舊約歷代志上 2:3–4:23
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昨天():歷代志從亞當開始列家譜:挪亞三個兒子的後代、從閃到亞伯拉罕,再到以實瑪利、以掃和以東諸王,最後列出以色列(雅各)的十二個兒子。
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篇幅最長的猶大支派家譜:從猶大和她瑪所生的法勒斯,經波阿斯、耶西到大衛;接著列出大衛在希伯崙和耶路撒冷所生的兒子,以及所羅門以後歷代的王,一直到被擄後的所羅巴伯和他的子孫;最後是猶大其他的宗族,包括向神禱告的雅比斯。
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留意 的雅比斯:在一長串名字中,作者忽然停下來,記下一個人向神求福的禱告,並說神應允了他所求的。
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猶大排在最前面、寫得最長,因為大衛的王室出自猶大; 的大衛後裔一直寫到被擄歸回以後好幾代。
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歷代志上 第 2 章
猶大的兒子
3猶大的兒子是珥、俄南、示拉,這三人是迦南人書亞女兒所生的。猶大的長子珥在耶和華眼中看為惡,耶和華就使他死了。The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death.
4猶大的兒婦給猶大生法勒斯和謝拉。猶大共有五個兒子。Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
5法勒斯的兒子是希斯崙、哈母勒。The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6謝拉的兒子是心利、以探、希幔、甲各、大拉(就是達大),共五人。The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.
7迦米的兒子是,這亞干在上犯了罪,了以色列人。The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.
8以探的兒子是亞撒利雅。The son of Ethan: Azariah.
希斯崙的後代:從蘭到大衛
9希斯崙所生的兒子是耶拉篾、蘭、基路拜。The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
10蘭生亞米拿達;亞米拿達生拿順。拿順作猶大人的首領。Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
11拿順生撒門;撒門生;Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
12波阿斯生俄備得;俄備得生耶西;Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
13耶西生長子以利押,次子亞比拿達,三子示米亞(示米亞就是沙瑪,見撒母耳上十六章九節),Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
14四子拿坦業,五子拉代,Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,
15六子阿鮮,七子。Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
16他們的姊妹是洗魯雅和亞比該。洗魯雅的兒子是亞比篩、約押、亞撒黑,共三人。Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
17亞比該生亞瑪撒;亞瑪撒的父親是以實瑪利人益帖。Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
迦勒的後代
18希斯崙的兒子迦勒娶阿蘇巴和耶略為妻,阿蘇巴的兒子是耶設、朔罷、押墩。Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19阿蘇巴死了,迦勒又娶以法他,生了戶珥。When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
20戶珥生烏利;烏利生比撒列。Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
希斯崙的其他後代
21希斯崙正六十歲娶了基列父親瑪吉的女兒,與她同房;瑪吉的女兒生了西割;Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
22西割生睚珥。睚珥在基列地有二十三個城邑。Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23後來基述人和亞蘭人奪了睚珥的城邑,並基納和其鄉村,共六十個。這都是基列父親瑪吉之子的。But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.
24希斯崙在迦勒‧以法他死後,他的妻亞比雅給他生了亞施戶;亞施戶是提哥亞的父親。After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
耶拉篾的後代
25希斯崙的長子耶拉篾生長子蘭,又生布拿、阿連、阿鮮、亞希雅。The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
26耶拉篾又娶一妻名叫亞她拉,是阿南的母親。Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.
27耶拉篾長子蘭的兒子是瑪斯、雅憫、以結。The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28阿南的兒子是沙買、雅大。沙買的兒子是拿答、亞比述。The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
29亞比述的妻名叫亞比孩,亞比孩給他生了亞辦和摩利。Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.
30拿答的兒子是西列、亞遍;西列死了沒有兒子。The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
31亞遍的兒子是以示;以示的兒子是示珊;示珊的兒子是亞來。The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
32沙買兄弟雅大的兒子是益帖、約拿單;益帖死了沒有兒子。The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
33約拿單的兒子是比勒、撒薩。這都是耶拉篾的子孫。The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
34示珊沒有兒子,只有女兒。示珊有一個僕人名叫耶哈,是埃及人。Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
35示珊將女兒給了僕人耶哈為妻,給他生了亞太。Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.
36亞太生拿單;拿單生撒拔;Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,
37撒拔生以弗拉;以弗拉生俄備得;Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,
38俄備得生耶戶;耶戶生亞撒利雅;Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah,
39亞撒利雅生希利斯;希利斯生以利亞薩;Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Elasah,
40以利亞薩生西斯買;西斯買生沙龍;Elasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,
41沙龍生耶加米雅;耶加米雅生以利沙瑪。Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
迦勒的其他後代
42耶拉篾兄弟迦勒的長子米沙,是西弗之祖瑪利沙的兒子,是希伯崙之祖。The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
43希伯崙的兒子是可拉、他普亞、利肯、示瑪。The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44示瑪生拉含,是約干之祖。利肯生沙買。Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.
45沙買的兒子是瑪雲;瑪雲是伯‧夙之祖。The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
46迦勒的妾以法生哈蘭、摩撒、迦謝;哈蘭生迦卸。Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
47〈雅代的兒子是利健、約坦、基珊、毘力、以法、沙亞弗。〉The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48迦勒的妾瑪迦生示別、特哈拿,Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
49又生麥瑪拿之祖沙亞弗、抹比拿和基比亞之祖示法。迦勒的女兒是押撒。She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
50迦勒的子孫就是以法他的長子、戶珥的兒子,記在下面:基列‧耶琳之祖朔巴,These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
51伯利恆之祖薩瑪,伯迦得之祖哈勒。Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
52基列‧耶琳之祖朔巴的子孫是哈羅以和一半米努‧哈人(米努‧哈人就是瑪拿哈人)。These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
53基列‧耶琳的諸族是以帖人、布特人、舒瑪人、密來人,又從這些族中生出瑣拉人和以實陶人來。and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
54薩瑪的子孫是伯利恆人、尼陀法人、亞他綠‧伯‧約押人、一半瑪拿哈人、瑣利人,The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
55和住雅比斯眾文士家的特拉人、示米押人、蘇甲人。這都是基尼人利甲家之祖哈末所生的。and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
歷代志上 第 3 章
大衛在希伯崙所生的兒子
1大衛在所生的兒子記在下面:長子暗嫩是耶斯列人亞希暖生的。次子但以利是迦密人亞比該生的。These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;
2三子押沙龍是基述王達買的女兒瑪迦生的。四子亞多尼雅是哈及生的。the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;
3五子示法提雅是亞比她生的。六子以特念是大衛的妻以格拉生的。the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah.
4這六人都是大衛在希伯崙生的。大衛在希伯崙作王七年零六個月,在耶路撒冷作王三十三年。These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
大衛在耶路撒冷所生的兒子
5大衛在耶路撒冷所生的兒子是示米亞、朔罷、拿單、所羅門。這四人是亞米利的女兒拔‧書亞生的。and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.
6還有益轄、以利沙瑪、以利法列、David’s other sons were Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,
7挪迦、尼斐、雅非亞、Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
8以利沙瑪、以利雅大、以利法列,共九人。Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine in all.
9這都是大衛的兒子,還有他們的妹子她瑪,的兒子不在其內。These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.
從所羅門到約西亞的列王
10所羅門的兒子是羅波安;羅波安的兒子是亞比雅;亞比雅的兒子是亞撒;亞撒的兒子是約沙法;Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
11約沙法的兒子是約蘭;約蘭的兒子是亞哈謝;亞哈謝的兒子是約阿施;Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
12約阿施的兒子是亞瑪謝;亞瑪謝的兒子是亞撒利雅;亞撒利雅的兒子是約坦;Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
13約坦的兒子是亞哈斯;亞哈斯的兒子是希西家;希西家的兒子是瑪拿西;Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
14瑪拿西的兒子是亞們;亞們的兒子是約西亞;Amon his son, and Josiah his son.
15約西亞的長子是約哈難,次子是約雅敬,三子是西底家,四子是沙龍。The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
16約雅敬的兒子是耶哥尼雅和西底家。The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.
被擄以後的王室後裔
17耶哥尼雅被擄。他的兒子是撒拉鐵、The descendants of Jeconiah the captive: Shealtiel his son,
18瑪基蘭、毘大雅、示拿薩、耶加米、何沙瑪、尼大比雅。Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
19毘大雅的兒子是、示每。所羅巴伯的兒子是米書蘭、哈拿尼雅,他們的妹子名叫示羅密。The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith,
20米書蘭的兒子是哈舒巴、阿黑、比利家、哈撒底、于沙‧希悉,共五人。and five others: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.
21哈拿尼雅的兒子是毘拉提、耶篩亞。還有利法雅的眾子,亞珥難的眾子,俄巴底亞的眾子,示迦尼的眾子。The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.
22示迦尼的兒子是示瑪雅;示瑪雅的兒子是哈突、以甲、巴利亞、尼利雅、沙法,共六人。The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.
23尼利雅的兒子是以利約乃、希西家、亞斯利干,共三人。The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.
24以利約乃的兒子是何大雅、以利亞實、毘萊雅、阿谷、約哈難、第萊雅、阿拿尼,共七人。The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.
歷代志上 第 4 章
猶大的其他宗族
1猶大的兒子是法勒斯、希斯崙、迦米、戶珥、朔巴。The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2朔巴的兒子利亞雅生雅哈;雅哈生亞戶買和拉哈。這是瑣拉人的諸族。Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
3以坦之祖的兒子是耶斯列、伊施瑪、伊得巴;他們的妹子名叫哈悉勒玻尼。These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
4基多之祖是毘努伊勒。戶沙之祖是以謝珥。這都是伯利恆之祖以法他的長子戶珥所生的。Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
5提哥亞之祖亞施戶有兩個妻子:一名希拉,一名拿拉。Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6拿拉給亞施戶生亞戶撒、希弗、提米尼、哈轄斯他利。這都是拿拉的兒子。Naarah bore to him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.
7希拉的兒子是洗列、瑣轄、伊提南。The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
8哥斯生亞諾、瑣比巴,並哈崙兒子亞哈黑的諸族。and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Zobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.
雅比斯的禱告
9比他眾弟兄更尊貴,他母親給他起名叫雅比斯,意思說:我生他甚是痛苦。Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
10雅比斯求告以色列的 神說:「甚願你賜福與我,,常與我同在,保佑我不遭患難,不受艱苦。」 神就應允他所求的。And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
其他宗族與匠人
11書哈的弟兄基綠生米黑,米黑是伊施屯之祖。Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12伊施屯生伯拉巴、巴西亞,並珥拿轄之祖提欣拿,這都是利迦人。Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, of Paseah, and of Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These were the men of Recah.
13基納斯的兒子是俄陀聶、西萊雅。俄陀聶的兒子是哈塔。The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
14憫挪太生俄弗拉;西萊雅生革‧夏納欣人之祖約押。他們都是。Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.
15耶孚尼的兒子是迦勒;迦勒的兒子是以路、以拉、拿安。以拉的兒子是基納斯。The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
16耶哈利勒的兒子是西弗、西法、提利、亞撒列。The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17–18以斯拉的兒子是益帖、米列、以弗、雅倫。米列娶法老女兒比提雅為妻,生米利暗、沙買,和以實提摩之祖益巴。米列又娶猶大女子為妻,生基多之祖雅列,梭哥之祖希伯,和撒挪亞之祖耶古鐵。The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
19荷第雅的妻是拿含的妹子,她所生的兒子是迦米人基伊拉和瑪迦人以實提摩之祖。The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20示門的兒子是暗嫩、林拿、便‧哈南、提倫。以示的兒子是梭黑與便‧梭黑。The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
21猶大的兒子是示拉;示拉的兒子是利迦之祖珥,瑪利沙之祖拉大,和屬亞實比族織的各家。The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea,
22還有約敬、哥西巴人、約阿施、薩拉,就是在摩押地掌權的,又有雅叔比利恆。這都是古時所記載的。Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi-lehem. (These names are from ancient records.)
23這些人都是,是尼他應和基低拉的居民;與王同處,為王做工。These were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.
摘要
本段記載猶大支派的詳細家譜:從猶大的兒子開始,經法勒斯、希斯崙一系追溯至大衛王(),再延伸大衛在希伯崙和耶路撒冷所生的眾子,以及所羅門之後的王室世系直到被擄歸回(第3章)。第4章繼續記錄猶大各宗族的分支與定居城邑,其中穿插雅比斯懇切禱告蒙神應允的事蹟()。這些家譜顯明神在漫長歷史中信實地保守應許之約的後裔,同時也提醒個人行為——如珥行惡被神擊殺、亞干在當滅之物上犯罪連累以色列——會帶來嚴重後果。
反思問題
- 在漫長的家譜中,神持續保守大衛的王室血脈直到被擄歸回。這對你信靠神長遠的應許有什麼提醒?
- 雅比斯在困苦中求告神、求神擴張境界並保守他(),你目前的生活中有哪些領域需要這樣懇切地向神祈求?
- 家譜中記載珥行耶和華眼中看為惡、亞干在當滅之物上犯罪的警戒。這提醒你在哪些方面需要謹慎自守,避免得罪神?
新約約翰福音 18:38下–19:16
前情提要
上回說到
昨天():耶穌在園子裡被捕,彼得拔刀又被耶穌制止;耶穌在亞那面前受審,彼得三次不認主;天亮時耶穌被解到彼拉多面前,說祂的國不屬這世界,彼拉多卻問:「真理是甚麼呢?」
今天你會讀到
彼拉多一再說查不出耶穌有甚麼罪,想按節期的慣例釋放祂,群眾卻要強盜巴拉巴;兵丁鞭打耶穌,給祂戴上荊棘冠冕、穿上紫袍戲弄;猶太人用「凱撒」逼迫彼拉多,他終於把耶穌交給他們去釘十字架。
閱讀小提示
留意彼拉多三次宣告「查不出他有甚麼罪來」(、、),最後卻還是把耶穌交出去——約翰清楚寫出:耶穌是無罪而被定罪的。
點時代可看說明
約主後 30/33 年逾越節期間;彼拉多是羅馬派駐猶太地的巡撫,約主後 26–36 年在任。
約翰福音 第 18 章
我查不出他有甚麼罪來
38彼拉多說:「真理是甚麼呢?」說了這話,又出來到猶太人那裡,對他們說:「我查不出他有甚麼罪來。“What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.
不要這人,要巴拉巴
39但你們有個,在逾越節要我給你們釋放一個人,你們要我給你們釋放猶太人的王嗎?」But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
40他們又喊著說:「不要這人,要!」這巴拉巴是個強盜。“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)
約翰福音 第 19 章
鞭打和戲弄
1當下彼拉多將耶穌鞭打了。Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.
2兵丁用荊棘編做冠冕戴在他頭上,給他穿上,The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
3又挨近他,說:「,猶太人的王啊!」他們就用手掌打他。And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
你們看這個人
4彼拉多又出來對眾人說:「我帶他出來見你們,叫你們知道我查不出他有甚麼罪來。」Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
5耶穌出來,戴著荊棘冠冕,穿著紫袍。彼拉多對他們說:「!」When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
6祭司長和差役看見他,就喊著說:「釘他十字架!釘他十字架!」彼拉多說:「你們自己把他釘十字架吧!我查不出他有甚麼罪來。」As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
7猶太人回答說:「我們有律法,按那律法,他是該死的,因他以自己為 神的兒子。」“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”
彼拉多越發害怕
8彼拉多聽見這話,越發害怕,When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,
9又進衙門,對耶穌說:「你是哪裡來的?」耶穌卻不回答。and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
10彼拉多說:「你不對我說話嗎?你豈不知我有權柄釋放你,也有權柄把你釘十字架嗎?」So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”
11耶穌回答說:「若不是賜給你的,你就毫無權柄辦我。所以,把我交給你的那人罪更重了。」Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
凱撒的忠臣
12從此,彼拉多想要釋放耶穌,無奈猶太人喊著說:「你若釋放這個人,就不是的(原文是朋友)。凡以自己為王的,就是背叛凱撒了。」From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
坐堂判決,交出去釘十字架
13彼拉多聽見這話,就帶耶穌出來,到了一個地方,名叫「」,希伯來話叫,就在那裡。When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.
14那日是預備逾越節的日子,約有。彼拉多對猶太人說:「看哪,這是你們的王!」It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
15他們喊著說:「除掉他!除掉他!釘他在十字架上!」彼拉多說:「我可以把你們的王釘十字架嗎?」祭司長回答說:「除了凱撒,我們沒有王。」At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
16於是彼拉多將耶穌交給他們去釘十字架。Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away.
摘要
彼拉多三次宣告查不出耶穌有罪,卻因群眾壓力逐步妥協:先提議按逾越節慣例釋放耶穌,群眾卻選擇強盜巴拉巴;耶穌被鞭打、戴荊棘冠冕、穿紫袍受兵丁嘲弄。當猶太人以「他以自己為神的兒子」控告耶穌時,彼拉多越發害怕,但最終在「你若釋放這人就不是凱撒忠臣」的政治威脅下屈服,將耶穌交出去釘十字架。此段深刻呈現耶穌的王權宣告、世人對真理的拒絕,以及人在權勢和群眾壓力前的軟弱。
反思問題
- 彼拉多明知耶穌無罪,卻因政治壓力而妥協。你是否曾在明知何為正確的情況下,因外在壓力而選擇退讓?
- 耶穌對彼拉多說:「若不是從上頭賜給你的,你就毫無權柄辦我。」這句話如何改變你對生活中權柄與苦難的理解?
- 祭司長說「除了凱撒,我們沒有王」,等於否認了神的主權。在你的日常抉擇中,有沒有什麼事物在不知不覺中取代了神作王的地位?