Matthew 22

1 Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

1 耶穌又用比喻對他們說：

2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

2 「天國好比一個王為他兒子擺設娶親的筵席，

3 He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

3 就打發僕人去，請那些被召的人來赴席，他們卻不肯來。

4 Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

4 王又打發別的僕人，說：『你們告訴那被召的人，我的筵席已經預備好了，牛和肥畜已經宰了，各樣都齊備，請你們來赴席。』

5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

5 那些人不理就走了；一個到自己田裏去；一個做買賣去；

6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

6 其餘的拿住僕人，凌辱他們，把他們殺了。

7 The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

7 王就大怒，發兵除滅那些兇手，燒毀他們的城。

8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

8 於是對僕人說：『喜筵已經齊備，只是所召的人不配。

9 Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

9 所以你們要往岔路口上去，凡遇見的，都召來赴席。』

10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

10 那些僕人就出去，到大路上，凡遇見的，不論善惡都召聚了來，筵席上就坐滿了客。

11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

11 王進來觀看賓客，見那裏有一個沒有穿禮服的，

12 ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

12 就對他說：『朋友，你到這裏來怎麼不穿禮服呢？』那人無言可答。

13 Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

13 於是王對使喚的人說：『捆起他的手腳來，把他丟在外邊的黑暗裏；在那裏必要哀哭切齒了。』

14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”

14 因為被召的人多，選上的人少。」

15 Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

15 當時，法利賽人出去商議，怎樣就着耶穌的話陷害他，

16 They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

16 就打發他們的門徒同希律黨的人去見耶穌，說：「夫子，我們知道你是誠實人，並且誠誠實實傳上帝的道，甚麼人你都不徇情面，因為你不看人的外貌。

17 So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

17 請告訴我們，你的意見如何？納稅給凱撒可以不可以？」

18 But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

18 耶穌看出他們的惡意，就說：「假冒為善的人哪，為甚麼試探我？

19 Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.

19 拿一個上稅的錢給我看！」他們就拿一個銀錢來給他。

20 “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”

20 耶穌說：「這像和這號是誰的？」

21 “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

21 他們說：「是凱撒的。」耶穌說：「這樣，凱撒的物當歸給凱撒；上帝的物當歸給上帝。」

22 And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

22 他們聽見就希奇，離開他走了。

23 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

23 撒都該人常說沒有復活的事。那天，他們來問耶穌說：

24 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

24 「夫子，摩西說：『人若死了，沒有孩子，他兄弟當娶他的妻，為哥哥生子立後。』

25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.

25 從前，在我們這裏有弟兄七人，第一個娶了妻，死了，沒有孩子，撇下妻子給兄弟。

26 The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.

26 第二、第三，直到第七個，都是如此。

27 And last of all, the woman died.

27 末後，婦人也死了。

28 In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”

28 這樣，當復活的時候，她是七個人中哪一個的妻子呢？因為他們都娶過她。」

29 Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

29 耶穌回答說：「你們錯了；因為不明白聖經，也不曉得上帝的大能。

30 In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

30 當復活的時候，人也不娶也不嫁，乃像天上的使者一樣。

31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

31 論到死人復活，上帝在經上向你們所說的，你們沒有念過嗎？

32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

32 他說：『我是亞伯拉罕的上帝，以撒的上帝，雅各的上帝。』上帝不是死人的上帝，乃是活人的上帝。」

33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

33 眾人聽見這話，就希奇他的教訓。

34 And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

34 法利賽人聽見耶穌堵住了撒都該人的口，他們就聚集。

35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

35 內中有一個人是律法師，要試探耶穌，就問他說：

36 “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”

36 「夫子，律法上的誡命，哪一條是最大的呢？」

37 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

37 耶穌對他說：「你要盡心、盡性、盡意愛主－你的上帝。

38 This is the first and greatest commandment.

38 這是誡命中的第一，且是最大的。

39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

39 其次也相倣，就是要愛人如己。

40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

40 這兩條誡命是律法和先知一切道理的總綱。」

41 While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

41 法利賽人聚集的時候，耶穌問他們說：

42 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.

42 「論到基督，你們的意見如何？他是誰的子孫呢？」他們回答說：「是大衛的子孫。」

43 Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

43 耶穌說：「這樣，大衛被聖靈感動，怎麼還稱他為主，說：

44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

44 主對我主說： 你坐在我的右邊， 等我把你仇敵放在你的腳下。

45 So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”

45 大衛既稱他為主，他怎麼又是大衛的子孫呢？」

46 No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.

46 他們沒有一個人能回答一言。從那日以後，也沒有人敢再問他甚麼。