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尼希米听到耶路撒冷的光景

¹哈迦利亚的儿子尼希米的言语如下：亚达薛西王二十年基斯流月，我在书珊城的宫中。These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,

²那时，有我一个弟兄哈拿尼，同着几个人从犹大来。我问他们那些被掳归回、剩下逃脱的犹大人和耶路撒冷的光景。Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.

³他们对我说：“那些被掳归回剩下的人在犹大省遭大难，受凌辱；并且耶路撒冷的城墙拆毁，城门被火焚烧。”And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”

尼希米禁食认罪祷告

⁴我听见这话，就坐下哭泣，悲哀几日，在天上的　神面前禁食祈祷，说：When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

⁵“耶和华—天上的　神，大而可畏的　神啊，你向爱你、守你诫命的人守约施慈爱。Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,

⁶愿你睁眼看，侧耳听，你仆人昼夜在你面前为你众仆人以色列民的祈祷，承认我们以色列人向你所犯的罪；我与我父家都有罪了。let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.

⁷我们向你所行的甚是邪恶，没有遵守你借着仆人摩西所吩咐的诫命、律例、典章。We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.

⁸求你记念所吩咐你仆人摩西的话，说：‘你们若犯罪，我就把你们分散在万民中；Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,

⁹但你们若归向我，谨守遵行我的诫命，你们被赶散的人虽在天涯，我也必从那里将他们招聚回来，带到我所选择立为我名的居所。’but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’

¹⁰这都是你的仆人、你的百姓，就是你用大力和大能的手所救赎的。They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.

¹¹主啊，求你侧耳听你仆人的祈祷，和喜爱敬畏你名众仆人的祈祷，使你仆人现今亨通，在王面前蒙恩。”我是作王酒政的。O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)

王问尼希米为何愁容

¹亚达薛西王二十年尼散月，在王面前摆酒，我拿起酒来奉给王。我素来在王面前没有愁容。Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,

²王对我说：“你既没有病，为什么面带愁容呢？这不是别的，必是你心中愁烦。”于是我甚惧怕。so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear

³我对王说：“愿王万岁！我列祖坟墓所在的那城荒凉，城门被火焚烧，我岂能面无愁容吗？”and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

⁴王问我说：“你要求什么？”于是我默祷天上的　神。“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven

⁵我对王说：“仆人若在王眼前蒙恩，王若喜欢，求王差遣我往犹大，到我列祖坟墓所在的那城去，我好重新建造。”and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”

⁶那时王后坐在王的旁边。王问我说：“你去要多少日子？几时回来？”我就定了日期。于是王喜欢差遣我去。Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.

⁷我又对王说：“王若喜欢，求王赐我诏书，通知大河西的省长准我经过，直到犹大；I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.

⁸又赐诏书，通知管理王园林的亚萨，使他给我木料，做属殿营楼之门的横梁和城墙，与我自己房屋使用的。”王就允准我，因我　神施恩的手帮助我。And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.

尼希米来到耶路撒冷

⁹王派了军长和马兵护送我。我到了河西的省长那里，将王的诏书交给他们。Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.

¹⁰和伦人参巴拉，并为奴的亚扪人多比雅，听见有人来为以色列人求好处，就甚恼怒。But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.

夜间察看城墙

¹¹我到了耶路撒冷，在那里住了三日。After I had arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days,

¹²我夜间起来，有几个人也一同起来；但　神使我心里要为耶路撒冷做什么事，我并没有告诉人。除了我骑的牲口以外，也没有别的牲口在我那里。I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.

¹³当夜我出了谷门，往野狗井去（野狗：或译龙），到了粪厂门，察看耶路撒冷的城墙，见城墙拆毁，城门被火焚烧。So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.

¹⁴我又往前，到了泉门和王池，但所骑的牲口没有地方过去。Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to get through;

¹⁵于是夜间沿溪而上，察看城墙，又转身进入谷门，就回来了。so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.

¹⁶我往哪里去，我做什么事，官长都不知道。我还没有告诉犹大平民、祭司、贵胄、官长，和其余做工的人。The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.

我们起来建造吧

¹⁷以后，我对他们说：“我们所遭的难，耶路撒冷怎样荒凉，城门被火焚烧，你们都看见了。来吧，我们重建耶路撒冷的城墙，免得再受凌辱！”Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”

¹⁸我告诉他们我　神施恩的手怎样帮助我，并王对我所说的话。他们就说：“我们起来建造吧！”于是他们奋勇做这善工。I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.

敌人嗤笑

¹⁹但和伦人参巴拉，并为奴的亚扪人多比雅和阿拉伯人基善听见就嗤笑我们，藐视我们，说：“你们做什么呢？要背叛王吗？”But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”

²⁰我回答他们说：“天上的　神必使我们亨通。我们作他仆人的，要起来建造；你们却在耶路撒冷无分、无权、无纪念。”So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”

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从羊门到鱼门

¹那时，大祭司以利亚实和他的弟兄众祭司起来建立羊门，分别为圣，安立门扇，又筑城墙到哈米亚楼，直到哈楠业楼，分别为圣。At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.

²其次是耶利哥人建造。其次是音利的儿子撒刻建造。The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them.

³哈西拿的子孙建立鱼门，架横梁、安门扇，和闩锁。The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

⁴其次是哈哥斯的孙子、乌利亚的儿子米利末修造。其次是米示萨别的孙子、比利迦的儿子米书兰修造。其次是巴拿的儿子撒督修造。Next to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well.

⁵其次是提哥亚人修造；但是他们的贵胄不用肩（原文是颈项）担他们主的工作。Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.

从古门到宽墙

⁶巴西亚的儿子耶何耶大与比所玳的儿子米书兰修造古门，架横梁，安门扇和闩锁。The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

⁷其次是基遍人米拉提，米伦人雅顿与基遍人，并属河西总督所管的米斯巴人修造。Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.

⁸其次是银匠哈海雅的儿子乌薛修造。其次是做香的哈拿尼雅修造。这些人修坚耶路撒冷，直到宽墙。Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

⁹其次是管理耶路撒冷一半、户珥的儿子利法雅修造。Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;

¹⁰其次是哈路抹的儿子耶大雅对着自己的房屋修造。其次是哈沙尼的儿子哈突修造。next to him, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house; and next to him, Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs.

¹¹哈琳的儿子玛基雅和巴哈·摩押的儿子哈述修造一段，并修造炉楼。Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.

¹²其次是管理耶路撒冷那一半、哈罗黑的儿子沙龙和他的女儿们修造。And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.

谷门、粪厂门、泉门

¹³哈嫩和撒挪亚的居民修造谷门，立门，安门扇和闩锁，又建筑城墙一千肘，直到粪厂门。The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.

¹⁴管理伯·哈基琳、利甲的儿子玛基雅修造粪厂门，立门，安门扇和闩锁。The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

¹⁵管理米斯巴、各荷西的儿子沙仑修造泉门，立门，盖门顶，安门扇和闩锁，又修造靠近王园西罗亚池的墙垣，直到那从大卫城下来的台阶。The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.

从大卫坟地到城角

¹⁶其次是管理伯·夙一半、押卜的儿子尼希米修造，直到大卫坟地的对面，又到挖成的池子，并勇士的房屋。Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.

¹⁷其次是利未人巴尼的儿子利宏修造。其次是管理基伊拉一半、哈沙比雅为他所管的本境修造。Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.

¹⁸其次是利未人弟兄中管理基伊拉那一半、希拿达的儿子巴瓦伊修造。Next to him, their countrymen made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.

¹⁹其次是管理米斯巴、耶书亚的儿子以谢修造一段，对着武库的上坡、城墙转弯之处。And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory, near the angle in the wall.

²⁰其次是萨拜的儿子巴录竭力修造一段，从城墙转弯，直到大祭司以利亚实的府门。Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

²¹其次是哈哥斯的孙子、乌利亚的儿子米利末修造一段，从以利亚实的府门，直到以利亚实府的尽头。Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the doorway of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house.

²²其次是住平原的祭司修造。And next to him, the priests from the surrounding area made repairs.

²³其次是便雅悯与哈述对着自己的房屋修造。其次是亚难尼的孙子、玛西雅的儿子亚撒利雅在靠近自己的房屋修造。Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house, and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.

²⁴其次是希拿达的儿子宾内修造一段，从亚撒利雅的房屋直到城墙转弯，又到城角。After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,

²⁵乌赛的儿子巴拉修造对着城墙的转弯和王上宫凸出来的城楼，靠近护卫院的那一段。其次是巴录的儿子毗大雅修造。and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh

²⁶（尼提宁住在俄斐勒，直到朝东水门的对面和凸出来的城楼。）and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.

²⁷其次是提哥亚人又修一段，对着那凸出来的大楼，直到俄斐勒的墙。And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.

从马门到羊门

²⁸从马门往上，众祭司各对自己的房屋修造。Above the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.

²⁹其次是音麦的儿子撒督对着自己的房屋修造。其次是守东门、示迦尼的儿子示玛雅修造。Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house, and next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard of the East Gate, made repairs.

³⁰其次是示利米雅的儿子哈拿尼雅和萨拉的第六子哈嫩又修一段。其次是比利迦的儿子米书兰对着自己的房屋修造。Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.

³¹其次是银匠玛基雅修造到尼提宁和商人的房屋，对着哈米弗甲门，直到城的角楼。Next to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room above the corner.

³²银匠与商人在城的角楼和羊门中间修造。And between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.

在帖撒罗尼迦会堂辩论

¹保罗和西拉经过暗妃坡里、亚波罗尼亚，来到帖撒罗尼迦，在那里有犹太人的会堂。When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

²保罗照他素常的规矩进去，一连三个安息日，本着圣经与他们辩论，As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

³讲解陈明基督必须受害，从死里复活；又说：“我所传与你们的这位耶稣就是基督。”explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.

⁴他们中间有些人听了劝，就附从保罗和西拉，并有许多虔敬的希腊人，尊贵的妇女也不少。Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.

不信的犹太人闹事

⁵但那不信的犹太人心里嫉妒，招聚了些市井匪类，搭伙成群，耸动合城的人闯进耶孙的家，要将保罗、西拉带到百姓那里。The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.

⁶找不着他们，就把耶孙和几个弟兄拉到地方官那里，喊叫说：“那搅乱天下的也到这里来了，But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,

⁷耶孙收留他们。这些人都违背凯撒的命令，说另有一个王耶稣。”and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”

⁸众人和地方官听见这话，就惊慌了；On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.

⁹于是取了耶孙和其余之人的保状，就释放了他们。And they collected bond from Jason and the others and then released them.

庇哩亚人天天考查圣经

¹⁰弟兄们随即在夜间打发保罗和西拉往庇哩亚去。二人到了，就进入犹太人的会堂。As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

¹¹这地方的人贤于帖撒罗尼迦的人，甘心领受这道，天天考查圣经，要晓得这道是与不是。Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

¹²所以他们中间多有相信的，又有希腊尊贵的妇女，男子也不少。As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

保罗被送到雅典

¹³但帖撒罗尼迦的犹太人知道保罗又在庇哩亚传　神的道，也就往那里去，耸动搅扰众人。But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.

¹⁴当时弟兄们便打发保罗往海边去，西拉和提摩太仍住在庇哩亚。The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

¹⁵送保罗的人带他到了雅典，既领了保罗的命，叫西拉和提摩太速速到他这里来，就回去了。Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

雅典满城偶像

¹⁶保罗在雅典等候他们的时候，看见满城都是偶像，就心里着急；While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.

¹⁷于是在会堂里与犹太人和虔敬的人，并每日在市上所遇见的人，辩论。So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.

¹⁸还有伊壁鸠鲁和斯多亚两门的学士，与他争论。有的说：“这胡言乱语的要说什么？”有的说：“他似乎是传说外邦鬼神的。”这话是因保罗传讲耶稣与复活的道。Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

¹⁹他们就把他带到亚略·巴古，说：“你所讲的这新道，我们也可以知道吗？So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

²⁰因为你有些奇怪的事传到我们耳中，我们愿意知道这些事是什么意思。”For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”

²¹（雅典人和住在那里的客人都不顾别的事，只将新闻说说听听。）Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.

保罗在亚略巴古讲道

²²保罗站在亚略·巴古当中，说：“众位雅典人哪，我看你们凡事很敬畏鬼神。Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.

²³我游行的时候，观看你们所敬拜的，遇见一座坛，上面写着‘未识之神’。你们所不认识而敬拜的，我现在告诉你们。For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.

创造万物的神不住人手所造的殿

²⁴创造宇宙和其中万物的　神，既是天地的主，就不住人手所造的殿，The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

²⁵也不用人手服事，好像缺少什么；自己倒将生命、气息、万物，赐给万人。Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

²⁶他从一本（本：有古卷是血脉）造出万族的人，住在全地上，并且预先定准他们的年限和所住的疆界，From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

²⁷要叫他们寻求　神，或者可以揣摩而得，其实他离我们各人不远；God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

²⁸我们生活、动作、存留，都在乎他。就如你们作诗的，有人说：‘我们也是他所生的。’‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’

²⁹我们既是　神所生的，就不当以为　神的神性像人用手艺、心思所雕刻的金、银、石。Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.

神吩咐各处的人悔改

³⁰世人蒙昧无知的时候，　神并不监察，如今却吩咐各处的人都要悔改。Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.

³¹因为他已经定了日子，要借着他所设立的人按公义审判天下，并且叫他从死里复活，给万人作可信的凭据。”For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

听众的反应

³²众人听见从死里复活的话，就有讥诮他的；又有人说：“我们再听你讲这个吧！”When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”

³³于是保罗从他们当中出去了。At that, Paul left the Areopagus.

³⁴但有几个人贴近他，信了主，其中有亚略·巴古的官丢尼修，并一个妇人，名叫大马哩，还有别人一同信从。But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.