The Good Samaritan

A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him for dead. Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Likewise a Levite [temple assistant], when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.

有一個人從耶路撒冷下到耶利哥去，落在強盜手裡。他們剝去他的衣服，把他打個半死，撇下他一個人就走了。 正好有一個祭司，從那條路下來，看見他，就從旁邊走過去了。又有一個利未人〔聖殿裡的助手〕，來到那裡，看見他，也照樣從旁邊走過去了。

《好撒瑪利亞人》的寓言故事

But a certain Samaritan [a people despised and shunned by the Jews of those days], as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him, bandaged his wounds, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two silver coins, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, “Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.”

但只有一個撒瑪利亞人〔當時為猶太人所迴避的一個種族和宗教群體的一員〕，旅行來到他那裡，看見了，就動了憐憫的心。上前，用油和酒倒在他的傷處，包裹好了，把他扶上自己的牲口，帶他到客店裡照顧他。 第二天，他拿出兩個銀幣交給店主，說︰「請你照顧他，額外的開支，我回來的時候必還給你。」

With the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus taught that our neighbor is anyone who needs our help. If we have love, we can’t just pass by someone in need; we’ll take action, like the Samaritan did.

耶穌藉著這位好撒瑪利亞人的故事來教導我們，我們的鄰居就是任何需要我們幫助的人。我們心中若有愛，就不會對一個有需求的人袖手旁觀；我們會如那個撒瑪利亞人一樣，採取行動。

Luke 10:25-37 /路加福音10:25-37

The Rich Fool

A rich man’s farm produced a big crop, and he said to himself, “What can I do? I don’t have a place large enough to store everything.” Later, he said, “Now I know what I’ll do. I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones, where I can store all my grain and other goods.

有一個財主，田產豐富；他心裏盤算：「我沒有夠大的地方來儲藏所有的榖物，該怎麼辦呢？」他又自言自語：「對了，我要把原有的倉庫拆了，改建一座更大的，來存放五榖和別的貨物。」

無知的財主

But God said to him, “You fool! Tonight you will die. Then who will get what you have stored up?” The rich man in this parable wanted to build bigger buildings, which was not so bad in itself if he had wanted to do it for the right reasons, but his purpose was to increase his goods for himself, not to share with others. Love for God and others should motivate our lives, rather than a pursuit for our own well-being.

可是，上帝要對他說：「你這個糊塗人，就在今夜，你得交出你的生命；那麼，你為自己所積存的一切財物要歸給誰呢？」 在這個寓言中，這 位富人想要建更大 的建築物，如果他 建造的動機是正確 的話，那就它本身 來說並不是一件壞 事。但他的目的只 是為了他自己增加 財物，並不是要和 他人分享。對其他 人的愛應是我們生 活的動力，而不只 是單純地追求自己 個人的好處。

Luke 12:16-21 / 路加福音12:16-21

The Prodigal Son

Once a man had two sons. The younger son said to his father, “Give me my share of the property.” So the father divided his property between his two sons. Not long after that, the younger son packed up everything he owned and left for a foreign country, where he wasted all his money in wild living. 某人有兩個兒子。那小兒子對父親說：「爸爸，請你現在就把我應得的產業分給我。」父親就把產業分給兩個兒子。 過幾天，小兒子賣掉了分得的產業，

在那裏揮霍無度，過放蕩的生活。

浪子回頭的故事

當他花盡了所有的一切，那地方發生了嚴重饑荒，他就一貧如洗。 只好去投靠當地 的一個居民；那 人打發他到自己 的農場去看豬。 他恨不得拿豬吃 的豆莢來充飢； 可是，沒有人給 他任何東西吃。 最後，他動身回 父親那裏去。他 離家還遠，父親 望見了他，就充 滿愛憐，奔向前 不停地親吻。

After he had spent everything, a bad famine spread through that whole land. Soon the son had nothing to eat. He went to work for a man in that country, and the man sent him out to take care of his pigs. He was so hungry that he would have been glad to eat what the pigs were eating. Finally, the younger son got up and started back to his father. But when he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt sorry for him. He ran to his son and hugged and kissed him.

The father said to the servants, “Hurry and bring the best clothes and put them on him. Give him a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. Get the best calf and prepare it, so we can eat and celebrate. This son of mine was dead, but has now come back to life. He was lost and has now been found.” And they began to celebrate.

父親吩咐僕人說：「趕快拿最好的衣服給他穿上，拿戒指給他戴上，拿鞋子替他穿上，把那頭小肥牛牽來宰了。讓我們設宴慶祝！因為我這個兒子是死而復活，失而復得的。」於是大家歡宴起來。

God’s love is wonderfully sufficient, unconditional, unlimited, and without end. He loves us when we’re up and when we’re down. He loves us when we do things worthy of His praise, and He loves us even when we do things that sadden Him. To think that there isn’t even one condition to His love is truly amazing!

上帝的愛豐盈充沛、不附帶任何條件、永不止息。無論我們的心情或起或伏，祂都愛我們。當我們做到值得祂稱揚的事，或即使做出令祂悲傷的事，祂仍都愛我們。想到祂的愛是如此毫無條件，實在太令人驚異了！

Luke 15:11-32 / 路加福音 15:11-32

Art by Alvi, Danielle Adair, Hugo Westphal and Zondervan ©. All stories from The Bible; explanations/story moral © The Family International.

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