以斯拉記2:1-70

 

2:1 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒從前擄到巴比倫之猶大省的人，現在他們的子孫從被擄到之地回耶路撒冷和猶大，各歸本城。
2:2 他們是同著所羅巴伯、耶書亞、尼希米、西萊雅、利來雅、末底改、必珊、米斯拔、比革瓦伊、利宏、巴拿回來的。
2:3 以色列人民的數目記在下面：巴錄的子孫二千一百七十二名；
2:4 示法提雅的子孫三百七十二名；
2:5 亞拉的子孫七百七十五名；
2:6 巴哈‧摩押的後裔，就是耶書亞和約押的子孫二千八百一十二名；
2:7 以攔的子孫一千二百五十四名；
2:8 薩土的子孫九百四十五名；
2:9 薩改的子孫七百六十名；
2:10 巴尼的子孫六百四十二名；
2:11 比拜的子孫六百二十三名；
2:12 押甲的子孫一千二百二十二名；
2:13 亞多尼干的子孫六百六十六名；
2:14 比革瓦伊的子孫二千零五十六名；
2:15 亞丁的子孫四百五十四名；
2:16 亞特的後裔，就是希西家的子孫九十八名；
2:17 比賽的子孫三百二十三名；
2:18 約拉的子孫一百一十二名；
2:19 哈順的子孫二百二十三名；
2:20 吉罷珥人九十五名；
2:21 伯利恆人一百二十三名；
2:22 尼陀法人五十六名；
2:23 亞拿突人一百二十八名；
2:24 亞斯瑪弗人四十二名；
2:25 基列‧耶琳人、基非拉人、比錄人共七百四十三名；
2:26 拉瑪人、迦巴人共六百二十一名；
2:27 默瑪人一百二十二名；
2:28 伯特利人、艾人共二百二十三名；
2:29 尼波人五十二名；
2:30 末必人一百五十六名；
2:31 別的以攔子孫一千二百五十四名；
2:32 哈琳的子孫三百二十名；
2:33 羅德人、哈第人、阿挪人共七百二十五名；
2:34 耶利哥人三百四十五名；
2:35 西拿人三千六百三十名。
2:36 祭司：耶書亞家耶大雅的子孫九百七十三名；
2:37 音麥的子孫一千零五十二名；
2:38 巴施戶珥的子孫一千二百四十七名；
2:39 哈琳的子孫一千零一十七名。
2:40 利未人：何達威雅的後裔，就是耶書亞和甲篾的子孫七十四名。
2:41 歌唱的：亞薩的子孫一百二十八名。
2:42 守門的：沙龍的子孫、亞特的子孫、達們的子孫、亞谷的子孫、哈底大的子孫、朔拜的子孫，共一百三十九名。
2:43 尼提寧（就是殿役）：西哈的子孫、哈蘇巴的子孫、答巴俄的子孫、
2:44 基綠的子孫、西亞的子孫、巴頓的子孫、
2:45 利巴拿的子孫、哈迦巴的子孫、亞谷的子孫、
2:46 哈甲的子孫、薩買的子孫、哈難的子孫、
2:47 吉德的子孫、迦哈的子孫、利亞雅的子孫、
2:48 利汛的子孫、尼哥大的子孫、迦散的子孫、
2:49 烏撒的子孫、巴西亞的子孫、比賽的子孫、
2:50 押拿的子孫、米烏寧的子孫、尼普心的子孫、
2:51 巴卜的子孫、哈古巴的子孫、哈忽的子孫、
2:52 巴洗律的子孫、米希大的子孫、哈沙的子孫、
2:53 巴柯的子孫、西西拉的子孫、答瑪的子孫、
2:54 尼細亞的子孫、哈提法的子孫。
2:55 所羅門僕人的後裔，就是瑣太的子孫、瑣斐列的子孫、比路大的子孫、
2:56 雅拉的子孫、達昆的子孫、吉德的子孫、
2:57 示法提雅的子孫、哈替的子孫、玻黑列‧哈斯巴音的子孫、亞米的子孫。
2:58 尼提寧和所羅門僕人的後裔共三百九十二名。
2:59 從特‧米拉、特‧哈薩、基綠、押但、音麥上來的，不能指明他們的宗族譜系是以色列人不是；
2:60 他們是第來雅的子孫、多比雅的子孫、尼哥大的子孫，共六百五十二名。
2:61 祭司中，哈巴雅的子孫、哈哥斯的子孫、巴西萊的子孫；因為他們的先祖娶了基列人巴西萊的女兒為妻，所以起名叫巴西萊。
2:62 這三家的人在族譜之中尋查自己的譜系，卻尋不著，因此算為不潔，不准供祭司的職任。
2:63 省長對他們說：「不可吃至聖的物，直到有用烏陵和土明決疑的祭司興起來。」
2:64 會眾共有四萬二千三百六十名。
2:65 此外，還有他們的僕婢七千三百三十七名，又有歌唱的男女二百名。
2:66 他們有馬七百三十六匹，騾子二百四十五匹，
2:67 駱駝四百三十五隻，驢六千七百二十匹。
2:68 有些族長到了耶路撒冷耶和華殿的地方，便為上帝的殿甘心獻上禮物，要重新建造。
2:69 他們量力捐入工程庫的金子六萬一千達利克，銀子五千彌拿，並祭司的禮服一百件。
2:70 於是祭司、利未人、民中的一些人、歌唱的、守門的、尼提寧，並以色列眾人，各住在自己的城裡。

 

Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive to Babylon (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town, ² in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah):

The list of the men of the people of Israel:

3 the descendants of Parosh	2,172
4 of Shephatiah	372
5 of Arah	775
6 of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab)	2,812
7 of Elam	1,254
8 of Zattu	945
9 of Zakkai	760
10 of Bani	642
11 of Bebai	623
12 of Azgad	1,222
13 of Adonikam	666
14 of Bigvai	2,056
15 of Adin	454
16 of Ater (through Hezekiah)	98
17 of Bezai	323
18 of Jorah	112
19 of Hashum	223
20 of Gibbar	95

 

21 the men of Bethlehem	123
22 of Netophah	56
23 of Anathoth	128
24 of Azmaveth	42
25 of Kiriath Jearim,[a] Kephirah and Beeroth	743
26 of Ramah and Geba	621
27 of Mikmash	122
28 of Bethel and Ai	223
29 of Nebo	52
30 of Magbish	156
31 of the other Elam	1,254
32 of Harim	320
33 of Lod, Hadid and Ono	725
34 of Jericho	345
35 of Senaah	3,630

³⁶ The priests:

the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua)	973
37 of Immer	1,052
38 of Pashhur	1,247
39 of Harim	1,017

⁴⁰ The Levites:

the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah)

74

⁴¹ The musicians:

the descendants of Asaph

128

⁴² The gatekeepers of the temple:

the descendants of
Shallum, Ater, Talmon,
Akkub, Hatita and Shobai	139

⁴³ The temple servants:

the descendants of

Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,

45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,

46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,

47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,

48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,

49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,

50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,

51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

54 Neziah and Hatipha

⁵⁵ The descendants of the servants of Solomon:

the descendants of

Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

56 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

57 Shephatiah, Hattil,

Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami

 

58 The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon

392

⁵⁹ The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel:

60 The descendants of
Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda	652

⁶¹ And from among the priests:

The descendants of

Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).

⁶² These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. ⁶³ The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

⁶⁴ The whole company numbered 42,360, ⁶⁵ besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers. ⁶⁶ They had 736 horses, 245 mules, ⁶⁷ 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

⁶⁸ When they arrived at the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings toward the rebuilding of the house of God on its site. ⁶⁹ According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics^[b] of gold, 5,000 minas^[c] of silver and 100 priestly garments.

⁷⁰ The priests, the Levites, the musicians, the gatekeepers and the temple servants settled in their own towns, along with some of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.

 

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    作者在此宣告：「巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒從前擄到巴比倫之猶大省的人，現在他們的子孫從被擄到之地回耶路撒冷和猶大，各歸本城。」

 

    這是多麼奇妙的事件，要不是上帝執意如此，麼會有這樣的歸回呢？若沒有這樣的歸回，就無法預備基督了！上帝一切的作為，都是指向基督！也透過基督完成了祂永恆的計畫，上帝是何等的奇妙！

 

 

   

使徒行傳5:17-42

 

5:17 大祭司和他的一切同人，就是撒都該教門的人，都起來，滿心忌恨，
5:18 就下手拿住使徒，收在外監。
5:19 但主的使者夜間開了監門，領他們出來，
5:20 說：「你們去站在殿裡，把這生命的道都講給百姓聽。」
5:21 使徒聽了這話，天將亮的時候就進殿裡去教訓人。大祭司和他的同人來了，叫齊公會的人和以色列族的眾長老，就差人到監裡去，要把使徒提出來。
5:22 但差役到了，不見他們在監裡，就回來稟報說：
5:23 「我們看見監牢關得極妥當，看守的人也站在門外；及至開了門，裡面一個人都不見。」
5:24 守殿官和祭司長聽見這話，心裡犯難，不知這事將來如何。
5:25 有一個人來稟報說：「你們收在監裡的人，現在站在殿裡教訓百姓。」
5:26 於是守殿官和差役去帶使徒來，並沒有用強暴，因為怕百姓用石頭打他們。
5:27 帶到了，便叫使徒站在公會前；大祭司問他們說：
5:28 「我們不是嚴嚴地禁止你們，不可奉這名教訓人嗎？你們倒把你們的道理充滿了耶路撒冷，想要叫這人的血歸到我們身上！」
5:29 彼得和眾使徒回答說：「順從上帝，不順從人，是應當的。
5:30 你們掛在木頭上殺害的耶穌，我們祖宗的上帝已經叫他復活。
5:31 上帝且用右手將他高舉（或譯：他就是上帝高舉在自己的右邊），叫他作君王，作救主，將悔改的心和赦罪的恩賜給以色列人。
5:32 我們為這事作見證；上帝賜給順從之人的聖靈也為這事作見證。」
5:33 公會的人聽見就極其惱怒，想要殺他們。
5:34 但有一個法利賽人，名叫迦瑪列，是眾百姓所敬重的教法師，在公會中站起來，吩咐人把使徒暫且帶到外面去，
5:35 就對眾人說：「以色列人哪，論到這些人，你們應當小心怎樣辦理。
5:36 從前杜達起來，自誇為大；附從他的人約有四百，他被殺後，附從他的全都散了，歸於無有。
5:37 此後，報名上冊的時候，又有加利利的猶大起來，引誘些百姓跟從他；他也滅亡，附從他的人也都四散了。
5:38 現在，我勸你們不要管這些人，任憑他們吧！他們所謀的、所行的，若是出於人，必要敗壞；
5:39 若是出於上帝，你們就不能敗壞他們，恐怕你們倒是攻擊上帝了。」
5:40 公會的人聽從了他，便叫使徒來，把他們打了，又吩咐他們不可奉耶穌的名講道，就把他們釋放了。
5:41 他們離開公會，心裡歡喜，因被算是配為這名受辱。
5:42 他們就每日在殿裡、在家裡不住地教訓人，傳耶穌是基督。

 

¹⁷ Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. ¹⁸ They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. ¹⁹ But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. ²⁰ “Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.”

²¹ At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people.

When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles. ²² But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they went back and reported, ²³ “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.” ²⁴ On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.

²⁵ Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.” ²⁶ At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people would stone them.

²⁷ The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. ²⁸ “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”

²⁹ Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings! ³⁰ The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. ³¹ God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins. ³² We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”

³³ When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to death. ³⁴ But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. ³⁵ Then he addressed the Sanhedrin: “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men. ³⁶ Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing. ³⁷ After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and led a band of people in revolt. He too was killed, and all his followers were scattered. ³⁸ Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. ³⁹ But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”

⁴⁰ His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

⁴¹ The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. ⁴² Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.

 

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    法利賽人迦瑪列真是一位智慧人，他知道：出於上帝的人無法抵擋，出於人的是不會長久的。

 

    其實教會的建立也是這個原則，要出於上帝的恩典，而不是以人的努力為根基！正如保羅所說：「亞波羅算甚麼？保羅算甚麼？無非是執事，照主所賜給他們各人的，引導你們相信。我栽種了，亞波羅澆灌了，惟有上帝叫他生長。可見栽種的，算不得甚麼，澆灌的，也算不得甚麼；只在那叫他生長的上帝。」(哥林多前書3:5-7)

 

     也因為如此，一切都是上帝的工作！

使徒行傳5:12-16

 

5:12 主藉使徒的手在民間行了許多神蹟奇事；他們（或譯：信的人）都同心合意地在所羅門的廊下。
5:13 其餘的人沒有一個敢貼近他們，百姓卻尊重他們。
5:14 信而歸主的人越發增添，連男帶女很多。
5:15 甚至有人將病人抬到街上，放在床上或褥子上，指望彼得過來的時候，或者得他的影兒照在甚麼人身上。
5:16 還有許多人帶著病人和被污鬼纏磨的，從耶路撒冷四圍的城邑來，全都得了醫治。

 

¹² The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade. ¹³ No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. ¹⁴ Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. ¹⁵ As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. ¹⁶ Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed.

 

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    上帝與教會的領袖和弟兄姊妹同在，有許多神蹟奇事發生在他們中間。

 

 

 

使徒行傳5:1-11

 

5:1 有一個人，名叫亞拿尼亞，同他的妻子撒非喇賣了田產，
5:2 把價銀私自留下幾分，他的妻子也知道，其餘的幾分拿來放在使徒腳前。
5:3 彼得說：「亞拿尼亞！為甚麼撒但充滿了你的心，叫你欺哄聖靈，把田地的價銀私自留下幾分呢？
5:4 田地還沒有賣，不是你自己的嗎？既賣了，價銀不是你作主嗎？你怎麼心裡起這意念呢？你不是欺哄人，是欺哄上帝了。」
5:5 亞拿尼亞聽見這話，就仆倒，斷了氣；聽見的人都甚懼怕。
5:6 有些少年人起來，把他包裹，抬出去埋葬了。
5:7 約過了三小時，他的妻子進來，還不知道這事。
5:8 彼得對她說：「你告訴我，你們賣田地的價銀就是這些嗎？」她說：「就是這些。」
5:9 彼得說：「你們為甚麼同心試探主的靈呢？埋葬你丈夫之人的腳已到門口，他們也要把你抬出去。」
5:10 婦人立刻仆倒在彼得腳前，斷了氣。那些少年人進來，見她已經死了，就抬出去，埋在她丈夫旁邊。
5:11 全教會和聽見這事的人都甚懼怕。

 

Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. ² With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.

³ Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? ⁴ Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”

⁵ When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. ⁶ Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

⁷ About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. ⁸ Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?”

“Yes,” she said, “that is the price.”

⁹ Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

¹⁰ At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. ¹¹ Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.

 

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    亞拿尼亞和撒非喇奉獻的事情，給我們許多的提醒，尤其是對錢財看重的人弟兄姊妹。

 

    一般人認為錢財是重要的，而且是很有力量的。於是許多人的心目中，把錢財看得比上帝還重要，認為有錢才會有勢，甚至有些基督徒利用錢財來控制教會和弟兄姊妹，忘記「教會的主是上帝，而非錢財」！

 

    亞拿尼亞和撒非喇表面是「全然奉獻」，但是卻為自己留下幾分，在上帝看來是欺哄，所以上帝大大責罰，好做教會的警戒！對今日的信徒，這一段聖經是非常震撼的，因為許多人的行徑和亞拿尼亞和撒非喇相去不遠，上帝仍然寬容，希望人能夠悔改！

 

    然而亞拿尼亞和撒非喇被上帝擊殺的事件若發生在今日的教會，有一群「得了便宜又賣乖」的信徒，一定出來抗議上帝不仁慈，正如有些人認為：上帝既然是愛，就不可為犯罪的人以設立地獄！一旦強調上帝的主權，就說這是汙衊上帝、醜化上帝！

 

    現代的基督徒受到世界的思潮影響甚於聖經的教訓，這是令人非常憂心的事情！但是我們相信，上帝有預備「七千人」是不受影響的，是忠心於上帝的，你有沒有在其中？