Wednesday, December 28, 2011

(12-28) 番 Zephaniah 3:14-17

和合本NKJV
14 錫 安 的 民 哪 , 應 當 歌 唱 ! 以 色 列 啊 , 應 當 歡 呼 ! 耶 路 撒 冷 的 民 哪 , 應 當 滿 心 歡 喜 快 樂 !

15 耶 和 華 已 經 除 去 你 的 刑 罰 , 趕 出 你 的 仇 敵 。 以 色 列 的 王 ─ 耶 和 華 在 你 中 間 ; 你 必 不 再 懼 怕 災 禍 。

16 當 那 日 , 必 有 話 向 耶 路 撒 冷 說 : 不 要 懼 怕 ! 錫 安 哪 ; 不 要 手 軟 !

17 耶 和 華 ─ 你 的   神 是 施 行 拯 救 、 大 有 能 力 的 主 。 祂 在 你 中 間 必 因 你 歡 欣 喜 樂 , 默 然 愛 你 , 且 因 你 喜 樂 而 歡 呼 。
14 Sing, O daughter of Zion!
      Shout, O Israel!
      Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
      O daughter of Jerusalem!

15 The LORD has taken away your judgments,
      He has cast out your enemy.
      The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst;
      You shall see disaster no more.

16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
      “Do not fear;
      Zion, let not your hands be weak.

17 The LORD your God in your midst,
      The Mighty One, will save;
      He will rejoice over you with gladness,
      He will quiet you with His love,
      He will rejoice over you with singing.”




先知西番雅看見神煉淨以色列人後,餘民必歸回耶路撒冷,他們不再作罪孽、說謊言,而是用清潔的言語求告、投靠耶和華的名,便呼籲大家要喜樂。最不可思議的事是:神竟然因蒙祂拯救的百姓喜樂而歡呼!你我蒙神拯救,卻我們的心情還是經常受日常生活的瑣事左右,沒有真正做到以神為樂。保羅說:「你們要靠主常常喜樂!我再說,你們要喜樂!」讚美神,因祂除去我們的刑罰,趕出我們的仇敵;讚美神,因祂常與我們同在,使我們不再懼怕;讚美神,因祂是拯救我們、大有能力的主;讚美神,因祂默然愛我們,且因我們喜樂而歡呼!The prophet Zephaniah saw that after God purified the Israelites, remnants would return to Jerusalem, who would no longer do wrong nor speak lies but would rather call on and trust in the name of the LORD with pure language, so he exhorted the people to be joyful. The most amazing thing is that God actually rejoices over the people He saved with singing! You and I were saved by God, but our mood is still often influenced by daily nitty-gritties, not truly rejoicing in God. Paul said, "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!" Praise God, for He has taken away our judgments and has cast out our enemy; praise God, for He is always with us, that we shall fear no more; praise God, for He is mighty to save; praise God, for He will quiet us with His love, and will rejoice over us with singing!

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