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Lesson Fifteen The Parable of the Rich Fool

作者：ysp

日期: 2008-11-05 文章阅读数

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Lesson Fifteen

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Introduction

What are the three top priorities in your life right now? Why?

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Selected reading

Luke 12:13-34

【Luk12:13】 Someone in the crowd said to him, 'Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.'
众人中有一个人对耶稣说，夫子，请你吩咐我的兄长和我分开家业。
【Luk12:14】 Jesus replied, 'Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?'
耶稣说，你这个人，谁立我作你们断事的官，给你们分家业呢？
【Luk12:15】 Then he said to them, 'Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.'
于是对众人说，你们要谨慎自守，免去一切的贪心。因为人的生命，不在乎家道丰富。
【Luk12:16】 And he told them this parable: 'The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop.
就用比喻对他们说，有一个财主，田产丰盛。
【Luk12:17】 He thought to himself, `What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.'
自己心里思想说，我的出产没有地方收藏，怎么办呢？
【Luk12:18】 'Then he said, `This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
又说，我要这么办。要把我的仓房拆了，另盖更大的。在那里好收藏我一切的粮食和财物。
【Luk12:19】 And I'll say to myself, 'You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.''
然后要对我的灵魂说，灵魂哪，你有许多财物积存，可作多年的费用。只管安安逸逸的吃喝快乐吧。
【Luk12:20】 'But God said to him, `You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'
神却对他说，无知的人哪，今夜必要你的灵魂。你所预备的，要归谁呢？
【Luk12:21】 'This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God.'
凡为自己积财，在神面前却不富足的，也是这样。
【Luk12:22】 Then Jesus said to his disciples: 'Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear.
耶稣又对门徒说，所以我告诉你们，不要为生命忧虑吃什么。为身体忧虑穿什么。
【Luk12:23】 Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
因为生命胜于饮食，身体胜于衣裳。
【Luk12:24】 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!
你想乌鸦，也不种，也不收。又没有仓，又没有库，神尚且养活它。你们比飞鸟是何等的贵重呢。
【Luk12:25】 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life ?
你们那一个能用思虑，使寿数多加一刻呢？（或作使身量多加一肘呢？）
【Luk12:26】 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
这最小的事，你们尚且不能作，为什么还忧虑其余的事呢？
【Luk12:27】 'Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
你想百合花，怎么长起来。它也不劳苦，也不纺线。然而我告诉你们，就是所罗门极荣华的时候，他所穿戴的，还不如这花一朵呢。
【Luk12:28】 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!
你们这小信的人哪，野地里的草，今天还在，明天就丢在炉里，神还给它这样的妆饰，何况你们呢。
【Luk12:29】 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it.
你们不要求吃什么，喝什么，也不要挂心。
【Luk12:30】 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them.
这都是外邦人所求的，你们必须用这些东西，你们的父是知道的。
【Luk12:31】 But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
你们只要求他的国，这些东西就必加给你们了。
【Luk12:32】 'Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
你们这小群，不要惧怕，因为你们的父，乐意把国赐给你们。
【Luk12:33】 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
你们要变卖所有的，周济人。为自己预备永不坏的钱囊，用不尽的财宝在天上，就是贼不能近，虫不能蛀的地方。
【Luk12:34】 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
因为你们的财宝在哪里，你们的心也在哪里。