開那領你出埃及地為奴之家的耶和華─你的　神。Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

¹¹以色列眾人都要聽見害怕，就不敢在你們中間再行這樣的惡了。Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.

被引誘拜偶像的城

^12–13「在耶和華─你　神所賜你居住的各城中，你若聽人說，有些匪類從你們中間的一座城出來勾引本城的居民，說：『我們不如去事奉你們素來所不認識的別神』；If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),

¹⁴你就要探聽，查究，細細地訪問，果然是真，準有這可憎惡的事行在你們中間，then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,

¹⁵你必要用刀殺那城裡的居民，把城裡所有的，連牲畜，都用刀殺盡。you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword. Devote to destruction all its people and livestock.

¹⁶你從那城裡所奪的財物都要堆積在街市上，用火將城和其內所奪的財物都在耶和華─你　神面前燒盡；那城就永為荒堆，不可再建造。And you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square, and completely burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. The city must remain a mound of ruins forever, never to be rebuilt.

^17–18那當毀滅的物連一點都不可粘你的手。你要聽從耶和華─你　神的話，遵守我今日所吩咐你的一切誡命，行耶和華─你　神眼中看為正的事，耶和華就必轉意，不發烈怒，恩待你，憐恤你，照他向你列祖所起的誓使你人數增多。」Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers, because you obey the LORD your God, keeping all His commandments I am giving you today and doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.

凱撒下令報名上冊

¹當那些日子，凱撒奧古斯都有旨意下來，叫天下人民都報名上冊。Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.

²這是居里扭作敘利亞巡撫的時候，頭一次行報名上冊的事。This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

³眾人各歸各城，報名上冊。And everyone went to his own town to register.

約瑟和馬利亞上伯利恆

⁴約瑟也從加利利的拿撒勒城上猶太去，到了大衛的城，名叫伯利恆，因他本是大衛一族一家的人，So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.

⁵要和他所聘之妻馬利亞一同報名上冊。那時馬利亞的身孕已經重了。He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child.

耶穌降生，放在馬槽裡

⁶他們在那裡的時候，馬利亞的產期到了，While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.

⁷就生了頭胎的兒子，用布包起來，放在馬槽裡，因為客店裡沒有地方。And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

天使向牧羊人報喜信

⁸在伯利恆之野地裡有牧羊的人，夜間按著更次看守羊群。And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.

⁹有主的使者站在他們旁邊，主的榮光四面照著他們；牧羊的人就甚懼怕。Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

¹⁰那天使對他們說：「不要懼怕！我報給你們大喜的信息，是關乎萬民的；But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

¹¹因今天在大衛的城裡，為你們生了救主，就是主基督。Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!

¹²你們要看見一個嬰孩，包著布，臥在馬槽裡，那就是記號了。」And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

天兵讚美神

¹³忽然，有一大隊天兵同那天使讚美　神說：And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:

¹⁴在至高之處榮耀歸與　神！在地上平安歸與他所喜悅的人（有古卷：喜悅歸與人）！“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”

牧羊人找到嬰孩

¹⁵眾天使離開他們，升天去了。牧羊的人彼此說：「我們往伯利恆去，看看所成的事，就是主所指示我們的。」When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

¹⁶他們急忙去了，就尋見馬利亞和約瑟，又有那嬰孩臥在馬槽裡；So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.

¹⁷既然看見，就把天使論這孩子的話傳開了。After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.

¹⁸凡聽見的，就詫異牧羊之人對他們所說的話。And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.

¹⁹馬利亞卻把這一切的事存在心裡，反覆思想。But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

²⁰牧羊的人回去了，因所聽見所看見的一切事，正如天使向他們所說的，就歸榮耀與　神，讚美他。The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.