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審判之處有奸惡

¹⁶我又見日光之下，在審判之處有奸惡，在公義之處也有奸惡。Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

¹⁷我心裡說，　神必審判義人和惡人；因為在那裡，各樣事務，一切工作，都有定時。I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

人不能強於獸

¹⁸我心裡說，這乃為世人的緣故，是　神要試驗他們，使他們覺得自己不過像獸一樣。I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

¹⁹因為世人遭遇的，獸也遭遇，所遭遇的都是一樣：這個怎樣死，那個也怎樣死，氣息都是一樣。人不能強於獸，都是虛空。For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.

²⁰都歸一處，都是出於塵土，也都歸於塵土。All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.

²¹誰知道人的靈是往上升，獸的魂是下入地呢？Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?

²²故此，我見人莫強如在他經營的事上喜樂，因為這是他的分。他身後的事誰能使他回來得見呢？I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?

受欺壓的無人安慰

¹我又轉念，見日光之下所行的一切欺壓。看哪，受欺壓的流淚，且無人安慰；欺壓他們的有勢力，也無人安慰他們。Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.

²因此，我讚歎那早已死的死人，勝過那還活著的活人。So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.

³並且我以為那未曾生的，就是未見過日光之下惡事的，比這兩等人更強。But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

為嫉妒而勞碌

⁴我又見人為一切的勞碌和各樣靈巧的工作就被鄰舍嫉妒。這也是虛空，也是捕風。I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

⁵愚昧人抱著手，吃自己的肉。The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

⁶滿了一把，得享安靜，強如滿了兩把，勞碌捕風。Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.

孤單的勞碌

⁷我又轉念，見日光之下有一件虛空的事：Again, I saw futility under the sun.

⁸有人孤單無二，無子無兄，竟勞碌不息，眼目也不以錢財為足。他說：「我勞勞碌碌，刻苦自己，不享福樂，到底是為誰呢？」這也是虛空，是極重的勞苦。There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.

兩個人總比一個人好

⁹兩個人總比一個人好，因為二人勞碌同得美好的果效。Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.

¹⁰若是跌倒，這人可以扶起他的同伴；若是孤身跌倒，沒有別人扶起他來，這人就有禍了。For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up!

¹¹再者，二人同睡就都暖和，一人獨睡怎能暖和呢？Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?

¹²有人攻勝孤身一人，若有二人便能敵擋他；三股合成的繩子不容易折斷。And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

貧窮而有智慧的少年人

¹³貧窮而有智慧的少年人勝過年老不肯納諫的愚昧王。Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

¹⁴這人是從監牢中出來作王，在他國中，生來原是貧窮的。For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.

¹⁵我見日光之下一切行動的活人都隨從那第二位，就是起來代替老王的少年人。I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.

¹⁶他所治理的眾人就是他的百姓，多得無數；在他後來的人尚且不喜悅他。這真是虛空，也是捕風。There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

到神的殿要謹慎

¹你到　神的殿要謹慎腳步；因為近前聽，勝過愚昧人獻祭（或譯：勝過獻愚昧人的祭），他們本不知道所做的是惡。Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

²你在　神面前不可冒失開口，也不可心急發言；因為　神在天上，你在地下，所以你的言語要寡少。Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

³事務多，就令人做夢；言語多，就顯出愚昧。As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.

許願應當償還

⁴你向　神許願，償還不可遲延，因他不喜悅愚昧人，所以你許的願應當償還。When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

⁵你許願不還，不如不許。It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.

⁶不可任你的口使肉體犯罪，也不可在祭司（原文是使者）面前說是錯許了。為何使　神因你的聲音發怒，敗壞你手所做的呢？Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?

⁷多夢和多言，其中多有虛幻，你只要敬畏　神。For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.

磯法在安提阿退縮

¹¹後來，磯法到了安提阿；因他有可責之處，我就當面抵擋他。When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.

¹²從雅各那裡來的人未到以先，他和外邦人一同吃飯，及至他們來到，他因怕奉割禮的人，就退去與外邦人隔開了。For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.

¹³其餘的猶太人也都隨著他裝假，甚至連巴拿巴也隨夥裝假。The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.

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保羅當眾的質問

¹⁴但我一看見他們行的不正，與福音的真理不合，就在眾人面前對磯法說：「你既是猶太人，若隨外邦人行事，不隨猶太人行事，怎麼還勉強外邦人隨猶太人呢？」When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

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因信稱義，不因行律法

¹⁵我們這生來的猶太人，不是外邦的罪人；We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”

¹⁶既知道人稱義不是因行律法，乃是因信耶穌基督，連我們也信了基督耶穌，使我們因信基督稱義，不因行律法稱義；因為凡有血氣的，沒有一人因行律法稱義。know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

難道基督叫人犯罪嗎

¹⁷我們若求在基督裡稱義，卻仍舊是罪人，難道基督是叫人犯罪的嗎？斷乎不是！But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!

¹⁸我素來所拆毀的，若重新建造，這就證明自己是犯罪的人。If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.

與基督同釘十字架

¹⁹我因律法，就向律法死了，叫我可以向　神活著。For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.

²⁰我已經與基督同釘十字架，現在活著的不再是我，乃是基督在我裡面活著；並且我如今在肉身活著，是因信　神的兒子而活；他是愛我，為我捨己。I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

²¹我不廢掉　神的恩；義若是藉著律法得的，基督就是徒然死了。I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

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