Luke 8

1 Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

1 此后，耶稣到各城镇去传扬上帝国的福音。同行的有十二使徒，

2 as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

2 还有几个曾被邪灵和疾病缠身、现在已被医治的妇女。其中有抹大拉的玛丽亚，耶稣曾经从她身上赶出七个鬼，

3 Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.

3 还有希律的管家苦撒的妻子约亚娜，此外还有苏撒娜等其他妇女。她们用自己的钱财资助耶稣和门徒。

4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:

4 那时，人群络绎不绝地从各个城镇聚集到耶稣面前，耶稣就讲了一个比喻：

5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

5 “有一个农夫出去撒种，有些种子落在路旁，被人践踏，又被飞鸟吃掉了；

6 Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.

6 有些落在石头地上，因水分不足，幼苗刚长出来就枯萎了；

7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.

7 有些落在荆棘丛中，荆棘一同长起来便把幼苗挤住了；

8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

8 有些落在沃土里，发芽生长，结出百倍的果实。”耶稣讲完这番话后，高声说：“有耳可听的，都应当听。”

9 Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

9 门徒请耶稣解释这比喻的意思，

10 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

10 耶稣便说：“上帝国的奥秘只让你们知道，对其他人，我就用比喻，使他们看却看不见，听却听不明白 。

11 Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

11 这个比喻的意思是这样，种子就是上帝的道。

12 The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

12 种子落在路旁是指人听了道，随后魔鬼来把道从他们心里夺走了，不让他们相信并得救。

13 The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

13 种子落在石头地上是指人听了道，便欣然接受，但他们没有根基，不过是暂时相信，一遇到试炼就放弃了。

14 The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

14 种子落在荆棘丛中是指人听了道，后来被生活的忧虑、钱财和享乐缠住了，以致结不出成熟的果实来。

15 But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

15 种子落在沃土里则是指人听了道，用诚实良善的心坚忍持守，最终结出果实。

16 No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

16 “没有人点亮灯，却用器皿把它盖起来或放到床底下，而是放在灯台上，使进来的人能看见光。

17 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

17 掩盖的事终会暴露出来，隐藏的秘密终会被人知道。

18 Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

18 因此，你们要留心听，因为凡有的，还要给他更多；凡没有的，连他自以为已经拥有的也要夺去。”

19 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.

19 这时，耶稣的母亲和兄弟来找祂，由于人太多，他们无法靠近耶稣，

20 He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”

20 有人就对祂说：“你的母亲和兄弟站在外面想见你。”

21 But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”

21 耶稣却说：“听见上帝的话语并遵行的人就是我的母亲和我的弟兄。”

22 One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.

22 有一天，耶稣对门徒说：“我们渡到湖对岸去吧。”于是他们坐船前往对岸。

23 As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

23 耶稣途中睡着了。湖面上忽然狂风大作，船灌满了水，非常危险。

24 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.

24 门徒过来唤醒耶稣，说：“老师！老师！我们快淹死了！” 耶稣醒来，就斥责风浪，顿时风平浪静了。

25 “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”

25 耶稣对他们说：“你们的信心在哪里呢？” 门徒又惊又怕，彼此议论说：“祂到底是谁？一发命令，连风浪都听从祂！”

26 Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.

26 他们渡过加利利湖，到了对岸的格拉森地区。

27 When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.

27 耶稣上岸后，迎面遇见当地一个被鬼附身的人。那人长期不穿衣服，不住在房屋里，而是住在坟墓里。

28 When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

28 他一见到耶稣，就仆倒在祂面前，高声喊叫：“至高上帝的儿子耶稣啊，我和你有什么关系？求求你，不要折磨我！”

29 For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.

29 这是因为耶稣已命令污鬼离开那人。那人多次被污鬼操纵，人们用铁链脚镣把他锁起来看管，他竟把锁链也扯断，被鬼催逼到荒野。

30 “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

30 耶稣问他：“你叫什么名字？” 他说：“群。”因为有一大群鬼附在那人身上。

31 And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.

31 鬼不断央求耶稣不要叫它们到无底坑去。

32 There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

32 当时有一大群猪在山坡上吃食，污鬼就央求耶稣准许它们进入猪群，耶稣答应了。

33 Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

33 于是那群鬼便离开那人，进入猪群。那群猪就一路奔下陡坡，冲进湖里淹死了。

34 When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.

34 放猪的人见状就逃走了，把这事传遍了城里乡间。

35 So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

35 人们出来看个究竟，到了耶稣那里，发现那曾被鬼附身的人衣着整齐、神智清醒地坐在耶稣脚前，他们都很害怕。

36 Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.

36 目击者把被鬼附身的人得救的经过告诉了他们。

37 Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

37 格拉森地区的居民都十分害怕，请求耶稣离开那里，耶稣便乘船回去了。

38 The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,

38 那不再被鬼附身的人恳求耶稣让他随行，耶稣却让他回去，说：

39 “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

39 “你回家吧，把上帝为你所行的奇事告诉别人。”他就回去，走遍全城，四处传扬耶稣为他所行的奇事。

40 When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.

40 耶稣回到对岸，在那里等候的百姓都欢迎祂。

41 Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,

41 有个名叫雅鲁的会堂主管走过来俯伏在耶稣脚前，求耶稣到他家去，

42 because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,

42 因为他有一个大约十二岁的独生女快要死了。 耶稣前去雅鲁家的时候，人群拥挤着祂。

43 including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.

43 有一个患了十二年血漏病的妇人耗尽了积蓄，到处求医，但没有人能医治她。

44 She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.

44 妇人挤到耶稣的背后，摸了祂衣服的穗子，她的血漏立刻止住了。

45 “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”

45 耶稣问：“谁摸我？”没有人承认。 彼得说：“老师，众人都在拥挤你。”

46 But Jesus declared, “Someone touched Me, for I know that power has gone out from Me.”

46 耶稣却说：“一定有人摸了我，因为我感觉有能力从我身上发出。”

47 Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.

47 那妇人知道无法隐瞒，就战战兢兢地走过来，俯伏在耶稣脚前，把她摸耶稣的原因及怎样立刻痊愈的经过当众说了出来。

48 “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

48 耶稣对她说：“女儿，你的信心救了你！安心去吧。”

49 While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”

49 耶稣还在说话的时候，有人从雅鲁家赶来，对雅鲁说：“你的女儿已经死了，不用麻烦老师了。”

50 But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

50 耶稣听了，就对雅鲁说：“不要怕，只要信。你的女儿一定会好的！”

51 When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.

51 到了雅鲁家，耶稣只准彼得、雅各、约翰和女孩的父母跟祂进去。

52 Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”

52 人们都在为那女孩哀伤哭泣，耶稣说：“不要哭，她没有死，只是睡着了。”

53 And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.

53 众人就讥笑祂，因为他们都知道那女孩死了。

54 But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”

54 耶稣拉着那女孩的手，说：“孩子，起来！”

55 Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat.

55 她的灵魂就回来了，她立刻起来了。耶稣吩咐人给她东西吃。

56 Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

56 她的父母非常惊讶，耶稣却嘱咐他们不要把这事传开。