Esther心靈花園部落格

瑪竇福音

Matthew

¹「天國好像一個家主，清晨出去為自己的葡萄園僱工人。

¹The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

²他與工人議定一天一個『德納』，就派他們到葡萄園裡去了。

²And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

³約在第三時辰，又出去，看見另有些人在街市上閒立著，

³And going about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market place idle.

⁴就對他們說：你們也到我的葡萄園裡去罷！凡照公義該給的，我必給你們。

⁴And he said to them: Go you also into my vineyard, and I will give you what shall be just.

⁵他們就去了。約在第六和第九時辰，他又出去，也照樣作了。

⁵And they went their way. And again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did in like manner.

⁶約在十一時辰，他又出去，看見還有些人站在那裡，就對他們說：為什麼你們站在這裡整天閒著？

⁶But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he saith to them: Why stand you here all the day idle?

⁷他們對他說：因為沒有人僱我們。他給他們說：你們也到我的葡萄園裡去罷！

⁷They say to him: Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them: Go you also into my vineyard.

⁸到了晚上，葡萄園的主人對他的管事人說：你叫工人來，分給他們工資，由最後的開始，直到最先的。

⁸And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward: Call the labourers and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first.

⁹那些約在第十一時辰來的人，每人領了一個『德納』。

⁹When therefore they were come, that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

¹⁰那些最先僱的前來，心想自己必會多領；但他們也只領了一個『德納』。

¹⁰But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: and they also received every man a penny.

¹¹他們一領了，就抱怨家主，

¹¹And receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,

¹²說：這些最後僱的人，不過工作了一個時辰，而你竟把他們與我們這整天受苦受熱的同等看待。

¹²Saying: These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, that have borne the burden of the day and the heats.

¹³他答覆其中的一個說：朋友！我並沒有虧負你，你不是和我議定了一個『德納』嗎？

¹³But he answering said to one of them: Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny?

¹⁴拿你的走罷！我願意給最後來的和給你的一樣。

¹⁴Take what is thine, and go thy way: I will also give to this last even as to thee.

¹⁵難道不許我拿我所有的財物，行我所願意的嗎？或是因為我好，你就眼紅嗎？

¹⁵Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? is thy eye evil, because I am good?

¹⁶這樣，最後的，將成為最先的，最先的將會成為最後的。」

¹⁶So shall the last be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.