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以赛亚书生命读经 · 第2篇

耶和华对祂所爱子民

The Salvation Of Jehovah To His
及列国的救恩（一）为父的耶和华对祂儿女以色列的抱怨
Beloved People And The Nations (1) Jehovah The Father’s Complaint Against His Children Israel
1读经：1:1-4,10-15,21-23;3:8-9,14-16,18-下
1Scripture Reading: Isa. 1:1-4, 10-15, 21-23; 3:8-9, 14-16, 18-23; 5:1-4, 7-8, 11-12, 18-20, 22-23, 24b 23; 5:1-4, 7-8, 11-12, 18-20, 22-23, 24
2以赛亚书的头一段，（赛一～十二，）说到耶和华对祂所爱子民及列国的救恩。在本篇信息中，我们要来看为父的耶和华对祂儿女以色列的抱怨，注意到以赛亚叙述神论到他们所说的话。
2The first section of the book of Isaiah (chs. 1—12) covers the salvation of Jehovah to His beloved people and the nations. In this message we will consider Jehovah the Father’s complaint against His children Israel, paying attention to Isaiah’s account of what God said concerning them
壹 、以赛亚所看见论到犹大和耶路撒冷的异象
I. The Vision Of Isaiah Concerning Judah And Jerusalem
3以赛亚一章一节说到以赛亚所看见论到犹大和耶路撒冷的异象。在以赛亚尽职以先，以色列人已经分为二国－北部的以色列国和南部的犹大国。首先，以赛亚没有叙述以色列的失败，却叙述了犹大的失败，原因乃是犹大背负的责任过于以色列。所以，神临到以赛亚，给他关于犹大和耶路撒冷的异象。
3Isaiah 1:1 speaks of the vision which Isaiah saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. Before the time of Isaiah’s ministry, the children of Israel had been divided into two nations—the northern nation of Israel and the southern nation of Judah. At first, Isaiah does not give us an account of the failure of Israel but of Judah. The reason is that Judah bears more responsibility than Israel does. Therefore, God came to Isaiah with a vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem
4贰、为父的耶和华呼天唤地来
4II. Jehovah The Father Calling The Heavens And The Earth
听祂对祂儿女以色列的抱怨
To Hear His Complaint Against His Children Israel
5在一章二节上半，为父的耶和华呼天唤地来听祂对祂儿女以色列的抱怨。耶和华这样作，不是没有意义的事。
5In 1:2a Jehovah the Father called the heavens and the earth to hear His complaint against His children Israel. It was not an insignificant thing for Jehovah to do this
6三、耶和华养育以色列，将他们养大，他们却悖逆祂
6III. Jehovah Having Brought Up Israel And Raised Them, And They Having Rebelled Against Him
7耶和华养育以色列，将他们养大，他们却悖逆祂。（赛一2下。）神为他们作了那么多的美事，但他们仍向祂行事悖逆。
7Jehovah had brought up Israel and raised them; yet they rebelled against Him (1:2b). God did so many good things for them, but they still acted toward Him in the way of rebellion
8在这里，我要帮助你们明白，神的惩治与祂的审判有何分别。这两件事关系到两班人－以色列和外邦人（就是列国）。二者都与神有关，因为都是神所造的。以色列是神的选民，祂所拣选的人；列国表面看是神所放弃的。实际上，神并没有放弃列国，因为在他们中间有许多人是祂所拣选的。在旧约，以色列是神的选民；但在新约，大多数蒙拣选的人都来自外邦。因此，神虽然暂时放弃了列国，却不会长期这样作，因为祂从外邦人中拣选了许多人作信徒，并构成基督的身体；对神来说，这比以色列更为重要。
8At this point, I would like to help you understand the difference between God’s chastisement and His judgment. These two matters involve two classes of people — Israel and the Gentiles, the nations. Both are related to God because they were created by Him. Israel is God’select, His chosen people, and the nations are those who were apparently given up by God. Actually, God has not given up the nations, for among them there are many who have been chosen by Him. In the Old Testament Israel was God’s chosen people, but most of the chosen ones in the New Testament are from the Gentiles. Hence, although God gave up the nations temporarily, He would not do this for the long run, because He has chosen many from the Gentiles to be believers and to constitute the Body of Christ, which is much more crucial to God than Israel is.
9以色列和列国（外邦人），都受到神的对付，但方式却有所不同。神对付祂所爱的子民以色列，总是在爱里。因此，我不把这对付视为审判，乃视为惩治。神向以色列的对付乃像父亲对付儿女，为要改正他们，改良他们，把他们带到正轨上。这是惩治。
9Both Israel and the nations, the Gentiles, are dealt with by God, but in different ways. God’s dealing with Israel, His beloved people, is always in love. For this reason, I consider this dealing not as judgment but as chastisement. God’s dealing with Israel is like a father’s dealing with his children to correct them, to improve them , and to bring them onto the right track. This is chastisement
10在以赛亚书，神对以色列的爱是三重的：为父的爱，（赛一2～3，六三16，六四8，）乳养母亲的爱，（赛六六13，）和丈夫的爱。（赛五四5。）神是以色列的父亲、乳养的母亲和丈夫。因神是凭著爱对付祂所爱的以色列，所以祂向他们的对付不是审判，乃是惩治。
10In the book of Isaiah, God’s love toward Israel is exercised in a threefold way, as a Father (1:2-3; 63:16; 64:8), as a nursing Mother (66:13), and as a Husband (54:5). God was Israel’s Father, Mother, and Husband. Since God dealt with His beloved Israel in a loving way, His dealing with them was not a matter of judgment but of chastisement
11然而，神在列国身上的对付，乃是审判。这审判不是基于神的爱，而是基于神的义，基于祂的公正。
11God’s dealing with the nations, however, is a matter of judgment. This judgment is not based on God’s love; it is based on God’s righteousness, on His justice
12当神来对付人的时候，祂是按著祂的所是来对付。圣经启示神是圣别且公义的。祂是圣别者和公义者。祂是圣别者来对付祂的子民，祂是公义者来对付列国。
12When God comes to deal with people, He deals with them according to what He is. The Bible reveals that God is holy and righteous. He is the Holy One and the Righteous One. As the Holy One, He deals with His people, and as the Righteous One, He deals with the nations
13神在爱里对付祂的选民，使他们得以圣别。因为以色列人是神所呼召的，是分别归神的，所以他们必须圣别，正如神是圣别的。神对以色列的惩治乃是为著圣别。（来十二。）因著他们变得凡俗、属世、完全不像神圣别的性情了，神就进来惩治他们。祂对以色列的惩治，乃是要使他们学习圣别的功课。
13God deals with His elect in love that they may be holy. Because the children of Israel were called by God and separated unto God, they must be holy, as God is holy. God’s chastisement of Israel was for holiness (Heb. 12:10). Since they had become common, worldly, and completely unlike God in 10 His holy nature, He came in to chastise them. His chastisement of Israel was that they might learn the lessons of holiness and be holy.
14神对付列国，与祂对付以色列不同。神惩治以色列，是按著祂的圣别；而祂审判列国，乃是按著祂的公义。神审判列国，因为他们不公正、不公义。所以，神基于祂公义的所是，就进来审判列国。
14God’s dealing with the nations is different from His dealing with Israel. Whereas God chastises Israel according to His holiness, He judges the nations according to His righteousness . God judges the nations because they are not just and righteous. Therefore, based upon what God is in His righteousness, He comes in to judge the nations
15我们读以赛亚书的时候需要记住，神是在两方面对付人－祂圣别的一面，以及祂公义的一面。圣别是神对祂选民的要求，公义是神对列国的要求。神要祂的子民圣别，祂要列国公义。神基于祂的圣别和公义，分别来对付这两班人。祂在爱里惩治以色列，是为叫他们圣别；祂审判列国，是为叫他们公义。
15As we read the book of Isaiah, we need to keep in mind that God’s dealing with people is in two aspects—the aspect of His holiness and the aspect of His righteousness. Holiness is God’s requirement for His chosen people, and righteousness is God’s requirement for the nations. God wants His people to be holy, and He wants the nations to be righteous. Based upon His holiness and righteousness , God deals respectively with these two classes of people. He chastises Israel in love for holiness, and He judges the nations for righteousness
16我们清楚了神的惩治与祂的审判的区别，现在就要来看为父的耶和华对祂儿女以色列抱怨的细节。
16Having made this distinction between God’s chastisement and His judgment, let us now go on to consider the details of Jehovah the Father’s complaint against His children Israel
一 、以色列不认识耶和华
A. Israel Not Knowing Jehovah
17按照以赛亚一章三节，以色列不认识耶和华，甚至不如牛认识主人，驴认识主人的槽。倘若以色列不认识他们的主人这人位，他们至少该认识祂的槽这喂食的地方。就连驴子这样的动物也认识这点；然而，以色列却成了完全不认识神的民，所以祂抱怨这事。
17According to Isaiah 1:3, Israel does not know Jehovah, not even as the ox knows his owner, and the donkey, his master’s manger. If Israel does not know their Master as a person, they should at least know His manger as a place of eating. Even such an animal as a donkey knows this. Israel, however, had become a people who did not know God at all, and He complained about this
二 、以色列的罪孽与败坏
B. Israel’s Iniquities and Corruptions
18以赛亚在一章、三章和五章说到以色列的罪孽和败坏。
18In chapters one, three, and five, Isaiah speaks concerning Israel’s iniquities and corruptions
１ .犯罪的国民，罪孽深重的百姓
1. A Sinful Nation, a People Heavy with Iniquity
19以色列乃是犯罪的国民，罪孽深重的百姓，满了罪孽而非满有圣别。他们也是作恶者的后裔，行为败坏的儿女。（赛一4上。）
19Israel was a sinful nation, a people heavy with iniquity and not heavy with holiness. They were also the seed of evildoers and were children acting corruptly (1:4a
２ .离弃耶和华
2. Having Forsaken Jehovah
20他们离弃耶和华，藐视他们的圣者。（赛一4下。）他们蒙召是要成为圣别，但他们却藐视那圣者，就是那召他们达到圣别的。他们也与祂疏远，往后退步。这就是说，他们离开了神。
20They had forsaken Jehovah, having despised their Holy One (1:4b). They had been called to be holy, yet they despised the Holy One, who had called them to holiness. They also became estranged and went backward. This means that they left God.
３ .所多玛的官长，蛾摩拉的百姓
3. Rulers of Sodom and People of Gomorrah
21以赛亚一章十节说到『所多玛的官长』，和『蛾摩拉的百姓』。这指明他们的官长就像所多玛的官长，他们的百姓就像蛾摩拉的百姓。
21Isaiah 1:10 speaks of “rulers of Sodom” and “people of Gomorrah.” This indicates that their rulers were like those of Sodom and their people like those of Gomorrah
４ .耶和华不喜悦他们的祭物和供物
4. Jehovah Not Delighting in Their Sacrifices and Offerings
22耶和华不喜悦他们的祭物和供物；他们的祭香是祂所憎恶的。（赛十一11～13上。）因著他们拒绝神到极点，他们向祂烧的香就成了祂所憎恶的。祂不悦纳他们的祭物和供物，也不喜悦他们的祭香。不仅如此，祂心里恨恶他们的安息日和节期。（赛一13下～14上。）他们守这些节日的方式对祂乃是冒犯；祂不耐烦担当他们（赛一14下。）百姓耗尽了祂的忍耐。因此，祂要掩目不看他们，不听他们多多的祷告。不仅如此，他们的手满了血。（赛一15。）
22Jehovah did not delight in their sacrifices and offerings, and their incense was an abomination to Him (1:11-13a). Because they rejected God to the uttermost, the incense they burned to Him was an abomination to Him. He would not accept their sacrifices and offerings and would not be pleased with their incense. Moreover, His soul hated their Sabbaths and feasts (vv. 13b-14a). Their way of observing these was an offense to Him, and He was weary of bearing them (v. 14b). The people had exhausted His forbearance. Thus, He would hide His eyes from them and would not hear their multiplied prayers. Furthermore, their hands were full of blood (v. 15
５ .耶路撒冷城变为妓女
5. The City of Jerusalem Having Become a Harlot
23在一章二十一至二十三节，我们看见耶路撒冷城变为妓女；没有公平和公义，倒满了凶手；她的银子变为渣滓，她的酒搀水冲淡；她的官长居心悖逆，与盗贼作伴，各都喜爱贿赂，追求私酬，不为孤儿伸冤，也不关心寡妇的案件。这启示以色列在每一方面都变得邪恶。
23In 1:21-23 we see that the city of Jerusalem had become a harlot. Justice and righteousness were absent, but she was full of murderers. Her silver had become dross, and her wine diluted with water. Her rulers were rebellious and were companions of thieves, all loving bribes and chasing after rewards, and not defending the orphan nor caring for the widow’sp le a. This reveals that Israel had become evil in every way
６ .耶路撒冷败落，犹大倾倒
6. Jerusalem Stumbling and Judah Falling
24耶路撒冷败落，犹大倾倒，因为他们的言辞和行为，与耶和华反对，悖逆祂荣光的眼目。他们的面色证明自己的不正，他们宣告自己的罪好像所多玛一样，并不隐瞒。（赛三8～9。）７.耶和华百姓的长老和首领吃尽葡萄
24Jerusalem stumbled and Judah fell because their speech and actions were against Jehovah, to rebel against the eyes of His glory. The countenance of their faces witnessed against them, and they declared their sin like Sodom, not hiding it (3:8-9). 7. The Elders and the Rulers of Jehovah’s
园的果子
People Having Consumed the Vineyard
25耶和华百姓的长老和首领吃尽葡萄园的果子，贫穷人被抢之物，都在他们家中。他们压制耶和华的百姓，搓磨贫穷人的脸。（赛三14～15。）
25The elders and rulers of Jehovah’s people consumed the vineyard, and the spoil of the poor was in their houses. They crushed Jehovah’s people and ground the faces of the poor (3:14-15).
８ .锡安的女子狂傲
8. The Daughters of Zion Being Haughty
26锡安的女子，就是那些年轻的女子，狂傲且高举自己。她们行走挺项，卖弄眼目，用奢华贵价之物妆饰自己。（赛三16，18～。）她们没有想到神，只对放纵自己的情欲有兴趣。
26The daughters of Zion, the young girls, were haughty, uplifting themselves. They walked around with outstretched necks and lusting eyes, adorning themselves with luxurious and costly items (3:16, 1 8-2 3). They had no thought of God but were 23 interested only in indulging their lust.
９ .耶和华将以色列作成葡萄园，为其所需作了一切，祂指望公平，却有流血
9. Jehovah, Having Made Israel a Vineyard and Having Done Everything That Is Needed for It, Expecting Justice but Beholding Bloodshed
27耶和华将以色列作成葡萄园，为其所需作了一切。祂指望以色列结好葡萄，以色列倒结了野葡萄；祂指望公平，却有流血；祂指望公义，却有冤声。困苦的百姓呼喊，神就听了他们。有些百姓以房接房，以地接地，以致不留余地给人，自己独居境内。（赛五～4，7～8。）
27Jehovah had made Israel a vineyard and had done everything that was needed for it. He looked for it to produce grapes, but it produced only wild grapes. He expected justice but beheld bloodshed. He expected righteousness but heard an outcry of distress. The distressed people cried out, and God heard them. Some of the people joined house to house and laid field to field, leaving no place for others and dwelling alone in the midst of the land ( 5:1-4, 7-8). 1
１０ .有些以色列百姓清早起来，追求浓酒，留连直到夜深，甚至因酒发烧
10. Some of the People of Israel Rising Early in the Morning That They May Run after Liquor and Lingering into the Evening That Wine May Inflame Them
28有些以色列百姓清早起来，追求浓酒，留连直到夜深，甚至因酒发烧。他们在筵席上弹琴、鼓瑟、击鼓、吹笛、饮酒，却不顾念耶和华的作为，也不留心祂手所作的。（赛五11～。）我们该在这话的光中看看自己。我们在清晨和夜晚的行事如何？
28Some of the people of Israel rose early in the morning that they might run after liquor and lingered into the evening that wine might inflame them. They amused themselves with lyre, lute, tambourine, flute, and wine in their banquets, not considering what had been done by Jehovah nor regarding the work of His hands (5:1 1-1 2). We should consider 12 ourselves in the light of this word. How do we be have ourselves in the morning and in the evening?
１１ .以色列百姓中有人以虚假绳索牵引罪孽，又像以套绳拉罪恶
11. Some among the People of Israel Drawing Iniquity with Ropes of Vanity and Sin as with Cart Ropes
29以色列百姓中有人以虚假绳索牵引罪孽，又像以套绳拉罪恶。（赛五18。）他们甚至讥笑耶和华说，『任祂急速行，赶快成就祂的作为，使我们看见；任以色列的圣者所谋画的临近成就，使我们知道。』（赛五19。）这些恶言、侮辱的话，指明这些人不敬畏神。他们甚至不信神，成了无神论者。
29Some among the people of Israel drew iniquity with ropes of vanity and sin as with cart ropes (5:18). They went so far as to ridicule Jehovah by saying, He should hurry up;/He should hasten His work,/ So that we may see it;/And the counsel of the Holy One of Israel/Should draw near and happen,/So that we may know it!” (v. 19). These evil, insulting words indicate that these people did not have any fear of God. They did not even believe in God; they had become atheists
１２ .有些以色列百姓称恶为善，称善为恶
12. Some of the People of Israel Calling Good Evil, and Evil Good
30有些以色列百姓称恶为善，称善为恶。（赛五20。）他们以暗为光，以光为暗，以苦为甜，以甜为苦。他们把一切事都翻转了。
30Some of the people of Israel called good evil, and evil good (5:20). They made darkness light, and light darkness. They also made bitterness sweetness, and sweetness bitterness. They turned everything upside down
１３ .有些百姓猛于饮酒，勇于调浓酒
13. Some of the People Being Heroes in Drinking Wine and Men of Valor in Mixing Liquor
31有些百姓猛于饮酒，勇于调浓酒。（赛五22。）他们因受贿赂，就定犯罪的人无罪，将义人的义夺去。（赛五23。）他们弃绝万军之耶和华的训诲，藐视以色列圣者的言语。（赛五24下。）他们成了忘记神、放弃神的民。他们不理会神的话，也不理会道德伦理，称恶为善，称善为恶。按照以赛亚的描述，他们的光景很可怕。
31Some of the people became heroes in drinking wine and men of valor in mixing liquor (5:2 2). They acquitted the criminal as a result of a bribe but refused righteousness to the righteous (5:23). They rejected the instruction of Jehovah of hosts and despised the speaking of the Holy One of Israel (5:2 4 b). They had become a people who forgot God and gave Him up. They did not care for God’s word; neither did they care for morality or ethics, calling good evil, and evil good. According to Isaiah’s description, their situation was terrible.
32我们需要安静下来，看看自己的光景，不仅是得救以前的光景，更是今天的光景。虽然我们寻求主，但有的时候在日常的生活中，会有一些邪恶的事兴起。这就是为什么我们需要儆醒祷告。（太二六41。）我们的祷告若不带著儆醒，就不讨主喜悦。我们在日常生活中随便，而且与主、与人、甚至与自己都不对时，我们的祷告就不讨主喜悦。
32We need to be quiet and consider our own situation, not only our situation before we were saved but also our situation today. Although we are seeking the Lord, sometimes certain evil things rise up in our daily life. This is why we need to watch and pray Matt. 26:41). If we pray without being watchful, our prayer will not be pleasing to the Lord. When we are careless in our daily life and are wrong with the Lord, with others, and even with ourselves, our prayers are displeasing to the Lord
33以赛亚在六章看见在荣耀里之主的异象。撒拉弗呼喊说，『圣哉，圣哉，圣哉，万军之耶和华。』（赛六3上。）这指明神关心祂的圣别。祂要祂所呼召的子民圣别，像祂一样。当以赛亚看见这异象时，他领悟自己仍是有罪的，他是嘴唇不洁的人，又住在嘴唇不洁的民中。（赛六5。）
33In chapter six Isaiah saw a vision of the Lord in glory. Seraphim were calling out, saying, “Holy, holy, holy, Jehovah of hosts” (v. 3a). This indicates that God’s concern is for His holiness. He wants His called people to be holy even as He is holy. When Isaiah saw this vision, he realized that he was still sinful, that he had unclean lips and dwelt in the midst of a people of unclean lips (v. 5).
34以赛亚的经历帮助我们明白我们今天的光景。无论我们有多少的圣别、更新和变化，甚至模成基督荣耀的形像，我们必须记得我们仍在肉体里，仍在旧造里，仍有罪的性情，仍活在不洁到极点的地上。因此，我们需要每天承认自己的罪、缺点、失败、短缺、不对与错误。我们常常不仅与神不对，也与人不对，包括圣徒和自己的家人。我们也会与自己不对，例如我们会生气到一个地步，伤到自己的身体，而我们的身体乃是主的圣殿。我们越蒙主光照，就越看见自己的光景，承认自己的罪，并求主赦免我们。我们若要对基督有真实的经历，就需要认识自己是有罪的。
34Isaiah’s experience helps us to understand our situation today. No matter how much we have been sanctified, renewed, transformed, and even conformed to the glorious image of Christ, we must remember that we are still in the flesh and in the old creation, that we still have the sinful nature within us, and that we are still living on earth, which is unclean to the uttermost. Thus, daily we need to confess our sins, defects, failures, shortcomings, wrongdoings, and mistakes. Often we are wrong not only with God but also with others, including the saints and the members of our family. We may also be wrong with ourselves, for example by being angry in such a way that we damage our body, which is the Lord’sho ly temple. The more we are enlightened by the Lord, the more we will realize our situation, confess our sins, and ask the Lord to forgive us. If we want to have the real experience of Christ , we need to know our sinfulness
35在旧约里，每当神的子民想向主献祭的时候，主都要求他们加上赎罪祭或赎愆祭。今天对我们信徒来说，原则是一样的。我们若要向主献上燔祭或平安祭，就必须同时也献上赎罪祭和赎愆祭，指明我们记得自己仍然有罪。只要我们仍在旧造里，仍活在地上，就需要领悟自己是有罪的，并承认自己的罪。我们若这样作，神就有路来恩待我们，向我们施恩。不然，祂就要向我们抱怨，就如祂在以赛亚的时代向以色列抱怨一样。
35In the Old Testament, whenever God’sp eople wanted to offer something to the Lord, they were required to add to that offering a sin offering or a trespass offering. The principle is the same with us as believers today. If we offer a burnt offering or a peace offering to the Lord, we must also offer a sin offering and a trespass offering as an indication that we remember that we are still sinful. As long as we are still living on earth in the old creation, we need to realize that we are sinful and confess our sins. If we do this, God will have a way to favor us and to grace us. Otherwise, He will complain concerning us as He did concerning Israel at Isaiah’st i me