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旧约 民数记 15:1–16:50
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旧约民数记 15:1–16:50

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昨天(13–14 章):十二个探子窥探迦南回来,十个报恶信,全会众哭号要回埃及,只有约书亚和迦勒相信神。摩西为百姓代求,神赦免了,却宣告这一代要在旷野飘流四十年;百姓擅自上山,被亚玛力人和迦南人打败。

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第 15 章是百姓将来进了应许地要守的条例:素祭、奠祭的分量,误犯与擅敢犯罪的分别,安息日捡柴的人被治死,衣服边上要做䍁子。第 16 章可拉一党攻击摩西、亚伦,地开口吞了他们,献香的二百五十人也被火烧灭;第二天会众又发怨言,瘟疫发作,亚伦拿香炉站在活人死人中间,瘟疫才止住。

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留意第 15 章紧接在百姓失败之后:神开口就说“你们到了我所赐给你们居住的地”()。审判之后,应许仍然有效。

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民数记 第 15 章

素祭和奠祭的分量

1耶和华对摩西说:Then the LORD said to Moses,

2“你晓谕以色列人说:你们到了我所赐给你们居住的地,“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: After you enter the land that I am giving you as a home

3若愿意从牛群羊群中取牛羊作火祭,献给耶和华,无论是燔祭是平安祭,为要还,或是作甘心祭,或是逢你们节期献的,都要奉给耶和华为。and you present a food offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast—

4那献供物的就要将细面十分之一,并油一四分之一,调和作素祭,献给耶和华。then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil.

5无论是燔祭是平安祭,你要为每只绵羊羔,一同预备的酒一欣四分之一。With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering.

6为公绵羊预备细面伊法十分之二,并油一欣三分之一,调和作素祭,With a ram you are to prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil,

7又用酒一欣三分之一作奠祭,献给耶和华为馨香之祭。and a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

8你预备公牛作燔祭,或是作平安祭,为要还特许的愿,或是作平安祭,献给耶和华,When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD,

9就要把细面伊法十分之三,并油半欣,调和作素祭,和公牛一同献上,present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil.

10又用酒半欣作奠祭,献给耶和华为馨香的火祭。Also present half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

11“献公牛、公绵羊、绵羊羔、山羊羔,每只都要这样办理。This is to be done for each bull, ram, lamb, or goat.

12照你们所预备的数目,按着只数都要这样办理。This is how you must prepare each one, no matter how many.

13凡本地人将馨香的火祭献给耶和华,都要这样办理。Everyone who is native-born shall prepare these things in this way when he presents a food offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

14若有外人和你们同居,或有人世世代代住在你们中间,愿意将馨香的火祭献给耶和华,你们怎样办理,他也要照样办理。And for the generations to come, if a foreigner residing with you or someone else among you wants to prepare a food offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD, he is to do exactly as you do.

15至于会众,你们和同居的外人都归一例,作为你们世世代代永远的定例,在耶和华面前,你们怎样,寄居的也要怎样。The assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident; it is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD.

16你们并与你们同居的外人当有一样的条例,一样的典章。”The same law and the same ordinance will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing with you.”

初熟麦面的举祭

17耶和华对摩西说:Then the LORD said to Moses,

18“你晓谕以色列人说:你们到了我所领你们进去的那地,“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing you

19吃那地的粮食,就要把献给耶和华。and you eat the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering to the LORD.

20你们要用初熟的麦子磨面,做饼当举祭奉献;你们举上,好像举的举祭一样。From the first of your dough, you are to lift up a cake as a contribution; offer it just like an offering from the threshing floor.

21你们世世代代要用初熟的麦子磨面,当举祭献给耶和华。Throughout your generations, you are to give the LORD an offering from the first of your dough.

误犯的罪

22“你们有错误的时候,不守耶和华所晓谕摩西的这一切命令,Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—

23就是耶和华借摩西一切所吩咐你们的,自那日以至你们的世世代代,all that the LORD has commanded you through Moses from the day the LORD gave them and continuing through the generations to come—

24若有误行,是会众所不知道的,后来全会众就要将一只公牛犊作燔祭,并照典章把素祭和奠祭一同献给耶和华为馨香之祭,又献一只公山羊作赎罪祭。and if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, then the whole congregation is to prepare one young bull as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD, with its grain offering and drink offering according to the regulation, and one male goat as a sin offering.

25祭司要为以色列全会众赎罪,他们就必蒙赦免,因为这是错误。他们又因自己的错误,把供物,就是向耶和华献的火祭和赎罪祭,一并奉到耶和华面前。The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin.

26以色列全会众和寄居在他们中间的外人就必蒙赦免,因为这罪是百姓误犯的。Then the whole congregation of Israel and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, since it happened to all the people unintentionally.

27“若有一个人误犯了罪,他就要献一岁的母山羊作赎罪祭。Also, if one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering.

28那误行的人犯罪的时候,祭司要在耶和华面前为他赎罪,他就必蒙赦免。And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally; and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven.

29以色列中的本地人和寄居在他们中间的外人,若误行了什么事,必归一样的条例。You shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.

擅敢犯罪的人

30但那的,无论是本地人是寄居的,他亵渎了耶和华,必从民中剪除。But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people.

31因他藐视耶和华的言语,违背耶和华的命令,那人总要剪除;他的罪孽要归到他身上。”He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.”

安息日捡柴的人

32以色列人在旷野的时候,遇见一个人在安息日捡柴。While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

33遇见他捡柴的人,就把他带到摩西、亚伦并全会众那里,Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation,

34将他收在监内;因为当怎样办他,还没有指明。and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody.

35耶和华吩咐摩西说:“总要把那人治死;全会众要在营外用石头把他打死。”And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”

36于是全会众将他带到营外,用石头打死他,是照耶和华所吩咐摩西的。So the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

衣服边上的䍁子

37耶和华晓谕摩西说:And the LORD said to Moses,

38“你吩咐以色列人,叫他们世世代代在衣服边上做,又在底边的䍁子上钉一根。“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.

39你们佩带这䍁子,好叫你们看见就记念遵行耶和华一切的命令,不随从自己的心意、眼目行邪淫,像你们素常一样;These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.

40使你们记念遵行我一切的命令,成为圣洁,归与你们的 神。Then you will remember and obey all My commandments, and you will be holy to your God.

41“我是耶和华—你们的 神,曾把你们从埃及地领出来,要作你们的 神。我是耶和华—你们的 神。”I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.”

民数记 第 16 章

可拉一党攻击摩西、亚伦

1利未的曾孙、哥辖的孙子、以斯哈的儿子,和流便子孙中以利押的儿子、亚比兰,与比勒的儿子安,Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted

2并以色列会中的二百五十个首领,就是有名望选入会中的人,在摩西面前一同起来,a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly.

3聚集攻击摩西、亚伦,说:“你们!全会众个个既是圣洁,耶和华也在他们中间,你们为什么自高,超过耶和华的会众呢?”They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”

4摩西听见这话就俯伏在地,When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.

5对可拉和他一党的人说:“到了早晨,耶和华必指示谁是属他的,谁是圣洁的,就叫谁亲近他;他所拣选的是谁,必叫谁亲近他。Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses He will bring near to Himself.

6可拉啊,你们要这样行,你和你的一党要拿香炉来。You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,

7明日,在耶和华面前,把火盛在炉中,把香放在其上。耶和华拣选谁,谁就为圣洁。你们这利未的子孙擅自专权了!”and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”

8摩西又对可拉说:“利未的子孙哪,你们听我说!Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!

9以色列的 神从以色列会中将你们分别出来,使你们亲近他,办耶和华帐幕的事,并站在会众面前替他们当差。Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?

10耶和华又使你和你一切弟兄—利未的子孙—一同亲近他,这岂为小事?你们还要求祭司的职任吗?He has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.

11你和你一党的人聚集是要攻击耶和华。亚伦算什么,你们竟向他发怨言呢?”Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should grumble against him?”

大坍、亚比兰不肯上来

12摩西打发人去召以利押的儿子大坍、亚比兰。他们说:“我们不上去!Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!

13你将我们从流奶与蜜之地领上来,要在旷野杀我们,这岂为小事?你还要自立为王辖管我们吗?Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us?

14并且你没有将我们领到流奶与蜜之地,也没有把田地和葡萄园给我们为业。难道你要这些人的眼睛吗?我们不上去!”Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? No, we will not come!”

15摩西就甚发怒,对耶和华说:“求你不要享受他们的供物。我并没有夺过他们一匹驴,也没有害过他们一个人。”Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”

16摩西对可拉说:“明天,你和你一党的人,并亚伦,都要站在耶和华面前;And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.

17各人要拿一个香炉,共二百五十个,把香放在上面,到耶和华面前。你和亚伦也各拿自己的香炉。”Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”

18于是他们各人拿一个香炉,盛上火,加上香,同摩西、亚伦站在会幕门前。So each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

19可拉招聚全会众到会幕门前,要攻击摩西、亚伦;耶和华的荣光就向全会众显现。When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.

20耶和华晓谕摩西、亚伦说:And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

21“你们离开这会众,我好在转眼之间把他们灭绝。”“Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”

22摩西、亚伦就俯伏在地,说:“ 神,的 神啊,一人犯罪,你就要向全会众发怒吗?”But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”

离开恶人的帐棚

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

24“你吩咐会众说:‘你们离开可拉、大坍、亚比兰帐棚的四围。’”“Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”

25摩西起来,往大坍、亚比兰那里去;以色列的长老也随着他去。So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.

26他吩咐会众说:“你们离开这恶人的帐棚吧,他们的物件,什么都不可摸,恐怕你们陷在他们的罪中,与他们一同消灭。”And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”

27于是众人离开可拉、大坍、亚比兰帐棚的四围。大坍、亚比兰带着妻子、儿女、小孩子,都出来,站在自己的帐棚门口。So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.

28摩西说:“我行的这一切事本不是凭我自己心意行的,乃是耶和华打发我行的,必有证据使你们知道。Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:

29这些人死若与世人无异,或是他们所遭的与世人相同,就不是耶和华打发我来的。If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.

30倘若耶和华创作一件新事,使地开口,把他们和一切属他们的都吞下去,叫他们活活地坠落,你们就明白这些人是藐视耶和华了。”But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”

地开口吞了他们

31摩西刚说完了这一切话,他们脚下的地就开了口,As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,

32把他们和他们的家眷,并一切属可拉的人丁、财物,都吞下去。and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.

33这样,他们和一切属他们的,都活活地坠落阴间;地口在他们上头照旧合闭,他们就从会中灭亡。They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.

34在他们四围的以色列众人听他们呼号,就都逃跑,说:“恐怕地也把我们吞下去。”At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”

35又有火从耶和华那里出来,烧灭了那献香的二百五十个人。And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.

香炉锤成包坛的片子

36耶和华晓谕摩西说:Then the LORD said to Moses,

37“你吩咐祭司亚伦的儿子以利亚撒从火中捡起那些香炉来,把火撒在别处,因为那些香炉是圣的。“Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the censers from the flames and to scatter the coals far away, because the censers are holy.

38把那些犯罪、自害己命之人的香炉,叫人锤成,用以包坛。那些香炉本是他们在耶和华面前献过的,所以是圣的,并且可以给以色列人作记号。”As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”

39于是祭司以利亚撒将被烧之人所献的铜香炉拿来,人就锤出来,用以包坛,So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,

40给以色列人作纪念,使亚伦后裔之外的人不得近前来在耶和华面前烧香,免得他遭可拉和他一党所遭的。这乃是照耶和华借着摩西所吩咐的。just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.

会众发怨言,瘟疫发作

41第二天,以色列全会众都向摩西、亚伦发怨言说:“你们杀了耶和华的百姓了。”The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”

42会众聚集攻击摩西、亚伦的时候,向会幕观看,不料,有云彩遮盖了,耶和华的荣光显现。But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.

43摩西、亚伦就来到会幕前。Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the Tent of Meeting,

44耶和华吩咐摩西说:and the LORD said to Moses,

45“你们离开这会众,我好在转眼之间把他们灭绝。”他们二人就俯伏于地。“Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown.

亚伦站在活人死人中间

46摩西对亚伦说:“拿你的香炉,把坛上的火盛在其中,又加上香,快快带到会众那里,为他们赎罪;因为有忿怒从耶和华那里出来,瘟疫已经发作了。”Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”

47亚伦照着摩西所说的拿来,跑到会中,不料,瘟疫在百姓中已经发作了。他就加上香,为百姓赎罪。So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.

48他站在活人死人中间,瘟疫就止住了。He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted.

49除了因可拉事情死的以外,遭瘟疫死的,共有一万四千七百人。But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who had died on account of Korah.

50亚伦回到会幕门口,到摩西那里,瘟疫已经止住了。Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, since the plague had been halted.

摘要

民数记十五至十六章记载神颁布进入应许之地后献祭的条例,包括燔祭、素祭、奠祭的比例规定,对本地人与外人一视同仁;又设立误犯罪与故意犯罪的区别——误犯可藉献祭赎罪,擅敢行事者则从民中剪除,并以安息日捡柴者被处死为实例。第十六章记载可拉党的叛变:可拉联合大坍、亚比兰及二百五十个首领攻击摩西、亚伦的权柄,神以地开口吞灭叛党、火烧献香者来彰显审判;百姓次日仍发怨言,瘟疫爆发,亚伦奔入会众中间焚香赎罪,站在活人死人中间止住了瘟疫,死者共一万四千七百人。

反思问题

  1. 在你的信仰生活中,是否曾因嫉妒或不满而质疑神所设立的权柄与秩序?这段经文如何提醒你面对权柄时应有的态度?
  2. 神对误犯之罪提供赎罪的途径,却严厉对待故意悖逆的人。你如何分辨自己的过犯是出于软弱还是出于刚硬的心,并在此基础上回转归向神?
  3. 亚伦拿香炉跑入百姓中间、站在活人死人之间为民代求的画面,如何启发你在群体遭遇危机时主动承担代祷与和好的角色?

新约马可福音 9:33–50

前情提要

上回说到

昨天():下山后,门徒赶不出孩子身上的哑巴鬼;孩子的父亲喊着说“我信!但我信不足,求主帮助”,耶稣就把鬼赶出去。接着耶稣第二次预告自己要被交在人手里、被杀、复活,门徒却不明白,也不敢问。

今天你会读到

门徒在路上争论谁为大,耶稣教导要作众人的用人,并抱起小孩子作例子;约翰禁止别人奉耶稣的名赶鬼,耶稣说“不敌挡我们的,就是帮助我们的”。最后是严肃的警告:不可使人跌倒,宁可除去叫自己跌倒的手、脚、眼。

阅读小提示

对照前后:耶稣刚说完自己要被交在人手里(),门徒却在路上争论谁为大()。耶稣没有骂他们想作大,而是重新定义:要“作众人的用人”()。

点时代可看说明

迦百农在加利利海北岸,是耶稣在加利利传道的据点;这是马可福音记载耶稣在加利利的最后一段教导。

马可福音 第 9 章

谁为大

33他们来到。耶稣在屋里问门徒说:“你们在路上议论的是什么?”Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”

34门徒,因为他们在路上彼此争论谁为大。But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.

35耶稣坐下,叫十二个门徒来,说:“若有人愿意作首先的,他必作众人末后的,作众人的。”Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”

接待小孩子

36于是领过一个小孩子来,叫他站在门徒中间,又抱起他来,对他们说:Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,

37“凡为我名接待一个像这小孩子的,就是接待我;凡接待我的,不是接待我,乃是接待那差我来的。”“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”

不敌挡我们的

38对耶稣说:“夫子,我们看见一个人奉你的名赶鬼,我们就禁止他,因为他不跟从我们。”John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

39耶稣说:“不要禁止他;因为没有人奉我名行,反倒轻易毁谤我。“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.

40不敌挡我们的,就是帮助我们的。For whoever is not against us is for us.

41凡因你们是属基督,给你们一杯水喝的,我实在告诉你们,他。”Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.

不可使人跌倒

42“凡使这信我的一个小子的,倒不如把拴在这人的颈项上,扔在海里。But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

43倘若你一只手叫你跌倒,就把它砍下来;If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.

44你缺了肢体进入永生,有两只手落到,入那不灭的火里去。(BSB 英译本没有这一节)

45倘若你一只脚叫你跌倒,就把它砍下来;If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

46你进入永生,强如有两只脚被丢在地狱里。(BSB 英译本没有这一节)

47倘若你一只眼叫你跌倒,就去掉它;你只有一只眼进入 神的国,强如有两只眼被丢在地狱里。And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

48在那里,,火是不灭的。where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’

用火当盐腌

49因为必用火当各人。(有古卷加:凡祭物必用盐腌。)For everyone will be salted with fire.

50盐本是好的,若失了味,可用什么叫它再咸呢?你们里头应当有盐,彼此。”Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

摘要

马可福音九章33至50节记载门徒在路上争论谁为大,耶稣教导真正的领袖是作众人末后、作众人用人的,并以接待小孩子来说明接待卑微者就是接待神。耶稣进而纠正门徒禁止他人奉主名赶鬼的排他心态,指出不敌挡我们的就是帮助我们的。最后耶稣以严厉的比喻警告:绝不可使信祂的人跌倒,宁可割舍使自己犯罪的肢体进入永生,也不要全身被丢入地狱,并勉励门徒里头应当有盐、彼此和睦。

反思问题

  1. 耶稣将‘作首先的’重新定义为‘作众人末后的、作众人的用人’。在你目前的职场、家庭或教会服事中,有哪些具体的方式可以实践这种仆人式的领导?
  2. 门徒禁止别人奉耶稣的名赶鬼,因为‘他不跟从我们’。你是否也曾因宗派、圈子或做法不同而排斥其他忠心事奉神的人?如何以更开放的心看待不同的服事方式?
  3. 耶稣用砍手、砍脚、去眼的极端比喻来强调对付罪的决心。在你的生活中,有哪些习惯或关系正成为你灵命成长的绊脚石,你愿意采取什么具体行动来处理它们?