今日读经

罪孽使人与神隔绝

¹耶和华的膀臂并非缩短，不能拯救，耳朵并非发沉，不能听见，Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.

²但你们的罪孽使你们与　神隔绝；你们的罪恶使他掩面不听你们。But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.

³因你们的手被血沾染，你们的指头被罪孽沾污，你们的嘴唇说谎言，你们的舌头出恶语。For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.

⁴无一人按公义告状，无一人凭诚实辩白；都倚靠虚妄，说谎言。所怀的是毒害；所生的是罪孽。No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

⁵他们抱毒蛇蛋，结蜘蛛网；人吃这蛋必死。这蛋被踏，必出蝮蛇。They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.

⁶所结的网不能成为衣服；所做的也不能遮盖自己。他们的行为都是罪孽；手所做的都是强暴。Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.

⁷他们的脚奔跑行恶；他们急速流无辜人的血；意念都是罪孽，所经过的路都荒凉毁灭。Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.

⁸平安的路，他们不知道；所行的事没有公平。他们为自己修弯曲的路；凡行此路的都不知道平安。The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.

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公平离我们远

⁹因此，公平离我们远，公义追不上我们。我们指望光亮，却是黑暗，指望光明，却行幽暗。Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

¹⁰我们摸索墙壁，好像瞎子；我们摸索，如同无目之人。我们晌午绊脚，如在黄昏一样；我们在肥壮人中，像死人一般。Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.

¹¹我们咆哮如熊，哀鸣如鸽；指望公平，却是没有；指望救恩，却远离我们。We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.

百姓的认罪

¹²我们的过犯在你面前增多，罪恶作见证告我们；过犯与我们同在。至于我们的罪孽，我们都知道：For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities:

¹³就是悖逆、不认识耶和华，转去不跟从我们的　神，说欺压和叛逆的话，心怀谎言，随即说出。rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.

¹⁴并且公平转而退后，公义站在远处；诚实在街上仆倒，正直也不得进入。So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.

¹⁵诚实少见；离恶的人反成掠物。那时，耶和华看见没有公平，甚不喜悦。Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.

神亲自施行拯救

¹⁶他见无人拯救，无人代求，甚为诧异，就用自己的膀臂施行拯救，以公义扶持自己。He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.

¹⁷他以公义为铠甲（或译：护心镜），以拯救为头盔，以报仇为衣服，以热心为外袍。He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.

¹⁸他必按人的行为施报，恼怒他的敌人，报复他的仇敌，向众海岛施行报应。So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.

¹⁹如此，人从日落之处必敬畏耶和华的名，从日出之地也必敬畏他的荣耀；因为仇敌好像急流的河水冲来，是耶和华之气所驱逐的。So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.

救赎主要来到锡安

²⁰必有一位救赎主来到锡安—雅各族中转离过犯的人那里。这是耶和华说的。“The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD.

²¹耶和华说：“至于我与他们所立的约乃是这样：我加给你的灵，传给你的话，必不离你的口，也不离你后裔与你后裔之后裔的口，从今直到永远；这是耶和华说的。”“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.

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兴起，发光

¹兴起，发光！因为你的光已经来到！耶和华的荣耀发现照耀你。Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

²看哪，黑暗遮盖大地，幽暗遮盖万民，耶和华却要显现照耀你；他的荣耀要现在你身上。For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.

³万国要来就你的光；君王要来就你发现的光辉。Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

万国带着财宝归你

⁴你举目向四方观看；众人都聚集来到你这里。你的众子从远方而来；你的众女也被怀抱而来。Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.

⁵那时，你看见就有光荣；你心又跳动又宽畅；因为大海丰盛的货物必转来归你；列国的财宝也必来归你。Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.

⁶成群的骆驼，并米甸和以法的独峰驼必遮满你；示巴的众人都必来到；要奉上黄金乳香，又要传说耶和华的赞美。Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.

⁷基达的羊群都必聚集到你这里，尼拜约的公羊要供你使用，在我坛上必蒙悦纳；我必荣耀我荣耀的殿。All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.

⁸那些飞来如云、又如鸽子向窗户飞回的是谁呢？Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?

⁹众海岛必等候我，首先是他施的船只，将你的众子连他们的金银从远方一同带来，都为耶和华—你　神的名，又为以色列的圣者，因为他已经荣耀了你。Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.

外邦人建筑你的城墙

¹⁰外邦人必建筑你的城墙；他们的王必服事你。我曾发怒击打你，现今却施恩怜恤你。Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.

¹¹你的城门必时常开放，昼夜不关；使人把列国的财物带来归你，并将他们的君王牵引而来。Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.

¹²哪一邦哪一国不事奉你，就必灭亡，也必全然荒废。For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.

¹³黎巴嫩的荣耀，就是松树、杉树、黄杨树，都必一同归你，为要修饰我圣所之地；我也要使我脚踏之处得荣耀。The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.

¹⁴素来苦待你的，他的子孙都必屈身来就你；藐视你的，都要在你脚下跪拜。他们要称你为“耶和华的城”，为“以色列圣者的锡安”。The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

永远的荣华

¹⁵你虽然被撇弃被厌恶，甚至无人经过，我却使你变为永远的荣华，成为累代的喜乐。Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.

¹⁶你也必吃万国的奶，又吃君王的奶。你便知道我—耶和华是你的救主，是你的救赎主，雅各的大能者。You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

¹⁷我要拿金子代替铜，拿银子代替铁，拿铜代替木头，拿铁代替石头；并要以和平为你的官长，以公义为你的监督。Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.

¹⁸你地上不再听见强暴的事，境内不再听见荒凉毁灭的事。你必称你的墙为“拯救”，称你的门为“赞美”。No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

耶和华作你永远的光

¹⁹日头不再作你白昼的光；月亮也不再发光照耀你。耶和华却要作你永远的光；你　神要为你的荣耀。No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.

²⁰你的日头不再下落；你的月亮也不退缩；因为耶和华必作你永远的光。你悲哀的日子也完毕了。Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.

²¹你的居民都成为义人，永远得地为业；是我种的栽子，我手的工作，使我得荣耀。Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.

²²至小的族要加增千倍；微弱的国必成为强盛。我—耶和华要按定期速成这事。The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.

传好信息给谦卑的人

¹主耶和华的灵在我身上；因为耶和华用膏膏我，叫我传好信息给谦卑的人（或译：传福音给贫穷的人），差遣我医好伤心的人，报告被掳的得释放，被囚的出监牢；The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

²报告耶和华的恩年，和我们　神报仇的日子；安慰一切悲哀的人，to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,

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³赐华冠与锡安悲哀的人，代替灰尘；喜乐油代替悲哀；赞美衣代替忧伤之灵；使他们称为“公义树”，是耶和华所栽的，叫他得荣耀。to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

打发提摩太坚固你们

¹我们既不能再忍，就愿意独自等在雅典，So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.

²打发我们的兄弟在基督福音上作　神执事的（作神执事的：有古卷是与神同工的）提摩太前去，坚固你们，并在你们所信的道上劝慰你们，We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

³免得有人被诸般患难摇动。因为你们自己知道，我们受患难原是命定的。so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.

⁴我们在你们那里的时候，预先告诉你们，我们必受患难，以后果然应验了，你们也知道。Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.

⁵为此，我既不能再忍，就打发人去，要晓得你们的信心如何，恐怕那诱惑人的到底诱惑了你们，叫我们的劳苦归于徒然。For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.

提摩太带回好消息

⁶但提摩太刚才从你们那里回来，将你们信心和爱心的好消息报给我们，又说你们常常记念我们，切切地想见我们，如同我们想见你们一样。But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.

⁷所以，弟兄们，我们在一切困苦患难之中，因着你们的信心就得了安慰。For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.

⁸你们若靠主站立得稳，我们就活了。For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.

感谢与祷告

⁹我们在　神面前，因着你们甚是喜乐；为这一切喜乐，可用何等的感谢为你们报答　神呢？How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?

¹⁰我们昼夜切切地祈求，要见你们的面，补满你们信心的不足。Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith.

愿主使你们爱心增长

¹¹愿　神—我们的父和我们的主耶稣一直引领我们到你们那里去。Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

¹²又愿主叫你们彼此相爱的心，并爱众人的心都能增长，充足，如同我们爱你们一样，And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,

¹³好使你们当我们主耶稣同他众圣徒来的时候，在我们父　神面前，心里坚固，成为圣洁，无可责备。so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.