以赛亚书生命读经 · 第22篇

基督为耶和华的仆人（一）

Christ As The Servant Of Jehovah (1)

如波斯王古列和以色列所豫表者，以及作众民的约，并外邦人的光

As Typified By Cyrus The King Of Persia And Israel And As A Covenant For The People And A Light For The Nations

1读经：以赛亚书41-42，使徒行传，以斯拉记1:2a，使徒行传5:31，启示录1:5，以赛亚书49:8b，希伯

1Scripture Reading: Isa. 41—42; Acts 3:26; Ezra 1:2a; Acts 5:31; Rev. 1:5; Isa. 49:8b; Heb. 7:22; Isa. 49:6b; 3:26 Matt. 4:13-16; Luke 4:18; John 9:14; Matt. 12:18-20

来书7:22，以赛亚书49:6b，马太福音4:13-16，路加福音4:18，约翰福音

29:24，马太福音12:18-20。

3以赛亚四十一至六十六章，透彻、完全的启示基督是耶和华的仆人。耶和华就是三一神，因此基督作耶和华的仆人，就是作三一神的仆人。

3In Isaiah 41—66 Christ is revealed as the Servant of Jehovah in the most thorough and complete way. Since Jehovah is the Triune God, Christ as the Servant of Jehovah is the Servant of the Triune God

4在这段话里，以赛亚用了三个人来豫表基督是耶和华的仆人：申言者以赛亚、波斯王古列、和以色列。这三个豫表，是明白这一段话的关键。

4This section of Isaiah uses three persons as types of Christ as the Servant of Jehovah: Isaiah the prophet, Cyrus king of Persia, and Israel. These three types are the key to understanding this portion of the Word

壹、基督为耶和华的仆人

I. Christ As The Servant Of Jehovah

一、由波斯王古列所豫表

A. As Typified by Cyrus the King of Persia

5在以赛亚四十一章一至七节，基督是由波斯王古列所豫表。

5In Isaiah 41:1-7 Christ is typified by Cyrus the king of Persia

１ .是耶和华所兴起的

1. Raised Up by Jehovah

6古列是耶和华所兴起的。（赛四一2上，25上，徒三26。）

6Cyrus was raised up by Jehovah (vv. 2a, 25a; Acts 3:26

２ .求告耶和华的名

2. Calling upon the Name of Jehovah

7以赛亚四十一章二十五节下半指明，古列求告耶和华的名。

7Isaiah 41:25bind icates that Cyrus called upon the name of Jehovah

３ .征服列国，管辖君王

3. To Subdue the Nations and Have Dominion over the Kings

8古列被耶和华兴起来征服列国，管辖君王。（赛四一2下，25下，拉一2上，徒五31上，启一5上。）

8Cyrus was raised up by Jehovah to subdue the nations and have dominion over the kings (vv. 2b, 25c; Ezra 1:2a; Acts 5:31a; Rev. 1:5a).

二、由以色列所豫表

B. As Typified by Israel

9基督作耶和华的仆人，也由以色列所豫表，为要完成耶和华对以色列所说慈仁安慰的话。（赛四一8～20。）

9Christ as the Servant of Jehovah was also typified by Israel for the carrying out of the kind word of comfort spoken by Jehovah to Israel (Isa. 41:8-20).

三、为著暴露偶像的虚假和虚空

C. For the Exposing of the Falsehood and Vanity of the Idols

10按照四十一章二十一至二十九节，基督作耶和华的仆人是为著暴露偶像的虚假和虚空。

10According to 41:21-29, Christ as the Servant of Jehovah is for the exposing of the falsehood and vanity of the idols

11在以赛亚四十章，基督乃是每一个人的顶替。我们既由基督所顶替，就必须看见自己是无有，不过如水桶里的一滴，天平上的微尘。（赛四十15。）神自己是宇宙中惟一存到永远的。今天神是具体化在话里。我们这些人既是枯干的草和凋谢的花，（赛四十6～8，）就需要学习到神的话这里，使我们可以摸著神。我们领受神活而常存的话时，就得著了重生，并看见我们乃是新造的一部分。这时，我们就能像保罗那样宣告说，我们已经与基督同钉十字架，现在活著的不再是我们，乃是基督在我们里面活著。（加二20。）这就是等候基督的意思，（赛四十31，）也就是停下自己、自己的生活、自己的野心、和自己的一切，而接受基督作我们的生命、我们的人位、我们的顶替。这样，基督就成为我们的一切，特别成为我们的力量。

11In chapter forty of Isaiah, Christ is the replacement for everyone. Since we have been replaced by Christ, we must realize that we are nothing—a drop from a bucket, specks of dust on the scales (v. 15). God Himself is the only One in the universe who remains forever. Today God is embodied in the Word. As people who are withering grass and fading flowers (vv. 6-8), we need to learn to come to the Word of God so that we may touch God. When we receive the living and abiding word of God, we are regenerated, and we realize that we are part of the new creation. At such a time we can declare, as Paul did, that we have been crucified with Christ, and that it is no longer we who live but Christ lives in us (Gal. 2:20). This is what it means to wait on Christ (Isa. 40:31), that is, to stop ourselves, our living, our ambition, and our everything and to receive Christ as our life, our person, and our replacement. Christ then becomes everything to us. In particular, He becomes our strength

12以赛亚四十章三十一节启示，我们等候基督，就得著更新，得著加力，以致能如鹰展翅上腾。在圣经里，鹰翅表征神生命的大能，作我们的恩典。当我们在神生命的大能中享受神的时候，我们就如鹰展翅上腾，翱翔在诸天之上。这就是变化。

12Isaiah 40:31 reveals that as we wait on Christ, we are renewed and strengthened to such an extent that we mount up with wings like eagles. In the Bible, the wings of the eagle signify God’s life power becoming our grace. When we enjoy God in His life power, we mount up with wings like eagles to soar in the heavenlies. This is transformation

13凡被基督顶替，等候祂，享受神恩典中生命大能的人，都是耶和华的仆人。因此，在这卷书中，古列、以色列、和以赛亚都是豫表基督作耶和华的仆人。他们不是在基督之外作耶和华的仆人，乃是与基督一同，在基督里团体的作仆人。就这面的意义说，古列、以色列、和以赛亚都成了基督。

13Anyone who is replaced by Christ and wait son Him to enjoy God’s life power in grace is a servant of Jehovah. For this reason, in this book Cyrus, Israel, and Isaiah are types of Christ as the Servant of Jehovah. They are not servants of Jehovah apart from Christ, but they are servants with Christ and in Christ in a corporate way. In this sense, Cyrus, Israel, and Isaiah become Christ.

14今天我们这些基督的肢体，也是基督的豫表。我们作基督的豫表有何目的？在积极的一面，我们作基督的豫表，是为著完成神慈仁安慰的话，（赛四一8～20，）就是作祂见证的福音。在消极一面，我们作基督的豫表，是为著暴露偶像的虚假和虚空。（赛四一21～29。）这就是新约的见证。我们见证两件事：（一）基督是我们的实际、中心、和普及，我们是祂的一部分；

14Today, as members of Christ, we also are types of Christ. For what purpose are we types of Christ? On the positive side, we are types of Christ for the purpose of carrying out Jehovah’s kind word of comfort (41:8-20), which is the gospel as His testimony. On the negative side, we are types of Christ for the purpose of exposing the falsehood and vanity of the idols (41:21-29). This is the New Testament testimony. We testify two things: 1) that Christ is our reality, centrality, and universality and

15（二）在基督以外，一切都是虚假且虚空，并且都是偶像。我们作基

15that we are part of Him, and 2) that everything except Christ is false, vain, and an idol. As

16督的豫表，见证我们是无有的，我们已经被解雇且为基督所顶替，并且基督是我们的一切。我们也见证偶像是虚假且虚空的，这些偶像的元首乃是撒但。

16types of Christ, we testify that we are nothing, that we have been fired and replaced with Christ, and that Christ is everything to us. We also testify to the falsehood and vanity of the idols, the head of which is Satan

贰、基督作众民的约，并外邦人的光

II. Christ As A Covenant For The People And A Light For The Nations

17以赛亚四十二章启示基督是众民的约，并外邦人的光。基督是约，这约也是个遗命。约是指两方之间的协定，双方所签定的合同。遗命乃是约，就是签署的协定，成了将一些东西传给继承者的遗嘱。约是神和我们之间的协定。藉著基督的死，这约就成了遗命，遗嘱。现今基督在祂的复活里，执行这遗命。按照以赛亚书，成为遗嘱的约就是基督自己。因此，我们先有约，约成了遗命，而遗命就是基督。基督不只给我们遗命－祂自己就是这遗命，和其中一切内容的实际。比如，遗命里的两项是生命和力量。今天，基督是我们永远的生命，祂也是我们的力量。

17Isaiah 42 reveals Christ as a covenant for the people and a light for the nations. Christ is a covenant, and this covenant is a testament. A covenant denotes an agreement between two parties, a contract signed by both parties. A testament is a covenant, a signed agreement, that has become a will in which certain things are passed on to the heirs. The covenant is the agreement between God and us. Through the death of Christ, the covenant became a testament, a will. Now in His resurrection Christ executes, enforces, this testament. According to the book of Isaiah, the covenant, which has become the testament, is Christ Himself. Thus, we first have the covenant, the covenant becomes the testament, and the testament is Christ. Christ has not only given us the testament— He Himself is the testament and the reality of everything contained in it. For example, two items in the testament are life and strength. Today, Christ is our eternal life, and He is our strength

一、是耶和华所召，用祂的手所搀扶，为祂所保守的

A. Called by Jehovah, Held by His Hand, and Kept by Him

18基督是耶和华所召，用祂的手所搀扶，为祂所保守的。（赛四二。）这就是说，基督和那呼召祂的神乃是一。首先，基督为耶和华所召，然后为耶和华所搀扶并保守。所以，基督和神乃是一。这基督已经蒙召作众民的约。（赛四九8下，来七22。）基督也蒙召作外邦人的光，（赛四九6下，太四13～16，）要开瞎子的眼，（赛四二7上，路四18，约九14，）领被囚的出牢狱，领坐在黑暗中的出监牢。（赛四二7下。）

18Christ has been called by Jehovah, and He is held by His hand and kept by Him (42:6). This means that Christ and the God who calls are 6 one. First, Christ has been called by Jehovah, and then Christ is held and kept by Jehovah. Therefore, Christ and God are one. This Christ has been called to be a covenant for the people (49:8b; Heb. 7:22). Christ has also been called to be a light for the nations (Isa. 49:6b; Matt. 4:13-16), to open the eyes of the blind (Isa. 42:7a; Luke 4:18; John 9:14), and to bring the prisoner out of prison and those who dwell in darkness from the prison house (Isa. 42:7b).

二、耶和华的仆人，是耶和华所扶持，所拣选，耶和华的魂所喜悦的

B. The Servant of Jehovah,Whom Jehovah Upholds, Jehovah’s Chosen One,in Whom Jehovah’s Soul Delights

19以赛亚四十二章一节说，『看哪，我的仆人，我所扶持，所拣选，我魂所喜悦的；我已将我的灵放在祂身上，祂必将公理宣布与外邦。』（参太十二18。）耶和华的灵放在祂仆人的身上，意思就是祂的灵和祂的仆人是一。

19Isaiah 42:1 says, “Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold, / My chosen One in whom My soul delights; / I have put My Spirit upon Him, / And He will bring forth judgment to the nations” (cf. Matt. 12:18). For Jehovah’s Spirit to be upon His Servant means that His Spirit and His Servant are one

20四十二章一节里『公理』一辞很有意义；这是个包罗很广的辞，有判断、审判的意思。有主，就有公理；没有主，就没有公理。有主，一切都是公正的。基督必须是我们日常生活中一切事物的公理（判断）。比如，我们要买甚么样的鞋，理甚么样的发型，都该有主的公理（判断）。

20The word judgment in 42:1 is significant; it is an inclusive term. If we have the Lord, we have judgment. Without the Lord, we do not have any judgment. When we have the Lord, everything is judged. Christ must be the judgment for everything in our daily life. For example, we should have the Lord’s judgment concerning the kind of shoes we buy and the way we style our hair

21基督是公理（判断），意思就是基督是答案。我们要以基督作我们的公理判断，必须以祂为我们的答案。没有基督，我们只有问题；有了基督，我们就有答案。

21Christ’s being the judgment means that Christ is the answer. In order to have Him as our judgment, we must have Him as our answer. Without Christ, we have only questions; with Christ, we have an answer for everything

22等候基督，意思就是把一切问题都带到祂面前。我们作一件事之前，必须把事情带到主那里，等候祂的判断。我们必须学功课，在等候祂之前，不作甚么或说甚么。当我们转向主并等候祂的时候，判断就临到，我们就能与主在一里行动说话。

22To wait on Christ means that we bring every question to Him. Before doing a certain thing, we should bring that matter to the Lord and wait for His judgment. We must learn the lesson not to do anything or say anything before waiting on Him. When we turn to the Lord and wait on Him, judgment comes, and we are able to act and speak in oneness with the Lord

三、耶和华的仆人不喧嚷，不扬声

C. The Servant of Jehovah Not Crying Out, nor Lifting Up His Voice

23以赛亚四十二章二节说，『祂不喧嚷，不扬声，也不使街上听见祂的声音。』马太十二章十九节引用了这一节，将这一节应用于主耶稣在地上的尽职。主在尽职时，不与人争竞，也不推销自己。祂不求街知巷闻。就某种意义说，祂非常隐藏。当主耶稣活在地上时，祂从不尊大自己，总是保持微小的地位。这就是这里所说，祂不喧嚷，不扬声，也不使街上听见祂声音的意思。

23Isaiah 42:2 says, “He will not cry out, nor liftup His voice, / Nor make His voice heard in the street.” This verse is quoted in Matthew 12:19, where it is applied to the Lord Jesus in His ministry on earth. In His ministry the Lord did not strive with others, and He did not promote Himself. He did not seek to make Himself known to people on the streets. In a sense He was very hidden. When the Lord Jesus was living on earth, He never made Himself great. Rather, He always kept Himself small. This is what it means to say that He did not cry out, lift up His voice, or make His voice heard in the street.

24以赛亚四十二章三至四节接著说，『压伤的芦苇，祂不折断；将残的火把，祂不吹灭；祂凭真实施行公理。祂不灰心，也不丧胆，直到祂在地上设立公理；沿海地带都等候祂的训诲。』基督不仅不使街上听见祂的声音；祂也不折断压伤的芦苇，不吹灭将残的火把。这指明祂满了怜悯。

24Isaiah 42:3 and 4 go on to say, “A bruised reed He will not break; / And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; / He will bring forth judgment in truth. / He will not faint, nor will He be discouraged, / Until He has established justice in the earth; / And the coastlands will wait for His instruction.” Not only did Christ make no noise in the street; He did not break a bruised reed nor quench a smoking flax. This indicates that He was full of mercy

25犹太人习惯用芦苇作笛子。当芦苇压伤了，不能再作乐器时，他们就折断。他们也用麻燃油作火把。油用尽了，麻冒烟，他们就吹灭。主的百姓有些就像压伤的芦苇，不能吹出乐音；有些就像冒烟的火把，不能发出亮光。然而，主耶稣不『折断』那些受压伤、不能发出乐音的人，也不『吹灭』那些像将灭之麻、不能发光的人。

25The Jews often made flutes of reeds. When a reed was bruised and no longer useful as a musical instrument, they broke it. They also made torches of flax to burn with oil. When the oil ran out, the flax smoked, and they quenched it. Some of the Lord’sp eople are like a bruised reed that cannot give a musical sound; others are like smoking flax that cannot give a shining light. Yet the Lord Jesus will not “break” the bruised ones who cannot give a musical sound, nor “quench” the ones like dimly burning flax that cannot give a shining light

四、这是出于耶和华神

D. This Being of God Jehovah

26四十二章五节告诉我们，这是出于耶和华神，祂创造诸天，铺张穹苍，将地和地所出的一并铺开，赐气息给地上的众人，又赐灵给行在其上的人。祂的荣耀不应当归给别神，祂的称颂也不应当归给偶像。（赛四二8。）

26In 42:5 we are told that this is of God Jehovah, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth the earth and what springs up from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk on it. His glory should not be given to another, nor His praise to idols (v. 8

五、众民都当向耶和华唱新歌，从地极赞美祂

E. All the Peoples Singing a New Song to Jehovah

27按照以赛亚四十二章十至十二节，众民为此都当向耶和华唱新歌，从地极赞美祂；都当扬声欢呼，在山顶上呐喊；当将荣耀归给耶和华，传扬祂的颂赞。

27According to 42:10-12, for this all the peoples should sing a new song to Jehovah. They should sing His praise from the end of the earth, lift up their voices and sing for joy, shout from the tops of the mountains, give glory to Jehovah, and declare His praise

六、耶和华起来对付祂的仇敌

F. Jehovah Rising Up to Deal with His Enemies

28为此，耶和华必起来对付祂的仇敌，暴露偶像的虚空，管教并训诲祂那眼瞎耳聋的仆人以色列。（赛四二13～25。）

28Because of this, Jehovah will rise up to deal with His enemies, to expose the vanity of the idols, and to discipline and instruct His blind and deaf servant, Israel (vv. 13-25

29十九节说，『谁比我的仆人眼瞎？谁比我差遣的使者耳聋？谁瞎眼像那与我和好的，谁瞎眼像耶和华的仆人？』这里的仆人是指以色列，豫表基督是耶和华的仆人。以色列是眼瞎耳聋的，没有领悟力，也没有理解的能力。所以，以色列听不见神的话，也看不见神的异象。然而在复兴的时候，以色列要与基督成为一，因此就能看见，也能听见，有理解的能力，也有领悟的能力。

29Verse 19 says, “Who is blind except My servant, / And as deaf as My messenger, whom I will send?” The word servant here refers to Israel, typifying Christ as the Servant of Jehovah. Israel was blind and deaf, having no understanding or power of perception. Therefore, Israel could not hear God’sword nor see His vision. However, in the restoration Israel will become one with Christ and thus, being able to see and hear, will have the power to perceive and the ability to understand