2017年9月2日 星期六

耶利米書29:1-9



29:1 先知耶利米從耶路撒冷寄信與被擄的祭司、先知,和眾民,並生存的長老,就是尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷擄到巴比倫去的。
29:2
(這在耶哥尼雅王和太后、太監,並猶大、耶路撒冷的首領,以及工匠、鐵匠都離了耶路撒冷以後。)
29:3
他藉沙番的兒子以利亞薩和希勒家的兒子基瑪利的手寄去。他們二人是猶大王西底家打發往巴比倫去見尼布甲尼撒王的。
29:4
信上說:「萬軍之耶和華以色列的上帝對一切被擄去的(就是我使他們從耶路撒冷被擄到巴比倫的人)如此說:
29:5
你們要蓋造房屋,住在其中;栽種田園,吃其中所產的;
29:6
娶妻生兒女,為你們的兒子娶妻,使你們的女兒嫁人,生兒養女。在那裡生養眾多,不致減少。
29:7
我所使你們被擄到的那城,你們要為那城求平安,為那城禱告耶和華;因為那城得平安,你們也隨著得平安。
29:8
萬軍之耶和華以色列的上帝如此說:不要被你們中間的先知和占卜的誘惑,也不要聽信自己所做的夢;
29:9
因為他們託我的名對你們說假預言,我並沒有差遣他們。這是耶和華說的。


These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 2This was after King Jeconiah, and the queen mother, the court officials, the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the artisans, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem. 3The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom King Zedekiah of Judah sent to Babylon to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. It said: 4Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce. 6Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. 7But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. 8For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let the prophets and the diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams that they dream, 9for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, says the Lord.

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    上帝透過先知耶利米寫信給在巴比倫被擄的祭司、先知,和眾民,並生存的長老,要他們在那裏「為那城求平安,為那城禱告耶和華;因為那城得平安,你們也隨著得平安」。但是不要受到假先知的影響,上帝告訴他們:「不要被你們中間的先知和占卜的誘惑,也不要聽信自己所做的夢;因為他們託我的名對你們說假預言,我並沒有差遣他們。」

    說到此,讓我們感受到假先知使得這些被擄的人,心裡沒有安定。因為他們一直說上帝要他們回去耶路撒冷,以致無法再被擄之地安定的生活,隨時都想回去故土。

    先知在此說出猶太人為何在世界各地都受到賜福的原因:就是「為那城求平安,為那城禱告耶和華;因為那城得平安,你們也隨著得平安」。在新約時代保羅更說到:「為君王和一切在位的,也該如此,使我們可以敬虔、端正、平安無事地度日。」(提前2:2

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