路加福音1:5-25

 

1:5 當猶太王希律的時候，亞比雅班裡有一個祭司，名叫撒迦利亞；他妻子是亞倫的後人，名叫伊利莎白。
1:6 他們二人在上帝面前都是義人，遵行主的一切誡命禮儀，沒有可指摘的，
1:7 只是沒有孩子；因為伊利莎白不生育，兩個人又年紀老邁了。
1:8 撒迦利亞按班次在上帝面前供祭司的職分，
1:9 照祭司的規矩掣籤，得進主殿燒香。
1:10 燒香的時候，眾百姓在外面禱告。
1:11 有主的使者站在香壇的右邊，向他顯現。
1:12 撒迦利亞看見，就驚慌害怕。
1:13 天使對他說：「撒迦利亞，不要害怕，因為你的祈禱已經被聽見了。你的妻子伊利莎白要給你生一個兒子，你要給他起名叫約翰。
1:14 你必歡喜快樂；有許多人因他出世，也必喜樂。
1:15 他在主面前將要為大，淡酒濃酒都不喝，從母腹裡就被聖靈充滿了。
1:16 他要使許多以色列人回轉，歸於主─他們的上帝。
1:17 他必有以利亞的心志能力，行在主的前面，叫為父的心轉向兒女，叫悖逆的人轉從義人的智慧，又為主預備合用的百姓。」
1:18 撒迦利亞對天使說：「我憑著甚麼可知道這事呢？我已經老了，我的妻子也年紀老邁了。」
1:19 天使回答說：「我是站在上帝面前的加百列，奉差而來對你說話，將這好信息報給你。
1:20 到了時候，這話必然應驗；只因你不信，你必啞巴，不能說話，直到這事成就的日子。」
1:21 百姓等候撒迦利亞，詫異他許久在殿裡。
1:22 及至他出來，不能和他們說話，他們就知道他在殿裡見了異象；因為他直向他們打手式，竟成了啞巴。
1:23 他供職的日子已滿，就回家去了。
1:24 這些日子以後，他的妻子伊利莎白懷了孕，就隱藏了五個月，
1:25 說：「主在眷顧我的日子，這樣看待我，要把我在人間的羞恥除掉。」

 

⁵ In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. ⁶ Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly. ⁷ But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.

⁸ Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, ⁹ he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. ¹⁰ And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.

¹¹ Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. ¹² When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. ¹³ But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. ¹⁴ He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, ¹⁵ for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. ¹⁶ He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

¹⁸ Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”

¹⁹ The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. ²⁰ And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”

²¹ Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple. ²² When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.

²³ When his time of service was completed, he returned home. ²⁴ After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. ²⁵ “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”

 

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    施洗約翰的出身是一個利未家族，是祭司的後代。他本是要穿細麻衣，卻為了完成上帝的呼召穿駱駝毛衣服做先知！

 

    天使將他一生的使命宣講給他的父親撒迦利亞：「撒迦利亞，不要害怕，因為你的祈禱已經被聽見了。你的妻子伊利莎白要給你生一個兒子，你要給他起名叫約翰。你必歡喜快樂；有許多人因他出世，也必喜樂。他在主面前將要為大，淡酒濃酒都不喝，從母腹裡就被聖靈充滿了。他要使許多以色列人回轉，歸於主─他們的上帝。他必有以利亞的心志能力，行在主的前面，叫為父的心轉向兒女，叫悖逆的人轉從義人的智慧，又為主預備合用的百姓。」

  

    後來他的妻子伊利莎白懷了孕，就隱藏了五個月，說：「主在眷顧我的日子，這樣看待我，要把我在人間的羞恥除掉。」

    從天使的話和伊利莎白的話，我們知道這對夫妻不怕身體越來越年老，仍然忠心禱告，最後上帝應允了禱告！使他們的了施洗約翰為兒子！

 

    上帝的計畫和做為是人所難以想像，但是人的責任就是信靠與忠心禱告！

 

 

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歷代志上3:17-24

 

3:17 耶哥尼雅被擄。他的兒子是撒拉鐵、
3:18 瑪基蘭、毘大雅、示拿薩、耶加米、何沙瑪、尼大比雅。
3:19 毘大雅的兒子是所羅巴伯、示每。所羅巴伯的兒子是米書蘭、哈拿尼雅，他們的妹子名叫示羅密。
3:20 米書蘭的兒子是哈舒巴、阿黑、比利家、哈撒底、于沙‧希悉，共五人。
3:21 哈拿尼雅的兒子是毘拉提、耶篩亞。還有利法雅的眾子，亞珥難的眾子，俄巴底亞的眾子，示迦尼的眾子。
3:22 示迦尼的兒子是示瑪雅；示瑪雅的兒子是哈突、以甲、巴利亞、尼利雅、沙法，共六人。
3:23 尼利雅的兒子是以利約乃、希西家、亞斯利干，共三人。
3:24 以利約乃的兒子是何大雅、以利亞實、毘萊雅、阿谷、約哈難、第萊雅、阿拿尼，共七人。

 

¹⁷ The descendants of Jehoiachin the captive:

Shealtiel his son, ¹⁸ Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.

¹⁹ The sons of Pedaiah:

Zerubbabel and Shimei.

The sons of Zerubbabel:

Meshullam and Hananiah.

Shelomith was their sister.

²⁰ There were also five others:

Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed.

²¹ The descendants of Hananiah:

Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah and of Shekaniah.

²² The descendants of Shekaniah:

Shemaiah and his sons:

Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat—six in all.

²³ The sons of Neariah:

Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam—three in all.

²⁴ The sons of Elioenai:

Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani—seven in all.

 

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    這些是被擄之後的大衛子孫，其中最重要的人物是：所羅巴伯，他是帶領以色列人歸回耶路撒冷的領袖。

 

 

 

歷代志上3:10-16

 

3:10 所羅門的兒子是羅波安；羅波安的兒子是亞比雅；亞比雅的兒子是亞撒；亞撒的兒子是約沙法；
3:11 約沙法的兒子是約蘭；約蘭的兒子是亞哈謝；亞哈謝的兒子是約阿施；
3:12 約阿施的兒子是亞瑪謝；亞瑪謝的兒子是亞撒利雅；亞撒利雅的兒子是約坦；
3:13 約坦的兒子是亞哈斯；亞哈斯的兒子是希西家；希西家的兒子是瑪拿西；
3:14 瑪拿西的兒子是亞們；亞們的兒子是約西亞；
3:15 約西亞的長子是約哈難，次子是約雅敬，三子是西底家，四子是沙龍。
3:16 約雅敬的兒子是耶哥尼雅和西底家。

 

¹⁰ Solomon’s son was Rehoboam,

Abijah his son,

Asa his son,

Jehoshaphat his son,

¹¹ Jehoram^[d] his son,

Ahaziah his son,

Joash his son,

¹² Amaziah his son,

Azariah his son,

Jotham his son,

¹³ Ahaz his son,

Hezekiah his son,

Manasseh his son,

¹⁴ Amon his son,

Josiah his son.

¹⁵ The sons of Josiah:

Johanan the firstborn,

Jehoiakim the second son,

Zedekiah the third,

Shallum the fourth.

¹⁶ The successors of Jehoiakim:

Jehoiachin^[e] his son,

and Zedekiah.

 

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    所羅門接續大衛成為以色列王！

 

    但到羅波安為王時，以色列分裂為北國與南國，羅波安以後的大衛子孫舊城南國猶大的王。

 

    耶哥尼雅聽從先知耶利米的話，雖然被擄到巴比倫去，卻得著尊榮，所以他的後代可以在七十年後帶領被擄的猶大人回到耶路撒冷，重建聖殿，才能讓主耶穌的父母可以安心將基督生出來，讓我們可以領受救恩，這都是上帝美好的安排！

 

 

 

歷代志上3章

     歷代志上3:1-9  ,

     歷代志上3:10-16  ,

     歷代志上3:17-24   ,

歷代志上3:1-9

 

3:1 大衛在希伯崙所生的兒子記在下面：長子暗嫩是耶斯列人亞希暖生的。次子但以利是迦密人亞比該生的。
3:2 三子押沙龍是基述王達買的女兒瑪迦生的。四子亞多尼雅是哈及生的。
3:3 五子示法提雅是亞比她生的。六子以特念是大衛的妻以格拉生的。
3:4 這六人都是大衛在希伯崙生的。大衛在希伯崙作王七年零六個月，在耶路撒冷作王三十三年。
3:5 大衛在耶路撒冷所生的兒子是示米亞、朔罷、拿單、所羅門。這四人是亞米利的女兒拔‧書亞生的。
3:6 還有益轄、以利沙瑪、以利法列、
3:7 挪迦、尼斐、雅非亞、
3:8 以利沙瑪、以利雅大、以利法列，共九人。
3:9 這都是大衛的兒子，還有他們的妹子她瑪，妃嬪的兒子不在其內。

 

 These were the sons of David born to him in Hebron:

The firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;

the second, Daniel the son of Abigail of Carmel;

² the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;

³ the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

and the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.

⁴ These six were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months.

David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years, ⁵ and these were the children born to him there:

Shammua,^[a] Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. These four were by Bathsheba^[b] daughter of Ammiel. ⁶ There were also Ibhar, Elishua,^[c] Eliphelet, ⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸ Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet—nine in all. ⁹ All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

 

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    大衛的兒子們關係到基督的降生，所以在這裡特別提到每個大衛的兒子和他們的母親。

 

 

 

馬可福音 16: 15-20

 

16:15 他又對他們說：「你們往普天下去，傳福音給萬民（萬民：原文是凡受造的）聽，

16:16 信而受洗的，必然得救；不信的，必被定罪。

16:17 信的人，必有神蹟隨著他們，就是奉我的名趕鬼，說新方言，

16:18 手能拿蛇；若喝了甚麼毒物，也必不受害；手按病人，病人就必好了。」

16:19 主耶穌和他們說完了話，後來被接到天上，坐在神的右邊。

16:20 門徒出去，到處宣傳福音。主和他們同工，用神蹟隨著，證實所傳的道。阿們！

 

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    本來福音故事好像是很遠的事情，可是這段經文把福音拉到我們眼前，因為今天仍然有許多人在傳福音，我們也活在福音裡，並且是接棒者，我們也要將手中福音的棒傳下去，直到主耶穌再來之日子！