Revelation 2

1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

1 “你要写信告诉以弗所教会的天使，那位右手拿着七颗星、往来于七个金灯台中间的主说，

2 I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.

2 ‘我知道你的行为、劳碌和坚忍，也知道你嫉恶如仇，曾查验出那些假冒的使徒，揭穿他们的虚假。

3 Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.

3 你曾坚定不移地为我的名受苦，没有气馁。

4 But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.

4 但有一件事我要责备你，就是你把起初的爱心丢弃了。

5 Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

5 因此，要回想你在哪里跌倒了，并且悔改，照起初所行的去行。否则，我就要到你那里，将你的灯台从原处拿走。

6 But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

6 然而你还有一点可取之处，就是你跟我一样痛恨尼哥拉党人的行径。

7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

7 “‘圣灵对各教会所说的话，凡有耳朵的都应当听。我必将上帝乐园中生命树上的果子赐给得胜者吃。’

8 To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

8 “你要写信告诉士每拿教会的天使，那位首先的、末后的、死而复活的主说，

9 I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.

9 ‘我知道你遭受的苦难和贫穷，其实你是富足的。我也知道那些人对你的毁谤，他们自称是犹太人，其实他们不是，而是撒旦的会众。

10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

10 你不要害怕将要遭受的苦难。看啊，魔鬼要将你们当中的一些人下在监牢，使你们受试炼，你们必遭受十天的迫害。你要至死忠心，我必赐给你生命的冠冕。

11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.

11 “‘圣灵对各教会所说的话，凡有耳朵的都应当听。得胜者必不被第二次死亡所害。’

12 To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.

12 “你要写信告诉别迦摩教会的天使，那位有两刃利剑的主说，

13 I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.

13 ‘我知道你住在撒旦称王的地方。但你仍然坚守我的名，即使我忠心的见证人安提帕在你们这撒旦盘踞之处殉道的时候，你也没有否认对我的信仰。

14 But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

14 不过有几件事我要责备你：你那里有人随从巴兰的教导，这巴兰从前教巴勒在以色列人面前设置绊脚石，使他们吃祭过偶像的食物并陷入淫乱。

15 In the same way, some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

15 同样，你那里也有人附从尼哥拉党的教导。

16 Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.

16 所以你要悔改，否则我必迅速到你那里，用我口中的剑攻击他们。

17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.

17 “‘圣灵对各教会所说的话，凡有耳朵的都应当听。我必将隐藏的吗哪赐给得胜者。我也要赐给他一块白石，石上写着一个新名字，除了那领受的人以外，没有人认识。’

18 To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.

18 “你要写信告诉推雅推喇教会的天使，双目如炬、双脚像闪亮精铜的上帝的儿子说，

19 I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latest deeds are greater than your first.

19 ‘我知道你的行为、爱心、信心、事奉和坚忍，也知道你现在所做的善事比起初更多。

20 But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

20 但有一件事我要责备你，就是你容许那自称是先知的妇人耶洗别教导我的众奴仆，诱骗他们陷入淫乱并吃祭过偶像的食物。

21 Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.

21 我曾给她悔改的机会，她却不肯痛改自己的淫乱行为，

22 Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.

22 所以我必叫她卧病在床。那些与她有染的人若不悔改，也必遭受极大的苦难。

23 Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

23 我要击杀她的爪牙 ，使众教会都知道我洞察人的心思意念，我要照你们各人的行为对待你们。

24 But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned the so-called deep things of Satan: I will place no further burden upon you

24 “‘至于你们其余在推雅推喇的人，就是不听那邪说，没有学习所谓的撒旦玄学的人，我告诉你们，我不会将别的重担放在你们身上。

25 than to hold fast to what you have until I come.

25 但你们要持守所拥有的，一直到我来。

26 And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.

26–27 我怎样从我父领受了权柄，也必照样把统治列国的权柄赐给遵守我命令到底的得胜者，他必用铁杖管辖列国，将他们如同陶器一般打得粉碎。

27 He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.

28 And I will give him the morning star.

28 我也要把晨星赐给他。

29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

29 “‘圣灵对各教会所说的话，凡有耳朵的都应当听。’