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旧约 民数记 8:1–10:10
新约 马可福音 7:31–8:26

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旧约民数记 8:1–10:10

前情提要

上回说到

昨天(第 7 章):帐幕立好以后,十二支派的首领先一同献上六辆篷子车和十二只公牛,给利未人搬运帐幕用;接着一天一个支派,连续十二天献上奉献坛的礼物,每一份都一模一样。最后摩西进会幕,听见从施恩座上二基路伯中间有声音对他说话。

今天你会读到

第 8 章:亚伦点灯台的七盏灯;利未人经过洁净,被当作摇祭献给神,代替以色列人头生的服事会幕。第 9 章:百姓在西奈守逾越节,因死尸不洁净的人可以在二月补守;云彩停住就安营,收上去就起行。 吩咐做两枝银号。

阅读小提示

留意 反复说“遵耶和华的吩咐”:云彩停住就安营,收上去就起行,无论是两天、一月或一年,百姓都跟着神的时间走。

点时代可看说明

传统认为摩西写了民数记;这几章发生在出埃及后第二年的正月到二月,百姓还在西奈的旷野(、)。

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民数记 第 8 章

亚伦点灯台的灯

1耶和华晓谕摩西说:Then the LORD said to Moses,

2“你告诉亚伦说:点灯的时候,七盏灯都要向灯台前面发光。”“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”

3亚伦便这样行。他点灯台上的灯,使灯向前发光,是照耶和华所吩咐摩西的。And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

4这灯台的做法是用金子的,连座带花都是锤出来的。摩西制造灯台,是照耶和华所指示的样式。This is how the lampstand was constructed: it was made of hammered gold from its base to its blossoms, fashioned according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses.

洁净利未人、奉献给神

5耶和华晓谕摩西说:Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

6“你从以色列人中选出利未人来,洁净他们。“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.

7洁净他们当这样行:用弹在他们身上,又叫他们用剃头刀刮全身,洗衣服,洁净自己。This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.

8然后叫他们取一只公牛犊,并同献的素祭,就是调油的细面;你要另取一只公牛犊作赎罪祭。Then have them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.

9将利未人奉到会幕前,招聚以色列全会众。Bring the Levites before the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole congregation of Israel.

10将利未人奉到耶和华面前,以色列人要按手在他们头上。You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.

11亚伦也将他们奉到耶和华面前,为以色列人当作,使他们好办耶和华的事。Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD.

12利未人要按手在那两只牛的头上;你要将一只作赎罪祭,一只作燔祭,献给耶和华,为利未人赎罪。And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.

13你也要使利未人站在亚伦和他儿子面前,将他们当作摇祭奉给耶和华。You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering.

14“这样,你从以色列人中将利未人分别出来,利未人便要归我。In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me.

15此后利未人要进去办会幕的事,你要洁净他们,将他们当作摇祭奉上;After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting.

16因为他们是从以色列人中全然给我的,我拣选他们归我,是代替以色列人中一切头生的。For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.

17以色列人中一切头生的,连人带牲畜,都是我的。我在埃及地击杀一切头生的那天,将他们分别为圣归我。For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.

18我拣选利未人代替以色列人中一切头生的。But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.

19我从以色列人中将利未人当作赏赐给亚伦和他的儿子,在会幕中办以色列人的事,又为以色列人赎罪,免得他们挨近圣所,有灾殃临到他们中间。”And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”

20摩西、亚伦,并以色列全会众便向利未人如此行。凡耶和华指着利未人所吩咐摩西的,以色列人就向他们这样行。So Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel did with the Levites everything that the LORD had commanded Moses they should do.

21于是利未人洁净自己,除了罪,洗了衣服;亚伦将他们当作摇祭奉到耶和华面前,又为他们赎罪,洁净他们。The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.

22然后利未人进去,在亚伦和他儿子面前,在会幕中办事。耶和华指着利未人怎样吩咐摩西,以色列人就怎样向他们行了。After that, the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Thus they did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

利未人服事的年龄

23耶和华晓谕摩西说:And the LORD said to Moses,

24“利未人是这样:从二十五岁以外,他们要前来任职,办会幕的事。“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

25到了五十岁要,不再办事,But at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve.

26只要在会幕里,和他们的弟兄一同,谨守所吩咐的,不再办事了。至于所吩咐利未人的,你要这样向他们行。”After that, they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites.”

民数记 第 9 章

在西奈的旷野守逾越节

1以色列人出埃及地以后,第二年正月,耶和华在西奈的旷野吩咐摩西说:In the first month of the second year after Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai:

2“以色列人应当在所定的日期守,“The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time.

3就是本月十四日的时候,你们要在所定的日期守这节,要按这节的律例典章而守。”You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.”

4于是摩西吩咐以色列人守逾越节。So Moses told the Israelites to observe the Passover,

5他们就在西奈的旷野,正月十四日黄昏的时候,守逾越节。凡耶和华所吩咐摩西的,以色列人都照样行了。and they did so in the Wilderness of Sinai, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

不洁净的人可在二月守节

6有几个人因死尸而不洁净,不能在那日守逾越节。当日他们到摩西、亚伦面前,But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day

7说:“我们虽因死尸而不洁净,为何被阻止、不得同以色列人在所定的日期献耶和华的供物呢?”and said to Moses, “We are unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be excluded from presenting the LORD’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?”

8摩西对他们说:“你们暂且等候,我可以去听耶和华指着你们是怎样吩咐的。”“Wait here until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you,” Moses replied.

9耶和华对摩西说:Then the LORD said to Moses,

10“你晓谕以色列人说:你们和你们后代中,若有人因死尸而不洁净,或在远方行路,还要向耶和华守逾越节。“Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD.

11他们要在二月十四日黄昏的时候,守逾越节。要用无酵饼与,和逾越节的羊羔同吃。Such people are to observe it at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs;

12一点不可留到早晨;羊羔的骨头一根也不可折断。他们要照逾越节的一切律例而守。they may not leave any of it until morning or break any of its bones. They must observe the Passover according to all its statutes.

13那洁净而不行路的人若不守逾越节,那人要从民中;因为他在所定的日期不献耶和华的供物,应该担当他的罪。But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.

14若有外人寄居在你们中间,愿意向耶和华守逾越节,他要照逾越节的律例典章行,不管是寄居的是本地人,。”If a foreigner dwelling among you wants to observe the Passover to the LORD, he is to do so according to the Passover statute and its ordinances. You are to apply the same statute to both the foreigner and the native of the land.’”

云彩引导起行和安营

15立起帐幕的那日,有云彩遮盖帐幕,就是;从晚上到早晨,云彩在其上,形状如火。On the day that the tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, was set up, the cloud covered it and appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning.

16常是这样,云彩遮盖帐幕,夜间形状如火。It remained that way continually; the cloud would cover the tabernacle by day, and at night it would appear like fire.

17云彩几时从帐幕收上去,以色列人就几时起行;云彩在哪里停住,以色列人就在那里安营。Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp.

18以色列人遵耶和华的吩咐起行,也遵耶和华的吩咐安营。云彩在帐幕上停住几时,他们就住营几时。At the LORD’s command the Israelites set out, and at the LORD’s command they camped. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle, they remained encamped.

19云彩在帐幕上停留许多日子,以色列人就守耶和华所吩咐的不起行。Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites kept the LORD’s charge and did not set out.

20有时云彩在帐幕上几天,他们就照耶和华的吩咐住营,也照耶和华的吩咐起行。Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days, and they would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command.

21有时从晚上到早晨,有这云彩在帐幕上;早晨云彩收上去,他们就起行。有时昼夜云彩停在帐幕上,收上去的时候,他们就起行。Sometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they would set out. Whether it was by day or by night, when the cloud was taken up, they would set out.

22云彩停留在帐幕上,无论是两天,是一月,是一年,以色列人就住营不起行;但云彩收上去,他们就起行。Whether the cloud lingered for two days, a month, or longer, the Israelites camped and did not set out as long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle; but when it was lifted, they would set out.

23他们遵耶和华的吩咐安营,也遵耶和华的吩咐起行。他们守耶和华所吩咐的,都是凭耶和华吩咐摩西的。They camped at the LORD’s command, and they set out at the LORD’s command; they carried out the LORD’s charge according to His command through Moses.

民数记 第 10 章

两枝银号

1耶和华晓谕摩西说:Then the LORD said to Moses,

2“你要用银子做两枝号,都要锤出来的,用以招聚会众,并叫众营起行。“Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.

3吹这号的时候,全会众要到你那里,聚集在会幕门口。When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

4若单吹一枝,众首领,就是以色列军中的统领,要聚集到你那里。But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.

5的时候,东边安的营都要起行。When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.

6二次吹出大声的时候,南边安的营都要起行。他们将起行,必吹出大声。When you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out.

7但招聚会众的时候,你们要吹号,却不要吹出大声。To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones.

8亚伦子孙作祭司的要吹这号;这要作你们世世代代永远的定例。The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.

9你们在自己的地,与欺压你们的敌人打仗,就要用号吹出大声,便在耶和华—你们的 神面前,也蒙拯救脱离仇敌。When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.

10在你们快乐的日子和节期,并,献燔祭和平安祭,也要吹号,这都要在你们的 神面前作为纪念。我是耶和华—你们的 神。”And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”

摘要

耶和华指示亚伦点灯台,又吩咐以色列人洁净利未人、将他们分别为圣代替一切头生的在会幕中事奉,事奉年龄为二十五至五十岁。神颁布补守逾越节的条例以照顾因不洁或远行而无法按期守节者,又以云彩火柱亲自引导百姓的起行与安营,百姓完全顺从祂的带领。神命摩西造两枝银号以招聚会众和指挥行军,以色列人随后按营有序地从西乃旷野出发,约柜在前头行了三天路程,为他们寻找安歇之地。

反思问题

  1. 利未人经过洁净、分别为圣才能事奉神——你在服事之前如何预备自己的心,使自己合乎被神使用?
  2. 以色列人完全顺从云彩的引导,无论停留两天、一月或一年都不擅自行动——你在等候神带领时,能否耐心顺服,还是倾向按自己的时间表行事?
  3. 银号在争战中和节期中都要吹响,使百姓在神面前蒙记念——你在困境与喜乐中,是否同样记得呼求神和感谢神?

新约马可福音 7:31–8:26

前情提要

上回说到

昨天():法利赛人责怪门徒不洗手就吃饭,耶稣指出他们拘守人的遗传、废了神的诫命,并说污秽人的是从心里发出来的恶。在泰尔境内,一位叙利腓尼基妇人谦卑地说“狗在桌子底下也吃孩子们的碎渣儿”,她的女儿就得了医治。

今天你会读到

耶稣在低加坡里医好一个耳聋舌结的人;又用七个饼喂饱四千人;法利赛人求天上的神迹,被耶稣拒绝;在船上耶稣提醒门徒防备“法利赛人的酵”,他们却只想到没带饼;最后在伯赛大分两次医好一个瞎子。

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留意 耶稣责备门徒“有眼睛,看不见吗?有耳朵,听不见吗?”——前后正好是医好耳聋的人()和瞎子()。门徒的心也需要被开启。

点时代可看说明

传统认为马可福音是彼得的同伴约翰马可所写;这段是耶稣在加利利传道的后期,祂也走到泰尔、低加坡里等外邦人居多的地区。

马可福音 第 7 章

医好耳聋舌结的人

31耶稣又离了泰尔的境界,经过西顿,就从境内来到加利利海。Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.

32有人带着一个耳聋的人来见耶稣,求他按手在他身上。Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.

33耶稣领他离开众人,到一边去,就用指头探他的耳朵,吐唾沫抹他的舌头,So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.

34望天叹息,对他说:“!”就是说:“开了吧!”And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).

35他的耳朵就开了,舌结也解了,说话也清楚了。Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.

36耶稣嘱咐他们不要告诉人;但他越发嘱咐,他们越发传扬开了。Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

37众人,说:“他所做的事都好,他连聋子也叫他们听见,哑巴也叫他们说话。”The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”

马可福音 第 8 章

七个饼喂饱四千人

1那时,又有许多人聚集,并没有什么吃的。耶稣叫门徒来,说:In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,

2“我怜悯这众人;因为他们同我在这里已经三天,也没有吃的了。“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

3我若打发他们饿着回家,就必在路上困乏,因为其中有从远处来的。”If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”

4门徒回答说:“在这野地,从哪里能得饼,叫这些人吃饱呢?”His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”

5耶稣问他们说:“你们有多少饼?”他们说:“七个。”“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.

6他吩咐众人坐在地上,就拿着这七个饼祝谢了,擘开,递给门徒,叫他们摆开,门徒就摆在众人面前。And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.

7又有几条小鱼;耶稣祝了福,就吩咐也摆在众人面前。They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.

8众人都吃,并且吃饱了,收拾剩下的零碎,有七。The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

9人数约有四千。耶稣打发他们走了,And about four thousand men were present. And when Jesus had dismissed the crowd,

10随即同门徒上船,来到境内。He immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

法利赛人求神迹

11法利赛人出来盘问耶稣,求他从天上显个神迹给他们看,想要试探他。Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.

12耶稣心里,说:“这世代为什么求神迹呢?我实在告诉你们,没有神迹给这世代看。”Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

13他就离开他们,又上船往海那边去了。And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.

防备法利赛人和希律的酵

14门徒忘了带饼;在船上除了一个饼,没有别的食物。Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

15耶稣嘱咐他们说:“你们要谨慎,防备法利赛人的和的酵。”“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”

16他们彼此议论说:“这是因为我们没有饼吧。”So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.

17耶稣看出来,就说:“你们为什么因为没有饼就议论呢?你们还不,还不明白吗?你们的心还是吗?Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?

18你们有眼睛,看不见吗?有耳朵,听不见吗?也不记得吗?‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?

19我擘开那五个饼分给五千人,你们收拾的零碎装满了多少篮子呢?”他们说:“十二个。”When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.

20“又擘开那七个饼分给四千人,你们收拾的零碎装满了多少筐子呢?”他们说:“七个。”“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.

21耶稣说:“你们还是不明白吗?”Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”

伯赛大的瞎子

22他们来到,有人带一个瞎子来,求耶稣摸他。When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.

23耶稣拉着瞎子的手,领他到村外,就吐唾沫在他眼睛上,按手在他身上,问他说:“你看见什么了?”So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.

24他就抬头一看,说:“我看见人了;他们好像树木,并且行走。”The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”

25随后又按手在他眼睛上,他一看,就复了原,样样都看得清楚了。Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.

26耶稣打发他回家,说:“连这村子你也不要进去。”Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”

摘要

耶稣指出真正的污秽从人心发出而非外在礼仪,挑战法利赛人以人的遗传废弃神的诫命;又回应叙利腓尼基妇人的信心,医治她被鬼附的女儿。祂医治耳聋舌结者和伯赛大的瞎子,以七饼喂饱四千人,却拒绝法利赛人求神迹的试探,警告门徒防备法利赛人和希律的酵。彼得认耶稣为基督,耶稣却预言自己将受苦被杀、三日复活,并教导跟从祂的人必须舍己、背起十字架。

反思问题

  1. 耶稣指出污秽从心里发出——你是否曾过于注重外在的宗教表现,而忽略了内心的省察与悔改?
  2. 门徒亲历两次喂饱众人的神迹,仍为缺饼忧虑——你在面对匮乏时,是否记得神过去的供应与信实?
  3. 耶稣说跟从祂必须舍己背十字架——在你目前的生活处境中,“舍己”具体意味着什么?你愿意为福音付上什么代价?