旧约以西结书 25:1–28:19
前情提要
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昨天():两姊妹阿荷拉(撒马利亚)和阿荷利巴(耶路撒冷)像不忠的妻子,投靠列国、拜偶像,妹妹必喝姊姊的杯;巴比伦王开始围攻耶路撒冷那天,以西结的妻子死了,神叫他不可哀哭,作百姓的预兆。
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从 25 章起,以西结转向列国说预言:亚扪、摩押、以东、非利士对犹大幸灾乐祸或报仇,必受审判。26–28 章针对海上商业大城泰尔:她因耶路撒冷倾覆而欢喜,必被攻破,成为“晒网的地方”;27 章把泰尔比作一艘满载货物却沉没的华美大船;28 章责备泰尔王心里高傲,说“我是神”。
阅读小提示
27 章列出一长串与泰尔交易的地名和货物,像一张古代的国际贸易地图。不必记住每个地名,只要看见:她越富足就越骄傲,沉没时也越令人惊骇。
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的“第十一年”约是主前 587–586 年,正是耶路撒冷陷落前后。据古代史家记载,巴比伦王围攻泰尔长达十三年(参 )。
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以西结书 第 25 章
攻击亚扪人
1耶和华的话临到我说:Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2“人子啊,你要面向说预言,攻击他们,“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
3说:你们当听主耶和华的话。主耶和华如此说:我的圣所被亵渎,以色列地变荒凉,犹大家被掳掠;那时,你便因这些事说:‘!’Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile,
4所以我必将你的地交给为业;他们必在你的地上安营居住,吃你的果子,喝你的奶。therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.
5我必使拉巴为骆驼场,使亚扪人的地为羊群躺卧之处,你们就知道我是耶和华。”I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
6主耶和华如此说:“因你拍手顿足,以满心的恨恶向以色列地欢喜,For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt,
7所以我伸手攻击你,将你交给列国作为掳物。我必从万民中剪除你,使你从万国中败亡。我必除灭你,你就知道我是耶和华。”therefore I will indeed stretch out My hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the LORD.’
攻击摩押
8主耶和华如此说:“因和西珥人说:‘看哪,犹大家与列国无异’,This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,”
9所以我要破开摩押边界上的城邑,就是摩押人看为本国之荣耀的伯·耶西末、巴力·免、基列亭,therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land.
10好使东方人来攻击亚扪人。我必将亚扪人之地交给他们为业,使亚扪人在列国中不再被记念。I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations.
11我必向摩押施行审判,他们就知道我是耶和华。”So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’
攻击以东
12主耶和华如此说:“因为报仇雪恨,攻击犹大家,向他们报仇,大大有罪,This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,
13所以主耶和华如此说:我必伸手攻击以东,剪除人与牲畜,使以东从提幔起,人必倒在刀下,地要变为荒凉,直到底但。therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.
14我必借我民以色列的手报复以东;以色列民必照我的怒气,按我的忿怒在以东施报,以东人就知道是我施报。这是主耶和华说的。”I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’
攻击非利士人
15主耶和华如此说:“因非利士人向犹大人报仇,就是以恨恶的心报仇雪恨,永怀仇恨,要毁灭他们,This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility,
16所以主耶和华如此说:我必伸手攻击非利士人,剪除,灭绝沿海剩下的居民。therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast.
17我向他们大施报应,发怒斥责他们。我报复他们的时候,他们就知道我是耶和华。”I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”
以西结书 第 26 章
泰尔必成为晒网之处
1第十一年十一月初一日,耶和华的话临到我说:In the eleventh month of the twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2“人子啊,因向耶路撒冷说:‘阿哈,那作众民之门的已经破坏,向我开放;她既变为荒场,我必丰盛。’“Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’
3所以,主耶和华如此说:泰尔啊,我必与你为敌,使许多国民上来攻击你,如同海使波浪涌上来一样。therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.
4他们必破坏泰尔的墙垣,拆毁她的城楼。我也要刮净尘土,使她成为净光的磐石。They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock.
5她必在海中作的地方,也必成为列国的掳物。这是主耶和华说的。She will become a place to spread nets in the sea, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. She will become plunder for the nations,
6属泰尔城邑的居民(原文是田间的众女;八节同)必被刀剑杀灭,他们就知道我是耶和华。and the villages on her mainland will be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’
尼布甲尼撒来攻
7主耶和华如此说:“我必使诸王之王的巴比伦王率领马匹车辆、马兵、军队,和许多人民从北方来攻击你泰尔。For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.
8他必用刀剑杀灭属你城邑的居民,也必造台筑垒举盾牌攻击你。He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you.
9他必安设撞城锤攻破你的墙垣,用铁器拆毁你的城楼。He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes.
10因他的马匹众多,尘土扬起遮蔽你。他进入你的城门,好像人进入已有破口之城。那时,你的墙垣必因骑马的和战车、辎重车的响声震动。His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots.
11他的马蹄必践踏你一切的街道,他必用刀杀戮你的居民;你坚固的柱子(或译:柱像)必倒在地上。The hooves of his horses will trample all your streets. He will slaughter your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground.
12人必以你的财宝为掳物,以你的货财为掠物,破坏你的墙垣,拆毁你华美的房屋,将你的石头、木头、尘土都抛在水中。They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water.
13我必使你唱歌的声音止息,人也不再听见你弹琴的声音。So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.
14我必使你成为净光的磐石,作晒网的地方;你不得再被建造,因为这是主耶和华说的。”I will make you a bare rock, and you will become a place to spread the fishing nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I, the LORD, have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.’
靠海的君王为她哀哭
15主耶和华对泰尔如此说:“在你中间行杀戮,受伤之人的时候,因你倾倒的响声,海岛岂不都震动吗?This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?
16那时靠海的君王必都下位,除去朝服,脱下花衣,披上战兢,坐在地上,时刻发抖,为你惊骇。All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you.
17他们必为你作起哀歌说:你这有名之城,素为航海之人居住,在海上为最坚固的;平日你和居民使一切住在那里的人无不惊恐;现在何竟毁灭了?Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!
18如今在你这倾覆的日子,海岛都必战兢;海中的群岛见你归于无有就都惊惶。”Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’
19主耶和华如此说:“泰尔啊,我使你变为荒凉,如无人居住的城邑;又使深水漫过你,大水淹没你。For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I make you a desolate city like other deserted cities, and when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you,
20那时,我要叫你下入阴府,与古时的人一同在地的深处、久已荒凉之地居住,使你不再有居民。我也要在活人之地显荣耀(我也……荣耀:或译在活人之地不再有荣耀)。then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living.
21我必叫你令人惊恐,不再存留于世;人虽寻找你,却永寻不见。这是主耶和华说的。”I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
以西结书 第 27 章
泰尔像华美的大船
1耶和华的话又临到我说:Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2“人子啊,要为泰尔作起哀歌,“Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre.
3说:你居住海口,是众民的;你的交易通到许多的海岛。主耶和华如此说:泰尔啊,你曾说:我是全然美丽的。Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
4你的境界在海中,造你的使你全然美丽。Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.
5他们用示尼珥的松树做你的一切板,用黎巴嫩的香柏树做,They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6用巴珊的橡树做你的桨,用象牙镶嵌基提海岛的为坐板(或译:舱板)。Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
7你的篷帆是用埃及绣花细麻布做的,可以做你的大旗;你的凉棚是用以利沙岛的蓝色、紫色布做的。Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning.
8西顿和亚发的居民作你荡桨的。泰尔啊,你中间的智慧人作掌舵的。The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.
9迦巴勒的老者和聪明人都在你中间作的;一切泛海的船只和水手都在你中间经营交易的事。The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.
10“波斯人、路德人、弗人在你军营中作战士;他们在你中间悬挂盾牌和头盔,彰显你的尊荣。Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.
11亚发人和你的军队都在你四围的墙上,你的望楼也有勇士;他们悬挂盾牌,成全你的美丽。Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty.
各国与泰尔交易
12“他施人因你多有各类的财物,就作你的客商,拿银、铁、锡、铅兑换你的货物。Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.
13雅完人、土巴人、米设人都与你交易;他们用人口和铜器兑换你的货物。Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
14陀迦玛族用马和战马并骡子兑换你的货物。The men of Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.
15底但人与你交易,许多海岛作你的码头;他们拿象牙、乌木与你兑换(或译:进贡)。The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
16亚兰人因你的工作很多,就作你的客商;他们用绿宝石、紫色布绣货、细麻布、珊瑚、红宝石兑换你的货物。Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.
17犹大和以色列地的人都与你交易;他们用米匿的麦子、饼、蜜、油、乳香兑换你的货物。Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.
18大马士革人因你的工作很多,又因你多有各类的财物,就拿黑本酒和白羊毛与你交易。Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar,
19威但人和雅完人拿纺成的线、亮铁、桂皮、菖蒲兑换你的货物。and casks of wine from Izal for your wares. Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were exchanged for your merchandise.
20底但人用高贵的毯子、鞍、屉与你交易。Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.
21阿拉伯人和基达的一切首领都作你的客商,用羊羔、公绵羊、公山羊与你交易。Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats.
22示巴和拉玛的商人与你交易,他们用各类上好的香料、各类的宝石,和黄金兑换你的货物。The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones.
23哈兰人、干尼人、伊甸人、示巴的商人,和亚述人、基抹人与你交易。Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.
24这些商人以美好的货物包在绣花蓝色包袱内,又有华丽的衣服装在香柏木的箱子里,用绳捆着与你交易。In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted.
25他施的船只接连成帮为你运货,你便在海中丰富极其荣华。The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.
大船沉在海中
26荡桨的已经把你荡到大水之处,东风在海中将你打破。Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.
27你的资财、物件、货物、水手、掌舵的、补缝的、经营交易的,并你中间的战士和人民,在你破坏的日子必都沉在海中。Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.
28你掌舵的呼号之声一发,郊野都必震动。The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out.
29凡荡桨的和水手,并一切泛海掌舵的,都必下船登岸。All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.
30他们必为你放声痛哭,把尘土撒在头上,在灰中打滚;They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
31又为你使头上光秃,用麻布束腰,号咷痛哭,苦苦悲哀。They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.
32他们哀号的时候,为你作起哀歌哀哭,说:有何城如泰尔?有何城如他在海中成为寂寞的呢?As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?
33你由海上运出货物,就使许多国民充足;你以许多资财、货物使地上的君王丰富。When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise.
34你在深水中被海浪打破的时候,你的货物和你中间的一切人民,就都沉下去了。Now you are shattered by the seas in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and the people among you have gone down with you.
35海岛的居民为你惊奇;他们的君王都甚恐慌,面带愁容。All the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted.
36各国民中的客商都向你;你令人惊恐,不再存留于世,直到永远。”Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
以西结书 第 28 章
泰尔君王自比神
1耶和华的话又临到我说:And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2“人子啊,你对泰尔君王说,主耶和华如此说:因你心里高傲,说:我是神;我在海中坐神之位。你虽然居心自比神,也不过是人,并不是神!“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
3看哪,你比但以理更有智慧,什么秘事都不能向你隐藏。Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!
4你靠自己的智慧聪明得了金银财宝,收入库中。By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.
5你靠自己的大智慧和贸易增添资财,又因资财心里高傲。By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
6“所以主耶和华如此说:因你居心自比神,Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,
7我必使外邦人,就是列国中的强暴人临到你这里;他们必拔刀砍坏你用智慧得来的美物,亵渎你的荣光。behold, I will bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor.
8他们必使你下坑;你必死在海中,与被杀的人一样。They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.
9在杀你的人面前你还能说“我是 神”吗?其实你在杀害你的人手中,不过是人,并不是神。Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.
10你必死在外邦人手中,与未受割礼(或译:不洁;下同)的人一样,因为这是主耶和华说的。”You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.”
为泰尔王作的哀歌
11耶和华的话临到我说:Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
12“人子啊,你为泰尔王作起哀歌,说主耶和华如此说:你无所不备,智慧充足,全然美丽。“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13你曾在 神的园中,佩戴各样宝石,就是红宝石、、金钢石、水苍玉、红玛瑙、碧玉、蓝宝石、绿宝石、红玉,和黄金;又有精美的鼓笛在你那里,都是在你受造之日预备齐全的。You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
14你是那受膏遮掩约柜的基路伯;我将你安置在 神的圣山上;你在发光如火的宝石中间往来。You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.
15你从受造之日所行的都完全,后来在你中间又察出不义。From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways—until wickedness was found in you.
16因你贸易很多,就被强暴的事充满,以致犯罪,所以我因你亵渎圣地,就从 神的山驱逐你。遮掩约柜的基路伯啊,我已将你从发光如火的宝石中除灭。By the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.
17你因美丽心中高傲,又因荣光败坏智慧,我已将你摔倒在地,使你倒在君王面前,好叫他们目睹眼见。Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.
18你因罪孽众多,贸易不公,就亵渎你那里的圣所。故此,我使火从你中间发出,烧灭你,使你在所有观看的人眼前变为地上的炉灰。By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.
19各国民中,凡认识你的,都必为你惊奇。你令人惊恐,不再存留于世,直到永远。”All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
摘要
以西结书第25至28章记载神对以色列周围列国的审判预言。第25章宣告亚扪、摩押、以东、非利士因幸灾乐祸或趁火打劫而遭报应;第26至27章描述推罗这座繁华海上商城将被彻底毁灭,昔日的富庶荣华尽归虚空;第28章则针对推罗君王因财富而心生骄傲、自比为神的罪,宣告他必从高处坠落,同时预言以色列终将被招聚回归、安然居住。
反思问题
- 推罗君王因财富与智慧而心中高傲、自比为神,你是否曾在某些成就或恩赐上不自觉地将功劳归于自己,而非归荣耀给神?
- 神审判列国的原因之一是他们对受苦之人幸灾乐祸(如亚扪人说“阿哈”),这提醒你在面对他人遭遇困难时,应当持怎样的态度?
- 经文最后应许以色列将安然居住、盖造房屋、栽种葡萄园,这幅复兴的图画如何坚固你对神信实守约的信心?
新约彼得前书 1:13–25
前情提要
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昨天():彼得写信给分散各地寄居的信徒,颂赞神藉耶稣复活重生了我们,叫我们有“活泼的盼望”和存在天上的基业;信心经过试炼,比火炼的金子更显宝贵。
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既有这样的盼望,就要约束自己的心,作顺命的儿女;神是圣洁的,我们也要圣洁。我们得赎不是凭着能坏的金银,乃是凭着基督的宝血,所以要存敬畏的心度寄居的日子,彼此切实相爱;我们是借着神“活泼常存的道”重生的,人如草,“惟有主的道是永存的”。
阅读小提示
引用 ,和 一样用草上的花比喻人生短暂。对照之下,神的话永远长存,值得我们把生命建立在上面。
点时代可看说明
传统认为是使徒彼得写的。“你们要圣洁,因为我是圣洁的”引自 等处,原是对以色列人说的,彼得用在所有信徒身上。
彼得前书 第 1 章
约束你们的心
13所以要(原文是束上你们心中的腰),,专心盼望耶稣基督显现的时候所带来给你们的恩。Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
14你们既作顺命的儿女,就不要从前的时候那放纵私欲的样子。As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
你们要圣洁
15那召你们的既是圣洁,你们在一切所行的事上也要圣洁。But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
16因为经上记着说:“,因为我是圣洁的。”for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
凭基督的宝血得赎
17你们既称那不偏待人、按各人行为审判人的主为父,就当存敬畏的心度你们在世的日子,Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
18知道你们,脱去你们虚妄的行为,不是凭着能坏的金银等物,For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
19乃是凭着基督的宝血,如同、无玷污的之血。but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
20基督在创世以前是预先被 神知道的,却在这末世才为你们显现。He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
21你们也因着他,信那叫他从死里复活、又给他荣耀的 神,叫你们的信心和盼望都在于 神。Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
彼此切实相爱
22你们既因顺从真理,洁净了自己的心,以致爱弟兄没有虚假,就当从心里(从心里:有古卷是从清洁的心)彼此相爱。Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
23你们蒙了重生,不是由于能坏的,乃是由于不能坏的种子,是借着 神活泼常存的道。For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
主的道永存
24因为凡有的,尽都如草;他的美荣都像草上的花。草必枯干,花必凋谢;For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25惟有主的道是永存的。所传给你们的福音就是这道。but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
摘要
彼得前书第1章13至25节呼召信徒以圣洁的生活回应神的呼召,要约束心志、谨慎自守,专心盼望基督再来的恩典。彼得提醒信徒,他们得赎不是靠能坏的金银,乃是靠基督无瑕疵的宝血;既蒙重生是借着神活泼常存的道,就当从心里彼此切实相爱。
反思问题
- 彼得说要‘约束你们的心,谨慎自守’,在日常生活中有哪些具体的思想或行为习惯是你需要更加警醒和节制的?
- 经文强调得赎不是凭能坏的金银,乃是凭基督的宝血,这如何影响你看待世上物质价值与属灵价值的优先顺序?
- ‘你们既因顺从真理,洁净了自己的心,以致爱弟兄没有虚假’——在你目前的信仰群体中,有哪些关系需要你更真诚、更主动地付出切实的爱?