Esther心靈花園部落格

⁶曾有一人，由天主派遣來的，名叫若翰。

⁶There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

⁷這人來，是為作證，為給光作證，為使眾人藉他而信。

⁷This man came for a witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him.

⁸他不是那光，祇是為給那光作證。

⁸He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light.

¹⁹這是若翰所作的見證：當時，猶太人從耶路撒冷派遣了司祭和肋未人，到他那裡問他說：「你是誰？」

¹⁹And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?

²⁰他明明承認，並沒有否認；他明認說：「我不是默西亞。」

²⁰And he confessed, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ.

²¹他們又問他說：「那麼你是誰？你是厄里亞嗎？」他說：「我不是。」「你是那位先知嗎？」他回答說：「不是。」

²¹And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.

²²於是他們問他說：「你究竟是誰？好叫我們給那派遣我們來的人一個答覆。關於你自己，你說什麼呢？」

²²They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?

²³他說：「我是在曠裡呼喊者的聲音：修直上主的道路罷！正如依撒意亞先知所說的。」

²³He said: I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias.

²⁴被派遣來的有些是法利塞人。

²⁴And they that were sent, were of the Pharisees.

²⁵他們又問他說：「你既不是默西亞，又不是厄里亞，也不是那位先知，那麼，你為什麼施洗呢？」

²⁵And they asked him, and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?

²⁶若翰答覆他們說：「我以水施洗，你們中間站著一位，是你們所不認識的；

²⁶John answered them, saying: I baptize with water; but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not.

²⁷他在我以後來，我卻當不起解他的鞋帶。」

²⁷The same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose.

²⁸這些事發生於約但河對岸的伯達尼，若翰施洗的地方。

²⁸These things were done in Bethania, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing