Luke 12

1 In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

1 这时，成千上万的人聚集在一起，甚至互相践踏。耶稣先对门徒说：“你们要提防法利赛人的酵，就是他们的伪善。

2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

2 掩盖的事终会暴露出来，隐藏的秘密终会被人知道。

3 What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

3 你们暗中说的话将被公布于众，你们在密室里的私语将在屋顶上被传扬。

4 I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

4 “朋友们，我告诉你们，不要惧怕那些杀害人的身体后再也无计可施的人。

5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

5 我告诉你们应该惧怕谁，要惧怕上帝——祂有权终结人的生命，并把人扔进地狱里。是的，我告诉你们，要惧怕祂！

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

6 “五只麻雀不是只卖两个铜钱吗？但没有一只麻雀会被上帝遗忘。

7 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

7 其实就连你们的头发都被数过了。不要害怕，你们比许多麻雀要贵重！

8 I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

8 “我告诉你们，凡在人面前承认我的，人子在上帝的天使面前也必承认他。

9 But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

9 凡在人面前否认我的，人子在上帝的天使面前也必否认他。

10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

10 凡说话得罪人子的，还可以得到赦免，但亵渎圣灵的，必得不到赦免！

11 When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

11 当你们被押到会堂，或到官员和当权者面前时，不要顾虑如何申辩，或说什么话，

12 For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

12 因为到时候圣灵必指教你们该说什么。”

13 Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

13 这时，人群中有人对耶稣说：“老师，请你劝劝我的兄长跟我分家产吧。”

14 But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

14 耶稣答道：“朋友，谁派我做你们的审判官或仲裁，为你们分家产呢？”

15 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

15 接着，祂对众人说：“你们要小心防范一切的贪心，因为人的生命并不在于家道富足。”

16 Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

16 耶稣又讲了一个比喻，说：“有一个财主，他的田里大丰收，

17 So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

17 便心里盘算，‘我储藏农产的地方不够了，怎么办呢？’

18 Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

18 于是他说，‘我有办法了。我要把我的仓库拆掉，建几座更大的，好储藏我所有的粮食和财物！

19 Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

19 那时，我就可以对自己说：你存了这么多财产，能享用多年，现在大可高枕无忧、尽情地吃喝玩乐吧！’

20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

20 但上帝对他说，‘无知的人啊，今晚就要取走你的命！你所预备的一切留给谁享用呢？’

21 This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

21 “这就是那些只顾为自己积财、在上帝面前却不富足之人的写照。”

22 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

22 耶稣继续对门徒说：“所以，我告诉你们，不要为生活忧虑，比如吃什么，也不要为身体忧虑，比如穿什么。

23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

23 因为生命比饮食重要，身体比穿着重要。

24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

24 你们看，乌鸦不种也不收，没仓也没库，上帝尚且养活它们，你们比飞鸟不知要贵重多少！

25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

25 “你们谁能用忧虑使自己多活片刻呢？

26 So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

26 既然你们连这样的小事都无能为力，又何必为其余的事忧虑呢？

27 Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

27 看看百合花如何生长吧，它们既不劳苦，也不纺织，但我告诉你们，就连所罗门王最显赫时的穿戴还不如一朵百合花！

28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

28 “野地的草今天还在，明天就被扔进炉中，上帝还这样装扮它们，何况你们呢？你们的信心太小了！

29 And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

29 你们不要追求吃什么喝什么，不要为此忧虑，

30 For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

30 因为这些都是不信的世人追求的，你们的天父知道你们需要这些。

31 But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

31 你们要寻求祂的国，这些会加给你们。

32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

32 “你们这一小群人啊，不要怕！因为你们的天父乐意把祂的国赐给你们。

33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

33 要变卖你们的家产去周济穷人，要为自己预备永不破损的钱袋，在天上积攒取之不尽的财宝，那里没有贼偷，也没有虫蛀。

34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

34 因为你们的财宝在哪里，你们的心也在哪里。

35 Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

35 “你们要束上腰带，准备服侍，要点亮灯，

36 Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

36 像奴仆们等候主人从婚宴回来。主人回来一叩门，奴仆就可以立即给他开门。

37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

37 主人回来，看见奴仆警醒等候，奴仆就有福了！我实在告诉你们，主人必束上腰带请他们坐席，并亲自服侍他们。

38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

38 无论主人在深夜或黎明回家，若发现奴仆警醒等候，奴仆就有福了。

39 But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

39 “你们都知道，家主若知道贼什么时候来，一定不会让贼入屋偷窃。

40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

40 同样，你们也要做好准备，因为在你们意想不到的时候，人子就来了。”

41 “Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

41 彼得问：“主啊！你这比喻是讲给我们听的，还是讲给众人听的呢？”

42 And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?

42 主说：“谁是那个受主人委托管理家中大小仆役、按时分粮食给他们、又忠心又精明的管家呢？

43 Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

43 主人回家时，看见他尽忠职守，他就有福了。

44 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

44 我实在告诉你们，主人一定会把所有产业都交给他管理。

45 But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

45 但他若以为主人不会那么快回来，就动手殴打仆婢、吃喝醉酒，

46 The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

46 主人会在他想不到的日子、不知道的时辰回来，严厉地惩罚 他，使他和不忠不信的人同受严刑。

47 That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

47 明知主人的意思却不准备，也不遵行主人吩咐的仆人，必受更重的责打。

48 But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.

48 但因不知道而做了该受惩罚之事的仆人，必少受责打。多赐给谁，就向谁多取；多托付谁，就向谁多要。

49 I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

49 “我来是要把火扔在地上，我多么希望这火已经燃烧起来。

50 But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

50 我有要受的‘洗礼’，我何等迫切地想完成这‘洗礼’啊！

51 Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

51 你们以为我来是要使天下太平吗？不！我告诉你们，我来是要使地上起纷争。

52 From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

52 从今以后，一家五口会彼此相争，三个人反对两个人，或是两个人反对三个人，

53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

53 父子相争，母女对立，婆媳反目。”

54 Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.

54 然后，祂又对众人说：“你们看见云从西方升起，立刻说，‘快下雨了！’果然如此。

55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

55 南风一起，你们就说，‘天必燥热’，你们也说对了。

56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

56 你们这些伪善的人！既然懂得分辨天地气象，为什么不懂得分辨这个世代呢？

57 And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

57 你们为什么不自己明辨是非呢？

58 Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

58 如果你和告你的人要去对簿公堂，要尽量在路上与对方和解，以免被拉到审判官面前，审判官把你交给差役，差役把你关进监牢。

59 I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

59 我告诉你，除非你还清所欠的每一分钱，否则休想出来。”