379 中翻英 (109) Lord ! help me to follow Jesus. 求主使孩子學像主基督. 5/7/2023

379  中翻英 (109)   Lord ! help me to follow Jesus.          求主使孩子學像主基督.   5/7/2023

我們在天上的阿巴父, 求祢讓孩子學像主基督.  奉主耶穌的名禱告.   阿們.  

五月七日

「約瑟領他父親雅各進到法老面前，雅各就給法老祝福。」（創   47:7   新國際版）

我們知道雅各先后兩次，給法老王祝福。一個瘸腿的老難民，怎敢向那時候世界上最偉大的君王祝福呢？像這樣空前的創舉，對于雅各來說，是一個舊日的雄心，但如今，一切都成往事了，在他的眼中，他自己現在已是不中用的人了。然而，神卻与他同在。當他未進入埃及以前，他早已明确知道這件事實。那位比他偉大得多的亞伯拉罕曾下埃及而犯罪。因此，縱使雅各的親生子約瑟在埃及等候著他去，可是，他仍在別是巴那里停下來，向他父親的神獻祭，這樣好將下埃及的決定交在神的手中。于是神重复的保證又來了：「我要和你同下埃及去」（創   46:4）。因而他就到了埃及，這時候，他已經是一個破碎了的人，從前為自己抓緊祝福的舊力量已成了齏粉，但他卻滿有屬靈的大能來祝福一位君王。

May 7"Joseph brought Jacob his father before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh."   (Genesis 47:7 NIY)

We know  Jacob blessed Pharaoh twice. How dare a lame old refugee bless the greatest king in the world at that time? For Jacob, such an unprecedented initiative was an old ambition, but now, everything is a thing of the past, and in his eyes, he himself is now useless.     However, God was with him. Before he entered Egypt, he knew this fact clearly. The much greater Abraham went to Egypt and sinned. Therefore, even though Jacob's own son Joseph was waiting for him in Egypt, he still stopped at Beer-sheba to offer sacrifices to his father's God, so that he could leave the decision to go to Egypt in God's hands. Then comes God's repeated promise: "I will go down with you to Egypt" (Genesis 46:4). So he came to Egypt, and now he was a broken man, his old power to bless himself was dusted, but he was full of spiritual power to bless a king.

378 中翻英 (108) English grammar is esenntial for learning English. "中翻英" 是學習英文造句的 重要方法。 5/6/2023

378  中翻英 (108)      English grammar is esenntial for learning English.                                                                                             英文文法是學習英文造句的重要因素.                                 5/6/2023

親愛的主內訪友，編輯者願意再次說明   "中翻英"   練習是如何增進我們學好英文。

第一.      當翻譯一句英文句子時，最先就是檢查這英文句子中有沒有   "兩個動詞"。

第二.         其次檢查這句子有沒有合乎英文文法   "一致性"   的原則。主詞與動詞是否在   "數                               (number)"，   "位     (case)"，及" 性 (gender)"  上一致。

第三.      前置詞用得恰當否? 

第四.         副詞用得適合否?     編輯者在   "英文文法"博客中特別強調副詞的多種用法。

 五月六日(星期六)的曠野筵席的晨曦默思，使編輯者想起基督福音的根基:   "靈"，"魂"，"體" 的爭議。在今天的筵席上只有    "靈" 。與上帝連繫的是 "靈"。為什麼禱告很必須，是因為這是信徒與上帝通話的惟一方式。

「人若沒有基督的靈，就不是屬基督的。」（羅8:9）

神給你圣靈的恩賜，是根据祂儿子被高舉到天上這事實，這也是唯一的根据。如今主耶穌已經得著榮耀，而你們這些相信的人，仍未接受圣靈，這是可能的么？可是有些基督徒對這事仍是迷糊不清的。我在上海認識一位年青人，當他听見并認識了關于得榮耀的基督，和祂澆灌的圣靈以后，就跑回家去，開始懇切禱告說：「主阿，我相信，我需要你圣靈的能力，主阿，你已經得著榮耀了，現在就將你的圣靈澆灌我！」跟著他停下來，更正他的禱告說：「噢，主，不是這樣！那完全錯了！」他又重新禱告說：「主耶穌阿，你我是在生命上聯合，并且阿爸父已經應許我們兩件事：你得著榮耀，我就得著圣靈。你已經得著榮耀了，假若我還沒有接受圣靈，那是不可想象的！主阿，我感謝你這奇妙的恩賜！」May 6th    "If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ." (Romans 8:9)God gave you the gift of the Holy Spirit on the basis of the fact that His Son was exalted to heaven, and that is the only basis. Now that the Lord Jesus has been glorified, but you believers have not yet received the Holy Spirit, is it possible? Some Christians, however, are still confused about this matter. I knew a young man in Shanghai. After he heard and knew about the glorified Christ and His outpouring of the Holy Spirit, he ran home and began to pray earnestly, saying, "Lord, I believe, I need The power of your Holy Spirit, Lord, you are glorified, pour out your Holy Spirit on me now!" Pausing after him, correcting his prayer, "Oh, Lord, no! That's all wrong He prayed again, "Lord Jesus, you and I are united in life, and Abba Father has promised us two things: You have been glorified, and I have the Holy Spirit. You have been glorified , If I hadn't received the Holy Spirit, it would be unthinkable! Lord, I thank You for this wonderful gift!"

377 中翻英(107) Faith makes the reality of what we don't see. 信心使未見的事做為成實存. 5/5/2023

377 中翻英(107) Faith makes the reality of what we don't see. 信心使未見的事做為成實存. 5/5/2023

五月五日

「弟兄們，我們既因耶穌的血，得以坦然進入至圣所 .... 來到神面前。」                                    （來   10:19-22   新國際版）

我第一次前來親近神，是借著基督的寶血，而要持續這個新的關系，每次都是借著祂的寶血。我是借著這一個根基得救，也是借著這一個根基來維持我与祂的交通。你說：「那是太簡單了，這不過是福音的初階而已。」是的，但我們中間許多人的難處，就是离開了這簡單的初階，也許有人自以為靈命長進了，就無須借著寶血了，然而，這是斷乎不可的。因為這是唯一到祂那里的平安途徑。假如寶血的功效是有絲毫改變的可能，我們親近神的根基，就不那么可靠了。但基督的寶血從沒有改變，也是永不改變的！神何時看見寶血，何時就心滿意足了。所以，我們親近祂，總是坦然無懼的。

May 5th

"Because of the blood of Jesus, brethren, we have boldness to enter the holy of holies .... to approach God" (Hebrews 10:19-22 NIV)

My    first time came to meet God  by  depending the Christ's blood, and to keeping continue this new relationship,  I have  still through His blood each time.    Since  by this foundation that I am saved, also through it that my fellowship with Him is maintained. You will say, "That's too simple,  and it is just the beginning of the Gospel." Yes, it is, but the problem  is that if we don't use  this simple  approch,   for many of us    may think that they have self-rightously  automatically  growing spiritual. That means no needing  of His  blood, however, that is absolutely impossible.  Because the only way come to meet Him by depending His blood only. If there is another possibility of the effectiveness  way  without though  His precious blood, the foundation of our approach to God will not be so reliable. But His blood has never changed and will never change! God is satisfied whenever He sees the blood. Therefore, we approach to Him with boldness   by   His blood.

376 中翻英 (106) Happy are you if you know this and do it." (John 13:17) 你們既知道這事，若是去行就有福了。 5/4/2023

376  中翻英  (106)   Happy are you if you know this and do it." (John 13:17)                                                                              你們既知道這事，若是去行就有福了。                                                                            5/4/2023

親愛的訪友，我們追隨主耶穌基督的信徒，有個無法改掉的大毛病，就是知道聖經所說的真正的道理，却不去行。不是這福音的準則有問題，而是我們有問題。是我們常常找藉口不去行。編輯者就是這樣。

2023年一開始，就決志要翻譯倪柝聲所寫的 "曠野的筵席"。寫到四月底就想停止。共寫了122篇。 您知道嗎?  上帝恩賜我多大的福氣，從前不了解的，經過多日的默思，就忽然領悟了。最對編輯者的有福方面，是我的英文寫作大大的進步。我每日至少用上一小時絞盡腦汁的讀英文。您知道嗎? 要提昇學英文的興趣，就是不能間斷對親近它。對它有興趣就等於愛上它。更何況它還能幫助您找職業，到世界各地旅遊壯膽子。

 五月四日的曠野筵席絕對是對您有益的佳餚。請務必光臨。

「你們既知道這事，若是去行就有福了。」（約13:17）

我認識一位在日本的老年姊妹，有一次一個小偷闖進她房子里騷擾，她發現那小偷飢餓極了，于是就憑著她在主里面那單純而實際的信心，為那不速之客預備飯菜，等他吃完之后，她又把自己的鑰匙交給他。小偷看見她的所行而極感羞愧，在那時候，神也借此向他說話。因著這位老姊妹的見證，這小偷今天已是一位在基督里的弟兄了。

許多基督徒的腦袋裝滿了教義，但他們的生活，卻与此大相逕庭。舉例來說，雖然他們知道以弗所書一至三章所說的，但卻忽略了四至六章那實際的命令，就如棄絕謊言，彼此順服，恩慈，饒恕，孝敬父母，愛妻子，听從主人，寬容，怜憫，儆醒禱告等。如果你的生活，与你所領受的教訓有違背，那就比你沒有受教更不好。神有沒有給你一些命令？若是有的話，你就該將自己投靠于祂，并求祂幫助，叫你起來實行祂的命令。

May 4th

"Happy are you if you know this and do it." (John 13:17)

I know an elderly sister in Japan. Once a thief broke into her house to harass her. She found that the thief was very hungry, so she prepared meals for the unexpected guest with her simple and practical faith in the Lord. After he finished eating, she handed him her key again. The thief was ashamed of what she had done, and at that moment God spoke to him through it. Because of the old sister's testimony, the thief is a brother in Christ today.

Many Christians have their heads full of doctrine, but their lives are very different from it. For example, although they know what Ephesians 1-3 says, they ignore the practical commands of 4-6, such as renunciation of lies, submission to one another, kindness, forgiveness, honoring parents, loving wives, listening to From the master, forbearance, mercy, watchful prayer, etc. If your life is contrary to what you have been taught, it is worse than if you have not been taught. Has God given you some commands? If so, you should throw yourself upon him, and ask him to help you rise up and do his commandments.

375 中翻英 (105) The harlot of Babylon contains all evil 's spirits of pretense and hypocrisy! 淫婦 巴比倫包括了一切假裝和虛偽的靈！ 03/05/2023

375   中翻英 (105)  The   harlot of   Babylon contains all evil 's spirits of pretense and hypocrisy!                                                                                         淫婦  巴比倫包括了一切假裝和虛偽的靈！                                             03/05/2023

編輯者讀啟示錄常常被19章1節記載重複的吼叫 "巴比倫的傾倒" 所迷惑，讀五月三日的曠野筵席的晨曦默思才恍然大悟。親愛的訪友，請千萬不要仿照亞拿尼亞和他的妻子撒非喇，為了貪圖人的尊敬，就裝出一副超乎他們實際的「自我犧牲的模樣。」他們欺哄聖靈，都死了。

「此后，我听見好像群眾在天上大聲說，哈利路亞！救恩，榮耀，權能，都屬乎我們的神。」（啟   19:1   新國際版）

這個屢次被稱為「大」城的倒塌，引起了啟示錄第一次的「哈利路亞！」天上為何因著巴比倫的毀滅而如此的歡樂？這是因為巴比倫包括了一切假裝和虛偽的靈！以色列百姓進入迦南地第一次所記載的罪，就是竊取了一件巴比倫的衣裳。亞干貪慕巴比倫那華麗的款式，他要美觀。新約初期的教會，第一次所記載的罪也与此相類似。亞拿尼亞和他的妻子撒非喇，為了貪圖人的尊敬，就裝出一副超乎他們實際的「自我犧牲的模樣。」他們也像亞干那樣貪圖外表上的好看。今日在教會里，同樣不難見到神的儿女借著某些行動，希望給別人一個好印象，并為自己建立一個有聲望和得贊揚的地位。這是淫婦巴比倫的原則，是神所憎惡的。

May 3rd

"After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great  multitude in heaven shouting:  Hallelujah! Salvation, and glory and power belong to our God" (Revelation 19:1 NIV).     

This repeatedly  shouting of  "Great" city falling to cause the first "Hallelujah!" in Revelation. Why is there such joy in heaven over the destruction of Babylon? This is because Babylon contains all the devil 's spirits of pretense and hypocrisy! The first recorded sin of the Israelites entering Canaan was stealing a Babylonian garment. Achan covets the splendid style of Babylon, he desires beauty,  that is   pretense  . The first sin of the early New Testament church is recorde similar to this. Ananias and his wife, Sapphira, put on a "self-sacrificing appearance" that exceeded their reality for the sake of respect, that is   hypocrisy. Like Achan, they also wanted appearances,   i.e.   pretense . In the church today, it is also not difficult to see God's children through certain actions, hoping to make a good impression on others and establish a prestigious and commendable position for themselves. This is the   harlot of Babylon's   principles  of   pretense and hypocrisy ,   which are the abominations to God.

374 中翻英 (104) Have Mercy on me, Lord! 主阿! 求祢施憐憫. 5/2/2023

374  中翻英  (104)                Have Mercy on me, Lord!           主阿! 求祢施憐憫.         5/2/2023 

五月二日

「這樣，他使耶和華的約柜繞城, ....」（書     6:11 新國際版）

這處經文單獨題到約柜，似乎作者不理會以色列全群的子民，曾如何憑信心圍繞著耶利哥城而步行。因為一切重大的關鍵都在乎約柜。這個堅固的堡壘——耶利哥城，絕不是單單因著以色列民的繞行而被毀滅的。如所周知，我們可以圍繞我們自己的耶利哥城一千次，可是果效全無。以色列民的力量，乃因著約柜是在他們中間這一榮耀的事實。約柜在他們中間一向總是帶著神信實的證据。他們面對仇敵不是憑著他們當時一下的努力，而是因著神為他們已做成的事實。今天与我們同在的約柜，就是祂复活的儿子耶穌基督。我們要以祂為中心，要出去宣揚祂的复活，神就會使那些城牆塌陷了。

May 2

"So he had   the ark of the Lord   carried   arounded the city, ....." (Joshua 6:11  NIV)

The ark is mentioned alone in this passage.    The author seems to ignore the fact how all the people of Israel walked around the city of Jericho in faith. For all the great keys lie in the ark. This strong fortress  --- the city of Jericho, was by no means destroyed simply because the Israelites circumvented it. As we all know, we can surround our own city of Jericho a thousand times and get nowhere. The strength of the people of Israel was due to the glorious fact that the ark was among them. The ark always carried among them the evidence of God's faithfulness. They faced the enemy not by their immediate efforts, but by what God had done for them. The ark that is with us today is His resurrected Son, Jesus Christ. We're going to be centered on Him, to go out and proclaim His resurrection, and God will  be going to break down those walls.

373 中翻英 (103) God's faithful guidance is the way we must follow. 上帝忠信的帶領的道路必須跟隨。 5/1/2023

 373   中翻英 (103)        God's faithful guidance is the way we must follow.                                                                                        上帝忠信的帶領的道路必須跟隨。                           5/1/2023

今日的晨曦默思必須永遠記在心中，因為祂的忠信引導是信徒生活準繩。當我們硬著頸項偏行己路時，就失去了這美好的見證。使得約柜在以后的三十八年中，再沒有出現，信徒喪失了蒙上帝帶領這個上好的祂的旨意。

「他們卻擅敢上山頂去，然而耶和華的約柜和摩西沒有出營。于是亞瑪力人和迦南人都下來擊打他們，把他們殺退了 ....」（民     14:44-45     新國際版）

當以色列民在巴蘭曠野的加低斯，听見那十位探子所報告的消息后，他們便背叛耶和華而不肯進入迦南。此后，神定罪他們所作的揀選，他們又再一次背叛，并堅持要憑他們自己的力量繼續往前去。他們不理會摩西，也不管在他們的旅程中，一向走在他們前面的約柜，這是他們的致命傷。他們不只被仇敵徹底擊敗，并且在這遭遇以后的三十八年中，再沒有約柜的歷史。哦！這是何等可怕的事！當我們硬著頸項偏行己路時，我們便沒有神忠信引導的見證。因著我們自己那剛愎任性的行動，我 們便喪失了蒙神帶領這個上好的特權。

May 1st

"Nevertheless,  in their presumption they  went up toward  the high hill country, though neither  Moses nor  the   ark of the LORD's  covenant  moved from  the camp.   Then    the Amalekites and the Canaanites  who lived in that hill country came down and struck them, and drove them back ....."                            (Numbers 14:44-45 NIV)  

When the Israelites heard the news reported by the ten spies at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Paran, they rebelled against the Lord and refused to enter Canaan. Thereafter, God condemned their election, and they rebelled again, insisting on going on in their own strength. It was their mortal wound that they ignored Moses, or the ark which had always preceded them in their journey.   They   were   not only  completely defeated by the enemy, but also there was no history of the Ark of the Covenant   for thirty-eight years after this  battle . Oh! It was what a terrible thing!   As we stiffen our necks and go our own way, we have no testimony of God's faithful guidance.  Since  we insisted walked on our own way, we had forfeited the wonderful privilege of being led by God.