16732 英翻中(约翰福音第七課 I I) Feast Fight I I 节日的争斗 I I 06/09/2026
3. The End of the Feast: Division (7:37–52)
The last day of the feast would be the seventh day, a very special day on which the priests would march seven times around the altar, chanting Psalm 118:25. It would be the last time they would draw the water and pour it out. No doubt just as they were pouring out the water, symbolic of the water Moses drew from the rock, Jesus stood and shouted His great invitation to thirsty sinners. 第七天将是节期的最后一天, 是一个非常特殊的日子, 祭司将围绕祭坛七次, 高呼诗篇118：25. 也是他们最后去取水, 倾倒地上. 毫无疑问, 他们倾倒出来的水, 象征摩西从岩石取水, 耶稣此时站着并呼喊着祂的伟大邀请, 口渴的罪人到这里来.
It has been pointed out that this “great day,” the twenty-first of the seventh month, is the same date on which the prophet Haggai made a special prediction about the temple (Hag. 2:1–9). While the ultimate ful fillment must await the return of Christ to this earth, certainly there was a partial fulfillment when Jesus came to the temple. Haggai 2:6–7 is quoted in Hebrews 12:26–29 as applying to the return of the Lord. 有人指出, 这个 “伟大的日子” ---- 七月二十一日, 是与先知哈该特别预言圣殿是同一个日子. （该 2：1-9）而最后终及的实现, 必须等待基督的再来的时候, 此时, 当耶稣来到圣殿, 肯定实现了其中一部分. 哈该书 2章6至7节被希伯来书引述在 12章26至29节, 用以预言耶稣基督的再来.
Jesus was referring to the experience of Israel recorded in Exodus 17:1–7. That water was but a pic ture of the Spirit of God. Believers would not only drink the living water, but they would become chan nels of living water to bless a thirsty world! The “artesian well” that He promised in John 4:14 has now become a flowing river! While there are no specific prophetic Scriptures that indicate “rivers of water” 254 John 7—8 flowing from the believer, there are a number of verses that parallel this thought: Isaiah 12:3; 15; 32:2; 44:3; and 58:11; and Zechariah 14:8. Note that Zechariah 14:16ff. speaks about the future Feast of Tabernacles, when the Lord is King. 耶稣指的是以色列的记录在出埃及记 17章1至7节的经历. 这水是活画上帝的灵. 信徒不但要喝这活水, 而且要成为活水的江河, 使干渴的世人得祝福, 可以来饮用! 祂答应在约翰福音4章14节的 “自流井”, 现在已经成为活水的江河！ 虽然没有具体的圣经章节预言它从信徒中流出的 “活水江河” , 但有一些圣经经节是与这思想平行的：以赛亚书12章3 节; 15节; 32章2节; 44章3节; 和58章11节 ; 及撒迦利亚14章8节 . 须要注意在撒迦利亚14章16节 (比照研读)时, 所谈到是当主为王时, 那将来到的住棚节.
Water for drinking is one of the symbols of the Holy Spirit in the Bible. (Water for washing is a sym bol of the Word of God; see John 15:3; Eph. 5:26.) Just as water satisfies thirst and produces fruitfulness, so the Spirit of God satisfies the inner person and enables us to bear fruit. At the feast, the Jews were reenacting a tradition that could never satisfy the heart. Jesus offered them living water and eternal satisfaction!
饮用水在圣经中象征是圣灵. （洗涤用水是象征上帝的话; 参见 约15： 3; 弗 5:26. ）正像征干渴得水满足后结果子, 因此上帝的灵满足信徒的内心, 使他们能够结果子. 在节庆中, 犹太人重演的他们的传统, 但永远无法满足人的心. 耶稣提供他们生命活水和永恒的满足！
What was the result of this declaration and invita
tion? The people were divided: some defended Him
and some wanted to arrest Him. Is He a “good man” or
“a deceiver” (John 7:12)? Is He “the Christ” (John
7:31)? Is He the promised “Prophet” (John 7:40; Deut. 18:15)? If only they had honestly examined the evidence, they would have discovered that, indeed, He was the Christ, the Son of God. They identified Jesus with Galilee (John 1:45–46; 7:52) when in reality He was born in Bethlehem (see John 6:42 for similar reasoning). 这个宣称和邀请所生的效果是什么？ 以色列人被分裂为：有些为祂辩护, 另一些却想要逮捕祂. 耶稣是个 “好人” 抑或是个 “骗子” ？（约7:12） 祂是 “基督” 吗？ （ 31节）, 祂是上帝应许的 “先知” 吗？ （40 节 ;申18:15 ）只要他们诚实地审查证据, 他们就会发现, 祂真的是基督, 是上帝的儿子. 他们肯定耶稣是生在加利利（约1： 45-46 ; 7:52 ）, 而实际上祂却是出生在伯利恒. （参看 约6:42类似的理由. ）
The temple officers returned to the Jewish council
meeting empty-handed. It certainly should have been
relatively easy for them to arrest Jesus, yet they failed to
do so. What stopped them? “Never man spake like this
man!” was their defense. In other words, “This Jesus is
more than a man! No mere man speaks as He does!”
They were “arrested” by the Word of God, spoken by
the Son of God. 圣殿卫士空手回到议会中的犹太官员那里！他们要逮捕耶稣应该是说来容易的, 可是他们没有这样做. 是什么阻止了他们？ 他们辩说, “从来没有像祂这样说话的人！” 换句话说, “耶稣是上帝！ 不像常人一样的说话! 他们却因上帝的儿子讲上帝的话, 而被 “逮捕”.
Again, the leaders refused to face facts honestly but
passed judgment on the basis of their prejudices and
their superficial examination of the facts. It is much
easier to label people (and libel people!) than to listen
to the facts they present. “So some of the people have
believed on Jesus! So what? These common people
know nothing about the law anyway! Have any impor
tant people—like ourselves—believed on Him? Of
course not!” They would use a similar argument to try
to discredit the witness of the blind man that Jesus
healed (John 9:34). 领袖们再一次不以诚实来面对事实, 而以偏见, 并以肤浅的审查为基础作对事实的判断. 加卷标在人身上（诽谤人！）, 往往比听他们陈述事实要容易做得多. “因此, 某些人相信耶稣, 有什么关系? 反正他们是普通老百姓, 不懂律法！ 例如, 重要像我们的人 --- 怎么会信祂！” 他们将利用, 如忽视瞎子被耶稣医治的见证的类似企图, 用来辩论（约 9:34）.
We should not be surprised when “the intelligentsia” refuses to trust Jesus Christ, or when religious
leaders reject Him. God has hidden His truth from
“the wise and prudent” and revealed it to “spiritual
babes,” the humble people who will yield to Him
(Matt. 11:25–27). Paul was a very intelligent rabbi
when God saved him, yet he had to be “knocked
down” before he would acknowledge that Jesus Christ
was the resurrected Son of God. Read 1 Corinthians
1:26–31 to learn Paul’s explanation for the difficulty of
winning “smart religious people” to the Savior. 当 “知识分子“ , 或宗教领袖拒绝相信耶稣基督, 不值得惊讶. 因上帝对 “聪明通达” 的人, 隐藏祂的真理, 对“属灵的婴孩” 如卑微的人,,祂却将它显明（太11:25-27）, 当上帝救了保罗时, 他是非常聪明的拉比, 然而当他他将承认耶稣是上帝的儿子复活之前, 被“击倒”. 请阅读哥林多前书1章26至31节, 了解保罗解释从救主那里赢得 “聪明的属灵人” 是如何艰难的的卷标.
No doubt the rulers would have sent the guard out
again, but Nicodemus spoke up. This man is found
three times in John’s gospel, and each time he is iden
tified as the one “who came to Jesus by night” (see John
3:1–2; 19:39). No doubt Nicodemus had been doing a
great deal of thinking and studying since that first
interview with Jesus, and he was not afraid to take his
stand for truth. 统治者无疑旳会再次遣送卫士, 但尼哥底母开口了. 在约翰福音里他出现了三次, 每一次他都被认定为 “夜里来见耶稣” 的人（参 约 3 ：1-2; 19:39 ） . 毫无疑问, 尼哥底母自与耶稣的第一次谈论后, 他一直在思想和研究, 并且他不怕为真理发言.
Nicodemus was sure that the council ws not giving
Jesus an honest hearing. The rulers had already passed
judgment and were trying to arrest Him before He had
even been given a fair and lawful trial! Perhaps
Nicodemus had in mind such Old Testament
Scriptures as Exodus 23:1 and Deuteronomy 1:16–17;
19:15–21. 尼哥底母确信, 议会没有给耶稣诚实的听证会. 他们只是私下已经通过审判, 在赋予耶稣公平和合法的审判之前, 尝试着要逮捕祂！也许尼哥底母心中想起在旧约圣经出埃及记23 章1节和申命记1章16至17节 ; 19章15至21节有这样的记载 : 按公义审判.
What did Nicodemus want them to consider about
Jesus? His word and His works. It was Jesus the Teacher
and the miracle worker who had attracted Nicodemus’s
interest in the first place (John 3:2). In fact, Jesus had
pointed to His works as proof of His deity (John 5:32),
and He repeatedly urged the people to pay attention to
His words. The two go together, for the miracles point
to the messages, and the messages interpret the spiri
tual meaning of the miracles. 尼哥底母希望他们对有关耶稣的事要考虑什么？ 是祂的话语和事工. 被耶稣大教师和奇迹创造的祂所吸引尼哥底母的重要的地方（约3: 2） . 事实上, 耶稣曾指出祂的事工可以证明祂的神性(5:32）; 并且耶稣一再用“实实在在”的短语, 促使以色列人要注意听祂的话. 这两样事是混在一起, 因神迹指向信息, 而信息是阐明神迹的属灵的内涵.
You can hear the sarcasm and disdain in the reply of
the rulers: “Are you a lowly and despised Galilean too?”
They refused to admit that Nicodemus was right in
asking for a fair trial, but the only way they could
answer him was by means of ridicule. This is an ancient
debate trick: when you cannot answer the argument,
attack the speaker. 你可以听到统治者的嘲讽与轻视的回答：“你也是低等和被鄙视的伽利利人吗？” 他们拒绝承认尼哥底母的要求公正的审判是正确的, 但他们回答他唯一的办法, 是用调侃的方式. 这是古老的辩论的鬼技：当你不能回答辩论的对方时, 攻击他本人.
They challenged Nicodemus to search the prophe
cies to see if he could find any statement that a prophet
would come out of Galilee. Of course, Jonah was from
Galilee, and Jesus said that Jonah was a picture of
Himself in death, burial, and resurrection (Matt.
12:38–41). Perhaps Nicodemus read Isaiah 9:1–2 (see
Matt. 4:12–16) and began to trace the great messianic
prophecies in the Old Testament. If he did, then he
became convinced that Jesus of Nazareth was the very
Son of God. 他们向尼哥底母挑战, 问他是否能找到, 某先知是出生在加利利的任何旧约预言内. 当然, 约拿从加利利出生; 耶稣说, 约拿的一生是祂自己的死亡, 埋葬和复活的射影（太12：38-41）. 也许尼哥底母阅读以赛亚书9章1至2节（ 参 太4：12-16）, 并开始追踪在旧约中伟大的弥赛亚的预言. 如果他证实了, 他就被说服拿撒勒耶稣就是上帝的儿子.
You cannot help but feel sorry for the people
described in this chapter, people who responded to
Jesus in the wrong ways. His half-brothers responded
with disbelief, various people responded with debate,
and the result was division. Had they willingly received
the truth, and had they acted with sincere obedience,
they would have ended up at the feet of Jesus, confess
ing Him as Messiah and Son of God.
你无法不对本章中所描述的人错看了耶稣, 深感惋惜. 祂的异父同母的弟兄对之以怀疑; 不同的人对祂的辩论; 其结果是分裂. 如果他们心甘情愿地接受真理, 并以行动来真诚的顺从祂, 他们就会跪在耶稣的脚下, 承认祂是弥赛亚和上帝的儿子.
But people today commit the same blunder and
permit their prejudices and superficial evaluations to
blind them to the truth.
但今天的世人犯了同样的错误, 并让他们的偏见和肤浅的论述, 使他们对真理弄瞎了眼.
Don’t let it happen to you!
千万不要让它发生在你身上！
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