旧约出埃及记 36:8–38:8
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比撒列和工匠们照着神在山上指示的样式,一件一件做出来:帐幕的幔子、罩棚、竖板和闩,隔开至圣所的幔子和门帘;接着是法柜和施恩座、陈设饼的桌子、金灯台、香坛、圣膏油和香,以及燔祭坛和铜洗濯盆。
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留意 :铜洗濯盆是用“会幕门前伺候的妇人”的镜子做的。她们把照自己的镜子献出来,做成祭司洁净自己用的盆。
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出埃及记 第 36 章
帐幕的幔子和罩棚
8他们中间,凡心里有智慧做工的,用十幅幔子做帐幕。这幔子是比撒列用捻的和蓝色、紫色、朱红色线制造的,并用的手工绣上基路伯。All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.
9每幅幔子长二十八肘,宽四肘,都是一样的尺寸。Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the curtains were the same size.
10他使这五幅幔子幅幅相连,又使那五幅幔子幅幅相连;And he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well.
11在这相连的幔子末幅边上做蓝色的,在那相连的幔子末幅边上也照样做;He made loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and also on the end curtain in the second set.
12在这相连的幔子上做五十个钮扣,在那相连的幔子上也做五十个钮扣,都是两两相对;He made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops lined up opposite one another.
13又做五十个金钩,使幔子相连。这才成了一个帐幕。He also made fifty gold clasps to join the curtains together, so that the tabernacle was a unit.
14他用山羊毛织十一幅幔子,作为帐幕以上的罩棚。He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
15每幅幔子长三十肘,宽四肘;十一幅幔子都是一样的尺寸。Each of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
16他把五幅幔子连成一幅,又把六幅幔子连成一幅;He joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another.
17在这相连的幔子末幅边上做五十个钮扣,在那相连的幔子末幅边上也做五十个钮扣;He made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.
18又做五十个铜钩,使罩棚连成一个;He also made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together as a unit.
19并用染红的公羊皮做罩棚的盖,再用海狗皮做一层罩棚上的顶盖。Additionally, he made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
帐幕的竖板和闩
20他用皂荚木做帐幕的竖板。Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
21每块长十肘,宽一肘半;Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
22每块有两榫相对。帐幕一切的板都是这样做。Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
23帐幕的南面做板二十块。He constructed twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,
24在这二十块板底下又做四十个:两卯接这块板上的两榫,两卯接那块板上的两榫。with forty silver bases to put under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.
25帐幕的第二面,就是北面,也做板二十块For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frames
26和带卯的银座四十个:这板底下有两卯,那板底下也有两卯。and forty silver bases—two bases under each frame.
27帐幕的后面,就是西面,做板六块。He made six frames for the rear of the tabernacle, the west side,
28帐幕后面的拐角做板两块。and two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle,
29板的下半截是双的,上半截是整的,直到第一个环子;在帐幕的两个拐角上都是这样做。coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. He made both corners in this way.
30有八块板和十六个带卯的银座,每块板底下有两卯。So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
31他用皂荚木做:为帐幕这面的板做五闩,He also made five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
32为帐幕那面的板做五闩,又为帐幕后面的板做五闩,five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.
33使板腰间的中闩从这一头通到那一头。He made the central crossbar to run through the center of the frames, from one end to the other.
34用金子将板包裹,又做板上的金环套闩;闩也用金子包裹。And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.
幔子和门帘
35他用蓝色、紫色、朱红色线,和捻的细麻织幔子,以巧匠的手工绣上基路伯。Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
36为幔子做四根皂荚木柱子,用金包裹,柱子上有金钩,又为柱子铸了四个带卯的银座。He also made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold, along with gold hooks; and he cast four silver bases for the posts.
37拿蓝色、紫色、朱红色线,和捻的细麻,用绣花的手工织帐幕的门帘;For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,
38又为帘子做五根柱子和柱子上的钩子,用金子把柱顶和柱子上的杆子包裹。柱子有五个带卯的座,是铜的。together with five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze.
出埃及记 第 37 章
法柜和施恩座
1比撒列用皂荚木做柜,长二肘半,宽一肘半,高一肘半。Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
2里外包上精金,四围镶上金牙边,He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
3又铸四个金环,安在柜的四脚上:这边两环,那边两环。And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
4用皂荚木做两根杠,用金包裹。Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5把杠穿在柜旁的环内,以便抬柜。He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
6用精金做施恩座,长二肘半,宽一肘半。He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7用金子锤出两个基路伯来,安在施恩座的两头,He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
8这头做一个基路伯,那头做一个基路伯,二基路伯接连一块,在施恩座的两头。one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
9二基路伯高张翅膀,遮掩施恩座;基路伯是脸对脸,朝着施恩座。And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
陈设饼的桌子
10他用皂荚木做一张桌子,长二肘,宽一肘,高一肘半,He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
11又包上精金,四围镶上金牙边。He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
12桌子的四围各做一掌宽的横梁,横梁上镶着金牙边,And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
13又铸了四个金环,安在桌子四脚的四角上。He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.
14安环子的地方是挨近横梁,可以穿杠抬桌子。The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
15他用皂荚木做两根杠,用金包裹,以便抬桌子;He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.
16又用精金做桌子上的器皿,就是盘子、调羹,并的瓶和爵。He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.
金灯台
17他用精金做一个;这灯台的座和干,与,都是接连一块的。Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
18灯台两旁六个枝子:这旁三个,那旁三个。Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.
19这旁每枝上有三个杯,形状像杏花,有球有花;那旁每枝上也有三个杯,形状像杏花,有球有花。从灯台杈出来的六个枝子都是如此。There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.
20灯台上有四个杯,形状像杏花,有球有花。And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
21灯台每两个枝子以下有球,与枝子接连一块;灯台杈出的六个枝子都是如此。A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.
22球和枝子是接连一块,都是一块精金锤出来的。The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
23用精金做灯台的七个灯盏,并灯台的蜡剪和蜡花盘。He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
24他用精金一他连得做灯台和灯台的一切器具。He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.
香坛
25他用皂荚木做,是四方的,长一肘,宽一肘,高二肘,坛的四角与坛接连一块;He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
26又用精金把坛的上面与坛的四面并坛的四角包裹,又在坛的四围镶上金牙边。And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
27做两个金环,安在牙子边以下,在坛的两旁、两根横撑上,作为穿杠的用处,以便抬坛。He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
28用皂荚木做杠,用金包裹。And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
圣膏油和净香
29又按做香之法做和馨香料的净香。He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
出埃及记 第 38 章
燔祭坛
1他用皂荚木做,是四方的,长五肘,宽五肘,高三肘,Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
2在坛的四拐角上做四个角,与坛接连一块,用铜把坛包裹。He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze.
3他做坛上的盆、铲子、盘子、肉锸子、火鼎;这一切器具都是用铜做的。He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.
4又为坛做一个铜网,安在坛四面的围腰板以下,从下达到坛的半腰。He made a grate of bronze mesh for the altar under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom.
5为铜网的四角铸四个环子,作为穿杠的用处。At the four corners of the bronze grate he cast four rings as holders for the poles.
6用皂荚木做杠,用铜包裹,And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
7把杠穿在坛两旁的环子内,用以抬坛,并用板做坛;。Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow.
铜洗濯盆
8他用铜做洗濯盆和盆座,是用会幕门前的妇人之做的。Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
摘要
以色列百姓甘心奉献的材料富富有余,摩西甚至需要下令停止奉献。比撒列和蒙神赐智慧的工匠们,按照耶和华的吩咐,精心制作帐幕的幔子、竖板、约柜、施恩座、陈设饼桌子、金灯台、香坛、燔祭坛和洗濯盆等圣所器具。所有材料(金、银、铜)都经过仔细清点记录,每一项工程都严格遵照神的设计完成。
反思问题
- 百姓的奉献“富富有余”到需要被拦阻,这种甘心乐意的慷慨精神如何挑战你目前对奉献(时间、金钱、才能)的态度?
- 比撒列等工匠的智慧和技能被描述为“蒙耶和华赐的”,你是否认识到自己的专业能力也是神所赐的恩赐?你如何用这些恩赐来服事神和他人?
- 帐幕的每一个细节都严格按照神的吩咐来制作,这种对神话语的顺服和对细节的忠心,对你在日常生活中遵行神旨意有什么启发?
新约马太福音 25:31–46
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昨天():耶稣讲十个童女和按才干交托银子的比喻:聪明的童女预备了油,跟新郎进去坐席;忠心的仆人用主人的银子赚了钱,主人称赞“你这又良善又忠心的仆人”,把银子埋起来的仆人却被称为又恶又懒。
今天你会读到
人子在荣耀里降临,坐在宝座上审判万民,像牧羊的分别绵羊和山羊。右边的人曾给饥渴的人吃喝、接待客旅、给赤身的穿、看顾病人和坐监的,王说这就是做在祂身上;左边的人没有这样做,也就是没有做在祂身上。
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留意 –39:右边的义人自己都不记得做过这些事。他们帮助最小的弟兄,并不是为了被看见,而是爱自然流露出来的行动。
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这是橄榄山讲论的结尾,也是马太福音所记耶稣受难前最后一段长篇教导。
马太福音 第 25 章
人子坐在荣耀的宝座上
31“当人子在他荣耀里、同着众天使降临的时候,要坐在他荣耀的宝座上。When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
32万民都要聚集在他面前。他要把他们分别出来,好像牧羊的分别一般,All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33把绵羊安置在右边,山羊在左边。He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.
右边的人承受国度
34于是王要向那右边的说:‘你们这蒙我父赐福的,可来承受那为你们所预备的国;Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35因为我饿了,你们给我吃,渴了,你们给我喝;我作,你们留我住;For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
36我,你们给我穿;我病了,你们我;我,你们来看我。’I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
义人的回答
37义人就回答说:‘主啊,我们什么时候见你饿了,给你吃,渴了,给你喝?Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?
38什么时候见你作客旅,留你住,或是赤身露体,给你穿?When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
39又什么时候见你病了,或是在监里,来看你呢?’When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’
40王要回答说:‘我实在告诉你们,这些事你们既做在我这弟兄中一个身上,就是做在我身上了。’And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
左边的人被咒诅
41王又要向那左边的说:‘你们这被咒诅的人,离开我!进入那为和他的使者所预备的永火里去!Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
42因为我饿了,你们不给我吃,渴了,你们不给我喝;For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,
43我作客旅,你们不留我住;我赤身露体,你们不给我穿;我病了,我在监里,你们不来看顾我。’I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’
他们也这样回答
44他们也要回答说:‘主啊,我们什么时候见你饿了,或渴了,或作客旅,或赤身露体,或病了,或在监里,不你呢?’And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
45王要回答说:‘我实在告诉你们,这些事你们既不做在我这弟兄中一个最小的身上,就是不做在我身上了。’Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
永刑与永生
46这些人要往里去;那些义人要往永生里去。”And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
摘要
耶稣描述末日审判的景象:人子在荣耀中降临,将万民分为绵羊与山羊。被称为义的人因为给饥饿的人吃、给口渴的人喝、接待客旅、给赤身的人穿、看顾病人、探望囚犯而蒙福进入神的国。耶稣宣告,这些善行做在弟兄中最小的一个身上,就是做在祂身上;反之,忽略最小之人的需要,就是忽略了主自己,结局是永刑。
反思问题
- 耶稣将服事“最小的弟兄”等同于服事祂自己,这如何改变你看待身边弱势、被忽略之人的眼光?
- 在你的日常生活中,有哪些具体的机会可以实践“给饥饿的人吃、看顾病人、探望受苦之人”这些行动?
- 这段经文显示审判的标准不是宗教知识或口头宣告,而是实际的爱心行动。这对你理解信仰与行为的关系有什么提醒?