馬可福音 4
1 耶穌又在海邊教訓人。有許多人到他那裏聚集，他只得上船坐下。船在海裏，眾人都靠近海，站在岸上。
Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
2 耶穌就用比喻教訓他們許多道理。在教訓之間，對他們說：
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
3 「你們聽啊！有一個撒種的出去撒種。
“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow.
4 撒的時候，有落在路旁的，飛鳥來吃盡了；
As he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 有落在土淺石頭地上的，土既不深，發苗最快，
Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
6 日頭出來一曬，因為沒有根，就枯乾了；
When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 有落在荊棘裏的，荊棘長起來，把它 擠住了，就不結實；
Others fell amongst the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 又有落在好土裏的，就發生長大，結實有三十倍的，有六十倍的，有一百倍的」；
Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”
9 又說：「有耳可聽的，就應當聽！」
He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10 無人的時候，跟隨耶穌的人和十二個門徒問他這比喻的意思。
When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
11 耶穌對他們說：「上帝國的奧祕只叫你們知道，若是對外人講，凡事就用比喻，
He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
12 叫他們 看是看見，卻不曉得； 聽是聽見，卻不明白； 恐怕他們回轉過來，就得赦免。」
that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”
13 又對他們說：「你們不明白這比喻嗎？這樣怎能明白一切的比喻呢？
He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
14 撒種之人所撒的就是道。
The farmer sows the word.
15 那撒在路旁的，就是人聽了道，撒但立刻來，把撒在他心裏的道奪了去。
The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
16 那撒在石頭地上的，就是人聽了道，立刻歡喜領受，
These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
17 但他心裏沒有根，不過是暫時的，及至為道遭了患難，或是受了逼迫，立刻就跌倒了。
They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
18 還有那撒在荊棘裏的，就是人聽了道，
Others are those who are sown amongst the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 那撒在好地上的，就是人聽道，又領受，並且結實，有三十倍的，有六十倍的，有一百倍的。」
Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”
21 耶穌又對他們說：「人拿燈來，豈是要放在斗底下，床底下，不放在燈臺上嗎？
He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?
22 因為掩藏的事，沒有不顯出來的；隱瞞的事，沒有不露出來的。
For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.
23 有耳可聽的，就應當聽！」
If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 又說：「你們所聽的要留心。你們用甚麼量器量給人，也必用甚麼量器量給你們，並且要多給你們。
He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.
25 因為有的，還要給他；沒有的，連他所有的也要奪去。」
For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”
26 又說：「上帝的國如同人把種撒在地上。
He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
27 黑夜睡覺，白日起來，這種就發芽漸長，那人卻不曉得如何這樣。
and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.
28 地生五穀是出於自然的：先發苗，後長穗，再後穗上結成飽滿的子粒；
For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 穀既熟了，就用鐮刀去割，因為收成的時候到了。」
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 又說：「上帝的國，我們可用甚麼比較呢？可用甚麼比喻表明呢？
He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
31 好像一粒芥菜種，種在地裏的時候，雖比地上的百種都小，
It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
32 但種上以後，就長起來，比各樣的菜都大，又長出大枝來，甚至天上的飛鳥可以宿在它 的蔭下。」
yet when it is sown, grows up and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”
33 耶穌用許多這樣的比喻，照他們所能聽的，對他們講道。
With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 若不用比喻，就不對他們講；沒有人的時候，就把一切的道講給門徒聽。
Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
35 當那天晚上，耶穌對門徒說：「我們渡到那邊去吧。」
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”
36 門徒離開眾人，耶穌仍在船上，他們就把他一同帶去；也有別的船和他同行。
Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.
37 忽然起了暴風，波浪打入船內，甚至船要滿了水。
A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
38 耶穌在船尾上，枕着枕頭睡覺。門徒叫醒了他，說：「夫子！我們喪命，你不顧嗎？」
He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”
39 耶穌醒了，斥責風，向海說：「住了吧！靜了吧！」風就止住，大大地平靜了。
He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
40 耶穌對他們說：「為甚麼膽怯？你們還沒有信心嗎？」
He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
41 他們就大大地懼怕，彼此說：「這到底是誰，連風和海也聽從他了。」
They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
