A story to share...
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I was walking around in a Target store, when I saw a Cashier hand this little boy some money back. The boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 years old. Cashier said: You don't have enough money to buy this doll, sorry.
Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him: "Granny, are you sure I don't have enough money?" The old lady replied: "You know that you don't have enough money to buy this doll, my dear." Then she asked him to stay there for just 5 minutes while she went to look around. She left quickly.
The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand. Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to. "It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas. She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her." I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would bring it to her after all, and not to worry.
But he replied to me sadly. "No, Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there."
His eyes were so sad while saying this. "My Sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister."
My heart nearly stopped.
The little boy looked up at me and said: "I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall." Then he showed me a very nice photo of himself. He was laughing. He then told me "I want mommy to take my picture with her so she won't forget me."
"I love my mommy and I wish she didn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister." Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly. I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. "Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll!"
"OK" he said, "I hope I do have enough." I added some of my money to his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money. The little boy said: "Thank you God for giving me enough money!"
Then he looked at me and added, "I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mommy could give it to my sister. He heard me!" "I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose." "My mommy loves white roses."
A few minutes later, the old lady returned and I left with my basket.. I finished my shopping in a totally different state of mind from when I started. I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind.
Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the life-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma.
Was this the family of the little boy?
Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the news paper that the young woman had passed away. I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was for people to see and make last wishes before her burial. She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.
I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever.. The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day, hard to imagine.
And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.
動人心弦的小男孩 (中文由老編西歪翻譯)
我在「塔杰」商店閒逛時，看到收銀員將一些錢退還給小男孩。這男孩不過5、6歲。收銀員說：『抱歉！你買這娃娃的錢不够。』
小男孩轉向他旁邊的老婦人： 「奶奶！妳也認為我的錢不够嗎？」老婦人回道：「親愛的！你知道買這個娃娃的錢是不够的。」 她要小男孩呆在那裡5分鐘，她一下就回來。 她迅速離開了。 小男孩的手仍然握著娃娃。
最後我向他走去，問他這個娃娃你想給誰。『這是我妹妹的最愛，非常想要的聖誕節娃娃。她一直認為聖誕老人會帶娃娃來給她的。」我告訴他不用擔心，聖誕老人最後可能會帶給她的。但他哀傷地回答我『不！聖誕老人不可能將它帶到她現在的地方給她。我必須將娃娃交給我媽，當她去那裡的時候可以給我妹妹。』他說話時的眼睛是哀傷的。『我妹妹已經和上帝在一起。爸爸說 媽媽很快也將要去見上帝，因此我認為她可以將娃娃帶給我妹妹。』
我的心臟幾乎要停止了。
小男孩看我說：『我叫爸爸告訴媽媽現在不要走，讓她等我從購物中心回來。』然後他拿出一張他自己非常漂亮的相片給我看。他笑著告訴我『我要媽媽帶著我的相片，這樣她就不會忘記我了。』 『我愛我的媽媽，我希望她不要離開我，但是爸爸說她必須去找我妹妹。』然後他安靜地用哀傷的眼睛再看著娃娃。
我趕緊摸著錢包對小男孩說『我們再檢查一下，說不定您有足够的錢買玩偶! 』『好呀！』他說『我希望有足够的錢』。沒讓他看見，我塞了一些錢到他的錢包中，我們開始數錢。買娃娃的錢足够了，甚之還有剩餘呢。小男孩說：『謝謝上帝給了我足够的錢!』
然而他看著我補充說『昨晚睡前，我要求上帝讓我的錢能足够買這個娃娃，因此媽媽能將它帶給我妹妹。祂聽見我了! 』『我也想有足够的錢買一朵白玫瑰給我媽媽，但我不敢要求上帝太多。但祂給的錢足够買娃娃和一朵白玫瑰了。』
『我媽媽喜歡白玫瑰』。
幾分鐘後，老婦人回來了。我也就提了購物籃離開了。我從一開始就在完全不同的心境下購物。小男孩一直無法離開我的心境。我想起兩天前當地報紙的一篇文章，提及一位醉酒卡車司機，撞上了一輛載著年輕少婦和一個小女孩的汽車。小女孩當場死亡，母親呈現彌留狀態。 這個家庭必須決定是否要拔出維持生命機器的插管 ，因為年輕少婦不可能從昏迷中恢復。
他就是這家庭的小男孩？碰到小男孩的二天之後，我看了報紙年輕少婦過世了。我不自主的買了一束白玫瑰，來到喪家，年輕少婦的遺體在她埋葬前讓人瞻仰與最後許願。她在那裡，裝在棺木中，在她的手中握著一朵白玫瑰和小男孩的相片，娃娃則放置在她的胸口。我離開了這裡，眼淚奪眶而出，覺得我的人生已經永遠改變了。至今，小男孩對他母親和妹妹的愛，仍然難以想像。
就在一轉眼工夫，一位醉酒司機奪去了他的所有。
Friday, 8 October 2010
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.
Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry.
He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.
He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.'
Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.
As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.
Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped.
Bryan never thought twice about being paid.
This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.
He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me..'
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan .
After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: 'You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.'
Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.
Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....
She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything' s going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.'
There is an old saying 'What goes around comes around.' Today I sent you this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on. Let this light shine.
Don't delete it, don't return it. Simply, pass this on to a friend.
Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
~GOD BLESS!~
Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry.
He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.
He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.'
Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.
As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.
Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped.
Bryan never thought twice about being paid.
This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.
He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me..'
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan .
After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: 'You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.'
Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.
Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....
She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything' s going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.'
There is an old saying 'What goes around comes around.' Today I sent you this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on. Let this light shine.
Don't delete it, don't return it. Simply, pass this on to a friend.
Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
~GOD BLESS!~
A Story about Eighty-Seven-Old Rose
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, 'Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?'
I laughed and enthusiastically responded, 'Of course you may!' and she gave me a giant squeeze.
'Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?' I asked.
She jokingly replied, 'I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...'
'No seriously,' I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
'I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!' she told me.
After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.
We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this 'time machine' as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor.
Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, 'I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this
whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.'
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, 'We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.
There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.
We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!
There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.
If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.
Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.
The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.'
She concluded her speech by courageously singing 'The Rose.'
She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.
One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they'll really enjoy it!
These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.
REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
'Good friends are like stars.........You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.'
I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, 'Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?'
I laughed and enthusiastically responded, 'Of course you may!' and she gave me a giant squeeze.
'Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?' I asked.
She jokingly replied, 'I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...'
'No seriously,' I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
'I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!' she told me.
After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.
We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this 'time machine' as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor.
Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, 'I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this
whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.'
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, 'We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.
There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.
We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!
There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.
If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.
Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.
The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.'
She concluded her speech by courageously singing 'The Rose.'
She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.
One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they'll really enjoy it!
These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.
REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
'Good friends are like stars.........You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.'
Friday, 1 October 2010
Next week's homework/announcement
For Oct 5:
1. The Passover (Part II) Exodus 12:29-42)
2. Survival unit 23
3. News "Smartphones Sales in 2015" (which was emailed yesterday and attached again to this message. Thanks to Teresa and Alison!)
4. Notes on the Passover
1. The Passover (Part II) Exodus 12:29-42)
2. Survival unit 23
3. News "Smartphones Sales in 2015" (which was emailed yesterday and attached again to this message. Thanks to Teresa and Alison!)
4. Notes on the Passover
Saturday, 11 September 2010
Bible Stories - The Passover (part I) (Exodus 12:1~28) For Sept 28, 2010
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation in Today's English Version- Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.
The Passover (part I) (Exodus 12:1~28) For Sept 28, 2010
1Some time later the LORD said to Moses and Aaron: 2This month is to be the first month of the year for you. 3Tell the people of Israel that on the tenth day of this month the head of each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for his family to eat. 4-5If any family is too small to eat the whole animal, they must share it with their next-door neighbors. Choose either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a one-year-old male that has nothing wrong with it. And it must be large enough for everyone to have some of the meat.
6Each family must take care of its animal until the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, when the animals are to be killed. 7Some of the blood must be put on the two doorposts and above the door of each house where the animals are to be eaten. 8That night the animals are to be roasted and eaten, together with bitter herbs and thin bread made without yeast. 9Don't eat the meat raw or boiled. The entire animal, including its head, legs, and insides, must be roasted. 10Eat what you want that night, and the next morning burn whatever is left. 11When you eat the meal, be dressed and ready to travel. Have your sandals on, carry your walking stick in your hand, and eat quickly. This is the Passover Festival in honor of me, your LORD.
12That same night I will pass through Egypt and kill the first-born son in every family and the first-born male of all animals. I am the LORD, and I will punish the gods of Egypt. 13The blood on the houses will show me where you live, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. Then you won't be bothered by the terrible disasters I will bring on Egypt.
14Remember this day and celebrate it each year as a festival in my honor. 15For seven days you must eat bread made without yeast. And on the first of these seven days, you must remove all yeast from your homes. If you eat anything made with yeast during this festival, you will no longer be part of Israel. 16Meet together for worship on the first and seventh days of the festival. The only work you are allowed to do on either of these two days is that of preparing the bread.
17Celebrate this Festival of Thin Bread as a way of remembering the day that I brought your families and tribes out of Egypt. And do this each year. 18Begin on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month by eating bread made without yeast. Then continue this celebration until the evening of the twenty-first day. 19During these seven days no yeast is allowed in anyone's home, whether they are native Israelites or not. If you are caught eating anything made with yeast, you will no longer be part of Israel. 20Stay away from yeast, no matter where you live. No one is allowed to eat anything made with yeast!
21Moses called the leaders of Israel together and said: Each family is to pick out a sheep and kill it for Passover. 22Make a brush from a few small branches of a hyssop plant and dip the brush in the bowl that has the blood of the animal in it. Then brush some of the blood above the door and on the posts at each side of the door of your house. After this, everyone is to stay inside.
23During that night the LORD will go through the country of Egypt and kill the first-born son in every Egyptian family. He will see where you have put the blood, and he will not come into your house. His angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons.
24-25After you have entered the country promised to you by the LORD, you and your children must continue to celebrate Passover each year. 26Your children will ask you, " What are we celebrating?" 27And you will answer, " The Passover animal is killed to honor the LORD. We do these things because on that night long ago the LORD passed over the homes of our people in Egypt. He killed the first-born sons of the Egyptians, but he saved our children from death."
After Moses finished speaking, the people of Israel knelt down and worshiped the LORD. 28Then they left and did what Moses and Aaron had told them to do.
出 埃 及 記 12:1-28
1 耶 和 華 在 埃 及 地 曉 諭 摩 西 、 亞 倫 說 ： 2 你 們 要 以 本 月 為 正 月 ， 為 一 年 之 首 。 3 你 們 吩 咐 以 色 列 全 會 眾 說 ： 本 月 初 十 日 ， 各 人 要 按 著 父 家 取 羊 羔 ， 一 家 一 隻 。 4 若 是 一 家 的 人 太 少 ， 吃 不 了 一 隻 羊 羔 ， 本 人 就 要 和 他 隔 壁 的 鄰 舍 共 取 一 隻 。 你 們 預 備 羊 羔 ， 要 按 著 人 數 和 飯 量 計 算 。 5 要 無 殘 疾 、 一 歲 的 公 羊 羔 ， 你 們 或 從 綿 羊 裡 取 ， 或 從 山 羊 裡 取 ， 都 可 以 。
6 要 留 到 本 月 十 四 日 ， 在 黃 昏 的 時 候 ， 以 色 列 全 會 眾 把 羊 羔 宰 了 。 7 各 家 要 取 點 血 ， 塗 在 吃 羊 羔 的 房 屋 左 右 的 門 框 上 和 門 楣 上 。 8 當 夜 要 吃 羊 羔 的 肉 ； 用 火 烤 了 ， 與 無 酵 餅 和 苦 菜 同 吃 。 9 不 可 吃 生 的 ， 斷 不 可 吃 水 煮 的 ， 要 帶 著 頭 、 腿 、 五 臟 ， 用 火 烤 了 吃 。 10 不 可 剩 下 一 點 留 到 早 晨 ； 若 留 到 早 晨 ， 要 用 火 燒 了 。
11 你 們 吃 羊 羔 當 腰 間 束 帶 ， 腳 上 穿 鞋 ， 手 中 拿 杖 ， 趕 緊 的 吃 ； 這 是 耶 和 華 的 逾 越 節 。 12 因 為 那 夜 我 要 巡 行 埃 及 地 ， 把 埃 及 地 一 切 頭 生 的 ， 無 論 是 人 是 牲 畜 ， 都 擊 殺 了 ， 又 要 敗 壞 埃 及 一 切 的 神 。 我 是 耶 和 華 。
13 這 血 要 在 你 們 所 住 的 房 屋 上 作 記 號 ； 我 一 見 這 血 ， 就 越 過 你 們 去 。 我 擊 殺 埃 及 地 頭 生 的 時 候 ， 災 殃 必 不 臨 到 你 們 身 上 滅 你 們 。 14 你 們 要 記 念 這 日 ， 守 為 耶 和 華 的 節 ， 作 為 你 們 世 世 代 代 永 遠 的 定 例 。
15 你 們 要 吃 無 酵 餅 七 日 。 頭 一 日 要 把 酵 從 你 們 各 家 中 除 去 ； 因 為 從 頭 一 日 起 ， 到 第 七 日 為 止 ， 凡 吃 有 酵 之 餅 的 ， 必 從 以 色 列 中 剪 除 。
16 頭 一 日 你 們 當 有 聖 會 ， 第 七 日 也 當 有 聖 會 。 這 兩 日 之 內 ， 除 了 預 備 各 人 所 要 吃 的 以 外 ， 無 論 何 工 都 不 可 做 。 17 你 們 要 守 無 酵 節 ， 因 為 我 正 當 這 日 把 你 們 的 軍 隊 從 埃 及 地 領 出 來 。 所 以 ， 你 們 要 守 這 日 ， 作 為 世 世 代 代 永 遠 的 定 例 。
18 從 正 月 十 四 日 晚 上 ， 直 到 二 十 一 日 晚 上 ， 你 們 要 吃 無 酵 餅 。 19 在 你 們 各 家 中 ， 七 日 之 內 不 可 有 酵 ； 因 為 凡 吃 有 酵 之 物 的 ， 無 論 是 寄 居 的 ， 是 本 地 的 ， 必 從 以 色 列 的 會 中 剪 除 。 20 有 酵 的 物 ， 你 們 都 不 可 吃 ； 在 你 們 一 切 住 處 要 吃 無 酵 餅 。
21 於 是 ， 摩 西 召 了 以 色 列 的 眾 長 老 來 ， 對 他 們 說 ： 你 們 要 按 著 家 口 取 出 羊 羔 ， 把 這 逾 越 節 的 羊 羔 宰 了 。 22 拿 一 把 牛 膝 草 ， 蘸 盆 裡 的 血 ， 打 在 門 楣 上 和 左 右 的 門 框 上 。 你 們 誰 也 不 可 出 自 己 的 房 門 ， 直 到 早 晨 。
23 因 為 耶 和 華 要 巡 行 擊 殺 埃 及 人 ， 他 看 見 血 在 門 楣 上 和 左 右 的 門 框 上 ， 就 必 越 過 那 門 ， 不 容 滅 命 的 進 你 們 的 房 屋 ， 擊 殺 你 們 。
24 這 例 ， 你 們 要 守 著 ， 作 為 你 們 和 你 們 子 孫 永 遠 的 定 例 。 25 日 後 ， 你 們 到 了 耶 和 華 按 著 所 應 許 賜 給 你 們 的 那 地 ， 就 要 守 這 禮 。 26 你 們 的 兒 女 問 你 們 說 ： 行 這 禮 是 甚 麼 意 思 ？ 27 你 們 就 說 ： 這 是 獻 給 耶 和 華 逾 越 節 的 祭 。 當 以 色 列 人 在 埃 及 的 時 候 ， 他 擊 殺 埃 及 人 ， 越 過 以 色 列 人 的 房 屋 ， 救 了 我 們 各 家 。 於 是 百 姓 低 頭 下 拜 。 28 耶 和 華 怎 樣 吩 咐 摩 西 、 亞 倫 ， 以 色 列 人 就 怎 樣 行 。
The Passover (part I) (Exodus 12:1~28) For Sept 28, 2010
1Some time later the LORD said to Moses and Aaron: 2This month is to be the first month of the year for you. 3Tell the people of Israel that on the tenth day of this month the head of each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for his family to eat. 4-5If any family is too small to eat the whole animal, they must share it with their next-door neighbors. Choose either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a one-year-old male that has nothing wrong with it. And it must be large enough for everyone to have some of the meat.
6Each family must take care of its animal until the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, when the animals are to be killed. 7Some of the blood must be put on the two doorposts and above the door of each house where the animals are to be eaten. 8That night the animals are to be roasted and eaten, together with bitter herbs and thin bread made without yeast. 9Don't eat the meat raw or boiled. The entire animal, including its head, legs, and insides, must be roasted. 10Eat what you want that night, and the next morning burn whatever is left. 11When you eat the meal, be dressed and ready to travel. Have your sandals on, carry your walking stick in your hand, and eat quickly. This is the Passover Festival in honor of me, your LORD.
12That same night I will pass through Egypt and kill the first-born son in every family and the first-born male of all animals. I am the LORD, and I will punish the gods of Egypt. 13The blood on the houses will show me where you live, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. Then you won't be bothered by the terrible disasters I will bring on Egypt.
14Remember this day and celebrate it each year as a festival in my honor. 15For seven days you must eat bread made without yeast. And on the first of these seven days, you must remove all yeast from your homes. If you eat anything made with yeast during this festival, you will no longer be part of Israel. 16Meet together for worship on the first and seventh days of the festival. The only work you are allowed to do on either of these two days is that of preparing the bread.
17Celebrate this Festival of Thin Bread as a way of remembering the day that I brought your families and tribes out of Egypt. And do this each year. 18Begin on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month by eating bread made without yeast. Then continue this celebration until the evening of the twenty-first day. 19During these seven days no yeast is allowed in anyone's home, whether they are native Israelites or not. If you are caught eating anything made with yeast, you will no longer be part of Israel. 20Stay away from yeast, no matter where you live. No one is allowed to eat anything made with yeast!
21Moses called the leaders of Israel together and said: Each family is to pick out a sheep and kill it for Passover. 22Make a brush from a few small branches of a hyssop plant and dip the brush in the bowl that has the blood of the animal in it. Then brush some of the blood above the door and on the posts at each side of the door of your house. After this, everyone is to stay inside.
23During that night the LORD will go through the country of Egypt and kill the first-born son in every Egyptian family. He will see where you have put the blood, and he will not come into your house. His angel that brings death will pass over and not kill your first-born sons.
24-25After you have entered the country promised to you by the LORD, you and your children must continue to celebrate Passover each year. 26Your children will ask you, " What are we celebrating?" 27And you will answer, " The Passover animal is killed to honor the LORD. We do these things because on that night long ago the LORD passed over the homes of our people in Egypt. He killed the first-born sons of the Egyptians, but he saved our children from death."
After Moses finished speaking, the people of Israel knelt down and worshiped the LORD. 28Then they left and did what Moses and Aaron had told them to do.
出 埃 及 記 12:1-28
1 耶 和 華 在 埃 及 地 曉 諭 摩 西 、 亞 倫 說 ： 2 你 們 要 以 本 月 為 正 月 ， 為 一 年 之 首 。 3 你 們 吩 咐 以 色 列 全 會 眾 說 ： 本 月 初 十 日 ， 各 人 要 按 著 父 家 取 羊 羔 ， 一 家 一 隻 。 4 若 是 一 家 的 人 太 少 ， 吃 不 了 一 隻 羊 羔 ， 本 人 就 要 和 他 隔 壁 的 鄰 舍 共 取 一 隻 。 你 們 預 備 羊 羔 ， 要 按 著 人 數 和 飯 量 計 算 。 5 要 無 殘 疾 、 一 歲 的 公 羊 羔 ， 你 們 或 從 綿 羊 裡 取 ， 或 從 山 羊 裡 取 ， 都 可 以 。
6 要 留 到 本 月 十 四 日 ， 在 黃 昏 的 時 候 ， 以 色 列 全 會 眾 把 羊 羔 宰 了 。 7 各 家 要 取 點 血 ， 塗 在 吃 羊 羔 的 房 屋 左 右 的 門 框 上 和 門 楣 上 。 8 當 夜 要 吃 羊 羔 的 肉 ； 用 火 烤 了 ， 與 無 酵 餅 和 苦 菜 同 吃 。 9 不 可 吃 生 的 ， 斷 不 可 吃 水 煮 的 ， 要 帶 著 頭 、 腿 、 五 臟 ， 用 火 烤 了 吃 。 10 不 可 剩 下 一 點 留 到 早 晨 ； 若 留 到 早 晨 ， 要 用 火 燒 了 。
11 你 們 吃 羊 羔 當 腰 間 束 帶 ， 腳 上 穿 鞋 ， 手 中 拿 杖 ， 趕 緊 的 吃 ； 這 是 耶 和 華 的 逾 越 節 。 12 因 為 那 夜 我 要 巡 行 埃 及 地 ， 把 埃 及 地 一 切 頭 生 的 ， 無 論 是 人 是 牲 畜 ， 都 擊 殺 了 ， 又 要 敗 壞 埃 及 一 切 的 神 。 我 是 耶 和 華 。
13 這 血 要 在 你 們 所 住 的 房 屋 上 作 記 號 ； 我 一 見 這 血 ， 就 越 過 你 們 去 。 我 擊 殺 埃 及 地 頭 生 的 時 候 ， 災 殃 必 不 臨 到 你 們 身 上 滅 你 們 。 14 你 們 要 記 念 這 日 ， 守 為 耶 和 華 的 節 ， 作 為 你 們 世 世 代 代 永 遠 的 定 例 。
15 你 們 要 吃 無 酵 餅 七 日 。 頭 一 日 要 把 酵 從 你 們 各 家 中 除 去 ； 因 為 從 頭 一 日 起 ， 到 第 七 日 為 止 ， 凡 吃 有 酵 之 餅 的 ， 必 從 以 色 列 中 剪 除 。
16 頭 一 日 你 們 當 有 聖 會 ， 第 七 日 也 當 有 聖 會 。 這 兩 日 之 內 ， 除 了 預 備 各 人 所 要 吃 的 以 外 ， 無 論 何 工 都 不 可 做 。 17 你 們 要 守 無 酵 節 ， 因 為 我 正 當 這 日 把 你 們 的 軍 隊 從 埃 及 地 領 出 來 。 所 以 ， 你 們 要 守 這 日 ， 作 為 世 世 代 代 永 遠 的 定 例 。
18 從 正 月 十 四 日 晚 上 ， 直 到 二 十 一 日 晚 上 ， 你 們 要 吃 無 酵 餅 。 19 在 你 們 各 家 中 ， 七 日 之 內 不 可 有 酵 ； 因 為 凡 吃 有 酵 之 物 的 ， 無 論 是 寄 居 的 ， 是 本 地 的 ， 必 從 以 色 列 的 會 中 剪 除 。 20 有 酵 的 物 ， 你 們 都 不 可 吃 ； 在 你 們 一 切 住 處 要 吃 無 酵 餅 。
21 於 是 ， 摩 西 召 了 以 色 列 的 眾 長 老 來 ， 對 他 們 說 ： 你 們 要 按 著 家 口 取 出 羊 羔 ， 把 這 逾 越 節 的 羊 羔 宰 了 。 22 拿 一 把 牛 膝 草 ， 蘸 盆 裡 的 血 ， 打 在 門 楣 上 和 左 右 的 門 框 上 。 你 們 誰 也 不 可 出 自 己 的 房 門 ， 直 到 早 晨 。
23 因 為 耶 和 華 要 巡 行 擊 殺 埃 及 人 ， 他 看 見 血 在 門 楣 上 和 左 右 的 門 框 上 ， 就 必 越 過 那 門 ， 不 容 滅 命 的 進 你 們 的 房 屋 ， 擊 殺 你 們 。
24 這 例 ， 你 們 要 守 著 ， 作 為 你 們 和 你 們 子 孫 永 遠 的 定 例 。 25 日 後 ， 你 們 到 了 耶 和 華 按 著 所 應 許 賜 給 你 們 的 那 地 ， 就 要 守 這 禮 。 26 你 們 的 兒 女 問 你 們 說 ： 行 這 禮 是 甚 麼 意 思 ？ 27 你 們 就 說 ： 這 是 獻 給 耶 和 華 逾 越 節 的 祭 。 當 以 色 列 人 在 埃 及 的 時 候 ， 他 擊 殺 埃 及 人 ， 越 過 以 色 列 人 的 房 屋 ， 救 了 我 們 各 家 。 於 是 百 姓 低 頭 下 拜 。 28 耶 和 華 怎 樣 吩 咐 摩 西 、 亞 倫 ， 以 色 列 人 就 怎 樣 行 。
Bible Stories - Acts 16 Paul and Silas Are Put in Jail For Sept 21, 2010
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version- Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.
Acts 16 Paul and Silas Are Put in Jail For Sept 21, 2010
16One day on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl. She had a spirit in her that gave her the power to tell the future. By doing this she made a lot of money for her owners. 17The girl followed Paul and the rest of us and kept yelling, "These men are servants of the Most High God! They are telling you how to be saved."
18This went on for several days. Finally, Paul got so upset that he turned and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ, I order you to leave this girl alone!" At once the evil spirit left her. 19When the girl's owners realized that they had lost all chances for making more money, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them into court. 20They told the officials, "These Jews are upsetting our city! 21They are telling us to do things we Romans are not allowed to do."
22The crowd joined in the attack on Paul and Silas. Then the officials tore the clothes off the two men and ordered them to be beaten with a whip. 23After they had been badly beaten, they were put in jail, and the jailer was told to guard them carefully. 24The jailer did as he was told. He put them deep inside the jail and chained their feet to heavy blocks of wood.
25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, while the other prisoners listened. 26Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the jail to its foundations. The doors opened, and the chains fell from all the prisoners. 27When the jailer woke up and saw that the doors were open, he thought that the prisoners had escaped. He pulled out his sword and was about to kill himself. 28But Paul shouted, "Don't harm yourself! No one has escaped."
29The jailer asked for a torch and went into the jail. He was shaking all over as he knelt down in front of Paul and Silas. 30After he had led them out of the jail, he asked, "What must I do to be saved?" 31They replied, "Have faith in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved! This is also true for everyone who lives in your home."
32Then Paul and Silas told him and everyone else in his house about the Lord. 33While it was still night, the jailer took them to a place where he could wash their cuts and bruises. Then he and everyone in his home were baptized. 34They were very glad that they had put their faith in God. After this, the jailer took Paul and Silas to his home and gave them something to eat.
35The next morning the officials sent some police with orders for the jailer to let Paul and Silas go. 36The jailer told Paul, "The officials have ordered me to set you free. Now you can leave in peace."
37But Paul told the police, "We are Roman citizens, [d] and the Roman officials had us beaten in public without giving us a trial. They threw us into jail. Now do they think they can secretly send us away? No, they cannot! They will have to come here themselves and let us out." 38When the police told the officials that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, the officials were afraid. 39So they came and apologized. They led them out of the jail and asked them to please leave town. 40But Paul and Silas went straight to the home of Lydia, where they saw the Lord's followers and encouraged them. Then they left.
Footnote: c. Acts 16:37 Roman citizens: Only a small number of the people living in the Roman Empire were citizens, and they had special rights and privileges.
使 徒 行 傳 16
16 後 來 ， 我 們 往 那 禱 告 的 地 方 去 。 有 一 個 使 女 迎 著 面 來 ， 他 被 巫 鬼 所 附 ， 用 法 術 ， 叫 他 主 人 們 大 得 財 利 。 17 他 跟 隨 保 羅 和 我 們 ， 喊 著 說 ： 這 些 人 是 至 高 神 的 僕 人 ， 對 你 們 傳 說 救 人 的 道 。 18 他 一 連 多 日 這 樣 喊 叫 ， 保 羅 就 心 中 厭 煩 ， 轉 身 對 那 鬼 說 ： 我 奉 耶 穌 基 督 的 名 ， 吩 咐 你 從 他 身 上 出 來 ！ 那 鬼 當 時 就 出 來 了 。 19 使 女 的 主 人 們 見 得 利 的 指 望 沒 有 了 ， 便 揪 住 保 羅 和 西 拉 ， 拉 他 們 到 市 上 去 見 首 領 ； 20 又 帶 到 官 長 面 前 說 ： 這 些 人 原 是 猶 太 人 ， 竟 騷 擾 我 們 的 城 ， 21 傳 我 們 羅 馬 人 所 不 可 受 不 可 行 的 規 矩 。 22 眾 人 就 一 同 起 來 攻 擊 他 們 。 官 長 吩 咐 剝 了 他 們 的 衣 裳 ， 用 棍 打 ； 23 打 了 許 多 棍 ， 便 將 他 們 下 在 監 裡 ， 囑 咐 禁 卒 嚴 緊 看 守 。 24 禁 卒 領 了 這 樣 的 命 ， 就 把 他 們 下 在 內 監 裡 ， 兩 腳 上 了 木 狗 。 25 約 在 半 夜 ， 保 羅 和 西 拉 禱 告 ， 唱 詩 讚 美 神 ， 眾 囚 犯 也 側 耳 而 聽 。 26 忽 然 ， 地 大 震 動 ， 甚 至 監 牢 的 地 基 都 搖 動 了 ， 監 門 立 刻 全 開 ， 眾 囚 犯 的 鎖 鍊 也 都 鬆 開 了 。 27 禁 卒 一 醒 ， 看 見 監 門 全 開 ， 以 為 囚 犯 已 經 逃 走 ， 就 拔 刀 要 自 殺 。 28 保 羅 大 聲 呼 叫 說 ： 不 要 傷 害 自 己 ！ 我 們 都 在 這 裡 。 29 禁 卒 叫 人 拿 燈 來 ， 就 跳 進 去 ， 戰 戰 兢 兢 的 俯 伏 在 保 羅 、 西 拉 面 前 ； 30 又 領 他 們 出 來 ， 說 ： 二 位 先 生 ， 我 當 怎 樣 行 才 可 以 得 救 ？ 31 他 們 說 ： 當 信 主 耶 穌 ， 你 和 你 一 家 都 必 得 救 。 32 他 們 就 把 主 的 道 講 給 他 和 他 全 家 的 人 聽 。 33 當 夜 ， 就 在 那 時 候 ， 禁 卒 把 他 們 帶 去 ， 洗 他 們 的 傷 ； 他 和 屬 乎 他 的 人 立 時 都 受 了 洗 。 34 於 是 禁 卒 領 他 們 上 自 己 家 裡 去 ， 給 他 們 擺 上 飯 。 他 和 全 家 ， 因 為 信 了 神 ， 都 很 喜 樂 。 35 到 了 天 亮 ， 官 長 打 發 差 役 來 ， 說 ： 釋 放 那 兩 個 人 罷 。 36 禁 卒 就 把 這 話 告 訴 保 羅 說 ： 官 長 打 發 人 來 叫 釋 放 你 們 ， 如 今 可 以 出 監 ， 平 平 安 安 的 去 罷 。 37 保 羅 卻 說 ： 我 們 是 羅 馬 人 ， 並 沒 有 定 罪 ， 他 們 就 在 眾 人 面 前 打 了 我 們 ， 又 把 我 們 下 在 監 裡 ， 現 在 要 私 下 攆 我 們 出 去 麼 ？ 這 是 不 行 的 。 叫 他 們 自 己 來 領 我 們 出 去 罷 ！ 38 差 役 把 這 話 回 稟 官 長 。 官 長 聽 見 他 們 是 羅 馬 人 ， 就 害 怕 了 ， 39 於 是 來 勸 他 們 ， 領 他 們 出 來 ， 請 他 們 離 開 那 城 。 40 二 人 出 了 監 ， 往 呂 底 亞 家 裡 去 ； 見 了 弟 兄 們 ， 勸 慰 他 們 一 番 ， 就 走 了 。
Acts 16 Paul and Silas Are Put in Jail For Sept 21, 2010
16One day on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl. She had a spirit in her that gave her the power to tell the future. By doing this she made a lot of money for her owners. 17The girl followed Paul and the rest of us and kept yelling, "These men are servants of the Most High God! They are telling you how to be saved."
18This went on for several days. Finally, Paul got so upset that he turned and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ, I order you to leave this girl alone!" At once the evil spirit left her. 19When the girl's owners realized that they had lost all chances for making more money, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them into court. 20They told the officials, "These Jews are upsetting our city! 21They are telling us to do things we Romans are not allowed to do."
22The crowd joined in the attack on Paul and Silas. Then the officials tore the clothes off the two men and ordered them to be beaten with a whip. 23After they had been badly beaten, they were put in jail, and the jailer was told to guard them carefully. 24The jailer did as he was told. He put them deep inside the jail and chained their feet to heavy blocks of wood.
25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, while the other prisoners listened. 26Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the jail to its foundations. The doors opened, and the chains fell from all the prisoners. 27When the jailer woke up and saw that the doors were open, he thought that the prisoners had escaped. He pulled out his sword and was about to kill himself. 28But Paul shouted, "Don't harm yourself! No one has escaped."
29The jailer asked for a torch and went into the jail. He was shaking all over as he knelt down in front of Paul and Silas. 30After he had led them out of the jail, he asked, "What must I do to be saved?" 31They replied, "Have faith in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved! This is also true for everyone who lives in your home."
32Then Paul and Silas told him and everyone else in his house about the Lord. 33While it was still night, the jailer took them to a place where he could wash their cuts and bruises. Then he and everyone in his home were baptized. 34They were very glad that they had put their faith in God. After this, the jailer took Paul and Silas to his home and gave them something to eat.
35The next morning the officials sent some police with orders for the jailer to let Paul and Silas go. 36The jailer told Paul, "The officials have ordered me to set you free. Now you can leave in peace."
37But Paul told the police, "We are Roman citizens, [d] and the Roman officials had us beaten in public without giving us a trial. They threw us into jail. Now do they think they can secretly send us away? No, they cannot! They will have to come here themselves and let us out." 38When the police told the officials that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, the officials were afraid. 39So they came and apologized. They led them out of the jail and asked them to please leave town. 40But Paul and Silas went straight to the home of Lydia, where they saw the Lord's followers and encouraged them. Then they left.
Footnote: c. Acts 16:37 Roman citizens: Only a small number of the people living in the Roman Empire were citizens, and they had special rights and privileges.
使 徒 行 傳 16
16 後 來 ， 我 們 往 那 禱 告 的 地 方 去 。 有 一 個 使 女 迎 著 面 來 ， 他 被 巫 鬼 所 附 ， 用 法 術 ， 叫 他 主 人 們 大 得 財 利 。 17 他 跟 隨 保 羅 和 我 們 ， 喊 著 說 ： 這 些 人 是 至 高 神 的 僕 人 ， 對 你 們 傳 說 救 人 的 道 。 18 他 一 連 多 日 這 樣 喊 叫 ， 保 羅 就 心 中 厭 煩 ， 轉 身 對 那 鬼 說 ： 我 奉 耶 穌 基 督 的 名 ， 吩 咐 你 從 他 身 上 出 來 ！ 那 鬼 當 時 就 出 來 了 。 19 使 女 的 主 人 們 見 得 利 的 指 望 沒 有 了 ， 便 揪 住 保 羅 和 西 拉 ， 拉 他 們 到 市 上 去 見 首 領 ； 20 又 帶 到 官 長 面 前 說 ： 這 些 人 原 是 猶 太 人 ， 竟 騷 擾 我 們 的 城 ， 21 傳 我 們 羅 馬 人 所 不 可 受 不 可 行 的 規 矩 。 22 眾 人 就 一 同 起 來 攻 擊 他 們 。 官 長 吩 咐 剝 了 他 們 的 衣 裳 ， 用 棍 打 ； 23 打 了 許 多 棍 ， 便 將 他 們 下 在 監 裡 ， 囑 咐 禁 卒 嚴 緊 看 守 。 24 禁 卒 領 了 這 樣 的 命 ， 就 把 他 們 下 在 內 監 裡 ， 兩 腳 上 了 木 狗 。 25 約 在 半 夜 ， 保 羅 和 西 拉 禱 告 ， 唱 詩 讚 美 神 ， 眾 囚 犯 也 側 耳 而 聽 。 26 忽 然 ， 地 大 震 動 ， 甚 至 監 牢 的 地 基 都 搖 動 了 ， 監 門 立 刻 全 開 ， 眾 囚 犯 的 鎖 鍊 也 都 鬆 開 了 。 27 禁 卒 一 醒 ， 看 見 監 門 全 開 ， 以 為 囚 犯 已 經 逃 走 ， 就 拔 刀 要 自 殺 。 28 保 羅 大 聲 呼 叫 說 ： 不 要 傷 害 自 己 ！ 我 們 都 在 這 裡 。 29 禁 卒 叫 人 拿 燈 來 ， 就 跳 進 去 ， 戰 戰 兢 兢 的 俯 伏 在 保 羅 、 西 拉 面 前 ； 30 又 領 他 們 出 來 ， 說 ： 二 位 先 生 ， 我 當 怎 樣 行 才 可 以 得 救 ？ 31 他 們 說 ： 當 信 主 耶 穌 ， 你 和 你 一 家 都 必 得 救 。 32 他 們 就 把 主 的 道 講 給 他 和 他 全 家 的 人 聽 。 33 當 夜 ， 就 在 那 時 候 ， 禁 卒 把 他 們 帶 去 ， 洗 他 們 的 傷 ； 他 和 屬 乎 他 的 人 立 時 都 受 了 洗 。 34 於 是 禁 卒 領 他 們 上 自 己 家 裡 去 ， 給 他 們 擺 上 飯 。 他 和 全 家 ， 因 為 信 了 神 ， 都 很 喜 樂 。 35 到 了 天 亮 ， 官 長 打 發 差 役 來 ， 說 ： 釋 放 那 兩 個 人 罷 。 36 禁 卒 就 把 這 話 告 訴 保 羅 說 ： 官 長 打 發 人 來 叫 釋 放 你 們 ， 如 今 可 以 出 監 ， 平 平 安 安 的 去 罷 。 37 保 羅 卻 說 ： 我 們 是 羅 馬 人 ， 並 沒 有 定 罪 ， 他 們 就 在 眾 人 面 前 打 了 我 們 ， 又 把 我 們 下 在 監 裡 ， 現 在 要 私 下 攆 我 們 出 去 麼 ？ 這 是 不 行 的 。 叫 他 們 自 己 來 領 我 們 出 去 罷 ！ 38 差 役 把 這 話 回 稟 官 長 。 官 長 聽 見 他 們 是 羅 馬 人 ， 就 害 怕 了 ， 39 於 是 來 勸 他 們 ， 領 他 們 出 來 ， 請 他 們 離 開 那 城 。 40 二 人 出 了 監 ， 往 呂 底 亞 家 裡 去 ； 見 了 弟 兄 們 ， 勸 慰 他 們 一 番 ， 就 走 了 。
Bible Stories - Acts 12 Angel Rescues Peter in Prison For Sept 14, 2010
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version- Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.
Acts 12 Angel Rescues Peter in Prison For Sept 14, 2010
Herod Causes Trouble for the Church
1At that time King Herod [a] caused terrible suffering for some members of the church. 2He ordered soldiers to cut off the head of James, the brother of John. 3When Herod saw that this pleased the Jewish people, he had Peter arrested during the Festival of Thin Bread. 4He put Peter in jail and ordered four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to put him on trial in public after the festival. 5While Peter was being kept in jail, the church never stopped praying to God for him.
Peter Is Rescued
6The night before Peter was to be put on trial, he was asleep and bound by two chains. A soldier was guarding him on each side, and two other soldiers were guarding the entrance to the jail. 7Suddenly an angel from the Lord appeared, and light flashed around in the cell. The angel poked Peter in the side and woke him up. Then he said, "Quick! Get up!"
The chains fell off his hands, 8and the angel said, "Get dressed and put on your sandals." Peter did what he was told. Then the angel said, "Now put on your coat and follow me." 9Peter left with the angel, but he thought everything was only a dream. 10They went past the two groups of soldiers, and when they came to the iron gate to the city, it opened by itself. They went out and were going along the street, when all at once the angel disappeared.
11Peter now realized what had happened, and he said, "I am certain that the Lord sent his angel to rescue me from Herod and from everything the Jewish leaders planned to do to me." 12Then Peter went to the house of Mary the mother of John whose other name was Mark. Many of the Lord's followers had come together there and were praying.
13Peter knocked on the gate, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer. 14When she heard Peter's voice, she was too excited to open the gate. She ran back into the house and said that Peter was standing there.
15"You are crazy!" everyone told her. But she kept saying that it was Peter. Then they said, "It must be his angel." [b] 16But Peter kept on knocking, until finally they opened the gate. They saw him and were completely amazed. 17Peter motioned for them to keep quiet. Then he told how the Lord had led him out of jail. He also said, "Tell James [c] and the others what has happened." After that, he left and went somewhere else. 18The next morning the soldiers who had been on guard were terribly worried and wondered what had happened to Peter. 19Herod ordered his own soldiers to search for him, but they could not find him. Then he questioned the guards and had them put to death.
Footnotes: a. Acts 12:1 Herod: Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great. b. Acts 12:15 his angel: Probably meaning "his guardian angel." c. Acts 12:17 James: The brother of the Lord.
使 徒 行 傳 12 1 那 時 ， 希 律 王 下 手 苦 害 教 會 中 幾 個 人 ， 2 用 刀 殺 了 約 翰 的 哥 哥 雅 各 。 3 他 見 猶 太 人 喜 歡 這 事 ， 又 去 捉 拿 彼 得 。 那 時 正 是 除 酵 的 日 子 。 4 希 律 拿 了 彼 得 ， 收 在 監 裡 ， 交 付 四 班 兵 丁 看 守 ， 每 班 四 個 人 ， 意 思 要 在 逾 越 節 後 把 他 提 出 來 ， 當 著 百 姓 辦 他 。 5 於 是 彼 得 被 囚 在 監 裡 ； 教 會 卻 為 他 切 切 的 禱 告 神 。 6 希 律 將 要 提 他 出 來 的 前 一 夜 ， 彼 得 被 兩 條 鐵 鍊 鎖 著 ， 睡 在 兩 個 兵 丁 當 中 ； 看 守 的 人 也 在 門 外 看 守 。 7 忽 然 ， 有 主 的 一 個 使 者 站 在 旁 邊 ， 屋 裡 有 光 照 耀 ， 天 使 拍 彼 得 的 肋 旁 ， 拍 醒 了 他 ， 說 ： 快 快 起 來 ！ 那 鐵 鍊 就 從 他 手 上 脫 落 下 來 。 8 天 使 對 他 說 ： 束 上 帶 子 ， 穿 上 鞋 。 他 就 那 樣 做 。 天 使 又 說 ： 披 上 外 衣 ， 跟 著 我 來 。 9 彼 得 就 出 來 跟 著 他 ， 不 知 道 天 使 所 做 是 真 的 ， 只 當 見 了 異 象 。 10 過 了 第 一 層 第 二 層 監 牢 ， 就 來 到 臨 街 的 鐵 門 ， 那 門 自 己 開 了 。 他 們 出 來 ， 走 過 一 條 街 ， 天 使 便 離 開 他 去 了 。 11 彼 得 醒 悟 過 來 ， 說 ： 我 現 在 真 知 道 主 差 遣 他 的 使 者 ， 救 我 脫 離 希 律 的 手 和 猶 太 百 姓 一 切 所 盼 望 的 。 12 想 了 一 想 ， 就 往 那 稱 呼 馬 可 的 約 翰 、 他 母 親 馬 利 亞 家 去 ， 在 那 裡 有 好 些 人 聚 集 禱 告 。 13 彼 得 敲 外 門 ， 有 一 個 使 女 ， 名 叫 羅 大 ， 出 來 探 聽 ， 14 聽 得 是 彼 得 的 聲 音 ， 就 歡 喜 的 顧 不 得 開 門 ， 跑 進 去 告 訴 眾 人 說 ： 彼 得 站 在 門 外 。 15 他 們 說 ： 你 是 瘋 了 ！ 使 女 極 力 的 說 ： 真 是 他 ！ 他 們 說 ： 必 是 他 的 天 使 ！ 16 彼 得 不 住 的 敲 門 。 他 們 開 了 門 ， 看 見 他 ， 就 甚 驚 奇 。 17 彼 得 擺 手 ， 不 要 他 們 作 聲 ， 就 告 訴 他 們 主 怎 樣 領 他 出 監 ； 又 說 ： 你 們 把 這 事 告 訴 雅 各 和 眾 弟 兄 。 於 是 出 去 ， 往 別 處 去 了 。 18 到 了 天 亮 ， 兵 丁 擾 亂 得 很 ， 不 知 道 彼 得 往 那 裡 去 了 。 19 希 律 找 他 ， 找 不 著 ， 就 審 問 看 守 的 人 ， 吩 咐 把 他 們 拉 去 殺 了 。
Acts 12 Angel Rescues Peter in Prison For Sept 14, 2010
Herod Causes Trouble for the Church
1At that time King Herod [a] caused terrible suffering for some members of the church. 2He ordered soldiers to cut off the head of James, the brother of John. 3When Herod saw that this pleased the Jewish people, he had Peter arrested during the Festival of Thin Bread. 4He put Peter in jail and ordered four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to put him on trial in public after the festival. 5While Peter was being kept in jail, the church never stopped praying to God for him.
Peter Is Rescued
6The night before Peter was to be put on trial, he was asleep and bound by two chains. A soldier was guarding him on each side, and two other soldiers were guarding the entrance to the jail. 7Suddenly an angel from the Lord appeared, and light flashed around in the cell. The angel poked Peter in the side and woke him up. Then he said, "Quick! Get up!"
The chains fell off his hands, 8and the angel said, "Get dressed and put on your sandals." Peter did what he was told. Then the angel said, "Now put on your coat and follow me." 9Peter left with the angel, but he thought everything was only a dream. 10They went past the two groups of soldiers, and when they came to the iron gate to the city, it opened by itself. They went out and were going along the street, when all at once the angel disappeared.
11Peter now realized what had happened, and he said, "I am certain that the Lord sent his angel to rescue me from Herod and from everything the Jewish leaders planned to do to me." 12Then Peter went to the house of Mary the mother of John whose other name was Mark. Many of the Lord's followers had come together there and were praying.
13Peter knocked on the gate, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer. 14When she heard Peter's voice, she was too excited to open the gate. She ran back into the house and said that Peter was standing there.
15"You are crazy!" everyone told her. But she kept saying that it was Peter. Then they said, "It must be his angel." [b] 16But Peter kept on knocking, until finally they opened the gate. They saw him and were completely amazed. 17Peter motioned for them to keep quiet. Then he told how the Lord had led him out of jail. He also said, "Tell James [c] and the others what has happened." After that, he left and went somewhere else. 18The next morning the soldiers who had been on guard were terribly worried and wondered what had happened to Peter. 19Herod ordered his own soldiers to search for him, but they could not find him. Then he questioned the guards and had them put to death.
Footnotes: a. Acts 12:1 Herod: Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great. b. Acts 12:15 his angel: Probably meaning "his guardian angel." c. Acts 12:17 James: The brother of the Lord.
使 徒 行 傳 12 1 那 時 ， 希 律 王 下 手 苦 害 教 會 中 幾 個 人 ， 2 用 刀 殺 了 約 翰 的 哥 哥 雅 各 。 3 他 見 猶 太 人 喜 歡 這 事 ， 又 去 捉 拿 彼 得 。 那 時 正 是 除 酵 的 日 子 。 4 希 律 拿 了 彼 得 ， 收 在 監 裡 ， 交 付 四 班 兵 丁 看 守 ， 每 班 四 個 人 ， 意 思 要 在 逾 越 節 後 把 他 提 出 來 ， 當 著 百 姓 辦 他 。 5 於 是 彼 得 被 囚 在 監 裡 ； 教 會 卻 為 他 切 切 的 禱 告 神 。 6 希 律 將 要 提 他 出 來 的 前 一 夜 ， 彼 得 被 兩 條 鐵 鍊 鎖 著 ， 睡 在 兩 個 兵 丁 當 中 ； 看 守 的 人 也 在 門 外 看 守 。 7 忽 然 ， 有 主 的 一 個 使 者 站 在 旁 邊 ， 屋 裡 有 光 照 耀 ， 天 使 拍 彼 得 的 肋 旁 ， 拍 醒 了 他 ， 說 ： 快 快 起 來 ！ 那 鐵 鍊 就 從 他 手 上 脫 落 下 來 。 8 天 使 對 他 說 ： 束 上 帶 子 ， 穿 上 鞋 。 他 就 那 樣 做 。 天 使 又 說 ： 披 上 外 衣 ， 跟 著 我 來 。 9 彼 得 就 出 來 跟 著 他 ， 不 知 道 天 使 所 做 是 真 的 ， 只 當 見 了 異 象 。 10 過 了 第 一 層 第 二 層 監 牢 ， 就 來 到 臨 街 的 鐵 門 ， 那 門 自 己 開 了 。 他 們 出 來 ， 走 過 一 條 街 ， 天 使 便 離 開 他 去 了 。 11 彼 得 醒 悟 過 來 ， 說 ： 我 現 在 真 知 道 主 差 遣 他 的 使 者 ， 救 我 脫 離 希 律 的 手 和 猶 太 百 姓 一 切 所 盼 望 的 。 12 想 了 一 想 ， 就 往 那 稱 呼 馬 可 的 約 翰 、 他 母 親 馬 利 亞 家 去 ， 在 那 裡 有 好 些 人 聚 集 禱 告 。 13 彼 得 敲 外 門 ， 有 一 個 使 女 ， 名 叫 羅 大 ， 出 來 探 聽 ， 14 聽 得 是 彼 得 的 聲 音 ， 就 歡 喜 的 顧 不 得 開 門 ， 跑 進 去 告 訴 眾 人 說 ： 彼 得 站 在 門 外 。 15 他 們 說 ： 你 是 瘋 了 ！ 使 女 極 力 的 說 ： 真 是 他 ！ 他 們 說 ： 必 是 他 的 天 使 ！ 16 彼 得 不 住 的 敲 門 。 他 們 開 了 門 ， 看 見 他 ， 就 甚 驚 奇 。 17 彼 得 擺 手 ， 不 要 他 們 作 聲 ， 就 告 訴 他 們 主 怎 樣 領 他 出 監 ； 又 說 ： 你 們 把 這 事 告 訴 雅 各 和 眾 弟 兄 。 於 是 出 去 ， 往 別 處 去 了 。 18 到 了 天 亮 ， 兵 丁 擾 亂 得 很 ， 不 知 道 彼 得 往 那 裡 去 了 。 19 希 律 找 他 ， 找 不 著 ， 就 審 問 看 守 的 人 ， 吩 咐 把 他 們 拉 去 殺 了 。
Friday, 10 September 2010
Next week's homework/announcement
For Sept 14, 2010:
1. Acts 12: Angel Rescues Peter in Prison
2. Survival English unit 20
3. If you're interested in any discussion material(s), please take them to class. It is your class, thus whatever you're interested in discussing counts.
Teresa may select news for the class again. Thanks Teresa for being willing to take the time to do it!
Our class leader Nancy will collect NT$100 from you for the class funds. Thanks Nancy for being willing to help out again! Good job!
Have a blessed week.
Jennifer
1. Acts 12: Angel Rescues Peter in Prison
2. Survival English unit 20
3. If you're interested in any discussion material(s), please take them to class. It is your class, thus whatever you're interested in discussing counts.
Teresa may select news for the class again. Thanks Teresa for being willing to take the time to do it!
Our class leader Nancy will collect NT$100 from you for the class funds. Thanks Nancy for being willing to help out again! Good job!
Have a blessed week.
Jennifer
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Next week's homework/announcement
Dear students,
Our show time is 12:00-12:10 p.m. on Sun July 4. We'll meet at 11:00 a.m. in Room 304 for the final rehearsal.
July 4 is also the last day for you to get 15% off tuition fee for next term (which begins on Sep 7). New students can also get 15% off if registering on that day (one day only).
For July 29:
1.Rehearse skit
If there's time,
2. Survival unit 21-22
3. Acts 9: Angel Rescues Peter.
Have a blessed week!
Jennifer
Our show time is 12:00-12:10 p.m. on Sun July 4. We'll meet at 11:00 a.m. in Room 304 for the final rehearsal.
July 4 is also the last day for you to get 15% off tuition fee for next term (which begins on Sep 7). New students can also get 15% off if registering on that day (one day only).
For July 29:
1.Rehearse skit
If there's time,
2. Survival unit 21-22
3. Acts 9: Angel Rescues Peter.
Have a blessed week!
Jennifer
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Next week's homework/announcement
Dear students,
Please find the attached skit script for your reference. Some minor changes were made in yesterday's class.
For June 15:
1. Rehearse skit
If there's time:
2. News
3. Survival unit 19
4. Acts 12: Angel Rescues Peter
I forgot to mention that June 15 & 22 are free auditing dates. Please invite people you know of that are interested in learning English. They can participate in the skit rehearsal.
Have a blessed week!
Jennifer
Please find the attached skit script for your reference. Some minor changes were made in yesterday's class.
For June 15:
1. Rehearse skit
If there's time:
2. News
3. Survival unit 19
4. Acts 12: Angel Rescues Peter
I forgot to mention that June 15 & 22 are free auditing dates. Please invite people you know of that are interested in learning English. They can participate in the skit rehearsal.
Have a blessed week!
Jennifer
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