今日读经

在约旦河边等候

¹约书亚清早起来，和以色列众人都离开什亭，来到约旦河，就住在那里，等候过河。Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.

²过了三天，官长走遍营中，After three days the officers went through the camp

³吩咐百姓说：“你们看见耶和华—你们　神的约柜，又见祭司利未人抬着，就要离开所住的地方，跟着约柜去。and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.

⁴只是你们和约柜相离要量二千肘，不可与约柜相近，使你们知道所当走的路，因为这条路你们向来没有走过。”But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”

你们要自洁

⁵约书亚吩咐百姓说：“你们要自洁，因为明天耶和华必在你们中间行奇事。”Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”

⁶约书亚又吩咐祭司说：“你们抬起约柜，在百姓前头过去。”于是他们抬起约柜，在百姓前头走。And he said to the priests, “Take the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people.” So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them.

神使约书亚尊大

⁷耶和华对约书亚说：“从今日起，我必使你在以色列众人眼前尊大，使他们知道我怎样与摩西同在，也必照样与你同在。Now the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.

⁸你要吩咐抬约柜的祭司说：‘你们到了约旦河的水边上，就要在约旦河水里站住。’”Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the waters, stand in the Jordan.’”

永生神在你们中间

⁹约书亚对以色列人说：“你们近前来，听耶和华—你们　神的话。”So Joshua told the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.”

^10–11约书亚说：“看哪，普天下主的约柜必在你们前头过去，到约旦河里，因此你们就知道在你们中间有永生　神；并且他必在你们面前赶出迦南人、赫人、希未人、比利洗人、革迦撒人、亚摩利人、耶布斯人。He continued, “This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites. Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go ahead of you into the Jordan.

¹²你们现在要从以色列支派中拣选十二个人，每支派一人，Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.

¹³等到抬普天下主耶和华约柜的祭司把脚站在约旦河水里，约旦河的水，就是从上往下流的水，必然断绝，立起成垒。”When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”

约旦河水立起成垒

¹⁴百姓离开帐棚要过约旦河的时候，抬约柜的祭司乃在百姓的前头。So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.

¹⁵他们到了约旦河，脚一入水（原来约旦河水在收割的日子涨过两岸），Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,

¹⁶那从上往下流的水便在极远之地、撒拉但旁的亚当城那里停住，立起成垒；那往亚拉巴的海，就是盐海，下流的水全然断绝。于是百姓在耶利哥的对面过去了。the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

¹⁷抬耶和华约柜的祭司在约旦河中的干地上站定，以色列众人都从干地上过去，直到国民尽都过了约旦河。The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.

从河中取十二块石头

¹国民尽都过了约旦河，耶和华就对约书亚说：When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

²“你从民中要拣选十二个人，每支派一人，“Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,

³吩咐他们说：‘你们从这里，从约旦河中、祭司脚站定的地方，取十二块石头带过去，放在你们今夜要住宿的地方。’”and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”

⁴于是，约书亚将他从以色列人中所预备的那十二个人，每支派一人，都召了来。So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe,

⁵对他们说：“你们下约旦河中，过到耶和华—你们　神的约柜前头，按着以色列人十二支派的数目，每人取一块石头扛在肩上。and said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel,

⁶这些石头在你们中间可以作为证据。日后，你们的子孙问你们说：‘这些石头是什么意思？’to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

⁷你们就对他们说：‘这是因为约旦河的水在耶和华的约柜前断绝；约柜过约旦河的时候，约旦河的水就断绝了。这些石头要作以色列人永远的纪念。’”you are to tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will be a memorial to the Israelites forever.”

⁸以色列人就照约书亚所吩咐的，按着以色列人支派的数目，从约旦河中取了十二块石头，都遵耶和华所吩咐约书亚的行了。他们把石头带过去，到他们所住宿的地方，就放在那里。Thus the Israelites did as Joshua had commanded them. They took up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each tribe of Israel, just as the LORD had told Joshua; and they carried them to the camp, where they set them down.

⁹约书亚另把十二块石头立在约旦河中，在抬约柜的祭司脚站立的地方；直到今日，那石头还在那里。Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.

百姓急速过河

¹⁰抬约柜的祭司站在约旦河中，等到耶和华晓谕约书亚吩咐百姓的事办完了，是照摩西所吩咐约书亚的一切话。于是百姓急速过去了。Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until the people had completed everything the LORD had commanded Joshua to tell them, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried across,

¹¹众百姓尽都过了河，耶和华的约柜和祭司就在百姓面前过去。and after everyone had finished crossing, the priests with the ark of the LORD crossed in the sight of the people.

¹²流便人、迦得人、玛拿西半支派的人都照摩西所吩咐他们的，带着兵器在以色列人前头过去。The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them.

¹³约有四万人都准备打仗，在耶和华面前过去，到耶利哥的平原，等候上阵。About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.

百姓敬畏约书亚

¹⁴当那日，耶和华使约书亚在以色列众人眼前尊大。在他平生的日子，百姓敬畏他，像从前敬畏摩西一样。On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses.

祭司上来，河水复流

¹⁵耶和华晓谕约书亚说：Then the LORD said to Joshua,

¹⁶“你吩咐抬法柜的祭司从约旦河里上来。”“Command the priests who carry the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.”

¹⁷约书亚就吩咐祭司说：“你们从约旦河里上来。”So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up from the Jordan.”

¹⁸抬耶和华约柜的祭司从约旦河里上来，脚掌刚落旱地，约旦河的水就流到原处，仍旧涨过两岸。When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.

在吉甲立石作纪念

¹⁹正月初十日，百姓从约旦河里上来，就在吉甲，在耶利哥的东边安营。On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.

²⁰他们从约旦河中取来的那十二块石头，约书亚就立在吉甲，And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

²¹对以色列人说：“日后你们的子孙问他们的父亲说：‘这些石头是什么意思？’Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’

²²你们就告诉他们说：‘以色列人曾走干地过这约旦河；you are to tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’

²³因为耶和华—你们的　神在你们前面使约旦河的水干了，等着你们过来，就如耶和华—你们的　神从前在我们前面使红海干了，等着我们过来一样，For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over.

²⁴要使地上万民都知道，耶和华的手大有能力，也要使你们永远敬畏耶和华—你们的　神。’”He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”

百夫长的仆人病危

¹耶稣对百姓讲完了这一切的话，就进了迦百农。When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.

²有一个百夫长所宝贵的仆人害病，快要死了。There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.

³百夫长风闻耶稣的事，就托犹太人的几个长老去求耶稣来救他的仆人。When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

⁴他们到了耶稣那里，就切切地求他说：“你给他行这事是他所配得的；They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,

⁵因为他爱我们的百姓，给我们建造会堂。”for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”

只要你说一句话

⁶耶稣就和他们同去。离那家不远，百夫长托几个朋友去见耶稣，对他说：“主啊！不要劳动；因你到我舍下，我不敢当。So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

⁷我也自以为不配去见你，只要你说一句话，我的仆人就必好了。That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

⁸因为我在人的权下，也有兵在我以下，对这个说：‘去！’他就去；对那个说：‘来！’他就来；对我的仆人说：‘你做这事！’他就去做。”For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”

这么大的信心

⁹耶稣听见这话，就希奇他，转身对跟随的众人说：“我告诉你们，这么大的信心，就是在以色列中，我也没有遇见过。”When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

¹⁰那托来的人回到百夫长家里，看见仆人已经好了。And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.

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拿因城的送殡行列

¹¹过了不多时（有古卷：次日），耶稣往一座城去，这城名叫拿因，他的门徒和极多的人与他同行。Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.

¹²将近城门，有一个死人被抬出来。这人是他母亲独生的儿子；他母亲又是寡妇。有城里的许多人同着寡妇送殡。As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

少年人，起来

¹³主看见那寡妇，就怜悯她，对她说：“不要哭！”When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”

¹⁴于是进前按着杠，抬的人就站住了。耶稣说：“少年人，我吩咐你，起来！”Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”

¹⁵那死人就坐起，并且说话。耶稣便把他交给他母亲。And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.

神眷顾了祂的百姓

¹⁶众人都惊奇，归荣耀与　神，说：“有大先知在我们中间兴起来了！”又说：“　神眷顾了他的百姓！”A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”

¹⁷他这事的风声就传遍了犹太和周围地方。And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region.