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譯本是參照 AFV (A Faithful Version 希臘文) 2009

1. Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother was tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

2. In the time of the priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

3. And he went into all the country around the Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

4. As it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight His paths.’

5. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked places shall be made into straight paths, and the rough places into smooth ways;

6. And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”

7. For this reason, he said to the multitudes who were coming out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?

8. Therefore, bring forth fruits worthy of repentance; and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ because I tell you that God has the power to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

9. But the axe is already being laid to the roots of the trees. Therefore, every tree that is not producing good fruit is cut down and is cast into the fire.”

10. And the multitudes asked him, saying, “What then shall we do?”

11. And he answered and said to them, “The one who has two coats, let him give to the one who has none; and the one who has food, let him do the same.”

12. Now the tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Master, what shall we do?”

13. And he said to them, “Exact nothing beyond that which is appointed to you.”

14. Then those who were soldiers also asked him, saying, “And we, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not oppress or falsely accuse anyone, and be satisfied with your wages.”

15. But as the people were filled with expectation, and they were all reasoning in their hearts about John, whether or not he might be the Christ, (A Faithful Version)

1. 凱撒提庇留執政第十五年,本丟·彼拉多作猶太總督。當時的希律是加利利的分封王,他兄弟腓力是以土利亞和特拉可尼地區的分封王,呂撒聶是亞比利尼的分封王。

2. 猶太人當時的祭司有亞那和該亞法。這期間撒迦利亞的兒子約翰在曠野傳神的道。

3. 他約翰當時就走遍約旦河 (註:巴勒斯坦的一條河流,從前黎巴嫩的源頭到死海的源頭,全長僅 300 多公里) 一帶地方,宣講悔改的洗禮,使罪得赦。

4. 就應驗了先知以賽亞書上所記:在曠野有人高聲喊說,預備彌賽亞的道,修直他的路。’

5. 就是山谷要填滿,大山小丘要削平,彎曲之地要拉直,崎嶇之處要修平。

6. 凡屬血氣的,都得見神的救恩。

7. 就因為這緣由,約翰向那些到來想受水禮的人說:你們屬毒蛇之後的,是誰預先教曉你們提前逃避,那將要到來的忿怒?

8. 只是,你們要結出果子,來與悔改的心相稱。不要自以持有亞伯拉罕為祖宗。我實在告知你們,神有能力從你們這些頑石中,與起配得稱為亞伯拉罕的子孫來。

9. 斧子就在樹根上,凡不結好果子的樹,就砍下來,丟在火裡。

10. 眾人問:我們當如何?

11. 約翰回應:人有兩件衣裳,叫他分給沒有的。同樣有食物的,也照這樣行。

12. 當中有稅吏接受水洗,問:拉比,我該怎去做?

13. 約翰回應:吩咐你收多少,就收多少。

14. 有身為軍人就問:我該怎樣處理?約翰說:不要以權欺壓,或假公制私,安份於自己那份收入。

15. 眾人聽罷都滿心希冀,心想,約翰也許就是基督。

此段頭二節是時代和宗教背景的交代。是從羅馬政治的大環起和與約翰相關的小環境,再加當時猶太人的信仰加在一起的歷史背景。作用是明顯,這是約翰和耶穌這人物是真實的存在。

這是本丟.彼拉多:https://www.worldhistory.org/Pontius_Pilate/ 這處描述是地方官與猶太人之間在社會層面的政治交涉,是可以從當時環境看出彼拉多和猶太人之間的角力,是各自有自己的盤算。

這是希律.安提帕:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Herod-Antipas 這是當時大局與猶太人的關係,猶太人有份參軍只是因為有政策上抵觸了猶太人的信仰,形成了抗議。不知是否與奮銳黨或者馬加比的叛亂有關,猶太人就有了光明節(Jewish Hanukkah festival https://www.chabad.org/4592151 ) 從那時一直到今日。至於他兄弟腓力是以土利亞和特拉可尼地區的分封王,呂撒聶是亞比利尼的分封王。是可以在歷史中找到其人其事,就不在此去印證。

這是有關祭司亞那和該亞法https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/stewart_don/faq/the-world-into-which-jesus-came/08-who-were-the-high-priests-annas-and-caiaphas.cfm 這二位就是耶穌先被公審的祭司,之後交彼拉多。(約翰福音18:13)

路加先從預言,到預言的落實。又從人的自證,到客觀的旁證。又從當時歷史的大環境到約翰這小環境,再到將來會發生在耶穌身上的事,如他說的從起初有序地說出來。只是開首,就需要留心,可以說明它是歷史事實,這歷史可以證明耶穌不是虛構,是實在存在於人類的歷史。當然不信的話,也有許多可以說的,就看說出來的理據而定其可信與否。

耶穌此時年紀才12歲,到了20年之後三十三歲才有事跡顯示,這20年就記載約翰如何作先鋒。

按理解,約翰當時是向自己的同胞作見證,當時就有人相信彌迦這位先知的預言,有心存敬虔的祭司信,也有一直等候預言成真的婦人信。這是兩類別祭司和信眾的表表者,也意味當日就有些等候預言實現的人。當約翰宣講這預言實現了,有人參與改信的行列,並不為奇。

當時有三類職份的人去問當信耶穌之後,有什麼要留意?

這問題似乎是與他們身處的環境有關,那是一個人要呈強才有機會生存的環境。這三類人都是想過生活安穩身心舒泰的日子,不想違背自己的良心,可是環境不許,怎辦?這三類人就問,信了又該如何自處?

第一類:生活可以的,問有錢多如何處理?這個多少,是以個人滿足程度為準。它不含貪念或者因恐懼要積蓄防飢的想法。人若覺得可以,有餘就賙濟需要的人。

第二類:收稅的人問。這是直接與生活相關的,不要因為職份給予的權限,就為自己的需要,多收自肥。

第三類:作為軍人,當時有行政大權的人,就不要以勢欺人,安份守己。

這是支出和收入之間,一個有餘二個不足作為例子。作為相信神的,神給你有多,就幫幫有需要的。至於收入不足,又不至於捱餓的,就不要小有小貪,大有大貪為錢失去了人的本性。

為什麼不貪?因為信神的人,必然足夠。這是應許,就如用一點油供養先知好幾年,神必供應。又如以色列人在曠野,早晚都有供應。當中最大的安慰,在今日,當人自潔,就是神的器皿,是透過你見證神的同在,餓死一位信神的人,這神也就不值相信,因為守不住應許。

不貪有個更為重要的價值:這人永不失腳。

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