列王紀下2:19-25

 

2:19 耶利哥城的人對以利沙說：「這城的地勢美好，我主看見了；只是水惡劣，土產不熟而落。」
2:20 以利沙說：「你們拿一個新瓶來，裝鹽給我」；他們就拿來給他。
2:21 他出到水源，將鹽倒在水中，說：「耶和華如此說：『我治好了這水，從此必不再使人死，也不再使地土不生產。』」
2:22 於是那水治好了，直到今日，正如以利沙所說的。
2:23 以利沙從那裡上伯特利去，正上去的時候，有些童子從城裡出來，戲笑他說：「禿頭的上去吧！禿頭的上去吧！」
2:24 他回頭看見，就奉耶和華的名咒詛他們。於是有兩個母熊從林中出來，撕裂他們中間四十二個童子。
2:25 以利沙從伯特利上迦密山，又從迦密山回到撒馬利亞。

 

 ¹⁹ The people of the city said to Elisha, “Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive.”

²⁰ “Bring me a new bowl,” he said, “and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.

²¹ Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt into it, saying, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.’” ²² And the water has remained pure to this day, according to the word Elisha had spoken.

²³ From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” ²⁴ He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. ²⁵ And he went on to Mount Carmel and from there returned to Samaria.

 

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    以利沙在耶利哥醫治了當地的惡水，正如他奉主名宣告：「我治好了這水，從此必不再使人死，也不再使地土不生產。」

 

    然而並非每個人都尊敬他，也有無知的頑童嘲笑他：「禿頭的上去吧！禿頭的上去吧！」而他一奉耶和華的名咒詛他們，就有兩個母熊從林中出來，撕裂他們中間四十二個童子。

 

    這一切都顯明上帝是與以利沙同在的，這也是告訴我們：上帝與我們同在時，上帝的大能也必藉我們來彰顯，不要害怕人如何對我們！

 

    也因為這樣，所以主耶穌說：「只是我告訴你們，要愛你們的仇敵，為那逼迫你們的禱告。」（馬太福音5:44）