A Day with Jesus (IV)耶 稣 的 一 天 （四）1

文/克里斯琴·乔治 译/任东升

By Christian George

The Gospel of Mark chronicles a day from the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. 《马可福音》记载了耶稣传教伊始的一天。

日出前，星期六地点不详

只用了短短24小时，耶稣就选定了第一批门徒，他在会堂讲道，驱赶污灵，医治好数十或许数百个疾病缠身的人。假如他继续这样行动密集的行程，就需要想办法恢复体力、补充精力。

[2]次日清晨日出以前，耶稣“起来，到旷野地方去，在那里祷告”（《马可福音》1∶35）。他已经习惯这么做。他在约旦河接受约翰施洗之前，就曾到一个荒芜之地隐居一个多月——或许就在死海西岸炎热的山区（《马可福音》1∶12-13）。

[3]之后的三年里，耶稣的日程不再允许他继续隐居。照管大群的人，有时候一次多达几千人，使他几乎没有时间隐居。这就是这样一个清晨——一个要独处、祷告、内省的安息日清晨——如此神圣的原因。

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In a span of only 24 hours, Jesus had selected His first disciples, preached in a synagogue, exorcised2exorcise驱除。evil spirits and healed dozens, maybe hundreds, of disease-ridden people. If He was going to continue this high-octane itinerary3highoctane itinerary行动密集的行程。,He would need to find a way to replenish4replenish补充。His energy and recharge His battery.[2] Before sunrise the next morning,Jesus “got up, went out, left the house and went off to a solitary place” (Mark 1:35). Jesus had grown accustomed to doing this. Before His baptism in the Jordan River, He had retreated for over a month to a deserted place—probably in the parched5parched炎热的。mountains on the west bank of the Dead Sea (Mark 1:12-13).

[3] Over the next three years, Jesus’schedule would not permit Him to repeat the retreat. Managing large crowds,sometimes thousands of people at a time, would leave little time for seclusion6seclusion退隐。. That is why morning like this one—a Sabbath of solitude, prayer and introspection7introspection内省。—were sacred.

[4] It would not take long for the small-town carpenter from Nazareth to become a wide-spread sensation8sensation轰动。. His fame for challenging the status quo9status quo现状。would permeate10permeate传布。beyond Capernaum and the cities of Galilee. Everyone wanted a piece of this prophet, especially when it was discovered that a mere touch of His tunic would heal even the most prolonged disease (Mark 5:25-29).

[5] He will criticized the wealth of the upper class (Mark 10:21-23), dine with tax collectors, save the lives of prostitutes and often find Himself “moved with compassion” (Mark 1:41) for the marginalized11marginalized被排斥的。. Jesus broke Sabbath laws, challenged religious leaders and,in a time of great political instability,propagated12propagate扩散。the precarious13precarious危险的。rumor of a kingdom—other than Rome—that “has come near” (Mark 1:15).

[4]用不了多久，这位从拿撒勒小镇来的木匠就会成为声名远扬的轰动人物。耶稣挑战现状的名声会传播到迦百农及加利利各城以外。谁都想触摸这位先知一下，尤其是发现仅仅触摸他的短袍就能治愈经年不愈的疾病（《马可福音》5∶25-29）。

[5]他会指责上层阶级聚敛财富（《马可福音》10∶21-23），与税官一起吃饭，解救妓女的性命，而且经常对那些遭到排斥的人“动慈心”（《马可福音》1∶41）。耶稣打破了安息日的诫命，挑战宗教领袖，而且在政治极不稳定时期宣传危险思想：一个“神国”（而非罗马产帝国）“已经近了”（《马可福音》1∶15）。

[6]更加危险的是，耶稣支持一种教义，即“我和天父乃是一”（《约翰福音》10∶30），这最终导致他被处死。耶稣把自己等同于神这样的主张威胁到犹太教最核心的教义，即一神论信仰。对犹太人来说，希伯来圣经里最重要的一句话就是《申命记》6章4节：“神是独一的主。”

[6] Even more dangerously, Jesus espoused14espouse支持。a teaching that resulted in His execution: “I and the Father are one”(John 10:30). The claim that Jesus was equivalent to God threatened the very core of Judaism, namely its belief in the oneness of God. By far the most important verse in the Hebrew scriptures15希伯来圣经，即旧约书卷。for Jews was Deuteronomy16希伯来圣经（即旧约）之经卷《申命记》。6:4, “the Lord is one.”

[7] How could the Jewish leaders tolerate a 30-year-old carpenter who challenged thousands of years of Jewish tradition? On three occasions, they nearly executed Jesus. On the fourth, they convinced the Roman authorities to do it on their behalf (though the Romans needed little incentive).

[8] Jesus would be hunted and captured. He would be sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate, the prefect17prefect总督。of Judea, who couldn’t tolerate a rebel who threatened the peace of Rome. All of Jesus’ closest friends would abandon him.Judas would betray him, James and John would desert him. Even the first follower recruited by Jesus—Simon Peter—would cursed the very mention of His name and return to his former occupation as a Galilean fisherman (Luke 22:54-62).

[9] Dark days were coming—but for the morning, for the moment, Jesus was alone and safe. ■

[7]犹太领袖们岂能容忍一个30岁的木匠来挑战几千年的犹太传统？有三次，他们差点儿将耶稣置于死地。第四次，他们说服了罗马当局处死耶稣来维护他们的利益（尽管罗马人无须什么动机）。

[8]耶稣会遭到追捕和逮捕，被罗马驻犹大的总督本丢·彼拉多判处死刑，彼拉多本人也不能容忍威胁到罗马和平的暴动发生。所有的亲密伙伴会弃耶稣而去：犹大出卖他；雅各和约翰离弃他；就连耶稣最早收下的门徒西门·彼得一听到耶稣的名字就发出诅咒，他重操旧业，做加利利渔夫（《路加福音》22∶54-62）。

[9]黑暗的日子就要来临——不过这个清晨，此时此刻，耶稣独自一人，安然无险。 □