Luke 11

1 One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

1 耶穌在一個地方禱告；禱告完了，有個門徒對他說：「求主教導我們禱告，像約翰教導他的門徒。」

2 So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

2 耶穌說：「你們禱告的時候，要說： 我們在天上的父 ： 願人都尊你的名為聖。 願你的國降臨； 願你的旨意行在地上， 如同行在天上 。

3 Give us each day our daily bread.

3 我們日用的飲食， 天天賜給我們。

4 And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

4 赦免我們的罪， 因為我們也赦免凡虧欠我們的人。 不叫我們遇見試探； 救我們脫離凶惡 。」

5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

5 耶穌又說：「你們中間誰有一個朋友半夜到他那裏去，說：『朋友！請借給我三個餅；

6 because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

6 因為我有一個朋友行路，來到我這裏，我沒有甚麼給他擺上。』

7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’

7 那人在裏面回答說：『不要攪擾我，門已經關閉，孩子們也同我在床上了，我不能起來給你。』

8 I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

8 我告訴你們，雖不因他是朋友起來給他，但因他情詞迫切地直求，就必起來照他所需用的給他。

9 So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

9 我又告訴你們，你們祈求，就給你們；尋找，就尋見；叩門，就給你們開門。

10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

10 因為，凡祈求的，就得着；尋找的，就尋見；叩門的，就給他開門。

11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

11 你們中間作父親的，誰有兒子求餅，反給他石頭呢？求魚，反拿蛇當魚給他呢？

12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

12 求雞蛋，反給他蠍子呢？

13 So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

13 你們雖然不好，尚且知道拿好東西給兒女；何況天父，豈不更將聖靈給求他的人嗎？」

14 One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,

14 耶穌趕出一個叫人啞巴的鬼；鬼出去了，啞巴就說出話來；眾人都希奇。

15 but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

15 內中卻有人說：「他是靠着鬼王別西卜趕鬼。」

16 And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

16 又有人試探耶穌，向他求從天上來的神蹟。

17 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.

17 他曉得他們的意念，便對他們說：「凡一國自相紛爭，就成為荒場；凡一家自相紛爭，就必敗落。

18 If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

18 若撒但自相紛爭，他的國怎能站得住呢？因為你們說我是靠着別西卜趕鬼。

19 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

19 我若靠着別西卜趕鬼，你們的子弟趕鬼又靠着誰呢？這樣，他們就要斷定你們的是非。

20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

20 我若靠着上帝的能力趕鬼，這就是上帝的國臨到你們了。

21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

21 壯士披掛整齊，看守自己的住宅，他所有的都平安無事；

22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.

22 但有一個比他更壯的來，勝過他，就奪去他所倚靠的盔甲兵器，又分了他的贓。

23 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

23 不與我相合的，就是敵我的；不同我收聚的，就是分散的。」

24 When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’

24 「污鬼離了人身，就在無水之地過來過去，尋求安歇之處；既尋不着，便說：『我要回到我所出來的屋裏去。』

25 On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

25 到了，就看見裏面打掃乾淨，修飾好了，

26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”

26 便去另帶了七個比自己更惡的鬼來，都進去住在那裏。那人末後的景況比先前更不好了。」

27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

27 耶穌正說這話的時候，眾人中間有一個女人大聲說：「懷你胎的和乳養你的有福了！」

28 But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

28 耶穌說：「是，卻還不如聽上帝之道而遵守的人有福。」

29 As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.

29 當眾人聚集的時候，耶穌開講說：「這世代是一個邪惡的世代。他們求看神蹟，除了約拿的神蹟以外，再沒有神蹟給他們看。

30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

30 約拿怎樣為尼尼微人成了神蹟，人子也要照樣為這世代的人成了神蹟。

31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

31 當審判的時候，南方的女王要起來定這世代的罪；因為她從地極而來，要聽所羅門的智慧話。看哪，在這裏有一人比所羅門更大。

32 The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

32 當審判的時候，尼尼微人要起來定這世代的罪，因為尼尼微人聽了約拿所傳的就悔改了。看哪，在這裏有一人比約拿更大。」

33 No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

33 「沒有人點燈放在地窨子裏，或是斗底下，總是放在燈臺上，使進來的人得見亮光。

34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.

34 你眼睛就是身上的燈。你的眼睛若瞭亮，全身就光明；眼睛若昏花，全身就黑暗。

35 Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

35 所以，你要省察，恐怕你裏頭的光或者黑暗了。

36 So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”

36 若是你全身光明，毫無黑暗，就必全然光明，如同燈的明光照亮你。」

37 As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

37 說話的時候，有一個法利賽人請耶穌同他吃飯，耶穌就進去坐席。

38 But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

38 這法利賽人看見耶穌飯前不洗手便詫異。

39 Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

39 主對他說：「如今你們法利賽人洗淨杯盤的外面，你們裏面卻滿了勒索和邪惡。

40 You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

40 無知的人哪，造外面的，不也造裏面嗎？

41 But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

41 只要把裏面的施捨給人，凡物於你們就都潔淨了。

42 Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

42 「你們法利賽人有禍了！因為你們將薄荷、芸香並各樣菜蔬獻上十分之一，那公義和愛上帝的事反倒不行了。這原是你們當行的；那也是不可不行的。

43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

43 你們法利賽人有禍了！因為你們喜愛會堂裏的首位，又喜愛人在街市上問你們的安。

44 Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

44 你們有禍了！因為你們如同不顯露的墳墓，走在上面的人並不知道。」

45 One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”

45 律法師中有一個回答耶穌說：「夫子！你這樣說也把我們糟蹋了。」

46 “Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.

46 耶穌說：「你們律法師也有禍了！因為你們把難擔的擔子放在人身上，自己一個指頭卻不肯動。

47 Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

47 你們有禍了！因為你們修造先知的墳墓，那先知正是你們的祖宗所殺的。

48 So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

48 可見你們祖宗所做的事，你們又證明又喜歡；因為他們殺了先知，你們修造先知的墳墓。

49 Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’

49 所以上帝用智慧 曾說：『我要差遣先知和使徒到他們那裏去，有的他們要殺害，有的他們要逼迫』，

50 As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,

50 使創世以來所流眾先知血的罪都要問在這世代的人身上，

51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

51 就是從亞伯的血起，直到被殺在壇和殿中間撒迦利亞的血為止。我實在告訴你們，這都要問在這世代的人身上。

52 Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”

52 你們律法師有禍了！因為你們把知識的鑰匙奪了去，自己不進去，正要進去的人你們也阻擋他們。」

53 As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

53 耶穌從那裏出來，文士和法利賽人就極力地催逼他，引動他多說話，

54 waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

54 私下窺聽，要拿他的話柄。