旧约民数记 5:1–6:27
前情提要
上回说到
昨天(3–4 章):神拣选利未人代替以色列人一切头生的,多出的头生男子用赎银赎出;利未的三个宗族革顺、哥辖、米拉利各有营地和职分,哥辖人搬运至圣之物,却不可摸也不可观看。第 4 章数点三十到五十岁在会幕办事的利未人。
今天你会读到
第 5 章讲保持营中洁净:不洁净的人要出到营外;亏负人的要承认并赔偿,另加五分之一;丈夫怀疑妻子不贞时,用“疑恨的素祭”和苦水在耶和华面前判断。第 6 章讲拿细耳人的愿,最后是祭司为以色列人祝福的话。
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是著名的祝福,三句都以“愿耶和华”开头。 说明它的意思:祭司这样“奉我的名”祝福,神自己就赐福给他们。
点时代可看说明
在西乃山下、出发以前颁布的条例; 这段祝福的文字,曾在耶路撒冷附近出土、约主前七至六世纪的小银卷上发现,是目前已知最古老的圣经经文抄本之一。
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民数记 第 5 章
不洁净的人要出到营外
1耶和华晓谕摩西说:Then the LORD said to Moses,
2“你吩咐以色列人,使一切长大麻风的,患漏症的,并因死尸不洁净的,都出营外去。“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.
3无论男女都要使他们出到营外,免得污秽他们的营;这营是我所住的。”You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”
4以色列人就这样行,使他们出到营外。耶和华怎样吩咐摩西,以色列人就怎样行了。So the Israelites did this, sending such people outside the camp. They did just as the LORD had instructed Moses.
亏负人要赔还,加五分之一
5耶和华对摩西说:And the LORD said to Moses,
6“你晓谕以色列人说:无论男女,若犯了人所常犯的罪,以致耶和华,那人就有了罪。“Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guilty
7他要承认所犯的罪,将所亏负人的,,另外加上五分之一,也归与所亏负的人。and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged.
8那人若没有亲属可受所赔还的,那所赔还的就要归与服事耶和华的祭司;至于那为他赎罪的公羊是在外。But if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him.
9以色列人一切的圣物中,所奉给祭司的举祭都要归与祭司。Every sacred contribution the Israelites bring to the priest shall belong to him.
10各人所分别为圣的物,无论是什么,都要归给祭司。”Each man’s sacred gifts are his own, but whatever he gives to the priest will belong to the priest.”
疑恨的条例
11耶和华对摩西说:Then the LORD said to Moses,
12“你晓谕以色列人说:人的妻若有,得罪她丈夫,“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him
13有人与她行淫,事情严密,瞒过她丈夫,而且她被玷污,没有作见证的人,当她行淫的时候也没有被捉住,by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act),
14她丈夫生了的心,疑恨她,她是被玷污,或是她丈夫生了疑恨的心,疑恨她,她并没有被玷污,and if a feeling of jealousy comes over her husband and he suspects his wife who has defiled herself—or if a feeling of jealousy comes over him and he suspects her even though she has not defiled herself—
15这人就要将妻送到祭司那里,又为她带着大麦面伊法十分之一作供物,不可浇上油,也不可加上乳香;因为这是,是思念的素祭,使人思念罪孽。then he is to bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, an offering of memorial as a reminder of iniquity.
祭司使妇人起誓
16“祭司要使那妇人近前来,站在耶和华面前。The priest is to bring the wife forward and have her stand before the LORD.
17祭司要把盛在瓦器里,又从帐幕的地上取点尘土,放在水中。Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.
18祭司要叫那妇人蓬头散发,站在耶和华面前,把思念的素祭,就是疑恨的素祭,放在她手中。祭司手里拿着致咒诅的苦水,After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse.
19要叫妇人起誓,对她说:‘若没有人与你行淫,也未曾背着丈夫做污秽的事,你就免受这致咒诅苦水的灾。And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse.
20你若背着丈夫行了污秽的事,在你丈夫以外有人与你行淫,But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and have defiled yourself and lain carnally with a man other than your husband’—
21(祭司叫妇人发咒起誓),愿耶和华叫你大腿消瘦,肚腹发胀,使你在你民中被人咒诅,成了;and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse—‘then may the LORD make you an attested curse among your people by making your thigh shrivel and your belly swell.
22并且这致咒诅的水入你的肠中,要叫你的肚腹发胀,大腿消瘦。’妇人要回答说:‘,阿们。’May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’ Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’
喝致咒诅的苦水
23“祭司要写这咒诅的话,将所写的字抹在苦水里,And the priest shall write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.
24又叫妇人喝这致咒诅的苦水;这水要进入她里面变苦了。He is to have the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and it will enter her and may cause her bitter suffering.
25祭司要从妇人的手中取那疑恨的素祭,在耶和华面前摇一摇,拿到坛前;The priest shall take from her hand the grain offering for jealousy, wave it before the LORD, and bring it to the altar.
26又要从素祭中取出一把,作为这事的纪念,烧在坛上,然后叫妇人喝这水。Then the priest is to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar; after that he is to have the woman drink the water.
27叫她喝了以后,她若被玷污,得罪了丈夫,这致咒诅的水必进入她里面变苦了,她的肚腹就要发胀,大腿就要消瘦,那妇人便要在他民中被人咒诅。When he has made her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, her thigh will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.
28若妇人没有被玷污,却是清洁的,就要免受这灾,且要怀孕。But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, she will be unaffected and able to conceive children.
疑恨条例的总结
29“妻子背着丈夫行了污秽的事,This is the law of jealousy when a wife goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband’s authority,
30或是人生了疑恨的心,疑恨他的妻,就有这疑恨的条例。那时他要叫妇人站在耶和华面前,祭司要在她身上照这条例而行。or when a feeling of jealousy comes over a husband and he suspects his wife. He is to have the woman stand before the LORD, and the priest is to apply to her this entire law.
31男人就为无罪,妇人必担当自己的罪孽。”The husband will be free from guilt, but the woman shall bear her iniquity.”
民数记 第 6 章
拿细耳人的愿
1耶和华对摩西说:And the LORD said to Moses,
2“你晓谕以色列人说:无论男女许了特别的愿,就是的愿(拿细耳就是归主的意思;下同),要离俗归耶和华。“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,
3他就要远离清酒浓酒,也不可喝什么清酒浓酒做的醋;不可喝什么葡萄汁,也不可吃鲜葡萄和干葡萄。he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.
4在一切离俗的日子,凡葡萄树上结的,所做的物,都不可吃。All the days of his separation, he is not to eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.
5“在他一切许愿离俗的日子,不可用剃头刀剃头,要由长长了。他要圣洁,直到离俗归耶和华的日子满了。For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.
6在他离俗归耶和华的一切日子,不可挨近死尸。Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body.
7他的父母或是弟兄姊妹死了的时候,他不可因他们使自己不洁净,因为那离俗归 神的凭据是在他头上。Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the symbol of consecration to his God is upon his head.
8在他一切离俗的日子是归耶和华为圣。Throughout the time of his separation, he is holy to the LORD.
沾染死尸要重新开始
9“若在他旁边忽然有人死了,以致沾染了他离俗的头,他要在第七日,得洁净的时候,剃头。If someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing—the seventh day.
10第八日,他要把两只斑鸠或两只雏鸽带到会幕门口,交给祭司。On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
11祭司要献一只作赎罪祭,一只作燔祭,为他赎那因死尸而有的罪,并要当日使他的头成为圣洁。And the priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him, because he has sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. On that day he must consecrate his head again.
12他要另选离俗归耶和华的日子,又要牵一只一岁的公羊羔来作赎愆祭;但先前的日子要,因为他在离俗之间被玷污了。He must rededicate his time of separation to the LORD and bring a year-old male lamb as a guilt offering. But the preceding days shall not be counted, because his separation was defiled.
离俗的日子满了
13“拿细耳人满了离俗的日子乃有这条例:人要领他到会幕门口,Now this is the law of the Nazirite when his time of separation is complete: He must be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
14他要将供物奉给耶和华,就是一只没有残疾、一岁的公羊羔作燔祭,一只没有残疾、一岁的母羊羔作赎罪祭,和一只没有残疾的公绵羊作平安祭,and he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering—
15并一筐子无酵调油的细面饼,与抹油的无酵薄饼,并同献的素祭和奠祭。together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—and a basket of unleavened cakes made from fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened wafers coated with oil.
16祭司要在耶和华面前献那人的赎罪祭和燔祭;The priest is to present all these before the LORD and make the sin offering and the burnt offering.
17也要把那只公羊和那筐无酵饼献给耶和华作平安祭,又要将同献的素祭和奠祭献上。He shall also offer the ram as a peace offering to the LORD, along with the basket of unleavened bread. And the priest is to offer the accompanying grain offering and drink offering.
18拿细耳人要在会幕门口剃离俗的头,把离俗头上的发放在平安祭下的火上。Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite is to shave his consecrated head, take the hair, and put it on the fire under the peace offering.
19他剃了以后,祭司就要取那已煮的公羊一条前腿,又从筐子里取一个无酵饼和一个无酵薄饼,都放在他手上。And the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration.
20祭司要拿这些作为摇祭,在耶和华面前摇一摇;这与所摇的胸、所举的腿同为圣物,归给祭司。然后拿细耳人可以喝酒。The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.
21“许愿的拿细耳人为离俗所献的供物,和他以外所能得的献给耶和华,就有这条例。他怎样许愿就当照离俗的条例行。”This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the LORD for his separation, in addition to whatever else he can afford; he must fulfill whatever vow he makes, according to the law of his separation.”
祭司的祝福
22耶和华晓谕摩西说:Then the LORD said to Moses,
23“你告诉亚伦和他儿子说:你们要这样为以色列人祝福,说:“Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
24‘愿耶和华赐福给你,保护你。‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;
25愿耶和华,赐恩给你。may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
26愿耶和华向你,赐你。’may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’
27他们要如此奉我的名为以色列人祝福;我也要赐福给他们。”So they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
摘要
民数记第五至六章记载三方面的条例:首先是维持营地圣洁的规定,要求不洁净者出营外,以及对亏负他人者要求认罪赔偿;其次是处理丈夫疑恨妻子不忠的“苦水试验”条例,藉祭司在神面前的仪式来判明真相。第六章则颁布拿细耳人离俗归神的条例,包括禁酒、不剃发、远离死尸等要求,并以亚伦祝福的经典祷词作结——愿耶和华赐福、光照、赐平安。
反思问题
- 在神要求不洁者出营外这件事上,你如何理解神对圣洁的重视?这对你在日常生活中追求圣洁有什么启发?
- 拿细耳人自愿离俗归神,为信仰甘愿放弃某些享受。你是否曾为了更专注于神而自愿放下某些事物?那段经历如何影响了你与神的关系?
- 亚伦祝福(民六24-26)强调神的赐福、光照与平安。在你目前的生活处境中,你最渴望经历神哪一方面的祝福?为什么?
新约马可福音 6:30–56
前情提要
上回说到
昨天():耶稣在家乡拿撒勒被厌弃,祂“诧异他们不信”;祂差遣十二个门徒两个两个地出去传道、赶鬼、医病。马可也补叙施洗约翰因责备希律娶兄弟的妻子而被关进监里,最后在希律的生日筵席上被斩。
今天你会读到
使徒回来报告,耶稣带他们到旷野歇息,群众却赶在前面;耶稣怜悯他们,用五个饼、两条鱼喂饱五千人。当晚门徒在海上逆风摇橹,耶稣在海面上走过去;最后在革尼撒勒,凡摸着祂衣裳䍁子的人都好了。
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留意 :耶稣看见群众“如同羊没有牧人一般”,就怜悯他们,先教训他们许多道理,然后才喂饱他们。旧约也常把神的百姓比作需要牧人的羊(、结 34 章)。
点时代可看说明
约在主后 29 年逾越节前后(参 );喂饱五千人是四福音都记载的神迹。
马可福音 第 6 章
使徒回来,到旷野歇息
30聚集到耶稣那里,将一切所做的事、所传的道全告诉他。Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.
31他就说:“你们来,同我到旷野地方去歇一歇。”这是因为来往的人多,他们连吃饭也没有。And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
32他们就坐船,暗暗地往旷野地方去。So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.
群众赶在前面,耶稣怜悯他们
33众人看见他们去,有许多认识他们的,就从各城步行,一同跑到那里,比他们先赶到了。But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
34耶稣出来,见有许多的人,就怜悯他们,因为他们如同羊没有牧人一般,于是开口教训他们许多道理。When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
天晚了,众人没有吃的
35天已经晚了,门徒进前来,说:“这是野地,天已经晚了,By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.
36请叫众人散开,他们好往四面乡村里去,自己买什么吃。”Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
37耶稣回答说:“你们给他们吃吧。”门徒说:“我们可以去买的饼给他们吃吗?”But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
38耶稣说:“你们有多少饼,可以去看看。”他们知道了,就说:“五个饼,两条鱼。”“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
五饼二鱼喂饱五千人
39耶稣吩咐他们,叫众人地坐在青草地上。Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
40众人就地坐下,有一百一排的,有五十一排的。So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
41耶稣拿着这五个饼,两条鱼,望着天祝福,,递给门徒,摆在众人面前,也把那两条鱼分给众人。Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
42他们都吃,并且吃饱了。They all ate and were satisfied,
43门徒就把碎饼碎鱼收拾起来,装满了十二个篮子。and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
44吃饼的男人共有五千。And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
耶稣独自上山祷告
45耶稣随即催门徒上船,先渡到那边去,等他叫众人散开。Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
46他既了他们,就往山上去祷告。After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
在海面上行走
47到了晚上,船在海中,耶稣独自在岸上;When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
48看见门徒因风不顺,甚苦。夜里约有,就在海面上走,往他们那里去,意思要。He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
49但门徒看见他在海面上走,以为是,就喊叫起来;but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
50因为他们都看见了他,且甚惊慌。耶稣连忙对他们说:“你们放心!,不要怕!”for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
51于是到他们那里,上了船,风就住了;他们心里十分惊奇。Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
52这是因为他们不明白那分饼的事,心里还是。for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.
在革尼撒勒医治病人
53既渡过去,来到地方,就靠了岸,When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
54一下船,众人认得是耶稣,As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus
55就跑遍那一带地方,听见他在何处,便将有病的人用褥子抬到那里。and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
56凡耶稣所到的地方,或村中,或城里,或乡间,他们都将病人放在街市上,求耶稣只容他们摸他的;凡摸着的人就都好了。And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
摘要
马可福音第六章下半段记载了几个重要事件:门徒传道归来后,耶稣邀他们退到旷野安息,却因众人蜂拥而至,耶稣怜悯他们如同无牧人的羊,以五饼二鱼喂饱五千人。随后耶稣催门徒渡海,自己上山祷告,在四更天于海面行走,平息门徒的惊恐与风浪。到了革尼撒勒,众人认出耶稣,凡摸着他衣裳䍁子的病人都得了医治。
反思问题
- 耶稣在忙碌的服事中仍刻意退到安静处祷告休息。你在繁忙的生活中,如何为自己安排与神独处、恢复灵力的时间?
- 五饼二鱼的神迹中,门徒起初觉得资源不足以应付需要。你是否曾面对看似不够用的资源?回顾那段经历,神如何供应了你的需要?
- 门徒目睹五饼二鱼的神迹后,在海上遇见耶稣行走仍然惊恐,经文说‘他们不明白那分饼的事,心里还是愚顽’。你觉得过去神的作为如何帮助你面对当下的挑战?有哪些神迹或恩典是你容易遗忘的?