路加福音 12
1 時有成千累萬的群眾集合攏來，竟至互相踐踏。耶穌開始先對自己的門徒說：「你們要謹訪法利賽人的酵母，即他們的虛偽。
While they were doing that, many thousands of people gathered [around Jesus]. There were so many that they were stepping on each other. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Beware of [becoming] hypocrites [like] the Pharisees. Their [evil influence] [MET] [spreads to others like] yeast [spreads its influence in dough].
2 但是沒有遮掩的事，將來不被揭露的；也沒有隱藏的事，將來不被知道的。
People will not be able to continue concealing the things that [they or other] people try to conceal now. [God] will [some day] cause the things that are hidden now to be known {[everyone] to know the things that they hide now}.
3 因此，你們在暗處所說的，將來必要在明處被人聽見；在內室附耳所說的，將來必要在屋頂上張揚出來。
All the things that you say in the dark [secretly, some day] will be heard {people will hear them} in the daylight. The things you have whispered [SYN] privately among yourselves in your rooms will be proclaimed {[people] will proclaim them} publicly.”
4 我告訴你們做我朋友的人們，你們不要害怕那些殺害肉身，而後能更有所為的人。
“My friends, listen [carefully]. Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill you, but after they kill you, there is nothing more that they can do [to hurt you].
But I will warn you about the one that you should truly be afraid of. You should be afraid of [God], because he not only has [the power to] cause people to die, he has the power to throw them into hell afterward! Yes, he is truly the one that you should be afraid of! (Geenna g1067)
6 五隻麻雀不是賣兩文銅錢嗎﹖然而在天主前，他們中沒有一隻被遺忘的。
[Think about] the sparrows. [They are worth so little] that [you] can [RHQ] buy five of them for only two small coins. But not one of them is ever forgotten by God {God never forgets one of them}!
7 就是你們的頭髮，也二被數過；你們不要害怕! 你們比許多麻雀尊貴多了。
You are worth more [to God] than many sparrows. So do not be afraid [of what people can do to you! God] even knows how many hairs there are on each of your heads, [so that if you(sg) lose one hair, he knows about it. So nothing bad can happen to you without his knowing it].
8 我告訴你們: 凡在人前承認我的，人子將來也要在天主的使者前承認他；
I want to tell you also that if people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], [I], the one who came from heaven, will acknowledge before [God that they are my disciples]. [I will do that while] God’s angels listen.
9 他在人前否認我的，將來在天主的使者前也要被否認。
But if people [are] afraid to say in front of others that they are [my disciples], [I] will say, while God’s angels listen, that they are not [my disciples].
10 凡出言干犯人子的，尚可獲得赦免；但是褻瀆聖神的人，決不能獲得免。
[I will tell you] also that [God is willing to] forgive people who say bad things about me, the one who came from heaven, but [he] will not forgive anyone who says evil things about what the Holy Spirit [does].
11 當人押送你們到會堂，到長官及有權柄的人面前時，你們不要思慮怎樣申辯，或說什麼話，
[So] when people ask you in Jewish worship houses and in the presence of rulers and other authorities [about your trusting in me], do not worry about how you will answer them [when they accuse you]. Do not worry about what you should say,
12 因為在那個時刻，聖神必要教給你們應說的話。」
because the Holy Spirit will tell you at that very time what you should say.”
13 人群中有一個人向耶穌說: 「師傅，請吩咐我的兄弟與我分家罷!」
Then one of the people in the crowd said to [Jesus], “Teacher, tell my [older] brother to divide my father’s property and give me [the part that belongs] to me!”
14 耶穌對他說: 「人哪，誰立了我做你們的判官及分家人呢﹖」
But Jesus replied to him, “Man, (no one appointed me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property!/did anyone appoint me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property?) [RHQ]”
15 遂對他們說：「你們要謹慎，躲避一切貪婪，因為一個人縱然富裕，他的生命並不在於他的資產。」
Then he said to the whole crowd, “Guard yourselves very carefully, in order that you do not desire other people’s things in any way! No one can make his life secure by [obtaining] many possessions.”
16 耶穌對他們設了一個比喻說: 「有一個富人，他的田地出產豐富。
Then Jesus told the people this illustration: “There was a certain rich man whose crops grew very well.
17 他心裏想道: 我可怎麼辦呢﹖因為我已經沒有地方收藏我的物產。
[So] he said [to himself], ‘I do not know what to do, because I do not have any place [big enough] to store all my crops!’
18 他遂說: 我要這樣做: 我要拆毀我的倉房，另建更大的，好在那裏藏一切榖類及財物。
Then he thought to himself, ‘[I know] what I will do! I will tear down my grain bins and build larger ones! Then I will store all my wheat and other goods in [the big new bins].
19 以後，我要對我的靈魂說: 靈魂哪! 你存有大量的財物，足夠多年之用，你休息罷! 吃喝宴樂罷!
[Then] I will say to myself [SYN], “Now I have plenty of goods stored up. [They will last] for many years. [So now] I will take life easy. I will eat and drink [all that I want to] and be happy [for a long time]!”’
20 天主卻給他說: 胡塗人哪! 今夜就要索回你的靈魂，你所備置的，將歸誰呢﹖
But God said to him, ‘You foolish [man]! Tonight you will die! (Then all [the goods] you have saved up [for yourself] will [belong to someone else, not to] you!/Do you think that you [will benefit from] all that you have stored up for yourself?) [RHQ]’”
21 那為自己厚積財產而不在天主前玫富的，也是如此。」
[Then Jesus ended this illustration by saying], “That is what will happen to those who store up goods just for themselves, but who do not value the things [that] God [considers] valuable.”
22 耶穌對他的門徒說：「為此，我告訴你們: 不要為生命思慮吃什麼，也不要為身體思慮穿什麼，
Then [Jesus] said to his disciples, “So I want to tell you this: Do not worry about [things you need] in order to live. Do not worry about [whether you will have enough food] to eat or [enough clothes] to wear.
23 因為生命貴於食物，身體貴於衣服。
It is important to have sufficient food and clothing, but (the way you conduct your lives is more important./is not the way you conduct your lives more important?) [RHQ]
24 你們看看烏鴉，牠們不播種，也不收割；牠們沒有庫房，也沒有倉廩，天主尚且養活牠們，你們比起飛鳥更要尊貴多少呢﹖
Think about the birds: They do not plant [seeds], and they do not harvest [crops]. They do not have rooms or buildings in which to store crops. But God provides food for them. [And] you are certainly much more valuable than birds. [So God will certainly provide what you need]!
25 你們中誰能運用思慮，使自己的壽數增加一肋呢﹖
(There is not a one of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it!/Is there any of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it?) [RHQ]
26 如果你們連極小的事還做不來，為什麼要思慮別的事呢﹖
Worrying is a small thing to do. So since you cannot add to your life, (you certainly should not worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live!]/why do you worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live]?) [RHQ]
27 你們看看百合花，是怎樣生長的: 它們不勞作，也不紡織；可是，我告訴你們：連撒羅滿在他極盛的榮花時所披戴的，也不如這花中的一朵。
Think about the way that flowers grow [in the fields]. They do not work [to earn money], and they do not make their own clothes. But I tell you that [even though King] Solomon, [who lived long ago, wore very beautiful clothes], his clothes were not as beautiful as one of those [flowers].
28 田野閶的野草，今天還在，明天就投入爐中，天主尚且這樣裝飾，何況你們呢! 小信德的人啊!
God makes the flowers beautiful, but they grow in the fields for only a short time. Then [they are cut at the same time that the grass] is cut, and thrown into an oven [to be burned to make heat for baking] bread. [So they really are not worth very much. But you are very precious to] God, [and he] will [care for you] much more [than he cares for the grass by filling it with beautiful flowers]. So he will certainly provide clothes for you, who [live much longer than the grass. Why] [RHQ] [do you] trust him so little?
29 你們不要謀求吃什麼，喝什麼，也不要憂愁掛心，
Do not always be concerned about having enough to eat and drink, and do not be worrying about those things.
30 因為這一切都是世上的外邦人所尋求的，至於你們，你們的父知道你們需要這些。
The people who do not know God are always worried about such things. But your Father [in heaven] knows that you need those things, [so you should not worry about them].
31 你們只要尋求他的國，這些自會加給你們。」
Instead, be concerned about letting [God] completely direct [your life]. Then [he] will also give you enough of the things [you need].
32 「你們小小的羊群，不要害怕! 因為你們的父喜歡把天國賜給你們。
[You who are my disciples are like a] small flock of sheep, [and I am like your shepherd]. So you should not be afraid. Your Father [in heaven] wants to let you rule with him [in heaven].
33 要變賣你們所有的來施捨，為你們自己備下經久不朽的錢囊，在天上備下取用不盡的寶藏；那裏盜賊不能走近，蠹蟲也不能損壞，
[So now] sell the things that you own. Give [the money that you get for those things] to poor people. [If you do that, it will be as though] you are providing for yourselves purses that will not wear out, and [God will give] you a treasure in heaven that will always be safe. There, no thief can come near [to steal it], and no termite can destroy it.
34 因為你們的寶藏在那裏，你們的心也必在那裏。」
Remember that [the things] that you [think are the most] valuable are [the things] that you will be constantly concerned about.”
35 「要把你們的腰束起，把燈點著；
“Be always ready [for doing God’s work] [MET], like [people] who have put on their work clothes and are ready [during the day], with their lamps burning all night.
36 應當如同那些等候自己的主人，由婚宴回來的人，為的是主人來到，一敲門，立刻就給他開門。
Be [ready for me to return] [MET], like servants who are waiting for their master to return after being at a wedding feast [for several days]. They are [waiting to] open the door for him and [start working for him again] as soon as he arrives and knocks at the door.
37 主人來到時，遇見醒寤著的那些僕人，是有福的。我實實在在告訴你們：主人要束上腰，請他們坐席，自己前來伺候他們。
If those servants are awake when he returns, [he will] be very pleased with them. I will tell you this: He will put on [the kind of clothes] that servants wear and tell them to sit down, and he will serve them a meal.
38 他二更來也罷，三更來也罷，若遇見這樣，那些人才是有福的。
[Even] if he comes between midnight and sunrise, if he finds that his servants are [awake and] ready [for him], he will be very pleased with them.
39 你們應該明白這一點: 如果家主知道盜賊何時要來，[他必定要醒寤]，決不容自己的屋被挖穿。
But you must also remember this: If owners of a house knew what time a thief was coming, they [would stay awake and] would not allow their house to be broken into [and their goods to be stolen] {[the thief] to break into the house [and steal their goods]}.
40 你們也應當準備，因為在你們不料想的時辰，人子就來了。」
Similarly, you must be ready [for me to return], because [I], the one who came from heaven, will come [again] at a time when you do not expect [me to come].”
41 伯多祿說：「主，你講的這個比喻，是為我們呢，還是為眾人﹖」
Peter said, “Lord, are you [(sg)] speaking this illustration [only] for us or for everyone [else also]?”
42 主說: 「究竟誰是那忠信及精明的管家，主人派他管理自己的家僕，按時配給食糧﹖
The Lord replied, “[I am saying it for you and for anyone else] [MET, RHQ] who is like a faithful and wise manager in his master’s house. His master appoints him to [supervise affairs in his house] and to give all the [other] servants their food at the proper time. [Then he leaves on a long trip].
43 主人來時，看見他如此行事，那僕人才是有福的。
If the servant is doing that work when his master returns, [his master] will be very pleased with him.
44 我實實在在告訴你們: 主人必要委派他管理自己的一切財產。
I tell you this: His master will appoint him to supervise all of his affairs [permanently].
45 如果那個僕人心裏說: 我的主人必然遲來；他便開始烤打僕婢，也吃也喝也醉酒。
But that servant might think to himself, ‘My master [has been away] for a long time, [so he probably will] not return soon [and find out what I am doing].’ [Then he might] start to beat the [other] servants, both male and female ones. [He might also start] to eat [a lot of food] and get drunk.
46 在他不期待的日子，不知覺的時刻，那僕人的主人要來，必要剷除他，使他與不信者遭受同的命運。
[If he does that, and if] his master returns on a day when the servant does not expect him, then his master will (cut him into two pieces/punish him severely) [HYP] and put him [in the place where he puts all] those who do not [serve him] faithfully.
47 那知道主人的旨意，而偏不準備，或竟不奉行他旨意的僕人，必然要多受烤打；
Every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires will be beaten severely {[The master] will beat severely every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires}.
48 那不知道而做了應受烤打之事的，要少受烤打。給誰的多，向誰要的也多；交托誰的多，向誰索取的也格外多。」
But every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do, and who did things for which he deserved to be punished, will be beaten lightly {[the master] will beat lightly every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do and did the things for which he deserved that [his master] would beat him}. [God will treat his people similarly, because he] expects a lot from those people whom [he] has allowed [to understand a lot]. People who entrust things [to others’ care] expect those people [to care for those things] very well. Similarly, [God] expects a lot from those people whom he has allowed [to understand a lot]. Furthermore, he expects the most from people to whom he has given the most [ability].”
49 「我來是為把火投在地上，我是多麼切望它已經燃燒起來!
“I came to earth to cause [there to be trials] [MET], [which will purify you as] fire [purifies metal] (OR, to cause judgment/divisions among you). I wish that the time when [you] will be purified {when [God] will purify you} (OR, when divisions will be caused {to cause divisions among people}) had already begun.
50 我有一種應受的洗禮，我是如何焦急，直到它得以完成!
I must soon suffer [IDM] greatly. I am distressed, and I will continue to be distressed until my suffering is finished.
51 你們以為我來是給地上送和平嗎﹖不，我告訴你們: 而是來送分裂。
Do you think that as a result of my coming to earth people will live together peacefully? No! I must tell you, [that is not what will happen! Instead, people] will be divided.
52 因為從今以後，一家五口的，將要分裂: 三個反對兩個，兩個反對三個。
Because some people in one house [will believe in me and some will not], they will be divided. [For example], three people in one house [who do not believe in me] will oppose two [who do believe], or two [who do not believe in me] will oppose three [who do believe].
53 他們將要分裂: 父親反對兒子，兒子反對父親；母親反對女兒，女兒反對母親；婆母反對兒媳，兒媳反對婆母。」
A man will oppose his son, or a son will oppose his father. A woman will oppose her daughter, or a woman will oppose her mother. A woman will oppose her daughter-in-law, or a woman will oppose her mother-in-law.”
54 耶穌又向群眾說：「幾時你們看見雲彩由西方升起，立刻就說: 要下大雨了；果然是這樣。
He [also] said to the crowds, “[In this country], when you see a [dark] cloud forming in the west, you immediately say ‘It is going to rain!’ and that is what happens.
55 幾時南風吹來，就說天要熱了；果然是這樣。
[In this region], when the wind blows from the south, you say, ‘It is going to be a very hot day!’ and that is what happens.
56 假善人哪! 你們知道觀察地上及天上的氣象，怎麼不能觀察這個時機呢﹖
You hypocrites! By observing the clouds and the wind, you are able to discern what is happening regarding [the weather]. It is disgusting that you are not able to discern [what God is doing] at this present time [RHQ]!
57 你們為什麼不能由自己來辨別正義的事呢﹖
(Each of you ought to determine now what is the right thing for you to do, [while you still have time to do that]!/Why cannot each of you determine what is the right [thing for you to do now while you still have time to do that]?) [RHQ]
58 當你同你的對頭去見官長時，尚在路上，你得設法與他了結，怕他拉你到法官前，法官把你交給刑役，而刑役把你押在獄中。
[If you do not do that, God will punish you] [MET]. [It will be like what happens when] someone takes one of you to court, saying that you [(sg)] have done something very bad. You should try to settle things with him while you are still on the way to the court. If he forces you to go to the judge, the judge will decide that you are guilty and put you into the hands of the court officer. Then that officer will put you in prison.
59 我告訴你：非等還清最後的一分錢，斷不能從那裏出來。」
I tell you that if you go to prison, you will never get out, [because you will never be able to] pay every bit [of what the judge says you owe] [MET]. [Similarly, you ought to settle accounts with God before you die, too].”
